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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24
GLIDDEN'S WAY


Mabel went into the library and found
the old gentleman sitting there with
his newspaper. She perched herself on
the arm of his chair and, as he looked
particularly stern and forbidding. be-
gan to twist his near whisker around
her slim forefinger, which was a little
way she had. Upon which, the old
gentleman, with q sigh of resignation
and evaporation blended, dropped his
paper in his lap and said:
"Wen?"
"Oh, nothing" replied Mabel, contin-
uing the curling process.
Then what in nation Don't do
that, girl You're pulling me-"
Mabel tossed the newspaper to the
floor and slipped into it's place. "By
the way, papa she said, land apropos
of nothing on earth, what did you quar-
rel with Mr.. Glidden about?"
The old gentleman's thick pepper
and-saIt eyebrows drew together in
frown. "None Of your business, miss"
he answered
"But 1 want TO know"
"Well, II you want to know, 1t was
over a political matter"
Il didn't know you ever went In for
politics. Tell me about it."
There's nothing to tell. I wasn't
directly interested. You're giving me
cramp in my knee. Pick up that pa
per and give it to me and skip. Isn't
there any place I can go without your
coming along and bothering me?"
Not any l know Of" replied Mabel.
calmly. land l don't believe I'm hurt
ing your knee, either 1t was about ten
years ago. wasn't it?"
That's right" said the old gentle
man. 1T was in the presidential cleo
ton of 90. Time Bryan ran against
Mckinley"
"Was Mr.. Gldden for McKinley?"
"He said Mckinley would win. I
don't think he was ever for anybody
but Glidden."
well, he was right wasn't her"
Certainly he was right Oh. Ger
tainly."
WELT"
"Well, he made some darned imper-
tinent remark, that's all. and not for
the first time by many. He-well, that's
all there was about II. Now. run along"
do you want me to pull your whis-
kers again or are you going to tell me?''
"Now, look here, Nab, you wouldn't
understand. well. l offered to bet
him TO 1 that Bryan would be elected
and he undertook TO tell me that gam
bling on elections was Immoral and that
an offer to bet was no argument and
that be was content to base his belief
on certain facts and figures that ap-
pealed to his judgment and all that sort
OF stuff-reproving me. by griefl"
Il think you needed reproof," said
! Mabel. Shocking Don't you your
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24

self know that gambling is immoral?
And 1 always looked up to you so,
papa Mr.. Glldden was perfectly
right"
The old gentleman pinched her ear
THAT'S what he was" he admitted.
That's what grinds me. I've known
Glidden ever since 1 was knee high to
a toad and 1 always found him to be
in the right That's the trouble, If you
want to know"
The girl patted his shoulder sympa-
thetically and smiled
'SThe first time 1 ever saw him." said
the old gentleman, was when l was
at school in Bagleyvllle. 1 had a mar
BILE board that I'd traded another boy
out Of. 1t was just a plain board about
a foot long with square holes cut in the
base of it, some larger than others.
You stood off and shot at the holes.
If you got through the very biggest
hole you got your own marble back and
another one; If you got through the
next biggest you got three marbles, and
so on. The highest you could win was
twenty. but you could just barely get
through that. All the marbles that
missed going through any hole-and
most of them dld-went to the owner
of the board. See?"
81 see," said the girl. "Sort of a slot
machine"
mot at ALL" corrected the old gen
tleman. There was no gambling about
1t. 1t all depended on the skill Of the
players. There was one boy who al
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24
BY EFFEE a. ROWLANDS

