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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-08-07

Land Office at Grand Forks, Oak. July %, 1856
Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler
have filed notice of his intention to make anal proof
i'll support Of his claim, and that said proof will 10
made before T. G. Saunders, clerk OF court At Devils
Lake, Dnk, on Sept 4, lssG, viz: THOMAS Cough.
LIN, u - No for the VIZ nwh and seA nwL
and swl+ mel sec II, town l54, range 90.
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove his con-
tinuons residence upon, and cultivation Of, said land,
Martin Mulval,ill, George Northrop. John sl,asd.
William II Wake, all Of Crary {. Ramsey Co, D T.
BE- TIFFANY, Register.
r.P. Wcisen,hal, Attorney. ls-2:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-08-07
SnERlFF'S SALE
'TNERElTOKY OF DAKOTA. COUNTY OF RAN.
l. ney-ss.
Isaac +. Armstrong and Byron +. Bushee, copartnsrs
IA. Armstrong & Eusl,ee, Plaintiffs,


y. =. Stanley, Defendant.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF an execution
to III. directed and delivered, and now in my hands, IL.
sued out Of the clerks Office Of the third judicial dis.
trict, Territory Of Dakota, in and for the County Of
Ramsey, upon a Judgment and decree rendered In aid
court in favor Of Isaac +. Armstrong and Byron y.
I'usliec, copartners As Armstrong & Bushse, and against
i. =. STANLEY, ! have levied upon the following de.
scrited real estate Of said defendant, t1wit: The south
east quarter of section six 81, township ono hundred
and fifty-thrcc north Of range sixty.three west, Ramsey
county, d. T.
And that 1 shall, on Saturday, the 2lst day ofAugust
A u, 1886, at the hour Of 2 O'Clock p. m. Of said day, At
the front door Of the court house, in said county and ter.
ritory, proceed to sell all the right, title and interest OF
the above named Is. I. Stanley In and 70 the above de-
scrited property To satisfy said judgment aud cost,
amounting to three hundred and %forty-hve dollars and
five cents, together with all accruing costs u sale, and
interest on the same from the 9Th day Of July, 1880, at
the rate Of 7 per cent per annum, at public snction, to
the highest bidder for cash.
Dated at Devils Lake, b T, July 10th, 1886.
EVER WAGSESS,
Sheriff Of Ramsey county, DIT
MCGEE K Morgan, Plaintiff 4 Attorneys. l7-N
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-08-07

Land Office at Grand Forks, y T, July %, 1856
Notice is hereby given that the following named settler
has filed notice of his intention to make Anal proof in
of his claim, and that said proof will Be made
before T Saunders clerk Of the district court, at Devils
Lake, 7, on September q. 1856, viz: EDMUND SAN
BORN, II y No Sal, fol the NV ! nv 4 sec II, and
lots |, 2 and 3, sec Is, town 1856, range 63.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his con.
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation Of, said land:
George Smith, William Gordon, Thomas Mxloney aud
Thomas Peoples, all Of Locke r Ramsey Co, Oak.
BIC TIFFANY, Register.
Council, Attorney. 1924
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-08-07
FINAL PROOF NOTICES.
PAYMENT in advance for final proofs
in this journal must be made when no
tice is handed to the printer.

Land Office at Devils Lake, Oak, July %, 1856
Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler
haas filed notice Of his intention to make final proof,
in support of his claim, and that sid proof will b.
made before the register or receiver at Devils Lake, u
], on September o, 1886, viz: OLE o. EPESLOL, d
5 No 3o2, for the sell swL let :, sec 6, town l53, range
60. and ei. sci sec !, town 1873, range &c.
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove his CON,
Gabriel T Tindlo. Envol Kjcyland, Hermen Thomp.
son, n Dnglass, all OF Grand IIarbor, I.
HENar W. LORD. R-gister.
Moon ( Shelley. AttOrneys. 1924
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
A Canadians Dog Story.

