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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-17

0. II. King, of LaCrande Oregon
will deliver q lecture in the Chris
tian church Saturday evening,
Arpil Goth. Subject, Aristocracy,
True and False. Don't fail TO
hear him.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-17

A play viii be given Friday night
April 2sth, under the auspices OF the
Nezperce Marine Band. Popular
prices viii prevail.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-17

CIRCLE OF w. OF W.-RESER-
~ walton Banner Camp No. 337,
meets at the Wilson Opera House on
the End and 4thTuesday of each month.
MRS. PHOEBE GRAHAM, Guardian.
MRS. r. e. WKTsTosE, Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-17

Z 0. r. NO. T. ". SUNRISE
L. Camp No. II. Meets Wednes-
day nights. All visiting Sir Knights
are cordially invited TO attend.
JOHN II. MOCKLER, s. X. G.
U. DEE DEMoUDE, s. X. K. X.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

services"
 Now, Aunt Maria, when she was in a sane state of mind, was a famous nurse, but sane she was not at present.
 'I jes can't, Mssus," she replied.
 "can'tI' Miss Astor was too astonished at this fiat refusal to do more than repeat, "Can'tr
 ''No, Missus, dem gals is hoodoos.'
 Aunt Maria you may obey at once or leave my service. This is no time for non sense."
 Aunt Maria had never spent days sery- ice outside the Astor family, and to leave would be like knocking out the bottom of the world, but she hesitated
 "Missus, she spit fire out her mouf. seed her one night
 Betty's overwrought nerves had broken and she turned.
 ''You are a lot of mean. malicious tramps, black and white. I don't know what hoo doc is, but I do know Bonnie is smarter than all of you put together, and she has discovered a gold mine, that's what she has," Betty's fury ended in convulsive sobs.
 10 WALL III SuSpellSt Wliit ihe uoSepA "oo examining and attending to Bonnie's arm was surely punishment enough for her out burst.
 ''Come, Maria" said Miss Astor In the hall, and Maria followed the authority not to be denied.
 One of the bones in the lower part of Bonnie's arm proved to be broken. She would take no anaesthetics, but closed her eyes and lips until it was set. Then she opened them.
 q want Betty"
 Betty came, red-eyed and remorseful.
 ssNow, my child" said Miss Astor, after she had dispersed the crowd in the hall, .stel me what this is ali about"
 q don't know anything about hoodoos and things, but Bonnie has discovered gold mine on Colonel Astor's place. and that's how she came to break her arm.'
 What can girls like you know about gold mines?'' Miss Astor was not easy of be- lief.
 .'Bonnie does know" Betty replied, indig- nantly. Bonnie knows all things"
 Then they told their story, and to Miss Astor, listening, there slowly came an awak-
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'-Ali5Ne a.i, beiti -n i4l-uu .aal al the hfsi suspicion of sickness l am to be wired, for In all the world there is nothing so precious or important as Bonnie and Betty to their loving FATHER
 whole week longer! They had been ex- pecting him that day. With their arms around each other and cheeks together they had good cry.
 Feeling the animosity all around them, the B's were uneasy, and dually downright unhappy, so when MT. Astor arrived to take the trio home with him they gave q sigh of relief at leaving 1t all behind them, for two days at least.
 How comfortable seemed the old house, how bright the fire and how like an angel of goodness Mrs. Astor looked, behind the tea table, in the spacious hall. Rover greeted them with such enthusiasm as to almost knock them down, and even the tea kettle steamed a song of welcome. The Bs had no desire to talk, but only to bask in all this sunshine and to draw deep breaths of freer air. Bonnie curled herself in an easy chair and tucked her feet under her, in an attitude Miss Astor never would have al lowed. Rover stretched himself out on the hearth rug and Betty leaned against him, using his broad back for cushion.
 What are you thinking about, girlies, so
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INXAY LOOK COMFORTABLE, BUT THEN THE TRUTH MUTT CONF'EGS: THE ARTIST-JUST LIKE SILLY MEN FORGOT AAY WINTER DREEC!

