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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Twas a morn OF March 10 10
That the British regulars formed In line.
A thousand fighting men and more,
TO scourge the fair Connecticut shore.
Where were the ynlorous patriots thcn2
Scarce two hundred scattering men
Were all that gathered upon the height
In the chilly springtime morning light.
With their two old cannons cakcd with
mire
And their heavy lint-locks primed for fire.
Up the road did the redcoats come,
Stepping true to the roll OF the drum;
From either side OF the swinging rank
Turned troop on the patriot flank.
Retreat or capture the only choice.
"Backr rang the pntriot LEADERS, voice.
A single volley, broken and harsh,
And away they fled for the wood and
marsh,
While their dnuntlcss lender sore at need,
Sprang to the bnck of the champing stecd.
Thundcred the drngoons' hoofs behind;
wind.
Over his shoulder n look he cast,
And 10. the enemy gaining fnst,
w HH nv NuNNf liiIit lupNtu nlin1 ny
TO pine on Il British prison ship
The while his foemcn worked their will
From Norwnlk bridge unto Stamford hillf
'Ncycr" he cried. and NJ the word
On with mad resolve he spurrcd.
Into the Wiley n rocky stair
Led from an ancient house OF prayer;
Out from the highway he lcapcd his
stecd
And dnshed ndown at n desperate speed,
While round about him he heard the hum
or the bullets OF those who dared not
come.
Flinging a taunt Mt each rcdcoat clown,
On he rode into Stamford town.
Gathered all who could strike blow,
And backward turned TO harry the foe.
Thus did Putnam's courage shine
That morn OF March In 10.
A hero he ms he rode alone
With bravery bred In the very bone;
For well he knew It's the man that's free.
Tint workcth woe TO the enemy.
And 80, while spring succeeds to spring.
Down the vale Of the years shnll ring
Ayl to our country's even tide
The fame Of Israel Putnam's ride.
Independent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10
Precious Document.

A good story is told at the expense
of the custodian of the foreign docu-
ments department of the French Ma
tional Library. The New York Times
is authority for the anecdote.
During the visit of King Chulalong-
korn. Of Siam, n highly priced paper
that no one had been able to decipher
satisfactorily, because of the mixture
of Siamese and Chinese characters, was
unearthed and shown to the Siamese
visitor
The King glanced AZ the precious
paper and then laughed heartily, after
which he went on TO explain that this
carefully guarded and highly priced
document was merely a fire Insurance
policy drawn up for Chinese company
by some Siamese firm, and that his own
signature, which It bore, was such as
all similar documents contain II was,
moreover, written by one of his secre-
tarles detailed for that work.
That document is not so highly priced
as It was.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

on the shores of North Lubec, little
town In eastern Maine. there has been
established an enterprise that seems TO
suggest limitless possibilities. 1t Is n
plant for extracting from sea-water,
10y secret process. the single grain of
gold which every ton contains. Since
the undertaking IL novel, ali the appli-
nnccs are necessarily crude; but even
now the yield of gold Is said to be re-
muncrntlvc. As business proposition
Il seems, mt first thought. an absurdlty
to "treat' ton of water for the sake
OF grain OF gold. Manlfcstly, how
ever. the enterprise would be subject
10 the same general conditions that de-
terinlne. say, the ACCESSIBILITY of min
Ing low. grade ores Aud the marine
miner, II we may So speak. has the ad-
vantage OF an exhaustlcss claim" for
the total mass of sca-whtcr Is estlmat-
cd at nearly one and-a-half million
AUTHORIZATIONS tons. The new expert
ment Is not only interesting In Itself
Il Is significant as probable prelude
to other efforts TO recover the riches
held In this mighty reservoir No one
but the scientist can comprehend the
wealth OF the waters aud even he hes
ltntcs to attempt TO measure Il. But
he IL able to nnmc, In addition 10 gold.
more than twenty valuable compo-
nents OF the ocean salts. These. besides
the chlorides and sulphldes of sodium.
magnesium. potassium and calcium.
which are the principal componcnts.
include arsenic. lithlum. rubldlum. cae-
stun. silicon. boric acid. bromine. to-
dine, fiuorlne as acid. and the oxides OF
nickel cobalt. manganese. aluminium.
zinc. silver. lead. copper. barium and
strontlum as basic compounds. should
circumstances ever seem To call Tor the
utilization OF these treasures. science
viii nud the way. II is likely. indeed
that long before the need OF them
arises, commercial enterprise viii hav,
been attracted TO this new field of ex
ploltntion which Is capable OF adding
80 largely to the wealth of the world
There have been pessimists VIII,
argued that In the distant future In
creasing population might eXhaus
natural resources. They did not real
lie that man has but just begun TO gc
acquainted with his dwelllng-place
The sea. as well as the land. may som,
day satisfy all the needs that ar
known TO the present age. and NEE
new demands of which we do not evel
dream
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

