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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

All fashionable Paris is buying n new
volume entitled Directions for Woman's
Toilet" and the publication of such n
book in France is not without signifi-
as II sign of how ideas are pro
crossing in that country.
Unhappy ages" says the author, lin
which people were ignorant of the use
Of water, "A thousand years without a
bath, as Michelet puts it in one of his his
torical works. Bad p%estilences and other
horrible maladies desolated poor hui
manity-in fact. only TO read how the
courtiers of Louis XIV neglected their
persons makes one sick with disgust"
Even in the unwashed ages gone by
the noted beauties found out the secret
Of preserving their loneliness by ablu-
tionary aids. lsabeau of Bavaria heard
that chickweed was good for the skin,
and had enormous decoctions brewed
and bathed in them daily. Diana Of
Poitiers was another of the clearly
coquettes and plunged into a tub of rain
water every morning.
The Eighteenth century beauties like
wise went in for Tubing. and put all
sorts of funny decoctions into the water
to improve their skin, such rs the bouil-
lion in which veal had been broiled.
water distilled from the honey extracted
from roses. "A preparation of almonds.
lomon juice, the milky juices of green
barley and linseed distilled with Next
can balm dissolved by the yolk Of an
egg. These rather nasty sounding con
coctions were freely used by the ladies
who summed themselves ut the courts Of
Louis before the revolution.
Queen Marie Antoinette made liberal
use of Il tub" putting into the water
wild thyme. laurel leaves. marjory and
n little sea salt. Marie Czetwertynoska.
the Russian beauty who exercised so
great an influence over Car Alexander
|, used to battle in Malaga wine. after
which the wine was sold to persons
about the court for their table
ton without disguise as to its previous
use.-Paris Letter.
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As thc oil flows through the underground
conduits tho parufine In the fluid II scpa-
rated, and this residuum incrusts the sides
Of the pipes and proves n serious hindrauce
TO the free passage Of tho current Of oil.
The device that X used 20 remedy this
evil Is a knife nbout two feet In length.
with n sharp edge that IL constructed cx-
actly like thrusd Of a scrcw. Indeed the
knife Itself resembles n huge hcadless
screw more than anything else: il Is always
slightly smaller In diameter Thar the pipe
II passes through. When the thickness OF
tho crust Of parnnino renders n cleansing
necessary this instrument Is Inserted In the
FIRST link Of the huge iron chain FAR on In
the oil fields. IL receives its motive power
from the stream Of petroleum, which IL nc.
companies all the way TO Philadelphia, ro-
volving rapidly M Il hurrios along, and
scraplng the channels clean from every par
tiole Of pnraflnc.
10 turns and twists and ~clcanses In this
manner throughout It's whole long Jour
ney, finally dropping from the pipes In tho
midst OF the vast stream Of petroleum
that empties continuously into the receiv.
ing tanks mt Philadelphia. Its edges, to
he sure, are dnller than when IL set out
upon It's expedition. but otherwise it's con
dition Is perfect. It Is Immediately ship
ped back TO the fields, when IL is sharpcned
again and laid AWAY until future paramnc
nccumulations require once more lbs valua-
BILE services. - Philadelphia Record
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Pop" said young Philip Gmtebar to his
father, II had a dream last night"
"You don't mean itl' said Mr.. Gratcbar.
"Ycs, ! do" said Philip. II dreamed ]
WA going along tho street. and / goo awful
thirsty, and | went into n drug store TO get
some soda water. The soda fountain there
was the biggest ono I over saw. and the
man tending 10 was q giant. lie looked
down on me and asked mo what ia have.
and ! said ia like strawberry With leo
cream In H..
''fhc ginnt set ont on the counter n qlass
about two feet high and he put Ia II n lot
Of strawberry syrup. and then no took the
cover OF OF an ice cream freezer that was
pretty near "a big asa barrel and scooped
out about three plntofuls OF Ice cream and
put that In. Then he put thctumbicr under
thc soda water spout aud whirlcd the whoel
around and the soda went MIN ~ 81 sztl
and then the giant pushed the glass over 10
IRON Of me. fall, and with the thick creamy
|am running ovor tho top, aud didn't
IT,"
"Whatr' said Mr.. G%ratcbar.
mo" said Philip. II didn't touch H.. /
felt In my pocket. and | found | hadn't got
a cent"
Mr.. Grntcbnr understood.
Then Philip went forth IN search OF n
fountain, not Of the fountain he had seen In
his dream, but OF one ~ nearly like u ns he
could find In actual iifo.-Now York sun.
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With regard TO the C~onsolited EIZlack
Cat company, which Is goi TO breed
black cats by the Thousand" on an
island in the Pacific and make $50 the
projectors say millions by the indus
try. | am Of course very glad to think
that maid servants and other ladies who
ride in omnibuses and tram cars will
soon be provided with handsome and
fairly inodorous fur garments at reason
able rates, but | tremble when | think
OF the effect likely to be produced upon
the canned meat trade. Canned rabbit
rurried Qt is very difficult to eat it 9th
rrwise cooked) is now "a very favorite
luxury in middle class homes. The
black coated workingman devours il in
prodigious quantities. finding it Il CRATE
full stimulant to n digestion debilitated
By double entry.
But it is not to be supposed. It is NOT
within the bounds of possibility. that
the cute Yankee directors of the Black
Cat company will let the thousands" Of
-carcasses of skinned black cats rot on
their island in the Pacific. 1t stands TO
reason that those cats will be canned
unless. indeed. ON means can be found
Of converting them into one of those
fashionable and delectable ~concoctions
by the aid of which the civilized Briton
is fast turning himself into II sort of
pariah dog or natural s%cavenger. Lon
don Truth.
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How n Gold Discovery Wa. Made.

