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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
USE NO LAThER.
Chinese Shave Frequently With . Wet
Towel to Soften the Face.

Chinese Shave Frequently With . Wet
Towel to Soften the Face.
Considering that the inhabitants Of
the middle kingdom use the razor more
than any other nation in the world. it
is passing strange that they never dis
covered the advantages Of lathering first,
says the Windsor Magazine. Dabbing a
warn wet cloth on the chin or the scalp
is o poor substitute for soap. Hair cut.
ting, Us we practice it in the west, is
to them "all unknown" except in o
few localities whore foreigners are
numerous. A traveller when in the prov
ince of Kwantung sent for q man to
shear his locks, and he began nibbling
away at his scalp without troubling
about such q trifing as a comb. At the
third snip the man stopped him aud
asked him if he had ever cut q foreign.
er's hair before. Oh, yes. When was
that? Oh, last year, whom he cut the
hair Of q German customs officer who
had died.
But in the matter of shaving there
are few more deft-considering the
latherless way he docs it and the fact
that he uses q little three cornered soft
iron knife as o razor-than the Chinese
figaro. Was not the chief of all his
tribe ennobled by an emperor ages back
for dexterously oleaving a mosquito that
had settled on the imperial nose? One
advantage gained by p%atronizing the
Chinese barber-in tho case of Euro
peans-is he doesn't mind coming to
your room every morning and shaving
You before you wash and dress. But the
native also generally waits to be rasee
before washing. ven il he has to wait
q week.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
Ills and RenDdIA

Lord Byron, in his reported cooverse-
lions with the Countess of Blessingtcp.
remarked to her that medical man do
not sufficiently attend to idiosynoa3de4
on which 60 much dependA and often
hurry to the grave n patient By Q
treatment that has succeeded in anoth-
81. The moment they ASCERTAIN . dis
case to be the same ~ o they have
known they conclude the same remedies
that cured the first must remove ttooe
Of the second, not making allowances
for the peculiarities Of tempMamnk.
habits and disposition, which Last has .
great influence on msladias." These -
marks are simple s~xasserations ok fsal.'
ing and fact. Byron VA no moro snan-,
ored Of the medical profeaion than b
wal Of professors Of divinity.h mt b
was an acute observer, and it vas tntse.
esting to read his views Respecting
idiosyncrasies. Hs judged rightly. vssy
rightly. Of their Importance in counec-
ton with the practice Of medicine -
New York Ledger.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
AT II AQUARIUM.
A Feeding Time Incident Of IAfs In tho
Balanced hanks.

A Feeding Time Incident Of Lilo In the
Balanced Tanks.
When the decorator crab gets too big
for its shell, It does what many other
shellfsh dot sheds it, emerging with
it's new shell already formed, but at
that stage Of its growth pliable and not
much thicker than paper. In its soft
shell state it is comparatively defense
less, and it keeps out of the way of other
shellfsh II it can, but its new shell
soon hardens, and then it goes about in
its accustomed manner.
haps q third in size, almost immediate.
ly after leaving its old shell. which it
scarcely seems possible it could ever
have inhabited, but it gets out Of the
old shell nevertheless without damag-
ing it and leaving it often disposed in q
most lifelike form.
The decorators at the aquarium are
fed separately, 80 that each will be sure
to get its portion. The food is put down
to them on the tip of a little stick,
which is shaken gently over them, and
the food, thus detached, falls within the
crabs grasp. There is no current in the
balanced tanks in which the smaller
decorators are, and anything dropped in
the water drops straight down. The
other day there were found in one Of
these tanks, clinging to the ulva, two
decorators, which were supplied, as
usual, by placing their food in the wa
ter where they would be sure to get it.
Being somewhat pressed for time that
day, however, the man who fed them
did not wait to see the crabs actually
eat. He placed their food within reach
and trusted them to do the rest.
But glancing in at this tank on his
return from feeding the small fishes and
things in the other balanced tanks he
saw the two decorators that he had
found on the ulva still there and in pre-
cisely the same attitudes as before, and
then he realized that they were not live
crabs, but sheddings. He had been Feed.
ing empty shells. On taking them ont
of the tank he found inside Of one Of
them the fragment Of food which he
had dropped for it. which had fallen
into it through the opening between
the upper and the lower part Of the
shell which the crab had made in get.
ting out.
It may be that the two decorators for.
merly residing in these shells, but now
secure in some distant part Of the tank
with new shells hardening on their
backs, smiled as they thought Of the
feeding Of their empty shells. 1t is Ger.
tain that the man whole them smiled
as he arranged them for preservation in
the aquarium's collections New York
Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
Simla's Idea Of Fun.

