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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-01-13
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81 w. D. Reese was owe, from Fort Tot
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" John W. Mah=r makes farm loans
It lowest and easy terms. = :"
= Clarence irwin of Grand. Harbor
spent Monday in the city.
Mrs. E. F. Garfield is able to be out
again after q weeks illness.
|, James Stenson ST., went to York on
Wednesday on business trip.
Mrs. w. J. Brownlee visited with
friends at Fargo the first of the week.
- VIM. Cree, of MELVILLE was brought
here to the Mercy hospital the first Of
the week.
|. Thos. Turner was at Beach this state
the first of the week attending to bus
mess matters.
Miss DeVaney of Poplar Grove visit
ed with Miss Maud Sprague Monday
tllu uSSudy.
| F. J. Ludwig of Long Prairie, Mimi,
has accepted a position with the F. T.
Fox meat market.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Nelson, have
= taken rooms in the Mann block for the
! remainder of the winter.
! Major Albert Roberts is at Lisbon
this week attending a meeting of the
Soldiers Home Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Walker returned
from a two weeks visit with friends
at Minneapolis last Saturday.
/ A shoe sale should he acceptable at
this season of the year. We will have
one Saturday.-The New York CAST
Store.
Wallace Maher returned to the Shat
tuck Military school at Faribault, Min
nesota, on Tuesday, where he resumes
his studies.
= Joe Stenson left the latter part o
. last week for Moline, ILL.,, where h
? accepts a position in the Moline Plov
company shops.
= The progress of the schools durin
the last year has been especially mai
= ked and the outlook for the comm
! year is promising.
(. The little daughter of Mr.. and Mr.
. George Talmadge is quite i'll this weel
- Mrs, Talmadge was formerly Miss Lii
coin of the city schools.
g DR.. W. J. Brownlee went to Gran
ri Forks Tuesday where he attended
e meeting of the state dental board (
s. which he is member.
sr,f Frank Halliday of Burt City, Texa
d Ewho has been visiting at the home !,
!l.5Ms brother Bert, Halliday returned
T. .i1Ehis home the latter part Of last wee
j ri Bert Halliday who has been i'll f
- the past week with quincy, is able
:. be around again and resumed his woa
at the Great Northern shops on Tue
day =. :;
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Brown who have bee
III guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
q O.. Richmond for the past week retur
ed to their home at Superior, Wis, la
Is Friday.
Mt D. C. McGovern was in the city tt
lg first of the week from Great Fall
Mont. Dan Is a former Devils Lal
y boy and has many friends here who a
1t always glad TO see him.
It, Be on hand early. In on the grour
floor means pick of our great sh,
y, bargains Saturday. Ladies' counter
~ Ladies' shoe department. Be convin
-, ed by attending this great shoe sale
- the New York Cash Store.
Il. Norman Nicholson, who has been Ell
q ployed by Mann & Sons in their CT
= Gerry department, left the latter pa
le of last week for Oregon. Mr.. Mic
u olson will If he can find a suitable l
IS cation there, enter into the real esta
a business. &C..
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-01-13

| Ed; Nootnagel Of Alexandria, Mimi,
visited at the, home; of G.. Frank asfew
days this week. ~ 4 q.
| George Moores went to. Fargo On
No.r6 Monday to attend to some busa-
ness matters. ; :,
Mrs. C. H. Olson and daughter, Miss
Irene of Cando, visited with Mrs. Jane
/ Nimmo Sunday.
John w. 3Maher will make farm
oans that you can pay off any interest
payment date. < r.
Miss Lillian Ludine of Crookstons
Mimi, is visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
Aug. Raft for few days.
English services will be held In the
Lutheran church by Rev. Barron, ON
Sunday, January 21st.
Mrs. M. J. Kavanaugh Of Crary spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Mann in this city.
Miss Arabella Holman, who has been
visiting with friends at Dry Lake, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson of Fergus
Falls, Mimi, were the guests of Mrs.
Lena Hold rson this week.
c. A. Stotlar writes from Merriam, Ill
that he is having good time and en-
joying his visit immensely.
= We pay hign prices for hides and
'urs. sell guns, and traps cheap.-N.
~ Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis.
Mrs. II. F'itZsimmons was called to
Upham, N D., last Saturday by the
serious illness of Mrs. A. H. Rankin.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Peter
son last Wednesday, January 4th, a
e son. Mother and child doing nicely.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-01-13

