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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22
AN UNEXPECTED BANQUET.

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During the summer of 1903 Leonidas
Hubbard, Jr., Dillon Wallace and a
half-breed Cree Indian, who proved
himself hero, started to explore the
Labrador wilds This purpose was
only partially carried out. Winter came
on long before Hubbard was ready to
turn back, the provisions were exhaust
ed game was scarce. On the journey
to the coast Hubbard was taken i'll,
and perished of starvation while his
companions were in search of aid. Wal
lace had found some provisions which
had been thrown aside on the inland
trip, and had returned within a few
hundred feet Of Hubbard's tent, but
could not find 1t. In THE Lure of the
Labrador Wild" Mr.. Wallace tells
something of their hardships:
Despite the steady gnaw at the pit
of our stOmachs, we had cut down our
meals to the minimum amount OF food
that would keep us alive. For nearly
two weeks we had been the prisoners
of relentless storm. All of us felt
we had entered on race against star
walton.
While we were nearing the shore we
sighted three little duckllngs bobbing
up and down In the tumbling waves,
and repeatedly diving. They were too
far off to reach with a pistol and Hub
bard took his rifle. 1t seemed almost
like attacking a fly with a cannon, but
with our thoughts on food, none OF us
was impressed with the incongrulty
then.
After Hubbard fired, one of the duck
lings turned over. We padded to II
with feverish haste, and found that II
had been stunned by a ball that had
barely grazed its bill. 1t was a lucky
shot, for If the bullet had gone through
the duckling's body there would have
been little left TO eat.
The next day we houndered OF
through marshes and swamps. We
caught no fish and killed no game
George, with his pack and rifle, wa'
in advance, and Hubbard and l fol
lowed his track through the snow. II
the distance we heard a bang! then
bangl bangi three shots in all. Pres
emily we came upon Georges pacl
near the little lake. and waited for hin
TO appear.
He had killed two geese. While
waiting for them to cook, George GU
from the necks piece of skin and IA
for each Of us. These we warmed oil
the end of a stick, taking great car
not to heat them enough to permit
single drop of the oil to escape from
the fat; then, half-raw as they were
we ate them greedlly, and found then
delicious. 1t is really wonderful how
much happiness that bit OF gam
brought us. AS we were drinking tn
broth we freely admitted that never be
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22

Uncle Rufus was one Of the calmest
and most equable of mortals. Nobody
had even seen him excited or impa-
tent. But there came time that tried
him. The furnace In the basement
Of his house was working badly. He
had been experimenting with new
variety OF coal. I'm which there was a
considerable proportion Of slack" and
1t did not seem TO be burning. He
threw open the door of the furnace,
thrust the end of a long poker deep
into the smoldering mass, and stirred
II up vigorously.
The result was startling. A fierce
burst Of flame and smoke came forth,
not only enveloplng Uncle Rufus, but
blowing out the flue caps in the rooms
above and filling the house with SCOT
and ashes.
In the midst of the excitement Uncle
Rufus came up from the basement
with his usual slow and regular step.
His face was black with CRIME, his
eyebrows and eyelashes were singed to
a crisp and what was left Of his hair
and beard was a sight to behold.
He went to a mirror and took a good
look at himself.
"Wal," he said, slowly, and deliber-
ately, 81 was needing shave an
a hair cut, anyway
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22
The XiIlapa Mnsher

Under the giggling goo-goo tree
The village masher stands,
A most attentive man Is he,
With white and supple hands,
The muscles In his skinny arms
Are soft as silken strands.
His hair Is curled and oiled and long,
His face Is free from tan;
His brow was never known to sweat,
He ogles all he can,
And looks all women in the face,
This gutta-percha man.
Week in, week out, from morn till night
He makes himself a show,
He always stands around in pride
Where all the women 90,
And loves to make those goo-goo eyes
And saunter to and fro.
The children coming home from school
Go scan the masher DER,
They love to see his dinky clothes,
At him they loudly roar;
OF course their merrlment Is apt
To make the masher sore.
He goes on Sunday to the church
And rubbers at the girls;
He never hears the parson preach
For looking at the curls,
And If a maiden smiles at him
His brainlet simply whirls.
At old OF young, at short or tall
He makes those goo-goo eyes;
To ogle is his height of bliss,
His form of paradise
He's badly stuck upon himself
And knows that he Is nice.
Under the giggling goo-goo tree
The village masher slick,
Makes eyes at every female form
That passes-what a trick
If some good manly man would take
And hit him with a brick.
Chicago Chronicle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22

THE MIKADO'S PREcEPTS.



