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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-19
Marriage in High Life,
$50 YOUR sister is married."

80 your sister is marrled!
"Yes, and she did very well-splen-
didly. You have heard of the duke of
Westminster?"
"Oh, yes. Did she marry into that
familyP"
well, yes SO to speak. She married
a nephew of the duke of Westminster
chief cook. He is the driver of bus"
-Gldsgow Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-19

Man is the weakest of all animals in
proportion to his size
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-19

From 1910 to 1850 the sum total OF
foreign arrivals in the United States
was l, $50, 900.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-19

The track is the straightest thing
about most race courses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-19

"Ah, dear fellow! to sacrifice so much
for me-" murmured Miss Birch the same
evening" and she braided her silky hair
in front of the oval mirror on her dress
ing table, her eyes riveted on an open
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

Crocky Baldwin. the centcnarian PR
rot OF the Zoo" Is dead. Crippled 50
terribly by rheumatism that for tho past
SIX months he had not been able 70
mount his perch. he suffered uncom-
p'mningly until Monday. when the dis
ease attacked his heart and he sue
cumbed. The circumstances surround
ing his death were pathetic.
On Monday morning Head Keeper
Byrnc was passing through the bird
house. and. as Is his custom. approached
The aged coclsatoo and said. GOOD
morning" Crocky. who was lying In
his cage. looked NJ the speaker piteously
with his sharp littlo eyes. now dimmed
with suffering. but made no response
"Goodby. then. Crocky." said Mr.. Dyrne
and he walked nwny He had almost
reached the door whom he heard feeble
little chirp. and turning saw the hoary
bird erect upon his feet. "Goodby"
screamed Crocky bravcly. and topping
over on his side he fell dead. This
cockatoo was at the time Of his death
i0i years old. and his age IL well au-
thenticatcd He was brought 10 this
country in 1908 by n sailor. who had
purchased him in China. The mariner
sold his pct 10 Captain William Taylor.
who. after spending thirty years in puri-
flying Crochy's vocabulary. which had
been sadly soilcd on the VOYAGE over.
died. with ais life work accomplished.
The bird. profane NO longer, after spend
ing several years with the family Of
Matthew Baird. becnne the property Of
the Baldwins whence his surname.
Thirty ycars later Hugh Madeira be-
cnme his possessor, and after passing
through various hands in 1872 he WAS
donated TO the Zoo. Philadelphia
Record
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

The young woman sat by the window
looking out into the snowy air dreamily,
when her reverie was disturbed byan elder
ly woman coming in.
"Oh." said the visitor, "excuse me. /
didn't know you were absorbed"
Come ill.," responded the dreamer, ex-
tending her hand. II am glad to see you. 4"
But why are you so pensve? You look
as IL your best friend had died. What is the
natter"
The young woman drew her handkerchief
hastily across her eyes.
"Ah," she sighed, Harry and p
The older woman dropped her hands in
her lap in n helpless despairing fashion.
Don't tell me-" she interrupted, that
you and Harry have quarreleds"
The girl sighed again.
"The end has come" she said, "to all our
moonlight drives, TO the tender whisperings
beneath the magnolia trees, to the boxes Of
caramels and the baskets of flowers, to the
sweet nothings in the conservatory as the
dancers whirl in the ballroom. to the verses
he wrote me, to the rivalries and jealousies
of sweetheart days, to the
SAY no morer exclaimed The older wom-
an, determined to set matters right what
have you two doneg Tell me everything"
Tho girl came over and laid her head on
the Others shoulder
"Wc were married this morning at 10
O'clock" she whispered. and the older wom-
ans hands fell helpless once more-Detroit
Free Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

Il remember" said we'll known actor
the other day, "once 20 have seen the role
OF hero played with all the spontaneity OF
real genius 10y apoor stage supernumerary.
II happened during battle scene IA Hen
ry W at Philadelphia theater To a lull
In the firing the audience discovered that a
ny NJ the top Of the stage was ablaze. An
other instant and panic would have en-
sued, In which many lives would have been
lest.
Such was the situation when out Of the
troop Of soldiers on the stage stepped
super and in a roaring aside addressed
TO the trembling audience he shouted;
'Knpc yer satesl Don't yer see de fire
g. In de playY
"The effect was magical. Few believed
the statement, but unconsciously every
body dropped lack into his chair, and the
play went on. a roar Of laughter followed,
and although It was five minutes before the
fro extinguishcrs completed their work.
not Il trace Of fear rcappeared among the
members OF the audience. "-LondOn Tit
Dits
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

