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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04
woMAx's ATTRACTIVE Aon



~ the feass wenaaf
When No speak Of the attractive
ness OF woman. We really mean TIE AZ.
trnetireness Of woman 70 man
with men the question q Wien .
woman = most attractive Il doublr
complicated. becnu2e Il depends not
only GA The woman. but On the taste o.
The man himself Not many years aga
II this question had becn ssked. shs
! answer would have bren unhealtatinsfy
made that a woman a most attractive.
between the ages u 10 aud ~ uost
o. the heroinea q classical Action srs
mere children
IL must b. confessed that. with nr~
cxceptiona the modern man prrfern
something more sophisticated thar
sweet 10. though Il 10 ~undenlabis thar
the Intelligent woman i At her h-.s
when she 4 IN her tecns This 1. e.silv
underwood.
-Altaost all ycarE ereasarcn arr bsau.
uful. and heaven gives 70 even sh~
homeiiest women a dag Of grave ~
tween 10 and - when she - pr.ssr
with the prettfness of fresh CHECKS ana
dcvy eyes and glossy hair.
"Twenty-thrce l. an ideal time Of The
clock for b woman of average intel.
liSenco and puichrlfude. unless sbs
happens 10 b. college bred II she has
had the misfortune Of ACQUIRING AZ.
higher education she Il sflil top-heavy
with learning and seif.essccm over hav.
Ing discovered the ancient Greeks and
Romans. and u requires ten years more
for her 70 Ind out that. for a woman
BE- thoroughly charming she should
had a good education and FORGOT.
,cn II.
For the woman. hoeerer. who ia
meant 20 b. human natures da,G7 FOOD
70 ~ y more attractive than n ghs
. IN the first flush Of having jus, ar.
lived. The slim promises n rlr,hoog
ave heen rallied 10 the FUN beauty OF
'~omanhood SIZE siiii has Illusions. but
hey nre not dclusions. She stiil i IN.
occut. but no longer lznoraa.
'iIer inicrcoursc with the oppoeite
ex has a certain frnnknesa nnd eom.
that Il not the least Of nor
harms She seems 20 safc that she
deadly dangerous. Statistics aho,v
INT more women marry ut y than AZ
ny other y.
The bachelor woman Il At her best
20. becnusc she f. consciously charm.
q. She has al the advantages with
hich nature originally equipped her.
ID she has added TO them the frtIl.
ID ~furbclows Of art. She has learned
enhance her good looks by better
and to put n red shade on n
mp and sit with her back to the llrhf
10 has also learned how to talk. and.
tier stiIl, how to be a fascinating list.
er."-San Francisco Call.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

strange Religious Rites Observed
Among the Ancient senecns.
Up In the northeast corner OF Okla
homa there is a small band OF Seneca
Indians on a reservation Of The salne
name, says the Kansas City Star. This
Is a remnant OF a nation OF Indians
that can be traced from the original
New England States. as they were fore
ed west and south by the encroachment
Of the whites and the battle arm OF
stronger Indian bands that were con-
stantly warning against them.
Among this little band OF Indians.
probably o more than 100 all told.
there are some curious heather rites
that seem to be instructive with the
tribe
Among them there is an old order
known as The Wood Face" Those who
belong to the order can all In the
Wood Faces In case OF sickness. as Is
often done They go through a per-
Torrance that Is calculated to drive out
from the sick person the evil spirit that
may be lowering around the bed. These
faces are masks made out Of wood. usu-
ally carved to represent a human form
OF some character. but sometimes made
to represent the head OF an animal.
They are painted red and black. with
silver eyes and a horse tail for
hair.
Arrayed In one OK these hldeous
masks. together with rattles made Of
turtle shells fastened together at the
upper edges with small stones inside
md tied to the legs OF the Wood +,
as they dance. roll aud kick,
their incantatioDs the while.
he Indians present a scene calculated :
o drive away n evil spirit that might !
along and incidentally drive the =
lie out Of the patient. While all this {
> going on it Is also customary to pour !
shes on the head Of the patient. !.
1t appears that this organization has I
cen In the tribe for many generations, :
he modes OF procedure differing some
mes, but following the same general :,
1aracter. Its secret signs and sym I
are guarded as closely as Masonry y
its fraternal features are as bind J.
g. Its spiritual benefits are believed r.
as implicitly as does n white man
in his religion. IN
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04


