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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
ENCOURAGED BY FAILURE.

Though he did not live to achieve
his dream of taking a medical degree
after such a long struggle for the hon
or, Gottlieb Laedrach, who died a few
days ago in Switzerland, may by hold
ing the record SO high that it cannot
be reached, encourage other men to try
try again in obtaining scholastic pre-
ferment. For thirty.seven years Gott-
lieb was student at the University
Of Berne, hoping for more than thirty
years that the next examination would
put him over the line and in the pos
session Of the coveted sheepskin.
At the age Of 20 years the young
man entered the university for the
purpose Of completing the medical
course and the right to practice his
chosen profession. Though he studied
hard, the young man was so construct
ed mentally that the written and oral
tests drove all ideas out of his head
and he failed at each examination.
Having means of his own, and be-
ing of tenacious disposition, the young
man grew into middle age still study
ing for his degree. His fellow students
passed successful examinations and
went out into active life, leaving the
unfortunate student tied to the post,
as it were. Two weeks ago the student
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
of the commodities necessary to life.

of the commodities necessary to life.
Some have risen and others are sta
tionary, but the general level has OK
hibited downward trend. Bradstreets
has figured out its index number for
May l, which, at $9.1399, establishes
the lowest level reached since July of
last year. Of course, as Bradstrect
says, seasonable conditions, such, for
instance, as those which usually at
feet prices for dairy products, are large
ly responsible for the most recent re-
ccssion, but at the same time there has
been more or less easing up in prices
for meats and other table necessaries
while some textiles also have become
cheaper. AS it is, the index number
for May l depicts decrease of 1.6 per
cent from the figures reported for Auril
l, and it indicates drop of 40 per
cent from the peak points Of December
last. Moreover the most recent data
indicates decrease of 1.3 per cent
from the figures quoted on May l,
1912. But with the exception noted
the present number is the highest ever
recorded at this season of the year.
For example, it eclipses that for May
l, 1911, by S per cent, although it
runs only IL per cent above the fig
ures for that date in 1910. AS COM
pared with May l, 1909, there is an
increase Of 10 per cent, while contrast
with the corresponding time in 1908,
when prices were relatively low, show
a rise Of 14.S per cent. It was in the
subsequent month of 1904 that prices
struck the lowest level Of recent years
the descent being the natural corollary
of the economic upheaval generated
October, 1907. The early part of 1907
was a period of comparatively high
prices, SO that it is not astonishing to
find that our current figures suggest a
rise of only % per cent.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
THE BUYERS pzLus1on.

Thc buyers Of tbs country arc fool.
ing themselves with the lelusioa that
recall al order Loses ssll ali kind.
c: laerchsn dise more cheapiy chan !o'
cal retailers. =
It is somewhat ridiculous to say
that retail mail order houses quote the
lowest prices on all types Of merchan.
disc. IF that is SO, why do they ad.
vertise SO strenuouslyi # their cata-
logues contained nothing but lowest
prices, their hard work to secure trade
would be superaous, trade would how
to them as naturally as water flows
down hill.
A much fairer view Of the situation
is given in the words Of one Of the
mail order men. He said recently that
it becomes harder every year for tht
mail order houses to overcome the
competition of the local retailer. Now
IL the mail order houses quoted loves.
prices on everything they handled
would they have such difficulty in get.
Ting business away from the smalte,
merchant
Again, if these big firms are below
all other storekeepers, how does it hap
pen that literally thousands of small
retailers are meeting and beating then
at their own gamef
But there's a good reason.
Evidence secured from several re
liable sources seem conclusively to
prove that the retail mail order cost Of
doing business is about 80 per cent
In contrast with this, the local retail
er's cost, as is well known, seldom
exceed IS per cent.
The mail order houses carry tLous
ands Of items which they cannot Lny
from makers at prices low enough t.
offset this difference. Of course mai
order houses quote lower prices OF
many kinds Of goods, but much Of thi,
merchandise are "leaders'' which
have been slashed for the effect theil
low prices will produce.
The best proof Of the statement o,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
THE MOUTHS OF GIFT HORSES

