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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Story of Great Charter
Oak Tree Whose Hollow
Protected the Document.

In American colonial history grants
Of franchise, governmental privileges,
and estates to companies for the pur-
pose Of establishing colonies, to the
colonies In general or to individual
prOprietorS, were embodied in char
tiers. The Charter Oak was a large
tree that stood in Hartford, Conn, In
til blown down by a wind storm on
Aug. q, 1856. Humorous statements
have been made regarding the age of
this great tree, and there is q wide
range OF the estimates, which run
from 200 to nearly 1000. The tradi-
ton relating to the Charter Oak Is
that when Sir Edmund Andres was ap-
pointed governor general of New Eng
land, he came to Hartford in 1857 to
receive the colonial charter. This the
cOlonists were lOath to surrender, but,
appearing to submit, carried 1t to the
council chamber, when, during the de-
bate which followed, the lights were
suddenly e~xtinguished by a preconcert-
ed arrangement, and in the ensuing
confusion the document was carried
from the room to it's subsequent hid
ing place In the hollow of the grea'
tree. Here it remained for about two
years, when the deposition of the tyr
nous and hated Andres made fur
Their cOncealment unnecessary.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
July Imports Break
Record
Were Largest in History Of the
Country

Foreign trade of the United States
came nearer reaching a balance dur
ing July than it has in any month in
several years, the department Of com
merce announced, owing to an i'm
mems increase in imports and a sharp
reduction il exports.
Imports valued at $345, 100000 en-
tered American ports, the total *
ceeding the amount brought to the
United States during any previous
month in history.
Exports dropped $35O.OOO,OOO from
the high figure of June, but amounted
to $570,000,0O0 For the seven months
ended with July exports totaled $4,-
61S,O00,000, while imports amounted
to 1855, 900, 900 for the period.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Countries Where Bell
Ringing Is in Vogue.

Bell ringing, in the strict accepta-
ton of the word, is exclusively con
fined to the British Isles, the British
colonies, and the United States, the
continental methods being quite diff
ferent. Carlton or mechanical ring
ing, SO largely made use Of on the
continent, especially in the Neither
lands, is little practiced in England.
At Cattestock in Dorset, owing to the
enthusiasm of a former rector, there
is a splendid Belgian peal Of CARL
Ions, and they are also to be found at
Bradford town hall, Boston church,
Worcester cathedral, and Rochdale
town hall.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Tiger Hunting Elephants
Must Display Bravery or
Forever Be DISQUALIFIED

Not all elephants are qualified for
tiger-hunting. Every animal used in
the sport must be steady, obedient, and
fearless, for if a single elephant mis-
behaves or bolts when he confronts
n of the huge cats, the deadly con
tagion of fear may spread broadcast,
and runaways, broken %palanquins, and
loss of life may result. This is the
way in which men select the animals
TO train for the hunt:
AS a preliminary step, they walk
the elephants back and forth in Il
court where are ranged cages con
tanning tigers and leopards, for the
sporting rajahs generally maintain
private menagerieS. When they be-
come accustomed to the smell of these
animals, a tiger is chained TO a post
in an open space, with a leash care
fully regulated to limit the length Of
his leaps. The mahouts then force
the pupil-elephant TO approach as near
the post as safety allows and TO re-
main for some time within q few steps
OI tne tiger.
Each day the tigers chain is length
ened, and the prisoner, which is kept
half-starved, charges tiercely at the
elephant as ii comes near. Those ele-
plants which stand their ground with
out finching are considered qualified
for the hunt in the jungle, but those
that have revealed the least timidity
are degraded from the rank Of hunt
er-the aristocracy of their kind-and
are turned over to ignominious labor.
According to Il z%Cologist of the Cal
cutta museum, among every thousand
elephants that undergo this training
only about fifty will not bolt when
brought face to face with the chained
tiger; but nearly half Of those that
stand their ground bravely at first re-
treat before a more ferocious assault.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Flavor and Quality o.
Honey Vary With Plants
Upon Which Bee Feeds.

Honey, which is now a luxury, was
In old times a necessity for it was
then the principal sweetener of food.
Sugar was not introduced until the
latter days Of the Roman Empire, and
was first oddly described as an Indian
salt that vas as sweet as honey. The
numerous references to honey in the
Bible are due TO its being the common
sweetener used by the people.
Honey from the comb is considered
to be the most luxurious form of this
delectable sweet, and many persons
eat the wax with the honey. That In
Il foolish thing to do, however-as
foolish as ii would be TO eat the paper
that butter is wrapped up in, or the
bag that contains sugar. The wax in
the honeycomb is in no way nutritious,
and is decidedly indigestible.
The proper way to eat honey In the
comb is TO place a piece Of the comb
on ones plate, with the cells in a YER
teal position, and press ones knife
firmly upon 1t, so hat all the honey
runs out. Eat the honey and leave the
wax.
The bees do not care for ~blossoming
flowers, rs the poets imagine. They
are practical, utilitarian creatures and
prefer the period just before fructif-
cation. They dearly love clover, but
most kinds Of forest trees are very
useful to them. The flavor and the
quality of honey vary with the plants
upon which the bee feeds. Heather
honey is naturally popular in Scotland.
and the famous Narbonne honey owes
it's flavor TO rosemary. Occasionally
the bee is injudicious, however, and
chooses injurious herbs. The soldiers
Of Xenophon, after eating the honey
of Trebizond, became either mad or
drunk. The effect was owing to the
bees having eaten a poisonous aZalea.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Habit of CheerfuIness
Is Not to Be Acquired
Without Some Thought.

