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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18
Hurt by Freak Hammer.

Seattle, Wash.-Miss Hannah Lun-
den decided to tack a little curtain
around a box in her kitchen In which
she kept table delicacies. After
search Of several minutes she OBJ
tanned the tacks, and was unable to
ind a hammer with which to drive
them.
Going to the garnet she got a heavy
loaded shotgun cartridge, and using II
as a hammer. began to drive the tacks-
All went well until she struck the
third tack. when there was loud ex'
plosion. The shot entered her right
hand. decorating it, and splitting the
thumb and finger to the bone.
She was removed to the Seattle
General hospital. where physicians in
charge said that she may lose her
hand as a result Of the accident
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18
Ito be contlnued.)
Hopeful sign.

That the war on tuberculosis pays
immediate dividends in human life
is proved by a report Of DR.. Bosley.
health commissioner Of Baltimore. In
the monthly health bulletin for July
It is shown that the number of deaths
from tuberculosis occurring in the city
was 80, as compared with 1913 for the
same month last year. DR.. Bosley says
that he attributes the decrease in the
number OF deaths to the educational
campaign that those interested in the
fight against the white plague" are
making. The interest OF the public
has been aroused" he declares, land
there is a general tendency on the
part OF the people to heed the warn
ings and to observe the hygienic rules
being promulgated In ten years, II
the present progress is kept up. DR..
Bosley believes that tuberculosis will
be stamped out
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18
FELINE is ALLOWED TO LIVE
Cat Survives Poison, Bullet and Gas
and Police Give UP Trying to
XIII It.

Westfeld. n. IA cat which has
survived efforts to drown, poison and
shoot it passed safely through a gas
explosion which blew the whiskers of
of and almost cost the life of Patrol
man John Roscrans, and startled one
district of Elizabethtown out of the
best part of an evenings rest.
The cat had been brought to the
police station by two boys, who said
they had attempted in vain to oblige
their mother by getting rid Of the
animal Roscrans thrust it into a
small tank in the rear Of the police
station and then turned on the gas.
The contrivance had been used for
months to smother cats and dogs that
had become nuisance in the com
munity. After the cat had been ten
minutes in the tank Roscrans shifted
at the tiny peephole by the knob. He
smelt no gas, and supposed, he said.
the supply pipe was stopped up.
Lighting his lantern, he opened the
door of the tank and set the lantern
inside to see what was the matter.
The explosion burst the tank, blew
the cat into Roscrans' face and set
FIRE to his clothing. hair and whiskers-
Several comrades ran out and res
cued him, and a doctor attended him
and added plasters to his countenance.
The cat today is walking around and
about the police station as well as
ever. The bluecoats will keep it as a
mascot.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18
DREAM SAVES A LIFE
HANGING OF SON is AVERTED BY
FATHERS VISION.
Nightmare Brings Proof Of innocence
After Suspect Had Been Convicted
of Murder and Death Sentence Ia
Suspended on Parents Plea.

Des Moines. Ia.-George Weems,
hanged will soon step forth from the
Iowa State prison at Fort Madison a
free man, after sixteen years servi-
tude. He was convicted of the muir
der of L. b. Ridpath. a conductor on
the Chicago Great Western railroad,
who was on his way to his train when
shot in the neck and killed.
Weems maintained his innocence.
He had been with John Grout and
Hammill earlier in the evening, but
left them to visit with a Miss Kitty
Leary. While in her company he said
he heard a shot fred in the street.
He rushed out and saw the conductor
staggering in the street. helped him
to the curb and fed. When arrested
next day it was discovered that the
woman by whom he could prove an
alibi had left the city
On the night of the murder the
father of George Weems. who lives at
Abel, twenty miles from Des Moines,
had bad dream. He left his bed and
walked into the country He was
stopped by several friends, to whom
he told his dream
1t was to the effect that he had
seen his son George with two other
persons about to be buried. though
his son was alive. The father cried
out for some one to help him, and a
man whom he did not know said: II
will save your boy from the grave"
The man jumped into the grave and
lifted out the son alive.
The next day Mr. Weems was called
to the assistance of his son, accused
of murder. After the death sentence,
Weems' father went to the private Of
fee of Governor Drake to plead elem
ency for his SON. He had never seen
the governor, but when he entered
the room he cried: Governor, know
you you are the man in my dream
who helped lift my boy out of the
grave" Then the father recounted
his dream, whereupon the governor
said:
"In real life win I help you lift
your boy out Of the grave"
He signed the order committing the
death sentence to life Imprisonment
The woman who was with Weems
on the fatal night was found. and was
finally prevailed upon to tell her story
in confidence to Senator A. B. Cum
Minis. then governor of Iowa. AS g
result the sentence of life was com
muted, and in a few days GeorgI
Weems will leave the penitentiary &
free man.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18

