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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

wrong with the car. Try as he would.
Arthur could not make 1t go AT last.
In desperation. he asked me IL | woufo
mind waiting alone while be tried 10
and a garage. as 1t was no good WASH
ing more time over the wrefched knins-
/ felt so desperate that did not seem
to mind anything. After what sse1nSo
to me an eternity Arthur returned &c
companied by mechanic. and though
ths repairs we're done with the utmost
speed the delay was so great tn@s
wa did not get back until z O'CLOCK
this morning. Naturally. OF course,
Jim was furious. and as I was bound
to secrecy I could not give full ex-
nlanatiou or defend myself. and so
Jim accused me of-of having lover
and
Here Betty broke down and. nidins
her face in the cushions. soDoed a.
though her heart would break
In a few seconds. however. she mad
recovered, and. rising from the couch
held out shaking hand to joan
Never mind. dear. no doubt Il VIII
come out all right. and some day
shall be able to explain to Jim
mot some day. Betty, but today
this very evening when Jim comes
home 10 dinner. How could you tnink
would purchase my happiness at the
price OF yoursg' And Joan bent over
her friend. giving her loving kiss
7 don't suppose Jim will be home
TO dinner. JOAN"
-Then shall stay With you, dear!
Thanks very much. Joan. but II
YOU don't mind I'd rather be alone
You see.' with brave attempt at
smile. Jim might come home and
then. you dear imDulsivs child, you
would simply 90 for him"
~Of course / should. Betty. and why
not7'
mo. dear, not yet First get your
people to like Arthur and then things
win be easier. You know Jim thinks
him too frivolous and hardly the sort
of husband for his sister, but I feel
aure when they once know him they
will alter their opinion"
what a staunch friend you are.
Betty, and how Jim must love you
II used to think he did, but now
nm afraid he win fnd II hard to lore
and trust me again"
mo he won't. dear, for I give you
full leave to tell him everything
How good you've been both to Arthur
and myself, and that Il was only your
Lore for me that mads you take him
up
sBut, dear, do you think It's wise
fust at this time when things are shap-
ing thenselvss7"
wise or not, my sweetest Of Bettys,
Won are to do IL. 60 before 30
give me your promise that everything
shall be explained"
Reluctantly Betty promised and Joan
rose to take her leave.
Left alone Bettyis thoughts turned
again to Jim and to wondering wheth-
err be really intended her TO spend the |
evening alone. the FIRST, by the way,
she had spent by herself since hsr
marriage.
Presently soft little snfle fitted
across her face and her eyes shone.
Il know. I will put on his favcrite
gown and wear his favorits flowers
Just to show him how much wish to |
be- friends" and Betty. with q pleas
urable excitement taking possession
Of her, commenced her toilette. When
everything was eoxnplete the reflection
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

ALLOW me 20 congratulate you on
your speech"
Don't do that" replied the young
member OF the diplomatic service. eff
have said anything calculated to at
tract notice there ia no telling how
much trouble It naay make me-
Washington Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

