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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Tne fates were kind and at Last /
found a white man who In the old con
federncy days had often been to the
settlement. knew the Africans well and.
In fact. az a certain time had had them
under his control as a confederate Off
Ger.
A drive OF half a dozen miles over
an elevated plank road and through a
wilderness Of trees and water brought
us out TO the clay bills by the Alabama
river.
There was a cluster OF sawmilIs
close by In the apiney woods and be-
yond these many negro cabins in rows.
But their occupants were the common
negroes. working In the mills and OF
recent arrival. II was little they knew
OF the real africans" as distinguished
from themselves. After much inquiry
and much running about the pineys. the
pathetic-looking confederate breast
works that still stretch s~ullenly for a
mile and more through the woods. We
came 10 a few African houses. They
were only d~iiapidated cabins. but sur
rounded with truck gardens and rose
bushes.
Hardly a dozen OF the old clotilde's
victims are alive, though numbers Of
their children live near the settlement
and have Intermarried with the COM
mon negro Few OF the captured ones
had been more than 20 at the time OF
their enslavement and all remembered
the horrible details as II they had been
experiences OF a recent time. They
were more staiwart In appearance and
OF hner physique than the American
negro whose ancestors have been long
In bondage. Their eyes were brighter.
too; their voices even softer and nor
meIodious-Harper's Magazine
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23
DEADLY GRASS OF pAmpAs.
arrows of rh@ Plant supa Often
Fatal 20 Cattle and sheep.

Arrows of The Plant supa Often
Fatal TO Cattle and sheep.
In South America. chiefly In the vast
plain that extends from Patagonia ~
10 Bahai Blanca. and also In the prov
ince Of Santa Pc and IN Uruguay. there
are large grasses Of the genus stipa
which ROW IN the spring and WHOSE
misdeeds have been exposed by Mr.
blanchard. The grasses have a fruit
about serenty-nre mlliimefers (three
inchesD long made up Of three parts
First. a short basal portion formed of
a conicai axis with a sharp point COW
er-d with sharp stin hairs directed
backward: second. a cylindrical part
formed OF a membrane incloslng the
SEEDS and. third a shaft like that Of
nm arrow.
An b stipas OF South America have
these arrows which. when the wind
blows. strike people IN the face and
hands and produce painful wounds
They are 10 abundant that they adhere
% the fences. forming a continuous
fringe for miles In length and giving
the illusion OF vast lines OF foam. A
man may set rid OF the darts that
light IN his beard. hair or clothes. but
II he negiec;s TO pluck them OF at once
they penetrate the thickcst garments
and reach the skin. II an attempt Is
then made 20 withdraw them they
break and the seed remains imbedded
In the cloth. being removed with great
difficulty. In any case. although man
may contend successfully against them.
animals are unable to do SO and the
sheep that are bred in such numbers
on the pampas are their chief victims.
the darts OF the stipa penetrating their
eyeiIds and binding them. 50 that be-
Ing no longer able TO nnd their way
about they die OF hunger and thirst
The seeds also form amid the hair OF
the feet and over the whole cutaneous
surface a mass of sharp points which
every movement pushes farther into
the nesh. giving rise 70 ulcers. 10 which
the animal generally succumbs
The darts also penetrate into the
saiivary glands OF herbivorous animals
while they accumulate In great masses
These form especially under the tongue.
where they render difficult the move
ment OF the organ and the prehen-
sion OF food. The genus stipa is dis
semlnatcd throughout warm and tenn
pcrnte regions. but Is rarely found in
Europe There are about 100 species.
Of which four are found in France.
but as these grasses are driven out by
cultivation they are seldom found In
gardens and fields and are not at all
dangerous 70 cattle In France.-Trans-
lated from Revue scicntinque for Lit
erary Digest
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

10 the school and was allowed TO enter.
The town was az one In an uproar.
The pupils threatened 70 leave unless
the negro girl was ordered u
Miss crandail refused 10 insist upon
the girls departure. The town became
riotous oyer the question The pupils
all departed. The to~nspeople sent a
petition TO the State legislature 10 pre-
vent Miss crandali from turning the
school into a negro institution. as she
stated her intention % he.
Before the legislature acted on the
petition the negro girls were Installed
at the school The legislature passed
an act f~orbidding a school for negro
nonresidents. The town boycotted the
plucky woman. Finally she was arrest
%. imprisoned and finally convicted
On a technieality OF law she WIS
freed Her school and home were
burned down and her project failed
but she threw herself into the nboli-
ZIONIST cause with the ardor OF a Eea-
lof
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

