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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-30

1t was only a year ago that New
York got its first glimpse of little
Miss Miller, who then made her
debut as a great toe-dancer on the
Gay White Way. Her career as a
performer has been rugged one,
due to the child labor law in New
York which prohibited her from ap-
pearing before she was sixteen years
of age Miss Miller has been dane
ing ger since she was four, but until
last year she had to be content to
play in cities other than New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-30

More than touch of personal in
terest attaches to Italy's entrance
into the war in the minds of society
folk by reason of the wide acquaint-
ance of the Duke of the Abruzzi, in
command of the Italian naval forces,
among Americans The war recalls
the dukes romance with the beauti-
full Katherine Elkins, now Mrs.
BILLY" Hit, who would have mar
ried the Italian nobleman had the
laws of Italy permitted him to wed
the girl of his choice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-30

foreign service. His family returned
to the states nearly a year ago, and
he returned a few months ago and
remained in California to recuperate
after an illness. *
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
10000 WOMEN IN
SUFF RAGE PARADE
Monster Demonstration in New
York Streets For Over
Four Hours
By the Associated Press .

New York, Oct 25-Fifth avenue
for four hours today was given over
to the largest woman's suffrage parade
yer witnessed anywhere. 1t was the
women's appeal to place New York at
ne election on November 2 among the
states which have given women the
right to vote.
Participated in by women from
every State in the Union and from
more than twenty foreign countries by
women from every phase of business.
professional, educational, artistic and
official life, the parade extended from
Washington Square to Central Park,
and although it began shortly after 3
o'clock. it was long after dark when
the last marchers had finished
Suffrage leaders estimated that 3d.
600 women were in line. In addition,
there were 5000 men representing,
he leaders said, only about half of the
men who had signed pledges that they
would participate. Throughout the
line Of march, sidewalks, balconies,
and windows were filled with Specta-
tors. Both sides of Fifth avenue, with
he yellow hammered women marchers
moving between, were banked throngs
Of people, estimated by the police to
exceed 100000. There were thirty
bands and, it was said, 5000 yellow
banners.
The weather was ideal, with the
bright October sun Illuminating the
V;.ried features of the pageant as i
moved up the thoroughfare, where thu
noise of traffic had given way to music
mingled with the cheers Of women
brisk breeze. fluttering the myriad
II banners and Streamers. gave
touch of lively animation to the pa
rade. AS darkness fell, the lights o
shops still disclosed the seemingl,
endless lines Of marchers, eight an,
sixteen abreast.
Of the various features of the pa
rade none attracted more attention
than several babies pushed in bab
carriages and heralded by banner
Votes for Women
one baby, wheeled by it's mother
occupied an open space half bloc
long. 1t was wildly cheered.
New Jersey women who lost thei
fight for suffrage last Tuesday cal
rieo a placard inscribed delayed, bu
not defeated"
Miss Alberta Hill, the grand mar
shall Of the parade, stated that ever
every department of business and pro
fessional life, from factories to co
leges, were represented.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, DR.. Mar
Walker, Mrs. Herbert Carpenter, Mr.
Norman De r. WhitehouSe, Miss RO:
allie Jones. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Ca
and Miss Fola La Toilette were anon
the scores Of women who headed We
rious sections
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
NAME WORKER IN
TRY0N DISTRICT
Chicago Woman VIII leach in
Mountain Parts OF North
Carolina
Rv H. r &. BRN ANT
Washington Stan Correspondent

