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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04
HOW SHE HAD HELPED.

Mrs Compton looked at her husband
with the gentle. afrectionate gaze which
he bad come to recognize as an lnvarI
able result of call from the next-door
Deighbor. Mrs. Harlow.
Poor thing," said Mrs. Compton,
with sigh OF content. although no
name had been mentioned -She's tied
for life to one Of these intensely prac-
teal men. Henry, with no Imagination
do pity her so. and yet she's fond Of
him, Henry, that's the strange part OF
it-really fond Of him."
whats he been doing lately?'' ask
ed Mfr. Compton. with amused interest.
for the shortcomings OF Mr.. Harlow as
presented by his wife had beguIled
many a half-hour.
you see. Mrs. Harlow Is-well. she's
not apt to be ready at the exact mo-
ment Mr. Harlow expects her TO be-
II they are going out said Mrs. Comp
ton, her gaze still lingering tenderIy
on her husbands ingenious eounte-
nance and be has talked to her
good deal about II. quite-quite firmly
at times. think She says she always
plans to be on time, but she has so |
many Interruptions. and then she's a /
you know. and they are so 1
calm and Ielsurely."
They are, II she's a sample said
Mr.. Compton
Yes, Of course ! knew you'd see
he point" and his wife beamed on him
With approval In her brown eyes well,
asst Friday evening that man actually
ave her little book with a list OF the
hings be had doRe and read while he
Fas waiting for her to go to places.
1T was their seventh anniversary.
nd Of course he gave her something
lse. but this book he called waiting
ed had 1t stamped on in gold letters
imself.
~She looked at II, and read three or
'ur pages, and then, as she told me.
he felt 30 proud (you know he is cIev- {
In some ways). she Just said. And
think I've really been a help to you
hen didn't know i'll All these things (
'u've accomplished because I happen a
to be made just as I am, and not a
ompt New Englander like your e
asn't that sweet thought, HenryY
Youths Companion b
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04
CHAPTER XVI

Mary Dynevor lay awake the whole
night, thinking over what she ought to do.
To her father she could not speak; his
temper was too fiery. his authority ALSO
lutte, she was utterly In awe Of him. She
could only see one way out of the diem
ma-to throw herself on the generosity
OF Sir Everard; but she shrank from the
prospect Of doing this, and when she rose
IN the morning she was as much perplexed
as when she had gone to rest.
The subdean was engaged that evening
to a clerical dinner, and Miss Dvnevor
departed with her nieces. They had
scarcely gone when Sir Everard Wilmot
entered. And now came Mary's task.
She lid not know how to begin IL. She
was absent and agitated. Sir Everard
could not fail to observe her strangeness
OF manner. What Is the matter?" he
inquired
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04


Interesting carver. lie was born In
issD Al wilma. Russia. and was siu-
Gated al the Minsk gymnasium and ~
the University Of ST. Petersburg. AZ
ths asr Of 10 he wrote . pamphirt IN.
titled. What IL consfitutionaiisss
which brought about hls arrest By the
Cars poiicc. lie was charged 9th
treason aud sengcfscsd 10 niae asnsiss'
solitary confinement After serving als
~'nfsnce he was sent back 70 Mlnsk.
Finally bis activity became 80 obnox-
lous TO the poIics that he vas again ar.
rested This time he was sssntsncrd to
serve a four years sentence IN Siberia.
ifis onsnses wers not deemed a~r,ou.
enough To merit a term at hard labor
IN Siberian mines. a. has be~n "a. fst.
Of 40 many Of his fellow rrvolu,ionistr.
but during his stay IN siberia hs "a.
under constant police surtrlllaner and
was required 10 glsc an exact scrouut
every day Of hls dolngs.
AZ the end OF four rcarn m,
hourwich went to sweisnL 81,
- 'tt'@ f'eHtfy IN 1870. settled
~ New York, and attended lecture. st
Columbia University. where no obtain.
"a the degree Of Pm u. so proficient
iid he become In English that no an
iertook the practice or law among nd.
'ompatriots In the metropolis. msnv
y whom were attracted 10 him nv M.
'o''i'y and the Interest aroused hy NJ.
career.
Later he went 70 Chicago. where 10
vas professor in tho tinlvcr.l,v %
'h'caso. In 1900 he became a natural
led citizen OF the United states Ar,cr
nat he was q translator at the burn,,
the mint In Washington. and in toaa
became an expert special agent OF
% United States census ONCE
Two years ago he wns seized win
70 desire Of rcvisiting his native conn-
y. and armed With complete ab.,ln.
on for oil his political offenses. s,vr.s
Count wittc himself. DIR. uourv,.a
turned to bis native country ss,,x
~ year.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04


