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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-10
The SIohammedan Paradise.

The Mohammedan paradise is fairy
land. To enter it the believer must cross
seven bridges, at each of which he must
answer questions relating to his past life
Having crossed the bridges, he is at the en-
trance There are 10 doors. The first act
is to take bath, which gives to the body
great brilliarcy. This abode Of delight is
built Of bricks of gold and silver, held to-
gether by a mortar of musk. Spring is
eternal. Four oceans soothe the senses
one of water, one of milk, one of honey, one
of wine Waves of perfume envelop them.
so powerful as to be noticeable 500 days
march away. Lastly come the castles OF
the houris-70 castles with 20 rooms, con
tanning 20 state beds and 20 tables already
set and in this castle 1,6S0, zoo, 600 hours.
This to each of the elect. He himself has
20 robes of green brocade embroidered with
rubies and topazes. York Recorder.
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Suddenly, as the good ship swept before
the tempest, land was seen directly ahead.
A moment later she was upon the rocks,
and the cruel waves were goring her sides
like the horns Of an angry bull.
The shrieks and curses OF the human
freight mingled with Che bowling gale.
A slim man with sandy goatee shouted
through the Storm
"Captain"--
Bufieted and beaten, his voice rose above
the tumult.
WHAT coast Is thatfn
1.-THE Cannibal islands" came the hoarse
reply.
"Are you positive IL isn't New JerseyS"
Positive"
Because, explained the slim man, I'D
rather drown than go ashore when it was a
sure case of being eaten"
Saying which he climbed into the life
boat, and the light of hope was in his coun-
tenance-Detroit News-Tribune
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-10

The sex which is first in the Sunday
school and last in the Jail. which is most
strongly represented at church. and at
prayer meetings, and at missionary
meetings, and most feebly represented
In the liquor saloons and tobacco shops
Of the land. which does the least OF the
worlds preaching and the most Of its
pracucing, which makes a poor figure
In a battle between Christian nations
aud splendid figure in battle between
right and wrong-such sex forms
very large part OF the power that makes
for Righteousness. To turn this purify
ing stream away from politics is equiva-
lent to asserting that politics has no
need Of Righteousness. - Wives and
Daughters.
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At LAST.
After Various Attempts He Got an "Ad"
TO Suit Him.

AMER various Attempts He Got an "Ad"
TO Suit Him.
Say, colonel. and he looked at the man
Ia the business Office appealingly, can you
help me any ! want TO put In an ad for a
girl"
"Oh, that's easy. Just write It out.
Wen do the rest at 10 cents a line" re-
piled the clerk AS he showed the gentle
man pad OF paper and handed him a
pencil.
"Oh, I've got several written out My
wife wrote couple and so did !. But
wanted TO see which you think would be
che best TO get girl. Here's my wife's."
and he handed over one that read:
Wanted-A girl: one that win cook, wash
and iron, mind the children and do what Is re-
quired; wages low. but pleasant for the right
kind OF girl. Apply tomorrow.
That's too strong. That won't catch
one. said the clerk
THAT'S what l told her. But how's this
onef"
Wantod-A girl; one that can get up by the
aid OF an alarm clock In time 20 get breakfast
and get the head Of the house down to work by
$40 o'clock: must not be member Of the la
dies division Of any social club. For further
particulars apply.
"Well. that WON'T do, because, Of course.
the girl will want to know whether there
Is washing or not, or simply housework,"
said the man back OF the counter
How will this dos"
wanted-A good girl; one to do everything;
must get breakfast.
"Well, that's better, but don't you think
that this will do insteadf" replied the clerk.
Wanted-A girl to do general homework.
wash and iron.
That's IL, my boy" said the man, who
was growing red In the face and blocking
the line behind him; that's IT," And big
tears OF gratitude welled up in his eyes as
he paid for the ad and went out home to
await the arrival OF the applicants
Louis Post Dispatch
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CALIFORNIA; MINES.
HOW THEY WILL BE EXPLOITED AT
THE MlDwINTER FAIR.

