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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
A Picture Of Zola,

This is how Zoln is described BY
Stuart Henry in Hours With Famous
Parisians:" a business man, no emo.
ton. no ideals. no imagination, no
poetry. in his personal intercourse. He
docs rot try to win or entertain you.
He takes no personal interest in You
and does not expect you to take any
personal interest in him. He talks
frankly aud freely about everything,
but in u secular way. He makes life
ceem to you merely a commercial career.
Fiction for him il editions of 100, 900
francs o year. His magisterial aud mag.
nificent paEoraInas Of descriptions. un-
equaled for their kind, are all measured
of in his mind as Sc many rods Of print
cd matter at so much a rod. No personal
magnetism, 10 sentiment. no perfume,
no rose colors. Life has been for him q
blunt, rude. british thing. He has con.
quered merely becnuss he has worked
harder than uny else. With him
naturalistic literature succeeds only BY
the sweat Of the brow. What loins OF
strength nevertheless! What Titanic
capacities to achieve! He towers over
all his Partisan contemporaries, as Vic.
tor Hugo lowered over his epoch.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
william lis Toad Talismsu.

The house Of Holenzollern possesses
o family talisman. Since the time Of
the Elector John Cicero, who fourished
toward the end Of tho fifteenth century,
each ruler has, when possible before
dissolution, handed to his successor o
scaled packet. This contains q ring in
which is set u black stone said to have
been dropped by Il hugo toad on the GOV.
erlet Of a princess Of the family just as
she had given birth to q son. Frederick
the Great found the ring in an envelope,
which also incloscd a memorandum
written by Frederick I, stating its value
and its mode Of transmission. Schnei-
der, the librarian of William l, declares
that he saw the packet handed by Cell
ing, tho treasurer, to his royal master
on accession, and further asserts that. he
read his account of tho talisman to the
emperor, who fully confirmed it.-St.
James Gazette.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Doghouscs and Dog kennels.

Doghouse is the name applied to q
house made for a dog to live in out of
doors; dog kennel to II house or box
built for q dogs quarters indoors. The
doghouso is likely to be for a big dog;
the kennel, in private houses, for q lit
tic dog. There arc fow Lighthouses used
in tho city. and in proportion to the
number of pet dogs not a great many
kennels, but still tho number of kennels
in the aggregate is considerable.
Doghouses are made with q sloping
roof to she'd rain. No such necessity OK
lists in t." case Of tho kennel, and ken
nels are always made with a fiat top.
Things may be placed on top of them.
Tho kennel is practically al oblong box
made of yellow or white Pine or Of
whitcwood, and customarily painted
white and without ornamentation. The
kennel has a grated opening in the top
for purposes of ventilation, with u cover
to put over to prevent draft. Former
ly tho doors Of such kennels were made
Of wire cloth; DOW they are all made
with bars Of q very small sized gas pip
ing.
The kennel of this kind is so made
that it is raised at tho corners enough
to make the bottom clear the floor, and
it is often mounted on casters, so that
il can be conveniently moved about
from roo,n to room. Such kennels are
made by carpenters, and they cost s. to
$40 each, according to tho size.-Ncw
York Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
DANGER INDOORS ON SHIP.
Steamship aad Battleship Bulkheads Not
Worth - Much ~ They Seem.

