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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

walking newspaper and town histor,
combined, you mark my words.
have known him for forty years, ant
l do not believe he ever had any seri
Gus intention OF marrying. Just be
fore he war he was very devoted q
Spicer Belle West. but she married
John Edmunds, and now there's The
major, paying attention to her daugh
terri
Maybe you are right. Mrs. Bart
lett" said her neighbor, Mrs. Hardin,
but really 1t does look like the major
Is serious now. or course. IL looks
ridiculous TO see an old man like him
paying attention to a young girl like
Spicer Belle Edmunds, but he has a
lot Of money and that counts a whole
lot these days.
Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Hardin were
not the only persons interested in the
question OF the majors intentions. Miss
Spicer Belle Edmunds, 20 and vastly
pretty, was somewhat interested ner-
self.
At the very time of the CONVERSE
ton between the two old ladies' Miss
Edmunds was putting the finishing
touches to her toilet, preparatory to
Joining the major, who was waiting
for her In the parlor. and she was
wondering how the major was going to
take the news Of her engagement to
young Jack Frear.
The situation was complicated by
the fact that Frear was a proteee OF
the majors. indebted to him for many
fayors In the past. and entirely DEEPEN
dent upon the major for continuance
in the minor political office which give
hin, salary enough to be enabled to
marry.
Jnck and spicer Belle talked over
the question Of breaking the news TO
the major, but II was a case OF bell
the cat" and neither quite liked tie
idea Of being the one to perform the
operation.
But Jack had chivalrously offered to
do it, and Spicer Belle did not know
hut what he had already done so.
Finally, she nerved herself for the
ordeal and descended slowly. At the
foot Of the stairs she met the major,
bis round, red face almost hid behind
great bunch Of American beauties
which he was extending toward her.
For mew she exclaimed, with a
little air Of surprise that was
not the less convincing because as
How good Of you" and buried her
lower face within the fragrant mass
n the flowers.
Jack hasn't told him, altar AL"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

They don't fit so very badly" said
the man who wore the clothes, grudg-
lngly. but I'm not altogether salts
fed with the cut or the material"
"why didn't you pick out another
style and get some cloth you did like,
then?" asked the friend whose opin-
ion was asked.
Don't you suppose l did try? Didn't
4 look through four or five books Of
styles and examine every piece Of
cloth that the tailor had in the shop?
or course l did. Equally. OF course,
/ thought l had exactly what l want
ed. When that tailor nan let a as
cade OF tweed fall down the front
OF my trousers and with a deft turn
Of the wrist folded it into a trousers
effect l knew that they were TO be
the trousers Of my dreams. When
he draped it over my shoulder and l
saw how perfectly that shade Of gray
harmonized with my complexion l saw
clearly that the sartorial aspirations
Of my lifetime were to be realized
at last. But they weren't.
Then as TO the style. Yes, 1 or
dered a sack. I ordered it rather
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

| eide a few weeks ago by throwing
/: himself on the track as a train was APP
proachiag. Early on the following
morning his widow sought death in
The same way; but she was rescued
and taksn back to her four children.
At the foot OF the high bluffs OF the
Mississippi river bottom. seven miles
west OF Lauderdale, Tenn, are several
mounds which the old residents have
always called graves of the Indians
who inhabited this section many years
ago. These mounds have always been
b source Of much speculation and
wonder. 1t is believed that the mounds
bold bodies Of the prehistoric race
known as the Mound Builders, which
tradition says inhabited this country
centuries ago. The largest mound OF
The grotp is being excavated. A large
quantity of skulls, bones, etc, has been
yound.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland tent
for a famous London photographer to
take her picture. II was the second
such commission he had received from
Amsterdam. When the sitting was
over aid the plates had peer devel-
oped. Wilhelmina said delightedly:
Why. this Is a much better picture
OF me chan you took before. 1 won
der wing that isl" 'Your majesty has
now a more cheerful expression" ven
tured the artist Perhaps that is
what makes the difference" And 1
know why that should have beer So"
added the Queen instantly. "The last
ycu were here, l remember. I
1ad on very tight boots. How can
any n look cheerful when her feet
ire being pinched?'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28
Emigrate IN SOLD ,ras.L