One Of the most amusing incidents of
the recent Simla season was the imper-
sonation of two foreign noblemen by
two gentlemen we'll known in Simla So
ciety, one of them posing as the war
correspondent Of the Italian paper
Roma. Skillful was the disguise, and so
admirably were their parts kept up that
the two distinguished foreigners spent
the evening with a party in the com-
mander in chief box ard afterward had
supper on the stage with the actors
without their identity being discovered.
At supper the count appeared to find
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
AT DAWN OF DAv.

Unbroken silence. brilliant eastern skiss,
Without a stirr.m. leaf, /,
lncense from celestial chAlices,
Adoat in midnir brief,
Giving to mortal sight and sense
New beauties, rich and rare,
To the thoughtful mind . moment
For reverent praise and prayer.
Praise for our great Creator,
Prayer for our wayworn hours.
Hope for fulfilled promises.
Trust in benignant powers.
Mid awe inspiring silence.
As night shades pass away,
New life In slow procession
Proclaims the dawn Of day.
W. Bryan In Good Housekeeping.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

b wines OF the english more potent
than those of his own country, and the
s%peechless horror Of the mamma when
no commenced to pay marked court to
her %daughtsr very nearly caused the
baron to die Of suppressed laughter and
apoplexy. Next day, when the hoax
was discovered. there was some hutter-
ing in the dovecots as to what they had
said to the foreign noblemen and what
the wicked count had said to them. The
rest of Simla roared.-Lahore Civic and
Military Gazette.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
e AND
How Agassix Worked Out . Scientific
Problem AZ Related by Himself.

How Agassix Worked Out = Scientific
Problem AZ Related by Himself.
The letters on sleep and dreams in
Tho Spectator romind mo Of o case in
the experience of Agassiz, and which
he told mo himself, though it is record
ed in his work on the American fishes.
He was studying q fossil fish in the
Jardin DIES Plantes, but had never been
able to determine the species to his sat-
isfaction. After q time no dreamed that
he caught the very fish and without diff
ficulty determined the question, think.
ing, as he woke from tho dream, that
he would have no difficulty. But on
returning to the fossil something in the
dream had escaped him, and he could
no moro determine the species than be-
fore.
The next night he had the same dream
and again forgot the essential point.
He then determined to takea pencil and
paper with him to bed and make his
note as soon as he woke. The dream
came the third time. but to his surprise
on fully awakening he found the draw
ing made aud lying on the table bed side,
with three bones displayed in it which
were not visible in the fossil, and which
solved the problem. On returning to the
Jardin DIES Plantes he obtained permits
sion Of his friend, tho director, to chip
away n scale of stone which lay on the
spot where the bones were in the draw.
ing, and found thom there as his draw
ing had given them. It is 80 years since
Agassiz told mo the incident, but those
who have access to his history of the
North American fishes will be able to
read it i'll his Owl words in tho intro
duction and correct my version if my
memory has III any detail failed me-
London Spectator.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
The Critic Answered.