A lad was crossing the fields in
the country. some distance from any
dwelling, when he was pursued by
a large and fierce dog belonging to
the gentleman whose land he was
crossing. The lad was alarmed, and
ran for his life. He struck into a
piece of woods and the dog gained
on him, when he looked around to
see how near the creature was, and
tumbling over a stone he pitched
over a precipice and broke his leg.
Unable to move and at the mercy
of the beast. the poor fellow saw the
dog coming down upon him, and
expected to be seized and torn, when
to his surprise the dog came near
and, p~erceiying the boy was hurt,
instantly wheeled about and went
for that aid which he could not rem
der himself. There was DO one
within reach of the child's voice,
and he must have persisted there or
have dragged his broken limb along
and destroyed it, so as to render
a%mputation necessary, if the dog
had not brought help The dog
went off to the nearest house and
barked for help. Not receiving at
tention, he made another visit of
sympathy to the boy, and then to
the house, there making such dem
o%nstratiens of anxiety that the fam
lily followed him to the place where
the child Law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
Tom SCOTS Fate.

A friend of Tom Scott, the noted
President of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road. told me recently how Scott.
choosing of railroading as a profes.
sion hung on the Tipping Of a pen
ny. Said he:
tom Scott told me the story
himself. He was the toll collector
on the Pennsylvania Canal at Co.
lumbia, when the railroad authori
ties, hearing that he was a bright
young man, offered him the position
of station agent at Altoona. Scott
was popular, and when he told his
friends of his offer, they urged hin
to refuse it and stay on the canal
He resisted their opportunities, bu'
finally taking q big red copper ir
bis fingers, said;
Boys, I will let the fates decide.
Heads is Altoona, and tails Co.
lumbia."
He then threw the copper into the
air with q twist which sent it into q
dozen somersaults, but it fell and
the head was uppermost. The boys
then said that one trial was moi
enough ; it must be the best two
out of three. Scott consented tc
this, and threw once more. His
next throw was heads, and so the
railroad won. Had the copper fall
en- on the other side. who can tell
what the future would have BEEN
Cor. of Cleveland Leader.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
The Slanderer.

A lady visited Philip Neri on one
occasion, accusing herself of being q
slanderer.
Do you frequently fall into this
fault ?" he inquired.
Yes, very Often" replied the
p~enitent.s
my dear child" said Philip,
your fault is great, but the mercy
of God is greater /; | now bid thee 90
as follows Go to the nearest mar
ket and purchase a chicken just kill
ed and still covered with feathers
then walk a certain distance, pluck
ing the bird as you go. Your walk
finished, return to me-"
The woman did as directed. and
returned, anxious to know the
meaning of SO singular an injunc-
ton.
You have been very faithful to
the first part of my ORDERS" said
Philip; now do the second part,
and you will be cured. Retrace
your step, pass through all the pla-
ces you have traversed, and gather
up, one by one, all the feathers you
have scattered"
But said the woman, 81 cast
the feathers careleesly and the
wind carried them in all direc-
tons"
We'll, my child" replied Philip,
" so it is with yrur words of SLAM
der like the feathers which the
wind has scattered, they have been
waited in many directions. Call
them back now. if you can. Go,
sin no ore."-T The Quiver.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
The IndestructibilIty OF Gold.

Gold may be said to be everlast-
ing, indestructible. The pure acids
have no effect upon it. Air and wa
ter are alike prohibited from work
ing its destruction ; while to baser
metals they bring decay. to gold
they are inocuous. Bury it through
long ages. and when the rude tool OF
the excavator again brings it to
light, while everything around il
has turned to dust from which il
sprang ; while the delicate form it
adorned has become a powder SO
impalpable as not to be appreciable
while the strong bone Of the mighty
warrior crumbles as you gaze upon
ii; while the trusty sword lies .
mass Of shale rust, the delicate ira
Gerry in gold which adorned it, or
the finely wrought tiara which en-
circled the lofty brow of the fair
damsel. is there in its pristine beau
ty, perfect as when it left the work.
mans hands and became the 10y OF
her heeting moments.
Yes, days, years, centuries have
rolled by; mighty empires have ris-
en- and fallen /; dynasties that
dreamed their power TO be everlast-
ing have passed away armies have
marched, conquered and become
~nerveless with decrepit old age ; cit
les teeming with population and
commerce have become the dwelling
place of the owl and the bat ; the
very pyramids themselves, raised in
the pride Of power, and destined TO
be forever, have crumbled and are
crumoling, and yet the thin flament
of gold has stood unchanged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
How TO Take or \ Hide.

