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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

and munitions with them. and the
great guns Of to-day. on the sea at any
rate, give a vastly different account OF
themselves During the recent war
between America and Spain II VIII be
recalled that the Brooklyn poured such
a deadly deluge OF projectiles into the
Spanish warship yiscaya that within
five minutes the latter lay at the bot
tom OF the sea rent and battered
jumbo OF scrap iron
In all the Brooklyn fred 61s shells
at the yascaya and the bill OF destruc-
ton read thus:
To 141 S-inch shells, at go each,
e. $50: to 65 6-inch shells. at f21 each.
IL .365: to IL 6-pounder shells. at Il
each. f12; to 400 1-pound shells. at IL
shlllings pence each. f2JO.
Thus the i've minutes firing cost the
United States fs.6T7. and during each
minute Of the duel the Brooklyn hurled
1913 projectiles at her enemy at cost
OF f1.735. II we add 70 this the cost
OF the Viscaya's answering fire we see
that the fight between the two ships
could scarcely have cost less than
5000 a minute. or at the rate Of ESQ.,
600 an hour. We must remember, too
that on neither ship would II be posi-
BILE to use all the available guns at
once; so that there Is still large mar
gin for increased expenditure when a
man-of-war Is In a position to use her
fighting powers to the utmost.
But let us take one OF our own first
class battleships. the London. and esi-
mate the cost OF five minutes fighting.
assuming that she could use all OF her
forty-six guns throughout.
The London's four 12-inch guns,
which. by the way. cost no less than
600 900. fire armor-piercing shells
weighing $50 pounds each at the rate
Of two a minute. each projectile. with
It's cordite charge Of 1914 pounds,
costing ESQ. Thus in FIVE minutes
fighting these four misunderstanding
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
FOREST FiRsa


RAAAF At " a1atn = tot@
Every sumnsr ant autunn iarzs
areas % public and privats forests arc
devastated By ORE. THIS de-trucfioa 10
universal Injury. II rot only do
strcys a valuable asset tn tho nst %
the eountry's resources. but IL pso-
duetive % foods The forest Il tho
most effective means Of psrvrntins
foods and producing 4 more regular
Tow OF water gor irrigntlon and other
useful purposes
To pTeveut the misrhlrvous forvst
nres Congress has enacted ia9 which
rorbids settling fTs to the woods. sui
forbids leaving are~ ieamp ns~s and
others without arst sxtia.utshinx the
same.
The Law provides a maxiusum Enc
OF 5000. OF imprisonment for two
years. OF both. 10 the ore IL .et mail.
eiously. and a fns u $500. o. impris.
onment for one ycar. " the Gre IA duo
To careiessness. II also provides that
the money from these fines gnrs 70 tho
school fund. Of the county IN which
the oIenss IL committed
Commissioner ". A. Richards Of The
general land once has issued eir-u.
lars. warning the public against care.
lessnsss. inasmuch az many arrs start
from neglected camp nrcs. and makes
tho following kqpests.
I. DO not build a larger nrs than
you need.
2 DO not build your fires IN den.s
masses Of pine tcavss. dur and other
eombustibls material. where the ars IL
sure TO spread.
3 DO not build your Ore aTains,
large logs. especially rotten logs. where
IL requires much more work and Tins
10 put the Gre out than you arc willing
TO espend. and where you are rarely
quite certain that the IRE Ia really and
completely eItingulshcd.
4. In windy weather and In danger.
ous places dig a IRE hole and clear OF
place 10 secure your ere. You will
save wood and trouble.
Q. Every camp IRE should be com.
pletely put out before leaving tho
camp.
0. DO not build fires 10 clear on land
and for other similar purposes without
Informing the nearest ranger or tho
supervisor. 30 that he may assist ron.
As hunters. fishers and campers will
soon haunt the woods and streams. IL
IL hoped that newspapers everywher.
viii circulate this warning and infor.
nation.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
STAGE REALISM.
Trouble of Too Sympathetic Woman
in New Jersey.

