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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05


A writer In one Of the New York pa
pers has been printing some interesting
"reminiscences of Artemus Ward, In the
course of which he brings to light some
amusing verses by the famous humor-
LIST. Inasmuch as they have not been
reprinted for nearly forty years, we re-
produce them here. They are entitled
Loss of the Good Ship Polly Ann: A
Pathetic Nautical Ballad"
"As the good ship Polly Ann was sailing
Across the briny, briny sea,
She sprang leak, and no kind OF baling
Could save or would save she;
For she went down TO the bottom Of the
sea-
The sea, the sea, my boys,
With her cargo, and old Captain Grives.
Being the total loss Of the good ship Polly
Ann and l 400 lives.
captain Grives was gallant old man,
Gallant, gallant was he;
BE drank his rum from a large tin pan,
Jovial and jovial was he.
Says he, My boys, when the storm was
ragin',
Farewell to our friends aud wives.
For we're goin' down in waters very
surgin','
Being the total loss Of the good ship
Polly Ann and 400 lives.
"Then up did speak the brave first mate
And nice-spoken man was he;
Says he, Ere we go I've a suggestion for
to make,
To make, to make says he;
Ere this vessel goes down and we all do
sink,
l propose, propose we all take a drink
That's very well said, says the good
Captain Grives.
So he filed up his pan; the brave seafarinv
men proceeded to individually and
collectively imbibe, and the unfor-
tunate vessel went down. being the
total loss Of the good ship Polly Ann
and 1 400 lives.
Previous to which the second mate be
spoke,
His name, and his name was Brown.
lie says, With deep grief do I very nearly
choke,
At the idea, the idea OF going down
While ashore my Betsy cleans the dishes
Likewise the spoons and the knives
| shall be food for the pesky old 6shes
And l regret to say that he was: being
the total loss OF the good shin PoIlS
Ann and fourteen hundred lives
And now young men OF high and low
degree,
Your attention, your attention ask.
Never leave the land for life unon ,hs
sea
lis very, very sad task;
You'd far better pillow, you'd far he,,..
NOW,
Ihan to go, TO 20 for a sailor.
Never leave the land-don't a sailing 90
For fear you may suffer the sama me,
ancholy and narrowing fate thar he
fell the gallant Captain Grives hi.
energetic and worthy crew. and ths
very valuable cargo on board ,hs
Inflated vessel; being, as bsvs
already informed my readers ths
total loss Of the good ship Polly
Ann and fourteen hundred liyesrn
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

AT last bicycle dog has been-well.
developed. 1t is a well-known fact that
any dog Of the ordinary breeds will
either be left behind by the confirmed
bicycllst or killed by exhaustion. But
an Eiglish breeder has discovered that
by interbreeding specimens OF two par
ticular sorts OF dog he can obtain n
creature OF strong constitution, able TO
travel FAST. and to stay almost any dis
lance. For nearly three years he has
been experimenting. and during that
time some OF his creations have been
very strange beasts.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

Advertising pays. There can be no
doubt on that score. Though the re-
turns may not be as satisfactory I'm
some cases as they are In others. stili.
as a general proposition money invest
ed In printers Ink Is profitably expend-
ed. For Instance: A few days ago Lord
Clarence Zeigler, Chicago young man
with a pale, interesting face and long
hair. decided that his business as A
magnetic healer would boom II he
could secure a matrimonial partner
SO he Inserted an advertisement In a
morning paper, setting forth az length
his qualifications and enumeratlng the
conjugal requisites required He wanted
woman who had money and modeatv
and added list OF accomplishments
which she must possess that would har
out OF the competition all women who
are not now wearing wings and halos.
And so up to date Lord Clarence has
not succeeded In obtaining the wife ne
advertised for. But the advertisement
proved TO be a mighty good thing new.
ertheless. II revealed the wherea bouts
OF Lord Clarence to a tailor who had
long been mourning his sudden de
parture without llquidating a bill OF
S2250. The tailor saw the matrimonial
advertisement. called on the magneti,
healer, rolled up his sleeves suggestive
ly and said a few things In deep diapa
son long primer. The $3.50 was forth
coming In Just fourteen seconds. oh
advertising pays, beyond any question
The tailor is willing TO swear to tina
proposition.
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front fork. This allows any adjustment
Of the handle bar from the 'front.' 10TH
crown to the seat post; also the handle
bar is made rocking In the piece
that any lesIred position can be Sc
cured.
The front frame tube Is within the
steering tube OF the front fork, entering
through an opening in the FORK crown
The back stays are detachable, ADMIT
ting of this method of assembling. A
large diameter OF tubing Is USED
throughout. making the frame appear
attractive The wheels used are TWEEN
ty-eight inches in diameter. i
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PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY.
Ornamentation One of the Greatest
Faults of American Architecture.

