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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
BAGGAGE SMASHING.
- Russia Customs Officials Make u .
Maddening Reality.

Maddening Reality.
In the Railway Magazine Robert
Weatherburn days the Russian GUS
toms officers for the manner in which
hey abuse passengers baggage in
their ransacking examination. De
,cribing his arrival at St Petersburg.
Mr.. Weatherburn says:
Amid vociferations and hoarss
shouting we at length moored along
side the quay Of Washili Ostroff Zone
Of the islands ON which st. Peters
burg is built: The babel of tongues
In various languages had almost a be-
wildering effect. From this ! was
aroused by the customs officials, who.
seizing my trunks and boxes and de-
handing my passport, led me to their
superior. The examination was pretty
stiff and it included the smelling and
tasting by a lot Of dirty handed per-
SON Of certain jars of preserves and
plum cakes which ! had taken in my
baggage. and it was not exactly anus
ing to see the hasty and indiscrim-
mate manner adopted in repacking
hose innocent articles.
Heavy boots and plum cakes. pre-
serves, writing paper and Ink. well
ironed white shirts and collars, neck
ties crammed into coat sleeves-all
that had taken weeks to carefully
pack and stow away-were thrown in
a mass in a box or trunk, the gaping
lids of which. failing to reach the lock
by some inches. seemed to remain
open mouthed in silent protest against
such i'll usage.
"Afterward the dirty hands were
held out for 'natchi,' or tea money, an
institution Of which l knew more.
The quarreling OF the is~vostchiks, or
who, like sharks. had al
ready scented their prey. would at any
other time have been intensely com
ical.
After some trouble l succeeded in
the lids Of my boxes closed,
but not until plum cake and boot
heels. burst preserves. white shirts.
ink, castor oil and pills were all COM
mingled in one glorious state of de-
mocracy. Half an hour later found
me in the English hotel. where. after
recounting my troubles. | was laughed
at. the experience being Of nearly "
occurrence"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
READING THE ENvrAaps''
Ihey Tell More Than n.
Address to tn. D." saas /,

Enro,on. rostmanL b
E a,ns,. often tell me nor.
q mans financial standing ,ss
the best private inop;,s ! = II
lou lou cant "swank" a postu. sseaq1
when | deliver on a certain sul Y
month an official enyelona usy MI
hef stamp of a furniture sra a taa
PACK OF 1T ! know pretty well ,s g
envelope contains the recos ustt
,hs.allment on the furniture 9
tnat envelope fails to turn m
an eye open for the other s,s ~ =
pending bankruptcy. ahI
An envelope with a GREASE !,
middle has obviously been i, at
another envelope. This ten.
handwriting of the households, 10y
Kind OF stationery he uses w.laaa
'iver one OF these day after dss
same mousse ! know that the o..,sa
is out of work and is answar;ns as
tlsements- But when the s1, ses
stop coming | am left to wonder "ss
er Inc applicant has been sno..Ss
can afford no more stamns
Sometimes there is tragedy !,
velopes. There was a y~oun.,s
who used to stare down at ma ~ uu'
nind the window curtain-so ANY,
TO see what I'd got in my hand H..
wouldn't wait till I'd pulled 49,
! soon tumbled to his job. for Nv :,
~ every post there would be Io,.
velope creased down the midd,.
Ing 1t was a return. A writor !.
-Pearson's Weekly. 's
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
MAGNETIC CLEOPATRA
Her Manner, Rather Than H.,
Was Her Chief Cha.

was Her Chief Charm. /
The only authentic portrait ~ NJ.
patra that is known to archaeoloeis,
is a bust which appears on . se,i. !
coins. 1t is on the reverse and ~
the inscription in Greek. "Ouean n.
patra. the Divine. the Younger. vn.
on the diverse is a portrait n a,
tony, Dictator For the Third Time N
umvir"
The workmanship of the coin "a 4,
from good. and this accounts IN Gam,
measure for the undeniably plain !,
pearance of the queen. Yet the Ma
ness. as far as the features 20. h,
true one. for the other coins Of IN
same series, though of a different tur
give her the same features, an aouubu
nose. a strong chin, a long neck an
narrow shoulders.
The fact is that her beauty was n
so remarkable as one would think from
the spell she cast over Caesar and A.
tony. Plutarch, for instance, tells u
that her beauty in itself was BY %
means incompatible nor calculated b
amaze those who saw her," but add
that the magnetic charm Of her man
ner. the gracefulness of her movement
the responsiveness of her converata
and her figure were most attractive
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
ptoIemy's Bio Boat.