William II. WooAA~s
coin collector who lives I'm New York
for $40 900 each. the highest price ever
paid for an American coin. IL any
reader cherished vague hope OF
making large profits by gathering 10
gethsr bis surplus $50 gold pieces and
selling them tor $4,000 each Il vas
quickly shattered by the second para
graph OF the article. which stated tnas
though $50 gold pieces were struck
from octagonal private dies during the
early Mining days OF California. the
two $50 gold pieces Of 1877 nov In
Dir. woodln's possession ara. 80 Tar
a. il known. the only ones OF this DC
nomination ever coined BY the govern
ment.
Since all dies for American coins
are destroyed al the close o. eash
year. they stand ON the same plane
a. the ancient coins With regard 10
time. The supply cannot BE- Increased.
even though the demand b great. aft
err the year Is numbered with the dead
centuries. though It's successor be bur
one day old. Yesterday or yestsrwesk
Is as irrevoeably past and forever gone
AZ the years OF the Roman Empire or
the Greek Republic.
The science OF numismaties eEnr
braces the study OF the eolns OF ali
the nations OF the earth who hare a.
any period impressed upon pieces OF
metai-gold. silver. bronze. brass.
copper. iron. tln--any device indieat-
Ing that such pieces Of metal we're To-
sued by authority for public uss as
money. Even Ia ths primsvai days.
exchange OF goods must have been
known. The need for q medium Of
exchange would early b@ recognized
Various commodities have az diHsFens
times been selected by different peo-
Plies as a measure Of value. Tia was
used In ancient Syracuse and Brltain:
iron. In Sparta: cattle. 10 Rome and
Germany: nails. IN Scotland: silk. In
China: tobacco. in the eclony Of vir.
gsnla: sugar. In the West Indies: soap.
In Mexico. bullet and wampnm. to
Massachusetts,: Goldfish 10 Newfound.
land But the moneys Of the civilized
nations have for tbs greater part bssn
made OF gold. silver. copper and
bronze.
In the long series Of known coins.
extending back to the seventh cen
fury b. C.. savanfs have an lnvaIna-
able confirmation and illustration OF
the history OF the past The earliest
Greek coins bear sacred subjects only.
on one side ths portrait Of the god. on
the other objects emblematic or sym
bolic OF the Deity. The highest dI.
vine authority was Invoked az testi.
mony OF the true vaius Of the coin.
which was perhaps struck OF within
the sacred precincts Of temple. From
these coins is reconstructed the my.
shology Of the classical world.
After the death Of Alexander the
Great his portrait ~ deity appeared
on coin Of the realm. and from his
period on complete gallery OF the
portraits or the aoverelKns OF the an.
cient world as well as evidences OF the
history and political revolutions OF In.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

"Shs doesn't think so much OF men.
WHAT'S the matter with her7"
well. she's cashier In q tailor shop.
She's used TO seeing men get fitted for
their togs."-LouisvilIe Courier-Jour
cal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

Everybody feels that he ought 10
Zee Shakespeare"
That's one reason why they don't
go, reckon remarked the theatrical
anager."--I<ouisvilIe Courier-J Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

Taking oneself TOO seriously ls sup
posed to BIO an American trait. At
any rate. II Is found In America. Tha
late Edward Everett Hale, In we. tha
People" cites remark of Thomas
Carlyle aprcpoa OF shis habit.
Margaret Fuller had perhaps taken
herself the least Bit too seriously.
She bad said that she had Determined
ito accept The universe"
she had better" said Carlyle
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

Nothing lowers q man 70 much ia
ths estimation OF his friends a. being
always on his uDpers.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

Never say fall. Just 80 ahead and
fail and your creditors win soon hssr
OF IT,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

Women are superior to men because
hey always say they are.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

Tho Vices Of New York, although ~~
numerous and terrible, and never man
toned sxcept during an election.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-10

RECENT news item re-
corded the sset that two
$50 gold pieces struck
from the United States
mint at philadelphia 10
1877 had been sold 10
william fl. woodin. a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
English Court Refuses to Aid The
atricai Press Agent.
Faxed Expulsion Of Women Who In
sisted on Wearing Big Hats In
Theater Called by Judge
Fraud on Justice.

London.-British courts of justice
must not be exploited for the pur-
poses of advertisement. This legal de-
cision was given in a case brought by
Thomas Lumley Damn. a press agent,
against Frank Curzon, the theatrical
manager. The evidence revealed the
remarkable manner in which the pub
lie was "spoofed" over a certain matt
nee hat incident which occurred at the
Prince of Wales theater in London
some months ago. This incident was
manifestly fake to all those who are
initiated into the ways of theatrical
advertisement.
Mr. Damn in his action claimed $500.
which he alleged was the sum Mr..
Curzon agreed to pay him for arrang-
Ing the affair, while Mrs. Damn, who
assisted her husband in the affair.
claimed 1862 in payment for her SER
vices. Mr.. Curzon admitted that he
agreed to the incident being arranged,
but denied that he agreed to pay these
sums.
The Judgment of Judge Woodfall.
who tried the case, explains the ma
ture of the incident. He said:
''Tn the early part of this year. when
the plaintiff was employed by the de-
fendant as his press agent, he sug'
gested to the defendant that it would
be an excellent advertisement both for
the theater and for the defendant as
manager, If the following scheme were
carried out: Two ladies and a gentle
man were to be engaged. the ladies
were to occupy two stalls and to veal
ultra-fashionable hats. The gentleman
was to occupy stall Immediately be
hind them, and during the fall OF the
curtain peremptorily demand OF then
that they should take their hats OH
"The ladies were to refuse, and the
gentleman to urgently and audibly IN
sist, and the disturbance was to affair
such proportions that the defendan
should be sent for and invite the Trio
outside in the corridor. and demand
OF the ladies that they should remove
their hats or leave the theater; tina
the ladies should resist the demand
that defendant should thereupon e1ec
them by a technical assault OF laying
his hand on the shoulders OF one
them: that the ladies should leave ant
summon the defendant before magls
trate for the assault and that the de
PENDANT should plead the right te
nrofect the convenience OF his audi
ence.
nThe defendant consented. and tn
scheme was carried out in every de
tail the price of their seats-whicl
they had not paid for-was ostensioi
returned to the ladies. and In pursu
ance OF the plot they proceeded
summon the defendant Tor assault
"The magistrate heard the cnars
and dismissed it. holding that the az
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
CHILD IS BORN APE
Lecturer Explains Working of BIZ
ogenetic Law.
Elucidates Many Strange and Absurd
instincts That Come and Go Dur
ing Human Infancy, Child
hood and Adolescence.

