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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
sPlAsIs that Defend AND ATTACK.



Any one who has seen thorn on ;
stalk knows that plants are armes
against their enemies, which they har.
in common with all other living things
But plants are not content with de
Tending themselves with spikes ana
thOrns; they have other weapons OF
defense. Moreover, says John j. Ward
in Harper's Magazine, many plants
have weapons of attack
Some plants. Ike the poison oak or
ivy, have poisonous acids. which are
warning to animals to keep their dis
lance. Others. Ike some species of
cactus. Rive disagreeable smells. that
punish the intruder for bruising them.
Not only do growing things shield
their lives with suits Of mail, but they
form alliances and protect each other.
The gorse, or furze. which is well
armed. selects the most exposed situa-
ton it can find, open heaths and stony
wastes. where il fearlessly holds I'D
its yellow blossoms for the bees to fer
tilize. straightway less protected
plants seek its shelter, and 50 a mutu-
ally protective plant army arises.
Self-defense is abundantly exhibited
in vegetable life. Sometimes. although
less often. plants actually attack ami
mails a very pretty, simple example
Of attack is found in the English sun
dew. This insectivorous plant grows
in Dogs and on wet ground. The leaves
are covered with glandular hairs.
which secret sticky fluid to entrap
various small, flying insects. which. on
alighting. get entangled in the gummy
slime. The hairs then bend over and
pour out still further quantities Of this
digestive liquid. which dissolves out all
the heterogeneous matter from the in
sect to serve as food for the plant. |
heterogeneous matter is hard to get In |
Doggy places. and so the plant is equip |
ped with this mechanical means of |
obtaining 1t.
The pitcher-plant attracts animal life
by a sweet liquid. The insect crawIs
down the pitcher, but cannot return.
for the passage Is barred by recuryed
hooks. AS wonderful as any Is the
American Venus hy-trap." The leaves
are hinged at the center and close rap
Idly enough to entrap an insect. They
remain closed while the inject rug
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

giles. but when. it becomes exhausted
they open to catch other unwary prey
Occasionally plants make allies OF
their enemies. A tropical acacia,
known as the "bull's-horn thorn" ac.
commodities and provides for an army
Of ants, to check the depredations OF
ferocious, leaf-cutting ants. The
branches bear hollow thOrns. where
the ant garrison lives and rears its
young. The plant supplies not only
lodgings. but board as well, In the form
Of a special honey. which makes the
garrison good breakfast, and. more
wonderful still, solid food in the form
Of little. yellow. fruitlike bodies. which
are developed on the leaflets and do for
dinner. When an enemy approaches
the hired mercenaries drive It away.
Thus the plant hires and supports an
army.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
0EDIIORIAISzj',z, ] ]
Opinions of Great Papers Important Subjects. Z


with the 1e0Oton batteshp OF King Edward
VII class will be found thatwhe the yIctorys heaviest
shot was sxtelght pounds the twevench guns of the
pounds
Taking into consideration another and decidedly i'm
pornt clement OF comparison the relative OF ancient
and modern vessels it will be found that i0gun warship
OF Nelson's time excluding armament) but 5000
pounds, while the King Edward VII without guns and
ammunition the great OF 1.SeS52 pounds lover
S"ooOuoo, or twenty times much Nelson's Victory
Thus IL have gained greater speed proiecte power
and resisting strength certainly have paid largely
increased price for it-Brookyn Times
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
Ahont PoIItene-.

The reason that the French people
enjoy the well-earned reputation OF be-
ing the politest people In the world is
because In polltesse, or good breeding.
is an accomplishment they always nc
qulre at home and in childhood. A
Frenchman. his wife, and n couple Of
children will observe all the most ex-
quIsite social amenities In the privacy
Of their own vine and fig tree. and the
family life presents all the social adj
wants yes they require. A French boy
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
The pawdIer Is Bound to Fad.

