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THE AVERAGE MAN.

When it comes to a question of
trusting
/ Yourself to the risk of the road,
When the thing is the sharing Of
burdens,
The lifting the belt of load,
IA the hour Of peril and trial,
In the hour you meet as you can,
H0u may safely depend on the wisdom
And skill Of the average man.
IT'S the average man and no other
Who does his plain duty each day,
The small thing his wage is for doing,
On the commonplace bit of the way.
IT'S the average man, may God bless
him,
Who pilots US. still in the van,
Over land. over sea, as We travel.
Just the plain, hardy average man.
So on through the days of existence.
All mingling in shadow and shine,
We may count ON the every day
hero,
When haply the gods may divine,
But who wears the swarth CRIME OF
his calling
And labOrS and earns as he can,
And stands at last with the mobiles,
The commonplace average man.
MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
IN A POISON FACTORY.
Workmen's Strong Desire to Taste
Products of Their Labor.

slip on this glass mask" said the
foreman. You will need it."
The visitor donned the uncanny
mask of glass, and the foreman led
the way to the cyanide of potassium
department, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
I'VE make 1000 tons Of cyanide a
year." he said. "A dose of five grains
is fatal one. Thus our annual pro-
duct is enough to kill 100000 people.
He opened door and room filled
with writhing flames, dense shadows,
sparks, smoke and weird figures in
glass masks was revealed. In the
centre of the room, in a great cauld-
ron, 100 pounds of molten cyanide OF
potassium dubbed and seethed. The
flames glinted strangely on the glass
masks.
The foreman coughed.
These fumes" he said, ARE whole
some. The men, you see, are all ro-
bust. l have known weakly chaps,
working here among these strange
fumes, to pick up health and
strength"
In another clean. cool room the
finished cyanide was stored. 1t look
ed like crystalized white sugar, good
enough to eat.
Good enough to eat" said the FORE
man, gravely. We'll, We have had
men eat it. Four men committed
suicide in that way. The fumes
seem to create in our men a desire to
eat the drug. They fight this desire,
most of them, successfully, but they
feel it, the same as workers In coffee
plants want to chew the coffee
beans, and some feel it 80 strongly
as to succumb"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
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AN OLD FIRE PLACE

When Summer days come, ye fOrSake
My settles for the green woods sake.
But soon, ashamed, for auld lang
syne
Ie bring me oak boles. knots Of pine,
And heap my arms with gifts, and
Crackle forgiveness merrily
And on my settles young and old
Gather to hear old tales retold.
Old tongues reheaTSe them staid and
SLOW:
The younger lisp and prattle so
The tales half lost in laugh and
shout,
And ere | know it I'm half out.
And soon they bring the night log
in,
And in the dim light | begin
To tell my story, old and wise:
So you may dress it, Sleepy Eyes,
When Mother tucks you into bed
And smooths the pillow for your
head
r. Kirk. in American Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
FAGGOTS

This game requires rather h,
room, or 1t can be played with ,o,|
freedom out of doors. 1t consist, \
forming a circle and placing the MI
ers two by two, so that q gen,,sn,
stands with a lady in front Of him u
this forms a double circle. eaci N,
thus standing is called a Fageo, N
players must be an even numb., n
faggots being formed, two bern,
are chosen to chase, one runnir,
ter the other. The person npry
first has the right to cross til, Iii.
in every direction, and for that rem
the faggots must be wide eruj
apart for them to run easily app
and among them. When the pu
who is being pursued does not Vi
to be caught and made to take
place of the person running after ii
he places himself before one Of Z
faggOts, in the midle OF the cid
wherever he pleases. Then this
got is composed of three peN
which must not be. The one
finds himself number three, OuT
of the circle, must then eSCaN
prevent being caught. II he is cau
he takes the place of the runner
lets him run after him, or, il bel
fers it, enters Immediately into
circle and places himself behn
faggot. which instantly proVlts
new runner, who is Obliged to I!
mediately, like the first, but be
on the instant force another 70
by placing himself before w
which anmates the game il 'ns
ming is done with skill and agAa
Philadelphia Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
APPLEBLOSSOM.

