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EAGER TO READ.
(Oldloob', Fe6ruury LSth.)

(Oalooh, Fe6ruuyy HM)
Two Years ago, at the Lake Mohonk Con
ference, made an appeal to the delegates
present for contributions Of BOOKS, that II
system of public school libraries might be
established in the island Of Porto Rico.
At that time there was but one school
library in the island, and not more than half
a dozen public libraries of any sort. There
were bdrrjoS and rural villages with scarcely
q book to be found except the textbooks Of
the pupils in the public schools and these,
being the property of the Government, could
only be used by the children during their
school life. AS a result of the scarcity of
books, the twenty thousand or more children
who left The public schools each year with no
more than a fair reading knowledge found
themselves with nothing to read, with no
means of practicing, and so retaining, their
ability to read. In facr, their 'little learn
ing babe fair to become a useless, if not a
dangerous, thing.
The response to my appeals exceeded my
most sAnguiue expectations. Books came
from all sections through the kindness of
the Red cd" and the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company, transported free
from New York when addressed to me and
marked donation to School Libraries. .
One publishing house sent nearly five thou
sand volumes. and cases containing one hun
, 1911-03-25
REPORT.

(Bmbodo2 agricultural Reporter, Wa1ch ~
The latter half Of February was dry, as
compared with the first fortnight; yet there
was rain, perhaps, III quantity equal to what
an ordinary two weeks Of this month would
supply. On the 18th three-quarterS Of an
inch was recorded III the hill districts. On
the night Of the 9th and the morning Of the
25th there Were!general light showers, rather
more copiou5 in the northern parishes; and
smart rains fell again on the morning of the
23th. The total for the month amounted to
from 7 to s inches i'll the most fayoured dis
tricts and was hardly under / inches in any
place.
The effect Of his February wet weather
upon the landscape is most grateful to the
eye. 1t is not usual to see the island as
green at the commencement OF March. The
grass OF the hilI-sides and the luXuriant foil
age of the young potato fields form a varied
carpet that is most refreshing. After look
ing for a time at the open fields {. trash, the
residuum of the recently reaped canefields,
the vigorous young canes cover the black soil
with their blades and seem to rejoice for the
moisture supplied to them by the timely aims.
The crop for 1912 may be Regarded rs es-
tabIished; at least, four fields out of every
five are under growth, regular, forward for
this time of the year, and III altogether Il
most satisfactory condition. The remainder
comprises late fields, some of which III the
moist districts we're first planted only a week
or two ago, and are but now 8pringin9
Others were planted late in December, suf-
fered during II dry spell, and had to be al
most replanted in January, and even now re-
quire supplying to some extent. Opportunity
has been taken since the recent showers to
put in cuttings where needed. Early cane
manure has been applied to the fields last
planted and il the red soils, chalk or mari
has, as is customary, been dropped on the
banks to loosen the texture and render the
soil more porous. Trash is being generally
spread through the young canes 50 as to
conserve the moisture from the showers.
Ratoou fields are receiving attention, the
stumps being cleared, and defects in the
fields, resulting from dead holes and from
injuries During the reapin8, are being cor
rected.
Reaping has not been commenced in every
place, but there are more mills at work now
than there were two weeks ago; not even all
the wind mills have yet started. Of the new
factories, we do not know that any one eX-
cept ~Applewhajtes was ready by the last
day Of February. With all the others, efforts
are being made to be in a position to start
within the next two weeks.
, 1911-03-25
THE
Mutual Insurance Co.
DAN nj
Fire Insurance Department..

BUILDINGS Of stone, household
= furniture and non-inhammable
goods therein will be accepted at u
per mile p, annum.
Risks for other buildings-wooden
houses included-as well as for fur
niture or goods therein, will, under
ordinary circumstances, also be ac-
cepted at very low rates.
All calculations will be given by
Mr.. H, ANDREASEN, Clerk in
Government Office, Christiansted, or
by the undersigned.
LUDV. ANDERSEN,
1genfor 81. Thomas und 81. CYoir..
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
TAFT FINALLY
FINISHES TRIP
LAST DAY SPENT In GOING
THROUGH TENNESSEE
AND VIRGINIA.
Travelled More Than $4,000 Miles and
Delivered Over $50 Speeches to
Crowds Estimated to Contain $780,
900 People-Preparing Message. to
Congress.