P AWDLING is of the chief sins OF and
IN l women that fail There only twenty-fo
hours in the day. and II is possible dawdle
- away five six OF them while hardly no
usSSaSAs ticing il
lS%S~j The dawdler commences In the morning be
he gets up. His alarm clock rings at 6
O'clock that which he ought rise.
But he lies abed. stealing catnaps. for quarter OF
hour and then jumps in hurry and proceeds TO dress
1t Just hard TO leave the bed quarter past
six 1t would have been SIX and the result OF the
lettering has been the loss OF fifteen minutes the
Remembering that he is late, the dawdler pulls his
nrs in great hurry. but his pace slack
He yawns and stretches himself and spends half
threequarers OF hour his abutions, shaving
the meal takes up another half Then he
later than he ought
There several other papers glance through and
these he wastes the major portion of hour And
when at length he lays aside the papers
duties. he does not keep at them assduously.
Thrift is not Egyptian mystery known only a
few favored initiates Everybody what thrift
sists but not everybody having the knowledge puts
practice
By dawdlng two hours dag, wastes a twelfth OF
his entire life One month the year. one year out
of twelve for nothing This waste remember in
addition to all holidays and vacations What man. having
his way to make in the world afford drop month
out Of his year? What afford. at the end Of
every eleven years, all month
Dawdlng wastes times in small portions, the total
loss is enormous and eosty.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
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Bracelets have returned on a wave
OF popularity.
Broadtaii Is as popular as anything
50 expensive can DO.
Flat. rundown collars finish most OF
the fur cloaks and coats
There are big nury NUTS OF mara
bout to match the pretty boas.
Persian trimming Is largely used for
vests and gown decorations
Even the debutante lndulses in satin.
so soft and light has that fabric be-
come.
The smartest model OF n tailored
coat Is a tighthttlng affair. 80 10 ~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

clear, innocent-looking eyes that one
associates with beauty are so seldom
seen as 10 be quite remarkable when
they are. and We are threatened with
sim further decrease OF these ele-
ments OF good looks unless We bring
back our gifts % the plain and primi-
tive style OF upbringlns, which per-
haps after all Is the best for them.
The larger life" certalnly has its
drawbacks.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
Prices Ruling Firm.

Old Joshua Martin was noted for his
ability to make a close bargain. but
once In a while he met his match.
II say. mister" he began. as he
walked into a barber shop one market
day. while waiting to dispose OF his
load. EARNINGS mighty bad nova.
days. You ought to femme have a
shave for ) cents. Why. IL should
tell you the price had to take for my
garden sass--"
"Mebbe." returned the barber, but
fact is, | ought to charge you double
price now by rights. for farmers faces
are just about twice as long as they
used to be. You ought to be thankful
for being let or on one farew
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
A&@

OF even the humblest parentage does
not wait TO go out In the world 10
learn how TO offer a woman chair
give an elderly gentleman his arm in
wife you to dine. or discover the topics
OF conversation that engage your in
terest. He has lived from his baby
hood In an atmosphere OF family defer
enee and eheerfully unseldsh consider
alton. and he IS charmlngly polite by
precept and example wherever he may
ind himself
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
HoD CARRIERS JOIN THE oooo.
Wheel Bricks to Elevators Instead of
Climbing Ladders with Load.

Wheel Bricks to Elevators Instead OF
Climbing Ladders with Load.
If the hodcarrter who remarked that
he had nothing to do but carry bricks
up fourteen-story building and watch
man up there do the work was salts
fed with conditions that existed in
his line when that Joke was sprung
several years ago. the hodcarrier Of to-
day must be convinced that life with
him is one long drawn out dream Of
uninterrupted bliss. For at the present
time the hodcarrier doesn't even have
to carry up tie brick. So. in the spirit
Of the Joker's argument, he has nothing
at all to do.
There are in Chicago at the present
time about 1900 men who make a bust
ness Of carrying the nod. That Is. Trey
are styled hodcarriers, and In gen
eral way the classification Is correct
but in great number Of Instances the
bod Is a wheeJbarrow Modern inyen-
ton has done away to a large extent
with the old time. trough-shaped bur
den loaded with bricks. which in days
gone by. and even now on smaller
buildings, was carted up and down lad
ders. Instead Of this slow process Of
lifting building material above the
street level steam filters are used. |
These have been common In work on
tall structures for long time, and are
now being used on smaller buildings.
The contrivance consists Of two lifts,
operated OIL the same principle as an
elevator. and this Invention performs
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

the evenings than Ia an the Tea Com
inandmeat@. u pleAaes man 10 be
asked Tor advice. lou don't need to
take q. Most men have advice to give
away. and they are always willing to
bestow u on woman gratis. II picascs
a man for n woman % depend on hin.
This Is the reason why many foolish
girls eoud set two husbands apiece.
while strong minded womn remain Ola
minds.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
Mhat riea.s. . atan.

