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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-31

A consul generals report OF recent
date contains some interesting inform
alton as to the tobacco product in the
Philippines. He states that the repre-
sentative Of the Dutch and English to-
baccO growers Of Sumatra has gone to
Manila TO test the soil with reference
to growing the Sumatra tobacco there.
IL the soil Is suitable there win be no
difficulty In obtaining plenty OF land
at a moderate figure. Mr.. Wildman
says the soil Of Luzon Is volcanic, and
after many trials It has been proven
that the Sumatra leaf will grow in no
other soil. In Sumatra the ground viii
yield one crop every eight years, but 1t
Is believed that the tobacco lands Of
northern Luzon, which lie at the base
OF an extensive watershed, Will yield n
crop year, with proper manuring. IL
on Investigation this condition of af-
fairs should prove true It means the In
PRODUCTION Of an industry into Luzon
that viii bring millions Of revenue, and
at the same time materially reduce the
price of the Sumatra leaf. The value
OF the Sumatra crop is shown by the
fact that last year the island yielded
POI 800 bales Of tobacco, each bale
weighing about 200 pounds. The whole
when disposed of amounted to S14,-
$4,000, one-third OF which, or about
S4,S0O,OO0, represents a net gain.
Without doubt there are years when 10
to 80 per cent. dividends are declared
In the larger Sumatra tobacco COM
panles. The consular agent at Eiben-
stock says; Holland has achieved
her great success in tobacco growing
through her methods and long expert
ence Americans who propose to en-
gage in tobacco culture In our new pos
sessions will find that a study of the
methods of Hollands companies will
not be time thrown away"
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signal station at every threatened
point. Later, at Camp Lincoln en-
campments, the system was advanced
TO the very highest grade Of profici-
ency.
In addition to the Photograph, the
various signal corps are now fully
equipped with flags for day use,
torches for night service, telegraph in
struments and reels Of wire, and every
known device for transmitting mes
sages by sight or sound, skilled sig
nallers can telegraph by wire, by wig
wag, by flashes, by torch, by knife or
fork. They can make n common mir
ror do Photograph duty In time Of need,
and can clogdance to the dots and
dashes Of the Morse alphabet. During
the war Of the rebellion signalling was
mainly done by flags. The code was
cumbersome then, the Photograph I'M
known. Yet the signal corps was an
effective aid to every division of the
army. Grant signalled the orders that
concentrated the brigades below Vicks-
burg, and In the later battle Of Look
out Mountain, the famous battle above
the Clouds" accurate information Of
the enemy's position was waved from
cliff to valley headquarters, and from
tree to riverside. General Albert j..
Meyer was the father of the army sig
nal service, and his principles-saye
as to cOde-arc still followed.
The flag code now is very complete,
and every move Of the red flag to right
or left, up or down, or swung in cir
cles. conveys a definite message to
field-glasses far away. During the In
dian wars out West signalling was an
important feature Of an erratic and diff
hcult warfare. The far-distance sys-
TEN was there in general vogue. 1t
was the Photograph which caused the
surrender Of the terrible Apache chief,
Geronimo. When he was corralled In
some hundreds of square miles of Ari-
iona desert, a signal service station
was placed at every watering place.
The flashes gave warning whenever the
thirsty remnant of the once powerful
band approached any Of the springs.
Finding that he would die of thirst I'M
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e and at.

tracted customers from both streets In
using the lot even for this purpose
however, it was found necessary to oc,
cupy part Of the sidewalk in front. The
entire estate was taken up with but
two or three piles of folded papers.
The man who presided over the news
stand was obliged to stand on his
neighbours property while he reached
over his own to hand a customer pa.
per. At another time a peanut stand
was set up and the entire property was
taken up with the roasting apparatus,
and If a peanut was knocked off the
stand 1t fell on the next neighbors
grounds.
The smallest estate is now occupied
by n substantial little pavilion, cover
ed with an elaborate roof which ex-
tends out over its limits. This dimlnu-
tive estate is supposed to have been
due to a mistake of the surveyors years
ago. The present owner will not listen
to any offers for its sale. 1t has been
rented for years for $50 a month and
he is well satisfied with the investment
The most determined effort to buy the
estate has been made by the owners Of
the hotel which occupies the adjoining
site, but the owner of the smallest
estate declares that his property is not
on the market.
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COAL Is KING.
Its Mighty Power Controls Our En-.
tire Civilization.

