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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20
PATRICK HENRY.
CTo b. c-Ontinusd-)

A saint I'm Religious Matters, but
Different I'm Politics.
The virginia Magazine Of History
and Biography has a number Of letters
by Roger Atkinson, a virginian plant-
er. who came from Cumberland, En-
gland. about 1850 and settled near
Petersburg. To his brotherin-law,
Samuel Pleasant Of Philadelphia, he
writes in October, 1774, concerning Vir-
ginia's recently appointed seven dele
gates to the first Philadelphia congress-
The spirit Of the man is shrewd, but
obviously not reverential.
~Ye Sd gentleman, Colo Washington,
was bred a soldiers warrior. & dis
tfnguished himself in early life before
& at ye Death Of ye unfortunate but
intrepid Braddock. He Is a modest
man, but sensible & speaks little-in
action cool, like a Bishop at his prayer.
The 4th a real half Quaker, Patrick
Henry, your Brothers man-moderate
4 mild & In religious matter a Saint
but ye very Devil in PoliticksEa son
Of Thunder-Boan-Erges-the Patriotic
Farmer Will explain this-I know It is
above your Thumbs. He win shake ye
Senate & Some years ago had like to
have talked Treason In 20 House, in
these times a very useful man, a nota-
BILE American, very stern & steady in
his country's cause & at ye same time
su.h a fool that / verify believe It w'd
.5azzle wen a king to buy him on-he's
a second Shippen-oh, that he had the
handling Of some Of our Courtiers-
for instance, was 1t North or South
Scotch English Dr. Welsh I've poor Irish
enough Of IT in their own country
our Patrick wd certainly be very I'M
civfl-he is no M~acaroni."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20
TO EvADE ARMY sERvrcz

some Clever Tricks Reserved 60 By
ceascrfpf. Abroad
In the countries Of Europe In which
the military CONSUMPTION exists many
tricks are rcsortcd 10 By ~conacripts IN
order to cscnpc servicc. Often mcn
have been known 10 mutilatc them
selves. ~ By cutting on a forcnnrur.
in order to render themselves unit for
the service. Pretended Inability to so
Il exposed By the surgeons without
great difficulty. but pretended deafness
sometimes battles the examiners.
A counter trick on the part OF the
officers was for some time effective
against this fraud. The recruiting q.
fccr. after n conscript had pretended
10 be deaf. remarked In an ordinary
tone OF voice. you are unit for the
service. and are. therefore. free In
many cases the recruit showed By ryf.
dent signs Of satisfaction that he had
heard the remark.
lie was then recalled. told that be
had been detected IN his fraud and
sent TO the barracks.
After n time, however. the conacripts
became too wary TO BE- caught In this
trap. They Ind heard Of the trick and
were consequently on tho lookout for
this remark and when II was uttered
they made no sign OF intelligence.
Lately the French officers have in
vented n new trap. the SUCCESS Of
which Is n curious illustration OF tho
ingrained courtesy. or at least tho as
sumption Of courtesy, on the part Of
Frenchmcn OF all classes.
After the You ARE free" has failed
to excite any sign Of understanding in
tho recruits face the command 10 20
Is shouted at him. lie starts out OF
the room, the door OF which is held
open by mechanical means. Az he paas-
es through It the officer says:
"You might at least shut the door 10
This little unjust Impeachment Of
the mans politcncss IL said IN nine
cases out Of ten Of pretended deafness
to result in n quick turning OF the
mans head. He Is then called back
and told that he has been found nt for
the service.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20
NEW MEXICO.

Ola Order OF Thing. IL Now Yield
Ing 90 the New.
The Territory Of New Mexico. which
has been knocking for admission into
the sisterhood OF States. has witness
ed a great struggle In the last few
years between the old and the new
order OF things. and the old has been
forced to give way. The ancient adobe
churches erected by the Spanish friars
when the 10 colonies were in their
swaddIing clothes. stlll stand. and the
old bells that were east IN Spain az the
height OF that nations glory still call
devout worshipers to service. But
next TO these old churches one Is apt
to stand In the shadow OF a modern.
steam-heated Office building The an
Client Governors palace. at Santa Fe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

has been abandoned for a Capitol
building and a mansion that are the
last word Of modern utilitarianism.
The patient burro-New Mexico's chief
means Of transportation for genera
tions-is being met on the highways
BY automobiles. and Jose. the burro
driver. has gazed with mild wonder
upon the g~oggle-eyed chauffeur. And
out on the broad plains. that have
known only sheepherders and cowboys
since the days OF Coronado and de
vaca, homesteaders have made a YER
liable ch~eckerboard Of ranches.
According to the Postal Guide. more
new post Offices are being opened In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

