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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
Something wanted.

A bachelor. old and cranky. was SIT
ting alone in his room. His toes with
the govt were aching. and his face was
o'erspread with gloom, no little ones
shouts to disturb him-from noises the
house was free. In fact. from cellar
to attic twas as still as still could be.
No medical aid was lacking; his serv-
ants answered his ring. respectfully
answered his orders and supplied him
with everything, But still there was
something wanted. which he could not
kindly words OF com.
passion. the touch Of a gentle hand.
And he said, as his brow grew darker
and he rang for the hlreling nurse.
well. marriage may be a failure. but
'hIs Is a jolly sight worse"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

ko< tsweled words In golden PHRASE
Not fancies fine In airy rhyme.
sung In a poets idle days
Make verses that outlast his time
IT'S when he feels within his heart
The swell OF passons. sob OF pain.
And all LIES little things depart
The poet writes songs that remain
lie weaves them not In words that
speak
Heroic measures. tragic lines.
But In such accents low and meek
AS sympathy alone divines.
unfettered by eccentric rhyme.
He sings OF mans eternal quest
IN language simple yet sublime.
By truth and love and Joy impressed;
And 10. his liquid measures sweet
To tell the hearts high hope and
trust.
AND laughing children long repeat
His lines. when he IL In the dustl
Charles W. Stevenson.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

In this game a confederate Il nee.
easary The player states 10 the com
pany. after a few remarks on ancseni
sign language. that be - able 10 rad
signs made with stick on tho aoor.
and agrees 10 ieave the room whilst
the company decided upon some wosd
or sentence.
I. The game Il played AZ follows. Il
Il agreed BY the player and bis con.
federate that one tap on the ioor shall
represent A. two taps =. three tapa I.
four taps o. and i've taps 4. and that
the FIRST letter Of each remark the con.
fcderate makes shall BE- one Of the con.
sonants Of the word or sentence Dc.
cided upon By the company. on the
players return. supposlnE the word
chosen 70 BE- March his confederass
would commence; Many people think
this game a deception initial letter
Nd. Ono tap on the foor ca. Really
u II very simple initial letter NJ.
Coming to the end soon" initial le,.
ter CO. Hope Il has been quite clear
initial letter ID.
A few more signs are made 70 a. not
10 finish too abruptly. and the PLAYER
then states the word to be March
II carefully conducted. this game viii
interest an audience for a considerable
lime.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

The sunfower. like the lily OF the
Falley. tolls not. neither does Il spin
tut for all that II Is useful a. well a.
ornamental Indeed. 80 far does Il
AIRY Its usefulness that In some por.
lions Of the globe Il ceases to be an or.
lament and becomes altogether a thing
u utility. People In those sections
forget all about the poetical fanclss In
Ehich the sunnower figures as the true
sun worshiper. with It's face turned
sver toward the god Of light. and cult.
rate Il In a matter-of.fact way for
That u Is worth. just as they do Do
iatocs and cabbages and beetA The
most important part OF a sunfower Is
he seeds. They contain albumen in
arge quantities. a substance that Il
fery essential in sustaining life. The
oil manufactured from these seeds has
zen proven to be OF a very superior
iuality and economists who have ex.
)erimented In It's production claim
hat when made from carefully cult
fated sunnower seeds II Is desirable
or table use. being a good substitute
or olive oil In hll salad dressings.
Horses. cows and chickens evlncs
ireat fondness for sunfiowers. So m.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23


