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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12
Kills 20 1000 raKEs N AJAX
strsas~ AsereAi Disease Active Ia
Creates New York.

strsaE~ AbeFeaf Disease Active Ia
Greater New York,
That The strange tree disease for
which the government has vaialy tried
to Ind a cure. and which has been
Devastating forests IN the east has de
stroyed 10000 trees IA Forest Park.
a stated yesterday " Park Com.
missioner Kennedy. % flFookIgn. tbs
New YORK Times BAYS % the trees
which have snerumhed 10000 werr
eheatnuts Net only has tbs disease
greatly damaged che forest OF the
park. bat * has deprived he small
boys OF east Mex YORK and Richmond
nm u a joy which has come to them
each faii-shat Of picking ehssgnats
ia the park. Every chestnut Tres Ia
the ss5aers tract has been killed
The ones. dense forests o. Forrest
Park. which il on the high FldEe
above Jamaica asenun. Al tha brooklyn
borough Inns. no~ present a sad sight
TO lovers Of nature. Everyuhefe once
stately n beautiful ehestnuts nand
gAunt and lifeiess against the srren
Of other trees. like ghosts Of tho for
eat. Many havs been teiied 81 the
woodmen. but thousands kifii stand
naked and gray aad dead. where oaks
and naples and 5irches display the
green glory which spring has brought
to them.
We discovered that this acourks
was attacking the trees " the parks
Eve years ago.. said Commissioner
Kennedy yesterday. we aid every
thing possible to arrest the spread OF
the disease. but there SEEMED 10 10
no cure. It attacks the trees inside
the bark. and there Il apparently no
way OF treating them
Two months aeo the commissioner
called the attention Of the board or
estimate 10 the destruction and asked
for an appropriation Of $4,000 10 re-
move the dead trees and try to save
the living ones. The money. however.
was not appropriated Commissioner
Kennedy wants to replace the dead
trees with young trees. Nsing part or
the secured appropriation for that
purpose. Last year 400 blishted
chestnuts we're eut down In Prospect
Park and young trees planted in their
places.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

The sum OF happiness is made up OF
a thousand details. A little kindness
done to one less fortunate gives the
heart a beat Of pleasure that no MILL
merry or laces or jewels al possibly
inspire
To overcome prejudice is more sat
isfying than a ~ten-course dinner.
To subdue a difheulty and smother a
selfish desire is TO become strong and
splendid. IL life is worth living at all.
1t is worth living in q state Of progress
and Improvement
II we moan and groan, filling the air
with dissatisfaction and gloom, we can
scarcely hope to partake of much CON
tentment.
All you need is a good thump on the
back by some cheerful soul who has
faith in you. and a promise to yourself
that you win face your work and your
worries ch~eerfully
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

Here ~ a game 10 test your In.
genuiey. One player must stand Ia
q circle OF others and ask some one.
what do yon know about the moon?'
He need not necessarily say the
moon. he can choose any subject he
wants TO. but we win suppose. TO H.
lustrate the game. that that is what
he has chosen. The first player
answers for instance. THE moon is
made OF green cheese" whereupon
the questioner asks the next person.
~What do you know about green
cheese?~ Il know is IL eaten with
crackers" that person
what do you know about erackersg"
he asks the next one. Il know they
are baked In an oven" Is the reply.
~what do you know about oysnsf-
falls to the next. Il know they are
~blaekened with stoye polish" is The
answer. "And what DO you know
about stove polish?7 Continues the
questioner. II know il Is blaeEer
than silver polish. Is the response.
Now we have probably come 10 tie
last payer. and in his answer he
must bring the conversation back %
the subject II started from. In this
case the moon. II he cannot do this
before the q~uestioner counts ten. ne
loses. and must be questioner himself.
In this particular Ease when asked
what he knows about silver polssa.
we will hope he has presence Of mind
enough 10 answer Il know Il makes
things bright as the moon
With the next round the questioner
should begin somewhere else In the
circle 50 that the same person need
not finish the game.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

The next time baby scream with
collie, instead Of dosing II with sooth-
ing syrups or old nurse remedies, such
as catnip tea and other decoctions to
which our g~randmothers pinned their
faith, try what hot water slipped from
a spoon or taken through a bottle win
do to relieve the pain. The water
should be fresh and boiled, but not
boiling. Care must be taken that 10
is not hot enough to burn the delicate
tongue and gums. This will usually
give relief and can be repeated fire.
quently with nc danger to the child
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12
cefve thi
teachers.
three Priceless Posse.sions.

