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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-09

Maud Cheviot was standing in her
friends boudoir. 1T worked. she said
to her hostess. beautifully. There is your
ring, and thank you so much shall
always. in some sort. owe you much Of
my happiness. you know Ii is pretty
ring hope your hance may never OBJ
ject TO my temporary use of it. Tom pro-
posed twenty-four hours after he saw it
on my finger. It's always the way with
men. When they think they have lost
you they find they wanted you all the
time. And now. you see. I've got real
engagement ring OF my own; not yours.
dear. But-we're TO be married in three
months. You must come to the wedding
Tom has very much to thank You for
or your ring He shall know that-some
day. Chicago Times
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Aetinns louder Than Words.

They sat late by the Pickering freight
Her head WAS nestled on his heaving and
manly bosom. and softly his arm stole
round her yielding waist.
The law takes no cognizance Of this class
of stealing
Nobody does, if proper precautions are
observed, except the two interested parties.
Oh, love.
Oh, rapture,
He had told her the sweet words over and
over again, and she coyly cooed them back
TO him.
step was heard in the hall.
That is TO say, it was heard by the girl.
The young man heard nothing except the
beating of a fond heart.
George" she murmured. what would
you do to show your love for your little
Ethelrida,"
Dearest" he responded fervently, 'any-
thing, everything would willingly-oh
so willingly-sufler any pain for you"
Are You sure, Georgey" she asked with
the insistence Of doubt
sure as the stars do shine. darling"
Again that step.
Then, George, she said, with little
sob, get ready. for papa's coming"
And the craven coward skipped. -Balti-
more Telegram.
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That "etonc walls do not prison make"
Is chauctcrStically true OF prisons Ia ia
pan u would be strange II people 80
poetic and unique as the japanese did not
treat crime and criminals In u way differ
ent from any other nation. and innsmuch
a. their morality. religion and standards
diilpr icum ours. ~ do their prisons.
Among many experiences can count none
more gloomy and dispiritng than visit
pnid 90 AN English model prison. The
gray blank wallis the cold. cherries cells,
the solitary prisoners az work al useless
tasks. the exercise ground. with the men
making their daily drcary rounds. the low,
rcpul-vc ftccS OF the criminals aud the
stolid indifference of the warder, with his
bunch OF clHnking keys all combine TO
leave on the mind weary sense of some OF
the hopeless results Of advanced civilian
ton. A visit To- a Japanese prison leaves
quite other memories.
The prison visited was the large state
prison situated In the outskirts Of the
great spreading city OF Toxic. Drawn by
two fast runners yoked Ia the jinrikisha or
small handcar. which takes the place OF
cab or carriage In Japan we sped along
az the rate of about seven miles an hour,
through the busy streets OF Toxic. across
the broad river, and out into the suburbs.
where the lilac blossoms OF the wistaria
and the flame colorcd MASSES OF flowers Of
the azaleas were making all the gardens
gay. On arriving at the prison premises
! was struck al once 10y the fact that there
were no outside walls, and that the gates
which led into the large garden and farm
which surround the buildings stood wide
open. The prison contained, however .66l
prisoners .5i2 men aud I 10 women OF
this number 1862 men and 81 women had
been committed for robbery London
Hoauffnl
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The junction City Cooperative club.
known rs the "Bellamy club" has just
entered upon its second year with full
complement of members. most Of whom
have been with it from the commence
ment.
This club was organized to conduct a
common kitchen, in which all the fam
lily cooking was TO be done away from
the homes of the members. There are
forty-four ladies belonging to the club.
all Of whom express their satisfaction rs
to the results of their experiment Dur
ing the year that the society has been in
existence the sum of $500 has been ex-
pended for table supplies All bills
have been paid rs fast as contracted. so
that no debts have been carried over
The officers of the society all serve with
out pay. having the work of supervision
so well distributed that the task is not
great for any one. The secretary. Mrs
M. r. Clark. is most enthusiastic over
the results. and predicts a prosperous
future.
All the cooking for the forty-four
families represented has been done at
the society kitchen and the prepared
food delivered at the various residences.
The expense is estimated to be fully one
third less than at separate kitchens. with
the advantage of greater variety and
better cooking "A professional cook hav-
ing been employed. Topeka kan Let
ter
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GEORGE sLopss.
he aud Mary Green Leave Home and
Friends Behind.

