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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-16
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UNITED STATES
~ FOR the District Of. North Dakota
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IN the matter @of%da II. IFiands. Eahk-
" rupt, In Bankruptcy. ZEE
s$ To the creditors Of Harry H. Hand Of
Devils Lake in the County Of Ramsey
and district aforesaid, a bankrupt 81
tice lis hereby given, that ION Apri1 12ys
1909, the said Harry H Hand was duly
adjndicatedSB BANKRUPT, and that the first
meeting Of his credi tors wi III be- held III
Grand Forks, N II Oak, at the office o.
lvenients for the parties lin interest Ito
hold { the meeting at Devils Lake the
county seat Of the county In WI ichathes
bankrupt resides at which time hesaidS
creditors may attend, PROV lei their iaima,
properly come efpre such rneetiri
tS5 1s8t III: IL; WHITHED,
SIS. Grand Forks, N. %, April 81 81, 19 o.
gt $3$$Slt q Referee In Bankruptcy
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Hot STUFF.

u he great sditor looked Up fmpa.
hently Esss q 81
ssEs Boy, he said what IS that rus
ting -. the Wasteba mouse ,,s55
The boy after exa mining the basket
answered
No, cir: It's one them poems os
passion thro & 55s3sS
Ecu pour some water son it and
then drop ut out OF the window, q said
The editor The building isn' in.5
5sured Kansas Independe lent.
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WITH atriria.,

y ssasssT you trust your husband Inn
SpIicitiy n,
That d nestIon Why, offs course i
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Leader
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-16

GA I FOR HE SNOW DRIFT II
Simple Plan For Open ay ln and
}gts flIi$

Out.
There IS no snow cleaning I'm the
country The farmer breaks his way
through the drifts with faculty.
There Is more play FOR the winds III
the country than there Is HI the city,
and when the snow accompa the
wind the drifts impede travel and
clog the ways about the farm. The
gateway must be kept elem because
that IS the way In as: well sas The way
out. Unless the gate IS cons ructed In
~ manner that will readily yield TO the
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-16

FIe hi hid has aee done YOU n kind
ness viii bs more read q 10 10 700 an
Iler than BE- whom syess Yourself have
SIS
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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-16

sThursday.
Friday q,
Saturday;
Sunday
Monday l.5!,,
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The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
The Wild East.

Tine was when the good old Vest
wild and wOOlly''-was the inevitable
scene OF narratives having to do with
picturesque robberies and hold-ups.
"Deadwood Dick." "sure-shot sam.
Panhandle Pete" and all tie rest Of
them hailed from The land Of the setting
sun. and a fine lot Of husky boys they
were, too.
Now. however. that the West has fallen
on more mollycoddlish days. and gentler
manners mark its people. We hear no
more OF those border knights. quick az
trigger and deadly in execution. and We
therefore conclude they are no more. OF.
at best. have wandered into foreign and
unheara-of climes, where they operate IN
obscurity and without reference 10 outside
felix's.
Comes little cid New York. 70 hn the
aching void in our romantic souls at this
point. and tenders something by way Of
an exhibit at once grand. gloomy, and
peculiar enough to arrest the attention
OF the most blase- A gentlemanly and
intensely modern Dick Turpin is a-roam
in that city. driving taxieab. and rob
bing people in more ways than even the
most imaginative people have dared be-
lieve taxicab artist could rob them
So far. he has rffled several thea4e- b3x
Offices. one OF two restaurant cash stands.
and the exehequer Of 3 popular floral
emporium He dashes Up. dashes IN,
grabs the money and dSshes out again
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
Improving CouptvLif