MI. James f. Wardner. of Fairhaven.
tells "A singular story of how the gold
quartz in Okanogan county, which il
now being worked rs the Little Falls
and Red Jacket mines. was found. ION
Sept. rs last. he says, two prospectors
Redmond and ilerrick. were out hunt
ing and prospecting. and they had with
them Il bird dog named Skookum. They
were working through the Salmon river
basin when they came over a hill and
looked down into IA little ravine with a
brook running through the bottom. They
saw in Il bush overhanging the brook a
pheasant. Mt which one of the men shot.
The bird fell into the water and the dog
Skookum started after it. As he scram-
bled back with it in his mouth his paw
pulled down some soft green moss from
the rock at the side of the stream. The
p~rospectors noticed that the stone showed
white under the moss. They made an
examination and found it TO be gold
bearing quartz. They followed the lead
and located the two claims.
well. | had been for some time look
ing for that sort Of ore, and so on my
recent trip to Okanogan | bonded the
two claims. and with them included the
black dog Skookum. We are now going
to take possession and arrange for de-
velopment New York Post.
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A friend of the Prince of Wales says
that on Christmas morning everybody is
Weakened mt an early hour. and ut 1870
mother and daughters meet in the
breakfast room by IL big open fire and
examine the presents from all over
Europe, heaped on a large table. In q
few minutes the Prince of Wales and his
two sons come in in rough tweed suits
and knickerbockers from their morning
appetizer" n brisk walk around the
farms. The guests then come in and all
sit down to "A breakfast robust enough
to make lackadaisical imitators stand
aghast, and then dispense as suits their
fancy.
Services are attended ut IL. the Rev.
F. Hervey officiating. and at | luncheon
is served. After luncheon the prince
and his sons 90 out for another consti-
%tutional, and the princesses for Il drive.
Dinner is served at T.. and after the
principal meal of the day-all hearty
ones-the entire household assemblies in
the drawing room. where the evening is
passed with old fashioned games. Lon
don Letter.
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labor and Relaxation.

Drudgcry ~ vile. Every properly consti
tuted person admits that. and the system
Of short spells OF toll and long intcrmis-
rlons OF rcposc, IN so far "a II nnnihilates
drudgery, Is a system that deserves all the
popularity Il enjoys Tho fault with It lies
In those short periods OF toll Some poor
creatures who have 10 work find IL 30 intOl-
erably hard TO get back to labor after o.
long spell u loanng hat they would rather
work q little every day than undergo the
pain Of forming new hnbits of implication
every time they have anything serious TO
do.
Such persons complain thnt the shadow
Of the approaching curso dnrkcns all tho
interval of what should be careless sun.
shine. They prefer to strain their fate TO
their bosoms by o continuous hug. think.
ing by TINT method to squeeze some Of the
life out Of ID and make II caster 10 wrestlc
with. They complain thai IL Is almost as
hard to stop working as II Is 20 begin again:
that they feel lost and bored for awhile
without their daily task and nnd IL q hard.
ship to devise occupation, and that by the
time they have brought themselves into lt
condition TO Join the leisure class their
money - all gone and IL Is time for them TO
begin work again.
IL may be- said that such persons arc de
~fcctiyc, and their shortcomings should not
avail 10 bring down adverse Judgment on
n system that Is %intrinsically good. Still
n system TO which exception IL taken by
Wholesale may require amendmcnt-Har.
pcr's Weekly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

