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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
Through the Storm


The final rupture came two years
After their marriage Emily in re
bellious anger told her husband that
abe would no longer live in the same
house with his mother You mus;
choose between Us" she said. her splen-
did voice vibrating with all the un-
leashed emotion OF her being. yet with
no faltering in it IF she stays.
! So
Stephen Fair. harzssed and bewil-
dered. was angry with the relentless
anger Of a patient man. reused at
last
Go. then" he said. sternly. III
never turn my mother from my door
for any woman's whim-"
The stormy red went out Of EN-
ily's face, leaving it like a marble
mask
You mean that?~ she said. calmly.
-Think we'll II go. / shall never
return"
4 do mean IT." said Stephen.
Leave my house II you viii. If you
hold your marriage vow so lightly
When your senses return you are vel
scome to come back to me. viii never
ask you to-"
Without another word Emily turned
away. That night she went back to
John and Amelia They, on their part,
welcomed her back gladly, believing
her to be wronged and iIl-used WON
an They hated Stephen Fair with a
new and personal rancor. The one
thing they could have hardly forgiven
Emily would have been the fact Of her
relenting toward him.
But she did not relent. In her soul
Ehe knew that, with all her Just griev.
hnces. she had been in the wrong. and |
Tor that she could not forgive hfml
Two years after she Had left |
Stephen Mrs. Fair died. and his wild
owed sister went to keep house for
him. II be thought Of Emily, he made
no sign. Stephen Fair never broke a
word once passed.
And now Stephen was III. The
strange woman felt a certain pride in
her own fiexibility because the fact
aid not affect her. She told herself
that she could not have felt more un-
concerned had he been the merest
stranger. Nevertheless. she waited
and watched for John Phillips home
coming.
At 10 o'clock she heard his voice in
Zee kitchen. She leaned out OF the I
bed and pulled open the door. She
heard voices below. but could not dis /
tinguish the words. SO she rose ana {
went nolselessly out into the hall. /
knelt down by the stair railing and Z
listened. The door Of the kitchen was l
open below her and narrow shaft Of I
light struck on her white. intent face. I
She looked like woman waiting for
he decree OF doom. z
1t first John and Amelia talked of D
rival matters Then the latter said. 4
Ibruptly. did you ever hear how I
|tephen Fair was?" ID
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

Perhaps the ablest rebuke ever ad.
dressed TO a miser was that Of beg.
gar who derisively offered Lord Brace,
an ancestor Of the present British
Duke Of Fife. a little silver coin just
u get a sight Of his lordship's hoard.
Cd gold and silver. Now. Lord Brace
was Of true miser breed, and the mere
sight Of the silver tempted him to
open bis chests, whereupon the beggar
remarked quietly:
After all, I'm as rich as you, my
lord. I can see your gold. and even
you have not heart to DO any mors
with IT,"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

Latest Innovation in tho Service ID
= Leading Carzv sa<ary.

latest Innovation in tho Services III
a Leading rzvsasary-
Manicured hotel servants will be pre-
scented to-day to the guests OF the VOL
colt and It win be the initial presenta'
ton OF q fnger-nall condition thar nc
other hotel In New York-or In the
United States for that matter-eyer
has considered, the New York World
says. The management has been Inn
pressed for three or four months with
the general untidiness OF walters. bell
boys and other employees exclusive OF
the clerical stan and yesterday the fol-
lowing pronunciamento was issued
beginning on this date every EN-
ploye OF the Wolcott who comes In
contact with the guests OF the hotel
will report daily to Miss Cora NJ. Par
ker, the Official manicure. 10 have his
or her finger nails clipped. cleaned.
polished and fled
This order Is mandatory and no ex-
cuse viii be accepted for disobedienee
except illness or other excuse which
the management shall deem TO be rea-
sonable.
"A room has been provided for the
manicure near the walters dressing
room. and she win be on duty from
$50 a. m until 5 D. IN
NO charge win be made for the
service. which tends 10 promote cleanll-
ness and which win appeal to the
guests OF the Motel. There is no rea-
son why the finger sails should not TO
ceiye the same attentiSn as the hands
The PRONUNCIATION OF the edict was
followed by two walters making Inn
mediate application for treatment
serath Carros and Antipolus Choganos. |
Carros has a large hand with spatu-
lated fingers caused by close attention
to the strings OF violin and 70 bal
sneing salvers on his finger tips. Cha
games has long. slender hand. with
oval nails Each candidate was polish
ed on In ten minutes.
Fine" said Carros. Il like BIN.
The ycunga lade, she very nice. Don't
hurt. Just a little tickle"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
Ill TREATED By UNCLE SAM

