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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
A Christmas Stocking
By Bertha Esmond Ridgeley

llRISTMAS and the high
cost Of living do not make
a very harmonious combi-
nation" observed Mrs.
Ralston, IN her quiet, pa
tient way.
Il was just thinking OF
that. mother" replied her
married daughter, Eunice
Marsh, who sat with her
work basket In her lap,
her needle threaded with
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21

mending yarn, and rounding one of her
husbands stockings at the heel.
There that is done and | hope Il
VIII pass muster as half respectable
pinned up to Aunt Mary's mantel."
Mrs. Ralston sighed, and Eunice did
not act any too cheerful. They were
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21

refrain from rush
ing downstairs and
revealing her mar
velOus discovery to
her mother. AS she
r e q e ct e d how
much this gener-
Gus donation would
mean to them all,
in a transport Of
happy tie ars she
sobbed forth h e r
love for the wor-
thy helpmate who
had so W ell full
filled his duty to
herself a n d h e r
family.
Eunice was alive
with half-subdued
excitement all that
evening. She wait
ed when they had
rea c h e d Aunt
Mary's until her
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
Women
Made Young

Bright eyes, clear skin and body
full of youth and health may be
yours if you will keep your system
in order by regularly taking
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21

| o vable, generous
souls, and u n til
{ h e past year or
two had n eve r
known what is was
TO skimp and watch
the corners close
ly. T h e mother
pi c k e d up the
stocking Il un c e
had placed on the
table.
"Come to think
of 1t, Eunice," she
said, 1--WE can do
better t h an that.
just run up to the
storeroom. Here is
the key. Y III
fl n d ia t h err S
clothes and things
as they were when
he died"
The last years
of John Ralston's
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-21
GOLD MEDAL.
<shkRlEM ON
~ RNYI9U@3H ~

The worlds standard remedy for kidney.
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles, the
enemies of life and looks. In use since
1896. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for she name Gold Medal on every box
and accept no imitation
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
LARGE Hearted Douqhboys.

The children played large part In
the American army's Christmas In
France. At the artillery camp at Mail
ly, fG example, II was top sergeant
who said. ten days or so before the
day:
"Say. fellows, these poor little VII
lage kids haven't had much Christ
mas in their lives, have they, nowi
What do you say we take up a col
lection and see what we can dor
The idea took in flash. And they
did so well, giving as they always
gave. with both hands. that the total
sum was amazing.
"why." some one hazarded. II reck.
on we could hand those little shaver
pretty near anything they want. witt
all this wad to spend"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as.
tonishng statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tons are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
HARD AT WORK IN BELGIUM
Coal Mining and other Industries Are
Being Rapidly Put on a
Normal Basis.

The Belgian coal mines are now turn
ing out about so per cent of the nor
nal production. They supply nearly
all the coal needed for the Belgian
industries, while some 100000 tons of
coal a month are exported to France.
Then the great glass industry of the
country. which before the war gave
work to many thousands, Is rapidly
regainlng its former prosperity. and
only quite recently the French minis
try Of reconstruction gave an order
to single Belgian firm for 100000
square meters Of window panes, to be
utilized In the devastated regions. The
result Of all this Is that whereas. at
the time of the signing of the arms
tice, the French franc was worth LILO
or even LIS francs In Belgium. II Is
now worth 95 centimes. Belgium,
moreover. is very far from combining
her efforts to France. Great Britain IL
already considerable importer Of
Belgian goods, while the United States
recently placed an order in Belgium
for more than 100000 900 francs worth
Of glassware.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Strictly Belonged to Him.

