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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

In the privacy Of bis home the
village butcher vas telling his wife
Of the arrival Of a new resident.
"She came in today" he said.
with enthusiasm, ~and / can ten
you she's real lady, brought up Sc
lect and exclusive. She don't kuo~
one cut o meat from another, nor
veal from mutton"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

Superintendent Chase Of the Chill
dren's Home at Lewiston reports
that the Home now has i've boys,
ranging in age from two weeks 10 IA
years, to place with responsible fam
lies who wish to adopt them.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

II you are q housewife you cannot rua.s,-
ably nope 70 Be healthy OF beautiful bv wnsh.
ing dishes, sweeping and doing hoo.e -
al DAY, and crawling into bed drad IRA -
night lou must get out into Ire oue. Al,
and sunlight fyOu DO this everv ~ ~
Keep your stomach and bowel, IA rood o,.se,
y taking Chamberiain's Tahleis sb~n ne.J.
e. you should become both healthy ~
0eanllIuL For ale b al dealera
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

"I1l admit" said Erastus Pinklev
dat de mule done traded on FOR 4
oushel Of oats warn't much good. But
jes' de same. feels ike / been
cheated"
What are de troubie~ inquired Miss
Miami Brown.
Il traded de mule on fob half bush
81 Of oats. While had my back turn
ed de mule done ct dc oats. an I don
see how's rs gineter break even.g-
Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

Made by the Nezperce Roller Mills.
Ltd, as a family -four is guaranteed
second to none. It also carries the
hard turkey blend and is made from
just as high grade wheat as the
higher grade -four but shade dark
er in color.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04
TEAMS WANTEp-win !,

TEAMS WANIED-Will trade
building material for driving team
and draft team. Must be Al. Driv-
ers from HOO to 1900; drafts from
400 to 1000. Chance to get good
building material right. See US
quick. Ramey Lumber Co.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

NcF Is lhe time 10 get rid Of your rheu.
maiism. You can do Il BY applying Cham
berlain's Eminent and massaeina tie parfs
freely at eachappllcaiion. eoldby al dealers.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

rHips and curves have had TO co."
Yes; modern woman Is almost back
. bhe original rib Louisville Courier.
Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

Ibats q smart thing I've done"
said the doctor TO bis assistant
What's that. doctorT
= have put my signature 10 the col
nmn Cause Of death IN this death Ger.
tiicate.g-Tlt- Bits.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-07-04

Ascum-Do you remember the night
! mad to take you home from the club
h cab and
Naggef- Yes. indeed.
Ascum-I don't suppose you've beard
the last Of It YETI
Naegef-No; my wife's still living
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
MANY FAKES WITH BEES
Nonswarming Hives Are Delusion,
Pure and Simple-"Shook Swarm"
Plan Is Described.

Most of the so-called nonswarming
very last word OF the subject is that
Of the shook swarm" plan, that en-
ables the ~beekeeper to swarm each
hive artificially at his convenience and
not that Of the bees. This is the best
method in vogue and is really very
simple. DR.. d. Everett Lyon explains
the process in the Farm and Home:
When a hive gives evidence that It is
thinking about swarming, as seen in
the bees clustering on the outside Of
the hive and the presence of queen
cells started in the brood nest, it is
time to shake them.
Take an empty hive with lid and
bottom board in place and with the
frames of the hive containing strips Of
foundation wax in place as full combs.
Place the empty hive alongside the
one about to swarm and then, lifting
the brood frames from the old hive,
shake off from each frame almost all
the bees until all the frames have
been so shaken in front of the new
hive, being sure to shake the queen
along with the bees.
Then set the old hive with it's brood
nest off some distance and put the
new hive with the bees in its place.
Be sure to take all the storage cham
bers from the old hive and place them
on the new hive into which the bees
have been shaken. The working force
is with the new hive and that's where
we want the storage chambers, which
will be quickly filed, as the bees, hav-
ing only started strips Of wax in the
brood combs, must, Of necessity, store
the honey coming in the next few days
in the upper stories until such time as
they will get the starters drawn out
into full combs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Observatory Hive.

Along to the center, and then ascend.
Four pieces Of wood, about three
inches wide, are firmly fastened with
screws, as shown, and three grooves
are cut in each of these pieces, and
corresponding grooves in the two
large circles. The center grooves are
for foundation, and the other grooves
for glass. The foundation could be
wired If desired; but If good thick
foundation is used l find wiring is not
necessary.
The hole at the top may be used for
feeding or supering. Special supers
could easily be made, another hive
of the same sort put on top, or a bell
glass, as fancy dictates. l find this a
very useful and handy hive for obser-
walton purposes, and the making and
material are not at all expensive.
All the doings of the bees and queen
can be seen; and to keep them in the
dark | merely put corrugated paper
around it, and keep the paper in its
place with a piece of elastic. In win
ter time, three or four folds Of paper
could be used to keep the bees warm.
These hives would do we'll for indoor
observation, or In a b%eehouse.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Beavers work.

