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MULES on THE BALCONY.
Ludicrous Incident that Did Not
Amuse the Owner.

Ludicrous Incident that Did Not
Amuse the Owner.
In the old days when mules were
plentifully bred in Kentucky, and
taken thence for sale to the plantation
States, they went forth in droves, COM
monty under the leadership Of bell
mare, preferably white in color. In
the course Of a few hours the mules
would know their leader, and follow
her with so little trouble that two men
could conduct a drove of several hun
dred. Nevertheless, if the foremost
mule turned aside, all the others would
blindly follow her like flock Of
sheep. Il recall an amusing instance
of this 'follow-my-leader' motive" says
Prof n. s. Shaler in "Domesdcated
Animals"
Engaged in survey work in Southern
Kentucky, was passing along a quiet
road when in the distance l heard n
thunder of hoofs, and in a moment saw
a great drove Of mules, the appointed
leader of which, a man on a white
horse had fallen to the rear Of the col
umn. The creatures, thinking it their
duty to overtake the missing master.
were going on the full run.
Needing the shouts of the troubled
herder, l turned my wagon across the
road which, being Mt that point very
narrow, was effecually barricaded bv
the vehicle. Although the rush was So
wild that the brutes nearly overset INV
outfit" they were brought to fuil
stop.
Unhappily, on one side of the road
and one hundred feet from it was q
comfortably built Southern house. with
broad gallery extending along the
front, while i'm the door of the man.
| sion We're some women whose otten.
ton had been attracted by the tumult
No sooner had the mob Of mules been
brought to a stage of surging Quiet
than one of the creatures jumped In,
picket fence, and started for the oper
house door.
In much less time than it takes to fell
1t, a hundred or more mules were an
the gallery, the floor of which rov,
way beneath their weight; they quic,
ly broke down the columns which sun
ported the roof, so that the Who'll,
structure mt once became a bean o
wood and mules.
The unlucky proprietor Of the drove
i'm his CONSERVATION. lifted his hand.
like an Oriental in prayer, and said +,
me meekly:
did Won ever in all your life?o
/ assured him that l never did. nm,
went my way, leaving him TO settle n,
interesting case of damage with In,
owner of the mansion.
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which, attracted by the strong light
had flown against the pane. The I'M
fortunate bird struck with such VIC
lence that its bill, head, breastbone and
both wings were all found to be COM
pletely smashed Woodcock feed al
most solely at night, and by conse-
quence lie up closely during the day
in those snug harborages, in warm and
sheltered woodland, to which they are
so partial Their food consists almost
entirely of worms, larvae, small water
and mud insects, beetles and the like
They have inordinate appetites and
with their long bills bore countless
holes in search of food in the soft plaC es
to which they repair. The digestive
process Of this bird is extraordinarily
rapid. a tame woodcock, which had
breakfasted in the morning upon half
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sion were felt perceptihly in West Sus-
sex. more than fifty miles away. And
it was remarked 10y Mr.. \. e. Knox,
the naturalist, and by a number of la
borers engaged at work among some
coyerts in that part of the county, that
a loud and alarmed growing proceeded
from the pheasants in all parts of the
wood for many minutes after the eN-
plosion.
1t has been we'll said that "IIere to-
day gone tomorrow" may fairly he
called the motto of the delicious wood
cock. To-day they may be seen i'm num-
bers in a favorite covert. yet to-mor-
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"What may those quilts be?' asked
the writer pointing to several small
bundles of black and white spikes
which recently lay on the table of an
importing house in New York.
"They are samples of porcuplne
quilts" said the merchant. "They come
from India and also from Spain. and
are chiefly sold to fishing tackle houses.
These concerns polish and supply them
with the necessary pieces of cork to in
crease their natural buoyancy, and the
quills are then purchased by anglers,
who use them quite extensively for bot
tom fishing. Some of the black and
white spikes are made into penholders
and pipe stems. They are also largely
utilized in making up ornamental
screens and fancy fans.