playing upon the paste formed Of stone
dust and condensed steam. The clickin,
whir. like the clap Of wings. heard !
intervals. accounted for the scars. Romh
OF rock were being hurled from the gre<
fubes-
That he was in the range Of a rakin,
volcano IRE did not impress this ami
elinging to the beard of a giant. Up,
knees and hands. he crawled-up over the
tnrooolng chin, to the black pounded LID
or the monster. Out Of the old lake eoiled
the furious tower Of steam and roek-dust
which mushroomed in high air. like the
primal neoui@ from which the worlds
were made. Pockets Of gas exploded In
the heights, rending the periphery as the
veil OF the temple was rent. Only this
to see. but sounds not meant for the ears
OF man, sounds which seemed to saw his
skull In twain-the laundering engines
Of the planet.
The rocky rim Of the lake was hot to
MS hands and knees. but he could not 20
back. A thought In his brain held him
there with thrilling bands-the same
thought which HAYDEN Breen evolved as
he stood at the edge Of the Brooklyn
pier. But il was only a play
thing Of mind-the vaeary OF altitude ana
immensely. did ever a man clog a live |
v~olcanol Did ever suicidal genius con
Of ~eorrupting such majesty Of force
with his pygmy purposeF" The
irreverent query righted the balances.
There he lay, sprawled at the edge OF
the universal mystery. at the secret en-
trance to the chamber Of earth's dyna-
NOS The edge Of the pit shook with the
trightful work going on below. yet he was
aot slain. The torrent burst past and
clean as a missing bullet. The
'ombs Of rock canted out from sheer
weight and fell behind him. That which
ie compreehnded-although his eyes saw
My the gray laundering cataelysm-was
lever before imagined in the mind Of
nan. 4.
The gray blackened. The roar dwin.
led. and his senses reeled. With a rush
I saliva the linen dropped from his open
aouth. Constable was sure that there
Fas a gaping cleft in his skull. for he
ould feel the air blowing in and out, cold :
nd colder. He tried 10 lift has hands
cover the sensitive wound. but they +.
in vain for his head. With the :
y draughts Of air, he seemed 10 hear. :
unity. his name falling upon the barred J
.
Peter. Peter Constable - Z
He strained his face toward the sound
he lower part Of his body would not
ove- He was ~uncoupled. like a beast
hose spine is broken
Peter Oh. Peter Constable ?" be Al
ard again. NJ
To be confinnedl &c
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

The mountainous wave threatened
to enguIf the struggling ship at ans
moment The captain ordered a box Of
s~kyrockets and flares brought to the
ran and with his own hands ignited
them, in the hope tht they would make
known his distress to some passing
ship.
Amid the rockets red glare a tall,
thin, austere individual made his way
to the rail and reproved the captain as
follows:
Captain, must protest against this
unseemly brayado. We are now facing
DEATH This is no time for a ceIebra-
tion"-Everybody's Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

Il confess l cannot understand you
dear" she said. what consideration i
que a gentleman who is rendered speech.
less BY the accusation Of a newspaper
depth is there to his feeling for
your welfare when he rushes away blind
~ and remains throughout the day. while
you are here at the foot Of a bursting vol
cano. as he pointed out. You wiz find
that l am right. Lara. Mr.. Constable Is
not even a worthy accomplice to the tai
ented Stembridge. He Is without speech
or sslor. What remains when a man is
neither brain nor brute7" Her voice had
not been raised. and Mrs. Stansbury left
one library before Lara formed an an
<wer.
The torturing hours crawled by. The
gray afternoon turned to dusk, and the
dusk to night. The north was Redeemed
oy felee's nrelit one which the thick
vapor dimmed and blurred. The ~rumblings
were constant Lara was suffering to
light out her battle alone. She asked no
more than this. A thousand times she
paced across her room; scores Of visits she
made to Constable's window. straininx
ner eyes northwsrd, along the road
through the day and darkness. to the end
OF all things-fhe mountain Uncle
Joey came to plead with her, but she
oegged him to go away. Her brain was a
nvid track Of flying. futile agonies. In
the evening the intermittent rumblfnes
gave way to a growing. constant and in
eessant. 1t was as II q steady stream Of
heavy vehicles was pounding over a wood
bridge There was a pang in each
phase OF the monster. since the man had
up into that red roar. 1t was near
y midnight when the girl in the upper
-oom heard a step upon the veranda.
Uncle Joey" she called al the plant
sr's door, make haste: there is some
,ody below :"
Tbs moments of waiting assailed the
'ery roots Of her reason The voice that
he heard at last was Breen'S
Il beg that you'll forgive me. Mr.. Wall,
or arousing you at this hour. but it Is
'ecessary for me to AVE a few words
nth Miss Stansbury-" ,
Sir" the planter replied. anything F,
hitch concerns yourself is of no moment ]
D Miss Stansbury. II your message is
TOM Mr. Constable. you may tell him /;
come himself or send a native" n
4 dislike to appear insistent, Mr.. I
'ail" Breen replied. without irritation. h
but l cannot u my errand accom- /
ished until l have heard from Miss :,
tansbury- II she should refuse to see
-
4 am coming down. Mr.. Breen." Lara =
He'd over the baluster- ~UncIe joey. :,
Mr.. Breen to a seat III be there r.
a moment" =
She turned to re-enter her room for a y
rment- Her mothers figure barred the J,
en- doorway. -
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04
CHAPTER K

