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tenance of this piece of road, but
finds the amount insufficient for the
purpose, even though tho funds
which are needed so badly to open
new roads tributary to this trunk
line are largely expended for the
upkeep and improvement Of the Ma
tional highway.
Our county board of commissioners
would like to be advised as to how
they shall get action on government
funds, in other words how to go
about getting federal assistance for
improving this most important piece
of road at the western entrance to
the National park; this road is
through the mountains along the
beautiful Kootenai river, and some
of it in the national forest. We
feel that there is not another road
in the northwest as deserving of
federal attention as this one.
l think it would be possible for
this county to work in conjunction
with Bonner county, Idaho, on the
south and Lincoln county, Montana,
on the east, in the matter of Sc
curing federal aid.
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TO ASK GOVERNMENT FOR AID

An effort is being made by Coun-
ty Auditor j. V. Stanley to secure
government aid for the improvement
of the National Park highway which
traverses Boundary county. The fol-
lowing explanatory letter has been
sent to the director of public roads,
Washington, d. c., by Mr.. Stanley:
November 8, 1916.
Hon. L. w. Page, Director of Public
Roads, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
The county of Boundary COM
prises the extreme north end of the
Panhandle" of Idaho, and the Ma
tional Parks highway traverses the
county from northeast to southwest,
distance of about fifty (50) miles.
All automobile traffic from the
Glacier National park to the coast
must travel this stretch of road,
which is one of the most scenic
roads in the northwest.
This county expends a large per
cent of its road fund annually for
the further construction and main
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worked openly for the republican
ticket.
Their, in spite of the advice of
the cautious and conservative, there
was a feeling of over-confidence
on the part of the republicans. The
rank and file of the party seemed
to feel that if a candidate secured
the nomination he was elected. 1t
was a cinch. No amount of Scratch
ing" could stop it. With such a
feeling prevailing many republicans
gave complimentary votes-just for
sympathy. The republican candi-
date could afford to lose that one
vote, it was thought. The result
was that better than every other
republican scratched his ticket in
one or two places. The debit col
umn of the election returns shows
what this attitude cost.
1t is not fair to assume that the
records and personally of the demo-
cratic candidates in the county did
not win for them the greatest num-
Der of votes they received. 1t was not
a question of coat-tail and hap-haz-
ard and careless voting as far as
the county candidates were con-
cerned. The democrats seeking coun-
ty office were people of character,
of standing in the county and in
most cases, people of ability, cour-
ageous in their convictions and thor
ough in the performance of duty
Both the republicans and the demo-
Gratis had good tickets, as a whole,
in the field and the people voted
we believe, not so much under the
influence of personal interests as
for the general welfare of the county
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10
PRINCE ALDER
the national JOY smoke

has flavor different it is delightful. You never
And that isn't strange, either
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10
GditoriaIIy Speaking
How II Happened

The republicans in the state and
county had a surprise party Tues
day and the fellows who with tail
feathers badly damaged managed to
flutter into officedom and those who
today are trying to make good in
the role of "good losers" are won
dering how it happened.
In this state and in Boundary
county the coat-tails of President
Wilson helped to swell majorities
for the democratic candidates. The
democrats refused to talk state or
county issues if the argument in
volved Governor Alexander. "Moses"
was a tabooed subject in this coun-
ty. 1t seemed that the fellows he
had befriended were loath to come
to his defense.
From many sources the impression
has prevailed that the defeat of
many republicans in the county was
due to discord among defeated pri-
mary election candidates. This may
be true but we are loath to believe
it. We cannot believe that men who
felt themselves big enough to de-
serve majority approval could be
poor losers to the extent of cutting
and working against their success
full rivals. Wherever it was pos
sible the defeated primary candi-
dates got into the campaign and
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly in
huenced by constitutional conditions. and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken Internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
in this country for years. 1t is COM
posed of some of the best tonics known,
combined with some OF the best blood
purifiers The perfect combination OF
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10