a shotgun ready to hand in the fshhouse or the dairy sheds to kill the poor muskrats. Indeed, every spring hunts were gotten up to extermnate 'them pesky rogues' once for all. But 1t is almost impossible to exter- minate muskrats.
 It is, therefore, not strange that "old White Tip" was anxious. His nest was built within 10 feet of the grating of fish house, on the river shore. The nest, to be sure, was not visible, being partly under water, partly buried in mass of arrow weed roots; but the farm hands knew there was a nest there somewhere, and kept such a sharp lookout on moonlight nights that it was q marvel there were any muskrats left in the nest Yet in spite of all his care three of his own family, to say nothing of hundreds of his colony, had died, their ''pelts,' or skins, being captured by their destroyers to sell.
 sOld White Tip had about decided to move down river to place of safety, and he had been for several nights busy making agreements with a neighboring colony for room in bank to build new nests.
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CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VI
 It was therei The yellow gold! Down u. the bottom of the pan that Bonnie hau peen shaking with a slow, even movement, ao though she was sitting four was shining golden sediment mingled with a poWuery sand. No miner ever exulted over his ne" found treasure more enthusiastically than our B's. Bonnie was so excited thar sne executed a war dance and hugged Betty hysterically. Betty wanted to write 10 !ne Colonel, to go and tell Miss Astor, 10 co4n1e lnn in Katy, to do something at once, put bon- nle held back the more impulsive 5.
 They wouldn't even listen to us; we must wait till papa eomes." She carefully put the shining sediment in box, locked 1t in her trunk, and when she had gathered the retuse sand into the bag again she took 1t out and emptied it on the ground Then they tfled to study-tried to study geography and his tory with their minds in haze of airy castles.
 "What am dat?" asked Aunt Maria, as she spled the emptied sand by the doorstep the next morning. She called Ole Jacob and pointed to 1t significantly. aWhat am dat?' she repeated.
 'Lor' Lor'l 1t am dem hoodoos again, day ain no doubt about it. I'member seed her (Bonnie) las night come out here and empty sompen."
 Ole Jacob called Aunt Mary. The council or Iuree ueclueu luhl eOmShhths huo' " done without delay. To go to Miss Astor was out of the question. They knew by ex- perience that she would only shrug her shoulders at the whole trouble, There was only one thing to do-make life such bur den to the B's that they would leave the school of their own accord. Then began series of small prosecutions and neglect. But the B's didn't mind a bit-not they. They were too much occupied with the prospect of playing fairy godmother to mind much of anything just then. When they found the water pitcher empty they filled it. When the small boy failed to appear to make their fire in the morning they made their own fire, or If there was no wood they dressed without. Seeing that they
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were so impregnable, and also that they made no audible complaint, the negroes re- doubled their efforts. At table the B's were the last to be served. So long did 1t take them to get enough to eat they some times left little hungry. At this Betty protested, but to Bonnie only.
 q think darkies are the worst servants in the world. Our Japs could just dance all around them"
 At last Aunt Maria complained to Mary Randall who had been three years in the school Miss Mary" she concluded, "dem Yankee gals is certain hoodoos."
 Aunt Maria, you are an old idiot" re- piled Mary with seorn equal to Miss As- tors. Just the same I wish those girls had never come here. They are always ere ating disturbance. If it is not one thing 1t is another.''
 Tilda was still confined to her bed. AL though the doctor could find nothing tangi- bic the matter with her, she insisted that she was too weak to move. The old women had taken the fine powdery sand and tried to burn 1t. Failing in this, they pronounced 1t powerful evil, and retired to the noun tains to perform special ceremonies that could be carried out in the open air only. while continuous prayer-meeting was held In Tilda's house. Then Ole Jacob fell i'll. Of what? Imagination, to be sure, which is really the most dangerous illness in the world. Neither doctors nor old women had any power to allay his sufferings, and he lay and groaned with the misery that was nowhere, yet was all over him.
 "The servants are simply unmanageable," said Miss Astor to her assistant, "and I wonder what can be the matter with them? 1t isn't camp-meeting time and there is no revival going on In the church. Listenv'
 From the servants quarter could be heard the "Oh, LOT Jesus, save us! Oh, LOT Jesus,
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foot slipped. ana ih dnOtner second sue WaN lying at the bottom, too stunned to realize the sharp pain in her arm. Up the bank she managed 10 crawl, and, with Betty's help, back to the house. In a trice Mrs. Astor had cut the sleeve from the now swollen arm and suspended 1t in a sling.
 Does 1t 'urt 'ou lots?"
 Bonnie, leaning back with set teeth, nodded, and Betty sobbed softly from fright. The Colonel took one look at the white face and swollen arm. A doctor must be had as soon as possible. The quickest way would be to take Bonnie back to Gainsville. Could she stand the ride? Bonnie was sure that she could so one seat was taken out of the carryall and an amateur ambulance ar ranged, the Colonel driving. Betty and Jo went ahead in a light buggy to prepare Miss Astor and to summon the doctor. With the grit that in Western camps amounts to a creed Bonnie uttered not moan the whole way, and to the Colonel's sympathy was added the respect that he would have given good soldier.
 The doctor and Miss Astor were waiting and Bonnie, now too exhausted to walk, was carried up stairs.
 In the upper hall were huddled the girls in groups, with Aunt Maria in the back ground.
 ''Auns Maria" said Miss Astor. "come with me- for we shall probably require your
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WESTERN BEES IN A SOUTHERN HIVE.
BY A. FARNswoRTH DREW.

