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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26


A baby born amid the foods al
Aiforviile. Paris, has been named
Moses.
Attached 10 a tombstone In a Har-
lesden lEngland) undertakers shop il
a card which reads. you may tele'
phone from here
A. cents worth OF electricity. at the
average price IN this country, VIII
raise ten tons twelve feet high with q
crane 10 less thai a minute.
No coal Is mined IN this country
lover than a depth OF 1900 feet while
several English mines penetrate $500
feet down. and there are mines in
Belgium four thousand feet deep.
EiEhtInch cams Of coal arc mined
commercially abroad. while few veins
less than fourteen inches thick are
worked IN this country.
A woman who likes q have flowers
IN her window but finds Il imprac-
iicahle 10 DO 80 In the city has arti-
fetal ones painted on the glass. The
windows are high up above the street
and the flowers are In bright colors n
enable them to be seer more easily.
The apartment house In which the wo-
man lives Is on Broadway. and the
eject Of the art Is very striking-New
York Sun.
Montreal is said to Be in a bad san
itary condition. The water supply has
been condemned In parliament and the
method OF sewage disposal is far from
satisfactory. A medical member OF
parliament declares that the Montreal
water furnished on the cars Of the In
tercoionlal railway. where alcoholic
drinks are not allowed. Is q distinctly
dangerous beverage. containing dis
ease and death Typhoid fever Is
prevalent Ia the city.
The number Of automobiles owned
By farmers Is growing rapidly. Out
Of ten thousand autos In Iowa, Eve
thousand are owned BY farmers. Kan.
sas farmers spent $780, 900 for auto
mobiles during 1909. and S2.750.000 IN
1908. In one Nebraska town OF eight
hundred population. forty autos were
sold last year 20 near the town
and retired farmers IN the town. Care
ful estimate OF the number OF auto
mobiles owned BY farmers In the entire
United states Is 76.ooe.
Corn grows in 10 days from Its
planting time. Out In the great corn
belt. during 1908. the corn farmers
made the ground give up to them
sf5.000.0o0 every day OF those 40. Ia
other words. every day from the time
the corn farmers put the seed IN the
ground. sf5.000.oo0 were poured into
their laps until a grand total Of s1.72o.-
600. 900 was rolled upl All the gold
and silver In the whole United States
to-day isn't equal Is this corr crop Of
last year.-Travel Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26


A poultlce Of salt mixed with ths
white Of an esq makes a powerful
drawing poultice for q felon.
A. a drink for sore throat-Pour
half q pint Of boiling water on one
tablespoonful Of black currant jam.
Strain when cold Give freely.
TO brighten the eyes take occasion
ally Just before going 70 bed, the juice
Of half a lemon IN a small tumbler
OF water. without adding any sugar
70 Il.
For coughs and hiccoughs salt IA
small quantities often aiiays these dis,
tresslng anlctions. Taken IN plnches
before retiring win remove tickling IN
the throat and conduce q sleep.
After the nightly bath is best time
for massage. The pores Of the skin
have been cleansed and opened and the
effect Of either skin food or cold cream
used then seems little less than magi.
cal
when a person Is hurt, % prevent
swelling and discoloration apply but
Ter lmedlately. and bind on a piece Of
brown paper. This Is excellent where
there are children. as the remedy Is Al
ways near AZ hand.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

