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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED FROM BOTH CONTINENTS
happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

Congress has spent $685., S28,274 on
the Panama canal up to the present
time.
Australia last year bought more than
$4,000 automobiles from the United
States.
Clyde Wilkinson has confessed to
the murder of his wife near Kokomo,
Indiana.
Gold production in the world for one
year past is valued at approximately
s472,OOO,OOO.
The Canadian Pacific Quebec ex-
press ran into carriage near Mon
treal, Saturday, and killed five persons.
bankruptcies, all boys, were born re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Yates,
Who live near Centralia, Ill.
Custom officials estimate that over
S150,000,000 worth of goods are stored
In bonded warehouses waiting for low.
er tariff duties.
The peace negotiations between Bull
garia and Turkey were concluded Sat
urday. September q, and treaty OF
peace signed Monday of this week.
Recent advances in Union Pacific
stock are attributed to selling of I'm
ion stock in the Southern Pacific. The
Union surplus is now $140,000,000.
settlement of the threatened strike
of the $4,000 employees of the parcels
express companies, London, was
reached Monday, when the companies
declared their willingness to recognize
the transport workers union.
A force of $4,000 Mohammedan AL
banians, equipped with modern arms
and machine guns, advanced Sunday
on the towns of Kitchevo, Philip, Pris
rend and Letovo. The Servians die
not offer any resistance to the ad
vance.
New York state has received a checl
for $2,5O0,O00 in payment of the in
heritance tax on part of the estat'
of the late j. Pierpont Morgan. Thu
payment indicates valuation of al
proximately $65,OOO,O00. This, how
ever. does not cover the entire estate
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

A lot of dead ones in every town are
holding out on the undertaken.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
AccidentalIv Shot 10 death

Chewelah, Wash.-The victim Of a
mock tragedy that became real-the
accidental discharge of shotgun In
the hands Of her brother-Flarenc
Hart, 1S-year-old daughter of Theo-
dore Hart, a wealthy farmer living two
miles east Of this place. is dead from
a wound in her chest.
VIII Hart, IT. eldest child of the
farmer. fired the fatal shot.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
Rixby Goes Free.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The jury's YER
dict, mot Guilty" set Millionaire
George H. Bixby free tonight and end
ed the case of the Jonquil. with its
parade of young girls before grand
jury and courts, its indictments charg-
ing offenses against morality and its
counter charges of blackmail and the
maintenance of man-trap by coterie
of young men for the catching of
wealthy men.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

MISUNDERSTANDING that the BIZ
Bile should be excluded from the mails
on the ground that it contains immoral
matter, a certain body of American
citizens has sent a petition to Post
master General Burleson urging him
to take the action they desire.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
New York.
Crime Sweeps Berlin.

A remarkable wave of crime has
swept over Berlin in the last fortnight
causing one of the newspapers to com
ment that Berlin can now compete
as the seat of bloody crimes with dark
est New York" There has been a
murder for nearly every day during
that period, in addition to several un-
successful attempts to commit murder
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
Some Necklace.

Brussels.-The famous $625.OOO pearl
necklace which was stolen from the
mails and later picked up by a work
man on a London sidewalk, was sold
to Mile. Du Monceau de Bergendael of
this city, who is said to be acting for
a celebrated parsonage. for 100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
Abolish comr,eroe Court.

Washington.-A subcommittee of the
senate appropriations committee has
decided to recognize the abolishmeni
of the United States commerce court
in practically the same terms as were
contained in the deficiency bill recent
ly passed by tn house.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

Congress has spent s3SS,S2S,274 on
the Panama canal up to the present
time.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
100000 Fire in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles.-Furniture valued al
S250,000 was burned here Monday
night in a fire which destroyed Barker
Brothers $4,000 warehouse. The orr
gin of the fire is unknown.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

