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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-08
Inspiration and Erect.

The manner In which David II. Locke
petroleum V. Nasby) produced his ia
nous Letters From the Confcdorit X
Roads. which during wartime and for
some time thereafter Attracted atten-
ton. IN thus described by The Newspa-
per Maker: The Letters" began 10 APP
pear when Locke was struggling with
poverty ms an obscure country editor,
first at Bellefontaine. o.. and later ut
Findlay. In that state. He never re-
duccd the Letters" to writing; no sim
ply took tho composing stick. went TO
his case aud put them in type. i'm
promptu. M IL were. As an aid. how
ever, he first procured an overlooking
glass Of gin. which no placed ON a print
ers' stool Mt his right. He would take n
swig Of the stuff and then begin bust
ness. After setting a stiokful OF type he
would interview the glass again. and 80
on. Tho gin and the Letter" were fin
ished nc the same time, aud Locke was
about finished" too. M far as his use.
fulncss for the rest Of the day was con.
cerned. Locke" said friend to
him ON one occasion, your Letters
show downright genius. - "Ginius, You
mean" was tho laconic reply.
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WoMEN,s EXALTED MISSION.
Better to Create = Good Home Than to
Excel In Any Other Endesvor.


Certainly there is wisdom for two
young people who have sworn to love
each other, no matter whether there is
poverty or wealth, no matter whether
the days are bright or dark, to have
home Of their own, writes Ruth Ash
more, discussing 1.-THE Mistress Of the
Small House," in Ladies' Home Jour
nal Boarding house life is bad for
women, and do not believe that any
man has ever really enjoyed it. God
created women to make homes-to
make homes for the men they love and
for the children whom God will send to
them. And a home must be started at
the beginning Of this new life. Do not
wait for big house and many servants,
but make happiness exist in little
house with one maid as help II can
be done. know it can.
Do not shrug your shoulders and say
you do not like homework. Work is on
by disagreeable when it is badly done,
and from washing the silver and glass
to busting the bric-a brac and beating up
a cake everything may be daintily done
and well done If you go about 1t in the
right way and with the right spirit.
You will have TO DO considerate, and yon
will have to be patient. You will GER
tainly make mistakes, but each mistake
is one step toward success. Burden your
self with patience. consideration and
tenderness; you will need to make calls
upon them often and often.
Then you will gain so much. You
will be the happy housewife, the lady
Of the house who has the right to dis
pcnse hospitality and good will; the
mistress, not only of the house, but Of
the heart Of your husband, because for
him you have created home. And
that is a womanly work-a better mon
ument to you, my dear, than the paint
ing Of wonderful picture, the writing
of great book, OF the composing of a
fine piece Of music. From out home
all virtues and all great works mey
come. No man ever made home. He
does not know how. The woman's brain,
heart and hands are necessary, and a
homo is such beautiful thing. II
means rest, it means peace, and II means
love. Make one for your husband and
let him find these three great joys in its
four walls
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An apicpltprist has commenced train
ing bees for letter carrying purposes.
After few preliminary trials, he says.
no took hive of them to tho house Of n
friend four miles distant. After some
days. when the bees had become famil.
lar with their new surroundings, some
Of them were liberated in room. whore
they soon settled ON "A plate Of honey
which had been especially prepared for
them. While they were busy eating it
their trainer placed on their backs the
tiniest Of dispatches. fastened with the
thinncst Of thread, and 80 arranged them
as 10 leave the head and wings absolute.
ly free. They were then thrown into
tho mir. and soon arrived nj their own
home with the letters ON their backs
The writing was magnified and quite
lcgiblo Here. thon. is an opening for a
new industry. In time Of war bees would
have the advantage over pigeons Of in.
visibility. aud might go through the
enemy's lines with IMMUNITY. West.
minister Gazette.
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A THwARTeD CRIME.
Curious Tale, the Scene Of which r.
Laid In India


