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IN BETHESDA SECTION.
Purchase of Forty Acres for the Pur-
pose of Making a Subdivision.

]. II. Miller. real estate broker. has
scld for the Misses Patten forty acres of
land near Bethesda, Md. fronting on the
Rockville turnpike and running back to
the lands of the Chevy Chase Land Com
pany, to J. May Morrison. The price of
the property. it is stated. was within a
fraction of 500 per acre. 1t is under
stood that the purchaser intends to SUBJ
divide this property into acre lots and
put 1t on the market at an early date.
This. together with other sales recently
made by Mr.. Miller. makes a total of i6,
acres of land sold in tina, Section at an
average price of $3.50 oer acre most of
which has been sold for homes: only two
pieces having been sold for the purpose
of subdividing. The Improvement of Brad
ley lane. connecting Connecticut avenue
extended with the Rockville pike. will
provide a thoroughfare that will be ap-
cceciated.
Among those who have bought property
along this line ard bull. residences are
John JOY Edison Of the Washington Loan
and Trust Company, II. I. Newcomb of
the law firm of Newcomb. Churchill &
Frye. Mr.. Croxall. disbursing officer Of
the Navy Department: Mrs. Gen Whit
side. Leigh Hunt of New York George F.
Hamilton president of the Capital rrac-
ton Company: +. j. Stellwagen of the
Union Trust Company. Adds b. Browne
If the frm of Bri.ton & Browne. Mr..
Oyster. ]. May Morrison. Mr.. kinchelowa
and Frank P. Reside of the Equitable
| Building Association.
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Massachusetts Flag.
From the kcnnchec Journal


In sachusetts. perhaps more than in
any other state of the Union. they make
a great deal of the state flag. ard are
planning to make more of it. Many of the
states have distinctive flags of their own,
but they are little used. and few people
are familiar with them. How many of our
readers. for instance, have ever seen the
Maine flag or know what it is? In the
old times our state flag. like those of most
Of the states. bore the Maine coat-of-arms
on a white field. and such a flag was
carried by the Maine regiments along with
the national colors through the bloody
years of the civil war. A few years ago,
however-in 1901, to be eXact-a new
state flag was authorized by the Maine
legislature. This flag has buff ground
with a green pine tree in the center and
a blue star in the upper left-hand corner.
1t is a pretty flag enough, but is seldom
seen, and has no phase in the hearts of
our people. But In Massa chusetts the
state flag which Is of more ancient origin.
flies always from the capito, and is used
by all militia organizations. In his inaug-
ural address this year Gov. Guild paid an
eloquent tribute to the Massachusetts
flag. and made plea for it's more general
use.
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Demand Human Victims.
rom the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
1t is difficult to believe tina. DR.. George
H. Quay. dean of the Cleveland Homeo-
pathic College was serious when he ad-
vocated the vivisection of criminals and
incorrigible youths for the benefit of sci
ence.
Possibly science would profit by the &C
auiei tion O. such victims but unfortu-
nately humanitarian and ethical consider
atoms loom as obstacles. At the very
least 1t is necessary first to decide who
are and who are not CT minals and incor-
rigibles. and involved in that discussion
are questions concerning unavoidable en-
vironment. vicious training on the part of
parents and irresponsiblity due 10 disease.
DR.. Quay argues that the habitual law
breaker Ia a public charge. burden on
society. and better under the care of skill
ed physicians and bacteriologists who may
use him for the benefit of science. In
fortunates treatment unworthy of society.
always remains the act that the habltual
lawbreaker is generally a victim OF So
ciety before he becomes its scourge Also
that it is primarily society which is re-
sponsibles for his involuntary entrance
on ro the stage of life.
society's act. in according to its un-
.orunates treatmen. unworthy of society,
invariably reacts on society itself.
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TOY WARSHIPS.
Jolly Playthings Of the Little
Princes of England.

