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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-01-06
LOCALETTES.
Latest News of Emmett and
Vicinity

See tax notice in another column.
Creamery cans at GEO, E Llttle's.
Now IS the time to get your JOB
WORK done.
Mr. Tuttle Of Star WAS in Emmett on
business Monday.
Mr.. Butts Of Willow creek was in En-
nett Wednesday.
Warren Klingback Of Emmett has some
cows for sale. Call and see him.
All who will pay o. so in advance can
yet the INDEX from now until Jan. 1900.
The Society Of Friends are bnilding a
new church edihce in Hyde Park, Boise,
Idaho.
The Newby children were the guests
Of relatives near Psyette the latter part
of last week.
The Statesman says that the public
schools Of Boise are far in advance Of the
preceding year.
Mr.. John Daily and wife went to Cald-
well Saturday and made new years Wis
it IN Boise valley.
Mr. Reynolds. who is teaching school
in the Boise valley, spent part Of his hol
idays at Emmett.
Mr.. c. A. Sloper OF Payette was in
Emmett the first of the week shaking
hands with old friends.
II you want twelve volumns of Ban.
croft's Histories on trade enquire at the
Index Office and GET bargin. ~.
John Ireton and wife were in Emmett
Wednesday night of last week and took
IN the public school entertainment.
}. H. Smith Of Emmett sold lots 10 and
II in WardwSll's addition to Mary L.
Campbell. Consideration sl30.
Mr.. Richie made business trip to
Caldwell Saturday and he brought thr IN
DEx office very fine supply Of stationary.
Merl Banks went to Boise last week on
business and brought his sister. Helen
who had been visiting there week,
home.
Mrs. Lang and son, who have been Wis
| iting relatives and friends in Emmett,
returned to Caldwell Friday. She is
teaching school near that place.
Mr. Peterson and wife Of Lower Boise
we're in Emmett visiting friends the last
part Of the week He has faithfully serv-
ed this county AS commissioner for sever
nl years. as.
Our Public School reopened Monday
after weeks vacation, with full ut
tendance and all is moving off nicely.
The school will continue four months in
cluding the present week.
Mr.. A. Ireton Of Sweet brought Mis-
Ella DAVIS to Emmett Sunday evening
They came in the sleigh part of the wa,
and when the snow gave out they got
lumber wagon for the rest OF the trip.
The Office force has been busy Intel.
on job work, but we are now prepared
to do more and better work than ever be
fore because we have Just received III
finest stock Of job material ever brough
to Emmett.
r Those who know themselves indebte
to mr will please call and settled At thel
= earliest convenience, as must settle m
3 accounts.
q W. c. wArder
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-01-06

\A/AEETD SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY PKA-
w sUns In this state TO manage our business IN
their own and nearby counties. II is mainly Of
dee work conducted at home. Salary straight
200 year and expenses-definite. bOnafde, no
more, no less Szlery. Monthly s75. References.
Enclose self-addreSsed stamped envelope, Her
bert L. Hess, Prest., Dept. a, chicago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-01-06

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
l,osTty without it. Cascarets, Candy Csthar-
80 clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring Up the lazy % liver and driving Ia az I'm, m
Rsnish pimples, boils, blotches, blackleOds,
md that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Sssesrets,--beauty for ten cents. Al drug
e,;sts. satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, SOC.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30

light. gave them a serge dress OF the de-
sired color A beautiful union-jack was
very soon made and holsted. instead OF
the FIRST our ships ensign. Though ex-
changed was mol discarded, for under Its
tattered shred cur brave fellows were
carried TO their graves
ON the 18th OF March the BOCrs kept up
q furious canCnGde and fusillade all night.
But the next morning 10 the surprise or
the garrison a white flag was hOlsted
over the enemys lines, and under It's pro-
lection Lieutenant Baker OF the Slxtieth
Rifles brought them tho humlliating news
that peace had been concluded with the
ROera. so the gallant defenders marched
out from the riddled and battered little
fort which for eighty-f0ur days they bad
held against ten times their number
Mrs Long was so thin and pulled down
that her friends IN Lydenberg hardly
knew her The Beers cheered her hearth
ly az she passed them on her way into
the town. and their commander Pct
Steyne. treated her with the utmost cour-
tesy. Indeed. such a chlvalrOus gentle
man was this gallant Boer that he SEM
fenced one OF his men 20 twenty-five LASH
Come out, Mrs. Long and make us some
coffee: We are so cold" AT the same time
he threatened double the penalty II any
further insult were offered tn the English
lady
Lieutenant Long and his men were pub
licly cOmplimented In general order
Tor their successful and heroic defence"
But ] am disposed to think tht the lar
8est share Of the praise was due TO the
brave woman who set them so noble an
example
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
A zinc .Tonrnament.

