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Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-23
NECK BROKEN
BY ROLLING LOGS

John R. Webb the 19-year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Webb, of Oaksdale,
Wash, was instantly killed last Satur-
day evening at the camp of the In
land Empire Paper Co., about three
miles from Addie, when he was caught
under a pile of rolling logs. When
the body was recovered it was found
that Webb's neck was broken.
The body was brought here the same
evening and placed in charge of I'm
dertaker Stookey, who communicated
the sad news to the parents.
Burial will be had at the home of
the deceased and the body was ship
ped yesterday to Oakesdale ]. H.
Webb, brother, and w. A. Curtiss, a
friend of the Webb family, came here
Sunday to take charge of the body.
The deceased was born in Tennessee
on May. 26, 1900 He enlisted in the
navy short time before he became IS
years of age and during his enlist
ment made two trips to the European
coast. He was discharged about two
months ago and after visiting with his
folks at Oakesdale for while. left for
Spokane with the intention of going
to school. His parents understood
that he was in Spokane and did not
know of his being at work in the camp
at Addie until the news of the accident
arrived. He is survived by his par
ents, five brothers and three sisters.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-23
LARGE CROP OF HAY.

A. ]. Kent has a strip of three acres
of land lying between the Great Nor
thern and Spokane International rail-
way tracks which produced eight and
quarter tons of timothy hay this
year and there will be a second cutting
ready in a few weeks. The hay sold for
$3S per ton. This is the same land
which produced a remarkagle yield of
of potatoes a few years ago.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-23

members of her Sunday School class
of the Union church at a picnic on
Saturday, 23 boys out of class of 81,
attending and enjoying a most pleas
ant outing in the vicinity of Snow
creek. The trip to and from the pic
mic grounds was made by auto. OF
course the big picnic lunch was one
of the features of the days outing
and full justice was done it.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-23
In Honor of Mrs. Geo. Clous

Mrs. George Clous left yesterday
for her home in Spokane after a
weeks visit here at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. NJ Flood
Mrs. Flood entertained Tuesday af-
ternoon in honor of her guest at an
auction bridge party, Mrs. o. S. Davis
winning the prize for the high score.
On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Flood entertained company of their
friends at cards, Mrs. Clous being the
guest OF honor. Mrs. Clous won the
high score prize for the ladies and
DR.. Faucet won the gentlemen's
prize. Dainty refreshments were
served after the card games.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-23

FOR SALE FOR. s900-Good four
room house. close in. large yard. cellar
and woodshed. Terms. Inquire at
Herald Office.
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The Coffee Plant.

The ordinary coffee plant is
native Of Abyssinia- and as such
has been used for the production
OF a beverage from time immemor-
iaL 1t was carried into Abratia
about the beginning Of the fifteenth
century. From Arabia il was
transported TO all parts Of the
Mohammedan world by the Mecca
pilgrims, who found in il a happy
substitute for the alcoholic bever-
ages forbidden by the Koran. The
hrst authentic mention OF il by a
European was by a German ply
stefan and traveller on his return
from a tour through Syria in 1873.
It was brought TO Venice BY a
physician in 1891. II was referred
TO in 1921 by Burton in his Ana
tony OF Melancholy" as follows
The Turks have a drink called
coffee, 50 nAmed~from a berry black
as SCOT and as bitter, which they
sip hot because they ind by ex-
perience that that kind OF drink.
so used. helpeth digestion and pro-
Eoteth alarcity." The FIRST coffee-
House established9n Lo- ION was in
1852 and beea fashionable in
Paris ID 1863.
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Correct, But spiritless,

While calling on some friends
With her mother, little Cissie was
giTen a piece of luscious cake. In
ecstasy she exclaimed. "Oh, Just
love chocolate cake! 1t is awfully
nice" "Cissie," her mother said,
''you do not love cake, you like IT,.
Nice is not the proper word in that
connection, and 'aWfully' is absurd!
You should have said, very good
oh and just are redundant, and
should have been omitted. Now say
the sentence correctly" Cissie, who
was used 10 such corrections, said
meekly, Il like chocolate cake; 1t is
very good" She seemed so miSera-
bic. however, that the hostess came
TO her rescue and said, What Is
the matter. dear? You said il quite
correctly" Yes, know" the child
replied, but IL sounded as though I
was talking about plain bread"
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The Rhyming
Optimist
By Aline MichaeIis,