On or about October 10, the At
lantic and Pacific ocean meet through
the opening Of the Panama canal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

have 1t. You've got to learn. SO
come on now; be SPORT"
| Frances recognized his change OF
emphasis and resigned herself with
sigh.
| OF course she could learn. Before
very long she was racing with Prissie
| One day Frances went out toward
the river with her skates hanging
around her neck like a necklace. Not
| that she expected to use them-ther0s
had been thaw and the weather was
la little too mild still most likely. But
she liked the feel of them and, any
way, you never can tell.
She met DIR. Steele in his car. He
shook his head at the skates.
Not today" he said. Don't You
dare. But the freeze is coming. Prob
ably by night the river would bear a
| light weight like you. But don't risk
| 1t. Will you get in here with me n
Would she" Frances was devoted
to the doctor and automobiles, both.
He muffied her UP In an extra fur
rug and off they went for a long spin.
Coming back. a mile from town, a
boy at the crossroads stopped them
with a hurry call. Good old Miss
Sarah Kimberly was very ILL.,
/ The doctor looked at his watch and
looked at Frances.
i l. u
he said Travel straight on home.
little woman, and you win be there
before the dark comes. Nothing Will
hurt you" He gave her a second
sharp look and his big. CHEEKY voice
added: Nothing will hurt Miss Sa-
rah, child. I'll keep her with us
/ If I can. But II she must go. it's the
straight road home for her. too. and
she isn't afraid"
lin a little HIT her
strained face relaxed and she passed
over the first quarter Of her lonely
walk very peacefully.
Then q sound toward the river bank
brought her TO a sudden stand and
made her heart leap into her mouth.
1t was a call. a cry. 1t was voice
with weakness in IL and pain.
What should she do? She was
only nine; she couldn't do much for
anybody, anyway. And II she stop
lped it would be dark before che got
to where the street lights were. =
Frances was thankful afterward 10
remember that even while she was
thinking all this. she was scrambling
over the clumps OF icy grass and rocks
in the direction OF the sound. In "a
minute she was beside Mr.. Howard
Nell. who sat against a tree. white
faced and spent. holding a handkeT-
chief b6und about a stick at his wrist
Mr.. Neil smiled when he saw
Frances.
II cut myself. VIII you 60 and tell
DR.. Steele2 Never mind" he said in
the faint voice that was so terrifying
ly unlike his usual hearty tones. ex-
cept for it's gentleness. Maybe / can
hold on to the handage and then III
be all right Don't wait. honey"
Frances did not wait. She set OFT
in the direction of Miss sarah KIM
berley's house with heart SO heavy
and hopeless that IL seemed really to
drag her back. Young as she was.
Frances knew by some instinct how
great the danger was.
Miss Sarah lives so far off, Tho
road winds and is rough, There isn't
any telephone and ] can't think Of a
way TO be quicker. Mr.. Neil will die
When she put her hand to her
throat, trying TO swallow the big lump
there. her fingers touched the steel
of her skates.
"Ah, the rivert The river cuts
the distance in half. besides skating
being so much faster than walking.
But the doctor said / mustn't dare
risk"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

Tibi sat at her desk. Her brown,
curly head was in her hands. her ell
bows rested in deep detection on the
gray hIotter-pad. Before her were
spread in two symmetrical rows eN-
actiy six pennies. Beside them lay a
newspaper clipping:
For the last time this season Miss
Eaude Adams Will present the play
Of Peter Pan at the Saturday matt
nee
Perched upon an arm Of Tibi's chair,
Reha. her chum, was trying hard to
be comforting. II was rather diff
cult They had planned all the fun
of going TO see that play together.
Even up to the eleventh hour Tibi had
felt quite confident that she could got
the money-somehow. Now il was
Eaturday---the Saturday. Reba had
come over at o'clock and had found
Tihi sitting looking at those pennies.
II was 0 o'clock. Tibi sat there still.
Everything seemd quite hopeless.
at isn't any use TO cry, Tibi."
"Weli--sup posing you--hadn't any
noney-and you--couldn't get-your
ticket"
III you wouldn't mind going alone.
/, SOU could take mine. IT wouldn't be
IS much fun as II we were together
hut you could tell me all about II at
forwards
Tihi shook her head. II could have
written To mother or father, If I'd
known. ] wish they weren't away of
on that tripi ! didn't want to ask
them for the money. I'm always go
ing over my allowance. Permelia
rays it's not right and / must never
ask for more"
Cant you think OF any way to earn
st?"
Again Tibrs head wagged sadly.
sNope. There isn't any way"
ag.ss- = Aren't there Any old nswspar crs.
or rags, or~-~or bottles, or empty pre-
serve jars?" inquired Reba- Junk
men will buy most anything. And
there are the old book stores where
they buy old school books. yo1 know.
Did you think of them?"
eyes" admitted Tibi 'Dtck and
! always do. We're always getting
hard up" She shook herself. II
don't care, I'll grin and bear it" She
wiped her eyes and turned "A rather
uncertain smile upon her chum
ReDa laughed. "Oh, know we will
md something 70 do---some way TO get
the money OF course you won't ask
for IT,
No, sir."
We'll. can't you think of anything
to SELF"
Tibi thought. There are four
maple syrup cans In the kitchen store
closet" she reflected. One OF them
LIS still quite full, though. Dick says
it's his turn to have them this month
He's saving 10 buy rabbit They
only bring five cent apiece at the
gTocer's anyway--the maple syrup
cans, not the rabbits"
He might be willing to let you
have them"
Nope'- It's his turn. He wants
that rabbit awfulIy."'
Isn't there anything else -
Again Tibi meditated. There Is
the dictionary. she finally an
/ n1unced
What dictionary"
NY dictionary" returned Tibi, 1T
NAs great big one frat papa dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

