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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03

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The Mariners Dream
In slunlbers OF midnight the saiior-toy |
lay;
His hammock swung loose at the |
sport Of the wind,
But. watchworn and weary. his cares
few away,
And visions OF happiness danced DER
his mind
He dreamed OF his home. Of his dear
native bowers.
And pleasures that waited on hfe's
merry morn:
While Memory stood sidewise, half
covered with flowers,
And restored every rose. but secreted
its thorn
Then Fancy her magical pinions spread
wide,
And babe the young dreamer in &C.
stacy rise:
Now far, far behind him the green
waters glide.
And the cot OF his forefathers bless
es his eyes.
The jessamIne chambers in flowers Ger
the thatch.
And the swallow chirps sweet from
her nest in the wall;
An trembling with transport he raises
the latch.
And the voices of loved ones reply TO
his call
father bends DER him with looks of
delight:
His cheek Is impaired with moth
er's warm tear;
And the lips OF the boy in love-kiss
unite
With the lips Of the maid whom his
bosom holds dear.
The heart Of the sleeper beats high In
his breast;
Joy quickens his pulses-an hard
ships seem DER.
And a murmur of happiness steals
through his rest:
20 God thou hast blessed me; I ask
for no more"
All, what Is that flame which now
bursts on his eyer
All. what is that sound which now
larms on his ear?
It's the Eshtning's red CLEAN. painting
hell on the sky
IT'S the crashing of thunders. the
groan OF the spherel
He springs from his hammock-he files
to the deckl
~ .xrff n
ages dire:
Wild winds and mad waves drive the
vessel a wreck
The masts fly In splInters-the
shrouds are on firel
like mountains the pillows tremend-
ously swell;
In vain the lost wretch calls on Mer-
cy to save;
Unseen hands Of spirits are ringing
his knell.
And the Death-angel flaps his broaS
wings Ger the wavei
10 sailor-boy. woe to thy dream OF de
light
In darkness dissolves the gay frost
work OF bliss
Where, now. Is the picture that Fanc,
touched bright
Thy parents fond pressure. ans
loves honeyed kiss7
\ o sailor-boy. sailor-boy, never again
Shall home. love. or kindred III,
wishes repayl
Unblessed and unhonored. down deeI
In the main
Full many a fathom. thy frame shall
decay
No tomb shall e'er plead to remeh-
brance for thee,
merciless surge;
But the white foam OF waves shall tn,
winding -sheet be.
And winds, in the midnight Of win
ter. thy dirgel
On q bed of green sea-nowers tn.
limbs shall be laid;
Around thy white bones the red cora
shall grow:
OF thy fair yellow locks. threads o
amber be made:
And every part suit to thy mansio
below.
Days. months. years. and ages shal
circle away.
And still the vast waters above the
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03

Mothers WIN find Mrs wiuslowss Soothing
Byrup the best remedy 10 use fcz their childrel
during the teething period
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03

has been used for congested apd in
famed eyes, removes film or scum
over the eyes. All druggists or How
ard Bros, Buffalo, N Y.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03

Cost of Living.
Twas tough on the old philosophers.
too;
For instance, II you please,
Incessant strife wss the cost OF living
With Mrs. Socrates
Chicago Tribune
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03
purs CURED IN TO - DAYS


PAZO OsNT MfNT Is guaranteed TO any css<
of Itching. Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles In
to "A days money refunded Zoe
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-03-03

Doctor-Have you been taking an oc-
casional cold plunge. l advised?
Dyspeptic Capitalist-Yes. I've been
Investing heavily in Ice stocks-and
got nipped.--Chicago Tribune.
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about it. but the woman knew what she
was doing when she went to her cottage
for some matches and teakettle. Then
she walked two miles along the shore.
where she made q fire Of driftwood as u
signal to the men that some che had seen
their plight. All day long Mrs. Becker
walked the shore in the hope of sighting
ship which she could send to rescue the
cold and hungry men. Another stormy
night was coming on. What CT uld she do ?
Then she became almost reckless, for she
waded out into the lake SO far that only
her head and shoulders were above the
water. She beckoned to the men, advising
them to try to swim ashore.
The captain was a fine swimmer, but
was weak on account of hunger and
exposure. He attempted to make the
journey first. How hard he worked to
reach the shore, but the strong under
tow drew him beneath the water.
There he would have drowned had j.
not been for Mrs. Becker, who dragged
him to shallow water. A second man
tried to reach the edge of the lake. but
he, too. had to be helped part of the
way by the heroine. Finally all of the
shipwrecked party were landed safe
upon the shore, where they warmed
the drinks from the teakettle
Do you think this heroine was ever
forgotten by the men whom she had
. saved? Every one praised her brave
: act. She was rewarded by the Canadian
government, by the merchants of Buff
falo. and honored by all, but nothing
was SO grand as knowing that she had
saved the lives OF the storm bound
.,
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Children of Banana Land.