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
CHARLES CITY. December 26.-An-
other fine tournament came OF here to-
day. Sixteen splendid young fellows. IN
gay costume and riding blOoded horses,
contested for the honors. They were Stan
ley Milford. Louis Adams. Jesse Walker,
NJ Dre&ry Coulter. Edward Adams,
George Major, Bernard Major. Virgil
Major. William Major, Mr.. Pointer, Hill
carter. Edward Milford Meade Walden.
William Wilcox, and +. Gillian.
The successful knights were Stanley
Milford. Knight of Milford. who gave
the queens crown TO Miss Sue Nance.
Edward Adams, first honor. TO Miss Ella
Gentry. Jesse Walker. "Glens,' second
honor. 20 Miss Marian Upshaw. and VI.
-. Coulter, "WyanOke,' third honor, 10
Miss Mary ClaybOrne.
Clayton Walker. a gallant old Confede-
rate trooper. acted as chief marshal. with
John X. Waddill and Gordon Christian.
of Richmond, assistants, and Reuben
Knox. herald.
The Judges were Sheriff John T. Nance
and Robert Bradley, the well-knOwn racer
and breeder Of blO0ded horses.
The coronation and ball took place
later on in the courthouse, the address
being made by Hon y: NJ. Nance. 49,.
Judge Isaac Christian delivered the
charge 70 the knights. closing with the
following original verses:
For love, Sir Knights, those deeds were
done,
For love those felds or ValOr won.
For love wars banners forth were flung
For love those songs at evening sung.
Love prompts to gallant conduct here,
Twill nerve your arm and poise your
spear;
For each some maiden heart beats high;
Speed then the lance. each courser fly,
Smiling on each some lovely girl.
Through ruby lips and rows OF pearl
Let fly the LARGE. like Cupid's dart 80
At yon bright rings that emblity the
heart
wreath
The hand Of her you love may weave
To deck her galant's brow.
Each knight rcmeber, as he guides his
lance,
Some fair one wells her modest glance.
or follows him with anxious eyes,
TO see her knight bear OF the prize.
Each knight remember, as he guides his
steed,
Some dear one prays he may succeed,
! All may not vlctors be. The strife begins!
The fame Of gallants all may win.
Where gallant conduct merits lame.
Who fails Is famous just the same.
Wen give the shout of glad acclaim
To each Sir Knight who merits fame,
But homage pay his valor seen,
To her the victor crowns his queen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
An Australian Pigeon Post.
CForest I'D streamO


OF all the accomplishments credited TO
the homer, probably none has been Of
such practical benefit as that Of q number
Of birds OF the Great Barrier Island Pr
geongram Agency. These creatures are
trained 10 carry messages TO and from
the Great Barrier Island and Auckland
New Zealand. and the system has ex-
banded so much that Il has now become
a very important means OF intercourse
between the inhabitants Of the island apd
their friends and business Connections IN
the city.
At the time Of the wreck Of the steam
err Wairarapa on the Great Barrier Is
land, IT was four days before news Of the
calamity reached the capital, and this
fact gave rise to the pige0ngram system.
At first but a few birds were available
for the purpose, but in 1896, with the In
creasing population on the Island IT was
found necessary to reinforce the feather
ed army, and at the present time large
numbers of messages are daily sent from
the island TO the metropolis, and vice
versa by this meaus. In the first place,
2s. per message was charged from the
island % the city, and when team OF
birds had been trained to fly from Auck-
lana 10 the iSldllu, iucs1d5t9 N'Ac SUM
at a cost OF Is, and the messages to the
city were reduced to Cd. each. The reason
Of the extra expense from Auckland 70
the island IS the difficulity experienced I'm
getting birds 10 leave the city on their
Journey across tho water. No messages
for the island are sent from the city after
10 A. NJ, as the island Is often enyeloped
I'm a fog after that hour Some idea Of the
despatch with which the birds deliver
their messages may be gained from the
fact that they average dad weather and
head winds taken into consideration
from slxty-hve to seventy minutes, which
tourney Is about ffty-seyen miles. One
bird will carry as many as four messages
at time.
The messages are written on tissue pa
per (quarto size) with carbon leaf, the
tissue paper being perforated down each
side, and on being folded IS sealed with
the pigeOngram stamp, which secures the
privacy OF the message. The messages
are then wrapped round the pigeons leg
and covered with waterproof Logging.
This protects II from the wet in ease Of
bad weather, or from the bird pecking It
off during transit. TO open the message
the receiver cuts through the perforation.
There are just 100 birds engaged in the
service. At both terminl the usual trap
for hOmers Is used, on entering which the
wires fail back and strike an alarm
This notifies an attendant, who removes
the messages, and the bird IS permitted
TO enter the main loft.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
10 ID Editor of ID DIspatch:

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
have read with much interest and APP
prevail your editorials with regard to the
explosives used upon the streets OF Rich
mOnd on holiday occasions and 1 am
glad. with many others, that the leading
paper OF the city has the courage and
good sense 10 enter an editorial protest
against this serious evil. The existing
law TO whom YOU refer i'm your issue this
morning should certainly be enforced. 1t
can hardly be Kindness to the young and
thoughtless to allow them loose rein, and
turn over so sacred day as the one we
celebrate for the Lords birthday 20 their
unrestrained use and judgment.
A wholly false wrong idea Of the sea-
son is growing up among the young peo-
pie. due partly 20 the fact that tho au-
thorities allow and encourage such license.
Permit me 10 give al least TWO reasons
for the enforcement Of the law against
the use of the heavier explosives: First.
the church service / conducted on Christ
mas-Day was seriously disturbed from
beginning 10 end by the explosion, under
the very windows, OF some or the largest
Of the cannon-crackers. This was rather
increased than diminished when some OF
the officers of the church requested the
young men TO go further down the street
until the service was over. This raises
the question "a TO whether the older and
better class Of citizens are not entitled
TO protection I'M their own privileges on
Christmas Day. as well as the other
classes. And no one can question which
OF the two ways was the proper one 10
celebrate Christmas.
The other reason for the enforcement
OF the law f. still more serious. / will
try TO state IL briefly. l believe that
every clergyman and physician I'm the city
could cite one or more cases Of serious
injury 10 the sick under their charge.
due to the sudden noises caused by pow
der and nitrO-gycerine on Christmas-Day.
-Four cases came under my own notice.
A very sick girl, who was completely pro-
strated by overwOrk in a store, was tor
tured from early morning until late at
night Just across the street from her
another sick woman lay dying, but did
not sink into uncOnsciOusness until the
night came. In the same neighbOrhood,
q patient recovering from typh0id-feyer
had a serious relapse. due, the doctor
said. 10 the shocks. The fourth case was
that OF a lady who had been very III
and was slowly recovering. The people
attempted to have the shooting just IN
front OF the house stopped, but without
success.
These reasons are sufficient. I'm the judg-
ment OF most people for the enforce
ment OF the law, TO say nothing Of the
danger 10 person and property.
CLERGYMAN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
BOOTBLACKs HAPPY.
Eew shine Price In ERcct-sIump In
Patronage.


The b0otblaoks iuaugurated the move
ment for Decent Shines yesterday IN
ST. Louis. sous ciOns sign announced
the fact I'm the downtown shoeplacAlng
establishments. The boys seemed 20 De
well satisfied with the advance, and In
number OF the shops Yesterday was con
sidered the best day they have ever eN-
perienced A few bOOtbiacks admitted
that they had not had quite as many
customers as under the 5-ctnt regime,
but the percentage or loss was nowhere
near the additional profit.
The boOtblacks themselves seem 10 be
certain that the change will be successtul
40 any rate. they want 10 give u a trlai:
one Of them said Yesterday; We VIII
make 10 stick g. long as possible.
The beOtblacks are not the only per-
sons delighfed at the determination 10
raise the price OF shines. PrOprietors or
department stores. groceries ana other
places where brushes and backing are
sold say that the impetus given 10 the
sale ol these articles was tremendous,
ANA that they expected go keep much
larger stock of such gods ON mana as
lr the boys kept mp the price.
one prominent merchant said; y think
the policy of the bOOtblacks suicidal Aien
would willingly pay nickel Tor n SHINE
but when they have TO pay q dime II pc
comes am item rather than an Incidental
expense. and many OF them VIII polsh
their own shoes rather than pay IT,
An official in the Federal building salu .
"For years b have patrOnized the poot-
blacks. bat Will have 10 quit u now.
could not stand the cost just tnink Wnd1
"a pair of shoes would cost one. ] general
ly pay s. for the shoes. They last ABOUT
SIX months That is little over l6l Gays.
At 1O cents day that would be sls. Adl
to that the original cost of the shoes ana
ID makes S2} That makes shoe leather too
svneneive. 1 shall have TO bend my back
ana expend a little elbow grease myself
hereafter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
DE ATIIS.

