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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
notice OF slLE.

Notice is hereby given. that bv ,;r+,o
judgment and decree in foreclosnne nendored :
and given BY the district conrt Of fba saennd
Ramsey and state of No Iatib comTn aI OF
and entered and docketed in tha a#saas,
of the clerk Of said Court IN enS 3I ICE
action wherein William H. Bronwpn Il io 81 IN an
and Israel Neil, Bank of Minot. a co ~ ,atio
North Dakota Title Insurance and TTrp,st com'
pany, a corporation; a.. S. Drake trnstaa-
Guarantee .comnanv of North 49, e, 'tus1ee,
poration; Frank p. Hawkins b. s. Rrvnioifsnn
howard X. Moore, p. v. Holman. Rem; Greon,,
North Dakota, a innnicinal ~ .HH sceGe OF
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Twenay La.he. For Six Hairs.

A singular theft was tried by Mr..
Beale. frst class magistrate. Supersti.
tious Burlnans pull out the hairs of an
elephants tail for talismans. making
rings outEof them and other charms.
One NgeTu n Lin went into an ele-
plants shed at Ahlone and pulled six
hairs out Of . bull elephants tail, Sc
creting them in his umbrella. The ma
hout challenged him. and he promptly
shook ths hairs out Of the umbrella.
They fell on some straw. were picked
up and put forward in evidence Of theft.
The man was convicted and sentenced
to receive Q CLASHES. -Times Of Burmah.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Proposals For Grading Approach
to Bellegard Bridge.

Sealed proposals. will be received BY the board Of
county commissioners up 70 noon. May 81, 1888, for
the grading Of an approach 3 feet long by 20 feet wide.
l9o feet of ~planking aud ~stringers 1t the north end
ofs.id bridge and grading an approach 20 feet wide
on top and one foot above the level of the new bridge.
in place OF tame. IA ,1lF.G " ~
Bids for gnsding approaches must state at what
price per yard the work will be done.
The bids must be addressed to the county auditor
and marked proposal for grading approaches to the
Bellegard bridge.
The board reserves the right to reject any and Al,
bids. -. y -N -
By order of the board of county commissioners.
7 EMIL 8. EICH,
luz County Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Immortality Cranks.

Immortality of fame is something de-
sired by many, but attained by few,
says DR.. John Fiske in The Atlantic.
Physical Immortality Is something
which has hitherto been supposed to be
inexorabl. denied to human beings.
The phase "All men are mortal figures
in textbooks of logic as the truest Of
truisms. But we have lately been as
sured that this is a mistake. 1t is only
an induction based upon simple emu
meration. and the first man who escapes
death will disprove it.
Scat least I was told by very down
right person who called on me some
years, ago with a huge parcel Of manu-
script, for which he wanted me to find
him publisher. He had been cruelty
snubbed and i'll used, but truth would
surely prevail over bigotry. as in Cali
LET'S case. I took his address and let
him leave his manuscript. Its recipe
for physical immortality, diluted
through 600 pages. was simply to learn
how to go without foodl
Usually such a regimen will kill you
by the fifth day, but if at that critical
moment. while at the point Of death,
You make a heroic effort and stay alive,
why. then You will have overcome the
king OF terrors ono for all. I returned
the gentleman's. manuscript with g
polite note. regretting that his line Of
research was so remote from those tc
which I was accustomed that I could
not give him intelligent aid.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
SCOTCH SIMPLICITY.

The Mason, the Budding Architect
anu q Conscience Stricken Lad.
The Scotch are fond of telling stories
which illustrate the peculiar simplicity
of mind of their country people. This
simplicity. at least saves them from
wicked guile. III
One If these stories relates that an
honest mason once had q contract to
build a small house Of stone. He came
early and began from the inside to lay
the stone, working very fast. At noon
his young son brought him his dinner,
peeping. over the wall as he handed the
basket to his father. With honest pride
in his eye, the mason looked over to the
boy;
"Weei, Jock, hoo dye think I'm
gettin on 2" he asked.
"Ye're getting on famous, feyther,' y
answered Jock, looking at It's solid
wall, in which there was no break.
''But hoo dye get oot?"
The mason looked around. It was
true. He had provided the house with
no door at all, and he was on the inside.
ne looKeu KlnuIy ana very admlrlngly
at the boy.
"Mon, Jock, ye've a grand held on
ye!' he exclaimed. "Ye'll be an archi.
tect yet, as sure as yer feythen's a ma
sonl''
Another story shows how unsuccess-
full as a thief the rustic Scot may be.
Two young plowmen went into a gar
den at night to steal gooseberries. The
bushes surrounded a plot Of potatoes,
and as one Of the lads CROPPED about he
got a handful Of potato plums, which
he quickly put into his mouth. Then he
gasped to his comrade:
"Oh, Jock, Tn poisonedl For ony
sake, shove me through the hedge again,
for I waudna like to dee i the auld
mans gairdenl'-Youth's Companion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
A Queer Examination.

