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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

Would Nfatteriy never Gomez KennL
son could see things we're rapldlx Al
preaching one Of those thlrdart elt.
MAKES he had witnessed ia problem
plays
why--why ~ don't understand
you. be gurgled. rolling his handler
chief Into = clammy ball and dabblns
the back OF his left hand with n
II know It's a~fuliy foolish on me
@ think such a thing. vent on Mrn
Matteriy. but something Jack ala
put i into ms mind I'm 90 glad /.
Isn't true she added. with a gentle
sigh.
Something Jack naidi Then he dla
suspect They had been Discussing
me situatlonl In his distorted fancg
hennison could see Malter.y sfarmlne
out Of the house and refusing 10 -.
main 70 meet himi IL leaned bark
In his chair weakly.
! hos I'm not. he murmurcd.
Now. I'm going 70 pry into sour
lnalrs little bii.~ went on Helen
ooking az him 10 the most bowlteh.
ns way from the corners OF her ave.
Have you taken your vacation vet,-
Not yet said Kennlson. In aur.
rise. I'm going away in about a
ortnight"
10 you ever so 10 Twin Iakeas'.
40 went on, propping her chin on her
ana and placing her elbow on her
nee IN the most confidential way i'm.
enable.
kennison scented trouble IN that In
'cent question and tried 10 avoid I,
- never have been there he sala
don't know where III 20. usu.f.
go out vest to the mountalna~ \.
lied desperately.
Were going to Twin Lakea- an.
Ia, archly. Couldn't you 20 thar
- this once and forget your noun.
lns7" '''o1"
ksnnison realized that the eruc,.t
'ment had come.
why - really" be stammsrsd
nndins bis brow with the wet hana
rcnief. IL wouldn't like to prom.
, Mrs. mstt-IIelen--er-doss Jaek
ow that you--er-----''
! might az well tell You whv r.,
ing. said Helen suddenly Il
," the sweetest young widow Yes
. actually young only I'VE or a,
rs older than !. You would like
. know. She's going 10 be A.
IN Lakes and I'm determined that
shall know her Jack and hoth
* she would make Just the right
for you."-chIcago Daily News
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
PAPERS X 4ns PEOPLE

thoughts in different lines Now all this is chang
Ing and China Is fast becoming member OF our elvll
cation When she does who will be bold enough 20 say
that fashions originating in China win not spread 70
the west?
There must be no casting the rubbish heap OF all
things Chinese because they Chinese The priceless
Jewels Of Chinese wisdom mist be preserved Second.
~ there must be built into the Chinese culture the
higher and finer part OF social system.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

Nov, children commanded the
austere Instructor in advanced arith-
metic. you will recite In unison the
table OF Values
ThereuDon the pupils repeated in
chorus:
Ten mills make trust,
Ten trusts make combine.
Ten combines make a merger,
Ten mergers make a magnats
Ten magnates make the money.s
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
TAX TO STOP BARTER OF TITLES.


The attitude OF certain foreign
noblemen toward Americans Is that
We ought TO produce actresses here
for the export market. have
heard representatives. OF this class
frankly say that they were not
brought up to work: that they do
not know how to make money. They
xpect somebody to look after the
material things of this world. so
hat they may get a share o. good
living, and. as the Americans seem
20 be the most successful money
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

be blind and seeing What Is going on around
him Before he can attain strong footing Ia the com
munity he must BE- as meek a lamb and although Ia
knows thar be ID not being treated Just exactly reht
be Is obliged TO remain In good spirits and ahow enmlty
toward none II prospective settler or settler that
has already bought his farm has any new or uptoAats
tools the neshbors viii to borrow them IL orssr
not 70 make enemy Of any one be must not r.f,s.
although he does not Ike 10 part with his implements
He must look pleasant whether he wishes or not
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
Sorry for Helen



