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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

liz NOl III OVuiA bS hoRR%>% -
the people were little more gener-
Gus with. their praise. There is too
much flattery, but word Of just
appreciation would cheer the heart
and strengthen the hands Of many
discouraged worker in the home,
in the church and in the world.
DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER.
Pm coming back to home and you,
Unless Pm hidden nay;
I've learned my lesson, served my
time.
Since | have been away.
And now if I can only see
The dear old farm and home,
I'll work from morning until night
With not wish to roam.
I've seen enough of city. life
And gilded halls of sin;
I've drank from out the tempting
cup
That holds snake within.
Thank God! I've killed the reptile
now,
And thrown the cup away,
| long to be at home again,
Forever there to stsyW
IF YOU WERE YOUR MOTHER
Would you like to have your at
tenlion called to your double chin,
always sensitive topic with the
women who takes on flesh with
years?
Would yon feel merry at heart
when your daughter babe you
stand up straight? Perhaps the
slight stoop of the shoulders has
come from earring many domestic
burdens in days before Father"
was as prosperous as he is today.
Would you like to wash dishes
three times day so that "Daug-
ter" might keep up her piano prac-
tice, and then have rag-time and
popular songs come floating out to
| the kitchen instead of scales and
exercises?
Would you like the daughter who
forgets to send her collars to ths
laundry, her gloves to be cleaned
or her ribbens to be presented, Dor
row these little accessories from
your own stock of carefully hoard
ed and neatly kept rainment?
Would yon like to be held re-
sponsible for sending Marv's sui,
to the tailor's, Bess' gloves to the
dyer and fathers boots to the shoe
MAKER, when each and every one o.
these individuals pass the afor
mentioned shops on their way tC
store or office?
Would you like to hear at regu
lar intervals how beautiful Mrs
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Jones sets her table and serves her
meals always with an air of in
vidious comparison? Perhaps you
know that Mrs. Jones has servant
while you have none, or the Jones
girls make pretty center pieces and
look after the fern dish for their
mother.
Would you like to act as an
alarm clock for the whole family of
grown and half-grown children and
grunts instead of a cheerful, eyes
mother" "Thank you DEAR" in re-
turn for performing this office?
Perhaps you would sometimes feel
that yonr own day would start bet
ter if you might lie in bed until
breakfast was ready, or that if only
Minnie would get up ten or fifteen
minutes sooner she could fit about
the kitchen with you. You see SO
little OF her she works downtown.
Would you like to have the pho
tographs of your old-time friends
packed away in the secretary
drawer to make room for the latest
stage favorites GU the parlor man
tel, and the oldfashioned oil paint
ings and water colors you prize
tucked into the attic? Would you
not feel more than ever that
you wanted to keep green the men,
DRY of friends who were not cap
tious whose photographs and hand
iwork bring back the happy days
of your own girlhood?
Would you like told, when young
folks are coming, that you need not
bother to dress and put in an APP
pearance? Would you not detect
the truth behind this excuse that
your daughters were perhaps bit
ashamed OF you or feared that their
friends might be bored by the pre-
sence of chaperon?
Would it not make you very
happy if some day the daugh-
ter who wonders why your
hands look 30 i'll would bring in
her manicuring set and gently
manipulate your worn out fingers?
Would it not make you look and
feel younger if the pretty daughter
whose daintily waved hair you
envy should spend an hour dress
ing your hair in which the white
is beginning to show?
And would you not feel younger
and happier and stronger if your
daughters and sons introduced you
to their friends as comrade rather
than a household drudge?
Look into your dear old mothers
face some day, when she is leaning
back in her favorite chair and read
the answer to these questions in
her lined face and dropping should
ers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Reta d. Stewart deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator Of the estate of Reta ID. Stewart
deceased to the creditors Of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased to
exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publication
of this notice. to the said administrator at his
residence at Bonners Ferry, Idaho, the same
being the place for The transaction of the bust
ness OF said estate, in the county of Bonner,
State of Idaho.
Dated this % day of September, 1909
J, w. STEWART.
1O-2-lO3O Administrator.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Mary II. Cunning deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator of the estate of Mary IL. Dun
ming deceased, to the creditors Of and sll per
sons having claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within ten months after the first publication oil
this notice, to the said administrator at his
residence near Boomers Ferry. Idaho, the same
being the place for the transaction of the bust
ness OF said estate, in the County of Bonner
State of Idaho
Dated this first day OF October 1909.
WILLIAM II. DUNNIEG,
1O-2-10-23 Administrator
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Fruit Trees

