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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

the nov oomU- ranans. Kuskoquim
and Chandler rivers have al been
brought prominently TO the notice Of
mining men this year. All things con-
eidered. the American side would seem
to be the place Of the future.
AS for Dawson City itself. il Is un-
qnestionably the greatest mining camp
IN the world. Frank Canton. United
States deputy marshal in Circle City.
and in former years an officer Of the
peace IN many OF the largest camps Of
tire West. has said that nothing he has
ever seen approaches Dawson as a model
mining camp Accustomed "a he has
been TO dealing with the toughest clsss
Iof criminals, bis comUendation OF
Dawson. as "a law-abiding town. has
great weight. The sidewalks are crowd
ell with men and women fro<n morning
TO night. People are even forced to
walk in the middle OF the streets 70
make progress. Il N a great tumble OF
the good and the bod, and the only
pledge Of responsibility required is
regular attendance at church. Daw-
sons population has grown until it IL
now between ., 900 and 10000
Eine-tentbs Of the newcomers are not
IN the country to work. and when they
find that success In the Klondfke can
only be bought By hard labor. they will
be ready to come out. A great exodus
od unsuccessful men will take place
this fall. and the cities Of the Pacific
coast. to which these people will go,
will be overrun with rough, desperate
and altogether undesirable class. They
are now In Dawson as the advance
guard o. the more substantial men tC
follow. II Is repetition Of the his.
tory OF Circle City. When the Birch
creek mines we're discovered. two years
ago. double the usual invoice Of people
went there, but soon left Disguised.
Had they remained, they would haet
been In on TIE ground floor in the Klon
dixie discovery.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

Mr. Frederick A. Obsr writes IN
article 5os the August Century o. The
Island OF Porto Rico" Mr.. Ober says-
Until it was discovered that Porto
Rico possessed great value - strategic
center" Of naval operations. the fair
isle slumberod undisturbej. merely .
link, and no important one, In the en-
eraid chain that separates the Atlantic
and the Caribbean. Ssddenly nava.
folks became aware Of its Importance;
they saw that while it borders on the
Caribbean sea. yet II breasts the ronxb
Atlantic waters; that Il is equadis-
t&nt, or about I 900 miles, from Key
West and Colon; from New York
l 800 miles. which h half the distance
from Cadiz; !. 800 from Newport News.
which is half the distance 70 the Canar-
les Il lies. in fact. It the very point
! that ve sbould hare selected for
a eoaling station. had ve unrestricted
choice OF location All the arguments
that have been sdvsnced for the scquisi-
/ ton Of the island OF st. Tbomae, GO
miles distant. and for which At one
time VIC were almost ready 10 pay seven
million dollars. apply with tenioId
force TO Porto Rico. with its six cool
! harbors TO the one OF 81 Thomas, and
| its commercial - we'll a. strategical
| potentisliries-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

Much has been said Of the terrible
machete. deadly weapon indeed in
the hands Of a desperate man. and
whom used against defenseless person
The machete was never intended for a
weapon OF warfare; 1t is an instrument
Of husbandry carried by the Cuban
peasant In times OF peace. and is bis
one familiar daily companion. 1t cuts
his fire wood, aids him 10 building his
hut, hews his path through ,be mani
qua. and performs many other Offices
The machette Is a straight, heavy
blade about two feet long. with a
wooden or bone handle, having no
guard; consequently 1t is utterly IN
suited as a weapon to BE- used in con-
fiict with an armed man. The Cuban,
Of course, BIZ reason OF his long famili-
arity with the instrument, Is an adept
Ia It's use. and its effect upon a group
OF unarmed workmen is truly terrible
1t Is In the foray against the defense
less and unarmed that the most serious
work of the machete has been done in
the island of Cuba--'Cuba as Seen
from the Inside" by Osgood Welsh. In
the August Century.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

