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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

10 awaken sympathy. Years 81 mia
fortune alone are not Always sass-
sssnf. go be resorts 20 dscspstoa I'm
a&keup. usually running toward de-
sa~miu OF sone sort Playing cripps~
"a . rmvorsts ruse-
In tie larger cities. whers begging
stiii acurlshes under the guise Of ped
dina. this DESCRIPTION Ia resort~d To-
daily. II 10 an old dodge to pose ass
ons-arned man A false stump Lee
attached 10 the shoulder and the real
ARA 10 tied 70 the aide Of ths body.
A ieose-fssfng coat or a fun blouse
dess the rest.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11
DUST AND LUNG TROUBLES.

Investigator Ffaa= sAss Hare na~s
Ss C@a.s of Tus~w~aas~a#.
Milwaukee can swell herself 40 with
pride over her low death rate ssaId
Beverly White. az the Davidson last
night
Mr.. White Is Chicago nswwmpes
men. and ls In Milwaukee for the pur.
pose Of preparing a special article on
tuberculosis. especially tuberculosis OF
the lungs. for the Western Press Blu
reau.
~If is she opIngon among experta .
said Mr. White. shat stone OF hard
dust Is the most vicious OF ell iusfs 10
producing tuberculosis. DR.. Badlng,
Jour health commissioners. wbo seems 4
sincere and earnest man. told me that
dust was oue Of the worst factors 10
The spread Of the disease. and he should
make a crusade against IL tie believes.
as I gather from what be said to ma.
that constant flushing Of asphalt streets
for time would NO do away with the
DUST that the necessity for frequent
sprtnkiing would later become not nee
es@ary. This with consistent sprinkiins
OF macadam streets, he thinks would
reduce the death rate. especially frogu
lung diseases.
That non-odorous or hard dust II
the worst OF all for the lungs IL shown
In the charts Issued By the United
States government. based on the census
of 1900. In this chart. copy Of which
have hers. the deaths to each 1OoOoe
marble workers and stone cutters 10
c40-5- Clgarmakers come next with
A7D.e. az the dust from tobacco catches
hard particles. sEfiIess Of ali kinds
show only 207se deaths to each 100000
The dust In grain Is a starehy dust. and
not injurious to the lungs. From ths
slowing OF the chart we might prefer
to be bankers or brokers. the deaths
among that class being small--sflIwau
see Sentinel.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

A Mrs ID. one day last summer WA
ON her way with her baby boy from
California TO Colorado. The child was
only one year old. and the mother. with
unspeakahle carelessness. allowed II to
crawl around on the floor OF the car.
while she talked TO some OF the other
passengers. She was all the more care
less In thar the door of the car was
standing open. When the train was
about twelve miles from Albuquerque.
and going at full speed. the baby was
suddenly missed. There could be only
one solution OF the mystery-the baby
had evIdently erawled out onto the
platform and fallen OF. Fortunately.
station was soon reached. aud .
party OF men went back with hand
car. TO bring the body Of the bog 10
the distracted mother. But they found
a lively little body. few miles back.
for the child had not been injured al
all. but was playing In the sand By the
side Of the track.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

The wonders Of photography are
sv~s GA the Increase. NEVERTHELESS.
there are attn some limitations 10 she.
power and skill Of even the mose en-
pert photographer.
Mr.. Hall In an amateur Of no mean
aftsinmsnts. and when bis Old Aunt
Hannah from Bushhy came down To-
sAs city be secured q picture OF her In
hsx most characteristic pose-arsum
skfmbo and mouth slightly open
When Aunt Hannah save the arws
print. shs looked AZ IL. held Il Oh.
drsw n clc@e again. and then sat dowrs
to wriss her nephew.
-Dear James, wrote the old lassw-
yours with photograph taken during
my late Visit Just received. In rvply
! would say. I'm well enough plesse<g
with II for myself and your folks. Rus
In the one you send out 10 California
10 Emma. I'd rather you'd straiRhters
out my elbows and let my arms hang.
Arsctionstely. Aunt Hannah
~r. \. Perhaps you'd better close
ny mouth mite more. a. Enma'a
husband 10 a stranger 20 me.v
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

