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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

The superstition of the Turks Is no
where so apparent rs Ia their fear OF
the "evil eye Jugs placed around the
edge OF the roof or an old shoe filled
with garlic and blue beets (blue glass
balls OF rings) are sure guard against
the illusion. Whenever pretty child
Is playing npon tho street che passersby
will say. "Oh. what an ugly childp
for fear of melting the evil spirit
against its beauty. The peasant classes
in Turkey are OF course the most super,
stitious because they are the most ig.
norant They have no education what,
ever and can neither read nor write
STEAMBOAT is the only great city OF
which they know. Paris is term sig
nifying the whole outside world. An
American missionary was once asked
I'm what part Of Paris is American
Yet IL can be said that they are gener-
ally honest and always patient They
earn from o TO cents day. This will
furnish them with el1mek and pilaff,
and that is all they expect They eat
meat only on feast days, and then only
mutton. Tho taxgatherer is their only
grievance. They look upon him as a
necessary evil. They have no idea of
being ground down under the oppress-
or's iron heel Yet they are happy be-
cause they are contented and have no
envy. The poorer, the more ignorant, .
Turk is the better he seems TO be- As
he gets money and power and becomes
Contaminated" by western civilization
he deteriorates. Across Asia ON BIZ
cycle" in Century.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
Saved ~ the sheep.

4 Boise City little girl started across
the divide for school the other day, and
shortly after her departure a terrible
snowstorm set in. AS she had not reached
the school house at 10 o'clock it was feared
that she was lost, and accordingly a
searching party wandered over the hills.
hoping to find some trace Of the poor lit
tie girl They at last found her In an
old shed with number Of sheep. among
which she had cuddled down. and thus
escaped being frozen to death.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
The Biblical Locust.

"You have read about John the Bap-
fist living on locusts and wild honey,
said Mr.. Wiley of Lewiston, who is re-
Gently home from Central America
well. here's locust" and he pro
duced from his pocket a--well, locust
IL didn't hop or jump and had no sem
blance Of life because indeed it was
nothing bat great pod. looking like n
huge cranberry bean pod, fully inches
long and almost as big around as a ba-
mana IL had deep mahogany colored
skin Of hard consistency. ~ have eaten
bushels Of Them" said Mr.. Wiley.
They grow ON trees as big as elms and
fall to the ground whom ripe. Split them
open. and they contain a yellow sub
stance looking like mustard Mixed
with water. IL makes very delicious
and nourishing drink that will sustain
life for long time. One OF these pods
will make a quart Of the drink and ev-
erybody uses them They may not be
the locusts Of John the Baptist, but |
understand that the tree grows in that
land OF the Bible. Lewiston Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

A certain English duchess used 70 be
quite u fixture at the casino at Monte
Carlo. and IL she missed getting chair
at the tables her companion would pick
out a good natured looking man and
whisper. Would yon be kind enough.
sir, to yield your place TO the duchessg"
An Englishman who was carefully play
ing n complicated system once replied.
mot even 70 the queen Of Englandr'-
New York World
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
HIS Narrow Escape.


Il was IN the Tar west
"parlingl' he whispered. after
left you last evening walked on ARR
She met his words with look Of
wonder and amaze
"Well, | declared she exclaimed.
"Who cut you down. Hank?''-Town
Topics
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
The source OF Irlds.osnt uappln,...