Like other things worth having,
writes an authority, the habit OF
cheerfulness is not to be acquired
without thought. And If you do think
about the matter mt all you will quick
~ begin to realize hat depression
and worry have their root in the fact
that your life-your time, that is, the
days and hours-are not really In your
own control. You have no program.
Duties and demands crowd upon yod
without order or sequence. If you took
them one by n they would not seem
formidable. But you allow their very
number to disturb you. SO many
things TO attend to give you the sense
Of hurry. And hurry is one of the
most frequent causes of worry. Prac-
tice elaboration. Begin the day with
q program covering the Is or 16 hours
of waking. If they are not to be gold
en- hours they are, at least. yours 70
spend. Do not be rushed. Keep con-
troll Of your time. Your time is your
life, and, in a very real sense, your
self. 1t will not be easy to become
the mistress Of your own time, but 10
is worth practicing hard to do so. 10
Is fundamental.
When once you have obtained on
troll Of your w time you will find
you have largely obtained control over
your own mind, whose possession all
sorts of worries led by the Spirit OF
Fear their %progenitor, had hitherto dis
puted with you.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03

Oscar, it appears, has some illustrious
cousins, all of whom are members of
Wits Grays, an Oakland team.
Lawrence Witt who recently return
ed from Is months service in France,
is the main attraction. He plays third.
Three other brothers also were in the
ranks-Henry, second base; Ed, short
stop, and John, left field. Joe Witt,
the brother, acts as manager. He was
ready for an officers training camp
when the armistice came.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Has to Hustle
to Hold High Position.

Not every man can be great, but
most men can be much greater than
they are. Greatness is like every
thing else-you must pay for it. Why
should fortune smile upon you with
gifts it denies toe others? The whole
thing Is a matter Of first principles
born with the race, but recognized
and developed by the few. It's an in
ner something that has to be tested
and constantly used to maintain the
truest efficiency. Fortunate influence
may be able to locate you in the seat
Of the mighty, but you will have to do
the hustling that keeps you there.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Mothers Cook Book

Brood not on words or Sights; their bit
ing force
Is measured by their housing mischief
seeds,
Which, nursed and tended, bring forth
poiSon-weedS
Whose bitter crop is hatred and remorse.
Martin.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Bagdad Is Important as
a Distributing Center.

Attention is directed to the impor-
lance Of Bagdad as a distributing CEN
ter for cotton and wooden textiles.
Bagdad supplies the Tigris valley as
far north as Mosul and vicinity, also
the E%uphrates valley to the northwest
as far as Der-el-Zor. To the northeast
very large quantities are sent into
Persia via Kermanshah and Hamadan.
All this business is supplied and con-
trolled by merchants in Bagdad.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Nu.. Ml~4~slQ
Miracle Plays Popular
in Fifteenth Century

I'm the fifteenth century almost
every IN of the great guilds acted
some sort Of miracle play, usually
chosen with reference to the patron
saint of the guild. Inventories of
these theatrical properties still exist,
and include gorgeous silk and gold
damasks and magnificent danascened
armor. The story Of st. George res
cuing the princess from the dragon
was a very favorite subject.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Name "Whisky" Derived
From Celtic "Usgebeatha"

The name "whisky" was probably
derived from the Celtic ''usgebeatha"
(water Of life), which vas subsequent
ly contracted to '~usquebaugh" and
still later to whisky. The liquor known
as u~squebaugh in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries was not, how
ever, the same character Of whisky of
modern times, but was a compound of
plain fruit of saffron, nutmeg, sugar
and other spices and fiavoring mat
tiers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Sunshine Cookies.

ening, one cupfui of sugar, two tea
spOOnfuls Of cream Of tartar and one
teaspoonful of soda sifted in three
cupfuls of -four; add a half cupful of
sweet milk and salt to taste.
Filling-Take n cupful of r~aisins,
half a cupful Of sugar, half a cupful OF
hot water, one tablespoonful Of -four,
the juice and rind of half q lemon.
Cook until smooth and thick. Put a
spoonful of filling on a cOoky, cover
with another and bake.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
NOTES OF SCIENCE

