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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02
rHe alveR STOPPED sHoaI.
A Phenomenon That Ratified the Guid.
and Puzzled Senator Vest


and Puzzled Senator Vest.
When old man Haskall was about
the only person around Arlington.
Mo-, that claimed to be guide, be-
side the Laurie brothers. he accom-
panied Senator Vest on a trip to that
mysterious river that rises up in
Texas county and is known as the
Roubideaux. Senator Vest had a de-
sire 70 fish in these waters once and
engaged Haskall TO pilot him. They
hshed in the river about 20 miles
above Waynesville, the county seat
Of Pulaski county, and after three
days of varied success the senator
concluded to make a run through TO
the Gasconade.
DO you think we can make it,
Haskallf' asked the senator of his
guide.
Reckon we kin. sure enough, by
su2down."
Two hours Of steady pulling, and
the boat ran upon II gravel bar after
being whirled about in a powerful
eddy that nearly engulfed the little
flat bottomed craft Both the guide
and the senator were puzzled. as
they could see no water in front of
them. The river stopped right there.
We'll, Haskall, what have you got
TO say about thisl You're the guide.
Said you knew all about this country
and especially this river. Now, where
has it gone TOT"
Haskall was II bewildered man
He got up. shaded his eyes and
looked up the stream from whence
they had come. The water was rip
ping down toward the boat. but it
never passed it, A farmer, driving his
team, was coming up the road. and
Haskall hailed him.
oh, mister did yer see a river
running anywhar down that way2
I'll be DANCED if we hain't lost onew
The farmer grinned as he looked at
the puzzled guide and the perplexed
senator
You know did. Bout five miles
down the road. Reckon you uns
want lift. I'll take We an yer traps
fur 50. Better lookout. You uns may
git sucked under whar We air now"
Sucked underl What in thunder
do you meant Why the deuce don't
you talk to him, Haskalli" exclaimed
Senator Vest He must have been
drinking.
Nary "A drink, mister. That river
don't go no further ON top till ye git
below here five miles
You don't mean that it passes
through a subterranean channel, do
you. my friend" asked Senator Vest.
Reckon that's what you call it.
1t jist slips inter the gravel there an
don't show up till We git ter Waynes-
vile. Want me to take you uns
down thar"
The boat was loaded into the wag-
on, and the senator and his guide
taken TO Waynesville, where the
Roubideaux bubbles up again in a
magnificent spring, taking up its
course on the surface once more like
a well behaved, navigable river.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
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eAsYs 1AaoeeINe HEAD.
The Doctor, to His Credit. Did Not Laugh
at the Mothers Fears


There was a commotion in house
hold on Fourth avenue the other
day. The brand new baby, the only
infantile specimen in the Nuwed
home. was in the arms OF its dotlng
mother. who was looking for some
new portion of its pink anatomy TO
kiss and admire. Suddenly there
was a scream, followed by a hysteric-
al half an hour, while the servants
were sent in breathless search for
the family doctor When the grave
old physician entered the room, the
poor woman was walking to and fro
like one distracted, pausing now and
then to grasp her Growing child to
her, then replacing it in its cradle TO
resume her nervous tread. weeping
and wringing her hands.
"Oh, doctor My poor baby Save
him if you can But | know you
cant. Oh, my poor childW
For five minutes or more this con
tinued in spite of the physicians ef-
forts To learn what was the matter.
He examined the child, saw nothing
that apparently allied it, and at last,
with patience almost gone. insisted
on an explanation. Composing her
self u little, the frightened mother
finally said;
Look at its poor little head, doc
tor There, right on top. See that
soft spot. How it is beatingl 1t
hasn't stopped for more than an
hour know something dreadful is
the matter, but you mustn't keep 1t
from me Tell me the worst at once"
To the undying honor of that doc
tor, he did not laugh All he said
was; My dear little woman, pray
that that beating will continue.
Should it ever stop, your baby will
be dead. louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

