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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
THE WONDERLAND TRAIL.

Nothing plays . more important
part in the development Of . country
than god roads. without roads, com
munieation between neighbors, be-
ween communities and between
states is sadly Handicapped II not rem
dered impossible. Anything which
makes for good roads makes for civil
ization and for the things which make
life worth living.
The western states are just now sx.
periencing revival of interest in
road building, revival which, before
1t runs its course, promises to give us
some Of the best roads to be found in
the country.
The most important road movement
in, North. Dakota, at present, is the
Wonderland Trail, which is proposed
to cross North Dakota from east to
west, running through Grand Forks.
Larimore, Devils Lake and Williston
following the main line Of the Great
Northern railway, and thence on
through Montana and eventually to
the Pacific coast.
North Dakota cities are already NOV
ing in the matter Of crawling this
road and it is possible that before
smother year rolls around that we win
have one of the best trunk roads to be
found anywhere. This will serve
dual purpose. I: will be of great use
to auto tourists and to local wheel
traffic between towns, but 1t will be
of great deal more use as an object
lesson in road building to the people
of the state generally.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

:: Harold Vanderbilt, and g. F.:sBak.
,er, Jr., two young sons-of-plutes, &C.
tually went int mine in. Pennsyl-
vania the other day, dressed in min
ers' toys but with gloves sso1's their
hands and cut out and loaded q car Of,
coal. Think%of It'll Probably the first
honest bit Of work that either Of them
had ever done. And better men than
either Of them have toiled their lives
away fot wage which would not DO
cigarette money for this gilded AMI
perfumed pair. \ BAH! And the Assoc
ciated Press made first page story
of the wonderful ~ feat Of Harold
and George.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
TOGETHER THEY MAKE SAINTS.

A Western editor, taking exception
to the criticism tht newspapers do
not dare tell the whole truth
about men because to DO so would
mean the failure Of the paper, retorts
that any preacher that told the whole
truth about his congregation would
soon have empty pews, and conclude
by observing, "The pulpit, the pen
and the graveetone workers are part.
ners in saint-making."
As an argument the answer was as
fair Is the criticism. As matter Of
fact, neither statement is wholly true.
There is not necessarily any virtue
in telling the whole truth. There is
no necessity for telling falsehoods, to
be sure, but the benefactors Of the
world are those who leave much Of
the truth unsaid. To overlook facts
is not necessary to violate the truth.
The fact that a man has made blum
ders does not prove that he is not
wise man; the fact that man has
had weaknesses does not prove that he
is bad man. To emphasze one trait
or one act or one fact does not mean
to tell the truth, but in reality more
generally means the concealing Of the
full truth by making partial truth
seem the whole truth.
Newspapers and preachers, and even
others, tell far less than they might
tell, and as result men are happier,
life is brighter, and human relation.
ships are more beautiful and helpful.
TO emphasize what is good snd worthy
in a life is certainly better than to EN-.
phasize what is unlovely and weak in
that life and if silence is kept on one
side or the other, surely it is better
kept on, the side that is dark.
After all no one is in a position to
tell the whole truth about ANYBODY
else; motive and character are things
that lie too deep for human probing;
the man who is willing to set up his
Judgment as final in condeming anoth-
er is altogether too perfect and too ter.
rible for human intercourse. Steven.
son g old motto is as wise as it is sym.
pathetic:
There is so much good in the worst
Of us
And so much bad in the best of ns
That it hardly behooves any Of us
To talk about the rest Of us.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
CITY NEzDs MORE Housass

Harry J. Hinck, The teaf estate and
insurance man, says that Devils Lake
needs more residences, houses Of mod.
crate cost and which will rent FOR mod
crate prices. In his opinion modern
cottages Of i've or six rooms would Sc
the thing and he says that they would
never stand empty. Bungalows, cot
tages and compact, modern small
houses are in demand and the :popula-
ton of the city could be greatly in.
creased if score or more Of these
were built and offered at moderate
rental. y
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