A dispatch from Talbottom. Ga.
reads AZ follows:
Our citizens witnessed a spectacle
Saturday night the like Of which wac
probably never seen In this land Of
queer doings. During the performance
Of Franks minstrel troop at the opera
house the judge Of the superior court.
the jury and the lawyers in the Ealy
murder case were seen TO file into tho
opera house and take their seats Just
under the footlights. Bones" and
"Innbourinc" wero interrupted in the
midst OF their chostnuta, and drama
IN real life WAS enacted on tho stage.
The opera house had been used for a
courtroom during the day and tho jury
entered the opera house during the per-
Torrance TO be instructed on some points
on which thoy couldn't ngrco. Judge
Martin took his seat on the stage In the
midst OF the burnt cork artists ana re-
charged the jury, after which thoy filed
back into the jury room. The court and
the lawyers remained in tho house aud
the performance was Immediately ro-
sumcd. The defendant. on whose life
the jury was to pass, was kept in the
courtroom TO await the verdict and APP
parcntly cnioyed the show. as did tho
court and counsel Atlanta Constitu-
ton
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03
penilns with a Woman.

I've got no time to fool with women. "
says my tailor scourcr-and-rcpa "One
woman Il more trouble than four men,
had lady come here with coat to have
the collar altered. Just half an inch
lower. sail she, and took oil AN inch. for
could see u was too high. She came back
and said didn't take OF half an inch. so I
had 10 do Il over again, aud me crowded
With gents trousers and suits that can't
tend to. told her, why don't you 20
where you bought itN and she SAYS Oh
they cane do IL a. well as tailor Ma
DAM says |. I AMT no lady's tailor aud /
don't want nothing TO do with women. b
But she made me liN that collar and all
for dollar-and mel could have made
five dollars and no fuss attending TO trou.
crs"-New York Herald
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

A story which, II true, Ia one q, :.
most sensational on record reaches pa- .9
from the Spanish frontier. A far,
and his wife, living at Peralada r ,ss
Figueras. had saved mp sixty pounds 90 a.
order TO hire n substitute to serve IN ~ IL
army for their son. who had been ,,,, ,ns
upon TO Join tho colors. The n,ra ,'su
accompanied by their boy, set ort 49,
other day for Corona in order m 60
the substitute. leaving their danyb,a-
Dolores 10 keep house in their abaen,.a
Meanwhile local bad character n.,',.',
Foulanou. who lived in tho next bon rse
10 the farmer. overheard the latter o,,S
bis wife rs they were conversinr aI,o,,t
the object of their proposed WIS.,, -
Corona. He also learned through ea,,s
dropping operations the amonn, ~
money raised and heard the farmer.
wife locking it mp in a wardrobe
Whoa .he coast was clear of evo,,.
body but Dolores, Foulanou-his faco
covered with mask-entered hisnei n
boris house. closed the door of il c,ra
fully after him. and going to the kitrho,,
there seized the girl. gagged her ana
bound her to an iron post which SIM.
ported a beam. Standing over Dolores
with a knife. the robber madu her no;nt
to the place where the sixty pounds was
secreted AS he was putting the money
in his pocket the girl muttered soma
words OF reproach. wherenpon Foulanon
said that as she recognized him desnita
his disguise she must die She conld
however. choose the manner of her
death, whereupon tho girl said she pre-.
ferred hanging to being butchered with
the robbers knife.
The most sensational part of this story
is its climax. Fonlanou. in tying the
ropo whice he intended for the maiden
got his neck hopelessly entangled in IL
and was accidentally strung up himself
Then there arrived ON the scene. like
true hero of romance. the lover of Do
lores. who was accompanied by crowd
of villagers and Foulanou's wife. The
robber was released from his perilous
position. restored to consciousness and
handed over to justice. The curtain fell
as DOlOre:: was lifted from the ground
by her deliverer. while tho robbers wife
went off into fit of mysteries. Paris
Cor. London Telegraph.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

