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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17
Joke Cost Them a Ride.

A freight train pulled into a station
on the Boston and Maine recently aud
a ventrilOquist on the platform thought
he would have some sport. so he threw
his voice under the car, saying: Let
me out; let me outF' The station agent
was called and he FASTENED to unfasten
the door Of a car. After working for
time he got the door open and out
walked four tramps, all OF whom dis
claimed having asked to be let ont
The ventriloquist had builded better
than he knew and had stepped upon
me ride OF the four hobos who were
eft behind.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17
Improved Train Equipment.

The o. r. 6 N. and Oregon Short
Line have added buffet, smoking and
library car to their Portland-Chioago
through train, and dining car service
has been inauguarated. The train is
equipped with the latest chair cars,
day coaches and luxurious irst-olass
and ordinary sleepers. Direct connec-
tion made at Granger with Union Pa
cifo, and at Ogden with Rio Grande
line, from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates, ETC., call on
any o. r. s. N. agent(6r address W.
H. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

Lake Ianganyika, In Africa, offers Q
unique field for scientific exploration
This region, like Australia, is one OF the
few localities where animals still live
that have become extinct elsewhere
certain whelk-like moilusks Of this lake
appearing 10 have been driven from
the ocean and to be identified with tos
sl forms OF old Jurassic seas IN Eu.
rope.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

The migration OF young men from
ahe farming districts to the towns and
CITIES has reached such proportions in
Great Britain that not long ago a writ
er seriously contemplated the possl-
billy that England would some day
consist Of number Of immense elites
surrounded by districts OF market gar
oens, while the rest Of the island would
DE as Wild and uncultiyated as the
wastes OF Central Africa. Without ac-
cepung this prediction quite literally.
Il is still nevertheless true that the
movement In question is going on in
Rhls country as It Is In England. The
young men OF to-day are most OF them
reluctant 10 adopt any pursuit that in
wolves manual labor. Their Impulse Is
80 push into the already oyercrowded
sedentary employments in our cities.
Thousands Of them do not realize their
anticipations, and live meager, discon-
tented. unpromising lives. Il Is a mis-
taken choice. The hope Is that the
multitude OF these failures viii ulti-
mately bring about a readjustment OF
the popular conception OF country and
city business life. Meanwhile educa-
slon viii be extended and specialized.
II Is imperative that educational meth
DDS should adjust themselves to the
needs Of the times. Already there Is
a movement 10 establish agricultural
classes In connection with our country
schools. II the movement is success
ful, large number Of the boys OF the
next generation win be taught that
Intelligent farming is one OF the most
reliable pursuits TO which thought and
enterprise and industry can be given.
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

1t looks as II porto Rico" was to be-
come the proper spelling OF that word
an spite Of the long-standing recon-
mendation Of the Board Of Geographic
Names that It be written Puerto Rico
The Post Office Department has adopt
ed the shorter form, which was used.
by the way, In the treaty OF peace, and
president Mckinley is said to prefer
A. Americans Ike short cuts.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

What has become OF the family al.
bum? That once familiar, plush-cover'
ed. metal-clasped volume has disap-
peared from its position Of supreme
Importance on the parlor center table
and no longer is It confded with rever.
entail care to the admiring inspection
OF appreciatlve visitors. once the fam
lily album was second In importance
only to the family Bible. 1t was con.
sidered quite as desirable a part of the
household accessories as the horse-haiT
settee or the parlor organ. 1t was a
pictorial genealogy, presenting a com.
prehensive review Of the family pedi-
gree from grandfather In his Horace
Greeleys. and with hands clasped upon
his cane, 10 the most recently arrived
baby propped up against a fur rug, and
gazing wlde-eyed and open-mOuthed
into space with the bhssful and oblivi.
GUS cOntentment only the infant enjoys.
Not that photographs are less popu-
lar than they once were. Indeed, they
are even more so, for photographers
have multiplied, and with the develop
ment and the refinement Of technical
and artistic processes, more persons
are willing to confide their physical
charms TO the camera for pictorial
perpetuation. But fashions change,
and now the pictured faces of our
nearest relatives and dearest friends
are no longer preserved, or rather bur
led IN the family album to be resurrect.
ed at infrequent intervals for the bene-
fit Of chance callers. Encased In dainty
little frames they are hung upon the
walls, or scattered here and there
about the mantel or tables OF our living
rooms. The fiji de steele boy punches
his photographs In one big group on
the wall Of his den, and the up-to-date
girl makes a screen of them which
forms a pretty background for her tea
table. The pictured faces Of those we
love, admire OF revere look down upon
us In every room, and where once their
smiles were hidden between the rarely
turned pages Of the family album their
eyes now seem TO follow us with a con
stancy which. II It counterfeits, never.
theless suggests the friendly interest
OF those they represent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

