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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
A Water of special Value,

While Sir William Harcourt was
travelling in the highlands with Lord
John Russell and other friends they
were n day crossing a Scotch loch,
and in course Of some conversation
with a boatman, from whom they were
trying to elicit information as to his
views on the beauty of the surround
ing landscape, the man assured them
that the water Of the loch had q spe-
cial value. When asked to explain
what it was, he remarked that it had
the reputation Of making the finest
toddy in Scotland.-Chambers' Journal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
ApnRarancea.

They have called to solicit the firms
assistance for a local charity.
Greene-Suppose we ask this gentle.
man that is coming up the aisle.
Gray-No; he's dressed too we'll, and
he has too much the air Of enterprise
and activity. He is undoubtedly an un.
derling on a small salary. We will tao.
kle that slouchy looking, woebegone
little man at the desk. He is sure to
be the head of the establishment
Boston Transcript.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
In the Inherent of Acouracy.

At a meeting of the Mansfield House
settlement Mr.. Percy Alden, the ward
en-, told a story Of the mother of
Robert Louis Stevenson. The widow
of the novelist vas telling how, in the
island of Samoa, the old lady had
taken walks with a native chieftain
"who had killed thousands and eaten
hundreds" "Oh, Fanny" exclaimed
the novelist's mother in horror, ''you
know it was only 11!"-London Chron-
icle.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
A Necessity.

The sage has had his say against
marrying in haste; here is the same
thought with a prettier coloring.
A solemn and Awe inspiring bishop
was examining a class Of girls and
asked:
"What is the best preparation for the
sacrament Of matrimony?"
"a little coortin, me lord!" was the
unexpected reply of one Of the num-
Der, whose nationality may be guessed.
Exchange.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
A Short, Funny Tale,

"What is an %anecdote, Johnny?" ask
ed the teacher.
"a short, funny tale" answered the
little fellow.
THAT'S right" said the teacher.
"Now, Johnny, you may write a sen
tence on the blackboard containing the
word"
Johnny hesitated a moment and then
wrote this:
"a rabbit has four legs and one an.
ecdote."
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
Kent the Bonnet COMPANY.

The story Of an elderly couple who
lived in a Massachusetts, town nearly
SO years ago is told by some Of the old
est inhabitants with much JUNCTION.
The lady had been bereft Of one help
meet, and her second husband had
twice been left a widower before the
pair were united in the bonds of mat
rimony. They were both of that tenn
permanent which causes it's possessor to
be characterized as "set."
On the wedding day the bride found
in the back entry, on G conspicuous
nail, a sunbonnet which had belonged
to her immediate predecessor. She re-
moved it to oblivion in a closet.
Her newly. welded husband made no
comment, but replaced the sunbonnet
on it's accustomed nail.
During the next few days the calico
headgear vibrated with more or less
regularity between the closet and che
nail. Then there came a day when the
bride approached. her husband with a
mans hat in her hand as he was in the
act of re%installing the sunbonnet.
"If you have that sunbonnet. there
she said firmly, 81 shall hang up my
first husbands hat on the next nail"
She looked at the bridegroom and
met the counterpart Of her own ex-
preston. She hung the hat on the des-
ignated nail, and, although the two
people lived to be very old, neither the
hat nor the sunbonnet ever moved
again till the house came into the
hands Of a new owner.-Youth's Com
panion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
The Point of View.

The squire (sympathetically)-I'm
very sorry to hear that your husband
Is at the point Of death, Mrs. Hodge,
but you must try and be cheerful, as
you know it will be all for the best.
Mrs. Hodge-Ah, yes, indeed, sir;
it'll be a blessing when 'e's gone.
I'll be able to live in comfort then, as
! ave i'm in four different clubs.-
Judy.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
HELPLESS Man.

