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

the scene before him: yet bis breast WINS
torn with conflicting passions.
Pauline Mailing was returning TO town
by the midday train. and the pain that
her proposed departure had caused him
had also opened his eyes to the hateful
truth that he had been unfaithful to his
little Ethers memory.
What a blind fool l have been" he
told himself. wrathfully, ito stay here
day after day, and not see my own dan
ger! Miss Mailing has been very kind
and gentle; but / dare say she looks
upon me as belonging to very inferior
class TO her own; and /, to show my
gratitude, must return her womanly
kindness by presuming to fall in love
with herl Apart from my supreme con-
ceit with regard to Miss Mailing, l have
behaved shamefully to Ethel" he went
on; and a flush Of self-condemnalion
crept over his handsome face. " I've
been away from her a whole week, and
only one short note have l sent her."
He seated himself at the writing table
In the window and seized a pen. He
nibbled the penholder, as If in expecta-
ton Of receiving inspiration from the
act. Before he had quite made up his
mind as to the wording Of his overdue
love letter he heard a rustic at the door,
and Miss Mailing entered in her elegant
travelling costume.
How l shall miss your pleasant lit
tie morning chats, Mr.. Dornton''-with
gentle sigh-"our happy sketching expe-
ditions, and our delightful evenings
You canot miss them as l shall"
Jack returned.
you think not7' raising her eyes
slowly to his and dropping her voice
mournfully. THAT shows how little you
know and appreciate your gain In pos
sessing the hearty love and esteem Of
few true friends, instead Of the monoton.
Gus adulation of horde of mere fashion.
able acquaintance. You cannot under
stand, because you have never expert
enced 1t, how the emptiness Of our lives
sometimes pals upon us butterflies, and
what we would give at such times to
have a real object In life; how we long
for the affection of one disinterested
creaturew
Here Jack would have precipitated
himself bodily into the yawning chasm
she had so conveniently opened for him,
but for the entrance Of Mrs. Seton, who
proceeded to dispense the comforts of the
breakfast table In her own inimltable
manner. The carriage was at the door
before the meal was properly over.
"Good-by, Mr. Dornton," said Pauline,
as she stood with one dainty foot upon
the step. 81 shall hope to find you here
when | return; and l fear" she contin-
ued, again lowering her voice dangerous
ly, 81 shall not be able to endure much
of London's vapid society after the In
tellectual intercourse we have enjoyed
lately. shall be back In a fortnight
You will not forget me in that timer
Go be continued)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03
WHICH WAS 1T. CHILD OR Dog
An Inhuman Conversation Overheard
in a Restaurant.

An lnhumau conversation overheard
in Restaurant.
The observant woman sat in a res
taurant, and as time hung heavy while
she waited for her luncheon, she listen
ed to the conversation of the two wom-
en- at the next table, relates the Phila-
delphia Bulletin. AS a matter Of fact
it would have been difficult not to hear
it.
"Bess couldn't come" said one wom-
an, in a loud, cheerful voice. "She
went to the hospital this morning"
"Oh, myl Did she?" queried the
feel bad"
Eyes, felt awful" answered No. l,
resignedly swallowing strawberry and
chocolate ice cream. IL combed her
hair for the last time and watched her
GO"
Il hope they'll be good to her." said
No l, fervently.
"Oh, yes, she'll get the best of care.
| wish you could have seen how cute
she looked on the stretcher."
"Mercyp exclaimed the other be-
tween nibbles of sandwich. did they
take her ON a stretcher"
yes. She looked so sweet as she
lay under the sheet, looking her last
at me-"
Both women ate in pensive silence
for some minutes while the listener at
the next table divided her time be-
tween her own newly arrived lunch
con and curious glances at this unfeel-
ing mother, who could demolish food
In good spirits and was evidently be-
decked for the matinee, while her chill
dren were carried to hospitals on
stretchersl
"She doesn't look like an inhuman
parent" thought the listener, indig-
nantly, but she must be-"
Then the two began again.
How are Lily and Jennie?" queried
No. 2.
"Oh, high-spirited as ever. In the
best of health" replied the "inhuman
parent"
C'She has so many" thought the
listener Maybe that accounts for
her indifference
And how is poor little Frances?'
was the next query.
No. 1 shook her head sadly.
mo better" she said, cleaning her
ice cream dish with relish. 81 really
am distressed about Frances"
("Ahal A little feeling. Her favor
lite, no doubt" thought the listeaer)
well, I'll tell you what you'd bet
ter do" said No. 2, leaning forward
impressively and lowering her voice.
You'd better chloroform Frances,
that's my opinion"
(The listener nearly fell out Of her
chair. She watched to see what effect
this diabolical advice might have even
upon the most inhuman parent)
II guess We'll have to-" returned the
parent" sorrowfully, as she rose and
iecked the crumbs from her dress.
Come on, or we shall be late. We
have our tickets to get"
81 wonder, now" meditated the lis
tener, as she watched the two frilly
matinee blouses vanish through the
doorway. II wonder II they weren't
talking about dogs, after alp
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

