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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
WINDOW CLEANING.
How the Panes Can 30 Washed In an
Economical Manner.


Economical Manner.
Strange as it may seem. there is a
right and wrong way to wash win
dows. and as this operation is usually
dreaded the following method will
doubtless be appreciated, as it saves
both time and labor: Choose a dull.
day or at least time when the sun
Ia not shining on the windows. for
when the sun shines Oh the window
it causes it to be dry streaked, no mat
ter how much it is rubbed. Take a
painters brush and dust them inside
and out, washing all the woodwork In
side before touching the glass.
The latter must be washed slowly
in warm water diluted with ammonia.
Do not use soap. Use small cloth
with a pointed stick to get the dust
out Of the corners. Wipe dry with a
soft piece of cotton cloth. Do not use
linen. as it makes the glass linty when
dry. Polish with tissue paper or old
newspaper. You will find that this
can be done in half the time taken
where soap is used. and the result will
be brighter windows.-Store
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23

become popular and will prove q popu.
lar amusement resort In conjunction
with the Hotel Western. r.. s,$i.i: .s:s
~ r. A i1eathen's idea.
& A Chinainan who acted as secretary
70 a former Chinese. minister to Eng
land published book In which be
said: &.4F5'5 - 4 t'}5s, = 2. .H&s e. ;.
sThere 10 nothing which an Amerl.
can won't say, there. is nothing which
an 'Englishman won't eat, there Il
nothing an Italian won't sing, there Ia
no measure to which q Erenchman
won't Dance and there Is nothing Rus.
slams won't coyet', .s r., s:sz &
=. .,s.s.s X Arnfess Counting. Il. ~ 3s..
Neil-Too bad about Maude's engage.
ment to Jack. Belle Why. 1t Isn't bro.
ken so soon, is it2 Nell--No.o-0, the
engagement isn't broken, but three
days after It was announced Jack fell
and broke his right arm philad elphia
Record s.ssE u.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
CLEANSING OF BEDDING.
How Pillows and Controllers May sae
Easily Renovated at, Home. ~. !.

How Pillows and comforters May as.
Easily Renovated at; Home. F.
Pillows may be renovated BY trans,
ferring the feathers to a rather Hight
loose cotton bag and washing first Ia d.
tub OF hot suds containing borax, then
rinsing In tub Of cold water. Wiring
as dry as possible. Dry by laying the
bag over parallel sections OF the
clothesline. 1t may take two days to
complete the drying, and the feathers
should be- frequently shaken to rel
store their dizziness. S$::55S
Another metho Is that OF treating
the feathers to hot sun bath FOR a.
couple Of days. They can be spread
on a sheet If the day Is perfectly still.
but large cheesecloth bag Will doubt
less save trouble. . :: S;;1 .
Another treatment that comes wen
recommended is, that Of hanging the
pillows out in q. soaking rain, letting
them be thoroughly wet. :Afterward
they must be given day or two of,
sunshine in which to, dry. %.= - 8 r
Cotton: comfortables il not badly
soiled may be 1eleansed by turning the
hose on them+after they have been Sc
curely pinned to. the line. Il Do not
wiring. as this mats the cotton. but.
give them long sun bath until thor
oughly dry and soft The soiled edges
may first be washed with hot soap and
water. -. j.. r. .,.:s 4%.5.: s5, j. !
1t is said that both pillows and
down comforterss may be washed in
the same way. But many people pre-
fer to wash their down quilts IN warm
borax soapsuds. using as many: waters
as are needed. The main thing to re-
member In all these processes is that
It is the long. thorough drying In the,
sun and the shaking and beating OF
the feathers when nearly dry that are
most important. A little salt In the
water will help to keep the colors
from running in fancy covers. S; =7 h
The novice must not be discouraged
by the detected appearance Of the ar
ticles in the tub. but must remember
that wet feathers are never lghts0me
objects and that clear, hot sunshine is
wonderful restorer. E%*ss5I-5* e 4
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
4 Very Good Plan For
Ramsey County, arn1ers
WILL CARRY BETTER FARMING
IDEAS RIGHT TO THE FARM
MA ~-- s.rss.s>>