"The porcupine has to be hunted and
killed before the quilts can be obtained.
and many thousands of these animals
are slain for this purpose yearly. Every
spike pig carries from $3.50 to So
worth of quilts on his fretful back. The
quilts are carefully extracted, and
when dried they are packed in boxes or
crates and shipped to London and New
York. They are worth from Sc to 81
q gross Wholesale, and the supply is
barely equal to the demand in this coun-
try"
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BIRDS WE SHOOT.
The Partridge a Mixture of Nervous
ness and ourage.

The Partridge "A Mixture of Nervous
ness and ourage.
The partridge is a singular combina-
ton of nervousness and courage. Its
natural fear of mankind and its inces-
SAINT dread of the assaults of such
blood-thrsty enemies as stoats, weas-
els. foxes and hawks are, of course,
we'll known. Yet few creatures are
more truly courageous. During the
pairing season the male partridge is
one of the most pugnacious and deter
mined of all birds, and the courage and
devotion shown by both the parent
birds in defense of their young is, in
its way, almost unequaled.
WHY does the partridge tower? That
is a question once holly debated but
now set completely at rest A tower
ing bird has been so hit that it suffers
from an escape of blood into the lungs
or vlndpipe. 1t chokes, and in its pit
eous desire for air flies upward and
upward until it can fly no higher. Then
it falls, rocket-likG, to earth, and is
found stone dead, usually on its back.
In spite Of the coddling with which
the modern pheasant is so unduly sur
rounded, its natural instincts of wild
ness and suspicion are so deeply i'm
planted that few days of roaming in
woodland and covert suffice to render
the henreared bird almost as truly
feral as it's wild-bred congeners. a
curious instance of the strange ner-
vousness of the pheasant happened
many years ago $3.50 in the south of
England. When the terrible gun
powder explosion in March Of that year
occurred at Curtis & Haryey's mills at
Uounslow. the dull shock and concus-
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The surprising news comes from Que
bee that the Plains of Abraham have
been surveyed for building lots. and
that already nine streets have been
laid out across them. IL is added, and
no wonder, that every historical asso-
citation In Canada has protested
against the desecration. The land ought
to have been purchased long ago by the
Government, which has preserved the
famous site so far through the pay
ment of "A small rental 1t was a case
I'm which there was no need to take any
risks, ana there would never have been
iany doubt about the desirability Of
maintaining the grounds as near as
might be In their original condition
Nowhere on this continent is there a
place of greater historical interest or
one that explains and re-enforces so
clearly what Is told on the historic
page. With a brief outline of the facts
IN his mind the writer can himself fill
I'm the details. Going to the ramparts
above me realizes at once the desperate
nature of Wolfe's enterprise. The com
handing position Of the upper town
seems to preclude the very idea of an
attack from any point higher up on the
river, 80 book makes it so convincing.
~ evident why the French were CON.
tent with careless guard upon the
Plains. Then a walk out of the city
and across the very grounds TO the spot
whore the indomltable rcdcoats ap.
pcarpd intenslfos the first impression.
Horatius at the bridge i'm the brave
days of old had no heavier task than
dld those Engiishmen. The steep
banks towering over the river are for
midahlo enough to the curious traveller
who carries neither arms nor ammunl-
tlon and has mo- foe To- fear. II looks
as though one proper man might stop
host i'm that perilous path. That am
/ army could reach the summit seems
fairly Incredible. But interest does not
cease there at the brink A superior
force was TO bee met and conquered on
| the Plains, and every foot of way
thrills the nerves and appeals to the
| Imagination. The disposition of tho
troops can be readily figured out, and
the whole course of the battle can be-
closely followed tin the supreme mo.
ment when Wolfe fell and the shout of
/ victory was borne ON his ears as the
routed French fled pell-mell for the
| city. From amy but the numerical
standpoint the battle was one of the
most important In history. 1t deter
mined not only the fate of Canada. but
/ that of the whole Northwest. and all
the inhertors of British institutions ia
the region of the great lakes are it,
bcnchciaucs. So much the Plains OF
Abraham stand for and they SHOULD
remain TO tell their story to the end OF
/ time.