The Presidents message IN connection
with the report OF the country life com
mission touches On vital American condl-
tions-conditions which arouse discomfort
with rural life and lead thousands to
hock into the cities; a movement that has
been checked TO some extent. but which
still operates TO a greater degree than Is
compatible with national health. There
IS a tendency among those unfamiliar
with country life 70 assume that farmers
generally are prosperous because the To-
tai volume Of his products IS OF enormous
value. The assumption is Just as falIa-
ciOus as would be the assumption that
because the total value Of our manu.
factUred products runs into the billions
the manual worker everywhere receives
his Just share Of the product The truth
Is, as stated by the President. that farm
Ing does not yield either the profit OF the
satisfaction that it ought TO yield. Among
many farmers. even OF the prosperous
class, It Is felt that the income from agri-
cultural pursuits has no adequate proDor-
ton to the labor and capital devoted to
them and that the ike ability and cap;-
tai would yield q better return II en-
ployed in mercantile OF Industrial enter
prises. Probably this is not true TO the
extent commonly assumed. for the pro-
portion OF failures IN the latter Is. at least
IS great as the proportion in farming.
and the poorest farmer has much the bet
ter Of the man without a Job or whose
employment IS uncertain. Nor is il BY
any means sure that the average return
Of the farmer is less than the average
return OF the small capitalist or mer-
chant By any fair means Of comparison.
Yet the city dweller. even If no better of
financially than his country brother. has
the great advantages Of good schools
churches, Libraries. and social intercourse.
al Of which 90 to make life worth living
To eQualize the conditions OF city and
country life IS q task far beyond the com
petence Of governments. Yet. as the
country life commission shows. there is
a deal that governments can do TO i'm
prove the quality q rural life. Govern
nents can provide the right kind Of
Schools. and are doing it in many Iocan-
ties; they can provide better means Of
communication, such as good roads and
the parcels post: and they can conduct a
directive educational campaign for in
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
- e - RepsbIican

From the Springfield Republican
The family line Of Abraham Lincoln
consists today Of three generations, with
a single member in each. OF the boys
who composed his family when he went
to the White House. Willie. as he is gen
orally called. died in 1852, his death almost
prostrating his father, Thomas, named for
AfT. Lincoln's father. well known as
Tad" whose portrait. standing by his
fathers knee. is familiar. died soon after
the war; Robert T. Lincoln, the Oldest
son. was born August !. 1873, and during
most Of the White House life was awav
from home He graduated at Harvard
College in 1854. and soon after went upon
Gen. Grants staff. He was in the Cabinet
Of Garfield, and Of Arthur as Secretary Of
War. and during Harrissln's administra-
ton ~Ss Minister TO Great Britain. He
married a daughter OF Senator Harlan.
His only child. Mary, married Charles
Isham December I, 1SS1 Mr. Ishan Is q
graduate OF the class OF 1876 at Harvard.
where he was popular for his scholarly
taste and refined and genial disposition.
OF this marriage there is one child, Lin
coin Isham, born June s. 1882
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
MR.. BRYCE ON LINCOLN.
HIS Recollection of the War Period
and the Assassination.

HIS Recollection of the War Period
and the Assassination.
AmhasSador BTycs Al sp-ingseld. IL
o. the personal impression he made on
those who knew him. you VIII hear from
some of the few yet living who can recol-
lect him AL I can contribute is q reml-
niscence OF what reached Us In England
I was an undergraduate student In the
University Of Oxford when the civil war
broke out Well DO remember the sur
prise when the Republican national
convention nominated him as candidate
for the Presidency. for Il had been ex-
pected that the choice would fan upon
William H Seward. I recoUect how L
slowly dawned upon Europeans IN iSS2
and 1873 that the President could be no
ordinary man. because he never seemed
cast down by the reverses which befell
bis arms, because he never let himself
De hurried into premature action.
nor feared % take so bold a step as
the emancipation proclamation was when
he saw that the time had arrived. And.
above all, 1 remember the shock OF awe
and grief which thrilled ali Britain when
the news came that he had perished by
been not a few murders of the heads OF
states in our tine. but none smote US
with such horror and such pity as the
death OF this gTeat. strong, and mercifuI
man IN the moment when hts long and
patient efforts had been crowned with
victory. and peace had just begun TO
shed her rays over land laid waste By
the march Of armies We in England
already felt then that a great as well as
good man had departed though il re-
mained for later years 10 enable Us all
(both you here and the other hemisphere
fully 10 appreciate the greatness. both
among you ard with Us his fame has con-
tinued 20 rise, til he has now become one
ef the grsndest figures whom America has
given 20 the world history, 20 be a glory,
first. Of this country. then also Of man
kind
A man may be great by intellect, OF BY
character, OF BY both. The highest men
are great by both; and Of these was Abra-
ham Lincoln. Endowed with powers that
were solid. rather than shining, he was
not what IS called a brilliant man. Per
hapS the want OF instruction and stimu-
lation during his early life prevented his
naturally vigorous mind from learning
how 70 work nimbly. The Disadvantages
OF his bOyhOOd. the want Of books and
teachers were so met and overcome by
his love Of knowledge and his strenuous
will that he drew strength from them
Thoughtfulness and intensity, the capacity
to reflect steadily and patiently on a
problem tn Il has been solved. IS one
Of the two most distinct impressions
which one gets from that strong. rugged
face, with its furrowed brow and deep
set eyes. The other impression IS that
OF mistaken and Unshakable resolution
Slow in reaching q decision. ne held fear
lessly to Il when he had reached It
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
LincoIn's PhysioEnomy.

