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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14
HOPES FOR IRELAND

With a truce in effect between Irish
republicans and the British forces the
Irish problem is being threshed out in
London between De Valera and Lloyd
George. The British are more hopeful
of a successful solution than the Irish
are, for naturally the Irish are suspi-
cious that the English are again try
ing to put something over on them.
If a settlement is to be reached peace
ably, it will be through a generous
policy of give and take. Ireland is not
expected to become a republic with
British permission, but it will in all
probability gain an independence equal
to the dominion government in Can
ada. Those who have lived under the
dominion rule in Canada regard it as
agreeable to liberty loving people as
is the republican form of government.
In gaining this Ireland will have won
a victory, although in their minds not
a complete victory by any means, and
1t is hoped that the blessings of peace
Will be their lot so that they may thrive
and feel free from the uncomfortable
British yoke.
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a membership Of twenty men. After
this everybody grabbed mallets and
balls and had a merry time until it
was too dark to see.
On Thursday Of last week Mrs. Chas.
| Shea entertained a large party of home
and visiting friends. Last Friday even
ing a matched game of Touring was
played by the gentlemen members of
the club, starting at $50 p. m. The
Rev. j. A. G. Waits was captain of one
side and E. w. Hyde led the other side.
The captains chose up sides, eighteen
tourists entering the contest, while
quite a crowd Of ladies and others wit
messed the game. The battle waxed
hot for n hour and thirty minutes,
when the last tourist made Brookings.
The score card told the story, 162
points in favor Of the Hyde team.
At the beginning Of the second half
of the game, Captain Waits, possibly
f~oreseeing disaster, left the grounds.
Mrs. Rudolph took his place, 1t was
said by some that the Waits side lost
heart when they lost their leader. Mr..
Cobel carried off the BOBBY prize, with
a score of 167, while Captain Hyde
took individual honors with a score
of 100. Mr.. Catlett encountered a
snowstorm in the Alps which cost him
27 points. Mr.. Fishback made an ev-
erage score, at which many were dis.
appointed, expecting better things of
him on account of his nation wide ex-
%perience as a golf player. Stearns lost
heart at Brooklyn bridge and fell into
a crevice in the Alps. Bang was too
heavy to negotiate Pixies Peak easily
and had a torrid time on Satan's Slide.
Van, Void, Skinner and Hauff should
have had assistance on Pixies Peak
and should have had medical aid when
they finally reached the apex. Heintz
lost his footing on the Alps, but was
pulled out by Fishback. Morton. Ru-
dolph and Sherwin made only medium
scores.
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ABOUT THE COUNTY
:. ELkTON

From the Record:
Mr.. G. N. Parsons made an over
Sunday visit with Mrs. J.. G.. Miles of
Brookings.
A great deal of excitement was gen.
Grated on the closing night of the car
nival here last Saturday night when
the wrestling attraction attempted to
"gip' the crowd out of their money,
by charging two admissions and then
a third n for different heats Of the
same wrestling match. AS a result,
the little Greek wrestler was forced
to fee for his life, the path Of his
pursuers being strewn with kewpie
dolls, baseballs, and other carnival
paraphernalia, which was used to cap
ture and lay low the cause Of the
commotion. The Greek was finally
captured in Kretsinger's barn, and
with knees knocking against each
other, and prayers for mercy on his
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and giving it to the people free OF
charge. They secured a standard chau-
tauqua program such as has visited
other towns over the state which gave
eminent satisfaction. The attendance
was large at all Of the programs and the
t~ownspeople and farmers alike greatly
appreciated the spirit and the gener-
osity of the Bruce business men. For
the benefits accrued the business men
are satisfied that no celebration could
have equalled this idea Of the free
c%hautauQua for bringing friendship
and good will. We believe that Bruce
has started a custom that will spread
to many other towns Of the state and
one that will be productive of much
good.
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Everybody must be on his toes.
Everybody will be on his toes before
l get through in this supreme emergen.
cy to help the president.
You cabinet members have failed
to give me the names Of your budget
representatives. / want those names
by tomorrow at the latest.
Cabinet members obsessed by the
idea that they cannot reduce their
spending will lose that obession mighty
quick.
You men cannot tell me anything
| do not know about the duties and
responsibilities Of bureau chiefs. ]
was n myself 90 years ago. l know
how you have gone out and grabbed
off every dollar congress would give
you. And you have spent every dollar
congress allowed you, and more, and
you know it.
II am the eyes and ears Of the chief
executive. That must be kept in mind
by the heads Of the departments as
well as by the bureau chiefs. That
holds good as long as | am the head
of the budget system.
This right to all information of
every character which may be essen.
tial for the guidance of the president
will be exercised rigidly. 1t matters
not to me whether it is the washer.
woman or the highest department Of
fetal. The rules will be observed
The rules now laid down will be those
to last for. all time.
Il don't know whether | will have
any reputation after this meeting, but
we will at least have an understand
ing. We are going to have that bud.
get by August, just 80 days, so get
busy"
There is no profanity in the above,
but If those who heard the words do
not settle down to work and keep I'D
the pace set by Dawes, there will be
a few officials decapitated by August
80. The Harding administration, with
such a man at the head Of the budget
board, Is %splendidly keeping It's prom.
Use to give the country a business
government.
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At PLEASANT HILL PARK