Difficulties of the civil service exami.
nations are multiplied tenfold in the
requirements set down by law Of appli.
cants for positions in the mail service
Of China.
In the first place an applicant must
have strength and courage. To acquire
these be goes through a very queer
methodEof training. He wanders through
mountains and valleys. forests and
The exact tina to be occupied in
a trip i'd fixed by law. and a heavy fine
imposed for unnecessary, delay. he
must REPEAT these trips at night, and if
he listens! to the bad spirits and there
by fails Ito appear at the required time
at a certain place he is SUR to lose his
rights to q position, 4..3. IA :. Ist
This iS not all. He is obliged to carry
an enormous weight for many miles
and return with it within a given time.
No allow lance is made for his inability
to defend himself against thieves and
highwayinen. his road usually leading
through b district thick with bandits.
In training the candidate eats very
little-though he is used to this-and
he tries every straining exercise. Then
comes hi4 real examination under the
direction|o government officials. he is
taken into a long room, where, sus-
pended from a high beam with strong
ropes, arg very heavy sacks filled with
rocks.
The cahdidate must give a swinging
motion I'd all these sacks and then run
to and FRO between them, carefully
guarding against a blow by one of the
weights.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Mutual Dislike.

Brahms and Tschaikowsky, the IA
nous musicians. met but twice On the
last occasion Brahms was sufficiently
interested in Tschaikowsky's Fifth
SYMPHONY to travel expressly to Ham
burg in order to make its acquaintance.
After the performance the distinguished
composers dined together, and the con-
scientious Brahms frankly admitted
that he did not like the work at all:
~whereupon the usually meek Russian
plucked up sufficient courage to inform
his host that the dislike of each others
music was mutual. They parted on ex-
cellent terms nevertheless
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Notice of Expiration of Time for
Redemption.

j. Ada Nash administrative, Lois A. Tread
way, Andrew MARI and Will P. Hooper, the
township 1874, range s., in Ramsey county,
North Dakota, is assessed. you are hereby
notified that said land was sold for $21 30 taxes
at the annual tax sale in Ramsey county, N.
Dior December 9Th, 1892, to j. K. Franklin.
and that $3.50 is required to redeem said land
from said sale at this date, exclusive of the cost.
for redemption from said sale will expire on
Given under my hand and official seal May
3rd, 1899. EMF s. ET|H.
(SeaI) 10-12) County Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
A Verbal ,selee.

Going mp on a Cedar venue car the
other night the passengers were much
entertained by a verbal spat between a
small citizen Of German parentage and
q tall native. The trouble all originated
from the fact that the car was very
much crowded. SO crowded that the
two disputants were brought face to
face in such close proximity that they
couldn't make a gesture.
"Push up a little. can't you2 2" in
quired the tall man in an irritable tone.
Several people were pushing him, and
his irritability was quite excusable.
Swell, no, I can't, replied the little
man, "and, vat is more, I don't hef to-"
you're not much of a gentleman
said the tall man.
"Oh, I ton't knowl'' said the little
man airily. "Ven I want an opinion on
chentlemen, I go to some fellow vat
has got a leetle knowledge of der sub
jec'."
"You're a very funny boy" said the
tall man in a tone Of deep sarcasm.
"Vell" said the little man, 81 may
hat some senses of humor, but I'm not
90 hart hearted as to laugh at der fool
ishness of one IDIOT"
do you call me an idiot2'' gasped
the tall man. q
"As long as l ton't know your
name" said the little man, II couldn't
make der Identification any more gom-
plete."
Pretty soon the car stopped to let off
half a dozen passengers. and when
things finally settled down the tall one
and the short n we've separated by a
dozen a ts.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
ABSORBED IN WHIST.
A Game That Cost General Double.
day q Fortune.