the weapon into his left hand, which
he never removed from around his
partner, and shot the elder Jordan dead,
sending him to join his son. He took
no aim. They don't do it in that coun-
try. A pistol is as natural to them as
their hand, and they take no more aim
than they would to throw a stone, and
they can kill a bird in a tree top with a
throw,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17
Climate, Scenery and Natures sanf-
tarium.

Scenery, altitude, sunshine. and air,
constitute the factors which are rapid
ly making Colorado the health and
pleasure grounds of the world.
Here the sun shines 857 days of the
average year, and it blends with the
crisp, electric mountain air to produce
a climate matchless in the known
world. No pen can portray, no brush
can picture the majestic grandeur of
the scenery along the line of the Denver
g Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado.
Parties going East should travel via
this line which is known all over the
world as the Scenic Line of the world.
For any information regarding rates,
time tables, ETC., call on or address R.
@. Nichol, general agent, 251 Wash
ington. street, Portland, Or, or any
agent of the o. R. g. N. Co., or South
ern Pacific Company.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17
A REMARKABLE KNowLEoog.
It Is Possessed by an Iowa Girl q.
Only Two Years.

Viola Olerlch is the name Of the most
remarkable child in the State of Iowa.
II not In the world. She is only two
years and one month old, yet she is
possessed of the gravity of a woman,
and. indeed, her face is the face OF
mature, intellectual woman. Viola, by
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

The peanut is growing IN favor,
though its popularity cannot be said to
have ever waned. Yet now It IS consid-
cred In the new light Of valuable arti-
Gle Of food. To some people the only
thing that win prevent a ready accept
ance OF this nut as a staple article OF
diet is It's cheapness and commences.
Serve It as you Will to these people the
suggestion Of cOmmonness viii cling TO
A. still. The almond is an arlstocrat,
but II is not to be deemed that the pea
nut is hopelessly plebeian. The former
carries with II an rs zoe alton OF culture
and chicness; the latter bears an unde-
niable air OF communism and circuses
1ut Il Is the TRAN Of the peanut rather
than the nut itself that Is Objectionable
Invested OF It's outer husk II loses much
OF It's III repute. And II may truly be
said that the peanut Is the emblem OF
democracy. 1t is for the people.
Though crude and ungraceful in form,
# has lifelong powers and can sustain
ynatiOns. Let the American eagle bear
pne within It's beak.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

The English Parliament recently
passed a bill compelling shopkeepers
10 provide seats for their women
clerks. Quite as effectual a relief bill
was recently passed In club Of rich
girls In these words I'VE will not
price things which we do not intend to
buy; we viii make our selections quick
ly: we win not shop on hot days nor
at late hours" Whenever we blame
public conditions might we not, like
these generous hearted girls ask our
selves who the public is?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

Scientists now claim that Mother
Earth is 5OO,0O0.O00 years old. Venus
herself. then, perchance, might still be
considered a giddy young thing
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

II was FIRST discovered that microbes
Rxiste, IN whisky. Now It Is said they
are to be found In whlskers. The solu-
sion OF the problem rests in uncovering
abe relation existing between whiskers
and whisky.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

