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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
CHAPTER XII.
Mental Treatment.

Little Samuel Darby paused at the
out saying word, while Abe fixed his
dim, distressed eyes on his visitor with
a dumb appeal for assistance. Samuel
looked very different man from the
old bachelor who used to come a-woo-
ing every six months at the Home.
Either marriage had brought him a
new growth of hair, or else Blossy had
selected a new wig for him-a modest,
close, iron-gray which fitted his poll to
perfection. Marriage or Blossy had
also overcome in Samuel that tend
ency to hang his head ito starb'd;"
and now he lifted his bright eyes with
the manner of one who would say:
"Seel I'm king of myself and my
household Behold what one woman
has done for mel" And in turn Abes
unstrung vigor and feeble dependence
cried out as loudly Il haven't a leg
left to stand on. Behold what too
much woman has done for mel"
"Ain't yew a-goin' ter shake hands,"
inquired Abraham at last, wondering
at the long silence and the incompre-
hensible stare, his fears accumulated
by this seeming indication of SUI
preme and hopeless pit. Amt yew
a-goin' ter shake hands? Err be yew
afeard of ketchin' it, tew?"
For moment longer Samuel con-
tinued 10 stare, then of sudden he
roared. "Git up!"
"Huh?" queried Abe, not believing
his own ears. why, Cap'n Sam1.
don't yew know that I'm a doomed
man? l got the 'narvous Mysteries "
"Yew got the pip!" retorted Captain
Darby contemptuously, and trotting
quickly around to the side of the bed,
he seized Abe by the shoulders and
began to drag him out upon the floor.
crying again, cit upl"
The sick man could account for this
remarkable behavior in no way except
by concluding that his old captain had
gone into senile dementia-oh, cruel.
cruel Affections that life brings to old
folks when life is almost done Well,
thought Abe, he would rather be sick
and die In his right mind than 90
crazy. He began to whimper. where
upon Samuel threw him back upon his
pillows in disgust.
"Cryin'l Oh, l swan, he's cryin'l'
Darby gave a short laugh pregnant
with scorn. ABE Rose, dew yew know
what ails yew?" he demanded, fixing
his eyes fiercely upon the invalid
Dew yew know what'll happen tew
yew If yew don't git out o. this bed an
this here house? Either yer beardl
fall out an yew'll dwindle deown tel
the size O. baby or yew'll turn into
downright old woman-Aunt Abra
haml-won't that sound nice? o.
yewn die or yewll go crazy. Git out
er bedi"
The patient shook his head and sanl
back, closing his eyes, more exhausted
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
BOY HAS ONE GRAND VOYAGE
Little Trip to End of Boats Chain
Made Deeper Impression Than
Trip Round the World.

There was boy whose father kept
a small newspaper and tobacco shop
and sent him out with the papers
every morning One morning the boy
stopped when he came to the Old
Canal dock, where he had to deliver
a paper at the office. The dock was
full of barges of rusty scrap iron,
moored close to an old-style barken-
tine.
What wouldn't l give to get into
the dockkeeper's boat" he thought,
"and go on a great voyage to the near
est bargel" The wish was too strong
to be put off. He ran quickly down
the steps, got into the boat, pushed
it out to the length of its rope, three
or four yards, and then let it drift
slowly back. Each time he did this he
drew deep breath and said: That's
fine; might be in Valp'raso harbor, at
the other end of the world"
Presently the dockman came along
Hi there, said he, you clear out of
that" The boy bad to clear out then
and make off, but the breath of adven-
ture and the taste of the sea we're on
him, and one winter night he managed
to run away and hide himself in a
cargo-boat and shipped for the Black
sea.
After that he sailed right out round
the world, and saw all its wonders
black men, red men, yellow men, the
earthquake at st. Pierre, the Chinese
fighting at Picking, the sharks in Della
goa bay; and once his ship ran into a
French whaler 500 miles S.S.E. from
Newfoundland and the men had to
take to the boats, and twice he was
wrecked
Well, at the end of it all he shipped
on steamer that was locked as luck
would have it at the Old Canal dock.
Next day he stood on the wharf steps
and loked at the boat.
"By gum!" he said, 81 have sailed
round the world and seen sights, but
never had such a grand voyage as that
l took to the end of the boat chain and
back when I was a paper boy."-Lon
don Fables by Ernest Rhys, in the
Sphere.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07

