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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05
A DAT Killed by 4 Mouse.

A cat had caught a mouse on a
lawn and let it 60 again, in her cruel
way, in order to play with it, when
the mouse, inspired by despair, and
seeing only one hole possible to es-
cape into, namely, the round, red
throat Of the cat, very visible
through her open mouth, took bold
spring into her jaws, just escaping
between her teeth, and struggled
and stuffed himself into her throat,
with the result that the cat was suf-
located.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05
Lots Of Fellowship.
Cleveland Herald.)

(Cleveland Herald.
A couple of gentlemen were rid
ing on Prospect-street car yester-
day afternoon when third party
stepped on. Being friend of one
of the passengers, the latter intro
duced him to the other, and the
three became engaged in converse
ton.
II have just been over to hear a
sermon with the Oriental Com
mandery on the West Side," said the
latest arrival, whose name is M.
"Do you belong to Orientalp"
asked the other gentleman, Mr.. b.,
to whom Mr. NJ had just been intro
duced.
"Been a member four years." said
M.
"Well, l have belonged to Oriental
three years myself" said G. Fun
ny l never meet YOU"
"Must be lots of fellowship in
Oriental," quietly remarked the
third man.
The conversation continued in a
general way until M. was about to
get off at his boarding place in a fine
brick tenement block on Prospect
street.
where do you live 7" asked b.
as he pulled the bell-rope to get off
himself. f
Right here at No." said M.
s.Why, I've lived in the same place
year and a half" answered b.
1.-THE devil you have?" replied M.
Must be lost Of fellowship in
Mo- said the third passenger as
the two Sir Knights disappeared to-
gether in the hallway.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05
Among the Savages.
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.

Curious, indeed, is the language
spoken by certain tribes Of heather,
ranging from twelve to fifteen years
old, who inhabit certain quarters of
Brooklyn. Two natives met on one
of the city streets the other day, and
to each other spoke thus:
"Donchu nohoo thamman is z"
"Noandon Observation-Disclosures"
That skies Pringerses daddy"
like Springerraint got no daddy"
well tlook slikemenny ow."
"Gawna fish inexadderky 2"
NAV"
"Wynot 7"
"Dowhant ,oo.''
"Yas; caushu gottostay homan
saw wood.o
"Donfidon whanttoo.
"Betchu whanttoo though wen yer
daddy saysyugotto. -
law, shuttup prile slapyer chops!"
"Yes, onyi guessmebbcnot."
''Dongimme nonyer lip then"
"Cumminout aftsupper?"
"Willifikin. Wheryu gontobe 2"
s'Down by Liberty Stable. Wher-
yugon now ?"
s'Donno. Commawn. y
"Good huff. I'll gotoo.''
Bully"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05
~ urged the keeper.

~ urged the keeper.
At that moment a heavy carryall
drove up to the door,
us this the house Of Jacob Man
fred ?'
This question was asked by a man
who entered from the carryall. He
was kind looking gentleman about
forty years Of age.
ssThat is my name," said Jacob.
"Then they told me truly" utter
ed the new conner. Are you from
the aims house ?" hecontinued turn
ing towards the keeper.
"Yes."
sand are you come for these peo-
pie ?"
Eyes"
"Then you may return. Jacob
Manfred goes to no poor-house while
l livel"
The keeper gazed inquisitively in
to the features of the man who adj
dressed him, and then he left the
house.
Don't you remember mey" ex-
claimed the stranger, grasping the
old man by the hand.
II cannot call you to my memory
now"
DO you remember Lucius Will
liams ?"
civilians 7" repeated Jacob start
ing up from his chair and earnestly
gazing into the face Of the man be-
fore him.
Eyes, Jacob Manfred - Lucius
Williams. That little boy whom.
thirty years ago, you saved from the
house Of correction; that poor boy
whom you kindly took from the
bonds of the law, and placed aboard
one of your own vessels"
"And are you"
Eyes, yes. I am the man you
made. You found me a rough stone
from the hands Of poverty and ex-
ample. 1t was you who brushed off
the evil, and who first led me to
the sweet waters of moral life and
happiness. / have profited by the
lesson you gave me in early youth,
and the warm spark which your
kindness lighted up in my bosom has
grown brighter and brighter ever
since. With an affiuence for life 1
have settled down to enjoy the re-
mainder of my days in peace and
quietness, with such of good work
as my hand may find to do. l heard
of your losses and bereavements. 1
know that the children of your own
flesh are all gone, but / am a child
of your kindnesS-a child of your
bounty, and now you shall be still
my parent. Come, have home
and heart, and your presence will
make them both warmer and hap
pier. Come, my more than father
and you, my mother, come. You
made my youth ali bright, and I
will mot see your old age doomed to
darkness. "
jacob Manfred tottered forward
and sank upon the bosom of his pre-
server. He could not speak his
thanks for they were too heavy for
words. When he looked up again
he sought his wife.
"Susan," he said in trembling,
broken tone, "my bread has come
back to mel"
"Forgive me, Jacob"
"No, no, Susan. 1t is not / who
must forgive-God holds us in his
hand"
"Ah," murmured the old wife, as
she raised her streaming eyes to
heaven. 81 will never doubt Him
again !"
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A Good Opening for u Young
Man.