The extreme hot weather is causing
many pleasure seekers to find enjoy
ment and relief from the heat in the
cooling shade and gentle breezes that
make such inviting appeal to Pleasant
HIN park. In the evening OF their after
supper drives. people auto round that
way to enjoy the new game Of touring.
Recently . picnic party OF some twenty
Tourists" and their families. making
. total OF about fSty people, gathered
at the park and after . splendid sup
per. they proceeded to ratify the con-
stttntion and bylaws Of the Brookings
Touring Club. which started on with
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14
THE EDUCATORS ON EDUCATION

Minneapolis Journal One of the
most important suggestions made by
the National Educational association,
In its recent session at Des Moines,
Is that education in this country should
be more widely standardized. The as
ISOLATION stresses the need of a more
comprehensive program for the rural
schools. To this end it suggests that
a single salary schedule be adopted
and permanent tenure for teachers
guaranteed after the probationary
period ia completed.
One Of the great educational defects
in this country is the disparity of
standard that exists between schools
in different sections. In some districts
rural schools have failed to realize
their opportunity and obligation. More.
over, the record of illiteracy in some
regions is far higher than in others.
For example, there are in New York
City more than three hundred thou
sand persons between twenty-one and
fifty, who are ~illiterate. or who cannot
speak English. This condition Is easy
to understand. The metropolis has re:
ceived immigrants faster than 1t has
been able to assimilate or Americanize
them, and as a result the illiteracy
existing there brings down the whole
national average.
Somewhat the same Is true of Ger.
tain districts in the south. The army
records showed twenty-four per cent
of illiteracy among the men entering
the service. This was more than three
times the ensus percentage for the
nation as a whole, which is II. The
school term in many parts Of the
south is not so long as in some other
parts of the country. This local con.
Hdition registered large in the army
illiteracy record.
1t Is obvious that the backward CON
Elton OF a few districts brings down
the high educational standard in the
others. Moreover. the children of
all parts of the country are entitled
to equal educational opportunities both
in quantity and quality. An educa-
tional system where some children get
n best. while others get little and
poor training, hardly measures up to
the requirements OF a great republic.
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VOlGA

From the Tribune:
Inez Aldrich Madden visited friends
in Brookings Friday.
Mrs. l. NJ. S%tockwell is substituting
in the depot at Bookings.
Mrs. Dorsey Phillips was at Brook
ings between trains Tuesday.
Grace Ware went over to Brook
ings Friday to spend the day with
friends.
Hanna Stockstad and Miss Camp
bell visited in Bookings between
trains Friday.
Miss Alma Thompson, who has been
visiting friends in this city, returned
to her home in Brookings Tuesday
morning.
Miss Blanche Nyman, who has been
visiting friends in Volga for the past
few days, returned to her home at
Brookings Tuesday.
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lips, he was brought before the city
marshal. A warrant for his arrest
was hastily sought by the crowd, but
neither the city justice or the county
justice had the right papers handy.
The victim was disposed of by hiding
him in the ice box of the carnival com
pany's car where he was glad to rest
in seclusion until the excited crowd
dispersed. Too bad such black eye
should be given the carnival company
the last moment, as they had been
giving some fine entertainment during
the week.
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PEACE AND plsARMAME EMIT

