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WEALTH AND NOBILITY.
p,,,, American Woman Joined in Mar
riape to a British NObleman'

picb american Woman Joined In MAR
riape to a British Nobleman'
In Grace Church. New York, recently,
fine Earl of STAFFORD, member OF the
english nobility and eQuerry to Queen
victoria. was Joined in marriage TO
Mrs Samuel J. Colgate. widow OF the
wealthy American manufacturer VINO
died four years ago, leaving a fortune
estimated at $40 100000. The pomp and
ceremony usually manifested at func-
ton of such social prominence was en-
tirelv absent owing to the fact that the
Earl is in mourning for his cousin. Prin-
cess Eiwan. of Saxe-Welmar- The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. DR.. Hunt
ington.
The Earl of STAFFORD is 81 years Of
age. He is tall, 1.-the, and dignitied. His
inheritance to the earldom came TO him
at his eldest brothers death, in the be-
ginning of this year. He comes OF a
family that gave to England hero and
martvr. one was Viscount Torring-
ton, who fought brayely in the navy in
the time of George 1. The other was
Admiral John Byng, whom popular
clamor condemned unjustly. Admiral
Byng was shot by decree Of court-mar-
tial for having failed to prevent the de
scent of the French upon MinOrca, ald
for having failed to relieve st. Phillips.
George III. made amends for that exc
cution. as well as he could, in favors to
the Byng family.
The Countess of Stafford IS already
well known in the society of England's
capital. After her husbands death she
went to London and was presented at
court and Immediately became a great
favorite.
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The right to capture private property
of the enemy on the sea In time of war
ana divide 1t up among the captors Is
subject of exceedingly great interest to
the commercial world. says the Chicago
Times-uerald. At the breaking out Of
our recent war It attracted immediate
attention from the numerous captures
of Sapnish trading vessels plying be-
tween the ports of Porto Rico and Cuba
and other countries. The prize money
that thus fell to our naval forces was
justified by past precedents, but to the
general observer this making a prey of
inOfenslve a-d defeuseless merchant
men seemed more like piracy than civil
lied war. BY reason Of this experience
there has been general desire express
ed that this remnant OF barbarlc war
fare should now be abolished. Captain
Mahan comes to the defense Of the GUS
tom,and urges as his strongest argument
that commerce Is the life of nation,
on which lt thrives. aud that therefore
anything that will cripple his commerce
Will cripple Its lighting power. He
further says that the great CONNER
clal interests throw their influence ON
the side OF peace. for the very reason
that they Will be the greatest sufferers
by war. assure nations" he ADDS.
that their financial interests will suf-
fer no more than the additional tax for
maintaining active hostHIties. that the
operations of maritime commerce. for
elgn ana cOastwise. viii undergo no
hindrance, and you viii have removed
one OF the most effective preyentives of
war" We think this argument proves
too much. II nati6n'may be crippled
on the sea ia this way, why may lt not
Ice crippled on land 10y like means
Why should not towns and cities be
sacked ana plundered by victorious
army and the booty divided among the
officers and men? Why should not nom
combatants he put to the sword so that
they may not be forced into the enc
my's armyg Why should not the grow
| Ing crops be destroyed so that there
/ would not be food for the enemy? No.
/ The capture OF private property on the
/ high seas is no more defenslble than
| the capture OF the same kind Of prop
erty on land. and 1t is to be hoped that
early steps win be taken among the ma.
tons to abolish this form Of warfare
1t would indeed be a good subject fol
discussion at the Cars peace confer
ence.
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enormous, It had been effected by the
acquisition Of territory contiguous to
territory already possessed. In 1867 a
new departure was made by the pur-
chase Of the vast territory Of Alaska
from Russia. And now, after a period
Of thirty-one years the United States
again expands It's territorial limits.
For the first time a correct map has
been published showing the acqulsl-
ton of territory on this continent by
the United States. 1t appears in the
report of the Secretary of the Interior.
Heretofore the northwestern part OF
the Louisiana purchase has been shown
as extending to the Pacific ocean. 1t
was so delineated on the Land Office
maps, which were supposed to be cor
rect. 1t has been found, upon inyesti-
CATION, that the Louisiana purchase
stopped at the continental divide, and
that the territory occupied by Oregon,
Idaho, the State Of Washington, the
northwestern part of Wyoming, and
that part of Montana west of the
