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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27
HIS ROMANCE.

4 stunning girl once passed my way,
Ny ardor | could not restrain
Bald I 1T Is a pleasant day"
Said she Il fear It's going to rain
(And that was all l said.
And that was all she said.)
Her beauty troubled my repose.
And when she passed again my way,
Said 'N'in you accept the roses'
Said she ''Oh, what sweet bouquet
{Ani that was all l said,
And that was all she said.)
Two days passed and again We met;
I never saw maid so fair.
She said: Your flowers aren't withered
yet"
Said Il envy them your care
(And that was all she said.
And that was all l said
Then l resolved. so sweet was she,
That | would have her for my wife.
Said l.: ~Oh. will you marry mef'
Said she What II Not on your life =
(And that was all | said.
And that was all she said-)
(No occasion for any further CONVEX
cation. was therel) -Tit-Bits-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

plano playing will drive flies from
your apartments declared man
who expounds odd theories. THAT
sounds like a joke, and, of course,
there are some kinds OF playing that
Will chase human beings from a room,
but seriously I mean that music is OBJ
jectionabIe to insects--in fact all
sounds annoy them.
whoever saw flies In a boiler
shop7 No one that I know Of, be-
cause the vibrations caused by the
continuous pounding are as deranging
to the insects as are the atmospheric
disturbances resulting from electric
fans. Every one should be familiar
with the intensity OF the vibrations
produced by the strings OF piano.
For instance. many persons. no doubt.
have noticed that loose glass In a
picture frame will buzz when a GER
tain note is struck. Well, when the
strength Of the sound wave which
causes the III fitting glass to hum,
though 1t may be dozen feet away,
Is multiplied score Of times in a sec
ond, as IL the case when a spirited
piano performance is In progress, the
effect Of the vibrations on the ex-
tremely sensitive insects may be Inn
agined. They simply can't stand a
prolonged sound Rec
ord
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

fine hath. my lord. wallsG al bis back.
wheFein he puts aims Tor ebliFion.
A sreAt-sized monster % snsratifadss.
Those scraps are good deeds past. ~AieA
age deFenFsd
As fast as they are made. feFEok a. SOFA
As they are done. psrssyeFanee. dear nag
lord.
Keeps honer bright. 10 have dons = %
hang
Qaite oat 81 fashion. the a rusty nau
Ia monumental meekeFy. Taks a. iar
stans way.
For honor travels 10 . straight So ssF-
row.
Where oas bas goes abreast. ksep. shsa.
the path.
For emulation hath . tkoasand sees.
That one By ene pursue: II yea givs say.
De hedge aside froan the direct feFts-
right.
Like 70 an snter'd tide. they al rash 30
And leave Yoa kindee=g.
De hks a xsiiant horse falh~n Ia nrss
rnnk
lie there Zoe pavsmeas 70 sks sslees
rear.
Der run sad trampl~d Ga
William shakspsare.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

whats the matter, old mani" he
said. as they met the next morning.
'sYou look blue"
II feel blue"
But lagf night yoa we're the joIIiest
member of our party"
Il felt jolly"
you acted like boy just let out Of
school,
II felt like one
You said that your wife had gone
away for the firsr time in three years.
and there wasn't anyone to say word
IL you went home and kicked over the
hall clock
II remember ft.~
'.You said that IL you stayed our
until A o'clock there was no one to
look at Sou reproachfully and sigh
and make you feel mean"
''Yesi and I stayed out until 4
o'clock. didn't II,
'You certainly did"
ard / gave a warwhoop on the
front doorstep"
Eyes; and you sang a verse from a
comic opera song and tried TO dance
Jig"
"Yes; and my wife missed that train.
Now, please go away and let me
Tit Bits.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