Attacking in Congress Monday the
proposed $1oo,ooo,oo0 Rockefeller
Foundation, Senator Works Of Califor.
mia submitted printed remarks on tie
general subject of tainted money. The
efforts Of rapacity to buy favorable
consideration from the public through
gifts of ill-gotten wealth to worthy
purposes command little sympathy
f-om Mr.. Works. he thinks dan
ge1ous influence may thereby be il.
troduced into education and phi1an-
thropy. Particularly does he object
to charity becoming receiver OF
sto!en goods in accepting endowment
Of money obtained by methods that
are approbrius because of unfairness
or other reason.
On the same day, protests were
printed from Alumnus James s. Gar
rison of Minneapolis, Harvard '06,
against s $e5DG0G baauest :.o-n
George Smith formerly of st. Louis,
who accumulated the money in tina
bucketshop hasiress. The gift is to
lie used in building three Harvard
dtrnitories to &c ran,ed after Smlti
himself, who "6isgraced" the un:vor.
sity while stuI':'t there and after.
ward, according to Mr.. Garrison, and
after Smiths foster parents, whom he
treated with ingratitude and unkind.
ness in life.
line disposition Of the American
people to, look the gift horse in The
mouth is increasing rather than dim
inishing, especially when there Il
grave doubt as to the way title to The
animal was acquired and rumors Of
an unlocked stable door somewhere
are current. One does not have tt
folt W the Works logic to a ridden
!cus extreme to pronounce it mos
hopeful tendency. Reputation is
among the fine things it should ;'t
tc, ond the power of money to buy
The ideals Of the country will sadly
deteriorate when the doctrine is &C
cepted that the laudable ends to whi:f
money Of Dives may be devoted sane
titles the questionable means BY
which it has been acquired.-Fargt
Courier News.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
SAVING and INVESTING FOR THE THRIFTY
Millionaire Thrift Teaches-[By John NJ. Oskison]

If successful builder should tell
you that to make roof tight against
rain and snow you should lay your
shingles in courses, carefully Tapped,
and give your roof certain pitch,
you would say: of course you are
right: Your experience gives you the
accurate knowledge of methods which
I want.''
Men who have made money and
.been useful to this country ought TO
be pretty good guides to follow if you
have the notion to build any sort Of
modest competence Of your own. Do
you agree7 Well
Marshall Field said: IF you would
succeed in business, never spend q
cent more than you earn. No matter
how small your earning, you should
master this art.''
John Wanamaker said: "The diff
ference between the clerk who spends
all his salary and the clerk who saves
part Of it is the difference, In ten
years, between the owner Of a business
and the man out Of job"
James j. Hill said: eff you want
to know whether you are destined to
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

be a success or failure in life you
can easily find out. The test is sim
pie and infallible. Are you able to
save money!"
Theodore Roosevelt said: "The habit
of saving money, while it stiffens the
will, also brightens the energies. IF
you would be sure that you are be-
ginning right, begin to save"
J. P. Morgan, said: "savings de-
rosits in bank are like an anchor to
a ship-needful in calm, vital in q
storm.''
Not rich man, but one Of the san.
est, most useful, and certainly one Of
the best beloved was the man who
said what I am going to quote now:
''Teach economy; that is one Of tho
first and highest virtues. It begins
with saving money! That was Abra-
ham Lincoln's teaching.
Advice like this is, I know, elemen-
tary-as if a builder, should say:
'Build strong, and don't scamp tho
job!" Yet I know that the tempta.
tion to try to build fortune without
looking to the foundations is one
which comes to great many Of us.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
MEET MIR. JoRGENsoN.