He and MARY tFtfn af'hff nome and
Friends Behind.
d.er editur- last week maid up mi mind
Good not live ami longer without marie
creme. 80 on wensda nite asl<id marie il
she wood be mi wife.
no. porgie. she sed. wat funni way 4u2
ask Wv don't get down on yure nees an
taik hold ov mi hand an lux up in NV
blnshin eyes an say. deer marie, kant live
without "a
so j got doun on mi uees an sed It. an then
marie sed.
no. this is 50 sudden. must give mo
time.
then u don't 1--we me. cride.
Say not them crQo words. sd marie
hive Il with mi hal bart. am ynres.
then she put her alaboster head on mi
bosum and she wos mine ever.
no. the pangs that shot thrO mi hart
tbav wos like the pangs that shot thro mi
pants wen pa laid me on his lap last weak
m had . listen to the pater ov the shin
gle but the single dident pater as fast "a
mi overlooking hart think mi hart must
baiy overlooked rite In 9 mi gizard.
then marie sed that if we was gone 2 git
married we mite as well eoip. She sed She
wood met me the next mornin down bi the
scule house.
stold in pars room that mite & TUX his
poket book out of his pants. il had dollars
an 10 cents in it, then in the mornin met
marie. she had on her sunda close an
lnked swete. we went down ? the stashun
an seed the sign wot sed children half
fare. so j boie full ticket moo york-half
me & half marie.
the conductor didn't want talk the
ticket-he sed we both or;er have Is tick
cts so i tore the ticket in = and give
marie and kept the other. the conduct
or sed that woodent do, and / sed wood
tel the president oy the road about him, so
he LATED an tux the = tickets.
wen we got in moo yorick man sed. do II
want me talk > the aston house. sed
dident no mister aston and may b he wood
ent want MS.
we walked along a strete, an bote sum
plums marie. an she sed She luved me
moir evr mint i sed if she should leave
me wood die
then we had sum beef an beans in a res
taraut next the mercuri offs. Wen
asked them the waiter sed:
beef an.
asked him beef an wot. an he sed don't
get fresh. so didont say nothin else
then sed wanted sum coffee with no
milk in it an the waiter sed:
draw in the dark.
marie sed she wos afrade stay in thare
in the dark an / wished had mi pistil with
me.
fear nothin. marie, sed, vile i am
with u.
marie sed. am brave enoif faic the
wurld with Il, mi dear.
the waiter brote the coffee without the
lites gone out
then after marie wanted ride on the ca
bul cars wat we red about in the papurs an
! askid man ware the cabul wos.
he shode me Il litel slit along the ground
an he sed the cabul was doun THAR. Sol
askid him how we Good get down THAR. he
sed the cabul was down THAR. but the car
run on the strete.
Just then herd a gong ringin an sed
marie.
thay is fire. here Gums the engine
found out the gong wos on the cabul car
the car woodent stop u.s. we had ter wait
the 9TH car bi wood stop.
NOR later. gorgic
New York Mercury.
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II the she'll Of the purpum lapillus be
broken. there Is seen on the back OF the
animal. just under the skin. slender.
whltish vein. which contains a yellow
liquor. When this liquor Is applied to
linen with a srlall brush aud exposed TO
the sun Il becomes successfully green. blue
aud purple. and finally settles into a bril-.