Its Mighty Power Controls Our En-.
tire Civilization.
We could not do without coal. This
commodity has become an absolute ne
cessity of modern life. A failure IN the
coal supply would deprive us at one
blow of the means OF lOcomotlon, light,
warmth and cooked food 1t would
more than treble the cost of all COM
mOdities which are at present manu-
featured by steam power. In our great
cities Il would nj once cause an unprec-
edented famine, as It would be impos-
sible 70 meet the requirements Of the
markets. II would convert our navy
into a collection OF useless hulks, and
would probably establish Norway or
Sweden as the greatest naval power In
the world. II would make Russia the
greatest commercial power, as this Is
the only country which uses oil almost
entirely FOR purposes OF locOmotion, and
which has enormous stores OF that
commodity within its borders. Coun-
tries with large populations would be-
come uninhabitable, and the world
would drift back into n pastoral condi-
ton. The vast majority OF stocks and
shares would be converted into so much
waste paper. 1t would probably take
at least n century to repair the devasta.
ton that would ensue.
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properties in Australia. At the same
time he Is receiving the blessings Of
millions Of her majesty's subjects who
write letters to friends beyond the sens
Inc penny postage plan went into eff
rect on Christmas day, ana is only one
OF Its authors schemes for postal re-
lorh' 1t was he who introduced tha
telegraph money order system into
Great Britain. He likewise showed tbe
french postal authorities the utilities
ana beauties of the parcel post Mr.
lieaton has other phases of Character
lhan that of postal reformer. uo son
author Of ability and a contribntor -
tne periodicals. His Australian MI,
.ionary of Dates and Men of the T,moo
Is an authority and most usefnI hooI.
lie was born at Rochester in 1S4S o on1
IS a very rich man. Among his other
aehieYements Is that of inaugnr ot t,,',.
International parliamentary c c,,,s
matches between Great Britain and -
United States. '''' 'nu the
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Millions TO WED MILLIONS.
Scion of the Vanderbilts Will Marry
California Heiress.

Scion of the Vanderbilts Will Marry
a California Heiress.
The interesting announcement has
been made of the engagement of Will
lam X. Vanderbilt and Miss Virginia
Fair, the California heiress. William
X. Vanderbilt, Jr., is the son of William
X. Vanderbilt who is the second son
of the late William II. Vanderbilt. Miss
Fair, by this alliance, will become the
sister-in-law of the Duchess Of Marl-
borough. and will add her own indie
pendent fortune to that of her husband,
who is the oldest male descendant OF
William Nissan Vanderbilt, and who
will be the possessor Of most Of the
millions of the second branch of the
family.
Young Vanderbilt is not very good
looking, but he inherits much of the
commercial genius and thrift OF his
grandfather and of the old "commO-
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Since the news OF the surrender Of
Santiago was slgnaled to Admiral
Sampson by the hellograph, that de-
Vice has become a more popular con
sideratlon in a prominent and interest
ing way. From time Immemorial there
has existed with all nations some sys-
tenn OF communication by sight or
sound. In this country 1t dates back
to the aborigines, who made use of a
method involving the waving of a
blanket TO obscure fire or smoke at
long and short intervals. From this
crude system of the red man there has
evolved by slow stages the perfect
heliograph code of to-day, whereby
flashes Of sunlight are sent scores of
miles by the Morse system Of telegra-
ply, conveying messages from one body
Of troops to another; or from headquar-
ters to a detachment in the field. In
the larger cities, of late years, when
there is a street parade and the ma
tional guard turns out, spectators have
noticed peculiar detachment of troops
following in the wake Of each regiment
men with crossed flags on their
sleeves, long leather-bOund cases like
gun cases under their arms, and other
unfamiliar paraphernalia. These men
constitute the "signal corps" and this
branch Of the service is now on a plane
with the costly regular army.
The heliograph, or sun glass, is the
greatest Of modern improvements in the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-31

