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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
NO ROYAL ROAD TO SUCCESS.
EX-SECRET4RY NORTON THINKS
INTEGRITY THE FOUNDATION
or ADVANCEMENT.
constancy Of Purpose and Tireiess
Energy Essential In These Days
Of Fierce Competition.

Energy Essential in These Days
Of Fierce Competition.
Hon. Paul Morton. former Secretary
of the Navy ana now recognizing the
Equitable Life Ass,iratiee Society of
New York, recently made the state
n1efit that tile Efforts put forth In the
early years of an individuals life are a
sure indicator of whether his life will
bc d success or fail;itc.
~ do hot see that there Is any DIFF
ference" lie said, "even any shade of
difference, between success Ia fail
roads anu success elsewhere. 1t all
depends Upon the individual. THAT
should be driven into the minds of all
young men. There is no easy way to
anything worth having. Application,
brains, cohimoii sense and charactct-
these are the essentials everywhere.
I'm the railroad, or in any other bus
mess, the special talents necessary for
worthy achievement are, first, In.
tcgriiy and common seiise-ifitegfity or
course, Is fundamental virtue-ahd
second, concentration and industry.
In order to succeed at anything one
must really like his work. A man
who serves an enterprise or ihstitu-
ton simply that he may earn his
livelihood, or who works by the clock,
waiting for the bell to ring or the
whistle to blow, and has not an intense
interest in the task lie Is doing, will
not succeed,
Competition at the top is less than
it is DIT the bottom. 1t Is the first years
that COUNT, although there can be no
suspension of energy and purpose by
any iraii in these days of fierce COM
petition, 10 matter how high he gets"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

plans for improvements that will add
to the physical comfort of the children
in fact, the very first suggestion she
made in board meeting was that the
room used for such meetings be turned
over to the children on bad days, 50
that they need not eat their lunch out
of-doors. She has urged the employ
ment of teachers of manual training
and live languages, such as German
and Italian, in order that later on the
children may not find themselves
strangers to either their hands or the
langttage of their neighbors. Permis-
sion has beef granted her to make
some provision for the comfort of the
teachers without cost to the community.
To raise money for further improve
ments, Mrs. Mackay gave a bazaar.
Stories of the architectural beauty OF
the HOUSE, and of the wonderful eff
fects obtained in landscape gardening,
had aroused public curiosity and five
thousand tickets were sold. Mrs. Mac
kay racked her brain for new ideas,
and impressed the prettiest of her
women friends into service behind the
booths. They made several thousand
dollars from one o'clock to seven of d
single afternoon.
Then Mr.. Mackay gave the hospital
a bodybuilding, to be used as Il homie
and training school for nurses, and his
wife provided an ambulance.
A small fire in the village demon
strated the inef1iciency of the fire de-
partmeht, and Mrs. Mackay promptly
gave fully equipped engine. 1T
might be said with some show of truth
that she has adopted Roslyn and
watches over It from Harbor Hill very
much as the English LADY of the
Manor" watches over and works for
her tenantry. She is herself of English
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

world as the man who, more than any
other, has enabled the dumb to speak
anu the deaf to understand
Alexander Graham Bell, of the third
generation, In an efldeavof to perfect
and improve the system. evolved by his
father, made the .gfeat discovery which
resulted iii the Invention Of the tele-
phone.
The first Alexander Bell; d native
Scotchmaii. was distinguished teacher
of elociitioii and was deeply engaged in
the study of orthoepy and phonetics.
He had invented d method for reii6v-
ing impediments from the speech before
his son took up his studies.
While he was in this country deliver
ing course of lectures he became con-
WINGED that America offered him a bet
ter field than the Old Conn ~, and In
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
american Girls Abroad as "Men-
Women."

The Contemporary Review of Lon
don severely afraigfis the American
women who have married into TIN
British aristocracy. OF over seventy
women who bear titles more than half
have no children. At this time only
one peeress, born in the United States,
has a large family. The reason for
this, the Review says, lies In the fact
that so many American women con-
slider that the ordinary lot of their sex
Is not enough for them. They fancy
they are made to be something more
than "mere women" They become
"men-women." They submit to no re-
straints. They pit themselves against
men on every ground, intellectual as
well as social. both in business and In
sport. They lose the tender, delicate
qualities of their own sex, and, OF
course, they fail utterly to reap any
thing but disappointment and ridi-
cule from their efforts to acquire those
Of the other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
SEARCH FOR NORTH POLE.
COMMANDER PEARY IRA TELiNG
INTO FROZEN NORTH ON
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
The Most Notable of The Many At:
tefrpts to Llfsct This Discovery
Prof. Andree's Balloon Trip Res
called.