in love with him. and would have beer
glad Of an opportunity to show IT
Alas. that awful pride. the undoing o.
many.
William Curtis kept his grief 4
himself Mary tried to make him teal
GUS; as often as she could she showed
herself in the companionship Of a man
whom she knew Curtis despised and
detested- This served q two-foId OBJ.
jet; It diverted her. caused her 10
forget In the excitement Of the new
companionship the void in her heart.
and also. she hoped MARY was not
very Originally It would raise the zeal
ousy Of her late lover.
But Curtis was not touched any
way-outwardly. Yet in his heart
there ragged the discomfort and horror
Of Jealousy. that she should have
thought At to seek distraction and
pleasure with Manners. crin9fn9. mis-
cradle and selfopinionated Manners
why, It filed him with disgust, Sure
~ she could not think seriously Of
mating herself with such a man.
And II William Curtis had only
known. Mary compared every action
every word Of Manners with what
Curtis himself would have done in the
same circumstances, and the compari-
sons were to the benefit. the great ben
eft, Of her late hance-
One day Curtis was walking bv the
side Of the river; the towing patb
was almost deserted. the sun was shin
ing. and the country looked sDlendid
However. the river was not so nice in
appearance; there had been heavy
rains during the last few days. the
lands adjacent to the river had been
flooded. and the stream was dirty and
ran swiftly.
He was still in the mood Of despair. |
still looking back on the times he had |
spent so pleasantly in these very parts.
It accumulated his desolate feeling as
he noticed this place and that aspect
which she had laughingIy commented
upon in those happy days which now
seemed so far away and which did not
seem likely to be renewed He loved
all these objects for her sake; why
the very sun. now sinking below the
western horizon in an effulgence OF
pink and mauve and crimson lowell
ness. was dear to him; had she not
enjoyed a similar sunset in the days
gone by?
And he was to find out that she was
this one also for looking up
ne saw her lissom form in punt and
he odious Manners laziIy punting.
The river was running quickly, the
weir was a little to the left. and no
ice boards warned the boaters away
rom the particular tributary which
ed to IT,
Manners punted on; he cared little
or weirs. Mary never felt so mischiev-
us as at that moment espying Curtis I
he said something which caused the
unter to laugh boisterously. with the I
esult that he lost his grip OF the pole Q
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

