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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
ANT H%YPNOTlSTS.
a saaRs in MsdiSal Science Among
Some of the Insects W1tneSss4
by Q AtudeAt.

That anita doctor their sick by hypno-
tism and magnetism is proved by OBJ
.eryation. An ardent student tells
how he witnessed what may be termed
n seance in medical science among ants.
He saw several Of these little creatures
emerge from the hills and noticed that
there were some among them which
were weak and emaciated-invalids, in
fact. They we're accompanied by
healthy members Of the community,
and all made their way toward a dis
tant mound.
On following their movements
through a glass the observer saw on
this mound a big and sturdy ant which
made some motions in the direction of
the advancing invalids. The latter
went up the mound one by one, and
submitted themselves to treatment.
This consisted in the physician ant
passing his feelers over the head and
body Of the patient in a manner dis
tinctly suggestive Of the hypnotizing
of nerves and muscles practiced BY
human doctors. Every one went
through the treatment, then the pa
tients went back, and the doctor
marched OF in the opposite direction.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
rhe old Mans AdvanAagss.

A man past so can do with less deep
than younger men. he can endure greater
steady and prolonged strain. He can bear
his burden, day after day, with less need
of recreation. The young man can sprint"
but ne cannot stay" like the man with
brain grown iron and nerves steel by many
years Of training.
Elderly men are less temptable. They
are Of fixed moral habit. Appetite and
passion are under control. For better or
for worse they are a calculable quantity.
with slight variations to be taken into the
account.
Elderly men are more loyal as friends,
if they are friends. Their attachment to
a cause or a commercial house is less change
able. They have, moreover, given bonds
for good behavior in the persons of grown
families, whose respect is to them dearer
than life. They know the difficulty of repair
ing mistakes.
Elderly men actually have experience. The
older man best reads character. He is the
Nisest to select asena.-Washipgton Timss.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
THE OYSTER INDUSTRY.
suAsd II = Year In ThAs Cean-
try and CanoAa.

Nineteen states and Canada have
within a few yeara, boosted the oys-
ter industry from something over five
billion bivalves annually to a produc-
ton of over twelve billion. At the
average retail price of one-half cent
per oyster, it will be seen that it prob
ably costs us at least $50. 600. 600 per
year to indulge in the luscious sea
fruit, particularly when most OF us
have to pay rs cents for a stew" or
"shell" Of six oysters, says Harper's
Weekly.
Delaware bay, by the way, has appar-
emily wrested the oyster champion
ship for production from Chesapeake
bay. Therein the oyster grounds cover
over 220 square miles, engage over
GOO vessels and employs over 1000 men.
Every acre Of Delaware oysters is es-
timated to pay an annual profit of 500,
so your Delaware oyster farmer shifts
contemptuously at his brother of the
OK and the hay. The capital Of this in
dustry is fifty called Bivalve, with
Venetian streets, all ~debouching on
water fronts. wharf lined, and COW
cred with steel rails by railways which
wrest what traffic they can from the
sail and steam craft.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
NO MORE
National HOusewives' AsAOciation ut
Chicago Decides to Dignity Them
with High Sounding Title.

Hereafter in Chicago there will be
no such person as a SERVANT" for the
National Housewives association has
decided to elevate housework to the
dignity Of a profession. "%Spinster of
dishwashing" or mistress of cooking"
or even "doctress of general house.
work. for attendants on the new
school Of technology the association
is to found. will, however, be eminently
proper terms with which to designate
housemaids.
1t was Mrs. Howard S. Kretschmar,
of the Chicago Woman's club, who pro-
posed the e wdeparture. She declared
that the only way to solve the house.
maid problem was to insist hat en-
ployes in every department of house
work should have a technical educa-
ton before they got employment. She
also thought that diplomas should be
given housemaids after one year Of en-
%ployment in a family, such diplomas to
be signed by the executive committee
of the association.
Mrs. Kretschmar's ideas met with in
stan, favor, and Mrs. Augusta Levi,
president of the association, appointed
a committee to see that they were act
ed upon as soon as possible. The com
mittee will also consider a plan out
lined by DR.. Mary Seymore for erect
ing a clubhouse and hospital for house
maids.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
OF WEALTH.
PRodigalfty OF Some AiGA
lew YoRke0u.