For the nine months ending March
31st, last, the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company, has declared dividend
on stock amounting to z per cent. And,
mind you, at least one-half Of the
stock Of the Northern Petite, as Of
every other railroad in the United
States, is pure water. And still the
railroads fight, tooth and nail, against
anything and everything which aims at
reduction Of the present exorbitant
freight and passenger traffic.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

News dispatches yesterday told Of a
peculiar accident which happened at
bull-fght in France. The story was
to the effect that the bull, maddenea
by number Of banderillos, or small
darts, which had been thrust into his
neck, shook his head with such VIC
lence that one Of the darts became
'oosened and Jew over into the crowd
Of spectators, piercing one man
through the heart. Moral: Have the
newspaper correspondents tie the bull
outside.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

No city in the state u; just row
getting so much free dvertising, and
good advertising, as is Devils Lake.
Nothing but favorable comment Is
heard about the facts that we propose
to build an auditorium that win cost.
$50, 600, to electrify the Chautauqua
railroad. and to have street railway
system. The state generally is more
than friendly to Devils Lake and it IL
up, to the people Of the city to justify
that sentiment. Boost for . bigger
and better Devils Lake,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

News dispatche. say that the North
Dakota railroad commission will as.
sist the United States government in
it's work Of getting a physical valua.
tion Of the railroads Of the country.
This is pleasing news, not so much be-
cause It will keep our commission busy
but rather because it will be pleasing
news to the voters Of the state that
the railroad commission is really use.
full for something. 49,, -.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

The interstate commerce commission
is preparing to make . physical valu-
alton Of all the railroads Of the United
States. It is expected that the work
will take five years, cost several mil.
lion dollars and when it IL done the
railroads win put their fingers to their
noses and ask tho American people
what they are going to do shout it.
Great are the investigators and great-
q still the nvestigations.'
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
antiquateds affair wholly in.deouat,

antiquateds affair wholly inadequate
and hopelessly' down and out. we haev
heard every year what great things
were about to be done, with tho rail-
Dad, and yet It remains "two streaks
Of rust in wilderness Of weeds."
Devils Lake is entitled to modern
electric road'to the lake. It is entitled
to. street car service. With the COM
pletion Of the new Utilities plant the
power will be ready, and, We under
stand, comparatively cheap! It is up
to the owners Of the ROAD to get busy
and do something and the Commercial
club should call their attention to the
fact.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

y There are several thousand demo-
Gratis In North a Dakota who would
make good governors. We know they
would make good governors because
they know more about running the nf.
fairs Of the state than does the man
81 the job. We know they know DO:
cause they say'so!. sAnd If that doesn 4
settle it, what proof Of their fitness
would you havei ;,,4
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
MOTHERS DAYg s,d'


: On the second suatdaysa in.
: May, "MotheEs Day ''si~i Yin; be
+ celebrated for the four ii time
+ and carnations syh4bsaAsing
+ mother love will be w viii I :'by;
+ Thousands in the United States:
+ and England. MSS Anna Jar
+ vais Of Philadelphia is respon. :
+ sible for the observance" Of the
+ day. While commemoratinp
+ the death Of her own mother
+ on the second Sunday in May,
+ six years ago, it occurred to
+ Miss Jarvais that the day fan.
! ing as it does in tie season Of
+ blue skies and blossoms, might
+ well be set aside as an ANIMAL
: festival, upoa which due tri.
+ butes Of affection and remem.
+ brance should be rendered to
: all mothers. Though naturally
: modest and retiring little
: person, Miss Jarvais pleaded
: her cause SO eloquently with
: the clergymen, flnanciers and
= officials that on May 10, 1910.
= Mothers Day was celebrated.
: not only in Philadelphia, but
nome, but in many other cities.
: Special commemorative services
: were held in the Philadelphi.
: churches and Miss Jarvais per.
sonally arranged for the con.
= veyance of the old and intlrm
: to their houses Of worship. Be.
: sides devoting considerable
' time to correspondence Mia.
: 'arvais has made several trips
: abroad, spreading the cult Of
Mothers Day in Europe. Mis-.
Jarvais has an interesting col.
: :. lection Of letters from kings.
: statesmen, and noted writers
: all expressing warm sympathy
with her work, in institutinps.
FESTIVAL dear to all humanity.
"A red carnation should be-
worn for tho living mother and
J. white one for the departed.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

