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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
BLUE MONDAY.

Every housewife at least will recog-
nize a, familiar houseword in the above
caption. That the day which follows
the best day Of ths week should for
any reason be designated by a title
which suggests the. most undesirable
is somewhat paradoxical but in the
din and distant: past someone got up
,with.a bad taste in his mouth on Mon
day morning and Immediately the day
became Blue Monday, though perhaps
if popular nomenclature were followed
it had best. been called brown Monday
to harmonic with the color of the
taste.
Monday ought to he one Of the very
best days in the whole week. The
normal individual follows the Mosaic
injunction and devotes his Sabbath, if
not to complete rest at least to a
change from the other days Of the
week and Monday morning should
naturally dawn bright and clear, with
six days Of hopeful effort ushered in
BY its coming. It marks a chance to
begin all over again if one is wrong;
it marks a period of renewed effort
if one is right. It should be golden
rather than blue.-Fargo Courier-News
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
AMENITIES OF THE PROFESSION.

AMENITIES OF THE PROFESSION.
Minot Democrat: When Bloom Of
the Devils Lake Journal, lived down
in Illinois he started out in life as a
Then .-e .populist move
ment started and Bloom seeing an op-
portunity. TO fim.fam the hot headed
whisker growers out Of a few dollars
Immediately became q convert to pop
ulism. Then.'he came to North Dakota
to teach the savages a few things in
politics and succeeded in getting a few
men behind him to get control Of the
Devils. Lake Journal Of which he was
to make an independent newspaper.
But the dollars behind that sheet were
in control of some prominent demo-
Gratis and unlike Judas who betrayed
Christ by a kiss, Bloom betrayed the
men behind him for filthy money. He
has posed as running the leading dem
ocratic paper OF the state and has. in
duced democrats to plug and pull for
his newspaper in every community, but
the Judas in him was too strong and
he has played tag with the republicans
at all times and in all places, putting
on the hypocritical cloak Of reform
and playing both ends against the
middle: Fora jumping-jack peanut
politician he has played his cards well
for he has had his nose at the public
trough at all times and in all places.
In the recent campaign his paper cut
little figure, his own county. going
strong for the republican ticket. Dem
ocrats Of the Bloom stripe will have
little influence with the incoming nd
mi~nistration.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29

seized upon, turned, twisted and ex.
plotted and thrust forward as a causus
belli. Anything for a row. Anything
to get a crack at your neighbor' . head.
Meanwhile the city, your home and
the place where most of you have your
money invested, is in the position of
the innocent %bystander. And as usual
In such cases, the innocent bystander
gets the worst of it.
Possessed of everything which u.s.
ually goes to make up a first class
city, with unequalled railroad facilities
with the finest surrounding country
God ever made, Devils Lake is growing
and prospecting, not because of the men
who live in it, but in spite Of them.
The city is being hampered in its
growth by a spirit of petty jealousy
and an insane desire of one or two TO
rule or ruin.
How different things would be if our
business men would get together and
agree that in all things which affect
the city 8 welfare they would work
together. In other words that they
would hereafter act like men rather
than petulent children. If they would
agree to cease carrying political strife
into business and even so social affairs.
A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST TT.
SELF CANNOT STAND.
A city torn by i%nternecine warfare is
certain to fall behind in the race for
commercial supremacy and civic great.
ness. Devils Lake has heen fnr voor
and still is so torn.
WHAT ARE YOU GONG TO DO
ABOUT 1T.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
CHOLERA IN coNsTANr1NoP11

CHOLERA. IN CoNsTANTINoPLE
Cholera is a surer defense for Con.
stantinople than the T~ehatalja lines.
Not only is it a defense for that city,
Blu a menace to all the Levant and
Europe.
A city closely besfeged upon one
SIDE, with the wreck Of armies under
its walls, with water supply perhaps
polluted, with depleted food supply
threatening famine, an Oriental City
to boot, without sanitation, without
adequate medical service, its houses
reeking, it's population flthy-such q
City is a plague spot not to be cleans
ed easily or soon.
And If the War continues, bad will
grow worse. If the defense is success
full, 1t must be against an enemy in
front and pestilence in the cal. II
the Bulgars storm the lines and make
a triumphal entry into the City Of
Constantine, they are likely to carry
cholera germs back to their homes.
Armies are great disseminators Of dis,
ease.
When cholera broke out in Hamburg
in 1892 modern sanitary science took
command, and. great port as Hamburg
was, it yet did not contaminate the
world. But Stamboul Of the Turk, par
tieularly STEAMBOAT besieged without
and chaotic within, easily so poison
Southern and Eastern Europe that
cholera will persist in some regions fol
years.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29