Rocky Mountains, was acquired by the
United States from Spain sixteen years
after the purchase of Louisiana from
the French In view of the talk about
Expansion this map is of especial in
terest as showing how this nation has
been expanding since it was narrow
strip along the Atlantic seaboard.
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mmbla. Though the coast had long
been known to Europeans. 1t was first
really introduced to the civilized world
by Capt Gray, of Boston, who, in 1892,
sailed into the Columbia River, which
he named for his ship. In 1905 the
United States sent an exploring eXpe-
dltion through the region. and in 1911
the original John Jacob Astor founded
the town of Astoria there. Therefore,
the United States set up claim to the
country based upon discovery, eX-
ploration and settlement" But Spain
had prior claim by discovery and an
nexation which she held to tenaciously.
Therefore, when we negotiated for the
purchase of Florida. we got Spain to
include in her cession the Oregon coun-
try.
1t was not until 1916 that England
gave up all her claims to the part of
the Oregon country now owned by the
United States. In that year she retired
above the 49th parallel, and the bOun-
dairy was established as it exists to-
day. After acquiring Florida and the
Oregon country from Spain 1t was
tweuty-six years before the United
States again expanded territory. 1t
them in 1910, annexed the republic of
Texas. which had revolted from Next
co and established an independent gov
eminent for some time. The Texas of
that time embraced not only the pres
ent Stae Of Texas, but also the east
ern part OF New Mexico and a strip eX-
tending across the southwestern corner
Of Kansas up through Colorado into
Wyoming. Then came the war with
Mexico. which closed in 1913. Mexico
cedlng to the United States a tract of
territory which Is now occupied by Ari-
iona north of the GaGsden purchase,
California, Colorado, west Of the Rocky
Mountains: Nevada, New Mexico. ives,
of the Rio Grande and north of the
Gadsden purchase; Utah and the south
west corner Of Wyoming. a few years
later the United States bought from
Mexico a strip Of land which now
forms the southern part Of Arizona and
the southwest corner Of New Mexico,
This was the Gadsden purchase.
So far. although the territorial ex
] nsle'~" Of the United States had been
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William Dean HOwells is writing
novel for Harper's Magazine.
Richard lie Caffeine has written a
volume Of verse entitled The N!ndi-
cation of Eve"
Julia Ward Howe. although in her
eightieth year, is still mentally vigor-
GUS. lecturing, attending conventions
ETC.
A volume of verses, containing some
6ftv poems written during the last
thirty years, is issued by Thomas
Hardy.
IT is rumored that Queen Victoria IS
seriously considering the adyisability
of publishing third installment Of her
journal.
"NIv Park Book" by Annie Nathan
Never. is a collection of scattered
thoughts on outdoor life and kindred
subjects.
George W. Gable is at work on
novel "The Cavalier which will draw
mon his experiences as a soldier in the
Confederate army
Authors are busy these days. James
lane Allen is engaged upon novel so
long that it will not appear before the
early part of next summer.
1ohn KendricB Bangs is writing
oOlvmpian Nights and a child's book
., 10y r,l, Of santa Claus" may be
looked for with the new year.
cioment Scott IS publishing a book
20 shor+ tales entitled Madonna Mia,
and Otber stories" This is the first
gng Mr. Scott has published in vol
ume form.
t1onrv Savage Landor's book descrlb-
to- his travels and iOrtures in Tibet
LII he called in the Forbidden Land "
and will be published IN America oy
Harper & Bros.
Rider Haggard has appeared among
ss,,,, MS an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
To has written novel about n
S 49,, who. willie himself vacclnated'
nUoocbed n crusade against 1t for other
p paoTI They followed his advice with
natural consequences.
Rose A. Charlitte has written IAN
- -, romance" describing tho
y T'',a' and scenes Of Evangeline's coun-
peoP r., very interesting manner.
u ~ - 81 DIR. Holmes amusements was
IN ~ amateur photographs. In pre-
luh. .,,s, these to his friends, he wrote
sehtnS - Taken by 0. w. Holmes
nd sun"
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namOmeter strength measurerl, and
the following are given as the average
figures for the white race:
The "lifting power" of n youth of
seventeen years is $50 pounds. In his
twentieth year this increases to 800
pounds, and in the thirtieth and thirty
first years it reaches its height. 356
pounds At the end of the thirty-frst
year the strength begins to decline,
very slowly at first.
BY the fortieth year it has decreased
eight pounds, and this diminution con
tlnues at slightly increasing rate until
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17
MORSE INVASION ae.,v

