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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
Gratitude as the Real
Key to Christmas Joy
By "BMLY" SUNDAY


Iyz~Gl NETEEN hundred years
- mi ago a star poised above a
A<A2s,S lowly manger in Bethie-
TyGSVM hem, and above the moon
lit hills of Judea the an
gels heralded the beginning of the life
OF Jesus Christ upon this earth. And
once more the birthday of the Saviour
approaches.
How fast these festal days follow
one anotherl Only few days ago
was penning Thanksgiving day mes
sage. Now We are looking forward
with happy hearts and bright antici-
pations to Christendoms great gift
giving day
Gratitude inspires in us the grace
of giving
Gratitude is the great original
source of noble living and service,
just as sin is the original source and
root of all selfishness. The great all
seeing eye of God, as it surveys this
planet, with all it's scenes of revelry
and its riot of sin, beholds but one
fostering -selfishness-andg azes
upon one thing of great beauty-grati-
of man the voice of God.
The immortal Frances e. Willard
said: 81 regard ingratitude as one of
the basest of sins"
The Psalmist said: What shall |
render unto the Lord for all his good
ness to me?" Then answers his own
question by saying: 81 will take the
cup of salvation and call upon the
name of the Lord.
Never before have we so seriously
faced the question of our obligation to
Almighty God. There are thousands
of heavy-hearted, world-worried men
and women who will never find life
worth living until their lives are
linked with Jesus Christ.
There is no safety save in service.
We must use or lose. The Dead sea
gives nothing out, and that's why it is
dead. Many lives are like the Dead
sea. If you would have the JOY of
Christmas, you must find it in doing
what Jesus did. He went about do
ing good. No one will ever find the
Christian secret Of a happy life save
by trying to make it easier for others
to do right and harder to do wrong.
There is joy in lifting any burdens
of others, as the little girl found It
who was carrying her baby brother
across the street. He was almost as
big as she was.
isn't he heavy?" asked a passer-by.
"Oh, no; he's my brother"
You cannot be a Christian without
oeing a good fellow in the sense of
trying to help others to be good, or,
as someone has put it, Except you
erect the cross in your own heart,
Jesus will profit you nothing"
o Holy Child of Bethlehem.
Descend on us, pray;
Cast out our sin and enter In,
Be born in us today.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
WHOLE WEEKS CELEBRATION
Descendants of Old Spanish Settlers
Observed Christmas With Din
ners and Parties.

Among the descendants of the old
Spanish settlers we find that they OBJ
serve a week in the celebration of
Christmas. This begins one week be-
fore Christmas. In the daytime they
have dinners at each others homes,
and in the evenings they give a series
of parties at the different houses. In
the evening the young folk go to the
home of one of their number and
knock, and then all begin to sing
Those within the house ask, who is
there?" and the answer is, The Vir-
gin Mary and st. Joseph seek lodging
in your house" To carry out the BIZ
BILE story they are at first refused ad-
mittance, and then the door is opened
wide and they are all given a hearty
welcome.
On Christmas eve the old and
young all join together and have a
big celebration. In large hall they
fix up one side to represent the man.
ger, and here they very solemnly give
little play in which many take part,
the characters being Mary and Jo-
seph, the wise men, the shepherds
and the angels. This play is very real
to them, and they all play their parts
with a reverent spirit.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
CHINESE SHOE woRKBox
Perhaps This May Provide Work for
Some Small child's NimbIe
Fingers.

