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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

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The ~,Ie Of 1.-THE Sultan OF suIu"
has = comic opera sound which,
writer 70 Everybody's Magazine de-
elares. l.. varied out by the appearances
and behavior OF this Oriental pofentate.
The sultan and hls suite were once en-
iertained at luncheon on board a Unit
ed States transport None Of them had
ever been on board large vessel be-
fore. The visit was full Of surprise
and excitement for them.
They looksf the ship over at first
with stoiid interest, and the sultan
himself set of the slxpounder with
out Pickering an eyelid. But at last,
in the saloon. some one atfemped 70
explain the mystery Of the incsndes-
cent lamps. and there the natives wess
surprised out OF their reserve.
Even the sui;an's face showed
amazement when an army officer
reached up and turned a lamp on and
OF repeatedly. His highness ordered
one OF his suite 10 do IT, The fellows
face went greenish for a moment, bur.
nevertheless. be reached Up trembling
ly and touched IL as he might have
bot brand. When be found that IL
did not hurt him. and that the light
actually obeyed the Impulse OF his
fnger-ups, be was the most excited
Moro in the archipelago. His excite
ment was contagious. Nearly ever,
one In the suite started for lamp on
a Nd A. n
bewilderment OF flashing lamps.
Presently Oriental cunning got toe
better OF smazement and one or two
OF them tried 10 fool the lamps A
fellow would steal quietly up 10 4
bulb and reaching forward. suddenly
turn IL on. evidently with the lnten-
ton of catching II mapping. Or be
would turn II OF and jump away, ap-
psren1y with the same intention But
the lamps refused to be fooled. and tie
facial expression that followed each
failure Was ludicrous 10 behold
OF course they wanted TO know What
made the light II was impossible TO
give them a history OF electrical devel-
opment. but an officer present thought
of giving an objectIesson that wouA
prove a short cut TO knowledge.
He directed four or I've of them to
stand In line. holding hands Then the
men on the ends OF the line were told
each TO grasp the brass part OF lamp.
They did so. and instantly the entire
line sustained an electric shock They
were too sstonished TO speak, and not
knowing enough 10 LET 20. they just
stood there. with wonder and fear surg
ing from face to face
The officers broke them apart at last
and took them In 10 luncheon. but they
were changed men They had had an
experience that passed all Oriental IN
The luncheon was a more or less
dignified affair. varied by interpreted
and the sgonies OF Ito
Eultan's official faster IL was easy
to see that although the faster was
IN babitual necessity 10 the sultxn's
peace OF mind. on this occasion. at
east. bis function was purely perfume
Tory OF what avail was the protec-
Jon OF poor human faster against
who could make lamps TO
burn without oil. who could send tho
-enii OF unrest TO twitch In ones body
Ike the feverf
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18
WORK OF The LIFE SAVERS.
eIeo. 100000 I'm Property and 10000
Live Saved on Thi. Coast Line.

elGo. 900, 900 In Property and 10000
Lives Saved ON Thi. Coast Line.
The United States government ex'
ponds 100000 a year for the main
tcaance OF It's 30 life saving stations
200 on the shores OF the Atlantic coast
twenty on the Pacific. ten ON the Gulf
Of Mexico and ave along the great
lakes chain. The work. systematically
begun in 1871 in New Jersey. the coast
cs which. sandy and with few bays.
offers many dangers 10 narigators. has
been extended so that IL now practic-
ally covers the chief danger points of
the whole coast line OF the country.
more than 10000 miles in extent and
longer than the coast line OF any other
country.
Eight hundred persons are employed
In the iife-saving stations Their work
counts most OF course. in winter time.
except on the northern lakes. where
travel IL suspended in winter and the
perils IN navigation are greatest In the
summer.
Since the establishment under gov
eminent control the llfe-saving serv-
Ice OF the United States the number of
wrecks at points within signaling dis
lance OF government stations has been
1900 and the number OF persons saw
ed or helped to safety by the llfe-sav-
ers has been 10000. The number OF
persons lost during the same period
on wrecks Of which notice TO a life
saving station could be given has been
] 900.
IL Is believed that the total property
In ships and cargocs saved during this
period by the government employees
amounted to &i0o,ooo.0oo. There are
about 100 wrecks a year on the coasts
OF the United States-that Is. at the
rate OF about two a day. BY the use
Of life lines. non-capsixsble boats.
ocean RATS and other like appliances
the means OF safety to passengers has
been largely increased. and II is
rather curious proof OF their efficiency
that the loss of life on steamboats, on
Interior rivers IL more than twenty 4
times greater in 4 year than from
wrecks at sea along the coast line
New York Sun.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18
THE OLD scHOOLHOusG.
Bare Rooms that Were Almost . Shrine
TO Many ChiIdreu-

