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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Sponge Cake Pudding.

Stir together till the palest straw
color one and one-half cupfuls of pow
dered sugar and the yolks of five eggs
beaten. Then add lightly one and one
fourth cupfuls of flour and the whites
Of five eggs beaten stiff. Bake and
eat with sauce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Peanul Brittle.

Boil together a cup of molasses and
one Of brown sugar, tablespoonful
of vinegar and two tablespoonfuls Of
butter. When little put in iced wa
ter is brittle, add a cup of roasted
and skinned peanuts. Take immedi-
ately from the fire, beat in hard tea
spoonful of baking soda and pour into
buttered tins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Ambition Grarified,

First Bookworm-Well, I'm working
on a file Of newspapers now and am
entirely satisfied. Second Ditto-You
always did have sneaking ambition
TO get into the papers.-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

We lately met a large, fine looking,
assertive sort of woman. My mother
lives with u.s. she said. We sort Of
expected it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
Burn Aids In Finding Child.

A spoonful of hot lard dropped on a
baby during the Civil War has been the
means of bringing father and daugh-
ter together after a separation Of forty
years. George Mason Of GAINESVILLE re-
turned from the front on a furlough and
found baby girl waiting to welcome
him. He went back to war, and when
he was finally mustered out his wife
and child had disappeared. Mason re-
Gently turned up in Detroit, where he
lost his army papers, his cherished pos
sessions. In attempting to recover them
he told his story to lawyer and his
story got into the newspapers. Mrs.
Mary Strong read the story and, having
been a waif sent for Mason. Their
stories eoincided, but still she was doubt
full. IF you could only prove it." she
said despairingly. Il can," declared
Mason. IF you are my daughter you
have burn on your body where l acct
dentally. dropped hot lard on you one
day." lie described the burn and the
spot and Mrs. Strong then knew she
had found her father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
String Bean Salad.

Boil two quarts Of white wax beans,
strings removed, in boiling sailed wa
ter until tender; drain and cool. Just
before serving, mix them with salad
dressing and place on ice for ten min
utes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Burlington Merchant Found Dead at
Racine = Is Thought to Have Been
Murdered by Confidence Men = Burn
ON Body Aids in Finding Lost Child.

1t is now said that three sharpers
were in the deal whereby Henry Miller,
the Burlington merchant, found in the
lake at Racine, lost $4,000. The leader,
representing himself as George n. Frat,
hired horse and buggy at the stables of
Nick Gill, and his two confederates Sc
cured a rig at Mathews stables. Gill
did not like his actions and ordered an
employe, Gaylord Kies, to follow the
stranger. The fellow drove to the Wis
consin Central railway depot and Sc
cured two satchels, which he placed in
the buggy. Then he drove to what is
known as Wilson's Corners, met his con-
federates and turned over one of the
satchels. Returning to the village he
picked up Mr.. Miller and then Kies stop
ped following him. A half hour later
Mr.. Miller secured the $4,000 from the
bank and was again taken into the coun-
try. 1t is now believed beyond doubt
that Henry Miller was murdered by
confidence man for $4,000, but other fea
lures of the case are attracting atten-
ton. The wounds on Miller's head were
not caused after his death, for then
there would have been no blood. Had he
Jumped into the lake he would have been
wounded on a different part of his head.
1t is generally believed now that he was
bit with a sandbag, robbed and thrown
into the lake. The spot where his body
was found is only about a block west
OF the st. Paul depot, where Miller was
last seen alive by a friend, Webb Rich
ardson, and where, it is believed, he had
made an appointment to meet the conf
dence man, who pretended to be George
Frat. Racine banker. The theory
that Miller was robbed of $4,000 and
committed suicide has been abandoned,
as it is regarded as preposterous that so
shrewd a business man could have been
swindled out of that sum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

INVESTIGATE it closely, and you will
find that the successful men do not
take many chances.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
War Talk a Bluff.

