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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20

The Inauguration Of James X. Polk
as president was marked by W odd
things. The first practical test Of the
telegraph at an inaugural ceremony
was made, and there were two insu.
gural balls held In the evening. Pro-
lessor Morse, the inventor of the tele-
graph, brought out his instrument TO
the portico platform, close to one side
OF 1t, where he could hear all that was
said, and transmitted the results to
Baltimore as fast as they t~ranspired.
The telegraph had had a previous test
at the convention which nominated
Polk, the first really practical test
since Its invention.
or the two balls, John Quincy
Adams tells that one was held at
Carusfs hall, at $40 a plate, Of all
parties; the other, at So a plate, of
pure Democrats, at the National thea
ter. Mr.. Polk attended both, but
supped with the true-blue five-dollar
Democracy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
For Cold Feet.

An inventor has hit upon an In.
genious and novel idea for dealing with
the affection Of cold feet. 1t Is very
simple. All n needs to do Is to take
a large sheet Of paper and roll it up,
pasting the edges, so as to form a
tube. When q person goes to bed, he
places the tube beneath the bedclothes
and breathes through 1t. That is to
say, holding one end Of the tube In
his mouth, he takes In his supply Of air
through his nostrils In the ordinary
way, and expels his breath through
the tube. BY this meal a continuous
current Of warm air Is poured into the
bed, contributing the requisite heat.
When his feet are warm enough, h,
discards the tube and goes to sleep.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20

The French government is also dnd
ing 1t an expensive luxury to operate
it's railroads. In a recent speech one
Of the prominent governmental heads
of that nation made the statement
that for every l0t francs that the rail
roads Of that country took In, the tax
payers Of that nation we're compelled
to dig down into their pockets for 81
francs more in order to take care of
the deficit In the governmental opera.
ton Of the railroads. The great trou-
BILE with the governments Of today Is
that there is entirely too much gov
eminent In business and not nearly
enough business In government. We
wonder, sometimes, how long the
.'dear psepul' will stand for this.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
BUTTE VALLEY ITEMS.

Milton Cordes was a Wood caller
Saturday.
Mrs. Wallie Wolstencroft vas a
Carter caller Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wolstencroft made
a trip to O'Kreek, Tuesday afternoon
Peter Sinclair and family from
Clearteld visited with Hugh Sinclair
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Krieger went TO
Winner, Friday evening to meet their
daughter Mrs Thomas Touhey of
South Bend, Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill kaufman and
little Gerald, Mrs. Thomas Touhey,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Krieger and dau-
ghter Beulah were Sunday afternoon
callers at the Hugh Sinclair home.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
HAPPY HOLLOW
Weather rather cool.
Potatoes are up.

1 VCoVLlCi lobiiei SOOi'
Potatoes are up.
Choke Cherry trees are in bloom.
Pete Peterson made a trip to Win,
ner last week.
George Welton' has been breaking
prairie for Ligs Graham.
Mr. Sjoholm and daughter took ir
the Simon Friday sale, Thursday.
Cody Shining and family took ir
Sunday School and preaching at Hap
py Hollow last Sunday.
The Happy Hollow Church elected
Mr.. Nollsch as delegate to the State
Conference to be held at Pierre this
week.
Sunday school at two thirty, lesson
subject: 1.-THE Christian View Of the
Family" Everybody In vited. Preach
ing service at three thirty.
Pete Peterson and family, Carl Sor.
enson and family were among the
guests at the party at the home Of Nj
and Mrs. Tom Proctor.
The Ladies' Aid meeting at Mrs.
Petersons was well attended. The
next meeting will be held In the
church basement, Mrs. Wagner will
entertain.
Mrs. Sjoholm, daughter and chill
dren, Mrs. Nollsch, Ward Houseman.
Miss Williams, James Mitchell and
family took In the Field Meet at Wood
last Saturday,
Mrs. and Mrs. Jens S%orensen, Mr..
and Mrs. Christensen departed for
their home at Lake Andes last Tues
day after a weeks visit with the form
ers brother Carl Sorensen and family.
(Too late for last week.
Biz NolIsch has been making fence
the past week.
Mrs. Wagner and daughter Ruth
visited a few days In Little Omaha
Mrs. Sjoholm sold her first bunch
spring fries at White River last Satur
day.
Pete Peterson made a trip to Win
ner Tuesday. He took hogs down for
Carl Sorensen.
Bis Nollsch and family spent Tues
day Of last week at Sjoholms helping
to plant potatoes.
Mrs. Gallagher and daughter were
callers at the Turner and Sjoholm
homes, last Monday.
K. VI Hamilton sang a solo and led
the singing at the mothers day servic
es at Harpy Hollow.
Frank Tisdell and little daughter
Grace allied at carl SorensenS, Tues
dav Of last week to get some seed po-
tatoes. They stopped at Sjoholms on
their way back
Jens ~nrensau aud wife, J p Chris
Jensen and wife were visiting "A few
DAYS at the Carl SorenSen home They
drove from Lake Andes inacar Jens
SOrenson and Carl Sorensen are broth
ers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
u AND FREIGHTS

