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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-28
Woman Looms as
Governor Nominee
Democrats in Texas

of a woman entering the run-of pri-
mary for the Democratic nomination
for governor doomed tonight when
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson Temple
first gubernatorial woman candidate
in the history of Texas politics,
nosed out Lynch Davidson of Hous-
ton, for second place. Judge Felix
Robertson of Dallas. continued to pile
up a lead for first place.
The count for the three leaders an
nounced by the Texas election bur-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-28

Don't get your buying facts
from the folks next door. Read
the ads. sssssk s; m m m
LNx q SaAasst@4s ~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14

Joseph Conrad. writing in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine about ge-
ography and some OF the explorers
who made II, recalls the most fanciful
variants OF the medieval navigator's
pet theory OF great southern CONT
nent.
Geography militant. which had sue
ceeded the geography fabulous, did not
seem able to accept the idea that there
was much more water than land on
this globe. Nothing could satisfy their
sense Of the fitness Of things but an
enormous extent of solid earth. which
they placed in that region of the south
where, as matter of fact, the great
white-crested seas of stormy ATTITUDES
Will be free to chase each other all
around the globe to the end of time.
II suppose their landsmens temper
ament stood In the way of their rec
ignition that the world OF geography.
as far as the apportioning of space
goes, seems to have been planned
mostly for the convenience of fishes"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Some Fish Hibernate

Many fish do hibernate but the phe-
nonenon Is not very well understood.
Certain fish in the temperate zones
hibernate, but they do not fall into a
condition of complete torpidity as hi
bernating reptiles and mammals DO.
However, their vital functions are low
cred and they hide in sheltered holes
and cease to go abroad to search Tor
food. Other species, especially In the
tropics survive long drouths by pass
ing the dry season in perfectly tor
pid state, imbedded deep In the mud.
A few species prepare themselves a
cavity coated inside with a layer OF
hardened mucus which preserves them
from complete desiccation. In India,
1t Is said, fish survive more than one
season in ponds which are dry for
several years. Even though the bot
tom Of the pond has been dry for over
year, when the water releases them
from the mud the fish come out ap-
parently none the worse for their ex-
perience.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Mans Face Changing

According to Sir Arthur Keith,
noted British scientist, changes in man
are now taking place more rapidly
than at any other period in his history,
says the Pathfinder. The time Is not
yet ripe, however, for the production
of "supermen," he says.
He is convinced that certain char
acteristics appearing in large pro-
portion Of modern humans are of re-
cent origin. The most marked changes,
he finds, are in the bone under the
gums in which the teeth are rooted
the most plastic bone In the body.
In 30 per cent of the people this
bone, instead of spearing outward as
in prehistoric races, tends to grow In
a vertical direction, producing a mar
row, high-arched palate. This leaves
insufficient room for the normal num-
Der Of teeth and such as appear are
crowded, the wisdom teeth often fall
ing to come through. These changes
in the mouth give undue prominence
to the nose and chin and tend to make
faces long and narrow.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Motor DispIaces Dog

The march of science into the frozen
expanses of the far North is bringing
a new era of rapid communication
across the wildernesses Of snow. Mail
planes equipped with landing skis, and
swift, motorized sleds may soon re-
place the picturesque dog teams, just
as the motor car is replacing the camel
Of the desert.
The United States Postoff1ce depart
ment recently announced plans for air
plane mail service from the terminus
of the government railway at Nenana,
Alaska, to Fairbanks. Thus 20-day
delivery service by dog team will be
supplanted by a four-hour mail
service.
A more dramatic transition, accord
ing to Popular Science Monthly, is
that from dog-drawn sleds to sleds
driven by motor. These already have
made their appearance in Finland, a
motorcycle engine furnishing the pro-
pulsion through bicycle wheel. The
contact of the rubber tire with the
snow is said to create sufficient fric-
ton to drive the sled forward. The
cheapness, lightness and conveniences
Of these new vehicles make them, 1t
is said, admirably suited for travelling
over the SHOWS.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14

