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MRS. FISH VERY ILL.
Suffering From Effects Of Operation
Two Weeks Ago.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, October 31.-Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish is seriously i'll at her resi-
dence, at Garrisons- on-th Hudson. She
has been confined to her bed for nearly
two weeks. and on Monday last she under
went an operation of so important a char
acter that neither her most intimate
friends nor any member of the family. ex
cept Mr.. Fish, has been admitted to the
sick room since it was performed.
Mrs. Fish is under the care of DR.. An
drew McCosh of No. IL East 54th street.
who performed the operation. and two
trained nurses are constantly in attend
ance upon her.
The operation upon Mrs Fish was found
necessary as the result of the recurrence
of an old trouble from which Mrs. Fish
has suffered internationally for many
years Upon her recent return from Eu-
rope she was advised by physicians to
submit to an examination in the nope that
the cause might be permanently removed.
The operation was decided upon
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torneys to enter a suit in common pleas
court to recover from the Municipal Trac-
ton Company and Tom l.. Johnson 500
which Maggie Parkinson paid for one
share of stock bought through the COM
panys free exchange" Plaintiff is
working woman who invested her savings
in the stock as a result. 1t is alleged. of
newspaper advertisements that both prin-
cipal and interest were as safe as a GOV
eminent bond and that the stock would
be redeemed at the purchase price al
any time The company claims that its
money is tied up by court procedure.
hence it cannot carry out the promises
made.
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AUDUBON SOCIETY ACTS.
Two Merchants Fined For Using
Bird Plumage Unlawfully.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. October 3l.-James
Henry Rice. jr., secretary of the Audubon
Society of South Carolina. this morning
obtained. through Magistrate James II.
Fowles, warrants against two Columbia
dry goods and millinery concerns charg-
ing violation of the laws for the protection
of non-game birds. The warrants name
the James l.. Tapp Company and MIR. W.
H. Monckton. jr.. manager of the Globe
Dry Goods Company. The cases were
heard this afternoon by Magistrate
Fowles. The action taken this morning
BY Mr. Rice is the second move OF the
kind that has been made against Colum-
bia millinery concerns. The defendants
pleaded guilty and were fined 81 each.
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WEEDS IN RICHMOND.
Employe Of Local Reform School
Marries Virginia Girl.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, October 31.-James
r. Woodfield of Washington. d. c., was
TODAY granted license in the corporation
court here to wed Miss Minnie r. Clarke,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Clarke
of this city. The ceremony was performed
this afternoon in the brides home. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodfield left this even
ing for their future home in Washington.
The wedding was attended by large
number of friends of the bride, many or
whom had known her since childhood.
According to the city directory, James
r. Woodfield is employed as Waterman
at the reform school. His residence Is
given as the Rladensburg road
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CLEVELAND RAILWAY TANGLE.
Takes Another Phase in the Filing
of a Suit,

CLEVELAND. Ohio. October 31.-Cleve-
lands traction tangie, resulting from the
recent referendum vote, took another
angle today, when suit was filed to test
the guarantee Of the Municipal Traction
Company. which agreed to redeem its
stock at par with 8 per cent interest.
Purchasers of the guaranteed stock held
a meeting today and instructed their at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

lease was made through ignorance of con-
ditions or undue haste at the solicitation
of the agencies above referred to.
Let it be considered as settled finally
you will either cancel that lease yourself
or the authorities of the state of Okla
homa will present the matter to Congress
as soon as it assemblies. and see If that
BODY will be deaf to a righteous demand
for justice.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) {. N. HASKELL.
Governor.
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Preferred Death to Arrest.

ST. LOUIS, october 31.-Simon Schuster.
treasurer of the German Stone Mason's
Protective Union, killed himself by swal-
lowing carbolic acid at his home. 6Si3
Hancock street today when deputy
sheriff called to arrest him on charge
of being short in his accounts with the
union.
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Farman Wins Prize For High Flight

MOURMELON, France, October 81
Henry Farman today won the height
prize" of $500. offered by the French Aero
Club for the aeroplane leaving the ground
by it's own power aand making flight
over the tops of a series of captive bal
looms. which were attached to the ground
by a cord about eighty feet long, VIII
bur Wright was not eligible for the
prize.
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Haskell's Threat.