There Is in Norway n curious little
reptile known as the sciara-some OF
the same species are found I'm Hun.
| gary-that finds IL necessary IN the
month Of July or August to leave its
old Mounts for green fields and pas
lures new in other loca <des. IL Is n
tiny. wOrmlike creature. when colo
MES Of these reptiles set out on this
journey they stick themselves togeth-
er by means Of some gIutinous matter
and form a huge. ~serpentlike mass. OF.
ten reaching n length OF between 40
and 80 feet and several inches I'm thick
ness. As the sciara Is only on an aver
age about three thirty-seconds Of an
inch in length, with no appreciable
breadth whatever. the number requir-
ed to form n continuous line OF the
size above mentioned Il lncalculable.
Their pace Is. Of course. very slow.
and upon meeting an obstacle, such as
a stick or stone, they either writhe
over or around II, sometimes breaking
into two bodies for the purpose. A
celebrated French naturalist says that
II the rear portion OF this snakelike
procession be brought into contact with
the front part the insects will keep
moving around In that circle for hours.
never seeming TO realize that they are
getting no farther on their journey. II
the portions be broken In two the pro-
cession will unite In n short time.
When the peasant meets one OF these
professions he will lay some obstacle |
in front OF It. II 1t passes over 1t 1t
is a good omen.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28
Worlds
Sunday School
(~opyeptiop
HELD IN the HOLY CITY.

from Scotland. Sweden. Germany.
Denmark. Switzerland. Norway.
France. Italy. Holland. and where ORR
entail representatives made powerful
appeals for India and Japan. A still
greater number recalled the third con-
yention OF July. 1855. again held az
London under advanced and eneonrag-
ing auspices. All these meetings had
been notable. but that OF Jerusalem
seemed invested with interest FAR
greater than th~atattaehing 10 these for
mel conelaves.aserystaiiizin the relis-
ious convictions OF many peoples IL
was a reyerent journey. 10 a country
where Christ had made His home
where they might trace the paths He
trOd. view scenes familiar 10 Him.
hallowing His memory. yivifying His
surerings. and enlarging the coneep-
ton u salvation through His atone
ment.
About everything that human skin
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28
THE TOKEN.

He had won some costly badges
On the blood-stained battlefield.
From the hearts he'd taught TO love hin
From the hearts he'd taught TO yield
But the n he loved the best.
That he wore mex TO his breast.
Vas a little withered flower
A poor. bedraggled flower.
In a golden locket pressed.
And his tired lips they kissed It
As they kissed one OF the rest.
So the prize we learn 10 value
You will find no mark OF fame.
IT'S a little. simple token,
Hardly worthy of the name,
But to us ms always bright
1t is always pure and white,
And the white withered flower
The poor. bedraggled flower.
We may dream OF il at night.
And il tells us when 10 falter
As il tells US when TO fight
We may kiss il. but In secret.
Fol It's sacred from the world:
And, with downcast eyes we clasp 1t
In the angry battle hurled.
But il drives away all fear
As we feel il. nesting near.
Though a little withered flower
The poor. ~bedraggled flower.
Scarcely worth a brave mans tear.
Yet the hard won prizes fail US.
While this simple one brings cheer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28
ANY FOR a NICKEL"
How Boston Has Solved the Problem
of Rapid Transit.

OF Rapid Transit.
The Boston theory Of rapid transit.
which before many years will have
peen completely realized in practice.
s a conrplete engineering achieve
nent- The wheel and hub arrange
ment, for that Is what It Is, has vir-
sually established itself to such an ex-
tent that the ideal of Anywhere for
a nickel has unquestionably been bet
ger realized in Boston than in any other
large Gig of the United States, says a
writer il the World To-day. And the
growth 81 the transfer system. it
should be said. is a special indication
Of the transportation conditions towald
which Boston is tending. The num-
Der OF ~pafsengers taking out transfers
and the opportunities to take them out
have increased with remarkable rapid.
ity since 1893, when the present man
agement came in. One Of the benef-
cial tendencies, of course, Of the trans
fer extef sion has been to lessen the
relative cumber Of passengers who are
obliged 10 go through some part OF
the central circuit, a tendency that has
distinct advantages both TO the Gle
waited operation and to the public. TO
the one party 1t has implied a consid-
cradle SHORTENING of the haul Of many
passengers and a general equallzlng Of
loads. To the party Of the second part
1T meaU for hundreds Of thousands Of
people a saving Of time and possible
annoyance.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

