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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

HOME AGAIN.


The traveller in far countries does
not need TO have been absent from
his native land many months, or in
uncivilized regions, to experience on
his return a patriotic exultation Of
the heart, frequently accompanied
by a lump in the throat. which often
surprises him. To what heights the
same emotion may rise in wanderers
returned from savage countries after
years of inconsistencies two little in
cidents may prove.
An Englishman-a stolid typical
Briton, usually one of the most un.
demonstrative Uf men-received a
years leave Of absence from his for
lorn and fever-strlcken post in the
African wilderness. after having
lived there seven years When he
landed on the wharf at Liverpool, his
eyes CHANGED to light first Of all upon
a postman in uniform.
Instantly Ire few at and frantically
embraced the alarmed and indignant
official, who struggled a moment vain
ly in his grasp, and then let out a
lusty yell for help.
A policeman came running to the
spot.
les a lunaticv7 gasped the post
man. les tryin' to kiss mel Take
i'm orr
The policeman tried. But no soon
er had he laid hands on the hysterl-
cal hOme-comer than the captive sud
denly released the postman, flung both
arms round his captors neck and
wept upon his shoulder, at the same
time choking him violently. When
the officer had extrlcated himself, he
naturally invited the perpetrator Of
this affectionate assault to accompany
him to the police station.
Police station-penltentiar
luml Whichever you pleasew cried
the prisoner, ecstatically. They're
all of them civilized, and they're none
of them African
An American returning not long
ago to his native land after an alb
sence nearly as long and quite as
homesick, behaved very differently.
He appeared. indeed. quite COM
posed and calm, but was, In fact, in
a kind Of rapturous daze in which
nothing seemed real to him, but rather
happy dream which must presently
be dispelled. Only when his carriage
was halted in blockade not far from
the wharf and opposite a vacant lot
where a crowd of young men were
playing ball was he at last awakened
to realities. Then foul ball crashed
suddenly through the carriage win
dow, showered him with broken glass,
and struck him an agonizlng blow on
the elbow. One of the players came
running to see what injury had been
done.
Are you hurt?" he asked, anxious
ly, looking in upon a figure still curl
ed up and rocking with pain, while
two or three threads of blood trlckled
down his cOuntenance.
Hurt" exclaimed the victim. Eyes,
.hank heavenl That was a baseball
and this is America youths Com
naDiOn
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03
PERSONAL RIGHTS IN STREETS.
Cause of Much Contention Between
Drivers and Pedestrians.

Cause of Much Contention Between
Drivers and Pedestrians.
A reader Of the Chicago Chronicle
has written a 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
talns 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 a superior but not
exclusive right Which of us is right?'
In the understanding of the Chron-
icle 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.
tits true 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. aad
as 70 these the decisions warrant the
conclusion that there is neither exclus-
i've nor superior right in either pedes-
-trians 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 or
ever the crossings in any direction and
the riders and drivers have an equal
right with him, and both have precise
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

