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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

In dealing with that troubiesoms lit
lie pest. The red spider. q really sne
cessful remedy il found In some Of the
liquid tobacro or nicotine extracts.
now fairly numerous on the maFkef
They may b. used either b. rnporlza.
lion ogerheaL directly with steam
pressure. or b. spraying enid dlluflons
IN water. They are rnfher costly and
must b. handled With carr. a. they
are particularly deadly lnieraal poison
10 humans ~ well ~ animals but are
effective when used according q diree
tons and little harmful 10 errn the
most delicate plants. states nrral Sew
Yorker. This reuedy Il % e1arsr e
On less resistant insrcfs sneh
as aphids. thFips and scales Il dos
~ promise much ~ ~rexnris ~hitS ~
~ outdoor scales. bui we have Tsii
remedies for these pests Ia hyi
-nA and soluble ola
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02
HIS IDEA

What are you going to be. dear Jack,
When you're quite grown ups' 1 said
"Win you be a lawyer, like papa,
Or e soldier. like Uncle Nedz7
He shook his curly head and smiled;
Then answered, Il think 1t Is queer
Papa wanted 70 Re a lawyer,
When he plight be a pioneer"
"A pioneer. deaRBaddie2v l cried;
-Why, how brave and bold you must
be.
But if you roam, 0 must come back
home
Your poor little mother to see"
-Oh. I'll not go far away" he cried;
Il can do it as well at home-
I don't think when I'm a pioneer
That / shall care to roam.
Il should think that a pioneer" he said,
With calmly smiling eyes.
That a pioneer would have to do
Something r other with pies"
st Nicholas
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02
THE LAST

He Caused a commosfon I'm a suit
I'm chaneery.
II was a suit In cbancery, and there
was a great gathering. Of deceased's
family. quarreling. as relatives will.
over the division OF the spoils The
lawyers engaged chuckled. for the suit
seemed likely to be prolonged and COM
plicated.
There were many lawyers. too. and
the judge marveled ut the ~lmmensity OF
the deceased mans family as lawyer
after lawyer rose In rapid succession.
Introducing themselves with The usual
formula, and I. my lord. am for the
nephews Cor nleces or fifteenth cousin
removed. as the case may bel Of the
deceased The procession seemed In
termlnable. but at last It came 10 an
end. Then a small voice was heard
timidIy saying from the back Of the
court, May I be allowed to speak, my
lord7' There was dead silence rs HIS
lordshIp adjusted his spectacies and
asked rather dejectedly, who are
your
The answer was, to say the least,
unexpected. II am the deceased. my
lord" said the modest voice from the
back OF the court That ended the ac-
ton.
Quite unknown to bis relatives the
deceased had turned up from the wilds
OF Rhodesia. Obviously a man Of hui
NOR. he must have taken a delight in
watching how "the best laid schemes
Of mice and men gang aft ngley."-
English Paper.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

A writer In The selentiae Aaisr.iL
declares that b. enecinaiiy pat an rai
70 the d~eprriatlpn Or hawks ln. his
poultry yard b fastening ~ Old seyihr.
ground 70 q razor etsc sitA the sharp
cnd down. On q hlzh pole VI Ia ta-
edge Of a neld ucar bis yards Ths
hawks. a. e their habit. ut On the
eythc. Eraapinx Il wila sielr clapa
with the RESULT that iislr fcef wrr,
badly cut. This au<ercd Them nnd they
attacked shr pcythe. literally tooih ari
toensiL. and o. cpur-e ros the worst %
II Every hawk that came along nct
With q Ike recepfion AMI uithln y
short time they wore either killef Or
driven sway.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02
Their Codes Of Honor


