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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17
Statue o. KlNe ARTHuR.
Magnificent EHigy in Bronze Erected
to His Memory.

Magnificent Efigy in Bronze Erected
to His Memory.
There are few that have not heard or
King Arthur's Round Table, which,
history informs MS, was preserved at
Winchester, and shown by Henry VIII.
to Francis /. of France. There are few
also that have not read the immortal
poems of Tennyson, showing Arthur TO
have been one of the noblest Of hero
kings and conquerors. But there are
comparatively fewer still who have
had the pleasure Of seeing the magnifi-
cent efligy in bronze erected to his
memory in the hofkirche, at Inns
bruck.
The church was built in compliance
with the will Of the Emperor Maximil-
ian l., A. ID. 1888 90. His own imposing
and splendid monument stands in the
center of the nave. and on each side,
like a guard OF honor, a row of colossal
figures in bronze, both male and fe-
male. Some are in armor of various
types, and the women in quaint but
gorgeous attire. according to the time
IN which they lived. There are no few
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The Spanish Gag has been hauled
down from the public buildings and
ramparts of Cuba, and thus has been
dated the end of Spanish rule in the
western hemisphere. Cuba has been
under the dominion OF Spain since
Belasquez hosted the Spanish flag in
1911. and Spain was then the greatest
empire Of the world in territorial pos
sessions. To-day she has lost the lass
of her provinces in the western hemi-
sphere; has lost control of the Philip
pines and has not a single possession
in the Asiatic seas whore her authority
is respected. The Aslatlc Islands where
she yet claims her mastery are all in
successful revolution, and her laws
and her flag are openly delied. Porto
Rico is now a province of the United
states. and Cuba viii certainly become
an American republic with "A reason
able certainty of ultimate annexation
by the action OF her own people. There
Is now safety to person and property
i'm Cuba, and scores of millions of mon
ey will bc invested In her productive
lands and Mines Her development
win be the speediest recorded I'm his
tory. and i'm less than five years the
island that for centuries has been rob
bed and oppressed by Spanish rule and
finally desolated by war will become
one of the most beautiful and fruitful
of all the islands of the world. II goes
without saying that American energy
will be foremost in the development OF
| Cuba. Already our capitalists are there
contending for the control of her rail
roads, telegraphs, telephones and her
great mineral wealth. and other millions
are ready for the speedy development
| of her matchlcss sugar lands now gen
orally devastated. A single year will
| he likely to make Cuba blossom and
fruit as never before, and her growth
| I'm the development of most substantial
wealth win be uneXampled. American
Influences win rule from the start. and
In the near future there win be thor
oughly Americanlzed Cuban republl,
that viii be ready for annexation as
one of the Territories or States Of tn,
Union. Cuba and Porto Rico are thus
lost to Spain solely because she re
fused the people of those rich islands
the liberal and just government they
now are receiving under the American
| dag.
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Times Change.

Men and manners change even IN con.
sentative England. The young men
who throng the streets and quadrangles
of oxford are very unlike their fathers
and grandfathers in appearance. in
manners and in sentiment. "Men" are
expected to wear gowns in chanel in
hall, and at lectures, but mostly wall,
about their own colleges bareheaded.
some of them do not even possess n can
but rely on borrowing one from friend
to call upon Il proctor or attend an ONT
college lecture. Still, It is a rule thar
caps and gowns must be worn I'm rho
streets after dark on pain of a fne.
but the rule which prescribes the .some
uniform during lecture hours has lono
been in allegiance. Young fellows in
complete dishabllle, and with tbair
knees bare, may now be seen fockno
toward the river even In the forenoon
and in the afternoon Oxford Is oliro
with oarsmen, football players. bocke,,
players. cricketers or athletes of tbo
running ground, mingled freely with
ladies, in an undress which assurodl,,
would have shocked the sense Of nrc
priety in former generations.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Count Skorzewskl, a wealthy land
owner in the province of Pesen, Ger
many, to the amazement Of his rustic
neighbors, has introduced novel de-
parture on his Czermejewoei estates,
which stands a fair chance of being
widely initiated In agricultural districts
In Western Europe. Instead of a horse
or OK OF camel is yoked to the pillow,
and the experiment has proved success
full beyond the counts most sanguine
expectations. The camel, Injured to
hardships and prlyatlons. does double
the work of n pair of horses. Is exceed
ingly tractable and can be kept in good
condition. for a camel-on a compara-
lively small quantity of inferior fodder.
The "Skorzewskl Quadrupeds," as the
peasants of Posen facetiously call the
laborlous intruders. were soon accli-
matlzed. and are the envy Of the coun-
tryside.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17
RlcHes OF The NORTH.
Newly Found Ore Fields in Sweden
Prove Valuable.

