Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-04
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g%ratuitously done so. is proof ample of
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"Gath: Do you think it any more
harm to hug a girl on the street steps
than in the parlor? joe"
Yes, Joe, decidedly so. Taking a
bath is a decidedly CT mmendable
thing, but we could hardly endorse
the idea Of taking a bath on a public
street corner. The surroundings have
much to do with the good or evil of
a thing. There ls certainly no harm
IN a man hugging his own wife, but
certainly the public would think him
a fool and silly who would make
such demonstrations of his affections
on the street. Those things often
cause unkind and uncomplimentary
remarks about innocent girls, and o
know, Joe, that scandal is a sweet
morsel to the palate of the average
citizen. Demonstrations of affection
are sometimes all right, but certainly
If otherwise proper, a public street is
the place for them, and it is de-
cldedly improper to use the public
highways for that purpose. No. Joe,
don't hug your girl on the street steps.
A gentleman who while not a farm.
er, is very much interested in the
subject, and who is a diligent stu
dent of agricultural questions, made
some suggestions the other day on the
subject Of macaroni wheat that are
among the best we have heard.
He suggested the reason why the
millers Of the country are so much
opposed to the new grain is because of
the fact that they would be compelled
to install practically all new ma
chinery, as that made for the grinding
of the present grades of wheat would
not BIZ suited to the macaroni. But
ne called u attention to the fact
that this year the macaroni wheat
was hardlG effected by the drouth, and
that In the face of the dry weather the
crop yields are away beyond those Of
the other kinds grown in the state.
Further, he suggested that the cost of
Keeping the farm stock through the
winter was the principal expense con.
nected with the North Dakota farm,
and that a few acres sown to maearoni
EACH would furnish a certain crop for
feed, and be practically an insurance
against drouth and food shortage even
IT 1t did not become a money crop.
His idea is that by rotating, say fol-
low the macaroni with barley OF oats,
and the next year with the other Of
these two grains, the volunteer maca
rom would. be entirely out of the
ground, aad the land would be In
first class condition for good crop OF
wheat.
It's very funny how men who know
nothing about a trade or profession
Will attempt to tell others, who do,
about how to do certain things? We
>tepped to look at a crowd of lpyick
layers the other morning, and a naan
who possibly neve hanu1le1 a hundred
brink in his life vas suggesting bow
certain work should be done: He
cousa not have lain, half a. dozen brick
''true to the line for as manyd dol
lars. and yet he was egotistic enough
to presume to tell men who had spent
years learning their trade how to, do
certadn things. 1T reminds u. off 4
story told Of a southern Presbyterian
p eaeher: He was called to, serve a
church in n Of the corn bread
towns Of a. southern state,
and being an educated man, used tine
simplest languages, at his command.
Soon after he h~ad'began his. pastorate,
an eeeotistcal member of has congrega-
ton headed a committee who a Ired
the young minister and the. spokas.
mann said: ''Eh. we. eh. think
that: is, III people would like. to have
you use some lager words in your
sermons. We, eh4 would Eske a LITTLE
higher language" The young man
promised to try, and on the following
Sabbath morning conducted the entire
service, including his sermon, in
Graek. There were no more com
plants. Every time we hear some
egstistical crank trying to talk shout
some thing he knows nothing If we
ara. reminded Of shat preacher.
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A Literary friend called ou1 atten-
tion t. the fact that recent gram
NAUTICAL critic had made a serious ar