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with the immense weight OF the trains, renders 1t
necessary TO employ for passenger trains vast
engines having a four-wheeed leading bogc and
six-coupled wheels Of six feet in diameter
Since that time engines OF a much larger type
have been built and greater speed has been at
tained. railroad authority said recently that
there IL great difficulty about attaining
speed OF eighty miles hour. and that higher
rates OF speed are not attained simply because
there IL demand In that direction Almost all
American engines are built for $50 pounds steam
pressure and 200 pounds for high speed work.
The cylinders of the great American passenger
engines are now twenty-one inches In diameter.
with a stroke OF twenty-eight inches. and engines
with twenty-inch cylinders have been In use In
the passenger service for years. The develop
ment OF the present locomotive has been gradual
and In keeping with the demand Of the travelling
and shipping community. and between the un-
calmly contrivance built by the original Baldwin
in 1882 and the colossal engines which are now
being turned out by his SUCCESSORS there are
many and curious types and just as the intro
duction Of gas, steam heat, lavatories. attend-
ance. restaurants and baggage compartment on
the passenger trains were copied by 1.-The Euro
pean railroad companies many OF the improve
ments in locomotives were recognized. discusse''.
disapproved discussed again. and finally adopted.
THE ENGLISH DESIGNS
The English locomotive builder remained true
to his style OF inside connections and wlthstood
all temptations to follow the American in that
direction. That is one reason why the English
engine always lmpresses the American when he
sees II for the first time as peculiar and urlil:e
the homemade article. The inside connections
make the various parts less accessible. but The
English people think they improve the looks Of
the engine. Even in this respect. however. the
builder has changed his mind OF late. and
gines have been built for the Great Western Ie-
Gently. having outside connections. In the mat
ter Of cabs the Englishman is also beginning to
give wey, and recent additions to the North East
ern system have cabs OF the style which have
been used here ever since locomotives of modem
type have been built. The regular English lcco-
motive has hood for the engineer. which offers
slight protection against the elements. and he
looks ahead through bulls-eye In the 'front.' cf
the hood. The American cab has always been
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duced the cost Of the modern locomotive and I'M
proved roadbeds have added years TO its natural
life
The styles differ in more respects than in cost
from other styles and noticeaby in the fact that.
once out CT date. an engines day will never re-
turn. Grandrnother's old gowns and fancy wear
ing apparel from antique chests are frequently
Just the thing for the young miss. and the coats
Of our grandfather are pictured in the latest
fashion plates: but In the case Of the locomotive
the new replaces the old, not temporarily, but
forever and unless the old one can b. recon-
struoted II Is RELOCATED another field OF useful
ness. and the iron steed becomes metallic dray-
horse The merchant who at the END Of the sea-
son finds hts shelves loaded with goods which
have gone out OF style knows that there are
country stores whose customers will take last
seasons merchandise. and he disposes Of 1t In
tha. way at slight reduction but there are no
country buyers for the Anticipated locomotive
because increased speed is the goal toward which
every railroad Is directing Its energy, and every
improvement in the construction Of engines is
step in that direction.
HOMEMADE STYLES THE BEST.
There is another point in which the styles
which regulate these great pieces Of machinery
differ from most other styles. and that is tina:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11

unusual In other branches OF industry A men,
Der Of the largest locomotive manufacturing con-
Germ In the United States said the other day:
The English engines beautiful and It would
be wrong to say anything against them Their
plain style impresses one favorably, and on the
roads where they used they do good work.
They are built substantially and well. but while
they may be all that can be desired on English
roads, they could not live here. where the road
beds are less perfect the trains heavier. the runs
longer and the grades sleeper. On American
roads in front ~ a heavy train the locomotives
v hich are entitled 10 the admiration which they
receive from the English people would BIO simply
useless"
On the other hand the English opinion OF the
American locomotive is shown by what was said
by Clement z. Stretton. who was the special rep
resentative Of the Transportation Department
from England at the Chicago Exposition. He
said: When in America rode upon engines Of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad built at
the celebrated Baldwin works They were known
as the double-ender type from the fact that they
had pair OF small wheels at each end Of the
frame, and were Of the four -cylinder compound
principle OF Mr. Vauclain. Of the Baldwin works,
the high and low pressure cylinders being placed
in pairs on each side OF the engine This IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11
STYLES IN LOCOMOTIVES.
THE CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT MADE
BY RAILROAD DESIGNERS.

