davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1908-01-26
MACHINISTS LAID OFF
LARGE FORCE DROPPED FROM
THE NAVY YARD ROLL.

Inc statement was made la st night tnat
ABOUT two hundred machinists and help
ers have been laid off in the naval gun
factory at the Washington navy yard in
the past three days. owing to the lack Of
funds. There has been considerable crifi-
clsm Of Congress because OF it's failure 10
provide sufficient funds for the carrying
on Of the necessary work at the gun fac
tory fer the naval establishment" And
also. because II, has been found necessary.
owing to the shortage of the appropr.a-
ton. 10 dismiss SO many men in the dead
of winter. 1t was said there were about
seventy-five men dropped from the rolls
yesterday
Some of the workmen charge the pres
ent condition to the activity of the steel
trust and certain private plants that
have Influenced Congress against the gov
ernment plant at the local navy yard
Several of the dismissed men say they
will endeavor TO have the navy yard au-
thorities require all the employees 10 take
term of ten days of. as to give the
dropped men an opportunity to have some
work during the winter months or until
a sufficient appropriation is made for the
full resumption of work at the plant
Evening star., 1908-01-26
VETERAN DIES IN POVERTY.
Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of
Valuable Mineral Collection.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. January o5.-Capt.
Charles f. Brown. seventy-four years
old. a civil war veteran and mineralogist
died today as pauper at the City Hos
pital. Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of his $50. 600 collection of Arkansas
minerals the result Of thirty years OF
gathering.
Capt Brown was found dying Wednes-
day by workmen sent to wreck a di-
lapidated building. He was penniless. he
said but steadfastly refused to state
what had become of his valuable collection
Of minerals. lie was native of Massa-
chuettS.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

steerage passengers. all of whom are re-
turning to their home counties in conse-
quence of the depression in business in
this country. In the past four months, it
Is stated. nearly every ship sailing from
Baltimore for Europe has had its steerage
capacity taxed to accommodate the for
eigners returning to their native shores.
Many of those returning have their wives
and families with them. 1t is stated i'm
the party returning yesterday were
number of italians who have been en-
ployed in the railway improvement work
in the vicinity of this city and who were
thrown out Of work on the completion of
a large portion of it.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
98c bleached
sheets, 69c
Sire 8fx0O IN

VI o ri A w X UNSTAMPED
SHEETS. one of the most popular
brands Of sheets made, known by
every housekeeper for their good
wearing quality. S1x90 inches and
rho kind we sell regularly at 9Sc.
Only a limited quantity to go out
tomorrow at 69c each.
S1x9O BLEACHED SHEETS. for
double bed. These are ~
regular s5c value. Spe- 41r
cial tomorrow each..
26-INCH BleachedNai ainsook-f finish
Cambria for undefgar-
ments, etc. Regular 15c >>/
value. Special. yard. 0.M|
only
Evening star., 1908-01-26

The st. Gothard tunnel cost $7sO per
square yard.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

lS5 Rutledge avenue. Charleston. S. c.:
Jubal A. Early. Lynchburg. Va; Charles
p Hollingsworth. Bel Air. Md: Edward
6. TAYLOR. care Col. Sydney w. Taylor,
Fort d. 4. Russell. Wyom.: Alfred II.
E,rck. Springfield Armory. Springfield.
Mass: Corp. Fred p. Jacobs. Company NJ.
2lst Infantry. headquarters. Department
of the Colorado. Denver. Col; Walter $.
Greacon. p. o. Box So, Tenafiy. n j.:
Cary L. Crockett. 2O1 Solar street Bris-
tol Tenn.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

cent structure and the exhibits and at
fractions on the trail are all high-class.
Thousand of. people visited the grounds
this afternoon and tonight and people
are coming in on every train from sur
rounding towns. Tonight magnificent
fireworks display attracted hundreds to
the exposition grounds.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
POWER OF INFLUENCE
STARTLING PHILOSOPHY AD-
vANCED BY HARVARD PROF.

