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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
WHERE LIFE IS ENJOYABLE
Delightful Habits and Customs OF Ger
tain Places and People

| tain Places ana i'copie-
Denmark claims that there Is NOT
single person In her domain who can
NOT read and write. On the northeast
coast OF New Guinea. the island OF
Kutaba. surrounded by wall OF coral
800 feet high on one side and from hrty
TO 100 feet ON the other. maintains thir'
teen villages OF natives. 10 whom war,
crime and poverty have been unknown
since the beginning OF their traditions.
The most peaceful and comfortable
community In Europe is the commune
of the Canton Vaud. In Switzerland
Nearly everyone is well or and there
are no paupers-
Finland Is realm whose Inhabitants
are remarkable for their inyiolate in
tegrity. There are no banks and no
safe deposits. for no such security Is
essential You may leave your luggage
anywhere for any length OF time and
be quite sure OF finding II untouched on
your return. and your purse full OF
money would be just as secure under
similar circumstances. The Films
place their money and valuables Ia
holes in the ground and cover them
with a big leaf. Such treasure is sa'
credly respected by all who pass II.
but. in the rare event OF man wishing
10 borrow OF his neighbOr during his
absence. he will take only the smallest
sum he requires and place message In
the hole telling OF his urgent need.
promising 10 repay the amount on a
specified date. And he will invariably
keep his word. for the Finn is lnyinel.
bic in his independence.
Agneta Park. near Delft. In Holland,
Is another Utopian example. A tract
OF ten acres has upon IL $50 houses,
each with Its little garden and with
certain common buildings and common
grounds. The houses are occupied by |
he employees OF great company. who
form a corporation which owns the
park. Each member owns shares In
The corporation and pays rent for his
house. The surplus. after all expenses
nave been paid. comes back 20 him as
dividend. II he wishes 10 go away OF
( he dies his shares are bought up by
he corporation and sold to the man
Who takes his place.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

You may make for yourself an IN
teresting book by constructing A
scrap-book devoted 10 one subject
One young girl with a strong interest
in the life Of Mary Queen Of Scots
has collected from magazines and
other sources articles. illustrated or
not. as 1t happens. verses. pictures Of
buildings and localities. and portraits
relating to this heroine. and has put
them into a single scrip book, making
a volume In which she takes much
pride. When she cannot obtain n
printed copy OF an extract she wishes
to add, she does not hesitate 10 copy
It out neatly upon the pages OF her
book-whIch Is merely n lnrke com.
position book"
The educational value Of such work
Is by no means slight. since 10 know
one thing well done must needs learn
much Of many others. Indeed. IL has
been said more than once that 10
know one thing completely we should
have TO know all things.
There Is good suggestion here
You will be surprised. II you begin 10
gather material upon some topic 10
see how much Is printed about your
fayorite subject. One word OF caution
DO not choose too wide n subiact
Make your limits narrow enough 10
be within your scope. Your scran. |
book need not be upon history or M. |
erature. but II should be concerned |
with something worth the time Va,
mean to spend upon it.-st. Michele.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
DIFFICULTIES OF sTePMorHeR
Some of the Trials Which Beset the
Path She Must Tread.

Some of the Trials Which Beset the
Path She Must Tread.
Stepmothers often have TO NEE
many difficulties quite unknown to the
mother whose children are quite hel
own, with no one to contradict the re
lationship And 1t is too true that
there are always those who are look.
ing for flaws in the new mother" who
has taken charge of another woman's
children VIII she treat them prop
erly? VIII she care for them. and will
they love her? And will she teach them
to forget their own mother? NEEDLE
some women are constantly on the
stepmother. And yet a woman who
undertakes this noble mission Is often
as capable as the own mother might
have been to rear the young folk. and
frequently is very fond Of children,
which trait, after all. is half the battle.
One woman who took up the charge
of caring for stepchildren found that
one little boy was extremely nervous
and sensitive. In regard to his school
work. in particular. he was very anx-
ious. and questions or words of sympa-
thy only seemed to tend TO make him
feel more worried until he would be
LII. At last his new mother learned
that he was what is termed SLOW" in
school, and that his teacher was mark
ing his arithmetic lessons below par
because he did not work
,ut his problems after the usual rules,
but after fashion taught him by his
new mother, who had methods of her
,wn- The boy had grown so nervous
yyer his failures that the stepmother |
bought best to take him out Of school
or term, and help him herself by
Individual teaching.
Not being in touch with the methods |
sed In this particular school, she could
My point out to the child the princi- l
les of the work, after which he would
eadly apply the regular school system
aught in the text book, with good re-
ults- This experiment, far from set
ing him back in his school progress.
laced him in a position to skip"
ears work, and he eventually entered
Ugh school ahead Of what would have
cen his regular time This through the
forts Of his stepmother. whom he
wed with all his heart, and which
we did not grow dim when he became
young man and went out to meet
lie trials Of the world.-New York
nm
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

