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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

II must bo pretty plain to those who
have iutellgcntly followed the ope~n-
tions of the army that the most difficult
thing about war Is not the lighting, bat
the feeding OF the lighters. Tho feed
crs really have harder work than tho
lighters and yet they hardly ever ara
mentioned or even thought Of by thu
great public who are spectators Of the
game OF war.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

with the exception Of birds. mems
legs are longer In proportion to theii
body than those Of any other animal
The human foot is broader and strong
er than the foot of any other animal. 50
that man alone can stand upon one
foot
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

The Count haf been told. madame
your daughtalre hat &c bad tcmpaire.
The MAmma-Ah. yes, count; but yor
know she loses her temper SO easily.
The Count-Ah, how loaAy-Detroii
Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

II Spain ever gives one Of the Philip
pine Islands TO Germany we earnestly
advise the Kaiser 10 Insist on an alb
strnct Of title signed by Uncle Sam.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

II "a woman is to protect herself from,
the ravages Of worry, and so retain bor
youth for longer period. she INNS,
come into more frequent contact r IS
other people-as her husband does-ans
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

A Western clergyman who was mar
rled the other day left Ia his wake
sixteen sorrowing young women, 70
each Of whom ho was engngcd. The
next advocate of the 10 to ratio who
happens along TINT way probably VIII
strike pretty rocky road.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Alfonso probably VIII conclude, after
careful study Of events at Manila and
snntngo. that the king doesn't rule
the deck nficr all.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Some OF the trusts ana monopolies
appear more Inclined 10 pay lawyers
and court fees IA resisting Just tnXa-
ton than 10 contribute AN equal amount
from their Incomes to assist In support
Ing The Government
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Over In Kansas William Office has
been elected sheriff This we take It,
s. about the only Office IN Kansas that
really senbs the man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

The American people hnve been much
given 10 money making and the build
ing mp of business within the period
since the close of the clvll war, but that
has not made OF them weddings I'm bat
tle 20 Is entirely possible. for It has
been proved so. TO learn tho arts OF
peace ana not forget the arts of war
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

General Pando showed Wise military
discretion Ia keeping out OF Santiago
Some spaniards can tell whether a
buzz saw "a running or not without
feeling Of II.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07
The Yankee Girl


She wears the soldier buttons
or all her sweethearts true,
A button heads her hatpin,
Her bracelets Of them, too;
They CLEAN around her girdle,
They nestle In her curl,
Compose the necklace, earrings
OF our fair Yankee girl.
Our flag waves from her window,
II hutters on her wheel,
Adorns her horse and carriage,
Her poodle and her seal;
Old Glory on her bosom
In lovo-knot fold and furl;
Her lover is q soldier
And she's his Yankee girl.
o loyal red her lips are,
And white her brow and soul
Her cheeks are snow and crimson,
Our color aureolc;
The stars are blue eyes heaming,
The nations pride and pearl,
The soldiers other GLORY"
God bless the Yankee girl!
-Lu b. Cake, in Now Haven Courier.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

The OIliggins merely missed great
deal Of fun, that's all Uncle sam
doesn't need her now Ia his business
and she probably VIII bee doomed TO a
life as uneyentful as that Of coal
RrOey
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07
An FeI-ssin Factory.

ono OF the strangest factories that
ever existed. and what is more, pays
handsomely for It's existence. Is stu
atcd IN quiet street IN the nelghbor,
hood OF London bridge. Here are pre-
pared and manufactured various artl-
Giles from she skin OF the commonplace
eel
The skins are manipulated 10y numer-
Gus complicated processes until they ~
scmhle and would easily be taken for
leather, although OF IA more gclatinous
and pliable nature This strange com
modify is cut into long thin strips and
plated very closely together for whip
lashes. and 10 cover portions Of the
handles OF more expensive whips. Ger
tain kinds OF lashes and harness-laces
are also made of eel-skin
This leather Is almost Indispensable
IN articles of this description. WHORE
disability allied with an uncommon
toughness IS desired. Golden Penny.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07
EMMETT

Boston objects to the 81. r." on inter
nal revenue stamps and insists on Il
am"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

For women who want to swim and
who lack the courage to venture In
water deep enough, there IS the pneu
matte corset. This is on the principle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Christopher Columbus knew how TO
make an egg stand on end. but he new
or could have made a Spanish fleet
float after the American navy got
through with II.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07
FoR TIE rIM1n sw1MMnR.

