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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-12-21
sphRAIM AND TIE eeAR.
HOW he killed Yeariing In Fair
Fight without Weapons

uow He killed Yeariing In a Fair
Fight without Weapons
Old Ephraim Hatfield, father of Anse
and Elias Hatfield, of Mccoy Hatfield
fond notoriety, was born fighter. He
vas also mighty hunter. and had one
ambition. 1t was to kill yearlng bear
in fair fight without any weapons
other than those nature provided him
with Every day that he felt especially
strong he would go out with his dogs
and bis boys, and, freeing bear, would
oct him down and fight him. When
brfin would begin to get the best of the
encounter. he would call his boys to let
loose the dogs. Year after year passed
and Ephraim had not yet whipped
bear.
One day a fine yearling bear was
treed. and as Cuffy was climbing to a
Mace Of safety old man Hatfield cut off
a piece Of the animals tail with a quick
blow of his knife, and the bear came
down. Ephraim threw his gun and
knives to the boys and cried out:
"He's a likely varmint Stan aside,
hovs. an watch yo' dad. I'm comm,
bar 20 And he clutched the bear by the
throat
The animal got its paws around
Ephraim, and they fought, rolling in
every direction, until it was almost i'm
possible to distinguish man from beast
in the cloud. The boys held the dogs
and encouraged the old man by shout
ing to him:
"Go it, papl You've got EN- Give
it to i'm, dad ~
Down the hill the two rolled until
they could roll no farther.
LET loose the dogs - shouted the cid
man. LET 'em loose The critters got
meW
But the boys thought the old man
would never have better opportunity
TO realize his ambition and whip a year
ling bear and kept the dogs away
Finally Ephraim, seeing that he was not
to have assistance, began to use his feet
and hands with an energy born of de-
spair. and in half an hour he succeeded
in choking the animal to death, but not
until his clothes were torn to shreds and
his face and body were covered with
gaping wounds, from which the blood
flowed so freely that it left crimson
trail wherever the man went. Dragging
the carcass ont of the pit Ephraim start
ed after the boys, and it would have
Jared roughly with them, but they fed.
The old man reached his home and was
almost dead from loss of blood, but his
ambition had been realized-he had
whipped yearling bear in fair fight.
The boys hid out in the woods for sew
eral days, and would not return until
their father, whose joy at his success.
had got the better of his pain and an
ger, sent them word that he would not
} whip them if they returned. Hatfield
never wearied telling how he whipped
yearling bear, and his sons are equally
proud of their fathers achievement
} Cincinnati Enquirer
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The popular notion that an athlete,
because Of his athleticism, is n healthy
man is dclusive one. Muscular devel-
opmcnt is not an affair Of the constitu-
ton. IL is an accident Strong limbs
and a weak heart are not infiequently
associates. Many "a "strong man" dies
prematurely of consumption. If health
may be defines rs "A capacity for holding
ON TO life, then. in many cases, the
weaklings are the healthicst
II such definition is accurate, wom-
en- are healthier than men. Their aver
age length Of days is greater than ours.
But it is doubtful if centenarians, mere
" because they are centenarians, are the
hoalthiest l knew case of "A woman
who recently died at the age Of lO5 who
was slightly paralyzed even rs child.
and who was practically completely SO
for more than 20 years. Could such a
one have ever been correctly described
as healthy Il is as hard TO say what life
is rs TO say what health is, and the way
In which unhealthy folks are tenacious
Of life is not the least of the marvels.-
All the Year Round
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PICTURES AND EYES.
How 70 Adjust the Latter 70 Properly OBJ.
serve the Former.


