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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

The critics keep telling us this Is no,
literary age; but Just take a glimpse
OF the literature the publishers give us
In the holiday season Millions in II
for somebody. And now authors are
coming TO the front every day in the
week.
True poetry Ia something awful, mys-
terious, as beautiful and terrible as thu
lightning's leap In the collled heaven.
charming the eye with dread and rous
ing the soul TO a quick sense of the
Power behind the mechanism OF nature
Michael Acnahan In Papyrus Eaga
zine.
Felix Adler says that II would be
much better If the people who have
reached the top notch OF society would
set the fashions In literature instead of
In clothes He limits the possibilities,
however. by insisting that IL would
have to be done lntelligently.-Bal
more American
Colonel Samuel Adams Drake, tho
well-known author and historian, has
recently died at Kennebunkport, Me.
He was the author OF twenty three
books. mostly relating to historic events
In New England and the middle west,
and was considered an authority on
United States history.
Louise Collier Wilcox. furnishing
comment on Mrs Edith Wharfon's lit
erorx o~hf~xn~x..r.4. a. So A..@f--.a~
nual book number. gives more of a |
biographical sketch than has often ap- |
peared In print Mrs Wilcox says:
Born in New York in 1862, Mrs whar-
ton was the granddaughter OF Gen
Ebenezer Stevens. Of Revolutionary |
fame. and. coming OF distinguished par
entage In sniuent circumstances. all /
that careful instruction. travel. and
cultivated surroundings could add to
her genius were ready to hand As
one may easily surmise from the
stories. much OF her life has been
spent In Italy. and the bloom of an
easy familiarity with great painting
and architecture Is everywhere dis
cernible upon the work Like so many
people who attain TO individual excel
Ience. she was spared the levelIng pro-
cess OF regular schooling. and was
taught by private tutors here and
abroad. A very early familiarity with
French. German. and Italian gave her
The basis for wide reading. and when
'be came upon Goethe she was more
than the average to take to
,eart bis counsels and perfection and
each after high and effective culture
II any rate. II is to Goethe above all
'ther literary influences that Mrx
feels indebted She has been
L all times diiigenf reader OF stand
Ird fiction. and her taste includes
George Eliot. the ethical teacher, no
es than Fiaubert. the craftsman's
master. Balzac. Thackeray, Dickens
nd Meredith she has re-read 50 fire.
uently that abe contentedly falls In ar
ears as far as current fiction goes
Ter interest In biology is great. and I
D whatever touches upon the history OF
uman thought. In 1885 she married
,dward Wharton, OF Boston. and four
ears later began contributing. In the
rst instance verse. and later stories to
cribner's Magazine With the publica-
lon OF The Greater Inclination, she
ecsme force to be reckonel with"
4 The House OF Mirth." Mrs Will g
u remarks that the environment Is L
ne Mrs. Wharton was particularly g
lifted to draw p
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02
ELECTRIC PLANT roa PEAT.

rredsrt OF nsa. Dfsfas~sr-s~4. Ass
h~t~fa. H~@n-s Power.
An electric process for the treatment
OF peat has lately been adopted In Eng
land AZ the Johnston a Phillips works
The peat IA transformed into a hard
oombusiibis. which IL well adapted for
uss under boilers The operation 10
ssid 70 last two and a half hours. and
tbs material costs less than ordinary
coal The oombustibls which IL thus
produced has a high ealorine value and
gives scsrcsly any smoke.
plant on a large scale is 10 be In
stalled IN ireland and n successful II
wili b. en- important move IN the direc-
uon o. utilizing peat az fuel under tho
beat conditions In the present pro-
cr~s the peat as Il comes from the bogs
10 PLACED In cylinders. which revoivs
az . high speed. rhiie a set OF air fans
Ia us~d 10 drive OF the water. which
forms about ~ PR cent Of the total.
A sst o. electrodes IL placed In the
cylinders and connected with q
dynamo. The circuit ia completed
through tho mass Of the peat between
tho electrodes The resistance which
the peat offers % tho current causes a
considerable beat and the latter breaks
up the peat and pulserircs IL. but with.
out causing - 10 lose any Of ih prop
critics
In order 10 incres~s the condncfivity |
o. some kinds o. peat they add GER
tain chemical products After this
proc~ss the peat il treated by a set OF
snesding rollers. which give II plastic
- as TO enable 10 20 take
any desired form. From here IL passes
10 an automatic press which forms II
INTO briquettcs II IL then ready for
sse and il taken TO the storercor.
70 IL to bs remarked that although 4
he passage Of the current through the
eat gives rise to a beating effect tho
,e~ults obtained In this way are qulte
IfYcrcnf from thoss which another
,ethcd Of beating would produce. BY
~ beat the particles OF the peat lose
heir different constituent matters.
rhiis tbs electric beating causes then,
o disinfegrste. thus freeing thei- oei-
ussr material aud distributing II
throughout the entire msss OF the peat Ii
nus all the particles become sdsp.ed
Or combustion /,
To obtain a harder material sbr az h
srresstsd peat IL given larger
with the current Thu air L.
spt out by a light cover. and the mass
then treated with an adhesive solu.
on % a. 20 unite tie particles The
I, criments have been made with the
rrcess on large scale and az . great
rpense. and II IL ssid 10 have hem
~atiy improved In the details and can
Nv be applied commercially. o
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

