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wealth creating is to be the prominent
part; of future civilization, and that the
privilege Of learning a trade or an oc-
scupation should be offered to young
men and women at least at the begin
ming Of the high-sehool. course, if not
earlier. nc it were possible that the
training could be managed In such q,
way that the pupils work would be-
real work for which he could receive
pay and In which We would have to
compete with other real workers, the.
courses would be Of still greater value.
The Investigation In this direction
are most vital and will be watched
with interest BY all educators Boys
like to do real things and who shall
say that real things can not be SO ar
rs.Rged for them that they need nos.
leave school to get them ut were;
ideal to let the boys work at men s
work while they are still Id school. 3:
Il Outside Of the strictly pedagogical
addresses and discussio na the program
was likewise strong ana full 5of keen
interest. The address off Governor.
Burke on the State and Education was.
highly appreciated for its pract teal
good sense ana for the high civic spir.
40 which 81 expressed. Other address
5es b. others outside the teaching pro-.
fession were also of high merit rs.
.pecially noticeable was the large ali
tendance Of school officers and their,
active part 10 he progTaIns
The reg.ilar usiness meeting devel.
5oDed the usual diver enca Of Union
an regard so the manag cement of This
important assembly The most radical
change nnaile la this line as the
amending 81 the eonsttaa tutio Oh to pe 81
NIT the associa ton accept iinVIIts.
lions n meet III any il the state.
After the amer dinent had been carried
Valley City iissho,ltt serious nnunsss--
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

FOR sALE-Absolute closing out sale
OF the largest stock OF new and sec
ond-hand automobiles in the United
States. Write for clearance sale list
No. 7S. Now is the time to buy.
Rochester Automobile Co., Jos. j.; Nam
derry. Proprietor, Rochester, N. Y.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

Wood For Sale-Good, dry birch,
well split, at $5.25 per cord. Good dry
cut tamarack $500 per cord, poplar
and birch mixed, dry, $500 per cord.
Good body bass wood, well split and
Try, 1925. All f. O. b. cars at Hines
Spur. We ship, on N. P. and G. N.
railroads. Your orders solicited. ".
N. Owens Co., Hines, Mimi.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

STRAYED-From Sec. %, Cavalier
county, one gray gelding, brand on
left hip, years old; one bay mare, a
little white in the face, IL years old.
Both with halters. Notify for reward.
Hugh Ray, Weaver, N. D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10
EDUCATIONAL ASSN
Held Most Successful Meeting al
Strand Forks Last Week

The Educational Association of
North Dakota, which met last week in
Grand Forks surpassed all preceding.
meetings in its history in point of
numbers, interests and definite re-
suits.
From the meeting of the first session
of the general assembly it became ap-
parent that some live issues in modern
cation were to be handled without
much reverence for antiquity. Some
of. itshlle questions to be subjected to-
more or less skeptica1 !. examinations
were standards of promotion, value of
cultural education, co-education, and
at times there were hints OF the value
Of no education. Jean jacques Rosseau:
would have blushed at his own con-
servatism, il he had visited some Of
the sessions Of this association, vet,
while the dominant tone of the assoc
citation was the emphasizing Of action,
social action, Industrial action, any &C;
tion--only let there be- action--yet
there was not wanting either an ex-
IRENE: cultural cohort of the old guard
or g few--a very feW-who thought
they could catch q glimpse Of q trinity
In which these two extremes are uni
fed. $T ; IL Il Il .: a.. s !:
AS the program in the various ses-
Tsions ofs the several partments prog
ressed, the conflict between the cul-
stural ideas and the occnpational idea
:of education gathered potential until IT
became the storm center Of the con- a.
vention. Finally the storm broke with
full force II the Joint session sc the,
college and the high school men On
the third day Of the session For 8
good half day the elemental forces of
the radicals dashed themselves upon
the rock Of conservatism when il
became apparent to the assembly that
neither the irresistible force nor the
immo yables body could triumph IT az
pointed 8 commit tee sof seven to study
the question without ceasing ana to
report TO the assembly from year to
year possibly It was forseen that this
ID one Of those prob lens whose an.
sWer can be indefinite pproximated,
but never attained The COMM ttee 81
seven selected for this work was u.
Schmid W. sstockwell, al. Hill
yer, A GodWard, P. 70. KnoWlton,
d. willard ana Al. Wallace.
Some Of the phases OF q the sub ect
which this commit tee win CONSIDER are
the extent 70 which social and vocas
tionaI training should be added Ia Tor
replace the more general raining
now III vogue IL l the schools. at what
ages the pupils should take up sVoca.
tional training ana III connection
with this phase off the auestio dlu.
cation ecording 10 ser viii have to be
dealt with Needless to say, of
these questions are III the experiment.
Ial stages vet both an America ana
ITssIrope. Nothing bat long ana careful
tests OF these educatt iio innovations
can determine their value and their
claim % perm saeiltt place ID sllluea,
ltian. yVosIl 4 seem. however. mat
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

