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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

With the advent OF the wireless tele-
graph the question comes up, who Is
90 have control Of the ether. and what
rights have different individuals in IL?
Is the ether that pervades all space RI.
dating from my land also To be mine,
or will a new rule OF property have to
be adopted, giving the public the right
10 this medium Ether penetrates all
matter. Can the Wireless Telegraph
Company send messages across my
land and right through my house with
impunlty. and can | II / wish put up a
receiver aud tap their wireless service
on my own land? VIII l be justified
In posting my land with notices: mo
Trespasslng IN This EtherY" Can an
enterprising advertiser send out n mes
sage On the ether waves so that n
one with a receiver on his place will
get the message Use skim Milk
SOapT' VIII l be able 20 keep pace
with all the rumors that are going
around" by putting up an aerial con.
ductor over my house and listening to
what the ether nv are sayingl
Mait and see.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07
SIAM.
How the Land of the White Elephant
is Being Dismembered.

/ How the Land of the White Elephant
is Being Dismembered.
The news that Slam has coded an
,ther province to France illustrates the
process by which the great powers Oh
Europe are gradually absorbing the
once powerful nations of the far East
The kingdom Of Siam lies between the
British province Of Burmah on one
side and the territory Of French mao
China on the other. 1t Is caught be-
tween the two millstones, and at inter
walls. now here and now there a piece
Of its territory is confiscated. Even
within the small section still normally
under the rule Of King KulalongkOrn
the Slamese are but puppets IN. the
hands OF resident Europeans. English
men control the commerce of the coun-
try. most Of which goes through the
port of Bangkok, the capital Of siam
and a city Of 100000 inhabitants.
What business the English have lett
untouched is in the hands Of German
and French traders. Even the small
retail trade is conducted not by native
siamese but by Chinese merchants.
The royal Siamese navy, consisting OF
one protected cruiser and a few yachts
and gunboats, is differed by English
men and Danes, while the standing
army Of 1900 men is armed with
German rifles and drilled by German
officers.
The difficulty with France, which
now appears to be settled, is Of long
standing. In fact, as long ago as 1880
French influence began to be felt In
the Malay peninsula. The controversy
In which the ceding to France of the
Province Of Luang Prabang is the final
step broke out into open hostility IN
1898, when France sent gunboats up
the Mekong River to enforce its de-
mands. Siam made an offer to submit
the whole matter to arbitration and the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Mr.. Entwhistle as a boy Of IA held
the throttle on the first trip of the
Rocket, ~Stevenson's pioneer engine.
Edward Entwhistle was born March
"a, 1915, at Tilsey's Banks, Lancashire,
England, and while a mere boy was ap-
prenticed to learn the machinist's. or
as 1t is known in England, the engi.
neers' trade. The Rocket was built in
the shops in which he was employed
and the interest which he took in the
machine attracted the attention of
Stevenson, who recommended that he
be permitted to ride on the engine on
it's first trip over the Liverpool and
Manchester line, for which it was con-
structed. Young Entwhistle made the
trip and IN the return journey he held
the throttle. This was the beginning
of his career as a locomotive engineer.
He ran the Rocket for two years, max
ing two round trips between Liverpool
and Manchester, a distance of thirty
n miles each way. The work wore
on him and he was obliged, because Of
nervousness, to resign. Stevenson then
secured for him a place as second en-
gineer on n of the duke of Bridge
waters coasting steamers. He anne
to America in 1887 and became engi-
neer on the Troy, a Hudson river
steamer. Soon after the engineer Of
the famous John Bull locomotive was
injured and Entwhistle took his run.
In 1874 he came to Chicago and at diff
ferent times held positions as station
airy engineer, lake steamer engineer
and locomotive engineer. He came to
Des MOines in 1856 and became en-
gineer of Shepherd & Perrier's Touring
mill. Later he became engineer of the
Ankeny mills, a position he held for
twenty-five years.
When Mr.. Eutwhistle visited the
Worlds Fair in Chicago he spent near
ly all his time for three days standing
beside the Rocket, which was on exhi-
bition. He is a remarkably modest
man and did not make his identity or
his early connection with the engine
known. He wen pledged the members
of his family not to give him away
but he derived great pleasure from gaz-
ing at the pioneer locomotive and COM
pairing 1t with the modern machines
which were on exhibition in the same
building. The picture which accom-
panies this sketch is from a photo
graph taken about the time Of Mr..
Entwhistle's visit to the Worlds Fair.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

