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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-01
freigb es and cooperative buying
of 81 IS. etc.

freigb ,es and cooperative buying
of 81 SIS, etc.
- Central Cooperative Commits
sly ompany Of st. Paul was formed
: Q er 800 local shipping associations.
81 re August "a the company has done
? per cent of the business at South
st. Paul and so per cent of the Mime,
sofa livestock selling business. The
cost of selling has been reduced one.
half. The men operating the business
know the selling game. Mr.. Jones at
tributes the success of this company
largely to the men the farmers Sc
cured to operate the business. The
L. S. Grain Growers, Inc, is just be
ginning organization work in Mime
sofa.
The Potato Growers Exchange OF
Minnesota has sold potatoes to ad
vantage this year, and it is well on
the way to establishing a good grade
of potatoes in the state. With the
establishing of a poultry selling asso,
citation the Minnesota cooperative pro
gram will be completed.
There is probably not a man in the
northwest who knows the actual farm
problems and the farmers attitude
toward them as we'll as ]. S. Jones,
He gained this Information from di'
rect association with farmers all of
his life. Minnesota farmers are max
ing cooperative marketing a success
because they are building slow and
we'll and securing men with the best
business experience to manage their
companies.
Tom Maher, president of the Brook
ings County Farm Bureau, presided
at the meeting. He said in his brief
remarks, that "the principle Of the
Farm Bureau is just as sound today
as it was the day WI started. We must
stay by the Farm Bureau for we can
do nothing for ourselves working
alone. The big industries would just
like to see us lay down and qiut. They
are ready to help US fight among our
selves.
"Now, T believe the Potato Market
ing association formed in South Da.
kota is alright, and the potato grow
ers should fight for it. l do not be-
lieve we can expect a man without
business experience to run such an
organization for us. l don't know why
farmers thought a bug specialist or
a potato disease-man could sell pota'
toes" Reports were given by the sec
rotary, treasurer and county agent OF
the Farm Bureau.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-01

less a big factor in the thinking proc
esses Of the American nation, has sug.
gested that the United States cancel
the war debts owed by foreign govern
ments, So far, he is a lonely minority;
but possibly that idea may grow, and
fit into the deliberations Of the COM
ing weeks in a very large way. Mr..
Bryan is not alone among the ideal.
lists" who patiently watch the machin-
ations Of diplomacy, and the newspaper
end of the conference is occupied by
men like II. G.. Wells and great num-
bers Of others whose names could be
mentioned, whose ideas Of reconstruc-
ton in world affairs have been more
Continued on Page 70-Col. 81
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REV. A. N. PORTER RESIGNS

Citizens of Brookings will hear with
the regret the announcement that Rev.
A. N. Porter has resigned from the
pastorate of the United Presbyterian
church of Bookings, to take effect on
January 1, 1922. when Mr.. and Mrs.
Porter will leave for Fresno. California,
where they have a small fruit ranch,
to make their future home. Rev. and
Mrs. Porter have served the congrega-
ton Of the church in Brookings for
about five years and have made a largo
circle of warm friends who will regret
their departure. Mr.. Porter has been
in the ministry for thirty years, serving
churches in Illinois. Kansas. South Da-
kota, Nebraska and California. After
this long period Of service he Is retir-
ing from active duty. both he and Mrs.
Porter feeling the need OF a rest.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-01
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreet's for last
week was irregular. Wholesale and
jobbing trade q~uieter. Retail slightly
better, but below expectations. Cool
weather and approach of holidays
helps northern and western distribu-
ton. Southern trade lags. due to
weather and cotton prices. Collections
generally slower. Industry irregular.
Iron, steel, coal, autos and lumber
quieter and prices softer. Furniture
and other woodworking trades active.
Night and day operations at some
cities. Shoes. leather, hides and cop
per sell better. Raw silk higher.
Clearings smallersand failures fewer,
possibly due to holiday. Stock mar
ket steady. Bonds active and strong.
Big absorption of new issues. Money
easier. Winter wheat southwest needs
rain. Food index slightly lower.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-03-24

