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The Finger Nails.

In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now the shape and
appearance of the finger nails were
considered to have reference to ones
destiny. To learn the message of the
finger nails it was necessary to rub
them rel with a compound of wax
and SCOT and then to hold them so that
the sunlight fell fully On them. Then
on the horny, transparent substance
certain signs and characters were sup
posed to appear, from which the future
could be interpreted. Persons, too,
having certain kinds of nails We're cred
tied with the possession of certain
characteristics. Thus a man with red
and spotted nails was supposed to
have a hot temper, while pale, lead col
ored nails We're considered to denote a
melancholy temperament. Narrow nails
were supposed to betray ambition and
a quarrelsome nature, while round
shaped nails were the distinguishing
marks of lovers of knowledge and peo-
pie of liberal sentiment. Conceited,
narrow minded and obstinate folk We're
supposed to have small nails, indolent
people fieshy nails and those of a gem
tie, retiring nature broad nails.
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4AZ -1fEW-rsr HrMNH-s
Trees and Landowners In England.
BY the general laws Of England oak,
ash and elm are timber" if not youn-
ger than 20 years, or so old that a good
post cannot be cut from them. What
constitutes timber varies slightly ac-
cording to locality, but when a tree is
proved to be timber a person who
has only a lie interest in the land it
grows upon cannot cut it down unless
it be on an estate cultivated solely for
the production of salable timber or
unless he hasaspecial agreement giving
him power to do so. A mere life ten
ant may not even cut down trees which
are not climber" but which would at
the age of 20 years attain that dignity.
Botanists differ as to the poisonous
nature of yew trees. There are many
instances both of their poisonous and
their harmless effect when browsed by
horses and cattle, but the partially
dried clippings Of yew are certainly
most dangerous. If a yew tree over
hangs a neighbours land and his horses
eat the yew without t~respassing, the
owner of the tree is liable to pay for
any injury the horses may sustain. On
the other hand, if the horses or cattle
cannot browse on the tree without put
ting their heads over the fence the
owner of the horses must bear the loss,
for his animals have trespassed.-Lon-
don Answers.
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aFEraa
pie. At the door Signor Bevanini's
man" in something like livery, was
acting as usher, and Amy perceived
with horror that the fellow was accept
ing a ticket from each of the Hayes
girls. Mrs. Burton already had hers in
her hand.
Tin afraid I've left my card at
home" said Amy. =
Never mind" responded the elder
oma '.Signor Bevanini will remem-
Der you"
81 will call him." said the polite serv-
ant, leading Mrs. Burton away and.
leaving Amy standing at the door of
that room which seemed to be filled
with eyes great, staring eyes all
turned in her direction.
OF course the signor would remem-
her. He would recall with absolute dis
tinctness that he had not sem anv
card to Miss Weld, of whose existence
he had never before heard.
"The wages of sin is DEATH" muir.
INJURED Amy, shutting her eyes and
leaning against the door jamb, half
iliLltllS. i IL ilGNCI survive lllS.
She was aroused by a voice close to
her ear. 1t was the ebony assistant
janitor who SPOKEN a stage whisper.
"Nfr. Morton has come" he said. And
Dollie Hayes, just within the door,
laughed aloud.
At this extreme moment, when it
seemed to Amy that the eyes of a uni
verse were upon her, Morton himself
appeared, coming up the stairs four at
a time. Quick as thought he had taken
her hand.
Now, it happens that Morton is a
very handsome man, endowed by ma
ture with many graces of manner and
with dignity enough for four kings. 1t
was perfectly amazing how his pres
ence solved the situation. All the wom-
en- in the signor's studio were. looking
obviously at Amy and no longer with n
question. The signor came h%urrying up
and greeted his dear friend Morton,
and then he ushered the two into the
best place available.
Everybody settled down quietly. ME.t
Morton and Miss Weld had come TO the
concert; that vas all.
Il came to tell you about Ernest Har-
grave" Amy whispered, "and I've had
such an awful time"
ut was splendid of you to come!' he
replied. Il wouldn't have missed know
ing for anything in the world, but l
just happened TO hear about him early
this morning, and I've been with him
ever sincY."
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She reflected with pleasure that the
sideboard would keep Morton in his
rooms. Indeed there was not much
danger Of his going out. She knew his
habits and had counted upon them in
coming there. The young mar was a
writer of stories, and the forenoon was
his principal work time. From 8 o'clock
till 1, as he had told her, he vas nearly
always chained to his writing desk.
The young lady ran down the second
fight of stairs, and just at the bottom
of them she became aware Of a famil-
lar voice below. 1t was the voice of
Mrs. Leland Powers, a person Of great
social consequence and one whose good
opinion Miss Weld greatly valued.
81 can't let her see me here" cried
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BY HOWARD FIELDING.
Ccpmg0ht, 1899, bu C. ". Hooke.