The First National Bank of Devils
Lake. N. D., loans money on Real
Estate at a very low rate of interest.
You can pay your loan at any time
with US.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-01-13
MISS MARY E. NORTON.
Graduate Of the Chicago Musical
College. q

Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice, Theory
of Music and Harmony. --7.
Studio SIG East Sixth St. =, Devils Lake. N. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
Senator JOhnston's Warrior River Bill

Senator JOhnston's Warrior River Bill
 Senator Johnston is pushing his bill looking to a dam at Lock IT 63 feet high and the development through its use of great power. The senator's bill for that purpose has been amend ed to meet the objections of various senators. These senators say the United States has no interest in any river except for navigation purposes. If water is to be sold for power pur- poses at so much per horsepower the state or private owners should re- ceive the money even if the govern ment builds the dam.
 This obstacle has been overcome in Senator Johnston's bill by providing that the power company shall pay for submerged lands and convey them to the government and that it shall build at the head of navigation a storage dam to regulate the flow of the river. No other compensation is provided for. These provisions seem to meet all the objections of the state rights senators.
 The subject is to be discussed by Senator Burton and others and the bill will no doubt lead to a thorough study of the questions involved. The power proposition at Muscle Shoals is not dissimilar, and whoever reads in the Congressional Record the speeches delivered on Senator John ston's bill will have a pretty full knowledge of the rights of the states and the United States in the navigable rivers of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS

From the Chicago Evening Post.
 A gigantic arrow lying upon the ground at Calais and pointing across the English channel to Dover will mark in the future for airmen the shortest passage across the English channel. This sign post will be made of blanks 16 feet long by half a foot wide, soaked in creosote and white washed. The blanks will be laid cross wise about 10 feet apart making the sort of "open-work' effect which aviators declare is most easily seen from above It has been estimated that the guide post will be visible from a height of 2000 feet.
 We give these facts solemnly, not be- cause they are useful to know, but be- cause experience teaches us that these are the things that people like to know and will remember. There are scores of men who can and will repeat this descrp- tion accurately in the smoking compart- ment of the Twentieth Century Limited. They will introduce it, probably thus:
 This aviation business is certainly progressing wonderfully. I see by the Evening Post that they are laying down huge arrow at Calais as guide 10 ayiators crossing the English channel. It is made" etc.
 They will get it straight, too, much straighter than they will get the gen. cral outline Of the Lorimer case or Can adisn reciprocity. If we could convert these themes into terms of mechanics, thousands would bite into them and never let go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
FUNsTON,S HOTTEST FIGHT

From Up the Railroad to Malolos." by
 Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, in the
 August Scribner Friction number).
 In order that I might be able to ex- ercise some influence on the firing line as a whole. and not get mixed up in local fight where I could see only one or two companies, I remained about 200 yards behind the line for the time being. Here I was joined by the well known correspondent, MT. James Creel- man. l had sent Sergeant Major War ner and Trumpeter Barshfield away to carry orders, and was glad to have com pany. The noise was so overwhelming that it was difficult to think, for the whole brigade was fighting as hard as it could and the woods were filled with the roar. Creelman and I sat on our horses for awhile, and then unani- mously dismounted, the idea seeming to strike both of us at the same time Companies E and II had struck the worst of it, being opposite the most formidable trench, and Creelman and were directly behind them. natural tendency of the Filipino, and for that
 
