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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14

yourself off How many Liberty
Bonds and Thrift Stamps have
you bought Have you bought
all you shouldg
II you have not done your part,
do 50 at once and buy Thrift and
War Saving Stamps, and thus
back the boys in the trenches.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14
A Real Montana
Farm Bargain

$50 acres highly improved. all
IN cultivation, 40 acres in fall
crop and balance Of land all ready
for spring seeding seed is also
ready and owner viii seed all the
land IN first class shane and put
IN all the crop with the deal. The
Improvements consist of a good
Groom house, big fine barn for ~
head Of stock, granary and loft
IN connection, good cow barn for
10 head, good machine shop, big
broom bunk house, smoke house
and refrigerator, lot of good
granaries, iee-houSe and big root
cellar and good garage. All
buildings electric lighted. Water
is brought to the barn. house and
corrals by gravity system. All
buildings are well painted and Ia
first-class shape. This fine farm
IS 9la miles from a good town
and is on main graded road. Price
$1,000 per acre, SIC, 10000 cash,
balance on fair terms. This is
the best bargain we have. The
coming crop win almost pay for
The place with an ordinary yield.
A good crop, which we have at
This time every reason to expect,
viii pay for the farm. This farm
IN 1916 made so bushels Of wheat
per acre on 300 acres, oats made
10.
Its bargain Can you handle
IL
C. WILL MORRISON
Fort Benton, Mont.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14

The regular annual meeting Of
County Abstract Co, Ltd, viii be
held at the office Of said company
in Nezperce on April lst, 1918,
at p. ~. 4Iw3
York Herren, Secretary.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14


Chief Hardy and his bunch OF
basket ball warriors left yestcr-
| day for Moscow where they will
take part in the annual basket
ball tournament that is being held
there today and tomorrow for the
purpose Of deciding the high
school championship Of the state
Of Idaho. The line up Of the un-
defeated Nezperce braves is No
Miss EN- Basket Rich Fox and
No-Afraid-of-Ball Clyde F'ike,
forwards; Throw m-Straight
Bob Wright and Shoot 'em-Far
Vernon Miller, guards Jump emf
High Roy Perrine, center; and the
following papooses viii act as
subs: Sure-ShOt Geo. Thomas,
Speed 'em-Cp Clayton Miller and
Run 'em-F'ast Harry Barbee. The
rooters TO accompany the team !
were WhOOpee Leland johnson,
Make 'em-N0ise Joe Farrar, Talk |
'em-Fast 0ryilBe Crumpacker, |
Twist entail Clark Odekirk and |
Heap-Talk- 'em Herb Odckirk.
IN speaking of the tournament
the Moscow tar-Mirror says:
Nine fast teams from Northern
Idaho, Moscow, Lewiston, Nez-
perez, Post Falls, Grangeville,
Boomers Ferry. Occur d'Alene and
Standpoint, and three representa-
tive quinfets from southern Ida
no, Boise, Twin Falls and Aber-
deem, now comprise the entry
list in the state interschOlastic
basket ball tournament which is
10 be staged under University aus
pieces Thursday and Friday.
Up TO Saturday night the speedy
Rupert five had been believed the :
most capable quintet in IFS sec (
ion. but decisive defeat adj /
ninistered by Twin Falls shat
cred the championship aspira-
ions which Rupert had been nnr- 4
uring.
The tournament schedule out
med by Physical Director w G.
cOnfemplates the play !
ng Of six preliminary contests d
afternoon and three
aore games that night. The ev- e
ming ARRAYS viii determine ono 8
inalist and a game 10 be played !,
'riday afternoon viii produce a 3
econd. The finals. which are d
rheduled for Friday evening 4
ill be followed By a dance and 4
peepti0n in honor of the high \,
.hool visitors on the campus. n
Plans are now being made 10
rrange a contest between the =
,eedy varsity regulars, north !,
est title holders, and team to :,
E composed Of all-stars picked =
ON the universify's intra-mural =
. a complement TO the semi-final n
,ntest Of Friday afternoon n
The coaches of the various high N
hool teams viii draw for places -
the tournament game schedule :,
rly Thursday afternoon. 81
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14

