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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
Cement Blocks
Tested by Fire

The Estherville, Iowa, Enter
prise of January IL, 1905, says:
In the fire (which swept over
our little city a few nights ago
the Davis building constructed
of the two-piece hollow wall
system Of the American Hydrau-
lie Stone company, Denver dur
ing all the exposure to fire and
water, seemed to stand a impreg-
nable barrier to the progress Of
the flames.
There was a solid sheet Of
flames eating against the cement
blocks composing the walls of
the Davis building and then
there would be a copious appli-
cation of cold water from the
nozzle and yet, after all this test
of heat and cold, the blocks
stood these extremes of temper
ature without any noticeable
splitting or chipping Of the
blocks.
The, result is a surprise to
many; several Of the special
agents Of the insurance compan-
les involved in this fire. made a
very close inspection Of the
Davis building in order that they
might be able to make an intel
ligent report to their companies
and one of them, a representa-.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10

any thing in reason asked fol
by the department, but IL Is not
willing to have the department
dictate its terms. The truth Is
that the two should work ii
harmony. 81
When the council was called
Ito. ocusr the usual grist Of bills
were alloWea Some were laid
on the table for further inyesti-
cation, among them one for
cleaning the coal bin OF the city
hall, and one for sweeping and
sprinkling the rink. Another
bill that caused some comment
was one for the use Of the street
sprinkler three days in Deem
Der. This was so unusual that
the bill was even doubted. The
reporters vouched for the use Of
the sprinkler, however. and the
bill passed. b.
The reports OF j. r. Henry,
city justice, and D. G. Duell,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
Lively Session
City Council

The city council met in regu-
lar session Monday night with
Mayor Whitman presiding, City
Auditor Skratass perpetuating
the official acts, and Councilmen
Cockburn, Russell, Huesgen,
Brainard and Hodgkinson doing
the business, a few stray report
ers. Police Justice Duell and
Policeman McBeth forming the
audience.
The preliminary skirmish oc-
CURED while the finance commit
tee was auditing bills. This time
it was not the electric light and
water question, that having TAX
en- a back seat since the fire de-
partment controversy came to
the front. The discussion on
that matter was decidedly warm,
the truth of the statements Of the
opponents being frequently chal-
lenged. The trouble is over the
money received by the fire de-
partment from the state insur-
ance department consisting of
two per cent of the premiums
paid within the city and which
the company refuses to turn over
to the city council. There is,
with the payment now due, about
$500 of this fund. It can onlv
be expended for the benefit Of
the department but that organi-
cation can not expend it without
the advice and consent of the
city council. The latter think
this fund should be used to, pur-
chase apparatus for the depart
ment while the fremen want to
save it to pay the expenses Of
the department at the state fire
tournament next summer and
for the purpose of securing the
next meeting for this city.
Things got warm over the dis
cussion, Russell fighting for the
fire departments contention and
the others taking the opposite
view. When matters began to
look belligerent Cockburn broke
in and with a suavity and fnesse
that would make him a danger
GUS rival for Hoch should he
turn his intellect to the base,
praised and roasted both sides
until the trouble abated. Ser
iously all are agreed that the fire
department is one Of the great
est organizations in the city and
to its efficiency is due the safety
OF the property of the city. The
council is willing too purchase
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
High Praise
For McCunlber

The Washington Post con tains
the following interesting men
ton of Senator McCumber Of
this state: 9 80. -. s---- -
Without spartiality or fiat
terry, for I never had the honor
of an acquaintance, / am con-
strained to say that the speech
made by Senator Met umber, of
North Dakota, yesterday on the
Statehood bill was one Of the
most cogent, logical and able
arguments ever heard deliver.
ed by any public man, said
Judge D. H. Pinney, Of Phoenix,
Ariz., himsel a lawyer Of high
.repute, at the Arlington.
The senator from North Da-
.kota showed himself absolute
master of all the facts and con-
ditions relating to the measu re.
He knew his subject perfectly
and from my view, the position
he took was unansWerable. /
should say that the senator,
Judging by his speech Of yester-
day, has the capacity to make
himself a power in the body to
which he belongs and I shall be
greatly. surprised if the country
does not hear from him in the
future.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
THE MAGAZINES