and was thrown into the water. whsr'
he noundered bewildered.
The punt was now left to the cur
rent; gradually the craft was driver
70 the stream OF the weir Mary laugh
ed little at the wet and bedragglet
Manners. who struggled to the oppo
site bank. but she soon became alarm
ed. for the boat acquired rapid mo
mentum- She must do somethings she
rose unsteadily. and the craft swung
nearly upsetting. Curtis. who had
seen everything. forgot the past-re-
membered only that the girl he loved
was in danger. II was a situation
which demanded dealing with at once
II the punt and its occupant were not
TO be hurled over the weir.
Try to guide II to the bank" he
shouted. meaning the girl to use the
other punt pole.
But Mary was now too frightened TO
hear. much less to do anything. The
weir Kissed and foamed. and the noise
struck terror to her; she shut her eyes
and waited for the end
The roar OF the water came nearer
and nearer. the splashings fell all
around her. and Just when she was
giving herself up and wondering
whether her body would be much multi
ated In the awful leap. the punts
course was suddenly arrested and
Earring noise fell on her hearing. She
furtively opened her eyes and saw a
head wet and unkempt. bobhing in
front OF the punt and she felt that
slowly. almost indistlngulshably. she
was being drawn to the bank. She had
not heard Curtis jump into the river
she had only the rush OF the water In i
her ears. After a struggle the craft
was dragged to the bank and there
made fast.
A white and frightened Mary step
ped ashore. She held out her hand to
he dripping figure and her eyes
yelled. her lips shook and her voics
vas full o. emotion.
Thank you, Thank you." ana Cur
is wondered at the beauty Of her
roice.
That evening with the moon shining
N the ripples OF the swollen river.
'urtis restored the ring to It's owner.
nd as he did so he took his toll IN
ne long. sweet kiss: and at Mary's
reast was bunch OF bluebells. his
resent.
4 did miss you. VIII" was all the
fri said Of their estrangement.-Phfl.
delphia Telegraph. e
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Romantic History of the ola Bona.
parte Estate of vnIexenf..
Mr. Corey. steel trust magnate ane
his wife. have hired the former coun
try house OF the late emperor's uncle
Jerome. who fifty years ago was
known In Paris as the ex-king OF
Westphalia. the Frankfort English
Mall says. He himself took the title
so seriously as to refuse precedence
TO Queen Victoria's husband In con-
sequence his imperial nephew did not
invite him TO the fete given In com
pliment TO her late Britannia majesty
when she visited Paris during It's first
universal exhibition.
Lord Byron's old fame, the countess
OF Guicocioli. whom Paris knew as the
Marquise de Boissy. used to direct for
some years his little court when he
was en- villegiature there. She had
still pretensions to beauty, and
thought she owed to Mrs Grundy the
duty Of taking with her the extremely
lively marquis. her husband. II
pleased him to be the merry-andrew
OF the chateau. as be was OF the sem
ate. and he had no objection TO King
Jerome. after an interval Of nearly
thirty years and many adventures ON
the lady's side. taking the place that
Byron had filled. His former majesty
remained what he had been at Cassel
gracious, polite 70 the ladies, and
apt to lose his heart In a Irritation
with no matter whom.
He had at villegenis his marshars
salary Of 10000 francs a year. his
senator's salary, and his dotation as
imperial prince and last surviving
brother Of Napoleon. It brought him
2 100000 francs annually, and he had /
free Of all rent and taxes the royal i
chateau and home park OF Meudon and
the residential part OF the Palais Roy
Al, both sumptuously furnished. That
baton gave him a right to
Two saddle horses for himself. four
Tor his equerry and aid. and TO two
carriages and the horses they re-
Iuired. The only legal Prince Napo-
con. who had also rooms at the Pal.
lis Royal. received dotation OF 5OO.-
100 francs. but bullied the ex-kfng into
diving him 100000 francs in addition.
l Marchese Bartholone had. as a wife
n the eyes Of the church and the Ttal- /.
an law then existing. 1azily ruled Je-
ONE before the De BOlssys came in ,
nd BUSTED her. They had been helped
n their wicked intrigue against her
y the Princess Mathilde and Prince
Napoleon for reasons II would now .
axe too long to explain. The other :
ons we're Patterson Bonaparte, father !,
I Lawyer Bonaparte. OF Baltimore;
cunt Camara Camarata, and the most
bic man Of the Bonapartist side. Bill
lult, who. to the great grief and loss
the emperor. died about a year aft q
: Jerome.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
CHINA HAs LABoR GUILDS.
employers and workers Both Organ
fxed In Certain Trades.

lied In Certain Trades.
A recently Published report Of cx
-onsul-General Mcwade Of Canton
china, gives some interesting details
u the shoe-malting industry OF China.
ind incidentally Of the laborunion
Iystem Of that country. The shoe
hops average ten men and about
wenty women. and the wages OF the
men range from $3.50 to 1926 per
month. while the women get much
ess.
They work long hours. says the
Philadelphia Record. and their meals
ire. supplied by the employer. Their
God consists OF rice. partafen OF
vice a day, with now and then few
vegetables or pieces OF salt FISH or
,orl as relish. Tea Is also furnish
ID to them in unlimited quantities.
they begin work as soon as daylight
spears and continue until between 8
ind o'clock at night. the recent In
reduction OF kerosene oil lengthenIng
heir hours OF labor. The workman
ats and sleeps in the shop where he
employed.
The male workers have trades I'M
on or guild OF their own. as have also
he employers. To these guilds are re-
erred all disputed questions OF labor
md food. which. as a rule, are AMIGA
,ly settled. have never heard OF
dispute over the hours Of labor. the
operatives seeming to take II for
'ranted that their employees can prop
riy claim every moment Of THAR
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

