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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
PASSING OF THE TURKEY.
A Washington Market Dealer Sounds a
Note of Warning.

A Washington Market Dealer Sounds q
Note of Warning.
you fellows who insist on eating
turkey will have to take steps to pro
cure some other kind of meat before
many more months" said a Washing
ton market dealer to one of his custo
mers who said he had never got
enough turkey meat. IF the demand
Of the last few years keeps on increas
ing there won't be enough turkeys in
this country in twenty-five years tC
count
You have heard that old story about
the vanishing buffalo? Well, sir, the
next story will be about the vanishing
gobbler and his mate
ITS all on account Of too much
civilization The progenitor of the
turkeys you have been eating all your
life was the wild turkey. When the
Pilgrims bit the Massachusetts pike
the turkeys were as untamed as the
Indian.
They had their wings, and as the
palefaces began to spread out the tur.
keys took to their wings and Travelled
west. They knew how to live. They
didn't have to be penned up and pam
pered as they now are In Rhode Isl
and
THE turkey tastes best when II
raises itself on the range. You dc
not need any statistics to prove that
the ranges In this country are decreas-
Ing. The country is filling up with
people. Civilization is the cause OF
that
Turkey raising is Improbable on
small farms. Whenever a small farm
comes into existence the tiller Of the
soil ascertains that there is more
money in other things besides tur-
keys. A turkey requires as much
range as a Texas steer.
"And that is why we get more tur-
keys from Texas than we do from
the New England and the Middle
States OF the West. There is plenty
Of range I'm Texas for the bird, and
that is why the Texas turkey is better
In every way than the turkey that Is
raised I'm the East. 1t won't be many
years before the President Of the Unit
ed States will get his Christmas blrs
from the State Of Joe Bailey.
"You people who think nothing but
turkey will do you for Thanksgiving
and Christmas had better get right
busy pretty soon. Some of the pros
perlty grabbers Of New York have ali
ready given the turkey the shake art
are ordering English pheasants.
81 tell you as an old tradesman that
the turkey is doomed. l don't know
what will take its place, but 1t is van
lshing
Let me tell you another thing that
you may not have noticed. The tur-
key OF to-day is not as toothsome as
1t was. 1t is degenentlng.
"Just hunt up some old granddaddy
who has tasted wild turkey and he
will tell you that there is no COMPARE
son between the strutter Of the forest
and the pampered bird of the pen. The
wild bird had gamey flavor that
your tame one can never approach.
81 reckon you know that the turkey
In England is now only recollection,
So It will be in the United States
within the next ten years."-New York
Bun.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
AN UP-TO-DATE INTRODUCTION.


~~0~0~--N-0~~-~~@-~~N
II ones great-grandfather could be
brought back to the scenes once famil-
lar to him, the effect on his nervous
organism would be most disastrous
The condition of our modern life
which would stir his credulity to the
breaking point would. most likely. be
the possibility Of an episode similar to
the following. recorded in the New
York Evening Post:
After having wished an old friend
godspeed on a voyage to Europe, n
New Yorker returned to his office, and
there engaged himself with his bust
ness
Six hours after the sailing Of the
steamship he read a list Of her passen-
gers and found the name Of another
friend, one whom he knew quite as
we'll as the man he had seen of.
wish I'd known this" he said to
himself. could have introduced
them. Too badr
Then the spirit OF the twentieth
century awolIe within him. and he
smiled. Catching up bit OF paper,
he wrote something hastily on ii.
called an Office boy, hurried him off,
and at last sank back contented on his
chair.
Six hours out Of port with New
York far astern, the liner was rush
ing along the eastward ocean lane.
Then her wireless apparatus began 10
click, and in few moments one of
the deck stewards delivered this mes
sage:
John Smith, S. S -. at sea
Use this as an Introduction to my
friend James Jones, fellow passen-
ger OF yours. DICK"
1t turned out. however. that the
wireless operator misunderstood and
failed to deliver the message. and 50
the two men did not meet.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
DIGNITY FAILS TO COUNT.
Story of Major Merrill, the Bull and
the Farmer.