CO... ro<.to :, 49,. ,.ccks< a.
cure rbeumetism
Tha III, ~ . h,.cr cst ~o,n 1, ono.
cta,h;,~ lii c,~e rhennas,~rn
uotd ~ h.,s 49,. -. h..d
I'D 70, - III, 49, h,s.-.1,,~
and v,', r,,,I No. h.~s rs.,ax
,,o'. Il" s',s'' -" 1 a,~"s '''' 49,
~ VIC '''- " s''P NOV
wear = roo Hring OF 100 pe4nS
around the LICK 70 Fevens the nose
D'ee'-
The skin on snake worn around the
'''o na' o'"~n VIII cure Inc ne''ae'''-
Wear string OF gold beads aronnd
/ your neck and your nose can not bleed
| Headache may be prevented by wear.
/ ing IN ones hat the rattles Of rattlc-
snake-
The negro somstimes sleeps with q
young dog In order to transmit rben-
'hH''r'n W inc coy
| AT Delphor Kan lives young man
who saliantiy procured his sweet
hearts warts by purchase
! A sty may be cured by rubbing II
I With a gold ring, q silver spoon. OF
ones finger moistened with saliva
/ II you see any one asleep in church
say to yourself. "Whcn you awake
take these warts-'
| Bore q hole in the wall the height
OF A chiids head: when the child grow,
above the hole il will be cured o.
asthma
In order 10 cure the toothache en-
your finger nails on Friday. Anothel
sure cure Is 10 wash behind your ear
every morning
Write on a stove with a piece o.
chalk the number Of your warts Wher
the number has burned of the stow,
your warts viii be gone
Rub the wart with seven pebbles
wrap the pebbles In a parcel and throw
them away; II the parcel Is picked al
the varf will 90 away.
You NAV aIuavs rrevent crampe |,
the feat NV tnrniny vo,r SHOES nnsid
I down every NIGHT besids vonr he. :
Il Ge,trnde g Davennort In The Ionrna
of American Folk Lore
Steal a disbclotb. rnb the uart Wit
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16
WEALTH OF THE YUKON.
Ten Fifteen Million" " Dollars Will Be Cleaned Up This Yarpax Cir,
With Ten Thousand People Is Greatest uiuios c !, It, ~.
The Greatest Known Gravel Depositwbst the Districts SHOW

Tho output Of the mines OF the Yu-
kon district this year. while 1t has
reached between $40. 900. 900 and S15.-
600. 600, has disappointed esen the
more conservative estimates made last
fall, and basel on the prospects then
existing. Three things have contrib
uted to shorten this springs clean M:
The Canadian royalty. lack OF men and
lack Of strengthening food. One Of the
most prominent civil engineers on the
Pacific coast. who haa spent this winter
IN the miDcs. has said:
considering the fact TINT less ths~
1000 poorly fol men have gotten ont
this winter almoat $4,000. 600. the
Klondike has made a showing that
entities 1t 70 consideration as the
greatest gravel deposit M extent and
richness in the world. The placer
mines OF California in early days ar,
its only rivals"
The great riches a claims Oh French.
Chief. Little and Big Skookum gulclses
are the wonder Of mining men In the
interior Of Alaska. A claim owner on
French gnlch offers a standing bet Of
eco, 900 that he can rock out OF his
claim, singlo-handed. $4,000 on any
given day. The benches are old river
beds, which have been broken up by an
Eruption OF the earth. A continuation
Of the old river bed has been found near
Hunker creek, and while little prospect
ing has been done. IL Is thought that 1t
will turn ont very we'll.
Eld0rado and Bonanza creeks have
proven all that was expected Of them
Much more could l.. seen In actnal re-
suits II the clean up had been completed
this spring. But hope that the roy
allies may be called of. and the
early drying up of the water which
could be used in sluicing. has caused
many big claim owners TO leave abou
third OF the dirt taken out on
dump. The wash-up mas been cum
pleted on very few claims. and on
fewer still can a statement be obtained
as to the real amount of the cleanup.
This makes it impossible TO state POSI-
lively the output Of the mines.
OF the lees known streams. Dominion
creek is giving evidence Of mineral de-
posits which may make it known as the
richest strike yet made. The conflict
Of claims. owing TO the two discoveries
allowed. Is about settled, and there Il
nothing to interfere with the develop
ment of the mines. bunker creek u
iich in placer. but. unlike the rest OF
the country. Is spotted. Gold Bottom
is not turning out as we'll as expected.
Many other creeks which promise well
have not been sufficiently developed b.
make an estimate Of their wealth safe.
80 many are the disadvantages in
mining In the Northwest territory that
attention is being once more directed
to mines on the American side. 1t it
believed that many surprises arc in
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

A powder 10 be shaken into the Shoes
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
yous. and bot. and get tired easily Ifyou
makes walking easy Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisfers and callUus spots.
Relieves corns and bunions Of all pain and
gives rest and comfort Ten thousand tes-
timonials Of cures. Try IL fodas- Sold By
all druggists and shoe stores for &c Sent
by mail for 25c In stamps. Trial package
FREE Address Allen s Olmsted. Il
Roy, New York
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16
WAGONS IMPROVED

stand the racket Three more car loads are
on the way IL pays 10 have the b-st.
Write for free Catalogue JOHN POOLE.
soe agent. foot Of Morrison street. Port
land Or
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

