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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
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The phenomenon Of the changes I'm
the level Of the sea IL n which ia
well shown In the casc Of the M~iiter.
rHnean VI. Ph. Ncgris. In a recent bro.
chure presented 10 the Academy Of
Sciences. furnishes interesting infor.
nation on this point. Il being apparent
that the sea has greatly increased I'm
depth as compared to ancient tines
Formerly a bridge 1900 feet lonv
united Leucade to the continent To-
day II il submerged. but the founia.
lions ofs tho work were discovered.
eleven feet beneath the surface. n
may therefore be concluded thnt since
the construction Of the bridge tho ~oa
has risen at this point over nine foot.
At Itea, IN the bay OF Amphlssa.
there hns been observed n mole thar ia
also over nine feet beneath the snr.
face. At Rhenee there has been found
a completely submerged dock. evident.
ly OF Roman construction. the deptb
OF the sea above the dock at places bo.
Ing fully nine feet.
From all Of these facts ono may con.
clude that there has taken place n,
important increase In the depth Of inc
sea since the Roman period. tho Mo,Ilt.
erranean having risen Mt least nIns
feet in 1000 years.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23

wind up his multifarious business af
fairs to prepare his estate as though
he was his own executor. on the
whole. he found that he got out better
than be had expected.
He had long been rcgnr,icd as a ris.
Ing young nan In the financial world.
and sage old heads had predicted tina,
he would some day be a power IN the
street.
This had been his own ambition
and IL hurt him to give IL up. but he
found some conoslation In the fact
that he would have Mt least a million
to settle down on-not a bad AMOUNT.
after all. he concluded.
SO be bought the old Dinwiddie
mansion on the James River. virginia.
and prepared to settle down ne n
planter. fairly well content. but chaf.
ing still a little for the excitement OF
the old life. the warning OF master
minds Of finance. the e%xultatlou OF vic
tory and even the quick pang OF mo
mentary defeat.
Then came the love AFFAIR, and With
the love affair the discovery that hs
was a poet. either circumstance being
sufficiently disturbing to even a
healthy mind.
With tho mansion went the Din
widdie family portraits. hung in a
long gallery.
Exploring this. Jermyn came across
one portrait before which he paused
In absorbed interest. II was a picture
Of a young girl. slender and beautiful
a May morning. Her costume was
Of the eighteenth century. and its
rolors were still almost Ms bright as
first painted.
She looked out on such portion of
he world as might be observed from
where the picture hung with grny eyes
that were. Jermyn decided, the most
eyes hat ever were In nil
he world.
A few OF the old servants OF the
family still lived on the
lace. but Jermyn could gnin no lnfor-
from them as to the Identity
4 the portraits original. None OF tho
amlly had lived OF the place since the
'ivil War, and Jermyn gradually give
the hope Of naming the picture.
Instead, he began calling II MY
Portrait" and took to stand-
ng In front OF It for hours ut n time
making up all sorts OF romances
bout II. In time he even ventured
u verses.
Now, Jermyn had never been ac-
used Of being n s~entimentnlist, md
came on him with distinct shock
this romanclng about the portrait
as n sign OF the mental weakness
ihich he had come 80 to dread. His
was his old friend, and to him
srmyn wrote a full account OF his :
Use. :
In reply he received a letter from
doctor, giving him laughing ad-
To dnd the original of the picfuro =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23

DR.. Carl Peters. tho explorer. who Is
soon 10 try 10 nnd King solomon's
mines In East Africa. has an interest.
Ing nat In Iondoa-a dat decorated
with some forty or nifty poisoned darts.
arrows and assegnis-mlaslI~. that
we're shot at him In various African
combats.
On his last expedition Dr. Peter.
gave employment 10 a bomsless black
youth whom he took from the forest
and trained In th. duties Of a valet.
thus his tent. where he kept his out.
landish weapons. was always neat.
One day the boy brought an assssai
TO Dr. Peters.
II found this. SIR" he aid. -ou,.la..
II belongs TO you. doesn't ny.
1T does" the explorer answered.
lie had remarked th. interest that
the boy took In his collection. sud
therefore be added.
"You may keep that asssgai. Jerome.
for your honesty"
The boy appeared properly grateful.
A few days later. though. DR.. Peters
lost n piece OF gold. Hc knew he mus,
have lost II In his tent. Therefor, hs
waited confidently for Jerome to re-
trun IL to him. But the boy made no
sign.
Jerome" Or. Peters finally said.
Il lost a gold piece the other day.
Did you find itY'
yes, SIR" Jerome Answered
Well. what did you do with itf-
II kept It for my honesty" said
Jerome.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
| My lddy'S Portrait.

