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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24
THE BEST MAN.
showing That His Lot Is No, Al
Happy One.

- - ~ AlMurn
Happy One.
There was wedding yestertlsv,
Was thersf Gracious, / trust ~, 4.
the bridegroom not
Oh, mol The bridegroom and tho.,
have left for parts unknown. This es "''ue
man was the best man. s'H''e
He seems somewhat broken IN Ia
young man of intemperate habifs, Ae
No; his habits are not bad. He ;ss,
a victim of matrimony. supply
daresay he had aspired hims,.lf >. =.
lady's hand and has been drowning ~. s ,'e
disappointment "i'
No. That is not it either. The,o
enc or two ex-aspirers among tia r.ho s.e
but the best man was simply faIsLs.s;,
friend OF the groom. Ahui
His fidelity seems TO have brouob, ~.
in for some onerous obligations "'"i
1t Is true. His Responsibilities o,,a =.
anxieties of his position have aged b tre
somewhat. A
Is it indeed SO serious job to be hoe,
mani ''
Indeed it is.
Why, what is there to dor
For "A hours before the wedding tho -.
man is the responsible owner Of The 's U.s.
He tacitly undertakes to nro,l,,s s,oo IN
groom at the church, clean shaven s,,;,.t s1e
attired and in his right mind or .isa =.
take his place. If the groom shows go. "
toms of running away, he must sbsoi.Ie
him. Some best men invariablv lanaS,.ss
themselves TO their grooms on the r,e,';1.
of the day before the wedding as n reaso,s
able precaution against accidents. for VIZ,
best mans confidence has been abnsad
once or twice it makes him cautious
At the convivial exercise of the dav ha
fore the wedding several score of tna
groom's more intimate friends alvvavs -
sist ON taking drinks with him The ~,
mulative effect of so much s,,,,ontbeti,
stirnulant is liable to make trouble so the
best man does not permit the groom 70
overindulge his feelings. The usual ,yav 10
for the best man to act rs the groom q proxv
in this matter, so that the night before III
wedding Is full of trouble for him Never
theless he must be up early the next morn
ing, must see that the bridesmaids have all
received their bouquets, that he has the
minister's money in the right pocket, that
he has a wedding ring in each of his pock-
cts, that the carriage orders ure UNDER
stood, that the groom has made adeouate
provision for his wedding journey and that
the ushers are presentable and can walk
All this he must do without letting the
groom leave his sight. When the wedding
is over and he has consigned his charge to
the care of the bride, he takes the groom's
place as host and sees in particular that the
groom's friends from out of town are suita-
bly, entertained and shipped home at con-
venient intervals on their proper trains.
Only when the last of them is gone can he
call his man and 90 home to bed.
Is man ever best man more than oncey
Some very popular men have been best
man as often as IA dozen times, but usually
one or two experiences are enough to con.
vince the experimenter that matrimony It
self is n less trying ordeal.--Life
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24
Girls should Learn to Talk.

oh, girls, learn to taikl | have been
among girls great deal; in fact was once
girl myself, and the folly of talking idle
nonsense seems so plain to me that would
like to make my girl friends see it too. |
have known so many girls, bright girls.
who were hiding their talents behind emp.
ty chatter and Joking" with their young
gentlemen friends, making such foolish re-
torts and pointless little speeches. that |
have wished they could see themselves as
others see them.
Be well read II that means acouaintine
ones self rs much as possible with the best
that Is in this wide awake literary world
books, magazines and clean newspapers.
Read them critically. Be original and
fight bravely for your opinions, but il your
good sense detects their instability retire
gracefully into the background
Make yourself we'll informed in all the
happenings and writings and GREETINGS OF
this lively Nineteenth century.
Now, girls, don't you see. | just mean
this; Have your ammunition stored uu
ready, but don't burn your precious DOW
der until you can hit the mark.-Annie II
Donnell In American Agriculturist
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mo rearl Oyster.

