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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

Seventeen acres Of garden. three
hundred feet below the surface of the
earth, was the unusual sight on which
the writer looked few days ago. and
he at once decided to tell the readers
Of the Youths Companion something
about this strange, subterranean gar
den.
The whole place was shrouded in the
most intense darkness. EXCEPT the
small circle OF light produced from
my flickering torch. as | stood in an
abandoned gallery Of one Of the great
gypsum mines near Grand Ranids
Mich, which Mr.. A. II. Apted. assist
ant superintendent of the Eagle Mines.
has transformed into profitable mush.
room garden.
1t is well known that mushrooms
grow most freely in the dark Conse-
quently arches and tunnels for thoir
culture are constructed in many parts
OF the world. This fact suggested to
Mr.. Apted, a few years ago. the idea
of attempting to cultivate mushrooms
for the market in the abandoned cal.
leries of the old mines.
His first attempts We're dlscouraring
but after several years work. ana tho
expenditure of much money. he has
brought his odd garden to a paving
condition. He is able to place several
hundred pounds of plants on the mar.
ket each week. and readily secures
10 cents a pound for the whole cron
There are seventeen acres Of area In
the abandoned galleries. and Mr.. An.
ted Is able to cultivate nearly the whole
space. The soil for his beds is nro
pared In the open air. and is drawr
in wagons to the place where n 4
used. Attempts have been made -
raise mushrooms in coal and Iron
mines, but without success. A smai,
garden similar to Mr.. Apted's is cuI,t
waited in an old gypsum-mine at Al,ron
y. Y, and these two are nrohabiv
the only places in the world wher,
abandoned mines are successfullv nt,l
lied for the purpose
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

In the many inventions connected
with torpedo boats and torpedo catch
ers the question Of invlsibility seems to
be yet unsolyed. In proportion as the
sea-golng qualities Of this type OF yes
sci are improved by increased size. so
does the essential quality OF a torpedo
boat-the power of remaining unseen
disappear. Paints of various tints have
been tried. but no particular one has
been declared the best. The United
States navy has adopted greenish
shade. to correspond with the sea; Ger
many has adopted a muddy yellow;
and France. after experimenting with
gray. has finally decided upon black
1t is admitted by experts that a black
boat can be perceived with glasses at
greater distance than one painted
gray: that a gray boat can be distin-
guished under the electric light much
more easily than black one; and that
one painted green can be seen at a
great distance by practlsed observer
stationed in good position. But when
the question of paint has been solved.
the great enemy TO invisibility. smoke.
remains. In the daytime the line Of
smoke from the pipe may be distln-
gulshed above the horizon before the
outlines OF the hull Of the boat are seen.
while at night the smokepipe OF tor.
pedo boat under way will flame like a
chimney on fire These are problems
yet to be solved by naval experts.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

The appointment of Ii Hung Chang
as Minister Of Foreign Affairs In Pc
king is regarded In the English Foreign
Office as dlsagrceable surprise, TO say
nothing OF its being personal NORTH
cation to Lord Salisbury, for II is an
other Specification that Russian infiu-
ence In China Is stlll predominant. AT
this moment the journals OF France are
saying that II serves England right for
not joining herself to France and Rus
STA In a triple league. while they CON
gatulate the republic that French en-
gincers and material viii be used In
the construction Of the Imperial arsenal
In Foo. Chow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

In Vienna n man and his wife have
been arraIgned. charged with the muir
der OF an unknown number of persons
for the purpose of selling their bodies
for the dissection table The evidence
is so far Incomplete. though II strongly
points TO the guilt OF the culprits. 4
year or two ago. In the same city. a
similarly unobtruslve domestic couple
We're found to have been engaged in
enticing to their home servant girls in
search OF a place and numbering them
for their clothes and the little money
they might have about them. These
latter persons were convicted anl exc
cuted How it may fare with tie for
mer remains yet TO be decided The
Introduction upon the banks of the blue
rolling Danube Of the crime which
Burke and Hare made so appallingly
celebrated in Edinburgh three-quarters
OF century ago is calculated to give
pause to the merry, pleasure-loving
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