2
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The idea of going all alone to a bach
elor's apartments gave Miss Weld a
feeling of improperly. 1t is true that
she was going only as far as the door,
and her errand was of immediate and
great Importance; also she had known
the young a since her childhood, and
she expected to marry him soon. though
the engagement was not wen suspect
ed by their friends.
In spite of these considerations she
felt like a lawbreaker as she approach
ed the building in which Morton had
his rooms. She was very much afraid
that some Il would see her, and she
lodged into the hall SO hurrledlY that
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-08
The Arabs Little Game.

In The Agricultural Journal of the
Cape of Good Hope appears an article.
on the vitality of wheat from Egyptian
samples of wheat from the same crop
as that Which Joseph stored in Pha-
raoh's gralaries has been taken from
mummy wrappings and, when planted,
has grown. This is very likely erro-
neous, as the Arabs have a habit of
selling to tourists samples of grain
which have in all likelihood come from
the nearest field instead of from the
ancient tombs. Indeed in many in
stances this mummy grain" has been
corn, and, as corn was not known until
it was brought from America, the
fraud is apparent.
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f7rail Historians az seyre..

Only 2@ miles southwest of Paris.
Seyres is well known to tourists. Beau
tiful porcelain has been manufactured
here since 175G, the royalties and re
publics which followed each other tax
ing pains to have each period stamped
on the back Of every piece made. mi
tials of kings, the date and often the
palace for which the service was de-
signed were placed plainly on the plate.
Thus in this silent but most eloquent
way these frail historians indicate the
changeful, brilliant story of their ma
tive land.
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who set it down by the s%ideboard. Miss
Weld say that it would not be very
difficult to step from the chair TO what
was designed as the front part of the
sideboard, upon which she could walk
across and then descend by the other.
chair on the far side.
That she should be invited TO per-
form such a feat seemed to hervonly a
natural sequence in this nightmare adj
venture. 1t was unreal, but not more
so than the preposterous appearance of
all these people whom she knew just at
the moment when their presence was
least desirable and in the last place in
the world wher~ abe could have expect
ed to find tn@sa. 1t simply couldn't be
true It must he some sort of a dream.
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The Real Puzzle az Life.

Fidelia-Flayila, doesn't the great
mystery of our being ell you with awe
and wonder?
Flavilla-Well, to tell You the honest
truth, Fidelia, what to wear bothers
me more than anything else.-Endian-
apolis journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-08

