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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

eyes and bites savagcly. In the neigh
borhood of woods It ia present In such
terrible swarms that It Is impossible 10
sleep without some preparation smear
ed on hands and face. There Is also the
iejene, or Cuban flea. which Is extreme
ly unpleasant and even dangerous'oe-
cause Vt seeks TO enter the eyes during
sleep. Horses and cattle suffer terri
bly, from the attacks of the Jejene on
their eyelids.
Cuba also harbors the chigoe. or jig
gar flea The female Of this insect has
a habit OF burrowing into human nesh
and there laying an enormous mass OF
eggs. The wounds made by this insect
II neglected, viii produce n dangerous
liberation AS they attack 10y prefer
ence the big toe. they are apt 10 cause
Aneness. The scorpion Is another
Cuban product. This reptile has twelve
feet and ls.from FIVE 10 six Inches long.
II terminates In a long tail. which con-
tains the sting. This causes severe
wound. possibly q fatal one 10 a man
In nl-health- lie who entertains scor-
pion unawarcs will know what Il Is 10
have a tbankless child. The centipede
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
SOME OF cUBA's INSECT PESTS.

engine-room. II was here that an idea
came into his brain that for absolute
daring and fearlessness was typical OF
the man.
He had noticed that every evening at
the time the men working In the engine
room were lined up TO be marched
AWAY the machinery was stopped az
exactly the same moment he had
observed as well that a window had
ing to an adjacent roof was not far
from the top Of the big driving belt
of the engine. From that roof II was
nossible to reach the outer wall Of the
nrlson. Beyond the wall was freedom
Apparently the window was beyond
ali possibility OF being reached No
ladder was to be obtained. Had such
n thing been even standing In place
srainst the wall. 20 break from the
line and scale II with catlike dexterity,
although the work Of but a few sec
ends he we'll knew would be futile,
nossIblv fatal. Bullets travel faster
than legs. and the guards were not bad
shots. But desperate deeds demand
desnerate means. Some minds may
work with an ingenuity born OF de-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

Turks and Jews, AZ we'll - Chris
tians. according to The Kolnschis volks-
zeitung, have been much excited by
the sound Of the three bells OF the new
Protestant Church In Jerusalem For
several centuries the use Of bells by the
Christians IN Palestine. o. elsewhere
within the Ottoman Empire, had been
prohibited by the Great Turk, who has
conceded it now, however. 70 his friend
and ally. the Evangelical German Kai-
ser. In the Theatre do Ia Turquie,
published in 1888, it is said. THE
Turks hate bells, as a symbol Of Chris
tianity. and do not permit even the
Christians 10 ne them Only in few
remote mountain eonvents, on in lonely
islands. where there are no resident
Mohammedians, is the use Of bel
tolerated."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

a COW is the last creature one would
expect to see with earrings, YET every
COW in BELGIUM must wear them now
The director-general Of agriculture has
issued a regulation that all animals Of
the bovine species are to wear ear
rings as soon az they have attained the
age OF three months Breeders are
obliged to keep an exact account Of the
animals raised by them and the ring
on which is engraved q number il fast
ened in the animals ear to prevent the
substitution Of one animal for another.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

him 10 his goal. He found that II was
impossible to count the revolutions OF
the driving wheel. but there. were lac
incs IN the broad belt. which he was
able TO distinguish as a sort Of blur as
II passed q given point For days and
days he counted. and IN HIS cell at
night he spent his time In calculations.
revolutions the wheel made per min
ute. He learned also. by constant Oh
servation. just how many times the
belt went round after the engine was
shut down
One evening when the line had been
formed as usual At the close Of the
days work. and as the big wheel be
Gan 70 lose its momentum. suddenly n
convict sprang from the line. leaped
70 the belt, with outstretchcd arms
graphing both edges OF the broad
leather. He had calculated wen the
strength that would be required. for
the terrific wrench did not loosen his
grasp. Outward and upward ne swung
until he reached the topmost point of
the circumference. The nicely Of his
calculation had reaped It's reward. Thg
belt stopped He leaped TO his feet
sprang through the window. and was
gone before convicts or guards had r.,
covered from their establishment IL
caught up a guards coat and hat
dropped from the wall and got away
In the dusk Of the evening. Ills des
perate escape did not profit him. II,
was recaptured and sent back 10 sax
Quentin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