/ represent the personal rights and in
terests of the Osages because they are
citizens of Oklahoma. You are simply
| the chief guardian of these particular
lands Justice to the Osages requires the
| cancellation of the lease which you have
made without their knowledge or consent.
and with respect to your high Office and
| the most generous construction l could
put upon your act would be that that
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China Closet.

Here is one of our best selections at tn
price, il is in oak with bent glass ends
very attractive design: n - ~
well made China Closet - ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21

CALL FOR STATE CONVENTION.
A state convention and mass meet
ing of the Prohibition party of North
Dakota, is hereby called to meet at
Fargo, on Tuesday, August 25th, 1908,
at 10 o'clock a. m. in the Cass county
court house.
This convention is called for the
purpose of placing in nomination four
presidential electors, also to consider
state ticket and elect central COM
mittee, and to transact such other
business as may come before it.
All persons believing in the princi-
pies of the Prohibition party, the over
throw of the liquor traffic and in the
enforcement of laws are requested to
be present.
Hon. Eugene w. Chain of Chicago,
nominee for president of the United
States, will be present and address
the convention.
Dated this 18th day of August, 1908.
Theodore Elliott Ostlund,
Chairman.
A. J. Pierce, Secretary.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
" candidates are beginning to

candidates are beginning to
wonder. ]':'s
This is the first intimation we have
had that the Herald-News was dele
gated to decide what papers in the
are regular and which are
not, and if every paper is to be Judged
by the narrow standard under which
that paper is run it is doubtful if
very many of the papers throughout
the county will pass muster for it is
a conceded fact among those who
know, that Crary is, in almost every
case, out after the fellow who can put
the most into Crary's pocket without
much regard for whether he is right
with his party or not.
Relative to the various candidates
throughout the county that are "be-
ginning to wonder" we would advise
them, if any there be, not to go to
the would-be political prognosticator
of the northeast corner of the county
but either read the editorial columns
of the Inter-Ocean or call and talk it
over with the editor of this paper him
self. We have no fear of convincing
the most skeptical county candidate
that we are regular enough.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
SERVE YOUR OWN PARTY.

1t is time the republicans were be-
ginning to learn that when they vote
for democrat just because he is
pretty good fellow, or to please some
friend of theirs, they are making a
serious mistake. That is the way the
democrats have gotten into office in
this state and the result is the demo-
Gratis have been able to make show
ing that they were gaining strength
in their party where such was in no
wise the case. Then again it gives
them chance to give out political
patronage that strengthens their Or
ganization, and makes the election of
republicans all along the line more
difficult
1t has been the custom of the demo-
Gratis to select few of their strongest
candidates and make fight for them,
trading, working friendship, and every
other method to accomplish their cleo
ton and then, having succeeded in
electing them through the generosity
of the republicans, they forget the real
people that elected them and take the
credit all unto themselves and use the
patronage given them by such election
to strengthen their party and go after
other Offices.
If man Is good man for an Office
he should get on the same side of the
line and stand for the same principles
that you do or you are not in any
manner bound to support him for
Office. After all there is more behind
the election of a candidate to public
office than the mere personality of the
candidate. There is party principle
that you should take into considera
ton. 1t is not only who is he, but
| what does he stand for.
1t is to often the case that some
strong candidate will work into the
good graces of the people to such al
extent that he will get large follow
ing outside his party and succeed il
carrying the election and at the same
time sweep such strong current O.
support that others of the same part,
| will 60 into Office with him. This i.
often the case where the majority O
the opposite party is Overwhelming
Then it is case Of repent at leisure
This is presidential year and there
Is no doubt in the least as the f,oy
North Dakota will stand when /
comes to the election of president, ant
we hardly think there 10 any DANCE
but what the entire republican tickle
win be elected from president to con
stable. but Il, lis no time for republi
cans TO help the other fellow on &C
count og sympathy Get III line AMI
let principle be your guide. Vote Thu
ticket Of your choice aud make the re
publican party the power that It ha
been and should DO In North Dakota.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
RETURNING PROSPERITY,

