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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
The Minister'S Wife
By MRS. HENRY WOOD

fair, but in the other direction.
Where can they be goingf" cried
Grace. HAS anything happened?" she
inquired, running to arrest one Of them
a working man from a cottage hard by.
ITS reported that there has just been
great landslip in that cutting they were
making for the railway, my lady, and
some people are buried under IT," an
swered the man. zone boys killed"
Lady Grace cried out In terror. "Oh,
Ryle. Ryle, do you hear?" she moaned
That's where the children are gone. The
other day when | had them out with me
could hardly get them past 1t. They
wanted to 20 down into the cutting"
Mr. Baumgarten turned very pale.
flush, my dear 90 he said in low, ten
der tone, I'VE must hope for the best. Go
indoors, my love; keep yourself as tran
quill as you can, while / go on with
Brice."
Indoors In that suspense? No;
Lady Grace could not be tranquil enough
for that. She paced about the avenue,
and sat down on the bench. and stood in
the highway watching the runners speed
ing to the scene, all by fits and starts.
Twilight was coming on when she saw her
husband returning. Mr.. Brlce was with
him.
The andslip had not been so bad as
reported Landslips and other mishaps
rarely are. Two men only were injured
and the boy spoken of; none OF them
mortally, and Mr.. Brice had attended to
them. No trace had been found there OF
the children.
am sure don't know where to look
now" said Mr.. Baumgarten, his voice be-
traylng his WEAKNESS. "Grace, believe
| must snatch some refreshment before
go out ngain."
She put her arm within his at once
and led him down the avenue. Are you
coming, too, Mr.. Brlce?" she said hold
ing out her hand. That's right. In
sure you must need something"
just as she was speaking the gate
opened and a group came in. A tall man
with flashing black eyes and yellow
skin, evidently a gypsy, and-the two
boys. He was carrying Charley In his
arms; Cyras trotted beside him.
Mamma, mamma 20 cried Charley. Ant
Grace Baumgarten wondered whether she
hhA WV iNAoAN gwen oA'h iva
thanks to God.
Instead of advancing to meet the chill
dren and the man. Mr.. Baumgarten sud
denly sat down on a garden seat. Th'
same curious sickness, or pain. or oppres
sion-he hardly knew what It was-whici
had attacked him once or twice before
seized him now. Mr.. Brlce and Lady
Grace were asking questions.
Eyes, MASTER" said the man, address
ing Mr.. Brice, when we got back to tn,
women and children this evening thes,
two little gents was there with EN- rounC
the fire; so l set OF again and brough
EN- home"
Looking white and III, Mr.. Baumgar
ten came forward. The paroxysm hat
passed. He spoke n few heartfelt thanks
to the man and rewarded him, and tool
him indoors that something to eat anS
drink might be given to him.
81 shall never speak against gypsiei
again." lmpulsively declared Lady Grac,
Baumgarten.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
BILL NYE ON ROLLER SKATES
Famous Humorist's Description OF
Trying TO Learn.

Famous Humorist's Description of
Trying TO Learn.
Something like twenty years ago
there was a roller skating craze, such
as is prevalent now, and the late Bill
Nye, one Of the most famous humorists
Of the country. tried them. Then he
wrote the following:
"The roller skate Is a hayward little
Quadruped. 1t IS as frolicsome and
more Innocent looking than a lamb, but
for interfering with ones upright atti-
tude in the community, 1t is, perhaps,
the best machine that has appeared in
Salt Lake City.
Zones first feeling on standing up
on n pair Of roller skates is an uncom-
Portable tendency TO come from togeth-
er. One foot may start out toward
Idaho, while the other as promptly
starts out for Arizona. The legs do
not stand by each other, as legs re-
lated by blood should do, but each
shows a disposition to set up In busl-
ness alone. and leaves you to take care
OF yourself as best you may. The awl1-
wardness of this arrangement must be
apparent. While they are setting up
independently, there is nothing for you
to do but sit down and await future
developments And you have to sit
down, too, without having made any
previous preparation for IT, and with
out having devoted as much thought to
II as you might have done had you been
consulted in the matter
There are different kinds of falls
In vogue at the rink. There are the
rear falls and front falls, the Cardinal
Wolsey fall. the fall one across the
other, three in pile, and so on. There
are some Of the falls would like to be
excused from describing The rear fall
Is the tavorite II is more frequently
utilized than any other. There are two
positions IN skating, the perpendicular
and the horizontal. Advanced skaters
prefer the perpendicular, while others
affect the horizontal.
skaters are no respecters OF per-
sons. They will lay out a minister Of
the gospel or the mayor Of the city as
readily as they will short-coated. one
suspender boy or glddy girl.
The equipments for the rink are
a pair Of skates, a cushion and a bot
tie Of linlment-"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
HYsTERIA ON THE WANE.
Outdoor Life that Girls of To-da
Lead Accounts for Fact.

