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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

own pleasures Each year made more
pronounced that inclination TO crafty
self lie had about become indifferent
as TO what others might think OF his
manner OF living II they did not like
II, let them give him wide berth. he
would have said. There was, however,
something picturesque in his reckless
ness. He enjoyed life. The present
was everything To him The gratifca-
ton of each moment with any notion
or freak that might possess him was
his greatest concern.
VIII loved womankind In a general
way-for the pleasure she could add to
the passing moment win was hand
some, captivating, with fascinating
touch OF badness that kept him in the
good graces Of mortals, especially the
tender sex. For years IL had been his
rule TO make desperate love TO the
woman that had last struck his fancy.
Memories OF dozens of fiirtations were
hid In that past that he never troubled
himself TO think about That the fu-
ture might have In store for him as
many hearts OF women to toy with was
his sole desire. Marriage was fool
ishness he could not conceive he could
be guilty OF.
Win possessed an inheritance from
his mother that seemed TO be the sole
place at which his nature turned aside
for n moment from its reckless indif-
ference 10 something better. IL was a
love for flowers of the mother born into
the man. No matter what might be
the occasion, the sight OF beautiful
flower was always sufficient to attract
and hold his attention. While he adj
mired he expressed the admiration he
felt or uttered thought that was no
BILE and true and unattuned TO the life
| he lived.
win in a spell OF travelling one spring
reached small city in Georgia. He al
ways made provision TO be well intro
duced in any place into which he might
come. So IL proved on this occasion.
There was something attractive and
pleasing about the southern city that
captivated win. Perhaps nothing more
so than Maud Estelle, reigning belle
and the first lady TO whom he was in
PRODUCED
Maud Estelle possessed great beauty.
She was small, petite, of perfect form.
Her features were those of a cameo
clear, delicately cut. On her cheeks
there was always tinge of color. Her
eyes were of soft blue. Her hair was a
beautiful shade Of light brown
No matter how Maud was dressed.
her one adornment was n bunch of
beautiful yellow jasmine at her throat
or in her hair. The soft lemon tent Of
the flower harmonized perfectly with
the hair and complexion OF Maud.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
now Ms rxceIleney Put. on hi. Skate.

saw Governor Russell at Fresh Pond
Saturday. and he was one Of the most
graceful Of the big crowd Of skaters pres
ent. Tho governor drove up to the pond
from his Cambridge home with DR.. Swan,
and went upon the ice at Black Nook, a
part Of tho pond where there We're com
parativoly few skaters Notwithstand-
ing the governors graceful movements
IN skimming over the ice he has a rather
awkward way Of putting ON his skates.
Heput the skate ON his right foot stand
ing squarely on both feet and bending
forward. When It came to the left foot
be stopped down. put his left foot out be-
hind him and then reached around and
fastened 1t with a combined stoop and
twist that would have done credit TO a
contortionist. Boston Record
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

One day last week a large Irishwoman
got into a Sixth avenue car, and the car
being full. she was obliged to stand. She
rode for many blocks quite patiently, first
resting herself on one foot and then on the
other. Still no one got out.
With face that Harrigan would have
given fifty dollars for she exclaimed,
well, amt none Of yees going home, or
be yees all going to ride into the next
county,"
IT'S needless TO say that half a dozen
men bounced up and offered her their seats,
one of which she took with a complacent
smile. while all present INDUCED in a broad
grin.-New York Herald
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
Recent Mortality Among pu,kes,

The mortality among dukes, compar-
ing their limited numbers to the i'm
mense concourse of untitled folk. has
been exceptional during the last two
years. The Duke of Marlborough makes
the ninth who has died in that period.
1t must be remembered that, excluding
royal titles, there are only twenty-seven
dukes in the United Kingdom altogether.
Therefore in two years or a little more
one-third of the holders of dukedoms
have died, while two of the titles
Buckingham and Cleveland-have be-
come extinct. Tit-Bits.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
Frozen Almost Solid on a Car Platform.

