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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20
Silencing a Nuisance.

Speaking of tho young man who talks
in public places, heard a retort made
to him last Thursday night which was
SO good was surprised never to have
heard it before. 1t was at the theater,
and the young man had seen the play
before. He let everybody for four seats
around know that, and he kept telling
just what was coming and just how
funny it would be when it did come.
He had a pretty girl with him, and he
was trying to amuse her. AT length he
said:
Ibid you ever try listening to play
with your eyes shut? You've no idea
how queer it seems. s."
A middle aged man with red face
sat just in front. He twisted himself
about in his seat and glared at the
young man.
Young man," said he, "did you
ever try listening to play with your
mouth shut?'
And the silence was almost painful.
Washington Post.
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Major James W. Hinkley of Pough-
keepsie says that some future president
Of the United States will be greatly as
tonished some day by the receipt of
letter from General U. S. Grant. Mr..
Hinkley and Colonel Fred Grant were
cadets together at West Point. General
Grant and his son Fred were both grad
yates Of West Point, and the general
was very anxious that his grandson
should also DO educated at that institu-
ton. Before he died he wrote a person
al letter to the man who should be
president of the United States at the
time when his grandson should reach a
suitable age asking him to appoint the
young man to a cadetship at West
Point This letter is now in Colonel
Fred Grants possession.
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white rhinoceros once threw the hunter
and his horse clean into the air. Mr.. Os-
wells adventure Is thus described in The
Youths Companion:
On his way back to camp one evening
no saw long horned white rhinoceros
standing close TO tho path. Dsmounting
from his horse, n fearless and fast animal,
he fred Tho shot was too high, and the
wounded beast ran OF. The hunter jumped
into the saddle, and passing tho rhinoceros
pulled up and fired the second barrel as
the beast went by. 1t stopped short and
began walking toward the horse and his
rider.
The hunter sat still, so unexpected was
the movement, thinking tho beast was in
its "llurry" and would fall dead. The
horse was as much surprised as his rider
and did not instantly answer the rein. The
hesitation cost him his life, for when he
turned his head round a thick bush was
against his chest and prevented him from
getting out of the way of the beast
Tho rhinoceros, still walking, drove his
horn in under the horses flank and fairly
throw both him and his rider into the air.
As the horse turned over Oswell rolled off
and fell under the stirrup iron, which
scalpcd his head for four inches in length
and breadth.
Scrambling to his knees Oswell saw
the HON of the rhinoceros actually within
the bend of his leg But the animal way
cred, and with tho energy Of self preserva-
ton the hunter sprang to his feet, intend
ing TO run. He tottered, tripped and fell
to the ground within foot of the animal,
which passed without touching him. A
native rode up with another gun, and Os-
well pulled him from his pony, mounted,
overlook the rhinoceros and killed him.
Tho horse died from his wound.
On another occasion Oswell's dogs had
brought a lioness to bay, but the thickness
Of the bush prevented him from seeing
her, though he stood up in his stirrups.
Suddenly roar on the horses right quar-
ter caused him to turn his head. The
ioness was clearing patch of brush not
20 yards Off. Jamming the spurs in, the
hunter tried to gallop off, but the lioness
was too close. At the third bound she sat
up behind him.
Having jumped short, she failed to get
hold with her mouth, but drove her front
claws well into the horses quarters and q
hind foot underneath him and so chung
The horse, maddened by fright and pain
became unmanagoablc and ran under q
projecting bough, which swept the rider
from the saddle against the lioness, ant
together they rolled to the ground.
The rider was stunned by striking hi.
head against stump. The dogs came 81
close to the lioness that she, clustered a
being swept from the horses back, turned
to fight with them and took no notice o
the PROSTATE man. When he came to him
self, he saw indistinctly the combatants
fired and wounded dog. The liones
escaped.
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ABOUT HEARTeREAK.
Dkeases OF Slight Importance Bcoone Fs-
tai When Patients Suffer Grief

