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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
TWO TURNS Of THE WHEEL
The story OF the Rise and Fall OF Q
NJ COmstOck Fortunes.

The story OF the Rise and Fall OF q
Comstock Fortune. SSg
Sandy Bowers was teamster, his
wife buxom and not uncomely Scotch
woman who took In washing and kept
miners boarding house. 1t was In
the early days Of Virginia City, before
men had grasped the full value of the
discovery, and the teamster, in COM
pany with others Of his kind, came
into possession of several hundred feet
on the lode at Gold Hill
His claim became one Of the bonan-
zas Of the region, and Sandy found
himself richer than he had ever thought
any one could be. Neither he nor his
wife ever rose to the level Of their for
tune. They remained the teamster and
the washerwoman to the end There
Is a story that neither could read nor
write. After giving an entertainment
at the international hotel such as that
hostelry of many grandeurs, had never
before seen they went to Europe for
two years.
When they came back they were still
the teamster and the washerwoman.
Europe had added no veneer. But the
money was still in plenty. Money to
throw to the Birds" as the old man
was wont to say. Nevada was more to
their taste than anywhere else, SO they
elected to remain there, and that
strange monument of wealth, which is
known all through Nevada and Cali
fornia as the Bowers mansion, was
built on the shore of Washoe lake.
The site was: one of extraordinary
, beauty. with the wall of snow capped
Sierra behind It, the sapphire sweep Of
water In front. Money was never con-
sidered In Its construction. It was
built of quarried stone and furnished
with the costliest San Francisco could
supply. A library Of books with SAM
dys name on every volume was one Of
its features. The door handles were
Of silver, the table furnishings the fin
est to be had at that place at that
time, $50
Here the old people for they were
getting old-settled and dispensed
lavish hospitality. Here an adopted
child whom they dearly loved and had
named Persia died. Here, too, later on
Sandy died and was buried in the gar
den under the shadow, Of the Sierra.
And here-the shades Of evening begin
ming to close on this strange drama
poverty overlook his widow. She
srove to redeem her first losses by
speculation. throwing good money after
bad. In her case the wheel Of fortune
made complete revolution. Her old
age saw her as poor as she had been in
her youth. She passed from stage to
stage and finally made a livelihood by
practicing fortune telling in San Fran
cisco, it having been always under
stood that she had the gift Of second
sight. The crystal in which she gazed
had shown her many things, but moth
Ing stranger, more dramatic and va
rted than her own life.-San Francisco
Argonaut #
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
when a Peanut sprouts =.

Few persons are perhaps aware that
a thing Of beauty is a common peanut
plant growing singly in six or eight
inch pot and grown indoors during the
colder weather" said florist.
Kept in warm room or by the
Kitchen stove, a peanut kernel planted
in pot Of loose, mellow loan and only
moderately moistened will SOON germi-
nate and grow up into beautiful
plant extending its branches over tile
pot an
'The leaves close together like the
leaves Of a book on the approach Of
night or when a shower begins to fall
upon them. The plant bears tiny yell
low flowers. There is nothing else just
like 1t. .536
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
A FRIGHTENED HORSE.

Running like mad Gown the street
dumping the occupants, or hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. It behooves everybody to
have reliable salve handy and there's
none as good as Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Burne, cuts, sores, eczema,
and piles disappear quickly under it's
soothing effect. Csc at G W.
Greene's drug store. i'..'''-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
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STATE NEWS

N-g
The patrons on one Of the rural
mail routes from Sheldon broke into
the stble Of the carrier and filled his
bin with oats. as an expression Of
their appreciation Of his good work.
The case Of the Beidlen- r obinson
company against the Coe Commission
company IN which the plaintiffs sued
for the recovery Of $4,000 which the
Casselton agent of the lumber com
pany lost in stock gambling was de-
cided in favor Of the commission
company
The Milton GLOBE says that fol
some time past prospectors have been
quietly at work near that town and
that they have recently bought few
small tracts of land near there. There
is no knowledge as yet Of what they
have found but it is thought to pe a
cement deposit similar t. those in Nc
Lean county.
The mill and elevator owned by the
Russell Miller Milling Go. at Valley
City was destroyed by fire last Sun
day morning. the mill was one OF
the largest in he state and was valued
at $45, 900 The elevator contained
40, 900 bushels of wheat which was
insured for SEQ, 900.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
Too Much For Him.