It was a wild, stormy night In dark
est Russia The snow was falling thick
and fast In whirllng, seething gusts.
which the cutting north wind blew.
now this way, now that. Darkness, in
all its awful Russian gloom and drearl-
ness. had settled on Siberia, the land
Of misery and sorrow.
In a lonely hut, far on upon the wild
pIain. all was stiffness, save for the
soft humming Of a young girl. seated
by the FIRE. which glowed In a subdued
light. II was a very humble dwelling.
but wfthal, extremely neat and home
like. It was constructed of rough
hewn logs and tlmbers. Furs and skins
covered the walls and floor, and cook
ing utensils hung from the topmost
beams Of the roof. A huge fireplace
glovved In one corner. before which
we're two chairs.
Vera Stephanoyitch was sitting. Idly
dreaming. before the FIRE. Occasional
w her hummlng burst forth into rich
full melody. and as II in answer. the
storm ragged more iercely without and
a voice in the night seemed indeed 20
groan. the voice Of the bowling wind.
As the tempest grew more and more
violent, the girl arose and, taking a
peered anxiously out. She was
a beautiful girl, tall and 1.-THE, with a
OF dark hair and large gray
eyes. Her face was strong, but sweet,
with a clear, broad forehead, regular
features, and rich, red lips. After
standing there awhile. she went back
to the dre and began humming again.
But every little while she went szx-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

long and 5 or 8 inches Ia. diameter al
the butt. To operate. put chain No. 4
ON the biggest stump and have the
other &nd fixed to the pole about IS or
% inches from the end Take chain
No I and place Il 0 inches nearer the
end and chain No. ? six Inches on the
other side. Now place chain No. 3 on
the stump that Is TO Be pulled and
swing the pole as far As possible; AZ.
taeh the grab hook from No I to No 3
chain; swing the lever (poiel until
No ? chain car be attached 70 No 3
Keep swinging back and forth. chang
Ing hoops al every swing until stump
Is up. For heavier stamping a hnrse
rig on a similar principle may b. used
only the chain requires TO b. heavier
and stronger. Make the hooks on No
1 and ? with just turn enough 10 hold
on the link Of No J
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

The molasses cake used IN Franz a.
food for cattle consists In thc h1llinx
Of molns.es and sorkiag Il briskiy with
mixture Of corn nour and bran. whc1 u
j. pressed into the ordinary form 81 q
cake and packed in bags fpr sale. The
proportions usd are oncinlrd moiassss
one-third -four. onefhiri bran me
suburban dairymcn claimed that Ia the
uee Of this moiasses cake there are *
tra yield Of milk and az lnrrensc Ia
proportion Of butter lat. The propcr
quantity in feeding should b. q to 10
pounds daily. which Is not intended az
a basis Of food. bur a. a coudlmeut.
and to assist diEestioa.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

which Is invariably corrupt They are the worst mem
bers of that class, because they have squandered all the
money they possessed and are looking out for more to
crafty their low habits How can such men be expected
TO make good husbands for young American girlss They
are spendthrifts. with nothing to do but to crafty them
selves. and after they are married they have plenty OF
money with which to do It. The result Of such an inter-
national marriage can be predicted with certainty. Mar
riages such as that OF Anna Gould with Boni a. Castel-
lane or Consuelo Vanderbilt with the Duke OF Marlbor-
ough are not marriages against the blood. but marriages
against common sense
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

The soil II the farmers capital. and
he eau only keep that capital unimpalr.
ed By adding fertility to II. AZ tho
fertility decreases. bis capital decreases
and becomes impaired Plants and ami.
mails are Us stock In trade By having
the best plants and animals lie can
only beat the other fellow In tho com
petition Of trade By having a better
stock IN trade and something that peo-
pie want and are willing to pas a good
price for. because Il Is a good article.
The more fertile bis soil. the cheaper
be can produce the articles which the
people want.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

iously to the window and tried to
pierce the DIackness. Her anxiety be-
came more and more noticeable as the
minutes slowly crept on
1T Is a terrible night she murmur-
ed. ~Ah. II Orion were only heret7
Suddenly there came a lull between
the gusts Of wind and a sound reached
vera's ears, the sound OF painful. strug-
Cling feet, dragging weary on In the
storm Then came a sharp rap on the
door. She rushed t open 1t and a man
fell into the room. He was covered
With snow and ice n seemed utterly
exhausted He was haggard and wild
eyed. and started nervously at every
sound.
The girl cried: "Oh, my brother.
thank Heaven you are here. Come to
the fire and rest" This seemed to
rouse him. for he arose and whispered
hoarseIy: Vera. I have killed the
foreman OF the mine.'
She gazed at him In terror. horror.
and cried:
What do you mean. OrioH7-
-Oh, Vera be cried. 1T was an ac-
cident Ny gun became discharged ae-
cidently and the bullet struck the fore
man who stood near me. They are
searching for me, they VIII be here in
a moment I must hy. my sister. Il
must go. l shall escape to England.
or anywhere. anywhere, but I must go
now, now. and then. oh God. what VIII
become Of your
The girl had been horri6ed. then
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