King Haakon of Norway is fond Of
telling his first appearance with his
regiment, when he headed 1t at
parade. 1t was the Kings Own Nor
folk Yeomanry.
Il was horribly nervous" he says.
81 am not what might be called a
crack rider and l had seen the yeo-
many on parade and in many cases
following the hounds. My word, but
they ride like the wind and look as
II they could easily go up a church
steeple II they got the order OF the
hounds showed them the way. l felt
as l rode along at their head that
every man was inwardly criticising
my style and setting me down as a
hopeless duffer. II was a horrible ex-
perience and never want to 20
through It again"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18

Ravenna. ON compliance win
the last wish of her mother. Miss
Addie Chapman was married to Glenn
p. Cotton beside the open grave OF
Mrs. Chapman, and by the same min
lister that a moment before had read
the burial service. The dual serv-
iess occurred in he cemetery here
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-18

Perhaps a bulldog gets but little
sympathy because he doesn't need IL
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
DONAGhtY MAY RUN
FOR THIRD TERM

Little Rock, Ark, June 24.-The
appointment of Clay Sloan as a
member of the state penitentlarY
board is very likely to bring about
an entire charge in the management
and control of the state penitentiary,
as we'll as revolutionizing the
present system of disposing of con-
viots. 1t is known that Mr.. Sloan
is an advocate of the policy often
announced by Gov. Donaghey and
elaborated in his last two biennial
messages to the legislatures.
The governor has failed to carry
out bis polices regarding the lease
system, because majority of the
board refused to carry out his ideas.
1t Is now believed that the governor
will have at least three votes, those
of himself, Auditor John r. Jobe
and Clay Sloan, commissioners of
agriculture. On great majority
of the questions to come before the
board Earle w. Hodges, the secreta-
ry of state, will also be with the
governor. Mr.. Sloan will 90 into
Office on July l, after which time
the work of renovation will begin.
People familiar with Arkansas poli-
tics also predict that several import
ant changes in the list of present
officers of the penitentiary will take
place at an early date. 1t is known
that several prominent citizens have
already expressed their willingness
to accept positions in the gift of the
board of commissioners.
While he has not announced posi-
lively that he will be a candidate
for a third term, close politidl
friends of Gov. Donagbey believe
he will be a candidate. However
it has been known for some time
that the governor desired to retire
at the end of the present term, but
owing to the fact that the Legislature
failed to pass the bill appropriating
the necessary amount of money to
complete the new state capitol, the
governor feels that it is his duty to
seek the nomination again.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
They Are Passing Away

! Take a walk through any of the
cemeteries throughout the country
and you will believe with us that
foolsar slowly but surely passing
away
With silent tread you pass the
last resting place of the individual
who blew into an empty gun.
The modest tombstone of the hir-
ed girl who lighted the fire with
kerosene and the grass covered
mound that covers the mortal re-
mains Of boy who took male by
the tail.
The tall monument of the man
who didn't know it was loaded
,oySssesdows the dugout of h
man Who jumped off the cars t.
save a Ten rod walk.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30