product being 20,072.75S tons, valued
nj the mines at $t4. 472, $50. or an aver
nge OF ~ cents n ton. Pennsylvania
stood at the head Of the list, with
product Of 53.s42. 800 tons OF bitumi-
nous, valued mt $37, 0G4 .40G an average
cost OF 10 cents ton Mt the mines. II
Will surprise people 70 learn that West
Virginia stands third in coal production
OF all the United States, her total reach
ing 13,55007s tons. valued at Ss,G37.6 i7.
an average Of % cents n ton at the
mines, which was the lowest OF any
State In the Union. Ohio coal cost an
average OF IL cents, and. although tho
total was 1,340.0OO tons less than was
mined I'm West Virginia. II Gold for near
ly 100000 more money. Alabama
stands number five 10 the order Of pro
duction. Then come Iowa, Maryland
and Indiana. Coal h mined IN twenty
nine States and Territories, and the
national product last year was i0s, 3d.
7SS tons. valued at S1DS,O04, 707, or near
Is 81 ton nj the mines or this ~, H.
4Os tons was anthracite. produced In
Pennsylvania nlone The average cost
OF mining anthracite WIS S1.G3 ton,
and the average cost OF bltuminous was
~ cents. Out I'm Oregon they pay S3.1i
ton for mining coal. In Nebraska 1854
and IN California s2.25. The increase
IN the tonnage sent out last year was "A
little more than per cent, while the
anthracite product decreased nearly
100000 tons.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10
HOUSE WITH a HISTORY
Structure Which Has More than Conn
mon Interest for Masons-

In Canton, n. Y, stands a house
which has more than common inter-
est for the masons Of the country. IL
shows, in the first place. "the royal
ARCH" which seems to be a shape of
mystic meaning to the order. And in
the second place, It was built to fiaunt
the principles of its builder, Paul Boyn-
ton, In the faces of his enemies, the
anti Masons-
Boynton came TO Canton In 1891 and
was prominently identified with the
Masonic order. About that time a cru
SADIE against the organization started;
there were pamphlets published on
Masonry Exposed" and the like IN
the excitement one prominent opponent
of the Masons disappeared and his
comrades alleged foul play. Boynton's
house was burned in the trouble that
followed.
Boynton forthwith built another
house. 1t IS the royal arch house."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Here IS a schoolboy's definition OF
when our ships all come In;
when the sea gives up her dead; when
rather Time hangs up his scythe; when
tho heavens are rolled up Ike a scroll;
when Gabriel blows the rams norm;
whom the solar system collapses; when
vve ind the lost Charlie Ross and tho
man who struck Billy Patterson; when
Johnnv gets his gun; when society De
comes pure; and after the ball Is over
then viii be cternity."-New Orleans
Times Democrat
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