When the Chicago and Alton hum.
mer" drew up at Joliet Thursday after
noon the passengers waiting to take the
train saw man drop off the bumpers on
the front end of the baggage car. Help
was given him. when it was found that
he was dying. His ears, face and feet
were frozen stiff. He was taken to the
hospital, where the doctors and nurses
tried unsuccessfully to restore him. The
doctors say he was frozen almost solid.
His name was John Bussey and he was
thirty-nine years old. He got on the train
at Pontiac to go to Dwight. getting on
the front end of the baggage car, but the
hummer" does not stop until Joliet,
fifty-fve miles away. is reached. There
is no door in the front end of the bag
gage car. and he had to stay outside. He
met a terrible fate. the worst blizzard OF
the season catching him in full force
Cor. Chicago News-Record.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
A $500. 600 Skating Pond

One of this city's richest men, John D.
Rockefeller, the Standard oil king. is so
fond of the outdoor sport of skating that
he has a private skating rink on his
property near his residence. The pond
is on vacant lot, 90 by 80 feet, next
door to the millionaire's Fifth avenue
residence, near Fifty-fourth street. The
lots on which the pond is located are
valued at 100000 Mr.. Rockefeller re-
Gently bought 100 pairs of skates for the
use of his family and friends ON the rink.
He is good skater himself New York
Press
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
THE HunDREDrH MAN.


I'm 3 curious sort OF fellow.
And my like you seldom meet.
I've disposition mellow,
And a smile that's rather neat.
But the curious thing about me-
Twill provoke, I'm sure, your mirth;
I won't blame you II you doubt me-
Butt do not want the earth
n owned it-oh. good gracious,
How unpleasant II would bell
All the people Of the spacious
Universe would come to me
With requests TO buy their clothing,
And their meat and drink and berth.
Oh, a flls ms soul with lOathing
MOI do not want the earth.
All the taxes ia be owing,
All the grading 70 be done.
All the work 10 keep her going
Round and round the burning sun;
All the acres 10 be planted
o ye fates that give me birth.
Let this prayer OF mine be granted:
DO not give 10 me the earth
Give me half. or give me quarter;
Give me tenth or twentieth;
Give the land and keep the water:
Else, pray thee, give me death.
o ye gods, be kind unto me.
Cast your eye upon my worth;
And beg ye don't undo me;
Keep. o, keep your beastly esrthi
-Harper's BzxAr.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03
YOU

Hove you, not because you ara fair.
Nor yet because you are wondrous wtrs.
Nor for the beauty OF your hair.
Nor for the riddle Of your eyes
A riddle can never read
You. sometimes angel. sometimes Elf,
And not for any thought or deed.
But Just because you are-yourself.
w. H. Pollock In st. Louis Gazette
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Warden-So you got rid of your pastor'
Elder-Yes. He was a good man, but he
was too dry in his preaching, always giving
us a history of the Jews. But we don't like
our new pastor very much either.
Whats the matter with himf"
well, he breaches with tears in his voice
nearly all the time; emotion Of the purest
kind, but too much Of it."
II see The old pastor was too historical
and the new one is too hysterical. New
York Observer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

A tree was felled by storm here re-
Gently, and beneath the roots that were
turned mp were found Japanese cooking
utensils and a hammer and club, both
corresponding to such as are used bJ the
Japanese. The rings on the tree were
counted after the tree was cut in two.
and 800 rings proved the tree to be as
many years old, clearly showing that the
japanese were here or pointing to the
Siwash Indians as of japanese origin.
Vancouver Cor. st. Paul Pioneer Press
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

While attending the meeting OF the Ma
tional Prison association at Baltimore ex-
President Hayes disclosed the fact, not gen
rrally known, that he was inaugurated
twice. The 4th OF March, 1877, fell on sun
day. and as there was some talk OF Tilden
being inaugurated ON that day in New
York, Chief Justice Waite administered
the oath to Hayes at the White House on
Sunday, the public repetition Of the cere-
mony taking place next day.-Chicago Her
aid
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Commissioner Morgan. of the Indian
bureau, has received a letter from Lewis
Miller and fifteen other Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians, members of Troop l..
Fifth United States cavalry. asking him
to intercede in their behalf to secure their
discharge from the army. The Indians
say that they are tired Of army life. and
can do much better working on their
farms. = Washington Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Count Montrond's valet waited on him
one morning most unsuccessfnlly He could
find none OF the toilet articles. Montrond
banded them to him, remarking; "You
must admit that you are lucky to have me
here. Without me, you certainly could not
wait upon me. San Francisco Argonaut
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

The horse and cattle industries of
southeastern Oregon are reported to be
In a depressed condition, and many
ranchers are dropping both and turning
to sheep raising.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

