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CHAPTER xxl!l.
An Amusement Park Deal.

N Farmers and Traders bank; it was
 of three to deposit his funds in the
 appointed an arbitrary committee . T WAS nearing 3 o'clock when Black nearing 4 when he had his full addi- tional' $lOO.O0O subscribed. and it was nearing 9 before he got all his tenta- tive stockholders together for an after dinner meeting of organization.
 The first thing of all to do," Blackie told them. lis to secure the ground. Suppose you appoint committee to go out with me and inspect Thomp- sons lake. which l understand to be the only choice location you have"
 They appointed that committee, and they did any other little thing that Mir. Daw suggested, and then they settled down to the real business of the even. ing. that of entertaining and being en tertaned.
 The news flashed from club to club CT all that was being done, and the sessions at both headquarters lasted until quite late hour, with the excite rnent growing more and uI3re intense.| Dad Thompson's farm was diverSl- fed tract of land. quite picturesque enough to look at, but of no delight at all to d farmer whose artistic imagery ren to fields of waving grain.
 .Inks Woods, who had hunted over Dads farm until there wasn't rabbit or a squirrel left, was the guide for Blackie's party of exploration, and he landed them on the creek road side of the farm in two automobiles and q gasoline buggy.
 ''I know what you want" he said. "ThereS a bunch of lovers lanes down this way that yOu'll spoil with electric lights, but they'll make a fine approach for the carriage and motor crowd First you'n hear the tinkle of the wa terfalls; tlIrn you'll hear the whz of the roller coaster: then yon'll hear the jingle of money, and that's the end of the route"
 Rlackie turned to Croinpers almost tearfuly. And to think that we only gave Jinks Woods $2UuW worth of stock" he regretted
 He should be tued," protested | Crompers. who could always find the | fly in the ointment no matter how mi
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CHAPTER XXI.
Money Talks.

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did not stop until he had counted each Of the hundred Sl 1000 bills in his p,*> session. "IIow'S that for lrycrdcmantf he den!andcd
 "ItS the finest I,arlor trick l rvri saw. gnlpel links WoodS If you don't clamp one of those down and ir; me feel i, I'll never go away from hcrr happy"
 I'll give yY,i q piece of one aS d *nnvenr." offered iiiachic prun,ptly and he Solcmnly tore ntf as generous a corner as banking caution Wnuid allow
 links accepted it gratefully and with his eyes cast up to the ceilin. Slinpc1 II th,niI"h and through his lin"crs ''it doesn't feel much more silky than a doiia. bill" he Statrd with gravel, assumed dSappninturnt. then he open ed lis watch charm in which rcpo.r,l :: wisp of red hair. q WiSp af black hair. q WiSr of yellow hair q WiSp of brown hair and the silken end of his first and only muSt.chr With thrS,. trophies and h" iuiniature plato of q dn" Wi:l one bop ear he deposited his ',eweSt treasure. Noir put the res, at it away" he pleaded "l have q Henknife with me. and I'm afraid of myself Why did the government let
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-06

cT0scopio If the Clarion and the other papers had kept still about this location Dad Thompson would have been glad to sell his rock farm for lit tie or nothing. There's only hun- dred acres of it, and S50 an acre on the average would be an extravagant price for it. That's S5,OOO. Now, with all this newspaper talk, he'll probably want oil field prices for it.''
 It's worth oil field prices to Prize City" enthusiastically stated Blackie 'Bnt why talk of such sordid things as money. gentlemen, in the face of such beauties of nature?'
 4 group of gentlemen, headed by the commanding figure of ]. Rufus Wallingford, turned out of the woods at the other end of the lake, having come in by the traction entrance, and paused abruptly to cast looks of black rancor across the prettjly ripplng wa ter.
 "Jimny J,nks"' expioded Woods. "Louk who else is here! Foxy Dad Thompson
 Hold my hat and saxophone," hur- riedly directed Blackie, passing over the former article and merely imagin- ing the latter whereupon, ill his bare coat Hopping behind him. he sprinted at top speed toward the gray haired farmer who had just emerged from the woods above the side of the lake.
 Wallingford, with his weight and dig nifty, could not afford to sprint, but he hastcned. Dad Thompson was a sturdy, low backed old chap. with a two extremely blue eyes far overhung by bushy gray brows.
 What will you take for your farm ?" exclaimed Blackie.
 II never do business on Sunday" as serted Dad Thompson sanctimoniously. How much will you giveT'
 "Ten thousand dollars. spot cash, on Monday" Blackie hastily offered. Well, l couldn't give you any an- swer today" avowed Mr Thompson. with twinkling eyes, "but that don't seem like much of price" tits twice the value of your farm" urged Blackie.
 "I didn't know how valuable it was till see all this stuff in the papers" !" retorted Dad.
 "Is this Mr. Thompson" asked ;he suave voice of Wallingford
 Blackie Daw was instantly indignant at the intrusion. "I beg your pardon, sir.' he objected. eyeing Mir. Walling- ford fiercely. "I am at present en- gagged with Mir. Thompson in a per fectly private conversation Mir. Wallingford. coldly dignified paid no attention to Mir. Daw's objec. ton.
 II wish to buy this farm, Mir. Thomp- son. he persisted, 'if I can obtain it for reasonable price. What will you | take for it?"
 'I couldn't give you figure, this be- | ing Sunday" announced MT. Thomp- son, but I've just been offered $10,O00."
 "Ill give you $20,0o0." quickly re- | turned Wallingford q might offer you S25,0O0 if I was handling nothing but other peoples money" snapped MT. Daw, "but since l half of the funds of my company is my own I must consult with my part 1 ners.'
 "Give him $25,OOO" directed MT. | Crompers. at Blackie's elbow. and
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FAMOUS ELM eooNS1-Soa bA and Next
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GEGRGE RzlHD|QZRH NESZZR
COPY RIGHT 1915 BY THE 6OBeS- MERRILL co.