A regular slave mart still exists In
many country districts Of Finland.
Once a year such paupers, aged peo-
pie and lnnatics as cannot support
Themselves are put up at public auc-
ton and consigned TO those people
who will board them at the lowest
price offered by the parish authori-
ties. The helpless creatures are made
10 work rs much as possible by the
owners, who have the right TO chas-
tise them, and who are usually most
inhuman in their treatment of the
wretched lunatics
The aged folk are physically unable
10 perform much hard work, but the
lunatics, though mentally deranged,
are often bodily capable Of undergo.
ing a great deal of strain Conse-
quently the farmer shows little mercy
toward them, harnesses them to his
plows and thrashes them with his
whip as # they were oxen, while the
piteous appeals and driveling wan
behring's Of the idiots do not soften the
blows. Parsons Weekly.
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Touching our note on "Telegony, "
we have received a communication
which may interest Professor Ro-
names. Ii is 10 the effect that in Il
certain parish of Wiltshire (particu-
lars OF which we can furnish him if
he desires iD there is an old woman
whose first husband had bright red
thick curly hair, and their only child
had exactly the same kind of hair
The woman became a widow, and
she married secondly man with
straight, soft, light brown hair
with not the least shade of red in It. -
No two men could have been more
unlike in appearance. OF the second
family, there were four who resem-
bled their father and mother-the
mother had pretty brown hair and
eyes-then came a boy and girl ex
actly like the child of the first hus
band, with the self same curly hair,
regular carrots, blue eyes. and
similar features
They are all living now, in or near
the parish IN question. Perhaps, nay,
probably, there were ancestors of the
true parents, near or remote. who
had red hair, and therefore the case
is not quite satisfactory one, but
Professor Romanes may think it
worth while to look into 1t more
closely London Globe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

An old London paper contains the
following curious advertisement:
Wanted. n man between 20 and 80
years OF age, to be footman and un.
der butler IN great family; he must
be OF the Church Of England and
have had the smallpox in the natural
way. Also a woman, middle aged,
20 wait upon young lady Of great
fashion and fortune; the woman
must be of the Church of England.
have had the smallpox in the natural
way, very sober, steady and well be-
havcd and understand dress, getting
up lace and fine linen, and doing all
things necessary for a young lady
that goes into all public places and
keeps the best company Inquire of
tho printer OF this paper Oct. /.
IVA
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rhs smlle rhal Ns,er cams.

Stranger" said the young man
with the white hair and the dyed
mustache TO the photographer, Il
am here to git my picture took, and
I'll tell you howl Is. I've jist popped
the question TO wilder down our
way with 40 acres Of as good ground
as ever a hog stuck his nose into.
and / am now goin TO read her an
swer When you see the pleasant
smile stealth over my face, want
you to fire off the ole machine and let
'er 60"
IAN right"
The young man took his position,
but be didn't get the photograph
taken. Instead he rose to go without
a word.
whats the matterg asked the
photographer.
There hain't nothin the matter,
'ceptin that she says she's stuck on a
preacher, and that | amt got the
sense | wos horned with, that's all 4"
indianapolis Journal.
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A COLONIAL THANKSGIVING
conecience Was Tender. but Appe,i,. -
strong and Conquered. ~