Dick and Eugenia live in Boston,
and every summer they so down to
Maine with their mamma, to visit
| grandma and grandpa. Last summer.
! before it was quite time for them TO
| go, Eugenia got letter from grand
ma, telling her that grandpa had just
| brought home a dear little pinkand-
white pig with a curly tail. and they
| wanted her to send them a name for
| it.
When the letter was read to Eu
| genia, says Mabel Hastings Skinner
in Holiday Magazine. she stood by
her mamma and thought for min
| ute, then she said:
Pink and white. Well, think III
call her Appleblossom."
Grandma laughed when she got the
name, but the pig was always called
Appleblossom; and such funny lit
tie piggie as she was! She would
stand right up on her hind feet and
try to catch an old whip. which the
children would hold over the gate OF
her pen, and, when she got it In her
mouth-as she always did. for she
was very Quick-she would hold it
tight In her teeth, and, bracing with
all four feet, pull back as hard as
she could If they threw in stick.
she would play with it just as dogs
do sometimes. She would get it in
her mouth and run about with it or
whirl around and around One day
she got so excited she slipped and
fell.
Dick and Eugenia were always ask
ing for something to give Appleblos-
som to eat, and she always expected
it. If they came into the barn, she
would jump up, rest her fore feet on
the top of the gate, and squeal until
they came to her.
One day Rowdy, grandma's pony,
whose stall was next to Appleblos-
SONS pen, rubbed against door
between the two and burst it open.
Piggie at once ran out into the barn,
and then such time as they all had
to get her back! She would run
everywhere except through her gate.
Grandpa, grandma, Aunt Decide, and
both children worked as hard as they
knew how, but Appleblossom got
ahead of them every time.
They were almost ready to despair |
of ever getting her back to her pen
when Aunt Decide, who is big, |
strong girl, suddenly made dive and |
caught piggie by one hind foot.
Grandpa jumped quickly and caught
the other one; and don't know who
was the most excited. grandpa, Aunt
Decide. or the children.
They all did a great deal OF jump
ing around and squealing; but they
finally made Miss Appleblossom walk
back into her pen on her two front
feet, and got the gate closed once
more.
Then the children rushed around |
and got her great big dinner to |
keep her from feeling SO sorry that
she could not run out and play as
they could. Appleblossom ate it with /
grunts Of satisfaction as much as to
say that, even if she did not succeed
in doing all she intended, she had /
really accomplished something.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
THE TOAD.

Its great value to the ponaa
and gardener has been fully esaR
ed, on account of its destroylA
sects, especially those inla'l0n
vegetation. We should, therefor
tivate its friendship and aaS1,
as well as that of birds. ETeH1
housewife detests the cocAoaa
other vermin. Two or three w
ticated toads will keep the coa''
of these. The toad is posses'sa
timid and retiring nature
dark and shady places, OUT
kind treatment becomes qI1
Many instances are cited Oh p
remaining several years IN l'D
and doing valuable service a.
is necessary to secure then CIV
ton, indoor or out, is 10 pio'."
cool and safe retreats ny ~
venient access to water, ana Wy
20 forth to the performance "
nocturnal duties without non
without price" In EUROPE y" y.
carried to the cities 10 h'' s
are purchased by the hortlc'aI
who by their aid are enaolea 4
in check the multiplication o.
sect tribes which prey uT'
fruits, etc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11