characterization One of the Greatest
Faults of American Architecture.
One OF the greatest faults in Ameri-
can architecture, although happily 1t Is
more 10 be noticed in the buildings of
past generation than those of the pres
ent, is a too profuse use of ornamental
ton.
characterization may be beautiful In
itself, and when applied to architec-
ture may not offend the eye at the first
glance, and yet as one lives within Its
presence, grows tlresome and creates
resentment. If one builds house and
It's general lines are strong, he should
insist, before everything else, on free
dom from petty details Of ornamental
ton. There should be no tawdry cor
nlces, fiimsy brackets and spindle work.
In design these may seem attractive,
and may be deemed necessary to cover
bare spaces OF stone or wood; when
they are In place, however, they prove
a torment to the eye. In the matter OF
interior finish the same rule holds gooo.
There cannot be but general regret nj
the passing OF the honest handlwork
in wood. The workman was an artisan,
II not an artist, and he rarely sinned
against good taste, everything being In
keeping and general harmony OF de-
sign. One must be chary. Now in the
use OF machine work, mouldings and
carvings are practically turned out by
wholesale without regard to Its partic-
ular use or location. and they frequent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05
"How DO You Do9-

The Germans say "Wie befnden s,e
sich" (How do you find yourself0 or
Vile gehts?" CHow goes i'm. Tho
Dutch Hoe vaart Sip" (How do Won
fare p; the Italians Come slater, frow
do you standD; the French Comment
vous portez-vousI" How do you carry
yourself) The Greeks say 'Ti ka.
mete" What do you DOH while in
China the expression is, Have Won
eaten your riceg In Russia, 1Be welIr'
and How do you live on?" add In Ara.
bia, May your morning be goo dF GOD
grant thee His favors" Thu Turk
greeting is. Be under the care bf God y
and that of the Persians. rs tlIy exalt.
ed condition good?" May thyIshadovv
never be lessg etc.
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ly clash with themselves and surround
lngs There should be plain castings
and door panels, and no elaborate base
boards II the best effects are to be OBJ
tained: In particular, one should guard
against ornate mantels and the built
In corner cabinets glitterlng with glass
or mirrors. Plain walls give the best
background for pictures, and artificial
ailments virtually kill ones furniture.
no matter how handsome II may be,
The passing Of the style of ornamental
plaster work Is matter for congratula-
ton. A simple center piece for the
chandelier In a large room Is permissi-
BILE. II II is unobtruslve, but even this
is not necessary. There Is no longer
any need for plaster cornices. These
gather dust and dirt and consequently
become unhealthy as well as ugly. The
modern method of paper hanging COW
ers the break between ceiling and side
walls, and furnishes an artistic sub.
stitute for the old-time cornices.
There Is less need for the warnings
over ornamental ton at this time inas
much as popular taste is steadily NOV.
ing In the direction of rich and simpls
effects. Every year brings notable
Improvement In architectural style.
We illustrate an attractive residence
and describe its principal features as
follows:
General Dimensions: Width, through
sitting-room and dining-room, 81 fee
6 inches; depth, including veranda, 9;
| feet
Heights OF Stories: Cellar, Z feet I
inches; first story, o feet 9 inches; sec
ond story, feet; attic, feet
Exterior Materials: Foundatio
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A New York man has received pat
ent for magnetizing box for hair
pins. He does not clearly state the
object OF his invention in magnetizIng
the pins. but 1t is presumed that the
charged pins are less liable to come out
of the hair and be lost as they are all
attracted toward each other when in po-
sltion. To remove one on them II must
be done against the magnetic force
which tends to keep It in place by at
tracing Il TO the remaining pins.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

