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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-04-03
CHAPTER v.

SURRENDER

Ny chest, which had been carted back to
my mothers house, I had removed that very
night to the ferry boat which communicated
with the terminus Of the railroad leading to
New York. went on the boat In the morn
ing, before any other passengers came down,
end, tept myself out Of sight. My leave
taking with my mother was q brief affair.
WI had eaten a silent, comfortless breakfast.
AT fts conclusion, taking my hat, ! said,
'sWell, mother, I'm OF for good now" :
Perhaps It was a presentiment that my
words were true that made the change in her
manner. With q softness unusual to her abe
said: ""But, my son, what are you going to
dot Where are you goingT
s.Never mind now" Isaid. tive talked
enough before Of my plana.. Now III keep
dlent. I've an idea that talking things out
leads to bad luck. I'm going away, that's
al. So good-by."
She said nothing, took my hand and kissed
me. never rscoliectsd having been ki0sd
By her before. She may have done 80 wheI
Iwss aninfant ysyoss q that sort ARE no
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-04-03
CHAPTER VI.
WILLIAM BROENER.

"A month afterward Twas in San Francisco.
The Ann Mary Ann was creeping Oh the At
lantic somewhere near the EQUATOR with four
or five weary months still between her and
the Land Of Promise. go
San Francisco wa then simply a mercan-
tile camp. Buildings were run up as are
booths at: q country fair. There was little
idea of permanency. Everything was Of the
''makeshift' order.
l had on landing 1926. I resolved to take
one clear week, with no other purpose save to.
look about, amuse myself, and watch for
whatever might turn up.
I put up at the best hotel l could find and
paid $50 in advance for a weeks board, which
granted to me the then almost unheard Of
luxury Of a niche, called a room, to myself, a
cot bed, q tin washbasin, a coarse towel and
brown soap. True, the walls were but of
~cloth-cotton drilling. They did not shut out
the sound of voices all around me, and at
night the shadows Of my adjacent fellow
dodgers were sometimes prominently and
Of the candles behind them, displaying them in
the many unstudied attitudes peculiar to mar
on disrobing for bed. =
My right hand ledger had nightly great
difficulty in getting off his boots. His figure,
of heroic size. was so thrown on my canvas in
the many irritating and uncomfortable posi-
tons into which a man is compelled ere be can
make his heel bulge from the position it has
maintained all day.
One night while SO engaged l received an
unexpected visit from him. In the midst Of
a harder tug than usual he. lost his balance,
fell over backward against the cloth wall,
which gave way under pressure, and through
the rent be rolled, boot still IN hand, into my
room.
Good evening" he said, without changing
his position. "Hope l don't intrude!"
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CHAPTER ".
SURPRISE.

- l-E .SOnEdl6E.
Swell, what are you going to do nowf"
asked mymOther with that expression which
to ma - 80 zoscihly: sob, this impractical,
fneficfents 6no Of mine
II am going to New York, bag and bag
gage, tomorrow" I said. Don't be alarmed,
I shan't hang about home, and I shan't
trouble you for many a year to come"
I intended going to New York with the gen.
eral purpose Of escaping PASSPORT, which now
was for 10 uncomfortable. What, definitely, I
should do when there, I knew not-save that
ssaingseMMNeHqGfEA1pnlA ~ to California. OF
money my store was very slender. I was
casting myself on the broad uncertain sea Of
chanoS
4bSy came to the house with a note for
me. II read:F
st6Hed..ss"sS BLANCHE SETON"
All day 1 kept aloof from the village. At
night I went thither. The girl was there now,
all herself, calm and self-possessed.
"John," said she, II am going to ask Of
you a favor-a great favor. Will you grant
itr
anything you ask, " I said, impulsively.
Anything is a big word. What I ask of
you may not be SO easy to grant as you
imagine. I wantstosput something in your
hands. What, yea are not to know until you
eheyg 14ftsAh(s village, for I feel that you will
kavss MI taatvry:Soon. What you receive
$sSfnn 4esI want youkto use as I direct. That
StsaIES C6ffy6ffp rton1iseS me thatf' =
I was eager enough to promise. The
thought Of Blanche sefton's asking of me q
favor-something apparently Of more than
ordinary importance, the reflection that she
deemed me worthy Of a serious trust-com-
pensated for all I had recently suffered.
She put in my hands a sealed packet. Ere
member" said she, mot to be opened until
youslsin1 New York, and when opened It's
direc9onStp be Implicitly obeyed.."
II t1pnise," WINS my reply.
sTh6t'sssgoodsboy a she said. "Now, let
ne kiss you" And she did SO.
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we will mail you free, a royal, valuable
4uM sample box Of goods that will put you in
the way of making more money In a few days than
you ever thought possible at any business. Capital
not required. You can live at home and work In
spare time only. or all the time. All Of both sexes, Of
all ages, grandly successful; 90 cents to S. easily
earned every evening. That all who want to work
may test the business, we make this unparalleled Offer:
To all who are not satp6ed, We will send 81 to pay for
the trouble of writing us. Full particulars, direc-
tons, ETC., sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure
for all who start at once. Don't delay. Address
STiHsoN i Co., Portland, Maine. 4lyl:
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THE TERMINUS OF THE
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway

Tho ONLY rsint on Devils Lake touched by rail,
and the Great Supply Depot Of the Devils Lake, Turtle
Mountain and Mouse River Trade. The County
Seat Of Ramsey County Is located here, also the us.
Land Office with /;
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when he could not see you and strike
him. and it would not have hurt him
half SO much. Did you think poor Billy
had SO few troubles you would make
some for his benefit Is it nothing" she
went on, speaking more warmly, "that
he is poor and neglected, with a miser-
able father, and often hardly enough
to eatp His mother was his only
friend, and she died many months ago.
I know you did not realize what a
cruel thing it is to add one more
trouble, when he has SO many, and are
sorry already. / do not ask which OF
you did it, but do ask that every one
Of you boys and girls will try and
prove to poor Billy that he is not with
out friends, and make his hard life
easier to bear"
There was moments pause, then
one hand after another was held up
with the promise of sympathy and
help; and then Fred said earnestly:
Miss Sloan, it was who sent that
valentine.
"I helpedr' "And I!'' interrupted
Harry and Charley.
/" It was I who suggested il hrst,
but am heartily ashamed OF myself,
and will tell Billy SO tomorrow"
fright, Fred,' answered Miss
Sloan, looking SO pleased he felt re-
paid for the hard confession. II knew
none of you would wilfully do any,
thing so unkind, and he does need all
the comfort we can give him, poor lit
| tie fellowp'-His jewels.
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MATCHMAKING.
The Various Processes Necessary to Con-
vert Steel Wire Into Needles.

The Various Processes Necessary to Con-
vert Steel Wire Into Needles.
Almost all the needles made in En-
gland are made at Redditch. The wire
is of the best quality of steel, and issup-
piled in coils varying from 200 to 5000
yards in length, and from 1-22 inch to
!-100 inch in thickness. The processes
lassed through are as follows: The
wire is cut to lengths of two needles by
hand or machine shears; these lengths
are annealed in punches of about four
inches in diameter; while still hot, and
held together by rings, the bundles are
rolled over by hand-pressure on an iron
table, so as to straighten each other;
they are then pointed at both
ends successively upon quick
running grindstones, being rotated
between two India rubber bands, travel
ing over grindstone with concave
face; by blow from falling die the
two heads are headed, and cutters
marked for the eyes; the eyes are
pierced by pair of punches in deli
cate hand press; the needles are thread
ed on pair of fine wires. and filed to
remove the burr made in stamping;
they are then broken across through the
thin fin left between the heads, and the
heads themselves rounded by fling
they are then heated in small iron trays,
and dropped separately into an oil bath,
to harden them; after which they are
tempered ON hot plate, or in a stoye,
and Strengthened by hand hammer on
small anvil, to remove any warping
due to hardening.
The needle has now assumed its final
condition, but it is not yet finished. The
next operation is securing, for which a
number of needles, mixed up with soft
soap, emery and oil are wrapped up with
canvas into roll about two feet long
and three inches in diameter, and then
run backward and forward under rum
ners worked by crank from the engine.
The process goes on for eight hours,
during which the needles are continually
rubbing against each other, and it is re-
peated from two to eight times, the final
securing being with putty powder. In
some cases the Strengthening and scour-
ing are performed at the same time by
machinery when perfectly secured
the nesshes afe shaken up in a
tray until they lie parallel, and
then by a dexterous motion of the
hand they are shifted so that all the
points are in the same direction
Next, defectixe=needles are picked out
of the lot by hand; the eyes are ''blued'
or softened by trayersing them over q
gas fame, and in some cases the eye il
smoothed on each face by a fine coun-
ter-sunk drill. The needles are thei
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CURRENT STYLES.