The aolian harp was the invention,
1T is believed, of Athanasius Kircher,
who lived in the seventeenth century.
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- IA-@ q oNSA Vi q
lar voice below. 1t was the voice of
Mrs. Leland Powers, a person Of great
social consequence and one whose good
opinion Miss Weld greatly valued.
81 can't let her see me here" cried
the girl. why she's here herself heav.
en- knows, and it's zone of my business.
But she simply mustn't see me-"
She ran nimbly up the stairs again.
The real hall was still barred, but the
man whom she feared was no longer
visible. She stood looking over the ban
lister railing until she saw Mrs. Powers
on the second fight; then she rushed
to the third.
"She must stop somewhere" said Miss
Weld to herself. 81 will keep ahead OF
her if l so to the roof"
But, glancing up the third flight, she
saw, standing at the head of it, Mr..
Graham Douglass and Mr.. BERTHE Hol-
lis, both well known to her and the lat
ter farfamed as a bearer of tales. 1t
was simply impossible to meet them.
Far rather would she face Mrs. Pow
ers, who at least might be silent about
the encounter.
The girl was leaning upon the ban
lister rather Imply when Mrs. Powers
reached the top Of the stairs. The ma
tron seemed not in the least surprised.
Good morning, Amy!!" She said.
These stairs are perfectly dreadful,
aren't they"
And she passed II Amy had no time
to wonder at this calm and convention
al greeting. Her business was to get
out Of that building at the earliest pos
sible moment. Again she essayed flight,
only to be halted by the h~orrifying
spectacle OF Mrs. Warner Burton and
the two Hayes girls in the hall below.
Dollie Hayes was sitting on the second
step of the stairs, and the others were
standing before her.
70 be seen by those people was sim
ply impossible. The fact that she had
called upon Mr.. Morton might better be
published in the newspapers with pic
lures.
Amy lodged back just in time to es-
cape being seen, and in doing SO She
came into collision with the ianitor's
assistant, Edward.
"Will you please see if Mr.. Morton is
in?" she whispered.
mo, ma'am; he amt in replied the
black man in an equally cautious tone,
"but he'll be right back, and if You'd
like to wait in his I'll let yoh in"
But how can ! get by that thing?'
she said, pointing to the sideboard.
AS she turned to do so she encoun-
tered the gaze Of its owner Mr.. James
Ormund, who had exchanged his bath
robe for an artists velveteen Jacket
and seemed otherwise to be sufficiently
clothed, though only his shoulders and
head We're visible. He was leaning over
the lower part of the %sideboard, some
what in the attitude of one of Rapha-
els cherubs.
81 Dunno said the colored person,
"but pears to me yoh might climb ODER
wild a cheer
"Quite possible, quite possible" said
Mr.. Ormund. Good morning, Miss
Weld! Just wait a moment, and Iii
get a chair-two chairs, in fact
He ran into his parlor and reappear-
ed with the necessary furniture. One OF
the chairs he passed across to Edward,
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Defining n FUNCTION.

Uncle Aleck, what is a piano reci-
talg'
"Well, II pounds the piano,
and all the rest talk."-Detroit Free
Press.
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II the earth is really round, why do
we talk OF its four corners?-Philadel-
phia Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
A New Ticket.
Bismarck Tribune.

Bismarck Tribune.
A new ticket will appear on the
Australian ballot in the state thi:
fall in the shape Of the Social.
Democratic ticket. It has been
filed with the secretary Of state fol
certifying on the official ballot by
petition, the persons filing it being
George w. Poague, of Towner
chairman and Math Eidness oil
the same place, secretary of the
social-democratic party in the
state. The petition accompany.
ing it bears $50 names, the re.
quired number being 300. The
ticket as filed is as follows:
For Presidential Electors-D
F. Siegfried, F. S. Parker, E. O
|Sjastad.
Congressman. G. R.. Charest
Fargo.
Governor-Geo. w. Poague
Towner.
Lieutenant Governor-Royal T
King, Inkster.
Secretary of State-A. Bassett
Fargo.
State Auditor-R. G.. Massey
Fargo.
State Treasurer. F. Dow
Grand Forks.
Superintendent-G. W. Attic.
bury, Williston.
Commissioner of Insurance-R
w. Simpkins, Omemee.
Railroad Commissioners-Wil.
liam Lamb, Harvey; F. j. F
Tucker, LaMoure; James Nelson.
Homestead.
commissioner OF Agriculture
S. E. Haight, Osnabrock.
Two places on the ticket are not
filled, and are left to be named by
the state committee, judge of the
supreme court and attorney
general.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24

ed States. This adyenturer had
sold out or settled his rebellion
with Spain for 100000 before
Dewey set sail for Manila and as a
part of the bargain with Spain
Aguinaldo agreed to leave the
islands and never to return. Dew
ey took the willy agitator back to
the island, supposing that as a
matter of course that Aguinaldo
would naturally be an enemy of
Spain and a friend Of the United
States. In this the admiral was
mistaken. Aguinaldo as soon as
he had landed organized a REBEL
ion against the United States
which would have been of little
consequence if he had not been
able to obtain comfort and aid in
this country. An organization
was formed in the United States
called the Anti-Imperialist League
which has for the last two years
co-operated with Aguinaldo's Tag
al junta with headquarters: al
Hong Kong to supply literature
and materials Of war for Aguinal.
do. President Mckinley had no
authority to buy out the Aguinal.
do rebellion against the United
States, but was bound by the law
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24