skilled anA Unskliied women Work.
srz IA wsshinxton Departments
Large numbers OF girls are appoint
ed as unskiIled and skilled laborers,
on a low-grade competitive examina'
ton. at a very small salary or with
compensation as piece workers. The
money-eounters In the treasury do
partment are almost exclusively WON
en-. frequently entering the service By
the road OF appointment as skilled Ia
borer In the bureau OF engraving and
printing. When the wearlsomeness
and Notwithstanding nature OF their
employment are considered. and their
responsibility for all losses by error
and counterfelts. their average pay Il
ridlculously small Yet an effort hAs
been made to reduce II far below llv.
ing wages because the field Is solely
occupied BY women. says Ruth @. D.
Havens In Harper's Weekly.
Success In any attempt 10 reduce
women's wages In the service seems
probable. II one appeals 10 history for
precedent and prophecy. Forty years
Ah0 htAU tAlaAAAAl4lA 18E ADt AAATAA VI
gagged In clerical work In the civil ser
vice was 81 zoe per annum: for WON
en-. 5000. The oficlal hours were from
9 A. m TO D. m. Afterward a grade
for women was established at $3.50
per annum. and an hour was added 70
the clerical day Following in rather
close succession. grades we're estab
lshed at $1,000. at $40. At $500. at /
$3.50. at $3.50. at $3.50. a year or two
ago grade OF $3.50 was proposed. but
failed OF enactment Meantime anoth
er haif-hour was added TO the day. and
the hours are now from a. m. to $40
.. m
II Is thus made apparent that. while
the present clerical grading Is said to
have been established in the early
SOS. the standard Of wages has been
reduced By the institution OF seven
lower grades. through which women.
and sometimes men. must climb TO
reach living salary. and BY two add
tions 10 the length Of the Official day:
and this has occurred during a period
when the cost Of living has been con.
SANITY Advancing
In 1904. the force OF federal en-
oIoyes numbered f50.3s5. OF whom 49,.
'22. or between 8 and per cent. we're
emaIes. OF this small proportion o.
10 received Iesa than 5000 per annum.
which was the lowest salary at which
women were appointed forty years ago.
This well illustrates the attitude OF
ne government toward women.
In pausIng to glance at the anomal !
us retrogression OF wages, do not {
fish 10 divert attention from the sub
set Of this article-the Punishment Of b
'omen from the service. q
The question was asked OF a certain u
ureau officer: You have said many Il
ines that your women clerks are u
lore faithful. more accurate. more a
than the men and equal a
: competent. and hence entitled to
romotion. Why. then. do you always q
* the commission for men7@ a
This was his answer. Women are "
TITLED TO the appointments under the =,
" and by reason Of their equal EN-. :,
ency. They are also Justly entitled
the suffrage. But they have not the a,
ffrage. and 80 they cannot have the -
'pointments. The voters must have =
e places. II you women want posi- p
,ns in the civil service you must first !"
cure citizenship through the ballot" ~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
RAILROAD SAFETY DEVICE.
Ths ''Dsafh Baffon~ Ala. 20 sh.
Subway Travsier's sseurffy.