The departure of Commander II. Il.
Peary on the sloop Roosevelt, last July,
for an exploration of the Arctic regions
in an endeavor to reach the North Pole
adds another effort to the friendly
rivalry among nations iii their en-
deavors to further tie cause of geo.
graphical discovery, with the view of
advancing theif respective flags over
the threshold Of tile explored region
into the interesting and mysterious I'm
known. The United States, Great
Britain; Austfia-Hungafy, Sweden,
Germaiiy, Russia; Holland and Nor-
way have interested themselves In
these north polar explorations. Per-
haps the credit sli0tild be given to the
United states for having delineated the
greatest aiiioiitit of coast line on our
north polar iiiaps; but it is only fair
to add that this has only been accom-
plished, in a great measure, through
the excellent geographical work a.
chieved by parties dispatched by Eng
land, from 1919 to 1859, with the object
of searching for the missing Franklin
expedition.
TO Austria-H hungary may be given
the credit for the discovery Of a large
extent of that territory known dis
Kaiser Franz Josef Land. Sweden
fotind the northeast passage along the
north coast OF Europe and Asia from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. Germany
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

The Suns Corona Showing streamers.
times the suns radius. These are
What is known as the proIninences and
the CORONA. 1t is the theory that the
sun projects vapor into space, which,
when condensing into large drops, falls
back to the sun, giving rise to the
curved proriilhenees, while, If Of
small size, the drops are driven OFF a.
gain into the atmosphere, showing the
streamers of the corona. However,
with all the knowledge of the astron-
onicrs; the exact composition of the
corona il a matter Of conjecture. some
believing that the PARTICLES of con-
densatioh are not alone moisture. Tut a
continuous mass of gas held up by its
own elasticity. A well-known pro-
fessor of astronomy, when asked the
question of what is the corona com
posed, frankly stated. al do nol know
what to make of the corona" 1t is
believed. however. that the recent
observations OF the eclipse and the
corona will solve this question.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27
THE SUNS CORONA.
Brilliant Display Of Crimson and Sill
yer Flames Seen at Eclipse of SUM-.

DTHluut DiSplay OF Crimson and Oil.
yer Flames Seen at Eclipse of SUM-.
Items appearing from time to time
describing the wonderful beauty of the
sums corona, and the hazardous
expeditions of astronomers over the
deserts sands in order to make
observations and photographs of this
phenomena lend interest to the
question Of its composition and cause.
At the moment, Wien the SUMS disc is
obscured in a total eclipse, enormous
brilliant red flames, sometimes curv-
ing over toward the sun and some
times floating like clouds at heights
up to 10000 miles above this surface,
appear over the region of sunspots,
where the suns eruptive activity Is
greatest. Great silvery streamers are
also seen about the same region, often
extending to a distance of several
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-27

Alexander Graham Bell. Inventor Of the
Telephone.
1870 he took DIP his residence id On
tafi6, Canada.
= Mr.. BELL was one Oh tile founders Of
the Volta Bureau dit washington; din
institution which has for Its object the
dissemination 0f knowledge ifii6hg the
deaf and dtimb. The iiiieletis Of the
find fr0in which the Bhreau was
founded was $4,000 francs, awarded by
the government of France to Prof.
Alexander Graham Bell iii recognition
of his services to the public in invent
ing telephones. This WIS called the
Volta prize and has been awarded only
four times by the Fretieh government.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
Advertised Letters

Remaining unealled for at the
post Office at Devils Lake for the
week ending April %, 1905. If
not called for within fourteen
days, they will be sent to the
dead letter office Parties call
ing for any Of said letters. say
advertised"
Aarsley Jenny MILDLY Elmer
Bicker Martha Meier Michael
Clausen Frank Wilson Peter
Cellyenttra FIJI Wilson Karl
HoH Frank RemnyilleT Theresa
HentgesHe nry2 Smith Geo.
Johnson Robt E Steffen HI
Lewis Fl Simons Ellen
Leroy j L Sheridan Vim Ell
Lundman Lima Tovshus Eivind
Martin H 2 ThompsonH Henry
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
Po'rtia Plays
In. New Role

