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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
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There lives in New Hampshire
town a young man who 10 bound to
make his mark In his local world II not
In any wider sphere. Such cases OF
persistence and courage are seldom re-
corded. The story Of his courtship Is
repeated with great Joy by the older
men OF the town.
"Set out to marry Emma Wilson,
and done It," said one OF these men
to a sOjourner IN the town who had
remarked on the attractive personality
OF the uncouth Martin Soule's bride.
IL reckon he proposed TO her upwards
OF twenty-five times before he got her.
Every picnic and social most he used
to tole her OFF into a corner, and they'd
come back with her cheeks pinker than
usual and his jaw longer and more set
than ever.
well, sir, she's real musician,
that girl is. She can tear the piano all
to pieces playing, and works the organ,
too, and sings like an angel. Martin
don't know a pedal from pitch-pipe,
and he's got voice like nutmeg
crater. Seemed as IL his lack O. music
would be his undoing even II nothing
else was, but it proved different.
HE bought him a cornet, and he
took 1t out to Wilson's Corner every
night, rain or shine, and practiced.
He had no knowledge, but he had
breath, and folks said the results could
be heard over on the marsh road, two
miles OF There want mite O. shame
to that Teller When Emma reasoned
with him, he said II she'd have him
he'd quit the cornet. but otherwise he'd
got to have some relief to his feelings,
and that instrument let 'em out the
most OF anything he'd found.
"IIe was on his own land-a meadow
piece he bought a-purpose, folks said
and there want any preventing of
him. And l expect Emma saw quail
ties In him from that very performance
that seemed kind Of desirable. Her IA
TIERS as weak as water, always was,
and his women-folks could turn and
twist him. poor tool!
Anyway, she took him. after he'd
! played that cornet right through the
September llne-storm, and they appear
to be real pleased with each other.
He's set out to be representative next
term. Nobody'd given a thought to
him till he spoke OF 1t; but l guess on
the whole we shall let him go. We'd
kind OF like to see what he'll do with
the state legislature when he gets his
hand in."-Youth's Companion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
sLED5iNo IN ewEoEK
Only Country Ia Which the spark-tos
ting Ia in Com mon Uss.

Only Country Ia Which the spark.tof.
ting Ia in Com mon Uss-
The swedes have made fine art o4
shedding. Their fastest sled is called
the sparkstotting and is an exceed
ingly light sled that the inhabitants
OF Norrland, a province situated at the
north OF Sweden, employ during the
winter as a means OF locomotion.
The use Of 1t now extends through
out Sweden, where races upon this
original vehicle constitute one OF the
most highly appreciated sports OF win
ter. Among other people Of the north,
In russia, Scotland and Germany, this
sport is entirely unknown, a fact that
Is somewhat extraordinary, considering
that the sparkstotting can be employ
ed in all countries in which the rigors
Of winter permit Of the use Of ordi-
nary sleds.
The sparkstotting is constructed en-
arely Of Norway spruce. II is straight
OF elongated form and weighs no more
than thirty pounds 1t consists OF two
runners, curved upward In front. and
six and one-half feet In length. To
each OF the runners Is fixed an upright
that serves both as point OF support
nected by two or three crosspieces, one
Of which supports light seat placed
twelve inches above the surface.
The Norrland sled differs percepd-
bly, from the Vesterbotten type, In
which the runners, which are much
shorter, are not shod with IRON, but
are well creased or impregnated with
boiling tar. The lightest and best type
for racing is the one manufactured at
Umea, Norway. In order to push the
sparkstotting the racer, bearing with
both hands upon the extremities Of
the uprights, places his left foot upon
the runner to the left, and then with
the right foot strikes the ground at
regular intervals so as to propel the
sled forward.
II the snow Is very hard and the
racer is not provided with spiked shoe
It is necessary for him to nx steel calkr
to the soles. In recent times a hort
rontal bar, breast high, has been placed
between the uprights. This modincs-
ton renders the steering easier and
besides permits OF governing with a
single hand. Upon level route the
sparkstotting reaches a pretty good
speed without great effort
An experienced racer, when the
snow is in good condition, can easily
attain tile speed OF horse on 4 trot.
In ascents It is necessary to push the
sparkstotting or to drag 1t, but this
does not cause much fatigue, owing
to its lightness and the feeble surface
In contact with the snow. With this
sled 1t Is possible to run very fast.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
WELL MEANT, But NOT IACIfUL