Belinda. said the young man ten
derby, Ne mine, and our life shall be as
an irideseSnt dream.
First, lCharles. said Belinda Sc.
yerely. "vtll you kindly inform me
what win ID the quantity Of the metal
lie medium hich is to supply the iri.
descencey"-@hicago Record
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

A farmer near Owingsville. Ky. says
he has a hen that never lays anything
but double eggs He never brings any
Of the eggs to market but insists that
he is using them all for setting and
means 10 have breed OF twin hens
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

Chummy-So there has been no haz-
ing in your college this years
soph-No. At the beginning of the
term the president announced that one
Of the freshmen was an ex-cowboy, but
he refused to tell which one 1t was
Good News
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

But, alas. there wasn't helm to shift,
SO they ran aground on a big snowdrift
"Thls isn't bad seamanship." said they,
with yeo. heave ho heave no. belay,"
"You can't reef sails that you haven't got.
Or port your helm where helm is not,
But we know what should be done" said
they.
with yeo. heave hol heave no. belayr'
To Elftown straight from that spot they sped.
And they paced the streets with naval
tread.
""rwas n most successful cruise" said they
with our yeo. heaye hol heave no. belay."
Felix Leigh in st. Nicholas
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

Joseph scaliger had very low opin-
lon Of poets He says, There never was
a man who was a poet, or addicted to
the study Of poetry. but his heart was
pulled up with his own greatness "
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

Teacher-What made you late at school
this morning."
Boy-Our new girl
Teacher-Did she have breakfast lates
boy-Nom, but she shut tn kitchen
door, an couldn't smell the buckwhsst
cakes, Good Nswa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

Crude oil is an excellent polisher and
cleanser for both floors and furniture Of
all sorts except highly finished wood.
such as mahogany OF birdseye maple.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

II understand you've bought dog
TO keep burglars away?'
Yes
'You are not troubled any more at
night then, suppose?"
only by the dog. London Tit
Bits
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10

An editor, in acknowledging a gift
Of peck Of onions from subscriber,
says. 1T is such dndnesses a. this that
bring tears to our eyes"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.


Three elves sailed forth on a nake Of snow.
And great wind soon began To blow.
-Ws must take In sail at once" said they.
with a yeo. heave no. heave ho. belayr'
Then they looked about them fore and aft,
But they found no sail on their snowflake
craft.
I'VE must port our helm instead" said thoy.
with yeo. heave hoi heave no. belayr
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
Only.

I'm work my fingers ends off to sup
Rort you if you'll only have me-"
''But don't want slave
"Ah, considerate grill What do you
fequirey'
"Only"--
"Love;'
-ssss
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-10
ONE DAY.

ONE DAY.
Death came along one day
And asked his pay
The life OF a child.
In this world, right and left.
Parents are thus bereft.
Tho child but smiled.
Shall we, too. smile.
And after awhile
Re rcconclleo1
-Edwars =. Dreamer Ina New York Sun
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
house.

143Rp DAY.-After an Intellectual attempt
to have tho day devoted to private bills, the
House continued the discussion OF the Braw-
lev bill. the principal speech being made by
Mr.. Harter. A rule providing for debate
under the five minute rule and vote at 5.SO
was brought in by the Committee on rules
and adopted by the House, but was suose,
quently amended to allow two hours general
debate.
HATH DAY.-The main interest IL the
House centered in Mr.. Cox's amendment ior
the unconditional repeal Of the ten per cent.
tax on state banks. The main speech IN iavor
OF the bill and amendment was made by hr.
Turner. of Georgia, and in opposition to
them by Mr.. Dingley. On yea-and-nay
vote, the Cox amendment was lost by lOl to
172. A yea and nay vote was not demanded
on the Brawley bill. which was defeated by
viva voce vote. The Indian Appropriation
bill was taken up. but was laid aside 10 ten
minutes, and the House adjourned.
145rH DAY. The House Of Representatives
had the Indian Appropriation bill under as
cussion A resolution was adopted peiore
adjournment calling on the Secretary Oh tne
Treasury for information as to the enforce
ment of the immigration and contract laoor
laws, and another authorizing the committees
on Immigration to visit Ellis Island, purpose
OF studying the OpeIdtlOn VI tno i""0'
146rH DAY.-The days proceedings in the
House were enivened by Mr. Walkers COM
plant Of the poor ventilation OF the House,
and the incapacity OF the architect OF the
Capitol, and by Mr. Weadock's reply to the
attack Of Mr.. Linton on the Catholic Church.
The conference report on the Pennsylyania
and New Jersey Railway bridge was adopted,
and a resolution authorizing the Maryland
state courts to occupy for five years the ola
United States Courthouse in Baltimore was
agreed to.
147rH DAY.-The House Of Representatives
held a short session, and practically no pusi7
ness was transacted The Indian Appropri-
alton bill was taken up at an early houri but
very little progress was made in the reading,
only seven and a half pages out OF lSI1s
being covered, and the only. amendment
adopted was to re-establish the Quapawa
Agency, in the Indian Territory.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
FIFTY. THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