The Mineral Exhibits of the Golden State
WIN Challenge the Admiration Of the
World - "Reminiscences Of the Forty
nIners--A Colorado Gold Mine.
Since the memorable discovery Of gold in
California In ls4s the output OF the yellow
metal in the state, so far as il has been ac-
counted for. has been, in round numbers,
81 800, 900, 900. Few people have any adequate
appreciation Of what those figures really
mean, and fewer still any proper notion OF
the amount Of metal they represent. Melt
ed and cast in a solid mass, that amount
Of gold would make an obelisk II feet in
height, with base 10 feet square. Such an
obelisk is to be shown in the mining de
partment Of the Midwinter fair, gilded all
over to make it as realistic and effective an
object lesson as possible. Beside it, for
purposes of comparison, will be gilded rep
reservations of the bulk Of 100000 in
minted and unlimited gold and cubical rep
reservations Of the output for single years.
Mining is still one OF the most important
industries Of the Golden State. though 1t Is
no longer restricted to the search for gold.
The annual mineral output averages So
0O0, 900, and with the resumption OF by
draulic mining under proper conditions
will probably soon be immensely increased
Silver, copper, cinnabar. iron, coal, asphalt,
petroleum, onyx, marble and various other
building stones have all to be considered
now in estimating the justice of Califor-
MAS claim to be the greatest mineral pro-
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The Ucliness OF trousers.


Trousers appear to have been intro
duced into Rome at a comparatively lats
period and as part of the military uni
form. They are worn by the Ronaa
soldiers represented on Trajan's column
as well as by barbarians The Greek
had never adopted them. With their il
stinctive sense of beauty they had recog-
nized that these are the-only garments
that cannot possibly be made graceful
A sleeve may become part of the drs'
perry of figure. A trousers leg is NOR
obstinate in its ugliness. If tight, +
bags at the knees on the third wearing
Yet this is perhaps its least objections
Ole shape. If somewhat loose. it take
petty and meaningless folds. Some on
entail nations have tried to disguise it a
a skirt, but the result is not entirely SAT-
isfactory. If the trousers do not appear
TO give freedom to the leg, they have losi
their principal merit. Compromiss
winch Is the life of politics, is the deain
OF art, which should always struggle aft
er an ideal. SO thought the Greeks when
tney entirely renounced for themselvs
the barbarous pantaloons.- Scribner's
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Frank Dwyer Of the Cincinnati baseball
team has nervous affection OF the face that
makes him wink his eyes continually. Joe
Mulvey says of him: He winked at me.
ball. swiped at IL, and il was a wide out
shoot. He winked again. and struck at a
drop. Then he winked the third time. but
thought I'd fool him. l didn't hit at the
ball at all. and ne pumped il right over
the plate for the third strike"
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some Of the largest domes in the word
are the Pantheon at Rome, 142 feetd''
Emeter, l4S high; Baths of Caracalla
Rome liz feet diameter, 110 feet hisai
%. sophia, Constantinople, 115 feet m-
s,neter, POI feet high; st. Maria delis
sure' Florence, 1870 feet diameter Slv
Zee, hgh; St. Peters, Rome. i89 feet di'
s'ne1er, $50 feet high; st. Paul's, Ion-
pon, lls feet diameter, 2l5 feet high.
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(which was the greater general of the
two, Caesar OF Hannibalf" was the question
put to young Schwefier at his last exami-
nation.
He replied as follows, "If we consider
who Caesar and Hannibal were, and ask our
selves which OF them was the greater, we
must decidedly answer in the Affirmative"
-Lustige Blatter.
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At recent function lovely fan, with
sticks Of malachite or a curious imita.
ton Of it and folds Of dull green satin
the exact hue and shade of ribbon. like
leaves Of the lily Of the valley, had the
delicate waxen bells Of the flower painted
on II with wonderful skill, and fttingly
finished green and white ball costume
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Accidents to sleep walkers can be easily
prevented by laying upon the carpet, by the
side of the sleep walkers bed, strip OF
sheet metal. iron, zinc OF copper. so wide
and long that when he puts his feet out OF
bed they will rest upon the metal The
GOODNESS felt will wake him thoroughly,
and he will 70 70 bed again.
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VISITOR am most grieved to learn of
your mistress illness Nothing serious
no great cause for alarm. trusti
The New French Maid-No, monsieur,
nozzing beeg, nozzing grande. Somezing-
what you call leetle. petite.
Visitor-What Is it'
The New French Maid-Eet Is what zey
call 70 little-small- smallpox.-Tit-Bits.
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ANTICIPATION.