OF
n
railroad
fiarrimans
5
Is
forcefuly .
o build
behind trimmed while
He be a nalIc
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04
LAND FOR THE PEOPLE.
France beginning to Under-fnnd Ba-
sis of Nations Proep~rffx


sis of a Nations Prosperity.
No other nation has gone to work 20
systematically as has New Zealand to
get the people upon the land and help
them to give II high degree OF pro-
ductiveness- or old-world countries
France has done most to help her peo-
pie to strike root 10 the soil, and has
reaped the benefit In her thrifty peas
ant population. But even in France
three-fourths Of the land is owned By
considerably less than one-Afth Of the
landowners
The French people are beginning to
understand that a widely distributed
ownership and a thorough cultivation
OF the soil must be at the basis Of a
nations prosperity and the movement
TO buy up great number Of small
farms aud distribute them among In
digent families i step In that d.
rection, says. the Craftsman. But II IL
a something that Is to be given by the |
state, while In View Zealnnd the state I
does not give. Its assistance i= tenn
porary. 80 that the man who II down
may get on his feet. and then with self.
independence. pay back the
help he has had. The land policy OF
he United States comes near to that OF
New Zealand in ITS final aIm-of max
ng prosperous agricultural popuIa-
ion-althougb differing widely in
method. But we have tossed our public
Iomain to any who wanted 1t with
ecklessness whose cost we have yet
0 pay.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04

after all, I guess II doesn't cost
much to live in New York"
ut may not cost much to i've" re-
piled the man who had tried II, but II
costs lot to make people belIeve you
are liying."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04

brown-rhe InsoIence OF that Cold.
berger He says he'd gladly give oftv
marks to box my ears. what A. ~. as'.
think OF thatf ~ ~"
Mo"s-If I were you ia wait i'm.
longer-perhaps he'll give . hundred -
Fliegsnde Blaettsr.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04


a American curr~
pondent. Uis
riensis IN Rusria.
rrr~-d b. bis "a.
lIiarity with tho
oscrausnt aud IN.
titusions % a fo@
sun,ry. have prw-
allied on him 10
IN for tho district
Z ailnak.
Dr. iIourwsch has
lad a sarie.f at.1
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04

h"naiHE a. az Independent c.@af-
date Toe a ssst Ia th~ D.m@-
An American eifizrn - q enndidAfs
FOR the Russian Duuia. lie /. pr. Isaae
fi~r-vieA 10 ,srnf Ia fussl. =.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-04

Three pints OF water daily should be
drunk By the average man
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
CALL TO GOVERNORS
ROOSEVELT SUMMONS CONFER
ENcE OF EXECUTIVES.
CITIZENS ARE ALSO INVITED
Waterways Commission viii Present
Facts to Gathering Tentatively
Fixed for May.

Washington. d. C.-In q letter
made public and mailed to the gov
rno of every state and territory,
President Roosevelt issues the for.
NAL call for a special conference at
the White House TO consider ways
and means Of best conserving the
natura, Of the country. He
invites all the governors TO be pres
ent, and states that interested mem.
b-rs Of congress. the members Of the
inland waterways commission and citi.
zen authorities On particular branches
Of the subject Will participate in the
elbCra,'nrs. lie Places the approx.
10. u and -.
The 'e .or TIE purpose OF in
yi'aE fu' All fec discussion and
.ug est "a Cr .ans of procedure re
rard.ug .a rs gui conservation of
the mineral resources. the our
Of he Ian aui he resources OF the
waters IN every part Of our territory"
The president says that he views
the ervat.on Of our natural re-
sources a. he most weighty question
now before the people of the United
S'a.es." Under the head Of the re.
sources of the waters is included the
Improvement Of the rivers, and the
whole proposition of the relation Of
water >.afhc to the transportation ne
cessities Of he country is intended to
be brought 20 the front during the con.
ference.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Also Have Things to Learn.