sary to carry the great project TO a
successful Issue.
The o conspicuous line OF prepa-
ration vas the ehartcrlns OF two large
steamers-ths Grosser Kurfuerst for
the American and Canadian delegates
and the Fuerst Bismarck for the Brit
isn and European representatives
one uniform incentive prevailed 10
see Jerusalem. for centuries the center
OF the religious life and history Of ma
tons. from period 10 perod aud grnsr.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

could devise was brought into rcquisl-
ton for the comfort and pleasure OF
the ship load OF delegates that this
contineut sent 20 the little spot In tho
east. whcre three continents Join They
had n musical dlrecfos and an olaeiai
photographer OF their own. aud tho
steamship company spared no pains TO
make the long s-a voyage az joyou.
ns possible. The run from Nsw fork
70 Gibraltar was marked By call.
that AZ the hon. OF Christopher Co
lumbus after its3. Passing tho rrown-
ing ellis Of Spain. tho nsxt port or
call was Aigicrs on the African side Of
the Mediterranean The ship ran into
the hart-ir Of yaietta. the capital OF
Malta. and thence through tho srehi-
pelsgo TO Greece. A Sunday service
vas held on Mars Hll. on through
the Dardansllss. passing ancient
Troy. the pilgrims pro~rcdsd through
the sca OF Marmora. arriving At tho
Of the ottoman empire. and de-
voting two full days to visiting Con
siantiuople.
ON the nrst dny OF April tho con-
pissed from the European to tie
side. and gnvs twenty four
hours 20 Smyrna. Those having na-
mascus for an objective point. loft he
nj Beyrout. those who l-d plan
ned for n run through Galliec and sa-
left At Gaia. Down the west
Of Palestine the Grosscr Kur-
'uerst nm. until the pilgrims Witness
- the dropping Of the anchor at Jap
pa. from where delegates passed on to
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28
l2RMjNN]ERy

There is one leper for every 500 G
the worlds population.
The coal mine employees Of Grea
Britain number S42.068.
The Siberian sable, unless ~protecte'
by law. will soon be extinct
The Japanese in Hawaii now out
number the natives two to one
On the east coast Of Scotland 1000,
600 barrels of herring are cured ever.
year.
Considering their nutritive value po
tatoes are about twice as expensive a:
bread. and milk is even dearer.
Improvements planned in Rio de
Janeiro involve a street length Of nine
miles and the destruction Of 1,65t
buildings
The Austrian government is figuring
on prices and plans TO use electric
motive power on its railroads instead
of steam.
A deposit of asphalt. estimated to
contain about 10000 tons, has been
discovered on Table mountain, near
Cape Town, South Africa.
London children become pale, anae-
mic and feeble, not in midsummer, but
in February and March, owing TO the
long-continued exclusion Of sunshine
by the fog.
During 1903 the Paris underground
railroad carried 100, 107,6 31 passengers
increase of 60 per cent oyer the
previous year. OF the total number
of tickets sold seven-tenths were sec
ond-class fares.
An eagle the other day attacked a
peasant who was driving to Boulieu,
near the Swiss border. The fight last
ed ten minutes, and ended in the eagle
being hit on the head with the butt of
the mans whip.
Germany's production Of coal for the
first quarter Of the year amounted to
30.327,s34 tons, being an increase Of
2O.O26.9 tons. Besides this there
were produced 12,34S,211 tons Of brown
coal, or Ignite, which denotes a gain
Of 1,20S,068 tom
After having for four months tried
a plan for having engines haul freight
trains through from Philadelphia to
Pittsburg. the Pennsylvania has de-
cided that the old way of changing
locomotives at each division was the J
more economical. as far as the equip
ment was concerned. !
When the Franciscan friars first
brought their religion to the Huichol
Indians Of Mexico. the new gods"
were eagerly accepted by them, out
they would not give up their native
They fancied that the more
gods they had to pray to the surer;
they were to get their prayers grant
ed
A Prussian railway official at Span
dau. who was to be pensioned because
pf bis poor eyesight, committed sui
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

alton to generation maintaining It's po-
sitlon. unique In the world. as the
chief city Of the country. where Christ
was born. taught and died. An In.
splration has always attended the In.
Vulnerable crusades OF the past for
conquest. but the highest ideal seem.
ed expressed In this peaceful pilgrim.
age. representative OF the convictions
OF many millions. 40 great was the
pressure OF American applications for
transportation. that the original aliot-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