The Husband-But we can't afford
to keep a carriage.
The Wife, know we can't, but I
want to show that stuck-up Mrs. Brown
that we can have things we can't afford
just as we'll as they can.-New York
Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

EVERY man." shouted the orator,
'has his pricei"
"You're darn liar," said the mem
Der from Walypang, in an undertone.
''My price is only $500, and amt got
Il Wit. ''-Chicago Times Herald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

Inc Kaiser Is cat home" to some
twenty OF his friends once a week He
never fails on these occasions TO maI-e
reference to his progress in the st,dv
OF the Turkish language, which he has
begun since his visit to Conston.," ~ las
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

1T doesn't follow because the rag
time music Is losing its popularity that
9he next thing that catches the public
fancy win be any more elevated or ele-
waiting.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

That the two are related is shown
where men take to the hedge when It
comes to betting, they resort to the
fence in doubtful politics.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

the man who complains because he
mas TO pay taxes on million dollars
worth OF personal property doesn't APP
preclate a good thing when he has It.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

} There are plenty OF fathers Of famil-
les. however. who say that this idea OF
using men TO "help the lady with house
work" Is nothing new.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

many, and received his earlier training
In German schools. He is said to bt
the finest English scholar that the Uni.
yersity Of Oxford has turned out IL
many years. He is an lmperlalist and
intensely patriotic,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

A number Of recent presentations to
eaergymen took the shape Of loving
cups. Why Is this3
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

Books on natural history never say
. word about the scarecrow. the round
robin or the scapegoat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

As the Frenchman understands It, he
may do any kind Of a dlshonorable
thing to preserve his honor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

It sounds paradoxical to say so, but
the woman who paid $1,000 for a hus-
hand was certainly hard up.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

The very latest In feminine headwear
4 a full-grown duck on the hat Also
a duck underneath the hat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

coined in literary circles in this coun-
try, on his return home told some blunt
truths Of our hospitality which are
well worth the consideration OF Amer
leans. He cordially recognized the
heartiness and sincerity of his hosts,
but adds, american hospitality Is apt
to be too profuse. Why should a
Woodworking brother journalist enter
tain me on a scale which would BELT
millionaire The possibility OF re-
turning the compliment in kind affords
me poor consolation. A dinner three
times more expensive than you want
Is not sweetened by the thought that
you may In turn give your host din
ner three times more expensive than
he wants. Nobody but the keeper OF
the cafe Is the gamer" Another can
did Englishman who was feted In Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia com
planned that he had seen nothing of
American family and home life. CIV
cry evening" he said, Il sit down to
the same formal dinner In a different
house, every course alike from the oys-
tiers on the shell to the liquors. Some
times the same walters are behind our
chairs. Why is It that no one asks
me to share his buckwheat cakes and
steak in the morning, or to help the
children with chops and potatoes at
noonT The same love Of display is
seen among us In the custom of we'd
ding presents. Are we not as peo-
pie old enough to understand that dis
play and outlay are not the highest
expression Of good will2
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

by means Of a valuable toughening
process recently discovered glass NAV
be nodded into lengths and nsad %
railway sleepers. 1t is, therefore nos
''O's 70 nave a complete glass railway.
GOOD Jobs are more plentiful than
good men to fill them. ia"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

: William Archer, an Englishman who
Ma not long since Hospitality vel
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17
WITH MOONSHINERS.
CONSTANT PERIL THAT 5ESETS
REVENUE OFFICERS.

aim" Redmond Narrates Some Excit-
ing Adventures, In Which He Took
Lively Part, in North Carolina Moun-
tains and the Businesses of Tennessee
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

Railway wheels made OF leather have
Seen experimental with in France.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-17

Some men haven't ambition enough
to get out Of their own way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
THE cHoPsTlcK
Antiquity and Usefulness OF This As,.t,s
implement.

