The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04

ington has had by far the largest in
crease. as in 1890 the estimates
shown we're: Washington sl8,l03,
Oregon 4i3,536, Idaho l6i III.
Did you every bake bananas7 II
not you have missed great dainty
within the seach of all Skin the
bananas, lay them side by side on a
baking dish or pan, put them into a
hot oven and bake until rich brown.
The juice from the fruit will form a
thick syrup. Serve hot or cold with
cream and sugar. and you will thank
US for suggesting this chespbut tooth
some dish. Bananas so served will
be found TO be easily digested by
those who cannot eat them raw with
outindigestion.
Van Irishman, wishing TO take a
Homestead" and not knowing just
how to 60 about it, sought informa-
ton from a friend. Mike" he
said, you've taken homestead an
! thought maybe ye could tell me
tn law concernin' how TO go about
it." "Well, Dennis. don't re-
mimber tn exact wordiL now Nv tn
law. but can give ye til MANN NV
1t. TIL manin' NV il is this. TIL
government is will:n' L bet ye 100
acres Nv land agin sl7.s0 thot ye
can't live on it FIVE years widout
starvin' Z death"
A subscriber once received a dun
through the posiofice. and it made
him mad. He went TO see the editor
about it. and the editor showed him
a fewt duns of his own-one for pap
er, one for type, one for fuel and
several others. Nov" said the
editor. 81 didn't get mad when these
came because / knew that all | had
TO do was TO ask several reliable
gentlemen like you to come and help
me out. and then / could settle all
Of them" When the subscriber saw
how it was he relented. paid up, and
renewed for another year.
Friday. April %. will be Arbor
day for the schools Of Nez Perez
county. The date has been fixed
By Miss Mccoy. county suPerinten-
dent, and notice was sent out to the
several schools of the county, with
suggestions about the observance of
the day. The date will be the gen.
eral cleaning up day for trustees
where schools arc not in session and
where the term is not yet out. The
teachers are to prepare programs
suitable for the occasion, and where
the weather is propitious will plant
some trees or otherwise improve the
grounds.
K. C. Osterhout. owner of the Oro-
ino. Russell & Nezperce Telephone
Line was a busipess visitor here
Thursday. While here he received
a shipment of phones for use on his
new system. These phones, when
placed in position will give this sys-
TEN IS subscribers, Is of whom are
on this side of the river. A COM
pany is now being formed in fhe
Frasicr country to build telephone
line from that section to Greer, to
connect with the line now running
from Nezperce to Greer and Orofno
and owned by Mr.. Osterhout. He
contempiates further improvements
on this side of the river in the early
summer.-Orofno Tribune.
A minister of Fulton, Kansas. was
moved by the grief of a husband
whose wife was to be buried, and
sought to commiseraie him in the
following manner: my brother,
know that this is great grief that
has overtaken you, and though you
are compelled to mourn the loss of
this one who was your companion
and partner in life, would console
you with the assurance that there is
Another who sympathizes with you
and longs to embrace you in arms of
untailing love-" Tothis the bereav-
ed man replied by asking, as he
gazed through tears into the minis
ferss face sWhat's her name ?'-l