The entire disappearance of adver~
Using and selling would ultimately re-
suit in turning these United States
back to the social and economic condi-
ton Of England In the time of Rich
ard the Lion-Hearted. :"
All advertisers and all critics of adj
vertising want to read Ernest Elmo
Calkins' defense of advertising in the
Century. In the Century Winifred
kirkland, as Smith Jones In 1874, de-
scribed a marvellous world from which
all traces of advertising had mysteri-
ously disappeared fifty years ago. In
her whimsical article she presented
trenchant indictment of advertising.
Mr.. Calkins picks up the thread Of
her story and presents a sound defense
OF advertising, proving conclusively
that our very civilization rests upon
advertising and selling. Writing thirty
years after Smith Jones' death, Mr..
Calkins describes the gradual retro
gression and final breakdown Of our
civilization after the effects Of adver-
Using had entirely disappeared.
For a time the public enjoyed the
benefits of advertising without the
drawbacks. The flow Of goods to and
from the stores was like some mighty
machine which, once started, ran for a
while with its own momentum even
after the power had been withdrawn.
Students of business and other
trained observers were nevertheless
aware that the machine was running
down. Every now and then retail
store went out of business and no new
one took 1t place.
The same thing that was going on
In full view of the public, as 1t were,
in the affairs of the retail stores, was
happening behind the scenes to the
manufacturers but, though less evil
dent to the spectators, 1t was more
serious and farther reaching in its
effects. The manufacturers confront
ed the same problem as the retailers
the difficulty of doing business in the
face of shrinking markets and rising
costs.
The shrinking markets were the
cause of the rising costs. The fewer
the people who bought an article the
more 1t cost to make that article and
the more it cost to sell It. The higher
prices in turn still further reduced the
number Of purchasers, and thus neces-
sites were fast becoming luxuries,
while luxuries were becoming extinct.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Hard to Kill

From South Carolina comes the
story of farmer who decided to find
out just how much heat and cold a
boll weeyil can stand. he caught one
and froze it into cake of Ice, left it
there for "a hours, then thawed the
ice and was astonished to see the bug
stretch its wings and walk away. He
caught it again, put 1t under a pan on
the stove and built upa good fire. The
stove got red hot, the pan got red hot,
and evidently the weevil also got red
hot. At any rate when the farmer
lifted the pan the weevil few out the
window and set fire to the barn. The
moral of the yarn is not quite clear,
but probably 1t has something to do
with the old maxim: Never depend
on the weather to kill bugs.-Youth's
Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Forced to Revise Opinion

Rarely have the holders of a we'll
established theory or belief shown the
readiness to abandon it that Is dis
played by our anthropologists as re-
suit of the discovery Of few human
bones out in California. That man
was late conner on this continent
long has passed, if not exactly proved,
at least as so probable as to amount to
certainty. Now that opinion must be
revised-it must be, that is, If further
investigation does not demonstrate
that the bones are less old than their
finder deduced from the age of the
stratum in which they were found.
And evidently It is not thought by
those with a right to judge that
mistake has been made.
AS consolation for having been con-
victed of making a hasty judgment,
the psychologists are saying, in effect,
"Well now we can understand what
we couldn't before-why the men hith-
erto taken to have been the first Amer
leans were so far advanced In civiliza-
ton"
After all, to have lived in the last
of the geologic ages before the very
last one doesn't take man so very far
back in world history, and If these
new oldest inhabitants Of California
have skulls very much like our own,
as is reported, their claim to priority
is not very good, for they must have
had a lot of very human ancestors
New York Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Fishing in Liberia

Fishing, says writer In the Wide
World Magazine, is one of Liberals
biggest industries, fish comprising,
perhaps, the most prominent item in
the daily menu of the masses. In the
rainy season the rivers overflow their
banks and large areas of low-lying
country become temporary lakes,
Astounding with fish of all kinds. AS
the waters subslde, one species, the
mudfish, a black, repulsive looking
fellow, settles in the mud, which Is
presently baked hard by the sun. The
natives then dig holes with picks and
unearth the apparently lifeless fish,
following which it is cured and stored
for domestic purposes. Those fish
which are lucky enough to escape de-
lection come to life again, SO to speak,
with the return of the rainy season.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
ia