The Merchant Of Venice
Up T) Date which has been
modernized BY a member Of the
high school and will be present
ed by the senior class May 5th,.
is a play of far more than anna
teur efforts. Those having it in
charge mean to make it a play
merit and worthy of the
patronagesof every friend of the
school and citizens Of the town.
The following lis the: cast of
characters: /,
Antonio N Capt. Of High School Foot
Ball Team !. 4. :. Z. J. y. Earl Mann
bassanio, his friend, and sutton to
Portia.... !. ;. ". J.. John James
;Gratianio, another friend . . = 4. Robt. Cairns
Shylock, a wealthy gamble j oseph Glerum
Tubal3 his friend, CAPITOL Grand Forks
Foot Bali cam. ... !. 49,. Lyle Cowan
Lancelot Gibbo, servant to shylock
~. j.. James Collinson
Professor of Sciences :. Ray Jameson
Duke of Venice i. . :. v . (. Judd Whitman,
Policeman. &. 3, ]. Arthur Remming
Portia "a rich beiress i. Helen Haig
Nerissa, her companion =. I. Josephine Maher
Jessica, ward Of Shylock. ~. !. Susan Bandy
Latin Teacher. 800. Z. Emma Nelson
Mistress Gebbo, mother of Lancelot
..s: Nellie Baldwin
Antonio's Mother.... Katherine Fitzsimrnons
Polly maid to Portia ....... y. Pearl Duell
Foot Ball Players. .......... High School Boys
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
Westerheifl1e1l
soalIonesEeaoa oasr,sano 81 e n

Most Of the wheat is already in.
.R. r. D carrier Thorwig and
vile Sudayed with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Glerll m. I
Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Severson
entertained few Of their
friends at dinner Sunday.
Miss Bertha Bromseth has lust
returned from an extended visit
with friends insthe western part
of the state.
Chas Todd, Of Grand Harbor
made a flying trip to this neigh
borhood last Sunday morning.
An unusually well attended
ball game was played Sunday
afternoon at the Central ball
grounds on Thos. Christianson:s
premises. The contest was be-
tween Penn and Spaldings
Ferry, and was quite interesting
although not a very close game.
The scores were rs to 90 in favor
Of Spal lings Ferry. Another
game will be played next sum
day between the Central team
and Spaldings Ferry. Prediic-
tons are that it will be a tight
game, something like 2 to / or
4 to o
Miss Anna Foss has been
down with the murnps for a few
days. but IS On the way to re-
coVery
Ole Gilbertson of DEBORAH.
Iowa, but who also owns a coup
le sections of land ii this state.
ATTENDED the ball game Sunda,.l
Ole is of the Interchangeable
kind and is still buying and sell
ling IN his old line horses.
G. 81 French, Of Penn, IS 4
member Of the ball team at chat
place and enjoyes playing, too
lf those girls only would cut
out those obi ctionable nick
names.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
Telling Figures
About North Dakota

North Dakota has gained in
population over 400, 600 or APP
pruximately i, 200 per cent in the
past twenty -four years and near
" 200 per cent since it was adj
mitted to statehood.
North Dakota has $500 miles
of railroads in operation,
The assessed valuation Of real
and personal property in North
Dakota about 20 per cent Of
the actual value is $l46, 5377, 444 "a.
It's actual wealth is rapid near
ing the billion dollar mark, with
out including its mensely val
liable but unde sloped beds OF
Ignite coal. 81
The farm products Of North
Dakota for 1908 aggregated
$l25, 600, 000.
The dairy products of North
Dakota for 1908 aggregated
SO, 600. 900.
North Dakota has 8, $50 public
schools.
North Dakota has 2. 600 stu
dents in its institutions Of high
.er learning. i.
North Dakota has 1l5, $50
pupils insits public schools.
North Dakota employs 5, 200
public school teachers
orfE Dakota expended for
the support of its public schools
IT'D 1903 .638,
The public schools of North
Dakota have an endowment OF
land worth fully $50, 000, 600.
North Dakota has AZ. 368 farms
under cultivation and 6, $50 stock
ranch es. Il
North Dakota has eighty four
flour mills in 0peratl oE
Sixty arneries and ighty
cheese factories are in operation
ia North Dakota.
Native Ignite coal is being
mined ait eighty coal mines in
the state.
he nanl1fact ufed products ct
North Dakota aggregate So 00-
600, annually
North Dakota ranks as the
healthiess state III the UNI acs
cording to the statistics OF the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
North Dakota
Irrigation Plans