Any one intending to set out
apple trees either for commercial
or domestic use will do well to
call on me. My stock has been
selected from the best fruit bear
ing trees in the Valley.
P. o. Box 1874. H. M. Leslie. 1S
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GAO acres fine fruit land, close in
some timber, a snap to buy and cut
up into small fruit farms. Half
down, balance easy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

$500. Hay and fruit ranch, so
acres meadow. Some cedar and
cottonwood timber; good water
half down; balance easy.
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that in the absence of
the undersigned no one is authorized to con-
tract any debt against the Boomers Ferry Her
aid or the proprietor thereof and any debt so
contracted without authority will not be reccg-
nized.
Bert Hall is authorized to collect snd receipt
for subscriptions, advertising and job printing
D. TAYLOR, Prop. Of the Herald.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

$500. 40 acres fine orchard land
good sale, some timber, near Moyia
on S. |. r. r.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

500 to $3.50 for fine residence
lots 50xl25 in beautiful Park Addi-
ton, over looking the Kootenai and
the scenic Kootenai Valley. S25
down; balance easy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

$4,000 Nice 6 room residence, 4
. lots with fine bearing orchard, right
in incest part of town. Half down (;
balance easy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23
KOOTENAI VALLEY

Meadow lands. Fruit lands Farming
lands, and Timber lands, GET in
Before Prices go up. Here are a
few samples.
Northside town lots for sale.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

Several 100 acre tracts. Sons
improved at $1,000 per acre
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

Have always on hand good
homestead Accomplishments, cheap.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-23

$1,000. 40 acres black alder land
fine for timothy, near Moyia on s.
/. r. r..
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Real Estate

Before looking elsewhere let me
show you the BEST BARGAINS
in the
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Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06

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knowledge of his art that pleased and
surprised him. Here was q nobla.
woman who could At into his life ~
his heart. He could even imagine
her with a work basket at her Ell.
bow. In fact he had actually seen
her engaged with that symbol OF do
mesticity. But the fear that she
could not love such a dull plodder
as he considered himself beset him,
daily.
Some months after that first happy
week they stood together in the com.
pleted bungalow one cool autumn
mo,ning looking out upon the spark
ling sea. Then he told her OF his
love, and she unveiled her beautiful
eyes and he saw in them the love
he craved. And then he told her OF
his hopes, and OF his modest fortune.
and Of the slightly lot OF land he
owned upon which they would build
house together, providing she felt
she could give up the Injuries OF her
present home.
With her lovely head upon his
breast and her heavenly eyes raised
to his she answered him, "The lux.
nry Of your love is the only one I
want. But when you know how l.
nave deceived you perhaps you won't
care for me" He only held her the
closer. my name,p she continued,
"is Madeline Frances. and that OF my
cousin is Frances Madeline Horace
Turner told me Of your dislike of an
idle woman. and to dlsarm you Of
3our prejudice and prove to you that
l am not worthless drone / drop.
ped my first name and changed
places with Frances, for l loved you
from that moment when you looked
up at me from beneath my horses
feet. Can you forgive me?"
Ills answer was not in words. but
It satisfied her.-Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
4 Happy Ending.