CHICAGO, January .1-"The upper
cIasses are absolutely the superiors of
the people they have surpassed. and one
is disposed 10 say that God made the
reason.
This was but one OF many startling
statements made by Barrett Wendell
professor of English at Harvard Eni-
y,rsitv TO the members of the Twentieth
century Club last night in lecture on
..'fLc Privileged Classes.
The professor declared that the tyrant
privileged classes Of this country are
not the upper classes az they We're under
tic odd regime" but the ''despotic Ia
boring classes.
"As wealth and fashion have grown
during the last thirty years in this coun-
try" lie said there has grown also n
f,sIins of resentment and criticism which
has found it's expression in the utter
.nces of public men. in the pub prints.
and above all in the comic papers and
tha street cars
Evening star., 1908-01-26
$1.O0 to $500 silk X
applique trimmings, wv

Styles are good--but in some cases
we've but two or three yards OF a
pattern left. That's the secret OF
the low price.
These Silk Applfques can be sep
arated into motifs if desired.
NPastels, as we'll as the darker
hues can be had.
A very pretty effect Is In oriental
colorings in tulip design.
Many have threads of gold that
form very striking centers.
The rose trimming is particularly
handsome. and is complete with
green foliage
First Floor-Trimming Section
Evening star., 1908-01-26

w arm bedding
To keep out the night chill
There's an advantage in buying
Monday-these low prices are
quoted:
WHITE CROCHET 40
SPREADS. fun double 10c
bed size. Worth SIS. For
FLEECED BLANKETS. ia size:
extra heavy, and in white. with
light blue or pink bor-
ders. Equal to most d>f 40
$3.0Oblankets. Offered n ~
AT, pair.
WHITE BLAN-
kETS. all wool. 11-4; d. ~
assorted be ders. ,h1n
Worths5 90 pair. For.
PLAID BLANKETS. all wool:
choice of blue, pink and gray col
orings: serviceable d. no
for children's beds $3.50
special.
SILkOLINE : COVER
ED COMFORTS. cotton ~
filed: ST. size. Worth Hr
S1.2J. For. or............
COUCH BLANKETS. assorted
dark patterns-just the covering TO
throw over one While --
taking a nap: size 6s by /Dr
80 in Worth ST o5. For
First Floor-Bedding Annex.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

100 PIECES OF 75c Colored
Taffetas 10 in. wide: in all wanted
shades. including plenty Of pinks and
blues for evening. navy. brown. etc. for
street wear. and abundance of white.
ivory ami cream. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
so PIECES of 27-inch wide
Colored Satin Messalines. in the regular
Sl..a a yard quality. in the following
shades: Old rose. reseda. navy. bottle
green. pink. mais. white. ivory. cham
pasne ana ere am.
soc quality 2O-inch RLACk
MESSAlINE,
39c yard
$1.le quality 27-inch BLACK
MESSALINE,
79c yard
Evening star., 1908-01-26
RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY.
Laborers Leaving United States Be.
cause of Lack of Employment.

Aboard tile steamer IIlon of The North
German LLOYD service. which sailed Fri
day from Baltimore for Bremen, were 40
Evening star., 1908-01-26
Privileged Labor Glasses.

The cry which once reused this coun-
t-y was taxation without representa-.
lion The privileged laboring classes OF
today demand representation without
taxation.
They are now trying TO drag US into
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
THE EXPERT SHOEMAKER.

Usually He Can Tell by Customers
Shoes Where the Customer Lives.
The expert shoemaker is in his way
O. sort of Sherlock Holmes; he can
tell by looking at a customers shoes
something about where the customer
lives, and this not by mud on the
shoes or the absence of it, or any such
commonplace evidence as that, but by
the manner in which the shoes show
wear. But he is not infallible.
Here, for instance, is woman who
wears the soles of her shoes very thin
up at their forward end, at their very
tips, there, at the toe; and to her:
"You live in the country" says the
shoe expert.
mo" says the woman. Il live in
the city. Why did you think I lived
in the country?"
because your shoes are worn so at
the toes. I thought you walked on
macadam roads"
So here the expert slipped, misled
in this case by not making due allow
ance for habit of these shoes wear
or; but usually he can tell.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Additional Editorial,

The Fargo State Fair management
announces better and bigger fair than
ever for this year, and judging from
the premium list just issued and the
announcement on the next page of this
issue, we are forced to conclude that
such is indeed fact The fairs held
at Fargo for the past two years have,
each in turn, proved that the Fargo
Association means to give the people
the best show that money, push and en-
ergy can command, so that when they
announce something better than ever
for this year, we feel no hesitancy in
saying to our readers, that they will
see something novel, instructive and
amusing during the week Of July 1925
at Fargo State Fair, and our advice to
all is, to arrange their affairs SO that
they and their families may enjoy
week of thorough recreation at Fargo
during the Fair.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Old Mis- Moon Came Too.