/ was having the children help me
in strengthening up the living room.
the tidying up and that Edwin could
do certain things and then Baby Betty
could do some of the little work.
However, heard Betty fussing with
Edwin to let her do something l had
assigned to him and he said: "Why,
of course, you can't. That is middle
sized work and I'm the only middle
sized person here to do t."-EXchangr.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Kept New Doll for Company Days

Nancy, my little niece's old doll. was
looking much the worse for wear, so
sent a dalntily dressed dolly to take
her place. A week after the presenta-
ton of the new doll called at my sis.
ter's and found Betty playing with
Nancy, her old love. On asking her
what had become of the new one, she
replied: ooh, she's nice for company
days. hut like Nancy for plain days. -
Exchange.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" is genu.
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache, Tooth
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of ~
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacidester Of Salicylicacld.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Good Enough for a Girl.

A father and mother, says a British
weekly, had brought their month-old
twins to an East London church to be
christened. All went well until the
rector asked: And what is this child's
name?"
The father drew himself up and
replied: "Haig Pershing Foch Marine
Mons Lloyd George Clemenceau Jones.
The rector gaspcd. Then, taking a
deep breath, he turned to the mother.
who was holding the other child. "And
the name Of thlsT" he asked.
The meek little woman smoothed
her dress and whispered, Maud"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

Of my head at times. Ny bowels did
not move for days and could not eat
without suffering. The doctor could not
help me and one day l told my husband
that / could not stand the pain any
longer and sent him to the drugstore
to get ne bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and threw
the Doctors medicine away. After
taking three bottles of Vegetable Com
pound and using two bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash / could do
my own homework. If it had not been
for your medicine don't know where
would be today and am never without
a bottle of it in the house. You may
publish this if you like that it may help
some other woman. MRS. MARY
SLENDER, 120 Orange St., Wyandotte.
Mich.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

Not Likely
"Why are you crying so bitterly?"
alphabetically asked the presiding ell
der. 81 hope you two little fellows
haven't been flghting?"
"YOu bet yer life we amt" re-
piled young Bearcat Johnson of Rum
pus Ridge. ''If we had there wouldn't
be but one Of us crying. City
Star.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

With your fingers! You can lift Of
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
luses from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle Of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callous. In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or cal
lous right off, root and all, without
one bit of pain or soreness Truly |!
no humbug ADV.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

w 1 I ii y " I Hclp. Il
h ave had pains
every month so bad
that / would nearly
double up. Some
times / could not
sweep a room with
out stopping to rest,
and everything | ate
upset my stomach.
I hire e years ago
/ 10 8 t a C h il d
n d su fered so
badly that / was out
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

Now Il the Time TO Get Rid of
These Usly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. rs Othine
double strengths guaranteed TO remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF Othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply 2
little of II night and morning and you
should soon that even the worst freckles
have begun TO disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. IL IL seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com.
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength
Othine as this is sold under guarantee of
money back II II fails to remove freckles.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
FavorIte Sons.

81 understand you are mentioned as
a favorite SON."
Entirely against my WILL" answered
Senator Sorghum. Most of the
favorite sons have known have had
about as much chance of growing up
to be real fighters as the teachers pets
I'm the old days mt school,"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Would Be Handy Some Day.

Earl enjoyed listening to grandpa's
stories of when he was a boy One
day small calf in the barn kicked
ut him, slightly bruising his cheek.
"Why," his mamma said, that's a
queer way to get hurt"
Earl answered quickly: sob, fell
low has to have some 'sperience to tell
his grandchildren"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
i.159. $4,000 100

The condition Of the peasants prior
to the revolution, according to official
documents, appears to be as follows
"In the IL central governments they
grow, on the average, sufficient rye for
bread for only 200 days in the year,
often for only $50 and 100 days"
One-quarter of the people have re-
celved aIlotments of only 90 acres per
male, one-half of them less than S.5
TO ia acres-the normal size Of the
allotment necessary to feed and main
tain \ family being estimated at %
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Had a Clean Mouth.