On the walls of the barracks on the
sides of the tents, at the foot of every
japanese soldiers cot hangs a printed
copy of seven moral precepts, says the
New York World. The Emperor Of
Japan is supposed to be the author.
At any rate, he, as general-ln-chlef, Is
sued them to his army. The last thing
the soldier sees on retiring, the first
thing to greet his eyes when he
awakes, are these precepts.
Every morning after roll call an Off
Ger of each company reads the pre-
cepts to his men. Then he makes the
men recite them in concert, and aft
erward calls upon individual soldiers
to repeat them.
In barracks the officers drill the
men in the knowledge of the precepts,
and explain to them in detail, illus
tratlng their explanations with exam
pies drawn from history. Deeds of
Washington, Alexander, Caesar, Ma
poleon, Grant and other famous COM
manders are related. that the soldiers
may know the precepts In practical
application as well as In theory.
Baron Kaneko, Japanese states
man who recently visited this coun-
try on a confidential mission, asserts
that the personal valor Of the japanese
soldiers is due to the practice Of the
seven precepts. Here they are as
translated by Baron Kaneko from the
Mikados edict:
ITO be sincere and loyal and guard
against untruthfulness.
ITO respect superiors, keep true to
comrades and guard against lawless-
ness and insolence.
'To obey the command of superlors,
irrespective Of its nature, and never
to resist or disregard 1t.
ITO prize bravery and courage and
be diligent in the performance of du-
ties, and guard against cowardlce and
timidlty.
ITO boast not Of brutal courage, and
neither quarrel with nor insult others,
which will incite general hatred
ITO cultivate virtue and practice fru-
gallty, and guard against extravaganza
and effemlnacy.
ITO prize reputation and honor, and
guard against vulgarlty and greed"
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ventures to the confident hope that
done will turn out to be for the good of all well
Majesty, for whose person the Norwegian people will
retain their high respect and devotion"
The sovereign who is thus at the time both de-
posed and yenerated has almost from the date of his
cession TO the crown In 1872, been commanding figure
the royalties of Europe Now in his seventysxth
year. he has been for three decades ruler who has
admiration for his qualities Individual.
OF towering stature with handsome mobile face
and noble and intellectual head this descendant of Ma
poeons marshal Bernadote founder of the dynasty
manner both of extraordinary fascination and
entire simplicity and indebtedness.
Oscar is not only of the highest cultivation and
natural ability but of the widest berallty view and
sympathy. He life from narrow view point and
his interests remarkably varied and Diverse He is
both king and democrat, student and a man of
affairs poet and an administrator
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22

king Oscar is, 1t be said without mistake, the
most brilliant intelligent royal man In Europe; poet
writer painter orator ingulst democratic in
with hawless gracousness, commanding presence
perfectly knowing the modern liberal ideas prevailing
the and yet with all his studied and natural
democracy, appearing the king. the born ruler"
So wrote the late NJ. de Blowitz 1.-The London Times
pr to Europe" IN estimating King Oscar H. of
and to much the effect has written almost
every who has sought to describe the personality Of
"the accomplished sovereign In Europe"
Not only is King Oscar accomplished, talented and
learned but he is likewise in the highest degree popular
throughout Sweden, while In Norway ITSELF despite the
nuncatlon OF his rule by the Norwegians the king is
greatly respected for his characteristics a man.
The estimation in which Oscar is held by the Norwe-
CLANS clearly indicated by the language the
ing in its declaration Of the dissolution of the dual king
This document concludes foows "The Storthing
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22
WORKING GIRLS HOTEL.
One Established In London Where Rate
Is 20 Cents Day.

