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Explaining the Ring Finger. =

OF all the men, both young and old.
who place engagement rings on the
fingers of their brides-to-be, II Is al
most an absolute certainty that not
one-tenth Of them knows why he places
the ring on the ring finger of the left
hand. OF course, the answer could
be: "Everybody's doin' it," TIE GUS
tom of placing the ring upon the fourth
finger seems undoubtedly 60 owe its
origin to the fancy that a special
nerve, or vein, ran directly from this
finger TO the heart MacrobiuS. in his
Saturnalia. aliudeS to the belief in the
following words: Because OF this
nerve. the newly betrothed places the
ring on this finger Of his spouse. as
though IL were a representation OF the
heart This information, he asserts.
was derived from an Egyptian priest.
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FOR variety one may like to try:
Strawberry FIuff.-Put one egg
white, one cupful of powdered sugar
and one cupful of Strawberries into a
deep bowl. Whip with a dover egg
Deater until the mixture Is stiff
enough TO stand up and keep its shape.
1t Will take about twenty minutes
beating. Serve in sherbet cups with Il
thin custard for a sauce
ScalIoped CeIery.-COok two cup
fuls of celery in water to cover, until
tender Save one cupful of the stock
add to it one cupful of milk Melt
two tableSpOOnfuls of butter add two
of flour and when well mixed add the
milk and stock. Cook until smooth
and thick; season well with salI and
pepper. then add the cooked celery
and One-half cupful of cheese. Line
q buttered baking dish with buttered
bread crumbs, pour in the celery and
sauce and cover with crumbs. The
dish may be prepared in layers of eel.
ery. cheese and sauce, if preferred.
Nut Tirnhals-Melt two tablespoon
fuls of butter; add one cupful of soft
bread crumbs and three-quarters OF
cupful Of MIX cook until smooth. Add
one cupful If nut meats, one tabfs-
spoonful of minced parsley and two
agg~. well l>eaten. Season with salt
and pepper. Fill buttered individual
mOids two-thirds full. set in pan Of
not water and bake 20 minutes, COW
cred with a buttered paper.
Chicken a la Reine.-Melt four
tabIeSpoonfuls of butter, add three
tablespoonfuls of flour. and when we'll
blended add three cupfuls OF milk; stir
and cook slowly. then add two cupfuls
Of diced chicken, one-half cupful of
mushrooms. one cupful of asparagus
tips, one-fourth cupful of pimentoes
minced. one teaspoonful of salt, dash
of mustard and paprfka. Keep hot
bver hot water until ready to serve.
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II
In the very least ana, indeed he did
not
what Ia the world do you meanT
-Just what / said. the dy answered.
''You mean said the snoWberry
bush. that you think il is nice to he
mean and not 80 be nice2"
Exactly what / think" said The lily.
why" said the Snowberry bush. II
can't believe you are thinking of what
You are saying. / simply cannot be-
Iieve that you are. You surely don't
mean it. but are joking with meg"
I'm not joking in the least" said
the fly. Il love "a be mean. I simply
adore IL All my family always have.
II we can carry around an illness
we're delighted 10 do il. The fewer
dies there are, they say, the healthier
1t is, 50 you see what we do In those
ways
ave like sickness. II doesn't bother
rs Were willing TO carry IT. Ne like
70 wake folks up in the morning who
are tired When exhausted people
sometimes on a holiday find the time
for a little nap on a summer afternoon
we bother them so they can't sleep
I'VE bother them at mealrime. We
go flying about and getting nibble
at the food which is FAR from pleasant
for the people. but we don't mind that
We just adore doing that.
sTThe meaner we can be the happier
we are We haven't anything nice
about rs We never do any kind deeds
and we never care for anything thar
has kindness In it We're surprised
at the great number Of creatures and
things there are who are nice Now
take even the catchfy plants or flow
ers
You know those lavender and white
and purple and pink flowers with the
sticky stems? They even try 90 help
catch Us at the same time they are
being beautiful They want 90 make
folks happy looking at them and add
ing to garden and they want 10 help
folks along still more by seeing if
perhaps one or two -of us may be
caught that way.
THAT is the way they are. And
you seem TO be kindly and Oh of that
too"
All" said the snowberry bush. Gin
the spring we have lovely little bios
SONS and the rest of the time our
leaves try 10 do a great deal of good
work
>'Then in the autumn and even into
the winter ne have little round white
berries which give us the name or
snowberry bush. They're not So very
tiny and they add a great deal OF
cheerfuIness when there are no other
flowers We're glad 10 do SUCH
things as add cheer"
Strange" buzzed the fy.
And in the summer when there Is
8 storm and when the sun comes out
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CHAPTER Vii.
Miss La Rue Paws 3 Call.