The lnmentablc and fatal accident which
occurred 10 two persons through tho bolt
ing Of the horse OF Sir Algcrnon Borth
wick's hrougham illustrates tho advantage
Of presence of mind. Tho horse. driven by
q most careful and experienced ~oonchmnn,
took the bic between his teeth and boltcd
at a terrific pace. Sir Algcrnon did what
every sensible person who Is possessed Of
presence OF mind would do under like cir
cumstnnccS-he let down the windows OF
the hroughHm, 80 ms TO remove the chnnce
Of injury from the broken glass la case the
carriage was overturned. aud sat still.
Many persons would have opened the door
and jumped out, insuring their violent In.
jury and possible loss OF life. Near St
Georges hospital two women were seen la
front of the carriage. One instantly stepped
M Of the course. the other wnvered for n
few seconds. which were fatal. She was
struck down and killed. In c~ndeavoring
TO avoid THO woman the coachman pulled
the horse ON one side, and IL came In VIC
lent contact with the refuge near the hos.
pital. the cuachman was thrown from his
box. fell upon his hcnd aud received In.
luries which caused his death In a few
hours Tho horse was thrown down by the
conclusion. His career being arrested, Sir
Algvrnon stepped out OF the career In per
feet safety. London Queen.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

AZ a recent meeting OF the London school
board n letter from the Earl Of Meath was
read advocating that cach month exercises
should be one through with In the Lon.
don schools Tor the purpose OF aruusing a
spirit Of patriotism and Offering the sum Of
$50 70 be expended Ia union jacks. ON the
condition that one be suspended pcrma.
nontly ON tho walls OF the largest nom In
each school. 80 far rs the money would < {.
nnd that d masters aud mistroeses be al
rccted TO give periodical lectures 10 the
children OF a national and patriotic char.
acter. The bishop Of Peterborough had
already referred TO the customs with refer
cncc 20 the n8gs that now exist in Amer
lean schools rs worthy Of initiation. Phil
slelphia Ledger.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

An incumbent Of n West End chapel used
TO relate that on paying m introductory
visit toa Indy OF his congregation he found
her enthusiastic in her praise Of the scr
mons Of his predecessor, who Ind lately
been promoted TO "a dennory. Fully sym
pathizlng with the oncomiums lSyishel on
~thctranslated preacher he remarked, How
you must have delighted ia his societyi'
Il am thankful to say" replied the lady.
that | did not know HIM"
This unwillingness TO be brought into
contact with her public instructor was a
true instinct. IL often happens that. while
n mans speeches or writings are weighty,
his appearance In society is contemplate,
and rs people are largely influenced 10y pcr-
sonalitics, the most brilliant arguments
and lucid rhetoric OF such a one ARE robbed
OF half their effect II his audience Is nc
quaintcd with him Ia his weaker moments.
London Saturday Review.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