The very rich men Of the world are
growing exceedingly tired of the vast
wealth accumulated. In New York
scores and hundreds Of men to-day are
paying anywhere from $1,000 to $16,-
600 a month rent for suites Of rooms,
not homes which they have built for
their families, but simply apartments
which they have rented for awhile,
says a writer in Homilitic Review. The
goddess magnihcence, the selfish prodi-
gaaity, the Overwhelming ostentatian
of the wealth Of New York in certain
circles cannot be described; but it is
all an indication of the fact that the
climax has well-nigh been reached in
the display of what wealth can get.
The world is waiting now to knw
what wealth can give. 1t is the ne
mesis of ast wealth that it brings
its own retribution, and that retribu-
ton il the WEAKNESS of being unable
to find happiness in merely having
/. things.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
Crerar Library Of Chicago Secures
Best Collection of the Kind.
Trustees OF the Institution Purchase
the Books Of Prof. ELY, Of the
University Of Wisconsin,, Con-
DrAtnx 1000 Volumes.

The John Crerar library, of Chi
cago, has bought the most complete
reference library on the social and
labor movement in the country. Four
thousand volumes dealing with trade
unlonism and social problems and
1000 pamphlets treating on the same
subjects have been purchased from
Prof. Richard T. Ely, Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
mt purchase marks an innovation
In the reference department of Ii
orarles, as the labor movement has
now reached such proportions that
there is a large demand for labor lit.
erature. The Crerar library is the
first institution in the west to re.
,spond. and the first public library in
the country.
Prof. Ely parts reluctantly with his
collection. SO that it may be centrally
located and of greater usefulness to
students than is afforded at Madison.
The price paid will not be made pub.
lie, although Librarian Clement w.
Andrews said that to buy this collec-
ton the directors had been com.
PEELED to double their annual appro.
priation for the purchase Of books.
For years" said Librarian An.
drews. prof. Ely has been collecting
the library. He is the one professo,
who in the beginning took the point
OF view OF the labor men, and prob
ably no other literary mar could have
assembled the collection"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
Proposals For Steel Bridges.

Sealed proposals. will be received by the board
Of County Commissioners OF Ramsey county,
n. D., up to - o'clock M, Monday July 9Th, 1908,
for the construction of a steel bridge 80 feet in
length and IS feet in width lin the clear con-
sisting Of . four panels 20 feet in length zach,
line between sections S and /, township l55.
range 66 (about one mile east OF Churchs Ferry
said bridge to be built in accordance with plans
and specifications nov on file in the Office of the
County Auditor.
Bids must DO sealed, marked Proposal for
Steel Bridge".and addressed to Emil S. Eich,
County Auditor, Devils Lake, N. D.
Each bid must DO accompanied by an uncon-
ditional certified check in the sum of one
hundred (s1oo.9G dollars payable to Thos. Lon;
nevik, County Treasurer, in full payment of al!
damages which may be incurred in case of
failure of the respective bidder to execute the
contract and bond within the specified time in
case of award of same.
Al! checks to be returned as soon as contract
and bond are executed.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
By order of the board of County Commission.
ers.
Emil S. Eich,
County Auditor.
Devils Lake, N. D., June Is, 1908. 15.l7
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
A L OF THE ARMY.
ceeded In EradicatinE Ono OF the
Most Deadly Of Diaeases.

The strenuous efforts of the medical
of the army have resulted
apparently in the practical eradication
of that trying disease, ~uysentery,
which has caused the American troops
in the Philippines SO much suffering
and SO many deaths, says a Washing
ton report. During the campaigning
in the Philippines, as has been the case
in every war, hundreds Of men have
died from this disease, and others have
been discharged because OF total dis
ability. Dysentery is more prevalent
and severe in the Philippines than in
this country, but the enforcement of
strict sanitary measures, including the
boiling of all drinking water. rules for
bathing and especially the washing of
the hands before handling food, has
caused the disease almost to disap-
pear.
The "adobe itch" another disease
which caused the army great annoy
ance, has also been successfully dealt
with. While this disease is not fatal,
it attacks men, women and children
alike. Microscopic examinations and
study Of this disease developed that it
was caused by q parasite, as in dysen-
terry, and it appeared that it was COM
municated by the careless methods en-
ployed by the Chinese in doing laundry
work. They were in the habit Of dry
Ing the clothes by spreading them on
bushes and on the grass. and ironing
them with a cold iron. Under the be-
lief that the parasite came from tho
vegetation, and was communicated to
the clothes from the bushes, orders
were issued that the clothes would be
hung on lines to dry, and ironed with
hot IRONS instead of cold. As q result
of this practice the disease disap-
peared.
According to reports received by
Surgeon General Forward, typhoid
fever is on the decrease in the Philip
pines, and when the heavy rains come
on a complete eradication Of this dis
ease is expected.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
Value Of q Hole

