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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-24
You Use
PEERY'S
CRESCENT FLOUR for you'
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CRESCENT FLOUR for your
baking the RESULT is the SAME!
Two and two always make four be-
cause the value Of two never changes
Its the same with Peery's Crescent
Flour,
There's always the SAME VALUE,
tne same quality. the same goodness,
which cannot fail to produce the best
Dread you've ever baked.
Order a sack at your grocers this
HGak
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29
WHEN LUCK FAILS.


unhonsed and often unnhsl,ered.
Wild animals suffer more than is gen.
orally understood. No one can est.
maie the deaths OF year from severe
cold. heavy storms. high winds and
tides. In The lay % the Land
Dallas Lore sharp tells Of whole col.
oniea Of gplln and terms swept away
By a great storm. and describes some
Of the fatalities Of the little people OF
the wood.
We have All held our breath AZ the
hazardous travelling Of the squirrels IN
the treeiops What other animals take
such risks icaping AZ dizzy heights
from bending limbs 10 catch the tips
OF limbs stiil smaller. saving them.
selves again pd again BY the mercst
chancss
But luck sometimes faiia Ny broth.
cr. careful watcher IN the woods.
was hunting on one occasion. when he
saw a gray squirrel miss is footing
IN tree. fall. and break It's neck upon
a log beneath.
have frequently known them 70
fall short distances. and once saw
red squirrel come TO grief like the
gray squirrel mentioned above. He
was scurrying through the tops Of
some lofty pitch pines. a little hurried
and nustsrcd al sight Of me. and near.
Ing the end Of hiEh branch was IN
the act Of springing. when the dead
tip cracked under him and he came
tumhiinR headiong.
The height must have been forty
feet. 70 that before he reached the
ground he had righted himself. his
tail out and legs spread: but the fall
was TOO great He lift the earth heav-
lly. and before I could reach him lay
dead upon the pine needles.
Haaty. careless. miscaiculated move.
ments are not a. frequent among the
careful wild flock AZ among human
beings. perhaps: but there Is abundant
evidence Of their occasional occurrence
and OF their sometimes fatal results
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

Txs~@ % Hatch asbber Nest Ess ana
Finds Eaafiy Of Kittens.

A 81. Louis country spinster hen.
not having had any domestic expert
ence. though she Is no spring chicken.
Is mothering a litter Of kittens. fondiy
believing that she hatched them from
& golf ball. says a ST. Louis dispatch
70 the New York Herald.
The real mother. a black cat. IS In
dlgnant about Il. but hasn't yet found
q way 70 establish her right 70 the
custody Of her own offspring
The Misunderstanding came about
through Tabby's innocent mistake in
choosing q hens nest as cradle for
her five little ones.
II was a fateful coincidence that
the nest happened 10 be the same one
in which q golf ball had been used as
a gentle hint to Biddy that something
was expected OF her.
The hen and the eat are owned By
George W. Kriegsmann Of Webster
Park.
Biddy would walk up 70 the nest
and look at the little white sphere
Only once she sat on the egg for a
few minutes.
Then came Tabby. house hunting.
The nest 10 her was a lovely fiat"
and she moved in With her family.
The next time Biddy peeped over the
edge Of the box she saw the kittens.
Reasoning quickly from cause 70 effect.
she decided that they were hers.
Since then she has cuddled the kit
tens under wings most Of the time.
When Tabby comes near Blddy rnfies
her feathers and ~pecks" at her.
Tabby has not yet mustered up cour-
age to tight. She sits on a roost above
the nest and snarls. Her only chance
TO get near her Offspring is when
Biddy goes to bed with the chickens
az shutdown.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29
CoNQUERlNG'KpHOID
Decentralization