VOltaire could not speak much Eng
lish. The reason why he refused to
study the language Is this: It was
drilled into him that plague was
pronounced "plaig," which he thought
very pretty and acceptable. But right
on top OF It he was introduced to
"ague." which his teacher said must
be called ''a-gue" Finding 1t impos-
Bible to reconcile the difference, he
went OF into philosophical tantrum
and dropped the study.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

/ II understand you have number of
art treasure ."s
ANY number Of 'em." answered Mr..
Cumrox.
by the way, how would you define
an art treasurer"
IAN art treasure, as nearly as I can
figure it out, is something that is con
stdered all the more valuable for beinc
secondhand goods. Star.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
FOR SALE.

A good six room house on 7th
street has good we'll of water, will
sell with small cash payment, and
monthly payments on the balance
For particulars see M. p; Neff & Co.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
On the Duties Of Parents.

On the Duties of Parents.
Tommy" asked his grandmother,
why would you rather be q little boy
than little girl?
Because, grandma replied Tommy,
"I'd rather be papa than mamma.
The mamma has to take care Of the
children, but the papa just goes to the
Office" Little Chronicle.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
Saw His Ffnfah.

''Oh. OH exclaimed Mrs. Naggs,
I've bitten off the end Of my tonguer'
swell. certainly feel sorry for my
SELF" rejoined the heartless Naggs.
Hereafter there will be no end to
your tongue Buffalo News.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

AL-KI will cure chapped hands,
sore lips, Rough skin pimples, black.
heads, blotches, dandruff and all
imperfec'ions of skin and scalp.
Druggists or by mail 25 cents bot
| tie. AL-KI Chemical Co., ST. Paul,
MINI.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

Wanted. "A position by man and
wife on farm capable of taking charge
Of farm and house work. Address
"B", care Inter Ocean.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
FOR SALE.

A few thor, Ugh red Berkshire
boars, eight months old. The kina
J. J. Hill raises-bought from him.
John McCanley,
Devils Lake, N. D
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
Vacuum.

The space above the mercury in a
thermometer is not perfect vacuum.
There is not infrequently q small por-
ton of air left in such space, and there
Is always an atmosphere of the vapor
Of mercury. Physically speaking, it is
perhaps impossible to procure vac
uum. 1t is most likely that even If a
real vacuum could be procured for an
instant air or other vapor would at
once begin to be disseminated from the
sides Of the vessel In which it was
made, and it would thus instantly cease
to exist.
It is true that Dexartes denied the
very possibility Of vacuum and says,
III a vacuum could be effected in q
vessel the sides would be pressed into
contact" but It is hardly correct to
say, Scientists say that a vacuum can
not exist" What scientists do say Is
what Galilei said, Mature abhors a
vacuum" AS the statement Of a fact
Is true, Nature does. to the best of our
knowledge. abhor vacuum. She never
suffers 1t to exist to the extent Of al.
lowing any space which is perceptible
tp our senses to be vacuous. Vacuum,
In scientific speech, simply means a
space from which air has been expelled
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
Kl,oekabout : notss
~ PERSONS AND THINGS ~
As Seen BY Gath

