Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-13


Nearly all medical men In the West
indies advise the wearing OF thin WOOL
len and not cotton underwear Many
persons wear cholera belts" of fan
ael
Unlike New York, Berlin and many
other German cities have not noted an
Increase In the supply of domestic ser
rants In consequence OF financial de-
preston
Georgina Ashton, singer, who was
dned at the Marylebone (London) po-
lice court for being intoxicated and In
capable, declared that she had been
singing at house In the West End,
and that she was overpowered by the
scent OF the flowers with which the
room was filled.
The Lambeth (London) Board of
Guardians has decided that no outdoor
relief should be given to widows dur
ing the first six months OF widowhood
If they have spent lavishly on funeral
and mourning any money received from
a club. Insurance society or other
source.
A Colchester (Eng.) rate-payer has
received demand note for l farthing
In respect for a rate "for special ex-
penses under the sanitary acts" After
walking a mile to the collectors Office
to pay 1t, he rendered halfpenny, but
the collector could not give him the
farthing change.
Mr.. Asquith was recently speaking
In Welsh town when he was some
what rudely interrupted by voice In
the audience. which demanded to know
That" Mr.. Asquith replied, blandly,
lis subject l prefer to discuss when
ladies are not present"
Three years ago there were some
thing like 10000 Chinese students in
Toxic. Now there are only some 1890.
Several schools where they were
taught are empty. and theer are few
II any Chinese now attending the mill
tary college founded by General Fuku-
shima.-South China Post.
From a Paris newspaper is taken
the following conversation In a police
court; The president, addressing the
prisoner, said sternly, 1T appears from
your record that you have been thirty
seven times previously convicted" To
which the prisoner answered senten-
dously, Man is not perfect"
News reaches London Punch from q
private source Of the wonderful and
satisfactory effect the Highlanders are
having on the Zakha Khels, the rebels
in India. No sooner do the wild tribes
men catch sight of the skirted war
riors than, with cry of Look out
here come the sufrragettes |" they dis
appear as by magic.
The death has taken place at Peter
borough of Miss Anne Mander, the old
est resident of the city and believed to
be the Oldest spinster In the country.
She was within few days of enter
Ing her hundredth year. On attaining
her ninetieth birthday she had a letter
Of congratulation from Queen Victoria
London Standard.
The production of calcium carbide IN
Argentina has increased from one ton
to four tons a day since the year 1900,
according to the Chemiker Zeitung. In
that year Cordoba factory first COM
menced its manufacture. Meantime a
new plant is being erected, and the
output will be greatly increased. There
is an abundance of water power at
hand, and the prospects for the indus
try In that country are held to be good
A Massachusetts Congressman who
was on board the train which was
wrecked at Hyde Park, Mass, says
that when the shock came one of the
passengers was pitched over several
keats just in time to receive the con.
tents Of the water cooler, which tipped
over and soaked his clothing. A high.
ly excited passenger rushed up to him
and told him to keep cool. go away
said the wet man, II am the coolest
man in the car. l have Just had two
buckets Of the Ice water emptied down
my back"