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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
PASSING OF THE rBooKIEv

From the New York Press.
British gamblers on the prowess Of
horseHesh, are becoming cautious, not
| for the good reason they are in the
United States, but because the English
racegoer is becoming more cautious
and refuses to wager "Bookies' now
are afraid to lay big odds, and this re-
version recalls some of the bets of olden
days An old Newmarket race track at
tendant said recently:
BETS are mere trlhes compared with
those of the old days" And certainly
we do not hear of "plunges' such as
those, for instance, which character
lied the transactions OF Mr.. Davies,
the first bookma<er to be called
"leyiathan," who bet in tens of thou
sands
In 1855 he laid Mr.. Clarke 100000 TO
5000 against each of three horses the
latter had in the Derby that year, Mr..
Clarke having to pay, while IL Bar
barian had won the Derby of 1858 in
stead of Daniel O'Rourke, the "levia-
than would have netted something like
500, 900.
oHt Ol ltdNieS llISI OtS W WdStIS W 40
to lay Lord Strafford 100000 to $4,000
against The Cur for the Cecarewitch.
Davies started life as a carpenter, and
began betting in a small street off
Gray's Inn road by taking half crowns.
But by great shrewdness and insight
he soon gained the confidence of the
public, and the amounts he paid away
daily to ready money clients were
enormous. He Is said never to have
quibbled or suggested mistakes. and
such was his honesty that on one occa-
sion, when he feared that successful
client had died since making the bet,
he paid the winnings over to the widow
Another famous bookmaker who made
big bets, and in whom the racing fra
ternity had the same high confidence
born of actual experience, was the late
Mr. Fry. In the course of his long and
highly successful career he paid out as
much as 100000 on a single wager, and
in more than one instance $4,000. And
while he lost upward of 100000
through defaulters, nobody ever lost a
penny owing to his failure to pay off.
1t has been suggested that there have
never been such big betting transact
tions during the last 20 years. In 1902,
however when Ard Patrieg won the
Derby, the Grately stable had a tre-
mendous gamble on Pekin, and would
have taken more than 100000 out of
the ring if he had won. Only a few
Epsomes ago an amateur speculator had
5000 on one of his horses in q selling
plate and lost the money, while more
recently still 100000 to $4,000 was laid
to the stable against the horse that
won the Cesarewitch.
Reference might also be made to
Henry Chaplin who was said to have
made a quarter of a million when his
horse Hermit won the Derby, but prob
ably half that amount would be nearer
the mark. At the odds of 60 to l Mr..
Chaplin would have had to invest less
than $4,000 to do it.
Quite naturally. 1t is in backing
favorite that the largest bets are made.
The odds are, of course, small, and it
takes money to- make money 1t may
be accepted as ian axiom that In first
class race half the betting Is upon the
favorite.
Thus, when the favorite fails to win,
the public is badly hit. and the book
makers net thousands and thousands of
pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
JUST HER HUSBAND
From the Chicago Post.

From the chicago Post.
woman mounted the step of a car,
carrying an umbrella like reversed
saher
The conductor touched her lightly, say
ing Excuse me, madam, but you are
likely to put out the eye of the man be-
hind your
He's my husband" she snapped, with
the tone of full proprietorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

The country is in no danger. Colonel
Ro9seyelt occupies strategic position in
Arizona and can drive back the Mexicans
to the south or hasten westward to pre-
vent invasion by the Japanese, just as oc-
casion requires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

If Father went to drug store for ty-
phold serum the drug clerk could tax
him into believing that diphtheria serum
was just as good and would do the work.
But when he goes into saloon no barten-
der can ever convince him that Old Tur-
tie Rye IS as good as the Horned Frog
Bourbon that Father orders.e says Luke
McLuke' in the Cincinnati Enquirer. On,
WELL that's Because father is a eonnois-
seur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

that he expected to be back in his
official capacity in a short while, al
though all the time he must have
known that his views were not at all
IN accord with those OF the admins
tratlon at Washington. Ambassador
Wilson is most grievous disappoint-
r11an+
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

hereafter women bathers at Atlantic
i'' must wear boomers, and all over 1e
years of age must wear stockings rha
'eeiine OF the famous resort as show
place has begun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
THE SELF IMPORTANT MAN.