Ptolemy tPhilopatorl was lonu =
building big boats. One OF tness .
said to have been 420 feet long. o,,~
broad and ~ feet deep from te ~
est point of the stern. Ihls Vesse
four rudders or what some woula !
steering oars, as they were no! lass.
ed. each forty-fve feet long DIV
ried 1000 rowers. besides ~"
rines. a large body of Servants 49,
her decks and stores and plOs y.
Her oars were ~ifty-seven rex.
and the handles were welgnleu
lead. There were 1000 rowers "
side, and it is supposed that tness ~
divided into five banks. Ina.
traordinary vessel ever put wM
doubted, but that she was ia s,.s,n
and used at times. if only for dHp''
several historians are agreeu'
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
Frjendliness

Friendliness. ..A6|
It is not wise to rusn an pe<|
friendships with every one I b 4
friendly terms with those
you come In contact.
An accusation Of havins ~ 4
should not disturb you-unl@
Seth Brown.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
A Pertinent Query.

The old gentleman looked Perley In
the eye.
Can you support my daughter in
the lyle to which she is accustomed"
he demanded.
mo, colonel, | can't" replied Perley,
but let me ask you, sir, could you
have done so at my age?"-Harper's
Weekly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29

Adversely is sometimes hard upon a
man. but for one man who can stand
prosperity there are a hundred that
will stand adversely Thomas Carlyle.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

!. Spanking will not cure chill :
i dren of wetting the bed, be- .
/. cause it not q habit but a :
!. dangerous disease. The G.. H. :
+ Rowan Drug Co., Dept. 1l2o :
i Chicago, ILL.,, have discovered :
I. a strictly harmless remedy for :
I. this distressing disease and to :,
I. make known its merits they I
I. will send a soc package secur !.
\. ly wrapped and prepaid Abso- .
I. lutely Free to any reader Of.
1. The American Falls Press. !
I. This remedy also cures fire. :
I. quent desire to urinate and :
|. inability to control urine dur Z
1. ing the night or day in old or i.
I. young. The G.. H. Rowan Co. Z
I. Is an Old Reliable House. :
+ Write to them to-day for the /.
+ free medicine. Cure the af- i.
+ flicted members Of your fam !
!. lily, then tell your neighbor :
|. and friend about this remedy. Z
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29
Profane Golf.

DO you think golf a suitable game
for women?"
81 should say not. Why. | saw a
man playing once. and all he did was
to walk around a field with a club in
his hand and stop every few minutes
to swear Buffalo Express.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29

The teacher was hearing nef0
small boys in mathematics an
Edgar" she said. II you An
can do a piece of work IL sew \ n
and your Uncle William can !. ~
nine days. how long YOU'D
Of them to do it?' .,.rn ri
"They would never get ~
swered the boy earhes.' dus
would sit down and tell ISL S"
New York Post
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-29

What the Teacher Tausn" -..nr1|
The small boy had just dst 81
home after a most tumultuo~
school. -, hbt|
what lesson asheu :, cad "
was the most impressed
day by the teacher" - ossp
dat need a thicker paA
Ladies' Home Journal
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Causes of Cancer,

Constant irritation" says a cancer
hospital physician. lis one of the prin-
cipal causes Of cancer, and if per-
son has wart or lump on his skin
which is constantly scratched. it is
likely to be converted into a cancer
If there is tear which is not attend
ed to and causes irritation, it may give
rise to cancerous growth. The sharp
edge of tooth or an injury to the in
ternal organs may also give rise to
cancerous tissues"
The doctor emphasized the remark
able vitality Of cancer tissue and it's
power Of growth. He said he had in
his laboratory mouse on which are
growing cancer cells that We're alive in
another mouse thirteen years ago.-St.
Louis Globe-DemOcrat
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
uncrowned Queens.