70 many Anit0Ecn-
The schoolhouse OF fifty years ago IL
surrounded by a glamour OF sentiment
1t held q varied life. IL was the back
ground for numerous diverse expert
personality OF its own. The very type
is being forgotten now. and 1t is worth
preserving.
The scbooihouse was one-sfory
wooden building with several high
windows on three sides OF II, and with
two doors on the fourth side-the ono
next the road The doors opened into
two good-sized entries, which served
as dressingroom for the girls and the
boys respectively The walls were
yet thick with hooks. but SO high on
The wall that the smaller children
could not reach them.
From the closest vestibules the chill
dren passed into the one schoolroom.
which was filed with desks and bench
es. one-third OF the space. that In
front OF the room. was given 10 the
teachers platform and desk. TO the
long benches for the reciting class. and
to the huge alright stove. shaped like
/, barrel. burning logs four feet long.
and having large. black smoke pipe
running the length OF the room. the
better to diffuse the heat. This sim
pie device was but impcrfectly effec-
i've, and the scholars on the front
eeats were scorched. while from those
on the back rows come on cold days a
chorus of requests. Teacher. may I
warm mey- Nevertheless. the back
rows were coveted. and the older bows
and girls conrregated there on the first
morning OF new term. to the envy OF
the younger ones.
The desks were OF the simplest de
scription. and the whole room was
bare and repelling to the last degree.
There was no tradition against the lib.
ersl use OF the jack-knife. and bench.
desk and window-siil were deep cut
with initials. No teacher ever protest.
ed against such DETACHMENT
The sun shone In hot and unhin-
dered in the early summer. and the
wind howled about the loosely fitting
ioors ard windows In the winter. The
seats were hard and asrrow, and too
low for the tall children and too high
FOR the short ones. There was not an
,ecrnment or even a retirement about
he room.
Yet hundreds OF thousands Of men
Ind women remember to-day such an
Ugly and forbidding schoolroom as a
reritsble shrine. There. under the
guidance OF some earnest teacher. was
sindlcd an enthusiasm for learning. n |
asse for good reading. a genuine pa
and a devotion to high stand.
Irds OF living. In these severe condi-
ions II was demonstrated thousa nds
4 times that education IL not q mat.
er OF surroundings or Of forms. but. to
Ise the noble words Of Edward Thrine.
the passing on OF life. through the
wing. to the hvtng."-Youth's Com
anion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18
sAiliNo

Wind aad wave as1 soid-vssksd vsstA
sf
Wlnd fins iesss snd vsss 81 frssi
Sis and ! sloss tosstssr
Bsilinr on . ssppAirs ssA
Cisns snd elsmss Of chs crowded
cy street Il kssrd no more:
Only blliovs. foam sashrcotsd
frsishtlns nasle 10 the shersI
SAT- full blown and sioop prov einssas
Floods Of soaS % ether side.
White gala In the vsds bias vingtng-
0lpsiss Of the rortns rasi
Peaks sssr that kncw fss spisooos
OF sAs sons~<'s waists Of vine.
Twilight sky xro~n strangely tsnds
f1ks the syss that icok In min&
--Lssiis's Nouthiy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

ance on one knee. especially the left
knee, and II is hard for many people
to do anything requiring exactness or
delicacy with the left hand.
You are very likely to topple over
sidewise. and will have to let your
right foot and perhaps even the can
die. 60 and catch yourself as best you
can.
Now I would not describe this trick
II II were absolutely necessary to use
lighted candle. spill grease about,
and possibly burn yourself or set fire
to your clothes or the house. The
trick will be safer. though just 40
dificult and amusing. II other thinss
are substituted for the candles
For example. one boy may try to
hand a letter or a card to the other.
This IL comparatively easy. When
you have mastered Il. try exchanging
cards which you may end very dim
cult
Or one boy may try to slip ring
q very loose one. OF coursc--on or or
the others finger. or to write On :
card held In tie Others hand
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18
A DIFFICULT ftAI.