The allurement of the bargain-coun-
ter works its spell not upon the well-to-
do shopper alone. In Salvation Army
rummage store a certain sign reads:
"Shoes with hole in sole, five cents;
shoes without holes, ten cents. Wrap
pers, moth-eaten, ten cents; not moth
eaten, Is cents. Stockings with
out holes, W. pairs for five cents;
with holes, three pairs for five cents"
Could even the champion golfer tabu-
late more accurately the value Of a
sho1e2n
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
HOT WATER FOR TuMoRs.
normal Growths by the Use
OF Injections.

After . practical experience of two
years in treating tumors by a new
method, that of injecting boiling water
into the growth, DR.. John A. Wyeth, Of
this city, has made a public announce
ment of his new system. He says
that, as not a single accident has oc-
Cured in any of his operations, and
as the results have been very salts
factory, he feels justified in recon-
mending the method to the medical
profession. In his operations DR.. Wy
eth employs a syringe with a metal
cylinder and adjustable piston, with
needles of varying size. Using the or
hnary aseptic precautions, water is
taken directly from a caldron and in
jected into the substance of the tumor.
The water must be at a temperature
of from 100 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit
or even higher.
Three forms of vascular tumors
were treated by DIR. Wyeth-the ar
terial, the capillary and the venous.
In operating on what are known az
mothers marks" on the eyelid, nostril
Or margin of the lip he employs a small
instrument with a delicate needle. In
these cases the water used is a little
below the boiling point. Small guam
titles of water r injected and the
operation is repeated after a week or
ten days. In large tumors the water
is kept at the boiling point while the
injections are being made. For this
purpose he has devised a long metal
instrument under the barrel of which,
while the operation is in progress,
Runsen burner is held, thus main
tanning the high temperature of the
water in the barrel of the syringe.
During treatment the patient is put
under the influence of narcotics. DR..
Wyeth adds that in no instance in his
experience did any painful symptoms
or septic reaction occur.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19

of Commerce at 81. O5 a bushel the low
est price known here in almost four
years. This represents a drop Of
about II cents in the past fortnight
and has revived the old talk that flax
is to go under a dollar a bushel this
year. This would be a matter of
the greatest Importance to the farmer
and to the northwest IS a whole.
Many in the grain trade think that
the decline will be checked, as it
was in January last, when fax broke
down and threatened to go below a
dollar.
Every additional dip in price from
now on will mean a slice off the total
income of the northwest from its
agricultural output, and will mean
much to the districts where flax is
raised very largely.
Through 1900, 1901 and up to Sep
TENDER 1902, cash fax in Minneapolis
never sold below 81. IS, and there
were large sales this period to local
linseed oil mills as high as $3.50 and
81. IS, the record price being $1.S7H,
paid here by an exporter on July Is,
1901. These were the halcyon days,
when the new settler, going upon
wild land, broke 1t up and put it
all in flax, and on a fair yield per
acre realized enough on the one
crop to pay for his land. There
were no long time m' "tgages hang
ing over new farmers hen.
In September, 1899, tiax sold here
at s7H to 80 cents. That was the
year so much of the fax was late
in maturing, and while it vas still
in a tender stage was heavily
damaged by frosts. Flax took on a
range above the dollar mark, and
has held it ever since, and in the
opinion of many grain men, will con-
tinue to hold it, Notwithstanding the
fact that the market is now at SO low
! point.
This year opened with fax around
81. 20 and there was a break from this
point to 81. %. Then came the early
reports of a largely decreased
acreage this season and a sharp ad.
vance in price followed. By May
% the local market was handling
around 81. 1871 and since then the
tendency has been downward very
steadily. It was found that through
Minnesota and North Dakota, es.
pially along the 500 road, much
more fax had te,n put in than was
originally indicated, while the con-
dition of the growing plants uI
to this time is pronounced by q
perts to be higher than ever be-
! fore seer on a corresponding date.
There is the possibility, therefore,
of a large yield, even on an
acreage now generally admitted tc
be Is per cent under last year.
"Flax is worth more than 81. 05,
said a grain man this morning. ut
hurts the commission men to have II
decline so and discourages farmers
from planting it. Nothing j~ustifes
the present low figure except the good
outlook for the crop. But fax is 6
tender plant, very susceptible to frost
damage, and enough of it is late
this year to make it worth watching.
W. have not got the crop yet, but
the price is down to a level based on
the assumption that we are going tt
get it all. I consider the present
price as discounting the future toe
heavily, and while, Of course, it il
all uncertain, yet I am no 9O-cen'
fax man by any means. I do no
think it will go under 81, and for thu
farmers sake, hope it will not" -
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
BIDS WANTED.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of Ramsey
County, \. D. up to II NJ. Monday, July 9th,
1903, for the construction of a cement sidewalk
in front Of Ramsey County Court House prop
walk from property line to the front steps of
said court house, said Sidewalk to be built in
Governing the eco cons stne ta1u of .ide w ibso s sias,
must state price per square foot for the walks
and price per lineal foot for curb, and must
cover, all material, labor, filling or excavating
walks.
All bids must be sealed. addressed to the
County Auditor and plainly marked Bid for
Cement Sidewalk"
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
BY order of the board of County Commission.
ers.
Emil S. Kich,
County Auditor.
Devils Lake, N. D., June II, 1903.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
New 1nterpre<.tio, Of n. FLAG.