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors.
In the district court Of the United
States for the district of Idaho, CEN
trail division, in bankruptcy.
In the matter of c. E. Bowles, bank
rupt.
To the creditors of G. E. Bowles Of
Winchester, in the county Of Lewis,
in the district aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
31st day of July, 1924, the said G. e.
Bowles was duly adjudicated bank
rupt, and that the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at the office of
the referee, room IL, Lewiston Ma
tional Bank building, Lewiston, Idaho,
on the 9th day of August, 1924, az
ten-thirty O'Clock a. m, at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a trustee, exam
inc the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1924
Fred j. Babcock,
ll-2 Referee.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14

Ahe xale university library has been
presented with collection of the once
famous Thumb Papers" of the Rev
timothy Edwards, father of Jonathan
edwards, colonial New Ensland's great
tneoiogian, says the New York Times
Puritan and colonial New England
Tor the most part had some contempt
Tor parson who would either read
nis sermons or preach with anything
more than the briefest reference to
notes. A great exhorter had to be In
spired, else he had no right to occupy
pulpit In those stern fundamentalist
Gays Many great theologians would
open the Bible at random, seize any
verse as text and then preach from
that text for hours with the firm belief
mat the hand Of the Almighty had
guided him to the chapter and verse
upon which he based his sermon.
The Rev. Timothy Edwards belonged
to that school. A graduate Of Harvard
Of the class of 1901, he was ordained
pastor of a newly-founded Congrega-
tional church at Windsor, Conn. In
1894 and occupied the pulpit of that
church for "a years. He was well ac-
quainted with Hebrew literature and
was particularly distinguished for his
accurate knowledge of the Latin and
Greek classics In preparing his SER
mons Mr.. Edwards would note on
small slips Of paper his "firstlies" and
"secondlies." Then he would study
these manuscript outlines, but when
he entered the pulpit he would leave
them in his study.
For many years 1t was his custom
to preach entirely without notes, but
one sermon, copy of which is in the
Yale library, is known to have been
written in full by Mr.. Edwards This
was preached at the general election.
In 1872.
OF these papers, DR.. Serene Edwards
Dwight, son of the elder president
Timothy Dwight, wrote: "'He always
preached extemporaneously, and, until
he was upwards of seventy, without
noting down the heads Of his dis
course. After that time he commonly
wrote the divisions on small slips Of
paper, which, as they occasionally APP
peared between the leaves of the Bible
that he held in his hand, his parish
toner's called Mr.. Edwards thumb pa
pers.'"
These papers, the gift to Yale Of
DR.. James Hosmer Penniman of Phila-
delphia, cover 68 pages and include
sermons preached In 1922 and 1928.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
To Fit the Price

A Topeka physician prescribed or
thoform for a patient. This is pow
erful medicine in powdered form for
use in serious throat infections. The
physician didn't say how much to get
or intimate what the cost might be.
The man of the house walked into a
drug store.
"Want some orthoform," he said.
SAIL right, how much of it?" asked
the druggist
"What does it cost7'
"Sixty-four dollars a pound"
"Gimme two drams kansas City
Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
clsoer Gunsighf

1t was Sir Howard Grubb, the irish
telescope maker, who invented most
ingenious form Of telescope sight for
use with rifle. Neither fore nor back
sight Is employed with this contrly-
ance, but the shooter, in taking aim
looks through small lens, which, by
an optical device, throws an image OF
bright little cross In front OF the
gun and In line with the barrel. The
image serves as foresight, and hy
simply holding the center Of the cross
upon the object aimed at, the marks
man takes his aim.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
"Rare Benz

The epithet was conferred upon Ben
Jonson (1574-1637), the celebrated
English poet and dramatist. 1t Is
stated by John Aubrey, In his letters,
that the Inscription, 20 Rare Ben jon
son." over the poets grave In West
minister abbey, was placed there at
the suggestion of one Jack Young an
eccentric gentleman, who at the time
of the burial gave a workman 10
pence to engrave 1t. Jonsor Is buried
In an upright position beneath the
pavement of the north aisle of the ADJ
hey {; but medallion in his honor may
be seen in the south transept, or poets
cOrner.-Kansas City Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Order to Show Cause Why Order OF
Sale of Real Estate Should
RJa+ he MAZDA

