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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

The latest Australian newspapers
contain particulars OF some expert
ments. which are said to have been
more or less successful. OF a novel
method Of producing a downfall Of
rain. says the Philadelphia Ledger.
The inventor makes this statement:
Il claim to produce rain BY send
ing up continuously from three centers
a column of gas made by certain
chemicals. The gas. II sent up for 4
maximum of thirty-two hours. will
produce rain over a range Of ninety
miles at any altitude. with any sky,
and with the wind from any quarter.
I do not need to wait until the wind
10 from the usually rainy quarter. In
one experiment made the barometrIc
were quite unfavorable. rot
produced rain The gns, you see,
causes in the different strata Of the
atmosphere 4 vacuum. This vacuum
q the center Of q heat storm and 10
He'd By dense clouds that contain
ain These clouds come down with
he gravity Of the earth, when the i
ain descends.
THE rain IL different from ordinary
ain found In districts In which expert
nents have been made. II Is tropical
ain. coming from the very lofty re-
ions. being slight at first. and then
iter descending in heavy showers
nd bucketfuls Ny operations have
cen conducted In an Enclosure twelve
ret by eight Though cannot, Of
purse, give away my secret. mar
I'll you that the chemicals have to
E changed In accordance with tie
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
eyEER 51oRltS

Postonices were nrst esta biIshsd n
1894.
The wrist contains eight bones. The
palm Ave and the fingers fourteen.
In the Black forest industrious me
ehanics are turning out paper knives.
cigarette cases. etc. labeled Made OF
wood grown near the Mstoppos. where
Cecil Rhodes 10 buried"
The hydrogen atom has hitherto
been considered the smallest particle
OF matter. but tho incandesccnt psrti.
Giles In the vacuum Of Crooks tubs
are but one-thouss ndth as large.
Fowls are supposed to have bssn
nrst domesticnted In China 400. u. G.
This 10 probably about the anne period
when. according to Lamb. the Chinese
discovered the succulency OF roast pig.
The city OF Christiania long ago
went to law on the question OF liability
for the support OF an aged woman.
When tho cnse was settled recently IL
was discovered that the old woman
had been dead for years.
Queen AleIandra's lace.. linens and
silks are perfumed by a method which |
almost any woman can copy. The
drawers In which they are kept ar.
lined with white paper. strcwn with
rose petals On this IL placed a lsysr
of the fabrics to he scented. over that
! layer Of rose leaves. and 30 ON in
until the drawer 4. sil.a
Over all sheet Of tissue f. spread. Al
he end OF twenty-four hours every.
hing In tbs drawer will have a deli
ate perfume that will cling to IL for
long time. Perfumes are believed To ,
make clothes and linen much mors ,
Flowers and certain pre- ,
AIRED perfumes have excellent medlcl. I
al qualities
With our forefathers. disease wa.sn '
VII influence. We should no lonu.r h
'ok at 1t In that why: at least. so we e
re assured in a recent address by Sir
frederick Treves. an English physl.
IAN To the modern expert. he ssy. Il
lsease 10 merely tho outcome of NAT. a
raj processes whose purpose. Mt bot. a
I'M. Is kindly or benencent one. II.
'mptoms are merely expression. of N m
'tural effort townrd cure" they are u
lot malign In intent. but have for
er end the Kidding Of the body OF Il
e very troubles which they are sup-
'sed to represent" After ALL how. ia
err this view Is not so very new IA
zen In the Middle Ages wise men
lked Of the curative force OF mn. Dc
re- and In this phase lies the truth 20
which Sir Frederick has based M.
'ture. stil, IT il frequently forgotten to
At nature means well by us, and II I. .
good thing to be once In a while re- II.
nded OF II .
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
ns DIDN'T KNOCK FIVE
WIZ the Youas Doctor Had 20 Ho.-
bard HE Own House.