From the Boston Herald
Even viewed as a physical being. the
bodily shrine Of q great soul, Lincoln IS
coming TO be recognized as having had
a unique grace and symmetry Of form
belying the traditional conception OF him.
and appealing especially 70 artists and
students OF physiognomy. Its plans are
remarkably beautiful and subtle II IL
belongs 10 any type. and we know Of none
such, Il must be a wonderful specimen
Of that type" at Is a new man; ne has
tremendous character" 1T IS unique"
Thus speak some OF the most eminent
modern French sCulptOrs and caSt-makers.
among them Fremiet, ROdin. and Aube.
TO whom Bartlett. the American sculptor
has shown photographs and masks Of
Lincoln, and with whom he has compared
the faces and forms OF other immortal
persOnages IN history.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15

with such Incredible swiftness and daring
assurance that his capture has not only
not been effected, but MS identity has not
even been established or his personal
appearance satisfactorily described.
We suppose any number Of morals may
be drawn from this condition. and any
number Of uplifting lessons read. We
shall refrain. however We know not
how to account IN fun measure for the
perniclous activity Of this taxlcab demon.
We presume his passion for getting rich
quick has reached an utterly insane con-
6ition. and he imagines he must have
ali the money everybody has forthwith
and at once Doubtless you have OBJ
served apparent evidence OF this idea in
various taxieab drivers yourself Possi-
by. in time, fends Of the kind noted here
in may attract scant attention. And. per
haps. it does not matter much. for. after
all. Ike Robin Hood. the taxicsb drivers
never rob the poor
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15

proved methods Of farming and Of farm
living. What has been doHe N All t@ese
ways has been Of immense benefit But
above al these must be placed the incul-
cation OF faith in and respect for rural
life as supplying an ideal human career.
We must rear q new rural social struc-
ture. as the commission suggests. and
develop a distinctlvely rural civilization
The children Of farmers must be taught
in the ways Of their fathers. not educated
away from rural pursuits. The ideals Of
country life must be emphasized, and
those Of city life should not be substi-
cuted for them in country schools. At
the foundation Of these ideals. however.
as Mr. Roosevelt points out. lies the
material necessity Of obtaining a com
Portable living from the soil. and much
Of educative work IN the country must
be directed 10 showing that this prime
end can be attained by every man Of
fair average intelligence and strength.
With a sufficient foundation Of material
prosperity, the personal aud community
ideals which our President fncuIcates may
be realized.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
COMPETITION WILL SETTLE IT.
Consumer Court OF Last Resort fn
Benzoate Question.

rrQl re Derrcl- News.
An open dispute over the use of certain
preservativeS in the food canning Industry
has ventilated the subject pretty th0r-
oughly. DR.. Wiley. the government chem
ist has taken the extreme ground that
benzoste q soda should no; be used al
al. while others. equally expert as chem
fists. though perhaps less experienced fl
physiological experimentation. assert that
in certain limited proportions Il Is com
paratively harmless. Indulgence FOR the
use OF this preservative being granted. IN
vestigauon for discovery Or infringement
Of the law viii become complicated. To
discover that a certain can Of goods con-
tains benzoate In some proportions would
De no difficult task since tests have been
standardized, but 70 ascertain the exact
proportion and prove that Il Is over the
allowed percentage would not be SO easy.
But all this may be dismissed as sec
On6ary consideration. for the use OF pre-
servatives Is more likely 10 be settled by
competition One set Of manufacturers
VIII use II, and another VIII not. The frst
set VIII be compelled 70 admit the use
in the label Of each package. and perhaps
indulge in argument and submission OF
testimony 70 prove Il harmless in the
stated proportion. But this viii merely
give the nonusers z handle for a sledge
hammer argument, Cor they VIII. and do.
assert that when sound fruit and veg
etables are used and properly prepared.
no Dreservatiye Is required. and this viii
By indirection make accusation against
the users. The buyer in the meantime
viii govern himself according 70 indiviG-
ual discretion. and that VIII so a long
way toward settling the question finally,
for the government label furnishes the
evidence AID the buyers personal prefer
snce IS The court OF last resort
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
Earthquake. $1,000 . Year.

From CGr-eut Literature
Systematic observation OF earthquakes
Is only about q quarter Of a century old.
For fairly, complete records OF all the
shocks occurring in different parts OF the
globe We can date only from 1892. Before
that date. says Prof Turner. IN the paper
published by the London Times, from
which We quote. information could only
be collected on the spot, and was thus
frequently lost II was realized about If
teen years ago, more OF less. that a series
Of earthquake observations. with delicate
instruments. could obtain records OF
shocks in any quarter Of the globe. and
identify the spot with certainty. even II
there were no witnesses Of the actual oc-
currence. From the records OF these OBJ
servatories It appears that there are
every year some 1900 minor shocks Of
earthquake in different localities OF ell
these. only sixty are Notwithstanding and
observable from great distance. Such
numbers indicate Immediately that. from
one point Of view. the italian earthquake
OF last month cannot be regarded as ex-
ceptionaL II was only one event out OF
sixty per snnum- What rendered it dis
astrous was the existence OF great towns
IN the shaken locality.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
WAR TAXES ON PEACE.
Protest Against the Imposition OF
Further Burdens.

trill tle O1fe safe I11r-1l
There IS talk now Of resorting to special
taxes, which are better known as war
taxes. and which touch closer the every
day needs Of the people than the tariff
or the taxes or Hquor and tobacco. Con
gress, in the face Of q deficit, has gone
on raising salaries. voting millions 10
war ships, paying OF forty-yesr-old
trumped-up claims. and various other ex-
orbitances and extravagances. and now
thinks Of turning war taxes on the peo-
pie and putting the burdens on their
everyday toll and needs
The Republican party ought not TO do
this. For the peoples sake. il should re-
frain from this resort to special taxation,
and for its own sake. 100, for when the
discussion goes back to the question.
What gave rise 70 the necessity for the
special taxes? Congress viii have great
difficulty in defending itself before the
people; for the popular idea is that the
expenses Of a government should hold
some correspondents with the life of the
people. and not with the exigeuciss OF
Washington society and its idea OF the
grandeur OF q nation.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
Take G. Bnsinsss Out Of POIdcs

The remarkable success OF the sliding
scale system OF dividing the profits OF gas
manufacture between the stockholder and
the consumer should command the at
tentIon OF our legislators IN Boston.
where II has been in operation about two
years. the price Of gas has been reduced
from 81 70 50 cents, and at this latter price
the gas company IS able to pay a per
cent dividend on a capitalization Of sl5.-
o0aeo0.
william 2. Marks, q well-known gas
engineer. has recently said that It may
be reasonably expected that the price OF
gas win ultimately be reduced to % cents,
and that at this price the gas company
VIII be able TO pay a dividend OF 10 per
cent aud stin have q surplus That
these results should be achieved is ex-
traordinary, in view OF the resistance OF
gas corporations everywhere TO any re-
duction IN the price Of their product on
The ground that they cannot pay dlvi-
dends on their capitalizations.
There is one reason Why under the
sliding scale a lower price Of gas may
be productive of higher dividends. Il is
that the gas companies and their man
ayers devote themselves exclusively 10
the manufacture and sale Of gas and keep
out Of politics. Writing On this topic in
the Review OF Reviews. Louis D. Brandeis
said OF the Boston system:
IT has ben proved that pubie-ssr4Ice corpora-
ticn nay be managed VIII politcsl hooestg Ard vet
scecezsfullg-- s1G that Its bead nay bec-ne
valuable pablis servant The ossoar and eu1uloyes
q the SIS eczPsay nov devote Themselves strictly
70 the business q making and distributing Eas IN
stead q dissPstinz their abilities. as heretofore.
n lobbying ard political intrigue As result rs
proTeties which throughout the greater part q
twenty yeaB lad heen the slb5ecr q financial and
political sandals. developing ultimately hitter hos
tity On the pa-t q The people. are z0w CONDUCTED
IN manner 50 h0uo-ahe as % deserve and to g.
cure tie highest puaie counsndation.
To bring about these conditions IN the
District Of Columbia Is one OF the most
desirable ends 10 be promoted
Il Congress can devise a law dealing
larry with al concerned. under which the
business OF manufacturing gas viii be
divorced entirely from the temptation 20
engage IN political intrigue and corrup-
ton, and viii be carried on as 2 purely
business enterprise. devoted solely 10
the interests Of its stockholders and
its customers, the District VIII be in
measurably benefited thereby. morally and
materially
II Congress cannot devise such Iegisla-
ton; II, after al these years OF scandal.
and intrigue. and extortion. It still be i'm
possible TO regulate the monopoly here and
put It on an equitable and honest basis,
then the sooner the District Of Colum-
bia takes It over and manages It itself
the better for everybody concerned.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
States and the Trusts.

FrCm the Kansas city star
Attorney General Jackson's suit on be-
half OF Kansas against the harvester trust
has been won by the State. The victory
in all such suits lies not in enforcing the
States supreme power Of custer, unless
that IS the only alternative to willful VIC
lation Of the Law. The State triumphs to
the fullest extent when It retains the busl-
ness, subject 20 equitable regulation. The
fines to be paid by the harvester trust
are an incidental benefit; bat the great
advantage gained is that the trust is not
left free to reimburse itself for these fines
BY continuing its trade methods in dis
regard Of the rights Of the State. in this
private business OF selling farm machin-
cry, as IN the private business OF selling
oil. the right and the power OF the State
to intervene for moral and legal equity
have been established. The harvester
trust case has determined the principle
for Kansas as the Standard OIL case has
established II for Missouri.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-15
COUNTRY OF TITLES.
We Mock Them by Making a Gro
tesque Misuse Of Them.

tIoHs the New Y0sk Mail
The American wages a constant warfare
on titles which postulats heredity. or
which seem to him 70 Dostuiate uneaFned
OF undue distinction. He does il. not by
scernlng them, one and AL. but by mis-
using them-by approprlating them for
himself. OF generously conferring them
upon his fellows. The most recent usage
Of the dime museums furnishes a case
in point They run 70 princes and
'princesses. a prince, in the dime mu-
scum vernacular, IS a man who lacks
some member, and yet has talents-who
has no legs. for example. and yet is
something OF an athlete; who has no
arms, and yet can paint pictures. OF play
checkers OF billiards A princess is a
woman who charms snakes and does the
hoochee-koochee dance al the same time
This unconscious and Unconsciously hu-
morous derogation. this self-assertion Of
a democracy that must have titles IS
well as all other good things. runs quite
through our national life In the side
shows. woman with blond pompadour
hair is a "CIreassIau queen A midget
is usually a general" as. for example,
the late Gen. Tom Thumb Teachers OF
dancing. piano. club-swlnging. &c. are
professors. according to very ancient
custom. We have captains OF industry
barons OF anthracite, and 'handcuh
kings This town. in addition 70 its
rightfully elected mayor. has a Mayor
Of Avenue A. Duke OF Essex street, -
Big Tim" Sullivan, and number Of
other functionaries having municipal or
feudai dignities. Men address each other
familiarly as general or colonel The
good wife Is her royal highness.~ and
the eldest baby Is the crown prince" Z"
All OF which. we suppose. is mere am
plifcaJion OF the good old doctrine that
every American Is a sovereign; the
greater includes the less. and therefore
every American is also anything else he
may choose 10 call himself. This custom
Of brevet Is one Of the most character
istic American pecUliarities, and. natural
~, constitutes a merry war, but real
one. against titles seriously taken Il IS
al typiAed and satiTized in that chapter
OF Mark Twain's -Huckieberry Finn.
wherein two vegrants. who profess 70 be
The Dauphln'' and The Duke Of Bridge
water Chls eomrade calls him BIlge-
WaterJ are seen floating down the 1fissis-
sippi on a raft