A COMPARISON OF AMERICAN WITH ENGLISH
ENGINEs-TTIE GREATER POWER OF
THB AMERICANS.
There are styles in locomotives as well as In
hats and gowns and ever since 1908 when the
first railroad built. steady evolution In that
line has gone on. Following closely after the
first effort by Trevithic to build steam coach
came the productions of Blenkinsop and Murray
and those Of many others, which would look
queer enough beside the monster machines which
fash through the country now at speed un-
thought Of by the original locomotive builder.
As the fashions changed looks. utility and cost
were ever the main considerations. Beauty has
supplanted crudeness. improved machinery and
nrogress In the science Of construction have re-
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tons. The boiler had thirty copper tubes. each
two and half inches in diameter. Coal had
been tried in this primitive engine. but with lit
tie success, and the fuel used was dry pitch pine,
and as there was no spark arrester on the stack
the sparks and smoke poured back on the pas
sengers in the three open coaches in such VOL
umes that they raised umbrellas to shield
themselves An account OF an early trip Of the
De Witt Clinton says that each passenger
whipped his neighbours clothes to put out the
fire started by the hot cinders. and when a stop
was made al a water station an attempt was
made to remedy the disagreeable Jerks resulting
from the slack between the coaches by wedging
a rail- from a neighboring fence between each
car and tying 1t fast with rope.
FAIR RIVALRY.
While both England and America profess TO
have the very best that can be had In the way OF
propelling engines and while each claims TO be
ahead Of the other In many respects there seems
to be O spirit Of fairness n tie rivalry which Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11
THE GOAT WAS A POLITICIAN.

Br-r FALLING INTO MACHINE WAYS GOT HIM
INTO TROUBLE.
Grand Rapids (Mich) correspondence IN The Buff
falo Enquirer.
John Combs treasurer OF Jamestown. Ottawa
County, decided some time ago that the safest way
"a keep the township cash was 10 place i in an
iron pot and put It under his house He thus
slowed away 800 in bills and 800 In silver.
The house was frame structure with no walls
surrounding the wooden supports. and the family
Stock of greenbacks. one OF the children who cav
him nibbling at silver dollar in the back yard
gave the alarm.
Acting under the advice Of his bondsmen. Combs
reluctantly killed the goat and dlssected IT, Ths
The bills were 20 Washington for redsmp-
ton and the department has succeeded In Identify
ing about $3.50 The bondsmen will have 10 put up
for the rest
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THE BEST. SORT OF POLAR RESEARCH.

From Nature.
Dr. Nqnsn was present at h9 d mSetns w Of Hs
lqper on The Ncrth Polar Problem was read by
marks upon the subject Of the paper ne said that
h. thought the most interesting ana important re-
suit Of the recent expedition IS with regard 10 me
extension of land and sea In the north pol resom,
The wholo OF the sea 70 the nortE OF si3era Was
filcd with comparatively warm water, and It could
be asserted with great certainty that me roe sen
be situated IN that deep sea Dash NJ IA, "a
that the ice was always easily drifting nortn inqi-
G Sortb Of their rofe because II there had been
lcrd IL must have stopped the drift Of the ice in
aa otn n norhwerS whres # land existed to
tho north they would have been certain 10 have
some small islands to the north. where the ice
drift closed in from time to time in order 10 get
The oldest ice met with in the polar TIRE Tes ion was
probably Of five or six years Of age Inc ice wa" as
ter-perature of the water OF the Polar Sea- IT was
always found to be pTf6[ o one hundred fathom
thick the temperature Of which just rose above
and m.t before the bottom was reached IL
again This fact clearly shows that warm water
must run into the Polar Sea from the south The
warm Atlantic water comes into the sea from the
Gulf Stream. and forms warm surface curi rent
there. That Is perhaps the most important Iaci
with reference to oceanography which mas resulted
from Or Nanser's expedition, -x. -, .oy,r1 ,ho.
DR. hansen concluded his remarks, oy SAVING ina ma
what is really wanted is not merely to reach the
Pole but more scienc d iso dc e arc e.
reach the Pole itself. With enough dogs It was
unite possible. III 20 dogs were lukeH lie RUE
could certainly be- reached but ne did not think 1t
worth while and no could not see the Importance
OF H. for they would not bring back sufficient ob,
servatons and Il would be a waste OF time and
lab II they wanted scientnc opserVatlQhs ironl
Tie Arctic regions. there was no better plan than
tho one no adopted-of going into the ice The snip
was an excellent observatory; II was possible 70
have ain kinds OF laboratories on board. II he
star ted again he would build a better ship than the
Ram and II "a man were TO spend five years in
such a ship he was certain 10 bring back obserya-
lions tina, would paw him many times over. lie
would be possessed OF rich material for forming a
good idea Of the physical conditions or the North
Polar region.
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cines were delivered TO the Russian Government
in the last year by the BALDWIN Locomotive
Works alone, thirty-two Of them reaching the
country before the coronation ceremonies, ana
they did their share toward conveying the great
masses Of people 10 Moscow for that occasion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY.
honor Paid to the Nations Dead
Rev. g. W. Conner and Hon. "A. a.
Fraser Speakers Of the Day