Mrs. Easey-My husband does annoy
me so.
Mrs. Kauler-Really? What's the
matter now?
Mrs. Easey-Oh, whenever he starts
in to sew a button on his clothes l.
have to stop whatever l may happen
to be doing just to thread the needle
for him.-Philadelphia Press.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21

A kitten has been brought up on an
exclusively vegetable diet by a family
of v%egetarians. The result is that it
will not touch animal food, and it pays
no attention to rats or mice.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21
Was the Uses

Mother-Goodness, how did you hurt
your finger so?
Little Son-With a hammer.
"When?"
"a good while ago."
6" didn't hear you cry"
mo, mother. I thought you were
out."-Stray Stories.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21

"Come easy, go easy" is an ancient
saying, and good resolutions don't cost
anything.-Chicago News.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-21

In every home there is some one who
walks off with things that belong to
the others.-Atchison Globe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03
ALVORD
ARRESTED IN BOSTON

Boston, Oct. 3O.-C. l.. AlvOrl, Jr.,
the abscOnding note teller Of the First
National hank in New York city, who
ID charged with stealing $70O,OOO from
the bank, was arrested here yesterday
afternoon by Chief Inspector william
b. Watts of this city and Detective
Armstrong of New York, In an ordi-
nary lodging house at the corner of
West Newton street and Burlington
avenue.
Chief Watts says II. n. Alexander,
business man of Denver, furnished
the Boston police with the first infor-
mationOf the presence of Cornelius Al
word In this city.
I'VE really started" said Chief
Watts, from statement mnde to me
by Alexander, a business man from
Denver, that he had seen the missing
man at the hotel Touraine. notified
Captain McCluskey of the New York
force was sent over Mt once
I'VE found at the hotel that man
answering AlvOrd's description had
been at the hotel and registered under
the name OF Byron Sterling.
Inquiry mt the hotel brought out the
fact that man answering the descrip.
ton had registered as Bryon Sterling
and had been assigned room, but
that he had not used 1t. On the arriv-
al Of Sergeant Tinker II search Of all
the hotels in the city was made, with
out success. From information
brought to Chief Watts he and Detec-
tive Armstrong went to boarding
house in the Back Bay district. They
went up to back room on the first
floor and found the door locked.
On gaining admittancc az gas in
spectors. Armstrong Identified Alvord,
who seemed greatly relieved that Arm
strong had arrested him. and said 80.
During his stay at police headquar-
tiers AlvOrd told Chief Watts that he
had not seen his wife for two weeks,
although prior to that he had told her
of his financial circumstances and
asked her II he should kill himself or
face 1t out. She had told him TO face
1t out. When asked what he had done
with the money, he said:
"Well, $7OO.OOO is a whole lot of
money. but 1t goes easy"
In referring to horse races. he said
he had backed horses. but never on
race tracks. and had owned fast horses
himself. He said he had lived his life
! and had taken life to Its full ut the
rate Of 100000 year or more. He said
he would not make any fight, would
throw up his hands, take his sentence,
and after that was over would come
out into the world again. He said lie,
knew he would he unable to secure
ball, and that he had nothing with
which to make restitution.
On being searched at police head
quarters only few dollars were found
In his pocket These he was allowed
to keep.
The police decline to give out any de-
tails about the identity Of Mr.. Alexnn-
der, and state that the latter is anxious
to avoid nOtoriety.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03
AWFUL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
STARTLE NEW YORK CITY