A duel with happy ending seems
an anomaly. yet one is commemorated
in Blackwood's Magazine, in an article
on Irish "fre-eaters." The duel as ar
ranged was between John Egan, a
county judge. and Roger Barrett, Mas.
ter of the Rolls. Both men were hu-
morous. and the meeting. upon the
Playground of Donnybrook, was char
acteristic.
Upon the combatants taking their
ground. Barrett. who was the challeng-
er. promptly flred without waiting for
the signal to be given, and then walk
ed coolly away. calling out:
Now. Egan. my honor is satisfied"
The Judge. however, was by no
means contented. and shouted, Halo!
stop. Roger. till take shot at your
honor!"
Barrett thereupon came back, and
planting himself in his former station,
said composedly:
All right, then, fire away"
Egan presented his pistol, and tax
Ing the most deliberate aim, first
at one part Of the Master of the Rolls
anatomy and then at another, seemed
determined to finish him outright. At
last, however, he cried out:
! won't honor you! l won't be
bothered shooting you! So no wyou
may go your own way, or come and
shake hands with me, whichever way
you like best"
Barrett chose to shake hands. and
amidst the plaudits of the crowd the
antagonists departed from the field in
much good humor. the best Of friends.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
JUST AS EASY.


I { ) s 20 i7T71
cialrvoyaney az Il ls Taught IN
Chicago.
In a city in which fortune-telling
and clairyoyancy is little less re.
stricted by law than in Chicago, q
plumber visited a gypsy fortune tell
er the other day. paid his quarter,
and was told: "You are going to
lose money soon, but not much"
While the plumber was taking this
information into his head the gypsy
was taking so out OF his pocket.
II took the plumber couple of
hours to get wise" and then, In
stead Of rejoicing over his discovery
Of genuine case Of prediction Of the
future. he sent the pohce after the
gypsy. But the gypsy had looked
into the future, not once, but twice,
and was out OF reach.
In the same city, on the same day,
another aspect of fortune-telling came
to light. A Finnish girl was told
by a seer. that II she would enter
the apartment Of a certain woman on
certain night she would find pot
Of gold. She entered. but found no
gold, and so took some dresses and
jewelry In her case the prediction
gave out at this point; SO she didn't
run away. ana she was arrested.
There are two morals to this.
One is that fortune tellers never
are weak-minded, while their patrons
always are.
The other is that 1t is a wise city
government that is stronger.minded
and also stronger-handed than its
fortune tellers.-C Chicago Record-1Ier-
aid.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
CHEAP COAL RlsEs IN VALUE.
Means by Which II Does Twice the
a Z. Wnrk az Ainh Geaaa cnal \.

Means by Which Il Does Twice the
Work Of High Grade Coal.
According to expert Government re-.
ports on fuel the gas engine Is cap.
able of generating from two and
half to three times as much power
from a given amount OF coal as the
steam engine.
II economies also in another way.
Fuel with so high a percentage OF
impurity that It could not hitherto:
be used In factories can now be made
to generate sufficient power by
means Of gas engine to do the
same work that otherwise would re-
quire double the quantity Of hign
grade coal
The Ignite coal Of North Dakota,
says the National magazine. has thus
been made to give out as much gas
engine force as the best West Vir-
ginia and bituminous coal used un.
der steam boilers.
Some sort OF coal is indigenous to
almost all parts Of America. but the
fact that in the average steam en-
gine only 5 per cent. Of the coal en-.
ergy is transformed into actual work.
ing power made low grade coal of
little commercial value until the
perfection OF the gas engine, which
increases the efficiency of fuel by al
most 12 per cent.
Time was when the big mills had
to be placed beside some swift rum
ming stream to secure water power.
Later on factories sought the vicinity
of the great coal fields, hut today.
with the generating power Of .the,
gas engine. 1t is matter Of little
importance-so so far as power is com
cerned-where plant is built.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
Her Dime.

Somebody had given the East Side
woman bad dime. 1t was COM
posed largely Of lead. She tried to
pass it at several places. but they
are wary for some reason or other on
the East Side, They Invariably ring
dime on the counter once or twice
and bite 1t besides. When she got
home with the dime 1t had several
holes in it from the pressure of East
Side teeth. "lt is more impossible
than ever" she said.
The impecunious man called that
evening. He had a dollar with him
which was wholly intact. That is to
say, 1t had not been broken.
I Il AM afraid they'll give me bad
money for It, he said upon taking
his departure, "over here in these
East Side cars. Will you change it
for me?''
II shall be delighted" said she.
He called week later with .
Crouch.
"You can't seem to get away from
the bad money over here ON your
old East Side" he complained
Somebody or other stung me with
an old lead dime that was full OF
holes."-New York Press.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
TIGER WHIPS a LION.