story OF MAJOR MERRILL the Bull and
the Farmer.
Major George S. Merrill was on duty
at muster In South birmingham, Mass.
One day the heat was 50 excessive that
he made up his mind to get off the
grounds and remove his regimentals,
which included bright red coat. He
did not want to leave by the regular
route, for the sake Of discipline. so de
clded to get out across lots by the
back way. To do so 1t was necessary
for him to go across a freshly plowed
field.
When near the end OF the field he
heard a tremendous noise, and, looking
around, saw n bull coming toward him,
snortlng and paving the ground and
throwing the dirt up in heaps The
major decided not to stand upon cere-
mOny, but get oft as best he might.
He reached a stone wall which separ.
ated the field from the road, and climb
ed over, none too soon, falling on the
gravel roadway on the other side.
Picking himself up, he was brushing
the dirt off his clothes, when a farmer
came along and asked if he didn't
know better than to excite the bull IN
that way and spoil his plowed ground
The major didn't know what to say
for an instant. but finally decided To
stand on his dignity, and, drawing
himself to his full height said:
''Aly good man, maybe you dom
know who | am. l would have you
understand l am major Of the regl
ment. l am tie editor OF the Law
renee Telegram. l have been postmas
ter of our beautiful city Of Lawrence
l have been commander-in-chlef of tn,
Grand Army of the Republic. l am
sir. the insurance commissioner of thl.
glorious commonwealth of Massachu
sets. The Hon. George S. Merrill Il
my name, sir"
The farmer looked on while he re
lated his story with mouth opene,
wide, and finally said with a laugh
why don't you tell the bullT-Bostoi
Herald.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
FISH THAT ARE NOT FISH.



Somebody has said that apple pie Is
pie and all other pie is pastry. 1t ap-
pears from the following story, told
by the author Of Caribou Shooting In
Newfoundland, that there is a sim
liar distinction between fish and fish:
On our way into the interior Of
Newfoundland part OF our route was
over lovely lake, five miles long by
about three-fourths of a mile wido
We had not proceeded far when l
thought l could occasionally see the
water break with splash In close
proximity to the canoe. Seated in the
bow, l turned to the native who was
handling the paddle In the stern, and
inquired whether there were any fish
In the pond.
"Flsh2 No, sir--no fish sir"
Presently, when about halfway up
the lake, and just as the sun was
peeping over the eastern horizon, l
saw not six feet from the bow Of the
canoe q magnificent salmon rise to
the surface, and with a swish of his
tail disappear to the depths. Again l
turned to my friend with the remark:
Daddy, did l understand you to say
that there were no fish in this lake ?"
mo, fish, sir-nO fish"
yes, butt beg your pardon-I--
moment ago saw what l took to DE
twelve or fifteen pound salmon
break the water not six feet from the
bow Of the canoe"
"Oh, yes, that was a salmon. There
nre plenty Of trout and salmon in all
these waters, but no fish. sir. You
know we don't count anything as fish
Il, these Darts but Goldfish. sir"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
Man or Mountain.

clifford B. Hlldreth is the proprietor
of a hotel at York Beach. Ne, few
miles from a promontory known as
Baldhead Cliff. The place is wild and
picturesque, and is the mecca Of many
summer visitors.
Hildreth Is called "Clif" by all who
know him. His head has pushed
through his hair, and he has little
use for a comb. A few weeks ago a
party Of tourists stopped In front OF
his hotel, and, seeing Mrs. Hildrsth ON
the veranda, one Of the men called out:
"Can you tell me whore Baldhead
CHI isY'
"He must be around the house some
where" said Mrs. Hildreth. 81 saw
him just a few minutes ago" She was
not disconnected by the slangy title
that she believed the tourist had be-
slowed on her husband.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
GETTING ACQUAINTED AT HOME
A Young Man Brought to His Senses
In Clever Way.