The wreckage was thrown across
through the windows of the building
in which the Irving National Bank IL,
on the northeast corner of the streets
| The Offices OF the Irving Bank and
those Of Mecklem Bros. bankers and
brokers, were nearly wrecked.
Vice President Charles II. Mattlage
and John W. Castreel, Cashier James
A. DennisOn, Assistant Cashier Benjn-
min +. Werner, Paying Teller William
Dunlap ana Adjuster Van Zeidt were In
the bank.
At the first explosion, IN attempt
WAS made to gather I'LL the money and
paper that was lying on the counters
together and throw them into the safes.
and 1t wns supposed that this had been
done, when the second explosion
brought flying glass and plasterlng
from the skylight ceilings down about
the heads of everybody and caused
them to escape In a hurry.
Captain McClusky of me detective
bureau, who hurried every available
man Of his staff to the fire, was APP
pealed to to protect the funds OF the
bank, he being told that they We're In
the vault, the door of which WIS sup
posed to he unlocked When the cap
kulo ouo lid AuGh wen hONSNti,
they found about x1O.OOO scattered In
confusion over the counters and floors.
This was hastily thrown Into the vault
and the door was locked.
In Mecklem Bros. office In the bAse-
nsnt there were ii. II. Mecklem and
his brother William. with Frank Heck
enberry, boy: Thomas Hackett,
clerk; another man named Bruce, AMI
some girls, among them Ellen Van
Deem and Mny InunkIemann. When the
ffre broke out $9O,OOO in money lay up
on the counter. Heckenberry was sta
toned Mt the door while this was gath
cred together for putting In the vault.
The explosion tore down the build
ings to the west, the walls of those on
the Washington street side being
hurled outward to- the streets as IL an
explosion had taken place locally in
stead of away mt the Greenwich street
end of the block. 1t was thought. in
deed, that explosions had followed In
these buildings. but no cause for them
could he found. The immense building
of ]. II. Mohlmann Il Co, fronting on
Washington street. simply collapsed,
deluge OF barrels and boxes, filled with
fruit, rolling ont and forming n pile
that stretched half way across the
street.
AT the time of the explosion blazing
barrels We're hurled clear across WASH
ington street and set fire to the build
ings to the west. threatening an extern
sion Of the cOnfiagrntion In that direc-
ton, but the firemen deluged these
buildings and saved them.
The loss of life IL not known. but
from all sources of Information 1t IL
gathered that there are perhaps the
bodies of thirty persons in the ruins.
though because of the hot debris and
the sl0wness of the moving of II, no.
body had been removed up to midnight.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03
Coal ,s,n.,. R..um. Work.

Philadelphia. Oct. 3O.-Yestertiay
witnessed an almost general resump-
ton OF the work In the anthracite re-
gion. where for six weeks the mine
workers have been on strike fof ad-
vance in wnges. n reduction In the price
Of powder md In several districts the
abolition of the sliding scale of wages.
In few instances collleries operated
by Individuals and small companies
have failed to resume. hut in the main
1t can be safely said that hard coal is
once more leing mined.
The Philadelphia 4 Reading Coal and
Iron Company. which controls over
twenty per cent. of the output of the
anthracite region. and which il the
largest operating company In the bard
conl field, to-day received word from
General Superintendent Luther Mt
PottsvIlle TINT thlrty-seven Of tile thir
ty-nine collieries operated by that COM
pany were working. This is the nurn-
her that WINS In operation on Monday.
September 18th. the first day OF the
strike.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03
RURAL MAILDELIVERY
BENEFITS COLORADO

Denver, Colo, Oct. 3O.-Since the
middle of lust June, when petitions for
rural free delivery routes In Colorado
were taken up for Investigation and
special agent appointed for the work
In the state. twenty-three rural free
delivery routes have been established
In Colorado. serving population Of
nearly 13OOO. over an area OF $50
miles. through which mail ia carried
over u total line OF route of 80 miles.
daily. There have been nearly forty
Investigations and petitions for estab-
llshment. extensions and inspections
since the middle of June. and the only
route remaining now to he inspected is
Mt Pueblo. to which point the special
agent In charge will 20 at once.
The points covered In Colorado by
rural free delivery extend from Eaton
and L0yeland on the north, to Monte
Vista and Durango on the south. and
Las Anlmas. In Junta and Rocky Ford
on the east. Other points covered by
one or more routes are Berthoud.
Boulder. Valmont. BroOmtield, Long
mont, Greeley. E1xewater and Platte
vile.
Weld county has been peculiarly for
tunate In the establishment of service
for rural free delivery Six routes have
been laid out and are now either in
operation or will he in operation by
November LIST. Fort Collins and Love
land each will have another route and
Lafayette probably will also he SO
favored. The routes noted are in add
tion to those laid out before the estab-
lishment of the Western division Of
rural free delivery. last May. and the
appointment OF Special Agent T.. A.
Thompson. editor OF the Greeley Re
publican.
The route with the largest number of
population IL that mt Edgewnter, where
1.0t,0 are served by route over a
twenty-three-mile line. The smallest
number served Is over the Las Aninlas
route, where. approximately. 80 re-
ceive the mail on line twenty-six
miles long. The average of population
served on rural free delivery routes in
Colorado, ne laid out. Is 500. and the
average length OF the routes twenty
five miles.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

