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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

In consideration Of the state Of al
most penury and need that the United
States Department of Commerce found
the beef trust in, the public ought to
do something to assist this valuable
part OF our civilization to rtcoup IL
fortunes.
Therefore, It has been deemed advis-
able 10 extend to the public. through
this department, an invitation to give
toward that most commendable END
whatever 1t feels II can AFFORD In this
way Of money Produce will - az
cepted. however. from those who lack
ready coin.
Those desiring to help along this
worthy cause may leave the money on
the Baltimore street doorstep OF the
American office any time between mid
right and morning, so TINT they may
conceal their Identity from the public.
All Of this money so contributed that
remains there until daylight will be
turned over to the beef trust which
seems TO belong to the list Of worthy
.Asrseies. American.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
Pastomna Mratsriaa.

TAs clerks in the foreign branch OF
the postofice in New York. says hs
Epworth Herald, have many anus
ing episodes to tell. One day q mod
est young man. after inspecting the
mstl-slots marked foreign" city"
and domestic" approached the clerk
at the window.
Where do you mail lettersr' he
asked
Ascertaining that the letter was for
city delivery, the clerk told the man
TO drop II In the slot marked city"
Ths modest man went over, read the
inscriptions. and came back to the
window with the letter still In his
hand.
well. did you mail itr' inquired
the clerk.
mo- replied the man. II don't
know what to do. You see, It's thi,
way. She lives In the city. but she is
q foreigner and a domestic"
On the same day a man approached
the window, and thrustinE a money.
order, asked for the cash. The clerk
after inspecting It, handed it back, re
marking:
I'VE don't cash these here. This is
the foreign branch"
The man leaned over and said. con
ndentiaily. II know thls Is the foreign
branch. That's why / came here
That order Is from my fsther-in-Iau
In Cincinnati. and"-1owering bill
vo,cs-'hc IL a foreigner"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
PERSONAL RIGHTS IN STREETS.
Cause of Much Contsntto. Between
Drivers and Pedestrians.

Cause OF MUCH Oontonioa b@tWork
Driver. and Pedestrians.
A reader OF the Chicago Chronicle
has written letter asking a reply TO
the following:
"A friend and l disagree about the
rights OF pedestrians and the drivers
Of vehicles In the streets. He main
tains that the former have an exclus-
i've right OF way on the sidewalks. a
superior right on established street
crossings and no right at all on the
driveway between those crossings: /
maintain that he is right as to the side
walks and crossings, but wrong as re-
CARDS between crossings. where driv-
ers Of vehicles have superior but not
exclusive right Which OF us is rightr'
In the understanding OF the Chron-
Scle as to the various decisions OF the
courts a short reply to this is that each
disputant is both right and wrong.
Many cases touching these questions
have been decided in the several States
and there seems to be a degree OF uni
formity among them not often found
In matters wherein there is opportunity
for differences OF opinion
Itistr that on the established side
walks OF towns and cities the drivers Of
vehicles have no rights except perhaps
that OF crossing them with due care for
the purpose OF necessary entrance to
private property, and no right to OBJ
struct them in so doing beyond the
time reasonably necessary.
The majority OF questions do not
arise about the use Of sidewalks but OF
the street spaces between them. and
as to these the decisions warrant the
conclusion that there IL neither exclus
i've nor superior right In either pedes
TRANS or the drivers Of vehicles OF any
description or the riders OF horses
either on the established street cross
ings or In any other part OF the street
The established crossings at street
corners or elsewhere are purely mat
tiers OF convenience. The pedestrian
has a perfect right to pass along oil
over the crossings In any direction and
the riders and drivers have an sQua
right with him. and both have precise
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
DEED OF A MERRY RASCAL.
Posed as a Detective in order TO &c
Money from Victim.

