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The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
THE BOY SCOUTS.
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The "Boy Scout" movement oriei.
mated at Mafeking in Africa about
1900, during the Boer war. The men
were all needed on the firing line so
toys wera4 organized, put into uniform
and drin@. They carried messages
and in nifty ways assisted the British
Scouts. General Robert Baden-Powell
introduced the movement into England,
the object being to seize the boy's
character in its red hot stage of eathus-
iasm and to weld it into the right
shape and encourage and develop its
individuality so that the boy may he.
come a good man and valuable citi
zen to our country.
Scouting is intended to help the boys
to be upright honorable, chi;alrcus
patriotic, kindly, resourceful add use
full.
In England there are 100000 DO.
Scouts. The movement spread rapid!
to Australia, Mex leland, sounth 1T
RIGA, Germany, Russia, France, Den
mark, Norway, serviat Austria, Ar
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
STARKWEATHER NEWS.
(Deraved from last week, y


Special to The World:
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Nor
gan last Sunday morning, pair Of
twin girls. Mr.. Morgan is wearing a
smile that wont come off.
Mr.. A. R. Walker, from Devils Lake,
was among US between trains Tuesday
Eugene Managan, the assistant trav'
cling auditor for the Standard Oil Co..
was in town Wednesday shaking hands
with his friends and looking sitter bus
iness.
| Mrs. Peter Traynor took tn south
bound train for Devils Lake Thursday
I Homer Ressler and wife left Thurs
day Of this week for Grand Forks OF
business.
w. W. Reeves lost valuable hors'
Thursday night.
s. A. Schultz is moving the old fee
mill from it's present location over nea
@. r. Shriver's blacksmith shop, whor
Mr.. Shriver intends to install ney
equipment and make feed grinding
speciality.
The mother of G. L. Ellis left Thur
day for Hancock, Minn., for q fe'
!. weeks visit.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
TIANsBRouaH ON RECIPROCITY
Former Senator Hansbrough Says An
Agreement With Canada VIII Not
Be Ratified.

Minneapolis, Jan. 20.-The proposed
reciprocity pact with Canada will
never be ratified by congress, but it
will have the good effect of driving the
warning factions of the republican
party together, according to Henry c.
Hansbrough, former senator from
North Dakota, at the West hotel last
night.
Regarding the proposed agreement,
Mr.. Hansbrough said:
"I have the same opinion of it that
had concerning the decision of thede-
partment Of justice and the supporting
order of the treasury department six
years ago when the drawback clause of
the tariff law was construed so as to
permit the free importation of wheat
from Canada in the interest of flour
manufacturers in this country. It is
hardly necessary to add that this pol.
icy would be at the expense of thedo-
nestle wheat grower.
"This so-called reciprocity arrange
ment, which covers many articles now
protected or partially SO against for
eign competition is open to the same
objections that I took occasion to make
against Secretary Shaw's free wheat
order. It surprises me that President
Taft shou have permitted himself to
have been drawn into making the same
mistake made then.
Realty Men Active.
Zone Of the early effects of the pro,
posed agreement is the activity of real
estate agents, who are seeking options
ION Canadian lands on the theory that
land values up there will now advance.
1t this is so the reverse is true for
lands in the United States. Canada
will be the winner and our country the
"oser on such deal as this.o
North Dakota republican politicians
in conference here for the last few
days held an informal meeting yester-
day to discuss the proposed reciprocity
agreement between the United States
and Canada. The conference ended in
the sending of telegram to the flick
ertail state legislature strongly protest
ing against the proposed agreement and
requesting the lawmakers to pass a
Resolution to that effect, copy to be
forwarded to President Taft and mem
hers Of congress. Those in attendance
at the conference, it is said, were
about equally divided between thu
stalwart and progressive party, but
all stood firm in their stand NTH
particular subject.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
AdeIira Patti In 1s52

