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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

Chicago Chronicle: A gentleman
living In the north division says he
Is not prepared To believe the
tales OF distress which frequent
~ reach him because. having
lodged with the Relief and Aid Society
two months ago an offer TO provide
home FOR one needy person who
would render small service he has
had but one applicant. and he was an
aged man too feeble TO work at all II
is possible that the gentleman did not
file his proposition at the right place.
The Relief and Aid Society appears TO
have become an institution where GER
tain latter-day wilkins Mlcawbers ne
gotiate paper or float loans. but which
does not concern itself particularly
with hard. grinding and offensive pow
etry. No doubt the society has mis-
sion which II fills acceptably, but the
average citizen should not be misled
by the name Of the institution. Ii dis
penses a certain amount OF relief and
aid to deserving individuals whose ped
igree. appearance. state OF health. so.
c.al status. ct cetera. will stand the
fullest and most protracted investiga.
ton. As now conducted. it would be
impossible TO bring the machinery OF
the Chicago Relief and Aid Society L
bear upon a case of starvation or freez
Ing. for 1t is adjusted to a very differ
ent class Of work Even the wretchet
have way Of avoiding places wherl
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

A rare old volume known as Frank
Inns Prayer Book" fetched $3.50 at a
book sale In Roston. This Is an abridg-
mcnt OF the English book or common
prayer. with the psaltcr. which was
made. as Benjmaln Franklin told q
correspondent. "by noble Lord OF
my acquaintance" nj whose request he
(Frankllnl abridged the ca,echlsm aud
singing psalms" and wrote the pref.
ace. II Is interesting TO note that Or.
Franklin cut the catcchism down 10
two questions: "What Is your duty to
God? What * your duty to your neigh
borf" with answers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

The deyotees OF the modern game OF
football should be Interested in some
statistics compiled recently In Madrid
OF that other barbarous sport, bull fight
Ing. The earnings for the season OF
Guerrilla, the king OF the toreadors."
were $6l 200, and the earnings OF the
six toreadors next In rank scaled down
gradually to the lowest figure, which
was $4,000. There were 43s perform.
ances, In which l.2ls bulls were killed.
and they were worth 100000. But the
sport was not confined to the killing OF
bulls. for the report says that lin each
OF the smaller towns they have every
year one or two fights In which the
number Of persons killed or crippled al
ways exceeds that OF the bulls fought"
Horses also share literally In the
slaughter. as 5000 OF them were Victims
Of the Interesting sport. Unfortunately,
the sangunary record OF football has
not been kept with completeness and
accuracy, and II Is Impossible 10 make
any fair comparisons OF the relative
amount OF bloodshed and other disas-
ter attending the respective entertain
mcnts. But judging from the few sta
tlstlcs at hand America can reasonably
assert that with the exception Of horses
and bulls. which ms yet have not been
Incorporated IN the football game. the
American form OF brutality Is quite ms
serious to the men engaged In It as thar
In vogue In Spain. and that as demon
alizlng agency football Is a close second
TO the bull fight
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

they are not wanted and where no as
sistance Is to be looked for. Perhaps
II the north side gentleman had made
his proposition to some society or in
dlvIdual that is In closer contact with
the distressed he would not have had to
walt so long for an answer. No old
time Chicagoan would expect to hear
from the Relief and Aid Society In two
months anyway
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27
All He Wanted.

Emory TORS lost divorce case 10y
the wit OF his opponent lie had
brought suit for divorce on behalf of "A
woman. who asked for possession OF
two children. The husband made Wig
orous protest. and employed a young
lawyer OF ability to defend the suit.
The defense had the best case. so far
as the evidence went. hut Mr. Storrs
made one OF his chamcteriStlcally
strong speeches. with an eloquent plea
on behalf OF the mother and her two
children. The effect on the jury was
apparent. He concluded his speech
with that trite exclamation of Patrick
Henry. Give me liberty or give me
DEATH
The young attorney arose deliberately
and said:
mr.. Bailir, you can give me a glass
of water"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

religious crusade has been started
In Brooklyn for the purpose OF convert
lag the policemen. 1t seems strange
that this idea has never occurred be-
fore TO evangelical workers. Probably
no more prolific field could be chosen
for missionary labors. incidentally,
perhaps the bcnlghted mlnlons OF the
law could be taught that to be absent
when wanted Is not the only qunlltca-
ton OF an officer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