bard HE Own House.
They had been married only short
while. He was young and struggling
physician, and she very sweet. de
voted little wife, but very much AFRAID
OF burglars, 30 that when II did hap
pen that the doctor had = sick call
during the wee hours. they resorted
to all means that she might know that
II was he who wished to enter the
house upon his return and not the
dreaded night prowlers-
The calls were not many. but some
how they had never hit upon = success
ful plan until the wife exclaimed one
morning at breakfast: Il have II now.
Jack; after this you knock nvs times
and let thers be q minute between
each knock: then I'll be sure to know
II b yourself" Jack. 30 the story
goes. was not In favor Of having TO
wait ave minutes to gain entrance to
bis own house. but ever anxious 10
please. agreed TO the arrangement. and
one night last week had occasion TO
test It Someone was dying. the mes
ssngsr said. and wanted a doctor i'm
mediately; would he comet Where
upon Jack tumbled into his clothes and
n the confusion didn't hear or. what
vas more likely. forgot all about the
I've knocks that he was TO give the
ront door upon his return
DtfYtug hts shsan~- tha 70 AL III.
could hear nothing but knocks." she
fterward said. "and | was Just so
ervous alone In q strange house and
that thought Jack had
cen gone an hour before be had time |
turn the corner. Finally heard |
be bell ring; then somebody tried the
COR. l was nearly dead from fright
nd don't know what would have hap
ened had II not been that any number
stones began storming against tho
ouss. l knew this was an unusual
tack for burglars. 20 with a prayer
my lips that Jack would return al
asst some time during that dreadful
ght. ventured to the window and
,eped out II was Jack. and he saw
e."
You've walked up the whole neigh.
rhood Why don't you let me IMP
fairly shouted.
Why didn't you knockr' came back ,
E small voice.
Why didn't knockr' again shrek ,
the trats husband. DIDN'T you Z
ar tho panel fall out OF the doorf' I,
I know" sobbed the timid little
Re; but you didn't knock the right .
mbcr; II was ave. don't you re,uem- A
Post.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
THE sroRY.rELLGFs ASSISTANT
wife Wonders that Caller Diaa's Les
Hushsnd tlnlah lii Nar.IIa.

wife wonders that Caller Dtia's Les
Husband ttaiss His Nsrr.tis..
A good story has been said 10 COZ
} tain tho accumulated wisdom Of the
race. and the man who makes II MAY
b only puttiEx together the labor Of
thousands who ~snf b<rors him bot
tn telling q story Que voice IL better
than several Most p~rsons have had.
at ons time or another. IN. sort Of CT.
psrisaes which thi. dialogue smbodi.s.
We we're downtown LAst Monday
began tho husband. amt
Pardon m-. dear. u vas Tuesday
Yes. or. ycs. last Tuesday 80 wsre
down on High street.
1T was Cannon street. dear.
Thank you. darling. yes though,
u was cold and put on my over.
coat"
But Il wasn', very cold. fsnry. at
leas, not 50 cold as you said Il would
be-"
1T was pretty cold. anyhow. We
had just passed Moran a Piprrs
store"
1T isn't Moran & Piper, any morn.
you know. II Is Moran a Co now"
Yes. OF course. siacv The failure"
They didn't fall Piper sold out
But go on with Jour story. dear: I
know Mr.. Barney wants to hear IL
We'll. ! had my pockets full Of
things that Margaret had bought
Why. Henry. didn't bur many
things You know We had jus, paid
the rent. and ! didn't have my Monday
'hopping allowance at all. That's why
waited TIL Tuesday"
Henry IL silent for q few seconds.
With weak. concavs expression on
his face. Margaret waits In smiling
expectation. then says:
60 on. dear"
"Ah-h. obi Wasn't IL At the corner
hat We met Timkins' That IL. Il was
u the corner That we met Timklu.-
nd-ws met Timkins at the corner
AZ there ARE no objections. Henry
egnins the courage Of the declarativs
Timkins was carrying a big bag Of
hinRs@"
Not very big bag. Henry: tina,
!. not big for such huge man a. no
1"
TO be sure. he is large man. my
EAR. You are quite right How arc
our stocks pannIng out. BarneyY'
Pretty well. Come In and see ma
-morrow. must run along now
'oh. SO sorry. Mr. Barney I'm sure
snry and ] have enjoyed your CALI
! mink be might have let you I'm.
your story" said Margaret. when
'rncy had gone.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

what have you ever done to de
serve the confidence Of your fellow
citizens?' asked the man Of sewers
ideals.
mot much, I'm afraid" said Sena.
tor Sorghum, remorsefulIy.
Aren't you afraid Of being dis
placedT
mo. They sent a man to this posi-
tion some time ago who failed to give
Then they sent another
who was worse. Then they sent me,
and they say I'm still worse, but they
are afraid to take any more chances-
Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