When Napoleon was INST consul O,
France, Bourrlenne. one day just before
the eastern campaign. came into the cabi.
net al the Tuileries md found a large map
unrolled upon the carpet and Napoleon
stretched upon II. moving pins about that
were tipped with red and black sealing
wax.
Bourrienne very soon saw that the red
represented the French and the bncl< the
Austrian forces. lie watched the progress
OF the pin campaign In silence. but with
the deepest interest.
Having conducted the mancuvcrs 70 y
successful termination. Napoleon looked
mp nt his secretary and said, do you think
shall beat Mclas9"
why. how can telli" replied Bour
ricnnc.
"Icl, you simpleton. look herei Melas
II nt Alexandria and will remain there
until Genoa surrenderN Ills magazines.
hospitals, artillery and reserves nrc IN Al
exnndria. Passing the Alps here" sud
be. sticking a pin into the great 81. Der.
nnr'l. II fall upon his rear. cut OF his com
munications with Austria and meet him
In the valley here" So saying, he stuck a
red pin into the plain Of "Marcngo"
jOurrienne looked upon the moving Of
the Plus m mere pastimc. and wnS 10 in.
crcdulons that Napoleon rolled up the
map. eSclaining playfully, "Oh. you ninny
and goosei
Ten weeks later Bourricnnc found him
self writing up the battle Of Marengo ~
Napolcon'S dictation. on the very spot
where lie had placed the pin aud recalled
the circumstance with wonder at bis fore
sight that borhcred on reverence. Wide
Awake
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

Tho manager sat in his easy chair
luObing liis head where he ought to have hair
While the editor wrote out lengthy screed
On tariff reform and the finance we need;
Khe printers were pasting their rings and their
phat,
And the devil was feeding the big Office cat.
There wero bills for presses and bills for type.
And lots ot drafts that were moro than ripe;
There wcro telegraph bills that wero overdue;
But subscribers aud ads they were very few.
Twas a terrible state OF affairs.
So that managers brow was knit with care
As he swung around in his pivotal chair
To pay lisrcspects TO promising youth
Who said, - am here"-and that was the
truth
"To ask for job rs reporter.
just Give me a trial NJ moderate rate,
And by dint OF hard work IN work out my
fate"
lie rather admired the managers check
When his offer was five and quarter n week:
But he couldn't afford TO decline or be grufT,
So he said that nc Thought Il was surely enough
To give young man rs a starter.
So he tackled the job with hearty good will.
And lac only had eight lengthy columns to III;
IL took him, rs true, twenty hours IA day,
But that lett him four TO sleep and to play
Then the PAPER enjoyed a regular boom;
Subscribers came plenty and ads lacked for
room.
And the managers hands were weary at night
With counting the silver that rolled into sight,
And fine marklc palace then lifted its head
On Tie sight OF the shop that WAS crumblel
and dead.
Twas wonderful change from the past.
The reporter called down ON the manager then.
Who adjusted his glasses and took up his pen
And wrote on pad: You have saved the con-
Germ,
Whom you went on tho local the tide took a
turn.
We arc prosperous now, we were then In a tx:
We viii now ray you wages-wo will raise you
to six"
He was trying to try the reporter.
The reporter declined with contempt and with
scorn.
And the managers looks were a trinc foriorn.
Ho raw the reporter was boss OF the shin,
An essential adjunct toa prosperous trip
50 no said In n voice that was husky and slow.
Like somc mighty monarch that's laid very low:
AT my kindness you SCOT, my offer you scorn,
Let me do the right tling-thc ofiicc is your'n,
But hope that you'n marry my daughter"
Thomas Reea In Springfield tllla1 State Reg
later.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

The fastest cooking. authenticity at
tested. was done not long ago by Prince
Bismarck's former chef. who il now
chief cook in famous restaurant Of
Berlin. He had made Il bet with Il reg
ular guest of the place that he conld
kill. dress. cook and serve Il chicken in
six minutes. The exploit was to be per
formed before invited spectators.
At o o'clock on the appointed evening
the cook appeared with his gas cooking
stove on platform in sight of all in the
room. He waved the chicken around
his head and it cackled loudly. Decap.
itating the fowl with one blow of n glit.
tering knife. this gastrOnomic expert
within sixty seconds had removed every
feather from it. The gas stove was al
ready lighted. with broiler upon it.
The fowl was cut open and drawn IN
one other minute and placed upon the
broiler; hot dish garnishcl with
watercreSs was at hand. and it lacked
just a second of the six minutes when
the chicken was served. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