Nine. Fairfax was went to stand on
the porch Of her old Virginia homo
and rejoice on moonlight nights in the
beauty. There's my moon," she
would say, as it rose from behind the
Eastern hills. Look, T}ahlia see how
beautiful it u.s." and her tiny colored
maid, who was ever at hand with
shawl or fan for her beloved mistress,
would answer enthusiastically. "Your
moon certainly do look pow'ful hand
some tonight"
When Nine Fairfax journeyed to
the city to visit. her son, Dahlia. look
ing out Of the window with wondering
eyes on the first evening Of her life
away from home, exclaimed in a voice
of mingled establishment and relief,
'Well, declar' to goodness if ole Mis-
Moon amt done come along to Wash
ington wifi me and ole mis-! We can't
be homesick nohow wifi ole Mis- Moon
shining on US"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
MlsTLEToE PolsoNs TREES.
A Crusade Organized In Texas 70
Eradicate the Pest,

A Crusade Organized In Texas TO
Eradicate the Pest.
The alarming destruction of Texas
trees through the agency Of the poi
sonoIs mistletoe has induced M. B.
Davis, secretary Of the Texas Audit
bon society, to sound a warning to
those interested in trees to destroy
the mistletoe before it in turn denudes
the state Of it's forests.
Every municipality in Texas is af.
ficted with the pest land it has been
stated by an authority that the life
of tree when thoroughly inoculated
with mistletoe poison will terminate
in about seven years." says Mr.. Davis.
ut is carried from Oh tree to another
by certain birds feeding on the ber-
ries, and wherever it finds Judgement
site growth it's blight proves fatal in
time unless heroic treatment is ap-
piled. At this season while the ever
green parasite is clearly discernible
upon the bare boughs the work should
be done.
1.-THE Texas mistletoe (Phoradedron
f1avescens) differs materially from it's
kindred parasite evergreen of Europe
(Viscum album) held in generation by
the Druids, which is kept in check in
the Old World but cultivated to some
extent for winter decoration. The
variety in the cotton states is far
more pernicious, and must be wholly
exterminated or the trees will all per-
ish from it's baleful blight. Any one
may observe from car windows that
entire forests are being killed by mis-
tletoe
1T is a beautiful but horrible para
site, and can only be destroyed finally
by cutting off the entire bough on
which it's growth appears. The hack
berry, which is popular in the cities as
a shade tree, is one of the favorites OF
these poisonous parasites and in near
ly every city in this state where hack
berry trees ha~a been planted about
rs per cent of tteEn have already died
from mistletoe poison
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
How to Get Good Complexion.

How to Get a Good Complexion.
Senator Flint Of California has a
complexion that many pretty girl
might envy, and his general appear
ance of vigorous health is a matter
of frequent comment. His residence
in the salubrious atmosphere Of Cali
fornia was put down as the cause Of
his ruddy appearance and sturdy well
being until a few nights ago, when a
newspaper man who wanted to ask
the senator question Of more or less
importance called him up at his home
about 10 o'clock.
He was informed that the senator
had retired; moreover, the informa-
ton was vouchsafed that the senator
had retired at 9 o'clock; that he al
ways retired at that hour, and that
he could not be awakened under any
circumstances.
So now everybody who wants com.
plexion like the senator knows how
to achieve 1t.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
TWO WRONGS.
savage Chief Was SHre They Made
One RIuht

One Right.
Mr.. N. resided for some years in
one of the Fiji Islands and came to
nave great influence with the natives,
and especially with the chief. One
morning widow came to him in great
trouble; during the night the chief
had stolen her pig. Would he try to
get it back for her? She was quite
sure the chief had stolen It, for she
had seen 1t on his premises.
Mr.. N. felt that great wrong had
been done, and he determined to rec
tlfy 1t, If he could possibly do so, at
once.
Going to the chief and telling the
poor woman's story, Mr.. N. added:
III 1t Is true, you have done a very
shameful thing and ought to send the
pig back at once
But exclaimed the chief, some
body stole mine two nights ago!"
What of that?" reclied Mr.. N. 1.-TWO
wrongs don't make enc right"
Eyes they do," SID the chief.
How do you make that out?" asked
Mr.. N.
Why" replied the chief, "when
mine was stolen was wrong; Invent
and took that woman's-now I'm
right"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
THE TALE OF CONNOLLY,
The Man Who Was Martyr for tho
Sake Of His Beer,