A Vienna dentist, who wishes to
retire from business, advertises in
the Medizinische Zeitung for "a
young unmarried doctor, who would
like to succeed to q business of So, 900
a year, and have a very agreeable ex-
istence." No money is demanded
for the business, and the agreeable
existence is to be assured by mar.
riage with the dentists daughter, a
handsome and well,educated girl Of
seventeen. A knowledge Of DENTS
try is not an immediate requisite, as
the advertiser will be pleased to
show his son-in-law how to do plug
ging.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05

DIR. Days Veterinary Medicines
have been before the public since
1910. They are now the farmers
standard remedies. Use Days Horse
and Cattle Powder. Price twenty
five cents per package of one pound,
full weight.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05

The Big BREWERY. Mr.. J..
l1irsch, College Point Brewery, T..
T., N. Y, writes that he employs
alarge number Of horses and hands,
and having tried St. Jacobs Oil the
great pain-cure for rheumatism,
aches and pains of his men, and for
gals, splints, thrush, wind gals and
other affections of his horses, finds
it superior to all remedies, and
would not be without it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05

A correspondent wants to know
why some women are called ANA
IONS. Perhaps it is because they
arc uncommonly wide at the
mouth.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-05

Fast Mail runs daily from Bagsrslowu
70 Harrisburg, aad Southern Mil rom
Harrisburg to Hagefstown.
J.F B0yL,, Snpe serass
v III. b. tsERnARDr, A gent
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
pay. Mr. Editor, weSbelieve this matter
can not be agitated too much, and q
do our part TO raise the price Of wheat.
THE SIZE OF lT.

..hEN1A re AD0ASVA AA" 0AA NSA0t04AkSs A1lfNst.r EtNa
For years back therea : been no
Dakota Legislative gathering that was
not run by q combination which dictat-
ed the fate of every bill that came on
for passage. Such combinations were
composed of . majority of one house or
the other, banded together for the ppr.
pose of carrying out their own schemes
No measure could become q law with.
out the consent Of the combination.
Members who refused TO join the
alliance o. recognize it's power usually
returned to their constituents in dis
grace at the end of the session, because
they were not able to accomplish any.
thing in the way Of legislation. At the
present time the leading effort is the
creation of a combination in the inter
est of the capital commission gang
which shall consist of a majority, of the
council. If the effort is successful this
combination will hold the whip over
the entire legislature and refuse to
every district outside it's own member
ship the privileges of needed legislation,
unless the members from such district
fall into line and vote for everything
proposed by the alliance. +;
This is exactly what the INTER-OcEAN
has been trying, to impress upon its
readers for nearly two years. The same
old gang is on deck again this winter
Ramsey county did its duty toward
breaking up the gang. La Moure was
defeated, but the old combination
needed him, and he was counted in.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
our COLO WINTERS.

