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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-07-07

For Sale A number Of desir-
able residence lots, also lots Of de-
3sirable reside dences, business blocks
and farm lands.
NJ. H. BRENNAN.
558 FARM LOANS Large or small,
lowest rates. Ramsey Go, Bank.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
LEW WALLACE DEAD.

Crawl )rdsvllle, Ind Feb. Is. - Sur
rounded by his family, General Lew
Wallace, the author of ben Hur, -
one time minister to Turkey, and a
veteran OF the Mexican and civil wars,
died at his home here tonight, aged
seventy eight. years. The health of
General Wallace has been failing for
several yesrs and for months it has
been known that his constitution could
not much l)nger withstand the ravages
of the wasting disease. For moro than
a year he has been unable to properly
assimilate food.
The end came peacefully and his
last words as he turned to his wife
to bid her goodbye, were 81 am
ready TO meet my maker.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
HOW BRYAN FEELS.

My position at present" said Will
liam Jennings Bryan to some friends
at the National Hotel day or two ago
lis that of the young man down
South who was in love with a fine
young woman. He proposed one night
and she accepted him After the pro-
ttstations Of undying affection had
been made a hundred times, the young
man went ont into the night, and,
looking up at the brilliant stars, raised
his arms above his head and said :'Oh,
Lord, l amt got nothin' agin' no.
body Washington Cor. New York
Sun.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22

visitor hears repeated in countless
fashions: Whoever you are, guest of
an hour, l wish you well. Peace be
with you
Words can do little justice to the
subject of home tell little about the
effect of favorlte flower in the win
dow or the charm of an old armchair
where the grandfather used to sit
Offering his wrinkled hands to the
kisses of chubby children. Poor mod
erns, always moving or remodeling!
We who from transforming our cities.
our houses, our customs and creeds
have no longer where to lay our heads.
let us not add to the pathos and empti-
ness of our changeful existence by
abandoning the life of the home. Let
us light again the flame put out on our
hearths, make sanctuaries for our
selves warm nests where the children
may grow into men. where love may
find privacy. old age repose. prayer
an altar and the fatherland a cult.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
RIGHT KIND OF FARMER

There is farmer over in Missouri
who S a mighty staunch friend Of the
local paper At a recent farmers in
stltute he read a paper, in the course
of which ne took occasion to remark :
As rule the farmer knows no
firmer friend than the country-press
The home paper is distinctly the far
mer own paper, supported directly
or indirectly 10y the farmers, who COM
pose the backbone of the printer 5
subscription list and-largely for what
the euterprising merchant advertises.
Now. brothers, let us not forget our
friends Let us see that our sat scrip
tions are paid before the first of Janu-
airy and year in advance if we can
afford 1t The man or the paper that
fights my battles shall have ny sup
port. Again, the merchants who ad-
vertlse are the ones who make it.pos-
sible for US to get a good local paper,
and the men or firms who are too
penurious to advertise and help sup
port the local press have no ght to
the farmer 5 patronage
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
NEW COMPANY.

Ike e. Adsir has been elected presi
dent and ] d Cooper vice president
and general manager of the Kentucky y
Light and Power CONF any, a new
corporation recently formed to install
an electric light plant at Hsrtf ord,
the county seat of Ohio county. They
both reside in Fordsvllle. J. W. Ha'e,
also ct Fordsville, has been elected
superintendent OF the company, aud
will remove with his family to Hart
ford and take active management of
the plant, which is now In course of
construction. The pla mt will he mod
ern and mp to-date in every way.
and will have sufficient capacity to
light Beaver Dam. which IS four miles
distant from Hartford. The plant wilt
be IL operation at Hartford by April |,
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
S. S. CONVENTION.

The Eleventh International Conven-
ii on meets at Toronto. Canada, June
% 27 next. This will, without doubt.
he one of the most important Sunday
school conventions ever he on the
An erIcan continent 1t is a delegated
convention, and, while any one can
90, only regularly appointed delegates
will be entertained or Will have the
right to speak, vote, or serve on COM
mlttees. KentucRy Is entitled to fifty
two delegates and we must send our
full quota. All delegates must be ap-
pointed by the State Executive Com
mlttee. If you think you would like
to maze the trip, write to the General
Secretary, KENTUCKY Sunday School
Report er.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
6be Simple Life
BY Charles Wagner.