Died. December 18th. al No.
GO7 west CLAY street, CHASTINB VIVIAN,
eldest son Of c. T. and VI. NJ, Clarke, IN
the 10Th year OF his age.
suffer the little children 20 como uric
Me. and forbid them not, for OF such -
the kingdom Of Heaven"
Funeral viii take place THIS tSatur-
day) AFTERNOON ~ o'clock from
Grace-street Baptist church.
MGRUDER. Died. December 18th. ~
p. NJ. Mrs. JOSEPHINE MGRUDER,
wife Of H. 4. McGruder, in the 9th year
Of her age.
Funeral az Grace Episcopal church To-
DAY Saturday AZ j. NJ. lnterment az
Rlverview Cemetery. Friends OF the lam
lly Invited 90 attend.
Petersburg and Baltimore papers please
copy.
MORRIS. Died. az his home. No. 100
Cumberland street. JAMES A. NORRIS.
SIR. IN the 18th year OF his age.
Funeral viii take place from Pine
Street Bapfift church NJ o'clock SAT-
URDAY AFTERNOON, December ~.
1899 Friends and acquainiances invited
20 attend.
O'NEUI.-Died, December %. 1893. at
900 4. NJ. AZ his sons residence, On
Rowllng Green road. Chelsea Eui, DEN
MS O'NEIIL
Funeral from ST. Peters Cathedral To-
nay M $3.50 p. "a Friends and relatives
are invited % attend. inferrient IN ~.
Calvary Cemetery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30

authorities. ] hired a barge. had the
caskeis put upon Il. and anchored out
In the bay a long distance from shore
notwithstanding this precaution, some
days later, while / was waiting for the
ship 10 sail FOR New York in order TO ship
The body, the health authorities I'm some
way learned OF the fact that had Baskets
containing human remains anchored
out IN the bay, and they proposed 10
seize them and have them properly IN
TERED. l had the caskets opened and
found that the body had absolutely re
turned to dust The bones. even, were
only ashes. Mir. Payne was buried In his
uniform, 81 would seem. ~ there were
strcaks OF bright gold running down each
Side Of the casket. which. undoubtedly
came from the gold stripes on his
trousers. After numerous conferences.
ard many and very emphatic expostula-
lions, ] prevailed upon The authorities TO
allow the remains 10 stay where they
were until ] could get them shipped.
Another annoying circumstance delay
cd the shipped. The day before the YES
sci was 90 sail. upon which The body was
10 be- shipped. ] received notice from the
agent OF the company that the contract
for shipment would have 10 be cancelled.
lie said 81 had become current rum0r that
the ship was 20 transport "a corpse that
several passengers had cancelled their
passages and quite a number OF the
crew deserted on that account
called his attention 10 the fact that the
corpse consisted OF but little dust. j
insisted that the contract TO take the
body De carried. out-and by the way. ]
was compelled 10 pay 1000 francs, double
hist-cass passenger fare for the trans
poriatlon of the rcmans-but an my ar
Nimcnts were fruitless The company
would not accept the shipment. and ]
was obliged 10 make other arrangements.
There was another ship sailing ia "a few
days. and ! made q contract with them.
The box containing the casket was taken
on board I'm the night and stored away
in the hold. 0nd in this way The body was
shipped 90 New York. During the time
that the remains were waiting shipment
I received cable message from the De
partment Of state at Washington. telling
me TO hold the Baskets until the stone
which covered the tomb Of Payne in
Tunis. could be procured and shipped at
The same time J sent q messenger 20
Tunls 20 secure the stone but the author
ities there refused TO Leo 10 go. II seems
that, after the remains had been re-
moved, tho tomb had been fixed mp as be-
fore. and this stone placed upon the top
of g. so that the appearance was pre-
cisclv the same as when the body was
resting there. At the time. although the
French were in possession OF Tunis. and
We're The real rulers there. the ostensb'e
head of the government was the Bey
the Arab ruler. He objected 10 the RE-
m0val Of the stone After considerable
negOdatiOn with my messenger. who was
my son. Willis A. Taylor. and consider
able correspondence. ] succeeded through
the friendly intercessiOn 81 ar Reade
Of her Maiesty's Government. in inducing
the authorities TO allow the stone 10 be
removed. 1t was shipped with the re-
mains ana now lies 40 Oak Hill Cemetery,
Washington. near The tomb Of Payne"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
Doubling the German Navy.


