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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-02-18

4 state bank guaranty Law will be
introduced in the house by ReFre-
sentative Dunning. The proposed
bill provides for the creation of a
state bank commission to be COM
posed IF the governor, treasurer and
auditor. This board viii be en-
powered to levy an assessment
against the various state banks to
accrue into a fund for the protection
Of depositors against loss when a
bank becomes insolvent.
It's provisions provide that this levy
shall be per cent of the daily aver
age of deposits, less the state and
county funds. In one year after the
first assessment each bank must re-
port any increase in the daily aver
age Of deposits for the year and
forward sum amounting to l per
cent Of this excess Of deposits For
each subsequent year levy of one
fourth of per cent shall be levied
until the guarantee fund amounts &c
5 per cent of the total deposits of
all state banks If the fund is de-
pleted from any cause a special levy
shall be made by the commission IN
order to keep the aggregate up to
per cent; provided, however, that
no such assessment shall exceed 2
per cent Of the total deposits In one
year.
New banks organized will be re-
quired to pay into the depositor's
guarantee fund 3 per cent Of the
amount of their capital stock when
they open for business as a credit
fu d subject to the adjustment on
the basis for assessment of deposits
National banks, upon application in
writing to the commission will be
permit ed to avail themselves of the
provisions of the act and have de-
posits guarnteed on an equal basis
with the state bank, but in the event
of the enactment of federal statute
they will be permitted to withdraw
from under the operation of the
state law.
The state treasurer is designed as
the custodian of the fund which shall
be subject to the draft and order of
the state bank commissioner. In
the event of the insolvency of a
bank the commissioner shall take J
charge Of its assets and settle with {
The state assumes a
first lien upon all assets and Liabilities
against stockholders and directors,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-02-18

d. 5. Land 0mes a. LewIslon. Idaho.
1arnarx looa

January 4 1903.
NOTES j. hereby given that Frsnk Joseph
kolbefk. Of Neznerce Idaho. who. on sept M
l.er ~. Iau2 made homestead kniry 30 s1>H
Serial No 0lo91. for Lots II. -. ~. -. 81, -
Section >. Tou nship 81 North. Range J Hast
Roise Meridian, has nled notice 81 lntfntion
70 MAKE fiual swear Proof. 20 establish claim
n the land above described. before "
Hammeil. 4 = tcmufl<siortf, AZ Nexp<rce
idaho. ca she i6th day Of February. 1903
tlaima NJ NJ mes witnesses. George "a
clark. AleusnD Farmer Joseph stoch, 1oteph
schnitt. All OF Nespefee. idaho.
n. BARrtsrr, Register
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-02-18

Princess Flour is easy to bake.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Bad Mixup.

"Say," remarked one government
clerk to another, "Fm up against it
good and proper"
"What's the trouble?' queried g. c.
No ..
81 got two medical certificates from
two different doctors yesterday" OK
planned the party of the first part.
"One was a certificate of health for a
life insurance company, and the other
was n certificate of illness to be sent
to my chief with a petition for two
weeks leave of absence"
"Oh, that's nothing" reioined his
fellow clerk. I've done that myself"
yes" continued the other, "but
mixed the certificates in mailing. The
i'll health certificate went to the in
surance company and the certificate of
good health went to my chief See?"
Chicago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
Tips CostIier Than Treats.

They were going out of the Waldorf
when he saw her look so longing1y In
at the big, beautiful roomful Of white
tables laden with roses that he said
"Will you go in and have cup of tea
or something"
She assented willingly.
"Your hat and overcoat, sir" said the
waiter firmly. "You are not allowed to
sit in here with your overcoat on"
But" objected he, 81 shall stay only
a few minutes"
"No matter, SIR" said the waiter and
took his hat and overcoat with an air
of determination and disappeared.
"That's the third time" sighed he
"that l have started to go home, met
somebody and parted from my hat and
coat to treat them. If it happens again
the tips to the walters for keeping my
hat and coat will amount to more than
the sum l have paid for the treats."-
New York Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Bad Man.