/ Many yoH'2 nc1DIe wren tney marry
listen to t'is co'cc OF TIE vor!l. Their
) rents hnvo given tea the example
of moGcst life but the now genera
! ton thinks il aflirms it's rights to eX
iSteEte and liberty by repudiating ways
in its eyes too patriarchal. So these
young folks make efforts to set them
selves up lavishly in the latest fashion
ana rid themselves of useless property
at dirt cheap prices. Instead Of filling
their houses with objects which say.
"Rcmember." they garnish them with
quite new furnishings that as yet have
no meaning Wait, am wrong; these
things are often symbols, as it We're, of
facle and superficial existence. In
their midst one breathes Il certain
heaCy vapor of mundanity. They re-
call the life outside, the turmoil, the
rush. And were one sometimes dis
posed to forget this life they would
call back his wandering thought and
say. "RemPmber! In another sense.
do not forget your appointment at the
club, the play. the races. The home
then becomes sort Of halfway house
where one comes to rest little be-
twOnn two prolonged absences. 1t isn't
II good place to stay. As it has no
soul, it does not speak to yours. Time
to eat and sleep, and then Off again!
Otherwise you become as dull as
hermit.
We are all acquainted with people
who have Il rage for being abroad. who
think the world would no longer go
round if tEey didn't figure on all sides
of it, To stay at home is penal. There
they cease to he in view. A horror
of home life possesses them to such
degree that they would rather pay to
be bored outside than be amused Gratu-
itously within.
In this way society slowly gravitates
toward life in herds. which must not
be confounded with public life The
life in herds is somewhat like that Of
swalms of flies in the sun. Nothing 50
much resembles the worldly life of Il
man as t g worldly life of another
man. And this universal banality de-
strQys the very essence of public spir-
it. One need not journey far to dis
cover the ravages made in modern so
ciety by the spirit of worldlincss. and
If we have 50 little foundation. so lit
tie equilibrium, calm good sense and
initiative, one of the chief reasons lies
in the undermining of tie home life
Tic masses have timed tier pace by
that of people of fashion. Tley. too
have become worldly. Nothing can be
more so than to quit ones own hearth
for the life of saloons. The sounlor
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
Copyright, 1901, By
Mcclure, Phillips & Co.

and misery Of the homes are not enough
to explain the current which carries
each man away from his own. Why
does the peasant desert for the inn the
house that his father and grandfather
| found so comfortable? 1t has remain
ell the same There is the same fire in
! tie same chimney. Whence comes it
| that it lights only an incomplete circle
when in olden times young and old sat
shoulder to shoulder? Something has
changed i'm the minds of men. Yielding
to dangerous impulses. they have bro
ken with simplicity. The fathers have
quilted their post of honor. the wives
grow dull beside the solitary hearth.
! and the children quarrel while waiting
their turn to go abroad. each after his
own fancy.
We must learn again to live the
home life. TO value our domestic tradi-
tions. A pious care has preserved GER
tain monuments of the past. SO an
tiQue dress. provincial dialects. old
folk songs, have found appreciative
hands to gather them up before they
should disappear from the earth. What
a good deed. to guard these crumbs of
a great past, these vestiges of the
souls of our ancestorsl Let us do the
same for our family traditions, save
and guard rs much as possible of the
patriarchal, whatever its form.
But not every one has traditions to
keep: all the more reason for redou-
bling the effort to constitute and foster
n family H.. And to do this there is
need neither of numbers nor Il rich
establishment TO create Il home you
must have the spirit of home Just as
the smallest village may have its his
tory. its moral stamp. so the smallest
home may have its soul. Oh. the spir-
it OF places the atmosphere which sur
rounds us in human dwellings! What
II world Of mystery. Here, even on the
threshold, the cold begins to penetrate;
you are iii at ease; something intangi-
bic repuIses you. There no sooner does
the door shut you i'm than friendliness
and good humor envelop you. 1t is
said that walls have ears. They have
also voices. n mute eloqucnce. Every
thing that dwelling contains Is bath
ed in an ether of personality. And ]
find proof of its quality even in the
apartments of bachelors and SOLITARY
women. What an abyss between one
room and another room! Here all is
dead. Indifferent. commonplace; the de-
vice Of the owner is written all over
it. even in his fashion Of arranging his
photographs and books. All is the
same to me. There one breathes in ami
nation contagious ioy in life. The
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22

