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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24
Their Only Chance,

A party Of soldiers was taken to the
shooting range for the first time.
The men first fred at a target 500
yards away, and not one hit it. They
We're next tried ut target 200 yards
away, and still every one missed. They
were at last tried at one just 100 yards
away, but no one hit it.
Attention., thundered the drill SER
geant. Fix bayonetsi Charge! It's
your only chance Kansas city indie
pendent. 3.5, a..ssa
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24
DESERT SHEEP lIERDERs.
Their Lonely, Dreary Life Tends TO
554a Drive Them Crazy. i3si

Their Lonely, Dreary Life Tends to
Drive Them Crazy. i 3si
Do you realize what 1T means to
watch. 5, 900 sheep alone In the desert?
You have read weird, grewsome stories
Of the horror Of the solitary lighthouse
keepers life, but compared to the days
of the Mexican shepherd those Of the
average keeper Of the light are filed
with gayety and noise. Even with
their one or two dogs the shepherds
often 60 insane, and were 1t not for the
company Of their shaggy collies the
lunacy among them would rise to an {
almost Incredible percentage, If we are
to believe those who have followed the
sheep in the desert and therefore may
be supposed to know. sa q. m
H Once in old Santa Fe, N. M, met
man who for twelve years had follow
ed the sheep. His work was done. All
day long he sat in a chair in the rear
Of little, dobe store, crouched over,
gibbering to himself, bleating AN idiot.
He still saw his sheep swaying like a
great white wave among the sage
brush, and ever in his ears sounded the
killing monotone of their bleats. One
boy, though fifteen years Of age, Is
mentally no further advanced than the
average child Of five. His father is
shepherd, his mother died when he was
four years old, and his father took him
out upon the range. All his life has
been spent among the sheep. He is one
with them today.
How is it possible, then, you ask, that 4
men are to be found willing to watch
them? 1t is very easy. Sheep herding
is lazy job at best, and the "greaser'
is the LATEST creature on earth. For $50
a month he is willing to sit in the sand
and listen to the never ending bleating
until the little mind he has gives way
and they fetch him in from the range
insane. He is glad to take the chance
for $40 month.
The greaser is not the only shepherd
in the west On the vast ranges Of Ne
an occasional college man tending the
sheep. Once, indeed, college professor,
i'll of consumption, undertook to follow
5000 bleaters for the summer. In au-
tumn they found him insane, on his
hands and knees among the sheep,
bleating with them. Day after day his
eyes behold only a brilliant turquoise
sky, in which hangs sun Of brass; an
ocean sweep Of sage fecked sand and
a slowly moving, compact mass Of
sheep. His ears hear no sound save the
steady "Baa, baa!' day and night, af-
fecting him as the Chinese criminal Of
ancient days was affected by the regu-
lar tap, tap Of a hidden drum.
And yet so long as the desert contin-
ues to provide food for the 'bleaters"
so long will shepherds go mad among
the flocks, and for ten years the deserts
greatest value to man has been the
food it has offered the sheep, nor yet is
the store depleted. #
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24

Yes. !" said the lecturer, I'm deal
Ing IN furniture these days.
How is that r. asked d listener.
aking one night stands under d.
lecture bureau with the help OF the.
time tables. ~ BaI timore American.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24
need Never Reproach himself. u

1. n Weed NeveF fseDFOach AfmseIf.
hat word did her father send aft
err he had found out about your elope,
mentff'' III. 5s
Oh, he wrote me a very kind letter,
saying he was glad we'd taken that
course. as IT relieved him Of the ne
cessity of giving his consent and hay
Ing It on his mind all the rest of his
life. II Chicago Record Herald.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24
Wllen to cut yYeeda.

She hen should young widow
discard her weeds He--Oh i don't
know, but suppose she should cut
them out just as soon ais size wants to-
raise a second crop Of orange blossoms.
Baltimore Herald.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24
sy,5rrlp.athy.