Side by side the remains of the
ETHEREAL creature who always kept
her corset laced up to the last hole
and the intellectual idiot that rode
a bicycle 8 miles in 10 minutes.
Here reposes the young doctor
who took dose of his own medl-
cine and the old fool who married
a young wife.
Right over yonder in the north
west corner, where the gentle breez-
es sigh through the weeping viii.
lows, lies the fellow who told his
mother-in-law she lied.
Down there in the potter's field
with his feet sticking out to the
rude blast of winter and the blister
ing rays of summers sun, is stretch
ed all the earthly remains of the
misguided regulator who tried tC
lick the editor, while the broker
bones Of the man who wouldn't pay
for his paper are pried up IN TN
fence corner.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30

a wagon load of empty milk
0a"s numbering over a street paved
with cobble stones would sound like
deat aud dumb conversation com.
pared with the noise | will make if
l ever catch my wife wearing har-
eni SKIRT She can get a pile of
s'ore halr as big as two.weeks
washln' and wear it all on her head
a. one time if she wants to- but she
must keep on getting into her
clothes head first or |" start an in.
Sufrectlon in the Smith family that
VIII make the Mexican Revolution
LOOK like great big jolly"
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
A Word For Father

a school teacher once received a
note like this:
Dear NAM Please excuse
johnnie today He will not be at
school. He is acting as time keeper
for his father. Last night you gave
him this example,: If field is
four miles square how long will it
take man walking three miles an
hour 10 walk 2 l-2 times around it?
johnnie is no man so we had to
send his daddy. They left early
this morning and my husband said
they oughC to be back late tonight,
though it would be hard going.
Dear nam, please make the next
problem about ladies, as my husband
cannot afford TO lose the days work,
The Lord knows | don't have no
time to loaf, but | can spare day
off occasionally better, than my
husband can. Miami mo. News
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
MORE PRIZES FOR
BOYS CORN CLUB
The Progressive Farmer Offers
Extra SI,lO0 Worth of Pre-
miumS

In addition to all the prizes offer
ed by the State and Nitional Depart
ments of Agriculture and by all
other agencies aud individuals,
"The Progressive Farmer and
Southern Farm Gazette" a weekly
farm paper published at Raleigh,
N. c., and Starkville, Miss, offers
over 100 worth of additional
prizes to southern farm boys,
The prizes consist of farm
machinery, fine blooded stock of
different kinds.
These prizes will be awarded to
the boys making the best yield and
the best showing of profit in the
different States under the same gen.
eral rules and regulations as are re
quired by the National Department
of Agriculture. These prizes, re-
member, are offered in addition to
all other prizes and no hoy has to
lose chance at any other prize in
order to compete for these. The
Progressive Farmer simply offers
81, 100 worth of extra prizes in ad-
dition to what all the other organi-
cations and individuals have offered.
The only condition is that each
boy competing must be reader of
The Progressive Farmer-that is to
say, the himself or some member of
his family must be a subscriber to
the paper. Every Corn Club boy
whose family takes The Progressive
Family can send his name on a
postal at once so rs to have chance
at these $l,l00 worth of prizes.
Corn Club boys whose families are
not subscribers to the paper will be
given special low rate it they
wish to subscribe and compete for
this magnificent list of premiums.
Send postal today to The Pro.
gressiye Farmer, Raleigh, N. c.,
and Starkville, MISS, address the
office nearest yoW if you wish to
get full information about these
extra prizes and the conditions OF
awards.
Let me add also that we shall be
glad to give three yearly subscrip-
tions and six six-months subscrip'
tions as prizes to the boys who make
the nine biggest yields in Randolph
county. JOHN K. kIzER,
Secretary and treasurer Boys Corn
Club.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
SUNDAY
Draws Line at Harem Skirts