quarterback, about sixty feet II
length. With this | started i'll 10 tic
the spreading ends OF the logs on one
| side beginning With a corner log and
tying under and over. This might
have insured our holding together for
! a trihe longer than We could other.
wise have done.
While was at this task We round
ed turn of the river, coming again
under fire, for a minute, OF the Sioux
on the western bank But the range
was long, and | kept at my work until
my attention was distracted by com
motion among the Rec women. l
looked up, to see an excited group
shouting and gesticulating.
Then large young woman, strong
and active as cayuse, suddenly leaped
toward me, tore the rope from my
hands, and began fiercely undoing my
knots. The others gathered about
me, pointed their fingers down the
river and shouted:
"'kuna, kuna. kuna.'
Il did not know what the word
meant, but what | saw was the tops
of a bunch of trees thrust up above
the flood near mid-channel And in
stantly Observation-Disclosures sub
merged island, and a chance to make
fast the raft if we should prove ex-
pert enough to do it without going to
pieces.
Il turned to my men. Let these
women manage | said. Fill your
pockets with biscuit and meat, and
shin up the trees if We break up
Three of the women and the children
were made to follow our example in
slowing food.
I'VE were very close to the upper
trees when the big woman had finish
ed undoing the rope, and had coiled
it for a cast. She mounted bale
of goods at the fore end OF the raft.
Gene an Pierre steered as she direct
ed by gesture.
I'VE passed the first bunch of cot
tonwoods, grazing the bark of one
of them, and then the woman cast
her eyes upon halfdead tree with
a broken limb projecting toward us.
1t stood on the left, and two smaller
cottonwoods stood side by side few
yards below.
The woman gave almost frantic
hard to swing us within reach. When
we were still some yards above the |
Rec whirled her rope, let fly the
moose, and made clean catch. There !
was not a man among us who could |
have made such throw.
With a swift gesture the woman |
gave directions, and while one pulled |
at the sweep, the rest of us seized |
the rope and began swinging the raft
in toward the tree.
1T was deft Vancouver. AS we
passed the tree, We at the rope were
at the fore end of the raft, and we
gave way inch by inch as we swung
round in a half-circe until we lodged
against the two solid trunks below.
In five minutes we were anchored,
where the pressure of the current
would actually assist in holding our
raft logs together You can imagine
that we were glad, and it would have
lone your heart good to see those Rec
and children laugh and skip
about in the JOY of their escape.
We had food, water and clothing
n abundance, and were out of reach
If the Sioux There we stayed I'M
ii, four days later, a steamer bound
lp-river took us aboard. youths
Companion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
Do II.
but you'll rue it,
toF well blow, blow, bio,

SoF wen blow, blow. bo.
And they do this three timo,
II they were maxine !S =
clocks. uaaasla
When the third puff Of br.,,,
oeen blown at the seeds ~. y
darts away and the cbasers s's
heir chances of success w., ',lAs
overwhelming We're it not Fl, wy WV v
ners privilege of being cons,,l'
home or safe" every ,Ims
chooses to take a positio, ~,
one OF the seeds. Wheneye, h
this he calls Home" and ,ba u
ers are Obliged to stop inc, i,
they happen to be, so that vb.. 's'
Dandelion starts out again N. !
can be continued fairly. The n,,.'
non must not be caught by corsr,
but by teetness.
II he is captured new chaso.,
unteer their services and ,,,s
game is begun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11
THE PoRPoISE

1t is a mammal.
1t is very graceful.
It is charmingly socia0le.
With Others it makes lDs =
group. ".
1t lives mostly in the ~'
lantic and North Pacihc' ,.,4
At times it seeks the As''
and Gulf of Mexico. ,.a
1t delights in SWIMMING
passing ships. nj
1t plays with It's le'''
some shoals. ~ 3
1t was formerly nuD y, II
flesh, wnicn SUCCESS W., ,,sl
comes from NO French ~
"A. swine lesA.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11

Az 1"... re >s' %'oas.a The Daps,II,,
must away.
I cannot stay;
To seed so.
ana with thar he reacb.,
hands and pushes the c,on or h
rom him. Each child in il va a'el
WISE 50 that in moment ~ a0ss LID
Hen stands free, yet srrr~, we DAT.
sides by players. mucb - 'ea o.
blossom is surrounded bv % j., 'as ~
seeds. y us w,,u
This happens in far less g.,
!, mas been taken 10 describe !; ,as 'sa
hardly has the DandaIioa ~ @ss
mis- threat and shot out 5is - a'e'a
the catchers cry: seeds IL
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11

Diamonds have been discovered in
kentucky-and of the first whisky.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15