Itwould be difficult to mention
an up-to-date garment which.
The Designer for March cannot
supply, from the lily-like cos
tunes for Confirmation to the
fantastic garb which protects
the automobiles. Fads and
Fancies and s Fashions and Fab
rics" show the various little ac-5
.cessories which delight the fas-
titdious-Woman, and . Fashion
Notes for Men, fills the same
Office for the sterner sex. The
Three Arts Cub, & by Lillian G.
Paschal, describes a most help
full New York organization in.
corporated for The benefit of,
musical, artistic and dramatic
women workers, and Laura B.
Starts interesting series,
g House keeping the World
Over, tells how the Egyptian
woman conducts her family
afairs. ia the fancyWork line
are supplied Initiating Linger
he, 3 unique Button Bags
.s Novel Napkin Rings, 4 and.
pretty knitted articles.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
Farmers Talk
Flour Mill

Tie American Society of
Equity known as Society No. l.,
of Minnewaukan, held its meet
ing at Locke school house as pre-
arranged, with about half of the
members present. Our society
US growing in numbers and in
terest. The experimental stage
is passed, while it's benefits are
realized and appreciated by all
who understand its workings.
Much interest was taken in all
the subjects under discussion,
and especially on the question of
a flour mill for Ramsey county,
as the adulteration of flour by
the manufacturers of that pro-
duct is becoming better under
stood, they being charged with
using "a certain kind of white
clay found in the east, and also
white beans as an adulterant or
mixture to make it weigh more
and save cost.
Rockefeller said that he would
give a million dollars for a
healthy stomach. Then all who
are in favor of retaining a
healthy stomach and good,
wholesome flour to keep it so, at
fair and not trust prices should
work for a mill to do our own
grinding at a reasonable price.
The manager of this mill
must be unfettered and allowed
to run his own business without
any clnching as has been hereto
fore by few merchants..and the
pooling wheat interests of the
country. Such a mill will in
sure to us health by Sending
out good flour and we as2 "a people
can insure it's manager prosper
atty by giving him our united
support.
The society will hold its next
meeting on Feb. Is at 2 p. m. at
the Thompson school house. Let
everybody attend as it is prob
able a committee will be ap-
pointed on that day to see some
of the neighboring towns about
a site for flour mill for the
county.
By order of the executive COM
mittee.
II. P. Thompson, Pres.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
G R Az Ell TROUBLE FORE
SEEN. .s

r - = ( e.
It needs but little foresigh to
tell that when your stomach and
liver are badly affected, grave
trouble is ahead, unless you take
the proper medicine for your dis.
ease, as Mrs. John "A. Young, Of
Clay, N. Y, did. She says"
had neuralgia Of the liver and
stomach, my heart was weakened,
and | could not eat. I was very
bad for a long time but in Elec-
trio Bitters | found just Whist I
needed, for they quickly relieved
me-" Best medicine for weak
women. Sold under guarantee by
G. W. Greene at SOC bottle.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
POISONS IN FOOD.

Perhaps you don't realize that
many pain poisons originate in
your food, but some day you may
feel a twinge Of dyspepsia that
will convince you. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills are guaranteed to
cure all sickness due to poisons Of
undigested food-or money back.
25c at Greene's drug store. Try
them.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10

tive of a london concern, said
no ordinary brick wall would
have withstood the alternate ex-
posture to heat and cold that
these cement blocks did, and
another said that On properly
constructed cement block build
|ings insurance companies would
be warranted in materially re-
ducing the cost Of insurace.
The limestone trimming On
the Coon block and the boulders
in the Foundation were badly.
split and broken by the heat and
water. while the cement blocks
seemed to be impervious to these
counteracting effects. I
The inside Of the west wall;
of the Davis building was not in
the least discolored by the heat,
and at no time was it so hot that.
one could not hold his hand
against it.
!. ! 6 The strength of the wall lis.
obvious from the fact that the
3-story brick wallHof the Coon
building fell crushing against it
but did not affect it in the least.
Our former toWnsman i. e. !.
Bingham, at one time owner Of
the Devils Lake mill,noW manu-
features these blocks at Esther
vile, Iowa, the same as made
by the Devils Lake Pressed
Brick Co.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10