When we buy fruits in the open
market we sometimes wonder If the
dealer Is eeally making the tremend-
Gus profits with which he Ia credited
The fact has been made public that
1t Is cheaper to ship fruits from Afri-
Ca than it is to send them by rail from
California to New York.
1t Is said that a bale Of goods can
be shipped by water from New York
to South America for less than it
costs to transport 1t from n side OF
the city Of New York to the other.
What's the matter with our railway
system anyway?
this country are a burden to the peo-
pie, and there appears to be no relief
in sight,
With all our vaunted intelligence,
we do not seem to have brains enough
to evolve a system Of distribution
that would do credit to a Fiji Island
err.
Some day, perhaps, stockholders in
our railroads will realize that a lot of
useless Officials are being carried on
the payrolls at high salaries. They
may even come to the conclusion that
the services Of half the number might
be readily dispensed with, and that a
reduction Of about 81 per cent in the
salaries Of the remaining "higherups''
would be more In keeping with the
cash value Of their services.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
GARDEN OF EDEN
WANTS NURSES
American Church Crusaders Are
Hampered by Lack OF
Medical Skill.
CALL FROM "CRADLE OF RACE"
Arabs Show Willingness to Accept
What Formerly They Fought
Mesopotamia is Completely
Changed by World War.

New York.-Wanted: Doctors and
nurses for the Garden of Eden.
The call comes from the cradle OF
the race" itself, the land watered by
the Trgris and the Euphrates-Meso-
potamia. And the need stands be
tween American crusaders and the an
swer to their prayers for 80 years.
For decades the Garden OF Eden and
all the vast eXpanSe OF desert, steppe
and fertile coast land that is Arabia
have famed with the fanatlciSm OF
pagan and Of Moslem tribes. For 80
years the mission workers among
these Arabs, notably the Arabish mis-
sion of the Reformed Church Of Amer
lea, have prayed for Q means to pene-
trate this barrier and reach these wild
tribesmen. And they have prayed for
a change In the spirit of the people.
Prayers Are Answered.
To both prayers have come answers.
An economic, social and religious
study Of the country now being con-
Quoted by the Interchurch World
Movement as a means to making prac-
ticable a closer cooperation Of Ameri-
can Evangelical churches in their COM
mon tasks, shows that MeSOpotamia
has been completely changed by the
world war and that all Arabia has
been affected. The survey shows, too,
that medical work Is the best and In
many cases the only possible method
by which the initial contact may be
established between the pagans and
Moslems, on one side, and the cru
saders Of the cross, on the other.
And now, when the Arabs show a
willingness to accept what formerly
they fOught-when unparalleled op-
portunities for service are offered the
crusaders-they are helpless for lack
Of doctors and nurses.
The finest hospital Of the Reformed
church mission is standing idle, re-
ports the Interchurch World Move
ment survey.
And the survey reveals more than
the need Of medical men and women.
There Is a shortage Of workers, both
foreign and native.
Large Unexplored Territory.
Arabia, the survey shows, contains
the largest UNEMPLOYED territory In
Asia-possibly in the world. 1t has a
total area Of 1,23O,276 square miles
and 1t lies in the southeastern part Of
the great peninsula. The crusaders Of
the cross have been limited to the east
ern coast and the vicinity Of Eden.
Hejaz, the Moslem "holy land"
where lie Mecca and Medina, has no
missionaries. Hadramaut, with a popu-
latlon Of 100000 is untouched. There
Is not a single mission station far in
land.
AT the hour Of opportunity, created
by the world war, the call comes from
the crusaders, through the Interchurch
World Movement survey ; first for more
doctors and nurses for the Garden of
Eden and the Arabian interior; and
then for more workers.
On the basis Of what the survey has
revealed, the Interchurch World Move
ment is shaping a program for the CO.
operative effort Of the Protestant
churches In America to win the nomad
tribes Of Arabia, and the present
iwellers IN the garden, to the ideals
of Christianity.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
NOTICE.