Herman Whitaker wrote story Of
the Tehuantcpec rubber plantation.
Guadaloupe, the mandadOr on one
plantation at which Mr.. Whitaker
stayed. was Informed that he was to
be one of the characters in his story.
"He never failed to question me each
day as to the things | had made him
do-in the story" said Mr.. Whitaker.
when one morning / Informed him
that l had killed him off, he expressed
great surprise.
'Porque, senor, porque|
"'Because you are a bad man. Qua
daloupe.' Which was perfectly true.
"I, senior" he questioned, greatly
surprised.
81, Guadeloupe, you are bad. Think
of how many men you have killed, ac-
cording to your own count
"He thought for awhile, then looked
up with a humorous smile. oh, well!
Did l put up n good fight?'
"'You bet you did, Guadaloupe.'
"Whereupon eyebrows and shoulders
went up in a shrug. 'Bucno! Bueno!
Then it ees all right st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
THE BUSY BEES.
How tho Insects Work Whom They
Are Collecting Honey.

Upon the approach of a bee to any
flower 1t flies around the calyx almost
always before alighting upon the flow
er itself This is cursory examina-
ton, and with its antennae out
stretched and quivering it is evidently
scenting the honey contained within.
Should this prove fruitful flower
and of the flavor required the bee set
ties on the center Of the stamen and,
.clutching 1t with its four front legs
steadies itself with its longer out
stretched two hindermost ones and
withdraws the nectar by it's proboscis,
the wings of the body assuming
vibratory motion the while.
The bees prOboscis is a most impor-
tant instrument 1t is composed OF
about forty cartilaginous rings, each
Of which is fringed with minute hairs
having also n small tuft Of hair at its
extremity. where it Is somewhat ser
rated It's movement is like the trunk
Of an elephant and is susceptible OF
extension and contraction, bending
and twisting i'll all directions. Thus,
by rolling it about, it searches out the
calyx, pistil and stamen Of every flow
er and deposits its nectar upon the
tongue, whence it passes into the gul.
let at the base.
The gullct, or first stomach, is the
honey bag. No digestion takes place
here. In shape it is like an oil flask
and when full contains about one
grain. 1t is susceptible of contraction
and is so arranged as to enable the
insect to disgorge its contents into the
cells of the hive-Philadelphi North
American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
Rainbow Upside Down.

Not very many persons have ever
seen an inverted rainbow, although
the phenomenon sometimes appears.
At the Italian geodynamic observatory
of Rocca de Papa not long ago the d.
rector and party of visitors were
fortunate enough to see one. The
morning was showery, and as the
party looked down from an elevation
of 2,300 feet they saw in the Cam
pagna perfect rainbow with its con-
cave side up, the middle point bearing
to the northeast. From the Eiffel
tower In Paris one has also been seen,
in this case the rainbow being dou-
BILE and extending above and below
the horizon to form two concentric
circles nearly complete. Generally the
inverted rainbow is to be seen only
in the mountains and then very rarely
The phenomenon, of course, is due
merely to the position of the observer
which must be above the refracting
agent instead of below.-Pathfnder
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
Menu of an African Hunting Party.

In addition to the groceries and can
ned provisions carried in their outfits
the hunters in East Africa depend for
fresh provisions on their guns. Water
buck, zebra and elephant are said to
be tough eating and are mostly par
taken of by the native porters, who
keep elephant meat till it is quite high
and gamy. Eland tastes like the best
American beef; orynx, impala and all
gazelles are edible and tender, but the
delicacies Of the East African Protecto-
rate are the klipspringer and the dix
dix gazelles. Hartbeest is hard except
the prime cut along the backbone. An
ordinary meal on safari consists of
marrow soup, dikdik outlets, roast
guinea fowl, curried venison and corn
flower pudding, with jam, washed
down with tea or coffee.-London Let
ter
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
ANCIENT ROME.
1t Could Not Co npare In Splendor
With Some Mo ern Capitals.


