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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
Three Angels on tho First Christmas
Morning.

When God created man He commanded
His angels to visit him on earth and guide
him in his ways, so that lo might have a fore
taste of tho bliss Of the life to come. cut
man sought after sensual joys in tho place Of
those in heaven, and growing greedy Of
worldly fruits, began to quarrel with his
'nelghbors for the possession Of them; and
tho guardian an els wept among themselves.
But when tho strong oppressed the weak and
took from them by force tho product of their
toll, Justice rose up Borrowing. and, leaving
earth. flew back to heaven. And when tho
weak overcame tho strong with trcachery and
deceit, and got from them by cunning what
they feared to take by force, Truth rose up
Borrowing, and, leaving earth, Jew back to
heaven. And when the injured went forth
to STAY their i%njurers. and crimsoned tho
plain with their brothers blood, Peace rose
up borrowing, and, leaving tho earth, flew
back to heaven.
Thus each bad act scared some good angel
from the world, until Forgiveness, the most
beautiful of all, alone remained behind. And
when she heard Anger and Revenge whisper
dark deeds in mems ears, and counsel them
to repeat that Lad been done to them, She
rose up sorrowing and said:
Il will not leave the earth. While my
sister angels were here I might AVE rested
in my Fathers bosom, for man needed mo
not; but now that they have fled, I will seek
to ma::o man listen to my voice, telling him
that as he cherished forgiveness here, SO that
forgiveness will cherish him hereafter"
at that moment O new n most beautiful
star blazel il the heavens. 1t was the star
of bethlehem. Pointing to it Forgiveness
said, "Deho!d, tho light of the world. 1t
shines as q promise that I will ever dwell
upon the earth" And Peace and Love, re-
pcnting. flew back and have never slncc left
the Garth. So tho loveliest angels Of heaven
came home to the world on the first Christ.
pas morning.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
TIE CHRISTMAS ROSE.

A little way up one Of the Rhetian Alps,
beneath tho shade OF an old black pine, grew
q Christmas rose" Tho INNER had passed,
and the short days had come, when tho wind
blows end tho snow flies, and tho hardy little
mountain roso hal two buds. "Dcar me-"
fletted the rose, II wish I coull blossom
when other plants do. There would be some
pleasure III displaying oneself for the dainty
blue geiitian Or the pretty cyebright, but
with no ono to admire mo, I see no use in
blooming ut all"
"lIo! ho"lluShed the old pine, waving his
shaggy arms. "1Iol no! what n littlo grum-
bier. Tho Snow and I will admire you. You
are nnmel after tho blessed Christ child, and
ought to 10 happy and conteated. Push up
through the deepening SNOW, littlo friend,
and expand your buds into perfect blossoms;
we wero all made Tor u wise purpose, and we
shall know what it is when the time comes
if"-
just t!.:Hn tho north wind blew so hard the
old PIN" ~, quito out OF breath, and for
some reason BE never renowed the conver,a-
ton.
"Ali t:aa world is t.eod except the pine and
me" m',:1i"ic tho rose, "and perhaps I had
better fo::pw lis utivice. If was made for
q wise purpose l shall not DO forgotten" So
sho took good caro- OF her beautiful buds, and
the day before Christmas the black pine saw
her blossoms, white and perfect, pceria; up
through the white SNOW.
Now, IL" two lirtip children Of Klotz, the
wood cutter, "cro nearly heartbro!ien, for
their mot.,;.r was sick, ald that morning the
kind nci.!.hor who had watched by her side
through the NIGHT had said, "God pity this
home; 1 fear your mother will die before
night" Their father snt by the fireplace,
sIrcchless with Grief. and answered them
neither by word nor look when they crept up
to him for comfort. So ut last they stole out
of tho door, and, hand in hand, wandered a
short way up tho mountain side, following
tho forester's tracks till they came in sight OF
the old black nina
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25

About this time the newspapers TEEN with
advice to husbands-Low to treat wives, what
to buy for them. and to be sure to buy some-
thing. Immediately following mandatory
articles of this kind come suggestions to
wives to make home pleasant for husbands
during the days of good cheer. So much is
done for infants that a little gentle reminder
to the big married children may not come
amiss; but is the editorial mind q safe one to
go to for hints on how to maintain coll
nubial felicity Marry! 1 know not, for
sooth! as Shal;espearo's people say when they
are nonplussed. Every n prst work out
the problem for himself.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25

God rest &c, little children; but nothing you af-
fright,
For Jesus Christ, your Saviour. was born this
happy night.
Along the bills Of Galilee the whito ilocks sleeping
lay,
When Christ, the child Of Nazareth, was born on
Christmas day.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
THE COMPLAINT OF SANTA CLAUS.