who's Major Billiard. anyway! Anc
what Is 1t you wouldn't ha' done II
you'd ha' listened to himyv
Wouldn't have enlisted" Sam blurt
ed out. no longer able to contain his
trouble.
Wouldn't have enlistedr' Tom ejac-
ulated; why. what In thunder's tn
matter with you? Gettln' cold feet?
Nav. l won't believe that But what
Is itT
mo. It's not cold feet" Sam said:
'1-well. / oughtn't tub be wearin'
tn uniform-that's ALL"
why oughtn't youY Tom returned
In surprise
"Because-can you understand be
cause my father was killed at Gettys-
burg by man wearin' tn blue, an
an | feel like It's stranglin' me all tn
time" poured brokenly from Sans
lips.
Tom threw back his blanket and sat
up In amazement- Why, old man. I
didn't know anybody could feel that
way about it-an American, / mean
he said. gently; but then, my dad
wore tn blue In that little scrimmage.v
WHATS thatT Sam asked. sharply:
amt you a Tennesseean? What you
dom In Tennessee regiment. Them,
oh. / just happened to be down
South when tn call came. an 1t didn't
make any difference to me what regi-
ment went In" Tom answered.
An 10 father was at Gettysburg,
an In tn Yank-th' Nawthun ahmy?,
Sam went on; did he kill anybody |
that day. I wondahr'
I've heard him say Z he did" Tom
answered. thoughtlessly.
"Omcer or privateT Sam demanded.
IN excited tones.
B'nsve I was an officer. a captain"
Tom said, with hesitation; "he had to
10 It, you know, or tn otherd ha'
killed him." he added. apologeticaIly.
As t was. a major shot him tn next
minute an put him out o. tn army
,or good"
Sans teeth clicked together, and a
hill swept over him. his father had
net death in just such an encounter.
Major Billiard catching him a. he fell.
IND emptying his pistol at the artil-
eryman that fired the shot And Tom
was the son Of that mani ForgetfuI
II all else, with the blood pouring In
furious torrent to his brain. he
'prang to his feet, rife In hand, and
he weapons muzzls swept down In
Inc with Toms head Then he recoy-
'red himself. and the rife went clat-
'srins to the ground. He was trem-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
@y1ER 5roRIE5

Piper was invented by the Chimes
lcs years before the Christian sra.
The most thickly populated Island In
the world Il Malta. which has i.s6c
people to the square mile. Bsrbadoes
has 1854 people TO the square miis.
While q Ore was In progress In .
tenement houss In Paris. poodle
dashed upstairs. aud In few minutes
returned with . doll In its mouth
This doll was then Joyfully seized BY
an sight-yssr-on daughter Of the ten
ant
A remarkably clever little woman 70
Aiss Emma Kellogg Of Colorado. She
wants TO be q game warden. and
states a. her qualifications that she
once lassoed q young bear and brought
II home alive. has hunted mountain
Iona. deer and elk. and y well verssd
= woodcraft
The skeletons Of dwarf elephants
have been found on the lslano Of
Malta. One Of these. whose teeth and
bones showed that they belonged TO .
full grown specimen. was less than
two feet six inches In height. and
could not have weighed over dxy
pounds when In the fssh-
Nine successful novels recently pub
liAhsd IN the United States had . total
sale Of over i.aOo.ooo eopies Since the
average weight OF each book sold was
probably twenty ounces. q little cal
ruhtion will prove that thsss i.ooo,Uo
books contained approximately two
million pounds OF paper. A manufac~
'urer Of paper asserts that the ar~axs
'prucs tree Yields q little les than
half q cord OF wood. which u equiv
Ilsnt to about ave hundred pounds OF
,aper. In other words. these ntns
'ovels swept away four thousand
ress. and they form but . small part
4 the action 30 eagerly read By the
american public
The record OF oit-tims drouxhu
hows some extraordinarily protraet-f
srlods- The longest drought that
yer occurred In America was Ia the
ummer OF iTd2- 10 rain fell irons
lay TO Sept I. making i25 da.
Iithout rain In that year grain ard
ay were imported from England
ther serious drough,s were los days
succession without rsin IN iTsa
inssy-two days In succession In iTso
sh,ytvo days In iTsi. slightly oas
'ys In idss and eighty days IN iTT1
more recent years there were forty
70 days withou, rata 10 1871. twen,y-
I days In 1875 aud the same IN isE1
III t~snty-sour days IN 1854 In ,hsss
tier years the lowest and hlsh~si
sieaxo cash prices were In 1884
10: 1871. oeFD and si32. 1878. ~.
d fi3oi1- and 1870. si.hty-thsss and
.25A.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
An Early EngIl.h I,ab,,