Generally speaking. a man likes 10
be told be Is handsome. whether be Is
Or not. He likes 70 BE- told be has
small feet This Is d zip for wives
There Is more virtue Ia a pair o. tight
shoes 10 keeping man az ho'Ae In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

Grapes Invested OF skins and stone,
and mixed with pineapple frappe Il ons
OF the latest combinations. Only two
kinds OF fruit are allowable IN salad.
according to certain cooks. Sliced or.
nngcs and bananas. oranges and ap.
pies and penrs. without other accom-.
pnnImcnt than dash OF navoring.
are among the fayorito blends.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
The Heartle,sness Of a Bio CITY.

HERE recently appeared Ia New York
paper the account OF man having committed
suicide In that city because he couldn't succeed
1911 in getting employment We do question
lsyNfSS} the hardship There be misera bic
$3.50 plight than that of man. able willing
TO work for his livelihood. friendless. adrift in
great noisy city; knowing where shelter
food Kindness Indeed. 1t is quite possible under
stand the ultimate surrender despair under crcum-
stances so intoerable What do
stand however is the persistent refusal unhappy
waits to leave the overcrowded for oppor
tunity In the rural districts No capable perform
Ing useful service OF the humbest kind ever
starve in any agricultural region say indeed
that no willing work, though temporarily unfit
would be left to perish like dog by the waysde
community There IS nothing callous and
multitude OF metropolis. Humanity prevails In wider
spaces and among less concentrated populations starry
ing wretch would be overlooked Broadway lie would
attract immediate attention In country road
In cities and their feilowcreatures neither
Groanng under hedgerOw twenty miles away they would
at command the sympathy mnlstraton OF every
passerby We have been able 10 understand the
fascination OF the BIG, careless. thrOngng city the
neglected castaway. Sometimes moved TO think
that such poor creatures be frende;s
But suicide is unusa remedy for these mseries The
conditions geenray breed thieves and tramps muir
derers.-Washington Post
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
Wou.dn,t Be Dixnrte,I.

Miss Kremey Din bookstore)-Have
you Moore's poems? Clerk-Yes, miss;
I'll get 'em for you. BY the way,
here's splendid story called "Just
One Kiss" Miss Kremey (coldly)-I
want Moore.-Philadelph Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

Here is skirt Of checked suItng
in green and blue with heavy embfoid.
cred dot. The skirt Is full. finely plat
ed at the waist, with wide box
plat in front. a wide band Of vel
vet Stimulates tUnic. and IN Joined
by shaped tabs to the front plat; an
other fold Of the velvet OF equal width
borders the skirt Suitable for mo
hair.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
Men WIN Marry a Laugh.


Girls spend considerable time try
ing to find out how TO be popular. II
Is natural that a girl should seek ap-
prevail and admiration. Her popular
lty means good time, boxes OF candy,
theaters, dances. howers. everything
that the hearts OF the young delight In.
The girl that Is popular is the girl
who laughs. Not the girl that sim
pers and Fuckers or glggles, but the
girl that laughs ana means il. The
girl that laughs can have candy and
flowers and theaters every day In the
week.
Men flock about her. They adore
her She laughs herself straight into
the hearts OF beaux and admirers ana
straight Into all the good times that
u girl can dream Of
She laughs. but she Is careful when
she laughs. She laughs with her
beaux. but never at them. She laughs
at what they say when they say IT,
but never afterward. She laughs at
their jokes. but never about them. She
never laughs at anyOne's blunders or
mlsfOrtunes-
She laughs when the beaux give her
flowers. she laughs when they give
her candy. she laughs when they take
her TO the theater, Why shouldn't
she7 Her laugh IS her fortune Above
all. the girl who knows how TO laugh
knows when to laugh and never laughs
when she should be silent.
She merely goes through life with |
her laugh ready and into many dark |
corners does she lash It's cheer |
Many heart she makes glad just by /
passing Many a burden she llghtens /
BY the music OF her voice.
Women forget to worry when they
hear the cheerful girls laugh. Old
men are warmed at the sound OF H.
Young men listen and follow It. pay
court 10 Il, marry H. For Il "a the
laugh that keeps the heart young. the
laugh that keeps the face bright
What man wants a wife that can
not laughl And the boy following
the laugh IS looking for a wife. He
may not know Il. but be Is. And he
viii ind her when he inds that cheer
ful. wholesome. honest. wh0iesouled.
healthy laugh.-Kansas City World.
Pleasant Meal Tines.
Many people must have been struck
by the utter absence OF interesting
that Is 50 marked fea-
ture OF modern meals. In the olden
days all the wit and brightness OF the
day seemed TO be focused Into the
breakfast and dinner hours. and near.
ly all the celebrated stories 81 brilliant
that have come down to us
were delivered during a meal But
people talk over their wor-
-ies and bothers at the table. look out
trains and read papers during break.
fast. and n they have got anything
llsagreeabie to say TO another mem.
Der OF the family. very often choose a
neal time In which TO say IL.
Somebody once suggested that CHI
lren should be trained to be bright
md cheerful during meals. Just as
much as they are trained to eat prop
rly. FOR the one habit. Ike the other.
would cling to them when they grow
y aud make them much sought after
=
Worry Is very bad for the digestion. II
nd so Is another fashion OF seeing q
ow fast you can get through your
reakfast or lunch: certainly both .,
ilngs react upon ones nelghbor's en- .,
1yment Of the hours that should
ring relaxation and good humor- =
lone Monthly.
81 -. Il
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02

