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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-12

maintained here. He is not
alone in this estimate. While
the crowds are large, everybody
seems bent on preserving order
and the police have practically
nothing to do. Yesterday a
confidence man tried to open
business, but lasted just four
minutes, being told to close
business and get out of town.
He went. Every one can find
lodging places and by midnight
the streets are absolutely de-
serted. I'm,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-12
SN IN LAND.

: . 20 g '
One improved quarter two miles
from Starkweather. One hundred
and twenty acres under cult, alton.
Good buildings. Price $4,000. One
third cash, Balance to suit purchaser.
One quarter three miles from
Starkweather. One hundred and
twenty acres under cultivation.
Good buildings. Price $3.50. One
third cash, balance to suit purchaser.
One quarter, ne 7-157-6s. Unim.
proved. Frice So, $50 One third cash,
balance to suit purchaser. Splendid
quarter and the best bargain in the
county. -.. s..s..,.... .. .-,.a.~...... ...
John Daeley,
22tf Devils Lake, N. D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-12
Will Sell
School lands.

President Kelley Of the Farm
ers' railroad, returned Monday
from Bismarck where he investi-
gated the matter of putting the
state school lands in Ramsey,
Towner and Cavalier counties on
the market. To an Inter- Ocean
representative he stated that the
board had passed resolution
authorizing Commissioner Doll
to place the lands upon the
market provided there should
be sufficient buyers to justify
the same. President Kelly, A.
J. Stade and a number of other
prominent business men have
taken the matter up with Mr..
Doll and from the present out
look it would seem that these
lands would soon be in the
market. It will take about six
weeks to appraise them and
then by the time they would
be advertised it would probably
make the sale take place about
December first. The number of
inquiries concerning these lands
indicate that in the crowds of
land seekers now here, several
purchasers could be found. On
the opening day alone, the Inter
Ocean representative heard at
least twenty inquiries concern
ing them and in a number of
instances the inquirers declared
their intention of procuring
some of these lands should
they be placed on the market.
These lands comprise in this
county alone nearly 100000
acres, lying principally in the
northwestern portion of the
county, and are among the most
valuable quarters in the entire
state. The terms are a small
cash payment and annual pay.
ments for twenty years there.
after, so that the man who is
able to file on the reservation
lands can procure these at
practically the same cash outlay
and longer time payments.
Much of the school lands lie in
close proximity to Starkweath'
er, a thriving and prosperous
town at the present terminus
of the Farmers railroad, The
extension Of this road nex1
year will bring much more in
to easy access of the markets
1t will be a golden opportunit!
for those who want homes il
the richest section of the north
west, and in communities will
all the advantages of the olde
states. - s. %4#
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-12
Record Breaker
of Order.

A number Of gentlemen from
Chicago were discussing the
order in this city this morning,
and one of them remarked that
he had been at nearly every
opening since the famous Okla
homa rush nearly twenty years
ago, and that he had never
seen such order as in being
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-12
Low RATE TO DEVILS LAKE.

Low RATE TO DEVILS LAKE.
The Great Northern has announced
that special round trip rates will be
made to Devils Lake, Nd, the day
preceding the opening Of the Devils
Lake reservation, and at various tim
es during the period of registration,
which begins August 8 and ends
August 20. Inquiry as to the allot-
ment Of the lands is keen, and three
editions of the Great Northern folder
Regarding the reservation have been
exhausted. ~ -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
Farm Notes,

Always skim sweet milk; never let
cream thicken.
Dry sawdust makes a good bedding
for the stables.
Don't compel the work teams to
drink warm water.
Cultivating corn and potatoes "ear-
ly' means before they are up.
The amount digested and not the
amount eaten gives the horse strength.
A pig that is stunted early in life
should find no place in the breeding
herd.
Horses compelled to do hard work
are entitled to the best treatment pos
sible.
The most profitable beef, pork or
mutton is that put on the market
early.
Cows should be mill1ed with dry
hands and the udder should be washed
clean.
A growing pig that is always full
will hardly take the exercise that it
needs.
In cleansing the stables give the
managers and troughs a thorough
cleansing.
In nearly all cases the best animals
are the offspring of mature parents on
both sides.
The best way to get rid of the cur.
rant worm is to dust the leaves with
white hellebore.
1t should be the aim of every breeder
of horses to raise well-bred and we'll
trained animals.
Be ready to cut clover when the
largest number of plants are in bloom
and are turning brown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
EertiIizlna Potatoes.