LII
Constable had been physically unhur,
IN MS thirty years, and the exertions Of
the past four days had worn little more
than the polish from his vitality In
stead Of relaxing in the crisis Of the news
revelation, his body riEhted under
the whip OF pride, and ne strobe down
into the city as one who has slipped a
burden BE had been beaten In a battle
with a woman Blucher had come to
Mrs ~stansbury's aid at the last moment.
In the shape Of newspapers from the
north From Lara, however. and not the
mother, had come the most Gripping blow
Of all 1t was Lara who had handed him
the newspaper. She did not wait. nor
ask Around this item. Constable built
= gioomrstructure Of baronial proportions.
His attitude toward Breen was very
simple he would not betray his guest
for all the newspapers and police 10
Christendom- Having waived Breen's
offer TO detail the particulars of his mast
during the first night Of acquaintance.
Constable certainly could not reproach
The other for misrepresenting himself.
1t was ten-thirty in the morning when
he sent a message out to Captain NegIev
countermanding sailing orders. and encIos-
ing a cheerful note to Crusoe. containino
a draft for the stipulated amount. AT the
bank he also left a second sum for Fatb-
er Damien, and procured considerable cur-
rent paper for his own uses. His mind
moved in a light, irresponsible fashion
1t was as If be we're obsessed AT ouicL
intervals. one after another, BIZ mad kingu
who dared anything, and whom no one
dared refuse His brain kept the 0raaf
sorrow in the background. and coupled
itself with striking articles. While aware
that in losing Miss Stansbury and the
privilege Of protecting her. the meaning =
and direction Of his life was gone. sfjli :
Constable did not yet sense the fuIlua-. q
OF the visitation His was not a wound =
TO heal by first intention; and In bad !
hurts pain assumes command leisurslv !
and In order. !,
He plunged into a crowd in the marker q
place, and began to talk to the natives 4
whimsically, but to the purpose of start A
ing them toward Fort de France. adding ii
that Father Damien would care for them =,
generously there. Il do not say that ri. !,
Is the last day Of Saint Pierre be er-
claimed in French, but / declare 10 vnn n,
hat II ever a planet looked a. II she were II
about to spring a leak, Mother Earth bas M
he symptoms localized in PeIee 70 =,
Constable's eyes had fixed upon a car A.
passing along the edge Of tbe H.
Now he moved toward It quick n
y and seized the bride. Despite the pro- Nv
Of the driver, he led the vehicle m,
INTO the good view Of all His face was a.
ed with the heat and ashine with laugh ~
er and perspiration. Alarm and merri-
tent mingled in the native throng. All n,
yes followed the towering figure Of the IN
,merican, now bowed before the swinging Al,
Dor OF the carriage-and NJ. Mondet. m
This. dear friends" Constable resum- u.
!, as one would produce a rabbit from pa
silk hat-"this, you all perceive. K W
'ur little editor of Les Colonies. Is he wh
y bright and clean and pretty7 He n mo
ny fond Of American humor. See how al
. utts editor laughsir cru
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

What are you trying to DO for you,
country"
MY friend" answered Senator sorp.
hum, Il nm keeping on the enfe aide
Some statesmen try to do 70 much for
their country that people get the inn.
preston that they are getting pre-
sumptuous and dcmlneering Wash.
ington Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

