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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14
Christmas OF
The Fathers

: The institution OF a festival
on the day on which the ma
tivity OF the Saviour Is OBJ
served Is attributed by some
/ ancient writer's to Teles-
. phorus, who fiourished IN the
reign OF Antonlnus Plus.
but this Is unhlsforicaL The
! fact Is It Is unknown Just
when 1t originated. but sure
IL Dec. 25 was not gen
orally observed as the day
prior 10 Chrysostom's time
fourth century, IN the east
ern church. although earlier
in the western
Some early churches held the
festival In the month Of May
or April. others In January.
II Is nevertheless almost GER
tain that Dec. % cannot be
the nativity OF the Saviour.
for It is then the height OF
the rainy season In Judea.
and shepherds could hardly
have been watching their
docks BY night on the plains.
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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14
REAL EsTATE TRANSFERS.

Patent S. to Matthias Ped
erson, Sc y Sc "a, %, 81 2 w.
w D-Thos. Sparks ct ux to
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

peoples cry for liberty.
In addition to the music. Mr.. saw
ich will give a BRIEF address on the
costumes. ambitions and genius o
his people
The program Is one Of great varie-
". combining melodies which make
the feet keep time. while snbilmer Sc
lections move the listener 10 wonder
and tears.
All In all. the personnel OF the com
pany. the quaint and beautiful eos
tunes and unique quality Of che muaie
prove an entertainment which has no
duplicate on the Lyceum platform.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

.KN w. OF A.-NEzPEROE OAMI
IV1. No. 749s, meets every second
and fourth Thursday nights OF each
month in FrateEnal Temple. Visit.
ing neighbors cordially invited.
w. p. CoEcER, v. G.
C. w. PALMER. Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

Hats, Caps, Kid Gloves, Etc.
Collars, Latest Ties, Stag,
Wooden and Dress Shirts,
Sweater Coats, Mackinaws,
ALI Wool Suits and Pants,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

s. T. Way and w. r. Way and
families wish to thank their neigh
bors and friends for their kind as
sistanee during the illness and
death Of their beloved father.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

I D. D. F.-MORN ST 4 4
IL Lodge No. SO, Of Nezperees lda
Meets every Saturday evening. Vlait
ing Brothers cordially invited.
L ]. Rove. N. 9.
j. ]. Manthey. Sec.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14
Calvary News.

Rev. MeLain held a very inter
eSting series of lectures at Cal
vary School for one week, speak
ing every evening. We were sorry
that sickness kept so many from
attending these lectures. Mr. Me-
Lain is very able speaker
Mrs. Jean Watson has been here
from Moscow to attend the funeral
of her father, Mr.. /. c. Way
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Kenyon
and daughter, Miss Inez, of Gala
ia, Montana, are visiting Mr.. Ken
y0n 5 sister, Mrs. s. T. Way.
Monday-Heavy snow is fall
ling to-day which will make good
sleighing.
Correspondent.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

NTEZPERcE ENcAMPMENT No.
~ al, /. o. o. F. meets the first
Wednesday Of each month IN the
Fraternal Temple Hall. Visiting
patriarchs cordially invited.
S. r. Walker, c. ?.
w. r Emerson, Scribe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

Death Of Aged Veteran of Civil
War.
Isaac Clayton Way passed away
Dee. 9Th, 1916, at the home Of his
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

.LIRAM LODGE No. IS. A. ?. a A
l ! NJ. Of Nezperce. Idaho. Regular
communications on che Meaaax even
ing on or before the fall moon II each
month In the Fraiernal Temple build
ing. Visiting Brothers are cordially
invited 10 attend. DR.. o. A. IsiFeys.
w. NJ, E. w. VanSyoc, Sec.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-12-14

THE NEXT AND BIG NUMBER OF THE LYCEUM COURSE
AT NEzPERCE OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH
The sun., 1916-10-02
IL This National Opers 1t Last?