plaza IN the ccnter o. town. and iooks
upon the long. q storied structure
that was graocd with the name OF
palace By tho long line OF Spanish
governors that lived IN H.
One hears the silver tinkie % an
ancient bell. and Il calls him % old
San Miguel church-thc hoariost ~
iieous structure IN the country. avs
one. The adobe walls % tho old
church have been repaired. but In pn-
cral outlines u IL the sane as whoa
the old Spanish pioneers built u. A
little way from tho old church one IL
directed 20 the oldest house IN The
c5untry-and 20 10 wandcrs through
the streets of Santa Fe. sometimes
amused. but always fascinated.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

New Mexico, In proportion to the pop
uIation, than In any other State or
Territory. Not alone are thousands
Of acres being reclaimed under irriga-
ton schemes. but dry farmers" are
wrestling crops, without irrigation,
from lands that heretofore have been
regarded as irredeemable desert.
In the fiscal year of 1908 there
were 1892 homestead entries, cover
ing 2,2s8, 704 acres and 070 desert en-
tries, covering 162.430 acres. Four
nfths Of these entries were made by
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

you seem to be very fond OF your
dolly remarked the visitor.
YES" replied small Margle. "she,s
so different from most people. She
never interrupts me when I'm talking"
Chicago News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

One Of tho FIRST tasks a man gives
his wife is to hereafter carry on all
tho correspondence with his kin folks.
or what use Is II to have a wife. hs
argues, unless she will relieve a man
Of all ~ letter writing to his kin.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

the red. rcd West were coming back again. Again no
may look for lurid stories from real life riyaiing the
dolngs Of Diamond Dick. Dare Devil Harry. -the Ter
ror OF Raw-Hide Gulch.- Dead Shot Jimmy. the Man
eater OF Bloody Mountain. and other heroes OF our ionS
gone boyhood days
The Colorado incident comes as the culnination %
a series Of train robberies during the past deende whieh
indicate that tho West Il By no means the deendent
and enete land which many % Us had almost bccoue
ready 10 believe. The series began with the comic bold
up In Missouri some years ago. when a country school
teacher with a broken horse pistol held Up tho train
which vas carrying the Governor OF the state 10 tho
capital and got away with the express bags This rob
Der also performed his work AZ the gates Of a great
city. the train being only a few miles our o. ST. Louis
when the robbery occurred The Denver robbers. how
ever. adjurcd tho broken horse pistol and dd their
work with the aid Of an automobile.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20