ANNAA A@Nt'| 1880
no difficulty In purlolning right and
left. watches. as a rule. being most
sought after. The ordinary watch
guard is not sufficient protection 10 The
wearer. but are really -easy." even for
the amateur. What Is wanted In some
thing like the safety watch pocket
shown here. The most proncient pick
pocket would md Il impossible 10 try
10 llft a watch thus protected without
being detected This pocket Is shaped
like a triangle. and Is placed on tho
trousers In the usual position IL IL
In The form OF a dap and when open
Cd out assumes the position Indicated
b. the dotted lines Inside the dap Is
the real pocket for holding the watch
Wben the latter has been slipped Into
place the dap IL turned down and fas
tened by suitable Fasteners Tho In
ner pocket Is made Just large enough
10 bold n watch securely. the edges
being Sawed 10 the edges OF the dap
and the opsninx being made along tho
edge where the Dap bends.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23
cRABB's HILL SAMARITAN.



The young man whose automobile
was slightly out OF order knocked al
the door OF the long. low farmhouss
which stood. the only house for swc
miles. at the foot OF Crabs Hill
we need a little help and a tool
have left behind. By some oversight
said the young man. when his knock
Was answered. lis there anybody In
this region who has an autonobiieY
A lean man with a humorous face
hooked at him with a good deal OF in
terest. and then threw the door wide
open.
You'd better let the young woman
come In out OF the sun while We
tinker" be said. Hospitality. Il don't
know as there's any automobiles owned
round here. but living alone in this spot
at the foot o. Crabb's "a | do. and 80
many folks riding over from the towns
beyond. I've found IL wise TO keep some
considerable automobile gear on hand.
Wei step out TO the shed, and you can
make your selection
There's something else said the
young man. when the automobile was
once more ready for action Can you
tell me the nearest place for us to get
a good dinner1 Is there any Inn with
In a few milesz"
Not that | know Of said the lean
man. stroking his jaw th~oughtfuily.
But living at the foot o. Crabb's as I
do. and 10 many driving or riding by.
I've found it wise to keep a good sup
ply of berries and fruit In their yea
son. eggs and milk. and l can cook
brook-trout as well as most II you want
TO try the results. Ny potatoes aren't
far behiad the best"
AT the end or a simple but excel
lent meal the young man rose, hest
tated. looked at the young woman, and
then stepped close TO his host
There's one more thing III ask
you" he said. In a low tone. I'VE want
TO find a minister. We're both OF age,
with nobody to consider but ourselves.
but we don't like the conventional we'd
ding. 50 we started OF this morning.
I've got the license-we-"
His voice traiied OF as the lean man
stepped 20 a small table and hook from
Il a book
II haven't had a church for fifteen
years. be said. but l studied; thought
l had a call and l was ordained and
settled over a parish before l found
out I wasn't cut out for a preacher.
But living here at the foot OF Crabb's
as I do, I've found II best TO keep my
hand In with some o. my duties"
lie paused, and a slow smile lighted
face.
II suspicioned how twas from the
first he said ~yos zee. living at the
foot o. Crabb's as I do. I've seen a good
many OF you.--Youth's Companion
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23
IN HURRY FOR THE SHEETS.
"s.s, r=s'e,s s-,s rss, wsr

Hotel EnpIore said They Were
wsatss for Use -. rssf-esosh..
DIR. Irving A. Watson. secretary Of
the New Hampshire State board OF
health. and DIR. Edward Preach. super.
intendent OF the Mcdneld Insane Asy
iun. relate IN interesting Incident OF
their travels together some years ago
through the interior OF Mexico.
After a long horseback ride up
through the mountains they arrived In
n small village whose apology for a
public Inn looked as though Il had seen
the sorcet OF hard timca But thor
oughiy tired out. the medical men were
very glad to end a place TO rest for
the night and. retiring. told their host
that they should probably not arise
until late the next day.
Their protracfed slumbcrs were
broken when the morning was well adj
vanced by a pounding on the door.
whats the matter7- asked one Of
the still sleepy DOCTORS
ITS most dinner time and we've got
to have those sheets for tablecioths."
was the somewhat startling reply
Boston Herald.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23
olo.rlme RAIN GAUGES.
Th~ D.frymsn's Mpfk Can sad ths
nssshs.s'- wssoa nas.

