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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

equal to the great cholera year. Not
only does an ordinary London fog
sweep away each day the population of
an English village. but It's effect upon
the moral stamina of the people is de-
clared to be appalling. In fact, Mr..
Thwaite charges fogs with being the
cause Of most of the crimes and misery
Of the city. He contends that the in
crease in the cases of drunkenness dur
ing foggy days substantiates this state
ment.
The almost daily fog that hangs over
London weighs, according to scientific
investigators, 300 tons, composed OF
fifty tons of carbon and $50 tons Of by.
drocarbon. The value of these com.
modities is estimated at 100000.
The solution of the problem that Mr..
Thwaite suggests is to supply London
with gas generated In the coal fields of
South Wales, South Yorkshire and Stat
fordshlre. London consumes 100000
tons of coal a year. In Transporting
this there is probably a loss of 10000
tons, equal to f45,0O0. The cost of
transportation by rail is estimated at
f2,7S0,000, and by sea f1,566,OOO The
profits of various merchants, middle.
men and carriers and the loss in nitro.
genous and other constituents of the
coal bring London's annual coal bill up
to f9,500,O00. All this, Mr.. Thwaite ar.
CUES, would be saved by the erection OF
gas-generating plants in the coal dis
tricts and the carrying of gas by pipes
to London. Cheap coal gas could then
be supplied to every householder of the
metropolis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26
DWARF BEASTS OF THE ORIENT
some Midget Animals that Live !,
Our New Prosecutions

sumo Miugct Animals that Live L.,
Our New Prosecutions.
Another freak beast which will excita
curiosity in our geological gardens Is
the tamarau, dwarf buffalo found In
the forests Of Mindoro of the Pbil,n-
pine group. 1t is a stunted form of the
Old world buffalo, not of the American
bison. 1t sometimes occurs high nm IN
the mountains. 1t tunnels patbwavs
through the thick bamboo covering t5o
mountain sides above 5000 feet HINT
ers must 60 upon hands and knees 20
follow these trails. The aboririnos nov ~
er hunt this little beast, being deathIv
afraid Of it. N''''nly
Inc midget Philippine squirrel ls IN.
other odd creature. 1t is about tbo s ~
of a mouse, has legs longer in , VS. Sl~e
ton than those Of the ordinary snn,rro,
larger eyes and rounded ears -
brown rat gray underneath and ' "., -
squlrrel-like head and eyes hut b,aa,,
eord-lke tail, is of stil creator intoron n
from an evolutionary point of Wow ~ :,
Is discovered to be the last linl, - =
TO complete the chain of relati @ve',g |,
between the true rat and the water ' 80 -,
A wild pig dignlded by the namo -, =,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

A breach Of promise suit for tive
weeks occupied public attention IN one
OF our large cities. The defendant
who was recently married, was sued
by n young woman who asserted that
he was betrothed to her. The jury hav
ing awarded the plaintiff a large sum
the case Is said to be closed. Is Il
closed? The affairs Of not only the
principals in the suit, but those OF the
innocent young wife and the other
members OF three families have been
dragged through the courts and have
become the subject of public Jest and
comment. All their lives the tnint OF
this suit will follow the actors In 1t. II
is not a pleasant theme, but the fire.
quency OF these legal trials calls fol
plain speaking. Engagements formed
hastily, without mutual respect and es
TEEN, and which are not intended to b'
fulfilled, are but the first step In q
series OF degradations from which
character can never wholly wipe th'
stain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The accompanying which, the time Of
for ny day in the ceaned is Of interest
will its hardness
aDon will serve with those who fully
Illustrating methods of representing the
mann o a varying quantity
know what time the sun will rise on the 10th Of May
April The 10th Of May will therefore
thirty
and these represent hours the
circle
y into four equal
all itself
onebird radial line will
the O'Clock
that on that dy the 4 The short radia every
bird Of intermediate date
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The real American. not the average,
but the typical American, Is the com
piex and combined resultant OF the
many races that have come to this con-
tinent for the last four centuries. His
smother land" Is the world. II Is pre-
cisely this fact that has made possible
the unexampled achievements OF the
past, and Il enables Us to look 10 the
future with sober, but confident, cour-
age. The energy, independence and
aspirations Of the strongest To each OF
the nationalitles that make up the
American nationality belong to It by
Inheritance and development
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26
IN WAR NICHOLAS AS Hn LOOKS TODAY.