Rabbi lsidore Myers, of San Francis
co, in addressing a meeting Of the
Federation of Z~ionists, gave a new in
depreciation Of the design of the
American flag. Most of his hearers
we're Jewish immigrants, largely Rus
SLAMS. He said: do you know why
the stars and stripes are in the flag? I
will tell you why. They show that
America has stars for those who be-
have themselves and stripes for those
who do not"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
Rev Chance for Bachelon,.

The National Dressmakers' associa-
ton will hereafter endeavor to find
husbands for worthy seamstresses
who are unable to conclude matrimon-
ial negotiations without help. This.is
. praiseworthy enterprise, says the
Chicago Record-Herald, and should
be looked into by all bachelors who
are c~haritably disposed.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
FOR SALE ON CROP CONTRACT
At a Low Price Any Of the Lands Describ-
ed Below, or Will Sell any of Said
Lands at a Bargain For Cash or

ed Below, or Will Sell any of Said
Lands at a Bargain For Cash or
Part Cash.
NELSON COUNTY.
NEA Sec. ~22-154.59.
VIZ Sc Il and E Il S W ID 3s-154.59.
RAMSEY COUNTY.
E Il Sec. 3-155-60.
S E ID Sec. 25-155.6O.
W Il N W Il Sec. 1888 81.
W Il Sec. 6-155-61.
81 Sec. 2O-155-61.
NJ NV Il Sec. 1862.
s E Il Sec. %31-155-62.
NV d N "a Sec. 32-155-62.
E ID Sec. 4-156.62.
N INV Il and N HNE u Sec. l.
1888.
S E Il Sec. 2-154-6s.
E HsW Il 2, and E1M N w Il Sec.
1%1-155-62.
EH N W a Sec. 1%2-155-e3.
Lot 2, Sec. 1868 (56 ~acres.)
S E Il Sec. 6-156-e3.
VIZ 5 w "A Sec. 31-156-63.
S E ID Sec. 10 and N E ID Sec. 10.
1878.
One hundred acres under cultiva.
tlon. None cropped this year a be
summer fallowed and prepared FOL
next crop. Good buildings. Good
meadow, excellent land, only three
miles from market.
VIZ Sec. 1884.
EH S E Il and S W Il SCI Sec.
1~5-154-64.
Lot 4, Sec. 4 and lots /, 2, g, and SH
Sc Sec. 5-156-64 (3o3 acres.
VIZ Sec. 17-156-64.
N w Il Sec. 16-157-64.
W Il a Sec. 21-157-e4.
Lots, 5, g., and z, Sec. 1 and NJ n
w n, Sec. 12-155-65 (16o acres.
sW Il, N E II, N W "a Sc Il ant
lots 8 and 4, Sec. 7-156-65 isl acres.
VIZ Sec. 35-156-66.
I also have a few bargains in Eddy
Bottineau, Pierce, Rolette and Townel
counties that I can sell at a low fgu-.
or on crop contract.
Write or call on me at Devils
Lake, N. D. John W. Maher.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
LOW RATES TO BOSTON.