HERE are three hats which stand for
III three very distinct types in the
new millinery for spring. But they
have several features in common
which mark the incoming styles.
They are deliberately made and they
are considerably trimmed. There is
a reaction away from the severely
plain hats with a single and some
times minute decoration, such as
grew tiresome during the past winter
At the left of the group is a quaint
and picturesque bonnet made of black
horsehair braid Narrow black velvet
ribbon and clusters of garden roses
and forget-me-nots are used for the
trimming. You cannot imagine any
thing which completes the costume
more tremendously, when 1t is one OF
those wide-skirted, colonial looking
affairs that are so prettily developed
in taffeta
At the right is pretty street turban
made of braid in satin straw, and hav-
ing a soft silk crown. An embroidered
band about the coronet is bordered
with very narrow VelVeJ rlDDoh anu
short streamers fall from diminutive
fiat bow at the back At the front
big silk pompon supports long slen-
der feather which fronts the weather
with amazing audacity.
One of those models which is ex-
pected to do duty both for street and
other wear is shown at the center of
the group 1t is made of crepe draped
over light frame. The brim is clev-
erly managed so that an outline OF
four points results. Midway between
these a little bouquet of roses and
small flowers is set in cluster of
leaves. This is one of those rare hats
that are suited to older as well as
younger matrons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
Pittsburgh Cleanup.
CTo BE CONTINUED

The glad tidings have gone forth
that for the first time in history Pitts
burgh has a regularly organized squad
of policemen whose duty it is to pro
tect women from insults, to scour the
streets for loafers, to scan the moving
picture shows, patrol the parks and
maintain a generally vigilant eye foI
"mashers." If this squad is GIFTED
with the ordinary sense of sight 1t will
find work to do at the start right In
the midst of the business center. II
can start in on Fifth avenue and
Smithfield street at most any hour Of
the day or evening, and before reach
ing Market street can gather up a pa
troll wagon load of the most obnoxious
characters that infest the city.-Pitts
burgh Post.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
IearnInn by seeinu.

There is no better way to learn
than observation. That is what 29
of the farmer boys living near Al
toona, Pa, thought when they set out
to visit some model farms. They were
from fourteen to eighteen years of
age, and walked four days visiting
model farms. One day they walked "a
miles. They boarded themselves and
lived on an average of SO cents a
day.-Boys' World.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07

see the specter of helpless old age on
one side of the bed and death upon the
other.
Whats the matter with me?" he
demanded OF the doctor, as one who
would say: Pooh! poohl You're
humbugl What do you mean by keep
ing me in bed?" Yet the old man was
trembling with that inner fear. The
physician. feminine kind of a beard
ed creature himself. took Abe's hand
in his-an engaging trick he had with
the old ladies'
Nov, my friend. do not distress
yourself or course. you are very
sick man; l cannot deceive you as to
that; but during my professional ca
reer, have seen some remarkable
cases of recovery and"
But what's the matter with me?"
broke in Abe, by this time fairly white
with fear. The doctor had assured
him that all his organs were sound, SO
he could only conclude that he must
have one of those unusual diseases
such as Miss Abigail was reading
about in the paper yesterday. Maybe,
although his legs we're SO thin today,
he was on the verge of an attack Of
elephantiasis
What's the matter with me?" he
repeated, his eyes growing wilder and
wilder
What the doctor really replied would
be difficult to tell; but out Of the con
fusion of his technicalities Abe caught
the words, nerves" and "hysteria."
Mother, yew hear that?" he cried
Il got narvous Mysteries. l told yer
somethin would happen ter me aeon
in to this here place. All them old
womans diseases is ketchin'. Why on
'arth didn't yer let me go to the poor
house?"
He fell back on the pillow and drew
the bedclothes up to his ears, while
Angy followed the doctor out into the
hall to receive, as Abe supposed a
more detailed description of his
malady. He felt too weak. however, tc
question Angy when she returned, and
stubbornly kept his eyes closed unit
ne HedTu MTb. t1OIndu llptOt lulO the
room to announce in hushed tones thai
Blossy and Samuel Darby were below
and Samuel wanted to know II he
might see the invalid.
Then Abe threw off the covers In {
hurry and sat up. "Sam1 Darby?" hi
asked, the strength coming back int
his voice. "A mani Nary a woman
ner a doctor! Yes-yes, show hin
up."
Angy nodded In response to Mrs
Romans glance of inquiry; for hat
not the doctor told her that 1t woul'
not hasten the end to humor the pa
tent In any reasonable within? Ant
she also consented to withdraw whel
Abe informed her that he wished to b.
left alone with his visitor, as 1t was s.
long since he had been face to fac
with a man AN no petticoat a-hangin
round the corner"
''Naow, be keerful, Cap'n Darby,
the little mother-wife cautioned at tn
door. "be very keerful. Don't stay tey
long an don't rile him up, fer he
dretful excited. Abe is"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
DarMln,a Reuret-