Outdoor Life that Girls of To-day
Lead Accounts for Fact.
Here Is a tribute to the wisdom Of
the modern ideas on the upbrlnging Of
girls:
Hysterla is the generic name ap-
piled to some OF the most battling as
well as most interesting cases with
which physicians have TO deal; cases
which produce what might be called
phenomena of the nervous system, NOR
bid and abnormal manifestations which
have been and are being studied by
medical men everywhere.
A nation whose women are inclined
to develop hysteria is to be pitied. One
whose women are conspicuously free
from the tendency is to initiate The
physician referred to above after not
ing the fact that hysteria is less com
mon In England than it was a genera
ton ago declares that much stress
must be laid on the defective educa-
ton and upbringlng of English girls
twenty-five or thirty-fve years ago.
They were allowed but little freedom
Of thought or action and were kept
closely tied to their mothers apron
strings. The mother was a well-mean-
ing person, but she had but little in
ltiative and was hidebound by convic-
ton.
She was orthodox, but her orthodoxy
was that Of her mother, supplemented
nv tho aaalfpor % hn I'll
This degeneracy reached its highest
point in the cathedral toms Great
Britain.
A quarter Of a century has marked
great change in this respect and has
been concurrent with an increased TO
business of health of our girls. They
are stronger now physically, mentally
and morally.
The advent Of bicycling and motoring
and especially of greater facilities for
travelling in foreign countries has had
much to do with this, chiefly by per
hitting a more vigorous and intimate
social intercourse between young men
and women.
The girl Of to-day dictates the policy
Of her mother and with a healthier out
door existence there are fewer Of the
factors which tend to make for hys-
terra and its attendant evils. It is
comparatively rare nowadays to meet
with a neurotlc English girl and the
most typical and exaggerated form Of
the disease must be sought among the
Latin races.-Medical Brief.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

came to tell you. Here. o.. come down
this way"
The two boys, Dynevor's arm careless
ly cast on the shoulder Of Cyras,
strolled of together along the cloisters
toward the obscure exit which led to the
Dark Alley, Cyras having tossed the coat
on to Charley's head. nearly throwing him
on his legs. Charley disencumbered him
self. and espying some Of the college boys
with whom he kept up passing acquaint-
ance when at Denham, he Joined them.
They were emerging noisily from the
school room, after taking of their sur
plices; music had no charms for them,
so they had not remained amidst the list
eners in the cathedral.
Now, there was a charity school in
Denham for the sons Of small parents,
where plain learning was taught 1t was
a large school, its numbers averaging
four or FIVE times those Of the founda-
ton school in the cathedral; and from
time immemorlal the gentlemen on the
college foundation, called the Kings schol-
ars, and the boys of the charity school
had been at daggers drawn. The slight
pastimes Of hard abuse and stone throw
ing were INDUCED in, whenever the oppo-
sition parties came into contact Ami
mostly at the present time ran unusually
high, and, in consequence Of some ofense
offered by the naughty college boys in the
past week. the opposition boys had ven
tured on the unheard-of exploit Of col
Letting In a body round the cloister gate
to wsylay the Kings scholars on their
leaving the cathedral at the close Of af
ternoon service. The latter walked into
the trap and were caught; but they did
not want for pluck" and began laying
about them right and left.
The noise penetrated to the other end
Of the closter, to the ears Of the two lads
parading there. and away they tore, eager
% take part in any mischief that might
have turned up. The first thing Cyras
saw was his brother Charles struggling
in the hands of some half dozen of the
enemy, and being roughly handled.
All the hot blood of Cyras Baumgar
tens body rushed to his face and his
temper; II he chose to put upon Charley
and tan" him. he was not going to see
others do It. He flung of his jacket and
his cap. threw them to Dynevor. and
with his sturdy young fists doubled,
sprang upon the assailants.
What would have been the upshot, 1t
is impossible to say. had not the master
of the opposition boys come up; worthy
gentleman and martinez whom the whole
lot dreaded more than anything alive. The
very moment his portly figure was caught
sight of OF few the crew in ignominious
alarm, the college boys raising a derisiye
shout after them, and then decamping to
their own homes.
Ito be continued)
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