The small girl who would like to
make mother or elder sister a gift,
but whose pocket money is limited,
should try her hand at the little Chi
nese shoe workbox shown here. She
will surely succeed if she can sew at
all, and If she will be very careful
about the cutting and sewing. The
beauty of it is the piece bag will
probably supply the materials for max.
ing, while 25 cents will buy the fur
nishings.
One must cut two pieces of card
board, each seven inches long, then
shape 1t into sole and take off one
quarter inch from the toe of one piece
The larger piece is covered on one
side with white muslin and the small
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
UhrtHtntaa Tinlr

{ riRiSTNlAS Tlf1Ei That man
must be a misantlrope indeed.
IN whose breast something like ioviaI
feeling Is not rouseo-in whose mind
some pleasant associations are not
aVvakened-by the recurrence of
Christmas There are people who
Will tell you that Christmas Is not TO
them what 1t used to be. that each
succeeding Christmas mas found some
cherished hope or happy prospect Of
\ the year before. dimmed or passed
\ away. that the present only serves to
K remind them of reduced circumstan~
\ ces and straitened incomes-of the
\ feast they once bestowed on hollow
friends and Of the cold looks that
meet them now in adversely and
\ misfortune
Never heed such dismal reminis>
Y cenceS There are few men who have
he'd long enough in the world. who
Y cannot call up such thoughts any day
IN the year Then do not select the
merriest Of the three hundred and sixty,
FIVE for your doleful recollecnons. but
draw your chair nearer the blazing
fre-fli the glass and send round the
song and If your room be smaller
n than il was a dozen years ago. or If
h your glass be filledwith reekins punch
\ instead of sparkling wine. put good
face on the matter
y Look on the merry faces of your
children Gf you have any, as they sit
I round the fire One lisle seat may be
y empty: one slight form that sladdened
n the fathers heart and reused the
X mothers pride to look upon. may not
y be there. Dwell not upon the past;
\ think not that one short year ago. the
Il fair chiId now resolving into dust. SAT
\ before You. with the bloom of health
\ upon its cheek. and the eayety of in
4 fancy in its Joyous eye. Reflect upon
y your present blessings of which
y every man has many-not on your
4 past misfortunes. of which all men
4 have some. Fill your glass again,
y with merry face and contented
Il heart Our life en- il. but your Christ
n mas shall be merry and your New
\ Year q happy one.
n --Charies Dickens
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10

Nice Present Any Girl Can Make.
er with a bit of muslin is sewed all
around the white covered sole and
then to the smaller sole, silk upward.
When this is sewed together you have
a sole half an inch in thickness turn
ing up at the toe as the Chinaman's
shoe does. Fill this with cotton.
The one thing to remember is to
take time in making this pretty box.
1t costs next to nothing, but it will not
be a success if carelessly done.
The writer saw an exquisite model
of this work case that is to be given
to bride. 1t is carried out in white
satin embroidered in silk and silver
thread in a wistaria design, the lin
ing being of wistaria-colored silk to
match.
This should be a hint to girls who
have friends marrying during the holi-
day season. If embroidery is beyond
the donors skill, tiny spray OF
orange blossom tied with silver cord
might decorate the top, or the initial
of the bride could be placed there.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
THE GIFTS FOR MOTHER

The gladdest hour of Christmas day.
The time the hearts are lightest
An every care is chased away
An all the smiles are brightest,
Is when the family, young an old.
From dad to little brother,
With all the love that hearts can hold
Come bringing gifts to mother.
We keep her presents till the last
An then when she sits rocking,
An all the other gifts are passed,
We go an get her stocking.
We gather round her easy chair,
First one an then the other
Steps up an says: 'Well 1 declared
Here's something else for motherl"
An with each present goes a kiss.
An all is still an quiet
When mother murmurs: What is thisf''
An hastens to unite 1t.
Then everybody wildly cheers
An shouts for perfect gladness,
An mothers eyes are moist with tears,
But not the tears OF sadness.
oh, here's a scene that gold can't buy.
Or stage in imitation,
The smiling face the glistening eye
or loves own celebration.
And with each jolly Christmas day
We pray to know another
When we shall meet the self-same way
And bring our gifts to mother.
Detroit Free Pres.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
Old custom stIII PrevaIIs.

The Christmas feeding of the birds
is still prevalent in many Of the prov
inces of Norway and Sweden. Bunches
of oats are placed on the roofs of
houses. on trees and fences, to fur
nish them with their share Of the
Christmas bounty.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-10
A Christmas PRAYER.