The train was jolting, joitlng on;
l watched her from my corner seat.
Seeing her little dangling feet.
And curly head down-drooped upon
The cushioned arusrest. all the while,
With eyes turned to the window-pane.
She gazed on tlitting bill and plain.
Patient and stiIl through many mile,
I went and eoaxed her sit with mel
Showed her my watch and seal and
ring.
My matchbox. purse. and everything
A child could have wish to see.
Asking; Nov tell me what's your
name.
And where you livsf~ She said twas
''Wose."
And named the town from which I
came.
you live In b. Perhaps, Miss Rose.
know your pa What's his name. now r
Twas Med met whatf' She
didn's know.
l thought I'D trses him. anyhow.
what does be dor" IL pus II so.
Since business shs'd scarce eompre-
bend.
rhs bright eyes dropped. a blush came
slow
She looked the car from end to end.
Then bach to NE. and very low
~He whips me somstimes.~ said my
friend.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

Have human beings. like animals. q
tendency to closhe themselves in coIors
that reproduce the prevailing tone OF
their surroundings There lie another
question for scientists who have dla.
covered that different coIors produce
differing effects ON the health and dis.
position Of individuals AT all events
color conventions 10 different parts Of
the world are decidedly nc a variance
For example, while we use black I'm
mourning the Chinese wear white
gowns. white caps, white shoes and
white ties on their cues. The royal
color In Europe Is purple-a hue of
red, not Of violet. as often misrepre-
sented. In China the imperial color ia
yellow, and certain shade Of yellow
may not be worn By the common PEG
pie, but is conferred upon high officials
as great distinction.
Some individual color preferences
are historical. Cleopatra loved yeIlow.
Nine. de Pompadour delighted I'm a
charming mixture of pink and blue
first empress. Josephine.
wore the daring combination OF black.
white and emerald green, while Eugene
Field boldly declares that
ANY color, 80 long Az it's red,
Is good enough for me.
--Woman's Home Companion
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11
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The Philippines have about 200 mile.
of railroads
| Within the last eight years the mum
Der OF harness-uAng animals In this
country has increased By more thar
s.23T 600.
While the founder Is q sait-wateg
fish. specimens hare been found In the
Rhine as far up as Mayence. and even
In the Necker.
| Henry ]. Daveen, who not long ago
paid more than 100000 for the fam
Gus Rudolph Kann art collection, be-
gan life az a blacksmith.
Crude petroleum has been found at
Boonah, Queensland. at a depth Of 100
feet 1t is believed that payable oGi''
win be found there at a depth of over
500 feet
The price Of meat has become so en-
brilliant in Chile because Of two dry
seasons that the government has tenn
porarily suspended the duty on cattle
from Argentina
mill at Great Darlington, Mass.
was shut down In most unusual man
ner a few weeks ago. when water bugs,
crowding into the space around the en-
CINE stop push button produced a short
circuit and the consequent stoppage-
Ceylon made considerable squirt 10
its tea exports during the closing
months of 1907. The total exports
from the island for that year amounted
to about 100000 pounds. against
107 ,0O0, 900 pounds In 1906, an increase
Of 100000 pounds
In a recent bulletin from the Uni
versity Of California ls given a sum
mary Of the evidence prepared by Prof.
]. ID. Whitney TO show that the famous
Calaveras skull, found In miners |
shaft in Bald Hill, near Altaville, prob |
ably came from a cave used by the In
Hans for burial purposes
The daughter Of an English woman
II very high rank had a pain in her |
DOT, which her mother asked the gov
.rness TO be good enough TO look at.
rhe latter, after examining II, said,
Nth Difference: EFF IL were not for her
exalted rank I should sag
{ was bunion-v
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

