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Saved From Disurace.

LII one of the old families of Charles
ton, s. c., writes Mrs Ravenel, there
was an important parsonage, Jack. the
butler. Jack disputed with another old
man, Harry, the butler Of Mrs. Henry
lizard, the reputation of being the best
and most thoroughly trained servant in
town. From the judging OF the wines
to the arrangement of a saltspoon there
was nothing which these withered
brown potentates did not decide and
maintain. Nothing would have aston
ished either more than that master or
mistress should dissent from his YER
dict
Jack was intolerant of anything
which he considered breach of the
etiquette Of the table. Nothing could
have induced him to serve Il gentle
man before Il lady, or a younger before
an elder brother. To place fruit and
wine on tablecloth instead Of on
the mahogany was to him falling
from grace. On one occasion he was
much annoyed when n senator from
the up country twice asked for rice
with his fish. To the first request he
simply remained deaf; at the second
he bent down and whispered into the
senatorial ear. The genial gentleman
nodded and suppressed laugh; but
when the servants had left the room
he burst into roar and cried: Judge
you have treasure! Jack has saved
me from disgrace, from exposing my
ignorance. He whispered, That
wouldn't do, sir; we never eats rice
with fish,"
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Cauuht on a Fishhook.

Who that has fished has escaped
getting Il fishhook caught in i thumb
or finger? There is nothing more
painful and more difficult to relieve
than this simple little incident The
first impulse of the fisher man or
woman is to try to remove the hook
the way it got caught in the fish, and
the more it is pushed back to release
the tip the more it cuts and hurts the
flesh. On account Of the peculiar
shape of a fshhook it's necessary to
push it all the way through. if the
hook is one of those without the loop
or eye at the upper end, or else IL
must lie pushed through until the
tip of the hook is cleared, and then
a pair of tweezers will serve to snap
the metal and let the hook be taken
out of the flesh. Sometimes good
sized knife will do the hook cutting
if tweezers are not handy. The
wound made by the hook should be
thoroughly cleansed with hot water
aud perhaps some disinfectant, after
which it Should be covered with q
soothing ointment and then carefully
bound with lint or bandage.-New
York Herald.
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The Sun and the Telescope.

The popular notion is that the as
tronomer points his telescope directly
at the sun and fires his vision point
blank across the chasm of millions of
miles. Instead. says a writer in the
Ohio Magazine. the errant sun rays
are lassoed by coelestate--a great
circular mirror driven by clockwork
in such manner that it throws its
light into another mirror above. and
this in turn sends the long, concen-
trated beam far into the interior OF
the telescope house. The two mir
rors move in automatic adjustment to
each other SO that the solar beams
may be shot into the building. no mat
ter in what portion of the sky the sun
may be situated. At the farther end
Of the building the reflected sunbeam
strikes concave mirror which catch
es the light and. flashing it back to-
ward the opening whence it first en-
tered, focuses it into perfect image
of the sun.
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A Boomerang Contract.

The author of "A Temperance Town"
and "A Texas Steer" spent much Of his
time in his country home, but one day
he appeared unexpectedly in New York
at the Lambs club. Going straight to
the cafe. he made one large, inclusive
gesture. which brought every man pres
ent about him. ITS ON me- said Mr..
HOyt. Then he told his story.
1t was before the days of electric and
gasoline motors, and lie had bought a
little steam yacht. He engaged as his
engineer one of his Yankee neighbors
and offered him liberal wages, with
the provision that the engineer should
find his own coal. 1t was a long way
to the nearest coal yard, and Mr.. IIoyt
had all the trouble he was looking for
to keep his own furnace fed.
"But where shall | get the coal?'
the new engineer asked.
Il don't care" said the foremost of
American stage humorists. 'Steal it."
So the bargain was struck. All went
well until in the early autumn Mr..
Hoyt went into his cellar to see how
much more coal he would have TO
purchase for the winter OF sew
eral tons on hand In the spring Only
two or three scuttlefuls remained. The
theft was speedily traced to the engi-
neer.-Saturtlay Evening Post.
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The "Woman From EnoIand.n

One cf the most curious myths of the
middle ages, singularly false and flagi-
tious i'll it's character, but SO persistent
that it eventually attained general be-
lief, was the story of Pope Joan,' the
woman pope who was supposed to
have sat in st. Peters chair about
midway Of the ninth century. For
200 years in the great cathedral at
Siena, Italy, along with the busts of
all the other popes, there stood Il bust
of this mythical female bearing upon
it the inscription, "John WILL, Il Wo-
man From England" This bust was
put in its place by ecclesiastical au-
thorities in the year 400, without pro
test from any source, and in pursu-
ance Of the universal popular belief
that the eighth John had indeed been
woman, and this in spite of the fact
that the personal history of the real
John VIII, who was man and a Ro-
man and the defer of the Emperor
Charles the Bald, was open to the
scholars of the world. 1t was only at
the beginning of the seventeenth CEN
tury that the bust of the woman from
England" was taken down.-Argonaut.
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Raisirc Babies by Chart.

