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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11
SOCIAL SWAY OF WOMAN.


ptM~x~at ymlaattsa II Made II
Europe Thmn In America
'@Afale ascendency IL ~ real and at
least - strong In America as La any
European country short OF Turkey. me
social sway OF woman Ia due TO diff
ferenx valuation OF society by the Amer
lean man from that OF European soun-
tries. What Henry james and other
critics affirm. that the American msu
Ia business man. political and
elubman. bur leaves society largely 10
bis wife and daughter. Ii quite true.
but what apparently they fall 10 recog-
nIxe Is the characteristic mental atu-
Jude OF the male American toward this
social lIfe." says writer IN London
Ellis extrayaganf wife and daugh-
fers. with their receptions. diamonds,
trips TO Europe and sprlghtly talks en-
books and art. are to him primarily a
/ big entertainment. al expensive eiab'
crate show. which be can afford 10 keep
up aud likes to pay for. The average
successful male American would no
more think OF competing with his wife
La the display OF social arts and grarea
than the Londoner who visits Maske-
lyme * Devanf's would think Of yylng
with the mystery men there. but his
real control OF the social order Ii not
less deeply rooted on that account.
$50 far as fiction holds the mirror
up TO American nature IL exhibits quite
significant pauclty Of sex emotion
In It's more spontaneous. mastering
flow Possibly the eonquerIng Ameri
can woman owes much OF her triumph
In circles where self possession counts
for 10 much 10 this touch OF inner
chill That she owes anything TO In
teliectual superiority over the male OF
her kind cannot be conceded. for no
such superiority exists.
.-She reads more aud talks more. be
cause that belongs to her decorative
function The thought OF America
owes little to her. though she has long
enjoyed more ample opportunities for
education than the other sex. Her
contribution toward serious literature,
art and science Is small, almost neslt
gible. Almost all the best brain WORK
In America. even in fields where Won
en- are most occupied. Is done By men.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11
COOD
Short ctories


Two young ladies' were making thesr
arst essay az gDlf. Dear ms.~ said
the frsf young lady. -what shail ! DO
ROW. sfy ball - Ia hole. The sec-
ond young lady took cut book Of in
strucfion. -Les ne see. she said. turn.
inx :az pages. Il psSsame you must
now take a stick OF the right shape and
get It out. ~0h. PES. OF COURSE said
the frst youug woman. -see II you
can ind sas stick shaped ike = dust.
pan ard BRUSH
A certain man died and clergyman
was engaged 10 offer the suioxy. The
worthy dominic prepared a sermon Of
exceeding length. bat Just befoFs he
entered the parlor 70 deliver It be
thought that it might b advisable 10
learn what the dead mans last words
had been. SO be turned 70 one Of The
weeping younger sons and asked: -Nfy
boy. can you tell me your fathers last
wordsYs HE didn't have none.~ the
boy replied MA was with him 10 the
end
A. Junior barrister was hurryinz
across to the law courts when be al
most coilided with cab. The driver.
who bad pulled up With jerk. pro-
nounced his opinion IN plain English
about absent-mlndsd people. -couidn't
you see the bIoomin' 'oss1' be asked.
with withsrtng sarcasru- see him r.
gasped the startled barrssser, looking
contemptuously at tbs animal between
the shafts Then be stepped on TO the
curb. Il didn't see your horsa when
1 stood Ia front OF him. he added. ~but
I can ses something when look at him
sidswaysT"
RED wright snd Jfrn Donovan
were prospecting partners In d recent
rush TO nsw digxlngs Wright was a
man Of quick and furious temper, while
Donovan was ~ calm and Unconditional
a. his partner was violent. The two
wsrs cooking breakfast 10 tbsIr noun
tain camp one morning when the coffee
pot happened to be Reds particular
charge. The bacon, under Donovnn's
supervision. was almost done. 30 Red
vet the coffee pot on the fire for a final
boil One OF the sticks burned In two
and the pot upset Red dsw Into a
rage. and jumping for the coffee Dot.
be kicked 1t from one end Of the camp
to the other and back again. Douevan
watched him with calm interest, and
wbsn Reds fury bad expended ITSELF
Donovan pulled bis six-shooter aud
nllsd the oofyss pot fun OF holes ny
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11
Avorp STEAM uros EYxa