Some somnolent railroads, which
have allowed thousands of crippled
box cars and scores of locomotives to
accumulate during the business de-
preston, have been given a sharp
waking up by the Illinois Manufactu-
rers' Association, which fears a car
shortage during crop moving time this
fall unless lively preparations are
made: The hard times pleas of some
railway presidents were discredited
when it was shown that they have not
got ready to care for the great crop
traffic in addition to general increase
OF other traffic, nevertheless lamenting
that freight rates are too low for the
reduced tonnage now being hauled
The sharp stick of the association was
applied to these somnolent ones in an
open letter from President Fred w.
Upham, who said: Il firmly believe
that we are on the edge of returning
prosperity, and this belief is enter
tanned also by many members of our
association. The RAILROADS are going
to have one Of the largest crops in
history to move. and it will begin NOV
Ing soon. You will remember
that last years freight car shortage
began with a shortage of cars in which
to handle the crops. 1t is more than
likely to be repeated this year in a
more aggravated form. Conditions
are different this year. There are
many indications that there Is to be a
revival. This much hoped for condi.
ton will be retarded if the railroads
hnd themselves unable to take care of
the tonnage offered. l understand
that fully six per cent of the car
equipment of the country is in bad
order. This means that fully 12o. 900
cars are in need of repairs. These
cars will be needed before long and
1--WE want the railroads to get them
ready. expect to see the railroads
80 busy in two months that they will
not have time to think of increased
freight rates and therefore am of The
I0pinion that we have heard the last
lof that movement"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
SLACK WITH CITY ORDINANCES.

1t too often happens that good ordi
nances like many other good things
are left to waste their fragrance on
the desert air" A few days ago a
couple of gentlemen were standing on
the sidewalk at the corner of Kelly
avenue and 5th street when bicyclist
dashed upon the sidewalk going at the
rate of about Is miles an hour and
sped down the walk east on 5th, fol
lowed by another going at the same
rate of speed AS the first rider took
to the walk he lacked about a six
teenth of an inch of running into one
of the people standing there and
would have done so had the party not
lodged. The law violator did not
seem to pay any attention to the
rights of other parties, but went at it
as though people should keep out of
the way or expect TO be run down,
and we are of the opinion that the
same would have been the case had
there been a child there instead of
men.
We are informed that there is an Or
dinance on the ordinance books of the
city against using the sidewalks for
bicycles and it would seem that the
public safety demanded that the Off
GERS enforce it before some child is
killed or seriously injured. There is
no excuse for bicyclists to ride the
sidewalks in a city where the streets
are as good as they are in Devils
Lake, it being the, case that in many
places the streets are in better shape
for their use than the walks are.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
THE WRONG IDEA.

| An article appeared in the Journal
recently purporting to be inspired by
| the remarks of republican which had
to deal with the civil service law.
| The article used as a base for it's ar
gument against the civil service, the
| retirement of Gen. Creel, of this city,
! and went on to say that the democrats
were opposed to the law and endeav-
| ored to give reasons why other people
should be, and incidently intimated
that the employees under the civil
service laws were a set of ''mollycod-
dies, who had not ordinarily brains
enough to win place of merit, but
who have book learning to pass the ex-
aminations, idiotic as they usually
are"
This is indeed a choice morsal to
shove down the throat of the great
army of employees of the govern
ment who are now working under the
civil service law and who, by the way,
are selected from all parties, demo
cratic as well as republican, and who
hold their jobs independent of poll
tics and wholly on their worth and fit
ness for the position
We would judge that the writer of
the article would desire that all gov
ornamental positions be made plumbs
for politicians so that the mail car
riers, both in the cities and on the
railroads. the post Office employees,
the employees of all government Of
tlces, and in fact the employees of
almost every branch of the machinery
OF our greath commonwealth, would,
Of necessity, be made political tools,
forced to bend to the will of the poll
, tical sharks and get into line on every
political question even if by so doing
| they were not properly attending to
their duties.
We do not believe there are any
| number of republicans who wish for
| anything of this kind and we will 60
| farther and say that we do not be-
| lieve that there are any considerable
| number of democrats that would like
to see the civil service law repealed.
| Most everyone who LAS given the civil
! service any thought will agree with
us that it is better to keep the posi-
| lions, where the public service is con-
cerned. out of politics. so that the
positions will not be changed every
time new party gets into office,
which was the case before the civil
service laws were passed
! Relative to the Journals allusion
to Gen. Creel, If they will take the
trouble to look the matter up we are
Of the opinion that they will find that
he was not an appointee which is
within the civil service, and that had
he been, he might not have been re-
moved.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21

