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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
A LITTLE PARTICULAR.
He Seemed to BE an Aristocratic
Tramp, But He Was Only a

ne SeGmoQ TO be an Ar1SCOCr3ClC
Tramp, But He Was Only a
Peddler.
Chicago Tribune.
A wanderer, wearing suit of clothes
that might have been in the height of
fashion in 1869. but had the appearance
of having suffered in the political agita-
ton Of those days and the period of re
construction following the war. climbed
ahe Kitchen steps OF Hyde Park dwell
ing few mornings ago and asked to see
the lady of the house.
May l trouble you for glass of
water, ma'am?" he said, removing his
hat on her appearance.
"Certainly," she replied, ''but the girl
could have"
II beg your pardon. ma'am," he in
terposed. You were about to say that
the girl could have supplied me with as
simple a thing as glass of water, but
this is a case in which domestic could
hardly be trusted. am indebted to the
lady OF the house next door," he
continued feelIngly, ''for a collation. of
stewed mutton and rice pudding par
ticulary grateful to the palate of a
hungry man, and this is why do not
ask you for the remains of the boiled
ham, evidently masterpiece of cook
cry. whose rich fragrance still fingers
i'm the air OF your kitchen, if | may take
the liberty of SO expressing myself. Be
fore | treSpaSS on your kindness for q
glass of water, however,you will pardon
me if | make stipulation which could
not be met at the house of your gener-
Gus neighbor next door. Do you use
boiled water?
I'VE do" SAID the lady. wOnderingly.
THAT is good" he rejoined with en-
phasiS. Zone question more. Is it fill
tered?"
mo. sir. 1t is not"
THAT is unfortunate he exclaimed,
shaking his head. You will pardon
me il | withdraw my request fora glass
| am little particular" he continued,
with hollow cough. The operation
of boiling. while it destroys the life of
the harmful organisms that render your
city drinking water at this season
of the wear, as we'll as at all others,
dangerous to the human system, yet
leaves them floating about in the liquid
itself. They are unfit for human con-
sumption, and should be eliminated.
And this leads me TO remark" he went
on, placing his begrimmed hand into
his coat pocket ana drawing forth
small brass object, that am the agent
of filter that can be attached to the
nozzle OF your tca-kettle, and is guaran-
teed to"
At this juncture she shut the door in
his face.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
He Knew Where to Draw 1t.

Ndw York Sun.
Il suppose, DOCTOR" said Cumso to
DIR. ParesiS, ''that large proportion of
the ills of your patients are Imaginary"
Yes. sir. quite large proportion"
And your treatment of such cases, /
suppose, is by imaginary pills?"
"Well. suppose you might call 1T
that"
"then, of course, for treating imagi-
nary Ills with imaginary pills, you send
in imaginary hiils?"
''Uh, my dear sir, nothing of the kind.
There's nothing imaginary about the
bills. | have TO draw the line some-
where -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
\ Small Territory.

Chicago TrlDune.
According to a Belgian gentleman
now in this country, the territory of
MoreSnet, lying between Il 'Igium and
Germany. is tie smallest government
in the world. 1t has population of
nearly 1000. The people are devoted
entirely to the tin-mInins industry.
There is no military service, and cleo
ton dIvs are Things they ner-r hear of.
There Is a seiate IF ten m m5ers, vino
a.e appointed Ny tue m.YJ.. Ile gets
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

attached TO the body admits of their
being easily operated. Thus. when Miss
Ward raises one of her real feet from
the floor, thereby bending the knee
slightly. the false leg attached to that
side Of the body protrudes outward.
And then il the outer skirt be lifted
trfle the lower part of the leg will be
forced upward and outward by means
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

mothers. and this is distinct branch Of
her charitable work.
On certain afternoons of the week
twenty or more of the poorest mothers
in New York are gathered in little
groups, in half dozen different parts OF
the city, to talk abont helpful house
hold topics, over cup of tea and piece
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
4 Male Owner.

New York Weekly.
.jake-Here'S advertisement in tn
paper fer that dog you found. The
man wot owns him offers a reward.
Jim-iIOw dye know it's man?
Jake-rh' paper says mo questions
asked"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

Mr.. O'dboarder, spread a few news
papers between the sheets.
Oldboarder-l have something better
than that. use one of those new post
age stamps.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
SAW STARS.