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.ua sn,,nad sa so.n'anos 80 a." ia
sTao, mn ~. h,man sns,auo - wr,,as
$780, -, ,anohav
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sohoo,. asta. vaars =, oan,tnvors IL
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Da. =. nSnan,s eonoo nomt~
.Tsa 10Y. aon..'s.o.
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~ a. 70 80 unnnus
80. - IL ,u,.ahiau - ma
pn. .na
.,nos s.nn rn"n.., 49,"
.naus aon $500
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
WRESTLING AT WHITE HOUSE.
President Witnesses Bout Between
Japanese experts.

Washington, ID. Can exhibition
Of japanese wrestling was given in
the EAST; wing OF the White House Mon.
day before President Roosevelt, the
Japanese ambassador and a number
of personal friends of the president.
The bout was directed by Tamiemon
Hitachiyama, champion wrestler OF
Japan, who is on a tour OF this coun-
try. The wrestling was done by two
assistants Of the champion. Prelim-
mary to the bout Mr.. Hitschiyama
who is a nan Of large stature, gave
an exhibition OF his training. The
wrestling bout was divided into three
trials, occupying about a half hour
The japanese system OF wrestling DIFF
fers entirely from the European sys
TEN and those who Witnessed the
bout did not see in it the sport which
usually attends an ordinary wrestling
match.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Wireless Station DESTROYED.

New York, n. Y, ~ The wireless
station at S%iasconsett has been de
stroyed by fire. News that the station
was out OF commission was received
at the Marconi offices in New Yorl;
early Friday.
The station had not been working.
but the cause OF the trouble was not
known until a boat reached the main.
land with the story of the stations
complete destruction. According to
the best information, the fire started
very early Friday morning. No one
was injured, but the station was com
pletely ruined.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Couldn't Discharge Him,

When the Jury had filed in for at
least the fourth time. with no sign Of
coming to an agreement in the bribery
case, the disguised Judge rose up and
said: Il discharge this jury"
At this, n sensitive talesman,
stung to the quick by this abrupt and
Astounding decision, obstinately faced
the Judge.
"You can't discharge me, Judged" be
retorted.
why not?" asked the astonished
Judge.
Because" announced the talesman,
pointing to the defendants lawyer,
I'm being paid by that man there!"--
Lippincott's.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
An Acute Observer.

A one-armed man sat down to his
MONDAY luncheon in a little restaur-
ant the other day, and seated on the
right Of him was a big, sympathetic
individual from the rural district.
The big fellow noticed his neigh.
boris left sleeve hanging loose and
kept cycling him In a sort Of how-did.
it.happen way. The one-armed man
failed to break the ice, but continued
to keep busy with his one hand sup
plying the inner man.
At last the inquisitive one on the
right could stand 1t no longer. He
changed his position a little, cleared
his throat and said: II see, sir. you
have lost an arm"
Whereupon the unfortunate man
picked up the empty sleeve with his
right hand, peered into 1t, looked Up
with a surprised expression, and said:
"By George. sir. you're right"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
REPORTERS TO GU YIN uruisg.
5rownson Says Order Against Them
Has Been Reseinded.

Chicago. lll-The I'D" is OF from
that Pacific cruise.
Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson,
chief of the bureau of navigation at
Washington, has relented from his re.
cent order that no newspaper men
should accompany the feet on its mys.
FERROUS cruise into the Pacific ocean.
This order had struck CONSERVATION
in the ranks of publishers and the pro-
tests against so rigid a censorship in
times Of peace evidently proved too
much for the admiral, for he an.
%nounced, at his apartments in the
Auditorium Annex, that the board of
strategy had changed its mind.
We shall allow one representative
OF each of the three big press associa.
tons to go with the feet" he said.
NO others, however, will be taken
| hope this precious trio can
supply the world with the new which
seems so eagerly craved."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Mrs. Sladek Acquitted,

Chicago, m.-Mrs. Mary sladek,
who during her trial on a charge
Of having poisoned her mother, Mrs,
Mary Mette, has attracted more han
usual attention as the mother OF the
jail baby vas acquitted Friday night
by a jury in Judge Chltrau's court.
Mrs. SlaleE is still under Indictment
for the death of her father. The deaths
occurred early this year, the entire
Mette family, consisting Of the father.
mother and three sons, having become
violently III after eating food which
had been prepared by Mrs. Sladek.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
WALSH WILL ASK IMMUNITY.
His Attorneys Declare Transactions
Were Within Letter Of Law.