lowell and Caroline live In one house.
and Eisio and Lloyd IN the next and
the four play toSvther IN the big bscs
yard that stretches h>nind both houses
One day. when the spow was soft
and sticky. Lowell. who Il on Europs
and Asia In geography. fsncied q spot
Of untrsmpled snow looked like the
continent Of Europe. and be began TO
shape II more perfectly.
He told Caroline II she wished that
sha might make an Africa to 60 with
the Europe aud AsIs be was making
Caroline hurried into the house after
her geography. for she did not remem.
Der all about Africa.
Elsie chose to make . map Of North
America and said she would help Lloyd
with South Amertcs. for be had just
begun geography. and was not Jet out
Of the United States.
The eastern hemisphere IL the hard
sst 30 DO. because II II 20 irregular. but
Lowell and Caroline modelled II In the
damp snow. and Lowell helped Elsie
and Lloyd.
The merit dsy tbey added Greenland
and Iceland and Australia and Japan.
and otbsr islands. Another day they
made mountains and mountain ranges.
and since Lloyd had learned about vol
canoes. he Was allowed to make those
and 10 sprinkle sshcs on the tops- They
began to md geography more interest
ing than all their other studies.
whsn q snap Of colder weather came,
the children filled the rivsr and lakes
With water which froze: and since
tbsy had made tho land high. they &C
tuslly flooded that part of the yard
one light. and the merit morning the
continents stood out OF frozen oceans.
Bays and CULTS and straits slistsned.
peninsuias ran out In the ice ocean.
Ind The islands were real Islands.
Although the snow was now too hard
% handIs and model. the children could
nara ths boundaries Of the countries
With twiu. put In capitals with brss
,uftunA large cities with BID buttons !
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

Only when = man tries to live the
Divine life can the Divine Christ
manifest Himself to him. Therefore
the true way for you to ind Christ Is
not to 20 CROPPING in thousand books.
II y not for you to try evidences
about thousand things that people
have believed Of Him. but Il u for
you 70 undertake 20 great life. 20 de-
voted . life. 20 pure a life. 30 ser
vfcsabls = life. that you cannot do Il
except ~ Chrnt and then see whelh.
cr Christ helps you.- Phillips Brooks.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

In the deepest night OF trouble and
sorrow God gives Us so much to be
thankful for that we need never cease
our singing. With all our wisdom and
foresight we can take a lesson In glad
ness and gratitude from the happy
bird that sings all night as IL the day
were not long enough to tell its story.
Samuel Taylor Colerldge.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