Roumania is said to hold the priz<
for fliteracy. Two-thirds OF the pop1
lation can neither read nor write.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Stoddard and fam
lily are spending the Christmas holidays
The left for the north Wednesday even
ing.
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for the acts committed when his chauf-
feur takes the car out without permission.
In the case under notice the chauffeur
ran over and killed a pedestrian. An ap-
peal from the decision has been taken.
Walter Christie made an American track
record last week at Indianapolis for
quarter OF a mile on Firestone tires. his
average speed being 1O3 miles per hour.
A new method of stopping runaway
horses by automobile was successfully
tried out In st. Louis last week. Phil
Wells, the race driver, was trying out one
of the 1910 Moon forty-fives In the unfin-
ished state Of test cars, when the oppor-
tunity occurred.
Jack" Sperry left Thursday night for
Detroit and Cleveland. the latter place be-
ing his home where he is spending
Christmas with his relatives. Before re-
turning he will visit the factories of the
Chalmers-Detroit and Hudson cars in De-
troit.
Representative c. c.. Pratt Of Pennsyl-
| vania arrived few days ago in his
Speedwell touring car.
X
Several hundred signs furnished by the
Automobile Club Of Syracuse have been
erected on the roads for thirty or forty
miles around that city by automobiles.
who asked the club for the signs.
X
E. J. Drake is having an enjoyable out
ing in his little Hupmobile. In which he is
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week were Lieut.. Commander Mclean,
U. s. N. model T. roadster. and Walter
E. Blount, model T, touring car. both
being fully equipped.
There will be another year without rae
ing in Europe, owing to the French
grand prix having failed to fill. When
the entry list was closed the racing
board OF the Automobile Club Of France
was in possession of twelve cars instead
OF the forty-five it had fixed as a mini
mum for the holding OF a pure speed test
next year.
BENJAMIN Vail has purchased a 1910
Studebaker EMF touring car. The
car has a capacity Of FIVE passengers
rated at thirty horsepower, and is equip
ped in every detail. The car was deliver
ed about the middle Of the past week.
80
Mrs. wolcott Tuckerman's new 1915
Waverley electric victoria, model 76
was received in time to be delivered be
fore Christmas. The car is handsomely
finished and Of the latest improved type
of electric.
\ y
The state highway department OF Penn
| sylvania has adopted the horsepower for.
| mula Of the Association of Licensed Au-
| tomobile Manufacturers as the basis OF
fees for registering automobiles for next
| year. After January L all cars driven in
and the license fees will be graded &C
cordipg to the horsepower of the machine
-
John g. Larcombe. jr., is to join the
ranks of the Automobile Club of Wash
ington. He was elected at q meeting OF
the board Of governors OF the club last
| week.
=
'Clif" Long has returned to the city
after an extensive conference in Detroit
Mich, where he attended a meeting
Of the representatives Of the Studbaker
Automobile Company.
~
Ray Harroun, the clever young driver
whose first racing aspirations were salts
fed WITH q machine Of hts own construc-
ton. but who has been driving cars OF
his winter constructing an aeroplane al
ready we'll under way. Harroun has been
given one Of the aero sheds at the In
dianapolis motor speedway, where he will
move his machine and work upon 1t dur
ing the winter season. II have an aero
plane that will fly" said Harroun, land
| shall be in the air by spring"
J.. F. Baumann has received his Wash
| inyron car from the Carter Motor Cal
CORPORATION of this city This car il
| fitted with a toy tonneau body.
Brownie Spence made a flying triI
to Philadelphia a few days ago to hustle
along shipment Of Oakland cars which
was promised several weeks ago. HI
was informed they were shipped. and In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Brownie Spence made a flying trip
to Philadelphia a few days ago to hustle
along a shipment Of Oakland cars which
was promised several weeks ago. He
was informed they were shipped, and in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