Jerusalem. to be present nj the four
days session Of the convention.
The ~convocntion wns in a measure
one Of the most unique In religious
history. Involving ms IL did n trip OF
seyenty-one days. while the delegates
present came from every quarter OF
the globe, and represented nm sggre-
gate membership of over 25,0oo.Ooo
Sunday school workers. Tho actual
enrolment OF delegates was 1920.
Church Of England having most dele
gates, and Toronto receiving a majori-
ty OF the votes as the point Of meet
ing for the worlds fifth convention.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

the worlds fourth
international. con
yentlon in the Holy
City was first sug-
gested at the tenth
meeting OF the In
t%ernational Sunday
school convention
at Denver. Colo. In
June. 1902 The
late h. F. Jacobs.
OF Chicago. was ap
pointed chairman
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

Ut NN0 WHIT N"|"
mittee, but upon his death the mem
bers elected Edward X, Warren. OF
Three Oaks. Mich. 10 succeed him.
with W. y. Hartshorn. A. b. MeCriilis
and F. c. Clark as associates. and
these four accepted the labor neees-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

Casey-Oi see there's bin another
railroad wreck duo to nm open switch.
Cassidy-Ay. tbs q pity some raj
don't invint n switch thotil stay shut
when It's opcn.-Philsdelphia PresA
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

Every nan makes a start in the race
for the almighty dollar, but at the
finish he Is apt to find his name among
those who also ran"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

"Going TO jerusalem" became the
war cry OF the Sunday school army OF
the world, when the idea OF holding
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-28

A black eye indicates that the OVID
or looked for trouble and found -
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
Brothers Have Narrow Escape.

George w. Thrane, cripple, and
his brother. c. r. Thrane. who live
at 12O7% Mission street. were cross
ing Eighth street at Mission shortly
before o'clock yesterday morning
when George slipped and fell on the
car track. His brother stopped to
pick him up as car 1912 was APPROACH
ing. but before he could get him out
of the way the car struck both broth
ers. Fortunately the motorman. had
checked the speed Of the car. George
was bruised on the left cheek and
ankle and his brother on the back and
hips. They refused to go to the Cen
tral Emergency Hospital. and Cor
poral T. A. Atchison. who happened
to be on the car. conveyed them to
their home.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01


The wedding of Miss Genevieve La
vinia Smith and. Robert Jackson. Gra-
ham was. .solemnized last evening in
St. .Paul's Episcopal Church, Rev. w.
Maxwell Reilly officiating.
. The. ceremony, which was wit
messed. by a. large number of friends.
took place at $50 p. mat which
hour the approach of the bridal party
was =heraIded by the ..'Lohengrin'' y
wed march. The. bride. upon the
arm of. her uncle, Judge Robert: Fer
raj. WIS attended only: by: Miss Ruthe
Sage, the little niece of; the: groom
Lewis Sage. serving as best man. with
George Davis and. George .Smithson
as. .ushers: ! The bridal: gown..'~as a
pretty creation. Of: white: crepe. de
chine and point lace applique over a
slip of ivory silk, bride. roses holding
the veil in place. The: little attend
ant was daintily gowned in mousse
line de sole. and .Va1enciennes. -.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
HEALTH BOARD. WOULD. ~:
UPBUILD. LABORATORIES
Condemns. Cellars in Chinatown and
: -: Orders Premises. I'm South San "
- Francisco Vacated -

/. The Board of. Health yesterday
adopted "a resolution requesting Pro-
fessor Rising of the University of Cal
ifornia and Professor. Stillman of
Stanford University to meet and con-
fer whit the Health Board and to Of
fer their suggestions relative to the
upbuilding of the laboratories con-
nected with the health department.
the object being the attainment of
purity in the various food products.
The board adopted the official des-
ignations of the various employees in
the meteorological, chemical and pure
food laboratories and ordered the
same transmitted to the Civil Service
Commission.
The board ordered cellars at from
101 to 7191z Pacific street, 1923 to
1881 Dupont street. 500 to s. Clay
street, as to so Waverly place. FOL
TO 7O7 Dupont street. SO4 to $40 Sac
ramento street and to Waverly
place condemned as unsanitary.
Premises at 140 S street south and
1928 Eighteenth avenue south were
ordered to be vacated within the next
thirty days, they having been con-
demned as a nuisance.
The petition of the Good Samaritan
Hospital for a permit to establish a
hospital was referred to DR.. Harvey.
who was arrested Tuesday for failing
to secure a permit for his own pri-
vate hospital, the purpose being to
test the ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
RISKS HIS LIFE. TO
p. :~. SAVE HIS BROTHER
Two. Young Men Fall Under the
-. Wheels of a NIission-Street
--- F.. Trolley Car.

