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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-01

INANTED-Men to sell baking powder.
 " Steady employment; experience unnee- essary; $75 month salary and expenses, or commission If offer is satisfactory address at once, with particulars concerning yourself, U. s. Chemical works, s4O Van Euren. Chl- cago. ap22-ly-Sun
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

Curiously the word coal was in use long
before AS well ms long after the commence
ment OF the coal trade, with IA meaning
quite different from that which II now has.
The term originally belonged TO wood fuel
and was applied in particular to wood
which had been charred. or what is now
called charcoal.
When the trade in mineral coal began
this was usually distinguished by the sin
gular name OF sea coal. IL would seem that
from having been gathered in early times
on the seashore, more especially Of North
cumberland. along with seaweed and other
wreckage cast up by the waves, this pecu
liar substance was supposed TO be Of ma
rine origin From this circumstance and
It's resemblance TO wood coal In color and
burning properties II obtained the name
OF sea coal, by which il was SO long and so
widely known. Then in the course OF
time. as this new fuel gained upon and
superseded the old. the simple name Of
coal became universally transferred to IL
Contemporary Review.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

There used to be-" said and old stage
driver, IA tame bear over TO the Alpine
House In Gorham. One night the critter
got loose, and we all cal'lated he'd took to
the woods. Anyhow we hunted high and
low but no bear.
"Waal. you see, one forenoon our hostler,
Nike went up in the barn chamber to pitch
some hay down to the horses.
mike hadn't no sooner iabbed his pitch
fork down, 40 as TO git big bunch, when
IL struck something softlike and then be-
fore he knew what allied him the hnymow
riz right up afore him. with the tremen-
dousest growl comm out ont was ever
heerd In any maynagery this side Of Noah 5
ark
"Waal. the long and short of II was this:
That air bear had buried hisself under the
haymow. and was a-snoozin it. comforta-
BILE and innocent as you please when Mike
prodded him in the ribs with the pitch
fork
"rhe fust any Of us knew. we see Mike
come a-tiyin out o. the barn chamber win.
dow and the bear after him. Mike led
him length Maybe that freshman didn't
streak IL for the housed Bless you, he never
tetqhed the ground arter he struck iti
'The boys couldn't do nothin for laugh.
In, aud Mike was so scared he forgot Ia
yell But he got away into the house.
That bear turned savage arter that, and
was so hoppin wild we had TO kill him.
III anybuddy wants to make Mike fight.
In mad any time, all Z they've got to do is
to ask him TO 20 mp in the barn chamber
and pitch down bear. 1.-THE Heart OF
the White Mountains"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

AtRtrial al Worcester the leader Of the
sessions. a man Of great popularity, had
lust been mHde queens counsel. aud TINS
was his farewell case He was defending "A
man tor horse stealing, and the evidence
was overwhelmingly against him AZ the
close OF the case for the prosecution the
barriAtcr addressed the jury In something
like these terms Gentlemen. ! have been
among you for great many years. was
born Ia your county. aud my people were
with YOU for two or three generations.
You have always been friendly with me,
man and boy. aud don't think have ever
had AN angry word with any Of you.
"a change has now come over my life.
Her majesty has sent for me TO make me
one OF her own counsel" The iurymen sat
with open mouths. evidently under the i'm.
preston that their favOrite WIS about TO be
summoned TO buckingham palace. Wind
sOr castle. or some other royal residence TO
have tetea tete with the queen. Con
tinuine he said. II shall never address
YOU astin This Is the last time my voice
will be heard la your ancient hall. Let us
part ~ we have always been-the best Of
friends"
This wax all his speech. and he sat down,
while the chairman addressed himself TO
the evidence The weeping jury put their
heads together Tor u moment. aud the fore
man, turning around. exclaimed, we tinds
for Mr.. Co." uhc barristerl. The chair
man informed the jury that their verdict
must be- either one Of guilty or mot
guilty ~ against the prisoner Not
guilty. sir" shouted the jury altogether
and the prisoner was duly released. Lion
don Tit. Hits.
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IN. Toy. plan., rrlghten.

