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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
The Artist Monet,

Claude Monet. tho impressionist art
list. who lives in the picturesque village
Of Giverny, IN Normandy, is thus de.
scribed by a correspondent Of tho Bos-
ton Transcript: Monet is now a
wealthy man, but the house he has en-
larged isquite like that of the surround.
ing peasants; white plaster, with q red
tiled roof, narrow and low and long 10
long that it is in its length only that It
shows its superiority over its neigh.
bors; for his family ia large. But though
the house itself is simple the glory Of
1t is in it's garden. and this IL truly So.
perb. Personally he is an interesting
looking man Of about 80, strong and
rugged, the type Of o refined peasant,
and it is that that his clothes designate
him to be, for he wears the big, clumsy
wooden sabots Of the country, combined
with the finest linen, with hemstitohed
rufaes at neck and wrists"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
Curled Horseh.,r For Market.

South America furnishes the greatest
amount and best quality Of ourled horse
hair. used for filling mattresses and
stufing furniture. On the wide pampa
many thousands Of horses are bred
especially for the hair Of their names
and tails. These between the round ups.
which sometimes do not occur In three
or four seasons, grow to great length,
but owing to the lack of care and the
state of the camps" as tho open coun-
try IL called, the hair ia usually tangled
In what seems On inextricable mass. All
over the camps grow many kinds Of
burs and thistles. and the animals 90
they Craze or roll themselves about be.
some covered with them. Their coats
are naturally rough, the hair growing
In an uneven, shaggy way. Stuck all
over with burs and with name and tail
matted into nearly unwieldy masses.
the poor creatures present q comical ap-
pearance. After they are shorn they
seem to delight in the freedom Of crop
ped necks and short tails.
The hair when cut of ia freed from
dirt and roughness OF all kinds and
wound into ropes, by which means It IL
made curly. 1t sells for 80 cents OF 4s
cents q pound. Tho longest strands are
kept separated and used for horsehair
furniture, cloths. etc. - New York
Tribune.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
Tho English po.tomc. In 1917.

Tho postmuEters were FREQ from all
public Offices, from liability to quarter
soldiers. nnd they received gazettes free
OF postage. "whcrewith they advantage
themselves in their common trade Of
selling drink, and they have their sin.
gle letters free to London"
Tho rates Of postage in 1877 were
comparatively low. A single letter Ii.
O., /" letter consisting Of one sheet Of
paper only-could be sent for any dis
lance up to 80 miles for twopence, and
and beyond so miles for ~threepence. A
letter weighing an ounce cost eightpence
for so miles and a shilling beyond.
The mails were dispatched from Lon.
don about midnight on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays and were due
to arrive in London early on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings. They
were carried Oh horseback at the rate Of
five miles an hour, and they were liable
to q detention Of not more than half an
hour at each postofice (stage) on the
road. England was divided into six
trimmings. or roads-viz, west, Bristol.
Chester; north. Yarmouth and Kent,
starting from Plymouth. Bristol, Chss-
ter. Edinburgh, Yarmouth and Dover
and Queries.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
Hoods Pills y. st,'. y 3, r.. $780, ss..s:ss'.
A Lake rh.. Mover Give. q, H. ~.

4 Lake That Never Gives Up Iss Dad.
1.-THE Great Lakes" is tho subject of
an article In st. Nicholas. The author,
w. 8. Harwood, says ct Lake Superior:
Another very interesting and vsEy'
nd thing about this lake 10 that itnevee
gives up its dead. Whoever encounters
terrible disaster-happily ~infrequent In
the tourist season-and goes down in
the angry, beautiful blae waters, never
comes up again. From those earliest
days when tho daring French voyageurs
in their trim birch bark canoes skirted
the picturesque shores of this noble bot
relentless lake down to this present
moment those who have met their
deaths In mid-Superior still lie ct the
stone paved bottom. 1t may be that %
very cold 10 the water some Of their
bodies may have been preserved through
the centuries. Sometimes not far from
the shore the bodies of people who have
been wrecked from flshing smacks oe
from pleasure boats overtaken by a cruel
sQuall have been recovered, but only
after the most heroic efforts with drag
net or by the diver. Once on q trip
down the lakes I met q clergyman who,
% We passed o point Of land some miles
before entering tho narrowing Of the
lake at the 500, pointed out the place
where the i'll fated Algoma went down
on the reef some eight years ago, and
% no looked he said slowly:
II was at the funeral Of one man
who went down with her, and the only
reason his body Is not at the bottom to.
day with the other 80 that were lost
ia because it was caught In the timbers
Of the vessel and could not sink"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
Prototype Of the Du Maurier Girl.

On the mantelpiece in my studio at
home there stands a certain lady. She
is but lightly clad, and what simple
garment she wears is not in the fashion
of our day. How we'll I know her! AL
most thoroughly by this time, for she
has been the silent companion Of my
work for 80 years. She has lost both her
arms and one of her feet, which I de-
plore, and also the tip Of her nose, but
that has been made good.
She is only three feet high or there
abouts and quite 1000 years old or
more, but she is ever young
Age cannot wither nor custom stale
Her infinite variety
and a very giantess in beauty, for she ia
q reduction in plaster of the famous
statue Of the Louvre.
They call her the Venus of Milo or
Melos. 1t ia a calumny, a libel. She is
no Venus except in good looks. and If
abe errs at all it is on the side Of aus.
terity. She is not only "pootiness." but
"wirtue'' incarnate (if one can be in
carnate in marble) from the crown Of
her lovely head to the sole Of her re-
naming foot-a very beautiful foot,
though by no means a small one-it
has never worn q high heel shoe
George du Mayrier in Harper's Maya
zine.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
A Few Requisites.

Tho hired girl out of q job cast her
eagle eye owe the want notices of the
newspaper. WANTED, Wanted, Want.
3D." she read in one or two line ads
straight down the column, shaking her
head at intervals as if disappointed in
her search. Finally her face lightened
as she saw a loaded notice in another
column of more pretensions than its fell
lows.
She turned to it and read eagerly.
Then she threw tho paper from her.
whats the matter?' asked the girl
with her.
"Read that" And che gathered up
tho sheet and handed it over to tho 9TH
or one, who read this notice:
"Wanted-A young and strong WON.
al Of good disposition aud habits, ODE.
dent and knowing her place, willing
aud ready, active and efficient. to cook,
wash and iron, do general Homework
and take are Of children. Evenings
and afternoons off when possible. Ap.
ply, with references, etc."
"Well?" said the reader.
"It's not we'll ut all, responded the
one looking for work. "That man, who
ever he is, is advertising for a wife. l
should say from tho advertisement, and
I'm not looking for that kind of u job.
Just a plain hired girls place is good
enough for me. "-Washington Star.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
Too joyful.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
says that q woman with her colored
maid was recently travelling OH q train.
When the train started, tho girl appear
ed to he in q fever of excitement. The
conductor, the plush seats Of the car,
the sights from the window-everything
was Of absorbing interest. To the sur.
prise Of her mistress, Sallic, when food
was offered her, refused to eat. An hour
or two went by, and q sandwich was
again offered to her, but shc still re-
fused. what is the matter, Sallie?"
asked her mistress. care you sick?:"
Tho girl rolled up her eyes ecstatically.
"Oh, no, missus," she answered, 81
amt sick; but l can't eat when I'm
trabbeling! It's too joyful like!"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
LafAyetGs al :s-x3.

ut was during the administration Of
Governor Albion X. Parris,' - says the
Kennebec (Me.) Journal. "tbat General
Lafayette made his memorable tour Of
tho United States and paid his visit to
Maine. 1t wa on q Sunday that the
general concluded that visit and pro-
posed leaving the state from Portland.
Governor Paris reconstructed with him
for taking his departure on that day
and said, If you will postpone your trip
until Monday, I will myself escort you
to the state line with oil the military
honors.' But Lafayette. accustomed to
the continental Sabbath, insisted on not
altering his plans and left Maine on
Sunday, while the Sabbath honoring
governor Of a God fearing state attended
bis church service as was his habit"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
william lis Toad r.lism.u.

The house Of Ho%henzollern 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 a
scaled packet. This contains a ring in
which is set a black stone said to have
been dropped by a huge toad on the GOV.
orlet of q princess Of the family just as
she had given birth to a son. Frederick
the Great found the ring in an envelope,
which also Enclosed a memorandum
written by Frederick I, stating its value
and its mode of transmission. Sohnei-
der, the librarian of William !, declares
that he saw the packet handed by Cell
ing, the 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, 1898-08-12
ARITHMETIC 1900 8. c.
Buns over Which Egyptian Children Pu.-
sled Their Brains.

Sums Over Which Egyptian Children Pus-
sled Their Brains
Probably the Oldest copy book for
home lessons in arithmetic was recently
unearthed in Egypt. The papyrus, which
was found in excellent condition, dates
from the period about 100 B. C.-that
is, about 100 years before the time Of
Moses, or almost 5000 years ago. It
proves that the Egyptians bad q thor
ough knowledge Of elementary mathe.
matics almost to the extent of our own.
The papyrus has q long heading, "Di.
rection how to attain the knowledge Of
all dark things," etc. Numerous exam.
Piles show that their principal opera
tions with entire units and fractions
were made by means Of addition and
multiplication. Subtractions and divi-
sions were not known in their present
form, but correct results were obtained
nevertheless.
Equations are also found in the papy-
rus. Among the examples given is this
one: Ten measures Of barley are to be
divided among ten persons in such .
manner that each subsequent person re-
oeives one-eighth Of . measure less than
the one before him. Another example
given is: There are seven men, each
one has sever cats, each cat has eaten
seven mice, each mouse has eaten seven
grains Of barley. Each grain Of barley
would. if cultivated. have yielded seven
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
Great Rat Catchers,

According to an account in The Jour-
nal d'Hygiene, rats have become 80
abundant in Brazil that a domestic
snake, the giboya, which has about the
circumference Of the arm, is sold in the
market place in Rio Janeiro, to be kept
in the house as a protection against 70.
dents. It would seem that the serpent
pursues its prey more for the pleasure
that there is in it than from a sense of
hunger, since it is said it rarely eats
the rats caught. Similar In its habits
and attachments to the domestic cat of
our more northern ATTITUDES, the giboya
will, it is said, find its way back to the
house Of its master even if transported
to a considerable distance.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
hA NeaourceA.

Judge Ermston tells q good story
about a man he was questioning as to
his being good to go on a 5000 bond.
"What property have you to the
amount Of $600?'' asked the judge.
II have 5000 in a building associa-
ti0n," replied the witness.
"Well, and what more?"
II have stock in trade to the amount
Of $780,"
go on"
II have household furniture worth
$780,"
"Well, we still want So"
II have your note, judge, for that
amount, which you gave me even years
ago at College Corner"
Tableau !ECincinnati Enquirer.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
GAME BETTER THAN GOLF
The MAJ From jersey Lowers His Record
For Train Catching.

The Nan From jersey I'VE His Record
For Train Catching.
His countenanoe sufused with salts
faction and his walk expressing tri-
umph. the man from Jersey made his
matutinal descent upon the metropo-
lis. Without waiting for questions he
began the pecan Of his joy.
KNOCKED seven-eighths Of q second
of my record this morning" he said.
II simply can't be beat. Nineteen and
q quarter minutes from the arms of
Morpheus. through additions. v~estiture,
nutrition, conjugal admonition and a
half mile Ut geography to the confines
Of q car, and there You are. Giving all
proper handicaps. by this performance
I win the cup. and I'm going down to
the engine house tonight to get it.
"Mebbe you thought we didn't have
any sporting blood out in my country?
You never heard of q links from me, and
you never saw me going around like o
gosh hinged umbrella member with my
arms full Of ahinny sticks. No. stree!
But we have q diversion that beats golf
all hollow In making time for the
trains-one that lasts all the year round
too. Records? What are the records of
putting little pills into little holes to
the records pinned up in our little de-
pot, records Of honest toll that appeal
to the instincts of all industrious men?
I tell you that the desiccated individual
who thinks he abides in joy when he
has quartered over q county in one
stroke less than he eve did before is an
object Of pity to the man who is trying
to cut of a fraction of a second from
the passing from sound sleep to the
busy railroad.
"He is engaged in a useful occupa-
tion. He is trying to demonstrate the
capacities of the wonderful human en-.
gine and at the same time adding to tho
we'll being Of tho race by lengthening
the hours of sleep. Any scientist will
tell you that the great fault with man
is that he doesn't sleep enough. You
take my advice and quit golf and como
live in the country and keep tab on your
transits like me. and if that amt
enough you can go down to the engine
house on Sunday afternoon, when there
amt any trains, and pitch quoits." -
New York Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
DANGER INDOORS ON SHIP.
sssan.hip and Batt,e.h,p Bulkh..as No
Worth - Much ~ They Seem.

Sesamship and Battleship Bulkheads Not
Worth - Much ~ They Seem.
On all first class passenger steamships
and on all large warships q great per-
oentage Of the total cost is spent direct
ly and indirectly on bulkheads or ON
what these bulkheads necessitate. No
passenger would willingly make a voy.
age in q liner which was not known to
have q cellular structure, aud no gov
eminent would think Of building a bat
tleship or cruiser without bulkheada.
Yet it is q fact we'll known, at least to
all seafaring men and shipbuilders. that
these bulkheads. strong and perfect in
themselves, are precisely as safe aud
efficient as the doors in them and not y
whit more SO.
The doors az ut present constructed
and operated are VIGOROUSLY bad and
dangerous. They have been the direct
and known aus in the loss Of many
lives and many good ships and are
doubtless chargeable with many more
ships on tho list Of "missing and unac-
counted for" 1t is astonishing to the
expert to see the general public and
even s~eafaring men SO ready to accept
the prevailing superstition about the
safety Of bulkheads. The best possible
bulkheads without equally good doors,
operated IN q safe system, are about az
good as a chain with q link missing.
The history Of marine disaster has
taught as this il it has taught us any.
thing, and yet we go on crossing the
Atlantic in liners Of much vaunted safe
ty and Dragging about invulnerable bat.
tleships, apparently with implicit con.
fidence in this bulkhead fetch.
There should be as few doors az DOS
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 the only way out Of the 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 are nearly 800 valves and
gates connected with ventilating. drain
ing and flooding tho hull and involving
tho safety Of the ship. 1t will there.
fore be seen that the systematic control
and operation Of these devices is a mat
ter Of no mean importance.
1t takes about 40 men to look after
these details alone in response to a COL
lision alarm under the present condi-
lions, and it is a matter Of very graye
doubt on the part Of those best informed
as to whether tho supreme efforts Of
these ITO men can attend to doors,
matches and valves quickly enough to
save the ship. -Cassier's magazine.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
SHOE H~IERoeLYPH,cs.
Occult symbsls That Have Bsen Devised
70 DECISIVE Womankind.

O0ou1t Symbols That AAv0 Been DSvieed
70 Deceive Womankind.
People often ask me the meaning of
the apparently crazy hieroglyphs and
figures that are stamped ON the inner
sdde Of the uppers Of ready made shoes
nowadays," said an F street shoe deal
q. "As every shoe mandatory has a
secret stamp code Of its own and there
10. therefore. no possibility Of the gen.
eral public learning more than that such
codes exist, ! may 10 we'll tell you that
the vanity Of modern mortals. and e.
peoially women, 10 at the bottom Of
these peculiar stamped characters and
6gurea You'd be surprised to know,
for instance, how many women there
are who imagine that they wear a No. 8
ahoe when in reality their size is q
couple Of figures larger. A shoe sales.
man who understands his business can
tell precisely the number Of the shoe a
woman customer wears at a glance. But
as often as not a woman whose foot ia a
No. s calls for a shoe q couple of sizes
smaller, and the mysterious stamped
hieroglyph scheme was devised for the
purpose Of encouraging her in the belief
that her foot Is a couple of sizes smaller
than It really measures in shoe leather.
"When q woman calls for q No. 8 to
ct . No. 8 foot, no shoe salesman of
this era who cares anything for his job
is going to say. Madam, your foot re.
quires . No. g. He simply breaks out a
shoe Of the style she requests that he
feels confident will at her comfortably
and let's it go at that.
"a woman rarely thinks to inquire
If the shoe is really Of the size she asked
for, for she takes It for granted that the
salesman has given her what she de-
manded. But when o woman does ask,
for instance, This ia a No. 8, is it?' it's
the salesman's business to unbluahingly
reply, 'Yes'm, it's q No. 81 The wo-
man customer might examine the hero
glyphs inside the uppers for a week
without finding out any different, and
even II she had the key to the puzzle II
would only make her feel bad; SO what
would be the use?''-Washington Star.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12

Fine sponges are used by physicians
in surgical operations and arc sometimes
very expensive. Our finest sponges come
from the Mediterranean sea and the
Red sea. They arc obtained by divers,
who search for them under rocks and
cliffs, and who remove them carefully
with q knife, that they may not be in.
jured. The Turks, who carry on the
trade, have between 1000 and 5000
men employed in collecting sponges.
Tho valne 81 the sponges annually col.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
A Confusing Order,

1--WE get ridiculous letters from Gus.
toners sometimes" said a bill clerk in
n Of the big wholesale houses. "Here
ia q fair sample Of the manner in which
some rural retailers send in an order:
"'Messrs. - Please send me 600
pounds Of sugar as quickly as possible.
esp. S.-Never mind sending the
sugar. I have just found some in the
back room. '"-Sioux City Journal.
Hudson nay Company Receipts.
Received, per Lapwing, Jane Goody.
as per invoice, in good condition; and
Received, per Osprey, Mathilde
Timbins. Returned. per Lapwing, al
not being in accordance with descrip.
ton contained in invoice"
Thus read two receipts recently found
among the archives of the Hudson Bay
oompany.-Kansas City Journal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12
An .. Account Of the Deeeo..

r 04 0V0O0WV ~ S0V 10O0O0b -
"There's another war on between
Closer and Pinchem."
"No? What's the matter this timer
cot course you Know they hate each
other. Been rivals in business and So
oiety for years. Long ago both wanted
TO marry the same girl, and neither got
her. Each blames the other. for that.
Mention Closer to Pincbem and he
wants to fight. Mention Pinchetm to
Closer and he'll swear in the richest
vocabulary q profane man ever accumu.
lated.
deacon Worthy was the occasion Of
the most recent rupture. He was raising
money for some good purpose and went
to Closer, who headed the list with
$500 under q positive agreement that
5000 Of the amount was to be immedi-
Ately handed back to him. When the
deacon went to Pinchem, there were
red splotches Oh the moon He denouno-
ed Closer as o miser and a shark. The
idea of his having subscribed but $500
to such a u was disgraceful. Pinch
em put down $500 and generously told
the deacon to call on him il more were
needed.
; "When Closer saw the list again, he
was tickled into a coughing fit and had
word conveyed to Pinchem of his agree.
ment with the deacon. They thought
for a time that they'd have to put Pinch.
EN- in a straitjacket. The names he
called Closer would keep a st%enographer
busy for a week. They reached Closer,
and now there is to be q Islander suit.
Each has vowed to whip the other on
sight, and it is better than a circus to
see how they dodge each other in their
daily walks. The deacon only smiles
while he deplores the fact that any bad
feeling was created. Detroit Free
| Press.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12

Only three people know the password
of the Tower of London. and they are
the queen, the lord mayor and the con-
stable. This password is sent to the
lord mayor quarterly. signed by her
majesty. 1t is merely a survival Of an
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12

measures of barley. How much barley
has been lost in that way? The rapyrus
also contains calculations Of area, tie
calculation Of the area Of a circle and
it, transformation into q square, and
finally calculations Of tho cubic meas
urements Of pyramids. -Philadelphia
Record.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-12

lected is estimated at $50. 900. Coarse
varieties are found in the Gulf Of Mexi.
co and the Bahama islands. They are
scraped off the rocks with forked instru-
ments, and consequently they are often
torn.