The snow lies deep on the frozen ground,
And the Christmas night is cold,
Aud l Shine before the rime so boar
Can it be l am growing old!
Long years ago when the Christmas chimes
Made merry the midnight sky,
When the ~carolrrs' cali filled houses and hall,
And wassail and mirth ran high. O.
When the harlequin hummer peeled and danced,
And the great yule log blazed bright;
Wien the wills were green with q sunlme sheen,
In holly and yew bedight;
When the faces of all, the young, the old,
Were trimming with sparkling cheer
Aye, those were the times when Christmas chimes
Were tine nlerriest sounds Of the year.
I snapped my fingers In Jack Frost's teeth,
While the snow was wavering down,
And the icicles hung from my beard l flung
My beard that was then so brown!
And wrapped myself in my grizzly coat.
And lit my pipe with q coal
From 1Iecla's crest, where I stopped to rest,
On my way from the Northern Pole.
My reindeers-O, they were brisk and gay
My slcdS,, it could stand o pull;
My pack. tho great, seemed a feathers weight,
No matter how crammed and full!
Ny heart 1t was stout in those good old days,
And warm with an inward glee;
For l thought Of the mirths of O thousand hearts,
Where the little ones watched for me.
90 I gathered my sweets from far and near,
And ] piled my cunningest toys
Unieedin: the swirls,, for the innocent girls,
And the rollicking, roguish boys.
But the times have sobered and changed since
then,
Ny merriment flags forlorn:
Ny beard Is as white as on Christmas night
OF old was the Glaston thorn.
Tho my wrinkled-up lips still hold the pipe,
No longer the smoke-wreath curls;
But saddest to see, of sights for me-
My frolicsome boys and girls
Have grown so knowing, they dare to say
Those professors wise and small
Tint oil saints deceive, and they don't believe
In q Santa Claus at oil:
All. me! It's a fateful sound to hear:
IT'S gall In my wassail cup;
The darlin:s I've spoiled, go wrought for and
toiled,
The children have given me up!
My heart is broken. I'll break my pipe,
And my tinkling tenn may 30,
And bury my sledge on the traciless edge
OF the wastes of the Laplaud snow.
Ny useless pack I will fling away,
And In Gcrmany's forests boar,
From an icy steep I will plunge leagues deep,
And never be heard of more.
MARGARET j. PRESTON.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25

*Tho Christmas roso is not rose, it belongs to
the family Hellebore, black Lclleborc. SO called
from tho color Of its roots. Its large white
flowers are produced in winter, and it grows only
In cold climates. The flowers are white or tipged
with red.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
BuckIen's Arnica Salye.

The Best Salvc in the world Cor Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores. letter, Chanpel Hands,
Chllblains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles. or IL"
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction. o. money refunded.
Prize % cents per box. For sale by
Bennett & Horsnnan.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25

WORKING CLASSES AA1 At Il: NH IN:
lmied 10 furnish all Classes with rmpluy meut at home.
the whole uf' ti,sjr time. or for their spare mvment.
Businrss new, light ard profitable. Persons Of either
sex con easily earn from 81 .r!.ts TO 81 per evening.
the business. Boys and girl. earn nearly AZ much a.
men That all whu see this may send their address. ana
test the busin IS, We make tht, oher. To such Is are
not we'll satisfied. We will SIND Sl.U to puv for tbs
trouble Of writing Fnll particulars and outat fres,
Address GsessE Sfsses s Co., Portland, Ne. iyse
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He Skinned a Sale.