line was slowly winding Its way In,
halting Mt every step and hammering
the sounding planks with n confused
clatter. All around. on the notice-bOards
stuck In the ground. the colors of the
flaming posters were displayed and,
bathed IN the garIsh Hight, dazzled the
eye. In the crowd of spectators aud
oilers every one was reading aloud the
placard which stood conspicuous In
front:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Is your coffln--Rory of the Hills" The
men who issued the posters were I'M
prisoned for their offenses, but the
country was placarded as daringly dur
ing their Imprisonment as before. Now
copy Of one of these posters IS as
scarce as hens teeth, and, though not
bit artistic, they are treasured by
poster collectors as If they were print
ed in letters of gold after design by
some master draughtsman.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Amendments 10 the Constitution OF
by theorists and Missionaries, seldom
command enough support to receive Sc
rious consideration. There h a sound
conservatism, which fortunately Is pop
ular. against meddling with the text OF
that historic instrument which Is the
great charter of our Institutions. There
II now upon the calendar Of the Senate,
however, n joint resolution, which has
received the favorable report of the
judiciary Committee. and which has
behind Il the force of It's provision for
possible exigcncy This amendment,
which NJ X proposed to submit to the
Legislatures of the several States for
their approval, Is designed to meet the
contingency of the death OF Il President
elect, between the time when the cleo
tornl college casts lts vote. early In Jan
unry. and March 4. the date of the In
auguratlon. At present, there Is no pro
vision by which another President
could be elected. and Congress has no
authority 60 supply the deficiency. The
lr-Sldcfd eject occupies n poSlioh Ol
peculiar responsibility and Of possible
danger. Had the plot to assnssinate
Lincoln at Baltimore ON his way 10
Washington succeeded. there would
have been 10 legal method to choose
his successor and n state of anarchy
would have preceded the civil war. Had
Blaine been nominated by the Minneap-
oils convention and elected, there would
have been similar dilemma, ms his
lamcntcd death occurred on Jan. 20.
Four Presidents Of the United States
have died within a few weeks after
their Inauguration. II would seem,
therefore, entirely wise 10 confer in ex-
press terms upon Congress the power
TO provide for the case where there h
no person entitled TO hold the office OF
President or Vice President, declaring
what officer shall then act as Presi-
dent" The constitutional lawyers OF
Congress may split hairs to their bruins
content over the precise form and han
gunge OF this amendment, but It's pur-
pose IL IA plain AZ its need n obvious.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10
THE CLOWNS
VENGEANCE.

HAT evening there was
a great cOncourse Of
people on the Place de
In Libcrte. The Rosati
Circus was giving its
last performance. and
the public of Toulon
was hocking In crowds
to this farewell repre-
scntatlon. At the doors,
beneath the Pickering
CLEAN of the rows Of
gas-llghts, there was a
ceaseless crush and
movement; an endless
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Ever since WINS child" remarks
Mrs. Frances IIodgson Burnett, Il have
felt an overwhelming sense Of RESPONSE
hlllty for the universe" Perhaps that
Is why Mrs. Burnett has grown tired OF
assuming the responsibility OF a hus-
band.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

A candidate for the Office OF Cover
nor IN Southern state has a single
plank IN his platform: "Simple. una
dultcratcd, unpurchasnble, unbulldoz-
able manhood" An excellent working
summary for every one. candidate or
voter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

A Maryland man suddenly died the
other day while laughing heartily at
joke The dispatches do not tell what
the Joke was. but Il must have been
perfectly killing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

A California thief sold his plumber
for Sil and With The money paid an
honest debt. As soon ~ the moral OF
this incident has been studied out Il
win be duly announced.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

A Washington scientist wants all
American subsidiary coins made OF
nickel. because they would be durable
and velvcty TO the touch" There's the
rubl what is really needed is u coin
that Is hard 10 the ''touch.'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

The extraordinary safety OF the mails
n Illustrated ia the history OF the
Round Robin OF the class OF "a Yale,
which I'm flfty-three years OF travel
across the continent one hundred and
flfty times aud lourncyed more than
I'VE hundred thousand miles without
once being lost
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

..cooper's worksy' replied the shop
man Eyes. madam; here the the
i .eatherstocklng Tales" 81 Don't
mink want them" replied the shop
per. Hasn't MIR. Cooper written any
'Golf-Stocking Tales yetY'-HaTpeFs
Bazar-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