The beavers not only cut down trees
for the purpose Of making dams, but
also use the smaller branches as a
storage supply OF food for winter use,
says a writer in Our Dumb Animals.
These branches, from two to four
inches in diameter, are cut into
lengths of two or three feet and then
by wonderful engineering ability are
carried beneath the water and into
the beavers houses, or the burrows
with which the bank OF every beav-
er's dam is honeycombed. Here they
are carefully stored. The green bark
Is the staple article of food throughout
the winter.
The dams are of varying height and
length, according to the particular To-
cation. l found a dam in Mesa coun-
ty, Colorado, which was just six feet
from bottom to top and impounded a
body of water six feet or more in depth
and covering an area of several acres.
This dam was perfect in construction.
1t was composed entirely of willow
bushes, as nc large timber grew in the
VICINITY.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
NEWS 6r16e
YOUNG
PEOPLE
NEAT HOUSE FOR SONG BIRDS
Made of Three Shallow Boxes Set at
Angles Upon Each-Size May
Depend Upon Taste.

The picture illustrates a neat and
serviceable bird house. 1t is made
of three shallow boxes set at angles
upon each other, says a writer in
American Boy. The size Of the boxes
depends upon your W taste. think
is inches square and 6 inches deep
is about right for each. In designing
the house ! intended 1t as a refuge
for untamed birds and SO made as
many compartments as possible. Each
of the shallow boxes is divided into
four spaces, as shown in the illustra-
ton. The space ''p" is where the post
comes up through the center. The
perches and openings are cut out with
a small circle saw. The roof is of
tin or galvanized iron. 1t is made of
four triangles Tapped over each other
and riveted. Two coats of steel gray
paint on the outside will add to the
appearance of the house and make
It weather resisting.
II should be set upon a high post
and made as inviting as possible for
the feathered visitors. Remember that
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Bees dnd ~
FdpmNOfeS

The humus content of the soil is i'm
portant in the orchard.
To keep lawns in good condition,
practice weekly moving.
Thousands OF bushels of grain arc
spoiled every year by poor stacking.
Alfalfa is ready to cut when the
crowns begin to send up new shoots.
Train up the tomato plants, it will
give them size and they will bear bet
ter.
Don't forget to take water to the
field for the horses during these hot
days.
1t is a well known fact that alfalfa
does not do well upon an impe,vious
subsoil.
The growth and feeding value Of
the soy bean is quite like that OF the
cowpea.
"Too little phosphorus" is the cause
OF many Of the low yields on corn
belt soils.
There seems to be a good deal Of
prejudice against millet because it ex-
hausts the soil.
The yellow condition OF the alfalfa
indicates that it has not received suf-
f1cient nitrogen.
Sand and hairy vetch compare very
favorabiy with alfalfa and clover hay
as a feed Tor mich cows.
1t is estimated that ten years Of
single cropping will wear ont any but
the very richest OF soil.
Use the hoe IN the garden a little
every day. 1t will give good returns
for all the time you put In that way.
Baling corn fodder is a new idea,
but II 1t works out well 1t will save
a good deal OF hard and disagreeable
work.
It Is always a good plan 10 use
plenty Of seed In planting cucumbers.
cantaloupes, melons, etc. The hills
may be thinned out later.
Oats and peas should be cut fcc hay
when the oats are IN the milk stage
and the advance pea pods contain
reasonably good sized peas
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
BOYS ON A STOCK EXCHANGE
Amsterdam Youths Privilege for Dis
covery Of Gunpowder Plot-En-
joyed Nearly 800 Years.

OF the many quaint and curious
vailing in Holland none is more ey-
traordinary than a certain privilege
that has been enjoyed by the boys OK
Amsterdam for nearly 300 years, the
Boston Evening Transcript remarks.
At a fixed time each summer these
boys gather by the hundreds in the
great square called the Dam. situated
In the center of the city. Each boy
has a drum slung over his shoulder.
Facing this square Ia the stock ex-
change. and on the occasion In Ques-
ton just as soon as the days business
is over as many Of the boys as posi-
BILE crowd into the building. They
proceed to the floor of the exchange,
where, pursuant to this old custom,
they are permitted TO march about.
singing and beating their drums.
The origin Of this custom, II is said,
Is as follows:
One afternoon of the year 1922 a
crowd Of boys playing in the Dam lost
a ball in the canal that in those days
skirted one side OF the square. One
of the lads, while climbing in among
the piles on which the building stood,
found instead of his ball a boat moor
ed in a dark corner and loaded with
boxes of gunpowder. This showed
clearly enough what was afterward
ascertained with certainty, the inten-
ton Of the Spanish conspirators TO
blow up the stock exchange while 1t
vas crowded. as 1t was every day,
with the leading citizens of the city.
The boy who stumbled upon the
gunpowder at once hurried to the
town authorities with his news. The
boatload of explosives was quietly
sunk in the canal and the Spanish
plot thus frustrated.
When the burgesses asked the boy
what reward he desired for the serv-
ice he had rendered the town he re-
piled that SO long as there was a
stock exchange in Amsterdam the boys
Of the town would like to be permit
ted tc make the floor OF the exchange
their playground during a certain
part of the year The request was
granted; and SO the custom survives.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
FIGHTING PESTS IN GARDENS
Larger Squash Bugs Found Harder to
Control Than other Insects
Treatment Differs.