u~w the President Rssked Hfs Life
40 Oct = Large Grfssly.
II was when ranching that his stead
iness with a gun In the face OF
charging bear was proved. says Nc
Clure's Magazine. II was then that he
got bis biggest grizzly, whose skin Il
now priced as one OF his best trophies
~ well as q souvenir o. q very sxcit-
Ing incident in his life. He was camp
ing alone In the foothills Of the Rock
les, and had wandered of with his
rife In search OF game. Coming sud
denly on q huge grizzly he wounded It
and the bear refreated 10 cover In a
nearby thicket As Roosevelt was en-
deayoring to locate the quarry from
the open the bear suddenly appeared
He fired, but the bullet did not stop
the rush Of the maodened animal
Blowing bloody foam from his mouth,
the bear charged straight at Roosevelt
Il waited until be came TO a fallen
tree" wrote the hunter, -raking him
as be topped II with a ball which en-
tered his chest and went through the
cavity Of bis body. but he neither
sweryed nor fiincbed, and at the mo
ment did not know that ] had struck
him He came steadily on, and In an
other second was almost upon me.
fired for his forehead, but my bullet
went low. entering his open mouth,
smashing his lower jaw and going into
bis neck ! leaped to one side almost
as / pulled the trigger. and through
tho hanging smoke the nrst thing I
saw was bis paw as be made a vicious
side blow at me The rush Of his
charge carried him past As he struck
he iurched forward, leaving a pool OF
bright blood where his muzzle hit tbs
ground; but he recovered himself and
made two or three jumps onward. while
hurriediy 5ammed a couple Of cart
ridges Into the magazine-my rife
holding only four. all Of which l had
fred Then he tried to pull up. but
~ be did 50 his muscles seemed sud
denly TO give way. bis head dropped
and be rolled over and over like shot
rabbit Each Of my three bullets had
inflicted a mortal wound"
The President has well earned tho
distinction of being a successful hunter
lie has killed every kind OF North
American big game. And yet there 10
ar more discussion or the habits and
OF wild animals In writ
ngs than there Is record OF the killing
Il game
On just one occasion when living In
he west was Roosevelt In danger OF
erious molestation- He was threatened
Fhen that physical vigor for which
e bad striven had come In full meas
re A big brawler. mistaking him for
tenderfoot, cursed him roundly. and
ointing two revolvers at him. ordered
i'm to buy the dr,nks- Roosevelt, per-
ectly composed. made as II TO comply
18th the request But as be get within
each OF bis tormentor. with q rush
orn OF his cleverness In boxing. be
elivered blow on the mans jaw that
tretched him full lengrn on the floor.
Ieantime. the pistols had gone on.
he bullets penetrating the ceiling and
Ding no harm to anybody When the
rawIer opened his eyes he was ready
surrender his guns and to CRY for
larter. Wherefore. be It said that
ne to bis laterday preacnment, Roose-
III, was never spelling for a nxh&
IT would not suffer an insult A man
his type is not often insulted
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

whats the botanical name Of that
pretty vine OF yours, Billyf"
II don't know tho 'tanical name,
miss; calls II the bouncer vine"
"what queer namel Why do you
call It so1'
Because, you sees. miss, It's allus a.
THROWN out lot O. suckers. "-Balti-
more American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

arr IN place. al the bof with damp
SAID 10 steady the slips and keep them
FROM moving. aud thea pus GA the ia
q the Dor and fsssen Il By glue 80 that
e sill not op~n Arrsngs ihls Wheel
on the wire axle % that ons side Of lf
zones directly above The plnhols IN tho
boiler.
Now Femors the PLUG from ne larr.
81 hole. and all the boiler sith water;
then close Il. ssd light an sloeAoi
lamp undsr the boiler. when the va
Ter boils. the steam viii issue from the
pinhole IN The boiler. sna striking the
paddles Of The Wheel. will cause Il 10
spin very rapidly.
A EFpoF~d wooden wheel may Be
glued 20 one aide % the paddle wheel.
aud a sfrinx run sround the groove
nay be cnaneefsd wish any Of the
toys that are 10 BE- set 10 moiioa By
minisfurs steam snxin~s- You may use
for the sroorei wheel small spool
such az buftonhole siik Il wonnd ca.
This suxins will serve for your
amusement az ~ell a. a purchased one.
and an lngsnions boy eau Improve on
u and slsborsfs n 80 much az be Thea
Peoples Home Journal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

Henry had been 90 continuously and
persistsntly naughty that says the
New York World. his aunt. who had
charge Of him In his mothers ebsencs
did not know what to do with him In
despair she said. weakly;
III you will not behave. shall put
you In ons Of grsndpspa's hcn-coops."
well" said Henry. sturdily. ''befors
you put me in, want TO tell you that
will not lay any eggs"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

Tess--yes. I saw May Gaddie At the
reception last night.
Iess-why. that's strsnsel She told
me to-day that she didn't see you
there, although she was looking for
you.
Te~s-of course, stupid Didn't l
lust tell you I saw hsr,--Philadslphis
Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