143Rp DAY.-The compromise amendments
to the sugar schedule were oil adopted in'
the Senate. and the pivotal schedule on
which the tate OF the tariff measure de-
pended went through without change. AS
adopted the schedule imposes duty OF 81
per cent. ad valorem on all.sugars, raw ana
refined, with diffidential duty OF one-elgntn
OF cent per pound on nsugars ABOVE 10 Dutcn
standard and an additional one-tenth OF
cent against sugars imported from coun'ii'S
paying an export bounty.
144rH DAY.-The Senate sat nine hours DIS
posing Of the tobacco schedule ana one para
graph OF the agricultural schedule. Inc
Finance Committee sprang complete sut-
prise on the Senate in a proposal TO go PACK
to the House rates on stemmed and un-
stemmed wrapper tobacco, but the amend
ment was so unexpected that it was finally
agreed to adopt the amendment pro
forma and relegate the determination OF the
rates in this paragraph to the Senate, wnen
the bill was reported from the committee OF
whole.
145TH DAY.-A single paragraph disposed
of-placing duty OF 20 per cent. ad Vaiorom
on buckwheat, corn, cornmeal, rye ana iyo
-four. with n reciprocity proviso permitting
the Importation of these articles free OF
duty from countries imposing no import duty
on them when imported from the United
States, and 10 per cent. duty on oatmeal
was the net result Of eight hours work IN
the United States Senate.
146rH DAY.-An agreement was reached IN
the Senate to proceed with the agrlcuiturai
schedule. covering about ten pages of the
Tariff bill, under the fye-minute rule, put
the progress was almost as slow as before the
arrangement was made. Eight paragraphs,
19O-198, comprising about page and nan
OF the bill, were disposed OF.
147rH DAY.-TLe early hours Of the Senate
we're marked by quite lively discussions, the
main point at issue being The time alleged py
Mr.. Vest to be consumed by Repuolicans.
The agricultural schedule, which has been
hanging fire for several days, was finally DIS
posed OF, and schedule H (spiriis, wines ana
iiouors) was entered upon. The feature OF
the consideration OF the bill was the with
drawsl in many instances Of the Jones com
promise" amendments, allowing the commit
tee amendments or the original House pro-
visions to stand.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
BY FLOODS.
Millions Of Dollars Damage in
the Northwest.
FAMILIES WITHOUT FOOD
Floating About on Rafts-Sad 8 or
les of Death, Devastation and
Desolation.-The Rail-
roads Lose at Least
S5OO,OOO.

