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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Once MaleUolent, NotO
Made to Serue Mankind

Some of the most useful of the gifts
of science were first revealed to man.
kind In a malevolent rather than a
benevolent aspect, London Tit-Bit OBJ
serves. But even the most destructive
agencies may in the course of time be
brought into the constructive service
Of the human race.
Steel, mans most useful metal, made
its appearance In the form Of swords
and spearheads for the killing of man.
Now we employ 1t for the skeletons
Of skyscrapers and steamships.
Petroleum was first employed az
Greek fire" for setting ships ablaze
Now 1t is employed, among other
things, as fuel for the propulsion of
ships.
Many of our modern medicines were
used by savages for poisoning their
arrow points. Strychnine and aconite
had this ill-omened origin. Another
arrow poison, obtained by the savages
from cassava juice, Is hydrocyanic
acid, which In the hands Of the modern
metallurgist extracts nine-tenths Of the
gold supply Of the world.
Arsenic. which during the Renais-
sance was the fashionable means of
poisoning people, is now used for the
more laudable purpose of poisoning
plant pests and the parasites Of man.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Spanish Shawl Supplies
Motif for Newest Scarf

The inevitable Spanish shawl is sup
plying the motif for the newest scarf
wrap for evening and dressy afternoon
costumes. More fragile than the
crepes and oriental silks printed In
patterns like the embroidery on the
old Manila manteau, this latest YER
sion is of lace of the finest gossamer
quality, and the most luscious shade
of ivory. In It are reproduced the de-
signs of the heavily embroidered
shawls, the huge flowers, arabesques
and delicate tracings, with the conven-
tional border with scalloped edge.
These shawls are lovely--the most
poetic bits in the form of wrap, deco
rative and celebrating as a final touch
to any dress. The oblong scarfs are
also shown In this lace treatment,
usually wide and long, and are taking
the place of the original scarf, smaller
In size. of genuine Spanish lace Few
of these are shown now In the antique
white. The dyed sacrfs in the most
vivid colors-greens, orange, purple
and vermflion-are the most effective.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Women Who Glue Rest
Always Sought After

Discussing -half dozeI womer
friends few days ago guests at q
little dinner party were surprised to
discover the popularity of woman
whom none had believed TO have an
original personality.
Pleasant, kind, lively, interesting
she undoubtedly is, but 1t was a man
who explained the attraction which
makes her companionship desired by
all her friends
"She gives rest" he said. "And
rest is the greatest gift woman has
to give. No one in Helen's presence
can long be conscious of life's enor-
nous disarrays; she heals. Her very
presence is harmonious, she gives a
sense of serenity to the restless That
Is why everyone loves her."
Very few women are able to bestow
the gift of peace on those whom they
meet in daily life, says the London
Mail
No woman whose mind is restless,
who has not accepted with gracious
ness the reconciliations between the
ideal and the real, has power to give
rest.
For this power does not come from
anything as superficial as the pose Of
languid ease, nar does it belong to the
quiet woman who so often is also the
dull woman.
Only the woman whose mind has
found rest through discipline, through
courage, through strength, can heal
the wounds of the disturbed soul.
Women who have this power give to
their friends the assurance of security.
Very many women who delight today
displease tomorrow. One is unable
to depend on their stability. But the
woman who gives rest does not change
her attitude or her convictions or her
moral standards she is no romanti- |
cist but because she is in tune with |
life and her own setting she creates
harmony around her.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13

Redfern uses all the latitude of mod
ern fashion to make his collection in
teresting, observes Paris fashion
writer. He has period gowns of Louis
XIV and directoire style, and In con-
trast he has the simple, straight dress
with just enough width to walk. He
also emphasizes the godet and much
gathered fullness. The Spanish infiu-
ence Is recognized only once In the
collection and that is in a black dress
which has long silk fringe and
draped stole scarf which is also edged
with fringe. The Spanish effect Is
heightened by the hat that accom-
panies tia hard black felt with
straight brim.
A feature of the collection is the
jabot collar, which adorns number
of dresses and coats. This designer
is also attempting to revive the three
quarter length cape and has two ex-
amples In royal blue velvet, one
trimmed with chinchilla and gathered
into band Of the fur at the hem, the
other plain and with gray squirrel
collar.
The most striking dress is that called
Incroyable. which is in pure directoire
style. 1t has black cloth tail-coat
buttoned double breasted In front and
finishing at high waistline. With 1t
is worn white cravat having stiff
projecting ends, rufffes at the wrists.
and skirt that with its five-inch stripe
of black and beige kasha, Is made very
narrow and gives almost the effect Of
pair of trousers. Naturally, silver
fob hangs from black moire ribbon,
and the high-crowned black hat is
quite in the picture.
The Louis XIV costume is In brown
velvet with narrow gold border en-
broidery. 1t has the high collar and
wide cuffs of the period and lace
jabot and ruffies at the wrists.
The waistline in this house is con-
siderably higher, hut one wonders If |
the Parisienne will adopt 1t instead of
the longer line that is becoming to
most figures
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Fashions in Bandeaux
Are Dainty and Winsome