1t was lonely in its loneliness.
And on the sidewalk lay;
A careless boz had dropped it
In his eagerness for play.
4 dainty dGde came on the enc,
Whose dress had not flaw;
The orange peel upset him,
And here is what he saw:
IS S*
Philadelphia Call.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
Better Still,

Clothier and Furnisher
Landlady-lf you are cold at night,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
THE JUMBO OF IDOLS.
-Butsu, a Golden Image Which
Weighs 40 Tons.

Dia-Butsu, Golden Image Which
q Weighs 40 Tons.
St Louis Republic.
Two miles out from Kamakura and
about twenty miles from Yokohama,
Japan, on a terrace near the temple Of
Kamakura, sits the most gigantic idol,
or heather god, now known to exist.
This immense braZen image Of deity
was built or made during the reign
of Shomu, who was the forty-sixth in
the present line of emperOrs. and died
in the year 74S A. ID. The idol, which
has been prayed to daily for more than
u, 200 years by the crowd of devoteeS
that hourly cluster about it, is still in
perfect repair. and justly reckoned as
one OF the greatest wonders In the
Orient.
The dimensions of the god are truly
colossal. His height from the base of
the lotus flower, upon which he sits, to
the top of his head is 6313 feet, and
above this rises an aureole II feet wide.
above which again rises for several feet
the hamp-iike glory which incl0seS or
arches III the whole figure. The face
proper is Is feet lulg. ilI width 81 feet.
he image weighs ABOUT 40 tons. and
is made OF combination of gold, tin.
copper and mercury in these proper
tIOnS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

There are any number of men in New
York who have more money than literary
ability, but who think they possess the lat
ter Some Of these have written and pub
lished more books than the famous authors
Of the day. They write the books, furnish
the money and print only limited num-
Der OF copies Of them. which they give
away TO their friends. and have the plates
destroyed. know four men of this type
They have never been heard of in the lit
erary world. and probably never will be-
All OF them are well over fifty years Of
age, and each Of them turned his attention
to literature when well along in life, after
he had made his pile in trade. Three Of
them write poetry, and the other works on
philosophy.
One OF the poets devotes his attention to
eulogizing the virtues of his dead wife.
and some Of his tributes are very good.
too, can tell you. In his last volume he
mad sixty poems and fftysix of them
were upon that one subject. Another one
oil the poets turns his attention TO humor-
Gus compositions about animals. He is an
Old bachelor and has more dogs and cats
about his home than most old maids. He
printed only forty copies of his last volume
and paid something like thirty dollars II
volume for them.-Cor ST. Louis Globe
Democrat
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Pretty seventeen-year-old Conception
sylvia. a Portuguese maiden Of Contra
Costa county, was bride at O'clock
yesterday afternoon in West Berkeley
and three hours later she was a widow
She was married to Frank Bispo, a
young Portuguese dairyman, and after
the ceremony and reception the wedding
guests repaired to the station, where the
young couple We're to take the train for
San Francisco.
While waiting for the train Bispo took
a little nephew in his arms and trotted
up the track. while several others walked
along the railroad. Suddenly the shrek
Of the overland flier was heard. and n
moment after it swept around curve
II disappeared in an instant. On one
side of the track was Bispo dead. In
his arms lay his little nephew. alive. but
badly wounded. On the other side Of
the track lay the body Of Mrs Sylvia
All three had been struck by the train
The grief of the bride was heartrending
The mourning party went TO the house
where the wedding supper was cold on
the table.-San Francisco Cor Chicago
Herald
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

Four years ago among the letters re-
ceived by the ex-ameer of Cabul ut Mus
sooria was one addressed to "His Majesty
King Of Afghanistan," which ran nearly
as follows: Your Majesty am lit
tie German boy and am making a col
lection Of stamps. wish very much to
procure some stamps of your maiesty's
kingdom, and shall be very much Obliged
If your majesty would send me some"
The letter was made over to the English
political officer in charge of the ameer. who
good naturally answered the letter in
closing a small collection of Cabul stamps
In due course came reply from the little
German boy; kind English Ohicer-The
stamps which you so kindly sent me have
arrived and are valued by me in my collec-
ton. showed them and your letter to a
distinguished German officer now staying
at my fathers house, and he is so pleased
with the kindness of an English officer to a
little German boy that | asked him to give
me his photograph to send to you. which
he has done, and hope you will accept it.
The letter contained the photograph, with
the autograph. Won Moltke. Field Mar
shal"
The little German boy was the son Of
well known manufacturer who had been
most liberal in providing benevolent insti-
tutions for workmen in Germany, and who
was the field marshal's host during the
maneuvers in the neighborhood Of his prop
erty. Bow Bells.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