Implement
With the evidences of Asiatic contact
supposed to be SO strong in Central
America, one might have imagined that
SO useful device as the simple chop-
SUCKS would have secured a footing.
Ihese two sticks, held in one hand and
known in China as Fasteners or nim-
Die lads, are certainly the most useful.
Inc most economical and the most e11-
Gent device for their purposes ever in
vented by man. Throughout the vast
Asian region, embracing a population
OF five hundred million. the chopsticlx
IS used as substitute for fork, tongs
ana certain forms of tweezers. Even
hsh, omelet and cake are separated
with the chopsticks, and the cook. the
street seaVenger and the watch repairer
use TINS device in the form of iron. long
bamboo and delicate ivory. The ham
boo chopstick was known in China 1000
b. O., and shortly after this date the
ivory form was devised. Their use il
one of great antiquity in Japan. as at
tested by references to it in the ancient
records of that country. One may
search IN vain for the trace of any OBJ
jeet in the nature of ehopstiek in Cen
trail or South America. Knitting needles
OF wood are found in the work baskets
associated with ancient Peruvian num-
mics, but the chopstick has not been
found. Curious pottery rests for the
chopsticks are exhumed in Japan, but
even this enduring testimony of its
early use is yet to be revealed in this
country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
How to Tell an Oysters Age.

He who wishes may find out the
exact age of an oyster, though he has
not the telltale evidence in teeth. The
lines in the groove of the hinge of
the shell tell the whole story, each line
representing a year An oyster is of
age at four years-that is, he is old
enough to vote, take care of family
and go to market. Going to market is
a disastrous undertaking, for a four
year-old oyster is particularly pal
atable. BY this 1t must not be sup.
posed that after an oyster has passed
the four-layer period, and has five,
six or even ten wrinkles on his shell,
he is back number Indeed, there
are records of oysters being eaten
Just after celebrating their thirtieth
birthday. and in most cases they form.
ed delicious meal, Thirty is an I'M
usual age for an oyster to attain, be-
cause few are given an opportunity
to live so long. If left to enjoy life
in his own way, it is quite probable
that the oyster would become an octo-
genarian or even a centenarian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24

lis history involves the story of q
mover and ingenious operation on the
old steam yacht Caprice, by which she
was transformed into another boat
and a building. The Caprice was
siXty-six feet long, and was purchased
IN 1898 by Benjamin NJ. Whitlock. who
admired her particularly fine lines.
lie decided to have a larger boat. how
ever, and wanted her to be duplicate
In model of the Caprice. To insure
TINS, he determined to have the Caprice
extended fore and aft, keeping as
much of the original midship section
OF the hull as possible. He ace ording.
~ engaged II. j. Gielow, the designer
OF fast-going steam yachts to make
the plans, and the work was done in
Hawkins's yard at Port Jefferson.
The Caprice, which had formerly
been the Henry Douglas built IN 1885
for Charles Schoen of Philadelphia.
was carefully taken apart When this
was completed the old yacht stood in
three sections. From the midship
section, only twelve feet long, a new
yacht eighty-fiye feet over all was built
and named the Telka. About this time
Hawkins discovered that he needed
new paintshop, so he bought the COM
plete bow section and stood it on end
in his yard, with the sharp cutwater
pointing to the sky. In the starboard
side of the deck he cut a door, and the
forward hatch served nicely as a
window.
Hawkins then had a building twenty
feet high that afforded him q large,
commodioGs, well-yentilated room
with an absolutely water tight roof.
The short bowsprit he makes use of
as a flagstaff, and that is what most
puzzles the yoyaging yachtsman when
from the distance he espies the clean,
bright bow Of big boat sticking UP
from among the trees with the union
jack flying from her stem.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
AN ODD LANDMARK
A SIGHT THAT NEVER FAIL s rorxo,-r
THE INTEREST OF PAssERsBY.