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row not n cock may be found within a
score of miles. If you know that wood
cock are about lose not an hour if you
are wise, but take your gun aud so i'm
search of them. They are, in truth. the
most evanescent of birds The flight
of this bird during migration must be
enormously swift. a well-fed wood
cock seldom weighs much more than
twelve ounces; yet in the year 1876 the
keeper Of the lighthouse upon the Hin
of Howth, in Ireland, found a pane of
glass, more than three-eighths of an
inch thick, broken by one Of these birds
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nc ILL.eREo oENERAL
pompous Military Man Taken Down
by Little Frenchman.

ponnous Military Man Taken Down
by a Little Frenchman.
one could have dismissed with n
emile the man, mentioned by Cole
ridge. who never spoke Of himself
without lifting his hat. Even the
Scotch clergyman who prayed, 20
Lord! gle us Il guide consait O. our
coils" would have caused a lifting OF
the eyebrows rather than the furrow-
ING of the forehead. IL is the vain,
pompous. self-important man that lrri-
tates. He stings like a nettle, for he is
intent on pleasing only one person
himself.
An old story-lt was told sixty-hve
years ago in Dunlap's History Of the
Arts of Desgn"-shows that such ma
lures are controlled, not by tender
handed strokes, but by a usage as
rough as a nutmeg-grater.
In the days Of the stage-cOach five
men once occupied the coach which
iourncyed from New York to Boston.
one. General l., was so inflated with
self-importance as to be unapproach-
able, and another was sprightly
Frenchman who had no hesitation In
approaching any one.
"Wer fine ycdder, sair" said he, ad-
dressing the general.
"Humphw grunted the American,
drawing himself up to his full stature
six feet two.
The Frenchman soon drew out his
nun-box-then a social link, as the CT
gar-case is now-and offered it to the
general who, without even a word or
n bow, averted his face. The box was
handed round, and each one of the
other three gentlemen took a pinch and
entered into conversation with the
Frenchman. He, ignoring the ill
breeding Of the general tried again and
again to draw him into the common
talk; but the repulsive "Humphi' COM
PEELED him to turn his back upon the
self-sufcient officer.
At the tavern where the stage stop
ped over night the passengers were
shown into the common room appro-
priated TO all travellers. The general,
whose surly silence showed his resent
ment at this democratic treatment,
called loudly, after two or three min
utes, for the waiter.
"Vaitairew echoed the Frenchman.
The general looked at the little man
and seated himself The little man
looked at the tall man, and also sat
down.
Bring me a pair of slippersw said
the general, as the waiter entered.
Bring me two pairs of slippersw
shouted monsieur.
GIVE me a candler' said the gen
eral, looking a thousand contempts.
Bring me two candailew shouted
the foreigner
"Quick, sir" said the angry general,
"show me to bedw
"Quick, sair," echoed the French
man, "show me two bedsr'
The next day the general proceeded
on his journey in a private carriage.
AS he departed, Pat, the waiter, was
heard saying to himself "Now if l
know the naming of this, I'll be both
eredw
The moral, however, is plain; it is
that when travelling, common courtesy
smooths the road better than a steam
roller.
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Procure % couple OF empty cocoa tins.
knock ont the bottom of each. and you
viii then. of course, have left two tin
tubes Next glue piece of cartridge
paper over the mouth Of one side of
each of your tubes taking care to
stretch the paper lightly over the open
ing. Make small hole In the center
of each piece of paper take a piece of
string of whatever length you care TO
have 81, and then pass one end through
each hole, afterwards making a couple
of knots at each end of the string SO as
TO prevent the latter from coming out
of the holes.
This done, your telephone is complete
and quite ready for use. The persons
who are 20 converse with one another
each take hold of tube and stretch the
string quite taut The one who intends
speaking first merely puts the tube to
his mouth ana speaks into It, while the
other person places the opposite tube to
his ear. A conversation can be carried
on i'm this manner I'm a whisper even AT
distance of a hundred feet.
Our idea Of true charity is to say
when a mans hair gets white that it is
due TO sorrow and nervous strain, In
stead of to old age.
There can be no corse Of true love Il
/ true love never dies.
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A wife always begins at some time
to correct her husbands pronunciation
but it is sign of disillusion if she be-
gins within three months after her
marriage.
