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, 1924-03-20
Dr.. j. R. MAYHEM

~ IT "@'.'tALIlD z TIT ILLINT
ZIONIST AND OPTHALMIST,
Is at presest at No, So King Street, Fred
erikSted, where be can be consulted daily
from 10 nj. to i p. m. for Ten PAYS
Only.
A large stock of Frames and Mounts
in ZyIonite Shell, aluminium, Gold and
Gold FIIed. Screws, Temple Pieces,
Springs and Cards supplied.
Also Lenses in Compound and Plano Cy-
finders, BitocaIs and Sphercals. ground
by US here TO help The most complicated
eye trouble,
Let us demonstrate to you The process
of cutting and grinding Lenses.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
Linen and Crepe de Chine
"Hunkies''
Ne,U Square Veiis
SneciaI. SI.M

fs:n --
Ne,U Square Veils
Special, $I.OO
Many plain and combination colors.
including the smart white black
effect
Black and White VeiIings
soc to $50 Yd.
A variety of styles in French dot
and woven patterns.
Bordered Veilings
soc to $3.50 Yd.
Marrow and wide widths, in scroll
and dotted effects. Hexagon, filet and
fancy meshes, in plain and combina
tion colorS.
Special!
Shad0.c and French Dot Mesh
Veiiings, 29c Yd.
These are worth very much more. A
large assortment of designs and col
ors-(Main Aisle.)
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1924-04-04

A special purchase of beautiful skins
allows this low price. All are finished
with head, tail and paws. An unusual
opportunity to match a double scarf
for $50.
Kann's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1924-04-04

Plus $50 tax. An opportunity to
secure one of the presen, style pencils
at , low prize, ;,I shorty, T., the v new
style will be withdrawn.
Kann's-StationerJ Dept,
Street Floor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04

There is an interesting story about
how the first soft drinks happened ia
be made. Back in the days of the
American Revolution man named
Townsend Speakman was running a
little drug store in Philadelphia. He
supplied medicines for Washington
army, and was pretty well known One
day a doctor asked him to fill a pre-
scrlption of carbonated water. Speak
man succeeded in compoundiny the
concoction. The doctors patient liked
the new water. Soon one patient after
another passed the word around and
before long, Speakman had lots OF
calls for the new medicine water.
But Speakman was keen business
man and conceived the idea of flavor
ing the medicine water with fruit
juices to increase its popularity. The
plan worked. It's popularity spread
like wildfire. That was the beginning
of the carbonated soft drink business.
The soft drink business has been
growing ever since. Last year, for ex.
ample, the people in the United States
consumed S,00O.O00.OO0 bottles of uon-
alcoholic beverages, an average of rs
bottles for every man, woman and
child.-Progressiv Grocer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Rome Also Kneru Strikes

Officials Of the American Federation
of Labor, among whom are some stu
dents of the classics, have discovered
that ancient Rome was no more i'm
mune to strikes than modern New
York or Chicago. They have discov-
cred that Livy and Ovid described a
strike of musicians In Rome.
The strikers, who belonged to the
guild Of musicians (tibicines) refused
to work because the banquet which
was additionally accorded them every
year at the expense of the state was
omitted in 81 B. c.
The musicians all left Rome and
went to Thur to await overtures from
the state. The situation created by
the walkout was very embarrassing to
the authorities, for the sacrifices could
not be carried out without music. The
men were finally lured back by STRAIT
egg. They were served freely with
wine and taken to Rome dead to the
world" The men won their strike
however, for the authorities decided
that privilege so long accorded had
become a right and the banquet was
restored.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04