Jacob Schontag. for forty years head
Of the claque NJ the Nlnena Opera
House. is dead. lie knew al the operas
Of the repertory by heart. knew the
strong and weak points Of all the art
lists. and held a rehearsal Of his subor-
dlnates IN the afternoon before the
production Of an opera. when he drilled
them on the parts OF q production
whore their work was to be put In.
He watched them during the perform
ance from a seat that commanded a
view OF the whole house. but never ap-
plauded himself. save In desperate
cases.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

also plies his numerous nimble feet on
Cuban soil when he walks across
your fSesh you feel as II many red-hot
needles had been thrust into you and
he leaves q trail of venom behind
There IS a sufIiciency OF snakes In Ouba
-rattlers. moccasins and others The
commonest snake Is called the maja- Is
about ten feet long and venomous. but
not ferociOus.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

A virginian has designed a torpedo
carrying balloon which has the explos-
i've suspended by a number Of cords,
with guide rope TO assist in holding
it until il reaches the right current of
air to carry it toward the enemy, when
a second cord is pulled which ignites
a slow fuse to drop the torpedo at the
proper place.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
Beware OF Ointmenfs for Cstarrh That
Contain Mercury,

AZ mercury will surely destroy the sense o,
smell and completely derange the whole -y--
TEN when entering Il through the mucous sur
inccx- such ARTICLES should never be used ez.
ccpt on prescriptions from reputable phyri
Clans. a. the damage they Will DO J. ten fold o.
the cool ron ran possibly derive from them
Halls Cafarrh Cure. manufactured By r J
Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. o., contains no mercury
and l. taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure b sure ron get
the genuine II 4 taken Internally. and mafil
IN Toledo, OHIO. b. +. J. Cheney & Co. Testl
monials nee
Sold b Druggists. price 75c- per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
SAILORS AND rnEIn GRIEVANCES

Tho grievances Of sailors examined hy the
authorlties in ports Of entry. where
the -esmen belong. often trrn ont % be
imaginary or greatly ex1gK 'rnfcd- But there
plenty Of crnei and con-ciencelcss skip
pers Who atuse their crews. Violence u al
ways Objectionable and poinfediy 20 when Il
4 exerted upon unfortunate liver. stomach
or bowels b. Dosing with drastic purgrrigc-
which weaken the intestines- U-e H04tetter'-
Stomach DIfters
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

SPAR, but sfcndman's was Of a differ
ent calibcr. His plans were the out
growth Of steadfast optimism. lie
never ceased 10 scheme, as Ire never
ceased TO hope for liberty.
One day there came to him. rs II by
inspiration the thought that the big
belt might be the means Of carrying
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
. INSECT FOES IN CUBA.
they Are Numerous md Many of
Them Are Dangerous.

Them Are Dangerous.
Soldiers in Cuba VIII have mnny
pests to contend against. The mos
quito is more frequent IN Cuba than IN
New Jersey at the height Of the sea-
son. 1t Is also a more venomous In
sect. The nearer you 20 TO the equator
the more potent the mosquito becomes.
The Cuban mosquito Is TO the New Jer-
sey insect rs a iirst-class fighting bull
10 a yearling calf. Those who have
campcd out in Texas will have a modi-
fed Idea Of what TO expect 10 the Gu
ban mosquito.
The worst pest Of all IS the Cuban fly.
This Is a black insect. smaller than
the common house ny and resembling
the black fly OF northern woods. II
comes IN myriads. buzzes about your
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
you Way FIre when Esady. orIaIey."