An acute critic calls attention to
what he styles an inelegance in a lead
ing article of The Pilot. 1t is that in
which the following sentence cur
"And Paul said, But I was horn so.'"
We are sorry it is i%nelegant, but it must
stand as it is, for it happens to be the
exact words of the New Testament,
chapter xxi, verse 2S. of the Acts of the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

commission to be examined for the po-
sition of letter carrier. How far is it
from the earth to the moon:' was the
first question asked by those who were
to determine the young mans fitness
for the place he sought. 'How fab am
it from the earf to de moon?' echoed the
applicant. MY Lawd. loss, if you's
gwine to put me on dat route l don't
want de job With that the young man
grabbed his hat and left as though he
were chased
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

Apostles. The Pilot never tries to i'm.
prove upon tho language of holy writ.
Some afternoon when we have reformed
oil the wrongs in the world and point
ed out all the faults of all our neighbors
for their reformation We may sit down
and revise the New Testament, but it
will not be this year nor next year.
Somewhere along about 1898 we shall
inaugurate these important reforms
Boston Pilot.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
TALlsMAN.

What uses had he for all thess-
THU ring locked, rusty bunch Of keyss
An, this one closed his vault of wine,
And this one opened up the mine
From whence he took the store Of thought
That here ers in his writings wrought.
But thisf WY, here he held his lifei
This was his latchkey. and his wife
Has thanked dear God TO hear it turn.
it, place il 'mong the ashes In his urn.
William Lshtfoot Visscher In Woman's Home
Companion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
Had His Troubles

Seedy Northumberland you give .
dime to . poor, homeless wanderer?
Well Dressed Individuality home?
Why. man, you're in luck! I've got .
bill in my pocket for 5000 taxes ON
mine six months overdue that l can't
pay.-Somerville (Mass.) journal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
...ra Wr..or naptnm.

We would impress upon the clergy
the necessity Of having the water warm
ed. Baptism. it is true, is seldom or
never administered by immersion, but
even when affusion is used the contact
of cold water with a child's head might
injuriously affect ere with an already
sufficiently low power of resistance
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
Suited Hin.

Irate Father-I'm getting tired Of
this nonsense. You've been engaged to
that young man for six months. Does
he ever intend to marry you?
Daughter-You must have patience,
papa. Remember, he's an actor.
Father-What's that got to do with
1t?
Daughter-He's fond of long engage.
ments. London Fun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

A Name.
"Wby do you call your house The
blockhead:''
"Simply because it is the first in our
row.. Boston Courier.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
IounE and verdaat.

a man married recently a young wife
who takes everything quite literally.
He came home and said he would take
her to the theater. and presently he
found her stufing all sorts of eatables
into q couple of black bags. "What are
you doing?'' he asked, aud she replied
meekly, packing provisions. because I
nave Just read in the paper that six
weeks will elapse between the first and
second acta Rival.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

The Oldest London theaters are Drury
Lane theater. opened 1868; Sadler's
Wells, started az an orchestral assembly
room in 1858; Hsymarket, 1870; Co.
vent Garden, 1882, and Lyceum, 1875.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

In the japanese match factories the
boxes and labels are made by little
girls, who are w~ondrously dexterous in
the work. These little experts get from
! to 8 cents for IL hours work.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05
A Tough Route.

A Tough Route.
Somewhere in the SOUTH" says Con-
gresham Sulloway, "a bright colored
bow appeared before the civil service
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

line land covered by new houses in
greater London every year is J.163
acres.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

The thieves of Great Britain steal
about $40. 600. 600 worth Of property
every year.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-05

Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success
Everywhere. Nerves
Depend simply, solely,
Upon the blood.
Pure, rich, nourishing
Blood feeds the nerves
And makes them strong.
The great nerve tonic i
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Because it makes
The blood rich and
Pure, giving it power
To feed the nerves.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, scrofula,
And all forms Of
Impure blood.
The herald., 1898-09-07
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES
Submitted by the Engineer, Clerk and
Attorney