E. ]. Drake is having an enjoyable out
ing in his little Hupmobile, in which he is
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the meantime, while awaiting their ar
rival, has adopted phrase which reads
something like this: Il don't know
when they're comm. but they're on
See that the wheels always run true
The unequal planes of some wheels will
cause unusual strains, which wear the
tire out very rapidly.
Citizens OF Savannah, Ga, feel so con-
fident now Of having another grand prize
race or one on that order that the con-
victs are being put to work to get the
course in better condition. If another
big race Is held a new course will be
found there. Instead of having twenty
odd turns only seven are now to be
found The course when changed will be
shortened from twenty-five miles to
eighteen or twenty miles.
The Maryland state motor car COM
mission has prepared a short bill. pro-
viding for the erection OF sign posts on
the roads and highways of the state and
to provide penalties for the failure to do
SO and to provide for enforcement by
the state roads commission. which will
probably be passed by the next general
assembly at the time that the Swami
motor vehicle bill is enacted into a law.
The substance OF this new bill Is to
the effect that the proper city. county,
town and village authorities shall erect
and maintain at or near the boundary
line OF all important thoroughfares lead
ing out of cities, towns or villages guide
posts for the direction of travellers. which
shall be a substantial post not less than
eight feet high, near the upper end of
which shall be placed a sign of metal or
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from the little Brush runabout selling for
$3.50 up to the costly imported Renault
or Flat limousine selling for 5000 or
over.
In addition to this. however. there is
one tiny car which is listed for 1878.
This little car Is delivered on the in
stallment plan by a rather curious ar
rangement in which the car is sold in
units or sections on installments of about
SIS each and with each payment GER
tain portions of the mechanism OF the
car are delivered. After fourteen pay
ments. set of blue prints are furnished
and the owner is supposed to assemble
the car like SO much knocked-down fur
niture and ride off with it. The last
consignment Of the factory, by the way.
which to complete the job.
According to statisticians who have
figured the matter out, 1900 feet OF
floor space will be utilized in this year s
would have been sold II the room had
been available.
The total value of exhibits is over
100000. To decorate the building
10000 has been spent, turning it into a
huge and beautiful trellis garden
According to Charles E. Duryea, the
technical expert Of the association. the
general tendency except in town cars.
seems to be toward longer wheel bases,
lighter and shorter motors. wider doors
almost universal and there Is also a de-
cided leaning toward longer springs and
larger wheel sizes and tires.
X
Charles Rauscher has purchased an In
dian motorcycle delivery van and A. w
Haywood an Indian motorcycle.
The number Of licenses issued by Vir-
ginia for motor cars this year shows an
increase Of more than ], 400 over 1908, or
nearly one-half the total registration
since 1905
This many friends OF Lee Counselman.
we'll known in this city as one Of the
crack long distance bicycle riders ten
years ago. will be please to learn that
he has been elected vice president Of the
reorganized Chalmers-Detroit Motor Com
pany of Detroit, Mich. Lee has been
connected with the company for some
time past as travelling salesman on the
Pacific coast. and during his absence
from this city he has been lost sight of.
The election took place few days ago
and the news lost no time in getting
here. In his new position he carries
from his host Of friends in this city.
~
One of the biggest Of the recent deals
In Detroit automobile circles was an
nounced during the past week, when
Hugh Chalmers, president of the Chal-
mers-Detroit Motor Company, acquired
controlling interest In that concern. In
cidentally the Chalmers-Detroit and Hud
son Motor companies will be entirely
independent companies in the futurt'
The transaction will probably go into
the reorganized concern will be as fol
lows: President. Hugh Chalmers: vice
president, Lee Counselman of Washing.
ton, D. c.; second vice president and
factory manager, ]. ]. Brady; secretary
H. w. Ford: treasurer, c. A. Pfeffer
chief engineer and designer. George w
Denham. The officers in the new Hudson
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aser, E. &. MOrSo.
Automobile licenses were issued during
| the past week as follows:
| w. H. Noyes. SAL Quincy street north
| west, REQ roadster.
J. NJ B. Widdup, Takoma Park. D. c..
Pope Hartford touring car.
Frank Upman. TO 18th street north
| west, Buick roadster.
| T. c. Mclean, 1890 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest, Stevens-Duryea touring
car.
| Mrs G. H. Schwab, 2339 Massachusetts
avenue northwest, REQ touring car.
Thomas W. Smith. 1st and Indiana ave-
nue. northwest. REQ touring car.
Thomas z. FARRELL, $3.50 Georgia ave-
nue. northwest. Cadillac touring car
Hugh Wallis. 617 18th street northwest
Hupmobile runabout.
H F. Mandler. TOP 18th street north
west. Wayne touring car
Henry White. 1915 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest. Renault coupe.
| H. Peitz, $40 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. De Tamble roadster.
MRS. A. Waller. the Portland. victoria
| Terminal Taxicab Company, rear 1E1s
18th street northwest, Gilmore taxicab.
| NJ Townsend. 2l21 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest. Lozier roadster.
Robert A. Glib. 1401 North Capitol
I
| C. Lohler, 1880 Georgia avenue north.
west. Brockaway.
]. T. Hendrick. 716 14th street north
west, Crawford touring car.
Charles J. Cassidy Company, 52S 18th
street northwest Ford runabout.
| Dr. Frank Hyatt, the Wyoming. Column
bia runabOut.
Dulin & Martin. 1915 F street north
west. Capital car.
Chester A. Givin, Alexandra, Va. REQ
| touring car.
Harry c. Birge. 1926 New York avenue
| northwest, Overland.
| Carlos Garcia Velez, Union Trust build
ing Premier touring car.
George Y. Wheeler, 1882 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest. Simplex touring car.
Ray e. Middaugh, Colorado building
Locomobile touring car.
| Berry & Whitmore Company. nth and
f streets northwest, Studebaker wagon.
NJ. S. M. Cormle. Fendefy. n. j., BuicH
! touring car.
| N. III. Tucker, 1898 4th street northwest
De Tamble roadster. %.
| northwest, Capital car
/ Mai. George H. Shelton. War Depart
ment. Columbia touring car
. Benjamin Vail. ITO East Capitol street
Studebaker.
/, w. G. Young. 1915 n street northwest
/ Charles M. Beali, 2715 14th street north
west Ford roadster.
| Mrs s. NJ B. Young, 1I25 II stree
northwest, Woods electric.
i Elihu Root, United States Senate. Pack
i ard limousine.
Frank Ellis. 1907 ed street northwest
Il Columbia victoria.
The Wilson Company. 1888 18th stree
northwest. Regal touring car.
II The Wilson Company, 1888 14th stree
northwest. HuRmobie r1 pann,n1 n =
Cadillac touring car.
i G. Won Ernst. German embassy. Max
well runabout
s. l. Harris. Home Life building. Rel
n touring car.
1 B. M. Davidson, Rosslyn, Va. Re-
i touring car.
Robert T. Small, Florence Court. Over
land roadster.
Among the purchasers Of Ford cars las
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E. r. Minshall has purchased a 1910
Woods electric brougham. the car hav-
ing been delivered during the past week.
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touring Virginia. At last reports he was
at Staunton, where he received quite an
ovation and attracted undue attention.
He has excellent luck with the new 1910
model which he is driving.
A new carbide preparation for acety-
iene lamps has been introduced by an
English concern after long continued ex-
periments. 1t Is made up in cylindrical
blocks or cakes OF the required size to
form a single charge in an acetylene gen.
orator. The cakes are compressed into
an extremely solid mass by hydraulic
pressure.
4
J. Harvey Jones OF Boston. Mass, Ia
the latest tourist to arrive in town, hav-
ing driven his Columbia over the road in
two days without accident of any kind.
Walter Wellman. the well known jour-
nalist. has placed his order for Chal-
mers-Detroit "3V' touring car Of the lat
est type.
The frst Moon car to be purchased In
this city was delivered few days ago
to Thomas p. Morgan, jr. It is q
four-cylinder, thirty-horsepower touring
car with pony tonneau. It is handsome.
ly finished and is an unusually speedy
car for Its size.
1t sometimes Is necessary on cars en-
ploying two ignition systems to start the
motor on the magnetic. and to do this
with the spark lever retarded, as when
the batteries are employed, il often very
difficult and sometimes impossible. BY
advancing the spark lever and turning
the motor over rapidly several times
starting Is rendered much easier This
is done to make up for the lag in the
spark caused by the slow speed of the
magnetic
Holiday is show time in the motor cal
industry. and after months of prepare
ton everything Is in readiness for tn,
formal opening OF the tenth internationa
automobile show at Grand Central Pal
ace. New York. Friday night-New Yea
| eve. The exhibition, which Is to be un
/ der the auspices OF the American Moto
Car Manufacturers Association. will un
Questionably be the largest and also tn,
| most beautiful of its kind ever held II
1
| All sizes and types of motor vehicles
ranging from the cheap. high-wheele,
buggyabout up to the heaviest truck o
the most luxurious limousine car. will b
shown.
There are no less than 325 individua
| exhibitors. including eighty-four differ
emit and distinct makes Of cars. Thi
| wonderful display Of complete machine
includes the product OF dozen OF tn
leading European factories. which will
be shown by the members OF the I'm
portars' Automobile Salon, while tn
other exhibitors Of cars include the bes
examples and latest ideas In motor ca
construction from seventy-tWo Of tn
leading American makers In this con
nection II might be stated that ninetee
OF the American makers will also sho,
q full line Of commercial vehicles rang
ing from q little delivery cart costin
$500 up to huge five and ten ton truck
that are valued at $1,000.
Among the pleasure type of vehicle
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CHAS. E. MILLER
& Bro,
/ Phone n. 2557. 1890 Church St.


