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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17
Partisan rudes in po,ht.

Partisan handles are greatly exercised
in their minds just now rs to what style
of stick they ought to adopt during the
season. They are tired Of tho gold
knobbcd canes, the crutch canes and the
canes with ducks beaks, which were once
the rage. An energetic inventor has there
fore started . thick stick which almost
aspires to the dignity and dimensions Of
Il cudgel, and the pomne, or pommel, of
which is tho claw Of = cray9sh. The
article Is already III tho hands Of many Of
the gandens, and promises to be q fashion
able success. While tho members Of
metropolitan ''mashcrdom" are thus busy
about the mice conduct Of . craylsh
q their female counterparts are puzzled
as 70 the style Of walking which they
shall adopt for tho season. A. furs are
worn at this period Of the year the car
riage prescribed is that Of short steps
with the "waggls" Of the littlc bird
known q the b~ergeronnette, or water
wagtail. This "waggls" should, Of
course, be as graceful ~ possible, the
undulating sweep Of the hips Being well
accumulated. The Parisienne looks, as a
rule, adorable in furs, but she is SOM
times tempted to put in too much "wag-
GLE" The best dancing masters and pro-
fessors OF c~alisthenics in converts, board.
ing schools, lyceums for sweet girl gradu.
ates and similar establishments, are, there.
fore, engaged at the present moment in
%instructing their pupils in what may b
called the art Of ''wsggling .'-Paris Cor.
London Telegraph.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17
Indu,t,. Of japan.

In0ueSsy OF japan
It'll certain, also, that the efforts nav
being made for the Introduction Of foreign
arts in Japan are .opsning up new fields
Of industry, and creating, In thar IN.
cipisnt stages, something Ike the eondi.
tions which prevail n. our own rapidly
developing country. The. japanese have
not yet begu1 railroad building In . large
way; but they : engaged &C the develop
ment OF their iron mines, and practice
many Of the iron induststss. They are
also stimulating ship buildingtn . manner
to indicate that they may soon become an
snterprtsing maritime, power. The con.
struction Of junks after, the. model Ia.
mtliar to every school boy who .has seen
pictures Of oriental craft has been pro-
hibited in Japan. Only ships constructed
on western models era. now allowed; and
the Japanese, by means Of steamships,
have taken possession OF. the lines of CON.
munication with China, thereby nearly
running their moro conservative OF duller
rivals of the route.
The weak point in the industry Of
Japan, however, = still to b found in
the old fashioned hand:work processes Of
manufacture. Were the Japanese to avail
themselves Of the use Of machinery, their
cheap labor, which may be had for . few
cents . day, togsthse with their intelli.
gencs and natural aptitude, would soou
make them very formidable rivals Of othes
countries in al the markets Of the world
for many industrial products. But they
are still working In their old way, and
losing the advantage Of their low priced
labor. IN the restrtctsd amount Of the com,
moditiss that can ~ psedncsd.-Nsu
York Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17

plication may arise. AT the last moment
some one may be required to DO hero to
sss Senator Dawes and explain some
minute portion ofths bill which is now
under discussion. He knows you to be
his friend, and to DO honest. At such a
time, you must not be In Pierre or Bis
marck; but here. Every man who reads
my letter will agree that this counsel is
wise. Is it not? Mcclure must stay.
His friends should telegraph him accoc.
dinghy and compel his attendance hero
antil the last trump Is blown on the
Sioux bill, BY congress. These are Ger
;ainly the words Of wisdom.
The sceptre has departed from Isreal.
NJ. H. Day IL not on good terms with the
administration. Cleveland has given all
he Dakota patronage t o Church. The
ISSUE is made. Will the Democrats of
he territory stand by the old timer, or by
he new oms Who cares7 Not l, for
me-. Who will spend money on the
light? Not I, for another. Cleveland 10
King, and rules with the hand Of q des-
ot. He will rule or ruin his party.
iou may not like the statement. and I
ont care for that either. But, Cleve-
md has ridden his party too far. He
will be knitted, if re-nominated, by Dem
,crats. He will be knitted by Democrats
ust AZ Blaine was knitted by Republicans.
iearly every Democrat who reads these
Ines will declare they are false. But
ceiling the public pulse here at the con-
'r Of political life, l assure you that it is
cue. He 10 a political ds*pot. He has
"more feeling Of appreciation for the
on who made MIN president, Than q
lam has for a beautiful n He i,
officially AZ solitary ~ All oyster II II
nlceless Us a mute. Declaring he would
.ot DO u candidate for reelection; he
s.ldly lies about it. and uses patronage
.vishly to ecure y now lease of power,
atm not especially in love with thai
ind Of y lnau. Old vine and old +, lend.
IRE the best. The maj who goes back on
rs friends don't via my affection,
,Over!
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17

q Fill ell aoed applications to
oans. JOHN, w. MAKER.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17
,rss,d NJ Literary p,e.n,..>,

