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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Memory Erased by Sandbao.

Writing on Confessions of Self Rob-
berry and the Retroactive Amnesia" in
Case and Comment, Professor e. B.
Delabarre of Brown university tells
the interesting fact that conclusion
or blow from q sandbag will erase and
drive from the brain or the memory
occurrences happening within from
three to five hours previous to the con-
cussion, but will not disturb the i'm
pressions on the mind Of previous oc-
currences. The author describes the
effectiveness of this knowledge in Sc
curing complete confessions from "self
robbed individuals as follows: II
talked the matter over with ]. B.
Hume, at that time chief detective for
Wells, Fargo g. Co., and he forced
number Of self robbed agents who
were short and reported sandbagging
robbery, to confess because sandbag
would not show any marks, but as
they in each case told all particulars
up to the blow Of the sandbag he made
them own up"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
RAIN
WAS TIMELY

Tuesday evening this county was
visited by one of the heaviest and
most timely rains of the season. Much
of the grain, and especially the early
wheat, in the county was really suf-
fering for the want Of rain, and the
beautiful rain Tuesday night helps the
crop situation greatly. While thu To-
cal weather bureau showed only &c
hundredths Of an inch here from re-
ports we have received from various
places over the county It appears that
in places the rain was considerably
heavier in localities.
The benefit to the growing craps
can hardly be estimated, and farmers
aud business men are feeling jubilapt
over the outlook now as compared with
things last Monday. This rain will
keep the growing crops in good condi-
tion for time and if we get good
rainsl alter on we have nothing to fear
Cor the future.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
wh.r. Do tn. wateh.. Go?

What becomes Of the watches? The
average man does not buy more than
about two or three watches in the
course of his whole life. and yet the
manufacturers keep on making new
watches by the hundred thousands.
Who buys them all? No statistics can
answer the question. What becomes
Of the old watches? What did you
do with the one you discarded when
you got your present watch? Where
is it now? 1t was silver watch and
it kept good time for years-that old
watch, that predecessor of the gold one
that you now possess. You had a
strong affection for it You called it
"she," and sometimes in the solitude
of your room you may have caught
yourself saying word or two to 1t
aloud. The watch certainly talked to
you in the middle of the night. Heine's
watch corrugated Hebrew by the hour.
The old watch had kind Of ring
ing tick like riveting machine, and
you could hear it clear through the
pillow. It has sung you to sleep more
than once. But let's see-what In
heavens name became Of it?-New
York Mail.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
HELPING a Brother.

Suddenly the man with the chin
beard. who was eating his luncheon in
q restaurant reached across the table,
touched the button in the lapel Of the
coat worn by the man directly opposite
him and gave him the grip of the Sc
cret order to which they both be-
longed.
Brother" he said, II see you're in
need, and to live up to my sworn duty
l am compelled to-
"1n need!' interrupted the other in
wide eyed establishment I'm need Of
what?"
"Of somebody to tell you that a
knife is not the proper implement to
use when you are eating corned beef
hash"
By prompt action half dozen wait
ers quelled the disturbance that began
Immediately, but they were too late to
prevent the destruction of about $40
worth of tableware.-Clevela News.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
A BIunder Transformed.

In the Memoirs Of the Prince I'm
perial," the Ill fated heir Of Napoleon
I'LL, 1t Is related that as the prince
grew up he developed royal tact to
marked degree. On one occasion he
met the well known author, Alberto
Second, and, installing him for Mar
shall Leboeuf, remarked, Il am delight
ed to shake the hand of a friend Of
my father" When informed Of his
mistake and seeing that Second was
little put out over it, he begged NJ.
Filon to find him again and give him
this message: "The prince knows he
made mistake, but has nothing to
change In his phrase" Il managed to
carry out my commission" adds NJ.
Filon, "before many witnesses who,
like myself, saw the delight of the
amiable writer"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Mr.. Lavery's "scottishness.

