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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
Religious Infection.

Mother--Johnny, you said you'd been
to Sunday school,
Johnny with faraway loolO-Yes,
mamma
Mother-How does it happen that
your hands smell of fish?
JOHNNY carried home the Sunday
school paper. an the outside page is
all about Jonah an the whale.-Ladies'
Home journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
Tho Least Part.

Cook (1who has been discharged for
dishonesty)-Well, sir, you'll miss me
before I've gone very long.
Mastcr-Oh, we won't worry about
that as long as we don't miss anything
else.-Sketch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
eelated Sympathy.

Mrs. Alive heard the terrible news,
my dear, and. I've called to offer you
my sympathy.
Mrs. B.-sympathy! Terrible news!
What do you mean?
Mrs. A.-Why, this about your hus-
band. his deserving you and running
off with that chorus girl!
Mrs. B.-Good gracious! That was a
week ago. He's home again now
Satire.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
Men Sometimes Drift
For Days on Ice Floes
Separated From Their
Vessels by Fog Off Lab
rador Life of the Fur
Seals on the Pribilof
Islands In Bering Sea.
LITTLN more than month
ago close to 5000 men joyous
" proclaimed the arrival OF

4 IL proclaimed the arrival of
another seal hunting season,
their means Of earning a livelihood. On
the hrst day twenty-five steamers NOV
cd out Of the harbor Of st. John, New
foundlan1, \, for the north Atlantic on
their annual duest, one Of the most
hasardous 4 man could find Two
thirds Of the people Of Newfoundland,
the greatest fishing country in the
world, are engaged ID harvesting the
OCEANS wealth. From childhood to
old ago Il II their calling. The sea-
hoard = exposed to natures flercest
/ mood. ana perils lie In wait on every
\ hand. The waste Of human life is APP
palling Hundreds perish annually, yet
these simple fisher folk defy the ele-
nents year after year.
The zeal fishery or seal hunt takes
place - the early spring among the
/ hoes which cover the ocean on New
fOundland and Labrador. The winters
fury q then spending Itself. billiards
sweep the north Atlantic, the icy
MASSES are sent crashing against one
1 another Or RATED into chaotic heaps.
and no situation can be much worse
ttllan that of the ships ana crews en-
usshed therein.
U.s. The ships chat compose the fieet are
I nnln ned by crews 81 from 100 to $50
each vessel being literally pack
nth human beings, for the idea IL
ssed kill ! load Of seals ma then return
s49slAp idly 90 possible. The Naxvfo,nd !.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
a slioht Mistake,

ME no talkee Chinee velly WE'LL"
explained the hostess upon greeting
the visitor from the newest republic.
No matter" responded the latter. II
can converse tolerably well In Eng
fish" louisville Courier-Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
a Ridiculous Oversight.

"What are your rules for successor
II have none'
"Dear me! A big man like you
ought to have a few for interviewing
purposes. "-Washington Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
Reassurrance,

s..I know You don't love me-. she
cried peevishly. Il do love you.", he
demurred. .only not as much Ms you
imagine do. Satire
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
Fashionable lndisposition.

"Well, here am" announced the
fashionable physician in his breezy
way. and now what do you think is
the matter with you!"
doctor. hardly know replied the
Fashionable patient. "What is new?"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
Il Prominent Nuisance.

THAT man Is very much In the pub
lie eye" YES" replied Senator Sor-
ghum, The is as Irritating as a cinder
from a locomot Washington Star.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
The Pacific ocean is thought to
weigh 94s,00O, 900, 900, 600, 100000

weigh 94s,oo0, 600, OOO, 900, 100000
tons.
The telegraphic lines of Persia
total 6,312 miles in length.
Ozonized air is to be pumped
into the underground passenger
tunnels of London in very gener-
Gus quantities.
The whites Of the eyes may be
seen at distance Of eighty-five
to ninety feet.
In one year the island Of Cuba
will have telephones from one
end of the island to the other.
The arctic tern flies $4,000
miles ON it's summer vacation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-02

