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Okolona messenger., 1904-07-13

A man who wanted to create the
impression that he was a brave
man made the bet Of % that he
could twist the tail of 5-year old
mule. AS the surgeons finished
setting his jaw and collar bone one
OF them said: d:"My friend, you may
have it impressed on you by this
time that to expose yourself to
danger when there is no occasion
does not indicate that you are a
brave man. It simply indicates
that you are mighty short on
sense"
Okolona messenger., 1904-07-13
RozElEA KRPT ePRRApYNQ.

|N0N1Na
six years ago my wife had breaking -out below
her knees. At hrst red bumps appeared, but sOon
white, husky aoaba came, ana when these would
she'd on the place became red again. and would
itch and burn 30 that she found tt impossible -
sleep. At times = yellow water ran from the
bumpa and tt kept getting worse and worse. Our
family physician pronounced tt Eoaemes and pre-
sorfbsd ointmsnts and powders; but it kept
spreading, breaking out on her body and arms,
and almost closed up her ears. The druggtge 81
Garner told me TO try 8. 8. g., which she did, and
aftsr taking several bottles was cured, and 81
well to-day and has been for years.
Garner, N. o. W. A. HoCUTT.
Okolona messenger., 1904-07-13

v through the glands pores Of the skim causing to reddn
nd swell and break out spotche puues and pmples, from
hieh clear yellow ate exudes haden and dries and
ben pees of in scales or fine particles like bran. Eczema knde
that will quench and that lotions aves powders and
oap cannot smother As weather and the system h
acting and the blood making efforts throw of the
Okolona messenger., 1904-07-13

and poison, stimulates the sluggish
!. !: ]. q ]:
bad blood they naturally disappear when
S. S. s. is guaranteed strictly vege-
table, only blood purifier splendid tonic and appetizer
spring medicine Treat Eczema through the blood
you will get permanently rid Of it. Write for our book on the
Skin Diseases which mailed free Medical advice furnhed
without you YyEE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA, ca
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

elimination and recriminati ton. while
larger and larger waxed an audience
hopeful OF seeing them spring up as
blows
Only when the furry came did you
discover too late how much taller and
stronger and older than you he wss
Your bleeding nose showed this TO
you. snu cowed and weeping you re
treated In bad order.
..Ill tell my big brother. and he'll
tx YOU you yowled threateningly-
Jaw. be STINT got any big brother
seered the heartiess crowd. who saw
no pathos In your abused organ
This was true; you had none
.rll tell my father. then" you wall
ed angrily-anoiher empty boast; aud
still shifting. and fearscmely CORY.
with the handkerchiefs OF yourself and
your one faithful companion quite ex-
hausted. you reached the haven Of a
friendly pump.
Yet you had not been whipped-not
exactly.
Got licked didn't Your unkindiy
commented various friends and enc
niles.
Il didn't eiiherr' you asserted. In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
T.r.ntuIa. Fight sailors.

when the crew OF the Italian bark
Anita Minotti. arrived in port at phila.
dclphia from Buenos Ayres. e be.
low to begin their task OF unloading
the cargo OF LOCO tons OF bones. they
were met by an army OF tarantulas.
centipedcs and other bugs. A battle
followed in which the sailors got the
worst OF H. though none received fatal
bites. After being driven out the
cnraged sailors closed the matches and
lowered kettles OF burning sulphur
into the vessels hold, winning a vic
tory I'm the end.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

Although victory, actual or prospect
i've. OF course, never Was doubtful
(either you were winning or the other
fellow was winning. according as 10
which did the telling. at some times
IL appeared 10 a spectator more de-
cisiye than az others.
You were feeling very spunky that
noon when, amid your preserves. you
deserted a stranger boy; but eiyilly
you challenged him. one may wit
ness two bluff but wary fox terriers
thus approach each other. aecost and
investigate.
Hello" you wagged; that is. said
Hello. yourselffT wagged he.
Say. what's your nameY' you In
quired. as you had every right 10 do.
-Puddin' tame; ask me again. an
I'll tell you the same" he replied in
~solenfiy.
Al the unmerited rebuff you stiff
fened.
Better not give me any Of your
ssss" you growled-
Pooh. what'n you dor he growI-
ed back.
I'm show you what I'll do
-You couldn't hurt a flea"
Il couldn't, couldn't II
"Naw. you couldn't. couldn't l."
Walking circles around zach other.
after this fashion you and he sowed
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
kfDITORIALS& !
Opinions of Great Papers on important Subjects. I


