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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-27
AN OPEN MIND.
Not 30 Open, However, That II Co.
not BE Closed.

not BE Closo1.
Perhaps one could not describe East
Landover better than by saying that
1t Is a village where people still wear
checked aprons in the morning. white
In the afternoon, and black silk when
the minister and his wife come to tea.
To those who know, the ceremonial Of
the aprons connotes many things
long leisurely afternoons, sewing-cir-
cles where people still sew by hand;
also an interest In ones neighbors,
apd thorough and exhaustive knowl-
edge of their characters and motives,
utterly unknown to unfortunate dwell
ers in cities.
st was at tea at Miss Serena Pot.
ter's that an interested guest heard a
bit Of character analysis that gave
her food for much thought.
Marietta Barber's back from Port
land" Miss Matte Reed announced.
Il saw her yesterday. She's wearing
sleeves down to her knuckles. She
says everybody does down in Port
land"
Marietta Barber allus did have a
knack for seeing the newest thing be-
fore anybody else" another lady re-
marked. thoughtfully. 1T amt the
going to Portland; she'd have sensed
out those sleeves If she hadn't stepped
of her own porch"
"She certainly has what you might
call an open mind" third remarked
with a ripple of amusement in her
eyes.
It was then that Miss Serena Potter
lifted up her voice. People always lis
tened when Miss Serena spoke.
We'll, yes" she agreed, MARKETS.
Barber has got an open mind-thai
Just describes it-open twenty-foul
hours In the day; on Sundays, too
Sometimes I wonder II the doors aim
been took off 1t entirely and mislaid
Seems If 'twould be kind of reliel
to have 1t closed once in a spell. e
you leave your cellar door open day
and night, things are bound to get II
dogs or cats or chickens-that dom
belong there, and won't improve the
things that do belong there; and i
seems to me 1t ain't so very different
with folks minds. AS far as | car
learn. 1t amt till you get to the New
Jerusalem-and that's quite journey
for most Of us-that It's safe to leav,
doors open all the time"
There occurred to the listener
sentence from a certain pleasant es
sayist: ''The would-be reformel
should be willing to disabuse himself
of prejudices and cultivate what /:
known as an open mind not so open
either, as to interfere with It's capa
bility for being violently closed as
often as occasion demand"
Miss Serena seemed to have the roo
Of the matter.-Youth's Companion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-27
A THANKSGIVING IDYL.

ut is a good thing to give thanks unto
the Lord. and to sing praises unto thy
name, o most High. To show forth thy
loving kindness in the morning, and thy
faithfulnesss every night. Serve
the Lord with gladness; come before
His presence with singing. Being
enriched in everything to all bountiful-
ness. which causeth through us thanksgiv-
ing to God. o give thanks
unto the Lord, for he is good, for his
mercy endureth forever To him which
led his people through the wilderness ;
for his mercy endureth forever"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-27

I'm the ghost of the gobbler
Who used TO be so great
They took my poor, neglected bones
And piled them on a plate.
Reader, shed a kindly tear
For my unhappy fate.
This is the common fate OF all
Upon the worlds great chart;
They've got to leave pile OF bones
The stupid and the smart.
Even when Napoleon died
He left a Bonaparte
We are merely puppets,
Moving on a string;
And when we think that we are IT.
The ak will fall-"Gezing !"
grave, where Is thy yictory7
o death, where Is thy sting7'
Cincinnati Post
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-27
Grent Scheme.

Mrs. Simpson in her Many Memo
ries OF Many People," says of Arch
bishop Whately: He was utterly ~
gardless OF appearance. II he came to
US without a servant and perceived a
hole in his black stocking he would
put piece of sticking plaster on the
corresponding part Of his leg to con-
csal the defect
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-27

thus duly signed and sealed many copies
are made of it by clerks, and one is sent
to the Governor of every State in the
Union. 1t is also given out then to the
press agents. who telegraph it all over
the United States. Each Governor, as
he receives it, issues one himself for his
State
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-27

This can usually be said of every
man who can play the piano well: He
can't do anything else.
The newspaper., 1909-03-19