New York. Oct. 3O.-The long list OF
fire horrors that have occurred I'm and
around New York was added 10 yes
tertlay by u fire and explosion which
shook the lower end Of Manhattan Is
land like nn earthquake. hurled sew
en-st0ry building into the air. and set
fire to two blocks Of buildings, with q
loss OF life that only the efforts of hun
dretis OF men who were rushed to the
work of digging away the ruins rs
soon M the fire was extlnxuisle,l, will
reveal.
The big building OF Tarrant 4 Co..
makers OF medical specialties, stand
Ing at the northwest corner OF Green
wich and Warren street, and filed with
chemicals. took fire In some why that
may never he known, Mt about quar-
ter after II o'clock In the afternoon.
1t was sixteen minutes after noon that
citizen rushed into the house of a
fire engine on Chambers street, near
Greenwich. and shouted That Tarrant's
drug house was on fire. He had seen
volume Of black smoke coming from
the third story windows. An alarm
was turned In. Soon afterward = sec
ond and third alarms were turned in.
One fire company had just arrived
when terrific explosion occurred and
threw the entire engine crew dawn the
stairway. The firemen, realizing the
danger OF their position. rushed out of
the building to the street. The explO-
sion had filed the street In front with
a shower OF falling glass and small de-
bris which scattered the crowd which
had gathered on the opposite sidewalk.
They were dragging the line to the
doorway for the second time when
came another explosion, more terrific
than the first. and the whole crew was
hurled across Greenwich street. Devnn-
ny being NO badly injured that he was
sent to the hospital.
Iii the meantime. the other engines
TINT Ind responded to the alarm had
collected and the firemen were busy
rescuing people from surrounding
buildings. Firemen had already taken
many girls down the only fire escape
upon the building. md more persons
had been cnrried down the escnpe of
the Home Made restaurant. next door,
and the buildings adjoining.
The second explosion occurred about
five minutes after the first, From the
accounts OF witnesses. the building
seemed to leap Into the air and in 4
moment masses OF brick WALL timbers
and stone We're falling into the street
The force of the explosion tore away
the walls of the big commission store
houses fronting on Washington street
and caused them to collapse, falling all
MT once in mass of timber, boxes and
barrels, from which the flames, which
burst out from the Tarrant building
like the belching of cannon, broke
forth. The force OF the explosion he
low had thrown the firemen back
across the street. no That they were not
caught. hut their escape from the rain
Of debris across the street was almost
miraculous. 7Nt
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

The youth Of Brussels. 1t appears.
were not slow to exploit the Shah's
weakness for children. which was In
cautiously referred to in the press. An
enterprising lad wrote to his majesty
that . bicycle would make him COM
pletely happy. but the fact must not
be divulged to his parents: while an
other child asked for doll In similar
terms. In both instances the gifts
were forthcoming. with the result that
ON the last day OF his ma1esty's visit
the Persian legation was besieged BY
youthful applicants many of whom
were made happy by practical proofs
Of the shah's generosity.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