ly young teacher named Kate s. Murphy. who fell a vie
tim 10 cupids wiles. Determined 20 make a test case in
behalf OF herself as well as OF her suffering sisters. and she
brought action against the superintendent for the purpose
OF preventing the enforcement Of tie bylaw providing that
mo woman principle. head OF department or member OF
the teaching or supervising stan shall marry while IN tie
employ OF the Boari OF Education.
The case was carried 60 the Court OF Appeals. where
a victory was won for the matrimonial liberty OF the fe-
male tsacher. Following this defeat the New York board
OF Education has now amended its bylaws by striking
out the clause which permits charges 10 be made against
a teaeher-bnde. but IL retains the %prohibiuve feature. mere
ly 10 demonstrate its continued belief that female teachers
ought not 10 wed and still retain their positions
In the meantime Kate 5. Murphy has won a victory
IN behalf OF her sex in connection win the public schools
which Will PROFESSIONALLY be appreciated by her teaching
sisters everywhere. and as q token Of her good faith
she viii continue 10 teach In say Gotham even though she
has fallen a victim 10 clever cupid-Buriingion Free Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
Why FOOD PRICES ARE HIGHER.
Every Ite. Must La Some Way Pay
Toll TO a Trust.

Toll 10 a Trust
Take any commodity you please-a
loaf OF bread-and trace IL back. Tie
baker got his -four from an agent OF
d -four trust. The flour trust got It's
wheat from a grain elevator trust. and
its barrel from a cooperage trust.
which got It's lumber from a lumber
trust and its nails from a nail trust.
The machinery by which the wheat
was ground and the barrel was cut out
and put together and the nails were
stamped came from various machinery
trusts. These machinery trusts were
In turn supplied by sundry iron and
steel combines" and they. again. de-
pended upon certain mining monOpO-
lies. At every stage railways were
used-and railway competition has
been worse than abolished. what with
the pooling and secret rebate arrange
menfs.
Now upon each OF these many. many
trusts hat united 10 make that loaf
OF bread possible you viii mud the
greater part OF their fixed charges Is
dividends and Interests upon stocks
and bonds that represent not a dollar
invested in the industry.
Follow back each and every article
In common use. and you viii ind the
same state OF affairs. When you go
10 your butcher and be tells you that
meat is 5 cents a pound higher than
IL was last week. you are able 10 IN
derstand why. Last weeks price was
the proper price under proper condi-
tons, plus the taxes and tolls OF all the
various Intermediary combines. trusts.
consultations. monOpoiies and what
nots. This weeks increased price
means that those tolls have been
raised. Why have they been raised
Perhaps IL IL just because some fellow
In control needed the money" Per
haps his workmen had forced him TO
raise wages. or perhaps be had had a
bad week Ia the wheat pit or at Wall
streets green tables. In the town from
which l come. a small manufacturer.
many years ago. went abroad 10 study
architecture with a view 10
helping his church house itself prop
erly. On his return he cut the wages
Of his employees 10 pay the expenses OF
the trip and his subscription 10 the
temple. Doubtless he would have
prices IL he could. but those
the days when there was still
some faint competition worthy Of the
name.-success.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

The late Judge William A. Stewart.
Of the Supreme bench of Baltimore.
was very fond OF a Joke. and be had
In inexhsustble fund Of good stories
On one occasion he told how. when
he was a p~racticing attorney. he oh
tained a verdict for a larger sum than
the amcun OF his claim. After the
verdict had been rendered he asked a
juror whom he knew well how IL came
about that the verdict was far mors
than he asked
1T was this way the juror replied
"A number OF the jurors were against
YOU. Mr.. Stewart. while | thought you
ought to have what you asked for.
Finally. as a compromise. we agreed
that each juror should put down the
amount you ought TO have. and that
the total. divided by - the number
or the jurors should be the verdict
| knew that some OF the Jurors would
put down nothing or a very small
20 | put down 4 large amount.
80 as to be SURF you would get what
you asked"
The result was that when the total
was divided by II the Quoucnt was
more than Mr.. Stewart asked.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
AVOID STRAY