amww8ed Instruction sAas spelled sh.
ministerial Visitors Appetite.
Needless OF the fact that II wa
Sunday evening. and that the larde
might be. and In fact was expected I,
be. rather low. Deacon Black had In
vited the minister home TO supper. Mrs
Black. mindful OF the fact that small
salad was all that could be placed OF
the board. was horrifei at her hus
bands invitation. but with true hos
pitality attempted TO make the best
Of the situation
Leading from the parlor 10 the din
Ing room Is passage. dark and 80 mar
row that but one can pass In comfort
az time. With woman's quick wit.
Mrs. Black. who had come into the par
lor after laying what she could find on.
the table. determined to use varla-
ton of the family holdhack'' that so
often plays part when the unex-
pected guest has come. Following her
husband into the passage. on the way
TO the table. she cIutched an arm. and
pulling down his head. whispered vehe-
mently:
Don't touch that salad. for goodness
sake Z"
-An right he answered in a SINH
lar whisper. Then the party proceeded
10 the table
Il am very sorry. Mrs. Black ex
claimed the minister, as the party
seated themselves but l feel q little
Hksdisposed from the heat to-day. and
think viii have only a cup Of tea"
Why. that's too badl" the wife re-
marked II did want you 10 have
good supper"
you didn't say anything 20 me about
feeling H." pat In Deacon Black. who.
despite the warning. had helped him
self 20 large portion OF the main dish.
If / had known that. wouldn't have
pressed you 20 come
The clergyman passed the situation
or with some Light remark. and after
! suitable period took his departure
well. John said Mrs Black. ~I'm
glad for your sake that the doctor
couldn't eat much. for there was 50
little. and know how fond you ara
" salad"
Yes" said her husband but there
would have been enough to SO round. i
,uess- can't understand why ths doc
or accepted my Invitation IL he was
IL
Anyway she answered. -f'm glad
caught you in the passage and warn
q you about the salad"
-Passagef salad7 What are you
alking aboutY' be exclaimed
-John Black. didn't / speak TO you
n the passage~ his wife almost
Why. no. the doctor let me SO ahsaA
{ him after we started" cried BLACK
What did you yT"-Youth's Com
anion-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

k@@k mag MAw&&S&s
King Richard was missing. IL wai
dinner-tfme. and hts majesty was no
In the habit OF being absent az thii
hour. Indeed. no one could recoilec
that such thing had ever happsnet
before.
Messengers ran in ell directions d
seek him
kitty Kitsyr" cried Beas. down
the garden
Poor pussy, come 90 dinneri" coax.
ed Rob. prying into all the corners Cd
the cellar.
AS for Marjorie, she had been look
Ing everywhere. and when she found
It was all of no use. she just sat down
and cried
There's no good In that" said Rob.
He'll come back, Just as soon without
II"
But Marjorie was inconsolable. King
Richard was her own pussy, and nat
urally she felt worse than any one else.
At least. so said Marjorie. The Others
secretly believed that they cared quite
M much for King Richard as Marjorie
did, only they had moro self-control.
Supper time came. and still his mai
esty had not returned. Bess cried, too.
then. And when the clock struck 8.
which was bedtime, and still be had
not been found, the grief was univsr-
sal.
This was Thursday. On Friday the
secured the neighborhood.
seeking for fidings of their pet. All in
vainl King Richard was not seen or
beard Of.
ITO think how be may be suffering
moaned poor Marjorie
Rob was anxious about King Richard,
.oo.
BY Saturday night oil hope was
oven up. and when the children went |
o church on Sunday. and took their
,laces in the minister's pew, they wore
ad little faces
At the end Of the anthem papa stood /
~ In the pulpit 1--WE win mang the
iinety-third hymn" he announced, In
is deep, rich voice.
@Mewl" came from somewhere. The
tile folks in the minister's pew start
d, and looked at one another.
"'From all that dwell below the
gies-y"
Meow Me-owi~
The children were quivering with ex-
tement now. People ia the congrega-
on began to smile Papa read louder.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

Homemade Post ox Wen Driver.
Posts may be driven with speed and
seonomy on many farms. IL well sharp
ened and the right method Is followed
a real post driver is one Of the most
easily made things and one OF the
most useful that farmer can set mp.
Uprights are bolfed across TO sled.
or q rough PLANK sled may be made for
the purpose.
The standards may be ~ or rs feet
high To them Is bolted cross bar
which supports the hoist for the
weight For this a block Of iron or
lead weighing not leSs than Is pounds
must be obtained. and 1t must have
staple or ring in 1t 30 II may be lifted
The post Is placed where 1t is to DO
driven and the weight lifted and al
lowed 10 fall on f. a little practices
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

10 distressed Miss Willing 10 ana
bow much The little girls In her sun-
day school class thought about drxa~
and outward adornIng. She lost NO on
portunity 10 tell them how slight was
the importance of such things. saws ths,
Ysuth's Companion.
The reason didn't come last sun
tay was because my coat wasn't An
ishsd,v said small Mary Potter one dav
when questioned as to her nou.aptear.
ance the week befors. MY old one baa
spots on It that wouldn't come of ana
a place where the buttons had torn
through"
But Mary. dear" said the teacher
ssnsiy, you know les not the outside
that really Matters
~Yes'm, know said little Marw.
''ssss, Miss willing. mother had ripussg
tbs lining out, 70 there wasn't anv Ia
aes@ to look at"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11
MEOW I! AIe-o-o-o-ow =