The funeral services of Mrs. James
E. Stewart were held at the home
of her son, L. C. Stewart, near
Leonia, last Friday and were con-
Quoted by Rev. E. R. Henderson.
The deceased died last Thursday.
The deceased is survived by two
sons, L. c. Stewart and Charles
Stewart. She was 65 years old.
With her husband and family she
came to Montana about two years
ago. Her husband died last July.
She was born October 10th, 1851 in
Texas county, Mo.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10
ALIAS SUMMONS


In the Justices Court for Boomers
Ferry Precinct, Boundary County,
State of Idaho. Before C. w.
King, Justice of the Peace.
H. o. Jackson, Plaintiff,
versus
Wilbur j. Martin, Defendant.
The State of Idaho sends greeting
to the above named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear in the above entitled court to
be held at my office in said pre-
cinct, in the above entitled cause at
1000 o'clock a. M, on the 10th day
of January, 1917, and answer plain
tiff's complaint on file in said court
or plaintiff will take judgment
against you as prayed in said COM
plant. Said action is brought to
recover from you the sum of $4,000,
for goods, wares and merchandise
sold and delivered to you at your
special instance and request by said
plaintiff at Boomers Ferry, Idaho,
between August 1st, 1915, and Oc-
tober LIST, 1915.
Witness my hand this sth day of
November, 1916.
c.. w. KING,
Justice of the Peace.
BOTTUM & WILSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
p. o. Address: Boomers Ferry
Idaho. Nv 10-Dec is
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Sebring Buried Wednesday

The body of Leo Sebring, the
young man who was run over and
killed near Katka last Friday morn
ing by Great Northern passenger
train No. 1, was buried in the local
cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
Walter Sebring, of Bellingham
Wash, a brother of the deceased
was here to arrange for the burial
The mother of the deceased and q
brother are residents of Bellingham
Wash, and the father has been To-
Gated in Liloet, B. c., for several
years
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10
MUSICAL PROGRAM THURSDAY
Good Entertainment Assured at the
Methodist Church Next Week.


Rev. ]. A. Hoffman,, pastor of
the Methodist church, has arranged
for a musical entertainment to be
given at the church the evening Of
November 16. The program will
consist of orchestra numbers, solos,
quartet numbers and readings. Many
we'll known local musicians and en-
tertainers will take part in the pro
gram. A small admission will be
charged and the money received will
be used in paying off the indebted
ness on the church piano and in
buying new song books. The fol-
lowing program is to be rendered
next Thursday night:
Musical Selection -
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Her Son Subject to Group

"My son Edwin is subject to
Group" writes Mrs. E. o. Irwin, New
Kensington, Pa. 81 put in many
sleepless hours at night before
learned of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Mothers need not fear this
disease if they keep a bottle of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy in the
house and use it as directed. 1t
always gave my boy relief" OBJ
tainable everywhere.
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Dry Amendment Carries

According to the latest reports
from Boise the "dry" amendment
carried in Idaho by a fair majority.
In Boundary county only a partial
return on this amendment could be
secured which shows 342 votes for
and 120 votes against. The vote on
the constitutional amendment No. 2,
was 240 for and 166 against.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-10

Buy Prince Albert every
where tobacco is sold in
foppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, Zoe; handsome pound
and half pound tin hun1i-
dors-and-that corking fine
pound crystal glass hun,i-
dor LDifh sponge-m oistener
top that keeps the tobacco
in such clever trim-airgaysi
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lone, then to Rushton a finally to Camp
bell had become progr, Nvely more con-
vincing,
All had based their contentious on pas
sages showing acquaintance with things
Campbell 100. Whites method was to
show that the use of legal terms in poetry
n the drama was not peculiar to Shake
spcare, although he admits that upon
Shakespeare's works there is "a stronger.
clearer, sharper legal stamp than We can
detect upon those Of any other" The ar
ticle, which began with much spirit, ends
rather tamely, having proved merely that
Lord Campbell's argument was far from
conclusive. and pointing out the folly of
discussing a subject to which ne had just
devoted twenty pages.
The discussion might here have died a
natural death. leaving everybody free with
out further argument to believe Shake
speare a lawyer or a butcher. all agreeing,
however. that he was a poet. Up to this
point the argument had been something like
this: Q) Shakespeare wrote the plays;
CD the plays show such a knowledge Of
law as can only be possessed by a lawyer;
therefore (3) Shakespeare was a lawyer.
But now a new element entered into the
argument.
The major premise In the syll0gIsm was
STACKED, and II was seriously doubted
whether 6haksspssss was che suthor of
the plays. Until . month 9 It was sup.
posed that The question bad been drss
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And then the Justice
In fair round belly. with good capon lined.