An Indian up country paper tells +.
curious tale. A rich lady, with her two
children. both infants. was going IL 10
said. in her own 'ekla' from Ramna-
oar to place in the center Of the bar
tract. The driver was trustwortbv
servant Of the family, and it was for
this reason that the lady had not divest
ed herself Of the ornaments she usuallv
wore. But the sight of the Jewels was
too much for him, and at All exception
allS lonely spot in that lonely countrv
he suddenly asked his mistress to hand
him her yaluables. On hor suspecting
his real designs and hesitating the mis-.
creant showed himself in his real col
ors, and made her and her little ones
who could barely toddle about Get
down. The horrible thought that was
working in his brain, that of hiding his
crime by means of murdey, had given
his face sardonic look, which made
the poor woman tremble.
Then the fiend bound her hand md
foot, and informed her that he would
first kill her children and then do her
TO death BY her earnest entreaties she
prevailed over him to begin with her
first. He had an ak in his hand. with
which he aimed blow at her, but the
head being loose it flew away and fell a
few PAGES off, the handle only remain
ing in his grasp. He stepped into the
grass to look for il and disappeared be-
hind a mound. She waited her certain
doom with all her nerves on the strain.
She gradually fell into swoon. and
when she came round the first thing she
saw was Ler husband bending over her
and her babies crying and Juggling at
her clothes.
After she had gone nameless uneasi-
ness seized her husband He could not
reason away his vague fears, try as he
would, and at last he mounted his horse
and followed the "ekka." He had pro-
ceeded but a few miles when the dread
full sight Of his wife and children living
bound up with cords ON the ground met
his eyes. And the story that his wife
told him CONCEALED his blood with hor-
ror. They both then, drawn by an ire
pressible curiosity, went toward the di-
rection that the miscreant had taken to
pick up his AK, and think of their sur
prise when they saw his corpse already
lying, blue, putrid and bloated, the
flies buzziDg over it in clouds. Retribu-
ton had come in the shape Of "karun-
dia' Of the deadly variety known as
"khaki, rare even i'll those snake in
tested parts, whose bite instantaneously
paralyzes the victim and decomposes
the body in an hour. London Globe.
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Gin In His Boots.

Just outside of the Grand Central de-
pot reporter met an Adirondack guide
last night 1t was the guides first visit
to New York, and he had little piece
Of advice that he wanted published. IL
was based ON his own experience. Been
sloshing around all day, he said, and
gosh but your pavements is hard. 1t $
harder'n trampin over corduroy. lteli
you my boots hurt me hard. Do you
know what / did? No? Well, now, here
is something for you to tell your friends
and it'll do them good. went to the
nearest tavern and bought a goblet Oh
gin. | poured half in one boot and nan
IN the other, and then, when ! had slosn-
ed around little while, they didn :
hurt me. learned that trick when 1
was a boy and drove cattle up IN Can
ada New York Sun.
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Surely we might think that Gerome's
ambition was satisfied, and that he
might thereafter rest quietly, painting
when the spirit moved him and spend
ing his declining years in the happy con-
temptation of a successful career. He
was now so years Of age. rich in world
ly possessions, the owner Of handsome
house in the fashionable part Of Paris
and Of lovely summer home and
chateau ON the river Seine. at a charm
ing little town called Bongival. Every
thing that goes to make life agreeable
was his. and yeti was not Gerome's
way to
elt idly down and say.
Tho night hath come; ~ n no longer day,
for no folf with the poet
Tho night hath not yet come; we are not quito
Cut OF from labor by the falling light.
Something remains for us 10 do or dare;
Even the oldest troc some fruit may boar;
For sge N opportunity no less
Than youth itscif, though In another dress.
Tho great energy Of the master could
not bo bottled up, and, like Alexander
Of old, he sighed for new world TO
conquer, 30 he went to work quietly In
his studio 10 study in clay forms and
masses that he had heretofore represent
cd In color. In short. he dropped his pal
cite and brushes. and gave all his atten-
ton to sculpture How we'll he succeed
ed is a matter Of history, for, at tho uni
versal exposition Of 1878, be received a
medal for sculpture and the grand medal
OF honor. IA Famous French Paint
err" by Arthur Hoeher. In 81. Nicholas.
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eoldsmith's Obituary Notice.

II would be difficult to find more
quaint announcement of death than
that published in an old newsnaner in
IVA, at the time of Oliver Goldsmith's
demise.
l774. April 4. Died, DR.. Olive,
Goldsmith. Deserted is the Village; the
Traveller hath laid him down to rest
the Good-natured Man is no more +; he
Stops but to Conquer; the Vicar hatb
performed his sad Office; it is mourn
fnl task from which the Hermit NAV es.
say to meet the dread tyrant with more
than Grecian or Roman fortitude 8,
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Railrnad Car Wheels.

