davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT.
First Notable Example of Regard
for the Appearance OF Thfng--

First Notable Example of Regard
| for the Appearance OF rhing--
In this country the first notable ex-
ample OF regard for the appearance OF
things along the line was furnished BY
great railway company In the middle
states, says the Century. Here the En-
glish idea was followed In keeping
with the exceptionally thorough organl-
zation Of the eompany's service the
manifest aim In these improvements
was to have everything along the line
present what along the seaboard 10
known as a -shlpshape" appearance-
that Is. to bear a neat. trim and we'll
groomed look. as on a ship. where the
decks are kept Immediately holy
stoned. the woodwork freshly scraped
or painted. the brasses polished. the
ropes coiled, etc. Such conditions on
shipboard are marks Of discipline. good
repair and general efficiency. SO on
a railway. where In similar ways atten-
ton Is given to good appearance. public
confidence In safe and competent man
agement Is projected Therefore. just
as the good mechanic takes care to
make his Joint swell fitting and his
lines good; 50 on this model railway
the incest attention was given to a thor
oughly well-ordered appearance Of all
the work about and near the tracks.
For instance. the crossties are squareiy
cut at an exactly uniform distance
from the rails. on the roadbed the bal
last Is bordered BY clean and regular
lines, the yards arc kept scrupulously
clean and clear OF all rubbish and about
the stations and other buildings the
turf Is nicely maintained. In this case.
however, until recently little attention
has ever been given to really artistic
character. the way-stations. as a rule.
are not architectural; In the way Of
adornment some spare flower beds rep
resent good intention rather than
achievement.
Two diverse methods are exempted
In our forms Of railway establishment
One Is governed By the principle that
ornament should be developed from the
character OF the thing ornamented;
that while general principles may be
laid down for guidance, their applica-
ton must be modified according to the |
attending each particu-
lar problem. What would be admirable
in one place might prove wholly out OF
keeping and correspondingly bad In an
other. The second method has found
wider acceptance. This proceeds with
the assumption that ornament consists
ln something decorative; that applying
this prettiness to things makes them
The former method was adopted for
the first railway line in the United
States where a comprehensive attempt
at artistic treatment was made. The
results have been 80 beautiful. 30 who'll
" admirable, and withal 80 truly eco
nomlcal in maintenance, that It seems
that the example has not
been more widely followed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
BIG VICE PRESIDENTS.
Nothing I'm the once TO warr2zf Its
Being Toassd Aside.

NctnxnG In the once 10 Warrant Hts
Being Toassd Aside.
In the first days OF the republic thu
vice presidency was the consolation
prize for the candidate for the presi-
dency who received the second highest
vote This system. however, Insured
the election Of strong man. under or
binary circumstances. since he was pre-
sumably the best mon Of the opposite
party. Some Of the most fIlustrious
names In the early history Of the coun-
try graced the roster Of Vice Presf-
dents, and even after the old plan was
abandoned and the successful party
won all, while the losing party lost
all, there have been enough big" men
elected to the second highest Office in
the government to relieve II from the
opprobrium Of what Mr.. Cleveland 50
felicitously called "innocuous des-
uetude."
The murder Of three Presidents with
In the comparatively short space OF
forty years has called dramatic atten-
ton to the importance Of filling this
Office with men Of ability. Certainly
there is nothing in the history Of the
vice presidency which would warrant
anybody, no matter how big" I'm his
own State or in his own estimation.
Of tossing It aside as beneath his dig
nifty.
OF the twenty-six men who have been
elected Vice Presidents, eight, or al
most one in every three. have succeeded
to the presidency. either by election or
through the death or assassination Of
the President. Adams. Jefferson and
Van Buren, were elected IN the regular
course Of affairs; Tyler and Fillmore
succeeded through the death Of the
President from natural causes. while
johnson. Arthur and Roosevelt came
into the highest office through the
Of the Presldent-Mr.
Roosevelt having the added distinction
Of having been also elected In regular
course.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
.klTICsS&ah
.pOLITIclANyS

