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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26
PRISONERS SECRET LETTERS.

How Convfctn Comm "A nicated with
Friends-InvisibIe Ink Used.
A most Important dicovery was re-
Gently made by Warden Hook of the
Baltimore city Jail in the fact that let
tiers written by the aid OF an invisible
process have been leaving the Institu-
ton and that the writings were OF the
most private nature. says TIE Baltimore
American. Some eight or nine months
ago there WAS a prisoner at the Jail
who served sixty-day sentence on a
false-pretense charge, and IL was this
prisoner, the warden has since learned,
who introduced the scheme TO other
prisoners.
The man confded his scheme to a
select number OF other prisoners and
one OF the letters written by this same
process got into the hands of the ward
en-, who soon learned all about 1t. Pris-
oners are allowed to send one letter a
week from the institution, but every
letter that goes from the jail Is either
read by the warden or one OF his sub
ordlnates A certain amount OF paper
Is given each prisoner and he is al
lowed to write on only one side OF the
paper
Instead OF filling the entire side OF a
piece OF paper those who resorted to
the new scheme would leave n space
about an inch and half deep, which
seemed apparently blank. But through
the discovery II was found that the let
tiers that got out OF the institution in
this cute manner were full OF writing.
The process used was liquid acid
gotten In the institution. 1t was ex-
plained yesterday that the prisoner had
made study OF decelving the officials,
and that he had gotten on to the trick
through some friends. He used a fine
stub pen with which to write and had
to write fast IN order to get the acid to
make an impression.
The warden has since learned that
the man would have fellow prisoner
who was released from the institution
ahead of him go to the persons houses
to whom the letters were addressed
and tell them OF the scheme and how
the letters could be read. The letters
had to be held over heat In order to
bring out the impression, and after a
little study the writings could be read
quite distinctly. He also told prisoners
he could write letters with uric acid.
lemon Juice and vinegar.
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sELLs word AT IL CENTS EACH
Winston churchfn Receive. . vaIu-
able Legacy I'm His Fathers Life

winston Churchill Receive. q yaIu-
able Legacy I'm His Fathers Life.
Winston Churchill-the English one
who already has one or two perform
ances to his account which are records
In their way, must now be credited
with another. 1t seems that for his
recently published life of his father,
Lord Randolph Churchill, the young
member OF Parliament received from
the Macmillans the biggest price ever
paid for a work OF the kind. He got
$4,000 down, with the additional agree
ment that half the profits on the book
should come to him after the publishers
have pocketed $4,000 as their share
In other words, Churchill has been
paid at the rate OF Sl25 a line, or
about II cents a word, and II the
book sells as well as 1t is expected to
do, his words are likely to produce
twice that sum each.
As 1t Is, however, Lord Randolph's
brilliant son has got ahead Of the great
John Morley, whose honorarium for
writing his life of Gladstone WAS sup
posedly the highest ever paid-for al
though Mr.. Morley got $4,000 for his
work, it contained 1912 pages, while
Churchill's biography of his father is
composed Of only 1886. Other biog-
raphers are nowhere. As for historians,
the record does not seem to be held
by any writer Of late years, but must
be credited to Lord Macaulay, whose
fee Of $4,000 for writing his History
Of England" has never been approach
ed. or fiction writer's Marie Corelli
probably still tops the list, for book
from her pen brings 100000 or more
nowadays, and Hall Caine is not far
behind--London Letter in Kansas City
Star.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26
WHEN A PILOT WAS KING.
story of Great Steamboat Race on
the Mfssfssippf.

