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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-05-30
TOBACCO-TWISTED NERVES
The Unavoidable Result of the
Con: inued Use OF Tobacco.
Il There . sure. Easy and Quick wsy OF
Obtaining Permanent Relief
FROM the Hsbffr

Millions Of mer
think they need
IT mulants. bccaus'
their nerves arr <e
or nre by ton1rco
The p rsistert abn-s
20 which the t0naf
co-user subjects IN
nerv>s cannot pos
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weak the stronge<
man Chewing and
smoking destroy
manhood and nerve
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THE UNKINDEsr CUT OF ALL.

As Shakespeare says, is 10 poke fun or sneer a
people who are nervous, under the half-belie
that their complaint Is imaginary or an afecta
ton. IL Is neitf er, but a serious reality. I'm
perfect digestion and assimilation OF the iOOd 4
a very common c~use Of nervousness, esp ,ciall.
that distressing form OF Il which maniiests II
self IN want of sleep. HostetteI's Stomach Bit
tiers speedily remedies nervousness, as II ais
does malari-l, kidney, bilious and rheumat
ailments. The weak gain vigor speedily through
It's use.
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
It's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In SOC
end 81 bottles by all leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
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able Diamond Dyes. and 70 TT thetr bock -
want 20 dre-s veil b. making their Old eio<htn<
looE like NV
The fHct that Diamond Dyes hsve 49, u
and that their sale Increases IRON ye4r - yun<.
n proof po-itive that theJ ksvs nsrs I'D =.
equal
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FITs.-An nts stopped tree oy DIR. klfne's
Great Nerve kcstorer. No ITS AFTER the nrs,
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and III
trial bottle free TO Fit cases Send 70 Dr. Kiine
81 Arch It Philadelphia. Pa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-05-30

Anxiously watch declining health Of
their daughters So many are cut OF
by consumption In early years that
there is real cause for anxiety In
the early stages when not beyond
the reach OF medicine, Hoods Sarss-
parilla will restore the quality and
quantity Of the blood and thus give
good health Read the following letter:
cit Il bot Just to write about my
daughter Corr, sged 10 She was com
pletely run down, declining, had that tired
feeling, and friends said she would not
Live over three months She had . bad
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The secret OF success in modern art Is TO b
crazy IN an original way.
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Mr. D,liey-wh.f do yoa mean By ..yfnx that
rour fat1~r made light OF mr. proposal Ma
GikEies well. ne did he used Il 70 ixuit< his
ci<er ri b.
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Lead pencils" are q nisnoner.
There Is no lead n THAR composition
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Cough

and nothing seemed to do her any good
happened to read about Hoods s<rssp<-
rilla and had her give 1t a trial Prom tho
very hrst dose she began to get better.
After taking q few bottles she was COM
pleteIy cured and her health has been ths
best ever since" MRS ADDrK PICK,
- Railroad Place, Amsterdam, n Y
al will say that my mother has not
stated my case in As strong words a.
would have done. Hoods S&napsrilia
has truly cured me and / am now we'll
Cora PECK, Amsterdam, ~ z.
Be sure to ret Hoods, because
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Trr er..rA TOR breakfast
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The game is up remarked the hungry Gus
toner. A. he noted the advance In prlce Of bird,
on the bill Of fare
Evening star., 1896-09-19
The Political Mule,