In the days when his friend Mat
terly was paying court to the present
Mrs Matterly and deftly leading up
to the state Of domestic bliss which
the Matterlys have experienced Tor
fully two years. Kennlson also was a
worshiDer at the shrine. though a
difadent and unobtrusive one. It was
the surprise OF Kennison's life when
Matteriy mentioned In an ofhand way
that he and Helen we're going to be
married a month OF so later.
Keunison had a Authorization that
Helen would have brought up the mat.
ter Of marriage for discussion with /
him very soon had she not been trick
ed into a promise by Matterly. He at
tended the wedding as chief mourner
and then he had felt profoundly sorry
for Helen ever afterward. Indeed. he
carried It to the length OF feeling a
certain delicacy about calling upon
he Matterlys-he feared Mrs. Matter
y might be upset by the revival OF old
Therefore he SHE'D like a skittish
lorss when Matterly cornered him
downtown one day and Insisted upon
IFS paying them visit.
Where on earth have you been
seping yourself?" demanded Matter
:. Helen has asked me forty times
I ever saw you"
Kounfa0<. a..-a~l /
ellen had been asking for himl Hell
had been wondering where he vast
was A. he had feared-she had not :.
m able to forget
Cons out and look rs OVER safd
atteriy. We've got the finest little :,
It you ever put your foot in. Helen - :,
we me strict orders II ever I ran :.
ross you to drag you out to see her. :.
men can you come to dinnsrr >.
Dinnsri Kennison gaspsd at the p,
ought Of sitting opposite Helen
lie she miserably contemplated III
at might have been. He knew the a,
ad would choke him and that he Al
uld perish in agony before the des- wa
t came on.
You'll really have to excuse me co,
man." he said IL never dine 10
ha'
What's the matter, you old fossIl7s
handed Matterly. Don't you know Ke
to behave at tabls7 Come on. cor
9 chancel Well lot you do ths sou
Die trick with the same fork, II you 4
At TO-" 81
No, It isn't that" said Ksnnison. !"
N. seeing no way out OF It, be add II
Il might run cut some evening nan
a little whiIe-just for a chat with lac
-snd-and Mrs. Matterly," he aIly
20 rsas
!" ca I'm gag you counted her mad
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

now become progressive revolutionary
China has postonHees modern currency telegram or
ncss school system. in fact all the egaces OF western
civilization. And now she is inauguratInx a eons,itu
ton At one moment she to feminist nova
ment where having apparently muddsd the whole
thing and confused It with tho rational dress move
ment the girls turned dressed a. NoyA for thsx
understood that what was done in the west
No nation can say II does not matter what /.
happening to another. Movements are becoming more
and more International We may speak different Ian.
suage to other nations may pride ourselves on our
national individuality. nevertheless We all try 10
initiate one another You may 20 from vIadlvostok
through Europe to Vancouver and you win ma prar-
ticay the same customs prevailing same thoughts
in fashion.
Up to recent date China absolutely indlnsren,
Trousers. the garb sacred to mascullnty which even
the most reckless surragette does not don Was ne
common garb Of women folk and likewise mem.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
CHINA AT LAST COMING mro ITS OWN.

The Chinese gentleman has been trained in
the philosophy. history and culture OF his
race. and both In his speech and in his
thought he bears the marks OF the excelIency
OF that training. He has now thoroughly
realized his national weakness and his conss-
quent humiliation, and the whole mass of in
tellisent thought In China. which was a few
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
CHArrt.I; XXX.

The early train "a fhurstay -rzornine
saw Grenville Ro~@. .cronps MED by Mr..
Sightjar, solicitor. inior partner Of the
orm Of Hawk. ep-sreshill ana Co., on |
MS way 10 Slaniosef. me dearest railway 1
ftation to Mannessfey. from whi,h II was
Distant about four miles HsTing srriv-
"a at the latter piser. snd ascprtafned
Plat Pearman wrs - s.ome. Granville sent
- bis card. and request 20 see that gen
tieman for few minutes. On business of
Importance. Nov. II - happened. that
fhcugh Rose had thorough knowledge
OF Sam Pearmsn. ne other knee pofhing
Fbatever of him sit he'd nese- eacoun-
tered him personally kept a. exehange !
fhat sentence O. fut -ffsT to Webster ,
pail. l don't knew whether ever then ]
- had identified hsns hat al -aretyl !,
pat scene had Ise4ss we'll faded from
ois memory. Especially - rer r7e7 the !.
personality of fhr cher actor therein. 1t r
was as an enfirf stranger that BE- receiv- =
ed the young barrisier
4 must apologize fer troubling vou- Mr. ],
Pearman but here As The represen- \.
fative Of Mr. Hssosd Denison =
You could moi have eoue with better =,
credentials, MIR sisse charued 70 see =.
both you and yoar Friend p II at Il
Che cards in his fands 'Mr. Nisatjar.
anihAf VIII BcH Ike rome .1rc1 uouv | -
OF after we hasr s..d our filfi- r.s,s-.-5,, I.
Nothing, fhAnks ,ar firoe i n-s- "a "a
cious. and we win '.essin rou .s b-i~av e e
as maybe. You am. = cor-z aw-rs
that there Is a desxh fins On Nan-e-vfev
or 10 speak saorr in,esfigibI- tfat ,bs - y,
owner Of GIinn l.ss : signt OF herr, So ~
fouf manor on ne 1e7th OF arg holder
thereof1'
"A right OF hsrfcfi. mnt,ers5 p.. oep
nkn- "No. never a.srf ~ -. ,s.;r aes
and think ag sssh.s fed h --.-,-l.,. sol
tsnorsnce OF AUTOMATICALLY ess
Though far from sssoeefiaz ~, oo5
about to take fssse. San Pearms. -. 1s
enough Of Law L. understand 4s,;s -.
nons
Jar. Such right isis sod 49, - - nap
Tnys exefciSeo. se'scr~siY comFro missed as -
he present insl-a.e.. tnin
The solicitor laughed .oa .,.s 81.
somewhat mnssr o.r.4,mrre - g. i&r
! document oonsisfiax n So. -. yns =,
Ercs sheets Of sooss.sp II ~, !.
hort a. I can. ssr. Pesrman ,.s g. - =,
tory Is a little sntr.cafe n f.,,...
aust premise that slnnnersiey vas nv No -
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
TRIALS OF THE WESTERN SETTLER.