A business firm that changes its
management is fortunate to be! thus
situated, and if the change is due. to
faction anxiety for the future must
be coupled with satisfaction as to the
past. A look over the expansion Of
the last ten years is timely. Population
has increased 80 per cent. Money in
circulation has gained 80 per cent in
the decade, and saving bank deposits
60 per cent. Loans and discounts of
national banks are IS per cent ahead
Of 1902. Imports Of articles used in
manufacturing have doubled, and ex-
ports of manufactures more than doub-
led. Beet sugar production is three
times as large as in 1902, and that of
coal, petroleum and tinplate has doub.
led. Pig iron has gained over so per
cent. Corn and; cotton are making
new records.
In 1897 the republicans resumed con.
troll of the country under decidedly
different conditions. The treasury de.
ficits had been heavy during the years
Of democratic control. A surplus has
marked the present administration. In.
terest on the public debt is 100000 600
a year less than in 1900. Half the cost
of the Panama Canal thus far has been
paid from money on hand. The canal
will be soon opened. Irrigation in it,
present shape is. less than ten years
old. Hawaii, the PHILIPPINES and Porto
Rico have been added to the national
domain since the democrats were last
in power. The navy has been recon.
Ystructed on much; more powerful lines,
and the army OF peace. footing was
never more efficient. The republican
party will soo be out, but not down,
Its. latest period is the country's best
A fair-minded citizen will be glad il
the democratic party can do better, o,
as well. Many will be pleased if there
is no serious backset, no instance Of
political history repeating itself. Al
all events the party that does things
lis not far away, and it embraces :
large majority. Of voters when united
LIST. Louis Globe-D Democrat. 3
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
A rouR-YEAR CONGRESS.

President Taft has made IN agru.
neat in favor Of a single term of six
years for the President, based not on
the menace Of continuance in ONCE,
but on the waste of time and effci.
eHey under the present system, when
nearly all the important s~ubordinates
in the Governments spend one year in
four years trying to perpetuate the
existing regime. He suggests a single
term of six years as a cure.
But would it prove a curef Not un-
less the subordinate were also made
i eligible. Otherwise, if they did not
work for the reelection of the Presi.
dent, they would work the the cleo:
ton of some one favorable to their
own; continuance lin place. There is
nothing in the six.year proposition to
prevent the retiring President from
having a choice in his party for the
succession, and Of his> bringing the
whole power of Ties Presidency to
bear on putting his choice through,
Jackson did it with Van buren,. Roose'
welt did it with Taft.
The Presidency will always be the
object of eager quest and ven Of an
Occasional. undignifsd scramble, but
in the main it is. the peopleb Office
They are showing IAN increasing ais
position to regard ut as their OWL
gift The President even under the
present system is in much better shape
for good work than Congress The
real difficulty about getting legisla'
zion Of a major character, such as re
forms of the tariff OF the monetary
system, is the shortness Of the tenure
Of The members Of the House.
The time betweenSsthe passage Of z
law and the next election. is too short
to prove the workings Of a newfiaw
Hence Congress hesitates to take an,
action that will require explanation
If the term of members Of the House
was four years, better considered an6
more useful legislation on big sub
jeots would be ~likely:-Minneapoli'
Journal.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
GET TOGETHER.

The World hopes. shortly to see ev-
cry business man in the city, in fact
every man who; has the welfare of De-
wills Lake at. heart. drop petty personal
and political differences and get to-
gether onsa program of municipal de-
velopment.
Slightly paraphrasing the words of
Paul, eve are citizens of no mean
city" Our citizens are second to none
in patriotism, in love Of home, in civic
pride, in honesty, energy, thrift and in
all the smaller and finer things which
go to make up desirable and useful
characters.
BUT THEY ARE WASTING THEIR
ENERGIES.
If you don't believe this statement,
look about you. Right now, with the
election past and political differences
settled for at least two years, the city
is divided into hostile camps, and these
camps in turn into hostile factions. 10
sooner is one difference settled than an
other, equally trivial and irrelevant is
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
DEMOCRATIC MONEY PLANS.