was sure to win if power, determine
tion and bravery were factors in the
tight. He was crack shot with rifle
and pistol and an expert swordsman.
When the civil war broke out he
Joined Company D of the First Wiscon-
sin Cavalry and served creditably dur
ing the struggle in the capacity of a
scout.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

An extraordinarily large sale OF
American pictures OF late has been re-
garded by some people as one indica-
lion OF the stimulus given to patriotism
by the Spanish war. The American
painter has long complained OF a lack
Of appreciation, aud 1t may be that this
new enthusiasm will result In the es-
Establishment OF an American school OF
art which will be commensurate with
the national achievement In other
lines
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26
Her soIdier and mia Cake.

The simplicity Of mind OF great
people in the United States with regard
TO the proper uses OF n soldier Is al.
mlrably Illustrated In the following let.
ter, said by the Army and Navy Jour.
nal to have been received lately by the
Secretary Of War;
Sir: know It is most ppesumptuous
In me to address so great a man, hui
firmly believing as / do that you truly
have the interest OF every soldier a;
heart, / venture to make bold request
that you viii not start the Second Dt
vision OF the Second Brigade. FRS,
Army Corps. now at Americas, Ca. e
Cuba until after Dec. -, because my
soldier has a birthday about that time
and want to send him n birthday
cake. with candles, 20 remind him OF
home and mother" and you know the
cake would not stand transportation tC
Cuba.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The old-fashloned theory that there
was nothing equal to giving another
yellow a good licking In order to gain
ais respect Is borne out by the relations
of the spanlards with Uncle Sam.
Since the war Immigration from Spain
has been picking up at a lively rate, and
IN now said to be greater than ever be.
GOre
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26
ArtfnI Advertisers

watts-women do dearly love the
military. -
Potts-Oh, yes. l think that is Tue
instinct the department houses appeS,
to when they always advertise bargain
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

A Swedish inventor claims that by a
new invention Of transmitting motor
power by light he can direct the course
OF a torpedo and bring Il back to his
feet like a boomerang" The number
of people who would care TO expert
ment with torpedo that comes back
alike boomerang is probably not large
enough to make the invention profit
able.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

: II Is not so much question Of dis
armament" with Great Britain as It Is
a question Of maintaining "a relative
position" She Is proceeding on the the
ory that II all European nations should
ahrow away their weapons she ought
0y right be allowed to carry one gun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26
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The lawyer for the prosecution had
made long, labored and tiresome plea
for his client and the defendants coun-
sci arose.
"Your honor" he said. following the
example that has just been set by the
plaintiffs attorney, shall let the case
so to the jury without argument"
Then he sat down.
And he won the case.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

: A New York woman arranged to give
= surprise party on her husband, but
on the night OF the affair he stayed
down town playing poker and the party
had to get along without his presence.
ale taught them that there is nothing
30 surprising as genuine surprise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