Ito burn their clubs and ropes for
warmth and We're forced to eat seal
carcasses to prevent starvation. For
tunately the weather remained mild,
without snowstorm and severe frosts,
and disaster was averted.
When n binding snowstorm arises
while the men are out on the hunt the
peril is extreme. At such times they
make for the nearest ship. Sometimes
| a vessel will have to accommodate as
many as 700 men during storm.
MEMORABLE DISASTERS
The disaster to the crew Of the
Greenland In the season of 1898, by
which forty-eight men lost their lives
and sixty-five were frost bitten. ex-
ceeded in narrowing interest any other
connected with the industry. More
over, 1t exemplified the terrible hard
ship and hazards incurred by the seal
men, for when tragedy befalls ashore
the victims usually are hurled into
eternity without moments notice.
but here they suffered unspeakable tor
ments from exposure and hunger be-
fore they persisted on the pitiless ice
foe.
The ship had $50 men dispersed over
the Ice when blizzard arose, driving
her seward and leaving them helpless,
exposed to the storm and biting arctic
frost, with no food, no shelter, no ex-
ira clothing nothing to help them in
battling against the terrible fate which
beset them. For two days and nights
they We're scourged by the gale Many
froze to death, others were drowned In
the seals blowholes on the, ice, and
when the gale abated the ship worked
her way back to where, dead and dy-
Ing, the starved and frozen seal men
lay. The survivors were gathered in
as rapidly us could be, and the ship
then bore up for home. her waist piled
with The dead and sixty suffering,
frosted hunters berthed below in foul
smelling, III lighted quarters.
b It was in 1873 that the schooner
Deerhound lost twenty-four men out
OF fifty-six. They had been sent or in
boats among the open or scattered
ice to cruise in the watery lanes and
thus conduct the hunt impossible ON.
foot IA storm arose.. and the boats
We're crushed between the writing
fragments. and the hapless occupants
sank or scrambled on to a tossing pan.
For two days the gale ragged. and at
Its close there was not vestige OF The
little fotilla to be seen. Two more
days were spent. BY the schooner in
cruising about. and part Of one boat
was sighted, and upon its being over
hauled two starving and frost bitten
seal men were found beneath Il, who
died soon after being rescued. They
were the only ones Of the whole num-
Der ever heard from.
1sEA:s o. ALAskA
The seal industry q not confined 81.
stirely 70 the Atlantic tide 81 North
ElAnerica The richest catch, the fur
stel 70 be found 81 hundreds 81
sthousan "a two smnll Islands Il, atl,ss
Recltlc ocean 81 AlaSka 81. Paul and ana
4 |colpp osing the Prihtiof
II tanda once NJ he scens
!Ha5 s
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
E0Ha1,bY
NAY MANION

TOR little children, the fur pIushes an
really exquisite. They do not In the
least suggest an imitation of fur bue
are handsome in themselves and make such
pretty coats that mothers are sure to wei
come them. Heavy silks are much used
for little children, too, and bengaline and
heavy poplin make exceedingly handsome
coats for the little tots. while. at the sams
time, there are many simpler fabrics used.
Broadcloth is pretty and appropriate and
white corduroy makes a smart coat that
is useful at the same time inasmuch as
the material washes readily. 1t is ex-
tremely handsome with trimming Of
broadcloth also.
Almost every variety of collar is to be
worn this season. Big ones in sailor style
are liked and often coats that are finished
in this way are accompanied by separate
shields which can be worn when the days
are cold enough to make them comfort
able but, for school and occasions Of the
kind, nothing ever takes the place Of the
coat that buttons right up to the neck and
it is much liked made Of cheviot and
Scotch mixtures with Just little collar OF
velvet as finish. Everything that the child
wears should be easy to adjust and
loose coats are smart but a great many
belts are to be worn and some children
are charming in coats that are made OF the
rough cloths that are soft and woody in
effect yet have no appreciable weight
Belts Of the material and belts of patent
leather are having equal vogue but patent
leather is always attractive and this season
bright colors, such as red and blue. are
worn as well as black.
Colors always should be chosen to be
the most becoming possible but, neverthe-
less. each season seems to bring certain
preferences. All the copper shades are to
be much worn and they are apt to suit
little girls peculiarly well. Blues are fash
ionable also and many bright shades yet
dark are exceedingly rich in effect and can
be trimmed either with self color or with
result. White is charming for little chill
and white chinchilla are essentially child
like in effect while chinchilla In darker
colors must be included in the list Of fash
ionable materials and also boucle cloths,
for it is essentially season OF rough
effects and these two show roughness at its
best. Boucle cloth, Of necessity, means
certain outstanding loops Of thread, how
ever and, consequently, some danger of
pulling if the coat is designed for hard
wear. Chinchilla is the sturdy standby
that always can be trusted and it is particu-
lariy pretty in certain colors. Ii is exceed
ingiy handsome in blue and in gray, but.
somehow, is seldom 50 successful in brown.
Some Of the light weight soft double-faced
cloths are woven much after the same
manner in blue with the under side Of
plaid and this under side makes a really
delightful trimming while the coats that
are made loose do not require lining.
Without. it, they can be slipped on and
off with ease and the cloth makes its own
finish
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