Anisty had been pinched on Broad
way in company with the little woman
he'd been making eyes at-whom he
was going, in his fine manlike way,
to reach down a hand to and yank
up out of the gutter and redeem and
and all that slush? Eh?'
And again his low evil laugh made
her shudder. Now, you won't risk
that. You'll come with me and be-
have. l guess, all right"
She was dumb, stupefied with mis-
cry.
He turned upon her sharply.
"Wel?"
Her lips moved in soundless assent
lips as pallid and bloodless as the
wan young face beneath the small
inconspicuous hat.
The man grunted impatiently; yet
was satisfied, knowing that he had
her now completely under control;
condition not hard to bring about in
woman who. like this. was worn out
with physical fatigue and overwrought
with nervous strain. The conditions
had been favorable, the result was
pre-eminently comfortable. She would
give him no more trouble.
The hanson swerved suddenly
across the car-tracks and pulled up at
the curb. Anisty rose with an ex-
clamation of relief and climbed down
to the sidewalk, turning and extending
a hand to assist the girl.
Comet" he said, imperauvely.
We've no time to waste"
For an instant only she harbored a
fugitive thought of resistance; then
his eyes met hers and held them. and
her mind seemed to go blank under his
steadfast and domineering regard.
Gomez" he repeated sharply. Trem-
bling. she placed a hand in his and
somehow found herself by his side.
Regardless of appearances the man
retained her hand. merely shifting it
beneath his arm. where a firm pres
sure of the elbow held It as in a wise.
"You needn't wait" he said curtly
to the cabby; and swung about. the
girl by his side.
tensely. again thrusting a hand in his
breast pocket significantly.
~ understand" she breathed family.
between closed teeth.
She had barely time to remark the
towering white facade Of upper Broad
ways tallest sky-scraper ere she was
half led. half dragged into the entrance
of the building.
The marble slabs of the ves,ibuie
The newspaper., 1909-03-19

echoed STRANGELY TO their footsteps
those slabs that shake from dawn to
dark with the tread OF countless focs-
TLey moved rapidly toward the ele-
vstor-shaft. passing on their way de-
serted cigar and news-stands shroud-
ed in dirty brown clothes. BY the dark
ard silent well. where the six eleva-
tors (of which one only was alight
and ready for use) stood motioniess
as IL slumbering in utter weariness
after the gigantic exertions OF the day,
they came to a halt: and a chair was
scraped nolsily on the floor as night
watchman rose. rubbing his eyes and
yawning. to face them.
Anisty opened the Interview
brusquely. rs Mr.. Bannerman In
now?" he demanded.
The watchman opened his eyes
wider. losing some OF his sleepy ex-
preston: and observed the speaker
and his companion-the small. shrink
ing, frightened-looking little woman
who bore SO heavily on her escorts
arm. as II ready to drop with ex-
haustion.
II appeared that he knew Maitland
by sight, or else thought that he did.
"Oh, ye're Mister Maitland. amt
you?" he said. Nope; II Misther Ban
nerman's in his offs, dunno nothin'
about it."
"He was to meet me here at two,'
Anisty affirmed ITS very import
ant case. I'm sure he must be along.
Immediately. II he's not upstairs.
You're sure"
Nah. amt sure. He may We
been there all night, fr all l know.
But I'll take you up Z you want" with
a doubtful glance at the girl.
This lady is one OF Mr.. Banner
mans clients. and in great trouble
The self-styled Maitland laid his hand
in a protecting gesture over the
The newspaper., 1909-03-19
CHAPTER XIV.
Retribution.

She sank back, speechless. Anisty
glanced her up and down without
''isible emotion, then laughed un-
nleasantly-ther hard and unyielding
augh of brute man brutishly impas-
1ioned.
This silly ass, Maitland" he OBJ
1erved, isn't really as superfiuous as
le seems. find him quite a convent
nee. and / suppose that ought to be
.3tted up to his credit. since it's be-
huse he's got the good taste to re-
|Iemble me. Consider his
-1oughtfulness in providing me this
lab! What'd I've done without IT?
20 tell the truth was quite at loss
. frame 1t up. how to win your coy
o.onsent to this giddy elopment, back
here in the hall. But dear kind Mis-
ler Maitland, bless his innocent heart!
1xes it all up for me. And
b." concluded the criminal with
Ionic relish-"and SO I've got you, my
kdy."
The newspaper., 1909-03-19

least. lest he should be surprised at
the quickness with which his employ
er found work for him: paused and on
some mysterious impulse half turned.
slancing back up the stairs.
Not a thought too soon; another in.
stant's hesitation and she had been
caught. Some one-a man-was de-
scending; and rapidly. Maitland?
Even in her brief glance she saw the
white shield of a shirt bosom CLEAN
duh against the shadows. Maitland
was in evening dress. Could It be
possible =?
No time now for conjecture, time
now only for action. She sprang for
the door. had 1t open in a trice. and
before the cabby was really en-
throned upon his lofty box. the girl
was on the step, fair troubled face
upturned to him in wild entreaty.
Hurry" she cried. distracted.
Drive off. at once, Piease-oh.
please,"
Perhaps the man had expected some
thing of the sort. analyzing Maitland's
words and manner. At all events he
was quick to appreciate. This was
what he had been engaged for and
what he had been paid for royalty. In
advance.
Seizing reins and whip. he jerked
the startled animal between the shafts
out of its abstraction and
81 say. cabby, One moment!"
The cabman turned; the figure on
the stoop OF the house was undoubted-
'ly Maitland's-Maitland as he had just
seen him. with the addition of a hat.
As he looked the man was at the
wheel. clambering in.
Changed my mind-Tm coming
along. cabby." he said cheerfully.
Drive us to the st. Luke building.
please and-hurry,"
, "Yessir.'
/ Bitter as poverty the cruel lash cut
round the horses flanks: and as the
Ehansom shot out at breakneck speed
ctoward Fifth avenue. the girl covered
back in her corner. shivering. staring
wide-eyed at the man who had so
ecoolly placed himself at her side.
: This. then. was that nameless dan
ger that had stalked her on the stair
case. this the personality whose ami
mostly toward her had grown so
Eirulent that. even when consciously
Ignorant of its proximity. she had
been repelled and frightened by its
subtle emanations, And now-and
how she was in his poweri
= Dazed with fear she started up, act
eng blindly on the primitive instinct
20 fly: and in another moment, doubt
less. would have thrown herself bold
ty from the cab to the sidewalk. had
yler companion not seized her by the
forearm and by simple force COM
belled her to resume her seat.
Y BE still, you little fool" he told
eer sharply. DO you think that I'm
going to let you go third time? Not
ill I'm through with you. And
~ you scream. by the powers. I'll
throttle you,"
The newspaper., 1909-03-19
[Continued from page four]

The door was just closing behind
the cabby as she reached the bottom
step; and she paused, considering that
it were best to wait a moment, at
The newspaper., 1909-03-19

CONTINUED next week.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02

NJ ITH the retirement of President
w Roosevelt from Office many peo-
pie suppose that the German Re-
formed church on Fifteenth street will
no longer be the center Of interest
which 1t now II on Sunday mornings.
Interest may be lessened. but It 10
expected that DR.. Schick will still
have q distinguished official to preach
to In the person Of vice-President-
elect James Schoolcraft Sherman.
Like President Roosevelt, Mr.. Sher-
man IL q member Of the Dutch Re-
formed church, an organization that
has no place of worship in this city.
He Is leading member of the Dutch
Reformed church in his home town
Of Utica, N. Y. but he has never anil
lated himself with any church of the
capital city. It Is thought that when
he assumes the dignity of vice-presi-
dent of the United States he will give
his attention to religious matters to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02

IN the makeup Of the Sixtieth con.
] gress for this last short session
there will be nine new faces-two in
the senate and seven in the house.
In the senate Carroll 8. Page has
been elected by the Vermont legisla-
ture to the vacancy caused by the
death Of Senator Redfield Proctor.
which had been temporarily filled, un-
der gubernatorial appointment. by
John w. Stewart.
The other new senator-a man
whose name has figured In TRANSMITS
sissippi politics for good many years
lis Albert b. Cummins Of Iowa, who
takes the place Of the late William B.
Allison.
In tho house the seven new men
are: o. c. Wylie, Second Alabama dis.
trict; Henry A. Barnhart, Thirteenth
Indiana; Albert A. Estopinal, First
Louisiana. John P. Swazey, Second
Maine; Frank e. Guernsey. Fourth
Maine; Otto G. Folker, Third New
York, and Charles H. Burke. South
Dakota, at large. Mr.. Swazey takes
the place of Charles z. Littlefleld, for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02