field of signalling devices. In form 1t
center Is a minute hole. The operator
holds the glass to the sun in such
position that, sighting through the
aperture. he strikes a spot on the sight
ing rod This. ON rifle principle. is
gagged by distance, and is set by eX-
pertinent until the operator knows that
a certain point upon It will give him
the range of the point he desires to
send his message to by flashes. The
communication, in dots and dashes,
is carried on by a shutter with which
the operator cuts Off the flashes or
elongates them at will. A short flash
Is a dOt-a long one a dash. The hell
ograph can send its sunlight n wonder
full distance. Last year In the Rocky
Mountains, Captain GlassfOrd, of the
department of the Colorado. flashed a
message from Mount Ellen to Mount
UncOmpaghre, a distance of 1876 miles.
The power of the light is also great.
Turned ON to the dome of a State cap
ital building one day recently. from
station miles away. the refractlOn of
the rays proved so great that the dome
could not be seen.
The shutters are worked by two little
rings. arranged like the handles of a
scissors, into which the thumb and
one finger Of the operator fits. When
the hand Is closed the shutters fly
back, exposing the mirror to the sun
light, and a fash IS at once emitted
like that with which a small boy tan
tallzes one In a window with piece OF
mirror. With a few minutes practice
any telegraph operator can manage a
hellograph. Reading the flashes as
they came over miles of space to the
other station Is not so easy, however.
One soldier stands behind the instru-
ment which is not In use, and reads
OF the message flashed to him by the
distant instrument to another man,
who takes 1t down In regular form on
a telegraph blank.
In November. 1893. Assistant Super
intendent Lloyd, of the Western Union,
rendered his services to the Second
Illinois Regiment for the organization
OF Il signal corps. This led to an or
ganization. so that now In three State
brlgades there are ninety skilled signal
men. The first important work Of the
corps was during the thirty-three days
of camp service during the great Debs
labor strike at Chicago. The system
was here found to be invaluable, for in
at least half a dozen instances the sun
flashes warned bodies OF soldiers OF
the approaching riot, or served to con-
yey calls for assistance. There was a
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I've VERY town has a liar or two. a smart
t,ie some pretty girls, more loofers
' lhan 1t needs, a woman or two ' +hos
,u'ties' an old fogy that the town yvo MIA
De better Off without. men who In " ,ti
on ,ne street corners and MALI '' ro
marks marks ABOUT the women, a man u,bo
lausns an idiotic laugh every timo n nO
says anything, scores Of men with +h he
caooose of their trousers worn l '.n vhe
% as s'aSS' men who can tell Won about
now now the war question should no ,'V ~.
''eu' the weather and how to RIM ~ So Ie.,
people $ business, but who have w U'n9s
dismal failure of their on nav ( made
port News. y" North
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Pearls Of Grea, pit

me most magnificent and oosn.
pearl necklace in the world is IN 10y 10y
possession Of the Countess n IN IN the
mel, SHOWN in London and Paris n +e H.
made OF three historical necklaces us - Is
VI winch has enjoyed considen e1yl
Sel 1 IN former times. One Of tho,' le
valued at $1,000, was sold 70 ~ ~ " o 'nein'
, sss oy a grandee Of Spain and i" !.
SHOWN NJ as the necklace Of the T V,u.., Is
~ ~, Atokha'" The second belon,o u . !. N
me me eG-Qeeen Of Naples, and the V tb,r 10
t Ia' E Sne famous necklace BELONGING 70 =,
s sos Impress Eugene and by her Iaso1 ~
sofa to a London jeweler for f9 on o lS,e'y
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dOre," who began the upbuilding OF 'np
prodigious material wealth his numel'
GUS descendants now enjoy ana cvs'
serve. Little Willie X. is 81 years Oiu'
and will graduate in two years.
Miss Fair is one Of the most wilson's
of the girls in New York society
her personal charms Is added tne ~
ter of immense wealth in her own lisn~
She made her debut in New 1ork
ciety five years ago, at the age o. M
The future Mrs. William x. NanuerDr
has black eyes and hair Lively gun nS
plexioH and a plump figure. AilnOu .Ss
she is under the medium height -,
weighs 100 pounds. The precise amoaa ~
of Miss Fairs fortune it is difficult .' -
state. The great Fair wealth can O'u y
be estimated, but Virginias snas'
said to be in the neighDornOOu
100000.
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Strategic Move.