The following is an extract from
article written b Y EDITOR
Wiliford B. Smith and printed in
Pitchfork:
"Pm a slayer. / have stuck to
my wife through af least two dozen
Methodist protracted meetings. l
stuck to her while the twins had
the whooping cough; and I'll keep
on stickln' to her as long as she
gets into her clothes head first.
But when she gets to putting on her
skirt, one leg at time, and hoping
around over the floor, that lets me
,,t
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
WOMAN'S WOES
A Certain Cure for Female
Trouble and That Tired,
Nervous, Depressed Feeling
That Makes Household Work
a Dreary Burden,

Work, work;
Nothing but work;
Tiresome drudgery!
Work used to be a pleasure, but now
few minutes effort leaves you weak, dis
couraged and irritable with feeling that
everything has gone wrong.
The liver and bowels are responsible
for this.
The symptoms are, heart palpitation,
faintness, suppressed, excessive or irreg-
ular periods, bad digestion, bearing
down pains in the side and back, nervous
weakness, poor appetite, costiveness.
Prickly Ash Bitters sweeps away these
troubles like magic, because it strikes at
the root of the disease-the stomach,
liver and bowels.
Women who take medicine for female
troubles that does not benefit these
organs are wasting money and valuable
time. The liver is diseased because the
stomach is unhealthy, and both have
produced a constipated habit. This
stoppage of healthy action in the liver
and bowels has filled the system with
impurities which have brought on irreg-
ularity in the female organs; it follows
therefore, that medicine which will
correct the liver, strengthen the stomach
and promote healthy bowel operations is
the remedy for menstrual difficulties.
The poor, tired, discouraged woman
who has suffered silently and so long
with the ailments of her sex soon feels
the strengthening and exhilarating in
fuence of Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t does
its work thoroughly, beginning with the
stomach and extending its purifying and
stimulating influence to the liver and
bowels. When the stomach, liver and
bowels are active and working in har.
mony, there must be health and regu-
larity in the female organs. AS result
of this improved condition the patient
takes renewed interest in her house
hold duties. Appetite and strength
return, the eyes are brighter, the COM
plexion clears, and before long she is
transformed into bright, happy woman
with rosy cheeks and cheerful spirits.
~ suffered much from indigestion and consti-
patton. Ihad drowsy tired feeling and nervous
headaches n a tOfa I ISL prIrRlV
Ash Bitters and it has helped me wonderfully.
I now have a good appetite. sleep well and can
do a greater amount OF work than ever before"
MRS. MARY NOR rHCUTT,
Adel, Mercer County, Mo-
Sold by druggists. Price ST bottle.
LEHMAN'S PHARMACY, Agt.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
Dates For Meetings

The dates for the Reyno and
Biggers protracted meetings are as
follows; Beginning at Reyno, July
l6. Pastor assisted by w. l..
Oliver and wife.
Tent meeting, beginning at Big.
gers Aug. 5. Rev. M. B. Umsted
and Bro. Parker, assistants.
J. F. CARTER, P. G..
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30

Near by his grave unmarked re.
poposes the mouldering dust of the
editor who starved to death trying
to run a frst-class paper in second
class town.
Over by the entrance reposes the
boy who went swimming too early
in the season, and the lady who
kept strichnine and baking powder
side by side In the cupboard.
Right there in the path directly
in front of the entrance, obstructlng
the way, IS the grave of the mi
crobe killer who ruined himself in
side and out with antiseptic solu-
tlons until his agonies were cut
short by acute softening Of the
brain. Exchange.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
Program of Fifth Sunday Meeting