Chicago. lll.-On the claims that
John r. Walsh was guilty of moth.
ing more criminal than bad judgment
in %misapplying s21 600, 900 of the funds
Of his banks, and that the banking
laws are a dead letter, the accused's
lawyers will ask for his dismissal with.
u the submission Of evidence In his
behalf.
The attorneys contend the provision
Of the law concerning the Limitation Of
loans to any individual to 10 per cent
OF a banks capital is not prohlbltory.
but merely advisory. They insist that
the entire penalty for violation Of this
provision is civil liability for loss and
possible revocation OF the banks char.
ter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
TAFT TO VISIT ENGLAND.
Will Pay Respects to King Edward
and Emperor william.

Windsor. England.-Although moth.
ing definite on the subject will be
known until Secretary Taft reaches
Vladivostok from Manila, 1t is likely
that he will come to England as dis.
patches have been sent to him point.
ing out that only a slight change In
his itinerary is necessary in order to
enable him to visit both Emperor vii
liam and King Edward. Instead OF go.
ing direct to C%herbourg, as he intend
ed, he might be shortening his visit to
Berlin. come direct to London, and
after a short visit here go to High
Clife castle, e the German emperor
and embark at Southampton, which is
far from the coast where the EN-.
peror is to spend his holiday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Train In Corn Field.

La Porte, Ind. While running
at the rate OF sixty miles an
hour, w%estbound passenger train No.
10 on the Wabash jumped the track
near Dillon In La Porte county Friday
night. Four passengers and three
trainmen were seriously and scores
OF passengers slightly hurt. The in.
jured trainmen we're taken to the rail.
road hospital at Peru. Ind, and the in
jured passengers were sen to Chicago
on a special relief train. The entire
train left the rails and ran into a
corn field.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
TURKS OCCUPY sERpEcHT.
kaimakam Urges Population to With.
draw Russian Allegiance.

st. MISUNDERSTANDING to dis.
patches from Teheran, the Turk.
ish troops occupied Serdecht and ap-
pointed a Kaimakam, who urges the
population to accept Turkish protec.
ton.
The Russian Minister. Mr.. Zinovieff,
has received instructions to make q
protest to the sultan.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
ENGLAND Has Fastest DESTROYER.

Cowes, Isle Of Wight. - Great
Britain, not content with possess.
ing the largest warship in the
world in the ~Dreadnaught, has con.
structed the fastest fighting craft de-
stroyer in the Mohawk. On her off.
cial trial in the North sea Friday, the
Mohawk maintained for six hours a
mean speed of 34A knots an hour
In six runs over a measured mile she
travelled at the rate Of 3412 knots an
hour. This is equal to forty miles.
The Mohawk is fitted with steam tur.
bines and a water tube boiler using oil.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

A remarkable news item comes from
Vienna of the celebration of the Tooth
anniversary Of a wedding in a neigh
borhood village. The husband is 100
and the wife JIG years of age. and
neither Of them has ever been outside
the immediate vicinity OF the village
But then they have no Fourth OF July
in Austria and the village is probably
inaccessible TO automobiles.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
TWO Nearo sprinters Dead.

Rapid City, $, D.. John and
Joseph Graves, noted colored sprint.
crs. are dead here as the result OF
knife and club wounds inflicted in a
fight with Ed Wallace, also colored,
several days ago. Wallace claims self
defense. 1t is alleged that Wallace
was beating a woman and the Graves
brothers interfered.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Injury Fatal to Oil Official

Bayonne, N. J.-E. w. John.
son, assistant superintendent Of the
Standard OIL Co, died as a result
OF injuries he received when a car.
riage in which he was riding was
struck by a trolley car. The horse
was killed and the carriage was
wrecked. Charles Olmstead, the mo-
torman, was held on q charge of hom.
icide.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Illinois Vote on Local option.

Springfield, III. - Ernest A. Scro-
gin, attorney for the Anti.Saloon
League, Monday gave the press the fol.
lowing resume OF the result of the vote
in Illinois on the question Of licensing
saloons under the new local optior
law: out Of 100 precincts which voted
on the question: said Mr. Scrogin,
.I4O voted against license, while but
20 voted for license" There were 2GO
saloons existing in these precincts, Of
which 1873 we're voted out Of business.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
The Iroublea Of barney.