 our position one of the warmest places l have ever been in. Only once, and that at Cascorra in far-away Cuba, had seen bullets thicker. The two com panies were right on the river bank, and as the stream was not more than 40 feet wide, and the Philipino trenches were on the opposite bank, the two fir ing lines were not more than 50 feet apart. The river looked deep. but as yet our people had. not overcome the enemy's fire sufficiently to allow the matter to be tested
 Captain ,Adna G. Clarke, now a cap tain in the regular army, swas in com mand of Company H. and l could see him standing erect in order to better direct the fire of his men. who were lying down. In short time l saw him crumble up and go down with wound from which l believe he has not fully recovered to this day. Majors Metcalf and Whitman were close up to the river bank, their two battalions being most hotly engaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19

ministration first sanctioned the use of the preservative and the food man. have ever since carried on
 the war. They are determined to se-
 cure the right to put benzoate of soda in foodstuffs consumed by pur- chasers of products of the lower
 grades. Disguise the movement as they may the proposed removal of Dr.
 Harvey w. Wiley relates to the use of benzoate of soda by manufacturers who either are engaged in putting
 up inferior fruits and vegetables or else are unwilling to adopt the more expensive methods of preservation. The best canning factories do not use benzoate of soda at all. Should Dr. Wiley be removed benzoate of soda will stand indorsed and buyers who fear it's effect should read the labels on the packages they buy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
PAUL DE LONGPRE

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 There died at his home in Los Angeles the other day Paul de Longpre, painter of flowers. A wrath of man in his latter years. etheral as some of the flowers among which he lived and worked, he was a conspicuous figure in the art world of the coast. Paul de Longpre sought to interpret what all of us in some degree feel in the presence of flowers, and, while he did not succeed to the same imagin- ative extent that Corot did in the paint ing of trees or Alma-Tadema in the inc depreciation of the cold beauty of mar ble, he still did a beautiful lifes work, made for himself an enviable name, and. like another Paul, did well the one thing he had to do. Innuperable visitors to the coast sought out the villa of Paul de Longpre. He illustrated in a wonder fully helpful way Emerson's observation that If single man plant himself in- domitsby on his instincts and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
WHY THACKERAY WEARS WELL

strength lay in dealing with people of the piratons, it must not be forgotten that he knew how to sail boldly for the coasts of Bohemia, and that the lash of his sa- tire struck upwards in the social order as well as downwards. Lord Rosebery has said, with a certain air of class chagrn, cray run amuck With a scourge; though he admits that the particular specimens flagellated well deserved their punish- ment. But this really speaks of the sturdy democracy which Thaclleray car ried into letters as well as exemplified in life, and which was not so facile or popu- lar a quality in mid-yictorian days. gaio
 Happily, 1t is no longer necessary to take up the tedious charge that Thack- cray was a gloomy cynic. If nothing else had made that preposterous, what man himself would have forever driven him a sentimentalst would have been sincere and controlled sentiment, man. ly feeling for what is sweet and tender in life. Where he let himself go in fa- miliar talk with his readers, as he per- haps did most freely and completely in his Roundabout Papers,, we at once per ceive s simplicity of attitude, a delicate appreciation, deep sense Of humility and love of justice which mark as surely as wit and scorn the writer who lives again in lives made better by his pres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
Publicity of Campaign Contributions

When Lorimer was put over" at cost of $100,000, and Stephenson admitted in filed statement that he spent S107,000 to secure seat in the Senate, drastic campaign pub licity bill became possible. Honest men in and out of the Senate are disgusted with the manner in which Lorimer and Stephenson were elect ed The only difference in the two elections was the source of the money used. Stephenson footed all bills himself in the Wisconsin sena- torial election, while "the big people" in Chicago put Lorimer over.
 The bill was made more drastic in ] the Senate, and it goes back to the House where it was originated. The session should not be adjourned un- til the publicity bill becomes law.
 The bill relates largely to the cleo tion of senators and representatives What the country sadly needs is a bill that would uncover before cleo tion presidential campaign funds. The action of the trusts and of Wall street in presidential campaigns, if n ade public back to and including 1896, would astonish and disgust the country. Such elections are not state affairs and Congress could, without overstepping it's limitations, compel publicity of presidential campaign funds. Such elections are certainly as much within the authority of Con- gress as are primaries ordered and regulated by the states.
 The Senate did adopt an amendment that calls for publication 15 days be- fore election of all general election expenses" Just what this means is not explained. It may cover prcsi- dential campaign expenses. If if does it is just what the country desires. The Senate has furnished the coun- try with surprise in this matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
nne voIley of words, gentlemen, and quickly shot on.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Government Weather Kiosks