When man has been a blind pig
ger for more years than he can remem-
Der, who has made his money at the
business, turns around and assists the
State enforcement League, in their ef-
forts to ctch his former friends 1t is
pretty good evidence that he his exper.
fenced change Of heart-or that the
bulk Of the money is on the other side.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
PRESS CENSORSHIP.

The commissioners of the District of
Columbia have been considering bill
introduced by Senator Works Of Cali
fornia for the censorship Of the press.
They have come to the conclusion that
such law is inadvisable, basing this
Judgment on the consideration that
"the publicity given by the press gen.
orally tends to lessen evil conditions
and thus renders useful service to
the public,'' "that dread Of publici.
ty has deterrent influence upon those
disposed or tempted to commit crime
may reasonably be inferred from the
fact that most offenders against the
law earnestly seek to avoid exposure
of the circumstances Of their mist 9.
havior In newspaper reports Of their
trials.O
That a solemn official utterance OF
these truths should be deemed nee.
assary at this time is enough to make
one rub ones eyes and wonder if We
are in the twentieth or the seventeenth
century. Get the utterance is justified
by the introduction of censorship
measure in congress, and that appear.
ance is easily accounted for if not
justified by the abuses of publicity.
perpetrated by irresponsible newspa-
pers.
What conscientious legislators and
the public have to remember, now
ever, is that the freedom Of the press
is not to be curtailed savs at the i'm
minent danger of free government.
Free thought and free expression are
the foundation Of all liberty, and in
no country whose press is not free are
the people free from oppression. No
fight in the history of Anglosaxon
free government was more necessary
than the fight for free press and if
the American people wish to retain
liberty and insure democratic progress
they will not surrender or weaken what
is, in spite Of its defects, or its abuses
their chief defender.
The best correction and the safest
for most Of the evils which have oc-
companied the benefits Of free press
is public opinion. Legislation may be
resorted to safely to penalize the
publication, of fraudulent matter such
as quak advertisements. It properly
may take the form Of well consider.
ed libel law. But it is unquestionably
reactionary and dangerous to hamper
the freest report and discussion.
Every unfaithful puolic servant,
every malefactor, every wasterful off:
cial, every predatory politician, every
interest profting by injustive or op-
preston will favor press censorship in
any form. But the public at large in
has only one interest and one security
in the matter, and that is to make GER.
tain that the streams Of publicity ara
not damned or diverted. Compared to.
the evil publicity involves the good
is as a mountain range to q mole hill.
Fargo Courier-News.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

The unwieldy democratic majority l.,
Congress is proving curse, rather
than a blessing to the Wilson admins.
tration. What with the tariff muddle,
the Japanese-C California imbroglio and
the natural cussedness and perversity
Of the men who go to make up the diff
ferent parts Of the democratic jackass,
Wilson g lot s'is not happy one.''
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

Already the STORY has gone broad
cast throughout the state that there
will shorty he scarcity of water in
Devils Lake. And the only foundation
for the story is the fact that our citi-
zens have actually commenced drink
ing it. Look out, now, for an influx Of
plumbers. @'.si
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

James J. Hiflaissout with the sugges-
ton that congresssbe adjourned for ten
years. Mr.. Hill has been peeved for
a number Of years, that body having
interfered with divers Of his plans for
owning the earth, in times gone by.
And yet, the suggestion strikes us as
a good and sensible one.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

s !. Congressman stPaddy" Norton is
not getting quite a. much publicity in
Washington as he used to receive in
certain quarters Of North Dakota. But
then he hasn't the same line Of pat
ronage to hand out
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

The House has approved the new
wool schedule. Now let's wait and
see if Texas, Ohio and a few other
wool producing states will approve Of
the House.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