f"u Mhy FIre " ben l-ehhyF bfIHIfJ
"You may fire when ready, Gridley."
That phrase Of Commodore Dewey's,
as the Olympia steaming slowly, was
getting the range Of her guns on the
Spanish feet, Is likely TO be long quo
ted and widely remembered Surely,
says The Criterion, it breathes cool
ness, care, confidence in the face Of
an enormous and pressing responsible
ity. Compare it with the thunder il
instantly Weakened, the tremendous for
ces it let loose, the terrible destruction
that followed, and you viii find it the
most typical Americanism OF the quar-
ter-century. Mark, too. its politeness.
as well as It's touch Of comraieship.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

A curios fact has been noted by Arc
tic travelers-snow when at a very low
temperature absorbs moisture and dries
garments
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

Ao44oNt4 lOlE 0AtN|-
tons. and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what IL has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice-
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and will recon-
mend II to my friends Mrs FLORENCE
r HoFFNAs. 5l2 Roland St. Canton. o.
The condition described by Mrs Hof-
man will appeal TO many women. yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs Pinkham's expert
ence In treating female Ills Is unparal-
leled. for years she worked side by side
with Mrs Lydia E Pinkhau. and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
Of the correspondents department OF
her great business. treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
WAGONS IMPROVED.

The new improved Stoughton wagons
stand the racket. Two car loads have just
arrived. IL pays % have the best Write
for tree catalogue. JOHN POOLE. sole
agent. fO0t Of Morrison street. Portland, Or.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs Holman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well

DEAR MRS. PISKHAx;-Before using
your Vegetable Compound 1 was
great sufferer ] have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
in both sides of abdomen. sore feeling
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rnY zLLExrs Foor-EAsE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen. ner-
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have smarfing feet OF tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot Klse. IL cools the feet and
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

Buri.nzzme, Cal. accredited and limited
70 80 boys The location aud >urrDuni-
ings. together with the almost r<rfecf rIi-
mate and careful attention ~ mental.
moral and physical training. <u<iIy pl4c~1
Hoitt's among tho formo~t -e1r~,Is ~
boy. On the C,a~f.--6- y. Chronicle
Eighth yenr begins August 0. Ina O.
Hofrr. PHI D.. Principal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

The Peruvian Central railroad covers
a distance Of ten miles az an elevation
only about 1000 feet lower than the
summit Of the highest mountain in
Switzerland.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

'er partof bow
, also suffered
with dizziness.
headache, and
couldnot sleep
/ wrote you a
letter describ-
ing my case and
asking your
. advice. You
= replied tell
= ing me Just
what TO do l
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

ETC Permanently Currf- No 1T o. nervou-Des
ttis erer nrsr days Use OF DR.. kliue's sirenf
Nerve Aestorer- send for EEEE $500 trial
bottle and treatise. DR. r Il KLINE Id 40
Arch llrell. EnllaLlIulLn- Pm
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

A Chicago paper complains that
$3.50, 900. 900 worth Of real estate in that
city Is held by absentee landlords
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29
A DARING ESCAPE

Convict Rides 20 Freedom on the Belt Of
Fly Wheel
The most daring and remarkable
prison escape on record was that Of
Frank Stcadman from san Quentin,
Cal. Stcadman was n burglar by pro
fesslon and a machinist by inclination.
While in san Quentin prison he was
put to work, with other convicts, in the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

The Ice cream season was invented
for spoony lovers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