met in Cincinnati q striklngiy beautl-
full girl. not yet out Of her teens. She
was dressed attractively and had an
ambitious mother. While the daugh-
ter smiled her way into the heart Of
the great fnnncier. the mother, more
versed In the ways Of the world, saw
in Yerkes' fancy a way to make the
future comfortable. and before many
days had passed she and her daughter
were comfortably ensconced in one OF
New York's finest hotels.
From that moment the star OF the
wife began TO wane. and that Of the
graceful girl, who soon began TO ac-
quire a knowledge OF the crafty
schemes OF a woman Of the world, as
cended II was not long before she
was brought by the admiring husband
to his wife's home In Lawrence Park,
Bronxville She was entertained there,
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VENlsoN AND cRANsERRiEs.
Nature I'm Canada Provides Both the
Juicy Meat and Proper Sauce.

Nature I'm Canada Provides Both the
Juicy Meat and Proper Sauce.
"Never had such luck in my life.
Got all the deer the law allows the
first day. Shot big moose that night
by the light OF the campfire within
twenty yards OF the hut. Had all
the hares and partridges We wanted
to eat brought home wolf skin and
three mlnks, and gathered three bags
Of the incest cranberries you ever
saw"
This was the cheerful statement
made by business man who always
takes his holidays in the shooting sea
son, and this year spent his fortnight
on the Desert River. above Mont Cert,
Canada.
From all accounts this has been a
record season for deer everywhere. In
many cases parties have returned from
the woods much earlier than they had
intended, because they had made their
bags of game.
There were not many, though, who
had the foresight to pick and take
home the berries for sauce. The In
dams believed that there was a kind
of providence in the connection exist
ing between partridge and beach nuts,
wild geese and wild celery, black bear
and ripe fruit, and saw that there was
reuniting Of these things at meal
times.
Some unfortunate men have had the
good luck to eat pot roast Of veni-
son prepared by thoroughly cooking It
in tightly covered iron pot and serv-
ed with a plentiful supply OF cranber-
ry sauce boiled with sugar. Those
who have go prepared to make free
use Of the berry on their hunting ex.
petitions. and occasionally bring home
bagful or two.-Washlngton Post.
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HORSE sURRENDERs MASTER.
Intoxicated Man Falls Into Hands
of Police In Extraordinary Way.

of Police In Extraordinary Way.
A docile old horse, hauling a butch
er wagon through the streets of Buff
falo couldn't have better done the
right thing at just the right time the
other evening If he had been guided
by thinking powers instead of mere
instinct This horse stands on record
as the only horse in Buffalo that ever
delivered an intoxicated man at the
front door of a police station, where
the police could get him. 1t was his
master, too, that the horse left at the
station.
E. d. Lopez, of POI West Ferry
street, OF unusually quiet habits,
strayed from his usual path of virtue
when he went to the Elk Street Mar
ket to make purchases. The commits
sion men were quite convivial, and so
was Lopez. In short, when Lopez left
the market he and the wagon were
each heavily loaded. As he turned
into Franklin street from Seneca. in
front of the Franklin street station,
Lopez lurched backward into the
wagon. He still chung to the reins,
though. The horse stopped, and then,
feeling the steady pressure on the
reins, backed-and backed the wagon
right to the curb In front of the sta
ton.
A policeman thought it was just
mlshap. He helped Lopez upon the
4,I h.
In a second Lopez again fell back and
the horse backed into the station house
curb again.
That's too much," said Patrolman
Kinney c.. Spencer. THAT horse has
got more than horse sense" Lopez
was locked up, charged with intoxica-
ton. Later the sadder driver had the
dismal pleasure of being bailed by his
wife.-New York American.
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THE NEWS IN 1775.
How Old Berkshire Got the News of
the War In the OIden Days.