NOTTIE DIMPLE Was quite sim
pie, she had nothing i'm her
head; just a merry little
fairy; no one noted what she said.
But she daily toddled gayly. with
some nice, devoted man, out to view
the latest movie, for she was q
fiery fan. In her bean she kept
the scenery Of some forty dozen
plays, and she knew each little film
peach, knew their faces and their
ways. Twas amazing, but from gaz-
ing at a pretty vamping elf, Dot de-
cided, il she tried il, she could be
a vamp herself. She asserted that
she flirted better than each movie
queen, though they tell US she was
jealous of the danes upon the
screen. It was certain Dot could
nirt in English, Hebrew, and Choc-
taW. and each sutton thought her
euter than all the other girls he
saw. So Dot vamped on and she
camped on trails OF movie men ga
lore She was always in the hall
ways peering through some office
door. After looking for a booking
oil all hope was almost passed,
they annexed her for an extraa;
vas really in a cast. Did she play
the leading lady and make hearers
pulses throb? Well, in speeding she
vas leading. for she led the rush
ing meb. So time passes and this
lass is posing sweetly day by day.
Tell US clearly. does she yearly
draw a million dollars pay? With
her smiling and beguiling, does she
summon tear and sob? Not precise
ly, for, concissly, Dots still with
the bowling mob
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By Loretto G. Lynch.

GCVVTHEN we heard that Johns
q" sister was coming to
spend a month with us
during the summer we were a bit
upset" said Mrs. Chambers. You
see. we had not been married very
long and the expense OF getting
started and making a home in the
suburbs of a strange city had quite
drained our slim resources. We
could accommodate her If only we
had another bedroom furnished.
Yet. everything that went to fur
nish the regulation bedroom SEEM
ed quite beyond our means"
But you entertained her and she
is always telling us how lovely was
her ROOM" interrupted Mrs. Walk
er, as she nimbled daintily at her
cinnamon toast. Just what did
you do?"
well, I'll tell you-if it won't
bore you" chirped Mrs Chambers
cheerfulIy. And then she went on
to tell US just how she did it.
The room was the regulation
square bedroom usually found in
the rather chesply constructed
country house. The floor boards
were wide and the cracks between
them discouraging. The wood
work was unfinished and the walls
were just calcimined.
She decided to use cold-water
paint of a very light green on the
walls. The work was given a coat
OF prepared flat white" When this
was thoroughly dry. il was careful
ly sandpapered down with very fin0
sandpaper, and a second coat OF
"fatwhite" applied. Finally the
woodwork was given a coat Of
washable enamel in white.
Next she went at the, floor. The
boards were thoroughly scrubbed
and allowed to dry. a paste filler,
obtainable at the paint shop, was
used to NIL the cracks. Two coats
of oak stain and a coat OF scratch
proof varnish were applied.
A single bed Of white enamel in
a plain rectangular tube bungalow
pattern was purchased. A comfort
able willow rocker with green We
lour cushions. a small white table
and a green grass rug were among
her main purchases. These were
gotten from a reputable furniture
house and paid for in twelve month
ly installments.
Her real achievement. however.
was the dressing table, which she
made from a packing box. The box
was painted and enameled white
like the woodwork after cracks
were 6iied. The bottom OF the box
was pushed back against the wall
and the open side had a brass cdr
ain rod mounted neatly near the
tor. Two dozen brsst hooks, such
e are used fer hanging teaclfbi.
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For the Guest Who Stays.
WHAT A RESoURCEFUL WOMAN DID

were screwed at regular intervals
on the under side OF the topmost
side of the dressing table. As many
lightweight hangers enameled ap-
pie green were hung on these.
The hangers were for lingerie.
shirtwaists and other articles Of
women's wear often found with
difficulty or not at all in the regu-
lation bureau drawer.
For the curtains, bureau covers,
bed cover and the like our hostess
selected plain scrim OF a creamy
white color The border was Of
apple blossom with sprays OF cool
green leaves. The border was made
OF motifs cut from cretonnc and
appliqued to the scrim with green
mercerized cotton.
The curtain in front OF the dress
ing table was made in two parts so
that they might be easily parted
when our guest wanted to get a
clean shirtWaist in a hurry.
Above the dressing table there
hung a square mirror. Once il
adorned an impossible golden oak
bureau. 1t was purchased for IS at
a second hand shop and done over
in white.
On the small white table there
was, besides the pretty cover. a tiny
glass flower holder and our hostess
took care that each day or two it
held another Of the gardens variety
OF flowers.
There was really much more time
and thought put into this room than
actual money Because the guest
was coming in summer to a rather
hot section OF the country the cool
green and white with a bit OF re-
lieving pink in the apple blossom
motif was chosen. Had il been a
winter one, our hostess might have
chosen mahogany and old rose with
a cheerful bit OF yellow or orange
here ard there.
1t is a hopeful sign to see the
average young women OF today
studying effects in furnishings in
the model rooms Of the up-to-date
furniture houses before purchasing.
A furniture dealer told me recently
that it is a harder job to sell furni-
ture today than il was ten years
8 ago.
Even the woman marrying the
small salaried clerk won't so much
as look at our highly vanished
golden oak today. She wants plain
NSslSn ana lusleFleSs nnlSh' ana II
We haven't il, she goes elsewhere
Perhaps, you, too, will want to
furnish up . bedroom for the guest
that has been promising to spend
couple of weeks since long before
the outrageous increase in railroad
fares. There is a rumor that fares
are coming down this summer. 1t
might be well TO start1a little ahead
fhnf he 1aHShA-
fully ready to receive the guest who
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HEARTS OF THREE
By JACK LONDON.
Torres Faces Death With Announce.
ment He Must Imbibe of
Golden Drink