One Established In London Where Kate
Is 20 Cents "a Day.
Lord Radstock, a wealthy relative
of the duke of Manchester-the latter
known principally as the husband Of
Miss Zimmerman. of Cincinnati-has
opened in southwest London q hotel
for working girls, says the Detroit Tri-
bune.
This, in itself, isn't new. Other
hotels for working girls have been
established and have met with more
or less success-and advertisement.
Lord Radstock, however, thinks he
has solved the problem of how to live
on 25 cents day, and has planned his
hotel to meet an extraordinary demand
along that line.
At his hotel the charge for lodging
Is So cents a week-12 cents a night.
In addition, meals are provided at
the minimum cost. A pot of tea, for
instance, may be had for 2 centsi a
three-course dinner, consisting OF soup,
steak, pudding and fruit pie, for 8
cents. Roast beef, or pork, two vege-
tables and plum pudding cost only IL
cents. Irish stew requires an expen-
diture Of 4 cents, and all buildings only
2 cents.
A boarder may delve as deeply or as
lightly into the bill Of fare as she
chooses. She may scale the menu and
live fairly well. or may go the limit
and luxuriate. She may keep her ex-
penditure down to 25 cents a day, but.
at any rate, cannot soar much above
that figure.
The hotel has bright, well-furnished,
sitting rooms, classrooms. a workroom
for sewing and a laundry. The bed
rooms are light, airy and comfortable
and hot water and baths are free.
An immense marble-lined skating
rink, on which many pleasure seekers
can find room, is one Of the features
OF the hotel Swings and gymnastio
apparatus will be put up in the near
future.
Lord Radstock allows his girl board
ers plenty Of liberty. The rules are
few and not irksome.
Lights are out at 1890, but permits
sion to stay out till later can be OBJ
talned from the matron. Visitors are
permitted, but male guests are re-
celved only In the hall.
There is no age limit for the board
ers.
For a long time Lord Radstock has
been interested in such phllanthroplc
work; he is now just entering his list
year. His father was a vics-admiral
In the English navy. His grandfather,
the Rt.-Hon. William Waldegrave, was
raised to the peerage in 1900.
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Chinese a Devnnt PeonIe.

How little the white man, especially
the majority Of those of us who go
forth as missionaries to Convert the
heathen," comprehend the Chinese
characterl To the student of Chinese
institutions and the Chinese themselves
1t seems outrageous presumption, for
the truth is that the Chinese are with
out doubt the most religious people on
the globe. Their religion is a very
part Of themselves, accepted without
discussion from birth.
The veriest pauper, from a worldly
point Of view, who lives on one OF
the hundreds of sampans floating be
fore Canton, will deny himself in Or
der that he may perform a particular
religious duty. There are no people
save the Mohammedans that so COM
pletely live up to the faith they pro-
fess. China has no divergent churches,
no wrangling apostles; there is the one
creed, of thousands of years standing
to which all yield allegiance, and ia
which all pin a faith that continues
unto death incontrovertlble.
Now and again we hear Of a icon
verted" Chlnaman, but l never saw
one that had really broken from the
faith of his fathers who was not the
less trustworthy. In a considera or
experience with many kinds of natives
in the wilderness of their own coun
try have invariably found the ones
farthest from civilization" and the
converting" influence of conflicting
white-man creeds to be the most hon
orable and dependable. ! mean this al
no unkindly reflection upon the Chris
tan faith or upon the zeal, often, alas
so ignorantly directed, of many gooC
people.-Caspar Whitney, In Outing.
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Goes TO BED with Rntrler.