about four weeks ago." said farmer
on the market the other day, Il con-
cluded to get rid of several old stumps
near the barn, and came in and pur-
chased some giant cartridges. Next
dav forenoon | went at the job, and had
just got cartridge tamped down in the
first stump when | saw man drive up
to the house. That was nothing to
bother over, however, and lighted the
fuse and ran around the barn to wait
for the explosion. | had only got in
place when | heard voice calling:
''Ah! there, Sharp! Iwant to sell you
the best washing-machine ever made. :"
1T was the chap who had driven up,
and my wife had sent him out to hunt
me up. He was within ten feet of the
stump when he called. / had a two
minute fuse on the cartridge when |
heard his voice, and | called back:
"'For heavens sake, get out O. that!
"'Oh, I'll get out, after l have sold
you a machine. Sharp, where are
you?"
''Well. sir, you can have my ears if
that internal idiot didn't walk up and
rest his elbow On the stump, and he was
there when she exploded. He took q
rise of six or eight feet, came down
spread-eagle fashion. and then scram-
bled up and made for his wagon with
slivers sticking out all over him. When
he went by the house my wife asked
him if the machine saved 10 per cent in
soap, but he never answered nor came
to halt. He just sailed over the fore
wheel to his seat on the wagon, give the
horse cut with the whip, and was a
mile away when | went out to the road
to inquire if his machine was full
jeweled ''-Detr0H Free Press.
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Sunset Cox at the PlOyY.

In private letter to the editor of the
Syracuse Courier Mr. S. S. Cox relates
in his characteristic style his experience
at plowing in Turkey: .'Mrs. Cox
drove me out mean a coachman did
upon the. grand hills and into the
superb valleys that suburb this city.
There are, be it known, fine farms and
gardens plenty upon these hills. From
them one may overlook Asia and almost
Africa. Well, we saw man. full
breasted. well-turbaned Turk, with a
goad and sash of endless length, driving
two noble oXen-descendants of .iIe OK
which forded here with Europa many
centuries ago; worthy to be sacrificed
to Jove, who had retired behind Olym-
pus seventy miles away-when [ took
the plow-handle! There was only one
handle. Ceres smiled seriously! |
haw'd and gee'd the oxen, but they did
not understand the lingo of Ohio cattle
Box and Cox is an old farce. but Ok and
CoX-well, brought out of that field
more mud than Cincinnatus did when
he left the only share he took stock in,
and made Rome howl for him as a
patriot and Cult My shoeblack
charged me five piastres extra for the
soll-l did not turn up, except on my
boots! And this from the farmer
friend, Just from the sciatic court, and
in view of an Asciatic, who regarded
my effort with earthly gravity! Serieuse-
ment, there are splendid drives about
here, Indeed, some say the Turks them
selves will have drive! The war
seems imminent-1st March. The
armistice lasts till then. The Serbs are
mad cause they were licked; the Rus
slams mad because they did not help the
Prince lick them; and the Turk looks
on and says: .Kismet. He will have
to leave some time"
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TIE Coolest Man in the French
Army.

''The coolest man | ever knew was
old Victor de st. Hilaire, the colonel of
an infantry regiment that saw some SER
vice in Algeria" said Colonel Henri Du-
bois, one of party of French officers
who, having halted to take a look at
Siam on their way home from the Ton
quin war, had come to dine with US on
board of British gun-boat which had
somehow found its way up the Mei-Nam
River.
i've known men," he continued,
''who managed to put on a great show
of GOODNESS in time of danger, though
they were really very much excited; but
there was no putting-on with St. Hilalre
it came as natural to him as eating
his dinner All his hair-breadth escapes
(and he had had so many that he could
hardly count them himself had left him
as cool as before, and it really seemed
as if dangers passed him by because he
would not condescend to notice that they
were there at all. Once his men mu-
tinted, and two of them clapped their
bavonets to his breast as if to run him
through but the colonel only smiled,
and said, as quietly as ever, BE careful,
my lads; you might hurt me-
Now it happened that in Colonel st.
Hlaires regiment there was peppery
young sub-lieutenant who was as hot as
the colonel was cool. With him it was
always Gas you English say "a word
and a blow, and the blow first He had
fought so many duels that the soldiers
used to call HIM Sudden Death and to
say that the best way to end the war
would be for him to challenge the enc
my's whole army, man by man. Well,
one day this lieutenant had committed
some fault, for which the colonel gave
him such scolding that the young fell
lows hot blood couldn't bear it any
longer. Quick as lightning he whipped
out a pistol and fired right at St. Hi
laire's face, so close that the muzzle al
most touched him. But the pistol missed
fire, and the colonel said. quite coolly,
'Forty-eight hours arrest for not keep
ing your arms in proper order. "
.'And was that all the lieutenant got?"
asked dozen voices at once, in undis-
guised amazement
That was all; and / can tell you that
he thought it was quite enough-Ha!
general, good-evening. | was just tell
ing these gentlemen how you once put
me under arrest for not having my
pistols in working order. ."-DaUid Ker,
IN Harper's Magazine for March.
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Handy With his Gun.