From the Chicago Times-H Herald
Hes one er desc heah campaign mules.
suh,' explained the old colorad farmer, zen
hits got SO 1 des can't do nuttin' wild i'm.
You see him a-chawin' on dat fence rail.
don't your
YES"
well, sub, dats pie fer i'm! He's mos
eat up every rail on de place en- wen hit
come his mealtime he doan stop short er
nuttin' cep'n wire fencin'!''
Strange appetite that!''
Eyes, sub, hit is strange-you may well
say dat! But fence rails amt a sarcum-
stance wild dat mule! I has known i'm
ter walk right in de house en- eat up one
er desc hesh bedsteads on de installment
plan, EN- / wer'ly believes he'd eat up de
d give i'm dyspepsia"
"Why don't you give him hay?"
"Kase he done fergot hits quality, sub.
You see, when he been a-gwine roun' wild
de stump speakers in de campaign dey lef'
i'm out in de sun all day, en- never study
bout feedin' i'm; SO, wiles dey wuz a
speakin' frum de stump, dat mule wuz a
chawin' on it, an he des nachuly got in
de habit er it, en- now eff he can't git a
rail fence, er dc gable end er a house fer
dinner he's de most onsatisfled, lonesomest
mule in de worrl Politics is been de ruin.
stion CT im!'
Evening star., 1896-09-19

is purchased every year to replace animals
that have succumbed to the strain of the
service. These horses the chief buys in Bal
timore in the open market. The average
price paid for them Is $225. The highest
amount allowed by the District govern
ment for the purchase of fire horse is
$2:33, and In a great many cases this limit
is reached to the dollar. The sum Is small
enough when consideration is given to the
weight, height, speed and action which are
imposed upon equine candidates for the
double-ended stalls in the Districts engine
houses.
Black Color Not Desirable.
The majority of the Washington fire
horses come from Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. In purchasing them Chief Paris
makes no distinction as to color, although
he endeavors to secure as many matched
horses possible. Grays, bays and roans
are preferred, they live longer and are
better fitted by nature to endure the strain
of the work they are called upon to do
than horses of other colors. Black horses
are not desirable for the fire department,
as being ordinarily too fiery and excitable.
Chief Paris chooses weighing from 300
to $50 pounds. He requires that his horses
hands three inches in height. They must
be between three and seven years old,
kind and true, perfectly sound physically,
and, above all, intelligent. The horses are
not bought outright. Instead, the chief
puts them on probations of varying periods,
in order to ascertain the degree Of intelli-
gence possessed by each.
'It does not take US long to find out
whether horse is a bright one or dunn
Evening star., 1896-09-19

approval. If they receive their official
stamp of appreciation the specifications are
drawn, together with the Instructions to
bidders, and the advertisement is inserted
inviting proposals. After this the
tract is awarded and the building erected.
Ii has been found that the two-story
school building with eight rooms meets
many requirements, is safer in time OF
fire. and presents more advantages than
larger buildings. From all over the United
States building inspectors write to Wash
buildings. and it is said .the other large
cities are rapidly being convinced that
the two-story school house is the best
after all.
Mr.. Phillips Residence.
A handsome residence is being erected at
the northwest corner of 21st and Q streets
for the use of Mr.. Phillips The design
is made by Hornblower & Marshall. ar
ch:tects, and is pleasing combination of
brick and stone. The main entrance is in
the center of the front on 2lst street, and
is marked by a porch and an arcade open
irg, consisting Of three arches. There Is
a wide frieZe, with an ornamentation OF
garland design worked in terra Gotta.
Above the straight corrice rises the roof,
which is defined in strong lines. The ar
rangement of the interior is that of dou-
BILE house.
Some improvements.
Plans have been completed by B. F.
Meyers of Meyers & Anderson, architects.
for a three-story residence at 21st and
streets northwest. The structure will
have a frontage of twenty-one feet and
depth of sixty feet, and will have base
clent, besides the three stories. The first
story will be of brown stone and the two
upper stories of brick. All modern I'M
provements will be put in. including cleo
trio lights and bells and hot-air system
of heating. The inside finishing OF the
first floor will be entirely of oak, and an
elaborate staircase will be prominent
feature.
The same architect mas Just completed
plans for a block of four two-story with
basement dwellings, to be erected on Wnit-
pey avenue near 14th street. One of the
houses will be located on a corner lot and
will have frontage of 2S feet and depth
Of 50 feet. The other will be II feet by 80
feet The corner house will be ornamented
with a tower and all will have bay win
dcws The material will be brick with
brown stone trimmings. and the houses
VIII Re fitted with every modern improve
ment.
A block Of three dwellings will be built
at co.'s 292O and 1922 14th street extended
by c. W. Lefevre. The houses will be of
Trick, and will be 16E4 feet front and ~
feet deep.
W. ]. Aikey will erect two-story and
basement dwelling at 12S9 Sth street north
west. The material used will be press
| brick.
A two-story brick store and dwelling will
| be built by VIM. A. Mills at 2239 7th street.
| The front will be of hard red brick.
B. ]. Judson, architect, has completed
| plans for a two-story brick dwelling at
49, 10th street northeast. The material will
| be press brick with browEstone trimmings
| A block of three two-story brick dwell
ings will be erected by Connor & Culloty
at 1912, 1913 and 1915 32d street The
| bouscs are to be sixteen feet in width witt
| fronts of handmade brick.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Wheat Prices for Six Centuries.
Orange Judd Farmer.