John Lavery. the eminent artist, is
often taken for a Scotsman owing to
the fact that he was brought up in
Glasgow and first made his mark there.
He is, however, an Irishman, born at
Belfast. Soon after coming to London
the young painter held an exhibition Of
his works. This was attended by
we'll known art collector, Scotsman,
who bought several pictures. In send
ing Mr.. Lavery q check this gentleman
said he was glad to be the means of
helping brother Scot.
Mr.. Lavery wrote, thanking him, but
pointing out that he was no Scot, but
an Irishman.
However" he added, II am suff1-
GENTLY Scottish to have delayed telling
you this until I had cashed your check"
He was afraid his patron might have
stopped" the check on learning his
true acknowledgements Answers.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
jeremiah Mason on War

On one occasion Mr.. Mason came
into Mr.. Summers Office and found him
engaged In writing an address to be de-
livered before peace society. After
a little good natured banter on the part
of Mr.. Mason and an equally good ma
tured defense Of his views by Mr.. Sum-
ner, the former, rising to take his leave.
said: "Well, Sumner, you may be right,
but I should just as soon think Of join
ing society for the suppression of
thunder and lightning as society for
the suppression of war."-From Mem
DIR of Jeremiah Mason. by G.. s. Hill
lard.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Tho Case Altered,

An attache of the American embas-
sy at Paris tells the following as H.
Illustrative Of the sort of sentiment
which the French system Of marriage
de CONVEYANCE produces:
Clarimonde, young lady, announces
to her parents that she has accepted
the hand of NJ. Blanc.
"Child, you are mad" exclaims
Clarimonde's mother.
"But why, mammal"
''Young Blanc will have no money
for many years, because it all belongs
to his grandfather, and after that
comes his father, and you will be old
before you get at the property"
But, mamma
''No butts about it. You are a bad
and unduiful child!'
"But, mamma, it is the grandfather
whom have acceptedv'
1.-THE grandfather! Oh, you little an
gel!"-Ltppincott's.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27

other view and brought in a verdict
for $4,000. Poulin had been injured
while employed by the company and
claimed the machinery was improper.
ly orptected. The attorneys for the
defense moved to have the verdict set
aside. The court announced that he
would hear arguments, but as he had
really expressed an opinion as to the
insuficiency of the evidence, it is ex-
pected he will grant the motion.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
A Theatrical "snow.torn.r

A Theatrical "Snowstorm.'
A theatrical "snowstorm" is the busi.
ness managers way of describing the
quantities of passes issued to paper
a house when business Is bad and there
is no other way of filling the seats
American Magazine.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Preferred tho Operation.

Doctor (after thoroughly examining
patienD-Tm sorry, Mr.. Gaybird, but
I'm afraid I'll have to operate on you.
Gaybird-Good heavens, doctor! Is it
absolutely necessary? Doctor Yes,
unless you care 10 60 to warmer
climate. Gaybird misunderstanding
him)-Oh, no! think prefer the op-
erahon.-Judge.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
The Mystery.

Visitor-1 understand that you had
an amateur dramatic performance in
the town hall last night?
Native-Yes. The Sock and Buskin
club played Little Mac, or the Noun
tain Mystery"
"Ah! And what was the mystery?"
"As near as I could make out the
mystery was how the audience stood
1t till the last act was over."-London
Nt-Bits.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Oh, Poor WilIisl

Willie had been absent from school a
whole day. so teacher sent his mother
the usual excuse blank to be filed out.
When 1t was returned to her. it held
the following excuse: Dear teecher
Willie got wet in the a. m. and sick in
the p. m."-Woman's Home COMPANION.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Too Kind TO Lose.

"Your husband is willing to allow
you the custody Of the automobile, the
poodle and the rubber plant with lib
eral alimony, while he takes the chill
dren and the graphophone."
"stop the divorce!' sobbed the wife.
''1'll never get another husband like
charlottesville Courier-Journal.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Warned Both Wav.

Hub-1 must go out tonight, my love.
Engagement with a customer. Wife
Very well. but don't be gone long and
Hub-And what? Wife-Don't come
home short.-Boston Transcript,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
A Ring Difficult to Wear,

Hth9 OtmcuIt 20 "o&r.
"What do you think! Maude's gen.
tleman friend offered her an engage
ment ring by telephone and she accept
ed it,
''Well, she can do as she likes, but
really, do not believe that I should
care to wear telephone ring. Chris
tfan Science Monitor.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
VERDICT BROUGHT
IN FOR $4,000

Cavalier, N. D., June 23-Judge
Kneeshaw thought the evidence in the
case of Ephriam Poulin VS.. The Wal.
halla Roller Mills insufficient for the
plaintiff to recover in his $4,000 suit
for damages, but the jury took an.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Poetry.

