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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

the whistle For instance. II one whistle
has a note eight seconds In length.
coming every half minute. another
whistle may have a note nve seconds
In length coming every quarter min
ute. No two whistles within a section
where there would BE- tho slightest
chance Of confusing them are alike
Neither are any two lights alike
where they may BE- misfaken one for
the other There are nowadays hyo
different CLASSES OF light: 8xed. revolv-
Ing. flashing. eolored Ia Intermittent.
There are some combinations Of these
also which provide still other vnria-
lions. such Is Intermittent flashing
lights aud group flashing lights.
on IL atlil the fuel used. Wherever
else Il nlay BE- back number. Il keeps
itz lead over al ottcr lights FOR steadl-
ness and reliability IN signal work.
There are some bnOys which are elee-
tricaiiy lighted and some which have
Pinfsch lights There are also some
lighishipa which arc electrically light
81. But the weii-known instability %
buoys and ships = the result Light
houses stick 20 coal Oh.
The pay Of lighthouse keepers aver.
agcs FROM 500 % 1900 a year. The
isolated ones are supplied with food
and fuel. too. aud Il Il a fact that u
often costs moro 10 gct theas supplies
% the lighthouses than the supplies
themselves eost. afen who receive 500
a year Or other small salaries do not
have charge Of nrstclaas lighthouses
They arc the mea who attend to light
Ing one o. the small beacons. but eveo
IN that case they earn their money.
Lighthouse keepers are not ailowr1
10 take up any occupation that would
with their duties. but some
% them manage 70 earn m honest
penny occasionally By making shoes
q doing tailoring OF other lntsrrnlt-
tent work. One Il reported who
preached every Sunday az a little
.hurch near the light Another wna q
Justice Of tho peace Another taught
schooi.
TIE summer Isn't 70 bad anywhere.
IN the northern Atlantic coast things
% 10 the other extreme. Summer
olks become a vcritablc pest At many
4 the lights Those which are near
he large resorts arr made the objcc-
i've points Of hundreds Of yachting
artics. o. launches Of oilers In any
ind Of a thing that win aont.
When these visitors como By scores
very day and must M BE- taken up to
- the lights very respectable little
limb II the tower happens to he 100
r more feet high and must al BE- FED
'ith the same facts-ali Of them indi-
nstiblc to the average mind on a sum-
ler vncatlon--and must all peek ana
ser into the private quarters Of the
imIly. then the isolation Of January
Dcsn't seem 10 be without It's rcdecm-
x features.
The wife Of lighthouse keeper has
, sinecufe. One wonders what hap
.ns n man In that position marries
! untldy wife. According to the tcsfl-
ony OF ono woman who lives IN a
ghthouse the inspector would make
Iort work OF domestic slattern.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07
Sale OF Real Essxss ;.
Not be Made.

nes In the Probate Court Of Eez Perez cou
- idaho.
Tor In she matter Of the estate Of Maud Co,
- Otto Convey, Lsls Convey, Forrest Covey, EY'
~ Covey, minors
ida coyey, the guardian Of the estate OF
mo above named minors, having hled In
- court her petition duly verified. praying
IN an order Of sale Of ell Of the real estate Of
minors for the purposes herein set forth,
theref0fs ordered that All persons interss
- in said estcfe Of said minors, appear Def
Inc this said probate court on the 22nd day OF
-. 1903, At the hour Of 10 o'clock a. m. Of said
sic At the courtroom Of said court At the co,
house in the city Of lewiston. county Of I
Perez, state OF idkho. 10 show cause Win
r.salordsr should Defhss sss1fed,fs- - isstfIf.
Il shouldn't be surprised II It was be-
cause a corporation generally stands By
man who has worked for It and the
public generally Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

