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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26
BRAINS AND BALD HEADS.

T L dermatollgists are to be beieVed
he twentieth century woman
L stands n good chance Of being com
PEELED to wear a wig. The clam Is
made that Intellectual labor develops
lack Of vitality In the bair, and that tle
daughters and granddaughter oil inc
bralny, aggressive women OF to-ua!
who are pushing themselves into the
front rank Of the professions and distlh-
gushing themselves in the fields OF IN
tellectual endcavor will be baldhendeu
in early life. Science fOresees this Ia
mentable state Of affairs, and SENDS
a note of warning. The new woman
may be the progenitor Of a nobler'
better woman, brainier woman, put
the latter will be a bald woman. Inc
new woman" Is herself developing
tendency to badness. 1t Is an accepted
scientific fact that excessive mental Ia
Dor superinduces weakness OF the
scalp tissue and the loss Of the hair,
that soon shows as partial badness.
With succeeding generations this weak
ness is aggravated, and Is often marked
by complete loss Of hair in early life.
While a woman may escape actual
badness herself, in her children the
germ will be sown, and so transmitted
from generation to generation, until
our young women will either be bald,
bald as the egg OF commerce, or at least
be forced to wear short crops Of hair,
like unto that of the boys of the present
day. A glance over any assemblage
OF physicians, lawyers, statesmen or
scientific men will show a decided ma
jority of bald heads, while Of the re-
mainder the supply is light and scant,
and the man with n luxurlant growth
in such a gathering is conspicuous by
reason of the fact. Close observation
of the hundreds Of women who are
taking an active part in public affairs
will reveal this tendency to scanty
locks. Women naturally make every
effort to conceal such a fact, and it IS
not apparent to the casual observer but
inquiry among specialists who treat
loss of hair and scalp diseases is met
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

The cutting In the bicycle trade. fol
lowed by failures which are apt TO lead
to still lower prices, Is not likely TO
prove an unmixed evil 10 any one.
least Of all to those who are In the
trade The causes making such re-
suits inevitable are clear. The enOr-
nous increase In the demand Is lead
ing to an unlntelligent attempt at sup
ply. Many who know how to make a
good bicycle are doing It without hay
Ing had time 10 learn the market Con
sequently they are demoralizlng the
market. This must continue. OF course.
until sufficient number OF failures MT
the right time and In the right place
puts the business on business basis.
The principal cause, however, Is that
bicycles are still too high They are
destined TO be used universally, and
every article OF universal use must be
sold AT a small profit I'm staples great
fortunes are never suddenly acquired
by legitimate business methods. The
bicycle has become n staple, and II
must be made and dealt In on that
basis. But no other trade has a better
assured future. -Four years ago wheels
were sold by the hundred where they
are now sold by the ten thousand, as
they will be by the hundred thousand
In few years more. This seems to be
absolutely certain, nor does II seem less
certain that they must be greatly
cheaper Those who have money in
vested In them cannot afford to leave
either point unconsldered.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