The Man Who Was a Martyr for tho
Sake of His Beer.
Among the many escapades ashore
there is the one that canonized Con-
nelly a martyr.
Doing garrison duty in the yard, a
consuming thirst drove a gang Of US
out in search of beer, since water
was deadly, AMI we were scurrying
back with our prize, under the first
darkness Of the night, an officer dis
covered us and called, Halt" Too
well we knew what the obeying of that
order would bring us, and, realizing
that we were not to be recognized,
took to our legs. To our astonish-
ment the valiant officer fired two shots
after US. One of them hit Connolly
in the leg, and that's what made him
a martyr. 1t was a nasty wound. His
shipmates dressed it and antiseptical-
" bandaged it. They performed all
of his tasks that it is possible for
one man to do for another, ald, al
though at times the fellow suffered
Intensely, he was always at muster,
and never with a telltale limp.
The other side of the page is this:
The officer who fired at us followed
far enough to find trail of blood OH
the cement pavement. Then, going
out to the ship, he warned them IN
the sick bay and dispensary to lool;
out for man who would come in to
report shot in the leg. Unquestion-
ably he felt valorous until Admiral
Dewey got after him. I hear he
roasted him brown. would you shoot
your own men in time Of war;" he
asked, and then showed him the
chances he was taking, for these are
the days when every man, fro!i! the
admiral down, wears a 3S-caliber
Colts revolver at his side.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
The Meaning Of "MuM."

The record of the fact that muffs
were once worn by more men than
women in Paris suggests the old in
genious definition of muff as "a soft
thing that holds lady's hand without
squeezing it." "Muf" appears to have
come to us from German, In which
language, curiously "muff" means not
only a hand comforter but also a
sulky person or a growing dog. These
seem, however, to be two different
words. Was our own metaphorical
"muff" an al]usion to the efflminacy
Of muff wearers or simply an intima-
ton that the person was distinctly
"soft?"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Dreams and Nightmares.

Many of our commonest dreams are
oecasioned by bodily conditions or
surroundings. Loosened sheets at the
foot of the bed on a cold night soon
deposit e. sleeper's feet in rivers or
snow banks, just as second helping
at dinner or tendency to lie on ones
back in bed readily conjures up whole
legions of spooks.
Certain evidence on this point was
collected in Dr. G.. Stanley Halls psy-
Geological laboratory at Clark univer-
sity from personal testimony. From
this it would appear that children
prefer animals for their nightmares,
whereas adults incline toward bur
glars, jailers and the like
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
He Left the House.

While lady was feeding a hungry
tramp the other day she discovered
he was pocketing her silver. spoons.
Opening the door, she exclaimed:
Drop those spoons, you scoundrel,
and leave the housed"
"But, madam"
Leave the house, say" screamed
the Infatuated woman. Leave the
house,"
II go, madam" said the tramp, as
he reached the front gate, never to
return; but, before l go, would like
to say that I did not intend to take
your house."
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Continents Of the World.

Geographers usually recognize as
continents Eurasia Comprising Eu-
rope and Asia), Africa Australia,
North America and South America;
the two great Americans, however,
are sometimes grouped as single
continent, although such classical
ton is hardly justifiable unless Africa
be included with the Eurasian CONT
nent. A sixth continent may be rep
resented by the land areas in the An
tarctic region.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
ALWAYS the Same.

Professor looming home from mis-
club holding up triumphantly his una'
brella to his wife)-You see, my dear
Alma, how stupid are all the anec"
dotes about our Observation-Disclosures;
you see, I haven't forgotten my UNI
brella. e.t 4 i Y
Mrs. Professor-But, my dear, you
didn't take your umbrella with you;
you left it at home" +,-~
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Jews and TEMPERANCE.