Of n life-prescrver, and at the same
time supports the figure Nnd gives the
trim, tailor-made look so lacking in the
average bathing costume.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Yousouf the Turkish wrestler who
was drowned IN tho Bourgognc disaa.
ter Ia said to have had $500 In Amer
icnn gold In belt about hls waist
when be jumped into tho Sator He
never needed any extra ballast on land;
why dld ho give his antagonist such
eranglc hold at sea7
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Who can now question the fact that
schiey won that victory? A Txeas
girl baby has been named Schleyetto.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

yellow journalism rs a now namc for
an old thing, nnd 20 say that II pays IS
TO Ignore some notable examples Of the
past Many years ago, the editor OF an
English paper which throye upon scan
daious gossip was sued for libel In
the witness box he pleaded that ne only
sold what peoplo wanted. and his pro
cts were large. Il had rather starvc."
answered the counsel for the other side,
ethan pick slXpences out Of the gutter"
That brave speaker IS to-day Lord
Chancellor Of England. while the editor
still picks siXpences out Of the gutter.
Filth and nun 10 down before honor
and cleanliness. the country over aud
the world around
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

According TO conservative estimates.
nenrly onc-thlrd of the native popula-
tion OF Cuba has persisted during the
three ycnrs that have elapsed since the
instruction was born. What does this
moan 70 tho Cubans3 II means pre-
ciscly what the loss Of 20.000.OOO Amer
leans by battle. disease and starvation
would mean TO this republic 1t ia Il
blow equal IN proportion. trlfllng as II
may appear by comparison of figures.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

Elderly gentlemen seem to have a
penchant for youngerly ladies'.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-10-07

AComing -out Party The man whose
sentence has expired.
The silver star., 1898-03-17
A CLEVER TRICK.

How the Young Married Couple Man
aged to Get the Money.
Faith, I've heard tell that ALI the
wurld loves a lover but it's difi'rent
wild marri'd couple" said Policeman
Mike O'Flannagan Of the 9Th district.
by way Of a preface to the story Of an
experience he had at 18th and Filbert
streets few nights ago. says the Phil
adelphia Record. well, sir. I was
pathrollin' me bate, whin young fel-
Ter wild trim little chunk av woman
howldin' on to his arm KEN up ten me.
an sez e: 'Ofiicer,' seq e, tits the
divil's own fix I'm in this minnit. We
an we KEN teh Philadelphy fur tn
honeymune. Iv'ry cint had I gev teh
me broide fur safe keepin'. Whin we
got inteh the big station seq e. 10!
an behowld yeh, the money was gone!
Stolen 1t was. be dirthy thafe,' seq e.
At that the little woman began teh
wape an her tears wor heart-render-
In fur teh see. Well sez the young
feller. continuin' his story, I tried fur
teh telegraft teh me people in I.ancas-
ter. but they'd not send the message
widout pay. So here we are disthract-
ed, not knowin' where teh turn fur a
nights lodgin' an this our weddin'
night seq e. had 81 bill in me
pocket. an let i'm have 1t. ''Tis no
more than loan.' sez e. AN twill
be repaid yeh tomorrow He wouldn't
be contint till he had took down me
name an me number. God bless yeh,
sez the little woman, an wild that
they wint away. An l haven't heard
Of thin frum that day teh this. Twas
a clever thrick, an no mishtake"
The silver star., 1898-03-17
Two Anecdotes OF Byron.

Writing on the Childhood and
School Days of Byron" in the Janu-
ary Nineteenth Century. r. E. Proth-
less new incidents. One day. when
Byron's mother had taken him to visit
Lady Abercomby. he escaped to the
room above. and while the two ladies'
were talking together they were sud-
denly startled by piercing scream
and were Mortified to see an object
clad In boys coat and hat shoot
the ladies were seated. Byron had
dressed pillow in his clothes and
with a shrek had launched 1t from the
room above in the hope OF persuading
his mother that he had fallen acci-
dentally. Another story related by
Mr.. Prothers Is as follows: "In 1893
the Earl OF Portsmouth was staying
with the Hansons before his marriage
with Miss Norton. daughter OF Lord
Grantley. After breakfast the party
was lounging In large conservatory
attached to the house. when Lord
Portsmouth. In rough play. pulled BY
ron's ears. Tho boy picked up shell
which was near him and hurled II at
lord Portsmouth's head. missing him
by hairs breadth and shattcrIng the
glass behind him. Mrs. Hanson en-
deavored to make peace, saying that
the boy did not mean the missile for
Lord Portsmouth. but her efforts werc
at hrst fruitless. for Bryon kept reiter.
ating. But did throw It on purpose.
will teach q fool Of an earl to pull
another mobiles ear In the end, how
ever. peace was made: they shook
hands and became good friends"
The silver star., 1898-03-17