The council is not quite sure that the
proper kind of soil is to be used in the grad
inG of Leoti avenue from Twenty-second
street to Adams and when the city engineer
presented an ordinance of permission for
passage yesterday it was referred 20 the
| board Of public works until the matter be
investigated.
When the ordinance of intention for the
grading of Jefferson street was presented
a motion prevailed that the proceedings be
abandoned, the property holders having
decided to have the work done by priva ,e
contract.
The following ordinances were passed
in connection with the approval of the en-
gineer's report: For the improvement Of a
portion of Santee street with gravel instead
of decomposed granite as originally ir-
tended; for the Improvement Of a portion
Of Victoria street by grading, graveling
curbing, sewering and sdewalkng; for
the improvement of a portion of Staunton
avenue in the same manner; for the con-
struction of siX-foot cement sidewalk on
the south side Of, a portiont of Fourteenth
street and for the grading of portion of
Cameron lane.
The engineer also submitted the assess
ton of Gladys avenue and Crocker street
and for the opening of Willard avenue.
His ordinance for the construction of a
sewer on portion Of Clanton street was re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
In accordance with the recommendation
Of the city clerk. the following ordinances
were passed: Final ordinances for
the sewering of portions of Ohio and
First streets and of Pleasant avenue; an
ordinance ordering the work in the sewer
ing of portion of San Pedro, Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets.
On the recommendation of the city at
torney an ordinance for the opening and
extending of Willard avenue was also
passed.
The herald., 1898-09-07

consideration, Jointly with the water over.
seer, and find that everything 10 being done
In the overseer's department to make the
present meager supply of water perform
the utmost possible good throughout the
entire irrigable portion Of the city. Your
committee beg to instance tbs fact that
there must necessarily be much inconven-
ience among the irrigators during season
of this unusual character, and 1t will be
necessary for the consumers of water to
suffer much Inconvenience until another
seasons rain supplies the necessary amount
of water to cover the entire district in a
satisfactory manner. In the meantime,
every effort will be made to divide the pres
ent supply of water in the most equitable
manner"
On the recommendation of the commit
tee with reference to the nuisance creaed
by the zanja running through the Fourth
and Fifth wards, the park commissioners
will be requested to fill In the upper end
of Echo park lake where the zanja Is intro
duced. in order that it may not stagnate.
The lake will also be kept full of water so
as to prevent the decay Of vegetation on the
banks and consequent bad smell.
The zanja on the south side of Adams
street between Hoover street and the city.
limits will be abandoned as petitioned for,
and the zanjero was instructed to remedy
the evil complained OF in the zanja rum
ming inside the property line on East JET
ferson street.
The herald., 1898-09-07

project two feet on the Spring street side
walk The architects, who are San Fran
cisco parties, claim that such privilege is
usually granted in other cities of the
United States, and as most of the large
buildings of Los Angeles have projecting
entrances, they supposed 1t was prevail
ing custom here. They provided for such
a projection in their plans and were no;
interfered with until the work was we'll
progressed, when the city building super
intendent stopped the construction. The
entrance has been put up, however, while
the matter was pending, and now the ques-
ton arises, will 1t be suffered to remain or
will the city order 1t torn down?
The ordinance for the opening Of an alley
from Fifth to Sixth streets between Broad
way and Hill was passed on recommenda-
ton of the board and a troublesome matter
is thus disposed of.
The chief Of police was ordered to have
the chain gang do certain grading work al.
the corner Of Olive and First streets in con-
sideration of which Mrs. J. w Parke is to
have her suit against the city dismissed.
F. c. Harmon was awarded the contract
for improving the intersection of Sixth and
Bixel streets and Sixth street from Ere
mont avenue to Bixel street. and Frank
Gillespie that for sdewalking Ottawa
street from Figueroa to Georgia.
w. H. Cook and others were instructed 10
furnish maps of the Adams street tract
showing the alleys they want abandoned d
and to appear before the board on Friday
next
The petition Of T. W. Eldridge and 9TH
ers, praying for the sprinkling of Figueroa
street from the old city line to the new city
limits, was filed.
The herald., 1898-09-07
REALTY DEALERS WIN
The Ordinance Requiring a Monthly
License to Be Repealed