British Merchant Marine s,o,
Possessed By the scandinsv;y.n being
England Is trembling before aus
Invasion Of the Norsemen ,rh s'eonu i
sea rovers Of the Scandinavia s Doid
sula are not coming down ,s,. Psnin-
with battle axes. They aro.coias ''lie
knock outthe modern Brton n 's ,l ~ 70
ful' commercial way. They are i p1aee
possession OF its merchant msr,. .aA'iis
sidiously and slowly, but. as SOM o, ~ 20
the British marine papers decIaro 49,, ~
D. Inc Germans are next in numbers
to the scandlnavians among tbo lnvoa
ers. '"e luVad-
According to recent statistics moro
than 5000 Norwegians and swodoa LIZ o'.e
on the sea-going vessels Of Comn r,,s ,,.o
John Bull. Many of these are nettv of
ncers, and some are commanders Wha+
rne British marine papers do NOT llIre
about the matter is that the pronortlon
OF boys and young sailors recruitod
among the natives is decreasing In
1871 there were 6,GSS British bovs and
lO'940 British young sailors in the Nor
chant marine; in 1896 there were e1e
boys and 9,242 young sailors The nm.
Der Of boys Of foreign birth Increased
from $50 in 1891 to $50 in 1896 and tba
number of young sailors Of foreign
birth, mostly Scandinavian. increased
from 3.SO7 in 1891 to 4,214 in 1896.
After lamenting the situation the ron-
don Shipping World suggests a remedy
to make the merchant marine more at
tractive to boys. 1t says:
We must make it easy for decent
lads to become, and worth their while
to remain, seafarers. Some inducement
must be offered to owners and manag-
ers to cumber their ships with them and
some inducement must be offered to the
lads to brave the disagreeableness Of
life on a tramp 1t must be seriously
faced, and without delay, whether the
state will not pay their apprenticeship
premiums and give them some prelimi-
nary training, so that they may not
really be membranes; and, if so, the
state will have the right to see that
they are properly fed, clad and treated
and that their life is not one dreary
round Of deck-swabbing"
1t seems unlikely that any remedy
can be devised which will prevent the
British ship owner and the shipping
master representing him from getting
the best sailors, young and old, for the
least money. The Scandinavian is a
cheap, obedient and clever seaman, and
he will continue to help man the ships
Of Great Britain as long as her ship
owners want good profits and are fore
ed to compete with ships of other ma
tionalities that have cheap crews.-New
York Sun.
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There are materials now at hand in
the American and Spanish records OF
the recent war out Of which historical
novel could be made that would RANK
with "Ivanhoe" or "Iypatia" In dra
matte interest. Where is the Scott OF
Kingsley to put these materials into un
dying form? The oppression Of the
Spanish officials in Cuba, Their ven lily.
aud their brutalty-these might form
the dark background against which &c
depict the devotion Of some hlgh-mlnd.
cd Cuban patriot. Weyler and Fiiz
hugh Lee In opposing roles, the secret
plotting at Havana and New York. the
lobbying at Washington, the deception
at Madrid, all offer good materials
Blanco might be cast I'm the role of arch.
potter. and the dastardly destruction
of the Maine might be shown with all
the secret workings OF the demoniaC
forces that led to the crime. The curse
OF that crime should be made to fOllov
the Spanish cause throughout the war,
to lead Blanco into ordering Cervera
to his doom, to blight his own plottngs
for a dictatorship, and to cause the
downfall OF Spanish sovereignty In the
new world forever-as It really did
such novel, with the stamp of genius
upon It's pages, would be the book OF
the decade Who VIII write 1t?
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OLD ILLINOIS QUARTET.