tfon Of prying her teeth apart. ID
vaneed on Leoneia.
Hold. priestv' Francis shouted
stentoriously. -she is not divine a.
Da vaseo is divine. Try the golden
drink on De vaseo."
whereat Torres bestowed upon
Francis look OF malignant anger.
stand on your naughty PRIDE
Francis instructed him. Decline the
drink. Show them the inside OF your
helmet"
IT will not drink" Torres cried.
half In panic as the priest turned
to him.
You shall drink. II you are Da
Vasea. the divine captain from the
sun. weDwtll then know IL and We
will fall down and worship you
Torres looked appeal at Francis,
which the priests narrow eyes did
not fail to catch.
Looks as though you'll have 70
drink It," Francis said. dryly. Any
way, do Il for the lady's sake and
die like a hero"
With a sudden, violent strain at
the cords that bound him. Torres
Jerked one hand free. pulled on his
helmet. and held ii 50 that the priest
could gaze inside.
Behold what 10 craven therein
Torres commanded.
Such was the priests startiement
at sight OF theinscription"DaVa
that the pitcher fell from his hand.
The molten gold, splitting forth. set
the dry debris on the ground ahFe.
while one OF the sDearmen, spattered
on the foot. danced away with Wild
yells of pain. But the sun priest
quickly recovered himself Seiz-
ing the ire-pot. he was about to set
fire to the faggots heaped about his
three victims. when the little maid
intervened.
The Sun God would not let the
great captain drink the drink" she
said. THE Sun God spilled 1t from
your hand"
And when all the Lost Souls be-
gan to murmur that there Was
more in the matter than appeared
to the priest. the latter was com
PEELED to hold his hand. Neverthe-
less was he resolved on the destruc-
tien OF the three intrudeEs. So,
craftily. he addressed his people.
I'VE shall wait for a sign Bring
OIL We will give the Sun Cod
time for a sign. Bring a candle
Pouring the jar OF oil over the
faggots to make them more in
fiammable. he set the lighted stub
OF q candle in the midst of tAo sat
urated fuel, and said:
The life % a candle win Be the
duration Of the time for the sign.
Is II well. D People?'
And all the Lost Souls murmnred.
cit is we'll"
Torres looked appeal to Francis
who replied:
THE old brute certainly pfnehed
on the length Of the candle II
won't last five minutes at best,
and. maybe, inside three minutes
we'll be ginng up in smoke"
What can we do?" Torres de-
handed. frantieally. while Leoncia
looked bFaVely, with q sad. brave
smile OF love, into Francis eyes.
Pray for rain Francis answer
ed. And the sky is as clear as
a bell. After that, die game Don't
squeal too loud"
ITO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
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By David Cory.