Give me the eyes to see my brothers. woe;
Grant me the vision that perceives his
care
That I, amid my Christmas joys. may go
And take some touch of mitigation
there.
God point the way that may quickly
find
His acre waiting for the glad reliel.
And ope my eyes that may not be blind
To tasks OF love that ease the sting of
grief.
John Kendrick Rangs.
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Established in 1891.

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Kootenai Valley of Idaho. Entered as
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Idaho, under the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
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The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
FUMBLES ARE COSTLY;
penn LOSES Another
Lafayette Wins from Quakers on
Franklin Field by the Score
of " to 0.

Franklin Field, Philadelphia. Oct.
30.-With every score coming from a
tumble. Lafayette defeated University
OF Pennsylvania on Franklin Field
this afternoon, II to o. In the first
period the Easton coIlegians obtained
possession of the ball when Williams.
of Pennsylvania. fumbled. After three
unsuccessful tries at the line Lake
kicked a goal from field from the as
yard line.
In the second period Berry made a
bad mum of Weldon's high and long
punt The ball bounded squarely into
Lakes arms and the latter ran forty
yards for an easy touchdown. The
second half was started with Bell d.
recting the Red and Blue team in
place of Berry and after receiving
the kick-off Il went down the field
to Lafsyette's 22-yard line
Hopkins. the Pennsylvania end. was
detected smuggling Hartman and was
sent off the field. This bad break
cost the Quakers half the distance to
the goal line and ruined what chance
they had of scoring. In tho fourth
quarter Lafayette again obtained the
ball through a tumble, this time Bell
being the offender.
running forward pass with well
don on the receiving end gained
twenty-five yards and another touch
down for Lafayette. Lineup:
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Delaware Is Defeated
By Brooklanders, 40 too
COLGATE HANDS
YALEABEATING
New Workers Trounce Old
Eli in the Bowl, Is to O.
Blue Never Dangerous.
sal 10 The Washington Hslld.

Special 70 he Warrington Helld
Yale Bowl, New Haven, Oct. ao.-Little
Colgate crushed big Yale today, Is to o.
At no time were the Ellis dangerous and
never was the goal of the New York up
State college threatened. Yale displayed
the poorest football ever shown by an
eleven that wore the Blue. making only
eight first downs during the game and
none during the final period.
In the opening period Nelson, the Col
gate end. captured q forward pass and
tore 40 yards for the opening touchdown.
Colgate threatened another In the sec
ond period, but was held safe; but In
the third period. Quarter Back Ander-
son completely fooled the Yale defense,
and shot 80 yards for the second Colgate
touchdown. The Colgate rush line spread
out as il for a punt and Anderson, Seign-
ing a forward pass. circled right end and
carried the ball half the length Of the
field for the tally.
In the final period Colgate took the
ball at the Yale 3o-yard line on q block
ed kick, and after failing to advance by
line attacks. Capt Abel kicked q place
goal, after Colgate had twice approached
close to the Yale goal during the game.
I Nra
The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
VILLANOVA SPRINGS BIG
SURPRISE, BEATING ARMY
West Point Humbled by Pennsylvania
in Clearly Played Game
by I6 to IS.

West Point. Oct 30.-Villanova treat
ed the Army to a surprise today. the
plucky Pennsylvania eleven playing the
soldiers of their feet and winning by a
score of 16 to 13 Two touches. from
one Of which a goal was kicked. and a
goal from the field was the sum total
|of ViIlanova's scoring. The visitors
overhead plays. delayed passes and crisis
crosses completely baffled the cadets.
Villanova flashed a repertoire of we'll
designed forward passes that stood the
Army men totally on their heads. Ward
to J. Reap and Frost was the favorite
overhead play OF the visitors and II rare
ly failed. Long and short passes inter-
spersed with delayed passes and fake
kick formations figured in the villanova
attack.
The visitors line did splendid work. also
although the cadets had a shade the bet
ter Of il in line plays. McEwan's defen-
sive play again shone. and Murill out
kicked Ward. The first period went
scoreless. but at half time the visitors
led Is to Z. After Ford's touchdown In
the third quarter. McEwan missed the
goal and tied the score. and Ward, who
played star football all the way through,
finally booted a field goal from the
Army's SO-yard line. 1t won the game.
The game was free from roughness and
Clearly fought throughout.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
FOOTBALL RESULTS.
on LOCAL GRIDIRONs.