81 was Jermyn's first love affair
III hence a very desperate thing and
one long 10 be remembered.
Rest commanded the physician.
ii cannot" answered Jermyn.
when cannot Is opposed 10 must
then cannot win have 10 yield. Either
you must have complete rest or you
VIII have a complete mental break
down that may land you In your grave
or In an Insane asylum. said the ply
sician. with a dIrectness that would
have been brutal had Il not been so
meant.
Cannot" being opposed 10 such a
must" did yield. Jermyn began to
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
MONEY eY MAIL
Amply Protected by Registration, bat
Not by Special Delivery Stamp.

Amply Protected by Registration, bul
Not by Special Delivery Stamp.
The recent discovery OF the post
office inspectors OF New York City
that mail clerks have been stealing
letters bearing special delivery stamps,
and hat many OF these missiyes have
contained large sums OF money. has
revealed to the department that there
Is. apparently. pretty general miscon-
ception in the public mind as TO the
function OF the special delivery sys-
TEN. The arrest OF n mail clerk in
that city, In whose pocket we're found
several bank notes that had been
marked and placed in a decoy special
delivery letter. furnished proof for u
suspicion the inspectors had enter
tanned for several months.
THE special delivery stamp placed
on a letter." said an official in the de-
partment, docs not mean any more
security OF the letter than there Is
for any ordinary letter. People seem
to believe that because the charge for
the same and for other reasons vary
ing with different persons, a letter is
guarded as closely when IL bears a
special delivery stamp as when II Is
registered.
This Is not true. A registered let
ter is watched over during its entire
trip, from the time II is mailed until
it reaches its addressee. each clerk or
postmaster receiving 1t into his Gus
tody giving a receipt and taking n
when he surrenders it 10 another. The
only receipt required in the trans
portation OF a special delivery letter
is from the addressee. IL the letter
does not reach him there Is no means
OF tracing IL. The receipt he signs Is
not so much TO insure the safe deliy-
cry OF the letter as 10 furnish a record
for the department. non being made
when the special delivery stamp is
sold. or course, II serves. too. 10 keep
a tab on the special delivery mail car
rier, the time il Is given 10 him and
the time II IS delivered at Its destina-
lion being closely marked. During the
rip each special delivery letter Is
ltdttu OH Top VI u hhuth VI tFAtHAo anu
rot buried In II. and each clerk must
Use all effort TO speed II on Its way.
But this does not mean much addl-
ional safety for the letter en- route"
Continued the official, according TO the
York Times. The mlsunder-
that IL does has led hundreds.
-es, / believe thousands. to put spe
ial delivery stamps on valuable pack
ges when such packages should have
cen registered. In the ~pOstOffice de-
artment. as well Is In every other
apartment OF business. there Is here
nd there a crooked clerk. and he
not failed to learn OF this. The re-
ult has been that we have had hun :
reds OF complaints OF the disappear
nee OF special delivery letters. We
re conducting a thorough investiga-
and hope to ferret out those who !
ave been robbIng the mails. But IL :
'ould be better to relieve the temp .
Ition and secure safety In the first s
stance by inducing the people 10 re-
ain from sending valuable packages
I'd letters containing money by spe-
al delivery. but to use instead the :
gistry system" =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23