young man who wore flaming ties
Was loudly heard to say
He'd like to take a little rest,
But could not get away.
1t seems he thought the busy firm
For which he was a clerk,
Would only last the briefest time,
IL he should stop from work
And yet, if ever he got fired
Some morning by the boss,
The people he says need him so
Would scarcely feel his loss
The world is full of men like that
Whose self-inflations sucn,
They think this world without thesr aid
Would not amount to much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
MORE DIEFrCULT

From the Louisville Courier Journal
1T is the most difficult thing in the
world to keep your temper in an argu-
ment when the mercury stands at 9s'
says a middle west philosopher Not at
all The most difficult thing in the world
is to catch flea While wearing boxing
gloves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

A noteds actress says picking blackber-
ries is her favorite outdoor sport. we.a
be willing to make a bet that she hasn't
picked as much as a quart of blackbef-
ries in her whole life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

secretary Bryan has been offered a van
deville engagement. a vaudeviuo 49,
aser saw chance to get some free adver.
using at the expense of Mr.. BRYAN and
got it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

AT recent Sunday school picnic In Chi
eaeo policeman found AZ forgotten ia-
fantsu The old fashioned mother had q
better memory than that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
MOTHER o. NINE

BY Rudyard Kipling.
If | were hanged on the highest hill.
Mother O mine, o mother O. mine.
know whose love would follow me still
Mother O. mine, o mother O. mine.
II I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother o mine o mother o. mine.
know whose tears would come down t
me,
Mother o mine, o mother O. mine.
If ] were damned of body and so''
/ know whose prayers would aaka S
whole,
Mother Q mine, o mother o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

There is nothing the matter with life,
And the sunshine is never dim
For the man who's in love with his wife,
If his wife is in love with him.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The man who loves his little wife
And by her is adored,
VIII often lead happy life,
Fen though they have to board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

Richard Croker again denies that ba
WI return to America and re-enter poll
tles' The sulzer-M Murphy scrap NAV have
some use as an object lesson after all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

A contemporary mourns the fact that
with the new styles it has become i'm
possible longer to conceal the family sks,-
eton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

The reform wave has reached tho ha.,,
ing beaches. Wonder what the sad sea
waves will say to that?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

Ambassador Wilson seems to have ~.
'dea that he is representing Huerta and
not the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

A tiger dance" is scheduled for Na,..
port. The Sunday newspapers will ten
you all about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
A MIsNoMER.

Because the days are very warm,
Because the nights are hot,
Methinks there Is but little charm
In any mortals lot.
How sweet to think of winters rime
And flying flakes of snowl
Who named it good old summer time
I'd surely like to knowl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

negro has been arrestedat lola. Kan
on charge of attempted extortion. The
black hand is foiled again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

q fi,znush Lee would be mighty handy
Tor the United States in Mexico City right
now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

Stockings costing $500 are now beins
shown but only in the show windows SO
far.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
SHE FEARED THE WORST.

Because Birmingham policeman
stopped young woman who was trying
to cross street diagonally, in violation
of a traffic ordinance, she thought he was
alarmed by her diaphanous skirt, and
holding her umbrella before her, she re-
treated to the sidewalk in great embar-
rassment An ancient saying is to the
effect that guilty conscience needs no ac-
cuser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
HE SHOULD WORRY.

''T'he man who is habitually calm is
often very exasperating."
Yes, particularly when he refuses to
become excited over our latest hard luck
story"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
Southern Prosperity

The south was never more pros
porous perhaps than it is now" said
Rec Hobson of Atlanta.
Il visit BirRsingham every few
months and am always impressed with
the progress of this wonderful city
Birmingham is growing very rapidly
and there are great improvements on
avery side. The large buildings in
eourse of construction are sure to inn
press Al visitors.
Atlanta is making steady strides
1t Will never stop growing and it will
give as good an account of itself in the
next census as it did in the last
Crops in Georgia are very promis-
ing and business throughout the state
is very brisk. The whole south, as for
that matter is remarkably prosperous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

The Davis cup will fit very well in
Americas collection of trophies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
ANOTHER INTERPRETATION.

