Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30

cdu HOG procure IL dG TeSu4dI IdGos
name the figure at which it can
be purchased. We will make you a
proposition at double your quoted
prices, and remit in advance each
and contract for six months
What's the use to howl
about mail order houses doing the
business when they spend money in
going after the trade. That's why
those people do the business. If the
home merchant would go after the
business with the same push and en-
ergy the mail order people. do, the
latter would have no more chance to
get an order than a man who has
been operated upon in the electricu-
ton chair would of fighting a prize
fight.
This world would be a decidedly
gloomy place if we could not oil the
machinery of life with an occasional
round Of fun. Did you ever notice
that after long and constant applica-
ton to business, you get sort of run
down-the machinery gets clogged,
and life becomse a burden rather than
a pleasure and you feel like you would
not mind to do the disappear act in
good shape Well, you need a rest
just as woman needs a cry sometimes
t. get the balance wheel adjusted.
we r not making any fight on those
who do not believe in such things,
but the show-the theatre--is just the
thing to get rid of that tired feeling.
We've tried-it We have had a bad
cas- of that tired feeling all u life
were bern with it, in fact. But if
you see a good show like sway Down
East" and plays of that kind you get
your lungs cleared of foul air, and the
consumption cure patent medicine
takers lose a hundred dollars and the
undertaker's JOB is delayed for Ten
years at least. D..
A lady made a very unkind remark
about US at the show the other night.
When we took our reserved seat a lady
just behind US remarked that the
pleai ure of the evening was spoiled
by our occupancy Of that territory, and
we began to look around to see if we
could arbitrate. We asked if we OBJ.
structed her view and she said we did
not but that the reflection of the cleo
trio lights on the glossy surface Of
our cranlal epidermis so dazzled her
eyes that she could not see. That
was certainly an unkind fling at our
mark of early piety, but we shall
not ask the she pears to come out of
the woods and devour our tormentors
as good old Elijah did. Well, it is
rather hard on the eyes to look over
the g%listening pates of forty bald heal,
ed men on the front row. There'll
be that many at the next show.
Count them.
We have said so much in this de-
partment in commentator to the
public improvements in this city that
it has become somewhat stale. But a
beautiful and accomplished young
lady wrote us that she was tired of
comments on u good looks-guess
she must have gotten jealous, too-so
that to please her we will change the
subject A gentleman from Grand
Forks who is visiting in the city said
to Gath the other day: II can always
see improvement in your town every
time I come up The streets are being
made the best in the state and the
buildings that are being erected would
be a credit to any town" That's the
verdict of every stranger who comes
to this city. The present administra,
tion is too fearless and progressive to
be popular, but the members have
certainly done good work for the
city and we gladly lay a wreath of
mustard blossoms on their to be
tomb.
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One Of the prominent actors who
has been playing in this city gave
Gath some interesting points or
theaters the other evening. He was
not in makeup, and was not the BLOOD
thirsty VILLAIN he appears to be on The
stage, but a polished, refined and
courteous gentleman whose broad
scholarship makes you admire him a!
much as you are pleased with hi.
acting. "All plays said he, "are
based upon the weaknesses ant
toibles Of human life, and we simpl,
present the things in such a way a,
to always point a moral. When .
presentation CT right triumphing owe,
! ~V~N&N 49, Ill., "