A prominent architect and young limb
Of the law We're standing in front of the
new courthouse one morning recently. Aft
err discussing the merits and dement's of the
great structure for half hour or so the
conversation turned to an important law
suit which was to be argued during the
day and in which the lawyer was to play
part.
II am forcibly reminded, by the way"
said the architect, 'of one Of DIR. Watts
hymns used to hear when was a boy"
"lndeedW answered the lawyer "What
possible resemblance can you detect in this
Connection"
well, you know" said the architect.
this is the ground where you must short
ly lie isn't its"
And the disciple of Blackstone is waiting
patiently to get even with the man of
gables and cornices Boston Courier.
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For the past three months the road de-
partment of the Manhattan Elevated
railway has been carrying on very
difficult piece Of engineering work at
Bowery and Bayard street. At that
point the cable company is building a
plant, and the operation makes it neces-
sary for the elevated company to sink
three pillars forty-five feet below the
street level in order TO get below the
cable company's obstruction. These
pillars are built OF brick and their foun
dations are forty feet below grade. They
are feet at the base and AZ feet at the
top
Many persons are not aware that
sparkling springs Of water flow beneath
the surface Of this busy city. but run
ming water was found at a depth Of
thirty-fye feet where the excavation
was made. There was bubbling spring
where each pillar was built One Of the
springs spouted 900 gallons a minute.
and it required a finch centrifugal pump
to keep the hole clear until the mason
work could be finished. Roadmaster
Black has large bottle filed with the
water, which is as clear as crystal and
Of fine quality. The sand about the
spring is as fine and white rs beach
sand.-New York Telegram.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

The charming blond who presides at
the registered letter window of the post
Office threw up her dainty hands with
surprise few days ago when a gentle
man walked up TO the window, and up
turning a big grip dumped its contents
before her. There were f7O letters TO be
registered. Such a task had never be-
fore fallen TO her lot. Her appeal for
help brought the chief Of the division.
who provided help in the shape Of three
assistants for her. and the pile was soon
disposed Of. The man stood by until
the receipts were given him.
"The fact is, he explained, IL am sec
rotary Of fashionable club, and it's the
most difficult matter in the world to
make them pay up. | send hundreds Of
bills, and when speak to members
about it it's always the same story: 4
never got the bill, old Eel; certainly I'll
pay up Just send me bill and III see
that you get it, There are 470 delin-
quents in the club and I'll be sure they
all get their bills this quarter
The responses have already begun to
come in In a way that forotells tho en-
tire success of the scheme. Philadelphia
Record
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A WARNING.

-shanel shamel Thrice shaner' Hear an In
dignant cry.
Against your sordid dives OF the towns
That let your herders burn ard your d,u
clowns
Hew the sierra's grandest forestry
OF the mountains loudly cry you shame
Is there not gold enough In your hard or,n
But YOU with sacriligious hands must strir
These temples old where God first set his name,
Before your hirelings rise the pillared pines
In majesty OF swerveless rectitnde;
Like sages old and tried that brood
On wisdom, past the unrest Of the times.
Less lofty. but with more OF grace. the fra
Spread forth their velvet branches tinned
with light.
And wind kissed aspens culver. glad. desni,o
The frowns Of gnarled and wrinked jumpers.
Behind -- one dreary waste from AZ ana
The clown hands strike. but you. yor guide
the blow
What care you that barren 'ashy woe
Leaves hill and vale in gaunt aud naked shame.
That frightened deer hy painting from tb,
change;
That burned are nests where sonvsters
chrped and cooedl
You care not What is lost7 A little wood-
Aud now your sheep cGod. manl"D-at last
have rangel
No. Pity will not move. Then fear Instead.
Arouse you to withhold your grasping handsl
How Is It that none Of you understands
He calls doom on his devoted head?
Look herel The mocking Of the sands bo,
glare.
Well. once the whole year here the waters
laughed
Here hourly. man or beast refreshment
quaffed-
The springs, unbared, are shrinking back Be
ware
The rivers that your darling commerce bear
Are nourished at the wilderness you burn.
Take heedl Take heedl The hand you raise
shall turn.
And from your tightening grasp your gold BAGS
tear.
F. w. Reed in Overland.
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rrGENE LoRroN. rubiishe,
EMMETT
IDAHO


