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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

Seldom has the world seen a more
cyeutful period than that IN which we
now live. The creation of the empire
OF Germany. the kingdom Of Italy and
the republic Of France is easily remem-
hered boy persons of early middle age.
" ithin the past fifteen years Africa has
been parceled out among the principal
European countries AS result OF
the war in the Orange Free state and
the Transvaal. practically the whole of
South Africa win become British terri
tory. The war in China may result in
the long threatened division of that
vast empire among half a dozen Of the
nations of Europe, and the disappear
nnce of the Chinese flag from the
worlds seas Al the beginning Of 1898
Spain still held fragment of that do
main on which. In the days of Charles
v. and Philip H., the sun never set. BY
the end of that year Spain's flag had
vanished from the New World which
her uavigatOrs discovered and on
which she had foothold for a century
before any of her rivals, England,
France. or Holland started permanent
settlements on this side of the Allan
tic. She lost too, the magnificent
group OF islands given to her by Ma
gellan. and named for the great Philip.
Virtually the Spain of 1900 has shrunk
TO the dimensions of the Spain of the
earlier days Of Ferdinand and Isabella,
before Columbus started on his voyage
of discovery. But the most striking
event Of an age Of startling happenings
may be impending in Asia. The Oldest
OF the great nations now in the alliance
of powers were creations of yesterday
compared with the country with which
they are coming in conflict II Chinese
chronology is reliable. China was the
home of "A civilization centuries old be
fore Romulus got his first glimpse OF
/ the Tiber, or Paris of Troy abducted
Helen. Many years of China's first
| cycle had expired anterior to the days
OF Rameses H. and before the birth OF
the Pharaoh of the Exodus. The world
oldest and newest are in conflict in the
oldest of the worlds continents Per
hapS this age Is now witnessing IN,
closing scenes Of drama which open
ed in the worlds early morning twi
light.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

An ingenious mathematician main.
TOMS that the number of years which
anyone is likely to live may really Ice
ascertained by applying the following
rule: Subtract from the number 81 the
age already attained by the person ami
divide the remainder by > For exam
pie. suppose that we wish 10 find ont
how long a person who is now fifty
years old Is likely to live, S6-50-36.
36-:2-1S, and is years is the answer
to the question. The same StatiStician
also assures us that out of every l .OOC
persons who are go years Old only 59g
will live to be 40, 12O to so. seventeen
to be 30. and it is doubtful If even four
will attain 10 the dignity of ccntena-
rians.
A critic points out that these figures
may seem very convincing. but they
they cannot be accurate In all eases.
1t may be easy he explains. to show
how long a man Of 30 is likely to live.
but the rule applied in his case cannot
be applied in the case of man who is
over Sc. and hence it cannot be accent
ed as nfallible.-Cincinnat Enouirer
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

witness a performance by a distin-
guished actor, watched the effect the
missive had upon her.
The orchestra had just begun to play
after the curtain had dropped upon the
second act when the manager Of the
theater appeared before the curtain
and motioned the leader to silence. His
face was very grave and he held tele-
gram In his hand.
rs Miss Vermont. of Washington. in
the house?" he asked. "A telegram has
been brought to the theater addressed
to her"
Miss Vermont turned suddenly cold
with terror. Mother had had a stroke
or fathers automobile had run away
with him. or brother Jack had been
capsized on the river and drowned. She
saw every detail Of her fearful home
journey-the sleepless night of waiting
for the first train, the interminable
crawling of It Washingtonward. She
saw herself in the deepest mourning. In
half second she lived a week Of mis-
cry Her two cousins We're gazing at
her in frightened helplessness. She
staggered to her feet.
Il am Miss Vermont" she said. with
an effort
An usher ran down the aisle. Every
eye in the theater was on her. Every
woman there felt for her. For a mo-
ment she could not nerve herself to
open the envelope. She must. She
must know which one It was. The
message was a blur before her. 1t was
signed Jack. She caught the words,
wire at once" 1t was mother. then.
or father. She looked closer. This
time she made out the whole message.
| 1t read:
"Mother left out pink organdie. Do
you need itl Wire at once"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21
Electric Power in the 49,