u@f~~stsw yssse@ mssa Aew~~ @s ais.
f~s al s~ws~ ss ss@@a.s stss-
u is dlfargls - REALIZES thar the rvss-
ton q ego strain 30 headaches and osh-
sr fuprsipasi disorders was nes apprs-
eiasel b physicians Until wishla thirty
yvars axs. ff an ogAerwIas healthy
parsou complains ef hxsaarhss the
chances are defective vision 10 shs
eaase. says a rpennt wrstss in TIE
American Medical ssaeclafioa reurnal
The~a Ocular headaches eesas On az
any ass but are very fFegssns tsesween
. and Il A peculiar fsmsnre about
thesn. however. l. that EheT are Indls.
tiuxgishabls tn character and posssion
from heasaches aae to any other fnsls-
posiiioa.
The extent OF detective vfsion among
children ia Indicated b the statistics
Of 40 children. mostly Ia The miner
grades. whose eyes we're examined Coz
dsfectire sgesixht OF this number
shout one-quartsF had serious defects
and required glasses whsIa only 90 pr
cent possessed perfect vision and exhlb-
tied no ocular symptoms In another
series Of reeoris complied To Berlin u
appears that over 30 per cent OF ali the
ehildrvn have Fefractlve errors sndicat-
ing Imperfect vision
II Is asserted that defective mysstghs
plays an important part In school ell
cheney. and the fact In adducesf 10 prove
this that 10 the Berlin schools tbs
number Of children with imperfect
vision shows decreased ratio from the
lower to the higher grade.
Indeed. physicians are now wont to-
ascrIbs many bodily disturbances to
eve strain. IL Ia pointed out La support
Of this contention that 10 per cent of
the patients OF the National Hospital
for Epllepsics IN London have serious
ocular LESSONS. The records Of the ~
mira refcrmatory for yonng criminals
show that nearly 80 per cent of the To-
mates are similarly afflicted With eye
trouble.
One OF the most curious functional
disorders due 70 eye strain II that ~
ported By physician writing In The
Medical Record. who declares that re-
curing colds" are often dns 70 sys
strain. He asserts that one Of bis
friends gets ~colh" whenever th@
frames Of nis glasses. for compound ~
uxnatisn- are bent. 1t In even assert
ell that nervous coughs are frequently
due. according to the same authority
10 lack Of ocuiista attention.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