New York, N. y Close friends
Of Charles T. Barney. deposed presi-
lent OF the Knickerbocker Trust Com.
pany. who killed himself In his Park
avenue mansion, declared that worry
over his marital relations had no
doubt prompted his act as much al his
broodlng over the loss OF financial
prestige. The enlargement between
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney had existed for
a long time. and after the marriage
Of their youngest daughter they sep
arated.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Slew the Wronu Man,

Webb City-"I killed the wrong
man." Henry Lacey, foreman OF the
American Beauty Mine, told the cor
oner's jury that held him for staying
w. w. Parker, a young miner who
boarded with Mrs. Lacey. Il thought
that I was shooting at another man.
and ! intended to kill both him and
my WIFE"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

Plainfeld. n. 1.-THE employment OF
three girls who, 1t is said, refused to
join the Weavers' union were the
cause Of a strike at the LAYTON Cot
ton Mills Monday, about 300 hands
walking out. Nearly every department
Of the mills Is affected.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Militia Guards Witnesses,

Hahnville, La. - To protect three
convicted murderers of Walter La.
mana, who are coming here as wit.
nesses, a company of state militia was
brought to Hahnville Thursday. The
witnesses are ltalians-Gendusa, Cam.
pisciano and wife-who were nearly
lynched early last summer when a
jury recommended them for mercy In
the Lamana kidnapping case.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Twins Die from Poison,

st. Joseph, Mo. - The 5-months'.
old twin daughters OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gibson, died Saturday as
the result Of ptomaine poisoning.
After drinking cold milk one of the
babies died at 5 o'clock In the after.
noon, and the other five hours later.
The father is a brother OF J. A. Glib.
son, public administrator, and w. p.
Gibson, police sergeant.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Kansas cjtyan Arrested.

Kansas City,. C. Wilson, presi.
dent Of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
Co. and agent for the Kansas City
Life Insurance Co. In Oklahoma, Kan
sas and Nebraska. was arrested by
United States Marshal Durham on a
warrant sworn out by Postoffce In
spector K. l.. Mckee, charging him
with using the mails to defraud.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

Now al English schoolmaster comes
forward to uOun that he has dis.
covered a secret cipher which proves
that neither Shakespeare nor Bacon
wrote the plays; the author was real
ly the Earl OF Southampton. However.
these remarkable ciphers generally In
the long run amount to zero.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
NEWS OF MISSOURI
Historic Courthouse to Be Raced.

Aurora-One Of the historic build.
'ngs of Missouri is soon to be razed
to the ground. The Barry county
court has ordered an election for
Dec. 81 to vote On the proposition Of
erecting a new court edifce to re.
place the old, and, as the building
a been condemned, there remains
hardly a doubt but that the old his.
toric structure. which has figured 30
prominently in Mlssourl's civil war
history, will SOC become only Q
memory.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
la Force, Retired Banker, Killed.

Kansas City-W. b. La Force, a re-
tired banker and merchant of this
city. who for the last eight years has
been conducting a model dairy on his
l00-acre farm south Of this city. was
killed by a falling shaft In the engine
house on his farm.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

A baseball fan transformed into a
baseball bug is a curious animal lie
makes all decisions before the umpire
does. giving the close ones to his side
and shouting in glee when the umpire
confirms his judgment and mooting de.
risIyely when the umpire caunot see
1t that way. Another mark Of the
species is that every simple catch
made By his side Is a beautiful" play.
The bug is an amusing insect II you
don't have TO sit IN front Of him for
a week and hear him shouting, Great
ball! Great BALI" when only the ordi.
nary thing is happening.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

The vigilance committee of an All.
Zona community sent elaborate reso.
buttons of congratulation to a neigh
boring order Of strangers on the oc.
casion Of the hanging OF a horse thief.
There was the tie that binds.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Bomb Makers Killed.

Lisbon-Three anarchists were en-
gagged in making bombs. when the
material with which they YER work.
Ing exploded. Two Of them were
killed outright and the third was ar.
rested before he could get away.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
To Gust Harvester Co.

St Louisa suit to have the Inter.
national Harvester Co. of America de-
clared a trust operating in restraint
of trade and to compel 1t to cease do.
ing business In Missouri was fled In
the supreme court by Attorney Gen.
eral Hadley. The company Is popu.
larry known as the Harvester Trust"
and is capitalized at 1920. 000, 900.