him week days and Sundays every
chance they got. and had not found
a warp yet. No. sir. He was always
on the job, was Stumpy Neil. and
everybody knew it. After he had kept
you laughing all the evening till you
were weak. you felt that goodness was
better than you knew 1t was before,
and meanness was meaner
So, having seen Mr.. Neil as he
turned the corner, Jesse went home
and offered to teach Frances to skate
Frances was not very keen for II
after the first trial or two.
ut is so cold, mother" she COM
planned. And there are so many
falls. I guess maybe I'd better wait
till I'm big enough to keep my feet
from slipping up under me so much. y
The third day. after urging her po-
litely. Jesse went off alone, and had
a delightfully."- good hard skate with
the boys.
where's Frances?" asked little
Prissie Hughes.
she doesn't like skating" said
Jesse. ut is too cold to suit her. She
Is going to wait to get bigger"
That's silly" said Prissie, wheel
ing about skilfully on very diminu-
tive pair of skates. 'She is a whole
month older than I am and look at
me! Tell her it's just learning how
that she doesn't like. 1t isn't skating:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
TALKS TO TINY TOTS

By Cassie Moncure |

Queen Elizabeth Of England was
not q pretty woman with her reddish
hair and hooked nose; but she dressed
fine and looked very queenly. It Is
said she had 800 dresses and thirty
wigs. Now one day while out walking
she met Sir Walter Raleigh, aid as
it had rained the night before there
was mud in the queens path. Sir
Walter Raleigh at once took on his
fine purple cloak and spread 1t over
the mud for the queen to walk on. so
she should not soil her gold embroid-
cred slippers. The queen was much
pleased by this politeness- Elizabeth
liked for all gentlemen to show her
attention. She was In love with Lord
Essex. but got very AngrX With nlm
f67E=eE5Il e0E55o i. HtU1o6c9 bS4oxy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

Genesis AZ.
Frank, how did that Mexican.
whose wife had him locked up for
cruelty, act when set free? He tried
his best to kill her" Most people
want revenge. Todays lesson is about
another kind of spirit-"Love your
enemies, do good to them which hate
you"
The seven years of plenty in Egypt
have passed. and the famine has be-
gun. Do the Egyptians suffer, Bus
ter? mo. they have big barns full
of food" Joseph has collected food
in all the cities. On the sand table
let us mark the city in Egypt in
which Joseph lives, with this box for
the palace and these shredded wheat
boxes filled with wheat Cor tiny peb-
bles), for the storehouses. This
clothespin is Joseph. Use sticks for
naan with these boxes for Jacob s
home and these sticks for his fam
ily
The famine is not alone in Egypt,
and Joseph's brothers are short of
food. Jacob says. II have heard that
there Is corn in Egypt; get you down
thither, and buy for us from thence"
Would Joseph's brothers care to 60 to
Egypt, Bud? If you had hurt Elmer
knoCkiOS MIN from HIS WHEEL WOuiu
you go to his house right away? mo,
I'd play alone first" So with Joseph 8
brothers. All these long years they
had been grieving because they were
cruel to Joseph, and sold him into
Egypt as a slave. They think he must
be dead, and they do not wish to go
Jacob sends all but Benjamin, who
also was the son of Rachel whom ia
cob loved so dearly. Jacob, having
lost Joseph holds on to Benjamin
and keeps him close at home.
/, Here is Joseph in this building
where the people come to buy food
One day he sees ten men approaching
on asses. We will use cardboard ami
mails. He thinks he must be dream
( ing' But no. they surely are his own
brothers who wronged him so many
years ago, Joseph was boy then
/ but now he is a grown man. and
| dresses and talks as an Egyptian.
His brothers do not know him. Jo-
seph can scarcely keep from crying
and kissing them. But does he know
what kind of men they are, Grace
No, they were cruel, selfish men, and
hated him. when he knew them. Jo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
The Kingdom of Make Believe.