In taking off a hide or calfskin,
never cut the throat crosswise in the
least. Slit the skin from the brisket
to the tail, and from the brisket to
jaw ; then cut around each leg to
the hoof. Slit the hind leg from the
hoos up directly over the gambrel,
and the forward legs in the front, d.
rectly over the knee, to the top of
the brisket bone. This leaves the
hide. or skin, then in proper shape
for finishing.
Skin the head and legs carefully,
to avoid cutting them, then, COM
mencing at the head, draw or fist
off the skin without any further use
of the knife, thereby avoiding the
holes and cuts that almost spoil so
many calfskins. Some farmers use
a windlass to draw off the dairy
skins, and others use a horse ; but
one or two men can do it a great
deal more quickly and easily.
When taken off, lay the hide or
skin fat on the floor in a cool place,
where the sun cannot shine upon it,
and cover it with salt-rather fine
salt being better than too coarse salt.
Do not roll it up, but let it remain
in the salt until you take off anoth-
er then place that one upon the
other, sailing freely as before, and sc
on until you get enough to make
quite a pile ; then commence an
other pile in the same manner. Dc
not be afraid to use salt FIRE ely
what the skins do not require will
shake off, and can be used again.
If you preierto dry out your skins
before s%elling them, be SURF that
they are thoroughly cured with salt
before drying them, and then that
they are thoroughly dried before be-
ing baled up for shipment.
Never dry out a ekin without hav.
ing it sailed as described, to preserve
il from moths and other injuries on
the hair side which are liable to oc-
cur if the skins are not properly
sailed before being dried out.
If your skins remain on hand
very long after being dried out, be-
fore delivery to the tanner, even il
sailed, watch them carefully to de
tect any indications of moths or
worms on the hair side, and if any
are discovered have the skins vigor-
ously whipped with a stick SO often
that they shall be wholly e:adicatsd
from the entire lot Of skins, as they
often work serious injury in a very
short time.-Leather Rerier.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
Hancock and the MaIitismeu

An army officer told me an anec.
dote Of Gen. Hancock, about his love
Of dignity and discipline.
He was in command of the train
which brought Gen. Grants remains
from Mount McGregor to New York.
General Hancock and his staff were
in the coach next TO the last. In
the rear a was a party of Pennsyl-
vania militia officers, who popped
an occasional bottle of champagne
and smoking quite socially. Gen.
Hancock saw from his car what was
going on in the rear. 1t did not
comport with his idea of the propri.
cites of so solemn an occasion, and,
calling the conductor, he said /:
Will you present my compli-
ments to those gentlemen, with the
request that they cease smoking"
In a few moments the conductor
returned with the announcement
that the convivial officers returned
their compliments with a peremptory
declination to relinquish their CT
gars."
Where is the next switch ?" ask
ed Hancock.
About five miles below" replied
the conductor.
When you reach it. if the smok-
ing in that car has not ceased, switch
it on q side-track and leave it. You
may tell the gentlemen what / have
said"
In two minutes there was not eli
gar to be seen in the sppending coach.
Its occupants knew Hancock meant
just what he said--Atlanfs Consts-
tuition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07