"~~@7~
Among the papers of the Iato
State Senator Guy c. Stoddard ~ -, "a
town of Ledyard was found sn. sss
newspaper clipping containino ~
quaint account of an old cola,.ss
Thanksgiving church service N, ass
dinner. 1t was written in the wv s.'l
1714 by the Rev. Lawrence Co1s sas
of the old South Parish in Danvs-s'
Mass, and runs thus:
'Ye Governor was in We house o,a
Her Majesty's commissioners Of N ~
customs, and they sat together IL ~
high seat of ye pulpit Stare y W.
Governor appears very devout ana
attentive, although he favors En;s Gov
pacy and tolerates We Quakerss srs
Baptists
HE was dressed in a black velv..
coat, bordered with gold lace sns
buff breeches with gold buckles az "
knees. and white silk stockings
There was a disturbance in 70
galleries, where it was filed with
divers negroes, inulatt0es and Il
dams, and a negro called pomn
Shorter, belonging to Mr.. Gardner
was called forth and put in We broad
isle, where he was reproyed with
great carefulness and solemnitv
He was then put in We deacons,
seat between two deacons, in view ~
We whole congregation; but We sey
ton was ordered by Mr.. Prescott 10
take him out. because of his levitv
and strange contortion Of counte.
nance giving grave scandal to ve
grave deacons). and put him in ye
lobby under We Stare; some children
and a mulatto woman were repn-
manded for laughing at Pomp
Shorter.
when We services at We meeting
house were ended We council and
other dignitaries were entertained at
we house of Mr.. Epes, on We hill near
by, and we had bountiful Thanks.
giving dinner with bears meat and
venison, the last of which was fine
buck, shot in We woods near BIZ. Ye
bear was killed in Lynn woods near
Reading.
After We blessing was craved by
Mr. Garrich of Wrentham. word
came that We buck was shot on We
Lords day by Pequot, an Indian.
who came to Mr.. Epes with I've in
his mouth like Ananias of old.
"Ye council therefore refused to
eat We venison, but it was afterward
decided that Pequot should receive
40 stripes save one, for lying and
profaning We Lords day, restore
MIR. Epes We cost of We deer, and CON
sidering this a just and righteous
sentence on ye sinful heather, and
that a blessing had been craved on
We meat. We council all partook of it
but Mr.. Sheperd, whose conscience
was tender on We point of We veni-
son. New Haven Cor. New York
Tribune.
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In order TO catch crows after the
gypsy fashion IN India. it is neces.
sary to have a captive crow always
ON hand. This crow must be laid
upon its back and its wings pegged
to the earth with forked sticks. I'm
mediately free crow Will attack it.
and the captive crow, seizing the free
one with its claws, will hold it tight.
Crow No. , must then be taken and
pegged down also. Other crows will
come, and two more will soon be
caught They must also be laid out
with the pegs, and then the four cap
tives viii take four other crows.
This plan is followed until the hunter
has taken all the crows he desires. -
Asiatic Magazine
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4 RAILROAD JOURNEY.

frt before this magic window. and tho world
runs past.
Revolving like wheel. whose hither rim
Nhirls fast beneath my gaze whose thithor
edge rolls slow.
And these the scenes that reel BY sndlesslys
Green Glistenlng seas Of corn uptossing featl-
err ~ brown spnme.
And yellow shorcd with beaches Of ripc
wheat.
Which. like Ulysses feigning madness. farmers
drive along
And sheaf IN heaps OF rich. unsterile gold.
Uncehsing meadows leveled unto oceanic
Aud sprinkled with faint tinkling herds that
Craze
And Wind hoofed colts that nee US, half for
fear and half Tor fun.
Hill. dotted with snowdrfts OF huddled
sheep;
Thick Swallowed forests haunted by 1.-THE Dry
ads fond OF flowers
And thlrstlng Away for cool deeps OF shade.
But hear the sudden roar that shoots with us
the trcatlcd stream,
Come gayli sauniering lie winding path.
which leads from wide sklcd hills through
dingy twillehta OF big towns.
And on unto the everlasting sea.
betimes our tempest footed runner shrieks
triumphantly
And halta 10 rest him at wee villages.
Where cluster awkward louis all rags, all stare
and blatant tongues,
Yot owning souls more marvellous than stars.
Then stralghtway on again. with painting
breath and changing bell.
To race the riyallng wind across the plain.
Too soon the Journey ends. The city swallows
ua too soon.
But God b. pralscdl Few glad hours
Grant modern eyes view OF skies and seas,
towns. farms and trees,
world more wide than ancient lifetimea
knew
Rupert Hughes In New York sun.
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A countryman who was witness
was asked, so you had pistol"
II had, sir" who did you intend
to shoot with it," Il wasn't intend
ing to shoot no one" Then. was it
for nothing that you got iti' mo,
it wasn't Come, come, sir, on the
virtue of your solemn oath. what did
you get that pistol forl" "On the
virtue of my solemn oath, l got it for
three and ninepence in Mr.. Richard
sons shop. AT another time the
same counsel said to a witness,
You're a nice fellow, amt you"
Witness replied, II am, sir and if l
was not on my oath I'd say the same
of you.
Judge Burton, who was very old
and wizened little man, was trying
case, when another very old man, a
peasant scarcely able to walk, came
into court to give evidence. Instead
of going to the witness box he went
toward the passage leading to the
bench. One of the counsel called
out to him: Come back, sir. Where
are you goingl Do you think you
are judge" Indeed, sir, said the
old man, looking up at Judge Bur
ton, indeed, sir, l believe l am fit
for little else. Seventy Years of
Irish Life"
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II presume, my good fellow, you
are a laborer" said a lawyer to a
plainly dressed witness.
You are right am workman.
sir, replied the witness, who was a
civil engineer.
Familiar with the use of the pick.
shovel and spade, presumer
To some extent. Those are not
the principal implements of my
trade though.
Perhaps you will condescend to
enlighten me as 10 your principal
implements"
1T is hardly worth while. You
don't understand their nature or use. -
Probably not, " loftily, but / in
sist on knowing what they are"
Brains. - Exchange.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02
IreIand.s sacred Oak.

