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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
CHAPTER VIII.

Tom Gordon-Thomas Jefferson now
only in his mothers letters-was past
is, and his voice was in the transition
stage which made him blushingly self
conscious when he ran up the window
shade in the Pullman to watch for the
earliest morning outlining of old Leb-
anon on the southern horizon.
HomesiclSness returned with renewed
qualms when the train had doubled the
nose of Lebanon and threaded it's way
among the hills to the Paradise por-
tai. Gordonia, of the single side-track
had grown into a small iron town, with
the Chiawassee plant thanking a good
half-mile of the railway; with a Gin
derry street or two, and a scummy wave
of operatives cottages and laborers'
shacks spreading up the hillsides which
were stripped bare of their trees and
underground.
Toms eyes filled, and he was won
dering family if the desolating tide of
progress had topped the hills to pour
over into the home valley beyond, when
his father accosted him. There was a
little shock at the sight OF the grizzIod
hair and beard turned so much grayer;
but the welcoming was like a grateful
draft of cool water in a parched wilder
ness.
We'll. now thenl How are ye, Bud
dy boy? Great land O. Canaanl but
you've shot up and thickened out
nightly in two years. son."
Tom was painfully conscious of his
size. Also of the fact that he was
clumsily in his own way, particularly
as to hands and feet The sectarian
school dwelt lightly on athletics and
such purely mundane trivialities az
physical fitness and the harmonious
education Of the growing body and
limbs.
Yes; I'm so big It makes me right
tired" he said. gravely, and his voice
cracked provokingly in the middle oi
it. Then he asked about his mother.
She's tolerable-only tolerable, Bud.
. dy. She allows she don't have enough
TO keep her dom in the new" Ca.
leb pulled himself up abruptly and
changed the subject with a ponderou.
attempt at levity. 'What-au have yol
done with your trunk check. son? Nov
I'll bet a hen worth fifty dollars ye'v,
gone and lost It."
But Tom had not; and when the lug,
gage was found there was another in.
novation to buffet him. The old buggy
with its high seat had vanished anC
in its room there was a modern sure,
and a negro driver. Tom looked ask
ance at the new equipage.
Cant we make out to walk. pappy p
he asked. dropping unconsciously int,
the child-time phrase.
'Oh, yes; I reckon we could. Your
not too young. and I'm not so terr'oi
old. But-get in. Buddy. get in; therel
be trampin' enough for we, all summe
long"
ITO be continued
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
s,vIro the Precious Moments.

Time. down to it's minutest fractions.
has become so precious to the Amer
lean business man that those who have
any hope of keeping up against the
tide of competition find it profitable to
Invest money in devices that save
time on the least important incidentals
Of daily traffic. A mechanical envel-
ope sealer which seals 5000 envelopes
an hour is the latest, and the postal
authorities are being implored from
every quarter of the country to print
stamps In long strips instead OF blocks
so that a machine may also be EN-
ployed for stamping letters. In the
letter sealing apparatus the lower end
Of the metal roller dips in a water
tank The letter is picked up by tbs
moistening rollers, dampened, passed
through the sealing rollers and drop
ped into a basket by the mere turning
Of a crank.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
SerNant Problem.

In q paper on 1.-THE Duties of Mis-
tresses," read at recent meeting OF
the Irish Women's Suffrage Associa-
lion in Dublin, Miss Bellingham Todd
commended that domestic service more
nearly approached a mild form OF
slavery than any other occupation.
The conditions under which a servant
lived did not compare favorably with
the environment of the salesgirl or
clerk. One was called "a meniap' and
the other "a young lady" One never
knew when her work was done, while
The other had stated hours. Mistress
IS, said Miss Todd, ignored the revolu
ton which had taken place and treat
ed servants as still being of an igno
rant lower class when they should be
put on the same footing as bzusines'
girls. Miss Todd was of the opinion
that servants should be given the use
Of a piano, and could not see wha
objection there was to a servant hav
.ng a bicycle, or even the automobile
placed at her disposal whenever sh'
had an afternoon out.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
(TO be continued.)
oddlties of Color BIlndne...