Those who have grown potatoes for
market for many years use quantities
Of commercial fertilizer that astound
the ordinary farmer, who considers
such quantities extravagant. The
writer witnessed a case in point last
fall, when he saw an enormous crop
harvested, due, very largely, to using
commercial fertilizer at the rate of a
ton to the acre.
More than 400 bushels an acre were
raised, and while the seed potatoes
were carefully treated for scab before
planting and the culture during the
season was after the most improved
methods, the large quantity of ferti-
lizer was at the bottom OF the large
yield.
Farmers are given to spreading a
small quantity of fertilizer over too
much ground, when. If they would but
stop to think, they might easily see
that they would. get greater results
from the smaller area we'll fertilized
and with considerably less labor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03

folded 1t will slip into its envelope
quite easily. II doll would like to
make a present of box of paper to q
friend. her mamma has. of course, to
make box to put 1t in. 1t must be
little larger than the note paper, and
must be made OF pasteboard; the d.
menslons Of the box must be accord
ing to the size of the paper and en-
velopes.
A boz: is made by taking a rectangu-
lar piece of pasteboard, as In Illus
tration; see that II Is evenly cut on all
sides. Mark Off ON dotted lines the
depth you wish 1t to be, cut out the
corners A u ID, and with the back
of your penknife and ruler mark the
dotted lines o they will bend easily;
then bend the sides into box shape.
and hold them In place with straps of
paper or thin cloth, pasted over the
corners thus, as shown by dotted lines
A and u. Tne box cover is made in
the same way, but to fit well over the
inside box, 1t must, of course, be much
larger. For dimensions, however, you
must use your own calculations. This
may be covered with fancy colored pa.
per, whatever color you wish. After
your box is made, put in 1t first twen-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
Preventive Against Smut.

To be on the safe side, even though
smut has not hitherto troubled your
oats, use preventive this year. For
malin has been tested and found ef-
fective when 1t is properly mixed and
applied. One pound of the drug is re-
quired to every so bushels of seed
oats. Be sure you buy it of druggist
who is reliable, so that 1t is pure
Prepare barrel holding so gallons of
water and put in the formalin, one
pound to the so gallons Of water. Then
spread bushel of the seed oats on
the barn floor, I'LL sprinkling can
with the mixture and sprinkle this in
the same way with the same quantity.
After sprinkling three or four bushels
In this way, mix them thoroughly with
a shovel, then prepare another pile in
the same way, shoveling the piles at
last. singly, in long, narrow heaps to
dry. Cover them over night, and in
the morning shovel them over again
and again until dry. They will then
be ready to SOW. One important
thing to be remembered is that the
small heaps must be thoroughly shov-
eled over SO that the fumes of the for
malin may penetrate all through the
pile. Another is that they must be
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
SPEAKING PIECES.

Boys who, when they are speaking
their "pieces," suddenly discover that
they have forgotten what they were
going to say, may comfort themselves
with the knowledge that they are in
distinguished company. So expert
enced debater as Mr.. Winston
Churchill was lately obliged to sit
down in the midst of speech in the
House Of Commons because his men,
ory failed him. The boy may be sure
that his audience will treat him as the
house treated Mr.. Churchill, with SYM
pathy and consideration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
NOVELTY AND ECONOMY.