The three great priceless posses
lions In life as well as the most valu,
able requests to ~posterity are declared
to be good character, good health and
a good education. A good character is
an investment In honor and virtue,
not for time only, but for all eternity.
1t is the first essential of citizenship.
the foundation Of every stable gov
eminent, the key to success, and a
synonym for happiness. But in order
TO make that investment yield the
greatest benefits, we must have for
our support good health, and for our
constant guide. a good education.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12
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Wo~@msm Part fm Worlds Progress,
America has proven q pretty good
place for women. In Virginia a good
many years ago, wa are told the plant
ers bought their wives, good. esttma-
Bile women brought from the old coun-
try. for one hundred pounds Of tobac-
co each. and an inferior quality OF the
weed at that. Inside Of two hundred
and fifty years the descendants OF
those tohacco-bought wives have bios
sorned out into the Old Colonial
Danes.
Helen of Troy was a beautiful wom-
an and yet almost her entire time
was taken up In creating dissensions
In the army and with very little evi-
dencs of patriotism. Dido was a pref
ty woman and yet we are told she was
capricious and coy and tif they had
such things In those days. almost
broke her husband up with her mtllin-
ary bills. Cleopatra was 8 woman
Of beauty and influence. and yet. II
the stories told about her ars true. it
would almost make a convention OF
Sunday School superintendents Wild
with rage.
Thera vas q time within the last
span OF centuries when woman left
those old ties and those old trodden
tracks and started out N these new
opportunities, writes Levi p. GoodaIe.
We and on the pages of history the
counterpart for the old historic wom-
en- when we read OF those noble WON
en- who have devoted their lives to the
advancement OF the human race. Take
Dido. for instance, and what a strik-
ing opposition is there in Lady Hen
ry Somerset, who devoted her whole
life to the amelioration Of the human
race. What a striking opposition are
the Booths. who gave their lives and
every moment of their time to work
In the slums; between them and Gle
opafra of old. Elizabeth Fry, the
friend u the black man. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, the s~weet-voiced wom-
an; the austere but upright Susan B.
Anthony, and the gifted and genial
Julius Gladdis, three noble women
who devoted their lives and their
money TO the bettermsnt Of woman's
condition, giving them opportunities
both in the workshop and in the
home. To-day there is no page writ
ten on the history OF the world that
has not on It the hand Of woman,
whether Ii be in the home or in the
school. whether it be in the church OF
In the hospital. whether it be in the
broad land. carrying forth light and
education, or whether 1t be In the
home OF the Japanese mother who
gives her only child and herself for
the cause Of patriotism
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

Elizabeth Marbury. the pioneer play
broker and Sardou's representative,
once ran a poultry farm7 She earned
her first dollars from chickens raised
at Oyster Bay.
The woman school teachers through
out the country are looking longingiy
toward Colorado. Wyoming and Utah,
as ia these states woman teachers re-
ceive the same salaries as do man
teachers
1t is estimated by a New York
woman shopper that the time lost
each day in one Of the large depart
ment stores in waiting for change Is
equal to the time OF one person for
seventy days
Nine. Henrietta Romler. who died
recently in Brussels, aged 80. had most
remarkable eyesight, which she attrib-
uted to the wisdom Of her father. He
lost his eyesight when quite young
and SO required her to remain an hour
each day at noontime in a totally dark
room She kept Up the custom as
long as she lived.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

and they are living at the rate of
5000 a year, they know the money is
coming from some illegitimate source
The woman who helps a man to spend
more money than he Is honestly max
ing Is accessory before the fact. and "a
every whit as guilty IS II she put her
hand into the cash drawer Of the mar
he robs and took out the money her
self. Women have spent much time in
trying to reform men. Might they not
with advantage turn their attention to
the peculating ~propensities of thsir
own sex? 1t is a disagreeable truth
to hear. bat It Is a fact. nevertheless.
that II there were more honest WON
en- there would be fewer dishonest
men
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

Current statistics show a notable In
crease In marriages in France.
Berlin has a divorce club with 500
members. all Of whom are divorced
Woman clerks outnumher the man
clerks In the census bureau at Wash
ington.
Or. Clara M. Moore or Denver has
just been appointed physician OF the
woman's department Of the state hos
pital for the insane at Pueblo.
In Switzerland any woman wearing
a hat with s. diameter of more than
eighty centimeters must pay for IT
as II II were a bicycle or q cart
How many people know that Miss
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

