The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-24
IlIiterate But Humorous.

Though 08 per cent OF Spain's popula-
tion can neither read nor write. the fact
remains that for humor almost any ordin-
AIRY Spanish editor can discount Bill Nye
in the highest OF his power. Mark Twain
surrendess the palm TO the humorists OF
the bull pen and Corbet is nowhere when
Il comes to Sighting on paper Here are a
few editorials:
One Of the leading journals Of Madrid
the Imparcial, editorial'y remarked on
April =:
1T is fact well known TO all Euro
pean statesmen that only by means OF
armed force stationed in the late confede
rate states has the Washington govern
ment been able topreserve the semblancc
Of peace. Even now the new generation
Of the confederacy is but waiting for the
word to revolt. When war vas declared
General Lee, who has been counsel gen
eral at Havana. and who was kicked out
OF Cuba by Governor General Banco.
VIII raise the standard OF revolt and ths
old southern confcderacy This Lee Is the
same Lee who was general-in-chiefof of the
civil war in 1850 TO 1855. and whose sur
reuder to General Lincoln in the las
named year broke the revolution. His
acts at Havana were for the purpose .'I
plunging the government into war with
the Kingdom Of Spain. at which time he
and his follows would rise against Senior
Mackindlev."
FL Hcraldo de Madrid furnishes thi.
valuable bit OF Information concerning
the United States troops:
"All the troops Of the yankees are in
the far western part OF the country, man,
thousand miles from the Atlantic coast
There are only few thousand men al
told. and they are i'll paid and i'll fed
and not willing 10 fight. To utilize thi
force il Will be necessary TO bring it Il
the eastern seaboard. There is but on
railway by which il can be transported
and that is an old and poorly constructed
affair. At one place this railroad passe
over Niagara Falls. cataract 1000 fec
high. near Labrador. At last account
the bridge at tins place was in yer
dangerous condition. IL need surprise n
. one TO hear that some agency had mad
9 il still more so.
FL TEMPO prints this special dispatc
from Havana:
Word has just been received her
that the Indians are rising against III
yankees in Illinois. Ohio aud othe
places. The farmers are petitioning tn
government to protect them from III
T. oloodthirsty savages. who are burnin
: houses and killing on every side. TrooE
1 are asked for ut Colorado. in the State {
g denver. and at st. Louis (San Luis)
!: Missipa.
,. News Is brought to i,s that Buffa
Bill, notorious outlaw and leader Of
9 band Of half-breeds. has risen again
the American government. and is burr
ing towns near his birthplace in Ne
York"
III Diario truthfully says: 1T will q
doubt surprise our readers TO learn IN:
the yankee President Magginly. is
naturalized Chinsman. having been Dor
in Canton"
FL Pals draws this beautiful pen pi
ture OF the United States:
"The country is not nit to live in. tt
climate is execrable When it is not ST.
ing or showing the heat is almost unbeA
able. Avalanches are frequent AT =
times and these threaten the princip
cities As for the people, besides the fc
II whites engaged in business along II
eastern shore. the remainder of the CON
try is one vast plain. covered with i
dians called cowboys, and great herds
roaming cattle.
II is mistake to say, as our scho
histories do. that America was discove
ed by Snsin IN 1892. Spain has not al
covered this country yet.-NEwr,
HERALD.