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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
WYOMING CATTLE WAR.
One of the Most Dramatic Pages I'm
Frontier History.

One of the Most Dramatic Pages In
Frontier History.
The Wyoming cattle war of 1902
makes one of the most dramatic pages
of frontier history, says a writer In
Outing. To this day 1t is called tho
Rustler war because of the widespread
impression at the time that the fight
was between the virtuous owners OF
cattle on one side and an organized
community of cattle thieves or rus
tiers" on the other. But never was
anything more misnamed. To be sure
there were cattle rustlers In northern
Wyoming, and there is no doubt that
they had become exceptionally bold.
But 1t Is doubtful II, outside OF Wall
street, there has ever been a more
lawless business than the old-time cat
tie business, since the world began.
When the great cattle trails were
opened, some cattle owners started
with small herd at one end OF a trail
and arrived at the other with thous-
ands OF strange beeves that had been
picked up" on the way. Some OF
these men became cattle kings, and
built grand houses. in which they were
always uncomfortable, and even went
to the Legislature or to Congress. Be
side them the rustler, who stole a few
paltry head of cattle, must always re-
main rather pltlable figure.
Considering the Wyoming cattle war
from an unprejudiced viewpoint, II
appears that the rustler merely fig
ured rs an excuse. The main object
OF the cattle owners who invaded
northern Wyoming with half-hun-
dred professional man. killers seems to
have been to drive out the small ranch
ers. Some OF the men who had taken
up homesteads in the heart Of the cat
tie country were TO be killed. and life
was to be made so miserable for the
others that they would take down their
fences and decamp, and the threat
ened disintegration OF the great cattle
herds would be postponed indefinitely
Had this plan been successfully car
ried out in Johnson County. no doubt
II would have been made effective In
other parts OF the west where the set
/ tier was getting too strong foot
hold. The cowboy would have been
living his picturesque life on the open
range to-day, but the growth OF the
agricultural west would have been sci
back a generation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
The Lucky Woman
4--.s

1873 HEN they were respectively
WhW Of the ages Of Is and 10 it
became necessary for the two
Misses Venners to do something for
themselves. They were orphans. and
they divided between them a fortune
of ESQ a year. The elder and palmer
of the two, Ellen Nenner. took her
own strong line ut once. She married
a dissenting minister and made for
herself a little home at Brixton. The
more vulgar of her acquaintAnces said
that It was no great catch.
Beatrice. the younger sister, was
fortunate enough to obtain the post
OF governess to Mrs. Rawlings three
dear little boys; moreover. she re-
tanned her post. and won for herself
some portion of the respect and good
will of Mr.. and Mrs. Pawling. The
three dear little boys kicked her with
almost unnecessary profusion and
learned very little from her. But then,
boys will be boys. and, II we are to
be frank, II must be admitted that
Beatrice Venner had very little to
teach She had good food, she had ESQ
a year over and above her private in
come, she had occasional holidays and
two evening dresses, and in course Of
time a still further blessing was to
befall her.
The further blessing came when she
had been with the Rawlings for about
four years, and 1t was beginning to
be said by papa and mamma that the
eldest of the dear little boys certainly
ought TO go to school now. AS he was
by far the hardest and most persist
emit kicker of the three, Beatrice heard
this without regret; governess would
still be wanted for the other two. 1t
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
EXIT OF THE ZIMMERMAN.