understandable and very beautiful. MORE
effects are conspicuous in the new showing,
too, and there is gros dLondres finished
in this way and there is also MORE velours,
an old friend comes back in new guise
We have known for some time that velvet
would be extremely worn throughout the
season, but Paris is wearing velvet today
as finish on costumes and trimming; the
new brocades are exquisitely soft, light of
weight and pliable, are not heavy in the
least. Charmeuse is to be extensively
used both for simple and elaborate COS
TUNES, as stated last week. and the new
charmeuse is woven on crepe back and
it is claimed gains added durability.
II the later season carries out the
promise Of the early display, materials will
leave no room for criticism and apparently
leave no demand unsupplied. 1t is quite
evident that we will see a great deal of
dark blue and of black relieved by bright
color and the fashion is a very generally
becoming one. Ali shades of yellow are
being put to use and yellow coats are
being worn over white gowns both for
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06

afternoon and evening occasions. Color
effects are obtained by using gowns of
black or of blue charmeuse with collars,
cuffs and girdles of yellow in the shade
that may be most becoming, and often
really bright orange is subdued by being
overlaid with chiffon. A shade Of deep
pink is often seen. Altogether dark gowns
relieved by bright touches make some
thing of feature. As such costumes are
practical in the extreme as well as smart,
they are sure to be eagerly welcomed.
Amber buttons and amber buckles are seen
upon black and blue to be most effective;
in every way, yellow is extensively used.
Some Of the most fascinating coats are in
sulphur color in the satin that is always
so beautiful in shades Of yellow.
Both black and dark blue bIoues
designed to be worn with the tailored
suit are trimmed with bits of cerise velvet
and are very charming. Altogether there
seems good deal Of tendency toward
Frightening dark costumes with plaid and
red and other bits Of gay color, and when
they are judiciously handled. they are
charming.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
SMART COATS FOR THE YOUNGER FOLK.


COMFORTABLE coats are really
essentials of the autumn and
winter, and just now there are so
many beautiful materials used for their
making that they are fascinating gar
ments as well. For dressy occasions
velvet, velveteen, the beautiful fur plushes,
the new silk corduroy and wool velours all
will be worn. For school and every day
wear, cheviots, homespuns, the familiar
corduroy, velveteen and the like are appro-
pirate while broadcloth must be added to
the list of handsome fabrics, so that there
is an excellent opportunity for choice.
Again We will trim rough materials with
smooth and smooth materials with rough
this season and the combinations are often
extremely beautiful.
Mothers who realize the advantage OF
coats that can be slipped on and off easily
will be glad to know that kimono sleeves
are to be worn as well as those sewed to
the armholes. In the illustration is shown
a wrap with a big collar, kimono sleeves
and deep cuffs that is really fascinating
for party wear as well as for the street.
1t is loose and ample so that it can be
slipped on over d dainty frock yet it is
quite snug enough to be worn to church
and occasions Of the kind. Such wraps
are fashionable and, when smartness and
practicability are combined, the season is
an ideal one. Velvet and satin as trim
ming on broadcloth make very handsome
coats and, for simpler occasions, ratine is
good as trimming, or the entire coat made
of that material with trimming Of broad
cloth gives good result. For school wear,
the double-faced cloths are warm and COM
Portable and are essentially practical for
they do not require, lining and conse-
quently, reduce the labor Of making. Braid
as finish is being much used, too. and
sometimes it is laid on fat. sometimes it
binds the edges.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
THE NEW FABRICS.