back on her pillow insensib'e. Audrey,
trembling in every limb, FASTENED to obey
Marshall, as she directed her to sring
seNe eou-de-col@gns and salts from the
large ehint8-hHng dressing table; she did
nOt know why. bpt the Signt Of Mrs.
Fraser's deatk-like face panied her be-
youd description. Marshall evidently
was not unused to this sign of weakness
in her mistress.
shed one Of her bad nights" Audrey
heard her matter; poor lamb knew
ii when arst saw her this morning. Poor
Miss Constance Poor, pretty Miss Con
stance :"
she whisked away tear while she rub
bed some of the scent across the pale
brow, and held the salts TO he. delicate
nOstrils.
I've been with her ever since she were
child" she said, huskily, to Audrey,
whe stood with her hands tightly clasp
ed together "and she'll never be nothing
to me but Miss Constance, poor dear I"
Isis she always ill?" Why was it
that Audrey could not control her voice?
Marshall nodded her head, and just
then the bell pealed through the corridor
again, and Mrs. Fraser opened her thickly
friRged eyes with a start and looked
blankly around her. MaFnhqll motioned
Audrey away. Audrey reluctantly with
drew her gaze from that sweet. suffering
face, and with the memory OF those deep
blue eyes clinging to her, che returned
to her mistress ROOM
Another fainting FTP" observed Sheila
impatieRtly. Dear me, now tiresome
l suppose she won't be able TO 60 to the
Glaston hunt ball tonight. Maxse, you
seem to me inclined to dawdle. l can't
have lazy people about me. BRIGHAM,
my white serge tea gown. suppose the
breakfast gong has soundedY"
Yes, miss, ten minutes ago; and 1
met his lOrdship a-goin' down as l come
up. You'll just have trlae to run into
Mrs. Fraser's room and"
Il shall have nothing of the kind"
retorted Sheila stamping her root i'm
patiently, as Audrey's cold fingers moved
slowly in their task of tuttoning her
dainty shoe straps. "Yeu must go in
and tell Mrs. Fraser l will rec her after
breakfast. Bircham, this girl is simply
a clumsy fool If you can't teach her to
manage better than this she must go :"
Audrey's eyes were blinded with hot
tears. She was doing her very best, but
sheila had no pity for her awkwardness,
and could willingly have kicked her for
locking So beautiful.
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He was informed that his old engine was on exhi-
bition and wandering through the transportation
exhibition when happened upon 1t. His Joy at the
recognition of his old pet still remembered by those
in the and who accompanied the famous
engineer his rounds.
Entwistle lad not 16 years of when Stephen
completed his plans secured charter for the rail-
road between Liverpool and Manchester. laid his track
and was ready the train. Entwstle recon-
mended to Stephenson by no less parsonage than the
Duke Bridgewater whose steward informed his high
that Entwlste the best mechanic in the shops
Mr. Entwistle in his humble home delights to live
the old days and tell the story Of the preparations and
trip the events of which fresh in his mind
from frequent iteration.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24

Stephenson, the first passenger locomotive to draw
passenger train world still alive good health
ago at his home M6nes Iowa. Edward Entwlstle
is the name of the who has this unique claim to
distinction
Every effort made by numerous exhibitors In the
transportation department of the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position to Mr.. Entwstle go to St Louis, he
had gone to Philadelphia at the Centennial Exposition
Large money offered to him. and the temp
taon was great for the old engineer is far from being
wealthy Owing his extreme age, however. and the
fatgues of 400 mile railroad journey, the offers
declined Thirty years ago Mr.. Entwstle had been
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24
LOVE CHARMS.
Some of the Queer superstitions
That Live in Sicily.

Some of the Queer superstittona
That Live in Sicily.
The love charms of Sicily are many
and curious One, very popular and
considered very powerful is to put
into an eggshell a few drops of the
blood of the longing lover. The shell
Is exposed to the sun for three DAYS
and to the dew for three nights. 1t Is
then placed on hot ashes until calcined.
when the whole Is reduced to a fine
powder and administered secretly in
a cup of coffee or a glass of wine to
the object OF affection.
Another charm Is for the witch to
undress at midnight and tie her clothes
up in a bundle which she places on
her head. Then, kneeling in the CEN
ter Of her room, she pronounces an in
cantation, at the end of which she
shakes her head. If the bundle falls
in front Of her, 1T rs a good sign.
should 1t fall behind her, the charm
will not avail.
Yet another is worked In the follow
ing manner: Pieces OF green, red and
white ribbon are purchased in three
different shops, the name of the per
sons to be charmed being repeated
mentally each time. The shopkeeper
must be paid with the left hand. tie
ribbon being received In the right.
When all the pieces are bought they
are taken TO a witch. who sets out to
find the person to be charmed. On
finding him or her the witch mutters
to herself, with these ribbons I bind
you to such one" Then she returns
the ribbons to the purchaser, who ties
them beneath his or her left knee and
wears them at church.-MacmiIlan'z
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24
THE DREAMER.

lie builds as he can, as he will,
In weakness or strength as it seems
And it is what it is; for his skill
Is only the truth of his dreams.
And his dreams are as strong as his faith,
Or as weak as the fears that they own /;
And what to his soul either sayeth,
That Is, and that guides him alone.
So some ships that are stately and fair
Go down for a morsel of faith;
While some thistle-down banks, light as
air,
No storm can move out of their path.
Weekly Bouquet.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24
Strenuous job.