Great Industry of Wisconsin, Nlinne-
sofa, Michigan and Iowa Is Dying.
1.-THE lumber for use in this part Of
the country will come from the Pa
cific coast and the South In the future,
and all lumber will be higher In price,
saws C. G. Forster of the Forster Lum-
Der Company of Marinette, in speak
ing of the great shortage in the lum-
Der output of Wisconsin,
AS the lumber stocks in Wisconsin,
Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota Aug. !
were just 2O0,OOO,OOO feet short, In
comparison with the stocks In those
states Aug. /, 1904, it is not difficult
to figure out that the middle west
soon will be compelled to turn to new
lumber regions for the average sup
plies.
The business In nearly all the Wis
consin lumber centers is rapidly drop
ping off. For instance, at Ashland
the lumber mills have dropped down
to three at the present time; at Bay
field only a few are left; only two
mills are running at Menomlnee, where
there were formerly nine large ones;
Marinette, which had eight or nine.
now has five or six, and at Muskegon,
Mich, where several years ago fifty
mills were running, to-day there Is
only one. That is the way the husi-
ness has dropped off, and the soft
lumber of Wisconsin and Michigan
has practically disappeared. The Man
istee Lumber Company has closed its
mills for all time, as the lumber is all
gone.
In discussing the question Of the
removal of the great forests large
Wisconsin lumber dealer said:
THE people who shout about the
destruction of the great forests seem
TO forget that for every first crop Of
timber removed endless crops of food
stuffs are raised without any trouble
as it has been found that cleared tim
Der lands make the best agricultural
soil to be found. and with the removal
of the timber, which is made into lum-
Der for houses, nature steps In and
presents a magnificent farm that food
stuffs may be raised In abundance, so
that the compensation for the removal
of the timber would seem to be am
ple.'-Chicago Evening Post.
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there were other things. and that he
could get along very well without it,
The conversation passed TO other
topics. That day. and the next day,
and the next, 1t was quite obvious to
Mrs. Pawling that Mr.. Yardley was
paying marked attention to the gov
erness.
There was no illegitimate secrecy
about the man. That evening in the
smoking room he explained porten-
tously to Mr.. Pawling his decision to
marry Mr.. Rawlings governess.
Good heavens! you don't say soT'
said Mr.. Pawling. "Well," he added,
she's a very good girl. and this will
be a rare bit OF luck for her."
Beatrice Yenner accepted the rare
bit OF luck with meekness and graft
tude. 1t was true that she was not
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the difficulties Of housekeeping, young people
marry and that domestic anarchy suicide
mnent.
get tired this complaint wonder what
II must be to whose minds already harassed
business and the stern problem of making living for
families bitten by the mad dog style and extravaganza
that has for several been turned loose among
The curse that has come upon nation the desire
TO live without work. We all tarred with the
stick master and man, mistress and maid; each has
cded that for other. too fine for
toll that work is hard for that
ourselves by working with hands
If the first woman who preached woman's rights in
sentimental vein could have been suppressed this
ton of females who too fine to work might
spared The who first preached that
is degrading and recommended that get out of it
has dreadful sin to for.
If were called upon to name the crying sin of the
women of to-day, should unhesatingly say Idleness
They dawdlerssy creatures, keeping up pretense
OF work at things of Importance and letting hottest
obligations OF life lie unheeded all them
When a woman has become wife and mother her first
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
FORGET 1T.

It may be slang, but all the same
It's corking good advice;
10 cut il out would be a shame
1t cuts lot of ice
1t you are up against it strong
And hard. you shouldn't let II
l isturb your slnmhe.s very long
Forget it,
If you've a Crouch against a guy
You think. has done you dirt.
And never speak as you pass by,
It's always bound to hurt.
A crouch is something that will grow
If you're disposed to pet IL;
1t does no good on earth, you know
Forget it,
If little Maudie turns you down;
If you 20 stony broke;
If somebody should roast you brown.
Just treat it as joke.
Keep col and easy in your mind,
Let no mere bluff upset it;
That way IS far hest. you'll find
Forget 1t!
Chicago News.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
FURNACE OF THE ORIENT.
Singapore Is Hottest City Tourists
Can Find in Far East.

Singapore Is Hottest City Tourists
Can Find in Far East.
Singapore, as the crossroads of two
hemispheres. where also the middle
east and far east touch, is a meeting
place for all who travel on the grand
round. and on the registers of its no
tells one finds the names of all who
go to and fro in ships.
The travellers up from Java, in from
Borneo down from Bangkok and Ran
COON must transshlp in Singapore, and
all the great mail steamers must.stay
a day to coal for the run to either Co
lombo or Hongkong, and they always
have cargo to put on and off
A ship tied fast to the wharf. where
diffuse a heat as great as the suns, is
the hottest thing in the tropics, and
the passengers usually scatter to the
deep verandas Of the uptown hotels.
far beyond the business quarters.
There the breeze ripples fresh down
the long draft of the straits, peddlers
and money changers lie In wait, and
there Is much to entertain one.
The larger hotel is the most impos-
ing building i'm Singapore, a cream col
ored palace of many wings and lofty
arcades, and the living arrangements
are all unique. Every room has its
own tubless bathroom, a cement floor,
spigot from the municipal pipes. a
huge earthen water jar, and dipper.
its complete furnishing. All day and
into the night, at any hour, one hears
the slapdash and splashing of guests
at the bath.
After the easy going, INTENDED, un-
tidy ways of Bangkok, Singapore
seemed an Arcadia. The smooth. hard
roads. the good cabs and carriages
and the clean jinrikshas, affected one
pleasantly. The precisely ordered and
kept docks and landing stages, the
beautiful esplanade, bund, and parade
ground were soothing to ones sight
and senses and the tall signal staff
on the fort above the town tagging
messages from its arms all day was @
visible living sign that the government
in London rules all and directs.
II is when one comes to a British
colony after a stay in a place like
Bangkok or Canton that he most ap
preciates what British rule implies
and can praise the genius of the En-
glish people unstintedly. 1t Is they
who have genius for Winding tropica
peoples affairs, turning jungly isl
and on the equator into a beautiful
orderly city, and making 1t one OF tn,
greatest shipping ports of the world
1t is they who can keep this mixet
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THE TOO EARLY BIRD.