Washington. oct = Announce
ment h@s been made by he Southern
Industrial Educational Association At
It's headquarters in this city. that Miss
Mary II Large. OF Chicago has been
engaged as a field teacher and worker
and assigned 10 instruct mountain
handlcraft workers in the region about
Tryon.
The selection ~ Miss Large fol
meeting OF the boasd Of trustees -
Captain Sharp. President Of the Noun
tam Industries Association OF TrNon
for an instructor capable 80 teaching
better methods OF weaving and has
ket making
The Mountain Industries AsSoCIa-
ton was the outgrowth OF u desire -
aid the mountain people OF the South
in preserving the rapidly disappearing
hand arts Of weaving basket WORK,
pottery making, feather work. etc
In the three years OF its existence
| the association tas put in the hancs
| of those mountains workers more than
$4,000 proceeds of the sale Of arti-
| cles made by them.
These articles include old time lin
sey-woolsey. dimity table covers
| fringed bedspreads with knotted or
| tufted designs. towels. coverlets with
patterns known by names brought
from England and Scotland by The
first settlers in the mountains. splin
land willow baskets. cotton rag rug
of the old "hit-or miss design. fan!
of turkey peacock. guinea and duel
feathers, etc. At present, il is state'
these articles are disposed of direC
at the mountain industries house a
TryOn the money realized being pal'
to the producers of the articles.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

nave Belgium as il is today that va
can point TO a successful war. His
torS mas always shown that without
Ci.iS klnd Of warfare nobody would
Win. war is never successful until
II IS "aged against women and chill
uren, until they are ravaced. until
Their homes are laid waste and their
country devastated.
me torture OF these helpless non
ipatahts seemed TO torture her for
iei eyes nlled with tears and her
voice trembled When she had fD-
ished | rose TO leave. feeling that I
understood as never before the den+h
Gd Snd the significance Of the pacifism ot
Olive Schreiner
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

A difhCult problem on the American
Iarm Is TO decide how much and what
hind or machinery should be purchas-
ed Some farms are so oyerstocked
with machinery that the depreciation
interest and repairs eat up much of
the profits.
Assuming the average depreciation
on machinery at 10 per cent and the
interest on the money invested at 6
per cent, we have an average yearly
expense of approximately s13 on each
$1oo invested in machinery. man
who has 81. 500 worth of machinery
would have s195 expense on this alone
IN interest and depreciation. If his
work could be done with half this
amount, he could save $3.50 This
would be equivalent to the interest or
1925 at per cent
A farm of so acres cannot profit
ably use 4-horse machinery because
horses should do the work on farm
or this size. In buying machinery too
| large in proportion to the size of tn,
farm unnecessary expense is added
| This comes not only in the increase,
cost of machinery but also in tn,
maintenance of any extra horses re
Qulred
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Peace Is Best.

The farmer has no greater enemy
than war. He has no greater neeo
than peace. And peace is the mission
and the, duty of a republic. A repub-
lie IS form Of government fitted for
minding it's own business Its busi-
ness is mainly justice, sanitation. edu.
cation and peace. With fair play.
good schools and security. the farmer
can do all the rest for himself.-David
Starr Jordan.
AS swine growing is the natural ad-
junct Of dairying, SO sheep is the
natural accompaniment Of extensive
wheat farming. The ability to utilize
and turn to account what would other
wise be waste products is the determ
lining factor in each case
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
STILL USE GUNFLINT~.
Natives In Tropics Have Old Flint
lock MuSkct-.
all Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal
Down in a Wall street Office he
war stocks We're being discussed, and
also the truth or falsity Of the large
orders said 10 have been received by
various industrial corporations. From
this the conversation turned on i'm
proved war appliances and then some
one said:
Yes, but | know man who i stiil
making and selling the old-fashioned
gunflint."
There was some comment on this,
and then the speaker said that hls
friend had a large factory in England
for the making Of gunflints and ex-
ported thousa nds Of them every year.
They are. used in various tropical
countries where the natives still use
the old flintlock muskets, said the
speaker Then there are several
countries where the British Govern
ment sees to il that no modern arms
reach the hands of the natives. The
government permits the sale Of the
old f1intlock for the killing of game,
but would al once confiscate any
more modern styles Of firearm- My
| friend goes ahead year after year
| making the old gunflints and finding
| a good sale for them, but ! don't
| think that the present war has
caused any increase in the output -
| his factory.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
American Meat Products In China

The Chinese people very rarely eat
beef. and its use is practically confined
10 the foreign residents Of the empire
The Chinese are extremity fond OF
pork. but it would be impossible for
American firms to ship barreled pork
to China and meet the competition OF
the native-grown article. Good Chi
nese pork sells at retail at far cheap
er rate than it can possibly be put on
the market in the United States, to say
nothing of the freight cost half way
around the world. The new trade in
Chinese pork which has sprung up be
tween southern China ports and Eng
land is a profitable one, owing to fhe
cheap price of the hog. Pork grown
in south China is said to be very
good article, comparing favorab!y
with American pork. Consul General
Samuel s. KnabenShue
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
NEAT BUTTER PRINTS.