Count Won Buelow's exposition Of the
appropriation for the German Navy was
ID pattern n it's kind Neither bold
Salisbury nor any other "old Parma
mentary hand" could have done IL any
better. 10 was entirely free from any
thing Of menace. ON the contrary, IL
WAS an announcement of good relations
r some sort of a model for O. GERMANY
And nO doubt DO is true that an increase
off the "sea power" of one nation is ass
good an argument for the Increase or the
others as the Increase of One army ms
after has been used so effectively as 20
convert the Continent OF Europe into the
armed camp which we see.
The regularity OF the case or Germany
is that there Is I'm the increase Of the
navy no question OF national defense
strictly sO-calicd. a great navy is vital
necessity TO Great Britain without IT.
She would Doe liable to be starved TO death
1r submit sion within month. Win U.s.
navy i- also "a necessity on ueIense,
considering the immense stretch 81 our eN-
posed coast and the facility of rdidlng
rvrcdIfi0us such as We experienced ll
the war of 1872. But Germany neither
imports the greater part Of her food sup
pi~ like England. nor has she long ana
vulnerable coast line Ike ourselves. Her
coast line is 800 lar. very short upon the
North Sea, for lrr much longer coast
upon the Baltic is not counted, and
would scarcely Doe vulnerable I'm case OF
war except 20 lANrHitls ll winch 'arr lA
would doubtless De forts and guns that
would be the German reliance for the de-
Tense.
The use Of n navy for Germany is SIM
ply TO maintain and extend her foreign
.rale and her outlying possessions I'm
case OF war The present German Navy
seems TO boz ample for the present uses
Of the empire. Consequently a proposed
enlargement implies "a general policy OF
expansion. and indeed Count Won BueloW
declared as much. 10 double the Ger
man Navy would make 70 very dispropOr-
tionate 10 any work 81 has now 90 40.
But this process of doubling SIS 10 80 on
through a gOd' many years twenty, ac-
cording 10 a casual remark OF the Kaiser
ilough in his official statement. the lm-
rorial Chancellor declined TO define the
rol0d. At any rate, 1t is clear that Ger
many means 10 be much more of "a world
power than she has been heretofore. 1t
seems likely that her new possessions,
whatever they may be, viii be held upon
Che tenure 81 the open door Ia that
case we can have 40 objections. any
more than we have I'm the case of Great
britain. 10 her acquiring end administer
Ing as many Of them as she pIe1ses. she
.yi.l be acting in the interest Of American
as well as of German commerce.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
BIG FIRE IN.NE YORK
TWO SEVEN STORY BUILDINGS
LAID IN. ASHES.
HOOK AID LADDER IEB IN PERIL.
They barely Elsnpe With Their
Lives-WaIl-Paper Factory and
Ice and Electric Light Plants De-
stroyed. n.tt.
stroyed.

NEW YORK. December 2s.-The two
seven-story buildings at Nos. AS to 40
east Twenty-fourth street occupied prin-
cipally by the wallpaper factory OF VIII
liam Campbell 4 Co.. were destroyed by
fire Tonight The loss IS fully Sos.ocp;
partly insured
Tho plant OF the New York Hygeia Ice
Company. which occupied the basement
OF No 425. and that Of the Manhattan
Eectrlc-Iight Company. on the first and
second floors OF the same building, were
totally destroyed.
There were no large buildings close
enough to ignite. and the fremen were
able. BY hard work. TO keep the flames
confined 10 the Campbell buildings. Three
hook-and-ladder men-Andew Daenan.
Joseph shaughnessy, ard Jossph Bessin-
ger-were caught on the sixth floor and
escaped with great difficulty. All were
severely burned TWO other hook-and-
ladder men were caught on one Of the
high window lodges with the flames roar
ing all around them. and the dense smoke
making them almost imperceptible from
the street. Extension ladders were run
up and flremen brought them down. IN an
almost unconscious condition.
The cause Of the fire ia unknown. ..