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The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
use Open STYLE PLAY
To FOOL virginia tech
Cornell Rolls Up IS Points with Ease
and Holds Opponents
Scoreless.

Ithaca. Oct. o.-Cornell had no trouble
defeating Virginia Polytechnic Institute
today. running up IS points ard hold
ing their opponents scoreless. The
1thacans for the first time this year ex-
banded their offensive tactics, using the
forward pass to good effect in the third
period.
From their own S5-yard line they took
the ball over Virginias goal line by
three passes. and in a few moments,
two more forward passes took the oval
from midfield to the 5-yard line. from
which Collins was rushed over. CorneI
was penalized frequently and Virginia
made four first down, but they never
got beyond the Cornell 25-yard line.
Barrett. Collins. and Shiverick made
their usual gains for Cornell, and tho
second team in the last period scored
a touchdown by consistent PUSHES. The
lina-nn
The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
Catholic University Romps
Away with Team Which
Won Contest Last Year.
VISITORS OUTCLASSED
At No Stage of Game Was Delaware
Dangerous-Bis Crowd
Witnesses Battle.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Catholic University atoned for thai
1tto-o defeat administered by Delaware
College in Newark. Delaware. last year
by snearing the boys from the tight little
State yesterday. 4oto-o. outclassing them
in every department
There was only one blot on the land
scape at Brookland Field, the appearance
in the grandstand of one hundred young
men adorned in dinky caps Of vivid bright
green colr. with red visors. It developed
that the Catholic University freshmen
were forced to adorn this hideous head
gear by the naughty upper classmen.
Coach Fred Nelson had his team
primed for this game and c. us foot
ball song to the effect that when il came
10 crossing the Delaware the immortal
George Washington had nothing on the
Brooklanders. for the Catholic University
crossed the Delaware line six times dur
ing the IS minutes of actual play
Catholic University's line. its hack field
and ends got the jump on the visiting
team from the start. while the Butler
brothers and Rogers in the back field
ripped through Delaware's forwards for
big gains almost every time they carried
the ball.
The visitors were not only out-weighed
but outclassed- There was nothing in
Delaware's attack able to fool Coach
Nelson's boys. Several forward passes
gained but when these passes were tried
late in the combat in the hope that at
least one touchdown would result. Cath
ole University was prepared. and easily
broke them I'D.
Delaware managed to keep the score
down to a respectable figure until the
final period when Catholic University cut
loose and in less time than Il takes to
tell shot over three touchdowns in quick
succession
One Of the biggest crowds OF the sea-
son attended the game while those fresh
men in their horrible sky pieces were in
evidence everywhere.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
HARVARD TRIMS
penn SKATERS
Crimson Comes Into Its Own
Again and Captures Foot
ball Game, I3 to 0.