When a lot Of people get together in
the evening they yawn and look bored
when the singing is going on. and never
show any real interest until the gossip
begins.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Jockey Sloan refused TO pay bets lost
ON a game OF which he was ignorant.
II all the men who bet on horse racing
would act accordingly Mr.. Sloan would
have TO cary the hod for a living.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Colonizing by syndicate is n develop
ment having possibilities that the Ital
ian Government is likely to discover by
reason Of Its lease to capitalists Of lis
Red Sea colony OF Erltrea. The lessees
agree to pay one million dollars a year
and n royalty on the net profits. Other
terms Of the agreement require the cap
ltalists TO preserve order, collect duties
and resist attacks from outsiders. II
Is expected that the Government and
the syndicate will find the compact
profitable. What Of the welfare OF the
colonists7 That Is another question
While Government and capitalists
count their gains, they may reckon
their losses-in taxes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The fact is recalled that President
1.oubet does not look like French
man. If he win not act like one he
may be able to get along all right. 1t
took a Corslcan TO lead France to al
most the only great glory she ever got.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

FIRST suggested to Car Nicholas the
Idea of a general disarmament. The
Russian colossus. moreover, requires
ready money to equip himself for the
inevitable conflict with England. And
this need offers a far surer guarantee
of peace than does the Cars noble
minded disarmament proposal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

A monument is to be erected TO the
memory OF Noah Webster at West
Hartford. Conn, his birthplace. Noah
Webster was a good man and his
works do follow him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The English consider their maritime
supremacy ~ an axiom Of the worlds
politics, according 10 which they cannot
even think Of disarmament. But Il Is
just EnglaDd's ascendency on the sea
that troubles Russia, and that probably
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

p Paris, II Is said, eats thousands OF
pounds Of snails daily. And an odd cir
cumstance about It Is that when new
stocks arrive In the city they go fast
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

There seems to be no way OF prevent
ing gold discoveries. The habit has be-
come 80 confirmed In the Northwest
that It Is impossible for the precious
metal to escape detection anywhere.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Break a plate at a womans houss nous,
and you will discover that It was Ont
that had been in her family a sre1'
many years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

AS regards ruling the wave Britannia
shows no indications OF waving the
rule.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The hearse boot OF the coffin trust
could be made as silent as the grave II
the country would assume n stiff upper
Zip and resolve to adopt cremation.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

by overwcrking a good thing Hob
son seems TO have spoiled the game
Tor other public men who might like
20 be kissed occasionally.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

There may be $4,000 officers to 25,Oc0
privates in Gomez's army, but that's
the only way they're likely to 90 halves
IN ANYTHING.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

follows. Ten are killed from careless
ness where one meets his death
through fault in the bar or the belt
all Of which they admit freely.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Occasionally woman mauasV ,r,
husband successfully by letting III"
think he is doing It himself
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

A bull and bear together could In
kroduce many novel effects in a China
shop.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

1t is a rank assumption TO claim that
Rudyard Kipllng is to be raised" to
she peerage.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

What shall II profit n Spanish soldier
30 return 20 his native land alive and
then be court-martialed for not getting
hiIlod9
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

4 II is a theory OF bacteriologlsts that
disease germs are In cells. But they
appear fully able TO break out.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Science insists that the herring lays
10000 eggs. This ought to make the
helpful hen blush with shame.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

That cement trust ought TO be solid
organization. 1t has all the elements
OF cohesion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

After people pass forty ana .i rS a
love, they should get married VIZ
month. so little time Is LEFT theIn'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

The magazine editors win never be
able 10 understand how Admiral Dew
~ managed TO succeed without their
assistance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

When a man builds a large and costly
house he should plan It with view to
us fitness for a clearinghouse, for
that Is what every large house ulti-
mately comes 10.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Lord Norbury was once trying a prls-
oner for horse stealing-then a capital
offense-and during the trial fell fast
asleep. On awakening he proceeded
to pass sentence of death on the pris-
oner, who interrupted him with the fol-
lowing explanation: "Ah, my lord, you
may leave out the rest if your lordship
pleases. The jury, God bless them, ac-
quilted me just before you awoke."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Caughey-"who on earth is trying to
play the piano. Gardiner Mrs.
Caughey Uroudly)-"It is Arabella.
She Is learning 10 read music. +"
Caughey (testlly)-"Well. ask her II it
Is necessary % read Il aloud. STRAY
Stories.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