Mrs. Mary N. Stevens, OF Lincoln,
was married the first of the week al
Grand Island to Nelson Wetson. OF
Cheyenne. The marriage Was the out
come Of a strange correspondence. A
friend Of Mrs. Stevens is in the employ
OF Nelson in Cheyenne. and suggested
70 him one evening that he knew Of a
woman who would make him an excel
lent wife. Nelson agreed. If the faii
creature should prove acceptable and
could be won, TO marry her. He imme-
sliately wrote 10 Mrs. Stevens, setting
forth that he was the owner Of large
and paying ranch. was well off In the
world and wanted some one 10 share his
lot and help eat his potatoes. The lady
was not avcrse 10 embarking in the
matrimonial sea for "A second time, and
agreed that If everything was rs repre-
sented and the man was Of good moral
character she would accept.
She was fully satisfied on these points
and they Immediately considered them
selves engaged Business interests pre-
vented Nelson leaving home long enough
TO come 10 Lincoln and he did not wish
to be so ungillant as TO compel his be-
trothed 70 80 TO him, so they compro-
missed and agreed 10 meet at Grand Is
land. Mrs. Stevens left for Grand Island
where the couple met for the first time
Both considered that they had secured a
bargain and were made one az once.
A letter was received in this city from
the happy bride, In which she says that
he is just glorious and too sweet for my
thing. Cor. Omaha World-Herald.
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A Custom right Hundred Year. Ola.

Tuesday evening the bells of all the
parish churches Of Brussels rang merry
peals TO celebrate the anniversary Of the
return home from the Holy Land of the
survivors Of the Brusselers who took
part in the first crusade They had left
in 1905 with Godfrey, of Bouillon. whom
they left there. and for SIX years no
news had been received of them. They
were given mp for lost, and more than
one Of the forsaken wives was thinking
of giving a successor TO the absent one,
when on Jan. 10, iiOi, at dusk. the ar
rival was announced of a troop of men
of-arms at the Treuronberg gate. Great
was the joy in many houses. and the
long waited for husbands were wei
coined with the best of suppers, to
which they did such ample honor that
when bed time came they were unable
TO move from their chairs. and their
valiant wives had to carry them to bed.
Until 1881 the council of Brabant held
no meeting on that day.-Belgian News.
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A determined German brought the Of.
ficials of New Jersey railroad company
to terms. SO crowded was local train
on the Morris and Essex railroad that
many OF the passengers could not find
seats. As the train started, an indig-
nant Teuton stopped the train by pulling
the bell cord and demanded that an
empty car on the track be attached.
The other passengers sustained him, but
the demands We're not needed. When
the train started again the German once
more pulled the bell cord and announced
that he would pull II every time the
train started unless another car was at
tached. After considerable dispute the
railroad officials gave in, backed down
the train, attached another car, and
thus furnished seats for all its passen-
gers. Yankee Blade.
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An rpldemIe of nlccourh..

What is called an epidemic Of hic-
coughs is reported as prevailing on the
Maryland and Delaware peninsula. and
in some cases it has proved fatal The
case Of Richard Cole. colored. who re.
sided near Middletown. Del, bafied the
physicians, as have others, and he fell a
victim after coughing violently for four
weeks. His death has attracted much
attention from physicians. Edward Par
dee. a farmer residing in Jones Neck.
was stricken sixteen weeks ago with the
disease and has hiccoughed necessarily
since. At times his life is despaired of.
but the attacks become less violent and
he rallies. He is now slowly improving
Every mail has brought letters to the
family of the sufferer for many weeks
the writers advising the use of different
remedies. all of which have been tried
TO no avail. Cor. Baltimore Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16
HARD TIMES.