1t perhaps is not generally known TO
the travelling public that most Of the
wheels used on railroad coaches on the
Central railroad are made in Germany.
Some English and American wheels are
in use, but for the heavy coaches and
sleepers the German wheels are general
ly used. These wheels are manufactured
at Essen by Krupp, the great ironmaster
and maker Of big guns. The standard
size is SO inches in diameter, although
many 33 inches in diameter are in use.
The German wheel differs from the Eng
lish wheel in that the body Of the wheel
is of solid iron, while the English wheel
has short spokes There are fewer bolts
in the German wheel than in others,
and therefore less chance for anything
to shake loose.
The strain Oh carwheel is something
tremendous. Formerly they were made
entirely of cast iron. They were liable
to crack easily, and the rims wore rap
idly. All first class carwheels are now
made with solid steel tire nearly two
inches thick. 1t stands the friction Of
the rails for long time. In straight
running the wear ON the wheels is gem
orally even. Where cars have to travel
over curves going in the same direction
every day in the year, as on a belt line,
they are reversed several times during
the year. Albany State.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-08

1t is surprising that at the present day
any one should think it necessary to
write a plea for the owl-a bird that
has been favorite of our ornithologists
for the last hundred years and whose
praises may be read in a hundred vol
umes ON our library shelves The "feath.
cred cat, - or barn, or white, or church.
or domestic owl, as he is variously call
ed, has been infinitely and lovingly de-
scribed by all his biographies. HE who
destroys an owl is an encourager of
mice, says one writer, and his value
as mouse killer and his beauty and
singularity are points that are invaria.
bly, dwelt upon. Our Dumb Animals
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-08

1t is stated by The Popular Health
Magazine of this city that "redness of
the nose" is caused by indigestion, not
intemperance. The remedy, it is stated,
is to "abstain from overindnlgence in
fats and sweets. This dictum will be
appreciated by many worthy people
whose noses are unduly rosy. For years
they have been misjudged by irreverent
scoffers who did not scruple TO ascribe
the nasal tint to excessive imbibitions.
Now science comes to their relief. 1t is
Flats and sweets" that make the trouble,
causing indigestion, which produces a
rush of blood to the nose. Some persons
given to alcoholic stimulants do indeed
have red noses, but the rednes is sto.
machic, not alcoholic. The "firewater"
may "burn out ones coppers," and thus
indirectly produce the luminous probes
els, but its owner is now in position
to assert that it is an error to saw
drinking did it. Baltimore Sun.
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"ouise English. You Known

"Give me ticket to Helophant." a
florid Engheh gentleman is reported to
have said to one Of the busy clerks at
the Union station. st. Louis. The clerk
looked puzzled for moment ard then
said Are you sure you want to 90 to
Helephant? don't know of any such
place on our line. =" Awe, man. dost
thou think I'm a bloomin fool. want to
go TO Hcntario. and they said must 20
TO Helephant aud Niae'ry Falls. J." 1--WE
could send you by way of Buffalo, said
the impatient clerk. awe, blast me
eyes, Buffalo That's the cussed place. ]
knew il was some kind of a blarsted
hanimal. Give me a ticket to Buffalo,
not to Helephant. "-Exchange.
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Detrothals In Holland.

In certain parts Of Holland when q
young man thinks he loves a girl, he
asks her for n match to light his cigar
ut the door Of the beloved ones home.
This is done to let the parents know
that something is intended, and if the
visit is repeated and the same thing oc-
ours no doubt is left in the minds of
the girls parents, and they immediate
ly proceed to investigate the young
mans character and antecedents. When
he calls a third time, they are prepared
TO give him an answer. II his suit is
looked upon favorably, he is given a
match. If refused, he produces his own
match. lights his cigar and walks away.
If favorable answer is given, he steps
forward and joins hands with the girl
While the engagement is by no means a
settled fact even at this important
stage, il is stated as truth that if. on
the occasion of the Young mans third
visit, his inamorata offers him a second
cigar and he smokes it in the house the
engagement is never cancelled. Cooley s
Magazine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-02-08