G. G. COnant, a homesteader in the
coded portion Of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in the Bonesteel country,
had a thrilling adventure with a rat
tlesnake which invaded his home.
Conant had been absent from his
farm for several days, returning home
In the evening AS It was raining, he
decided to 60 to bed early. He did not
notice anything strange about his bed
at the time he retired, but about mid
night he was awakened by, move
ment near his body, under the bed
clothing. He lost no time In spring
ing from the bed, and, lighting match
and turning down the bedclothing,
was Mortified to find that he had had a
huge rattlesnake as bedfellow.
That he was not bitten was doubt
less due to the fact that the pressure
Of the bedclothing did not give the
snake the necessary space. required by
this species of reptile to coil and strike
The snake, which was killed by the
frightened homesteader, had eight rat
ties, and these are now worn as an or
nament by Conant as memento Of
his midnight experience.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22
.oyfER SroDlES


novel way has been discovered in
Denmark for raising money for hos
pital. The Danish government issued
a special stamp, worth half a cent,
which the public was requested to buy
and paste on letters and parcels. With
In short time more than $4,000
worth Of these charity stamps were
sold
The London Globe relates that lady
from the country was visiting West
Minister Abbey recently, with the par
ticular object Of seeing the tomb of
King Edward IL. Patient search fail
ed to discover II, and at last she asked
the verger or an attendant of some
sort, to direct her to It. The explana-
ton Of her failure was instantly forth
coming. I'm sorry, madam" he said,
but we aven't got Edward II. ere,
as we only have the odd numbers"
The builders are at work on a stone
viaduct at Plauen, Saxony. over the
River SYRIA, which contains the long
est masonry arch in the world, its
length being 295 feet Q inches, meas
ured horizontally from base to base.
The Luxembourg bridge across the val
ley Of Petruffe, which was completed
a few months ago, has a span of PIT
feet The next longest masonry arch
is in the United States, near Wash
ington, and is known as the Cabin John
Bridge. Its length Of span is 300 feet
Some ambitious silkworms of the
neighborhood OF Venice have woven by
themselves a ribbon three yards long
and three inches wide. When they
reached the chrysalis stage, according
10 the Indianapolis News, instead Of
weaving round cocoons on the twigs
prepared for them, they preferred tc
travel up and down the smooth upper
side of a strip Of wood nine feet long
and three inches wide. Back and forth
they went, spinning their silken web
until at last they made beautiful
ribbon, transparent I'm its center anC
golden yellow at the heavier edges
The scarf is amazingly strong for 6
fabric so delicatey woven.
1t is believed, according to the In
dlanapolls News, that 1t will not b,
very long before adequate steps ar
taken to harness some Of the PRACTICAL!
unlimited tidewater power of the Ba!
of Fundy and of the fats and low
lands that mark the estuaries of tn
streams that flow into the bay. Oh
the Minas Basin head of from thirty
, FIVE to forty feet would be available
/ This, sustained by the limitless volume
} Of ocean water, replenishing the basin
every twelve hours, would afford al
aggregate power far beyond the ut
} most capacity of Niagara. This is onl
, one instance of the power of the Ba.
| Of Fundy that now goes TO waste. A
= Moncton the tide rises to a height o
l thirty feet, beginning with the famou
3 rushing bore" six feet in height. Thi
? power could be utilized, and the hal
}, Dor improved, without destroying tn
/ fascinatlons of the bore"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-22

One Of those accidents on the eleva-
ted railway that fortunately happen
very seldom had taken place. The
train had run Off the track and one Of
the cars had been overturned and lay
on its side. 1t was fairly well filed
with passegers. Many Of them were
bruised, but none was seriously hurt,
and willing hands soon assisted them
in clambering out OF the wreck.
One Of the passengers was a young
married woman who had taken a seat
next to a window. THIS is the story
of her escape, as she told 1t afterward
10 intimate friends:
when the car went over fell
against the window and broke It out.
l looked down through the opening,
and there, few inches below me, was
the deadly third rail. Two other WON.
en- had fallen on top Of me, and were
screaming with all their might. ]
knew what would happen to me II !
touched that rail, and held myself
up from IT,"
But how could you do it." heI
friends asked her, with the weight
Of two other persons pressing you
DOWN."
"Well, I'll tell you" she said. "a
happened to remember that l had left
on my desk at home a recipe l haC
copied from some paper for the cur,
of corns. DO you think was going
to let anybody find that lying there
Not for worldsl The mere thought o.
It gave me all the strength needed
Now. don't you tell anybody abou
this, or I'll never speak TO you again.
/ But 1t leaked out, somehow.
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OFFICER AND HIS MEN.
Their Relations Are Very Close and
Friendly.