New Hampshire Democrats have elect
81 an unpledEed delegation to the Denver
convention.
Taft and Bryan have agreed to urge
the publication Of campaign expense ac-
counts. and both asked Congress to enact
law requiring such publication.
The Democratic State convention az
Baltimore voted down resolutions In
structing delegates for Bryan at Denver.
slthouxh a strong faction Of the convsn-
lion demanded suca a course.
Senator Bailey has been elected to head
the Texas delegation to the Democratic
national convention. and has been in
dorssd for reelection to the Senate. The
delegation viii favor Bryan for President.
In Oregon the remarkable political OUT
come Of the new initiative and rsfersp-
dunn laws IL the nomination Of q Demo
crst. Gov. Chamberlain. for the United
States Senate, and the election OF a Re-
publIcaz Legislature, each member Of
which IL pledged to abide By the prima-
fss In voting for Senator. Chamberlain.
ma ority over his Republican opponent lx
about 1000. lie has been twice elscfsd
Governor.
Secretary Taft declined 10 BE- drawn
into discussion Of the report that he
would resign from President Roosevslt's
cabinet on July !. this date being fred In
some quarters in the contingency Of his
rscsivins the Republican nomination foe
President.
Former Gov. John Lind and other
prominent citizens have become Identified
With the Minneapolis Voters League. I'M
I'll the close Of the coming municipal ana
county campaign the league will be sc-
tive. The purpose Of the league IL to
secure ths election Of desirable men to
local Offices
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
cHIcAGo's GREAT COLISEUM.

tened. While the entire force OF men
were at work at o'clock In the after
noon the most northerly girder fell to-
ward the south. 1t carried the next
one, and all II went down with a crash
that was heard throughout the central
business section Of the city.
No adequate reason for the fall Of
the Orders and fits consequent loss Of
life was given further than the the
DRY that a travelling crane used for
lifting iron beams had become loosen
ed and allowed to pull against the
FIRST girder. After the accident the
Orders were replaced and the building
vas completed as rapidly as possible.
After the Iroquois Theater disaster,
that cost coo lives, In January, 1904,
had aroused the Chicago building Off
Gals to unwonted activity, Building
Commissioner Williams ordered the
Coliseum closed on the theory that II
was. at least technically. unsafe. II did
not have frontage on three streets OF
alleys. as provided for buildings Of
that class. This objection was over
come and the building reopsnsd. Since
that time II has been used as the Madi-
son Square Garden Of Chicago.
Three years before the collapse OF
the present Coliseum a high wind blew
down the framework OF one that was
being built in 6sd street to serve the
same purpose. When this first Coll
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Hard Lines for the snapshot Msn-
The snapsot photographer In Ger
many IL threatened with extinction.
owing to the great risk be will run Of
being mulcted In heavy fines under the
act which went into force on July 1.
The right OF all persons to the excIus-
i've reproduction OF their own portraits
or those OF their houses or belongings
Is made absolute BY the new enact
ment. Permission may BE- granted By
any one to a photographer to take HIS
photograph or that OF bis landscape or
Of his cattle or horses. but there is dan
ger ahead for the amateur or profess
sionai who snapshots some one or
something without previously armins
himself with tho necessary authoriza-
ton. Prosecution and punishment
may quickly follow. Even when 70
quested By a friend to take q photo
graph Of a room with It's contents.
which the owner may desire to use ss
a picture postcard. the danger IL stu
great. for the room may contain pic
lures, and II these are recognizable In
the photograph the photographer Is u
able to prosecution By the artist
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

more unreasonable than irreverence.
Perfect love In the heart bars all ex-
euse for doing evil.
II you can not do what you like. learn
to like what you do.
The strongest argument against Ind
deity Is your fidelity.
Love will always lead you out in the
right line OF service
Conversion is the reversing OF all the
machinery OF the life.
By their fruits We shall know them
apply this to the saloon.
Your citizenship is in heaven. but
your ballot-bOx Is ON earth.
II you have a mind for the work.
God win provide the means.
Too many Christians say. the Lord
gave and the devil took away"
1t takes less time to slide down a
ladder than It does TO climb up
The spear points OF temptation may
be used as spurs to urge us TO God
II We can not save the world by dy-
ing for II. We may help II BY living
In It.
The sinner seems to enjoy being
cheated as much as the pleasure OF
cheating.
When we put the brake ON our ambl-
lions. it's a sure sign we are going
down hill.
Because be thinks the Christian Is
catching at a straw. the skeptie rejects
the life buoy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

rageous racket that ! felt sure even
Miss Bugbee would be annoyed But
she hadn't been. not a mite.
Il said to her, Miss Bugbee. I wish
you could hear my daughter Sarah play
some time. We all think she's Improv-
ing
Il Just meant I hoped she'd drop in
some time when there were folks here.
and we were having music. But she
took It that I meant was sorry she
couldn't hear. Did you everf
well, she up and remarked, very
IoftiIy indeed, I think she's improving.
too. Mrs. Russell. was going By this
morning and heard her playing way
out on the sidewalk, and she seemed TO
have real touch-real touchr"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Old Miss Burbee was very deaf. and
very sensitive about her indrmity.
Such was her natural cleyer7ess and
ingenuity, however. that she usually
escaped from serious embarrassment /;
and she always 50 vehementIy scorned
ear trumpets and devices Of mechanical
nature that her friends no longer dared
to suggest them to her. But on one
occasion things went not according to
schedule.
~She came In to borrow some mag
azines yesterday" said Mrs Russell.
who lived next door. "just after the
plano tuner had gone He'd been here
all the morning. making such an out
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Oliver Wendell Holmes once sent
two poetical letters to the ''postofics"
of an Episcopal fair at Pittsneld, Mass
In one OF them the nrst stanzA wrsi
Fair lady, whososvsr thou AFT.
Turn this poor leaf with tsndsrest care
Ard hush, oh, hush, thy beating heart,
The one thou lowest win be there.
On turning the poor lear there was
found dollar bill, with soms verses
bexinninxi
rsir LADY, Lift thins eyes and tell
II this 10 not q truthful letter.
This Il the one ~ thou lovsth wen.
And nausht (0) can make thee love k
better (10).
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

It is not always a guilty conscience
that 10 taken by surprise, for some
times the most innocent Of men will
start at suspicious word. The fol-
lowing incident which occurred in 0
hardware shop, is Illuminating:
An elderly lady, dressed severely in
gray, and carrying what looked very
much like q bundle Of tracts, sp-
preached the counter.
A clerk FASTENED to serve her.
what can I do for you. madam
She leaned toward him
"Have you-er-any little visssf' shs
inquired.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

iOS5-Aragon became an independent
monarchy.
i3Sl-wat Tyler assembled 10000 Of
bis followers at Blackheath.
ic22 Sir William Alexander sent plo-
neer vessel 10 found Seogland's drst
colony in America.
'646-The first patent In America
granted 70 Joseph Jenks. a maehinist
Of Lynn. Mass.
t7T3-1ns independents Of Araueania. a
province Ia Sonth America. recognir-
I'd BY Spain. after = Continuous var
fare of more than 200 years-
f79S- Bonaparts s~i1sd Malta.
isOi-rripoii declared var against the
United States.
isis-BattIs Of sl0ny Greek. Canada.
is2o-Braneh Of the Unlisd States miss
established At 81. Louis.
is4o-Natehsz. Miss.. nearly destroyed
By tornado.
lss7-Death Of Sir John Frsaklia 10 the
arctic region.
is5t-crystai Palace opened b. Queen
Victoria.
isdi-Tennessee s<eeded from the ualoa
Neutrality 10 the Amsriesn con
fiet proelalm~d b. Napoieon III.
is62-Unitsd States Senate dsers@d the
abolition o. slavery Ia all fhs terri
tories Of the union. . . uaifed States
Coaress reroxuized the Undergraduates
q Hayti aad Libsris-
is6t-Gsn. Frsmonf scc~yssd the Rspab-
lean presidential nominatioa-
issc-Fsdsr.l troops sook psssessioa Of
Csivssfon.
ts6S-CAinsss embassy resolved az
wsshinxton.
90 The ~. Gothsr8
Tunnsl tsroaxh the Alps b>xun.
Mes3shsa. famous Ansr-
iesa ns~spap<r eorrsspoadsas whe-
has bssn called ne lihsrufor % Bal
Esria. died IN coastantinapis.
isS<-Sosh Haynes swayns. Llneoln's
arst apo utmsnf 10 the Caltsd Btsfes
Buprsms Coart. died Ia Nsw York
City. Samuel J. TIid<z dseiin~sf
the nouiastion foe FRESHEST.
lsoi-rrary sailed FROM Ssu rsrs 20 an
srplorinE sxpsdltioa 10 Orr~aisnd
Isee-Drsyfus lsft Devils fsisnd
100 Pretoria Surrendered 10 u. Brit
ish.
1909 csntsaniai o. The unlgsd States
military academy AZ West Point csis-
braf<d-
Ipo3-KiaE sad Queen of ssrvis sssss-
sinatsd Al Belgrade.
IDoc-PFssidenf Roosevelt appealed to
japan and Russia for q sssstinr %
the two powers to consider terms Of
peace. Marriage q Crown Prinee
Frsdsrick willlam % Gsrmsny sn4
Duchess Cecilia of Mscklsnburx-
sehwsrin. /. Russia and Jspss so-
esptsd the Offer % President Rooss-
welt to act az nsdlstor. King Al
fonso arrived IN Enrisnd % Als arsf
visit.
eo7-Richsrd Croksr's orby wou the
English Derby. a Franco Jspanrs~
convention was signed at Paris.
King Oscar and Queen sophia Of
Sweden celebrated their golden we'd
ding.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
AMERICA NEVER BETTER OFF THAN NOW.
By Former Gov OdeH of New York
By Former

Our government. which has ex-
listed for over a century and a quar-
ter, Is Just as good to-day as II
was In the beginning. Our people
are as patriotic and as capable OF
government as ever In our history.
but we have a germ which induces
men not to commit murder exactly,
but to wallow In a trough OF blasted
regulations
Too much eredence Is given rumors
and too little to facts. II required
great courage to build railroads
through an unpeopIed country; II
required = al -HamiIton's genius TO
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

The unique floating Ice barrier push
ed out from the mysterious Antarctic
land was found by Captain Scott's ex-
petition to extend 500 miles westward
from the volcanoes Erebus and Terror,
and more than 400 miles toward the
Pole, reaching beyond SO degrees II
minutes south latitude. The front
rises ten to $50 feet above the water.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Despite all your wealth. said the
cynio, your very name will be gen
orally forgotten twenty years after Jour
death"
mo. II won't" replied the 1nsncisr.
my estate is large enough to keep my
heirs lawyers squabbling longer than
that"-Kansas City Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Uncle Horace (who is something of a
sage and philosopher)-My boy, II Ia
time for you to think seriously Of the
kind Of future you intend TO map out
for yourself To sum II up In q word.
what epitaph are you anxious to have
engraved upon your tombstons1
Nephew Dust beginning bis csrssr)
He Got His share."-Pfck-Me-U Up.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
cH1cAeo,s COLISEUM.
URizcky Building An which Tat
Waz Nominated.

Was Nominated.
Chicago's Coliseum. at Wabash ave
nus and 18th street. the building In
which the Republican national CON
Ysntion was held, has been an III
tstsd structure.
On Aug. %. 1899. two days after
the last Of the enormous arched grid
srs Of iron had been put into place.
all Of them. II in number. fell Ike a
row Of 10 pins. crushing out the lives
Of nine workmen and causing property
damage Of $4,000. The Orders.
which reach from one side Of the build
ipg to the other and which constitute
The sole support Of the vaulted roof.
bad been placed but not securely fas-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

80 shadiboy is in trouble againT
yes, a BIT Of card scandal"
II told him not to play unless he
could afford to lose"
"He must have got your advice mixed,
and decided he couldn't AFFORD to play
unless he didn't observation-disclosures
afas
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

devise Jaws for the encouragement Industries It re-
qured liberal interpretations OF constitution to make
country great and nothing has been accomplished
without abuse and criticism; and Jet history
Of forefathers win the give 70 our
capable captains Of industry other titles than -robber
barons-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

In framing the clause which to Congress the
exclusive power regulate among the States;
the clause accomplshes the purpose Intended why
should anybody twist 1t OF shape by forced
constructionf
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

which would be linking part In whole structure In
which many specialists each had builders place
Whatever that arbitrary subdividing may be. how
ever IL win be accepted economic law. To-day
farmer within reach OF markets would depend the
general farming for profit matter how his father
may seOrned the Introduction OF the agricultural
school twenty In the manner the doctor
who today specazes In diseases OF the eye and
throat" may live TO the lmpossibity OF his youni
sons embracing half much profession. Nor
specialist say with certainty that In the next
twenty-five such disease may disappear
altogether. These suggestions only They have
rightful bearing the family and community life
subjects for thought
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

A woman's idea Of a good town to
live In is one where the demand for
furnished rooms N greater than the
supply.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Fearfulness kills
eheerfulness.
Friendship Is Its
own reward.
A half success
may be a whole
failure.
Motives make
men. and men make
matters
There Is nothing
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
PROBLEM FOR THE BOYS FATHER.