Ordinarily no man IL rich enough 20
escape that certain srn.c OF citation
which comes from picking ny a nickel
on a sidewalk. but for a railway pos
tai clerk 20 End such n coin IN a mail
pouch where II has worked out from
insufficient wrappinss. not only does
he mis-. this elstion. but II may pro-
yoke profanity.
For a nickel lost IN q pouch OF mail
In transit becomes n matter for ma.
tionaI concern. II comes TO view. per
haps. just ms a pouch OF mail IL einp.
tied upon n sorting table. and when
II has broken away from the lunches
Of letters, and cards. and circulars.
rolled TO IN open. space on the table.
aud there settled down. heads or tails.
with n noisy spinning dance. the clerk
who FIRST sees IL IL H.
A could have no more
idea than the man In the moon as to
whnt particular package II rolled out
OF. aud n he had and should tell the
postal clerk. the clerk wouldn't dare
try 10 restore the coin TO the original
package. That would be too easy al.
together.
No, IL il n lost nickel from the mo
ment the clerk has TO see II spinning
there before HIS eyes and according to
the tender governmental conscience the
clerk has to get ready for the inaueu-
ration OF about Sis.s3 worth OF fuss
ovcr It.
For himself he doesn't dare 20 to
bed for n short nap until he has got
rid OF his 3 cents worth OF response.
billty to the government for the action
OF the fool person from whom tho
nickel wss parted. He digs up bis
printed form for such occasions, print
ed and provided. and at once oils out a
long blank. describing the coin, tell
Ing the circumstances Of in being
found. and whether II landed heads or
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
THE OLDEST RAILROAD.
IL L. a Little One. IL In England and
Was Incorporated in 1919.

II L. a Little One. L. In England and
Was incorporated in 1913
The traveller who leaves Plymouth
FOR London by the Great Western rail-.
way viii notice when be has proceeded
two and three-Quarter miles and II
passing the 24sih milepost from Pad.
dlngton that the train crosses q singi,
line Of railroad almost at a right angie
on the level To il Immediately sue
ceeds an overbndse. and then. On ID,
left hand OF or side. may be seen
the single line In question. laid upon
rough stone blocks. but presenting q
decidedly out-ofdate appearance. says
the Railroad Gazette. rcrchance q
train Of -four or Eve little trucks load.
ed with square Jumps OF china clay
and drawn by a couple OF horses may
be een but IN half a mile the old line
trends away norfhward aud is lost
sight OF. II belongs to the oldest rail
road company IN the world.
The Plymouth and Darmoor railway
was Incorporated on July .. 1919. FOR
making and maintaining a tramroad
or iron railway for the passage OF
wagons aud other carriages from
crabiree; TO near The prisons Of war
on Dartmoor. These prisons had been
erected about ten years before. on the
loncliest and widest tract OF land that
could be found. 90 accommodate the
French prisoners Of war who incon.
xenfenffx ~rourt.sf pfxnaush snunt fn
hulks. The protector OF the line. how
ever. Sir Thomas Trywhift. had a great
idea that Dartmoor was capable Of cul-
The Plymouth and Dartmcor Rail-
way Company was dissolved and re-
Incorporated by an act Of 1868 for the
purpose OF bringing II under the pro-
OF modern acts as to using
steam power. etc. The old rates were
and steam power was taken TO
passengers II then owed fs5.-
100 to the mortgages. Messrs. johnson.
who released II on being paid In
The company has since con-
structcd some local lines near Ply
which are worked by the Great
and the London and South
WESTERN: in fact. Il is virtually a joint
line now. still. though II owns no
stock. 1t has nominally an In
existence. receives It's rents.
maintains a London Office and il will
undoubtedly be considered the oldest
company in the world.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
Momen q. Maae Farmers.

"@r has never been determined 10 the satsfac-
uRgI don OF the men workers that i Is a good or a
* air thing for the women workers 10 compete
49, With them In the open labor market. The men
aontend that the women. by accepting a lower
G91g1 wage, decrease the average wage paid 20 all
The unmarried woven who have no one 10
work for them maintain that the woman who has a hus
band for her bread winner is an unfair competitor. Then,
again there are those. generally Old FASHIONED folk that
have. like webster's veterans. come down % us from former
generations. who deyoutiy believe that the wonan's sphere
OF labor. as wife and mother. IL la her own home. where
useful, helpful work for the world may be found % en-
gage much OF her time energy and Intelligence. These
ancien, people contend that the nearing Alright OF children,
the making OF good men and noble women. Is the very
best and the most prontabie work 10 which married wont
en- can put their hands or minds,
Respeeting the merits or dement's OF any OF these three
contentions We do bot pretend 10 decide. as Ne are pas,
masters in neither political economy nor sociology. What
We DO know ca the subject pretty thoroughly IL that the
right Kind OF labor Is a good aud beneneene ding FOR won
Ell as well as for men. and that day by day recognition OF
that fact Is becoming more general What else il being
recognized s that the woman who works for a wage or
salary loses no dignity nor prestige. but rather suins bcsh
10 her willingness and ability eiher 70 work aud support
herself IA womaniy Independence or 90 assist In the sup
port Of her family who need her asssi4nee-PhlAdelphia
Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
WHY WE e E MEAT.
MIXED Food for lunar Beings 10
Mo~t Economical.