3teanship and Battleship Bulkheads Not
Worth - Much ~ They Seem.
On all first class passenger steamships
and ON all large warships q great per-
centage Of the total cost is spent direct
ly and indirectly on bulkheads or ON
what these bulkheads necessitate. No
passenger would willingly make q voy.
age in a liner which was not known to
have a cellular structure. and no gov
ernm ent would think of building a bat
ties! ip or cruiser without bulkheads.
Yet it is a fact we'll known, at least to
all seafaring men and shipbuilders. that
these b%ulkheads, strong and perfect in
themselves, are precisely as safe and
efficient as the doors in them and not q
whit more so.
Tho doors as ut present constructed
and operated are VIGOROUSLY bad and
dangerous. They have been the direct
and known d in the loss of many
lives and many good ships and are
doubtless chargeable with many more
ships on the list Of ''missing and unac-
counted for" It is astonishing to the
expert to see the general public and
even scafaring men SO ready to accept
the prevailing superstition about the
safety Of bulkheads. The best possible
bulkheads without equally good doors.
operated on a safe system, IRE about as
good as q chain with u link missing.
The history Of marine disaster has
taught US this if it has taught us any
thing, and yet WI go OH crossing the
Atlantic in liners Of much vauntcd safe
ty and Dragging about in%vulnerable bat.
tleships, apparently with implicit con.
fidenco in this bulkhead fetch.
There should be as few doors as pos.
sible, and some very able experts con-
tend that there should be none. On the
other hand, most captains and chief en-.
gineers say they must have doors. Man.
ifestly tho only way out of tho difficulty
is to get safe doors, safely operated.
The number of watertight doors and
matches on q first class battleship is over
$50, and there arc nearly 500 valves and
gates connected with vcntilating. drain.
ing and flooding tho hull and involving
tho safety of tho ship. It will there.
fore be seen that the systematic control
and operation of these devices is O mat
ter of no mean Importance.
1t takes about ITO men to look after
these details alone i'll response to q col.
lision alarm under tho present condi-
lions. and it is u matter Of very grave
doubt OH tho part Of those best informed
as to whether the supreme efforts Of
these 40 men can attend to doors,
matches and valves quickly enough tc
save the ship.-Cassier's Magazine.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Value of Con.tItutlon.

1t happened in the spring Of 1860,
when Garibaldi was pursuing his expe-
dition in Sicily and when the words
Constitution and Liberty" Were OH ev-
cry Neapolitan's lips. why are you SO
anxious for constitution" asked a for
eign tourist Of his guide and donkey
driver, while they were travelling
through the mountains Of Sorrento.
"Well, you see, your excellency," was
the answer, ''becacse I think we shall
be all the better for it. 1t is now close
upon 20 years that l am letting out my
asses to visitors from all countries
English, French, Americans; all Of
these have a constitution, and they are
all rich. "-Argonaut.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
A STRANGE SENTENCE.

Punishment For . Murder That Was More
Cruel Than Death.
In 1901 q man died in the Catskills
who had been condemned by II of the
strangest sentences on record. Ralph
Sutherland was born in 1901 and lived
in a stone house near Leeds. He was o
man of violent temper and morose dis
position, Stunned by his neighbors and
generally disliked. Not being able to
get An American servant, he imported q
Scotchwoman, and. according to the
usage of the times, virtually held her
in bondage until her passage money
had been refunded.
Unable to endure any longer tho rag
ing temper Of her master, the girl ran
away. Immediately upon discovering
her absence the man set off in an angry
chase upon his horse and soon overlook
her. Tho poor woman never reached the
house alive, and Sutherland was indict-
ed aud arrested on the charge of murder.
At the trial he tried to prove that his
horse had taken fright. run away,
pitched him out of the saddle and DASH
ed tho girl to death upon the rocks, but
the jury did not accept tho defense, and
Sutherland vas sentenced to die upon
the scaffold.
Then camo the plea Of the INSULT
cheney of circumstuntial evidence and
the efforts of influential relations. These
so worked upon the court that the judge
delayed the sentence Of death until the
prisoner should be 80 years old.
1t was ordered that the culprit should
be released OH his own recognizancc,
and that, pending tho final execution OF
his sentence, he should keep u hangman's
moose about his neck and show himself
before tho judges of Catskill oncc q year
to prove that he wore his badge of ill.,
fanny and kept his crime III mind. 1t
was a more cruel decision than tho sen
tence of Immediate death would have
been, but it was no doubt in harmony
with the spirit of the times.
Thus Ralph Sutherland lived. He al
ways lived alone. He seldom spoke. His
rough, imperious manncr had gone.
Years followed years. At each session
of the court the broken MAJ came be-
fore the bar Of Justice and silently
showed the moose that circled his neck.
At last his ninety.ninth year came,
| the time when the court had ordered
that the utmost penalty of the law
should DO executed. For tho last time
the man tottered before the judges
bench, but new judges had arisen in
the land, new laws had been made, old
crimes had been forgotten or forgiven,
and there was none who would accuse
him Or execute sentence. Indeed tho
awful restriction that had bound his
life 70 intimately to the expiration of
his crime was now legally removed.
But the spirit of self punishment con-
tinued, and when Sutherland, after he
had passed his hundredth year, was dis
covered dead, alone in his house, his
throat was found to be encircled by the
rope which had been placed there nearly
three-quarters Of a century before
Youths Companion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
~FORESTALLED HIM.
The Clipper Youth knew What Usuall
Happened In Such Cases.