From the May st. Nicholas.
In the old world the children Of a great
imperial or royal house turn naturally to
the army or navy as career from their
very earliest years. Thus the German
emperor's ambition for his eldest son is
to see him qualifying himself to COM
mand. not a regiment or a brigade. but
an entire division of 10000 troops-if
not with the skill Of a Won Moltke. then
at least with the adroitness OF any other
Of the kaisers generals VINO form the
brain power of the mgbtiest army on
earth.
On the other hand the children of the
British royal house gravi.ate naturally
toward the navy. ard the Prince of
Wales eldet son. little Prince Edward
some three or four years ago commanded
I'm imposing "battleship'' in the shape
of toy brig. about forty feet long.
which floated the white ensign on the
lovely wooded lakes of Ascot, Virginia
Water. and other beautiful localities
round about medieval old Windsor Castle
The chief percentages on board this
swarship'' were Prince Edward Of York
TO give its commander his full title-and
his younger brother Prince Albert and
even the baby Prince Henry sometimes
manifested desire for cruise.
But the little princes training brig was
far from being a toy in the strictest
sense of the term. For Prince Edx ard
will undoubtedly enter the navy, as his
father did before him; and the good
training brig King Edward VII was
intended to initiate the youngster into
life on board a real warship. Several
days-usually Wednesdays ard Saturdays
Prince Eddie would go on board at
Virginia Water. accompanied by young
naval officer and a couple of picked sea-
men.
The toy brig was Unanswered up and
down the lake. and elementary instruc-
ton was given the little prince at every
new vancouver. The idea of naval disci-
pline was strictly observed, and his
tutors insisted upon prompt obedience
and real attention. to the routine of duty
There are beautiful little model guns on
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TRACKS TO NAVY YARD.
Grade Crossings to Be Abolished
Within Two Years.

The bill authorizing the construction OF
the railway siding to the navy yard has
finally been passed by Congress and APP
proved. This was a Commissioners bill,
originating with Maj. Morrow and much
qualification was expressed by the Com
missioners when they received a copy of
the act in its approved form.
The act provides that the Penns ylvania
| railroad shall construct a single branch
track. leaving its present main freight
line at a point near the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge, thence running along the
river bank and under the new Anacostia
bridge at the foot of 18th street southeast
into the navy yard from it's eastern side.
1t provides further that the cost of OBJ
tanning the right-of-way shall be paid by
the railway company and the cost of con-
structing the tracks shall also be borne by
the company which snail not. however,
acquire any riparian rights III the con-
demnation of the public space.
| What is looked upon as one Of the most
| important of the provisions of the act and
| one which will be of particular interest to
| the residents in the southeast section Of
the city is that the construction shall be
begun within six months and completed
within two years. and that during these
two years the present single track navy
yard siding on Il and Canal streets south
east SHAH be legally maintained, but that
at Inc expiration ol the Two years II Is to
be removed because it is at grade.
No provision is made in the act for any
payments to the railroad company for the
expenditures necessary under this legisla-
ton and Commissioner Morrow has not
been informed whether the railroad COM
pany will proceed under the act without
compulsion.
AT any rate the act legaizas the contin-
uance of the present siding for two years.
but leads TO the hope that the residents of
1
ton Of that time be finally freed from
the grade crossing against which they
have oeen protesting SO vigorously for the
past two years.
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Alexandria County Realty.