Have you congratulated our hostess
on her birthday, Y, 81
IN = answered Miss Cayenne; II !
have condoled with her. 1, Washing ton
Star
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-03-24

3 isleI of haracter viii often give
,to an inferior mind command over
superior. irt.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
BREAKER DESTROY
ED BY FIRE

SHAMOKIN. Aug. 23.-Fire com.
pletely destroyed the big breaker OF
the Greenough Red Ash Goal Co.. at
Marion Heights near here early til is
morning.
One hour after the flames were dis
covered by fireman the structure was
a mass of ruins. The breaker was built
fivs years ago at cost of $S7, 900 and
was insured for S12, 1t is owned
by Pittston and Shamokin capitalists
and was one of the largest individual
operations in the Shamokin region.
Former Mine Inspector Edward Bren-
nan is superintendent and part owner
of the operation.
The blaze was first discovered at
half past twelve O'Clock. and is sup
posed to have been of incendiary
origin. So quickly did the flames con
tinue to spread that the men. owing to
a scarcity of fire. e-fighting apparatus.
were unable to make much of fight
to save the structure.
Not more than two weeks ago, i'm
provements amounting to a cash out
lay of ten thousand dollars we're COM
pleted and these were all destroyed.
There being no fire in the part of
the structure where the flames we're
first discovered, the promoters believe
that it was set ON fire. but no clues
have been secured.
The plant will likely be rebuilt.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
ELIJAH c. VORIS
SUSTAINS A FALL

Elijah O. Voris Tuesday met with
a bad fall. which it was feared for
awhile might result seriously. He was
seated on his porch during the FORE
noon enjoying the pleasant summer
weather. He was sitting nearer the
edge than he thought he was aud in
shifting his chair he moved little too
far and rolled down over the edge OF
the porch.
The fall was not high one, probably
less than four feet altogether. but Mr..
Voris sustained painful injury. .strik.
ing his shoulder as he went down. He
was unable to arise and had to be as.
slated into the house.
DR.. 8. Y. Thompson was called who
discovered that no bones were broken.
although Mr.. Voris was very badly
Jared and bruised. The effect alto.
gether was rather bad owing to the
gentleman's advanced years. He was
obliged to take his bed. where he re-
mained during the greater part OF the
time yesterday.
DR.. Thompson last evening stated
that Mr.. Voris would get along all
right. The jar and the shock were the
worst and the effect of these, he said.
would wear off, In the course of few
days. when the man would be ont
again the same as before.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
HOPE OF PEACE
NOW LIES IN DELAY

PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 23.-
1t is stated that Baron Komura has
agreed to offer at the session at 8 80
this morning the Presidents oompro-
mise proposition. A high authority
believes it impossible that final
rupture can come today, no matter
what the character of the Emperor 4
final instructions to Mr.. Witte may
be.
"If the negotiations can be prolong-
ed into next week." said he. so much
pressure will be brought to bear upon
the Emperor that he will not be able
to resist
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 23-The peace
conference adjourned at 1918 p. m.
Mr.. Witte and Baron de Rosen at once
left the navy yard in thier automobile
for the Hotel Wentworth.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 23.-Mr.
Meyer, the American Ambassador, " ent
this afternoon to Peterhof, where he
was received in audience by the EN-
peror. The audience concerns the pos
sible conclusion of peace.
OYSTER BAY, Aug. 2s.-President
Roosevelt sent long message to Am
bassador Meyer Monday evening.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
FEVER SITUATION IS
MUCH TORE HOPEFUL

New Orleans, Aug. 28.-The situa-
tion in the oity is more and more hope
ful While the number of deaths for
the week ending Aug. IL was 48 the
number for the week ending Aug. 49,
was only 40.
DR.. ]. d. Devrons statement of the
condition at Leeville published in this
mornings Pioayune, says:
"There are SO positive cases of few.
or. 81 suspicious cases. and l45 cases
Of dengue fever. There are about 80C
houses and families here, and do. not
think there is single house which
has not one or more cases Of sickness
Patterson reports 10 new cases. Mis-.
sissippi Oity reports three new cases.
A signed statement has been issued by
DR.. J. H. Whytte protesting against
DR.. Reginald B. Leach aud his arsen-
isation theory.
There have been 1. 503 cases In the
CITY up-to- date and 2l4 deaths. There
were 81 new cases yesterday and 8
deaths There are 319 cases under
treatment.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
Pennsylvania Railroad Maintains Schedule