Chicago. March 22-The Daily News
prints the following from its st. Pet
ersburg correspondents:
Mobilization of the last man and
spending of the last ruble to beat Japan
is a mere bluff. The czar's treasury
is empty, the army is annihilated and
a new one cannot be raised. Nicholas
himself and nine tenths of the people
desire peace. The Alexief clique is
fighting for existence and is strongly
opposing the better informed statesmen.
General Bjetzki said to the Daily
News correspondent this morning: ITO
speak of continuing the war would be
inaccurate, it would be more correct
to talk of a beginning. 1t is not enough
TO have new commander. We must
have a new army, new ammunition
and new railroad. Where are we to
get them? Even If we had them it
would be impossible to think of assum-
ing the offensive. General Linevitch
is condemned to act on the defensive.
Is it possible that Russia can look with
any degree of confidence to the Baltic
fleet to save the situation? Rojest-
vensky's squadrons are weak and with
out proper sea base. They would have
to risk all on single battle?
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
Waiting for Lands.

Boise, Idaho, March 22-There is a
great influx of people to Twin Falls in
anticipation of the opening of the last
installment of lands of the tract to be
reclaimed by the Twin Falls irrigation
work. The lot will embrace 10000
acres 2, 20, 900 acres having been pre-
viously opened.
A singular feature of the rush is that
there are great many people from
far western points. For some days
large parties have been coming from
Oregon, Washington and northern
Idaho. A large number come from
the Occur d'Alene region and all hold
powers of attorney from others TO To-
cate lands. The opening will be by
lottery system. the order of choice
being determined by drawing. The
town of Shoshone, which is the nearest
railway point, has been CT wded for
ten days, people finding it difficult TO
secure cots on which 10 sleep. Every
available conveyance is engaged in
hauling passengers to the new town.
The drawing will occur on Thursday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25

st. Petersburg, March 22.-The alb
sence of any definite news from the
first and third Russian armies in Man
churia is believed here to indicate that
the japanese turning movement has
been a success and that word will soon
arrive of catastrophe which will
overshadow any of the war
Those who have examined the re-
ports that have reached London during
the last 4S hours from the far east are
certain that within a short time word
will arrive that the Russian forces that
are slowly fighting their way north
ward along the line of railway toward
Hardin have been finally cut off by the
japanese and that they will be COM
PEELED to either give BATTLE or surren-
der.
The japanese official advices, as
published, deal entirely with the fight
that has been participated in by the
rear guard and says nothing about the
fighting along the TANKS and at the
head of the rerteating column. This
secrecy is believed there to indicate
that movements of Importance are in
progress and that until they have been
finally carried ont all of the news that
will be permitted to filter through will
be devoted to the details of engage
ments arleady reported.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
WOMAN WITH NO PLACE TO STOP.
Travelling Between San Francisco and
Victoria Denied Landing.

Victoria Denied Landing.
Mrs. Margaret Norrington. a one
time society woman. is unfortunate in
the extreme For the past three weeks
she has been passing between San
Francisco and Victoria, B. c., and is
not allowed to land at either place.
The woman arrived in San Francis
CO. a short time ago. from New Zeal
and, en- route to visit a relative at
Victoria. intending to go thence to
England. She is the widow of a Brit
ish army officer, since whose death she
has been brought to reduced circum-
stances. At one time she was a social
leader. When she reached Victoria
she had 800, but her money in some
unknown manner disappeared, and
about the same time she learned that
her Victoria friend was dead. She was
given shelter at the police station and
afterwards was returned to San Fran
cisco as an INDECENT, not entitled to
land on Dominion soil.
The authorities of San Francisco al.
so refused to permit her to land and
she has been going back and forth,
unable to secure a foothold on land at
either place. She had no outlook at
last account except that of remaining
on shipboard.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
IDAHO ITEMS.