Trouble of a Too Sympathetic Woman
in New Jersey.
Il never go to theaters" said New
ark temperance woman. I'm too sym
pathetic. The last time l went to a
theater was twenty years ago. Patti
died in one act. and I'd have died with
her If my husband hadn't carried me
out"
You'd get over your sympathetic
feelings If you went often nowadays"
her friend said.
mo. wouldn't" she replied. II
tried to get over it at school, but IT
grew. used to be considered good in
recitations and dialogues, and one time
our class gave Ten Nights in Bar
room l was Sam SHADES wife, and
1 so hated that man couldn't eat 1
got as thin as a rail- And when the
play came eff, and the glass struck the
little girls head. l was so overcome
with the horror OF It that 1 screamed
until the people in the audience
thought the little girl had been really
killed"
WAS that your last appearanceT
''No; tried it again The Lady of
Lyons 1 think it was. although I'm
not sure. Anyway. l was the wife OF
rich man, and he died, and his part
ner beat me and the children out of all
our money. and we went from bad to
worse. and the children were ragged
and starving. and 1 had no bread to
give them-poor little wretches, how
hungry they wereLso l made up my
mind to kill myself with charcoal. One
night l sent them away and lighted a
charcoal stove and lay down beside IT 4
and died. Truly, as 1 stand here /
died l can remember a couple of men
climbing over the footlights, and the
audience standing up all excited When
came to was at home in bed, where
had been for nearly a week"
WAS there real charcoal in the
stovey
"Of course not: only a lighted can
die. But that didn't make any differ
ence; died.-Newark Evening News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

monsters would hurl at the enemy
forty projectiles weighing more than
eighteen tons and costing 1920.
Each six-inch gun. OF which she has
twelve. costing $3.50 each. throws
shells OF 100 pounds weight. costing
f14 apiece. and In ave minutes OF rapid
and continuous firing these guns would
pour into the enemy's ships a HURT
cane OF projectiles weighing twenty
two tons. at cost OF f6.6sS 50 far W.
have only accounted FOR sixteen out OF
the forty-six guns.
The London twelve-pounders number
sixteen and cost f555 each: from the
mouths OF these guns no fewer than
900 shells could be poured In Ave min.
utes, representing nine tons OF metal
and cost OF f2.sSO.
Each Of the half-dozen three-pound.
ers has a firing capacity OF thirty
shells minute, so that In a i've min
utes' fight they alone would send 1900
worth Of metal into the enemy's side:
while the eight rIaxims would send out
n storm Of death-dealing bullets weigh.
ing more than six hundredweight and
costing $40.
Thus. in i've minutes lighting using
all her forty-six guns. the London
would vomit forth over nfty tons OF
pro, ectiles and the cost OF this barking
would work out 70 more than fifO 900
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
AyttR 5roRlE5

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The velocity OF the wind ut the
height OF one mile above the earth u
four times as great as at the surface
A man worth S5.0O0,oo0 to-day 10
no richer as related TO the aggregate
wealth OF the United States. than
man worth $4,000 in 1850
Ii is not generally known that the
FUR seal was once a land animal The
baby seals are actually afraid OF the
water. they would drown. II thrown
into II. and have 10 learn 20 swim ny
repeated efforts. When once they
have been taught 20 swim. however.
they soon forget 10 walk.
The largest room In the world. I'M
der one roof ana unbFoken by pillars.
Is al ST. Petersburg. Il Is 30 feet
long and $50 feet IN breadth, by day
light IL IS used for military displays.
and a whole battalion can completely
maneuver ia H. By night twenty thou
sand wax mpers give Il a heantfni
appearance, The roof Is single aFeh
OF iron.
There have been thirty three Speak
ers OF the national House OF Represent
atiyes. Eleven OF them because Unit
ed States Senators aud one OF them.
James X. Polk. OF Tennessee, fFssi-
dent OF the United States. The posi-
tlon has been filled BY only one meF-
chant. one physician. one preacher.
three editors. while tweny four Of
them have been lawyers.
Koreans wear full mourning for
their fathers The dress Is OF hemp
cloth. with hsmpen gigdie. A face
shield is used 70 show that the weager
Is a sinner and must not speak 70 any
one unless addressed The costume Is
retained for three year, the shield for
three months This Is worn for
father only; secondary mourning u
worn for a mother, and no mourning
at all for a wife. The hat l. OF wicker.
Mos animals are afraid OF nFe ard
viii ny from Il Ia terror To others
there Is a fascination about a dame.
aud they will walk into II even though
BY the heat A horse In
burning stable goes mad with fear.
but dog Is as cool IN a Ore as al any
time. lie keeps his uose down % tho
nO0r. where the air Is purest. aad sets
himself calmly To nnding his way out
Cats In fires howl pitsousiy. They
hide their faces from the light and
-Foueh In corners. when their resruer
TITS them they are. as rule. quits
ioeiie and subdusd. nsYsr biting or
scratching Birds seem 70 be hypBS-
lied By hrs and keep perfectly s;ili:
ven the Ioauaeious parrot IN = ars
fas nothing 70 say. cows. Ike dogs
10 not show alarm. They arc Easy 70
Fad forth. aud of,en aud their var
ut themselves
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