Glassmakers at an early day, even be-
fore the Christian era. arrived at so
great degree of skill and proficiency
rs TO more than rival anything within
the range of modern art. Among the
antiques which have been preserved the
Portland vase holds first place For
more than two centuries it was the
principal ornament Of the Barberini pal
ace Pcllat. in his work ON the incrusta-
tion Of glass, says of the Portland vase /;
lit was found about the middle of the
sixteenth century. inclosed in a marble
sarcophagus, within a sepulchral cham
Der. under the Monte del Garno. az
miles from Rome. in the road TO Fras-
catL IL is ornamented with white
Opaque figures in bas-relief upon a dark
transparent ground The subject has not
heretofore received a satisfactory eluci.
dalton, but the design, and more spe-
cially the execution, are admirable. The
whole Of the blue ground. or at least the
part below the handles. must have orig
inally been covered with white enamel.
out Of which the figures have been sculp-
tured in the style of cameo, with most
astonishing skill and labor "
The Duchess of Portland became the
purchaser of the celebrated vase which
bears her name, at a price of nearly
$40. 600 Wedgewood was permitted to
take a mold from the vase, and he dis
posed Of many copies. in his rich china,
at price Of $3.50 each. Boston Herald
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He was one of those unruly young
sters who make the life of public
school teacher hard one. He was in
the primary grade. He came in enc
morning with dirty hands and face
The teacher looked at him severely.
johnny"
"Yes'm.n
"Have you washed your face and
hands this morning?"
"No'm. "
"Why not;"
None of the folks is home, an /
don't haft to. Syracuse Post.
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The pinerence between Two Poets.

Claudius, on being asked what was
the difference between him and klop-
stock, replied, "Klopstock says Inou
who art my inferior and yet my equal
approach hither, and, STOPPING 10 inc
ground, relieve me of the burden oi
these dust begrimed neither ln'eeu-
ments; whereas simply say, 'Jonann'
come and pull of my boots. -Onfo'
NIX der Zeit.
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The Roll Call.

Bellorini has been appointed inspect
or OF an educational establishments Ell
'ering upon his functions, he addresseu
the pupils as follows: -,
Attention, young gentlemen l Wiz Wiz
now call over the names, but us the GU
method takes too long | will simpniy ~
mus; All those who are absent raiso
'Deir hands. Motto per Ridere'
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Travelled Guest (meaningly)-In Eu-
rope the custom of tipping has been re-
duced TO a system-one-twent of
the bill. Thus 81 check entities the
waiter 10 cents.
Waiter-Yes, sab, but in this land O.
liberty. sab. every ge'men feels free to
CUB quarter, sab. New York Weekly.
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HE EAlRY FIDDLER.

It's go fiddling, fddling
BY wecdy ways forlorn.
make the blackbird's music
Ere In his breast It's born
The sleeping larks walsen
'Twixt the midnight and the morn
No man alive has seen me,
But women hear mo play.
Sometimes at door or window,
Fiddling the souls away.
The child's soul and the collecn's
Out OF the covering clay.
Morn Hopper.
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A Courteous Intimatinn-

A couple Of burglars were irving to
effect their entrance into a house. Tbe
master of the establishment heard them
and opening the window gently he oh.
served 'fou had better come again aft.
er awhile, as we haven't all gone 10 he'd
yet. '-Bromas Chistas
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Would you oblige, " said the repo,t.
or who gets novel interviews, "bv tell.
lifegr '' AZ
And after thoughtful pause. tho
great man answered, MY handbook, J,
London Tit-Bits.
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Friend-How are you getting along
now?
Sharpfello-First rate Making money
hand over fist.
Indeed You told me some time
ago that your trade no longer paid liv-
ing wages.
"Well, it doesn't. I"
"Then how do you make so much
money!"
"Teaching others my trade. New
York Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-09

The old gentleman was giving the boy
advice, not so much because the boy
needed it, but because he had more than
he knew what to do with, and the boy
might just as we'll have it.
Joshua" he said, ''be polite to every
body. Remember We amt no million
aire, an We can't afford to put on too
many important ways.
"Well, | Amt so sure bout that" was
the reply. 1T seems to me they's lots Of
people standin' round ready ter impose
on ye eff We don't show some spunk."
eye hev ter bear lots O things in this
life. But it's work ez counts. Remember
the little busy bee. He jes' keeps a.
workin' an a-worl<in' day in an day out
An they's mighty few bees I'm given ter
understan' ez can't look back on their
lives with satisfaction an be p'inted out
ter the neighbors ez success; an all
because they jes' keeps on aworkin' an
a-wor!iin'."
That's so, father. But there's one
trait of character bout the bee tibet YOU
amt dwelt on"
whats that?"
lie don't allow anybody ter sit down
OIL 'im."-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-09
DARKNESS SEEMED FAMILIAR.