New York Tribune. August 10. 1905. }
During the month of July the Penn.
sylvania Special arrived in Chicago
exactly on the minute of its schedule
every day. The eastbound Pennsyl.
vania Special arrived in New York on
schedule time twenty three days. The
average detention on seven days was
less than ten minutes, due entirely to
conditions for which the train crew
could not be held responsible. The
greatest breach in the schedule was on
July IA, when the Special was held up
behind freight wreck, which block.
ed all four tracks on the Middle Div
ision. entailing loss of two hours
and twenty-five minutes in the reg
liar arriving time at New York.
1t Is difficult to find match for this
record. It demonstrates that the
schedule has sufficient elasticity to
take up any ordinaryIdetentions which
may oOour between termini. and that
even faster regular schedule may be
made should it be deemed wise. The
fine condition of the roadbed, the effici-
ent motive power, and skillful opera.
tion all contribute to the ease with
which the Special aocomplishes its
work.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
VALUABLE HORSES
TERRIBLE INJURY

Isaiah Blues Frosty Valley farmer,
Tuesday came very near losing one OF
his most valuable horses as the result
of a very odd accident. The horse
would have brought two hundred dol
lars at any day, but he had an espeoi
al value on the farm, being Mrs. Blue &
driving horse and an animal with SO
many good qualities that simply "no
money would have bought him..
The horse yesterday morning was
used in the plow. In turning around
he struck scythe which was hanging
on a tree. knocking it down. AS II
struck the ground it became entangled
in the hrose's legs and before it could
be removed had cut the animal very
badly, inflicting among other injuries
a shocking cash OH the right fore leg
between the knee and fetlock, from
which the blood poured in steady
stream.
One of the farm hands was despatch.
ed in post haste for Veterinarian ]. j.
Kline of this city. Pending the vet.
erinarian's 8 arrival the horse leg was
tightly bandaged and the shocking flow
of blood was In some measure checked.
The cash inflicted by the sharp
scythe extended in to the bone and
reached fully half way round the leg.
The tendon of the leg along with the
veins was severed and the injury could
hardly have been much worse. BY the
time of DR.. Kline's arrival the animal
had lost at least two gallons Of blood
and was weak and docile enough to
submit to any kind of treatment.
There was only one chance to save
the horse so that he might be Of any
service in the future and that was by
most difficult surgical operation,
which the Veterinarian without any
loss of time proceeded to perform.
Eight stitches we're inserted in the
leg. In order to enable the animal to
bear the pain incidental to stitching
cocaine was injected into his leg.
DR.. Kline last evening stated that
the outcome at the present stage II
some what uncertain, but he has hopet
that with proper care the animal will
| come around all right.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
BUNKER HILL
FAILS TO SCORE