Chicago. Howard Moore told
members of the Socialist league a
lot about babies the other night. Mr.
Moore discussed The Biology of the
Child" at a meeting which was held
at 100 Washington street.
There is a law in biology called
the biogenetic law. It was discov.
most important laws of the organic
world 1t is this: Each organism In
it's individual development repeats
the life history of the race to which
it belongs
mo being comes into the world full
grown. Every being goes through the
performance of what is called growing
before it is a complete organism,
Every being commenced as a small,
simple and rather shapeless bit OF
protoplasm.. The gulf between this
condition and maturity is bridged IN
by a longer or shorter series OF
changes in size, form and arch1tec'
ture. The remarkable thing about
these changes is that they are striK'
ingly parallel to the changes WHICH
the race has undergone in its evolu
ton from the beginning OF the eartn.
The biogenetic law applies to men
tai phenomena as well as 70
physical. Only in the light OF this
law is it possible to understand the
many strange and absurd lnstlncts
that come and go during human III
fancy, childhood and adolescence.
1t has been said that the child rs
born savage. This is not quite tfue'
1t is worse than that. Only after a
rather long and inglorious prenm'
mary as a quadruped is it able to Walk
with its pront feet in the air ana
rightfully lay claim to the title OF
savage"
Mr.. Moore said the general Ideas OF
the child, it's conception of itself, ano
its outlook ON the world are essen
TALLY the same as those Of the savage
narrow, mystical, and naive. Inc
child believes in ghosts, fairy tales
magic and miracles, much as the saw
age does.
Among the points brought out BY
the lecture were the following:
The human baby antedates the say
age by several hundred Thousand
years.
The child Is a born ape.
The instinct of the baby to cling Il
everything within reach is the 1nstlnc'
of the monkey.
A stick in the hands of baby be
comes a club.
A baby's attack on the cat Is
relic of the club stage In mans oe
velopment.
A child's love of camp fire. thu
forming of gangs among boys, the oe
| sire to stone dogs and SNOWFALL ped
dlers, and the strong love for boV
| and arrow are remnants of the ear
| lier man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
I OUTH AMERICA is being rapid
ly Americanized. Dating from
\ the Pan-American conference at
! Buenos Ayres new era Is

engineering difficulties Of South Amer
lean railway building in this region
have been almost unsurmountable. The
transcontinental road climbs to an al
titude of 10000 feet, and at this alti-
tude pierces the great backbone of the
continent. The tunnel. 10.3S0. feet,
or about two miles in length, has been
viewed from the mountains. Until
April last, when the new transconti-
mental was opened, the journey was
made over the andes in a caravan,
which wound its way laboriously over
mountain trails, which were closed
throughout the winter months. The
trip overland was made by large
number of American tourists only last
year who visited South American ports
on the cruise of the "Bluecher" OF the
Hamburg-American line. When this
cruise is repeated this year, the tour.
lists may made the journey across the
continent In a luxuriously appointed
railroad train in 80 hours. From the
trains crossing the Andes at these
astonishing attitudes may be enjoyed
some of the finest mountain scenery In
the world. The railroad, like many
others in South America, was survey
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
IRRIGATE COTTON IN TEXAS
Wonderful Results Accomplished by
That Method in Lower Rio Grande
Valley This Season.