Adetina Patti In 1857
Little Adelfna Patti sang Jenny
Lind's echo Song" and "Ah. Men
Giunger
She is only nine years old: but her
cultivation is quite remarkable. and
her voice. although pleasantly child
like in tone, 10 sweet and easily fills
the great hall 1t is pity she Is TO-
sing in theater. She will be stune BY
the frenzied desire of applause. which
will do much to ruin her as an artist.
never see a prodigy - this kind
who istireally interestine - little Patti
b wn6out .reznembsf11k ~ eutiH
Mozart: and that whom TT ASlsf1,1SxS
die young or grow old, faded u1rssr-
gotten, which il worse.-Erom New
York Letter. May q, 1852
The Factory System.
The factory system. began with the
introduction Of machinery. It is thor
oughly modern. there being nothing at
all like it in antiquity or even in the
middle ages. 1t began with the inven-
ton of the loom by Arkwright, about
1775. and was at first wholly confined
to the cotton manufacture. As me.
chanical invention and discovery, ad
vanced and other industries were borr
the factory system broadened out alonf
with them until finally it was the
dominating feature Of the community
Exchange.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03

gentine, Chill, and Canada. Tho idea
of the Boy Scouts has teen received
with great enthusiasm all over the
United States. 1t appeals to those
who are trying to solve tho "Boy
Problem. The truth Of Roosevelt 8
statement: elf you are going to do
anything permanent for the average
man, you have got to do it before lie
is man." is being more fully realiz-
cd and people are ready to endorse any
enterprise that will save the rising
generation to useful citizenship.
The Boy Scouts of America
l. Is not opposed to existing organi
cations.
2. Is not sectarian.
3. Is not military.
4. Does not depend on drill.
The Boy Scouts of America
l. Is educational.
2. Stands for good citizenship.
5. Engage in peace scouting activi-
tics.
4. Is character building through
vel dened altruistic effort.
5. Uses every means for lie, elop.
ment, first aid, life saving, manual
study, woodcraft, and military tactics.
The Scouts oath.
81 give my worl ana honor that L
will do my best:
l. To do my duty to God and the
country.
2. To help other people at all times.
3. To obey the Scout law
The Scout Law:
/. A Scout IS honor is to b. trusted.
2. A Scout is loyal to the President
ard his officers, to his parents, his
country and his employer.
5. A Scouts duty is to be useful and
TO help others.
4. A Scout is Il friend to all and a
brother to every Scout. no matter to
what social class the other belongs.
5. A Scout is to be courteous.
6. A Scout is friend to animals.
7. A Scout obeys the orders of his
parents, patrol leader or Sccutmaster
without question.
8. A Scout smiles and looks pleasant
under al circumstances.
8. A Scout is thrifty.
The effect of such asp rit anil such
ideals as these, instilled il the hearts
OF perhaps a million American boys for
a generation will help to solve the prob.
lens of the United States and will do
much toward social, moral and industri.
al uplift of our race Su,'. movement
demands the heartiest communication
and support Of all who are inatretsde
and uspport of all who are interested
in the welfare of the rising generation
and the future of our country.
There are three classes o. Scouts,
tie tenderfoot the second class Scout
and the first class Scout. A troop
nay be formed Of several patrols Of
eight members each under one Scout
Master each.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
oHuRoHs FERRY
(Fro'n the Sum-

Messrs. D. L. Mcconnell and Clar.
ence Wilson returned Saturday from a
visit in Devils Lac.
Mrs. J. s. Mcconnell returned Sat-
urday from a six months visit with
relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Albert Lunde and baby and
Mrs. Howard Medell of Maza were the
guests at the George Bedell home on
|, Tuesday.
II, G. G. Mead spent Sunday at the Co.
seat, the guest of Sheriff Mclean
not an enforced but willing and So
cial guest.
Miss Cornelia Chambers came up
from Devils Lake Saturday for an over
Sunday visit at home. She returned
Monday.
Miss Bessie Nelson returned from
her claim near Willistoni last Friday.
She will remain at home until warmer
weather.
Miss Edna Wilson, who has been Wis
iting at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
A. Flath, returned to her home at Stan
Icy Monday.
Miss Emma Engelhorn and Mable
Mccormick returned Sunday from Dew
ills Lack, where they attended "The
Lion and the Mouse.''
Miss Anna Winters and Edna AL.
few weeks visit with the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. H. R. Ritzman, of Cando.
Mr.. H. A. Moe returned Saturday
from Devils Lac, where he went Sat
urday to attend to the final details of
TIC Hardware Dealers convention.
Miss Anna Winters, of Wolford. who
has been visiting at the home of Mr..
James Alexander, returned home Mon
day, accompanied by Miss Fannie Alex
ander.
Mrs. A. Flath and children left We'd
nesday for Stanley, N. D., where they
expect to remain until next fall, and
possibly longer. They will keep house
for DR.. Milford Flath while there, hav.
ing taken with them their piano and
much Of their household goods.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
VALENTINES ARE ARRIVING
Something About the Custom Which
the Day Representatives. Chang
ed in Meaning.