Posed as "a Detective I'm order TO Get
Money from Victim.
One French became acquainted with
Gerry Harlow, a leading citizen OF
Dlxfield, while the two were spending
few days In Portland. The two SEEM
ed congenlal and decided to be com
rades on little excursion to Range
ley. They passed a happy week at
Names lake resort. One morning
French came back with the story that
lie had found a moose In the woods.
He asked Harlow II he did not want
to help him bring 1t In In the after
noon. Harlow assented and the two
started Off. When they reached lone
ly spot they left the road and went
into the woods; French suddenly point
ed a pistol at Harlow, and told him to
hold up his hands.
French showed a United States de-
tectives badge and told Harlow that
he was under arrest on the charge OF
passing counterfeit money. Harlow at
tempted to escape, whereupon French
shot at him, the bullet striking Har-
lows neck, where 1t Is still embedded.
French told Harlow that two other
officers were In the woods watching his
every movement and should he attempt
to escape would shoot at him. French
then said he was going to town after
a team with which to take the prisoner
to the Pennington jail. Harlow was
completely terrorlzed. French com
PEELED him to give up his money. his
diamond ring, two signed checks and
then forced him to write two more
checks to his (French's) order.
French then left Harlow In tn,
woods and was gone about two hours
returning, as he said he would, with
team. Then came an all-night drive
with a brief halt for a few hours sleep
and In the morning French reached
Pennington with his prisoner anC
marched him into jail.
French showed his badge and tolt
the TALLER that the prisoner was des
perate man and no one should be al
lowed to see him. French went to thu
bank in Pennington and tried to casl
his check and this is where he mad
his mistake. The man from whom h
rented the team appeared with paper
for his arrest and then quickly tn
plot was untangled. French was dis
covered to be a bogus detective. Har
low was given his freedom. and afte
short trial French was sent dow
to State prison to serve a long sen
tence.-Lewlston (Me.) Journal.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

The whaling steamer Orion. which
Capt. Balloon and his associates ara
operating in connection with the mod
ern station at Cechart, on the west
coast OF this island. figured In an ex-
citing adventure recently, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer, the outcome OF
which was for two hours in doubt
while monster "sulphur-bottom-
whale sevenU-hve feet In length tow.
ed the steamer seward at better than
tifteen-knot speed.
The whale had been hnrpoonod In
the ordinary manner. but was not kill.
ed as usual. the bomb attached to the
hnrpoon failing to explode at the crit
ical instant.
As the monster was only wounded
and enraged there was nothing else tc
do but pay out line and play the bis
fish until II should become exhausted
For two hours the whale travelled sea
ward, towing the steamer. II kept un
der water the greater part OF the time
coming up at quarter-hour interval
to blow, and so hard did II pull tina
the blades OF the harpoon loosened IL
its flesh.
The whales pace grew steadily less
however, until II finally became ver]
weak. The high speed at which II hat
Travelled and the heavy drag OF th'
steamer told and the effect OF the tow
was intensified by reversing the ship
engines. Finally one OF the ship
boats crept up on the whale and fou
hand lances were buried In Its vitals
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
An EhGINE-BELL IN AFRICA

Although there are no locomotives
in the part of Africa to which q Ger
tain missionary IL returning, and no
railroad crossing nor suburban sta
lions, one OF the most cherished tro-
rhies OF q visit to America which the
missionary is now carrying back with
lin, says the New York Press, IL an
tnEins-bell which has changed FROM
one end Of New York state to the
sthsr.
A few weeks ago tho missionary,
Arthur W. Simpson, was explaining
to q congregation the good work a bell
had done at his station.
1T IL DO bigger than a turnip." he
sid. but II IL invaluable. When 1t
was nrst placed on the mission the
natives used to gather around and
vt.rs At II In wonder. After q while
my began to understand why 1t was
nng. Often on q Sunday, when they
were en- route to work, we would point
To the ringing bell as reminder that
II was the Lords day, and many Of
them would return to their homes.
"A chief OF nsighboring tribe tried
10 bug the bell. We told him It was
not for sale. Then he offered to fight
for II. He offered ten head OF cattle
for II. Then he offered crops. Finally
be ssid we might have hia two wives
II wo rave the bell to him. The bell
Is not big enough for the mission now
and am going to buy q new one be
fore I return"
In the congregation was the presi
dent Of 4 railroad. The next morning
Mr.. Simpson received a letter from
this man. telling him to 70 to the re-
pair shops Of the road and pick ou'
any bell be liked. and have It mounted
there. 80 the old bell which has lonI
BEEN q warning to wsyfarers to "ge
on the track" will henceforth clamor
ousiy urge the jungle Africans 10 &c
on the right track and stay thersL
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