Poor boy What arr We ldyilie iev~
era to do"
II dent believe yoa'~ bit Ia earn
est"
Yes. l am. Jaek-now.~ Then slss
wens On. wifh sort Of playful pity.
''Leok at my savage. Jealous Jack. H's
pleasant while II lasts try not 10 b.
broken-hearsed IL Il doesn't last"
~Is you lore ne. why aon't you eoms
with me out of this sink Of lniquityy
Run away with you9" she asked w-th
open amazensns. -Do yeu think that
we're khe sort oil people for romantic
slopensnsT ara very earthly. And 80
are ron. Jack dear. Mica EARTH hux earth.
Jack
There was good aeai Of truth La this
remark. We were not an Ideal pair Tor
love Ia cottage.
s'Yes." l said 'I've got no money.
1--WE got little money. bur not much.
I've been paying nay debts" shs added
proudly.
4 haven't been even doing that And
Ina NOT quite equal TO pariolniag fhaf
$500. 1000"
I'VE mast wait. JACK. But thim win
promise I'll never marry the Colonel- II
IL comes 60 thar or running away wsh
run away
And whittingham
The Sixnorina for once looked grave
-Yeu knew him." she said Think
what be made you DO and you're not a
weak man. or shouldn't be gond ef yea
Jack. you must keep him away
She was quite agiEased: and II was ons
more tribute to the Presidents powers
that be shoald exert so strange an inffu-
enes over such a nature | was burnfnx
TO ask her more about herself and fhs
President. bat could not whlss sas was
distressed. And when / had eomforted
her. she resoluxely declined TO return 70
the subject
mo. 90 away now" she said Think
how we are 60 check mate eur two Presa-
DENTS And. Jack whatever happens
got yeu back the money. I've done you
some good SO be kind to ms. I'm not
VERY mach afraid Of your heart breaking.
You hare plenty OF useful things TO ee-
cupy your time"
Az last / accepted my dismissal. and
walked of. my happiness considerably
damped By the awkward predse@nasnE In
which we stood Clearly MeGregor meant
business: and az this moment McGFegor
was all powerful. II he kept the relns
should lose nv love- IL the President
came back. worse fate still threatened
Surprising it were possible 10 carry on the
Siguorira. which / doubted very much.
where we're we TO 20 to- And woaid abs
Gomez On the whole. did not think she
would come
TO be continned-)
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11
LARRY's PROMOTION.



idle. Is itY said Mrs Fiaherty.
brsdilng. II anybody had said that
same but yersilT. N.Y.. O'Rourke. that's
been the gpod friend to as all. and Iisss-
ed the bye himself cut o. the ouId els
tern oncet Wild yer blessed good grip
on the little breeches OF hiu--ah, veil.
you may call hIEn Idle II Sc Ike. lis
but a careless way Of spanking. and 10
rale discompllment.
~Tubbe SURF. Larry's nlver one %
how'd a JOB beyant the toIme the job
howlds his fancy. It's Mikes the Study
one--yls; If be wasn't. whatiyerd be-
come Of hsms IT'S not himself could
drop a Job Ia the middle. and take bis
bit OF a rist. and thin set another JOB
amy tonne, anuyhow. annywhere, the
minute be was ready for g. But Larry,
thar has the way Wild him. and tbs
shnliIe on hlm-yThere's quaTe thing
about the bye's ears twas his grand
mother used 70 be saying They niser
hear No whln tits said to him tbs nra
tonne; ard whin It's REPEATED, It's XisE
And that's TO-
@Ah, now. Mrs 0'Rourke, ye know
beteher. Partial7 Me7 Me that ioFes
the pair OF thin as ayaulI as me two
eyes. Alb. thin. nlver. But ! know
what l know.
~whln ye say that Mixes a foine.
Study worker, and shares his wages
wild his mother ike the good son be =.
saints forbid shud deny It. But me
younxest--ne Larry TWAS him wlnf
fixhtin' 10 Cuby. picture In bis sodgeg
clo'es and ready to BE- kilt like a hayro.
And now he's promoted TO be veteran.
Sure. twas years afther the big war
befure Patrick was that; but here ;
Larry, niver shopping like his father
to be eorporiI and sergeant on the
way. but Just making the one grand
lape OF 1t. and veteran at twinty-
sIvln-
Mike is a good bye; but me Larry,
praise hlvin Is the pride Of bis coun-
fhry. and an honor ~ the Flabertys.
and the JOY Of me ouid heart Tis
the impartial judgment Of mother
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

A large mofherly- looking woman In a
department store said to a shop girl /.
~I want pair Of gloves for my Jim.
He's going to a ball" Yes, madam
said the girl, producing white kid
gloves. This Is the Kind, suppose. Sc
Them cried the woman. Goodness.
mol They'd be too good. My Jim's got
hand like a shoulder Of mutton. Be
SIDES, they're too dear Haven't you
got something like the policemen wear
at about IS centsY The clerk smiling
ly regretted that they did not keep that
kgnd. "Oh, very well" said the old
lady. there's no help for it-JIm1l
have to wash bis hands, after ALL"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11
END OF TIE LUCY WALKER
Steam boat Race on the Mississippi
thar Cost Manx lives