table, which permits the outlook tube
to be pointed In any direction desired
up and down. from one side to the
other. Tho pipe below connects with
blower down In the vessel.
When the dispeller Is In use the
blower sends a powerful stream Of air
up through the pipe into the tube, and
the current hurtles into the fog, boring
q hole through II. as It were. The ac-
tion on the suspended moisture 10 two
fold. The fog 10 rolled back In every
direction, the high pressure Of the blast
produces . cooling influence, the mols-
ture In suspension condenses and falls
In rain. A great cone Of clear atmos-
phere with it, apex at the mouth Of the
tube results. The eye Of the pilot IL
ct the glass At the rear Of the tube.
and he gases into the bowels Of the
fog. With its aid . pilot can readily
pick up his buoys In . fog and keep
an eye out for vessels ahead. With :
powerful blower the inventor hopes to
make the fog dispsller usef.al at 1000
feet.
No claim 10 made that tAe dispeller
would be practicable except when the
vessel 10 going at . slow rate Of speed.
which II customary when there u fosey
weather.
The silver star., 1898-03-17

everywhere and most Of the stock Of
the New York dealers comes from
there.
Furniture does not change in style
as rapidly as do some other articles
OF daily use. and the changes, when
once effected. usually last some time
in popular favor. The gradual aboli-
tion of the wooden bedstead and its
replacement by the metal one is an
illustration Of this. From its begin
ming few years ago, when the clean
and dainty looking brass bed was
rarity. the progress has continued un-
til to-day the dealers say they are sell
Ing two or three of the newer kind to
every one of the old. Bureaus are still
holding their own, being regarded by
many people as indispensable articles
OF bedroom furniture, but there 10
decided tendency to replace them with
the chiffonier or chest Of drawers and
the toilet table. The latter is intend
ed principally to hold the mirror. and
usually has only one small drawer.
The silver star., 1898-03-17

be made suitable for everything except
parlor furniture. where 1t usually gives
place to more ornamental wood. Oak
In its natural light shade is used with
high polish and 1t is equally attrac-
provided with dull finish, to simulate
old English oak. CHARTERED oak, so
called from the way in which the
pieces are cut from the trunk Of the
tree. is most highly valued, on account
Of its beautiful markings. Being hard
and firm in texture, oak admits Of elab-
crate carving, where particularly
decorative effects are desired.
Nearly all the good furniture which
is finished to givethe appearance of ma
hogany is now actually veneered with
that wood. Some of the cheaper pieces
are merely stained birch. but the use
of this is becoming less common. Few
pieces of solid mahogany are sold. on
account of their great cost, and the
veneered articles are usually hand
somer. An odd fact, not known to
most people, is that mahogany is fire.
quently veneered upon mahogany-an
additional proof that this method Of
finishing furniture is practiced as we'll
for the results which it gives as for
its smaller cost In this way the most
beautifully grained pieces can be select
ed for the veneering and applied upon
a surface which is palmer and less de-
sirable in its markings. When the
body OF the article is not mahogany it
is of any other hard wood, which, in
fact. answers just as we'll as founda-
the mahogany seen in the stores has
been stained slightly, to give it the
rich, reddish color which the antique
furniture has acquired by age. The
variations in tint. from light brown
to deep red, like that of rosewood
are caused by the different shades of
stain which are used.
After the oak and mahogany, birch
in its natural tint Of golden brown and
the delicately marked birds maple
are the next favorites. The latter
wood Is especially popular for bed
room furniture. One reason for the
popularity of these woods and the total
disappearance Of such old-time vari-
eties as cherry and black walnut is
to be found in the locality in which
most American furniture is made to-
day. This. generally speaking, is in
the west, and particularly in Michigan.
where the city of Grand Rapids is well
known as center OF the furniture
making industry. Naturally. those
kinds of wood which are most easily
obtainable in the neighborhood are
most widely used. Oak, birch and
maple are of this class. while cherry
and black walnut are scarce and con-
sequently cut no figure. The Grand
Rapids furniture has reputation
The silver star., 1898-03-17
Compressed Flour.