HAS young Dudeleigh any occuDs-
tionT" asked the dear girls mother.
Indeed he has" replied the d G.
He's raising q mustache--
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24

els II true, pop, that cold contracts
everythingf"
Eyes, my SON"
'Then how 1t is that cold wave can
spread over the country ?''-Baltimor
American
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24

did you hear that they were going
to leave Chicago?' asked Mabel.
mo. Are they7 I'm glad of It."
"All but Bert" said Mabel. "Bert's
studying medicine, you know"
who's Bert?"
Bert Glidden, of course" replied
Mabel. And he's going to be quite
lonely poor fellow, and he isn't bit
like his papa. Not bit. I'm sure I
dOn'twonder at you. knew him at high
-Bert-and 1 think you'd like him, but
he thinks from something he's heard
his father say that you'd be prejudiced
against him and wouldn't care to
have him call. But I told him his
father, with all due respect, must be
crazy and that there wasn't an atom of
prejudice about you. But he's the most
wrong headed laundering boy ever was
and so difident! And 1 don't think. 1
can induce him to come; but If he
should come you'll not be grumpy with
him, will you? Because it's just
charity. with his people going.
well, 1 think I've bothered you
enough. Here's your paper Aren't
you going to ask me to come again?
Well, good-by :"
Mabel danced to the door, smiled
CONTESTED and disappeared. The old
gentleman snorted. But he did not
resume his paper for several minutes
Chicago Daily News.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-24

the Lord Harry only knows who made
him weather prophet. But it rained
all right. 1t had to-"
Mabel squeezed his arm and glggied.
You see. 1t wasn't just the election;
it was Gldden. And there were two
or three others there and they agreed
with him, and-I was glad of the
chance to quarrel with him. If you want
to know"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
Dlyldentially Speaking.
By ELLIS o. JONES.

On account of the increased cost OF
living, the railroads, with an eclat OF
generosity, by the way, recently
granted more or less general in
crease in the wages of their employees.
This increase, we are now told, must
be met by an increase in freight rates.
An increase in freight rates necessi-
tates an increase in the price of COM
modities. An increase in the price OF
commodities causes an increase IN
the cost of living. An increase in the
cost of living necessitates a further
increase in wages, and SO on ad lib.,
@. e. d.
In the meantime, prominent rail-
road man with slight propensity for
garrulity has been interviewed by an
enterprising reporter, who asked,
among other things, whether 1T would
be necessary to decrease dividends Oh
the oceans of stock now outstanding,
to say nothing of the new issues
which are proposed in great copious'
ness. The railroad man modestly re-
plied that decrease of dividends
would be hardly necessary.
Decrease dividends! Perish the
thought. Such an idea is totally in
compatible with what the traffic Will
bear" Or, in the words of that "a
nous captain of industry. I'VE care
not who pays the bills, so long as we
get the dividends. From Life.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
Amazing Definitions.

The American schoolboy has no
monopoly of blundering answers, as
is shown by the following answers in
a school examination written by some
of our cousins across the water:
John Wesley was a great sea cap
tain He beat the Dutch at Waterloo,
and by degrees rose to be Duke of
Wellington. He was buried near Nell
son in the Poets Corner at Westmin-
ster Abbey
The sublime porte is very fine
old wine
The possessive is the case when
somebody has got yours and won't
give it to you"
The plural of penny is two
pence"
In the sentence, L saw the goat
butt the man. butt is conjunction,
because it shows the connection be-
tween the goat and the man."
Mushrooms always grow in damp
places, and so they look like UNI
brellas.'
THE difference between water and
air Is that air can be made wettcr,
but water can not. :"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
VALUABLE COLONIAL COINS.
Money Issued Before Revolution
Worth More Than Gold.