Most economical.
The chemical composition argument
shows that a mixed diet for human
beings is the most economical; but the
physiological argument shows that II
is the natural diet for man. Mans
digestive apparatus shows that a
mixed diet is best" says ouain's Die
tionary OF Medicine.
First. our teeth N like neither the
teeth OF the vegetarian animals nor OF
nesh-eating animals. but about half
way between. The grinders" in the
herbivora are very large. and consist
OF a wonderful arrangement OF very
hard and less hard substances. which
wear ~unevenly and keep the crowns
always furrowed for grinding. Our
molars are not so large or broad
crowned, while the typical molars OF
the carnivores are almost as sharp as
the cutting teeth.
Secondly. the intestines OF sheep and
vegetarian animals are very long.
OF ~flesh-eating animals quite short. and
OF man a medium length.
Thirdly. the digestive juices OF car
nivores are unequal TO the task OF er-
.hciently digessing vegetables; the
herbivore can digest the hard cellulose
n raw oats. rass. etc. while man can
not digest cellulosc at all He needs
OF his vegetables to be softened
by cooking. and he TAI easily digest
raw or cooked.
We have also an argument support
ng mixed diet in the fact that II 10 the
'ood OF the leading nations. Neither
he Hindus and Chinese nor the red In ;
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
Saving niagara.

- OyERN0I oDELLs veto has. for the time
Ibrnss saved Niagara Fails from spoilauon by
VuriitanaB enterprise. He rightly considers
10 hat sentiments love for he grand and beau
AS~HJuf ai ia natar~-has claims upon tho lzw-mak
- Ing power which cannot wisely be ignored Ia
behalf u money making propositions IL will
be easy 10 nnd elsewhere the power neevssary 10 run the
machinery OF = population nre or ten times as great a.
that o. the usisei States to-day. bai ne cannot nnd an
other Niasara. 80 the SrW YORK statesman has Tie ap
proFai OF the nation al large. whatever the disappointed
Stasann corporation and its tools Ia The State Legislature
may fhiak Of his veto.
bni Governors and Legislatures rome and 50. and II
Niagara il 10 Gov on forever Il j. 40, well that The fate OF
The Falls should depend oa The barSainings u lobbyists and
politicians Neither should q deprbd GA the chance that
there may never br a tiorrfaog Of New YORK to whom
sentiment may - mere stiffness afd Niagara = mefr waste
OF water which should h~ sri TO turnias mitwheels The
Jurisdiction Of Nra YORK Stale over = river which forms
part o. an International boundary IL suhJ~ci ga the treaty
making power Of the fni~rsi Government rhaf govern
n~aL In conjunction With cansda, can mskc The Destruction
OF The cataract forever Impossible through = treaty prohlb.
iflus any further diserNon % she waters Of she river. A.
both countries arr now nsing she Na'rF Ia asog; equal quan-
Titles The prohibition would - fair 10 both. and would pnr-
serve 10 csnada SID NsN Yssk Tho glorious eenirai aitrac
tha about witch each has efeafrd. a. vast expense. a mag
nlncent riverside psFt-st Paul Pioneer PreNs.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

tails on the table. naming the pouch
from which Il was cmptied. the mum.
bcr of the train carrying II. the date.
and n few other little details any one
Of which in hot weather would have
cost q mug of beer.
This report with the nickel goes to
the headquarters OF The postal division
In which the car was operated. aud
from these bonded officials. by the
samc general red tape route. the small
coin nnds its way to the seat Of ma
tionai government and to the fund
representing that great constituency Of
the Postofnce Department which per
sists IN sending monsy In envelopes
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

Tommy. aged G had oae din5culy
with the children Of a neighbor q
day. That night after be was in bed
his mother asked him II be had said
his prayers.
Yes. mamma he replied
Aud did you pray for the heather
tooT- she asked
Yes be answered slowly. all but
those next door"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
APapsxo Game.