Orange Judd Farmer.
A history of agricultural prices for six
centuries has just been completed in
France. Wheat started in at 25c. bushel,
advanced to 65c. in 1875, then dropped to
&c. in 1900, advancing to sl.36 hundred
years later, hung around a dollar until
1725-50. when it averaged 15c., but then ad-
vancej to dollar at the opening of this
century, reaching nearly 81 in 1867, aver
aging $1.OI in 1885, and going up to $40 as
the French average for 1891. Since then
prices have declined. Taking 81 as the
average price of wheat in 1860, it was up
to JIG as late as 1882 in the United States,
the figure for 1891 Uhe latest made up)
being: United States. So; England, "a, and
Germany, 81. Other prices SO closely fol-
low wheat that it is almost barometer
of values. The value of twenty-five
articles OF food. clothing and shelter that
were worth 100 in 1860 averaged for 1891 in
the United States, 81: England, 81; Ger
many, 50: France, 10. Can any one doubt
that the bottom has been reached? All his
tory seems to Indicate that the coming
years are to see an upward trend to values,
with prosperity and a civilization that
will put the past to shame. Let US do our
best and have faith.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
CarnOt and RenOyvn.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The French naval officers look upon the
battle ship Carnot as lamentable failure
notwithstanding the fact that she devel-
oped a speed on her trial of nearly seven
teen and half knots. with 1900 horse
ptwer. 1t is stated that when loaded
down to her normal draught her armor belt
will be almost down to the water line in
stead of being two and a half feet above
1t, as calculated by her designers.
On the other hand. the French officers
speak in the highest terms Of the new En-
glish battle ship Renown, which, 1t is as
serted, with 10, 7OS horsepower, under nat
ural draught, made speed of 17.9 knots.
This really makes her the swiftest Of the
English battle ships. Her armor is also
high enough out of the water to make her
a satisfactory war vessel. 1t Is avowed by
the British admiralty that ship sheathed
with wood and copper, as the Renown is,
is always superior. even under the most
favorable circumstances, to ship with
an iron bottom, however good may be the
paint used for protection.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

possible to estimate the value Of the CO.
operation given by these intelligent horses
to the firemen in getting the fire apparatus
quickly under way. Were it not for the
brightness and alertncss Of the horses there
could be no such thing as the getting Of a
fire engine or truck into the street within
the almost incredibly short time Of seven
seconds after the first sounding of the gong
an accomplishment which is often per-
formed in Washington engine houses, and
Which, by the way, has yet to be equaled
by the fire department Of any city in the
world.
On the Retired List.
The average working life Of fire horse
is three years. Whenever one of the
horses becomes in the slightest degree
iEca pacitated, either by reason of injuries
or sickness, he is sent to the District gov
err ments veterinary stables on c street
between I'd and Sd, under the charge Of
DR.. c. B. Robinson. Very few of the
horses. however, suffer injuries or illnesses
that are not durable, and the majority of
them are retired on account Of a general
deteriora ton in the quality of their work
owing to the strain to which they have
been subjected during their terms of serv-
Ice. There is one horse in No. l engine
house that has been in constant service
since 1856, but horses Of such exceptional
er durance and vitality are exceedingly un-
Retired fire horses Of the District depart
ment are sent to the almshoCse, where
they are given light work to perform dur
ing the remainder of their days.
In years, however, during which an ur-
usually large number of fire horses are
retired from duty, it sometimes happens
that the almshouse grounds become over
stocked. The horses that cannot be pro-
vided for there are sold at public auction.
Chief Paris takes pains to see that the
horses thus disposed of do Eot fall into
evil hands. He Is especially careful that
none of them are ever sunk to the degra-
| dation Of hauling street cars.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