Some slight noise caused Westcott
TO straighten up. and turn partially
around. He had barely time TO fling
up one arm in the warding off of a
blow. The next instant was one of
mad, desperate struggle, In which he
realized only that he dare not relax
his grip on the wrist of his unknown
antagonist. 1t was fierce. intense
grapple. every muscle strained to the
utmost. silent except for the stamping
of feet, deadly In purpose.
Twice Westcott drove his clenched
right into the Swallowed face. smash
ing Ii the last time so hard the mans
grip relaxed. and he went staggering
back. With leap forward. the bat
tie fury on him. Westcott closed be-
fore the other could regain position.
Again the cienched fist struck and the
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SteIIa'S feelings lead her
into a trap of the enemy.
CTo BE CONTINUED)
SEVERITY IN THIS PENANCE
Hindu Pilgrims Make Long Journeys
With Most Extraordinary Method
of LOGON otion.

An extraordinary Indian peniten-
tial pilgrimage takes place every
year, invariably on Tuesday. usually
in the first half of May. The penance
consists in the Hindu penitent'S
measuring his length on the ground
from his home to the temple. often a
distance of many miles.
The penitent throws himself on the
ground at full length, and with pots
herd or a stone, makes a mark within
reach of his fingers. Upon getting up
he sets his feet on the mark, repeats
the process. continuing TO do this, with
alternate rising and prostratiOn. TO the
end of his journey.
The dress worn during the pilgrim
age is exceedingly scnnty. as the pill
grimage takes place during the hot
test season of the year. If the journey
is likely to take two or three days.
the penitent may halt at night for
food and rest, in which case he sets
up some mark to show where he left
the road. and resumes his journey
from that point on the morrow. Only
men are permitted to perform the
penance, but women and children are
allowed to accompany them on foot,
supplying them with food and tanning
them with punkahS made OF VaIm
leaves.
Upon arriving at their goal the peni-
tents present their offerings in money
or kind to the attendant priests, wha
utter n few words of benedicti0n-
Every few years there are deaths from
exhaustion and exposure during ths
pilgrimage. but the enthusiasts are
never ACKNOWLEDGMENT News.
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cAvENDlsH NOT DEAD.

