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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04


Contractors In South Missouri EN-.
ploy many negroes to load railroad ties
IN the cars of the Memphis railway,
says the Kansas City Star. The ties
are cut In the woods, hauled to the rail
way In wagons and dumped In piles
along the side of the roads. The ne
groes then take them up, tie by tie, and
run with them up planks to the cars,
where they drop them in regular order.
These negroes are paid price for each
tie they carry, so they vie with one
another to earn the most money in one
day.
They become so expert at the work
that an old hand can throw a heavy tie
on his shoulder so that it will balance,
and then, without holding it, he will
rum both hands pressed fiat against his
sides, up the gangplank to the car. The
negroes are so accustomed to the work
that they seldom drop tie and seem
never to have sore shoulders.
One may see gangs Of a dozen or
more Of them, all singing and whistling.
Each sings at the top Of his voice or
whistles as loud as he can. and every
tune is different. The effect is anus
ing but beyond description. The men
carry their ties at trot all day long.
An inspector stands beside the plank
that goes up the car to examine the ties
being loaded. 1t Is amusing to hear the
inspector call negro halfway up the
plank with a tie on his shoulder to
throw 1t away among the heap of bad
ties. The negro gets no credit for his
load and goes back swearing at his bad
luck, while his companions stop their
music and burst into loud, uncontroIla-
bic laughter.
All these negro tie-carriers have deem
grooves in the right shoulder where
the ties have pressed, but the flesh Is
calloused and seldom sore. The men
make good wages, most Of them $3.50
day. They spend all of it. Very few
OF them save their money.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

BY the action of the Senate In rati-
flying the Hague peace treaty. the
United States now stands before the
world as % nation no less ready to
practice than to preach arbitration. Its
promptness in accepting the invitation
to The Hague, the emlnence of those
who represented the country, It's com
handing position as one Of the great
powers OF the world and the govern
ments well-kuown advocacy OF the
principles of arbitration. all tend to
invest the action of the Senate with
peculiar significance. by II we have
now shown our good faith and other
nations may follow. The aim Of the
treaty, stripped Of complicntlng details,
Is merely to make peace easier and
war more difficult. IL can not compel
peace. for Il leaves each nation free
TO choose course for itself, but Il
seeks TO render the resort TO arms the
last resort. BY providing for peaceful
offers OF mediation it paves the way
for reason and sober second thought.
by establishing an international court
OF aiulINuou IL FURNISHES n simple
and dlgnihed method of bringing the
question at Issue before the great trl-
bupal OF enlightened public opinion.
One OF those who represented this
country at the conference has told OF
the interest manifested by the Amerl.
can people during the meetings at The
Hague. Day after day cablegrams.
resolutions and letters OF sympathy
poured In upon the American delegates.
Coming from all parts of the country.
and from all kinds of people. their re-
ceipt not only strengthened the hands
Of the American representatives, but
impressed the delegations from other
countries with a profound sense of the
zeal Of the great republic for the cause
Of peace ana arbitration The public
opinion Of the United States spoke In
those earnest and cheering messages.
1t has undergone no change since. The
Senate's action shows Just compre.
henslon Of its great responsibility and
true estimate OF the power and honor
and sanctity of its opportunity.
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sAResa TO FouR MIlLIon1sz..
inomas whaien shaves Arno,,.
bank, Allertou ana Eur fair-