'Tvhst field Il there in literary work
tor . young man or young woman who
has some ability and yet has no knowledge
Of how to begins" wa askeC Of Richard
Watson Gid v editor Of The Century.
1.-THE only way for q beginner to do il
TO begin. To become . professional writer
practice Is necessary"
II want to know what 1eld there Is to.
LAY for magazine writing"
For people without literary rcputa-
sions?"
Eyes, people who want to make . repu-
tatiOn-who want to rise In the profess
sion; it Il fast becoming a profession In it.
elf"
well, the most constant demand is for
fiction. A beginner always has the oppor-
unity for practice In the field OF short
tories, and out Of this no can graduate
alto a serial writer, a novelist, publishing
ither In the magazines OF In book form,
'r both. In this way the writer Of stories
las an advantage over the dramatic
writer, In that he IAN las Mr.. Brandcr
Matthew's says make his brief essays and
try them on the editors and on the public,
whereas in the dramatic art In this country
lie does not get the chance that he does
abroad, where they take 4 net plays
from beginners. That is one reason why
there are so many good writers of fiction
coming up I'LL over the country and why
there arc SO few dramatists, because the
former have q chance to prnctice-to try
their experiments upon the public-aud
the latter have small chance"
Has not that been the case with almost
I'LL OF our fiction writer's Of tho present
generation; they began with short stories
and then blossomed out ~ the roser
"That has been the rule. Some Of them
have never got fairly beyond the short
stories they have gained tho rewards OF
farne.'-New York Mail and Express
Intnrviaw
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17
Improved on pa.t.ur.. Methods.

Pasteur's method Of incubation has
been simplihcd by . Hungarian physician.
Instead Of taking the spinal cord OF an In
fected rabbit and alternating its poison
by drying, DR.. Hogyes takes the spinal
cord, rubs It up with water containing
chloride Ut sodium, Of which a solution Of
any strength can be made. The dog is
then immersed in this s%oution, and after
five or SIX dimensions in the bath secures
complete immunity from rabies New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17

Tho New York market IS supplied with
ventson mainly from the Susquehanna
ranges or the A~driondacks. OF course
carcasses OF deer ON also from New
Hampshire and the wlds Of New Jersey,
and even the forests Of Virginia furnish
their quota. 10 selecting your venison for
the table avoid the antlered carcesses Of
old bucks and prefer the smaller and
more delicate yearling n young doA-
Nm YS91k 1UeN.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17
Broken OF His Rest,

Erown-What makesyou look 50 sleepy
all the time, Robinsons You ought to get
to bel earlier.
Robinson (yawning)-1 know I ought:
Int to tell the truth, Drown, I'm court.
In: . widow.-Eew York Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17

has always Il worry high respect rs we'll al
sincere regard for him. As soon As he
came upon the ground, he injured paci-
f1.atory measures, aud succeeded in get
ting the house bill reduced to some
thing like what Senator Dawes would ap-
prove. Hence. when the bill passed the
honse. it VAS in such condition a. may
be reasonably I've expected to pass the
Senate, and receive the approva! Of the
President. Great credit is due to Nc
Ciure. Yet, this evening, he took your
CORRESPONDENT by the arm, and, walking
from the National hotel up Seventh
street, be sail: Now you will greatly
oblige me il you will SAY az little
Is possible about my being here.
I havo accomplished almost nothing.
The bill was in excellent shape when I
came, and I do not want you to give me
credit for more than l have done, merely
b cause of your friend ship for me-" To
which I quickly responded: ut is my
business to write history here, as it oc.
ours. 1t is your business to help this
bill through. I have not made any bad
break. yet. I have done more for the
bill than any d~isinterested man in Amer.
lea. I ain not going to say anything
but what you deserve, concerning your
work in the matter" This little inter-
view was private, and not intended for
p ,blicaiion; but vel! illustrates the
modesty and sincere goodness Of Me-
Cure, th,t l have conclude | 10 record it.
He has done more for the bill. in the mat
ter Of getting it into shape TO pass the
senate, than any other who has touched
it. And now he is talking OF going away.
I have pleaded with him not to do 80,
saying: "Ysu saAnst fsrssss Whist ssu-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17
sNoWFLAkea