WILL CARRY BETTER FARMING
IDEAS RIGHT TO THE FARM
AND GET THINGS.
In last weeks issue of the Inter-Oc-
can mention was made of plan which
has been advanced for the betterment
Of farming condi tions3 In. Ramsey coun-
". It was stated that the plan offer-
ed a practical and sensible means of
actually getting the farmers to take
a step toward diversified farming. The
following is a summary Of the plan.
which will probably be preached at the
coming meeting of the Farmers Insti-
tute in this city. Supt. Hoverstad of
the Farmers Institute will be asked
to recommend good, up-to-date farm
ing expert, who understands NORTH
DAKOTA FARMING and the problems
for which the peculiar condition Of
Ramsey county today, demand quick
and practical solution, and this man
will be hired by the county, his ex-
penses paid for a house to house cam
paign from early in the year until the
finishing of seeding next spring, in or
der to actually get to the farmers Of
the county and induce them to use the
proper methods Of cultivation. It is
planned this man could go from school
house to school house through the
spring months, meeting the farmers
and going over the problems Of their
particular localities in the way of foul,
better seed bed for the 1911 crop, In
creased acreage Of corn, alfalfa, tim.
othy, clover, etc. The strong point Of
the plan would arise from the fact
that the expert would be right out
among the farmers; visiting their
farms, going through their barns and
other buildings, inspecting their seed
driving over their land and having q
heart to heart talk with each man on
the mans farm where the work would
have to be done. ,s- :.
The expert would start movement
toward getting every farmer in the
county to agree to plant at least ten
acres of corn for every quarter section
farmed to agree to plant the corn, pre-
pare the land, and cultivate It through
out the summer ACCORDING to a.
rections given by the expert so thai
next fall 1t could be said that a thor
1 ough and scientific test Of corn grow
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
How to Boil Milk Successfully.

How to Boil Milk Successfully.
The one sure way to count on heat
ing milk correctly Is to cook it in
double boiler. 1t takes longer, but
the possibility Of scorching is elm
mated: These boilers are now so
cheap as to be within reach Of most
housekeepers, but if cost must be con-
sidered small saucepan inside a
larger one answers every purpose. As
most Of us know how quickly milk
burns when heating it is we'll to know
what to do when such a calamity
overtakes us and there is no time or
no milk to begin over again. Remove
the pan quickly from the stove and
stand 1t In bowl Of cold water. Add
a pinci, Of salt and stir well. While
this may not entirely destroy the
Bcorched taste, it lessons 1t so that It
can scarcely be detected.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
How to Remove Greaee snot.

a1. HoW 70 Remove Grease 9pots. ss.
!: : TO remove grease spots from wall
paper sprinkle baking soda over blot
ting paper and place over the spot ana
press With moderately warm Iron for
9 rev minutes. The blotting paper VIII
absorb the grease and the paper on the
wall VIII be free from. spots. 10 clean
SHE ana wooden clothes Of grease
spots they may be gently rubbed with
q cake OF magnesia. laid away for sew
erai days and then shaken out. it VIII
not hurt to press the magnesia ia with
g not iron. first covering the fabric
with brown paper. ~. = s@,s,
" A Pearl Boat, Il 555.ss 81:
Az italian jeweler carved q eiYasia
pearl into the shape OF q boat, which
mas 9 sail of beaten gola. 80
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23

ing had been made In Ramsey county.
Combined with this the expert would
help In getting those able to undertake
such thing, to begin the erection of
silos, the lettering Of stock buildings
and the more careful attention to
.dairying. s:s i. 1%:5s & 5 IS
IF every farmer In the county agreed
to do his best toward making such q
plan success. the benefit to the coun-
ty can hardly be estimated. We would
have more cattle here automatically,
we would have more milch COWS, more
hogs, more dairying, and above all we
would have taken the first long stride
toward the transition from one crop
country to the many crop country with
it's steady reliable income and its big
bank deposits: 1t would be made pos
sible to do such a thing by a light
subscription given by the business
men and farmers Of the county, -trans-
portation for the farming expert could
easily be arranged among men OF DIFF.
ferent localities, and the entire bust
ness and farming community could be
aroused to a sense Of the things nee
essary to guard against REPETITION Of
the catastrophe of 1910.
To any man who will go down a.
mong the farming sections Of Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin, and Iowa, and visit the
farms and talk with farmers who went
through this very transition and who
now see the, wonderful profits from
this kind Of farming, and see the towns
Of three hundred with bank deposits
running from half a million to mil
lion, the absolute necessity for such
q move will appeal very strongly. This
plan might me amplified, carried fur
Their, changed or modified as the case
the case may demand, but It offers q
splendid opportunity to do something
because it proposes to 60 right to the
farms and talk to the farmer on his
farm, show him the result Of better
farming, and suggest actual improve
ments for him to make personally. The
idea Of getting each farmer to agree
to make trial Of certain things, form,
/ ing . club and getting farmers to sign
mp to do these things, 10 a fine way
Of stirring up sentiment ana getting
DONE some Of the things we have
talked Of for years. ~ r. ,-~: E: : q
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
new: ! ! ! POOL
ROOM En- !
JOHN SCHULTZ STARTS OPERA.
TioNs THIS WEEK IN WEsT- ST
/: ERIN HOTEL BUILDING. ~