'Well, now. you had better believe |
have seen some lively times in Texas"
was the remark of General Henry Smith
to an Enquirer reporter yesterday. The
general went to Texas when but a lad,
and has accumulated mint of money
IN the cattle business. ''Yes, sir; mighty
lively times" he continued. ''Why, /
knew the time about Austin and San An
tonic when it seemed sorter lonesome
Like if you did not hear several times a
day the crack of one of these here things
(referring to a large Colt revolver that
he pulled from an inner pocket of his
great coat. You see have one We all
carry them out our way; GIT to do it,
you know. Now there was Ben Thomp-
son. Of course you have heard of Ben.
Had the reputation, you know, of hav-
ing made twenty-five CT twenty-six diff
ferent men bite the dust, all in legiti-
mate way, however-got the drop OR
'em, and they never breathed after the
ball left his gun. He was killed about
three years ago, during a fight in
theatre at San Antonio, but several
men went with him before he gave up"
''Thompson was great shot, wasn't
hep"
''Umph! great shot? The greatest
ever saw. He was a dandy little fell
low, as strong as lion, and quick as a
flash of lightning. Why it would make
the heart of an average man sick to see
how readily he could get out his gun
and let it 90. Pshaw! he'd pull his gun
and fire while any of these other people
would be thinking of getting theirs out.
And, say, none of them are slow at pull
ing gun and shooting!'
'.Did you ever witness any of his bat
tles?" asked the reporter
Several. | remember one time that
three fellows came down to San An
tonic from Ell Paso They were as tough
as they make them, and had not been
in town three hours until one of the
men had killed a good man. They had
heard of Ben, and wanted to find him.
Ben also heard of them, and thought he
would have q little fun at their expense.
What do you think he did? Why, he
just went home, dressed himself up for
all the world like dude, with yellow
kid gloves, and carried a nattv gold
headed cane, sported a dude glass in
one eye. Then he went to one of the
men. He did not have to linger very
long. Just as he was leaning over the
bar, slipping claret punch, in the mir
ror in front of him, he saw the three
men entering the saloon. He affected
the affairs of dude more than ever,
and in a moment they were on to him.
One of them gave him a tremendous
whack on the back, and another pulling
his revolver, ordered Thompson to
dance. Quick as a flash Thompson
turned about, with gun in each hand,
and in jitfy the three men were lying
upon the floor dead"
''Was he arrested?"
''Oh, no. They couldn't spare the
time to arrest that man. Later that
evening he strolled into another saloon.
As he entered the saloon he saw an old
enemy in front of him. He saw the
man going for his gun, and at the in
s-ant in the mirror saw another enemy
behind him who was also going for his
gun. He killed both of these fellows
and was uninjured himself These are
just few samples, you know. "-Ci1a-
cifa7adtt Enquirer.
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Completely Crushed.

A Frankfort gentleman was called to
Washington on business that kept him
there for week or two, during which
he stopped at one of the best hotels and
mingled in the best society. His friends
observed on his return a marked change
in his bearing. the greater particularly
in his dress, the higher polish of his silk
hat and boots, and other evidences of
his better keep while on his visit to the
capital city. A change was also noticed
by his family in his more fastidious hat
ting, etc. The next day at dinner, upon
being asked if he would fake soup,
lingering his eyeglasses as if he were
about to read bill of fare, he in
quired:
rs it St. Julien or Mulligatawney?"
Its bean soup, sir, and plenty good
enough for you at that, SIR was the re-
sponse from the other end of the table.
Since then he has resumed his home
airs and is metaphorically roosting
lower. Yeoman.
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"CheStnutS."