There was no use going on with the
reading. Pussy had gained the day,
Papa paused. The sexton. who was adj
iusting window. went out. Marjorie
obtaining mammals consent with be
seeching face and hard squeeze Of
the hand. followed breathlessly.
''oh. l know it's my King Richard !"
she exclaimed. as the sexton opened
the cellar door,
SURE enough. out sprang the cat,
grimy and wiid-eyed. Marjorie. re
gardless Of coal dust and cobwebs.
caught him In her arms. hugging him
ana calling him scores OF pet names as
she carried him home.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

Sheep growers near Roseburv. Ore.
are offering $40 per head for every cor.
ote killed
There are more than SIX and a halt
million OF farm families In the United
States, and they produce enough food
for themselves and the other 12OooO0o
families who live in the cities and
towns
The telephone Is now being iargeI,
used in the country districts for the
benefit Of the bedridden persons. who
are connected with church puIplts and
are thus enabled to hear the sermon
and singing.
Luther Burbank's thornIess cactus.
which promises to be a valuable forage
plant. grows TO length OF about three
feet by one foot wide. three inches
thick, and has surface similar TO that
Of watermelon
A twenty-threeacre apple orchard re-
Gently sold by John Touchette Of Cen
terville, ILL.,, for $4,000 cash. The or
chard is twenty-one years old. and its
annual crop has brought from 5000 to
5000 for several years.
A bin has been introduced In Con
gress to establish postal savings banks
which are to pay 2 per cent TO the De.
positors and TO be under the gupervfx-
Ion Of the Postmaster General and Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury.
Expert peach growers Of Michigan
say that the hard freeze Of last wear
win prove benefit, as IL really cleared |
out and rid the State Of hundreds Of
worthless orchards. New ones win he |
planted to take their place.
The international Harvester Com.
pany has been found guilty on forty.
two counts By Kansas jury at Tor,al.a
for violation OF the trust law. The
penalty is $1,000 on each count but
the company has taken an appeal.
New England farmers make good
money by selling ferns, which grow
'lentifuIly in the rockyh ighIands PICK.
'rs are paid 40 cents per 1000, tied M
n lunches Of twenty-five and delivered
It the railroad station. A crop can
'nly be picked every second year.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

How go Maintain the Fertility.
IL Ia q noted fact that where legumes
are grown on land. say two-fifths OF
the time. which certainly should DO the
case. the nitrogen supply is held. IL is
also well known that the feeding OF
the crops grown ON the same farm. the
proper care of the barnyard manure,
and It's application to the lands, win
return all the fertilizing Ingredients
with the exception OF such as compose
the animal body. and such other prod
ucfs as wool. cheese and butter as are
sold from the farm They are actually
lost 30 the soil forever. This loss Is
represented on phosphorus and POTASH
um compounds. and can be supplied In
three distinct ways only. They can
be purchased In the form Of feeding
stufYs for farm animals. finding their
way TO the soil through the manure
ow. they may be secured directly by
commercial fertilizers; and again BY
the subsoil running down to a depth OF
3 OF 4 feet from the surface.
Roots OF all crops go down into the
soil from TO feet, and take directly
the ingredients from the subsoil. and
apon their decay tend to Increase it's
This assists the capillary
OF water. which reacts as
IN agent TO carry fertiiixing ingredi-
.nts as they become soluble in the low
n soils up 20 near the surface. where
hey are readily available 20 the feed |
ng roots OF succeeding crops
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

easily manipulated BY CLIPS OFF FzUrr-
the hand In one end Is an opening.
to freely admit the fruit. a stationary
blade and movable blade being placed
In advance Of the opening By this
novel arrangement of the fixed blade
and the disposition Of the movable
blade and It's arm. the movement OF
the one blade past the other. besides
effectively severing the stems, tends to
impel the severed fruit into the open
ing In practice the device is held In
either hand, and as the stems OF the
fruit are cut ID slides down the incline
and into the receptacle When the lat
ter 10 filed the contents are easily dis
charged through the hinged lid at the
end
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

AS long as there are people who eat
eggplant and say they like 1t there
seems to be no reason why people
should not eat cactuses, or, to be more
classical, cacti. Lots of things In this
world are used as food that ought not
to be eaten, and there are doubtless
very many things that are not eaten
that would be serviceabIe as food
Kansas City Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11
How Dsa rAsy cassA Hlms

