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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06
FRATERNAL INSURANCE.

The fraternal insurance socie-
ties OF the country are scoring
now since the Investigations Of
the large companies have shown
that large amounts Of the money
paid by the policy holders are
used for other than legitimate
purposes. The .fraternals have
always claimed that these con-
Gitions existed. in the old line
concerns, and have argued that
the difference in the cost of in
surance in a fraternal and an
old line was that the former
charged only enough to pay its
death losses and cost of admin
istration while the latter includ-
ed unlawful expenses and official
extravagances. The present in.
yestigations substantiate this
charge. Life insurance is. far
too good protection against the
poverty Of widows ard orphans
to be abandoned by those who
need it, but there will certainly
Ebe an increase in. the business
done by the fraternals, which is
really the perfect life insurance
lprotection.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06
sFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY AND
THE CITY oE DEVILS LAKE.
NlORTH DAKOTA RAINFALL

"A gentleman who for MANY
years has been connected official
llywith the weather bureau in
this state. gives it as his opinion
that the large amount of rainfall
lin North Dakota during the last
few years is not what might be
termed an accident of nature,
but is the result of weather
conditions which are permanent.
=As:is we'll known, much of the
summer winds in the northwest
come from what might be called
the.Alberta region. Thatcountry
lis being rapidly settled and jus
=B rapidly broken for cultivation
Once the primitive sod is turned,
the AIR permeates the soil and
the moisture held therein is eva
porated and the air becomes
laden with it. This evaporation
: only takes place during the day
= hFna. and the moisture laden
f42AMmds sweep onward toward the
Dakota plains, reaching them in
the early evening, the cool of
might causes the moisture carried
from far Alberta to be precipi-
tated in the form of heavy dew,
and in case Of large quantities
being contained in the atmos,
phere, in0 the form Of showers.
What effect these climatic con.
editions will have on the Cana
sdian northwest remains to he
seen That there is some cause
producing tie moisture effects
I in this state is certain, as there
was frequently sufficient dew
sduring the past summer to etfect
!the rain guage in the government
weather bureau in this city. |.
fthe theory of the weather MAJ
quoted should prove true. Nortl
Dakota will have to adjust he
zcrops to a climate too wet rattle
than to one too dry.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06


The junior proprietor of the
Inter Ocean may have many i'm.
PROJECTIONS in the eyes of Col.
Grant Hager. but nobody ever
accused him Of being d. q
feeble minded trustee. The
meanest thing he ever die,
and the one Of. which he is
the most ashamed, was when he
jumped into the fight, when Col.
Granite was defeated for the
presidency of the press sassocia.
tion;,and turned the tide in that
lngrate's favor. Perhaps this
kindly 7sact is the occasion fol
the gob Of bile" in last week s
st. Thomas Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

If theIeditor Of Congressman
Marshall's organ in Devils Lake
dad received that land office ap-
pointment which he SO persis-
6tently sought. would he now be
crying for the reorganization Of
tie republican party in the state!
He sees reason for reform be-
cause he cannot get his feet in
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

The popularity of the Roose
welt administration is proven by
the fact that the Ohio campaign
this year is being fought on ma
tional rather than state issues,
the first time since Mckinley
was first elected governor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

General Corbin recommends
the Simple life for army officers.
This coming SO soon after the
nauseating Taggart divorce case
might be termed a case Of cause
and effect,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

Miss Alice Roosevelt will pre-
sent the Empress of Japan with
a sewing machine. Next the
Oriental ladies will be wearing
Occidental tortures Of fashion.
Gradually the leveling process
in civilization goes on.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

The managers of the late
democratic national campaign
warmly deny that they used
money. They knew money
would do them no good at that
time, and probably consider the
charge a reflection upon their
business ability.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06
LOCAL MAIL ORDER HOUSES

A number of the merchants of
this city are meeting the city
mail order houses OH their own
grounds and are giving special
attention to the filing of mail
orders. The size and variety Of
the stocks carried enables them
to fill any mail order at as lew
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

The last addition to the prolif-
ic crop of newspapers to reach
the Inter Ocean is the Wolford
Mirror.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

President Roosevelt is about
the only man in the country, who,
can tell a hunting story without
having his credibility attacked.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

the republican ,tfou giia All these
bowling reformers have the.
same grievance. y
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06
UNIvER SALIST CONvEN
TION AT MINNEAPOLIS
MINI.