having the grace to say no.
As soon as thought finds body !, no.
gins trying 70 move the world.
II some people would laugh moro
heir doctor bills would be less
When a young lion Is hungry. how
much better of Is he than a wolf7
Prosecuting good man is the deyi,,s
way Of showing that he hates God.
The wages of sin is death, no matter
how promptly we pay our pew rent
When praise Is going up. showers Of
blessing are sure to be coming dowa
Considering what God mas done win
loon lead US to rejoice in what he will
10.
There Is only here and there man
who praises God half as much as no
Ihould.
When we have a keen eye for the
faults OF others, we are apt to be blind
10 our own.
A right state of heart cannot be main
Ained without keeping a close watch
IN the tongue.
open the door OF your heart for
Christ and he viii open the door OF
heaven for you.
The devil can meet eloquence without
trouble but he has never been able to
stand before love.
Many a church member makes too
much noise in his politics and keeps too
still in his religion.
Bread from Gods table can be count
I'd ON In superabundance by those who
faithfully do his work.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

A man az Narbonne. France. lost a
1OO.franc note In a funny way recently.
lie was In a restaurant and took the
note from his pocket to pay for his din
ner. when. as the note lay upon the
table. a gust OF wind Topped II into the
soup Fishing It out. he placed 1t upon
the edge Of the table to dry, whence 1t
slipped to tie floor. Just then along
came a hungry little poodle. and. sniff
Ing at the note. he sot a good whlff OF
the soup. snatched up the note and
swallowed H. The owner OF the note
then sued the owner Of the poodle for
the leo francs. and the courts have de-
clded that the latter must pay.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

The bogus medical diploma factory
recently discovered In Illinois. an on
shoot OF a similar one In Philadelphia.
which fiourishcd like green bay tree
for many years, distributing Its parch-
ments TO every ignorant knavc and I'M
postor able to pay the price demand
ed. invites the attention Of the police
and maglsuacy. Illinois should set
about the purgatIon from her territories
OF this roost of unclean birds with as
little delay ms possible.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

The Transvaal Government has
double object In view In demanding e.
100000 Indemnity from the British
South African Company TO cover the
damage done by Jamesons raid. The
expense caused to the Beers by that
expedition probably did not reach a
tenth OF that sum- but they are a thrift
~ folk and see In the event chance
for profit. besides which they aim TO
punish the company for It's unwarrant-
ed Interference In their affairs The
company's prompt disclaimer Of Jane
sons enterprise did not avail with
public opinion at the time, since Its
responsibility was clearly proven, nor
VIII II carry weight with the Beers.
but It will probably need all Of Presl-
dent Krueger's sagacity to collect the
fine without involving his state in fresh
complications with the British Gov
eminent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

A meeting Of publishers was held In
Boston the other day 10 protest against
the inequality OF the present postal
laws relating to second and fourth class
matter. The publisher of "Donohoes
Magazine" said that II cost two cents
70 send his magazine to any point In
Boston and only half cent to send II
to san Francisco A book publisher
said that his firm sent many books by
express because II was cheaper. Sen
ator Lodge made an address. In which
he said that the present law Is grossly
unjust to the publishers OF low-priced
or lightweight periodicals.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

A curious light is thrown on British
sport by the following advertisement
which recently appeared In the Cork
Constitutions: RED Deer-The Carbery
hunt is anxious to dispose Of two red
deer which they have hunted for past
two seasons; must sell, ms they know
this country well; no other fault APP
ply Secretary OF Hunt. Clonakllty."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