ized. receives certain number OF
drops OF the immunizing fluid from a
machine made for the purpose. and Is
then hermetically sealed with glass
blowers blowpipe. II thus becomes
nothing more than an elongated bulb
OF glass. with no opening through
which any microbe can gain admit
lance. When a dose is 70 be admins
tered the physician simply breaks on
one end OF the tube. draws It's contents
into his hypodermic syringe previous
" sterilized and thrusts the point Of
the instrument beneath the skin OF the
person 10 be inoculated. A brief squirt
and Il Is All over But TO make assur.
anee doubly sure-to make certain.
that Is 70 say. OF taking "a second
dose Is usually administered. The first
one Is Of eight drops. representing
about 500 900. 900 bacilla: the second is
fifteen drops. containing 1000. 900. 900
baeilii. or whereabouts
How Typhoid BaeiIn Operate.
But as already explained. the baciili
are all dead Why. then. should they
possess any usefulnesss The answer Il
that. though defunet. they stiil contain
the peculiar and characteristic poison
belonging 10 this species Of microbes.
They are powerless 70 engender ~.
phoid fever IN the human body, but
the poison in question has the effect
OF inducing the cells OF the body 70
manufacture a particular antidote-the
antidoie 70 typhoid.
when = person Is attacked by ~
phoid fever, the germs. feeding on the
tissues. incidentally set free a consid.
cradle quantity OF their specific poi
son. This poison Is Injurious 10 the
body cells. which ahsorh more or less
Of T. But the cells. 10 protect them.
selves Againsf the enemy. proceed 10
manufacture on their own account an
anti.polson- that Il 70 say. substance
which IN nine cases out o. ten--if the
patient b. properly cared for-kills on
the hostile microbes. and eventually
drives them out OF the system This
Is what happens every time when q
sufferer from typhoid RECEIVERS
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29
MucH BIrrEN BY BEAR.


Hunfer Receivers from Thrilling Elk
perienee on Aiazlan shore
A thrilling bear story IS contained
in a report received at the Navy De
partment from Past Assistant Sur
geon c. c. Grieve. in charge OF the
naval hospital at sitka. Alaska. says
the Washington Star.
The captain Of fishing sloop was
brought TO the hospital for treatment
An examination showed that he had
been bitten no less than sixty-four
times by a female brown bear and had
received in addition many deep
scratches.
The fishing captain landed one day
on the shore OF Rodman bay to hunt
for deer. On hts return at night he
stumbled on the bear with her two
young cubs.
Before he could use his rife the
bear was upon him. In the struggle
that ensued the man was bitten in all
parts Of the body.
For three days he lay where he had
fallen. without food or drink except a
few berries he was able to gather and
the moisture he could get from leaves
He began HIS trip down the mountain
crawling inch by inch. and reached
the beach on the evening OF the sew
enth day He was pestered by mos
qultoes. which at that time OF year
In Alaska are irightful. The wound
ed and almost naked man was COM
PEELED to burrow in the leaves and
moss OF the woods
His companions went in search Of
him. but they did not find him until
he reached the beach. He was taken
at once to the Sitka hospital. where
he was found to be delirious and ema-
ciated.
Treatment was administered. al
though there seemed little chance that
he would recover. He was out OF the
hospital. however. within thirty-seven
days.
Surgeon Grieve. in sending the re
port. which is in the simple language
OF an official communication. says.
This case is interesting in that Il
shows the remarkable nerve Of the
man. his powers OF endurance and the
resistance Of his system to infection.
II also serves to disprove the time
honored fallacy originating in the
claim OF old hunters that bears never
,,tfn man
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

Illustrated ~ the Evolution whieh
Takes Place fa Flsfnsh.

Takes Place In FAAtnshs
In the course OF organic evolution
very many strange and quaint develop
ments present themselves from time
to time, not only in the history OF q
race or genus. but within the narrow
compass Of the life Of single indi-
yidual member OF such race or genus,
says W. J. Murray in Harper's Week
~. Nature changes her plans. In fact,
to meet contingencies that occur un.
expectedly Probably few who have
any acquaintance with marine fish
have failed 70 notice something
strange about the appearance Of what
are called fiatfsh. known as the houn.
der family (or In zoology as pleuro-
nectidae). embracing the turbot,
plaice. brill. sole. halibut. founder,
dab. etc. The conformation Of the
head and OF the anterior portion Of
the body IN the adult stage Is charae.
terlzed By a strained and unsymmet-
rical appearance. In this respect the
Hatfsh differ from all other members
Of their geological class.
The question naturally suggests II.
self why this particular genus should
be 50 different from all other fish,
which. as a rule. are remarkable for
their symmetrical and graceful ap-
pearance. And the answer Is very
simple. The datfsh. instead Of swim
ming in an upright OF vertical posi-.
ton. like all other fish. has for some
reason or other taken 70 the unnat-
ural habit OF swimming on its side. II
may be on either side-right or left
This enables II 70 take up what ap-
pears 10 be the lazy position Of lying
Fat on the bottom OF the sea. where II
can move about freely in search Of
such food as small marine animals,
mollusks. worms. etc. The young fish
swims erect IN the ordinary manner
for some time. but II early shows a
tendency 20 become lopsided. and grad
ually falls over on one side-usuaIly
the left, but not invariably so by any
means.
The eye on the under side. Just SO
soon as the tendency is shown 70 fall
over on that side. commences grad.
ually to move round to the other or
uppermost side. and finally takes its
place beside the other eye.
This process is strangely brought
about through the twisting Of a por-
ton Of the bones of the head. which
gives the latter a decidedly deformed
and unnatural apuearance. The ven.
trail fms become useless and degener.
ate Impaired fms are developed. the
undulatory motion OF which enables
the FISH to swim with ease. and even
rapidity. in the new and horizontal
position assumed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29
THE PROFESSIONAL rIREBUo.
Much Money Made By Men whe
Make Incendiarfsm a Speciality.