In one of the pleasant homes Of the
city the other day, we saw a little
boy, possibly tvs. maybe three years
of age, dragging around an empty
coal hod, and with shovel in his
chubby hands, who was demanding, as
vehemently as his baby vocabulary
would permit, the right to carry
coal. Well, we wondered. In ten
years would he be as anxious to do
do, or would he become like all other
boys, and 80 soon as he was able to do
work, begin studying ways and means
of avoiding it3 That is the coulse
of human nature. That's the course
we have pursued, and we have not
departed from our boyhood practice.
1t seems to be that inherent principle
of our nature to always want to do
something until we get the opportunity
to do it, and then the romance is gone
and we don't want to do it. 3
X
As we walked down the street the
other day, two boys met. 'sAre you
going skating 2" asked one of the
other. yes, replied the otiler,
after school - You are not going
to school this afternoon" said the
first speaker, with sneer ''You
bet NJ was, the reply. There
were two boys of practically the same
age, with like temptations. One had
the sturdy, noble manhood to refuse
ito go skating, be absent from school
and possibly play truant. That boy
will be man who can be trusted.
He will give his first attention to-
business, end then, if there should be
time, he will give it. to pleasure.
The other will first look after pleas
$ure, then if there be any time, will
de vote it to work.
81 have been reading book the
plot Of which 10 laid in the south and
the time is before the war. There
are number Of references to the
"Yule log" I think from the con
nectio1 it has some reference to
Christmas, but just what. T can not
tell. Will you kindly tell me in
your Notes. Reader. On the
large southern plantation in the days
of slavery, the time in which the plot
of the book is laid, the mansion houses
had large open freplaces in which
great log fires were built IN what they
call winter there. It was rule with
soutne-s planters to permit the
negroes to put on what was called a
back log on Christmas eve, and SO
long as the log lasted, the negroes on
the plantation lad holiday. In Or
der to make the leg last as long as
possible, the negroes would bury one
in swamp on a Christmas and keep
it there until the Iext so that it would
10 thoroughly soaked. This was CAL
led the 'Yule log" and the vacation
was known as the "Yule Time. ,.
This is probably the meaning of the
book. The custom did not originate
in the south however, as there are re-
ferences to Yule'' IN some of the
older English writer's. So also the
"Yule block" was known in early
Epo1ioh fimoo or6 uuo tho oooooiop
of much ceremony. The origin of the
word is either Old English or Anglo
Saxon. But you had better ask Mr..
Webster about that,
u ~.
"Will Gath please tell school
girl where the first American flag was
unfurled.'' We are glad to say we
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

One billiard and one pool table.
Also fixtures and furniture. For
prices write OF see j. F. Henry,
Devils Lake, N. D. Al tt.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25
A Rigid Sabbatarian.

A Canadian university man is enliv,
ening his home circle with the follow.
ing story: He was touring In Scotland
last summer. One Sunday morning he
put his little hammer in his pocket Che
Is an amateur geologist and, strolling
out upon the hills, began to chip of
such specimens Of rock as interested
him. A native passing by looked on
with a frown. '.'Sir," he said, do ye
ken yer breakin' more than stones
there?" "Breakin' the Sabbath, eh?''
said the young Canadian, with a laugh,
and, to appease the Scot, he put away
the hammer and walked a little way
with him. A turn Of the road revealed
the. ruins Of a castle. What castle is
that?" said the stranger. tits moo the
day." was the severe reply, '.to be
speirin' sic things."-London Outlook.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

a politician showed us the other
day copy of the Edmore News, in
which it WAS stated that the north
eastern corner Of the county would
expect MEMBER in the next legisla
ture, and which further stated tnat
Hon. q. r. Aslakson, the present in
cumbent, did not care to succeed him.
self, and asked rs why the editor Of
the News would not be a good man
for the place. We don't know why
he Woul not. He is good story
teller, possessed OF lots Of good, hard
sense. is the ugliest man we ever saw
being strong rival Of Abe Lincoln,
and knows the needs Of the county.
Yes, he would make a good man fol
tho place.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

"Will Gath please tell school
girl where the first American flag was
unfurled." We are glad to say we
we're not present at the time, but his
tory tells us that the first American
flag was unfurled by General Wash
ington, OF cherry tree fame, on Pros
pect Hill in what is now S mervile,
at this time suburb of Boston, but
which at that time was SCI ar lted from
the city of tie bean eaters py a con-
siderable swamp. The Hill was &C.
cupied by the American army, Boston
by the British army and the wamp
by an army of mosq uitos. Prospect
Hill occupied the same relation to
Boston on the northwest, that BunL-
or Hill did on the north. The place
where the first American flag was
flung to the breeze to announce that
we expected to lick King q sorge, oc-
cupy the Philippines, elect Grover
Cleveland president and build the
Panama canal is now a park and an
observatory, marks the place where
the first American flag pole stood
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
WOULD IMPEACH JUDGE.
Florida Congressman Begins Proceed
ings in House.