The Clipper Youth KNEW What Usually
Happened In Such Cases.
The fresh young man with no respect
n his soul for gray hairs and dyed
whiskers swung himself on tho car in
the middle Of q block, and leaning
against tho brake handle proceeded to
roll q cigarette with great deftness. The
fat man who despises the ways Of tho
youth on general principles leaned
against the window guards and watched
the development Of o cigarette.
"Got q match, neighbour" inquired
tho fresh young man at he put the last
finishing twist to his smoke.
young man"-began the fat man
after q brief, elderly pause, calculated
to greatly impress the cigarette smoker.
Eyes. l know all about inter.
rupted the youth, $50 you might as
we'll choke your lecture on a bornin. /
know cigarettes will kill me if I stick
to 'em, but I don't care. It's an easy
death. I know If l must smoke I should
smoke cigars, but l don't like tho colo,
Of 'em. I've got a touch Of paresis now,
and I'm duo for more. l know you
think Of all the disgusting things in
Che world q cigarette is the worst.
II know they undermine the consti-
tuition and are wrecking the rising gen.
GRAFTON. Now if I've forgotten anything
you were going to say help me ont.
Come to think of it, I've got a match
myself. II I keep on smoking these
things, l won't DO able to think at all
before long. l know if you had q boy
that smoked cigarettes you would lick
him within an inch Of his life. I nearly
forgot you were going to say that.
Where do you get of anyhow"
Here" gasped the fat man as he
dropped of tho platform. muttering
something about what this country 10
coming to. And the fresh young man
lighted his cigarette with a grim
Washington Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Organ Music and ORGAN PLAYING.

I. Organ music reached its climax with
Bach. 1t may perhaps be said that ali
music did. At any rate, one thing is
certain-viz, if there has been any prog
ress in music since the day Of Bach, it
has been due to him. Bach's music is
polyphonio. and polyphony is true
music. To its foundation upon this
school is due the fact that there has
been no %decadence in music in Ger.
many. There has been no advance in
polyphony since the days of Bach. Such
advance as has been made has been in
originality and boldness of meditation.
For pure organ music Bach still is
and probably will always remain the
greatest Of all composers. Even with
all the modern mechanical appliances
that have been attached to the organ,
his works r still very dificult-per-
haps the most difficult Of organ compo-
sitiona. He must Lave been as great an
organist as he was 4 composer. That he
should have been able 10 play upon the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
What "ccrs" on the Yukon.

In The Century there is an article on
"The River Trip to the klondike,"
written by John Sidney Webb. Mr..
Webb says:
Alaska is a country Of more square
miles than square meals, and the legend
airy governor Of North Carolina would
have found little else but muddy Yukon
water, assaying 80 per cent solids to the
liquid ton, i'll which to quench his cele.
brated thirst. "Do as you please" is the
motto. III civilization coats arc worn
for various reasons, con the Yukon
because it blows up cold or rains. Nap
kins, tablecloths, sheets and pillows do
not Ego" III the Yukon, or have not
heretofore. Even the Klondike million
airc packs his blankets and takes what
ho nor, rot ..
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
WHEN YOUR EYES SMILE TOO.

When your eyes smile too-when your eyes
smile too.
It's then know your hidden heart is laughing
out with you.
It's often l have seen your lips go searching up
a emile,
And, Oh, I somehow knew your heart was
gricving all the wlhic,
And the sky was dark and gloomy and the bird
songs were SO few,
And the sun forgot its ~shin!ng-til your eyes
smiled tool
When your eyes smile tco-whcn your eyes
smile too,
Oh. the listen Of the willows and tho slisten Of
the dew!
Oh. the brightness If the meadow and the
lightness Of tho grain,
And the music OF the little winds that laugh
along the lane!
Oh. the whisper of tho valley and tho deepness
Of tho blue,
And the glory just CT living when your eyes
smile too!
New York Press.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Cfsmp In the Leg.