story of Great Steamboat Race on
the Mfssfssippi.
The Girardeau's hlttin' a good lick
tonight"
HUH Twelve miles an hour at the
best. And down stream at that. They
don't make boats to run these days"
A long train OF freight cars crawled
noisily along the crest OF the stone
levee. The man who had referred TO
the steamer turned and looked fiercely
at the snorting locomotive.
What's the use?" lie asked, indicat-
ing the remorseless rival OF the river.
None on EARTH" returned the other.
But In Its day the Robert e. Lee was
the swiftest thing that ever cut
through the daddy OF waters All.
There was boatl Six hlgh-pressure
boilers. triple steel engines. a tiller that
obeyed whisper and a prov like an
eagle Nothing that moved could throw
smoke on her deckI'
Two ancient mariners we're standing
just outside the engine-room of the
Sidney street ferry Florence. The sub
ject was introduced by the passage OF
the steamer Cape Girardeau on her
southern trip The first speaker was
Oliver G. Richey, head engineer Of the
Florence. The second man was Cap
tain Jesse T. Jamison. aged "A. retired
river man. Captain Jamison was chief
pilot on the Robert K. Lee from Cairo
to st. Louis in her spectacular race
with the Natchez. July "a. 1870. he
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

II never saw two barges smptied
quicker. The coal beavers swarTned
over them Ike ants and the coal melt
ed away almost while the passengers
and baggage were being rushed across
the planks
That was on the morning OF the Sd.
Enoch and l never saw a bed until
noon the next day. The fog shook
hands with US at Devils Island We
supposed as a matter OF course the
Natchez would tackle II, and we never
thought OF doing anything else. At
that stage OF the game bIowup
wouldn't have been worse than to have
trailed in behind.
THE uncertainty OF that night turn
ed my hair gray. We hadn't a ghost
Of an idea where the other boat was
and dreaded every moment that we'd
hear her blowing through the gloom
ahead OF us"
That's what you'd "a heard IL ].
Bennett had been there" said RIchey,
as he looked out the side window TO
see how close they were getting 10 the
ST. Clair wharf. He'd made you
ducks look like roustabounts on sand
fat. Jack was an engineer, a born en-
glneer, but he was the crossest man 1
ever saw. When be got in dead earn
est his room was hot enough to run the
engines without the boilers"
Andy Psuly, wasn't slow" insisted
the other steersman. but he was safe.
STILL we thought he'd run that fog and
we kept a-goln' upstream, cuttln' the
current in long, oblique slices sames II
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26
YOUNGER MEN FOR PRESIDENTS
Roosevelt Broke Record for Youthful
ness with Grant Second.

Roosevelt Broke Record for Youthful
ness with Grant Second.
For the near future, at least, each
OF the great parties is likely to give
the preference to young men for
Presidents. Mr.. Roosevelt's expert
ence has settled this point As in
many other things, MIR. Roosev III
broke the record in youthfulness, be-
ing only 43 years OF age when he
reached the presidency.
On entering the white house Lincoln
was 81. johnson. 81; Grant. II: Hayes,
54 Garfield, 40; Arthur 81; Cleve-
land, 4S; Harrison. o5, and Mckinley,
SO. This completes the list OF Presl-
dents since the beginning OF the Re-
publican ascendency, says Leslie
Weekly.
In the early days OF the government
the average age OF the Presidents was
greater than II has been In the last
forty years. On going to the head Of
the government Washington was 81,
Adams, 60; Jefferson. Madison and
John Quincy Adams each IS: Monroe,
so; Jackson, 81; Van Buren,. 90; Will.
liam Henry Harrison. IS; Tyler. 81;
Polk. so; Taylor. 65; Fillmore. 80;
Pierce, 80. and Buchanan. SO.
The first Harrison was the Oldest
OF all the Presidents on attaining Of
fee, and he died month after his In
auguration. The next oldest was
Buchanan. Possibly had he been Al
or SO on attaining Office, instead of 6G.
he would have done more to uphold
the government in the days between
South Cardinals secession. I'm the lat
ter part Of December, 1860. and mis-
own retirement two and half months
later. than he attempted. The next
oldest. Taylor, died when a year ord
a third In Office. Harrison and Tsyior
were the only Presidents whu f,ed nat
ural deaths during their terms.
Mr.. Roosevelt was the youngest OF
the country's Presidents. and next to
him. in this order. stood Grant. Cleve-
land, Garfield and Pierce. Undoubted-
ly Roosevelt's youthfulness accounts
for much OF the vigor. the promptness.
the Initiative, the resourcefulness and
the dash OF his administration. II sc-
counts also for much OF his person n
popularity. There are days when
young men have the call on the big
prizes OF politics
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