The DEATH Baton" Adds 20 the
Subway Travellers Security.
Safety In railroad travel Il a rltaIiy
interesting topic. and an article In the
Circle. entitled. Making Railroad
Travel Safer" gives some remarkable
Illustrations OF the many inventions
and automatic appliances which tend
70 guard the public from danger. One
Of these Is called the ~death button
making provision as II does In case Of
the sudden death or inactivity Of the
one In charge at the moment on lines
whore electric current has been In
stalled as a propelling power.
Tho well-known death button now
In use In the Manhattan subway trains.
IL a safety device In line with this fu.
turs development.
In the top Of the electric controller
handle, which Is moved In circle over
row Of contact buttons By the motor.
man when be regulates the speed. IA
little plunger which IL the real fac
tor In throwing the electric current on
and on It sticks through tho handle
and II held up By a spring
Before he can get any current at all
this button must be pushed down By
the palm OF the motorman's hand. after
which he can move the handle about
and adjust the strength of the current
xf will
But should he drop dead at bis post.
% for any reason remove his hand
rom the lever. the little button would
spring up from contact. the current
would leave tho motors and the car
top.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

Bacon-Experiments with sugar as
food made In the French army have
shown that It is great source Of mus
cular energy
Egbert--I guess that is fact. Just
see how strong the sugar trust la
Yonkers Statesman
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

The Woman Hater-can you OK
plain why IL is that woman hardly
ever thanks man for giving her his
seat in street carr The Man Halter
Easily, sirl II Is because Che hardly
ever gets the chance. Brooklyn Life.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

I'm not going TO give my son a coz
legs education observed fellow who
won't let US print bis name. because
I want him to get on rapidly. lost
the FIRST Job ever had by undertaking
to correct my employers grammar"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

horse and rider which depends the success and
even the life. Of the performer
The man op the trapeze is at all disturbed at be
ing so high In the air; the higher up he Is the more
security he feels that In OF accident he win have
time enough instinctvey twist his body into the
right position for falling into the net What worries
him most is the fear OF unsuspected weakness In
his apparatus
The animal trainer is more afraid OF accidental
scratch from goodnatured but blood-polsonfnx claw
than Of any actual conflict with angry ANIMAL more
than that he has real affection for his animals and
disikes the stern necessity of furnishing them Tn.
very clown Is not so much pleased by the laughter OF
his audience disturbed by the thought that II ouit
fails to appreciate the time care he has expended
in working out the details OF his humorous contribution
The Atlantic
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

You can't always tell by the price
mark. Radium is rated about the
highest Of all minerals, and It accom-
punhas the least Of any.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
PATHOLOGICAL DIVORCE pIEAs.


J !
- II Is erroneous TO suppose that the explana
WI ton and cure OF the drift toward divorce is C
1 III be found In legislation. Twenty years ago
III | Prof Wilcox. the basis Of the most rigid
1 III | Investigations declared: The immediate
direct and measurable influence OF Legislation.
| n Is subsidiary. unimportant almost imperceptk
lN BILE" DR.. Dixie. the secretary OF the National
go League for the Protection of the Family. said
The direct influence OF in producing the great
increase Of divorce in the last forty years relatively
small" Moreover. the tendency OF legislation for the
twenty years has been decidedly In the direction Of
greater stringency.
The failing grip OF the legal institution need not en-
tail corresponding abandonment Of the halowed ideal
Of marriage lifelong union. II the iron clamp be
loosed 1t does follow that sIken cord weaker
Although In tAiryeigh the divorce has
become three times frequent there Is little
that couples taking the Of wedlock with any
other desire expectation than union till death.
Nor can conclude that wronged spouses are less
faithful than formerly to this ideal The loveless
couples Of the good old times" appear been
held together by public opinion. religious ordinance ig
norance OF remedy. the expense OF divorce or the
Nifss economic helplessness rather than by heroic
fidelity to ideal
In nineteen cases out Of twenty the marriage pur-
ports to be shattered by nagrant wrong such
adultery cruelty drunkenness. desertion Imprisonment
for crime neglect to provide Nevertheless the
growth Of divorce cannot be taken sign OF In
creasing depravity the part husbands or wives
Often the cause that figures In the screen
for some deepseated rriant Physicians declare that
many marital troubles have their in the patholo
gy Of sex and do not on the part of
either spouse-The Century
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
REAL DANGERS OF THE CIRCUS.
BY Ralph Bsrgengrea.

The individual point OF view OF the per.
former toward his work is full Of surprises.
Rarely. II ever. is he worried over the things
that the audience irnagines make him uneasy
and never about his own equipment OF
nerve. muscle and Judgment The bareback
rider worries about his horse. for the slight.
est deviation from the animals customary
course and gait ruin a harmony hetulaen
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

You may say your financial judy
ment is pretty good n you are wise
enough not TO- risk It buclsing the stock
market or board Of trade.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26

II takes almost a. much sugar to
get along with.a gooseberry as II takes
to get along with mean husband
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
HOW TO SOLVE THE INDIAN PROBLEM.