SessonabIe Novelties in Hats, Wraps
Basques and Pclisses.
Red mittens go with red felt hats.
Little folks wear big red felt hats.
The Fedora is the popular plastron.
Very little white neck lingerie is worn.
American silks are growing in popu-
lar favor.
Red is the color for sleighing suits and
wraps.
Plain white linen collars must be two
inches wide.
Nasturtium red-brown shades are
growing in popular favor.
Red cockades look well on hats of any
color worn in sleighing.
Red diagonal cloth for English driving
jackets is the novelty of the intermedi-
ate season.
The newest jackets and newmarkets
have the sleeves larger below the elbow
than formerly.
Long waistcoats ornament the front
of many dressy morning gowns, dress
ing sacques and matinees.
Large buttons OF large clasps instead
of buttons ornament the side panels on
the skirts of homespun dresses, as well
as fasten the basque or jacket,
A hundred years ago ladies used muffs
five or ten times as large as the little
rolls of fur OF pouches of plush and lace
inclosing the hands this winter.
Long Fedora plastrons of lace, col.
ored, white, cream and black, are much
worn with plain silk or wool frocks te
give the dressy effect for evening wear
The latest novelties for sorties de ba
are large, long pelisses of velvet brocht
and cisele in evening colors, lined with
fur. One rich clasp of silver or golt
fastens the garment at the neck.
The curved seams on the back O
basques and jackets which join the sid
hodices to the middle forms are nov
outlined with braid by tailors. An or
namental trefoil of braid finishes tn
double row at the end of each seam.
Swan's-down trims morning wrap
pers and matinee sacques of white O
pale tinted blue and rose-colored cash
mere OF wool stuff worn by young ladie
at home in the mornings. But thes
garments are not suitable for hote
breakfast tables nor for afternoon wea
at home when receiving company.
| Pretty pelisses for babies are shown
made of plush, lambs wool cloth an
whitewoollen stuffs, soft, but thick an
warm. Hats and caps to match max
TIE little ones look cosy and comforts
BIKE. A little sheer woolen vail of th
tint Of the pelisse and hat or cap
put oyer the baby's face in the coldes
weatiler.-N r Sun.
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RETAIL DEALERS PROFITS.

The Results of a Ststistician's Investiga-
tion of This Subject.
1t is often stated and generally be-
lieved that the prices charged by re-
tail dealers in various lines of trade are
excessive. This view is shared by the
public, and writers on economics some
times advance the same opinion, based,
as they claim, upon the difference be-
tween the wholesale and retail prices
paid for goods, such as groceries. meats,
dry goods, etc. Some go so far as to
affirm that the most grinding monopo-
lies are not the so-called great .institu-
tions or systems or corporations, but
rather the retailers who make it so ex-
pensive to live by their high rates for
various articles of household consump-
ton.
However this may be, statistician
has been investigating the subject and
calls attention to several points of in
terest which are set forth in the Aa'sefT-
can Grocer of recent date. Attention
is directed to the value of the service
demanded of the retailer, its cost
and risk, and a comparison is
suggested between these and the invest
ment of the time and money of the
banker, the manufacturer, the profess
sional man and persons employed in the
civil service. 1t is contended that the
gross profits of a retail grocer average
the country over not above sixteen per
cent, of which eight per cent. is re-
quired for the cost of the service. This
is averred to be particularly true in the
larger cities, as shown in the increased
cost of supplying rich families over
| poor ones, Involving palatial stores, ed
ucated clerks, calling for orders. deliv.
ering goods, a greater variety of the
| stock of luxuries, etc. And attention is
directed to the bulk of the retailers trade
being made up of perishable goods, such
as dairy products, eggs, poultry, fish,
| vegetables, fruits, ETC., while the staples
are sold at cost OF nearly cost, and the
| profit must come in somewhere else, Oh
on the fruits, spices, fancy groceries and
luxuries generally.
1t is held that the retailers capital
and labor yield an income much below
what is received for similar investment
of time and money in almost any other
reputable trade or calling. The state
ment is made that the sales, OF
a majority of the retail grocers
in large cities will not reach
$4,000 year. If hisnet profit is eight
| per cent, based on the cost of the goods
his income would, on that amount O
sales, be 5000, out of which he mus
live, meet bad debts, keep up and in
crease his business, etc. 1t is shown b,
| this shreWd statistieian that dealer VIII
sells $4,000 of goods year has an in
come of 1928, which is equal to the sal
ary of chorus girl in an opera com
pany; if he sells $4,000 worth his in
come is the same as that ola policeman
and if he should do a business of $50,
| 600 year he will have salary equal t
that of French cook Caicago %ar
| Ocean,
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THEY WERE GENUINE.