liant Interchangeable crimson. Housewives
Of New England have growing abnndantly
on the seaside rocks IN their neighborhoods
little living bottles Of indelible ink. not "a
b. excellei ia beauty or durability 10y any
manufactured product, since neither acid
nor alcohol will affect this juice OF the
whelk Interview IN Washington Star
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While speaking Of small civilities. II
would perhaps be in accord 10 speak Of
the courtesics shown TO women in the
street cars It is lamentable fact that
both men and women Of good breeding
and culture frequently leave these quail
tiles nj home when they enter a street
car. II mnn elsewhere strives TO do
the right thing at the right moment he
will no moro allow a lady TO stand in
street car than at concert or during
church service. A man will always
give his seat TO a lady with whom he il
acquainted. and why. If the proper thing
TO do in her case, is II not the proper
thing to do at ali times2 A fact gener-
ally admitted is that it is m act Of sim
pie courtesy. and If the woman wonld
receive it as such and acknowledge the
gift by a word Of graceful thanks in
stead Of receiving II as their due, there
would be no discussion on the matter
II is Of course firing for a woman 70
stand throughout journey. but when a
man takes upon himself these discom-
forts and gives up TO her the place he
has secured by the right Of precedence,
she should recognize It as favor and
receive ii rs such
Have we not all noticed and con-
demned the unblushing selhshness Of
some women in railway trains. There
are little rudenesses Of pushing and
scrambling for places. subterfuges en-
ployed in order to secure seats for
friends or a greater space for their own
convenience and comfort It may be
that these same flaws are to be detected
in men. but as a rule women have a
monopoly Of this kind Of discourtesy.
PHILADELPHIA Times
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Lady Londonderry. the famous Eng
lish beauty. has a peculiar system for
keeping her youth which seems to have
succeeded marvelously thus far One
day in every ten she lies i'll bed. although
her health is excellent On this day OF
literal rest she sleeps in the morning
until she awakes naturally, then takes a
hot bath, and then goes back to bed
where light breakfast is served. After
that she tries to go to sleep again. and II
she does not succeed lies quietly with
out even thinking IN the darkened bed
room. At O'Clock she rises. slips OF "A
peignoir. dimes in her cabinet de toilette
and then sits by the fire idly until 10
o'clock. when she goes to bed for the
night. Under no circumstances does her
ladyship depart from this rule of max
ing periodical disappearance from the
social whirlpool every ten days. - Vanity
Fair
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A judge of the United States district
bench taken to court like an ordinary en-
bezzler and compelled 10 give bonds to an
swer TO the charge against him is an un-
usual sight. The people of Milwaukee be
held such an unwelcome spectacle the other
day when Judge James G.. jenkins was
arrested, together with the other officers
OF the dcfunct Plankinton National bank
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Several Ways Of Using Zig. for Layer Cake

