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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29
Aunt sIahaIy,s E1pedient.

These stockings are so full Of holes
that they are worthless. Aunt MahaIy,y
said a lady to an old colored woman
with a large family, who was a pen
sioner Of her family.
Nom, doy amt" replied Aunt Ma
haly, calmly appropriating them.
"'Rastus en- Yerbena got u black
laigs dat de holes won't show, nohow.
en- dem chIlluns what got yaIIer meat
kin wear two pairs at de same time,
en- you knows, Mis- 10, dat de holes
in all dem stockin's amt gwine hit dc
same places"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

brightest way the date Of the TENN.
Tournament. (This is a desperately
important AFFAIR and as many as Ave
motor cars have been garaged in the
town at n and the same time during
its progress.)
L told Dulcinea the date, and slanred
the style Of all the local ladies in a
way that wen straight to her heart.
We ~conversed quite amlcably.
Guthrie Is almost sure to win the
Singles. OF course" 1 remarked care
lessly.
as her said Dulcinea. apparently
neither surprised nor interested. But
where do you come in? You used to
play some sort Of a gamer
20, l shall enter. no doubt" I ad-
mitted- but Guthrie1I win. I hear
he's come on a lot"
Perhaps you viii have a chance In
the Mixed Doubles" suggested Dul
cinea, lnocently. who are you play
ing withY'
Il may not enter at all II I see any
really good couples" 1 countered -Yon.
for instance. II you have a strong part
ner. Let's see, it's Guthrie, isn't It2~
Possibly" agreed Dulcfnea.
Il mean. has he asked you to pIay7"
I went on
He had not. for DuIcinea was almost
and swished her gloves at
harmless butterfly.
Never mind" / said. "he Will"
Il didn't say he hadn't said Dull
Inca, sharply.
/ lit a cigarette.
And II he does" she declared, in a
udden burst Of graciousness, aT-r11
LAY with you, II you like
Dulcinea is so dangerous az in
Ter gracious mood.
"Dulcinea," / said, kneeline on a
wasp by her side chow hard II f. 10
.neei gracefully on a wasp, "DuL
inea-oh, hang 1t aIig
The plash Of oars fell on my ears,
nd l started to my feet What had
appened wat only too clear. Our alb
had been noticed, and a relief ex-
was on its way, conducted by J
irs- Aaltrevor, whose stentorlan tones {
could already hear. J
Rather sheepishly we advanced 10 :
edge Of the water. and as we did so !
noticed that the saucy Jane had mere .
drifted across the river, and was
sting serenely against the opposite q
The leak was evidently not a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

The earliest maps Of which we have
any knowledge were made in Egypt
They were wooden tablets. on which
were traced land and sea, roads. rivers.
highways, etc. Marinus Of Tyre, $50
A D., was the nrst to attempt a map
on scientific principles. Tho maps In
use By the Greeks and Romans were
fniriy accurate. 90 FAR "a they went. but
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

peace. the nation is spending more money than II did In
the time Of civil war. Very few people appreciate the
fact that while Great Brltain's navy In 1907 cost Si40.-
100000, the Unlted States navy IN 1908 will cost SIZE
O000C0. a sum as great as the expense OF the French and
German navy combined. The maintenance OF the army y
also reaching a figure which places this county on a par
with the mIlitAr, nations OF E~urope-Henry l. West, IN
the Forum.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

Tremendous az Is tho display OF power IN the number %
ships IN the North Sea. her demonstration Of readiness
70 use them all efficiently 10 eTrn more impressive To
have sent out this mighty feet Nith scratch crews might
have been better than nothing To send Il out vita
ample and amply trained compieinenis Il an achievement
at TO command the admiration Of the worid-Sew york
Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

those In use during the middle necs
were alarmingly inaccurate. II IA only
within recent years. say since the mia.
ole OF the last century, that II was po~.
siDie to make a complete and reliable
map OF the world, and even yet tho best
map u subject to slight chsnss~-
New York American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