Mrs. Chase's rosy face wore an
unsccustomed frown when her friend,
Susan Wetherbee, came In, and az
II did not lift imediAtely, Susan sought
to ease the situation. As a begin
ming she asked Mrs. Chase II she had
met the new minister yet; II he had
called. The question proved TO have
been judiciously chosen.
yes, he has" replied Mrs. Chase,
In a tone that plainly said she wished
he had not
He's real social" Susan remarked
after discreet pause. Like own
folks"
Mrs. Chase ignored thiA SUSAN"
she broke forth, "of all laundering
young ones. b'lieve my ssloms's
the worst. II there is wrong way
to say a thing shell and 1t. And all
the time she's trying to be tsctful
aud not hurt peoples feelings. I
s'pose 1 ought to pity her for being
50 AFFLICTED, but most centrally shs
makes me angry"
whats she said nowr Susan In.
Quired. with mild curiosity.
You may have noticed that Deacon
Chase got up and went out OF church
last Sunday afternoonl"
II did" said Susan, nodding twice,
TO add emphasis to her reply.
well. this afternoon, while was
EettinE into my dress-I was just
rh.ncdno vvhnn ~ lFtft. ooo,. q.
lone entertained him. Just as was
coming into the room l heard him
remark upon Deacon Chase's going
out so sudden.
L hops nothing WAS the matterf
be says 1 noticed he didn't come
back
"'Oh, no. said she, there wasn't
really anything the matter, only pas
troubled with somnsmbulirm-has
been since he was boy
Perhaps" Mrs. Chase challenged.
perhaps you think 1t was easy to
converse after hearing thstr
Il guess you could do It II anybody
could" Susan returned, with ready sd
mlradon.
II talked, but l shall never know
what said" replied Mrs. Chase
trsgically. when the minister had
gone l asked salome what on earth
possessed her to say that"
"Whatd she ssyr'
''She said shs didn't want the min
lister to think-hls second Sunday
here-that her pa didn't like what he
was saying. 1t would have been sw-
full, she said. for probly. she said.
he'd taken lots an lots o pains with
that sermon"
II neysrr' said Susan. what did
rtart the deacon upY'
why. all Of a sudden he rsmem.
bered he'd left the gate between the
pasture lot and the garden open. and
be was afraid the cow'd get in an
eat up his corn.
''She had. and be said when he got
her out and saw what shed done he
want In any frame of mind to 90
back to church. and he sat down in
the barn an GOT cooled or."-Youth's
Companion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
MINING OF QUICKSILVER.
How Moving Metal IL Distilled from
solid Ore.

solid Ore.
Quicksilver, the familiar. but always
fascinating mercury that rises and
falls in the thermometer tube, has es-
tabllshed a postoffice and built town
In Oregon. Black Butte is the name
Of the town and postoffice, and the
mountain Black Butte, from which the
name comes, is mountain OF mer-
cury. Ii is claimed By the owners that
this mountain has the largest exposed
body OF quicksilver ore in the world.
A vein 400 feet wide has been opened
for more than a mile along the noun
tain and to a depth OF 1000 feet below
the crest. More than three miles OF
tunnels, raises, etc, have been made,
and everywhere the rich cinnabar ores
from which quicksilver Is taken appear
In great quantities.
In the Oregon mining section at the
Lewis and Clark exposition the visitor
may see in operation a miniature
quicksilver distilling plant. modelled
after the one at Black Butte The lit
tie engine runs all day and attracts
much attention. Near by IL the con-
denser and under the spout an iron
bucket Of quicksilver. showing Just
how the moving metal runs out OF the
condenser after being liberated from
the ore through a scientific process.
The process ordinarily ia called dis
tillation. First the ore is crushed and
then It is dumped into furnaces. where
It is roasted at the fierce heat OF 1000
degrees Fahrenheit. When the ore
reaches a temperature OF $50 degrees
the quicksilver begins TO pass or in
the form OF vapor. The mercury vapor
passed into large chambers built OF
wood or brick called condensers.
These are coated by water jackets and
other devices. and in them the vapor
soon changes into metallic form, the
quicksilver being precipitated In fine
globules on the walls and floors. The
globules collect and run out In troughs,
ready to be marketed. Quicksilver is
put up for shipping in TASKS Of
wrought iron, weighing fourteen
pounds each and holding seventy-six
and one-half pounds Of the metal. The
present market price Of quicksilver is
about SO cents a pound wholesale.
Quicksilver is found In veins OF
rocks. like gold, silver and other met
ais. Sometimes the tiny globules Of
the mercury appear in the interstices
Of the rock. but usually II is found in
tbs form OF cinnabar. a chemical COM
pound containing 1873 per cent Of sui
phur and $50 per cent mercury. When
purs and reduced to q powder It is a
Bright red color.
The principal uses Of quicksilver are
for removing free gold and silver In
placer and quartz mining. for manu-
featuring ye1million pafnts and dxox
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But the details Of the scene yqz pls-