Not be Made.
In the probate court of Lewis coun-
ty, state of Idaho, in the matter of
the estate of Herbert A, Chalker, de-
ceased.
Edna L. Eckersley, the public ad-
ministratrix of the estate of Herbert
A. Chalker, deceased, having filed in
this court her petition duly verified,
praying for an order of sale of all of
the real estate Of said decedent for the
purposes therein set forth,
1t is therefore ordered that all per
sons interested in the said estate of
said decedent, appear before this said
probate court on the 9Th day of Sep
TENDER, 1924, at the hour of 10 O'Clock
a. M, of said day, at the courtroom
of said court at the courthouse in the
village of Nezperce, county of Lewis,
state of Idaho, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the
said public administrators to sell all
Of the estate of the said deceased,
and that copy of this order be pub
lished at least four successive weeks
in The Nezperce Herald, newspaper
printed and published in said county.
The real estate hereinbefore refer
red to is particularly described as fol
lows, to-wit:
One acre in the south end of lot 2,
section IA, township 35 north, of range
2 E. B. M, lying between the Clear
water River, and the "New Grade"
as located in the year 1912; situate in
Lewis comfy, Idaho.
(SeaD
Dated this 9th day of August, 1924
II. w. Niles,
ia Probate Judge.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Waiting for Sunshine

Albert Fl. Losche, county clerk, not
only prides himself on the help In his
office, but even says that his janitors
have a sense of humor hard to beat.
Recently one of the deputy clerks
printed the following on one of the
smoke-besmeared windows in the
clerks office, please wash me-" The
next day the following Inscription was
scrawled under it In faltering, weary
strokes, "Wait till the sun shines, Mel
lie. "-Indianapolis News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14

Much interest has been aroused by
the discovery at Quailacoya, on the
Bio-Bio river, about twenty miles from
Conception. Chile, of what is asserted
to be an extensive deposit Of anthra-
cite. The vein is said to be of good
quality and proportions. although a
technical survey of the property has
not yet been completed. According to
press reports, company has been
formed in Santiago to undertake min
ing operations.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
GERMANY LAND OF
QUEER CONTRASTS
Changes ObserUed by Trau-
eIers Since Great War.

We ask the waiter about an unfa.
milIar gemuse on the menu, writes
viola Paradise In the New Republic.
He disappears, and presently a
white-bearded scholar approaches, adj
;usting his pince-nez. He speaks In
only slightly accented English. "You
inquire about this vegetable?"
aOh, you are very kind"
at is somewhat like your turnip In
favor, but it Is not root 1t Is not
of the mustard family Follow Latin
botanical terms, and then the startling
conclusion In matter-of-fact voice:
"Do you wish to order It'll"
We are taken aback. "Oh, the wait
err"
mo matter. He is taking care Of
nv table. We often exchange"
We give our order in embarrass-
ment. "But surely" one Of us ex-
plodes, "you sound more like scien-
fist than a waiterw
moments pause. Then he says: .
.sThe lady is astute. My life-before
was devoted to science. Now it is
easier to sustain life serving vegetables
than teaching them. A little fish,
perhaps? 1t Is excellent today"
When an accident happens in Berlin,
scatter, vanish. Otherwise you will be
held as witness, which Is not with
out its compensations. Motor car ac-
cident smashed wheels. An American
saunters up to regard the scene. Sud-
denly he realizes that he is alone ex-
cept for the active participants. He
must come along as witness, the
police insist.
The "black Maria"-or rather, its
German equivalents here. "But /
am an Americana" he repeats.
At the station they ask him ques-
lions he answers persistently in Eng
lish, 81 know nothing about 1t. am
an American" Over. and over. 1t is
obviously true, no one denies 1t. AT
last he may go. Only first there is
something to pay-a few million
marks. "But why?" 1t is for the ride
to the station in the ''black Maria"
A pleasant American business man,
on a years leave of absence, having
"a grand time" No money worries,
his dollar buys so much. Some adj
ventures, too. That time for instance,
when he offered his seat to an old
lady In Berlin street car and POM
pous blond man popped into it.
No American could stand for that.
He explains to the man that the seat
had been offered to the lady. A stony
glare. Then his strong right American
hand grasps the pompous blond by his
shirt front, draws him from the seat,
holds him amazed, sputtering, out
ragged, until the timid old lady has her
place. Now the dumfounded German
finds his tongue: Sir Do you realize
who am? In the kaiser's army was |
an oficeri / am a retired army Of
ficerr"
"You may be all that, buddy" says
the American, in good-humored tone.
but you're no gentleman"
Two German workmen from the
other end of the car leave their seats
to come and shake hands with the
American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Long in One Factory