Memorial day was observed in En-
nett on last Saturday May %. BY Ere
mont Pos; No. 3 G. A. r. assisted by
the women's RI iei Corps. the L o. o. F.
and citizensgenerally-
The different orders taking part in the
ceremonies. met al their respective halls
At 10 o'clock n. and marched to the
VI. (. church where the exercises Of the
day began al 1920 o'clock The exer-
cisrs consisted Of music, recitations. etc.
followed by an excellent address By Rev.
G. ". Conner. who was the speaker for
spoke for nearly al hour and his re-
marks were listened 10 attentiveiv oy
the large audience presen-- At noon the
the line OF march was taken up 70 th-
cemetery where tn usual ceremoni-s
were observed and the graves Of the de-
parted heroes were strewn with flowers
by their surviving comrades The Oil
Fellows also decorated the graves OF
their dead aud others who had no fra
ternal duty to perform remembered the
last resting place Of some loved friend
with iioral tribute. Hardly a grave
remained unnoticed.
After retnriug TO town lunch was sery-
ed to all who wished il q @. A K. hall
and a rest was taken until o'clock Al
which hour Hon A. \. Fraser. Of Boise.
delivered an eloquent address to a fair
sized audience iD the NJ. + church.
The speakers remarks were fervId and
patriotic aud thrilled the heart OF
every hearer with reverence for the
memory Of the men who land down their
lives that the Union might Be preserved
and reawskened that love Of country ant
patriotism. which. although sometime'
almost forgotten. sill shoulders 10 th'
heart OF every true American. Mr.
Fraser is one Of ldahos most eloquent
orators and IL IS to be regretted that b
was not more generally known that h
was TO speak opOn that occasion Ha'
the fact been known IL is doubtful II ~
church or hall in town would have he'll
the audience.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-06-04
WILLOW CREEK MINES
Sr~sy Notes sron the New c.np-S-~
Ho.s-ing Wor<s :or th< Iatzs-R-tarns
f1n ne Last Chance Shipn<1r-
cheexnz.- 8 o. &c R-s1ns op-
c-ztlo1s

The new hosting machinery fo- the
Judas mine. Col. Dewey's property. ar
rivrd in camp THURSDAY and IS being
rapidly placed in position. z II. D~~ev
Is in camp from Boonviiie sIperinfenl-
iug the work. Tho new boiIer and en-
gine is 20 horse power and the machin-
cry Aggregates in weight 1900 pounds.
col Dewey Is reported 10 have purcnas-
20 the remaining one-half interest IN
the Iron Dollar mine that has been OWL
ed bv Emmersou & Teeters-
Returns from the first car Of ore thst
was shipp~d from the Last Chance mine
TO Denver which was delayed b. the
uhfortuuatr sccident ~hich Mr.. Brin-
non met with in the Shors Liue wreck
on bis rrturu home. have br-n received.
From Is tons of or shipped the retnrn
was $500. A full force Of men are b.
inz worked in this mine and the or
BODY s said % b Increasing in size an-l
value IS depth Is attained TIE Steen
mill al Boise Is busy night and day con-
centrating the second grade ore from
the Last Chance while the first grade Is
shipped direct % Denver.
J. ID. Caruahan. one Of the principal
owners Of the Ch-cknai- property was
II camp recently arranging TO have
work resumed on that valuable property
~ an early date. New hnistiug ma
chinery has been ordered Tor the proper
~ and is expected TO be- on the ground
within ten days. The boiler viii have
capacity Of 10 horse power
A new road has been built from The
lrrron- Boise rozd into tEe camp By eiii-
xeus who are interested 10 the subject
OF good roads. II. B. Williams the vet
eran road man had charge Of the WORK
aud through his iufu-nce som- county
aid was secured Tor the work. AL that
now remains 10 b done 10 have a frst
class rosd from Pearl To Emmett Is u
repair the old road Up sand Hollow.
DOes Emmett value The Trade of grow
ing mining camp sufficiently 70 expeud
few dollars worth Of labor on such
proj-ct. Pearl desirrs friendly rela-
tions o~twe~n the two places and has
doue her share towards that euc. VII
Emmett do likewise.
\ letter was received "Wednesday evr-
ming from 6 W. Brinuon. who i IN tn'
hospital al Salt Lake suffering from a
broken leg ard other injuries received
in she recent short Line wreck al Amer
ican Falls which stalled that h. was Eet
ling along As well as could b. expected
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NV STAGE LINE