thing as the schoolhus's BLOWN down.
VIII we, young unsy-
you bet your boots we WON'T shout
ed the boys.
Thanking him for his encouraging
words Miss Kate and her faithful little
flock started for home-a long walk Of
a mile and a half before her.
1t was In the lovely springtlme Of the
year and the air was so full Of the
songs OF birds and the sweet fragrance
OF flowers that they soon recovered
their good spirits and had not gone
very far when they had 10 stop and
have a good hearty laugh over the fun
ny misfortune.
One by one the boys and blrls babe
their teacher good-by as they reached
their homes. rushing with eagerness to
tell the exciting news TO their parents,
who were filed with wonder when they
saw their children returning from
school so early in the day.
During the evening Miss Kate re-
celyed the promised call from Mr.. Case.
who brought the welcome news that
NA' n'hVOAAVhot Oio ~ ''
rebuilt, that the trustees had deter
mined to build it much nearer her
boardlng-place, in a pretty, little shell
tered dell
Until 1t was ready, which he thought
would be In about a week, she was to
hold her classes in his front room.
Again thanking him for his kind
ness and bidding him goodnight" she
went to bed with n very happy heart.
The next day the children met with
their teacher In Mr.. Cases front room,
and every day after that until the
school building was ready.
Mr.. Cases house, by the way. con-
sisted of two tiny rooms, the one in
which the lessons were recited being
the family sitting and bedroom.
And worst of all, there was n teething
baby in the house, whose peevlsh cries
often drowned the voices Of teacher and
pupils.
N.Y. how glad a day 1t was when the
little implanted schoolhouse was ready
for Its occupants once more. even
though It had no floor save the one
furnished by Mother Earth-even
though its stove and clock were warped
and rusty and It's books and maps tat
tered and torn. Then the kind trus-
tees had placed it In such n pretty spot.
All during the days of the spring
term the one little window and the
door were thrown wide open to admit
the sweet scents and the sounds Of the
season.
Mocking-b birds sang in the canyons
close by.
The little squirrels were wont to come
and sit on the wood pile by the open
door.
Humming- birds, oh. so brilliant, dart
ed hither and thither. and the flowers
were 50 abundant and so gorgeous that
the dell seemed to have been deluged
with vari-colored paint from the great
pots Of the giants on the mountain
tops above.
So you see, my dears, It was not such
an Ill wind, after all, that one night
blew down the little country school
house.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Alexis Piron. a native OF Dion. is per
haps most notorious for his epltaph:
Here lies Piron. who was nothing
not even an Academician." one night
he was asked at a party II he could
tell the difference between woman
and mirror. "A woman" he replied,
talks without rejecting; a mirror re.
fleets without talking" Upon this. a
lady asked: Can you now, NJ. Piron,
tell me the difference between man
and mlrrorF" And. as Piron remain.
ed silent. she went on: a mirror is
always polished. while a man some
times Is not
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26
Tho Eskimo Chnrnctnr.

We found the lnnuits very quick-wit-
ted and intelligent; with unvarying
good nature and keen appreciation OF
fun. they proved themselves compan-
lonable in spite of their uncleanliness.
Their skill manifested itself in many
ways during these long excursions.
Later In the year 1t showed itself. on
one occasion. in particularly interest
ing way. Having found IL necessary
to cross a glacier ON a hunting trip. our
Innu;tS passed at the edge and hal
loed to ascertain the direction OF the
echo. on the return a storm OF snow
and FOG had obliterated all landmarks.
but the Indians easily found the way
by means of the echo.
There was always charm in their
strange melodies. and particularly at
night. as they slowly rowed along the
black waters among ghostly. beautiful
icebergs. under the starless sky. And
such melodiesl They were like the
sighting of the winds. low, contented.
full-breathed. yet with an undertone OF
sadness. But at times their songs are
vehement with Joy and action-Cen-
fury.
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The Misses Elliot, two prominent
young New York society women, have
created considerable talk by their re-
cent action in opening a small hotel in
that city which they will hereafter con-
duct. A few years ago such a move on
the part Of members Of the 400 would
have been a nine days wonder. but
New York society has lately grown
wiser. Ten years ago when n member
of one Of the oldest New York families
opened a grocery store in Newport So
ciety was sadly scandalized, but 1t has
been found that the effort to create an
American aristocracy that would look
down on vulgar trades" was not des-
tined to succeed. Indeed. one of the
most popular signs of the times is the
action Of so many swell men and
women, In entering trade. Ii makes
Americans feel that democratic institu-
lions are not failure.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

II is a great satisfaction at the close
OF life TO be able TO look back upon the
years that are past. and to feel that You
have lived not for yourself alone. but
that you have been useful to others
You may be assured. also. that The
same feeling Is a source OF comfort and
happiness al any period OF life. Moth
ing In this world Is so good as useful
ness. II binds your fellow-creatures to
you. and you TO them; Il tends TO the
improvement OF your own character.
and Il gives you a real Importance In
society. much beyond what any arti-
fetal station can bestow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