II has long been the fashion TO place
upon menu and dinner cards sketches
and quotations TO suggest topics OF con
yersatlon. but Partisan hosteses have
adopted an opposite course Their form
ula reads. while sitting at table.
speaking on the subject of the Dreyfus
question Is forbidden" In like fashion
Catherine IL. once posted on the walls
of the Hermitage: 1T Is forbidden TO
have an nl-tempered air, to exchange
unklnd words, to speak III Of any one
whatever. All quarrels must be left
at the door with hat and sword" How
beautiful TO be dictatorl Yet even IL
this land of free speech, the De LONE
indiscretlon suggests the wisdom OF
dictatorship over ones own tongue.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

The other day coroncr's jury re-
turned verdict that "tho dccedcnt
came TO his death by being struck by n
railroad train ia the hands Of re
cclvcr." That must be a deadly
MoAlOn.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

executive committee of which issued
and signed this remarkable document
was opposing landlordism by coercIne
the tenantry into not paying rent. Such
tenants as We're known to Intend 10
defy the National League and to nav
mad these no rent posters nailed To
the doors. In the corners were certain
terrifying sentences. "Your fate IS cor.
tain II you pay rent.-Capt. Moon
light was the sentiment in one. while
the other showed coffin bearing be-
meath 1t the cheering inscription. s.rbIs
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Health Commissioner Wende is at
present engaged on plan whereby
books In circulation at the Buffalo pub
lie library and the public schools may
b. S.Sinfected.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

"Do American wives consider their
husbands merely ~ bread winncrsT
nsks London paper. II the American
wife Is welded to an English duke she
doesn't.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10
WHERE WATER is SCARCE.
A Disastrous Drouth Is Devastating
South Africa.

A most disastrous drought is devas-
tating South Africa, the worst known
for many generations. Stock is perish
ing in such vast numbers that farmers
are being ruined wholesale. The Illus
tration shows the process of boring for
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Down IN Kentucky a bank cashier
has been convicted and denied new
trial. It's poor defaulter who can't
steal enough to protect himself.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10
MESSAGE THAT MEANT DEATH.

The Famous "No Rent" Poster Which
Landed Many Irishmen In Prison.
Here is a relic of time made exclt-
ing by agitation" In Ireland. 1t is the
famous mo Rent poster, which was
one of the features of the movement of
1881 that landed so many ardent Irish
men in prison.
Inc National League OF Ireland. the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Tho Emperor OF China Is known rs
the brother OF the sun. but he Is not 80
warm"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

which IS still standing. Along the cor
nice over each arch there are charac7
tiers carved unknown to any but royal
arch MasOns.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Spain has now population OF about
l0,OOO.OO0 people. and OF these, accord
ing to recent report Of the Spanish
Government. nearly 100000 profess
no occupation. Grandees and beggars
alike dlsclaim the plcbcian virtue Of
daily toll There are nearly 100000
registered heggurs. half OF them fe-
males. la this poor little lnnd. and One
third OF the entire population Is entire
~ unlcttcrcd. The ancient social
cankcr" Of contempt for work and
workers has eaten the life from Spain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

Gents who wear pants carry canes.
Gentlemen who wear trousers carry
walking sticks
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

one result Of the financial depression
--onc of the good things that often
come out of cvil-has been the back-to-
thc-land movement among urban peo-
pie. The illusions that drew thousands
from the farms 90 the cities have becn
shattered by the hard conditions en-
tailed by the panic. The vital. ever
present. unacceptable necessities OF life
are bread and butter. aud these tho
city can give only at second hand.
Whatever storms may strow the indus.
trial sea with wreck. food, shelter and
clothing are assured to the man on IN,
farm. while the idle Workman OF the
clsy must walk the streets In vain
search for work.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-10