On account Of the Universalis
General Convention at Minnea-
polls to be held October 1926. the
Great,N Northern will sell tickets at
one and one third fares for the
round trip on the fertiGca'e plan.
Seeyour local agent for particu:
ars.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-10-06

For Sale-A number of desir-
able residence lots, also lots Of de-
|sirable residences, business blocks
and farm lands.
M. FL. brennan.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
ENORMOUS COST OF WARFARE
Fighting Has saddled the Nations Of
the World With Debt.

Two or three centuries ago II was
discovered that money for warfare
could be secured more easily and in
larger quantities By bonding the ma
tion for It and taxing the people to pay
the interest Wars began TO cost
more. In less than 800 years Great
Britain has spent on warfare $685.
100000. The revolution OF 1858 cost
$l55.000,000, the war OF the Spanish
succession. $220. 100000; the Spanish
war, s325.000.000; the seven years
war, s535.OOO,000; the American war
OF revolution, $4,000. 600; the war Of
the French revolution, 1890. 900 900;
the war against Napoleon. s2,930. .000.-
900. The BOer war cost Great Britain
in cash more than 100000 900.
II Is estimated that the wars OF the
nineteenth century cost the world sl7-
922.O00,0O0. A statistician has figured
that there are 3,1j5.G73, 500 seconds In
a century. According to these figures,
the world paid out nearly s6 a second
In the last century FOR war. Adopting
Archbishop usher's chronology, which
made the world 1904 years old at the
end Of 1899, the nation spent in the
nineteenth century for war an amount
equal TO nearly Sc a minute since the
creation. This statistlcian has esti.
mated that the worlds population is
1,5O0O00,000. II this Is correct the
amount spent in war between 1901 and
1900 would furnish each man, woman
and child with nearly $l2 pocket
money.
The debts Of the chief nations OF the
earth aggregate more than $34, 100000.
900. 1t Is believed that three.fourths
OF this sum was swallowed up in war.
fare and preparations for 1t. Nearly
all the sum represented by the debts
Of Great Britain, France and Germany
was spent for warfare. These couD.
tries are spending annually in interest
on their debts nearly s390,000.000.
This sum is in addition to the amounts
being expended for the support OF mil.
itary armaments. The amount appro-
priated this year for this purpose by
Great Britain in round figures is $500.
100000; by Germany, s2l7,500,000; by
France. $500, 100000; by the United
States, Sl95,000, ,000.-New York Trlb-
iInp
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Costly Dreams of Empire.

The dream Of empire Is doubtless a
pleasant diversion from the stern real
tiles of the ordinary rulers life, but
when It becomes something more than
a dream 1t Is usually a costly expert
ment. The czar has found It so in the
far east and Germany is beginning to
realize that the kaiser's vision IS al
most as much as 1t can bear. Millions
of Russian rubles have been spent in
a vain attempt to make Siberia and
the Pacific coast productive part of
the Russian empire, while the kaiser
has spent 5OOO0,O00 on his African
wars, with no prospect of return from
those colonies for half century. The
public debt of Germany has increased
5000 600 900 in ten years, and there is
no prospect that It will be decreased
in the immediate future.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
FRUITFUL FURNACES
INTENSE HEAT PRODUCES
PRECIOUS STONES.
Scientists Have Succeeded In Pluck
Ing Real Diamonds and Rubies from
the crueibie Of the Furnace.