Il once entered into conspiracy to
Brighten half dozen small boys from the
evil Of their ways remarked Alvin Cam
on. addressing the Cherry Tree club, as
embed mt the l.Rclede. "'rhe young gen
tlemen had been absorbing yaller back
literature. and were fired with an ambi
tion 20 exterminate the Indian race. They
had procured miscellaneous assortment
Of fire arms aud taken box ear passage
Tor the gladstone west. They got as far AZ
Beatrice. Neb and cncamped In the out
skirt. of town They had a small tent,
into which they had all crowded, and were
curled up like basket Of kittens, dream.
ing of future conQuestS, when the fathers
Of three Of them arrived In search OF the
runaways They held consultation. and
decided TO Brighten the youngsters by AN
Indian attack Myself and two other tray
cling men entered into the scheme, and
half the town turned out to see the fun
I'VE surrounded the tent aud sent up a
blood curdilng Indian warwhoop, then be
gan TO beat on tin pans and fire on our
pistols Thcn we listened, expecting to
hear cries Of woe and walls from the into
rior Of the tent But we didn't There
was rattling Of old muskets and single
barrclcd shotguns, and second later we
were falling over each other TO get out OF
range The youngsters aimed too high.
aud no one WAS hurt We rrassembled at
the hotel aud held powwow. II was de.
cidcd that the proper thing to DO was TO
send the city marshal TO capture the
youthful outlaws. which we succeeded In
doing. st Louis Globe. Democrat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

The constantly recurring question of vac
cination has brought into doubtful repute
the continued use Of the bovine virus for
the operation Results Of many thousand
cases show that the humanized virus is SUI
perior to the bovine. for in the latter there
is always much uncertainty, and frequent
failures are generally the rule. The cues.
ton OF tuberculosis appears again in this
matter. Despite the great care by those
who have vaccine farms, il is pretty evil
dent that some animals are employed that
have latent tuberculosis. and the vaccine
virus obtained from them must be any
thing but safe. Poisoning cases from vac
cination in children are quite common, and
the trouble comes from the virus used
Sometimes 1t is due to the constitution Of
the one treated.
II a weakly child inherits some constitu-
tional trouble the vaccination viii gen
orally irritate il and bring it to the surface.
While the bovine virus is not perfectly safe
owing to this latent tuberculosis, il is also
true that the human virus is frequently
tainted. But the human being can be
diagnosed and examined better than the
bovine, so that people can be selected who
are entirely free from all faint and disease.
The humanized virus obtained from such
people would be perfectly safe The typical
method of vaccinating by the new mode is
TO puncture the veSicle and transfer small
portion Of the lymph TO the abraded spot
on the arm Of another child Very little
bad results from such humanized virus
Yankee Blade.
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PROVOKING TRAINS.


They Are Not Drawn by Engines. hut
They Are Not Nearly So Useful.
The trains Of some girls are inspired and
possessed OF an imp. a right minded train
should follow its wearcr about aud have
no mind Of It's own except so much rs II
deyotes to a sympathetic grasping Of It's
wearer's plans. That is the way right
minded train should be- n you turn 70
the right 70 say Good evening" 70 Mr.
Smart, and are going TO turn TO the left
after you get through with Smart, and
iay How do you doiv TO Jumley. the train
ought 70 understand the idea at once, and
some trains do. ! mean the trains Of some
girls do Then again others don't.
When you 20 10 turn TO Jumley there
that train Is right across your feet, and you
talk 10 him over pile Of tulle or brocade,
as the case may be- II he happens 10 offer
you his arm and suggests the conservatory
you actually have 10 refuse because you
could never get over that blockade, and as
10 walking around IL. one does so feel like
a cat going around its tail Besides IL
looks 10 silly TO say Yes" to a man, and
then. before you take his arm, go streaking
OIL in quite another direction 10 get around
your dress. II Is quite enough TO make
him think he misunderstood, and by the
time you have got around he just as like
as not is gone. Yet suppose you take his
arm first IL Is 80 horrid to Immediately
begin pulling him around your train. The
girl who has right minded train never
has any OF these dreadful complications.
but the rest OF us do.
Why, that Is one reason did not marry
young Bfile last season. | had lovely
gown, with the train all studded with glass
cherries. Well, when Cissy and | went
into the conservatory, what do you suppose
that train didf or course II | had sus-
pected he was going TO propose | should
have been careful and looked out for il,
but ! didn't suspect. and left my train to
its own intelligence and IL didn't have any
II turned on the side nearest Cissy, and
there II WAS between us, aud every time he
came up close some Of the cherries would
crackle and break. or course IL scared
him each time. and there was a dress spoiled
and | didn't get the proposal after all. A
girl expects to more or less sacrifice the
dress she has on when she is proposed TO,
but it's a pity to have nothing come Of II
after all.
My train has way Of getting under my
feet or the chair Of just the person from
whom want to slip away, and there am
and cannot move. Shall ! ever forget that
awful evening when J was introduced to
Mrs. Fullum Brastmegl She was an awful
old person, but very important, because
Harry was going for a niece Of hers and
mamma wanted me to make a good inn
preston for brother Iiarry's sake Well,
do You know. my train got under her chair,
and was ashamed to say word. There
I sat almost all the evening, and she made
up her mind that ! was n perfect ninny.
The girls all thought IL was because had
no partners. New York Press
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