The cutlery against slugball naturally
comes from those who were never
killed In the game" and naturally this
cannot include many who have ever
played Il for any length Of lime.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

II the Chicago University baseball
field IL Enclosed In glass, what VIII be
done with the tlme-honored custom OF
knocking the ball over the fencel Is
some GLACIERS trust back OF this prof.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

French Milliner-Oh. par blue! ze pa
pers are telling re exact cost Of making
a bicycle,
Assistant-But. why your alarm. ma
dam?
Milliner uragicalIy)-Nhy' why =
Why. suppose zey next tell re actuai
cost of making $40 bonnet-New
York Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

Ii Hung Chang may lose his yellow
jacket altogether. but surely he has a
macintosh or something similar laid
by for d rainy day.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

Philadelphia man was thrown Into
a hypnotic trance by an amateur and
nearly lost his life The law should
prohibit such trance actions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

Father-Do you think you can sup
port her In the style to which she has
been accustomed: Suitor-Not In the
style to which she has been accustomed
since we became ngaged.-Detrolt
Tribune.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
Warming Notes Calling the Wicked ia
Repentance.

DUNG lions are
often very lean.
Getting the big
head, shrinks the
heart.
There is no suf-
fering like the
c r ucifxion OF
love.
Nothing is so
destructible a :
the peace OF
Christ.
The foarq We
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

4 fool finally hangs himself. II gwen
enough rope. but he makes lot OF
trouble for others before he does H.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

The odd thing about marriage Is tnat
n fool is lust as likely to make a de-
s,rahle one as the wise people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

There are two kinds Of robbery
lawful and unlawful
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

Mount Vesuvius Is suffering from an
other paroxysm OF seaslckness.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27
Burning NIetcors

1t is supposed that meteors begin IN
burn when they are within about 1o5
miles OF the earth. and that combustion
is completed and they disappear NJ
from thirty-ive to fifty miles above rhe
earth. When we see falling star
therefore. we may consider that we
have watched it through flight of
about 100 miles before it finally burns
out and disappears from view
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-27

He-"Don't you think people are ver>
silly In the honeymoonf" She-"O this
is sudden; but can tell you better after
our honeymoo3. Detroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

datingly fold up into a small space. but
today when there Ia no crlnoline and
girls wear simple shirt waists and plain
skirts. they require enough trunks 10
stock a store Even thu men are oblig-
ed to have bags galore. bicycle trunks.
golf-bags and Saraiogas and old people
travel with medicine bags. a hali-doEcn
shawlslraps filled with wraps be-
sides their trunks That an this amaz-
lng mass % bags trunks and boxes Is
90 swiftly and safely handled BY the
so-cailed haggagc-smashers lie a subicc,
Of wonder,
Blg dinners are 80 common nowadays
that an announcement such rs mir.
and Mn. Jameson James will give a
dinner OF 300 covers. followed By a
dance At their Newport cottage" passes
without special notice. A few years
ago the entertainment Of such a num-
Der AZ private house would have been
out Of the question. Il was not long
ago that the Bradley Martins startled
society by building a new room over
their backyard In New York. especial.
~ for the accommodation % the sup
per arrangements a a bali. To-Day
none Of the ul,ra-smart New York set
would consider fcr an lastant a house
which dld not have rooms large enough
Cor al Purposes twenty-five years
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

near being a pitched battle there be-
tween the Indians Saturday afternoon.
During the day the Indian police had
been out rounding up the children ON
the reservation, preparatory 20 start
Ing them into school This Is the usual
proceeding. AZ soon as the youngsters
get out Of school they drift back 20 to-
pee life. and by iall become a. Wild as
young partridges. and have to be run
down and carried back TO school In
their catch Saturday. however. the In
dian police had gathered In a it-year-
old glfl who had been married during
the summer The bride very naturally
objected from being torn from the arms
Of her husband. aud the husband OBJ
iected just a. strongly 10 losing his
young wife. The police refused TO
give her up. and the husbands friends
rallied to his support. and they took the
young woman from the hands Of her
captors by force. Knives and guns
were freely iiourished. and for a little
while II looked a. u there would be a
general nght. but the timely arrival Of
the agent prevented bloodshed. The
bride viii not 30 10 school this year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