We let machines in the form Of
nurses and goyernesses raise our chill
dren under printed directions tackled
upon the walls. And some mothers
are proud of the completeness of their
thraldOm to these Enthusiastically
proud because their babies are "sched-
ule" youngsters.
businesslike, austere product Of
some pseudo scientists brain and
printers ink.
isn't it completew said the near
mother. "Read it,"
l read: "Aerated milk, 8 a. m.
Bcraped quarter orange, $50 a. m.
Pasteurized milk, 10 a. IN. Slice of
health toast, 1-16 ounce, 1915 a. IN.
Modified milk, ounces, 1916 a. IN.
Walk eighteen steps, II a. m. Two
teaspoonfuls distilled water, II 1:15a. M"
The rest of the chart was similar to
this.
1T is complete" said l, "but l
should like to edit the next one they
get out"
She opened her eyes and raised her
brows. (You know the way superior
people, especially the recently superior
kind, do it-sos you get taste in
your mouth right away as if she had
handed you a grapefruit to eat with
out sugar.)
by putting in line right here" I
said, refusing to be frozen by her
manner. Twelve thirty to / o'clock,
love baby little"
She didn't even thank me for the
uggestion-actually, she didn't. Wo-
men are peculiar propositions. What?
Bohemian.
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A Man Of Many Parts.

Here is an amusing old handbiu
printed and circulated in Cumberland,
England, early in the nineteenth CEN
tury:
II, James Williams, parish clerk,
saxtone, town cryer and bellman, make
and sells all sorts of haberdasharies,
groceries, etc, likewise hair and whig
drest, and cut, on the shortest notice
Also
IN. B.-I keep an evening school,
where teach at reasonable rates, read
ing, writing, singing and sums.
IN. B.-I plays the hooboy OCCASION
ally, II wanted.
IN. B.-Ny shop is next doore, where
bleed, draw teeth and shoe horses, all
with greatest sell.
IN. B.-Children taut to dance, IL
agreeable, ut six pence per week, by
ME, j. Williams, who buy and sell old
iron and Goals ~ shoes cleaned and
mended
IN. B.-A hat and pair of stockings
to be cudgelled for, the best in 5, on
Shrof Tusbday. For particulars incuire
within, or at the horse shoe and bell,
near the church, OH tother side of the
way.
IN. B.-Look over the door for the
sighn Of the pigeons.
IN. B.-I sell good ayle, and some
times cyder-lodgings for single men"
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Du1lca11,P.C.
BY EMILE CIRARD.
Copyrighted, 1857, by Homer Sprague.

Marion cooked up hopefully as the
card was brought her Even the an
nouncement of Duncan's name was
comforting. But the little ob.ong Of
cardboard bore, in addition to the name,
the initials P G. Perhaps it meant
''penitent culprit." Duncan Was al
ways doing odd things. The magic let
ters might be his expression of regret.
But when he came briskly into the
room there was no penitential sorrow
in his countenance-only the same mer-
ry twinkle of the eyes, the old lifting
of the corners Of the mouth.
"They tell me that Tad is noSbet-
ter" he said as he took Marion's hand
LAS you will perceive from my card,
am a physician to children
Narion's face darkened. This. then,
was the meaning of the card He was
worried about her brother. For mo-
ment she was minded to renew the old
quarrel, but she needed help and SYM
pathy, and SO she laid her head on his
shoulder and sobbed out her troubles.
Her father had been obliged to go to
Europe ON business and had taken his
wife with him. Marion had been left
in charge Of her nine-year-old brother,
and almost before the ship had passed
Sandy Hook Tad had come down with
typhoid.
His robust constitution had thrown
off the disease, but the battle had left
hin, weak and JjStlncc and ayon thp
gray bearded physician was worried
There is no actual danger" he ex-
| planned to Marion, "but nc must be
reused from this lethargy or he will 90
into Decline
He had confided the same fear to
Henry Duncan when he met the latter
on the street and the younger man had
asked after his little chun Then, DC
spite the misunderstanding between
Marion and himself, he could hold out
no longer, and his call was the result
eff he should die before mother
comes back what should do:" walled
Marion.
"Send CABLE advised Duncan
promptly, "bnt there is not going to be
any more worry now that the ph-si
clan 10 children has stepped in. May
see my paticnt?"
Marion led him to the boys room
Tad's face lighted rs he saw Duncan
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According to History.