The cautious experiment of electric
ally driven turret turning machinery on
the Brooklyn, of chain Ammunition
hoists on the Puritan. the system of
blowers and eNhauSters on the VII.
mington, have all been grouped on the
Kearsarge and Kentucky. These two
battleShips have more of their apv;l.
larry machinery driven by electric now.
er than any other warshps aioat
These battleships represent the ip,o,.
mediate stage between steam and ol.c.
trically driven auxiliary machinerv
and show results in economy in co,l
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

tai energy OK these brain clements.
when all is said, II the average man
prefers TO regard size as the correct In
dex Of Intelligence, he must admit that
4o per cent. Of the women he meets are
IT larger Intellect than he. This will
give him food for reflection and per-
maps, after a little, he viii agree with
Pror Sutherland that every year seems
TO show with increasing concluslveness
That There is la the great mass Of cases
practical equality in male aud female
minds"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21
4. ~; +. ..::.5 ': q. +. H. ss; s:. Allen,

to secure firm footing in English / )
ciety. He bought the Pail Mall Gazette
and Pail Mall Budget. and started the
Pail Mall Magazine, all ultra-Tory. and
catering 10 the smart set. He bought
from the Duke Of Westminster, the
richest man in England, the handsom-
est seat on the Thames-ClivedeD. Then
Mr.. Astor built high wall around the
park, stationed guards and warned the
public to keep off of his grounds Such
thing is not usual with English coun-
try gentlemen and everybody brlsiled
with indignation at the American snob'
as they called him. Gradually Mr.
Aston has become the "bete n0ir' OF
pretty nearly all classes Of Englishmen.
He is 10000 miles from peerage, and
probably now fully as far from p royal
drawing-room. His conspicuous use
to-day Is as a warning to Americans
who will not keep in touch with their
countrymen.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21
Specimens of Irish Bulls

"Some fifteen years ago" says cor
respondent of the London Spectator. Il
heard a dignitary Of Cork Cathedral
address the congregation in st. Marv's
Church. Harrogate. in this wise: If
there be any Of you here. dear breth-
rem. whom God in his mercy has taken
TO himself In the same discourse
pleading for some charity. our sense Of
generosity was sought to be stirred hv
the following sentence descriptive Of
the miseries Of which Ireland was then
the victim: In the sister country.
where for some time we have been suf-
fering from vivlsection. is It to be won
dered at If we have been little dis
turhed while undergoing the process .
Might l suggest that the following be
added to your remarkable collection
Of bulls? A person who evidently dis
likes the name of William. and who Is
not an Irishman, hut, In my mind. wor-
thy to be one. said: AS long as I am
alive I shall never give the name of
William to one OF my sons"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

cong Nj
Dover PA OK, less
hard of heari.s Cyrus Patter-
son Jones in Sue ~ He holds his
hand up to his ear while you are adj
dressing him and manages to catch
your meaning fairly well. Just how
much he hears is open to question, and
secretary Gage, Of the treasury for
one, has his own suspicious that "uncie
John" is not quite so deaf as he APP
pears. 1t happened this way:
Mr. Ketcham had been in Congress
so long that he had used up all the
patronage to which he was entitled,
and could not get any more places for
his constituents. But one day this
spring he called on Mr.. Gage.
There is a man up in my town, he
explained, "who must be fixed. aud /
want you to fix him"
Il can't do it," replied Gage and up
went Ketcham's hand TO his ear, be
cause there are no vacancies in my de-
partment."
Yes, that's what he wants" said
hSlSHdhi, PiatS III FN"l N Se-'N
ment."
The Secretary looked at his visitor
intently, and said in louder tone:
The civil service rules cover all ap-
polntments under twelve hundred Or If
teen hundred dollars year"
Mr. Ketcham removed his hand from
his right ear and replied:
THAT viii be satisfactory. He will
not expect more than twelve hundred
dollars year"
Mr.. Gage was growing desperate.
Il tell you" he fairly yelled Il can't
do anything for your man. There is no
use bringing him down here"
"All right" said the imperurbable
Congressman, rising. I'm bring MIN
down." and out he walked leaving the
Secretary in a state Of collapse.
Sure enough. day or two later, the
deaf man walked in with constituent.
Here is my friend that you prom
lsed to place" he said.
Good Lord!" said Gage (and up went
the others hand). didn't | tell you
could do nothing absolutely nothing
"Hey%
Didn't I tell you not to bring your
man here, because l had no place for
him?'
mo; you said you would give him 8
place at about twelve hundred dollars 8
year. so sent for him and here he is
The Secretary was in despair He
lOked the Congressman in the FACET
was blank In sheer desperation he
tapped a bell for an assistant. told the
latter TO take the constituent TO Mr.
b, and if possible to find him g
place. The Congressman shook hands
all around and departed with an ex-
preston of benevolence on his coun-
tenance.
The man got fairly good place. The
Congressman is still rather deaf The
Secretary he has his own sus-
PIGEONS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21
Prosnerons NIe,iro