Several Ways Of Using Figs for Layer Cake
AT this season of the year. when fresh
figs are to be had, they make "A delicious
filling for cake. Use your usual receipt
for layer cake and make a filling from a
dozen large figs Wash them before
using. then chop them fine and nearly
cover with water When they have
boiled until soft stir them into an icing
made from the whites of four eggs and
a cupful of powdered sugar more
economical filling is made without eggs.
Boil n half pound of figs with half a
cupful of water and three ounces of
sugar until they make a soft paste. The
fruit must be washed and chopped be
fore cooking. Spread the paste on while
IL is warm. The cake should be cold
Another filling of figs may be made by
stirring the fruit into boiled icing For
this the figs must be very fresh Boil a
pound of powdered sugar with half
cup of water until it threads; then stir in
gradually the beaten whites of three
eggs. Stop beating when the icing
begins to stiffen Set aside One-third OF
the mixture for the top of the cake and
flavor it with vanilla Slice a pound of
figs and stir them into the remainder and
flavor with lemon Spread this between
the layers. New York Post
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IDAHO



A yonng Enpii~hman hils been Stopping
nj the Kichriien for three or four days
lie dawdlcl about the corridors with bis
hands stuffed into his pockets and dri,wled
an occasional answer 10 a question IN way
familiar 90 readers Of the comic weekly
He looked the typical stage English
noodle at first glance. but his neck and
facc were a trlie too brown TO warrant the
sitmc conclusion after a second glance
The smart drummer didn't look twice.
however The smart drummer never does
except when a pretty giri il across the din
per table from him. lie winked "a his friends
who were sitting IN their big leather chairs
nt the window and walked over towherc the
young Englishman stood The young Eng.
lishmnn wis apparently watching the pro.
ccssion Of smart turnouts on the houlc-
ward His eyes at lenst were turned In
that direction. although there was really
no expression on his face 70 Indicate that
he saw ncross the street.
Just over" the drummer asked.
''lna~. yaw-cd the Engiishman.
Beautiful street, amt itf"
"Chnwm'n. sub
Going cut westi"
"luls"
'Ropgh country ont there" said the
drummer winking again Hope you're
well armed May have a scrap on your
hands before you get to the city limits
The Indians are swarming all over the
west side, ghost dancing and all TINT sort
OF thing"
ideally" with some astonishneut
"Oh. ycs.n continued the drummer.
warming up TO his subject. Attacked a
car out here on West Madison street,
Killed the conductor with his own bell
punch and scalped the defenscless pas
scngers Oh, she's hot town. General
Miles has gone out with detachment Of
cavalry To check the redskins People are
fleeing their homes. Attacks are made on
every train and the engineers are wearing
boiler iron clothes as protection against
the bullets"
The Englishman drew package Of Gig
arcttcS from his pocket aud selected one
which he it, Then he turned rather
abruptly on the drummer and laid one
large brown paw ON the young mans
shoulder "Son." he said. you give me a
bad pnin u you have any more fairy
stories to tell about this neck Of country
pick ont a tcnderioot I've been punchin
cattle on the per'ries Tor ten years and /
pass you up"
The Englishmnn resumed his vacant
stare and the drummer went away with
out paying his bill. chicago Herald
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Probably the highest compliment.
based on statistics. that could be paid 10
women would be traced by the uniform
~ elevating character of their organlza
tons In the astOundingly short space
of two score years, after centuries Oi
conventional and enforced inactivity
woman has sprung into an organized siS
terhood for the dissemination and estah
lishment of throngs of new ideas all ner
own. purposing her own good and thai
of her race SO in like span of time
has the van of domestic social and civic
progress zigzagged from the point Of no
organization. public spirit or intelligence
among women. to the higher extreme OF
multiplied and almost redundant organ
cations Of the feminine mold: declaring
to the world first of all that it is women
who project and effect their aims
Through these societies reforms which
hitherto have been espoused, or AT any
rate championed. by all mankind. have
been relegated to one sex. How much
does the Christian church do for home
and foreign missions outside the WON
ans mission bands? Has any one ever
heard of a male society to secure female
suffrage? In such manner the purposes
of women's societies might be examined
throughout. showing that where she has
entered field of unselfish effort II has
speedily been abandoned to her Indeed
so Enthusiastically do the women Of today
gravitate toward organization for cul
ture of every kind a Boston divine
prophesies that another score of years
will see culture and mental breadth pre-
dominate on the feminine side -Chau
tnuuuan
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THE LARGEST eATTLesHIP.
Russia Sends Wonderful warship to n,
York HarbOr.