Valentines, large and small, cx
pensive and cheap, beautiful and gro.
tesque, are making their appearance
j nDevils Lake for Feb. IA is st. Valen-
tine IS day, which carrys with it that
interesting custom of sending valen-
tines to friends and sweethearts Local
dealers are carrying an unusually com.
Flete line of valentines this year and
there are many new and uniqe IDEAS to
be found.
As in the case of most of the old
time customs, there has been radical
change in those Of Valentine IS day,
and it is more than ordinary interest
TO see how the customs of sending val
entines originated. The celebration
seems to have first taken place in Eng
land, Scotland and in different parts
Of the continent, with very peculiar
custom On the eve of st. Varentine
number of the young folks would
gather together and write upon slips
Of paper the names Of an equal number
Of young men and women Of taeir &C.
uuaintance. All would then be thrown
INTO one receptacle, and they would
then be drawn Iottery-wise, care being
taken that each should draw the name
Of member Of the opposite sex. The
person thus drawn became one $ valen
tine. These imaginary engagements,
as one might suppose, often LED to real
cnes; mainly for the reason THAT the
one necessary consequence of the sue
tom was that for a year, the bachelor
was bound to the service Of his valeE.
tine, something after the fashion in
which knight of medieval romance
was bonud to his lady-love. The con
nection of the custom with St. valen
tines day was purely accidental
Such then was the original custom
Of the day. Since that time the
changes have been rapid and few
years ago the custom had degeneratct
into a practice of sending what wcr'
named "comic" valentines, that wer
in reality merely coarse caricature'
of supposed faults. This practice ha
been losing ground and now the vafcn
tine sent is ordinarily chosen for it
beauty and sentiment.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
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(From the Hustler.


A. S. Miller and Editor Morgan went
to Devils Lac Friday evening to see
"The Lion and the Mouse' returning
Saturday.
Mesdames Morgan and Schultz spent
few days of last week at the home of
Mrs. Schultz g parents at Devils Lake
returning Saturday.
Manager Geo. Miller, of the Ander.
son Mere. Co., was Devils Lake Wis.
tior Sunday. Mr.. Miller went down
for few rounds with the dentist and
the last few days has been in rather
lad humor as airesult.
Mrs. j. N. Gill, who was recently re-
moved from the General hospital at
Devils Lake to her home here is not
feeling as we'll as could be wished for.
Hr many friends are hoping for bet.
ter news from her bedside soon.
The following were passengers to
Devils Lake Tuesday afternoon on the
belated Brandon train: Mr.. and Mrs
Thor. Nestegard, Misses Julia Filing.
son and Olive Bean and Mcssrs. An.
drew Nestegard and Olaf Gulsrud
They all returned Tuesday.
! 4, The new furnace and fixtures for tile
Presbyterian church arrived Wedncs
day and will be Installed some time
this Vice. F. I'M. Gill is excavatine
the basement so as to make room fol
the furnace and as soon as this is done
the entire new heating equipment viii
DC put in place.
Druggist H. II. Hermanson was tax
en- suddenly i'll on Wednesday of las
week and it was found necessary t,
take him to Grand Forks for medica
aid. He was accompanied there by hi
brother Martin and word has reached
here that he is speedily recovering ant
will soon return home.
One of the pleasant events in whicl
the majority Of the younger jpeopl
partoo kwas the party on last Frida,
evening at the home of Mr.. Elmer GEES
sner south Of town. Dancing an
varIous games "a sumptuons lunchco
and '.tip over" on the return tri
composed the jollity of the evening.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
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Special to The World:
Chas. Boyd from Hobson, Mont, is
here this week looking after business
matters. Chas. says "there g nothing
like good old N. D."
Harry Holland and wife from Ray, N.
D. are visiting with F. G. Landen and
family this week.
Robt. Wallace returned Friday from
lola, Wise, where he was called a few
weeks ago on account of the death of
his father.
Martin johnson, the noted paper
hanger from Devils Lake, was doing
some papering for E. T. Bartheld this
week.
Edgar LaRue of Devils Lake was in
our midst between trains Friday.
Mrs. J. w. Pawnell left Monday for
York to visit with her son, Chas. Paw
Lell for few weeks.
Mrs. John Pawnell is very sick with
a severe attack of la grippe.
ue OGdThWcdLucI OOulLuoIc1d1 CluD
have organized series of meetings to
he held every two weeks. The last
one was held Friday night. The time
was passed by playing cards and all
kinds Of games. About eleven O'Clock
the committee served dainty lunch
and after supper, for few hours,
every body was invited to dance. The
music was furnished by Herman VIII
da's orchestra. Everyone reports a
good time.
P. s. Dunn, auditor of the F. G.
s. Co., passed through on the train
Monday.
Frank Rutlidge, who has been EN-
ployed by the Starkweather Mercan
tile company, left last Friday for COT
feyville, Kas.
S. A. Schultz and wife visited will
friends in Devils Lake over Sunday.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
WANT SYSTEM PUT IN
CONGRESSMAN FROM NORTH DA
KoTA AND MINNESOTA HAVE
IDEAS FOR RESERVOIRS.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-Repre-
sentatives Hanna and Stevenson of
North Dakota and Minnesota respec.
lively, today appeared before the
board of engineers for rivers and har.
bors in support of reservoir system
Cor the headwaters of the Red River
of the North in Minnesota and North
Dakota q survey for which was au-
thorized in the last rivers and harbors
act. ....
The preliminary report of the chief
engineers was unfavorable to the es-
tablishment of the reservoirs, although
it recognized the high merits Of the
reservoir at Red Lake. 1t is also consid.
red the proposition of reservoir at
Lake Traverse and Otter Tail lake,
but finally ignored any proposition for
reservoirs in North Dakota. Steener.
son and Hanna called the attention of
the board to the fact that the Cheyenne
river in North Dakota drains very
large area and has an important in.
duence upon the Red river at certain
seasons Of the year and that there are
splendid opportunities for reservoirs in
the valley of this river, also that the
head waters of the Wild Rice river, in
Guiding Wild Rice lake, offer a splen.
did opportunity for reservoirs.
1t is also argued that with modern
gasoline power boats the draft of river
craft has been reduced so that boats
of considerable capacity for freight can
be used that only draw two feet of
water, and that with the reservoir sys.
tenn this stage of water could be cas-.
lily maintained at all seasons of the
year from Fargo to the International
boundary line and probably also from
Breckenridge. A denomination of the
whole subject is expected.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
's; 81. Diataxa6.