ing for service. style and luxury and
everything that is best In motor car con-
Struction.
Bobby" Small one of the leading
pencil showers Of the Associated Press.
has deserted the pedestrian ranks and
has Joined the auto ranks by purchasing
an Overland roadster last week of the
1910 type The local press has several
members of it's staff gathering news
on four wheels. and the time is not far
distant when this type OF speed destroyer
will cut a big dash when IL comes to
landing scoop.
ITnprecedented enterprise is being dis
played by many makers of electric cars
for next season. and. although there is
not the rush of new concerns into the
field such as there is in the gasoline
realm, there nevertheless is a big OPEN
ing In the electric business. This is borne
out at the present time by the increased
outputs OF many of the concerns building
electrics, but the possible increases OF
the present factories would prove hope
lessly Inadequate to the demand were
the market cultivated anything like as
vigorously as is the gasoline line. The
electric opportunity is big one. but
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Bv Howard Fisk.

n BILL which. If enacted into
"a law. will bring Joy to the hearts
of the motorists Of the National
~ Capital, is that introduced IN
the House last week by Rep
resentative Wiley Of New Jersey, regu-
lating traffic in the District of Columbia.
The bill is a recordbreaker for shortness.
containing less than a hundred words.
but, its advocates say. 1t is full Of mean
ing. In short. it means much to the
motorist who travels after shutdown. and
will receive their strongest Endorsement.
The bill provides that all vehicles in the
District shall be compelled to carry a
lamp or lamps. under such regulations