BIS Oak and pine wood, sawed and de-
II l5ilv',ered, So per cord during the balance
ct this month and January. G. II.
Baker, Phone 24.1 $:..' E. z, .Z Ais
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ton, secured the next convention. The
change is an experiment. Opinions
differ widely upon the results which
this policy will have upon the attend.
,ance and interest Of the association.
OF course, IN matters of this import
ance, local Issues will be disregarded
Il they are found to interfere with the
best interests Of the association. =:
/ Toward the close Of the meeting the
usual batch Of resolutions was run
through, some Of them as usual of
doubtful wisdom. One resolution H.
Illustrated well the ease with which
even educators may be stampeded In
the matter of solutions. Al resolu-
ton in favor Of aband oning vertical
writing passed almost without the
least ripple of interest, calling to my
mind with what enthusiasm several
years ago a resolution to adopt, VERT.
cal writing was carried through this
assembly
$ Is 5za whole the convention was q
huge success, any one Of a dozen tea,
lures Of the meeting being worth the
time and expense Of the delegates.
Possibly the greatest value OF the.
meeting was Its stimulus to teachers
tos keep at The prob lems Of education
until practical approximat ions at least
are arrived a. "a. tlssodWard.
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FOUND OR TAKEN UP,

FOUND-A corduroy coat Sunday
morning, near Bells livery barn.
Owner can have same by calling at
this Office, Identifying property and
paying for this ad.
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WANT ADS
:. .,Gr =. 81 =" =, :! (
FOR SALE.

SN~>~>eS@S<~~-><NoSN~S~~
wood For Saie-I have 300 cords of
good, dry poplar wood to be loaded on
the cars at Cebro, MINI. For particu-
lars address G. A. Anderson, Bagley,
Mimi <
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

VI Oak and pine wood, sawed and de.
ilvesred, So Per cord during the balance:
sof$ this month and January. 81.
Baker, Phone az. H 1. .5s,.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10
HELP WANTED.-FEMALE.

WANTED-A girl for general house.
work. Wages IS. Apply to Mrs. DR..
Jones.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

LaO9ST-A drawn work baby's dress,
. between Second and Seventh streets
about Nov. l. Return to Box 1893.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

5 Regfstrar NJ. HI brennan DC the
Devils AXE land ofica, accom- anied
his son Dan. were plea ant callers
the Sun office They were
zen Sen route TO Rolla. acconpa panied by The
Indian agent. 90 ascertt ain the extent
of the loss at the q mi mission
school Az 3 Ico,rt ii, are. and make
report on the SAM Ferry
North cnas IA
North I,akota lsssgs.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-10

ESTT
others can get essaaIl and nee him
for part cnlarR.
An amusing story was heard about
town the other evening, and moreover
II IS said to be true It seems that q
man walked into the shoe department
5of one Of our large stores on q busy
Saturday nigh, and was approached
sby one o. the court aus clerks He
said he wanted ID lIo,k az some shoes.
Certainly, sir, and the clerk com
menced taking down boxes from the
ihigh shelves and opening them up Cor
the prospective customer, 3 inspe ction.
Never q word from M a. ail this
time, however. W hen the clerk had
about ali but 4 dozen boxes opened UP
the man said, 'ssWells I siidn't want ID
buy anyhow was just looking FOR
d friend. d Patience rather ceased %
ne virtue with the tired clerk ana
hs feplied 81 yosl think your friends
Hi any oe those other l,oxes, mister,
|I,lII tsass them down ffos. You. 4.
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and lackies. He scatters Literature" all over the state He advertises in every paper. He sends his henehmen hither and thither. His postage bill is large. His telegraph and telephone tolls are enor- mourse, travelling expenses for Tom, DICK and Harry are great. Clubs are formed in every voting precinct. and the organi- zatlon is so efficient that every voter com mitted to that man is at the polls on the day of the primary and casts his ballot as early as is practical, and perhaps oftener than is legal.
 What chance has a poor man in such skin game as that? Yet we are making United States senators in that unconstitu- tional fashion in more than half the states of th1s union. Somebody ought to contest the election of one of these gentry on the ground that he was not chosen to the senate in conformity to section 5, article l. of the federal constitution.
 At the North there Is an immense popu- lation drawn from southern and eastern Europe, and doubtless it is true of many of the many of the more populous states, that at least one-fourth of the electorate is of foreign birth. All these fellows count in the primary, and the fact gives the thinkers of the North much and grave concern. Indeed 1t has been proposed to apply Crumpackerism to the situation. It is a thing that the South can contem- plate with all the serenity in the world.
 We are going to have a bill for pure elections-after the election-possibly about as much of a humbug as we will get in the bill to revise the robberies of the tariff by the robers.
 (Coprghted, 1908. by E. w. Newman)
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north. The veriest hobo of Coxey's army could beat Booker Washington out of sight for seat in Congress from Crum- packers district, and Crumpacker him- self would vote for the hobo. If the republicans were to nominate Booker Washington for vice president at Chicago this good year, 1908, the ticket would not carry a state of the union In November, and Joseph B. Foraker would vote the democratic ticket, even though Bryan head 1t. If Secretary Wilson should re- sign from the cabinet and MT. Roosevelt were to appoint Booker Washington his successor, every other man in the cabinet would resign before the sun went down that day. Then what infamy 1t is for men like Foraker and Crumpacker 70 howl because Mississippi does not send negroes to the Senate and House to aid them in their grand work of solonizing for the greatest nation on earth?
 Here is the negro problem-there never yet was man with a drop of negro blood in his veins who would not give the world, if he owned it, to eliminate 1t, and there never yet was a white man who for the world would assent to corrupt his blood with a drop of negro blood. And yet these projectors in Congress-F or aker, Crumpacker, Lodge, Dalzell, Mccall and little Campbell of Kansas. think they can cause these absolutely hostile ele- ments to dwell in the same country on plane of absolute political equality!
 I believe the California gentry voted to turn the south over to the negro. Before the world is 10 years older California will be asking the south to exclude the Japs from the Pacific coast-"that horo- scope is as certain as that of drunk ards" Those members from the south in
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SHAM AND HUMBUGS-By Savoyard