In nuiswayo. South Africa. the "a.
lives have a curious belief ooncenlng
the moon. These ealldrsn Of nature
ssy the man In the moon has two
wives. one Of whom treats him well
and the other badly. During the nrsf
quarter be goes ovsr the hills TO the
zsmbesi snd lives with his nst wife.
whom they call Keep the Door opsn.
she feeds him % well that be gets
fat and full and round But on hls
way back be stays at the hut Of the
second ~ifs-shut t~e Door Tgbl--
~ho sssrvss and lIl.trs.is him. 90 IL IL
very thin and woe bexons moon that
finally returns 10 start bis travels
sfrssh.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

There is Ev victory without suffer.
Ing. Christ endured the cross. despis-
ing the shame. and has thus set an ex-
ample for all His followers, that they
should not expect TO be made perfect.
except through suffering. He that en-
dureth TO the end shall be saved.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

ragged begxar was creeping along
the street He carried an old wallet,
and asked every passer-by for q few
cents As be was grumblIng at HIS lot
be kept wondering why IL was that
people who had % much were never
satisfied. but were always wanting
more
III only had enough 20 eat and
wear. ! should be satisfied" said the
bexgar.
just az that moment Fortune came
down the street She saw the beggar
and stopped. She said TO him:
'Ilsteni ! have long wished to help
you. Hold your wallet. and will pour
this gold into H. But win pour only
on this condition: All that falls upon
the ground shall become dust do you
understand
-oh. yes, ! understand" said the
boxgar.
Then have a care" said Fortune.
your wallet is old"
He opened the wallet quickly. and
The yellow metal was soon pouring In.
-Is that enoughr"
mot yet" said the bcggar.
Isn't IL crsckingT' asked Fortune.
Never fear Just a little more
said the bexxsr. Add Just another
handful"
Another handful was added. and the
Wsilct burst from end to end--Rsm's
Horn.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

the vsry best of 1t TIL II passes. Work
with H. knowing that infinite wisdom
Is guiding you. and so cease all anx-
ious thought and rest
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

Be happy peaceful and satisfied
Just as you stand. having sufiicient
steadIfiess and Independence to hold
your own against the cddies and rapids
about you. Accept practically that
which you perceive spiritually. Ac-
eept your position AZ 1t IL. and make
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02
% different kinds. and = asiI cities Win

OF different kinds, and . aslI est,s. -.
shoe buttons. VIZ
They learned the school xeovr.,.-
,sns, $3.50. "a this snow map In half the
Usual ,i'ns and ~ith much more pleas.
u's whenever one heard new place
n's'uoned he put Il into the country
~Aers u belonged. and one morning
'""e'i buried out before breakfast
- maze The Philippine Islands. which
had been forgotten.
They sent chip steamers acros. the
ocean. worked on the Panama Canal
eAp''feu The frozen north. and wher.
ever all over the world. war was
song on. they planted small red
lag On that spot on the snow map
Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

A girl will believe anything = man
tsps her during courtship. but after
msrrisgs-~sll. that's another story
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

II sick man can't keep anything
else on his stomach be should try .
porous plsstsr.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02
II. Discipline Of ce.aics.

II there were no struggles there
would be no conquests; II there were
no possibilities OF defeat. there could
be no opportunity to slng the song OF
triumph. Hence. the discipline OF
eenniet and trial In this world IL an
absolute nscsssity to the perfection
Of the Christian life both here and
hereafter. Our heavenly Father does
sot anaict willingly. nor griers the
children Of men. but He does seek our
psrfsetion. our prosperity. and our
glory; and II nothing but battles can
make victor. the battle We must
have; II only the rough sea can pro-
ducs the good sailor. then the storm
must come.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

Never Judge woman's aim In life
by her Inability to hit the thing abs
throws at
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

There IL often a superior air about
an inferior psrson.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

Back In old London the Drury Lane
'hs3isr. venerable playhouse. gave
an origin TO the phrase. The ceiling
or dome was painted in representatio
OF the sky. The artist placed in this
celestial setting numerous eupids and
clouds The gallery OF the theater was
Duiit jnst below this ceiling. and to
persons seated below the occupants OF
tbs upper tier looked To be part OF the
heavenly ornsmentAiion. In time these
spectators were referred 10 AZ -sit-
unE among the gods. and finally were
dubbed gods
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-02

we nave all heard OF the Ice palaces
OF eanada. but here Ia an account OF
. paper house. built in the town OF
Sasinoroska, In Russia. The struc.
'"ss - made Throughout; ef blocks Of
paplermache even the foundation and
roof being OF that material So. too,
are me ehimneys. although the paper
used In their construction was nrst
mingled with nFeproof material. The
mouse. which is OF considerable er.
tent, and will. IN the opinion OF its
afehiisef. outiast such as are built OF
stone and brick. was erected al a cost
OF more than forty thousand dollars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-17
THEY WILL REPAIR THE BIG LEVEE
place Breakwater at That Place
The Contract Let.