The observer, in order to see a picture
20 the best advantage. must adjust his
vision to that Of the artist who produced
it. Most Of Us do this instinctiyely. Not
only do we select the best point Of view
from which 70 observe a picture, but we
recede from the painting until the lights
and colors blend in just the right degree.
In addition 20 that many instinctively
pinch the eyes together, producing thus
a momentary astigmatism, such as the
artist had produced in his own eye, and
find the picture thus apparently i'm
proved.
A most useful appliance for viewing
pictures is the 30 called stenOpaic slit.
This Is merely slit one OF two MILL
meters in width in a card OF thin plate
Of brass. Simple ~ this device is but
few persons are aware Of how much il
adds 70 the effect in viewing paintings.
a. IL allows the rays Of light in only
one meridian 20 pass through the cornea
Of the observer II he wishes 10 look at
painting done by an artist whose
vision is normal, or nearly 80. the oh
rflNfl Aulil0 AH' Blu " ''AAf7l 'AAN
with the meridian Of his own best vision.
II, however. he looks at a picture in
which IL Is desirable 20 have overlapping
Of the rotinal images--at one where
the cOlors must be mixed in the eye, for
example--it is necessary to rotate the
slit 70 another position. usually at right
angles to the first, and with this a can
vas which before showed too clearly the
blotches Of color now becomes blended
into n much more perfect whole.
/ would recommend this simple de
vice 10 any one who has not already ex-
perimented with it, Thus, by adjusting
our own personal equation Of eyesight
70 that Of the artist, we literally obtain
his point Of view. The colors are height
ened, the daubs blend and new beauties
appear Instead Of seeking, like our
friend mentioned at first, for "the
handiest way TO get ont of this ere
place" we are glad TO stay longer to
study and to enjoy. Here, as every
where, il is art and science together
that yield the richest result. II science
is allowed TO be the interpreter, we may
gain heightened enjoyment Of art and
the artist comforting increase Of APP
probation. -Lucien Howe, NJ. d.. in
Popular Science Monthly.
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Tho Logical coneiuslon.

He was leaning dejectodly against
lamppost. contemplating immensities,
when ! accidentally brushed against
him.
Look out. he exclaimed. Don't
you dare dishturb meV
"Why nots" l asked, turning rs Tree
ognized his voice.
Caush I'm the shenter Of tho uni
corn--no; l mean n-yersh, he ex-
planned thickly.
How did you find IL outi" asked,
admiring his egotism
go way, foolish man, before you
-preshipitate chaosr" he expostu-
lated
First tell me how you know you 'ro
the center Of the universe, " insisted.
"Ain't everyshing revolving around
mog" no demanded Indignantly. -
Truth.
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WILD FLOWERS.

Oh. beautiful blossoms, pure and sweet
Azleam with dew from the country ways
To me. at work in a city street,
You bring fair visions OF bygone Gay
Glad days. when hid in a mist OF green
To watch springs delicate buds UNFOLD
And all the riches ! cared 10 CLEAN
We're daisy silver and buttercup gold
IT'S true you come Of lowly race,
Nursed by the sunshine, fed by the showers
And vet you are heirs TO a nameless grace
Which j fail to find in my dollhouse no"ers'
And you breathe on me with your hoheseu
lips,
Till in thought 1 stand ON the wind swept
fells.
Where the brown bees hum DER the ferny ups
or ring faint peals on the heather bells.
l close my eyes on the crowded street,
shut my ears 20 the city's roar,
And am out in the open with flying teet-
OF. off to your emerald haunts once morei
But the harsh wheels crate on the stones DE-
low,
And a sparrow chirps at the murky pane
And my bright dreams fade In an overuo"
OF passionate longing and tender pain
e MathesOn in Chambers Journal
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sTAMeULoFF's SPIRIT.



Tho late NJ Stambuloff. ex-premier
Of Bulgaria. used to DO called "the
Bismarck Of tho Balkans. One of his
most dramatic passages with Russia
occurred during the war with Servia.
Prince Alexander had gone out to lead
the Bulgarian army in person, leaving
M. Stambnlof in charge at home. Ii
was clear day, with not breath Of
air stirring, and the roar Of the cannon
was plainly heard in the city. NJ.
Stambulon thought the Servians were
winning the day In their anxiety the
Bulgarian ministers applied to tho Rus
sian diplomatic agent for advice. That
gentleman shrugged his shoulders and
said it was no affair of his.
"But. " urged the Bulgarian minis
ters. "the Serviuns are almost at our
gates. You could stop them with sim
gle word, if you wonld. " Eyes, but
that word will not be spoken. On one
condition only viii | stop them, and
that is that your beggar Of a prince
shall ahdicate nt once. - And that, -
Numbered NJ. Stambuloff, che will
not do. No, not for 90 kussias ~
With that Nj. StambuloR sprang into
the saddle and dashed away TO the bat
tloficld, while the Russian agent sent
TO his friends TO come To his house TO
celebrate the defeat Of the Bulgarian
armies A few hours passed, and then
the Bulgarian foreign minister got a
I telegram from NJ Stambuloh, dated
ON the field Of battle, telling Of Prince
Alexander's magnificent victory and of
the utter rout Of the Servians. He hur-
ried with it to the house of the Russian
agent. arriving there in the midst of
the festivities. And when no told the
news the representative of the car, it
is said ground his teeth in rage West
minister Budget
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A GAME OF NlNEPINS.
A Munchausenlike Story OF Beheaded
German Criminal.

