ifc f • I I By JONATHAN BRACE By JONATHAN BRACK ; XXIX.— IOWA IU mali* T ! f i t O f lltwu waa originally occupied by tho lowit In (liana. Tli<< IK' timi ini'unliiK o f tin* word Ima h«««n luliirpruli'il In several wnya. Homo any It iiii 'I iiim “ lioall tifili hind," Imi Ilio moro llkoly derivation la tbo Algonquin word “ ujawa” which tnouna "aeruoa" or "lioyoiid.” Tilla was probably iipplled io Itila tritio o f Indliina tiy Ilio minóla trtlioa who woro lioatllo |o tlii-iii. und roaldod on Ilio onalorn aldo o f Ilio Minala ai|i|ii rlvor. Tho ourly whlto via llora to Itila region Included Mur ■inolio and Jollot, who luinlod h er« on tholr oiidnrallona o f tho Mlaalaal|i|il In 1073. Tho Ural aoltlomant wna mudo hy n Kmiirh I 'anadian nainod Jiitlnn Iiiifiii<|iii*. Ilo ohlnlnod In I7HH a largo grant o f lumi from tho Indiana, where tho oily which wna nuniod aftor him now atanda, llo ro ho flourished, minina load und trading with tho Indiana, until hla donili In 1810, whon itila aottloninnl w in glvon U|> W llh I ho acquisition o f tho l.oiilaluna i'urchuao In 1803. Iowa, which wua a t>nrt o f Hila huge territory, cam « Into the hunda o f tho Culled Htatoa from franco. At flrnt Iowa wna a purl o f tho 1/oulalnnn territory, thon o f Miaaourl territory. Later It foriinal u portion o f Michigan territory and then o f Wisconsin lorrltory. In IKllli, however, It aitulnoil a dlatlnrt Individuality when tt waa formed luto the Iowa territory. I ’ lonooru noon came In largo niliiihora and ntmut 1882 n nuh- atnntlul aottloinont wna niadr m ur llurllugtou, aud Dubuque wna founded In 1888. Tho (aipu- Intlon grow no rapidly thut In 1840 Iowa wan iidmlttod an the twenty ninth alate o f the Union. Ita urea la 60.147 aguare mlloa and It Ima thirteen proaldontlul electoral votea. Iowa la fumllarty caller! the Itnwkoye State. ; XIX— INDIANA T W AH thS KretM'b fl"g w li I c h flrat llimled o v e r Indiana. 1 n thè middle o f t h è a e v e n- tscnth cen - tury Un Hnlle'a exploratlona liroiight hIni througli Ihe wooded wllderuoNN o f Indiana Hholily Ihere fiillowed Jesult mlsslonar- | c n from Quebec and In thelr Irall carne advenluroua rangera und far (raderà. Kranch furia und trading punta were aiam ea- tiihllaliMl. In 1703 thè Itrltlah look isissosalon " f thla lerrltory a fter Ilio Krench und Indlnn wnra, and reiualueil In Klull mi 1 11 thè Revolution/ (In e o f Ilio holdeat cainpiilgna o f tlie Revolution waa timi o f C lark '» little nrmy, whoae Indom- IlaMe coiirnge and nuduclty 11 un I- ly defenti'd thè largo Itrltlah gur- riami ut Vlnci-imeu and won Ilio Nortliweat lerrltory for Virginia. l ’Ionccra from thè Kant and from Kentucky made thelr way luto itila uew lerrltory, and among Iheae waa Abraham U n roln ’a fu mi ly. It w'aa In 1810, thè yeur timi Indlanu liecsme thè nlno- teenth alate, tlint Lincoln nt- tulned dtirenahlp In Indiana. W ltli thè Increase In populallon liy inno Indiana T errllo ry waa forinoli, exleiidlng from ih«' l itilo liordcr west to thè Mlaai«alppl and north to Un (inda. V in c e n ti« wna aelcded un (he flmt capitai. In IMM. wben thè l.oulalann l ’ur- cliaae waa inaile, thè govsrument o f Diulalana wna plncial In thè timida o f thè Indiana T errllo ry oftldnla, ao that for mie yi-ar Hie capitili o f l.ouidnon waa almi nt Vlncennes In Indiana. All botigli fdrktmmcd thè lino- aler State, frutti thè old southern alung for rough