"Mr. Whittier can't break himssrf OF
the habit OF regeneration" said the
village preacher.
"weili wellw exclaimed old ,fru
snackletree. "Ain't there some rem.
edy his wife can put In his coffee 10
cure him7 knew a Indy onco who
cured her husband OF the drink bab,t
that way."-Birmingham Age-Herald
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04


Keep steam up on the yacht to
night, Capt. Burton. for this IL n gen.
uine norther. and should the wind shift
suddenly eastward. you may have 10
put to sen, for Manatee bay VIII hardly
prove a safe harbor under such condl
TONS" said Harry DeImar. BEFORE
doing 50. however. notify me at The
bungalow. for n the Fcrruby goes to
sea In a storm. 20 with her.
The wind held true from the north.
however. and the yacht remained at an.
Choir. At 2 o'clock the captain reported
a steamer throwing mp distress rockets
about a mile OF the western shore of
the island.
Half an hour later the Ferruhy WINS
standing gby. head to the gale. to lcr-
ward Of the helpless steamer. hat
proved to be the old Brightwater. from
Central American ports to New or.
leans, with n cargo OF fruit and three
passengers. Two OF these had come
down from Southampton On the ROYAL
Mall steamer Don, and had connected
with the fruiter at Grcytown. Before
daybreak the rescued passengers were
resting in elegant apartments in the
bungalow, and the crew were cared
for On board the Ferruby. which lay at
anchor in Manatee bay.
Tho passengers consisted Of a woman
and two men, one OF whom was a cIer.
The other. when safe on board
the yacht became anxious as he OBJ
served the marvellous richness Of it's ap-
who is the wner Of this elegant
gessel7" he inquired Of the steward.
Master Harry" was the answe
Master Harry what7" he asked.
Just Master Harry-that's ALL" an
'wered the steward.
well, about the yacht-has that a
:
1T is the Terruby," replied the stew
I'd. :
Tho whatY' almost shouted the 1
entieman. 4
The Ferruby," repeated the steward. n
Strange" muttered the gentleman. =
nd lapsed into silence. 1,
when be awoke, late in the morn.
", the sunlight was gilntinR In
the split bamboo screens that n
naded the windows Of bis elegantly n
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

= man Is entitled to his share, but he
a no right to try to separate another
man from his
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

Mrs. Hix-Mrs. June strikes me az
being entirely too masculine for a
Mrs. Dix-Yes. indeed. why. ever,
time she has an ache or pain she makes
as much fuss about It as a man would.
Smiths Weekly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-04

forever Frank received a sealed packet
from his friend. to be opened later.
In Il he found the concession which
his friend had secured from the Next.
can government. duly transferred.
which made him sole owner Of the lost
mine. that for three centuries had been
hidden from the world
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-06