Hensist and Horsa had just landed
It the mouth Of the Thames.
do you expect to deliver Britain
from the scotsf" inquired an ln,.s
viewer.
NO" replied the brothers. I'VE ca,n.
hover ere to drop our bloomln' .bs
doncherknow."
Appalled, by hearing the cockne, 4
lect for the first time the cannv
hed back to their golf links. mskh
battle unneceseary.--New YORK
bune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
The Reconstruction Of Sam

+ gardsd him In stern. disapproving Il
: lsncs . few moments and finally said
: harshly: 30 you've gone an enlisted
have uSgone back on 20 father an
! his people, Well. sub. all I've got tub
! say Il I hope you'll live tub have tn
son o tn man T killed 20 father make
you black his boots- l do. sub: by
Ned. Do And with q savage -four
ish Of his cane. he contemptuously
turned his back and walked away.
This ct Little Sam to troubling
again Then came the ordeal Of put
ting on his uniform. but II was made
far less trying by the nsws that Fits
hugh Lee. 4 general Of tho Confeder-
acy. and nephew Of the well beloved"
Robert T.. had set him the example
BY accepting 4 commission ~ general
In the army Of the United States And
when he finally got It on and surveyed
himself In glass. the wonderful mis-
at the government had furnished him |
made him laugh outright. and II all |
came easier for him after that
Among those who had enlisted from
the city was Tom Owens. a man OF
about Sans age and size; and being
assigned to Sans company. he was
placed next to him In the ranks, and
% the two quickly became frienda
ThiA too. was fortunate for Sam. for
Tom was his opposite In nearly every
respect; well versed In the ways of
he world. his mental powers sharp
med By contact with other men, and
'eady to turn everything into q Joke.
lie was just the one to keep Sam from
about himself
Their regiment was one Of those sent I
0 the Philippines 10 enable Dewey to
old what he had taken. and, during o
he tiresoms voyage across to the ,sl-
nds, Sam was necessarily thrown .
lrgely upon himself for mental occu- {
ation- and 30 Major Billiards part
g reproach came back to his mind n
sting him again and again. he was a
re most miserable man aboard the d
ansport when their destination was 81
last reached. and even the healthful N
erciss and excitement Of fighting and b.
asing insurrectos. which began in In
failed to drive from his bl
md the cloud Of morbid gloom that W
d settled down over 1t. Hours and ov
urs he spent silently torturing his W
ain with regret for having enlisted. Ar
d then came unconsciously to think a
, out loud co
oh. II I'd only listened tub Majah vi
Hard" he groaned. Il wouldn't ha'
ne It" az
'om Owens. lying wrapped In his TIL
nkets on the ground at his side. tn,
sed his head Wouldn't ha' dons NJ,
att" he asked ca,
ans face flushed hot ~Oh, vas DO,
thinkin." he stammered. RAJ
But thinkln' whatY Tom persisted: hat
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
end OF rlaaEsa
Rsyal Sport With the Engiish Ar-y
auntinR In Iudia.

= keyei sport with the Engiish Arr,
Huntinx In India.
' Mira Dounstt. the young America,
, vile OF an English army officer OF
: service In India, had thrilling nd
; Venture while hunting big game wit.
her husband In the Chanda Jungle
, The story here quoted Is taken from
one Of her letters to q friend In THU
country. who gave 1t to the Chicago
Record Herald.
Word was brought to camp, the lady
writes, that tigress had killed q COW
and made an attempt on q mans life.
we Went to the scene at once and took
up our places. and the bout had Just
begun when heard roar after roar.
thought the tigress was going to
Timmins (Mra Dounstt's husband)
and was rejoicing. for the poor old bog
has had no luck. while nina has been
he lucky gun Of the camp.
suddenly, with no warning. out abe
jumped about ten yarsis FROM me. and
she did look 4 picture of fury az she
stood lashing her tail and snariIng.
IL was too easy 4 shot to be really
easy; also, having a huge creature all
but breathing In my face seemed to
mesmerize me. In way, and l felt
myself trembling all over and unable
TO move my eyes from her hard green
ones. But l fired! and she made q
grand spring into 4 clump of bamboos |
and was lost to sight. She never ut I
tered sound.
When the coast seemed clear l blew
my whistle; the others came up and
we found fresh drops of blood The
grasses and bamboos were smeared
with blood about a foot from the
which showed l had hit her
ow In the stomach
Well. we formed a line and, inch by
nch, advanced into the jungle, with
man always ahead.
We were just thinking she must be
ead-we had gone about one hundred !
nd nifty yards-when a man In a
rec yelled out 'Zira gissyw which Z
leans. "She is charging" 4
In an instant every one was trying q
} save himself. Ii looked like a ship t
-reck with desperate people clInging a
branches. l climbed q small bam- I
DO which played seesaw with me be b
veen earth and sky. Timmins could c
ot gain climbable tree, so he got Il
ehind one and was ready to shoot for II
s life a
The tigress gave a roar and charged e,
ist and out by our right flank. and D,
not hurt any one. When all was v,
liet again we crawled out, but as II IL
as dark we made for camp and left In
r in the jungle. The next day u
arch-party went out and found her h.
ad about three hundred yards on =,
had wounded her MORALLY with my :,
81 shot
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