be the more injurious Of tho two. and
occurs throughout all Of temperate Eu-
rope and northern Africa. while the
latter is confined mostly to Italy and
the neighboring islands.
The most satisfactory control meth
cd tried during the past two years was
the use OF the screen cage. This was
found to capture About IS to IS per
cent of the adult hoppers at time
In the spring before any eggs are de-
posted.
Spraying for the nymphs about June
1, or just before the spring brood be-
comes mature, will kill satisfactory
percentage Of the nymphs or young.
but will not kill many adults, or pre-
vent eggs, which are present at this
time, from Matching later. II the cage
method has not been used, or satisfac.
torily operated, spraying for the
nymphs will very materially aid In re-
ducing the numbers Of the spring gen.
Grafton.
Flowing or other farm practices
cannot be relied upon, but when such
measures are generally practiced
throughout neighborhood. they may
aid in reducing the numbers some
what.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02

w ASHINGTON.-Real wicAsd and
W ravenous wolves. such ~ are sup
posed to chase the traveller through
the woods on . cold. SNOWY winter
night, were slain before, the eyes of
President Roosevelt In the east room
Of the White House the other evening.
nothing but the naked hands being
utilized to perform this feat.
The wolves were not stationary. but
In actual motion. The entire affair
was 20 realistic that some Of the dis
tinguished guests invited to witness
the performance SHE'D toward the win.
dows. thinking they would rather
chance . leap in the dark than the
animals in sight
John Alternately. the far famed wolf
killer and western guide, ofnciated az
stage manager and did all the killing.
His alone were the naked hands that
stifled the painting breath Of the un-
fortunate wolf. He has q reputation
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02
Sherman May Attend Roosevelt Church

the extent OF regularly attending d.
vine service.
When Mr.. Roosevelt first came to
Washington, DIR. Schick. pastor Of the
German Reformed congregation, which
occupied a modest little building hard
ly more than chapel, wrote to him
and said that as there was no Dutch
Reformed church In Washington, he
would be pleased II Mr.. Roosevelt
would worship with his flock.
Mr.. Roosevelt was not then presi.
dent Of the United States. He wrote
and said that he would come to his
church, and nearly every Sunday
morning he can be found In his pew
taking part in the service and listen
ing to DR.. Schick's sermons. Members
OF the congregation say that President
Roosevelt has a liking for certain
hymns and that he Joins Justify In the
singing of them. There is no choir In
DR.. Schick's church, the music being
rendered entirely by the congregation.
led by the precentor.
It is thought that II DR.. Schick's at.
tention IL called to the fact that Mr..
Sherman is In the same position re-
ligiously as was Mr.. Roosevelt he win
send him an invitation to become .
member of his flock during his Wash
fngton residence
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02

for doing this sort of thing and wanted
to live up to II. He was successful.
Mr.. Alternately gave . lifelike exhi-
bition Of wolf hunting ct the White
House BY the medium Of series Of
moving pictures. The slides Illus
trated . wolf hunt ~ conducted By
Alternately, who. in conquering his
quarry. sschews the use Of any deadly
weapon.
Alternately, who n now marshal Of
the state of Oklahoma. served 40 guide
for the president on one OF his recent
hunting trips. Realizing the vslue Of
his spectacular exploits the wolf killer
recently made prolonged excursion
into the woods. taking with him the
facilities for procuring characteristic
pictures. The result 10 about 5000
feet of moving films which graphically
portray the whole contest
The exhibition was given on . huge
canvas, arranged for the purpose and
among the interested spectators were
Prof. and Nine. Ferrero and George
Shiras Ill, whose achievements as .
camera hunter" have engaged the at
tention of naturalists.
The president fully appreciated the
performance and frequently clapped
his hands, saying: "Ffnei" "Grandl"
Splendid"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02

e N. D. NORTH. director OF the CEN
y. sus, has written . letter to Sec
Rotary Straus, his immediate superior.
asking for an appropriation Of not
less than s14.0o0.000 with which to
take the thirteenth census In 1910.
The cost Of the last census, In 1900.
exclusive OF the four annual investiga-
tlons and two biennial reports due the
same ysar. was S11,S20.00o. The d.
rs6tor estimates that the cost Of the
next census. due TO the fact that he
now has Z regularly organised ofnce.
win be only $4,000 more than the
census Of 1900.
II the work can be accomplished
for this sum. Il WIN - the first time
IN the history d Tie nation That {
census hAs besn taken. and compiled
At practically the same cost - ~
prior enumeration. Formerly ~ IN
creass n the cost q ne census iron
6oaa1s - 1eeals has bsen about y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02
New Faces Seen in House and Senate

