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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

should BE- reduced The Department OF Agriculture claims
mis- could be- r~dnrd thirds by the simple
substitution of good msesdsmir~d roads for the orDs,
dirt Highways Ia
P-nnsyissnss rad is~. which divides the Of
making permanent roads between the State county and
township. inspired by d-sire begin the solution
TIL. problem In way that would prov. lsss burden.
the fsr.rs themselves No far however iis pro
vision4 have b~en taken advantage Of widely
anticipated IL worth while TO call stt~ntjon
that practically simsr lave already In
With excellent r~suits In New forh Nov Jersey
Massachusetts California and eis~~h~re In fhssAts like
Jersey where the s~ has been In operation longest
b~n~nts marked.
II u the nrst that costa however In road making
In evsryfhnx cleo When fs~ experimental sections
r-sy good highways have b~sn provided object
10 TO BE- hoped that Pennsylvania farmers viii fall
with thcs< Of other states wbsrs permanent
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

new irr1Sat1ng canal being buiia
on williams Fsrk. near Hot sulphus
Spring. Oois., win b tvssu nilss
In lsogtA- Il WI br4ng under vatss
about loyooo acres Of lad which y
new wsrtAlsss. bsang nsrsiy . sags
brush Eat
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

''Thsts my iatsst canvaA" said
D'Aueer. Il started that ak months
ago. You -. ssms days paint away
feverishly. fercsfully. abscrbedly. while
on other days cart paint at ALL
Il see." said Critt1ck. You painted
this on one Of the other days."-PhIls-
delphia Press-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

HE question OF the value OF wireless ;elegra
ply in war has already bern considered Now
II II supplemented by that OF In legality. Tue
Russian Government has practically served no
iic~ that II regards 10 a. Illegal At any rate.
the uss Of such a device az the ssst Of war wall
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

II yss - around exploiting . foo,
hslisf, peppls VIII ne<ics Il and talk
abeat Il Pssple VIZ havs fooi bs,tefs
ars ~ aeceresd - nucA charity -
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

y one will deny that many Of the best school
teachers In the country are women There are
psrn OF the defeats and highly important
task OF training the young which can best b
done by taetful and gentle women. But IL 10
also the serious opinion OF experts that grow
ing boys should VERY LARGELY be under the care
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

ow thxt the country 10 messurabiy well sup
piled with railroads which haul the farmers
products DO market at an average rate OF a half
a cent ton per mile. II begins To Be OF prime
Importance that the average apst OF hauling
rom the farm TO the railway station. which
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08
TRUMPET CALLS.

ks.'s He's sopads . Warning Note
70 the Usredee med.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

II pa led some men money they
viii ~ under svsriastins eblip lions =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08
Or lm,srsss ca;res..

HERE 10 food for thought 10 the asur.s OF the
United States c~nsos report dealing with edu.
cstion- Thus 40 learn that In 1900 tber. wer.
2.5.soo men Of The age OF Fl or over who
we're unable TO read OF write. This great
army Of iliifsrstes constituted II per cent OF
fh~ xotlnr xsrrnrth Of thu ns tton.n -t.-,.~. o.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08

10 itself sufnci~nfly strong n suitably distributed de
tsrmine pstionsi principles and policies
OF the total $1,000 negroes and i2stoop whites
percentage which when compared with Of thirty
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-08
Inc Ministry.

tho 10000 men and women who graduated
from our universities and colleges last Dontb
only 1880 aspire 10 preach the gospel. As
there are some 74ooo engaged ia preaching Ia
the United States lhis contribution IL insufn'
Client TO keep up the supply. Here and there
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