A despatch from Tacoma, Wash, says:
Railroad men and others are beginning to
estimate the damage done by the floods
throughout tie Northwest. A number OF
conservative men have placed the amount In
the neighborhood OF So, ,OOO,OOO
1t is estimated that the floods and wash
outs of tracks and loss of business will cause
loss of at least $5OO,OOO each to the Great
Northern and Canadian Pacific roads and
nearly as much to the Northern Pacific.
Railway men think it will take the Great
Northern and Canadian Pacific month to
finally repair their tracks and the Northern
Pacific nearly as long.
A more serious interruption than previous
ly reported is due to a cloud-burst in the
vicinity OF Lytton.
The burst swept the railroad for nine miles
from the saw-mill fats, Lytton, where
the approaches to the government suspension
bridge on the old Cari5oo road were carried
away. The waters also swept away the iron
bridge at Ashcroft and the Canadian Pacific
railroad bridge near Spencer station. The
water tore down the mountain gorges with
incredible velocity, aad sent the river leaping
over its banks in a boiling and seething cur
rent.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Rv collision of electric cars just outside
Atlanta. Ga, 12 persons were seriously IN
jured.
GARNET ARNOLD. aged 5 years, was killed
nv an electric car in Atlanta, Georgia. In
irving TO stop the car the motorman sus-
tanned fatal injuries.
SERIOUS forest fires were reported ID miles
from West Superior, Wisconsin, Oh tne
Northern Pacific Railway, and also the Me-
saba and Northern Railway.
Nrws reached Montreal that ten houses
had been carried away bya land slide at Bran
Noir. at the junction Of the stream OF tn"t
name and the Red River, and that there haa
Leen ''great loss OF life''
The food situation at Portland, oregon,
was reported to be worse than ever, almost
the entire business section being under water,
together with large number Of houses OF the
poorer class in the lowlands.
FIVE children, inmates OF the Sisters oi
Mercy Home, near Tarrytown, New York,
were fatally poisoned by eating a poisonous
plant which they mistook for fiagroot. seven
other little ones are still critically i'll from
the same cause.
A PASSENGER train on the Mobile and ono
Railroad was wrecked Mt Swiss Junction
Missouri. by a displaced rail. Robert Col
Iins, tine fireman, was killed, and the ensin
eer was severely injured. The police arrest
ed Robert Ryan on the suspicion that nj
caused the wreck.
TIE Dominion Line steamer Texas, iron
Montreal. May so, for B:istol, England, wen
ashore in st. Marys Bay, Newfoundland.
| /, a total wreck. Two hundred and Tort
| head Of cattle were drowned, but the ere
succeeded in landing nearly 400 sheep an
about 200 tons of cargo. The loss to steam'
and cargo is estimated at 100000,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
CABLE SPARKS.

A terrific hail-storm devastated the park
gardens In Vienna. Several people we're
killed and many injured.
IT Is reported that signor Crispi will form
a reconciliation cabinet for Italy, to include
Marquis Di Rudinl and Slgnor Zanardelli.
A statement OF the Manchester Ship Canal
Company. shows that the deficit is likely TO
reach $735, 900 by the end Of the year
TIE Hawaiian vessel Iwalani reached
Necker Island in advance Of the British
cruiser and hoisted the Hawaiian flag.
The salmon fishing season has opened In
the Canadian rivers. and many American
sportsmen are on their way to the pre-
serves.
The Belgian Chamber OF Deputies, after
three mouths debate, adopted, bya vote oil
10 to A, the bill providing for a revision OIL
the constitution.
NEWS from Samoa is that there is prospect
OF serious and bloody fighting at an early
date. and it is feared that the government
party will be beaten.
The st. Lawrence river steamboat Ocean
and the barge Kent were in collision at Alex
andria Bay, n. Y, and both boats sunk. Two
passengers are missing.
The Spanish budget announces an esu-
mated deficit Of 100000 pounds, and says
that the treasury has renewed the bonds on
its debt to the Bank Of Spain for another
year.
LORD RosEBURY, the premier, replying TO
resolutions passed by the Woman's Fedora
ton in favor Of granting the franchise TO
woman. says he has submitted the resolution
to the cabinet for consideration.
The federalst bands in the Province OF hic
Grande do Sui have met with successes which
have enabled them to advance. The Brazil
ian government has sent reiniorcements o.
troops into the State Of Paranagua.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
CHAPTER XXI.