his is the fourth winter the writer.
Of this article has spent in Dakota. He
came 70 the Territory with his system
filed with malaria and quinine. Some
times the qu1iinine was ahead, but the
malaria having long been in the major
ity,wouldn't let 60, until one day the
thermometer touched zero, when both
the old parties Immediately relaxed their
hold, and we were released from both
pain and poison. That the cold, dry,
ozone-ladened atmosphere of Dakota
did il, We have never ceased to doubt.
The malaria wa the legacy Of an early
residence in Illinois, and fifteen subse-
quent years in California had failed to
remove it. A later s%ojourn in Southern
WISCONSIN only served to arouse the lat
emit pangs Of the miasmatic plague and to
enure the system to double decoctions Of
Peruvian bark. Since that eventful day
of zero weather in Dakota our burdens
have been light; the glow Of life is now
pictured upon. our damask cheek; the
palor of pain has vanished and given
place to chromatic hues of health; the
muscles Of our body are as elastic as the
springs of a patent babyjumper; the
marks Of malaria are gone; we have no
further use for drugs.
Give us the cold, biting, sun-lit win
ters Of Dakota in preference to the raw,
gloomy, marrow-chilling weather Of: I'LL
nois, Indiana, Wisconsin, etc.; give us
the winter that refuses to thaw till
spring-time-the ~fur-coat winter-but
deliver US from the winter that thaws
and freezes at the same minute and
freezes and thaws. the next-the delu-
sive, linen-duster winter that makes
your teeth rattle, doubles you up with
rheumatism, stocks your joints with ma
Flaria, and makes you so miserable that
your bile overAows its banks, and when
the spring does come you fall a helpless
victim to "dumb ague," or that other
and more vigorous malady, "chills and
fever" either of which will "stay with
you like a brother" until the October
frosts. .
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
A JUST DECISION.

= The election laws were intended for
the guidance and government of dis.
trict canvassing boards as we'll as county
canvassing boards. Section Al, chapter
q, provides that "no election returns
shall be refused by any county clerk for
the reason that the same may be re-
turned or delivered to him in any other
than the manner directed in this chap
teri" and, further, that 'sall returns shall
be received and the votes canvassed,
and a certificate given to the person or
persons having the greatest number of
votes" A return of the Pemhina u
ty vote was made to the district can
wasting board, but that body would not
receive it, although the law says that
mo returns shall be refused" This ac.
ton Of the district canvassing board left
q cloud hanging about the vote for
county officers in Pembins county, and
Auditor Bird took the case to Judge
Hudson, who has just ordered that GER
t~ificates be issued to the newly-elected
county officers. This decision sustains
the position taken by the 1NTER-O OCEAN,
viz: that the district board had no right
to refuse the return made to it. The
return made to and refused by the dis
trict board should have been received
and Certificates given the person or
persons receiving the greatest number
of votes" Then, if there was fraud or
Illegally, the person or persons claim
ing to suffer thereby had the privilege
of beginning a contest. As it is, men
who did not get "the greatest number,
Of votes" were given certificates, and
men who did get "the greatest number
of votes" are compelled to enter con-
test. Judge Hudson's decision is n &C.
cordance With law, while the action of
the district canvassing board is simply
in accordance with ring dictation, in
the interest of Jud La Moure and his
nails.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
An article Il a late issue Of Chambers'

An article in a late issue Of Chambers
journal, Edinburgh, on European emil
grafton to America and it's, effect,
speaks also Of the vast amount Of Eng
lish capital that has gone into ranch
landSother land companies, and then re-
marks: Z,
The effect Of this tremendous diver
sion { of capital is arousing in the Ameri-
cams themselves q species of earth
hunger which promises to bevery keen.
There are thoughtful observing men on
the other side of the Atlantic, who.
noting the disfavor into which invest.
3mentsi in railroads have fallen, because
Eof their comparatively poorreturnus, and
also BY distrust !begotten by their scan
;dalons management, and who, noting
the rapidity with which English capital
PLEADING the way, predict that America
a. onsthei eve of the most tremendous
land boom ever known. That means in
plain English that5the enhancement in
sthevalue Of the land legitimately pro.
sauced by settlement and cultivation
IN other words by the employment of
sactlalscapital and lsbor-will have an
5attihcials enhancementio Of indefinite ex.
stsn.tssaddded: 70 il by:the actionSof specu,
Dralklota has the land. II only re
maiinsa for Old and New England Is fur.
snisk money. 1.-THE most tremend-
- lland boom ever known Is just
S'whAtthss people Of thes vest are waiting
AZ. lett come. We hsyss leo acres
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
CHEAP WHEAT FOR o