N.Y." said Chief Paris. 1.-TWO or three
days trial suffice for the foremen of en-
g1ne houses to discover the good and bad
points of new horse and to strike an
average as to the animals capacity. If
a horse falls below that average, and is
stenciled all over with the word dummy
in big letters, no further time is wasted
over him. He Is Immediately reshipped
to the dealer from whom he was pur-
chased"
If horses are injured in any way dur
ing this probationary period, however. the
department keeps them. 1t is desirable
that there should always be kept in the
department spare horses for use in emer-
gencies. but, owing to what is said to be
somewhat niggardly spirit in the max
Evening star., 1896-09-19

act rapidly. and, once under way. go like
the wind. And under all circumstances he
must preserve the poise of an even tenn
perament.'
These were only few Of the require
ments which Chief Paris, the head of the
District fire department, mentioned to a
Star reporter the other day being abso-
lutely essential to the fashioning Of a good
fire horse. The chiefs standard for his
horses is SO high that there are perhaps in
this world a good many millions of human
bipeds who could not answer to it in all
particulars. These noble, powerful horses
OF the fire department, known only to the
people in general as they plunge. seeming to
madly career. through the city streets,
yoked to massive trucks or belching en-
gines. have been trained to exhibit in their
every action an intelligence and an equi-
.ibrium truly admirable.
Chief Paris himself purchases all of the
horses required for his department. The
District fire department has now eighty
four horses, and, to maintain the efficiency
of the service, an average of fifteen horses
Evening star., 1896-09-19

a new horse is sometimes drilled for as
much month before he Is assigned TO
an engine house. 1t very often happens
that when such a training stable graduate
is finally put on engine house duty, he is
so bewildered by the strangeness and un-
fl milarity OF his new berth that he forgets
ell that has been taught him In the train
ing stable, and must he instructed all over
sgair.. Moreover I think it wiser to give a
new horse an engine house assignment at
the start, so that he may have an opportu-
nifty to become acquainted with the char
acteristics OF hts harness mate"
House of Instruction.
Although they may never have been driv-
en- in harness, the green horses are all
halter-and- bride broken. AS soon as they
arrive from the shipping point, and have
been looked over by the departments vet
er;nary surgeon, :bey are assigned to en-
CINE house stalls, from which they are led
out to the pole, under the hanging harness.
a few times without being hooked up. 1t
depends altogether upon the horses apt-
tude as to when he is first hooked up. In
rare cases horse is CHANGED upon whose
Evening star., 1896-09-19

Wrinters' Jn& tfee fifffe se8oot
master Of aeosrfistny', saps:
II is efaim:o for f6e 1nas8tnston
Star, ono pro8a8fp fruf8:affp
Raimso, i8af no otBer newspaper
in t6e eoanfrp goes into 50 farse
q pereenfas, os a.f f6e 8oases
teif8tn q raotus Of fpenfp mites
from f6e Office Of publication
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Lasts Only About Four Years, but It
is Exciting.
how THE ANIMALS ARE SELECTED
Then They Are Trained to Jump
When the Gong Strikes.
ON THE RETIRED LIS T
FIRE HORSE MUST

FIRE HORSE MUST
be more on the alert
for the gong than the
cavalry horse for the
trumpet call. While
he must thoroughly
appreciate the value
of wheels, he should
have none of them In
his head. If he Is
naturally inclined to
excitability he must
be cured Of 1t, else he
Is of no use to us. He
must think UIIickly
Evening star., 1896-09-19
As to Trimming Stables.