Bristol, Tenn.-His second long
swing around the circle practically con.
cluded, President Taft rushed through
Tennessee and Virginia en- route to
Washington. At Bristol, the last sched-
uled stop on the trip from Knoxville,
where he spent Saturday morning, Mr..
Taft was a little less than 300 miles
from home. He reached the capital
Sunday. He will take a day or two
of rest before beginning the work of
writing his third annual message to
congress. .,
The message, friends say, will be one
of the most important he has ever
written.
The presidential train has covered
more than $4,000 miles, and if automo-
bile trips were to be included in the
calculation the mileage would easily
top the 16,OOOmile mark. ,.-
The president has delivered close to
$50 speeches, passed through about 30
states and been seen by crowds that
Mr.. Hilles estimates at more than
100000 persons. ..
Saturday the president s last day on
the road, was given up to eastern Ten
nessee. Knoxville got six hours of the
president 8 time, and on the way to
Bristol he made speeches from the real
end of his train at five small towns
AT Greenville the president caught a
glimpse of the home and the buria
place of Andrew Johnson.
Before he boarded his private car il
Knoxville. the president called on Mrs
W. G.. Brownlow, widow of "Parson
Brownlow, one of the famous COVER
nors of Tennessee. Mrs. Brownlow i.
80 years old, but her mind is alert and
she chatted with Mr.. Taft for seyera
minutes. Every president of the United
States who has visited Knoxville. sine,
the civil war has called at the Brown
low home to pay his respects and Mr.
Taft did not wish to leave until he hat
done so.
For the last dinner on his car tn,
president, Mr.. Hilles, Major Butt anf
DR.. Thomas L. Rhoades, Mr.. Taft s ply
sician, who have made the long swing
together, were served with Tennessee,
the car by citizens of johnson City.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
WINTER FOR WHOLE NATION.
Colder weather Predicted for the North
Pacific Region.

A touch of winter will be felt over
practically the entire country this
week and there will be many sudden
changes in weather, according to the
weekly forecast issued by the weather
bureau.
The cold wave that now covers the
middle west, will advance eastward and
give the lowest temperatures Of the
season.
The extensive disturbance over the
Pacific coast will advance slowly east
ward and be attended the first part of
the week by stormy weather in the
north Pacific states. This disturbance
will be preceded by a general change
TO warmer weather, be attended by
rains and SHOWS in northern districts
and Will be followed by change to
colder weather over the north Pacific
country
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
CHANGES OF NAVAL OFFICERS
Rear Admiral Winslow Goes to Naval
War College at Newport.

Several important changes in the de-
ails of naval officers have been an
nouneed. Rear Admiral C. MGR. Wins
ow, now supervisor of New York har-
Dor, is ordered to the naval war col
lege, Newport; Captain T. S. Rogers,
commander battleship Georgia, to be
president of the naval war college;
Captain J. Oliver, now at naval war
ollege, to command battleship New
hampshire; Captain NJ. Johnston, com
mander of THE navy yard, Portsmouth,
to command the Georgia; Captain J. C.
leonard, detached as president of the
general courtmartial, New York navy
yard, to command Portsmouth navy
yard.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Aldrich Bank Plan Endorsed.

Chicago Franklin MacVeagh, secre-
tary of the treasury, in an address be
fore the Western Economic society
gave his Endorsement to the plan of
currency reform that has been sug-
gested to the national monetary com
mission by former Senator Nelson w
Aldrich. Mr.. MacVeagh declared
however, that he believed the plan
would be received with prejudice in
congress unless it contained some pro
vision to prevent banks controlling
stocks in others.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Tariff Talk Cuts Revenues.

The discussion of tariff schedules in
congress and action reducing duties
were responsible for the 100000 900 de
crease in customs receipts for the fiscal
year 1911, according to the report of
Treasurer McClung of the United
States. On account of increases in re-
ceipts from other sources Mr.. McClung
points out, however, the receipts were
SOL, 100000 calling attention to the
fact that the year closed with ST. ,6Oo,-
900 as working balance in the treasury.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
GOldbergs Get Is Years.