matter OF complete indifference to him
whether the elevator shot suddenly up
ward and crashed through the skylight
~r dropped without warning into the
Easement
The elevator, however. did neither OF
these things Under the guidance of a
chubby. blue-eyed youth, it pursued its
downward career until 1t reached the
space between the first and second
floors; there 1t stopped
1t the sight of her fellow passenger
Katherine turned pink with embarrass-
ment The man had muttered some
thing under his breath and bowed frig-
Idly, for. before counting disaster. he
had courted Katharine apparently 1t
had amounted to the same thing. They
had parted forever only the evening
before. and the ring she had worn for
three months was at that moment In
Westcott's vest pocket. where he had
thrust 1t savagely at the end OF their
quarrel
Why are we stopping herezy asked
katherine. turning to the elevator boy
OF cherlibic countenance.
cause we can't 20 on" returned
the boy. producing a bag OF nuts and
comic paper and proceeding to make
himself comfortable. THE powers Off
again
HAS It ever-does It often 90 or like
this?~
''Oh. yes" replied the boy. cheerfulIy.
sThere's nothing to be scared of. Some
times she runs all right for as much az
week then, again. she won't bulge
for as much as six or seven hours at
a stretch"
''six or seven hoursi" gasped Kath-
crime.
s'Yes." replied the boy, settling him
self more comfortably on his stool.
"Once IT was longer, bur gin'ralIy they
get her going In an hour or two.
There's no danger at all, miss
The boy gently discouraged further
conversation by burying himself In his
paper. Katherine moved to the end
Of the long, leather-coyered seat. West
colt. at the extreme other end, stared
gloomiiy at the wall.
Kathrin looked at her watch; IL was
already past luncheon time, and she
had been too miserable to eat much
breakfast StilI-she frightened at the
thought-she should not starve, for she
had with her a box of chocolates she
was taking home to her sisters chill
dren.
She looked at her watch again. Only
four more minutes had passed, but the
pangs Of hunger were becoming un-
sndurable. The chubby boy munched
nuts with apparently no thought Of his
fellow sufferers. Katherine united the
pink string that bound the chocolate
box. unfolded the paper, lifted the lid
and ate a chocolate.
When she had eaten three she
glanced at westcott- He was still gaz-
ing At the wall. The walls In elevator
slaafn are seldom interesting; this one
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27
CUPID IN THE ELEVATOR

CO HE Inhabitants were chary OF In
trusting themselves to the ele-
vator La Bailey Mansions, for II
was of so unstable a character that the
Initiated had lost all confidence In 1t
as means of transportation
Katherine. however. was not an In
habitant- In her own home elevators
pursued the even tenor OF their way
without vagaries of any sort; so, when
her call ON the top floor was completed.
with every reason to expect a swift
and uneventful journey she stepped
confidently into the elevator.
At the fourth floor it stopped TO adj
init second passenger, man named
Westcott- wesscott differed from
Katherine in that he entered the cage
like apartment with a full knowledge
of its treacherous tendencies. but West
colt was that morning in frame OF
mind to court disaster He assured
himself as he stepped In that 1t was
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27
WONDERFUL oEaAnIums.
why California should Beat the World
ON Common Flowers.

1t IL q singular fact that we Call.
fornians neglect the geranium, says u
writer In the Garden Magazine. East.
erners envy us because the geraniums
grow up to the second story of a
house and visitors say that n five-foot
hedge of red geraniums IL one Of the
most brilliant sights on earth. Why
don't we have more hedges like this
And why don't we have more and bet
tire geraniums everywhere instead OF
coddling rare plants that are not
adapted to our conditions? No other
plant, native or foreign, seems TO be
80 perfectly at home with us as the
much-neglected geranlum.
ANY one who explores our foothills
and canyons may find deserted cabins
around which are growing many varIe-
ties Of geraniums. in nearly all shades
Of color, from white to carmine. with
no hand near to TIL, with no moisture
except the annual rainfall, yet seeming
to thrive fully as well as the average
native plant.
The geranium Is valuable for its foil
age effect alone for massing In our
drier and more barren spots-yet the
gernnIum with us. as everywhere, is
distinctly towering plant, more 70
by far than the Gamma and host of
other weIl-known "bedders." This ne
gIect il due, no doubt. to the ease with
which 1t can be grown.
The novelty OF being able to grow
geraniums out OF doors every month of
the year appeals very strongly to the
newcomer, who has known 1t only as
a much-coddIed pot plant, after he sees
the possibilities Of our climate, some
thing Ices ommon--something impos~
sibIs Of successful growth I'm his east
srn home-cIaims his attention to the
complete neglect Of the geranium-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27
A CLEVER SCHEME.