Is the temperance crusade which is
Icing carried on in Devils Lake an
indication of change Of heart on the
part Of. certain city officials or have
they simply joined the prohibitionistsi
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

Dr.. Lyman Abbott, editor IL The:
Outlook, has been expelled. from the:
American Peace society. This is what:
he gets for associating' himself With
Theodore Roosevelt, that strenuous
gentleman being an associate editor
Of The Outlook.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

One Of the things which should in
the near future be considered by our
Commercial club is the matter Of
transportation Of passengers to and
from Chsutauqua. This Is something
that interests every citizen Of Devils
Lake. The present railroad line to the
finest summer resort in tho state 10 an
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
Cutting the Dinner Table Tax.

American Railway managers have worked out renarka
bic statistics to prove how the carriers, more
than anybody anything else shoudering the bur
den of increased of living Granted that mass of
mathematical detail is also possible show from how
the cost OF living OF important part of popula
ton has not gone up in ten years, but has gone down
The particular industrial class favored by economic
conditions the backbone of the couny"the farmers
For virtually all the people of the United States this
being nation of breadwnnes the prime factors in the
of living problem is what the money price of
beet, -four breadstus milk butter eggs and other
modities today compared with what was ten twenty
or forty years ago. 1t is into what quantity of commodi-
ties worker exchange his days labors as com
pared with such exchange at any previous time.
Express the direct labor of one farmer in acre
yield of wheat The average output of wheat fol
1911 would exchange by the statistics of the railway man
agers into eightyhree per cent coal oil than
years ago. eighty percent lard per
more SALT nineteen percent sugar. forty-one per
cent more tin pals thirty eight per axes forty
five percent nas hirtyseven percent shovels
oryseven percent steel wre twenty per cent more
harness, thgty-fo per single wagons and
wentythree per cent double wagons Take all the
things hcbuys and acres yield would exchange into
1922 per Cent more Of commodities for the wheat farmer
In the same period the cotton rasers acre yield did
shade better for him than the wheat farmers by an ex
change into general commodities his actual cost of living
being correspondngy lowered still further. His acre
yield of cotton would exchange into 1928 per cent more
of other things.
Still better did the farmers yield do for him.
with his cost of living as to great many commodities
much more than cut in half. As to all commodities tax
together the exchange power Of the output was
greater by so. 7per cent.
Taking the average output Of all crops and the ex
changing power into eghty-three staple commodities on
the Agricultural Departments list the farmers of lv
ing waseduced in every single of those commodities
except brooms. The output of the average of all
crops would exchange into 416 per of the things
that the farmers buy
Likewise the transportation living cost of the farmer
cutby the larger amount of tansportaton any acre
yield would buy.
The average yield of that would buy 175oton
miles 1885, would buy 1854 in 1sl1 passenger miles
442 in 1899 and 749 in 1911 The acre of wheat bong
1888 ton miles against 1905 and SIS passenger miles as
against &c., Cotton bought 1854 miles against
1,843 1929 passenger miles against 693.
All crops taken together showed average acres pur
chasing power exchanged into transportation of 2049
ton miles in 1911 against 27l in $780, and 7S6 passen
ger miles against 474.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

No. Geraldine, Providence has not
sent this cool and cloudy weather
just to keep the bearings Of the now
city commission machine from beeom-
ing overheated.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

Secretary Of State Bryan hurled
out to California to head OF the &C.
ton Of the Legislature, and the legis.
'ature was mean enough to go right
on and pass the anti-alien land law
just the same. Is Bill losing his
"pullf"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

This IL the time of year when the
poor country editor must give the
names Of the winners Of the declama.
ton contests and ct the same time tell
how good the losers were. It's thank
less task. ,4v4 ::..
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

North Dakota ranks twelfth in the
matter of school attendan.e in pro-
portion to population. Vermont heads
the list.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

A Starkweather man has discovered
that Florida is no Paradise. Not after
you have lived in Good Old North Da.
kota. ,,t
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