Steamboat Race on the Mississippi
that Cost Many Lives
Passing the place a few days ago
where this noted Cherokee Indian used
10 live, we were reminded OF the history
and tragic death OF the man, Joe vann-
who was the most noted Cherokes Of
his time. says the Fort Gibson Post
He used to live about three niles below
Fort Gibson, opposite the mouth OK
Bayou Manard, On the opposite side Of
the Arkansas River
He owned 800 slaves. 300 Of whom
we're men He bad thousands OF acres
OF land. many cattle and horses. some
being racing stock He owned the first
steamboat that came up the Arkansas
River to Fort Gibson. when the United
states government had a line OF boats
to this place TO supply the large garri-
son then stationed here This boat was
named the Lucy Walker. and In those
days was noted for her speed She ran
between Fort Gibson and lower Missis-
slppi ports, even to New Orleans, carry
ing passengers and freight
yann was a strange Indian. unlike
any known before or since. and was
known as a dead game sport. open
hearted. brave and generous TO fault
He was good to all his Slaves and they
liked him and would obey him In any
thing. He won and lost large sums on
horse-racfng and gambling. but u was
All the same to him, for he kept up bis
end OF the sport at all times and sea-
fsous. This was along the 3o's and 40's,
not long after the Cherokees took pos
session Of the country.
vann had one fault, which ultimate
Nv caused his tragic death He could
not brook Boosting rival and would
NOT take q dare While bis steam
boat had 10 rival for speed ON the Ar
kansas River, from It's mouth at the
Mississippi to Little Rock and Fort
Gibson, there were two or three on the
Mississippi River, between ss Louis
and New Orleans. One Of these boats.
said TO be the fastest on the river, at
tempted to pass him 90 the way down.
vann had q crew Of thirty negroes.
said TO have no superiors on the river.
He told the boys that the Lucy Walker
must be kept ahead. no matter at what
cost. An allowance Of grog was given
to each. and all promised to stand mp
TO the work. The rival boat was gain
ing ON them. The usual fuel failed to
gsve sufficient speed. vann went around
and told the hands to gather up every
thing that would burn Tar and bacon
we're thrown into the furnace and soon
the Luey Walker was forging ahead Of
her rival.
Tfmbers of the boat creaked and
groaned. The furnace was red bot
THE boilers were seethfng and foam
ing. The heat was terrific The pas
sen9ers. Of whom there were about $50,
became alarmed, but vsnn was cool a.
q cucumber. He told his negro crew
thar they would beat the rival boat or
all 70 90 iaades together, ard they prom
lsed TO stand by him
About that time there was an awful
explosion and there was nothing left
Of the Lucy Walker but scattered frae-
nents. Most Of the crew were blown
"a atoms, besides about forty passen-
gers dead and nearly all more or Isss
injured. vann's body was found eor-
rfbly rDaBxied.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

II was twelve o'clock When left the
Golden House and strollsd quietly down
To Liberty street The larger part Of the
soBdIerx bad been drawn Oh, but couple
of companies still ksvs guard Ia the Pr
agra. Ths usual occupations Of life were
going on gnId a confused stir of excite
ment- ard / saw by The interest nay APP
peerxncs aroused that sorns part at least
OF my share La the nights doinSs bad
leaked out. The Gazette bad Published
a special edition, in whs~1 It hailed the
advent Of freedom. and. while landing Me
Greror to the skiss, bestowed warn
connendation On the @nobis Enxiishmnn
who. With a native lore Of liberty, bad
taken ou himself the burden Of Aureafa~
Land In her hour of travail The nseta~
phor struck Ese as inappropriate. but the
sentiment was most healthy; and When I
finally beheld two officers OF poles sittfng
Ga The bead of drunken man Tor toast
snx the falling regime, I could say 70 my
self. a. / tnrned into tbs bank Order
rsigus n Warsaw"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

There was an ancient Law In Mass&-
rhusexts that ladies' dresses should be
made long enough to hide their shoe
buckles In 1900 an act OF the gem
eral court prohibited short sleeves and
required garments to be heightened 10
Al to cover this arms TO the wrists and
gowns TO THE shoe buckles; '.immoder-
ste great breeche@. knots OF ribbon,
broad shoulder bands, and they be, silk
roses. double rufrs and cuffs were for
Ridden. In the same colony, in 1853. l..
Fairbanks was tried for wearing great
boots, but was acquitted
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

Syacsous msnl- eriesf lied. wriaxia<
bis haniA What az JOS 10 shas fesF
We ean't maee any H.sse cusyrss~ -tts
yoa shink Tn xoia' 70 ssafd bsrs ana
see sca Of xua ct e ecyes pot SIT
The bess q a friena % aiasy- dsrnasa-
81 Danovsn. "a 10 rstarn@a 70 hla ba-
enn-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

The Masd--Do 700 think the autemo-
bile viii ever supplant the borse7
The Man-~No; but IT mag suppisns
the mule In the ecurse OF tima One y
fu11x - mure1ssbi~ ~ the efber.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-07-11

When a mans fjrst baby arrives he
wants to treat all tIs friends; when
.lss seventh comes along tie expects all
bis friends 10 treat hi1n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
Public Opinion

vatIyes, might certalnly afford the
leaders of the nationalist" movement
anopportunity.
No doubt the Western world will
re celve the Inauguration project as
It receives other farreaching and mag
nifcent reform plans in China-wIth.
a good deal of skeptlcism and perplex.
ity. The Manchus have governed the
empire since 1914. They conquered
It with marvellous rapidity, because
in the words Of a competent hlstor.
ian and student-"they came by In
vitatlon and brought peace to a peo-
pie exhausted by long wars" The
Manchu house has represented to Chi.
ma law and order, good government,
in comparative sense. And though
there is much dlsafection and disloyal.
ty, authorities hold that the removal
of all lmpeiiments in the way Of in.
termarriage, the abolition of privilege
and discrimination in the bestowal Of
patronage and office, and the aban-
donment OF the quene, badge of SER
yitude, would go far toward reconcll.
ing the Chinese to the 9Ianchu house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
HooDsvILLE ITEMS.

The thrashing machine with its
hooting and footing is in our midst
so none Of us men, women and chill
dren have much time to watch for the
doings Of visitors, but what we have
must be put down with hop, skip
and jump with as little bit Of time tax.
en- up as possible. So here goes.
Mrs. Ellen Straight and daughter,
Ella and Alma. of Arnettsvllle, spent
few days with relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Dora johnson and children,
Clarence and Bonnie, of New Eng
land, were visiting the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Nora Floyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Venue Fear, of
Morgantown, spent last Saturday and
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. A. Fear.
Solomon Howell is able TO be out
at work again after the fracas with
his 'Duke of wellington" bull. 1t was
reported that he had several ribs brok-
en-, but 1t Is thought that this report
is false or he would not. be able 10
be at work in so short time after
the accident.
Mr.. Simon Moore, Of McCurdys1
vile, spent last Sunday as the guest
of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Toothman.
Mrs. Laney Morris, Of Stafford,
spent last Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Ballah.
We hope to have a wedding to re-
port soon. How about 1t, Aria?
1t is said that Miss Opal Ballah will
leave soon to go to Fairmont to school,
We all wish her good luck"
The mothers meeting held at Mar
win Chapel last Sunday was largely
attended.
Mrs. Carter, of Amos, delivered a
fine address upon the mother love and
how to bring children up. Her adj
dress was surely duly appreciated by
the following: Misses Goldie Mich
ael, Rose Barbe and Sylvia Brand and
they did very well for small folks.
A foreign gentleman also rendered an
address. Your correspondent has not
been able to learn his name. Nice
music was furnished and all in all
every one seemed to enjoy themselves
as well Us they anticipated and re-
turned home we'll satisfied
Success. TRESsA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07

Tier years. These districts nave been
commonly known as the Georges
Creek tor Cumberland and the Pied.
mont regions The Cumberland Re.
gion Wos apened in 1872 The Pied
iionf don besan saipptng d ~.
me records of shipmen IS have been
csfaiaily pre- yea and are publish
ed annually IN tie reports Of the Guns
berland Coal Trade.
The principal coal fields Of the
State, While belonging to the Appa-
lachian field proper are part Of an
outlying basin which extends from
Somerset county. Pa through ALE
gheny county, Nd, into and inclul.
ing the Piedmont and Elk Garden re-
gions Of west Virginia. This area
IS reDarated from the main Appala.
chain system by narrow, barren
strip but the coal itself, which Is
known as the "Big Vein" of Mary.
land, is correlated with the famous
Pittsburg bed. A portion Of the main
bed Of the Appalachian area crosses
the northwestern part of Garrett couu.
ty, but only a small production is OBJ
tanned from this area in the State Of
Maryland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
Russte Trying Again.

Washington Herald
The first steps have been taken
looking to the creation of the third
Russian Donna, and considerable in.
terest is being manifested in the re.
turns from the province where the
qualified primary voters are choosing
secondary electors Premier stoly.
pin, in the hope Of securing Donna
that will be possible to work with, has
done all he can to assure a conser-
vative majority in the next assem-
bly,, but the first returns record a vic.
tory for the Liberals. This can hard
be taken as a fair indication of what
the country at large is going to do,
because this first contest occurred
in an electoral district of the Prov
ince of Smolensk, where the inhab-
itants were angered at the reduction
of Poland's representation from near
ly 40 members to a bare dozen. Else
where, through an extremely restricted
suffrage and by complicated method
of election, pretty safely in the hands
of the government officials, there is
hope of securing the election Of
enough conservative members to In
slIro n working majority.
1t is plain that every effort will be
made to get along with this third Dou-
ma. The dismissal of the third Rus
sian Parliament without very good
cause would be so ridiculous that
even the Car might well hesitate be-
fore invoking his power. 1t will in
all probability be parliament Of
compromise. The government will not
be quite so autocratlc, and the Consti-
tutlonal Democrats will possibly,
come to see that half loaf is better
than no bread. The situation is, in
reality, full of promise. Already the
people have been made IA
mlIlar with the principle that they
have some right to share in leglsla-
tion; that they are allowed to have a
voice at all is great step in I'D.
vance. Once that voice gets strongly
artIculate it can never again be hush
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-07
COAL PRODUCTION
OF MAI "A. ND In 1906

The satisfies relating to TIE use
81 mining machines show Shat AZ
though the number Of MACHINES in use
has Increased ttFpm ss in 1904 to 42
in 1905 and 70 As ID 1906 !, the amount
of machine mined coal decreased from
1892 tonsi n 1904 to 46sis2s tons In
1905 and to 1880 tons in 1906.
According to the report Of the Mary
land Geological Survey, coal was dis
covered near the present sit Of Frost
burg in 1904. The first shipment was
recorded by the Cumberland Coal
Trade in 1912, but as early as 1880
some coal had been loaded on barges
at Cumberland and floated down the
Potomac to Washington. This meth:
cd, however was so destructive Of life
and was the cause Of SO much loss
in coal that 1t was soon abandoned.
The first shipments over the chesa.
peake and Ohio Canal from eumber-
land were made in 1895.
Maryland and the adjoining counties
in West Virginia, which make up
what is known as the Cumberland re-
gion, constitute the only districts out
side of the anthracite region of Penn.
sylvania where records Of coal pro-
auctions have been kept from the ear