Inc democrats are Sdlu ~ uoso
reached an agreement on a currency
plan which appears to follow the Al
arich idea until the central reserve as
s~ociation is reached. The Democratic
plan rejects this device but apparently
does not substitute anything for it.
However, if the party offers the foun-
aation of a good plan, the superstruc-
ture can be raised as needed, or if not
needed may be permanently omitted.
The Democratic objections to the
central reserve association plan are
two-fold: First, that it originated with
Aldrich, and, second, that it looks like
starting a government bank. Obvi-
ously, the Democrats would not be JUS
tilted in rejecting the association plans
simply because Mr.. Aldrich's name is
connected with it. Moreover they nave
adopted this idea Of grouped banks
with enlarged powers to issue notes
base partly on bankable paper. 1t
would be inconsistent to adopt a por-
tion of his plan and reject the rest,
merely because he proposed it.
The other objection that in admit
ting the central reserve idea we are GO
ing dangerously in the direction of a
government bank depends for its vital
ity on what is meant by Dangerous"
Is a government bank dangerous in it.
self, or is it dangerous merely because
years ago Andrew Jackson declared
it sol Our craftsmanship ought to be
able sufficiently to free itself from
sentiment or prejudice to look squarelv
at the monetary question. If Andrew
Jackson was wrong about a govern
ment bank, why should his error per-
sists If he was right, was it because
Of dangers inherent in such a bank, or
were they incidental to his time, and
the plan then used? We ought, in
short, to settle these questions entirely
aside from the popularity of Jackson
or the unpopularity of Aldrich. We
ought to remember that Andrew Jack
sen was not a famous banker, but a
famous politician. of the rough-and-
ready type.
On the other hand. we have no evi.
dence that Mr.. Aldrich plotted the ruin
of his country in suggesting his mon.
etary plan. Nor is there the least evi.
denee that'he cunningly masked a gov.
eminent bank behind his reserve plan.
The central association is plainly a
logical development of sthe district as.
soeiations. The plan Aor elasticity pro.
posed by Mr.. Aldrich was based on
the idea of putting commercial paper
back Of notes. To make this feasible
he suggested a central association en-.
lowed with n or two banking pre-.
negatives. but not q bank in the &C
eepted sense of the word.
M. Aldrich's plan may not be en-
tirely sound, but it is significant that
no group Of bankers or statesmen has
yet been able to get together IN an
other plan without, including many Of
Mr.. .Aldrich's fundamental ideas
Minneapolis Journal.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
JIMMIE" FOLEY
GOOD PROPHET
h =! IS POET

Fargo, N. D., Nov. ae.-More than.
ten years ago the then State Senator
Hanna walked iinto the Office Of the
Bismarck Tribune one afternoon dur.
ing q legislative session. Marshall
Jewell, the owner, "Jimmy'.@ Foley;
managing editor and several, 1ocat+
newspaper men were sitting in tHsyof.
Gee. When Hanna entered, Foley saidss'
Glow are you, Governor Hannas''g'
Turning to the other Foley thstf sreb'
marked: "Hanna is going to be eve
ernor some day and he viii appoint
me his private secretary"
Hanna smiled at the remark and
said: "Jimmie, I hope you are . good
prophet, andif I am ever elected gov.
ernor I assure you I will name you
as private secretary" .
On Nov. s L. b. Hanna was elected
governor of North Dakota. His first:
appointment, in fact tho only one 70;
far announced, was that of J. W. Foley
for private secretary.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
We hear much about "Democr

We hear much about a."Democrat.
ic Landslide" Because Wilson and
Marshal, have received such a large
yority in the ELECTORAL college many
suppose that a great tidal wave of pc.
pular votes has swept the country and
carried the democratic ticket to success
The figures disprove this assumtion.
Wilson received 8.37S.740 votes, Roose
Welt 4.022.615. Taft 3.526.678, while
the balance was divided between Deba
and Chain. From these figures It will
he seaR that the combined vote Of
Roosevelt and Taft is q million and q
quarter greater than the vote receiv.
EN- by Mr.. Wilson. Four years ago Mr..
Bryan received $780, JOG votes to T..
679,007 for Taft. Mr.. Bryan received
about $1,000 votes more in 1903 than
Mr.. Wilson did this year and yet be
was overwhelmingly defeated In the
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
NOW FOR THE INCOME TAX.

The votes Of only two more state leg.
islatures are needed for ratification Of
the income; tax amendment. The Joint
resolution of congress providing fol the
amendment, was passed by congress In
July, 1909. Alabama alone Of all the
states that year endorsed the amend.
ment. In 1910 seven states took an.
proving action, as follows: Georgia,
Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Missis.
sippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina,
The following year twenty-three add.
tional state Legislatures. ratified the
amendment. They were: Nebraska. Ar.
kansas, Colorado, California, Idaho,
Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mich.
gan, Missouri, Montana, New York,
Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota
Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee
Texas. Wisconsin and Washington.
During 1l2 Arizona and Louisiana
have passed ratifying resolutions
ing two states yet to act approvinely
before the necessary two.thirds ma.
jor'ty is secured. New York has with
drawn her notifications, but she ha.
doubtful right to do this. Even if she
should INSIST upon her assumed right
the matter likely will not be brought tc
issue since there probably will h,
states enough without her. The ratid.
cation of the amendment by the neces
sary two-thirds Of the states before
March 18th next would enable the dem
ocrats to take Into account he revenue
to result from the tax in determining
the rates Of duty on imports, ano
maize the latter lower tnan othe.w. q
would be consistent with the revenue
needs of the government.-fargo Cour
ier-Newa-
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
soMErH1No woRrH wrn.r