Poetry.
Poetry written on both sides Of tho
paper Is never SO good as that written
only on one side. One reason Is that
1t IL only half as long.-New Orleans
Picayune.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27
Goinu Down.

Going Down.
Gabe-H claims he Is a descendant
from great family. Sleeveless, and
he Is still descending Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-27

Those who marry in haste often see
better bargains at their leisure.-JudRe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
LOVES DEAD HORSES.

Why do men hate 20 pay alimony?
True, they hate to pay anything,
you might say. But why do men who
can liquidate a gambling debt or a
bar bill in a brave show Of cheerful
spirit, who can pay even a doctor bill
Or a millinery bill without grumbling
overmuch, object so urgently to the
payment Of alimony that they are not
only ready TO go to Jail first but
actually willing to stay in Jail for
weeks or months rather than settle?
A Judge asked man the other day
why he declined TO pay his divorce
court dues, already several months
in arrears. Il will not" replied the
delinquent. The order is unfair.
You can send me to jan if you like. ="
The judge could and did.
Perhaps the answer represents the
usual attitude. of the alimony payer.
He tells himself the bill is unfair. If
he pays he pays under protest. If he
Goes not pay he goes to jail sustained
| Oy the soothing belief that he is a
martyr to stiff-necked justice. If we
could poll the famous alimoly club in
the New York tombs We should doubt
less be assured that alimony is basic.
ally wrong, fundamentally unfair, Sc
erroneous in principle that no man OF
character should be a party TO it.
We need not 90 into that The
courts see 10 it that marriage main.
tains its proud position as the hardest
kind of contract to break without
( paying suitable indemnity. That the
party Of the first part is so seldom
willing to take the courts word for
the necessity OF the indicated contri
+ button is scarcely applicable as a mat
ter CT principle. We suspect that i
IS rather a matter Of anImosity
Fer men pay taxes merely because
they are convinced they must, though
they may deem the principe unfair
Nonpayment would send them to jail;
still they pay because they feel NJ
particular enmity toward the state
But in the preliminaries precedent Il
the falling due of alimony certain
acerbities are engendered. It seemi
fair TO assume hat hard feelings. alone
impel men to refuse to pay alimony
though grim gray walls emphasize it.
iaevitability.
And It's a pleasant thought tina
many men CT whom the public neve
hears probably walk rigAt up to III
clerks desk once a month and pa.
their installments on loves deac
horses without a murmur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
EVER ALERT TO THE PEOPLES
INTERESTS.

Ever alert TO the peoples interests,
Congressman Clyde H. Taveuner was
quick TO respond 10 President Wilson
warning sounded from the White
house as to the INSCRIPTIONS
work Of the lobby that is seeking
10 defeat the tariff reform measure
before the senate.
According to yesterdays Associated
Press dispatches. Tavenner introduced
10 the house a stringent resolution for
an inquiry into the lobby and no doubt
q thorough Investigation will be made.
II is the practice and policy that
Tavenner is pursuing, and has always
pursued. OF being wide awake and al.
ways on the job that has given him
his standing in Washington.
II is such a type OF e man that the
people depend upon. and may well de-
pend upon, to safeguard their inter.
ests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
Babies and WaIkinp,

while many mothers are proud OF
the child that can toddle a<Sund the
room when ten months old" said a
doctor, they should do everything to
keep it from walking at that age. 1t is
too young. and the bones Of the leg
aud back are weak. BowIegs and in
some cases spinal curvature always re.
suit to the lifelong regret OF the moth.
er. Many mothers take the child that
is just beginning to walk and exhibit
1t to the neighbors and relatives. The
occasion is one of rejoicing but dire
results are sure to follow If the child
has been permitted to walk too soon
philadelphia Inquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
The Daily Story