After the prospective settler reaches his
new home whether Il BE- in Alberta. Canada.
or In the panhandle Of Texas. hs must &C.
quaint himself with his nsiEhbors and the
territory In which he Il 10 live and remsm.
Der that every one looks upon a stranger
with suspicious eye. Therefore before he
can become acquainted with bis new neigh
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

DO you believe in long s,s,u
ments?v sase
Not In the summer time. nsv~,
accept the proposal Of any man who's.
vacation lasts longer than two wssks~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

The good we do Is an excellent ANTI
dote for the III we think.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28
EGoTIsM MOST INsDIoUs DISEASE.


~ tonu a. HoWfan4.
An old friend OF mine postmaster in ths
WI art OF business a scale Involving millions
VII OF dollars and thousands OF men. insists that
| Al one Of the greatest handieaps Of the young
~ man In business life is OF egotlsm
He admits that 4 certain stimulus Of egotism
n may be necessary and natural to youth but
LlN long ago he made up his mind that he pre-
60 ferred the young lacking In egotism 70
the young man annieied with excess OF Il.
II Is one OF the subtle characteristics egotsm that
operates In ways making Impossible that the ego
tist himself shall have the least practical line upon It's
results In taking the egosticai point OF view 70 him
SELF the young man constitutes himself the Judge OF all
his accomplishments Some else is paying him for
services which he required render the satsfae
ton or that employer. bur under tbs OF hia
own esotism that young may ind that suddenly
he has assumed the attitude merely o. pleasing himself
And II is one Of the marked tendencies Of the position
that ths further the egotst IN this direction the
easier he Ends Il TO satisfy his own vanity.
Get line on yourself II you Ind reason for sus
'ecting yourself OF tendencies egotism Get The
opinion, too. from some person persons who viii
hand you the truth they see IT, You can't afford 10
AXE the risk OF the disease
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-28

mis1t crown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07

( am prepared TO serve funerals at
She shortest notice and on terms TO
suit the hard times.
Ia connection with this, / devote
especial attention TO my Blacksmith
aud WheeIwrizht department..
ALI orders quickly aud nestly At
1ondod u EU34N z HALL,
nIsg 10 ~. Dynard.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07
chIns PAi1ss Itself Red.

The Chinese pisipt the whole country
red. figuratlyeiy kpeaking, on New
Year In more seqsdks than one. Red u
the color with tlHem which denotes
good luck and prod perity, and all the
New Year cards AMI invitations are on
paper OF that coIorH Every child gets
its New Year pres4 nt wrapped In RED
paper, and RED ins& riptioiis are pasted
over the doors Of Nthe houses. These
inscriptions bear characters prayin'
for good fortune, weaIth and happi.
ness, and they are posted on each side
Of the outer doors fbf the houses. New
pictures OF Chines > generals are put
ON the front dooa Is; the houses are
secured and made clean. Among otnei
things, eggs are q ked red and are OF
fered to the gods Dinner parties are
got up in bright ermilion. The red
used is that which ou find around oul
firecrackers. and. aNs for them. the Chi
nese spend more IN frecrackers o.
New Year than wei do on the Fourth O
July. --PhiIadelphlaA Press
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saThat a your anaMcr7lI anld he.