tnetF hclattOns Arc very OlOac anu
Friendly.
A colonel of the Russian army
writes in the World Today as followsi
The relations between officers and
men are close and intimate In the ex-
IRENE. A colonel is not merely the
commander OF a regiment, or a captain
merely the head Of his company, troop
or battery. He is the little father"
Of his men, their guide, counselor and
friend. There are exceptions to the
general rule, of course, just as there
are exceptions to all rules. But In a
very large majority of cases the atti-
tude Of the officer is commendable In
the extreme. If one of his soldiers
wishes to communicate with his family
or friends at home, and cannot write,
his officer writes the letter for him, and
reads to him the one that comes in re-
Spouse, If the man cannot perform that
service for himself. If the soldier ia
in trouble, 1t is his officer to whom
he goes for advice and assistance, and
the number of times when he is not
properly received and treated is so
small as to be almost infnitesimal.
If he is grievd by the death of some
dear one, or depressed by other bad
news from home. 1t is his officer who
as you Americans would say, braces
him up" The army of no country IN
the world shows a better condition OF
affairs in this respect than does that
of Russia. The officer realizes the re
sponslbility that is his, responsibility
far greater than that which rests upon
the officers of armies maintained by
countries the soldiers or which, from
an educational standpoint, perhaps
show a higher standard than do those
of Russia. He realizes that his sol
dlers need to be led rather than driv
en-, and he acts accordingly. The sol
diers appreciate this, and the result
is that the esprit de corps OF the Rus
sian army, even IN times of the great
est stress, compares most favorablI
with that to be observed in any othel
country.
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the bread loaf. Everyone is familiar
with the phenomena of bread drying
out and becoming stale when exposed
to air particularly observed at the
end Of a cut loaf. The crust forms a
natural covering, which prevents rapid
loss Of moisture, so that If the end
Of the loaf is protected the bread
will keep In good condition for a
much longer period than If left ex-
posed. The device referred to con-
slsts OF fiat plate Of a contour con-
forming to the usual loaf shape. and
attached to 1t are two arms, provided
with points. adapted to penetrate the
crust surface and hold the'plate in POI
sitlon. These arms are quite elastic,
so that they can readily be sprung to
allow the loaf cover to be removed.
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a RIDE UP PIXIES PEAK.
Il IL Likely Almost Literally TO Burss
Your Head Open.

To take a ride that almost literally
bursts your head open is a novelty
thrilling enough, II is to be presumed,
for the most eager thrill seeker. says
the Baltimore News. But that is what
often happens to him who essays the
dizzy heights of Pixies Peak, 1900
feet above sea level.
Il went up on the cog road from
Manitou," said Baltimore man, "in
company with party Of tourists, and
before we reached the Halfway house
there were two who exhibited such
positive symptoms of distress that at
the first stop they had to leave and
take the next train down. The rest
Of us continued. In a seat a little In
front of us was young girl who had
been growing gradually hysterical, and
whom we had been watching curiously
to see what would happen next. II
happened. Suddenly she threw up her
hands and fell backward, with blood
gushing from her mouth, ears, eyes and
nose. The conductor, who was evil
IDENTIFY accustomed to such scenes, told
her escort TO lay her fiat on her back
as the pressure was less there than
at the head height in a sitting posture
Then, at the next station, she was
taken Off and sent back to Manitou
by the wagon road. They didn't dare
to take her down by train, as the
quick change to the denser air might
have proved serious.
"Well. we kept going and reached
the top. l thought I'd take a shorf
run in the fine, rarified air, and l die
took a dozen steps, when my hear
began to beat like a trip hammer ant
concluded that running at that heigh
was not for me. They told me YOU
couldn't boil eggs or beans up there
| don't know, because didn't try. w,
had our pictures taken sitting on 1
rock up In that barren spot, wher,
nothing will grow but the edelweisi
and sought some souvenirs. Then W.
came down, and, so far as l am con
cerned, they can level the mountain to
morrow. I'll never have any more us.
for 1t. Manltou, Garden of the God
and North Cheyenne canyon for mine
but no more of that sky business"