park. On the same park the state OF
Illinois wishes to erect an armory for
the use of the National Guard, and here
the city talks of building a rev city hall.
Like most things legal the explanation
Of tbs attorney is so hedged about with
legal p~hraseology that it is 10 eXplaEa,
ton at all for those not yerscd in the
law. What the people do know, how
ever. is that they want a home for the
Field museum on the lake front, aud
that the courts have said legal techni-
caIities will not permit its being built.
The National Guard wants an armory,
but the same legal technicalities prevent
the building of that.
In the meantime me work OF filing in
east of the railroad tracks moves on
apacs. To-day the water of the lake does
not reach within 500 yards where it did
20 years ago. Not so very long ago spray
from the lake was thrown oHte the
Michigan venue roadway, and the small
boy caught perch from off the Michigan
avenue sidewalk, The made land both
east and west of the railroad tracks
would make an ideal location for the
buildings it is desired to locate there.
In the meantime the public are waiting
impatiently for the end Of the lesal bat
tie, confident that they will have their
way in the end.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

weeks in advance. Every downtown
restaurant enjoys the greatest period Of
profit Of the year. Crowds throug the
streets all night blowing horns, yelling,
drinking and making merry in every
possible way.
Bat the year 1903 passed unnoticed
while Chicago wept. Mayor Harrison
had not then closed the theaters, but ne
might as well have done so so far as the
patronage they received "a con-
cerned. The most popular places OF
amusement In the city were not ne
third filled. People tore their tickets
into bits and stayed at home. Res
taurants where the demand for seats Is
usually 50 great that to secure them they
must be engaged six months in advance
were without more than q score Of pa
irons, and the orchestras at these played
Gospel hymns instead Of roilicking
New Year tunes. On the street there
was not a horn 10 be heard, there was
not a yell, not even a drunken man to
muttcr meaningless g~u,turals at the few
pedestrians.
The owl cars" carried but few pa
irons other than tired s%earcherg going
home from their visits to the morgues
and the hospitals in search OF friends.
Big, th~ouGhJess, unsympaihctic Chi
cago found that it had a heart.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

road stock on Wall street. He operates
the road, and to do this takes a trained
ability it is not possible y c in a
brokers' Office.
Leeds owned a good share Of Rock Is
land stock, or al least he controlled 1t,
and in connection with the Moore
brothers controlled the entire Rock Is
land system with all its numerous APP
pendages He remains on the directory
for it is the directory rather than the
president that operates the finances Of
the road.
Loree Is a graduate of the engineering
department Of the Pennsylvania, begin
ming his experience on the road in 1877.
In the same capacity he has served the
United States government, and later as
sisted in making the preliminary survey
Of a part of the Mexican National
railway. He returned to the Pennsyl-
vania and remained with that road IN
til he had risen to the position Of fourth
vice president and transportation man
ager Of the lines west OF Pittsburg. and
then went to the Baltimore & Ohio as
its president, which position he vacated
to become the head of the Rock Island.
~Stuyvesanl Fish, Of the Illinois Cen
trail, is partially typical of the old-tims
railroad president, His Office is in New
York, whore he is supposed to watch the
roads financial interests, but he spends
the greater part Of his time either in
Chicago or along the line of the road,
and knows personally hundreds of farm
ers and t~ownspeople in Illinois, many Of
whom are stockholders in the road.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
ORIENTAL SCHOOL GIRLS.
Are Receiving Much BENEFIT from Mis-.
sion schools Founded by
Americans.

The girls Of the nonprograssive fam
lilies of the orient seldom go beyond
the primary schools, and often not even
to them. They learn rules Of etiquette
and religion at home from the book OF
"Woman's Great Learning" or The
Official Book of Female P~oliteness,' or
The -Four Virtues and the Three Obedi-
enees,' But the mission school is
gradually breaking through the wal! of
Ignorance that has closed them in, says
E~yerybody's Magazine. Even in Corea,
SO long the Hermit kingdom, there is
4 school with American teachers. which
Is supported by the government.
The Corean girls, who have been kept
entirely isolated and ignorant, are hav-
ing their chance. In the industrial
schools they are learning the practical
uses OF their small fingers. They are
carefully taught the peculiar national
way OF doing laundry work b. wrap
ping the cloth around one smooth stick
and beating il with another. This irons
the garments, which are ripped apart
TO be washed.
The mission training schools for girls
are helping the neglected little women
all over the east TO develop their bodies
as well as their minds. Exercises.
gymnastics and games are used to
make them strong and alert. The
dusky daughters Of Palestine weave
their bright ribbons about the Maypo1e
TO the same music The American kim
dergsrten child has fer some Of his
pretty exercises.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Great honor is paid abroad TO liter.
AIRY men and women. On the twenty
fifth literary anniversary of Mava
k~onopnicka. a famous poetess. mag
be founded in her name, In Belgium
Cracow. A country house was pre-
scented to her, and a public library is tn
be founded in hr name. In Belgium
too, the Society for the Protection of
Animals has bestowed its highest
awards Of honor on Mile. Clemeptine
louat, the poetess and novelist, for
using her brain and her pen on behalf
OF the Wild birds. whose cause she has
nobly championed in the pages Of an
evening newspaper,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