If there is any one who possesses
collection of coins of the country's
colonial period that person is very
fortunate. If at any time a pinch
should come, making 1t necessary for
the owner Of such collection to dis
pose of 1t in order to procure the ne
cesslties of life, a sum of money could
be obtained for the collection that
would make the seller Independent of
the world for a lifetime.
1t is doubtful, however, If there is
complete collection Of the coinage
Of this country Of the days before the
Revolution anywhere within the bor-
ders of the land, though in many
museums. public as we'll as private.
there. is a goodly representation.
The coins of Maryland and Vir-
ginia in the time Of their colonial
existence were quaint and peculiar in
their way. They included shillings.
sixpenny pieces, pennies and half
penny pieces. Among those that
abounded in Maryland was the Lord
Baltimore groat, called after the old
English groat, which was worth
about four pence in the old country.
These coins. as we'll as those Of Vir-
ginia at that time, were coined in
England for the colonies. One that
circulated very extensively in Virgin
la was the "Glocester TOKEN" and
there were multitudes of half-pen-
MES in those days, all with more or
less peculiar stamps upon them.
Among the coins Of the period be-
New York, or New Amsterdam, as 1t
was then known, spread broadcast
her shilling pieces stamped with q
pine tree, and they were as good as
gold in the markets. Massachusetts
also had her pine tree shilling, and
1t was good anywhere. as they came
from Hull's minting house in Penn
broke Square. Many Of the smaller
coins of those days immortalized the
American eagle, and the North Amer
branches and stars and notices OF
various kinds appeared on the OBJ
verse and reverse sides Of those old
coins, from shillings down to half
pence. The old coppers Of those days,
particularly those minted in the New
England region. and the three penny
coins, as well. are of inestimable val
ne to-day, but the few of them that
do exist are as carefully guarded.
wheresoever they are, as the crown
diamonds of any empire under the
sun. Post.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
Density of Population in Great Cities.

OF the worlds great cities Paris
has the greatest number of inhabi-
tants per acre. For its 2,731, 900 in
habitants an area of only 1925
acres is available, so that each acre
has 142 inhabitants.
Berlin is almost as thickly popu-
lated, inasmuch as its city ground
(now almost entirely built up) COM
prises only 1856 acres, and In this
space 2,034,O0O people live, or 131 to
each acre.
The conditions are considerably
better in London, where 4,536, 200
people live in an area of 1870 acres,
or 60 to the acre.
Vienna has only 80 inhabitants per
acre, the city ground comprising A.
sos acres and the population being
1,675,000.
OF the great cities New York has
the smallest ratio of population to
the acre. Its 3,71G,000 inhabitants
have an area of 203,S66 acres (by
far the largest city territorially in the
world), SO that there are Is people
to an acre.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
THURMONT FREDERICK MD. THURSDAY JULY 4. 10

tilfon at SO each. You think SO
is too much? I can show you on my
books where Mrs. Havemeyer at a
recent ball paid me SIS each for one
hundred and twenty floral favors.
That made $500. without even start
ing the decorations.
Then he described another famous
ball where the walls were festooned
with laurel wreaths. and at each
loop of the wreaths hung an enor-
nous gilt basket filled with ex-
quisite pink roses, among which
sparkled dozens Of tiny electric lights.
That item alone cost thousand dol
lars.-New York Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
The Sudan'S Asset.

The Sudan possesses an important
asset not yet developed-thato of it's
antiquities. Egypt's pyramids and
temples are profitable asset, bring
ing crowds of tourists, every year
constantly on the increase. These
visitors spend some 100000 an
nually On the banks Of the Nile
Windsor Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
CHAPTER XIV.

Stunned and bewildered, sat gazing
at the death warrant in my trembling
hand. 1t was no less. This letter,
made public, would seal my doom.
was, then, a murderer. In ~ a''"p
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
COMPROMISING.

NO." said the candid kleptoma'
MAC, when I'm arrested for pilfer.
ing l never give my real name. 1t
would compromise too many people,
Indeed! And what is your
name?" inquired the magistrate.
"John Smith, ,"-Tit-Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
NE IN RESERVE.