Burial i'm dry -four will keep
silver bright for a long time.
Floating mOOring buoys have
been made Of concrete by an
English inventor.
1t has been estimated that
100000 rubber stamps are
in use in the United States.
The science of bell casting has
been practiced i'm one English
foundry for nearly 800 years.
An inventor has designed an
aluminium ironing board that can
he folded and carried in Il suit
case.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
HERE AND THERE

Oil Is all right in its place, but
beware of the man who has an
oily tongue.
Unless a man has true faith
he never calls for a second plate
Of hash.
Take things as they come
then call in a physician for
further information.
Family Quarrels would not be
so bad if other families would
keep out of them.
The logical deduction from
many so-called statements of
facts is fully 100 per cent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
First Safety Bicycle Was
Placed on Market in 1880

The first of the safety bicycles "a
put on the market in 1880. In this the
high front wheel was reduced and the
rear wheel was about twO-thirds the
height of the front one. The machines
with wheels of the same size appeared
in 1885. Bicycling began to be popular
about 1891, and the "craze" reached
its height about 1895, when wheels
had become low enough in price to be
within the means of the multitude.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Bark for Tanning.

QuebrachO bark, n Of the chief 2E.
ports of the Argentine, will tan leather
at least three times as fast as the bark
of the oak or the hemlOck. The growth
of the tree is Of the slowest, and it is
estimated that a thousand years are
required for 1t to reach maturity.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Plants 0dor Is Fatal

The death plant" of Java has flow
ers which continually give off a per-
fUme so powerful as to overcome, il
inhaled for any length of time, a full
grown man, and which kills all forms
of insect life that CONS under It's IT,
fiuence.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
1881, 900 New Pennies in July

The abnormal demand for pennies
is still taxing the capacity of the press
es in the Philadelphia mint, the enor-
NOUS total Of 3S,931,O 900 having been
struck during July. The other COIN.
age consisted of $4,000 dimes and
100000 nickels.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
White Cookies.

Take two cupfuls of sugar, n cup
full Of shortening, a ~teaspoonful of
salt, two ~well-beaten eggs, a cupful of
sour milk q t%easpoonful Of soda and
four cupfuls Of flour sifted with one
teaspoonful Of baking powder. Mix
and roll, adding -four to the board,
using as little as possible. Flavor
with nutmeg. This makes about 60
cookies.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
White Cookies.

Take n cupful of shortening, one
cupful Of sugar, two eggs, one-half q
cupful of milk or cream, three tea
spoOnfuls Of baking powder sifted in
the -four; add nutmeg, and flour
enough to roll. Chill and handle as
moist as possible, rolling very thin.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Slow GroWths Inherit Longevity

In animal and vegetable life il is
the slow growths that inherit long
evity. Is it different with states and
nations? Is rapid growth in wealth
and population conducive to perma-
nence? If not, are there not things
more to be desired than either?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
GINGER Cookies.

Take n and one-half cupfuls of
shortening, one cupful of molasses,
n cupful of sugar, two eggs a tea
spoonful of soda dissolved In half a
cupful Of boiling water. Add ginger,
cinnamon, cloves and salt to taste.
Add flour to make a moist dough and
let stand on ice to chill before rolling.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
o Macaroons.

Take the whites of two eggs beaten
stiff, n cupful of sugar and one cup
full each of corn flakes and coconut;
salt favoring, and two tablespoonfuls
OF flour. Drop by spOonfuls on a but
tered sheet and bake in a moderate
oven.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
INSPIRATION.

Ii with light head erect | sing,
Though all the MUSES. lend their force,
From my poor love of anything,
The verse is weak and shallow as its
source.
But If with Bonded neck ! grope
Listening behind me for my wit,
With faith superior to hope,
More anxious to keep back han forward
it
Making my soul accomplice there
Unto the flame my heart hath lit,
Then will the verse forever wear
Time cannot bend he line which God
has writ.
I hearing get. who had but ears.
And sight, who had but eyes before;
/ moments live, who lived but years,
And truth discern, who knew but learn
ing's lore.
Now chiefly Is my natal hour,
And only now my prime of life;
or manhood's strength II Is the flower,
IT'S peace's end, and wars beginning
strife.
1t comes in summers broadcast noon,
BY a gray wall, or some chance place,
Unseasoning time, insulting June,
And vexing day with It's presuming
face.
I will not doubt the love untold
Which not my worth or want hath
brought.
Which wooed me young, and woos me old
And to this evening hath me brought.
Henry David Thoreau.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
IT IS TO LAUGH
Too Much Freedom.