CHAPTER ANiii.-fContinued.l
"Nobody ever believed that you were
robbed. Mr.. Leighnn." l went on. "But
the finding Of the money seems to show
that you really were robbed while you
were insensible Perhaps we shall find
the papers, too. some day"
perhaps we shall" he said IF they
are in the hands Of rogues and villains,
] shall be much the better for it. Enough
said about my robbery. II Is strange.
too; both on the same day knew
not thea what he meant Both on the
same day-and after six long years.
What can this meanl WILL he said.
eagerly, tell mel never did any harm
to you; you've never had any land to
mortgage-tell me. do you know nothing
Of the papers? When you found this bag
did you hear nothing about the papers
Il know nothing. How should IT
well, 1t matters little; | am not con
cerned with the robber, but with the
man who has them now. ! must deal
with him; and, there, you cannot help
me, uness-nO--no-I cannot ask II; you
would not help me-"
Anyhow. Mr.. Leighan, you've got
twenty pounds back again. That Is
something Confess that you are pleas
ed"
young man. II You torture n man
all over with rheumatic pains, do you
think he is pleased to find that they
have left his little finger, while they are
still red-hot irons all over the rest of
his bodyi That is my case"
Il AM sorry to hear il. At the same
time. twenty pounds. as | said before
Is something"
ITS been lying idle for six years
Twenty pounds at compound interest,"
don't spend my interest, | promise you
would now be six-and-twenty pounds
I've lost six pounds"
| laughed. A man who knows not the
value Of interest laughs easily. l ex-
days of my life.
AS for the papers. there's a dead loss
OF one hundred and fifty pounds year
Think Of thatl All these years I've wait
ed and hoped-yes. I've prayed-actual
ly prayed-that | might get my papers
back again. Three thousand pounds Their,
are. among these papers. besides the Ger
tihcates and things that | could replace.
Nearly all Mary's fortune lost"
'No," said. Don't hatter yourself
that you lost any Of Mary's money. 1t
was your own money. You are trustee
for Mary's fortuna. remember and you
will have to pay u over in full"
He WINGED and Sroaned.
Three Thousand poundsl With the
interest it woulS now be worth nearly
four thousand pounds at five per cent.
And now all as good as lostv'
well Mr.. feighsn | am sorry for
you, very sorry, particularly as you will
have to find that fortune Of Mary's very
soon"
"Shall l, Master viii Nethercote?
shall give Mary her fortune when
please; not az ALL unless | please Mary
has got to ~ ohedient and submissive
to me, elss she won't get anything
When | give my consent to her mar
riage and nOr till then-not till then
shall have to deliver up her fortune.
Goodnight TO you, viii Nethercote."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

CHAPTER XViiI.-Continuedl attempt to
By SIR WALTEIe eEsANr

attempt to interfere. Oh. you don't
know what might happen II you inter
fere1."
1T is David, then. Very well, uncle,
1 shall not ask him what II is"
Il can't tell anybody, Mary; | mus.
bear It in patience. If | resist | shall
only lose the more. Mary. we've got to
be very careful in the housekeeping now
very careful"
81 am always careful. uncle"
There was a pudding again to-day.
can't afford any more pudding for a
long while-not till Christmas. And I'm
sure there's waste and riot in the kitch-
en-"
Nonsense, uncle. You not afford a
puddingf Now, remember you are not
to be starved and there's no waste or
riot"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

The Cosena and Catanzaro dist lets
OF Italy few days ago experienced a
most singular phenomenon. There
fell over the neighborhood a mingled
downfall of fine red dust and rain
The shower lasted about fifteen min.
utes. aud seemed to move from east to
west. Both before and after the
shower had passed the zone of coun
try between the two towns was over.
spread by a current of hot air, so op
pressive that hundreds of people were
overcome by sphyxia.-Londor
Globe
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03
CHAPTER NIX.

During these days David led the life
Of a solitary. He sometimes went to
the inn; he went to the village shop on
the green to buy what he wanted. and
be kept wholly to himself. Except for
shat daily visit TO Gratnor, he talked to
40 one.
From time to time | met him leaning
over vho field gates, lettering along the
lanes. or sitting idly under the shade Of
one Of our high hedges. | suppose that
his loafng and wandering life had made
work of any kind distasteful to bin. His
face was not a pleasant one to gaze upon.
and for a stranger would have hnen ter.
rifyine At this time we knew from
Mary that he went nearly every day TO
Gratnor, but we had no suspicion Of
what was said or done there. My own
thoughts, indeed were wholly occupied
with the fortunes of George Sidcote, and
l gave small heed to this sulky hermit.
Wa vid," | asked him. meeting him
Que day face to face so that he could
l,ot slip out Of my way. "why do you
sever come over to Sidcote? Have we
offended you in any wayT
NO" he replied, slowly. rs If he was
thinking what he ought to reply--'no,
Tended me-"
"Come over this evening and tell us
what you think abouS doing"
mo. l don't think | can 20 over
this evening"
CHOOSE your own time, but come be
fore l go back to London"
George will be turned out of his place
before the end of the year. The old man
told me so. Then he'll go, too. Mary
says she will go with George. Then
shall be left alone with Uncle Dan" He
laughed quietly. Il think | shall 20 and
live at Gratnor. and take care of him
We shall have happy times together
when you are all gone and | am left
alone with him."
"Why. David, you wouldn't harm tn,
poor old man now, would your"
mot harm him? Not harm him? DID
you ask him six years ago if he wa.
going to harm me? viii he harm Georg,
SidcOte nOwf
You cannot force a man to be sociable
nor can you force him to entertain
thoughts of charity. forgiveness and long
Suffering. | made no more attempts I,
lead the man back to better ways ant
old habits.
And all the time. every day David wa.
carrying on. slowly and ruthlessly, tn,
most systematic revenge. with the mos
exquisite tortures. Every day he weni
TO Gratnor and dangled before his vic
tim some Of his property, and made hin
buy It back bit by bit. haggling over the
bargain; letting his uncle have it one day
cheap, so as to raise his spirits, and the
next at nearly its full value, so as tC
crush him again; and even at times, af
ter an hours bargain over a single cou-
pom, he would put 1t in the fire and de
stroy IL.
When David went away. the poor old
man would fall to weeping; this hard
dry old man. whom nothing ever moved
before, would shed tears Of impoten'
and bitter rage. But he refused to tel
Mary what was troubling him.
Il can't tell you what 1t is" he said
-You don't know what the consequence
might be If l told you. Oh, Mary,
am a miserable old mani | wish | wal
dead and buried and that it was all ovei
II wish it was all over"
at Is something" said Mary, ''to Dc
with David l will go and speak to hin
about it,"
mo. Mar,. no;" he cried. eagerly
Mind your own business. child. Dom
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03
Looking at Hi,ns.If.