a nluncnhuhtnilht STORY VI Dtntautu
German Criminal.
In an imperial city lately criminal
was condemned to be beheaded who had
a singular itching to play at ninepins.
While his sentence was pronouncing he
had the temerity to offer a request to
be permitted to play once more at his
favorite game at the place of execution.
and then he said he would submit
without a murmur.
As the last prayer Of dying man
his request was granted. When arrived
at the solemn spot he found everything
prepared, the pins being set up and the
bowl ready. He played with no little
earnestness, but the sheriff at length,
seeing that he showed no inclination to
desist, privately ordered the executioner
to strike the fatal blow as he stopped
for the bowl.
The executioner did so, and the
head dropped into the culprit's hand rs
he raised himself to see what had &C.
CURED. He Immediately aimed at the
nine, conceiving that it was the bowl
which he grasped. All nine falling, the
head loudly exclaimed, 81 have won
the game From the German.
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A woman who has travelled largely
in Japan mentioned in the course OF a
lecture the fact that the Japanese Ian
guage does not contain an impohte
word; hence there is no swearing IN
that-happy land. She also stated that
OSCILLATION was an unknown pleasure.
As the audience dispersed, commenting
favorably upon different points, an old
woman remarked in voice loud enough
to be heard by all. "Well, for my part,
prefer country where they kiss and
cuss l'-Atlas.a Constitution.
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81 don't see why am so neglected,
said the habitual criminal as ne looked
out between the bars of his cell.
What the matterf" asked the de-
faulter, who was walking up and down
the Jail corridor.
"No one ever sends me any flowers,
and no women come around TO weep and
make much Of me-" explained the ha-
bitual criminal.
"Oh, that's easily explained. said
the defaulter.
"Howf''
1.-THE crime for which you were ar
rested was not horrible and fiendish
enough to attract them. Chicago
Post
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MAKING READY.
In Case Anything Happened They Wanted
Things Fixed.

In Case Anything Happened They Wanted
Things Fixed.
rs everything ready" he asked anx-
iously.
Everything, she replied. with an
effort nc self control.
"You are sure you have forgotten
nothings"
"Quite sure"
"Where are the children?"
"They are playing in the back yard. "
Have you said goodby 10 thems'
"Yes. 4"
Have you spoken to any Of the
neighborss"
II have made all the necessary ar
Engagements with Mrs. Brown.
''She knows what 10 do In case we
don't get backg"
''She does "
"Haye you written 10 your motheri'
Eyes. and gave the letter 20 Mrs.
Brown 10 mail in case II becomes neces-
sary"
How about your life insurance pol
icyr'
"The letter tells where it can be
found. "
"And miner"
81 put il with mine.
"Wcll. the children are sure 10 be
provided for, then. whatever happens, 7"
no said. with sigh Of relief.
Eyes, thank heavenr she answered
forvontly.
II presume we might AZ well start,
then, ho suggested, after last longing
look around
Il suppose so, she sighed.
Going away?" asked a stranger in
the neighborhood as they started up the
street
Eyes" replied tho husband sadly.
"FarY inquired tho stranger.
"Only few blocks 10 make "a call, "
answered the husband.
"Only few blocksl' exclaimed the
stranger "Why. from your prepare
tions, | thought you expected to en-
counter some great danger.
"Wo have TO cross a trolley car track
both going and coming, replied tho
husband. with quiet determination. -
Chicago Post.
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All weathers Suited DIR. johnson.

DIR. Johnson stoutly poohpoohed the
notion of the effect of weather on the
mind. ITO temperance. he wrote,
"every day is bright. and every hour is
propitious to diligence. Johnson. how
ever, was little given to analyze the in
huences Of nature, or any other influ-
ences, upon himself. And it may well
be that this disposition ON his part was
in the spirit of the stoics and in def
ance of his own feelings. to which he
disdained to give way. 1t seemed to
him sorry thing that "a being en-
dowed with reason" should resign his
powers to the influences of the air and
live in dependence ON the weather and
the wind. Temple Bar.
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Could Not MIKE Tibet.