Taken Up.-Small bay mare,
5 years old, weight about ZOO or
300 pounds, left hind foot white,
white spot in forehead, blind in
right eye. Peter Volden, Route
3, Devils Lake. 47-49
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
Everybody says H0dgkinsOn s
Valentines are best

Taken Up. Bay mare. three
years old, white face, weight
about 800 pounds. st. Calls
Monastery, near Devils Lake,
N. % $3.50.
Do you belong to the Anti.
Germ society You will if YOU
take Liquozene. No alcohol III If.
Use the coupon
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-10
Electro Medical institute and Hosnital. ne.
62 Front ST. FARGO NORTH DAKOTA 0nostp Mr. pse nno


ihfussioe 20 comply with the Stringent
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AIR FILTERING.

Filtering the air is the latest hygi- chic fad and already has it's enthusi- astic votaries. Especially to the dwell lers in cities is the question of purify ing the air one of moment. An analy- sis of average city dust shows that 75 per cent of it consists largely of inor- ganic bits of sand, small, sharp frag- ments of stone, finely pulverized road material, particles of lime and plaster, portions of trees and much soot. The remainder is made up of an offensive and somewhat dangerous quality. The visible dust blanket surrounding us, serving the purpose of intercepting the moisture that exhales from the earth and giving to the sky it's blue tint, is, to certain extent, necessary. But the dust blanket of manufacturing and commercial citiestis a dirty one, need ing washing to make it wholesome. And if the smoke laws are not rigidly made and enforced, and methods of street cleaning are lax, it is just as well for the average citizen to look to this matter y. -r@
 The invisible dust particles, or micro organisms, exist, everywhere oh the earth's surface, and are now generally familiar under the name of bacteria, or germs. Most of them are harmless to man, and have their beneficial part to play in the general scheme Of crea- tion; yet others, again, are capable of causing many of our present day ills In fact, it may be stated that dust is not only of a dangerous quality. but in thickly settled communities is be- coming so troublesome that laws are being enacted to relieve the people as much as possible from its increasing presence.
 Nevertheless, this city dust will con tinue to exist, but should be excluded as much as possible from the interior of buildings. In some cases, as hos pitals. schoolrooms. telephone tex-
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changes. drying establishments and the like, such exclusion becomes almost inn perative. Hence, and for these reasons the recent use in some places of filter ing devices for the cleaning of air sup piled to an inclosure, thus giving to the occupants a cleaner and more whole some atmosphere.
 These devices are practicable only on cases where the air enters the building through provided and comfortable means, and are of no benefit where it gains entrance through open windows, doors and crevices. These air filters may be classed as wet and dry, both having been tested in actual practice, and with most satisfactory results. In using the wet filter, the air is caused to pass through spray of water. The dust, absorbing the water, becomes weighted and falls, or else is removed by being impinged against a screen. If the water is not finely divided the air must travel through 1t for some dis tance in order that the water may come in contact with all of the dust particles; but if the spray is in the form of fine mist the results are more effective and the air travel can be.made much less. It is found, in using this method, that the moisture absorbed must be removed by passing the air through cloth screens Of sufficiently fine mesh to accomplish such removal. Philadelphia Record.
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AMATEUR SPORT IN COLLEGE.