| have neither the necessity nor the
inclination TO dwell on that journey. Ii
was very late when we rolled into the
station Of the good town Of Leipsic,
where we spent the night at a convenient
hotel. Yet it was at an early hour that
Graden reused me from a tired sleep to
catch the POsen express. The country
through which we now journeyed was OF
a melancholy simiiitude. and the broad
plains, though reasonably cultivated, at
fected me with a mental depression
which the CHEEKY efforts of my companion
could not conquer. The day was draw
ing to its close as we reached Posen and
passed through that fortress city into
land of desolation. Gloomy pine woods,
great lakes on which the dying sun threw
patches Of rudy gold. forlorn heaths
and swamps that, as | ina gined, could
scarcely be equaled for sheer dismalness
Of aspect, slid by us In a never-ending
chain. Save for the eastern sky, giori-
fed by the fiery sunset. the heavens were
obscured by ponderous clouds Of muddy
grey that foretell the first snow Of win
ter. Darkness had fallen when we
changed carriages at a junction; but Ii
was close upon midnight before my
cousin. who had been sitting with a Con-
tinental Bradshaw on his knees, thrust
his head out Of the window and cried
that the lights Of Lemsdorf were In
sight Our luggage was piled upon an
antiQuated cab and in ten minutes more
the host Of the 'Goldner Adler a thin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

handsome Pole, was bowling stated,
welcome to his guests Supper-and then
to bed.
The room assigned to me was an oak
paneled apartment Of considerable size,
and the single candle with which | was
provided seemed only to deepen the Turk.
Ing shadows round the walls. The huge
china stove failed TO warm a place SO
thoroughly ventilated by draughts AT
another time the cause Of our journey,
combined with the uncanny nature OF
II csc surroundings. might have acted on
my nerves. But | was too weary, too
angry with my present discomfort, to
give opportunity to fanciful terrors. The
bed was small, aud In all probability
d mp. / took off my coat, rolled my
self In a thick travelling rug, heaped the
clothes upon me, and blowing out the
candle had placed on a table at my ell
bow, lay down TO sleep.
How long l may have slept cannot
say, but | was awakened by sudden
fash Of light that struck like blow
through the darkness For a score OF
seconds. II may have been. / lay mo-
tlonless. The room was In utter dark.
ness and silence. Then | heard foot
fall, a creaking of a door. / sprans
from my bed. only TO trip and fall heavily
over the rug which had carried with
me. ! CROPPED for the table, found II, and
1T the candle. crouching, half expectani
Of some attack when should reveal my
self. looked keenly about me-the room
was empty.
But l had had a visitor, for the door
was still ajar. l ran to it, shading tbs
light with my hand, peered down the
passage. There was no one visible.
returned to the room. this time locking
the door securely. Perhaps, after all,
reasoned, there had been no cause FOL
my alarm. Some fellow-guest might have
mistaken his chamber, retiring quickly
on discovering his error. This argument
heartened me, for, to be honest, | WA
shaken not little. | examined the room
carefully, without result; and then, aftei
composing cigarette. slipped back into
bed, leaving the candle burning In the
center of the room.
Ito be continued.)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
CAUGHT WOLF WITH HANDS.
President Tells How . Hunter As
eomplfzhsd the Feat.

President Tells How . Hunter 40
eompnzhsd the Feat.
In couple Of miles / was close
enough to SEQ what was going on. But
one greyhound was left with Aber-
nethy. The coyote was obviously
tired. and Abernethy, with the aid OF
his perfectly trained horse, was help
ing the greyhound catch It.
Twice he headed II, and this en-
sbled me to gain rapidly. They had
reached a small unwooded creek by
the time was within nifty yards; the
little wolf tried to break back to the
left; Abernethy headed II and rode al
most over 1t; and It gave a wicked
snap at bis foot cutting tho boot.
Then he wheeled and came toward II;
again It galloped back, and just as II
crossed the creek the greyhound made
a rush, pinned It By the hind leg and
threw It.
There was scuffie, then yell from
the greyhound as the wolf bit II. Al
the bite the hound let 60 and jumped
back few feet. and at the same mo-
ment, Abernethy, who had ridden his
horse right on them as they struggled,
leaped OF and sprang on top OF the
wolf. He held the reins OF the horse
with one hand and thrust the other
with a rapidity and precision even
greater than the rapidity OF the VOLTS
snap. into the VOLTS mouth. 1nmmlng
his hand down crossways between the
jaws, seiring the lower jaw and bend
ing II down 20 that the wolf could not
bite him.
He had q stout glove on his hand,
but this would have been Of no avail
whatever had he not seized the ami
NAL Just as he did, that il behind the
CANNES, while his hand pressed the
| lips against the teeth; with his knees
he kept the wolf from using its fore
paws to break tho hold, until II gave
up struggling. When he thus leaped
on and captured the coyote II was en-
tirely free, the dog having let go Of IT,
and he was obliged to keep hold OF
the reins OF his horse with ono hand
l was not twenty yards distant at the
time, and as 1 lesped OF the horse
he was sitting placidly on the liv,
wolf. his hand between its jaws. the
greyhound standing beside him snt
his horse standing by a. placid as h,
was In a couple of minutes Fortss
cue and Lambert came up. II wa,
as remarkable a feat OF the kind al
have ever seen.-Mr. Roosevelt II
Scribner's Magazine.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
tlyfER SToRlt5