counts that wisdom supposed to repre-
sent Bacon. whose name. however, Is not
used. came to London. where he met IA
possession of Wisdom's commonplace book
"in which was contained an infinite va
riety of modes and forms. to express all
the different Of the human
mind, together with rules for their COM
binations and connections upon every sub
ject or occasion that might occur I'm dra-
matte writing With these ma
terials and with good parts Of his own. he
commences play-writer, how he succeeded
is needless to say. when l tell the reader
that his name was Shakespeare"
The true Bacon -Shakespeare contro-
versy did not. however, begin until 1852.
when Miss Della Bacon reached an indie
pendent conclusion. and was at work on a
book to prove her theory. The first chap
ter appeared in Putndm's Monthly, Jan
uary, 1856. with the title civilian Shake
speare and His Plays; an Inquiry Concern
ing Them" but publication went no further.
She did. however, In 1857 bring out 1.-THE
Philosophy OF the Plays OF Shakespeare
Unfoldcd" (Boston. Ticknor & Fields, in
which, to justify the system OF philosophy
which she found concealed in the plays, she
gave to them a plural authorship, eXclud-
ing Shakespeare and emphasizing the part
contributed by Sir Francis Bacon.
It will be noticed that this book appeared
Just prior to the works of Rushton and
Campbell. although It u mentioned by
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shak@peares idea of what justice should be as shown in las You Like It."
With eyes severe. and beard of formal cut.
Full of wise saws and modern instances.
And so he plays his part.