This thing Of having : government
rain 10 tell you exactly how much
IL rains spoils the fun Of n shower
said tho man who was reared in the
country. -when I was a boy after a
rain everybody gathered dawn at the
po~tonicc to talk II over.
There must have been somewhere
about two inches and a half Of moisture
dropped. cause my wife left a washpan
out and Il was rained full. or course.
II was iaring some at the edges. which
might make II look like Il raIned mo-
'en II really did began ono.
Then there was the farmer whose
way OF Judging rainfall was by a two
gallon Jar that sat just n few feet from
the corner OF the house. lie always
prefaccd his figures or course you
can't exactly always tell about that jar.
for IL was settin' purity close to the
caves and some might have got blowed
into Il from the roof
There was a dalryman who always
tried to tell how much water fell by
milk cnns that were narrower nj the
mouth than any place else. Tis esti-
mates were always smaller than his
~nelghbors. and the only way he could
explain the discrepancy was by the fact
that the cloud seemed TO break when
Il got right over his farm. But II bis
figures were conser vative there was an
old ranchman who lived up on Sand
Greek, about three miles away, that
made up for them. He never got down
to the postothcc until about II o'clock.
eft was the dadbobdest rain | ever
ssw.' he always began. Gully washer,
rosIln' drownder. toad killer OF a rain
at always ralned more up on his
ranch than anywhere else In the whole
country. His rain gauge was a tight
bottomcd wagon box 3 feet wide and u
feet long. After a thunderstorm that
lasted about two hours. one morning.
be came in and said that wagon box
was raincd clean full. Fourteen inches
In two hours. That established n rec
ord that hasn't been beat yet 10 my
knowledge. As a further verihcation
ie ~accuratcneas OF his rain gauge
aid that the prairie dog holes In
low places were spouting water
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

la the form OF a loop and uniting II
by contact with the main feeding end
OF the wick Immediately below the EN-
trance TO the burner.
Two sides OF the wick are thus en-
aided 10 feed the burner. The end OF
the wick forming the loop Is attached
TO the other end by a metal band Tbs
provision OF two feeders 10 the burner
assures a maximum candle power and
the necessity OF turning up the wick az
short intervals Is avoided
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Seventeen distinct languages. besides
English. are spoken in India
It is claimed hat 45 per cent Of
photographers die OF tuberculosis
The potato crop OF the United King
dom Is worth annually over Sl.ooo.ooo.
600.
Bishop Berry Of the Methods
Church has charge Of seventeen con
ferences
A hundred years ago two -enterpris'
Ing merchants were ducked once for
every missing ounce
A Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building costing $4,000 Is soon
70 be erected II Detroit. Mich
Refrigerators are for the first time
coming into general use In France The
patterns being sold are of the style
used In the United States ffU years
ago.
The Boston Y. NJ C A is TO give q
winter course OF talks 70 shoe work
ers The aim is 10 give the workmen
a wider and more thorough knowledge
OF the industry.
A pageant will be held at Romsey.
England, on June IS 10 and % next In
honor OF the one-thousandth annivers
airy OF the founding OF Romsey Abbey
BY King Edward the Elder.
The contention that Iowa eoil could
be made to produce. with good seed
and proper cultivation 100 bushels OF
corn TO the acre is being proved correct
at the county farm near Des Moines-
The Amalgamsted Copper Company
alone employs about 10000 persons at
Butte. Mont, In addition to about l.5oo
az Great Falls 1000 at Anaconda and
1000 more at It's coal mines and lum-
Der camps
Billiard balls boxes for handker-
chiefx. Ink wells combs. etc, are now
made from skinned milk MIX stone
or -galaiith." as 1t Is called. Is a COM
binaton Of skinned milk and forma-
line. and Is made by a simple pro
cess
The parsons wife had sent Al order
for a leg Of mutton and received In re-
ply the following note: Dear Madam
Il have not killed myself this week.
but can get you a leg on my brother II
that win do. Your afrectionate butcher.
John Smith"
Sunny slope. Cal. enjoys the distinc-
ton Of being the largest vineyard In
the world. II Is situated amidst the
most beautiful scenery Of that favored
land. two miles from San Gabriel or
a total OF 1900 acres. TBS are devoted
10 grapevines. the remainder being dis
tributed among orange. lemon and olive
The biggest h~igh-prcssure pump In
the world Is Installed In the Dry Dig
Vings placer fields OF southern Oregon.
on Rogue River. and Is used to operate
A battery OF hydraulic monitors In the
This pump Is tested % with
stand a maximum pressure VI $50
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