Recent advices from France state
that Prof. Moissan, the eminent sci
enlist and inventor, has actually sue
ceeded in making genuine diamonds
and rubies. He employs for this pur-
pose the electric furnace. which has
been SO improved that n degree OF
heat can be produced. approaching the
extreme temperatures, which were uB.
doubtedly a factor in the formation of
minerals and gems in the interior of
the earth.
The rubies obtained are Of large
size, weighing 10 or Is carats, and in
quality and color equal and even sur
pass those found in the earth. The
natural forces attending the formation
OF diamonds seem to have been more
complicated. and so far the diamonds
resulting from the efforts Of the sci.
entists have been very small, but still
they are positively identified as the
carbon crystalline diamond. They
are remarkably clear and bright. and
on a small scale as fine specimens as
natures own product.
The electric furnace has enriched
chemistry with a whole series of
new compounds. Probably the one OF
most value to mankind at large is Cal
cium Carbide. The simple applica.
ton OF water to Calcium Carbide gen.
crates the gas Acetylene, which is
now being commonly used for light
ing.
The peculiar merits OF Acetylene
light are its brilliance and high can
dle power, ease of installation, eco
homy and its adsptability for lighting
buildings of every description, regard
less OF their location.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
BENEFIT OF ELECTRIC TRAVEL.
Quick Transit Relieves Congestion Of
Large Cities.

rather striking phrase was used
by Prof. Z. A. Ross, visiting lecturer
at the University OF Chicago, in the
course Of a recent address. steam
massed people" he said, but cleo
tricity is dispensing them" And. not
quite SO happily, continuing. when
the mechanic comes to think nothing
Of living ten miles from his work the
slum will vanish and the city will dif.
fuse itself into the country" The oh.
lection to this Is that, in American
cities. the slums are not made up of
mechanics. Nevertheless, the tenden.
cy OF the electric railway TO extend the
distance between the shop and the
home is undoubtedly OF the greatest
benefit to American workingmen. AS
a simple problem in arithmetic 4
twelve-mile ride for 5 cents is cheaper
than mile.and-a. ride for cents.
But the difference in standard OF liv.
ing made possible by the longer hauls
and uniform fares OF the American
street railways. as compared with the
shorter distances and graded fares in
Great Britain, is even greater than the
proportionately cheaper transporta-
tion.-Chicago Western Electrician.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Some UnbIazoned Heroes.

Among the heroes of the day must
be counted the Louisiana physicians
who are fighting the battle of the peo.
pie against the dreaded scourge, and
who will not give up the fight, even
when stricken themselves. It often
takes more courage to face plague and
postilence in the sickroom than dan.
ger on the field, for In the former case
there Is none Of the excitement OF the
fray nor the prospect Of glory TO win
in the end. II Is simply the sacrifice
Of life and all that makes life worth
living at the call Of duty and many a
hero of the battlefield would shrink In
fear and loathIng from the danger
fearlessly faced by these nameless he.
r0cs In humanity's cause Baltimore
American.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28

The special correspondent OF the
Chicago Tribune at Baku, Russia,
sends the following account Of the re-
cent disturbance at that place:
The worst of the storm of massa-
ere, pillage and incendiarism which
has swept over Baku and its environs
Is over, but the picture is one Of deep
est gloom.
1t is difficult to describe the hor-
rors of the last six days. Massacre
has followed massacre. A pail OF
smoke from burning oil wells, tanks
and refineries has hung over the city
day and night.
The butchery began with the
slaughter of 1900 Armenians while
the police looked on as If it were a
theatrical display. Children were
dashed to pieces before their mothers
eyes. Men either were cut to pieces
instantly or mutilated in an indescrb-
able fashion before they were put to
death.
An Armenian vizier, who barricad-
ed himself in his house, was roasted
to death with his wife and children.
The Armenians who took refuge in
another house we're holding out
against the Tartar soldiers when a
magistrate demanded admission. The
latter persuaded them to come out, as
suring them Of his protection. He
then ordered the soldiers to fall on
them, and all were barbarously muir
dered.
Then the troops took up the task
OF suppressing the orgy OF bloodshed,
and in the six days of fighting more
than thousand persons have been
killed. Several thousands were wound
ed. almost exclusively Tartars. Puri-
tans and Armenians.
Nearly 100.0O fugitives are without
work, almost the whole oil industry
being ruined, involving serious conse-
quences to the trade and commerce
of the whole country. The financial
loss cannot be computed. but there will
be loss of about $40 100000 annually
to state revenue from the excise.
Boats running on the Volga will
doubtless have to use naphtha instead
OF oil. The quantity of naphtha on
hand will be sufficient for the river
boats for at least five months. It
will take nearly year to repair the
damage here.
But for the activity OF the soldiers
the bloodshed might have been great
er. AS it Is a great many have been
killed
There ls little left unburned above
the ground in the outlying oil fields
of Balakan. Roumani, Sabunto. and
Bibiebat, from which the crude oil
supply for the Baku oil industry is
drawn. All the extracting plants, In
Guiding derricks, pumping establish
ments, and the oil reservoirs in which
the crude oil is stored. have heen de-
stroyed. The breaking OF the reser.
voirs unloosed a food of burning oil
which 1t was impossible to extinguish.
A large portion OF the "black town"
quarter. in which most OF the refn-
cries were located, was also burned.
The financial loss has not yet been
established. but 1t will run into the
millions. It Is stated that the loss
In crude oil which will run waste un-
I'll the reservoirs can be rebuilt, and
the refineries again started, will
amount to 100000 daily.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
AMERICAN VOTERS IN CANADA
Possible Annexation Of Western Part
to the United States.