The Importance of lightness and COM
pactness in the kit Of soldiers has
stimulated the manufacturers OF ramy
food stuffs to produce all manner Of
concentrated products for use on the
march or in camp. or theHe the latest
Is compressed -four. which is now being
tested by the British war department.
The objection to the establishment Of
national granaries Is the impossibillty
Of storing wheat for any length Of
time. The grain soon germinatcs and
Is ruined. The flour is now nodded
into bricks by hydraulic pressure, In
which shape 1t Is unaffected by damp.
is mold-proof and sweet and whole
some. The compression is said to de-
stroy all forms Of larval life. and the
-four becomes immune against the at
tacks of insects. Since the cubic space
occupied by 100 pounds G: loose -four
Will hold more than 800 pounds Of the
compressed -four. It will be seen that
the saving Is enormous.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The silver star., 1898-03-17

DR.. H. N. Hicks Lugrin. Of Worces-
ter. Mass. has patented what he calls
the Lugrin fog dispeller or fog navi-
gator. IN apparatus intended for use
In the pilot house of merchant vessel
or the coming tower Of warship. BY
means Of this the pilot ofYicer will be
able to sec with perfect distinctness
objects several hundred feet away in
the densest fog.
Experiments have been made In Bos
ton harbor. and with rudeiy con-
structsd machine the walls Of . brick
building 17S feet away from the mouth
Of the dispeller were 10 clearly visible
through . dense fog that the individu-
al bricks could be easily distinguished.
without the dispeller one could see
nothing ct distance Of nifty feet. Ex-
pert- engineers were present and said
Il Was . great boon to shipping.
The apparatus consists Of horison-
tai outlook pipe . feet In length and .
inches In inside diameter. At the
mouth Of the tube ID . wide nangs; the
rear end h covered with . thick disk
Of glass. About two fest from the rear
end . pipe Of the same diameter enters
The tuhs from below q an obtuss angle
with the forward section. This con-
nsetiea h nads through sort Of turn
The silver star., 1898-03-17
The Fashionable Parlor.

The delicate tints Of the average ex-
pensively furnished parlor are apt to
be colorless unless there is some re-
lief to them, says the New York Post.
One sees SO many rooms with soft
pearl-gray Wilton carpets, walls of very
much the same shade, hangings of sill
very plush, furniture largely in white
and gold. even the soft cushions of the
palest hues in costly fabrics. The curl
Gus set expression of such a room, as
II 1t were arranged for an exhibition
parlor of upholstery, Is enhanced. usu-
ally, by the lack of any sort of CEN
ter. Every room to be successful needs
some sort of focus-sn open fireplace, a
reading table. anything that suggests
a drawing together of the rooms oc-
cupants. 1t is this lack of suggestion
Of life that makes one stroll through
one of these perfectly appointed rooms
and come with sigh of relief into the
next apartment. which the family real
ly use. Occasionally a house Is en-
tered whose mistress boldly banishes
the so-called parlor, letting 1t be SIM
ply an extension of its library. Books
line Its walls. A long table with chairs
drawn around 1t is piled with fresh
magazines. the latest books and a
writing service. All these may be as
elegant as ones purse admits, but
their very presence confers charm
and effect by their suggestion and use.
that is not found in the handsomest
stretches OF upholstery and woodwork.
The silver star., 1898-03-17
IDEAS IN FURNITURE.
AN ERA OF ARTISTIC EFFECTS
At REASONABLE PRICES.
Woods That Are Favorites-Oak and
Mahogany Popular = Staining and
vencering Fancy for Reproducing In
dividual Historic Pieces.