On the heels of the announcement
that President Harding had signed the
peace resolution putting an end to the
state of war with Germany comes the
news that President Harding has sent
a message to foreign nations looking
to the calling O! IN international con-
ference on the limitation OF ornaments
Thus suddenly we are again permitted
to resume hope that peace will at last
be established and agreements will be
made which will tend to make that
peace permanent, and at the same
time remov a heavy yoke Of taxation
from the people Of all nations OF the
world. Another goal which has been
set by President Harding is the solu'
ton of the problem of the Pacific and
the far east.
II is an invitation Of this sort that
Lloyd George has been looking FOL
and 1t was not surprising that the
British premier said upon receiving
the communication, II need not say
that we welcome with utmost pleas
ure President Harding's wise and cour
teous invitation" China also replied
favbrably to the presidents message
It is considered the most important
forward step taken toward the solu
ton OF international affairs and the Inn
provement Of international relations
that has taken place since the league
Of nations fell from public notice. II
Is apparent that the world has beer
waiting for the United States to make
the frst move and lead the way, fol
the response to the invitation to the
disarmament conference is most erthu
siastic. With the muddle of foreign
relations cleared up, the long delayed
peace with Germany put into effect,
and the prospect for relief from the
billions of dollars OF expenditure for
peace time armament, the present bust.
ness depression will not feel nearly
so depressed. 1t will clear the air so
business will be able to see a short
ways at least. With the present un.
certainty, business is afraid to venture
very far.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14
HELL AND MARIA W

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. General Chas,
~ dawes met with President Hard.
in4's csoinet chiefs Of bureaus and
otter omciaas ne talked to them as
plainly - general would talk to his
-aoad>ers1sqn6 he told them what he
exepcted to DO to b true to his duty
~ the head Of the budget board. Here
- Z part o. his remarks:
"0ssihsd = the way you describx
men vhp fail 70 make cuts In severn
Shent spending.
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A COUPLE O. RHYMES
y 9
Copyright. 1920
EPH TELLS THE WORLD

BY Riley Ryck.
Lem Persons boy, Leander
Has got some queer idees,
Since he worked in the city,
And says sech things as these:
We're all born free and equal
And it amt right" says he,
That some is rich and others
Is poor rs they can be.
I'VE should divide the money
And each should have a share;
The world owes us a Twin
We aren't treated fair"
Well. Old Eph Watkins listened
Then turned around to say,
"Ya-as, we're born free and equal
But we don't stay that way.
Because some folks is workers
And wise and thrifty, too.
Suppose we shared the money
How much would come to you?
Each child and man and woman
Would get a lot-like fun!
There'd be some sixty dollars
For each and every one
"And II you own q little
Above this trilin' sum,
That's capital-you'd have to
Divide 1t up, by gum!
So don't you go to covet
The wealth your neighbours got
Just hoe your row o. ~'taters.
You'll get there, like as NOT
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WHY THEY A

l left my dad, his farm, his plow,
Because my calf became his cow;
l left my dad-'twas wrong of course,
Because my colt became his horse.
I left my dad to SOW and reap
Because my lamb became his sheep;
| dropped my hoe and stuck my fork
Because my pig became his pork.
The garden truck | made to grow
Was his to sell and mine to hoe.
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.%W. g. 80

For those of our editorial brethren
who are seeking solace from the heat,
we ask them to turn their thoughts
toward the summer meeting of the
s. d. P. A. to be held in Brookings
August II, IL and Is. This is one of
the coolest and shadiest towns in the
state and don't forget that we have
a delightful lake with a dandy swim.
ming hole.
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y sErs THE PACE

The business men Of Bruce did q
most extraordinary thing this year that
should be Z sTeat source of pride to
that fittle city, 80 friendly . nsighbor
Of Brookings. Ths Bruce buatnese men
rave their citisens and surrounding
community ! free chautauQua. Instead
u donxffn9 sevefsl nandred dollars to.
wnr1 puttins - ! Feurth d July csls'
ofion. dry cohceiv4d NJ idea d
htllg ! thsutauQua cours6 outright
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14

Delphinium or larkspur is one Of
the most useful of perennials. 1t is
hardy and long-lived. If the flower
stalks are cut off as soon as 1t is
through towering, new flowers come
on late in the autumn.
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Mw. q. SO

1t is our opinion that the people who
are allowing themselves to become ex.
cited over the Ku Klux Khan organiza.
ton which is fundamentally reported
to have been organized in South Da.
kota are borrowing trouble.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14

The recent ensus showed more men
than women but 1t Is thought it will be
coon eQualized IL the present fad among
wives to kill their husbands continues.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14

Advertising Is much like running a
furnace. You've got to keep on shov'
elmo coal. Once you stop, the fire
noes out. It's strange that some per-
sons i~maoinations cannot compass
this fact.-WUiiam Wrioley, Jr.
The Keota news., 1921-10-14
Nse sura l:eepelf.