This sport Is lots OF fun for the
players, and still more for the spec
tators. and thick rug wsil remove all
danger OF bumps or bruises. over the
rug old newspapers should be spread
to catch candle grease.
The players kneel on their left
knees. facing each other. on the pa
pers. Each holds his right foot in his
right hand. and candle. in holder.
in his left hand.
One candle is burning. the other 10
not and the trick is TO light the Soc
ond candle from the first.
II does not look easy. and II is q
great deal more difficult than II looks.
II is pretty hard to keep your bal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18
WOMEN MAKE PAPER MONEY

Evsa Cuides ct rnrsap OF Esxrsvins
and Printionx are Girl.
The government and the banks and
even the pcstonices. would Be In .
hois for q. ume II all the women In
the bureau OF engraving and printing
should drop dead all at once. That
shop would have TO close Up pretty
quick. Why. you can; even 70 over
thsrv and look around without a won.
an 10 shov you, All the guides to the
bureau for The beneat OF tourists and
other ignorant people-whsch includes
all Washington people. for Washing.
ton people are the most ignorant peo
pie on earth about Washington insti,u.
tions-sll the rulde4. and there are
seven Of them. are women. young won
en- and pretty women AZ that
And how the people do ris,t there
Three thousand week. said q guide.
That's 800 . day. And thsts one
minute for every working hour Of the
day. Pretty constant stream OF callers
that
Not % many ycsrs ago three decrep,t
Old men were the guides Now the
seven are women. which II significant.
and one that upines the work done IN
the bureau. for hero. OF the 1000 en-
ployes. more than half are OF he fem
mine pcrsuaaion.
These young and rood-looking Euldet
will explain how American money IL
printed on the back then put In cold
storage. where II goes through a dry.
ing prccsss: then sorted and the i'm.
perfect sheets thrown out; then print.
ed on the face. and then perforated and
put up In packages to be sent to the
treasury for the government seal.
They generally tell how useless II
would be for any one to Try to rob
the wagon containing this money. In
the nrst place. because ak guards al
ways accompany II: and. in the sec
ond place. because the money at this
stage OF its manufacture wouldn't be
any GOOD. anyway.
TT IL seven days after q bin IL print.
Cd on its back before II y printed on
the face" said this visitors guids. -It
takes thirty days to make q silver dol
lar bill. and forty to make q gold one. /
The gold one IL printed three times,
twice on one side. because Il has to
have the word gold and little splotch
Of gold on this aide before the facs can
be printed"
Then she led the visitor to he
framed dollar, bills fastened to one Of
the walls In the hall. and showed these
billie. calling special attention to the
gold csrtincats and then led the way
back to the front door anl said adisu.
Il was all over in ten minutsa-wash-
ngton Post
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18
A New Cinderella

uACK BERE.,soN caught sight OF
al ssr a. b. va. se'ns TO Tho ono.
" after lunch. He Frequently caught
axht of Der. bot fhss WAS The sftsnf
Of their acquaintance lie had grosn'
ed more shan once 20 think convention
sll,y fo<tssts = more exisncsS one
sh. was not the hind OF q girl with
whom ono might scrsps up bowling
recognition. 20 b lz,c< elaborated into
an Interchange Of commonplace that
might eulsninsis In permission TO call
Inbred II abe hsd been. u IL ssfs 10
oone,uas B~rsns~n would not have
supuh.ed HE bead about her. for he
had a social poss;soa TO maintain .
mod ds~i Of personal pride and more
than tho average srn>s OF exclusive
D~ss
-ualior. hs said. suddenly. and ssop'
ped short
The girl ahead had paused She was
evidently In some predicameni. for she
stooped as though TO extrscats herself
Or 10 pick up an article dropp~i- Al.
most al the ssms instant however,
tremendous drsy. piled with borss-
Dor. down upon hes. and at The shout
of he driver. who wal striving TO
rv,n In his huge Psscherona. she
sprsnr toward saf~ty and reached the
sidewalk.
B~r~nson ic< the dsy pAss. Looking
down directly on fhe spot where the
s,r, had heatatrd. he saw that which
bad arrested her. and bending quickly.
n. ,riled out OF the thick. black. sticky
mud an sbsurdiy small rubber. win
III wrinkles holding rias arch OF high
htfss instep.
-weur' be CALCULATED. "hers's iuckf'
Ne felt ridcuioo~ly elatsd 10
p,s.>ed did he hook. In fact. that
frsnd jostxng him 40 he reached the
oopos,ss sidewalk remarked his satis-
fnctton-
wheat gone up. BerensonT
-No-rubb<rr' laughed Berensco-
Ana b,s friend walked on. wondering
What thers was IN nshinx footwear out
M the mirs 10 make . fellow look -
diot1cAily p'eased-
-ft vas mighty msddy. tor he
commented disgustediy.
IT, ACCUSE don could not be made
.s.,nse II an hour later. clss nsed and
Retained 10 he highest possible degree
b. d. man who kept Tie shoeseAsd In
- once building where Bsrenson had
Z susts. He tpok he prise upstairA
a Aspos1t>d II. wrapped In tissue Pc
psr. on he sop Of bis dssk.
Then he sauntsred 10 the window
n hpok over ~ the skyscrapes across
de vay. where AZ . certain window.
n 4 csrhin der. he had often seen q
crtnin head. Il was 4 shapely head.
rinsieted ~ clone 80 . bsby's with
sunny brown curlA Indeed. % fre-
ouentIy Of late had be gone to HE own
easement to discover II that particu.
hr bonnie head and roseleaf face
were within range Of hh Vision mat
biz business began 10 suffer from such
srratc absences.
Not that Jack Berenson was bother
ing himself about bu<iness During
thoes minutes he STOOD. absorbed In
lAy drsamA staring apparent. At the
snintsrssting wall Of IN embarrassing
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