green trees. the shaded ponds and streams. the peaes
and r~essfulness or the countryside. Those suffering from
the monotoEy ard ennui OF rural life n brings 10 the
city. TO the kaleidoscope changes and exeitements OF tho
streets. TO the mart. the theater. the church aud the lee
ture room Thus Il gives the recreation which Is found
In change TO the urban a. well as 70 the rural dweiier
and Increases the enjoyment Of life for both.
There are to-day nearly 10000 miles OF electric rail-
ways In the United states. and the network OF connect
ing lines Il extending with wonderful rnpidity. MIL
lions arc Invested IN the business. which has become In
many quarters a sharp competitor with the steam cars
IN passenger transportation. A considerable express AMI
freight business Is spFinging up on many lines. and soon
the trolley viii have problems for solution just the same
as the steam railroads. In rural sections the trolley Il
working a revolution IN values. n IL developing hamlets
and towns and villages and building up recreation places
for both the urban and rural dweller. by bringing the
former from the heated. crowded streets Info the pure
and invigorating atmosphere Of the counfry u IL PERFORM
ing the part OF a physician. which Is pot the least among
It's blessiuza-Utica Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29
EHoLAHDs NAVY EvKR READY.

REAT BRITAIN l. not only Building enough
ships 10 keep herself IN numbers and too
mage equal to any two rival powers: she IL
also keeping the personnel Of her navy np
10 the mark. and l. providing-as az
Rosyth-doekyard@ and naval bas~a ample
IN equipment and convenient IN lor.tfac
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

One little mistake In a drug stcrs
may cause more trouble than two balls
In a china shop.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29
THE TROLLEY.

NE OF the greatest adJuncts 70 modern civil.
zatlon is the trolley. II brings the city
to the country. the country 70 the city. aud
binds each together with a closer communal
~ Of interest than ever was possible b.
fore. The tired workers Of the city Il
brings 10 the enjoyment Of the cool air.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

was omitted. About onehalf Of the increase Is charge
able to the army and navy. s23.Oo0.OO0 for the latter and
S~16,OO0.OoO for the former. The army and navy. by the
way, are becoming expensive necessities and annually
cost nearly $lO0.OOO.OOO each In fact. 50 enormous were
the appropriations that Representative Tawnsy. the chair
man Of the House Committee on Appropriations. felt
called upon to apologize for their excessive size. while
the Democrats. through Representative Fitzgerald. Of
New York. presented comparative figures that are almost
as startling. Mr.. Fitzgerald asserted. for instance. that
the expenditure during the four Roosevelt years. 1905
1900. amounted to sa.42sOO0Ooo. while during the civil
war years. 1~S62-1s65. they reached only s3.3e4.OO0.Oo0
According to Mr.. Fitzgerald. never but once In our his
tory did the expenditures OF our government reach the
thousand million dollar mark During the fiscal year
1865. when the country was In the throes Of the bloody
and expensive civil war. the expenditures aggregated
81 .Se4.65a.Oo0. Of which sty0s06so4oo were for the main
tenancs OF the army. To-day. In a time OF profound
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29

II you walt until you are called yos
may be too late for breakfsxa
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA.

-7o PERSON should get the idea from the
kAT statement OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission that the number OF deaths from
- railroad accidents In the first three months
EEXS%E24 OF the present year was smaller than for
EhxaaSSp any similar period since 1901. that rail.
roads are exercising greater care OF their
patrons Such Is not the case In the opinion OF the COM
mission. which attributes the decrease TO the smaller
number OF trains operated and to the shorter hours OF
employees, due to business depression.
During those three months I2S persons were killed and
15,441 injured In railroad accidents. or the killed, 81
were passengers, 1874 were trainmen engaged In the opera
ton OF trains and IS were trainnen who were killed In
railroad yards.
There have been i.100 collisions. all OF which might
have been avoided by use OF the block signal system. In
these collisions 62 persons were killed and 1887 injured.
There were also 1.442 derailments directly traceable 10
defects OF roadbed or equipment. The neglect OF op-
orators, sgnalmen and trainmen caused 10 accidents. In
which 3 persons were killed and ds injured
This Is a grewsome record, considering the ability that
has been shown by Americans In other lines OF business.
Railroads appear to be an exception 10 the rule that
greater efficiency marks the conduct OF corporations every
year.-Chtcago Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-29
CONGRESS- GREAT SPENDING.