A trapper in the far northern pan
Of Canada claimssto have found q
herd Of Buffalo. There. win be several
large herds Of eamels ~ 10 found in
Nsfth Dakota in the near future, it
Grandma Watkins has his way about
h. u. Ill:
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

If you don It swat the fly as soon as
he appears he win swat you and your
children little later in the season.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

There are many men who can tell
you how to run your business, who,
if they were asked to, couldn't run a
wheelbarrow.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

And now they are charging the city
commission with the present cold
weather. It's long, dry evening.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

II winter doesn't hurry and move
he will meet himself coming back.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09
A Den

"A Den.
What is dent
A den is when
The broken chairs,
And rugs with tears,
The pictures cracked,
The table hacked,
" A tickless clock,
Desk that won't lock
Are gathered in heap by ma .
And put in room for pa.-Housten,
Post. ,:ss%, -.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-09

Some mems interest in their home.
town ceases Immediately they are sep.
arated from the public teat.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
.soo,ooo NOW DUE THAw.
Must Appear In Pittsburg to Claim
Estate Money.

New York. Aug. 19.-Harry X.
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, who
escaped from Matteawan asylum for
the criminal insane, is expected to
appear in Pittsburg today. BY arriv-
ing before the hour for closing the
banks he may be able to obtain for
himself nearly 100000, one Of the be-
quests in his fathers will. II he is
not there to make demand In person
the sum will be continued in tho
trust Of bank and placed beyond his
control. Roger O'Mara, who has been
in the employ of the Thaw family as
detective and confidential adviser for
many yearC, said in Pittsburg that he
expected to see Harry there at the
appointed time.
The dispositio.. of this large sum
of money,is looked upon as the chief
motive impelling Thaw's escape at
thi2 time. He probably has been as
sured by lawyers that 1t will be safe
for him toeappear in Pittsburg and
claim the beQuest.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
Accused Of stealing wife.

Fort Coliins.-Charged with clipping
with the wife of Abdon Saiazar and
with forging an order for $50, using
Salazar's name, Michael Marino of
Mead, near Greeyel, was arrested here.
According to Salazar, he left Marino
in charge of beet fields for several
days, and when he returned he found
Marino had decamped with his wife
and two children. Marino Yas taken
back to Greeley and the woman and
children returned home
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
WAGE BOARD MEMBERS
WILL NOT De NAMED UNTIL
FUND IS AVAILABLE.
Governor Wants Definite Decision Re-
sardins Public Utility Bill Before
Naming Railway Commission.

Western Newspaper ueion News Service.
Denver. - Governor Ammons an
nounced that he would make no ap-
pointments to the wage board proyid-
ed for In the minimum wage for wom-
en- law until provision could be made
for funds with which to carry on the
work. The Legislature made no pro-
vision for the expenses Of this board
and the governor believes that 1t Is
usless to make any appointments until
the question Of finances has been set
tied.
The governor will appoint soon the
members OF the state racing commits
sion provided for in the bill passed
by the last Legislature.
He has several other minor boards
to name and declares he will name no
member of the state railroad commits
sion until some definite decision re-
garding the public utility bill has been
made. Commissioned Statley contin-
ues to hold over on this board, al
though his term expired the first of
the year.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
Hs Meant Leonard.

Leonard w. Smith, q plumbers sup
ply dealer in Passaic. left home
Thursday evening, telling his wife he
would be delayed returning. About
one O'Clock yesterday morning a man
entered the house. Mrs. Smith
thought 1t was her husband, but
when she got no answer to her call
she left her bed to investigate.
What are you doing here?" she
demanded.
"Oh. 60 to sleep-I'm Charley" was
the answer.
And then Charley" ned with SO
worth of silverware.-New York Amer
ican.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-08-22
Wallet Gone; Woman in Jail.

Denver.-Deposit certificates and
cash to a total value Of more than $14,.
300 were stolen from f. A. McNaugh-
ton of Waterloo, Ia, by woman at
1112 Twenty-third street, according to
report he made to the police.