Washington Irving has often been ac-
eused Of saying that little dogs and
children were influential members OF
French society. 1t is quite true that in
the United States l never noticed that
close and sentimental intimacy be-
tween human beings and quadrupeds
so frequently seen in France. Ameri-
can life Is so active, so desperately
crowded, either usefully or socially.
that perhaps 1t does not permit the loss
Of time inevitably brought about by
friendly intercourse with a dog. AS
for children, believe that their impor-
lance is equally great in all countries;
but 1t asserts itself in a more noisy man
ner In America than anywhere else.
Everything Is sacrificed to them. for
they represent the future, which IS all
that counts in a country whose past Is
very short, and whose present Is a pc
riod Of high-pressure development. Yet
no one must suppose that. before pre-
senting an apology for French children,
intend to malign American children,
as certain travellers have taken the lib
erty of doing very thoughtlessly. al
though they had met them only on
steamships. cars, or at hotels. enjoying
a holiday with that buoyancy which is
the characteristic mark Of the whole
race. / have known some who were
very well brought up. even from our
point of view. and among those who
were not l have admired precocious
sense, vivacity of mind. quiet determi-
nation, and capacity for self-govern-
ment, qualities which l should wish for
all ours.-Century.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

White servants are soon to replace the
colored men who for many years have
been Characteristic feature at San
Franclscos famous hotel, the Palace.
There are twenty-elght OF them now
employed. some Of whom have held
their positions to what seemed to be
the publlc's satisfaction for more than
a score OF years. but they are all to go.
No reasons for the change are given,
and the local papers seem disposed to
question It's need or ACCESSIBILITY.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

1t is curious that n great nation Ike
Russia should have most OF Its money
coined away from home. England and
France have heretofore done this work
Tor the Car. Russia Is now about to
build a mint In Moscow, In preparation,
II Is inferred. for going on the gold
basis. Russia has been accommodating
gold for some years. and is believed
now to have n large sum on hand, prob
ably not far from $500. 100000 worth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

There has Of late been 4 large demand
for ice machines Of small capacity spe-
clally adapted for use in villages. or In
large establishments N a distance from
the town supply. A new form or such
machine is constructed to make 10
cwt Of ice in "a hours. 1t is worked on
the ammonia absorption system. and
operated by steam. II consists o. two
steel cylindrical ammonia heaters, In
closed In steel castings, and containing
coils Of iron pipes. These cylinders are
charged with solution Of ammonia,
one charge being enough for twelve
months working. The machine Is sup
piled with steam by two horse power
boiler. at a pressure Of 40 pounds, the
average cost Of fuel being about nve
cents an hour. The machine can also
be arranged to work In combination
with a sas-hred boiler. and with super
heated steam. By the addition OF an
agitator the machine VIII produce what
is known ms crystalline .ce. while me
generating portion Of the plant can be
adapted for cooling and refrigeraiins
purposes OF all kinds. Az the machine
has no moving parts there IS a mini
mum Of wear and tear. and no founds
lions are required.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30
Docs wales seratch His Heaa2

Some one has been protesting against
the cincmatoscopng Of roydlty and the
subsequent exhibitions of the photo
graphs. on the ground that in one OF
the series the Prince OF Wales Is repre-
scented rs scratching his royal head. The
cinematoscoper has FASTENED TO explain
that the movement referred to Is sim
ply momentary placing Of the hand 10
the ear, probably to brush away an In.
trusive hy." Loyal subjects of the
crown viii now be able to sleep peace.
fully in their beds without being haunt
ed by the horrid thought that the heir
apparent could. under any circumstan.
ces whatever. descend to such a plebe.
Ian action as scratching his head
London Figaro.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

A Minneapolis school teacher whom
one OF her boy pupils accosted on the
street with Hello" compelled him 10
eat cake OF soap-not the kind that
foats-as punishment. We doubt
whether soap will succeed as a pro
motcr OF polite conversation, and the
lads father could not be blamed II he
compelled the brutal teacher to swallow
"A towQf
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

yiennese. and make them look rs wa
rily about hem rs the Edinburghers
were enforced to do fl the period meu.
toned. when they were brooded over
by terror greater than any ever IN
spired by the Old Man of the Noun
tain
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

There are colored men In nearly all
branches Of the pittsburg. Pa. city
government, and It Is now announced
that the city will soon have a negro
fire company.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30
Politely intended.