II had to live my life over again
l would have made a rule to read
some poetry and listen to some music
at least once a every week, for per
haps the parts of my brain now afro
phied would thus have been kept
alive through use. The loss of these
tastes is a loss Of happiness. and may
possibly be injurious to the intellect
and more probably to the moral char
acter, by enfeebling the emotional
part of our nature.-Charles Darwin
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AID FOR MODERN SUBMARINE
Periscope Enables Operator to OBJ
Serve What Is Passing on Surface
of Water Above Him.

The modern submarine is effective
only because those within the vessel
are able to look over the surface of
the sea in all directions, even though
the submarine is beneath the surface
Of the water. The periscope makes
this possible and so it deserves to be
called the eye of the submarine. The
periscope is a straight, hollow tube
that rises from the steering compart-
ment of the vessel and reaches above
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
Hoarseness Relieved

When a small child is suffering from
hoarseness, try the relief of the juice
of a lemon on sugar. The lemon
should be baked like an apple and the
child should be given little OF the
thickened and warm Juice squeezed
over lump of sugar.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
A Case of Necessity.

Ethel used to play good deal in
Sunday school, but one day she had
been so good that the teacher said in
praise:
ETHEL, my dear you have been a
very good girl today"
"Yeth'm," responded Ethel. couldn't
help it. | dot tiff neck"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07

The use of bright flowers is very
welcome after a surfeit of black dur
ing the past winter. Even when flow.
ers or fruit do not appear on the
spring models, color is supplied in or
naments and needlework. The move
ment is away from somberness and
everyone should encourage the use OF
lovely color.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-07
With ouaIntness of syoone DAYS.

A harbinger of the mod is this frock
of rose taffeta, which exemplifies the
double skirt-or the appearance of
1.-THE peplum bodice and the popu-
lar absence of trimming
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Breckenridge Lauds Work
Of Army Medical Corps

The impression that the work OF the
men of the army medical corps is
easier. less dangerous and requires less
pluck and endurance than that of the
men In other branches Of the service. Is
an erroneous one, according to Assis-
tant Secretary of War Breckenridge,
who presented diplomas to the grad
uating class of the Army Medical School
at the closing exercises yesterday after
noon.
II happen to know from experience" /"
said Mr.. Breckenridge. that this is not
true. or all the men that I saw on the
battlefields of Europe during my visit
there last summer. the man who stands
out in my memory as having suffered
most in body and in mind was a little
bit OF doctor OF the medical corps
who had stood on the field of carnage
and operated without ceasing for forty
two hours. And 1t seemed to me as /
saw him. and he was explaining to me
about his work that he looked more
like a dead man on his feet than any
thing | ever saw. And yet. he worked
on unceasIngly. and without complaint. A"
The Secretary also was warm in his
prsise of the work of the army nurses.
whom he described as sticking to their
posts amidst bursting shells and ex-
plodInE mines, as bravely as did the
men who were doing the shooting.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
AMBASSADOR BERNsToRFR