tice That the Light Was Out.
They were on a tandem, and a
straight, smooth road stretched away
before them through the park for mile
or more. There was darkness all
about, thick. impenetrable darkness.
which lay heavy among the trees, and
betrayed the fact that the authorities
had neglected the electric lights, count
ing on a moon that had failed to keep
her engagements.
But they did not mind the darkness.
In fact, they rather sought out the more
shadowy portions. For there is some
thing about a tandem, if it steers east
ly, which softens the iron-bound laws
of custom. The riders are so close to-
gether, anyway. And if the one on the
rear seat leans slightly forward, and
the one on the front seat leans just a
little back, there is no need to sigh for
the best of hammocks.
The young man on the rear seat had
leaned slightly forward. Moreover, the
young woman on the front seat had
leaned just little back. And there was
more on tne young woman lips IMAM
microbes.
Suddenly they were arrested by a
shout--it is said that park policemen
never arrest anyone in any other way
deep, full-bcdied shout that BODIED i'll.
Hi! You! Where's your lamp"
They stopped and dismounted. With
a burly policeman in the road there was
nothing else TO do.
where's Jour lamp" the officer de-
manded.
They examined the front of the wheel
together. The lantern had gone out.
why" said the young woman, why,
I never noticed that it wasn't lit. II
must have imagined that we were in
the parlor at home" Chicago Tribune.
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The Genuine Articla.

"I ON beginning to have doubts about
our prospective son-in-law," she saH,
thoughtfully.
Way. What is the matter with
him.? he asked. anXiously.
Tn: afraid that his title is spurious
that he really does not belong to tie
sristocracy of Europe
oh you needn't worry about that,
he replied. with evident relief. Il have
good reason to lnow that he is the gen.
uine article. lie has already struck me
for loan of $500, agreeing to let the
sum be deducted from the dowry of his
prospective wife in order to insure pay
ment OF Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The origin of blue-tinted paper
came about by mere slip of the hand.
The wife of William East, an English
paper maker, accidentally let blue pack
fall into one of the watts of pulp.
AT recent meeting of police chiefs
the California representative remarked
that in his state poker is not classed
with gambling because it is considered
a scientific game.
"A man who crossed the Cascade
mountains, Oregon, by the military
route March 20 and May /, found Is feet
of snow on the summit on the first trip
and 20 feet on the second, and May l it
was still showing.
1t is said the first match was the
product of the ingenuity of John Fred
erick Komerer, who early in this CEN
fury was imprisoned in the penitentiary
at Hohenasperg, in Germany. He IN
vented the lucifer match while in his
gloomy dungeon.
The up-to-date cities now use
street sprinklers with wheel tires six
inches wide, and the outside of the
front tire is placed even with the inside
of the rear tire, the machine thus roll
ing pa inches of street as it moves along,
and doing excellent work in keeping
the streets in good condition.
Of the 29,0O0,0GO inhabitants of
England and Wales at the last census,
20,s00,000, or over two-thirds, live in
towns and cities, and only 100000 in
the country. In Scotland one-half of
the population live in towns of more
than 10000 Inhabitants, though in Ire
land the proportion was about one IN
six.
A house recently built in New York
has a revolving sideboard, with a
double front. 1t is built between the
dining-room and buffers pantry and by
its aid dinner is very much expedited.
One assistant on the pantry side ar
ranges the dishes and other needfuls for
the coming course, while the waitress
in the dining-room is serving the pres
ent one.
Another ossified man has been
found and exhibited to the Paris Acad-
envy of Medicine. He is Roumanian
Jew of so, who began to ossify ~ years
ago, first up the right side of his back,
then down his left side. He has hard
ened now to the nape of his neck, his
head is turned to the left and the jaws
are ancnylosed. He can still move his
arms and legs little with great diff
Guilty.