Swiss papers report the recent re-
tirement of seventy-two-year-old
textile worker Of Wattwyl, after hav-
ing worked In the same factory since
her eighth birthday. Her last day was
made a festive occasion by her fell
low-toIlers. The table at which she
had labored SO many years was COW
cred with flowers and more material
gifts.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
Lucky Diamond Buyer

J. Bergman, diamond buyer in the
famous district near Kimberley, South
Africa, has come into possession of a
diamond weighing 416A carats, which,
curiously enough, was found by poor
Kameelfontein. The prospector did not
at first realize its value, but it is esti-
mated at $4,000 easily. 1t is one Of
the brown variety.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14
That's All

"Then you consider BODILY a foolT
NO" replied J. Fuller Gloom, 4
merely think that he knows the least
on the most subjects of any man OF
my acquaintance. Kansas City Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-08-14


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
By JOHN O'BRIEN By Leased Wire to The Age Hcraidl

PARIS, May 17.-From the clus- tered huts of Addis Abbeba, capital of Abyssinia, short, earnest gentleman of shiny mahogany color has come to Paris to receive here full honors due him as heir to one of the worlds most ancient thrones.
 His Imperial and Royal Highness Ras Taffari, prince regent of the little African nation, has caught his first glimpse of the boulevards, and is quite as excited about Paris as Paris is ex- cited about him.
 President Millerand, Premier Poin- care and the majority of the French cabinet welcomed the visitor when he arrived here Friday from MarseilIes. A guard of honor stood at sharp at tention as he debarked from the train. Taffari lunched at the Elysee palace with Premier Millerand, being received there by another guard of troops.
 Visitor Supplies Thrill.
 Paris is rather blase about visiting rulers, but it is not often that the French have a guest whose land is yelled in mystery where slavery is still a national problem, where barren mountains look on unexplored hinter- lands and where black race, whose history goes back to the early days of Christendom, rule rfeir own secret em- pire.
 At the Elysee palace, President Millerand greeted Ras Taffari in sa- lon decked with flowers where high city and state officials had gathered.
 Thence, with further impressive cere- monies, the prince was conducted to the city hall, where anthems were played by bands and the guard of the republic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

ing so far to meeting-the one occasion upon which the mountaineer has any where to go.
 A 'PEOtracted' Meeting
 Upon another day, of eight preachers present, five of them gave a message lasting from half to three-quarters of an hour. and the shadows of ,broiling July afternoon were long indeed as we trudged home down the edge of the creek bank to our cabin. This first service was remarkable more for. it's intensity than for variety, for most of the preachers were of the older type of the primitive mountain Baptist.
 This church at "Hollybush" is the widest l have seen in the Kentucky mountains. It is in the center of dis trict of extreme isolation, ignorance and poverty, but even there conditions are changing rapidly.
 Old friends in the hills meet to en- joy the illicit product of their joint still, and fuss about whether "fur- riners" stand any chance whatever of getting to heaven. The extremely soft hearted mountaineer, who has known a good person from out north, runs the risk of being branded az q radical if he puts in good word for a Meth odist or a Presbyterian. One good old preacher begged me not to mention his sinful curiosity in asking what Cath olics and 6piritualiBts believed.