Law Notes prints the following bust.
ness card Of a Wisconsin lawyer;
III a Mans in Love,
That's his business.
II a Girls in Love.
That's her business.
II They Contemplate Matrimony,
That's my business.
J. r. FRENCH.
Justice Of the Peace.
J. 81 always reserve the right to kiss
the bride. Terms liberal. Time given il
desired
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-05-26

When Judge William f. Cooper was
chancellor of Davidson County, Ten.
nessee, a question was one day raised
as to the powers and duties Of a trus-
tee who happened to be present in the
court room. The trustee addressing
the court said: IF your honor please.
have no interest in this matter. I
simply stand as a naked trustee he
tween a husband and his wife" 'In
that event." said Judge Cooper you
should be removed Immediately"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-15
PITHY POINTS
Hatpenings Throughout the Uountfl
Chronicled tor Hasty PerusaI.

Happenings Throughout the Country
Chronioled tor Hasty Perusal.
Pay day tomorrow.
Chestnuting parties will soon be popular.
There is a falling of in attendance at
Ashland s public schools.
Workmen are erecting poles for the Schuyl-
kill Telephone Company at Ashland.
The Housberger shirt and overall factory
at st. Clair has been purchased by Boone
Bios
A Pottsville man ate 75 oysters on a
wager This is ia line with the county seat s
hoggish proclivities.
The Schuylkin Traction Company has
employed a force Of carpenters to repair their
bridge st st Nicholas.
slight wreck occurred on the Reading
railroad near Tamaqua last evening. Traffic
was delayed for while.
Mari, the speedy trotter owned by DR..
Fetherof, Of Mahanoy City, won three heats
at Bethlehem in the 2 l2 class.
The Schuylkill Telephone Company, in one
day, secured over thirty subscribers in
Mahanoy City, and most of them are now
using the Bell service.
W. S. Almond, of Reading, yesterday closed
a lease for "a tract of land in West Penn town
ship along the p & r. road, where he will
erect a washery in the course ofa few months.
New York capitalists are in Shamokin en-
dcavoring to consummate deal for the pur-
chase of the electric light plants at that
place.
Constables at Jersey Shore have been
vested with police authority.
There we're killing frosts in all parts OF
Centre county Wednesday night
York county sent eleven prisoners to the
Eastern Penitentiary yesterday
The iron works at Mount Alto will soon be
reopened by Philadelphia capitalists
Edward J Brogan was arraigued at Ian.
caster yesterday for the murder of Marion
Wiley.
The Pennsylvania State College, at Belle
fonte, opened yesterday with the largest
classes ever entered at the institution.
Claude MinuicS fell between the cars Of
passenger train at Hazelton and had his leg
cut of.
The State Firemeu's Association will con
veue at Allentown on October lth. Numer.
Gus papers will be read.
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster,
opened yesterday with the largest enrolment
Of new students in its history.
The Pequea Presbyterian church, in Sails
bury township, celebrated its one hundred
and seventy-ffuh anniversary yesterday.
runaway horse threw Morris Conrad over
twenty-five foot embankment at Suubury.
He will probably die from his injuries.
There being no criminal cases on the
docket and no prisoners in Jail, Judge
Durham discharged the jurymen and closed
the Lycomiug county court.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-15
10 SOLVE THR MYSTERY.
Mrs. Baltzer's Dead soldier Boy wa
Buried In Two Collins.