1t is quite possible for bride to
wear orange blossoms and veil, and
yet have an inexpensive wedding
dress. A tulle veil is not SO costly
and the dress beneath it need not be
either of silk or satin TO be correct
especially during warm weather. AT
this time a dress of organdie might be
ascribed to a desire for comfort ms
well Us to lean purse. Moreover, the
present styles demand soft, pllable
aaterials, and do not allow the enor-
nous trains that seemed so necessary
q short time ago.
A big church ceremony, or large re-
ception, naturally demands fine
gown; but for the quieter affair large
range of materials is open for selection.
White messaline, silk voile and silk
muslin are few, besides the cotton
goods. the organdles, the batistes and
tine lawns. These last do not require
even silk lining. and even If one is
used, China silk is preferred to taffeta.
The gown shown to-day is of batlste,
trimmed with puffings and embroid-
cry; and after the wedding day is over
will serve its mistress for many a
Social occasion, instead of being laid
away-a treasure that cannot be used
philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
How TO Drive Chickens,

1t is amusing to see how some peo-
pie try to drive chickens. They rusa
at them and scatter the flock in every
direction and in the end accomplish
nothing. There is a simple way to
coax flock, either young or old, to go
any way desired, while, on the other
hand, it is well-nigh impossible to
force them to go.
Drive them gently and slowly, CIV
ing them chance to fully decide what
is wanted Of them, and do not crowd
them too fast.
If it be a brood of young chicks, do
not hasten them so fast that they be-
come scattered, but let them quietly
follow the hen. Should they try to
break away, step backward and give
them a chance to get together. You
can always coax hen, but 1t is diff
cult to force her.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
American Prunes.

Only a few years ago no one would
buy American prunes who could af
ford to buy those that came from
France, but it is very different now
The French article is very scarce, ev
en- in the large grocery stores of the
east, and in the west it is practically
unobtainable.
There is still small demand for
the foreign fruit. about 100000 pounds
OF plums and prunes having been i'm
ported last year. But this country
has turned the tables on France. In,
stead of buying prunes abroad we
now sell them. The total export last
year was 66O0O,OO0 pounds.
A striking feature of the business
is the rapid.ty with which it has
grown. 1t was not till 1898 tnat prun,
es were entered as a separate item
in the government reports. They had
been so insignlncant before that time
that they were included in the item
of "all other fruits"
The United States consul at Por,
deaux says that the French buy large
quantities of California prunes and
export them to other countries with
French label on the box.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
Remedy for Wild Onions.

The Landmark recently published a
remedy for the wild onion taste on
milk-put spoonful of molasses in
the cows feed. Doubtless many peo-
pie we're disposed to smile at this sim
pie remedy. but the gentleman who
furnished it is reinforced. Mr.. Luther
s. Griffin of Union county tells the
Monroe Enquirer that his COWS Craze
on onions as thick as wheat and there
is not a trace of onion in milk or but
ter, because he fiavors the cows feed
with two or three spoonfuls Of molass-
es a day. The remedy is simple
enough and inexpensive. The wild on.
ion is an ever present pest and nui
sance. If way can be found to de-
stroy it-by deep plowing as the Ca
tawba county farmer recommends-or
to destroy its effects, the country will
be benefited.-St Landmark.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03