Those critics Of the Metropolitan
Opera House who are given to COM
pairing it's achievements unfavorably
with those Of the provincial lyric the
aires Of Germany ought to be de-.
lighted at the news that this country
Is Boon to have a company Of singers
which will divide its artistic minis
tratiOns between several American
cities. Cleveland, P%ittsburg. Detroit
and st. Louis are to enjoy for a
period Of several months the perform.
nnces Of a company Of singers who
will travel from n city to another.
Observers Of European civilizations
have more than once praised the
opera houses abroad, especially In
Germany, since the performances
there are supported by the munich
pality or the state and are supposed
to be a reflection Of the musical In
terest Of the people rather than an
exotic such as our own season at the
Metropolitan Opera House. Even the
artistic character Of these foreign
representations Is estimated mt a
much higher valuation than the sort
Of open that Is heard at the foremost
lyric theatres Of this COUNTRY.
II IL to the advocates Of this ~
The sun., 1916-10-02

THE SuN acknowledges receipt of
n letter from a North Carolinian. as
follows:
81 am writing you TO know who Is
going 20 be Elected president this fall
Wilson or Hughes an Honest opinion of
the facts | know that you know how
the tide Is up North | am q strong
Hughes Man but reading the Southern
papers you would think hat Wilson
Sweep the earth | want to know how 1t
looks up North for my own Subtraction"
We take pleasure in telling our
correspondent that the evidences Of
impending defeat for WOODROW VII
SON mount up daily. Some Of them
are conspicuous. such as the results
of the Maine election and the New
York and New Jersey primaries ;
others are mere drifting straws. such
rs the receipt by THE Sun Of three
letters from a little Louisiana town
asking for information" about Mr..
HroHEs. What the Southern papers
say seems to us infinitely less signif-
can't than the friendly unbosomings
Of the Southern people.
The sun., 1916-10-02
AUTUMN,
Days When the City Man should
Seek the Country's Benut,es.

To the EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. The
hrst day OF October falls upon the
fifteenth sunday after Trinity. Il is now
the real beginning of autumn, and here
and there the leaves commence to fall.
and here and there some trees commence
% change the hue Of their foliage. Some
frost has already visited US, yet a. times
: spell of indian summer seems TO set
the season backward. But the nights.
beginning almost at sunset. are cooler.
and there is no torr!di;y In the warmth
OF the noontlde sun. If We 20 out into
the country the change Is more marked.
There the brook purls more softly. the
bird sings less frequently. Meadows
have lost their freshness and breezes are
more invigorating, Fall has come.
We who dwell mid these strenuous
modern times when city lie is so diner
ent from What IL was when we were
boys and girls should take a day of"
and visit the country at the first ap-
p~earance OF autumn. Each season is MT
its best during some period OF It. and
autumn has three periods-when the first
leaves fall. when It's foliage is most beau
'iful. and when only a few leaves ara
left clinginS TO the branches. This
month of October IL OF the irst per,od
n also OF the second period. But al
though the country. particularly the hills,
IL very attractive when the leaves are
almost wholly turned. one OF the hest
times 10 visit II is during the early day.
OF autumn. Then We can view summer
and fall merged into one season.
CHARLES MEYERS HoLnps.
The sun., 1916-10-02
EPISCOPAL DIVORCE.
Could Suffering Re Averted By Closer
SUPERVISED Of Marriages?

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SuN-Sf. In
our Newspaper of September ~ I no.
ticed a news article. entitled Episcopal
Ban Urged for All Divorcess-subjec,
to Be Brought Up at the Coming Con-
yention In st. Louis."
am an Episcopalian myself. a. my
ancestors away back all were: but I
think II is too bad that our delegates
TO the conventions have nothing moro
important TO discuss than that poor old
unfortunate divorce law
With all the important matters which
are brought TO our attention with ever
day. II seems that We E~piscopaliars
might and a more profitable subject to
discuss.
could propose the subject OF md
ing a means whereby strangers In the
cities or unattached people might hsve
opportunity for social intercourse. which
might result IN our young people MAX
ing happier marriages.
1t seems to me that u n far more
important to make the d,ficulty IN oh
tanning a marriage license. 70 that un-
desirable marriages are not 70 apt to
occur. 7 believe n such a course were
encouraged we should have no. or very
few. applications for divorce. e.
BRooKLYS. September 80.
The sun., 1916-10-02
TRADE BRIEFS.

