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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
RUSSIAN PROPHET
Predicted Japanese supre.acy Nesri
100 Years Ago.

Predicted japanese Supremacy Nearly
o Years Ago.
That the japanese would one day b
rulers Of the ocean coast OF Asia Ia
the prediction made almost a century
ago In the book Of q Russian naval
observer. whose prophecy seems mol
unlikely Of fulnllment at the presen,
time. In 1911 Capt. yasill Golawin. OF
the imperial navy. was instructed to
cruise among the coral arc~hIpelagoes
Of the Pacific to ascertain which of
these were Inhabited by the japanese.
and accordingly he set sail from Odes-
- in the Diana. arriving some two
months later on the coast OF Yezo.
But one or two copies Of Capt Cola
wins book are extant. one OF them
being In the library OF the Winter Pal
ace at St. Petersburg.
Published in 1915. capt. Cola wins
Captivity In Japan" throws an inter-
esting light upon the physical and
moral characteristics of the Japanese
nation at a time when little. II any
thing. definite was known by Euro
peansEparticularly In Russia-of the
traits Of the Mongolian island people,
OF the observations contained In Capt
Golawin's book the following are Of
current interest: II praise the jap
anese for their skill. They will one
day be. probably. rulers OF the ocean
coast Of Asia. And what can Russia
do, being so far away from this bor-
der? Should the japanese introduce
European civilization and European
political systems. the Chinese would
be obliged to do the same. and those
two people could then give Europe an
other face Happenings such as the
raids q791) would give sug-
gestion to them to build European
warships. and q small feet could be
raised to begin with. Many European
could be reproduced In
without the brains Of q
the Great-simply by the COM
pima ton of circumstances and the nat
1ral advantages Of Japan
Certainly, with European models,
Japan could build men Of war very
sasily and man them quickly with
rave soldiers The population Is pc
adaptable to naval require
nents by reason Of the insular posi-
ion Of the country. The people COM
easily. and, given adequate
would supplant Europeans
. navigators.
The japanese lnck only one quail
y, namely: terrestrial bravery; but
heir deficiency In this respect Is only ,
ecause Of the peace-lovIng character
( their government After a very 1,
ing time they lose all capacity to
he'd blood. / think an entire people )
OF timid, however. whose forefathers :
'ere the terrors Of the whole world" :
New York Times. (.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
No E.rlI.r up.s.Ir..
An GsxI~o SALMON IRAe.


The Eskimos along the Yukon River
have an odd method OF catching
salmon. which IL described by Jsrr-
mish Lynch In Three Years In the
Kiondikc.-
The E~kimos take boa rds a foot
wide and an Inch thick, and nail THIN
together l~cngthwisc In a triangular
spout. a little wider han a good sized
salmon. This Ia submerged in ave feet
Of water a foot from the surface and
twenty yards from the shore.
Tho salmon. swimming along he
side Of the shore against the strong
current. 60 straight Into this simple
trap and canno get back. aud those
In the rear press on those In front.
We saw eighteen large salmon
taken from one Of these .pouts In =
few minutes. and the Indians said
they caught scores every day while
the run continued.
At an old Russian settlement NO
observed how the natives live and PR
pare for the winter. The hsh were
running plentifully. and every Indian.
even to the little children. was busy
bringing them up from the bank.
them and hanging them on
the trees. or temporary scanoids. or
tops OF huts and cabins. in every CON
place where q salmon could
be- put to dry out OF reach Of the dogs.
The run lasts about six weeks. and
In that interval the natives must pro-
vide food for their families and their
logs until next senson. Very few
Wild animals exist on this lower
Yukon. and with the addition Of geese
md ducks. salmon II the only food
hat country provides for lis Inhabis-
Ints. No grain Il cultivated. The In
buy flour and light supplies
rom tho traders. paying In dogs and
'urs, for they trap all through the
ong winter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
CHARM OF MONT ST. MICHEL

For One Traveller Isoiation Of Pictur.
esque Spot IL Its Distinction.
Ny stay in Mont St Michel extend
ed long beyond the usual dny's out
ing, but | never got over my drst i'm
preston From my balcony. and from
the pretty arbor in the garden where
I ate my nrst breakfast I looked down
upon a wonderful collection of old
houses, all turrets and tumbled roofs,
and then out upon an endless stretch
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
THE STORY OF A SQUIRREL.
He Was . Jolly Little Mischief, This
Disturber Of Brown House.