Daramw xa@s x~mr American F@vsa
Emaa 4e2,aa4 Msfem OF Th@sa.

nswamw zm#s Year American Fessa
E@aa 4ea,&a4 msae# OF Thssa.
Let us sing the praise of tho great
est American hen. who during the last
year may well have cracked with pride
over the production OF nearly 1900
100000 dozens OF eggsl Do you reai-
lHe what that meansl says the Wona-
ans Home Companion. Well, listen:
II. instead OF remaining quietly al
home In Iowa. she had chosen TO dem
onstrate her powers to the universe at
large the hen might have laid those
eggs. each two Inches long, end TO end,
In a continuous chain reaching 23S,siS
miles up to the moon. back again, and
then more than half way around the
world for good total OF
492. 42a miles OF eggs Furthermore. IL
those eggs had been made into n
omelet half an inch thick that omeles
would easily have covered Manhattan
island. an area Of twenty-five square
miles.
An old Mohammedan legend tells that
King solomon used to travel through
the air with all his armies on a o
derful flying carpet. protected from the
rays OF the sun by the wings OF a
host OF birds Now. according to the
poultry census. there are In the United
States about 2SO.OO0,000 Of chickens.
guinea fowls. turkeys, geese and ducks
OF the poultry voting age which 10
three months or over. II required TO
furnish a moving canopy Ike that OF
King solomon the ~barnyard Of this
country. allowing only a foot OF spread
to each, could easily shadow a space
OF 140 square miles,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

A California woman lost a suit for
damages which she brought against a
street car company because OF having
fallen In alighting from a car, on the
grounds that the heels Of her shoes
we're too high to allow her to step
safely. Evidently, If the gentier sex
win persist ia following fashion to the
extent OF Gripping and deforming
themselves. that Judge does not intend
to make the railroad company respon
sIble for the results
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

pan Of paste. two pounds OF either kind
of nours mix with cold water. beating
TO a stiF paste until all the Jumps are
broken up. Then stir heaping tea
spoonful finely pulverizsd alum into
paste. Then stir into the mass gradual
ly six quarts boiling water, beating tho
mass until smooth. Should paste on
standing over night show separation
OF the water It may be boiled at low
heat while being constantly stirred for
is or 30 minutes. To keep from sour
ing put in the quantity mentioned 80
drops Of carholic acid.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

who sent certain gifts. also Il IN q
help to those who receive an article
for the table which looks like o cross
between the golden gates and a hay
rake. but when properly named Ia
merely a cheese fork, yet a mystery to
the recipient. who does not know
whether II is a fish fork or a fancy
eau opener. Right in the midst of tbs
favored gods and goddesses OF society
these puzzles occur.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12


Mary. your apron grew on a tree.
Yes. II did," repeated s~even-year-oid
Jimmie, laughing at his sisters 70.
proachful look.
Il saw my mother make IT, said
Mary, taking up one corner Of the
dainty muslin apron and looking at It
carefully.
THE stuff Il Is made OF grew on a
little r that looks just like our
bIush-ross tree" insisted Jimmie.
Aunt Ethel has a book full Of pic
lures about Il. Come and seel" and
taking Mary by the hand, Jimmie trot
ted out to the piazza where Aunt Ethel
was sewing.
Aunt Ethel, did the stuff my apron
10 made OF grow on q little tree like
O rose bush?, asked Mary, eagerly.
aunt Ethel took hold OF the muslin
and then nodded smilingly. Yes. my
dear" she said. your apron is made
OF cotton, and cotton grows on a plant
IL Ia the fruit OF a plant"
We'll, / didn't know cloth crew.
said the little girl.
Il win tell you about IT," said Aunt
Ethel, lifting Mary into her lap.
Then when you hear about cotton
cloth and cotton thread you will know
Just what Il means
Does thread grow, toos"
See" said Aunt Ethel, holding up
the apron, this cloth is made Of hun.
dreds OF fine threads. 80 you see The
thread ls really made frat"
TELL her about the cottonplant,"
said Jimmie.
Some day went on Aunt Ethel,
~you and Jimmie will go to south
Carolina; and instead OF fields OF
grass you will zee fields of cotton. II
1t be in July. all the co~tton-plants will
show q round fruit about as big as
q walnut. In August, when THIS fruit
has riDened, It bursts open. anG then
out come lovely white tufts OF lhSt.
and this white lint is cotton.
'"It Is all picked from the plant and
cleaned. and then the whito strands
are spun into thread, and then the
Is woven into cloth, and your
Enosher buys the cloth and cuts Mary
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