". A. Spore of Park Lane Alexandria
county. has purchased three lots on tire
Moore addition at Clarendon. and Wi.
soon have residence built upon his new
property.
Bancroft is soon to have Methodist
Episcopal Church. plans for which are
being completed by Rev. j. w. r. Sum-
walt. presiding elder of the WASHINGTON
district. and Roy. William Pierpont.
pastor of the Arlington Church. Mr. Pier
pont. who has charge OF the enterprise is
now holding services in building at
Bancroft until the church Is built.
b. NJ. Davidson of Clarendon closed 2
deal Thursday with Joseph Mccain of
the Treasury Department for the pur-
chase of the home place of A. c. Merten
in Clarendon. Mr.. Mccain will occupy
his suburban home at once.
Edward F. Wines of Washington has
bought through B. NJ. Davidson. real es-
tate agent. three lots in the Porter addi-
ton al Clarendon.
Mr.. Bernstein Of Washington has near
" completed dwelling in the Porter ad-
dition at Clarendon.
George Rucker OF Clarendon has con-
tracts from Edward McReady Charlie
Enmons and Ellis Wood 10 build c.
ment house in the Rucker addition at
Clarendon for each one The work will
commence next week.
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and unyielding as city ravements COM
monty do and certainly they do not have
the bare look as TIE lights and shadows
play over their surface.
There Is the soft grace and restfulness
of the country about this city. in spite of
the length of pavements and tn, clang
and roar of trolleys and all tire noises and
momevent of city life. If there is such
thing getting an education from ones
surroundings and breathing in refining in
fuences then certainly the people of this
city ought to have well developed tastes
for the beautiful and sense of the
harmony Of things.
In Suburban Places.
Other evidences OF the influence of the
beauty of the city may be found. it is
thought. in the character of the develop
ment of the country about the city. where
the city residents go to make their homes
away from the center Of population. Their
are to be found attractive houses with
lawns about them and flowers and shrub
berry and trees.
Now that the means Of communication
between the central portion and the outer
localities is so rapid and easy and the
facilities of modern living are to be found
SO abundantly even at remote points, life
in the suburbs seems to be having even
a wider range of attractiveness. and more
and mere people respond - it.
which is such a noticeable movement IN
modern life in the United States. has its
manifestations here also and is apparent
in part, at least by the increasing num-
Der of houses built in the country. the
growth of the suburbs and in the larger
amount Of money that Is spent in such
homes.
The Attractiveness Of Country Life.
1t is quite evident that it is not to pre-
serve a mere existence that people now
select places in the country for their
homes, rather than within the urban
limits. One might have concluded a few
years ago from looking at the kind of
homes seen quite frequently in the sub
urbs that only those went to live there
who could not live we'll anywhere else.
Certainly In many instances the houses
and their surroundings had tat appear
ance.
The country about this city does not
suggest anything of the sort at this time.
In fact one cannot help feeling of envy
when in the country at looking a what
certainly appears to be a superior condl-
ton as compared with one who has his
home in the city. For this and other
reasons there is now a market for houses
located advantageously in the country
from those who want them only for the
summer season, that is to say for four or
five months.
1t is within the bounds of the fact to
say that it is impossible to anywhere
meet the demand for furnished houses
in the suburbs at the present time. Good
prices are offered for such accommoda-
tons, but for the most art in vain. as
the houses are not sufficient in number
to go around and the practice has not
yet been adopted here of putting up
houses outside the city for the purpose of
meeting inst such demand
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board which were specially made for this
warship in the great factory for naval
ordnance at Woolwich.
1t must have been a pretty sight TO see
the little prince scramblng up the tall
masts or rope ladders to furl sails or
sasten strings OF flags Nelson's day.
It will be noticed that Prince Eddies
brig is sailer: but it vas thought we'll
to accustom the child to every phase OF
seame nship. and after a year or two
this trim little craft. which cost the Brit
ish nation nearly $500. was to b. passed
on to Prince Albert. his brother. while he
himself would either be given minia-
ture steam warship or else be drafted
10 some small real gunboat. and SO learn
all about the navy which some day he
may command
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agents, Stone & Fairfax. the two-story,
cellar and attic new residence. 2143 Ma
comb street. Cleveland Park. The house
is of brick and frame construction with
porch on front and rear end. The side
lot affords light and ventilation. 1t con-
tains nine rooms and tiled bath and is
heated by furnace The purchaser pro-
poses to occupy 1t as a home.
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In Raisuli-LanG,
From the London Magazine

From the LYNDON NaEaZlne.
The men of FL Khmes are fine stalwart
fellows. \ no do no work and are never
seen without the long rifle, known as
''gas pipe" and cruel looking curved
dagger. Murder is common. The women,
who do all the hard work. are wretched
creatures, and their children rarely sur
vive the ricors Of existence where food
and clothing are luXuries
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From the Gentlewoman.
The popularity of the earring grows
apace. The Palace Theater. to which
all smart London is crowding AT present to
admire the esthetic pcsings of that fas-
cinatirg Canadian. Miss Maud Allan. the
other night every second woman in the
audience wore earrings
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Forest Effects in the CITY.