upon the table and held it down wit! Il eHn 'orciinYcr. cut.kin. his l,ead thrnstin. forth his chest. lowing lil back and placing fist upon his hip.
 win No, hold tight tn that and Iri me feel 'lle other end of t:' inquired links Woods. diSGuisin" his real awe with thin veil of muckerN
 Not yet" dcclail,al Hlarkie way ing him yr;mlly away and suddenly pnuSin. for :, ticeiil@ instant to grin glcttully into the eyes of each one of them ill turn They caught that spirit of rtcrnnl ciildhnod and from 'h:ii moinent they understood him and were with him heart and soul If he had an ultcrior motive that they did not understand they were with that too "Now. count. and with q motion ;lS regular as that of Hil earnest and sturdy waSherwonan he dived into the bag With both hands, brought out an other LOGO bill by it's two ends and laid it upon the first one "'TwD.s he counted alond. and then repeating the motion, three. four, five, six The deeper we go, gentlemen, the more the wonder grows. Seven eight, niue. ten each and every one an exact huplirnt" of its handsome IitfIr brother Eleven twelve Watch IuA hands closely. gen tlcn,en. to see that they do not deceive your eyes Thirteen. fourteen, tiff teen"
 Were ;,stoniShed" admitted links WOMlS "IIow many are thrreT'
 sixteen. Scvrutcrn." resumed Black j,. f,.i., ,t,j. ,I
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nodded with thin affability to Mir. Hammond, who was just behind Wal lingford.
 "Pll make it $o5,O00." bid Blackie eagerly. 4 Wa.ilEgford turned to his committee with purscd lips. He consulted for Il moment with his Commercial club friends in low mumbles, then he came to MT. Thompson and Mir, Daw with q new proposition.
 We may as well make short work of this absurd contest" he suggested. Tf it is agreeable to all of you we shall take five minutes for consulta- ton. and then offer Mir. Thompson written bids for his farm, the highest bidder to get it."
 ITO he cOntinusdt
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Cost Kept Down-Quality Kept Up
 No better medicine could be made for coughs. colds, croup, hoarseness, tickling throat, bronchitis, etc., than
 Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. That's why they can't improve the quality, and war or no war, the price remains the same. No opiates. Don't take substitutes, for F'oleys Honey and Tar is the best. Mann Pharm- acy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-06
Cost Kept Down-QuaIity

(To be continued.J
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-06
SOME TAX SCHEDULES

James A. Patten filed tax schedule
for 100000; Deering estate, $780,
900; John C.'Schaffer, $65, 700; Chas.
G. Dawes, $4,000; w. S. Mason,
100000 Chi. Title & Trust Co., ST..
100000; Mary Bartelme, $780,; R.
S. Tuthill, $1,825; Orrin N. Carter,
$1,75O; John M. Glenn, 81, 800; Sher-
man c. Kingsley, $1,000. Gov.
Dunno forgot" to list his personal
property of $4,000; penalized $2,250.
Edward Hines also forgot" $25, 900;
penalized $4,000.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-06
SALOONS GET JOLT