Tom was one day watching his moth
err prepare some sandwiches.
What are You making them OF
motherf- be asked.
~of deviled ham," said his mother,
handing him the can 20 look al.
Tom gazed for a moment az the ia
miliar red figure on the label. and then
asked In hushed tones:
Mother. how did they catch himY'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

Il tell you began the first cIubman
there never was a cat like ms
wife"
"Oh. come, now" protested the 9th.
err, "that's pretty rough thing to say. .
@oh, you misunderstood me. mean
TO say II doesn't matter how dark IL Is
when ! get home, she can always see
what my condition ls."-PhiladeIphis
press
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

III the herd milk is separated on the
home farm and only the cream sent to
the factory there is no danger of the
patrons getting an infected supply OF
skim milk from source outside their
own farms The farm separator win
protect him from acquiring tubercu-
losis from the neighbor's herd. which
may be spread through the medium OF
the skim milk returned from the cream
cry Farmers and dairymen who are
feeding young stock the creamery
SKINNED milk should by all means
have good separator and by 30 doing
insure their herd against Infection
z. L. Risley.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

When a country has been farmed for
forty years or more strictly on a grain
farming basis, things begin to look
pretty desolate. unless legume crops
have been raised extensively: and, as
rule. where such short-slghted meth
DDS OF farming ARE in practice the value
of legumes Is given little heed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

as cherries can be
severed from their
stems without mutila-
tion. injecting or soil
ing OF the fruit in the
least. and without the
necessity of the hands
OF the person coming
in contact with the
fruit As shown In the
illustration, the gath
erer 10 OF a size TO be
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

Il wish son would give this os,,c~
s1v Q trial am sure you win lIh@
hi@ He Is such CHEEKY little chap
always whistiing at his job
~Humph ! guess that ia the verw
reason he " now whIstling for joh.s
Baltimore American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

There ought to be more hedgerows
than there are ON central western
farms for when grown they not only
serve as a fence which will turn live
stock, but provide birds which nest in
shrubs the best possible protection dur
ing the summer season OF all his
friends in the animal kingdom outside
OF the farm animals none render the
farmer more valuable service than the
many birds which range over his land,
and he is not only doing them kind
ness, but helping himself in a very
definite fashion, II he so manages
things that they can have as many
nesting places as possible.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11
THE arr OF BEGGING.

There are tricks tn every sgade. bus
shs professional begxar 10 shout th~
frsckiest individual at large. nia sne-
cess depends entirely upon bis ability
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

Il win require bushels OF oats to
seed an acre; barley, 2 bushels; tim
othy. 9 quarts; tobacco. 2 ounces; blue
grass. 2 bushels; clover. white and al
slke. to pounds; clover, red, 8 to 10
quarts; clover, Lucerne or alfalfa, Is
to rs pounds; red top. to 2 bushels ;
miliet, VI to bushel; orchard grass. 2
bushels; buckwheat, u bushel; broom
corn. 10 bushel; corn, broadcast, 4
bushels; corn, In hills. 4 to 8 quarts /;
corn, in drills, 2 to bushels: popcorn,
2 quarts; sweet corn, quarts; peas.
garden, 2 to 3 bushels; potatoes, 10 TO
IL bushels; rutabagas and turnips, / to
2 pounds; mixed lawn grass, 8 to 4
bushels; rye, III to bushels: vetches.
2 bushels; wheat. IL to 2 bushels
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

We don't suppose there ever was
small boy who could be made TO believe
there are only ten commandments
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-06-11

win enable one to drive posts In coil
that seems too hard The RIG Ia useful
also In putting down driven wells
TO drive wei IA inch pipe Is pre-
ferred- The lengths should not be
over feet The first pipe TO be driven
must have q, point OF iron or steel.
Any blacksmith who Is an expert az
welding can readily make point solid
In the end Of the pipe. and then bore
numerous II inch holes In II for the
FIRST IS inches of It's length above the
point Before driving coupling must
be screwed down tight and fast on the
thread that 10 10 connect II to Its mate
20 the thread may not be injured Also
on top OF this coupling must always
rest a block OF Lead or seasoned hick-
org, 10 receive and distribute the con-
cussson. to preserve the pipe from de-
nructtcn.
The pipe Is driven the same as
post. another length being attached as
fast az one la sunk In the ground. One
rule must never be forgotten: Each
length OF pipe must be threaded 30 long
that Il screws into the coupling and
rests (butz. they call itl. on the end
OF the pipe beneath tt. This prevents
splitting the coupling and leaky joints
Julius Brown. In Farm and Home