PENDLETON. Or, July IA
contract has been entered into by the
Pendleton levee committee, consisting
of Councilmen Hinkie, Swearingen,
and Murphy, with willard Young and
Frank c. Kelsay, civil engineers of
Portland and Salt Lake City, for the
construction of additional levees and
the repairing of the levee that was in
jured by the recent big flood in Una
tilla county.
The engineers agree to make all the
surveys, to prepare all estimates OF
the probable cost of repairing the
present levee, of changing the present
course of the river and the cost OF
rebuilding the lower end of the levee
where it was washed out by the flood,
and the cost of extending the levee
farther down the river.
For this work the city agrees to pay
the engineers the sum total that will
amount to per cent of the cost of the
aforementioned Improvements. The en-
gineers will be on the ground and be-
gin the surveys on or before July 20,
1906.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-17

rhey are silent during the day, but
after sunset their vocal organs are in
full play. The rapidity of their howl
ing and the amazing modulations
would convince an inexperienced per-
son that the uproar Of two was made
by not fewer than a hundred. They
are especially active on moonlight
nights. and a campfire is signal for
an uncanny serenade.
Poisoning with strychnine is a ia
vorite means of killing coyotes in the
southwest. The poison must be care
fully prepared or the bait will not be
touched by the wary animal. Often it
is best to bury the bait.
One purpose OF Mr.. Lantz's investi-
cations was to determine the practical
bility Of building at a reasonable cost
wire fence that would protect the
livestock from coyotes. His expert
ments were conducted near Chat
tanooga.
A long lane was first built, with
sides seven feet high, made with poul-
try netting of a small mesh. Four
| teen cross fences of heights from 30 to
Sc inches and of various designs were
built at intervals along the lane.
They were arranged so that coyotes
introduced at one end of the lane
should have presented to them gradu-
ally increasing difficulty in passing
the fences.
The coyotes ran with their noses
close to the ground and seemed to
have no knowledge of jumping.
Neither of them succeeded in getting
over a fence more than So inches in
height. Their method was one of
climbing. assisted by the hind feet,
rather than Of jumping.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-17
Is Head Of The Farmers Grain
And Supply Company
WILL HANDLE GRAIN CROP OF THIS YEAR
HE CLAIMS THAT HE WILL MOVE
ALL THE GRAIN CROP
IN BULK.

w. H. Reed, a former resident of
Walla Walla, and who owns a large
| wheat farm on Eureka Flat, has been
selected as manager of the Farmers
Grain & Supply company. Eighteen
hundred farmers in eastern Washing
ton are now included in this organi-
zation and it is hoped to make it state
fide in scope under the new regime. The
company operated II warehouses last
year, handling 100000 bushels of
wheat, and expects to operate 25 this
fall, with double the quantity of grain
handled.
Last year all of the grain was
handled in sacks but it is the inten-
ton of Manager Reed to move the crop
this year in bulk. He claims that it
has been done successfully and that
it will result in quite a saving to the
farmers interested in the organization.
Mr.. Reed has been state grain COM
missioner ever since the state grain
inspection law was enacted, II years
ago. For 16 years he has been in the
grain business in Tacoma, the head Of
the firm Of Reed & Co. He has had %
years experience in farming in Walla
Walla county. Mr.. Reed will assume
the duties of his new position July 20.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-17
cared for.

cared for.
For this purpose there Is being or.
ganized large holding pool, composed
of men prominent in the mining bus.
mess, who have yet much to hope for
from the railroad. Prominently men,
toned in connection with this syndi-
cate are the names of Cassatt & Co..
bankers, and Congressman George H
Muff of Pennsylvania.
The firm Of Cassatt & Co. is made
up of ]. Gardener Cassatt, the brother.
and Albert Kelso Cassatt, the son of
A. ]. Cassatt, and John Lloyd, a large
coal mine operator.
Lloyd, before the interstate COM
merce commission, admitted having
given large blocks Of coal stock to
railroad employees. When he comes
forward and redeems this stock for
cash, there is no doubt that the rail-
road men will feel grateful.