Il remember, remember ii
the little boy on the country bs
house platform began, ana tnyn a..lv
stuck. The poem had gone coui ilas',ng
The boy he hated most began ul'e ,.,aaI
The occasion was becoming Cruz cruz j
The little boy, with a grand rally anu ~, !
fash of inspiration. pulled from ,. nd
pocket his red, white ana piuo .,S,ef
black, more or less hanuhel l..,au,.
shouted and wound up with i renal ls,-o
Der the Maine. Indianapolis JOuiA
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less he made n hopeless attack upon the
troops, the chief at last consented to
parley and to final surrender. The
effectiveness of the signal system with
both land and sea forces during the
Cuban war, is one of the most interest
Ing and important features of that
campaign. Everywhere the Telegraph
and the wig-wag system of flags We're
in use, and the signal corps were in
huential in Fastening the course of
many events upon which hung the
destlnies of army and fleet.
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The State OF South Dakota is the first
one In the American Union to adopt
what Is known as the initiative and
referendum, or direct legislation by the
people, which has been In vogue In
Switzerland for more than a quarter OF
century. For some years there has
been a good deal Of discussion OF this
subject by various reform clubs OF the
country, and In the last campaign the
Idea formed plank In the platforms OF
several State conventions. In South
Dakota the idea was championed by
the Peoples party, but the vote upon
It's adoption shows that II was not re-
garded as party measure. While the
total vote Of the late cas- - CAVIAR
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Prof. c. Hanford Henderson counts
himself rich In the acquaintance OF
beautiful men, beautiful women and
beautiful children-beautiful and ac-
complished. lovable and free" and he
pleasos himself with the persuasion
that "the secret or their charm Is that
II has been gained. not at the price OF
another's undOing. another's pain. an
others exclusion. but with all helpful
ness for their brother-man." Probably
this holds true Of the best persons
known to any OF u.s. Is It not, as Ibsen
says THE task Of free society to emo
bic all the peopieY'
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FATHER OF PENNY POSTAGE.

7. Henniker Heaton, NJ. p, Receiving
Great Praise for His Work.
]. Hennlker Heaton, NJ. p the father
of the imperial penny postage IN the
British Empire, is receiving no end OF
praise for his work, especially from the
colonists. He has been in Parliament
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nor was 74,950, the total vote cast up
on the amendment to the constitution
was 1921 It being adopted by ma
Jority Of 1913. which, while 1t was not
large, was still enough to show that the
interest Of the voters had been awak-
ened On the subject.
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many years, and has made himself i'm
mensely popular by his labors for n re-
duction of the letter postage which is
almost international Perhaps Mr..
Heaton was not altogether disinterest-
ed in the scheme, for he is the proprie-
tor Of one Of the largest newspape.
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Odd as are the annals OF Western
train robberies, they can present no
peer 70 the crime that happened the
other night on the Reading Road, when
the robbers creased the tracks and
held up coal train. Both the plumber
and the method Of getting 1t were GER
talnly strange and comical
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-31

. If you want to pronounce II correctly,
say Rose-e.velt three syllables) when
speaking OF the Governor Of New
York. The Governor himself Is author
ity for this.
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Recognizing the good results that ac-
crued from soldiers singing when on
Nie march, the Belgian minister for
war has ordered $4,000 books OF patri.
otic and military songs as an expert
ment. These Will be distributed to the
men In the Infantry regiments, and
chascs for singing win be instituted In
the barracks. A similar experiment
made IN France has been attended With
mhrked success, the number OF strag.
glers on the march being reduced by
20 per cent. owing to the singing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-31