Mr.. Wilson relates an amusing story
of an officer who determined to enter
Chinese Tibet by stratagem. This Off
Ger managed to cross the frontier at
night, and so escaped the frontier guard.
Next day, however, while he was jour
neying deeper into Tibet the Tibetan
soldiers overlook him and informed him
that as the country was unsafe, because
of robbers, they would 60 with him in
order to protect him, TO which arrange
ment the traveller was compelled to
agree. In few hours they came to a
river, which was crossed by a rope
bridge. The Tibetans passed over first,
in order to show that the bridge was
safe, and then the officer got into the
basket and was pulled along by the lib
etans. Suddenly, however, they ceased
pulling and left the Englishman hang
ing in midair above the rushing torrent
In vain the traveller shouted to the
Tibetans to pull They merely smoked
and nodded their heads. The hours pass
ed, and still the officer hung above the
torrent At last the Tibetans agreed to
pull him back if he would promise to
leave Tibet Immediately. This of
course he was compelled to do and took
his departure from the forbidden land.
Gentleman Magazine.
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His Account with His Dentist.

Brown has the reputation of being
one Of the most miserly Of men, but he
plumes himself ON his memorable sense
of justice. For 10 years he owed den
fist $22 for filling a front tooth with
gold, refusing to pay it because he said
the bill was exorbitant. The other day
the filling came out He took the gold
to jewelry store and had it valued
Then he wrote to the dentist and in
closed check for his account, based ON
the following computation: Actual
value of the gold, So. so; amount OF
labor (Which l deem liberal, SO; for use
Of the tooth 10 years, So; total, SlS. 90.
return gold ON account and inclose
check for the balance, $40. Washing
ton Post
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Friend--I say. Jack. why don't you
marry and sottlo down?
Jack-Can't
"You have good incomeS"
eyes. 4"
"And your aunt left you a charming
housey"
eyes. "
"Thon why don't you hunt up a
wife?'
"Oh. wife is easy enough 70 get.
That isn't the trouble.
"Then what is the natter"
II can't find servant girl New
York Weekly
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Miss Dauher, Harlem artist, hav-
ing finished picture of sunset which
looked very much like an exploded YER
million factory, took the gem under her
arm to Mr. Smiths book store ON One
Hundred and Twenty fifth street.
mir. Smith. l desire to furnish the
public an artistic treat. l will leave my
picture here ON exhibition. | wish,
however, you would put card ON il
informing the public that IL is not for
sale. -
"Do you think il necessary, Miss
Daubcr?" replied Smith. after he had
examined the picture carefully. Texas
Siftings.
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An article in periodical calls atten-
ton to the degree of NJ S.-Mistress
of Style-as that most coveted by all
women, outranking, at least so far as
admiration is concerned, all the A. NJ. s.
and Pm. ID. :. in existence. The statement
leads back TO the old query, Do college
girls and other women given to intellec-
tual exercise care for such mundane
matters as looks and clothing? 1t may
safely be asserted that they do. There
may be no definite. outspoken views
upon the matter, but the principle that
woman, TO make the most of her OPP
portunities. be they intellectual or other
wise, must both look and dress just as
well as she can is universal Mrs. May
Wright Sewall herself wouldn't dream
Of facing her national council in a last
years bonnet The day Of the blue
stockinged and thick umbrellaed reform
er is past. Both philanthropical and col
lege women are nowadays as oonspicu-
Gus for grace Of body as for grace Of
mind Chicago Post.
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THE SARGASsO SEA.
Wonderful Region In the Atlantic
which No Man Has Explored.