OF European nations the Greeks have
been longest settled In their present
territory The bulk Of the present in
hahitants OF Greece are the descend
ants OF the people whose manners
and customs are described in the poems
of Homer. The "1lad" and the "Odys-
scy" were certainly In existence eight
centuries before Christ. aud they are
probably older They picture state
OF society of stll higher antiquity. SO
that the nations who are described as
engaged IN the siege of Troy must
have hourished AT least 5000 years
ago. But these people are represented
as having sailed across from the pen.
lnsula now called the Morca. others
from the region lying north of the Co
rlnthian gulf Even at this ancient
period the Greeks described themselves
as Autochthones ,sprung from the
earth. which merely means that their
origin dated back to a remote antiqui-
ty. Whether they really fought war
with the Trojans Is not material Ii
is certain that Ilomer's poems are
nearly thirty centuries old. and that
the Greeks were living In Greece be-
fore his time. No other existing Euro
pcan nation can claim such an early
origin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

The Congo State IN the past year
spent $i.04O.O0O and It's receipts. IN.
Guiding 100000 advanced yearly hy
Belgium. were 81 100000 Some $500
900 was spent on the military force In
the Congo State. The deficit of SGlO.-
600 is a serious one. hut Il is hoped that
II viii be reduced when the railroad
from tldcwatcr around the rapids of
the Congo River shall have been com.
pleted. Ii has been delayed for some
years for want OF funds. but steps have
been taken recently 10 add the small
mileage necessary 10 bring the whole
line into use. The present trad, Of the
state Is expected TO be increased large
ly 10y improved transportation tacili-
ties nc the lower end OF the river THAT
gives name 10 the country. IN 1898
goods worth S2.36I. 600 were imported.
over half being FROM Belgium. Cotton
stuffs, old guns. ammunition. locomo-
tives and railroad material were the
chief items Belglum's imports from
the Congo state We're some -. 4OO 900
ivory making half OF this amount. Bur
ivory Is yearly becoming scarcer and
reliance win hereafter have to be
placed more upon India rubber. palm
oil and other like tropical products.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

1t IS law Of modern form that men
shall not use perfumes. Women are
permitted to carry about them a deli
cate odor OF flowers or spices, but not
too much of ii. Time was when the
scent of fine ladies and handles was
overpowering. But all that is changed
now, and the lady is expected to carry
with her only a suggestion of perfume.
II she has any at all. This. too. IN spite
of the dictum from Paris that the scent
shall be strong. Perfume is put ON the
handkerchief. essence Of orris is used
In the hair and other essences are used
In my lady's toilet. but each perfume is
subtle and delicate. She has her bath
perfumed, too. She puts eau de cologne
into IL, and half pint Of benzlne goes
into 1t TO clear the skin and make fl
firm and tight. One Of the fads for the
bath at present is the use Of bags filed
daily with almond meal or orrls. with
shaved soap and oil Of roses or violets.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Il is true that bicycles are sold in
Japan for S25 In silver. which is equiv
alent to about SiS In gold. but the same
kind Of a bicycle might be made and
sold for that price IN this country. Il
5 a cheap affair. with light frame and
poorly made. which will answer very
well for use In Japan. where the roads
are smooth and the people are OF small
stature. but Il woult be found very poor
economy FOR any person 10 Import them
into the United States. even al the price
named One invoice might be disposed
o. as matter Of novelty. but there
would be 40 future demand. Up to the
close o. 1896 there was only one blcy-
Gle factory 10 Japan. That was located
az Yokohama. employed only three or
four men and turned out Eve OF six
bicycles a week. They we're al made OF
Imported material upon stolen patents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26
Frisco's FemaIe BagnIne PLAYER.

San Francisco, Cal, not Edinburgh.
Scotland IL the proud possessor Of the
only woman bagpipe player in the
world. She is Miss Elaine Telfor, and
she is an American by birth as well as
by residence. She comes Of Scottish
stock. however, her father being an
Ayrshire man. who traces his ancestry
back to Robert Bruce. His daughter
was fond Of Scottish legends and tales
in her youth, and at an early age was
inspired by the ambition to become the
mistress Of the melodlous art Of piping.
She learned readily and she is now
sought all along the coast to give color
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26
WHY


