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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
JUST AMONG OURSELVES.

To state that the past year has
been hard one on newspapers is but
voicing an experience that has been
the common lot of the craft. The
cost of labor, paper and everything
entering into the production of. a
newspaper have been SO high that it
has taken much careful consideration
to make both ends meet" At the be-
ginning of the new year we find many
subscriber are in arrears. !. is our
purpose to make a vigorous effort to
collect all outstanding Indebtedness
and patrons Of the paper can material
~ relieve the situation by calling at
the Office and paying up. To send a
personal collector over the field is
quite expensive and to avoid this is
the object of this appeal. Statements
have been sent out and it is hoped
that there will be a prompt and gen.
erous response to the demands made.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
A. PIPE DREAM.

Some over Jealous reporter or cam
paign manipulation is responsible for a
letter in the Minneapolis Journal of
last Tuesday, headed "Gronna-Mar-
shall Men Make Slate" which closes
with the following:
- Arrangements are under way where
by the Fargo Daily News, the Devils
Lake Inter-Ocean and WilIiston State
will become factors of the committees
campaign
This is indeed news to the Inter
Ocean, as we had not as yet heard of
the arrangements that are supposed to
be in progress. What possessed the
writer to sandwich the Inter-Ocean be-
tween two democratic sheets and kid
nap it we do not know but there is one
sure thing the editor nor owners of
the Inter-Ocean have any of them
been informed of the ARRANGEMENTS re-
ferred to at this time.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
CAUSE FOR INCREASED cosT OF
LIVING. 4

The eEors TO arrive at some con
cIusion that shall lead to the eause
for the high prices now prevailing In
she United States for all kinds OF
feod products is engrossing the atten.
ton of the leading men of the nation
At Washington the question was ure
scented to eminent men and the onfn.
ions given are not without interest. !
: BENJAMIN p. Yoakum: THE prosue
tion of food stuff is below the consumn
ton The proposition involves bringing
more land under cultivation Nucf,
has been done in the northwest by re
claiming arid lands This is the i'm;
portant question before congress-
James Wilson secretary of agri.
culture: THE American standard oil
living is higher than that of any other
country on the face of the globe. That
Is one Of the reasons why the prices
OF foodstuffs have moved up. / see NO
prospect for the cost of living going
down Our workmen buy more to eat
and better stuff than the workmen of
other countries
William E. Borah, United States
senator from Idaho: This demand for
agricultural products is increasing
much faster than the supply. In fact,
We seem to be approaching a time
when we shall be importing these
products, and this is due to our own
failure to fertilize and keep up the
producing power of our own land. We
ought to utilize the 25.00O,0OO arid
acres in the west
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
HARD ON POOR IN CITIES.

r Chicago, Jan. 12.-Compulsory fru.
gadty has developed in Chicago as re.
suit OF the wartime prices produced
by our good old-fashioned winter"
which has put a heart-breakine addf.
ton upon the food prices, already
inflated from 10 to 40 per cent. Ay.
erage people have reached their buy.
, Ing limit and are getting along with
less meat and less expensive groceries.
They have had to. The persistent
cold with its blockades and Billiards.
. has not only melted the coal dealer
TO turn loose his familiar famine
scare" and charge more, but has re-
sduced the hog and beef supply and
simply put the hen out OF business.
The only glfmmer Of compensating
cheer fs from the Ice trust, which saws avg
that f and unless Ice viii be
cheaper next summer. Up in the
Wisconsin lakes the Ice is liz inches
thick and growing thicker, but the
cold y 30 severe for men to cut It
that dark hints are thrown out that
ice will not be cheaper on that acs
count The stcold snap bulge In
prices would amour 10 d million dol
lars a month II people weren't de-
nying themselves and getting q lesson
ID real frugality II not hardship they
viii not soon forget. Among the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

00G, 500 q year, and Involves practI-
cally 50 600 600 transactions. Much
OF this is scheduled in remittances
sent by foreigners to the lands across
the sea- but a go0dly. percentage is
tied up in a money order payable to
myself, please which in the United
State-bus no other country-is the
poor mans substitute for a bank &C.
count That any savings depository
offered by the government to the
people is greedily grabbed for is Illus,
trated by the success that the mill
tary banks provided for the navy and
the war departments received. In
these, in 1906, the war department
held aggregate deposits of S3,064,
z530s to the credit of 1924 deposit.
ors At the same time the navy de.
partment boosted ss60,020.2s held to
the credit Of seamen- What is more
the department gave the system a
glorious recommendation. declaring
that the effect was most salutary, as
the men were encouraged to save
their money, and did SO instead oil
squandering it."
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
GET TOGETHER.