The geological garden Of STUTTGART
Germany. Is possessed Of TIGER with
glass eye, probably the only one IN
the world. Some time ago the tiger
was attacked with peculiar disease
which deprived Il Of the sight Of one
Of its eyes. Il soon became 30 insight.
By that the superintendent Of the car.
den concluded 10 have the tiger killed
A this juncture some one proposed
that glass eye might be used
20 advantage and star Of sur.
geons was called IN 20 perform
the operation. The king OF the
Jungle was placed under the influence
OF cocaine. and with the help Of six
or eight men. an Of whom could scarce.
ly hold the patient stlll. the afilcted
eye was removed and a new glass one
inserted For a few days the tiger
was 10 a wildly savage mood and tried
his best 10 CLAW the glass eye from lis
place but he finally grew accustomed
10 q. and now looks out quite calmly
upon bis admirlng visitors many OF
whom never suspect that he Is a one.
eyed monarch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

NJ Guillaume crliiclses very forcl-
bly, the project Of custom house on
GERS making their examinations by
means OF X rays. He supposes the
case Of traveller. well Informed on the
subject. who packs In his trunk a box
Of tobacco. some new garments. some
necklaces. and gunpowder not con
tained In cartridges The trunk will
not be suspected. as the X rays show
none OF these. But n tourist bring
back precious collection OF undeyel-
oped negatives. after journey Of some
months, few minutes exposure TO the
tube will thoroughly spoil them all. II
arms or Jewels are disclosed the rays
viii not shsw whether the former are
prohibited or the latter brought In
traudulently. The screen will not re-
veal whether bottles contain liquors
forbidden by law.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11


une Of tho prettiest OF natural orr.
men's Tor scrap-books or f1r framed
cards or for other DECORATIONS s,o
skeleton lcaves-that IL. leave. -
which all the substance has been -
moved with tho exception OF Tho IN.
ana The larger VEINS. Naturo som.-
sines makes skeleton ieasea hut a
woes not always do thls work perfectly.
ana our boys and glfla don't want to
va, va. al winter for her 10 complete her
ASK They can do the work much
more easily themselves.
ea'her a number OF large. perfect
,s"se' OF different kinds and place
snsm IN pan Of raln-waler, to which
= u.ee Of yeast has been added Al
~ 'h'm 20 stand until the soft men,
~, portion has become soft.
men hold them one by one M running
wssef ana everything but the ribs and
,oas 90 49, ~ wash away, leaving only the
isai skeleton. n you wish TO bleach
me skeletons mt TO an ash color place
them on little shelf in the ton Of a
usnt soap box. On an iron dish or
plate IN the bottom lay some live Goals
and nprinkle over them a few plnches
OF sulphur. The fumes viii bleach out
the skeleton leaves. leaving them beau.
tifully white and delicate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

Tor a good while. ana then he fixed up
a marvellous little automatic bloiter.
Tie bored a smooth hole through the
hack u his desk and threaded a piece
Of stout string through H. To the end
Of this which hung down al the back
he tied an iron weight. the other end
he brought up through the hole aud
fastened by two strings 10 a stout blot
ting pad having a cellulold hack.
Then he fixed a smooth board 40 that
the pad would slide un readily when the
weight went down. After that when
he needed the hlotier he seized Il. drew
Il down over the book. pressed Il on
the spot 10 be hloited and then lei 40
Of H. The weight at he hacR Of
course ierked Il quickly out Of the way.
leaving Il ready Tor the next time In
this way the young bookkccper was
able TO do more work than the man
who had the place before him. and n
he hasn't had his salary raised Il lsut
because he does not deserve Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11
a wIaor s,naIeal. nsal lhs sale.mnl