Synopsis - Frederick Cavendish.
New York man OF wealth. receives
a letter from an old friend. jim
Westcott, urging him to come at
once to Colorado Deciding 70 go,
he employs a lawyer. Patrick En-
right. 10 draw Up a viii leaving
most of his estate 70 charity, with
a mere pittance To John Cavendish.
his cousin and only relative, a dis
solute youth. That night Frederick
Cavendish is murdered in his apart
ments. No VIII being found. John
Cavendish inherits the estate Two
months later Enright informs John
Caveudish of the existence Of the
viii and offers. for 10000, to say
nothing Of it john agrees. Stella
Donovan, newspaper writer. learns
from Frederick Cavendish's valet
that he is not satisfied the body
found was that Of his employer
Sis IS directed by Farriss, city eii-
tor Of the Star. to follow up the
case. Stella learns Of the will En-
right had drawn up also OF John
Cavendish's infatuatiCn for Celeste
lie Rue. chorus girl. A CONVERSE
tion Stella overhears between Ce-
leste and John Cavendish convinces
her Frederick Cavendish is alive.
the victim of a conspiracy engi-
neered by Enright to secure his
fortune. and that Celeste knows
where he is hidden. Ned Beaton.
notorious gunman. is also men
toned. Celeste is about to leave
for Haskell Colorado. and Stella is
ordered by Farriss to proceed there
at once At Haskell Stella, repre-
senting herself as a magazine
writer, makes the acquaintance of
Jim Westcott. Frederick Caven-
dish's partner. Westcott. resents the
interest taken in Stella by BeatoR
whom he knows only as a visiting
New Yorker, and wCrsts him in a
fistic encounter. Stella confides in
Jim. who believes Cavendish is
alive. Celeste and Enright join
Beaton at Haskell. While visiting
his mine an attempt is made to
shoot Westcott.
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4
should be nutritious in character.
To make stock use bones left from
steaks. roasts and poultry or the liquor
81 which they have been boiled; keep
in the ice chest They may be added
10 from day 10 day The bones should
be cracked so that all the marrow may
be dissolved. Cover the bones and
any meat with cold water and simmer
gently for several hours. Skim and at
the end Of the third hour add any
havorings such as herbs any Of the
onion family, cloves, carrot, turnip,
celery tops bay leaves and a teaspoon
ful Of peppercOrns 10 each four quarts
Of soup. The delicate flavor of soup
n ruined If il Is boiled. as the volatile
oil and other a2vors pass off in the
air. The stock is strained at the end
OF four hours and set away to cool so
that the surplus fat can he easily re
moved. To clarity stock allow one
egg white with the shell for each
quart Of stock Crush the she'll and
beat # with a little cold stock and
the egg white until well mixed. Add
10 the stock just brought TO the boil
ing point and then strain through
cheeSecloth wrung ont of cold water.
In summer stock viii keep better with
no vegetable favorings added.
Consomme-Take a shin of beef and
shin of veal. wipe with damp cloth.
Cut all meat from the bones. In
kettle add one teaspoonful of cara
mel or n teaspoonful of sugar TO
brown. then add half a cupful Of
chopped onion and the same quantity
of water Cook five minutes then add
the bones which have been we'll
cracked, the meat. and cover with five
quarts of cold water. Let simmer and
follow the above directions and finish
I'm the same way.
Either Beans or peas make q most
nutritious soup. Cook the vegetables
until very soft. with an onion. Put
them through a sieve and bind with
-four and butter cooked together. Add
milk and serve well seasoned and hot
A PURGE is a thick soup. For the
preparation of this soup a sieve and
wooden spoons are necessary as the
vegetables if put through the sieve be-
comes fine enough to be well blended
and does not sink TO the bottom of the
Eettle. The milk is slightly thickened
and holds the fine particles of vege-
eble in suspension.
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the necessary courage to seek her IN
her own room. Then Enright called
him and compelled his attendance.
The absence of the girl was not caused
from any lack of appetite, as she sub
sidized the Chinaman TO smuggle her
supply of food by way Of the back
stairs, which she ate with decided
relish, but she had no desire TO show
any anxiety regarding a meeting with
the newcomers
Her newspaper experience had given
her some knowledge OF human nature
and she felt convinced that her task
of extracting information would be
greatly simplified IL these people
sought her company first She was
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bodies. and they have nice cooling. re-
freshing baths and enjoy us sp much
s'Why don't y0u try. fly. and see
what it Is like 10 be niece You get
far more fun out Of life IF YOU are
You see such nice things about crea-
lures AMI You have such a good time
being friendly"
I'D rather not" said the fy.
That's too bad" said the snowbeTry
bush TIN glad there are few crea-
tures.iIke you
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The teacher was trying 70 familiar
tze her little pupils with definitions OF
the word tame"
"ARd what do most animals become
after they have been Ia the zoo a long
timer she asked her class
Up went the hand Of the little boy
IN the blue REFER
please. ma am, know" he chlrped
What. Maker
Peanut eaters. ma am
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A phlegmatIc insensibiIity Is as diff
ferent from patience. as a pool from
harbor. Into the one, Incidence nat
urally sinks us; but II we arrive al
the other 1t Is by encOuntering many
an adverse wind and rough wave. with
more skIIfuI pilot at the helm thar
self. and a company under better com
mand than the paSsiOns--DiIwyn-
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later the people
love 10 look at
US The rain
drops stay on our
leaves for quite a
while. The leaves
are shaped for
that And with
the sun glisfeniBg
down they all look
like diamonds and
people Just love
to see Is then
'sThen. too, the
birds come and
sip up the drops
Of va ter and have
a beautiful time
and they snake
rain off on their
fTfNIa FonfE,o-,ll
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W ny asked
the Snowberry
bush. I'm sure I
don't mean TO be
queer. I'm sorry
YOU think I am.
/ mean TO be
nice"
That is what I
think is queer. g"
said the dy. The
0y moved his legs
about and rubbed
his sm all re q
head. His black
body with its six
black legs looked
very unattrOctive
He didn't look rs
though he cared
about bathing DR.
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drawer. The latter was empty. and
was instantly closed again. the girl
staring about the room. as though at
her wits end. Suddenly she disap-
peared along the edge of the bed. be-
yOnd the radius of the crack in the
door, What was it she was doing?
Searching the bed, no doubt; seeking
something hidden beneath the pillow.
or mattress.
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Ne,1. No. wee
preamlnn of old Ane.