| who know low to appreciate the thin \
of tie family they are relies with
which ono should not part at any price.
But what generally hap0ens In or
day? WOr.dlinesS wars upon the sch
timent of family. and | know OF no
strife more impaSsioned. BY gre I
means and small. by all sorts OF new
customs, requirements and prctcu-
sions. the spirit Of the world brell7 =
into the domestic sanctuary. What are
this strangers rights. its titles? Upon
what does it rest its perempto,y
claims? This is what people too often
neglect to inquire. They make Il mis-
take. We treat the invader As very
poor and simple people do n pompoi >
visitor. For this incOmmodng guest
Of day they pilage their garden.
bully their children and servants and
neglect their work. Such conduct is
not only wrong; it is impolitic. One
should have the courage to remain
what he is in the face of all comers.
The worldly spirit is full of impertl-
nences. Here is n home which has
formed characters of mark and is form
ing them yet. The people. the furnish
ings, the customs are all in harmony.
BY marriage or through relations Of
business or pleasure the worldly spirit
enters. 1t finds everything out of
date, awkward, too simple lacking the
modern touch. At first it restricts it.
self to criticism and light raillery. But
this is the dangerous moment. Look
out for yoarself-here is the enemy.
If you so m"ch as listen to his reason
ingS. tomo""Ow you will sacrifice
piece Of furriture. the next day good
old tradition. and so one by one the
family lcil'OOm dear to tie heart
VIII go to the bric-a-brac dealer-and
filiGl piety With them.
In the midst Of your new habits and
in the changed atmosphere your friends
Of other da $. your old relatives. will
be eXpatriG+ed. Your next step will
be TO lay them aside in their turn. The
worldly spirit leaves the old ont of
At last, established in
m absolutely transformed setting. even
you will view yourself with amaze
ment. Nothing will be familiar. but
surely it will he correct-at least the
world will be satisfied. All. that is
where you are mistaken! After hav-
Ing made you east out pure treasure as
so much junk it viii find that your bor-
rowed livery fits YOU i'll and will hasten
10 make yOu sensible of the ridiculous
ness Of the situation. Much better
nave had from the beginning the cour-
lge of your convictions and have de-
Tended ypur home
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
CHAPTER Y.

THE WORLD AND THE LIFE OF TIE HOME.
IN the time of the second empire, in
one Of our pleasantest subprefec-
lures Of the provinces. little way
Il from some baths frequented by
the emperor. there was 4 mayor. very
worthy man and intelligent, too, whose
head was suddenly turned by the
thought that his sovereign might one
day descend upon his home. Up to this
time he had lived in the house of his
fathers. a son respectful of the slight
est family traditions. But when once
the all absorbing idea Of receiving the
emperor had taken possession Of his
brain he became another man. In this
new light what had before seemed suf-
fcient for his needs, even enjoyable,
all this simplicity that his ancestors
had loved, appeared poor. ugly. ridicu-
lOus. Out Of the question to ask an en-
perOr to climb this wooden staircase.
sit i'm these old armchairS, walk over
such Superannuated carpets. 50 tie
mayor called architect ANA masons;
picklXeS attacked walls and demOliSh-
ed partitions, ana a drawing room was
made out of all proportion 10 the rest
of the house in size and splendor. He
and his family retired into close quar-
terS, whore people and furniture in
commolel each other generally. Then,
having empticd his purse and upset his
household by this stroke OF genius, he
awaited the royal guest. Alas. he soon
saw the end of the empire arrive but
he emperor never.
The folly Of this poor mHn is not 50
arc. As mad as he are all those who
sacrifice their home life to the de
mands of the world And the danger
In such sacrifice is most meuac.ug in
times of unrest. our contemporaries
are constantly exposed to il and con
Stantly Succumbing How many fam-
" treasures have they literally thrown
away to satisfy worldly ambitions ana !
bat the happiness upon |
which they thought to come through |
these impious immolations always
eludeS them
To give up the ancestral hearth. to /
let the family traditions fall into dos |
uctudc. to abandon the simple domes- |
tic customs. for whatever return is to |
make FOOLS bargain. ana such is the |
place in society of family life that if |
this be Impoverished the trouble is felt |
throughout the whole social organism. |
To enjoy a normal development this |
organism has need Of we'll tried indl- |
vidualS each having his own value, his
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
Translated From the French by
Mary Louise Hendee.