!. a new pool and billiard hall was
opened in Devils Lake this week IN
the Western hotel building. The plaza
III operated under the proprietorship
Of John Schultz and occupies the front
store ON the corner. The interior OF
the aall il nicely arranged and the flx-
lures are elegant. The poll and bill
Hard tables are the very best make Of
mission style. The place 10 bound TO
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
How to Preserve Butter.

10 preserve butter any length OF
time, first, WORK out all the butter
milk; second. use salt; third. pack In
air tight Jars or cans; fourth. keep in
ID cool place, and You will have nice
butter for years II desired TO keep 80:
long. 5.55 4 s5ss. .. +. ,sz
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
X
MiIady's
Mirror
X

NJ. Marco, Provost. the French nov
elist, who claims. above all other men.
to understand women. exercises the /
rights OF his comprehension i'm fire. |
quent admonition His latest lectures
are upon the tendency of the hour
among the foolish daughters to seek
slimness of figure as the essential
good. Absurd enough It Is. indeed
that dressmakers should be permitted
to dictate our silhouette so effectually
that those women who strive to be
fashionable before all things must
starve themselves in order TO obey the
mandate of the modiste To- her slaves
be thin! According to NJ. Provost.
the modish Frenchwoman at present
Is literally and of her own free will
starving herself In the midst of plen-
ty. She sits at table only to trife
with few vegetables and to let her
wineglass stand untouched beside her
half empty plate. The consequence
is reaction on the spirits and the
wit OF the victim. She diminishes her
adipose tissue perhaps. but she Ger
tainly annihilates both her own bril-
lance and the gayety of her male COM
panions.
Now, Lord Byron would have been
enchanted to live in an age when wo-
men as far as possible actually did
without nourishment. He detested
seeing a woman eating and made her
possession of fine, healthy appetite
one of his first grievances against
Lady Byron, who had n robust con-
stitution and no Alterations and in
sisted upon taking proper nourish-
ment- A little later on Byron object
ed to anybody having anything to eat
He accepted invitations to dinner for
the apparent purpose of acting like
NJ. Provost asserts modern women dc
to dull the enjoyment OF the resi-
Of the company. At Samuel Rogers
house Byron asked to have for hi:
= own dinner merely soda water anC
dry biscuits. Ii so happened (for thos,
were wine bibbing days. that neithe
of the poets requirements was forth
coming, so he made his meal of pc
tatoes crushed down on his plate an,
drenched with vinegar. But Roger
:, asked Byrons most intimate friend
u How long will Byron eat like tina
at dinner parties?" and the reply c
% the wise one was, Just as long q
4! you take any notice of it," and the e,
i PLANTATION was added that a solid bee
+ steak either preceded or followed ii
ostentatious refusal Of proper food ,
IS table. Not so with some of the W,
J. men today. who. in the effort to a
lie commodate their natural human shaI
n and normal proportions to the fasl
{. ionable sheath" gown and the tube
r. coat, really do deny their systems
is proper degree and variety OF food.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
The Tale That Taft Told.

While spending the winter in Geor-
gia before his inauguration as presi
dent Mr. Taft went to the city of
Athens to deliver an address to the
students of the University Of Georgia
He met member of the faculty-a
stanch Democrat who said:
Judge. voted the Democratic tick
ct. but wanted to see you win"
Judge Taft replied:
''You remind me of the story Of Br'er
Jasper and Br'er Johnson. who were
both deacons In the Shiloh Baptist
church. although avowed enemies.
"Br'er Jasper died. and the other dea-
cons told Br'er Johnson he must say
something good about the deceased on
Sunday night. At first he declined.
but finally consented.
sunday night. when time for the
eulogy arrived. he arose slowly and
said. 'Brederen and sistcren. | prom
ised ter say sump'n coed bout Dea
con Jasper tonight. an ] will say we
all hopes he's gone whar we knows
he amt"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
Reefino the Hair.