e A ND now, Sir Cat" said
~ Fairy Nimble Finger. "if
you will come with me
will show you some OF the sights Of
Egg Shell Island" So after that
Puss said good-by to the Owl, who
had to go back to his Beautiful
Pea Green boat" and set out with
Nimble Finger.
you've just seen Topsy-Turyy
House" said the Fairy, 80 now
I'm going to show you a little
crooked house." As he finished
speaking. Puss Junior began to
grin.
There was a crooked man.
And he walked a crooked mile
And he found a crooked sixpense
Against a crooked stile:
He bought a crooked cat,
Who caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
In little crooked house"
And the way the crooked little
man walked was enough to set any
one laughing. He couldn't go very
fast. and when Puss and Nimble
Finger came up to him he was
nearly home, so he asked them in,
and. OF course, Puss accepted. for
he was curious to see the crooked
cat and the crooked mouse.
AS they entered his little crooked
house. the little crooked man smiled
a crooked smile and said:
Now, don't think for a moment
because 1 only paid a crooked six
pence for my crooked cat that she
isn't a good mouser. The very FIRST
night she caught a crooked mouse.
and it's very hard to catch crooked
things in this world, let me tell
you, although it's very easy to do
them" Which is very true when
you think 1t over.
I'm sure l shall like your cat"
said Puss Junior. Indeed. all the
have ben charming, with one ex-
ception, and he turned out to be
very nice in the end. I'm thinking
of the Robber Kitten. you know"
"Oh, yes" laughed the crooked
man, "he was crooked only in an
other way" Well. at this moment
the door opened and a cat came into
the, room. This is my dear little
crooked cat" said the crooked man.
I'm very. glad to met you" she
said to PuSs Junior and Nimble
Finger.
Then they all sat down and had
some tea out Of a little crooked tea
pot that poured the tea out OF
the back OF the handle instead OF
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Do YOU KNOW
THAT

on which is used in the manufac-
ture OF soap is now made from
tomato seeds in Italy.
1t is a curious fact that the men
attending the pans in the salt
works are entirely exempt from.
cholera, smallpox, scarlet fever,
and influenza
The sunhoWer is a valuable plant.
It's seeds make fine -four for live
stock, its oil is equal TO the best
linseed. and its stalks are as good
as coal for producing heat
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fsrnopaia of PrecedInE Chaptera.l

(synOpsis Of Preceding ChaPters.D
Francis MORAN. descendant Of SIR
Henry Morgan. historic buecanser. de-
eidss 10 pass up activities Of city life tof
= Thomas ResAn. stsek operator. eoMss
Alvarez Torres, q south American, who
announces he has tip on the leeation g
treasure buried By Morgan ~ the ela
pirate days. Regan has an idea.
Young Morgan sails for South AMER
iea In pursuit OF the treasure. Tpoa
woman Who appears 10 mistake him fOF
some one else. He 10 fred upon ~ three
natives aud seeks safety aboard his Ves-
FrSnefs Iesrns Ee and Hssry, the mys-
isrieus islander. are both dssSeadAnts o.
Pirate Morgan.
Francis diseoverg his rsse'nbiahee, =
Henry was responsible for his pecultaH
Ereeting upen arst laadsng on South
American territory. Francis eneoun'sIs
Torres again. Francis IL Gavrd ron
IN his place. IDsoneia hndG her fancy
has gtRayed from Henry to Frapet@
The two plot to save He Try.
their enemies and 20 aboard FraneiS
vessel. The Angeiique - purgued doHn
the ceast. Francis and his party deelds
They came upon treasure Francis ana
his friends again md themselves pur'
sued and former battles with Toes 70
enable others TO escape
tured. Henry and JsRs descend into
pit to play . strange game. Francs
nndS custodian Of pirate treasure. They
Old Priests Chant fails to bring key
to fortune from Chia's ear. EranciB
decides on exploration Of pit.
party falls to death. Henry goes for
help
help. The friends are reunited in the
Valley Of Lost Souls
As he spoke. while the Lost Souls
looked on eagerly. and while the
three strangers looked on with no
less keenness Of apprehension, the
priest thrust his hand into the open
mouth OF a large leather bag and
began dropping handouts Of gold
nuggets into the heated crucible
OF the tripod. So near were they
that they could see the gold melt
into fluid and rise up in the cru
chile like the drink IL was intended
to be.
The little maid, daring on her ex-
traordinary position in the Lost
Soul tribe, came up to the Sun
Priest and spoke that all might
hear.
That is Da vasco. the Captain
Da Vasco. the divine Capitan Da
Vaseo. who led our ancestors here
the long, long time ago"
The priest tried to silence her
with a fTown. But the maid re-
peated her statement, pointing elo-
quently from the bust to Torres and
back again; and the priest felt his
grip on the situation slipping,
while inwardly he cursed the sim
full love of the mother OF the little
girl which had made her his
daughter.
Hush he commanded sternly.
These are things of which you
know nothing. II he be the Cap
itan Da VaSco, being divine he
will drink the gold and be un-
harmed"
Into q rude pottery pitcher, which
had been heated in the pot OF fire at
the base of the altar, he poured the
molten gold. At a signal, several OF
the young men laid aside their
spears and. with the evident inten-
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By Anne Lisle.
CHAPTER Glib,