That's cavalryman endorsed Is the
most easily cowed7
That can show hIs temper only
after he has Ioat it7
That a contractor should be called
upon 20 expand q houseg
That no young mar ever rose rap
idly TIL he had settled down.
That the pillow must be soiled before
the soil can be plowed7
That a susceptible fellow 10 hardest
hit BY the softest glancesy
That in everything Except base.
ball) you must strike out to make q
hitf
That many students cannot state
bald facts without splitting hairsY
That the papers often refer to @
mans double life as a singular CO
reer7-SuccesH Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12


why Is the moon called silveryY'
Because II comes In halves and guar
ters"
~Only fools are certain. Tommy; wise
men hesitate" Are you sure, uncleY'
Yes. my boy; certain OF IL
Dobbs-I understand she was his
bookkeeper before he married her.
Dobbs-Yes: now she's hts cashier.
Maud-would you marry a widoweri
Ethel-No. l wouldn't. The man I
marry / am going to tame myself
The Taller.
Hob-would you ike TO see wcmssa
voters at the POLISH .Nob-Yes. indeed
At the North and South Poles-S@
vance Tiger.
Max-How did you happen TO 80 To-
old Gotrox TO borrow money! Climax
IL heard he was well Z do. NO l tried
TO do him-Stray Stories.
my cocoa's cold" sternly announced
the gruT old gentleman to his fair
waitress. Put your hat on" she sweet
ly suggested-New York Observer.
Jack-was her father violent when
you asked for her hand7 Tom-was
bel Great Scott. / thought be would
shake my arm on-Bost0n Transcript
~yes.y she said. II have seen twenty-
three summers" Say be quersed.
do you think 1t Is too late to consult
an ere Observation-Disclosures 20 Daily
News.
she-what did papa say when you
asked for my handg He-Why. hs
couldn't say a word. she-He couldn't
He-No; your mother was therel-
Yonkers Statesman.
Arthur Askem-How did you like
Europe? Bertha Binthare-Not very
well. Why. actually, every place We
visited was overrun with Foreigners
Chicago Daily News.
Il suppose your wife was tickled to
death at your raise In salary7" ~she
will be-" Haven't you told her yetT'
mo. I thought I would enjoy myself
for a couple Of weeks FIRST
II do miss Mrs Jones. She told me
all the news Of the parish @oh, that
was only gossip-no truth IN It" We'll
there. 1 liked to ear It. Truth or lies,
twas all news to me."-punch-
Il sometimes Think remarked the
regular patron. that the snare drum.
mer should be the best musician In the
theater orchestra "He usually u.s."
said the drummers-Chicaso Tribune.
4why don't women have the same
sense OF hnmor that men possessT"
asked Mr.. Torkins. Perhaps" an
swered his wife gently. ITS because
we don't attend the same theaters."-
Washington Star.
Her Mother-MnbeI. dear. do you
ever feel timid about asking your hus-
band for money? The Bride-No, In
deed. ANN but he seems to be rath-
err fimld about giving 1t to me.-Chi-
cage Daily News.
Tommy-Pop. a man is a bachelor
he gets married, isn't he7 Tom
my's Pop-Yes, my son. Tommy-And
what doee he call himself afterward7
Tommy's Pop-rd hate to tell you. my
son.-Phliadelphia Record.
Contradiction, genTmen, we've
traced these here cioos-the futprints
the boss an the futprints o the man
TO this stump; from here on thar's
only the futprints O the boss Nov, the
question is-wot's become o. the man7
aHello, old manl' exclaimed Dudley
nj the Literary Circle reception; Its
. pgeasant surprise TO meet you here"
GOOD Of you to say 20, old chap" re-
oased Brown. yes, you see, ! was
afraid I wouldn't find anybody but
bright and cultured people here."-
saahazla Standard and Times
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12
sending : wedainm alft.

