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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-14
Stories of moonshining and illicit stills

Stories of moonshining and illicit stills
naturally prompt ones thoughts 10 fly
to the wilds Of kentucky or the fnr-
bidding recesses of the Tennessee noun
tains.
Yet within few days one Of the
largest illicit distl'.. lies ever known in
the United States has been raidei with
in the precincts Of Greater New York.
The circumstances surrounding this raid
combine the elements of southern ro-
nance and the piratical days of long
ago. when the rovers of the sea were
wont to put in at New Amsterdam to
refit after a successful cruise.
The story of the discovery of this dis
tillery has not yet been told fully. In
the first place, the most modern feature
about it, and one of the most interest
ing, is the fact that the spirits that
were being distilled We're an imitation
Of Scotch whisky, and have almost GER
tainly been sold over the bars Of many
of the prominent Broadway cafes.
The price at which this alleged Scotch
could be sold at an enormous profit to
the producer would make almost any
saloon keeper purchase it, ana the
spirits, as raw as they We're. found
ready acceptance with patrons because
they We're pure.
An Enormous Capacity.
The capacity of this still, which was
located in the old McComas mansion on
the White Plains road at 17ath street.
close to the river, was 900 gallons a
day.
Six of the largest and most improved
stills ever constructed We're in use, and
the limit could be, if desired. pushed
considerably beyond the figures quoted.
The revenue tax is $1.10 per gallon.
The profit, therefore, for which these
illicit distillers We're working, would
range from 1890 to more than $1,1OO a
day, sum worth taking a chance for.
OF course this profit was speculative
and depended upon the disposal of the
entire product. This. however, seems
to have been assured, as the circum-
stances attending the raid showed that
the distillers' plans We're most careufl-
ly laid and the pompt shipment of the
liquor to the southern end of New York
where it would reach the wholesalers,
provided for
The circumstances leading up to the
raid were peculiar. One of Revenue
Deputy Thompson's men heard a Broad
way saloon keeper hrag of the surpris-
ingly cheap rate at which he was Sc
curing Scotch.
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How the Clue Was Found.

II no longer get it in bottles" he de-
clared, but in bulk it is just as good,
If not better, than the old stuff and l
pay 81 gallon less for it. MY patrons
are satisfied and Of course I am pleased
to make the bigger profit"
Il hear it is brought over here from
the old country in bulk and is rectified
somewhere up in the Bronx and then
sent down to US.
Il don't know the man who is ham
ding it, but so long as he gives me the
same goods at the same figures I am
satisfied"
This set the detective thinking. and
he made an excursion to the Bronx.
He searched for week and discovered
nothing of Importance. Then he re-
quested the detectives of the various
precincts in that neighborhood to keep
a sharp lookout.
Detective Wood. Of the fremont po-
lice station, was the first to discover
clue. He was passing the old col
onial mansion one night when he
detected an odor of raw spirits in the
air. The house was all lit up and look
ed as though some highly elaborate 500
cial function was going on within. There
was also the sound of music, and the
laughter of women could be heard.
The detective took a closer look at
the house. The odor of crude whisky
was stronger, but as the blinds We're
tightly closed he could discover moth
ing.
On the Scent.
The next day he made an investiga-
ton and discovered that the place be-
longed to the Edward Smith estate and
was managed by the farmers Loan and
Trust company, one of the most conser-
vative institutions of it's kind in New
York.
He further discovered that the house
had been rented for $40 month to a
man whose name is still withheld by
the police for good reasons.
This man had given the highest of
I references, and as the old house. which
stands on a hill on the bank of the
Bronx and is completely hidden from the
road, was extremely difficult to rent
very few questions were asked.
Mysterious sloops without likht which
dropped down the river only at the dead
of night, and one tugbOat which seemed
anxious to escape observation had been
seen to stop in front of the house and
take on and discharge cargo.
Again the detective visited the house
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. r u ~ K e ~ ~ e s s
Drug and Cigarette Habits