y NEITHER the war in the East ends eventually
In a triumph for Russia or japan, it already has
" III taught the world an important lesson. That
lesson is that the capacity for civilization is not
confined to the European, nor even to the Caucasian. races.
II sounds barbarous to speak OF success In war as a proof
or civilization. A noted Japanese recently said that when
his country contained the only great artists In the world
1t was classed among the barbsrians. but now that it has
shown its ability to fight it is recognized as civilized. That
Is fine sarcasm, yet 1t is an indisputable fact that a nations
civilization Is proved, to a considerable extent. by its
military power. The reason is that there are few higher
tests OF mental capacity than the ability to organize, TO
finance and TO command successfully a great modern army.
Mere physical courage is a quality in which the barbarian
usually surpasses the civillzaed man. For this reason.
evitably result In the triumph of barbarism. and the world
would be kept always in a state of savagery, il IL were
not Tor the fact that the mental superiority of the civilized
man enables him to direct his fighting forces with more
skill and effectiveness.
Japan has proved its civilization, therefore, not by the
short of that of the Arab OF the Soudan. but by the fact
that these men show trained and disciplined mentality es
senual to make them act together as regiments, corps and
armies, and still more by the fact that it has developed
leaders competent to organize and to command them. Only
men Of superior mind could do this at all. The power
and resources of Russia may yet defeat them in their
attempt to conquer Manchuria, but they will have won
their place among the civilized nations just the same
Buffalo Express.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
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and the struggle to live is at the desperate stage all the

and the struggle to live is at the desperate stage all the
time.
these are mitigating the unsocal side of rural life, and
the beauty OF nature is doing the rest Intelligent men and
women seek the the health OF their families, physical moral
and spiritual. are taking up homes where acres abound,
and are giving the rural life something 1t has lacked be
fore. The practical farmer finds in these additions to his
neighborhood circle stimulus and cheer, and the children
OF the farm and of the families from the city find mutual
pleasure in association. The movement is an all-round good
one. 1t marks a new era in rural life and a change Of
value TO those with courage enough to pull up
stakes and leave the town. 1t Is one OF the most encour
aging signs OF the times-Opportunity.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
Back to the Farm.

Kings on the farm are changing, and we already
observe, if we watch the barometer of social life, that
there Is a tendency to get back to the country. Fiji
teen years ago, for instance, less than 80 per cent OF
the population were moving eountryward; in 1900 the sta
tstics show that 20 per cent were seeking homes in rural
districts, and it is likely that the proportion now going
away from the city reaches 10 per cent. At last, with Sol
ONION, they are discovering that "all is vanity" in the cities;
that friendships are difficult, that ~neighbors don't know the
names one of the other. that noise. dirt, confusion are there
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
my her. ending with sum

and to marry her. ending with sum
Client seriousness to recommend him To
seek out his neighbors and indulge In
human companionship instead OF lone
~ imaginings.
Acting on this recommendation. Jer-
myn began to cultivate his ~neighbors.
among whom he oon made many
friends. More than one OF the girls
whom he met attracted him, and he
began 10 consider the possibility and
even the a~dvisabillty OF matiimony. a
thing OF which he had never had time
to think during his busy life in Wali
street
His physical health was coming
back TO him rapidly. and be began 10
reflect that the old Dinwidddle man
sion was a lonely sort OF a place Tor
a single occupant. Yet, when he would
90 into the portrait gallery and iook
at "Afy Iady's Portrait" II seemed 10
him impossible that be could yer fall
In love with a living oms while the
memory OF the picture elung 10 him.
In this dilemma be made up his
mnld that he would either destroy the
picture or present II 10 some public
gallery.
With this In mind he took a long
ride 10 debate with himself, and nnaliy
came 10 the decision that he would try
10 seek out the surviving members OF
the Dinwiddie family aud present
them with the whole collection OF their
family portraits.
Determining on this. be returned TO
the house after an absence OF several
hours. and strobe into the portrait sai-
lery for one last look al the picture.
angry with himself all the time AZ tho
sentimentalism OF which he was Prov
Ing himself guilty.
Turning the corner In The gallery
which would bring him face 10 face
with the picture. he eame To an abrupt
stop.
Facing him was the original OF the
picture. living and breathing.
No. not the original OF the picture.
but a young girl 80 maryelonsly Ike
the portrait except for her modern
costume. that Il would have caused
anyone a sensation OF establishment
Il beg your pardon. madam. i
-"
NO, Il Is who must bes your par.
Con Tor trespassidg. take Il for
that you are AFR. JsrmynY
"Yes."
And I am Elizabeth DinWiddie.
usssl b own this place, you
and as W were 10 the neigh
,orhooi. persuaded him 10 bring mo
yer and show me the home u my
You see. I was born In
Francisco. and have lived there
~ my life. one Of the servants told
b you were a when We called. but
j. Insisted on showing ~ OVER tho
Father Il 81 the other end OF
be gallery booking at the ~rictrrrs-
You " me no apologies. Miss
'inwiddie. nut. pardon me. II ask
he name % this aneestresa Of younYs
Il nm her namc-ake."
~Ah' knew you must b."
And a year later Jermyn told bis
how he had fallen In love with
cr great grandmother-utlea Clob~.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
s,ce, Pine Aaoat ar ses.