the devil was chasin' us. We were
drawing six feet and kept the leads
men on the for'cas'le all through the
night. When the fog lifted toward
mornin' and there wasn't any Natchez
In sight we began to breathe. The old
boat was keepin' up her gait besuti-
fully and we knew nothing that wsdes
could heat us into ST. Louie"
THE Natchez was the best boat ="
said Richey, as he closed down the
steam in obedience to the excltsment
OF the bells
why didn't she beat thenr
81 told you why"
"Humph Guess you think tho en-
gineer's the whole thing"
"He Is In a boat race"
Much racing he could do II w.,
didn't hunt easy water for him. About
fifteen miles below town we sighted n
feet OF steamers and tugs that had
come down to meet us. There was the
Harry Johnson, the Eagles and every
crack boat that happened to be at thu
st. Louie wharf at the time. Before
we got back up the river with every
we got to them they turned around and
headed back up the river with every
ounce of steam they could carry. We
beat 'em to town-everyone OF EN-
so far we lost sight OF EN-"
That was the Fourth OF July7" re-
marked the engineer.
The Fourth Of July, 1870" replied
the pilot, solemnly.
"On a celebration day a mans eye
sight amt always good"
Il didn't have a drop that day" said
the steersman. Indignantly.
mol Well, let's liquidate now. The
Lee was a good boat-a bully good
boat. Here's to her memory. And
here's to the Natchez-the peer of 'em
ALI"
The race between the Lee and the
Natchez from New Orleans to st. Louis
created the most intense excitement in
the Mississippi Valley. Bonfires blaxed
from the river banks by night and can
non Numbered by day along the entire
course.
The boats were apparently well
matched and the rivalry had been
keen for long time. At last ii hap
pened both were scheduled to leave
New Orleans at the same time and
their captains agreed on a race to st.
Louis.
The following paragraph is from
Mark Twain's Life on the Misslssip-
pi."
The steamer left the wharf OF the
southern city at 4;55 D. IN. June 30,
1870. The Lee arrived In st. Louis at
1928 a. m, July 4. three days. eighteen
hours and fourteen minutes out OF New
Orleans, six hours and thirty-slI min
utes ahead OF the Natchez. The officers
OF the Natchez claimed seven hours
and one minute stoppage on account Of
fog and for repairing machinery. The
Lee was commanded by Captain John
w. Cansnon and the hatcher was In
charge OF that veteran southern boat
man, Captain Thomas r. Leathers.
It's little singular that the result
OF the race never changed the minds
OF the Natchez's friends as to her capa-
biiities. They sturdily insisted that
she could beat the Lee In a walk II
she had "A fair show"
Captains Cannon and Leathers and
Pilot Enoch King are dead Jamlson,
Kings comrade In the Lees wheel
house from Cairo to ST. Louis. lives at
$3.50 Easton avenue. this city. Both
Jamison and Richsy run the river
when Mark Twain was a pilot and au-
thor. with whom they were well 40
qusintsd.-St Louis correspondence
Chicago Chronicla
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26
CHAPTER XVII

Ethers answer completely staggered
Jack.
There are two questions. and they
require two answers" she replied. In a
low, steady voice. Il do not love you
still-not as did then. And. in my
opinion, nothing could repair your past
folly. Weakness and faithlessness are
just the two failings | could never OK
cuss In a man. They are 50 supremacy
feminine"
II have been misled." he said. shortly.
mot by me, directly or indirectly"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

80 many prominent men are report
ed to be III. What do you suppose is
the matter with themf"
Probably suffering from exposure"
Baltimore American.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

The Department OF Agriculture has
just issued bulletin calling attention
to the limitations OF the value OF the
incubation OF the land with nitrogen
fixing bacteria. Good results can not
be expected II thu bacteria for a crop
are already present nor will any good
result come II the gr Dund is In need
Of other fertilizer, or " the soil Is al
ready rich In nitrogen.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