In a Clever Way.
4 young fellow who had got into the
labit of spending all his evenings away
from home was brought to his senses
IN the following ways
One afternoon his father came to
aim and asked him If he had any en-
gagement for the evening. The young
man had not
"Well, I'd like to have you go some
where with me-"
The young man himself tells what
happened.
"All right I said. Where shall 1
meet your
He suggested the Columbia Hotel
at half-past seven; and was there.
When he appeared, he said he wanted
me to call with him on a lady. One
knew quite well when 1 was young
man. he explained.
I'VE went out and started straight
for home.
She is staying at our house. he
said.
Il thought II strange that he should
have made the appointment for the
Columbia under those circumstances,
but l said nothing.
well, we went In. and l was in.
roduced with all due formality to my
mother and my sister.
1.-THE situation struck me as funny
and l started to laugh, but the laugh
died away. None OF the three even
smiled. My mother and sister SHOOK
hands with me, and my mother said
she remembered me as a boy, bui
hadn't seen much OF me lately Their
she invited me to be seated.
1T wasn't a bit funny then. al
though l can laugh over 1t now.
sat down. and she told me one or tw,
anecdotes of my boyhoOd. at which
we all laughed for a little. Then W.
four played games for a while. WheI
I finally retired. was invited to cal
again. 1 went upstairs feeling prett,
small, and doing a great deal OF think
Ing"
"And them" asked his companion
"Then l made up my mind that IN.
mother was an entertaining woman
and my sister a bright girl.
I'm going to call again. enjo.
their company, and intend to cultivat
their acQuaintances." Christian En-
deavor World.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17


Some people are born with a genius
for finding scapegoat for all their
sins. Such a person was Kitty. the
housemaid. some Of whose attempts to
slip out of emergencies Mr. Blanchard
records in his sketches" Whatever
went wrong in domestic affairs, it was
sure to be through no fault of Kitty.
| sent Kitty upstairs one day for a
rare and beautiful ug, valued both as a
I zee Of costly pottery and from asso-
citation. Os course she broke IT, She
came into the room with the beautiful
handle swinging on her fingers and a
most delicious air of simplicity and
wonder.
Dear me. slrr' she said. "Well. II
l wasn't coming so softly downstairs
and had hold Of 1t so nicely, when just
as l set my foot on the last stair the
jug let go OF my hand"
But Kitty's ingenuity in sef-defense
reached its climax when one morning
a delicacy which had been put aside
for me showed unmistakable evidences
of an invasion by mice. My landlady
called Kitty TO account.
"Oh. the nicer she cried. How
could you be so careless, Kitty"
But the little maid denied that she
had put the pastry where any mice
could possibly reach II.
But you can see for yourself. girl.
insisted the landlady.
Kitty gave the pastry careful scru,
tiny. There was no denying the little
creatures tracks and depredatiOns. Al
last she looked up.
I'm right, ma'am. They may be
mice. but they're not our mice,
ma an"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO-DAY 4?

We shall do so much in the years to come,
But what have we done to-day?
We shall give our gold in a princely sum,
But what did We give today
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
We shall speak the words Of love and cheer,
But what did speak to-day7
We shall be so kind in the after-a-whie,
But what have we been to-day?
We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,
But what have brought to-day?
We shall give to truth a grander birth.
And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungerlng souls of earth.
But whom have fed to-day7
We shall reap such joys in the by and by,
But what have sown to-day?
We shall build mansions I'm the sky,
But what have built to-day?
TITS sweet In idle dreams to bask
But here and now do we do our taskf
Yes this is the thing our soul must ask,
What have done to-dayT
! Intelligencer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

Gen. Nogi and Gen. Kuroh are mem
bers Of the Presbyterian Church, and
Field Marshal Oyama's wife is also a
member in good standing OF that de
nomination. Admiral Togo is a Ro-
man Catholic.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17
RoCkofeii

RookefeIier's Great Flower Garden.
John d. Rockefeller is to have a
flower garden at one OF his summer
homes which will cost $4,000. The
plans for 1t wero drawn by his 600
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

DE man dat has real good infoh-
nation" said Uncle Eben. 'is glner-
ally too busy proftin' by mis- own
knowledge to stan aroun' givin' ad-
e."-Washington Star.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

When Pa gets mad there may be
SEINE In the nelghborhood who think
he had cause but are there any in bis
lamily7
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

When Vesuvius buried Pompen
A wicked old codger did sell:
"Well, here's where | 20
Where it's too warm to snow,
But the change won't be noticed, much,
eiT"
Detroit Tribune.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

There is one thing people universal
ly agree on: that town people need
more exercise than they usually get
Why not exercise by working in the
garden? Why not exercise bv keeping
the front yard looking neat? Why not
exercise by keeping the alley clean
This sort of exercise pays better than
working in your room with expensive
apparatus. 1t is really worth thinking
about this cleaning up around home.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

Criticism doesn't hurt the average
man beca use Ia knows he Is right
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