Newly EOuuu OFe FiSAuo 81"
Prove Valuable.
There NAV be future for Canada
northland that we little dream Of now.
The close of the century discloses lOl
the first time in the worlds history
practical purpose to develop the re-
sources of the arctic circle. The as
covery of gold in the Klondike has sent
n food of immigrants into a territory
which was supposed to be almost unin-
habitable.
And now scientists of Great Britain
are making a careful investigation oil
enormous deposits Of iron and ore some
distance from Stockholm, Sweden
within the area included in the arctic
circle. These new ore fields are ap-
parently limitless in extent and of the
greatest possible value to the iron in
dustry Of Great Britain, which is rap
idly finding itself unable to compete
with the cheap products of American
ore These Swedish deposits are said
to be among the most valuable ever dis
covered on either continent.
Following the discovery Of gold in
Alaska, this may be taken as an indi-
cation that the mineral wealth of the
arctic regions may ultimately lead to
the establishment of a large population
in those parts of the world nearest the
north pole, which have hitherto been
little explored because Of their inhos-
pltable climate.
An ingenious philosopher has outlin-
ed the theory that the precious metals
Of the world will be found in greatest
abundance in the arctic regions be-
cause when the world was molten
mass revolving on its axis the tendency
Of all metals was naturally toward the
axis, or the poles, and that when the
plastic mass solidfied the gold and sill.
yer were concentrated near the poles
Should this theory be confirmed, the
finest deposits of precious metals will
be found the further we get to the north
and south, and arctic explorers viii
have something else to seek in future
besides glory. Nature evidently intend
ed TO lock up its treasures in an mac
cessible storehouse. But in these days
man aspires to be the master Of nature
herself. Montreal Herald.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Nine. Bernhardt has favored the
world with glowing description of
her narrow escape from the fiery ordeal
of vesuvius. After telling us how she
seemed to stand in the midst Of fame
and to be choking with the sulphurous
yapor, She says.
But look lost n curl, and see how my
eyebrows were scorched. ] felt for an in
stant as though the day OF judgment was
at hand but the guide dragged me back
from the abyss to which / was being ire
sistibly drawn.
This sort of talk may have dazzling
effect on very young men or particular
ly obtuse old bachelors unacquainted
with the everyday heroic deeds OF
women, but no man who has ever seen
woman manipulating a curling iron
or dabbling with her gloves In gasoline
will be excited by any commonplace
stories about the terrors Of Vesuvius
A curl indeedl We know a woman
who lost half a head Of hair from
standing too near gas jet after wash
ing her head, and she never thought 1t
a matter Of sufficient Importance or
herolsm to give to the daily papers.
Bernhardt Is entirely too spectacular.
Before we waste our admiration on her
let us think of the thousands of humble
heromes mt homo who take the welfare
of their curls aud their eyebrows in
their hands every day in the week,
with no guide at hand to draw them
back from the abyss.
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ner and his constant companion when
his duties will permit him to be on
shore or take her with him when he is
aboard ship. She is not simply a soci-
ETY. girl. For several years past she has
been quite n serious art student, and
some Of the productions of her pencil
and brush show unusual talent and
careful cultivation Of that talent. She
is a member of the Washington Society
Of Artists. and viii by no means give
up her art, although she has now made
her formal entrance into society.
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had settled. he hurried up to nag tuo
train from Hartford, which would ~
rive nj this point at about . o'clock.
1t had grown quite dark by TINS ''1 n'a
and Troy had no lantern; but as 'ne
train came along he took matches to-"
his pocket and lighted them for d ua IAN,
ger signal. He was just in tline' 'ne
train stopped as the engine was ABOUT
to go on the bridge. a,.
When the workmen came TO repa'l
the bridge. they tried to induce Troy
to go to work with Them but ne IL
fused. declaring that the bridge was
likely to fall at any minute. His warn
ing came too late. Before the inel
could leave the bridge the collapse
came
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17
MRS. HENRY T. SLOANE.