Danville presented Bunker Hill with
basket of goose eggs at DeWitt's
Park on Saturday afternoon. the sooI
at the finish standing. Danville A. A.
8 and Bunker Hill 0.
The shut out was administered by
McCloud, assisted by the whole local
team who played an errorless game be-
hind him. The three runs made by
Danville in the Hrst inning were the
result Of Oovalenski's wild pitching
and misplay or two by other men,
bers of the team. The hitting was
very light by both teams, and, with
the exception of his first inning, Gov
alenski pitched excellent ball.
Outside of the pitching and Hum
mer's fine record, accepting fourteen
chances without an error, the game
was featureless. Following Is the
score:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK, LEWIS
AND CLARK EXPOSITION. AND
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
An Attractive Fall Tour via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Dom.
pany has arranged special personal.
conducted tour to visit the Pacific
Coast. including the Yellowstone
Park, Portland (for the Lewis and
Cls.k Exposition), and the autiful
resorts among the Colorado Rockies.
This tour will leave New York, Phil
adelphia. Baltimore. Washington. and
other cities on the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Saturday, September 2, by a
special train of high.grade Pullman
equipment. The itinerary will cover
period of three weeks, the party
reaching the East on the homeward
journey September %. The special
train will be used by the party over
the entire route, except during the five
and one-half days in the Yellowstone
Park, when the fine hotels now in ser.
vice in the Great Preserve will be
utilized. The train will be side track.
ed in Portland for occupancy there,
and all meals en- route, except In the
Yellowstone Park and in Denver, will
be served in the special dining car.
Round-trip tickets. covering all
necessary expenses for twenty .one
days, 5000 from all points Oh the Penn.
sylvania Railroad except Pittsburgh,
from which the rate will be $l95. -
For itineraries and further informA.
tion apply to ticket agents; O. Studds,
Eastern Passenger Agent, 1858 Fifth
Avenue. New York Hugh Hasson, Jr.,
Passenger Agent Baltimore District,
Baltimore, Md. B. M. New bold. Pass.
enger Agent Southeastern District,
Washington, d. o.; Thos. e. Watt,
Passenger Agent Western District.
Pittsburgh. Pa. or address Geo. W.
Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Phil.
adelphia.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
AGAINST LAW
TO DESERT TEAM

NORRISTOWN. Pa, Aug. 23.-To
test the liability of horse. owner re-
naming away from an united team,
John W. Potts, Lower Merton con.
tractor, yesterday entered suit claim
ing $4,000 damages against William N.
White, of that township.
Potts alleges that while riding ON a
bicycle up the Lancaster pike on June
2S the runaway team of White dashed
into him, breaking his right arm in
two places and infiicting other in
juries.
The plaintiff contends that the team
was left unhitohed along the roadside,
while its caretaker, Thomas White. son
of the owner. remained away, an act
OF negligence causing the runaway.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
Dollars and War.

The fIightful waste of war is strik-
ingly portrayed in a newly compiled
estimate of the outlay required to keep
the oontending Japanese and Russian
fighting forces in the field.
1t is just 55l days since the conflict
began with the Japanese naval attack
at Port Arthur. The direct cost to
each nation, according to official esti-
mates, has been about 81 900. 900 a day.
That would make the whole cost of
the war up to date-55l days-some-
thing like 81, 102. 600. 900.
The annual interest on this vast sum
at per cent. is $55, 100. 900.
According to the most reliable figures
obtainable Russia has now 621. 700
soldiers in the Far East, while Japan 8
forces in the field aggregate 800. 600
men.
The two oontending armies, number
ing 1.22l ZOO men, are eating up
money at an average rate Of 81, 600, 900
day. $60. 0.00J, 900 a month, or $3.50.
600. 600 year.
Aside from enlightened humani tartan
considerations, the business sense"
of the world will soon make war an
impossibility.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
The Readings New York Service


The old saying that Truth is stranR-
or than Fiction" is we'll exemplified
in the notable improvements made
lately by the Reading System in its
service between Philadelphia and New
York.
Tho service between the two cities a
few years ago was reasonably good,
but not Of that "Up to date" charaot-
er that the management desired, and
improvements have followed one an
other closely until today the service is
supreb, and other roads are not only
patterning after it but watching for
any innovation the Reading will make
to further the comfort of it's patrons.
The first great innovation was in
May. 1909 when the Every hour-on
the hour system was inaugurated,
fast, we'll equipped train, with Pull
man Parlor Oars attached, leaving
Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, and
Liberty Street. New York, Ever y
Time the Olock Strikes" every week
day.
These Trains had Cafe or Broiler
Oars at appropriate hours, but this has
been improved by the substitution of
Regular Dining Oars on two trains
each way. Morning. Noon and Night.
The evening cars serve capital
Table 'Hote Dinner at rate of 81. 90.
Breakfast and Lunch is A La CARTE on
the appropriate trains.
1t seemed is If scarcely any thing
else could be done to add to the COM
fort and convenience of the Readings 3
patrons when another great change
was made June 25th of this year, tn G
old South Ferry or Whitehall Termin.
al. New York. was abandoned, and a
fine new Ferry House opened to pub
lie service at the foot of West 23rd
st.. North River, in the heart of the
Hotel and Theatre Section and a great
shopping center. Under the roof of
Ferry passengers can take the Metro
politan Street Railway intersecting
with Elevated, Subway and Surface
lines to all parts of New York. An
Electric Cab Service at low rates / s
also provided with starters office in
Ferry House.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
A WEEK At
McKEBSPORY