Copyrighted 1914 uy Associated Literary Bureau

When Danny Roland went TO seeK
his fortune in the Klondike be carried
with him the prayers and loving
thoughts of his aunt and cousins with
whom he had made his hume since an
early orphaned boyhood.
Well all ride in automobiles when
l come back" shouted Danny over his
shoulder to the little group on the sta.
ton platform.
Four long years passed after Danny
went away to the gold country. and
now the Rolands had news of bis
homecoming. They had heard from
him as often as the postal facilities
would admit. for sometimes he was
far from any station. At first he had
written of the country. the people. the
strange. new life and of his hopes for
success. When he returned with the
gold that must surely be his for the
| taking they would leave the little CaH-
| fornian home among the roses and fare
| forth to some large city of the eastern
states where the greatest enjoyment
/ is supposed to be extracted from the
possession Of money. That was dur
ing the first two years. Since then
Danny's letters had been less conf
dent. and there was between the lines
vague. homesick longing that i'm
PEELED Mrs. Roland to urge her nephew
to return home whether he had attain.
ed his coveted object or not.
Poor Danny" murmured Rose Ro
land as her mother finished reading
the last letter How eager he was
when he went away from US and how
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
CAPITAL COMMENT

wrote long reply to an authoritative
Interview just published with Presi-
dent Taft; he attended TO a big bunch
of correspondence; he received Wis
itors by the score; then we had to
take him out and SHOW him the
town. of course, and at night, he made
set address. That was some day
Bennett had to leave for him, and
leaving time had come. The father
and son were standing off in one cor
ner of the speakers reception room
having a few parting words. l stood
near, awaiting TO break in and intro
duce some one who wished to speak
with Mr.. Clark. Presently, the speak
er stopped over, kissed the boy on
the cheek and said, Goodbye, son."
The boy turned and kissed the father
and said, Goodbye, father" Hardly
anyone else in the room noticed It,
but it impressed me as a mighty sweet
! parting between the two, how sweet IL
the thought that came TO me was this:
If thai should happen to be the last
pairing between the two, how sweet it
was! Afterward, when we we're
alone, 1 mentioned the parting to the
speaker and he said: 81 kissed him
goodbye today, Mr.. Wheeler, just as
l did when he was baby boy. three
or four years old. l don't seem 10
know how to break the maitland l
don't believe l care to. Bennett is
very close to me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
COUNTRY AND CITY IN JOUR.
NALlSM

Where will most OF the students in
tho schools OF journalism do their life
work. queries the Kansas City
Star. Almost certainly in what is call.
ed the country press. Perhaps not al
hrst-nct until IL is more generally
understood thai there is no essential
difference between city newspaper
work and country newspaper work.
A city newspaper, TO be most sue
cessful and most serviceable, must be
local newspaper. And that is what
! country newspaper is. The develop
ment OF the newspaper OF the town
or small city is going to be more and
more what Il has become already, the
most significant development in the
whole field OF the American news
papers.
There is not the smallest conflict
between the metropolitan newspaper
and the town newspaper. il is notable
that where n central big city is best
served by its own newspapers there
the surrounding small cities have the
best class OF local papers.
II 10 the ambItiop OF many writer's
81 city newspapers TO own q news
paper Ia a small city. For one thing,
these writer's have learned that there
3 little or nothing that they have
written about, In any department Of
The big papers, that has not rs cor.
responding interest for the little pap
lr, fChsries O. Ross, an assistant pro-
lessor OF the Missouri University
seheel efsJouFbRiism has shown IN an
admirable builstin thai the subjects
of town interest are intrinsieally the
sane. as the subjects Of city Interest,
2esR walter Williams OF that school,
Who Twas for years a country editor
" Missouri, and william Allen White,
Rhe Is a eeuptry editor OF Kansas.
nay be sited 70 prove that recognised
personality and wide social influence
are rs well within the reach or the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