York HarbOr.
N dorovo rebiatar
~ dravia gelaem vache prevoshoditels-
tvor'
The first sentence was shouted by the
Russian Admiral KaznakofI as he stepped
aboard the cruiser Nicolas |, which had
just arrived in New York harbor, and to
which he was paying an official visit His
words meant something like, "A hearty
welcome to you. boys" The second sen
tence is what the assembled seamen shout
ed back at him in strident chorus 1t
means, though it does not look like it.,
Health and long life to your excellencyp'
The Nicolas l was expected to be in
American waters in time to take part in
the great naval parade, but like the Mach
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y .a-a-s," said young Mr.. Gilgal. II sang
fob them. They didn't seem to care foh
popular music. though"
Liked something with more depth to it.
-a-a-s- That's what they said. SO
gave il to them"
What did you singY"
Down In a Coal Mine '"-Detroit Free
Press.
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hustling Editor How many murders did
that man commit
Assistant-One reporter says three. an
o'ner says hve, and another says nine.
nustiing Editor-lhree. five. nine. chr
IN, Wen, Wen have TO strike an average
Make il $50 New York Weekly
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ceiving money when they knew the bank
was insolvent. Judge Jenkins was one OF
the directors, and the plea that he knew
nothing OF banking methods and did not
attend the meetings OF the bank officials
did not suffice for the grand jury. and the
judge was indicted with the other officials
Judge Jenkins stands at the head OF the
Milwaukee bar, and when Judge Gresham
went into President Cleveland's cabinet
Judge jenkins was AZ once chosen 20 take
his place on the bench OF the district court.
So high did he stand that he had been men
toned as a possible successor 20 the late
Justice Blatchford.
The judge thinks his indictment was
harsh and unjust and expects to be prompt
ly acquitted when the case is brought TO
trial next December.
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she can prevent
IL, and as an ally
Of Siam and Eng
land she could 90
very much to pre-
vent il. She has
greatly strength
ened her army and
navy since France
defeated her so
easily IN 1884. and
though there may
be no comparison
between her forces
and those OF
France she xrould
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In 1924 near the castle OF Dnuphine. a
monstrois tomb was discovered. Il WIS
30 feet long, rs wide and high The in
scription kiniolochns Rex" was cut in
the hard. gray stone. The skeleton was
found entire. i5it feet long. 10 feet across
the shoulders and feet from the breast
bone 10 the back Exchange.
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In lbs the heat Of Bologna was so great
that numbers OF people were stifed. In
July, 1893, the heat again became intolcr-
able. Vegetables were burned up. and fruit
dried on the trees. The furniture and
woodwork in dwelling houses cracked and
split, and meat went bad in an hour.
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Domestic Science In women's Colleges.

Domestic science In women's Colleges.
The two most significant departures of
college life made during the past year
were the establishment Of course Of
domestic science at Wellesley and the
Investigations OF and lectures on the
same subject by Lucy Salmon. of Vas
sar Miss Salmon. basing her theory on
the facts gathered during the past three
OF four years, is convinced that domestic
labor. while having features peculiar to
itself, Is amenable TO the laws which
control other forms of industry. and
that when citizens are willing to com
bine and insist upon these laws being
applied to their households as well as to
departments of labor outside the home.
there will be some hope Of remedying
the existing evils New York sun
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Qf the So. 900 900 Of the worlds wealth
SET pparf last year for the support OF
the worlds poor. Emma Abbot con
triouNed 100000, the Marchesa Bugeha
$500, Up9-the Duchesa Bolognini contrib
utes jewels, to the value Of SiO0.O m
memory Of her son; 100000 was he
queathed by(Miss Mellor, and Sluu nm,
by Mrs. Spencer Bell New York Snn
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The ladies annex Of the Los Angeles
chamber Of commerce has applied for
10000 square feet Of outdoor space at
tho Chicago fair, and proposes to erect
thereon an adobe building The New
York Society of Decorative Art has also
made application for space for an exhibit
OF cmbroideries In the woman's depart
ment
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Young women OF Germany have super.
stition that If they bury drop Of their
blood under rosebush IL will ever insure
the experimenter pair of rosy checks.
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Oh dear" said Mrs Younghusband.
YIN not myself today"
Ansn won't speak TO you or smile AZ
pu- Il might make you jealous said
ounSnnsoand. Harper's Bazaar
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THE CHINESE ucenUY.

II Hung Chang l. a Progressive Ruler Gnd
an Artfui Diplomatist.
China looks with jealous eyes on Euro
pean encroachmcnts in Asia. She would
drive the French out Of Anam if she could
and will not permit them TO absorb Siam if
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Opals are so sensitive that exposure tc
moisture OF heat or even sudden atmok
pheric change sometimes ruins them.
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There is a dog war on nt Hampden. Conn,
a. the town offers bounty Of 81 for each
mad dog killed
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A LIFE SAVERS STORY.


Frank and Alfred Girardot have for many
years been employed ms life savers on West
Brighton beach, Concy Island, and during
the height of the season they are kept Dret-
" busy looking after vcnturcsome bathcrs.
Thirty-one were rescued last season, but
this year swimmers appear to be more eau