o&6
The boys OF the Papsgo tribe In the
Southwest have q game which the fel-
lows in Harvard and Yale would form
rules about. II they played H. until IL
became very Lively indeed These In
dian boys make dumb-beiis Of woven
buckskin or rawbide. They weave
them tight and stir. and then soak
them In a sort Of red mud which sticks
like paint They dry them. and then
the queer toys are ready for use. 10
play the game they marx on goals
one for each band or side" Of play
ers. The object Of each side Is %
send it's dumb-bells over 10 the goal
OF the enemy. The dumb-bells are
tossed with sticks that are thrust I'M
der them as they lie on the ground
The perrerse things VIII not go
straight or far. and a rod is q pretty
good throw for one. The sport quick
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
snncrnaturaI Power.

"DIs paper says dat de man seemed
10 have supernatural powers. wot does
dat mcanf"
supernatural powersg Dat can
dat de super could act naturally. Der
amt many OF dem can do dst"-kan-
ms City Journal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

dams and Eskimos can compare with
Europeans. Americans and Austria
Hans. And among Europeans. those
people who depend largely on rege-
table fcod-the Italians. Spanisrds and
Russians-are o equal in stamina to
the English. Germans and French
Detroit News-Tubune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
The Way OF scrvapt..

subbubs--I see eastman has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
governor.
Citimsn-yes- he declares II IL his
great ambition to be the servant OF
the people"
subbubs-servantf What Doesn't
he mean to keep the place II he gets
it1-Philsdelphis Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

dignant Il had 10 quit cause my nose
YVES bleedin'. IL takes more'n him TO
lick me"
He gave you q bloody nose just
the samee."
You would not admit so much az
that.
lie didn't. either: he never touched
my nose. IL bleeds awful easy. IL
bIeeds sometimes when you just look
at it-don't IL, HenT-The Century.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
A LITTLE HUMAN CLOCK

It's very hard indeed 10 learn the hours the ciock-hsnds say.
But / have learned 10 count 3 few in such a pleasant way
when Mr. Clock holds out his right and points his left up straight
! know it's kindergaren-time. and 50 IN never late
And when / see his hands reach MP. til both look just like u
I'm sret the c@ingben viii ring for dinner and for fun
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
Would Not Hold sirup-

One morning ~4yearold Margie had
pancakes and strip for breakfast Az
ter she had eaten the cakes there was
some strip left on her plate. and she
said: Mamma please give me q
spoon: my fork leaks
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

When men will give up as much for
tickets TO hear a sermon as they viii to
zee a prize aght. look out for the mil
lennium.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04

Brazil aud Bolivia entered into a treaty
7 c0ncernlng the territory OF Acre last fail, IL
WV Twas thought that the long standing disputes
over the region had nnaiiy been brought 70 an
f-TSEZ-Iend. Now IL appears. however. that Peru is
still 10 be reckoned with. n battle has been
fought between Peruvian and Brazilian troops
on the River crandiess. the result being. according TO Bra
knlsn reports. a complete rout OF the PeFuyIans
The Ministers OF both countries AZ Washington have
thought Il important 10 hid for American sympathy by issu-
ing statements as 10 their respective cisims and rights
Formally considered. these statements have little In them
OF Interest They deal simply with vague treaties and
wagner boundaries In an exceedingly thiuly settled region.
Actually the dispute has great Importance 10 both coun-
tries. because the prize AZ stake Is the control OF some Of
the richest rubber forests IN the world Brazilian com
panies have begun 10 work the forests in the course Of their
progress ap the tributaries OF the Amazon. while Peruvian
have entered them since the denDdaiion or the
forests Ia Mantana. which il recognized Peruvian territory.
IL j. reported from Mo Jsneiro that no war will result
from the frontier battle since both countries desire srb4ira-
ton. nrzEii demands. however. that Peru withdraw all
troops from the disputed country before arbitration be-
gins. while Peru insists that the presence OF her troops Is
not ia the siightes; degree derosaiory Of good faan aud
frafernal sentiment Certainly II the desire Tor arbitration
Is genuine a provisional arrangement should be easy 10
make-Ehlcago Record. Herald
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-04
Why 1t was Small.

A lady visitor had occasion to nom
suit her watch. which was very small.
and little ~5-yesr-oid Mabel. seeing II.
exclaimed: -oh. what a young watch
you haver'