SALOONS GE I a JOLT
Saloons were struck a body blow
yesterday when Chief Gleason issued
an order directing that every saloon
confine it's sale of intoxicants to
rooms directly connected with it on
the first floor.
This order effects all saloonkeepers
who have been selling drinks up
stairs, chop suey places, restaurants,
pool rooms, bowling alleys, etc.
The drys are jubilant. They regard
it as their greatest victory since the
Harlin ordinance limited the num-
Der of saloon licenses to 1852:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-06

means luxury-it means the unusal,
and to some of them the possession
of a car, even though its owner may
be a ibertine that women who
know him will not associate with,
clothes him with the glamor of more
than usual wealth.
A young boy whose father owns
car told me of girl who attracted
him. She was the cashier in a nickel
show, and he became quite infatuated
with her, but she snubbed him every
time he tried to talk to her, and then,
one night he was driving his fathers
car, and he stopped before the nickel
show, got out and approached the
girl again.
She had seen the car. Her face
was wreathed in smiles and the bar
riers were down. Gfeedily she ac-
cepted his invitation to take her
home when the show closed, after IL
O'Clock at night, and she went with
him in that car for a drive of several
miles, knowing nothing of him, and
worse, knowing nothing of the fate
that might be in store for her.
In this case, however, the boy was
an honorable little lad, and the girls
foolishness only disguised him, and
so ended what might have been ro-
nance.
Foolish little moth girls who fly so
close to the flame-who take such a
desperate chance for the sake of
sensation that is unusual, and who
always pay price-sometimes of a
crippled body when the girl jumps;
sometimes of being ravished and left
alone out in the solitude; sometimes
of going right down into the arms of
an ignoble death!
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE DAY
Puritans of England Made Christmas
Illegal and Declared 1t a Mis-
demesnor to Be Gay.

English Puritans of the seventeenth
century guarded against looking upon
the rosy side of life.
Because Christmas is really a sur
vival of the Celts' Yule, and is not
the actual anniversary of the birth of
Christ, they refused to countenance
Christmas festivities. Not only did
they refuse to recognize the day. but
they made laws to that effect.
The parliament of 1914 passed an
act ordering all law abiding citizens
to observe December 25 as a solemn
fast, to be spent in silent atonement
for previous Christmas days that had
passed in riotous living and merry
making.
Naturally the community did not
share in these hard and fast rules,
and many a turkey was surreptitious-
ly killed, and many a plum pudding
quietly boiled But woe betide the
unfortunate offender against the act
we're he luckless enough to be dis
covered.
Soldiers we're sent to search the
houses of those suspected of harbor-
ing such delicacies as mince pies,
etc, and many we're the pitched bat
ties between disagreeing sections OF
the public.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED OVER THE GLOBE
Happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

A. government loan OF 100000, 900
at IL per cent has been arranged
for in Italy for 20 years.
The United States cruiser Tacoma
has arrived at Colon to guard the neu-
trality of the Panama canal.
December 10 was Charity" day in
Missouri, by proclamation of the gov
eInor, and all the proceeds devoted to
the relief of the European War suf-
ferers.
A mine sweeper which, with several
others, was engaged in sweeping for
mines, five miles southeast of Scar
borough, England, was blown up re-
Gently.
A petition for writ of habeas cor
pus for the. release of Leo M. Frank
under death sentence for the murder
of Mary Phagan, was refused at At
lanta, Ga.
The gold reserve of the Imperial
Bank of Germany last week totaled
2,052,O00,O00 marks ($513,0 00,O00), an
33,000,00O marks ($S,250.OO0).
All, or a large part of the money
stolen by Frank G. Hohl, the bandit
who was killed in a battle with police
men last Thursday at Cincinnati, was
found in a room he deserted.
Every foreigner who leaves or enters
Germany must have a passport bear
ing a personal description, a recent
photograph of the holder, his signature
and an official certification of his
identity.
A woman has been appointed pro
bate Judge by Governor flliott W. Ma
jor of Missouri, an act without prece
dent in the memory of state officials
She is Miss Frances Hopkins, and will
preside over the Clay county probate
court
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
says that despite the European wal
the number of foreign holders of its
securities showed an increase of 3St
December /, compared with the mum
Der of foreign shareholders December
1, 1913.
BY affirming the conviction of Law
renee Damn, an Ann Arbor saloon
keeper, found guilty of selling liquo
to University of Michigan students
z the state supreme court has place'
the ban on undergraduate liquor drink
ing in the university town.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
NO NATIONAL PROH|
Resolution TO LSUMBIT THE
QUESTION TO STATE LEG
IsLATUREs DEFEATED.
HOUSE VOTE 1877 FOR, TO 1879
Needed 81 More to Carry-Party Lines
Wiped Out--Hobson Backed Up
His Proposition--Whit Ribbon
Leaders Haven't Lost Heart.