Rome, even in the H. ,es of its great
est splendor, was poor l comparison
with the modern world. Even in the
second century after Chris when it
stood rs metropolis at the he, 1of an
immense empire, Rome was S. allcr,
less wealthy, less imposing tha a
great metropolis of Europe or of Am :
lea. Some sumptuous public edifices,
beautiful private houses-that is all
the splendor of the metropolis of the
empire
Moreover, the palaces of the Caesars
on the palatine are a grandiose ruin
that stirs the artist and makes the
philosopher think, but if one sets HIM
self to measure them, to conjecture
from the remains the proportions Of
the entire edifices. he does not conjure
up buildings that rival large modern
construction. The palace of TiberiuS,
for example. rose above a street only
two meters wide, less than seven feet,
an alley like those where today in
Italian cities live only the most miser-
able Inhabitants. We have pictured
to ourselves the imperial banquetS Of
ancient Rome as functions of unhcard
of splendor; If Nero or Elagabalus
could came to life and see the dining
room of a great hotel in Paris or New
York. respondent with light, with
crystal. with silver, he would admire
it as far more beautiful than the halls
in which he gave his imperial feasts
Think how poor were the ancients in
artificial light! They had few wines;
they knew neither tea nor coffee nor
cocoa, neither tobacco nor the In
Vulnerable liqueurs of which we make
use. In face of our habits they were
always Spartan, even when they vast
ed because they lacked the means to
squander.-Guglielmo Ferrero in Put
nam'S.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
How He Worked the Artist.

This account of how an intimate
friend of the great artist Kyosai OBJ
tanned one of the painters drawings is
from Mrs. Hugh Frazers Letters
From Japan"
Kyosai always refused If asked out
right for u sketch So his friend be-
gan the negotiation by Offering the art
ist an excellent dinner. When Kyosai
had drunk deeply and seemed in a
mellow humor his host called for
drawing materials, saying that he felt
an artistic fancy taking possession of
him. No one was surprised as Japa-
nese gentlemen often amuse them
selves in this way after feast. The
servant then brought an enormous
sheet of white paper and spread it on
ink beside it. The crafty host, with
out looking Mt his guest, sank on his
knees and began to draw, apparently
absorbed in his occupation, but inten-
tionally producing weak and incoher
ent lines. Kyosai watched the feeble
effort in silence and growing irritation,
and ut last jumped up, dashed the tyro
aside and tore the brush out of his
hand, exclaiming: out of the way,
you wretched bungler! | will teach
you how to draw" And the result
was Il priceless sketch, which remain
ed in the possession of the willy enter
timer
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
An Old Ash Wednesday Custom.

At one time it was on Ash Wednes-
day the custom to appoint an official
of the English palaces to crow the
hours of the day, like a cock, as a re
minder of the denial Of st. Peter. This
practice excited the furious indigna-
ton of George II. His ignorance of
English made it very difficult for the
courtiers to explain that the royal
cock Grower was not making fun of
him. The cock Grower was salaried
officer at the English court as late as
1898.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Max O'RelI Story.

Before he attained fame with his va
rious books NJ. Blouet AIaX O'RelD,
who was for several years French
master at ST. Paul's school, related
how he obtained his post there. After
two or three earlier applicants had re-
turned unsuccessful from their inter
view with Dr. Walker. who was at the
time headmaster of the school. NJ.
Blouet's turn came.
II want" said the doctor after a
few words, "a French master who can
preserve discipline. My last was n
perfect gentleman and a good fellow,
but he could not keep the classes III
order. The end of it was that after
being much worried by one of the
boys the poor fellow went home and
shot himself"
"Sir," replied Max O'Rell, that Is
where my countryman made little
mistake. I should have shot the boy"
The doctor rose, says NJ. Blouet, and
grasped my hand.
M Blouet," he exclaimed, you are
my French masterr'-London Captain.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
His Success.

"John," said a Glasgow minister to
his beadle one morning, "I would seem
to have been more than usually sue
cessful In pleasing the congregation on
Sabbath. To which Of the three heads
Of my sermon would you attribute my
success"
"Weel. sir" replied the beadle, with
something like leer in his eye, "to
tell We the truth, congregations nooa-
days concern themsers less about the
heids than the tails o. sermons. The
ane you preached on Sabbath was con-
siderably shorter than the general rim
o. yer discoorses, and therefore body
was weel pleased witt
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Memorable Wreck.