New styles In bandeaux-some most
intriguing things in ribbon and the
new metal weaves with beautiful col
ors and dainty patterns, are rather en-
veloping, covering much of the hair
In turban fashion, with rosette over
each ear, bit Chinese in taste. An
other pretty model In bandeaux Is
formed of narrower metal ribbon In
harmonizing colors, braided, and is
worn In a flet. Some exquisite ban
deaux of this sort show the combina-
ton Of blue and mauve, blue and
rose and silver and many more clever
and dainty effects.
The wearing Of bandeaux and orna-
ments in the hair has created de-
mand for the most entertaining vari-
ETY. of pretty, artistic things for this
purpose. There are new ideas with
out number in combs, for instance,
from the huge, picturesque Spanish
variety to the little jeweled affairs
that come from Paris. These are for
the older women, for the younger
bobbed head requires something diff
ferent. The Chinese influence Is
shown in some of the gay ornamental
pins for the hair. One jolly little nov
city is butterfly in bright colored
enamels, fastened to large gold hair
pin in such manner as to culver
with every motion Of the head.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
BY No Means

A farmer had dispute with his
son. For some months they quarreleC
until, at last, wishing to settle mat
tiers one way or the other, the farmer
issued a summons against the young
man.
'Your name is Hezekiah Perkins,
Is 1t notY inquired the sons counsel.
1T is SIR" replied the farmer in
dignified tones.
"You have brought this action
against your SOM"
II have, sir"
"And do / understand you to say
that you have ignored your son for
the past month p
"What?" asked the old man, some
what puzzled.
Have you ignored your son for the
past month";"
"Oh, no." said the old man, shaking
his head. Il have had nothing what
ever to do with him."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Habits of Migration
Forced on Bird Life

Ages ago the United States and
Canada swarmed with nonmigrating
bird life, long before the arctic ice
fields, advancing south during the
glacial era, rendered uninhabitable
the northern half of the continent.
As the ice approached very gradual
y. now and then receding, enforced
retreats and absences-at first only
short distance and brief time in
creased both in distance and duration
until migration became an integral
part Of the being of the bird.
AS the ice advanced southwark the
swing to the north in spring migra-
ton was continually shortened and
the fall retreat to suitable winter
home heightened in proportion until
the glacial period birds were, for
most part, confined to middle South
America.
But the habit of migration had been
formed, and when the ice receded to-
ward its present position the birds fol-
lowed 1t northward and in time estab-
lished their present diversified migra
ton routes.-Exchange
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Curiosities of Smell

No substance that refuses to dis
solve In water has an odor. 1t is the
actual substance itself, floating in the
air, that appeals to the nose and not
simply a vibration of the air, as in
the case Of light and sound, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The damper thing is the more
powerful odor 1t gives off. A pleas
ant proof of the fact can be had by
walking in garden after rain. There
is no end to the curiosities of smell.
1t is, for example, the vapor of a
liquid that smells and not the liquid
in the mass itself. If eau de cologne
be poured into the nostril the nose
refuses to recognize any odor there
at all.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13

The latest thing in powder puffs is
the velvet ribbon powder kerchief. 1t
is made of a square Of velvet ribbon
In the light shades. Or squares Of vel
vet ribbon edging may be used. 1t is
said that the skin of the face is pro-
tected by the velvety kerchief, as It
will not scratch the skin. The best
known beauty specialists are reported
to have taken up the idea of the vel
vet ribbon as puff. Seven-inch velvet
ribbon or even narrower should be
used for the pun An edging of lace
or some attractive narrow ribbon Of
satin or MORE adds to the attractive
ness of this novel handkerchief
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13