Moved by the descriptions of the
last resting place OF his friend and
ally, King Victor Emmanuel In the
Pantheon at Rome and with memories
Of the stately and solemn grandeur Of
Great Britain's Walhalla-namely.
Westminster Abbey. present In his
mind, Emperor William has resolved
to create at Berlin. In the immediate
neighborhood of the Imperial resi-
dence, q species Of Teutonic Pantheon.
to serve as last resting place for the
illustrious dead OF Germany. and In
aamuch as he Is aware that neither
the Prussian legislature. nor the par
lament Of the empire will vote the
funds for the purpose, he has announc-
cd his intention Of raising the $6.00O.-
900 necessary for the execution Of his
design b. means Of huge lottery.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

According to q report published by
the Home Once In London, showing
the mineral productions of the world
for tho last year. the United States
easily leads all It's rivals in this form
Of wealth. Great Britain ranks Sec
oud, but far behind the leader. to to-
tai product of the United States having
been about S720. 900 900, while that Of
Great Britain was 340O. 900 900. Ger
many stands third. with nearly $780,
000, 1000.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

A remarkable engir eering feat Is
soon to be attempted In Boston-the
moving of a six-story brl * and stone
hotel building from one site to an
other without taking 1t apart. The
ground upon which the building now
stands is of a swampy character. ald
7s0 piles will have to be driven around
the foundations OF the structure to
support the 1000 Jacks upon which It
will be raised from its foundation prior
10 its removal. 1t will Be transported
to its new location. ~ feet distant. Oh
Stsal rolIara-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

Tho movement which has brought
the non-conformist churches Of Great
Britain into \ federation continues to
extend. and ID one Of the promising
features Of church life on the TIRES
hold Of the twentieth century. The
NTH annual council has been held In
Shefield. and was attended by nearly
1000 delegates. They represented
more than 900 councils. A Of which
had been organized in the past year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

The Lake Shore Railroad company Is
devising pension scheme for the
benefit Of employees of long standing.
who have reached an age. Of retire
ment. II will be similar to that now
in force on the Pennsylvania railroad,
the company giving a lump sum -
the nucleus Of pension fund to be
enlarged and maintained BY one per
cent assessment on the monthly wages
Of einployes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

Hon. Myron H. McCord, Ex-Govern4>
Of New Mexico, in letter to DR.. HarS
man, from Washington, d. O., says: *
DearSir-Atthes suggestion Of = frienS
I was advised to use Peruna for catArrh,
and after using ono bottle began to feel
better In every way. 1t helped me in
many respects was troubled with
colds, coughs, sore throat, etc.. but ~
soon as had taken your medicine
began to improve and soon got well. 1
take pleasure in recommending your
great remedy to all who are efiicted
with catarrh H. McCord
Thousands Of cases Of chronic catarrh
have been cured by Peruna during the
past winter. There are no successful
substitutes for this remedy. Send to
DIR. Hartman. Columbus, Ohio, for .
free catarrh book.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

At meeting Of the executive COM
hittee OF the National Association OF
Street Railway Employees. held at De
troit. Mich. the president was In
structed to draw up plan by which
local unions are to be assessed In or
der to raise fund with which to pur-
chase automobiles for use by the
street railway men In the cities where
strikes are In progress.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

Youngstown. o.. Oct. 3O-The Amer.
icanTube and Iron Company. the local
plant Of the National Tube Company.
resumed operations In full yesterday,
after shutdown Of many months. The
works employ 400 hands.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

The advance report Of the Presby-
terian church shows an increase OF
$500 communicates over last year, and
total contributions averaging $15 PEI
member.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

No man undertakes a trade he has
not learned. even the meanest. yet
every one thinks himself suflciently
qualified for the hardest Of all trades
that of government.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

What noiseless world this would
be II women we're as quiet all the tins
as they are VIXEN 1t comes to telling
their age.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

Ideas make their way In silence. like
the waters that. altering behind the
rocks OF the Alps. loosen them from
the mountains on which they rest.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

The French nation Is about to erect
4 monument to its fallen soldiers on
the field of Waterloo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

A mans life never rises above It
source. hence the need OF being born
above.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

Do what you think is right and dom
worry about what other folks say.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-11-03

You may measure a man by tn
things that move him.