Atlanta is neglecting an opportun- ity. It should demand weather kiosk to be placed on one of it's via ducts. A town that has had the en- terprise to get rid of grade crossings is entitled to a meteorological booth erected by the government that will show at glance the temperature and humidity at the street level. All cities are getting kiosks and Atlanta is strangely tagging in this matter.
 Birmingham should also have a kiosk while they are being handed out freely to the cities. It may not profit man to know just how hot it is. He can perspire readily in this weather without the aid of kiosk, but all desire to be in position to say to the next acquaintance they meet, "Is it hot enough for you?"
 The kiosk presents information in the past, present and future. Its re- ports cover the country and all can turn to it to ascertain not only how hot it is at home but also how hot it is going to be. By all means let us have a kiosk if we can find a place to put it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
The Saloon Question

"The large maiorities for saloons in the elections held in Mobile and Montgom- cry will naturally have the effect of strengthening the local option committee in this county in It's endeavor to carry the forthcoming election here for the regulated saloon," said an old democrat But even if Mobile or Montgomery had not voted on the liquor question the saloon side would win here. It goes with out saying that Jefferson county will not remain dry. and the sentiment in favor of saloons as against the dispen- sary is growing every day. Advocates of the dispensary object especially to the 3O-room hotel and the Corporation features of the Smith law. They seem to assume that Birmingham would be over- run with 30-room hotels which would be conducted in a dsreputable manner, They lose sight of the fact that in the liquor trade as in every other line of business, the law Of a supply and demand has to be reckoned with. The demand for liquor is limited, and there would not be room here for the hundreds of high licensed places that those who honestly oppose saloons imagine. Another im- portant thing which the opponents of the saloon fail to consider Is that which re- lates to the character of the men who will constitute the excise commission. When we have saloons public sentiment will be strongly in favor of strict regula- tion. Not everyone who applies for license will be able to obtain 1t. large majority of those who will vote in favor of saloons are representative citizens. They will tolerate no condition that would tend in any way to encourage bad morals. We have blind tigers now in spite of the earnest efforts of those In authority to enforce the law. With licensed saloons the blind tiger will have to go."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
Eneland's Constitutional Crisis

Tomorrow the house of lords will Vpass the veto bill with amendments added that the commons will not ac- cept. The bill will be sent back to the lords with a rejection of the amendments. Then the crisis will come, and the coming week will for ever remain historical among Eng lishmen.
 The lords may back down. They may accept the inevitable. In that event they would still possess a mild suspensory veto over legislation other than money bills. They could hang up such legislation two years, trust ing to an appeal in general election. In this way they could preserve a remnant of their power, and the Lon don Spectator and other friends of the landed aristocracy urge them to do this.
 If, however, they decide to stand by their amendments to the veto bill they must face either a flood of new radi- cal peers, or else resignation of the ministry and a general election in which they would probably be crush ingly defeated, and there the chances would be very good that the house of lords would be ended rather than mended
 To save something from the wreck the lords must next week accept the veto bill as it came from the com- mons. This would leave them some political power-some chance of con- trolling the country through ref erendum whenever a great question comes up. This is all that the situa- tion holds out to them. In their ranks are, however, a stubborn lot of standpatters who think they were born to rule. Should the peers act upon this notion they would soon dis cover that they no longer rule the kingdom. They would soon be de- prived of all political power, and they would then speedily decay and even their social power would after a while disappear and England would reappear as country devoid of caste. This is really the issue before the motherland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
Benzoste of Soda Again