A German statistician has made a
careful investigation to discover In
which countries the greatest age is at
tanned. The most amazing figures come
from that troublesome and turbulent
region known Ms the Balkan peninsula.
servia has ora persons who are more
than 100 years old, Roumania 1.os4 and
Bulgaria ASS. In other words. Bull
garin has a c~entsnarirn 10 every 100
inhabitants and thus holds the Interna-
tionai record for old people. In 1892
alone there died In Bulgaria 800 per-
sons who had exceeded the century.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

illustration there Is shown these I'm
proved reversible shears They are
little different from the ordinary "a
riefys except that each blade rs made
with two edges. both OF which are al
all times ready for immediate use.
When "a set Of blades becomes duh
the handles are reversed in position.
bringing the two remaining blades Into
use. Ia this way each pair OF shears
lasts twice as long as the old kind
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Idence crandail, who
be character
lied as one OF the
martyrs OF principle
and admired for her
steadfast bravery,
no matter whether
one agree or not
with her opinions
Prudence crandan
was the head OF a
fashionable boarding
school Ia Canterbury.
Conn.,. In 1888. A
negro girl APP
piled for admission
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

were designed par
~tscularly 10 be used
la cutting metals
The strongest kind
OF shears are re
CURED for this
work. which soon
dulls the edges OF
the blades, making
IL absolutely c
sary 20 have them
contfnu ally re-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

tbs lamp 10 smoke. endangers the chlna.
ney and Is otherwise Objectionable.
The object Of the device shown Ia
the accompanying illustration Is 20
obslats th.se difficulties By providing
beans ZOE supplying the burner ~ish
The requisite OF oil AZ tho con
Stunning end Of tho wick. Tho inventor
accompiisaes this By bending the wick
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

single lcnsth OF
the wick IL De.
gsnded upon Is not
Sufficient 10 sup.
ply the burner. As
a consequence I,
IL common prac
tiee TO turn up the
sick IA an effort
TO Increase the II.
inmlnatins power
Of the lamp. ThlS
OF ours. causes
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

sire able 20 carry
out this kind OF
~thieving without de
lection Nimble nn-
gers and quick ac-
ton are absolutely
essential. and these
requisites are only
acquired after long
practice Those
thieves who are
adept al the game.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Miss Herdso-Mrs. Galley has been
acting very disgracefuily for a mar
rIed woman lately. and they say"
Miss ~Goodlcy-0h. you should shut
your eyes to those things.
Miss Herdso-Oh, OF course. but I
hate to shut my ears to them-PhIla-
delphia prcsA
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

The provident wife lays up some
thing for a stormy day" remarked the
observer Of events and things: "hcr
pin money may come in very handy. to
pay her divorce lawyer."-Yonkers
Statesman
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Lots Of people" remarked the tirs-
some taiker. are said to have 'rxlLer
asleep IN the Lord who merely died
and went to the other place.
~yes.- said wIseman. -the nearcuf
they ever got to It was to fall aslesy
In the house OF the Lord~-Philsdes-
phia Press
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Picking pockets is a specialized
branch OF burglary that is fortunately
confined 70 a few. because only a few
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

from a foot 10 a foot and a half high
when he came aiong.~-kansas City
Times
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

II has been as~ecrtained that the "a
piiisry attraction OF the oil Ia the
wick 81 4 lamp TO the burner where a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

by a recent invention OF a New
York man the life of a pair OF shears
can be exactly doubled These shears
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Nature unsdorned is said 10 ~
adorned the most. but the bare eruth
Isn't always a thing Of beauty.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-23

Many a nan becomes weary frou
trying TO dodge people who make bin
tired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
1.-THE Tredstrate"
Shoe for Women.