Advices from Honolulu state that the
executive council Of the island govern
ment has signed contract with the
schymser Company to lay a cable from
the American coast to Honolulu and
Japan.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

Microbes are 30 minute that 250.-
900, 600 can be comfortably sccommo-
dated on a penny postage stamp
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

Railway building in Africa is pro-
ceeding with wonderful rapidity con-
sidering the difficulty and expensive
ness OF most Of the enterprise
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

Gov. McCord las received indefinite
leave Of absence from his duties a. the
executive Of Arizona. and will take
command a. colonel Of the regiment Of
infantry now being recruited IN the
Jour territories.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

According to German authority the
human brain is composed Of 500. 000.-
COO nerve cells
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-16

country boy visiting xe~ York rtopped
frantic runaway team that ras sbouf 70
da-h on the sidewalk where there we're hun-
dreds q women and children lie saved their
lives. but Lost his own. Hundreds Of lives arc
saved every year By Ho<tetfcrk Stomach Bit
teri. People Who are fast going 90 tneif
rraVc- win disorders Of stomach. liver,
bowels and blood are brought back 70 good
health b. Il All the sick should Try ~
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27
SIMPLICITY OF GREAT MEN.

The simplicity and ignorance or great men form the subject of an entertain ing article by MT. Michael MacDonagn in the current number of the Cornhll Magazine. There are, he says, many amusing examples of the 1nfantle ignorance of judges, such as the late Lord Coleridge's Who Is Connle eii- christi" Sir Henry Hawkins what IS hay?" and Earl Halsbury's "Who was Pigott?" In libel action by a lady Journalist against MT. Gilbert few years ago Sir E. Clarke read rom book of the plaintiffs description or Chopin's lumber shaded hair" Lord Russell of Killowens face assumed look of blank astonishment. What shade?" said he. 'Umber-shaded, re- piled Sir Edward. ''Yes, but what shade is that?" pressed the Chief Jus tice. The British jury could stand 1t no longer Brown, my Lord-brown. :" they all cried with one voice and the case proceeded.
 MT. Justice Ball, an Irish Judge, was
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

Charles Coy, who has just returned from the Orient. Covers were laid for twenty eight persons. and the table was elegant ly decorated with smilax and yellow chrysanthemums.
 On Monday evening Miss Susie Logan entertained the Fin de Steele Whist Club in a very charming manner. In antfcipa- tion of the intercollegiate football game the rooms were artistically and appropriately decorated with the |. c. colors. The guests enjoyed three games of whist, the first prizes being won by Miss l.. Beau man and F. A. West and the consolation prizes by Miss B. l.. Gambitz, Miss Alice Partridge and A. J. Kennedy. The gentle mans consolation prize miniature foot ball tied with blue and gold ribbons, bear ing the inscription Kick at this" caused much amusement. The balance of the until temptino supper was served The table was prettily decorated with smilax and streamers of blue and gold ribbon, while the walls were hung with pumpkin blossoms. Many toasts were proposed and the T.. c. yell heartily given.
 Miss Gertie Williams gave a very en- joyable birthday party recently at her residence, 2l6 Peninsula avenue,
 The Menlo Musical and Social Club an- nounces It's sixth annual ball Tuesday
 The d'Accord Club will give its first as sembIy and hop of season of 1S9S-99 on December at Lu,!t's Hall.
 will give a private masquerade social at Native Sons Hall Thursday evening, De-
 Social Council No. 48. Order of Chosen Friends, will give an entertainment and dance at Shasta Hall. Native Sons build
 The engagement of Miss Lucie Cahen. daughter of Louis Cahen of 1917 Franklin street. and Louis Stern of the firm Of Levi Strauss & Co. of this city has been announced
 Miss Lille Flo Hewes and W. D. Friend will be married on Saturday, December B. at 4 o'clock
 MT. and Mrs Charles Carpy. who have been spending the summer at their coun- try home in St. Helena, have returned to
 Miss Ernestine Elias of Modesto is the guest of her sister. Mrs. L. Harris, at 1409
 Mrs, Charles l.. -Jonoh~o returned last week to her home in Santa Barbara.
 Miss Marian Bentley left on Sunday night for New York City to open 8 con- cert season there.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27
GOSSIP OF. q SOCIETY 5UD.
upouoooU . . q . . . . . .