save usI" repeated again and again by the women and in between the groans of oid Jacob. Even the Bs, enveloped in their discovery, could not be otherwise than aware of the general air of mystery lowering over the school, but they looked upon 1t as part and parcel of these unknown and incompre- henslble people, the blacks. They were In disgrace with the teachers, too, for so en- crossed were they In their gold mine that they were absent minded In class and even missed altogether.
 Miss Astor sent for them. She tried her best to be kind, but 15 years spent in the necessarily severe routine of seminary life had left it's impress, and in her most gentle moments she was austere. Only Katy knew how to find the soft, loving spot in her heart, and she made good use of her power in in- terceding for her friends, upon whose charms she was ever dilatlng Miss Astor's father had also talked to her, prasing the warm hearts and originality of the girls.
 Bonita and Elizabeth" she said, when they were brought before her, q utterly fail to understand you. Just as had begun to think that you were improving in your manners you fall short In new line. Miss Alsion (the teacher) tells me that you are no longer alert and attentive in your class, and that three times this week you have failed utterly. Now, what is the cause of thisT Bonnie hung her head and said nothing, while Betty bit her lips to keep back the in- dignaton.
 Miss Astor did not insist upon an answer, but dismissed them with a word of warning.
 Mean old thing" said Betty, when the door was closed. q just can't bear her, and to think that she will share our gold mine!
 After all, she was right said the more thoughtful Bonnie "We have missed our lessons and it's silly to miss thing so easy to learn. l am going to try to do better
 But trying to do anything was hard for these restless little busy B's, and hardest of all was 1t to close their lips and wait for their father. With the little ones alone did they find any of the affection for which their young hearts ached. They had been the pets of all around them their whole liyes-in- deed were somewhat spoiled-and to meet
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Why The MuSkratS
 Went To War.
BY. ". S. WALLACE.