Now the American immigration
question in Canada has reached a eli.
max. It takes only three years for
an immigrant to earn vote In Canada,
and $4,000 former American voters
will soon come into their Canadian suf.
frage. There are In round numbers
10000 males more than 18 years Of
age In western Canada who formerly
lived In the United States, 10000 OF
whom are old enough to vote. There
are now between 100000 and 100000
settlers, with possible voting popula.
tion Of 100000. high percentage be-
cause many cattlemen without families
are emigrating from Montana and wy.
oming. BY the end of 1905 the Amer
lean vote in the Canadian west will be
overwhelming. In eastern Canada
thousands Of people believe that this
invasion means the ultimate anneya.
tion OF western Canada by the United
States. II Is called the coming ma.
tion. Worlds Work.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
STRONGER THAN MEAT.
A Judges Opinion Of 6rspe-Nuts.

A Judges Opinion Of orspe-Nuts.
A gentleman who has acquired .
judicial turn OF mind from experience
on the bench out In the Sunfower
State. writes n carefully considered
opinion as to the value OF Grape Nuts
as food. He says:
For the past years Grape-Nuts
has been prominent feature In our
bill OF fare.
THE crisp food with the delicious,
nutty flavor has become an indispensa-
BILE necessity in my family's everyday
life.
1T has proved TO be most healthful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and plea
from our table, for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps us all In perfect
physical conditlon-as a preventive OF
disease 1t Is beyond value. have been
particularly impressed by the bench
eial effects OF Grape.Nuts when used
by ladies' who are troubled with face
blemishes, skin eruptions, etc. Il
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to Its nutritive qualities. my ex-
perience IL that one small dish OF
Grape-Nuts is superior. to n pound OF
meat for breakfast. which is an i'm
portant consideration for anyone. It
satisbes the appetite and strengthens
the power OF resisting fatigue, while
Its use involves none OF the disagree
able consequences that sometimes fol-
low a meat breakfast" Name given
by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich
There's q reason
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
IndIana's Veteran Physician.

DR.. w. II. Wishard Of indianapolis
is probably the oldest practicing phyRi-
clan in Indiana. He was born Jan. II,
1916, and is therefore nearly 80 years
old. Although he is not excrting him.
self to build up a practice, he sim an.
swers calls and puts in his spare time
going over his old accounts and max.
Ing out unpaid bills. He Is one Of two
surviving charter members OF the In
diana State Medical society, the other
one being DR.. =. II. jameson OF In.
dianapolis, who is about eight years
younger than DR.. Wishard.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
EVERY nouseKeeper should kno

Every nouseKeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in E-pound pack.
ages. and the price Is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem.
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
q 12-oz. package 1t is because he has
q stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose Of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let.
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
6ance and save much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iron stick
inE Defiance never sticks
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
In the Matter of Buylno.