Mach aoney Made By Men who
Make Incendfarfsn a Speciality.
Inasmuch as Il II evident that there
IL money 70 be made IN inccndiarisn.
70 would be strange II We did not find
men organised with this end in view.
IN New York. some time ago. a Ere
insurance Gdjuster presented some
startling facts says Technical World.
Ho stated that men are organized in
eanTs-companies or syndicates. In
spite Of the fact that their operations
are thoroughly understood. Il is found
almost impossible to convict these
men. These organizations. which are
very complete. sometimes consist Of a
dozen men. occasionally even includ-
ing a lawyer.
The adjuster. IN describing the
method OF operating said: The FIRST
thing Is 10 get a store. Then they
stock Il with goods and apply for In
surance. After they get all they can
they move IN more goods. This is us
uaiiy done on Saturday evening. not
too late at night. but between and
s o'clock The goods are unpacked
and spread on the counter shelves.
The next Sunday there Is a Ere.
why are the goods taken to the
store at night7 Because they are sec
ond hand or damaged. The adjuster
cannot tell. after the FIRE. whether the
goods were damaged by FIRE or not.
Then they-mcmbers OF the syndicate
produce books. invoices and receipts
to show the amount or stock they had.
s-Thls ls the way the gang works:
One man will rent store He may
also apply for insurance. ordinarily
through broker. or he may get
friend to do t. Then another OF the
conspirators viii help him out by
sending n receiptod bill OF sale for
goods In clothing stores the goods
are nearly always second hand and
OF tho cheapest kind. met with one
case where one Of the firehugs. who,
know. belongs to one OF the gangs, put
In q BIN for a lot Of cloals. On ex-
amining the cloaks that were saved
from the flro discovered that all OF
them were unfinished. Many Of them
aid not have the sleeves In. These
cloakn had been purchased nt Ere
sale OF damaged goods from cloak
factory that had been burned out"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

At a certain dinner. described in a
recently published volume OF English
"reminiscences. entitled Memories OF
Two Sisters" Carlyle was among the
guests. The philosopher was In high
feather and inveighed against phil.
anthropistn. somewhat 20 the annoy.
ancc Of Miss Eliot who aat beside
him. and who was closely identified
with good works
"The utter nbsurdity." said Carlyle
~of men and women spending their
lives trying to whitewaah what God
Almighty has made black End mean.
20 be black. Instead OF dolhs good 70
unfortunate honest people"
Miss Eliot was not q philanthsepist
OF the submissive sort She looked
from Carlyle to Froude. sitting at the
other end Of the table. and pleasantly
remarked to Dean Milman at her
right:
pretty well 70 talk about making
black white when we are sitting be-
tween the whitowashers OF Henry VII
and Frederick II. compared to whom
our ragged children are white al.
readyi'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

znad Knew THAT Breaking the szfs-
ror WoaId BrinN Had Luck.