Very few people are aware that the
pearl oyster is not in any way like the
oysters which we eat. 1t is of an entire
ly different species. and as a matter of
fact tho shells OF the so called pearl oys-
tiers are Of far more value to those en-
gagged In pearl fishing than the pearls.
There are extensive pearl fisheries In the
gulf OF California, and some of the finest
pearls have been taken from those wa
ters. In 1881 one pearl-a black one
was sold for $4,000, and every year
since that hmo many pearls have been
taken from tho beds In the California
gulf valued at over s.. 800 each. -Chica-
90 Herald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24
Hot Water RaVs

The efficacy OF hot water in infiamma.
tory conditions can hardly be overrated
To limited extent its value has long been
known. Our mothers and grandmother
made use Of the woclen cloths dipped In
hot water in some forms OF Inflammation
AT present the worth OF this remedy in al
most all forms OF pain Is generally recog
nized by the medical profession.
Hot cloths, however, are not convenien,
OF application in many cases. They ar,
apt to wet the clothing and they soon COO
and require repeated dipping. The rubbe,
bag Is in every respect superior. Ono,
brought TO the proper temperature. th,
heat Is long retained; It is neat and If
every way easy OF application.
Every family in the country, as well a,
In the city, should have at least one read,
for any emergency.-Youth' Companion.
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A Matter of Doubt.

Riding along the Glover fork Of the Cum
berland one day, overlook a mountaineer,
and we logged along together. We talked
of timber, crops and politics, and finally
got down to personalities.
Have you always lived herei" l asked. 4
No" he replied; II come from Perry
county"
How long have you lived hereY"
Five yer, goin on six"
Married, presumesv
YES, but wuzn't when fust come. /
worked by the day for the Wilder Stevens
and boarded with her. That's all the home
had. It's that farm with the two story
house onto it you passed about four mile
below here"
ITS very nice place, noticed"
"Fust rate. run it. married the wild
der"
"Ohr' l said in surprise.
Eyes, me and her hitched inside Of YER"
That's a good deal cheaper than the old
way, isn't its"
"Well," he said doubtfully, II amt shore.
In course the property's worth sumption,
but countin In the wilder fer man Nv my
peaceable disposition, it amt stitch dern
cheap Twin ez you might s'pose it wuz. -
Detroit Free Press.
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THE OLD RED SLEIGH.

IN own the new ono pretty.
With It's rods and varnish bright
With its bells that gnyly Jingle
And lts furry robes OF white.
or the latest style and flnish
Fit 10 hold a royal guest;
Still. II seems 70 my poor wisdom
That the old red sleigh Ia best.
When a boy. well remember.
Father piled US children on
For ride down 70 the village
Mary. Kate. myself and John.
How the winter winds came sweeping
'Kound us FROM the treeless westl
But twas warm there all together.
For the old red sleigh Is beat.
When | was n youth Of twenty.
Brother John was quite a lad;
How We gathered 10 the neighborz
And what glorious times we hsdi
Never was there one too many.
But II always stood tho test.
Though II overiowed with young folks
Yea. that old red sleigh L. best
Then ! married. and your mother
Rode beside me all the way.
A we went for merry dinners
Many a gladstone holiday.
And her little snowy fingers,
In my great. strong hand careased.
Seemed 10 always mutcly tell me
That the old red sleigh was best.
And again. that long. sad winter.
Just before she went from mo
To her home among the angels.
We were riding out. We three
And seem TO see her sitting
With you there upon her breast
In my heart hold the picture;
And the old red sleigh Is best.
-Lucius Mitchell In New York Ledger.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24
A Natural Error.

He was standing in front of the train
waving red lantern. The shadows fell
across the upper portion of his face, partly
covered by an old slouch hat The engineer
reversed with jerk and the train stopped.
Make sure of your aim, menI Don't let
one of them escapel'' howled the chiefoft the
IA detectives as they surrounded him.
Hands upl Move muscle and yer deadl
We've got ye dead to rightsl We've been
laying for you"-
Boys" said tho Missouri farmer, have
ye robbed and captured the train
Watch him, menl know him by the
photo got in Chicago. He's an uncle OF
Bill Dal"-
What's the matter with you fellerF
Why did you stop this train, you VII
lamp
Muffin. only thar's a bridge washed our
down to Turkey Bend, and"-
But the rest of the conversation was nd
dressed to the jug-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24

There are certain explosives Of high
power which. when heated. burn quietly
II freely exposed. OF II confined explode
only nj tho spot whore heat is applied
without tho whole mass taking part in
the explosion. Nitroglycerol, dynamite,
Gun cotton, picric ncid and the new
German military powder are examples.
This Is said TO DO because they are bad
conductors OF their own explosive wave.
II. however, the same substances are
subjected to violent shock by the ex-
plosion IN their midst OF initial charges
Of mercury illuminate. the shock seems
20 affect all the molecules Of the explo-
Eivo at once, and the whole mass of the
latter explodes with enormous violence.
Now York Sun.
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GRANDMOTHER sAIo.