Wallace Eagles will build a lodge
hall to cost 100000.
Governor Gooding has decided to ap
point e. l.. Liggett of Wallace insur
ance commissioner and state account
ant.
Dividend No. 81 of l cent per share
amounting to $4,000, has been declar.
ed by the Hecla Mining company and
is WOW payable.
The directory of Lewiston contains
directory of Nez Perez, Culdesac,
Peck and the chief towns of the county
as well as Latah county
The location of the Idaho building
at the Lewis and Clark fair has beer
selected A meeting of the fair com
mission is called for April at Boise.
1t was ordered by the state land
board that sales of state land be held
in each of the counties from which a
request has been received at the earli-
est date possible.
There are counties in Idaho which
feel greatly relieved over the repeal
Of the bounty law on coyotes, lynxes
and wildcats. Blaine county alone paid
1887 so in 1903 and S303S.75 in 1904.
All land patents which were recently
ordered held up by the general land
office have been released, save those to
land in the Pierce City district, which
is involved in the fraud investigation.
This leaves about 80 patents still held
up indefinitely
At a recent meeting of the state
land board George A. Day. state sena-
tor from Cassia county. was appointed
to make appraisements of land ia diff
ferent counties. Register Mcconnell
was instructed to wire Senator Day to
report for duty at once.
In a collision near Gen. between wo
handcars Earl Brown, ar emplovs of
the Hecla mine. one of the occupants
of car sustained a broken leg and
was taken to the Wallace hospital
Several other persons were badly shak-
en- up and somewhat bruised.
About three square feet of skin. part
Of which will be donated by Elks. are
to be grated upon the body of Mrs.
f. b. Sears of Lewiston. who lost a
large part of her cuticle as the result
IF being badly burned about six weeks
ago. The operation will be performed
this week at st. Lukes hospital. Her
husband is an Elk, and his brethren
are expected to supply the skin. A
complete new surface of skin will be
grated in place of the cuticle lost by
Mrs Sears. The subjects from whom
he skin is to be taken will be chloro-
formed. The skin in the region of the
places from which the strips are to be
taken will be antiseptically treated.
The skin will be sliced off with ra-
zor and placed upon Mrs. Sears. 1t
will not be necessary for her to be
,hloroformed. Each subject will re-
main under chloroform about 20 MIN
utes. Little or no blood will be drawn
because of the loss of the skin and the
subjects will not be seriously incom-
NODDED. Mrs. Sears, who is about 80
years old. was formerly a resident OF
Wardner Idaho.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25

Leave the clothes with me. dor't
want TO look at them. / will lend You
FIVE dollars. That will take you to your
friend. and leave some money to boot
In your pocket. Any time you bring mo
or send me the money you shall have
your clothes back again, A mile and q
half from here is the railway station
In half an hour a train will stop there.
You will be able TO catch that comfort
ably. l will walk little distance with
you, and put you in the right path. Stop
a minute. and III bring you the money"
Without waiting to listen to my fer
vent thanks, he left the room. Never
in my life had felt so light-hearted and
hopeful.
1 rose from the chair TO take the
clothes out OF the handkerchief and
smooth them. as they must have been
somewhat crumpled by doing service as
a pillow; also to take out the change of
linen which / could not do without. In
doing so, my eyes fell upon a portrait.
hung in dark corner OF the room. 1t
was that Of a woman. with bright nu-
burn hair. transparently fair complexion.
blue eyes. very beautiful, pensive face.
with something in 1t that came back
me that had seen that face somewhere.
While | stood trying to remember. the
old gentleman re-entered the room.
"Ah. you're looking at my poor girl's
portrait" he said. in sad voice.
Your daughters. sirT
"Yes-my only one"
as she still livingT' l asked, some
what hesitatingy.
"She has been dead these eighteen
years." he answered sorrowfully.
IL must be mistaken; | was only an
infant in arms at that time" ! thought.
He gave me the money, but would
not listen to my thanks.
tut. tutw he said that's nothing.
I'd give you more. if | really knew you
were all right; but | have been so often
taken in that I'm doubtful OF everybody
now. But l like your looks; but I've
liked others that have been the property
of great vagabonds."
Cro he continued.D
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
DRAUGHT DOGS IN HOLLAND.
Animal Does the Work of the Donkey
In the Low Countries.