TWO BEAUTIFUL NEW HOUSES. JUST
completed. for sale on Randle Highlands;
high and healthy: only II minutes ride
from the Capitol. Terms to suit purchaser.
Buy one Of these houses and live In 1t .
few years. and owing to the improvements
being made in that section. the value will
% increase that you will be able to sell
1t for more than 1t cost you. thus making
q profit besides saving your rent.
o. 9. REALTY COMPANY,
Tiremen's Insurance Building.
7th 1t. and Pa. ave. NV.
selB-2t
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in unsurpassed location, two car lines, at
intersection two beautiful Streets magnificent
outlook; three bay windows; hot water heat
cellar. laundry; fine mantels and mirrors; elab-
orately decorated and most attractive dining
room; unusually well constructed; choice neigh
borhood. So much value was never before offered
for this low price, 800. Easy terms. Address
~. b. H." Star ONCE
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One Of the most attractive RESI-.
OENOES In the CITY. LOCATED ON
CONNECTICUT AVE. near the corner
Of p STREET NV; house Is FEET
FRONT. The owner IL very anxious to
cell, and Will consider
&17,00o-A BARGAIN.
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$o,s50 - WASHINGTON HEIGHTS;
only left-IDEAL Groom houses; 2
baths; kitchen LIST door; steam heat;
one block from cars. Don't buy else
where until you have seen these.
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WE HAVE soME OF THE FINEST
INVESTMENTS IN LARGE AND SMALL
APARTMENTS. IF YOU ARE LOOK
ING FOR THIS KIND OF INVEST.
AENT. CALL TO SEE US-WE CAN
INTEREST YOU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15

FOR SALE
3-story brick 0rs. and bath: notably good loca-
ton VERY NEAR 10Th AND Pa aS AVE; o NV;
Is COO. RENTAL VALUE, 5000.
BLUNDON, O'BRIEN BELT. Inc. 1870 g NV.
5000 for scstory, Groom ,d and nd, bath II
a. main car line; LIST floor. kitchen RENTAL
VALUE, $3.50.
BLUNDON, O'BRIEN BELT. Inc, 1220 g NV.
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ron GALB-Ss,1oo VERY CHEAP.
Bay-Win6ow brick also brick stsble; 0.xooms
and hath, open plumbing; cellar, furnace. Lo-
Gated near "a and .ts. NV; This u an At
0LUNDON, OBRIEN 3 BELT (lnc.l. 1z10 NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15

BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY
IN WASH. HEIGHTS. JUST u BLOCK FROM
CONN. AVE.
Attractive 3-story store and brick residenee.
SIDE LIGHT. Side yard; back and front yards.
LOT % feet front. Excellently arranged house
drawing room. library. reception hall. dining
room, buffers pantry and Kitchen On main door,
1 bed rooms, 2 tiled baths. Hot-water heat,
laundry and every other home comfort.
We offer this property at the low hgure OF
$3.50. $500 loan at so was recently r.
BLUNDoN, O'BRIEN 4 BELT. Inc.
1920 q NV.
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r sALEEvERY RARE BARGAIN.

A few doors Of N. CAP: AND sTs.; e,oom
BRICK: modern bath lot 90 feet deep to alley;
viii bring so so rent. Price only g, 500. Really
q $500 value. MUST BE SOLD.
BLUNDON, O'BRIEN BELT. Inc, 122O @ NV.
NORTH CAPITOL AND K STS.; very pretty
bay-window brick; 6 rooms and both; rooms on
6rst door: on second cellar under entire house.
ONLY 81, $50. win loan 5000 at SO, balance
to suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15

4 CORNER PROPERTY NEAR 10TH
AND 8 STREETS NORTHWEST;
BROOK 8 ROOMS; MODERN IN
EVERY RESPECT: lot 1895; PARK.
ING 20 FEET FRONT AND SIDE OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15

FOR SALE
EXCEPTIONAL OFFER.
TWO BRICK HOUSES. EACH RENT FOR $3.50
PRICE. EACH, 81. 25O.
Dandy location; positively known never to have
been idle q month; not far from 18TH AND
SITS. NV; rooms each. Property In prime
condition. BE QUICK.
BLUNDON, O'BRIEN 4 BELT, Inc. 1920 NV.
sel1-3t
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DR. sALEAHARD no OBTAIN.

On NORTH CAPITOL ST. BETWEEN 4 AND
SIS. We are authorised to sell . very pfetfv
bay-window brick. rooms and bath e rooms 70
each noor); cellar under entire house. Property
IN good order. PRICE only $3.50. Terms TO
suit. House hunters win readily appreciate the
Offering Of q good house In this section at. this
BkUNDoN, O'BRIEN 4 BELT. Inc. 1870 q nv.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-01-06
Thews- Warren.