There was constant anxiety in those days In the family of the whitetaled muskrat. ..Old White Tip," as the farmers called him.
 was well known as the most wary muskrat along the river. There were other rogue muskrats, of course, and altogether they
 were deal of trouble to the farmers in the spring gtime, for many reasons. They built
 their great nests under the banks, even un- der. the very hay floats. Often the whole length of carefully dyked bank would give way during freshet, exposing hundreds of in their nests. So there was always
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quietly?" asked Mrs. Astor, as she handed tea cup to Katy, who carried it safely to Bonnie and returned proudly for another.
 q was just thinkin' how lovely and sweet and quiet everything was up here"
 Quiet? Why, l thought these energetic little Western girls did not care much about quiet" Mrs. Astor smiled lovingly down at them.
 q am beginning to think do," replied Bonnie.
 But the next day they were ready to race up the mountains. The gorge attracted them with potent fascination. Nothing could really be done until Mir. Kent arrived, but Bonnie felt that she must have one more look. As she started to climb down her
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ening perception OI lnucn tnat wds auhis ble In these little aliens. Bonnie, weak q she was, joined in the conversation, and showed much intelligence in matters or which the teacher was ignorant, and, golc mine or no gold mine, their power'to keep it to themselves was surprising In girls so young.
 Papa will be here tomorrow. l wired him when I was with Jo, and you'll see, Betty concluded.
 (ro Be Continuedl
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everywhere in teachers, pupils and servants a cold, repelling wall was depressing be- yond measure. One alone would have been wretehed, but they were naturally happy little girls and together. Fortunately their popularity with the smaller children was on the increase. Betty's fairy stories were as- suming gorgeous colors. Great goldlin caves, uncounted treasures gathered in ages past by band of gnomes, figured largely. Wonderful palaces rivaling Aladdins in splendor, came to light. Katy, huddled upon Bonnies lap, revelled in these tales, and Bonnie laughingly confessed herself to an enjoyment of them, and told Betty that, besides being the dearest little sister in the world she was more fun than a barrel of monkeys"
 CHAPTER VII.
 Friday morning brought letter from MT. Kent
 "Helo my lassles," he wrote; 'now bear up and keep a stiff upper lip. It will be an- other week before I can arrive at Gains vile. So, my honey B's have been gathering vanity instead of wisdom, and want ribbons laces and feathers. I could not make ont exactly what was wanted; but have bought another trunk and am filling it. Doubtless among the lot you will find the desired pew. gaws. cannot quite picture my B's in fur bellows, and the thought makes lump grow in my throat for it means that my girl babies are growing up. You seem to have found good friends in the Southern hive Auntie will buy the lace you ask for Mrs. Astor but between you and me presents are pret- ty poor return for kindness that comes from the heart. We must put our heads together and concoct something besides. Your father Is a rough old fellow, and he expects his growing blossoms to think out the gracious ways of doing things, so hustle your thinkers.
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Solution of last weeks hidden animals puzzle, Seal, taper uapir). calf, bat, horse, buffalo, hair (hare).
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Solution of last weeks book title puzzle; Nicholas NfckIeby, by c. Dickens.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
. HORSES TO RUN
A Race on Kiger's Track Sunday
Sports are Betting on the Result.

Local sports talk much just now
about a coming horse>race. 1t IS
to be run on the Kiger track south
of town Sunday. The hour for
the event is between one and two
in the afternoon.
The horses are a mare owned by
CLYDE Cook, and a horse owned by
Gene Tortora. It is said that about
5000 has already been posted on
the outcome, and with the discus
sion of the case that is in progress
about town it is probable that the
aggregate stakes will be many times
more by the time the race takes
place. The distance is to be a
quarter Of a mile.
The race is the outgrowth OF a
contest of the same kind that took
place On the county road near Sol
Kings Wednesday. It was be-
tween the Tortora horse and an,
other that Cook owns. The Tor
tora horse won by a good many
feet, and the making of the race
against the other Cook horse was
theconsequence. Several town sports
witnessed and won or lost shekels
on Wednesday race.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
IT IS WE'LL.

Farmers about Corvallis were
paid S1,7oo by the creamery Tor
butter fat during June last year.
They receive 81, 900 this year. On
the same basis, they should receive
for June next year IS, 900 to So, 900.
That they will do SO, is likely
Farmers who have been patrons OF
the creamery from the beginning
are increasing their herds. They
have found that the business pays.
None are retiring from it. Those
who began with ten COWS now milk
twenty or twenty five. Many ex-
pect ultimately to increase the
number to fifty or sixty. At the
same time they are raising the
standard of their herds by purchase
or breeding better animals SO that
their profits are otherwise lncreas-
ing.
And there is an active demand
for all the butter their cream makes.
It goes into the market and IS sold
quickly at the highest prices, As
time goes on it will sell more read
i1y On the reputation it IS now
making.
And farmers are becoming more
and more skilled in feeding and
care of dairy stock. They are
studying the new business, and are
learning. They are building silos;
they are seeding pasture lands;
they are experimenting with grass
es and forage plants. The better
feed and better care will further
enhance the yearly profit.
Summed up, the dairy industry
is firmly established il Benton, is
thriving, and IS growing. What
nature put here III the beginning,
man is laying hold Of. It's a rich
heritage, that fully developed, viii
yield an abundant reward. 1t Is
well.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
Market Report.
PORTLAND.

Market Report.
PORTLAND.
Wheat, valley, 81
Flour, 8 2.85 to s $40 per Dbl.
Potatoes, 81 90 TO / .25 per csntai
Eggs, Oregon, ~ 10 % per doz.
Butter, 14to 16c per ID.
Creamery, 175 70 184 per h.
CORVALLIS.
Wheat, 53c per bushei,
Oats 80
Flour, soc and IS per sack.
Butter. IS to % c per pound
Creamery, ,-50c per roll.
Eggs, 15c psr dozen.
Chickens; to 123 er lb
Lard Is c per lb.p
G. In - = - Ea- Ia = Z -zz--
seass the 'ae ai7a -sl..s loa s3:s s..:sss pasls
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
THEY DIDN'T WELP
Tracy and Merrill N tie Oregon Pen
itentiary-Corporal Punishment
There.