-Aiways set your chair back when you are
going away;
Don't leave II IN tho middle OF tho room Of
Standing carclessly."
This f. what grandmother said. as often. when
boy.
! Jumped up -ad ran out Of doors a reckless
hobblc-de-loy.
always -FOUR chair back when yoa arr
goiux away
Don't leave it 10 the middle Of tho room or
standing carelenaly."
These words. repeated long ago, come ever
fresh 10 mind.
When little dutloa are o'erlookcd OF left To lag
bohind.
In The daily walks OF busy life. when We think
we haven't time
10 b. orderly and almost look upon politeness
~ q crime.
We are quite too apt. from carelessness, 20
think, n not 70 aay,
That Il matters not II We forget TO act our
chairs away.
But II VIII be found that daily life win be
moro worth tho living
II We blend. IN harmony, the precepts OF re-
ccivinG and Of giving:
II wo heed the tender chidlDgs dealt out Ia
cildhood's day.
And always ''set our chair back when We ara
going away"
CLARK W. Bryan In Good Housekeeping.
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Notwithstanding all our boasting and
the truly remarkable progress which
American schools have made within the
past few years, it is evident that our svs-
TENS OF education are yet scarcely beyond
the formative and experimental stage.
And In no respect Is this more apparen,
than in the current multifarious ideas con.
corning the education OF girls. What ars
the conditions and possibilities of the idea
school for girls, and whether, all things
considered, the private school is generally
to be preferred to the public, IRE problem,
which are to be solved only after careful
and tudicious standardization
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Single Man TO hiinself--I am sure
that darling little angel loves me. She
takes me into her confidence and tells
mo al her troubles.
Same Man lsome years laterl-Con-
sarn II ALI From morning till night,
and night till morning. when I'm home,
l hear rcthing but tales about the serv-
ants. the butcher. the butler. the baker.
tho candlcstick maker and all the rest
o. en-. New York Weekly.
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Mrs. Chugwater (after an unusually
spirited cngagement)-Josiah. IL we can't
get along in peace, we'd better 81. arate.
Mr. Chugwatcr Shaking his head
mournfully)-It wouldn't help matters
any. Samantha | can tell you right
now you'd never get another man that
would endure your cooking as meekly as
ILo.-Chicago Tribune.
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q. love. love. loye'
Was ever " sweet thlngl
sweeter than lilies the dew has wet
Or the kiss OF cArih's greatest king
Sweet Il, life. when living Is bliss,
But love--O love Is sweeter than th'si
o. love. love. loved
Was ever so strong a thingi
Stronger than passions or wind or flame.
Or fortunes cruelest sting;
Strong IL death. when perish the brave,
But love-O. love conquers death and the
gravel
Emma q. Dowd In Springfield Homestead.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24
An Anticipated Pleasure.

A congressman Of Mississippi after
making speech in opposition TO the ex-
pensive funerals Of congressman, says
he received a letter from constituent
saying: When you die. John, we won't
ask congress to pay the expense Of your
funeral. You've got enough friends
down here, John, to give you respect
able burial, and we would take pleasure
in doing t."-Charleston News and
Courier
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A wondsrfai TImekssplnr Automstsn.

n W rhuffiui AlmehffIlhk Automatous
Ono Of the most wonderful timekeep-
era known TO the horologist was made
IN London about 100 years ago and sent
by tho president Of the East India com.
pnny as a gift to the emperor OF China.
Tho case was nude in the form OF a
chariot, IN which was seated the figure
Of woman. This figure was OF pure
ivory and gold and sat with her right
hand resting upon tiny clock fastened
to the side Of the vehicle A part Of the
wheels which kept track Of the flight OF
time were hidden In the body Of tiny
bird. which bad seemingly just alighted
upon the lady's finger.
Above was a canopy 80 arranged as TO
conceal silver bell. This bell was At.
ted WITH miniature hammer OF the
samo metal. and although II appeared 70
have no connection with tho clock regu-
larly struck the hours and could be
made TO repeat by ton ling diamond
button on the lady's bodice. In the char
lot nt tho ivory lady's feet there was
golden figure OF dog. and above and In
front were two birds apparently flying
before the chariot. This beautiful orna-
ment was made almost entirely Of gold
and was deliberately decorated with pre-
eious stones. st Louis Republic.
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A Telltalc Look.