Cambridge. Oct 3O.-Harvard agaIr
came into her own today and defeated
the strong Penn State team by the score
of 13 TO o.
The points were made on a touchdown
in the second period by Parson and a
goal by Mahan. and a second touchdown
iE the third period made by the brilliant
Harvard captain.
The Crimson supporters are encourage
for the first time this year. and Har.
wards attacking power has begun at last
to show. Penn State, who held Harvard
to 13-l3 tie last year. was as strong
an aggregation as a year ago. but Har-
ward since its defeat at the hands OF Cor.
nell has rounded into shape. and Penn
State found different aggregation than
the Ithacans.
Eddie Mahan atoned for the sins OF
last Saturday. and time and again
brought the ball 10 within the shadows
Of his opponents goal posts. only to see
his team credited with one touchdown
that was the result of steady rushing
from Harvard's 25-yard line.
Harvard resorted to straight football
The only forward pass that she at
tempted was successful. but Harte. who
received the pass. made but 3 yards.
When the Crimson found her attack
working 10 perfection she decided to fol-
low this course and was aided by heavy
penalties inflicted against the Penn State
eleven.
In the second period. after Penn State
had made three futile attempts at for
ward passing and lost the ball on downs.
Mahan punted from his 35-yard line to
Ewing, who stood on his own I5-yard
line. The ball carried by the wind.
eluded Ewing. who. chasing II, gave II
a slight kick and the impetus sent the
ball over the goal line. Parson, who
came tearing down the field: fell on the
ball. and Harvard was credited with its
FIRST touchdown Mahan kicked the goal.
The third period was a steady success
sion OF line-plunging by King. Enwright.
and Mahan.
Starting on Harvard's 35-yard line.
Mahan. skirting Penn States left wing
for Is yards. started his team on a swing
toward Penn States goal Here Mahsn
showed his brilliancy. and on a delayed
pass. whirled through left tackle and
landed the ball three inches behind the
goal line.
Harvard was weak before the onslaught
Of the Stater's driving attack. Penn State
had thrown back the Crimson for heavy
gains from midheld until they reached
the Crimson's l5-yard line. Here Berry
man, skirting through tackle. crossed the
line for q touchdown. but Penn State was
holding. and the touchdown did not count
besides being penalized IS yards. This
was the nearest that Penn State came
TO making a touchdown. Enwright. who
had Just returned to the game after a
three weeks lay-ofT. was carried from
the field with a badly wrenched knee.
The lineup:
The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
virginia JUST TOYS
With Y. N. |. CADETS
Charlottesville Collesians Outclass
Military Rivals on Lambeth Field
by A to 0 Score.
spseal % he w..hinr.on Hsr.ld.

opcCAl 70 Jne WAehinGton Herald
Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 30-virginia
showed very clearly Saturday afternoon
that 1t was capable OF a strong come
back when it signally defeated v. II. 1.
by the score Of a to o. Only once in
the game was the Virginia goal in dan
ger, and this was In the last quarter
when a great many substitutes were in
the game
Fur the locals the most noticeable point
was the strong ofrense that they exhio-
tied, gaining through the line and around
ends practically at will; they had no
trouble in making first downs on the
Cadets. The first four minutes of play
saw Mayer make the first score for vir-
ginia, the ball was in midfeld and by an
end run for 50 yards Mayer gave as
pretty an exhibition Of broken field rum
ming as has been seen on Lambeth Field
for long time. He then kicked goal
Berkeley, at quarter. directed the team
with skill and also showed a very mark
ed ability at running back punts and
broken field work in general Ed An
derson scored three touchdowns for his
team, one of which was from midheld.
Full Back Spar bucked across the line
for one: Mayer has two to his credit,
while Ed Tippett, substituted in the last
half for Anderson, kicked a perfect field
goal from the Ss-yard line.
For V. NJ. I. Grey. at quarter. aside
from fumbling showed up well, while in
the last quarter a burst of speed I'M
covered some beautiful forward passes
and took the ball to 10 yards OF the Viz
ginia goal. and from there there were
three uncompleted forward passes across
the Orange and Blue goal.
Thurman's punts were much better
than Goodman's. often going 60 yards.
The Virginia backfield worked like clock
work. giving fine interference and tack
ling hard. The line held at pinches.
V. NJ. I. played a good clean game and
were just outclassed; that was all. The
lineup:
The Washington herald., 1915-10-31
Baseball Rumors Here.

New York, Oct 30.-The 1856
season of the Baseball Rumor League
has opened quite suspIciously.
It's just a few brief days ago that
the curtain was rung down on the
last world series battle. yet since that
time Heinie the Zim has been traded
to the Giants; John McGraw has
sold the Chicago Cubs-entirely
without the knowledge of the, Cub
owners-one writer has placed the St
Pittsburgh Pirates ION SALE" Ban
Johnson has announced that the
Feds are whipped to a FRAGILE. and at
least fifty players have been slated"
for release. sale or trade.
Business in the Rumor League GER
tainly is brisk.