The tenderness with which recent years
OF legislation has treated woman hns
placed her Ia nm cnviablc position before
the law. The old English notion that hus
band md wife are one and that one IL the
husband does not prevail In this state. A
womnn today may hold such public Offices
ns school trustee and notary public and
may be admitted to practice law md medi-
cine. II Is no longer necessary for n hus-
band To join In u wife's Iced Of real estate.
and When acknowledging n conveyance OF
real property she is no longer taken behind
a door out OF her husbands sight md hear
Ing. and solcmnly asked by a magistrate
whether she has signed the document with
out amy fear or compulsion OF her said hus-
band. She is permitted to dispose Of her
property by will or deed just as II she were
single.
While all these privileges nave been nc
ceded to her, shs is shielded from the disn-
grccable duties Of civil life. The law Will
not allow her TO sit rs a juror, hence she
docs not have to follow mn engine to fires
for five years to obtain a lrcmnn's certin-
cate c%Nempting her from jury duty, nor il
she forced to invent excuses and tell gnudy
fahrications TO judges TO avoid whit is con
sidored nm undesirable part OF citizenship.
New York Times.
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Scene, B~rockwell park. A curious and
sympathetic crowd around n girl Of eleven
or t~hereabout. who is crying bitterly and
accusing n low looking woman of having
stolen sixpence from her. The woman,
who strongly denies the ~offense, edges
away, taking with her the maledictions OF
some laborers' wives. and the child, whose
eyes are infamed, cheeks red and throat
hoarse with crying, is left standing against
n wall sobbing violently. On coming upon
the scene | gave the girl sixpence, sent her
oil home II continued my walk.
Turning back a moment or two later
met a constable and detailed the circum-
stances. suggested with ali the respect
due from n mere ratepayer to n bobby that
he might keep his eye open for the woman.
"Oh. ma'am," said Robert Indignantly, II
knows the | only wish I could set
my eyes on her; I'll do what | can. It's n
plant, ma'am. n plant. and an old un too.
She and that there girl has worked il lots
OF times. She's n bad uni' A word to ten
der hearted strollers is enough.-Cor. Pail
Mall Gazette.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

The name OF ''zodiacnl light" has been
given to a singular appearance frequently
witnessed soon after sunset or Just before
sunrise. 10 may be seen az all seasons OF
tho year IN low ATTITUDES and is obviously
due 60 illuminated matter surrounding tho
sun In a very Cat or lcnticular form, nearly
colnciding with tho planc Of the eclip;ic. or
rather with the SUMS equator. The nttcn-
ton Of astronomers wat lr-t directed TO IL
In the year 1858 by Cassiui and was long nc.
gnrded a. being the suns atmosphere
This idea, Il Is now thought. Is Incorrect
IL being generally believed at the present
time to consist OF I'm immense assemblagc
Of rocks. sand, cosmical dust. fragments OF
metal, etc. snch ms The earth Is continually
oncountefiug in the form of u~erolitos or me
teoritc~ lt may not be ont OF place to
mention I'M this connection that the rings
Of Saturn ARE believed TO De composed OF
similar materialS-St Louis Republic
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Leave One OF Your Husbands Cards.
The latest edict in the etiquette of
card leaving relieves us from the neces-
sity of distributing a shower of paste
boards all along the weary way we trav-
erse in Il calling expedition. hat is if we
would follow English customs. A few
years ago II became n fixed rule that n
woman calling on husband and wife
without her consort should leave two of
his cards and one of her own with the
v ut the door. But the great call
ing world have gradually decided that
It is intensely stupid To use up twice rs
many OF a mans cards rs of a woman's.
when II is plain that a call on the wife
is a call on the husband
Consequently. unless you are very
punctilious. it is considered quite suffi-
cient to leave one gentleman's card. The
lady's card should be left only when the
hostess is ont. except in the case of a
first call, and should not be left ut lat
homes" teas or receptions If you would
be English and up to date.
The fashionable card for "A lady is a
shade smaller than that of last year. II
couldn't be 4 shade larger without re-
sembling a reception or dinner invita-
ton. so the reduction was a coercive
measure. The mans card is smaller and
narrower than that of former years. the
proper dimensions being ~ inches in
width and a little more that 3 inches in
length.-New York Sun.
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Woman Suffrage Abro.a.

In the domain Of local self government
women are admitted to the franchise in
England. including her colonies. in
Sweden, Iceland. Finland and Russia
In Austria. Prussia. Saxony and Bruins
wick they vote in the rural communes
only. Further. women have the fran
chise in school elections in Norway.
Eligibility to Office is granted them
only in school administrations in Eng
land. Norway, in the Swedish capital.
and in the poor law administration in
England, Sweden and Finland. In Rus
STA except in the case of the village
assembliesl in Austria and in Prussia
female electors may vote only by proxy.
but everywhere else they have the RICH.
to vote in persou.-Boston Common
wealth
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