To dream of old age is a sign of
coming good news. To see an old
man is sign of love for the young
dreamer. q sign of success for the
mature person. To see an old woman
in ones dream foretells an immedi-
ate pleasant surprise.-Chicago Herald
and Examiner
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In a large part the INSTRUMENTATION
Of servants arises from the growing
sense Of unwillingness to be directed
and governed by the individual. 1t is
the spirit OF the age which rebels
against the dictates of the Individual
but submits freely TO the despotism OF
an organization"
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for there is moth
ing more accepta-
BILE than a dish
of fresh berries,
or fruit of any
kind. They are
more wholesome
than rich pastry
md nm Il Ill y, rrr
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little Ralph Had His Price

Ralph. the smallest son of a young
widow. was ti~@d OF frOcks. One eve
ming when n gentleman called 10 see
bis mother he said: Mamma. viii Mr.
Garter bzy me a pair of pants Il
let him marry your"
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Not to Be peluded.

Contractor-A house ON this plaI
can be built for 5000.
The Other Mani have no doubt
It can. What I want 20 know In how
much III have Co pay yOz when tt's
built
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Tea~s1er-Now. Tommy. If your "a
Their owed the butcher s65. the baker
80. and the grocer $40 how much
would ne have 70 pay In all?
Tommy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; he'd
move
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a coin In a slot machine has been
invented by an EngIishman to enable
a passenger to learn at what speed he
f. travelling la q trnIn-
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stantial. the soup
should be clear,
light and hot. but
not n e C g S sarily
nutritious. But in
meals where the
soup is to form
the main dish Of
I h g + q m iIY II
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SOMETHING ABOUT SOUPS.

In a meal where soup begins the din
ner and the dishes following are sub
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MDDIJ EVENING
lEAIRY TALL
-A a. fldry GehdD
~ Bonner @a8.5[
BUSH AND FLY.

you're a queer thing bush" said
the 1y 10 the snowberry bush.
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sEAsoNAgLE DISHES.

When fresh fruits are plentiful one
zssed not ask what to have for dessert,
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The KITCHEN
CABIN IIEBo5

He spent his health to get his wealth.
"a And then wit might and main
He turned around and spent his wealth
To get his health again.
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Miss Donovan did not go down to
supper Beaton waited some time in
the office, his eyes on the stairs. but
she failed to appear, and he lacked
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-10-07
Later sells it for less.
Summons.