u Gomc VnAt COBt Uenek0k DOuOlEs
day q Fortune.
Not many years ago a famous whist
game was played at Sudbury, VT, two
If the sitters in being General Double
day and Henry Dater of the well known
firm of Dater, Thompson & Co. It was
something like 5 or 10 cents a corner,
so;you see it was easy for a man to lose
as much as 81. 80 in an afternoon. Play
began after the Sudbury dinner hour,
half past 1, and lasted until teatime.
The old ROSTERS became 30 wrapped up
in the game that nothing short Of an
earthquake could have disturbed them.
Brokers in New York could do nothing
to shake the interest.
The game was played at the time Of
the historic Hannibal and st. Joe cor
ner, engineered by Kennedy, Hutchin-
son& Co., in the interest of their client,
John Duff of Boston. Doubleday was
selling the stock short through Van
Schaick & Co., and at a quarter to 2 on
the eventful day he received q telegram
from his brokers advising him Of the
situation. The game was stopped Just
long enough for him to read it and lay
it aside. In 30 minutes second dis
patch arrived, was read and cast aside.
Doubleday was winning at the rate of
IS cents an hour. What did he care
about Hannibal and st. Joe? Later in
the afternoon q third summons came
from Van Schaick & Co., and at s
o'clock q fourth. Then Doubleday arose
and remarked: Gentlemen, I have en-
joyed the game. Myswinnings, are: ex-
actly 81. 65. 1 must say good afternoon,
as it is. necessary for ME to take the first
train for New York" The next morn
ing his brokers informed him that he
could settle for 800, 900. At the time
the first telegram was sent he could
have settled for e25, 600, at the time Of
the second for $50, 600, the third for
$75, 600. He had ample warning, but
in the thick of the Sudbury game of
whist he believed tho rise was only q
threatening furry.-New York Press
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Rice a. a Detecter Of Thieves.

Not being able to trace anything in
connection with the loss Of the 2, 1000
rupees from the cash safe of the Surati
Bazaar company. the directors have re.
sorted to %astrology and finally sorcery.
Every employee of the bazaar was Civ
en- a mouthful of rice to eat which had
been previously put through some mag
ic preparation, the belief being that il
the person who had taken the money
ate the rice some very great misfortune
would befall him. It is not recorded
that any of the employees have yet met
with a disaster. -Rangun Gazette.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION.
Special District-Annual Election.

day in June, beinga June goth A. D. 1899, an
annual election will be held at Fire Engine hall,
in the special school district of Devils Lake,
the purpose of %electing the following members
of the board of education: One member to
serve for q term of three years, for the city of
The polls will be opened at q 100 o'clock a. M,
and closed at 4 200 o'clock p. m. Of that day.
of May, AID. 1899.
BY order of1the board of education.--
l2l3 c. P. RRAlNAhD, Clerk,-5
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02

y. 8: Land Office, Devils Lake, N. D., Nav 1.
1883: Notice is hereby given that the following,
named settler has f!ed notice Of his intention
that said proof will be made before Reeister
and Receiver at .. 8. Land Office, Devils Lake.
Nd, on june IL, 1883, viz: AXEL LARSON,
range GA. $3.50" ~ n '-A. 80 80
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: William Reckelberg, r.. O.. Lee,
Sam Goldberg and Anton Mykklebust, all of
Devils Lake, N. D.
S13 OLE sERUMGARD, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Tobacco In England, 1s45,

When I was a lad, fully half the pop
ulation Of both sexes, rich as we'll as
poor, the banker equally with the work
ingman, were snufftakers. My first
schoolmaster always carried his snuff
loose in his waistcoat pocket, and in
Vulnerable were his dips into it with
two fingers and a thumb in the course
Of the day, while the big gar1lfered frill
Which protruded from the bosom Of his
shirt was always thickly sprinkled with
it. We used to notice that he never
seemed to relish one Of his huge pinches
so much as Immediately after having
administered a sound castigation to
some recalcitrant pupil.
On the other hand, there was little OF
no open air smoking, except in the case
Of laboring men going to or from their
work. In this respect lucifer matches
have something to answer for; but fol
them the practice of outdoor smoking
would never have grown to its present
enormous proportions. = Chambers
Journal
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Wanted

81 think it would be WELL" said the
decorator. "to have your dining room
bordered by a frieze.
mo. no." demonstrated the man
who bad ouly recently struck it. 81
want that room. above all others, to
have a warm. cozy appearance. -
Philadelphia North American.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Elephants' Teeth.