The people pay q preacher. an;
then, In order to sse that he docs some
work - earn II some ~ them 20 b
church - Sunday.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

After the baby comes. = man has b
have . at 10 get ~ much sympsthy
from his wife ~ he received when b
scratched Ah nnssr before the bsby's
hirtA.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

Every one seems to b. going ,nrough
the world compelled to see q good
deal Of the society OF thass ~ dossn1
enjoy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

onss live longer than ~ bssa.ss
they have - enc - talk 49, =
i~ath
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06
Mrs. CLARA HOFFMAN.

which she deemed laid out for her, and
some of the results are apparent. and
other evidences she details 10 those
who evince an interest.
In October. lSS2. the national body of
the W. {. r. L. met in Louisville Ky
and nLIAbcr OF the members of the
convention were representatives OF To-
cal branches Of the Greer in Missouri
which at that time had no state organi-
cation of the body These representa-
tiycs met ana formed the nucleus of Il
state organization by clccting Mrs.
Hoffman president This action was
ratified ut "a meeting OF the white rib
boncrs of the state held at Kansas
City in June 1883 and Mrs. Hoffman
at once began her work rs the head Of
the Missouri branch OF an organization
which has proved Il potent factor for
more than score OF years In the polit-
zeal and social life OF the state.-St.
Louis Star
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06

This is something tlat every woman
should understand II Tie SILK per
sons clothing is ID le changed attend
to that first ANA Il en allow a few Ain-
utcs' rest Then place her on oac side
Of The bed. COVERED 10y "a l.gat blanket
and then make tie other side o. the
bed. putting or "a clean Shoe and roc
movin. thc solel lower sheet. Tie
clean slcet Should be- folded lcncth-
wise IN The middle OF the bed and Che
plnowcasc removed. Now move tie
patient carefully 10 tic frcsh side Of
tie bed ana. drawing out tho folded
sheet. proceed t. make the o,ner. rake
tie clean 81 Get and sprcud 10 over tie
covering already Oh the mattress. If
tie patient is not too i'll she can hold
tie upper part of the sheet; if SO. pin
the upper corners To the bed and from
the foot draw out the loosened soiled
sheet or other covering and replace ii
with the fresh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06
Resting For the Evening.

An English nurse suggests II useful
little formula for resting up" when
one is going TO something particular in
the evening.
First lie down In the afternoon with
both shoes and cOrscts Off. for with
these on the body cannot relax proper
ly. Next take quick warm bath,
afterward rubbing the spine well with
eau de cologne Next the face is 10 be
gently washed in water sOftened with
bran as hot ms can be borne. then
sluiccd of with cold water 10 which
a dash OF toilet vinegar has been added.
TO brighten the eyes give them bath
10y means of Il teacupful OF slightly
sailed tepid water Dress with DELHI
grafton. and If possible have some one
do your hair for you If YOU do not keep
II maid.
II is Il great aid 10 successful toilet
to have all your things laid out ready.
SO that YOU do not have TO rummage in
bureau drawers or turn out boxes or
tumble I'm closets ut the last minute.
Whatever you are going to need in tie
way of clothes. stockings. shoes. hand
kerchief. gloves. fan. etc, should be
where you can lay your hand on them
when you want them.
As last touch the nurse suggests
for u capital pick-me-up-M Grover
Clcvclaud's recipe a glass of boiling
hot mIh with nutmeg sprihklcd ON top.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06