erably to her pin-money, doubtless
by this venture.
Another lady in the same State
lately lost her husband. q large far
mer, and a heavy cultivator OF sweet
potatoes. She was courageous
enough to go on with her husbands
business, and instead of selling the
farm for a mere song and living de.
pendent the rest of her life she su-
! perintends the farm as her husband
did, living in the same handsome
style, and is inexpressibly happier
than if she had folded her hands in
|idleness and misery. Last spring
this energetic lady transacted an i'm
mense business in selling the young
potato plants. receiving orders from
all over the United States, frequent
ly sending away by express one
hundred Thousand carefully packed
in a single day. Occasionally she
had some trouble with a new labor
or who does not like to be bossed
by a woman, but. it is not long be-
fore the most unruly grow to admire
and respect the energy, honesty and
ability of their employer.
A lady came once in despair to
one of the patrons of the Woman's
Exchange in a Western city. Her
eyes were very seriously affected
and allowed her to do nothing in
the way of painting and fancy work,
in which she excelled. She was
poor, and in perfect despair as to
how she should exc out her poor
little income. "Well," said the
representative of the Exchange,
what can you do? For what have
you been most highly commended
in your whole life?""I really be-
lieve for chicken pies" responded
the poor lady, laughing at the pow
erty of her accomplishments, now
that her eyes were useless. That
is the very thing for you to do,
then, +" said her friend and she did
it well. Buying some little dishes,
Just large enough to contain enough
pie for one person, she at once be-
gan supplying the Woman's Ex-
change. She found it far more
profitable thar her needle-work and
painting had been, as her chicken
pies were so remarkably nice that
they soon became the fashion.
Another lady who lives in the
country makes one hundred dollars
each spring by simply picking the
beautiful maguerities which grow
wild in such profusion, making
them into artistic little boquets and
sending them to the Womanis Ex-
change. There, with their innocent,
lovely faces. so suggestive of green
grass, babbling brooks and waving
trees. they cheer the hearts of the
much-to-be-pitled city folks. The
daisies are especially good for this
purpose, as the season is long, and
the flowers not easily injured by
transportation.
Don't then follow the beaten paths
but open a bread and milk diary,
where both articles shall be so good
that nobody can possibly want any
thing else for lunch, or Ego West"
young woman, as well as your broth
er, and squat on what may be
made into a good farm. Dare to be
a little original in your ideas, and
summon sufficient courage to carry
them out. Think over what you
can do the best, prepare yourself
thoroughly. and go to work TO find
success.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
Ant,crs of Deer.


The annual growth of the antlers
in the males OF the deer tribe is one
of the most wonderful phenomena
In nature, aud is worthy of careful
consideration. The antlers of deer
are occasionally, though very erro-
neeusly, called horns, from which
they differ essentially in every re-
spect, except that OF growing FROM
the head OF the animal that produc-
e. them. True horns, as seen on OK
en-, are never shed ; they are formed
OF horny or animal material capable
OF being softened by heat. and us
ually semi-transparent. Antlers, on
the contrary, are but Temporary
they grow annually being shed ev-
cry year. In place OF consisting OF
horn, they are solidly formed OF
the most solid bone, which grows
IRON that of the forehead. Their
rapid growth, which only takes a
few weeks in the year, is due to the
blood vessels in the velvety skin GOV
ering the budding antlers, bringing
the bonv material and depositing it
in the form of the antler. When
this is fully formed the velvety skin
dries mp, and the hard, firm, solid
antler with which the stag can at
tack others or defend itself, is left,
the dried skin coming off in long
strips, which may often be seen on
the deer in the Geological Gardens.
Al the end of the season the base of
The antler, where it springs from
the bone OF the forehead, is absorb
ed and the antler falls, leaving Il
raw place, which quickly skins over
and III due time another pair of an
tlers-larger, and with points
than those OF the preceding year
take their place. With the excep-
ton OF the reindeer, the females are
destitute of antlers. There are many
distinct families o. deer. Some, like
the red deer, have cylindrical horns
with sharp points capable of inhict-
ing the most fatal injuries others,
like the fallow deer have the antlers
flattened out into broad plates.
Stays are gregarious. a herd consist
ing of one male and several females,
for whose possession the males fight
in the most furious manner. Some
times in their violent rushes against
each ether the antlers become so in
extricably interlocked that they can
not free themselves from one anoth-
er, in which case a slow and painful
death by starvation is the fate of
both combatants. There are few
that do not contain speci-
mems of the skulls Of animals that
have persisted by this singular ac-
cident.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
His wine Number To.