Elephants have only eight teeth-two
above and two below on each eide. All
elephants ''baby teeth" fall out when
the animal is about IA years old, and q
new set grows
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
No Faith In Anythine,

"Aunt Josephine is a thorough skep-
tic"
"She isf"
Eyes; she puts mucilage on the back
Of every postage stamp she uses."--
Chicago Record.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
An Unexpected Cali.

"'You are just going out, I see''-
eyes, an important engagement.
What was it you wantedf" 4
1T was about that little debt I owe
you"
tAh, yesl Take a seat"
II was going to ask you for a little
delay
"Oh-excuse me. but I'm already
late"
II say, I was going to ask you for q
little delay when I met a fellow who
paid up what he owed me, and
"Why on earth don't you sit DOWN.
Will you take a glass of winef'-Paris
Figaro.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02

Vegetarians assert that one acre o,
land will comfortably support four per.
sons on a vegetable diet.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02
Taken Up.

One bay gelding, left hind foot
white, with white dot in forehead.
to my place the 10th Of
Owner will please call, pay
charges and take animal away.
WILLIAM WEBSTER.
Sec 3l-32, Webster Chapel.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02

A Curious Ashanti Custom.
When children are born in Ashanti,
they are at once rubbed all over with q
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-02

Furnished rooms for rent al
Bertha Anderson's.
The Yale expositor., 1899-03-10
WAR NOTES,

The following dispatch was sent by
Gen. Otis in response TO an inquiry re-
garding the number of American pris-
oners held by the Filipinos: "Insurg-
ents have not taken nor do they hold
single prisoner of war. They have
three soldiers in Malolos, picked up in
January, who, without permission,
went among them near Cavite and Ca
loocan. l am looking after them and
providing money. Have captured over
1900 insurgent soldiers since Feb. 4
and hold the majority as prisoners of
war. Troops here in splendid condi-
ton. Detrimental reports which
reach the u. S. are manufactured
mostly in Hong Kong"
Gen. Otis gives it as his opinion that
the war will be brought to an end
within three months. lie says as soon
as Gen. Lawtons division arrives, the
American line, now stretched out for
90 miles around Manila, will be short
ened and strengthened. This he claims
will permit powerful column to dash
out and smash the insurgents massed
beyond Caloocan and then advance on
Malolos, the Filipino capital.
A high german authority says the
motives which induced Germany to IN
trust the protection of Germans in the
Philippine islands to the U. S. are
simple. The German warships in the
far east are needed in Chinese waters,
owing to the recent anti-German out
RACES Regarding Samoa the same au-
thority said Germany was awaiting
the initiative of the other powers.
Gen. Miller has been ordered to
quarter his troops in Iloilo in the Gus
tom house or other public buildings
and authorized them TO make the nee
esSary changes at cost not to exceed
10000, the same TO be met from the
public revenues collected at that port.
Gen. Ludlow has ordered the de-
struction and disinfection of the Span
ish forts at San Diego, near Regla, in
order TO make room for the camps of
the Sth and 10th regiments, which will
soon be transferred there from the Ha-
vana parks.
The Filipinos are throwing up earth
works at Malabon preparatory to put
ting up another fight. Americans
bombarded the town of Guadalupe,
killing so rebels.
The total number of American casu-
alites up to March l was 50 killed and
3i7 wounded.
The Yale expositor., 1899-03-10