In this day of false hair Ii is well
to have 1t we'll reefed TO the head or
unpleasant exposure may follow. This
is best managed by tying the hair
firmly before attempting to arrange it.
Any woman who has attempted this
tying with ordinary string will wei
come some of the novelties now to be
bought for this purpose. One con-
venient arrangement is a piece OF
wrapped wire about four inches long.
One end is pointed and the other forms
loop, through which the point is
pushed when the hair has been wrap
ped several times.
Even more easily managed is n loop
OF silk braid or elastic about two
inches long There is a small button
at one end, over which the elastic is
slipped after being wound twice
around the hair.
For light hair these fasteners car
be bought in browns and tans. so tina
there is less danger OF their showing
An added advantage of such arrange
ments Is that they can be bought b!
the box or card, so there is no mae
/ hunt for shoestring or ribbon tina
has been mislaid.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Peas on Toast.

Heat a can OF small, tender green
peas in their own liquor. adding a tea
spoonful of sugar. Drain OF nearly
all the liquor and measure. For cup
ful melt two level tablespoonfuls OF
butter In a saucepan, stir in two level
tablespoonfuls OF -four and when
smooth add the cup of liquor. Sth
and cook until II looks smooth, thei
season with salt and pepper and add
the peas. the yolks Of two eggs beaten
light with a tablespoonful Of lemon
Juice or. IL you have 1t on hand, a
tablespoonful OF vinegar drained from
mint sauce. Cook the sauce a few
minutes after adding the egg and then
pour the whole over nicely toasted
bread squares or serve In little bread
boxes or patty shells.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
NAMES OF CITIES.
They Arc Frequently Miscalied BY
Travellers Abroad.


How far are you going?" asked my
fellow traveller as we came across the
ST. Gotthard ITO Paris" l replied.
He looked puzzled. Then l recollected
that he was an Italian and that he had
told me he had never been out of Italy
before "Parigi," l said, smiling, and
he knew at once what l meant.
Then IL occurred to me to mention
London to him and see If he under
stood. He obviously did not. Lon
dra," I translated. "Ah, Londraw he
repeated. Yes, yes" Here were two
of us journeying together across Eu-
rope In an age which is supposed to
have broken down the barriers that
once hindered free intercourse, yet
we were not even agreed as to the
names of the principal places on our
route.
He called Milan Milano, Florence
Firenze, Turin Torino, Naples NapoI
For Basic he said Basilea and Lucerna
for Lucerne (Which the Swiss them
selves call Luzern, pronouncing the
"z" like tS)
Stop n moment, though. When say
he called Florence FircnZe, and so on,
/ am laying myself open to miscon-
ception and the charge of insular in
science. Rather should 1 put it that
we English call Firenze Florence, just
as we call Padova Padua and Livorno
Leghorn. We cannot even give the
Eternal City its proper beautiful name.
Instead of Roma we say Rome, which
is only n trife better than the Ger
mans, who deep down in their Threats
grunt out "Rom."
The Germans are very bad offenders
In this matter of miscalling places, fol
they give them often such cacophonous
equivalents as one would never think
OF connecting with the real name. The
first time | went to Italy l let the
train leave Bellinzona without me.
was drinking cup of coffee and II
slipped off. l thoroughly enjoyed 6
sunny September afternoons ramblt
amid vineyards and along the shore
$50 far as l recollecO of an enchantin.
| little lake. Then / went back to thu
station to catch the evening service t
Milan.
Presently n long and important look
ing train Numbered in. On 1t wer
boards-"Berlin-M ailand." 1 regarde,
them idly, wondering where Mailan'
was and why had never heard of
before. 1t was only when l saw
friendly porter wildly summoning m
to enter and heard q guard crying out
"Chiasso, Como, Milano," that l RI
allied the situation and understoo
Maitland to be German for the city W
, call Milan. The German for Venice
even more i'll sounding-"Venedig.
Who would ever associate that HAIRS
q trisyllable with the glories and Lowell
ness Of the miracle city Of the lagoons
0 London Mail
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
BLEACHING the Nails.

II one uses her hands much In
homework or in writing il is impos-
sible to keep the finger nails clear
white. No amount of ordinary scrub
bling with nailbrush will he enough
A bleach must be used.
There are several good nail beaches
that are safe to use. but for an emer-
gency rubbing the tips of the fingers
In half lemon will do the work al
most as well
A solution OF peroxide OF hydrogen
serves well. Dilute peroxide with one
half water ard apply under nails with
cotton on ap orange wood stick. Allow
Il to remain few minutes. then wash
well with soap and water.
If there are dark stains around the
nails that the black pumice stone can
not reach a covered orange wood stitch
can be dipped into the powdered pun
ice and rubbed over the flesh. which
should first have been we'll moistened
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
Barbecued Rabbit.

Open plump young rabbits all the
way down the under side. wash and
clean thoroughly. Lay out fat In
pan Of salt and water for an hour.
with weighted plate or saucer on top
TO hold under the water. Wipe dry
and cash across the backbone In eight
or ten places and. having brushed 1t
over with olive oil ana melted butter.
broil over a clear fire. turning often
Lay on a hot dish. season with salt.
pepper and plenty OF melted butter.
then set In the oven for the butter to
soak in. Heat In n small cup two
tablespoons vinegar with one OF made
mustard and brush over the rabbit
while boiling hot Garnish with pars-
ley and watercress and serve alone q
with a currant jelly sauce.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
Chesapeake 6 Ohio Railway
Fast Vestibule Trains
Louisville, Cincinnati, Chic
ago and St. Louis

Through Pullman Sleeper. Dining
Car Service
Leave Lexington. Va, 400 p. NJ. and
Buena Vista 4:25 Z. Nj connection at
Clifton Forge with fast trains. arriving
Cincinnati 500 a. NJ. and louisville
100 A. NJ. Direct connections at
Gin .innati Tor Michigan and all points
West and Northwest.
QUICKEST TINE INEXCEILED EQUIP
MENT-PEhfECT RoADBED
TWO TRAINS TO RICHMOND
Lv Lexington 9:55 AN. 6:45 PM.
Lv Buena Vista 1920 AN. $40 PM.
AR Richmond 500 PM. S:35 AN.
Day train daily carrying Parlor
Car Balcony Falls to Richmond.
Night train daily except Sunday
carrying sleeper Lynchburg &c
Richmond: Connects at Richmond
for Newport News, Old Point, Nor
folk.
PURCHASE TICKETS VIA c. & {
Nov. 24-09-4mOS
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
SPOILED ITS EFFECT.
A Speech to the Jury That Was e.
fectivety Answered

A we'll known English barrister.
whom we will call Mr.. X, was n most
eloquent speaker. and his voice, par
ticularly in its pathetic tones. was
melody itself His power over a jury
was astonishing and il was very sell
dom that he failed to secure Il YER
diet for his client.
On one occasion. however, he was
beaten and in such ridiculous man.
uer that crowded court and even the
grave judge were convulsed with
laughter at the burlesQue of the result.
The case was charge OF murder.
Mr.. X. was for the defense. His
peroration was exceedingly touching
and beautiful.
Gentlemen OF the jury" said he,
IF you can find this unhappy prisoner
at the bar guilty of the crime with
which he is charged after the argu-
ments to the contrary which l have
laid before you. pronounce your fatal
verdict. Send him to the dungeon,
awaiting the death which he is TO re-
ceive ut your hands. Then go to your
families, lay your heads on your pill
lows-and sleep, if you canw
The effect of the closing words was
really thrilling. But presently the
counsel for the prosecution rose and
said:
Gentlemen of the jury, should
despair, after the affecting speech
which has been made TO you by my
learned brother. of saying anything to
do away with his eloQuence. l never
heard Mr. X speak that better thar
when he spoke it now. Once l heard
him speak it in case of stealing n
Leeds and again in n case at Manches
ter, and the last time / heard 1t was
when two men were tried for poke
picking But l never knew him t
speak it so affectingly as Just now"
This was poser. The jury looked
at one another. whispered together
and the speaker saw instinctively tina
. he had them. He stopped at once
. closing with single remark:
, eff you can't see. gentlemen OF tn
, jury, that this speech fits all case
, then there's no use my saying ans
thing more"
And there wasn't. He had made hi
a case and got his verdict.-Exchange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
Grease on Wall PAPER.

To remove grease marks from wall
paper make paste Of fuller's earth
and ammonia. Spread over the spot
and let it dry: brush off with a clean,
stiff brush. For delicate paper fold
powdered French chalk fat inside a
thickness of gauze, lay the chalk pad
against the grease spot and press well
with an extremely hot iron. There
should be no mark, and the grease will
have disappeared.