~ ~.
The Devils Lake journal is running
"a Beggars" notice for Bryan and
Kern, and wants the farmers to dig
ZIP from IS to $50 a piece, Why not
set up a few slot machtnes-just to
lend a little zest to the game ?-Cando
Herald. ~-@:,2 Z. r..
The Herald SENS to have the stu.
alton sized up about right, not only In
connection with the Journal but it hits
home home with the few scattering demo.
cratic rags throughout the country. II
u 2 case IN most cities that indivld-
nails sl1I have to have permission to do
begging, but the Democratic papers
can annoy the readers with appeals
5ffor the big cock of the walk" and
nothing u said. There liz d reason,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
A WORRY THAT CHEERS.

A hopeful sign of an early rehabili-
tation of prosperous +, conditions of
business is to be read in the dread ex-
pressed by a number of manufacturing
interests that they wlll be embarrassed
by car shortage in the fall. While
it would be the proper thing to sym
pathize with them it will be the way
of the country to take the other view
and feel elated rather than sorrowful.
One of the most discoruaging things
of the season has been the sight OF
lines Of empty freight cars, upon many
roads extending for miles. At one
time the New York Central railroad,
it was stated had more than one hun
dred miles of unemployed cars reach
ing eastward from Buffalo, This can
not be sworn to. 1t was but f1eetlng
newspaper paragraph and may have
only represented the pessimism OF a
traveller with a weakness for exaggera-
ton. But the condition was anything
except happy one, and as lacking in
a promise of better times as the fail
ure lists of commercial agencies.
The fortnightly bulletins of the
American Railway association have
shown decided decreases in the mum
Der of idle cars. One report sub
tracted about $4,000 cars from those
available for immediate use, covering
two weeks. In two months nearly
100000 cars we're taken from the idle
list and added to that of the working.
Five western states put 1000 more
cars in use in the course of fourteen
| days.
When the crop-moving period be-
gins the surplus of cars will dwindle
as snow before the April sun. An
actual shortage is to be counted on at
the climax of the movement, the rail-
road men say. Already the lines
which have been expecting big traffic
in the fall have enlarged their stats
in the repair shops in order to take
the fullest advantage possible of the
shipment of grain to the Atlantic sea-
board.
Another evidence of the approach
ing restoration to normal business was
dispatch from Buffalo amounting
that vessel agents there had just clos
ed contracts with the Great Lakes
Engineering Works of Buffalo for the
construction of two steel steamers to
be delivered early next spring.
The lumber men and the steel folk
who are worrying over possible fam
inc in freight cars are to be congrat-
ulated on producing the most novel
uneasiness known to the business
world. Their vexation has caused
everyone else to feel cheerful.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
OLD TIME CALENDARS.
The Saxon Clogs, Whence Comes the
Name "A!marac." II