For the speesty. snts and permanent cure % al
Nervous, Chronic and Special dIseAsss even
In their most Aggravated forms There Is
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cure- In both Men and Women Of tr0ubles wnich
o<ner p1ysicnn- n ae<ro~IrlfErf 1hnity had given
Up A. hopeless a. thi- errlneuf specialist
NERVOUS DEBILITY and All IL attending
ailments. q YOUNG, AIDlLE-AGED and OLD
MEN. The awful effects q neglected irnpruQ-
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holy aud brain. dlzzfness EilIng memory Lack n
energy and conttence, pains IN hz,<. lolns AMI
kidneys. and many other distrt@sing symptoms.
rurttInr one FOR study. business or enjoyment u
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WEAK MEN. He restores lon vfror nd VI
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vAETCOCELE. hycroceie swelling and ten
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SPECIAL DISEASES. inlamultion. DIS
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treated. hreak down the system. ca1se kidney and
blzcter diselses. etc
DISEASES OF WOMEN. Prompt and -
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-29

Hoods pills cure Indigestion. biIioa,ne-.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
KILLED IN A
 DANCE HALL James Burns Shot by William Harrison. WAS PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT THE MEN HAVE BEEN CLOSE FRIENDS FOR YEARS. Police Sergeant Duke Kept Harrison at an Outside Sta lon Until It Was Too Late for Burns
 to Identify Him.
WAS PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT
THE MEN HAVE BEEN CLOSE
 FRIENDS FOR YEARS.

James Burns, a painter, was shot and killed in the dressng-room of dance hall at Masonic avenue and Geary streets by William Harrison. another painter. at late hour last night.
 The two men were attending the regu- lar nightly dance, and, according to the story told by Harrison, the killing was altogether accidental. He says that he and Burns have been friends for long time, and while they were talking in the hatroom he took out a revolver belong ing to a friend which he had taken out of pawn for him, when Burns grabbed 1t. The gun was loaded and in the scuffle it was discharged the bullet striking Burns in the abdomen. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital, but died In about two hours.
 The police will in all probability be compelled to take Harrison's statement, owing to the actions of Sergeant Duke, ed, locked in cell at the O'Farrell police station instead of taking him to the hos pital to be identified and confronted by the dying man. Duke was told of his mistake by Sergeant Nash, and he then hurried to make amends for his blunder but when he reached the hospital with his prisoner the victim of the shooting was dead.
 The two men were alone in the room when the shooting took place, and they were both under the influence of liquor. From the information that the police could gather last night the officers are of the opinion that the shot was the re- suit of a drunken. playful scuftie, with a dangerous weapon for toy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21

two pairs of gloves and some ladies underwear, all of which had been stolen. were found in their possession
 Both women were well dressed and had an air of responsibility.
 Shortly after 7 o'clock they visited the Emporium and pretended to be anxious to purchase some dress goods. One of the women carried a small satchel, which could be opened by the slightest touch of the finger. A female attache of the store saw them place the ribbon in the satchel and she at once notified the f1oor-walker. The lat ter started after them and as he was about to question them they dropped the satchel containing the stolen arti- cles and ran from the place. Green and Allen, who are specially employed to look out for shoplifters, gave chase and overtaking the women placed them under arrest.
 They begged piteously to be released, claiming they were respectable women and had taken the articles lust for fun" as one of them expressed 1t. Not withstanding their fearful protestations they were taken to the City Prison in the patrol wagon and formally charged with petty larceny.
 When asked for an explanation of their conduct the fair prisoners as- sumed an innocent air and blushingly demanded to know why they had been arrested. On being confronted with the evidence of their guilt they begged to be released.
 We are both respectable girls" re- marked the Feis woman. who is only 70 years of age. My God, what will our parents say?"
 She however, persistently refused to state why she and her companion had stolen the articles
 We did not need them" she rather pitifully remarked; both Ella and I have the same articles at home"
 Subsequently the Feis woman ad mitted that her companion had stolen the articles, but she declared that she Knew nothing about it until they were arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
VICTIMS SHOT FROM BEHIND
ONE FATALLY, THE OTHER
 ONLY SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
All Companion Fruit-Pickers on the Wright l.anch-Cause of Crime Unknown-Assassin
 Under Arrest.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 20.-A deliberate at tannt at double murder was made by John Cohkati upon John Ban ana An tonic Luco this evening about sun down. Ban will probably die, but Luco has only a flesh wound. The only req son that both were not killed outright is that the horse attached to the wagon containing all three men Jumped and defiected the assassin's aim. All the parties are Slavonians. They have been at work on the fruit ranch Of Dan Wright in the Willows. not Tar rom Campbell
 When the men quit work this even ing they got into a wagon to come to town. The two men who were shot took seats in front. The Would-be murderer got up behind. Before they started Cohkati pulled q big pistol and fired directly at Ban. The horse jump ed, but not in time to save the vic tim, who received a ball in the back be- tween the point of the left shoulder and the spinal column. Another shot was taken at Luco, but the jump Of the horse caused the bullet to 1nfllct only flesh wound.
 A crowd of employees ran up and the infurfated man emptied his pistol at them hut hit no one He escaped and came to town, where he was arrested in a Slovenian restaurant NO cause Tor the shooting is known.
 Tonight Ban is reported to be In an exceedingly dangerous condition and the physicians doubt his recovery. He remains at the ranch, where he was shot, being cared for by the owner.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
TROOPS SAIL
 FOR MANILA
 THIS MORNING. The Arizona Will Start at 10 O'clock.  scANDIA GOES "WEDNESDAY THE HUMBOLDT IS ON IT'S WAY
 TO ST. MICHAEL.  It Carries Battery A of the Third .. Artillery, Which Will Do Duty -
 at Various Points i'll
 Alaska.
scANDIA GOES "WEDNESDAY
THE HUMBOLDT IS ON IT'S WAY
 TO ST. MICHAEL.