There have been seven uncrowned
queens of England. The ffrst was
Margaret Of France, the second wife
of Edward I. Money was scarce in
the government Golfers at the time,
and Edward could not afford the ex-
pense of coronation. The four later
wives of Henry Will, Anne Boleyn's
successors-Jane Seymour, Anne of
Cleves, Catherine Howard and Cath
crime Parr-were never publicly crown
ed as queen consorts. Perhaps it was
because Henry thought it would cause
r1dicule to have coronations occur as
frequently as his marriages. Henriet-
tn Maria, the wife of Charles l., being
strict Catholic, refused to take part
In a state function which would COM
pei her to partake Of the Sacrament,
according to the rites Of the Church Of
England. Sophia Dorothea, the wife
of George l. and mother Of George H.,
was never recognized US queen.of Eng
land and therefore cannot be classed
as one Of Britain's uncrowned queens.
Caroline Of Brunswick, the wife of
George w., was not permitted to be
present in Westminster hall at his
coronation.-London Mail.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Work Of tho Beaver,

The beavers conservation work is
accomplished principally by means Of
the dams he constructs. These dams,
we are told by Enos A. Mills, author
Of I'm Beaver World" save soil. check
erosion, reduce food damage, store wa
ter and help to sustain stream flow,
provide waterholes for fish and are
helpful in maintaining deep water
ways by reducing the extremes of both
high. and low water and also reduce
the quantity of sediment carried down
into the river channels. When we
take into consideration the fact that at
one time in the country's history the
beaver population was upward of q
hundred Million" it is possible to real
lie what may have been accomplished
by him along conservation lines. Like
other wild creatures Of mountain and
plain he suffered from the advance Of
civilization. though he was prime fac
tor in bringing this about.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
On What H.ppine.. Depends.

A little thought will show you how
vastly your own happiness depends on
the way other people bear themselves
toward you. The looks and tones at
your breakfast table. the conduct Of
your fellow workers or employers, the
faithful or unreliable men you deal
with. what people say to you on the
street, the way your cook and house
maid do their work, the letters you get.
the friends or foes you meet-these
things make up very much Of the
pleasure or misery Of your day. Turn
the idea around and remember that
just so much are you adding to the
pleasure or misery Of other peoples
days, And this Is the half of the mat
ter which you can control. Whether
any particular day shall bring to you
more of happiness or Of suffering Is
largely beyond your power to deter
mine. Whether each day Of your life
shall give happiness or suffering rests
with yourself.-George 8. Merriam.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Artificial Ears.

Artificial ears are 80 skillfully made
that they may with difficulty be dis
tinguished from natural ones, it is said.
When the person who has lost an eur
applies to the manufacturer for sub
stitute there is made mold Of the re-
naming ear. If there be left any part
Of the other a mold of that part also
must be taken to assist III the fitting
of the artificial. Manufacturers assert
that no two ears are alike and that It
takes skillful workman to prepare an
ear from the mold or molds. When
finished, says Harper's Weekly, the
new ear is pasted on the stump or SIM
ply set in the position Of the lost ear.
1t is really only the first artificial ear
that is expensive. the chief cost per-
tanning to the making Of the mold.
Vulcanized rubber, which can be bent
and twisted. has been found to consti-
tute the best material for the making
of artificial ears.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
A Queer BARGAIN.

Some young men from Boston ap-
Piled to an old fisherman up In the
country to see if he could get some
bait. He thought he could aud started
off. Three hours afterward he appear
ed with a ten quart pail full Of angle
worms. The boys were alarmed lest
there should not be money enough in
the party for such wealth Of bait,
but they put on bold front and some
one asked, "How much do we owe
you" "Well, don't rightly know"
answered the old man; "the ground is
kinder solid and the worms Is far
down, and it's been hard on. my back
to dig 'em, but I've half mind to go
'fshin' myself tomorrow, an If you'll
give me half the bait we'll call it
square"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
The searehiiuht and Foo.


1t will be noticed on foggy night
that the beam of scarchlight seems
abruptly to come to an end If the light
be pointed upward On the other hand,
II the beam be directed horizontally it
will gradually fade away into nothing.
Why should the vertical beam behave
in this curious way? The reason is
not far to seek. Where the end Of the
beam seems to be at just that point
does the fog end, for the beam cannot
be visible to us unless there are small
particles In it's path. This circum-
stance is Of great assistance to sailors
in judging the state Of the weather,
since they can determine the thickness
or depth Of the fog. They can also
tell by throwing the beam horizontally
whether the fog is of great extent or
whether 1t exists only in patches. If
the fog extends great distance then
the beam will become gradually more
and more dim. If the fog exists only
in patches, then the beam is lighter
In patches, and II it proceeds through
q place where there is no fog at all
that part Of the beam will be black or
tnvisible.-Harper's.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
A Strong Argument.