Ambassador Won 'Bernstorff's call
at the White House, to confer with
the President, might we'll be supple
mented by some special inquiries
as to what the American public is
thinking about these days.
The ambassador, it is explained,
wants to learn for the benefit of
his government precisely how the
Administration stands on the vari-
GUS matters at issue between the
two governments.
If the ambassadors inquiries are
designed to pave the way to a quick
understanding, prompt and salts
factory adjustment of affairs, they
will serve useful purpose. If they
are for the purpose of prolonging
discussion and gaining yet more
time, they can be of small value.
The American public, fully real
izing that it has very little way to
60 to find itself on the precipice, is
nevertheless determined to move. 1t
is in earnest. 1t is united. 1t is in
a state Of mind that might we'll be
reported to the Berlin government.
Accurately reported, the knowledge
of 1t would be Of stupendous value
to Berlin. Perhaps the value might
not be appreciated now, but it would
be later.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
IN PODIEBRAD'S STEPS

There will meet in Philadelphia
June II a committee of. one hun
dred prominent Americans, headed
by former President Taft, to con-
slider means for establishing an in
ternational league Of peace. 1t is
said the project has the approval Of
President Wilson. 1t is proposed
that the United States and other
powers pledge themselves to employ
their joint public forces to prevent
any nation from resorting to war
before it's grievance, if justifable,
has been submitted to a tribunal of
competent jurisdiction for adjudica-
ton; and if non-judiciable, before
recourse has been had to a council
of conciliation.
This panacea is hailed as unique,
and declared to be "vastly more am
bilious than anything that has been
undertaken hitherto by advocates of
international peace" Certainly Gar
Nicholas did not purpose going SO
far when he proposed The Hague
Conference to consider the limita-
ton of ornaments, and there has
not been in modern times a proposal
so comprehensive. The Holy ALI
ance fell short of planning anything
of the kind.
But practically this very preven-
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
State Superintendents
Back Shelton Williams

Endorsement of the work of tho Comp
troller of the Currency in the SUPER
vision of national banks and their be-
lief in his Integrity, intelligence. and
s!ngleness OF purpose" are expressed by
the State superintendents of banks in
a resolution adopted at their annual
convention in Oakland. Cal. The reso-
luton. a copy of which has been re-
ceived by Comptroller Williams, reads
as follows:
Whereas an attempt has been made
by certain interests to discredit tho
principles and motives that inspire Gov
ernmental supervision OF banking as
evidenced In the conduct OF the Comp
troller of the Currency, and
Whereas it would be a public calam-
ity to invest with i'll repute the spien-
did service rendered to the American
people by supervision OF banking prop
erty administered in honesty OF purpose
and in fidelity to just standards or imam
cial morality. and
Whereas we recognize the manirold
difficulties to be overcome and obstacles
to be met in the performance OF duties
manifestly discretionary, and
Whereas we have complete conn-
dence that the said Comptroller OF the
Currency Is animated In the perform
ance of his high duties solely by strict
sense of public obligation and the neces-
stiles of the peoples welfare,
Now. be It resolved that we pledge
to the said Comptroller of the Currency
unqualified belief in his intelligence
integrity, and singleness OF purpose IN
his desire to establish upon basis or
permanency in good government the
theory and practice of right supervision
and visitation over banks.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
THE FLEET AND THE CANAL

The Panama canal is doing the
country a useful service in a most
unexpected way. BY dint of being
in such condition that it provides an
excuse for changing naval plans, it
enables the Government to keep the
battle fleet in the Atlantic in this
critical time, without admitting
that it is making naval dispositions
with reference to international
exigencies.
Just at this time the feet ought
to be right where it is, in Atlantic
waters. More than that, it ought
to be outfitted for any emergency,
and If work is not being hastened
on all vessels and material destined
for naval use, that additional pres
sure should be applied.
1t is stated that, following the
persistent slides in the Culebra cut,
there is every indication that a new
one of great magnitude will take
place before long. The canal could
pass the feet today; but once
through the ditch, slide might take
place that would delay its return or
even necessitate sending it around
South America. That necessity is
to be avoided just now by every
precaution; wherefore the fleets
contemplated cruise to California
has been called off.
If battle feet should not be sent
to the Pacific at time when it is
likely to be needed in the Atlantic,
it is difficult logically to explain why
an army should be sent to Mexico
when it may be needed elsewhe -e,
Mexico has managed to get along
for two years under an American
policy that assumed it a privilege
Of the Mexicans to carve themselves
up to their hearts content. Why
not be reasonable about it, and ad-
nit that if our relations with Eu-
rope are critical enough to require
the feet in eastern waters, then
those same relations should also die
tate keeping other forces where
they would be most available. If
the danger of an earth slide at
Culebra is serious enough to keep
the fleet out of the Pacific, the dan
ger of bad complication in Mexico
ought to be serious enough to jus.
tify further postponement of ex.
treme measures there.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Killing Men Never Proved Anything
Right,