There is a great deal of food for
thought in the theory advanced by Pat
terson Bros. & Co., of Chicago, of 'mak-
ing cheap wheat profitable" by feeding
it to hogs. The Pattersons have tried
it and made it pay until the price of
wheat advanced. A letter from these
gentlemen says:
81. C. Hansbrough-Dear Sir: The
interests of the farmers ofthe West and
Northwest are identical with yours and
ours, and anything to bring an extra
dollar to your country is what is need
ed, and if we can be of any help by Civ.
ing our experience we will gladly do so.
First, we made more pounds Of solid
pork from wheat than any article we
ever fed, and the only drawback to-day
from feeding is whether your farmers
are able to buy a steamer that will cook
the wheat they have produced. 1t will
cost from $25 to $50. When we fed
wheat we had it ground Tor regular
chop, you might say), and used large
four or five barrel watts, boiling u water
in cauldron kettles, and pouring this
boiling water on this chopped wheat.
AS there was not at that timea good
steamer in the market, or at least we
did not know of one, so we had to in.
vent our own way in putting our feed in
form to be used. We realized most re-
markable results from our experiments,
making sixteen pounds of pork from
every bushel fed, and was only driven
from it by wheat advancing over so
cents per bushel and hogs declining, 80
could not follow this up. This oc-
curred in 1867 or 1868, and if we were
now in the western country where this
cheap wheat is produced should 20. at it
Immediately, and are sure we could re-
alize handsome profits. We do not
consider it necessary to grind this
wheat if we'll steamed in one of our
modern steamers. We think they can
be had of fanny leading agricultural house,
and they take very little fuel to run
them so s to feed at least one hundred
hogs. We would feed wheat if we had.
only five or{tenS hogs TO feed it, rather.
than sell wheat at such ruinous prices;
and w 3advise farmers everywhere to 70.
att it, If only onSa small scale, and they
will soon see wheatfgo up from Toto Is
cents per bnsheI, and even moro, and
then they nrsisssw hsatan maks 1t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
Illinois Crop Figures.

Frank L. Dana writes the Grand
Forks Herald from Springfield. Ill, as
follows Money is equally as tight in
Illinois as in Dakota. Thermometer
ranges nearly as cold; last night the Their.
mometer went down to l6o below here;
at Rock Island and other points in north
ern Illinois it registered "a below-by
signal service reportsyour thermometer
must have been go below. This morn.
ing at 7 O'Clock it was TO- below here,
whereas Bismarck and Moorhead were
about 70 below, St. Paul 49, below. T.
That is about the range of tempera-
ture as compared since I arrived in
Illinois . month since. I have been
very much interested in the agriculture
bureau of the state of Illinois, and am
surprised At results produced by said
board. First, ]. observe that it cost to
raise an acre of wheat in Illinois in 1873,
$10.10. The average yield per acre was
9 bushels; average price per bushel 80
cents, realizing $s.04 per acre, a loss of
$3.06 per acre on nearly three million
acres, or = loss to the state ofnlne mill.
ions of dollars. The year 1884 shows
100000 cost to raise $l0.75 per acre
an average yield of 10 bushels at an
average price of GA cents per bushel
livery high average,) realizes 1892 per
acre, a loss of $2.48 per acre or q total
loss to the. state Of, nearly $7,0O0,0OO.
The corn crop is even worse; in 1888
acres in corn, 7,3O4,596; average yield
per acre Is Bushels; total 1856, 583, 55S.
Total cost of production $76,767, l5O,or
$l0.5O per acre; average price realized
36 cents per bushel, a net loss to the
state of $9,0OO,000, and the corn crop of
1884 is a net loss of $50 0,0OO-at aver.
age of from 20 to 80 bushels per acre.
and % cents per bushel average price
which is certainly too high;;25 cents be-
ing neare the average price. Our
farmers should not become discouraged
at results in Dakota. Comparisons are
certainly in u favor, ven at low
prices for wheat. The farmers in ILL.,
nois are not averaging much over so
cents per bushel for their wheat and Is
cents for corn.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27

It is understood that Hon. D. H.
sTwomey and Major Edwards have had
their heads together on certain. legisla-
ton to be effected at the coming session
,of*the legislature.-Fargo Democrat.
W. don't believe that Mr.. Twomey
will lend himself to any job. In other
words, we cannot believe that he is
figuring with Edwards.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
Ladies' Medical Adviser.

A complete medical work for women,
handsomely bound in cloth and illus.
trated. Tells how to prevent and cure
all diseases of the sex, by. q treatment
at home. Worth its weight in gold to
every lady suffering from any Of these
diseases. Over 10000 sold already.
Postpaid only so cents. Postal note OF
2 cent stamps. Address .Nunda Pub.
fishing Co., Nunds. N. Y. %Es 3322-4444
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27

-, 1t is wise to provide against emergen-
cies that are liable to arise in every fam
lily. A cold may .be q dangerous thing,
or not, depending upon the means ut
hand to combat it. In sudden attacks of
cold, Group, asthma, etc, Ayers Cherry
PICTORIAL will prove the speediest and
most effective cure, and your best friend.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
PROBATE NOTICE.