Montana is coming in for al
big share of the general prosper
itv Of the country, and it will
only be few. short years when
she will rank with any Of the
northwestern states in agricul-
tural greatness. The recent act
of the Interior Department Of
the United States in setting
aside 81, 600, 900 toward reclaim
ing three or four hundred thous-
and acres in the Milk River Val
T ley is but beginning of a much.
vaster DEVELOPMENT Of this sec
tion as the needs grow apace.
Already the agricultural worth
OF this to be famous valley has
been adequately demonstrated IN
the results which have followed,
1.-THE irrigation works already es-
|tablished. It has been success
fully proven that all kinds Of
agricultural products grow in
great abundance wherever irri-
CATION is used. The soil is
naturally rich and needs only
moisture to make it yield proli
Ifcally. fhe Great Northern
Railway furnishes adequate
Transportation facilities, its
main line practically cutting the
valley in two. The fact that,
1.-THE government has decided to
begin immediate operations will
prove great incentive to the
people Of that section who have
always believed in the future Of
their 6 5untry and will open to
settlement a vast area of rich
land to the hoMeseeker and in
weston.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
Mann 5 Opening
Brings Crowds

The opening at Mann's de
.partment store last Saturday
was the biggest trade event in
the city for years. This firm
has been persistent advertisers,
as the columns of the Inter
Ocean will testify, and they
have always made good " SO
that when they announced their
spring bargains on their opening
day, the public knew there was
money saving for buyers, and
they came in crowds, packing
the store from early morning I'M
It'll closing time at night, And
these people were not sig htseers.
They They were hu,y ems and 4 fair es-
innate of the bus less done BY
|theS firm can be ma from The
fact that more than 1fsY pairs of
full size shoes Were sold. The
firm regrets thai they did not
have sufficient flower to supply
the crowds, but that was because
the crowds were much larger
than expected. nsidering the
busy time with the farmers, the
attendance and the volume Of
business done were record break
|eEs.
On the same day the Crazy
house of this firm held their first
opening, and were greeted with
the largest buying crowd ever
seen at that place. he firm has
adopted the aggressive adver-
t1sing methods there that have
brought them the business here,
and they are getting orresponI-
ing results. The Crary store is
the talk Of the community.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28

&. i%.fg Isl I Z
the conversion Of about FIVE
hundred and ninety dollars
worth Of personal property. 1t
IS alleged in the complaint that
possession Of the property was
obtained by MISREPRESENTATION
and deceit. Mr. johnson is re-
presented by Attorneys Wehe &
Davies.
The Congress ationalists and the
" ethod ists got together and de-
clded to form a combine in. re-
gard to religious matters in our
village, and from this time On
the two sects have only one
faith, which is a cross and by
Bird between the former two.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
10 aoaoaoaoRoRee nenonvaenon
: WEBSTER ITEMS !:
ouORoW9Ha HoE0m0 s@n0mei

81 Mr.. and Mrs. Alex G ckburn
and family spent Monday in
Devils Lake.
Several Of. our local Masons at
tended the Easter services OF the
G ommandry. 81
Bert Green, the hustling life
insurance agent Of the New
York Life, kept up his reputa-
ton as the. terrible talker in.
our vicinity Thurday.
The boys are announcing the.
existence Of a baseball team
which will be the limit. Several
enthusiastics are busily engaged.
talking over the prospect.
Messrs. Morrison and Honett
were among this weeks business
visitors in Devils Lake.
Mr., and Mrs. Ed LaWlor at
tended Easter services at st.
Joseph's church in Devils Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. w D. Millar
aid Master Andrew drove to the
Metropolis N onday.
Mrs Rem Smell and daughter
Ethel spent several days visiting
with friends at the county seat.
Urban Met earthly entertained
quite number Of friends last
Sunday afternoo They an
nounce that he is not only an
entertaining host, btltsa satisfy
ing cook. 3S5
r.. Kolar and family drove
to Devils Lake and back Sunday.
The gent ernell have been laud-
4 ing the ladies over their ten
cent luncheon ever since Satur-
day. The proceeds were $40. 49,.
The gentlemen were all hungry
and very generous. the day was
perfect as to sunshine and April
beaut Y, and everybody hepled to
make 1T a success.
The young me are discussing
rubber tired runab bouts and goose
hunting, the more dignified gem
tlemen are interested in wheat
I sowing and April showers. but
the ladies have their attention
conc ntrated on their beautiful
hats OF the season.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28