out their New Years gifts and feIIcI-
tati0ns upon the newly chosen date In
stead Of April ]. as they had done pre-.
viousiy, subjected themselves to end.
less taunts for. being old fogies by
going on visits that had no meaning.
The French call the victim Of 4 prank
on April l, ''un poisson d'avrll. !" or IAN
April fish, Of which our American
Slang. "y0u poor fish," is good trans.
lation. The origin Of the expression
used In this connection probably arose
In the obvious comparison between
the person who "bites" unwittingly and
the April Ash. which Is a young fsh
and therefore easily caught
In Scotland April Fools day ID OBJ
served, but under slightly different
name-..the day for Hunting the gowk,"
or cuckoo. Some few Of us who, In our
unsophisticated days. have gone "snlpe
hunting" In this country. know how the
fellow feels who hunts the gowk. and
realize that to be called an April
Cuckoo" is not a compliment. that bird
being byword Of contempt IN almost
every land.
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JOHN |. JACOBS on
COUNTY DIVISION

During the recent agitation over
tax matters and County Division, Ii
has besn very Interesting to me to
zee how naturally the human mind
goes to detail and ignores broad con.
trolling principles and generalizins
conclusions
This ID true Of county division.
In no discussion have heard has
the fundamental controlling princi-
pie been mentioned pr discussed.
Yet there 10 . controlling princi-
pie and 1t 10 simply this; the right
Of a people to local self government.
And this right Is In the very mar
row of the bones OF true Americans.
It developed hundreds Of years age
in the town meeting Its violation
caused the Revolutionary War. It Ii
q basic principle which governs all
American thought.
In denying county division we are
denying The People OF Pawnee Coun-
ty the right to local self govern
ment.
Wiggle and twist as we will, bring
forward all the dollar" arguments
you please and the fact remains that
we are denying to the brave Amer
lean Pioneers OF Pawnee County the
right Of local self government
They know 1t And their bitter
ness grows from year to year and
will continue to grow until their
rights are recognized.
They have the same reson to be
bitter as the American Colonists wei
bitter when they were governed by
England. and for exactly the same
reason.
These Pawnee Pioneers are gov
erned by little coterie OF men who
i've In Greeley and they instructive
ly know 1t. And they are as resent
fui as were the people Of Massa-
chusetts In 1776.
The arguments against county
division make me blush for shame.
The arguments for 1t are the same
arguents the Colonists stated in their
Declaration Of Independence
This IL the basic principle OF conn-
ty division.
JOHN r. JACOBS
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MO DE JANEIRO: CITY
OF LURE

Rio de Janeiro. first Of the three
South America capitals TO be visited
BY Secretary Colby on his recent jour.
ney VI courtesy to mir neighboring
continent. Is described as follows In
communication from Harriet Chalmers
Adams to the National Geographic 50.
clety:
"This city of lure terraces up from
q glorious bay-the Buy Of Guanabara.
mountain encircled, Isle bejewcled.
From the shore. where parks and bou.
levards are fast crowding GU. the old
Rio Of narrow streets, rise the forested
hills on whose slopes the lovelier pOr.
tion Of the city lies. Place your hands
on the table, fingers spread. wrists up
raised. Each finger represents one Of
Rios hills; each space between, u can.
yon up which the city climbs, i
Many Of the new homes cling to the.
hillside below the streets and are en-
tered from the roof. Others Of these
clik dwellings perch high above the
thoroughfare and are reached by
long flight Of steps or by elevator or
an inclined plane. Some bear the
name Of the lady OF the manor over
the front door-'villa Rosita,' villa
Lucia'-and the dark-eyed lady herself
u often seen leaning from the window.
Can any other city offer such en-.
trancing vistas a. those from the
mountain heights back Of Riot I have
travelled far and have yet to And II.
Turning hayward, we look down
through frame Of tangled vines and
branches, onto the tree-t0ps Of the
sloping virgin forest. A scarlet-winged
bird fits to nearby tree-fern; big
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such am agreement The company
now holds oil leases on over $4,000
acres OF land. according to Mr.
Wright.
Experiments and Investigations OF
the deposits at Hunters lake have
been under way for several years.
1t Is declared by local men interest
ed that new and larger possibilities
have been disclosed and 1t Is beliey-
ed that the company now Ii 20 or
ganized that II Will be able to pro-
coed with the extensive develop
ment project contemplated.
!. Directors and officers Of the com
pany and number Of stockholders.
together with their wives. visited
the temporary reduction plant at
Hunters lare preceding the meeting
In stoneham Monday evening and
saw the process In operation. Din
ner. also was served at the plant
Sterling Advocate Of Marsh is.
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Sugar Leaf. the Sentinel Of Rio Bay.
blue butterfly sigzags lasily BY. There
are purple orchids within reach and
waxen begonias at our feet. Far be-
low, set In verdure, CLEANS the kaleido.
scopic city. with It's crescent shores.
'The bay, set in Its amphitheater Of
hills, sparkles like a sapphire. 70 and
fro among the ships at anchor ply the
busy paddle-wheel ferry boats to the
Islands and to Nictheroy. the little Sis
ter city across the way. In the distance
tower the blue spires Of the lofty Or
gan mountains. Today we can see the
sharp crag called the Finger Of God
Often It Ii yelled In mist.s
"Ayenlda Rio Branco. Rios finest
thoroughfare. u more than q mile In
length and 20 wide that 1t consists Of
two distinct boulevards separated by q
row Of shade trees. It 10 thronged day
and night with automobiles. The side
walks, the widest ! have ever seen,
are black-and-white stones laid In mo
sale design, like those In vogue In Lis
bon. Both stones and workmen were
brought from Portugal, but similar
pavements. constructed later In other
parts Of the city, are homemade
AT the cinema. theaters the people
Of Rio de Janeiro know real comfort.
Unlike most Of our moving-picture
houses. those In Rio have spacious
waiting rooms where you sit, listening
to excellent music until the hour for
the FIRST reel comes round.
'Rio's climate ID often maligned. but
It suits those WHO like spring and sum.
mer weather. II 10 never as warm as
summer ip many Of our Eastern and
Middle-Weat cities, and the nights on
the hills are nearly always cool,
snow and then on the wide world
trail we find a scene which dominates.
Such !s Rio De ganeiro: City q Lure:
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BUENOS AIRES: CITY OF
SUPERLATIVES AND
CONTRASTS