Damage to trees by rabbits gnawing
tho bark can be stopped in the follow
ing way, says the A. G. Bulletin:
Make . thick white wash, Stacking
the lime over night improves it. To
each pailful of the white wash add
three teaspoons Of Paris green and
paint the trees with it. Stir frequently
when applying it.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
70 ISSUE B|G ). BOOK |! !.
FARGO COUNCIL q. G. T. TO HAVE
WR1TE.UP OF THE STATE FOR
DISTRIBUTION.

The United Commercial Travellers
viii Tissue a general souvenir book of
North Dakota, to be distributed at the
coming big convention.
Localities in all parts of the state
have gotten out books to advertise a
particular section, but it remained TO,
the Fargo council of the U. G. T. tc
take up the work of placing before thu
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
Junior Audubon Society.

The Junior Audubon society held a
delightful meeting Saturday Afternoon
with Mrs. VIM. Falger. Each one was
dressed to represent some bird and a
merry time was spent in guessing who
they were.
Two new members were received in.
to the club.
The program was as follows:
"Value of Birds'' Catherine Dodge
"The Towhee' .Wilhelmina Godward
"Bird Tragedies. Mrs. VIM. Falger
"Robin Slaughter" Thomas Gagan.
Music, emery Brown Thrush, Club
Here, the "birds' were brought for
ward and sang or hawked the particu-
lar sound made by the birds they rep
resented.
The following birds were present:
Frank Adams-Purple Grochle.
Quincy Adams-Yellow Legs.
Sybil Baker-Pin Tail.
Roy Burgess-Cross Bill.
Ralph Burgess-Wood Pecker.
Leopold Chiostri-White Crane.
Harry Coykindahl-Robin,
Mildred Cope1and-Kill-Deer.
Harriet Duell-Old Squaw.
Catherine Dodge Chippie.
Elizabeth Dodge-Pewee.
Wilheln1ina Eich-Wood Pecer.
Dorothy Eich-Thunder Pumper.
Varyl Fahl-Cross Bill.
Wilhelmina Godward-Dodo.
Rossamond Falger-Blue Jay.
Essie Jones-Knot.
George Fl. Ladd-Paftridge
Herman Naugel-Wax Wing
Walter Page-Meadow Lar.
Barbara Page-Yellow Headed Black
Eird.
Ruth Parry-Blue Bird.
Doris PiT1sbury-Cardinal.
A. PilIsbury-Red Poll.
Gladys eed-Red-winged BlaeI
Bird.
Clara Thompson-Cardinal.
Valley Thorson-Parrot.
Hope Wallace Noddy Tern.
Thomas Gagan-Rice Bird.
John Gagan-Blue Jay.
The next meeting will he held FeB
IL, with Mrs. Falger.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03
FOE RENT.