A lantern exploded under the oil
wagon of George Moore at Ann Arbor.
Friends got the wagon out of the barn,
when the oil exploded. Some narrow
escapes were reported.
A complete counterfeiter's outfit was
captured at the home OF Edward Stin-
son, five miles northeast of Pinconning.
The molds found were for n coin of the
half-dollar and 10-cent piece sizes.
Stinson is in Jail.
A big bank barn on Dan Harvey's
place in Porter township, Cass county,
was burned, and with it 20 sheep and
80 head of choice blooded horses and
cattle. The loss will reach several
thousand dollars, with only $500 in
surance.
1t is said that Ann Arbor parties are
quietly at work securing franchises
for competing electric railway line
to Detroit. The route is known as the
''middlc road TO Ypsilanti and thence
to Detroit by way of Belleville and
Romulus.
While in crazed intoxicated con-
dition, John Rasor, of Menominee,
struck Peter Stoffell repeated blows on
the head with an AK. The injured
man boarded at Rasor's, and they quar-
relied over family affairs. The injured
man will die.
Monominee offers for the upper pen
insula normal school the choice of
three sites, one public park valued
at about $40, coo, and makes strong
showing regarding railroad and boat
facilities and the advantage of location
over Marquette.
After quite number of people of
Watervilet were vaccinated it turned
out that the reported case of smallpox
was something else. and the excite
ment is now dying down. People are
inclined to criticise the doctors for in
creasing the excitement unnecessarily.
Mrs. Alice G.. Lonsdale, a woman
doctor" of Detroit, is in Jail to answer
to serious charge. The recent death
of Miss Cora Il. Hetherington, who
was the victim of maltreatment, al
legged to have been administered by the
doctoress, was the cause of her arrest
Gov. Pingree has paroled the follow
ing convicts: Joseph Stock, sent from
Wayne to Detroit; Thomas Maddox, of
Marquette; Charles p. Hickock, of
Kent, sent to Ionia; Alden Guest, sent
from Allegan TO Jackson; p. T. Jack
son, sent from Wexford to Marquette.
John Bell, who was on trial for kill.
|
ing Jas. Goodwin at Detroit, against
whom there was very little direct evi,
! dcnce and who all connected with the
case thought would be acquitted, came
out blunt and acknowledged having
done the deed. His attorney still be.
lieves him innocent and will continue
the case. believing Bells confession &c
be strong indication that he is not
| sound mentally.
The Yale expositor., 1899-03-10
FROM I'LL OVER THE GLOBE
BY Telegraph Giving a Brief Re-
sumo of the Weeks Events.
RELIABLE AND INTERESTING.
Maj. Evans, Chief of Police of Havana,
Wants to Retain Two Ex-spanish
Detectives on His Force Treasury
Receipts and Expenditures.
Two Spanish Detectives.

The fact that Maj. Evans, the mill
tary chief of the new police depart
ment of Havana, has recommended
that the MARTINEZ brothers, eX-Spanish
detectives, be retained by the detec-
tive bureau is causing any amount of
uneasiness among Cubans, who have
an intense hatred for them. The Mar
tinez brothers have n record of having
sent more Cubans to execution than
any dozen men, with the possible eX-
ception of Gen. Weyler. During their
career in and about Havana they have
arrested 1000 of the most famous Grim
inals, $50 having received sentences
ranging from six months to 20 years.
In addition they have captured $50
murderers, all Of whom were con-
demned to death. Three alone of the
], 200 escaped official punishment.
The Yale expositor., 1899-03-10
TELEGRAPHIC BITS.

Many laborcrs are ont of work at
Santiago owing to the lack of funds
necessary to keep them engaged.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
East Syracuse, n. Y. postoffice and OBJ
tanned nearly 81, 600 in postage stamps
and money.
The entire street railroad system of
Buffalo has been bought by New York
and Philadelphia capital The sale in
wolves some S25, 900, 600 of capital
Queen Marie Henrietta, of Belgium,
is gravely i'll. Her ma jesty is suffer
ing from broncho-pn Fears
are entertained that she may not re-
cover.
Poverty drove Mrs. Laura Monta-
vile, of Portland, Ore, insane, and af-
ter forcing three of her children to
drink laudanum, she herself took a
dose and later blew out her brains
with a revolver. Two of the children
will recover.
There is no longer a club hanging
over the head of Senator Perren, of
Detroit Chairman Moore of the cleo
tions committee has made final re-
port on the PerrenR ichert contest, TO
the effect that the committee found
the claim of VIM. Richert unfounded
and Perren entitled to the seat.
A syndicate has purchased IL cigar
and cigarette factories in and about
Havana, and another syndicate known
as the Havana Commercial Co., capital
lied at $50, 900, 900, purposes to acquire
control of the larger tobacco planta-
tions, cigar and cigarette factories
and tobacco trade marks on the island
of Cuba.
Admiral Montojo, who was in com
mand of the Spanish squadron de-
stroyed by Admiral Dewey in the bat
tie of Manila Bay, and the commander
of the Cavite arsenal, are incarccrated
in the military prison pending trial for
their conduct at Manila. Gen. Linares,
who was in command of the Spanish
forces at Santiago at the time of the
capitulation to Gen. Shafter, will also
be prosecuted.
J. j. Hesley, manager OF the North
American Trading & Transportation
company, says that the output of gold
this year from the Yukon will be
about SEQ, 900, 900.