The New York Society Leader Who
Figures in Domestic Scandal.
The report that Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
T. Sloane are to resume their former
relations, after a separation, and after
rumors of divorce proceedings has not
stopped the tongues Of the New York
gossips. Mrs Sloane's social prom
inence has made this sensation Of more
than local interest. The wife of the
New York millionaire is one of the
most accomplished, keen witted and
beautiful women in the metropolis.
She and Mrs. Ogden Mills have divided
the honors and responsibility Of ruling
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The jamestown u. " Standard
prints remarkable story of the man
ner In which a railroad employee saved
a passenger train and the lives Of those
on board. The story is given as fol
lows:
Martin Troy. of Hartford, Conn, an
old railroad man, was down at East
Bristol bridge watching the men at
work. When the afternoon train from
Bristol came along the bridge was no
ticeably weak, and the weight of the
train Jared it so seriously that all the
wooden piling under it was carried
away.
When Troy saw that the plling had
been carried away, and that the bridge
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The most successful popular leader is
the one who most promptly and cor
rcctly ascertains the direction in which
the people mean to go, and then puts
himself at the front and boldly trudges
along at the head of the column. This
may require some sacrifices OF personal
preference and convenience, may dis
appoint hopes and produce infelicities
I'm the leaders mind, but If he has sa-
gacity-lf he would not be discarded
and thrown out as a failure-he must
pretend that he is carrying out plans
of his own deyislng, and appeal to the
people to stand by him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17
TO MEASURE A TREE.

Simple Rule for Estimating the Height
of Standing Timber.
There are various methods employed
in determining the height of stanuing
tree; of these the geOmetrical methou
may be recommended for its simplicity
and sufficient accuracy. At some as
lance from the tree. where Doth Top
and base are readily visible place a
pole from four to five feet long lorl
perpendicularly in the ground; put IN
the ground another and longer pole
DE) at some distance from the nrsl
one. so that the poles and tree are SIT
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

rotod IN tho same vertical plane. Sig 5be
from the top Of the smalle a and note
base and the top of the ues of vision
the points where your lines ,oosure the
intersect the longer pole; n uosure also
distance between them R netTeen the
two poles. Multiply the first hs tS ul' third,
by the second and DIVIDE ,'st ~ IF the tree.
the result sTam DSnf let the distance Sst%eSp
the points where the NM ny distance be-
tersect be six feet 'it .nIrtv feet, the
tween the pole and tree ,, sIa'' two feet;
distance between the pore trse equals 8
then the height Of the ~ ~, ?. giving 90
multiplied by 80 divided Oy -
feet
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

One bit Of dietetlcal gossip may well
cause a smacking of lips and an limo
cent chuckle Of delight all over the
child-world and among some hundreds
OF millions Of grown-ups. After exper-
iment and observation in the German
army sugar has been officially recon-
mended as a part Of the food Of sol
diers. 1t not only helps to increase
their weight, but during long marches
It diminisbes hunger. and thirst, and
wards of the effects Of heat and ex-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17
DEBUT OF MISS slesBEE.