part of every monosyllabic word, thus
giving two musical tones for each word
Of one syllable, with the same. long.
drawn, wailing sound between the
tones. There are many other peculiar
tiles In the exact rendering Of the plan
tation songs, but these are the most es-
sential and the most strongly marked
that have come to my notice"
Mrs. Murphy does not confine herself
to parlor recitals, but gives her ser
vices gratuitously to prisons, hospitals
and missions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

Kate Field is dead. In her death we
have lost one OF the brightest minds
and kIndest hearts In America. She
was prominently gifted as o Journal
list. Kate Fields Washington was one
OF the ablest weekly papers ever pub
lIshed, unequalled In It's versatility and
sparkling combination OF wit and sense,
Such paper ought to have been sus-
tanned. Miss Field died at Honolulu.
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carried high into the air and then safely
deposited in a tub. In another case por-
ton Of the bark Of a tree trunk was cut
of as though by a knife, but the rest Of
the bark was untouched, and even the
foliage remained on the tree. Through
the side Of stout barn three beams were
driven as though forced by a battering
ram and a four-inch beam was forced
entirely through a steel boiler. Lafayette
Park and vicinity bore the brunt Of the
storm and the beautiful pleasure ground,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

A man named Hoffman has been ar
rested for bigamy In New York, and
seven wives have thus far appeared to
prosecute him. Such fellow deserves
the scverest punishment that can be in
ficted. Why not surrender him to the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

This remarkable year OF 1896 has
Witnessed the very uncommon spectacle
OF at least two men in America suing
women for breach OF promise. Is that
going TO be one OF the prerogatives OF
the new woman too7
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

Stone cream is a very simple recipe.
First dissolve half an ounce of geiatins
in a little water, then add TO It one
pint Of sweetened milk, which has been
boiled With lemon-peel. AS soon as II
is cold pour this slowly over a layer ,,, ~
jam in a deep glass dish When qu .s''
set, stick strips Of blanched al"OnuS
into the cream and serve.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

stone; first story. clapboards; second
story, gables and roof, shingles.
Interior Finish: Hard, white plas-
ter; plaster cornices and centers In
parlor dining and sitting rooms. Dou-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

A man who covers himself with cost
ly apparel and neglects his mind Is like
one who Eliminates the outside OF his
house and sits within In the dark.
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He that does base thing In zeal 10
serve his friend burns the golden thread
that ties their hearts together.

Perhaps Weyler has been misrepre-
scented after all. He hasn't butchered
anything yet except a few press dis
patches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

The New Woman movement received
setback IN Pittsburg that cost Mrs.
McKenna SO and limited her future
acts OF violence to causes outside the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

Helen Gould gave 100000 to the st.
Louis sufferers. Jay Gould never did
6 better thing than TO die and turn bis
money over TO his heirs.
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more. Attractive main staircase. slid
ing doors connect hall and parlor, din
ing-room and sitting-room. Attractive
circular bay in second story.
Cost: SS,400, not including mantels
range or heater. The estimate is based
on New York prices for materials and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

The boys report that more men than
ever are being killed in the late dime
novels.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-05

labor. In many sections Of the country
the cost should be less.
Copyright, 1896.
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one Of the finest In the nation, was turned
into ruin. But while monuments crum-
bled and giant trees were uprooted or
snapped asunder a weak, thatched-roofed
summer garden remained unframed. All
around it trees were broken down and
swept away, yet not a handful Of thatch
from Its roof was removed. There were
many other vagaries of the storm In and
around st. Louis, but these incidents and
illustrations give a good idea OF its truly
wonderful operation.
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ings collapsed In the wild embrace Of the
storm, weak structures survived and re-
main to-day as though they never expert
enceed severer atmospheric disturbance
than a gentle summer zephyr. One Of
the remarkable incidents OF the fatal WISH
tation was that OF an infant which was
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Never Haunt a mans rival In bis race
girls; II is more amusing to play wltn
dynamite.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-24
PIONEER ELECTRIC co
CONTRACT FOR THE ELECTRICAL
MACHINERY LET.
Price Will Not Fall Much short NJ
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Just What Is Called For.
Especial to The Herald.l