Washington.-Th Hobson resolu-
ton to submit a constitutional amend
ment for national prohibition to the
state legislatures was defeated in the
house Tuesday night, 1877 members
voting for and 1879 against it. An af-
firmative vote of two-thirds was re-
quired to adopt the resolution.
Party lines were wiped out in the
struggle. Democratic Leader Under
wood and Republican Leader Mann
fought shoulder to shoulder at the
head of the forces opposing the reso-
luton. And when the vote came OF
the 1877 standing for the resolution ia
were democrats, 81 were republicans
II were progressives and four were
Independent republicans.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

Las yeah he clomb down ouah stovepipe
Wenst rs ersleep
En- fotch some oynges-bout half ripe
En- thee toy sheep,
I'm one desc jomp' jacks-broken, dough-
But den. my LAM
Bout dishyere Sandy Claus-I des know
He seen han mani
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

The date of Colyille reservation
opening is not set as yet
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

Some generous person." said little
Socrates Bulginbrow, of Boston, has
been kind enough to send me a copy
of Mother Goose's lyrics for Christ
mas. Do you know, the theory that
a representative of the bovine genus
at one time leaped over the chief
luminary of the night leads to some
interesting calculations as to the mus
cular development of the COWS of that
time. have ascertained that they
must have been endowed with
strength proportionate to that of the
flea of the present day"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
CHRISTIANS CONSPIRACY
dened by Remembrances From
the Children.
Grandmother Jessup,"

NiAohbAAiOtuci JtoSup.
Stella's tone was distinctly &C
cusing; 1t was evident that grand
mother had something to answer for
Grandmother, from her invalid chair,
looked across at the girl who stood
at her bureau drawer. She had en-
dured years of pain and weakness;
but they had not succeeded in Quench-
ing the spirit in the frail figure; her
voice was as saucy as girls.
Not guilty-what is it?"
It's your handkerchiefs How
many dozen have your"
Seven or eight You see, l have
seven Of the dearest grandchildren in
the world It's queer, isn't it, that
your nose should be so especially
honored when you grow old?"
But Stella's gray eyes forgot to
laugh back at grandmother's. Some
thing had disconnected her. She put
the handkerchiefs back, made some
trivial excuse, and ran up to her own
room, where her sister and cousins
were holding a Christmas conclave.
Il wonder" she burst out, that
grandmother can endure Christmas at
ALL"
What under the sun do you
mean?" Corinne and Isabella ex.
claimed together
"Corinne, what did you give grand
mother for Christmas last year,"
"a box of handkerchiefs. Why?"
And you, Isabella?"
can embroidered handkerchief with
little weeny initials"
"Mollie?"
1.-TWO handkerchiefs," Mollie con
fessed. There didn't seem to be
anything else-except slumber slip
pers, and Aunt Maria always knits
those"
And Laurie and l gave her hand
kerchiefs. We always give her hand
kerchiefs-because she's old an6
they're the easiest thing to think of
Girls-she isn't old-she's as young as
any of us down in her heart, and she
loves pretty things just as much as
ever. This year let's give her the
biggest surprise of her life-a Christ
mas that will make her really happy
But how-what-" Corinne STAN
mered.
What do we like best-each Of
us?"
"Jewelsl" "Booksl" Hand embroid
ery." Candy" silk stcckingsl" The
answers came in a laughing shower
"Well then, why not? Grandma'C
love a bit of jewelry from us-choseI
lust for her. And books-no
Thoughts of Cheer as if she wer'
melancholy, but love stories that on;
well And why not embroider ne
something? And if not silk stockings
then 2 pair OF slippers with tiny vel
rct bows. As for candy, she'd love t.
ave il to pass round even if sh
culdn't eat much herself"
And let Bob and Archie send he
Hoir absurd jokes as they do to III
est Of US? It doesn't seem-respect
.L'
"Hrt Grandma doesn't want to b
oenedroF pectful-to,' Stella declared
,ho'd just love to be counted in wit
he rest of us. little vanities and joke
IRA all o girls, try ii once an
l eel"
And thai vas the way the Chris
mas conspiracy started Crane
!. Mothers eyes on Christmas mornin
we're proof of its success.-Youthl
: companion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
UNDER THE MISTLETOE

To ask a girl if you may kiss her
before doing it is an insulting way
of laying all the responsibility on
her.
In a mans opinion kiss is an end
that justifies any means.
You needn't be afraid of mere
kiss Thousands are exchanged daily
by people of the highest reputation.
The kissed girl fears no mistletoe.
A kiss is as good as smile-and
a good deal better, tool
The ideal kiss is the kiss that is
never given.
A kiss too soon may be full stop
in th- tale of love.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
THE JOY OF SHOPPING.
Nv Wilbur D. Nesbit.