When a Chinese baby is month old
1t is given a name. Its head is also
shaved for the first time-a ceremony
which is called "munefut' and is made
the occasion of great rejoicing in rich
families All members of the family
are present in their holiday attire and
the baby to be shaved is clad in light
red garment.
The hair that is removed is wrapped
in paper and carefully preserved After
the barber has performed his task an
aged man-who is hired for this purpose
and receives a small compensation-lays
his hands upon the head of the little one
and exclaims, "Long may you liver
Those present thereupon sit down to a
great feast. of which even the little hero
of the day receives his share in the shape
of n tiny piece of the rice flour cake
which was donated by his grandmother
All who have made presents of cloth
ing, bracelets, etc, to the child since its
birth are invited to this repast.
On this day the infant is also pre-
sented with red bed, low chair of the
same color and cap upon which either
golden, silver or copper ornaments rep
resenting Buddha or eight cherubs. or
written characters THAT signify old age
and riches) are placed. Before the child
is put into the new bed, however. the
father consults a calendar and selects a
lucky day.-St. Louis Republic.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

Recently a westerner 6 feet 0 ipc,.
talI with broad shoulders and weipai,~
over 200 pounds, appeared at Titu.vins
He was William Ferguson, Of San Pa
cisco. and was in search Of HI, 4.
ther. His parents were marriei ss,,
Salamanca, N. Y, thirty-nine yeasa so
and few months before Williar w.
horn his father deserted his moths VI.
was then a little more than sixtee1ss,,,
Of age. Ferguson never retuna ana
his deserted wife eventually weni We,
with her boy and married again. With,
n short time past she told him IN tSs
first time the story Of his father. wa
liam not only failed to feel a repunare.
toward the father, but desired 70 -
him. and on learning subsequent tb,,
he was still living came east TO fndbim
He was informed that the old nan wa,
leading hermit's life somewhenin tbs
Allegheny mountains.
In his search he found woman wbo
said she had been married and deserted
bv Ferguson. and was working % SIM
mort herself and two children. IT,
searching son finally got on the night
track, and securing here a man to 20
with him drove to the vicinity Of NJ.
Graw Center, located in the woods
some miles from Titusville. There n
a tumble down shanty, living alone and
with apparently nothing to live on. he
found his long lost father. William
concealed his identity, and the Old man
was drawn into reminiscent conversa
ton. during which he took no pains 10
conceal the fact that his first wife wa,
living in the west. Then the son made
known his identity.
The shock of surprise CAUSED the old
man to swoon. Then the son, who 4,
well educated and in good circum.
stances, offered to take the father west
with him and contribute to his support
The old man declined, and the son left
The son is now in the vicinity Of Titus.
vile. and hopes to persuade the Old man
to return with him to the west-Cor.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

The bachelor hermit of Clinton coun
ty, Owen Mulligan, has paid the debt Of
nature and joined the great majority
upon the other shore. He was re.
markable man. He emigrated to Gin.
ton county upward Of a half century
ago and accumulated a neat fortune
there. He was at the time of his death
worth 100000 The hermit reached the
ripe old age Of ninety years. He lived
all alone in a modest farmhouse few
miles from Aviston. Many years ago
robbers broke into the farmhouse, and,
believing there was money hidden there
they tortured the hermit to make min
give it up. His feet were burned black
by tallcw candles, but he kept his secret.
After that he purchased shotgun and
prepared for Tobbers.
A few years later he was awakened
one night by robbers in the house. They
had forced an entrance into the house
through a door and were hunting for the
hermit with drawn revolvers He lev
eled his shotgun at one of the robbers
and pulled the trigger. The villains
head was literally blown off. The other
robber escaped. The dead man was
never identified, and he was buried by
the county. Owen Mulligan's fortune
will go to relatives in Ireland.-Cor.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15
KINGS AT Tie TABLE.