Pa is feeling rather clipper; every day
he wears. a smile,
Though he has no public office and keeps
working all the while;
They have not increased his wages, and
they never will, I guess,
But his look is always cheerful and he's
full of hopefulness.
His overcoat is seedy and his pants bag
at the knees;
We are not among the people WHO can
travel over seas;
The price of living's higher than It ought
to be, it's true,
But pas chnging to his courage and he
takes a hopeful view.
The folks next door have lately had to
cut expenses down;
It seems they've been unlucky-its the
talk all over town;
They have sold their new electric-ma
pretends 1t was too bad
So it seems pa needn't buy one. and II
makes him mighty glad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
Field of Literature

Wharton material for two very re-
markable novels of modern American
life. Many readers have discovered
the reason for the title of the new
story, The Custom of the Country"
There is no denying the truth of Mrs.
Wharton's pictures; she knows her
world as a great painter must know
his palette. Lily Bart probably had
the sympathy of every woman who
read her story, and it will be interest
ing to see the impression that Undine
Spragg will make upon readers.
THE JUNE AMERICAN MAGAZINE.
In the June American Magazine Ida
NJ. Tarbell, writing about THE Hunt
for a Money Trust" describes and
criticises some of the workings of the
New York stock market. In the same
number Henry K. Pomroy, a former
president of the stock exchange, re,
plies to Miss Tarbell.
Other interesting serious cOntribu
| tions to the number are: The Remin'
isoences of Brand Whitlock, mayor OF
Toledo, Ohio; Health and Horse Pow,
err" by DR.. Woods Hutchinson; "A
Greed of Work for Women" by Laura
| Drake Gill; THE Joys Of the True
Walker" by Walter Prichard Eaton
and THE Repertoire Theatre in Amer
! ica," in which the dramatic editor OF
the American Magazine makes a thor
| ough and entertaining report of Ger
tain aspects of the business of the
stage.
Fiction, notable for its liveliness and
reality, is contributed by David Gray
son, Arnold Bennett, Stanley r. Os
born, V. H. Cornell, James Francis
Dwyer and Louis Graves.
There is a great assortment of hu
morous material, including contrihu
tons by James Montgomery Flagg, &c
lett Burgess and Kin Hubbard.
The Interesting People" depart
ment and THE Interpreters House
complete a splendid number.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
The Point of View.

People talk about thirteen being
an unlucky number" she said, but I
can't say that l have found it so. A
year ago New Years day l sat down
to dinner where there were thirteen
at the table"
And didn't anything happen?" her
friend asked in amazement.
"Oh, yes, considerable happened.
The hostess and two of the guests
have died since then"
well, fer goodness sake, how can
you say, after all this, that you don't
consider sitting at table where there
are thirteen unlucky?"
Possibly it was unlucky for some
of them" she said, seeming to reflect.
but it was my turn to entertain this
year, and you see there were only
ten to be provided for"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
R&vEN0US ESKIM0S.
They Eat and Digest Food That Would
Kill an Ordinary Man.

They Eat and Digest Food That Would
Kill an Ordinary Man.
We hear much Of American dyspep-
STA. but there is one native race of
America that is certainly not troubled
in this respect 6The Eskimo dehes all
the laws OF hygiene and thrives. He
eats until he is satisfied. but is said
never 10 be satisfied while a shred Of
his feast remains unconsumed. His
capacity is limited by the supply and
by that only.
The Eskimo cannot make any mis-
take about the manner OF cooking his
food. since, as a rule, he does not cook
IL Nor, so far as the blubber or fat Of
the arctic animal is concerned, is the
Eskimo concerned about his manner
OF eating It. Indeed, he may be said
not 10 eat IL at all. he cuts it into
long strips an inch wide and an inch
thick and then lowers the strip down
his throat as one might lower q rope
into O we'll
Despite all this the Eskimo does not
suffer from indigestion. BE Gan make
q good meal or the desh and skin of
the walrus. provision SO hard and grit.
" that IN cutting up the animal the
knife must be continually sharpened.
The teeth Of a little Eskimo child
will, 81 Is said BY those IN q position
TO know. meet IN q BIT Of waIrus akin
as the teeth OF an American child
would meet in the hesh Of an apple. al.
though the hide of the WelYus Is from
half an inch to an inch IN thickness
and bears considerable resemblance 70
the hide OF an Elephant The eskimo
child will bite IL and digest il and new
er know what dyspepsia means.-Har-
per's Weekly.