behind" he finished. Il hope you d
not need 1t Immediately"
MOO" she admitted. mot to-day
but l really must dispatch II TO thu
publishers tomorrow"
-All right" he said al call In thu
morning.
with the manuscript she asket
him. smilingly.
with the manuscript" he echoed
despairingly.
And as he went out OF the house he
held a brief. Intellectual conversation
with the putler. punctuated with s.
| bill, and then paced the street foi
many hours-prey to thought OF for
gerry and flight
had been talking volubly and long on
different subjects when she at length
managed to get in a word
WELL" she asked. have you got
it?"
~WhatY' he answered. quickly. The
measles? No. Although you seemed
to think so. judging from the way In
which you avoided me at the reception
last night, and again at the opera aft
erward. You wouldn't give me so
much as a bowy'
Il didn't see you" she told him
"Where-where was II" he inter-
rupted to explain. I'm the dress cir
Gle, on the opposite side. with my
glasses leveled on your box"
That was a waste Of time" she
said. impatientfy. ''and so is this. What
is the use hiding the truth any longer?
Why will you not acknowledge that
you've lost my manuscripts"
Because | haven't" he answered.
doggedly. Nor (As she stared at
him in amazementJ III that manu-
script has disappeared. vanished IRE
parably. you are responsible. and you
aloneg'
He strobe to the door. then wheel
ing round. faced her.
'.If I forgot your story" be said.
harshly, 1T was because I vas think
ing only Of you. IL / was absent
II was because you were pres
emit. II I-er-Iost that manuscript, II
was because. WE'LL I suppose you
know it, had already lost my heart
That's ALL Good-byr'
And he turned to 90. But she was
already at his elbow, and there was
something in her hand-a typewriter
parcel-a manuscript.
1T has been pretty bad quarter
of an hour hasn't itT' she asked him.
and her eyes were twinkling-"thanks
TO your stories and mine. But you're /
not going yetT Fcr he was turning
the door knob) ut isn't late. and be-
Here she looked up at him. and
,h, we'll The clock licked loudly
ind the IRE crackledi
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
TALENT HAS DEVELOPED EARLY.
Precocious Ionngste Who Are Max
inx Their Mark In the World.

Precocious Ionngste9 Who Are Max
INK Their Mark In the World.
At Grand Rapids. Mich. there is
precocious child who recites selections
from Kipling, Paul Laurence Dunbar,
Eugene Field and James Whitcomb
Riley with apparently as much appre-
citation Of the demands of the pieces
in the matter of expression and dialect
as many professional elocutionist.
This child is Louise Remington FAY.
31a years old, daughter of Mrs. Helen
Remington Fay. She comes naturally
BY her talent, as her mother is an elo-
cutionist and has appeared more or
less In public ever since she was a few
years older than her daughter. Re
Gently Louise gave readings from Kip
ling and Dunbar before the Elocution
Club. and the event has been the talk
Of Its members ever since. She has
also appeared in public on several 9TH
er occasions. The child's mind does
not seem taxed in the least by her
work.
A youthful inventor has just built n
wireless telegraph apparatus which he
has operated with success in the phys
zeal laboratory OF the Indianapoli.
Manual Training High School. He is
Arthur Berger. 10 years old, who will
be graduated with the June class.
Berger conceived the idea four years
ago Of making a wireless telegraph
systsm- He gathered all the knowl-
sdgs he could Of the Marconi system
from scientific periodicals. When ia
niliar with the apparatus and the
funda mental principles be began his
1rst machines. They were crude az
fairs. but demonstrated the soundness
81 IT, principle on which he had built
then.
Last year. during his study Of cleo
hie1v In advanced physics. Berger be-
m tAs construction Of 4 second set
= instruments. with many improve
RanAn Rpen his former svstau-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
PIPE SMOKED BY RALEIGH
Quaint Relic that 4. De-eenied from
Elizabeth Time.