Dearest Marguerite: l. 2, B. {. s, 6, T. 8. g. 1O Il, 12, 13, 14, 15, Is, r, IS, 19, 20, 2i, P!
 22-O. That was the score, Peggy
 The Stanford ax was dull. The Berkeley hoodoo. when he lost his job over there, evidently took flight to Stanford. How ever the f1utter of cardinal was not missed. The Berkeley boys did their best to spill great deal of red-internally as well as externally.
 You don't know any more about foot ball than the average freshie. So It s as useless to explain the game to you as It is to him. There is a difference though. You don't think you know anything about it. He thinks there isn't anything apout 1t he doesn't know.
 Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday we anticipated. Thursday we had the reali- Zation of our hopes-or fears-accordlng to our colors. Ever since then we nave been busy collecting our bets. In fact have been so busy collecting that have not had time to pay those lost- For, of course, l hedged. which would lead one to suppose that 1 both won and lost. Not l. I have already pocketed my win nings and shall not cheat any one out of theirs But I'll owe 1t to them. l could live on the interest of what owe now, so I'm sure of cheerful old age
 We had our seats in the front row of the University 1IuD oSStiOil' 1iiS s7OS7 ond half the playing was all down at our end so we had an excellent view of the game Dick said my remarks were so 1n- telligent that I surprised most of the men. The other girls looked wise. One would never have guessed that they didn't know a fullback from quarterback. I think Bobby Eyre divined 1t. Helen said some thing or other that made it impossible for her best friend to accuse her of un- derstanding the game. But Bobby can De trusted not to tell.
 Everybody was there From where we sat we could see all that there was to be seen. The Hopkins party sat three rows back of us. Helen, Edna and Caro Crockett wore the cardinal. It was very Van Wrinkle were with them.
 Marie Oge was there with Ali Williams. Cupid has been doing some good work in that quarter if Dame Gossip speaks whereof she knows. Forsooth I know not. but tis averred on all sides that Marie has turned a willing ear to Cupids pleadng Marie looks as well ever, but Dick says that MT. Williams no longer eats three good meals a day. And when a mans appetite fails he Is either in love or a victim of indigestion.
 Howard Veder and Harry Stetson sat within hearing distance of us; that is 1t would have been hearing distance under ordinary circumstances. but in that noise and din 1t was impossible to hear your neighbor think.
 Ieontine Blakeman looked serenely smiling with Lieutenant Wolf explaining the game I wish she would change her mind about going East. The lieutenant
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

evidently wishes 1t even more than I do. But Leontine and Ethel Keeney are go ing, despite the aching voids their ab-
 Charlotte, Ellingwood and her friends sat back of them. Wherever Ethel and Leontine are, the odds are that Charlotte Mabel declares they're thicker than glue
 Bernice Drown looked very stunning. and so did all the other girls who braved the chill of the bleachers, for it was cold CT than Greenland's icy mountains. Vir- ginia Joliffe told me that she cheered, de- spite the inward conviction that her frozen stiffened remains would be carried home.
 Ollie Holbrook, Mir and Mrs. Knight and Harry cheered the blue and gold Harry's lungs are as good as his political prospects. Basso profundo Is mild squeak ing In comparison.
 Olive looked rather tired. She has more than lowing aequaintance. with the wee taining. You can't laugh at the sand man and keep your bright eyes.
 Ollie, Josie and Mabel Loughborough way. They're the only buds on the social stalk, so of course they get all the atten- tion that in our first fowerdom was scat tered over a dozen of us.
 Therese Morgan gave Ollie dinner last week that was exceptionally enjoyable. The decorations were autumn leaves, and their rich colorings lent warm, delight ful tint that was charming.
 The theater party that Gertie Carroll was to give her had to be indefinitely postponed. Gerties uncle, MT. Murphy of San Jose, died, so the Carols and Whit tiers will have to abandon entertaining for the present.
 Mrs. Hopkins is going to give Ollie dinner on Tuesday night, to which we are invited. Then there is luncheon on Thursday, with Caro- Crockett as hostess and Ollie as guest of honor. Aside from these two affairs, next weeks calendar is empty. Society has taken down the Come early and avoid the rush sign. Really, Peg, though, I'd rather go to game than 0 thousand receptions and teas. There is still enough of the Ameri- can Indian in me to make me jingle all over with the whooping and yelling and
 We girls are divided on two points Some of us are in love with Murphy and others with Hall. I'm in love with both myself.
 Then some of us love the red and some the blue and gold. But after the game the cardinals felt blue. and the blue and golds watched their brothers do the red paint act so 1t Is hard to draw the color line. after all.
 I am so weary that I could go to sleep with football for a pillow, and the odds are 22-0 that I would not have the night mare. Lovingly, FLORA McFLIMSY.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