Old Col. Porterfeld was q hart
man. he worked his wife-a good
patient woman-to deeth upon hi
plantation. On her death bed, wheI
too late, bis eyes we're opened to tn
great wrong be had done, and b
begged her forgiveness.
1T is easy enough for me to for
give" she gasped, but my forgive
ness will not cause your cominf
punishment to be lessened. l fee
that you are going 10 be punished
on this EARTH" She turned her face
away from him and died.
The Colonies season of grief wal
not long. He soon put on his bes'
clothes and showed himself at hog
killings and other places of amuse'
ment. Soon there came into the
nsighborhood a graceful woman.
Antoinette Polworth. The Colonel
met her, and was charmed. He call.
ed on her. She received him kind.
~, and eventually they were mar
ried.
Six months of almost unbroken
happiness few away, but now the
Colonel's face wore an axious ex'
preston. His wife was not SO fail
as she had been, and the Colonel
had discovered that the waving hail
he had so much admired was some
times hung on the corner of the
mantlepiece. He found, also, that
he had been deceived IN other ways
and the spirit of revenge arose in
his injured breast.
"Antoinette," the Colonel remark
ed, in a voice which had lost most
OF his wonted gentleness, Caroline
is ill to-day, and l want you TO go
out and weave jeans for the negroes.
| get a good price for the stuff, and
| cannot afford to e the loom lying
idle"
wei, then, don't look at it," An
toinette c~arelsssly replied.
The Colonel nibbled his lip, and
sternly said:
Woman, | want no f~oolishness.'
Don't have it then"
81 won't. Gro out there and
weave, or you'll feel the ungentle
force of retribu:ive authority"
Antoinette laughed. The Colon
ell took hold of her nose and gave
it a turn as tho he would unscrew
it. A~ntoinette put aside a stocking
she had been darning, knocked the
Colonel down with a lightning-like
slap, put one foot under him, threw
him across the room, sat down, and
resumed her peaceful occupation.
After a while the Colonel set up
and gazed at her in amazeinent.
"Antoinette," he fsebly said.
What, dear"
"You needn't weave"
Thank you, dear"
You have convinced me that a
woman should have a few rights,
but, say, how did you do 1t? where
did you acquire the facts which you
have just embodied into such an un-
answerable argument?'
Colonel" she replied, pardon
me for not sooner telling you. For
many years | was the cannon-ball
woman and the iron jawed maiden
in the circus. Don't get excited,
dear. | shall not give you another
exhibition until you attempt to get
a divorce from me. Then l will
take you up in my teeth and shake
you"
The Colonel went out, leaned on
a horse-block and groaned. His
first wife's prediction was verified
Arkdnsdlc Traveller.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-04-07
Rasping and Greasing Horses Hoofs

The horse is one of the most su-
perbly perfect of Natures works,
viewed physically and he occupies
besides an exalted position among
animals as to his intelligent and
moral qualities. 1t is therefore
most painful to see how, under the
handling of intelligent CD man. he
is maltreated and even abused. He
submits his neck to the yoke I'M
complainingly he accepts the iron
plating of his feet ; and he allows
the CALLING check upon the move
ments of his head, and yet gives man
his best service, even to the death.
The ignorant smith has his views as
to what should be the shape of his
feet so he cuts and rasps, and
forms them to suit himself. He has
an idea that the hoof is made on
purpose for him to rasp and shoe,
and exercise all the tools of his
trade upon. So he makes a shoe
duu HIs lhc uOOi W ~ lC ICLuOSCe
the natural polished exterior which
by its tough elasticity defends the
tender parts from injury, is nearly
impervious to water, and permits a
little evaporation Of internal moist
ure. by which it is kept normally
pliable and vitalized to the very sur
face. He rounds and smooths of
the new surface leaves it in a con-
dition to allow the moisture of the
hoof to pass off rapidly, and the
hoof to dry and crack, and thus be
recommends the application Of tar
and grease and lamp-black, as if be
were trying to render an old boot
pliable and presentable. The greas-
ing may be well enough-better
than nothing-after the mischief is
done. But why do sensible horse
owners allow the evil which their
peremptorv orders, if not their mere
demonstrates, would preveht?- p
American Aoriculturist for March.