help came. The hero, though inordi-
nately timid, had schooled himself In
mind and will against such a possible
emergency. Residence IA a hotel or an
apartment in some form and at some
time will possibly come to most read
ers. They cannot too early master a
few simple rules, which may save the
loss of limb or Of life. After engaging
a room the occupant should at once
learn It's situation in respect to halls,
stairway and elevator, and note whetlr
er there Is a hre-escape. If there is,
and only a rope Is provided, the direc-
lions for It's use should be studied. He
should remember that n towel in his
hands will lessen the friction Of the
rope upon his flesh, and that a wet
towel twisted about his face viii delay
%suffocatlOn from smoke. He should
also know instantly what money. jew
elry or papers are most important to
save. BY occasionally impressing such
simple precautions upon the mind,
ones actions In case Of sudden fire viii
become almost automatic. Along many
other lines such self-training may be Of
vital service: What to do in case ones
clothes catch fire; when the brake Of a
bicycle fails 10 act on a dangerous
grade; when n companion Is struck by
lightning; or when resuscltation is re-
quired when drowning Is barely es-
capped; or when a live" wire drops and
must be crossed. 1t Is neither neces-
sary nor desirable to lie awake nights
planning escapes from potential dis.
a%sters; but to refuse to consider them
is the device Of the ostrich who thinks
himself safe from danger when his
foolish head is hid In the sand.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Siamese commissioner to the Worlds
Fair asked that the President of the
United States act as arbitrator. Sec
rotary Gresham was reluctant to mix
In the quarrel, however, and after the
French arms had met with some re-
verses a French naval squadron as
cended the Menam River, on which
Bangkok is situated, in the face of a
severe fire and finally threatened to
lombard the Siamese capital.
Then terms of peace were arranged
and the City of Chantibun was given
into the hands of the French as a guar
antee that the provisions of the treaty
would be carried out. This town is
now to return to Siamese control. In
1896 England and France made n
treaty which guarantees the permanent
independence of the central portion of
The Siamese empire.
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A NOTABLE TURF FIGURE.
tol. NJ. Lewis Clark, Who Recent,
Committed Suicide at Memphis.

Ool. NJ. Lewis Clark, Who Recently
Committed Suicide at Memphis,
Col. NJ. Lewis Clark, of Somerville.
Ky, who killed himself at Mempbis
Tenn, was prominent in turf circles
throughout the United States. m
health and unlucky speculations nm.
balanced his mind. Col. Clark was
the grandson of Gov. William Clark.
Of Missouri. Over twenty-five wears
Of his life were devoted to the Ameri.
can turf, during all Of which no breotb
Of scandal has ever assailed his name
He was the author of a majority of the
turf rules or laws of the present dov
and the founder of the first American
Iurf Congress. For over twenty wears
he had acted as presiding Judge OF
Western race tracks. He has been NJ
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

In n century he will have grown from
5,3Os,4s3 Census Of 1900 to sO,25G,Gs2
that Is, he will be more than fifteen
times as large.
In 1900, according to Mulhall, the
great English statistician, the wealth
Of the United States was 81, 0SO, 100000;
in 1850 II was 81, 900; in 1860,
$40, 100, 100000; in 1870, 25,0S2, 10000;
and in 1880. S43,6 42, 10000. In 1900,
according to Special Agent ]. X. Up
ton, of the census bureau, our wealth
which includes real estate and i'm
provements, live stock and farm Access
%sorles, mines and quarries, coin and
bullion, machinery, raw and manufac-
tured products, railroads, telegraphs,
telephones, shipping, canals, ETC.
amounted to $65,O37, O91 1917. This was
more than $1,000 apiece for each man,
woman and child In the country.
There Is no reason to suppose that
wealth has increased any less rap
idly during the present decade. Assum-
ing that the rate will prove to have
been at least the same, Uncle Sans
wealth. Ill JuAtf 4JO'g VIII pAobHbAJ NC
about $97, 900, 100000. Mulhall esti-
mates that the wealth of the world In
1888 was less than 100000 100000.
Our greatest rival in wealth is Great
Britain. Mulhall estimates that in 1888
Great Britain was worth about S46,-
100000.
OF railroads we had in 1900, of
course, none. In 1890 there were in
operation 1G3,42O miles of railroad, ac-
cording to Poor's Manual. In 1897
there were 1S2,910 miles. Assuming the
same rate of increase, there will be in
1900 1924 miles. This increase is by
no means in proportion to the growth
in wealth, but Is substantial and
healthy.
The following table shows the prob
able changes in the list. The figures for
1900 are based on the official estimates
mentioned above:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

