Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-14

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guess it will be all right if some
people don't get there" "That
seems to be true" we observed. That
fellow ought to have a ten acre
cemetery ali to himself and he ought
to have it soon. The man who can
not see the bright side of life nee in
a while is nuisance. AS we turn
ed to leave, we suggested that a good
dose of calomel would help his liver.
''Yes,' said he, "but it costs money
land times are hard"
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Talking with a minister the other
day, he told us a story of a young
ministerial friend that very forcibly
.lshows how easy a coincidence may
make humor of the broadcast kind.
The young divine was just out of a
college, and was visiting at the
home of n of his older brothers in
the same calling, and agreed to fill
his friends pulpit at the Sunday
morning service. . The young man
was eloquent aud scholarly and his
fame had proceeded him. The
church was crowded, Now, there
was a beautiful daughter in the
family Of the older minister whose
name was Grace. The young min
lister accompanied her to the church
and saw that she was comfortably
seated in the choir, and then enter
ed the pulpit. When he arose to
announce the opening hymn there
was "a visibly smile on the faces Of
a number of the congregation as he
read the first line, Amazing grace,
how sweet the sound.' But the
place and the surroundings awed
the mer1iment, until the last lines of
the familiar hymn were reached,
Twas grace that brought me safe
thus far,
And grace will lead me home,'
when all restraint was broken and
a round of laughter shook the edi-
fee. The deep and powerful theme
of the morning discourse which the
hymn was expected to explain and as
sist was lost on the congregation, and
for once the powerful eloquence OF
the young divine failed him.
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One thing has attracted our attention
in this city, from the contrast with
other towns which is made. The mer.
chants keep their front windows clean.
The1e is nothing that gives a store
the appearance of a last season old
maid so quickly as dirty front win
dows. Of course if it be a printing
office, the rule does not apply. But
the merchant who keeps his window:
clean, a neat display of goods in them
and the fest of his store in proportion
! will never lack for customers. A
!, man would hardly marry a g-rl VIII
!. used the parlor for a laundry
Neither would a customer buy from {
: merchant who kept a curiosity shop
!. HE would seek the fellow who keeps
, neat display Of goods, and clean win
dows.
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y "Do you suppose the people rea'
s the advertisements in a paper?' aske
a prominent merchant of al Inter
Ocean mar this morning. "Rea'
them! Of course they do reptile
a the quill driver" Just yesterday,
Is got taken in on one Of those paten
Is medicine ones. 1t was headed :
50 suicide prevented and I thought
le was a news item and marked it fl
an item Of state news. Imagine on
amusement when we discovered
was an advertisement showing no
the use of a certain medicine Won
Of course the people read advertis
so ments. Just let a mistake appear
one and it will be noticed at one
IN ~
ne Gath has been asked by some of t
NJ young men of the city to organize
OH local branch of the ''Neverswea'
d club. Persons who presplre becar
ICE of physical labor are not eligible
'lo membership. So far only two W
III. are eligible have been found. F
ports of the meetings will occasional.
ne appear in these columns should
H. sufficient membership to organize
found.
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