BuenOs Aires, capital Of Argentina,
which recently attracted world atten-
ton by Withdrawing Its representa-
tives from the League Of Nations as
sembly, Il not merely the capital and
chief port Of a South American repub-
lie. III a world center--a city Ut su-
perlatives. contrasts and paradoxes.
Its population Of close to 100000
makes II, by a wide margin, the me
tropolis Of South America and the
Southern hemisphere. It Is the great.
est Of Spanish-speaking cities, having
nearly three times as many Inhabitants
AZ Madrid. II Ii greater than alv'
Latin city except Paris. In the New
World It shares third place with Phil
adelphia; only New York and Chicago
surpass It. And now that petr0grad
and Moscow have shrunk, while Berlin
and Vienna are marking time, II proba.
bly, ranks or soon will rank as the
sixth city Of the world, led only by the
two metropOlises of Europe, the twO
Of North America, and Tokyo In Asia.
This great city is the focus Of the
culture, thought, politics, economics
and social life Of Argentine, as well as
the funnel through which pour the
millions Of pounds Of dressed meats
and the millions Of bushels Of wheat
which make up the contribution Of the
republic to the hungry peoples Of the
Old World. In Its general aspect II 10
a combination Of New York and Paris.
Its language IL the language Of Spain.
hut many other things Spanish have
been thrust aside. Its Inhabitants
would laugh at the Idea Of a midday
siesta-so generally observed In most
Spanmh-American countries. The OBJ
session Of ''rnanana' has been discard
ed; the people Of Buenos Aires live In
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ORIGIN or "APRIL FOOL"