] married my wife, why?
Listen and III tell you;
Not because she makes good pie,
Tho she can, ! tell you;
Not because she's wondrous wise.
Versed n Greek and Latin;
Not because she likes to dress
In fine silk or satin;
Not because she rides a Wheel
/ still wear the boomers;
, Not because In kindliness
All my crochets humors;
Not because on politics
She keeps always posted;
Not because she knows how I
Like my meat when roasted;
Not because OF beauty rare,
That Is quickly over;
Not because while she works hard
could live In clover:
Not because she docs possess
Fortune that's immense;
Simply just because she's got
Good sound common sense.
Charles w. Hird. in Boston Post
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The Rush at EnI-' ain Counter.
One Of the NEST interesting features
OF the large shops where women spend
much of their time and some of their
money is the department known as the
"waitlng-roOm." There the shopper IS
TO be seen in her most disheveled most
distressed condition. After the bargain
counter PUSHES. the snubs from naughty
clerks. the disdain of the cash girls,
and a long list OF similar woes. she re-
treats to the refuge provided by the pro
prietor She sits in disconsolate heap
on aforementioned sofas. She lets
down her dignity and sometimes her
hair. She frequently curls up ON one
OF the hot-looking divans and goes TO
sleep. She studies her shopping lists
and examines those of her purchases
which she carries with her. She uses
the firms stationery with the lavlshness
which is natural in dealing with other
PERSONS belongings. She displays sis
lerly Kindness toward FELLOW shoppers
driven by the bargain tempests into the
same haven. And once NJ least she has
peen moved to the most remarkable
iriendlineSS. One of the storm-tossel
sis'erhood drif:ed into the harbor AMI
spec there another. who eyed her cold
~ After a few minutes she walked
over to the lady of the frigid aspect.
beg your pardon" she said Dur
1 Know you had intended to buy that
last % cent fan that got. Would you
Ike 1t now? l find it's too salmony-
pink anyway for me-"
Nhereupon the other dllapdated pur-
chasers who had put in for repairs
We're treated to the unusual ssht OF TWO
rival shoppers almost embracing over
50-cent fan.
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AZ meeting OF Hungarian miners
hear Pottsvillc the other night a Pitts
burg clocutlonlst was called on for a
few remarks. ana reclted "liienzis Ad-
dress to the Romans The Huns
knocked him on the platform ana jump
ed ON his PROSTATE form until II took
two doctors TO save his life. The Penn
sylvanla Huns are not severely intel
icctuai. and Il isn't safe always TO ex-
cite them with oratorlcal chestnuts.
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New-Yorkcrs are TO have the en-
gine-smashlng exhibition reproduced
somewhere In the southeast corner or
Yorklyn. II holds the title OF the Tat
est American thrlll' In the East, but
would be tame show In the land OF
the tornado.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

The only advantage the manufacturer
Of these machines has over the bicycle
manufacturer Of the United States Is
cheap labor and his ability to carry on
business at a profit that would not be
accepted by any manufacturer In the
United States. He pays the workmen
20 cents n day. and II he can get a
profit Of 81 a day out Of his whole es-
adjustment he is perfectly satisfied.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Look here" said the city editor to
the new reporter, you allude IN this
story to Mr.. Roxwell as a financier."
why. he handles a great deal Of
money"
Il don't care II he does. don't want
you to call him financier He hasn't
any side whiskers. Washington Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

To Ny Lady Who Plays.
See her dainty fingers
Tripping DER the keys:
With what grace she does II
With what wondrous easel
Does her playing mind you
or the robins song.
Piping in the tree tops
All the morning long?
Does her touch bring to yon
Thoughts Of breaking hearts?
Is her playing mindful
or poor Cupid's darts?
Or does sre-dear maiden
With the ivory hand
Make you think OF hours
In some dreamy land
Dreamy spot like Venice,
With its ripping ways.
Dreamy old Sevilla-
Isn't Of these she plays?
Nay, moi so this player
or whom now l sing.
Pretty little maiden,
Dainty little thing
Plays not Of old romance.
No sweet dreams eyokes;
She's just my typewriter
Copying off my jokes.
Harper's Bazaar.
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Forty-eight prisoners at $1,000 n
piece. plus four leaders nj f25,OOO "A
piece, produce CLOG. O00not bad haul
from English pockets TO the Transvaal
exchequer. Added to this that the
payers OF these large sums have been
imprisoned and generally made uncom-
Portable. and Il viii be seen ''in once
that Dom Paul has had the best OF the
daul
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