Too Much Freedom.
81 understand you teach useful
trades here said the visitor.
"Yes," replied the warden of a model
line somewhere"
"HOw Is that?"
Several life-termers have been urg-
ing me to start a flying school,"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Goinq With the Wind.

its an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" said the ready-made philoso-
pher.
yes" replied Cap'n Starboard:
"but the kind of man that sits around
waitin' for the wind to come from ex-
actly the quarter that suits him In
nightly likely to have no more sense
than 10 hoist sail in a hurricane"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Witt Family in LimeIight, ''
With Oscar as the Ace of
the Western Aggregation

Every baseball fan has heard of Os-
car Witt, the San Francisco high-school
kid who started with that coast
league club, went to Detroit and is
now with the Boston Red Sox. But
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Out of the Cooky Jar.

A cooky which will keep is the most
desirable. One may prepare three or
four varieties and they will keep for
weeks. With a well-stocked cooky jar
the children will never go hungry.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Beverages in Japan.

Japan has $500 establishments man
ufacturiDg various kinds of beverages,
800 of them being I'm Toxic.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Chickens in China.

China Is estimated to maintain one
chicken for every ~inhabitant Of that
country, or about 400. 1000, OOO.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
An D Ralancer.

The Sire-Late hours are running
you. For myself, l have always gone
to bed with the chickens.
The Son--I don't see how you man
aged to keep from falling of the roost
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
New Use for Photograph.

For advertising purposes in street
crowds a Frenchman has mounted a
photograph in q case resembling a
camera.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Home.

What is your definition of homer
Home is the place where you can't
find the hammer or the saw when you
really need them"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
Coffee Pot Improvement.

A coffee pot on the vacuum prin-
ciple, the lid of which serves as q
stopper, has been invented.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
No Pieces.

Jimmie - How
much are the gin
gerbread horses.
please?
Lady Five
cents apiece.
Jimmie--But I
don't w a t q
piece; I want q
whole one.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03
A Regular Dinner.

were you at
their dinner par
typ"
YES"
WAS il an elab-
crate AFFAIR.""
Very. They
had enough for US
all to eat"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-03

%E;lhs
The Tomahawk., 1919-01-30
Versatile Windmill.

A windmill In Europe grinds grain
to flour for baker and then mixes
and kneads 1t into dough-.
The Tomahawk., 1919-01-30
Senator {. s. johnson
Of South Dakota is
Right.

We have many statesmen and
men of talent at Washington, D.
G.. but few there be who see, feel
and are not afraid to express them
selves on Indian matters. The late
deceased Senator Harry Lane was
one of them, and this is what Sen
ator johnson says: ::
my observation has been that
for the past twenty years the In
dian appropriation bills have been
measures of the worst kind. They
have been about 40 per cent rob-
berry of the Federal Government
and about 60 per cent robbery Of
the Indians, so far as relates to
real benefits to the Indians. 1t
The Tomahawk., 1919-01-30

does not require any great stretch
of imagination to realize the source
of the great cry in opposition to
giving the Indians some rights in
life, when you recall, according to
the last annual report of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, that
there are Gilt persons whose
salaries depend upon the continue
ton of this system. We have al
lowed to be spent since 1891, from
the treasury of the United States
and tribal funds on deposit there,
approximately $3.50, 100000 as
shown by the reports of record,
which, to my mind, has been of
very little real benefit to the In
dams. Do not ask me to vote for
measures which perpetuate sys-
tenn that is not only degrading to
morality and decency, but which
is q standing barrier to health,
happiness, and life, as we'll as "a
living testimonial that forever
bars these poor, unfortunate peo-
pie from any hope that some day
the Government will redeem its
pledge to them and give them that
which they have prayed for by
day and dreamed of by night for
the last fifty years-their liberty"
The Tomahawk., 1919-01-30
Death Of Mrs. Margaret
beIland,

Mrs. Margaret Belland. widow
of the late Edward Belland, for
merly of Co. G., 9Th Minnesota
Vol. 1nf't., and one of the oldest
residents of the reservation, died
at the agency hospital last Friday
night of complications brought on
by advanced age, she was in her
seventy first year.
Mrs. Belland was we'll known
throughout the reservation and
was loved and respected by all
who knew her.
A large family survive her,
namely: Mrs. Eva Hoss, New
Ulm, Minnesota; Mrs. Mary Per
rault and Mrs. w. D. Smith. OF
White Earth; Mrs. S. Chiffon, OF
Canada and Mrs. Sophia Leith, OF
LSt. Paul Park; and four sons;
Fred, Robert, Nicholas and Ed
mund, all residing at White Earth.
The funeral was held Monday
morning from St. Benedict's Cath
Ole church and a large number of
sorrying friends accompanied the
remains to the last resting place,
six of White Earth's returned
soldier boys acting as pail bearers.
The ToMAHAwK extends SYM
pathy to the bereaved relatives.
The Tomahawk., 1919-01-30

6lames It on Teeth,
According to Paris physician, pre-
mature badness is due to some trsuble
with the teeth.