Panama Is In tho market for s.ph.,.
shingles.
Dealers in the United states bought most
~ the Holsters and fox skin. from Primo,
Edward Island These are the islands
most important products.
During 1915 . 800, 900 egg, war. u.sa 4,
Cuba. most OF which came from IN. United
states. They reta!led at from 3, 70 40
cents a dozen.
American sporting goods Including tan
mis- racquets and balls. are in demand In
Spain.
There Il a possible market In Britain
East Africa for nearly every line OF Amer
lean merchandise.
Government estimate p,ace tbs rice crop
from the southern states a. ~. 500 OOO
bushels.
Portuguese merchants are interested In
machinery suitable for -four mills
Jamsica's crops NJ bananas cocoanuts. CO.
Goa ana sugar zane were seriously dam.
aged by a hurricane recently.
American fountain pens are popular In
the Bergen district. Norway. Consul
Charles Forman states that to get the best
results an exclusive agency should be
granted to some Norwegian firm.
Scotch herring is selling In New York
At $40 to $50 q barrel. A good fall season
Is predicted. .
During 1915 tventy.one new American
Arms were established In china and ths
American population increased from <,s35
To 4TiG.
ing. but American rour has been a!mos,
wholly replaced by the domestic product.
Exports OF machinery. nails. bar iron and
building materials from this couatry IA
canton. China. increased during tbs last
ysss.
The sun., 1916-10-02
Beach P1ums Are Ripe.

Volume XVIII. Of the New Inter
national Encyclopedia. published this
year. Is a generally excellent work,
hut It contains, on page 742, this in
defensible and snobbish attack on
Prunus martina:
"As . class beach plums are Of little
value for their fruit. only . single named
variety being listed"
The people Of the Atlantic coast as
far south as Virginia know better. A
goodly number Of them are now pick
ing these red and purple plums which.
when stewed down In sugar, have a
unique flavor. Eaten in preserves and
.iellies the bitterish beach plum IL
lncomparably fine. It Is better than
wild cherry. as a wild duck Is better
than n tame fowl on the table. The
beach plum is the "gamest" Of fruits
to the eplcure.
This has been an exceptionally good
year for beach ,plums. We know OF
a woman whose daughters picked fifty
m quarts In n day and gave forty
quarts away to be rid Of an excess
they could not Use. Long Island stores
nre selling them at six cents n quart
or better, though to the discrimInat.
ing palate they are cheap at any
price. We ourselves have arranged for
the apotheosis Of not less than eight
quarts. although sugar Is high. When
the icy winds blow some months hence
II will be pleasant to ait before a
roaring fireplace with several slices
of bread spread with beach plum
Jelly. As We rake slow bites we shall
bend forward to read by the freight
md the pages We shall turn will he
those Of STEVENSON. Without doubt
beach plums grew thickly on his treas-
TIRE island.
The sun., 1916-10-02
-alled national element in o~perattc IN.