The civilized world looks on aghast at
fhe cruel and arbitrary methods by
which the Bear that walks like a Man
Is Outstanding Finland, Some twenty
years ago Finland was n part OF Swe.
den and when the severance came the
constitution that was adopted was con
flrmed and has since been confirmed by
The oath Of every Car OF Russia on his
accession 20 the throne. This constitu-
ti0n expressly stipulates that no law
relating to life. liberty. property, taxes,
religion, education, military service or
any form OF local government can be
enacted without the hearing OF the Diet
OF Finland and the sanction OF all the
four chambers OF hat body. Yet In the
face Of this solemn guaranty the Gear
has arbitrarily changed the coustitu.
tion and deprived the Diet OF that coun-
try II ali effective control. The Council
~ State at 81. Petersburg is hereafter
20 iegislate for Finland and the Diet Of
that country Is to have merely "a con
sultiye voice" Protests and petitions
have gone up 10 the Car In vain. The
members Of the Government went up
10 st. Petersburg and were denied adj.
mission 20 the Cars presence. The
rape Of Finland Is complete.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07
Proteetion Cor RlcrcIlsts.

A cycling firm in Cologne has patent.
ed Il new bicycle bell, in which is con.
cealed a kind of revolver which is ia
serve the double purpose Of brighten.
ing away Vicious dogs and cheeky
tramps. BY merely pressing a button
attached to the side Of the bell ten
cartridges can be fired on in success
sion, these giving such a loud report
that obnoxious persons and animals
would not think twice Of beating a
hasty retreat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

it, Is not possible to foretell what the
twelfth census Will disclose. The ac-
tual results always confound the
prophet. lie often finds that he has
underestimated. There is no fixed law
of growth.
In estimating the population as Of
June, 1900, when the census will be
taken, we have figures brought almost
up to date. From the governors or
other high official sources In each Of
the States and Territories the New
York World secured ut the close Of 1898
an estimate of the population Of each
upon Jan. 1, 1899. AS only n year and
a half will elapse before the taking Of
the census 1t Is not unreasonable to as
sumo that the rate Of growth shown
since 1890 will continue during this
brief remaining period.
On Jan. 1 last our population, accord
Ing to these estimates, was 1888, 1868.
This includes Alaska and Indian Terri
tory, but not Hawaii, Porto Rico or the
Philippines. Making the proportionate
increase, we get SO,256,OS2 as the grand
total for the United States proper in
June, 1900.
The population Of Hawaii is estimat-
ed at 10000, based on a census in 1897;
that Of Porto Rico Mt 100000, and that
Of the Philippines at 100000, both Of
thelatter estimates being largely guess
work. Add these and we have the i'm
perial" total Of 80 26GOS2.
In n decade Uncle Sam will have
grown from 62,S31, 300 Census of 1900
to 80, 2G6, OS2-about 40 per cent. Dis
regarding the colonies" he will have
grown 1924, 1S2-nearly 80 per cent
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07
A MIoKELs WORTH oE vino.