To the Editor of THE TIMES.
/ think the vast majority OF moth
ers in this town will agree with
Matte Ramsay Spillman and applaud
her rebuke to the bloodthirsty note
OF Mrs. Ball.
Killing a man Is a very poor use
to which to put him. 1t does not
prove one right, and there has never
been on earth any question which
could not have been settled by rea-
son instead OF the sword.
Mrs. Balls heroics are simply a
laudati of wholesale murder-for
war is simply wholesale. legalized
| murder.
For every man who is dying on the
altar of his country" there is another
so fine to send our sons to be slaugh-
| tered. some may remember the fact
that every man who is killed has
| been trying to kill others. All SOL
diers are not fighting in self-defense
| ing party? For every defense there
Is an offense.
The race claims to be civilized. yet
| kills worse than the wild brutes.
1t claims to be Christian. yet murders
worse than the so-called heather.
Sentimentality cannot cover, the
wrong. the horror. the barbarity OF
war. ] am proud to say the majority
Of my sex think the same thing. Men
can do more by living for their coun-
try and trying to improve the condi-
tions of humanity, than by going
about to murder their fellowcmen;
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The Washington times., 1915-06-02
THE "JAY WALKERS"

A correspondent addresses to The
Times letter protesting against
putting all the blame for street ac-
cidents upon vehicle drivers and
none on pedestrians. The Times
fully agrees, and has repeatedly ex-
pressed the same views.
Kansas City a few years adopted
traffic code for pedestrians. 1t in
cluded penalties for "jay walking" j"
just as other regulations sought to
prevent bad driving. The "jay walk
er" is menace to himself and to
everybody else. He crosses street
midway of the block-where he has
no business doing it-oblivious of
everything except perhaps his news
paper. He knows a vehicle in charge
of any sort Of skillful or careful
driver will dodge him, so lie puts
the responsibility on the driver. II
in lodging him the vehicle collides
with another "jay," or another We.
hicle, what's the difference?
The other day one of these monop-
olists of the pavement compelled an
auto driven by lady to come to
a dead stop simply because he would
not move when a warning was
sounded. The car stopped just in
time to miss him, and he turned to-
ward it smiling with glee at having
made that much trouble for driv-
er. As he turned, his hand touched
the cars heated radiator, and he
started cursing.
This is not an isolated instance.
The malice of people who pride
themselves on the steady nerve that
enables them to make trouble for
vehicle drivers, needs attention. The
boor just described ought to have
been arrested and fined. If there
isn't enough law, there ought to be-
II existing law is a dead letter, il
needs to be galvanized into life.
The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Suggests Paper Mobilization of u
s. Military Forces.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
Would not the present be an oppor-
tune occasion for our Government, like
nearly all the rest OF the world, to
mobilize? Is it not time we were know
ing Just how long It would require to
place the country in condition Tor war
should that very grave necessity arriVeI
Not going so far as any movement OF
troops. simply notify each state OF the
Union of the number of men each would
be required to furnish in forming an
army, for instance. Of 100000, let the
companies be fully organized, not uni
formed or armed (this was done al the
beginning of the civil war In the North,
at least), the names on the company
roll would Indicate a Willingness TO re-
spond should duty call. The state TO to
name a staff for each regiment 70
whom, when located, the company rolls
could be forwarded to complete the reg
mental organization on paper. Brigade
and division formations to be lert 10
the General Government should real
necessity demand a call for troops. A
time limit should be set as 70 when the
regimental organization should De COM
pleted. Such a scheme would be pa
Uiotic object lesson, useful perhaps "