Eight or nine lengths OF steel pipe
three feet in diameter are loating on
the ocean somewhere on the northern
California coast. They were sent down
the Trinity River to Junction City,
and. getting away from the other
pipes, drlfted out to sen. Being
plugged at both ends they cannot sink,
but will float tin they drift ashore, or
are picked up.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
Jurist Is Active at 90 Years.

Judge Charles Field Of Athol, Mass,
is the Oldest member Of the bar in New
England, and the Oldest Judge In the
United States who Is mt present K
cising full judicial functions. Although
% years old, Judge Field sits on his
court bench almost every day, either
at Athol or Gardner.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
SORROW AND SUSPICION.
Much Harm Done by T~houghtfess
Criticism of Those In bereavement.

Much Harm Done by Thoughtfess
Criticism of Those In Bereavement.
"Thank you" said the shabby little
woman, TREMENDOUSLY, as she received
back her old bonnet with a knot of
black ribbon replacing its antique red
flower. ITS real kind Of you, Mis-
Aylwin; real kindl / suppose I'd
ought to have thought Of It myself,
but / didn't; that's all. There wasn't
any room in my mind for clothes,
somehow. Sister Ellen and I never
cared much for outward marks Of
mourning. anyway. Ellen used to say
she'd plenty Of pity for folks that
we're bearing grief, but they weren't
always the same folks hat were wear
ing 1t. But l don't feel like Haunting
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23

According 10 the new gospel or business
economics a man is 'old' at fifty. That is TO say. he can
no longer remain an integral part OF the industrial machine
Young men are in demand everywhere. Old men are in
demand nowhere. The commercialism OF the age feeds
upon young blood and rejects everything else.
Most Of the railroads have placed an age limit upon
their pay roll account. 1t is a tacit rule that no man over
f~orty-hve years of age shall be employed. even at clerical
work.
One OF the great steel companies OF the country, EN-
ploying thousands Of men, recently adopted a rule that in
certain departments requiring expert knowledge and skill
no man over thirty-fv years of age should be given EN-
ployment Other large industries are following a similar
policy.
Practically the same thing is true in the professions
Except as a counsellor the old lawyer Is not in demand.
The churches are calling for young ministers. and the
schools give preference to young teachers. When a man
reaches the age of fifty he Is supposed to have crossed the
dead line.
1t is a strange commentary on our modern civilization
that while medical science is bending every energy TO pro
long the span OF human lfe-to people the world with old
men-the tendency OF our economic system Is to drive
them out OF business, to make them a charge upon the
world, which is said to owe every man a living.
Here is a question for political economists to digest. II
possible. for the benefit OF the coming generation. What
shall the world do with its old men?-Chicago Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23

Time and tide wait for no man-bus
some women will
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23
When oId Ace Comes Creeping On.

v HAT the country shall do with its ex prestdents
is not nearly so vital a problem as what 1t shall
" ~ do with its old men.
According 70 the new gospel OF business
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-02-23

HETHER the war in the East ends eventually
In a triumph for Russia or Japan, ii already has
taught the world an important lesson. That
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-24
Important Changes.

Important changes in the present
laws providing for the raising Of rev
enue, collection Of taxes and assess
ment OF property in Kentucky viii
be made in the new Law TO be fran
ed BY the Special Legislative Com
mittee on Revenue and Taxation
which has been al work for the last
year and a half The most import
ant change viii be Ia regard 10 The
assessment of real and personal
property Ii is probable that Cne
section Of the new law viii provide
for assessments on real property
only once every four or six years
as is nov the Law in several other
States In the assessment Of per
sonzi property the Law will be fran
ed. if possible. so that the necessi-
" for revenue agents will be avoid
ed, all personal property will be list
ed for taxation and the State. ooun-
y and city will enjoy a revenue from
this source.
The main idea Of the committee in
framing the new Law is tOreduee
cost of the collection of taxes The
committeeman think the cost IS NOW
too great and that ii can be easily re-
dueed with better results. The idea
which has been suggested. and which
has been favorabIy received. is 10
have only one Tax Collector in each
county and have him do all the
work Of collecting the taxes. instead
Of having two or three. as is the
case in some counties
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-24
GEORGEs CREEK.