HE aggregate OF all the appropriations made
by Congress this year reaches the abnormal
sum OF Si.OsS.So4.se4. or more than sss.
100000 In excess OF the budget OF the
previous yeer. Notwithstanding the fact
that the river and harbor bill. which last
year carried al appropriation Of 3 100000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Election Returns canvassed.

q Columbia, Special according to
e Official returns as tabulated and
kelared by the State board Of can
hsseys, the total vote, for the Demo
}afic electoral ticket at the election
4 November 8, 1908, was 62,2S9;; for
he Republican ticket, 3,s47;; for the
Independence League ticket 43, and
BE the Socialist ticket 1O1, This is
total vote of about $1,000, slight
" more than half the total number
|f votes cast in the Democratic pri-
nary election in August.
The Largest Republican vote was
last IN orangeburg county, 405,. with
Charleston second, 347; Beaufort,
bird, 272; Richland, fourth, 236;
berkeley, fifth, 235.
a The largest Democratic vote was
Ast by Spartanburg, 4,l62; with
Eeenville second, 2,774; orangeburg,
%ifd 1851; Lexington fourth, 2,50S,
Id Anderson Laurens and Marion
ch casting over two thousand votes
& the Democratic ticket.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
News of a Week That Shows
Evidence of Better sIlmes

The uEited States Steel Corpora
ton decided to erect 100000
plant at Monessen, Pa, in the Mo-
nongahela Valley.
The Schoen Steel Company, Of
H.ttsburg, announced that it would
take on S00smore men anttspend l.
500. 900 In. improvements. t,
The National Tube Works, Of Nc
Keesport, Pa. placed its plant on full
time.
The Westinghouse Electric Company
put all its departments on full time.
The Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany, of Pittsburg, ordered every one
of its furnaces run to full capacity.
Every spindle in the cotton mills Of
Midham and New London counties.
Conn, has been started up, and the
mills are rushed with orders.
The American Woolen Companys
mills at Moosup. Conn, are prepar-
ing to run full time, after bad pc
,riod in which less than half time was
worked.
The Michigan Lake Superior Power
Company, of Chicago, which suspend
ed because Of the financial conditions,
started to reorganize, and tits expect
ed to resume within a few weeks.
Mills of the International Paper
Company, at Berlin, N. H., idle for
three months, reopened with a re-
duced force. .,
]. D. Farrell. OF Seattle. Wash.
representative of E. Fl. Hartman, In
the Pacific Northwest, hes been called
to New York. Financfers and con-
tractors say that railroad construc-
tion work on scale heretofore un-
known is about to be inaugurated in
the Pacific Northwest. The North
Coast, Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul and Hartman system are the
three factors In the spending of mill
ions for a dominant position In Pu-
get Sound and Northwest Coast.
officials Of the Lackawanna Rail-
road announced that Improvements
costing s25,O0O,000 will be begun
soon. Plans have been drawn for the
extension of the road to Chicago. The
Identification of the suburban lines 1s
contemplated.
Generally, the shipment of curren-
cy, gold and silver to financial insti-
tutions in, rural districts begins to de-
cline in November, in accord with the
slackening of trade and the receipt OF
money from abroad on grain and cot
ton expectations. But confidential re-
ports Of the St. Louis reserve agents
show that the shipments to all CEN
tres in the South and West are al
most as large as last month To the
growing trade and inVigoraing In
dustry is attributed the activity.
Conditions in the whole South show
remarkable Improvement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02