\ new departure in the wy Of a frst
class stage service between Par.
Emmett and Caldwell was inaugursted
Thursday morning when billy I.aeh-
Arity rolled into town from the b,isiling
Willow camp with a Concord coach-and-
four. enroute to Caldwell.
Mr.. IAchsritv announced his inten-
tion Il putting On regular service BE-
tween Pearl and Caldwell via. Emmett
going from Pearl to Caldwell on Turs-
DAYS. THURSDAYS aud Saturdays return
ING Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
HIS charges for freight and passengers
will he reasonable aud the time schedule
IN be- announced later.
Every encouragement should be ~
tend bv our peonie to ihe new enterp-iss
as IL viii undoubtedly bring about close'
r~iailons between this place aud the
ne~ mining csmp than has ever before
existed The new line Will ~ loug
lcli want
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EsuErr WILL egLsazArz.

II is al last settled that Emmett viii
celebrs-e the Glorious Fourth At home.
yr. l.. ". c. Brown, one OF our m =.
patriotic aud public spirited citizens
started out anrng uur business men the
ether morning md 10 shout - minutes
raised $50 which he sent of with an
order fos fireworks the same day. We
are now SURF OF eniertainm-nt on the
evening Of the National oirthdsy and
Mr.. brown REQUESTS that meeting II
all patriotic citizens nf the town b.
called to meet nj the INDEX office on
Monday evening next 10 complete fur
th~r arrangements for a p-oper ooserN'
rrc- q fhe '.y Nr ---r' ~ c-''
aud don't Gail 20 at,cr- in,s nrcunS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-06-04
An idaho SAPPHIRE.
Largest Kno~n Gem Of its Kind 10
the world-O~ ned ny J. F. Moore
Of Long Valley Who Found IL in
His Placer Claim on Psdds's Flat.

Mr.. ]. Frank Moore. who has. for
several wears. been opening up and 0per-
ating q ulscer mine on the waters u
Gold FORK 10 Long Valley. Is the f0rtu-
uate posSessor what 5 probably the
largest purr waller sapphire 10 the world
The stone was found in the tail race Of
his placer mine last fall. aud ) about
ont aud One-half inches square. aud
weighs seven ounces or Do carats- IL
Is the first gem ot the kind found IN
Idaho aud the tnd u 0f great Importance
i being more than probable that Otn-rs
of It's Kind will be found IN the same
locality.
Mr.. Moore IS now 10 the east n-gotiat-
ing a sale and Is likely 10 realize = small
fortune from the stone Before sczving
Idaho be was offered s3. 500 BY an
agent OF Tiffany The New York diamond
merchant but he decided that II the
stone was worth that much 10 the rough
il Was probably worth much more than
that aud therefore decided 10 take it 20
Al eastern market where he expects TO
realize its full value \ Washington
%. c. dispatch has the following 10 say
about the stone;
If the stone which J. Frank Moor.
an old miner Of Idaho. showrd To Seua-
tors Shoup aud Perkins al the capitol
today IS really precious gem. be has a
fortune. Mr. Moore found the stone
while placer mining In Boise county.
The section where he mines has always
been rich IN gold. but this discovery OF
a sapuhir--if such u bis unusual
III is pr0bsb piece Of crystalized
quartz. was senator Perkius' remark
before Mr.. Moore had produced his tnd,
but as snon as his eye rested on the stone
Mr.. Prrkins ci.Nnsed his mind. 1hs
sapphire j. Of the clrarest water. a
transparent a. glass and Of light yel
low tint. Il j. about one aud one-nal
Inches square aud weighs seven ounces
II Is too hard % BE- i1drnteo 6v a nle
but an emery wheel disclosrs its purit,
and fnd crys,aiizaiion. senator >noui
and Mr.. Moore will visit the ge0losica
survey and have the miueraio-isis eN
anime the stons. aud then Il vii be Ia
Ken To New York and put In the hand
OF some noted lapidary TO be cut
Mr. Moore IS one OF the pioneers o
Idaho and was m~mber Of the nrs
board Of county commissioners 81. Boi>
county lie owned somc ~ the oes
, water ighis in Bcis- Basin. in the earl,
- 'ols. and was iu those days very wealthy
2 Nh-u the Bssiu b-gau 10 decline. hos
+ ever. he disposed of his interests ther
aud went 10 the Black Hiiis. during IN
10 earl, excitment In that district, wh-l
= bv unfortunate investments he losi b
4 money and Was reduced almost TO oe,
+ r,,ck. De returned 10 Idaho nNe % -
- wears acu and went 40 Unce % Long "a
lev where he had discovered a rich al.
: or bar Years before. Il Wrs a har
\. claim 10 of~n being 10 fiat tn work easi
but after several years hard ~urS
e, finally rot IN SHAPE for mining aud th
\. valuable sapphire Is part of almost n
p nrst cleanup. Mr. Moore will 6e =
Ie memb~red by many Of our readers wi
Re- were m the Basin in the early days 1
10 81 zrhom will r-joicr in their old irieud
,ooi ilr;9ue.
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The INDEX Isbors for your interest
~ 'a,nesy many ways. Do you support the
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Payette valley advantages: Salu-
bnous climate. nch soil ,abundan. wat
er supply. investigate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-14
FOR THE HOME FOR SEAMEN.
THE ANNUAL BAZAAR PROMISES TO BE