Recently the TINES printed from
the Perdleton East Oregonian an
article that described how prison
ers were whipped in the Oregon
penitentiary, and that said that
Tracy and Merrill, the escaped con
victs were among those prisoners
to whom the punishment had been.
administered. With reference to
the subject the following IS Of in
tereSt:
Editor TIMES: Since the escape
Of Tracy and Merrill from the pen
itertiary numerous stories have
been given circulation, many of
which are given currency by ez-
convicts. AS az example there
appeared in the TINES Of the 28th
an extract from a PendletOn paper
making the claim that pnmercifal
whippings were in a measure the
cause Of Tracy and Nerrilfs triple
murder and desperate escape,
Allow me to say that neither OF
them was ever touched with the
lash in the. Oregon penitentiary,
Corporal punishment is only re-
sorted to in extreme cases and new
er for petty q offenses. It is the
general reputation Of the manage
1nent that it has given to prisoners
as good OF better consideration than
anv former administration.
The intention Of the governor
elect to discontinue whipping, if he
has 50 declared himself, wlllceTtain-
" result in the Use Of other modes
Of punishment which must prove
adequate to the necessity. Such
as that perhaps as was recently
used at the United States prison on
Mcneil Island.
If Mr. Chamberlain does not seek
the counsel and advice Of those
with whom he entrusts the care 0.
Oregon's convicted criminals
rather than that Of foolish senti-
mentalists, I mistake very n2ueh
the Judgment Of the man.
RALPE NJ. DAWSON.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
BUILDING BATH HOUSES
For All.year-Round Business-The
Building Is Already Under way.


A new enterprise is incubating
over at Newport. The plan to es-
tab1ish there big bathing estab-
lishment for the benefit Of i1valids,
who will be treated, not only II the
summer season, but the whole year
round.
The promoter is DR. Minthorn,
late proprietor Of a similar estab-
1ishmentat Hot Lake, Eastern
Oregon. His interests at the lat
ter place are said to have sold at
S35, 900. He has the building al
ready underway at Newport. One
or two stories are already Up, and
they say a third is tobe built. The
lengths s. and the width 81 feet.
With It's appliances, it is said the
establishment is to cost $1,000. It
is located on the bluff facing the
ocean, 100 feet south Of the Catch
cottage.
The proposals Of the promoter
are manifold. The doctor IS skilled
in the use OF the bath for the bet
/ tarment Of human mechanism. He
proposes 70 surround surf bathing
| with such structures as will make
| it healthfu1. 4 proper rub down
/ in a warm dryerOom and similar
precautions viii ne observed. He
! proposes to give salt water baths
] and other baths, such as fan baths,
needle baths, Turkish baths, ard
| the ike il treatment Of rheumatism
| nervous diseases and other Ills to
which flesh IS heir. In short, as
talked Of about Newport, the e5-
| adjustment IS to be { big thing,
! and one calculated to become q
future attraction at that popular
| seaside resort.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
4 QUEER HAN
Dead Now, but When Alive his Be-
havior was Strang8st Of the
Strange.

. u uASCs
A curious character has just
died at Union, Oregon. He owned
a railroad. but never accepted a
pass on it, it is said, had never,
ridden on il, preferring a cayuse
to his steam horse. He also pos
sessed a fine residence, which his
family occupied, but the greater
portion Of his time was spent IN a
cabin near Drewsey. He had three
large general stores i'll Eastern
Oregon. flied with clothing, yet he
on1V wore overal1s, cheap cotton
shirt. a pair Of cowskin boots and
an old wool hat. He owned a
$40, 900 Touring mill at Drewsey,
bat he had never been inside or It,
though he passed it almost daily.
With every reasonable luxury on
earth at his command, a splendid
home, and a devoted wife always
D1eading for nia 70 come and re
main at home, he preferred a rude
cabin il the alza1i DESERT a board
bed. and bacon and beans, and the
companionship Of cowboys and
sheep herders.