To Holders of Mellette County War.
rants:
You are hereby notified that the
following Mellette County warrants
are called, to and including register
number, as indicated below. Inter
est ceases ten days after date Of this
General Fund, Register No. $500
Salary Fund, Register No. 835
Road and Bridge Fund, Register
No. 567
Bridge Fund, Register No. 81
Wolf Bounty Fund, Register No.l27
White River, 5. D., May Is, 1921.
@. w. KERLN,
lot County Treasurer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
ATHE AMERICAN
N RED CROSS M
MPEACE TIME e.
} Child Welfare ~

Boys and girls who learn early to
take proper ARE Of their teeth,
threats, eyes, ears and stomachs, have
made q long step toward healthy
manhood and w~omanhood. Through
Its public health and nursing serv-
ices, the American Red Cross aims
eventually to reach all school children
with teachings regarding disease pre-
vention and health promotion. Here's
q school nurse treating a little girl
for sore mouth, at the same time Inn
planting a valuable lesson In teeth
brushing and proper diet.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20

Did YOU know that 1t takes the en-
tire wages of every tenth laboring
man In the United States to pay the
salary az some, governmental official
or employee. Yes, it's time we were
reducing q srmyS-of public eflce
holders.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
W.

Glow-worms haunt the open. weedy.
covered water-tables beside high
roads. Here. after dusk, they scatter
the grass with points Of golden-green
and liquid light. 1t is a genial rather
than a cold radiance-warmer than
many stars. At short range Its bril-
lance 10 extraordinary; but It does
not penetrate and only reveals a few
grass blades and inches Of earth
round the source Of light. Yet upon
those grass blades and grains Of sand
and soil exist many invisible creatures,
who must see. or feel, the glow-worm's
little lamp; and to them her passing
il far more tremendous than to US
would be the blaze Of a great comet
"A Shadow Passes" Eden Phillpota.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20
May Re In Earnest.

May BE In Earnest.
"This b~urlesque queen says she's 60
ing to play Hamlet"
"For whyr
"She says she wants to do better
work"
"She's blufing.".
." don't think she's blufing. She
needn't hunt for an excuse 70 wear
ti9hts." =
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-05-20

Jens ~n~ensau and wife. J p Chris.
Jensen and wife were visiting a few
days at the Carl Sorensen home They
drove from Lake Andes inacar Jens
SOreuson and Carl S~orensen are broth
erS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Family Doctor Soon Will Be Historic