State Board of Land Commissioners,
said lands being approximately seventy
thousand l1G,OOO) acres, situated in
townships North, ranges 2S, 20 and 30
East, townships north. ranges rs, 26,
"a, 20 and 80 East townships North
ranges Is, rs. 70 and 80 East, townships
5 North, ranges 20 and 80 East, Boise
Meridian.
Applications to enter land may be
MADE ia person, or by duly authorized
agent. to any agent of the State Board
of Land Commissioners at Arco, Blaine
county Idaho.
The lands will be sold to the entry
men at the price of SOC per acre, one
half of which shall be paid when appli-
cation is made and one half when final
proof is submitted
All applications must be accompanied
by copy of contract for the purchase
of water shares in the irrigation sys-
tenn of the Big Lost River Irrigation
company at price not to exceed $4,000
per share. One share will be required
for each acre of land entered.
JAS. III. BRADY,
Governor and Chairman.
(Seal of the State Board of Land Com
missioners)
Attest, M l. Church, Register T-6
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Chas. and U. w. Taylor in company
with Lewis Felt returned home Tues
day with nice lot of poles from the
Bannock timbers.
Mrs. John G. Jensen of Otis was
up Wednesday and Thursday and
made her Porterville friends a short
visit before returning.
The camping party spoken of last
week, came home Sunday after hav-
ing very pleasant trip.
Fred Kraack will accompany Neil
F. Boyle and family on their trip to
the Yellowstone park.
The Mason work on Albert Gard
ners new hoouse Is almost completed.
He shipped his brick from Idaho Falls
and they are the kind that requires
no burning.
Several fields of grain are almost
ready to cut, which reminds one that
grain harvesting is close at hand.
JOSIAH.
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Owing to unforeseen circumstances
the name of this Office was not chang
ed as ANNOUNCED and will remain the
same until further developments.
Everybody seems to be unusually
busy this season. More grain has been
sown and better crops have resulted
because of the steady flow of water
in the canal Fall wheat is mostly
cut and stacked and spring wheat and
oats are ripening fast with the second
cutting of lucern at hand.
Interest is centered in the railroad.
l.. Hammond has the contract for
grading from Danilson Lake Dam.
eastward 4 miles. L. Shelman and
VIM. Gibson are clearing ground of
sage brush on the right of way and
are making rapid progress.
Henry Berg's new house is being
enclosed and will soon show up well
on the hill. Mr.. Berg had shade trees
set out on the place last year and put
out an orchard this spring. Samuel
Coopers stone house at Tilden is
nearing completion and will be both
handsome and commodious. Henry
Chandler is making preparations to
build a substantial dwelling
Among the Springfield visitors to
Blackfoot the past week were J. Baird
Henry Chandler, Armous Shelman, H.
K. Wiley and A. j. Snyder.
d. Helmick and family left on July
goth for Blackfoot to prove up on
their Carey land, going from there to
their home in Salt Lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Toevs of Aberdeen stop
ped here on their way home from
Blackfoot last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis, Mr.
Pease and Willard Bostwick were
guests of A. j. Snyder and family last
Sunday. Dorothy Gibson and Glenn
ME and Ida Edwards were guests of
Marian Snyder the same day.
A. Christian Endeavor society will
be formed at the tabernacle next Sat
urday evening. Everybody is invited
to be present, especially the young
people. Miss Cora Shelman will cat
people. Miss Cora Shelman will act
as leader.
On Thursday evening a social will
be held at the same place. Ice cream
and cake will be served and a general
good time is anticipated.
MARY d. SNYDER.
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Mr.. A. L. Colbrun went to Poca-
tello last Monday and brought Mrs.
Colburn home from the hospital. She
is very much improved in health and
they expect to visit the Hot Springs
in the near future.
Quit number of the young folks
from here attended the circus at Po-
catello on July cath, though the roads
were and are yet, almost impossible
on this side of the bridge. Many peo-
pie are wondering why the road is
not repaired.
Robert Bruce Colburn of Varney
and Miss Susie Marriott of Warren,
Utah, were married at Pocatello on
the 25th of July, their many friends
wish them peaceful voyage on the
sea of matrimony and to show that
they were not forgotten a crowd of
younk folks serenaded them last Mon
day night.
Harvesting is progressing rapidly
Several new binders and one new
header have been bought and put to
work in this vicinity and threshing
has also begun.
w. d. Morton of Aberdeen was up
here on business Monday.
Mr.. Alfred of the Shelley Mere.
was out at Varney, setting up binders
last week.
Several of the farmers are turning
their attention to dairying and have
purchased De Laval separators to as
sist them in making the business prof
table.
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In the Matter of b. w. Hol-
brook, Bankrupt.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DIS
CHARGE IN BASKRUPTCY
Notice is hereby given, THAT b. w.
Holbrook has filed in the United States
District Court for Idaho, his application
for discharge in bankruptcy, and that
all creditors and other persons in inter-
est are required to show cause, If any
they have, why the prayer Of said Pc
titioner should not be granted, by en-
tering their appearance in said proceed
ings on or before the 18th, day of
August, 1909, and within ten days there
after fling the particular grounds of
their opposition, in the office Of the
clerk of said court.
Given under the authority of the gen.
eral orders of said court, and by spec
ial order of the undersigned, this Bird
day of August, 1909.
GEO. f. GAGON,
7-2 Referee
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-06
NOTICE OF OPENING OF CAREY ACT
LANDS

Boise, Idaho, August 3, 1909.
BY the order of the State Board of
Land Commissioners of the State Of
Idaho, the following described desert
lands will be opened for entry and set
Element on and after September 18th,
1909, in tracts not to exceed one hun
dred and sixty acres by any one quail
fed to enter the same under the pro-
visions of the Acts of Congress approx
ed August IS, 1894, June IL, 1896, and
March 3, 1901, commonly known as the
Carey Act. and an Act of the Legisla-
ture of Idaho approved March 2, 1899,
State Board of Land Commissioners in
relation thereto
All those unrelinquished and unsold
portions of ands described in Idaho
State Desert Land Segregations Lists
Bingham and Fremont counties, State
of Idaho, and more particularly de-
scribed in said lists on file with the