The Oldest bishop Of the Established
church, DR.. Durnford, has just cele-
brated his ninetieth birthday. He is a
hne old gentleman, still strong and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

The milky juice OF the rubber tree, which
now plays so important part among the
worlds productions, was first made use OF
by the Indians Of Costa Rica and by them
made known to their conquerors.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

There seemed TO be a sympathy be-
tween flower and woman. Each APP
peared TO be part OF the other. There
was suggestive daintiness and dell
ieacy connecting them. Even the odor
of the jasmine was eNpressive--a per-
fume SO delicate--a perfume rare--a
perfume more felt than smelt--a per-
fume telling of the beautiful soul of a
flower and speaking at the same time
OF the still more beautiful soul of a
woman.
Maud loved the jasmine above all
flowers. No jasmine had ever failed TO
grow that she nurturcd; the flower
seemed to answer responsive chord in
her life There was a jasmine vine
that had climbed TO the window of her
chamber. Over the portico other Jas
mines cluug. Down OH the lawn, tete-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

In mythology there are three fates. three
furies and three graces, and coming nearer
to our time Shakespeare introduces tho
three witches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Every mans life lies within the present.
for the past is spent and done with and the
future is uncertain. Marcus Antoninus
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

A man addressed a passionate love letter
to lady, adding, postscript, please to
send a speedy answer; somebody else in my
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

The beautiful Helen, whose carrying of
caused the Trojan war, thus exerting an in
duence for centuries, was blond.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

I LII X OW A n
had gone the
wa y OF many
young men be-
fore him. He
had grown up
thoughtless Of
all else but his
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-28
THE Law OF THE SCARLET uNs.

Oh, q roIliclxing thing is a ohessbosrd Kingi
have never q care I'm the world:
The duties OF state do not bother my pate,
ridiculs Fate IN the shape OF 'checkmate,"
And my hair IL majestically curledi
Ny kin9iy domain. let me hereby explain,
IL divided By level and square,
And the sea, K opine, when the weather il fine.
Is restricted by line "a, new method with brinej.
And the pillows are wood. Ike a stair
nv cfrcumscribed route docs not hamper M
boot.
For + move but a bloci, st a time:
Ny tactics are these: ABnbuscsde as please.
with imperial ease against stale mates de-
crees.
IN abrupt buf discreet pantornine.
The 0ueen By my side is dsshinZ young bride
Who sweeps all the board at command.
She captures tho Knights-thus my pride she
excites-
The Bishops. ola frightsI and the psyvns, luck
less wi2htsi
Bya wave of her nondescript hand.
From over the water a King bent on slaughter.
Most black and ferocious Of mien.
Has come 70 invade, with his cohorts displayed,
Ny army 20 raid At the point Of the blade,
Artillery. foot and marine;
But my Bishops have miters. my Knights are
good fighters.
Ny castles are ztro1 z IN their walls.
Ny Queen IS a Greek and can succor the weak.
Ny pawns, although meek. when united, can
The Language Of three golden balls.
f'zSvoi
On. pitifuI thing Is a rubicund King
Whose dynasty o4oses IN war,
woes,
But red are his clothes and his ivory nose,
And red Is his weIterfn2 gore.
Eleanor Waddle IN Youths Companion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-28
An Incident of Kenesaw Mountain.

In the course of the battle there oc-
Cured a pathetic incident showing that
blood is thicker than water" At one
place on the mountain the dry leaves
and brush began to burn, and the creep
ing flames encircled many poor fellow
lying helpless and in agony on the
ground The Confederates at that por-
ton of the line were ordered to cease
firing, and then one of their officers
called to the Federals and offered to
suspend hostilities long enough to allow
the removal OF the disabled. While the
Union soldiers bore their comrades t.
the rear, the Confederates looked on,
and then the fighting was renewed. =
Blue and Gray.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-28
"NIocklng Catching"

An actress who has played for several
years the part of an old and crooked
woman in play that has had an ex-
tended run is obliged to give up the role
for curious reason. She finds that she
is growing one sided and to have a pro
nounced stoop that does not vanish
when she leaves the stage.-Excharg &c.
Knew What to Say.
didn't hear 1t myself, but 1 know a
man who says he was present when
Mrs. Newlyrich said that when she visited
Pompeii she went right up and looked
down the creature explaining that as
she wasn't Irish she didn't see why she
should speak with brogue and say era
ter.-New York Recorder.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-28

in favor OF annexation,
first, last and al the
time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
SPEAKER CRISP DECLINES.
Duty to Party roMpelS Him TO de-
cline a Cherished Ambition.