Little Johnnie, while lunching with
his aunt one evening, shocked that es-
Unable lady by licking his spoon clean
before putting it in the sugar bowl.
"Johnnie," demonstrated auntie,
"stop, that is a dirty thing to do"
ooh, don't worry. auntie; it's all
right. My mouth Is just as clean as
anything. Ma washed it out with soap
this morning"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
MOSTLY Wind.

Schreecham-He was wise poet
who remarked that in this world u
man must be either anvil or hammer.
Peacham-Oh, | don't know. IL
seems that most of them are merely
bellows.-Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Leap Year Stuff.

Miss Manchaser-Don't you think
you could learn TO love me?
Mr.. Sklrtshy-I love my work.
Miss Manchaser-Fine Marry me
and you'll have to work twice as m "ch.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
LOTS

In Reeves County tIeAasD oil field for $50.
I am arranging TO drill oil tests my
100 acres No commission, agents, no
company stock Best location In field. I
deed you the lot for $50 and use the money
to drill Write for details Wire any bank
IN my town about me- C. r. Coulter. Ste
ohenvfIle, Texas
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Indefinite.

"Apropos of the hunt tomorrow, |
will give you good pointer"
"Hold on n minute, do you mean
hint or dog?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

True friends are those we feel like
kicking because they point out our
faults.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Ever Meet Him?

81 hear a lot about him but I've
never met him."
"Who?"
"The man who never used to drinl;
before the country went dry, but now
drinks like fish. Every rum hound
seems TO know at least two of him."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
PAINS NEARLY
DOUBLED NE UP
Nothing Helped Me Until !
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wyandotte, Mich. For the last
four years l have doctored off and on
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

Free speech is responsible for most
of the i'll feeling.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Analogy.

"Pop, wasn't soldier who carried
n lance. called n lanccr?"
yes, son."
"Then Is soldier who carries a
pike. n pikcI p
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
Are You Human?

little baby child Don't they appeal you? Doesn't your
~ heart yean pick them up cude them close shield them
from all harm? else you're not human Being human love
them Their very hens makes reach out all strength aid
them Tn health there's beautiful illness there's night
black
Save then. Use every precauton Take no chance
When comes sickness will remember its just baby just
child and Physician isn't hand don't try remedy that
have around the house for your own use
Fetcber Caoa made especially for babies ills and
with perfect safety any doctor will tell Keep the house.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03
European Russia.
1.l59.364,0OO

This land in European Russia was
divided among the different classes of
owners as follows:
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

Some idea Of the land crime in Rus
STA is told In the startling figures show
ing the actual distribution Of arabic
land, forests and meadows in Euro
pean Russia. The following table is
only one count in the Indictment:
European Russia.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23
Price Five Cents
RACE QUESTION ENTERS At
LANTA TEXT BOOK FIGHT

textbook for Atlanta children, although
admitting that in his opinion there
may be one or two statements with re-
gard to the Negro that ought to be
changed.
Referred to "Jim Crow Cars.
The same thing was said by Miss
Russia Wesley and Miss Lamar Jeter,
two of the committee. Miss Wesley
said that she found the history referred
to the south as having elm Grow"
cars, and that it said some people in
the south do not believe in educating
the Negro. These are truths, she said.
Miss Blanche Campbell, eliminating
supervisor of schools, stated that tho
book is "pedagogically good
In the topic of the revolutionary pc
Rod, General Forrest said twenty five
pages are devoted to men Of the north
and only one page to southern men.
Mr., Jones declared that the author
treats the Negro question in the most
offensive way, and that in its accounts
of the Civil war there are glazing mis-
takes all the way through. He read an
extract from one of its chapters which
he called "'vicious' and said other
parts were "rotten.D
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23
4 Noble Woman Gone
Mrs Eiiisa B. Fostel
Of Buxton Passes Away
Justice Clayton r. Foster Loses Champion
Wife and Friend.
OBITUARY