Following is the programme OF
the fifth Sunday meeting of Spring
River AMI State Line Associations
to be held at Shiloh church, Ran
dolph county, Arkansas, COM
meuclng Friday evening, 8 p. m F.
July 80, 1911:
8. p. m. Introductory sermon
Ed. d. A. Presley.
SATURDAY
ga. m. Devotional exercises and
organization
10 a. m. Can a person know
when saved?-Eld. G. B. Borah
and +. 7. Lincoln.
lO:3O a. m. What is the differ
ence between religion and salvation?
ED. d. A. Sharp and Knox
Belew.
IL a. m. Sermon-R. B. Bella.
my, Alternate, &C. B. Lee.
2p. m. Can a person trust the
Savior and at the same time believe
in Apostasy?- -Chas. B. Lee and
NJ. ID. East.
2:3o p. M. What do Baptist most
need at the present tlme?-Eld.
Alex Fowler and r. B. Bellamy.
3p. m. Is it treason to suppress
any part of Gods work?-Don't
all speak at once.
4p. m. Query box open.
Sp. m, Sermon?-Eld. E. T.
Lincoln.
SUNDAY
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school mass
meeting-R. J. M. Wyatt, Alter
nate, ,-R. V. Goss.
IL a. m. Sermon, "What is the
mission of the, churches" s"-Eld.
L. w. Russell.
Committee, J. A. ALLISON,
By M. D. Bowers.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30

Good buggy and double harness
for sale cheap. Apply at the Pal.
ace Drug Store. 4O-tf.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30
Tax Assessors Notice

Notice hereby given that will be following places on the
below mentioned dates for the purpose of assessing real personal and
per capita tax of Randolph county Arkansas for year
TowNsHIP PLACE DAY or WEEK D,rp
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-30

SHEEP For SALE-I have four
teen head of nice young sheep for
sale. All in good condition. Price
low if taken AZ once. Call on or
address W. X. H0RD,
4l-2tp. Brockett, Ark.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-12
Oil Situation At Shamrock

possible of
II deposits
possible
nve intended
promising territory.
partial story drilling operations
OIL
showing actually
cidedy encouraging ustes strong
exploration
exploratory
the
fields developed with capital;
of sunk
promising with
two highly encouraging n showing.
%
speculate speculative enterprises
geological
effort
operators field
widening usually
operating possible put
given engaging
productions
production
work-to field
Nearly shipped
reports Texas strawberries the the entire
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-12
Dorothy DIX On T d d s.,:: Idea

vanity that they deserted husband ana
children to go upon the stage under
the impression that they were Bern
fardts. while actual experience even
tually proved that their dramatic abiI1-,
ties only fitted them to carry a spear
lG the back row Of chorus
The Near Genius's Progress.
If had the money of Mrs Russell
Sage and wanted to do something 10
really help my sex I would endow
rowing picture show in which l would
depict the progress Of the near-genius
girl.
would begin with a sweet little
scene showing a girl in her comfort
chile home in Oshkosh gloating over
the triumph of having some verses on
Spring printed in the poets corner OF
the village newspaper, or fluttering
with Joy over the rounds of applause
she got from her neighbors at the way
she recited "CurfeW Shall Not Ring To-
night"
Scene two would show the girl lis
tening while people told her that she
had a Tennyson beat a city block as
poet, or that she made julia Marlowe
look like a two-spot in the acting
thing.
Scene three would show the girl tell
ing the prosperous young grocer, who
Is IN love Win QeIB lIldl SnC Cdh ACNNA
be his, because she could not confine
Ter genius to the oramped sphere Of
wife and mother, and that she has de-
cided to devote her life to her ART.
Scene four would show the young
womans advent with her bunch Of
manuscripts at the Century or Har-
per's. or her joyously sending word to
Nr Frohman that she is in town.
Scene five would reveal her bewil-
cerment and despair when she finds
out that editors return her stuff with
thanks, or she can only get speech with
theatrical managers smallest office
boy.
Scene six would show her living mis-
crabIy in a hall bedroom, cooking her
scanty meals over the gas bracket
hcmesick, lonely, friendless, discourag-
cd. but ashamed to go back home, and
ept nailed to her cross by that belief
that nobody else shares in her own
ability.
The Final Scene.
There would be many other scenes
like this, and the last one OF all would
show her a broken woman, old before
ner time CONTEMPORARY pitied by edi-
tors, managers, or else a painted and
bedizened woman who had sunk under
the murky waters Of what she called
Bohemia.