I'VE had quite a prominent actor as
a guest at our house the other even
ing"
"Graciousl didn't you find 1t hard to
entertain himr'
"Oh. no, we just handed him a
bunch OF photographs and his own was
among them. He amused himself for
hours. Philadelphia Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

How can you shake hands so cor
daily with that man when you know
he hates your" said Jags.
"You see. have the better Of him"
replied Ways. HE doesn't hate me
half as bad as | do himP'-Detroit
Free Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

Papa Bass-Thls is the third time
this season you've made a sucker OF
yourself and got hook In the Jaw in
the breakaway. It's good TO be dead
game. my son, but far better to be
alive, so trust you will 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.
anyway Puck.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03
Just n Suspicion.

Yes" said the coal dealer, honest
weight, of course; my weight, | assure
you, is honest'as the days long"
"H'mw remarked the plain man,
honest as the day is long, eh9 You sell
most Of your stun when the days are
short Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03
A CompIaining Man.

Mrs. Underdone-My husband is
complaining again of your cooking
Mary.
Mary (reassurlngly)-Oh, mum,
don't take amy notice Of him, for tbs
the nature OF him TO find fault. Amt
he forever complaining Of you, mum
Life.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

We regret that Uncle Sam has no
orders out barring perfumed letters
from the mails.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08

Learning that D. NJ. Epps had been
led to believe that the editor was the
author of the article in the Times OF
July 18th, signed "A Voter" because
of the friendship existing between the
editor and Mr.. Epps. We wrote him a
letter telling that we were not response
BILE foc the article, ga Voter" In reply
to our letter Mr.. Epps said that he like
many others, was of the opinion I'VE
wrote it, and requested that we publish
the name of the writer in this issue:
Mr.. Epps' request cannot be complied
with unless we commit a breach OF faith
and we hardly think Mr.. Epps or any OF
his friends would wish for anything like
that. When an article over monde
plume is published in a newspaper: the
name of the writer is kept secret, this
is the rule in all newspaper Offices, and
for US to make public the name OF "A
Voter we would be violating conf
dence.
!, FIR. Epps and his friends have no
right to continue thinking we wrote
the article signed ga Voter" after
we have publicly and privately denied
having done so, and if their friendship
is so weak that they cannot believe US
then il is not strong enough to be very
binding.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
New Zion Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Miss Lille Player is attending
singing school at .Beulah this
week.
Mr.. W. D. Gamble made a fly
ing trip to Manning Wednesday.
Mr.. G. NJ Hicks and Mr.. Zeek
Chandler of this place spent last
Saturday in Sumter.
Miss Julia Cuttino has return
ed to her home in Manning.
Mrs. Furman Cole visited rela-
tives in Manning last week.
Mr.. r. M. Beard is i'll with
typhoid fever at this writing.
Rev. Bedenbaugh has return
ed from a visit to Pinewood.
Rev. Bedenbaugh, accompan-
led by his family, will soon leave
for a month stay at some summer
resort.
One of our candidates has a
sweetheart over here, and let me
tell you fellows, she is polling
votes too.
II Mrs. B. will consent before
the time expires for fling
pledges, I will enter the race for
Superintendent of Education.
She says I have as many winning
ways for polling votes as the
old coon that is already in Office.
3.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Col. Epps Uses Base Bali Bat.
Editor The Manning Times:

ECILCr 30e N1lO0lQE 1lUleS.
In reply to the two articles written
over names "Votern and clarendon
in your last issue was too frivolous on
the authors part for publication. There
lore if the two distinct articles had oeen
put together, and was headed
"Clarendon" and signed at the bottom
"A Voter" then it would have given
only faint expression OF the Ehc
who wrote the articles under the Two
distinct names, for it really seems from
the contents of the articles mentioned,
the author thinks himself Clarendon
county and by his dictation the election
will be settled.
"Will you support IN the August pri-
mary the J. T. Lyon for the Attorney
General:"
Fellow Democrats, how does this
strike you? From whose pen did it
flow, has our noble County given birth
to a Boss? I wonder if he is a decen-
dent of Old Ben, the famous Boss. 1
have asked the question and here is the
answer: No, Clarendon county will not
shoulder the responsibility of ever rails
ing Son who could have the cheek to
come boldly and ask his fellow men to
vote for J.F.Lyon,i if they wanted man
to prosecute the grafters of the State
dispensary.
The second paragraph was headed
candidates Suggested" and read thus:
ssI have watched the columns of your
valuable newspaper"
Now Mr.. Appelt you claim by right
that you should charge for printing the
above named article. Did you read the
article before it went to press, and how
long did Won consider the matter before
YOU had it printed? Mr.. Appelt you are
right, you should have pay and hope
at the approaching primary, you will
see the results of your dictatioD.
Mr.. Applet we were under the i'm,
preston that Mr.. George r. Jones had
broke you from sucking eggs, the time
he gagged you Oh so many of BIS: ar
ticles that came from New Zion. Don't
you think for moment that the voters
of this County will excuse you for roar
ing for Lyon. Tillman is looking alter
the Lion and sGod knows will watch
the Pole cats, so you can root as muca
as you please for "the Lion," but al
ways bear in mind that I am member
of the Dispensary League, and I expect
to play where I am put, and If l am left
on the bench 7 expect to root for the
dispensary.
I am no Lion man for Attorney Cen
eral and expect to do my very best to
fan him, and kindly ask my friends to
understand whose name they scratch at
the coming primary.
Now kindly ask "a Voter" and
Clarendon" to sign their names IN
YOUR next issue. and I will write their
epitaph, and also as premium | will
send a picture of lion.
Very respectfully,
D. Mitchell Epps,
Workman, S. c..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Primary Managers.