With the. intention Of saving his
crippled brother, George w. Thraihe,
C. z. Thraine Jumped. in front of
Missiop-street - trolley car yesterday
morning. at Increasing of Eighth and
Mission streets. -. -:
- Both brothers were crossing the
street when an eastbound car came
dashing alone. George. who is a. Grip
PIE. could not move. fast enough to get
out Of the way. His. brother noticed
his danger and attempted 10 go to: his
rescue only TO be caught. by the fen.
DER Of the. car and knocked in front
OF the wheels. 49, -: '--
Motorman-: w. Gray. applied he.
brakes, but as the rails were wet from.
rain the car slid. along the track Sc
verely crushing the two young men.
The accident was Witnessed by Police
man Thomas: Atkinson, whorat the re-.
quest Of the injured men had them
conveyed 10 their. residence instead of
sending them to the Emergency Hos
pital.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01

have been visiting Southern California
for Several days. returned yesterday
and are at the st. Francis.
A. J. Drexel Jr., grandson of the
late famous banker of Philadelphia.
and Norwell H. Griffith of London
arrived from the East yesterday and
are registered at the st. Francis. They
leave to-day on the steamship SOnOma
for New Zealand.
Louis Kaiser, American Consul at
Mazatlan, who has been home on
leave, arrived here yesterday on his
way to his southern post and is reg
istered at the Grand. During his stay
in the East Consul Kaiser visited
President Roosevelt, to whom he
spoke of the kindly feeling enter
tanned for the President in the neigh
boring republic.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
PERSONAL.

w. E. Crothers, San Jose attor-
ney, is at the Palace.
s William G. Gosslin, Portland lum-
herman, is at the Palace.
AF. M. Roman and wife of Fresno
are staying at the Occidental.
F. w. G. Fitzgerald. a Toronto
business man, is at the Palace
gE. H. Cox, a well known lumberman
Of MADEIRA, is staying at the Palace.
General w. e. Daugherty, U. S. A.,
retired, and wife registered yesterday
at the Occidental.
Among the arrivals at the Occiden-
tai yesterday was Carroll Stevenson Of
Managua, Nicaragua.
Alexander Rutherford. the well
known young New York broker, and
Adolph B. Babcock of Chicago, who
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
SAN DIEGO MAY
GET A DRYDOCK
Assistant Secretary of the
Navy: Darling Makes an
Inspection of the Harbor
STUDIES THE LOCALITY
1t Is Believed That. He Is
Looking for a. Site. for
Another Naval Repair Yard

p. san. DIEGO. Nov. SO.-Assistant
Secretary Of the. Navy c. H. Darling
made a trip over San. Diego harbor
to-day: the inspection lasting several
hours. - He was accompanied by a
committee OF the Chamber of Com
meree, whose guest he is while here.
Particular attention was given to the
quarantine station and its location.
TIE party climbed Point Iona, the
long hill which encirles the bay on
the ocean. side, whence. the harbor,s
defenses could be observed Although
Secretary. Darling did not. express
himself, on the subject it. is said he
is contemplating. the possibility Of the
harbor as a site. for a naval drydock
This afternoon the party drove over
the city:and tonight attended the the
ater:. Darling returns: north to-morz
row morning: = - -. - ..': :.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01

The new home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gra-
ham at Van Ness avenue and Vallejo
street being in. readiness. a reception
was held there Immediately after the
ceremony, Mrs. n. E. Smith, the
brides mother, preceding. the. guests
to open the house and bid them well
come. Roses, ferns, holly: and palms
adorned the rooms and halls, adding
a beautiful aspect:to all the fresh sur
roundings- :: - = :
:. Many gifts from friends of the two
families. which are of old standing: ia
this State, were in evidence, and Mr.
Graham, who is a. a.member of the Cali
ifornia Heavy Artillery. was. well re-
membered by his fellow soldiers. hav-
ing a. comfnendabie record In the Phil
.fppines..
r.: A tour of the State has. been
planned. for:-the wedding trip and
upon their return Mr.. and Mrs. Gra-
ham Will receive. in the new home: