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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

grunted the young man with the part
" colored meerschaum pipe.
Yes continued the young man with
the cigarette. And il came near being
his last. too. The work was hard and
Bilkins was pretty green at It, and II
1t had not been for his pull with the
head clerk he would have been canned
In short order The head clerk helped
Bilkins along AT that Bilkins was
forced to work like fun to keep up with
the procession. When I came down in
the morning he was hard at II. and
when I left In the evening he was still
working
THE boss was so struck with Bilkins'
industry that he appointed him private
secretary What do you know about
thatf Promoted to a soft snap because
he had to stay overtime to keep up with
his work !"
'Huh = grunted the young man with
the partly colored meerschaum pipe. as
he pulled out cloud OF smoke. Il
thought Bnkins had some ability Any
body conld get along with little OF
his luck"
"Sure." assented the youth with the
cigarette. ~Bilkins had n cinch."-
Chicago Daily News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

A supply OF salt available whenever
the cow wants Il Is necessary TO main.
tain a high milk yield Salt stimulates
the appetite and assists digestion and
assimilation. which Increase the dow
% the ruids or The body. Sailing feeds
Tor dairy cows once a week is not suf.
neient II Is a good plan 10 keep rock
salt under shelter where the cows cen
set Il At win and then feed loose salt
oucr week IN such quantities. as the
cons will eat Loose salt may be used
exclusively n Il can be sheltered from
rain. DO not mix salt with feed. for
frequently CONS ser more salt than
they need. which will reduce the now
% milk. Cows having salt kept before
them At al times 10 separate compart.
lpents will not eat too much.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Advice in law applied In an unpro-
fessional way is sometimes as effective
as regular court procedure. An incident
OF thirty or forty years ago illustrates
this point II is told by Joseph a.
Willard in Half a Century with
Judges and Lawyers Mr. willard
was in a friends law Office one DAY.
when client came in for advice
He said that be had hired horse 10
go TO neighboring town for dollar,
but when he had returned the stable
keeper asked him for a dollar more
what fors~ the client was asked.
~For the ride back
The lawyer gave some instructions.
which the client followed. A little
later he went to the stable keeper and
asked how much II would cost TO hire
a horse and buggy to go to Salem.
Five dollars" was the reply
The client hired the team and went
to Salem. When he returned he came
on the cars. He went 20 the stable
and paid the keeper FIVE dollars.
~where is my horse and buggy ask.
ed the owner
I'm Salem" was the unconcerned ~
ply.
why did you leave them therey~
cried the keeper
Il only hired them to 90 to Salem
answered the client.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

1t was closing time M the town H.
brary. Old Mr. Duke, who had filed
the post Of librarian for years. took
down his coat and hat. and with the as
s,stance OF his little daughter. got them
safely on. Together they started for
the door. 1t was raining hard.
"wait a moment. child said her
father. and went back into the building.
The girl remained. obediently.
Five minutes passed. Then ten. She
pushed open the door and walked In.
Her father was bent over one Of the
card catalogues
"what are you looking for. fatherg~
she inquired.
He put the drawer back. suddenly
ahashed.
I'm getting old, Margaret" be said.
81 couldn't find my umbrella. and
was searching for IL under U in the
lists"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

The use OF sllage IN feeding steers
while fattening is growing ia favor
steadily, and especially where lands
are high priced and when feeding
siuiis generally are high. There has
beeh q good deal OF prejudice against
silage among extensive feeders. but an
they IRE induced 10 Try IL 50 do they
becolae converted 20 It's use.
IN feeding experiments condueted AZ
the Missouri Station ia io0js with
steers weighing about 500 POUNDS each
a. the beginning. those fed stage ATE
less dry matter than those fed whole
snNer or shredded stove~. AMI galnsd
n weight, while the dry stoyer lots
LOST. The same sort Of results were
also secured from Feeding sliced slower
eriaered fifth air-dried material.
Professor Plumb. Of the Ohio AgrI-
eriiurai College has this q say on The
subject:
III silage Is fed under cozer. ard %
cattle rot wallowlng IA mui or ooxy
manure. then good results wil; gen
orally come from Its ase However.
hay ~ other dry roughase should also
D. fed siiage fed twice aay and
hay once should give good results.
Wisen cattle are being finished fer
shipment. then the amount 81 siiaSe
led Fi.ouid be reduced ra,i the dry
fonsliage increased. this % prevent
much shrinkage IN shipplne. However.
Ia what Is known as rational feeding. |
hut title shEinkage Is apt TO occur
f~an the use Of the si.agc IN expert
m>ntr with steers fed d'aiercn- raflons
a. The Virginia statioa. those led ~
iarr showed no apprecl1b,s shrinkare
In Tho market over those fod exclusive
~ DIR feed.~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

The northern limit Cor sweet potato
culture Is roughly indicated by line
drawn from the border Tine Of Massa.
chusetts and Connecticut on the east
coast westward to the northeast corner
Of Colorado but the area where II Is
profitable commercially would be con-
sIderably south OF this. except in the
Mississippi valley where It extends
well into Iowa. Illinois and Indiana.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
SPENT FORTUNE N a WEEK.

Detroit Woman Used Up over $780,
900 In SIX Days.
Spending $4,000 IN six days Is going
some. even In New York. says the
Telegraph OF that city. And Just 10
add a touch OF interest 10 the story.
he party who had been making money
dow like water for the last week along
Broadway Is a very intelligent and
pleasant little woman from Detroit.
Mich.
What makes this story seem all the
stranger Is that Martins. Sherry's--
none OF those popular resorts were
any the wiser for the fact that she
was here: no theater parties. wine
parties. dinner parties. nor any other
parties were formed by her or In her
honor. She Just came. spent her
money quietly. and today viii go away
again.
This record-brcaklng spender is Mrs.
II. Siearns. and she is staying az the
Aston. She Is a buyer Tor two big De
troit houses and she dropped 10 here
quietly just six days ago. Since she
arrived she has got away with small
fortune. but she is going 10 take back
20 Detroit value received. which is
more than some Detroiters and others
80 who come here 60 blow IN the money
somebody has made In numbering. or
In iron mines. or raising celery AZ Kali
amazoo.
Mrs. st-arns was asked how she en-
loyed the trip.
~Fiue." she replied. -'New York is
the finest city In the world for a wo-
man to do business In.
when a woman drops into London
Or Paris or any other European city
10 buy. Il is difficult for her to get the
proper attention from the people who
have things to SELF They seem to end
a difficulty IN realizing this is the
twentieth century and women are be
ginning 20 do things.
There are other women buyers. OF I
sourse. but they devote their talents en-
tlrely to specialties. such as millinery.
In fact, there are comparatively few
outside the millinery line.
Il buy anything. The stores for
which I am working this trip are de
,artment stores. and. OF course, that
means that the buyer takes in every
hing.
"only a woman like myself can APP
,reciate the advantage OF carrying on
business OF the size have been car
wing on In New York. In the last
tx days / have spent more than $780,
90. l think have bought pretty
iearly everything under the sun"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

A farmer near Goliad bad a novel
experience A few years ago he built
small barn. and IA the construction
used green willow posts M the corners
and along the sides. For some time
nothing unusual was noticed. but after
year he saw that where he had laid
the floor near the ground II was three
feet above soil. lie discovered that
the willow posts. instead Of being dead.
we're alive. had taken root and were
growing. In their upward movement
they had carried the barn along. Last
spring the barn WAS on stills o feet
high. and he put IN new floor and
surrounded the posts with siding.
thereby making two-story AFFAIR
There Is now space OF Inches be-
tween the floor and the ground. and
the owner expects 10 have threestory
barn IN the course OF time.-Goliad
(Texas) Guard.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

balanced diet that would prove IN.
wholesome 10 most people. As indl.
Gated In the illustration the edible por.
ton. Is made up 81 1913 per cent water.
1874 per cent carbohydrates (prIncipai-
" starch. % per cent protein. OIL per
csnt fat. and per cent ash or mineral
matter These ngnreS represent gen
erai Averages from which there are
wide variations IN Individual snecI-
mems When potatoes are eaten with
meat eggs. or nsh. which are essenfi.
ally nitrosrnons foods. a weli.baianced
diet Is obtained.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Delayed blessings are usually dou-
lied.
No day is too short for some great
Iced.
It takes a lot Of lie to soft-soa2 any
me.
Faith is not fertilization against new
IDEAS
The devil knows the need OF the aim
ess life.
The prejudIeed do not even see one
tide OF truth.
Using the creed as a fence cuts OF
u usefulness as food.
Sitting on a guide-book 70 heaven
gill not take you there.
Too many are unwilling Andrews be-
'anse they cannot be Peters.
You cannot feed the sheep as long
As you fear the wolves
The best evidence that you are froa.
iod is that you are going TO men.
It's no use trying to do chrlst's mis-
SION without His motive and manner.
The Saturday nights dissipation Of
'en accounts for the Sundays lreari-
ness.
IL Is never safe 10 follow the lantern
n the man who does not walk in the
Nay himself.
No man ran do anything until be has
been altogether undone by the force OF
a great conviction.
Some men don't care whether the
preacher breaches with notes or with
out- II only be viii preach without
bank notes.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
low seea. Ars scas.erea.

DIR. Howard. secretary OF the Amer
lean Society for the Advancement OF
Science. writing Of the manner IN
which seeds are carried TO great dis.
tances by birds. recites an experiment
Of Darwin which had curious result
Adhering to the leg OF a wounded part.
ridge. Darwin found ball OF earth.
weighing six and half ounces. From
the seeds contained In this ball he
raised thirty-two plants. belonging to
i've distinct species.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
a's7'tff0nn.

Il hear that Bilkins has been pro
noted again." said the young man with
the partly colored meerschaum pipe.
"IIe must have plenty Of brains to get
along so fast"
-oh, don't know" said the youth
who was languidly smoking a cigar
cite. -BIkins always was a lucky
chap
But argued the young man with
the partly colored meerschaum pipe.
'you surely won't attempt to explain
away all bis success as due to mere
luck. According TO the dope handed
out by our successful men. Il takes more
than luck 10 succeed In business"
~oh. forget It. An II takes is com
binatlon OF luck and brass. went to
school with Bilkins and worked in the
same Office with him for while. until.
got tired and quit because there was
no chance FOR advancement there. so I
ought 70 know TO what he owes his rise.
Even as far back as our kid school days
his luck was in good working order"
"He had quite a reputation as a stu
dent said the young man with the
partly colored meerschaum pipe. Guess
that wasn't due to luck huhg'
sThere you goi He had n reputation
of course he did. Our teacher was
sentimental young woman with a
strongly defined Partially for blondes.
and you know what light curly hair and
innocent blue eyes Bilkins has. We
hadn't been in the room a week before
she was clean gone on him. But that
wasn't ALL Along with his pull with
the teacher. Bilkins was chock full Of
conceit and took every possible oppcr- /,
tunity OF showing OF"
ut was nervy OF him TO try when he
did not know" commented the young
man with the partly colored meer-
schaum pipe.
well, suppose you can call II that"
said the youth with the cigarette. ''but
I should say II was Just plain case OF |
luck and brass And the same COM
has been in good working or
der ever since he entered business.
From the first day he entered the Office
Of that electric company. little better
than an Office boy. he showed the same
brass that characterized him at school.
He made perfect nuisance OF himself.
When he wasn't busy with bis own
work he was Fostering the clerks with
questions about their work and details
II the Office that were no concern OF
lisr
Didn't the boss ever call him
iown?"
"0h, no That's where his luck came
n. He hadn't been In the Office more
han three months before one OF the
Jerks quit and BllkIns was given the
OBJ"
so that's how he got his iirst posty'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
poN,T KNOW rHEIR owN cIrY.
Outsiders Better Posted About New
York Than Majority of Residents.

Outsiders Better Posted About New
York Than Majority of Residents.
Out-of-town visitors know more
about New York than native New
Workers do. says the New York Tele-
graph. We are the most provincial
people in the United States when II
comes down to the fine point. was
talking to the conductor Of one OF the
sightseeing cars in front OF the Times
Eai;ding recently and we discussed
this subject.
He said: Il have only been here a
little more than a year. but I'm con-
Quoting this car and showing the won.
ders Of the city to strangers. Last
fall we took crowd OF New York So
ciety people out on a sightseeing tour.
You would have been astonished TO
discover how little they know about
New York Outside Of their calling
lists. the churches they attend and the
tneatcrs they know almost nothing.
Their curiosity was unbounded. They
wanted to know who lived IN every
house we passed. They seemed 10 be
hungry TO learn something which their
manner OF living had denied them.
rhey had curiosity to find whore
people lived who were not In their
social list. They actually did not know
the names Of streets.
Il never conducted such a curious
party. They interested me as much as
they were interested. I never was so
close to the upper ten before. aud I
got all the good out OF 1t / could.
never had nicer party OF people on
my car. but never had one that asked
so many questions and knew 80 little
about New York They all declared
It was one of the joIllest evenings they
ever spent. or course we started from
one OF their 9th avenue residences and
the crowds on the street did not know
that We were hauling around al those
hundreds Of millions Of dollars that
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

No artificial medium can be applied
70 the surface u tree wound which
viii induce Il to heal more quickly
The activify Of the healing urvccss de.
peilds upon the character aud position
and the time Of the year when the
wound y made. rather than upon pro.
tective coverings but where large
surface OF heart wood Is exposed Il ia
advisable 60 protect Il from decay by
coat o. white lead or other satlsfac-
tory covering.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

II Is a surprising thing to know that
New York city, although not known as
the American Venice. contains more is
land than any city but Venice, for
within its boundaries are thirty-one
separate and distinct islands, most OF
which. encircled by deep water, win af-
ford unlimited shipping accommoda-
lions and dockage for the commerce Of
future years, to reach undreamed OF
proportions judging from past and pres
ent growth.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

The calf hnds In fresh mix while Il
IL stiil warm with the animal heat Of
the COW. Il Is said. a constituent value
not found In the milk after Il is allowed
to get cold. The chemist cannot define
lt. aud Il cannot be restored again b.
warming the milk. II every calf could
be fed It's MIX sweet. and while Il stili
retained It's animal heat there would NO
doubt be fewer cat.hammed steers going
20 the block
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Now Is good time to dlslnfect the
poultry house. 20 ~ TO keep the lice
IRON getting a mastery over you.
Any kind Of liquid lice killer Is good
70 spray the house with. being sure
10 spray the roosis and nest boxes as
well II cheaper dislnfetapt Is re
qaircd. n whliewash can be made Of
iiiur md water. with some crude car
belle acid ia Il This proves very
e,.od aeodorizer and dlslufeciant. ami
inrgc quantity Of Il can be uss,i
without hurting the pocketbook too Sc.
vercly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Recently In flartz. Germany. a
monument was found bearing this In.
scrlption: Here. IN the year i747. the
frst trials were made with the cul-
tivatlon OF the potato" BY the way,
when Frederick III. Introduced the 20
into into his domain his subjects did
not like Il; they refused to be both.
cred with II. aud the emperor had TO
force them TO cultivate It.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

day. ard nothing was ever said about
it, but 9th avenue had US loaded down
that day and each passenger declared
he was going to come often. i wish
They would They made me work. but
I enjoyed showing New York TO Few
lorkers who bad generations Of native
sons back Of Them
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Of extenuatng circumstances there may lead
ing up the apparently premeditafed and brutal
sasslnatcn unarmed and helpless but the
duct OF this one Of the defendants lmpee record
what the unanimous sentiment Of the service
officers appearance under the circumstances IN
his uniform unwarranted disgrace. IN so far
he could accomplish It, Of The cloth which his whole
training instincts herediy should have taught
him to avoid-Army and Navy Register
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

lower driveway. ~ built upon a hIii.
side the JOB OF making the nlis will
not BE- serious Even on level ground
this ean b. done without a great ex-
proiliure Of labor with the use Of
a rad scrnper
The entire building must be raised
upon piers about 4 r. high. 20 that
the bottom OF the bins IL not much
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

his grade is offensive In the extreme. and calcu-
lated easier the task OF stimulating public
sentiment There is law regulation prohibiting
act OF this other than the Of good taste
unwrten law. TO another phase OF which II has been
intimate this officer viii appeal for relief In the
distressing situation in which he finds himself brought
thereto by lis rash act
This paper had desired 10 withhold comment the
crime committed by the accused officer until he should
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