Noe oueo l.eeoon.
Mr.. De Fashion (at q childrens
party)-Mariel
Nurse Oirl-Yes. ma'aps.
Nrs. De Fashion-lt's time for %
TO 70 home. which Of these childree
n minef-Pearsou's Weekly.
The Keota news., 1921-10-14

TAeee ~ eosssspeGAsat 1osod .
laa1y AeuoAb hunt b eAals pasootS; .
payt q WAicA was begun ~ yoae e9toe
ths Cvu var ena nsvee had ben
completed, and three "childFen." On
moes thaa seventy. Who nsver had
had time % even think about marriage.
TIE ooly thing modern @ ~ faso
was . nies-looking range In The ditch
"a whieA The boys had purchased tor
"Aunt Betty"
Late IN The svenins tie twe 'ooys
retuSned 70 the houeo. Al talk IN
gsotls. quiet tones. In bsSsf they out
dnsd their lives - tolloWs:
Never too old 70 Wos1.
Never had Q quarrel With anybody.
Never swappsd . hoss&
Never owned Q dog.
Never u0e tobacco In any form.
Never belonged to . church. but b.
lieved u God.
Never Woeo tn Q lawsuit.
Never knew the extent Of thslI
wealth.
kept their accounts with pins o.
] Ghinsiss
The Keota news., 1921-10-14
Missouri Woman Had Never Rid.
den on a Railroad or Visited
a Large Town.
HAD SIMPLE RULES Of lfE
~have Something % Interest veu and
Keep oelns-learn % @ 70
Sleep Gasily and oent
Oorrow Trouble"

Macon, Mo.-Ninety years In the
hack country OF Missouri without ever
having ridden In n railroad train or
visited q town larger than Aobesiy.
Huntsville or Macon. WAS the record
Of "Aunt Betty" Elliott whose death
occurred recently st tho home Of her
sister. Mrs. 8. b. Rice. SIX miles
west Of Jacksonville.
Miss Elliot was one Of very In.
iercsting trio. the other two being her
brothers. Perry snd Jordan Elliot.
who died few years ago. All their
lives they had lived upon the land
which WAS taken up by their father.
william Elliot. when he came from
Kentucky to northern Missouri In
1915 After the death Of their parents
and the marriage Of the younger chill.
dren. Miss Elliot and her two broth.
ers lived on the old homestead. car.
rying on their farming operations and
duties about the house In the same
primitive manner ~ conducted By
their parents In the pioneer daya
Had One NiSs In . Meter Car.
Miss Eiliot once enjoyed the expe.
riencc Of riding In = motor car. She
said she got ~ far NJ College Mound
when something about Il went dead
aud they had to hitch on . couple Of
mules to haul them back home. She
never cared much for motor cars since
then.
The Elliot brothers developed the
estate until Il comprised about 1000
acres. and. although In the heart Of
the very richest growing section Of
Missouri. much Of Il was rough pas
ture land. For . great many pears
the farr1 was inclosed with rail fences.
which ~ time went BY sank far into
the ground. The fencing around this
farm marks almost the last Of the
old rail fences in northern Missouri.
None Of the three had found time
In their busy lives to 70 to school, but
they knew the value Of stock and
grain and were ~ shrcwd In their
The Keota news., 1921-10-14
Hermit Lives
Ninety Years

deals % anybody. Undesueath . large
part Of their land are valuable beds q
coal.
"Fisht shy of doctors and medicine.
Have something 70 Interest yeu and
keep going. Learn TO 60 70 slesp easl-
y. and don't borrow trouble. Get cut
In The cir aud raise tusksys. ducks
and chickens. Eat hearty aud - 70
bed early"
That was the rule Of "Aunt Dst1y."
oessnsd Luxury Sse oiWsple llso.
Fourteen yeaFs ego . eoerespoo6eot
visited the Elliot trio and Goo0t Q
day with ''the children q nature" wAo
scosned iuxurlss TO i've the slmpse lifo
Of their parents. piooeeso a Missouri.
The Keota news., 1921-10-14
Enterprisino Farmer Discovers
How TO Make Fourth Plain
Land Pay.
RAISE 0lckS Nd PRuE
ch,e)sons Fess,0iss laad oeed Only ~
Rsie)na PelsNooeeaeasoe'o otooov.
esy loado - 0aos6 oseWeh
In tho oN6U0esy.