! feelinxs by speech Besides. he though
she would relent.
| The banks Of the river sped BY
them; they passed the streamlet which
led TO the weir with its roaring and
Its foaming. for the current OF the
river ran strongly: the trees skinned
past them. and soon they reached the
boathouse. With the utmost politeness
he handed her out OF the boat.
Is II worth while Quarreling-"
He stopped. his speech frozen on his
lips by her features. cold and unre-
sponsive. She went away. and he. re-
turning to the boat. re-embarked. and
for an hour sculled In silence. Then
he murmnred:
Strange cattle. women. When you
think you've got them. you haven'ti"
With this prosaic and not over-cul-
tured expression ringing in the cham
bers OF his mind. he went to his house.
and by the last post he received his
ring and one or two other presents
which he had made her. Then dark
ness descended; he had lost her. and
he cursed all bluebells which grew on
the banks Of the river.
The weeks which followed were dew
astating to William Curtis. He had
loved. he still loved Mary Ellington
with a great love. and he wondered
why moments caprice should wreck
his happiness Why had she demand
ed so ridiculous thingT Why had he
not yieldedf His Judgment had led
him astray; that at least was how he
viewed the matter now. Yet he was
conscious that he had acted rightly;
to have given way might have been
the way Of outward peace. but he knew
ae would have despised himself had
be acted otherwise than as he did.
Mary herself gave no apparent sign
hat the break had affected her seri-
'usly. She wondered that he had not
'eturned her presents and that he had /
lever acknowledged the ring. She re-
iolved that he should not think she
AIRED. and although they met fire.
Iuently they ignored each other. Mary.
however. was suffering; she was still
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
HE WAS POLITE. ANYWAY.


Johnny. although OF hnmbls origin
could hardly be said to have sprung
from the soll'-or n he did. the soil
evidently sprang after him. There
were always traces OF Il on his eoun-
tenance by the time he reached sun
day school. although Il might be more
or less surrounded by the sOapand-
water immaculateness In which his
mother had started him.
Admonltlon. argument or discipline
had no power 10 separate Johnny from
the accompanying dirt All had proved
unavailing; and so one day his teach
er determined to try an object lesson.
To keep the surprise and delight OF
the class from spelling her effort. she
took the other members into her con-
ndence. Johnny. who appeared In the
usual condition. was therefore the only
one to be surprised when the teacher
removed her veil and displayed large
black smudge on one side Of her nose
and a smaller one on the other. But
Johnny. except for a startled look OF
sympathy. which he repressed imme-
diately. gave no evidence OF having
noticed anything unusual
Presently. however. the Willy teacher
gave a little shudder. looked directly
at Johnny. and put one finger on her
face as II the spot pained her.
Il really feel as II my face were
dirty" she said. In a tone Of we'll
simulated horror. Johnny. is there
anything on my face7~
''Yes'm." replied Johnny.
'Ugh," exclaimed the teacher. II
snew It. felt It. Horrid. nasty black
Imudges. Have they been there all
he hour?"
''Yes'm." said Johnny.
and you didn't tell met exclaim-
d the teacher. reproachfully. Il don't
hink that's nice Of you. Johnny. Now
shall be unhappy all day because
ave sat here so long with a dirty
ace. When you have a dirty face
ways tell you as soon as notice IT,"
"Yes'm," said Johnny again. "it's all
light for you to tell me when It's my
nee; but when it's your face. guess
m too polite. "-Youth's Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