The Upturned Bow Section Of Tho vaab.
Caprice Is Now Used as a pain..,,aa
The Novel and Ingenious Operation bv
Which It Was Procured.
One of the most curious landmarks
along Long Island Sound. and ono II tb ~
never fails to excite the interest of tbe
yachtsman who sees it for tbe first
time, stands on the shore of Mi p
p l;I, pay FROM the distance it looks
IKE a large Indian tepee. On a nearer
e1 II IS seen to be the bow of a
n l4isi modelled yacht, apparently
SUCKING right up out of the earth.
approaching closer, the puzzled yachts.
man discovers 1t is really house.
1hls FREAK structure stands in Hawk.
mss shipyard, overlooking the bav
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
An Elephants Tongue.


Whoever has looked inside an ele.
plants mouth has seen a strange
sight. Elephants have no front teeth
and they never eat flesh or any food
that requires tearing teeth. Eight
teeth are all they have, two above and
below on each side, huge yellow molars
as wide as a mans hand and about
two inches thick. Over these hay or
fodder is shifted by the queerest
ugliest tongue in the whole animal
Kingdom. a tongue that is literally
hung at both ends, having no power
or movement except in the middle.
where 1t shifts back and forth from
side to side, arching up against the
roof of the big mouth like an immense
wrinkled pink serpent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
Th1s Froe q weather Pronhet.

Here is a frog which is said to fore
tell changes in the weather more accu-
rately than the Weather Bureau.
The little reptile is kept in high jar
filed with water and a ladder.
This wise little animal is a native
of Germany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
Grease spot. on Books.

To remove grease spots from the
books heat the creased spots by hold
Ing them before the fire, and place
clean blotting paper between each
sheet, warm the leaf once more, and
paint the stains on both sides with es-
Bential oil of turpentine made boiling
hot. Repeat, if necessary; then brush
over the parts again with rectifed
spirits Of wine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
A Great Waste.

A lecturer on the wastefulness of
American housekeepers estimates that
100000 families could be fed with the
food daily thrown away by hotels,
restaurants and large private estab-
lishments in New York alone. The
cause is said to be the abundance Of
food and the bad cookery in America.
If the figures be correct, New York Is
a big field for domestic science mis-.
aionaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
Make Up.

sriean women spend s6o.0O0.oOo a
Do cosmetics.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
nTensurine Emit.

In following recipes for the canning
and preserving of fruit it should be re-
membered that quart OF fruit must be
measured in a quart measure, not in
the tradesmen's baskets, which vary in
size, but are never a full scriptural
quart. Fruits and vegetables should
be sold here as they are abroad, by
che weight, instead of by measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
ofGernnany.

The barometer frog is able to
prophesy because he is sensitive to
barometric pressure. When the atmos-
phere is clear he climbs up above the
water and suns himself on the topmost
round of the ladder. He quickly
notices any changes, and when the
barometer changes slips back again to
the lower rounds of the ladder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
a.nn,s Luck.

- come to some men almost
|al assir will. Mr.. Herbert Molly
:, al hard. but could not dispose
IN ~ in the Rivas diamond mine
s. aa He now asks G225, 900.
iJ Doors Company is negotiating
ines purchase, and the price
!. =, nrepared to pay, should the
~. satisfactory. is yariously es-
: ~ from a1, 100000 to 82,000.-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
Cup Board,

Snnboard-or, to be more specific,
Srd upon which to hang cups-is
Stty conceit for a dining-room. It
liz made, being simply a board
III and vanished, into which
4 eup screws are driven. There
sbe shelves above, as ornamental
esred, to place the saucers upon,
hese, too, may be placed on the
d. each supported by two screws.
belyes are used, screws may be
j in the underneath side of them
hid cups, cream pitcher and tiny
BIS hung from them with very
Il result. But to keep the entire
4 and shelves for ones collection
nps and saucers is far more orig
and effective.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24
Laughing Plant.

,rsr known as the laughing
which grows in Arabia, is SO
hooanse its seeds produce effects
mao produced by laughing gas.
ow.rs are Of a bright yellow.
+ba seeds resemble small black
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24

If the average boy was Always as
nolite as his mother tries to make him
act before company he would grow up
to be useless man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24

know genuine iuvenility. try go
ronnd with a man or a woman
] years older than yourself.