wonderful Region In the Atihntic
which No Man Has Explored.
The surface Of the Sargasso sea seems
like perfect meadow Of seaweed. 1t is
supposed that this enormous mass Of
gulf weed may have been partly grown
nc the bottom Of the shallower parts of
the sea and partly torn from the shores
of Florida and the Bahama islands by
the force of the gulf stream. 1t is then
swept around by the same agency into
the Sargasso sea, where it lives and
propagates, floating freely in midocean.
And the store is ever increasing, both
by addition and propagation, so that the
meadow grows more and more compact,
and no doubt ut the inner parts extends
to considerable depth below the sur
face.
Nor is this all, for at least two-thirds
of all the infinite flotsam which the gulf
stream carries along with it in its course
sooner or later finds resting place in
the Sargasso sea. Here may be seen
huge trunks of trees torn from the for
ests of Brazil by the waters of the Anna
ION and floated down far out to sea until
they were caught and swept along by the
current logwood from Honduras, orange
trees from Florida, canoes and boats from
the islands, STAYED in, broken and bottom
upward wrecks and remains of all sorts
reaped from the rich harvest of the At
lantic; whole keels or skeletons of ruin
ed ships, so covered with barnacles,
shells and weeds that the orig-Sal out
line is entirely lost to view, and here
and there a derelict ship, transformed
from a floating terror of the deep into a
mystery put out of reach OF man in a
museum of unexplained enigmas. -
Chambers Journal
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1t is never easy to confess your faults,
and even a child is not to be blamed for
trying to smooth the way for herself.
Mamma, do you like to hear sto-
ries?" she began.
Eyes, my child.
"Shall tell you one?"
eyes.
"Will you be much interested?"
Certainly"
"But it is not long story"
"Never mind Tell it to me-"
"Well. there was once a-cologne
bottle-and l broke itr'-New York
Dispatch.
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A man with a painful expression Of
countenance sat ON a goods box.
Are you ill.," some one asked.
mo
"Have you lost anything?"
"Never had anything to lose"
whats the matter, thenY'
"I'm sittin ON wasp.
"Why don't you get up?"
"Well, that wuz my first impulse, but
l got to thinkin that l was hurtin the
wasp rs badly as he was hurtin me and
concluded to sit here awhile. Spare
Moments
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Caffeine, the active principle Of coffee,
was discovered by Runge in 1920. In n
pure state il takes the form Of long silky
needles. In ordinary coffee it Is present
70 the extent Of about l per cent. but
Java coffee contains 4. 4. and Marti-
nique has as much as 6. 4. II is said by
some chemists that caffeine IN its essen
tialities is Identical with theme, the &C
tive principle Of tea. Claus affirms that
the inferior qualities Of tea contain more
caffeine than the best commercial grades.
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Startling Figures.

With $40 rod and SO reel, with a
50 line and 81 creel. bookful of 81
and 81 flies. away with his $l2 ticket
he hies. Thus he spends $40 ere he
starts out, and returns in a week with
10 cents worth Of trout. and the -
But blank won't supply the $50. 80, the
sum he is shy.-San Francisco News
after
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Sunday School Boy-Isn't there lots
Of life in ginger. teachers
Teacher-Yes
And bread is supposed to be the
staff Of life. teachers'
YES. my boy.
"Well. then, it has occurred to me
that perhaps Methuselah lived on GIN
gerbread- "-Yonkers Statesman.
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Inst What He Wanted.

II left letter on my table when l
went ont. Where is it?i
Valet-I hope you won't mind. sir.
I thought it would do nicely for my
sweetheart. so posted it TO her. Your
Christian name is the same as mine =
Lustige Batter
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If the mind, that rules the body, ever
30 far forgets itself as to trample ON its
slave, the slave is never generous
enough to forgive the injury, but will
rise and smite the oppressor. Long
fellow.
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money makes heap of difference in
the world" said the misanthrope
"Of course it does. Still, man can
always choose his associations. "
"Oh, l don't know about that. Here
am with such limited means that
can't be ON speaking terms with even the
telephone company. - Washington
Star
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Tawdry is derived from St Audrey.
In the early middle ages fairs were held
in France and England on st. Audrey S
day, and these annual gatherings be-
cane noted for the gaudy and worthless
lewelry sold at them.
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At Gibraltar, during the most famous
of its sieges, the French commander,
learning that Elliot's men were suffer
ing from scurvy, sent them as present
a boatload of carrots.
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A witty Frenchman said, "Only death
is an excuse for not keeping a dinner
engagement, and even then polite man
would send the undertaken to apologize
for him. 4"
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IF any of my customers gets fevers.
it won't be my fault, by jucksl'' ex-
claimed the honest milkman, pouring
half a gallon of boiled water into his
can. Chicago Tribune.
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None can tell where the diamond goes
to IN combustion. Burn it, and 1t leaves
no ash, the flame is exterior like that
of a cork, and when it has blazed itself
out there remains not even so much as
would dust the antenne of butterfly.
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After a man has pounded. on the door
Tor half an hour it makes him feel pleas
ant To- be asked by his wife If he wants
to como in--Los Angeles Express.