Why Arkansas Secretary of State De-
clined to Invest in Autographs.
A man came to Little Rock several
days ago for the purpose of starting a
daily newspaper, but as he lost all his
money under such sounds as "card 21"
and ''ace of spades" he was forced to
sell his jewelry. At last he was driven
to such an extremity that he offered to
sell Bismarck's autograph. He said
that he would take ten dollars for the
card which bore his signature. He
hated to part with it, but he saw no
other chance of getting money.
81 don't care for Bismarck's sigma
ture,n said gentleman, ''for I believe
in patronizing home institutions. Now,
I'll tell you what I'll do. / am collect
ing the autographs of well-known Ar
kansaw men, and I'll give you five
dollars for the signature of the Secre-
tary of State. He is very peculiar and
has often refused me, but by persistence
you might get it,
The man said that he would try. He
went away, and after an hour had
passed, he returned.
"Did you get itp"
.Oh, yes"
"Did you have much troublee"
considerable. He swore at first
that / should not have it, but / went
to work on him in earnest and at last
he yielded. Here it isl handing the
gentleman card.
'sNow let me see Bismarck's sigma
ture. Ah!' he added when the great
Germans ''fist' was shown him, ''his
handwriting resembles that of our Sec.
retary."
That's fact, there is some resem.
blance.''
''Are you sure the signatures are gen
uineP''
.Oh, I know they are. You may
have both of them for fifteen dollars. :
"Cheap enough
sDirt-cheap. What do you sayp'
GAS I said before, don't care any
thing about Bismarck, but if knew the
Secretary's autograph to be genuine,
would buy it"
s.I'll swear tits isgenuine. Why, saw
him write it.
"You may be honest, but somehow
| suspect YOU"
"Why sop''
'sBecause I am the Secretary of State. ,
--ArbG,ssGsD IrGVeler.
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A VALENTINE.

Your gran'ma, in her youth, was quite
> As blithe little maid as you.
And though her hair is snowyswhite,
Her eyes still have their maiden blue,
And on her cheeks. as fair as thine,
MtthinlSs a girlish blush would glow
If You recalled the valentine
She got, ah many years ago.
A valorous youth loved gran'ma then,s
And wooed her in that auld lang syne:
And first he told his secret when
He sent the maid that valentine.
No perfumed page nor sheet OF gold
Was that first hint of love he sent,
Bnt with the secret gran'pa told
81 love you"-gran'ma was content.
Go, ask your gran'ma, If you will,
n-though her head be bowed and gray
although her feeble pulse be chill
True love abideth not for aye;
By that quaint portrait on the wall,
That smiles upon her from above,
Methinks your gran ma can recall
The sweet divinity of love.
Dear Elsie, here's no page of gold
No sheet embossed with cunning art
But here's the solemn pledge of old:
II love you, love, with all my heart"
And IL In what send you here
You read not all of love expressed,
Go-go to gran'ma, Elsie dear,
And she will tell You all the restI
Eugene Field
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MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,

strung on horizontal wire, carried on q
reciprocating frame, the wires. have SER
rated surfaces which smooth the inside
of the eyes as the needles swing to and
fro; this process is called furnishing.
Lastly, the heads and points are fin
ished off by grinding first on a nine
inch grindstone, and then on an emery
roller, the workman holding number
of needles in his hand together and roll
ing them between his finger and thumb
1t now only remains to stick the needles
side by side in sheets of paper and pack
them for sale.-Iron Age
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THRoNDTJEM.
A Swedish Town with a MarveIously Rich
History.