ket when using 1t wrong.
You can't make truth blush BY look.
Ing II in the fact
Many man prays for grace. when
what he needs Is grit.
Many a fine career has been cut
short by long tongue.
The devil is most like lion when
he looks most like sheep.
The bravest man is the one who Is
scared the worst and runs the least.
There Is nothing In heaven more
beautiful than the life Christ lived on
earth.
Don't look at your handbook to ind
out how rich you are. Look at the
promises OF God.
We can never have right views
about redemption as long as we have
wrong views about sin.
St. Paul never wrote line to show
any kind OF a sinner that he could be
saved by his own good works.
We need more OF the kind OF preach
ing that Will make a sinner either quit
his meanness or get out OF the church
The man who talks the loudest about
the hypoerites In the church Is the
one you need to watch the closest In
a horse trade
II Is hard for the world 70 believe
that the sinner who rides In a carriage
Is made out OF the same kind OF clay
as the one who falls In the ditch.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Regard this homely. faithful tool.
Companion close OF play and school,
A tale In every nick and scar.
OF boyhood the Exealibur.
Which boyhood's knightly hand imbues
With subtle craft. where'er he hews;
And like those swords OF olden ken
At once Is weapon keen. and pen.
It's blade has carved the melon rind.
The pulpy feast within 10 md;
Has graved initials. plain 10 see.
On desk and fence. on post and treei
Has grazed the outstretehed. sunburn-
ed leg
To pierce the soil IN mumble-pegs
Has sought along the friendly bole
And cut therefrom the fishing pole
beneath its steel have grown apaee
Advertisements OF strife and chase
From single. hath and architrave
The pistol. lance. and dagger brave.
And when the warrior takes his rest.
To soothe. betimes. his savage breast
II deftly trims the willow shoot
And Offers 20 his lips fiute.
What glamour. what Wild charm
equips.
oh. boyhood free. thy TRAN OF chips
Who follows this untiring way
Again TO him the world Is gay;
Again BY him fine deeds arc done
rwixt rise and set OF golden sun;
And ope once more the sweets OF life
As opes the melon 10 the knife.
Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

What makes you spend so much
money on that lawsuit"
tits matter Of taste. Some people
like to attend lectures prefer to
pay more and hear lawyer discourse
on affairs in which ! am personally in.
terested. Washington Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23
Poor Dolls.

Somebody has discovered the Oldest
doll in the country"
Sentimental Idea. isn't III"
mot with me. have to take a new
doll home with me every blessed week.
The dolls at our home never have
chance to get old."--Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Jack sent me a handsome miro,
for my birthday"
"oh, that accounts for III"
Accounts for what7"
Yesterday he asked mo n a wom-
an ever got too old to DO pleased with
a looking glass. BOSTON TRANSCRIPT
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

R@aa'~ Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredecmed.

In some homes
the Bible on a
center table
means little more
than a horse shoe
over the door.
You can do
more with a pop
gun when using
It right than you
can with a mus
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Some writer has said that as a rule
preachers are not witty. Perhaps this
may be due to the fact that brevity ia
the soul OF wit.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Il wonder II moths have any prefer
ence as to textile fabrics7"
Il should think cheesecloth would
make tasty eating" responded the
other>-Kansas City Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Ny brudder said girls didn't know
A biz about the way 70 frows
But anyhow frew his BALL
An now Il can't be found Al all
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

Always remember that your neigh
bors watch you closely. and that your
neighbors are very particular.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

A girl is as patient in trying 70 h.
good looking as a woman Is with a
bad husband.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-12-23

The weather usually gets back at
the people who talk about IL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-24

building which has been used as a de-
Z ltlolli home for some time, has been
f sold TO the Poplar Grove congregation
and the members are demanding pos
session Of the building, which Is to be
used as a church. There are about
70 boys III the home now under the
direction Of Guardello Brown. super
intendent and chief probation Officer.
The commissioners have made an Of.
fer for the Orphans Home and Day
nursery on State street. 1T Is a four
story building, and there Is plenty Of
ground. The price put upon the prop
ierty was $4,000. but the commission
5ers made an offer considerably below
this which the management is consit1-
4ering.
mo arrangements have been made
however, by the county commissioners,
for a detention home for girls as re-
5qnired by law. Last week the Juvenile.
court officials We're compelled to find
rooms in rooming house for two
young girls who had been taken away
from their parents pending an investi-4
cation. The court is also without
a clerk. and no cases can be heard UNI
til one Is appointed and the salary
question is settled between the Juvenile
court commission and the county com
mIssioners,