Louisa B. Foster: Was born Febru-
airy %, 1853, at Oakland, Roanoke, coun-
,ty, Virginia, and died April 10, at 4:4o
a. M, in Buxton, Iowa, age sixty-two
years, one month, and twelve days.
She was married to Clayton r. Eos
ter, October IL, 1876. One son, Maurice
Foster died September 80, 1916. And
size leaves to mourn her loss, the hus-
band Clayton r. Foster, her son, Charles
L Foster, of Buxton, Iowa, and James
T.. Foster, Jr., address unknown; her
daughter Mrs. Rose Foster Carter, and
her sister Mrs. Susan, or Mrs. w. >.
Jones, Buxton, Iowa; and the following
grandchildren: Laurence Carter, Ma,
omi Foster, Clayton R. Foster, Jr., and
Louisa B. Foster, and her daughter-in.,
law, Mrs. Cornelia Foster, mother OF
the latter three children.
Her nephews and her nieces she ioved
as her own, and let them be named here:
Mr.. Edward Jones, Buxton, Iowa; Mrs.
Alice Flowers, Chicago; Mrs susie
Jones Livingston, San Andris, Rep. OF
Columbia, South America; Mrs. Lulu
Bishop, Chicago; Mrs. Bonnie Jones
Chicago; Mrs. Sadie Hopkins, Waterloo,
Iowa; Mrs. Kittie Richardson, Waterloo,
Iowa and Romeo Jones, deceased, al
children of Mr.. and Mrs. w. }. Jones OF
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23

chapter house, Pol Martin presiding.
There was brought before the chapter
much business that was taken care of
by the brethren. The chapter, appointer
a committee that is to secure for us
the proper information where by the
chapter baseball team can participate
in the inter fraternity games.
On last Friday evening at the chap
ter house at 8 O'Clock p. m. president
Taylor called to order the Du Bots Liter
arv society new research course on the
" History of the Negro Miss Shaw
Messrs. Slater and Smith were the
reporters at the last meeting. Other
members will report at next meeting.
There were a number of distinguished
visitors in the city last Sunday. Rev.
Stovall of Des Moines, the presiding
elder of the Des Moines district. Rev.
Faribee of Cedar Rapids, former pre-
siding elder. DR.. Harper of Keokuk,
who came to visit his sister and brother
who are university students, and are
respectively members of Delta Sigma
Theta and Kappa Alpha Psi. DR.. Harp
er spoke after the Sunday school lesson
had been concluded. His sayings were
we'll chosen. Rev. stovAll responded
with MESA &c of encouragement. Rev.
Faribee also spoke well. After the
Sunday school hour Rev. Stovall preach
ed and administered the sacrament.
Bro. L. f.. Windsor is in Kansas City
this week.
The colored voters league of this
city will do its initial work Friday
April 23 at 8 p. m.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23
Citizens Want
Colored Phone
Operators

New York, April 23-Led by former
1t. Osceola McKaine, Colored citizens
here are making determined fight to
get Colored girls employed as te1e-
phone operators. White girls are scarce
and in some instances service has been
crippled.
Telephone officials declare that the
employment Of Colored girls employees.
1t. AcKaine suggested that they be
given one Of the city officials side-stepp-
ed by saving that exchanges for them
selves. The main no white girls could
be found to train them.
To this last objection Lite McKaine
replied that white girls are working
side by side with Colored girls with
out protest in stores and factorik6
over the entire city, and all races Of
both sexes are ATTENDING the same
schools harmoniously in half the United
States including New York.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23
Jack Johnson Favors
Lower California
Development

Mexicali, April Gin an interview
here last night with J. N. Littlejohn,
Jack johnson, the world renowned pug
Hist, stated in most emphatic terms
that Mexico was the country FOR the
Colored American. Said he,
CAN of Mexico affords vast oppor-
tunities for liberty, happiness and pros
perity for millions Of colored Ameri-
cans. No part of the Republic offers
greater inducements than does the PEN
Ursula Of Lower California. I think
the work of the Lower California Mexi-
can Land 6 Development company is
the greatest forward step yet made ~
our people,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23