1t is not every master OF English
who appreciates. as Tennyson seems to
have done, the clarion call OF "the
crested bird that claps his wings at
dawn" Carlyle did not What read
Ell of Mrs. Carlyle's letters does not
recall the grimly humorous tale Of the
great mans tantrums when their next
door neighbors kept poultry? The
anathemas he lavished upon the pre-
sumptuous rooster that crowed him
awake in the small hours were truly
magnificent examples OF thunderous
denunciation, and there was no peace
IN the Carlyle household until the
wise wife, summonlng her utmost
charms of tongue and toilet. had made
a call next door and persuaded the
owners OF the obnoxious bird to boil,
stew, fricassee, or In any other suit
able manner abolish It from the face
of the earth.
A less crotchety and cantankerous
author than the great Scotchman, an
American, spending his vacation In
restful country village, encountered
the rooster problem not long ago, and
conquered 1t after a fashion OF his
own. The too early bird In this case
perched on a cellar door directly be-
meath the victims window, and did
not even wait for dawn before issuing
his challenge to lazy world.
For two nights the unwilling listen
or pitched and tossed and grumbled
and endured; on the third he rose to
the occasion. Beside the desk stood
waste basket of generous proper
lions. 1t was to this he turned. At
weighing the upper edge with a row
of paper weights, he deftly lowered
this ingenious trap until 1t hung i'm
medlately above the rooster, but not
near enough to attract his attention
A moments pause to calculate posi-
ton and be sure that all was right
then the cord was cut, the basket
dropped, and chanticleer was neatly
extlnguished In midcrow.
The experience of Doctor Grenfell
of Labrador. with rooster which de
sired to crow at intervals all night
will doubtless be recalled by many
readers. The doctor once had to pass
the night at a small house, over
crowded even before his arrival. There
was absolutely no place for him to
sleep except on top OF the hen-coop
For man used to hardship that was
nothing; but for a man tired by a
long journey 1t was much that the
rooster underneath should almost al
once manifest a determined predilec-
ton for untimely noise.
1t was not to be borne-but neither
was the neck OF his hosts rooster to
be wrnng, in land where fowls are
scarce Nevertheless, he thrust down
his hand between the Stats, grabbed
the birds neck, and held on 1t with
grasp tight enough to produce
silence though not suffocation.
But as the doctor grew sleepier his
grasp would relax. Then the outra ged
captive would emit feeble squawk
or the beginning of cock-a- doodle
doc not destined to be finished, FOL
the first notes would again rouse tn,
sleeper, who would straightwaJ
tighten his clutch once more.
SO the night passed. When morn
ing came the rooster was alive. al
though afflicted with stlff neck, anC
the doctor had slept-a little.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

This is Liberty hall. and you may
smoke in the garden is a maxim
which has become typical of one sort
of hospitality. Another version has
just been perpetrated by a member OF
the early rising fraternity.
Il WISH" said the host, every one
to do as he likes in my house"
1t sounded very friendly, but on go
ing to his bedroom the guest found a
little card stating the times OF meals,
Breakfast at 7:30." and in an n. b.
was added, ut will be cleared away at
$50"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

From the police department comes
the news that there have Oeen fewer
offenders charged with stealing wom-
ems purses and handbags this year
than last year. This does not mean
that there has been a sudden reforma-
ton OF thieves. but that women are
guarding their property more closely.
Bags are held firmly under the arm,
instead Of being carried in the old
way. which illustrates any surrepti-
uous efforts to purloin their contents.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

guilty person to commit the crime again. Mistaken
ency this has often innocent
persons, In the recent case of the Greek premier
SO far the question of concerned all experience
shows that. while really good women generous
and selfsacrhclng than the best of bad
and more dangerous to society They sly,
crafty, and when they have played their game and
been detected find it to appeal to false sentiment
which leads many to ask for remission Just con.
sequence of deliberately chosen conduct Men
may talk OF nhumanty, but wellington said There ia
nothing so inhuman impunlty"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

A newly-appointed French mayor re-
Gently issued the following notice: ION
the feast OF our patron saint the fire
brigade VIII be reviewed In the after.
noon II 1t rains in the morning, and
in the morning II 1t rains in the after
noon"
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Wise and Wealthy Treasure.