History.
The town of Throndtjem, Sweden, is
the northernmost railway station in
Europe, and is the seat of the most
northern cathedral. The charms of the
place are thus described by recent trav-
eler: "Surely the cradle of scandinavian
Christianity is one of the most beautiful
places in the world! No one had ever
told us about it, and we went there only
because it is the old Throndtem of sages
and ballads, and expecting a wonderful
and beautiful cathedral But the wH6le
place is dream of loveliness, so ex-
quisite in the soft, silvery morning light
on the fyord and delicate mountain
ranges, the rich nearer hills covered
with bilberries, and breaking into steep
transport, which is at climax while all
is engrayen upon an opal sunset sky,
when an amethystine glow spreads
over the mountain, and when
ships and buildings meet their
double in the still, transparent
water. Each wide street of curious low
wooden houses displays a new vista OF
sea, of rocky promontories. of woods
dipping into the water; and at the end
OF the principal streets is the gray, mas
sive cathedral where S. Olaf is buried,
and where northern art and poetry have
exhausted their loveliest and most pa
thetic fancies around the grave of the
national hero. The Cathedral Garden,
for so the graveyard is called, is most
touching. Acres upon acres of graves
are all kept-not by officials, but by the
families they belong to-like gardens.
The tombs are embowered in roses and
honeysuckle, and each little green
mound has its own vase for cut flowers
daily replenished, and seat for the sur
wivors, which is daily occupied, SO that
the link between the dead and the living
is never broken. IN. 7. Observer.
The New. York Post-office employs
more than two thousaud man
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Railroad property now constitutes
one-fifth of the accumulated capital of
the country, gives employment to ESQ.,
600 people and moves 400, 200, 900 tons
of freight annually, one half of which
is fuel and feed, and SO cheaply that the
Massachusetts mechanic can now pro-
cure the transportation of a years sup
ply of food from distance of 1000
miles for the proceeds Of one days
labor. r.-BostoN Jourmol.
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READING FOR THE YOUNG.
MY CHOICE.

Whois shall choose for my Valentine3
Somebody oh, SO very fine,
So kind and good. SO sweet and falr,
I'll have to hunt her everywhere.
Her face must be like the glad sunshine
If she is to be my Valentine
Oh, whore can | find herr Can you tell
Where such dainty maid doth dwell2
I'd write her just one little line,
Or show her by some Other sign,
III could only know the place
Where could see her pretty face.
And she must have a gentle voice,
Or else she can not be my choice;
would not have Valentine
Who'd loudly talk, or pout and whine.
I'd travel east, I'd travel west,
And never take a moments rest;
And now, think, wee daughter mine,
That uoure iltst such q Valentine.
elizabeth A. DdUis, IN Our Little Ones.
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"A remarkable fight occurred re-
Gently on the farm of Oscar Turner, in
Ballard County, KY, between large
Durham bull belonging to Colonel Tur-
ner and buck weighing over two hun
dred pounds. Both were found in the
forest dead, only few feet apart. The
bull had been gored three times by the
buck, the last thrust entering the ami
mails heart, and must have killed him
almost instantly. The deer was dread
fully bruised, though his skin had not
been cut through. The ground where
thefight occurred was cut up by the feet
of the animals. .-St. Louis Post.
g In a Fresno (Cal.) barber-shop
they furnish music for the BARRIERS to
shave bv
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-28

New YORK, December 2Sth-A. M.-The
critics almost uniformly agree that the per-
formance of the National Opera in Brook
lyn last night was one of the most mer
of seventy eight ladies in Spanish costume,
which the clergymen of Chicago were in
vited to witness, was especially applauded
and commended.