While an audience Of 1,500 people
was in the hall Of Coney Island ami.
NAL show; a lion and tiger started
fighting. and before they could be sep
arated the hind quarters of the lion
had been 30 mangled by his striped
antagonist that he had to be shot. The
act which was being shown required
seven lions and two tigers. and was
considered a very daring feat on &C.
count Of the enmity Of the great
jungle beasts. At every performance
they snapped and snarled at each 9th.
er, but had always been held in check
by the trainer; on this occasion, how.
ever. he turned his head for an In.
stant. and In that inconceivable time
the lion saw his chance and sprang
upon the tiger, after which. in spite
OF efforts to part them. they fought
until both were helpless.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
The srnallest stor..

What is believed to be the smallest
store in the world was opened for
business yesterday at Front street and
Bigelow court. Worcester. 1t consists
Of two shelves IA inches long attached
to the building owned by ]. Lewis Ellis.
worth. secretary Of the State Board Of
Agriculture. and the space given up to
the display Of a few handfuls Of fruit
and peanuts contains $50 square
inches.
For more than quarter Of cen.
tury the corner was the site Of news
and peanut stand, but when the city
extended Bigelow court from Front
street to Mechanic street 1t was seen
that the stand encroached on city
land. II was demolished to allow the
street to be extended, and the new line
goes to within IA inches of the Ellis.
worth Building.
Louis Orlente has rented these few
inches from Mr., Ellsworth and started
20 DO business yesterday. keeping hil
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
SAVED By A PANTHER.

Governor Jennings of Indiana used
to tell q story of his early electioneer-
Ing days In which he said that q pam
ther may be good temperance lectur-
or. Col. w. NJ. Cockrum repeats the
story In his Pioneer History Of In
diana. The incident happened when
Governor Jennings was travelling over
the thinly settled hills of Dearborn
County, electioneering for Congress.
He met man with whom he was
well acquainted, by name. Tom Ogles-
by, who was Just getting over pro-
tracted debauch. Jennings began ask
Ing Tom about his political Views. The
halfsober fellow looked at him and
said:
"Jen, don't you think man Just out
Of panther fight ought to be cleo
tioneered in different manner from
this? ! am just from the grave. 1
was awakened q little while ago by q
panther putting leaves and grass over
me. 1t kept this up. until / was en-
tirely covered. lay still for while
and then raised up and found the pam
ther gone ! knew was in danger, 80
I took my gun and climbed into tree
to see what the panther intended to
do.
I'm . short time l heard her com
ing. and she had her kittens with her.
Every few. steps she would jump as il
catching something, and the little ones
would 30 through the same maneuvers.
She kept this up until she got near to
the bed Of leaves she had covered over
me. and then made spring on the
pile. She looked Just as felt when
J found that was covered up for
dead. She then started In to .investi-
gate the cause Of my disappearance,
and before she located me shot herr
Jennings. after hearing this, said:
well, Tom, believe should treat.
you AZ one from the dead. and that you,
should begin your life from this point.
We were schoolboys together; i know
you are capable civil engineer and
well-educated. and II you will cease
drinking l will see that you have q
good POSITION on the surveying corps"
Tom Oglesby did quit drinking. Jen-
nings was elected. and kept his prom
ise to his old friend. who became one
Of the well-known engineers Of the
United States.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06