''How did you get ons'' was asked on the
Rialto.
"Oh, met with fair success. played
Hamlet for the first time, you know. IL
went all right, except that 1 stumbled ana
fell into Ophelia's grave"
That must have been awfully empar-
RAISING"
80 it was, but would not have minded
IL II the audience had not looked so tIeo
when got out. New York Herald.
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Egg. Ar. Handled Several Time.

Eggs are gathered by hucksters, who
in turn sell them to what the dealers re-
fer to as the shippers, by whom they are
sent to New York. After the eggs get
here they are again handled by the CON-
mission merchants, and finally they reach
the grocer, who disposes Of them to the
consumer York Evening Sun
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24

Roots OF all trees draw large quanti-
ties OF moisture FROM the soil. which is
discharged into the air through the
leaves. lt is estimated that an oak tree
with 100000 leaves would give off some
Thing like goo tons Of water during the
i've months it carries It's foliage.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24

In British India the number OF persons
adhering TO the sects Of the ancient
Brahmanic religious belief is estimated
at2ii 100000. There are 900. 900 Budd-
hists. 10000 Parsees. $1,000, 900 Moham-
medans and 0,o00, 900 Of the ancient pa
gans or nature worshipers.
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There was recently given in Denmark
n concert that may be regarded as abso-
lutely unique as regards the instruments
used. The instruments included two
horns from the bronze age, which are
believed to be at least 2, 500 years old.
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Getting out of 1t.

Lady-There were chickens in those eggs
you sold me yesterday. Are you going 10
make me pay for them,
mo. ma'am. As you didn't order sprlns
chickens. we'll just charge 'em to you q.
eggs.-Raymond's Monthly.
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The drinking Of salt water is said to
be perfect cure for seasiclSness, though
i makes the patient very miserable for a
few minutes after he takes the cure.
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kaphael-susanna, gaze on yonder deep
oechyity. Me ladder committed sule,es
oere tree years before was born, n1u a
you do not forsake de count and promise 70
De mine, will t'row meself down dem sVeop
Truth
The morning call., 1894-09-17
DESERTIoNS IN THE NAVY.

An article in Sundays CALL shows the
proportion of sailors and marines who
abandon Uncle Sans naval service with
out leave. The average of desertions
among enlisted men is So per cent. 1t is
rare that an apprentice signs for q second
year. The marines do a little better, but
in this kind OF service the renewals ara
less than 50 per cent. The writer declares
the object of the article to be to show the
disgraceful lack of military spirit in the
navy. Whatever may be the intent of the
article the effect will be to show the
hardship of service in the ranks of the
American navy. In the last year young
men have not been standing so much on
the rate Of wages as upon opportunities
to earn living. 1t is reflection upon
the department that while 40 per cent of
our hand workers are unemployed. service
on board an American ship would be re-
spectfully declined by the thousands in
search of something to do. The laborer's
lot is not so attractive at the present time
as TO draw men from pursuits that are not
regarded as an alternative of suicide. The
pay of $13 a month and found is not lib
eral. but it is, perhaps. as good as the
average worker in many of tie States can
be sure of in hard times. The trouble
does not lie in the rate of wages; it lies in
the hopelessness of the service. Most men
want to feel that there is a chance to rise.
They may not want to entertain sanguine
hopes o! a personal advancement, but
they do not want TO be classed with the
dead before they die. Unfortunately the
Annapolis academy turns out more cadets
than there is room for. Fit positions in
the navy have been multiplied by ten be-
yond the needs Of the service to make
places for the cadets. An enlisted man
who is out has no chance against this sol
wall Of educated youths who are in. The
one weakness of our navy, leaving the
Carnegie frauds out of this calculation, is
that the service was not revised when
modern ships were built.
The morning call., 1894-09-17
TO MAKE YOU SMILE.