~ Jolly LlttA8 MlDCnIcxf Ahn
Disturber Of Brown House.
he was small and plump, Of a red
brown color, with a beautiful bushy
tail curling over his back. Have you
guessed that he was a squirrel? Then
look up his name in the dictionary, and
you VIII find out why he was called
Chickaree.
He lived In the trees behind the
Brown house, waiting for the butter
nuts to get ripe A big butternut tree
grew close by the fence. Mr.. Squirrels
bright eyes had spied the nuts early in
the summer, and he made up his mind
to have them-every one. SO, as soon
as the ripe nuts began to fall with a
thump to the ground, Chickaree was to
be seen-as busy as a bee all day long.
storing up food for next winter.
The two ladies' who lived In the
Brown house used to watch him from
the windows. and were never tired of
saying how cunning he was, and how
glad they were to have him get the
butternuts. He must have a snug lit
tie nest In some tree near by-he
would carry OF a nut and be back
again 70 quickly. But, though they
watched carefully. they never could
discover where the hest was. and By
and by they gave up watching and for
got all about him.
One morning. late in October, Miss
Anne came to breakfast rather late
and cross, saying to her sister: sally.
I believe this house Is full of ratsi
There was such a racket last night 1
hardly slept a winkr'
Miss Sally had slept soundly, and
she laughed at the idea. Rat? There
had never been rats in that house. 1t
just "Anne's nonsenser"
Miss Anne still insisted, and was
almost every night by the
noise. The rats in the barn have
into the house for the winter"
she said SO the rat trap was brought
from the barn, baited with cheese, and
close to a hole In the under
which looked as II 1t might
be a rat hole. There 1t stayed I'LL the
rap grew rusty and the cheese moldy,
no rat was caught
One day Miss Sally brought home 4
Ag Of peanut candy-"peanut brittle"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
sucoessraI Charity Ercur.lon.

'Was your charity excursion on the
boat a success, Mrs. Dasher"
"GrandI We lost money, but all who
went say that they had a delightful
outing and feel at the same time that
their money went for a good cause
Detroit Free Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

Amateur Fshermsn-Do you buy
those long bamboo poles by the footf
Sporting Goods Dcsicr-No, by the
rod.-Baltimors American
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

We find we are often mistaken; IN.
til We saw It, we did not believe 1t pos-
sibls for q man to loop the loop.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

Tho self-made man and the home
made shirt ara apt to be more useful
than ornamental.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

I do believe I've never ssen
A boz az odd a. 'Bi5sh Green
When things this boy dlspissss or fret
Upon bis ear d Biz will get.
And when excited. X IL said.
Abljah's surs to lose his head
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

/ wh~a shsksa By The ether boys.
He's ratified. and . fearful noise
He makes. A word. gait. oftsn asare
Th4n any blow. viii msks Aan or~.
oh. zee: I'm SURF I've n~r.r sea
A boz 90 odd as 'Bljah Cr.sn.
-chioaro Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Rydsr-csn't you trust mel
Boy-Saw. Mebbs I woa't be here
when youss sit bach.
No EARLIER UPSTAIRS
Aamms-Come. darling. ifs time
for you to 90 upstairs to bed. It's .
o'ciochi
Little Clsr~nc~-But. msmma. II
won't BE- any earlier up there.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
unkserssl -laaqusQes.