While the number of color blind per
sons is not very large, only about five
in every hundred suffering from any
defect in this respect, and most of
those being affected only in minor
degree, yet the phenomenon sometimes
assumes very remarkable phases.
An oculist states that he found two
persons who possessed monochromatio
vision-that is to say, all colors ap-
peared to them to be simply different
shades Of gray. II the reader will
look at a photograph Of a landscape,
or, better, Of garden filled with bril-
liant flowers, he will be able to form
an idea of the appearance which ma
ture must present to one who suffers
from the infiction called monochro
matte vision.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
scanning" Of Telephone Messages

Poulsen's telegraphone was first exhib-
tied in Paris in 1900 and for ten years
there has been considerable discussion
Of the practicability of establishing in
struments on telephones that would
record messages should the person
called happen to be away, but the first
line has recently been put in operation
in London. This system differs some
what from the Poulsen invention, but
is even more unique. Poulsen would
have arranged his telephone so that
the record was left on a ribbon OF
steel somewhat like a stock ticker, but
the scheme now in actual use involves
the use Of the photograph. A trans
mitter is attached to the phone and a
record put in place whenever 1t is
necessary to leave the house. When
you return you take off your record
put it on your monograph and hear
our friends message in your friend 8
natural voice, just as you can sit back
and listen to the canned genius OF Ca
russo or Media.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
HOW THE JAPANESE LABOR
Commitment and Patience condues
to Achievement of Perfection
In Handicrsft.

Nearly every village In japan is the
seat OF some special, characteristic
Industry, each carried on in an indi-
vidual way by separate families In
their simple and narrow homes, and
each family aud each member work
ing in some little touch of individual
lty.
In one village | saw an ordinary
little boy sitting in a doorway, not
whiting a stick, as he might have
been doing with us, but embroidering
chrysanthemums on great square OF
satin. True, the outlines were stamp
ed on the fabric, stretched in it's
frame before him, but without super
vision or model he was filling them
In according to his own sweet will, all
In exquisitely shaded Colds and
stared he laughed at me. He looked
perfectly happy. I went away think
ing:
In a country of unheard-of things,
where children contentedly work at
polishing lacquer, where little boys
can embroider party frocks. where a
workman gratuitously adds beautify-
ng touches to the task he accom-
1lishes, Is 1t not a mistake that, in
stead of trying to catch the spirit Of
such toilers as these. we should do
much to spoil it?
Left to themselves, these workers
are so patient, they have so much
timel l saw in a furniture factory,
near the door, lad sitting with fine
emery cloth, industriously smoothing
the corner of a box or Golfer. Duly
stamped on the back of his coat was
the sea-horse, which is the trade
symbol of workers in wood. When
came back that way, half an hour lat
err he was still carefully at work on
the same corner of the same Golfer
did not wonder it was as near per
lection as the hand of man could make
1t.
Every town has its peculiar indus
try. 1t may be famous only for tup
penny coarse straw work; for a par
ticular sort of wood inlay, for queer
little ornamental owl, dangling from
1 stick and made of the thistles thai
grow by the wayside; for a white
enamel work done with powdered egg
shells. But whatever 1t is 1t is wei
, done.-The Craftsman.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14

shs axdsdi TIE sovry fc< tAaA tss.
you are wanting me to be- Only
should think II would be fine to wear
long black rooe and pretty white sur
pfice. and to Learn to sing the prayers
beautifully. and ell that"
Thomas Jefferson was honestly hsv-
rified. and he looked It
TIA like to know what In the wsvhd
you're talking about he said.
About your being minister. Of
course. Only in France they call them
priests OF the church"
The boys lips went together in a
fine straight line. Not for nothing aid
the blood Of many generations Of Prot
estants flow in his veins. Priest was
Popish word.
/ The Pope OF Rome Is antichristl" he
declared. authoritatively.
She seemed only politely interested.
is he? I didn't know" Then, with
a tactfulness worthy of graver years,
she drew away from the dangerous
topic. when are you going7"
Tomorrow"
rs 1t far?"
Yes; it's an awful long ways"
Never mind: you1l be coming back
after a while. and then wen be friends
If you want to-"
I'm mighty glad" he said. Then he
got up. viii you let me show you the
way home again?-ths short. easy way,
this time"
She hesitated moment. and then
stood up and gave him her hand.
I'm not afraid of you now; we don't
hate him any more, do we, Hector7"
And so they went together through
the following aisles of the September
wood and across the fields to the man.
or-house gates.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14

you seem to be awfully bitter
against old Busby. What's the caussf~
"Oh, a money reason"
Il didn't know you had any business
dealings with him"
Il don't. l hate him because he has
more money than have. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
knew HIN Wen.