Grief does not kill, and 1t is indeed
very seldom that heavy sorrow causes
death to any one when in a healthy con-
dition. It is. however, very often the
indirect cause Of death, either by bring
ing disease to a climax OF by rendering
the sufferer moro liable to its attack II
man is convinced that his grief is
more than he can bear, those who have
studied the matter agree that, through
the force Of his own imagination, the
man will actually die from broken
heart "
Tho great Napoleon was killed by an
internal disease, but 1t is supposed that
IL would not have been fatal had not
his spirits been so depressed through
exile and defeat William Pitt, the or
ntor, is said TO have died from BRO
ken heart. caused by his great grief at
the failure Of his cherished hopes and
plans And there have boen many other
such instances in this country. When
plaques are raging in a town, statistics
show that as many die from fright and
imaginary causes as from the real cpl
demic, 80 great hold has the fear Of
death on some people.
II man is condemned to be shot. it
has often occurred that on the word
fire" no has dropped lifeless. although,
through accident or design, no bullet
has in reality left the gun.
Thoro Is queer case on record con-
corning the daughter Of celebrated
novelist. who was deeply interested in
one Of her fathers stories. IL appeared
in instalments. and the heroine was suf-
foring from consumption. As the girl
brooded over the sad fate Of the heroine,
she, too. suddenly manifested the same
symptoms. A physician recommended
her father TO restore her to health,
which he did few chapters on, and at
tho Same time as the girl in the novel
recovered so also did his too senti-
mental daughter Now York Dispatch.
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River steamers went down to City
Point occasionally, during the war,
with prisoners to exchange As thore
were torpedoes in the river anywhere
from Drury's bluff to Trent's beach,
and below, their captains ran great
risks On one occasion two boats were
returning from City Point fortunately
with no passengers, when one Of them
struck a torpedo and immediately went
down. A boat went from tho other
steamer and found tho captain strug-
Cling in the water, with Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary in his arms. As
he was pulled into the boat he said. II
did not have time to get it ON. He
thought he had seized life preserver
New York Dispatch.
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QUEER ADVERTISEMENTS.
BONE Of the Remarkable Announcements
That Appear In Austrian Papers.

bome Of tho Remarkable Announcements
That Appear In Austrian Papers.
Austrian matrimonial advertisements.
according to a contemporary CORE
rpondent at Vienna, are marked by nm &C
oeptable humorous audacity Here, for
instance, Is one that ran for six OF seven
days: Wanted. "A rich lady. no mat
ter how old who will finance stu
don't OF medicine until such time as he
obtains his degree, whom lao engages to
marry his bonofactress. -
And another IL quoted wherein n
young prince seeks handsome girl with
a dowry Of not less than f25O. 900.
Whom tho desired mate Is obtained.
all ones needs are apparently satisfied.
Judging from this advertisement for a
purchaser for "A well trained monkey,
talkativo parrot and beautiful SYM
pathetic cat. which belongs TO a lady.
who. owing to her approaching mar
riage, has no further use for them.
Tho most amusing of tho advertise
monts quoted by our contemporary is.
however. that OF the very Irish peru
quier. who makes wigs for "men Of in
tolleot. philosophers, scholars and poll
ticians. whose severe mental labor IN
the cause OF humanity has filled their
brains with genial ideas. while depriy.
ing their heads Of their natural oapil
larry envelopes. These artistically
finished wigs, tho advertiser continues,
while extremely useful and highly or
namcntal 70 the wearor, are guaranteed
absolutely invisible to tho spectator
They can bo seen any day in my private
showrooms -
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Mohammcd Abu Said. "Chief Spoon
and Ladle Maker to the Commander OF
tho Faithful" came TO know what
Owen thought about the phonix and
whether tho bowl Of q ladlo which he
brought with him for examination was
not made from the beak Of that bird. IL
was identified as coming from more
authentic source-the helmetod hornhill
OF Ceylon, Of which there was fortunate
ly specimen In the museum.
Tho head and beak were brought in
TO my study and handed to the oriental
He examined it very deftly, comparing
tho boak with tho bowl. and then ex.
claimed, with astonishment and rover
ence: God Is great That surely is the
birdr "-Academy
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20
THE CHIMNEY.
WIN More Especial Reference TO Drain
Pipe and Tomato Can cb,,,nevx

