Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-18
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


feed upon the oak.
The method OF raising sunken YES
sells by compressed air pumped into
the hull has been found successful.
The Women's Aerial League has Of
fered scholarship of $3.50 year for
students who intend taking UP avia-
tion as a profession.
In one of the capitals of Europe
there has been put up a big and cost
ly hotel and the manager has chosen
for Its telegraphic address the expen-
sive word. Luxury"
Anticipating an American duty on
tea Japanese exporters shipped us 49,
O3S,23l pounds in the first half of
1909. against 5.571,145. pounds in the
corresponding period OF 1908
st. Petersburg which is to have
$50, 100000 spent on 1t for sanitary Inn
provements, has been described as the
most unhealthful of the continents
great cities. Its death rate is said al
ways to exceed its birth rate.
The French government financially
assists young French merchants to
visit foreign countries to the extent
OF 5000 francs the first year, and for
possible second year 2,400 francs.
Competitive examinations are neces-
sary.
Queen Helena Of Italy now is called
the children's queen" 1t is one OF
the results OF her work in behalf of
the suffering children following the
Messina earthquake, and also OF her
unfailing interest, ever since she as
cended the throne. in the children of
Rome.
A new municipally-owned enterprise
Is reported from st. Petersburg. The
United States consul there writes that
the high rates at which medicines
and drugs are sold by the private
pharmacies and drug stores have In
duced the municipal authorities to
start municipal pharmacy, for which
purpose $16,4 50 has been recently al
lowed. The city pharmacy will sup
ply medicines and drugs to all the
disinfection and sanitary departments,
as well as municipal hospitals. To
private persons drugs will be sold at
20 per cent discount on the normal
charges"
Basing his statement on a series of
experiments with the latest pattern
OF military firearm, DR.. Fessler, OF
Dresden, says In recent number OF
Der Militaer Artzt that In the next
great war the mortality from gunshot
wounds will be "frightfully large"
He describes one kind of military rife
the missile from which will mot 20
straight, but will be DETECTED by the
slightest resistance after 1t strikes the
body and will continue on. making a
wound at an angle with the one
through which 1t entered the body
The "wounding capacity of the new
weapon Is many times greater thar
that of the rifles now in use," and
this, he says, makes 1t a tangible
argument in favor Of peace"
An apartment house exclusively fol
women In London was filled with ten
ants a week after completion. The
house is operated on a plan which
found favor Immediately with fem
adopted with profit in this country
Every woman enjoys possession of ar
apartment all her own The building
forms quadrangle and consists o.
apartments Of two, three and foul
rooms. All the trouble of the kitchen
and this is the most popular featur,
OF the house. Servants are provided
at small weekly charge, and Their,
is long list of applications for va
cancies not likely to occur. The hous,
was designed by a woman. 1t Il
planned to build several others OF
the same model.-New York Press.
There is certain Philadelphia ply
stefan of considerable prominence VIII
Is renowned among his friends as tn
worst penman in the Quaker city. H
used to write them letters and thel
feel hurt when they could not rea,
them. When he wrote to persons VIII
were not familiar with his scrawl the
frequently would not know whom tn
letters were from. Some time ago h
introduced typewriter into his Office
and this rendered the body OF the lei
ter ineligible, but did not clear u
the difficulty over the signature. Now
however, says the Record. he has ha
made a rubber stamp bearing hi
name and address In printing. H
signs his name in the usual scraw
but alongside he impresses his STAMP
1t Ia little humiliating. he says. bu
he no longer has any trouble abou
persons to whom he writes not know
ing from whom the letters are.
D They were concentrating the SUI
) render of CORVALLIS at Yorktown wit
8 the usual fiery speeches. At the clos
;, Of the regular program the chairma