Washington, D. G - Reports re-
ce.ved by the International Brother
hood of Operative Potters during the
week indi:sted general opening up
Of work everywhere in that industry.
The force at the Riverside Pottery at
Wheeling, W. Va, has been greatly
increased, and the firm is getting or
ders in steady stream.
The Dresden Pottery is working at
full force. The klondike Pottery will
have no slack time this winter, Its
employees having all they can do. The
Sebring Pottery, at Scoring, O., has
had the busiest November it has
known in years. 1t is expected that
the American China Company, of To-
ronto, will operate steadily to the
years end.
The Union Buffalo Cotton Mills, OF
Union, S. c., which is said to operate
more looms than any other textile
corporation in the South, received
such rush of orders that it will be
obliged to run all Of its three inn
mense plants to their fullest capacity.
This sets going 1900 spindles and
500 looms, which were idle during
the summer. The mills employ 200O
men and women,
The Fales C jerks Machine Com
pany. of Pawtucket, r. L.. employing
400 hands, began working on "a fifty
fye-hour-a-week schedule. The fac
tory had been running on half time.
The Easton & Burnham Machine
Company, of Pawtucket. r. l., started
its factory on full time, after running
on short time during the summer. II
employs 100 men.
Lumbermen of Tifton, Ga, report
that all the mills are booked with
enough orders to keep them going
full tilt for three months. Some are
declining orders until March l..
The American Tobacco Company
agreed to take seventy-five per cent.
of the 60,000,000 pounds Of tobacco
of the Burley Leaf Tobacco Society
The deal involves $10,000,000.
After shutdown Of six months.
the Illinois Steel Company reopened
four of its plants at South Chicago.
700 men being put to work. Several
additional furnaces, requiring oeu
men, will be blown at once.
Prominent railroad men, including
Donald G.. Reid, Of the Rock Island
and, E. c. Converse, of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, and the. United
States Steel Corporation started the
organization Of a s2,000.000 corpora.
ton to manufacture STEEL Most OF
the bonds have been subscribed. The
works will be located near Gary, Ind
Contracts were awarded by the
Crescent Steel and Wire Company to
construct a new plant at New COT
nerstown, Ohio:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02

1
4 Abbeyille, Special "A negro wo-
man named Adams was placed in Jail
here charged with killing another ne
gro woman named Hall at Monterey.
IN this county. The negro women of
q church in that section were giving
fish fry for the benefit of the pas
for, and among the attendants on
these divine services was gaily
dressed gentlmai of color, one of the
leading society men in a nearby town.
The women, quite naturally, had a
little difficulty among themselves as
to who should show the gentleman
into supper and "do the honors. !"
Asa result general fight took place
IN which the Hallwoman was stabbed
to death. The woman Adams was
severely cut and six or eight others
more or less severely wounded. The
society man escaped during the fes-
tiyities.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
The Labor World.

.1nou ug 6uued c 10 seSpM ny eouehpe
ne Io1 puuuep 3 epvu sAsV sIeuIoF
pus sIsluedleo (pueIsuE) sesueMS
The new liability bill of New Zes-
land provides that every worker who
Is a party to a strike shall be liable
to $50 fine.
BY 4 referendum vots the Poster
Artists Association Of AmericI has
decided 10 affiliate with the American
Federation OF Labor.
a dispnte having arisen in the
plumbing trade at GLE sgow. Scotland.
the master plumbers decided to Issue
notices o. q lockout.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Immigration Fund Short.

Washington, spccial.-Coagrcss' will
face deficit in the immigration fund
by reason Of the extraordinary ex-
pcnditurcs by the immigration con-
mission. which has been carrying on
its work under an indefinite ap-
preparation. Tie money TO defray
lhc expenses Of the commission
which has been conducting investiga-
lions into all phases of the imm'gra-
ton question. has been drawn froa
The regular immigration fund.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
6()t n CAI2O NEWS ITEMS.
es Of interest Cleaned from All Sections Of the State and
Arranged For Busy Readers
Farmers Are Asked to Meet.

Columbia. Special. = Superinten-
dent of Education Martin has sent
to the county superintendents ,of
education a letter calling attention
to the request of the country life
commission with regard to the dis
cussion of questions sent out by the
commission and adding some sugges-
tions of his own. That meetings be
held for the consideration of these
questions is suggested by the commits
sion and Mr.. Martin adds that these
meetings, if held, might also serve
other good purposes. His letter IS
as follows:
November 23, 1908.
TO the County Superintendents Of
Education: Allow me to call your
attention to the request of 'sthe COM
mission on country life" that patrons
of schools hold meetings before De-
cember 5 to discuss the questions
named, by said commission. Such
meetings will accomplish great
amount of good. Whenever the peo-
pie begin to consider questions which
.vitally affect their life and interest,
good results will be forthcoming:
In addition to discussions suggest
ed these meetings might be returned to
practical account by starting move
ments for new school buildings, local
taxes and Libraries. Hundreds OF
Libraries should be established or en-
larged within the next month. Many
of the library books treat the sub
jects now being considered by the
commission. Please urge your teach
ers. and trustees to send in their
orders for libraries, before the close
I5of the year., Orders coming in after
January l will have to wait for an.
other legislative appropriation. II
you have not sent in your supple
mentary report please do so. at once.
y Sincerely yours,
O. B. MARTIN,
State Superintendent Of Education.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Breaking up Blind Tigers,