n lew fabrics are being shown already
N and they are so beautiful that they
make an interesting study as pic
lures quite apart from their material use.
That we will have a season Of much
silk and of many silks is true beyond
any question and mavelously beautiful
colors and weaves are being exploited.
What is known as gros d'Londres, a
very soft, very beautiful grosgrain silk, is
offered in fascinating colors and makes
ideal suits and coats for the early season.
Chameleon, or changeable effects are con-
spicuous and pages might be written Of
the wonderful beauty that is obtained by
combinations of colors. Three different
hues in one silk are by no means uncom-
mon and the results are charming. Gold
color and violet making the warp with pale
green the wool produce marvelously
beautiful result. Stronger color is found
in the combination of red and orange with
blue wool and again we see orange and
blue with a pale gold-colored wool. all these
threads being combined to give results
The Washington herald., 1912-10-06
IN THE FAyoRITE NORFOLK STYLE.


A IL Norfolk styles are being extern
~ sively worn this autumn and here
are two costumes designed for
the younger contingent.
The one to the left is adapted to girls
Of fourteen and under and, in this in
stance, is made Of plain material combined
with plaid; but it can be used effectively
for any combination or for one color
throughout. The blouse is a perfectly
simple one laid in box plaits that give
long lines. The round collar and long
sleeves are in every way desirable for
street use, but the same model can be
made available for indoor wear and
finished either in this manner or with
a sailor collar and shield and short sleeves
The skirt is just simple one in four pieces
with box plaits laid over the seams.
For the II year size, the blouse will
require al yards of material II, az
yards Sc, az yards a inches wide; the
skirt and trimming yards 27, az yards
sc, yards "A inches wide
Suits such as this second one are used
in numberless ways. Girls like them both
for the street and the house and often
the blouse is made in a quite different
material and worn with an odd skirt. 1t
combines the Norfolk and MILDLY ideas
and represents the very latest demand.
The skirt is six gored and box plated at
the front and back. For the useful school
and college suit, nothing better could be
devised. In the illustration. the material
is homespun and the trimming is broad
cloth.
For the Is year size, the coat will require
as yards of material ~, az yards "A, AZ
yards 81 inches wide with rs yards IT
inches wide for the trimming with the belt
The skirt will require 5k yards 27, as
yards A, M yards 81 inches wide. The
width of the skirt at lower edge is as
yards, or Is yards when the plaits are laid.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08
HELPING THEM "BACk TO THE
:|t FARM" ~

a GRAND FORKS, N. D., Oct. 25;-
That Uncle Sam is becoming interest
ed in the black to the farm" move.
ment is evidenced by the inquiry
blanks recently received by the Devel-
opment League Press bureau at Grand
Forks. The division of information
Of the bureau Of immigration is at
work getting together statistics from
all parts of the country regarding the
needs of the various localities, the ma
tionalities represented in their popu.
lation, the kinds Of churches and sim
liar facts. The purpose is evidently
to aid in the distribution Of alien i'm
migrants by furnishing them with re.
liable information regarding various
parts of the country. One of the
principal reasons for the congestion
and consequent slum life in the large
cities is the fact that a big percentage
of alien immigrants have failed to get
many miles from the Atlantic sea.
board. The result has been detri.
mental to the entire country. ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08
TOOK AERO LANE. FOR ENEMY
Frenes, Birds Investigated Strange
Creature Of the Air and Appear
! VI Satisfied. Esf s#3f 5s5:

An sxtraordi binary instance Of the In
'telligence Of birds forms the subject
or d letter received BY the French
ministry OF agriculture from an IN.
5spector of forests. II q. III
Come time ago the inspector re.
csiyed complaints from sportsuen
that quail and cartridges had become
scarce in certain districts. On exam
lining the matter ho found the birds
had deserted the regions In which
aerodomes had been installed. Seem.
5ingly they took the monoplanes and
biplanes for enormous birds OF pey.
Finding after some time, however.
that their ranks were not thinned BY
the strange creatures lowering over
head, partridges and quail dispatched
scouts to the aerod omes to examine
the air craft at close quarters. The
result Of the investig ations Of these
5feathered ENJOYS was evidently reas.
surfing, for the birds returned to their
former haunts and the preserves
around lie Mans and Rheims are now
as well stocked as formerly. :.5
ST - d 4 Gt
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08
CHILD CRUSHED 70 DEATH.