The delicacies upon the tables Of the
crowned heads Of Europe have always ex-
ercised potent charm upon the imagina-
tions Of those who have never sat at theif
sides But the pictures OF the "feshpots
Of Egypt" conjured mp by the fancy, often
widely differ from the reality. Simplicity
reigns at many courts.
Among all the European rulers the table
Of the emperor Of Austria. although he
himself is extremely temperate In eating
and drinking, is the richest and best
served. King Humbert Of Italy. however,
might almost be called a vegetarian, as he
lives almost entirely upon fruit and yege-
tables. He drinks only Bordeaux wine
mixed with water But the most temper
ate Of all the earth's potentates is Pope
Leo XIII. His breakfast. which he is ac-
customed TO eat after mass. consists Of cof-
fee and milk alone. Al noon the aged
ruler Of the church eats two eggs, a small
piece Of CHICKEN. AS a rule, and some fruit.
He drinks at rhe same time a glass Of Bor-
deaux. On fast days fish and maccaroni
are substituted for the chicken. From
dinnertime until bedtime the pope takes
no nourishment with the exception Of a
bit Of bread dipped in milk.
A better eater is the emperor Of Russia
Even at breakfast tea, eggs. ham and beef
must be placed on his table. At luncheon,
which is eaten about II o'clock, the czar
takes bouillon with egg mutton chops and
cold game. As rule at this meal he
drinks three cups OF strong coffee. AT 2
o'clock be eats dish OF milk and rice
Dinner Is served at @ o'clock. II is a
hearty meal after the French pattern
Before going to bed he stills the pangs Of
hunger with tea and coffee Queen Vic
toria prefers Scotch dishes, and the queen
regent Of Spain remains true to the Aus
trian cooking, being especially fond Of
Vienna bread
Emperor William II is heavy eater
He prefers nourishing dishes, however, to
the refined examples Of the cooks art
After the warming bath he is served with
an English breakfast, consisting Of tea,
bread. eggs in some form, cotellette, beef
steak, etc. His lunch. usually eaten alone,
Is also rich He takes at this time soup,
meats, vegetables, roast and sweets Din
ner is announced at O'Clock At this meal
the empress and chance guests help the
emperor in Willing away the time. 1t does
not consist usually Of more dishes than the
other meals but great care is taken in Sc
Letting them The empress often makes
up the bill Of fare herself, and tries to
choose the favorite dishes Of her husband.
II the emperor has taken much exercise
during the day a light meal is eaten late
at night. Tea and cold meats at least are
always ready. His majesty is extremely
fond Of bowie" or punch, seldom taking
beer. His favorite wines are Moselle and
Rhine wincs. Exchange.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15
Where Smoking Is "A Sin.

Palgrave. in his interesting book de-
scribing his journey to the sacred city Of
Mecca, gives an amusing account Of his
conversation with molah
On asking the reverend gentleman
which he considered the most deadly Of all
sins the holy man replied;
Smoking the shameful"
And next. o son OF the prophetf
Drinking"
Are these the two greatest sins. ia
thers"
verify. my SON."
"And murderf"
"Ah. that's nothing-nothing It's for
givable."
"And stealingf"
"Ah, that's forgivable too"
But smokingf"
1T is the unforgivable crime" replied
the mollah sternly, and looking keenly at
the fictitious Mohammedan.
And this is the Afghan's creed. Murder
and theft are forgivable crimes, but for
smoking and drinking there is no redemp-
tion
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

Nowadays people seem to have no time
for real correspondence. which should be
in every household and family one Of the
most interesting elements postal card
or a brief note seems to suffice for the most
important occasion, and the increased
postal facilities make this sort OF dis
patch" business easier And here il NAV
be said that you should never write letter
to friend or a stranger on a postal card.
When you notify the nee man that your
mother will need an extra quantity Of les
on the morrow, or the coal dealer that the
cellar needs refilling. you may use postal
card. for this is convenience to the ice
man and coal dealer, but avoid postal cards
for anything but the very simplest and least
private OF messages -Harper's Young PEG
nj
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