saw many wonderful sights. and
would not have missed the trim
for anything. Now that / have
my legs planted on good mother
earth again, l don't remember
when ! felt better in the u. s. A.
would like to write You all
about our trip, where we are sta.
toned az present, and about the
surrounding country, but c0ndi-
lions viii not allow.
! am going 10 number my let
tiers l, ?, etc, so when you receive
a letter from me note the number
and let me know. This way / will
know whether any Of them get
lost.
Hoping you are all well.
Love to all,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14

Somewhere in France, Feb. Is.
Dear folks and ali was very
pleasantly surprised today when
| received a letter from you and
Mary, written Jan. both.
We arrived here yesterday, so
yom see the letters were waiting
ia Spite of the many miles thar
separate as. When il comes to the
mails, nowadays, il almost seems
like nexs door, which is certainly
appreciated By ns soldiers.
You could see a big broad smile
on every fellow = face today, be-
cause in his hand he held from two
70 a dozen letters.
Left on the 9th for cur first
camp IN France, which was only
q matter Of about q 10 hours run.
The camp We arrived az turned |
ont 10 be q rest camp, but failed /
10 fill the bin. SO after 4 few
days there. We packed up our be.
i0nging8 again and moved on.
This time we had the pleasure Of
coming into contact with the |
French II. II. system. Rode on a
train Tor two days and night, be-
fore arriving Al our present camp.
The railroads IN these lands re
minds nae Of our little now and
hen" NJ Nexpcree. A fellow gets
around fully as much as
le does there. but the one conso-
alton there Is that it's only IA
niles. II
A fellow gets 70 see a lot Of
quaint things here. Saw my first
X team on this trip. and. talk /
bout old towns and buildings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
Last Day of
Wool Sweater
Specials

WOmen'S smart beltei
and pOCketed wool Sweaters
from our stO.75 groups will
be included at S8.75 for the
last day tomorrow.
In shades of green, gold,
COpen, rose and COmbina-
tons they make ideal Christ
mas gifts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06

A British tea grower declares that the consumption
tea now is in excess OF its production This he
says due the reduced consumption alcoholic
liquors in many countries OF the world
Whether the prohibition in America account for
or not the importation of to this country i'm
that Of 1917 by As Oc 600 pounds,
which quite "a little when reckoned in cups. APP
parentIy to take place among the tea
drinking nations of the world
There will he those pessimists that bad
for the liver. and that it is death
plexion; but surely little dreaded i'm com
parison to those fiery beverages whose place is
taking.
There is socabiity in whisky There is also socabn-
ity dish tea but with the great advantage that
the latter are no seeds OF morning repentance
What the tired world really needs is TO learn take
and nourishment ana to do without stimu-
any kind. II human beings to be anywhere
100 percent healthy and efficient that state
things a long way or end with much be learn
q much forgot before it is accomplished
In the meantime there is rest and refreshment in
the sup that cheers but does not inebriate' it
is 10 be hoped that the growers will speed up
production before shortage makes prices so high
tea takes its place the champagne soft
drinks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
DECEMBER o, 1913.
DEBTS OR INDEMNITlEs.

