The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-09-02

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way to the coal man.
That it's getting to be more AM
more a German war. The rest ar
simply looking on or getting out 0
the way.
That the kicking COW will driv'
away the hired man and make tn,
! boys tire of the farm. Send her t
the butcher.
That if the big money taken of
this prairie this season were only
reinvested in it, the returns would
richly pay the investor.
That the enterprising residents Of
North Cherry street bad P. M
Harding cover their road with straw
to allay the dust-and then it rain
ed.
That this is about the best coun-
ty in Idaho, except where the road
overseers have let thistles take the
highways. Lewis is too good a coun-
ty, boys, TO allow these pesky weeds
to grow SO rank. Why not spend a
little time and money getting rid of
them, or turn the job over tie some
fellow who will?
That if the county superintendent
office is doing as much to demoralize
the other schools of the county as it
is the fine institution of public instruc-
ton that the expenditure of much
money and labor has builded up at
Nezperce, then the office is more of
a detriment than an assistance to the
public school system of Lewis county.
That there is more noise about
forest fires than there are fires,
which is all right, too; for it brings
about the "ounce of prevention beats
a pound of cure condition. And,
by the way, the peculiar origin of
many of these fires is attracting pub
lie notice to such an extent that this
same peculiar origin will be dealt
with more effectively in the future.
That a stranger dropped into a dry
town in dry state and inquired
from citizen if there was chance
to get drink anywhere and the citi-
zen replied that there was no chance
unless in the case of snake bite. |
The stranger wanted to know if there
was snake to be found anywhere
and the citizen told him that a man
wo miles from town had one, so the
stranger went to find the snake. He
'eturned shortly and the citizen in
Iuired as to how he came out. He
aid there was no chance as the snake.
lad been engaged four days ahead.
That there are a thousand words
4 column of newspaper. If you
ont believe it, count them. When
on have counted them, write a
olumn on some subject. Then write
column on another, then a column on
dozen subjects, then a column with
different subject for every two or {
lree lines. Then chase a news ;
EN- all over town for a missing +
olumn and find that there is nothing a
, it. Then write about five columns a
ore and you will have material for z
rather slim newspaper. Try this h
IT year and see if you would not a
ok upon the man or woman who e
.ng your telephone and gave you a /,
'ws item as a public benefactor, h
aristian and good fellow. n
That kind word will bear fruit. h
may cost an effort but it is worth a
wing. Did you ever pass a little a
i on the street and have him gaze a
stfully up at you until you passed d
(, and then turn around and find
n still looking at you with those tie
pealing little eyes? Indeed you st
We, and it is an everyday occur Vi
nee right here in this town. 1t et
uldn't do us "grownups" a pit of sc
nm to give kindly word to these es
lie fellows as we meet them, and G;
would do them a world of good. st
bright smile and a cheerful word
them will food their hearts with of
, sunshine of life and lift them up tn
that higher plane which creates Ju
IN among men. ba
That there should be a law charp- w