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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

The day of the "longhorn," the
Texas steer famed for its breadth Of
horn and lightness Of body, is past.
Today there Is not real longhorn In
the whole of Texas, not even In Pecos
valley, where 1t made It's last stand
against the blood Of high breeding
as practiced by the Northerners who
have converted Texas from raising
ground Of horns and speed to home
of real beef. The genuine longhorn
weighed but from 600 to TOO pounds
and could race with coyote. 1t had
descended from the early cattle Of
the Spaniards, who were the first
white settlers of the Rio Grande coun-
try and the semi-desert lands of the
Southwest. 1t has been years since q
real longhorn has been seen on the
plains of Texas. But the greatest Of
all longhorns was not killed by man.
This steer, a maverick, lone outcast
from his herd, who lived and roamed
alone, fell prey to wolves In the
Devils River mountains years ago.
His horns are now In San Angelo.
These, measuring eight feet from tip
to tip, were found by cowboys.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

Ten Stick island, mentioned recently
In dispatch from the New Hebrides.
got its name in queer way. OF con-
siderable height, though only few
hundred yards In circumference, 1t
used to be favorite mark for mem
of-war engaged In target practice
while stationed In the group, SO that
1t seemed in danger of being gradu-
ally shot away. The chief who owned
1t protested, and claimed compensa-
ton. The captain of the patrol ship
to whom the claim was presented
promptly bought the island for the
British crown, paying ten sticks of
tobacco for 1t, and the chief went on
his way rejoicing.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

An incandescent lamp can be made
to act as telephone receiver. and to
accomplish this there Is needed a me-
tallic filament such as an Osram
lamp Of 100-candle power. 1t Is con-
nected on 120-volt direct current cir
cult with the use of a seIf-induction
coil. In shunt on the lamp is a con-
denser, and also the secondary wind
ing of telephone transformer. On
the primary end of the transformer
is five-cell storage battery and a
microphone transmitter. Words spok-
en- into the transmitter are reproduced
by the lamp, thus giving a most novel
effect. To explain this we may sup
pose that the telephone currents are
added upon the direct current so as
to give waves which cause the lamp
to burn more or less brightly, accord
ing to the strength of the waves. This
causes small changes Of heat in the
lamp that act on the glass and the
air, SO that sound Is heard. Thick
glass stops the action, and 1t is best
to use a 500 to 1.00O-candle power
lamp with thin glass, as this Is most
sensitive, and gives the best sounds.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
HotU Sondstones Differ

Decomposed rock can be solidifed
again either by applying great pres
sure or by injecting cement. or by
doing both. Thus sands are formed
into sandstones, clays become shales
and calcareous deposits yield lime
stone. Aside from their cementing
materials, sandstones differ In COM
position exactly as did the sands Of
which they are composed. Sandstone,
according to the United States geologi-
cal survey, may be nearly pure quartz,
or quartz and feldspar, or quartz,
feldspar and mica, and 1t may vary in
texture from the fine to the coarse.
Some sandstone Is so coarse that 1t
will hold six quarts of water to the
cubic foot, and underground deposits
Of such sandstone form excellent res
ervoirs, which may yield never-fail-
ing supply of water.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

From time iInmemorial gold has
been one of the principal exports from
Tibet, being exchanged for silver and
other products of the surrounding
countries. The principal gold fields
are found In the Changtang, or North
Desert, and also Ia the territory east
of Lhassa. between that city and the
Chinese frontier.
The Tibetan gold miner, however,
only collects gold dust, believing that
should he remove any nuggets the
supply of gold dust will cease, as the
nuggets are supposed to be alive and
to produce the nuggets by breeding.
An instance Of the lengths to which
superstitious belief Is carried In Tibet
Is furnished by the following occur
renee:
The Tibetan government a few years
ago sent youth to England for train
ing as a mining engineer and metal
lurgist, and on his return instructed
him to search for gold.
In very short time he discovered
gold In exceptionally large quantities
and proceeded to extract 1t from the
ore in which 1t was embodied. Large
numbers Of nuggets were also found.
Just as the work was getting into
full swing the local lamas arrived on
the scene and forbade further opera
tons and directed that all gold al
ready taken out should be put back.
The young engineer appealed to the
Tibetan government to sanction his
carrying on the work, as the find was
of great value and would give very
considerable revenue.
The lamas retorted that unless their
Instructions were carried out to the
letter Ill fortune would surely come to
the country, and especially to the state
religion.
In the face Of this attitude of the
priests the government was powerIess
and In consequence one Of the richest
gold fields In Tibet, and, for all that
is known to the contrary, In Asia, must
lie undisturbed for an indefinite
PERIOD Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
Hand and the Brain