-Four Hale and Hearty Sisters Whose
Ages Aggregate 343 Years.
Among the hills of johnson County,
Illinois, there are four sisters who
claim the palm for longevity. The ag-
gregate ages of this remarkable quar-
tet foot up 343 years or an average
OF over 80 years, and they bid fair to
remain for some time yet. Among their
klnfolks, who number half of Johnson
county they are known as Aunt Peggy
Mctatridge aged % years; Aunt Polly
Gore aged Sc years; Aunt Sally Thack-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17

A curious feature Of the recent crisis
between England and France was the
buying Of British consols government
bonds and other British securities in
the London market by French inves-
tors. 1t was made perfectly plain that
not a few Frenchmen believed that
the country their own nation threaten
ed to fight was 50 much more secure
at home and abroad, and better able to
survive n great trial without lnterna-
tlonal disturbance and danger to vest
ed rights, that they smothered their
French pride and let prudence direct
their Investments into British property
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AS an Instance of the thoroughness
with which the England of to-day is en-
terng upon It's gigantic colonial tasks
the proposed college at Khartum is an
excellent Illustration. Another which
appeals less to the Imagination, but is
far more practical. Is The arrangements
the Colonial Office Is making for the
study and treatment of tropical dis
eases. Hereafter medical applicants
for appointment In the tropics will be
required to have passed at least two
months of special study upon this sub
ject I'm Institutions specified and 10 give
evidence of their knowledge by passing
a special examination. IL is certainly
an Indication of better things that sci
enttic Inquiry Is now to be made as to
the nature, causes and treatment of dis
eases peculiar to tropical regions. Much
has already been done in the study Of
yellow fever, the bubOnic plague, etc.
Ii is also now known that malaria is
caused by parasitic organism intro
duced into the coipuscles of the blood
by themosquitoand perhaps by the com
HlVH NY AHe tHcVtS OF the hites OF inc
tselse fly are probably due to some kind
of parasite or bacterlum. A knowledge
of the causes of disease is of prime i'm
portance, whether in the tropics or else
where, but too little attention has here
tofore been given to the proper regimen
In health and disease In tropical re-
glons, n subject In which America is
now scarcely less Interested than Eng
land.
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There Is really no sound argument
against the restoration of the cato
nine tails TO It's useful place among the
weapons Of justice. The main objec-
ton advanced is that Il brutalizes the
persons on whom il is used-that II ex-
tinguishes the last remaining spark Of
manhood. The answer to this is that
only crimes the commission OF which
proves the culprits TO be already with
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w nat would our wives say If they
ouly knew where we are to-night?' re-
marked tEe captain of a vessel beating
about in a thick fog.
wouldn't care what they said"
.epileu The mate, IF we only knew
where We We're ourselves"
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the fftieth year is reached, when the
figure is $50 pounds.
After this period the strength fails
more and more rapidly, until the weak
ness of old age is reached. 1t is NOT
possible to give accurate statistics of
the decline of strength after the tiftietb
year, as 1t varies to a large extent in
different individuals.
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At what Age Is Man strongest ?

The muscles, in common with all the
organs of the body, have their stages
Of development and decline, says the
Strand Magazine. Our physical
strength increases up to a certain age
and then decreases. Tests of the
strength of several thousands of peo-
pie have been made by means of a dy-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17

II seems only natural that the Presl-
dent. after secondlng the Cars de-
mand for universal peace, should be-
gin Immediately to talk Of Increasing
the army and navy
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out manhood or fine sense OF shame
should be punished at the whipping
post. The crimes meant are those Of
which women and children are the
Vicilms
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17