Continuance by Which One Mas Have
Cool Breezes in Summer.
Among the summer novelties patent
ed Is an electric fan, worked on the
principle of the nickel-ln-the-slot ma
chine. 1t is proposed to build a large
number of these and place them in Of
fees and homes, where the current has
been already installed. They are put
in operation by the insertion of the
necessary coin, and n refreshing cur
rent of air may be had at will until a
certain predetermined amount Of cur
rent has been used, when It Is neces-
sary to insert another coin. The in
ventor Of this says that many persons
are deferred from investing in these
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

\ woman is a lot easier to hunt down
than a mosquito.
Marriage to the average man IS a
luxury; to the average woman it is only
a necessity.
When n girl speaks Of another as
so sensible you will notice her nose
always turns up.
n man never really loves a m
till he loves her too well to try to teach
her to play whist.
At certain periods every girl has so
many soul-yearnings that she has hard
ly room for a square meal.
The prophet Elijah ought to have let
the boys alone; then they would have
grown up to be b~ald-headed them
selves.
If there is anything at all in the
transmigration theory, it is probable
that every roman has at some time
been a cat.
No man has any real idea Of the
length OF n minute till his wife makes
him wait ten of them before he takes
OF a mustard plaster.
When two women first see each other
each n always wonders whether the
other Is married; when It's two men.
eaeh wonders what the other one is
worth.
Inc reason why n married man can
never go down to business the day be-
fore his wife comes back from a visit
Is because he has to stay nome to wash
up all the dishes he has used.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07
SAVED HIS MASTERS LIFE.
Terrible Experience of "A Man Caught
in a Wolf Trap.

Terrible Experience of IA Man Caught
In a Wolf Trap.
In wild Animals l Have Known"
Ernest Seton Thompson relates a terri
bic experience. He had gone out alone
to a remote district on his pony to in
spect some wolf-traps. In one Of them
he found a wolf, and having killed Il
was engaged IN resetting the tap,
when inadvertently he sprung the
next one, and his hand was caught in
the massive steel jaws.
Hay on my face. he says, and stretch
ed out my toe, hoping to draw within
reach the trap wrench, which l had
thrown down a few feet away. Wolf
traps are set In fours around a buried
bait, and are covered with cotton and
ane sand so as to be quite invisible.
Intent on securing the wrench, l
swung about my anchor, stretching and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

fans because Of their initial expense Of
purchase, and the limited service Sc
cured, there being but about two
months in the whole year when the
fans are desired. He thinks the fans
would he more generally resorted to If
delightful breeze could be created
merely by the expenditure Of n small
amount of money.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

ladies wishing TO add to the com
fort of the audience would do II by re-
moving their hats" This was printed
ms a poster In a London concert-room
Despite the appeal, the nuisance does
not appreciably abate. Mr.. Birrell once
begged a class Of schoolgirls to be gen
tlemen. Many Of their mothers, unfor-
Sunately. might profit by his paradox.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

A "horror sociar' is the latest freak
among society ladies. Each lady Is ex-
pected TO bring a resemblance Of what
she most breads. Empty pocket books
and dead mice are common contrlbu-
lions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

II the colonies Of Australia federate
under the name Of the United States OF
Australia, as has been suggested, II will
be no longer possible for us TO monOpo-
llize the abbreyiatlon u. $. A. A rival
Try FOR the use OF II would show that
'our federal system Of government Is
having many imitators, and as a com
pliment would offset any inconvenl-
Aence that might result.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

The terrible fire In a fashionable New
York hotel recently recalls the lesson
OF a story reeounted some time ago. A
man had been washed overheard from
q vessel during q storm SO fierce that
his rescue seemed impossible. A tim
OrOus, seasick "~landlubber," whose fear
OF the water had been the scorn Of the
sailors, ieaped overheard. caught the
man by the hair, and supported him til
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

A %weli-known professor asserts that
the smallest intervals of sound can be
better distinguished with one ear than
with both. II takes the full compile
ment, however, to hear the alarm clock
at $50 a. m.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07
RAN ON MI ROCKET

Edwnrd EntwhIstle, the Firsf po..
ger Engineer Is "a Years Of Age.
Edward Entwhistle, who has recon.
iy celebrated his 84th birthday AZ Tho
home Of Mrs. Thomas O'Dea, his grand.
daughter, in East Des Moines. lowe
has seen the great railroad systems ~
the world develop from their yerv he-
ginning. He was the first railrooA
passenger engineer. Despite his age he
is hale and hearty and looks confident.
ly forward to several years Of life
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Another burglar has been caught who
posed, when In private life, as a com
mereial traveller. Strictly speaking,
the title Is not altogether amiss In sig
nihcance. The burglar travels, and no.
body supposes that he travels for his
health.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