with branch headquarters IN Los An
geles. arrived in Chicago the other day
in their private car. loaded down with
frontier costumes and paraphernalia-
including eight huskies OF Aalmute
dogs. half wolf, IN charge Of a man
who formerly used them TO carry the
United States mail IN Alaska, says a
Truckee dispatch to the San Francisco
Chronicle.
Recently they took an Alaskas scene
One OF the woman members Of the
company, dressed in Alaskan costume
on Enowshoes. was pursued through
the woods by a pack Of dogs represent
ing wolves When she was almost ex-
hausted. with the dogs close on her
heels. several men with guns rushed
on the scene just IN time 70 save her
life.
The heaviest scene viii be a series
Of moving pictures depicting Robert
E. Peary and a number Of Eskimos
making a dash for the north pole
through the Ice behind his loaded
sleigh and dogs. Part Of this scene
viii be on Doner Lake. which Is COM
pletely frozen over now. and win Ger
tainly be realistic.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Floor covering Of good iIneleum Tor
ne Kitchen should hold its own for
At least I've ycara. The way 20 pro
long ~ period o. usefulness Il 70 keep
Il clean: dirt ground into The finished
surface BY the tread Of feet II the
noor coverings greatest enemy.
Linoleum needs no soap, ammonia
Or strong cleaning agents. A simple
wlpine wlth a cloth just moist with
warm water Il all that - needed. IN
one country home SKINNED milk
mixed with The water was used, but
tho owner had q herd Of thirty cows
Once or twice a year give the lsnoleum
q viping with good furniture polish 20
renew ltn smooth surface.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Kew lhe slandArd u Hreasursms~
Wa Establishes.
Il Is most di1icult for many persons
- remeabeT the sizes Of their differ
ent articles OF wearing apparel. Col
lars, shirts and gloves are easy
enough, because IN the q Of these Il
r. . matter OF actual inches. But the
hat and shoe numbers are WhaE puzzle
most people. 70 say nothing Of the
mystery why q No. IL stocking goes
With a No. 8 shoe.
This last puzzle Is, however. easily
explained. Stockings have always
been measured by the inch from heel
70 toe. but the numbering Of shoes was
fixed a long time ago BY q French
man.
The Frenchman permanently fixed
the numbers Of shoes for all Europe
and America. He arbitrarily decided
that no human foot could possibly be
smaller than three and sevenelghths
inches. So. calling this point zero. be
allowed one-third Of an inch 70 a size
and accordingly built up his scale. It
follows therefrom that a man cannot
md a the number Of his own shoe
unless he be an expert arlthmetician.
Even then be Is likely 70 90 wrong
because all the shoe experts allow for
the weight OF the individual and the
build Of his foot before they try 70 de-
termine what size shoe be ought TO
wear.
AS far az women's shoes are con-
cerned the problem Is SIN more dini-
cult. because many Of the manufac-
turers instead Of keeping 70 the regu-
lar scale have marked down their num-
bers one or two sizes IN order 70 cap
ture easily BATTERED customers. For
this reason most dealers ask out OF
town customers 70 send an old shoe
with their orders.
The system OF measuring hats Is
much simpler. Any maj can tell what
size be wears simply BY adding the
width and length Of the inner brim
and then dividing BY TWO. Orders can
also - senf 10 the shopkeeper BY stat
ing The circumference Of the head
Boston Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