Even In these times Of turmoil and
contention, there Is still one day when
not only may a man play q fool. but
his friends are privileged to give him
a headlong push down fools HILL"
The origin Of the custom Of playing
practical Jokes on friends and neigh.
bors on this "All Fools Day" Is vari-
'ously explained. Some Of these expla-
nations may interest those who have
eaten cotton pie and bean chocolates.
Some writer's trace the custom back
to the days Of the miracle plays given
at Easter time. One Of the most pOpu.
lar hbleaux satirized Ananias, Gaia
phas, PLATE and Herod. In the decadent
days Of these dramas actors played
largely for the amusement and ap-
plause Of the groundlInes. until Herod,
in out-Heroding himself, and Plate. In
the performance Of his ablutions, lit
orally made fools Of themselves.
A Feast Of Fools" was held In the
carry spring by the Romans, ana tine
Hindus, since time Immemorial, have
celebrated as q saturnalia the vernal
equinox. or Feast Of Hull. During
these festivities the chief amusement
seems to have been that OF fooling PEG
pie and sending them on fruitless er.
rands.
Many students trace the origin back
no farther than France In the sir
teenth century. AT. any rate. the Gus
tom seems to have radiated from
France to England. as well as to Ger.
many, II we are to believe what Grimm
says about II. France was the first ma
tipn to adopt the reformed calendar
which decreed that the year should be-
gin on the first Of January. Conse,
Quently those who objected to sending
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fka fkrnkhinC nroaanf r6Tn0 sfronn..
ouslv ahont their business in streets
whose hustle and whlrl are ma hahn to
the heart Of the homesick New York
err who feels that after all. he cannot
be far from Broad and Wall or Forty.
second and Broadway Subways. com.
muters and taller buildings than can
be found In any other city In South
America heighten the Illusion,
IN nroyress and tho nossession NJ
vision Inc neonle at Rnenos Aires are
UNSURPASSED aven nv the restless bulld.
ers OF North Americas greatest cities
Far centuries infer its establishment
Bnenos Aires was without = mort
ShIns anchored miles from the shal.
low sandy shore and All freight wss
handled IN lighters Within the last
d years the municipality has con.
st,,,ctod tho laryest artif,cio, docks In
tha world Thesa nroyide aden,ate
fac,,it,oe FIR tho thousands 81 ocean
lyessals AM, coast,np craft that mt into
It's nort annually
rrha norrow checker.hoara ~ streets
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MoNTEvIDEo: CITY or
THE HAPPY MEDIUM

InE k4AHI MEDIUM
Montevideo, capital Of the republic
Of Uruguay. was the second stopping
place Of Secretary Of State Colby in
his recent Official visit to South Amer.
lea.
Physically situated 50 that It Is one
Of the healthiest cities in the world,
with an equable climate which makes
1t delightful place to live In. and pot
sesslng an atmosphere free from the
hustle and noise Of the more. modern
and commercial Buenos Aires and the
more metropolitan Rio, Montevideo has
become the'resort city Of South Amer
ica's Atlantic coast. Thousands Of
wealthy South Americans are to be
found thsra at nearly all seasons Of
the year, participating In the carnlvais.
gambling In the great government
owned casinos that may be compared
to those Of Monte Carlo, or merely en-
j0ying the restful life Of this city
which still clings to the Spanish habit
II looking to ''manana."
Since Montevidso b In the southern
hemisphere It's seasons are the reverse
Of those In the United States. Visitors
are specially numerous fN ne batp-
Ing season. which begins In Oesphee.
corresponding to the northern May.
and is at It's height at ChrlstmaA
!. Detached Impressions q Monteyideo
will bring to mind many siniles and
contrasts with better known cities.
Like New York, It covers narrow
peninsula from shore to shore; but 10
architecture II Is the antlthesls Of the
North American metropolis, being
made up Of a seemingly vast number
Of low stone buildings, few two or
three stories ln height. the great ma
jority Of them but one story The prtn-
cipal thOr0ughfare, the Avenue Of the
Eighteenth Of July. extending along
the ridge Of the peninsula, with Its
colonnades and sidewalk cafes, gives a
touch Of Paris. As 4 great packing
center for the live stock produced on
the unsurpassed pastures Of Uruguay,
Montevideo Is comparable to Chicago
or Kansas City. Evidence Of this fact
d sometimes waited on the winds
when they blow to the city from the
seat Of the gigantic industry across the
bay.
In physical equipment Montevideo is
modern. It Is well lighted. well va.
tered, adequately supplied with trans
p0rtation facilities, aud most admira-
bly, drained. Socially Il clings to the
past, following more faithfully than
any other large city outside Of Spain
and the Orient the old Spanish-Moor-
ish traditions Of society's proper atti-
tude toward women.
As In other large South American
cities, moving picture theaters are
omnipresent.- Most Of the films they
show are imported from the United
States.
Montevideo Is famed for Its port,
which ID one Of the best on the Attain
tic coast OF the Americas. The city
has q population exceeding 100000,
more than u quarter Of the population
OF the entire 72.0OO square miles Of the
republic. In 1900 MIonteyIdeo was the
largest and most important city In
South America. It is now surpassed
by Buenos Aires. Rio and Santiago de
Chile, while Its rank as fourth city Is
closely contested BY Sao Paulo, Brazil,
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coMENIUs: a PICTURE
TEACHING PIC. EER