OGDEN, Utah, June 23-The contract
for the electrical machinery for the
Pioneer. Electric Power company was let
yesterday 1t went to the General Elec-
trio Supply company and cannot fall
much short of $780, GOO. Mr. Bannister was
seen last night and admitted that the con-
tract had been let to the General Elec-
trio company, but declined to give prices
or dates. A representative of the electric
company was seen who said that his COM
pany had got the contract and he coz
sldered 1t one of the biggest things of
the kind that has ever been let. In MANY
respects, he said, the Ogden power plant
is the greatest in the world, since it has
the highest voltage of any. The voltage
OF this pant will reach 1900 which is
higher than the Niagara plant voltage.
In the Niagara plant there is no long
distance transmission, but in the Ogden
plant the power will be transmitted to
surrounding towns. The contract signed
tonight calls for the completion of a
plant capable of handling 5000 horse
power by the first of October, and a TO-
600 horse power plant at later date
! The contract also calls for the speedy
/ completion of a transmission line be-
here and Salt Lake, capable of trans
! hitting 5000 horse power thither if re-
quired.
This is quite possible, says an expert
in the employ of the General Electric
company with the loss of but little power
in the transmission. He expects to see
the machinery of all adjacent mining
camps operated ere long by the tremend-
Gus power now running to waste down
| Ogden canyon. The contract calls for the.
furnishing of all electrical supplies and
y machinery. Dynamos, generators, trans
| formers, transmitters, armatures and all
distinctively electric machinery is in
! Guided in the contract but it is limited
that the contract for the other machinery
is not yet closed. This includes turbine
and drive wheels, cog wheels and other
machinery having to do with mechanical
rather than electrical power. The repre-
sentatives of the defeated firms while
keenly disappointed take their defeat
with good grace. Competition has been
terribly keen not only because of the
money but of the prestige such a con-
tract must bring. While no representa-
tive of either party gave The Herald man
any definite statement as to when the
/ work would be commenced still there can
| be no doubt that it will be begun at once
as the time Is little enough in which to
put the great mechanical contrivances IL
place. Men accustomed to figuring OF
such plans think the entire pant of ma
chinery will cost not less than 500, eco and
that at least half that sum y i'll be repre-
Sented in the machinery to be put in place
within the next four months. Ogden's
power plant is the greatest thing in the
west and will add untold riches to al
/ Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-24
A MODEST DEMAND.
Mrs. stoil Wants a Divorce and $500
Month AIimony.


Month AIimony.
Especial to The Herald.)
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 2s.-Mrs
Martha, Stoil, wife of Attorney w. r.
Stoll, of this city, today filed an answer
to petition for divorce brought last
week by her husband and brings a.
cross suit for divorce. Mrs. stol1
denies the charge upon which her hus-
bands suit was brought, that she had
during the two years of their married
life offered him such indignities as to
render his life intolerable, and insists
that she has been a good and dutiful
wife She alleges that her husband
has driven her violently and with
threatening language from the house
nine times during the past two years;
that he has associated with dissolute
women and brought them to his home;
that he has secured possession of her
clothing and other personal property
to the value of $1,000 and refuses to
give her possession of it. Mrs Stoll
claims that her husband is worth s16,-
600 and has a. law practice of $4,000 a
year. She asks for absolute divorce
with alimony of $500 a month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-24
CONGRESSMAN ALLEN.