Arrested for Travelling Too Fast.
Church-A man over in Brooklyn
was arrested for falling off ten-story
building.
Gotham-Was he attempting sui
eide?
NO; he was exceeding the speed
hmitr-Yonkers Statesman.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

Some men would rather be Presl
dent than not to hold any ofies 81 az
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

It's almost impossible for a man tc
save mOney-and a married man
doesn't even try.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-17

Z e "a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
HOBSON HONEYMOON At ALABAMA HOME

comes the bride of Captain Richmond
.P Hobson of Merrimac fame. and the
honeymoon will be passed at Mag
.nolia Grove, the old Hobson home
stead at Greensboro, Alabama. The
wedding. on account of the recent
death of Capt. Hobsons father. will
be celebrated quietly at the home Of
the bride, Only members Of the i'm.
mediate families of Captain Hobson
land Miss Hull will be present George
Houston Hun, father of the girl. is
presidcat of the Pig Iron Storage and
Warrant company. No. a Wall street.
New York. He is very wealthy. Miss
Hull is a grand.niece of former Gov
ernor Houston of Alabama and is a
descendant of relatives of President
Polk, IT is an Interesting fact that
Governor Houston appointed Judge
James II. Hobsou. Captain Hobson's
tether, then a young lawyer in Ala
bama to fill vacancy on me bench of
that state. Captain Hobson's bride
IS a member Of the exclusively Tux
edo set and is highly accomplished
She is very pretty. slender and viva.
c.ouS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31

parlors had been stripped. Curtains
were down-nearly all of them-and
the few that chung lonesomely to the
windows looked frayed and worn. The
best OF the pictures lad been removed
when Mrs. Bigelow took what she con
sidered her own. Nearly all the more
expensive of the bric-a-brac had been
carried away. And the draperfes and
portiers were dusty and soiled. Little
looked inviting.
The first sale made was Of carriage
horse. 1t was inventoIied at 5000 and
sold for $780, Then the auctioneer
went back to the house. The library
rug brought $3.50. 1t was inventorieo
at $50. The dining room rug sold tor
$500, just $3.50 more than the best
price. A Simonia water color Arab"
brought $175; two Tredepp pictures,
moonlight scenes, sold for $45 and one
$95, while a picture of a poultry farm
by Pail, brought S125.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
Steal Only Best SILK.

Beloit, Wis, May 26-Burglars car
ried away $4,000 to $4,000 worth OF
silks from the store of Berth, Bailey
& Co. The goods taken were mostly
black and dark patterns and all Of the
best quality. They we're kept on the
shelves in the front part of the store.
Entrance was gained by cutting away
a portion Of The walls separating the
store from the rooms used by the
Christian Science church on the sec
ond floor of the building. The store
has been twice before robbed, and to
make the place secure, the walls Of the
rooms Of the second floor occupied by
the firm have been lined with sheet
steel.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
AGREEMENT ON
THE CAPITOL
OPPONENTS SATISFIED WITH RE
PORT OF COMMITTEE.
BEGIN ONE WING AT ONCE
immediate Appropriation Agreed Upon
for Commencement of Work on
West Portion, the First Part of an
Entirely New State Government
BuIlding-Totai Cost $4,000 900.
Mad son, May 20.


An early settlement of the question
Of building a new capitol is now prob
able. The committee on claims report
ed for passage the bill prepared by the
committee on capitol and grounds vita
amendments which are acceptable 10
the capitol and grounds committee ana
likewise to Senator McGiIlvray ana
those who have been con ending fol-
economy.
The bill as amended provides for
the immediate erection OF cue wing.
150X13S feet, cost of $650,000, ana
for the adoption of a complete general
plan of which the new wing shall be d
part. The bill now provides for an
appropriation of $4,000 for securing
new plans, gives the commission the
use of the 100000 already appropriate
ed. provides for an appropriation to be
raised during the present two-year
period Of $250,000, provides for an al
ditional appropriation of $500, 900 to be
levied in 1907, ami allows The commits
sion TO add to this amount the unex-
pended balance of the insurance fund
which accumulated under the state in
surance plan, amounting to about
$97,0 900. OF this amount, the commits
sion is allowed to spend $4,000 in re
pairing the old building.
The first wing to he erected will be
one to take the place of the old west
wing which was entirely destroyed by
fire. and that the first repairs Will be
those intended to enlarge the quarters
for the supreme court. though all these
matters are left largely to the discre-
ton OF the commission as they may de-
eide after securing new plans.
This bill, while providing only for the
erection of one wing. anticipates the
adoption of a complete plan by the
commission, which when finished sew
eral years hence as the needs of the
state may dictate will cost in the
negihoorhood of 100000 This is
figuring on a basis of 100000 cubic
feet n 80 cents a cubic foot.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
Flahts Police With Club.