One man with brace Of pistols and
the inclination 20 use them put TO
hight i've bandits who stopped a train
IN New Mexico the other week. Here
Is new support for the theory that "A
litin ordinary courage displayed by
passengers. train crews and express
messengers VIII furnish all needed pro
tccilon against the ruflians who 80 often
succeed IN duplicating ON land the
achievements OF the old sea rovcrs.
There Is not the faintcst excuse for the
docllty almost invariably shown when
trains and stages are attacked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

for good? Gertrude-It looks so. l don't think he'll ever be able to marry me.-Life.
 Gall a man a sad dog" said the Cornfed Philosopher, "and he will look knowing and feel flattered, but if you call him miserable pup he'll want to fight. t."-Indianapolis Journal.
 Great Jehosaphat!" he exclaimed; what in tarnation's the matter with that gal, anyhow; be she hevin' fit?'
 "Oh, no, uncle," replied the young man. That is what we call calisthen- ics.'
 Here's a joke about an oil well, " said the Casual Caller to the Snake Ed itor, My dear sir" replied the editor, never make fun of petroleum! You may make light of it, however. Pitts burg Chronicle Telegraph.
 After a quarrel with his wife, who violently expressed a wish that he were dead, an Irishman said "Oh, it's a widow you're wanting to be, is it? Be- dad, I'll take good care you're no widow as long as I live. ."-Tit-Bits.
 "Dar ain no good O bein' backward in dis life,' said Uncle Eben. "De par rot ain't very smart bird. But it manages purity comfortable, jes' by git tin on de perch an hollerin de little bit it knows. s."-Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
IT LIST.


 The backbone of the hot wave has probably been broken. Probably hot waves don't have backbones, but let that pass. The wave has been an ex- tensive one. It has spread over the country from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Nor is that all. Europe, also, has been swell tering. The territory affected includes the southern section of England, all Portugal, the northwest section of Spain, most of France and all of Bel gium.
 There are better days coming, days in which the grasshopper, the mosquito and the flea will not be burdens. It will be pleasant to be alive this fall, surrounded by the golden rod and the golden corn, and talking about what we went through during the Cuban summer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
The Organ-Grtnde ders A gain,

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Thursday evenings meeting has come and is now a thing of the past, but the organ-grinder still has the best of us. He must not stop in any part of the street to exceed half an hour I never knew one to stop in front of a house that length of time, but when they take every house in the street we must bear it as best we can, if it is one-half an hour or one-half a day I'm fond of music, but prefer to choose my own. I cannot see where the or gan-grinders are any improvement on the German band, unless it be that their noise is more ar-splitting. If we sit on the veranda or lawn we are sure to have from one to three of them come along and insist on playing to us. They cannot, or will not, understand, nor can I understand why taxpayers have less consideration shown them concerning these nuisances than the non-taxpay- ers., It does not seem fair. J. M. c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

that the electric light is sufficient for the growth of vegetation, inasmuch as 1t lacks the heat present in the light of the sun, The theory is that the evil effect seen is due to eleetrolysls. Much electricity they explain, escapes from the circuits, This, passing into the body of the tree, as the readiest con ductor, decomposes the sap by taking out of 1t the oxygen, which is it's life- giving part. The fact that young trees show the injury from electricity more than the older ones, far from support ing the assumption that the injury Is due to the light, goes to prove the oth- CT theory, the electricians say, because the young tree, more tender and full of sap, is more susceptible to the electric influence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

groes enjoy immunity from diseases common to tropical climates The Medical Standard says this notion is wrong. It asserts that the reluctance of the negro to respond to sanitary regulations and his lack of the degree of intelligence which characterizes the white soldier make him more suseepti- ble to the diseases peculiar to tropical countries than is the white soldier. Prevalence of malaria and typhoid among southern negroes is offered by the Medical Standard as proof of this. The white man, says the Standard, would take precautions to avoid dis ease which the negro, with his we'll known fatalistic ideas, would ignore, Moreover this journal claims that the people most concerned, namely, the in- habitants of the Philippines, of Cuba, and of Porto Rico, are likely to object they may conduct themselves. A knowledge that the colored soldiers social position is not equal to that of the white soldier will go long way towards making them receive these immune soldiers with open disfavor.
 The negro soldier theory was a rather attractive one in some respects, but if it isn't sound of course it must be given up. Perhaps whites and negroes tos gether can do the work just as they did the work at Santiago.