"what do you think Of my work witt
the camera;' asked the young man
who is an enthusiastic amateur photog
rapher.
Its splendid in its way" replied the
girl who means we'll ITS better than
any OF the professional carlcaturists
can Washington Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

Says the New York Herald editori-
ally: I'VE pay 5000 day for chewing
gum" How many daughters are
there I'm your fnmllyi
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30
RAMS HORN BLASTS
Warning Notes Calling the wid tso
Repentance

Q eyes ca see
Ike those Iof the
soul. ]
Gods merry can
no more wear out
than his love.
II our belief il
wrong, our eternity
VIII be wrong.
Every successful
Christian life must
be a life Of faith.
Growth in grace
IL oFfLn L~f.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30
!. A. rArrrsox. Publisher.

A paper devoted to the horseless We
ticle has been launched in London. 1t
Ihould run itself.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

Roasting ScArzAngs Best
tea in San Francisco costs
more than roasting other tea
in China or Japan but 1t
makes tea better.
You don't have to pay
the difference, though 1t
comes out of our profits.
We make money in CIV
ing up profits. Queerl
A Schiiling n Company "a
San Francisco
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-30

The easiest men for the women 10
capture are those who have exagger-
ated ideas OF honor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-09
They DID Not Admire Bloomers.

The British public, that portion of
it which stands on curb-stones and
watches professions, hasn't lost it's wits
and incidentally it's decency even if
some of the noble ladies of the realm
have. The Rational Dress Congress
has found many supporters among
women of the nobility and when they
decided to make a bloomer demonstra-
ton last Saturday, with the assistance
of a half-dozen feminine cycling clubs,
the promised event created consider
able interest. The movement was
under the patronage of Lady Colin
Campbell, Lady Randolph Churchill,
Lady Henry Somerset the Countess of
Warwick, Sarah Grand, w. Il. Stead,
Lord Coleridge and other notables The
run was to be from London to Oxford,
where the congress dinner took place.
Prizes were offered for the three best
costumes, and but one condition was
made and that was that no skirts were
to be tolerated. IT was asserted that
the men riders accompanying the party
would support (morally, of course) the
emancipated fair ones and 1t was ex-
pected that a large number of new
women would form the party.
The meet was TO be at 10 a. m. and a
great crowd gathered in Hyde Park TO
add brilliance to the scene and witness
the novel expedition. But when the
riders appeared the brave army of en-
tries. had dwindled down to three, and
what horrors they were! One wore q
light blouse OF sage green, a bolero hat
and an abbreviated petticoat like unto
bishops apron. The second was at
tired in short black jacket, with red
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-09

We notice among some of our Repub-
lican contemporaries a disposition to
defend every act of court which men
like Debs, Altgeld and Bryan con-
denim, and this generally without much
reference to the fundamental merits of
the case. The attitude may be natural
in view of the fact that these traders
on popular discomfort are nearly al
ways wrong; but it is not a judicial
attitude and occasionally il strength
ems their hold on the public attention.
sion of what Ex-Governor Altgeld is
prone to call government by injunc-
ton" Our own opinion upor the use
of equity courts to restrain innocent
persons from doing things that if done
are already punishable by existing
laws has been sufficiently expressed; /;
tslt we find in that most conservative
and careful Republican journal, the
Hartford Courant, a view of the mat
ter which seems to us to merit repro
duction.
That paper wants TO know what
earthly legitimate business or errand
that West Virginia coal company had
in federal court; what federal ques-
tion is involved in these disputes, ex-
cept as one of the constructive and
sleazy variety is manufactured to or
der by the device to put forward a
stockholder residing in some other
state to file the bill Of complaint" And
II adds;
Take the case Of the Monongah COM
pany. If trespass ulon their property had
been committed OF was threatened, the
state laws were there to punish. The
only peace in any possible danger of be-
ing broken was the peace of West
Virginia. Interstate commerce was
not assaled. Nobody was stopping
the United States malls, or men
aeing United States property. or in
citing rebellion against the govern
ment of the United states. The gov
ernor had not even dreamed of certify
ing to President Mckinley the existence
of insurrection or domestic violence be-
yond the states power 20 suppress. How
does Judge Jackson Of the Circuit court
of the United States oorne 90 be meddling
In the domestic AFFAIRS Of West Virginia
His apologists now say that he did moth
ing but forbid acts that are unlawful.
The laws themselves had done that long
:FteSs sA@ p'laas ever hsapd Of htp,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-09
THE BUSIEST MONTH.
From the Times-Herald.