Many persons Of both sexes are great.
~ troubled with cramp inone or both Of
their legs. It comes on suddenly and is
very severe. Most people jump out Of
bed lit nearly always comes on either
just after going to bed or while undress-
ing) and ask some one to rub the leg.
There is nothing easier than to make
the spasm let 60 its hold, and it can be
accomplished without sending for a doc
tor, who may be tired and in need of q
good nights rest. When I have a pa
tient who is subject to cramp, I always
advise him to provide himself with q
good strong cord. A long garter will do
il nothing else is handy. When the
cramp comes on, take the cord, wind it
around the leg over the place that is
cramped and take an end in each hand
and give it a sharp pull-one that will
hurt a little. Instantly the cramp will
depart, and the sufferer can go to bed
assured it will not come on again that
night. I have saved myself many a good
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
FIRING ON II MOB.

b Scene After the Death Dealing volley
Had Done Its Work.
The yelling mass sslow neared the
walls. A whistle pierced the tumult.
From the windows jetted swift lines Of
fame, and q shattering volley tore tho
mir.
A crash. aud then stiffness on tho
mob, an intense hush, a swift paralysis;
q blue gray smoke cloud loated up the
walls and out over tho ~jailyard. Men
gasped, then held their breath. From
their nests in the caves startled spar
rows few above the crowd with fright
ened twitterings.
In tho Jail corridor sounded tho clink,
clink of empty shells falling to the floor
as nervous fingers fumbled at boxes or
showed fresh cartridges home with a
snap swapping Of breechblocks, while
staring eyes wero fixed upon the scene
outside.
From below came \ new sound, the
noise of agony. On tho outskirts of the
crowd mon were running. Tho mob
surged back from the Jail walls. In the
space loft clear lay PROSTATE forms out
stretched or huddled in attitudes of gro
tesque horror OH tho stone paved way.
One figure half arose, wavered back
ward and then fell toward tho retreat.
ing mob with a gasping cry. Men rum
ming back from tho crowd with appre.
hensive chances at the windows carried
off tho limp forms. In tho crowd mel
bore up other mon who reeled and stag.
gcred to and fro.
Tho corridor was very still. The
guard stood i'll silence. Hero and there
ono drew u long breath. with q slow
hcaving Of tho chest and Il lifting of the
shoulders. Turning their eyes with al
effort from the mob, they glanced at
each other Us though seeking confirma.
ton for their thoughts, to be assured
that all this thing had happened, that
tho dark forms on the pavement below
had been a grim reality. \ slight, pale
faced private threw his rifle to tho flool
and turned his face from the window,
with IL burst of shuddcring sobs. Other.
swore apparently at nothing and busiei
themselves with their weapons. No one
paid any heed to the private who wopl
except that his next rank man stopped
and picked up his rife. Tho smell Of
burned powder hung in the air.-H. H.
Bennett i'll Lippincott's.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
he Wanted SaiiOrs.

Lieutenant Carlin, the executive
officer of the VanGalia during the terri
BILE hurricane in the harbor of Apia, Sa-
moa, was an enthusiastic ball player,
and while the crew was at Mare island
prior to their Samoan trip he had given
the preference in the selection of sailors
to those who could play his favorite
game. During tho hurricane, after the
vessel struck the reef and the men were
clinging to the rigging, with the surf
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

organ of his day wcrAs so t:a.tirg III
technique as his c'Sn is simply marvel
Gus.
1t ia one of the phe.o.acna CT musical
history that. while orchestral, operate
and other branches of music were in
their infancy i'll Iach's dag ard have
developed since then, Bach brought or
gan music to its climax. He was not the
small source whence flowed . rivulet
which in time was to expand into a
broad stream; he was the broad stream
itself. The word ''Bach" in German
a q L:coI, which lei q famous Ger
man composer to cay p%uuningly that
this great master was not a Bach, but
an Ocean.-Forur-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
THE ROSES OF SEATTLE.