J Mrs Wall Streete--W Why. my dear. who
would have thought of meeting you here
Of all the people in the worldf
Mrs. Murray HILL might ask the same
question of you, dear very rarely come
down Fifth avenue now-it reminds me SO
painfully Of the time when used TO drive
my carriages. Oh, dearl
Mrs. Wall Stretches, indeed; the finan.
cial depression has about ruined US all
Mrs. Murray Hill-Still we must be
cheerful, and times may alter Where are
you living now. deari
Mrs. Wall Street.-The girls and have
taken three hall rooms in Wooster street.
Mrs. Murray fiill-Reallyl How charm
ingl ] must come and call II it is within
walking distance. or course car fare Is
out OF the question. BY the way, arc you
going TO the Grand Centralles peanut at
homer
Mrs Wall Streete-No. Unfortunately
we have a cruller cotillon on our roof,
which the landlady has kindly placed at
our disposal Tor that evening. Did you not
get our postal card of invitation
Mrs. Murray Hill-My dear, we move so
constantly and so suddenly that we never
receive any mail.
Mrs. Wall Streete-Poor thingl 1t is
very awful.
Mrs. Murray Hill (cheerfully)-Bu
think we are settled now on Blocker street.
We do little washing and securing in lieu
Of rent. and Of course one is bound to en-
terrain, you know. even il ones circum
stances are reduced
Mrs. Wall Streete-Oh, yes, Of course one
is. Those wretched Clinton Places are as
ostentatious as ever. just fancy their Civ
ing cornbeef hash dejeuner to 10 the 9th
er dayl
Mrs. Murray Hill-lt can't be truei
Mrs. Wall Streete-I assure you it is a
fact. They always did want to parade their
wealth. Well, dear, must go and buy my
crullers. Goodbyi
Mrs. Murray Hill-Goodby, dear. If we
haven't changed our address, we shall ex-
pect you and the girls on the LIST at to a
banana afternoonl-Truth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

The discovery of gold in meteorite
which has just been made by Fedora
Government Geologist Turner in Cali
fornia. Is Of unusual interest Thu
meteorite in question is about the size Of
a mans fist. and around a good portion
Of 1t is solid film of gold. In one part
the metal is about an inch square. Gold
has never before been found in connec-
ton with meteoric iron. and il demon
strates. says Mr.. Turner. "that there is
gold in the worlds of space. New
York Recorder
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An Odd Coincidence

Here is a coincidence worth putting in
your notebook" remarked an elderly citi-
zen TO me as we were walking together
down State street. do yon notice those
Two housesY' he went on. pointing at two
adjoining fine mansions, old. but well kept
up to date. well, in each of these have
resided men who have filled the same Of
ncial positions. Those are chief justice Of
the supreme court of Maine. United States
senatorships and judges Of the United
states court. doubt if another such case
Is TO be found in the country. "-Portland
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

In Geneva county recently jury by
its verdict settled the value of kisses in
this state. A young fellow named VIII
liam Horton was indicted for assault
and battery on Miss Sallie Jones The
testimony of the young woman was that
Horton had laid violent hands on her and
kissed her against her will. Horton tes
titled that the kiss was with Miss Sallie's
free will and consent, and that he had
kissed her 100 times before. The jury
rendered verdict of guilty and assessed
a fine Of $3.50. stating that kisses in Gene
va were worth one dollar each. Dir.
mingham Age-Herald
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A Man cremaled AIl,e ln a rnrnnc.

A frightful accident occurred ut the
North Lonsdale Iron company's works at
INVERSION. A man named John Meal.
lister was working on the top of one of
the blast furnaces, and when tipping in
barrow of limestone he stumbled and
fell headlong into the burning furnace.
The furnace was Immediately damped
down. but nothing more was seen OF
him. The burial service held ON the top
of tho furnace was read by the Rev
Father Allan. It will be rememb ered
that similar fatality occurred recently
in the neighborhood of Carnforth. and
that there the burial service was also
read by clergyman on the top Of the
furnace. London Tit-Bits.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-16

Tho fact that the Emperor William
met with a rather serious accident dur.
ing his recent shooting excursion has
been kept very quiet indeed The EN-.
peror, while engaged in wild boar
hunt, slipped and fell heavily on his
right arm, which was so severely bruised
and sprained that it had to be kept in a
sling for two days, and his majesty was
advised TO rest it for longer period.
This accident might have had grave re
suits, for the emperor's left arm is alb
solutely useless. London World.