The United States commissioner of
education has asked that the birthday
Of John Amos Colnenius be observed
In American public schools on March
", In conjunction with Its commem-
grafton In Czecho-S lovakia. The Ma
tional Geographic society has issued
the following bulletin concerning the
famous M0ravian educator. author Of
the first picture textbook and the first
advocate Of teaching science In the
schools:
THE births Of new nations usually
mean the creation AZ new national
heroes. Among the new countries Of
Europe not only will the men who
played parts In their liberation be hon
ored In years to come but, the new ma
tionalities already are planning to pay
belated tribute to the outstanding fig-
ures Of the period Of their oppression.
Take Czecho Slovakia. country
which holds particular interest for
Americans. since It's declaration Of
independence was written In a Wash
ington, D. c., hotel. and condensed SO
1t might be printed in full In a Bos-
ton newspaper. and Its constitution
embodies many features Of our form
Of government.
1T may angur well for the future
peace Of Europe that Czecho- Slovakia
has chosen to commemorate al one
OF Its major holidays the birthday,
not Of a warrior, or even political
leader, but Of a school teacher. !.
I'm reading about him there also
will be much about pansophic schools.
and the intuitive method, and natural
istic conceptions Of education. But
II you would get more vivid picture
Of the pioneer service Of this forerun-
ner Of Rousseau, Frobel, Pestaloasi,
and Montessori, try to imagine your
school today as a place where:
Pupils devoted nearly all their time
to memorizing page after page of
dreary texts.
"All teaching had to be done through
foreign language Natin).
mo objects were studied and only
abstract words were used.
Little was studied which related to
the physical world, the child's envi-
ronment, or his daily experience.
Nor was there any teaching Of SCI
ence, even geography. nature study.
animal and bird life.
"None Of the words, dealing largely
with things the pupils never saw, were
Illustrated with pictures.
"And kindergarten, physical exer.
else, play periods. attention to hygiene
were virtually unknown.
IF you can imagine that kind Of
school you will gain some conception
Of the schools In the time Of Comenius,
which he tried to improve In nearly
all Of the particulars mentioned.
Most widely known, perhaps, Of
Comenius' bookssts the Orbis Pictua'
thought BY some to have been the first
children's picture book. and certainly
the first application Of pictures for
school teaching Of visual instruction.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-03-24
JOHN T. JACOBS

yellow clay he said are found potash
and magnesium. Ahigher strata. ac-
ccrding to Mr.. Wright, contains mag
nesium and sodium. Above streak
OF silt, he continued, Is another stra-
ia Of feldspar, containing h large
amount Of Fuller's earth with So
dium, potash and calcium Both the
yellow and black sands show indi-
cations OF gold and platinum.
Mr. Wright explained the plan
of the company Is to drive some 1000
or 1900 sand points in the lake dis
trict and to pump the brine from
these wells. BY process Of evapor-
alton or by q chemical process the
company expects to reduce the var
ious salts In solution. The products
which experiments have shown are
to be obtained include: Potassium
sulphate, used as fertilizer, but more
valuable for refining to commercial
salts such as potash in nitrate form
for manufacture Of explosives; po-
tassium bromide or Photographic sup
plies; and the various drug deriva-
tons; sodium in sulphate and car
Donates containing Ingredients Of
baking powder, cooking soda. and
table salt; fuller's earth for refining
Of oil: and possibly some platinum
The geological formation also indi-
Gates. according to officers Of the
company, the presence Of oil.
Great Deposits Claimed
II is estimated that period OF
fifty years Will be required to OK
haust the deposit Of salts. and the
quantity OF fuller's earth Ii esti-
mated at 100000 tons. The COM
pany proposes to erect two plants.
one for reduing the salts from the
brine and the other for production
Of the fuller's earth. The two
would be run simultaneously. The
cost Of the reduction plant is esti-
mated to be between 100000 and
$3.50, 900.
The company bases Its belief In
the proximity Of oil on the OUT
groupings Of Dakota sands that are
visible In the district. Mr.. Wright
declares On opinions Of biologists
1t has been calculated that the oil
basin should be found somewhere
within an area Of $1,000 acres 81
land. The company desires to OBJ
tain leases on the land, providing a
royalty Of one-eighth OF oil produced
to the land owner; sink eleven q
twelve test wells In this territory
and, 1t 10 explained that an eastern
syndicate has expressed their will
ingness to leases on virtually all
the land will be necessary to obtain