Griggs-Hickson wants to borrow
some money of me. DO you know any
thing about him?
Briggs know him. as we'll as / do
you. wouldn't let him have q cent
-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
Particular Customers.

Seymour have a customer so par
ticuIar that she won't buy an ego
unless Il has q brown she'll"
Ashley-I have one still more par
ucular; she won't buy an egg thai
isn't Of certain shape.
eeymour-what shape Ia thstf
Ashiey-Egg-shapa
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14
On His own,

while l was engaged to her shs
made me give up drinking, smoking
and golf. Last Of all. gave up some
thing on my own account"
What was that?"
~The girl."-Judge.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-14

Blackmail in a serious case may DO
punished with penal Bervitude for lits
IN England.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Topics of the Times

Here's wondering who wants the
Wabash railroad bad enough to break
it.
It's almost as hard to get a jury to
try the packers as it was to secure
twelve men to Try the McNamaras
The Marshalltown recall is being
generally credited by state newspapers
as being a move of the saloon in
terests. The Iowa newspaper man is
a discriminating fellow.
Why wouldn't George W. Clarke be
a governor who would make a cam
paign for Iowa? And just what do the
newspapers which are calling for a
candidate who will make a campaign
for Iowa mean by it? \
In standing against the assaults OF
congress on the executive perogative,
President Taft is carrying out the
Roosevelt policy.-Sioux City Journal.
Rather late to begin fulfilling pre-
convention promises isn't it?
From the tone of the Iowa City Re
publican it is to be inferred that the
long spell of good weather was easy on
rheumatism.
Up in the Tenth district the stand
patters knock Roosevelt because he
raises the devil and Congressman
Woods because he doesn't.
Yes, the supreme court might have
waited until after the Christmas jolli-
tication.
Sum in arithmetic: If the tendency
to violate the law is decreased by de-
creasing, the number of saloons what
would total abolition of them bring?
Taking a fall out Of Congressman
Woods as a gum shoer,' the Jefferson
Free Lance asks, What you think of
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver or James
Perry Conner in the role of gumshoer?
It's pretty nearly unthinkable." So?
But strict search might unearth a pair
of galoshes as part of the wardrobe
Of even these eminent men. And when
did Hunserford lose his storm kings?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Washington Of the Past.

The publication Of another volume OF
the records Of the Columbia Historical
Society offers the opportunity to COM
mend the admirable work Of this or
ganizaticn in preserving the records OF
the washington Of long ago.
In the stress of present day progress,
when the plans for the further de-
velopment of the city engross attention,
we are apt to forget that the national
capital Is rich in historical associations.
Mrs. Gouveneur's recent "reminiscences
were a delightful and valuable con-
trfbution to the always interesting
story Of Washington in the early days,
and the papers which the Historical
Society has embodied in permanent
form are even more instructive. In the
latest volume, for instance, there. rs
much Of hitherto unpublished informa-
ton concerning Commodore Barney.
who defended Washington at the time
the city was attacked By the british
| in 1914. and who received at that time
| the wound which later caused his
death. There Is also the story Of VII
| liam Wayne Duncanson. who came to
=. :..th Thomas: II..-, sss.ss
before the close of the last century, TO
purchase property in the new capital
and who became involved In q duel
with James Greenleaf over real estate
transactions When Duncanson built
This mansion In the wilderness which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
THE FRAT STUNT.