IOW 1t Is Boston that proposes q universal
means OF communication-an alphabet by
which to indicate the pronunciation Of words In
the leading European languagesl Boston Uni
|versity has begun the work OF devistnS such an
alphabet, and invites the opinion OF he scien-
ttdc world on tha ndvtaa hflfrv of hsvfnU . ~on.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

There IL very little common sense in
this world; most Of It u decidedly VI
common
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
LITTLE STORIES
AND INCIDENTS
That WIN Interest ed
Entertais YoSag
Res1su-

4 Three weeks afterward. when Philip
happened to meet him one day, BIO
called out good-nsturediy: Hello.
Bobl | have been wanting TO tell you
there is a saw up At our house belong
Ing TO you. Come over some time n
get II. by the way. all those little
woodpeckers can ny for themselves.
and they are as cunning little birds 40
any one syer saw"
Who IL I'll Neighbour"
"Ioye thy neighbor as thyseif.~
read the Sunday school teacher. Nov.
Nellie. who ID thy neighbour
"It's the woman next door who 10
always borrowing things." answered
Nellie.
Ma.as's Mistake
Tommy efter the showert-Mam-
ma. may I go out 10 play nowf
Mamma--whaI. with those holes In
your shoss1
Tommy-So. mamma: with those
kids next door.
rhs Real Resssa-
"why should We say Get thee be-
HAD me, Satan asked the Sunday
school teacher.
TO give US a chance to get ahead OF
him." replied the bright boy.
Boy cesida't rr~ss Ht.-
Mr.. Ryd~-Hsrs. boy. III give yoa
a dime 10 hold my horse ave mi~
utes.
Boy-An right: but youssn have ter
gimme Dc dime nrsl
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
Extravsosat INiaq.

~ have 1t on the authority Of the Board OF
Trade that extravagant living u a marked fea
Uture of many Of the bankruptcy cases with
which II deals The number of failures re
~NEy5lcor last year was higher than 1t had been
uENk29I since 1894. and IN some of the larger cases ex-
cessive household expenditure obviously con-
tibuted to the bankrupts ruin II seems to be a common
thing for q business man to live Handsomely whether he
u making a profit or a loss. The inspector-general in bank
ruptcy mentions one case In which a debtor spent e, 600
q year. while he was losing $1,000 a year In his business.
Another man for fourteen years spent Fl. 400 a year when
he was only making $500 net profit These cases are typf-
cal. it Is believed. Of many small bankruptcies, as well as
of the larger failures They may be sometimes explained
by negligent bookkeeping. but they are, In the main, sug
gestve Of the craving for luxury which Is one Of the worst
features OF our time. The standard of living among the
rich has been raised to an excessive degree, and those who
would like to be thought rich try to follow the lead set by
the big fnanciers and mining magnates who are to our day
what the Indian Nabobs were to the England OF George
Ill People who live beyond their means are tempted to
speculate, and the bankruptcy records show the inevitable
result A course of plain living and high thinking would
be good for the morals Of society. and good for legitimate
Chronicle.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

Tho nre of genius isn't always able
to keep the pot boiling
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

ant and comfortable. In fact all Of the com
fort and conveniences that are at the hand OF
te dweler in the city are now at the hand of the farmer
Recent reports from the Department Of Agriculture call at
tsntton to the fact that every small stream IL a natural
dynamo for the generation Of the subtle nud. By means
Of small mill dams thrown across the stream and the
erection Of little electrical plants. that are very low In cost.
It Is now possible for the farmer to have his barns, stables
and houses lighted as brilliantly at night as the white
Light district In any city, More than this. the current
can easily be applied to certain classes Of vegetables that
need to be rushed for marketing, thus Increasing the In
come of the farmer. The great wave of invention with
which our country Is blessed blessss with its beneficial tides
all classes Of people, none Of whom are more deserving
of blessing than the one from whom all our support comes.
A new era is -dawning for the farmer, q brighter day Is
coming. the eventuation of which will be q stronger and a
better manhood In America With farms made attractive.
BY the advent Of good literature. good light with which to
read. and good methods for cultivation of the land. the
people Of America win revert more and more TO the coun-
try. thus keeping the fountain head Of our national life
strong and unpolluted-Pittsbur Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24

|ARMERS throughout the country. especially
those living near rivers and streams. will be
delighted with the information that, In their
nearness 10 such streams. there Is now found
the opportunity OF making farm Life more pleas
ant and comfortable In fact, all Of the COM
fort and conyeniencon that arc At the hand Of
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-24
lie Poor Maa in Politics.