4
Eiixabeth's Time.
During the last fortnight Americans
in London have been fiocking 10 the
shipping exhibition In Whitechapel "a
see a relic OF United States history
which will be interesting likewise IL
their countrymen at home. This Is
nothing less than the pipe smoked By
Sir Walter Raleigh, which Is also, OF
course. the first ever smoked In this
country, the famous eourtier OF Queen
Elizabeth having introduced the FRA
grant weed" In England on his return
from America. The pipe belongs %
the Prince OF Wales, who always has
seen TO Its being guarded most care
fully. There Is little doubt that this Is
the pipe that Sir Walter was enjoying
when his servant. frightened at the
cloud Of smoke. dashed a pail OF cold
water over his master 10 extinguish
the flames which he thought were
threatening the knights life. IL IS
probable. too. that Raleigh used this
pipe when he demonstrated TO Queen
Elizabeth the weight OF given
amount OF smoke by weighing some to
bacco. smoking II and weighing the
ashes.
Even more interesting than these
however. are the associations OF the
pipe with the latter part OF the court
favorite's life. II was his constant com
panion when he placed the battlement
outside the prison at the tower OF
London while composing his history OF
the world
To this day the window In the white
tower is pointed out where Sir Walter
smoked his pipe rs he watched hi
rival. the Earl Of Essex. walk to the
scafrold erected on the green just be
low. and there Il equally Trustworthy |
for the tradition that |
this was the pipe the knight carried
with him to the block when It came his
turn to take ''the sharp medicine but
l cure for all Diseases"
For many years the pipe was part
~ the Duke OF Cambridge's collection
who. though not a great user Of to
1acco. has one OF the finest collections
II pipes and snufr boxes in the king
ION. While the present Prince OF
Wales was an active naval officer the
luke gave him Raleigh's pipe and his
oval highness has guarded II as n
herished possession. Before he allow.
d It to go to WhitechapeI exhibition
Ie insisted that 1t be insured for
5000. and 1t is doubtful whether Il
viii ever leave the royal.cabinet again.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

The construction or Z wireless tele
graph system Is not the first apparatus
made by Berger. He has invented an
automatic letter-fo!ding machine de-
signed to facilitate the work OF the
mailing departments OF large business
firms. The machine folds the letters.
puts in any advertising matter de-
sired, such as a return postal card.
seals the letters and puts the stamps
on. 1t is a simple device. and child
cca,d operate the machine. Berger is
perfecting the letter-foldlng apparatus
and expects TO put ii on the market
soon.
''Tibbie" Page. a daugher of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W. Page. of Payson. Utah. is
Though only 6 years OF age. the child
plays the cello in dance music and ex-
ecutes difficult Accomplishments TO vio-
lin selections by her father.
The little girl was born June 81.
1897. and even before she could walk
was humming tunes. After hearing
her father play the violin she would
hum the melody, and when her hands
were powerful enough to lift bow
she picked up the knack OF handling
ii. solely by observation At the end /
of a week. having had few lessons l
in the methods of placing the fingers,
she could play bass parts by ear with
her father.
The child practiced until she was
able TO play waltzes, all by ear. and
now she accompanies her father in diff
icult numbers. She has been play
ng her part in the orchestra during
Xix months tour OF Utah. Idaho and
oregon. In addition 10 her other &C
the little girl is a clever
lancer and sings well.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Among the relics Of the past.
The links Of Memory's clinging chain
That with its meshes, binds me fast
To days that cannot come again,
There is no prize more precious than
This booklet; thoughtfully l scan
Its yellow pages, scrubbed DER
BY many whom l knew OF yore.
Here refrain expressing love
Beneath the picture OF dove.
And here half sarcastic quip.
All traced in childish penmanship.
III you love me Is love you
No knife can cut our love in two"
Meath that trite sentiment l see
A name once passing dear to me.
Across the past my memory flies
l see pair OF laughing eyes.
l press little hand that lay
Within my own that summer day.
NO knife can cut our love in two"
Still, it was but an earthly strand.
And what knife could never do
Was, as a higher power planned.
Accomplished by the reaper's hand.
o treasured names, o memory,
What were existence without thee7
For art thou not the magic key
With which We penetrate the seal
That locks away the musty past
And. in our leisure moments, steal
Great solace from that storeroom vast :?
Bereft OF thee, how man would grope
Into the futures unknown scope.
As up some storm-swept, rocky slope.
The shipwrecked mariner doth crawl.
Before him dread uncertainty,
Behind, the cruel. yawning sea
And darkness hanging over all
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
Then Thore Was Silence.