A Widow syndioats Heat the Salesman.
From the 81. Louis Republic. A week
ago two nnaucoes. with several hun
bred other young women from the
country. reached 81. Louis 10 make
their fall purchases from the whole
sale houses. Finance No. went TO
one large millinery house to buy goods.
aud the other young lady TO another
large establishment n they had been
men Il would never have happened.
but. being women. each young lady
wished TO see just as much without
paying for Il as she possibly could. So
Finance No. set out on a tour OF the
other trimming rooms and with poetic
justice At her elbow she stepped UNI
consciously into the trimming room OF
the establishment where Finance No.
was doing her buying. The one young
lady had gone In Just ahead OF the 9TH
er. and In carelessly opening her ret
ieule had dropped a letter Finance
No. ? picked up the letter. She knew
that handwriting among a thousand,
and just from force Of habit she retired
TO a corner and read It through. II told
the story plainly enough. Now, every
milliner knows that II Is impossible for
/ two women 10 own the same bonnet
and also that no woman wishes 20 own
bonnet after Il has been worn by an
other woman. Consequently II was a
very easy matter for the two finances
10 agree. when they formed each 9th
ers acquaintance that evening In the
hotel. that they were both done with
the young man. lie was expected TO
call that evening early upon hancee
No. /. But they both met him In fan
Gee No. 2's drawing room. where they
said, We thought we'd save you trou-
BILE. and give you only one pang in
stead OF two. for we've both decided TO
break our engagements" And now the
young man has added a new word to
sam Weller's warning. and he says.
Beware Of yldders. and also Of mllli-
ners."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

The Bazln roller boat. which Il was
promised would do such wonderful
things In the way OF speed. has nov
been put through is trials. and. A.
is now generally known. has been
found wanting. Is a lamentable failure.
and furnishes yet another instance OF
the enthusiasm OF an inventor seeking
10 override the ascertalned possibilities
OF mechanical effort. Instead OF a
speed Of twenty knots. a. anticipated
only eight knots has been attained
and this notwithstanding that the
power eKerted was very considerably
In excess u that anticipated In the orr
ginal designing Of the engines. NJ.
Bazin. In addition 10 having to suffer
the agonles OF defeat and to put up
with the ieers and taunts OF many Of
his counirymen. has now also 10 meet
the charge Of plagiarism. several
French contemporaries having pointed
out that his scheme was anticipated.
although there were slight differences
In actual design OF the rollers" and
the method Of propelllng them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

From Answers: The Prince Of wales
has always been fascinated By big Ares.
and very often has gone long distances
TO see the Metropolitan Fire BRIGADE
At lie dangerous work. Once. after the
opera, he sirolled. unattended. toward
the spot where red glow IN the sky
indicated a great oonnagratlon. See
ing a newspaper reporter taking noses.
the Prince asked him for ce,alis.
which were, Of course. readily given.
especially as the Identity OF the ques-
TONER was known 10 the Journalist. Al
the conclusion OF the conversation he
Prince offered the reporter cigar.
which the latter earenully wrapped N
an envelope and placed IN hls POCKET
Why don't you smoke ~" asked the
Prince. Because I'm not likely ever
70 get another CHAR from the Prince Of
Wales 90 ! mean to keep this one as
a memehto." The Prince laughed
good-naturedly, and, bringing out hls
case again. replied, We'll. you haa
better have another one-lhls time 70
smoke"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

A missionary at Tung Chow has IL
vented a Chinese typewritlng machine.
Il Is a great success The characters
number about four thousand. and are
on the edge OF wheels about FOO, IN
diameter. Twenty or thirty wheels are
required 20 carry all the characters, End
two keys must be struck 10 make an
Impression. The FIRST turns the Wheel.
and the second stops Il al the required
letter. which Is then brought dowa 10
the paper, The machine Il eompll-
Gated. but the inventor. Or. Shenleld.
hopes 10 make Il more simple There
are $1,000 characters In the Chinese
language. each representing a distinct
word. The 1900 In common use have
been selected for the new machine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