Boston.-The final chapter of cele-
brated international criminal case was
written when Judge John D. Ralian
of the superior criminal court imposed
state prison sentence of Il to 16
years on Joseph and Jacob Goldberg,
convicted of burglary at the jewelry
store of Samuel LILLIAN here a year ago.
the value of the plumber being $4,000.
The Goldbergs were traced to Europe
and finally arrested in Austria and
brought back to Boston for trial.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Red, white and Blue chickens.

Patriotism to the ultimate degree is
exemPli6edoin a new breed of hens now
Haunting the national colors at the
poultry farm of DIR. I. G. Royte Of
Mogntain View, Cal Bright red of
head, pure white of body and indigo
blue of tail the fowls came into the
world short time ago.
There are several of the vari colored
birds, and the doctor asserts that their
extraordinary plumage is the result of
long EXPERIMENTATION. He has named
the new breed the "Patriot. -
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Meat Packers Trial.

Chicago more than eight
years of investigation by the govern
ment tie first criminal prosecution of
Individual meat packers under the
Shsrmana antitrust act begun Mon
day before Judge George A. Carpenter
in thes1Enited States district court. Ten
Chicago packers viii be placed on trial
charged with monopolizing and re-
straining interstate trade in fresh
meats. The penalty which may be in
flicted if they be found guilty is
fine OF $4,000, or a sentence of one year
IN the county Jail, or both
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
GRAIN TO EUROPE
Goes Across Sea Rather Than TO Middle
West-Railroad Rates Are
the Cause

The Pacific Coast states ship their
surplus grain to Europe rather than
TO the large markets of the Mississippi
valley, for the freight charges in the
1S,0OOmile voyage around South
America are less than the railroad rates
for haul of some 1000 miles across
the mountains and plains in the United
States. In the first part of 1910, the
cost of sending wheat from Spokane
or Walla Walla to Liverpool, including
railroad rates to Portland or Puget
Sound, ocean rates and marine insur-
ance, ranged from 25 TO ABOUT 80 cents
a bushel, while the rate to Chicago
from Spokane or Walla Walla was 34.5
cents bushel.
The Pacific states thus occupy a
unique position in the grain trade of
the United States, and to some ex-
tent in the live stock industry also.
The present status and historic de-
velopment of the grain and live stock
industries of these states are discussed
in recent bulletin issued by the
United States department of agricul-
ture. The publication is entitled Mar
keting Grain and Live Stock in the Pa
ciic Coast Region
The total export of wheat (includ
ing -four, reduced to terms of grain)
amounted to 100000 bushels IA year
from the Pacific coast during 19O61O.
The development of California s agri-
culture along more profitable lines is
one cause of the decline of its wheat
production, and the increasing popula-
ton, providing a larger home market,
reduces still further the surplus for ex-
port.
A striking feature of the grain indus
try of the Pacific coast is the relative
prices paid to farmers in regions which
furnish the bulk of the crop. The aver
age farm prices for wheat for two years
ending with June, 1910, ranged from 81
cents a bushel in the valleys of the
upper Columbia and the Snake rivers,
to SIPS for the mountain counties of
eastern California, where but little
wheat is raised.
Another comparison made in this
bulletin shows a vast dicerence in the
cost per ton-mile for transportating
wheat by different carriers, all of which
share in moving this product to mar
ket 1t costs Pacific coast farmer
an average of 20 to 25 cents per ton
mile to haul his wheat to the shipping
point while the freight rate over the
route to England by way of Cape Horn
is only from .O2 to .O3 of 1 cent pei
ton-mile. The live stock industry OF
the Pacific coast is much older than
the grain farming, being one of the
main supports of California for at least
half century before the discovery OF
gold in 1898.
The usual method of buying live
stock, at the present time, west of the
Rocky mountains, is direct from the
stock grower. The purchaser is often
a packer who buys for his own slaugh
tering. There is some marketing done
in public stock yards, notably at Port
land.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
KAISER REBUKES
CROWN PRINCE
Young Mans Approval of Censure of
Government Displeases Father.