Animal Does the Work of the Donkey
In the Low Countries.
In Holland and Belgium the dog &C.
cupies the place which the donkey
does in several other countries. In
the former the sight of couple of
dogs dragging along a pushcart loaded
with vegetables. flowers or shining
milk cans is familiar one. They
trot along underneath the cart with
in easy reach of the blunt toe of the
sabot of the woman, who walks be-
hind 1t to guide it by the handles at
tached at that point.
In Belgium the dogs are hitched in
front. as the Russians attach their
horses to their droskles, three abreast.
and are guided by a pair of rope reins
fastened to a muzzle about the nose
of the dog in the middle
Recently the National Cart Dog AS
sociation. organized to regenerate the
original race of Belgian mastiffs, held
its first exhibition of cart dogs. The
Flemish breeders have found that in
crossing the Belgian mastffs with the
Great Danes, with the idea of increas-
ing the size of the cart dogs, and so
securing additional strength, they
made a mistake. The result proved
to be animals with weak headquarters
and disproportionate limbs. Now they
are endeavoring to revive the original
stock.
The women ana dogs of these two
little countries are another evidence
that human and canine nature are the
same the world over. When one sees
the white-capped Belgian milk woman
with her dogs standing near a well.
the woman having battered can
slung on her forearm, one instructive
ly becomes suspicious. The suspicion
is confirmed when one discovers a po-
liceman OBTAINING at the roadside a
pair of sulky faced milkmaids, with
their dog team and cart laden with
slender-necked milk cans, while he
jots their names in his little book
against a charge of watering milk.
When the cart comes to q standstill
the dogs are no longer draught ami
mails. but dogs They sit or lie COM
placently down and loll their tongues
from their open mouths. Apparently
they have forgotten that they are ami
mails intended for human companion
ship. but condemned to hard labor for
life.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
CHAPTER TX

l could endure it no longer. and SO I
fed. One month after my wedding night
| left that roof forever. Upon what
passed during that month my lips are
sealed. To no living being shall | ever
reveal the story Of my sufferings during
those thirty-one days.
On the night Of the 3ist OF August, |
crept out OF my chamber, ascended to
the boys room and. unseen and unheard
by them. opened their window and de-
scended to the garden by means OF the
pear tree. Nividly did my frightful
dream come back upon me at that mo-
ment. and | almost expected to see the
red snake with his glittering eyes with
ing round some leafy branch. But
reached the ground in safety, without
encountering any object. fanciful or real.
In less than three minutes more l was
In the high road. a vagabond. n homeless
Iutcast. but n free man. All my worldly
possessions were the suit OF clothes
wore, and my wedding suit and a change
OF linen that l carried tied up in a hun
die. 1t was a bright moonlight night.
l cast one farewell glance upon the only
home l had ever known and wall ed
swiftly onward.
made towards Bury. passed Lit
tie Bethlehem. and thought. with a shud-
der, OF my marriage day. Then / en-
tered the town. and took the street that
led me past the old Abbey ruins. l had
never seen them since that October
night. ! stopped at the old Norman gate
way, and peered into its shadows. almost
expecting TO encounter the sweet. pale
face again. But all was silent and
deserted-not a soul was in sight.
Whittier was | goingI l was going to
Martha. l had carefully preserved her
note. | knew she would give me a shell
ter until l could obtain some kind OF
employment. When l reached the next
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
MUKDEN VICTORY MOST POTENT.
Is Factor in Shaping History of All
the World.

Is Factor in Shaping History of All
the World.
Now that the full measure OF the
Russian disaster in Manchuria is I'M
derstood. Europe is beginning to take
stock of the new situation in world
politics by this momentuous conflict
The battle of Mukden is universally
recognized as a factor which must have
inestimable influence in shaping the
history of all great peoples. The
changes which it will impose upon ex-
listing international relationship is re-
ceiving the attention of European
statesmen. They see first that paraly-
sis of Russia in Asia will release Chi
na Turkey, Germany and Great Brit
ain from enormous pressure This eff
feet except in the case of Turkey,
will make for peace and should enable
Europe to make great reductions in
ornaments. with corresponding relief
of public burdens.
Pekin will be relieved from Russian
dictation, although perhaps threatened
by other mentors, and Germany will no
longer be threatened by invasion of
both her frontiers. While the Anglo
French entente has much strengthened
the intimate understanding between
Great Britain and France, the United
States will unquestionably become per
haps the controlling factor in safe
guarding the worlds peace.
Free Russia would undoubtedly aban-
don the mad dream of dominating the
Pacific, but she would certainly con-
centrate her energies to secure a more
natural outlet to the Mediterranean.
This means the driving of the sultan
out Of Europe. Indications are Abdul
Hamid will not wait for such a crisis.
European diplomacy is anxiously occu-
pied at the present moment with prob
lens of how to prevent him seizing
the opportunity of Russian embarrass-
ment to settle old scores in Macedo-
MIA and against Bulgaria.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
CHEATING swEETMEAT vENDo
Oriental Story with a Moral Told at a
Recent Supper.