Buxton, Iowa.
She professed religion in early child
hood, in the state of Virginia, and was
member of Union Valley Baptist
church in Muchakinoch, Iowa, and Mt.
Zion Baptist church, of Buxton, Iowa
and remained an active, devout, con-
sistent member and Christian up to the
moment of her death.
She was member of Household OF
Ruth, No. 312, Grand United Order Of
Odd Fellows; also Guiding Star chapter
No. IL order of the Eastern Star, q
member of the Fannie Barrier Williams
Women's club, and nearly all of the
church auxiliaries. She was Interested
in charitable and community service
for the help and uplift of all the poor,
week and needy, without regard to
church race, color or cast. She lived
the life of the meek and labored for
the peace and happiness Of all.
And so she sleeps the sleep, the blessed
sleep,
From which she shall not wake to
week, s..
Though men may mourn, and women
weep,
Disturb her not but let her sleep.
George H. Woodson.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23

Rev. Toomy was born in East Ten
nessee,, McMen County, 1873. His
mother died when he was three years
d. Three children were left and he
3 the only boy. His father was .
"a Christian man and was success
;al ! raising the children until they
.v.re .rrown. His father is pass 3Oyears
dan is still living. Rev. Toomey
ass ,erted in the spring of 1893 end
as Iiss ,ed to preach in the fall Of the
mr. ~r
IL, anA lion was gotten by hard
1::ani, ifice, in 1894 he entered
"a University where he
s1s.x in 19OOin in Knoxville,
Nh 1ained to the ministry
I.s : ra1. red in Indiana, Ohio,
N asks iowa. In Sioux City, la.
!. .wo years in Morningside Col
nd from there he went to Oska-
vo.a College and finished his Theolog-
ical work May II, 1920.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-23
Santa Clara Colonists
Starats New Social
Scheme.
Pioneer Colored Men Brave AL Tradi-
lions in New Economic Movement.

Pioneer Colored Men Brave AL Tradi-
tions in New Economic Movement.
Santa Clara, Lower California, Mexico
April z, 192O-The Santa Clara valley
is today boasting of the greatest &C.
ononic and social move ever made by
the American Negro. In nut sMell 1t
is this:
'1Instead Of bringing with them from
the United States and planting in Mex
leo the old AngloSaxon economic theory
that the strong and rich should eat and
the weak and the poor must starve and
die, all of the colonists in the valley in
a meeting held more than ten days ago
unanimously plan and all marketing
of products will be done on the coop
erative unit plan. If any man gets sick
he is carried by the rest of the group
until he RECEIVERS his health. If any man
gets short of foodstuffs he is credited
and supplied by the rest of the group
upon the standing that he will make
this credit good as soon as he is able.
Under no circumstances is any honest
hardworking man allowed to fail becaus
of temporary financial disability or
sickness.
The new economic plan is proving a
great success. Work is clearing, plough
ing and Wanting is proceeding in the
valley at rate never before equalled.
And everybody here is happy.
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*. II. q A NOTES.

A big public meeting for all members
.aad .thas CKnckery street branch
Y. M. g. A. will be held Saturday night
May at Union Congregational church.
This is the annual meeting Of the asso-
citation when eighteen men must be
chosen by all eligible members. Como
make your choice and cast your vote.
The Y. M. G.. A. summer camp for
boys is ready for occupancy. Get your
boy ready for wholesome and instruc-
tive vacation. From July 1927 inclus-
i've will be our period.
Men, come to our Sunday afternoon
meeting Sunday at $3.50 O'Clock. Good
singing led by DR. w. n. Lorory Rev.
George W. Robinson will speak.
Moving pictures Saturday night at
Y. M. G. "A. at Tenth and Park avenue
at 1880 O'Clock for the benefit Of boys
summer camp. Admission ten cents.
Y. W.vdancdyiyisBfD mcfwycmfwy