The most memorable wreck in the
history of the American surf was that
Of the bark Mexico, stranded on Hemp
stead beach, Long Island, early in the
morning Of Jan. 3, 1887. She carried
1O4 passengers and a crew of twelve
men. Four passengers and four of the
crew were saved by a surfboat from
the beach under the command of Ray
nor Rock Smith. All others were
frozen to death, though the wreck was
so close to the shore that their cries
and even some of their words were
plainly heard on the beach. 1t was
the story of this wreck, as published
throughout the nation, that led to the
establishment of the United States
life saving seryice.-Scrap Book.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
The Bayonet,

The bayo"et was due to the fortu.
nate inspiration of a Basque soldier,
who, when he and his regiment, having
expended their ammunition. were driv-
en- to bay on a mountain ridge neal
Bayonne. suggested that they should
fix the long knives with which they
were armed into the musket barrels
and charge the enemy. This advice,
which was followed with complete
success, was the means of introducing
the weapon to the notice Of military
Europe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
The COLLEGES of Oxford.


Each college is built round a quad
angle with a large entrance gateway
which often rises into a quasi tower
The rooms Immediately over the gate
way are invariably designed for the
residence of the warden, provost or
principal of the college, so that the eye
of the master may be over all who Ell
ter or leave the place. This mode Of
building still exists in India, having
been introduced into Europe by the
Moors when they conquered Spain,
where we find that the compound, or
quad, is still used for the lettering of
all kinds Of animals. Around the quad
are arranged the chapel, library, hall
or refectory, presidents lodgings. but
terry and kitchen. The students rooms
generally occupy the upper floors.
William Of Wickham, the celebrated
architect, wisely placed his taller build.
ings-the chapel and hall-on the north
side to keep off the cold winds, the
lower buildings on the south more free.
ly admitting sunshine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A MANUFACTURED CLIMATE.
Methods of the Paris Market Garden
ers In Forcing Nature.

ers In Forcing Nature.
The gardeners of Paris get their
products on the market weeks before
the regular season for them. This
forcing of nature is described by Err
nest Poole In Success Magazine.
The secret is simply this: The French
maraichers have manufactured eli
mate to suit them. AS one observer
has said, "They have moved the eli
mate of Monte Carlo up to the suburbs
Of Paris"
Some new prodigy of modern sci
ence, this? Not Mt all. Only enor-
nous expense In money and in time.
The gardens, whenever possible, are
placed on land with slope to the
south and are we'll protected by walls
on the north and east, walls built to
reflect light as we'll as to give protec-
tion from the northeast winds.
The ground is practically covered
with glass, not as in greenhouse, but
by glass frames in the open, three
light frames of uniform size, IL by
Az feet, and also by glass bells. These,
too, are of Il uniform size, about the
shape of a chapel bell, a little less
than seventeen inches in diameter and
from fourteen to fifteen inches high.
The French call them cloches. You
may often see over Il thousand frames
and over 10000 glass bells in one two
acre plot in the suburbs of Paris.
\ more recent innovation is the en-
ployment of hot water pipes run under
the SOIL making of the earth Il vcrita
bic steam heated hotel, with this es-
sential difference, that the hotel keep
er here is desperately eager, not to
keep his guests, but to persuade them
to leave on the earliest possible day.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
a Threateninn Comet.

NJ. Camille Flammarion, the great
scientist, after many years of study,
arrived at the conclusion that the
world will in the twenty-fifth century
come across the path of the comet
take place, and, Bella being infinitely
greater than the earth, shock may
be expected which, he calculates, will
be S65 times greater than the shock
caused by the collision between two
trains, each travelling at sixty five
miles an hour.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
THE GREEN MORAY.
A Savage and Voracious Eel Found In
Bermudian Waters.