BY bFIg. Uen- K. D. Pratt
~ For number Of years I had charge OF
IN some OF the strongest Indian chiefs held as
II prisoners OF war. part Of the time shackled
and handcufed. myself revolted against our
system, but did not desert the people re-
moved the shackles and adopted the lcindlIesr
system OF treatment possible in prison life
and endeavored In every way to heal the
- wounds and make them worthy. selfrespect-
N BY giving to them education and industrial use
led them with the hope that instead OF being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
SCULPTOR TO WED
 NEVADA GIRL

Los Angeles, April 1S.-tSpeeial) - Relatives of Miss Alice Jones. daughter of J. P Jones, former United States senator from Nevada, who now lives in Santa Monica, Cal, were surprised today by reports from Paris that Miss Jones is to marry Frederick MacMon- nIes the American sculptor, now in France. who was recently divorced from his wife.
 aiss Jones is a student of sculpture and for a year past has been the pupil of MacMonnies in Paris. The Mac Monnles divorce suit was pressed so quietly that few acquaintanees of the sculptor and his wife were aware of the separation until the reports of the engagement of Niss Jones to MaeMoa- nies were spread
 Former Senator J. P. Jones said today that he was unable 10 confirm or deny the rumor of the engagement of his daughter to the sculptor.
 She has been abroad much or the time since she graduated from Bryn Mawr" said Senator Jones. T have heard nothing until today about this rumored engagement. As Paris Is so far away, I am not in position at this time to say whether the Iumor is true or false"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
UNITED AGAINST
 BLIND TGIERS

Jackson, Miss, April 1s.-(Special.)- Governor Noel has returned from Little Rock, where he went to consult with Gov ernor Donaghey, as to the establishment of concurrent jurisdiction on the Missis- ep.i river and islands between the two states. and after a discussion of the mat ter with several of the Arkansas legis- lators and the assistant attorney general it was determined to introduce a bill ex- tending the jurisdiction of Arkansas to the eastern side of the river and grant iag Mississippi jurisdiction to the western side of the river.
 The governor states he made short talk to the Arkansas legislature setting forth his views and does not doubt tie law will be passed. Mississippi has had {. great deal of tpbuble with blind tigers along the river. and when they have been rsr.ued they simply crossed to the Ark sss side and defed the Mississippi au- thorities.
 n is proposed action Is in line with a resolution introduced in Congress last year by MT. Humphreys of -this state, and in which MT Roosevelt heartily concurred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
THROUGH TRAFFIC
 RATES ADJUSTED

Washington, April 1s.--An adjustment of class rates on through traffic from h. dianapols to Missouri river points is pro- vided and reasonable maximum rates pre- scribed for future application to class rates traffic in chairs and furniture in a decision yesterday by the interstate commerae commission in the case of the Indianapolis freight bureau against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railway and 19 other defendant car riers. The commission held that the pres ent class rates on through traffic from Indianapolis to Missouri river points are unreasonable and give Chicago undue preference. In the present case the freight bureau alleged that the defendant car iiers exacted unjust rates on traffic rom Indianapolis to Kansas City and St. Jo- seph, Mo, Leavenworth and Atchlson, Kan, and Omaha, Neb
 Tho commission said that whatever might be the general effect of an order changing the rate structure for typical point in a group, the commission could not deny relief for such point for the sole reason that they were entitled to sim liar order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
GENERAL NEWS FORECAST
 FOR THE COMING WEEK