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Prophetic Words or a stonemnson.

Ai"PhStiN hofuS OF StOnemasOns
The Paris papers are telling an inter-
estinS story of a newly elected menu
Der of the French Senate. NJ. Basslnet,
like many of his colleagues, is a self
made man. and began life as a journey
man mason. In that capacity he was
employed to renoyate the sculptural
facade of the Luxembourg Palace,
when the architect, noting his skill and
Industry, said to him by way of en-
comagement: why you couldn't be
making a better job of it if it were
your own house" The young workman
smiled and is said to have answered:
one never knows what the future
may bring forth" lie had at the time
no political aspirations, but ali the
same he now sits as Senator in the
building he helped to adorn.
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stairs. asked "Boyi That piecey king
top side had gotY "Hab got laeonic-
ally answered the servant. Gentle
men. his majesty is in. Pray walk up
said the landlord.
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We sometimes speak Of this rs n
skeptlcal age. and laugh hugely over
the stories of medieval charlatans who
bamhoozed the public, but 1t Is doubt.
FIJI whether the era Of Jernegan, Of
IOoley ana the Hecly motor has any
reason to boast Of Its sagacity. 1t is
safe to say that " there were any
money IN squaring the circle the proc
ess would be the basis Of a stock com
pany today. 1t is rather curious in
deed to see low the world has moved
from It's incredul0us position of fifty
years ago. Science Is sometimes spoken
Of as unsettllng belief; it is just 20 say
that Il has shaken the foundations Of
unbelicf twenty-five years ago the
idea of dying machine was Invariably
ridlculed; IT'S eternal imposslbllity was
regarded as demonstrated. To-day vast
fortunes are being spent I'm the effort
To- make a practicable airshlp. Then
the medieval notion of the transmission
Of metals would have been scofrcd at
by the most ignorant Now Professor
Emmens has merely TO elite a few mys-
tcrlous chemical 'nnhlOgics' ana put
his claims in the Sunday papers TO find
thousands Of fairly wcll-edueatcd read
ers ready to believe that silver has been
made into gold. A process for extract
ing gold from sea water was no less en-
uclng, and, on the whole, the time
seems ripe for carrying out DIR. swift's
project for extracting sunshine from
cucumbcrs. In the popular mind there
is sort Of awe of the astonishing
achievements of recent science and Il
difficulty i'm drawing the line between
the possible and the impossible If we
can sec through Opaque bodies hear
music across the continent, bottle up
the voices Of our dear friends, tele-
graph without wires and light rooms
without visible connections why not
make things go of themselves?
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California with him went away and
left him lying in the water, with his
face to the tropic sun and with the
black yultures circliDg over him.-Chi-
cngO Chronicle.
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Rural main delivery is one Of the keys
TO good roads.
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Japons cruiser the coe which said be the fastest Of its class
duglt
$
2pound and 2
of the
building a the
10 heir citca leyes
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u mere are now in the navy more than
IOo pharmacists, who enjoy the highest
rank IN the hospital corps of that SER
wee which corresponds to hospital
steward in the army. The salary is
sp"ueu from 500 year to S1,SOO, ac-
corning to the length Of service and
place of employment whether on shore
OF at sea. The pharmacists are APP
pointed after examination, both mental
ana physical, aud serve under the di-
reefs" of the surgeon general of the
navy.
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4 battery of modern German artn.
lery, using the new Quick-dring guns
recently supplied them, can fire sivtv
shots minute at range Of over five
miles.
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1t is not our understanding thpt the
new superintendent of Census will bee
expected to count the different makes
OF hcyeles
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A shoplifter was caught with n bolt
Of SILK. Now she is whore she can't
lift the bolts
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"Awny with the non freproof ho-
tels, exclaims the Boston Herald. Well
they seem to be going
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1t Is TO be hoped chat Mr. Nlpllng VIII
not come across amy of those PAROLES
when he tries to catch up on his read
iur
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-06-16

The man whose predictions miss fire
cannot expect the public TO place un-
limited confidence in his Judgment
The public has an acute memory.