Dul lue otlhu1 OF INC sctuo ~ PIC
turs; how did you obtain themT
II am a quick thinker, and the sy<nts
Of the evening began to arrange them
selves In a sort of sequence, crowned
by the discovery Of the caterpillar. The
Inference TO be gathered from them was
obvious. l examined the nostrils Of the
dead man, and found four Of the cater
pillar hairs caught therein. On the dress
ing-table lay an ordinary pair Of nail
scissors Two hairs were jammed where
the blades met On the creased sheet Of
paper, which found behind the couch.
there was no sign; but the use to which
II had been put was plain. From Hans
l knew the custom Of the house: the
sleep after the midday meal, the open
doors, the opportunity. Is the matter
plain to your
what are you going to do7" It was
all that / could say.
Nothing tonight. To appear at
German police-station at this hour with
such an extraordinary story would be-
for two foreigners, at least-the height
Of absurdity. Besides, there Is no hurry;
Marnac won't bulge. He'll sit It out,
never fear"
One o'clock changed out from the
steeples as l babe goodnight to Graden
at the door Of my lodgings. He had al
ready secured room in a neighboring
hotel.
Have you lock on your bedroom
door, said he.
II believe So"
"Well, use It tonight We've an ugly
customer to deal with; and the worst OF
II Is that, unless / am much mistaken,
he knows how much we know"
| watched him as he rolled away, a
gigantic figure in the moonlight. waving
tho thick stick he carried. Never had
my stairs seemed so uncomfortably dark,
never had they creaked behind me so
mysteriously. II was with a sigh OF re-
lief that l gained my room and by a
quick glance assured myself that | was
alone.
1t seemed that had only just dropped
off into drea mland-for indeed, sleep
had been hard to WOO that night-when
n knocking at my door brought me from
my bed. unlocked and opened 1t.
Cousin Graden filed the foreground.
II didn't think he'd throw up the
sponge" said he. "But he has, none the
less. Marnac has boltedP'
And your"
Il shall follow"
So commenced those strange wander
ings which shall entitle THE Trail OF
the Dead"
Ito be continued.)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
Q GOD
Short tories

During his late campaign in New
York. W. r. Hearst told the story OF
a man in an automobile who, having
rua down pedestrian, clapped on his
bnkes, and, looking over his shoulder,
shouted: Hey, there, get out OF the
wayr' The man who had been knock
ed over, yelled back: Great heavens,
you're not coming back, are your"
A school teacher instructing her
classes in grammar wrote this SEN
tence ON the board for correction:
The horse and the COW is in the lot"
No one seemed to know what was
wrong with it. till at last polite little
boy raised his hand. What is 1t,
Johnny" asked the teacher. you
should put the lady arst," corrected
Johnny.
n man entered restaurant took a
seat and, after little dehberation,
asked the waiter for "a plate OF fly
spscks' The waiter reported the un-
complimentary request to the proprie-
tor, whereupon the latter approached
the customer and informed him that
they did not serve fly specks."
Then" was the reply, why don't
you take them OF the bill OF fare"
A man came up to lecturer in a
hotel in Kansas City, saying with
enthusiasm: well, sir, l enjoyed
youor lecture very much last night"
Il didn't see you there" "Oh, wasn't
there" well, what do you mean by
telling me you enjoyed my lecture,
and you were not PRESENT." "Oh,
bought tickets for my girls father
and mother, and they both wentF'
When Ralph Waldo Emerson was
sitting TO d. c. French, he rose sud
denly one day and walked over to
where the artist was working. He
looked long and earnestly at the work,
and then, with an inimitably droll ex-
preston, said: The trouble is, the
more 1t resembles me the worse 1t
looks" After the sculptor had finish
ed the bust, he asked Mr.. Emerson to
inspect 1t. WELL" he said at last,
that is the face shave"
farmer in need Of legal advice. The
lawyer looked up the statutes, and
told the farmer what he should do.
How muchT said the farmer. well.
let's call 1t three dollars" said the
lawyer. The farmer handed over a
hve-dollar bill The lawyer seemed
embarrassed. After searching his
pockets and the drawers Of his desk,
he rose to the occasion and pocketed
the bill as he reached for a digest. 81
guess, neighbour" he remarked, as he
resumed his seat. 81 shall have to give
you two dollars wortl more OF ad-
vice"
An honest and stupid Irishman,
who had worked for a coal dealer half
a year, and shown no capacity to
learn his duties, was finally dis
charged. Go to the office and get
your money. I've been patient with
you, but you are too thlck-headed to
learn anything" said the proprietor
Ian rolght SIR" answered Barney
"mcbbe Ohm t'ick-headed, as yer say
but Owe learned wan ting, anna
way" "If you have, and learned II
we'll, I'll not discharge you" said the
proprietor, banteringly; now, whai
have you learned "Orve learned
sor, that seventeen hundred makes q
ton in this place." replied Barney, and
ha went back to work.
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81 can cure you. believe" said the
young doctor, but you must drink no
coffee"
Il never do drink coffee" interrupt
ed the patient.
Err, don't interrupt me. As | was
saying, you must drink no coffee but
purest Mocha. You must drink lit
tie Of that every morning. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
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A Po.s,, T.iIfnI. P.iIo~