The people OF the United States will
general conference of the Mormon
Church has renewed formally and
unanimously adherence to the so-called
Woodruff manifesto of 1890. Perhaps
the most general feeling will be one
Of surprise ut the Inconsistency OF
duced the pronunciamento. As the
head of the Mormon Church Mr.. Smith
announces that all polygamous mar
riages are prohibited. and that any
member of the church authorizing. con-
tracing or solemnizing such "a mar
riage shall be liable 10 excommunica-
ton. But the new manifesto says not
a word about polygamous living; it
does not insist on obedience TO the
laws of the State of Utah and OF the
nation. Ii does not say that Joseph
Smith and the Mormon Church believe
polygamous marriages and polygamous
living TO be wrong. II leaves the head
of the church still free TO take his
chances" in violating the law. 1t must
be remembered that the same confer
ence which with such unanimity ap-
proved of the Smith manifesto only a
short time before as warmly and as
unanimously commended Smith for the
manly way in which he had stood
up" for the beliefs and practices OF
the church-as well as his own prac-
tices-before the Senate committee.
The church has not condemned nor re-
proved Smith for living Illegally with |
more than one wife; rather has it APP
proved of all Smith has said and done. |
Consequently the new announcement /
of President Smith will have little eff I
feet Mormons will take chances"
with the law. as heretofore. Until 4
Smith and other Mormons cease TO vio-
late the law and pronounce against
polygamous living as well as plural 4
marriages, the people OF the United
States viii continue TO look upon the
Latter Day Saints with suspicion.
There is no doubt that the action of
he Mormon Church was taken with a
Tiew 10 influence opinion outside the
.hurch. But it will fail to DO this. be-
,ause the people have as little patience
With confessed polygamists like Jo-
eph Smith as with the authorizing,
or solemnizing' of polyga-
nous marriages
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
UNDER THE SUN.

The men who have gone before NJ
Have sung the songs we sing:
The words of our clamorous chorus,
They were heard OF the ancient King
The chords of the Tyre that thrill us.
They were struck in the years gone by,
And the arrows OF death that kill US
Are found where our fathers lie
The vanity sung OF the Preacher
Is vanity still to-day:
The moan OF the stricken creature
Has rung in the woods Away.
But the songs are worth resinging
With the change of no single note.
And the spoken words are ringing
AS they rang in the years remote
There is no new road 10 follow, Lowell
Nor need there ever be.
For the old. with its hill and hollow.
Love,
Is enough for you and me-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

Bourke Cochran was condemning a
certain popular novel.
This novel" he said. "is rs poor
and barren as Elmo County land"
rs Elmo County land very poor and
barren7" asked one OF MFR. Cockran's
interlocutors.
lis it?' he said "weil. should say
1t II. Once two strangers rode on
horseback through Elmo County, and
the barrenness OF the land amazed
them. Nothing but weeds and rocks
everywbere. As they passed farm.
house they saw an old man sitting In
the garden. and they said:
"'Poor chapl Poor. poverty stricken
old fellowr
'The old man overheard them, and
called out In a shrill voice:
"'Gents. haln't so poor an power.
ty-stricken as ye think. I don't own
none o. this land"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
WAYS OF GEORGE GOULD.
He Keeps Himself LA Good Health by
Athletic Enrrcf~r

He Keeps Himself la Good Health by
Athletic Exercise.
George J. Gould. physically. Is IN
striking contrast 10 not a few Of tie
directors OF the Gould companies who
were so actively Identified with the
late Jay Could George Gouid's fond.
ness for sports and athletic games
keeps him In excellent physical condi.
ton. says the New YORK Mail. lie nl.
most invariably arrives at his Office In
the Western Union building. iJ5
Broadway. little before 10 q. IN. Ills
pace IL swift and only a good walker
can keep up with him often In the
coolest weather he comes with his
overcoat on his arm.
Immediately uron reaching his desk
be throws OF not only bis undcrccat.
but his walstcoat as we'll AMI tch-s
Into n vast amount Of work. Frequrut.
~ during the day Mr Gould mny be
seen passing rapidly through the CORR.
doris Of the Western Union building IN
this same ncgiigee attire.
Not long ago n midday meeting Of
the directors or the Texas and Pacidc
Hilroad was called. and Russell SAGE.
John T. Terry and sam Sloan. oil nc.
tive associates OF the late Jag Gould,
came down the corridor from Geor-e
Couid's Office. all wearing winter over.
coats, although the weather WIS
abominably mild. Mr.. Gould appeared
a few minutes later minus his under
coat and waistcoat. md IN this attire
presided at the meeting while his aged
confreres. in conventional dress and
holding high silk hats with a grelt
deal OF dignity, unanimously ratified
his propositions.
Mr.. Gould rarely gets further down
town than the Hartman Offices. at 100
broadway. He could easily pass
through wall street without being gen.
orally recognized. Even some Of the
Wall street reporters do not know him
by sight.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
No scnt,m.ot A.on, \,