years one of the NEST prominent ng.
ures In the house. Mr.. Lttleneld TO
signed last spring.
The number Of deaths during the
present congress 10 three or four times
the usual number for the same length
of time.
The first man to fall since the open
Ing of the sixtieth congress was John
T. Morgan OF Alabama, who died June
IL, 1907. A month later his colleague.
Edmund w. Pettus. expired. Decsm-
Der 20, 1907. stephen r. Mallory Of
Florida passed away. His successor
was William J. Bryan. who died last
March. Asbury G. Latimer OF South
Carolina died February 20. 1908. and
March I, 1908, Redheld Proctor Of
Vermont was added to the death roll
The next victim was William p. White
Of Maryland. The last and most Illus
trious of all was William B. Allison OF
Iowa, the undisputed leader of the
upper house.
A noticeable feature In the long roll
Of deaths was the fact that most OF
the men who passed away were among
the patriarchs Of the senate. Senator
Pettus was SO years old: Senator
White, "a; Senator Morgan. So: Sem
ator Allison. 70; Senator Proctor. II:
Senator Mallory, go, and Senator Lati-
mer, 81. Senator Bryan, however. was
one of the youngest men In the SEN
ate. He was 80 years old when he
diaA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02
Estimated Cost Of Taking New Census

per cent, and on this basis the cost
Of the thirteenth census proper, en-
elusive OF the four annual and the tive
biennial reports, would be S1S.750. 900.
nearly 100000 more than the direo-
tor estimates the actual cost will be.
An important means of bringing
about this saving 10 the fact that the
bureau will build and own the neces-
sary tabulating apparatus instead Of
renting It AZ heretofore. On July !.
1905. the apparatus which had been
used In tabulating the census Of 1900
and which was owned and operated b.
. private company was Withdrawn
from the bureau Of the census b,
cause the company and ne director
could not agree on the rental. The
withdrawal Of the machines compelled
the director to ask congress for ~
appropriation for sxperimental work
n developing new mschanisns to b
owned, controlled. and oper1ted ~
the government. The results, q tkin
experimental work have exce3do1 ~
expectations. The new mecnan1stna
invented Are novel n Plan and 1e1acn.
are OF greater speed. : and "a Iuloy
than those. they superssdo, ~ ~
be built and opefuted q 4 SAVING n
money ~ compared with pr0vlcoa -
J psndttuyes 90 thh 1oEpoo& .
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-02
THE CARE OF FERNS

I, Most ferns, especially those offered
in greenhouses. are shade-loving.
Their native homes are in canyons,
or under trees in moist places, where
the air is quiet, and their fronds are
not disturbed. Many OF them are from
tropical countries and quite q number
have originated in greenhouses, eth
err as sports or from spores. as their
seeds are called. Adiantums, or mail
den-hair ferns, are more difficult to
manage in the house, because they
will not long survive the dry air Of
rooms, owing to the extreme delicacy
and small size Of their pinnules, which
are sometimes almost as delicate as
gauze. They are sensitive to dryness
Of the air, though they will often do
well In shaded places outside, In lath
houses, or shady verandas, and only
the few succeed with them In the
house. Many other kinds are admir-
ably suited for house culture;. among
the different varieties Of Nephrolepis,
of which the Boston fern is one, the
Asplenium Belangeri, Woodwardia, a
native California fern, and Dicksonia
Antarctica.
Ferns should not be placed in halls
or situations exposed to draughts.
They require great care in watering.
People often think they have watered
their plants when the water has only
gone over the surface and around the
sides of the pots, the center Of the
ball being still quite dry. This is esps-
cially' the case when the pots arc
filed with roots. It Is necessary that
the ball should be thoroughly soaked.
!. There Is no regular rule as to the
time for watering. Plants In vigor-
GUS growth require more frequent wa
tering. Evaporation, also, has much
to do with 1t. On dry. warm days.
when evaporation 10 great, water may
be needed twice q day, while II the
air 10 cool and moist, two or three
days might intervene without water.
A healthy, vigorous plant absorbs
much watsr. willis . delicate one can
absorb but little. The soil should Sc
examined always, and II dry, watered /:
n not, refrain from watering. A dry
pot, n tapped. givss Z hollow sound
Hike Z ripe watermelon, while one that
IL wet gives dull, heavy sound that
indicates moisture.
When leaves shrivei and turn yel
low. the soil has been too dry; II th6y
turn yellow without shriveiing, Il In
dlcates too much water has BEEN Nv
en-. In either case, the roots hsvs
bsen abused ana lat thsir. poHef o