There was canvasser at the door
trying to sell Mrs. Higgins burglar
alarm.
"But don't need any of your bur
glar alarms" she told the man, max
ing as If to shut the door.
"Thats just what the lady next door
said," was the reply.
"What do you mean?" asked Mrs.
Higgins, now on the alert. She hated
"that woman"
"She said that 1t was no use my call
ing on you" went on the man, ''for you
wouldn't need any, as you had nothing
worth stealing"
'Give me three" interrupted Mrs.
Higgins, gritting her teeth.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Human Tnsfep Tells Story

Man only of the larger primates has
retained the long primitive instep bone
In spite Of his large body development.
AS the bulk Of the body developed
science might suppose that the instep
would shorten. This human develop
ment is accounted unusual in view of
the development of apes and similar
bipeds, but is partially explained in
that man used his heel and foot as he
now does, even before his body began
to assume large proportions, and this
indicates that originally humans were
short of stature, but accustomed to
erect posture.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13

For the boudoir come such items as
a floral painted wooden dresser set. a
musical cigarette box in the form Of a
hope chest, glass perfume bottles with
pyroxylin stopper tops of standard
stock, such as fish-scale pearl, amber
and tortoise, and alabaster powder
Jars painted In vivid pastoral scenes.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
HOE'S THIS9

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it--rid your system
of Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves the catarrhal Inflammation, and
the Internal Medicine. Tonic, which
acts through the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces, thus assisting to restore nor
NAL conditions.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-21
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

About the only way to stop it will
be to make the lawmakers obey their
own laws.
There are many evils yet to be
eradicated in America, but the pug
dog is gone.
New Century Club card party will
be a novelty affair. No one will
know what refreshment will be.
Each table may be served something
different. Get your tickets early.
Ice of considerable thickness for
med on Silver Lake and the other
lakes in the vicinity of Milford on
Tuesday night. This is the earliest
that ice has formed on the lakes here
for years.
Wednesday, November Goth. Christ
Church Guild will meet with Mrs.
James Stanton. All contributions for
the Thanksgiving Dbl. for the Baby's
Hospital may be left there as the Dbl.
will be packed that day.
A meeting Of Cedar Neck Home
and School Association will be held
in the school house on Wednesday |
evening, November 26 at o'clock.
All are invited. Come and join the |
association. Yearly dues twenty
cents.
The P. T. A. of Ingram school, No.
Is will hold its second meeting on
Tuesday evening, November 25. An
interesting program will be given.
Prof BOlin Of Milton High School
will be the speaker. Come one, come
aaa NV gaVn
Milford New Century Club will
give a card party in the club room
on Friday evening, November 2Sth,
starting at 8 o'clock. You can Sc
cure tickets of Mrs. Robert Griffith,
Mrs. Ackerman or Pettyjohn Phar-
macy. If you wish to attend get your
tickets at once as there will be a
limited number. i
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-21
TEACHERS SUGGEST
MANY CHANGES In
THE SCHOOL LAWS
continued from first page)

ling and W. B. Thornburgh, of Dow
er; Wilbur H. Jump, Wyoming; Miss
Ethel Gibson, Greenwood; A. E. Tan
ner, Laurel; Mrs. Kate Handy, Mrs.
Frances Mccoy and w. K. Yerger.
Resolutions-Albert Early, George
town; Gilbert Nickel, MiddletoWn;
Miss Mary Houston, Newark.
Necrology-C. w. Schantz, Smyr-
ma; Mrs. Viola Belts, Ocean View;
Mrs. Rosalie Martin, Georgetown.
The Delaware Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association elected officers for
the year as follows: President, w. H.
Jump, Wyoming; vice-president, E.
P. VOgel, Middletown; secretary and
treasurer, H. B. King, Dover; exec
utive committee, NJ. Prillis Mason,
Miss Cunningham, Dover; F. NJ Bar
ker, Milford; Professor Albert Early,
Georgetown; D. A. Petry, Millsboro.
The Delaware Society for Voca-
tional Education elected the follow
ing officers: President, c. R. Snyder,
Seaford; vice president, Mrs. Mollie
Atkins, Milton; secretary and treas
urer, M. Desjardens, Wilmington.
At the annual banquet Friday |
night, held in Peoples Christian
Church, former Secretary of State
Everett c. Johnson, was toastmaster
and DR.. Clifford Woody, of the Uni
versity Of Michigan, gave a talk on
Teaching as a Profession"
Milford chronicle., 1924-11-21