She sits In dreamy silence while she waltz.
A silence hushed and sacred and serene.
Wistful ner eyes, ecatatic all her mien.
Waiting the opening OF tho mystic gates
or life unto n soul by the weird fatea
Who out Of nothingness. from realms uns>~.-
Summon n soul 10 lofty lot. or mean
To share perforcc In oarth's dread. loves and
hates
She recks not Of the futures bale or bliss.
She dreams Of baby hands, and lips and eyes.
or dimpled feet, all Of herself part.
or the deep rapture Of the first faint kiss.
or hushinR on her breast IL wailing cries.
OF pressing II forever to her heart.
Hattie +. 0rlswold In Homemaker
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II suppose you extend the courtesy Of
your hotel to people who are in the same
line OF businessy'
Certainly. sir. What hotel do you rep
resent"
Il don't represent any hotel. sir. but I'm
In the bunko business In New York just
the same. Rochester Post-Expresss.
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Papa, " said Jimmie. who is Just learr.-
ing his multiplication table, 'why isn't
there a subtraction tablet"
''There Is, my son. When you sit down
to dinner and begin to eat, that is a sub
traction table. "-Harper's Bazaar.
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Wife displaying new bonnet)-This is
the very last fashion. John.
Husband (sighing)-I wish IL was. but
know II isn't. There'n be nother one ous
next MONTH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-01

reference to bosses | have nothing to
say about the personal boss. We are
not going TO say anything about Dick
Croker or about Thomas Platt. Both Of
them are unmitigatedly and unqualif-
edly despotlc. 1 believe that the safety
OF institutions depends upon the con-
fidence Of each man that he has the
right to stand on his own feet and ex-
press his own opinions. The object OF
these bosses is to make the individual
man less and less, and it is the most
~sagacious scheme ever devised for dry
ing up an ~exhausting manly personality.
You and | to our dying gasp are going
to fight the boss to his dying gasp, no
matter what are his pretentions to re-
spectabllity, and let US understand the
more respectable he is the more danger.
GUS he is.
Father Ducey, whose difficulty with
Archbishop Corrigan was fresh in every
body's mind, aroused great enthusiasm
at this meeting by saying: "Creed has
reigned long enough. 1t is time for all
creeds to coordinate and cooperate.
DR.. Parkhurst has set an example that
all of US, archbishops, bishops and
priests, ought to follow. We want the
mastery OF no political organization,
least Of all Tammany Hall. l thank DR..
Parkhurst for the example he has set
the clergy. Ifeel convinced that Jesus
Christ has blessed his work. He has
followed Jesus Christ and though he be
a hereto I am prepared to follow him."
Great is DIR. Parkhurst, no doubt, and
great is the work he has inaugurated. II
is spreading it's reformatory influence to
nearly every great city in the union and
there is no great city which has not cor
ruption and iniquity enough in 1t now
to sink it in ruin in a short time unless
some such reformation comes over it.
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THE STATE LEVY TOO LOW,

Yankton Press and Dakotan: "The u
ditor Of the state authorizes the an
nouncement that the constitutional in
come of South Dakota is not sufficient to
liquidate accounts against the state for
current expenses. The constitution per-
mits a levy Of 2 mills upon the assessed
valuation, and no At the time
the constitution was adot ted it was
feared that this levy would produce in.
sufficient revenue, and had our consti-
tuition makers Eeen somewhat more OK.
perienced In s~tatecraft the maximum
limit would have been increased by a,
least o mill. For the past two year,
the state has been conducted Mt a pei
capita expense OF s2.I6. Neighborint
states contribute to the public treasur,
from IS to e8 per capita. There vii
come before the legislature at its pend
ing session o proposition to amend III,
constitution 50 as to permit the levy o
40 additional mill Of taxation, and TIN
proposition viii present strength upon
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REFORM CITY GOVERNMENT.