No confinement. no publicity, no eb.
rupt shutting of of either liquor or
opium. The only treatment adopted ty
the United States government tor usa
in national and state homes for soldiers
and sailors.
The only Kelley institute in the state,
All others claiming to use Kelley reme-
dies are frauds and imitators.
Ladies treated a. privately as at theie
own home.
For terms and literature address THE
KELLEY INSTITUTE. 164 East South
First street. or Lock Box $50. Salt Lake
City. Utah.
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New Towns.

news. t8fs So s+Fs- &
A letter from Mr.. Fred Stoltz to
7. j. Baird, of Lakota, informs him
that the townsites on the branch
road will be plated by the 18th Of
July. The road will not be grad
ed any further than Lunde, the
town 20 miles north Of Lakota,
and which henceforth will be call
ed Edmore. There will also be a
new town plated II miles south Of
Edmore, and will be named Brock
ct. It has been decided that the
lots at these two places are to be
25x14O feet. This will be good
news to the people of Edmorie, as
now all the business houses can
soon move onto the new townsite,
and can figure to a certainty that
the railroad will be built this sum-
mer. At the rate the grading
crews are now building, the grade
will be built in 20 days.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05
The Best Remedy for Stomach
and Bowel Troubles.

II have been in the drug bust
ness for twenty years and have sold
most all of the proprietary medi-
cines of any note. Among the en-
tire list I have never found any
thing to equal Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
for all stomach and bowel troubles"
says O. w. Wakefield, of Colum-
bus, Ga. "This remedy cured two
severe cases of cholera morbus in
my family and I have recommend
ed and sold hundreds of bottles Of
it to my customers to their entire
satisfaction. It affords a quick
and sure cure in a pleasant form"
For sale at Greene's drug store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

frame a statement in general terms
of "What Women Like in Men"
This is the task which a very we'll
known author, under the monde
plume Of Rafford Pyke, has under
taken in The Cosmopolitan for
July in a clever essay, which.
proves him to have made woman
the subjectof thorough observation
and comprehensive study. "The
foreign girl" says the author,
"marries the man with whom she
will be happy, the American mar
ries the man without whom she
will be unhappy"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, clesnses and heals the whole sur
face over which it difuses itself. Druggists
sell the SOC. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement,
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou-
1les, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is rs cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med.
ioinal properties of the solid preparation.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05
A Good Cough Medicine.

Many thousands have been re-
stored to health and happiness by
the use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. If afflicted with any
throat or lung trouble, give it a
trial for it is certain toprove bene-
iclal. Coughs that have resisted
all other treatment for years, have
yielded to this remedy and perfect
health been restored. Cases that
seemed hopeless, that the climate
of famous health resorts failed to
benefit, have been permanently
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05
The Old Settlers.

Tuesday was the day set apart
at Chautauqua for those persons to
celebrate, who came to this section
of the state prior to July 3rd,
1888. Everything was prepared
to make the event the greatest one
that the old settlers ever had at a
reunion, but it rained and the bar
becue and dinner picnic was cur
tailed. However, those who wish
ed repaired to the auditorium
where a sumptuous repast was
prepared. Hon. F. n. Prosser, of
this city conducted the entertain
ment.
In the afternoon the program
consisted Of musical sci ections by
the talent. Mr. Prosser. then in
troduced Governor White, who in
8, short talk highly complimented
the "Old Settlers" for their enter
tainment; he spoke in a laudible
manner of the great Chautauqua
with its white city and great audi
torium. Then V. B. Noble, of
Bottipeau, formerly a Devils LAX
er, told some funny stories and
talked of the days Of 1883. George
w. H.. Davis succeeded Mr.. Noble
with "reminiscences of early days
and entertained the assembly for a
short time, as did Dave Turner.
Hon. p. j. McClory closed the
afternoons exercises by an address
intertwined with stories of the old
timers. MI. McClory's talk was
interesting and at times amusing.
The election of officers then &C.
Cured as follows:
r. II. Prosser, president.
Henry Hale, secretary.
Dave McCanna, of Cando, treas
urer.
These officers were all reelected,
bespeaking the high esteem in
which their comrades hold them.
The vice presidents, one for each
county have not yet been chosen.
The mornings program had to
be omitted on account of the rainy
weather as did the ball game
which was to have been played
between mines of Senator Nc
Gamma and DR.. Ruger, but the
visitors were well pleased with the
entertainment they received and
reckoned the ball game between
Devils Lake and Cavalier was
nearly as good as the old settlers
could have been in case Jupiter
Pluvius had not prevented.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05
THE CHAUTAUQUA.

The ninth annual assembly Of
the North Dakota Chautauqua
association has opened under fav-
orable auspices and a successful
meeting seems assured. There
has been an abundance of rain, SO
that all thought Of crop failure on
account of drouth has been dissi-
pated, hence the farmer, the bust
ness man, and others, feel that
they can afford, in view Of: the.
bright prospects for this yeaf;gto'
spend a few days on the shores Of
Devils Lake-North Dakota's
greatest natural attraction.
How well the Chautauqua asso-
citation builded when it decided to
select the present spot for it's per-
manent home, has already been
demonstrated. Devils Lake offer
ed all that could be desired, and
more than any other location in
the state could point to as an in
ducement. There was the great,
mysterious body of water around
the name of which the Indianshad
woven their legends, and there, on
its shores, was a beautiful grove,
an ideal spotfor the meeting Of
vast a%ssemblages.
This was all nature could con-
tribute and man had to add the
necessary Improvements. Alarge
auditorium was erected, a hotel,
restaurants, cottages and other
buildings now stand on the
grounds and one can spend the
Chautauqua season. there in com
fort and enjoyment.
This is an achievement of which
those who have been instrumental
in furthering have a right to feel
proud. Still the work is not all
done. The demands upon the
association will become greater
every year and there will have to
be progress commensurate with the
growing popularity of the place as
q summer resort.
1t is the opinion Of many con-
servative persons that the fame Of
Devils Lake and its Chautauqua
is to become far more widespread
than any have previously antici.
pated and in this belief the Inter
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$l4.OO..Detroit And Return.

Via Duluth, South Shore &
Atlantic Ry: and D. & g. steamers
via st. Ignace (Mackinac IslandD
account National Educational
Convention. Leave Duluth 100
p. M, July 5th. Tickets can be
made good to return up to and in.
Guiding Sept. LIST, if deposited
with Joint Agent in Detroit before
July 18th.
Make early application for sleep
or and steamer accommodations to
M. ADsoN,
General Agent, Duluth, MINI.
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cured by its use. For sale at
Greene's drug store.
Bathing Suits.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Presbyterian church have made
up q large number of bathing
suits-all sizes and for both sexes
which can be purchased at Mrs.
Rankin's residence in Devils Lake,
Or at Mrs. ]. O. Baughman's at
Greenwood, on the lake shore.
These suits will be sold cheaper
than individuals can make them.
1918
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

and print extended reports daily.
This is the sort Of enterprise that
pays. More Dakotans are inter-
.ested in what is going on at Chau-
tauqua than anything else and
wideawake publishers like Win
ship and Edwards are not slow to
take advantage Of that fact.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

How many women feel equal toa
dive below the watery deep7 How
many Of them have the nerve for It Z
Very few.
Almost every woman suffers from
q weakened condition of the mu.
cous membrane that lines her body,
and this sapsher vitality and energy,
She is filed with nervous terrors
and does not find life worth Gving.R
She is told she has dyspepsia OF
female weakness when in reality
nothing ais her but cata1h or in
fammation of the delicate lining Of
her organs.
She needs Pe-ru-na aud nothing
else. It is the only medicine nee,
essary to restore her strength
What's the use of dragging through
life half alive when Pe-ru-na will
bring back all its pleasurel This
medicine is a tonic for the whole
body, and there is no doubt at all
but that you need it, for it is the
one real cure for all troubles.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

The Bismarck Palladium and
the typographical union Of that
city are by the ears as the result
Of misunderstanding. This is un-
fortunate for all concerned.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

The dull season Of the year is
the time when successful mer-
chants like Wannamaker adver-
tise the most. It's harder to catch
the trade then but they get it by
talking about their wares through
the press.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

Ocean sees many good reasons for
.concurring. a great opportunity
lies lies before our people and they
should she do their best to improve it
by encouraging improvements not
only on the Chautauqua grounds
but in the city as well.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05
BOOK REVIEW.

BOOK REVIEW.
The story of the Declaration Of
Independence is a time-honorec
theme. but its treatment in Ida. M
Tarbell's article, which appearsin
the July number of McClure's, is
surprisingly new. Miss Tarbellh has
the rare faculty Of being able tc
CLEAN from material which has
been we'll worked over, matter Of
first Importance, together with
striking anecdotes which lend un-
usual charm to her writing. This
happy faculty is we'll shown in her
"Life of Lincoln" and in her
Napoleon and Josephine" Miss
Tarbell's "Story of the Declare
ton of Independence" is i~llustrat-
ed with a remarkable series Of por-
traits of the signers. The country
was searched over for the best por-
trait Of each patriot who subscrib-
ed to the great charter, and the
result is the most complete set
ever printed.
A leading article in the july
Magazine Number of the Outlook,
which is its midsummer number,
as the August Magazine Number
is devoted to educational subjects,
is "The Spirit of the New World
as Interpreted by the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition" by. Hamilton W.
Mabie. This subject. on which
Mr.. Mabie writes with his usual
insight and charm, is profusely il
lustrated by reproductions from
drawings of the beautiful architect
ural features Of the Exposition.
,($3 a year. The Outlook Company,
287 Fourth Avenue, New. York
City.
"The Use of Growing Plants for
Table Decoration" is the leading
article in the July number of Table
Talk. It is written by an acknow-
lodged authority on plants; is a
practical article and will be valued
by women who take an interest in
identifying the home table. "The
Cost of Living in a Professors
Family" by the wife of one Of
them, will interest all housekeepers
as prices and figures are given to
cost Of keeping a we'll supplied
table at small outlay. The July
issue contains a number of illustre-
tons Of dishes; they are practical
and such as are used in the every
day menu of the home. Copies of
recent issues Of this useful house
hold magazine will be sent free to
our readers on request to Table
Talk Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
In the editorial department OF
the Review Of Reviews for July
DR.. Shaw discusses the prospects
of the wheat and corn crops, the
conditions of our export trade,
and the recent growth of American
capital; on the political side, the
decisions of the Supreme Court
in the insular cases are reviewed
and summarized, together with
Cuba's acceptance of the Plat
amendment and the outlook fol
Porto Rico and the Philippines
Mr.. Carnegie's gift to the Scotch
universities, the choice Of Dr
Remsen as president of the Johns
Hopkins University, and the
launching of the Washington
Memorial Institution are among
the educational topics treated il
this issue.
It is probably true that almost
every man has in him certain
qualities which would drew some
woman to him, but it is difficult tc
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

A new era Of prosperity seems
certain to dawn in North Dakota
this year.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY.

FOURTH OF JULY.
The Fourth of July is the great
est anniversary in the history OF
the American nation. We all
realize this, and yet it is a fact
that the day is not celebrated with
as much enthusiasm as it was
years ago. This is not because
we are any less patriotic than were
our forefathers, but because it was
SO long ago that the Declaration
of independence was signed, and
because, in contemplation of the
proud position we now occupy as
q people, our minds do not SO
easily revert to the early days Of
American history--the times that
tried mems souls. Still we have
not forgotten and never shall for
get the great benefit conferred
upon us by our revolution sires.
We will always remember and
glory in their courage, patriotism
and self-sacritice, even if we do not
join in Fourth of July revelery to
the same extent that was once
customary for Americans to do.
What a glorious lot Of heroes
we're the men who signed the
Declaration of American Indepen-
dence. That act was regarded by
England as the browning height
Of treason, as the patriots knew
before they attached their names
to the immortal document it would
be, but they signed just the same.
If their cause failed they expected
to be hanged, but thoughts Of
dangling from the ropes end
could not deter them from doing
their duty, SO they signed their
names, only one Stephen Hop
kins who was palsied-writing
with a trembling hand.
These we're men indeed, and
their names are we'll worthy the
homage bestowed upon them in
times past. If we seem to regard
them less reverently now, it is as
previously stated, not because we
attach less weight to their courage
and devotion to country than did
|they themselves or their immediate
posterity, but because of the lapse
of time and the gradual change of
custom.
The Fourth of July, 1776, was a
great day, for it gave birth to what
is now the mighty American ma
ton, and SO with us it's anniver-
sary must always be a great day
for the American people will never
forget the natal day of the repub-
llic.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

Both the Grand Forks Herald
and the Fargo Forum are making
a specially of Chautauqua news
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

The Old Settlers Association is
a we'll conducted organization and
may now be considered a perma-
nent thing. With the men now
in charge it could not fail, for
they belong to that class who arc in
the habit of making things go.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

The Fargo Forum says that the
v~iolators ofthe prohibition law re-
mind it Of the man who, in justif-
cation Of the crime of stealing a
silver spoon, pleaded: IF I took
the spoon I violated the eighth
commandment, which says that
Thou shalt not steal but if I did
not take the spoon I violated the
tenth commandment, which says,
Thou shalt not covet.' So having
one or the other Of the command
ments to break thought I might
as we'll take the spoon"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

.nc.1unI ties noN.ea.aa z, a.Eau.o ENMa aaesafs Amt .sga2cENs
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-05

It is probably true that almost
every man has in him certain
qualities which would drew some
woman to him, but it is difficult to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-02-21
THE FAT MANS VAIL.
He would Give Ten Years Of His life
Teeth and Hair to
BE Thin.

The man who was getting bald was
complaining about natures uukiudueSS
10 him. when the voice Of the clubs
PriZe fat man was heard emanating
From the specialIy-constructeG chair
bear the front window. You fellows
think YOU have your own troubles"
Eaid the fat man. "Some of YOU com
plain because your hair Is falling out:
Eome of You complain because you
Ean't eat. and others because YOU cant
Fleep. Some of you even complain be
PAUSE you are thin. We gods. Thin?
Why, I'd give ten years Of my life if
were only thin | wouldn't care if
we're bald and toothless; | wouldn't
bare if couldn't eat and couldn't sleep
e I could get thin. weigh this is in
fontidenct-T weigh EOS pounds.
Nov, what pleasure DO | get out Of
fife? | can't 90 to the theater or any
Pther place Of amusement, because the
/ hairs are not large enough 10 accom-
hodate me-" quotes the Philadelphia
Record. The same thing applies to a
baseball game in summer. am
4 shamed to ride in street car because
take up so much room. Even here in
he club | have to have a special chair.
You bald-headed fellows don't know
What affection is"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-02-21
VERY low RATES WEST

On October lG, 1900, the Chicago q
Northwestern Railway will sell home
seekers excursion tickets AT very low
rates for the round trip from Chicago
to all points on the North-Wcstern Line
in Nebraska, South Dakota including
the Black Hills, and Oakc. y. d.; also
to points in Northwestern Iowa and
Minnesota and to points ON the Union
Pacific railroad in Nebraska
The above in addition 10 the regular
homoseckers excursions ON these same
dates at rate Of one fare plus $500 for
the round trip TO authorized points in
Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Col
orado, Utah Idaho, Oregon and Wa h
ington. Tickets To bc limited to twenty
one days from date Of sale and good for
stop-oyer on the going trip within fifteen
days in homeseekers' excursion territory