The County Executive Committee
met last Monday, and appointed the
following as managers of the primary
election to be held August 2Sth. HollS
open at S o'clock, a. m. and close at
o'clock, p. N:
Alcolu-J. J. Nettles, e. f. Hodge,
Robt. A. Hodge. -,
Clarendon-S. E. Ingram. w. T.
Lesesne, W. NJ. Plowden.
Cross Roads. NJ. Davis, A.-"'
Billups, J. E. Rowe.
Davis Station-J. H, Horton, w. Z.
Davis r. r. Barrineau.
Doctor Swamp-G. G. Thames, NJ
r. Thames, l. n. Tobias.
Douglas-J. C. Dennis, a. J. Hicks,
J. NJ. Turbeville.
Farmers Platforms. 0. O'Bryan:
J. E. Barret, J. r. Dyson.
Fork-W. NJ. Davis, J. G. Harvln,
Joe McFaddin.
Panola-C. W. Brown, W. E. Fielder,
Eugene Holiday.
Pinewood-B. D. Griffin: 3. w.
DesChamps, j. P. Lawrence
Summerton-J. F. Ricnbourg, Il. H.
Windham. 3. C. Ragin.
Silver-B. F. Mahoney. G. G.
Thames, H. S. Briggs.
White-W. G. White, P. T. Ridge
way, W. S. Anderson.
Foreston-S. NJ. Haynesworth, T. L.
Bagnal, C. S. Land.
Foreston Reform-G. A Holiday,
J. Il. Windham, ". T. Kelly.
FultonAL. A. Graham. a. L. Bur-
kett, r. P. Broughton.
Gibbons Mil1-R. II. Green, j. +.
Beard, r. r. Gamble.
Harmody--H. L. 3. Hodge, }. e.
Plowden, E. B. Tindal.
Jordan-J. P. Mitchum, w. I.
Sprott, J. O. Lowder.
Manning-J. H. Mcknight: P. b.
Mouzon, W. NJ. Turner.
Midway-J. r. Barrow, J. }. Epps,
J. N. Player.
New Town-T. K. McElveen, S. A.
Floyd, Charlie Cook.
Paxville-J. A. Brown, J. Fl. Brown,
E. NJ. Hodge.
New Zion-M D Beard, ] P Gibbons,
Jr, Press Norris.
Al. RIcHBoURG.
HARVEY MITCHUM, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Pamela Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Ilmes:
After a long absence from
your columns we will try to give
you the news of our section.
Crops are in a very serious
condition, owing to excessive
rain, many acres of fine fertile
lowland cotton being drowned
out. This section was visited by
a severe wind and hail storm on
the 25th inst.
To our friends, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Bryant of Silver, we extend
our heartfelt symphty in the
death of their only child, an in
FAINT which occurred on the 29th
inst.
Mr.. Radford Brown Of Pamela,
and Miss Virginia Bates of Gin
ton, were married on the 26th,
at the home of the brides parents.
We congratulate the people Of
Pamela on the acquisition of this
accomplished young lady as a
resident. She was Principal of
the Pamela school for two terms,
and we hope to secure her valu-
able services again in that work.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W, Brown,
after a three weeks stay at Glenn
Springs, have returned much
benefited by their trip.
DR.. Frank Harvin spent last
week in Charleston on a business
and pleasure trip, in his happy
state of mind business and pleas
are synonymous.-Eh, DR.. F.?
Miss Sallie Brown Of Sumter
is spending some time with
| friends in this community.
Mrs. A. D. Cannon of Jordan
spent several days with relatives
over here last week.
Mrs. W. H. Cannon Of Silver
has accepted a position as prin-
cipal of the Mccoy graded school
in Berkeley, county.
The winning smiles and cor
dial grasp of the hand of some
of our candidates would gladden.
the hearts of many voters in this
community. Won't some of them
come? w.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
An Appreciated Compliment.

There is to take place in New York
on August 3Oth, grand reception in
honor Of the home coming of William
Jennings Bryan, from his tour OF the
world. The Gov. of Wisconsin is chair
man of the reception committee and each
Chairman of State Democratic Execu-
tive committees, are his aides. Gener-
al Willie Jones, State chairman OF the
Democratic party of South Carolina,
has honored US with the following ap-
preciated appointments:
Columbia, S. c., August 9, 1906.
Hon. Louis Appelt,
Manning, S. c.
Dear Sir:-It gives me
pleasure to appoint you one Of the COM
mittee at the Bryan reception. on Aug,
ust S0th. hope you will attend and
enjoy yourself.
Yours truly,
Willie Jones,
Chairman state Dem. Elk. Committee
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
Big Red Letter Sale No. ..

w. E. Jenkinson Co. having had
such phenominal success in July with
there Big Red Letter Sale they have
been tempted to pull off another Big
Red Letter Sale opening on Aug. l6,
running for 10 days. The success we
have had with our other sale has in
duced us to make bigger efforts in this
Red Letter Sale No. ?. and we want
the people to know that this will IN
manv ways be the greatest sale we
have ever had in the way of big bar
gains in all summer stuff. We will
also make some fattering inducements
of lot of early fall stuff. So my friends
save up your mony for this big event.
And remember the date and remember
it will begin August Is. Store Will be
closed Wednesday Aug. 10 to arrange
the stock for this great bargain event.
". E. JENKINSON co.