When women are sorry for another
woman. it is either because man
tailed to marry her, or did marry her.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

Secretary Taft received a cablegram
from Governor General Ide OF the Phil
ippines,. saying that the stories Of wom-
en- and children being slaughtered at
the recent battle of Mount Dajo were
sensational newspaper reports, not
borne out by the facts. A few women
and children may have been slain, he
says, by the preliminary shell fire, but
in the actual fight no one was killed
unless he had arms in his hands, and
all possible Of the wounded were saved.
The American troops, he thinks, not
only showed great bravery, but great
forbearance.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

Statistics compiled by the various
automobile trade assoclans show that
there are about $4,000 motor cars n
use in this country. the nrst cost Of
which aggregated $4,000. 900.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-05-26

be could DO loved for himself alone, went
10 the woman and told her he should
learn to be content without her in time.
upon which the woman rose up and held
out her hands, saying But can never
learn to be contented without you, Alec,
for love you very. very dearlyF"
A faint little whisper that sounded
like my own. own lovew ioated through
the room, and Captain Polling and Ethel
Mailing we're locked in close embrace
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-07-12
TRIM BELLE.

w. S. Colburn is at work on a
concrete foundation for his mill.
A daughter was born on the 9th.
instant to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Zirnhelt Jr.
Mrs. Joseph LANCER of Madison
is here on visit to her father and
other relatives.
Ellen Baker was elected school
clerk to fill the vacancy for two
years, in place of Edwin Halliday,
who resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michall Gratz and
two children of Minneapolis spent
the 9TH. with Mr.. GRATIS mother
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Berry of ST..
Paul spent few days last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. H.
Keller and other relatives.
Roger Brady and family of Butte
Montana arrived on the evening 70
the 4th. on a visit to Mr.. Grady s
father. Roger left here seven years
ago, having married a Montana
lady since he went away.
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KlNNlCkiNNIC.

Mr.. Mackin of Boardman visited
Mrs. Laura Fuller last week.
Rev. Parsons and Rev. Spencer
exchanged pulpits Sunday.
Miss Alice Nebell is reported to
be improving.
Mrs. Elliot is in River Falls TAX
ing electrical treatments.
Miss Nina Copley of St. Pau
visited at c. E. Chinnock's over
the 18th.
Miss Gertrude Wilson spent the
first of the week with Blanch Will
cox.
Mr.. Davis and family of Roberts
attended church here Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Frazier and Miss Emo
Ensign were married at Hudson
July 4th. and have gone to house
keeping in River Falls. We ex-
tend congratulations.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
CLIFTON.

Miss Lou Copley is home from
Minneapolis.
Miss Ethel Caldwell IS visiting
friends near Hinckley, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Glass visited at
Cadwell's the early part of the
week.
The Board of Review held an ad-
journed meeting at the Clerks Of
fee last Tuesday.
Harry West, a son of Charles
West, formerly of Clifton, is visiting
in town. Portland, Ore, has been
the home of the West family during
the past eighteen years.
School District No. voted eight
and one half months school during
the coming year. No. voted nine
months and have hired Miss Myr-
ma Peterson for the year.
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PLEASANT CORNERS.

Mrs. J. Ross has been on the sick
list the past week.
Leon Stokes returned home from
his brothers Tuesday.
J. Taylor visited his sister, Mrs.
James Ross, over Sunday.
A number from here attended the
celebration at Bay City the 4th i.
Mrs. Leon Stokes and son Phillip
were callers in Maiden Rock Satur-
day.
Many Pleasant Corners people
attended Ringing Bros. circus at
Red Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stout have
returned to thei home in Ono after
spending the 4th with relatives in
Mazeppa.
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FORESTVILLE.