A compilation Of the Christian
names of army officers contained in
the official Army Register for 1924
shows the relative frequency of oc-
currence Of these names. The reg
lister gives the names of 1851 OFF,
cers-11 1854 on the active list and
2,197 on the retired list. AS the
Christian name Is not given in the
case Of sixty-four names the list shows
the record for 1867 officers.
The first five names-John, William,
Charles, James and George-number
nearly 20 per cent Of the entire list,
while the list shows that about one
half of the entire army Is made up
of officers with the first twenty Names
says the Army and Navy Journal
Some 1895 different shames are given
in the list, of which, in the case of
966, more than go per cent appear only
once.
This compilation was made by 81
mon Newton of the United States
engineer Office Detroit, Mich, to whom
the Army and Navy Journal is in
debted for his carefully prepared ar
ticle, which shows the following as
most frequent:
John 920. William 907, Charles 633,
James $50, George $40, Robert 374,
Thomas 308, Frank 284, Henry 275,
Joseph 268, Edward 259, Harry 249.
Walter 1879, Arthur 181, Paul $50,
Frederick 145, Harold IA, Richard
1879, Francis 1877, Albert 1875, Samuel
121. Edwin lit, Ralph 104, Clarence
80, Herbert 81, Louis SO, David 90,
Fred 80, Howard, Raymond 76 each,
Alfred rs, Alexander, Benjamin 70
each, Ernest II, Donald 68, Daniel,
Hugh 81 each, Eugene sc, Carl, Roy So
each, Philip GA, Lewis 81, Edgar, Law
renee 81 each, Oscar 55, Earl 48,
Theodore 43, Edmund 80, Clyde, Lloyd, |
Russell 38 each. Guy, Oliver 81 each.
Claude, Clifford, Kenneth 36 each,
Leonard "a, Elmer Horace, Jesse 80
each, Allen. Harvey, Ray 80 each,
Leslie 81 each, Andrew, Les
ter 80 each, Peter, Stanley 20 each,
Norman, Willis % each, Michael 81,
Jacob 20, Bernard, Leon, Stephen, 7
Wallace rs EACH Douglas, Franklin,
Frederic, Herman, Patrick, Percy "a
each. Everett, Ira, Leo, Martin, Sid
ney % each, Floyd, Gordon, Otto,
Victor % each, Lee IL, Homer, Maui
rice, Wilbur 20 each.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Women Who Are Heads
of Large Enterprises

Man bequeaths his business to a girl
secretary because "she Is the only one
who knows how to run 1t properly"
Business women are no rare things
these days, the Philadelphia Inquirer
observes. A conspicuous example of
one is Mrs. Mountz who was a dele
gate to the 1924 Republican national
convention.
Mrs. Mountz has successfully man
aged an extensive coal business.
For years the great steel mill at
Coatesville was operated by woman
whose energy and enterprise equaled
that of any man.
A young woman Is leading factor
in one Of Philadelphia's largest milk
companies.
One of the largest orchardists in
Montgomery county is woman.
After William Weightman died his
daughter, now Mrs. Penfield, carried
on the business and was capable of
managing big as well as small details.
What was for many years Philadel-
phia's largest drug store was long
managed by granddaughter of Chris
topher Marshall, its founder.
Women were In successful control
here of large hospital and a medical
college.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Fishdog Something NeD

Dogflsh aren't SO scarce. but who
ever heard Of fishdog, asks the Bos-
ton Globe, which proceeds to relate
than Capt. Russell N. Pernette, Cob
bosseecontee guide, owns one and her
name is Echo. She is pointer and
points fish as well as game. Echo goes
fishing for herself. teo. She wades into
the water until 1t is half up to her
body, stands still, and when perch
or sunfish comes along snaps It up
in jiffy. She uses no bait and her
fish never gets away. Echo is get
ting along in years. but clever dog
that she is, she's paying the price of
seeking her pleasure In an unnatural
environment. She's getting all "done
up with the rheumatic and has to do
all her fishing now when her master
isn't looking.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
And II EYasn't His Pin

A young man was paying me I'M
usual attention; on my birthday he
presented me with beautiful bafpin
| worried over the gift. and finally
took it to the jewelers.. | explained
to the young man in charge that my
reason for wanting to know its value
was that | wanted to return. the pin
if it was expensive, as felt didn't
care enough for the gentleman who
presented it to accept expensive
gifts. The young ieweler admitted
the pin was worth a fancy sum.
told me how much he admired my
honesty, and before knew what was
happening he was urging me to marry
him. l was quite willing to accept
his proposal. Happily enough. our
trip to the altar has been a lasting
one. Chicago Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
ALL OUT OF SORTS?
So Was This Good Woman Who Tells
Her Experience