An interesting illustration of the
processes Of reasoning whereby scien-
tific conclusions are sometimes at
tained is afforded by the case of the
human skull discovered some years
ago at Chapelle-aux-Saints. in France,
which in the opinion of some is prob
ably the Oldest bodily relic of prehis-
toric man. This skull shows many of
the characteristics of that Of mon
key, but little indication of intelli-
gence. Careful examination, however.
revealed slight excess of size of the
left hemisphere, from which 1t was
argued that the owner of the skull
was right-handed, and consequently a
user of tools, conclusion which Is
thought to be supported by the fact
that ancient stone implements were
found in the neighborhood.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
How Much Can Man Lift?

Just what man can get under and
lift with his back is mooted question
have seen man get under plat
form upon which % men were stand
ing and rear up and stand with 1t for
over minute. When I was nineteen
years old picked up with my arms
and carried for few. PAGES casting
weighing $40 pounds. Later carried
a sugar barrel full of chains weighing
around 900 pounds and have carried
hundreds of barrels of oak-bark ex-
tract ranging from 600 to 800 pounds.
I used to be trifie proud Of these
feats until got to perusing the World
Almanac and noted real lifting and car
rying feats which made my best look
like child's play. II remember right
ly the heaviest lift made with the
hands (unassisted with rope around
the neck) Is around ton.-Edgar
Young In Adventure Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

lie Chatelier and Bogitch have been
engaged for some time In researches
upon fire brick and the best makeup
to be employed. Such fire brick Is
composed of granulated silica and va
rious oxides in powder used as bind
ing material. It Is found that the
best binding substance is impalpable
quartz powder, which Is produced in
special crushing mills. The use of
this powder considerably increases the
strength Of the bricks at high tenn
perature Of 1900 degrees centigrade,
and this is one of the most important
qualities of fire brick.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
FAMOUS PAINTERS
WHO HAVE STARVED


Again and again / am asked by peo-
pie who "know nothing about art, but
know what they like" what there Is to
admire In the pictures of Van Gogh,
two of which have just been acquired
for the British nation.
only run the risk of being laughed
at If say that Van Gogh did not paint
a mere chair, but the soul of the chair.
and that 1t is impossible to explain 1t
to those who do not feel the passion
with which that wonderful Dutchman
realized his conception of the real ma
ture of inanimate objects as well as of
living beings.
are people willing to pay $4,000 and
more for one of Van Gogh's pictures,
but that this practical recognition of
his greatness was delayed until after
his death, and that he was allowed to
spend his life on earth In sordid pow
erty and neglect and On the verge Of
starvation.
But such is the story Of the masters
Of the Nineteenth century, and more
particularly Of the Impressionists and
their immediate precursors, Jean Fran
co.'s Millet, the painter of the world
famed "Angelus," is notable in
stance. One of his biographers tells
us that This days we're darkened by
adversely and hope deferred. the gaunt
specter of Want lowered ever about
his home and was only driven from
his threshold by almost superhuman
efforts, while sickness and suffering
were never long absent from his pill
low"
Even more tragic than the story of
Millet's life is that of Meryon's and
Monticelli's. Meryon's whole career
was heartening struggle against ad-
versity, ending In starvation and mad
ness. When he had completed his won
derful Paris set of etchings he vainly
tried to find purchasers for 1t at So
the set. In 1910 an impression of one
of the plates, "L'Abside de Notre
DAME" sold for 5000. and $1,000 is
about the average price paid by col
lectors for single impression Of a
plate from the Paris set.
Monticello ''lived in such poverty
that he had to go round the cafes of
Marseilles to sell small masterpieces
for $3.50, disposing of them only with
difficulty even at that price, and died,
half-mad. Ia restitution. london
Mail.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