sent Their Dispatches.
There are not many people who
can get ahead OF telegraph CON-
pany." said correspondent who has
just come back TO Washington from
Portsmouth, according TO the Wash
lngton Star. ''but | suspect that the
Japanese correspondents managed it
during the peace conference. You
know that cable rates TO Japan are
pretty heavy and there was as much
as SIPS a word paid on some OF the
urgent messages. while about 81 cents
was the lowest press rate. The CORE
spondents were sending lot OF mat
ter and OF course the japanese mes
sages had 10 be translated in way DO
fore they could be sent The Morse
code can't cope with the $1,000 idea
graphs that the lap language Is made
up OF. SO the Jap correspondents used
to write the messages phonetieally In
English characters and send their mes
sages in that way. They were read on
and transferred 90 Japanese type In
Tokyo. OF course. the telegraph com
pany could not read them, and as the
limit In size for cable word Is nfteen
letters. the Japs used to divide their
messages up regularly into English let
ters Ia blocks OF fifteen No word was
ever longer or shorter than fifteen let
tiers. and the cable company had g
take IL that way and stand for IL.
The chief operator used 10 kick and
complain occasionally. but he could
not go back OF the explanation that
each Of the fifteen-letter groups was a
Japanese word spelled Theoretically.
BUT he swore Japanese Was the most
queerly regular language he ever saw.
or course the cable bills were pretty |
high al that.
But the cable company probably
made less out of the japanese thas
they did out OF any Of the other CORE
spondents. The Russian alphabet Il l
made up OF non English letters. but II
can be sent In Morse. and there are
some operators who could do H.
though the most OF the Russian mes
sages were written either In French
or English
1T Is a wonder 10 me-" said a State
Department clerk. who was listening
TO the story. ''that the Japs did not
use their code book. At least there Il
one in China. and I suppose there Is
one In Japan. You know the Chinese
characters cannot be eabied any more
than can the japanese. but they get
over that difficulty by having In every
Chinese telegraph Office a simple code.
In which the message Is written with
Each page OF the code
book Is divided into ffty-e eight squares
numbered In sequence. and IN each
square Is a Chinese word. the com.
moner words coming amonx the lower
numbers when the telegram il writ.
ZEN the sender simply puts down the
number OF the square IN place Of the
word II contains. and the message ID
fecoded ia the same way ut the other
md. There are 1890 words. and that
$ enough for the average vocabulary
II the man who wants 10 send a tele-
sram. I do not know whether this ,
method would have been cheaper than
he fiffeen-letter scheme Of the corre-
pondents, but Il Is possible II they
lad used code the company would
AVE cut them down to ave figures for
ach word. as that Il the limit on code
messages
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27
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Animsai~ s~~as 30 Eaioy ce@.sisx -
Ma<h naaaa lsetax~~
II seems strange 70 shink that any
full grown. fourfeoged animal shcaid
indulge In play liks a ehlld. and got
this 10 what the otter docs Eils
amusement IL foboSxantnx and bis
play Eround IL on a slope. covered with
ice Of snow. that go~s down grade ifste
a pool OF water Here be takes hiss
recreation. aud no little boy with
new slsd ever euleyrd coast dowa
an Ice bound llti mors than this beau
tlful creature from the srou~n north.
The otter il perhaps the most In
tere1tlng Of the fur-b~srfnx snsmsia-
lie In quite large. sometimes weighing
as much "a tweaty ave sounds. lie
resembles the seal and the mink. be-
Ing. however. Of heavier build. and
Il both supple and strong Living fog
the most part In water. be prrys on
FISH which hts swimming ard diving
ability enable hlm to catch eassiy.
The entrance to his home. which IL
burrow In the bank Of q stream. IL
under the water.
In the sarly spring. when The Ice
begins to fhaw. these animals start
on their travels from one stream to
another. sometimes spending rnonth@
on the journey. IL they happen TO .~~
an inviting hill By the wayside they
Immediately stop their pilgrimage and
prepare for some sport One OF the
number leaves the water and slowly
climbs the slope. making a smooth
hollow In the Ice with his BODY,
When the slide IL prepared hs lles
fiat on his stomach. thrusss his nosa
forward aud. turning his forspa ws
under bis soft sides. goes sailing
swiftly down. The speed steadily In
creases until he reaches the water.
Silently he parts the surface and -
lost from sight for few seconds. then
his head appears above the surfac.
and you can hear him give . cali
which sounds like a whistle. This
IL signal The next otter assumes
the position and shoots TO the bottom
to join his companion. who has mean.
while crawied out on the Ice. Then
another whistle and the next In order
slides and plungcs. and the perform.
ance is kept up until each one has
several trips to his credit.
The first makers OF a slide will keep
this up for an indefinite time. speed.
Ing down hill and then frudrtur mn
again to their positions NJ the ton.
where they walt for the whistle from
below, in the meantime playfulIy BIZ.
Ing each other or rolling In the snow.
Finally though. when. like children.
they begin TO tire OF their amusement.
they no back In the water and nsh.
Even then IL they should happen to
spy another slide. abandoned by !
different band OF offers. they cannot
resist at least ono trip. In fact. otters
prefer the resdy-made places: II II
only when they are able to fnd any
such that they 20 through the lsbo-
rious business Of smoothing q hollow
IN the snow.
There seems to be no reason for tbx~
beyond that OF pure enjoy
ment The otter has his play lust A.
ne puppy or kitten. though perhaus
more human In it, methodA
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