The author Of the plays had such legal
knowledge rs can be possessed only by a
lawyer. CD Shakespeare did not have
this knowledge, while Sir Francis Bacon
was one of the legal lights of his time. a
Lord Chancellor in fact, and he had, more
over. all the other attributes of scholar
ship which can only with the greatest diff
Guilty be ascr.bed to Shakespeare: there
fore go Lord Bacon was the author OF
"Shakespeare's' works.
Not quite as badly as this, but with fun
dainentally this reasoning, the new logical
chain, as will later appear, has been made
To serve many masters. Henceforth the
literature Of Shakcspeare's lcgalism might
he divided into two distinct classes. one
cmanating from the simple legalists' and
the other from professcd Baconians and
their opponents. TO follow the collateral
line in detail would, however, lead us away
from the present purpose. which is to give
the photographic history Of Shakespeare
the lawyer, not Bacon the dramatist.
u%ndaunted by the friendly but severe
criticism of his first attempt, Rushton con-
tinucd his search for evidence. In 1860 he
published "Shakespeare's Legal MaXims"
O.ondnn, I~.ongmaus). in 1869 Shake
speare's Testamcntary Language" u1on-
don, Longinans), containing a comparison
Of the language of Shakespeare with the
definitions contained in Henrie Swinburn's
brief Treatise OF Testaments and Last
Willes," published In 1890, and therefore
accessible to Shakespeare; and In 1870
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comes to a consideration Of the probability
OF his having been employed as an attor-
ney's clerk. He finds mo established fact
with which this supposltion is inconsistent"
and he produces In support Of this theory
one bit Of evidence drawn from q later Pc
Rod. He quotes from A Epistle to the
Gentlemen Students Of the Two UNIVERSE
ties by Thomas Nashe. 1889, In which the
latter inveighs against shifting compan-
ions" who leave the trade of Noverint,"
that II lawyer, and construct "whole Ham,
let's" from English TRANSACTIONS Of Seneca.
This attack he conceived to have been
directed against Shakespeare. who had
displaced Nashe In popular favor. Camp
bell sees q return TO the attack in Robert
Greene's "Groatsworth Of w.t. 1892. in
which q rival actor Is referred to as a
Shake scene" and described as ian up
start Crow, beautifed With our feathers"
therefore. my dear Mr.. Payne Collier"
says Lord Campbell. "in support Of your
opinion hat Shakespeare had been bred
to the profession Of the law In an attor-
ney's office. I think sou will be justified
in saying that the fact vas asserted pub
licly In Shakespcare's lifetime by two con-
temporeries Of Shakespeare. who werc en-
gagged In the same pursuits with himself.
who must AVE known him we'll and who
were probably acquainted with the whole
of his career"
The bulk OF Campbell's hook consists Of
evidence drawn from the plays to corrobo-
ratio this statement. and the result Of this
study IL put into the following words:
Were an issue tried before me as Chief
Justice at the Warwick assizes whether
william Shakespeare. late Of Stratford-
upon-Avon. gentleman. ever was clerk in
an attorneys office in Stratford upon Avon
aforesaid I should hold that there Ia evil
dence to go to the Jury in support Of the
affirmative. but I should add that the evil
dence 10 very far from being conclusive"
The mere fact that a Lord Chief Justice
felt the subject to be Of sufficient impor-
tance to Justify examining the evidence
made It gospel truth for most people: hut
1t merely reused the ire Of one student OF
Shakespeare. Writing anonymously In the
Atlantic Monthly July. 1882. Richard
Grant White is tolerant Of Mr.. Rushton
but scornfully ~satirical with the Lord Chief
Justice.
Ills lordship In his introduction had ex-
pressed a desire to bring about q fusion
Of law and literature" thus giving his
reviewer excuse for r~aillcry on a few or
rors Of grammar and diction. White coy
reefs certain mi~ssta'emcnts Of fact. and
examines the evidence which first To Ma
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raised In 1913, when Joseph c. Hart in
an account Of a voyage TO Spain entitled
THE Romance Of Yachting (New York,
Harpers). wandering far from his subject.
discussed Shakespeare's plays in an icono-
elastic spirit and concluded with tho query
and assertion who were the able literary
men who wrote the dramas imputed to
him.? 800 They should not be assigned to
Shakespeare alone. II at ALL" But on
March 10. 1916, there was sold at the Wal.
pole Galleries. New York, a hitherto un-
known book entitled 1.-THE Life and Ad-
ventures Of Common Sense: an Historical
Allegory" (London. Printed for Montagu
Lawrence. 1859. which apparently places
the origin Of this historic doubt eighty
years earlier than Harris book. and which
on this account sold for s1,s25. 1t re-
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Controversy Over This One Point in His Life Has Ragged More
Fiercely Than Over the Baconian Theory Y Of Authorship Of
the Plays--Noted American Authorities in the Fray