In some Of the larger cities of the coun-
try there are training stables for new fire
department horses. In these stables the
newly-acquired animals are put through
their PAGES in much the same fashion as
an awkward squad in a military organi-
zation. This training stable system Chief
Paris does not consider at all essential
lit is better to put a new fire horse" he
says, into the stall which he is permanent
ly to occupy at the very outset. 1t is as
necessary for a raw horse to accustom
himself to new surroundings as 1t is for a
human being to adapt himself to new con-
ditions Under the training stable system
which obtains in some Of the other cities
Evening star., 1896-09-19

ing of appropriations for this purpose.
there is not a single superfuous horse in
the District fire department.. Every one
Of the eighty-four Is in active service.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-24

1t is expected that many Portland
people will take advantage of the very
generous offer made by the Maine Cen
trail railroad and will spend Sunday at
the new Mt. Pleasant House, Those
wishing to go to the Mountains Saturday,
remaining until Monday morning are
given tile very low rate of ST. SO, which
includes the railroad fare aud board from
Saturday 2 evening dinner until after
breakfast Monday. Special low rates for
the famous drive on the old stage road
down through tho Crawford Notch are
promised by the Mt. Pleasant House to
those coming up on this ticket.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-24
PERSONAL.

DR.. A. l.. Frisbee, OF Dos Moines,
Iowa, is at the Cloisters, at Cape Eliza
beth. DR.. Frisbee will visit Waterville,
this week to see DR.. Pepper, of Colby,
who was his olassmate at Amherst. 3
Captain and Mrs. E. B. Wadsworth
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Driskey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rosenfield, . Mr.. E. B. Wood and
family, all of Boston, are at the Con-
gress Square hotel for few days taking
in the local points, of interest.
Mr.. and MRS. =. @. II. It Foss and son OF
Lincoln, are at the Congress Square
hotel for few days.
= W. l.. Cahill and Justin,Von Lengerke
of New York. j. 8. flaming of San
Francisco, U. M. G. Thomas and George
H. Couch of Bridgeport, and H. p. Col
Inns of Baltimore, are at the Congress
Square hotel They attended the shoot
ing match on the Portland gun club
grounds.
J. II. Sohulemere. J. +. Bales of In
diana, A. W. Walls of New York, Eand
F. B. Within Of Whitinsvills. Mass,
expert pigeon shots, are at Swett's.
Secretary Charles II. Baker Of the board
of overseers of the poor, has returned
from his annual vacation spent at Wis
cas- set.
4 Mr.. A. S. 'Macreadie. supervisor Of the
Portland & Cape Elizabeth road, is en-
joying two weeks vacation.
DR.. Henry G. Boyer, U. S. N, is at the
Falmouth, guest of Hon. and Mrs. Geo.
| 2. Wescott
Hon. S. S. Brown of Waterville, is at
the Falmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Lewis Barker and Miss
Barker of Buenos Ayres, are at the Fal-
mouth hotel
i Mrs. Charles Stuart and children of
this city have sailed for England for an
| extended visit.
The following were among the arrivals
at 6the Falmouth yesterday: W. fl.
Trump and party, NJ. Trump, T. AmlgilI,
j. NJ. Hortel. Pittsburg; 6. @. Yeatoh,
South Berwick; Geo. S. Adams, New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Lockwood,
Miss Augur, Sacramento, Cali. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. R. Pomeroy and family, East
Orange, n. J.. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rey.
nolds, Canton, Ohio; DR.. and Mrs. G. G.
Strong. San francisco; j. H. Hanscom,
J. M. Libby, W. E. Hanscom, Mechanic
Falls.