Pianos on the installment principle
was his theme. You pay So week and
torture the neighbors.
AS he knocked gently at one door he
suddenly remembered he had been here
before and received curt refusal.
This time it was different, says the
New York Mail.
ooh, it's you again, is it?" asked the
housewife cordially. Come in, won't
your
Full of hope he entered and followed
her down a dimly lighted hall. She
threw open door and he walked in,
to hear the key click sharply in the
lock behind him.
He was locked in room with five
children, all bowling, who beat even
their own records at the sight of a
stranger.
And the woman resumed her wash
ing.
An hour later she came to his res.
cue.
"Now," she said sweetly, IF you
still think I need more music In this
house am ready to listen to you"
But he had gone before she had I'm
iShed,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Tho Two Fine Things of Life.

Because it is an elementary thing to
do it requires courage to buy or build
a house. Buy? Build? The universal
head becomes a pendulum Of warning.
There are just two fine things open
to most Of us between the cradle and
the grave. One is to marry and the 9th
er is to acquire home. and the mod
ern answer to both proposals is the
same. Don't" so greatly do men
fear life, so exorbitantly do they pur-
pose to enjoy it. Philip Gilbert Ham,
erton, in "The Intellectual Life" point
ed out that the invention Of railways
had resulted in return to one of the
NEST marked phases Of barbarism, a
nomadic life Since he wrote we have
invented the motorcar and the fat.
and ixity Of residence. which is dis
tinctive mark of civilization. has be-
come its derision or despair.-London
T. P's Weekly.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
-
Monarch. In Mourning.

Periods of court mourning are apt t.
be regarded with something akin tc
alarm by people in the official social
world, for court mourning means tc
them submission to published rules
and regulations, from which there is
no appeal.
In most eastern capitals white gar.
ments are the usual sign Of mourning,
and purple is frequently in Europe
given preference to black. Mourning,
of course, is strictly enforced in the
court Of st. James; also in that at
Madrid and in the Austrian court. AT
the latter, by the way, etiquette is ex-
aggerated to an extreme.
AT the court Of Berlin, where cere-
mony is regarded AS the language of
power, the blacklist of mourning is
worn during the day, but not in the
evening. The empress objects to black
evening frocks and insists on her Ia
dies wearing white dresses trimmed
with black.
In Denmark also black is not allow
ed, but the wives of high officials and
Of nobiemen are permitted to wear a
high peaked headdress whey in mourn
ing.-Pearson's Weekly.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Some IaIkera,

A man once visited Niagara Falls,
taking with him his wife and his
wife's sister. Immediately on arriving
and securing hotel quarters the party
set out to see the wonderful sight
WHEY and wifey's sister talking as
they walked along on million inter,
esting subjects.
"Say, john said wiley. turning tc
the old man after they had gone quite
a distance. "aren't we getting near the
falls?''
Eyes" was the prompt reply of John
."If you will stop talking minute you
will hear the thunder Of the water
quite plainly. "-Philadelphia Telegraph
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Monteneuro's Stones.

Montenegro has, after ALL some rea.
son to be grateful for it's stones. ut
is in these stones" writes William Mil.
Ter. "Nlat the Black mountain has
found its best fortifications-for artid.
cial forts it has none-and it was not
till The time of the present prince (now
King Nicholas) that the Napoleonic
idea Of making a road across the coun-
try was carried out Even now it is
not by any means certain that this i'm
proved means Of communication will
not he source Of danger in the fu-
ture.'
Napoleon in the early years Of the
nineteenth century offered to construct
a roadway across the principality at
his own expense, but his overtures
were summarily rejected. He then
threatened to lay waste the country
with fire and sword till it's name be.
came Monte Rosso C'the red noun
tain, instead of Montenegro. The
threat, however, was never carried out.
London Chronicle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
London,s First Steam Bus.