circulating pain with admirable forth
tnde. and. generally speaking. much
better than The average man. And Jet.
IN spite Of these facta. there are men
Who will deny that f~eariessnesa. as
they deny that fortitude. There stiil
erlsis-and there win probably always
exlst-the type Of husband. for In
stance. who tells his wife, after she
has already gone through some terri
BE physical agony: We'll done. little
uoman: you bore Il like a mani
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Mercerlzed cotton was first intro
duced as a substitute for six some ten
or twelve years ago although the pro-
cess Of making II was invented about
1870 BY a celebrated English dyer,
John Mercer. He discovered that when
cotton, either in cloth or yarn. was sub
jected for a short time to the action
OF strong caustic alkall. and then thor
oughly washed. the resulting material
was much stronger than before. had
shrunk very considerably and had n
much greater afRnity for dyestulTs
Mercer patented his discovery and
made some use Of IL IA calico printing,
but the process was nearly forgotten
until. in 1883. Il was discovered that
by proper treatment cotton could By
this mean be made 50 lustrous as to
compare not unfavorahiy with silk.
To make cotton lustrous. the goods
after dipping into the strong alkali-
are kept nrmly stretched. and their
strong tendency to shrink resisted. I'M
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26
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cbantiny lace Is once more in fash
Ion.
Quaint Is a bag Of white suede u q
raised pattern Of a swan outlined IN
brlllantB.
The English custom Of wearing the
watch 10 a gold bracelet has made a
hit. both with the women Of Paris and
America.
TLa Russian lurban. In heavy fur or
velvet Is one OF the leading styles and
II Is consistent with the rage Tor Rus.
sian fashions generally.
satin bands are used as q finish Of
many o. the handsome evening scarfs.
There "a. Of course. no lack Of span
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth - again
among the leaders Of fashion IN the
national capital. and her gowns are
the models OF her contemporaries. She
wears the drapcd garment entirely
and she ls fond Of tlssnes and Of tho
knitted silk effects. These gowns are
among the most expensive things Of
the season. Mrs. Donsworth'e knitted
drapcriea and waists always arc COW
cred with gold or silver beads she
has selected yellow for thl8 season, ano
ell her gowns are Of various shades o.
This color.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26
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Incongruous nicknames may lead
those who bear them into strange mis-
haps. In Family Names and Their
story the Rev. S. Barring Gould tells
what befell a girl whose intimate
friends and family called her Jack
SpratL One winter. when living in
a German town with her father. Col
onel Smith. the man she was engaged
to sent her a letter which he thought
lessly addressed to Miss Jack spratL~
Two days later a messenger arrived At
Colonel smiths door with a summons
to attend AZ the postofhce the next
morning between eight o'clock and
noon.
He obeyed, and found that the sum
mons concerned the letter.
Who was Jack spratts How long
had he been an inmate Of the c~olonel's
housed No intimation OF such a per
son had been sent 70 the police, and
according 10 Law. no stranger could re-
side for over three days in the town
without legitimation by the police.
The colonel. in broken German. ex-
rl,fnaa that his daurhfer vas familiar.
= r-o~r - Tscr snratt
- -.,-,..,eS Il tsr. sat
whIs ~ poi,cs we're communicated
Ter us,s a honr later the head Of
-.,s-~ .--s-.S 80 th. matter vas
S,s,.sssS 1870 him ana ne most.
m.e1er
49, .h,ss n, noi,ce than turning 10
~-S ~..es 49, n. ~ re IA.
- - ,e~s,,rosfson ~ Mis- isabel
500 M nj ~ Isck snraft
- 80. a. co,onsI smith reiterafe
~ st.,amenf thsf th,s vas a ioke.
c---1~n omrl.is ~ not c-omnnehend
49, 80 n s~.s en,flv concluded thaf
- ,,,se~ mnsf he onenea 10 ascertain
~hcr, a ecfnaiiv was addressed
~ne ss.tsr uns onsned. Il BEGAN:
.,r~ 49, Iscr You are a regular
.,nr.r-s
~, sh,. u,se Rad the face Of the
o-.'-no,,res became crave.
~ns~ wshrhanire Aufschneiders" he
.~.,,s,,sa 1--WE ave Al last obtained
! Line 81 she discovery Of the criminal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

ment for womens wear. Empresses
and actresses stamp their individuality
on a style Of skirt or Of ~halrdresaing.
But Is a poet 10 lead them all as an
originator OF fashionsg The outburst
Of "Chantecler" hats, wraps. foquea.
etc. Is one Of the singular conse-
qnencea Of the Wide interest IN the
Rostand barnyard drama. There are
"chantecler" hats ornamented With
black roosters bearing red combs.
chantecler" toques trimmed with
golden pheasants. "chantecler" opera
cioaks. stockings. buttons, buckles and
what not. There are "Chanfecier"
clocks and napkin rings. The craze
has come a. suddenly As The revived
pirecDire Ftxlss. and with the promise
that Il VIII probably pass as quickly.
Yet IN the minor articles Of feminine
adornmenf, 10 the crests. cockades.
plumasa and feathery ornament rs IN.
huence Is likely 70 be felt longer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26