The funniest thing about the poker
stories at Topeka is the whispered ac-
count of what n lot of the fellows said
TO their wives when called to account
after their lame had appeared In the
newspapers. One man explained to his
wife that he had merely played a serial
game of whist. you know how II ia
with those ignorant newspaper fell
lows" he said. They know so little
about things that when they see or
hear OF a game of cards they Just call
it poker Il know. John said the
wife. sympathetically. AT Il party
they wrote up my dress all wrong. and
it is awfulIy vexatious. kansas City
Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
THE RUSSIAN MUZHIK.


Charles Chapman Grafton, bishop of
Fond du Lac, lately returned from Rus
STA. He brings back with him a hearty
esteem for the Russian church. and a
hearty liking for the humble, brave and
honest muzhik, says the Detroit Trib-
une.
The muzhik is singuIarly honest, -
Bishop Grafton said, recently. Moth
Ing is more ~repusn2nt to him th2n
th.ey.Gg, knayery or lying. This char
acterist.c in him was proven well to ne
by an episode ! Witnessed in a remote
Russian village, and this episode was
also notable for the credit it reflected
on the intelligence of q certain village
leader.
1T appears that a pillow had been
stolen from a field. The like Of this
had never happened before. It had al
ways been customary to leave every
thing ]unguarded in the village. Now, a
thief had suddenly appeared, what was
TO be done?
ITO consider what should be done, a
council of mU2hiks was called. The
men, bearded and stern, gathered on the
common. The head mu5hik held up his
hand for silence, and said;
I'VE are dishonCred. A thief has
arisen among us, deGling our good
name. But all will end well. for l have
discovered the thief. and | will now
bare his shame to you. See'-and he
took up a big stone-'see. the thief is be-
fore me, and now'-he raised his arms
and now with all my might l hurl this
stone at him
In the most violent manner the head
muzhik pretended to throw the stone.
and one man-only o~ne-ducked. This
fellow-he was only half-witted-was,
Of course, the thief. The pillow was found
in his cellar that afternoon"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
UToPIAN CONDITIONS.
Countries In Which There Is 70 Cause
for Discomfort Among
the People.

There are a few modern Utopias TO be
found in this wide world-countries
| where the people are contented, happy
| and intelligent. Denmark claims that
/ there is 0 a single person in her do
main who cannot read and write. On
the northeast coast Of New Guinea, the
| Island Of Kutaba. surrounded by a wall
Of coral 300 feet high on n side and
from 50 TO 100 feet on the other, main
tains 10 villages of natives, to whom
war, crime and poverty have been I'M
known since the beginning Of their ira
ditions. The most peaceful and com
Portable community in Europe is the
commune Of the Canton Naud in Swift
erland. Nearly everyone is well OF
and there are no paupcrs.
Finland is a realm whose Inhabitants
are remarkable for their inyiolate iates-
rity. There are no banks and no safe de-
posts, for no such security is essential.
You may leave, your luggage anywhere
for any length OF time and be quite sure
of finding it untouched on your return
and your purse full Of money would Be
Just as secure under similar CirCpm-
stances. The Firms place their money
and yaluables in holes in the grounG
and cover them with a big Leaf. Such
treasure is sacredly respected by all who
pass II, but in the rare event Of a man
wishing 10 borrow Of his neighbor dur.
ing hts absence, he will take only this
gmalIes. sun he requires and place q
message IN Inc hole telling Of his urgent
need AM promising to repay the amount
on a specified date. And he will in
rariabIy ksaP his word, fer the Finn is
invincible in his independence.
AgDeta Park, neal Delft, in Holland, Is
another Utopian example. A tract OF
ten acres has upon ii $50 houses, each
with its little garden and with certain
common buildings ana common
grounds. The houses are occupied by
the employees Of a great distilling com,
pany, who form q corporation which
owns the park. Each member owns
shares in the corporation and pays rent
for his house. The surplus, after all eX-
penses have bGaa paid, comes back to
him as dividend. If he wishes to &C
away, or if he dies, his shares are
bought TIP by the corporation and sold
to the man who takes his place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