-"as "haien Slaves Arno,,.
Dank' Alierton and Fie,d air
Ihomas Whalen shaves so,.
Aires a day. lie makes tha il'iiiioh-
.neir residences every mornlna y,
uses his own fast PAGER 10 save am, anu
lney al pay him liberal salarv 49, 49,.
'nIee nours each morning be ear4 ~
four days. '"ioer does In
Mr. Whalen's clients ore n
mour, S. w. Allerton ~. -, ar
ana n. X. Fairbank. They emnlov 49, ~
oy tne year. and his salary cont J n,'',
wnesher they are in Europe. Neu, Wi,
Calliornia or Chicago His ooatSan,
calls for daily shave in Cb,coaa a.
II the miliionaires' chlns are NO, - Ia
round, Whalen Is not the sufferer ~
"pulr' Is said to be Of the eentlest -
MS FELLOW BARRIERS declare II ID ve,,-
strong and besides the salary no CO.,
there is always liberal Cbrlst9ss,
present. 10 III >
Inc salaries paid are as follou.s
Mr.. Armour, SIS per month. M
Field, SIS; Mr. Allerton. $50. ana Mr.
Fairbank, $35. All Of these eentlor,a,.
have their private barber sbops ami
Mr.. WhaleD has the running Of them
He keeps each supplied with the finaet
razors, shears, strops, soaps, mugs and
other requisites of n irst-class tonsorior
parlor. He knows the turn of every
whisker Of his patrons. and there IL
never any kick about razors with n
pull"
bis labors begin early. Mr.. Armour's
home is his first stopping place. though
recently, during that gentleman's resi-
dence In California, he has not been
getting up so early. Mr.. Armour has.
always shaved by O'Clock and otter
earlier. From there it is only a block
to Mr.. Fields Prairie avenue mansion
and just across the street, u little to the.
south, he finds Mr.. Allerton ready for
his daily scrape. But to reach MIR
Fairbank he must make a big Jump 20.
the North Side, and his fast PAGER
comes in good use. Cars are too uncer.
tain, and Mr.. Fairbank cannot be kent
waiting or disappointed, and before 9.
o'clock Whalen Is at the Lake Shore
drive residence, ready for Mr.. Fair
bank to come to the private barber
shop.
TON" Whalen IS one Of the be IT.
known BARRIERS In Chicago. He has
made a competency out Of his work.
and his income now is by no means
beggarly, averaging close to $1,000 for
the year. His last shop was In the
Methodist church block. This he sold
several years ago. He now devotes his.
attention to his four millionaire Gus
toners and several fine hOrses.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04
~ Hohnrt,s First Acc.

One of the neighbors has told how the
vice President made his first fee as
LAWYER. He was employed to write the
will of a well-known manufactures or
paterson. who was wealthy. Asked
his fee. Mr.. Hobart, the legal hedghng,
renlIed: zone hundred dollars IL
was from this that he received a sig
nifcant hint how to succeed as law
yer. The manufacturer was Wen
nleased with his attorney, and turning
TO his desk drew out package Of BANK
checks that had come in during inc
regular course Of business. Taking up
one for $500 he indorsed it and hahueu
1t to Mr.. Hobart
"With this start in life," said the
narrator of the story. "Mr. Hobart mar
r,ed the daughter Of Socrates futile,
who has been his helpmeet through uil
the Years that have followed. Years
afterward Mr.. Hobart learned that the
granddaughter OF his first client was
sboutto be married. and that the family
had been reduced to financialst straits. lie
sent To her his check for $3.50 TO ASSIST
in purchasing her treusseau' and toU ,
steps to provide other members OF sn'
family with employment "-Phnadei-
phia North American.
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The estimate is made by high au-
thority that the standard of personal
morality is higher In America than in
England, the standard Of commercial
morality n little lower, and that OF
political morality decidedly lower. If
this be 80, the interesting question
arises 10 what extent men can be hon
est In private life and dishonest in
public life. II does not seem logical
that n man should permanently differ
entiate between few OF his country
men and the great mass Of them, so
that when dealing with his nelghbor he
is honest and honorable, and when
dealing with the whole nation he Is
not. Soon or late, the same rule must
apply In both and In all cases. The
question Is, whether the standard OF
public morality shall be brought up
to that Of private morality, or the lat.
ter shall be brought down to the for
mer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

The "schipperke," small dog which
comes from the low countries. is tail
less He Is In his native country the
fayorlte companion of the Flemish
bargee, and hence his name, which. In
English, means little skipper" At the
Fakenham dog show Of 1876 the Prince
of Wales exhibited a pair Of Indian
tailless dogs. Then there Is the bob
tail sheep-dog. Until within the last
half-century sheep-dogs without tails
We're exempt from taxation. it being
supposed that no one would keep a
tallless dog who could afford to pay the
tax. As a consequence, almost every
sheep-dog had his tail cut Off, and
owing to this cause the tailless sheep
dog, stlll met with in some localities,
has arisen. Darwin tells us that a
mutilation of this kind will often be-
come hereditary.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