In tho probate court Of the county Of Ramsey, Terri.
tory Of Dakota. ~ S.s 81
In the matter Of tho estate Of Luvia A. Rae, deceased.
Motto o~fhsarins Of application for lettazs of admin.
istEation. Syy f%2 :
Notice Is hereby eivsn that 3. Z. Herman, Of said
county, has filed NTH the clerk Of this court . petition
praying for letters Of administration Of the estate of
1uvia a. Ras, deceased, and that Saturday, the 3lst
day Of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty
i've, at 2 O'Clock p. m. Of said day, being q day Of .
regular term of this court, to-wit: Of the January term,
A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty.6ve, At the Office Of
the Judge Of probatetn the City Of Devils Lake, in the
county Of Ramsey. Territory Of Dakota, has been set
for hearing said petition, when and where any person
interested may appear and show cause why, the said
petition should NOT DO granted
i 8 h. FRANK B. PROssER,
Judge Of Probate.
q nafaA 3Nd dav0f O>cawshar 1904 E.Agr4G-ln4 40
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
FOLLOWING was the stage Of the ther-
mometer in parts Of Illinois, Iowa, Wis
%sconsin, Michigan, Missouri and Indiana
on the 10th of December, 1884: j..

In North Dakota the lowest point
reached by the thermometer at any
point during the month of December
was 4Oo below ere. And yet there was
no complaint of cold. People moved
around and long Journeys were made
without Inconvenience. It is an estab.
3lished'fac that TO- below zero is more
trying upon man and beast in the states
given above that 40o below in Dakota,
where. where the atmosphere is dry and the
sun shines brightly.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
BUSINESS NOTES.

Settlers in the Grand Forks land dis
trict can make final proof before Frank
81. Prosser, judge of probate. Office in
the court houfs, Devils Lake. So
Go to the Farmers, Home to stay owe
nrigt. Man with team over night for4l.
Diamond Oil Stoves at Moore'ss hard.
ware store. lott 4
Diamond Cook Stoyeat Moore's hard.
ware store. lott
Tents 9 and wagon covers at Moore'a
hardWars store. l0H
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27
Queen City Items.

special correspondence OF the INf1R-OckAN.
Mr.. Webster La Plant and brother
are spending the winter at work in the
timber at Rock Island.
Frank Lapham is building upon and
otherwise improving his claim near
Cando.
Mr.. Hone dug a we'll So feet deep
without. finding water. So this was
abandoned, and he is now digging an
other a few yards south Of the first. We
hope such perseverance will be reward.
ed by a plentiful supply of good water.
Many farmers in this vicinity drive
their stock to Sweetwater lake once
each day for a good drink, reserving the
water in their wells for stormy days.
T. G. Lapham's winter supply of wood
is supported four feet above ground by
eight stout crotches to prevent its being
"snowed under"
W. McCarty has purchased another
OK and q good wagon. .EG$#
Every farmer in the country should
go at once to the postofice and sub
scribe for the American Agriculturalist,
as the Cyolopedia given to each SUBJ
scriber is itself worth the subscription
price, and the paper is one. of the very
best for farmers and in families. ,
"Wils'' Morse has returned to Mime.
sofa to assist his father and mother in
removing to Queen City in the early
spring. Perhaps he will also bring his
sweetness. Who knows? L,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27

Land Once at Devils Lake. D 7. Dec 20, 1854
Notice Is hereby given that the ollowine.nazne ssttlse
under section zSol, Us B =, in support Of his claim, md
that said proof will DO made before tho Register or
Rec liver At Devils Lake, b T, on Jan 81, 1885, viz;
16s, range IS.
he names the following witnesses to prove his CON.
dnuous residence upon and cultivation Of said land:
Clifford, ali Of CooliH, D T.
4ob HENRY ". LORD, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-27

The Devils Lake INrERJOcRAN heads
an editorial on Cleveland, "What is
Hep Well, Bro. Hansbrough, by the
eternal st. John, he is president Of. the
United States.--Dakota Siftings.
Glad to be enlightened. W. thought
Tom Hendricks was the man.