The Austrian Credit bank wants the peace confer
ence 20 apportion the Austrian war debt equtably
among the states which have arisen in place OF
the dual monarchy.
Everyb il those defeated countries is busy as "a
bug trying figure how TO make the other fellow
pay the check, that they see the waiter really
bearing down upon them.
Probably the conference could make more un-
prejudiced decision than the states themselves But
there certain other matters decided first For
instance. whether debts indemntes rank first
obligations
IL is impossibls foreteu what the conference will
about any particular question; but it seems likely
since its members TO be chosen from countries
which suffered UNNECESSARILY war waged
by the powers that there will be very strong
sentiment for hxng indemnities due these coun-
tries and insuring their payment leaving the guilty
nations make the best arrangement they can with
the people who financed their bloody business
Since Italy alone has announced a war indemnity
claim OF twenty billion dollars and Belgium considers
billions little enough what suffered
while England still figuring up claims which will
include payment lives tonnage destroyed by
submarines can be plainly that little interest
viii felt for time in any claims 10y those
made all this destruction possible
What tho central powers need is stop talk 20 boil
sheviking and whining work. The peace con
ference delegates the world are more
concerned seeing some evidence tina these guilty
souls intend to pay than in hearing thei. various
schemes lodging
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
Other Editors Than Ours
THE MEN IN HONE CAMPs.
indianapolis Ncws.)


The German soldier. looking over the top of his
trench, proof that Americas confront
ing him. But the German people, looking he
great army already France-the camps where mill
lions Of be trained and the rising spirit
of the world behind them. 5 O great
body OF who like those that crossed the waters
changed the whole purpose and of their lives
offered their services, into training the full
expectation and hope that day they would front
lie arms but who, after all their sacrifices
doomed 10 service in this country
The American people when il pays tribute TO those
that destroyed the thing which know Prussian
autOcracy should give the least place the men
who formed the illinitabe reserve-the still in
heir home land that showed Germany how hope
less her must be. And suffered in this
than the who ate their hearts because
they could the fighting ranks Month after
month they drilled and waited. Many times units
were entrained with orders leave for the Of
embarkaton but TO their dismay these orders were
Cancelled. The unhappiest men were not those who
lost health. limb. the mud Flanders. the
wilderness Of the Argonne but those who not
permitted relieve their brothers. obliged
10 remain at home and mark time. But let thought
less speak word proach OF these either
when the history OF these great days written
These have only served and waited, but
they have already suffered They should all honor
and place with those who fortunate. en-
abled hurl the thundsrholt which all had helped
I forge Many thousands of men and officers camps
and training schools and college vocational
medical and dental schools are their
and viii regarded by those who fortunate.
were enabled 20 do the lighting and by those hosts
men and women who stood back Of all our
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
The Melting Pot
COME! TAKE POTDUCK
WITH Us
BOBBIE AND Ills Pa.
BY William T. Kirk.

always feel full of Pep in the In
jun Summer. sed Pa. Pep q Punch,
sed Pa
That is fine. sed Ma. I wish it
end be Injun Summer all the time if
II helps you work * git the mummy.
sed Ma
Souls like mine, sed Pa, is RELY
above thOts of AIazumy. sed Pa. 1t
isent for the Mazumy that I toll,
sed Pa. but for the sheer love of
Toiling, Pa sed
motifs you always go to see the
Cashier every week, sed Ma.
To be sure. sed Pa. one must have
mummy 20 maik the mare trot. sed
Pa. I used TO maik the mare gal
lup sed Pa, but trotting is fast
enu1f for me now. However. sed
Pa. l am glad, like l sed beefoar.
that it is Injun Summer. 1 feel like
a titeing man this morning. sed Pa
Ii is a littel lait 10 beegin feeling
like a fteing man, sed Ma. You
shud have started feeling like a
filter wen our nashun was calling fo-
men. sed Ma.
Newer mind about that sed Pa.
that is all oaver now & forgot. sed
Pa. I wud gladly have went any
way if it wasent for you & littel
Robbie. sed Pa. You know that. Oh.
Oh. the glorus Injun Summer put
the Kiser on the Hummer. sed Pa.
7 think Shakespeer cuddent have sed
that any better. sed Pa.
Deer old Aunt Ella always luvs
Injun Summer. sed Ma. Most anv
day now we may expeck 10 see her
hopping In on US.
That is bully news. sed Pa. That
warns the marrow OF my bones
sed Pa Aunt Ella is cumming
Aunt Ella is cumming that is a
song for my heart 10 be humming,
You always liked her wen she was
out West. sed Ma
I like her out West now. sed Pa
She has vary handsum profeel q
thousand miles away, sed Pa.
will rite her & tell her not L
. think Of cumming on account Of the
way YOU speak OF her sed Ma
Co 10 il. sed Pa. What I say I vii
] back up. sed Pa.
She is vary welthy in her ow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06