In years gone by Ireland had sa-
cred oak dedicated TO st. Columbian,
one of the peculiarities of the tree
being that whoever carried u small
bit of the wood or bark in his mouth
would never meet with a violent
death, it being especially efficacious
in saving Christian martyrs from
the block. 1t was known through
out the British isles as the Holy Oak
of Kenmare. After the lapse of many
centuries TINS sacred oak was up
rooted by a storm, after which it was
said to be guarded by angels to keep
heretics from gathering the wood for
fuel AT last wicked tanner
'barked' one of its largest limbs
and tanned some leather, which he
made into shoes for himself, imagin-
ing that such relics would bring him
wealth and power. He wore them
but once, however, but that one
time was enough to make him an in
durable leper. Louis Republic.
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II takes the well brought up"
child 10 discover the hidden mean
ings of things The other evening.
at Mrs Els in X street, some
body was showing a picture of an
artistic loving cup which had just
been presented to a famous actor 10y
his professional brethren. One of
the party remarked that il had al
ways been a marvel to him why a
loving cup should have three han
dies.
II can account, said he. for one
handle as belonging to the lever and
the other as belonging to the be-
loved, but the third handle
The shrill little voice of Mrs. Els
youngest, who has seen two elder
sisters pass through the manageable
period, piped up;
That's for the chaperon. Kate
Fields Washington.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

Not only do swallows capture all
their insect food while on the wing
they also invariably drink while fly,
ing and they even feed their voung
ON the wing, especially the honse
martins, although it is very difficult
to observe them performing the feat
80 quickly is it done. As the vouno,
birds arrive at full growth they soon
become impatient of confinement,
and SIT all day with their heads ont
OF the entrance TO the nest where
the dams, by clinging to the nest
supply them with food from morn
ing TIL night, and it Is during This
period that the young are fed ON tbs
wing by the parents. Then again
the house swallow will wash itseIf
by dropping into the water asst fiies
Exchange.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

1t was Lady Jersey who introduced
it. and when later the Emperor Alex
ander visited London, an army of for
eigners gave a strong impetus to the
movement. Its great popularity gave
rise to many disputes as to whence
the waltz originally came, whether
from the old Provencal La Sau
teuse." or Vote" or the German
national dance, the "Laendler. II
is most universally ascribed 10 the
last named. The 'Laendler" was
under the ban of the authorities as
being dangerous to both health and
morals, but in spite of prohibition it
made its way to Vienna, where i.
was introduced in the opera Una
Casa Rara, by Vincente Martens.
The character of the dance was,
however, greatly changed and modi-
fed, the tempo being much accel-
Grated From Vienna it quickly
passed TO France DR.. Burney saw
it performed in Paris in 1850 and
could not help rejecting, how UNI
easy an English mother would feel to
see her daughter so Familiarity treat
ed and still more to note the obliging
manner in which the freedom is re-
turned by the females.
Had he lived few years longer,
the good old doctors sense of deco
rum would have received shock in
the welcome accorded to the dance
by English women. All the Year
Round
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

A citizen Of North Dakota tells a
reporter that he has to a large ex-
tent dropped all political problems
and is absorbed ON this question, rs
the hen that lays the egg or the hen
that Matched il the mother of the
chicken
AT this distance it is difficult to see
how the aforesaid citizen can arrive
at more than one solution of this
question. Suppose he bought an in
cubator, furnished the heat and
hatched the egg. Would he be the
mother Of the chickeni-M Minneapolis
Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