Here Is a sketch OF a device which
viii do good work In the way OF re
moving stumps. II can be operated
by a man and a boy II stumps do not
exceed six or eight inches In diameter.
For larger stumps " men and a boy
may be employed The boy can change
the hook at each swing Of the pole. In
the illustration two short chains (No
/ and p are shown attached 10 the
pole. These are each four feet long
with a common grab hook IN one end
and a round hook Dr. ring AZ the other
end The longer chains are fixed 10
the stumps. one OF them reaching 10
the pole. the other 10 the grab hooks.
The pole requires 10 be Is OF 10 feet
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

Naturally the fowls catch cold more
readily az night when on the roosi
than during the day. when they are
moving around freely 70 that pro,ec-
tion should always be given them n
there - danger In this respect or n the
nights are very cold and u Is desired
70 keep all the heat possible among The
birds Place the roosts - hat the
backs VIII rest against the wall Of the
poultry house. then. on the roof Of The
building a few inches farther from the
wall than the lower roost. erect a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

An extraordinary explanation OF frequent failures
among marriages of American girls with titled foreigners
is given By Edmund Kelly. late the counsel OF Anna
Gonld in her successful suit for divorce International
marriages. says Mr.. Kelly. are losing bargains in the long
ran because while they are not always formulated
against the Will OF the flesh. they are Invariably formu-
lated against the blood ~Races win not mix; there lies
the fault" How absurd this Is. the Chicago Journal
says. anybody who lives in a cosmopolitan city like Chi
eago knows. Here races are mixing daily with the hap
pest results
The real trouble with International marriage is quite
another thing The husbands come from a class which
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02
san. fsr Desa,urea AIe.hs,.

The French use small stills for N.
manufacture OF perfumes and brandIes
and an article In Popular Mechanics
describing the stills, suggests their use
for The manufacture Of dcnaturcd alco.
hol on a small scale. Some OF these
dlstilling outfits cost only $40; some are
portable (h~and-pushcd or horsc.drnwn,.
and various fuels are used III The Aev.
eral STYLES OF machlnna
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

Horse breeding takes rank as one Of
the first Industries OF the country. The
10.74G,5S3 horses In the United States
have a commercial value Of s1,8fe,578,-
212.-outranking in valuation any other
branch Of animal husbandry. The Inn
p~ortapce OF horses in national industry
can hardly be estimated, for II they
we're suddenly destroyed the business
Of the country would come to a stand
still. Horses are an Industrial neces-
sity and their breeding IL a profitable
branch OF ~husbandry.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

right. no time can be lost. Come. TAX
this money. which we have saved an,
CO. They will be here directly
She forced the gold into bis hands
and throwing her arms p~assionately
about his neck. said: God bless you
Orion and may he help sou to escape,
7 shall pray for you night and day
But go. oh gOtv
He embraced her tenderly and said;
Vera you are a brave sister. Some
day shall send for you to come to me
and then l will repay YOU
-Orlon," she said sobbing. you win
return to me but I can never 20 to
you sergius,r she stopped, brushing.
-You love him. yeray
-Yes.7 she answered. softly.
We'll. then, I go with a lighter
heart for sergius Is a brave and hon
orable soldier. but now. farewell. Oh.
Vera q last embrace and he was
gone. Vera stood where he had left
her, then she cried. HE shall escape.
I VIII save him. I shall trick the offi-
Gals" Then she broke down softly
sobbing-
But she soon arose and resumed her
seal at the fire. and silence once more
settled on the Siberian hut. while Vera
waited-waited.
About midnight the storm ceased.
Vera vent to the door and looked out.
The stars were out now and shone
brightly on the Russian snow. She
stood, looking out, when suddenly she
saw a dark line Of figures moving
across the plain. coming toward her
hut She knew what II meant. II
a band Of soldiers. Suddenly she
started Who was that ut their heads
1t was Sergius Borisk0n, her lover
and betrothed- And they had placed
him at the head OF those who sought
her brothers Hfel She hastily went In
and as hastily shnt the door. A strange
tumult Of feelings struggled ia her
breast. Then she broke into a little.
laugh.
Il shall ave him now she sang.
A few moments later a knock came
at her door. She opened II and Ser
gfus came In, HIS face set and white.
He motioned for the Others to stay be-
hind and went IN alone, and shut the
door. The two stood looking at eacn
for a long time. Neither spoke.
he broke the silence.
Vera, I cannot help It. I must do
my duty. They gave me this charge.
I must fulfill IT, have sworn to do
so. Where Is your brotherY' No an
Vera, where is your brotherT'
Suddenly she came close to Serglus
and, looking up into his strong face,
and dark. handsome eyes. 80 full Of
tenderness for her, she said:
~sergius. I am your promised wife.
Do you love meTv
~You know Vera" he said simply.
but why do you ask7"
"Why7y she said p~asslonately, "why7
Because you mus prove your love for
Xou u show that you love nae
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