Recent supper.
The Sahebzada Nasir ALI Khan
spent several weeks In New York i'm
December, the guest of Jeffrey Duveen.
The Sahebzada is n graduate Of the
University of oxford. On New Years
eve, at supper party in his honor, the
talk turned to the subject of cheating
and deception. and thereupon the
young man said:
Il suppose that our Old Rampur sto-
ry OF the cheating sweetmeat vendor Is
new here. 1t is a story with a good
moral, and therefore 1 will tell it to
you.
There lived I'm Rampur vendor of
sweetmeats whose wife had weak eyes.
One day this man went to see a friend
at the bazaar. and he left his stall in
the womans charge.
BE careful. mind you, about the
change, he said to her; but neverthe-
less. when he returned home he found
that she had taken in bad rupee
piece.
HE could hardly sleep that night for
rage and sorrow. In the morning he
rose early, and. determined to get rid
of the bad rupee, he set out through
the town.
'SoOn he met boy.
Boy he said, do you know tho
sweetmeat shop Of Ali? (Ali was
rival vendorl Well. take this rupee.
90 to AIS shop and spend a pice for
sweetmeats there. The sweetmeats you
may keep want the change
The boy departed merrily. and in a
little while returned with his mouth
full.
$50 you got the change without
trouble, Ell? said the man, as he count
ed 1t. And did Ali make no examine
ton OF the rupeer
"'Oh,' said the boy, I didn't 20 as
far as AIRS. l got the sweetmeats at
your shop"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
Attemnt Assassination

st. Petersburg, March 22 Upon the
quietude of the Manchurian situation
there has come the news of the at
tempted assassination of another high
official of Finland, whose efforts for
the classification Of the grand duchy
have exposed him to the vengeance of
the assassin. The revolutionists have
not abandoned the policy of terrorism.
but are determined TO have more blood,
and presages further crimes of like
nature. The authorities are drawing
up program of administrative reforms
for Finland, with a view to reestab-
fishing order and diminishing racial
antagonisms.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
KURoPATkIN's LAST WIRE.
"a Have Handed Over to Linevtch tn,
Command"

A telegram from General Kuropat-
kin to Emperor Nicholas, dated March
II, says: IN accordance with the or
der of his majesty. received March 16,
handed over to General Linevitch
the command of the land and sea
forces operating against the Japan
ese."
General Linevitch in a telegram I'M
der the same date says: in pursuance
of the orders of your majesty of March
16 | assumed command today of all
forces, army and navy, operating
against the Japanese"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25

"A crack in the lap seam of the
boiler was responsible from the acci-
dent, said an expert engineer OF the
Hartford Steam Inspection & Insur-
ance company. 1T was practically
impossible to detect the crack" said
he, "as it was on the inside part of the
lap running beside the rivets." The
boiler, being insured and inspected by
this company, was exempt from in
spection by the district police under
the laws.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
sTRYcHNINE KILLED HER.
Honolulu Experts Insist Mrs. Stanford
Was Poisoned.

Edmund Shorey, chemist of the Unit
ed States agricultural station, and Drs.
Wood. Murray and Humphris. all of
Honolulu. have signed a statement re-
plying to Professor Jordan and limo
thy Hopkins. who recently announced
their conclusions that the death of
Mrs Stanford was due to natural caus-
es. They characterize the statement
Of these gentlemen as astonishing, and
reiterate their finding that strychnine
was the cause Of death.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-25
Eastern Road Makes Terms.

It is announced that the sub-com-
mittees of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad.
had reached an agreement relative to
the long existing trouble between the
two unions.