A New York man, who spends por-
ton of the summer each year in Eng
land, tells of an amusing incident in
connection with his first visit to Rich
lnond castle. On that occasion he was
accompanied by guide who relied for
his information mainly on IL guide
book, which from time j.. to time he
would furtively consult if lie thought
the visitor was not looking his way.
"What is the height of this fine old
keep?' asked the New Yorker.
According to hist'ry," replied the
guide. "it's ninety-twO feet
Similar replies We're made to other
questions of a like nature, each being
vouchsafed with the assurance that II
was according to hist'ry.'
Finally there was reached part OF
the battlements where the hill on
which the castle stands descends alb
rs1ptly to the river.
Pretty steep descente' exclaimed the
American.
Eyes. sir" came from the guide III
his mOnotonous tone. According to
hist'ry, it's almost perpindicularr'
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he turned angrily to the astonished

he turned angrily to the astonished
girl
"Your aunt will be pleased to find
you here. Marion. Good heavens. why
did you ever come off with me? YOU
ought to be in that launch this minute
You don't belong here''-iis wrath
poured out On her-'you love luxury;
you know you love it like cat. Har-
ve!-'s not good enough for you; no.
body is. Pm not. He wants you. OF
course want you many times more.
but you're crazy to come off with
me. He'll be angry and twill serve
you right. I'm going to signal when
he gets nearer and get you over to
the channel if have to carry you.
hope this will teach you lessonw
Back of the anger in the mans face
the girl read something else and sprang
to her feet, crying. Wait, Merton;
don't signalv' With Il swirl and a
splash she landed knee deep in the
water, one hand gathering up her
skirts, the other grasping the boat line,
While the boat, lightened of her weight,
fOated a bit. Il don't belong in the
launch I'd rather be here with you. =
she said defiantly.
Marion, what do you mean, dear:''
asked Kesier, staring at the little fig
.ure by his side as if he was just wax
ing out of a sleep.
The girl suddenly began to cry. Il
thought I'd better be helping you
helping you pull this boat" she sobbed.
''than riding round in an old launch
with mani don't like. But if you
don't want mel can take him, sup
pose" Her voice died away as she
struggled vainly to keep her wind
blown hair out of her face, her skirts
from the water and the tears from
binding her eyes.
'He shall never have you," declared
Kesler fiercely, dropping the rope and
catching the girl in his arms. Little
comrade, do you mean it? do want
your help, little girl, and I will make
you happy. Oh, don't hide your face
dear! Your hair is so lovely-but its
dreadfully in the wayr'
The ubiquitous Mr.. Harvey, as his
launch came swiftly down the channel
noted with astonishment two persons
over toward the lighthouse wadins
slowly through the shallow water. He
thought at first that he recognized the
girls white sweater and her greer
skirt, which she held gathered about
her knees. The gulls circled over theil
heads and the sea wind blew the girls
bright hair all about her face. The
man waded very close to her side. The
pair seemed in no particular hurry
Behind them bobbed a little white
boat.
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A Scrintural Bull.

Even the Bible is not free from bulls.
In chapter thirty-seven of the book of
Isaiah appears the following confusion
Of ideas: ''Then the angel of the Lord
went forth, and snote in the camp Of
the Assyrians a hundred and four
score and five thousand; and when
they arose early in the morning. be-
hold. they were all dead corpses."
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When He Got Sense,

Husband-Have you still the letters
l wrote you before we were married?
Wife-Yes. Why? Husband Bring
them here / want to burn them. I
am just making my will, and am
afraid that IL any OF my relations see
those letters after l am dead they will
think was of unsound mind.-Lustige
R1offor
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Daily Passenger Trains
with
Pullman ParIor Cars
between
Shreveport
and
New Orleans
giving
Exceptional Service
to and from
Bossier Parish.
Fast Freight Service
to
Bossier Parish.
Route your freight
via the
l.. X. and n.
C.. ELIERRE, II. b. HELM,
Assistant to President, Gen1 Superintendent
Shreveport, La. Shreveport, La.
E. C. d. MARSHALL,
Gen'l Freight and Passenger Agent,
SHREVEPORT, LA.
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The Mature Of the Creature.