AS the campaign is opening we are
reminded that it is time that the repub
cans Of North Dakota bury factional
strife and get together in defense of
the party and the principles for which
republicanism stands
There is primary law in North Da-
kota, and, while it is not entirely sat
isfactory to all parties still We have it
and SO long as it is on the statute
books we should be governed by it.
And with this law in consideration we
should SO conduct the primary election
that when it is passed and we are I'D
tt the fall election we will not have a
lot of ugly mud spots on the primary
records, to cause dissension in the re-
publican ranks and for the use of the
opposition party in their endeavor to
boost democrats into Office
There is nothing more gratifying 10
the democrats than a party factional
quarrel in the republican party, as in
1t they see their only possible chance
fer political victory. The republicans
are. largely in the majority, and the
democrats are leaving no stone unturn-
ed, no rumor uncircaIated, and no in
situation unpublished that will cause
the rank and file of the republicans of
the state to enter more bitterly into
factional differences
When everything is considered no
real republican is DESTROYS of giving
anything to the democrats, but many
are ready to be led of the trail and Ell
ther lose their influence entirely, or.
worse yet, throw it where it will be
used by the opposition in building uD
their party fences and Strengthening
their candidates
This year promises to be fraught
with more than usual heat in the pri-
mar: campaign, as there are many i'm
T'o1':ant offices to fill, and already the
fac:ional strife is smouldering lady
only to be famed into blaze that is
sure to leave scars that will show up
only too plainly when the real cleo
ton comes on
Is it not well at this time, before
matters have gone too far. to stop and
consider where the end is to be? Can
We not as republicans unite so that
when the primary election is over we
can with one accord throw our whole
energy as solid republican party to
the support of the nominees of the
primary?
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Congressman Champ Clark, the
leader of the democratic minority in
congress, has some ideas touching the
present high prices of food commodi-
ties. He says that 1.-THE high prices
for farm products have come to stay:
the rural population is playing out:
the present census. if it classes the
unincorporated villages as towns, win
show so to IS per cent of the popu1a-
ton living in towns. At the present
ratio, in twenty years the United
States will cease to be an exporting
nation for agricultural products, ex-
cept cotton Practically the entire
town and city population are non-pro-
ducers of anything to eat, but are con.
sumers only. For the first time, last
year Argentine beat us in exporting
corn, and Argentine and Brazil are
now fighting to take the frozen meat
, trade from u.s.. s@ =.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Tonic For the Hair.

A tonic said to excel cantharides in
restoring the hair is the oil of mace.
a strong rincture may be made BIZ
adding half an ounce of it to a pint Of
deodorized alcohol. Put a small oman.
dty of 1t in II saucer and with the tips
OF the fingers or small stiff brush
rub 1t smartly into the roots Of the
hair
ANY one who is troubled with bald
ness If he will first rub the hald sno.
with bit Of coarse flannel until the
skin looks red and then apply the ton
tc will be delighted with its effective
ness The process should be repeated
three times daily for at least eight
weeks. 1t is one of the best remedies
Tor badness obtainable.
ihere is another simple remedy
which dates back to the Roman en-.
plre. though 1t is a common enoueh
preparation Of the present day. Rub
me spot morning and evening for three
months with little oil Of turpentina
II used faithfully 1t will not be Ions,
before the downy hair appears-Chi.
cago News.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
!. !. WHO KNol:Ws2.

"a glance into the political melting.
pot Of North Dakota today reyeiIs d
number Of highly potent and critical
situations. The western attitude On the
tariff which finds expression In the
ao-cailed .fnsurgentr movement at the
national capital. our own strife be
tween the insurgents and .stal.
warts and the possibilities Of another
democratic success arising from the
ashes q ct that strife, form set Of
forces any one Of which may be the
deciding factor IN the 1910 North DaEo.
"a political battIe i.3ss4ss
That the 1910 political battle win
be as aggressive and thorough Dis or
ganization can make II d lnauestion-
ed IN view % the orninons prepare.
lions now nfoot Iii the insufgent stal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
ironing q Shirt.

Inc shirt TO- be ironed should frat
oe thoroughly dried. Then those narts
20 De starched must be wrunp ont of
.ukewarm clear water and put at once
INTO the thick. hot starch. Soueeze
gu. and rub between the hands. This
VIII remove any small lumps or s,,nar.
nuous starch that may adhere. Then
wiring through a clean cloth 10 make
afy' roll tightly and leave for an bour
Wnen the article will be ready to IRON
the irons must be hot and scrupulona..
" clean. II is not enough to clean the
oottoms thoroughly. but the sides alsn .
OF the result will be smears and nrol,.5
ably the iron will stick to the nart=
.nat - being ironed: After unrolline5
tne shirt place the cuffs in a posifion
TOT ironing and go over them with 8:
dry cloth. rubbing. Lay the wronsr
siae up and cover with strin ~ Y
G, cheesecloth, then press with not Iron a. !
aurn 90 the right side and do t,,s
same. Continue until the CUTS are IL:
most dry. then remove tho chsessclosh
ana aFon thoroughly dry.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