"All hail to DIR. Parkhurstl Savona-
rola was great in Florence but Dr.. Park
hurst is greater in this year 1894 in the
city OF New York. But his work is only
fairly begun. The iniquities to which
he has called attention have only been
exposed. Nobody has yet been convict
ed or punished for these crimes, except,
politically, Tammany Hall has been de-
feated and new officers will take the
place OF the old ones in the city govern
ment. 1t will. be necessary for DIR.
Parkhurst TO furnish the ideas and make
suggestions concerning the future OF
this campaign. He must be the leader"
These words Of the editor OF The Chau-
tauquan for November appear prophetic
in view Of the banquet given in honor of
DIR. Parkhurst by the Vigilance Club of
New York, Thanksgiving evening. The
committee OF seventy, the chamber OF
commerce, every reformer of note was
present 70 do honor TO this great man.
They virtually said by their presence be
must be their leader and keep up the
! fight. When he rose TO speak he was
met by a great ovation and outburst oi
cheering. He reminded them that 100,
900 men ia New York had voted TO keer
such men as Diver, Sheehan and Kocf
in power. They were defeated but thes,
men must be converted before the cit,
is safe. The good work must 60 on
IL must not lag because the victory i
won. The reformation applied to th,
police department must be applied b
every department Of the city govern
ment. It is rotten from top ITO bottom
DIR. Parkhurst further said: Nov, il
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showing that not enough money has
been produced under existing constitu-
tional restrictions to meet current ex-
penses. The situation could be improv-
ed without any constitutional tinkering
by requiring assessors to return true
valuation in place Of the popular tictici-
ons valuation. With no fixed law upon
the subject, each county strives to re-
turn the lowest possible assessed valua-
ton, SO that it may not be called upon
to pay undue proportion of the state tax"
The Press is in error in thinking a law
requiring assessments at full valuation
of property would help the matter. TIE
law as it now stands requires property
to be assessed at full value but assessors
will not so assess. They fail to conform
to the law. 1t is true, there is not
enough revenue to meet state expendi-
lures and yet the expenditures are light
or thar any other state in the Union SO
far as we have been able to learn, being
only Sl!0S per capita, per annum. The
suggested amendment to the constitu.
ton is perhaps the best way out of the
difficulty. The Limitation of levy to 2
mills for ordinary revenue was holly
contested in the constitutional conven-
tion which prescribed this limit, none
advocating more strenuously an increas-
ed limit than the recen: democratic can
dldate for governor. Jas. A. Ward, who
as territorial auditor foresaw that 2
mills would not be sufficient to meet the
expenses OF the state. Only the per-
sonal influence of the president of that
convention, Judge Edgerton, succeeded
in committing the convention to that
limit, more we believe for the reason
that it would make the constitution
surer OF adoption at that time, but q
compromise was effected between the
two contendlng factions on this point by
adding the clause providing for an addi-
tional 2 mill levy when the revenues ran
behind the expenditures. Either this
must be brought into requisition fire.
quently or the constitutional limit rails
ed. There is valid argument for raising
the limit of levy to 3 mills and not Grip
pling the educational and material pros
perity of our young state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-01