the War In the OIden Days.
Below is an exact copy of a ven
cradle document now in possession OF
Ralph |. Taylor, to whom 1t came from
his father. the late Charles j. Taylor,
says the Berkshire (Mass) Courier.
1t reads; FOR the Purpose OF get
ting speedy and certain Intelligence
from the Army at Boston. We the
Subscribers hereby promise and agree
to Ride from this Town to birmingham
or Sheffield by Turns so as to bring
Intelligence from thence each Day (the
Sabbath excepted and to Report the
same at the House OF Mr.. Josiah
Smith-And in case no regular meth
cd is come into for bringing the News
to said birmingham we promise to bear
our proportionable part OF the Expense
In procuring Intelligence from Spring
field twice In each Week-Witness our
hands this Sd day OF May 1775-"
The document tells In an interesting
but brief way the story OF how, be-
fore the day OF daily newspapers or
telegraph service, and. so far as the
country generally was concerned, be-
fore the day even of weekly papers.
the news from the fields Of battle was
obtained.
Following the agreement on the doc
ument is list OF days when the names
beside each OF some citizen who was
to be the rider for that day. Jacob
Van Deusen. who agreed to be the first
man to ride to Tyringham or Shelf
field, was to go for 1t on Monday, May
s, and Mark Hopkins was to follow
on Wednesday, the 10th day OF May.
the service from that on alternating.
except as TO the Sabbath, which com.
PEELED a no-news interval OF two days
in each week. The full list OF sub
scribers is as follows:
Jacob Van Deusen, Mark Hopkins.
Truman Wheeler. Daniel Nash, Josiah
Smith, Joseph Root, Jr., Phineas Nash.
Benedict Dewey, Josiah Mansfield, Da-
vid Church, Nathaniel Lee, Josiah
Phelps, Isaac Pixley, David Ker, Israel
Root, Titus Younglove, Silas Sprague.
David Willard, Hewitt Root, G. Whit
ing, George King and Elijah Dwight.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03
CHAPTER Ill


Now you are to consider yourself
quite at home, Mr.. Dornton," Miss Nal
ling said as she rose from the table.
"Stay and mediate here in solitude, or
come out on the terrace. as suits your in
clination."
The moon came out by and by, throw
ing from behind a curtain Of tender gray
clouds soft, sllvery, shimmering light
over the landscape.
After Mrs. Seton had gone indoors,
Pauline led the conversation in a manner
that quite entranced hsr companion. The
witchery Of the evening, the beauty Of
the woman, and the spell of her fasci-
nations wrought upon Jacks impression
able nature. and his dreams that night
were Of lovely women with golden hair
and liquid brown eyes.
A week later, Jack Dornton stood at
the breakfast room window, apparently
absorbed In the calm. radiant beauty Of
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03


Few men have had more remark
able careers than Charles Tyson
Yerkes, who died recently In a New
York hotel. Amusing a great fortune
before he was 30 he became bankrupt
in a single day. He was indicted and
convicted for embezzlement and lar
ceny and served a term In prison.
This was in Philadelphia. Notwlth-
standing this, he became still great
er power I'm the financial world, his
activities extending from the far west
to Chicago. New York and London.
And yet outside his financial successes
his life was failure. Divorced from
his first wife, who had chung to him
IN the days Of his adversely, he mar
ried n second, from whom, too, he was
estranged for a year before his death
His solicitude for n third woman had
killed his love for his second wife, just
as his affection for the second had
caused him to discard his first. And
when he died It was in hotel, only
a stones throw from the palatlal
home he had erected In New York,
and In which his second wife at the
time was living. Financially. the
world may regard the career Of Yerkes
as a success, but no man who knows
the spirit of Christianity and believes
in It could hold It up to his child as
an example to be followed.
Failure Leads 10 Prison.
Mr.. Yerkes was born in Phlladel-
phia, in 1887, of Quaker parentage,
and began his business career as
clerk In grain merchants office and
without any salary. In 1859 he began
business on his own account. An I'M
Gle had left him some money and
backed by the influence of his father,
who was a bank president he started
in to do banking and stock broklng.
He was on the high road to success
when the blow fell which blotted his
entire career. Through failure caused
by panicky markets after the Chicago
FIRE, Mr. Yerkes had to make an as
signment He had millions OF Phila-
delphia municipal securities to nc-
count for, was unable so to do, was
indicted, tried on charges OF embez-
element and larceny, convicted, SEN
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03
ROOSEVELT A POPULAR HERO.
No Foreigner Has Ever So Won the
French Heart as Has He.