Some one heard that De Wolf Hop
per sported a hair ring. From being .
dainty gold circiet with n tiny lock,
II grew to wide band with large
twisted strands. There was consider.
able excitement about It.
Finally n friend said TO him:
Say. haven't lost any Of your i'm.
mediate fnmIly1" pointing TO ring
on the actors hand.
Not that know Of. whyY'
We'll, It's whispered on the RIalto
that you wear hair IN your ring. and
thought you might carry curl
around with you for sentiment
"oh. no. Hopper looked sadly nj
his friends head. covered with base
ball hair. Tho hair In that ring came
from the front side Of my own head
years and years ago. and keep ii 40
that may have some to stand on md
during first nights. as Of old"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
APPROVED THE CONSTITUTION.
How a German Immigrant Got His
Naturalization Papers.

41oW OcTHdn migrant tTOr His
Naturalization Papers,
T. V. Powderly, formerly commits
sioner general Of immigration, tells a
story Of a certain German Immigrant
who, just after landing in New York,
became very friendly with the inspee-
tor who examined him, says the Phil
adelphia Post. As he remained in
New York, where he was employed BY
one Of the big hotels, the friendship
became permanent.
When the period Of five years resi-
dence in the United States, requisite
to the obtaining OF naturalization pa
pers, had passed, the Teuton sought
out the inspector, with inquiries as to
what steps 1t would be necessary for
him to take to obtain his citizenship
papers.
SO his friend gave him the necessary
advice, and in a spirit of kindllness
promised to 90 with the German to the
judge to whom application for natu-
ralization was to be made.
The usual interrogatories were ask
ed, among which was:
you have read the constitution Of
this country"
mo, your honor responded the
German stolidity; mo. | half not read
der constitution; but my trent Krause
he hat read 1t to me. Und wish to
say dot liked it fiery much. 1t Is fiery
nice, your honor. und | am fiery much
pleased mid itw
The judge granted the necessary pa
pers.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

The Inconvenience Of having too
good reputation is suggested by a re-
cent report of the inspector Of poor of
Glasgow. Scotland. The fame Of Glas-
COWS reforms and its many philan-
thropic institutions has SO spread
abroad. he says, that the improvident
flock thither from all parts of the
kingdom under the impression that life
is made easy for everybody. The poor
house cannot accommodate them all.
and the city is overrun with people 80
lazy"-in the picturesque language of
the report-"that rather than take
their hands out of their pockets to
turn the handle Of a door, they lounge
against 1t and burst 1t open"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
soMr ODD RAILROAD RuLsa
Curious Early Experiences In Trsns-
portation In Pennsylvania.

portation In Pcnnsylvanin.
Some OF the regulations In force OF
the earliest railroads built in Pennsyl
vania read very queerly In these days
OF 'limiteds" and "hyers." says the
Boston Transcript. A number OF then
are quoted In brief paper read before
the Engineers Society OF Western
Pennsylvania ON early experiences IN
transportation by Antes Snyder. and
distracted in part In the SCIENTIFIC
American supplement. Says this paper;
when the commonwealth opened
the Philadelphia and Columbia Rail-
way the theory was that the State fur
nlsh the roadway and that any one
who pleased could furnish his own We
hicle and motive power and use the
railway whenever he wished by paying
the State tolls for its use, just as the
turnpikes of the day We're used. But
II was soon discovered that certain
character OF vehicles was needed and
that rules and regulations as 20 times
and manner OF using the railways were
absolutely necessary 10 effect their sue
eessful operation. The ordinary ship
pers found Il too expensive TO ut them
selves with the necessary plant and
that they could get this transportation
done by large and well-equ'pped ship
pers much more cheaply than they
could do II themselves. SO that I'm prae-
tiee the business drifted into the hands
OF few individuals and companies.
eta
The railway as constructed Mas Intend
ed for the horse as motive power.
though the locomotive was being intro
duced as an experiment shortly after
the railway was completed. The fol.
lowing among the rules and resula-
tons adopted by the canal commission
for the regulation OF the railway may
be OF interest.
".Sec. -. No car shall carry a great
err load than three tons on the Column
bla and Philadelphia Railway. nor
more than three and half tons on the
Portage Railway. nor shall any burden
ear travel at greater speed than i've
miles per hour. unless the ear body
and load shall be supported on good
steel springs
sec los. II shall be the duty OF
the conductors OF ears moving with
less speed upon the railways. upon no
tee by ringing a bell. blowing q, born
or otherwise, OF the approach OF loco
motive engine or other cars moving In
the same direction az a greater speed,
10 proceed with all possible dispatch
10 the nrst switch In the course OF their
passage. and pass or said track until
said locomotive engine or other ears
moving al greater speed can pass by.
The conductors OF the slower cars are I
10 open and close the switches I
50 as 10 leave them In proper order.
Any person who shall refuse or neglect ,
TO comply with the provisions Of this /
shall. FOR every oncnse. for Z
felt and pay the sum OF So
1t must have been a very Interest.
ing and novel sight. indeed. when the a.,
horse and the locomotive werr used In
discriminatory on the same track AMI
we're struggling Tor supremacy ~ the .
future motive power Of our railroads q
Ind the approach OF locomotive was a
ieralded by the footing Of horn. Even .
It that time the right OF way was civ. I
n 10 the fast horse" ID
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