All of us are bothered more or less,
with injurious insect pests in the gar
den, and with dealing with them the
first thing to be determined is wheth-
er they are chewing or sucking in
sects, whether they eat the leaf or
extract its sap. There must be en-
tirely different treatment employed in
the two cases.
The chewing insects are compare
lively easy to get rid of, unless they
are working on the foliage, which will
be injured by the application of a
poison strong enough to kill the in
sects.
The sucking insects insert their bills
through the skin of the leaf or stem
that they are feeding on, so as to ex-
tract the juice, therefore no matter
how much poison is applied to the sur
face, the insects get none Of it.
For the striped beetle, which is de-
structive to squash, cucumber and
melon vines, a slight application OF
lime, tobacco dust, plaster, or ashes,
will be found a good preventive, and
will also drive away those which may
have already appeared. Sometimes.
however, the ashes will burn the TO-
liage If rain falls soon after they are
applied, SO on the whole lime, and
plaster, or tobacco dust are better for
the purpose, says a writer in the Farm
Progress. Some keep a healthy bunch
Of onions growing in each hill, bruising
the leaves occasionally, so as to hide
the smell Of the vines from the beet
les.
The larger squash bugs have been
the most troublesome and the hard
est to deal with in u garden. They
are sap suckers, and there is nothing
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
.PROMPTER is ALWAYS HANDY
Little Device Held In Hand Enables
One to DeIivsr Long Speech
Without Trouble.

Do you want to make a speech and
have your audience think that you're
so ALFRED smart that you car quote
figures and facts without looking at
any notes? There's more ways than
one. Outside Of learning your speech
'by heart" the best device is the
invention of a man in Australia. It
consists simply OF a small metal case.
no larger than the metal matchbox
used.
A roller is at either end of the case
and one of the rollers is folding with
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

As la has ~encroached upon the do
main Of the wild creatures only three
courses were open to them; either to
move to remoter regions, to adapt
themselves to modern conditions or to
die out altogether. The robin is one
of the species that has made the best
of things and tried to stay with us.
1t is interesting to study it's habits and
his shelter will aid you in doing so.
Here are some things to discover for
yourself. Do the robins arrive from
the south singly or in fiocks? Do the
x migrate together? How long
after the arrival does nest building
begin? What is their food. Is 1t the
same In various months? All these
and a dozen more lines of inquiry
will make the shelter interesting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
FAMILY RuNT
Kansas Man Says Coffee Made Him
That.

Coffee has been used In Dur family
Of eleven-father, mother, five sons
and four daughters-for thirty years.
/ am the eldest of the boys and have
always been considered the runt Of the
family and a coffee topper.
Il continued to drink it for years IN
til I grew to be a man, and then I
found l had stomach trouble, nervous
headaches, poor circulation, was un-
able to do a full days work, took medi-
cine for this, that and the other thing,
without the least benefit. In fact I
only weighed 116 when I was %.
Then I changed from coffee to Pos
tum, being the first one In u family
to do SO. ! noticed, as did the rest Of
the family, that / was surely gaining
strength and flesh. Shortly after I
was visiting my cousin who said, You
look SO much better-you're getting
fat
"At breakfast his wife passed me
a cup Of coffee, as she knew / was al
ways such a coffee drinker, but ! said.
No, thank you
WHAT aid my cousin, you quit
coffee? What do you drink
Postum ! said, or water, and !
am we'll They did not know what
Postum was, but my cousin had stom-
ach trouble and could not sleep at
night from drinking coffee three times
a day. He was glad to learn about
Postum, but said he never knew cof-
fee would hurt anyone" (Tea Is Just
as injurious as coffee because 1t con-
tains caffeine, the same drug found
in coffee.)
after understanding my condition
and how / got well he knew what to
do for himself. He discovered that
coffee was the cause Of his trouble as
he never used tobacco or anything else
of the kind. You should see the change
in him now. We both believe that IL
persons who suffer from coffee drink
ing would stop and use Postum they
could build back to health and happi-
ness" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek. Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE" IN pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
n appears from time TO time. They
r. genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
Ever read II shove Ietters A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine, true, and fall Of humas
interest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
TELLING Comment.