In these days OF bright sunlight now
that the leaves are fully out and tn.
streets are empowered in masses OF TO-
liage. the effect is like that which one
has in walking through forest with the
sunbeams glintlng through the over
hanging branches and fiecking the ground
with patches of waving light The flu
sion is fairly complete, for the houses arc
hardly 10 be seen. and even the street
pavement, sottened by the setting of
greenery. does not appear to be as hard
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-28
DRAMATIC SUICIDE.
Farmer Dide Farewell to Family After
Taking Poison.

Farmer 1ide Farewell to Family After
Taking Poison.
Anton Volso took poison at the
house Of Ed Vaith, seven miles from
Brocket, while respondent and died
thirty minutes later. With his wife
he had been visiting at the home Of
Mr.. Faith, who married Mrs. Nalaa,s
daughter by a former husband. With
his wife and Mrs. Vaith he returned
to his own home, did the chores and
then they all went back to the Vaith
home to spend the evening. Shortly
after their arrival there he babe them
all an affectionate farewell and started
out Of the house with gun. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vatth followed him and found
him trying to shoot himself, but failed
because he did not understand the
mechanism of the gun. The gun was
taken from him and ON the way back
to the house he told them that he had
taken poison and would soon be gone.
Soon be became very Ill and his death
came In half an hour, after he had
suffered great agony. A physician
was called from Lakota but arrived
too late TO be of any assistance. The
deceased leaves family of ten chill
dren, all except one being grown to
manhood.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-28
FRANCHISE IS REPEALED,
Grand Forks City Council Revokes
That of Gas COMPANY.

Grand Forks City Council Revokes
That Of Gas Company.
At session OF the Grand Forks
city council an ordinance was passed
repeating the franchise of the Grand
Forks Gas and Electric company. The
vote on the proposition was to T.
w. J. Murphy of. Minneapolis, head
OF the gas company, was present and
presented figures to show that the
company made but very little over the
cost Of production of gas. There were
several warm arguments and the truth
of the statements made by friends
and foes Of the gas company were as
sailed. Mr.. Murphy declared that he
would close up his gas plant rather
than allow the council to dictate to
him what he should charge for the
product
The action of the council fs taken
TO mean that there will be a bitter
fight with the company, which 10 left
without legal authority to use the
streets and alleys. The council has
been making strenuous efforts to &C.
cure q reduction of the price Of gas,
and It was on the advice of special
council that 1t was decided to repeal
the fran chise The council now plans
to go ahead and fix the rates OF gas,
and drastic action Is promised II the
gas company fails to come to terms.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Items OF Interest Cleaned From The Devils Lake nerOcean Pub
Nshed Under Date Of Saturday. Feb. II 1886. j

Justice Lamoreaux, Of Jerusalem
was in the city Monday.
Frank Palmer was over from TT.
Totten Thursday evening on his way
to- Chicago.
forster Brudseth, one of the solid
farmers Of Minnewaukan township,
was in town Monday.
Major Cramsie came over from the
agency Monday as the contestee IN
an important land case.
Commissioner Currie came up from
his Odessa home Monday to attend
a meeting of the county board.
Henry Hale, E. Seward and NJ. P.
Benham, of Poplar Grove appeared
before the county commissioners Tues
lay in the interest of the school at
Bay district
The Rev. Rogers, Indian Presley
serian preacher, and Charlie Iron
1eart, son of Chief Ironheart, were
lmong the distinguished visitors from
The reservation Monday.
n" Col. Bacon commandant at FIT. Tot
ten, returned Thursday evening from
a southern trip, looking hale an6
hearty. He Will find that Capt. Ben
nett and the Inter Ocean have manag
ed the fort in. good shape during his
absence.
The failure of Andrew Holman
treasurer of Nelson county has beer
the sensation att Lakota for TIE pass
week.
Last week call was issued. for s
farmers meeting, to be held in. this
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GRAND FORKS PRESS TO QUIT
viii Suspend Publication Wiakr lssue
of Feb 20.