The most attractive package for
butter is the pound print, which can
be wrapped in a parchment paper,
and the whole enclosed in a paste
board carton. This kind of a package
is convenient to handle and the cover
ing keeps out dust, dirt and foreign
odors. Some customers, however,
prefer the butter packed in their own
jars or crooks Printed should be
worth ] or cents more per pound
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
FOR LONE LIGHTHOUSE CHILD.
Maine Sends Teacher To Isolated
Stations On The Coast.

Bangor (Maine) correspondence
\ unique experiment has been un-
6crtaken by the Maine State Depart
ment of Education in the education OF
lighthouse children.
Maine has, on account OF Its IT.
regular coast line, an unusual num-
her of lighthouses, and many of these
are at isolated off-Shore points. All
lighthouses are, of course, located ON
United States Government reserva-
tionS.
For several years the State has
recognized the needs of the light
house children and has provided for
their schooling by law which ad-
mits them free to tuition in any public
school of the State. For large num-
ber Of the children the law makes ade-
quate provision, since some OF the sta
tons are near to public Schools Zen
or ~ stations, however, are SO re
mote from schools that the law is OF
small avail.
For the benefit of these very re-
mote and isolated stations the De
partment of Education is now adopt
ing "a modification OF the idea OF the
travelling teacher, which has been II
practice for some time In parts o.
Europe. AS funds would not perml'
of the employment of a separate sta
ton, a teacher has been engaged te
spend her entire time, save for few
weeks in winter, in going from on'
station to another.
Her duty is to provide outlines o
work and study. remain with the chli
dren a few weeks directing and test
ing their work, and leave with tn
mother suggestions for carrying 1t OF
until her next visit.
The Lighthouse Bureau or the ma
tional Government is taking mucl
interest in the experiment and FUR
nishes the teacher with transportauol
on Government tenders. While tn
plan is as yet in an experlments
stage, having been in operation oni
since July 1. it already promises Z
prove effective.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Dairy Hints.

Many mixers object TO brushing a
cows sides and washing the udder
because it requires ten minutes time
Such men have no business harding
COWS.
Milk containing less than 20 per
cent of butter-fat cannot be Churned
at a temperature below fifty degrees
but milk containing 35 per cent or
more can be churned at lower temper
ature with good results
A five-dollar bill Will buy de-
| tective in the form OF Bahcofk
tester. which Will show up every COW
in the herd that does not earn her
keep.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
GET THE BEST PRICES.

Proper grading IS necessary in or
der to get the best prices from many
crops. This is especially true of ap-
pies and other products that sell on
appearance. few poor apples in a
lot will lower the selling price to
that of the poor apples. Better sell
No. l and No. stock in we'll graded
DackageS
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
FAILUREOF"6O6"

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a. $1,000 uuearelf Hsvs ysa NAkss - AR
An, ssd Fo<seh tssasns.s sad ob1ai,.d s.h s&
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81 ffss. q 1ess1s6a wffho.s bsins bsnsAssd By any
treatmsnt7 II %, wTiss for our Ho-paes book
FREE. showing how 70 se>atn psrmsz>.s aos
TME E Z CAlIACAE1 MEDICINE co,
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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Rules that Pay in Picking Apples.

r. S. Macintosh, horticultural
specialist of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Division, Minnesota College of
Agriculture, has prepared these
profitable rules to govern picking and
packing:
Pick by hand
Cool before packing.
Grade carefully
Put only one variety grade. and
size in a package.
Pack tight.
Mark on outside the variety, grade,
size. and growers or packers name.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26
Use Of Soda,