Wonderful results were accom-.
plished this season growing cotton by
means of irrigation in the lower valley
of the Rio Grande. 1t is said to be
the only locality in the United States
where this product is raised by sup.
plying artificially The moisture needs
of the plants unless it be few small
irrigated farms in the more arid re-
gions of Texas.
One bale an acre Is an extraordinary.
lily large yield under the ordinary
methods Of farming, where the rain.
fall is depended upon to supply the
moisture for the crop anywhere In the
south. The average yield Ia less
than one half bale an acre one season
with another. In the lower valley OF
the Rio Grande this season, where ir.
rigation was practised in growing the
crop, as high as two bales an acre Is
being obtained by farmers. says q
Mercedes (Tex) dispatch in the St
kouis Globe Democrat. T. P. Cheney
who has farm two and half miles
south of the town of Donna, picked sc
bales off go acres up to September 10
and when the crop season closed he
had gathered so more bales from the
cams ground. making something over
two bales an acre. The revenue from
this cotton will be about $4,000, moi
counting the seed, which will sell fo1
enough money to pay for all the ex
penses of the crop, including thu
planting, cultivating, picking and mar
keting, according to Mr.. Cheney's esti
mate.
This is only one illustration Of wha
is being done in this region In CROWN,
cotton. 1t Is not unusual for one ball
of the staple to be grown to an acr
by the valley farmers. When the hal
vest Of cotton Is over the same land /
planted in winter vegetables or som
other kind of crops, and they are gath
cred and out of the way before tn
next cotton planting season arrives.
One of the most important feature
of this new era of cotton production
In the Rio Grande valley during tn
last three years Is that it has resulte
in such a reduction of the boil weev
pest in this region that those insect
are no longer considered a seriou
menace to the crop.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24

els of corn in three cribs to which
rats ran and they ate and destroyed
onefourth of It, Much of 1t was too
unwholesome to put through the
grinder until it had been cleaned an
ear at time. All the time we were
poisoning and trapping them. We
killed as high as three hundred rats
in two days and could hardly miss
them. They destroyed more than
enough corn to pay taxes on 400 acres
of land"
One man reports an instance in
which rats destroyed three-fourths OF
the crop on Is acres. A large portion
of the crop grown on the Potomac
| fats, near Washington. was destroyed
by rats.
The most serious charge against
| rats grows out of their relation to
human health. 1t Is now positively
known that rats are responsible for
the spread of bubonic plague, a NAL
ady which, in spite OF modern meth.
DDS of fighting it, has within the past
dozen years destroyed over 5000, 900
human lives in India alone. The par.
ticular means by which the disease Is
transmitted from rat to rat and from
rat to man is solely by the rat flea.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24

is estimated to exceed that Twelve
acres of corn, running 60 bushels to
the acre, was ground into bits and
pressed into the big cement standpipe.
Every part of the corn is utilized
stalk, cob and leaves, and delicious
mincemeat results, which makes a
nutritious feed for all kinds OF stock.
This ensilage will keep indefinitely
and any not used this winter will
make excellent feed next summer or
fall. A sectional door, running longi-
tudinally, is closed when the silo is
filled and the ensilage can be remov-
ed by removing one section OF the
door. When closed the silo is air,
tight. Thirty to 40 pounds of ensilage
makes a good feed. Mr.. Randolph ex
poets to use the entire contents of the
silo this winter in feeding large
herd of thoroughbred Poland China
hogs, the chief stock of his Riverside
farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
Have Become More or Less Of Com
monpace in Medical History
100 Cases Recorded.