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Saturn appears 10 be making a great
denl OF unnecessary fuss about that
new moon The earth gets one every
month aud nobody does much talking
about 10 either
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While those strikers may be anxious
enough about the p1ulaloous they
make not uagging at the knees. they
would not mind those they wear bag
ging little more at the pockets.
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The man who killed his children be
cause he didn't want them TO be like
his wifes folks probably entertained
the regulation opinion Of his mother
fii fatp
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a flower-pot full of worms, was found
the same afternoon with its stomach
perfectly empty, while the vlscera con-
tanned no perceptible trace Of its ample
breakfast.
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Extreme old age has It's compensn-
lions. The celebration of birthday
the latest In series of remarkable
length. was the occasion of The com
ment by the genial recipient of natal
honors 81 nm congratulated by all, en-
We'd boy none Is Il not distinct
achievement TO have outllycd envy?
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There Is NO American citizen who did
not rejoice that In the closing hours Of
the iNth Congress the hero of Manila
was raised TO the fun rank of admiral,
81 position previously honorcd 10y Farra-
gut aud Porter This action was due
both TO the navy aud 20 the gallant and
judiclous officer who, as commander
and statesman. has done SO much to
win rcnown for the ilag of his country.
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Inc powers that be too frequently
verted tack.
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THE EMMETT INDEX.
r.w. ATKINSON, Publisher
EMMETr.....................lDA IDAHO
Rural main delivery is one Of the keys
to good roads.
A shoplifter was caught with n bolt
Of SILK. Now she Is whore she can't
lift the bolts
"Awny with the non nre-proof ho-
tells" exclains the Boston Herald Well,
they seem 10 be going
Tt Is to be hoped chat Mr. Ilpllng win
not come across any of those parodies
when he tries to catch up on his read
ing.
II is not our understanding thpt the
new superintendent of Census viii bee
expected TO count the different makes
OF bicycles.
Bob Burdette has taken unto himself
O wife and a congregation. Bob owl
IDENTITY considers himself somewhat Of
manager.
A current item says there were us
ocean disasters in 1898 No doubt by
thc tlme this gets 10 the Spanish papers
IL win be Increased 10 1850
The man whose predictions miss fire
cannot expect the public to place UNI
limited confidence in his Judgment.
The public has an acute memory
The man who killed his children be
cause he didn't want them TO be like
his wifes folks probably entertained
the regulation opinion Of his mother
nlaw.
Saturn appears 10 be making a great
denl OF unnecessary fuss about that
new moon. The earth gets one every
month aud nobody does much talking
about 1t either
While those strikers may he anxious
enough about the p1ulaloons they
snake not nagging at the knees. they
would not mlud those they wear bag
cling little more at the pockets.
The citizen who is bitten In his ven
lures n trust stocks viii not get much
sympathy. 80 trust has been organ
lied for benevolent on sanitary pur-
poses. ANA The fact Is quite well known
TO everybody.
Extreme old ngc has It's compensn-
lions The celebration of a birthday
the latest In a series of remarkable
length. was the occasion of the COM
ment by the genial recipient of natal
honors ~ nm congratulated by all; en-
We'd boy none" Is It not distinct
achievement TO have outllvcd onvyl
There Is NO American citizen who did
not relolee mat III 'he 'loS"B hours Oh
the YIN congress lhe nero oil MANIA
was raised TO the fun rank of admiral,
81 position previously honorcd 10y farra-
gut and Porter This action was due
both 20 lhe navy auu 70 tue s'illl'' ana
judiclous officer who. as a commander
ana statesman. has done so much to
win rcnoWn Tor the nag oil ms country
sheikh Mahohtl Sulelman' one OF
The foremost native masnaies OF
Egypt declares thai oo per cent Oh ms
couhlfymeh are NOT only content WIN
British rune, nu' are earnestly urslfous
mat u shah hr maintained aud ne
ADDS mat u u were Wllhd'aWh lhe
country would WITHIN "a snort time re
NNNINH mo ItIIIIfINNaIfI. I'INNDNfIN lIIl
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There can be no corse Of true love If
true love never dies.