A scientific exchange says: "The
swallow has the largest mouth, In pro-
portion to It's size, of any other bird"
This proves that there is something IN
a uame
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Anu-Semitlsm is one Of the most
shameful herltages this enlightened
century win bequeath to the next. The
most recent manifestation OF this spirit
Of persecution has been at Vienna.
where the separation Of Jewish from
Christian children In the schools has
been accomplished despite It's lncon-
sistency with existing laws.
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Those who are disposed to ridicule
the name Of IloilO should remember
that the Fillplnos may some day DO
moved to retallate upon Paw Paw,
Ponkwassett, Walla Walla and An
droscoggln.
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One thing may be said Of the horse
Tess carriage-it can never be made
into sausages.
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Nikola Tesla says he can destroy the
bacllll Of all diseases by applying mill
ions Of volts Of electricity to persons
afflicted. This process has been IN op.
Grafton IN Sing Sing for some years
with unfaillng success.
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Prize money should either be abolish
ed In the navy or extended to the army,
and certainly nobody would like to see
footing legallzed in the army. The
practice savors of lpracy, ana prob
ably naval officers themselves would
like TO see 1t abolished.
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"Upstart conquerors" is what sa-
gasta calls us This is not only better
than yankee pigs" but it is really
true In n sense. We started on the
upward path century and quarter
ago and we are conquerors, for sure.
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That theory about II war spirit pro-
ducing a preponderance Of boy babies
gets further Confederation In most Of
them bearing the name OF soldier and
naval heroes.
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Russell Sage says this country has
accumulated from SSO00OO,OOO TO ST.
O00,OOO,OOO In surplus reserves and for
Investment purposes and that to be
able to spend this wisely and judicious-
" requires the use Of great tact and
foresight. When Russell gets TO giving
advice about spending most people
Will. say he is talking through his old
Mug hat
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SMALLEST LOT IN NEW ~.
1t Occupies a Curious Nichs,u
uer ProDerfv eor-

HVI TIupcrty.
The smallest piece Of real es,...
New York is at the northwest corner y, !.
Nth street and Irving place. Il NJ ~. u
pies a curious little niche in the gu ~.
property and has frontage of n V, ,a.
inches on both these important stra Nv
Taxes are regularly paid on II and 49, ~
high rent which Its owner demand -, sla
It has been paid regularly for vo. ~
The property IS so small that mon 80 !.
ordinary height can readily stand u,,r ~
foot on each of its boundaries ~
spite its diminutiye size It has ~
used for several purposes. non,.
stand was once located there and y.
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This change OF public opinion con-
,erning Hobson fortunately came be-
fore there was any Wild desire 10 make
tulips the national flower.
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One-thlrd OF the people on earth
speak English, but two-thirds Of the
letters mailed are IN that language.
And at TINT the English writing pen Is
backed up by an English-speaklng
sword.
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OLD BANeURY CROSS.

Once Real Thing, Its Site Is Still
Marked.
Old Banbury Cross of which every
one has heard in the rhyme, ride a
cock horse" is not a fiction. 1t once
stood in Banbury, which is n town that
dates back even to the Reformation. In
literature, too, 1t has had secure men
ton any time the last 800 or 400 years.
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Bald-headed men are said to be pc
euliarly susceptible to the grip. 1t
may be that the grip, Ike death, loves
q shining mark.
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The undertakers Of London complain
that they are suffering now from ex-
IRENE dizziness Of trade. Their motto
Is not Live and let live"
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STAT a. a young man takes a girl ont s,e,r,
s sba - ne has right to demand 49,
V thaw them out. eg se' nome,
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1t is, therefore, as a disappointment to
be told-altbough we knew It before
we always know it-that Banbury is a
mere country place in England. which
for centuries remained Of no little COM
mercial Importance, even creditlng It
with plenty Of cheese and tarts of its
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A nan hates to have another man
Uho owes him. show him money.