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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

case. What those views are remain
untold II Is certain. however. that she
will expend her entire fortune. II nee
cssary, In the effort TO save her son
from the electric chair. Her mother
love has been touched at It's tenderest
point, as Harry Kendall Thaw always
has been her pe;fed and best loved son.
Always has she forgiven his escapsdes
and designations. continually trusting
that her love and devoiion would tell
In the long run. Now. In her old age.
she faces the terrible ordeal Of son
charged with deliberate and premedi-
tated murder.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

1soe-Adelphia theater, London. opened
1S25-Nicholas L succeeded TO The
throne Of Russia
1638-London university instituted
l6sS-Me1ico declared war against
France
l641-Colossal statue Of Washington
placed In the national capitol.
iS44-Queen Alexandra of England born
1S55-Greaf meeting in London In aid OF
Florence Nightingale hospital fund
l85s-Joint French and Spanish exped-
ton TO Cochin China announced
l661-JeHerson Davis elected President
of the Confederate States Of Amer
icn. Gen. Mcclellan directed The
Observance Of the Sabbath In all de
camps Of the o. s. army.
1662-Battle Of Crane Hill. Ark
663-Confederates made heroic attempt
to carry Knoxville by storm
166zEGen. Hood attacked the Union
troops under Cen Schoheid At Frank
LIN, Tenn
1s85-Habeas corpus act restored in ths
Northern States
lS7O-First London school board estab-
lixhed-
1671.Jem Mace and Joe Coburn ensag-
ed In prize fight near New Orleans
without decisive result
lS89-Minneapolis Tribune building
burned. with loss of several iives----
Fire in Boston destroyed $40oo.0oo
On ~,-,n~.ar<v
1Se1-Edmund De Leon ex-United
States consul general In EGYPT. died
....Lunstic attempted to assasstnafs
Rev. DR.. John Hall in New York
1S92-Loubet ministry In France re<ign-
ed on the Panama scandal ISSUE
1s97-Austrisn ministry resigned owing
to disorders in the Reichsrath-
1898 Steamer Portland, from Boston to
Portland. Ne, foundered In u gale
OF Capt Cod. with a loss Of l18
lives Battieship Wisconsin launch
ed at San Francisco
ls9a-Hsrpers' publishing house. New
York. failed
leoo-German government intimated to
Mr. Kruger that visit to Berlin
would be inopportune-
1901-Nany persons killed In wreck On
Wabash railroad.
ie02-United States Supreme Court de-
MED a petition for an injunction
against the State board Of canvaD-
err OF Virginia on behalf Of negroes
disfrsnchised By the new State con
stitution-
1eo4-Japanese made general attach -
Russian forts at Port Arthur
The Japanese captured 2oS-A efQ
Hill nt Port Arthur.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Conscience was an important factor
In Eben Haddon's life. At times.
however, he was not absolutely clear
as to Its dictates. and at such times II
was his wont to appeal to his minis
ter.
40 you think 1t woul be wrong for
Methodist to play In brass band p
he asked the minister one day his
open arfd ingenious countenance flled
with eagerness and doubt
.'Um-m." said the minister. IT'S
for yourself you're asking. suppose,
Eben2"
Mr.. Haddon admitted that the case
was his own.
And what instrument have you
fixed your mind ong' asked the min
lister.
"well." said Eben. with a gradually
clearing face. Il kind of thought I'd
tackle the cornet. II yen said twas all
right. and / wouldn't be falling from
grace to do It."
"Eben." and the minister's mouth
twltched at the corners MS he laid bis
hand on the shoulder of his eager
parishioner. III you can ind any one
who is willing to pass through the
fiery trial OF hearing you practice.
think you may risk the danger OF TALL
Ing from grace with good cootsss-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

La Anyens Ca. save Whites sxavus
IL IL HIS Mother.

~ Anyeas Cas- save Whites sIavus
IL IL Hfs Mother.
MrsL Mary CopIey Thaw. leader Of
PittSburg society and ruler Of the many
millions left by her husband. the late
William Thaw. has proven herself 70
markable In times OF stress and trouble
Ii anyone can save Harry X Thaw
from suffering the consequences OF his
crime IN killing Stanford White, II will
be this devoted mother. who Is his best
friend
Mrs. Thaw showed her ability as a
manager when her daughter. Alice. de
cided TO marry the Earl Of Yarmouth
There was opposition from members
OF the family. who did not like the
earl. Once settled that ner daughters
happiness depended upon the mar
riage. Mrs. Thaw consented. There was
trouble over the settlement. but she ar
ranged that 70 the satisfaction OF all
concerned
year or so later Harry Kendall
Thaw returned from Europe with Eve
lyn Nesbit. announcing her as his wife
The elder nrR. Ihaw FASTENED 10 haul
In the relns and arranged for anoth-
er sedding. Then she took them home
with her. This high-minded and de-
voted mother has redeemed situations
that 70 others have seemed 10 be beyond
hope OF saving. and has controlled her
offspring when only she was capable
OF doing so. Out OF the complex love
affairs OF her children. when all the
world sooffed. she has seen what was
true and developed successful mar
riages
With her other children. Josiah and
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie. Mrs
rhaw seems TO have had less trouble.
Mn. William Thaw has her own
views regarding the conduct OF the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Whenever Mrs peck's family show
ed even the faintest sign Of ailing she
always sent post-haste for the family
doctor, who, fortunately for all con-
cerned. lived within the same block
that contained his most anxious patron,
according TO the Youths Companion.
one night Mrs. Peck's small Judith.
whose appetite was usually In excel
lent working order. refused to eat her
supper. Mrs. Peck's motherly fears
were instantly aroused. There was
certainly something wrong with Ju-
dith.
The child had recently been unsuc-
ccssfully vacclnated and was. In con-
sequence. living In hourly terror OF I'M
derroing a second vaccination expert
ence 50 Mrs. Peck considered II expe-
dent to smuggle the doctor into the
house without forewarning the little
girl.
"well." said DIR. Brown. capturing
his small patient and seating her on
Ills knee. Il hear you didn't eat any
supper. what's the troubles'
couldn't" replied Judith.
"why not?'
sDon't know-just couldn't
"Have you pain anywhere7 Does
your head ache? Is your throat sore?
Nor Then let me see your tongue.
Hum--nothlng the matter with that
tongue. Had anything to eat since
noonf'
"yep." said Judith. Frightening up
at the remembrance.
"what. for example2'
SWELL" admitted the patient Il
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28
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| Gov. Proctor Of Vermont has signed
the bill providing for the consolidation
OF the school systems Of neighborinE
towns under one superintendent
Registration statistics of leading e.nt-
ern universities are as Follows: Harvard
e.272; Columbia. 1865; Pennsylvania
1890: Cornell. 3,461; Yale. 3.2l0s
Princeton, LISA
The annual report OF the London coun-
~ council shows that the city schools
have been maintained at an outlay OF
So. 600 900, md that there are 10000
teachers for an average school attend
arce Of 669, l67. The salaries for head
teachers range from 500 to $4,000. and
for assistants from 1925 to <S75. Each
teacher has charge OF forty-thre~ children
on an average
By decision Of the Supreme Court OF
the State Of Washington legal authority
upholds the. efforts Of school officials to
check the abuse of secret fraternifies and
societies In public high schools A local
board had forbidden pupils to Join Sc
cret fraternity. and as penalty for dis
obedience denied to offenders certain priv
ilexes In the social life of the school. buf
did not limit In any way the essential
educational rights. Action was brought
In behalf Of the fraternity TO restrain
the school board from depriving the pupils
u these privileges. The trial court denied
the application for an injunction. and
the Supreme Court sustained the denial
The court says that the evidence over
whelminxly establishes the TACT that such
fraternities do have marked infuencs
on the school. tending TO destroy good or
der. discipline and scholarship. This BE-
Ing true. the board Is authorized. and K
Is It's duty. to take such reasonable and
appropriate action by the adoption Of
rules as viii result in preventing the~e
Influences"
The ST. Paul board Of education has
approved the suggestion OF Supt. Hectcr
In favor Of corporal punishment. 70 BE-
administered only by the principal OF the
school after permission In writing has
been obtained from parents or guardian
The frst ten years since Princetos
college became Princeton university have
Just ended and the report shows that the
endowment has increased from <l.J7g.S7f
10 So. oS4.Ooo. The campus area has In
creased from 225 to 63s serrs. and the
student body has grown from Lo55 70
1884. while the faculty has i'eroase1
fron 81 to 16&
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

ator. Lay the coin on the table. at a
little distance from the edge. and place
your half-open hand beyond IL Then
blow suddenly and hard upon the table
about two inches from the coin
The result will be that the coin will
jump from the table into your hand.
and little practice viii enable yon 10
succeed at every trial The principle is
that the compressed air from your
lungs gets under the coin. and has
enough elastic force to lift II and carry
Il to your hand
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Experiments conducted by the Ne
hraska experiment station furnish In
fercstlng data relative to the tendency
Of corn 20 sucker. II was found that
where there ras bot one stalk TO the
hin there we're fsftesn Suckers July II
IN every 100 hiils aud los on Oct !.
with three stalks Ia the hill there were
~ on the former date out Of the same
number az hills and Is at the latter
date. with ave stalks there were 50
suckers az the time Of nrst inspection
and only three out Of 100 hills In octo.
Dor. where the stand Of corn was
light Il was found that the yield was
increased IL bushels per acre on suck.
erx alone.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

:"
Senator Pomeroy WAS called by
many Of those who knew him as Old
Beans Ills friends used the nickname
- term OF endearment while those
wbo didn't like him employed II TO ex-
press their derislon. lie obtained the
title by reason OF having at one time,
when the people OF his state were hun
xry. a large quantity OF that nourishing
food shipped from Boston to Kansas
Whenever be pronted In a pecuniary
way by that act. OF course l don't
know. but he. at least gathered In a
host OF friends.
Il frst heard OF the soubriquet when
I was one Of the assistant doorkecpcrs
Of the Senate My station was TO the
left OF the chamber. facing tn secre-
tary's Office. One day. when the SEQ
ate was In session. big. breezy west
srner came up TO me. and said; VIII
you kindly send my card TO old Beans
well. that stumped me. and was
obliged 10 confess that didn't know
'bcans' Then the stranger explained.
when old Beans appeared he fairly
fen Into his friends arms. and when
that gentleman told him. that was lg-
norant OF the name the Kansans knew
him by, was told why they 50 desIg-
mated him. ~--washington Post
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28
THE RIGHT WORD.
spoken by the Mig, laundering,
Kfnd-Hearfed Husband

kfnd-Hearfed Husband
A small. frail-looking woman, fol-
lowed by two young men Of more ro-
bust fiber, although closely resembling
her. hurried up TO gatekeeper in the
Grand Central station.
docs the train from Gresham come
In bereT she asked, anxiously.
When the right gate was found there
were still thirty minutes % spare
Better 20 inside. Lefty. and rest,
suggested one OF the brothers.
But Lefty would not leave the gate.
Her two brothers looked significant
at each other. and let her have her
way. They took turns In carrying the
baby up and down.
Long before the train came the con-
versation revealed the situation They
were here to meet Lefty's husband. who
six months ago had gone away because
OF supposed irreconcilable differences
between himself and his wife But the
relations on both sides had arranged
peace He was returning-the broken
home was TO be restored
1T was inns fault In the beginning"
repeated the little woman. after asking
her brother again TO look at his watch
She was becoming more and more nery-
Gus.
II was easy to guess at the differ
ences that had undermined this home
Excellent qualities were revealed in
the young wife's face Although Of a
nervous temperament. she was DO
shrew. But. evidently. she had habit
OF imparting pieces of her mind"
She was capable OF love. hut one OF
those who sickle for point" while
deeper consequences 20 unnoticed- Had
the sad months past taught her the
larger wisdom of life7
lit was Jim's fault at first-I stand
Just as firm as ever" she repeated. the
tears in her eyes contrasting curiously
with her words. But for baby's sake
I'll try 1T
She must make her brothers under
stand that consenting 10 1--we again with
Jim did not involve yielding her orig
inal point.
Il shall tell him so-tbe first thing :"
The brothers looked into each Others
eyes doubtfully- Would there be a
scene7
To the brothers relief. the train
finally came One held the baby. leav-
ing Lefty free-to tell Jimi
In the long line Of passengers nov
inc toward the gate big fellow icom-
ed up whose blue eyes searched vague
iy. Suddenly he made rush forward.
The little woman's face lighted up
and grew beautiful; then she remem-
bered herself and set her face In or
der. There was that point to be made
first
Jim. big and awkward and geLtle.
kissed the baby tirst-perhaps he. too.
was giving Lefty her opportunity
She went close to him; her head just
reached his chest The words seemed
to stick
Jim awkwardly patsed her shoulder.
waiting.
Lefty" be said, at last, his voice
faItering over the last word. LETS go
home.-
And then they all marched awsy to-
eether-the little woman's face beau
tiful now with the light. which stayed.
She had let the point" so. Through
the awkwardness of Jim. big and blum
dering and kind. had worked great
wIsdom-only four words, but the last
one that word laden with the magic of
the ages Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

I've got room now by myself;
A room my very own
X has door that l can shut
And be there ali alone;
In has shelf. closet. too;
A window just for me:
And hooks where l can keep my cloth
As neat as neat can be.
A lovely papers on the wall;
A rug rs on the floor
II had known how fine IL Was
I'd had a room before.
like to 90 there after school;
Way OF from everyone:
| wcll-sort Of scared at FIRST,
But now I think it's fun.
The voices of the folks downstairs
Seem faint and far away.
I hear the rain upon the roof;
I watch the birds at play;
Oh. yes, it's often very still.
At night there's not seand-
But let mother in. Of course.
When bedtime comes around.
--loeth'x Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Kindly insects help In the dcstruc-
ton Of the asparagus pest The lady
bug. some snake feeders. or dragon
fiies. and wasps and the spined and
bordcrcd soldier bug--ail these eat the
larvae OF this beetle. Ducks and chick
ems are fond Of them. Air Stacked
lime busted on the dew wet leaves
destroys the pest. or the ends Of the
branches where they congregate may
be cut and burned. The same rene
dies hold good for the spotted beetle.
but his favorlte place OF hiding Is in
the berry. 30 these should be cut and
burned as fast AZ they form.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Turn sheep almost anywhere on the
farm. In the stubbIe field. the corn
field. around the buildings. In the gar
den after everything has been harvest
ed. anywhere else that there are weeds
or feed OF any kind that viii be vast
Cd n they do not eat Il. The sheep
will not only make satisfactory gains
and return a good profit on the money
invested. but they win add greatly to
the appearance Of the place and de-
crease materially the weed crop an
other year. Sheep will eat weeds and
clean up rough feed that no other
stock will. and feeder sheep make very
satisfactory gains.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

stopped at Kittie Pages after school.
Her mother was having party, and
Kittie and I ate all the Ice cream and
cake there was left
Then I went TO the church fair with
Kittie, and they gave US doughnuts-
After that we met Flossie Blake going
with her uncle for hot chocolate, and
we had that and some nice little waf-
ers besides.
Then ] went home with Flossie and
ate five OF the waf'ies that their cook
was making for supper / guess that's
all. except the banana that grandma
gave me-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Here. you see. are the nine diglts,
from o 70 /, written down Ia that or
der, and below them are the same dig
Its reversed. Add together the digits'
from left TO right. and you VIII see
that each line makes As. Now. sub
tract one line from the other. and yor
will ind that the remalnder-the third
line-adds up 45.
The other little exercise is TO set
down the following fifteen figures. and
then see II you can use six OF them
IN such a way as TO make total OF
2l:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

Great care Is exercised In producing
the famous cotcntIn butter OF Norman
dy. which sells In Paris Mt si.25 per
Mound. The COWS are brushed and kept
very clean. the uddcrs washed and
dried. and the attendants and mixers
Keen themselves clean. The milk L.
soubly strained and the churnIng is
conducted on the best principles. No
odors arc allowed 70 come IN contact
with the milk at any time. and even the
food and water OF the cows are care
fully inspected.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

"whats thisw demanded the puz-
sled critic. reading the manuscript. Go
long wild We OF ol'll sir you punch
nit der nose yet already. What sort
OF language is that to put In the mouth
OF your heroY'
That's the most novel feature OF my
book" replied the young author; you
see the hero's father was Irish and his
mother German. "--philadelphia Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28


Lime enters Into the composition OF
all plants. but its value depends more
upon lis tendency To hasten chemical
seton In the soil rather than upon It's
use as food for plants. and whether the
soil Is light or heavy. sterile or fertile.
there Il some change introduced by
lime when applied 10 the land. Its ten
dency Is TO work downward. for which
reason Il Is advantageous 20 apply
small quantity each year after the first
application. beginning with twenty
bushels per aerc on light soils and
thirty bushels on heavy land; but even
ten bushels will show some results. as
lime hts the soil for the presence OF
micro-organlsms which perform an I'M
portrait funetion when providing plant
food. an alkaline coalition OF the soil
being sometimes necessary. especially
for clover. As csrbonic acid Is largely
generated b. the decomposition OF veg
esable matter In the soil. the appliea-
ton OF lime creates many changes.
chemically. In which other mineral and
organic substances are broken np IN
their combinations rendering soluble
many inert materials that could not be
employed a. plant food. but which en'
isf In the soil abundantly. While lime
il not. therefore, a neocssary adjunct
10 the soil ~ifh other fertilizers. and
gives but little benefit 10 the crop IT,
s~lf. yet It's Indirect action uniocks
stores Of materials. and supplies the
crops with available fertilizers The
action Of lime IN the soil Is nearly al
ways beneficial. and farmers who have
Used lime SELDOM discard H. II gives
the best results on soils that contain
isrsr proportions % vegetable matter.
snf II releases ssorcs Of plant foods for
the nsc Of crops
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

The exports Of Durum or mncaronl
wheat amounted TO nearly 100000
bushels last year. A great part OF
this wheat went to ports in France
and Italy. to be used for the manu-
facsurs OF macaroni. The millcrs OF
tho United states are gradually learn.
Ing 70 combine this wheat with other
grades in the manufacture OF four.
The wheat IL very hard and cannot be
ground with ordinary mill machinery.
hat II IL claimed to make very nu-
trlt,ous and excellent -four
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

This queer name is given to certain
tree that is native to Natal and other
parts Of South Africa. Workmen can
not saw or plane it without sneczing,
the dust having precisely the same ef-
feet as the strongest snuff- The wood
has bitter taste, and insects give It a
wide berth For this reason. IL is much
used for work that Is required to last
q long time
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

II il not economical to attempt to
rrow pasture crop on land that con-
toIns weeds or crab grass. The com
mon practice OF sewing grass seed on
Ubent or oat stubble should be avoid.
"a unless the grain crop has been pro
.eded BY some crop that has been hoed.
ar which requires frequent cultivation.
Tho foreign sceds being destroyed by
uch methods
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28
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The farn~r has . real grievance
against the poultry fancier. In that be
has done all Of bis crossing and In
hrc~dlnx of fathers. daughters. uncies
and ann,s without any regard 10 prae'
teal utility. Gays Farming Whether
the hens from which he has becn breed
lnx wsru producing sixty exss year
or 10 made no diaercncs. His whole
aim has been 70 bred out foul nlshs
feather or tso. o. 20 create a better
comb. or eyes Of q better tint. At a
sacrifice % everything slsc. The result
IL that wbcn . farmer xocs into tbs
market 10 buy tisoronxhbr~ds with his
money In his pocket. ready and willing
20 pay for the b~<t stock. be not only
oftrn pays for qualities be does no,
nrs,i. but actually pays a premium Tor
something tia, has bccn obtained NJ
sacrifice Of the very qualities which be
does ped There arc few men. how
ever. raising thoroughbred stock that IL
Bird TO lay or TO meet certain mar
hot dsmzndA and thoso are tho men
that should be patronized
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

The aggregate value OF the manure
annually produced In this country runs
In the millions The average farmer.
however Ia absolutely wasteful 10 his
care of IL. negIecting even the simplest
precautions for preserving It's fertility
Ing qualities. says Farming. In very
many cases the liquid manure Is often
almost total loss. and the solid part
that remains has been 20 thoroughly
leached out by frequent rnInstorms,
and by exposure to the weather that
it, value Ii almost entirely cone
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

"why don't you propose. IL you love
herr
.she hasn't known me long enough
.Great Scott. man; propose at once
then. Don't take any chances" -Clevs.
land Leader.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

One way OF doing II is TO take the
two rs. one 8 and one ]. which make
four figures. footing up 20. and then TO
use two other figures as fraction 10
represent ]. For example: plus Z
plus 8 plus plus 3-s equals FL Per
hsps the boys and girls can ind some
other way.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

II you were asked TO subtract 40
from As and have 40 as remainder,
you would be likely 70 say that the
proposition is either 'catch" or an
impossibIlify. But here IL is, set down
in plain figures, and you will find that
IL Is neltionHane nor the other;
0765 321
12345 7s9
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28
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A very pretty experiment may be
made with a coin. nothing less than
taking II up in your hand from table
without touching either the coin or the
table.
The accompanying illustration shows
the position OF the coin and the oper-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-02-28

what do you call your baby r
Jaw, has my wife been telling you
about that--when called him that
he'd been keepin' me awake over three
chr Oh. his namel John. "--Hous-
ton Post.