john and Dclos Sinner visited Mr.. and
Mrs NJ. Slmgluif Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. +. NJ. Briggs, of Grand
Rapids, spent Monday with W. G.
Pussley aud family
w w. Kinch, of Alma. was in town
Saturday n business.
Mcssrs VIII and Earnest Madden
visited their sister. Mrs. x. - Lathrop.
Henry Mallory went 10 Lansing Tues
lay, whore ne Ia, "a position ia shop.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Fullerton and
daughter, Luna, visited his si,,er, Mrs.
". G. Pugsiey Monday.
The Misses Cohcrk who have been
visiting M Dr.. MrLachlan's have re-
TUNED TO therdatieS AZ the Nc Pleasant
Normal.
Tue Ladic, Aid Society viii meet
with Mrs. Nora Shaver Wednesday the
Srh. They wish all members to be
preSen "a it i. election of officers
Little Ruth Nycth who has been
quirc sick Is improving.
Sheridan Roberts returned home
Saturday from Grand Ledge, where ne
has been Tor the past two weeks.
Chas Tam Sr. is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Chas Phelps.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06
Total Ecliose Of the Sun.

Ottawa Ont. Jan. 4-Arrangc.
ments are now being made. through
the Newfoundland government. for
the conveyance Of British and Amer
lean Astronomical expeditions TO Lab
radOr and Hudson Bay next August
for the purpose OF observing the total
on Aug 80. 1905 This matter has TO
be arranged in advance for the coast
is now blockaded with ice and will not
be free until July. leaving only few
weeks in which 20 transport the
parties 10 the far northern region and
enable them 10 install at the observa-
ton points selected their telescopes
and other instruments.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06
ELEVEN THOUSAND KILLED.
Attempt TO Hold Port Arthur Cost
Russians That Many Men.

Chefoo. Jan. Some Snter sting
statistics concernins the defense OF
Port Arthur were brought here ov the
flotilla Of Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers. which carried numerous
chests containing complete reco is of
Ten. Stoessel's army
Originally the army numbered 30.
900 Eleven thousand have been
killed 10000 are wounded or sick and
5000 remained in the forts. Of whom,
however, 1000 were unable 10 fight
II is learned that when Gen. Stoes.
sci wrote TO Gen. Nogl regarding 10
surrender of the fortress he said:
- have 5000 men in the forts. and
5000 Of these are able TO fight II you
do not accept my proposal these men
will die fighting. but II will cost YOU
three times their number TO Kill them ="
The number of officers killed was
prcportionately greater than in any
battle known in history This was
due TO the frequent lethargic conCition
OF the men. who. without food and
without sleep. moved only whe. or.
dered by their officers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06
FOREST HILL.

Floyd Lake has gone to Lakeland to
visit relatives
b. X Huffman and wife Of Toledo.
are guests If his sister. Mrs. Cautield
this week
VIM. Sullivan. wife AID daughter.
Belle. attended the funeral # relative
at Jackson last week. tIe returned
Monday. while Mrs :. and Miss Belle
remained another week.
Delo, Hinkley Is visiting his sister,
Mrs John Pitt
Tunis Gree h j. home from Calil!@'.
The Ncwc1mb Concert was hove
"Wednesday night
The &. +. So-iotv arc Arranging fur
an entertairmant JaouarN eth.
Rev. CARL accompanied hi, ianghtcr.
Myra n far as Clare, Tuesday
4 surprise party va, given Mis-, Myr'
Car on SATURDAY evening and one or
Miss Belle Camfeld on Monday evening
before they returned 70 their studies
Both evenings were ones of great pleas
ure 10 the large crowd present Refresh
mentS Were served followed by nuts and
candy. music and games.
G.. +. Huffman returned home 20
Farwell til, week.
Miss Winnie Wellman of Shepherd
was the guest of Mrs Fred Creech the
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Gallagher aud
Leavitt Camfield attended the l. .. y. L.
roll call and banquet AZ ST. Louis last
Friday night.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-06
Breakfast Rolls.

Slft together IA quart of flour and a
kaspoonful OF salt and rub into the
flour a tablespoonful OF butter Dis
solve n third of IA yeast cake In warm
water and stir ii into a cup Of fresh
blood warm milk. Add II heaping table
spoonful of sugar and pour all into the
for six hours. Stir thoroughly and set
for two hours longer; then add just
enough fLur to allow you TO knead II;
turn upon a Toured board and knead
for three minutes. Cut into rounds, but
ter these lightly and fold over upon
themselves. making a half circle. Set
10 rise for two hours ana bake In n
hot oven.