One fare for the round trip via
Chicago Great Western Railways.
Tickets on sale June 1926. Good to
return July 2nd, Tor August 1st, by
payment of so cents extra Stop
overs allowed. For further informa-
tion apply to any Great Western
agent, or J. P. Elmer, G. P. A.,
Chicago, III. 1915
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19

Painting-artistically, substanti-
ally and satisfactorily done by Stuart
& Smith.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19

Temple Court suits men who are
accustomed to smoking 10 cent cigars,
clear Havana filler. 9-13t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
FLAX ON THE SLIDE.

Price at Minneapolis Touched $1.o5, the
Lowest Point Known For -Four Years.
Flax sold to-day in the cash grain
market at the Minneapolis Chamber
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
RUSSIA is CONFIDENT
FORESEES AN EASY victory IN
THE EVENT OF POSSIBILITIES
WITH JAPAN,

st. Petersburg, Oct. 19.-While ex.
pressing the no pc Of peaceful issue
OF the Far Eastern crisis the Novoe
Vremya points out that if war breaks
out the Russians will rise as one man
at the call of the car and there can
be no doubt regarding the ultimate
ISSUE
The Novoe Vremya asserts that the
Japanese belief that Viceroy Alexieff
represents the Russian war party is
quite erroneous, adding:
while the viceroy has been given
extensive administrative powers he is
only the executor of the orders of the
car in matters of foreign policy. One
of the cars chief aims, the main
tenance of peace, is the fundamental
basis of Russian policy in the Far
East. This has not been modified
since the institution of the viceroyalty
and the holder of the post cannot de-
part from the very clearly defined pol
icy OF the Russian government, which
has no other object than the peaceful
prosperity of the state.'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Pope Plus X. has appointed Mgr.
Merry del Val papal secretary of state.
Gordon Mckay, millionaire inventor
of shoemaking machinery, is dead at
Newport, r. 1.
Former Governor Turney, who has
been i'll for some time at his home in
Winchester, Tenn, died Monday after
noon. f..
Fire supposed to be Of incendiary
origin destroyed five business blocks
at Galveston, Ind. The loss is esti-
mated at SIS, 1000. -..-....m,,. .-.-
The Middleton (Pa) iron and tube
works have laid of $50 men on &C.
count of the lack Of orders. The
works employ about 800. men. =:
Isaac Newton Goodhu5e, ninety years
old, one the prominent men in the
early history .ofS Minnesota, is dead at
Minneapolis: Mr.. Goodhues; reached
Mfnnesotain 1649. LII -: >s%* ......: 81
After three months of idleness op-
srAttons.itaHe. commenced zat4thezzStaf.
ford cotton mill at Fail River, Mass
The company operates three mills and
employs nearly 1000 hands.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-23
FILIPINO CREW MuTlN,Es.
Attacks Runaway constahuiary on
-.:zz''S5 III GERS, skniiru One. 575 Z. s..e:2 &

=, -'.ssS !" - cefo, killing O0o.59. .iEa.. Il.
Manila oct. 16--T.:ia crew OF the
boat in which Johnston and Hez man,
the runaway constabuAry officers, ao.
companied by one constable, started
from Guihal for Cagayana island, at.
tackled the outlaws on nearing the Mt.
ter place, killing Johnston and wound.
Ing Herman and the constable. Her.
man killed four Of the crew and the
other two Jumped overheard. He then
put back to Negroes, where he sent
guns and ammunition to the police
and abandoned the boat of Nabalva,
Bayauan, where he was in hiding
when the last was heard of him. On
Saturday night last the police cap.
tured the boat, recovering a number
OF constabulary guns, ammunition and
some money. They also buried John.
ston, whose body was founS in the
boat. It is presumed that sae crew
Intended to kill the outlaws and secure
their money and arms.
Laredo Toledo, the insurrectionist,
who has been operating in Albay for
some time past, has surrendered.