The transport steamer Arizona will sail for Manila this morning at 10 o'clock with 1906 troops and officers. 1he troops con sist of the Third Battalion of the Eight eenth Infantry. 470 men, in command or Major Charles R. Paul; 254 recruits Tor the Tenth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Col onel James E. Barnett commanding; 305 recruits for the First Nebraska, Cap tain George H. Goldman commanding, and PA recruits for. the First Colorado, Captain F. w. Carroll commanding
 Brigadier General King will sail Dn tho Arizona with the following staff: Cap tain J. B. Handy, commissary of subsist- ence; Second Lieutenant H. M. Merriam, Third Artillery, aid; Major William H. Corbusier, surgeon, with Hospital stew ard Charles von Radesky, and George Egan and Oscar F. Campbell of the Hos pital Corps Major E. R. Morris, surgeon; Acting Assistant Surgeon C. F. de May, and one civilian clerk. Second Lieuten- ant H. NJ. Boutelle. Third Artillery; AL exander T. Reid, Walter T. Martin, tif- teen members of the Hospital Corps un- der Hospital Steward Thomas D. Hare and six Red Cross nurses will go on the Arizona.
 by his aid-de-camp. Lieutenant Esnnett. and Lieutenant Graves, also sails this morning on the Arizona, his destination being Honolulu, where he will remain at least a month He goes there to pre- pare arrangements for the reception of all the expeditionary forces remainlDg iE San Francisco. which, under instructions from the War Department -eceIved yes terday are to be sent to HOnolulu as soon as possible after the departure of the Scandia with the troops assigned to 1t for Manila.
 The Scandia will sail next .Wednesday with the remaining battalion of the Twen- ty-third Infantry and about 300 recruits for the Second Oregon, at Manila, and the remaining companies of the First New York Regiment, which, will be landed at Manila is to be used as hospital ship; The scene at the Folsom street wharf yesterday afternoon during the embarka- tion of troops was a busy. one. and the Red Cross ladies had a big job on hand in providing the 1906 men with lunches. They said that every man had all he wanted to eat It was the biggest lunch that the Red Cross has yet given a, The ,so, ladies sis in caring for the soldiers until o'clock in the evening. The soldiers appreciated their kindness and will carry away with them the pleasantest memories of the ladies of the Red Cross of San Francisco.
 The Arizona pulled out into the stream at about 1 O clock this morning, being