.HE bright-eyed little Cuh&n children
eat bananas every day of their lives
4 for breakfast, dinner and supper,
yet they never get tired of the fruit
Their mothers make a kind of -four by
grinding small strips Of dried bananas.
Then they bake banana biscuit and
banana bread for their families. The
little Cuban children are very happy
standing around the fire waiting for
green bananas to bake, for they are as
fond Of that fruit as you are Of roast
apples. Sometimes the little boys of the
island are sent to banana orchards to
gather the young shoots of the trees.
When they bring them home their
mothers boil the sprouts just as our
mothers cook kale or spinach.
When banana tree Is cut down the
girls and boys think 1t lots Of fun to
gather the long leaves which grow at
the top of the stalk. These they take
home to be made into a dark dye. or the
boys sometimes sell them, for Cuban boys
like to earn money as well as the little
fellows i'm other lands. Even the long
tough fibers of the leaves are valuable.
for they are made into grass cloth In
the island of the chubby dark-skinned
Cuban girls and boys the banana tree is
called the royal palm. because 1t is the
king of their trees. Often their houses
are built of long straight tree TRUNKS.
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Game of HuntSmen.

you may guess by the name, this
~ game is to be played out of doors.
4 = 1t is splendid to play on a nutting
city. where there are so many good places
to hide. The eight or ten players are d.
vided into two SIDES, each with a leader.
One side pretends to be squirrels and its
leader the. guardian. The other players
are hunters, with one player as guide.
While the hunters are ali walking TO a
certain place decided upon at the begin
ming of the game the squirrel guardian
hides all of the squirrel players in one
place. He agrees with them to mention
some particular nut, such as chestnut or
beechnut as signal to them that the
hunters are Approaching very close. He
will be said only to deceive the hunters.
who think that each nut name might be
the one to warn the squirrels.
When the hunters return from the
walk they start to hunt the squirrels.
They must all keep in straight line, for
those who do not are taken out OF the
game by the squirrel guardian. When the
hunters are very near the squirrels the
guardian gives the signal to prepare the
SQUIRRELS to run. Neither side may start
back to base, though, until the guard calls
"bushtalis. run, run, rum Then all run
to a certain base. The first player reach
ing there becomes guide for the hunters.
SO chooses his side for the new game. The
second player reaching base becomes
guardian for squirrels, so chooses his
side. During the hunt the hunters must
search for the squirrels where their guide
directs.
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into a side street, whizzing along at a
rapid speed. In vain did a policeman
call out after him to slacken his speed,
which was unlawful in the heart of the
city. On and on he went, looking neither
to the right nor to the left.
AS soon as Rob could recover from his
surprise and fright he gasped out this
question:: Say mister, how dare you
to jump into our car without an invita-
ton and run 1T in this way?''
But not a word in reply did the strange
chauffeur utter. He kept nis eyes riveted
on the street in front of him, turning
the car in and out amid the traffic with
the agility of an expert. That he was
thoroughly familiar with the machine
was quite evident. But his reckless dr'v-
ing and his wild exp eSsfon alarmed ROD
exceedingly.
Say. mister. you've gone quite far
enough. Please take me back to the
place we started from. for my father
will be waiting for me-" AS he ad-
dressed the stranger Rob laid hold of
mis- arm, shaking it vigorously. Come,
take me and this ca. back at once or
III have you arrested"
Arrested! Ha, ha. ha! Arrest Hiram
Powers, the greatest expert automobilist
n the world? Ha, ha." And on and on
they went, the man still grinning widely
at Rob's threat. Thee as they had
RI ached the outskirts Of the city and
the streets were almost empty of We
hicles the strange chau feur-self-named
Hiram PoweIs-put on speed TILL the auto
fairly flew, leaving a cloud of dust be-
hind it. All poor frightened Rob could
do was to hang onto the de of the seat
with one hand and to his cap with the
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SAVING Money for Uncle Sam.