Have You the Oldest Whittall
Rug in Delaware?

you have we'll give you, through the courtesy of the
M. J. WhittaI Company brand new Anglo-Perian VIII
ton Rug for it.
Someone in Delaware has the oldest Whital Rug and
that someone is going get brand new rug for their old
one.
If you have old Whital Rug, not smaller than
1885, write u.s. giving the date Of purchase and where
you purchased it and any other details you
EYOUR Rug is the oldest WhitaI rug well write
you
Give us your old rug and them
Select any pattern and any size Anglo-Peian Wilton
Rug not larger than 9xl2' in exchange
We'll send it right home without any charge whateven
Someone is going to get for Christmas brand new
Ango-P Persan Rug that would them $4,000 for their
old one!
We must hear from you however, before December first
Address your letter to the Rug Departmemt--NOW.
MeqarY
SIXTH g. TATNALL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

When the physician called attention to the fact that practically the same results could be obtained through the use of but termilk, MT. Rockefeller readily consented to try 1t. For, while he disliked sour milk, he could drink buttermilk, and rather liked 1t.
 It was long, slow and tedious under taking. In the first place, MT. Rocke- feller. in all the years that he was under going the treatment, used no buttermilk except that produced from the milk of his own cows at Pocantico Hills. And these were no ordinary cows.
 Mir. Rockefeller drank a quart of but termilk three times day. In order that 1t should be of the best quality and that it should always be fresh, Ellis, the superintendent of the Rockefeller place at Pocantico, secured the countryside for three additional COWS. They were finally selected by Dr. Devine, the Rockefeller veterinarian. from more than twenty that were offered. These twenty underwent the most stringent examinations and were pronounced perfect COWS. Ellis paid $500 each for them and they and their off spring have been furnishing the butter
 pHOTOCRAPHIc RECORD OJ
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H. F. PbSgaf, or Cleveland, slmost his own age. Dr. Biggs r fills the dual role of personal friend and private physician. But with ak his ability and personal interest he could not help Mir. Rockefeller.
 About ten years ago, while Dr. Big gar was spending a vacation with MT. Rockefeller at Pc cantico Hills. they fell to discussing the theories of Professor Ellie Metchnikotf on the prolongation of
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John D;s Secret of New You
Richest Man in the World

A N amazing metamorphosis has come A into the life of John D. Rockefeller. = The richest man in the world is better physically, in some respects, at S5, than he was at 5S! r4 s.7 .,.s
 He has found the secret of new youth. that elusive thing for which Ponce de Leon searched so diligently but futilely.
 De Leon. temperamental and impulsive, never had chance to win the coveted prize.
 John D. Rockefeller persevered. With
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ing up his million dollar fortune, so he gives credit to buttermilk for building up his health.
 According to Mir. Rockefeller's assoI ciates, as we'll asi his physicians, the richest man in the world is so vastly i'm prove ed that there is every req son for believing that he will live to b e on @ hundred years old. That is his ambition. Not nnIN has he im-
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Inc same patience anu uoggedness that were responsible for his building up personal fortune of $1,260000.O00 he searched for the secret that would help Jim overcome the thing that was sapping ais vitality, that was making his living moments miserable, that was slowly, but surely, ending his days-indigestion.
 He found it-found the secret of youth for him, at least. And what do you sup pose it is? Not the crystal waters of 2 Florida spring for which Ponce de Leon searched, but
 BUTTERMILK!
 By drinking buttermilk morning, noon and night, MT. Rockefeller has finally conquered his enemy.
 For years the richest man in the world went hungry!
 Almost everything he ate was followed by indigestion, so acute, so terrible, SO nerve-racking that he eventually gave up trying to eat. He kept himself alive with crackers and milk or predigested foods that neither satisfied nor nourished him.
 The richest man ID the Worlo saw men in the ditch eat corned beef and cabbage and bacon and eggs and pork and beans. His mouth watered over every bite they took. Gladly, at times. would he have given up his billion for good feed of corned beef and cabbage! And hungered, he went back to crackers and milk!
 Naturally, the greatest stomach spe- cialists attempted to cure MT. Rockefeller. But their efforts were in vain.
 In his younger days, before he became the richest man in the world, Mir. Rocke- feller had, as his private physici& :, Dr.
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proved physically, but his mind is as keen to-day as 1t was thirty years ago. With the elimination of his stomach ail- ment he has become almost boyish in his interest in affairs and is enjoying life thoroughly.
 For he can eat anything that ar. normal man can eat. He no longer envies the laborer his corned beef and cabbage. He can have his fill. And truffles and caviar and foie gras and turkey "stuffin' and mince pie have no terrors to him. For he has found in buttermilk the secret of new youth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
Ills N ]
 Eat N Normal
 Person