ANOTHER INTERPRETATION
.'1 see where an actor advertises that he
is at liberty"
Well that merely means that he is
open to an engagement"
"Pshaw! 1 thought it meant he had
escaped from the last town he played in."
FATHER THINKS HE KNOWS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
MAKES HIM ONE.

The man who can't afford to change his
shirt more than once week in summer is
bound to be more or less of a socialist.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
NOT so FERvENT.

Il pride myself on my sunny DISPOSE
tion"
you do. eh?"
YES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
PARADoXIcAL.

An idle rumor" goes the rounds
So fast 1t makes one dizzy;
However queer the statement sounds,
It's nearly always busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
The Iron Market

Rogers, Brown & Co.'S Cincinnati re-
port for this week says in part:
The tone of the pig iron market is i'm
proving from day to day and more con-
fidence is shown by buyers, with de-
cidedly stronger attitude taken by sellers
However, the recent Improvement in
sentiment and conditions has not been
strong enough to influence operators in
increasing output. and it is expected that
production during July will show de-
crease from June and that there viii be
no marked change during August in this
respect. Quietly from day to day sales
are being consumnated which asgregate
splendid tonnage. and some of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENED.
He fondly pressed a little queen,
But did not press her long;
Her father came upon the scene
And dad was very strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
PARADISE.

Wei, don't latter yourself that every
girl you beam upon gets coat of TAM"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01
FAR FROM IT.

THE way to be happy is to let we'll
enough alone"
Maybe so, but that's no way to get
your name in the newspapers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala
postoffice as second class matter uhuer
act Of Congress March 3, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

TELEPHONE
BELL (private exchange connecting all
NO. 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-01

- u.pRr1pr Editor
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09
EXPLAINS DRAINAGE POSITION
Prof. Elliott Tells Of Erroneous Report
of Copeland Meeting

To the Editor Of the Herald
My attention has been called by
several persons to a discussion that
arose at the drainage meeting re-
Gently held at Copeland over the
suggestion of some of those present
to include adjoining hill lands in
drainage districts and assess upon
them a pro-rata share of the cost
of retaining the swamp lands.
Several persons who were not at
the meeting and some who arrived
late appear to have received a
wrong impression of what was
really said and suggested.
The basis upon which the new
law proposes to reclaim swamp and
overlooked lands is the simple pro-
position that every acre of land
shall be assessed in proportion only
to the benefit it receives. If the
land is absolutely worthless and
when reclaimed is equal to the best
it should bear the maximum Of
assessment. If only slightly bene
fitted the assessment will be cores
pondingly small. If not benefited
in any way or to any degree, i
could by no legal process BIZ
brought upon the assessment roll
Whether the adjoining hill lands
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09
PORTHILL.
4

Porthill Idaho. May /, 1913.
The post Office department has
advertised here this week asking
for bids from parties willing to
take the contract 70 carry the
mails both ways daily except Sun
day, between Addy, Idaho on the
S. I. Ry. and Porthill, Idaho, via
Copeland. This contract if award
ed will do away with the infre-
quent service over the K. V. from
Boomers Ferry and will give much
better satisfaction in everyway to
the local people.
]. w. Wilson, local agent for the
G.. N. here left Thursday for his
home in Adrian, Wash. where he
was called owing to the serious i'll
ness of his wife. He is being re-
lieved in the meantime by Relief
Agent, l.. w. Roohm.
: The local fishermen are beginn-
ing to ask about new game and
fish licenses for the coming season,
but apparently the game warden
has overlooked Porthill as nobody
is as yet supplied with these blanks
for distribution.
1t is rumoured that the c.. N.
Ry intends extending the K. V.
run to take in the mainline be-
tween Boomers Ferry and Troy,
Mont. the K. V. crew doing mixed
freight and passenger service be-
tween those two points the same as
on the K. V. proper. If this is
done it will probably necessitate a
change in the time of arrivals and
departures at all the K. V. stations,
making it probably two hours later
in leaving Boomers Ferry.
The Idaho Continental Co have
a gang at work this week putting
in the piling at the approaches tc
their ferry landing on both side:
of the river, having mounted a pile
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09