right. sed Ma Remember that.
She mite as we'll be broak fat. sed
Pa. All she ever flashed wen she
was visiting here was a nickel she
spent for sum cough drops for littel
Bobbie. sed Pa, & she took most of
them for a cold she got walking
hoam 70 sa.v carfare. sed Pa. She
was a awful plunger. sed Pa.
You newer have vary many kind
words 70 say OF my deer folks. SEQ
Ma That is the only week point in
yure disposishun, sed Ma.
Yura deer folks started me that
way, sed Pa. Thay put me on the
pan the day I proposed 20 you. sed
Pa, & I have been wiggling around
on IL ever sinse. Citing roasted to
a Fare Thee Well, sed Pa. But now
that the War is oaver. sed Pa, feel
so happy that L believe I cud eeven
luv yure Aunt Ella, sed Pa. IN the
words OF the poet, sed Pa.
The gratest heroes in all nashuns.
Is them wich luvs thare wife's re-
lashuns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
WELL KNOWN LAWYER TO
SUCCEED BALLANTINE

WASHINGTON. Dec. ga. A
Ballantine has resisned as solicitor
Of the internal revenue bureau. ef-
fective January !. an1 viii resume
the practice of law II Boston, IL was
announced today. His successor
Will be determined soon.
a widely known lawyer has been
offered the position Of solicitor OF
the revenue bureau 10 succeed Mr..
Ballantine, il was said, but an
nouncement Of his appointment was
withheld.
Mr. Ballantine left his Law prac-
tice in Boston a year ago 20 act a.
adviser III the many difficult prob
lens facine the bureau in collection
OF big war taxes, and later was made
solicitor He had personal direc-
ton of smoothing our legal and ac-
ministratiye wrinkles ia The tss
regulations
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06

Women'S bath robes OF
the Beacon Blanket kind In
dark and light patterns
Choice of our IS numbers
at $685..
Children S Beacon Blanket
bath robes in sizes 8. 10. ID
and IA years are offered
special al $3.50. Regular
they are $3.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06

though the eve alone cannot per
ceive them
The most logical explanation Of
the existence Of this nebulous mat
ter in the Pleiades appears 10 be
that. like the corona seen around
the sun in an eclipse, it consists Of
meteoric dust or gases. floating IN
vast clouds about the stars 10 which
it is attached. II may be an index
Of the relative youth of the Pleiades
as suns. They are the products OF a
condensed nebula where some OF the
original nebulous matter still re-
mains uncom bined.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
FRANCES LOST PROVINCES

French territory Should invaded posi-
o. the France by Prussia in 81
Aelorrane which has unsettled the peace OF
the world for nearly fifty should be ghed IN order that
Wilson Peace Principle No
lust Belgium be evacuated and restored and her sovereignty re
1 e @ G o ayn inc . aded P9 pfe T ca 5
These the only things that went to war about many one
into we right insist upon conditions peace and for the
The United sae entered the war to make the g3rd safe for dm2c
ocr2sy.
H Cg 1 E ana u P1oj 33 be BsIFa1 will come later
within the r% the pejent DTnpes the first five of which were
Every point made in these principles same as with reference
s G a06G9 on and tn e S hm posc the
That the Of We suppose all right and proper to eI
Tor and were selling Liberty bonds ed cross menoeTn e put say
might now that the fighting becomes hdeous criminal in the est
course favor Justice Belgium and France for
Poland Russia Roa and the Balkans but there are toe many who
Least pretend perhaps tor the political purpose ct having something TO exncSe
Belgium France Poland Serbia splendid
and TeT to gratf their Angiomaniae British for
mula oDemenda Americana and then adopt policy of ssez
So anxious they e1agea anoudas that they would
they meaning in the nam political iacN-snipes mongbber dys
ya2ked into service Of real fighting orer"h team of twenty Texas
.oa france he P pn f8 m hGS s raj and @a be 1
back in 1871 That was war between Bismarck and Louis Napoleon
mG ge instead Of across open e and Additionally to get pos
session valuable coal fields of that region
Frankfort she threw her influence on the side OF Prussia France nearer
England the colOniHng world
Britain ced Frances weakness than she feared Gemany strength
resulted
the proclamation
O
throughout without
channel nehbor until rafting the
might be able her a better advantage after ALL
AngonCh alliance beginning
ans change OF heart with reference to Asace oane and frances grievance
thryOur ahead England
mental preference for France even England did get into the fight three
channel threatened
The United Saeswheher what she nothing Anglo
tnereSt than
incidentally while it, among
calculated prevent the
France afford to listen and will listen ntenty the United
realizing
Germany hands instead OF free with her lost provinces already
turned by the terms OF the amSt had this moved
England must also realize that but those Chateau
merry and St M Germany might before have been bombardg her
the channel from Calais Dunkrl.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06