nasa Knew THAT Breaking tbs Mir
ror woaId Brinx had Luck.
All OF Enid Thurston's friends had
a different reason why she would new
err succeed as an artist. although they
granted that her technique was good
and her color sense unusual.
"she likes 70 loaf and invite her
soul too much" said Mary Wetmore
mo. she's too vague. TOO purpose
leas." Grace Ripley insisted.
You're both wrong" declared her
studio mate. Ruth Merritt Ends
too snperstititous. She wouldn't be-
gin a study on Friday for anything,
aud when you think she's inviting her
soul, ten 70 one she's incoming over
the salt she spilled al lunch. or be-
cause she walked under ladder, or
something OF that sort She loses a
lot OF time that way
To what analytical lengths the dis
eusslon would have gone II is impossi-
BILE 10 say. for crash from the upper
studio. followed by despairing vail.
lAnut TIC tAt4a AAHH AAN+f ~ N-4N
scene OF the disaster They found
Enid IN tears. surrounded BY broken
glass.
what we're you doingY" they cried
together.
"oh, was Just posing for that study
Of Psyche thSt want 70 do for the ex-
hibltion. YOU know. and somehow my
foot slipped. and the mirror and eT-
erything went 10 smash Enid cob
bed. Now IN never. never. meyer
succeed. J knOwi I'm born 70 bad
l1ckl"
Aud how about my mirror de-
handed Ruth. my Fiorentine mirror.
that's broken into little. little bits7
Doesn't that counfg'
~Oh Ruthie. I'm sorry. dreadfnlly.r
walled Enid: and yon may have my
tapestry 70 make up. Only. can't you
see that It's my future that's shat,
tered. too? Seven years bad luck.
That's what breaking mirror means.
Why. ] might as well be dead and bur
led right now.''
You'd better begin 70 work like
fury. you meant" soolded Ruth. pick
Ing up the fragments OF her treasure.
so wilii- cried Enid. with sudden
energy. for she had somewhere an all
unconscious streak OF dramatic humor.
III Misfortune is 10 orertake me she
shall find me AZ my post"
Work she did. early and late. heed
less OF Fridays or signs or supersti-
tionA
I'm hoodooed. anyhow she would
declare All I can do Il TO work.
work, work. and hope 10 hold OF
Pate
Little By little she forgot her fears
in her great interest. and daily her
technique grew stronger. her thought
clearer. her coloring more sympathet-
&c and subtle. until. when "Psyche's
Mirror was accepted and hung on the
Art clubs line. not only Ends friends
gathered around Il: the public looked
AZ Il and praised Il. and AZ last the
happy little ticket sold. was slipped
In the edge OF the frame. IL was. &C
cording to critics. "A triumph OF deli
cate. harmonious ooloring-
"oh Enid. you wonderful giri,~
said Ruth Merritt. as they stood look
ing al the picture hand In hand.
eNow aren't you sorry that you doubt
cd yourself sol Aren't you ashamed
Of being 70 superstitions7-
Not q bit,~ declared Enid. laugh.
ing. although the tears were IN her
eyex Il think it's awfally lucky that
I broke that mirror Com.
panion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

snowshoes need very little cara
You don't have to wipe them dry with
channels. for instance. the prescribed
treatment FOR skates. When takins
them or merely tap them against the
Wall or a tree to shake free the cling
ing snow and stand them up on their
heels outside. Never attempt to dry
them before a IRE. when they are
nut away for the summer select a dry
Mace where there VIII be no DANCE,
OF mice. Country Life in America.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

There isn't great deal to be said
in favor OF whiskers In general. but
the Japanese seem 20 grow the hard
estlookinG crop.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

Inwson-ls he man whose judg.
ment can be relied uponl
Dawson-Did you ever see HIS wifoi
--somerville Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

HE may win the race.
yes: he's short legged, but Iona
rinded. detroit Free Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

The women always say their hua-
bands coax them to 90 away for the
summer. but no one believes Il.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-29

The morning after a big wedding
the women are nearly always crosR
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
Literature and Dreams.

Robert Louis Stevenson owed much
of his inspiration e~dreams. In one
passage he attributed some Of his fin
est work to the brownies" who ten
anted his brain during moments OF
Inconsistencies. The Strange Case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" owes its
origin to a dream. Il had long been
trying to write a story on this sub
ject," writes Stevenson, ito find q
body. vehicle, for that strong sense
Of mans double being which must at
times come in upon and overwhelm
the mind of every thinking creature
For two days | went about rack.
ing my brains for plot of any sort +;
and on the second night dreamed the
scene at the window, and a scene aft.
erward split in two, in which Hyde
pursued for some crime, took the pow
der and underwent the change in the
presence of his pursuers. All the rest
was made awake and consciously, al.
though | think ! can trace in much OF
ii the manner of my brownies"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
Great Thlnqs in Little.

