The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-08-12
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Items That Are Not Intended to Hit
or Miss Anyone But Just to Tell You

That the time of year has arrived
that the poor as we'll as the rich car
"raise the dust" if they make ar
attempt.
That for a volunteer and nom
commissioned fire company the Nez-
perez fire ladies still carry the
laurels for swift and effective re-
suits.
That there is an old saying "there
is a sucker born every minute" The
worst feature of this is that the
death rate will never be able to
catch up.
That a cat may have nine lives,
but judging from our experience of
not quite half century, we can as
sure our readers that they live all of
them at one time.
That if it's all the same to the
weather man, the farmers of Nez-
perez prairie would rather have the
cash than another million dollar rain
for the next two weeks.
That the red bandana handker-
chief was as honorable a piece of
dry goods during the past week as
the costliest silk-and gave better
satisfaction and more relief.
That not many boys are studying
Greek these days, but most of them
can discuss base ball and other pop
ular sports in lingo that is as unin-
telligible as the dead languages.
That to the reader of this column,
who has never had the distinguished
privilege of visiting Nezperce, take
it from US, that it is the prettiest and
best home little city in the world.
That of all the unkind things said
or written about our former idol,
w. J. Bryan, is this slam "He
favors peace at any price, and
lectures at the prevailing
figures"
That this prairie not only has a
bumper crop of grain this year, but
it also has the best roads in its history
to market the grain over. Thanks to
the little old drag and the men who
use it and-the automobile.
That soon it will be the season
for the college students to pack up
heir belongings and hasten away to
one or another of the colleges.
Verify, there are lot of people who
20 to college, but majority of them
Ire not educated there.
That there are lot of men who
would be head-over-heels in debt if
hey could only get the credit. 1t
nay be news to some people that too
much credit is serious handicap to
hose who have an inclination to
lways make both ends meet.
That several days of the past week
,ere verify "warm" ones, but the
olks who may have been able to
stand for" vacation outing wee
S much at loss to know where to go
S the poor printer men who had
either the time nor the spondulics. :
That "Seeing America first" is
lie most potent reason for the more
ian a million dollar balance on the '
ight side of Uncle Sans ledger :
st month. Those good American S
ollars, if kept at home, will do much {
make this land of the free and the
rave better play ground for the v
'rmer globe trotters. =
That the town has been overrun u
Ie past ten days with many strang-
S who have come here to help our
rmers gather in their bumper crop
golden grain. Up to the time of ii
ling to press the strangers have been I
owing by their behavior that they
me from places where law and or a,
II was part of the ever day pro- S.
am. lie
That we have heard dozens of men
d women, too, declare that mar tn
.ge is a failure. We have about vi
listed ourselves that such is not co
, case in a majority of marriages,