Tame snakes are used In Moroc to
clear houses OF rats and mice. The
night Of a snake seems to terrif} the
rodents.
One hundred years ago the fastest
land travel N the world was on the
Great North Road. in England, after
1t had been put into its best condition.
There the York mail coach tore along
at the rate OF ninety miles day, and
many persons confidently predicted
divine vengeance on such unseemly
haste.
There is a large promontory in the
Aegean Sea, known as Haydn Horoo,
which extends three thousand feet
above the level of the water. As the
sur swings around the shadow Of this
p'ountain touches one by one a circle
OF islands separated by regular inter
walls, which act as hour marks on tho
largest sun dial In the world.
In a table covering different coun.
tries France ranks seventh among say
Ing nations, following Denmark, Swift
erland, Belgium. Sweden. Norway and
Germany. Another table, dealing with
the average per capita OF population.
puts France tenth, or behind Den
mark, Switzerland, Germany, Norway,
Australia, Belgium. the United States,
Austria and Sweden.
Total American imports Of bananas
and cocoanuts last year were to June
30, 1904, twenty-seven million punches
" bananas and seventy-fve million
eocoanuts, OF which New Orleans re-
seived in direct shipments nine mill
.on punches Of bananas, Mobile four
million, Baltimore three million, New
York 100000, Boston four million
and Philadelphia 100000.
The size Of the Atlantic waves has
oeen carefully measured for the Wash
ington Photographic Bureau. In height
the waves usually average about
thirty feet. but In rough weather they
attain from forty to forty-eight feet
In storms they are often from FIVE
hundred to six hundred feet long and
asst ten or eleven seconds, while the
longest yet known measured half a
nile and did not spend itself for twen-
V-three seconds.
A gardener discovered the fact that
trees are often sent to an untimely
death by poison, usually arsenic. The
reason for this does not appear until
oro hears the mans explanation. Sup
pose a man has rented a house which
has too much shade, tho law will not
allow him to have one or more OF the
trees cut down without the consent of
tho owner. AS 1t often happens that
tenants and landlords hold different
Views on the subject OF shade, the
trees remain as a hone Of contention.
1t is then that the gardener is called
to administer q dose Of poison, for
when a tree is dead the tenant may
have 1t removed. Five cents worth OF
arsenic is sufficient to XIII large tree
A hole is made in the trunk, arsenic
dropped In and nature does the rest.
II never fails.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29
WoMErs MEN IN FICTION.