Washington, Dec. 11.-When the
house convened Mr. Van VOORHEES,
(Ol, for the committee on appropria-
tions, reported the pension appropria-
ton bill, carrying sl38,150. 100, and
gave notice that he would call it up
shortly for consideration.
In reply to Mr.. Payne he said it was
the purpose of the committee to have
full debate on the bill.
Mr.. Lamar (Dem., FlaD, rising to a
question of privilege, after announcing
that he would offer resolution in
which would be embodied joint reso-
luton of the Florida legislature, said
In pursuance of that joint resolu-
tion desire to impeach Charles
Swayne. Judge of the United States
district cSSct for the Northern district
Of Florida, with high crimes and mis-
demeanors."
After the resolution was read Mr..
Lamar moved it's adoption.
Mr.. Grosvenor suggested that there
should be specific charges. that the
house should so slow and be extreme
ly careful.
After considerable debate the reso-
lution was adopted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
OF A PACIFIC NATURE.
Cableurams Received by Genera
Reyes From Colombia.

Washington, Dec 11.-Cablegrams
received during the day by General
Reyes, the Colombian minister, and by
DR.. Herran, the Colombian secretary
of legation, are pacific in tenor and
the officials of the Colombian legation
are inclined to believe that the Colom-
bian people are obeying the final i'll
structions of General Reyes, their
commander-in-chief who. before leav-
ing his country, issued an order that
nc hostile move was to be made
against the United States or Panama
pending the completion of his mission,
Secretary Hays illness has prevent
ed a conference between the secretary
and the Colombian minister this week.
but upon Mr.. Hays return to the state
department General Reyes expects 10
see him and the chances are the gen.
erals mission will be concluded very
soon thereafter. General Reyes has
cahled the Bogota government setting
forth very explicitly the true situation
here. He has not attempted in his
adyices to cloak the fact that there is
no hope Of prevailing on the Unite
States to retrace its steps on the 18TH
mus, The only possible result General
Reyes could bring about here, as he
has officially informed the Bogota gov
eminent, would be the securing of
satisfactory peace terms with the new
republic.
Pan-American diplomats say that
with the departure of General Reyes
from Washington they expect the Co
lombian legation to remain closed for
an indefinite period
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
CLAIM LEGALITY OF MERGER.
Briefs Filed in Behalf Of Morgan, la
mont and Others.

Washington. Dec. IA brief in be-
half OF Messrs. j. Pierpont Morgan
Robert Bacon and Daniel S. Lamont,
appellants with others in the case of
the United States VS.. the Northern
Securities company. has been filed in
the United States supreme court.
The legality OF the so-called merger
is upheld and the purposes of its for
nation are explained in detail.
brief was also filed by John w.
Griggs, counsel for the Northern Sc
curities company. in the proceeding OF
the United States against that COM
pany for violation of the Sherman
antitrust law He contends that the
formation of the Securities company
and the purchase by it of the majority
of the stock of the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern were perfectly
legal and natural acts and he urges
that the Securities company has as
much right to acquire the stock of the
two roads as an individual would
have.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
ADVOCATES RECIPROCITY.
Member of Canadian Parliament Ad-
dresses Americans.

Boston, Dec. 11-John Charlton
member of the Canadian parliament
delivered a forceful address upon the
subject OF Reciprocity With Canada
before the Boston chamber of com
merce.
Mr.. Charlton, who also is member
of the United States and British joint
commission created in 1897 TO deal
with the trade relations between the
countries, is by birth an American and
owns extensive lumber interests in
Michigan. He is considered as one of
the foremost champions of reciprocity
in Canada. The tenor of Mr.. Charl-
tons address was that the United
States must grant more liberal tariff
provisions or Canadian tariff rates
would be eventually advanced. Abso-
lutte free trade between the two coun-
tries could not yet be attained, he
said, but the nearer it could be ap-
preached the better.
Mr. Charlton discussed the objec-
tions of the American farmer and
lunberman to Canadian reciprocity.
He claimed that their fear that their
business would be injured was a
groundless one.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
THREE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL
MARINES ORDERED TO PRO-
CEED TO COLON.
WILL REACH THERE MONDAY NEXT
FORCE THEN ON SCENE ABLE TO
PRESERVE ORDER AND PRE-
VENT INVASION.