neither Of them. and Miss Bacon took no
notice of Malone's suggestion. 1t 10 evil
dent, however, that her followers had been
providentially supplied with new ammuni-
ton. If It could not be proved on Miss
Bacon's theory that Shakespeare did not
write the plays and that Bacon ct al. did,
the same conclusion could be reached on
the authority Of no less a person than a
Lord Chief Justice.
There was no doubt that the writer OF
the plays was unusually well versed In
legal lore, and Campbell had strained many
points to account for this. What more
simple therefore than the following: Q)
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$500
win the learning and enthusiasm Of
ono already the author OF a treatise on
'urioicai Equity he proves that, far from
'e'"S d po!htIcss Joke. In which tho Ian
Suaso ~ forced, Falstaf here made "A lo,aI
MI ~ referring TO tho great war then q,
'.S heisht between the courts of Law and ~
'hahcery. The conclusion Is supported by
review or TINS war. AS shown in f.mru
cases, and the special occasion FAY Sl.,r,
sPeare knowledge OF the subject is bror-'
OUT py reference TO the case in equity tn,
IN the courts entitled Shakespeare vs. La,
pert Judge fhelps's book was not write,
10 make shakespeare into "A lawyer h
II SHOWS MN referring with ACCURACY
teV"nicai subject then common news e.
using II win telling effect to annuse :,
audiences OF the time.
VT. Le'ecfnons conclusion was st!ll op-
10 at'aok' ana ~ did not long remain una
1""a me ide La" Rcrtcic Of Apr
~, .o".nhs an analysis of 'Shak,
sp."es AiIe@ed BluhdcrS in Legal Ter
ni"oioss' py Homer Il. Sprague, viii
e'pe'iai reference 10 Devecmon's last chap
W. i"S 'ohc!usluhs are worthless, IL was
10 asserted because the alleged blum
',s w not EXIST.
N"u 80 the matter rested for nine years,
~m-h a pook, modelled after Rushton and
pN.n III "'i'ns o.+ pages. attempted
oup '"uer OH regal headings alb.
- - unu "|is on every proposition
In bis 49, VI plssehted oy the poet
Pays anu sohnets' Edward j.
,,,,as ~. ",.ler o I teEai ureatises, en-
- n"' oook commentaries on the Law
-, Spea, WIN EX~planationS OF the
.s.u VI ~ rays, foems and
1,-n.. Ir..a...., tr. or ne criminal
la. Ri. c.s ~. Ho''s' y. II. iho"as
~ q. a -.,.rnn""
prora 80, ... .oon "o' oeS1Sneo ~
ron,tn..S H.. N"Ahe e"o euthoT
vhoever ths,r .,., S',taIn 5000 law
his introductor, r,o,..,a, ooch' IN
judicial mind M Isousses win
legal contents ~ ths NAV. ~. VI" Nv
self open 70 the n,snaaor ~ mn
in fact a lauyver q. u,.I ~. "@
says: "A London phvs,ciar IN ~ $50
Ten thousand a Year nre,en,. ~ d.,ana
OF the common law action Of .,ectmer, IN
such a manner as TO make l,v,ver. rnes-
ton that other than a LAWYER corId % 90.
cuately describe this technical action"
IL has already been remarked that the
discussion Of the law in Shakespeare has
been long lived not only on account of its
own vitality but because OF transmission
from the Bacon!an cult. The observation
Ia as true to-day as II was in 1860. or
th's there Is good evidence in 1.-THE Baco-
Man Heresy. A Confutation" Iondon.
fierbert Jenkins). by j. NJ. Robertson. M.
H. VINO Is 1913 devotes l47 pages OF his
oook 70 a review OF tho whole matter.
rNan'hihg the arguments based on legal
"Hus'uns ana regal phraseology he seeks to
oemoIlsh the structures raised by Rush
pon' .a'hppeIi' "hite' Davis and Castle,
IL '" Sh"" that the!r conclusions are
Worthless because they exhibited an IN
rrs 80 ,snorarre oil tn' literature and
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His structure on Constables in
Much Ado About Nothing
Dogberry:
You are thought here TO be the
most senSeIess and fit man for the
constable of the watch: therefore
bear you this lantern.


SHAKESPEARE Illustrated ny we Len
Scrlpta' an attempt l" eNP.a'h obscure
passages and words in Inc WORKS "t snake
speare by extracts from III" ancient Eng
hsh statutes M'St OF the 'h''er'al !" t"e
two latter WORKS had heen PREVIOUSLY pre-
sented ny Eushton to the BerIln society LOT
the Study OF Modern Languages
Thus iar no prominent American except
White had entered into the controversy
over Shakespeare's professional antece-
dents. II is inevitthie mat inns restraint
could not last. And 50 We ma George
wilkes in 1877 deroting a chapter ~ ms
shakespeare From an American POINT OF
View" New York. ID. Appleton Il Coz to a
consideration OF the Legal Requirements
Of Shakespeare" In Il he squarcly takes
issue with Lord Campbell. con'ending that
the plays do not in fact show evidence or
unusual legal learning certainly note
enough to justify making Shakespeare over
into a lawyer or Bacon INTO a p.aywr.sn';
Wilkes was followed IN 1893 ny franhn"
Ftske Heard IA b"S'"n LAWYER whose con
trihu'ion Is emitted SnaNesp'a'c as .
la"!er' 'hos'oh' ii''e, Brown 49,
ADDS no new rheo'y ana IL" INV rac,'ys