Prof. Sumner rests his criticism OF
marriage upon the assertion that mot
more than 10 per cent. OF married cOu-
pies realize their ideal" lie might
truly have said that not one couple in
million, or even not orc anywhere
on earth. ever fully realized the ideal
with which II set out. But what thent
IL marriage a failure because Ii does
not produce precisely the results anti
cipated by the parties to IT. Measured
by such a standard, must not all hui
man endeavor be reckoned n failure?
who that ever lived has realized oil
the dreams Of his youthl Who has ever
found life precisely what he planned 1t
TO be? In hundreds Of thousands Of
happy homes marriage has been ana Is
to-day an illlmltable success. 1t has
in none Of them realized the Ideals
cherished at the beginning, but 1t has
brought something UNNECESSARILY bet
ter Into the lives OF those concerned. 1t
has knitted two kindred souls together.
II has surrounded the hearthstone with
children whose welfare and education
is common interest to the parents. 1t
has invoked both JOY and sorrow to
unite two hearts with links of steel
for sorrows shared are as potent for
love as joys in common. Human life
is not dependent upon Ideals. And
marriage, with all It's dlsappoiutments,
has contributed more to human happl-
ness and human advancement than
any other Institution ever devised by
God or man.
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Baggage Allowed Cavalry Omoer.

Baggage Allowed Cavalry Ohioer.
In the war in South Africa n Brit
lsh mounted officer knows exactly
what he may carry. In his pockets or
haVersack or slung on a belt he is re-
sricted to whistle, compass. note
DOOR, water bottle, clasp knife. besides
sword pistol and ammunition. On this
Morse attached to the saddle. are n.
spare shoe, case with nails. nosebog
p'cNeung ropes and pegs, cloak. mess
I'M held glass and in a pair of wallets
an emergency ration. tin of vaseline,
uuuerhnen mot exceeding two pounds,
NhlIe' FORK spoon, comb, toothbrush,
SnaVlhE brush, nlghtcap, field can,
towel and soap, drinking Gun. man ~
country ana a box Of matches All
'nese articles must not. with saddle
ana oridle, exceed 7lI5 pounds in
weight Carried in the regImaptoI
transport each mounted officer 10 re.
s'rlcted TO % pounds of baggage. which
must be packed In bed valise ana in
eiuues change Of clothing and linen
nools ana puttles, canvas shoes bucl,'
et' lantern and writing portfolio comn
/ IOts. anu SAT-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

The only people in the world who
have ever beaten Great Britain badly
In naval conflicts, and from whom she
has. condescended to learn new lessons
IN naval warfare, are the Americans.
She has more respect for and fear of
the American navy than for any other.
and has borrowed more ideas of us
than from all others combined. This
sentiment has been pounded into her
by repeated victories won by Ameri-
cans in the naval engagements Of two
wars, In both of which not only our
warships but our privateers demon
strated that Great Britain was far
from being mistress OF the seas. In
the revolutionary war our navy and
privateers together captured or de-
strOyed 796 British vessels, and in the
war Of 1912 they captured or destroyed
1854. These exploits included some of
the greatest naval battles recorded in
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04
COULDN'T HELP IT.
An Old Yankees Yarn of Better Days
Was Pure Fiction.