1t Is a gratifying fact to people who
are interested in making, the interior
OF their homes attractive that never
before has there been a time when such
beautiful and artistic effects could be
produced for so comparatively small
an outlay Of money as at present, says
the New York Tribune. Really fine
furniture Is now sold at extremely rea-
sonable prices. 1t is not only of good
quality as regards wood and finish, but
in design 1t is Of remarkable excellence.
II 1t claims to represent the style of
a particular period, 1t does SO faith
fully, and there is seldom confusion
OF conflicting patterns. This result
has been brought about largely through
the increased knowledge which people
IN general have acquired regarding
types of furniture. They know what
they are looking for. and II sales
man should show them a table or desk
copied from the empire period, and an
nounce 1t as q piece Of Louis XIV. or
colonial design, there would be small
danger that his description would have
much ehect. The same educated taste
OF buyers has made its influence felt
also upon the modern styles, which do
not pretend to reproduce the antique
Simple. graceful lines are commended
and purchased and there is absolutely
no market for the clumsy, towering,
over-ornate articles which were seen
in almost every house within fifteen
or twenty years ago.
1t is doubtless true that customers
know more about the style than they
do about the material of furniture.
Many people are content, SO long as
an article appears well and looks as
II it had the quality of endurance, to
take 1t without inquiry as to the wood
Of which 1t is composed. 1t might be
thought that this would be a point
ascertainable at glance. but the arts
of veneering and staining have been
so highly developed of late that tables
and chairs are frequently not what
they SEEM"
II one were asked to name the two
kinds of wood which are most used
at present for the manufacture of all
kinds Of furniture. oak and mahogany
would suggest themselves at once.
There Is no doubt that they easily hold
first place. The oak admits of SO many
different kinds of treatment that it can
The silver star., 1898-03-17
JOHN AND JOSEPH.
A Wager and the PaSt 1t Played In
Making an Admiral.

wager and the Pacf 1t Played In
Making an Admiral.
Judge John c. Miller the ether day
told an interesting story of how his
brother, Rear Admiral Joseph N. Mil
Ter. obtained admission to Annapolis.
The story is particularly apropos be-
will celebrate his 62d birthday and re-
tire from the navy, says the Springfield
(O) Republic Times. Judge John Mil
Ter had great fancy for seafaring
life. Johns most intimate boy chum
had also. One day the pair had a talk
ing match. in which each wagered he
would obtain the next appointment to
Annapolis. John turned the matter
over in his mind-from Jest to earnest.
In day or two he took up the for
midable task Of addressing himself to
Tom Corwin. then secretary of the
treasury in the cabinet of President
Millard Fillmore, The judges father,
Squire Reuben Miller. and Tom Cor
win were personal friends. John used
up quire Of paper practicing on the
letter. He wanted to make 1t short
and to the point. After many weary
hours of work he boiled his applica-
tion down to twelve lines. The con-
clusion Of the letter was to the effect
that IL Secretary Corwin should find
anything in 1t that seemed too for
ward to remember 1t was written by ::
boy. A few weeks passed and thr
elated John received a notice from the
secretary of the navy that the appl'ca
tion was on file and requesting him tc
forward the recommendation of Gen.
Sampson Mason. which he had men
toned as one he could furnish. In the
meantime John had learned that he
was over age for the Annapolis ap-
pointment. so one day he said to his
younger brother: Joe. would you
like to go into the navy?" You bet
would" said Joe. enthusiastically.
The boys went to Gen. Mason. who was
then one of the most influential whigs
in the region. They stated the case to
the distinguished jurist and he smiled.
Looking at the youthful aspirant for
naval honors. he said: rs this the
boy who always whips the other boys
when they attack him" The boys nod
ded. Whatever uncertainty they felt
as to other claims, they were confident
in that. We'll" said Gen. Mason. as
suringly. 81 would take pleasure in
recommending any of Squire Miller's
sons. but especially this one. / think
he will make just the kind Of man
the navy needs" The next day a let
ter went to Washington full OF Joe's
praises. and very soon afterward the
boy was ordered to report at Annapolis
for an examination, which he passed
very successfully and was enrolled in
the service.
The silver star., 1898-03-17
Polo In The I,rl.l.h Army.

Wherever Tommy Atkins Is station
ed. the officers who drill 'im." and
who make I'm look 30 neat" are polo
players. when the game was nrst
played in India. about 1862. there was
a disposition to check its progress by
the army authorities on the ground
that It was too expensive for the ON
GERS who had only their pay to depend
upon. It was soon learned that the
training acquired ON the polo fields
stood the oficers. especially the cavai-
ry. in good stead In the sternsr strife
Of war. and now polo ID considered an
essential part Of the British army sdu-
cation.