? IN lighthouse Is no Joke Even whes
the house Is on the mainland. wher,
: the keeper and his family can ge
around somewhat as other folks do
the winter Is a long. hard pull.
In the United States there are about
i.T0O lighthouses. built In large va
riety Of situations. not one Of which
was chosen with a view 70 the eonifori
and social advantages Of the occupants.
For instance. when Il comes 70 linked
loneliness long drawn ont the eight
families who keep the scotch Cap and
the Sariehef lights on the coast OF
Alaska are candidates Tor frst prize.
There are four OF them at each Hight.
but they do not see each other for
months at time.
As for seeing anybody else. a passing
steamer occasionally lowers . boat and
sends thsm mail. But as the steamer
company charges Uncle Sam $50 every
time II does this the lighthouse folk
have 70 put Up With rare visits
Life on a lightship l. even worse
than Il Is IN a lighthouse. Tho house.
At any rate. keeps fairly steady. where
a. llghtship Is never absolutely nfiil.
and In stormy weather rolls and
wreuches. douses and drcnches is
rev unit they almost go crazy under
the strain. The best OF them can't
stand too long a spell OF that sort OF
thing.
The Dlamond shoals lighfshlp. thir-
teen miles out In the ocean OF Cape
Hatterns. OF evil memory TO mariners.
was kept there once for ave months In
stead OF the three prescribed By the
regulations
Even when the crew were half dis
lracted from the strain Of their long
1uty Il did not occur 70 them to aban-
don their post. As a matter OF fact
,nly three or four Instances have been
recorded Of American keepers abandon
Ing light which was In their charge
Probably when Il comes to out aud
out wintry rlgors some OF the light
houses on the Great Lakes suffer more
even than those on the seacoast They
become coated with thick Ice and have
Ilso 70 stand up against onslaughfs d
snke Ice forced up out Of the water and
iriven against them with terrific force.
0ne lighthouse on Lake Erie had to
Itand on one occasion against Ice which
,iied Up against II to n height OF forty
Get. II
But it's no sumner resort IN the
over Of any lighthouse In winter. No Z
leat Is allowed. az that would cause :
dimmlng Of the plate glass window {
r the lenses. The heat from tho q
reat lamp Is carried or By a ven '
Ilator overhead and the turret Is 20 Z
old that on tho New England coast 3
eepers say that a glass Of water will lp
uickly freeze solid II set on the win T
ow sill. 4
The big lamps, BY the why. are al 4
wed TO burn only four hours AZ a
me- II they burn longer there Is apt n
, be vaporization Of the gases ia tie .
4. lessening the brilliance Of the light. a
D the lamps are changed twice every n
Ight. When there Is fog or storm II
rst-class lighthouse viii keep three 81
en- busy all night tending to lights
I'd the engine which keeps the siren
histIe going. 8
These whistles differ from ons an v
her. Just az the lights do, 50 that Il
EN- II n vessel cannot distinguish a Il
rat II can determine its position BY 81
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07
CHAPTER TX

Hardly had NJ Alfred Cassagne swaI-
lowed the last mouthful Of his breakfast.
than his active mind reverted again to
the mystery which yet surrounded the
death Of Nine. RoupeIL
Who was the man, at present unknown.
who had crept like thief in the night
into the chateau. and as quietly stolen
away when his foul work had been ac-
compIished? And what was his motive in
committing the crime7 Was be in any
way connected with VI. Chabot? Could
It be possible that the project of police
had stumbled on the real instigator Of
the murder in the person Of Chabot. and
that this unknown person was his con
federate7 Most likely at that moment,
some officer from the prefecture was en-
gagged in closely watching Chabot's slight
est movements. There might be some
thing in the projects theory. after all
Mature reflection convinced ". Cassagne
that it would not do to dismiss 1t with
a mere shrug Of the shoulders. Chabot's
accomplice might be the man they were
looking for. Anyhow, it would not do to
leave the point uncovered
Il must write at once" be said, pres
emily. ito Cliquot- CIiquot is my assist
ant We must have him keep watch Of
this Monsieur Chabot's movements"
NJ Cassagne wrote out a series Of in
structions, particularly cautioning his as
sistant to keep track Of " Chabot, and |
under no circumstances. II he ran across
any Of the people from the prefecture. to /
let them really know who he was. Then /
he appeared to be engrossed In thought. |
He rubbed his hands violently together,
as If be would impart activity to his
brain BY the friction He arose, thrust
back his chair, and began to walk rapidly
up and down the room, stopping occasion
ally 70 examine the pictures on the walls,
with the eye Of a critic. Fly
"Madame's husband left her very welrn.
Of, / should judge he remarked at last
very" replied DR.. Mason. M
How long ago did Monsieur RouDeIs |
die?"
About fifteen years" WI
"And then she took up with til or
nIecessv
'Not Immediately. Il was not until
the death Of their parents that Madanhir
Roupell went to America to fetch them.
Tel me what relatives Madame Roul
Dell had besides these young ladies'"
There were no other relatives excspE
l brother, dissolufe character, who fol-
owed his sister from America to this
,ounfry.7
And his names'
''As recollect It. Henry Graham, 1
'elieve. A man Of City or sixty"
When did you last see this Henry
5rahamgg
Il never saw him but once. He came
0 the chateau, on some begging expedi-
ion when happened to be here. He
'retended to be very aaectionate. He
vas a pooE-looking creature. quite broken
own when saw him, and not at all the
ind Of man TO commit daring crime
'Recollect that the moment Madame
ioupell died he had an interest in her
state lie was her nearest heir-at-law.v
But she had made her will, she had =,
isoymed him, and utterly cast him on.
hat viii bequeafhed all her property 70 =
er nicces. Witnessed Il. knew what
az Ia it,
VI. Cassagne began to grow more and q
lore interested He no longer cast bis y
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