Many of the white mohairs are made
in sailor blouse effects. Young misses
suits of linen are particularly pretty
in this style.
There is even now at exclusive
houses a tendency to less fluffy type
in the summer gowns, and one, who is
always considered elegant, is creau ting
frocks which carry out his latest ideas
in this direction.
Wide girdles in Dresden taffeta in
soft. indistlnct patterns and colorings
Of pink roses and green leaves, laven.
der flowers and green leaves, are very
dainty and Fashionable bodice finishes
for dlaphanous summer gowns.
Sashes are fashionable this summer
on taffeta gowns as well as on thin
dresses. They are not only of ribbon,
but are of a broad band of the taffeta
forming the costume; the ends are of
considerable length and often frnged
or cut into fancy points.
Ferns are much used for foliage this
season, and for children are daintier
than the heavier leaves. The maiden.
hair and lady-fern are particular fav-
orltes. White. pink and blue wsterla,
although worn somewhat last year
are considered new in flowers.
The fiowered Brussels nets are ex-
ceedingly lovely, and mounted over
silk slips, or even fine white Swiss
Innings, make charming semi-formal
gowns. Some are being made up as
dinner gowns. Those having Innings
of white Swiss muslin (which launders
welD can be wonderfully "freshened"
throughout the season.
The girl with limited income need
not feel that she must have her muslin
and gauze gowns made up over silk
Innings. Some of the most expensive
dresses have drop skirts of lawn. but
they are trimmed with ruflles edged
with lace, and thus help to hold out the
skirt. Many of the thin white mate.
rlals are made over colored Innings.
Square buttons made from bands OF
self material turned over to form
square buttons are effective additions
to wide glrdles, as are also long
buckles Of the material made over can.
vas and stitched with many rows 20
give 1rmness. Small rosettes of soft
silk. finished in the centre with tiny.
snowy button, are also good glrdle
trimming motifs.
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pean MoralN" that men are magnani.
nous and Gallons, like the Romans, and
women tender aud vindictive. like the
Greeks To get along just as well with
a neighbor after a quarrel as before,
ones nature must have some OF the
coarse clay of indifferance-a mascu.
line trait; 1t must not be TOO fpely
nodded.
The woman whom we have quoted
states her case with some of the incis
i've quality of Gall Hamilton. Her
theme is that while there is such q
thing as the brotherhood of man,
there is no such thing as the
sisterhood of woman-unless 1t be
the sisterhood of old women. 1t is
no mans matter, anyway. and we
content ourselves with presenting t..
Women" says Mrs. Harris. "wiB
never cooperate with one another, be.
cause in the very nature Of things their
chief hope and happiness depend upor
their cooperating with men" This IS
meant in a broader sense than that OF
marriage. Woman Is dependent upol
man 'for such mental completeness
she is capable of. 1t is the man, priest
scientist and artist. who adds new di-
mensions 10 her mind" Women. IL /.
contended. do not receive much 10
structon from each other.
OF the intellectual woman Mrs. Uar.
ris says: "She may he willing to spcnG
herself for their (other women's, cdiH
cation. but at bottom if her attitude Il,
them is not a missionary conGrsrpn.
sion, it Is one of magnificent iuliliers
ence." She cannot get along well Will
other intellectual women. Men of thi.
order may work in harmony. but bril-
liant women are stars that demand
single orbits" Spiritually mindpC
women, it is maintained. are unable to
meet on the same plane "cyen If God
demanded it," the repentant woman;
she is related to them only "by form
and by human obligations 1t was 6.
man that first conceived the idea of es.
tablishing homes for Magdalens. Yet
"the same Christian woman will un-
dertake the reclamation of the most
abandoned man with an angelic cor
diality, sweet piety that Is as admir-
able as it is impracticable. And she
will end by marrying him, whether he
is reclaimed or not"
The most attractive of all women"
"the mating woman would bctray the
condolences of her dearest friend; and
yet 'such is their frailty for conf.
dences," the next time the two meet
there will be the usual exchange of
private scriptures" But the same
woman would keep a mans secret ln-
violate until DEATH" All this changes,
according to our authority, after mid.
die age" Then a woman "learns to
appreciate her own sex fully" For all
its members she has "a chastened af-
finity." AS for men. "she has survived
them and returned to her own."-New
York Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
Gophers as "Plouahs."

Darwin in his book upon earth
worms. the "angleworms" of boyhood,
gave these humble diggers the cred.
1t for making the earth fertile by soft
ening the soil Apparently he assumed
that they are found In all parts Of
the world.
Fishermen In the Adirondacks know
that this is not the case. In that re.
gion, which is fertile enough when
there is room between the trees and
rocks, there are no earthworms. The
guides have, however, taken pains to
plant" worms in convenient open
patches of soil near good fishing
country. The worms thrive so there
are always plenty to catch bait. fish
with, but they do not spread through
the forest. Greenhorns consequently
do not know how to get bait upon
their own hook-and hooks.
In the Century Mr.. Thompson Seton
notes the lack of worms in our west
ern states, and says that the little
burrowing gophers of the prairie-dog
group perform similar service by
burowing at a depth Of from three
inches to two feet, even up to the
tops of high mountains. Farmers say
that land is twice as fertile after the
gophers have "ploughed' 1t, though
their work does make dangerous trav-
cling for horses.
In the East. where earthworms are
plenty, woodchuck holes are not so
blandly regarded by the farmer. To
him they are a nuisance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
HeI,fuI DAIRY Notes.