Lawn parties are a new society ox-
pertinent. Invitations recently sent ola
from Long Island country house read
rs follows. Mrs S. requests the
pleasure OF your company TO drink
cup Of coffee and hear the song OF the
lark on Saturday morning at 5 O'Clock.
n. B.--Dancing In the dew The post
script seems 10 indicate that the party
was merged into a Knelpp-cure AFFAIR.
Old-timers are making remarks
about the difference In travelling para
phernalia Of today from that Of a few
years back. The average summer trav-
eler In the SOS managed to get along
with a carpethag and a eloth-coyered
receptacle hardly large enough to con-
tain one pulled sleeve. Even IN hoop
skirt days things seemed 10 accommo-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

wheel Of fashion has come Ike thief
IN the night 10 disturb the peace OF the
last days Of a reslful summer, which
brought 40 thought Of nov 20 fashion
our garments. no tiresome visits 20 the
dressmakers Now the dainty summer
dress mus. be east aside for the more
substantial materials and elegance OF
winter OUTFIT
what shall wear2" Is the question
that conironls very woman the mo-
ment she arrives IN town and the sum
mer vacation rapidly becomes an indis
tlnct memory OF relief. comfort and M
appreciated Joy as the trying problem
asserts itself and the work Of reiur
nishlng her entire wardrobe goes on
The most definite mode which meets
her eye Just at the moment II iht
blouse In every possible variation Of
fulness and decoration which fashion
can devise. TO be sure. Il Is not alto.
gether new, for Il was tentatively In
PRODUCED In the spring. when II was
well received. but It Is here now with
emphatic declaration. and blouse Of
some sort seems TO be a fashionable
necessity for all the women who are
slender enough 10 wear II with grace
Stout women are advised by one au'
thority on fashion TO avoid Il as they
would the plague" but a slight
pouched effect In the front Of bodice
is often becoming to generously pro
portioned figures.
The latest winter blouse has a basque
formed Of either square tabs or a scani
frlll. the former being the fayorlie mo
del. az Il adds less 10 the size OF the
hips. The effect Of a long waist Il
essential TO the good style Of a blouse
and the narrow jeweled belt Is an
other important feature. but this if
rather expensive. and very satlsiac.
tory belt can be made Of black satin
ribbon Wide enough 10 wrinkle a little
on a white or colorcd satin lining. and
fastened with an oval cut-steel buckle.
The Russian blouse Is properly o
street garment. worn over q fancy DO.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

Aunt Martha's pantry was fun Of
ants. They crawled In the cakebox.
they skipped In the sugar-harrel. and
person was never sure when slice ot
Aunt Martha's delicious bread was cut
that a half-dozon ants might not fall
out Of the little yeast holes. No one
knew where they came from or how
they escaped after they had allied them
selves with the good things Hail.
dozen times Aunt Martha had taken
everything out OF the pantry. washed
the shelves. put on clean papers and
looked carefully for some hole through
which the ants might steal, but 'he
would no more than get the dishes back
again than the pantry would swarm
with ants.
Its enough 10 try the patience ~ q
saint" she said 20 Uncle Matthew. i
declare | don't know what I'm goln
10 DO"
At that Flox plped In with her merry
voice
MNNA VIII fNN NNNN NV ~ htN"tt
them al out. auntleg" she said.
why. my dear. II you'li conquer
those ants III have a party for you and
invite the Hlll girls and the little
C0opers and any OF the others that you
care most to see"
Floxz had come down from the city
the day before 10 spend three weeks on
the farm with her aunt She had been
preparing all summer for a good time.
and now that Il was here she was en-
loving It as hard a. she could
"Irs mamma's way" she said 10
Aunt Martha. but she wouldn't tell any
more about a.
The next day she climbed up In the
barn where the boys were drying their
walnuts and brought down an apron
full. Part OF these she cracked open
and placed. meats and an. In a low tn
pan. which she set on the pantry shelf
Then she placed little paths Of wood
IN 10 the edge, % that the ants could
climb IN. The next morning you would
have been astonished 20 see that pan.
Il fairly swarmed with ants hundreds
ana hundreds Of them. aud they were
running up and down the pathways.
so that they nearly crowded one an.
other on. Flox emptied them an out
together. and. afier cracking a new
supply Of nuts SCI the pans again the
next night. This time she watched
carefully and her sharp eyos found q
very little crack near the floor. where
the ants came through. she stopped
Il up and then caught In her pan OF
wainuis every one Of the remaining
ants
There. Aunt Martha" she said:
I've done my work"
Aunt Martha examined the pantry m
and down and couldn't hnd a slngl,
ant
We'll" she said: "I'll do my work. 81
aud the very next week Flox had hei
party.