Man traps and spring guns are no
longer allowed to be set in England
for poachers, as of old, their use, ex-
cept within dwelling house for its
protection, being punishable by i'm
prisonment Man traps for cruelest
brutality rank with the instruments
of torture of the middle ages, one be-
longing to the writer being feet
long with teeth 81 inches deep on
each side Of its grip, which is 1S
inches long. with spring at each
end, so that once stepped on and
sprung It would either break or most
terribly lacerate the legs, and its
strength and weight of 20 pounds
would hold its victim like rat in
trap.
They were made of various pat
terms, some being less cruel than
others and having no teeth, but
merely holding the poacher as in
wise until the keeper released him.
A lady who was once caught in one
of these when wandering in a wood
never forgot her alarming expert
ence. Dog traps were also used for
the poachers' dogs as well as for
themselves. Spring guns worked on
a pivot from which were stretched
wires in several directions, so that
the gun swung around and dis
charged toward whichever wire was
pushed against, probably greatly in
juring the poacher and most certain
ly arousing the keepers. Nineteenth
Canfnrv
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

The oldest Christian church in the
world is at Rome. Not far from the
great church Of st. Maria Maggiore,
in a street bearing the same name. is
the much smaller church of st. Pu
entiana, which tradition, as well as
the opinion of archaeological experts.
declares to be the most ancient of the
Christian edifices of Rome.
About the middle of the first cen
fury certain Roman senator named
Pudens had house on this spot. He
was a Christian convert and. it is
said, distant relative of Paul the
Apostle, who lodged with him from
A. d. Al to so, and converted his two
daughters, Praxedes and Pudentiana.
For the religious uses of himself and
guests he built small chapel in this
house, and when he died in 80 and
his wife a year later his daughter
added a baptistry, the plans for
which were drawn by Plus, the then
bishop of Rome. In course of time
church was erected on the site of
the original house of Pudens and con
secrated by the bishop in los or l45.
London Million.
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Tho Blrd That Told.

some ono reported to willie's
mother that that i-year old gentle
man had been overheard using some
very strong language. When a proper
time came, his mother spoke to him
about it Considerably surprised, he
asked, How did you knowa" Not
wishing TO mention any names, his
mother answered evasively, "Oh,
little bird told mew Whereupon he
instantly replied, Il suppose it was
one of those BANKED sparrowsl"-
Chicago Post.
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Cochin china. Imperial safe.

The Emperor Duc-Tu of Cochin
China protects his treasures by plac
ing them in followed trunks of trees.
which float about huge tank stu
ated in the center of the royal pal
ace There are 20 crocodiles in the
tank as well When he wishes TO
draw upon this bank, all the reptiles
are killed, but this cannot take place
without the joint consent of the EN-
peror and his minister of finance.
Exchange.
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North of England rnneral..

In several iural districts IN Eng
land especially in the north, wnss
4 funeral takes place, a basinfui u
spags of box Is placed at the door =,
the house where the corpse lies anu
each person who attends the fune,-
takes sprig of box as he enters Wy
mousse, carries it in the funeral proc,s
sion' and finally throws it into .ns
grave of the deceased. -Westmlns's'
Gazette
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Ohio and Indiana, although fairly
friendly to tramps, are noted for
certain hostile" features. The main
one of these is the well known tim
Der lesson"-clubbing at the hands of
the inhabitants of certain towns. !
experienced tins muscular instruc-
ton ut one unfortunate time in my
life, and ] must say that it is one OF
the best remedies for vagabondage
that exists. But it is very crude and
often cruel
In company with two other uamps
was made to run the gantlet ex-
tending from one end Of the town OF
Oxford, Ind, 10 the other. The
boys and men who were "timbering"
US threw rocks and dubbed us most
diligently. came out Of the scrape
with rather sore back, and should
probably have suffered more had !
not been able TO run with rather more
than the usual speed. One of my fel.
low sufferers, l heard. was in a hospi-
tai for some time. My other com
panion had his eye gouged terribly,
and fancy that he will never visit
that town again.
Apart from the timber" custom,
which | understand is now practiced
in other communities also. these two
states are good begging districts.
There are plenty of tramps within
their boundaries, and when "the
eagles are gathered together the car.
cass TO be preyed upon is not far
away. Century.