In sending q wedding gift, have It
arranged as neatly as possible in a
plain white boz, unless the gift is con-
tanned in q fine box of its own. A
tactful girl In sending q little trinket
Of silver will write a friendly note
and mention the name OF this article
sent. The reason for this is that IL
assists the recipient ia ka2~sas just
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

To preserve cut flowers. az the same
time save changing the water, fl the
vase two-thirds full Of clean sand
Stick your roses or other flowers SO
they win remain just as you put
them; then add water and see how
much longer they win keep fresh.
Sometimes the stems of roses and
carnations viii root In the sand.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

the height OF coquetFy- The one pic
tured Is OF alLover English eyelet EN-
broidery. with rufses Of the same
around the face and two lace motifs
which hang over the ears much In
the fashion OF the Dutch national
headdress.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

are dressed for
company For pass
ing through the
halls while visiting
at country houses
or receiving the
call OF a physician,
before my lady's
locks have assumed
the pads and puns
of the conventional
coirure. they are
certainly useful and
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

sly doll Is brokenl Anahel. my doll;
The very best and dearest % of all
She bad such lovely eyes. 20 biz and hlas.
And she cosld open them and shut them.
too.
And then her hair was such a curly
brown
I'm sure she was the prrttiet doll in
town.
And Il was I who broke her. I myself
Who knocked her down from od the nur
sery shelf.
IL I'D been careful, as ! ought 70 Be.
II never would have happened. dog't yoa
seef
Her own dear mother les her break her
head.
I feel so bad that l wish ! we're deadi
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

The particular sized sheet Of paper
which IS called -feolseap- xNs 50
named because a fsyorits wassFmaFk
on II used 70 b. tire hgnre OF BFiian-
MIA supporting a cap o. liberty on =
pole. rhis cap. Of eourse. looks Has
q ounces eap.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

why" asked the customer, suspi.
ciously. do you put so many little
berries under the top layer OF big
ones7v
THAT" answered the affahle grocer,
els done so that We can got more OF
them into a boz. -washlngton Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

A good deodorizer is made by apply
ing a hot poker to a lump Of camphor
gum In q saucer. The strong fumes
will clear the atmosphere Of a room In
q few moments.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

Monuments Of marble and brass
crumble into dust, but monuments
built Of good deeds, whose corner
stone is love, will Withstand the
storms OF time, and glitter in the sun.
light Of Gods adorable Majesty, upon
the shores OF Eternity.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

She Twin a pout)-A man always
treats his second wife better.
lie tbIandly1-After a man has
been once stung with a balky horse
he uses more intelligence In picking
out anothsr@Judge.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

The Beam tn Thine Own Eye
Very few women are ignorant fools
and when they are married 10 a man
who Is getting $500 a year salary
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

It Is seldom that q oma wishes to
stand up for her rights in q street car.
Chicago RecorS-fseFaId-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

A quaint fad are the new caps used
now by fashionable women for cover
ing their tumbled locks before these
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

Do you know why a kettle -sings
when the water Is boilingE
IT'S like this, When the water be
gins to get hot little bubbles form az
the bottom OF the kettle and rise To-
ward the top untn they burst.
AT first they burst only a little way
from the bottom. bur 40 the water
gets hotter and hotter they rise high
or and higher.
Al last. when tbs xateE - boiling.
they burst right on ths suFfaes-hun-
dreda OF them. one right after another
land Il is the noise o. their contina.
Gus bursting which makes the sound
We call singing
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12

out an apron and sews i wasa "
cotton thread. and here u
rTherel@ said Jimmie. u teia .
that your apron grew upon . NIUE
tree"
who picks the cotton lintF asked
Mary. 80.
Negro boys and glrls." said Aunt
Ethel.
Il must go and tell mother about
cotton said Mary. slipping down rom
Aunt Ethel's lap. perhaps she VIA
set out some eotton-planls and We can
raise our own cloth"
But Aunt Ethel shook her he@d'
No she said. IL has 70 be a Fsfy
warm climate for cotton % grow IN
and a great deal OF sunlight Your
mother eannot raise cotton here
well" said Mary, thoughsfuliY, SO
cxn raise lovely roses Mother y a.
work now In the r~ose-garden, and !
am going to tell her about my apron.
Which do you think Is best. Aupt
Ethel. roses or eottonF'
what DO you thinkgr asked Aunt
Ethel.
Roses answered Mary.
Cotton. OF course declared jim.
mie.-Youth's Companion.