A AGN SOALIS1I4s
 The next step to be taken to better athletics it is hard to prophecy. In my estimation, however, the way is perfectly distinct. Amateur status must be put upon an academic basis. Multiplying restrictions looking to- ward debarring men who have at some time made money by using their ath- tleic skill has baen overdone. The pro- per way is to insure the amateur sta- tus of members of university teams as bona fide students in good standing. To this end very simple changes in legislation are required: O Let the residence requirement. prior to partic- ipation Ill intercollegiate contests be raised to one full academic year. @ Bebar all unclassifled students and all those who are members of professional schools whose entrance requirements are less than those of the academic de- partment. t3) Debar all students who have conditions or who, by tri-weekly reports, are seen to be falling below standard in their class work. (4) De- bar all students who are directly or in- directly paid for athletic services in their respective colleges.
 Such legislation as this could be cas- fly enforced. and if it were once in cp- eration We might safely permit stu dents to earn their way through col- ltge by playing on summer baseball teams or by coaching in other nstitu- tions. At all events it would clear tbe air. There is no reason in the nature of things why bona fide student should not earn money by coaching
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Ths John c. Winston Company of Philadelphia will have ready for pub lication in few days a new edition of The Life of General George Gordon Meade, Commander Of the Army of the Potomac' by Richard Meade Bache. In addition to a new preface, the re- print will contain as an appendix a discussion of a long-mooted question entitled Grant vs. Meade. 'The qUes- tion the biographer discusses is: Why, in the order of promotion to the rank of lieutenant-general, was Meade, the commander in chief at the decisive be.ttie> of Gettysburg, and one of the chief agents, if not the leading agent, next to Grant himself, in the .eTowning Virginia campaign of 1S64-55, passed over in favor of Sheridan, far junior ranking officer "
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the team of some high school or to1- lege just as he earns it by. tutoring.
 As the case now stands, the require ments governing an artificial amateur status put q premium upon deceit and falsehood. Men play for expenses P
 We are setting up the undemocratic standard of English sport. All the good these rules seek to accomplish could be wrought by the suggested leg islation. The greatest danger which now threatens university athletics in
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the central west is not the incursior of paid players, but the fact that, be- cause of the sharp practices of over jealous alumni, they are becoming in too many cases a school of dishonesty. Smaller Mathews in the World To- day.
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In Losers Luck" which Messrs. Henry Holt and Company announce for immediate publication, the 'Da- goes are made decidedly formidable, and the publishers readers assure them that the result is some fighting thar they think could hold it's own with the best in literature, and that Charles Penney Jackson, a new au- thor from California, has, in the phrase or the day made good
 Mir. Eugene Thwing, this week issues ''The Man From Red Kegg," through the press of Dodd, Mead and Company, New York The scene is laid in the same country as Mir. Thwing's former success, The Red Keggers,' and the characters belong to the same type of Americans, people of sterling qualities dwelling in rough and homely eXte- rior The hero is a resourceful, ener- getic young printer who comes up to the town of Midlands, enters politics and engages in a long and finally suc- cessful struggle against the local boss.
 Early next month Dodd, Mead and Company will publish the second vol tune of the series on Famous Presses" that has been inaugurated by the Kir- gate Press, the first volume dealing with Horace Walpole and the Straw berry Hill Press,' (Q75717S9.) It treats of the Cambridge Press, (1630-1692,) which was established at Cambridge, Mass, by Stephen Days, and for over a generation was the sole representa- tive in English-America of the art of printing.
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Did the minister die resigned?"
 Not him. He died, but blamed if we could get him to resign" Cleveland Leader, -s .s
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A0AEl-uS ~lEAE-oGSAs HUN 94ES &AS-AIH~9 DS~ tains munificent loan on the strength
 of a few Stsel bonds. and how she runs off with Mrs. Constant-ScFappe's hus-
 band are among the events to which
 chapters are given.
 { Golden Eumbers,' Kate Douglas
 Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smiths
 anthology of poetry for children, has 1 just been adopted as 2 textbook by the Horace Mann schools
 McClure-Ph Phillips announce that they l will shortly add to their list of books
 G. Loves Dickinson's The Greek ] View of Life This, though Mir. Dick inson's first volume has not been brought out in this country. It is a scholarly investigation and explana- tion of the attitude of the Greek people
 towards nature, humanity and life in ! general, and is based upon a minute l and thorough study of the Greek clas-
 sics.
 Elma A. Travis, author of "The Fang g-Yanger," though not at present practising, holds the degree of M. D.. This adds one more to the brilliant
 medical group who have turnsd their , activities into the literary field, follow ing the example set successfully by
 Dr. Weir Mitchell.
 The newest volume dealing with the
 great actor, Henry Irving, and the the atre so closely connected with his
 name is The Lyceum and Henry IT, ving,' written by Austin Br5reton (McCIure-Phillips). MT. Brereton has treated his subject both historically
 and anecdotally. He was assisted in the preparation of the book by Henry Irving himself, who put into the au- thor's hands much personal material and permitted him to reproduce impor-
 tant objects from his collection of me mentoes. The book is richly ilIustra-
 ted.
 Rudyard Kipling's excursion into the future in his story With the Night Mail" in the Novelnber McClure's,
 glimpses on the way some interesting
 bits of TWenty-first Century Life. The
 story is too briskly taken up with the
 thrilling happenings on the air-ship,
 which speeds across the night sky from London to Quebec, to dwell upon
 mundane affairs, but snatches of talk here and there indicate that wonder
 full things have come to pass ony-rSfd
 earth.
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ORIENTAL TEMPLE OF PALMLSTRY,