ripe and Tomato Can Cb,,,pcvx.
speaking of chimneys, - said an old
soioler' the chimney such az one not
inirequently sees made of PLACED drain
pipe always interests me greatly. We've
seen such chimneys run up outside of
snantes' and we've seen them carried
from the tops of chimneys over to the
siue wall OF some much higher building
erected next door and thence on inward
ABOVE the top Of it. There is one thing
ABOUT these drain pipe chimnevs that al
ways surprises me very much. and that
Is tnat they stack EN- up with the
mango end Of the sections up. never
saw one built the other way. never
could understand this. suppose the
pipe Is usually set up with cement or
mortar in the joints, but | should think
those upturned fanges would catch all
tne ram, and that it would work down
the pipes, and that frost would get in
there In winter and all that. should
think it would be immensely hotter 10
stack 'em up with the smooth end at the
top, and don't know why they don't
do it.
Perhaps my great interest in this
simple form of cylindrical chimney is
due to a more intimate ACQUAINTANCE
with and great affection for another
kind OF cylindrical chimney. one more
simple in form and construction. re-
fer to the tomato can chimney. Emblem
OF domestic peace and comfort as the
chimney undoubtedly is, it is not always
so, and the tomato can chimney. per-
haps more than any other, characterizes
the livelier vicissitudes of life. I know
that my own first acquaintance with the
tomato can chimney was in tho army
in time Of war. And yet even there it
has some flavor of peace about it, for
we never had one except at times when
we were more or less settled in camp
and were within reach of a settler.
And the tomato can chimney is by
no means confined to army life. 1t is
built by hunters and campers out, by
squatters and pioneers and by early set
tiers in new regions pending the build
ing of more substantial chimney, and
so l suppose it may be said of the Chin
ney, after all, that wherever it may be
set up and Of whatever it may be con-
structed it has about the same SAVIOR Of
the hearthstone Now York Sun.
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Many Crippled German Professors.

An American in Germany was sur
prised to find number of cripples
among the celebrated college professors,
men whose high standard Of learning
makes them famous the world over. One
Berlin professor is wheeled into his leo
ture room every day, and there are
others similarly, though, for tho most
part less painfully, afflicted. This is
due partly to the fact that under the
military regime in Germany, when n
boy is disqualified for the army, he is
trained for science or the New
York World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

The mechanical figure of woman
that taps on the window of an Asylum
street store with her fan to attract the
attention of the passersby became am OBJ
lect OF curiosity toa laborer in the street.
and leaning on the handle of his pickax
he stepped up to have a nearer look
One Of his companions called out to him.
"twat Is 1t yez are firth wild, Moikeg'
"Fnwist, there, Pat. Bedad. she re-
moinds me o tn ould CONAN when she
was that young" Away wild yez
Yer ould CONAN cud never pound wild
her phist on the windy widout breakiu
the glass. Hartford Post.
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DETAILS OF scHweNlNeERlsM.


Professor Schweninger recently gave
this elaborated summary Of his treat
ment TO n correspondent Of The st.
James Gazette: Eat as much az you
please as often as you like, but not too
much at meal. Drink no liquid at any
meal. When thirsty, drink little good
neratod water, with few drops of lem
on or orange juice squeezed into it, but
only an hour before or an hour after
meals. You may also take littlo white
wine OF cider that is not sweet or now
and then cup of tea, but never coffee.
Smoke little and indulge with mod
Grafton In tho other little luxurios to
which you have been accustomed.
Batho often, but do not wet the en-
tire surface of the body at once. Exer-
ciso should DO regular. Change your po-
sition as often as possible. Do not re-
main standing or sitting or lying too
long at n time nor pass too many hours
in bed. Take your meals at different
hour every day. Never eat at regular
hours. but whenever you are hungry,
and. If it DO not too soon before or after
meal. drink whenever you arc thirsty.
Better eat dozen times day than
overload your stomach at two or three
heavy meals at long intervals. Do not
eat tho Same article Of food too often. y
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

Tho French industry Of icing milk is
an original departure in timed commod-
tiles Tho milk is frozen and placed
in block form in tins and on the part Of
the purchaser requires 20 DO melted pre-
vious to use Being Theoretically sealed.
tho commodity thus iced preserves its
form until it is required, when n min
ute's exposure to the suns rays or to
the heat of the fire is all that is nccessa-
~ to reduce il TO liquid condition. =
Baltimore Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

Australia has postoftice named Talk
ing Rock. Tue origin Of the name is
thus stated: Some one discovered in the
vicinity a large stone upon which had
been painted the words, Turn me
over. " Itrequired considerable strength
to accomplish this, and when it was
done the command. "Now turn me
back and let me fool some one else, "
was found painted ON the underside OF
the stone
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