THOROUGH the Introduction of new
J machinery. Uncle Sam Is planning
to cut down his annual expenses at least
$4,000. This will be done by the In
production OF up-to date methods in the
bureau of engraving and printing. where
the money is made. Among the new me-
chanical installations are forty trimming
machines for cutting the edges of bank
notes. This machine Is run by electricity
and occupies but one-third the space OF
the old ones One girl can rim an aver
age Of 1000 sheets on four sides in seven
hours. Uncle Sam is also preparing to
cut down the size Of his paper money,
the new bills to be the size of the Phil
ppine currency. They Will have the
amount of the bill in each corner and
will be a slight change from the old
style in engraving as Well as size.
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WHEN ROB WENT RACING

danger!' he cried. The men heard his
cry ard drew their own auto up beside
Rcbs car. AT the same moment they
saw and heard the wild yells of the in
machine. Don't let that crazy man in
my car again., called out Rob desper-
ately, standing up and pointing toward
the coming crazy chauffeur.
"Ah-ha. there's something wrong here,
said one Of the men. And he jumped out
and went to Rob's side. At the same mo-
ment the crazy man reached the car. and
angrily tried to push the gentleman away
Out of my sight, you ingrate! shrieked
the crazy man. Tn have your nead II
you modest me or my car
Ii took only a few words OF explana-
ton from Rob fer the three gentlemen to
understand the situation, and they all
gathered about the poor, insane fellow
and talked to him gently. "You get into
that car over there. my man. and we'll all
drive into the city together" suggested
one of the gentlemen. And. strange to
say, the insane man did as requested
And pretty soon. seated beside one or the
gentlemen in the rear seat. his hands Sc.
curely tied for such precautfon was
thought to be necessary, a second OF the
three newcomers got into the chauffeur
seat and drove downward as fast as he
thought wise to drive The third gentle
man, who knew the management OF an
automobile perfectly, offered his services
to Rob and drove the poor, half dead boy
to his fathers Office. There they FOUND a
good deal OF excitement had been occa-
stoned by Rob's strange disappearance
and Rob was told by one of his fathers
clerks that he should phone to his mother
at once, as any communication at his own
home would reach his father, who was
searching for him. Well, to make long
story short, Rob soon located his father,
and after much explanation on his part,
for his parents were so excited and happy
over his safe return that he was obliged
to repeat many things incident to his
wild ride. he said. demurely:
Daddy, I've had my fast ride-a ride
faster than the birds fly. And I want no
more of It, Ten miles an hour is just
about my speed. No. never again do L
want to dash along like crazy man
rides
Eyes, and that poor fellow-whose name
really is Hiram f'owers-is one of those
racing-car chauffeurs. And he has suf-
fered from SO many automobile accidents
that his nerves have gone to pieces. He S
been one of the greatest expert drivers In
the country, but now he's done FOR He
lust escaped the asylum a few days ago
and the authorities have been on the out
look for him. How strange that he should
have gotten into our car and taken you
on such a dangerous expedition.
Eyes. he gave me the wild ride nave
wanted And I've had quite enough OF
it, too Slow riding and comfort is my
motto" And Rob sat down to his sup
per with a happy heart 1t was SO good
to be safe at home once more.
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The ShipWreck.
night was a terrible one