Was Pure Fiction.
An old man was saving wood in a
Maine village the other day. He had
taken job and was putting in bis best
ticks.
A man who was going past stopped
and looked over the palings Of the
fence.
kind o tough work, isn't 1t, uncleY
asked the passer.
The old man Strengthened up and
stroked the sweat off his forehead.
oval. middlin' tart" said he. sort
O. takes holt o my lumbago once in a
while. | don't suppose | should mind
1t so much II 1t hadn't been for the fact
that had money once and didn't have
to do such things as this"
rs that soY Had money!
"Yas, that's right. You remember
the time they built This branch railroad
through here|
Sure"
wal l was dom pretty well at that
time and l subscribed to the stock
Kinder thought there might be a chance
to make n little something out of the
deal. But the first thing l knowed
they called for an assessment Of the
stock. They come round to me aud
wanted my assessment.
"'How much be itY said |.
Sixty-four thousand. five hundred
dollars. says they.
WAL says l. that's rather a stiff
haul on man. but I'll pay it. But /
give ye notice now that We better not
call on me again. For that will lust
about take the last cent l got And
for a fact when l went into the old
chist and counted out my money that
was jest what had to a cent. Never
got cent back for all that money 1
put In. And here l am sawin" wood
for a Twin"
When the stranger got down to the
store and stccd warming his hands Mt
the barrel stove he remarked upon the
sad case Of the old man saving wood
up the road.
That man never had cent ahead in
all his life." remarked the storekeeper.
He's alias sawed wood for n Twin"
"Well, what does he want to tell
such a thIndering story as that forY'
asked the stranger.
"Wa-a-l." replied the storekeeper.
yankees have to sorter keep in prac-
tlce for what may come up. Jest hav'
to do It,
"When you drive along you'll prob
ably see an old fellow up here WORK
ing round in the barnyard. He wears
Horace Greeleys for WHISPERS ano a
straw hat winter or summer. You'll
know him when you see him. Stop
and talk with him a little while. He's
keepin' In practice, too"
The stranger did so.
They fell into talk OF the corruption
Of modern institutions aud OF the dita
Guilty Of believing those who are en-.
gagged in business operations.
Two weeks ago" said the old man,
Il was shlngling the Methodist pa'son.
age down the road here a ways. aud
the elder came out aud says he. 'The's
big bank in Boston failed
National bankT says l.
National bank. says he ana he
gave me the name.
oval, sir, for a while l never was &c
scared in my life. l jest jumped right
down of the roof Of that parsonage
bout thirty feet Was SO excited l new
er felt It.
81 ran all the way home. rushed
into the bedroom. Wife come a rpn
min after me.
"'For the land sakes. says she. %,
you crazyY
Equity near IT, says l. The So-and
so Nadonai Bank Of Boston has failed
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There Is a growing disposition in this
country to regard circumstantlnl evil
dence rs insufficient 10 convict man
Of murder and to impose the death pen
atty. The conviction OF Roland B..
Aioiineux in New York OF the murder
by poison OF Mrs. Adams is an instance.
The State depended entirely upon cir
cumstantinl evidence and expert testl-
mOny. Moiiueux was charged with
sending n package done up as "A head
ache powder and containing poison to
a man who lnnocently gave II to his
landlady, who died after taking IL. IL
could not be proven that Molineux had
purchased or sent the poison, and no
motive for doing 80 was made appar-
ent Experts declared that the hand
writing upon the package was that OF
Mollneux. Molineux says he is the vic
tim Of yellow journalism. II may be so.
Yet the newspapers Of New York did
little more than secure evidence
against him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

A correspondent OF Figaro writing
from Madrid, gives very favorable
account OF the present condition OF
Spain, which he says "ls making rapid
progress toward recovery. after Sc
ries OF cruel disasters" The tendencies
20 disorder have subsidized; the danger
OF revolution has passed; under the in
fiuence OF a well-baianced budget, pub
SIC credit Is improving; the personal
worth and practical wisdom OF the
Queen Regent have "made her the one
dxed point around which all the wishes
OF Spain aud all the sympathies OF Eu-
rope grayltate;" and her son Alfonso,
who VIII ascend the throne in two or
three years, gives fne promise Of in
aelligence. courage and virtue.
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The need Of attending closely to de-
tails. even TO the smallest WIS en-
forced by Sir James paget, the great
physician who recently died, in an Incl
dent OF his career. After operating
upon a patients heArt-a most delicate
Operatlon-he gave ordebs that he
should be kept perfectly quiet. aud
subjected to not the slightest disturb
ance, since his recovery depended upon
perfect rest OF the body. A few hours
later nurse. dlsregardlng the Order
complied with the patients request
for n biscuit The patient ate il, and
an doing 50 scattered few crumbs In
the bed. one Of the crumbs presently
tickled his back He moved his body
10 escape IL, the movement caused At
llgature TO slip. and the man died
'srhRt crumb killed him." said the ply
sieian: aud his Judgment is not to be
disputed.
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up and it's jest like my luck to have a
lot of bills of that bank in the chest
here And | threw the chest open
and reached down for our box. l open
ed 1t. Wal, 1t didn't have a single bill
on that bank-nor any other kind of
bill either. Never felt so relieved in
my life. '-LewistOn Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

The Boston preacher who founded
the Holy Grost and U.s. society may
desire merely TO show that the fool
killer and Syndicate Miller OF New
York have overlooked some fertile
Hal1a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