Your cook
'Oh, she Is so careless that l don't
believe she could drop remark with
out breaking her word."-Smart Set
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Those who are rash and precipitate
seldom enjoy the favor of the GODS
Herod0tus.
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Care Cf Shoes.

An excellent preservative Of shoe
leather is vaseline. If a small guam
tity be applied to new shoes 1t will soft
EN- the leather, and If enameled leather,
will keep 1t soft much longer than or
dlnarlly and render it less liable to
crock.
If worn shoes are cleaned and black
ened, and then rubbed with the vase
line, their appearance and wearing
qualities will be much improved.
Have a box Of oats handy when the
shoes are taken off, remove all mud
and dirt, lace or button them, fill half
full with oats and stuff the tops with
crumpled paper.
When necessary to wear the shoes,
empty them and they will be found to
have kept their shape, and will not be
drawn II they were in the least damp
when taken off.
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well-known name?

Trimmed skirts are fashionable, but
the trimming is almost all about the
end of the skirt In wide bands. If. the
material Is heavy, as satin or silk then
embroidery, lace or tulle forms the
principal trimming, but In chiffon, net
and all the gauzes a wide band of silk
or satin at the feet, headed by a mar
row band further up on the skirt
makes an attractive finish, besides pro-
tecting the sheer material to an enor-
nous extent. Sometimes this band OF
silk or satin is quite plain and again
1t is embroidered or finished with seal
loped edges, and 1t may be the same
width all around or graduated toward
the back so as to keep the top of the
silk the same distance from the floor
all around. This plain band of silk or
satin is not restricted to the chiffon
and lace gowns, but is also employed
Oh afternoon dresses Of cloth and voile.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03

Spokane. The properties are within
4 few miles of Mullan.
II is reported that lunches Of ore
are coming in at the face of the 290
foot tunnel on the Temple property.
though the ore shoot proper is
thought to lie 40 or so feet ahead.
Three feet of high grade gold ore
has been cut in the Homestalle mine
near Silver City, Owyhee county,
Idaho.
Two more mining companies will be
organized at Peck, Idaho. within the
next month to work the copper depOs-
its near that town.
The tunnel on the Townsite mine,
Steclner's property near Dixie camp,
is in $50 feet, and will tap the lead at
150-foot depth inside Of the next so
feet.
Matt Perry has bonded one Of his
properties in the Dixie district in Cen
trail Idaho. The price has not been
given out, but a $500 payment was
made.
The stamp mill sawmill and camp
buildings of the Post-Iambert Mining
company in the Mount Baker mining
district have been destroyed by fire
causing a loss of about 100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03

The newest hat in Paris is trimmed
with widespread. bold, dashing bows
wonderfully made, as French fingers
alone have the secret. The entire hat
seems a perfect evolution Of ribbon
loops and ends. or wide ribbon are
they or silk by the yard well finished
Off for that purpose. Many bends does
the brim show, and prettily yelled over
the brim may the hat be with nets
or oh'ffons in brown, tan, blue or gray,
green or lavender. Ribbon chains of
loops or chouX crushed together be-
sides other ribbon maneuverings are we
finding on hats trimmed with one long
plume or ribbon bowed up at the start
OF feather into clusters with flowers
to eInbellish the whole when plumes
are wanting.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03

Elderly women, whose skin Is loose
and fiabby, will find it wonderfully i'm
proved If they treat it in the following
manner: Once a day give the skin
coating Of cold cream, and massage II
nrst by rolling the skin firmly between
the fingers, then by smartly slapping
IL; this should be done for about ten
minutes Immediately after this dip
towel in cold water-ice water during
the warmer months and ordinary by
drant water at other times. Complete
ly cover the face and throat with the
wet towel and allow 1t to remain on
until u begins to grow warm, then dip
again in cold water and apply as be-
fore.
Continue this from fifteen minutes to
half an hour. 1t is helpful to add Il
mild astringent to the cold water. Ben
zoln Is best for this purpose. Use two
teaspoonfuls to a pint Of water. After
the cold application 1t IS well to mas
sage the face and neck In such man
nsr IS to build up the underlying It's
S les and make plump fieshy padding
under the skin. This Is cone by a light
but rapid movement with the finger
tips. The movement consists of pick
Ing up the flesh and allowing 1t to fall
In place.
10 aid In the manipulation, says
McCalls Magazine, moderate amount
a. some good cold cream should be
used. This treatment Is most 5eneh
cial If taken just before retiring. For
a 1sbhy skin it is well TO allow a little
cold cream to remain on the face al
night
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03
Is Pe-ru-na USefLi
for Catarrh?