George W. Miles and John g. Waite,
Saturday returned from McKeespo1t,
where during last week they attended
the Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Miles is
very prominent in the order, having
entered upon his second five-year term
as member of the Grand Tribunal OF
the order. Mr.. Waite was the repre-
sentative of Beaver Lodge, No. 1872,
K. lof p. of this city.
The gentlemen aIe very much pleas
ed with their trip. The people of Nc
Keesport proved to the visitors that
they were by no means deficient in
hospitality and planned various means
OF entertainment. not the lest enjoy.
able of which was moonlight excur-
sion to Pittsburg. They state that it
requires visit of that sort to reveal
to an Eastern man the enormous re-
sources, the extensive operations. the
wealth and industry of that part of the
State. McKeesport is on the Monon-
gahela river, fifteen miles from Pitts
burg. In the intervening distance are
the towns of East Liberty. Homestead.
Braddook, and Du Quesne, so that
from Pittsburg to MoKeesport the
shore of the Monongahela is almost
continuously built up. the entire
locality forming with Pittsburg a big
center of population.
All of these towns are famous as
manufacturing oenters and are very
prosperous. McKeesport. especially.
is q great wealth producer. Here are
located the National Tube Works, the
greatest in the world. employ ing IS. =.
600 men. The population of the town
Is 40. 900. The town nestless among
the mountains, but is not especially
| attractive.
At Homestead are the great Carnegie
Works. At Braddook the Edgar Thomp.
son Steel Works are located. At Du
Quesne are eleven great blast furnaces
the average product of each being over
400 tons per pay. Before these mon.
sters. Mr.. Miles says. the blast fur.
naces. which made Danville famous
in it's day, are dwarfed into insignifi-
canoe. The best our furnaces could do
was to produce l6 to 30 tons per day
and the product Of any one of the Du
Quesne furnaces it is estimated, would
exceed the combined product of all the
furnaces operated in Danville. Ohu-
lasky and Bloomsbury in the days
when pig iron was manufactured in
this section. Lake Superior ore is us
ed at Du Quesne
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-08-25
NIAGARA FALLS EXOUR RSIONS
Low-rate Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

The remaining dates of the popula r
Pennsylvania Railroad ten day excur-
sions to Niagara Falls from Wash.
ington and Baltimore are August 25,
September and 90, and October l3.
On these dates the special train will
leave Washington at z :55 A. NJ. ,Balti,
more 8 90 A. NJ, York 1O:4O A. M,
Harrisburg IL 40 A. M, Millersburg
10 30 p. M. Sunbury 1858 P. M. ..
Williamsport 2 80 P. M. Look Haven
8 :O8 P. NJ. Remove 8 :55 P. M, EN-
porium junction 8 :05 P. M, arriving
Niagara Falls at 8 :35 p. M.
Excursion tickets. good for return
passage on any regular train, exclu-
sive Of limited express trains. within
ten days. will be sold at $1,000 from
Washington, and Baltimore 90 :35 from
York $40 90 from Littlestown $40. OO
from Oxford, Pa. .85 from Colum-
bia: $3.50 from Harrisburg, $40. 90
from Winchester, Va. 81. 80 from AL.
toona ;..S7. 40 from Tyrone; $6. 40 from
Bellefonte; $7.450 from Ridgway
g. 80 from Sunbury and Wilkesbarre
S5. rs from Williamsport; and at pro.
rortionate rates from principal POINTS.
A stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo
within limit Of ticket returning.
The special trains of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion running through to
Niagara Falls. An extra charge will
be made for parlor. car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and
ohaperon will accompany each excurs-
ion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of
connecting trains. and further informa-
tion apply to nearest ticket agent, or
address Geo. W. Boyd, General Pass.
finger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.