Congressman Allen, who was next
called for, said:
Il have nor yet learned the way OF
being elected on one platform and try
ing to stand upon another. The Re-
pubiicans of Utah have declared year
after year that the basic tenefs of their
faith were protection and the coinage
OF silver by the United States at the
ratio of IS to /. Last year the money
question was made the offensive part
of our campaign in Utah, and where
the daily press did not reach we
preached the same doctrine to the peo-
pie. 1 do not wish to cast criticism
upon others, but l say that any man
that remained in the convention at st.
Louis and gave it the benefit of his
presence was striking a blow at the
coinage CT silver. And more than that,
he was striking blow at the protec-
ton of American Industries, because
the same principle that underlies the
money question underlies the protective
tariff There can be no protection for
this nation so long as the gold standard
shall prevail.
I'VE have no excuses to make to the
people for what we have done. We
havei not left the Republican party; We
left the Republican convention. 1t is
now for the people to say whether they
will uphold US. whether they will take
stand upon the gold platform and in
the future give their votes, their in
fiuence to their intellectual powers to
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PEORIA, Ill. June 23.-For governor
john P Altgelt, of Chicago.
Lieutenant Governor-Monroe c.
Crawford, Of Union county.
Secretary of state-Finis E. Downing.
of Cass county.
Auditor-Edward c. Pace, CT Wash
ington county.
Attorney general-George A Trude,
of Chicago.
University trustees-Julia Holmes
Smith, r. N Morgan, M. W. Graham.
Delegates at large-John P. Altgeld,
S. P. Mcconnell. w. H. HinrichSen,
George W. Fithian.
National Committeeman - Thomas
Gahan, of Chicago.
John P. Altgeld is the nominee OF the
Democratic party for governor of
Illinois He was unanimously placed
at the head of the ticket this afternoon.
He had no opponent and a few hours
before the honor was thrust upon him,
declared he did not want it. He said
so at the conclusion of one of the most
| impressive speeches ever made before,
a Democratic convention. He said he
was physically unable, to lead the fight
and his financial affairs were in bad
shape and needed his attention. No.
sooner had he mentioned his desire to
retire from public lie than there came
an impassioned shout of disapproval.
not only from the delegates, but from
thousands of people who were crowded
| in the hall. 1t was a strange conven-
| ton and will not soon be forgotten. 1t
was in session only a little over five
| hours. Nearly all the candidates were
nominated by reclamation. There was
no strife. There was no acrimonious
( speeches, save those directed against
/ the enemy.
The convention, as had been pre-
/ dicted came out strongly for free sill
/ yer and 50 instructed its delegates at
large to the national convention. The
platform was almost Numerically op-
posite in all it's parts to that OF the Re
publican party. and the Loss delegates
| voted unanimously for its adoption.
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SENT.
AT THE THEATRE.
An Enthusiastic Audience and Glow
ing Speeches.


ing Speeches.
The theatre was crowded last even
ing with people, who at one time were
Republicans, but who by the action of
the convention at St. Louis have been
read out of the party and are no
longer members in good standing, for
by their action in approving of the
course of the delegates WHO walked
out Of the convention they have
pledged themselves not to support Nc
Kinley, Hobart and gold. The temper
of the audience was such as to con-
vince the most skeptical that they wsre
thoroughly in earnest, that they meant
exactly what their actions implied
They declared themselves free silver
itss first and Republicans afterwards.
The meeting was ultra enthusiastic,
the theme was silver and nothing but
silver; protection was relegated to the
back ground and in fact several OF the
speakers said there could be no pro-
lection until the monetary question
was settled by the restoration of silver
to its former and rightful place as
money, hand in hand with gold.
Every one was interested and every
thing said was applauded. Each
speaker met an ovation upon his APP
pedr2ncS- Inc OennaltSr DanQ furn-
ished the music and added to the ex-
element of the occasion by playing
several patriotic airs. Hail Columbia, .
Star Spangled Banner Yankee
Doodle" etc, all of which were vo-
ciferously received.
Several noted persons, among them
being Judge Goodwin, Judge Colborn.
Colonel Macintosh, Fred Hale. John
T. Lynch, j. J. Graenwald, occupied
the platform The chief figures of the
ence grew quite impatient at the wait.
Finally. led by Judge Goodwin, Sena-
tor Cannon, Congressman Allen, of
Utah, and Cleveland. of Nevada. came
in. amid great applause, and took seats