Daughter of Names Captain Iutro-
duced to Washington Society.
One of Washington's recent debut
antes who has much more than local
interest is Miss Ethel Sigsbee, the sec
ond daughter Of the famous captain Of
the Maine.
Miss Ethel is her fathers own child,
very like him in both looks and man
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

haustlon Nevertheless. there are med
ical writer's OF high authority who adj
wise against the use of manufactured
sugar, and suggest that we take our
necessary share Of saccharine matter
in those combinations which are fur
nished by natures own laboratory.
such as dates, figs, raisins, etc.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The substitution Of other means Of
transportation for the horse is "a gain,
IN many respects. The horse makes
most Of the noise and the dirt of city
streets. II wears pavements out. The
pavemthts Of the horseless city Of the
future VIII last twice as long as they
do now. A vehicle with horses occu-
pies twice as much room as one with
out horses. The stables Of crowded
cities are generally dlsagreeable to
sight and smell, besides being sources
of disease.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

A very significant development OF the
past few years is the gradual supplant-
ing of the French language by the En-
glish Tor purposes of commerce, diplo-
macy and social Intercourse among
persons Of different nationaliues. En-
gllsh Is coming TO be Indispensable, as
French was u generation ago. Lam
guage rather than arms or even COM
merce. Is the criterion of influence.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

1t Is estimated that during 1898 the
colleges In the United States received
nearly Sl5,0OO,OOO In donations. While
education is n cause near TO the Amerl-
can heart, one cannot help but think
60 what better and deeper charity some
OF these millions of dollars might have
been put by distribution among the
millions Of poor in the land. although
such requests might not have received
the advertising which goes with the
endowing Of university or an art gal
lery.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Some Of the people who are stil
waiting for the payment Of the French
spoliations claims assumed by this
Government win be inclined to sympa-
thize with the American creditors OF
Spain whose claims are about to be
assumed In the same way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The great possibilities in life are ably
illustrated by the fact that Mr.. Yerkes,
the Chicago street car magnate, started
IN as a Quaker
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Boston is still arguing the right Of n
man to kiss his wife in pub.ic. Why not
discuss Hobson's right to kiss another
mans wife I'm publicl
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

II the average man has as much iron
IN his blood as is alleged perhaps sci
ence in time will show him In the bur
glar and such Il turns TO steal.
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Canada shouldn't get alarmed at the
idea Of this country absorbing 1t. 1t
viii remain border until it shows its
worthincss to become member of the
family.
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Though he symbolic the dogs Of
war. it would have been less than fair
10 have required IIobson to wear n
muzzle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

We presume that it is not for publlca-
ton but merely as an evidence of good
faith that the Car supplements his
proposals for universal disarmament
with loan of Sl5O,OOO,0OO to be ex-
pended on his artillery.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

As naval hero Nelson is reminiscent
Of Copenhagen somewhat differently
from Hobson.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The sncczing feature of the complaint
is an evidence that when grip gets n
man down it gives II TO him in the nose.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

There are plenty of canal schemes
proposed at Washington. But very
few of them viii hold water.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

The fact that New York publisher
offered the Kaiser $1,000 for an article
IS important only as an exhibition Of
yellow journal nerve.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

museum curiosity now exhibiting
has three wen developed legs. lie is
said TO be particularly contented and
good naturcd. Here's hint for lots
Of people with only two legs to do less
kickIng.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Gloucester, Mass, has the proud rec
ord of having furnished more men to
the navy in proportion to its size than
any other town in the United States,
and the chances are that they were
good men at that Heroism aud endur-
nnce are qualities that breed to perfec-
ton on the North Atlantic fishing coast
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Hall Caine biames the Americans for
their love OF money. Why did Han
come over here lecturing, and charging
people for the privilege Of hearing himY
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Miss Helen Gould Keeps on showing
her inherited iuanciering ability by
making investments Of a kind that pay
higher dividends than can be computed
IN dollars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

A noisy person about an Office causes
more cases of nervous prostraton thar
oyerwork and bad health.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

Chollie-Might l give you a pocket
book as a giftl
Dollie-What would there be in It for
me2
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

she-You were scared half to death
the day we were married.
He-Only half, unfortunately.
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A close student of human natura
never lends money to his friends.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17

It's wise pedagogue that pours
whale-oil on the troubled waters
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-02
Robbed and Murdered.