Mexico in the past nine wears 80.
doubled its revenues, doubled l,s a,
ports. doubled the number of i,s -
tories and multiplied by three H. -
ing capital-and the continuance -
this great prosperity is now omit ~
pronounced as ever during tho -, a.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21
lemon Juice for Hoarso.

A singer in grand opera controa,,..
the statement frequently made - =
lemon juice Is excellent to roll, wa :
slight hoarseness. 1t may clea, 80, =
voice at first, but only for sbor, ,,. s"e
and the strong acid is extremelv ''I t.,
furious to the vocal chords -
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21
FOCUSED ALL ATTENTION.
Woman's Telegram Diverted Audience
from the Performance.

rum inc AChA'i hA"heSs
When a woman receives telegram
at her home it causes her heart to palpi-
tate at a greatly accelerated rate and she
hesitates long before opening the en-
velope. What must be the effect upon
her when the missive comes to her,
with every appearance Of urgency,
when she is seated in n theater2 A
young woman on visit to Wilkesbarre
Pa. recently underwent the experience
while the entire audience, gathered to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

Recently Texas young woman was
carried a quarter Of mile In the arms
of cyclone. bur II is said that she had
not gone half the distance before the
dampness told her that 1t was not her
hilarious Texas lover bent on an elope-
mpnt
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

Remember the Maine and "iicmem
her Maluba" are history. Remember
Pekln' threatens. alas. to be more
volumlnously vengeful cry.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

or course the girl who walked 5000
miles ON wager WAS pretty" They
always are. If she had travelled a mile
by turning hnndsprings or had crossed
the continent In a box ear it would
have been the same. with the possible
addition that Size would have been de
scribed as refined aud highly edu-
Gated also That's one way to ac-
qulre beauty newspaper beauty"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

Certain fundamental differences of
character seem To exist between men
and women. and 1.-THE lord Of creation"
60 ascribe them to the brain. This the
ory. he feels, carries with II the privi-
lege of monopolizlng the morning pa
per. and OF answering with an air OF
authority questions of which he knows
quite as little as his Wife. An English
scientist. Alexander Sutherland. has
studied this problem in its physiOlog
teal aspects. and his conclusions are III
tcresting To men and women alike.
From comparison of trustworthy sta
tistics. Il appears that the brain Of Tho
average man Is about One-tenth larger
than that of the average woman; but on
the other hand, IL the ratio between the
size Of brain and body be taken into
consideration. mans brain comes out
second best. Happily however. male
Intelligence has lonphOle of escape
from the natural inference from this
fact The smaller animal always has
the larger proportional brain. A cal
HIS hlolt uIdlu III itop'lliou 10 ltS SlNt
than an elephant. and a bahy's brain Is
five times the relative size of its IA
TIERS Woman has. however, Other
lines OF defense. All mental activity
finds its origin in the thin outer layel
or cortex of the brain. On every squar,
inch there are some ten millions of min
ute cells. the instruments of mental en-
ergy. Might not a more just compari
son he based on CONSIDERATION of thes
cells? Perhaps, but no observer ha
yet shown that sex makes any differ
eDce In the number. DEVELOPMENT or vi
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

David Starr Jordan Is right IN saying
that collegc-bred women are desirable
as wives. Sometimes their learning Gu
ablcs them TO support the family.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

Long before school boards were es-
tabllshed in England Canadian chill
dren were instructed free of cost be
tween the ages Of Z and u. This edu-
cation is compulsory.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