No Foreigner Has Ever So Won the
French Heart Has He.
or our modern Presidents only two
Lincoln and Grant-eyer attracted
French attention-and the circum-
stance OF war made them known For
Mr.. Roosevelt the ink has flowed in
torrents. Not only do the newspapers
relate his exploits-w whether he kills a
bear or goes down in a submarine boat
but they are also avid of his opin-
ions. and interviews with him (un-
fortunately. not always truel are dis
played with great prominence on the
first pages Of the big dailies.
Pic elres of Mr.. Roosevelt as a rough
rider, as a cowboy, or talking from
the tail end OF Pullman. confront
you everywhere In the European press.
Nor should | like to say how many
books have been written about him.
Roosevelt Intlme," work Of three
hundred pages, in which the story Of
his forceful life is graphically told, has
reached all the reading homes OF
France; and his own books-notably
La Vie Intense"-have followed.
know OF no other book that has had
so wide an influence in latter days.
Young France, especially, is interested
IN the sudden and formidable upbuild-
ing Of her sister republic; and the
cause OF this growth she has sought,
wisely enough, in Mr.. Roosevclts
honIrC In -
especially in the one whose title have
quoted in French, "The Strenuous
Life" So it comes to pass that two
American writers are pretty close to
the French schoolboy's heart-Mr.
Roosevelt and their old, familiar
friend MARK Twain" In other words,
the President is known in France. II
lid not require the epoch-making
treaty of peace, which the world owes
to him, to make him one OF the great
figures of contemporary history.
When anything goes wrong in
French public affairs, the publicists
knock the government about the ears
with that better President oversee.
Here is a good illustration, for ex-
ample:
'If man such as President Roose-
welt came to live among us for three
months as private citizen, having to
undergo all those accidental relations
with the administration which daily
life imposes on us, he would quickly
refuse to believe In the existence OF
republic In France. and would return
to his country convinced that we are
incapable of ever possessing real lib
erty."
In such words Monsieur Emile
Danthesse expresses at once his opin-
ion of Mr.. Roosevelt and his patriotic
discomfort. Indeed, these are pleasant
days in France for an American; go
where he will. he hears a good word
of his President, and now and then the
complimentary IF we had such
manw And. when men get together In
Parls-for what purpose 1t does not
seem to matter greatly-the nrst thing
they do is to send a message OF some
sort to the White House. The other
day 1t was a congress OF physicians,
studying tuberculosis; they telegraphed
the expression of their respectful and
cordially sympathetic sentiments" and
then they set about their business. A
like preliminary opened the Peace Con-
gress at Luzerne.-Success Magazine.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