-. he poor man Is In the majority In this country.
and the majority should rule. 1t is. however.
a deplorabe fact that the majority does not
rule, that is the majority composed Of the Door
TMSEMNv man He may not be aware of the fact, but 1T
INEHS&J s a fact nevertheless that for more than two
generations he has been surrendering little
by little his voice In government. and becoming more and
more merely the means to the end employed by the rich
man. In other words the poor man has now become mere
IL a vote to be counted In the battle Of ballots directed BY
the rich men Of the country. The poor man In politics
amounts to but 4 very little more than the ballot which he
casts
That the poor man should have so desenerated political
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08
FOREIGN.

4 dispatch from ToEio carried the
report that "A Russian hattieship was
stranded off Tiger Rock. near Port
hrthur.
The japanese army under Gen. Oku
wen "A two days battle in Fenshul
pass, driving the Russians from Dalin
hlll. near %Haicheng. after a fierce ar
tiil"ry engagement ia which a Japan-
csc battery got in the rear of the Rus
slams. Molten and Ia passes were
also captured by the japanese. which
riaccS their forces close 10 L~iaoyang.
Nine hundred soldiers were killed
IN a bs'tIe between government forces
and reyo.utiOnists il Uruguay.
Reports from Toxic state that the Jan
ancsc second army has effected a iunc-
tire with the first army ana the whole
force now has "a fgLting front of 100
miles.
Unofficial reports to Toxic are thar
three forts defending Port Arthur on IN.
southeast were capture ny the japanese
after an artillery duel lasting all day.
kurosi ana Onu continue to gdyance On
the Russian position at Iaicheng.
'aiplng Is reported captured by the
japanese, the battle opening June %.
and the islanders occupying the town On
the next day after severe fighting.
American feet left Tgnpier on assur.
aices that France will maintain order.
Japanese won a desperate battle
within ten miles Of Port Arthur, one
Russian regiment being annihilatcd
IN IA brilliant charge, and the islanders
now occupy the Wolf mountains, Civ
Inc them practical command by means
OF siege guns Of the approach to the
fortress.
Iwenty-ore are GrCwEtd IN a Russian
submarine boat at St. Petersburg.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08
The remains Of Daniel Decatur EN-

n remains tl I'dHiCf betd'HE Ell
met, the author Of the song. "DiXic,'
who died june Is. were laid to rest
in Mound View cemetery at Mount
Vernon. q.
JUhn Jones, the negro assailant Of
Mrs. Haais'er, was lynched near Car
tersvillc, Ga The negio's body wa.
riddled with bullets, more than 5hl
shots being fired.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close of
business on June 80, 1909. the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted 10
$9G7.231.77i a decrease for the month
Of 5000, $50.
After a separation of a year and a
half, Lester May. formerly connected
with a Brooklyn newspaper, killed his
wife and committed suicide at Occal
Grove, n. ].
In a rcar-ond collision between a To-
cal and a limited car Of The Jackson d
Battle Creek Traction company, two
miles west of Marshall, Mich, three
men were seriously injured and a
score Of persons were badly shaEcn
up and bruised.
The National Educational associa-
ZION convention ended at St. Louis.
Yale easily won the annual varsity
aieht-rar race from Harvard. The Grim
son four, however beat the Yale four.
The review T.. trade by Dun and Brad
strcot report. returning conGdoncn in
-parf, all lima. ,t .I.trfcr Y,f rrIrr-
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08
CuRRENT NEWS ITEMS,