That father who at the present time looks
about the prospective fields OF specialization
In behalf OF his young son confronts situa-
ton which Is perplexng Long ago the world
Logan TO prepare for specializing I'm human
occupations As the sum OF human knowledge
grew the fact obtruded that for one man to
learn and execute a one mans work TO the
best advantage he should master a speciality
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

Come sien make both ends meet By
dining on oxtail soup and beef tongue
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

harmful, though my inherited and acquired Ideas
both lead to fear the much than fear the
too little.
iation and harmful meddling and harder to have
that line respected when politics unfortunately becomes
involved with questions relating business and public
feeling is aroused great many things the
less home affairs because they may be become re
motey related to among the States the regu
iation Of which is granted exclusively Congress II
the federal authority should be extended all Of
these the States would soon become mere regionS
pretext for such extension power that rail-
roads telegraphs etc. have brought about the
cial unity Of the States. But this IL at ALL
because such commercial unity very object in
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
FEDERAL REGULATION NOT NEEDED.

Two excuses are advanced for federal intru-
sion into State affairs One Is that the States
do too little and the other Is that some Of them
do too much in the way Of railroad and cor
porate regulation and other corrective meas
ures- These are not contradictory. as they
might at first appear. because there may be
both too little and too much public Interior
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
WEST WANTS MORE CABINET MEMBERS.

BY =. n. C&ss.
There certain big things to which be-
IN lieve the great trans Mississippi section Is
NJ justly entitled. regardless OF party or partisan
M politics. II should have either the President
~ or the Vice President OF the United States
The Secretary OF the Interior. whose pur-
n pose is to deal with the States lying almost
IN wholly west OF the Mississippi river. should
80 be resident there. and thus be practically
and personally familiar with the conditions OF that
ton
The Secretary Of Agriculture. now resident OF Iowa.
who has most to do with the country west OF the Mis-
sssippi river should continue be resident thereof
Then the Secretary OF War the Secretary OF the
Treasury the Postmaster General should also be
resident OF the Mississippi country. One cabinet
officer should be taken from Southern State
This instead OF making the Presidents cabinet large
iy group Of gentlemen whose homes have been since
youth along the Atlantic and whose deepest In
terests there would give In that cabinet practical
with thorough knowledge OF the conditions and
Necessities OF the West and South Such cabinet would
carry with the very influence that need before the
national Congress. and would enable TO stand a
level with the rich and powerful East In obtaining these
things that make for real prosperity and advancement
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

warnfns Notes Calling the Wicked
90 Repentance.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-17

scum was demolished there was no
loss Of life.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-20
Prospector Runs from Lion, Jumps in
Cave and Discovers Hidden Treasure

TE o his taking refuge in an old cave
which he found while climbing a
Il steep hillside near Pioneer to es-
cane a mountain lion he had shot and
mortally wounded, Jack Thorton. one OF
the least known but oldest of the Ari-
IONA gold hunters, owes his stumbling
upon a fortune estimated at $4,000.
lust as Thorton stumbled into the
cave and fell exhausted on the floor,
the wounded lion dropped at the en-
trance. and giving one last, despairing
wall. died within a few feet of Thorton,
who in his exhausted condition. would
have been torn to pieces had not the
bullet from his rife done its work and
brought death to the monarch of the
forest.
AS soon as he dared venture forth
Thorton secured a pine torch and again
entered the cave, which had aroused
more than common curiosity In the
breast of the prospector, thankful for
his deliverance.
For half an hour Thorton lighted his
wav about the cave, peering into first
one corner and then the other. AS he
was about to turn and leave. Disguised
with the result of his search. he saw a
rotting board sticking through pile
of rock.
II was not hard for Thorton to reason
thar the presence of this board meant
that others had been there before him,
and pulling aside the stones he soon