New York, Nov. 2.-The body of
Frederick Hardy, ir., son of a wealthy
phosphate miner of Mount Pleasant,
Tenn. was found in the bay off Key
port, N. j., late list night. The skull
was crushed in and around the waist
was rope to which was attached a
stone weighing 20 pounds. It is plain
ly case of murder and the police are
actively at work on the case. Young
Hardy, who was al art student, pur.
suing his studies in this city, disappear.
ed mysteriously on the night of October
%. BE had been visiting friends near
Fort Hamilton and left them late at
night, apparently cheerful. Next morn
ing he was reported missing. The dis
appearance was kept secret at the re-
quest of the family. Young Hardy had
about 500 in cash and gold watch
aud chain on his person. Robbery, it
is supposed, Was the motive for the
crime.
The young mans father identified
the body today. He says he will sacri-
fee his fortune if necessary to run down
the murderers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-02
THE RECENT STORM.

A dispatch from Norfolk says: De.
tails of damage done by the storm OF
Monday night are coming in slowly.
Two schooners are ashore, within a
mile of each other, opposite Old Point
Comfort; the Cape Charles lightship
went adrif; the steamer Comet is
stranded of Whales Head life.saving
station, and, although no loss of life
has as yet been reported, it is known
that the damage to the shipping will be
very great. All incoming craft report
heavy seas and exceedingly rough voy-
ages. It is impossible to hear from
Cape Hatteras. The big thousand-top,
four.masted schooner, Bayard Barnes,
Captain Mehaffey, of New Haven, en-
countered the hurricane of the Virginia
coast while en- route from Brunswick,
Ca. to Perth Amboy with large cargo
Of railroad ties. The schooner sprang
aleak, and the water gained so
steadily that the captain determ-
ined to run for Hampton Roads. a
seventy mile. an hour hurricane howed
through the schooner's rigging and the
seas constantly washed over her. The
schooner now lies helplessly stranded
on Willoughby Spit in seventeen feet
OF water. She had seven feet of water
in her hold when she struck the bot.
tom. The Cape Charles lightship
broke away from her moorings during
the height of the gale, drifted inside
the bay, and was picked up by the tug
Clarke and brought into port. The
tug Luckenbach lost two of her five
scows she had towing to Hampton
roads. One was picked up, but the
other stranded of Buckroe Beach. The
loss will reach $1,000 Bay Line
freighter Castor, Captain Porter, while
lying to for twelve hours in Chesapeake
Bay, made timely rescue. The Gas
ton was bound from Baltimore to Nor
folk, and off Tangier island she found
the sloop Lloyd Hudgins, of Washing.
ton, in distress. Aboard her was
one person only-a sixteen-year old
boy, john Pettigrew, of Norfolk.
Barely had he beeh taken off, when
the sloop drove asSore. The vessel
drifted from the Potomac river, and for
thirty-six hours had been going before
the lad sighted the CASTOR lying to in
the bay. The sloop will likely prove
complete loss. The schooner Roger
Moore, from Boston to Brunswick,
ashore off Kinnakeet life-saving went
station last night, and will be total
loss. The captain and crew were taken
off.
Dispatches from several points on the
North and South Carolina coasts re-
port considerable damage by storm.
Several vessels were blown out to sea
and are believed to have been lost.
High tides at several places have caused
much damage and in convenience.