~ hew u living swasm thsy cana
Fron ths shamhao hVand that misty <eR
ee1as hove awhile In The al, and aeno
Ra3hprooe from th0 Ky LIN tbs summAr ban.
Here delicate saow star. out o6 ths cloud,
Come 0oasing downward IN airy play,
That wttten BY night thu Milky Way.
.... William Cullen Bryant,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17

The venerable John G. Whittier, the
Quaker poet has a lingering fondness FOR
tie trade he learned Is q boy, that Of
shoemakin1.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-17

We expect other people &c change their
SpAips, ~ a1i1a tsaastsua1V to sR sW.
, 1888-02-23

Tho First Virginia was tho flower OF
tho southern army, but long continued
disaster had worn out oil its brilliant uni.
forms and left it inpovcris he'd md unable
to buy new ones Count 60 Jciayillc, one
Of tho French princes visiting the crmy,
reviewed tho regiment near Richr,ond,
Gen. Lee standing by. Tho soldiers had
managed to present q rood 'front.' by patch
ing up their gray unifc Ems. Dut in order
to get the patches they had been obliged
to cut cloth out OF Their coats md jackets;
leaving great spaces of vbito cotton be-
tween their shoulders. Everything went
along all right whilc tho review and in
spectlon was at ''front face" BuJ when
tho count gave tho Command to break
into columns of compTnies and tho men
cOcycd, he was astopishcd to sec the
white backs.
"What does this mn2nf" ho asked of
Col. Darlington, their commander, since
mayor of Richmond.
Advancing and saluting, the Virginian
replied:
.'Thc enemy never sees their backs, sir"
Buffalo News.
, 1888-02-23
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

Interesting Experiments In Cnlifornia's
state PrIson-Food for ConvIcts.
The state OF California is trying an in
tercstng experiment In the treatment Of
prisoners with yieg of securing their
reformation. 1t has Established the Fol-
som state prison among the hills near the
head Of tho American river. The scenery
n flne, the air pure, and the water excel.
lcnt. The convicts are chiefly employed
in quarrying and dressing granite. The
building dees not essentially differ from
prison structures In most of the northern
states. II Is roomy, safe and substantial
1t has the customary cells, baths, and ar.
rangcments for securing ventilation. The
inmates have their hair cropped and wear
the usual distinctive prison gGrb, which
iusurcs their arrest IL they make an escape
IL Is In tho matter OF supplying food
that this prison differs from othcrs The
conyicts, when they first arrive, as well
rs those who show little inclination tc
work or disposition TO be vicious, are
supplied with rather poor fare, consisting
largely Of boiled beans, salt meat, cabbage,
mush, common bread and coffee served
without milk. IL not within sight Of the
table where this coarse fare is served
there Is within smell OF it another on which
fresh beef and mutton, various kinds oi
vegetables, rice, and on Sundays cake,
sirup and tea, arc placed. The convict
learns that hc can sit ut this table and en-.
Joy the food thereon IL he works dilisrntly
and faithfully, conducts himself properly
and gives little troubc1o the warden and
his assistants. He also learns that those
who sit ut this table are allowed consider
able liberty, and are permitted to take
walks after every meal
The desire to sit ut this table Is great
Men who do not like to work enjoy good
living, aud are generally willing to be at
considerable pains to secure it. The in
rates Of this penitcntiary ordinarily adopt
such course rs enables them to sit at the
better table within few months Of their
entrance. When taking their first break.
fast ct it they perceive the odor Of beef
steak, mutton chops, hot rolls, and line
coffee that proceeds from an adjoining
room. They learn that there are roast
beef and mutton, salads, and putltlings
there for dinner, while for supper there
arc steaks, chops, fried potatoes, tea. aud
severGl kinds of fruit. The price of ad.
mission to this table is strict attention &c
business, respect for all rules and regula.
tions, and the constant observance Of pro.
pricty. The food comes high, but most Of
tho concicts are anxious to obtain it, and
MANY Of them do,--Chicago Times.
, 1888-02-23
Hare Collection Of AutoGrsphs.