In cooking it often saves fuel,
time, and flours. String beans, beets,
green peas, or onions require a great
deal of time for boiling in order to
make them palatable, and by adding a
generous pinch OF soda to the water
in which they are boiled, they will
become tender in an hours time with
out ipjuring the flavor.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

California privet is one OF the best
plants for hedge. Three year old
plants over two feet high cost $1.50
q dozen.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Nature ever refuses to give some
thing for nothing. Even the forest
grown nut has a hard shell to pc
cracked before its kernel can be eaten
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

1t is not long grass. but that which
is short, fresh and crisp that delights
the benefits fowls
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

To be a philosopher all you have 10
DO is to preach what you don't prac-
tice
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Good advice-If you have anything
70 say to q mule. say II TO his face
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

Cream which ripens slowly II likely
to have q bitter favor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-06-10

ing a good shot, seldom shot any.
recollect once of killing a deer along
the river, right where Minot stands.
The deer had tried to get down the
bank, but caught its neck under the
root of a tree and hung there. l ran
and got my old Savage rifle and shot
the deer, breaking it's backbone. The
deer fell into the river and hauled it
out
never saw wild buffalo in the
state. think that most of them were
killed in 1870 when the Hudson Bay
Co. sent hunters here. Thousands of
them were killed by these hunters,
who skinned them, leaving the bodies
in great piles, where they had been
slain. Buffalo coats were cheap in the
early days. One could get good buff
falo hide for $500 or buffalo coat for
$1,000.
In the early days was engaged in
shipping buffalo bones, which were
picked up on the prairies by myself
and other early pioneers. We made
good money for we could often pick
up a ton in an hour or less. I shipped
200 tons to Chicago, getting $21 ton,
which less the freight made me $14 a
ton. I paid from six to seven dollars
a ton for the bones. Long ago, the
buffalo bones disappeared from the
plains"
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very beautiful piece of work.

very beautiful piece of work.
The North Dakota building has been
further improved during the past
week by large and comprehensive
exhibit from the Oscar Will Seed Co.,
of Bismarck. The exhibit contains
every known variety of seed sold by
this popular seed company, and is at
artcaing great deal of very favora-
BILE attention.
remnants have been received during
the past week from Lansford, Dunn
Center and other North Dakota towns.
There is room for many more of them.
John Freyberger, who has charge of
the grain and grass exhibit at the
North Dakota building, has been doing
a lot more decorating with corn during
the past week, and has changed the
appearance of the rotunda greatly. Mr..
Freyberger is never satisfied with
things just as they are and therefore
is constantly adding here and there so
that there is always something new to
see in the North Dakota building.
The Commercial Club of Glenburn
sent quantity of good advertising
matter of the North Dakota building
last week. There is room for much
more literature from North Dakota
towns. Get busy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-06-10
STATE GRANGE MEET

The State Convention of the Grange
of North Dakota will hold their second
annual convention in Des Laos, begin
ming June the 18th. There are now 29
subordinate oranges in the state with
a membership of over 1900, and the
organization is steadily growing in
membership and influence. The last
National Grange was held last Novem-
Der in Wilmington, Dela., being the
48th annual meeting. From an hum
BILE beginning of seven founders the
organization has grown till it now has
membership of 100000. From Oct.
l, 1913, to Oct. 1, 1914, there were 400
oranges organized and % reorganized.
This is the greatest number Of gran
ges organized in any one year since
1878. These additions have been made
in thirty-three states, Kansas ranking
first, with 60, and Nebraska second,
with 81. The organization is compos-
ed of actual tillers of the soil, their
wives and daughters. Their represent
atives in Des Laos on the 18th will
number about 60, coming from various
parts of the state.
Among the speakers will be L. D.
Wiley, the state master, from St. An
thony, N. D. Mr.. Wiley was men,
Der of the last legislature. Ray Nc
Caig of Fort Rice, state secretary,
will be present, as we'll as others of
statewide reputation.
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OLAF A. OLSON
EARLIEST PIONEER
PROMINENT MlNOT BUSINESS
MAN LAYS CLAIM TO BEING
THE EARLIEST SETTLER OF
THE COUNTY.