of Feb. 20.
The Grand Forks Evening. Press
(Democratic) has announced that on
Feb. 20 it will cease the publication
Of its daily and weekly editions and
discontinue business. The Press for
years was the only Democratic daily
in the state and it is the second oldest
newspaper In the state, the Bismarck
Tribune, established In 1873,, being, the
Oldest
TIE Press was established tn 1874
by George H. Walsh, who moved the
plant of the West st. Paul News to
Grand Forks. It has been owned by
score Of persons since that time.
George E. Outs purchased the Press
two years ago. The paper was known
as the Plaindealer until three years
ago. when the name was changed to
, the Fress. sI#
Recently an effort Was made to ins
terest the Democrats of the state ma
proposition to raise fund of s1sa,
900 to make the PresR a great news.
! paper, but the plan was turned down
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-28
NORTH | DA|KOTA 4
Items of a Week From. Various
Parts of the State.
MURPHY GETS A NEW TRIAL
Supreme Court Reverses Decision OF
Lower Tribunal in Case of Pronni-
nent Minot Man.

The state supreme court. has re-
versed the lower courts decision and
ordered a new trial in the case of
Major J. s. Murphy of Minot, a promi-
nent politician of Ward county, for
mer member Of the legislature and at
one time candidate for tho position
Of commissioner of Indian affairs
Murphy was convicted In the district
court of Cass county of forgery in the
third degree in the uttering of road
overseers receipt In the i name of
William Crowder, road overseer of
Ross township In Ward county.
Murphy had a contract with the
Great Northern and 500. roads to do
their road work and on turning over
the overseer's receipt for the work
received his money from the conpa.
MES. At the trial Murphy claimed he
signed the name Of Crowder by all
thority Of Crowder himself and that
there was no intent to defraud. After
long trial the jury found him gui
and the case was appealed.
The principal point on which
the appeal was based was the claim
that while the jury was celebrating
Judge Pollock In response TO a sum-
mons, entered the jury reom when
neither the defendant nor his counsel
was present and held a conversation
with the jury, asking them to consider
the case further whom he was told
they could not agree. In the later
statements Judge Pollock disclaimed
any intention to prejudice the jury in
any way. A little while after he held
his conversation with them the jury
reported an agreement ''''
The supreme court, while abBolving
the court from any intent to influence
the Jury, holds that In such a case a
new trial must be granted and de-
clares the court has no place in the
jury room for any purpose whatever.
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Farm loans at lowest rates. See
John w. Maher.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-28
GETS EXPERIMENT FARm.
United states substatlon 10. Bs 10
tabtlehsd 1t WitlIston.

CaDl9H9Q AZ wiIatetVsss
The subexperiment station at Willis
ton Is at last an assured fact. When
the governor was at the state agricul-
tural college a few days ago final
transfers of the property were made
and accepted by the state, and ex-
detrimental work will begin with the
opening of spring.
The land of the new substation is
to be related to the United States gov.
eminent Irrigation system at Willis
ton. One-half of the land will be run
as model and experiment farm un-
der irrigated Conditions; the other
half will be- handled as a dry-land
farm, and crop rotations, conservation
Of soil moisture and the many other
problems that face the man whose
land cannot be irrigated will be
worked out.
The man selected to do this work
Is E. G. Scholander of the Fargo sta
ton, who for two years past has been
superintendent of the demonstration
farms Of North Dakota. In this posi-
eASA AA0 AoS UC0A SuCCC6Slul aS oil du-
minlstrator. and he has been carrying
on extensive tests of soils in various
parts of the state. With MI Scho-
lander will be associated two or more
men appointed by the department Of
agriculture, and possibly an assistant
from the main experiment station at
Fargo. Because OF the completeness
of the plant and the exceedingly favor
able conditions under which the work
begins the Williston substation prom
ises to be one of the most important
experiment farms In the entire sub
arid West
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city for the purpose of considerinIe,S
the subject of monopoly and its I at n
tendant effects upon, the producer. f 55
Fully two hundred people gathered5
at the rink Monday evening to witness
and participate in the novel broad
brimmed hat contest. The floor was
we'll filed with skaters most of whom.
wore hats of curious construction. The
$500 gold prize was awarded Miss;
Pattee, whose hat was about six feet
from tip to tip. n
Frank Bartlett one of the pioneer
young men of this district was married
IN Grand Forks Wednesday night. ~ ~