Should list of the ingredients of Pc
runa be submitted to any medical ex-
pert, of whatever school or nationality,
he would be obliged to admit without
reserve that each ono ofthen was ofun-
doubted value in chronic catarrhal dis
cases, and had stood the test of many
years experience in the treatment OF
such diseases. THERE CAN BE NO
DISPUTE ABOUT THIS WHAT
EVER. Peruna is composed ofthe most
eficacious and universally used herbal
remedies for catarrh. Every ingredient
of Peruna has a reputation of its own
in the cure Of some phase of catarrh.
Peruna brings to the home the COM
BIEED KNOWLEDGE OF SEVERAL
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE in the treat
ment Of catarrhal diseases; brings to
the home the scientific skill and knowl-
edge of the modern pharmacist; and last
but notleast, brings to the home thevast
and varied experience of DR.. Hartman,
intheuse fcatarrh remedies, and in the
treatment of catarrhal diseases.
The fact is, chronic catarrh is a dis
ease which is very prevalent Many
thousand people know they have
chronic catarrh. They have visited
doctors over and over again, and been
told that their case is one of chronic
catarrh. 1t may be ofthe nose, throat
lungs, stomach or some other internal
organ. There is no doubt as to the ma
ture of the disease. The only trouble
is the remedy. This doctor has tried to
cure them. That doctor has tried to
prescribe for them.
BUT THEY ALL FAILED TIC
BRING ANY RELIEF.
Or. Hartman's idea is that catarrh
remedy can be made on a large scale
as he is making it; that it can be made
honestly, of the purest drugs and o.
the strictest uniformity. Els idea i:
that this remedy can besupplied direct
ly to the people, and no more be charged
for it than is necessary for thu
handling of it.
No other household remedy so uni
versally advertised carries upon TIL
label the principal active constituents
showing that Peruna invites the full
inspection of the critics.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03

The fan heretofore has been to us
simply a weapon Of defense against
heat, but 1t is suggested that we emu
late the Spanish women still further
and bring the fan into use as an or
nament as well as for an article Of util-
ity. The size Is not the point, and
there IS no style Of fan that is an"
more than another. The very small
fan, attached 70 a long, slender chain.
Is to be worn again; there are lovely
medium-sized fans of japanese style
that are suitable for any occasion, and
there are beautiful Vatican and EN-
pire and Dresden designs with frames
of the most dellcately carved ivory or
sandalwood, whose price Is far above
the purse limits of the ordinary NOR
tai, but-a fan one must have as soon
as it becomes warm enough to doff
these winter clothes and don those of
the new season.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03

The following Is an excellent skin
food; Oil Of sweet almonds, 4 ounces ;
white wax, @ drains; spermaceti, 9
ounces; borax, 2 drains; glycerln, ~
ounces; orange-fower water, 3 ounces ;
oil Of neroli, 10 drops; oil of bigarade
(orange skim, 10 drops; oil of petit
grain, 10 drops. Melt the first three
ingredients, add the glycerin to the
orange water and dissolve the borax
in the mixture; then pour 1t slowly
into the blended fats, stirring continu-
ously.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-08-03
MINES AND MINING

Boundary smelters treated ore as
fellows: CRANKY, 1925 tons; B. c.
Copper company smelter, 109sS tons;
Dominion Copper company smelter,
557s tons; total treatment for week,
34,739 tons.
To Drive 3oo-Foot Tunnel.
George A. Cunningham. manager of
the Occur d'Alene Standard Mining
and Milling company whose proper
ties lie two and .ne-half miles north
CT Wallace, near the Black Cloud and
c. ,.istock claims, was in the city yes
terday in the interest of the company.
1--WE expect to drive the S00-foot ex-
tension OF the old 40-foot tunnel com
pleted about December l." said Mr.
Cunningham. GAS yet we have
struck no sensational deposits. Elan
agan & Butler, who have the tunnel
contract, report a high grade Of rock
encountered at 200 feet"
The lower crosscut on the Pandora
mine, which adjoins the Snowstorm
near Mullan, Idaho, is nearing the
ledge. Already several stringers of
ore have been encountered
The Copper Face Mining & Power
company has been incorporated to de-
velop a group of IA claims located by
c. M. Delgrove and A. T. Davis of