Pm entertaining Miss Sings, the
most popular girl in our class" said
the Bryn Mawr girl. "I'd like you to
meet her."
mo, thank you" replied Dick. I'm
not Interested in homeiy girls"
why, how, d you know she was
homely?"
"She must be or she wouldn't be SO
popular with you other girls; also, you
wouldn't want me to meet her."-Phll-
adelphia Press.
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Representative AQamSOu OF Georgia,
while going to Washington one day,
noticed q crowd around the depot at
one Of the stations down In North Car
olina, and poked his head out of the
window, and asked Of a negro adam,
what's the matter here?" Jim John
sons dead, sah," was the anpswer
Somebody shoot him?" mo, sab; no
body done nuthin' to him; he js' died
all to once unanimously"
After the dentist had extracted a
small boys tooth, the victim asked for
the tormentor. Certainly, my little
man, but why do you want it?" que
ried the dentist, handing 1t over
well, sir" responded the gratifed
boy, I'm going to take 1t home and
I'm going to stuff 1t full or sugar
Then I'm going to put 1t on a plate,
and" with triumphant grin, watch
ii ache"
w. S. Gilbert, the dramatist and
wit, was lunching at a country club
when he found himself surrounded by
six or seven clergymen who had been
on motor tour of the country there
about Pretty soon the author of the
"Mikado" was drawn into converse
tlon. When his identity was known.
one of the clergymen asked Mr.. Gil
bert how he felt "in such grave and
reverend company" Like a lion In a
den Of Daniels" was the reply.
The following exploit was recounted
by the French guide of hunting
party In Kentucky: 1.-TWO weeks pas
Antoine an l go to hunt duck. lie
take his batteau re bayou; l take my
batteau re odaire side re bayou. We
see noting. We hear noting. Bimeby
one duck he fly right down re needle
of re bayou. Ze duck say quack-
quack Antoine say bang-bangl
say bang-bang An, by garl Antoine
KEEL hees half dat duck l keel my
half, too, by garl"
Soon after the first baby was born,
the young wife went upstairs one
evening, and found her husband stand
ing by the side OF the crib and gazing
earnestly at the child. As she stood
still for a moment, toucheA by the
sight, she thought: "Oh, how dearly
Charlie loves that boy" Her arms
stole softly around his neck as she
rubbed her cheek caressingly against
his shoulder. The husband started
slightly at the touch. Darling" he
murmured dreamily, ut is lncompre-
henslble to me how they can get up
such a crib as that for ninety-nine
cents"
During the hottest fighting in the
Shipka Pass, the leading battalion OF
the Russian General Dragomiroffs d.
vision recoiled before hailstorm Of
Turkish bullets The general was a
very stout person, and had the gen
eral appearance Of peaceful German
professor. But when he saw his men
recoil, he dismounted and walked
slowly to and fro along a ridge swept
by the enemy's bullets. He was a hun
dred yards In advance OF the men, &C.
cupying the position they had aban-
doned. After staying there for a while
without being touched, he shouted
back to the battalion: what are you
doing, you geese? Did you think there
was danger here? l don't find any ="
The men responded with a roar OF
cheers, doubled up to him, and charged
so fiercely that the Turks were forced
to retreat.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03
Mi.ersbIo Luck.

II was awfully exasperated yester-
day" said Mrs Flippendyke.
what happenedT"
why, you see, l had been owing
Mrs Dullson call for months and
months. Well, along in the afternoon
l saw her starting away. all dressed
up, and thought to myself. Here's
my chance So l hurried across the
street to leave my card, and-and-"
did you find when you got there
that you didn't have anyr
mo, 1t wasn't that Just after I
had pushed the bell button she came
home. and. Of course, there was moth.
ing for me to do but go in."-Chiea.
90 Record Herald.
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Wonder who He Isf

There is a living poet who goes to
bed at IL o'clock in the morning and
rises at in the evening. He lives
ON the borders Of a forest, and it is
his greatest delight to wander among
the trees in the dark. Such a course
OF action being incomprehenslble to
the Phillstines OF the nelghborhood.
the poet is ostracised. So says the
London Mail. Who Is itl We would
like to know.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

Miss Pechis-The quarter the dealer
gave me in change looked queer and
| bit 1t to see II it was bad, and what
do you suppose happened?
Miss Chellus-Oh. you poor grill
Wasn't that awful
Miss Pechis-What do you meanf I
discovered the coin was good.
Miss Chellus-Oh, / thought you
were going to say you broke that new
set OF teeth OF yours that looked so
natural Phlladelphia Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

From behind the bole of a large tree
Jack Dornton was being narrowly scan
ned by a young lady, who seemed well
pleased with the inspection. She watch
ed him at work for some minutes with a
decided look of admiration In her eyes.
She turned from her survey presently,
and STOPPING down, crept away slowly
among the brushwoOd, making a detour
with the evident intention Of reaching
the spot again
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

"Cheer up. oearl" cried the poets
wife, over her evening paper, there
are good times coming"
what is It nowg" inquired the poor
poet.
Here's a piece about an old manu-.
script poem OF Shakespeare's selling
the other day for S2.500."-Philadel.
phia Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

The Caller-The man who wrote that
poem you printed yesterday didn't
know what he was writing about.
The Editor-Of course not Other
wise 1t wouldn't have been poetry.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-03

Husband-Let me see, how long has
It been since Uncle John was herei
Wife-Oh, 1t must be several years,
He was here the week after / got pa
last new bonnet-Detroit Tribup&