Milk should be separated before the
temperature falls, as at the tempera.
ture at which 1t is drawn separation
is easy.
Some men separate their milk In
the stable and say that IL the stable
is not clean enough for that operation
it is not clean enough for the opera
ton of milking.
The practice Of sending milk to the
creamery without straining II should
be discontinued. The strainer is OF
value yet, even though separators are
used in creameries.
If man does not want to take time
to wash his cows before they are
milked, rubbing the udders with a
damp cloth will do some good, and Is
not time-wasting operation.
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dried on Ia the morning as directed.
for II allowed to remain wet. the ger.
minating power is likely TO be lost.
MaIformatlor OF Eoos.


One Of the most frequent malforma-
yolked" egg, the egg containing two
yolks. These eggs are usually Of very
large size, and develop when two
yolks reach maturity in the ovary at
the same time and are discharged into
the oviduct together. Cases have been
known in which three yolks have been
found in the same egg. Sometimes
eggs of unusual shape are noticed
they are pear shaped, spherical, fiat
tened, pointed at each end, or bent.
Sometimes they contain projections on
the shell at some point. All Of these
cases result from accidental influences
and as rule do not reoccur. An i'm
portant malformation, or lack of devel.
opment, consists in the production Of
eggs with soft shells, or without any
apparent shell. This condition usual
ly results from the fact that the hen
which produced the egg laid 1t before
the shell mad time to develop, or she
was not supplied with the proper kind
of nourishment, and therefore could
not produce the lime salts necessary
for the secretion of the egg shell. The
treatment in the latter case consists
in giving the fowls plenty OF grit,
ground oyster shells. broken egg shells
or pieces of ground bone. II is as nee
essary for fcwls to have grit or lime
in some form as the materials for pro-
ducing the egg itself Overlooking, or
fat condition, is usually at the foun.
dation of such difficulties.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
THE POLAR BEAR SONG.

Once l was polar bear, living far away
In the frozen northland, where the nights
are day,
And the days are night time, six months
in the year;
Where against the wintry sky northern
lights appear.
In my shaggy overcoat, warm and soft and
white.
There | watched my baby bears through
the frozen night;
Brought them food of fish and flesh, till a
sorry day,
When a hunter shot me dead and carried
me away.
Now am parlor rug, soft and warm and
white,
And to roll within my fur children take
delight;
Often, though l wonder where in my fros.
ty home
All my little baby bears are compelled to
roam.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
A BOYS FIRE DEPARTMENT.

n BO1S FIRE DEGAKIMENT
The only regularly organized boy
fire department in the world is at the
big fair at st. Louis.
There are two companies, a chemical
engine company of three men," and
a combination hose wagon and hook
and ladder company of six.
The oldest boy in this unique depart.
ment Is fourteen years. the youngest
ten.
The boy department was organized
by Chief George G. Hale, of Kansas
City, who took prize winning teams
to London and Paris and startled Eu.
rope. He has the fire departments
under his charge at the fair grounds.
The boy firemen are sons of firemen.
Their engine and wagon are exact du.
pllcates of the latest big fire fighting
appliances.
The lads make runs put opt fires
and rescue people from blazing six
story buildings twice a day for the
amusement of visitors to the fair. They
are. the proudest youngsters in the
country and enjoy ordering other boys
around in all the glory of thelf blue
uniforms and silver buttons.-Atlan,
Ia Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
THE FuRs IN SUMMER.

Cold storage for furs is so inexpen-
one can afford to have the family furs
taken care of during the summer
months. Small pieces may be safely
cared for at home, but 1t is not safe
merely TO beat them once and put them
away The pieces should be thorough
ly gone over at least once a month.
Remember that tails are favorite nest
ing places for moths. so these should
be given extra attention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-03
FASHIONABLE COLLARS.

The very newest turnover collar
shows the tendency of all things in
Dress to be dainty and feminine this
season. In place of linen turnover
the bewltching summer girl wears n
turnover collar of accordlon.pleated
white null edged with narrow band
of butter-color lace. Narrow accord
complicated cuffs of the same material
give the finishing soft touch TO the
sleeves of her frock. The frill turns
b1ck over the sleeve, not falling over
the hand.--Woman's Home Companion.