the wheat will be in the ground
within q few days.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Hietala, a daughter last We'd
Inesday evening.
Mrs. Ray Cunningham is in
poor health, her hosts Of friends
in and around Brocket hope to
|see her soon restored to her usu-
lal good health.
Miss Ada Wagy, Of Mime.
apolis has been engaged to teach
the Lame school. She arrived
last week to take up her duties.
Sam Adler has sold his inter-
ests in the livery stable here to
E. E. Sparks.
Guy F. Humphreys was in
town over Sunday visiting with
his parents. His friends will
be pleased to hear that Guy has
been appointed TO a clerkship in
the Division Superintendent
office at Minot where he will go
Lon May lstH to beginHwork.
Mrs. Nudd Of LaWton made
the second visit to Brockett
with millinery goods and now
nearly every lady in town has
the sweetest creation that
their husbands ever paid for.
The teachers and pupils. Of the
Brocket schools took advantage
of arbor day to clean up the
school grounds and do what they
could to beautify them.
Miss Nurmi Of Pelto is en-
ployed at the Brockett Mercan-
tile Co.'S. store as sales lady.
Theodore Aslakson Of Summit.
is. Oak, brother Of Hon. TT. r.
Aslakson of Edmore, visited
with friends in town last week.
Two Of Frank Viernus' re
| pheWs drove across from Lang
don last week and are making
him a visit.
P. A. Lee Of the State bank
is visiting with his mother near
Hatton. He is expected to re-
turn in a few days.
Mrs. Fred Lankelna received
1.-THE sad news Of the serious i'll
ness of her youngest brother,
]. who is now in Oregon. He is
not expected to live long. His
mother from Des Moines, Iowa
Lis with him.
Miss Ella Kolshorn Of Rec
Wing. Mimi. has been engaged
1 to teach school No. 2. She vii
4 begin the term on Monday, May
\ 1st.
The school board have rented
Ia house of T. O.. Thorson ane
! will begin school in the north
4 west corner Of the District as
4 soon as teacher can be pro
I cured.
M. D. Butler began breaking
! on his farm south east of toWr
last week in good earnest with {
battery of. eight ploWs attached
to his threshing engine.
%t .SgT \ 81 sit&
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28

marine hospital service, with an
average mortality of z a
thousand. The figures include
records for towns and cite Of
1000 or more in population.
The average for the entire
country is 1857.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28

Nelson; and he says he is going
to show them how to go some
this fall.
Miss Johnson, Of the register
5ot deeds office, is over visiting
friends for i few days, and says.
that she enjoys life at the Lake.
very much.
G. N. Berg was in town Mon.
day with his new Glide automo-
bile. While in town he took
5Messrs. Toomy, Aslakson, and
sWehe out for spin. The ma
chine is a we'll put up one, and
Mr.. Berg has reason to be proud
of it.
Messrs. Andrew Ohnstad, Kors-
mo Thompson, and another.
gentleman whose mime we did
not learn, were takenSinto The
Red Men recently We under
stand that theyexpec to initiate.
another large class in the near
future.
Miss PuTford paid Lakota a
visit last Saturday y.
Harry =. Osborne left last
Monday with a car Of emigrant5
+moveables for Saskatchewan.
Harry is hard working boy, and.
he deserves to succeed wherever.
he lis. and he has the wishes Of
the community that he may pros
per in his new home.
The young element Of Edmore
|are getting quite equation as.
gopher hunters. It is a common
thing especially on Sundays, to.
|see the young fellows, paired off
with their best girls, out in var
ious directions irlFhot pursuit Of
the hunt. The writer wishes
they may be all uccessflI and
bag their game in the end.
tt is rumored that the 500
road is going to switch its line
|of survey and strike Edmore,
StarlkWeathe and Gando. AS a
confirmation Of the report. the
engineers were making prelinli-
nary observe atoms last Saturday
and Sunday and spent consider
able time at Edmore, and also IN
the vicinity of StarkWe Gather
looking over the topography Of
the country. w e believe it would
be better for the interests of Ed
more to have them to strike our
town. and that Edmore's future
welfare would be we'll taken
care Of. and that it should be
put through this point. .;
Attorney I. @. Davies expects
to return to Munich $ 1ortly 81. and
there resume his practice. Mr.
Davies is very well liked i Il Ed
more and we are always pleased
TO give him the glad hand when
sshe comes to toWn
John q, johnson has started
Suit against George StoSk off for.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-28
EElMORE
aamn me@HoHo Mg9g8 algaam0ne

n West and two assis taats.
representing tile Chicago GraYon
company, are ia this neigh orr
hood soliciting orders for their
house.
Fred Cooper is the proud pos
SCISSOR OF two fine hunting dogs
recently purch from Roy