-In nine cases out Of ten says a
writer I'm the Washington Post, 1.-THE
beauty hints IN the newspapers are pre-
pared by homely women" This Is Al
mistake. Fully half Of them are pre-
pared by men with whiskers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

., me me. elerk-By the way. l see the An.
u-superstition League opens its nv 49, ~
ing tomorrow. 80 "es''
~, me Doss-ls that so? Mark those
g. oa-, o S.'a,l up to Sis in big figures
ana suck EN- in the wIndow2Indian
apOlis Press. lluIlh-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

The American postohice at the Paris
exposition VIII serve the double pur-
pose Of accommodating tourists and OF
exhibiting the postal devices IN which
Yankee ingenuity leads the world.
American mail ears. beside which
those OF other nations seem primitive,
viii be there. and also the fur-cad
Alaskan carrier, with his dogs and
sieds
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

A fair article of provender Is gen
orally given small political offenders IN
5ails. but what IS calculated to do most
good Is their being furnished plenty Of
food for renectlOn.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

be shown at this years election. and
the most reasonable estimate Of the
probable total vote is, everything con-
sidered, about OO,OOO-New York
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history, resulting in American victories
that astounded the British and no less
the rest of the world that had come
to regard them as invincible at sea.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

Coal has been discovered near Daw-
son. The owner OF the mine probably
will be willing TO exchange his product
Tor gold Of equal weight.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

Out West the other day a young fell
low was arrested for throwing girl
q kiss. AT this rate II kisses can't be
thrown after awhile signs can't be
heaved.
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Another difference between man
and a poster is that. when the former
goes to the wall he Is not apt to be
stuck up.
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KILLED in Spanish Bull Fights,
The average number OF horses klueu
in Spanish bull fights every yea ooo
ceeds 5000. while from l'OVO 70 ''-'V
bulls are sacrificed.
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Tho Chicago journal meanly inslnu-
ates that in disputed parliamentary
questions Mrs. Gait viii be on the
fence
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The trouble is that a girl thinks her
labor is over when she has won a
mans love, and doesn't appreciate the
struggle that Is coming to keep 1t.
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Water Very Scnrnn-

the value Of water in South Africa
will be fully recognized when 1t is stat
ed that even In times of peace It has
been known to cost 10 cents a quart
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1t can at least be said for the man
with a hoe that his position Is better
than that OF the woman with rake.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-04

SO many society women are going on
the stage that actresses may be crowd
ed out of the profession.
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q b in h
N)ye b.
he 10 r e w
o pie h in he picture MOUNTED re r
r sh hd in he a1 Mani Some 4 p W % a
ore 81 h wi i heat W Others are o he p Spanish Of
century Some bronze. Lunlmp with rdwocc piers
6 n d pieces will IN p III cDnIy museums r I
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more than 100000 tenement jewellers
s'e IN brooklyn according to Official
nSures Just Issued. The nnmhar -
tenement houses is 3l.GsI
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When a man Is quarrelsome, some
people are disposed to say that he has
character"
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Glove Trade of France.

France makes nearly 26'0OOOOO ], pa M,
Of gloves yearly, and Of these ls'VVV'OV'
are exported
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-03-20
AT HOME.

Uncle Billie, DR.. w. H. Whit
slit, recent deposed President, or
something to that effect, of the
Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary, is at home from abroad
again. His many friends. will
welcome him. especially those of
the pedo-Baptist faith, for Uncle
Billie has been there again in that
same British museum and with his
own eyes saw the horse. He is
seventeen feet high and there is
no mistake about it. After a
shake all around and rest from
the sea uncomfortableness Uncle
Billie will seclude himself in order
that he may bring forth another
book. Why another book Uncle
Billie? Didn't you say your re-
cent and more elaborate investiga-
ton confirmed the former discov-
cries which were woven into a
book?
Now it does look to us just like
the brother at the expense OF his
church would write a book and
arouse dissention that he may
gain profit thereby. However,
the brother may again, as he did
for the Independent, write from a
pedo- Baptist standpoint. Giving
advice free, we would urge the
brother to be careful how he
writes-to keep very close to the
shore or he will have Joe Eaton,
of Colorado, after him again with
another sharp stick.
Seriously, let Uncle Billie write
his book, then let the matter be
between him and his
brethren. Rev. ]. N. Hall might
be able to give the brethren more
light on Baptist history.