All too often women accept their
pains and aches as natural to their
sex. They fail to realize that weak
kidneys are often to blame for that
backache, those. headaches, dizzy spells
and that tired, depressed feeling.
Thousands have found new health and
strength by helping the weakened
kidneys with Doan's Pills-a stimulant
diuretic. This case is one of MANY in
this locality.
Mrs. H. Emsen, 800 Mckinley Ave.
Kellogg. Idaho, says: "a cold dis,
ordered my kidneys and backache
played hard on my strength. When
| worked about the house, NV back
ached more. My nerves were poor and
l tired quickly. Occasionally head
aches came on and | felt tired and
worn out. Doan's Pills made me feel
all right. My cure has lasted a long
time"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Pills-the same that Mrs.
ENnsen had Foster Milburn Co.
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04

A schoolboy playing in the sage
brush few miles from Kuna recently
picked up what Is believed TO be a
petrified egg. Speculation is now rife
as to whether 1t is that of dinosaur
and similar to those found some time
ago in the desert Of Cobb, Mongolia,
says an Associated Press dispatch from
Boise, Idaho.
In size the Idaho specimen is four
and thirteen-sixteenths inches long and
three and nine-sixteenths. inches in d.
ameter. The outer surface is dark
ochre in color. the inside a dirty
lemon and it shows complete mineral
replacement.
Some time ago the remains of a FIVE
footed horse were discovered near
Homedale, and once the skull Of a
was found imbedded at the
head of Picket Pin creek, near Idaho
City.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Carried Self-Esfeem
TO Extreme Height

The most frankly conceited man, DIS
closes himself In the last will ana res
lament of George Norris, ricn mer-
chant, considered the most unpopular
man in his home town. Penarth. Wales.
He seems also to have been STUBBORN
as well as conceited, observes Capper )
Weekly, for he appropriated aDou'
$50 600 from his estate to these pur-
poses:
Twenty-Five dollars to every ciuD'
society, church or other organization
in the town, provided they VIII idls-
play in their rooms or headquarters
perpetually, Mr.. Norris picture, suit
ably framed
Annual prizes of $25 in each scho'1
In the town for the best essay pro-
duced by the children. The subject
of each essay, however, must De on
the life of George L. Norris. His pic
ture must be hung in every schooi OF
the prize offer win be void.
fund to provide free cigars and
cigarettes for each meeting of the Pen
arth district council.
A fund to provide for the yearly
celebration of his birthday on Marcn
16. by a dinner to which all the town
officers, clergymen and teachers are
to be invited and each allowed to bring
friend.
A fund provides $25 yearly prize
to the couple who Jointly saved the
largest amount of money in the year
before their marriage. They must
agree to put Mr.. Norris picture ~
their home before getting the prize
AS if this was not enough, the first
clause in Norris will provides this
handsome self-made tribute shall De
engraved on his tombstone:
Here lies the remains OF u. L.
Norris who lived and died the hap
piest man on earth, who was al
ways busy doing good and trying
to advise people and help those In
trouble Those who followed his
advice never went wrong"
How he did hate himself!
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
SHORT SPAN OF LIFE
WAS ARTEMUS WARDS
Americas First Humorist
Called Home Early.

April 20 was the ninetieth anniver-
sary of the birth Of Americas first
humorist. Charles Farrar Browne. "A
short life and merry one" describes
the earthly sojourn of this early col
umnist, born in Waterford. Me-, In
1884. He lived but 33 years, but In
this time convulsed America and Eng
land by the quips generated by a
mind as quantity put together as were
those of Shakespeare's clowns.
Browne was newspaper humorist
and lecturer. 1t was while conducting
a column on Cleveland newspaper
that he invented his "Artemus Ward
and His Wax Figgers." When his
tabled Snowman became famous,
Browne took for himself the name OF
his well-known character, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the fabulous fifties'' and STORED
sixties" he toured this country as
lyceum entertainer
Wards droIlery and eccentric humor
were exercised even up to the last few
days of ebbing. life. He had just been
honored by membership In the famous
Savage club. London was at his feet
and he was only thirty-three years
old.
During those days when consump-
ton was taking its toll, the candle OF
life burning lower and lower, one of
the troubles of the nurses was to
make the patient take his medicine,
Among the prescriptions was one OF
extreme bitterness to which he great
ly objected. Filled with concern,
friend, Tom Robertson, poured out a
dose of the compound and held out
the spoon.
my dear Tom," said Artemus, pro-
testingly, II can't take that dreadful
stuff"
"Come. come" said Robertson.
"Take it, my dear fellow, just for my
sake. You know would do anything
for you"
would your" said Artemus. faint
ly grasping Toms hand.
II would indeed"
"Then you take it,"
lie died at southampton, England,
March 6, 1867.
Seitz says of him: ut remains a
notable fact that no other American
ever so impressed himself upon the
life of London
What more appropriate in closing
this snatch of biography than drol-
lery-the way he closed his book of
Iife7 Among those thumbworn note
books we find one In which is scrawled |
a quip which in its original serious
form applies to his own short years
and In its humorous paraphrase char
Acterizes the genial, fun-loving, fun
creating man, Charles Farrar Browne,
otherwise known as Artemus Ward,
Snowman
And this is the quip: SIN the midst
If life we are in debt"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Street Seeks SecIusior