Washington, March 30.-Speaker
Crisp this evening notified Gov.
Northern of his decIinatiOn of the
appointment of United States Sena-
tor for the unexpirrd term of the
late Senator Colquitt. In his te!e-
gram Speaker Crisp says a very
large majority of the Democratic
members nave united la q request
that he continue ~ speaker for the
remaInde" Of the SESSION, and
although grateful TO the governor,
and although sacrificing a cherished
aHhirlOn, u s-nsr of du'y cOmpris
him TO drclIne the appointment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
4 RED RIVER IEVEE BREAKS
BoSsier Parish Will Be Serio1Sly
Affected.

Shreveport, La. March 3l.-Tbe
situation below is threatening.
Last night the irvee erected under
the supervision of the government
on the Pruitt plantation. fifteen
miles below Shreveport, gave way.
The break, it is said, was caused
bv a era. fish hole. The water
flowing from this break will cover
nearly all the territory in RossIer.
from Pruirt's to Loggy bayou The
United States steamer howell,
Capt. LydOn 10 command. arrived
last evening fI"m tour of inspec-
tion Of the lower coast. The ievees
on the Caddo side were all safe and
are being watched da! and night.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
The Annexation Sentiment in Hon
0lulu on the Incr ease.

Honolulu, March l3, via San
Francisco, March 81. Within the
past week there has been u material
change in the political condition of
the islands. Briefly, 1t may be
summed up by saying that the
natives are nov coming out for
annexation. Had the natives been
left to their own devices there never
would have been any serious Op.
position to the annexation of
Hawaii to the Uuited States The
advocates Of royalty have come 10
the conclusion tha: all hopes OF
restoration ar. passed and that 1t
is pOlitic tor them to acQuiesce with
good grace. 1t ia said the queen
has been advised of the fact that
her restoration IL Impossible, aud
that she will advocate annexation
of the island TO the United States
in order TO recover some torn of
bounty. Ii will he remembered
that under the treaty presented bv
the commissioners to President
Harrison. LilIoukalani Was to re
ceive S20.O0O year ~ lieu of her
Resignation of all rights to the
throne.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
LOUISIANA LEVEES.
Red River Levee Cut. Resulting In
the First CrevaSS of the Season.

Capt. j. Willard, United States
engineer, has received a dispatch
ANNOUNCING that on Thursday last
an old levre, about ten miles below
Shrevvp"rt, was cat by some per.
sous unknOgn, with the Ostensiblr
onj-ci oi lettiag the water against
P:rslrr's Or Richmond BayOu lrvee,
government work. The natural
result Of this unauthorized action
ensurd. The water, rushinc
violently against the new l-,-e,
broke thr"ngh II aud at last report
had rausrda crrvassr SIX hunured
feet wide. Can't. Willard said the
water would flow into larg,
swamp in the vicinity. He c~uii
give no de6nite idea of other
damage likely to ensue, but tn.
new levee cost $4,000. He has
requested the U S. district at
torney to proceed against the levee
cutters aud is confident that they
will pay dearl, tor their interfer
rnce with the Ipvers.
President W. j. Gray, of the
Teusas basin district. who has Just
returned from the new Amos bayou
levee, now building, reports good
headway despite bad weather. Hr
is almost confident that the Ievers
will escape a high water d ht this
year, yet has no feara of the resul,
af u prolonged battle. so tar as the
Arkansas front il concerned
President Gray leaves i0r his home
ct Floyd, La, to-dsv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
Louisiana Levee Matters.
Special In the Times-Democrst.