used to live in the country,
In the days when / played with
toys:
Far off from the mighty city,
with its glitter, and rush. and noise
The. farmers. our nearest neighbors
Were quite two miles away;
And they had no little children
To Join with me in play.
So at times I was very lonely.
With never little friend
To romp in the fields and meadows
AT the dear old Let's Pretend
Then. one fine day in summer.
As I sat by our little stream
A little old man stood before me,
Who'd stepped right out of a dream
He Il liked to me of such wonders
He spoke of the things of Fairyland
And all its wonderful sights.
He said: II will make you my trust,
knight,
Be humble, and brave, and true:
Go forth and seek adventures.
And | will wait for you"
So daily, for long years after,
fought, as a brave knight should
And I rescued unhappy princesses,
Held captives in the wood.
And ever I came back homeward.
To tell the old man each eve,
And that was the way / entered
The Kingdom of Make Believe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
Plain Cat.

Our neighbours cat is Persian, the
Joneses' Is Maltese;
Aunty's big Angora has feathers to
her knees
CAT least they look like feathers). and
tail so big and white;
When that kitty meets puppy dog,
/ tell you it's a sight.
But when | ask, What breed is mine,
my pussy. sleek and fat?"
They laugh and pull my curls and say.
II fear-just cat"
It's true her eyes aren't yellow, and
her tail is rather small:
/ don't know If she ever had pedi-
gree at all.
(That big word means her mother,
her grandma, too. they say;
That they all took prizes at show,
were marked special way.)
What do | care for markings, for
prizes and all that?
My kitty's just as precious. if she is
just cat.
She was the dearest kitten, all scam
per and all fur,
Not one of all my pets could make me
laugh like her.
She may be very common, but / know
she's good ard true,
For she meets me when / come from
school with loving little NEW:
And when she's round we never see a
naughty mouse or rat,
And / believe ! love her better 'ca1,ss
she's lust Main ca II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

1t couldn't be. I love 1t. Tell her
l am all warmed up this minute as
warm as toast You don't get cold
when you know how; you are per-
fectly comfy Tell her"
Indeed, Prissie, with her glowing
cheeks and swapping eyes, looked any
thing but pinched. The contrast be-
tween her and his own frail little sis
ter kept returning to Jesse's mind, and
made him sober
IT am a gutter" was his conclu-
sion. THE doctor says Frances must
be out of doors Mother stays out
with her for hours and then hurries
herself thin to catch up with 1t. Just
wait"
After supper he picked up Frances.
dropped her into a pile of sofa pillows
on the lounge and penned her In.
Listen" said he. II won't have
Prissie Hughes skating all over the
river wherever she pleases and you
giving UP and going home. / won't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

hanging up his coat on the hook. II
Suppose she didn't sell it. Didn't think
she ever would Too bad" he com
mented to himself Then he went
slowly upstairs after his sister.
"Tibsi," he called, III know what
the matter is! I've got a dollar, You
can have 1t. The rabbit can wait!
Of course Peter Pan can't"
Tibi pushed the dollar back. Il
couldn't
Stuff! Take it, Regular business
transaction, If you won't any other
way; you can let me have the next
syrup tins for interest"
Tihi considered. Nope" she de-
clared steadily. II couldn't take your
money!
Well" returned Dick, III leave 1t
anyhow. I've got to go to lunch.
Come along. We've settled it" He
opened the door, but Tibi did not fol-
low. -.
h II shant take 1t. Dicky. Won't YOU
see what Permelia's calling me for,
please? I don't want any lunch--not
now"
/ The dollar lay on the bureau. Tibi
carried il into Dicks room and put
/ II under a paper-weight upon his ia
BILE She came back and stood look
ing out of her window. The back
I yards looked very dreary. There was
nothing to do but wait for Reba to
come and them
But there was a noise upon the
stairway. 1t was Dick coming up
three steps at a time. He was call
/ ing: 'Tibi, Tibi, come here! Comet"
Tfbi met hmi on the landing. He
stood waving two crisp two-dollar
bills. "Permelia just got letter from
dad--he sent us each this" he painted.
Say, I'm going to make my rabbit
house this afternoon. Isn't it great
Reba's downstairs. She says you told
her to come at one O'Clock, but Per
melia says you've got to come and
have lunch right away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
A Pupil That Made Good