A well-knowH English actor was
once. while young man, touring
through the provinces. One night
when his cue came he was nervous,
and on going upon the stage could
hardly speak. The audience was great
ly displeased. and things began to
come his way" He stood this bonn
bardment for few minutes until a
green head Of cabbage sped by his
ear. Stepping to the front Of the stage.
he raised his hand for silence, and e1-
claimed:
II came here tonight determined to
please an interested audience, but I
sincerely regret that any person has
lost his head over the matterw
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

II was cleaning our silver on suudsv
when Mrs. straitlace called ON no,
way from church. Fortunately. thouoh
she didn't find It out"
shes very strict about the sabh.,,.
isn't sheT
Yes. She apologized for calling I'M.
on me on that day. but she thought cha
ought to tell me that scandaIous storv
about Mrs. Gidday" - PbIladelnbt,
Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
To Cut q Bottle.

Here is a way to do something you
think is impossible. You can cut of
bottle by wrapping a cord saturated
with coal oil arouid It several times
Then set fire to the cord. Just when
It has finished burning plunge the bot.
tie into cold water and tap on the end
to break It.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

DO you see that meat at the other
end OF the tableT' whispered the come.
dian hoarder. well. why does II re-
semble the north pole7'
u give II up" replied the sweet
singer.
"Becnuse II IL cold. distant. and no
one has yet been able to make out
what II IT,"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
Not Appreciated.

NOW. Tommy" said the fond moth
err. when you see people your senior
standing you must ask them to sit
down. and they'll like you"
II asked old man Sparks to sit down,
and he tried to lick me-" replied Tom
my.
How was thatT
1.-THE pavement was wet and slip
perry"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

II hope" said the thrifty old farm.
or, shat you have something laid up
for 4 rainy day"
sure thing" replied his nephew
from the city. i've got seventeen bor-
rowed umbrellas"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

she-Gertrude says she will never
marry until she finds her IDEAL.
He-What is her ideal?
she-Oh, any man who will ask her.
ILLUSTRATED Bits.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

While the soldiers OF both
as well as possible to withstand the terrible cold
Them this
Manchur have been delayed soldier wounded slightly would
would be
Russian soldiers
throw
a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Disorder in 4 political meeting sell
dom begins until after II Il called ia
order.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Any man can easily make fo,, .,
himself; all he has to do IL to act AT
tenish.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Young man, beware Of the girl who
II too lazy to return your kisses.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Fortunate II the man who can Dor.
rev sasugh money to pay his dsbtA
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

IL IL cheaper to buy furniture uo,,
than II Is to carry on prolons cd
courtship.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Inc cbanng dish has reached its
,e'eI al last Girls are making fudge
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-12
The christianbora Palace.