@ TTENTION is called to a
tMl new fall model in Wom-
Nv ems Shoes-"The Tired
strate"-which we have
just placed on sale. This is a mod
ell designed after several years of
careful study, and its object is to
prevent, as far as possible, the shoe
from wearing on the side-a COM
mon fault with most shoes. It is
shown in several combinations of
feathers, and is one of the smart
est models of the season. The mas
ter workman's touch is seen
throughout the entire shoe, and it
is shown only by us.
''Tredsfrste." blucher style, made Of
patent kidskin. with welt sole. PAIR. pa. 90
''Tredstrate." button style. with the new Lon
don smoke gray core top and dull gnu
ealfskin xamp: welt sole and tip Of eee
same. Psir.. ....................... 5000
Iredstrate.' button style, with tan
ooze ca1fsk1n top and tan Russia calf Or
SKIN vamp: welt sole. Pair. ........... 9O.Oo
Third noor. Tenth 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
At Property Owners Expense.

The Commissioners decided today that
detector water meters must be placed in
the premises represented by the Dewey
Hotel, knights of Pythias Hall and the
District of Columbia Paper Manufacturing
Company at the expense of the owners of
the property. despite the protests made by
the latter. The investigations of the super
intendent of the water department of the
District, according to Capt. ]. ]. Morrow
Engineer Commissioner, show that the
requirement proposed OF making the con-
sumner pay for the installation Of the
meters ON pipes solely used for fire serv-
Ice il general. and he cited several cases
where 1t Is already in force. He re-
ferred to other instances where the con-
sumner has paid the cost Of the installa-
ton and a considerable rental in adj
dltion charged for the water service
Capt. Morrow said today that in view Of
this the Commissioners are Of the opinion
that they cannot allow water mains to
be installed without detector meters being
placed on the mains at the expense of the
property served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
MR.. BRYAN'S TRAIN DELAYED.
Local Democrats Fail to Obtain In
terview With Their Leader.

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan passed
through this city last evening on his way
to New York from Atlanta, and several of
his followers hoped to catch a glimpse OF
him and to escort him to the Metropolitan
Hotel. there to discuss the political OUT
look until time for his train to move on.
Unfortunately trouble with the engine
arose and the train was delayed at Jack
son City so long that Mr.. Bryan's
friends were forced to give up their vigil
without seeing him.
The democrats Of this city are looking
forward with the greatest interest to the
reception and dinner they propose giving
to Mr.. Bryan at the Raleigh Hotel. They
hope on that occasion to have an an
nouncement from him concerning his own
position on the question Of the demo-
cratic nomination for President, IL he
does not sooner disclose his views on that
matter.
A committee. consisting Of W. J. Dwyer.
Willis J. Abbott Cotter T. Bride, John s..
Miller and Edwin A. Newman, has been
appointed to make arrangements for the
reception and dinner. and will make re-
port to the committee Of $50. which will
be in charge OF the reception next
Thursday evening. On that occasion Mr..
Dwyer. as chairman Of the committee of
FIVE, will present the program that has
been prepared for the reception and din
ner. Commissioner West will preside at
the dinner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
Costs Jenkins Thirty Dollars.

Bertha Jordan expressed sympathy for
girl who was receiving rough treat
ment from Aiphonso Jenkins, color.d.
and shortly thereafter Bertha required
sympathy from others. This was the sub
stance OF the statement she made IN the
Police Court this mo ming. when Jenkins
was arraigned on charge OF assault
Jenkins had q spat with his girl. il was
testified. and the Jordan girl interfered.
Oats d, trouble 20 many coiored peo-
pie is under de sod and In de hospital
meddlin' IN other folks business" Jen-
kins replied TO his critic. and he showed
his resentment % the ''meddlin'.'' accord
ting TO the testimony, by striking tn,
critic twice in the mouth.
The idea of a man like you striking
a girl" commented Judge Kimball And
the little incident will cost Jenkins $50
or his liberty for ninety days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
Held on SUSPICION.

John Barnes. alias Hard Luck" col
ored. eighteen years of age. whose home
is al s6S Golden street southwest. Is I'M
der arrest In South Washington charged
with larceny from the person. It Is al
legged that he snatched a pocketbook from
Miss Edna Sheckells of 1900 10th street
northwest at Sth and B streets southwest
Saturday night.
Miss Sheckeils could not positively iden-
tify him as the man who had robbed her,
although she said he looked very much
like him.
John Brennan. who happened IA be in
the vicinity of sth and B streets about the
time the robbery wns committed. saw the
prisoner ana declared he had seen him
running from where the robbery was COM