THANK you, judge said the prisoner
sentenced to thirty days on bread and
water.
Seeing that the magistrate was puz-
zled. he explained that he long bad de-
sired to try the simple life, but lacked
the courage 70 begin.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

Lovely Fiancee- Oh, George, I some
times think would rather die than be-
married.
George What, darling Rather die7
Lovely Fiancee-Yes you don't ha p
TO rehearae half dozen times for that
you know Chicago Tribune
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

Perhaps the Young Things would
study better n a love story were run In
with the geography, and the arithmetic
tables. In order to catch their atten-
ton. & love story ls run into everything
else.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

why hasn't Lightfool his dancing
class this yearT
Because his old pupils did not come
back and be would not take steps to
Get new Baltimore American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

American tourist IN England, seeing
a farm laborer digging deep drain /.
what are you digging here for7g ask
ed the tourist.
Gold, guy-nor,v replied the laborcf.
Tourist-When DO you expect 70
strike IT.
Laborer-One O'Clock on satnrdnr.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-07

did you notice that nearly every Que
in the audience she'd tears during my
great death sceueY' queried the leading
Evening journal., 1908-11-06
SIPS White TX
Blankets at 4 ~

ia size. OF heavy quality.
With dainty red or blue bor-
ders. To the housewife who
wants to save on bedding we
would say that these blankets
represent a r,Sitive saving OF
so per cent. That is if you buy
tomorrow. Perhaps you'd bet
ter get them now.
King ST.
Evening journal., 1908-11-06
Great Blanket Sale Continues!
ChiIdren's Outing
Flannel Gowns

SO light ana warm. The
children need warmer sleeping
garments. You could't posi-
bly, buy the material and make
them for this price. You'll no
tice after examination that
they're well made little gar
ments.
Sizes ? to o years. ...... .2oc
Sizes 8 to II years. .35c
Worth 4oc and soc.
King St.
Evening journal., 1908-11-06
SIS Women's and Misses Suits at $50
WOmen's Mannish WOrsted Suits

In all the shades Made in the seasons smartes
styles The coats 60 inches lined with fine quality satin and
trimmed buttons Skscut in the very latest styles Suits
that all over sell at $4,000 and $25oo. Special at
$3.50 and S 500
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
WAR WOULD COST
GERMANY MUCH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BERLIN. July ia European war at
this time would cost SIG 900 100000 annual
ly and result in America becoming the
undisputed leader Of the world.
This is the statement Of military ex-
pert General Blume. who was commits
stoned by Emperor William to prepare a
report on the probable cost OF an
European war
The report was submitted to-day.
If Germany were to fight another
European power General Blume says it
would cost 81, 100000 year in direct out
lay and entail a loss Of S25, 900, 900 in her
industries
Blume figures that the next war will in
volve at least four powers and that the
foregoing estimate of cost would apply
TO each making a total annual cost of
sixteen billion dollars Such a financial
drain he says, could have but one result
the world supremacy Of the United
States.
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
BURN OUT FOUR
HARLEM HOUSES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. July 17.-Four tene-
ments in Harlem's Little Italy which
houses scores of families were almost
destroyed today by an incendiary. In
one house on East One Hundred and
Fourteenth street two fires were start
ed and here Beniano Conino who lives
a few blocks away was captured with
bottle Of benzine in his pocket, after
desperate fight. No sooner were the
excited tenants of the building hust-
led out and the flames extinguished
than the firemen were called to East
One Hundred and Ninth street, large
tenement house near where eleven peo
pie died in a fire a few months ago.
There, and on East One Hundred and
Thirteenth street, and at No. 329 Eas.
One Hundred and Fourteenth street
whence alarms quickly came, evidence
that an incendiary had been at work
Early alarms made the loss by the
flames inconsiderable and prevented
what might have been panics and severe
loss Of life
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
ANOTHER LETTER
IN WILSON CASE
Sent From This City and Says
a Wilmington Man Killed
the PhysiC. n