BerGn.E--A public and semi official re-
buke has been administered to Crown
Prince Frederick William through an
inspired telegram from Berlin published
in the Cologne Gazette and which fully
confirms the report that Emperor Will
lam reprimanded his son for having
opekE deu1onstrated his approval of the
attacks on the government IS Moroccan
policy and the bellicose utteranees in
the feichstag Thursday.
For a similar instance of public cen
sure FOR the crown prince one must 90
backs to 1868, when Crown Prince
Frederick was. rebuked for criticism of
Chancellor Bismark's policy in a speech
made at Danzig.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Brave Hobo.

Powers, Moht.-A boy about 6 or 7
years sOf age, while on his way home
with meat in his arms, was attacked
by two vicious dogs, which were evil
IDENTIFY half Starved. One grabbed the
meat, The other his arm.
A stranger, who had been in a box
car to keep out of the cold, ran to the
child's assistance. Grabbing the dog
by the throat, the unknown hobo
choked. it until life was extinct.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
HE GETS BACK EYEs1eHT.
BUSHES to Save Daughter, Falls-Blind
for Seven Years, Now Sees.

San Francisco, Gala fall, sustained
when he rushed to the aid of his daugh-
ter, who had burned herself on a hot
stove; brought back the eyesight of
Henry Penniman of Paris Valley, who
had been Blind for seven years as the
result of a runaway accident.
Penniman was dragged over a plowed
field on his farm seven years ago, and
when he was picked up he was blind.
Saturday he heard his daughter IS cries
for help and while cropping his way to
the kitchen, fell over a chair. When
he rose he could see almost perfectly.
Doctors who have examined him say
the shock of the fall has restored some
optic nerve which had been injured IN
the runaway accident.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Fernie. B. G.. in Turmoil.

Rioting continues daily at Ferhie, B.
C.. No settlement of the strike has
been reached yet by the conference
committee, and the city of Fernie is
flld with strikers anxious to return.
The demonstrations are chiefly against
the four Bars, father and three sons,
and half a dozen Virginia negroes, who
are working in the Coal Creek mines,
but come to Fernie each night to eat
and sleep.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
STEAMER ASHORE
NEAR PORTLAND
ALL ON BOARD AND WHOLE
CARGO ARE REPORTED
To HAVE SUNK.
The Washington, Portland to San Fran
cisco, May Be Breaking Up-Life
Savers Beaten-Attempts to Reach
Steam Schooner Fail-Among Passen-
gers Mr.. and Mrs. Pangle of Yakima.

Astoria, Ore.-The steam schooner
Washington, Captain George Kinkel
bound from Portland, to San Francisco
IS in a perilous position either close by
or ashore on Peacock spit, off Cape
disappointment and just inside the
Columbia river bar. There are 40 souls
aboard, passengers and crew. Shipping
men express grave fears that all on
board, as well as the craft and her
cargo of lumber will be lost
The Washington sailed from Port
land Saturday night with 25 passengers
and cargo of spruce lumber approx
mating 100000 feet, which is valued at
about $4,000 and insured for $4,000.
The Washington was owned by San
Francisco people. The Washington car
ried a crew of "a making a total of 40
persons aboard Formerly the Wash
ington accommodated 80 passengers,
but the number was cut down when the
government wireless act became eff
fective, making it compulsory for yes
sells having a combined passenger and
crew list of so to be equipped with
wireless apparatus.
The Passengers.
The passengers who sailed from
Portland were:
Mrs. FILLMORE, Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. b. Pangle, II. S. Pangle, IA
years old; Coleman Duell, j. II. Stan
ners M. J. Grattinger, j. w. Gillespie,
J. Doyle, Alaska; d. H. Eastbrook, Ed
Nelson; A. l.. Smith, Charles W.
Wright, S. L. Kendall, NJ d. Van Horn
Theodore Curd, Wallace Warren, Earl
Young, Edwin J. Williams, Martin
Branty, M. McVittie, r. T. Ross L. r
Mccoy, Ed. Made, John West.
1t was impossible to obtain addresses
of passengers except of those noted.
Life Savers Fail.
The accident occurred about 2:3C
o clock Sunday afternoon, according to
Captain George H. Bailey of the ban
tug Tatoosh, who saw the Washington
IN trouble and tried to get close
enough to speak to her The rough sea
prevented his making any attempt
whatever to render assistance.
The Fort Candy life saving crew
made several attempts to get a line
aboard the Washington, but without
avail
Yakima Family Aboard.
Todd B. Pangle, who. with his wife
and son, is aboard the Washington, re
sides near North Yakima, Wash
where he owns an apple orchard. With
his family he formerly lived in Chi
cago and was going to Los Angeles fol-
the winter.
All on Board Safe.
Astoria, Ore.-Rescued from the very
jaws of death and disaster, after ter,
rife battle with the elements extend
ing over nearly 30 hours, was the great
good fortune of the undertaken and
passenger-carrying steamer.
Taking advantage of an almost sud.
den cessation of the gale which had
been raging for As hours, the Columbia
tug Tattoosh, Captain Charles T. Bailey
late this afternoon, slipped in close
enough to the apparently doomed YES
sci, and after several attempts, got a
line aboard the Washington and took
her in tow for this port, arriving here
tonight. No lives were lost.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
WAS KIMMEL SLAIN OUT wEsTq
Report Says Assassin Also Was Killed
and Buried in the Same Grave.


