Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-20

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1900 worth Of gold to the; ton. 50
1t is curious that General Curtis Lee,
though Il grandson Of Mrs. Curtis,
bears II most marked and striking re-
semblance to the pictures. of Washing.
ton. r', Sc -fs....." =:
A dashy girl at one Of the Saratoga
hotels wore a white silk ball dress on
the folds Of wtich we're ,hand.painted
scenes .'from;o III country seat In Cali
fornia." $50.
An American girl. travelling. in Iu..
dia. got hot water with WHICH. to mix q
morning toddy. by stepping. mug in
hand, to the locomotive AMI %!serenely
seeking it OF the astounded stoker.
The prominent sheep raiscrs, ii Ten,
nessee have resolved to abandon the
business. owing to tho want Of a-doy.
law, asserting that 800. 900 sheep can.
not be maintained against sou, zoo
dogs. .:":% ,
President Cleveland is q prudent
man. 'Ae"has had insurance policies
on his life for some. tinle. to the amount.
Recently. u policy.for $lO,-.
GOV more was taken out. Insurance
men have considered presidenliul lives
somewhat hazardous. :.
NJ. Grevy, president of the French
republic, is said to be- rather parsimor-
ious. The latest anecdote about Inn
is 10 the effect that at 'tlc Oleon the
other evening q stranger presented
himself and asked ut what time he 'ex.
pected the president 10 arrive ut the
tiioatre.. "lhe president il. no ex-
pected this evening"" replied the M IL
co,ning7' "No one" returned the
stranger, ''bu, l had seen in the paper
that you wcr, giving aperformapce to.
night at reduced ratrs." .
While travelling in. Peruambuco,
South America. recently, Il Brooklyn
bird %fancier bought a singular bird
Its pluMage rezemhles'a crazy patch.
work quilt. Yellow is its predominant.
ing color. though most of tho tints OF
the Rainbow are represented. 10 what
particular species, it belongs has not
been a%scertaincd: On SUNDAYS this
bird appears reijgiously inclined. as IL
sings nothing but 1.-The Sweet By.and-
BY" yellow is as good as an alarm
clock to its mistress, Tor it wakes her
up every morning. saying: Hurry
uPl Take me OUT. for l am nearly
smothered."
A correspondent says Of lie stcr Wal
lack. the veteran gallant and actor:
very careful is Lester Wallack about
the usages of good society. IIc ran
away with the daugher OF au English
nobleman, whose acquaintance he had1
made while an officer in a crack revi-
ment Of tho English army. When
Wallack lost Montague, who gave him
entire satisfaction he was compelled
to take Osmond Tearlc. One morning
at rehearsal Tearle committed the faux
pas Of lifting his coat.,ails as he sat
down to make love to q young lady in
her drawing-room. Waliack was dis
gusted with the act. Let me tell YOU.
Mr.. T'earle, that agentlcman's ward
robe is sufficiently large to permit of
bis rumpling as many coat-tails in a
day as he .pleases.'"
From what I have seen," said the
heir to the titles of the Roman Colon
las, who, with his wife [fornaerly Miss.
Eva Mackey), is howl in SAN Francisco.
'''this country has resources incompar-
ably superior to those of auy country
in the old world. AS regards scenery,
1t has; many striking features. The
chief feature OF American scenery. ii
may call. it. SO. is Its originality. /
have visited tho Rocky mountains, seen
those tremendous canyons. snd climb.
ed some of the highest peaks. There
is u severity OF aspect, Il r%uggeduess OF
character in tho landscape. Everything
IS conducted on u scalo of immonsi,y,
the lines are bold, and the effect of the
plctNre sometimes astounds the sense.
In Europe there is less cf this conduct
Ell on u magnificent SCALE"
When MIR. Forbes, who recently came
home from Il visit to tho islands lying
in the dark putp1cd spIr; rcs of sea-"
drew near liluor Laut Ills steamer was
suddenly surrounded. by. u hret vi
Canoes. Ali at once tue wild Papuan
hoatmen set up the cry, ..'L,ri,. Iaru!''
Gin. giu!' The. village was. founi
paiisaded ali round. A small portion
Of the fertilization was removable on
the shore side in the daytime, and the
ground outside was closely set with
bamboo spikes. the place being on its
defence: From ! bruncl, of a high tree
near by hung human ARM, hacked
out ny the. shoulder blade. The money
there is y Kind OF bend made OF soft
red stone. Botk sexes c.catrive their
arms and shoulders with small. spots
by means Of red Ao. stones. This Is
said to bp an imitation Of small-pox
MARKS. with the intention Of wardtng
of that disease.