The dismissal on June 30 of Floyd w. Robison, an important member of the staff of Dr. Wiley in New York city, explains pretty clearly the ef for to dismiss Dr. Wiley also. MT. Robison was dismissed without the knowledge of Dr. Wiley, who does not know why or when he was discharged. He was discharged because he did not believe benzoate of soda should be placed in foodstuffs even when labels purported to show the presence of the stuff in canned and other goods.
 The entire trouble relates to the use of benzoate of soda as pre- servative chiefly in canned goods. Xhs highbrows of the Roosevelt ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
NHEN STARS ARE IN THE QUIET

By Lord Lytton. When stars are In the quiet skies,
 Then most I pine for thee; Bend on me then thy tender eyes,
 As stars look on the seal For thoughts, like waves that glide by M night,
 Are stillest when they shine; Mine earthly love lies hushed in light
 Beneath the heavens of thine. There is an hour when angels keep
 Familiar watch OCT men, When coarser souls are wrapped in sleep
 Sweet spirit, meet me then! There is an hour when holy dreams E Through slumber fairest glide; And in that mystic hour it seems
 Thou shouldst be by my side. My thoughts of thee too sacred are
 For daylights common beam; can but know thee as my star,
 My angel and my dream; When stars are in the quiet skies,
 Then most l pine for thee; Bend, on me then thy tender eyea,
 As stars look on the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
THE BOOKKEEPER

l. F. Ferris in Leslie's.
 The life of the man who stands at a high desk in mercantile concern and turns over the leaves of huge ledgers, day by day, would seem to be devoid of ad- venture or excitement
 Of adventure as popularly exempllfed- bear hunting, gold seeking and the like outdoor adventure, that is-his life con- tains none Of the excitement of an au- tomobile race, an aeroplane flight or a trip in a submarine, he knows literally nothing. Yet his life has it's exciting periods, and not infrequently the period is long one and the situation grows in interest and excitement from day to day, so that, instead of the sensation being one of a few hours, it is one of weeks or months.
 The mind of the man who has stood be- hind the same desk for years may seem to be intent upon the dry memoranda that he is handling, but, instead. he may be thinking deeply upon some serious prob lem that vitally affects the prosperity of the concern. The bookkeeper In con- cern of moderate size is sure to know all
  for eventually every transaction must be placed on the books and thus come under his notice in one shape or another. crafti- ly disguised perhaps at times; but the man who knows well the personality of his employer will be able to tsense what is so carefully concealed.
 Sometimes it is more than difficult for a bookkeeper to determine just what is the right course for him to pursue His duty to one of the members of firm is exactly the same as his duty to the other members; the confidence which the others have in him must not be abused for the benefit of one member who has trusted to him information which the bookkeeper knows he is not desirous of having im- parted to the other partners, at least not at that time. The bookkeeper must not be ''tattle tale" yet there are times when he possesses confidential informa- tion of transactions by one member of firm that should be imparted to, the rest in order to guard the house from disas- tar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
Fire Department Apparatus

Birmingham has a well equipped ad- mirably disciplined fire department-the
 best in the south, I believe, and one of the best in the United States,'' said an observer and citizen. Tt Is certainly a most modern department from a me- chanical point of view, and It's personnel is something of which the city may be proud. With practically everything to be said in favor of the efficiency of Bir- mingham's fire department, people are cism. There is one little matter, how ever, to which I would like to call at- tention. In passing along the streets I have seen the motor fire wagons running at pretty high speed dash over street intersections without sounding a gong or making noise to warn those who might. be crossing. On Monday T saw frs department wagon on Fourth avenue speed across Twentieth street, and no bell or horn did I hear. Before we had electric motor apparatus the chatter of hoofs which fire department horses made was usually warning enough, but gongs were sounded to give the public addi- tional notice to get out of the way. As will be readily understood, 1t is all the more important that the motor driven fire wagons should, when running at great speed, have an alarm gong con stantly sounding"