Washington, Dec. 11.--Nothing of an
Off cial character concerning the re
ported movement of Colombian troops
upon the isthmus has been received
at the state department since the re
ports that came Wednesday from Ven
ezuelan ports indicating that such a
movement was on foot, moro IS the
minister from Panama any .Aforma
tion on this point
At the navy department it was an
nounced that the marine contingent
on the isthmus would be reinforced
by 300 men now on the Prairie, orders
having been sent to Admiral Barker
commander of the North Atlantic
squadron, now at Guantanamo. to dis
patch the Prairie to the isthmus She
will leave al once and will reach Colon
by Monday next Ii is felt that. thus
reinforced the marines on the 18th
mus will be fully competent to pre-
serve order and prevent any invasion
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
SUIT TO RECOVERY s75o,ooo.
Echo of Shipbuilding FIotation in Case
Just Begun.

New York. Dec. 11.-Notice of suit
has been served upon the firm of Har-
ris, Gates & Co, of which John w.
Gates is a member, by James b. Dill.
counsel for the Commonwealth Trust
company as successor TO the Trust
Company of the Republic. for $780,
900, alleged to have been deposited
by the Trust Company of the Republic
with Harris, Gates 4 Co. in connec-
tion with the fotation of the United
States Shipbuilding company.
The suit is the first of the actions
announced a few weeks ago as about
to he brought by the directors of the
trust company at the instance Of
Messrs Fish, Boldt and Crimmns of
the Republic Trust directorate and
now Of the new directorate, to vindi-
cate the directors OF the trust CON-
pany and show they took no part in
any questionable transactions in con-
nection with the Shipbuilding com
pany's affairs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-12-11
INCREASING INTEREST SHOWN IN
TIE EFFORT TO UNsEAT
SENATOR SMOOT.
POINT TO Be RAISED BY OPPOSITION
MORMON PLEDGE INCOMPATIBLE
WITH OATH TAKEN ON AS
SuMING OFFICE.

Washington, Dec 1-Congressiona
Testing increasing interest in the case
involving the seat of Senator Smoo
OF Utah and the indications now arc
that the contest. which, it is asserted
is certain to result from the present
agitation, will rival in Importance and
In earnestness the case OF Brigham IA
Roberts before the house of represen
tatives a few years ago. While the
president is familiar with the develop
ments thus far in the Smoot case no
effort is being made by either side to
draw him into the controversy, the
realization being general that IT in
wolves a question which the senate
must determine for itself.
That thorough investigation OF
the subject will be made by the SEN
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions now appears to be beyond doubt.
BY those who are pressing the inves-
tigation it Is said ii will be more com.
prehensive and searching than any
similar inquiry ever has been. An ef-
fort will be made to ascertain accu-
rately the
Attitude of the Mormon Church
toward the government OF the Unit
ed States and to learn whether or
not a member of that organization is
bound by any pledge or oath, the tax
ing OF which is Incompatible with his
oath as a senator of the United States
1t is believed. by some at least OF
those who are opposing Senator Smoot,
that any effort made to prove he is
polygamist would result in failure and
while that point cannot said to have
been abandoned absolutely it is quite
certain the opposition will concentrate
its endeayors to prove that the posi-
tion he holds in the Mormon church is
Incompatible with the oath OF al
legiance he has taken to the United
States. That proof must be made, in
the opinion of senators, before he can
be unseated.
AS to the ability of the opposition
OF Senator Smoot to establish such
proposition there is wide divergence OF
opinion among the senators, but there
Is a pretty general agreement that If
1t should be established its result
would be the unseating of the Utah
senator.