Il had rather be q successful NO.
man than an unsuccessful LADY says
= prominent oman This statement
makes some Of rs Sit up who have
been jogging along without realizing
the lneompatlbillty Of attaining sue
eess and remaining a lady. Before con
aiderlng the matter We really should
define terms. except that no one has
ever been able 70 state just exactly
what a lady H.
Success L. the chief desire OF life.
Time was when q woman attained the
greatest success possible 70 her mere
~ BY being = lady. She Was admired.
she married well. she became a social
leader. and the highest compliment
had been passed when j. was said.
~she Is always = lady Men changed
because business methods changed.
And one Of the greatest factors IN this
change vas the fact that the success
ful men were not a. a rule gentlemen.
To compete with them. the gentlemen
had 70 change their tactics
Then women went into business.
and there they found that The things
which had been the hallmarks o. the
lady were excess baggage. A low.
nmid voice. a lack % self-asssrtiYe
ness. q touching dependence ppon the
nearest masculine representative. an
aioofness from the material things Of
life. easily shocked senslbiiitiee. an
overplus Of sentiment. a. unwilling
meas 20 DO anything that would make
her Ia the least c~onspicuous. a woman
found ala nos raise her wages or ad-
vance hSr position II the working
force Besides. she found that the
men she vas brought into contact with
10 longer admif1S ne qualities 20
which they had formerly written son
nets and dashed % nYrpnic prose
The question naturally suEecsfs ~
seli 70 oar speculative minds. that
since people nnse themselves 10
grades. shat nin b ms Highest tips
Of ne present feminine memhers %
soeieU1 what viii be fhe adjective
% couple aifh uomau 10 express the
most admirable mixture o. qualities IN
bert
A. Tor Aomen themselves fhey can
comfort themselves ID this transition
state. ~hlie unanchQFed 81 TIE IDEAL
of beins q lads. and moi yet supplied
vish another Enidins star. with ne
reflection that VERY ieu famous 70.
msu harc been ladies' A. 80 look
back. q iady me1nt q ptrasn win 90
many nrsatlons and lnhibltions that
she vas pretty much hobhled when 4
cams q accomplishing anything mo-
mentoaa The men aleo ALI have 70
give ihooeht TO the problem Thar they
must Ct out and hustle 20 hold their
ON uith the WOMAN who has dis
earded the out.ofdais garment q per
secf ladyship.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Electric baking ovens have long been
available but their use has not spread
very rapidly. probably because OF the
cost or the difaculty OF procuring the
requisite current. In the little Swiss
town o. Kerns. where electric power
Is cheap. the electric baking oven has
just been established IN a satisfactory
hammer. In a furnace less than eight
feet long. one hundred pounds Of
bread. Ia leaves Of one and three
pounds each. can b. baked AZ one time.
and eight bakines can Be made IN
twelve hours. The cost OF the heating
"a a little more than TX cents a pound
o. bread-Y0uth's Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Capt pritchard has inherited all the
ouiet humor OF the Celt. He was ask
ed q day how he would make pas
seneers obey the regulation order that,
after midnight, 0 but members Of
the 1rew should be on deck
u should politely remind them that
It was time to turn in.e he said.
"And suppose they refused" persist
ed the ouestioner. would you use force
to compel there to retlre7"
"Uso force to gentlemen who merely
wish 70 enjoy a me night" exclaimed
the commander. "Neverl I would
merely give an order, Bo's'n, clean
dooks."-M. A. p.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

"a top and . pfoiecting support a.
the back. both covered with false hair.
Ike the regulation rat. o. holding
q nne wire screen. The two afe Joined
By to wires. Uahaped THIS support
sr d placed o. the head Fhen the
hair u down. and when The hair 10
done up The pads underneath give q
The appearance Of being much more
abundant Than Il really r.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26
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No. indeed Plenty Of people DON
eat breakfast
Breath" guessed Aunt Ruth. ana
then Il was her turn.
II ends a precious stone, saio
Aunt Ruth.
"sapphireg" cried Norton
Right. Now give us a D word
Something / ike 70 cal" said Non
ton.
Dates" guessed Carl.
~Dumplines." asked Aunt Ruth
No" laughed Norton,
What can Il be-" wondered Alice
The tinkle Of q bell 10 the hallway
told them II was dinner time.
Let's 90 out and get III" shoufeo
Norton.
Oh-dinner.r they cried. Why
didn't We think Of that beforez"-
Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Various are the sources Of women's
fashions. morailkos the New foik
World. A princess wears a high col
lar to conceal a scar, and az the
feminine world adopts T. The head
dress Of peasant girls - utilized 70
form The peach basket" hat Of recent
vogue. The army blouse Of an Italian
hbsrator was modlned to make . gar
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

The low cut footsear shortly to 70.
place the high topped boots OF winter
are Of most attractive shape. An ex.
ceedlnely comfortable walking shoe
which comes In black as well az Ia var.
lous shades OF brown and tan goat Or
kid. has a center scanned vamp above
which Il q ~four-button band. crossing
and supporting tho insiep. On some.
what similar lines arc anklo-strap
ahoea which promise foot comfort N
warm weather. and IN the marrow toed
ehana are very smart looking shoes
Win double straps crossing the lnstep
and fastening under teasels. cravan.
rfte. suede and fine kid pumps Of vari.
Gus fashionable shades are perforated
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

out tho colnurea
folsied on them By
~ ~hairdrrassu in
The past fsu years
the supporter a.
aligned ~ a Wash
inEton uoman and
shown herewith h
q o. ne o 81
acienG A wire
frame has . cres
~centehapsd turn
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