One Of tho rarest collections Of auto
graphs in this country is In the depart
mcut Of STAGE where the treaties and other
communications from the crowned heads
Of Europe, since the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence, nre preserved. When the Brit
ish burned Washington, these treasures
were packed In bags and carried ont into
the country. They now have place in
the magnificent library OF the new de-
part.ncnt Of state. In addition to the
handwriting OF the Emperor Napoleon,
the Ill fated Marie AntOinette, crazy
George III, Alexander OF Russia and sew
eral Oriental sovereigns, arc many Ameri-
can state papers. Prominent among these
are the private papers of George Washing
ton and volume which relates entirely to
the capture, trial and execution Of Mai.
Andre. There Is the letter which that
brave young man wrote to Gen. Washing
ton the night before, rs he says: ~ am Ia
swing npon a gbbct," and there is also IL
letter from the traitor Benedict Arnold,
who informs Gen. Washington that, hnv-
ing the interest Of his beloved country nj
heart, he can no longer ser7o in the Amer.
ican army. With these autographs nr,
many valuable souvenirs OF DISTINGUISHED
individuals, including tho war sword oi
Gen jackson, which he brolc In Il 1T oi
passion and which was rulcly mc,.1ad Ly
the camp blSclism.,a,- 49, Ca: r,r..y oor
In Ecston Budget
, 1888-02-23
He Was q Ccrtieu,nn.

Some amusing stories are told OF ths
wit and wisdom Of London school chill
dren. A clYHe Of boys in board school
was being cQhmined orally In Scripture.
The history of Moses hud for some time
been special study. and one OF the ex.
aminers asked, "What would you say Of
the general character of Moscs?"
"IIc was meek" said one boy.
"Bravc," said another.
Learned" added n third boy.
"Please, sin" piped forth pale faced
neatly dressed lad, Tho was o gentle.
man."
"A gentleman?' asked tho examiner.
"How do you make that outr'
The boy promptly replied, in the sumo
thin, nervous voice, please, sir when
the daughters Of Jethro went to tho well
to draw water, the shepherds came and
drove them away; and Moses helped the
daughters of Jethro, and said to the shep.
herds, Ladies' first, please, gentlemen.
London Christian World.
, 1888-02-23
GarInnds for Grants rsmb.

Seeing SO many D. .a,tiful flow srs hcapet
upon the tomb OF Gen. Grant--which
visited the other dag -'ay curiosity was
excited by the question; Where do they
NIL como fiom; do they serfs no Other
purpose than to deck tho great soldiers
resting place until they diei" Gnrlants
arc appropriate to the soldier, living oi
dead, but the best men arc not remern'
bercd always, anG - ~ profuslon Of the
flowers surprised me.
A few days later, in conversation with
Col. Fred Grant, lerrred tho sotsrcestoi
tho garlands, and also thae their useful
ness outlives their boa a1ty.
"My mother has always visited the
tomb every day until tho last two W >eks,
said Col. Grant. '"Theu sho caught cole
and 1t settled into serious Illness. which
has confined her to her room aud TO the
doctor's care, so that sue could not make
her daily visits"
"Docs tho family furnish all the floral
decorations which fill the vault?' asked,
mo, no indeed, do not" replied
Col Grant. ''Once every weel; my mother
takes out large DESIGN made OF cut flow
ers. These remain t re until she orders
the guard to remove them and replace
them with tho fresh ries she may send.
So that all the time her selection Of flow
ers Is there"
''The other flowers a-a from friends,
them"
"Some are, but tho majority are from
strangers. can say that daily, without
an exception, floral rcInembrancc9 are re.
Ccivod from I'LL parts of the United States.
We order tlcm placed in tho vault, where
they remain until faded and withercd. ~
New York Letter.
, 1888-02-23

The latest dodge Of tho female book
agent i5 to get room In fashionable
boarding house, pay two weeks rent in
advance, move in her stock of books and
scll them TO the boarders without letting
them know who she Is. When asked for
references she brings out q letter from the
publisher for whom she works or his
local agent. A New York boarding house
Keeper tells how she discovered an agent
n beautiful widow who was stopping
with her: son Sunday tho widow came
nto the parlor with her arms full Of illus
rated books OF history and portfolios of
.ngravings. She iiad thought como Of
IS might like to look over her collection
Jhc said, cnd of course we did not object,
although | commenced to think my new
iodgcr was taking u great deal Of pains to
please the comparative strangers. looked
over somc OF them myself and listened to
her explain that they were from collcc-
ton of dear friend, who had asked her
to take them to u Second hand store the
next day and sell them.
'All of IL sudden it struck me rs quite
peculiar that every one of those books was
new, and had been published recently.
Moreover, they were ell published by one
man, and that one man was the gentle
man who had sent me such q warm com
mendation Of my new boarder. shut up
the book was looking at, and began to
think and listen and wctch The widow
by this time was surrounded by dozen
Of my gentlemen boarders and three or
four ladies' and was discoursing on the
merits of the books. In ten minutes she
had sold book to every young man there;
simply charmed che money out Of them
by the power of her beauty. She was so
glad, she said, to think that her dear
friend would realize ut least u portion OF
what the books were worth. Chicago
News.
, 1888-02-23
Doing s,usinc.. in ,rone Kong.