milk to Mr. Rockefeller ever since.
 No matter where he went the oil king had his buttermilk sent to him from PocanticoVto Florida, to White Sulphur Springs, to Cleveland and to his town house n New York City.
 On several occasions when the Rocke- fellers held their annual outings it was
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noticed that but termilk was al- ways taken along for MT. Rockefel- Ter. It came to be one of the family jokes. One time: when the
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Went Hungry N for Years, Built

life. Metchnikoff always advocated the use of tactic acid in the treatment of stomach
 troubles. A very religious man, he fre- quently turned to the Bible to clinch his arguments. He often called attention to the fact that Moses, enumerating in his fifth book the food which Jehovah had given his people to eat, specified: "Soured milk of kine and goats milk, with fat of lambs and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats with the fat of kidneys" (Deut. xxxii-1D. As matter of fact. in the English version of the Bible, the word butter" is used instead of "soured milk" Metchnikoff, however, followed the trans fation of Ebstein, who calls it soured milk. Accidentally, the prophet said something in the same sentence about the "pure blood of the grape" but Metchnikoff, and Dr. Biggar, too, seem to have ignored that) In Genesis xvfii-s, Metchnikoff pointed out, "ft Is recorded that Abraham, when he entertained the three angels, set be. fore them ssoured milk and sweet milk and
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him until he accumulated his vast fortune, so drinking buttermilk had similarly be- come passion.
 Of course there were other things that went to make up Mir. Rockefeller's dietary schedule. One of them was tablespoon full of olive oil with each meal. MT. Rockefeller considers that this tones up the system and keeps his joints in such condition as to give him sprightiiness that would not be expected in man of his age.
 Gradually MT. Rockefeller began to eat things that he had not thought of eating
 IOIN ID R0cKEEEIIEp,s LIFE EpI
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the sour milk treat ment. But MT. Rocke- feller could not bring himself to the point of drinking 1t. He had a great deal the same opinion as Stephen Leacock, who facetiously wrote: "It is now proven beyond doubt that anybody
 who takes a gallon of sour milk night and morning can live for ever. The only ques. ton isis it worth
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family was picnicking at Leno |, Mass, MT. Rockefeller produce l his bottles of buttermilk. That was five years ago.
 "He is very strong for it" said one of the members of his party Tt is his favorite 'tipple.'
 And so 1t was. Just as making money had been A passion with
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the movements of the stomach ceased But when the cat was happy, as indicated by it's purring the stomach worked More vigorously than ever.
 The thing to do then, in MT. Rocke- feller's case, was to keep him happy. Some people imagine that the possession alone of billion dollars would make them
Evening star., 1924-04-03

DEALERS in every town TO represent manu-
!scturs- Of automobile and radty batteries
with three-year guarantee: low prices and big
profits, Factory wilt give ambitious reliable
men exclusive Sghts II this territory, VIII
advertise ard SEND representative 10 demon
strate and help develop territory. New York
city branch to open in April. Comet ESttery
Co. 3Gs "a. Ontario St, Chicago, Ill
Evening star., 1924-04-03

OSE Of the best market and grocery in n. w..
sectieu; busy corner. frstclas4 trade: mod
ern fixtures; gross receipts, xf.0vu weekly;
long lease. exceptionally low rent; selling to
settle estate, terms to reliable party. Ad-
dress BOX 1-Y. Star edhce 90
Evening star., 1924-04-03

DINING ROOM SET piece oak. practIcsii,
new: sell cheap. 123f 1Nth - Il W =