Ono Of the curious things about the fearful story Of
death by violence is that human life is cheapest In the
smaller cities Measured by the deaths by violence hui
man life is cheapest in Butler Pa, where the annual
rate is 1874 per 100000 population Pittston, the
same State, stands second with rate OF 1885, Iron
Mountain, Mich, is third in rank, with of 2907;
then come McKeesport Pa 2sol; Shenandoah, Pa.
27S9: Pottsvie, Pa 276. Pueblo Colo. is seventh In
the list with rate of 2G93 Altogether there are more
than of small cities. half OF them in Pennsy
Ohio Indiana and Maryland in which the death rate by
violence exceeds the highest rate In any large city
The total number of deaths by violence in 1906 and
the rate per 100000 inhabitants from that cause in
seventeen OF thb larger cities set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
|z(|, q, Rl[!l@
( ii eHnz DAY|
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Deci.ion.
~~~~~~~

The Ballinger-Pinchot Decision.
The most earnest supporter Of the
Roosevelt policy Of conservation will
not dissent from President Taft's de-
c1sion In the Ballinger-Pinchot contro-
versy that the policy must be carried
out under the limitations, OF the law.
II every step taken to preserve our
natural resources is not within the
law and buttressed by legal authority,
promoters who would monopolize them
have good precedent for going outside
of the law to obtain possession Of
them.
The history Of the Interior Depart
ment in its dealings with the public
lands is marked by many scandals sim.
liar to that which President Taft has
Just closed. The rapacity of land grab
bers has too often been satisfied
through the connivance Of dishonest
officials, and honest officials have been
vilihed by disappointed spoliators. The
decision of President Taft. after thor
ough inquiry. that Secretary Ballin-
gers course was directed by law is q
welcome vindication Of an official who
performed his duty as he saw 1t.
The water power, the timber and the
deposits of coal which still belong to
the government are gifts OF nature for
use by the American people. The gov
eminent does the best 1t can with them
when 1t facilitates their use under
conditions which keep them as far as
possible out of the hands Of monopoly.
The Interior Department. the Forestry
Bureau and the Conservation Commits
sion will be in perpetual hot water II
more Is attempted.
The Presidents silent verdict upon
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot is that
In the matters leading to his contro-
versy with the Secretary of the In.
terror he was animated by an excess
iof ZEAL The fact seems to be that he
was carrying out the Rooseveltian idea
too literally for practical results. BY
expressing. unofiicially, the desire that
MIR. Pinchot go on with his work the
President bridges a chasm that seemed
to be opening between the Roosevelt
and the Taft policies.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
MS aIurT

Ny little boy OF six, one day, came
In and whesdled me-
With heart as light as thistledown
a. ev'ry boys should be-
TO make for him some overalls,. and
30 made q pair,
And now he almost lives In them
we're miles from anywhere;
He wanted just one pocket. and its
size Is six by three.
But how he makes It hold 80 much
Is always puzzling me;
He came in all puffed up this morn
and In my apron laid
The contents OF this pocket, and he
said: Dent be afraid,
They're Just the beautifullest things
think yeu ever had"
He was 80 happy that had not heart
to make him sad;
Z praised his gift! my apron held two
worms tied to a nail,
A lizard, crawilsh, turtle. toad, 9
dragon fly and snail.
Afraid! How could be afraid with
sharp eyes watching me!
I took tn ugflest in my hand and
stroked It, gingerly.
IN. Winchester Adams. in New Yorl
Times.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06
Odds and Ends.

Over one million exiles have been
transported to Siberia since 1910.
The available iron supply of the
United States is estimated at 4,7S5,-
100000 long tons.
The French government is about to
spend 100000 In the establishment
Of a national weaving and embroidery
school in the interest of the silk In
dustry.
A cutter which will divide ponnd
of butter into "a pieces of equal size
at single operation is new inven-
ton to tighten the labor of the house
wife.
Ireland is using standard time "a
minutes slower than that of London.
but a movement Is on foot to adopt
the time of the Greenwish meridian
for all Great Britain.
Although China has but 2.170 miles
Of railroad in operation, 8O3 miles are
under construction. provision has been
made for building 1882 miles more,
and an additional 3.2s6 miles are con-
templated.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-10-06

In Chicago violence caused 76 per Of all deaths
This increase over the preceding decade. The
railroad stands first with total 309 deaths for the
city. Next comes falls which caused 283 Deaths Third
In rank of causes the street cars with 67 deaths
to their credit Vehicles horses another peril Of
the street the seventh in order of Importance
95 deaths
But when It comes to the perils Of the street, Chi
cago must give way to New York. In 1908 the street
and elevated railroads and the subways of the meropo
lis alone killed 444 persons and wounded $780, AS all
the roads combined carried 1.3o0o0oO0O during the
year. this was death injury for every 3s,615
passengers. Automobiles killed 42 and injured 1o9