Mandus Shella called on friends
here recently.
VIM. Lowell and wife were in
this vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons was here on
business one day last week.
Miss Lii. Warnburg made a short
call at her old home recently.
Bert. Farnsworth and family left
for Mandan, N. D., the sd of July.
Gene Stewart and Geo. Martin
spent the Fourth at Wildwood,
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaverson, were
business callers here one day last
week.
Will Morrow was visitor at the
home of his brother Werner one day
last week.
Ed. Bredahl and family went to
Red Wing the 5th of July to see
Ringlings' circus.
Howard Stewart was elected
Treasurer at the last school meeting
taking Louie Howe's place.
W.. H. Cheney and family and
Chas. Stewart and family spent the
Fourth at Mr.. Churchill's at pic
mic near Ellsworth.
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The Scavenger Of the South.

There is probably no more use
full and indeed more we'll protected
bird in the world than the turkey
buzzard OF the South. l think no
one can fully appreciate the true
worth of these birds unless he has
seen its work as destroyer of car
casses of dead animals and offal.
A day or two since was having
some work done by one of our ne
gro hands in a field adjoining a
timber land where one of our young
cattle had died few days before,
and I noticed the offensive stencil
of the decaying carcass, which had
not been buried. Upon returning
to the house / asked the man who
attends to the stock if he had seen
any buzzards around the dead Gre
ature yet. "Oh. yes," he said,
land they'll soon clean it up"
The next morning l took a stroll
down to that part of the woods and
there were not less than twenty of
these birds just finishing up what
to them, have no doubt, was de-
licious feast, 1 stepped behind
tree SO that l could get better
chance to watch them without driv-
ing them away, but soon it became
known to them that there was a
stranger watching them and they
began to lazily flop their wings
and to fly, first into the trees, and
then with a peculiar sort of warning
note, to fly away through the woods.
You say, ! ought not TO have dis
turbed them. That may be so but
they soon come back after the dis
turber has left. However, in this
case there was little to come back
for, for when went to the place
where the carcass had been there
was not even the stencil of the dead
animal left.
A few days ago while out on horse
back looking over the crops and the
work of the renters on the planta-
ton, noticed buzzard sitting on
the pasture fence to my left. The
first thought was; lone of the cattle
in that pasture is dead" But upon
looking over the fence imagine my
surprise to see about thirty of the
birds standing around in either
pairs, or in groups solemnly watch
ing sick OK which stood facing
them, with his nose close to the
ground. About twenty feet in front
of him there were about eight or
ten of the buzzards formed in cir
Gle as if to keep him where he was
until he gave up the fight for life
and fell, ready for them to begin
his final gathering in"
The sight was so repulsive to me
that quickened my horses pace
and rode up to the house of the
renter and told him that I wanted
that OK put in the yard and under
cover which was done. The next
day that OK was gathered to his
fathers" and had decent burial.
An amusing incident took place
the other day in our barn lot. One
of the sows with her family of pigs
was at the lower end of the lot
where there is a spring. Suddenly
she looked up and seeing some buzz
yards sitting on the fence near by,
Git was near the location of the dead
calf, evidently she thought her
time had come, as she gave series
of excited grunts and she and her
family took for the barn. 1t is
perhaps needless TO say that the
old sow and all her piggies are liv-
ing yet in spite of the evil omen of
the buzzards death watch.
J. w. RAwSOE.
Kalmia, Ala, July S, 1906.
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(First publication July IL. 1906. }
PROBATE NOTICE.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
d Pierce County. I'm Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at The regular
term of the county court to be held In and for
said county, at the county court room In the
village of Ellsworth, in said county, on the
first Tuesday. (being the 4th day. of September,
A.. d. 1906. at 10 o'clock a. m the following nat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application Of Alice j. Beal 10 al.
init to probate the last will and testament OF
Harriet f. Godfrey. late of the city OF lSyer Falls
in said county, deceased, and for letters OF ad-
ministration with will annexed thereon 10 be
issued 20 L. T. Beal. of the town Of River Falls
In said county.
Dated July 10, A. d. 1906.
BY the Court.
ALLEN p. WELD, County Judge.
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Notice..

The annual meeting OF the Board
of Review of the city of River Falls
is adjourned until Friday, July 18th.
1906, at ten O'Clock a. m. at the Office
of the City Clerk of said city.
BY order of the Board of Review.
ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk.
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