Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-11

spinning along in an automobile the
other evening, we began to tnink-a
rather latorious process-but we
thought. What will become of the
horse in the future? Will steam and
it's cousins in motor power cause the
horse to become extinct? They might.
George Washington, so much idolized
by people Of today, had the wheat on
his immense Virginia plantation cut
by hand = sickles. He never saw a
railroad, a steamboat, a sewing ma
chine, a separator, a harvester, a
woman on q bicycle, an automobile.
Well, we had best stop for fear our
readers will conclude George wasu't
much after all. But it only shows
the wonderful advancement made in
the progress Of motor power in the
last century. Fifty years ago the
man who would have dared advance
the idea OF threshing or blowing
without horse power would have
been sent to the nearest lunaic
asylum without an inquisition.
The horse has lost many of the fields
in which he was once supreme, and
it seems possible that he may go
entirely except as a companion with
the hirless Mexican dog and other
dudes.
II have decided to change my name.
Will you please tell me what is neces-
sary to. 90 done? Mary
Had we have had a single flung to
the breeze announcing to the world
that we had read Coke, and Littleton,
and Blackstone, and half a hundred
other musty authors, and that we
were willing to play a sort of nickle
in the slot business, only that the
nickle should be a tener, and the
chance, that of guessing Alright on a
question Of law, we should concluded
that Mary was tired of the inheritance
she had received from her father and
wanted to throw off the objectional
thing by 'due course of law" But
not being in touch with the wool sack.
we take the view that Mary is getting
up steam to make a flying switch.
There is n way for the members of
the gentle sex to change their names
without much litigation at the start.
Mary wants to know what is neces-
sary. The first thing is to meet an
agreeable young mar who has no very
strong attachment for any girl. Get
an introduction by means of some
friend who will not afterward be
jealous. Make yourself very agree
able and when he is in your company,
heave a half smother sigh because
you can not go to some place of
amusement. He will take the hint.
Wien you return, THANK him in your
sweetest manne for the pleasures of
the evening, and when he asked per-
mission to call, make him believe
you would die if he should not. Be
coy, but not cold. In three weeks at
the farthest, under the modern Gus
toms, you should have an opportunity
to change your name. If you are
exceedingly pretty. with a pair of
ruby lips, arched brows, she'll ears.
and a pair of brown eyes, according
to the usual description in the ten
cent novel, you can safely reduce
the time one week. You will pro.
badly be like the boy who caught
the wild cat, you want some one to
help you let go of the name you get,
but you will have it changed.
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So much has been said by strangers
on the beautiful side walk. of this
city that the praise mas become worn
almost threadba1e. But we can not
forego adding the verdict of Dr..
Thomas to the others. A gentleman
recently told us that he remarked that
he did not know Of any town that
showed such substantial growth as
Devils Lake. "You have a water
system, fire protection, electric lights
telephone, are putting in sewers, and
those payements are something ele-
CANT. he remarked. That is one of
the first things that strikes the CITY
visitor who is a stranger and strikes
him both hand and tavorablv. The
streets are the best advertisement out
side the Daily Inter Ocean. the..city
possesses
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If you want to see a sight that does
the individual good whose soul is not
wrapped up in the skin of a gnat. lust
look upon the street just before the
assembling or just after the adjourn
ment Of the school and see the happy
groups of rolicking merry children on
their way to and from school They
ale in the period Of life when troubles
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