Scene: Private dining-room at club.
A company of gentlemen dining Mr..
v, slightly garrulous party, loquitur,
triumphantly:
SHARP boy, my Bob; rather got even
with him yesterday, though. Guess he
found the old man quite sharp enough
for him You see twas this way: |
had been telling about that time when
the boat upset at Lake George and not
one of the six in it could swim but N.Y.
self, and at the point where | swan
ashore with Bob's mother 1--WE weren't t
married them that young monkey re-
marks:
80, chestnut
Chestnut? said /; what is that?'
1t means you've told it before; it's
an old story said Bob.
pretty soon, Bob passed up his plate
for more meat Quick as flash:
Chestnut, said /.
"'What do you mean by that?' asked
the boy in surprise.
its an old story; you passed your
plate for more meat yesterday
bob looked pretty streaked, and said
if I'd give him some meat he would
never say chestnut again. Rather
turned the tables on the young scamp,
eh? And then his mother said, with a
smile:
You shouldn't notice those things,
Robert. only think of the gears I've
heard your father tell that storyr"
V somehow failed to appreciate
the laughter that greeted his story
Boston Record
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THERE has been good deal of gossip
circulating in Milwaukee the past week in
relation to the continued absence of a
prominent physician from the city. In-
vestigation of the the case brings to light
the fact that the doctor, who is recogniz-
ed as the ablest surgeon in the State, has
left the city for good. A few years ago
the doctor and his wife adopted bright
little orphan girl, who grew into a charm
ing miss, for whom, the doctor year ago
began to have other than fatherly affec
ton. This fact soon became apparent to
the wife, and trouble ensued, which cul-
minated in the doctor signing over to his
wife half of his property, and starting to
the Pacific coast with the adopted daugh-
ter. The wife will get divorce, by
agreement, and the doctor will then, it
is supposed, marry the daughter.
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Wonders Of the Sea.

The sea occupies three-ffths of the
surface of the earth. AT the depth of
about $500 feet. waves are not felt.
The temperature is the same, varying
only trifle from the ice of the pole to
the burning sun of the equator. A mile
down. the water has a pressure OF over
ton to the square inch. If box six
feet deep were filled with sea water and
allowed to evaporate under the sun.
there would be two inches of salt left on
the bottom. Taking the average depth
of the ocean to be three miles, there
would be layer of pure salt $50 feet
thick on the bed of the Atlantic. The
water is colder at the bottom than at
the surface. In the many bays on the
coast of Norway, the water often freezes
at the bottom before it does above.
Waves are deceptive. To look at
them in storm, one would think the
water travelled. The water stays in the
same place, but the motion goes on.
Sometimes in storms these waves are
forty feet high, and travel fifty miles an
hour-more than twice as fast as the
swiftest steamer. The distance from
valley to valley is generally fifteen
times the height, hence a wave five feet
high will extend over seventy-five feet of
water. The force of the sea dashing on
Bell Rock is said to be seventeen tons
for each square yard. Evaporation is
wonderful power in drawing the water
from the sea. Every year a LAYER of the
entire sea fourteen feet is taken up into
the clouds. The winds bear their bur-
den into the land, and the water comes
down in rain upon the fields, to flow
back at last through rivers. The depth
OF the sea presents an interesting prob
lem. If the Atlantic were lowered
6,564 feet, the distance from shore to
shore would be half as great, or 1,500
miles. If lowered little more than
three miles, say 1860 feet, there would
be a road of dry land from Newfound-
land to Ireland. This is the plain on
which the great Atlantic cables were
laid. The Mediterranean is compara-
lively shallow. A drying up of 660 feet
would leave three different seas, and
Africa would be joined with Italy. The
British Channel is more like a pond,
which accounts for its choppy waves.
1t has been found difficult to get cor
rect soundings of the Atlantic A mid
shipman of the navy overcame the diff
ficulty, and shot weighing thirty pounds
carries down the line. A hole is bored
through the sinker, through which
rod of iron is passed, moving easily
back and forth. In the end of the bar
a cup is dug out, and the inside coated
with lard. The bar is made fast to the
line, and a sling holds the shot on.
When the bar, which extends below the
ball, touches the earth, the sling un-
hooks and the shot slides off The lard
in the end of the bar holds some of the
sand, or whatever may be at the bottom,
and drop shuts over the cup to keep
the water from washing the sand out.
When the ground is reached, shock is
felt as if an electric current has passed
through the lne.-EIectricaE ReUiea0.