hark- wiaalnmen. Itullana, wltli Ita 30,- 264 squnre mlli-% Ita flfteen l'res- Ideotliil declora, ami contultilng uà tt dia-a thè center o f popult* tlon, la conaldered o f utimatt Im- fMirtance |m»lItl>-n11y. I <(8 by lim 'lu r * N * w * p * p * r Sv»< 1l«*t*.y #-a It^bgr M o O iir * N a * i | « p < i Hr a d ir a te ) The Story of Our States The Story of Our States Red Tag Bargain Sale at The Fair Our prices have been readjusted fully six months. We have been buying and selling at the new lower prices. We are compelled to rearrange our store, make room, etc., for our big Christmas stock. We intend making some very special bargain prices during the next 15 days. Everything will be as low as you can buy it elsewhere and everything that is marked with a RED TAG will be STILL LOWER. If you want Real Genuine Bargains LOOK OUT FOR THE RED TAGS DURING THE NEXT FIFTEEN DAYS HERE YOU WILL FIND RED TAGS ON 1 Lot Ginghams 1 Lot Ladies’ Hose 1 Lot Percales 1 Lot Blankets 1 Lot Sweaters 1 Lot Handkerchiefs 1 Lot Cotton Batts 1 Lot Drapery 1 Lot of Children’s Hose 1 Lot of Yard-Wide Goods for Comforts 1 Lot of Baskets Clothes 1 Lot Tubs 1 Lot Tumblers 1 Lot Pencil Tablets 1 Lot Brooms 1 Lot Enamelware 3 Lots of Aluminumware, all large p ieces__________ _______ _________$1.25, $1.39, $1.50 1 Lot Toilet Paper (former price 4 for 25c) Red Tag Price, the roll ________________4c 1 Lot Best 8 cent Matches, Red Tag Price the box ______________________ __________5c AS WE GO OVER THE STOCK WE WILL ADD A GREAT MANY OTHER ITEMS, SO BE SURE TO CALL AND LOOK THEM UP THE PAIR Closed All Day Armistice Day J. A. Wright, Proprietor By JONATHAN BRACE XX— MISSISSIPPI By JONATHAN BRACE T XXX— WISCONSIN T t I t ! Wlaconalri had formntl n part o f the Northweat territory until IXtKI, when It tmcanin n |i«rt o f Mlchlgnn tnrrltory, under which Jurladlctlon It remained until 1830, with the exception o f nine yearn, when It waa considered a part o f Illlnola territory. With the udmlaMloii o f Mlchlgnn an a atate. the Wlaconatn territory waa created, which Included al­ no (he preannt «taten o f Iowa and Mlnnenotii and portlona o f North and South Dakota. In 1848 Wlaconatn waa taken luto the Union an the thirtieth atato. Ita area la 60,000 aguare inl'en and It haa thirteen elec­ toral votea fo r prvaldent. The at a tu In named a fter the Wlaconatn river. T h l« la an OJIhwa phrase which means “ gathering waters." It la some­ times calimi the lladger State. ( g b y M a t t e r * N * w * p * p * r flr n .llra t* ) ' r Mk' * • 4 j The Story of i Our States The Story of Our States IIK many ritto « I n W I a c o n a In with Krauch lutino» allow th e French Influence In Ita early net­ ti erneu I Tho flrnt white man to penetrate th l« region wna Jean Nicollet, who wna unit out In 1034 hy C ham ping to often trade with the Indiana. He landed nt l i m n liny and prob­ ably traversed the country to C hicar». Kur truderi« und iiilw- aloiiurlca follow til and the lutter hiitit a mlaatoii where Aahlnlid now ataiida Thla wum the tirai cimi eli erected in thè alate and around II aprane up tIn- Arai permanent Met I lenient. Joliet aud K «Hier Mnnpiolte desivnded the Wisconsin river, and lui Halle eiplnred a great deal o f Wlaconatn before he took hta funi.ma trip down the Mlaalaal|>- pi. Among the fur trndera to come to Wlaconatn ahorca wna I »unici du l.hiit, after whom Hie H ty o f Hiilutli, M inn, wna n U mod I »iirlng the Revolution Wtacon- aln reioulned loyal to the 1 tri t- tab and though Wlamnaln be- rame n part o f the United Hinton tiy the T reaty o f l ’aria In 1783. It waa not until 1810 thut federili troopa really eatahllaln'd authority there. Indian nprls- luga continued fo r nome time ending only with the Itlnck llnw k war In 1832. Then fo l­ lowed extensive Immigration from Ihn New Knglnud .States. • ........... lilorinla, teli y n n r about them, and help to make HE state Of MI hk I*. alppl dorlvea , Ita name from I t he r i v e r which forma 1 1 a western boundary. The worn Itself cornea from the Algonquin mlaal-aeps which means "gn'nt river.” It la jxipii- larly «opposed to mean “ Kather o f the W a ter«” hot thla Interpre- tat Ion la Incorrect. The atiite la nlao known na Ihe lluyou Stale from the many bayous which are formed hy the ahlftlug river. In thla connection It In Intereatlog to note the uneven cotime o f the Mlaalaalppl river. Though the extrem e length o f the atate from the tiiilf to Tenneane»* la 830 miles, the western border, due to the winding o f the Mississippi river, extend« fo r tieurly f«*m mile«. The rivers play an Important pnrt In H i I n state. They nr«- so numerous ntid the country ao subject to flood that the river bottoms cover nearly one fifth o f the lire« o f the entire state. T h e early history o f Missis­ sippi la yoked up with thut of laiulaluna o f whleh It orlgtnully form ed a pnrt. I Uncovered hy lie Soto In 1689. It was not until I.n Salle snllod down the river and claimed this territory, which he linnied In honor o f hla Kreneh king, lamia X IV , Hint a perma­ nent settlement wiih established. In I7IVI the territory east of the Mississippi was cedisl hy the French to the Kngllsii. Kor a while the low er lairtlon o f the present state was culled West Klorldu. A fte r being raptured by the Spanish nnd Inter re­ turned to the United Stntea, the T erritory o f Mississippi was ex­ tended to Its present size o f 40,- 805 square miles and In 1H17 It whs ndmltted ns the twentieth state o f the Union. At the time o f the Mexican war, although railed upon to supply one regi­ ment o f volunteers, Mississippi responded with enough men for two. One o f these regiments was commanded tty Jefferson Ihivls, who Inter was the presi­ dent o f the t'oiifedernte states. Since Its rendmlttiuire to the Un­ ion In 1870 Mississippi In na­ tional elections has been n Demo­ cratic stnto except In 1872, when It voted fo r (Irnnt. u i> hr M oC lu r« N «w * p a y * r « r a d i c a l * . ) Tho Sentinel receivea inquirió« every week from prospectivo settlers who wish copies o f thè paper. I f you wish to sell your land your ad. should be in The Honttnsl, whore prospective settlers will see it. n !4 tf WATCH YOUB LABEL. ass J the bear, which happened to be be FATAL SHOOTING OF WM. ALDOUS HELD ACCIDENTAL ¡tw een him and Aldous, aimed anil WILL TAKE UND FROM SEA Thnt the fatal shooting o f W illiam Aldoss by (««'orge Lure in the Coast mountains in th«« southwestern [»art o f the county was purely accidental was the verdict o f the coroner's jury culli'd to investigate the shouting. According to the findings o f the coroner’s jury. Lin««' and Aldous were laith hunting for bear in the same viein ity but n o t together. Luce saw Pcopla of Holland Meet Problem o f Expanding Population In Charac­ teristic Dutch Fashion. A fte r many years' deliberation