New York-Surgical operations
upon the heart have become more or
less of commonplace in medical his
tory. Something approximating 100
cases of the sewing up OF heart
wounds are on record, and the recov-
cries have been considerable when
one considers the highly dangerous
character of such work. Hitherto,
however, heart surgery has been hm-
tied to accident cases.
In a recent issue of the Annals OF
Surgery one Of the workers at the
Rockefeller Institute Of Medical Re-
search discusses the possibility OF
treating diseased hearts surgically.
He has made numerous experiments
on animals and believes that such op-
eratfons will be successfully per-
formed on human beings in the near
future. His tests have convinced him
that the heart can be opened. scraped
out Cleaned, so to speak,, sewed up
and started off on its beating" path
again without any great, at least in
superable, difficulty. By an ingenious
system of side piping and new chan
neling he is able temporarily to cut
out of the circulation portions of such
important vessels as the descending
aorta, the largest artery In the body
| without killing the animal Among
| his suggested operations is one on the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24

great stream Of globe trotting Ameri-
cans, South America is being rediscov-
cred. With the energetic assistance
of the Pan-American conference the
great tide of travel both for tourists
and commerce will flow In increasing
volume. Our sister republic of Bra
I'll, larger even than our own. offers
unprecedented opportunities; Rio de
Janeiro is revelation with its popula-
ton of nearly 100000. and its great
wealth and luxury. The most beautt-
full harbor in the world is not the least
of It's attractions. Rio is a surprising
" perfect replica of Paris, with its
great boulevard and theaters surpass-
ing any in the United States. Some
$4O, O00,0 900 have been spent in beauti-
| flying its harbor.
| things, but few figures will perhaps
best serve to awaken the American
reader to the possibilities OF these
South American cities for the COM
merce and the delights Of travel. Twen-
ty republics south of the United States
sold the rest OF the world last year
products worth $2.127, 301 900. This
means that $50 per capita and shows
an increase Of 1913 per cent. In ten
years. Such prosperity as may now be
found along both coasts Of the south
ern continent Is absolutely without
precedent in that part Of the world.
4 One OF the most important func-
tons Of the Pan-American conferences
was to arrange the international cele-
bration of the opening OF the Panama
Icanal. Very wisely the conference de-
voted its best efforts to the effects OF
| the canal upon our trade routes and
giving them direction. Every one OF
the South American republics will In
evitably be brought closer to the Pa
cific and Atlantic markets of the
United States. In some cases the routes
may be shortened by several thousand
miles. The Pan-Amerfcan congress
nredicts for these nations an increase
in their per capital purchasing and
buying, especially Of more than double
what it is today.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
WON'T COLLECT COIN

PENDANT was justified in what he had
done. The plaintiffs now allege that
the defendant agreed to pay them for
their services in carrying out the ven
ture.
Il am OF opinion that the agreement
alleged is illegal, being contrary to
public policy, and that no action is
maintainable upon it. And this for
two reasons: ~ The spectacle of two
ladies being peremptorily and brusque-
ly treated might we'll have aroused in
terlocution on their behalf and led to
a serious breach of the peace. (2) The
invocation Of court of law to punish
the parties, had not been, even tech
nically committed, was in the nature
of a fraud on the administration of
Justice. | therefore dismiss the two
actions, and leave each party to pay
his own costs.
I'm case of a successful appeal
against this decision, and to save the
expense Of a second hearing, will
state what otherwise would have been
my decision. l find that the defend
ant did agree to pay the plaintiff
s105; that the defendants setoff is
valid, and l should have given judg-
ment accordingly for the defendant
with costs. find the defendant did
agree to pay Mrs. Damn 952 10s.. and
I should have given judgment for her
| with COSTS"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
&gGelleTUl s.
Fdr'IllNOtGS

How about getting separator or
have you one?
December eggs are always welcome
and high-priced.
The work Of improving our dairy
herds should be going on all the time.
The hens that moulted early will
now be ready to lay and others com.
ing On.
Young trees may need support to
prevent the strong winds from uproot-
ing them.
Many farmers allow sick fowls in
the flock for weeks until they either
die or get we'll.
Be careful not to let your seed
corn freeze for this interferes with
its power Of termination.
The man who Is raising fancy stock
is personally acquainted with each in
dividual bird and its peculiarities.
Good corn silage needs little In ad-
dition to make it well-balanced ra-
ton, as well as a comparatively
cheap one.
Some men think 1t q stroke of
business to get cow at low price,
especially If she is healthy and looks
fairly well.
About one-half of the feeding value
Of the corn plant remains. in the
stalk and leaves at the time when II
u In condition to cut for the silo.