Just now the progressives and the re-
publicans are greatly incensed at one
Mr.. Jorgenson, Mr.. Carl Jorgenson, by
virtue of progressive and democratic
votes Auditor of the Sovereign State
of North Dakota.
Carl has re fused to pay the salaries
of the state tax commission, inasmuch
as there was no provision made by the
last legislature for such payment; Carl
refused to allow every Tom, Dick and
Harry to draw warrants on the state
treasury; Carl has consistently refused
to bow to the dictates of a little CO.
terie of democratic and progressive min
compoops who would run the state 10
suit themselves and incidently who pro-
posed to get their arm III the state S
strong box up to the elbows; in short
Carl has refused to do the bidding Of
the self-constituted bosses, when doing
such bidding would work wrong or
hardship to the state.
Hence, Carl is "in bad" not only
with the progressives, whose ward ne
was, and to whom it was generally
supposed that he was politically in
debt, but he is also in the bad graces
of such good democratic papers as the
Devils Lake Journal.
The Journal says that Carl is suffer,
ing with a bad case of swelled head
probably arguing from the fact that
Carl did his duty as he saw it. It
also says that Carl is wrong from q
legal standpoint, and to prove it cites
such shining (7) legal lights as Andy
Miller and Paddy Norton.
Carl Jorgenson may be wrong, but
his show me attitude is bound to meet
with the approval of the people of the
state generally. At least we believ'
him to be honest and sincere, whicl
is mighty sight more than most PEG
pie would care to say about some O
the men who are just now attackin.
him.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
News dispatches state that the rail.

News dispatches state that the rail.
roads are planning for an appeal to the
interstate commerce commission to DO
allowed to raise freight rates. The
railroads are in bad with American
people,, due chiefly to tho attitude Of
the roads in the past and also to the
fact that the belief is universal that
the people are taxed to pay interest
on watered stock. Railroad stocks
have been watered until they will hold
no more moisture, and naturally when
slump in business comes and the
road earnings fall off, there is trouble.
Railroad management will find the
thumbs of the public turned down when
they come to ask for mercy.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
MAN WANTS TO Do H0USEWORK
ON FARM, Can Wash, IRON AND
StW-.APPuES TO S. |. W|NEMAN
PRPARE FOR THE SUMMER IN.
VASION OF THE PRESS GANG
M JUNE.

Grand Forks, May 14-At nesting
Of the local newspaper men and Of com
mittees Of the Commercial club lost
night plans were formulated for the
entertainment Of the visiting members
of the North Dakota Press association
who come here for the annual summer
meeting June 20 and 81. Those pre-
sent at the meeting were unanimous
in their declaration that every effort
would Ia made to make the meeting
the best the association. has ever held.
Ar arrangements committee con-
sisting Of the following members was
appointed:
N. B. Black, chairman; d. N. Wells
J. D. Bacon, Fred Bartholomew, P.
o. Thorson, Alice Nelson Page, o. r.
Rishof, G. g: ellison, F. v. Kent, W.
H. Kelsey, h. A. Bronson, G. W.
Graves, N. G. Abbott, E. L. Richter.
This committee has authority to ap.
point such other committees aa are
necessary to carry out the details Of
| the entertainment.
While the plans discussed were
merely tentative some of the features
it is expected to have were outlined.
June 20 will be set aside for business.
The business session will be held in
the city hall. A big banquet will be
held that evening and it is expected
that this function will be held in the
university commons, which is emf.
nently suitable for such large gath
ering. Some time will be spent IN
viewing the campus, which at that
time of year will present the finest
appearance Of the year.
The second day Of the meeting will
BE- given over to entertainment large.
ly There will be auto rides about the
city and in the afternoon there will
be a big picnic in one of the city
parks. A variety of sports including
ball game, will also feature the af.
ternoon entertainment.
I tbs expected that there will be 400
newspaper men and their wives hert
for the big gathering, making It the
largest ever held. According to see.
rotary Holbein, the business session
will be the most interesting yet out
lined, including a discussion Of sew.
keral very important subjects by q
large number Of members of the asso
citation.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
A SUCCESSFUL DAIRY PLAN.