The Independent recently asked the
question, "Who is Ward county's ear
lest settler ?"
Olof A. Olson, proprietor of the
Lexington hotel and owner of a great
deal of Ward county real estate. WIS.,
tied the Office the other day and gave
as the answer. 1t appears beyond
question that Mr.. Olson has lived in
Ward county longer than any present
resident, in fact, he seems to have
been the very first white man to have
settled here.
Mr.. Olson's story is unusually in
teresting and we give it as follows:
II put up tent on land on which
squatted, near Sawyer, Ward county,
July l, 1882, and on July of that
year l turned the first furrow.
found settlement at the Winter river
June 20, went to Towner and back and
then squatted on the land. The coun-
try had not yet been surveyed.
l started little later in the sum-
mer putting up my log house. A band
of 800 Indians, including some half
breeds, came along, from the Turtle
mountains, and the Indians helped me
lift some of the logs up for my house.
So you see the Indians had hand in
building the first house put up in
Ward county.
They were very clever people and
gave me ducks and venison, of which
they had a plenty.
The farm upon which I settled was
later sold to Mr.. Waldref, who after
wards disposed of it to E. D. Skinner,
and believe he still owns it.
l did not raise any crop the first
the following year.
We had fine crop that year, get
ting Is bushels of wheat to the acre.
I put in small patch Of potatoes and
dug 100 bushels. Potatoes were pota-
toes those days.
Gust Anderson, prosperous resi-
dent Of Velva today, was located on
his farm when arrived in this county,
but he is a resident of McHenry coun-
ty. Mr.. Anderson helped me cut the
logs for my first home. My wife re-
manned in Iowa until I had my new
home done, then joined me. We have
continued to be residents of Ward
county ever since.
Ed and Frank Booth were here in
the fall of 1882, but as I recollect,
made no settlement until 1883.
1 located on the farm on which I
now reside in the fall of 1883, I be-
lieve. There was no Minot in those
days. Deer ran wild in the woods and
the sloughs were black with ducks and
geese. remember one day in partic-
ular of seeing no less than 400 deer,
in prouns Of from twenty to forty.
They were rather tame, but I not be-
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Mrs. N. G. Larimore, who has been
spending the winter on the coast, left
last week for her old home at Lari-
more. She called at the North Dakota
building just before she left for the
east, and again spoke feelingly of
the great prominence that Larimore
gained here at the exposition through
baked potato day. She is a consistent
booster for North Dakota and never
let's an opportunity go by to speak a
good word for it.
Innis w. Ward, of Grand Forks, was
a caller at the North Dakota building
at the San Francisco exposition last
week. He was on his way to Central
America, where he will investigate a
gold mine for a syndicate of capital
lists. He was deeply interested in the
showing that North Dakota is making
at the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex McClusky and
daughter, were visitors at the North
Dakota building recently. Mr.. Nc
Clusky has the distinction Of having a
North Dakota town named after him
-McC lusky, and was naturally proud
of the showing the state is making at
the great worlds fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Lee of Belling-
ham, WASH, were visitors at the
North Dakota building last week. Al
though not now living in North Da-
kota, they have not lost their interest
in the state, as Mr.. Lee is still a heavy
property owner in Minot, N. D. He
was naturally surprised at the won
derful display of corn in the North
Dakota building and said that the
state must be forging ahead in more
lines than one.
The 100000 model of the battle
ship North Dakota was unveiled at
the San Diego exposition on May 18th,
by Miss Mary Benton, formerly resi-
dent of Fargo, N. D. The model is
located in the navy department exhibit
at the exposition and is said to be a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-06-10

o o o o o o o o o O 8 o O @ o @ O
o N. D. SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSN. o
o o o o o o 8 O o o o o O o @ @ o
Dear Sunday School Friends:
I have something good to tell you
before the state convention meets at
Minot next week. I am sure you will
be there for this, indeed, is going to
be a grand convention. Besides the
big general sessions to attend, you
know we are going to have depart
ment conferences each morning. It is
about the Missionary conference that
I wish especially to tell you about in
this article. First, we are going to
have that most wonderful missionary