The wheat market will furnish the feat ure news of the week. To this even Sen ator Aldrich's exposition of the Senate tariff bill Monday must give place It is known that Congress will not tax the breakfast table, but what is going to happen in the wheat pit at Chicago is a matter of popular concern. The non- speculative consumer is assured by Sec retary Wilson that there Is sufficient wheat In the country at normal prices to supply the demand until the new crop Is marketed and that present prices are artificial. On the other hand James A. Patten, head of the bull pool in Chi cago. insists present prices are fixed by the law of supply and demand. If prices continue to soar this week a general in- crease in prices or a cutting down of the size of the loaf of bread is predicted.
 The Daughters of the American Revolu- ton will open their annual congress in Washington Monday. lively fight for the office of president-gene is on. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott of Illinois is the choice of the so-calIed administration" forces, while the opposition Is centered in Mrs. William Cummings Story of New York.
 Suffering humanity in general and the medical profession in particular will be interested in the celebration of the cen tennial anniversary of the first ovarioto- my. The celebration will be held in New York Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. In 1909 Ephrlam McDowell, a pioneer in Kentucky. and a skilled sur-3 geon. performed the first removal of an ovarian tumor. This common disease, up to that time regarded as incurable, was thus made to yield to the science of surgery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
THEATRE COMBINE
 BY THE SHUBERTS

Cincinnati April 1s.-There was placed on record in the courthouse yesterday A lease from Louis J. Hauck and Mrs. Emily Heine to the Anderson zei gler Theater company, for the property im- mediately adjoining the Columbia thea ter, with privilege of purchase at s11o. .oo0
 This is the second piece of property the Anderson-Zeisler company has acquired on Walnut street within the past few weeks.
 Today the Anderson-Zeigler company announced their intention of organizing a subsidiary company for the purpose of erecting number of and Decent thea ters in several cities, in cooperation with the Western Vaudeville Managers association of Chicago, which association at a meeting last week concluded to en- ter actively into that branch of the busi- ness.
 There will be another meeting of these allied interests in Chicago next week.
 The Anderson-Zeigler company Is asso- ciated with the Shuberts in the fight with the Klaw and Erlanger combination
 We will win in the open door pol icy in our fight against the Klaw and Erlanger 5combine, said H. M Zeigler to an Associated Press representative to- day. "rhe Shuberts now have secured a house in Denver, one in Salt Lake, one in Sacramento, and one in Los Angeles, besides other Pacific coast houses they have formerly controlled. They have one in Omaha. Now they will not be required to make a single jump from the Missouri river to the Pacific coast"
 The Anderson-Zeigler company itself controls three houses in Cincinnati, two in T L. r.. terested in the Majestic. the I5ayma rket and the Olympic in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
Morse Case to Come Up.

New York, April 1S.-Special United States District Attorney Henry L. Stimson today filed notice in the United States court of appeals that on Monday he will make motion to set peremptorily May l for the court for the hearing of the appeal from the conviction of Charles w. Morse, the former banker, now in the Tombs. If the motion is not granted, MT. Stim- son said he will move to vaoate the stay granted by the lower court, which would mean that Morse would have to go to the federal prison at Atlanta until the appeal is heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
SEABOARD
Greatly Improved Schedules, Four Hours Fifteen Minutes to Atlanta.

Effective Sunday, May 2. seaboard trains will arrive and depart as follows:
 No. 50 leave Birmingham 5:30 a. m.
 No. 92 leave Birmingham a. m.
 No. 3s leave Birmingham 4:10 p. m.
 No. 51 arrive Birmingham 10:15 D. m
 No g arrive Birmingham S:45 p. m.
 No. ST arrive Birmingham 12;10 p. III.
 Nos. 50 and 51 are new trains inauEu- rated to perform local service between Birmingham and Atlanta.
 Nos az and S3 fast trains between Bir- mingham, Atlanta, Richmond. Washing ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
 Time between Birmingham and Atlanta, { hours and 15 minutes Solid vestfbuie trains carrying splendid observation car and dining cars
 Nos 3s and s7 are the new afternoon trains between Birmingham. Atlanta, Nor folk. Richmond, Washington and New York. These changes give Birmingham three trains to Atlanta and double daily fast service to New York and all eastern points. l-1e-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
News of south Polar Explorers.

Paris, April 1s.-The latest news or the Charcot Antartic expedition to be re- ceived here says that valuable scientific work has been accomplished at Deception Island, including an observation of an eclipse of the sun December 20. The steamer Poirquoi Pas, with the expedition on board, is wintering at Alexander Island. All the members of the party are we'll No further news or the expedition is expected for 10 months or more.