CA-e OF Browning's letters Is a reply
to young poet who wrote asking
Brownings advice about publishing a
volume OF poems. The reply, In part.
is as follows and may serve useful
purpose to young poets Of to-day as
well: "It sounds strange and almost
sad to me that should be imagined
of authority In this kind. I who for
years could not get line printed ex-
cept at my own expense, and began
half century ago or more"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

OLD
FAvORiTES



Use ewine back 20 Dixie
No more Use gwine % wander;
Ny hearts turned back 10 Dixie
/ can't stay here no longer.
| miss de old plantation;
nv home aud my relation.
Ny hearts turned back to Dixie
And must 30.
Chorus
Use gwine back 10 Dixie.
Use gwlne back 20 Dixie.
Use gwine where de orange blossoms
grow:
For / hear de children calling.
/ see their sad tears falling.
Ny hearts turned back TO Dixie.
And ! must 80.
I've hoed In fields Of cotton.
I've worked upon tbs river.
used 10 think II l got Of.
ia 20 back there. no. never
But time has changed de old mnn-
His head il bending low,
His hearts turned back 10 Dixie.
And I must *.
I'm TRAVELLING back 70 Dixie
Ny step i slow aud feebies
pray de Lord % heip me.
Aud Iced me from all erll;
And should my strength faFsaks ne.
Den. kind frlends. come aud take me-
My hearts turned back 70 Dixie.
And I must so.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

Not long ago eighty Koreans shlp-
ped on one vessel for Hawaii, Of whom
II was found that thirty-one were
Methodists. A Methodist church was
organized on shipboard. which had
fifty members when they landed. Az.
ter reaching Hawaii they sent back
to Korea for pastor. There are now
coo Koreans in Hawaii, Of whom 300
are members OF the Methodist Episco.
pay church.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

A coroner In England points out the
little known fact that all persons there
over IL years Of age can be called upon
AZ Jurors.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

The more henpecked man is the
more ferocious he tries to act when
he Is away from home.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

A girl seldom refuses to eat corn
from the cob unless she has store
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

A man may believe that he Is better
than his neighbor, but his nstghbss
never believes It.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

A girl admires the tone OF bach
slors voice when there Is ring In IL
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-27

whats the matter, old manY' be
said. as they met the next morning.
"You look blue
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-08
BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING
DURING THE DULL SEASON

The Williams Smith Rice people be-
lieve It pays TO advertise.
They are comparative strangers in
Canon. They haven't as good a loca-
tion as other stores, and they have to
go after all the trade they get-but
they get the business because they
advertise for Il.
Mr.. Rice believes that the time to
advertise Is when you want the busi-
ness. Usually January and February
is the dull season and the old fashion
method was to take out the ads. and
wait for the spring trade to begin.
Not SO with Mr.. Rice. He has the
goods for sale and he says there 10
no reason why he can't do business
II he can tell the people Of the bar
gains he has to OFFER. SO he has con-
tracted for from 1 half page to q page
In every issue OF The Record for these
two dull months. And he is doing the
business. II you don't believe It drop
In there and see.
Mr.. Rice does not look ct advertis-
ing A. Z mere excuss to contribute to
the support OF Newspaper. He ad-
vortisss to help the Williams-6mith-
Rics CO. and the people who buy At
his store.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-08
CRIPPLE CREEK FINANCIER
BELIEVES IN CANON CITY