Bermudian Waters.
The experienced sea fisherman takes
care to kill every large congcr eel as
soon rs it is brought into the boat. The
cOnger has not only extraordinary jaw
power-it can triturate sheIfsh, shells
and all-but is also so abominably ac-
tive that the fishermans opinion Of it
comedies with that held of the Indian
by the western plainsman. mo good
anger except dead conger."
'gly and savage brute as the conger
is, IS Il lamb compared with its rela-
tive, green moray of Bcrmudian
waters. This great eel is Of an I'M
naturally 'illiant green and has an
eye which h +he very cpitome of in
tense and ma 'uant ferocity. 1t is
voracious and . 1ge beyond words.
The negro boatme. nave such holy
horror of it that tL absolutely re-
fuse to allow a moray ITO the boat.
An acquaintance of the !, 'ter, Il ma
rine officer, fishing in IL SIN, boat off
Bermuda, hooked one Of these b, but
as soon as his boatman saw t. hid
cous head above the water he win. ID
out his knife and made to cut the III,
The officer shouted to him to stop, but
had to threaten to throw the man
overheard before he would put up his
knife. When the great eel was pulled
over the side the negro went absolute
ly ashy with fright. AS for the moray,
no sooner was it in the boat than it
doubled upon itself, and its jaws met
with a clash in its own side, cutting
out chunk of white flesh as neatly
as scoop would cut cheese. That
was enough for the officer. He picked
up boathook and forked the uncanny
creature Observation-Disclosures Jour-
nal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Dreadful AnalonN.

The hypothetical question had just
been asked, and the prisoner fell for
ward in q faint All was confusion in
the courtroom.
"What is the matter with the prls-
onerW demanded the judge, hammer
ing his desk madly.
Nothing, your honor" groaned the
unhappy man as he came to. "I was
only thinking how long should have
to serve if my sentence was as long
as that."-Harper's Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Bows Idea of Parsons.

Not long ago a class of boys in an
elementary school had an essay set,
the subject being "Clergymen."
This is what one youngster wrote:
There are kinds of clergymen,
Bishups, recters and curats. the
bishups tells the recters to work, and
the curats have to do it. A curat Is a
thin married man, but when he is a
recter he gets fuller and can preach
longer sermons and becums a good
man."-London Scraps.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
What He Lacked. |

1t is related of Il South American
general, who was extremely well
pleased with himself, that once when
about to sally forth to a grand dance
he surveyed himself contentedly in the
mirror and then sonloquized thus:
"Ah! Thou hast all-bravery, wealth.
position, good looks. All. what dost
thou lack?'
Whereupon his orderly, who, un-
known to the general, was close at
hand, remarked:
Sense, general, sensew
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
HopeIessIy Out of Style.

when we take charge Of the gov.
ernment," says the wise old suffra-
gette, 1--WE will make some changes in
the naval bureau"
"I should hope SOP agrees the en-
thusiastic young suffragette. "Why,
bureaus are hopelessly out of style!
We will have a combination wardrobe
and chiffonier Judge.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
Very Gently,

"How do you tell bad eggs" queried
the young housewife.
'I never told any" replied the fresh
grocery clerk. "but If l had anything
to tell a bad egg I'd break it gently
Christian Guardian.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
No Price Limit For Brains.

If young man develops first class
business ability he needn't bother
about fortune. His professional tai
ents will find employment at rates
which will make the possession of n
fortune superfiuous.-Sat Even
ing Post
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
lovind etters.

Never burn kindly written letters. 1t
S so pleasant to read them over when
the ink is brown, the paper yellow
with age and the hands that traced the
friendly words are folded over the
hearts that prompted them. Keep all
loving letters. Burn only the harsh
ones and In burning forgive and forget
them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
A Sample.

HoaX-I can always tell a woman
who takes things because they look
cheap. Joax-How? Hoax-Simply by
looking at her Observation-Disclosures
Record
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
The Difference.

Little Lester Livermore-Papa, what
is the difference between n vision and
a sight? This book says Mr.. Liver
more-The difference between girl
before and II girl after she is married
Puck:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
Gallant.

Beautiful Widow-Do you know, I'm
forty years old today. Gallant Bach
e1or-Madam, you are just twenty. l
never believe more than half of what
I hear.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-13
The Very HIGHEST.

''What is the highest form Of animal
lifeE' was Il question set for the pupils
In school some time ago, and one lii
tie girl was heard to reply, "The gi.
raffe"