Bond street. that fashionable Lon
don thoroughfare from which mems
fashion dictates go forth. is likely to
become even more exclusive. The
merchants, tired of having busses and
other common conveyances use the
street, have started movement to
make the very pavement exclusive.
They maintain the street is now so
crowded with public vehicles that the
rich will not shop there since they can
not park their motors.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Rebuke Courteous

Eddie Bremen, manager Of the Ma
jestic theater, likes to tell this one:
Some years ago, when Eddie was
treasurer of the old Majestic, he was
sitting in the back of the house watch
ing the vaudeville. A tired business
man, stopping one of the fair ushers,
demanded in hard-boiled tone !:
"Where In hi is the mems smoking
room?"
go right down the stairs" she re
piled sweetly, land turn to your left.
You will see sign that reads Gentle
men, Don't pay any attention to the
sign. Go right in."-Houston Post.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
PUBLIC SALES.

Figuring on salef 1t win pay you
to see me. I have cried many sue
sessful sales in the Orofino territory
and the Boise valley the past several
years and know the game. Farm and
stock sales specially. ]. E. Frazier.
Box 202, Nezperce. AT Sid Boyd's
blacksmith shop. l2-4
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04

OLD THINGS VALUED
FOR NEW PURPOSES
Potenfialifies Developed BY
Each Generation.

How many things are used? Nobody
knows
Things are accommodating so fast
in the United States that there can nc
longer be any record of their number
or use, says the national foreign trade
council Each generation has new
uses for old things.
The United States war supplies
catalogue for the last war year con-
tanned 10000 separate Items, lnvolv-
ing millions of things and billions of
values. One of these was coconut
shells.
Coconuts were originally used for
food by natives of tropical countries,
and by monkeys to hurl at unwary
visitors Later hundred million
pounds yearly came TO be imported
into the United States, for half
dozen food uses. Then the United
States army used coconut shells to
make absorbent charcoal for gas
masks.
Cotton is a thing, a flower, moth
ing. One hundred and thirty years ago
1t was maintained in the United
States congress that is was a non
productive plant for Americans. In
this war catalogue of 10000 items
cotton played chief role. Thousands
of factories were kept busy using cot
ton to make underwear. tents, sheets,
socks, tire materials, smokeless pow
der hospital absorbent cotton. Irvine,
haversacks.
There are 200 listed articles made
of cotton by American factories
There are probably 1000 different
uses of cotton.
SILK was once limited in its uses.
Today there are 125 common uses and
kinds of natural and artificial silk.
Wood once had few primary uses,
for the making of spears or canoes or
as fire wood, then for houses. Today
there are listed 108 uses of wood.
Under the word FIBER without respect
to kind, there are ninety-one classes
and kinds, ranging from shoestrings
to pushes.
The word oil suggests few uses,
such as lubrcating, Illuminating or
castor oil. There are 1856 chief kinds
of, Oil, from Chinese tung to rosemary.
There are seventy general uses and
kinds of steel, from corset ribs to
ships, with an uncountable variation
of uses.
Whence do they come, all these
things? Nobody knows. 1t Is esti-
mated they come from 139 different |
countries or ports They may come
from the air, the latest source of
nitrates. In the United States alone
100000 Industrial plants use $4,000
100000 worth of worldwide materials
% make things. for American comfort
md convenience, or to resell abroad.
What are things worth? Nobody
Knows. A rough estimate of the
wealth Of nations varies from $1,000
)OO,OOO,OOO to $1,5O0,O0OO 100000.
What are thingsi Everybody
,nows and nobody can tell. The
word thing is one of the most COM
non In the speech of many peoples.
There are 1850 important references
o 1t In the Bible. One standard die
ionary uses seven and one-half col
INNS of fine type to try to define the
vord thing. 1t uses eighteen main
distinctions Of meaning and dozens of
The substance Of these distinctions
J that thing Is thing, and that
here are lot of them
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
\ Gabe's Opinion

my least boy, Bearcat, was fooling
around the well luther day and fell
In" at the crossroads store, related
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. 81
pulled him out after a spell, and no
pertickler harm was did"
mo, but 'twuz a good thing you got
him out" replied Gabe Gosnell from
over beyond Mount Piggy Boys like
him make powerful poor soup."-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
Common KnaluIedQe