A prominent financier of Cripple
Creek in writing to leading business
man of Canon City last week. has
some good things to say of Canon City.
He has only recently financed big
deal here and knows something about
the conditions. He says:
Canon City appears to me to be on
the edge of big growth, both in resi-
dences and manufacturing. The South
Side near the coal is certainly the log
ical location for many manufacturing
enterprises like Pueblo has. The new
street car lines will greatly stimulate
this growth.
Il would like to be interested in n
gold and coal railway from here to
Canon. where cars would bring coal
to the mines here and take back ore
to be smelted by the cheap fuel there.
would like to be interested in such
n road myself with YOU"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-08
NELL LONG PLEADS
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER

Nell Long, who is charged with the
murder of his brother-in-law, James
Good, was arraigned in District court
Tuesday afternoon and plead not
guilty to the charge. When asked by
Judge Bailey If he had employed an
attorney he replied that he had not,
and that he had no means to pay for
his defense; that his folks were day
laborers and could not help him in
his trouble. He said that he had
talked with Lawyer Orion w. Locke
about his case and Judge Bailey ap-
pointed Mr.. Locke to take charge of
the defense. His trial was set for
the first day of the April term of court
On the evening of November Z. 1905.
Long Quarreled with his sister. Mrs.
James Good. Siezing shotgun he at
tempted to shoot Mrs. Good, when her
husband interfered Long drew his
knife and stabbed Good. Long made
his escape and Good was taken to the
hospital where he died few days
later. Long went to Texas and later
to Indiana, where he was apprehended
a month later, having been traced
down by Sheriff Esser. Under-sherin
Chetelat went after the murderer and
brought him back in irons.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-08

Judge Bailey treated both sides with
a fairness that none could aught but
praise, and all join in recognizing him
as jurist of eminent fairness and
ability" ~
The Fremont county ditch users, who
are protesting against the transfer,
were represented by Waldo & Daw-
son.
This suit has attracted more atten-
ton from the legal fraternity and the
state at large than any that has ever
been heard in the Arkansas valley.
In order that some idea of the i'm
portance of the case may be reached,
it is only necessary to say that an
average price of $11OO per cubic foot
is to be paid for the water sought to
be transferred to- the plains in the
eastern part of the state. Lands
there, without water. It is said, can
be purchased for something like IS
per acre, and in some cases for less
AS soon as water is provided for
these lands they Immediately become
worth $3.50 to $500 per acre. Taking
into consideration the fact, as borne
out by the testimony of Prof. l.. G.
Carpenter, that cubic foot of water
will irrigate from 200 to $50 acres of
land there, not much of an arithmeti-
cal computation is required to demon
strate that the water becomes very
valuable, and that somebody will fall
heir to something like 1000 on each
cubic foot of water diverted, or actu-
ally bought and transferred
Ordinarily the amount paid for the
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-08
BUILDING AND LOAN
IN SPLENDID SHAPE

The annual meeting of the Fremont
Building and Loan Association was
held Friday night
Reports showed the association to
be in the very best of shape. A state
ment OF the business showed nearly
5000 handled last year at an ex-
pense of only $S25.i5.
The association has almost eighty
individual members with 1249 shares
OF stock outstanding. Each share at
maturity will be worth 800.
Directors were elected as follows:
C. Z. Waldo, Hunter Palmer. G. II.
Keilenberger. c. C. Dawson and Guy
u. Hardy.
These officers were elected: Guy
u. Hardy, president and treasurer: G.
II. Kellenberger. vice-president. and
C. f.. Waldo secretary.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-02-08
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

At the last regular monthly meet
ing of the Horticultural Society an
amendment to the constitution was Of
fered, changing the date of the annual
election from the first Saturday in
May to the first meeting in February,
excepting the present year. when the
election will occur at the March
meeting. 1t is hoped by this change
TO get out a larger attendance than is
possible during the busy season. The
secretary's report showed the total
expenses of the late institute to have
been $50, all of which has been paid,
leaving balance in the treasury OF
about $50.
Thirty new members were secured
during the institute, making the total
number now close to hundred.
A count of the vote cast by our
fruit growers AT the late institute
shows the following to be the most
popular for commercial planting in
the order named: Winter apples
winesap, Jonathan, Gano. Rome
Beauty, Ben Davis, York Imperial.
Colorado Orange. White Winter Pear
main. Fall apples--wealthy. Jefler-
les, Maiden Blush. Grimes Golden.
Grapes Concord, Worden. Niagara.
Delaware. Pears Bartlett, Secel. B.
d. Aujon. Plums-Lombard, German
Prune, Italian Prune.