-HE night was terrible one. for
dark clouds hid the moon and stars
Il The heavy rain poured In torrents.
but. worse than all. great gales of wind
swept over the lake. 1t was sorry time
for the men sailing in ships on Lake Erie
On a sandy island in the lake there was
a lighthouse, where the faithful light
housekeeper attended his duties every
night The only other people living on
the island were the Becker family. On
the night of the awful storm the cabin in
which Mrs. Becker and her children were
sleeping shook so that all of the family
were awakened from sound sleep.
How frightened the little ones were, for
there was no one to help them except
their mother. Mr.. Becker had gone away
to sell furs. AS soon as the children were
quiet Mrs. Becker began to think about
those who were in peril on the angry
waters. When the first morning light
came she went down to the waters edge
10 see il she could sight any passing
ships. When she picked up piece OF a
lifeboat at her feet she knew that some
one had been in great distress ana had
probably drowned. She looked through
the mists and haze again. A long way
off she saw several tall schooner masts,
with dark figures like men clinging 10
them. This she knew was ship wreck.
1t seems strange deed when you hear
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4 HERE is no other name so
closely connected with the CIR
Gus as is the name p. T. Bar
mum. Every child in the lant
has heard parents and grand
parents tell of the queer old circus man.
and has heard not only of his great
shows" but of his "humbugs" as we'll
But few. perhaps know that p. L. Bar
mum stood for much that was truly good
and virtuous. He was indeed one OF the
strongest advocates of tempe. ance, and
the following story, quoted from Pond 8
"Eccentricities Of Genius" Will give many
q better understanding of the character
Of the greatest circus promoter on earth:
"Mr. Barnum, a medium-sized man.
smooth shaven, with wealth OF curry
black hair, and smile all over his face,
stepped forward on the platform He
prefaced his remarks by saying: Yes. l
am a "humbug," but the cause which /
have championed in company with these
friends is sincere. That is no humbug.
I have consented to accompany tneh
throughout your state to help, II poss pie'
in establishing law in this young safe
wisconsin, 1859 that may save thou-
sands and tens OF thousands from rum
You have laws for the prevention OF muir
der and of theft and of all other crimes,
hut no law for the prevention Of man
ste aling and wasting his earrings In
strong drink and impoverishing his fam-
lily.
He then made an eloquent appeal TO
our people. and closed his speech by re-
assuring his friends that he was no num-
hug. While I was associated with MI.
Redpath in Boston. engaged Mr.. bar
mum to give twenty lectures on temper
ance in New England. paying him s2.ooo
and his expenses. His first lecture was
i'm Music Hall, Boston, in the Redpath
I.yceum Course. before large audience
The day he arrived in Boston / met him
and Mrs. Barnum at the station. Each
had a small handbag. | asked MIN II ne
had any large baggage. He said they
had none, excepting what they carried In
their hands. / started to plot them TO
carriage. when Mr.. Barnum said:
We'll walk to the Parker House. 1t Is
not necessary to go to the expense OF
through New England. where he lee
.ured in all of the large towns, ana ne
would never allow his manager to incl
an extra expense for any unnecessary
comfort.
His house in bridgeport. Conn, was a
museum Of itself All the gems Of the
old museum that were of extraordinary
interest as curios were to he seen there
Although he cared nothing especially Tor
rare paintings, the things that he gath
cred about him seemed designed to at
tract the eye rather than the ear or the
finer qualities of the mind. His band
was composed of the cheapest musicians
that could be hired. For his sideshows
he always engaged people personally.
"Mr. Barnum frequently gave me passes
to his show, written out by his own
hand and always on the cheapest kind OF
paper. He and I were one day sitting
I'm the show I'm Boston a few minutes
before the time for the performance to
begin. The show peddlers came along
crying Lemonade! Lemonade! and not
recognizing Mr.. Barnum. shouted in his
face. Mr.. Barnum said to them: Go to
the other part Of the show. i don't want
you to peddle these things anywhere
within my hearing
That same afternoon one OF the Anna
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other. They were going at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour Once Rob mace
as If to touch one OF the brakes with
his foot, but the stranger gave MIN E
glance that said: Hands OFF or theie ~
be trouble for all of us. the machine,
yourself and me-" So Rob shrank INTO
the seat, fearing to bulge or to speak
les; the man do somethin5 tie ribie Inat
the person beside him was insane Rob
cit quite certain. And that they We're
going at a dangerous speed ne was also
quite certain How the wind bore aga nst
him in all its resistancei How the mil.