Another good old Moravia dance
Saturday night, May 10. Every
body will be there out for a good
time. Come and bring your lady
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Turgeon
of Seattle, arrived here yesterday
for a visit with their son, P. L.
Turgeon. They are on their way
to Quebec and other eastern points
for visit.
R. H. Mccoy returned Wednes
day from a several weeks bushes.
trips to Minneapolis and othel
eastern points.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09

driver Cor the purpose on their
newly launched car ferry.
John Erving the newly appointed
deputy assessor for this part of the
valley is busy assessing in Porthill
vicinity this week.
w. c. Reeder of Ritzville is in
town this week beginning spring
operations on his large orchard
south of town, he having been un-
able so far to secure party to rent
the same this year as he has here
tofore and in the meantime is look
ing after the orchard personally.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09
COPELAND.


w. c. Donehoo has been suffer
ing with an attack of grippe.
Chauncy and James Guthrie
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Etten of Port
hill, returning with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Guthrie, who
drove down Sunday. The young
gentlemen were guests at a social
function while gone.
A launch party including Frank
Chaplin, Vete Gudbaur, Don Nc
Leod, Frank Gendrow, Dee Chap
in and Ed Blavatsky were over
Sunday guests in Boomers Ferry.
Hazel Whitney and her father
of Porthill were in Copeland Sun
day.
The Wigle-Dehlbom Lumber Co
started their mill Monday morning
AS yet the crew is shy few men
but more are coming in.
H. L. Dehlbom did business in
Porthill this week.
S. ]. Wigle has returned from
his business trip to Spokane. He
reports his brother somewhat i'm
proved.
Fred Saddler, of Passport,
visited several days at the Dehlbom
house, the guest of Miss Elva
Mackey.
For Sale-Thoroughbred White
Leghorn eggs, Sl.OO per setting of
IS. $500 per 100. H. L. Delhi
bonn, Copeland, Idaho. 3-21-St
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09
Capture Cub Bear

L. H. and Fred Mother, of
Naples, brought to town yesterday
cub bear which they caught
last week in trap on Brown creek,
east of the Mother ranch. The
animal is a fine specimen and is to
be exhibited in the show window
of the Bonner Hardware company.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09

along the swamps of the Kootenai
valley will be improved or bene-
fitted, either by being made more
accessible, or more habitable, or
whether they will be so increased
in value that they ought to be in
cluded in drainage districts is a
question that has heretofore not
been raised. As a matter of fact
a reasonable argument can be put
up for both sides.
Under the new law the drainage
districts petitioned for can only be
formed after an open and public
hearing has been given to all per-
sons interested, before the District
Court. The district is formed be-
fore the Commissioners are APP
pointed. After the formation of
the district and when the com
missioners have qualified they may
recommend that other lands than
those originally set aside be in
cluded, because they are directly
benefited, but they have no power
to so include these lands or to levy
assessments upon them without a
further open hearing before the
district court and a decision on
the part of the judge.
AS a matter of fact in the petit
ton now being published in the
Herald for the organization of
District No it will be noted that
no hill lands are included and even
small tracts lying back of the X
V. right-of-way which will be di-
rectly benefited are left out for
the simple reason that it was diff
cult to include these tracts, with
out at the same time including adj
joining hill lands
AS I said in my talk at Cope
land, while the hill lands will
doubtless be benefited and in
! creased in value by the drainage
of the valley and while it might
because of this fact, be considered
acquitable to have them share il
the cost of the work, l repeat wha
l said before, that l doubt yer,
much if the courts would approx
of such an assessment or that i
would be advisable to include sucl
lands in the drainage district. S
far as l know, nobody has pro
posed or intends proposing to d
so and while the new law gives tn
drainage commissioners ampl
power to do all the work necessar
to reclaim the lands in thei
charge, their powers are fully re
, stricted by the court and the right
of the smallest landowner are pro
> tected in every way.
I E. +. Elliott
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FINAL AC-
COUNT AND DISTRIBUTION