In iS3 List went on a tour la the French
provinces. lie arrived AT the little town
Of IT, TO give "A concert, as announced.
But the inhabitants appeared To take but
little interest In musical matters, for when
the musician appeared on the platform he
found himself face 10 face with AN audience
numbering exactly seven persons. Liszt
stepped very calmly to the front and bow
ing respectfully TO the array OF empty
benches he delivered himself as follows:
Ladies' and gentlemen. feel extremely Hat
tered by your presence here this evening but
this room In not al all suitablc-th air Is liter
ally .tinins win you be- good enough TO ac-
company mo 20 m3 hotel. where will have
the piano conveyed We shall be quite COM
Portable there. and viii 10 through the whole
Of my programme.
The offer was unanimously accepted. aud
l.sxt treated bis guests not only 10 "A splen-
did concert. but am excellent supper into
the sargain. Next day. when the iliustri.
Gus virtuoso appeared 60 give his second
coiccrt. the hall was not large enough to
contain the crowd which claimed admit.
lance -Neue MusikEeitung.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

cult to excel, particularly II the para
phernalia required is not very extensive
and hence is at everybody's command
The elephant impersonation is very
simple and affords considerable amuse-
ment.
Two gentlemen wearing rubbers place
themselves in the position represented
while the foremost one holds something
in his hands. This is a gray shawl or
table cover, rolled up 10 represent the
elephants trunk, which the performer
swings about to produce a lifelike eff
feet. All that now remains to be done
Is TO produce a gray blanket and spread
it over the united operators, fastening
two pieces Of round paper with black
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

IL was ON Cass avenue street car. A
lady was entering In the most dignifed
manner. when she suddenly stumbled aud
Tell awkwardly before reaching a seat
II happened that among the passengers
were several Of her friends, who were too
polite to laugh or even smile at her man
ner Of entrance. and as she seated herself
she was confronted by row Of solemn
faces.
Looking at them for a moment as n dis
gusted with them. she remarked audibly.
We'll. have my opinion Of pcople who
don't know enough to laugh when they
have such an opportunity AS that
Then everybody smiled and felt better 90
Detroit Free Press
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

Little Mamie Corrigan. who is about
zen years Of age, is n weak. pale little
child, who earns a living for herself and
mother by working in store She left
school in order to support her mother, who
is an invalid. Not only this. but the child
works at night, sweeping. sewing, wash
ing and ironing. and never complains in
the least. It is from such material that
martyrs ike Joan dare are made
Cor New York World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

History records that William Penn
made his treaty with the Indians under
an elm tree on the banks Of the Dem
ware. The aged tree blew over IN .
storm many years ago, but young one'
IRON 1t are believed to be in existence
In the hope of preserving this historic
spot the city Of Philadelphia has ie,
Gently taken possession of two acres =.
ground in the midst of which tins 'ree
formerly grew. and some young speo
men that has clear and undouDted ~
ORD as being the descendant Of the orls
maj IN tree will probably be planted tnels .
Ine plot has been taken in accoraans9
win the recent small park movement ,.'.
While preserving historic assoclauo .ns
II VIII afford breathing spot on ~, ~
banks Of the river for dense manui".
turing population, of which this +, - :
measure, the center. Providence jun
nal.
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One little miss in this city wrote to
the chief magistrate stating that her
papa, lately deceased, was member Of
his old regiment and asking if Mr.. Har-
rison remembered his name and could
give any account of the dead soldiers
record The presidents private secre-
tary replied to the effect that an answer
would arrive in due time, and sure
enough it came. The letter stated that
its writer remembered well the soldier
in question and gave some details of his
military career until then unknown to
the epistle's youthful recipient.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-15

Indian boys have queer names. Until
they are grown up into boyhood and can
handle a bow and arrow they are called
after their father. Little girls are named
after their mother An Indian girl will
be, perhaps, "Short Face Papoose.
Crook Pipe Papoose." "Crow Woman
Papoose." or Piping Woman Papoose.
A boy will be called for his father
Little Young Bear" Little White
Skunk" Little Red Calf" or Little
Hard Case New York Recorder.