Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-10-02
WASHINGTON MELANGE.
Dakota Governorshlp - A Stage
Klss-Land Entries, Etc.

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The Aberdeen convention has had the
best men in the Democratic party elect
ed to 1t, but they will all be represented
by proxies, hence the greatest rascals in
Dakota will attend that convention.
Our Grover and his own frankie have
returned to the white house and are
having a delightful rest. newspaper
liars can now say whether frankie puts
up her hair in papers or in regular
crimpers at night. No hook-nosed
newspaper man can squint through the
cracks in the white house as they did
in the CABIN in the mountain. 1t is
some comfort for even Il president to be
able to 80 to bed without having people
peeklng at him and his'n.
There has been another serious col.
lision on the Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore g. Ohio railroad. That is
single track which runs into this city
from the main stem of the road at Point
of Rocks. The Baltimore & Ohio is a
safe road to travel Over-on foot. Re-
member that when you come east.
The report of the commissioner of
pensions shows that there arc now &c.,
S54 invalid pensioners, aside from the
widows and orphans. This shows that
the Grand Army of the Republic is not
yet dead. 1t has been the custom of
some alleged politicians recently to
sneer at the Grand Army and say that it
amounts t" nothing in politics. 1t may
be that it don't; but, if were in poll
tics, ! can tell you that would much
rather have the friendship of that num-
ber of bluecoats than their enmi,y. You
see, not one in five gets a pension. Null
tiply the above number by five, and YOU
find that there arc more than a million
of the boys yet above ground. when
our flag is slightcd, with hearts united,
we can bring million more to the
field" That's what we used to sing dur
ing the war. The war is over, but the
boys still live thank God, and they must
be respected The present commits
sioner is a splendid fellow. lie was II
grand soldier and hero. He is the
soldiers friend; but he has been all shot
to pieces He Is not strong man, such
as should administer the affairs Of the
pension bureau. lie is an invalid, and
he Is cranky. There arc times when he
is in such pam that he cannot think and
act right. respect and admire him,
but do not believe that he should be in
his present position. He is physically
incapacitated. Mentally he is all right,
but his intirmitics affect his judgment
on many occasions.
A young man named Langford has
been married to II .Jewess, and in order
to ingratlatc himself into the favor Of
her family he is getting ready to become
Il Jew and join the synagogue. lie will
take course of instruction IN the Jew
ish religion and become IN Israclitc
Funny, amt it? and this the nineteenth
century.
During the fiscal year ended June 80,
last, the total number of land entries
was 227 ,474, embracing an area of co.,
99l 1867 acres of land, for which the sum
OF " N,4l2,7G7 was received by the gov
ernnicnt; VI ,G3S original homestead en-
tries were made, covering an area OF
upwards Of 100000 acres Under the
different grants the railroads selected
2,311 ,5H acres. There were 81, 1886 tim
Der culture entries, comprising $685..
300 acres. The public lands are being
taken up so rapidly that after a while
this country won't own any land Mt all.
If Frederick Wardc, the tragcdian,
comes out into your neck Of woods go
and hear him. He is n growing actor.
! have seen him regularly for six years,
and he is better every year. lie was
here all last week, and drew good houses
all the time. Like Barrett, he is Il stu
dent, and is always learning something
new and good in his profession.
Dan w. Maratta is the name Of the
man who will be nominated by the
Democrats at Aberdeen. lie is not
after the Office all the others are. 1t
would be well for the people to select Il
man once in while who is not crazy
for the position. If Maratta is not cho-
sen then Zicbach will be. That is about
the size Of It, Whoever Is chosen will
probably be the man who will be ap-
pointed governor. That is about the
way things look now. As matters stand,
and the president cannot make up his
mind who is the choice OF the Democ-
racy, he will probably select for COVER
nor the man whom the Democrats
would elect their delegate, If they had
votes enough.
Knownothingism is being born again
out in California. 1t will probably die
a-bornin'. The time for religious and
political intolerance has passed. The
death blow to Intolerance was struck
when the Huguenots we're slaughtered.
That was more than two hundred years
ago.
ooh short, quick, almost breathlcss,
exclaimed Young lady at the Albaugh
opera house last night, as one Of the
stage lovers put loud and hot kiss on
the lips Of one Of the chorus girls. Then
a big laugh seemed to creep around the
circle, and, as everybody turned to the
Young lady who had uttered the express
sion, she tried to bury her face in the
bill of the play. But the crimson on
her cheek wouldn't leave, and the young
man who sat beside her tried to count
the dados on the wall and look very
much unconcerned, but he would have
crawled under the chair if he could.
AS he passed out Of the theater your
correspondent whispered to him: "If
you don't take the hint III go with that
girl myself hereafter"
The arsenal park Is the place in which
we nightly witness the great hugging
bees. Strange as it may seem, there
are hundreds of young girls who 90
there nightly to see their soldier beaus,
and stay out under the trees along the
river banks until near midnight. The
day isn't good enough for them.
Because Public Printer Rounds was
Republican he was obliged to submit to
a great deal OF insolence from chief
clerks Of departments and others in the
Iexecutive branches in the matter of es-