Hong Kong contains large Chimes
population. Its money IA tho Mcxlca
dollar, worth about eighty OF our Amcn
can cents. But cash Is so uncommon thu
great deal Of business is dono by credits
or chlts-smp,y slips Of paper, with the
names Of articles, tho prices and the sig
nature OF the buyer which aro kept I'll
tho first OF tho month or the day OF set
tling. Then comes tho grand squarns
up. With tho Chinese themselves oil nc
counts must bc balanced at the beginning
Of tho new year. Regular business Is In
tcrruptcd ind paying and collecting take.
its place for the time being And not un
common is IL for Chinese merchant wh.
hns been unfortunate or guilty OF mis-
management or fraud In business, whet
ho finds thut he caunot make himself righ
with his creditors Mt tho annual time
reckoning, to hurn his stock, his book
and papers, t.it he may conceal hi
troubles or his defaication In this genera
catastrophe.
Pigeon or business English Ia the Ian
guago used In c5nN srsation with the no
tivcs, md an aL, mi'.ible combination an'
inisarraneement of words IL Is, too. vei
more difficult to learn than good Engllsl.
II has, however, obtained 30 strong foot
ing In China th1. there are places wher
It Ii regularly taught. "Who boy on
piece box topside number four room hay,
'akcS' demanded the proprietor OF th,
hotel when asked % find out what had
become Of n missing piece Of luggage, ane
strange indeed did 1t sound. But 1t was
or he tier understood than IL 1t had bee
{ .kcd In tho most correct English, ant
D. finds himself sooh dropping into thi
curious and barbtaDo, langungc and using
expressions of whieh fis mother grammar
would hardly bclis,vs liim capable
Chicago Tribune.
, 1888-02-23

One day we sat In car seat on u south.
crn railroad behind n pale, carcworn lady
who was talking To u little boy. AS tho
little boy was of " very inquiring mind,
and everything seemed TO attract his ut.
tcntlon, l could not help liste aing to some
of his questions.
"What IL that, auntic'" the little boz
commenced, pointing to stack of hay.
'Oh, that's lcy, dear" answered the
csreworn lady.
"What is hay, nuntlcY'
"Why, hay is hay, dear"
"But what is it made of2''
"Why, hay is made of dit and watr-
and air"
"Who makes itf'
"Cod makes it, dear"
Docs ho mako il in the daytime or In
the night"
''In both, dear"
"And Sundays?"
eyes, all the time"
"Ain't it wicked to make hay on Sun
day, auntic?'
'Oh, don't know. I'd keep still, Willie.
that's dear boy; auntc is tirod.''
After remaining quiet u moment Willie
broke out:
where do stars come from auntieT'
II don't know; nobody knows."
''Dld tho moon lay emf
.'Yes, guess So" replied the wicked
lady.
'Can the moon lay eggs, too,i
II suppose so. Don't bother me-"
Another short silence, when Willie
II think whale could lay eggs-don't
you, auntic'''
"oh yes, guess so," said the shame.
less woman
did you ever see a whale OH his rests''
"Oh, guess SOP
"WhereS'
II mean no. Willie, you must be quiet:
I'm getting crazy"
''What makes you crzay, auntie?"
'Oh dearl you usk so many questions ~
Did you ever SEQ Little fly eat
suRarS'
''yes, dear"
'Wheres"
willie, sit down on the seat and he
still or IN shake you. Now, not another
word"
And the lady pointed her finger SHARPLY
ut the little boy, as II she were going t.
stick 1t through nim. II she had been I.
wicked woman she would have sworn.
There are eight million little boys like
Willie In the United States, and half as
many IN England. Texas Siftings.
, 1888-02-23
shrinkago OF Freight Cars.

How much will freight cars shrink In
weight when put in use, Tho cars which
tho Pennsylvania railroad built at Al
tcona, and which the Westinghouse Brake
company is using Mt Burlington, show
shrinkagc OF from 600 to 400 pour Go per
car from tho weights marked ON them
nlready, and they have only been out OF
the shops n few weeks. Many of them
show shrinkagc Of 800 pounds This Ia
tho weight of 100 gallons of wate.. 1t
hardly seems credible that soanuch could
I've cvaporated from single car. The
alternative In q difference in scales Wy
which the weighing is done.-Raiiway
Gazette.