'H' Ha"'+ commission aas been or
o'''. IL" ''.1' IN" Nt"~h ro!! S"n'.m-
"eI l.
MIS-. iiari" Q1'nion, Of Brif'rh NO.
n'5 n''A h''' I"T trial on the ,htrge OF
A'I''hH hei S'opaon.
"p'' b'"j' nan - Odell, Jr., dedicat-
'H 'h' 80" YORK building al the
N'III" 1alr saturday.
me statue 81 George Rogers Clark in
VIC A'hlU'h% hnl!ding AT the Worlds
i'IF was unveiled Friday.
"an'"s-l'"Wont has agreed 20 make
IN a'r~hlp ascension al the Worlds
lar, IHiy J. weather permitting.
IN" PERUVIAN transport Amazonas
has Dc"n wrecked in the River Amazon.
ne comrrtLdcr and - soldiers were
lost.
Morton +. Plants yacht, The Ingo-
mar, defeated Ia" Meteor, owned by
Kaiser William Of Germany, in The Kiel
regatta,
Indian agent Shoenfel' has received
,hSiructIons Tor The preparation Of new
rolls tor tho ChUctaw and C~Aickasaw
Indians.
"tncle ICC' Cannon Will take an
ocean TRIP for his health, but expects
to rctlrn ia time to take part in the
campaign.
Failure 70 rcatc important Witnesses
Is expected 70 result in the acquittal
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08
Happenings Of The Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
INTELLIGENCE FEOM ALL PARTS
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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08
Premier Laurier, Of Canada. created

Premier Lauricr, u Canada. created
n sensation at an ottawa banquet by
urging dominion to prepare for war.
The japanese army stormed Fenshui
pass, east Of Liaoyang. losing 1920
mon killed and wounded
The N~ladivos'ok squadron again
raide" the Korean coast. Fully 200
shells were fired into Gcnsan and two
vessels sunk in The harbOr.
George Frederick Watts. the painter,
died in London OF Bronchitis.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08

Waco, Tex, July 5.-Hcavy rains
over practically the entire agricultural
belt of Texas has placed the corn be.
yond danger, and covers say 1t in
snres a bumper crop. The ac"eagc il
about avcrar? Cotton has had a liz,
Tie too much rain, but is doing very
well.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08
WAS COLLISION
WRECKERS' WORK -?
Wreck at Litchfeld Leads Authori
ties IT, Make investigation.
OPEN SWITCH A MYSTERY
Many of Those rinioncd Bcncnth the
Debris IEurncd before the Eyes
OF III. Mortified Spec
tutOrs.


tO"'u' M ou4s o-Diu ualH
"l'tN'i9 open lhe NapaSh S"llch mere
nu'oay AFTERNOON anu cause the coi.
IIS'o" III "h'ch - persons were kl!led
atn aP~pIoNiihaleIy ~ Ihj"Fe"!
iH'' - lhe 'h'"'! "Fo" ""I'" 'He
a~u.hoi''IeS are rhI
"'"ic" Attorney h. 'i'II' u 'i'IN-
o''o' anu Coroner gray nave staf'ed
III i"''""sa'ioh al'AS lA'S me
'"' "Pe" S"I'cH 10 i mystery a
''i NM p'l"It me "''" d NJ'ih-
"'""' i"a, PASSENGER ram paSSel ale
- over 'he 'rarh' running al a u
ave VI op'eu. NJ r"lit! IGd IOI bc"n
'''' ""'''s 'He '''"' "aS p| ram
"''n' ''''r"'nS 10 Il statement Oh Wa
"'." H4'"L 'HaI''' - 'oTAea"'
H'o'",I 'heof> ~ l"di me ram
j"'''" '"o SWITCH open ~ I'a HlSH
S!,."'
M""u'E morning a "fofhlhS ere"
1'''''n ana are '''ahihS up the Hebrla
rom me "recha@".
me wrecked 1raIh was the chicago
l'Hl''o'' h'ied WIN passengers bound
'd'r
Il j. estimated i"aI '"' persons were
IN 'Ne Tram. \ complete Iai OF ne
''"" mas II" h''h maze mp tor me
reason 'ha' IN" exact hUmn'r Is not
""""h' Inc "iilcIaI estimate. including
N" Wh" area Monday morning, and
'HnSt VINO p'rlshrC IN the wreck is 20
W" moro bodlc- Wor" found in the
wreck Monday morning.
J. was 5:lV ?. III when III" wreck
occurred and the lra.a was due at st.
LoUlS at \ p. N.
Trnin Milking ~ Tine.
The train was 9p minutes lac and
was running at an estimated rate Of 80
milcs an hour to make up time when
it struck the uDcu switch.
with a %thundcrou- crash. heard bv
persons several miles from the civ
il dashed against The long line Of EMMY
those nearest the place Of contact and
$780,