Mrs. Plalndame gazed long and
thoughtfully at plaster cast of shak-
speare. says the Boston Transcript,
then sighed, and remarked;
poor mani How pale be looksl He
couldn't have been well when that was
taken"
HE wasn't" agreed her polite host
"Hs was dead"
~Oh." said Mrs. Plaindame, drawins
sympathetic breath, that accounts
for It."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

for backing mirrors. for making Their
mometers and many other scientific
instruments.
The dIstilling plant shown at the
Portland fair is a new invention, and
II is claimed that the time required
In getting the quicksilver ont OF the
ore has been reduced by its use from
about thirty-slx hours to four hours
Chicago Chronicle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
The Inarpon.ire LIZ.

The stnU husband il represented
by the Bystandsr az scowling penuri-
ously at his wife.
please don't think" he said. that
you can hoodrink me over money mat.
tiers. Do Jon think I have lived all
these years for nothingT
And she replied, II shouldn't be =
bit surprised"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

81 don't like Mr.. slyman," said the
athletic girl. Il think he's sarcastic"
"Why so?" asked her friend.
"You know l pride myself on my
healthy appetite. Well. last night at
dinner he remarked TO me that he new
err knew any one with an appetite so
bird-like."
II shouldn't call that sarcasm but
'hyperbole' He was probably thinking
of an ostrich. Philadelphia Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

But then, he had good grounds for
divorcing his wife"
as that sol"
Yes. indeed. Her complexion didn't
match the color Of his new auto
Judge.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

Never worry about anything that
rou can put OF until tomorrow. Many
Of the worries of today. II put on
until tomorrow. viii taxa care ~
shamsslvsN
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

This world of freaks contains a host
Each day anew one will disclose,
And oh, the thought that hnunts me mosf
Is, maybe l am one Of thosel
Who knows7
W Arlington Star
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

perhaps. We were very intimate once,
you must remember"
Though hardly so now, from his man
ner of regarding you when he first an
nounced himself this evening"
he might have caught what we were
saying. Listeners hear no good Of
themselves, but that does not tend to inn
prove their tempers."
We'll, let that pass 1t brings us to
fact number four; He tells a deliberate
lie"
"a liel But whenY'
The man was worth studying When
| first saw him this evening, / ran my
eye over him. ! especially noticed his
hands-their suppleness, their delicate
color, their long prehensile fingers. ]
do not doubt that he is very proud Of
them. He wore no ring-it is not the
custom Of those who deal with germs to
so adorn themselves. What was he
looking for so anxiously in this room, II
II were not a ring? my did he leave us
in the hall that he might conduct this
search before our presence disturbed
himT
Il cannot suggest an explanation; but
really, Cousin Graden, you seem to be
weaving a most unnecessary tangle.
cannot imagine what result you expect
to obtain"
"A conviction for murder"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