Name "A!marac." Il
In these Gays. when printed calendars
are i'll eviGeEe everywhere. the QIes-
ton as to what device the elder folk
employed 10 help them mark the prog
ress Of tine is noi embarrassing. n
They" says Nersre1au. abiding to
the SIxcn.:. used to en;rave upon
length. ur shorter or Ion GER. as they
pleased. the courses of the incomes Of
the whole yeere. whereby they could
alwaeS &C. ,ainly til Wen the new
incomes. full E,"aaeS anu chan ~es
should hap. en-. as al" their festival
Gales. an! >u,h Il carved stick they
called an aInlon-; ,t-th::t is to say,
al-mon-heed. to .Nit. the record or OBJ
servation Of all the incomes. ana hence
Is derived the name almanac" -.
An instrument Of this kind was also
called the clogg. froE; it's form and
matter. and had ring on the upper;
end or 1t to lang Oh 4 rail somewhere
about the house. On each Of the four
sides We're three months, the days be-.
Ing represented by notches. Every
seventh notch, being of a larger size.
represented Sunday. Issuing from
the right SIDE of the notches were liz
scriptions and figures marking tile
festival days by some endowment OF
the saints or Illustrating the season OF
the year by some work or sport char
acteristic of it. 55Sss
4
Thus against June %, st. Peters day,
were carved his keys. On Feb. I'll a
true lovers knot appeared, and against
the notch designating Christmas day;
was the old wasshalling or: carousal,
horn that the forefathers used to make
merry with. -',: 5@ s@!
The Danes, Swedes and NorwegianSl
used these almanacs under various
names, such as Reinstocks, RunstockH,
Bunstaffs, Annales, Slaves, n Stakes:
Clogs, Runici, and 90 forth. Before
printing was introduced and when
manuscripts were rare and dear these
8unac almanacB were made the snssru-
nasnts Of instruction and regularity.
Ihat they might be more sagvaceabie
s1ay were often carved on the tors az
pGgrtnas' slaves or stakes 10 Id 10
regulate their time OF assembling DC
particular places. They were also cue
On sword gcab bards and implements or
Ausbandry These cloggs ags not sa-
esEaly unlike the Egyptian o,aissgs.
which have been called angsra esS aeEss
snn and which may DO Regarded ae 4
species OF almanac.
One of the first prinssda asmanaea or
calendars was that OF 5ehn hsniia9,
who opened . printing house ana puss-
t1ahsd his almanac &c GsarsHahssTg lii
esaa year 1872. 81 gave not only tho
sssa rsacfers DC each year ana Of tho
months hut soretoid ehs aeispssa FOR
sSslrty years n advances. 81
~ Mnaiand tho year sbooas 81 ssagy
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21

lemon juice will bring out the aaves.
OK dsh better than anything else can. I
/ Boil six peach kernels in quart OF
milk to be used for custard. II VIII
improve the favor ~. &, s3 ..3s .*s sS
!, u. lump Of butter is put Into saa
SAUCEPAN while boiling rice there VIII
DO no boiling over. Il ! '=5 .4 s.s..
TO secure the perfect baker's brown
ness ON rolls, pastry and bread, noisten
me surface Of the dough with milk hs,,
gGaEs putting Id the oven. Il ss#Z5 II II y
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
GET INFORMATION FROM HEAD
QUARTERS.

The following item appeared in the
last issue of the Edmore Herald
News:
THE republicans of the county
are beginning to wonder if the Devils
Lake InterOcean is going to get out
and boost for the Republican ticket
or going to lay dormant and let the
other fellows do the fighting II
seems to us though the 1nter-Ocean
should get out and declare itself as tc
what it is going to do. The various
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21
A. J. Pierce, Secretary.

A. E. Sheets, of Lakota, accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Kirkbride,
of New York, and Mrs. Bailey, OF Fer.
gus Falls, Mimi, were Devils Lake
callers Tuesday. They passed through
the city in an automobile from the
home Of J. A. Haig, where they had
been visiting near Freshwater Lake.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21

The majority-the republicans-feel
sorry for the OPPOSITION and realize that
If they were not permitted to work
their graft that the party would soon
die out and there would be no chance
left to chloroform the democratic mule
at least once every four years.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-21

Mr.. Bryan again has that feeling
that comes over him every four years
of wanting to know how he stands
with the people,"