She had descended in wrath upon
her husband as he stood at the stage
door,
what are you doing herer she
demanded
1t was up to him to think quickly.
and he did
Hello, my dear" he greeted her
mildly. II heard you were coming
down town and, wishing to see you,
/ came here-knowing this would be
the first place you would look for
me."-Judge.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-09-04
And What IF He Phones?

Ethel-So Arthur proposed last
night?
Maude-Yes.
sand did you accept him?"
II was so awfully excited / don't
know whether I did or not. If he
comes tonight did; If he doesn't, /
didn't. London Answers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Phone 377 374 Main St.

WANTED--All KINDS Of poultry.
Will call. Third and Main St.,
FL Centre. Phone SO. Jos.
Mintz and Co. 1T
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Talk Is
"Academical," He
Admits to Jud dge

Los ANGELES, Jan. 81. II.
Freeman of Pasadena, a retired
school teacher, was to appear in
Judge Keetch S count here today on
Il charge of contempt because he dis
cusscd the case of former Justice of
the Peace Toilette, indicted for for
gerry. Freeman had been called for
jury service in the trial.
Defense Counsel Paul Schenck
demanded an investigation after
the noon recess yesterday, during
which the offense is supposed to
have occurred. Judge Keetch grant
ed the quiz, and Freeman On the
stand admitted talking over the
case "academically" with w. True
Moulton.
"My sensibilities and feelings
are 50 aroused that ! do not believe
| can deal with, your case JUDICIAL
~ at present, the court declared
Yesterday. "You will return to
court tomorrow, when | shall give
my decision. -
The jury was discharged.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Kramer Proves
To Be Be tier
Man In Bou t
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Danny
Kramer, popular mltt artist from
Philadelphia, proved to be too much
for young Brown in the main event
at the Vernon coliseum last night.
Brown substituted for Stewart Nc
Claim who had to withdraw from
the card because of an injured eye.
frankie Grandetta, the Battling
Shiek,' won a decision over Jockey
Joe Dillon IN the semi windup. Jack
Edmundson was allowed Il decision
over Ernie Owens in a rather poor
bout that was billed as a feature.
Ray Jeffries and Art Springer put
on one of the best bouts of the eve.
ming. getting draw. Louie Garcia
and Nick Antonio also boxed a draw.
Bud Forester was little too good
for Young Steers in their bout.
Scotty Diest and johnny Metzler put
on slashing draw bout as an opener
for the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
RICHARD MOVES
TO SECURE PA.
ARENA CONTROL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Definite
moves to stage the Dempsey Wills
fight in Philadelphia next summer
are seen behind the negotiations in
process to turn the control of the
Philadelphia arena over to Tex
Rickard.
While it Has not been confirmed
here, it is known positively that
Rickard wants to get the arena,
which is the " Madison Square Gar
den' of Philadelphia, and that he
will be successful.
In moving toward Philadelphia,
Rickard is either seeking a place of
refuge or he is acting upon desire
to extend his field of operations.
If the politicians in New York
carry out their threat to GUST Rick
ard or repeal the boxing law, he
would have an ideal spot in Phila-
delphia because it is the greatest
fight town in the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Brazil Fortunes
Pale Into
Ciphers

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-In-
stead of going to Brazil to seek
fortunes, a score of persons in the
San Francisco bay district today
were seeking B. S. de Beszidits-
the man who was to lead their
search for wealth.
De Beszidits, it is alleged, sold
interests in a supposed colony in
Brazil for sums ranging from 5000
to $500.
The investment was to yield a
fortune.
But yesterday, according TO infor-
nation to authorities here, the pro-
moter disappeared and the investors
don't even know the way 20 the
! supposed location of the Brazilian
paradise.