Sixteen students at the college in
Mount Pleasant have formed new
fraternity, to be known as the Sigma
Kappa Zeta.' And now Mount Pleas
ant is happy again. There were some
people who thought that it was a
backward step when the title Of the
educational institution was changed
from university to college" But
now that the college has branch OF
the Stigma Kappa Zeta.' OF course
Mount Pleasant will rejoice and be
glad and carry her head very high. for
that puts her ahead Of any number OF
college towns that have no Sigma
Kappa Zeta," whatever that may be.
Some Of these days this society bust
ness at the colleges is going out OF
fashion, at least in the colleges where
people go to get an education and not
to spend a few years just having
good time. And in all the societies VIII
take a back seat. and the work OF an
educational institution will become the
big thing. instead Of mere sidelfne.
But as long az the society is the I'M
portant thing in a college, much more
important than the faculty or the
course of study, Mount Pleasant has
reason to feel encouraged and to "perk
up,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
The STRENGTH OF LEADERSHIP.

When the progressive republican
hague Of Massachusetts, met the other
lay n Boston. it attracted very sert-
BUS attention in the east by reason Of
he character and purpose of the as
emblage. In the first place it was a
Gathering of the most thoughtful and
Eurposeful citizens Of the state. In
he second place it had no candidate,
political and party gathering. Its
hartman called it a '1eaderless politi-
al meeting" It met, much after the
naner OF those historical gatherings Of
olonial days to discuss faults in gov
rnment and protest against the con-
inuanco,o of the injustice Of which they
lad met to complain. 1t discussed
Fuste d1spassionately and aside from
my candidate for executive or iegis
ative office, condemned boss rule and
demanded the primary privilege for
he man Of the people as principle of
onest government. And it made ver.
distinct that no candidate who denied
he general conclusion Of the men and
he meeting need expect support but
opposition inside and out OF the party.
This IL not new in the west. Western
rogressivee, however, have put into
ction what these eastern progressives
re preparing to do. But the western
rosnressives have fought their battles
bout &C andidate and won one out
FORK after another because they have
ot been leaderless. About all the
[assa chusetts progressives lack is
leadership. They will not succeed
ithout It A candidate is necessary.
[e is the decimal point Of campaigns.
The point is that it doesn't matter so
tuch who the leader is as that he is
apable, sincere. represents what the
prce he leads stands for. and will
Btay hitched.' Bristow and Cummins
nd LaFollette and Roosevelt are mere
points for the forces of honest gov
rnment to align by. The west has
hade its alignment It Is waiting to
b led by any Of these. The eastern
rogressive, thoughtful and purposeful
he is. win not accomplish much IN
his meetings cease to be "leaderless'
nd name a candidate. There is little
be accomplished between the lines.
leaderless army is a beaten army.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
WHAT WOULD THE CONVENTION DO?

OF a dozen men talking together ten
kill agree that Roosevelt could be
lected with a rush. One out of the
xelve will insist that he can be nomi-
ated, eight that he must be nomi-
ated, eleven will agree that Taft can't
De elected if nominated and few will
kpress the opinion that LaFollette
In be elected If he were to secure the
omination. which all will consider ex-
remedy doubtful Six out of the dozen
hill be insistent that the convention
lust and will stampede TO Roosevelt.
Ind within the last few days sugges-
ions Of Cummins as a probable winner
the convention Will be offered.
Conditions were never just as they
re. The rank and file Of the party
Re seeking rallying point. In a way
is remfndful Of the pre-convention
pnditions which led up to the nomi
alton of Garfield. Grant came to the
Dnvention with that famous solid
reaches the convention of ~. Blaine
las q great man, highly considered
at carrying load Of enmity created
uring his long service in the senate.
herman, had apparent strength and
hme from pivotal state. But the
lass Of the party was seeking a new
IAN Of presidential size. Garfield had
y chance to speak to the convention.
ID presence and his speech offered
aggestion. Perhaps there was calcu-
tion behind the man and his oppor-
We appearance but the convention
rasped the opportunity. Garfield was
pminated and elected.
This is year to expect everything
nd nothing. Strange things happen in
Dlitics and happen again. Roosevelt
bay be the nominee, the convention
BAY stampede to him but the popular
ea that 1t is easy to stampede a con-
ention Ii incorrect. It isn't easy, La
ollette may be nominated but not by
~ part Of the solid Taft delegates,
matter what may have happened to
aft He will not fall heir to anything
Mt managers can keep from him. If
Roosevelt should eliminate himself
om the contest, Taft eliminate La
0ilette ana the general antipathy to
aft and the conviction that he can not
ltion what would the convention be
kelly to dot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21