Miss Julia Mae Thews, daughter
of vi. and Mrs. w. b. Thews, OF
Porthill, and Earl B. Warren, son
OF Otis f. Warren, customs Inspect
or at Porthill, were married at the
home Of the groom, in Spokane, on
Monday, Jan. /, at 4 p. m. The
parents Of the young couple are
well known here, Mr.. Thews being
Immigration Inspector, and Mr.
Warren an Inspector Of Customs
and their many friends tender con
CALCULATIONS,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-01-06

ice house 20x24, back of his busl-
ness lots. Muhlfeld x Berger are
doing the work.
-LosT-One muley COW, brindle
color, branded with circle on lett
side. Anyone knowing the where
abouts of such estray, will kindly
inform, w. J. HoAGLAND,
25-tf Boomers Ferry.
Still few chances left on that
fancy chocolate set at X. T. Co. s.
Mrs. G. II. Albert, Past Chief
and Installing officer, OF Crescent
Temple No. 10, OF the Rathbone
Sisters, installed the following
officers last evening. Most Elk
cellent Chief, Mrs. w. L. Kinnear;
Excei'ent Senior, Mrs. Henry
Melder; Excellent Junior, Mrs S.
D. Taylor; NJ. OF R. S, Mrs. e. A.
Bishop; Manager, Miss Dollie
Bruce; Protector of the Temple,
Mrs. G. H. Albert; Past Chief, Mrs.
Z. L. Little.
There are shoes and shoes, but
the Hamilton Brown Co.'s shoe
leads them all, carried by the g.. c.
uercantile Co. The new stock is
just in and opened up. Buy your
shoes at the G. c. Co.'s.
Yrs. T A. Bishop, Deputy
President Of Loyal Rebekah Lodge,
No. 43, installed the following
officers last Tuesday evening;
Noble Grand, Mrs. 5. VI. Beauman;
Vice Grand, Mrs. Henry Nelder;
Secretary, Mrs. S D. Taylor; FL
nacial Secretary, Mrs. T. W. Nc
Laughlin; Chaplain, Mrs. f. r.
Richardson; Conductor, Mrs. B. II.
Walker; r. S. OF N. g., Mrs. T. A.
Bishop; l.. s OF n. G, Mrs. l..
Christensen; r. S. of V. c., Miss
Lizzie Mclaughlin; l.. s. of V. G..
Mrs c. p. Sheffield; Inside Gaurd-
ian, Mrs. VIM. Elderton; Outside
Guardian, Yrs. II. L. Medbury;
Past Grand, Miss Mabel McNear.
Agent for the best laundry in
town. If.you want your laundry
done frst-class, leave it at the
otel Bonner Barber Shop.-E. c.
DAY, Prop.
We still have 1S ladies' shop
ping bags left still going at just
half price, at Hollingers.
Troy Morrow left Monday for
Seattle, where be intends to locate.
Cards announcing the marriage
of Miss Nina Laura Lee to Samuel
q. Yoder have been issued. The
ceremony will be performed We'd
nesday, Jan. Il, at 5:3Op.m. at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. IL. 5. Lee in Standpoint.
The newly married couple will be
at home at Boomers Ferry after
March Northern Idaho News.
Hon. Henry Melder has re-
signed his position as Deputy Col
lector OF Customs at this place.
Owing to the change contemplated
of moving the office from Boomers
Ferry 10 Eastport, Mr.. Melder
would have been compelled to
move to the new town which mas
not yet a permanent place of hab-
itation. He preferred to resign
rather than risk health in a camp
in the winter. His resignation
was accepted by Collector Webster
with regret. Inspector Dolan has
been assigned to Eastport tempo
rarily.
Among the marriage licenses
reported in the spokesman-Review
of Friday morning was the follow
ing: l.. c. Keefer, OF Spokane, to
Sophia Grace OF Boomers Ferry.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-01-06

Shoes This is the season when
quality counts in shoes. The Bon
ner Mercantile Co. sell the kind
with quality, and the price is al
ways right.