Another license ordinance has gone glim.
mering. The real estate dealers, though
not as rampant about 1t as were the oil
men, made good fight for their rights and
yesterday by a unanimous vote council
granted their petition. The repeal Of the
ordinance which requires each member OF
real estate firm to pay monthly license
of one dollar is thus provided for.
Mr.. Smith Of Nolan & Smith was the only
petitioner who spoke in their behalf, and
when he had completed his address Council
man Toll stated that after an investigation
cf the matter he stood ready to vote for the
repeal. incidentally he informed those
present that in the last month only thirty
six of the real estate dealers had paid the
license and although he was now In favor
of the repeal, he would not guarantee that
In the near future he would not favor the
renewal of the license tax against real es-
tate men, together with many others.
Mr.. Toll favors the revision Of the entire
license system and maintains that the
financial needs Of the city call for very
general increase Of this department of tax
alton. Whereas the income from license
tax is now not a whit greater than In 1890,
the general tax receipts have increased
from s516,O0O to $7o7,ooO. showing that the
former has been sadly neglected.
The herald., 1898-09-07

announced that the superior court had
granted the city's application for receiver
for the waterworks. and this announce
ment was followed few minutes later by
communication from Assistant City At
torney Crutcher, which was almost a.
pleasing. Mr. Crutcher stated that he had
Just received a telegram from City Attor-
ney Dunn, containing information That the
supreme court has declared the fire, tunnel
and park bonds valid. Mr.. Dunn went to
San Francisco few days ago for the pur-
pose Of presenting a case to test the Ques-
tion Of the validity Of the bonds. The case
was duly argued and resulted In a quick
and favorable decision from the court.
There is now nothing in the way OF the
issuance and sale Of the bonds as adver-
t!sed, and they will be on the market in
few days. AS inquiries from eastern bid
ders have been coming In every day. good
price will undoubtedly be received.
Another matter which Mr.. Crutcher
brought up was the city's bond Of 5000 re-
Qured in appealing the water rates case to
the supreme court. An actual bond must
be executed in such a case, and, at Mr..
Crutcher's suggestion, authority was given
to enter into contract with an indemnity
company, which offered to become the city's
surety in the required sum for SIS per an
mum.
In the afternoon Mr. Crutcher announced
third piece Of good news, In that the SUI
preme court had decided the outfall sewer
case In the cty's favor. Details OF the de-
e'sloh are given In the courts department.
The herald., 1898-09-07
FOR THIRTY DAYS
Judge Lamme and Mrs. Wilson Must
Suspend Argument

Suspend Argument
In the matter Of the alley from Fourth "a
Fifth streets between Hill and Broadway,
1t was expected that the argument over the
amended report Of the commissioners would
take place yesterday. but nothing further
will be done for thirty days. The delay
is a legal requirement in consequence of
the changing of the commissioners report.
The amended report is said to provide for
the abandonment Of the tunnel proposition.
but very few changes have been made In
the assessment district. and 1t Is doubtful
If 1t will pass muster for this reason.
The board of public works made special
report on the protest against the changing
the grade of Fifth street from Bonnie Brae
to Burlington avenue. Their protest was
sustained and proceedings on the present
plan will be abandoned, but the committee
recommended that a new majority petition
be presented asking for the raising Of the
grade two and one-half feet at Burlington
avenue instead of four and one-half feet.
as originally intended. Such q change will
not meet with objection.
The protest of the Los Angeles Electric
company against the sewering Of Palmetto
street, on the ground that they have a
connection to private sewer and would
therefore not be benefited, was filed. II
being received too late in the PROCEEDINGS.
The protest of A. W. Francisco against
the sewering Of Cottage place was set for
hearing ore week from Monday next and
another protest against the opening of New
High street was referred to the board of
public works.