Racine, Wis, May 26.-hatless,
shoeless and half dressed. Andrew
Fritz of Milwaukee, manufacturer Oh
wire coat hangers, raced through the
the streets yesterday, and bursting in
to the police Office, asked for protac-
ton from imaginary enemies. With
difficulty he was taken to his room at
the home of Capt. Rowland Williams.
Two hours after the police were called
to take charge of him, as he wrecked
a bed, tore the clothing to pieces.
smashed stand and bureau, lamp,
pictures, and other articles. The po-
lice broke in the door, and Fritz. armed
with a piece of rocking chair, attacked
them, and there was a fierce battle for
ten minutes before the mailman could
be taken 10 jail.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
KEENE'S DELHI
WINS BROOKLYN

New York, May 26.-Delhi, last
We 5 champion miller" carried the
Keene colors to easy victory yester-
day afternoon at Gravesend in the
Brooklyn handicap The speedy son
OF Ben Brush thereby enriched his
owner in the sum Of $4,000, while
Ostrich. from the Boston stables, ."
captured second money, $2,5O0 AMI
Graziallo. the Columbia stables candi-
date, won third. amounting to 81. 500
About $4,000 people were on the
grounds. Delhi's race, made without
pace from the start, was very cred
liable. the mile and quarter in 200
IS. or one-6fth of a second better
than The Picket's time in the Brook
Ign a year ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
WILL ENFORCE SUNDAY LAW.
Eighteen Portage Saloons Found to
Have Been Defylng Statutes.

Portage, Wis, May 26.-Confronted
with evidence of the violation of the
STATE Sunday liquor selling law May 81
by all but two of the 20 odd saloons
in Portage and assailed with petI-
tions for its enforcement signed by
nearly 200 people Of the city, District
Attorney H. A. Gunjerson has sent to
each Portage saloonkeeper this letter
OF warming:
Dear Sir: have before me a petit
ton signed by a large part of the
business men of the city of Portage
asking that section 1864 of the revised
statutes relating to the closing of the
saloons on Sunday be enforced. Con
elusive evidence that this law has
been violated by all the saioonkeepers
i'll the city has been produced and
numerous reputable people stand
ready to sign complaints against this
violation.
"You are therefore notified that on
and after the 2Sth day of May, 1905,
this law will be strictly enforced"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
Herr Richter Bee amlna Blind.

Berlin, May 26.-Eugeae Richter.
the radical leader in the reichstag
since its foundation. Bismarck old
.orponent and for a long ime editor
Of the Freisinnige Zeitung, is losing
his eyesight. There is no hope. seem
inely. that he will not become totally
blind. Six months ago he suddenly
retired from the editorship of the Zei-
tung. which he founded. and caused
ats name TO be changed to the Deutsche
Freie Presse. SO that no one should
Stlil call it Richter's paper and he
ceased 70 appear in the reIchstag.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
NEW YORK WOMAN WANTS
BIG DAMAGES FROM CIiIRM

New York May Damages az
eresatlnS $3.50 600 as compensation
for au alleged breach of promise are
asked by Mrs. Katherine Poillon in n
suit against W, Gould Brokaw, the
millionaire clubinan, which was begun
IN the Supreme court here yesterday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
Medals for srave Germans.

Berlin, May 26.-Three gold medals
given by President Roosevelt to the
three German biuejackets who saved
the lives of several sailors Of the Unit
ed States irouclad MonodanOck in
Chinese waters were transmitted by
Ambassador Tower to the foreign
Office yesterday, from which Office they
will be sent to the marine MINISTRY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-31
AppIebY Heads Posse.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. May 26.-Former
Sheriff William Fl. Appltby, accom-.
panied by his brother, George Apple
by of Evansville, and Fat Hawkins,
Floyd Carter and John Ellis of Beloit.
have started to take part in the cap
ture Of Ioha Dietz at Thornapple dam.
w II. Appleby has been placed in