Yancouvef.-rourth Plain. now q
community with the thriving village
Of Orchards - the cootogs - s3poes'
Ing to cone into IT. own u . ~
years, The reason - Q syseeO g ~
ricuiturs known 70 Orchards soaoeoes
a the ''two.stosy crop" Il ths o.
chards residents make the1e peessos
system work. Il will b The NJ pseo
for 'tlilinS the scanty Fourth Pan ceu
that IN proved Q success slDeo tAe
iand was f.rse cultivated b.. ~ aUo-
son.s Bay company soos % ynrs aea
The Hudson Bay farmers oaoe u
land pay. Until very reeensly. ~
only Other people that pso0ted ooo
Fourth Plain were the raj eseate Oeo.
who frequently sold the sane esace
Of land two q three tlnno0 . yoef.
The soll of Fourth Plain - 0ne Ieok.
ing On top. In fact. what sotl theeo -
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Two-St0ry Crop
Proves Success

t. good soll. but Il exists only IN vssy
small quantities. An inch or - b.
osath the surface gravel - found.
Eastern peop,s. lussd into buying .
small farm. soon found that Il could
not b made to produce. Even peunss
failed. this being about The worst
thing that can b sald foe southern
wsshinston iaod. Ths psuns crops
wsss usually small although occasion
ally BIZ ceop0 aso harvested.
ooil lseoes Pine.
b. J. Reony. . well.known chicken
man, d1scoverod The ''two.stosy crop"
m searching for . farm for q chicken
ranch. ~ found . place ae Orchards
that was well drained and othseWtoe
suited. On the farm when b bought
was Q peuno orchard. Ar. Rsany cul.
tivated The orchard and raised the
chlckea1 In addition. He 0ooo found
that he chickens feFtilised the peuoe
orchard. the light sou being we'll
adapted to The purpose. A. Q geoeeal
rule animal fefttlisee cannot b used
foe pe1no orchards GIooDe % light
well drained soil
NJ. Raoay specialised On quality
stock. and his birds and egEs command
6aP bettee than Tie market pssce.
Othees & his nsighboss trSsd cut The
expeslueot and Il was sooo found
that practically every Orchards farm
= - vel adapted 70 The twostosy
crop - the Rsony plaee. Ten years
aeo bat 1ns commercial chicken raiser
was located ct Orchards. Now ths
number In The district - probably
e3ooe . 600. and every dock 70 being
cAleAsMs FsstiIise Land.
A thousand chickens In he hands
q aa sxpof1enced chicken man viii
pro6uee = co0foetable living at Or.
charda Tha chjcksos occupy the
around aooe" o. he farm and fer
tiiiss he psune eroos. occupying the
seeoad story. While the psune trees
ars not remarkably productive -
peuns eroes 20. neveetheaoss they rep
resent practically all peo0t.
A over 90 chicken ranches have
haan established In the last sax months.
Il u conservativs,y estimated that at
The preeent rate Of Increase two moro
years will mako Orchards the great.
ct chicken country IN the Unlted
State. not excluding Petaluma. Cal
Practically every chicken raiser. II I'd.
AitIon 70 his flock Of birds. has an q.
cAard and The receipts from both fruit
soA chickens make farming . sue.
eeaA
Orchards 10 six miles from Van.
CONVEX. wash, and but ten miles from
Portland, Ore, and - street cae une
rnna through the new chicken country.
~ growers have little to fear about
The Keota news., 1921-10-14
0ineees Respect.
In your favorlte To-

.What II your favorite form OF
sporty'
"0olf." replied Senator Sorghum.
.But you seldom play the game"
THAT doesn't prevent me from ad'
mlring II. The way I actually play II
n NO compliment whatever"
The Keota news., 1921-10-14
HappinsA.

Happiness.
True happansso your way will hike.
II yeu WIN take this vtsw:
lvs nos IN doing what you take.
Nut NkiaG what you %.
The Keota news., 1921-10-14

oorvjeo.
DO sou regard public od'cials %
servants Of the peorae!"
mot exactly" said Miss Cayenne.
Good oues are - dimcult to secure
a servants, but few of them are ~
ipdi6erent about holding % to thets
situations"
The Keota news., 1921-10-14

PeseesniNe . Psepsexity.
.What1l we Do with the ark now
that the big trip Il over7" inquired
Japhst.
my son." replied Noah. we've bad
trouble enough without starting 10 IN.
mediately 90 any chipping prohlesns.