calRd national element In operate en-
terprise that the news Of the recently
formed Interstate opera" will be most
gratifying. That the same expert
ment has been tried in Boston. Chi.
cago. San Francisco and Philadelphia
without permanent results does not
discourage the patriotic admirer Of
opera who likes the native element in
his music. .
But to the admirer Of art for Its
own sake there Is no comfort in the
thought that the representations at the
Metropolitan Opera House might ever
he superseded by any which looked to
a patriotic rather than an artistic
ideal. Admirers Of music who have
heard opera in the smaller towns as
well as In the capitals Of Europe
know that the standard Of the first
lyric stnge Of this country Is much
higher than any in Europe. They
know also TINT the opportunity to en-
JOY these musical blessings would
eagerly he seized by any other country.
They realize that the character Of
these representations is so much high
err artistically than any other city can
boast Of that New York has practical
ly become the operate capital Of the
world. There is more ground for sat
~isfaction In the ability to hear such
operate representations than in liz.
tening to inferior performances with a
more or less national character.
The sun., 1916-10-02
A CLUE TO THE BLONDE?
Incidentally. This Letter Came In
Very Neatly Typed,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. VIII
you please ask 1T. r" to make the ac-
counts Of his adventures in the pursuit
OF the lost blonde more frequent! Ny
secretary. In common with all the rest
OF US. likes the stun. and II Is highly
important to me that that august being
fmeaning my secretary be kept in good
humor. sometimes wonder from the
interest she taken In ct. p" II she nay
rot Be the missing blonde herself, sui
fering from a slight form OF aphssla, as
she arrived one bright March morning
from parts unknown. and after seeing
her accomplish one letter I made no
inquiries into her race. creed. color or
previous condition of servitude.
A. Horace might SAY. she II duanta
ruella. Outwardly she IL primness r.
self. but the morning after tho Fourth.
after ascertaining from me that what
would follow would in no way alter my
high regard. she announced that she
spent the Day We Celebrate shooting
crap! Again. I smoke a specially i'm
ported brand OF Russian cigarettes
rather choice. My cas- 10 occasionally
left around my desk during my absence.
The rest had better be left to inference
than stated.
Did "T. Pa" sister-in-law havs n
Of these idiosyncrasies?
Surprising he il convinced that the
missing blonde has finally been located.
he cannot have her back. No. stree f.
OF course II he and Bill want TO como
over here and prosecute their search In
our cultured midst. like he that plays
The sun., 1916-10-02
at Elizabeth IN Apri, during

a crisis In II negotiations with Ger
many he called upon his hearers to
strand by the President Of the United
States. "Of small moment Ia It," he
mid. whether we agree with his
policy or not /: It Ia our duty to sup
port the demand he has made upon
Germany, even II 1t calls for the sacrl-
fee Of our lives and mi treasure"
Mr.. FRELINGHuYsEN added To-day
our beloved country IA facing dtficul-
ties In Mexico as well as awaiting n
reply from Germany. The hour calls
for the greatest f~orbearance." New
Jersey has the prospect Of having a
fourth FnrLINGHrysEN to speak for
her In the United States Senate.
The sun., 1916-10-02
WOMEN IN THE CAMPAIGN.
Does Their Frivolity Reveal Inherent
IBcapacity?

To THE EDITOR OF THE srN-sr. The
more eriou the suffrage question be-
comes n II could not be more 30
with the suffrage plank In the platforms
OF both parties. the moro frivolous the
suffrage propaganda grows.
IL It to show the men voters the way
a campaign should he carried on that
women by the hundreds dress In fancy
costumes and pose and cavort In the
park and the streets OF the city az they
did last week?
And the shackies on the feet! How
true OF our free American womanhood ,
I hear that In Chicago. where women
vote. the women used toy balloons tied
to their ankles instead OF the ball and
chain.
Does this mean that when women get
tho vote they become so inflated that
they become gas bam7 Or do It
mean their feet have become So va 4,
with their political life they need me
balloons to buoy them up?
Men. before you cast your vote for
suffrage. observe the methods and think
up your tableaux. AN OBSERVER.
SOUTHAMPTON, L. l.. September so.
The sun., 1916-10-02
Golf and