The island Of Madagascar has two dis
tinct climates, two classes OF natives and
two classes OF fauna and fora The island
Is about the size Of Franco. Along the
coast IL is tropical and malarious aud the
natives are darker than in the interior.
The interior Il a high table land and
famous There the climate is cooler and
the natives smaller and lighter In color
than on the coast. But in the interior they
are more intelligent and they rule the
island. Antananarivo, the capital, Is stu.
ated Ia the interior and has a population
OF 10000 Queen Ranavalona has her 6ne
palace there. Interview in Chicago Her
all
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

The Indian capon is magnificent and
sports the most gorgeous and attractive
plumaee and affords most delicate and
palatable food. The capon can be kept to
an advanced age and still the flesh is as
sweet and tender as "A spring chicken. The
capon attains an immense size and is an
excellent troop leader for fowls. Our com
mon fowls caponized by the Indian process
OF caponizing will grow to the enormous
height Of from twenty-six inches to three
feet, and their feathers are fine and glossy.
the tail feathers long and flowing, giving
them a majestic appearance in the poultry
yard. They are the admired Of all adj
mirers, and when served on the dinner
table are the delight of the epicure. Travel
ers in India for years supposed that the
large and beautiful fowls that they met
with all over that far off country were a
distinct breed, little dreaming that they
were the common fowl caponized Poultry.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-18

The late Mr.. Handley Sterndale fur
nished his brother, r. S~terndale, with a
number Of observations made during his
long residence in the remote islands Of
Polynesia. he described the early people
of the Carolines as builders of c~yclopedian
towers and pyramids. The settlement Of
the great mountain groups, he stated, was
effected by the organized migrations Of
savage navigators lighting their way from
land to land and carrying with them their
families, household goods and the seeds Of
plants and trees. The copper colored ma
tives Of eastern Asia spread in the course
Of ages to the Caroline group, and were
the projenitors Of Palaos, Barbados, HON
bres, Blancos and other families of gentler
barbarians. These were followed by an
other exodus of n kindred race, ferocious
and pugnacious In the extreme, who were
the builders of the monuments.
That these people were greatly impressed
with their religion is evident from the
architecture Of their temples, immense
~quadrangular paved Enclosures, surround
ed by lofty walls, and containing within
them terraces and pyramids, and frequent
ly artificial caverns and subterraneous
passages. He thought il probable the
American continent was influenced by the
same migrations from Asia which gave
the copper colored races to Polynesia
Philadelphia Ledger.
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The postage stamp will celebrate its
h'ty-second anniversary on May 6. Its
invention is due to IA printer. james
Chalmers, of Duntce. Scotland. who died
IN 1893. England. fifty-two years ago,
introduced the new system of preparing
letter postage, and. according to Il de-
cree OF Dec. 81. 1887, issued the first
stamps which were to be put before the
public on May 6 of the following year.
A year later they were introduced in
the United States and Switzerland. and
within three years hal become common
IN Bavaria. Belgium and France. One
OF the most important and valuable col
iections OF postage stamps and other pos
tai devices in the world is in the German
imperial p%ostotfice museum ut Berlin
ST. Louis Republic.
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olives In California

IL Ia said that olive growing will have
IA wonderful impetus throughout south
ern California during the next few
months. because of the present very
large crop OF olives. the introduction of
new methods and machinery for making
olive oil. and especially because of the
splendid prices the olive growers are
getting for their crop this season. Olive
growing has reached such "A stage in
Pomona valley that two olive mills are
now being built for immediate use
there. Prices for cured or picked olives
are rs high MS ever. and the demand for
olive oil is far in excess OF the supply
san Francisco Chronicle.
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Nelson Purdum. of jefferson county.
ind' disappeared from his usual haunts
a couple Of months ago after having
~squandered II big pension allowance. No
trace OF him could be found until n few
months ago, when hunters came cross
him on the bank of a river nea Madi-
son smoke was issuing from the
GROUND ana an investigation led to their
nnuihs II room underground. in which
ruruum was living. A rude cot. IA stove
anu u quantity OF provisions were found
but the man. whose long gray beard and
locks gave him a wild appearance. deZ
clned to come ont. The rise in the
river IS likely to flood the hertnit's place
OF abode. bnt no mount of hersnssion
Will make him desert his straiige home
louisville Courier-Journal