there has been westward movement from New England
The settlers rounded up by this commissioner will do
something TO Offset the French nadians
into New England But what testimony TO the friendly
relations existing between the two countries found
in this appointment OF commissioner OF
immigration to BostOnl
1t is said that within the last fifteen months 10000 peo
pie from this side Of the line have moved the Dominion
Canada TO be congratulated upon the character OF this
element OF Its immigrants 1t draws nowhere else
class well fitted to develop the Canadian public lands
But II would be Interesting know how many Canadians
In the same time have this country to live There
is continual movement and fro border and
there has been Canadian loss well as Canadian gain
Buffalo Express
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-02
Canadian Immigration.

ANADA has been seeking settlers from this
side OF the line for a number OF years. but has
irawn most OF these Immigrants from the
West Now. Canadian commissioner has been
stationed in Boston. to carry on an emigration
campaign among the farmers OF New England
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

anthracite coal at 57000,000 tons. of
which more than one-half Is still in
the hands of coal opera ors and their
agents. There is no contention that
one ton OF this supply has been mined
al a loss 10 the operators They do
not do business that way. 1t is Ger.
tainty tina the price at which coal
was selling last June was sufficient
TO cover all cost of production and
leave margin Of profit to the mine
owners. Commencing with July /
however, the coal combine has added
10 cents a ton on the first of each
month 10 the price of anthracite, thus
placing an additional tax to the con.
sumer OF go cents on each ton of coal
held By the operators on December /.
This would make little matter of
some $1S,000,000 OF profit on the basis
OF 30,00O.0o0 tons of anthracite, the
amount estimated TO have been in the
hands OF the mine owners and opera.
tors on the first day of the present
month Allowing the most liberal re.
auctions from the sum to cover inter
est en- wages paid during the summer
and other incidental expenses, there
viii be a sufhc ent sum left to assure
the coal barons merry Christmas
and a happy New Year And the con
sumer pays the freight
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES.

B.0urke Cochran and Washington
Gardner of Michigan were having Ii
hot and heavy yesterday in the house
over the proposed increase of teach
ers' salaries in this city Gardner
stood for a $500 salary as adequate
in certain cases. why" said he
Il know enographers and college
graduates in some parts or this land
who are glad to get as much as that"
Where is that placer" inquired
Cochran, cynically.
out in Michigan, Numbered Gard
ner
10 WELL replied the urbane New
Yorker, that's unknown country"
'Ah, yes continued the Michigan
man. but you stumped out there in
the last campaign. noted that
wherever you spoke the Republican
majorities were Increased in NoVem-
Der"
(which is an argument" retorted
Cochran, not to be outdone. proving
that Michigan is not up to her oppor-
unities Washington Post
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29