(Which was the supreme law of the
land) to maintain law and order
and protect life and property in
the islands. It required a large
army and the expenditure of hun
dreds of millions of dollars to put
down Aguinaldo's rebellion. The
assistance and encouragement re-
ceived from the anti-imperialistic
league both at home and abroad
made his barbarous and irregular
war bloody and expensive.
Congress, however, made all
necessary appropriations, provid-
ing the money to maintain the
authority of the United States in
the Philippines. The so-called an
ti-imperialists declared chat the
policy pursued by the government
to put down the rebellion and to
maintain law and order in all ter
ritories of the United States with
out regard to the time when such
territories were acquired, was i'm
perialism'' and that any use of
the army to maintain law and or
der, however necessary, was mil
tarism'' and that giving aid and
comfort to the rebels in arms
against the United States was
maintaining the principles of the
declaration of Independence"
Mr.. Bryan's unparalleled cam
paign for the success of the Chi
cago platform and his insistance
upon the adoption of the platform
at Kansas City induced the people
to support the campaign of 1900
thinking it would be conducted on
the issues of 1896. In this it
seems they were mistaken.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
Spare Women.

In former years when thin WON.
en- wished to gain flesh and round.
ness of form they wouldtake warm
baths and follow this by rubbing
into the skin cod liver oil. Now
they employ the more elegant way
of buying SCOTS emulsion and
taking it internally. It increases
the weight of thin babies and deli.
cate children also.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24

into whereby the United States
agreed to pay $2o,000.0 900 to &C.
cept the sovereignty and public
property Of Spainin the Philippine
archipelago. There was no oppo-
sition to the ratification of the
treaty. Bryan came to Washing
ton and persuaded his Democratic
friends to vote for the treaty and
it was through his influence that
the treaty was finally ratified. It
then became the duty of the Unit
ed States to maintain law and ord
or and protect the lives and prop
erty of all residents of the islands
whether native OF foreigners born.
The United States at the time of
the ratification of the treaty
had a military power off
Manila and Immediately after the
ratification assumed the sovereignty
Of the islands.
The people of the United States
and particularly Of the Pacific
coast became entitled to the vast
commerce of the Pacific ocean, Of
which the Philippines furnished
the key. One Aguinaldo has rails.
ed a rebellion in Luzon against
Spain before the commencement
of the Spanish wal with the Unit.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
Coming by Freight.

E%nglishman Ito Irishman, after
giving the latter a long disserta-
ton on tho beauties (D of the
British constitution)-Aw Pat, do
you e my train of thought?
Irishman-Faix, I see the ca
boose.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
+. Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN The FA1HERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
or So Just Past.

A member of the second chamber OF
the riksdag is going to propose that
members of the Swedish riksdag be
permitted to travel free of charge on
the Swedish railways when they are
on their way to or from Norway, and
that members of the Norwegian stor-
thing be granted the same privileges
when they Ire travelling in Sweden.
The author of the motion figures on
having the Norwegian storthing take
up the matter and pass a law to the
same effect.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
Cattle to Winter.

Wanted-75 head Of cattle to
winter. Address j. WHEELER,
1929 Granville, N. D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
STEWART IN LINE.
The Nevada Senator Announces Hi
Intention to Support President

New York, Aug. Ex-senator
VIM. M. Stewart, of Nevada, called
at the Republican headquarters
to-day and said he had decided to
vote for President Mckinley. He
made a statement in part as fol-
lows:
The United States went to war
with Spain, urged. on by the Dem
ocratic party. Thepopularity of the
war was such that Bryan joined the
army. The war was successful,
a treaty of peace was entered
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
For Sale.

My furniture, carpets, stoves,
Fl. L. W1NEMAN.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
NORWAY.

