The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-12-31
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The first training school for teachers
was organized in Prussia In 1735.
Red hair can be dyed brown, but
cannot be given a golden tint
A New York Insurance company Is
getting a good deal OF lucrative busl' |
ness In China.
Kid gloves. with hand-painted flow
ers on the back. are the latest fad on
the Continent
Dried fish was formerly and Is still
TO some extent n medium OF exchange
In Iceland.
The people Of this country consume.
1t is said, 20.o00.000 bottles Of pickles
annually.
The barrel-organ OF the streets was
unknown until the early part OF the
present century.
In India the native barber viii shave
a person while asleep without waking
him, so light is his touch.
In the palace OF the Emperor William
In Berlin 500 housemalds and 1,S0O liv-
cried footmen find employment.
At the end Of each hair Of a cats
whiskers is a bulb OF nerve fibre which
makes II a very delicate 'feeler."
Some old leases of buildings In Bos-
ton, still In force. stipulate that the
rent shall be paid in iron or grain.
A peach thirteen and three-fourths
inches In circumference was raised In
McMinn County, Tenn. this season
In popular estimation the hair in
England In the sixteenth century was
considered little better than vermin.
Cheese Is held In abomination by the
Chinese, who call 1t ~milk-cake." and
consider 1t In the light Of rotten milk"
The share Of land falling TO each
lnhabltant OF the globe II II were all
equally divided would be about 23is
acres.
In every mile OF railway there Is
seven feet and four inches not covered
by the rails-the space left for expan-
sion.
In Poland cucumbers are usually eat
en- with honey. On the Continent they
are cooked and dressed in a variety Of
ways.
The number OF pupils In the schools
OF the United States last year was 49,
415. 107. an Increase OF nearly 100000
since 1890.
There Is little doubt that the making
of wills originated with the Egyptians
and that the custom did not prevail in
Europe until ages after.
Grasshoppers attain their greatest
size in South America. where they grow
TO a length Of FIVE inches and theiI
wings spread out ten inches.
The town Of Marblchead. in Massa
chusetts. gained its name because the
white quartz. which is so plentiful OF
the headlands, looks from a distance
like marble.
All plants have periods Of activity
and rest Some are active in the day
time and sleep at night; others repos'
during the daylight hours and are
awake at night
Massachusetts convicts are gettins
fastidious. Not content with Boston
baked beans for breakfast every da,
they have just sent In petition 70
custard pie every Sunday.
Not every Catholic priest Is rs poo
as the proverbial church mouse. Fathe
T. ]. Butler Of Chicago. whv died a
Rome a few weeks ago. left persona
property valued at $4,000.
The great basilica OF ST. Peter a
Rome. It is said. does not possess near
ly so good an organ as many a one In al
American country church. There ar
two small Instruments that en- b
wheeled about.
The Chinese idea OF charging diners
out in public restaurants is. It seems
to present six diners with bill for tw
persons, It being reckoned that a dir
ner for three costs no more than a dir
ner for one.
The Irish bagpipe differs from N
= Scotch In having only two drones II
stead Of three. but the music Is yer
much softer than that produced by th
Highland instrument. II is a smalle
! instrument altogether.
Kid gloves, though so called. are Sc
dom made from real kids skins. Thos
that are so manufactured are OF wor
derful softness. and are extremely e,
penslve. The reason for this is tha
the animals that viii De sacrificed fC
the purpose are specially reared. an
on n milk diet. even the very choices
green food making the skin harsh.