Mrs. Baltzer's Dead soldier Boy Was
Buried I'm Two Collins.
Chicago, Sept. 15.-Pigeon holed
among the records of the war depart
ment at Washington, it developed yes
terday, documents which may establish
the lost identity of Private Ernest
Baltzer, of the First Illinois volun-
teers, who died in Cuba last September
and whose supposed remains are le-
gally buried twice in Graceland ceme-
terry. According to Sergeant Frederick
c. Walther. who went to Washington
to solve the mystery, if possible, and
who returned yesterday this paper,
which is part of the report of the gov
ernment commission for reclaiming
American dead of the Spanish war, is
said to indicate positively that por
tiOns of the corpse of Ernest Baltzer
are in each of the caskets buried side
by side in Graceland under his name;
that the head and trunk of Private
Baltzer occupies one coffin with the
lower limbs of a regular named Nun
ger, whose remains had been buried in
the same trench near the field hospi-
tai of Santiago.
The second coffin contains the re-
naming portions of both bodies Thus,
it appears, it was not the identity, but
the remains themselves that were con-
fused when the bodies were returned
from Cuba, one of the caskets being
brought here under contract by a Chi
cago undertaken, the other by the
government commission six months
later. Sergeant Walther also discov-
cred that the report that there was a
third body buried in Arlington ceme-
terry under Baltzer's name was an
error. Mrs. p. p Baltzer, the mother
! of the dead Illinois soldier, will, it is
said, employ expert osteologists to ex-
hume the bodies and articulate the
| bones in the two coffins, in order, il
possible, to reunite the portions OF
| her sons skeleton.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-15
lie MARKET.
The September Letter Of the Anthracite
Coal Operators Association.

Coal Operators Association.
The condition of the market during
August differed little from that of July.
The movement at tide was slow, and the new
price circular adhered to with fair con
sistency. The unwise action of some com
panies in continuing the shipments of coal
ordered prior to July 1st or at least at prices
then ruling, threated for time to destroy
the confidence of buyers, but the firm stand
taken by some of the largest interests tided
over this period and has enabled the various
companies TO adhere to their new prices for
September sales and deliveries
The western situation is still serious. Be.
tween labor disturbances, abnormally high
freight rates aud the comparative scarcity of
vessels, anthracite shipments to both Chicago
and Duluth are less than last year
Viewed from all points it is evident that
the market is in an exceptionally strong posi-
ton. Even with the unusual tonnage moved
to September 1st a total of 29, 145 900 tons,
5,302,OOO tons more than in 1898 and one
million more than in 1895, there is not at any
point dangerous quantity held in storage
nor is any part of the market, with the pos
sible exception of Boston and the immediate
vicinity, carrying more than fair average
stock TO meet its current demand. Further,
the companies have not, as yet, found it
possible to send enough coal to their outside
storage points to feel safe against an unusual
demand
The past month and early part of Septem-
Der are usually dull, as regards the movement
OF coal, so it is lair TO conclude that, if there
has already been any difficulty in moving
the tonnage, this will become far more seri-
GUS where the active demand of the latter
part Of this month begins. There is, indeed
good reason for concluding that the consump-
ton during the balance Of this year will be
restricted only by the ability of the trans
porters to secure and move the fuel.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-15
A PrivIIeged Dog.

A charming little story Is told Of Queen
Victoria's first visit to Crathie church,
near BalmOral. On that occasion a fine
dog which belonged TO the clergyman fol-
lowed his master up the pulpit steps and
lay against the door during the entire
service. Although the dog made not the
slightest disturbance, Sir George Grey,
who was then in attendance on her mai.
esty, regarded the animals presence as
somewhat disrespectful and suggested to
the clergyman that it had better be dis
pensed with in future
The next Sunday, therefore, the dog
was denied his usual privilege Of church
going and remained sorrowfully at home.
A day or two later the clergyman was
honored by an invitation to dine with the
royal family. To his surprise Queen Vic
toria presently inquired for his dog, say
ing she had noticed he was not at church
on Sunday.
81 kept my dog at home last Sunday,
your majesty replied the clergyman,
''as Sir George Grey thought his pres
ence in church would annoy you"
"Oh, no." said the queen heartily, 1et
him come as usual. ] only wish every
body behaved at church as well as your
noble dog" added her majesty, with a
decided spice Of mischief in her tone
Youths Companion.