. GETRENDsHIP like this-JOve,
IT makes life worth Iiv-
ing" exclaimed Terry
when he found that Jim and I had
net motored back to the city in An
tAony NorFeys' car, but had re-
manned at GreyfriaTs to see him
through his strange wedding eve
ming alone.
Jim seized Terry's hand and
wrung it. All his sincere affection
and admiration for Terry were
coming to the surface again. AS
he answered, he sent me a glance
that was At once shamedfaced
aud pleading.
Terry. old chap, there isn't a
man in the world I'd do more for
than you-if knew how. There
isp't another chap I'd trust like you
mo matter what you did. no matter
whether ] got you or not"
so that's how il is" said Terry
thouGhtfully. We'll, Jimmie, old
fellow. ] wouldn't ask a better
matey. And you know how the lit
tie Misses has stood by. Betty
might have cried about il a bit-if
Il hadn't been her wedding day"
The Doctor said he'd let you
have dinner with Betty" / VEN
tuned, trying hard to adjust myself
to the situation and not let any
feeling of bitterness toward Jim
linger-er show.
But Jim was generous about that,
too.
Here's my big idea. Terry-you
ride down to the inn with Anne and
me now. Thafll kill time for you
until they let you into Paradise
again. Then, when they put you
out again, you motor back to the
inn, and Wen be waiting. I'll get
q eTibbage board, in case you can't
sleep and want 70 make a night OF
it"
The Supreme Sacrifice.
Terry chuckled.
"Cribbagei That's the supreme
sacrifice he's Offering me, Sister
Anne. Back in the old days in
France, Jimmie would have a go
TO the magazines of the 1910 vim
tsge he got in a blue funk at
sight OF the cribbage board"
That's all right, old man." said
Jim awkwardly.
Nothing would be too much to
do for you tonight. Terry-even
crihhaEe, evidently."\I broke in.
tryiI :. - make myself respond to
Jim'S unselfishness where Terry
was concerned.
But my whole attitude was col
ored by the evidence I mad been
given that Jim was staying with
Terry partly through friendship for
him and partly through hatred for
Anthony Norreys.
And at that moment the great
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Puss in Boots Jr.

the spout. But the little crooked
mouse wouldn't come out OF her
hole, for she was afraid of a cat,
who wasn't crooked, and Juss Jun
Tor was so very tall and straight.
And next time you shall hear
what happened after that.
Copyright. 1919, David Cory.)
To BE Continued
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Pearls Are NOW the FaUOrite Society Jewel
Increase Their Sale in This Country Reflects the
Preference of American Women
The Enormous

A MEXICAN women have set the
n stamp of approval on the
pearl as the jewel de luxe.
Dealers in precious stones report
tremendous increase in their impor-
tatien, and in some cases 500, 900
have been offered for one perfect
specimen.
War stricken Europe has been
forced to send many of its cheiee
pearls to this country to obtain
much needed cash for the stern
necessities OF life, and the wives Of
rich Americans are taking advan-
tage Of the opportunity.
Perhaps the pearl owes some Of
fits popularity to the fact that 1t
must be worn to preserve Its lustrs.
Strange to say, IL laid away for a
long time il loses its wonderful
sheen. This striking fact was H.
Illustrated a while ago when the
crown peGrls kept in the Louvre
were finally brought out for sale.
In Europe the Queen OF RumAnla
has long been envied for her pearls,
and among American women the
pearls of Mrs. William B. Leeds
rank among the finest known.
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Unintentional Sarcasm.

A Scottish minister had been
away on q vacation. and on his re-
turn asked the sexton how all had
gone in his absence. VERY we'll
indeed" was the cheering response.
They do say that maist meenisters
leave some one worse than them
-selys NO al the pulpit when they
80 away, but you never do tkat.
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DO YOU LIKE BOOKS?

pearl Summers" by Alfred As
kin Wright. begins as a simple love
story of absorbing interest. Then
comes the drama of the war. with
all the thrills and Accordingly in
teresting facts related in a manner
to hold the readers attention. The
author displays intimate knoYlsdg~
OF aerpplapes and submarines. Boz
ton. ChHiaionhar ptthIfahiae. IIauah
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About the Carat.

THE carat" the unit of weight peculiar to iewery,
introduced from India. Man sought to record the
weight of small objects by using tiny seeds. The barley
an was used in Europe In the East the seeds of vetch
were in use and it is from the Greek word for vetch
Okeradon) that the familiar term carat is derived.