Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-10-09
POINTERS FROM THE POTOMAC.
Public Printer-Dakota Politics.
President and Wife.

President and Wife.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Aft you will
stretch your long vibrant memory, you
will recollect that your correspondent
prophesied that the new public printer
was a snide. Well, he has been slaugh-
tering the boys who have been working
in the government printing Office for
many years. He says that he will re-
duce the force one-half by the close of
this week. 1 suppose that he regards
them all as offensive partisans, and
thinks they ought to 60. Any man fit
to be public printer knows or ought to
know that the type-stickers have no sort
of politics. Give them fifty cents a thou
sand m and they will work all the time
for a newspaper or a government print
ing Office in sheol. They are printers
"for revenue only"
The postmaster general says that he
is going to lop of a big number of heads
during this month and that he has his
little K already sharpened and the
headsman all ready. Look out for your
official heads, We Republican postmas.
tiers. Either resign and give up your
Office, or get your pants padded for the
grand kick.
Secretary Lamar has TOO much mat
rlmony to think Of to take the time or
trouble to fire offensive partisans. He
is deeply in love and will marry YUM
Yum before many moons. Long live
the Lamar family. They are fellows
who very hard do try to obey the old
command, increase and multiply"
Secretary Manning says that he will
return to his office and rule the national
finances within II few weeks. He be-
lieves that it was the ofice-seeker who
nearly killed him. That is not compli-
mentary TO patriots who want to serve
their country in place o fthe naughty Re-
publicans, but 1t is quite true. Office
seekers have KILLED many an official by
working him to death and taking the
time and attention which should be
strictly devoted to public business.
The conventions haye been held and
Dakota is now entering upon her first
real congressional struggle. Hitherto
there have been no real manifestations
Of party strength. True, Democratic
candidates have come neal being elect
ed, but 1t was by their personal popular
ity, rather than by party strength that
they conquered, or came near conquer,
ing. This year there will be IL real or
ganization Of the Democratic party and
we will see what is the actual strength
of the two great political powers in the
territory.
frankie Folsom Cleveland takes Gro.
yer out to the theatre almost ever even.
ing. The old mar don't like it, but he
has to 60. He is n of those working
fellows who has always had his own way
and he does not like to be handled by a
young woman, as frankie handles him,
but he has to submit. No matter how
much work there ma be on his desk
his wife comes after him and drags him
off. She says: "You worked all day
and you shall 60 with me this evening
Any other w%orkingman in the land goes
home in the evening and can be with
his wife if he wants tc, and you shan't
stay here and work when | want YOU
And she yanks him out Of his chair and
gets HIM dressed, just as your wife OF
mine do when they want to take us t.
church to hear some old ranter preach
4 long sermon about nothing.
The treasury department has issued
call for $4,000. 600 in 8 per cen bonds
to be paid by November 1. Pull on
the old stockings and get those bond
out and have them cashed, or you ma,
loose some time. Now is the time
Come on. This notice will be especial,
valuable to the editors who are nearl,
all bloated bond. holders (for some on
else.)
A Mrs. johnson, recently discharges
from Il government Office for incompe
tency, claims to be a great grand daugh
ter of Robert Morris, the founder of tn
U. S. treasury. She therefore wants t.
be rc-insta,ed. There can be no denia
of the fact that Robert Morris served hi
country with signal ability and witt
great patriotism. But that has nothin
to do with the case. Mrs. johnson is ir
competent.
There are no political horoscopes il
the air just now, and no predictions ar
being made concerning 'SS. Politician
are all centering their interest in SO, an
looking with intense interest st the dali
developments in the various states. TIL
contest will ! a great measure decid
whether the Republicans who voted fo
Mr.. Cleveland have left their party for
ever, OF whether they merely voted jus
that once against Jim Blaine. 1t Is a
interesting campaign from that stane
point.
The society people of Washington ar
returning from the seashore and al
bringing their various yarns about Sc.
serpents with them. One lady is afrai
to open her Saratoga trunk because sh