It appears that the Hon. NATHAN
l.. MILLER. the Scion Of Scion and
Syracuse and the recipient at various
times Of the greatest judicial honore
of this State. rose at the Republican
State Convention in Saratoga and
spoke thus:
Not ever a judicial robe win uhics
to conceal from public view the stripes
Of the beast which seeks once more to
walk through the Capitol al Albany"
It appears further that the Hon.
JOHN II. McCooEY. Democratic leader
in Kings county. having read this
thinly yelled utternnce. rose in the
presence Of m Eagle reporter and
commented AS follows:
The thought that sprans to my mind
was that h last time I saw MILLER ne
was playing golf on the Oakland golf
links with CHARLES r. MURPHY and j.
SERGEANT CRAM. nave been wonder
Ing II the sentiments expressed at Sara
toga were yelling in the Judges heart
then.
IT do not know who won that game,
but somebody paid for the dinner which
tho three had together after II was An
ished. or course II might have been
a different Judge NATHAN l.. MnLxn
that I saw. but I am under tho impress
sion II was the same. II not let Mr..
MURPHY deny H."
We do not expect the Sphinx OF the
Links to deny It. He Ia not much Of
a denier. On one historic occas sion,
instead Of denying that he was against
the Uplift. he admitted that he was
for It. Besides, why should Mr.. Nun
PLY. a member of the Oakland Golf
Club. deny that he played a round
with n who is not merely a member
but m honorary member?
Mr.. McCO0EY does not understand
the ethics Of the day. There Is no
relation between the denouncer Of a
Friday night and the durer Of n Sat-
urday afternoon. At the busting
JoHN DOE may cry: "In RICHARD
RoE ! behold the lowest type Of pO-
litical savage, a menace to our ma
tional institutions, n creature whom,
without fear of successful c%ontradic.
tion. ! view with alarm; hut nj the
seventh hole 1t is: "Hi, DICK. lend
me- your hrnssy!"
Thus is explained. for Mr.. Nc
CooEY's benefit, why Judge MILLER
mny have played golf at Oakland with
Mr., MURPHY ana for Mr.. HEARsr's
beneht why Judge SvABrRv's shadow
has fallen beside Mr.. NUaP1y's o.
The sun., 1916-10-02
An Enduring, Non.partisan Abuse
OF the Taxpayers.

Our friend who sends to THE SuN
the subjoined not too emphatic letter
brings to attention again an abuse
which has been long tolerated by care
less taxpayers, hut Is not on that ac-
count made respectable:
To rHE EDITOR or THE srS-sfr: The
enclosed is an imposition on the tax-
payers OF this country.
The fraud should be exposed IN your
columns and something should Be- lone
by way of legislation to stop n.
"HxNRr WINTERS
NEW YORK. September so"
Mr.. WINTERS enclosed with his note
n Of the familiar envelopes hearing
the legend blouse Of Representatives.
Z. =. Part Of Cong. Record-Free."
and franked with the stamp Of CAR
TER GLASS, NJ. c. The envelope had
contained, rs a reprint from the Con.
0ressiOnnI Record Of June Is. 1916. the
Address Of Hon. MARTIN II. GLYNS
Of New York. temporary chairman Of
convention. Delivered at the Demo
cratic National Convention. st. Louis,
Mo-. June II. 1916" ana a choice
specimen Of Mr.. GLYNN's rhetoric. in
black faced type. adorns the envelope.
The Wilson campaigners have bor-
rowed Mr.. GLAss's frank to circulate
their partisan literature. and the tax.
payers. through the postal service. rom
tribute. willingly or nnwtllingly. TO
their political fund. They are not the
only offenders: tho Record Is stuffed
and the mails are laden every year
with speeches. circulars. pamphlets,
tracts Of all kinds and descriptions.
from all sorts and conditions Of p~o.
pie who seek and enjoy this graf on
the Treasury.
Tho practice imposes q serious bur
den on the taxpayers. gives currency
10 n a Of useless printed matter
and constitutes a real nuisance: as
mi correspondent says, It should ne
stopped ny legislation. hut in view
of the fact that Congress has never
brought itself to the point Of making
the Record an honest reporter Of it,
proceedings we have small hope that
It a be moved to put an end to this
notorious scandal.
The sun., 1916-10-02