own hall mark. Otherwise society be
comes flock, and sometimes Il flock
without n shepherd. But whence does
the individual draw his originality
this unique something which. Joined to
the distinctive qualities Of others. con
stitutes the wealth and strength of a
community? lie can draw it only
from his own family. Destroy the as
semblage of memories and practices
whence emanates for each home an
atmosphere in miniature, and you dry
up the sources Of character sap the
strength of public spirit.
1t concerns the country that each
home be world, profound. respected,
communicating to its members an in
effaceable moral imprint. But before
pursuing the subject further let us rid
ourselves OF a misunderstanding. Fam
lily feeling, like all beautiful things, has
its caricature, which is family egosm
Some families are like barred and bolt
ed citadels. their members organized
for the exploitation Of the whole world.
Everything that does not directly con-
Germ them is Indifferent to them. They
live like cOlonists-I had almost said
lntruders-n the society around them.
Their partlcularism is pushed to such
an excess that they make enemies of
the whole human race In their small
way they resemble those powerful So
cietieS formed from time to time
through the ages which possess them
selves Of universal rule and for which
no one outside their own community
counts. This is the spirit that has
made the family seem a re-
treat Of cgoiSm which it was neces-
sary TO destroy for the public safety.
But as patriotism and jingoiSm are as
far apart rs the east from the west so
are family feeling and clannishness.
Here we are talking of right family
feeling. and nothing else in the world
ran take its place, for i'm il lie in germ
MI those fine and simple virtues which
assure the strength and duration of
social institutions. And the very base
Of family feeling is respect for the
past for the best possessions Of a
family are its common memories. An
indivisible and inalicnable
capital, these souvenirs constitute i
sacred fund that each member of
family ought to consider more pre-
'ious than anything else he possesses. |
They exist in dual form. i'm idea and
n fact. They show themselves in Ian |
,uage, habits Of thought. sentiments. |
wen instincts, and one secs them ma !
criali2ed in portraits, furniture. bud |
nes, dress, songs. To proflne eyes |
hey are nothing: to the "vos of 49, ~ !
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
FARMING.

Let us never forget that the cult
walton Of the earth is the most import
ant labor of man. Man may be clvi-
lized in some degree without great
progress in manufactures and with
little commerce with his distant
neighborS But without the cultIva
tion of the earth. he is, in all coun-
trles, I savage. Until he gives uL ths
chase, and fixes hims 1t In some
place, and seeks living from the
earth he is roaming barbarian When
tillage begins, other arts follow. The
farmers, therefore, are the founders OF
clvili zation. Daniel Webster
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22

acreage al on 30 per cent. In future. The
agreement to be signed is as follows:
"We, the undersigned far ners and
tobacco producers of dark tobacco,
hereby agree and bind ourselves not to
plant In tobacco in 1905, 1906 and 1907
more \than seven and one-half acres
for the first fifty acres of land we own
and not more than two and one half
acres for each additional fifty acres.
Any farmer planting more than the
above agreement forfeits the overrlus
to parties to this agreement -
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
THE FINEST VIRTUE.

WHAT is the finest quality in human
character? Is it not truthtullness?
The child that is taught to speak
the truth cannot but te honest. brave
selfrespectIng, ultimately capable. The
man or the woman VINO speaks the
truth cannot but have friends and love
AMI genuine succession, in a world
Of lies and evasions, such an one is as
rock in the midst of quicksand.
The time to teach tIuthfulness is
childhood. And the way to teach Is
never, never, to make your child for
an instant afraid TO tell you the
truth about anything Whatsoever
any thing he does, anything he tn nks.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
That Tickling IN the Throat.

One minute after taking One Min.
ute Cough Cure that tickling In the
throat is gone. 1t acts in he throat
not The stomach. Harmless-good for
children. A l.. Spofford, postmaster
at Chester, Mich, says "Our little
girl was unconscious from strangua-
tion during "a sudden and terrible at.
tack of Group. Three doses of One
NJ mute Cough Cure half an hour
apart speedily curei her l cannot
praise One Minute Cough Cure tco
much for what il has done In our
family 1T always gives relief Sold
by All Druggists.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
OHIO COUNTY MEETING.

The county union Of the America n
Society of Equity met at Beaver Dam
last Saturday, There was a good zed
crowd present, composed ct about
three hundred of Ohio county's sturdy
farmers 1t was very enthusiastic
and pr otitable meeting, the farmers
agreeing as one man that they woul /
stand firm for the Lynchburg prices.
There were two repr, 81 mt ttives present
from Daviess county, who announced
that the unions in that county were Of
the same spirit rs ttat manifested
here.
In addition 10 the routine business,
a finance committee was appointed,
a, follC ws: M. F. Sharp, j. P. Miller,
David Moreland, John NJ. Graham and
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
Fraud opposed.