dazed. and now she sank. sobbIng T:
"Oh, Orlor, OrIonw-
With an agonized cry the man went
to her and said "Hush, Vera, hush.
There Is no time to lose. must go
now. tonight"
-In this Storm she cried.
Yes. sister. They have started at
ready ON my track. I must go. But
you, you. oh what Will become OF my
sister,
At these words she sprang up and
said: Worry not for me. l am young
and strong. But you-oh, you are
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02


Realizing that the Improvement Of
corn Is a matter OF concern 20 every
agricultural practitioner. because OF the
wide adaptabIliiy aud geNerai eultiva-
ton OF the cereal. the Virginia Agricui-
mr Il Experiment station has publish
ed IN a bulletin Of nearly 100 pages
the results OF experiments In thar neid
In a general introduction the bulletin
SAYS
investigations show very clearly
thar the corn plant Is quickly affected
by the environment Ia which u IS
placed aud yields readily 10 SELECTION.
50 that the way for improvement 10
open 10 all who will make a systematic
study OF this Important crop The fact
that corn crosses 80 easily has resulted
In the development of nnmberiess -
called varieties or strains. and Il -
manlfestely impossible 70 effect perna-
nent improvement In any OF these With
out hrst understanding their Individual
%pecullarities and the good and bad
points possessed by each.
observation leans % the belief that
the Understandable crossing % plants
without first studying them carefully
and eliminating the hundreds Of unde-
slrable varieties and the thousands u
useless individuals Is a waste o. time.
and THAT more permanent good can b.
effected By making . basic study o. va
~rcJecting all those that do not
reach q definite standard. and then pro
% systematically improve
those that seen worthy Of extended
co~nslderation~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

'rame 10 which a curtain eau be at.
.ached made OF any desired material.
Inbleached muslin. buriap and old
carpet being good materials. 70 that
when II Is let down II will fall 10 the
ground directly in front OF the lower
roost- by the use OF a strap aud a
hook at either end a simple plan Is had
Of fastening the curtain IN place when
II II not In use. The dotted line IN
the illustration shows where the q
tain will fall when dropped and the
entire plan Is easily seen from the cut
and a be readily worked u at small
-ost
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

The air penetrates a. des.. :,
pillow. The deeper we pillow NJ
plant food Is prepared BY the action Of
the air aud more moisture Is carried in
tue soil to withstand drouehta Deep
fall Flowing then IA a great aid In
breaking up the compounds Of the soil
IN preparing plant food. In storing mois.
tnre and In warming the soil for sariy
nianfin~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