DEVELOPMENTS in the murder OF DR..
w H. Wilson, Of Philadelphia, who
died after slipping poisoned ale that
had been sent to him. are now center
ing about Wilmington, for Superinten-
dent of Police Taylor. of Philadelphia,
has received a letter bearing a VIII
mington postmarS stating that the man
who sent the poisoned beverage to the
physician was n printer, who lived and
worked in Wilmington, but who has
disappeared.
Chief of Police Black, Of this city,
had a conference with Superintendent
Taylor in Philadelphia yesterday and
viii do his utmost to try to help the
Philadelphia authorities solve the
mystery since the case has taken the
turn that focuses attention on this
city.
That the letter had been mailed from
Wilmington became known in Philadel-
phia yesterday, and shortly afterward
Chief Of Police Black arrived at the Of
flee of Superintendent Taylor. The
two officials We're closeted for a long
time. and when he left IN Office Chief
Black declined TO discuss the case.
When asked about IL to-day he said
he had gone 10 Philadelphia on a diff
ferent matter and only incidentally
called on superintendent Taylor.
IL became known to-day, however.
that Chief Black and some Of the men
Of the local Police Department are
making quiet inquiries to try to find
any information tending to bear out
the statements in the letter received by
superintendent Taylor. While admit.
ting that he had received such a let
ter, superintendent Taylor declined to
give out its text It was learned that
the letter was similar 70 other myster-
ious letters received by the Philadel-
phia authorities from Bristol, Boston
and other cities purporting to give in
formation about the sender of the
prussic-acid laden bottle of ale. The
letter was presumed to be written by
an employing printer of Wilmington.
and stated that the man who had sent
the ale had been in his employ and had
used the poison TO get revenge upon
DR.. Wilson for performing an operation
that had killed the printers wife. The
letter went on to state that the printer
several years ago had worked IN a
small town. but later was employed In
Wilmington, and that he had fed after
sending the ale to Dr. Wilson.
According TO word from Philadelphia,
Superintendent Taylor not only had re-
quested Chief OF Police Black 70 CO.
operate in trying TO find out whether there
is any truth in the letter writer's state
ments. but he also had sent Detectives
Wood and Long from Philadelphia to this
city and that they had been conducting
an investigation here last night.
Chief Black when asked about the mat
ter to-day said he knew nothing Of the
Philadelphia detectives working on the
case in Wilmington. and II Detectives
Long and Wood had been sent here he
did not know OF It. The chief said that
so far as he knew there are no develop
ments in the case.
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
MAN DETAINED
IN MURDER CASE
conllnned from Flrst Pare.

Continued from First Page
that the country has known for some
time attended the funeral. The child
with whom he was infatuated was there
and seemed heart-broken as she look
ed al him for the last time
He was very good 10 me-" she said.
''but could not marry him. he was
too old"
There is reason to believe that the
old man was murdered while on the
way to kidnap 12-year-old Elizabeth
Walls and elope with the little girl
This theory was advanced last night
by John 4. Vessel. son-in-law Of VIII
liams. from whose home the farmer
disappeared on Saturday night That
there IS a basis for this belief Is made
evident by the promise OF the giri to
marry him. although she etoutly denied
that she had given her consent to tho
marriage. Samuel Walls and his wlfs.
parents OF the girl ais) stated that
they opposed the advances OF the elder
~ farmer. but & was as emphaticaly
asserted by members Of The Williams's
family that the arrest of the old man
upon a serious charge was contem-
plated by Walls to force the marri-
age.
Two States Involved.
Later in the case many complications
will arise between Delaware and Mary
land
While Maryland IS investigating the
crime. II is not az all unlikely that the
old farmer was carried. dead. acros
the Delaware line.
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
The Man That Made Nisqara.