The number Of men who can write leg
IDLY with the left hand IL very small In
this country. where the faculty Of being
amhidrNierous Is not appreciated at its
full worth. Sir Edwin Arnold remarked
while Ia St Louis that in Japan every
child il taught to write with either and
both hands and he limited that this WIS
not the only evidence Of sound common
sense he met with while in the Kingdom Of
the mikado. ! learned 10 write with my
left hand sone years ago. In consequence
Of the impression created in my mind by
reading the arguments Of Charles kende
on the subject. ana now change my pcn
from hand TO hand on the first Impression
Of weariness
There have been many remedies sug.
gested for what IL known rs writer's
cramp, and many writer's alternate be-
tween the pen and the typewriter, hut the
simplest plan of all Is TO acquire the art OF
writing with either hand and change from
one to the other on the first suspicion Of
fatigue. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03
4 PostmIstrcss General.

am willing TO wager that there .r, 49,,
200 persons in this country who ever b,.ar,i
Ola postmistreSs general She'd duot serv,.
in this country or in the present century
but the fact that a woman ever ser,.,.i T. =
that capacity is indeed ren,arknbl. s.;J
Postmaster Harlow. Denmark WINS 81
home Of this remarkable woman ,,hos'.
name was Countess Gyldenlore, or Dor.
oenea Nrag' as she was called during
ner term OF Office, which extended fror,
the year l'V3 to III. The present postal
system IN that country. which is considered
one OF the best in the world, was inau.n,.
rateu by her. OF course with the crude
methods OF that age she could not accom-.
push great deal, but she certainly worked
wonders for which the Danes should honor
Der nRme.-St Lauis Globe Democrat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

y new departure in ice cutting hes
been proposed by man who contends
that 1t is quite practicable to cut the ice
by means Of wire. heated electrically.
his plan Is to install portable steam
ana dynamo plant at some convenient
point on the shore. near to the ice har-
Vestlng operations. and run from the
dynamo a suitable steel wire of the re-
qnired length with II proper return. BY
generating sufficient current to main
tam the temperature in the wire ut about
wv oeSs'' and by stretching the wire
'aut along the surface of the ice
means OF cutting through the mass
|ouid III once be established. -Philadel-
phia Leoger.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

"How is your cabinet Of geological speci-
mems coming ont"
"Oh, got rid Of it,"
sold iti"
mo"
did you give away all those carefully
selected geologica spocimens2"
No"
Mell, then, what has become of themY'
You see there are any number of cats
that congregate every night ON the back
fence OF my back yard, and they raised
such row that gradually threw all my
specimens NJ them. crippled the prma
donna with achunk Of gold bearing quartz"
-Inmmany Times.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

An ingenious invention. with the OBJ
Jet OF lessening the force OF waves. aud
TO supcrscde the OLD fashion Of floating
oil. has been exhibited az the Paris head
quarters of the Central Society for tho
Saving OF Life ia Shipwrccks. It is pro
posed to cover the surface Of the sea
around an endangered vessel with thin
cotton or silkcu net, rendered nnsub-
mcrsiblc and evcr floating by being
dipped In a special chemical prcpara-
ton. The idea is due to the fact that
when crossing The track Of the Gulf
stream Il has been noticed that the vast
spreading fields OF floating seaweed
within the confines Of the stream. though
uphcavcd by the swell. romain CLASSY
and smooth. The net acts In the same
manner as the scawced. Some expert
ments have already been carried out at
Belle Isle London Court Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

Do trout feed in the night during the
full moon! In answer | would say no.
Can You catch them better during the
full moon: To this would also say no.
The best time to catch them at night is
early in the evening before the moon
rises. or after it sets in the morning.
Only in the darkest night do trout bite
best. They don't feed on the same
ground at nighr that they do in day
time. Yoa will find them in shallow
water above Il pool or below. where it is
best to use dark fly. and getting close
10 your iish. make your cast as delicate
~ as in daytime. Never use bait with
your flies. never have had luck with
white miller. American Angler.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