noted for his amusing manifestations of ignorance, but whether they were real or pretended has never been clear ly established. He tried a case In which a man was indicted for robbery at the house of poor widow. The first wit ness was the young daughter of the widow, who identified the prisoner as the man who entered the house and smashed her mothers chest. Do you say that the prisoner at the bar broke your mothers chest?" said the Judge, in astonishment. He did, my Lord.'' answered the girl, The jumped on 1t till he smashed 1t entirely" The Judge turned to the crown counsel and said, How is this? Why is the prisoner not indicted for murder? If he smashed this poor woman's chest in the way the witness has described, he must surely have killed her." But, my Lord" said the counsel, "it was wooden chest,"
 Some men were indicted at the Cork Assizes for riot and assault before the same Judge. The prisoners had beaten two laborers who were drawing turf from bog belonging to an obnoxious landlord. One of the witnesses said In the course of his evidence, "As we came near to the bog we saw the prisoners fencing along the road" "Eh! what do you say the prisoners were doing?" asked MT. Judge Ball. Fencing, my Lord" With what ?'' Spades and shovels," my Lord" The Judge, looking amazed, said to the crown counsel, Gan this be true? Am l to understand that peasants in this part of the country fence along the foilsI can explain it, my Lord" said the counsel. 'The prisoners were making ditch, which we call a fence Tn this part of the country
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27
LOVES MAGIC.

A head was bent OCT mine. And sudden light lit up the room.
 All dim before. And straight there rose around A new strange world, all wenderfuHl, H. With words to hear and things to do
 The old world had not known. A hand was laid on mine, And sudden glow shot through my IraIile'
 All cold before, And with the touch awoke That which had slept and now rusheo LII With radiant hopes and daring dreams
 The old days could not holo' Dear lips were pressed to mine, And sudden flame burned in my soul,
 All calm before. A new, strange self whose pulses tnroooeo With secrets vague, mysterious,
 London Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

ness in North Country assize court, and and was asked and gave his name in que course. "What?" asked the Judge peeV- ishly being rather deaf. MT. Wood re. peated his answer. Cant hear yool, spell it out. snapped the Judge, O, U, double o, D. The Judge threw down his pen in despair.
 This is even more remarkable name than that of the late Admiral w. " Wood. which the cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy, when he was an in structor in mathematics there, always wrote, "W cube, square, D.
 A rainbow appearance is now presented by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which Is oe- ing rainted. The undercoats of paint vary in color for the different stories; the hnal coat will be deep blue.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

The closing of the leaves of plants as the evening comes on was at first SUD- posed by botanists to be due to the diff ference in temperature; but on trans planting the plants into a hothouse 1t was found that the same phenome- non occurred, the leaves closing at sum- set.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27
His Wonderful Name.

The following Is true story told of a MT. Ottiwell Wood, who was a minister of me gospel. and whose son, John Wood, for many years chairman of the Board of Inand Revenue, vouched for its correct ness, says the Household Words, Lon don. MT. Wood had to appear as wit
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

LONDON, Nov. 1s.-Adelina Patti has fixed the first week III February for her marriage to Baron Kederstrom.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

S yet there has been no boom in
 the social world, the season so far having been noticeably lack \ ing in the large, formal func- > tfons of the regular society sea-
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27
55c ON THE DOLLAR! <!

Large shipments due to arrive daily and in order 10 make room for this vast important purchase our PRESENT SloCh WILL BE MARKED UNFORTUNATELY CHEAP to insure speeoy clearance The first shipment arrived by express ana CoSSS of SILKS SILK WAISTS and LADIES' WRAPS, MARKED AT AN EXCEEDINGLY LOW RATE, as may be judged by visit to our establishment We positively and boldly state that never the history of J. J. OBen Co., the firm able to make such an important announcement.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

" DELINA PATTI Is about to take "A into herself a young anu A charming husband. At least 1t
 is to be supposed that he IS