The December issue of the Arena
opens the eleventh volume of this lead
Liberal and Progressive Review. II con-
talns over 200 pages OF literary matter,
by some OF the greatest thinkers OF the
day, and by some of the most interesting
and original OF the younger American
writer's. 1t opens with an important
and scholarly paper by Professor MAJ
Muller, the famous Oxford scholar, on
"The Real Significance of the Worlds
Parliament Of Religions" Count Leo
Tolstoi, the great Russian novelist and
social reformer, contributes a critical
and apprecia:ive paper on Guy de Maui
PEASANT and his place in literature. The
Hon. George Wilson, the president of
the oldest bank in Missouri, writes a
paper On "The Silver Question" which
he calls david A. Wells Downfall" in
answer to Mr.. Wells arguments for mon
ometalism under the caption of 1.-THE
Downfall OF Certain Financial Fallacies."
Rev. Minot j. Savage writes a timely
paper on "The Religion of Holmes
POEMS" which falls into the series on
the religion of the Poets of this last half
OF the century. b. o. Flower opens a
series of articles which will discuss the
Age OF Consent laws of the various
States. The Arena is going to try to in
fiuence legislation on this important
question by creating a public sentiment
in the different States which shall have
the laws revised and the age raised to six
teen. Will Allen Drongoole, the Southern
story writer, has a Christmas story Of
life in the Tennessee mountains called
"Cinch." Walter Blackburn Harte has
CHEEKY reading in his new department..
He has a sketch called AT the Old
Club in Elysium," a dialogue between
Samuel johnson, Boswell and Oliver
In the other world. Alto
the Arena presents a fine Christ
mas number.
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He Had Reason to Repent Asking o Cues.
tion About Eve. s4

H- . GlO0 ABOUT I've
There il a crusty old bachelor on
Fourth street who is a confirmed woman
Halter and who never misses an oppor-
tunity for saying something sarcastic
and ~disagreeable about the fair sex.
But he met more than his match the
other day in a plucky little woman,
who, metaphorically speaking, wiped
up the earth with him, much to the de-
light of his friends, who were greatly
amused at his discontinue.
The old bachelor inquired why, when
Eve was manufactured Of a spare rib,
a servant wasn't made at the same time
to wait ON her. The little woman re-
sponded promptly: Because Adam
never read the newspapers until the sun
got down behind the palm trees, and
then, stretching, yawned out, Isn't sup
per most ready, my dear?' Not he. He
made the fire and hung the kettle oyer
It himself, I'll venture, and pulled the
radishes, peeled the potatoes and did
everything else he ought TO do
He chopped the kindling. brought
in the coal and did the chores himself
and he never brought home half a dozen
friends to dinner when Eve hadn't amy
fresh pomegranates."
The little woman stopped q moment
for breath and went ON with renewed
vigor: And Adam never staid ont
till 10 O'Clock at a political meeting
hurrahing for some candidate and then
scolding because poor Eve was sitting
up and crying inside tho gates He never
played billiards, rolled tenpins and
drove fast horses nor choked Eve with
cigar smoke.
He never loafed around the corner
groceries and saloons while Eve was
rocking little Gains cradle at home. In
short, he didn't think she was especial
" created for the purpose of waiting ON
him and wasn't under the impression
that it disgraced q man to tighten a
wife's cares a little. That's the reason
that Eve didn't need q hired girl, and
with it is the reason that her descend
ants do.
She drew another breath and was
about to continue, when the bachelor
pulled his hat down over his eyes and
sneaked away amid the laughter OF the
crowd Louisville Post.
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Pool Room Raided.

ST. PAUL, Dec. Eddie Murphy's
pool room in South st. Paul was raided
between 2 and 8 p. M, and quite an
assortment Of sports and racehorse
fends gathered in. Deputy Sheriff
Gahan, assisted by six deputies, made
the onslaught. 49,
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to Death.

SHELDON, N. D., Dec. Last Sat-
urday Mrs. Charles Penn, the wife of
one of the leading hardware dealers of
this town, vas so badly burned by her
clothing catching fire from a stove that
she has since died. She leaves three
small children, of whom was badly
burned about the face and arms by
clinging to its mother.
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Reduction in Railroad Rates.

Los ANGELES, Dec. THE South
ern Pacific as we'll as the Santa Fe has
announced for the benefit Of shippers of
vegetables in California, and to encour-
a larger trade with the east i'm that
line, that the new rate of rs cents per
100 pounds goes into effect Dec. l, in
carloads. This is q reduction of rs per
cent -.. r..
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CAnAls Closed.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. l.-Superin-
tendent Hannah Of the state depart
ment of public works, has ordered that
the Erie, the Champlain, the Black
river, the Oswego, and the Cayuga and
Seneca canals be closed for the season.