There was one thing about the scpul-
cher which perhaps l have failed to re-
mark to you, and as this will presently
come before the reader, the sooner this
is told the better the sequence will be un-
derStood.
1t was more than the ordinary tomb,
being some ten feet square, back OF which
were number of holes looking like large
Dutch ovens.
These inches were intended each to hold
O coffin.
Two of them were sealed up, but there
were several still yawning open.
On one side were about four old boxes
with lids upon them.
They were shipping cases for coffins
that had been tumbled in here at odd
times.
We had been seated upon one OF them
while engaged in conversation.
When we sprang to the entrance OF
the tomb, and opening the door, peeped
nD over the top of the steps, our eyes
were at once attracted by a moving
light.
1t was cloee to the ground, and ap-
peared at intervals from behind tombs
and gravestones so thickly planted here.
"A lantern!" | ventured.
ayes; there can be no doubt of that,
and moving this way"
Looking closer could see figures be-
hind the party who carried the lantern.
A sudden suspicion flashed through my
mind that the officers whom we had given
the slip earlier in the night had tracked
MS to the old walled-in cemetery, and that
they were advancing to seize their prey.
This thought gave me a shock. Be-
fore | could communicate the idea to
Cain he had spoken again.
"By Joye! night burial, Joslyn."
"You don't mean it?"
"Well, l got glimpse just then Of
men carrying coffin. Lool!"
Sure enough; they were so close now
that as the view was no longer inter
rupted and the lantern he'd little
higher, we could see four men following
the leader, holding a coffin between
them.
"Are they taking it to the dead-house?"
| asked, quickly.
81 don't think so. The place seemed
full Besides, it don't lie in this direc-
tion."
"They are heading straight this way"
"That is true"
"Colonci what if they should intend to
put it in heTe?"
My low worjs startled him.
at can hardly be possible2"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
DEATH AND DESOLATIoN.

Men who returned from upper river points
bring sad stories Of death, devastation and
desola!ion. Settlers may be seen at every
station floating on hugo RATS made out OF
the wrecks of farm buildings on which they
have their families and their cattle. The
government steamers are rescuing these as
rapidly as possible. One Of these RATS was
relieved of its burden by the steamer Gladys
On the raft were O man and wife and two
children; one Of them an infant, the other 21S
years old. The horses and cattle constantly
threatened to overturn the raft, for they were
moving from side to side in their efforts to
secure food. But there was none for the
animals and what little there WAS for the
human beings was nearly exhausted when
the rescue was made.
Some idea Of the horrors may be judged
when it is stated that there are thousands OF
families similarly situated.
A newspaper correspondent who returned
from a trip above Port Haney on a rescue
steamer reports terrible state Of affairs in
the upper river Herds OF half-starved cattle
tied on RATS with no one to guide the journey
of the insecure RATS were seen. Just above
Haney some desperate rancher had been
playing cards with fate and had bet his all
to win or lose on the last card by sending his
little stock adrift at the mercy OF the tide.
Two houses tied to swaying RATS gllded by.
Families were at the doors with excited
faces, but apparently safe.
A rcd handkerchief was furiously waved
short distance of, and the steamer hanls
were soon lifting out OF the boat an exhaust
ell farmer AMI his vile. The woman hal
tainted for want Of food.
A moment later the steamer was again
hailed. A man from shore called out that he
hal seen a raft with two bodies on it. After
many other exciting scenes the steamer
sailed over the railroad and tied up at Whar-
mock Railroad Station. which was hall under
water. The people Of Wharnock told numer-
Gus tales Of wholesale havoc and ruin. At
Hatsic two horses and a store foated out
toward the steamer, but the people OF the
town were too desperate to ask for assis-
tance.
At Sumas the greatest suffering was re-
ported. Many requests for assistance were
made. AS the steamer swung out OF Sumas
a band of Indians were seen holding a bar
becue. An OK had been dragged from the
river AMI the haIf-starved red men were de-
vouring it. At present no stop can be put to
such revolving spectacles, which are said to
be common all along the river. The Indian
ranches have been swept away for hundreds
of miles and tho Indians are biyouacked in
the mountains