The bishop sleeve. with It's fur tor
and deep Gun. Is also noticed.
Or the tailored sleeve. tight to the
elbow. with tight lace undersleeve.
And the cloth sleeve with chiffon
pun At the elbow.
Then there Is the tight shoulder
sleeve with full drapery below Il.
Some OF the tailored sleeves on
coats have turn.back cuffs.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Who win say that women are
1fraidf who VIII rentnre 70 call them
The weaker sexy The true modern
woman fears no peril. We already
know thar she-like an women. AZ all
umes-couid endure even the most *.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

In this game you are 70 imagine you
have a distant friend with whom you
have an understanding about an X
pected message. il might be that
there are two or three contestants ior
a certain prize or honor The name
OF enc might be Jenkins, that OF an
other Harrison. and that Of the third
Sheldon Suppose jenkins is the sue
cessful contestant. and that you wish
to telegraph 10 your friend simply the
name OF Jenkins However, you Wish
to conceal the message as much as pos
sible. 50 the understanding is that the
first letters Of the words you teIe
graph viii spell the name.
With this explanation each player
sets to work 70 write q clever sentence
IN which the first letters viii spell
jenkins. The various players may get
sentences like these:
Judge Engies knee I noticed
sally.
Julia's elbow next knocked Irish
Nora silly.
Jack expects no kiss IN Nova Scotia
Jam eating nearly killed key Ma
than Saturday.
Il is impossible that there VII be
any two alike. and the game Is 70
see who can write the cIeverest.
The kilograms are read aloud ana
the players vote g see whose IS best
Chicago Daily News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

There "a 70 Be a radical change IN sleeves But the old mes can be
rcmaeed and built 10 iok IKE neu-which d always welcome new %
thoa nho have good waists in ore from last year Plain tailored leg o.
mutton sleeves uith buttons % the elbow are thn fasoites FOR tailored
dresses FOR drtasnp yea the elbow sleeve. with threeQnaster length un
dernkeve o. null or monseeBne viii BE- most popular A pretty gray plaid
French sinrham dress shown recently ~ a fashionable shop has rather
fn sleeves with deep cuff piped with plain gray. This design Is said to
BE- % Of the preulssf sleeves Of the season Elbow aesres. emosnquetafre
nhlued from shoulder 10 knucklcs. sleeves with elbow tucks TO form
q nnness ~ that point and those with fnilness tucked Al the shoulder and
wrist are All good
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Haven't you something new for
us. Aunt Ruth7v asked Bertha.
I'm afraid I am thought out.
Aunt Ruth said. laughing. Though
believe something did pop into ny
head the other night.
IT isn't much OF a game" she said.
presently. but Il may help out some
Of these rainy hours"
The four drew their chairs nearer,
alert TO hear what Aunt Ruth had TO
tell.
we win begin with the first I'VE
letters Of the alphabet. Alice. Bertha
and Carl may as well use their mi.
tials. and Norton and I WIN take D
and z. Alice, you may give US the
definition Of a word whose FIRST or last
letter is A. Then we viii try TO guess
it,
Well" said Alice. my letter ends
something I like IN puddings and
-cakes."
Sugar." shouted Norton. and then
Joined IN the laugh at his blunder.
Vanilla guessed Carl. which was
right
Mine begins something We cannot
live without" said Bertha
~Bread?" ventured Alice.
mo. Besides. We can live without
that"
breakfast asked Norton.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

A woman viii tell you she dresses
to please her husband. even though be
swears every time she buys a new
dress.-smart Set
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

or sfi~Ecn-Dordefed ana ornamensaa
with large oblong buckles or small aal
ribbon bowa
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-05-26

Chinese Fans.
When Eel and Mamie tire - dolls.
And all their rOmps and toys.
They ait down. Oh. 20 silently.
Without the slightest noise.
They borrow both my biggest fans.
And. when / look, I see
Two issfie Chinese ladies nns
Who sip their cups Of tea
They've really changed entirely
For neither Iifue maid
Was ever % demure before.
So modest and 40 staid
They bow and smile 80 pleasantly
IN this strange game Of play,
Win ali the quiet gravity
Known only in cathay.
That a. ] sit there watching them,
] wonder why can't we
Import The Chinese customs. TOO.
When we import their tea.