Ink stains ON carpets or wooden goods
can be removed while they are fresh by
taking common baking soda or salera-
tus, rubbing it we'll into the spots and
then rinsing with warm water. The
same process will remove dried ink
spots from cotton goods IL the spot has
not been wet with water before the sal
eratus is applied. -Jewelers Circular.
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Showing the difference between dead
straight crook and a stool pigeon.l
newspapers His friends think he has been
stabbing them in the back without them
knowing it. don't deny that my hands
sometimes get into other peoples pockets,
and that have been nabbed at II on a
number Of occasions, but make 1t point
never to rob the poor. simply take things
from the rich.
Il can prove that I've never been a stool
pigeon by my record. have been in prison
the biggest part Of my life, and any one
who knows anything about crime knows
that stool pigeon never goes to prison.
You see, it's this way: The detectives 20
up to crook and tell him IL he will give
away his pals they viii protect them. And
the detectives keep their word.
Il don't mind the publicity of having
my crimes printed in the newspapers, be
cause a fellow in my business has got to
expect that. But It gets me hot to let my
friends think that did them wrong.
can stand anything but being called 8
stool pigeon
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An ILL HAMMERED BEAST.
The Rhinoceros Is Not Quite Up TO pats
In Matters of Etiquette

Mr. Oswell, an English sportsman and
explorer IN South Africa, says that the
rhinoceros seems to be out Of time, 70 have
belonged 10 former state Of things and
TO have been forgotten when the change
was made. His manners are bad, and he
has a disagrceable way Of using his horn
and the enormous muscles Of his neck. A
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

The first London street TO be lighted
with gas was Golden lane. in 1907.
Two years later gas lamps were put up
on Pail Mall, and between 1914 and
1920 the entire central district of the
metropolis was thus illuminated.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20
ALL READY

He bought large umbrella
With satisfaction grim,
Likewise nfe prescrver big
In casr ned have 10 swim.
He bought a diamond star that held
A hundred stones or 30.
A pair Of snOwshocs for his feet
In Gaze that 10 should snow.
A book 81 modern slang he got
And learned II page by page,
And then he was equipped 70 20
Upon the modern stage.
Tom Mason IN New York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

Husband-For heavens sake, what
makes you talk so much?
Wife (pleasantlyl-You do, love l
have TO keep talking SO you will not
have so many opportunities to say rude
things -Detroit Free Press
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20
A DEAD STRAIGHT CROOK.

"Moke" Murrny Indignantly Kesents the
Insinuation That He Is n Stool Pigeon.
"Moke" Murray, the pickpocket who
was recently sentenced to three years in
Sing Sing, made the following complaint
to n New York World reporter before he
started cup tho river"
"Your paper has called me stool pi-
geon.' I'm not. I'm dead straight crook,
am, and | never gave pal away in my
life. The man who says l did is liarl
"You don't know, added "Moke" in
dignantly, "how it hurts n mans feelings,
especially man who is so widely known
as l am, to DO called stool pigeon in the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

Barbes were coverings for the lower
part Of the face. They reached from the
nose to the waist. In Italy and France
widows we're by law compelled towear
them
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-20

Common knives for belt and table use
cost 40 cents apiece at Florence in 1860.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-21
HOUSE PROGRAMME.
Tho Wcok's nuslnoA ms Arranged for tho
House OF Representatives.


WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 2O.-This
promises TO DO busy aud important
week In tho house. Tho programme mr..
ranged by tho committee on rulos DO.
forc the departure Of Speaker Crisp for
Aahovillc, n. O., last night (whero DO
expects to ROMAN week or more,)
con templates tho consideration Of tho
public building bill on tho calendar TO
be- followed by tho Indian appropria.
ton bill, now under consideration, tho
sundry civil and tho agricultural appro.
priation bills.
Tho committee on rules, with much
urging. decided to bring Il cloturo rulo
to socuro q vote on tho bill for now
public building ut Chicago to cost S..
100000. Two hours will DO given to.
morrow for tho consideration OF tho
measure, aitor which tho vote will DO
taken. Tho improvements for tho Now
York public building nro provided for
In tho sundry civil bill. Tho other
public building bills, six in number, arc
rs follows: Newport, Ky, 100000;
Cumberland. Md, $4,000; South Oma-
ha, Mob, 100000; Paterson. N. j.,
$4,000; Brookline, Mass., S75, 900, and
Pottsyilic, Pa. 100000.
The programme as arranged for tho
week may DO subject to change in case
MIR. Springer. chairman OF tho commit
tee on banking and currency decides
before the ond oil the week to bring for
ward his now measure. lie has boon In
constant consultation with Secretary
Carlisle for tho past weok and Is very
sauguino that concessions can DO made
to tho silver men, which will induce
thcm to withdraw their opposition.
On yesterday he expressed tho opinion
thatho would bring forward the modified
bill this week and that II would pass.
This opinion, however, is not gonorally
shared by the Democratic leaders OF tho
house, most OF whom do not hesitate to
say that they believe all hope OF cur.
rency legislation at this session is dead.
II Is possible that tho resol ution for
the impeachment OF Judge Kicks NAV
BIO before tho house before tho end OF
tho week, but tho fact that tho commit.
toe on judiciary decided Friday 10 re-
opcn tho case ia interpreted to moan
delay which will render any attempt to
push the case against him at this SOS.
sion abortivo.
Next Saturday, by special ordor,
will be set aside for eulogies on tho lato
Senator Alfred II. Colqutt, OF Georgia.
It ia not improbable that Mr.. Boutello
will attempt to secure consideration OF
his Hawaiian resolution, and thus u
debate on this subject precipitased in
some form.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-21
LOCAL BlsEvIrIiGS.
Matters of Minor Mqmsnt In and About

Matters of Minor MVuisut In and About
tho City.
THREE days moro, and tlcn-tho judg.
mont.
orERA HOUSE, this ovcning-"AIonto
Cristo."
PRESIDENT GARLAND, OF tho A. A. OF I.
&S, W.. will organize lodge NJ Cam.
bridge to-day.
In tho circuit court Saturday Paul W.
Buechter, a native OF Switzerland, was
admitted to citizenship.
The morning accommodation from
tho wost on tho Baltimore & Ohio was
two hours lalo yesterday.
A STORY 10 told that gang OF strang.
ers have recently boon circulating bogus
s. bills in tho city. They arc aaid 10 DO
very good limitations.
ANOTHER sum OF $3.50 has been loft Mt
this Office to bet in amounts OF from $50
up to tho full $3.50 that Bonnet will boat
McNichol for chief Of police.
A MEETING Of tho council committee
on markets 10 called for this evening,
and the last meeting Of tho present
council will DO held tomorrow evening.
ALI the incoming councilmon should
DO pledged to vote for IN ordinance i'm.
posing fine on anybody who singa
that Midway song, "Oh, what u funny
feeling"
SATURDAY marriage license was
issued to Samuel Mozingo, a native OF
Ohio county. aged twenty-five, and
Eliza Ruthers. native OF Ohio county,
aged fourteen.
THE Sixth ward Republicans will.
hold meeting at their club room, No.
2624 Chaplino street, this evening.
Every Republican in the ward is invited
to be present.
COMMENCING to-day new fast freight
service will go into effect on the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie railroad. Freight re-
ceived up to 4p. m. will DO in Cleveland
the next morning.
II. Rolf, who Is an independent
candidate for wharfmaster, has his
card about town, written with n
lead pencil. His friends say he has q
great boom in the Sixth ward.
IuE National Safe. and Lock Com.
pany, OF Cleveland. have sold to Roemer
& Reynolds, the insurance agents, one
OF their handsome fire-proof safes,
weighing over tHao tons. 1t is daisy.
The only mills in operation in tho
Etna mill last week were Nos. and .
and the S.inch. The new part OF the
Standard mado four days. Engine No.
! is being repaired The S and 9.inch
mills 20 on to-day.
IL Squire Gillespy's court Saturday 7.
G. McGraw and G. W. Clugy were
charged with drunkenness. and were
fined 81 and costs. Both went to Jail in
default OF payment. Tho lunacy charge
against james Lavelle was dismissed.
LAST evenings rehearsal oil the Opera
House orchestra at the Arion hall was
well attended, and the very fine pro.
gramme was especially well rendered.
An innovation was the piano solo by
Alfred Spell, which won the greatest
applause.
ROLF & ZANE sold for Mrs. Henrietta
Spever to William NJ. Marsh No. %
Thirteenth street, for $500: for II. Z.
Ogden, No. 100 Fourteenth street to
Thomas Carr, for 5000; for Arabella
Stanley, No. l2l Sixteenth street to S.
l. Haue. for 5000; to Mrs. Laura
Shepherd, lot at Park View, for $3.50.