Jinks-"Your coat looks worn
out"
Blinks-"I suppose SO. I wear
another one in the house. .'-Aar'
ward Lampoon.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04

'"That man has perfect right to die
tate to his wife" How so?" "Oh.
he married his stenographer. Prince,
ton Tiger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-04
HIS QUESTION.

ooh! Jack, what do you think?
Baby said 'Goo-goo' to-day
Did he? BY Jove! wonder II
he really meant it?"--,Brooklyn Life
Holbrook argus., 1907-04-23
GREAT DEMAND FOR EWES.
Higher Prices Being Realized for
 Good Stock.

Never in the history Of the sheep business at Chicago has the demand for breeding ewes been as strong as this year and never before were so many shipped out, says Chicago Live stock World. Buyers who are not able to get as many as they wanted here have gone to the range country and bought them direct from the ranch men. Under the pressure of such keen demand values have advanced very nOticeably and stand at a re- markably high level That fact is not a discouraging feature, however, for good eve at present prices produces a lamb equal to her own value and will yield enough wool to pay for her keep. On this basis ewes are a good investment and many people are be, ginning to recognize it. The fact that more ewes are being bought by the farmers in the corn belt does not sig. nifty that there will be a surplus ot sheep raised, for the more they buy the more the crop on the range is cut down. It is just a matter of trans. ferring ownership. With the range crop being marketed closer than usual and the demand for mutton increasing, the probabilities are that prices will be as high next year as they are now.
Holbrook argus., 1907-04-23
BALANCING THE HORSE.
low the Shoeina Must Be Exactly
 Done.

great many people don't know what a man means when he says he wants that horse balanced up so that he can travel" Balancing horse means whole lot He must be bal anced as perfectly as pair of mer- chants scales. If the blacksmith, as a horseshoer, would take care to get the inside of the foot the same height as the outside, and get the shoe the right length, there is no trouble. Some smiths, says the Montreal Herald, will put on a shoe one-half inch too short, and if the animal goes lame he doesn't know what's the matter. Some horses will wear shorter shoe than others because of the difference in the de- grees in the shape of the hoof. Some want a long toe and some short one. Therefore there will be a diff ference of 40 to AZ degrees, and on short toe you will find that the horse will stand straighter; that is, the up- per pastern joint will come more di- rectly over the foot. With a long toe you will find that the upper past ern joint will drop back more or less. An easy way to get the length of the shoe you want is to take a square and place it on the floor. Let the tongue of the square come to the center of the pastern joint and then see how many inches you have from the toe to the heel If you follow this rule you will have fewer lame horses.
 Another authority asks these perti ncnt questions: Does the horses hoof fully cover the entire lower border of the wall, or is it too narrow or fitted so full on the inside that it has given rise to interfering or has the shoe been nailed on crooked, or has it be- come loose and shifted? Is it too short or so wide at the ends of the branches as not to support the but tresses of the hoof? Does the shoe correspond with the form of the hoof? Are the nails distributed so as to in terfere as little as possible with the expansion of the quarters? Are there too many? Are they too large? These are points the horse owner should as certain in order that any faults ob- served may be corrected.
Holbrook argus., 1907-04-23

The continual passing Of the air through the curtain has a tendency to dry the atmosphere within the poultry house. While such buildings, says Country Gentleman, are consid- erably colder than tight glass fronts, the interior is apt to be perfectly dry and the hooded roost may be made use of in cold localities to keep the fowls warm during the frost of winter weather.
 As to a correct ration of feed for
 production of eggs during the
 months, try a dry grain ration,
 ,--ird wheat, the rest made up of a mixture of all kinds of small grain. If mash food is fed, always feed it at noon. It is best when composed of equal parts, by measure, of cornmeal, ground oats, bran and middlings, all mixed with either scalding-hot milk or water, and allowed to set to cool.
 Some animal food of some kind beef scrap or ground green bone should always be furnished them in winter. In addition to this, plenty of green food of some kind, water and grit should always be at hand. If fed this ration, and to this rule, and prop erly housed, hens should always fur nish a full egg supply in winter.