Lake Superior Farmer: Good ideas
travel. The Ashland dairy plan has
become country wide plan. It has
made the city better known because
Of an idea. Live stock journals, dairy
magazines, farm journals, bankers
bulletins and commercial trade papers
have recognized the worth Of the idea
and have been generous in their COM
ments. A guarantee of $4,000 by the
business men Of Ashland to make pos
sible loan Of $4,000 to Ashland
farmers, is in itself a little thing and
easily accomplished, but one editorial
writer calls it the greatest thing Ash
land ever did. It is big because it is
recognition by a city, that farms are
industries like factories. They have
their payrolls. They have a tremen.
dous purchasing power. As their pro
duction increases, so will the city
prosper. For ten months, the one
sustained, consi-tent, concerted public
effort has been, "put Ashland on the
dairy map" The farmers dinners,
the dairymen convention, the cow
purchasing plan are all part Of tho
Ashland dairy plan. It is the psychol-
ogy Of crowd. By constant asser-
tom and repetition and contagion,
"put Ashland on the dairy map" has
become reality. Two hundred cows
are not many. But the Ashland plan
does not stop here. It includes pro-
gram of community breeding, testing,
associations, stock shows, bull clubs
and the aid Of every local and state
agency which will be Of help. In i've
years the wisdom of the Ashland plan
will be demonstrated. What little
money and effort the plan has cost, is
already more than repaid in the pub.
licity given the city and the better
feeling between farmers and business
men whose interests are mutual. Ash
Aduu has ueCouc al example 10 OCner
communities and has shown way to
prosperity without the payment of a
bonus. Look to the older communi.
ties and see the industries which fol.
low the dairy COW. Creameries, cheese
factories, dairy supply factories, silc
factories, barn equipment factories
packing houses, dairy journals. Surely
the Ashland dairy plan is a great lit
tie thing, because the plan is to do one
thing well.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
was:ftrying for almost the hundredth

was: trying for almost the hundredth
time to- answer the questions, and
while engaged in this work he expired
from heart disease.
In his life the Oldest university stu.
dent in the world, in point of attend
ance, may have done more real good
than had he graduated in the usual
course of time and then become a
mediocre physician. Discouraged stu
dents may remember the story Of the
Swiss and be inspired to continue the
struggle, secure in the knowledge that
they are in no danger whatever of
breaking any records.-Fargc Forum.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

In recent Y. w. c. A. bulletin
from Gainesville, Texas, was the report
of a field day for the rural school
girls, part Of the program for which
consisted of talks on the Ten Com,
mandments of Health. All of the ath.
letic clubs for girls were to be asked
to subscribe to them.
So pertinent does this code seem
that it is given herewith to our read
ers, with the hope that it may be
adopted in many other states thar
Texas.
1. Thou shalt keep thy backbone
straight.
2. Thou shalt drink half gallo1
of water each day.
8. Thou shalt walk three miles (:
day or play game for As minutes.
4. Thou shalt take sufficient nour
ishment.
6. Thou shalt masticate thy foot
properly
z. Thou shalt brush thysteeth twic
each day.
8. Thou shalt sleep eight hours o
each twenty-four.
/ 9. Thou shalt think pleasan
thoughts, and Danish unpleasant onss
10. Thou shalt thank thy Create
for the blessings which the keepin
of these laws bring, and tell thy neigh
bors.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
The Lansford Journal has Just added
= two.reyolution cottrell press TO its
news equipment. s:a a9 Il
Kenmare is about to adopt the com.
mission form Of government.
HOGS HOO TODAY

Who is it halls from Devils Lake,
where ideals touch the sky, and sees
to it that every town in the coun.
ty is kept dry. Who's known as the
Merchant Prince to the apology down
the street, because he has the heavy
dome, and such classic roman feet.
Who put the kibosh on the smoke, and
fixed the gambling ban. Don't let
Avery interrupt you, that was F. P.
Mann.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
bors.
Y. M. g, A.