Excepting those whose business in.
terests are affected, directly or indi-
rectly, by prohibitory legislation, Jews
as such, have little concern with the
Temperance" war now being waged
so fiercely in the South and Middle
West. Jews, almost without excep-
ton. keep sober even when liquor Is
accessible. They need no sumptuary
laws, and are on principle opposed to
their enactment as invasions of per-
sonal rights and as establishing o
dangerous precedent for un-American
LEGISLATION. >.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
A Telephone,

Mrs. Annie McElroy Brett, West
ern Texas woman promoter, is the
telephone queen. of the Southwest.
She is president Of the Southern In
dependent Telephone and Telegraph
company and president and general
manager of the Brett Construction,
Telephone and Telegraph company.
These companies, representing more
than s50,oOO,- were organized by her.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
, Snakes Ears.

Snakes have no eternal ears, but in
side the head the ear bones are very
crude Snakes hear" however, by
feeling. vibration Of sound. on their
delicate scaly covering, and searching
for sound vibrations by protruding
the wonderfully sensitive tongue
which is filled with thousands of mi.
croscopic nerves" Their sight is very
keen in distinguishing movingtobjects.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Rose Blooms as He WEEDS.

A singular circumstance has just
come to light concerning the mar
rage Of William Dorgon and Miss Ma
bel Shafer Previous to leaving the
home of the bride Miss Katherine
Murphy, who is a cousin of the bride
groom, and attended the wedding as
a bridesmaid, pinned beautiful rose
bud on the coat lapel of Mr.. Dorgon.
During the ceremonies at the church
the bud expanded into beautiful full
blown rose.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
ART ON THE SAFE DOOR,
Why Should There Be a Rural Scene
Painted on the Stronubox?

Why Should There Be a Rural Scene
Painted on the Stronghold?
II wonder If any one can tell me-
why it is customary to paint Oh the
front door of a safe some sort of ru-
raj scene?" he asked as he left the
business office. almost all safes have
lake with couple of trees in the
background, or else a field with
stake and rider fence emblazoned on
the door.
perhaps it is to give the idea that
peace and quiet Of :te country type
are to be found within the safe. Thers
may be some idea Of soothing the
mind of the beholder douGly Just
where the custom started I do not
know and what the Significance is
also is unknown to ma
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
PrattIe Of the Parri,

Sunday School Teacher-How many
animals went into the ark. Nellie?
Little Nellie-Two Of every kind, ex-
cept Noah and his folks.
Visitor-Well. Carrie, what do you
think of your new baby brother?
Carrie Gagged four)-Oh, don't think
much of him. Why, he can't even
speak English yet
Small Elmer was deeply interested in
an illustrated book Of anatomy
Mamma he said, pointing to one
Of the co!ored plates. this shows where
a mans liver is, but where's his
bacon ?"-Chicago News.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Ridfnnu14er Time.

"A Boston child not yet in.,her teens
and unusually precocious, with" excep-
tional penetration, asked her mother
the other day: "How long, mother,
will it be before get old enough for
you to say that J. am nervous and not
naughty when +. do So and so?"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Luck.

L suppose you wouldn't part with
this dear old farmhouse for anything,"
said the enthusiastic girl.
NO." answered Farmer Corntossel
I don't expect to"
You regard it as a kind Of mascot
don't your"
well, the fellow that managed to
sell 1T to my father was pretty lucky"
Washington Star
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Earehadinns.

EFT locks now as"if. wee. may stay
home this. summer" =.
i a'oh, some money will come in when
you least expect it and make 1t posi-
BILE for you to go away"
sYes:. that'g wha. I'm afraid Of"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Better Results PossibIe-

Two 1rishmen were passing nv a
jewelers. store that had a lot of unset
precious stones in the window. They
stopped and looked at them, when Pat
said to Mike:
How would you like to have your
pick?"
NO. said Mike, II would rather
have me shovel" Judges Library.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Worries of Modern Life.

Nowadays we must not drink spir'
its nor eat meat; we must not smoke:
the air of cities is poisonous, the air
Of the country too strong; the light
ruins our eyes and the noise racks our
nerve~; shaking hands Is a means OF
collecting microbes and kissing is
pure suicide, Life is indeed growing
dull and difficult.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-03
Disappointed?

"W1mmin are always diggin' up the
neighborhood gossip, amt they?" in
Quired the unmarried one
MY wife don't never seem to dig up
any replied the married one in a very
disconsolate Tone