Lady Dorothy Nevill, who remem-
bered when sedan chairs were used.
remembered also and mentions in her
"reminiscences the first London steam
bus, which ran for the first time
In 1888. The inventor was Walter
Hancock. and the first appearance of
the vehicle, a cumbersome affair nam
ed the Era created much excite
ment. 1t carried fourteen passengers
and ran from Paddington to the bank
at charge of sixpence all the way.
Its success led to the introduction Of
several other busses. but they were
withdrawn in consequence Of the turn
pike acts of 1910.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Tho Beautiful Lvre Bird.

The largest and handsomest of all
the song birds is the Tyre bird. Its home
is In Australia. where its song is heard
morning and evening. 1t is heard
oftener in winter than in summer.
The chief beauty of the Tyre bird is in
the piumage of its tail, which is ele-
CANT and in the form of an ancient
Tyre. While singing the Tyre bird
spreads its tail over its head like a
peacock and droops its wings to the
ground. This bird is not only a fine
songster, but can initiate the songs Of
all birds. One living near a wood
sawyer's hut even initiated the sound
Of the filing Of saws. The growing Of
cocks, the cackling Of hens. the bark
ing of dogs and the mewing of cats
are within it's range. Its own song is
also different from that of other birds.
being louder and fuller tone.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
A coaxer For Recruits.

Nowadays the authorities do not ad-
vertise so alluringly for recruits as
they did in the past A notice issued
in 1901 by British authorities calls on
men to join the light dragons. in
which regiment. they are informed,
"you will be mounted on the finest
horses in the world, with superb cloth
ing and the richest accouterments;
your pay and privileges are equal to
2 guineas week; your society is court
ed; you are admired by the fair, which,
combined with the chance of getting
swished to buxom widow or brushing
with rich heiress, renders the situa-
ton truly enviable and desirable.
Young men out Of employment or 9th
erwise uncomfortable. there Is tide
in the affairs Of men which, taken at
the food, leads to fortune. Nick it!'
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Siohtseeino,

The visitor from Wyoming was see
ing New York under the guidance Of
his friend Washington Square.
I'D like to see the Bronx zoo,' he
said. 81 have read about it for years.
How do we get to it?'
SEARCH me-" said Mr.. Square. I've
never been there
"And you have lived in New York
all your life? That's humorous"
Later the New Yorker confided to his
friend that one Of his fondest ambi-
tons was to see Yellowstone park. 1T
must be glorious out there among all
those mountains and geysers and
sakes." he said. "You know all about
it, of course, coming from Wyoming as
you do"
ITO tell the truth" replied the west
erner, 'that's a place where ! have
never been."-Newark News.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
An Old, Old Question,

The servant question is not a new
one, and were the wise Akiba still
alive he might with right use his tru-
ism, ut has all been here BEFORE" in
connection with the problem. This
may be demonstrated by no less an au-
thorlty than Goethe. In his "Wilhelm
Meister," written in the latter days of
the eighteenth century. there is scene
where the hero comes to the home Of
Therese, sent there by Lothario and Jar
no. Receiving Wilhelm, Therese asks
to be excused because Of her scant
board: "My cook" she says, "just ran
away at most inopportune time, and
our man mangled his hand. had to
prepare all myself. Nothing bothers
one more nowadays than servants; no
one will serve, not even themselves"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
Fairly Won.

One Of the cherished heirlooms Of
DR.. John Brown Of Edinburgh was q
Greek Testament that his great-grand-
father, the Rev. John Brown, obtain
ed under interesting circumstances
The Rev. John began life as herd
laddie on the braes Of Abernethy, and
while he was still teaching himself
Greek he tramped one night TO St.
Andrews. twenty-four miles away, to
buy Greek Testament. The book
seller to whom he confded his ambi-
ton was inclined to laugh at him, but
professor who CHANGED to be in the
shop took the coveted volume in his
hand, opened 1t, and turned to the
young herdsman.
"Boy," said he, ''read this, and you
shall have the book for nothing"
The boy acquitted himself to the
satisfaction of his new friend and car
ried off the prize.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-08
The ENGLISH Woman.

"Yeoman" is Il good old English
word, the meaning Of which should
be carefully cherished. ANY country
laborer or farmer is not yeolnan. A
yeoman is a man who cultivates his
own freehold. who farms his own
land. He is no mans servant and may
hold his head as high as the squire
There are still yeomen of ancient
blood in England who would sniff at
the offer of a title One of the finest
men l ever knew was Dorset yeo-
man, and his ancestors had farmed
the same land for three centuries
London Globe.