~rhat ID your apswcr70 said he
II have not answered you at all, =
said Dorothy. 4 am not prepared for
either question or answer. Let MS not
speak OF It."
II have spoken said he sadly. III
yon have not answered, l can only
watt
eyes, she said, wyatt. we have
been friends, Let us 80 on as before
But you must not speak 10 me Of this
'srhe question must remain. he said
with touch Of iirmness, III would
not be right. II would not be honest. 10
ignore IT,"
''L.et It be So" said she, ''and ! win
answer'f
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07

or bitterness, but there was an under
tone Of simple, upaffected broken
heartsdness deeply touching.
II think II was unkind to 80 80 far
In this said she, without word @
me. would have tried TO dissuade
you. Is II even now too later
Clifford glanced at the clock.
Il have still ten minutes" said he.
III Sir James does not hear from me
before midnight am pledged. honor
and bond, TO 90"
"And why Inidnight7 II u strange
hour
"Can you not gucgs9v
"Whatg she cried, AZ II surprised.
"You were waiting for my answer, and
you did not tell met"
"Teil you. DorothyT' he echoed.
Hoy could tell your hnd prone
Used you not to speak,
"oh, man, VIII you never learn wcm-
emf have waited for you IN pale
wrath. waited for you weeks and
, months
.Dorothyr' be gasped. TT h not
possible. IL this-is this your answerT
"Whers IL that manT' she asked. g
"sir Jamesf"
{! "Yesv
"At the Army and Navy club. He'
F! VIII wait there TIL midnight. On the
stroke Of ~ our bargain II closed
"call him upl Tell him you are not
/ going"
She slipped away from him and led
| the way 70 the telephone. He called
| the number. Interminable seconds
| passsd.
"Busyr said central
/ He waited one minute by his watch
| and called again. Busy" Another
minnte and another. The same an
swer. Then suddenly both he aud she
fell into q listening attitude, looking
| into each Others eyes, From outside
the house, from the rivers that sur
round the city. there came q great and
growing dFone Of whistles, the greeting
to che new year
"My watch Is slow.r said ne. z am
too lateS
| Ne hung ny the Escaiver Of tzss telar
phone and turned toward Dorothy. ne
| was very pale.
II shan be gone year, he said.
eWiil you walt for meT
] "No,g she answered. \ WIN 80 with
Eotlr
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07

!, -. i Oh as IL DIS uouOf Wbfv IN pituHo
for their ful6Ilment. They met as
friends thereafter. and Clifford was
often very charming and loyable, but
bis lips were sealed. There were times
when Dorothy could have beaten him.
He was aware in bis foolish way
Of her displeasure, and he read bis
doom In It. The days passed, and she
gave him no answer, and Of course he
didn't ask her for t. He didn't know
enough. He relied upon her promise
(the ldiotD to answer him within the
year, and now 1t was half past 10 on
the. evening OF the 81Ht OF December,
and she had not answered.
He could not believe that she would
be false to her promise, but he had
long since ceased to have the smallest
hope OF any favorable word. Within
| the last month he had seen her rarely;
within the last week he had decided
that he would go away. He had re-
signed his position with the bridge
company and WINS considering several
offers Of work In the far parts OF the
earth. An agent Of the British gov.
eminent had offered him especial In
ducements to 60 10 Pretoria for year,
and he viewed the proposition fayora-
bly, because the place was so remote,
| lie had, In fact, accepted, with the SIN
| gle proyiso that he should be permitted
to change his mind at any moment
within the year.
Several times during that last even
ing he had resolved to telephone to
Sir James Knowlton, the English rep
resentative IN this negotiation, that he
might consider the matter settled and
then he had cltng to the dwindling
possibility that Dorothy might yet
1 communicate with him.
At half past 10 he had foolish idea.
Perhaps Dorothy had sent some word
and he had not received II. Would It
be breach OF bis word 70 ask herr
He sat with his head In his hands ana
debated this question, and at laft. like
dull, dishonest schoClboy who knows
the answer OF the problem and shapes
his figuring to fit It. clifford shaped
his reasoning 10 suit bis desire anc
dragged himself to the telephone.
Dorothy did not give him any time
to ask her anything; she bad her own
way with the conversation.
| 'tWhat are you dolngT she asked
"Nothing3 You're oil aione7 Well
that won't do ut all on New Years eve
Come right over here. Father II enter
| tanning few sedate graybeards, am
no one Is entertaining me. IL hat
dreamed that you were disengaged
should have summoned YOU
That was very ftlendly-far far to'
much SO. A young lady who felt her
self bound to answer a young man.
offer Of marriage within an hour ars
half would hardly address him 10
style 80 unconstrained The inevitable
inference was that Dorothy considere'
the matter settled already. the mo
facility given and understood, the 10y
| episode at an end.
II u said that poet has died younl
Ia every one o. as. He WAS not quit
dead 10 CIffford. and be was reall
abIe bard. Dorothy had heard hiE
sing once; she was aow to bear hir
sing asain. and IN 9 most moyin
strain.
Chords mood was IDEAL for the pei
Torrance. and his lheme the exile
farewell, has always been 4 favorit'
| Moreover, ke aad ne advantage q u
! sSiIins a esmpIsts surpriss, and Dor
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07