The Italians are wonderfully clev.
er in working with the most minute
things. A skillful Italian has made q
beautiful little boat out of pearl. The
sail is of beaten gold studded with
diamonds. A tiny ruby serves as a
headlight. The rudder is An emerald
and its stand is little slab of ivory
The boat weighs less than half an
ounce, and is valued at $4,000.
Not to be outdone by man, an am
bilious Italian woman has painted on
canvas, so small that half grain
of corn hides II from view, a wind
mill with the miller, and a horse and
cart with people In the cart
Some of the Italian mosaic workers
in Florence will take bits of stone and
glass no larger than grains of mustard
seed and fashion them into the most
graceful flowers and other designs on
shirt studs.--The Sunday Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
WANTED HIS FAVORlTE ALIVE.
Peculiar Order Placed by Small Dew
otee OF Popular "Alice In
Wonderland"

The son and heir is seven years old
old enough to spell out, with helps
over the hard words" Alice in Won
derland,' and to enjoy 1t hugely, espe-
cially the memorable duet between
the Mock Turtle and Griffin. Recent
ly, as a great treat, he was permitted
to accompany his pretty young aunt
to luncheon at one of New York's
famous restaurants, and, as crown
ing Joy, invited to select his own del
icacies. Long and earnestly he pom
dered over the bill of fare; then his
eyes grew big and his face illumined
as he laboriously read the list OF soups
Yes, thank you, I've preceded what
want" he said with nervous gaiety
then with an impressive knitting OF
his brows he addressed the attentive
waiter: "Ill have one very. very
small mock turtle. but don't make ii
into soup-just bring it along alive
and kicking Lillian Dynevor Rice in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
VALUABLE AS HONEY FINDER
Bee Cuckoo of Africa Of Great Service
TO the Natives and Protected
by Them.

One OF the most sagacious OF birds
Is certainly the bee cuckoo. or moroc,
little bird very like the English
sparrow
1t is found in various parts Of Afri-
ca where wild bees abound, and being
unable to help itself to the honey,
which is its favorite food. 1t resorts
to human aid.
Having discovered swarm Of bees,
II flies to the nearest habitation, and
attracts by its cries of "Cherr. cherr,
cherr," the attention OF some Of the
natives. II then flies off in the direc'
ton of the nest, uttering its cry and
waiting for its followers to overtake
II. Should they be tardy it returns
to meet them, and seems as II trying
to urge them on to greater speed, the
natives answering 1t with a low whis-
tie.
Arrived at its destination, 1t Is ST.
lent, waiting patiently on the bough
of a neighboring tree while its hui
man friends dig out the nest, good
share of the honey on the comb con-
tanning the bee maggots. being left by
them for their feathered guide.
The natives never injure this bird.
and always prevent travellers from
shooting II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
VETERANS TRIBUTE TO LEE.
Most impressive Scene Of the Civil
War Was That After Surrender
of Appomattox.

Men who saw the defeated general
when he came forth from the chamber
where he had signed the articles Of
capitulation say that he paused a
moment as his eyes rested once more
on the Virginia hills; smote his hands
together as though In some excess OF
inward agony, then mounted his gray
horse. Traveller, and rode calmly
away.
If that was the very Gethsemane OF
his trials, yet he must have had
then one moment of supreme, If
chastened, JOY. AS he rode quietly
down the lane leading from the
scene Of capitulation, he passed
into view OF his men-of such as
remained of them. The news OF
the surrender had got abroad and they
were waiting. grief-stricken and de-
jected. upon the hillsides, when they
caught sight of their commander on
the gray horse Then ensued one of
the most notable scenes OF the history
OF the war. In an instant they were
about him, bareheaded. with tear-wet
eyes, thronging him, kissing his hand
his boots, his saddle; weeping; cheer
ing him amid their tears; shouting his
name to the very skies. He said:
Men. we have fought through the war
together; have done my best for you;
my heart is too full to say more
From Robert Z. Lee, the Southerner,"
by Thomas Nelson Page, published by
Scribner's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-28
RIaId Rules for Childhood.

Childhood must have been a dreary
time when Lady Burton was a little
girl. THE only times we were allowed
down stairs" she says in her reminis-
cences, were at two o'clock luncheon
(our dinner), and to dessert for about
a quarter of an hour II our parents
were dining alone or had very init
mate friends. On these occasions I was
dressed In white muslin and blue rib.
bons, and Theodore, my stepbrother,
in green velvet, with turnover lace col
lar, after the fashion of that time. We
were not allowed to speak unless spo-
ken TO; we were not allowed to ask
for anything unless II was given to us.
We kissed our fathers and mothers
hands and asked their blessing before
going upstairs, and we stood upright
by the side of them all the time we
we're in the room In those days there
was no lolling about. no Tommy keep
your-fingers out-ofthe-jam, no Dick.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES pinching PEG
pies legs. as nowadays"