BY Wilbur D. Nesbit.
love TO go and shop for things
To send as Christmas gifts to friends.
For then my fancy girds on wings.
l feel the JOY that never ends.
o. what a rapture tbs TO stand
And be stepped upon, bumped into,
joggled, jostled, pushed, Squeezed,
showed, frowned at, scowled upon
trampled, bruised, slammed. rushed
hurried, jolted, and finally get up to
the counter and discover that you are
at the wrong one,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

Ter good III boys.
En- bring er hon en- er big red drum.
En- yuther toys.
But why white chilluns gets dem new
l cain on'stan'
I guess knows whut Sandy Claus do
He seen han mani
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
TRADE FAvoRs UNITED STATES
Aggregate Favorable Total for First
Three Weeks of Dec. S6e,870o91.

Washington.-Rep made public
Wednesday on imports and exports at
the 13 customs districts handling Sc
per cent of tse nations foreign trade
showed a balance in favor of the Uni
ted States the week ended December
10 of S27, OPS ,263, an increase Of ap-
proximately s7,OOO.OOO over the bal
ance for the previous week. The ag-
gregate favorable balance for the
three weeks of December was $685.
870,O91.
Exports for the week of December
amounted to S49, 440,2 42, and imports
totaled $22,411,979. During the week
ended December 7 exports were S45,-
417,932; imports. s24,42S,446. From
November 80 to December 10 exports
totaled $141,67S.sOO, as against ST.
,709 in imports.
Cotton exports for the week of De-
cember 10 amounted to 2S6,315 bales.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

The child who doubts about Santa
Claus has insomnia The child who
believes has a er~l rest.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

A government loan OF $200,000,00O
at 5 IL per cent has been arranged
for in Italy for 20 years.
The Republican journal., 1914-06-25
COLOSSAL GLASS DOME FOR PALACE OF HORTICUL-
TURE AT WORLDS GREATEST EXPOSITION.
WASH DAY THEN AND NOW.

In those olden, golden days which the
bards and dreamers praise, Monday Was
a day of dread, and the housewife left
her bed long before the break of dawn;
then she put the boiler on" carried
water by the ton, and the days work
was begun.
Der the washboard then she bent, as
the long hours slowly went: ana she
rubbed and rinsed and wrung, till upon
the line were hung all the children's Sun
day clothes, winter than the driven
SHOWS. O, she rinsed and wrung and
rubbed, where the heaps of clothes were
tubbed, till her back was warped with
pain and an ache was in her brain; in the
steam and suds she toiled, and her hands
and arms were boiled, and the world
seemed shorn of hope, for her hair was
full of soap.
When the husband came at noon, keen
to ply the fork and spoon, keen to WELD
the carving knife, he would grumble at
his wife, for no banquet had been spread,
and he had to eat dry bread, with per-
chance a slice of beef; and he loudly
voiced his grief. He rebuked that house,
hold plan which would force. hungry
man to consume such victuals stale as
they serve to men in Jail. And the chill
dren raised complaint; hunger made them
sick and faint, and they sighed, with
broken hearts, that there were no pies
or tarts.
So the housewife toiled and wrought,
in the water, bubbling hot; toiled away,
distressed and weak, in the steam clouds
and the reek, till the long, dark day was
done, and her hour of rest was won.
When she went to her repose, she could
taste the steaming clothes; in her dreams
she tried to cope with the wash tubs and
the soap. This was wash day in the time
, oft embalmed in poets rhyme; in the
olden, golden days, shining through a
mystic haze.
| In this unromantic time wash day ism t
such crime. For electric currents turn
cunning little wheels that churn soap and
water through the clothes, and the
wringer gayly goes; and the housewives
sit and read helpful books like kim" or
"Queed," while the cranks and cog
wheels buzz, doing work no giant does.
And the husbands get their meals when
the clock the noon hour peals, and the
children, bless their hearts do not pine
away for tarts; and at eve unwearied
danes come forth ready for some games
of lawn tennis or croquet-w washing done
and put away Judge.