The wassail bowl has been regarded
a. the property Of Christmas, but It Is
really New Year custom. 1t was the
custom OF our ancestors 10 drink the
old year out and the New Year 10 in a
bowl Of liquor. which came to be called
the wassail bowl from the exclamation
..waes haelp' ('.Be in healthy Of ,ev-
cry topper as he lifted II to his lips.
The bowl was passed round from guest
to guest, all drinking from It in token
Of the good win and happiness with
which the New Year opened From
the wassail bowl came the loving
cup which still figures ct the ban.
quets Of London guilds.
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"a RomanCe Of
The Year End



icopyrieht. 1905 BY American Press Assoc
clation,l
f7F you had been able to look into
Henry Clifford's rooms upon a GER
III tain evening as. II they were a
scene set on a stage and he an ac-
tor, you would have said to yourself,
'what is the matter with this fellowY''
He was engaged In Islcking bis be-
longings In spasmodlc bursts Of hurry,
and often he would stand stock still
and get his teeth very hard and pull
himself together in the manner OF n
man who fights against a Frustrating
illness or q rackipg pain You would
have felt sure that he was forcing him,
self through this task, which must be
done within very brief dime. for he
kept looking &C his watch, and the
sight OF 1t always seemed 20 increase
his distress and his hurry.
Now, the facts are that there was
not a healthier young man ~ ten miles
radius, that he suffered no physical
pain whatever aud that he had i SUI
perfiuity Of time for what be was do
Ing. II was the evening Of Friday,
Dec. 81, aud Clifford was to leave his
rooms on the following Wednesday
and sail on Thursday. Meanwhile he
had scarcely anything TO do except the
remainder OF bis packing, few hours
work In all.
Take another look at the man, and
then win let yen into the secret. You
viii observe that he Is strong. rug
ged, masculine creature, with hand
some but somewhat stern countenance.
keen gray eyes, plenty Of nose and a
Hrm jaw7-an attractive fellow, not un-
amiable. but very hard TO move. He is
an expert In steel work, especially
bridge building, and his appearance
fits his calling
This is what had happened TO him:
In the early part Of the preceding sum
mer he mnce the acquaintance Of Miss
Dorothy Leland at her fathers coun-
try house on the north shore, and be
had fallen Ia love with her.
He addressed himself to Dorothy's
father, who admired the young man
extremely and willingly gave him
leave to try HIS fortune. Then, with a
sense Of hazard that might have para
lyzed a weaker man, with cold feQa
the marrow Of his bones and
suming fire 10 his blood, but
and heart 70 Dorothy.
Tae girl had seen ttlls coming ana
yet she was surprlsed1 u was too
soon. She was almost angry with
clifford, as II be Ind peen guilty OF q
rudeness. He had spilled the fun
The sense Of justice IN man Is re-
.,,.a,.ys a. .,,a.,,.,, 80 tho nuulehfnR In
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07
Undertaking.

with two ele-
giant Hearses
aud d full line
Collins and
Caslaeis, ,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-07
KsIs.r,s nsx Year Dinner.

At the kaiser,s 4 " Year dinner the
old customs reIati hg to personal serv,
ices rendered to IBIS majesty by the
paledins Of the Fealm are revived y
al their glory. vThe royal cHpbearet
presents to the iseE the first goDIei
81 golden vine { , lord carver briist \
him the first cut II meat, and lEe 81
preme master o& the hunt places 4
pheasant, gcrgsol siy decorated, befoss
hlm zlnw xo<k
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thy listened with feeling Of great
GRIEF and loss that dId not lack an els-
ment OF pleasure,
Clifford said not word about her
part In this uphcaval Of his life This
cause Of his repatriation seemed 70 ~
with the gods, like the issues Of Greek
tragedy, though the king Of llneland
and some other earthly potentates dig
nifed the tale with their presence and
could not escape the feminine eye.
There was no suggestion Of repronch