DO you want to be photographed with that
swollen face?"
Eyes. Go ahead"
"But hadn't you better walt till your face is a
natural size again?''
mo, no; such photograph would be of no
use to me. Pm going to amply for divorce,
and I want 10 have convincing proof Of my
wife's i'll Acknowledgements Blaetter.
Old Mr.. Soakley TO his wife)-Just think,
dear; a camel can work eight whole days with
out drinking?
Mrs. SoaKley with whitening look)-Thats
nothing L know an animal who will drink for
eight days without doing bill OF work. (Mr.
Soakley signs resignediy.)-1ruth.
Little Dot-Some folks don't know so much
as they think they DO do they?
Uncle George-Why so?
Little Dot Professor Linguist, who speaks
sixteen languages, was here last evening, aud
he had to get me to tell him what the baby was
saying.-Street & Smiths Good News.
"Are you badly hurt. Mrs. Getalong?" In
CURED an anxious neighbour sitting down by
the side OF the bed.
Il don't know how badly Pm hurt" said the
victim OF the railroad accident ieebly, until
Eve seen my lawyer."-ChcagO Tribune.
Iimmy-What is this moral courage that the
Sunday-scnool teacher was telling US about?
Tommy-As near as l kin guess IT,, IFS the
kind of courage that kids has that's afraid to
acknowledgements Journal.
al am surprised, john" said an old laay when
she found the butler helping himself 10 some
old post.
Faith. so am l, ma'am. / thought you had
gone out" was The reply.-PearsOn's Weekly.
The morning call., 1894-09-17
THE DOUBLE STANDARD.

A correspondent goes over old ground in
describing the processes by which gold
and silver under free coinage would
maintain an approximation to parity. He
saws:
Our mines produce both silver and gold;
sometimes one is found more abundantly.
sometimes the other. The law assumes that il
VIII require sixteen times as much labor TO dig
an ounce OF gold as II will TO mine and smelt an
ounce OF silver, hence it Is decreed that the
silver dollar shall weigh sixteen times as much
as lis yellow namesake. Now, if conditions
change so that The miner can actually get
seventeen or twenty ounces OF silver as easily
as lie can get one ounce OF gold be will natur-
ally turn his attention TO the white metal, and
for the time being silver money will become
the standard. Gold VIII go above par but this
increased value will in turn attract the atten-
ton OF the miner and in a little time the IT,
creased output of gold will restore the parity
or perhaps tip the balance the other way. In
short, whichever metal is the cheaper will, for
the time being, be the standard. Neither will
vary much from The other. and the fact that the
value of merchandise is not measured by one
metal exclusively VIII tend TO keep that value
stable and not liable TO violent changes.
There are two ends to the law of supply
and demand. An increase OF the demand
Ia relation to the supply will have the
same effect as a decrease in the supply.
The cause Of the present depreciation of
silver as measured by gold is not so much
an increase in the supply as decrease in
the demand. The increase OF gold for the
decade following the discovery of that
metal in California and Australia was
even greater than the increase in silver
following the discovery of that metal in
Nevada and neighboring States. But as
both metals were coined without limit, the
only effect was to decrease the coinage of
silver in the gold period, silver being for a
time the more valuable as bullion on the
16 TO l ratio. But before the silver period
set 10 silver was demonetized. The prin-
cipal demand for it was cut of. Our corre-
spUndent is quite correct In his conelu-
sion, as follows:
Gold and silver are the TWO arms OF our
financial balance, and they should keep the
values Of property even and stable. Aud so
they would If let alone, but for score of years
we have been Interfering with the silver arm.
While the gold arm has been lengthening and
becoming more powerful, we have persisted
that the silver arm of the balance must remain
short and weak. No wonder that values are
unsettled, that debts have become lntolerable
and that lie people are uneasy. Restore the
double standard, release the silver end OF the
balance, and though there may be some violent
vibrations at first, the beam Will soon find its
level ana will stay there. Without the double
standard the creditor must inevitably become
an oppressor-with il. the stability Of values is
insured