G. H. Locke has a four rom fat for
rent, strictly modern, hot and cold
water lin kitchen sink, steam heat,
bath, toilet and closet in connection.
Laundry and drying room.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-02-03

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Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-02

both upper and lower and electric fans
will cool the air of the cars.
The dust and dirt of transcontinental
travel will be eliminated as much as pos
sible by the installation of vacuum clean
ers that will do away with the offensive
brushing up of dirt in the cars AT all
terminals the trains will be given tee-
phone connections and travellers will be
enabled to talk with friends in the city
without leaving the cars.
Previous Records to Be Broken
Service on the Sunset Limited will be-
gin December from New Orleans and
the following day from San Francisco
The trains will leave New Orleans at 12:So
p. m Mondays and Thursdays of each
week and arrive in Los Angeles at 9:15
p. m. every Wednesday and Saturday,
and in San Francisco at II a. m. the
following days.
On the eastern trip trains will leave
San Francisco at $3.50 p. m. Tuesdays and
Saturdays, Los Angeles at $40 a. m. the
following days, and arrive in New Or
leans at 30 p. m. every. Friday and Tues
day. The running time between Los
Angeles and New Orleans will thus be
clut to Sc hours and SO minutes and be-
tween San Francisco and New Orleans to
20 hours and SO minutes or less than
three days for the trip that now takes
four
/ The luXuries afforded the traveller and
the speed attained are such that an ex-
cess fare of $40 will be charged between
the two terminals
Connection With Steamships
The time of the two trains has been
gauged so that direct and quick connec-
ton will be made at both ends of the
route with ocean steamships. Travellers
from San Francisco bound for the East
and North may take this train and be
whirled to the Louisiana metropolis and
there transfer to fast trains or steam
ships of the Southern Pacific. On the
wesstteG~.1ttr tteG~.1 "Trip tie man vino is hlrrying to
catch one of the vessels Of the Pacific
Mail will have an additional day for bus
mess and still make his boat.
The service when inaugurated- be
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-02
ALAMO CASES HAVE
AWAKENED GOVERNMENT
Consul. General at Large Is Making In.
vestigaton Of Facts Concerning
Killing Of Americans

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2.-Activity by Dis
trict Attorney H. 8. Utley has resulted
in the state department sending George
Fl. Murphy, consul-general at large, to
San Diego and Mexico for the purpose
Of looking over the evidence the dis
trict attorney has gathered in cases of
Americans who were executed during the
recent revolution in Mexico. Mr.. MUIR
ply conferred with Mr.. Utley. When
leaving sne court house he declined to
discuss his mission further than to say
that he had been ordered here from
Washington and that he would go to
Ensenada.
Those v no are interested in the prose-
cution of persons charged with the deaths
of Amer lean non -combatants at Alamo
during the trouble in Baja California be-
lieve the coming of Mr.. Murphy to San
Diego and his trip to Ensenada will re-
suit in the extradition of the men alleged
to have murdered United States citizens
who were taking no part in the hosti-
tiles. 1t was learned that the defense
of the Mexican government is that the
men were killed in battle. Records of
the revolution show that there was no
battle at Alamo at the time the Amer-
cans were executed.
A development in the case of Jesus
Burrola, charged with kidnapping Ambro-
sia Ruiz and taking him into Mexico
was furnished in letter Mr.. Utley re-
ceived from Gov. Escudero of Lower Cal
ifornia.
The governor informed the district at
torney that Burrola would be turned over
to the officers as soon as the proper pa
pers were presented. The letter was
written September 20, several days be-
fore Detective c. E. McDuel was sent
to Ensenada. When McDuell did arrive
he was told that Burrola would be turned
over to the United States in about forty
days.
The receipt of the letter has puzzled
Mr.. Utley, who says that the proceedings
o. the Mexican authorities are strange
to him and that they are contrary to
any he has experienced in extradtion
c" es.