Anderson Boyd. Of lneL, was hers
las, week OH business
E D. Burgess has been yesy Ia
with malaria. but IS thought 10 De
Improving A. lAls writing
Born To Andy Boyd and Rift on
The sth INST, fine boy Also. u
IL Preston and glfe. on the 18th. a
girl Also. 10 ~. b Davis andWiie
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-24
THE BIG BLAINE EXCHANGE,

Is a dea-er in raw furs and hides
Of all grades | pay lse for dried
flint hides For veal calf skin, wet
salt. lie. Great demand for green
beef hides. and will pay in proper
lions to price for dried flint The
world cannot beat my prices for faH
furs. will mention a few BlacF
Mink. from ss.Oe TO 800 Brown
mink in proportion; long wool lamb
skins. soc: sheep skins from l5c L
s1.O0: black skunk skins. No. ] ST.
For opposum hides pay the high
est prices in Blaine valley
Some Of my selling prizes Of 500,
cries and hardware No hons
and mule shoes. lie a round No.s
Ise. Smoked bacon. clear sides tx
10. Dried salt less. Leaf Lard g lb
9 eggs buy a round Of No hors'
shoes at the Exchange run Z
butcher shop in connection with m.
store
Come and buy where you viii b
appreciated. ! want fat hogs ana cat
tie. Goods come and go daily
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-24
vEssIE

Egythiag IS quiet since HE eisc-
lion
Fsm ore done gathering corn
80 report yey large yield
John Rice hlI me misfortune 70
vy fine hose one Iay last
aeos
c4leB ToWer has put a metal rooi
aa his house and has made other
pars that ada much to the looks
81 pIao.
The moving here Dc eztiy eclipse.
alt.rs Of its sind iu number o
NiIari queen made The he
ginning anil John Rice novel inl.
Hesss ratei by Mr queen.
h Tom NllsF moved into he hous,
ST. N ana James Mil
m msel mo tie house vacated Z.
Tm Nal-g and Nulul Queen 34,1
hs vacated By Jame9 Miller
a g1n Ell ns h bmll hlusl
all moved On Tom MiIleTs farm
Hm @ ff his uuiil him c1
si most mgle-u barn
a ~ sHe ,olHus
o harr are ia ffe sors
a7 as a usy have He-u iu =
Is V r Ms C " Hand
a Eirl Also To WA
n8 fs srl
arz Esa I1H=s IS confined q
room and Is eraHl missed 6
ass school
E Queen made his lsrs trip o
- @ is hr list gass "
o..a J. ia. been j.
81 far TIE past rars
zaa-. Hss moved baek u
wife = hi- lrhsrs y
delicate health. and 81
Do has pulmonary jnhte
cl.s Harutr Of Jim Town,
.stz ,ha ToWer BOYS aHI The
milking The rabbits ami quail
Mss IIN AIsus Of Asblan.
sHfaz he sister Ms FL Queel
T Cunningham vas ia
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-24
Henry Young.

JcweleT and matchmaker Madison
street. near {. a O. passenger depot
AIr. Young has been established here
about eighteen months. and has
rapidly built up a fine paving pat
ronage. lie does general watch,
clock. ami jevelry repairing bust
ness. and handles well selected
line Of jswelry AMI watches. has
bad thirteen years u experience ~
his trade. and was for some time
employed as watch repairer for Pred
-. Powers. the Ashland Ieweler All
OF Mr. Youngs work is xarrant ID
10 hold up and give good satisfaction.
lie Is firm believer in adyertis-
ing. and pushes his business With con
siderable energy lie is native
product Of Lawrence county having
been born and raised in the Blain,
country. Henry is truly a self mad'
man. and deserves great praise iol
the start he has made. and i, Is hop
ID he'll stick to his last and con
tinue to progress in the upward di.
reetion. tie has a great many friends
and enjoys their patronage and con.
fidence.
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