Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-14
FACTS IN FEW LINES

sale of the flesh of dogs and cats as
food. !
Outside of the steerage there were
1857 1928 passengers carried in and out
of New York harbor last year on
steamers.
Trees from the United States, Eu-
rope and Australia are being systemat-
ically introduced into the native for
ests of New Zealand.
Justice Harlan complains that soci-'
ETY. people in Washington desecrate
Sunday with teas. club dinners and
other social functions.
Under the new compulsory military
training defense scheme it is estimated
that in eight years Australia will have
214.00O men trained and equipped for
war.
French fishermen have recently been
surprised and pleased by the appear
ance of fishes heretofore unknown in
their waters, including the sheepshead
and the bluefsh.
A lead pencil seven inches long, swal-
lowed at Christmas while he was keep.
ing score at cards, has recently been
removed from the body of August Pc
terson Of Rhinelander, Wis.
AS an evidence Of China's progress
1t is stated that the number Of news
papers published In that country has
been increased greatly in the last dec
ade. They now number 200.
The police force on upper Fifth ave.
nue., New York city. has come to be
known as the society squad" Its
main function seems to be to protect
society women from beggars and pan
handlers.
Jimmie Mcdonald, an aged collector
Of debts, who died recently in Port
land, Ore, used to get money by stand
ing in front Of a debtors house and
ringing a bell until the delinquent
came out and settled --~~'-'--
A club the members of which are
pledged to keep down their wives mil
linery bills is the latest idea in Paris.
Any young husband who allows his
wife to buy hat costing more than
$40 is to be expelled ANONYMOUSLY.
The body Of Ponce de Leon. the ex
plorer. lies in the Church Of San Jose
in San Juan. Porto Rico, and Florida
citizens are trying to secure the re-
mains for burial in the country he
searched for the fountain of youth.
After waiting. two years for his
cue to grow Chen Hing has left Port
land, Me-, on a visit to China. Sew
eral years ago Hing became American
lied and had his cue cut off. Two
years ago a yearning came to visit his
old home. but he had to wait until re-
Gently.
Chang Chihtung las issued instruc
tons to all the Crinese ministers
abroad to do their utmost to secure
number of foreign professors, each one
Cor special subject. They must be
men of good standing in their own
countries. and expense is not to be
: considered
The black walnut tree planted by
Aaron Riggs on his land at Goose cove,
Gloucester, Mass. l42 years ago was
recently cut down. The nut from
which the tree grew was brought from
Virginia and grew into dourishing
tree 80 feet high. IA feet 9 inches in
7 circumference and feet 1917 inches In
diameter
n With a population of some 100000.
q standing army of about 10000 and a
I consularaservice all over the civilized
(, Nr~nr11 ho re mi OF dvfnn tho
government Of Mexico is about one
half the cost Of the administration OF
the city Of New York. with about one
I fourth the population of the republic Of
/ Mexico. or eight times the cost per
capita.
81 A book dealer in London has discov-
cred copy of book by Desiderius
Erasmus, 'Christiani Matrimonn Insti-
tus." 1t is a first edition and contains
marginal notes believed to be In the
handwriting Of Henry VIII. The book
bears the royal arms and the statement
that 1t was bound for King Henry
wills library. The handwriting re.
sembles that of the king.
a Paris journalist has founded a
| babies club. 1t is "a spacious and
pleasant building with garden and
clubhouse where games of all kinds
ARE provided. There are Punch and
indy show and cafe. where sweets,
cakes. tea. milk and various kinds Of
lemonade are sold to members and
their parents, while there are also In
Vulnerable toy shops and theater,
n Sorcery now and then figures in
/ twentieth century life. The Paris civil
court has Just dismissed suit brought
against Professor Raymond and DR..
Menard. two well known physicians,
Iby coachman, who charged them
with sorcery. The coachman claimed
$4,000 damages because the physicians
had enchanted him and disorganized
I his nervous system. The court ordered
the coachman1 to pay the costs. n s.%
a simple method for resuscitation
from asphyxIa is reported by DR.. w.
fSFTeudenthal Of Berlin. He introduced
The index finger into the mouth and
moved it to and fro over the epiglottis,
causing an effort TO swallow, which
was immediately followed by return