bfNlS Z .,u=
ss Il41ol,EF1Ll1L,, N. D, Oct. Is. A very dis
$ttressing accident occurred east Of Low.
ell on Thursday afternoon at the farm
Ssof J. a. Nc Arthur. Mr.. Macarthur was
hauling llialllg beets and was engaged in
shoyeling a load into his wagon. Two
or three of his little children were in
the field with him, and one little boy
about 3 years old, seeing beet &c
over the wagon, went to pickit up. In
STOPPING to get the beet he lost his
l balance and fell forward just as the
horses, horses started up. His father was
not aware of what he was doing and
therefore was not conscious of the
danger in which the little one was in,
The hind wheel of the wagon passed
over the child just below the Shout.
ders and crushed the life out of him
Mr.. Macarthur not knowing Of the &C.
cldent went on with work until one OF
1.-The other children called to him, He
flushed to where the child was lying
and picked him up just as he gasped
and expired. The grief stricken fam
sly are almost beside themselves ovel
he sad affair. The sympathy of tnt
EFssntire community goes out to them ir
i his dire calamity. a9t.n... =;
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08
Mothers.in-l-aW.s

/; The editor Of q woman's magazine
5gotsa letter. he other day fromsa cor
respond lent who cas- zee; ''Y hat mourn.
if. should Be- worn sf FOR a
moth LAY a''l 5.s This s question is
$freighted with meaning The longer
YOU Ok lat it, the Weightier it be
comes The editor answered thatgit
AL depends on the moi r-in-law, and
Sim "A diately we have an answer quite
as sssWeighty as the question. In the
funny pa pers and in fiction no mother.
siin-iaW$ was ever taken seriously. In
real life we not only ia kes them seri
:ously but we sometimes take them
With a great deal Of affection and re-
spec. he mott r-in-la w joke should
have e V had its day and vet out Of A a
clear ell, as SAY ,.the woman
wants to know what mournin F
Any BlAee:r q. should be Wo Jew York
Press. III Il 5
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08


So Sec. 1. NEA Sec. 12-154-Ss4sO
acres. ~. ss,.s. 81: ". .
VIZ sW5 SEC. so acres.
s. 4. r.;ss*5 Devils Lake, M Ds
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08
Insects Call Means a Death.

$s There is a superstition connected
with the death watch which, like most
isuperstitio ions, sis based upon the the
DRY sof prob bilities. The death watch
A. usually heard in the spring Of the
year and d superstit ion runs to the ef-
feet that some one Ia d the house will
die within the year. Persons who are
5superstitions are never very strict In
the interpretatio of the predictions
and therefore. whenever q person dies
an the house or ont Of II. IA the same
room where the death watch was
heard, orsacross the Atlantic, SO that
there be some kind Of q ationship,
sors even cauaintance. between the
person who hears the omen and the
person dying, the event Is sure to be
connected with the ophetic sounds
sof the insect. a
~
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-08
.cAPTyRlN BEARS j IND. INDIA y
Plan for Destf oylng Animals iss Novel 'ssa
and Said to BE ways sstl
s.53 successful.

5A curious method 81 capturing wild
bears is employed In certain parts Of
India, the New York Herald remarks li' X
-Four or i've sturdy men are armed AT
4 two with long spears Shared on
the handles close to the sharp Two
edged blade, and two or three with tll
ten foot bamboos of which the ends
are smeared with bird lime. 8s5 g#5i
Thus equipped and leading several
powerful dogs, the hunters sally forth
an hour or SO before dawn. They pass
along the base of the hills with the
fresh morning wind blowing up from IN
the plains below. .33
Should the hunters be lucky It is
mot long before the fierce dogs wind
tie bear, and, though dogs OF this sp,s-
Ecies hunt silently. their straining on
1.-The leash informs their owners that
the game is nigh. s @.s3t 81 &.
;,S The dogs are slipped and disappear
! IN the semid darkness. Soon their roe r
ing and growing indicate that they
| have found the game. The hunters run
up to the spot where the bear is fight
ing with the dogs. N Y. 5;5 t
IL. The men with the lined poles POKE
n the bear in the ribs and adroitly. twist
the ends in its long hair, thus HOLDING
lit fast Oh each flank. n The spearmel1
|, complete the operation BY repeated
R spear thrusts. " n $ss.3
II II It Is said that q party Of expert
;enced men with good dogs never fail
ITO secure the bear in this way. Il,