According TO statistics obtained. II
appears that potatoes constitute about
10 per cent Of the total food CON
sumed BY the average family. They
are essentially starchy and eaten alone
would furnish very one-sIded badly
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

In many farmhouses the cellar Is
not ccmented. so that when heavy rains
come In the spring water Is apt to
make trouble. There is just one way
TO keep such cellar dry, and that is
by putting IN a cement floor and thor
ough drainage for the outside Of the
walls. Better cement II now.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Is hauled Ia the
upper drive and
poured from the
wagons into the
bins and Is then
removed BY be-
Ing drained from
the bins Into the
wagons In The
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
STOCK TRADING LEGITIMATE.

9 !: !: : !: ]: ] e:
- RADING in stocks is Just legitimate as
H< trading In any commodity, and speculation
I'm stocks be forbidden or pre-
vented than speculation In wheat sugar
fS%TlHNf land II is only because the methods Of
lAGGEE buying and selling stocks lend themselves
easily to general participation In spec
ulation gambling that they become dangerous
AS long the gamblers lose only to another and
the public keeps OF the game. nobody need complain
But the game be continued In that The pub
lie fact widely distrusffu that II holds
aoof only from speculation but from actual invest
nent artificial efforts stimulate its interest only
increase the dstrust and the resulting deDressionPh
adelphia Public Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

The blow-harLs
hit no hard blows
Sin never wor-
ries over deedless
doctrines
Public service
must have private
replenishing.
Living In His
love Is the secret
Of His likeness.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Hes a man OF strong character"
"0f Just how strong characterT"
"well. he doesn't submit to bay rum.
nair tonic. lavender water. pomade and
brilliantlne every time he climbs into
a BARRIERS chair."--Houston Chronicle
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

"when we were little boys didn't we
gaze long time at peach treei"
"Yes, and, now that we are men.
don't we gaze a whole lot longer at .
peach i'--Houston Post
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

gravest problems failing IN ordinary agriculture has
found It's profit in opium growing and Inda's foreign
opium trade has done much keep her trade balance
from showing too great deficit BY her commercial
agents England has done what could
foreign opium market and China has been her most
profitable. II has been her largest feld-washngron
Cd c. Herald.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
paAooINa rHE uNIFoRM.

said In the past year or two about means
OF enforcing or encouraging respect for the
Uniform OF the services on the part Of civil
ians. but the recent exhibition Of an army
officer going shackled from his prison cell
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

lower than the bottom Of the wagon
box. allowing the entire ceiitcnis n
the bins to BE- drained into the wagons
without lifting Farm and Home.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
TRUMPET CALLS.

Rams Horn sounds Warming Note
20 The unredeemed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

Perhaps one reason so many won
en- insist upon their families eating
bakers bread is that SO many exciting
things happen on the street when a
woman has bread In the oven
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

This grain storage house IL de-
signed TO allow Tor handling the "TRIP
without unnecessary lifting Grain
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24

ruh~rrufs.f. In Cattle OF ENGLAND.
Consul Josrph g. stephens of Ply
mouth. advises that the English auth.
orities are making known through a..
medium 81 the press the dlsagrreabie
facts relative 20 tuberculosis N cow
and phthisis IN human beings IN that
section Of England The relation Of
the two IL said TO be = scientific fact
In iuany districts % Devon . per rent
% the cows have tuberculosis The
average number II deaths from con
sumption among the people Of the sin.
glc County Of Devon alone exceeds 100
per annnm. In one charity organixa-
ton ~ per cent OF the children are
suffering from this dread disease.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-12-24
ENGLAND wREcKIEa A NATION.

'iEAI BRITAIN never had such chance
70 prove her bona hdes as a moralist as she
has In the Chinese opium business. II any
encouraged the use Of this DerniciOus drug
among the native Chinese, II has been Eng
land. Her reasons have been quite plain.