tue and promised that Congress would enact laws to correct the abuse of bought elections It was not the first time the devil executed his grand stunt of rebuk- ing sin It took more than the force of d yoke. of oxen to get the committee of the House of Representative having virtuous elections in their keeping to consider the thing, but public opinion finally forced it, and bill to discourage the employ ment of money to corrupt the electorate was ultimately extorted from the commit tee. But, bless your innocence, 1t was never intended to pass it.
 The G. o. P. is not in the habit of cut ting open the goose that lays the golden egg. But something had to be done, and the Republican party resorted to its fla vorite policy of hypocrisy. They would not have dared do it had they been con- fronted by a militant democracy, like that Tilden and Cleveland led.
 The bill was reported, and the ma jority was in such terror of John Sharp Williams that the thing was in danger of going over along with the bill to take the clutch of the paper monopoly off American newspaperdom; but a happy thought came to the Pecksniffs, and they incorporated the Crumpacker bill to make it illegal for Mississippi to give a demo- cratic majority, in the bill for pure elec- tions. The argument was that as certain northern states cannot be carried with out money it was good politics to take some southern states out of the demo- cratic column by putting them under the dominion of the negro. And MT. Samuel w. Mccall voted for this subterfuge
 Who would not smile, If such a man
 there be?
 Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? Here was a chance to kill two birds
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the Sixtieth Congress who will be here when the Jap exclusion measure is con sidered may answer California with Physician, heal thyself;' you sought to put us under the dominion of the negro; why should we vote to relieve you of the yellow peril?"
 And there is a peril at the North, as well. This Is the age of the demagogue. A coalition of ignorance, cowardice, and knavery has poisoned the public mind into the belief that the representative re- public Is failure and a depotism.. Hence we have the primary, on the theory that the representative is always scoundrel, while the constituent is always an angel. The initiative and the referen- dunn is child of that absurdity that law of Congress that escapes the veto of the President shall run the gauntlet of Coxey's army. Thus we have it that political par ties, that cannot hold honest conventions, shall take their candidates from the fla vorites of the mob
 Any man capable of intelligent and hon. est thought can see at a glance that this whole primary business is a sham and Il humbug. It IS for the poor man In theory and for the rich man in practice. Political campaigns are like military campaigns in this-organization tells. It takes money to tc make an organization. Here we have 1t that party convention IS not fit to make a candidate, but the people are infallible, and it is impossible for them to make q mistake or succumb to corrupt influence or choose a faker for candidate.
 And so a blanket primary is ordered. Two men are candidates-one rich, and it may be, a dunce; the other poor, and 1t may be, a statesman The rich man opens headquarters, with clerks, stenographers
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TT was excellent advice that MT. An
 thony Chuzzlewaite gave to Dickens x immortal miscreant: "Pecksniff, don't you be a hypocrite." Whenever man practices to deceive he only manifests his own inferiority and has consciousness of it. As falsehood- masquerades in the garb of truth it is but the tribute vice pays to virtue. The coward sees the superiority of courage and pretends to be brave, and so the harlot would play the vestal, the knave the honest man. Thus inferiority in the race against superiority must resort to all sorts of tricks, and hypocrisy is it's favorite
 The grand old party is grand old hypocrite. In 1876 it stole the Presidency. In 1880 and 1888 it bought that great place. In 1904, when it could have won the cleo tion without an organization or dollar, it collected the biggest campaign fund ever contributed by corporations to de- bauch the electorate. Alton B. Parker was made president of the Ananias Club for telling the truth. Trust funds of widows and orphans were embedded for the G. o. P. We know how much Edward H. Hartman gave. We know of the $15O,OOO contributed by certain life insurance con- panies We do not know how much the steel trust or the beef trust, gave and possibly we will never know.
 However some things that go over the devils back come under his belly and the public conscience pretended to be much exercised over the lavish use of money contributed by corporations to buy the favors of political parties, and especially the party of great moral ideas. Then 1t vas that the G. o. F., absolute master of the government, put on the robes of vir-