Victoria to succeed Lord Tennyso !.
While his poetry has been subjected to
some very hostile criticism. It Is not
written much more prose than poetry.
and prose Of very high order. He IL
also an orator Of no mean reputation.
Mr.. Austin's best known poem Is
"Jameson's Ride"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
How Mexicans Get Weather Reports

The Mexican postal department has
taken a new and novel means Of In
forming the public Of the weather
bulletins given out by the weather
bureau. Every letter which passes
through the office is now stamped with
the Indications for the next twenty
four hours. This stamping is done at
the same time that the postage stamps
on the letters are Cancelled and the re-
ceiving stamp affixed.-Amercan Med
fcine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
IAIsSI PORTRAIT or
POtT ALFRED AUSTIN

Alfred Austin. whose blank verse
tragedy "Flodden Field" fell rather nat
when II was produced in Londoi not
long ago. has been poet laureate since
1896. when he was appointed by Queen
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
A Marvellous Mensrer,e.

The strangest menagerie In tn.
world Is on an Ohio farm. Through all
the gardens, orchards and nelds OF
this curious place one meets wild
beasts Of many kinds ligen on ly
fashioned out Of roots. trunks. an h..
branches Of trees. II Ia a veriiable to !,
Noah's Ark grown up.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

Blossom-well. I have founa
full"
flossie-Oh. isn't that
Then III have the fun Of
somebody else. was ~
the selfish thing was
~ Baltimore American
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
Norwegian Emigration.

On account Of 80 many OF the best
class Of workmen leaving for the
United states, the Norwegian govern
ment intends to take steps 20 check
emigration.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

Rather than climb the golden STARE
to heaven. some people find II cas- .
to slide down the banlster 10 the 81.
or place.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

The world soon forgets q man who
wins his Iaursls and then quits
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

Some men are never homesick e1
cept when they are at home
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
Fame's Ladder.
Naturally.

Miss olden (coyly)-Mr. Timmid cali.
ed to see me last night and had a
proposal---"
Miss Speltz--Yes7
Miss Olden-You don't appcar-to be
at all curious to know whnt he said
Miss Spelfz--Oh, suppose he soid
yes" Of course.--Philadalp bIa Press
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

M ugly woman Is D.
ugly as when she Is In
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-20
TIE HOUSE.

There was practically no business
| transacted in the House of Representa-
tives yesterday which is not revealed in
the report of the Senate proceedings.
The same messages were, received by
both houses from the executive, while
the exchanges of documents for final
amendments and passage are told about
in the Senate report.
One exception was the giving of if
teen days to the clerk in which to conn
plete the Journal and have 100 copies
of it printed. Another exception was
the more demonstrative closing acces-
series as compared with the retiring
conduct of the staid upper chamber.
Mr.. Aylett led the Representatives in
cheering for Governor Carter, Speaker
Beckley. Secretary Atkinson, President
Crabbe of the Senate (who was on hand
to respond with q specify and for the
reporters of the newspapers.
An attempt. while the session was
stin on. to cheer for the band, when its
was found intact from
the hand of the Governor. was discour-
aged by the Speaker.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-20
Opportunity Sale
OF FINE
Table Linen and Towels
BEGINNING MONDAY.
APRIL 18th.

Every item here is a good in
vestment for the housekeeper-
all genuine opportunities that
probably will never be duplicat-
ed. as some of the stock. especial
Iy the towels, cannot be again
procured. These are the very
finest Irish linens expertly spun
from sound fax, well grown and
ripened and no chemicals in the
bleach or dressing. They will
give big return in service for
their cost.