Ty Cobb of the Tigers said at a
recent baseball banquet in Philadel-
hia:
Il admit that there is too much
loud talk, too much arguing and wran-
Cling and chin music in a game Of
baseball.
81 know a man who was seen the
other day getting into a taxicab.
where r you goingT they
asked him. .
I'm going to hear the ball game
he replied"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Importont 40 Naotner
Her Engagements.

Miss Vivian is very much Of q Hfxe
and she has been engaged to a donsR
young men during the few seasons sh2
has been on the eligible list A fsw
days ago she said to her father:
PA, you may congratulate me oE
having acquired a new object Of ms,
affection"
II am glad to hear It," he replica
Il hope you are as happy with him 90
you will be with the next one"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Her Flowers Melted.

Little Minnie, who had been spend
iJg The afternoon at a neighbor's, was
presented with a bouquet of beautiful
flowers. Upon her arrival at home
her mother told her tc put them In q
vase filled with water and they would
keep fresh for several days. A few
days later Minnie appeared with the
wilted flowers in her hand and said:
Il dess I'll frow 'em away now, man.
ma, cause they Is all melted"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
E~ver-Ready Prompter.

paper on which appear the notes OF
speech. The box is held in the palm
of the hand and people standing right
beside the orator would never sus-
pect its presence. The paper Is un-
rolled either by pressure of the thumb
or by the manipulation of a millcd
screw on one of the rollers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Could Spare One.

Cne day Charlie. aged four, and his
baby sister were playing with some
small marbles when one Of them dis
appeared and could not be found.
Their mother assisted in the search
and was very much alarmed, fearing
the baby had swallowed 1t.
ooh, well, don't worry about II
mamma" said Charlie. We've got
enough marbles without IT,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
COVERING ALFALFA IN CORN
Homemade 5evice Shown in lllustra-
tion Found Quite Convenient In
Southeastern Ohio.

Sometimes farmers obtain good re-
suits from sowing alfalfa between the
rows of standing corn. Where this is
done 1t is often a puzzle to get the
seed properly covered. The ac-
companying illustration is a home
made plank drag, "a inches wide and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

We have found that will kill them
which would not at the same time be
injurious to the plants, so hand pick
Ing seems the only remedy. 1t makes
quite a difference in the amount of
work done whether hand picking is
until the new crop of bugs appear.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Imported Potatoes.

The secretary of agriculture warns
American farmers against using i'm
ported potatoes for home production.
Europe has several potato diseases
not known to this country and there
is danger Of introducing these dis
eases if the imported product is used
for seed, The foreign-growns are all
right for table use, but for cultivation
they carry no little risk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

80 @MLp
OBSERVATORY HIVE IS NEW
All the Dolngs Of Bees and Queen Can
Be Watched - Found Cutie
Handy and Is inexpensive.

My observatory hive consists of
two circles OF inch wood made exact
ly the same size, and with a three
Inch hole cut out of the center of
each, writes Walter Chitty in the
Gleanings in Bee Culture. At the bot
tom of one of the circles a bee en-
trance is made which reaches as far
as the center hole. The bees can run
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
In the eyes Of a silly girl clothes
make a mighty poor specimen Of a
man look like the real thing.

Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into the
nasal passages is a surprisingly sue
cessful remedy for catarrh. At drug
gists, 25c a box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Low Down Doc.

Small Edna was out walking with
her mother when a dog with unusually
short legs passed them. Mamma"
said Edna, did you v e see such =
low down dog as that?"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

q inches long, that is used for a pur-
pose on a small alfalfa and truck
farm In southeastern Ohia, where tie
0hia station has experimental in de-
sermining practical methods in snai,
farming.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
AID AFFORDED TO SWIMMER
Mltt Slipped Closely over Fingers
Prevents Flow Of Water and
Facilitates Stroke.

A swimming mitt. having a body of
a length and width to slip fairly
closely owe the four fingers of the
hand, is shown in the illustration.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

Eph Wiley says he has noticed thaf
the man with a long chin is the Ga&
most likely to accentuate 1t by wear
ing whiskers. 4
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
PIsv and Display.

Teacher-What is the difference be-
tween play" and display"
Bright Boy-Boys love to play and
girls love to display.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Chiidren.
%teething, softens the gums, reduces innamnS-'
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. ESQ q bosasA4
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
No DANGER.

do you believe we are in any dan
ger Of losing our birthright?"
mot a bit-that is, those of us who
are doomed to always work for what
we get are not"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08
Swimming Mitt.

The purpose of the mitt is to make
possible a more effective stroke in
swimming by preventing any flow of
water between the fingers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

A smooth man is liable to be slfa-
perry.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-08-08

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