Kansas City.-Was George A. Kim
mel, the missing Arkansas City banker,
assassinated ~ years ago in the wilds
of British Columbian
Attorneys for Kimmel s sister say
they have found a man who viii testify
that he was present when the banker
was shot down N the woods. He says
he killed the assassin and then buried
his body and Kimmel S in the same
grave.
In a signed statement the man says
that IIimmel was decOyed to Canada
by a man who asserted he knew where
$4,000 in gold, taken from Van
eOuver bank, had been hidden by rob
bers.
The statement was gwen to Fred
erick II. Bacon of St. Louis aud sub
mitted by him to Grant 1. Rosenzweig
of Kansas City, both attorneys for
Kimmel S sister, who is suing for the
payment of $4,000 insurance on her
brother s life.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
SETTLERS GIVEN TIME TO PAY
Secretary Fisher Grants Extension on
Reclamation Projects.

Extension of time in which settlers
on government reclamation projects can
make payments on their entries and
water rights applications has been
granted by Secretary of the Interior
Fisher. He rules that no steps would
be taken until after March 16, 1912, to
enforce forfeiture for failure to make
payment on all entries and water rights
applications on which payment becomes
due in December.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Fierce storm At Nome.

Nome, Alaska.-Worse than the
storm of 1900, when more than 81 .OOO.-
600 in property was destroyed, is the
tornado that dashed the Boring sea into
fury and undermined buildings on
Front street. The sea is covered with
slush ice, and thousands of tons of
water are being thrown against the
UNDERSTANDINGS of number of build
ings with terrific force.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18

Philadelphia. - Many firemen were
overcome by smoke, but none were seri-
ously injured, while at work on fires
which destroyed the Nicotown dye
works and the wheat mill of J. Rosen-
berg & Son, here. The loss is estimat-
ed at $125,O00.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
Evidenee at McNamara Trial.

Los Angeles.-Masses of twisted
iron and photographs of great Orders
will play an important. part in the
Mcnamara murder trial in determining
the cause of the explosion and fire
which wrecked the Los Angeles Times
building a year ago with loss of 21
lives.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18

a party of Leland Stanford students
paused on the rim of the crater of
Vesuvius. As they peered into the
seething mass of horror below them, one
exclaimed in an awed tone, "Don t
that beat hell9" Some Englishwomen
were standing near and evidently over
heard One of them remarked to the
others in her well -bred, distinct voice,
"Isn u it remarkable how widely these
Americans travell'
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18
CHICAGO SUFFERS coin.

Chicago.-The cold wave and wind
storm which swept down on Chicago
and the upper lake region Sunday took
toll of death from this city. both
afloat and ashore, according TO reports
Two men were frozen to death in Chi
cago and launch containing seven PEG
pie is lost.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-11-18

81 don Z know whether to make use
of this 'testimoniaf or not, H~murmured
hair restorer proprietor.
"What s the matter with it," his
friend inquired.
We'll. the customer writes, Il used
to have three bald spots on the top of
my head, but since using a bottle of
your hair restorer have only one'.''