The Christianmborg palace, which
is to be rebuilt at Copenhagen, has
stood for 20 years huge Quilted pile
with gaping windows. Before it's de-
struction by fire it was treasury of
art. where the Danish kings had made
valuable collections. There were five
galleries or paintings, natural his
tory museum. occupying twelve sa-
looms and a library of some four hun
dred thousand books. while under the
auspices of King Frederick VII, the
predecessor of his present majesty,
the sculptures and cast. of Thorwald-
sen were collected in museum built
adjacent to the palace Happily, this
museum escaped the fire which de-
s,royed the palace, as did the greater
portion of the library. The books are
now housed in an old building close to
the palace, which forms state library
open to the public and answering the
purpose of our own British museum. 1t
was in the chapel royal attached to the
Christianborg palace that Queen Alex
andra was confirmed, and in the palace
she made her debut in court life in
the old King Frederick's time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-12
The American School Marin.

An instructive address was deliv.
cred by the Rev. 7. l.. Papillon at
Writtle, near Chelmsford, on the 18th
inst. Mr.. Papillon, who had served on
the Mosely commission, while holding
that education was only a contribu-
tory cause, and not the sole cause, of
American prosperity, was much i'm
pressed by three facts. One was the
readiness with which Americans con-
sented to spare no expense on educa-
ton. Another was the way in which
their schools were used as a great en-
CINE for fusing the children of immi.
grants into the body polite of the
United States. Thirdly, he noted the
curious fact that in that home of demo-
'cracy the system tended in the dirce-
ton of the One-man management
rather than of school board as a
public institution. We missed, how
came in Mr.. PapillOns otherwise IL.
Eliminating address any reference to
one of the finest of American products
the school marm," who serves as
standing rebuke to the popular mis-.
conception of the American woman as
a selfish bird-of-paradise whose one
aim Is to have good time."--London
Spectator. -e----
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-12
THINGS THAT HELP.

1t helps:
To have every farm tool and all the
harness and wagons and the things
that cut saw or dig, in the best or.
der in which we can put them.
To do to-day's work to-day, feeling
sure that tomorrow will have plenty
of business Of its own.
10 be satisfied with doing one days
work at time. 1t never paid any man
to crowd two days work into one.
Over-pressure is frequent cause Of
explosion of the boiler.
To keep eyes and ears open when
using any kind of farm utensils, so
that we may know whether or not
everything is working properly. A
bolt or screw is a small thing, but
IL either of them gets out of place, 1t
is quite likely that there will be an
hour or two of running about to put
matters in shape again ready for bust
ness.
To keep on hand a little hardware
store of ones own, including bolts Of
assorted sizes, snaps for the harness,
screws, cockeyes. nuts, rlvets, nails
and washers. No one knows when he
may need these things, and 1t saves
time to have them ready in case of
need.
TO see that the wagons are all prop
erly oiled before they get as dry las
contribution box"
To study economy Of the truest and
best kind, and to practice as we'll az
study.-Farm Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-12
THE DESTROYER.

A dwarfish thing OF steel and FIRE,
Ny icor nerves obey
The bidding OF my crafty sire,
Who drew me out of clay,
And sent me forth on paths untrod,
To STAY his puny clan;
A slave Of hell, scourge OF God;
For WAS made by man.
When foul fog curtains droop and meet
Athwart an oily sea;
My rhythmic pulse begins to beat;
lis hunting time for me.
A breathing spell is hardly seen
To stir the emerald deep,
As through that ocean jungle green
l, velvetfooted, creep.
And loi my prey, a palace reared
Above an arsenal,
BY lightning's viewless finger steered,
Comes on, majestical.
The mists before Ter bows dispart;
And heath that traitors gate
The royal vessel high of heart,
Sweeps queenlikc to her fate.
Too confident of strength to heed
The menacing faint sound,
AS from their leash like bloodhOunds freed
The snub torpedoes bound;
She does not note them quartering wide,
Nor guess what lip is this
That presses on her stately side
Its biting Judas kiss.
Till with roar that rights the stars,
Her cracking timbers rend,
And nrid smoke and flaming spars
In one red storm ascend
Whose booming thunder browns the cries
Of myriad souls in pain;
Where tossed on turbd waters lies
My quarry, torn in twain.
edward Sydney Tyler.