wart and democratic camps. North
Dakota will evidently be a battle
ground on a par with Iowa when Cum
minis and Allison fought for the sena-
torial toga shortly before the death of
Iowa's Grand Old Man. Moreover, the
man who ventures to predict the re-
suit of the present situation, hazards
his reputation as a prophet for all
time Iowa insurgents believed Cum
minis unbeatable, yet Allison was re-
turned handsomely. In the face of this,
today, Cummins is the dominant fig
ure in the great Hawkeye state. Yer
lily, somebody will be disappointed.
We shall see what we shall see.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

| This is the season of the year when
financial obligations ought to be ad-
.justed- In order that each may dis
, charge his obligations there is a de-
pendency each upon the other that
points to completely that is hard to
solve. Jones owes Smith and Smith
loves Blown but Smith cannot pay
Brown unless Jones pays what he
owes Smith Somebody is indebted
to Jones also and he is a creature of
circumstance when it comes to the
discharge of his obligations and thus
it appears that there is a kind of
mutual dependence that has its ramifi-
cation in many directions. Like the
end man at the minstrel show who
paid dollar that he owed to the man
next to him. This fellow passed it to
the next man whom he owed and so
the dollar went to the other end of the
stage and when that man received it
he brought it to the man who first
discharged the dollar obligation and
handed it to him with, the remark that
here is the dollar you loaned me the
other day. but it was the same dol
lar that the first -end-man had paid
the fellow next to him. This one dol
lar paid twenty dollars worth of
debts and then found its way to the
man who first started it in circula-
ton. The lesson is obvious. BY dis
charging obligations other are en-
abled to do likewise and thus ten
dollar bill may Hquidate an unlimited
number of ten dollar obligations when
once it gets to going. Here is a. rea-
son against boarding. Keep the money
moving and thus the entire commun-
ity, will be benefited. If You are
carrying any money around in your
pocket that would Hquidate your sub
scription on the Inter Ocean do not be
bashful about bringing it in,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
Many men are right and still get

Internal revenue receipts from the
whiskey tax dropped off $4,000, 900
last year. If the whiskey business
should drop off proportionately every
year the prohibition question would
soon settle itself.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
IN ELECTRICAL FARM.
ING.

mere 1s no longer any reason why
even the farmer of moderate means
should not enjoy all the home comforts
OF his city cousin The day when bath
tubs, lighting plants, water systems
Tor ire protection and heating furnac-
es were to be found only in the larger
villages and in the cities has gone for
ever. Today there are few rural vii
lagos too small to boast of all these
things and the farmer has caught the
spirit of the times and his up-to-date
farmhouse is lighted with electricity
and heated by steam. 1t is supplied
with fine bath rooms and running wa
ter and other modern conyeniences.
A few years ago the electric light
and power plants installed on farms
were very few and far between. A
few adventurous farmers had dared to
harness their mountain pasture
streams and turn their water energy
into electricity for use about the
house and barns; few more had in
stalled gasolene engines for the same
purpose. These early installations
proved success from the first and it
was not long before their worth Eaa
b"en talked and written about until
almost every wellto-do farmer was
considering the question of a similar
installation.
Aside from the many benefits and
economies of. electricity for lighting,
heating and cooking in the farm
house, it readily assumes most Of the
hard work about the farm which in tne
past has been most dfscouraging
factor in securing farm labor. EIec-
tricity easily does the milking, sepa-
rating and churning as well as turning
the washing machine and the wringer.
In the barn it is applied to feed cut
ters. corn shelters, feed grinders and
to all other small machinery, such as
the grindtsone, lathe and a small buzz
saw for cutting fire wood. The
threshing machine and tanning mills
are very easily be1ted onto the port
able motor. In Germany and a few
other foreign countries electricity is
also used to advantage to pull the har-
rows, plows, rakes, cultivators, bin
ders. mowers and other outdoor ma
chinery. r. 49,: $500. i
In the house the farmers wife can
have her electric cooking devices and
electric fiatiron as well as her city sis
ter. &ss a s, Is 5.s555- III
E The number Of electrical plants on
farms is increasing with marked RAJ
pidfty. A few Of these plants run by
small water powers, but the majority
use small gasoline engines and storage
batteries. The time is surely coming
when the majority OF farmers win
consider electricity "a necessity and no
matter how Tar they are located from
electric power station, Or power trans
mission lines, they will find means to
secure plenty of cheap electricity.
Many Df the electrical engineers Of
the General Electric company predict
that 70 asfew more years the electric.
power lines viii extend out from The
cities and large towHs into the high.
Ways and byWaya Of the country where
Ievery farmer can tap this Iine ana pur-5
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Telling the truth is a good trait
but the e. cheerful liar has more friends
tn q the person who goes out Of his
way unnecessarily to tell truths that
leave q sting. :, ,5s. Eff = s,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

ne shy Of the girl who never gives
E though 70 helping her mother with
me work when you are ready to take
ner somewhere. She may be as
tnoug htiess OF you in days to come
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Recent disclosures in the New
fork customs nouse may explain why
so many immigrants have been IN IN.
able TO get through with enoue,h
money % satisfy the requirements 81
tfnrnig ration laws.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

A selfish old maid at Weir, Kans.,
tried to have rural mail carrier
suspended for hugging the girls he
met on the road. The department
holds that interfering with the fe-
males is no cause for action by the
postal department.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
CHEER UP; YOU HAVE A CHANCE

Tell US not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream;
That we blokes get all the skim milk
And the trusts get all the cream. '.
Life Is earnest, SO get busy;
Swing your uppercut and jab;
When good things are flying by you
Just reach out and take grab.
Chicago Tribune.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
Arguments that Uncle Sam wont

Arguments that Uncle Sam would
take a radical, almost socialistic step
If it created a postal system are con.
troverted by figures given by Chair.
man George H. Currier, of the Postal
Savings Bank league, in an article
on Uncle Sam as Banker" in the
Bookkeeper Magazine, in which he
points out that Uncle Sam already
is in the banking business to the
amout& of several million dollars
each year. LET the banks that CRY
out upon postal savings banks as a
new venture for Uncle Sam Iook
more closely into the records" says
Mr.. Currier. 1.-THE government is moi
contemplating going into the banking
business. 1t is already In. And one
of the biggest competitors the savings
banks ever have had is the money.
order-payable-to-self4 system. = Not
only the government but the: express
companies furnish that, right at the
present day and in both these in.
stances the deposition is handing ont
his money to caretaker only, and
at a fee when IT the right conserva.
ton OF the peoples interests were
made, the money would go to the
caretaker, mot as q gratuity. but for
"a definite rental. The postal savings
bank system. advocated By President
Taft as IT was by President Roose-
.velt would not usurp any of the
banks seIf-abrogated prerogatiyes; It
viii send the people who now keep
their money from the hankers' vaults
:aa they DO themselves from the pesd-
ienes, gently but surely backwards.
Uncle Sans money order business
now amounts TO approximately $780,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14
Sewing AaaehInle. Asses, !, !, =.

:. AEeon9 the minor inyanaasas az IL.
- - Y me thread guido Gag q aayr.
ing machine devised By q VVasas =
20. The guide consist OF a diak
w..a an opening to receive the Din n
spooI spindle and dat arm pro IA 81
! Upward from the edge Of the tlisa {
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

The man who can hand out taffy
and am make It stick usually lands his
victim much quicker than the logical
persuader. ..s.. =. =, j.. =:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

We won't need those water power
sites il the Ballinger.Pinchot con-
troversy is going to be a continuous
performance. - -. =,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Your opinion of mans character
Is Sc colored: a good deal by whether he
belongs to your political party or not
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

! Don't get to travelling so fast that
you can't see your creditors as you
pass by. :.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Knockers should be Oslerized at
any age.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

chase at a very reasonable figure all
the power he requires for his farm
work -. j. F u. :. s s$5s 81 Il.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

All the world is a stage and it
don't cost you anything to bet into
the show.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Hard luck never gets on very init
mate terms with hustler.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Another minister has been appoint
ed to China. NUNS the word.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-14

Too many oficeholders are afflict-
ed with political spinal meningitis.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-27
TWO FINE TART SIDE DISHES
Especially Good to Serve With Game
or Roast Meats-Aids to
the Appetite.

Sweet Picked Apples.-A delicious
pickle is this. made from sweet apples.
Cut in halves through the stem, leav-
ing the core in and the skin on. Put
three cloves in each half as in picking
peaches, then make sirup, allowing
for every six pounds of apples three
pounds of sugar and pint of vinegar.
Add a few cassia buds or pieces OF
stick cinnamon, put the fruit in and
cook the sirup little longer until
thickened and pour over the fruit.
Grape Relish.-Pick from the stems
seven pounds of grapes, rather under
ripe, end separate the pulp from the
skins. Put the skins in a preserving
kettle over the fire, with just enough
water to prevent their burning. Place
the pulp in another kettle and cook
until the seeds loosen. Press through
sieve and add to the skins with
half pint of vinegar, three pounds of
sugar and a teaspoonful each cloves,
allspice and cinnamon. Boil until
thick. This is fine to serve with game
or roast meats.