Senator slye advise all young men
to be honest"
"Wellg"
"But he's an old CRATER"
"Just so. And he wants to reduce
competition in his line"
Bulletin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22

1t is unlawful for a man to work
more than eight hours a day In some
States. but there is no law against q
woman working eighteen hours . day
It homa
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10
An Epoch Making Address.
(BiddefOrd Journal,)


The address of Governor Cobb de-
livered at the banquet of the Deerng
Republican club at Riverton. FRIDAY
evening, will take its place as one of
the most important public utterances
in Names recent political history. IN
deed, it may not be too much to predict
that future Observers may look back
upon it as an epoch making speech. for
its effect cannot be other than To bring
the Republicans of Maine face to face
with the situation i'm such Il manner
that the main issue-law observance
and law enforcement-cannot be
shirked or compromised. Governor
Cobb takes his stand squarely upon the
platform of his party: his words have
the sincere ring of honest conviction
and 1t is now up to the Republican n
party. 1t was an occasion where man
of narrower views and less honesty of
purpose might easily have used Ian
guage to conceal his thoughts, but
Governor Cobb had something to say.
and he said it in way that cannot
be misunderstood, in language that
cannot be misinterpreted. He stands
where he stood when he accepted the
nomination and when he took the oath
cf oilice-on the solid ground of the.
constitution, the laws of the state and
the Republican party's declaration Of
principles. AS candidate for renomi-
nation, Governor Cobb stands upon his
record. and concludes his address with
the following plea:
Il am not posing as refOrmer or as
Political martyr or as a sentiment
talist; nor can any man hold the con-
science of his party i'm mis- keeping.
But l can and do plead for one thing
and 1t is this: That the Republican
party may bring to the discussion and
settlement of this great question of law
enforcement that courage, spirit of
harness and honesty of purpose. with
out which an appeal to our people will
DE IN vain. to the end that Republican,
ISM may control the political destinies
of Maine and lead her to a government
or law. better citizenship and an
eVer-ihcreaSinS prosperity
All citizens of Maine who admire
consistency and honesty will commend
the states chief executive for his out
spoken utterance in favor of vindi-
eating the majesty Of the law. We all
Know where Governor Cobb stands: it,
remains for the Republican party to
measure up to his standard in all mat
ters affecting the welfare of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10

was prepared with great care, not with
the design to deceive the people of the
State as matter of politics, but rather
10 make the meaning of the address
clear beyond doubt and to place every
sentence beyond the power of his oppo-
nents 10 uistort and disqualify.
Some four or five months ago Gov
ernor cobb delivered an address in
New York in which he discussed the
evils resulting from a notification of
| law and some of the Democratic or
pans deliberately misrepresentcd not
only the meaning of the New York
speech but misquoted the words Of
| Governor cobb at that time and then
| those organs clam0red vigorously for
| the Governor To explain. To such
| clamOrS 40 reply was given from the
| executive department until last night
al Portland. tn" response is complete
| IN every sense.
| The line of argument presented by
| Governor cobb is irrefutable in effect
| me chef executive officer of the State
asks the people: IL YOU make laws ana
| elect me to enforce them, should | not
prove myself false to my oath Of ofiic,
did | allow any default? There can
now be nothing uncertain about Gov
| ernor Cobb'S attitude as to law en-
forcement. Boldly does he declare thai
| 50 long as he is governor Of Maine, will
| he use all The power he has to enforce
| The laws ANA especially the Sturgis
| Law such a declaration sets at rest
all doubts as to the Governors holding
| firm 10 the Sturgis plan in the face Of
| the determined opposition manifested
not only by the rumocratic element Of
| the Democratic party but by similar
| element in the Republican party.
| If there iS any disposition within the
| Republican ranks 10 hcdg" this year
| upon the question of enforcement. the
| Portland speech throws down the
| gauntlet and invites that faction to
| come out in the open. Whether as a
| result of Governor cObb'S words, the
| Republican opposition will lac crystal
| lied sufficiently to become a working
| force IN the State convention, the de-
velopments of the next few weeks alone
| will determine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-10

Read what the Republican papers of
Cobb's speech at Deering. We publish
on This page this morning the editorial
comments Of the Portland Express, the
Biddeford journal and the Watervillc
Mail These and others already pub
Iished, agree that the speech was time
a man of courage, conscience and sound
convirtions, and that it will give Coy
ernor cobb an increased measure of
n sapect and admiration from all the
good citizens of the State.