THE ANNUAL BAZAAR PROMISES TO BE
SUCCEsS-COAL AND WOOD FOR SALE.
The Mzpah Mission and Convalescent Home for
Seamen No 800 Hudson-st. held Its annual sale and
bazaar yesterday afternoon and evening. The read
Ing and assembly rooms prettily decorated with
wreaths and festoons OF and the pictures
Of ships and sea views had their frames dressed
in holiday greenery. Upstairs the various articles
were placed on sale There toilet articles.
comfort bags sofa pillows, and beautiful knit
ted bedspreads, made by woman who is almost
blind Various kinds Of fruits and home made cakes
also for sale.
81 wish you would say" said Mrs. Antoinette
Burdlck the president and county superintendent
o, seamen's work in the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union that we have coal and wood for
sale in quantities OF not less than half ton, and
we will be glad to I'LL orders all through the winter
Indeed our bazaar Is rather constant anar.
Every Monday afternoon and evening we sell tea
and homemade cakes that are donated TO US. The
articles in the bazaar made and sent In by the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union women, the
Kings Daughters and other friends
Mrs. Burdick and her husband live In the home,
and devote their lives to aiding seamen. Sailors OF
all nations are welcomed there When they are
unable to pay for food and lodging they are cared
for free Among the interesting articles for sale
yesterday were foreign coins brought in by sailors
from countries far away. The Officers and men OF
the ST. Louis and 4 NUMBER Oh men tic ie"-
tonic were present last night. The music pro-
gramme was as follows: Elizabeth Northrop. vocal
selections: Martile Johnston violinist; George
Knowles barytone; Franklin Some Kolb, pianist
Mr. Roberts OF the steamer Teutonic. sang:
A number OF sang what is called Shanty
white they pulled up the ropes on which were the
flags meaning Welcome" The piano in the CON
cert-room was the gift OF Elizabeth Northrop. Mrs;
Burdck says she wishes secondhand clothing coud
be- sent 10 the Home A.,
we need underwear. shirts and shoes And we
need books for our men 20 read-nautlcaI BOOKS.
books on engineering and good wholesome reading
matter" . M.
Those assisting Mrs. BurdIck yesterday were Mrs
Emma Kenyon. Mrs. Mary Marquette OF the Wesi
Harlem Woman's Christian Temperance Unloh. ana
Mrs Charles. Meetings are held almost every even
Ing In the home. an concerts by yoluntes; ar ar,
the Advisory Board the following: Mrs
T. y. Waite. A. NJ. NJ D. thirty
fourth-st and Nnth-ave: Mrs. Emily d. Martin
No Broadway: Mrs. HARRIET Hull. No. g Wesi
One-hundred- A nd twenty fourth-st: Mrs. DIVA
Han No "a West sixty-ffth-st: Mrs. Stephen
Babcock No 3it Yves, Thirty,thirl,st The R sas
7 resent last night and made an address.