NOlANE VT Sci llEmLNl VI FINAL Az
COUNT AND DISTRIBUTION
In the Probate Court of Bonner County,
State of Idaho.
In the matter of the Estate Of Lorenzo p.
Smith, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That Adebert c. Fry,
administrator of the estate of Lorenzo p.
smith, deceased, hns rendered and presented
ior final settlement and filed in said Court his
final account of his adminstrato on of said
estate, together with his report and petition
Tor final distribution OF said estate, and that
Monday, the 18Th day of May, 1918, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the
Court room Of said Court, at the Courthouse
in said County. has been fixed and appointed
the time and place for the settlement of
said account and the hearing of said report
and petition, at which time and place any per-
son interested in said estate may appear and
file his exceptions in writing, to said account,
ana contest the same.
Notice is further given that said account is
tor final settlement and the said estate is ready
for distribution, aud on confirmation of said
final account final distribution OF said estate
will, be Immediately had.
Dated this fifth day of May, 1918
K F. Wood
Judge and Ex-ofiicie Clerk of
(seaD the Probate Court
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09
Bought 80 Acres

This week Isadore Lefevre, who
came here a couple weeks ago from
Minnesota, purchased the McCurry
ranch of 80 acres which adjoins the
J. c. Barto ranch. The considera-
ton was 81, 100.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09

A dance will be given at the
Moravia dance hall, Saturday
night, May 10. Everybody vel
come. Best music. Good time
assured for every one.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09

A dance will be given at the
Moravia dance hall, Saturday
night, May 10. Everybody well
come. Best music. Good time
assured for every one.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-05-09

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
NO-Ri711-Cut Tires
1919 Oversize
The 1913 Verdict

Here is the verdict on Goodyear tires after Is
years of use.
After two million Goodyear tires have been
sold---enough to equip quarter-million cars.
After hundreds of thousands have made their
comparisons, and based their judgment on their
mileage figures. On their cost of tire upkeep
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
CHAMBER SPENDS
$4,000 ON HOME
Contract for RemodeIing Old
Y. M. C. A. Building, as Soon
as Vacated, Signed.

President Wilmer L. Moore and Score
tary Walter c. Cooper. of the Chamber
Of Commerce, representing the Chamber
Of Commerce Realty Company. have
signed contract with w. w Griffin. Of
the Griffin Construction Company, for the
remodeling Of the Young Mems Christian
association building at the corner Of
South Pryor street and Auburn avenue,
into a new Chamber Of Commerce home.
The contract price is slightly more than
$4,000.
In addition 10 the remodelinG of the
building, there is still another contract
TO be let for two elevators, which will
cost about SG,9GC, making the entire cost
Of converting the Young Mems Christian
association building into a Chamber Of
Commerce home about $4,000
Just how soon work on the building will
begin is not known. When the Chamber
Of Commerce Realty Company decided to
purchase the building, the Young Mems
Christian association officials were given
the option Of delivering the building any
time between April Is, 1913 ard July Is,
1913 The Young Mems Christian assoc
citation has not announced any plans for
moving as yet, and the time the build
ing will he turned over to the Chamber
Of Commerce is problematical
The contract for remOdeling the build
ing calls for the completion of the work in
l2O working days after it starts, and the
work will be started as soon as the build
ing is turned over to the Chamber of
Commerce.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
MOTORCYCLIST, HELD
FOR STRIKING GIRL, TO
FACE COURT TODAY

Wisdom Goree, charged with reck-
less driving Of a motorcycle, resulting
in the serious injury of pretty Maggie
Ruth Moore, Of 80 East Baker street,
Will stand trial before the recorder late
today
Goree was arrested late yesterday fol-
lowing an investigation into the acct
dent by Policemen Barton and Patrick.
The police say Miss Moore was struck
by Goree, riding fast moving motor
cycle, just as she stepped from a Peach
tree car last Saturday on her way 10
her home. She was taken into a nearby
home unconscious with an ugly cash
in her temple and bruises and cuts upon
her body. Her condition is now said to
be serious.