Europe continues to be very dear
place." says Eugene O'Neill. "You
see, they have one price for us Amer
leans over there and one price for the
native-born. They won't let us profit
by our exchange.
"At a Deauville hotel one morning
I was bidding good-by to wealthy
American and his daughter as they
were about to set out for Paris by
road.
1.-THE daughter said, as she put on
her leather helmet In the hotel lounge:
"'Have we left anything, do you
thing, papaY
"The father gave loud, grim
laugh He tore his receipted bill into
little pieces.
Have we left anythingY he said.
Lord. girl, you mean have we any
thing leftY" - Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
Search for Latent
Genius Among Poor

Doing easily what others find difl-
cult is talent. doing what Is impos-
sibIe for talent Is genius, said Amiel
In his charming and pensive Journal.
Perhaps no more true and trenchant
definition has ever been coined. The
practice that makes perfect q the
path of progress followed by talent;
but the wind of genius bloweth where
1t listeth. The logic of promise and
conclusion, the law of cause and eff
feet, always apply In the develop
ment of talent with true genius there
Is always the suggestion Of the inter-
vention of miraculous element.
Talent, 1t Is true, becomes the tool
of genius, which must be tempered by
time and sharpened by work. The al
most infinite capacity for tremendous
effort and tireless toll shown by every
first rate genius has given rise to the
popular notion that inspiration Is only
a highfalutin' word for perspiration,
and that Carlyle may have been right
when he said that genius means the
transcendent capacity for taking trou-
BILE.
Directors of settlement house on
the lower east side of New York have
undertaken to make a systematic and
persistent search for latent genius
among the children Of the poor. 1t is
their belief that Gray was right about
the many flowers that blush unseen
and waste their sweetness on the des-
ert air. and IL there is anything they
can do to prevent it there will be no
more mute inglorious Millions Of the
slums whose potential contribution
shall be lost to the world for want Of
opportunity.
The idea Of the patron, an indi-
vidual or an organization, whose time
ly aid will promote talent and encour-
age genius is, of course, not new. But
the suggestion of society whose
chief concern 1t will be to seek to
discover and then develop potential
genius Is something of an innovation.
But, as matter of fact and record,
the history Of genius would seem to
indicate that along with the special
gift is usually born an indomitable
will which enables the genius to over
ride all difficulties of environment, all
want of opportunity. and arrive at last
at the destined goal.-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
Otoheite Apple

The Otaheite apple has an unusual
feature, the best specimens being ex-
tremely palatable and delightful, while
the smaller and inferior specimens are
highly resinous and distasteful The
fruit Is the product of stately tree
Of Polynesian origin. that has been
planted In various places in Florida.
The apple is of orange color, shaped
like an egg and two or three inches
long, the skin having at all times
under pressure an odor of turpentine,
but the yellow part of the fruit ia
pleasingly aromatic and bears re-
semblance to the pineapple. Nature
Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
Amt Nature NcfuraI7

With view possibly to guiding the
cooks mind to quieter summer hat
than she had worn the previous sea-
son. Mrs. Smith, wife Of small-town
plumber. spoke of some violets she
had seen In milliner's window, says
the Hardware World. They're almost
exactly like those In our garden.
Mary" she said. you've seen those
cften." "Endeed have. num-" re-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

A man drove into an old-fashioned
hotel yard and. addressing the hostler.
said:
''Extradite my quadruped from the
vehicle and give him an adequate sup
ply Of nutritious ailment, and when
the aurora of morn shall illuminate
the horizon viii award you a pc
cuniary compensation for your ami
able and obliging hospitality"
The groom thought for a moment,
then rushed into the hotel and said:
iii, Bill There's foreigner wants
to speak to you. "-P Parsons Weekly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
Getting Rid of Old Glue