has done much to educate the public as to
the value of modern medical research, but
at the same time this trend is responsible for
the dearth of general practitioners where
they most needed.
The last decade has seen many medical
journals pass out of existence The rulings
Of the Council of Pharmacy Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association relative to propre-
tary and unethical remedies cut down the
advertising returns of many of the smaller
medical journals to such an extent that
they quietly expired. The work of the
American Medical Association in this
spect deserves particular commendation, in
that the American people have been saved
from the righteousness Of unethical drug
and pharmaceutical concerns.
The medical text book publishing houses
have also felt the changes brought about
through the activities of the reform bodies
of organized medicine. The creation and de-
velopment of abstracting and excerpting
bureaus has also been instrumental in
moulding the attitude of the medical man
toward medical books Many medical men
no longer buy text books subscribe to
medical journals, but become members of
abstractng and excepting bureaus, which
are nothing more or less than clipping bu-
reaus OF higher class. However, the opn-
ion OF those best qualified TO pass on such
questions say that abstracting and excerpt
ing bureaus, reviews and looseeaf publica-
tions are ephemeral The various reviews
and literary notices Of this type of medical
literature are such az to lead one to believe
that their end is near The high price.
faulty compilation, a seudo-ultra-scien-
tifcism. pedanticism of style, voluminosity
of uncorrelated facts and chaotic arrange
ment seem to be the distinguishing features
of the new type OF medical literature.
Those who are desirous of seeing the re-
turn of the old family doctor or general
practitioner argue-and who shall say them
nay2-that under the old system OF studying
In Doctors office for a year or two and
then going to medical school many of the
ablest practitioners were produced II is
also pointed out that many of the medical
reformers behind drastic legislation are the
very individuals whose early medical edu-
cation was received in a most fragmentary
and meagre manner
IT some protest is not soon made the old
family doctor" will be but memory.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

and proceeded to blow the foam from another
horn os beer right in the face of the suit
of armor.
So the young chap stole the Princess and
took her away on his ship, but not before
the old King appeared the beach with
twenty horsemen. He secured ship and
started in pursuit. The wind failed the suit
of armor and his stolen Princess and the
old King caught up with them. The suit
of armor gave directions to ram the ship
of the King, and then Mr.. Longfellow falls
into one of those curious errors of which
poets are guilty sometimes. He has the
suit of armor say:
Struck we her ribs of STEEL"
when everybody knows that they did not
fabricate steel ships in those days 1t may
be, of course, that the suit of armor just put
that in to make the yarn more interesting
Che seems to have been an unreliable kind
of party. anyway or 1t may be that the
young fellow who was listening to the story
wrote 1t down wrong.
Anyway, the ship of the King was sunk
and his entire party was drowned. The suit
Of armor brought his bride to distant shore,
and after time she became reconciled to
him Later he seems to have become rather
attached to her. because when she died he
committed suicide by falling upon his spear.
He said in conclusion that the first thing
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

In 1920 there was a slight increase In
medical graduates. This increase was fos-
tered through postwar conditions and Is
not to be construed as indicative of the
beginning of an annual increase henceforth.
This loss of 2,700 physicians has serious
aspect when one stops to consider the In
crease In the population of the United States
during the sixteen years between 1904 and
1920.
Medical schools are classified as a. "B"
and &C." according to plant, system of teach
ing and entrance requirements Class IA
schools show an increase IN the percentage
o. graduates, while schools listed as "B' and
g" show a marked decrease There are
seven class &C" schools in the United States
a. the present time. of which three are in
Missouri two in Massachusetts ind one each
IN Illinois and Tennessee.
Evidences of revolt against what amounts
to determination through class legislation
directed against medical schools of classes
"B" and &C" manifested themselves in
Massachusetts and Missouri. Some of the
ablest men in medicine feel that the reforms
of the Council on Medical Education are not
at all times prompted by lofty altruism and
its methods are frequently likaned to those
OF predatory big business.
Restrictive legislation has ei to an in
crease in the various medical cults such as
ohiropractors, naturopaths, faith healers,
spiritual workers and osteopaths. Like
many reform bodies, the attitude of the
Council on Medical Education Of the Amer
ican Medical Association Is often regarded
as no longer corrective. but autocratic and
dictatorial: and hence Legislative reforms
sponsored by the council are meeting greater
opposition than ever before. Evidence of
legislative recacitrancy is seen In the recent
attitude of the general assemblies of Mis-
souri, Massachusetts and Illinois. In these
states legislation having for i's object the
elimination of class 60" medical schools was
defeated
The annual State medical conventions
throughout the country have takeh cogniz-
ance Of the passing of the general practi-
toner. an event of no small Importance in
the life Of many communities, and have even
gone so far as to appoint committees with
remedial powers.
The trend toward specialisIn ia niedcin
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

r t goes without saying that the profound
est influence on medical education to-
= day in this country is that exerted by
the Council on Medical Education and Hos
ptals OF the American Medical Association
and the reflex of the influence exerted
manifests itself in the disappearance of the
old family doctor or general practitioner.
In 1906 there were in the United States
1S4 medical colleges, while to-day there are
only eighty-one medical teaching institutions.
This decrease is attributable to a higher
standard of college entrance requirements.
and this very question is so agitating the
rank and file of the medical profession that
the opinion Is voiced in many quarters that
the pendulum has swung too far. The
dearth of physicians in rural communities
has brought this socio-politico economic
question home with great force, and not q
day passes but that the question is dis
cussed from every angle either in the medi
cal press or at medical gatherings. Seven
ty-six of the eighty-one schools of medi-
cine of the present day require two or more
years of collegiate work. in addition to a
high school education.
In 1904 the number of medical students
in the United States was 2s,142. Fifteen
years later. or in 1919. the number of stu
dents had dropped to 13,052 In a period Of
fifteen years the number OF students en-
gagged in the study Of medicine had dropped
Off $4,000. This decrease IS interesting in
view OF the fact that college attendance In
all other branches of study has shown a
marked increase
In 1920 the enrolment OF medical stu
dents was 1d,0ss and the enrolment for
1921 apr1roXimately 1850
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

have to be spent in a Morris chair with no
exercise and as little exertion possible.
That afternoon when went to your home
to see you / was told that you had climbed
the hill to Jack. vaughns cabin. / walked
the half mile to Jacks place and was told
by his wife that Jack had gone with you.
"Deys over there in de woods" she said,
Seem. erbout some timber"
followed / found you marking trees for
Jack to remove.
approached the subject of the doctors
remarks as gently as I could
"The doctorl" you said. ooh. yes, saw him
this morning and listened TO lot of advice
from him. What do you think he wants me
to do? sit down in Morris chair for the
balance of my life and have my meals
brought to me. why. it's perfectly ridiculous
when die it won't be in Norris chair, III
tell you that"
So you kept going, and believe It's
mighty lucky thing you dic
You never have given up easily my father.
Maybe IL was your experiences with the In
dians and Thorough customers Of the Texas
plains during the days Of the overland stage.
about which you have told me, that made
fighting man out of YOU Anyway. have
seen you in some pretty close places In busi-
ness affairs in financial troubles and IN times
of prosperity and always you have come
through fighting. with your head up smile
on your lips and the Joy Of battle IN your
eye.
You have been good father to me, a hne
pal and splendid friend. There Is nothing
I can do except to thank you and 70 say that
always / shall be grateful Cor having he'd rs
my father such splendid gentleman Your
affectionate son, DAN.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

'Well. George, did you get the packages
all delivered?" you asked.
Yes, sir, Cap'n. / TUX 'em out in good
shape. Got all de slips right here in my
hat"
Now. how much do | owe you?"
'Well now, les see. Cap'n. / thinks erbout
81 is right"
TOO much George; too much,' you said
mo sir, dat amt too much. Yo see, I had
to make TO stops dat drive
But, George, every time you stopped your
mule rested, didn't he?"
The negro took off his hat and scratched
his head before replying.
'Lis'en to him, lisen to him." he answered.
Don't dat show now dat white man has
more sense den niger. Cap'n, | never
thought erbout dat mule restin'."
SO the drayman having agreed to reduce
his price you gave him his SO and quarter
besides.
/ haven't decided yet who got the better
of the argument. You made the joke, but
the negro got the money.
r RAN across your old friend Jake Cor
tatowsky up here in New York. You
remember Jake, of course, when he was
a reporter on the Atlanta Constitution and
used to come out to the home to play chess
with us. Jake mas hne Jop with a pls
news syndicate, and everybody up here loves
him just like they did years ago in Georgia.
Do YOU remember the first time Jake
played chess with you? While the game
was in progress he remarked musingly
Possibly this may be considered faux pas,
but I shall now endeavor to execute coup
detat." His pronunciation of faux pas
was fox pass; coup he sounded as If 1T
rhymed with loop, and etat he spoke as IL
it rhymed with rat. Mispronunciation of
French was a brand of humor that was in
vogue at the time, but Jake was not re-
warded with laugh.
After he had left for the city asked you
how you liked my friend.