From the Times-Herald
There is little doubt that the month OF
August, 1897, was the busiest August ever
known. 1t was the first month in which
the daily average of settlements through
clearinghouse exceeded materially that
OF the corresponding month of 1892, the
excess at the principal cities being 1913 per
cent. The volume of business in textile
goods has been phenomenally larger than
in August, 1892, although the Improvement
extends TO boots and shoes and to nearly
every branch of business.
The recent general and unprecedented
expansion of prices for staples is con-
tinued. The exports of wheat for the con-
cluding week of August are the largest
on record with two eXceptions-the sec
ond week of September and the fourth
week of August 1891. The total ship
ments amounted to 6,26S,247 bushels,
| against 1859 S62 last year and 2,260,26l
bushels in 1895, and the total for the whole
month of August was 2l,OO0,000 bushels.
| The shipments of corn were also large,
aggregating ,Os4 bushels for the week,
against 2,5Z7, 526 bushels for the same week
| last year.
Western roads are now doing a larger
grain business than ever before in their
history. The month was a record breaker
| for receipts of all classes of freight IN
| Chicago. Chicago received 57,575 cars OF
grain, against $3.50 cars received during
the same month last year. Arrivals OF
corn last month also surpassed all pre-
ceding records, the total being 81, $50 cars,
being l2,l24 cars In excess of last years
| receipts.
With an advance in prices of nearly all
industrial stocks and an average increase
| in bark clearings of 1868 per cent. no fur
| ther proofs of a positive and phenomenal
| Improvement in business are wanting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-09
Time to Compromise.

OF the various propositions before the
miners convention at Pittsburg the
most sensible is that which proposes
that the strikers return to work at the
65-cent rate, pending arbitration rela-
tive to the remaining four cents de-
manded by the miners. The sentiment
in the convention in favor of continu-
ing the fight for the 69-cent rate to
the bitter end is unreasoning. 1t be-
tokens in the first place a distrust of
the principle of arbitration: and sec
ondy it proceeds on the wrong as
sumption that a trade condition Of
widespread prevalence which has
forced the wages OF miners down to
an un-American level can be changed
Immediately. The operators, most of
whom are friendly to the men, could
afford to pay the 65-cent rate pending
the arbitration of the other points at
issue and the time required in such
arbitration would give them leeway in
which to complete projected Combina-
tions designed to secure an equitable
selling price for bituminous coal But
no single operator could afford to pay
the full rate demanded by the strikers
without assurance that former cut
throating in the trade would be dis
continued, ana then some margin of
time would be required in which to
effect the necessary adjustments.
Furthermore, the interests of by far
the most important factor in the prob
lem, the public. would be injured by a
needless prolongation of the strike. Up
to this moment the strikers have COM
manded the pubic's entire sympathy
ana to a large degree this sympathy
has been expressed in a substantial
say also that up to this time the men
nave deserved it. But it would be the
part of wisdom were the strikers to
recognize in turn their obligation tC
the public by showing a willingness tc
CC"sider the publics interest in a
speedy adjustment of the present con.
tention on a peaceable and encourag'
ing basis. The report from Pittsburs
that the spirit of obstinacy and of in.
difference to public considerations Is
gaining headway among the men is
we trust, without foundation in fact
SUCH a spirit would produce nothing
but mischief for all concerned, and 4
II is growing a heavy responsibility
will rest upon those who have beer
instrumental in fostering it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-09

their melody and volume. He Joined In
them heartily, and at the close OF the
service he told the scholars that II they
had enjoyed the hour as much as ne 'had
1t was the grandest Sunday school session
they had ever had. Many other incidents
might be related in a similar vein, all go
ing to show that this wonderful inven-
tion Is not restricted in It's usefulness 10
ordering groceries or breaking engages
ments. but that its influence extends into
every part of the domestic, professional
and social organization,