United States Pension Commissioner
Evans has complied from official
sources the American casualties on ac-
count OF the war with Spain. aud places
the total number of deaths at 2.0O0. of
which l0T were officers. The lives lost
In the destruction of the Maine are
considered In the same light as mortal
ity In battle or the total deaths. eighty
officers and $500 priyntes died OF dis
ease In the various camps, and since
the close Of hostllitles In Cuba sixty
one men died OF wounds which they
received IN the service.
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Some Of those Pacific possessions
have hard names as It is. Goodness
knows what we may be calling them a
little while from now.
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The literature Of heraldry is running
Eastern society wild. Half dozen
vendors OF ready-made crests and
shields and coats of mail are said to
be doing Philadelphia. The rage for
arms is at fever pitch. Even vehicles
are taking on ane names and coaches
have their lions rampant or tigers
couchant on the doors. There Is n gen
eral rush for insignia Of rank.
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A Paris paper has been conhscated
FOR printing "A caricature Of Emperor
Williams visit 20 the Holy Land And
yet France IS a republic government
for and by the people. Imagine an
American paper being conhscated for
u similar otfeuse.
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In Havana they have changed the
name OF General Weyler street back to
Oblspo. The Cubans believe that IA
street by any other name than Weyler
would smell sweetcr.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17

A late appointment In Philadelphia
Is that OF Custodian OF the Loft" TO
look after some old papers that are not
needed more than three times a year.
In the street cleaning department Of
New York three bosses 70 oversee FIVE
men has not been an inercquent occur
renee The padded payroll of politics
needs no further Illustration.
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In recent duel in budapest one Of
the parties was wounded. This viii
give everybody a chance to say that
they manage matters better in France.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17

General Kitchener wants 100000
for the erection Of a Gordon memorial
college at Khduum Such of the ma
tive as have survived the Kitchener
preparatory school are Invited TO at
tend
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17

It's n subject for n moments rcnec-
ton II not longer looking into, that as
much as eight million dollars We're
spent by this nation last year for look.
Ing glasses.
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en- aged 81 years, and Aunt Fanny
,'ey uoids' aged so years. All of these
,'uieS are widows. and three of them
nave outliyed their husbands thirty or
forty years.
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All sorts Of party calculations are be
ing made ON 1900. but a close study Of
the figures shows one-half OF them
must end I'm naught.
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II twenty postollice clerks IN Manila
can do the work Of POO Spanlards amy
good American tailor would be equal
20 holding down the director general
ship.
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me Meant suspenders.

Kaeley, the veteran English
MIS-. tells an anecdote Of young
actress ss Who in the play. Is a boy. She
a .tI,-,D before a judge, who asks stern
IS 'iN NV where are your accom-
~ o., And the young actress, by a
n nn6 answered in artless tone: Il don't
anu .', INV They keep up without"
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one phase of the Indian situation
was happily hlt Off the other day by a
Western rnnchmnn. lie was asked IL
the Indians near his ranch were trou-
blesome. Nav" was his frank reply.
'"rhey haln't got nothn' we want"
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II has come nt last. A woman In New
J ork has been driven insane by the
telephone. She raves constantly: Ring
and RUG. but all they do Is to ask the
number" She Is the FIRST, but by no
means the last
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Lieat. Hobson is still gaining
strength. He has succeeded In lifting
a $4,000 mortgage from his mothers
home.
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EMMETT

no be sure the elevator combine is
designed to lift prices.
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And then It came about that Spain
lost everything but honor, and Spain
had none Of that to lose.
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II makes any man mad to return to
his office and ind some loafer occupv-
ing his chair.
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The sending Of / 500 tons Of steel rails
from Sparrows Point, Md, TO Bombay,
India. 10y the Maryland steel Company
IS a further indication of the lnroads
which American manufacturers are
making In markets heretofore monopo.
lied 10y Great Britain. The same COM
pany has booked an order for $500
tons OF elghty-threc pound steel rails
for railroad In ireland, thus actually
boarding the British lion Ia his own
den.
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We take It as timely acknowledg-
mont of the humanity behind the guns
that the Spanish branch of the Red
Cross Society has been asking for in
formation as to the medical and hui
name devices used by the United States
20 alleviate the horrors Of war. What
a pity that the Spanish society had not
made some effort TO alleviate the hor-
rors In Cuba that preclpltated the war.
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There is a lot Of little gossip in every
town, but the real big stories are sell
dom known.