In gluing Joints that have been pre-
viously glued, good job cannot be
done unless the old, hardened glue is
removed entirely. To clean Off the old
glue, use stiff brush--an old tooth
brush will do-and hot water. This
will do the work effectively and leave
the surface in the best possible con-
dition for rejoining Allow the wood
to become thoroughly dry before MAX
ing a new ioint.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

Young Lady Con first visit to West
ern ranch)-For what purpose do you
use that coil of line on your saddlef
Cowpuncher-That line, you call II,
lady. we use for catching cattle ana
horses.
Young Lady-Oh. indeed. Now, may
I ask, what do you use for baitf-
London Telegraph.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

Aunt-Can you explain wireless
telegraphy to me. Arthur?
Arthur-Well, II you had a very
long dog, reaching from London 70
Liverpool. and you trod on Its tail IN
London, IT would bark in Liverpool
That's telegraph; and wireless Is pre-
ciselv the same only without the Dog
Passing Show, London.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

she had high opinion Of herself
and regarded customers as really
rather nuisances. . i.
sDo you keep dog collarsr' Inquired
the weak-looking man.
'No," she snapped; 1--WE sell them"
Anyway" he said. as he strolled
toward the door. you'll keep the one
you were going to sell me. Good morn
Ing"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

We met up with Diana and made an
appropriate bow.
$50 you are Diana, goddess Of the
chaser"
Il have turned that job over to Bac-
chus now" said the fair one. HE
Is now patron Of the chase, that is to
say, rum hunts. louisville Courier
Journal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
Pso,,,;fs.r but Dumb

waitress Pardon me, but was
yours "ham and beans" or 'ham and
eggs7"
Would-be Diner (who has been wait
ing thirty minutes)-Why ask me
now7
Waitress Because we're all out OF
ham.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05
second and fourth Tuesday ev-
enings of each month. Visiting
neighbors welcomed.
Emma McLennan, @. N.
Kathryn McCown. Clerk


a. T. 3. A. M.
Nezperce. Idaho. Regular communities
ton on the third Monday night OF
each month in IT, = .aternal Building.
Visiting brothers are cordially invited
to attend.
Leo Robertson, w. M.
Alvin Caldwell, Secretary.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

AMERICUS LODGE NO. IS, z.
of P, meets in Fraternal Tenn
pie, every first and third
Thursday in each month. Wis
ting brothers cordially invited
A. w. Mitchell, G. G.
D. v. Dowd, K. of R. & s.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

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o. of A. Meets every first Satur
day in each month Visiting mem
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q. A. vonBGargen, Sec.- Treas.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

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New Britain herald., 1924-05-22

and the district attorneys offices throughout the country taken out of politics and placed on an efficient basis.
 The reason he finally resigned his high post in the dcpartmentI he told the committee, was because ''the de- partment Of justice was not function ing .s wcIi as it might
 Politics and efficiency. he said, were met at many points in the vast legal framework over which Mir. naughcrty presided. He used the War irauds cases as an cvample.
 'I told the attorney general one day: You're going to lose everyone of those cases because you haven | got the men that can handle them, " he said. He told mc to get couple of lawyers who could handle them
 But the search developed that outstanding, competent lawyers, had business before the government, the witness said. 'di5qualifying them for tslting the governments side of the cases"
 "Nou'll nnd that the trouble every time," he continued.
 "Thcre also were some black sheep district attorneys" he said whose dis charge he had recommended.
 Did you find the attorney general irYcepongiNe to your appea's'' asked Senator Jones, republican, Washing ten.
 Oh. he was all right" Grim said. Il never acted on anything with his cnnacrt and approval but that it was generously given. The other side would got in there and he'd not listen 10 them and send me a note to push il along"
 Now. you resigned, why" Chair man Rrookhart asked.
 'I thought the department of jus tice was not functioning as well as it might"
 He explained he had objected most to the departmcnts detective serv- ice" whom "evcry other department and bureau of the government had its own detective rerNice.'
 The attorney general didn't dis agree with me so much." he said, but he considered the time had not come with congress seeking to provide for all these detectives, Each depart mrnt of the government should police it's own territory. That's the secret Of efficiency Of the postoffice inspectors and tho treasury secret service-small bodies of mon with fellow in charge who can watch them all the time.
 Radical changes only come slow ly. There is a great deal of legislation necessary" |"
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
BOY SCOUT DRUM CORPS
 TO HEAD BRISTOL PARADE
Open Western Section of state Scout Meet and Community Chest Drive In That City---Ail Day Hike
 A,.I.nnt
By school.