Have you ever picked up penny on the
strectf II 20, you probably have not
stopped minute TO think how the copper
coin came to be- lying there. IL probably
never entered your mind TINT the former
owner Of that penny threw Il away pur-
pcsely. Your natural conclusion after nnd-
ing the coin was that some one had acci.
dentally dropped IL.
II Is a fact that Chicago has many men
whose superstition takes the form of re-
gnrding the possession OF copper coins as
unlucky These men will never keep a
copper In their pockets il they can help
themselves. for which newsboys are pro
foundly grateful Should a stray penny
find ia way into the clothes of these super.
stitious creatures IL IL quickly flung away
with a sigh OF relief
This habit * common among politicians,
spectators, gamblers Of the Obituary kind,
actors and some business men who would
rather lose n good dinner than be among
thirteen at the table. These men who
look upon the despised but useful copper
ns "hoodoo' are the same men who curry
the left hind foot Of rabbit, a horse chest
nut or other supposed charm In their vest
pocket TO ward on the evil genius known
as tad luck. Chicago Tribune.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03


A remarkable institution in Chicago Is
a law bureau founded by some huinani-
tarian Ia aid the poor in obtaining THEN
rights before the courts In his last an
nual report the president says; II con-
gratulate you on the magnitude of tho
years work You havo received 3.1S8
individual appeals for justice. nnd you
have responded 10 them ut cost Of
Si.3b5-or less than 8l25 each. II tho
work were one OF more charity IL would
be very worthy on account OF its cheap
ness. But Il Is digniiied and ennoblcd
by tho fact that each Si.a5 raises a man.
or woman. or whole family in the
scale OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES its bcncii
c'ary with fresh hope and courage to ro-
new the battle Of life on higher moral
plane"
Not only does the bureau suo employ
ers for wagcs due thoir worhmen. but il
prosccutes IN the criminal courts those
ruscals who fleece the poor II is sus-
timed by voluntary subscriptions col.
loctcd among the larger business firms
OF The city. New York Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

n The Figures published by the city Of
oston show the fact that the trolley Is
TT bali SO black a. il il painted. FOR in
|ne year The West End electric cars car
'ried ilo.uoo.oo0 people which is many
more than all the railroad lines IN and
out II Boston carry. In one year the
number u deaths on suburban railways
was twenty. In the same year five peo-
pie were killed Is horse cars In Boston
and only three as result Of accidents
b. electric cars Electrical and No
chanical Advertiser.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

~ we all know. II WIS Mr. Kenyon who
first introduced Robert Browning to his
future wiff, and the story. as told by Mrs.
Orr. Il most romantic. The poet was
about thirty two years OF age at this time.
IN the fullnc-s ~ his powers. She WIS sup
posed 90 - n confirmed invalid, confined
to her own room and TO her couch, seeing
no one, living her own spiritual life. in
deed. but looking for none other, when
Mr. Kenyon first brought Mr. Browning TO
her fathers house. Miss liarrctt's rcputn-
ton WIS well established by this time.
lady Geraldine's Courtship' wns already
published, IN which the author had writ
ten Of Browning among other poets as OF
some pomegranate, which II cut deep
down the middle shows heart within
llood tinctured. OF vened humanity"
aud one can well believe that this present
meeting must have been but phase In an
old and long existing sympathy between
kindred spirits. Very soon nfterward the
poets became engaged, and they were mar
ried In the autumn OF the year 1916.
Who does not know the story Of this
marriage Of true souls, Has not Mrs
Browning herself spoken Of II In words in.
dclible aud never To- be quoted without
sympathy by all womeni while he from
bis own ilrcsidc has struck chord after
chord Of manly feeling than which this life
contains nothing deeper or more true
Anna T. ltitchie In lIarper's.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

rs good thing tina, people don't al
ways know just what they are eating. A
number of people Ia an Office overlooking
"a dining room kitchen watched with u i,,s.
cinated caze he movements Of a Girl cool.
who was frnsfiug some cakes. After each
spread Of fro,ting she would lick OF the
knife blade with manifest relish. then dir
Il into the frosting again. spread on The
sweet substance and give the knife an
ether lick. Springfield Homestead.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03
riremen Fought while the village Burned


AT o'clock in the morning word came
from Pierceton. Ind. Il village Of 200
inhabitants. that one of the principal
business blocks was on fire. Two fire
companies were sent from Warsaw but
could do nothing with the burning
building. and it was soon destroyed. Cd
ward Mosey. clerk in store in the
burning block. jumped from the second
story window and broke leg.
When the fire was at its worst cou-
pie of the members of the two companies
became involved in controversy
Each company took the side of its rle,n-
Der. and for awhile the fire was forgot.
ten and the companies turned their roz-
zleS on each other. In the meantime
The building was consumed. Cor. Wash
ington Post.