When the first suspension bridge was
thrown over Niagara there was a great
and tumultuous opening ceremony,
such as the Americans love, and many
Of the great ones of the United States
assembled to do honor TO the occasion,
and among them was Roscoe Conkling.
Conkling was one Of the most brilliant
public men whom America has pro-
duced-a man Of commanding. even
beautiful. presence and OF perhaps un-
paralleled vanity. He had been called
(by an opponenD a human peacock.
After the ceremonies attending the
opening OF the bridge had been con-
cluded Con-. ing. with many others,
was at the railway station waiting to
depart; but, though others were there,
he did not mingle with them, but strut
ted and plumed himself for their ben
eft posing that they might get the full
effect Of all his majesty.
One Of the station porters was 80
impressed that, stepping up to another
who was hurrying by trundling a load
Of luggage. he jerked his thumb In
Conkling's direction and
who's that fellerT' he asked -Is
he the man as built the bridgeY'
The other studied the great man a
moment
"Thunderl No" said he. Hes the
man as made the falls."-H. Perry
Robinson in Putnam's Magazine.
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA, July 17-FEED-The
market ruled firm under light onerilgs
and a fair demand for desirable stock
We quote car lots:
Winter bran. in bulk, per ton, S2f0Oa2Atoi
spring bran. in sacks, as to size, per ton,
s240Oa24.50.
WHEAT-Offerings were light and val.
ues were steadily held, but there was little
trading. No. 2 red was quoted as follows;
June. sOa9Oikc; July Ssasslsc; August s.
as7c. Spot car lots in export elevator -
No ? red sOa9olAc No. red western, 50
asOIkc; steamer No. 2 red, s7i5assc.
CORN-The market ruled steady under
light offerings. but trade was quiet We
quote spot car lots for local trade as tc
location: No. ? yellow. 9asocrdluup1pp
location:
NO. yellow, sOas1c; steamer yellow.
7Sa79c; No. 3 yellow 76a77c; No. yellow
7a72c
OATs-The market ruled steady under
light offerings. but trade was quiet. We
quote as to location;
No. 2 white, 57lka5Sc; standard white.
IS aa57c; No. 3 white, 55iAa5sc; rejected.
5slsa5iikc.
POULTRY-Live was IN moderate sup.
ply. but demand was light and fowls we're
a shade easier Quotations:
Fowls, as to quality. lSal3iac; old rosst-
ers. 91salOc; spring chickens. broiler uni
form sizes, Weighing 1laa2 pounds EACH
2sa20c.
Dressed Poultry fowls Southern, i21hc;
western, choice, 1slkc; old ROSTERS. dry
picked, 1OaiOkc; broilers. nearby. welgh-
ing sl5a4 pounds to the pair sOas5c
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
NO INCREASE IN
RAILROAD RATES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, July 17-Tearing a dis,
turbance to business. which might cost
the Republican candidate thousands OF
votes in the coming election. heads OF
all the big Eastern trunk lines have
refused TO raise rates az this time and
e. II. Hartman, VINO advocated the
move, to-day stands defeated.
President George F. Baer. Of the
Reading, led the opposition to Havri-
man at an all-day fight in the rooms
of the Eastern trunk lines traffic situa-
tion here. Hartman declared that an
Increase in freight rates was vital to
the success Of the Erie and kindred
lines and he was seconded in his ef-
forts by Vice-President Brown Of the
Now York Central
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
HAZEL DREW MURDER
BATTLES DETECTIVES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
TROY, July 17-Bafiied at every turn
in his search for the person who slew
pretty Hazel Drew and cast her body
into Teal pond, District Attorney
o'Brien to-day is preparing to force
from the lips OF her secretive aunt,
Minnie Taylor. the names Of the men
with whom she and the murdered girl
took a drive a few days before the
tragedy had convulsed this neighbor.
hood.
IT'S nobody's business" Is all that
the woman viii say. "The naming OF
Hazel's friends would thrown no ligh;
on her death. / viii not talk"
Nevertheless, all other clues having
failed, an effort viii be made TO pursue
this phase Of the girls life in the hope
Of nearing some solution of the mys-
terry.
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
0O5-6O7-6OO rIarket Street

Thus two States are involved. Mary
del, which Is directly on the State line,
and Tenipleville, which is only two
miles distant. are equally distant from
the swamp where williams was found
hanging on n rope that was not even
tight. crudely arranged by his slayers,
who had crushed out his life with a
cudgel or sandbag.
Further court complications arise,
TOO, from the fact that Templeville 's
on the border line OF Caroline and
Queen Anne counties, and on one side
OF the road where the assassins Of Wit
liam Williams dragged his body is one
county. while the opposite side is in
quite another Sheriffs bailiwick.
Evening journal., 1908-07-17
PROHIBITONISTS
NAME CANDIDATES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
COLUMBUS, o., July 17.-To-day
the delegates, nominees and leaders Of
the National Prohibition Party are
hurrying home their work done. Eu-
gene Wilder Chain, a Chicago lawyer
and lecturer, was nominated for presi-
dent last night amid scenes Of enthu-
siasm seldom exceeded in any national
convention of any party. Aaron S.
Watkins, an instructor at Northern
Ohio University, at Ada, Ohio, was
chosen for vice president