position is safeguard the man who uses that
position to destroy his fellow-beings
All the peace conferences in the world will never
make strong impression humanity. or 90 as
much prevent a repctitior- of this war as will tho
execution OF the German emperor
He set about his Strengthening cold blood TO sat
isfy his personal ambition and greed the racial
egotism of his people as securing him any i'm
munty from punishment is concerned his signed alb
dication should be classed scrap paper. an
thanks due Wilhelm for teaching us that word
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
GOODBYE. BEER
To paraphrase an old convivial song:
Now farewell beer. for evermore

Ncw farewell beer, for evermOre'
Our brewing days surely DER.
ban OF food materials
manufacturing beer has goae effect No more beer
be brewed the United states while this emergency
ban lasts u safe say that it will last until the
country automatically dry by the adoption the
prohibition amendment by the federal prohibition
becoming effective July.
There will be beer tap for some time yet in states
and communities afford "A market for that
sort thing. But there will be more breyyed and
the present supply viii hardly outlast the winter.
Thus passes Of the oldest of human
The earliest Ango-SaNou records half
savage forefathers as brewing The beverage was
among the ancient Persians Its depicted
on the walls OF Egyptian tombs thousands Of years
old and on Babyonian bricks probably older still It
back almos, TO Adam-or at least almost Noah
those wine And IL is banished the
accompaniment Of many sentimental tear
Because virtuous. must there be more
cakes and aIe2 asked FastaG we virtuous
there may Dee cakes ale.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-06
The Story of the
Pleiddes
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

Now that we have set our clocks
back to closer accordance with ma
lures horOlogy we may see, over in
the east by north about the hour Of
eight in the evening, that wonder
full group of distant suns, glittering
like a swarm of frefiies in the black
night of outer space. which, from
time immemorial, have been known
as the Pleiades. old Atlas's Daugh-
ters."
They mark almost the culmina-
ton OF the combined poetry and
mystery of astronomy. During thou
sands Of years. in every quarter of
the world, among every race and
nation, that necklace of starry gems
that hangs aloft when Orion is about
to rise has excited at once enthu-
siastio admiration and vague super
stitution.
The fate of mankind has often
been imagined as indissOlubly as
ISOLATED with the Pleiades. They
are the worlds Halloween stars.
Obscurely. everywhere they have
been related 10 the ceremonies con-
nected with the feast of the dead. 8"
This association has been traced in
Australia. India, Egypt. Persia.
among the ancient Celts and Druids.
in Peru, Mexico and the island
groups of the Pacific The great
Pyramid is believed 10 show a rela-
ton to the Pleiades in its south
ward pointing interior passage.
lined for hundreds OF feet with
splendid polished granite and lead
ing up 10 what is called the Kings
Chamber in the heart Of the gi-
gantic pile Of masonry. The world
wide legends of a great deluge over
whelming mankind are also asso-
ciated with the Pleiades.