II every man who falls In love with
Miss Helen Gould IS TO be arrested,
the bachelors might MS well be assessed
at 30 much a head without further cere-
mony.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

II is not believed that there is any
thing In wireless telegraphy that Will
make II any easier FOR nervous ladies'
TO open kilograms without a thrill Of
apprehension.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Dewey says that Farragut showed
him how to do It. How Farragut
would have rejolced to know that SO
great an opportunity awaited 30 apt a
pupil
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Tue stand in Louisville ever since -
ht'le red horse Aristldes eaptnra6
The first Kentucky derby, twenty'tv.o
years ago He presided at Nlomnhi,
Nashville, Oakley, Dallas. Ideal pnr1,
and the City Of Mexico. "'A
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Another case Of the marriage Of pro-
f%essional thieves in Jail. From a social
point OF view this sort Of thing Is open
10 serious criticism.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Rudyard KipIing says the hardest
work he eyer aid and the hardest he
ever saw done Is that Of work on a
newspaper.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

A r~ascally engraver engaged to coun-
terfeit money Is Ike any other rascal.
The better the impression he makes
b more dangerous he ia.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Every American scheme that has
been tried on the Filipinos has been
successful, excepting the war balloon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Many n pointer Is given TO an indi'
tidual at times solely that he may not
go TO the dogs.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

The organization OF a company to
control the trade In peanuts cannot be
called a grand-stand play.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07
Many Wlnk.

An English scientist has calculated
that a human opens and closes his eyes
NJ fewer than 100000 times per year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

A man always rises in his own esti-
nation when he gets on familiar terms
WIN Il person Of whom he once stood
IN awe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

Inc accompanying diagram tells the
story more graphically. What States
have grown more rapidly than others
a be seen at a glance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

experience is a teacher of mopkird
anu some men will learn Of no other
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-07

If you don't like to make excuses and
apologies, stop making promiseA
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-10
IMPERFECT DRAINS.
Care ShouId 30 Takon Tim. .h~S Inn
purltIca 10 RronerlY Carried OF. I.

Everyone knows Of the fatal results
which follow the stoppage OF the drains
In a house. 80 rs
Queen Victoria's husband, the Prince
Corsort, died from poisonous germs,
winch we're generated in the palace by
the stoppage OF the drains.
The kidneys. among their many other
functions, act as drains to the body.
Through them the blood passes to be
purified, leaving behind a mass of effete
matter. which 1t is their duty to eject
from the system.
When. however the kidneys become
congested and all clogged up, this re.
fuse matter accumulates and becomes
an active poison, and, i'll course OF
time, infects the whole man, and event
ually, If the cause is not removed it
occasions sudden death, the patient
drowning, as 1t were, in his own secre-
lions. & IS
The symptoms which Nature puts
forth like danger signals to tell US that
the Kidneys no longer do their duty are
too numerous to set forth.
Nearly always women's peculiar ALL
ments in their more aggravated and
protfacted forms are traceable to this
source, and rheumatism, in all it's
varied phases: while pneumonia and
Brights disease are but the culmina.
ton OF an organic trouble, which. had
- - SoSSN anu HOl
symptomaticaliy, could not possibly
nave had any such fatal Termination.
Coughs and colds, strange as 1t may
seem, are oflentimes symptoms of trou-
BILE in the kidneys.
What must be done, then, in these
It is surely unwise to treat symp-
toms, when we can at once heal the
organ from whence the symptoms rise
Let us then at once go to the root of
the trouble and heal the kidneys.
There is remedy, known all the
world over. that will strengthen them,
SO that they can perform their func-
tons; feeding them and cleansing
them In such marvellous manner
that the patient Immediately feels the
good work that is going on, and lin a
few weeks is able to join the ranks of
the many thousands who gratefully &C
knowledge that they owe health and
strength, and sometimes life itself, to
this unfailing remedy, Warmers Safe
Cure.