Let reyerent, joyful thanks be ever
given for usefulness In doing and in
being. We may lie down tired with
our efforts, we may wake more tired,
but as we think, what now7" there
flashes across the mind some fresh act
OF self-sacrifce or Of ability to help
In some hidden or visible manner and
there comes instant strength to reap
frultion. The purpose sends the blood
to the weary limbs. and the cheer Of
the heart quiets the aching head. Never
too poor, too ugly, too dull. too sick.
too friendless, to be useful to someone.
Now, one can live. no matter what may
Be the pain In living: and heaven Is
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
THE ORIGIN OF "sKIDoo."
Also "a Few Introductory Remarks
About "23."

Also Few Introductory Remarks
About "23."
"Skidoo" and "23" are just now the
most discussed of slang phrases, by rea-
son Of the uncertainty OF their etymol-
Ogy The latter has varously been ex-
planned as being a telegraphers' signal,
meaning "clear the WIRE" as coming
from the race track, because never more
than twenty-five horses are entered in
race; as belonging to the circus, be-
cause the twenty-third display Is al
ways the last" and as being borrowed
from Dickens Tale Of Two Cities, "
sidney Carton" being the twenty-third
man to mount the guillotine. "Skidoo"
is sometimes supposed to come from
skedaddle, meaning to fee precipitately,
to scud off or away, and sometimes to
come from skid, to slide without turn
Ing, as The skids for yours" Since,
however. n classical origin has been adj
vanced for "23," it is no more than
right that "skidoo" should be similarly
honored.
Dickens tale OF Two Cities" was
written In 1850 Twenty seven years
before, Lord Macaulay wrote that splen-
did fragment" The Armada" the last
verses OF which run:
Night sank upon the dusky beach and on
the purple sea,
Such night in England ne'er had been and
ne'er again shall be.
From Eddystone to Berwick bounds, from
Lynn to Milford bay,
The time of slumber was as bright and
busy as the day,
For swift to East and swift TO West the
CHASTITY war fame spread,
High on Saint Michaels Mount it shone
it shone on Beachy head.
Far on the deep the Spaniards saw, along
each southern shire,
Cape beyond cape, in endless range, those
twinking points of fire.
And on and on, without a pause, untired
they bounded still
All night from tower to tower they
sprang; they sprang from hill to
hill;
Till the proud peak unfurled the flag DER
Darwin's rocky dales;
Till, like volcanoes, hared to heaven the
stormy hills Of Wales
Till twelve fair counties saw the blaze
on Malvern's lonely height;
Till streamed in crimson on the wind the
Wrekin's crest Of light
Till broad and fierce the star came forth
on Ely's stately fame.
And tower and hamlet rose in arms Ger
all the boundess plain;
Till Belvoir's lordly terraces the sign to
Lincoln sent;
And Lincoln sped the message on DER the
wide vale of Trent
Till Skiddaw saw the fire that burned on
Gaunt's embattled pile
And the red glare Of Skiddaw reused the
burghers of Carlisle!
Carlisle is the most northern Of the
cities on the west coast Of England.
BY the time the warning reached her
from Skiddaw the hope Of success for
the armada was gone, and very shortly
thereafter It was "23' for the Spanish
fleet.-Atlanta News.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

