The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-31

.epting as his thesis his book 'Congres.
,ional Government"
Who discovered the Northwest pas.
saos7
Captain Road Amundsen, the Nor
wegian explorer, who drifted through
It In small boat, the Gjoa, IN 1908.
What 10 the average life Of . canslS
Between forty and fifty years.
What 10 the order. Of succsssion in
The prssidsntisl cabinet?
President, vice president, secretary
Of state, secretary Of the treasury. Sec
rotary Of war, attorney general, post
master general, secretary Of the navy,
secretary of the interior and secretary
Of agriculture.
Was Woodrow Wilson reelected gov.
ssnor Of New Jerssy7
No. A man can serve but one con.
secut1ve term as governor Of New Jer-
sey.
What 10 Jainisn?
The heterodox Hindu religion is 50
called.
What 10 biuestocking?
A woman Of literary tastes or abil-
ity is known as bluestocking
What and where was carthage7
An ancient city and state situated on
the north coast of Africa.
When did Woodrow Wilson become
president of Princeton?
In June 1902
Whom was the dark day."
May 10, 1880. 1t became as dark as
night all over New England, beginning
at 10 a. IN. and lasting all day.
How can you tell the age Of whaisi
BY the size and number of the lami-
nae Of certain organs in the mouth
formed Of horny substance called
whalebone These laminae increase
yearly.
When, whore and by whom was ths
expression the "Ananias club" ori9i-
mated?
The term was first used in ism; by
Samuel G. Blythe. Washington CORE
spondent Of New York newspaper.
After President Roosevelt had express
ed doubts as to the veracity Of several
prominent men In rapid succession
Blythe sent to his paper an editorial
paragraph to the effect that these men
had been elected to the Ananias club.
The phrase Immediately caught the
public fancy.
Who was called the "orsat Com
monsr7"
William Pitt, first Earl of Chatham,
. famous parliamentary orator Of the
eighteenth century. was called the
Great Commoner.'' The title has also
been applied to Henry Clay and to
Thaddeus Stevens.
Has Boston always been the capital
Of Massachusstts7
Boston has always been the capital
Of Massachusetts except for a short
period in colonial times, when the seat
of government was at Charlestown,
now part of Boston. But Boston did
not originally have its present name,
being first called Trimontaine. from
three prominent hills within It. and
the name changed to Boston In 1880
The exact date when Boston became
the capital, following Charlestown, ID
not known. The original name Of
Trimontaine survives In fremont
street. Boston.
What 10 the normal weight Of Buff
Cochin hsn7
The standard weights for Buff
Cochins are: Cock. II pounds; cock
srel, Q pounds; hen, on pounds; pullet.
pounds.
What are The materials from which
chewing gum 10 mads7
Vegetable resin gums furnish the
principal constituent Of most Of the
chewing gum now sold. Historically
the resin gum Of the black spruce tree
. the first that man chewed on. A
chicle gum. taken from the naseberry
tree Of South America, 10 the substance
most used now. The tree is similar to
the rubber tree and Ito gum similar to
rubber. Parafln and beeswax were
formerly used IN the manufacture Of
chewing gum.
What b an asnostioS
one who believes that tho sxistencs
e H. Dsty can neither be proved nor
lisprovsd.
What historical event took place In
in 1878?
The peace treaty between Turhsy
md Russia was signed in that city.
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