PaImIstry Is a Science.
 MARVELLOUS REVELA- T TIONS by the famous Sterling Palmist; fair and square in all his dealings with the people.
 The charges are, to have your hands read. 20 and 6q cents. Office hours g a. m. tol 9 D. m daily and Sunday. LADIES AND GENTi- E M E N ARE INVITED TO IiNVES- | TtGATE.
 Telephone S050.
 DO YOU WISH. TO kNoWa iThese questions oan be ans.
 wered with the sid of psy- ~ JoFoIogy.
 Will succeed in business. Will my home be happy? Will I marry the one l cf1ooSe7 ] Will I marry well?
 How soon will I narTyf VIII my family troubles end
 soon2 ''.'
 viii I get a good position? Will have a home of my
 own2
 Will my children be happy? VIII my life be as miserable
 as 1t Is? .5 @a@: @s:
 Win succeed in mining ven-
 tures2 a..,. ... s.. Will I be able to raise my
 children?
 Will I ever meet with an ac-
 cident? .ss..: ..l..... . .....t..t*ys Will l ever be crippled? Will I ever advance in public
 life? t.r-ss ,.5. ...a Will I take a trip soon? Win my health be good? @ Will I have any children? Have I any talents2 Will l have many friendsy Can I learn Palmlstry? :. How Can l become a Medium5 Have I Psychic power How can prolong my life .s What am best fitted for 1t will get over my bashful-
 ness?
 win I succeed in investments3 3 -L-.-
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Just as Miss May Sinclair lands in this country, her Divine Fire" (Henry Holt and Company, New YorlD goes to a tenth printing.
 Awhile ago about half the plays were dramatized novels; then a reaction set in. But now another novet-"The Lightning Conductor"--is announced for dramatization. This book. pub lished by Messrs. Henry Holt and Company. has had a notable success. and is already in it's twent ty~second large edition. The leading parts in the play are to be entrusted to those two sterling actors, Herbert Kepley and Fife shannon.
 Peter Newell, whose Alice in Won derland" was so favoraloly received, has made some twenty pictures for "The Peter Newell Mother Goose" a book originally by Miss Carolyn Sher- win Bailey, who has fitted these well loved rhymes of children into a clever setting, in which Mother Goose charac- ters do amusing things never before chroricled. Messrs. Henry Holt and Company will publish this book at once,
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The American Book Company has is. sued round dozen of school books comprising among others a collection of Episodes from the Gallic and Civil Wars" of Juliusg Caesar, edited by Maurice w, Mather. of Harvard col lege; an Elementary algebra entitled "somefvilles First Year in Algebra" i" a.g,.Geographical Reader. Africa" by Frank c. Carpenter, who takes an i'm aginary group of youngsters on a per sonaIly conducted tour through Afri- ca; an edition of the second and third books of Thucydides, by W. A. Lam berton; volume on "The Elemepts of Descriptive Geometry" by Charles E. Ferris; Selections from. Livy,' by Harry Edward Burton, and "Lyman's Advanced Arithmetic.
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Dave Porter at Oak Hall, or the School Days of an American Boy,' by Edward Stratemeyer: illustrated
 cloth. Americas most widely read writer of stories for boys. MT. Strate- meyer, has entered upon a most prom ising series in his happy creation of a typical American school boy, whose fortune will in succeeding volumes take him to adventures in istant lands, as well as follow his life at &