The President says: Until Novem-
Der z IL Is going to be practically i'm
possible to handle any critical matter
conserving u foreign relations. be-
foreign statesmen are waiting to
see which way the election goes, and
In the meantime they know that settle-
ments will be inconclusive." They
know also that the settlement OF No
vember Z viii be about the most con-
elusive thing that has happened for
some time, and they must count the
restoration Of America TO its senses
worth the weeks OF waiting.
The sun., 1916-10-02
Stupidity Of the Great Suitor for
Votes,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Just
notice tho difference The railroad
brotherhood voters as a body and class
were not known to be against the Presi-
dent for reelection. but II he failed to
submit to their dictation he might lose
their votes. Hence his surrender. The
German and Irish voters are supposed
to be against him ir~revocably. In fact,
Wilson and his campaign managers have
been trying TO make political capital out
OF this supposed situation.
II these elements are really against
Wilson he had nothing TO lose by seem
ing to DO bravely repudiating them. and
II they were not against him such a dis.
play Of courage would not ALLEVIATE their
votes and might win others.
Clever again. ] say. But Il won't
work. We can allow him every German
and Irish vote In the country and still
ha win be beaten. there being so many
other reasons for wishing him out of
once than those connected with his mis-.
handling OF tho European matter.
J. s. ANDERSON.
NEW YORK. September so.
The sun., 1916-10-02
Commissioner Kracke's Work on the
Q~ueensbOro Bridge.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Str: In
an editorial paragraph THE SUN suggests
that the $4,000 saved through the op-
Grafton of the municipal garage be OK
pended upon the roadway Of tho Queens
boro Bridge. This roadway is now being
reconstructed me before the end of the
year one-half Of the work will be COM
pleted. This department Is working
about eighty men IN the day shift and
fcrty-eight men on the night shift In
order to expedite the Improvement.
The design OF the new pavement,
based upon practical tests made by the
engineers here. is such as to insure that
1t will be more durable than any here.
tofore laid on any OF the city bridges.
The type and method Of construction ara
the very best that science and skin can
produce. The work Is being done by city
employees, and every man connected with
this work has been impressed with its
Importance. +. J. II. KRAcKs.
Commissioner.
NEW YORK. September 20.
The sun., 1916-10-02

the fair green Mt Shinnecock Hills. II
Mr.. MURPHY beats his club colleague.
SAM SEABrRy, four up and one to
play, 1t Is perhaps because Candidate
SEABuRY has been out late the night
before flaying-as the expression Is
Tammany Hall.
Government has not been per.
mitted to encroach upon golf. Golf,
as Mr.. McCooEY himself might say OF
Brooklyn, must have It's autonomy
preserved forever.
The sun., 1916-10-02

stand for the maintenance Of Ameri-
can rights. I stand for the protection
OF American industry. stand for the
Just interests Of labor. stand for efi-
cheney in public administration tand
against e~xtravaGance n waste. I
stand for q dominant sense Of unity
with loyalty to our nag. that We may
have America hrst and America enicient.
Mr.. HUGHES at BuGo'o.
On that platform there Il accommo-
dalton for all the voters Of the coun-
try. standing flatfoot and enjoying
comfortable elbow room.
The sun., 1916-10-02

Senator MAxrISB regards JEREMIAH
OLEARY as a man Of the highest char
acter. and will support President
WILSON Loyalty. and perhaps Mr..
O'LEARv will make a few speed hes in
New Jersey In behalf Of the Plough
man of Plainfiel y
The sun., 1916-10-02

Colonel HARvEY's latest essay on his
distinguished ex-protege wrote itself.
we understand. with such facility that
the Colonel chose to settle with himself
on the length -of-the-run basis instead
of the time footing. WHAT'S sauce for
the brotherhood goose Is sauce for the
literary eander.