What the Feminine Reader Think.
- the Various Heroes
what women like In men has been
discussed by various Of eur rsadsrs,
primarily regarding fiction and its he
rvss, but In reference also to real life,
says Golfers Weekly. One warns US
not to confuse the attractions Of re-
nance with the qualities which attract
In living beings. Speaking of George
kuors "Romols," she says: I'm real
life believe a man IKE Tito would
attract girl on account Of his super
ncisl qualities. while in the book the
strength OF tie author has shown them
up IN such q true light that a girl Of
IL could not fail to see the danger sig.
nal and take to cover"
In novels strength is always rsqui-
ate in the hero and weakness cannot
be redeemed BY head or heart. No
Dobbln for her. This lady, who halls
from Texas, thinks william Ashs de
serves all he got" When she was IA
the hero OF The First Violin" disturb
ed her nutterlng heart To her. a. to
many OF her sex. Scott IL obnoxious,
partly on account OF the kind OF wom-
an be preferred. On her favorable
list are Adam Bede, Monsieur Beau.
cairs. Peter Sterling. John Storm, John
Halifax, Colonel Newcome, The Little
Minister. John Alden, Jacob in Lady
Roses Daughter" Tome OF The MIL
on the Floss" and the hero OF ITO
Have and to Hold" Such men az
David Oopperneld, Richard Carvel and
Hugh wynne have little interest for
our Texas beauty, and the Egoist,
Charley Steele. and Alec D'Urbervills
represent her view OF the repellant.
girl from Missouri. who is all for
strength As are most OF our lady cor
respondents, IL strong for Felix Holt.
with the same authors Doctor Lydzats
standing high. Rochester is strong
all along the line, although one dame
thinks his power Is too Grass and mix
ID toe freely with the cruel. Such
reservations bother not her for whom
Pstruchio reaches the highest mark
OF male attractiveness. Gentle men
she thinks. women love ''as We love
month-old babies-Oolonsl Eewcoms
and Olive, for instance" The Viz
rinian" for her. Isn't It with a strong
desire to stand In Molly's shoes thai
We turn to the beginning Of the booh
and read 1t agsinf" She doesn't objeci
to Rob Roy. among SCOTS heroes. AND
In George Eliot Felix Holt would psSI
II be used 4 comb and necktis. Caleb
in HaEEard's Pearl Maiden" sh.
would have seized upon three days sf
ter finding him.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

''rherew exclaimed the Rev. Mr..
Gasaway, as he finished writing his
sermon. Il fiatter myself that very
few preachers could beat that bit Of
eloquence."
whats your text. dearT asked his
wife.
"'Let nothing be done through vain.
glory philadelphia Public Ledger.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

Papa Bass-This Ia the third tine
this season you've made sucker OF
yourself and got a hook In the jaw IN
the breaksway. It's good to be dead
game. my son. but FAR better to be
alive. 20 l trust you viii now see the
folly OF trying to get something for
nothing.
Billy Bass (doggedly)-But l never
bit twice at the same kind OF bait
anywnyi-Puck.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

Considerable interest attaches to the
cement filling In the trunks Of the great
oaks near st. Charles avenue and many
questions have been asked about this
method OF arrestlng the decay OF trees,
says the New orleans Times-Democrat
Hortlculturlsts have found that they
have been able to prevent limbs from
decaying by wrapping them In cloth.
This helps to exclude dampness. Car
rying their experiments one point fur
Their, 1t was found that cement would
preserve the trunks Of trees from rot
ting, just as filling In a tooth prevents
further decay.
The question arose last year as to
what could be done to preserve the
great oaks at Audubon park. which
were losing their growth and verdure
by reason Of big holes in their trunks,
and 1t was accordingly decided to I'LL
the aperture with cement Several
carloads OF sand. mortar and brick
we're used in the operation, which has
been attended with great success. Old
oaks regained their strength, new
branches began to grow, and altogetn-
er they put on signs Of renewed life.
The art OF "arboreal dentistry" has
since then been perfected to such an
extent that even a new bark can be
given to a tree. 1t is proposed at some
future date to cover the filling with a
layer Of cement the color OF the oak
bark, which can be so worked as to re
semble a natural covering. 1t Is said
that this Will preserve the tree even
better than with ordinary cement
while at the same time It viii add to
Its beauty by hiding the mortar.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

How DO you know that BigEins has
LEES money than formerly
"Hss physician has told him that he
las q cc:3 instead OF telling him he Is
hay fever snfrsror."-Wsshinst0D
B.sr.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

"Aes," said Alkan Ike. quietly, he
lied very sudden while play,n' poker"
Heart disease7" queried the tour
st
"wen, uow, reckon you mls ht cab
! heart, spade, diamond anc clib dis
ease. He had all four ace, up his
Philadelphia Press
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

II you do not know there Il nothing
ln fortune telling {. spirituslism. there
y no hope for you; you win b fool
III your dayA
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

When a doctor loses patient. he
says: Had he submitted to the opere-
don l advised. he could have De~s
sayed-"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-29

AL mems intentions are l,s4-fox
paving material