lions Of particles Of dust and sand cut
his face! How really wearsome u was
20 go at such q speed. to endure such
susp nse! Poor child. he felt that his
time had certainly come.
After about thirty miles of such driving
the man suddenly threw on the brakes,
and the huge, trembling car came, to
standstill In the middle of a fine country
road about half a mile from farm
house. Come. jump out and run to that
house yonder and bring me drink" so
commanded the man Of Rob.
But Just as Rob was about to do as
hidden, glad of the oiportun ty to get
away from the crazy person who held
his life in his reckless hands. the man
There comes my servant, who will fetch
me a drink" And the poor w.ld-eyed
creature beckoned to an imaginary per-
son In the road saying: Come. fell ".
fetch me a drink from yonde- WELL" But
evidently the imaginary person did not
prepare to obey, for the man became
quite beside himself with rage ard
howled out: "Ccme or I'll oeat the life
out Of you Do you stand grinning at
me when l command your"
At this outburst Rob trembled to his
very toes What would become Of him?
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Should he make one wild leap and gain
the ground and run into the field on the
roadside? But no, the crazy man would
surely follow h m and run him down.
There was no fence behind which he
might find hiding place. The country
was entirely open and every spot visible
to ones view.
The man continued to abuse the imagi-
nary servant, who seemed very much in
clined not to obey orders, for the master
cried out: III have your head. insoient
dog And with that the man jumped
to the ground and ran after the 'mag1-
nary servant whom he fancied was flee
wildly gesticulating and screaming at the
top of his voice. stop, YOU migrate, or
IN have your head!'
Rob drew iii a breath of relief. Then
he began to think quickly. He must get
He had not learned how to manage the
car as yet, but knew enough about it to
run it slowly on level road. So he
turned en- the power and started Luck
lily for him the crazy man had turned
down a side road, leading through field.
Slowly he drove the great palpitating car,
hich had net quite recovered itself since
it's terrific run, down the road, and had
gone possibly a hundred PAGES when he
heard the crazy mans wild yell: stop
the car. I'm coming! Stop or I'll have
your head!'
What Rob would have done no one can
say had not some assistance at that very
minute happened along, for the crazy
man had turned back and had gained the
main road, and was coming toward Rob at
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lust as fast as he Snoutu WISH w.
mad never had as fast an automoniie ride
as he desired Something's he saw autos
speeding along like tire wind, but never
had he ridden in one going like that. HIS
mothers friend. Mrs Davis. often came
and took Rob's mother and himself TOT
q spin through the park or into the couh-
try. hut she was a careful driver ana
never let her machine cut to speed
greater than fifteen miles an hour rms
did not suit Rob, who wanted above all
things to race with fast-going autos
"Ah" he cried. on learning that MS
father had bought an auto. Il shall now
ride Ike the wind. But his father shook
his head declaring that they must use
caution d living their new machine Most
accidents occur from peoples DRIVING
recklessly," explained Mr.. Danley. we
are going to enjoy our auto and feel safe
at the same time
Robs head fell. whats the use of
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IONS in the great Amazon march was
run over and killed by a chariot near %
the entrance OF the ring. MIR. Barnum
did not move a muscle, and I said: That
is dreadful. isn't it?' Oh, he replied.
there is another waiting for the place.
II said to him once: You utilized Jum-
bo's stampede I'm the Geological Gardens.
London, to pretty good advan age as an
advertisement BarEum repl ed: We did
nothing. We could not help ii. l had
been to $1,000 expense sending men TO
India, and had sketches made OF the
scene of capturing this immense beast.
and lad started my man to Buffalo with
drawings and orders for the printing
when 1 saw in the papers that Jumbo re-
fused TO leave the garden and thai there
was general uprising of the school chill
dren of London, who were making pro-
test aga Est his going. | lad cable
proposition to buy him back but 1 d dn
sell. 1t never cost me a cent TO adver-
tise Jumbo. 1t was the greatest free aG-
vertising ] ever heard Of. ."
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the tablecloth. And as she hurried away.
tray on arm. toward the kitchen. kath-
leen glanced after her. then said to her
little hostess: What a strange voice
your maid has-for a girl, I've surely
heard it before. Have you had her long,?
And SO the tea passed, and no one could
have found any fault with Hannab's work
save for the one little accident with the
salad. And that was so trifiing that
Gertie had forgotten it almost as soon
as it happened. But when the party
was over and the girls were assembled