About so delegates attended the sixth
annual convention of the Norwegian
peace society at Flekkefjord. Mr..
Sundblad, the representative of the
Swedish peace society, introduced the
deliberations by a lengthy address on
the subject of establishing systematic
cooperation between the a socie-
ties of Norway and Sweden for the
purpose of solving the difficult union
problem. Mr.. Sundblad spoke with
earnestness, but his language was
moderate, and he took pains to avoid
references to the politics of the day.
In his opinion the friends of peace
ought to serve as lightning rods dur
ing the political excitement of GU,
times. Halvdan Koht. a Norwegian,
denounced the Swedish ministry of
foreign affairs and declared that no
agreement could be reached until Swe.
den would go so far as to admit the
right of Norway to remain in the union
or leave it, as its people might see fit.
Mr.. Sorenson, the head of the audit
department., made a radical political
speech against Sweden, enumerating
the latter's sins of omission and com.
mission against Norway for one hun.
dred years past. Mr.. Sundblad, in his
reply to Mr.. Sorenson, emphasized that
he had come to the convention as a
friend of peace. At the Swedish peace
conventions, he said, the Norwegians
were always spoken of as friends and
good neighbors, and he was sorry to
hear SO many harsh words against
Sweden at this meeting. A mutual
good feeling could not be established
by harping or sins which had been
committed by past generations. Rev.
Waage-Driksen, Mr.. Seyland and
others protested energetically against
the expression of Koht and Sorensen
and against the manner in which they
treated the Swedish representative.
Rev. Waage-Eriksen reminded the
audience of a peace meeting in Swift
zerland which closed in a general row,
in which chairs were used as argu-
ments. The speaker thought he al
most heard the whizzing of chairs fly
ing through the hall on this occasion.
The convention passed a resolution in
oAouuSON W ~. HdSC1uS, luSLTuCUluR
the executive committee of the society
to cooperate, if possible, with the
Swedish society for the purpose of
finding some basis for settling the
union controversy without resorting
to main force.
The Leftists opened the campaign in
earnest by a mass meeting at the his
toric Eidsvold. Premier Steen spoke
for an hour on union politics. Both
he and the other speakers, including
two members of the cabinet. found it
necessary to defend the present adj
ministration by elaborate reasoning.
The 900 people present received the ad-
dresses with vigorous applause. Con-
sidering the high rank of the speakers,
the attendance must have been a dis
appointment to the administration.
Prof. GUIDE and wife celebrated their
silver wedding at Horton, July Is.
Congratulatory kilograms were re-
ceived from the king, the crown
prince. Bjornson and a host of others,
both at home and abroad.
SWEDEN.
Fishermen residing in the province
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-24
SWEDEN,

Fishermen residing in the province
OF Blekinge catch Salmon worth sos, OOO
a year. The salmon catch in the
Ljusna river alone is worth from $751;
600 to S25. 900 a year.
1t was reported to Rev. Hofstrom, of
Hoor, that two wild elks were feeding
in a field of grain belonging to the
parsonage. He walked out to see about
it and found that they had lain down
in the field to take a rest after their
rich meal. When the minister's dog
began to bark at them they rose and
stalked off towards the woods, but
were n no hurry to get away. This
shows how tame these twild" beasts
may become in southern Sweden.
1t is claimed that S. Anderson, Of
Malmo, after years of experimenting,
has invented a filter for family and Of
fee use which is better than any that
has so far been placed on the market.
The emigration statistics show that
SAIL Swedes emigrated from four OF
the leading seaports during the first
half OF the present year.
The Andree buoy, found July z, near
Iceland. was received by the foreign
department, which turned it over to
the Academy of Sciences. It will not
be opened for some time to come.
Grain to the value of Sc, 500 was
trampled down in the vicinity of Lin
koping by the armies that took part
in the recent field mapeuvers.
Complete crop reports up to July q
show that wheat, rye, potatoes, sugar
beets and other roots will give a good
yield in southern Sweden, while oats,
hay and barley are below the average.
Nya Lund, a newspaper published
at Lund, has been discontinued, star
walton being the cause of its death.
A dozen of physicians at Sundsvall
are in favor of charging a regular fee
Of 81 for making examinations and fill
ing out a blank for life insurance.