A few counterfeiters have lately
been making and trying to sell imI-
tations OF DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, C)ughs and Colds,
and other medicines, thereby defraud-
ing the public. This is TO warn you
to beware of such people, who seek
to profit througn stealing the reputa-
tion OF remedies which have been sue
cessfuliy curing disease, for over 81
years. A sure protection, to you, is
our name on the wrapper Look TO.
it, on all DR.. Kings, or Bucklen' g
remedies, As ali others are mere im-
tations. H. f. Bucklen & 20. Chicago,
H., and Windsor, Canada.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
CHAPTER XI.
SIMPLE BEAUTY.

COME one may protest against
the nature of the simple life
in the name of aesthetics or op-
- pose to ours the theory of tie
service of luxury. that providence Of
business, fostering mother Of arts aud
grace of civilized society. We shall
try briefly TO anticipate these objec-
tions.
Ii will no doubt have been evident
that the spirit which animates these
pages is not utilitaran. 1t would be
an error to suppose that the simplicity
we seek has anything in common with
that which miSers impose upon them
selves through cupidity or narrow
minded people through false austerity.
To the former the simple life is the
one that costs least; to the latter it is
fat and colOrless existence, whose
merit lies in depriving oneself of ev-
erything bright, smiling. seductive.
1t displeases us not whit that peo-
pie of large means should put their
fortune into circulation instead OF
boarding it, so giving life to com
merce and the fine arts. That is us
Ing ones privileges to good advantage.
What we would combat is foolish prod
igality, the selfish use of wealth and.
above all, the quest of the superfluous
on the part of those who have the
greatest need of taking thought for the
necessary. The lavishness of a Maece-
mas could not have the same effect In
To be Continued.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
TO CURTAIL ACREAGE.

A dIspatch.from ClarksviIle, Tenn,
says that all members of the Dark
Tobacco Covers Association, which
extends over twenty count es will sign
an agreement which Will curtail the
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
A GUARANTEED CURE EnR chIIIS.

Itching, Blind, Bleediug or Pro:ruding
Piles. Druggists refund money IL PAZO
OINTME ENT fails to cure any case, no matter
OF how long standing, inc to II days First
application gives ease and rest. soc. II your
druggist hasn't 1t send SOC in stamps and il
cine Co., IT. Louis Mo
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22

John P. Foster. Timely talks were
made bv several members present.
The Society adjourned to me on
Saturday, March IL, 1908, at Fords-
Vile Hartford Herald
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
A Red Hot Stove

Burns when you touch it, but l. you
have Paracamph, FIRST Aid 70 the In
jured, handy and apply freely, the
pain is relieved quickly, and it heals
without leaving an ugly scar. There
is nothing so good Tor Burns, Cuts, and
Bruises as Paracamph.
Try Csc bottle
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
Stop Snoring.

Open up the nose and head by using
Paracamph. A positive cure for ca
tsrrh. of the head al nose. Discharge
from the ears can be cured quickly by
using this wonderful medicipe.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22
NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER

Leitchield, Ky, Fep 15.-The
Grayson..News, new Republican pa
pei, made its appearance last week.
Mr.. Tom Spurrier is editor aud pro-
prietor and the paper bids fair to be
a uccess.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-02-22

and the lights will be TUNED on at
Beaver Dam by May 1.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-02-03

Is hauling lumber for his new house..
Nellie keep your eye on the top
buggy
PRAIRIE HoME-J. Nelson and Miss
s Nelson were married this week..
q. Hutton has sold his farm on Farm
er's creek to A. U. Becker. ... Mr..
Palmer of Red Cloud was in Red Cloud
was in this vicinity this week.
CARnERToN-Two weddings at the
home of Joseph Graves this week G.
w Graves and Miss Laura Nichols,
and Logan higgins and Miss Alice
Graves. ..J,k e Cures little boy is
sick -. John Orndorf of Wells attend
tn" literary Friday night.
BATIN-Ella Reynolds has gone to
Pennsylvania on u visit -. Miss Ellen
G rlock and VIM. Lewlyn were mar
ried on the 18th. -. Mrs Cass Williams
has been sick &C. Green's child died
this week....B T.. Butler has re ,ted
the Benson farm Oh Indian creek.