There started this week in New
York City a celebration of the ccm.
pletion, by the Bowery Mission, of
thirty-three years of work in .ostor.
ing the down-and-out to the ranks Of
the up-and.in. The celebration will
last a week.
1t that little announcement dccsn. .:
interest you, stop and ponder over
these figures: The Brotherhood of the
Mission now includes about 10000
men and every night during ths winter
months it feeds and warns more than
a thousand homeless. During the las:
five years the free employment bureau,
established by the Brotherhood, las
placed more than 1900 mer in per
manent positions. In other words it
has placed these men on their feet ana
given them another chance in the bal.
tie of life.
Isn't that something worth celebrat.
ing9 And you who read this, whey you
sit down to your Thanksgiving feast,
run back over the events in the life
you have lived in the past five Q u
and see to how many men you have
loaned a helping hand; how many kind
acts you have done; how many of the
d~own.and-out you have picked up and
placed on their feet.
This is a commercial age. The race
for the almighty dollar is keen and
the winners only arc applauded. But:
You will be a long time dead.
There are no pockets in a shroul.
The greatest joy in this life is in
doing good to others.
Jesus. Christ, according to the hes,
accepted ideas, will take NO accoun,
Of how many dollars you jiled up while
on earth. But:
If these teachings are true the goot
acts you have done here Will count il
the hereafter. And tnat isn't ali
Common decency, your regard for hu
mainly, ought to prompt you to d,
kind acts. #.. -,
Don't wait until your fear Of destl
and eternal punishment drives you t.
it. ~
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unit,
the least Of these, m brethren, y
have done it unto me. - N
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29

One of the most ridiculous phases of
the recent democratic success at the
polls, is the mad scramble for appoint
i've position on the part ofSstthe faith
full" Posing for many years (be.
cause they were out with no chance to
get in) as pure and disinterested pa
triots, their candidate for president is
no sooner elected than they swarm
about the political pie counter, six deep
and all clamoring for recognition. Tbi,
is not meant in any sense as a criticism
of U democratic brethren. We are
willing to concede the justice of the
old Jacksonian whoop, "to the vicsors
belong the spoils," but we simply
want to call attention to the fact that
they are intensely human, and all hu-
mans have something Of the genus sus
in their makeup. At least they always
try to get their feet in the trough i'm.
mediately any swill is dumped in.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
CASE FOR !,
MEN ONLY

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 29-On the
motion of W. P. Morris, assistant. coun-
ty. attorney, that it would be ''ungal-
laat''to allow women to sit in the trial:
nine women Jurors impanelied yester;.:
day in what. is known here as tho
"Enoch Arden" case were released to-
day in the court Of Justice Pomeroy
and q jury entirely Of men empaneled.
The case is that Of. Antoine, Grover in,
which Antoine Bognu charged Grover
with improper attentions. t>
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
LET us GIVE THANKS.

Originally instituted q q day for
giving thanks to Almighty God for
nereies shown, Thanksgiving has
gradually become . day Of feasting and
ner1y.making, and thoughtless and
selfish feasting and merry.making at
that.
How many, when they ST: down to
their Thanksgiving feast tomorrow,
will have given even . moments
thought to the thousands of unfortun.
ate men, women and children, scat
tered throughout this broad land, to
whom Thanksgiving means nothing and
less than nothingf Not many, when
the whole number Of our people is TAX
ON into consideration.
And yet it is . day Of Thanksgiving,
but not selfish thanksgiving. DONE
thank God that you are not as other
men. Don't thank Him simply be-
cause you have prospered in business
or because you have been blessed with
abundant crops. Don't thank him be-
cause of the physical health Of. your
self and family, OF because that fam
lily is well clothed, well housed and
we'll fed. Don t thank Him, we say,
unless you have aone something
through the past year to be deserving
Of the blessings which He has be-
slowed on you and yours.
And the best way to deserve these
blessings is to be charitable. Be kind,
be considerable. Show a sincere regard
FOR the welfare and the feelings. Of
Others. Help your less fortunate broth
or.
Thanksgiving day is a Christian cere-
monAal, and there is no place in Chris
tianity for s%elishness.
We have much for which to be thank
full and in u opinion the best way to
show u appreciation Of the fact is
to do = kind. act.
And keel, on doing kind acts.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS.

The statement by Prof. L. A. Hover
stad that North Da-sta farmers are
the best in the country, may come as
something of a surprise to the farm.
ers Of the state. Methods used in
farming in North Dakota have been
severely criticised in the past by Mr..
Hoverstad himself and other agricul.
tural experts.
The n crop system so generally
in vogue until very recent years, nas
been condemned in no uncertain
terms. The criticism has often been
80 vigorous that it mas aroused re.
sentiment among some farmers and
ever. occasional antagonism. They con,
slider that they were being personally
abused.
Nothing has been further from the
Thought of those making the criticism
They were warning on the system, moi
the farmers. They have always beer