,rch c,loe,rnrhae ,T,,y9o1
t,,na,oihto h,'t thov are seldom en-
raro,d in Chicoro ar elsewhere until
~, oatastronhn hos occurred
ntna on ,ng oyerv ten n, h Chicago
.,nntrra - to sofa IN soy that half theo OK
T.. ar,r az aronod onca in three months
~ n,oor - ham Il is virtually imnossi-
Ma ta asoano from tho unner pa1lcrics At
III a,ro wv MEANS NJ Ionp and narrow
atotrwo,s In hut few or them Is there
.ur n,n, ~ sbrtt,rc or the stare from
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
ENEMIES ALL RIGHT.
He Was Certain About That and He
Took a sly Shot Mt
Them.

Il is related that at a recent sham bat.
tie a Young licutenant, posted with his
company behind wall, ordered his men
to fire at a detachment Of troops who
were marching br, says London 1it-Bits.
The guns were loaded with blank cart
ridges. and no BARN was done; but the
detachment happened to be on the same
side Of the shan fight as the company
which had fred st it.
The commanding officer came riding up.
why did yop fire at those men" ne
demanded OF the lieutenant, hotly.
II supposed tbey We're the enemy, said
the lieutenant.
And what led you to suppose they
were the enemy
because my tailor was at the head of
them and | saw my butcher in the ranks.
What else could / suppose. sir?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
AGED E IN EXILE

When Queen Victoria came to the
throne in 1887 the Sale law, which pre-
walls in German municipalities, made 1t
impossible that she should be sovereign
of Hanover as well as ruler Of England.
as her Guelph predecessors had been
The throne Of Hanover, therefore, fell
to her next of kin in the male line, the
duke of Cumberland, who was succeeded
BY his son, the queens cousin. That
king of Hanover was the last. In the
war between Prussia and Austria In
1860, which was practically a war for
precedence In the German speakinas
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

lands, the King of Hanover took the
wrong side; that is to say, he took the
side OF Austria, and Prussia was victo-
rious. The result was that he found
himself crownless ard IN exile and Han
over became part of the north German
confederation. The exiled king died in
1878, but his queen still lives; she is Sc
years of age. Aportrait of her was taken
~rencently on her Austrian estate at
Gmunden. 1t is interesting to observe
the striking likeness Of the lower part
Of the face Of the electress to Queen Vic
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Miss Pechis-l have already said
no to you, MIR. We're. ! don't seem to
be able TO make myself plain, although
! have tried
Percy Vere--Ah! you couldn't do that
no matter how you try, Miss Pechis.
"Well-er--of course, | shall always
be glad TO have you call upon me, MI.
We're. Philadelphia Press,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
a Childish Comment.

Why don't you get married. Aunt
Jane?' asked the little one.
Il don't wish TO, child" replied the
elderly spinster.
The little one looked at her reprov-
ingly.
Mamma says it's wrong TO lie" she
remarked at last.-Chicaso Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

When it is considered that the Der.
centage Of deaths from consumption is
81 per thousand against 90 per thous-
and Of any other malady, how impor-
tant to guard against a slight cold.
Taylor,s Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is the great medicine for
coughs, colds and consumption.
AZ druggists, 25c., Soc, and $l.M a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
Needed Not the Country.