Melbourne. I'VE or three boys. say II
to Is years Of a$e. have gone into the
bus business. Ono has the real thins
with two horses attached. the other
top buggy. with roadster that gets
there. They meet every train and, 10
cents takes you to the depots or any
part Of the city. They are hustlers. stop
any man. woman or child that has
grip and solicit business. Yes, the
competition is "ferce." but while wait
ing for the train, all luminosity is drop
ped, there Is a heap Of fooling going on.
Oh. yes, o fcourse, boys will be boys.
At Montexuma on Dec. IL. 1911, pas
sengers on the Iowa Central cannon
ball saw Poweshiek county farmer
blowing with only two horses. He was
doing a good job and there was little or
no frost to interfere with his work.
OF course such a sight Is common
enough in a county in Iowa where they
have peach crop-sometimes. Three
years ago one man near Montezuma
marketed 200 bushels of peaches.
They have a dealer in Grinnell that
is "bucking" the mail order houses of
Chicago. He says to the people in and
around Grinnell. get out your catalog,
fill out your blank order streets for
the Chicago house. add up the amount
and bring the order and the money to
me and I'll put the goods i'll your
wagon and save you the freight bill.
On sugar and some other heavy gro
ceries. etc, ne adds on the bill what
the freight charges would he from
Chicago. And this fall this merchant
has had largely increased mail order
business. He admits he is not getting
rich at this business. but claims he is
not losing any money. Wonder If some
other merchants in some other towns
couldn't add this feature to their regu-
lar trade. There is a harness man at
Maicom that for several years has been
doing this kind of mail order bust
ness,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21

| lilies. Liquor 10 cash over the saloon
bar. Thus averaging the wage Of the
patrons at $3.50 year and the neces-
1t Is to make money. the earnings ci
two family heads for a year would be
required to keep the saloon one month
and the entire wage Of twenty-fouI
men to make business good" at the
saloon thru the year. The tax on
eighty families would be SIS to $40 a
month. When the Moon law cut the
saloons 1t raised the family income
at Fl. Madison about s12 a. month.
Then there was poor old Keokuk in
the same county. The big dam affords
come back since the failure of lumber
and river traffic left it stunned many
years ago as have the river cities north
Of 1t. keokuk had thirtysix saloons
TO $4,000 men, women and children. or
one to less than 400. Her proportion
set by herself was that eighty families
could exist and keep a saloonist in
automobiles and purple living. Under
the Moon law Keokuk will have four
teen saloons.
Here are two towns aggregatins
1900 population Where the Moon law
cuts the saloons from fifty-seven TO
twenty
LIE Mars has 4.157 people and twelve
saloons. Here the proportion was one
to 347 persons including the babies in
arms. Bellevue in Jackson county.
counts 1.776 population and nine sa-
looms. one to 1877 persons OF all ages.
LIE Mars will have TO be satisfied with
four and the 1.176 at Bellevue must
assuage their thirst at one bar
The supreme court decision simply
fastened the time when the limitation
should take effect over the time when
the legislature proba bly, intended it to
operate. 1t merely brings abou.
desirable contamination earlier. The
sincere advocate of personal liberty
to drink in a public place can make
but one legitimate claim based on
his conception of fundamental liberty,
that of a suf1lclent number of saloons
to supply the demand OF those who use
LIQUOR with a degree of moderation.
He can not claim the right to multi
ply competition and create drinking
places which must make new bust
ness"
The figures give some idea OF the
way the booze business has been
pushed in Iowa. Nobody will assert
that the 200 heads OF families COM
prised in 1000 population can not get
all the drink which is coming to them
at one saloon open from ) a. m. to 10
at night. The man who believes in the
saloon will not deny it unless he wants
to get into the business. The booze
business has been and remains the
biggest tax Iowa pays, the most active
reagent of progress. The Moon law
is revision downward of this tax. 1t
gets perhaps one half the blood suck
ing parasites which make some poor
men poorer and some rich men richer.
Some day we shall make a general
cleaning and a clean sweep. The time
is scarcely ripe but il arrives.