world II Is composed entirely OF
Washington newspaper correspond
ents who supply The great newspapers
Il the nation every day with the news
II The national capital There are
possibly a hundred Of them, and once
every year they give banquet. At
this banquet they have as their guests
tho great men Of Washington and they
cntcrjair them in "A style unique and
unsurpassed in wit and brilliant sa
tire. They roast their CUES S, TO
use slangy but expressive word,
regardless OF their position, holding
up to the gaze their fobles and pc,
culiarities. but all in a good humored
way that carries no sting The presi
dent Of the United States is treated
like the smallest among them.
Another unusual feature Is that no
speech Of any guest IS ever published
Thus. the guests feel at liberty in
saying many things before he Grid
lion club chat they would say TO no
other holy Of mea President Roose-
y5lt last night. upon being introduce
Ell to settle dispute as to who was
the Original Roosevelt man, made
nea speech, the press dispatch
states. And We will bet il was! But
nobody but the Gridiron club and its
gu asts will ever know what the pres
ident said.
Most of Us would have given almost
any price, did we have it, TO have
been al tha banquet, bur like many
other good things. money could not
buy a ticket 10 H. A millionaire, I'M
less he had haen selected in the list |
Of guests. could not have bought his 1
way inside. It's the Grldiroa clubs /
way.
The Gridiron club serves a useful
purpose 1t has been known 20 soften
wounds that wFankled a long
ime IL does much 10 rob political
life Of its acerbities and il brings all
men together in a democratic, infor
nal way that helps them and does
hem good
| is well to forget party now and
hen; aye. to forget religious and all
ther differences and civil strifes. AMI
ret together and remember that we
re all men-brOthers. II makes us {
etter, kinder, more considerable. and
/ lessons the selilshness narrowness
nd haughtiness Of our ma ures-of
'hich there Is, alas TOO much in the
forld, anyway
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
A MOTHERS TROUBLES.

"A mother has her troubles said ;
seer, old and gray
She worries lest her child may WEI
an actress bold some day.
She's feared O. this, an 'feerd o hat
but mostly she's afeerd.
Her baby boy will wear some day az
unbecoming beard.
"She's fearful that the kid may take
to some religious fad
Unframed OF by his faithful ma OF
proud an dotlng dad
She worries bout lot Of things i'm
probable and wierd.
But mostly lest in time he'll wear an
unbecoming beard.
"Of course. she wants TO live to see
her boy grown big an great
A credit to mis- town, perhaps, OF ey,
en- to his state;
But mainly does she hops to see him
safe to manhood steered
To be on hand 10 save him from an
unbecoming beard.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
POEMS WORTH READING
HIS FIRST AFFAIR.

'Ey's a girl name Susie Rowe
Goes to at ere school house where
All us children hafto go
To get education ere
FRS time-when my pa looked me
Down to school; an say Good bye
When he's gone, why Susie. she
Told me don't get scalrt an cry.
Men she say: Us ist like YOU
FRS day here, is frighund. too"
Nen-why men, when I coed home
She walk par, TIL WY wifi me,
Showed me bout her new hair comb
Al her ma give her when she
Hafto start to school; an tell
How she's go to be so smart
Learn to read an write an spell
Men she's go TO study art.
Men she asst me do know
Who she's picked out for her beau.
Nen-why, men mos ever day
When my ma pus on my hat
| coed roun' to school tn way
Down tn street where she lives at.
Men | walk TO school wifi her
And she say it's nice of me
To be so polite Yes, sir!-
Carryin her ioggerfy.
Men the boys ell holler 20,
Susie Rowe has caughi a beau!"
Men 'ey tease me bout her TOO,
Till at las | haf fight;
Men tn teacher said / knew
AT such actions wasn't right.
Men she KEEP me after school,
Sayin' at she'd dis-sip plin
Ne, until mind tn rule,--
Al was why was KEEP in.
When / coined out, Susie's gone
WalHin home VIII Jimmy Bcnnl
Mex day Susie turn her nose
Up at me, an say | might
Know ere aim no lady goes
VIII a man ats had a fight.
So I'm waitin now to get
Cne good chanst to fight wifi jim
If she thinks at way, you bet,
III soon get her mad wifi him!
My pa, when | asst him what
! should do, he say: Great Scott"
w. d. Nesbitt in Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-29
A COSTLY LAWSUIT.

'Cres'cn has case that will be-
come celebrated in the annals of the
Iowa courts. It began % a Justice
shop over piece of rope that was
worth perhaps thirty cents. The
costs now amount to more than sl75
ana The case viii be carried to the
supreme court of the state And no
doubt the case would have been set
tied in tn seconds If two men had
no, agreed to digagres. had not been
spelling for a fight and longing for
an opportunity TO get even with one
another That they will eventually
discover that they were cutting off
t1eir noses to spite their faces. ought
o be apparent TO both. Burlington
Hawkaye '-'