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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Jackson's Birthplace.

DR.. G.. B. White has recently DUR.
chased from dealer in antiquities in
Charleston a map Of Lancaster coun.
ty which clearly establishes the fact
that Andrew Jackson, whom our sis.
ter state Of North Carolina, in no very
sisterly way, has the audacity to claim
as her own, was born in South Caro-.
lima. his birthplace being marked very
clearly on the map az in Lancaster
county within about half mile Of the
line, says the Chester Is. CO. Report.
or. The map is the work Of one j.
Boykin and was made In 1920, when
jackson was still alive and at the very
height Of his power. As DR.. White SC
truly says. II Jackson's birthplace was
incorrectly assigned to South Caro-
lima thore were numbers Of people
conveniently ct hand in possession OF
the facts to point out the error. No
step Of this kind was taken, however
lnd It follows that no error was made
but that Old Hickory was born in
South, Carolina. which state, by the
way. he referred to himself a. the
sGaAe Of his nativity.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
The Successful Novelist.

To become successful novelist Il
is necessary to possess some very ex-
ceptional qualities both of mind and
heart. Even as poets learn in suffer
ing what they sing in song, 50 does
the novelist learn by experience what
he gives to the world IN story. And
this Is not to advance the ridiculous
claim that the novelist must neces.
sarily plumb every depth and scale
every height Of human feeling before
no can aspire to write oonvincinsly
but only that DO must It least have
studied life at hrst hand and oh.
served things for himself, and brought
N lmporti.l Judgment, aided BY thai
semi-divine faculty Of intuition which
l. born Of imagination. to bear upon
the evidence of the things he has seen
and the doing Of the people with
whom he has mingled.-Edwin Push
IN London T. P.'s Weekly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Luxury Of French Prlsons.

Luxury Of French Prisons.
Last week spoke Of tho Intelligent
deputy who IL hoping to Introduce the
cat O. nine tails into France Today
comes to light facts showing the lux
ury in which French apaches live
when they are the guests OF the state.
The French criminal Ia taken to a
prison called Fresnes palace, and here
he Is housed far better than any CON-
mon French soldier. though the lat
ter may have served his country ever
80 valiantly, while the former has sup
posedly done the reverse.
The cells are steam heated at an
always level temperature, and statis-
tics show us that in a garrison and a
prison each holding the same number
Of inmates, whore in 1909 tho con-
sumption of coal for - garrison was
1S wagonloads, the prison consumed
9 wagons full. 80. to quote Clement
Vautel. our brave French soldiers
"shiver around . flre meagerly fed
with few pieces Of coal from time to
time, while our criminals stretch them
selves in lazy luxury before a ooxy
hot steam pipe."-I4ondon Court Jour.
nal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
VERY ACUTE HEARING VERY
Members Of Ananias Club Tell Of A.
tonlshIno Development Of
This Scnso.

The Ananias club was holding its
regular meeting. Sapphiras Jones had
told OF man he knew whose hearing
was 50 acute that he could hear the
angleworms boring their way up
through the earth in the early spring
That is not so very extraordinary"
said Ananias Smith my own hear
Ing Is better than that I've often
heard the sound made by the striking
Of bit Of fun from the head of a
dandelion gone to seed lighting on the
grass on my lawn"
And l." interposed George Wash.
lnston Higgins, II have been awaken.
ed from a deep sleep by the racket
made by a sunbeam hitting against
my window-pane"
Very interesting. but hardly re-
markable," observed the Rev. Mum.
chausen Dobbs, who had been intro
duced as guest that evening by Mar
co Polo Robinson "Now 7 have a
sense Of hearing that is truly marvel.
GUS. Sitting In hotel room In Bloom.
ington, Illinois, one day last whit or
directly over the writing room of the
house 7 could hear the scratching Of a
Young lady's pen below so wildly that
could tell exactly what she was writ.
Ing"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
New Use for Beans.

Although Boston is the most famous
baked bean eating center of the coun.
try yet it would appear that even far,
Their west the usefulness Of this vege-
table is well known. A writer in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer tells of a wo-
man who, one very cold day, went In.
to Euclid avenue grocery store and
priced the different sizes of pots OF
baked beans-the kind that the gro.
Gerry keeps put up hot and ready to
serve.
II guess the small size will d." she
said. hesitating.
How many do you desire to server"
inquired the clerk, ready to advise.
"Oh. I'm not buying them to serve"
the customer replied. "Of course
shall use them, but I'm getting them
to keep my hands warm on the car.
| came away from home without eth
or muff or mittens."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
HAS MADE GOOD.
Wiiliston Irrigation Project Is Pro.
nounced Highly Successful.


Will, ton.-The Wllliston irriga ton
project is one Of the few in the north
west and the only one in North Da-
kota, and for that reason the details
of its operation are Of particular In
terest to the people of the state.
The principal difficulties in the way
Of the adni abstraction Of the project up
to the present time, have been the
change from the old methods Of dry
farming over the large tract OF land
to the new methods of intense cultiva-
ton under the irrigation system.
The engineering principles Of the
Willist"n project are different from al
most any other irrigation project in
the United states. The water is taken
from the Missouri liver. which is a
shifting channel and subject to num-
erouS and sudden rises and falls in the
stage Of water To Obviate these con-
dltrnS, floating bHrG"> have been plac-
ed in the river. with flexible pipes. The
barges remain in the river supporting
pumps by which the water is lifted.
Just now they are being taken out OF
the river in the same manner as a
stcA mboat. upon ways. to prevent in
jury in the spring rush Of ice
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
CORRECT PRONUNCIATION.
Authorities Toll Us of the Name
Sakakawea

Blsmarck.-The statue recently un-
yelled here to the memory OF the In
dian woman who guided the Lewis and
Clark expedition on a part of their
western journey has been the occasion
of much newspaper comment during
the past week.
State dispatches printed the name
Of the Indian woman in whose honor
the statue was erected as AakakaWea.
indian authorities have questioned this
spelling. however, and e. r. Stein
brueck adopted father Of Wolf Chief,
asserts his reasons for suggesting
change in the spelling.
His direction as to the spelling and
pronunciation Of the Indian word fol-
lows:
For the spelling "sakakawea" we
have the authorities OF Rev. Mr.. Hall
Of Fort Berthold reservation, and a
man (probably Prof. G. G. Libby who
heard the Indians pronounce that name
Both these authorities are English
speaking men. The English language
has no Indian cultural sounds and
Americans speaking the English Ian
guage are not accustomed to and are
capable of pronouncing tho Indian
words correctly.
II the correct Indian sound Of the
name Of the Indian woman whose
statue stand in Bismarck shall be
known and preserved. I can give it only
In the German spelling and pronuncia-
ton, az it was given to me repeatedly
until ] got It right-by Wolf CHIEF
and other Hidatsa Indians. Of which
tribe and village the Indian woman re-
. eerred to has been a captive.
The name "Sakagchawia" IL COM
! posed of two Hidatsa words.
! The rirst *" ia right; tho second
*" as in the English pronunciation
and spelling. is wrong. The second "k'
Is to be substituted by a short "g'' az
in "gun." which is followed Immediate
ly by the German gutturaly sound "ch"
as in "Buch," or the German name
: zach Let some German pronounce
It for you.
Hence the German spelling Of SAX
agchawia" The az" as In all other
languages but the English. is pro-
nounced like the long English zee "
Every "a" is broad open. clear "a
as sounded in the EuGli>h word faith
err If yon keep to that pronunciation
and you can get it Ivy Il little practice
you can get it right.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
WONDERFUL BIRDS HOTEL
An Ingenious American spends Over
Four Years In Making
Edlfice.

Arthur e. Dunn1ng, one Of the sta6
Of the American embassy at Berlin,
has devoted his spare time since 1908
to building wonderful hird house.
The Hotel Canary, as he calls 1t. con.
ta1ns 22 rooms, and has a window gar
den with a fountain, also two con.
servatories.
It II Is inches long, by IL inches
WIDE and including a tower IL 81
inches high. All the rooms have the
modern improvements. such as cleo
trtos light and running water. They
are equipped with automatic feeding
dishes. In the winter garden are two
elevators running to the second floor
and with four sliding doors giving
access to the surrounding rooms.
Batteries for the electric lights are
in the machine room, which also con-
tains the apparatus for running
the elevators, a reservoir for wa
ter with a capacity Of one gal
Ion and switchboard for the
lights on the third floor. The
tower room, which Is not ocou-
pied by guests, is fitted with an cleo
trio chandelier and bell and ts reach.
ed by means Of a spiral staircase from
the third storm. 1t also contains the
means Of controlling the water In the
reservoir
At the back Of the structure 10 the
food supply box, from which different
mixtures Of seeds are distributed to
tho fortunate inmates Of this birda'
hotel. while Immediately to the right
and lett are the places into which the
seed is poured for tho rooms It may
be added that some Of the rooms are
provided with balconies and that the
dags boar the initials H. G.. The whole
building is 4 marvel Of ingenuity and
constructive skill. ...::%..>. ,,.>s>S-.--"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Russian Thistle Kills Horses,

Bowbells.-Russian cactus has as
sumed a new role in this section It
has been found to be the cause of the
death OF horses owned by Peter Jor-
dy. While engaged in blowing Jordy
drove through considera BILE of this
cactus growth and within a few days
the two horses that had been driven
out of the furrow. became sick and
died. Veterinarians have been at a
loss to explain the cause and it was
finally determined that the cactus must
HAYS been responsible. as the two
horses working the furrow were not
harmed In any manner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Tho HAMPTON Court Maze,

N1nety-eight thousand persons have
paid a penny each for admission to
the famous maze at Hampton Court
palace this summer, the largest mum.
Der for some years. It Is estimated
that about Is per cent. OF these were
foreigners, mostly French and Ger
man. During August $4,000 people
passed through the turnstiles For a
number Of years the takings at the
maze were the perquisites Of one Of
the palace attendants, upon whom the
right to collect and retain them was
conferred by tho late Queen Victoria
Since his death few days ago the
takings have gone to his majesty's a.
Ace OF works london STANDARD
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Large Telephone Extensions.

Dickinson. About one hunrded
miles Of rural telephone wires
have been strung in the Taylor dis
trict, this county, since the orsaniza =
ton less than year ago of the Taylor
Telephone Co., and with the amount
Of work that has been planned for next
season the exchange Of that company
will cover the entire territory. The
manner in which the telephone con-
strurtiOn work has advanced in this
section in the last few years shows the
prosperity Of the farmers. many Of
whom have not yet proved up on their
homesteads
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
HOW TO LOOK WELL DRESSED
Anybody Can Look Well In Nav
Clothes, II is Caro- Of Old
Ones that Counts.

"Wi1l you tell me-" asked the bach
Dior Of his sister, how Miss Purcell
manages to look always so we'll
dressedr I happen to know that her
Income Is per1lously small. l am sure
she does not spend so much money
on her clothes a. you do-but-"
Careful, now"
All right-but can you toll me?"
Yes, I can. It Is because she al
ways takes the most pains with her
oldest clothes. Anybody can look
we'll In new clothes. It Is when 4
gown begins to be in danger Of look
Ing shabby that ono must give Il
special attention. When the hem b.
gins to cut out and the trimmings to
Tray and the hooks to work loose or
The sleeves to be passe, the woman
who wishes to be strictly we'll
groomed must get busy. She must
put on new binding or turn up tho
hem or put on a new deep facing in
the latest mode. She must resew the
hooks, change the trimmings and al
ter the sleeves. She must keep extra
we'll brushed and her collar and talbot
must be the freshest and Of the latest
mode. A new veil, pair Of dainty
and perfect atting gloves, the latest
style Of hair dressing or a ohio little
hat will often freshen up 4 whole
costume that would otherwise look
almost dingy. Sometimes a Gumptu.
Gus big bow On a hat or . novel craze
In belt buckles will focus attention in
such 4 way that nobody will think to
look at the gown Of tho wearsr. There
will be a general impression Of style
dash and good taste, with immaculate
daintiness, and even her dearest enc
my will forget the old frock"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
A POLICE CHIEF IN EXILE
Lupoukhlne, Former Court FavorIte,
10 Now q Broken Down Wreck
In alberta.

TWO Germans who have been trav.
cling In Siberia gave an account Of
the life Of exile led by NJ Lupoukhine.
formerly chief Of police In Russia.
For many years M. Lupoukhine was
one Of the most influential men In the
Russian empire. q favorite at court,
the oonf1dant Of cabinet ministers and
. favorite Of st. Petersburg society.
While at the height Of bis popularity
he was suddenly exposed as a treach.
erous servant Of the ozar, dismissed
from the government service and SEN
tenoed to lifelong bAnishment to 81
beriA.
1t was alleged against him that he
organized plots against the car in or
dor that he as chief OF police. might
have the glory OF discovering them
and saving his imperial masters life.
He was also guilty Of many other IRE
gularities
The two travellers found NJ. Lupouk-
hine living in Danilovka, a small VIII
lage some 800 miles from the nearest
railway, which can only be reached
by carriage Journey OF II days
through desolate region, The e1-
police chief, who formerly occupied a
palat1al official residence in the Rus
sian capital, now lives in little log
hut consisting Of four rooms, badly
lighted, lnsuffioiently ventilated and
too loosely built to AFFORD adequate
protection against the riGors Of the
Siberian winter,
Ths exile himself II now 4 broken
down. feeble, unhappy man. . wreck
Of his former ssu. He has done hia
best to make one Of his rooms resem'
bic tn some degree a study. and on
the wall he has hung in largo printed
letters Thy VIII Be Done" Nearly oil
the Inhabitants Of Dani(ovka are 20
l1tical exiles, and M. Lupoukhine en-
Joys privileged position among them
By reason Of the fact that the COVER
nor Of the province when making his
occasional rounds shakes hands with
him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Wouldn't Waste His 1Inoe.

Attorney Jay p. Dawley was cross
examining another lawyer a few days
ago and despite the fact that the mar
In the witness chair was Of his own
profession was as tantalizing and al
merciless in his questions as ever.
How many lawyers are there In
Cleveland7" asked Dawley.
The witness said that he didn't
know
"Well, sir. are there tenn" Dawley
asked.
Eyes, sir, more than ten"
How many more?"
At this point the lawyer for thu
other side got up.
"Your honor" he said, II object
Mr.. Dawley is trying to make q mon
key out Of the witness"
"Heaven forbid" shouted Dawley
4 never intrude on a Job that has
already been satisfactorily per
formed. "-Cleveland Leader.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Rice and Curry,

Rice and curry is the national dish
Of India. Just barely enough curry to
flavor, and each grain when cooked ia
pulled up all by itself Of snowy light
ness. Small quantities of meat or
dried fish, are served with the curry
sauce, freshly made Of cocoanut wa
ter. peppers, turmeric. etc. The west
African and West Indian do not use
curry, but season by boiling 1t with q
piece Of salt fish, salt pork or chick
on. Polished rice 10 a cheat, and
eaten exclusively 10 deadly, 10 should
By right and law be kept out Of New
York.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
Bound Over 70 Distr;ct Court.

Jamestown.-Dick Wallis. charged
with shooting Wesley Gardiner with
intent to kill will have to stand trial
In the district court. for at the Pre-
li1ninary heary he was bound over to
that tribunal Willis bonds were fixed
at $1,000 which he has been unable to
furni Sh.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
LAUGHS AT MAN WITH SCYTHE
Miss Nancy keIIy Of Hog Island, Vlr
olnIa, In Splendid Health, Begin
nInq Her Second Century.

Few women In the country possess
the strikingly remarkable qualities OF
Miss Nancy Kelly. the Oldest woman
on the eastern shore Of Virginia, who
only few days ago on the occasion
q her hundredth birthday prepared
with her own hands q sumptuous din,
ner for q number Of her friends and
relatives who came to her home on
Hog island to spend the day with her,
pays = Cape Charles correspondent Of
he Baltimore Sun.
i, According to the most authentic
records Miss Kelly was born 100 years
NO, May IA, on Hog island. where
her parents have since died.
Since the death Of her brothers she
has been doing the housekeeping, do.
ing the chores about her little home,
Tending small crop of corn each
year. in fact living as up to date az
many Of her most prosperous neigh.
bors.
Miss Kelly's memory is good, her
i've senses keen. She has never been
seriously Ill and has never taken med.
lcine Of any kind for sickness. She
can relate with precision happenings
Of her early childhood.
She has never left Hog island on
epy occasion, never attended a per.
eormanoe Of any kind and has never
Seen trolley or steam oar She Ia
Doubtless one Of the most remarkable
perSons living today and in all prob.
ability will live many years longer
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
insisted He Was RIoht.

insisted He Was Right.
The IRE started from 4 detective
tue"
you mean q defective due," VI
butted.
mo, don't. I mean a detective hue
The flue was like detective, becaus.
it never did anything but stand around
and smoke till 1t got chance to start
some expensive trouble, and then 4,
did So"
Seeing clearly that we were follow
Ing a defective clue. we snuck
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-17
An OversiQht.

The Man-I'm tired of arguing will
you. You are perfectly heartless! 70,
haven't one particle Of love for a sin
gle human being on earth!
The Woman-Dear me!
Tho Man-Pardon, mel forxo
about you.-Boston Transcript
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-09
CHEMISTRYS NEXT TASK.
To Discover Way to Turn NutrIt"s
Materials to Account.

The increase of the cost of living now
more or less felt and complained OF a.
over the world. and the bad harVests VI
"Halley's year." which has been dlsaS-
trous in some parts of Europe, have LED:
especially in France, to redeemlng u
the brilliant dream of the great French
chemist, Berthelot. who speculated On
the possibility that chemistry might DIS
cover. a way to turn the nuaritive mater
ials of the earth to better account
The basis of life on our planet Is asrl-
culture. not manufactures. The iatle'
increases the pleasures of life and lts eA,
pensiveness. but furnish nothing to keep
it's fires burning. Yet at time wneu
the population of the earth is turning
more and more away from producing .ns
essentials and devoting itself more anu
more to increasing and diffusing the en-
joyments of life, chemistry concentrates
it's efforts in the service of manufacture
rather than in that of real producton
And all the time the population is grow
ing by millions and millions every year
Take away our railroads our, steam
ships, our thousands and one luXuries,
and you reduce mankind to savaserS.
but take away our food and you wipe inc
race out of existence.
The resources of nature are Limited; no
planet can maintain more inhabitants
than it has food for. If the population
grows beyond a certain limit. as flxed a.
cast iron. the production of food must DC
increased or people will die of hunger
This is the task of chemistry-not mercy
to discover ways to gather larger mar.
vests from fixed number of acres. pu'
To :ind tho means of supplementins ma
lures processes of making the raw ma
terial of the soil and the air into fooa;
The problem ought not to be insoiuole'
We talk of natures chemistry, there.
by recognizing the fact that her pio'
cesses are within the range of science.
Our chemists -"rdrre marvels that seen
nothing less than miraculous in me
transformation of metals and other SUI SUI
stances. Mixed with little alloy oral.
ordinary iron becomes a wonder with Hs
properties, in many RESPECTS, entiren
changed. We know already what con
stituents are required in order to form FORM,
discover way to combine e'ementa!
substances into nutritive material. Win
out waiting always for nature to pei.
form the operation?-New York Amer
can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-09
BOOKS SET WITH JEWELS.
Volumes Bound in Gold and Adorned
with Precious Stones.

There is an ancient legend to the eff
feet that the famous Golden Fleece"
was a book, covered in sheepskin teach
ing the transmutation of the baser me-
tails into pure gold.
The Roman scrolls were adorned with
bosses of gold or gems. and their leaves,
having been smoothed with pumice. were
scented with cedar Oil. The Byzantine
emperors were great patrons of books
and the Byzantine coatings' or book
covers were famous for their magnifi-
canoe; they were of gold, silver, "copper"
gilt, set with jewels, and these massive
tones were carried in imperial process
sions.
THE Silver Book of Ulphilas, bishop
of Moesia, a translation of the gospels,
was rebuked by st. Jerome your
books are covered with precious stones"
said he. while Christ died naked before
the gate of the temple; which has been
compared to the saying of Sadi, the Per-
sian poet. concerning the mohammedan
scriptures: THE Koran was given to re-
form the conduct of men. and men have
only thought of embellshing it's pages"
The books produced in the early CEN
turtles of the middle ages were Of re-
markable beauty, inwardly and outward
ly religious manuscripts were enriched
by illuminations within, while their COW
ers were of silver, gold or enamel en-
crusted with gems. They We're bestowed
as splendid gifts by bishops and princes
on monastic houses and churches. where
they were laid on the altar or chained to
a desk.
Such chained books were named Ca
tenatf'; rough outer covering protected
them of dark skin, or sealskin, and later
Of "chevrotin,' sort of leather, or 'sen-
dal,' coarse silk. Such coverings were
also called "chemses," as a "chemise of
sandal wood" These rare books were
also placed in caskets, in shrines or