Said Jesse Borden to himself. walk
ing home from school:
| II wish Uncle Martin had not
brought Frances that pair or skates.
What was tho use? She was all right
without them. She wouldn't have
missed them But now she is crazy
ITO learn to skate straight Off She is
too young"
/ Jesse was sixteen: Frances was
mine. But. as he remembered with in
convenient accuracy, Jesse had learn
ed to skate when he was eight.
| ut was different. ] tumbled into
1t any old way. Frances will cry over
every bump she gets. She will expect
me to teach her and will tag on me
and be scared; she will he too scared
to get the knack ever. | wish ! had
known; would have shunted Uncle
Martin off to a doll with sweet silk
dress"
| Here Jesse turned the corner.
81 am a chump." he meditated fur
Their. Frances never has been
strong: she has always had lot OF
colds and nerves and things. Mother
wants her to be out of doors. II you
are big and hearty yourself, and your
| little sister needs to be dragged
around and coaxed ont Of the shivers,
you aren't much of a chap If you kick
about it,
| 1t will be observed that Jesse's
thoughts had taken change of d.
rection. AS he was turning the cor
ner young man, headed briskly for
the business part of town, had waved
him a quick salute.
| He was not much of a young man
to look at. His wide--very wide
circle of acquaintance generally
spoke of him as Sunny Neil; they
called him "Nosey" sometimes. No,
he was no beauty But who cared ?
If anybody had a trouble it was his,
too. tAnd he was an actual wonder
at finding a way out Of his troubles
that were other people's.) Nobody
had such a good time, either. You
could recognize his laugh or his whis-
tie n square away. And straight?
Well. yes rather. Ask the minister.
Ask the fellows who rubbed up against
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
Short Talk to Circle Members
On Closing Exercises of Schools
My Dear Nieces and Nephews;

Neces and Nephews:
70 n
of sad examination
is each of
telling all II
ali glad for
/
to frouR wish he would
viii print It, SO all
r.. V. J. G
eewhoc write about his her
oil
e
sending the best drawing viii receive prize
You commencement Closing
school" filing the Of your school IN
children exercises anything that you thin
thing cultivate and
ALI Of you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
Tonn0. Ea

IVH0V, II
My Dear Aunt Nancy,--You GER
fainly must excuse me for not thank
ing you for the two pretty presents
You sent me. They are Just what /
wanted. l declare, you can get just
The things for just the right person.
] guess ] need not tell you how hard
! have been studying for examina-
lions, for. of course. you know all
n1&rour nieces and nephews study
haN-ha We are going To take one
examination Friday. the 16th. / GER
family hope / may pass
guess you have heard all about
our school fair" which was held at
Williamsburg April 25th, but don't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
LOUIS DAHL


Dillwyn, Va. r. F. D.. No. 2.
Dear Aunt Nancy would like to
become a member of yoar circle page.
/ had forgotten about the page until
last night | took up the page to read
ii. Please send me a badge. How
is your old Gray Goose? Hope he
will be asleep when this arrives
Hope this viii he in Sundays paper
Your loving member,
ANNIE LEE X ELLER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
I1armYilIn. Va.

Dear Aunt Nancy,---You must please
accept my thanks for package sent
me a few days ago, This is the love
lest prize I've gotten yet.
What In the world is the matter
with your nephews and nieces? If
l had such relatives as some of them,
who would not write more than once
in three months, I'd disown them.
Their excuse during the school
term has been too much work" and
during the vacation Twill be toe
much play" suppose. ] find it hard
To write very often, but the pleasure
] get from reading the letters of the
other cousins more than pays me for
the trouble l have in writing.
Lovingly,
1.lIrIS DAHL.