Large quantities of New South
Welsh rabbits were consumed in vari-
Gus parts of the world last year. At
any rate, they came from New South
Wales and other parts OF Australia
which exported more than seven mil
lions of them, frozen. besides large
quantities put up in cans. This bust
ness has increased rapidly in recent
years, for in 1900 the exports were
about two million animals fewer than
during last year. Then. too. between
ten and twelve million rabbit skins
were sent abroad. The business has
grown from the determination OF the
to abate the plague Of rab-
bits, which swarm over the land in
countless millions. If there were a
market for frozen gypsy moths and
moth skins the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts might leave to private enter
nriso the task of clearing the forests
and groves Of that State Of the pest
BY naturalist
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

This is a great year for the proph-
cts. but their various stunts differ so
much one from another that it natur-
ally occurs to the lay mind that in
these days of trusts and mergers it
would be wise for them to get togeth-
er and decide on a fixed schedule. One
prophet prophesies big things for 1924
and another declares that the end of
4 the world will come in 1905. These
little discrepancies would be obviated
BY an amicable consolidation. Make
way for the prophets union and bas
the prophecy unaccompanied by a
union cardi
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09
COST OF NAVAL BATTLE
Five Minutes Fighting Requires an TX
..audifur.. Of go ONO on, lra. aI.i..

tive htIulrt1 IN
penditure of $4,000 on One Ship.
From Tuesday to Sunday Victor
Hugo wrote in his diary on Jan. 3,
1871. "the Prussians hurled 5000 pro-
Jectiles at us. 1t required 300 railway
trucks to transport them. Each shot
cost 90 francs; total. 100000 francs.
The damage to the forts is estimated
at 400 francs. About ten men have
been killed. Each Of our dead cost the
Prussians 10000 francs"
This extract. says London Tft-Bits,
gives one an excellent idea Of the cost
and incfrectiveness Of big-gun work on
land generation ago, when It took an
average Of 2,5OO proJectiles, costing
10000 francs, to kill single man
and to infiict less than IS worth Of
damage on the enemy's fortincationA
But time has changed since then,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

the man who needs rules for sue
eoo6ing In life will never succeed"
- oays Benz. L. Winchell, who has
mo6eoeded. A few years ago Mr.. Win
ahnai was Z clerk in a railroad office at
no month. Now he sits in pad
~ chair a. president of the Rock ISL
- aystem of railroads and draws
'aniaxy Of $4,000 year. There is
oo1nothing In Mr.. Winchell's remark.
(nl1nd ron, We are talking Of success
oaourod In money. There L. whole
I,14 Of success" literature. A maya
f56 = founded on the word. Books
ocGsodfcals are full Of interviews
M 1uocessful persons who lay down
& ~ the guidance Of ambitious
x nen. The advice IL good enough
W ~. but Being pressed for
Rord that might b quoted Pres
Wlnehol1 sid: n haven't any
lt ulorh.~ mats II You may
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-06-09

"Means to an end" finds a pictur-
esque Illustration in the doings of a
Western insurance agent whose work
lies largely among farmers He is ac-
companied by capable Farmland to
take the place, temporarily. Of a farm
ef who stops work to listen to seduc-
tive talk about life insurance. This is
policy-and it frequently leads to one.