better than all else. Yco 'r.st allow
my brother to escape
Vera p be cried.
"You must allow my Lru,aer 10 60
cape" she said again
But Vera. you cannot ask II OF me
my honor, my duty-you know l love
you. but l cannot forfeit my word for
any one"
You must allow my brother to ss-
cape"
Il VIII not" he answered.
Then, Sergius, you have lost your
wife,"
You nno mean that, Vera
II mean Il. You must choose she
replied.
He gazed al her long and earnestly,
as II trying to read her very soul. But
her gray eyes were steady and not for
one moment did she waver. He held
out his arms a~ppeallngly, but she did
not answer him. He turned slowly
ard opened the door.
Come and search" he commanded
After they had hunted and failed to
find Orion. Serglus ordered them 20
start on the trail Immediately. He lin
gered at the door and said slowly, 1T
is my duty. Vera. Good night"
'Good-by." she corrected
1t was a month afterward. Orion
Stevanowitch had never been found
Vera had received word from him and
he was safe on his way to America
The girl was very lonely. but there was
Jubilaney In her very manner and her
eyes were joyous and happy. Orion
had escaped and o Sergius would
come. Why had he o come before1
All. she had known that he would do Il
for her.
One evening az sunset she saw a man
coming toward her hut II was Ser
gius. She ran TO meet him. love and
JOY In her manner. He caught her
hands. and gazing into her eyes. said
-Ah. Vera. you do love me. do you
not2 You have welcomed me backf
You have r~etracted your wordsfr
-0f course" she said. and led him
the house
Then let US forget that night. Vera
Il Is stamped on my brain In letters
OF fire. but your love will wash II
away. We shall forget. shall we notY'
and he drew her toward him.
"As you wish. Sergius." she replied.
but / knew o would do Il for me.
knew you would let him escape"
Let him ESCAPED" he cried. but.
Vera, I did nOtrv
You did notT' she repeated. dazed
y.
-No. Oh. now ! see. You thought
-and be stopped. all Joy dying from
Us face. The girl turned from him.
Vera, / understand You mlsunder-
TODD. But you must know the truth.
{ was an accident. I did my duty to
be best OF my ability. We searched
nd searched. but he escaped. where /
not know. I am sorry that you do
OF understand. Women cannot under
Men have a code OF honor and
uty which they must follow. and II
hey break this law they must pay the
orfelt. and the forfeit Is this: that
hey are no longer worthy to love a
ure and honorable ms Our love q
onor are linked together and true Z
we IS lost when honor Is severed from {
: But you are a woman You can q
Dt understand. I win leave you. &
ood-by.r b
At this Vera turned: stay. Ser b
u.s. she cried. Il do understand. .
too. have their code OF honor. b
once promised to be your wife. Our v
de demands that we never break our ?
ord And /. sergIus. am a faithful
OF this Iaw~-waverIey Mag
,fno
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

When coarse stable manure IL plow-
cd under and there IS moisture enough
In the soil and manure to cause its
fermentation. II Immediately begins TO
furnish food for crops. IL does this
all the better In early spring. as the
manure under the furrow holds II %
and admits warm air from above.
which Is Just what Is required to cause
active fermentation. The release Of
ammonia as the manure fermenfs en-
riches all the soil above It, as the con.
slant tendency to warm air is to rise.
Hence there is good reason for apply.
ing manure as top dressing during the
winter on land that is to be plowed or
hoed for crops In the spring.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

OF secd HeauIFed Per Acre.
The amount OF seeds required to an
acre Is estimated as follows: Oats.
3 b1shels; barley, ? bushels; timothy. 9
quarts; tobacco, 2 ounces; bluegrass, 2
bushels; red clover, 8 quarts rcdtop. 4
to 2 pecks millet on~e-quarter bushel:
orchard grass, 2 quarts; white clover. 4
quarts; buckwheat, onehalf bnshel /:
corn, broadcast 4 bushels potatoes. 10
to 10 bushels; ~ruta-bagas, thrce-fourths
pound; mixed lawn grass, one-baif
bushel; corn, IN hills, 4 TO 8 quarts :
corn, In drills, 2 to 3 bushels: rye.
N to 2 bushels wheat. ~ to 2
bushels.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-02

When a man makes a win he has a
right to be self-willed.
The Ordway new era., 1908-02-28
Our Eastern Relations.

Lowell, Mass.-In his address to the
Lowell board of trade Wednesday
Secretary of War Taft said:
The possession OF the Philippine
Islands and Porto Rico wields n far
greater influence among the worlds
nations than We at home suppose.
There is great deal in the influence
OF that which affects the eye. The
visit OF sixteen battleships to the Pa
citc sill have an excellent effect for
peace rather than for war.
We are not going about the world
with chip on our shoulder. We are
not hunting war. That is the last thing
that this country wants.
apprehend no danger from the
CIVILIZATION Of China. as some people
profess. The argument has been that
II China comes into competition with
us We will be wiped out commercially.
hold that the more the Chinese are
civilized the better market they will
represent for the United States"