Scientists tell MS that toes are slowly
disappearing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

II does not pay any man TO hold a
political Office, except as the Office may
come to him fairly and upon his merits
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

It with another Italian romance called
"Sforza." In the judgment Of critics
they had considerable literary merit.
There was a lack Of the two great
things, power and imagination. There
were polish and scholarly ability to a
good degree. But here again Mr.. Aston
failed to connect with the people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

What has become of the old-fashion-
ed boy who was sent out by his mother
to cut the switch with which she in
tended to whip him? And what has
become Of the old-fashioned mother
who always kept switch over the fire
place, ready for an emergency
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

To crown his political and literary
disappointments a dispute arose as to
whether Mrs. William Waldorf Astor
or Mrs. John Jacob Astor was entitled
to be called Mrs. Aston" In short.
was John Jacob Aston or William Wal
dorf Ast0r the head Of the family? So
clety settled the question In favor of
the popular John Jacob. aud William
Waldorf. in pique. built next door to
mis- cousin the big and fashionable hO-
tel, the Waldorf Astor House. Then he
gathered up his household goods and
moved to London. He disposed OF as
much of his property In America as he
could and invested his money in Eng
lang He rented his residence and de
clared publicly and often that America
was not his country. He became a nat.
uralized Englishman and for a couple
OF years was apparently an intimate
friend of the Prince of Wales. II was
rumored that he was to be given 4
peerage and marry a daughter Of the
Prince, for he is now a widower. Thef
gossip connected his name with that OF
Lady Randolph Churchill, and recently
with that of Mrs. Ogden GOelet, OF
New York.
] All the time Mr.. Astor has ATTEMPTED
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

The adornment of the interior Of
school houses is no less important than
the Improvement OF the grounds. in
favor Of which Il sentiment SO vigorous
and 50 widespread happily exists. Less
general but steadily growing, is the
demand for beautiful schoolrooms.
Much Is already accomplished. Local
associations. town Improvement sOcie-
ties. patriotic orders, historical socie-
ties have willingly co-oporated with pri-
waite henevolence. There have been be
quests and memorial presentations; and
few schools have funds sufficient to
render every classroom, hall. corridor,
stairway even cloak room delightful
10 the eye and Instructive TO the mind.
Few schools can hope for such equip
nept at least. an at once There must
DE small beginnings and gradual
growth In many schools Il suitable
aud charming custom has arisen of late
years, 10y which each departing class
ns /, graduates leaves behind Il a menu
orial east or picture. This may fitting
~ possess illustrative connection with
some course of study. or IL may he one
among the masterpieces which repre-
sent the highest reach Of art in pure
beauty, educative only. although pow
erfully, through innate grandeur or
lOveliness. The essential is TINT il
should be truly fine the work. not nee
cssArlly OF an old MASTER but of a mas
Tor Fortunately hovs and girls ura
as quick 10 learn how 10 give as to give.
and the mistakes of class committees
are few. So promising indeed is the
progress of this movement among our
generous young students that there is a
good prospect that a few years hence
the month of guduauous will bring
rs great emhelishmeut to schoorooms
ms Arhor day will bring To the SUR
rOuudings OF fhe buildings.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-09-21

HARVEY A. rrou, ruon.brr.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-14
Cultivated Roostrrs,

The village of Brackrl. in Belgium.
eujoys the fame Of having originated
one Of the mos, celebrated races Of do
mes,ic fowls. The RrlgianS do no, hes
ltatc to assert tha, the Rrackrl hens
are unrqualed FOR the excellence aud
number Of their eggs. while the
roosters have developed. thanks &c
generations OF cultivation and the
influence of 'crowing tournaments" }"
q power and rhythm of voice equally
unrivaled. The breeders have n theory
that the musical contests in which the
Brackel roosters are trained serve TO
develop the peculiar qualities of the
race. However this may be. IL is GER
tain that cultivation has differentiated
these fowls from all others.-N. Y.
World.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-14
The Twice-A-week Republic.