O roses Of Seattle.
That bloom in June and May,
You are perfect as the poets dream,
Fair as the golden day;
You scatter waves Of fragrance
On the sleeping air Of night:
Your rainbow painted petals
Are the glory Of the light
Fair is Niles storied lotus
And the rose of Gulistan,
And pleasant is the poppy seed
That lulls the soul OF man,
Rare are the lights and shadows
In the pansy's purple eyes,
But the roses OF, Seattle
Are the flowers of paradise.
roses Of Seattle,
That bloom in May and June.
Deep hearts Of gold and crimson
That light the summer noon.
The cottage Of the lowly
You paint with Gods own plan;
In the mansion Of the lordly
You shame the art of mani
Ihold them fast in memory
Wherever I may roam,
These blossoms from the garden
Ofthe gods, dropped down from home.
TT cruel years take from US
What years cannot restore.
But the roses OF Seattle
They bloom forevermore!
Eliza Archard Conner in Seattle Post-Intel.
l~igencer.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
The Rscruit's Rsliriop.

Captain Philip Trevor begins a paper
In The Nineteenth Century on "The
Catholicism Of the British Army ~
follows:
whats yer religious persuasion?''
said the sergeant to the recruit.
my WHAT"
eyer what? Why, what I said.
What's yer after O. sundays?"
rabbits mostly"
"'Erc, stow that lip. Come, now,
chu'ch. chapel or oily Roman"
And after explanation from his ques.
toner the recruit replied: II amt no.
wise p%crtickler. Put me down chu'ch
O. England. sergeant. I'll 60 with the
band"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Shady Ono.

Goodsoul-Why will you carry on ~
you do7 Why aren't You o careful
about the preservation Of your reputa.
ton?
Littlemind-Don't want to preserve
Il. II I could only get rid Of 1t altoeeth-
q. I'd be . mighty sight better Oh than
I am.-Boston Transcript.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Accounting For tn. sizo Of . FL.

ut strikes me. Eli. Brief" said Mr..
Dogway. that your charge Of $3.50 for
this opinion is pretty steep"
80 doubt. said Mr.. Brief. "But
you see. Dogway. when you come and
ask me for al opinion which violates all
my convictions you've got to pay mot
only for your law. bnt f6r my con.
science. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

nights rest simply by posting my pa
tients subject to spasms Of the legs how
to use the cord as above. I have pever
known it to fail. and l have tried it att
er they had worked half the night and
the patient was in the most intense
agony.-Eew York Ledger.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Not Much to BE Proud OF.

Clara-I wonder how Mrs. Young
ling can have the face to always keep
boasting about her family.
Gladys-Why? thought she pretend
ed that her ancestors were good people.
Clara-So she does, and yet she ad.
mits that enc Ct them came over with
William the Conqueror. I've just been
reading about that crowd, and, good
ness, but they were q hard lot!-Chi-
cago News.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

The Prisoner of Chillon" did not
sufter IN the cause of liberty. He was a
troublesome rogue sent to prison for
mischief making and spent his term
there in making indecent verses.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

According to the authority Of IN
English magazine Great Britain con-
trolls Fl out of every 100 square miles
Of the earth's surface and "a out Of
every 100 square miles of territory in
North and South America.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

Havana papers do not believe the
rumors Of peace and insist that Spain
should continue the struggle
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
What She Was Doing.

"You see. Phyllis had to stop to fix
her hair
ARRANGE. child; not fix. Fix means
to make fast"
"Wcll, that's what she was doing. 1t
was coming Loose. indianapolis jour
nal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

At Munich there is u hospital which
is entirely supported by the sale Of old
steel pen nibs, collected from all parts
Of Germany. They are made into watch
springs, knives and razors.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

What was formerly q quill pen fac
tory at Paris is now devoted to the man.
ufacture of quill toothpicks and turns
out 90, 900, 600 yearly.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19

The vineyards of Italy cover nearly
5000, 600 acres.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-19
Appropriate.

Appropriate.
"Oh, papa. Miss Higher met with an
embarrassing accident last EVENING""
"What was that"
"She was singing The Cows Are In
the Corn and her voice got husky
Brooklyn Life.