girls who only a couple Of years al
stood in line to apply for work at the
very stores from which the complain
are now coming have gone, says Harrl
Qulmby IN Leslie's Weekly. Hote
are complaining about the scarcity
maids and Of walters, and there is {
everlasting wall about the lack
household servers. Do they vanish In
thin air? Not at all The secret
their mysterious and steadily incres
Ing disappearance is solved. They
on the stage. The hundreds of music
comedies playing in New York al
throughout the country swallow
these girls and men by the thousant
There are ut present being produced
New York alone twelve musical pla,
in which from 100 to 200 girls are e.
ployed In the chorus, and at the hip1
drome 400 or 800 girls and several hu
dred men find constant employment
One reason Of this stampede to
footlights is that it means more mont
Few girls In shops earn more than S
a week, and the great majority ca
considerably less. while the homeli
kind Of chorus girl commands
least $15 a week. with costumes IA
nished. II she happens to be pref
and Is a good dancer, she earns at le,
$40 or S25, and often more. From
writer's point Of view the shop wo
even with its low wages. Is prefera'
to the life of the chorus girl. which
anything but beer and skittles; but
those who only see the glare Of the 70
lights and hear the music of stage II
the chorus opens up sort of perpeti
fairyland to their mental vision. ]
spite the hard work and the hardsi
which form a part Of the chorus 81
life, there is undoubtedly a fasclnat
in 1t and few that have once ente
upon It care to desert It for other wo
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

At the Players in New York a mum.
Der OF actors were arguing about the
meaning Of the word Happiness"
In the midst Of the argument Henry
E. Dixey appeared. and one Of the con.
testants said:
"Dlxey, what is your Idea of happi.
nessf"
Mr.. Dixey smiled thoughtfully. Then
he replied;
"My idea of true happiness is to lie
on a couch before a bright fire, smok.
ing large Havana cigar given me by
an admirer, while l listen to a woman
who worships me reading aloud fatter.
ing press notices about my acting."-
New York Tribune.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

"a large Baptist Church that stands
In the city OF Santa Rosa, Cal, enjoys
the distinction Of having been CON
structed entirely from a single tree. "
says the Technical World Magazine.
"Of course. that includes the woodwork
Of the structure. The tree from which
the timbers, lumber, and shingles were
cut was a giant California redwood.
A considerable quantity Of the lumber
was left over after the church building
was completed.
This building has a spire seventy
feet high; an audience room capable
Of seating 500; a parlor capable of
seating eighty; a pastors study four
teen by twenty feet. a vestlbule and
toilet room. The building is thirty
FIVE by eighty feet. There are not
many buildings in the country all the
timber Of which came from a single
tree"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

recently of
tans Of Colorado
the famous Mount the Holy had the
slide which
ned
celebrating this defect
actually been the Gnde Rail
road sent its photographers W. the noted landscape artist
Detroit wonderful Hor
Cross region for the proving dproving the statement
the partial destruction o he
Leaving Of
cling through almost wilderness Notch Mountain
Holy
reached
did hghe
fine thread summit afte
continuing this direction
and found
comparison Of the photographs with the first made whc
Mr. Jackson thirty
In the Of the nothing alterations
the OF which
demolition started
at the point to obtain the
magnificent
Of America for generations
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
CHAPTER Ix-(contlnnedl

CHAPTER 1X.-(Continued.
Jaquet put on the child's hat and cape.
and Mr.. Baumgarten escorted Lady Avoa
to the carriage.
Where are we going, grandinamma -
asked Cyras, as they turned into green
lane, which led to q cross country road
In the opposite direction to the fair, near
which Lady Avon would not have gone
had she been bribed to do so.
1T Is very pretty this way; perhaps we
shall see some haymakers," she said
Cyras was quite satisfied; all roads
were pretty much alike to him. They
saw haymakers, and they saw some gyp-
sies.
In returning home, when driving across
strip OF waste land or common. an open
carriage containing an old lady encoun-
tered that of Lady Avon. Both car
riages stopped abreast, and the ladies en-
tered into conversation. 1t CHANGED that
they had stopped exactly opposite a gypsy
encampment, the sight of which gave Cy-
ras unbounded delight He had never
seen one before.
Grandma, look. Do look. Isn't It
NICE"
Lady Avon turned to Cyras' side Of the
carriage and saw the settlement She had
not before observed IT, Dear me-" said
she, "a gypsy encampment wonder
they are not at the fair. The men are,
/ suppose. see none about"
What Is 1t, grandmamma
"A gypsy camp, my dear. They are
people who rove about the country, and
sleep In the open air at night, or in cara
vans"
u wish l could. Do you see the fires
grandmammai Couldn't we 20 to them7"
"Oh, dear, no." said Lady Avon very
decisively. Little boys must never go
near such people,"
The carriage deposited Cyras at the
rectory gate as the clocks were striking
one. Lady Avon watched him inside, and
then drove on. Charley came running
out-of-doors to meet his brother.
"Oh, Charley, l wish you'd been with
usr' began Cyras. We've seen some
thing beautiful"
what is it?" asked Charles. "Jam?"
1T was gypsies. They'd got fires all
blasting on the ground-on the grass, you
know"
Take me to see 1t, Cy'asl Please take
mel"
The little boys dined at the luncheon
table. That day 1t happened that a cler-
gyman from distance was present at
the meal He and Mr.. Baumgarten went
Into very deep converse about some pub
lie church matters which were not giving
satisfaction. Lady Grace Joined in 1t (;
thus Cyras found no opportunity to tell
of his experience touching the gypsy camp.
as be would otherwise have done.
Luncheon over, Mr.. Baumgarten went
out at once with his friend. Lady Grace
proceeded to the nursery and the boys
ran to their swing-a perfectly safe one
at the back of the house.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