Every Monday and Thursday a news
paper as good as a magazine and bet
ter, for it contains the latest by tele-
graph as well as interesting stories--is
sent to the subscriber Of the "Twice-a-
Week" Republic, which is only 81 a
year.
The man who reads the Twice a.
Week" Republic knows all about affairs
political, domestic and foreign events; is
posted about the markets and CONNER
cial matters generally.
The woman who reads the Twice a.
Week" Republic gathers a bit of valua-
BILE information abont household affairs
and late fashions and finds recreation 10
the bright stories that come under both
the headings of fact and fiction. There
is gossip about new books and a dozen
other topics Of esps cial interest to the
wide awake man and woman.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-14
Cures Blood Poison, Scrofula, Eczema
Rheumatism, and a ] Blood
Troubles.

The Brhar i. 81 od Balm (B. Il. BY
Treatment for impure blood and skin
q s. ase is nov rrcugn'Zsd ss a sure and
certain cure for the most advanced
tages of cancer. eating sores. eczema,
itching skin humors, scabs or scales,
=, ph,litc blood poison, scrnfula, ulcers,
persistent -rupiIons, ptmpleS, bOils,
aches aLd pains IN bores, j IInis or back,
swollen glands, rising and bumps on the
skin, rheumatism or catarrh. or any
form of kin ur blOOi diseases. Men,
omen and children are being cured in
every state by botanic Blood Balm for
purifying the blood, and expelIing the
germs and humors from the entire sys-
en-, leaving the skin free frhm ernp-
tIona. and rosy with evidence OF pure,
rich blood. No suff. Ter need longer
Ispair,-help is At hand,-nO matter
how many discouraRements you may
have met with. Botanic Blood Balm tB
b. b cures permanently and quickly
To satisfy the doubters We will give to
any sufferer trial treatment absolutely
tree Sc that they may test this wonder
fui remedy. b. B. b. (Botanic Blood
Balmj sold by all drug stores with com
pie to directions for home treat ment for
81 per large bottle. For free trial treat
men.. address Blood Balm Co.. 8 Mitch
ell Street, Atlanta. Ga, and Trial Treat
ment will be sent at once. Write to-day.
Describe troutla, and free medical
advice given. Over 1900 voluntary
testimonials OF cures by using Blood
Balm. Thoroughly tested for 30 years.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-14
His Skin Acted Well,

4 young English actor who had i'm
pressed his manager favorably was east
FOR difficult role in a new production
and his success or failure in il was a
matter Of vital Importance to his fu-
ture reputation. After the second act
on the opening night his friend. Viii
liam Gilbert. the popular dramatiSt and
liberettist. went behind the scenes
fully realizing that in kindly word or
q sympathetic criticism he would bring
hope or despair To the actor. How
ever. on seeing that his friend was in a
profuse perspiration he could not re-
sist his own clevernsss and conttntetl
himself with merely remarking: How
well your skin acts" San Francis
CO Argcnaut.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-14

The ancient wore a single pouch at
his heiti the modern has-how
many pockets ia sn ordinary costume
for outdoorss Let us count them: la
the trousers, five; In the waistcoat.
six ia the jacket, i've in the
ovsrcost, four. making 20 in all
"a full score OF little pokes or bags, and
arranged 50 conveniently that they
are scarce noticed, Truly, this il an
evolution! How long may il be before
We have pockets IN our hatbands,
where the irishman carries his pipe,
the American soldier his toothbrush.
and. internally. the pettifogger his lr-
gal papers, the papers that his prede-
ceSsors in England thrust into his
typical green bagF" How long be-
fore there may be pockets In our
gloves--fOr there are, ! believe. pat
ents covering this inyrntion-and in
our shoes? The cane also, with its
screw top, begins IN be useful re-
ceptacle. Two centuries from now, so
the man with long foresight can
clearly zee. the main idea underlying
tie wearing Of clothing will have en-
tirely changed. The chief purpose Of
garments will not longer b- consid-
cred TO protec! the body. They will
be regarded. first of all. as textile
foundations for innumerable pockets.
Tudor jerks. in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-14
L;I3353 3FlfJ||jI
TRIAL TREATMENT B B.B.FREE

desiring . trip to the Paris Exposition, with good
salary and expenses paid. should write
The PATENT RECORD, Baltimore, Md.