Aiken, pecial-vigilent efforts
are being made by the constabulary
officers Of this county in. an effort
to break up the blind tigers that are
alleged TO infest the Edisto river
swamps. The officers, Cato, Samuels
and ID. III. Wallace, returned to the
city last week from Merritt's bridge,
where they made q successful haul
bringing with them large copper
still that appeared to be new. Sun
day night the officers paid visit to
thetvicinity and found quantity of
tfmashn but the still was conspic-
icusIY absent. e...l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
The World of Sport.

Yale has thirty-fve candidates for
positions In the hockey team.
w. X. Vanderbilt heads the list of
winning owners on the French turf
with a total of s262,640.
Arthur Curtiss James mas been
named to succeed Cornelius Wander
!,ils as commodore OF the New YORK.
Yacht Club.
There is going to BE a bitter fight
to.restora racing at Hct Springs. Ark.
The business rnsn thsre have COM
hined III favor OF the spot, and they
s.y they hope TO be successful In their
efforts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Rabeazing is Refused.

Columbia, SpeGial.-The supreme
court dismissed the petition for a
rehearing in the case of the State
against Sam Hamilton The defen-
dant was convicted in Pickens county
and sentenced for burglary and lar
Sceny and the attorneys asked for a
rehearing of the case, already de
cided by the court, onlthc ground that
one ef the charges in the warrant had
been dropped and. was afterwards
considered by the State. The petit
tion was. dismissed, however.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Invention of Great Importance to-
Ironclads Exhibited in Germany

Charlottenbury, Germany.-At a
meeting Of the League Of German
Naval Architects. DR.. knschuetz-
kaempfe, of Kiel, exhibited a compass
without a magnetic needle, Ynlch mas
Just been invented, 1t is in the form
of a gyroscope. which, when SUSPEND
ed In a certain way, always adjusts
itself parallel to the earth's axis. !.
The invention is regarded as OF
great Importance to ironclads. where
the compass needle IS frequently de-
fected by the adjacent metal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Terrible Tragedy at winona.

Florence, Special.-News has just
reached this city of terrible tragedy
which occurred at Winona, in the
eastern section of the county. John
Haynes, white farmer, living .on
Mr.. Nathan .Gibson's plantation,
made desperate attempt to kill his
wife. and whole family with.,a shot
gun. Henry Moore, who went to
their assistance, was shot in the leg
by Haynes, who then turned the gun
upon himself and blew out his brains.
Particulars are meagre and only these
facts can be obtained.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
TRentY.FiEe Bodies Out.

Pittsburg, special-Twenty-fve
bodies, all but two of them horribly
mutilated, were taken Sunday from
the mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo
Coal company at Mariana, forty
miles south Of here, where an ex-
plosion occurred Saturday, killing
many men and casting into gloom
what was until then considered the
model mining town of the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Spartanburg Store Robbed.

Spartanburg, Special The cloth
ing store Of the Floyd Lilies Com
pany on west Main street was enter
ed by professional burglars here
some time Wednesday night and rob
bed OF goods amounting in value to
several hundred dollars. They en-
tered a door at the rear of the build
ing by renewing the lock by use of
a brace and ibit and lifted from its
hinges a second door encountered.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
Dancing Masters Solve Problem
of Clingsome Drapery,

Paris.-Women are now wearing
skirts SO tight that old-fashioned
dances are impossible, and it became
imperative to devise means to meet
the crisis. II. the present styles re-
suited In stopping dancing they would
deprive the dancing masters CT live
lihood.
They met. resolved and forthwith
decreed that waltzss, polkas and all
cher dances be danced with shorter
steps until fashion gives women fTeer
use of their lower limbs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
False sPEetences Alleged.

Lexington, Special Fl. Z. Rich
ardson, q white man, was lodged in
jail here upon warrant sworn out
by the Citizens Bank, Of Batesburg,
charging him with obtaining money
amounting to $1,O93 under false pre-
lenses. Richardson's brother, an at
torney from Greenwood and R. T.
Jaynes, cf Walhalla, are here for the
purpose Of trying to settle the nat
ter amieably to all parties.