Congressman Joy strolled into II
Washington billiard room one evening
and found Comptroller Tracewell play.
ing a game with a mutual acqualn.
tance. Tracewcll was Just putting
some fne-cut tobacco in his check and
JOY asked for a chew. II don't chew
enough to warrant me In buying any"
he said, as he slowed away n full
grown helping. Said Tracewcll dry.
ly: you've got that the wrong way,
Joy. The trouble with you is you
don't buy enough to warrant you In
chewing any
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Arguments Of LAWYERS.

Elihu Root contends that It is folly
to urge a lawyer to be brief In his
argument. "As matter Of fact" he
says, "the arguments length general
ly is its sole reason for existing. BY
the time it is concluded the jury is
likely to have forgotten the evidence"
Mr.. Root tells of a lawyer whom a
Judge advised to be brief. Counsel
replied: How would it be II | con-
fined my argument to these words:
"Your honor, my opponent is wrong.
am right. You are an excellent
ludee."
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
To the housewife who has not yet

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and
who Is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that a trial OF
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because II is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
perior to any other brand. but because
each 10c package contains 16 ozs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
IL ozs. II Is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
~
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Senator Platt's RESPONSIBILITY

Before Senator Plat OF New York had
been shelved practically great many
persons appealed to him for help OF
one kind or another. On one occasion
n young army officer had been denied
promotion because Of some defect in
his eyesight. His mother wrote TO
Senator Platt asking him for his as.
slstance. closing her letter with the
words: 81 leave 1t all to you and the
Lord" The senator forwarded this
appeal to the secretary OF war, saying
in his own note: Il have noticed that
when a matter Is left to me and the
Lord I am held responsible in case Of
failure; therefore | beg that you will
assist me-"
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28

Driver" said an English tourist,
who was being driven on a jauntinE
car through the Donegal highlands, II
notice that when you speak to your
friends whom you meet on the road
you Invariably do so in Irish. but when
you address your horse you do 80
In English. How is this" To which
came tho retort: "Musha. now thin,
Isn't English good enough for him Pc
New York Tribune.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Getting tho SWears Out.

Miss Sargent. a teacher in the NTH
and sixth grade. Revere. has among
her pupils little Italian girl who has
a brother in the first grade possessed
Of violent temper. One day the lit
tie girl said. "Oh. he's such a naughty
boy! Mother has to work all the time
to get the swears out OF him."
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
The English Language.

The English language. according to
a German statistician who has made
study OF the comparative wealth
OF languages-heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary Of 100000 words.
German comes next. with $4,000; then
Italian, with $4,000; French. with 30
600; Turkish, with 22.500. and Span.
ish. with 10000.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Coincidence In Deaths.

Mrs. !. ]. Gulllck. the widow OF an
artist, was waiting for train at Oul.
ton station the other day. when she
suddenly fell dead, says a London cor
respondent She had walked a mile
to the station and was apparently in
her usual health. About ten years
ago her husband fell dead in exactly
similar circumstances.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Steals BaIes and Boxes.

A new way OF stealing even large
bales and boxes when cargo is sent to
Tientsin by rail. says the Hong.K Kong
Post. has been discovered. One end
Of a strong rope is tied round a tree
and the other end, to which an anchor
is attached. is thrown among the
things on an open truck as It passes,
TO take its chances at n haul.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
Somethlnd He Missed.

Leon, the sixyear-old son OF a New
Hampshire newspaperman. was taken
to church for the first time when
there was a communion service. Gaz-
ing at the preliminary preparations
with the deepest interest. his curios-
ity got the better of him when the
plates Of bread were handed solemnly
TO the waiting deacons, and in a loud
whisper he inquired of his mother:
"Is 1t cheese, mamma?"
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-28
United States Postal servIce.

The United States has $4,000 post
offices and 100000 miles of postal
routes. with yearly travel over til m
amounting to 100000 miles. The
service costs over $3.50. 100000 year.
The receipts now almost equal the ex-
pendItures and have doubled in the
last ten years.