When was a boy we had one unfail-
Ing job-husking corn. We husked all
winter. We husked from crop to crop.
1t was like a curse on my life. 1t
was the unfailing remedy for the least
appearance Of laziness. GO down TO
the north field and husk a few bushels
of corn" That was the order and it
had to be obeyed. And with a corn
crop running into the billions Of bush
els they still husk it by hand. Why
doesn't somebody who is sorry for
farmer boys, invent something bush
nell In Cincinnati Post.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

Fond Mother wonder sometimes
what Bertrand's occupation in life Will
be when he grows up.
Impartial vlsitor-well, don't
know, OF course. but from what 1 have
observed OF him since have been here,
II he gets his deserts, he will lead the
line In the lock-step parade twice day
to and from the shops.-Somerfeld
Journal.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
use, too. That glory ceases not with
1lfo



God loves each one OF US with an in
tensity Infinitely beyond what the most
fervid human spirit ever felt toward
another, and with a concentration as If
He had none else to think Of And
His love has brought us into being, just
that we might be taught to enter into
full sympathy with Him, receiving His
giving our Own-thus entering into
the joy Of our Lord. This is the hope
the sure and certain hope-set before
us; sure and certain, for "the noun
tains shall depart, and the hills be
removed; but My kindness shall not
depart from thee, neither shall the
covenant Of My peace be removed,
saith the Lord that hath mercy on
hee."-Thomas Erskine
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18
WHY GIRL HELP is SCARCE.

AIurements of the Chorus Prove
More Attractive than Store jobs.
A New York paper recently contained
an article upon the growing difficulty
Of securing help for the large depart
ment stores. and the writer of this ar
ticle wondered where all the men and
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

Chapleigh-When 1-aw-mawry 1
shall-aw-select woman who is my
-aw-opposite, doncher know.
Miss Caustique-But what good
would that dot 1t Isn't at all likely
that any sensible woman would marry
YOU.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

The New Emp ,ye-If you p-please,
sir. live got these can labels mixed
up.
The Foreman-That's all right. Stick
'em on just as they happen to come
Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

The man who tackles farming
cause he thinks it is an "independ
life' never plows a great deal Of &C
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-05-18

There is plenty Of room at the top I;
that's why the man who reaches II is so
lonesome.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-22
AppRkbtN[NT Of
THE AlAWA LOTS

John Kidwell and NJ T. Lyons, ap-
praisers of the Alawa lands, have
made their report to Land Commits
sfoner Pratt and the lots will be
advertised for sale within a few
days. The appraised values will be
taken as the upset prices.
The lots are of various kinds and
the values and sizes vary consider
ably. The cheapest lot is appraised
at 500 and the highest at $500.
The smallest lot has an area of 81
acre and the largest of 2.09. Some
Of them contain splendid view and
good soil; others are wind-swept,
some broken by gulch. In conclud-
ing their remarks, the appraisers
say:
"The foregoing appraisements
have been made in view of present
conditions, and may seem very low
to you, and they certainly would
have been made much higher If the
road could have been built and the
water laid before the appraisements
We're made, but this can not, appar-
emily, be helped"