The Boy scout drum and buSle corps which made its first public ap- pearance last Saturday at the state Scout meet at Walnut Hill park, will meet for rehearsal at the armory this evening at 6:3O o'clock preparatory to leading q parade in Bristol Satur- day.
 The Community Chest campaign begins in Bristol next week and the Scouts will hold parade Saturday, preparatory to opening the western section of the state meet on the High school grounds.
 Saturday morning the graduates of the patrol leaders school of the New Britain Scout council, will leave OH an all day hike, the last all day session of the school. They will be in charge of Frederic l.. Fay, educational direc- tor, and will hike to Jobs pond near Portland, which is the summer camp site. They will leave early Saturday morning and return late at night, cooking their meals en route.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
SECOND SMALLPOX CASE
 FOUND IN SOUTHINGTON
Adolph Robesky, f6, Has Been III For
 Two >Wecks-Played Baseball
Saturday..
lspectaI to The IIeraldl.

Southington, May 22.-The second smallpox case to be discovered here within the past two months was re- ported to Dr. William H. Cushing yes terday afternoon. The patient is Adolph Robesky, age 16 years, of Ruggles Row, Milidale. He has been employed at the Atwater Mfg Co.,, end has been ill for the past two weeks, according to his own state ment. He was playing baseball with the factory team last Saturday after noon when the first signs of the dis ease started to show. but he failed to consult a physician until yesterday. The doctor ordered him home inn mcdiately and notified Dr. Cushing who in turn sumomned the state health department.
 The case was diagnosed as posi- tive one of smallpox although it is of the milder form. A quarantine has been placed on the house in which Robesky lives and all employees of the Atwater Co. are being vaccnated. Dr. Gushing urges everyone in the town to be yaccinated Immediately and will require all school children to present certificates of vaccination or exclude them from the schools.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
GEYSERS OF REAL BEER
Columns of This Beverage Shoot Five Feet Into Air From ManhOles in Streets of Chicago.

Chicago, May 22.-Geyscrs of real beer squirting five feet through man holes in sewers in the vicinity of the Manhattan Brewery furnished the basis for police investigation of ad- vance warning of contemplated raid. More than 100000 gallons of beer was drained from brewing vats. Chemical analysis showed a high alcoholic con- tent, officers said today.
 A concerted drive by the police and federal agents to close every brewery in Northern Illinois manufacturing hccr of illegal alcoholic content will be the outcome of disclosures made in connection with the finding Of a little black book" seized when the Sieben brewery was raided Monday and q great liquor running ring was exposed, according to federal agents.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
DEAFNESS OVERCOME BY
 AMAZING DISCOVERY
Thousands Deaf for Years Now Hear Perfectly

An amazing invention which enables any one whose auditory nerve is still active to hear the slightest sound as clearly and distinctly as a person whose hearing is natural is announced by the Dictograph Products Corpora ton, Suite 1307-D. 220 w. 42nd Street, New York City. The manufac- turcrs are so proud of thcir achieve ment and SD confident that everyone who is hard of hearing will be amazed and delighted with results that they are offering to send it on ten days free trial. They require no deposit or advance payment of any kind but send if prepaid for ten days free use en- tirely at their own risk and expense. If you suffer from deafness in any degree, take advantage of their liberal free trial offer. Send ihem your name and address today.--adNt.