Special In the Times Democrat.
Washington. March o9.-Mr:
Blanchard is making efforts to in
duce the Mississippi River Com
missi0n to undertake the work OF
the Elton revetmsnt above Lake
Providence, ard also the closing OF
the ROugere crevasse. He thinks
the prospects good for :he former
ut an early day. With regard to
the latter mem,er of the O0m.
mission writes him as follows:
"The extension OF the Tensas levee
systes, down to and past bougers
would necessarily be at the ex-
pense OF the work which We are
now carving near 70 completion
in the upper parts of the same
basin 10 Arkansas and upper
Louisiana. 1 am confident that the
abandonment or curtailment OF this
work, which should be made reason.
ably safe within one or two moro
years. would certainly lead to new
which would give great
shock to the levee system and also
tn disastrous OverfiOws below IN
COncordia, and of much greater
area I'll an are affected by Bougere.
Cert .lniy the Boug-re levee is .
logical extension of the system,
and as soon as We can hold fast to
what We have 10 hand | shall be IN
immediate favor of carrying It ont,
but We want one or two years more
above both for vindicatlon of the
system and for protection Of more
areas"
Mr.. Blanchard said all the gaps,
including that OF BOagere. may DO
expected to be closed out Of the
s2 G65.OOO in the sundry civil bill or
this session of the lower river, and
the like sum which the next srssi0n
'f Congress will appropriate. These
two installments will be the last
Of the olO,OOO.OUO authorized for
The lower Mississippi river in the
last rivers aud harbors bill. In
The next Congress the great
struggle will be for another sp-
of SlO.OOO.OOO ~eeded
70 complete and carry beyond the
LANCER line forever the Isvee system
Il Louisiana and Arkansas.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
DlV0RCE Is FRANCE.
Some Odd Facts About the SOpac
ration Of Couples.

The official report of the French
ministry of justice for 1890 has
only just been issued. and It con.
ta MS particulars as TO the operation
OF tn new divorce act which came
into force IN 1884. says the London
Times. From that date till Dec.
81, 1890, 4S.377 petitlons had been
lodged. aud Of these $3.50 had
been succrssfuI. wtile 2427 had
been rejected and 2OSO had 70.
suited 10 compromise.
Cencurrently with the increase
in the number OF petitions for
divorce. the suits tor separation
decreased, having fallen 2i7O 10
1884 10 2O4l ia 1890. The nnmber
OF divorces and separation. to every
1000 marriages WAS respectively 2{
and B IN 1890, while 10 63 cases out
OF 100 tho petition was lodged by
the wife, and IN 81 cases ont Of 100
tor a separation. More than half
OF the petitions for divorce we're
Judged ny tue Working classes,
whlle the tTadespeople were 20 per
cent, the liberal professions IL per
cent. farmers and peasants 8 per
cent aud domestic servants z per
cent. In 80 of every 100 cases the
petitioning party had been married
from Eve to ten years, in % from
ten to twenty years. 10 % from one
to five years, 10 seven from twenty
to thirty years, 10 8 less than
year. and in 2 moro than thirty
years ~
In 76 Of every 100 cases the,
petltisn was based on the ground
OF cruelty or desertiou, In 81 apoii
the ground of adaltry, and 10 s
upon the plea that the respondent
bad been condemned to teHSI
seryitude,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
THE BLANCHARD SUCCESSION.
Judge w. P. Hall Confident Of
Carrying the District.

Alexandria. La, March 29.-
Judge w. P. Hall, one Of ,he De mo.
cratic candidates tor this district, ia
here and will remain 10 thls section
tor one or two days in the interest
OF his candidacy.
When seen by the Picayuue's
correspondent ne said that he had
been pretty we'll all over this dis
trict and was very we'll satisfied
With bis support in prospective.
He said that he was s'iIl warmly
advocating the free coinage of
silver and hoped that tho president
will not veto the seigniorage bill.
He thinks that there ought to be a
duty on sugar as revenue measure,
Tor the reason that the increased
price OF sugar would nearly all 90
10 tho government, whereas the
increased price on manufactured
goods mainly goes to the manu-
facturers. A revenue for the
governments support must be
raised some vay and u duty OH
sugar will bay more to the govern.
nent in proportion to what 1t costs
the people than duty on almost
anything else. That the purpose
OF the Republican party IN taking
the duty Off sugar was not to give
"a tree breakfast table," as was
but to stop that source of
revenae to the government to
enable them to pile up a higher
tariff on manufactured goods.
He said that be had met with q
warm welcome frC IN his friends 10
this city. for which he vas gratlfied
aud that If he carried this time the
eight out of the twelve parishes in
the district as when he ran against
Mr., Blanchard, and he saw no
reason why he should not, he was
OF SUCCESS.