"And do none of you know anything
about the country" asked the teacher,
On, yiss, ma'am. | know" said Eva
GonoroW sky. The country is the Fresh
Air Fund"
1Thcn you've been there" cried Mss
Bailey. ''Tell US about it, Eva"
No. ma'am, | amt seen it, said Eva,
proudly. I'm healthy. "-McClures
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

IVpVV NWT IIITI-I
and the hilarity and throughout the en-
tire city 1t turned it to sorrow and
weeping.
The passing Of the old year has become
a greater occasion in Chicago than is
the Fourth of July. For the latter every
body tries to get out Of town, for the for
mer everybody tries to get into town.
Theaters are sold out for that night
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

llbNS Di NAlt "DIlU,
Sorrow comes to
the individual. but
not to the general
public. Crepe on
the door seldom
ELECTS the extern
sion of the hand of
sympathy from the
next n%eighbor, for
the family across
the hall in the
fiat building. or in
the next house is
not often known.
But the I~roquois
theater disaster
softened the heart
of Chicago. 1t
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

SO conditions are
ripe for fire horrors
in all of them.
Since the disaster
Of December 80
NJ mayor Harrison
has pointed to the
fact that not only
the t~heaters, but
the churches, and
in fact all places Of
public gatherings,
are law breakers.
There are laws on
g city statute
books that IL en-
forced would make
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

noticed warnings of an attack. On
each and every occasion the results OBJ
lained were Just as satisfactory as
when thepills were first brought to NV
notice. | just as emphatically iudorse
the preparation to-day as / did over
two years ago
Foster-Milbnrn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
proprietors. For sale BY all druggists,
price 80 cents per box.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE.

with Sc stamps Tor postage % the John A.
Salzcr Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and get
their big catalogue, fully describing this
remarkable Cream Separator, and hundreds
of other tools and farm seeds used by the
farmer. TX. IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

When the Editor read 10000 Plants for
Ice, be could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are no more reliable and ex-
tenSIye seed growers in the world, makes
this offer. This great offer is made to get
you to test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable
Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
LOCO fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 delicious Carrots,
1900 blanching, nutty Celery,
1900 rich, buttcry Lettuce,
1900 splendid Onions,
1900 rare, luscious Radishes,
1909 g~loriously brilliant Flowers.
ALL FOR But ice POSTAGE,
providing you viii return this notice, and
ii you will send them zoe in postage, they
will add to the above a package OF Ia
nous BerIiner Caulitlower. liz. L.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

First Little Girl-"My mother came to
these springs because she had hay fever
and rheumatism. What did yours come
for" Second Little Girl-"Cauth she had
four g~rape-machine dresses and six new
hats.|-N. O. Times Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13
The Wonderful Cream Separator

does its work in thirty minutes and
leaves less than | per cent. butter fat.
The price is ridicuIously low, according to
size, $2.75 to $500 each, and when you
have one you would not part Herewith
for fifty times its cost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Cholly-"Cawn't imagine what's the mat
tab with Gussie. There seems to be m
thing proving on his mind" Miss Sharpe
Oh, whatever it is, let it alone. 1t will
probably die Of starvation ."--Philadel-
uhia Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Eva-"What a lovely ring! How did he
come to propose SO quickly" Edna-"I
innocently remarked that diamonds were
increasing in value daily. Town and
Country
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Wherefores Of the
opposition OF the
abutting property
owners, otherwise
Michigan avenue
property owners, to
the erection Of
buildings p 0 the
Lake Front park.
Here it is that
Marshall Field
wants to erect a
building fer the
great museum he
has endowed for
Chicago, and which
is now housed in
the old Art build
a a-IrE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

If things fail to come your way 90 after
them.-Caicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

half the world does not know how the
other half lives. But it is busily engaged
irving to find out.-N. 0. Times. Demo
Crat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Why cough. when for 25c and this notice
you get Is doses of an absolutely guaran.
teed cough cure in tablet form postpaid.
WIS. DRUG co, La Crosse, Wis. TX. IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

Many a man lives poorly in order to die
rch.-tl1cago Daily News.