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with one stone-regain the lost confidence of northern negroes, and retain the power to blackmail northern corporations. No sooner thought of than it was done. It was heralded as a mighty stroke of policy, but the disgust it caused in de- cent minds has been made manifest, and if there was a real opposition party the Crumpacker force bill of 1908 would prove as disastrous to the G. O. P. as did the Lodge force bill of 1890.
 In August, 1906, certain negro soldiers shot up the town of Brownsville, Tex, committing murder on that occasion. The President very properly discharged the miscreants, but they declined to stay discharged. Had they been white men all the world would have applauded and everybody would have said good rid dance; though, had they been white, Brownsville would not have been shot tup. The negro is the ward of the G. O. P, and spoiled child, and no sooner did Congress meet than champions of the murderous ruffians sprang up in Congress and out of Congress; the country was put in hot water, and kept there for months, simply because the soldiers were negroes.
 The negroes hold the balance of power in many of the northern states and had to be handled tenderly, though that is a tactical mistake, due to the fact that the northern man is intellectually incap- able of understanding the negro charac- ter. The negro at the north will vote the republican ticket in November, and would vote it if Roosevelt should dis charge without honor every negro sol dier in the army a week before the elec- tion
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secret transpires when it becomes known. Events occur. The phrase essential elements" occurs repeatedly and once we have Indispensable and essential elements" All elements are essential. An element is a neces- sary ingredient of a compound.
 The author has not learned what to do with the word "only;" for on page 39S, volue 1, he misplaces it strangely Its history can only be understood when 1t is remembered" etc. Here the only" sh ould follow 'be understood" But the speaker or the writer who does know what to do with his "onlys," Is like Hamlets honest man, 1. e., he Is one man picked out of ten thousand.
 On page 412, volue 1, we are told that a certain question was first fully threshed out by Schrader." I am not sure that I know the exact meaning of the phrase "threshe ed out" but l do know that some other phrase would have been better
 In several places the author intro. duces "the Second Isaiah" Jesus Oh riss and the apostles speak of only one Isaiah; and I have seen no proof of the existence of a second.
 On page 75 of volume ?, eighth line from the bottom, If the theoretic king" is not a msprint for the theocratic king then it is unintelligible; and if it is mis- print then the proofreader needs stirring up
 On page 99, volume ?. the author says: No social institution is of direct divine appointment" How about marriage? On page IT, volume ?, eleventh line from the bottom, the word 'avoeations" is used where 'voeations' should have stood. Is it possible that Professor Mc- Curdy is ignorant of the difference in the
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cften we learn what may, can, must, might. could, would or should have been, rather than what was. We may as- sume;" "it is fair to assume'-phases like these are continually occurring. They may now and then be legitimate, and even necessary; but here they occur so frequently as to intensity my fondness for the indicative mood.
 In the fourteenth line of page 147, vol ume l. we have the ugly misprint Of "p1ineiple" for principal"
 On page 233, volume 1, we are told Jf "fhe 200 years which elapsed between the Exodus and the monarchy of David" But in Pauls speach Acts 1918, 20, we learn that the period of the judges embraced i5O years
 In volume 1, page PAS, we are informed that Davd's order to number the people, was mainly, no doubt, for the purpose of a direct taxation, a movement which was condemned and punished by Jehovah as indicating the desire to accumulate wealth at the expense of the people" The Biblical records of the transaction give no hint of any such motive on the part of David: and our author has here in- iliged in guessing.
 In volume 1, page 295, we find the phrase mo less than thirteen expedi tions." Here Hess" should be fewer. Less" has reference to quantity; few CT" to number.
 On page 29S of volume 1. we have "The claim made of the conquest of Syria, Tyre and Sidon, well as Philistia are thus accounted for" Are" should be "is," because "claim" is singular.
 On page 306, volume 1, we learn that "events of still greater import were transpiring in Palestine" Is it poss ble that such a scholar as Prof. Me Curdy does not know the difference be- tween "transpire'' and occurY A