"Well, you married a wealthy wom-
an. Is she the treasure you hoped
for?"
Cant say she is. She won't give
me any of her money"
"Then, by Georgel she is a treas
ure. She not only has money but
common sense, toor' - Cleveland
Leader.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

Father" said boy OF II. "can you
tell me who shylock VAST"
"whatT exclaimed the father In an
aggrieved tone, have l sent you 70
Sunday school for the last six or sew
en- years only TO have you ask me who
shylock wasi Shame on you, boy
Get your bible and find out at oncel'
-Iippincott's Magazine
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
Tennis in the sixteenth Century.

Tennis was played in London In the
sixteenth century in covered courts
erected for the purpose. Both Henry
VII. and Henry VIII. were fond Of the
game and the latter added to the pal
ace of Whitehall tennis courts"
Charles II. was an accomplished ten
mis- player and had particular dresses
for playing in.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
THE TERRORS OF HOUSEKEEPING.


On taking up my pen to write a few
lines, I had thought Of placing above
them the legend, "Of Interest to Men"
We so frequently see above articles
about dress and society and house fur
nlshings the words "Of Interest to
Women" 1t occurred to me that per-
haps some jaded son of Adam might
like TO read a few words on the "serv-
ant question" that were not what we
call in newspaper parlance "a roar"
The women all agree that the outlook
is black; that the scarcity of servants
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

There are forty-four members Of
the United States Senate 30 years OF
age and over, some Of them have pass.
ed 20 and two are octogenarians.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
Another Definition.

Father" said the small boy, what
Is a pessimistf"
"A pessimist, my son. Is a man who
believes everything he reads In the
magazines. --Wahington Star.
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compelled to feel that whatever they
strain upon them.
The key to your unhappy situation, my dear woman,
lies In your confession that all your life you
rhced yourself for your children, demanding absolutely
nothing" I'm return.
BY your own attitude have taught your children
neglect you and to disregard your rights BY your own
actions you have ostered this tendency them have
planted selsness in their natures persist
emily encouraged its growth.
II you slight yourself others will fall in line your
concept of your rights II your ruling passion
is to help everybody except yourself you will
people will cheerfuly permit you to do It.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
SEX is NO JUSTIFICATION FOR The MURDERER.

In the United States 1t is safer to be a muir
derer than brakeman. The percentage Of
deaths IN the former class is smaller than in
the latter. The reason why murderers are put
to death is because they have shown a willing
ness and skill sufficient to enable them to kill
with reconciliation those whom the law should
protect. The only way to insure this protection
Is by making IL impossible for this particular
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18
WHAT is WRONG WITH SOCIETY,"



The idea in the air at the present time Is
!" ] : !. 4.
WI that the complex life becomes the less
M pleasant; that In the making OF machines
MI is no lasting joy that Wanted progress
M has been in manufactures only; and that
individuals neither better happier, but
IL rather and miserable, than they
An 1t is the absence OF reciprocity that
garden parties dinners almost only openings for social
ntercourseeverybody jeers Them everybody goes
them. and suffers exposition of dullness Why? Be
the desire to please is absent from the minds Of
most of the people Go to entertainment and
ask yourself afterwards why you have have not
joyed 1t; and you will find the in the attitude Of the
people present towards you You may take plenty OF d.
vertng conversation yourself and away with it all
your hands, the atmosphere,
other charged with antagonism Or you may II you
person of consequence come away with the fiat
terng of having been social peo-
pie thought It worth their while to pay you attention
But seldom in society 1t is at constituted do
peoples hearts expand to each other the genial glow
a mutual desire please.
We all of know all about the simple life In the
is asserted that the lark said "Gve glory"
the dove said give peace" The dove, however,
dignanty repudated this assertion She
there much be said the doves contention
But after all It is what that
It. If cultivate right thinking right speaking and
right doing all other matters will arrange themselves
the right way.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

When things go wrong a man goes
downtown and gets full and a woman
goes upstairs and turns on the briny
tears.
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The TOO UNSELFIsH MOTHER.


l have letter from mother who, after a
life of complete self-sacrifce In the interests Of
her children, finds herself, at the age OF 80, ut
terly without the and devotion she has a
right to expect from them.
The bitter part IS that they make her feel
her dependence, seeming to be utterly obvous
Of their debt to her After all her years Of
selfdenial and suffering for their sakes she is
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

1t is a case OF intellectual farming
when a mans feelings are narrowed
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-11-18

1t is not any sign because a girl
makes a good deal over her sweet
heart that she will be a devoted wife