One Of the things that Devils Lake
stands most in need of at the present
time is branch of the Young Men 3
Christian Association and suitable
building in which to house it
The Association is no experiment. 1t
has been thoroughly tried out in thou
sands of cities all over the world, and
wherever tried has been Of benefit, not
only to the young man but to every
citizen.
It is an organization which stands
for Christianity Of the practical kind,
for good citizenship and for manhood
in it's best sense. It helps to make bet
ter men because its teachings are good
and because its members are taken
from sordid and mean surroundings
and placed in surroundings that work
for their moral and physical well be-
ing.
| A Y. NJ. C. A. in Devils Lake would
do much for the boys who now have
no place to go. It would provide q
place of innocent amusement and rec
reation and at the same time place
where the serious things Of life and
the things which make life worth liv
ing could be learned. All in all il
would probably prove of as much ma
terial value to the city as any one
thing which could be mentioned and
we hope to see the organization here
before another year.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
UNUSUAL LETTER RECEIVED BY
LOCAL MAN FROM MINNEA-
PolITAN WHO WANTS JOB

Inspired possibly by the publicity
which Miss Simpson, the "plow girl''
received in Minneapolis, in her aappli-
cation to secure work at Devils gss;i!!s Lake,
as farm hand, being DESTROYS Of 70.
curing position here TO-. work in the
fields, has caused an unusual letter 70
be received by Sam wineman, this
time from Minneapolis. man, who
gives his address at 2oll Portland
avenue.
An item which appeared recently in
the World which gave Nj. Wineman
credit for taking up advanced farming
has travelled broadcast and it Was
probably due to this fact that Ho-
ward Everett Of Minneapolis secured
his name and has written the follow
ing letter.
"Mr. Sam Wineman,
Devils Lake, N. D.
Dear Sir:
I have been referred to you as q
prominent farmer in your vicinity and
I take the liberty to write this letter,
which you may deem unusual, but is
nevertheless sincere. am anxious to
care for the homework in some farm
home and am especially adapted to
cooking, washing and ironing, and
have done some sewing. For two years
I have been employed in the Children g
Home and am well able to care for
your children. I have no desire TO
take up any manual labor, but he.
lieve that can Withstand the hardship
of Homework, especially at threshing
time much better than a woman. Kind
ly let me know if you have any posi-
tion you can offer me, and if not kind.
~ hand this letter to some Of your
farmer friends.
Yours sincerely,
Howard Everett.
P. s.-Kindly send transportation If
you decide on hiring me, and let me
know what wages I may expect.
For the novelty of the thing and
because such man appeals to him as
possibly a good move to make on the
farm, instituting new line Of farm
work for the Men. MI. Wineman has
about decided to accept the proposition
and it is not at all unlikely that Mr..
Everett will be brought to Devils
Lake.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

a Wisconsin legislator got mad the
other day because the Honse persisted
in passing a bill which he did not like
Instead of getting zip aud giving his
colleagues a Ii:ee o: l'ia mind, lie
went to his hotel, packed his trunk
and went home. Isn't it too bad that
,:irc are not m:-a legislator, hh" this
O.,rs
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

A Minneapolis man who had done
business with loan sharks has just en-
joined them from attempting to make
any further collections. According to
his story he borrowed, in the first
place, $50, has paid. back $65 and still:
according to the books Of the sharks,
owes them $3.50. This is high finance,
with vengeance.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

The world does move. A United
States senator has had the temerity
to rise in his place in the American
House Of Lords and register kick on
the $10O,000,o00 Rockefeller Pounds
ton. It was snots so long ago that
some U. s.. senators. were caught tax
ing some af this same "tainted''
Standard Oil money.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

It would be a nice thing, about now
if the city commission, in conjunction
with their many and varied activities,
would enact the role Of rain.makers,
and also order a little bit Of warm
weather.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

An ordinance for the abatement Of
the smoke nuisance might be good
thing for Devils Lake. There are
three or four chimneys in thii city that
are very bad in this respect, Il,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

J. Pluvius, taking cognizance Of the
drouth which recently hit our fair city,
has taken pity on US and turned on the
rain. But after all, it is nothing but
water.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

They have just arrested male suf-
fragette in dear old Lunnon. He will
|probably get all that the authorities
didn't have the nerve to hand to the
females Of the species.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

Whitewash,under the terms Of the
now tariff bill, goes on the free list.
1t will now be comparatively easy
to care for our large and rapidly in
creasiDg army of lame ducks.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16

The Fargo Courier-News remarks
editorially that the attempt to reor-
ganize the republican parto was
humorous side. Il has brother, in fact,
a regular joke-it is the progressive
side.