the people of H o II hiu I have derided that they need more laud, und, having reached that deelabm, they have gone al>«• sunk, form ing a supporting mat o f enormous nreu. Upon this will h«> placed a thick layer o f course ««rushed stone, and on this isiw erfiil foundation w ill be rear ed the masonry o f the «like. Plant D israte» Costly. M illions of bushels o f grain, fruit and vegetables mid a big tonnage o f cut toil were lost to American fanners last year hy plant diseases, accontlug to llgurt's compiled by the plunt dis­ cus«« survey o f the Department *>f Ag- rlcultur«'. The survey said that tlie statistics Indicate that lack o f prompt application «if known ineasures o f cou- Irol was largely tla* cause o f the loss. The [limit dlseas«« survey «■«tlinateil the loss«>s at 112,000,000 bushels of wheat. 50,000,000 bushels o f oats, 80,- 000,000 bushels o f coni, 60,000,000 bushels o f potato««s, 40,000,000 bushels o f sweet potatoes, 186,000 tons o f to- HIM toes, 850,000 bules o f cbttuu, 5,000, IN 10 bushels o f [ « ‘aches aud ltl,OOO.OUO bushels o f apples. Tuberculosis Ebbs and Flows. The decline o f tuberculosis Is lik­ ened to thnt o f leprosy by Dr. ’ Louis Oorbstt, le«'turvr In pathology at the University o f Cambridge. Iwprosy was form arly one o f tlie world's gr««Ht scourges, hut has htsume practically extinct In western countries. Tu ber­ culosis seems to lie following, as It Is declining at an Increasing rat«v Its deutlis having fallen off nearly HO |»er «■««nt since 1805. Apparent causes o f the change are lessened overcrowding, otherwise Improved stx'lal conditions, more nnd b««tt«>r food, and the adop­ tion o f methoils o f real ventilation. The w ar has given I u I m tcu I on I s a uew l««ns«‘ o f life In Kuni|s«Hn nations, es- peclnlly In half-starved Austria, wbare it nuts r io t | fired, but the bullet passed beyond the ; bear and hit something which eaused it to swerve in its course and strike | Aldous. The Sentinel wnnts the news. Phone it in. Our number is 159 J. ** The Sentinel wauts all the news all the tini«'. I f you know an item, phone it in. Onr niimlwr is 159-J. WHY BE FAT? I CAN REOUCE YOU » WEIGHT A POUND A DAT WITH Mv S A F E . S U R E , IN EX P E N ­ SIVE D R U G L E S S m eth o d RESULTS GUAR ANTEED OR M O N ET REFUNDED W RIT E T O O A V FOR FREE IN F O R M A T I O N f 11/ A B f T h V M R S M t L l f . Ob*%«t> S p e o *l.% l Suit# 8 0 7 -8 B r o « d * » « > B id « .. P o rtla n d . O r* . j Me-o-my, how you’ll take a pipe—and " Before you’ re a day older you want to let the idea slip under }four hat tin t this is tho open season to start something w ith a j o y ’ us jim m y p ’ pe — and some Prince Albert! Because, a pipe packed with Prince Albert satisfies a man as he was never satis­ fied before— and keeps him sa tisfie d ! And, you can prove it! W h y — P. A .’ s flavor and fragrance and coolness and its freedom from bite and parch (cut out by our exclusive pat­ ented process) are a reve­ lation to the man who never could get acquainted with a pipe! P. A. has made a pipe a thing o f jo y to four men where one was smoked before! Ever roll up a cigarette with Prince Albert? Man, man — but you ’ ve got a party coming your way! T a lk about a cigarette smoke; we tell you it’ s a peach ( Print* Albert rince A lbert C•OTTI«tit ISSI by R. J R *rnoM * T o b a cco Co WiMtoa-a* the national jo y smoke N .C .