There seems to be cNtenuatlng cir
cumstances In the ease OF the Missouri
man who broke into n store and stole
suit OF clothes In order that he might
present a respectable appearance at his
baptism. which was TO take place the
following Sunday. The desire to be
neat Ia not SO widely divorced from
godllncss as some persons may imag-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Once let grand motiye-power sway
number Of men, and, however differ
emily they may be employed. there Is
bond Of union which binds them one to
another. II Is touch OF nature which
makes the whole world kin"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

The good people OF Chicago are not
very far apart In their views as to
what ails the city but they haven't
time to take hold OF the reform rope and
pull on II. Besides. It soils the fingers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Il want to pay this bill~ he said 10
the hotel clerk. But ! think you have
made a slight error in my favor. I've
been reading over the extras and can
not find that You have charged me any
thing for telling me you thought IL
might rain-"-Emporia Echo.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

No one who contentedly remains H.
norant and thoughtless has any right TO
plume himself upon being a good and
moral man. whatever or however num-
erous be the yirtuous actions which he
performs
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

All brave men love-for he only Is
brave who has affections to fight for,
whether In the daily battle OF life or In
physical contests.
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lie 1t Lady" or "womanYr

A recent issue OF the Verballst has
the following to say regarding an old
dispute, The use of the word lady
whether in the singular or the plural
simply to designate sex IS in the worst
possible taste There IS a kind OF min
feather gentility which seems to have
a settled aversion TO using the terms
man and woman" Such expres-
sions as "She is fine lady" "a clever
lady and the like are studiously avoid
ed by persons Of refinement IL n
woman Of culture and refinement-ln
short, a lady-ls compelled from any
cause soever to work In a store. she K
quite content to be called a saleswom-
an; not so, however, with your young
woman, who, being in a store, Is In a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

An overwhelming exodus Of tramps
on the outgoing steamers can be expect
I'd now that a passenger has been
buried at sea In a rum barrel.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Sleeves may be big or sleeves may be
little, but the fashions In dressmakers
bills are as Interchangeable as the laws
Of the Modes and Perslans.
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with the admission that, while former
ly women patrons were rare, they now
come for treatment in numbers equal to
the male customers.
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to the gatherings of the men from
Burns land. Miss Telfor is slight.
dark-haired girl of Is, but she carries
herself with the proverblal stateliness
of the piper and marches to the tunes
she plays She is fairly ablaze with
The medals and decorations which have
been bestowed upon her by the admir-
Ing Scotch socielies of California.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

Put a man where be can't be bad.
and he win demand credit for his en-
forced goodness.
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better position than ever before shs
boils with Indignation If she is not de-
nominated a saleslady.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

There Is a certain kind OF man that
no amount Of effort viii ever make q
man out Of.
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$. A. pArrrsos. Publisher.
IDAHO

Weyler doesn't make a better Ha-
vana filler than Campos did.
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Turkish girls Of the better class IN me
cities. after they are too old to attend
the primary schools. are largely edu-
Gated at home by governesses' many OF
whom come from England and France
but, unfortunately. do not represent tle
highest culture of these nations so 'lat
real love of study Is not as rue, ue-
Veioped under their influence. u'Aish
women have a great aptitude Tor iVr-
eisn languages, and those me' On 'iie
steamers Of the Bosphorus oi'cn s pen,
French, and it IS not unusual LOT 'neni
to speak German and English aiso'
Friends OF Fitzhugh Lee 'ne ne"
eonsul-g general to Cuba. declare - ue
compounded the first real niin' Ss-SP
that President Cleveland ever N"AN
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Yes, that's the title Of my story. "Oh,
we won't like that story at ALL" l
think l hear you exclaim, but please
begin It, and think you will enjoy 1t.
It's true, every word. and happened
nineteen years ago in n country dis
trlct about thirty-flve miles north OF
the city Of San Diego.