In the district court of the
Tenth Judicial District of the
state Of Idaho, in and for Lewis
county.
Della Trieman, plaintiff, VS..
James Trueman, defendant.
The state of Idaho sends greet
ings to James Trueman, the above
named defendant.
You are hereby notified that
complaint has been filed against
you in the district court Of the
Tenth Judicial District Of the
state of Idaho, in and for, the
county Of Lewis, by the, above
named plaintiff; and you are fur
Their notified and hereby directed
to appear and answer the said
complaint within twenty days Of
the service of this summons, if
served within the said Judicial
District, and within forty days,
il served elsewhere; and you are
further notified that unless you
so appear and answer the said
complaint within the time herein
specified, the plaintiff will take
judgment against you as prayed
in said complaint.
This action is brought to dis
solve the bonds of matrimony
now existing between the parties
hereto, and to have the care, Gus
tody and control Of the minor
children of said parties awarded
to the plaintiff, and as grounds
therefor plaintiff alleges deser-
ton.
Witness my hand and the seal
Of the said district court, this 3rd
day Of September, 1920.
Court SeaD 3. L. Schnell,
Clerk of District Court.
G. G. Pencil,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Residence
and Postoffice, Nezperce, Ida.5
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EX7HEN Grant left the White House,
w freed from public care for the
first time in 10 years, his uppermOst
wish was to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Sartoris, in England, where he
was surprised by the public welcome
that greeted his arrival. He was ''puz-
zled to find himself parsonage" said
James Russell Lowell. But his politi-
cal friends were quick to see in his
triumphs abroad a chance to restore
their own prestige at home, and they
urged him on until he had completed
tour of the world, which remains,
perhaps, unequaled In brilliance. AS
he went his way from London to
Tokyo, emperors and kings honored
him.
Coming home after a three years
absence, he weakly yielded to the
politicians who were using his name
in desperate adventure to regain
power for the "Stalwart' faction of
the Republican party. But the unwrit-
ten law against third term was vim
Dictated in his defeat in the Republican
convention of 1880,
Failing the White House, he was
tempted by a ''young. Napoleon of
Finance" into the whirlpool Of New
York and to become partner in a
Wall street bank. Into that blind
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The "wnisky ring" involved the
presidents private secretary. A mem
Der Of the cabinet was impeached for
squalid transactions, but by accepting
his resignation Grant let him dodge
the conviction.
A liberal section of distinguished
Republicans reyolted against Grants
election to a second term, but they
were mostly leaders without follow
ers. The popular revolt did not come
until the panic of 1873 had plunged
the country into six years of hard
times, and a tidal wave in the cleo
tlon OF 1874 swept the Democrats
into control of the house.
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tractor for supplying bread to the
army at the outbreak of the Civil war,
when the politicians refused to make
him an officer.
The first time Grant came in sight
of the enemy in the Civil war he frank
~ tells us that his heart jumped into
his throat. Il had not the moral
courage" he said, ito halt and con-
slider what to do; kept right on"
That is the whole STORY Of how
Grant got to Appomattox he kept
right on. Starting without friend
at his back, and with only long, I'M
broken trail of disappointments be-
hind him, he never asked for promo
ton, an assignment or favor, yet this
unambitious man rose to be general
in chief.
No conqueror ever was higher souled
than Grant at Appomattox. Sad
and depressed, as he tells us, at
the downfall of valiant foe, he met
Lee sas if that foeman In war were
neghbor in trouble.
When he became president it was
Grants misfortune to know no one ex-
cept his associates in the war. The
self-respecting among them kept away
from him. But the self-seekers and
the camp followers crowded about a
man who never forgot and never dis |
trusted friend not even when he
came bearing Greek gift, and Sena-
tor Charles Sumner spoke scornfully
OF the administration as "gift en-
terprise."
THE many scandals, of the admins
tration were mostly traceable to the
betrayal Of Grants childlike conf
dence in unworthy friends. "Black
Friday" in Wall street cast its
shadow on his family circle Itself
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venture he put what little money he
had and most of all his name.
| After three years he was rudely
awakened from his dream of wealth
by the 'young Napoleon's" request
that he go borrowing from William II.
Vanderbilt to save the bank from
crashing. He was lame from a fall
on an Icy street when the truth was
broken to him, but he 1imped into
the Fifth avenue palace Of the multi
millionaire and came out with $15O,OOO.
As he entered the bank, two days
later, he was met with the crushing
news that the firm of Grant & Ward
had gone down in shameful failure.
Hours afterward clerk found the
broken man still sitting at his desk
In silent despair, his head dropped
forward, his hands gripping the arms
Of his chair
Out Of bad came good. Grant opens
his Personal Memoirs" with a frank
admission that he consented to write
that great narrative only because he
was living on borrowed money when
a PubISlci PIOpOSeu Tie EMBARRASSING.
AS he pursued his theme he was graf
lied to discover an unsupported gift
for unfolding a moving tale of his adj
ventures and achievements in the field.
He wrote on until he had finished q
story as imposing in its directness and
as his own nature. And |
the first sales of it brought his wife,
when he was gone, more money than
all the earnings of his lifetime.
One day, in the midst of his writ
ing, as he was eating peach, he
'elt stabbing pain in his throat. A
leadly cancer had him in its clutch.
With grim heroism, he fought it I'M
il he had completed the two volumes
# his Memoirs" although he was re-
luced to the necessity Of whispering
lis dictation in the ear of stenog-i
apher. Finally he was left speech
ess and had to write out the closing
hapters on pad in his lap
At the coming of summer, he was
AIKEN up state to a cottage on Mt. Nc
|regor. There he silently welcomed,
s he sat on the piazza, the visitors J