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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

The bird life Of the nation is being
sacrificed to the whims of fashion
Birds are an Indispensable factor In
successful agriculture. They feast
upon crop-destroying bugs. vermin, ro-
dents and worms. Aside from their
practical contribution to the plans Of
nature, with exquisite beauty and
sweet song, they give in common with
flowers and trees a perfectibility to ru-
raj life Caring nothing for the de-
struction Of the crop-protectors Of the
farmers or the despoliation of the land
scape, women continue to demand that
nature be robbed for their ornamental
ton. The women Of the country, the
fashion plate women, are responsible
for the defamation Of the birds. They
demand birds for their adOrnment. But
they do not stop with the robbery of
the peoples common property in the
rural districts. but have started a deci-
mating raid upon the sea gulls, those
winged beauties that relieve the dreary
mOnotony of the sea coasts. The gulls,
too have their uses. They perform a
sanitary service that is most valuable.
The amount Of putrid matter that they
consume, preventing its floating about
to form. nOxious gases and spread dis
ease, is nconceivable. Millions Of these
gulls gorge daily at the refuse places
of the cities, removing an insalubrious
mass Of matter that would otherwise
be a menace to the public health. But
fashion has decreed that the gulls are
tit for womans adornment and the
work Of devastating the coasts has be-
CUR, despite the efforts of the ornithOl-
oglsts and the sanitarists This slaugh-
ter of the innocents, this robbery Of ma
ture, this iuhumanity, is chargeable to
the women and every woman who
wears trophy of the slaughter is u
confessed accessory to the crime.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

To that large number OF people who
are lacking In admiration for mere
muscle II must be agreeable to note the
growing strength OF expert testimony
on the injurious effects of violent exer-
else. In the first flush Of the athletic
movement In this country the natural
impulse was toward muscular develop
ment regardless OF its cost. Every
right-minded boy wants to be stronger
than the other boy. the obvious way to
be strong is to take exercise. and the
harder the exercise the better Faith
full adherence TO this impulse has given
the country an army Of young athletes
with abnormal knobs Of muscles and
impaired hearts and doubtful digestion
But we live and learn. and we are be-
ginning TO learn that there Is such A
thing as overexertlon OF the muscle, and
that in taking exercise, as In all other
things. the rule OF moderation Is the
rule Of reason We are learning from
experience that bodily fatigue is not
a cure for mental fatigue; that violent
Etraining on gymnRstic apparatus
hurts more than II helps. and that the
real benefits OF exercise. which are
health good digestion, good temper.
good spirits. resistance to disease and
resultant longevity, are acquired by
moderate exertiOn in the open air. rath-
or than by unnatural exertion ia the
achievement OF feats or the breaking
of records. These teachings Of com
mon sense, we may add. are not the
teaching OF the "gridiron" or OF the
athletic meeting.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

It must have been apparent to any
one who has given the subject the
slightest attention that the fire lnsur-
ance companies have been hit very
hard during the last year or more. The
number Of large and disastrous fires
has been very great, and no one can
have failed TO note the great losses that
have been incurred. The general esti-
mate Is that OF the premiums received
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

Arbor Day is the only holiday which
speaks for the future; all others cele-
brate the past. Yet even Arbor Day
begins to have past Eighteen years
ago, during the first forestry congress
In this country, the children Of Clncin-
natl marched to Eden Park and plant
ed young tree for each President.
Washington would be prouder of his
Cincinnati oak than Of his mythical
cherry tree; and jackson would lind
his hickory harder to break down than
was the United States Bank
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25
A FAMOUS RABBI

Rev. Isaac NJ. Wise, Who Died in Gin
cinnati Recently.
Rev. Isaac NJ. Wise, who died in Gin
cinnati recently, was the most famous
leader of Judaism In this country. He
WAS a man of great culture and power
OF mind. He was born in Steingrub,
Austria. April 3, 1919, and in 1913
graduated from the University of Wen
ma. The same year he was appointed
rabbi in Randitz, Bohemia. in which
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

The War Department has lately pub
llshed list Of the officers and men OF
the United States army who have re-
ceived medals or been especially com
mended for gallantry during the last
two and half years. Two of the fifty
officers whose names are mentioned,
and thirty-three Of the enlisted men,
are colored In view OF the relatively
small number OF negro troops in the
sEmy this is a record of which our
dark-sklnned brother may well be
proud Evidently the color-line Is not
drawn at the firing line.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

Blind horses win gallop wildly about
a field without striking the surrounding
fence. The sense Of smell informs
them Of its proximity. The horse, when
browsing. is guided entirely by the nos
trils in It's choice Of proper food, and
blind horses are never known % make
Istakes " their diet
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

II. d. Blackmore, the novelist. left
instructions In his will that no bio
graphy or memoir of him was TO be
written. He must have produced pop
ular songs or done something else that
he was ashamed OF In life.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

An American palmist has been sen
fenced TO five years Imprisonment In
England for stealing Evidently he
couldn't read his lines well enough to
tell where the police would be waiting
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

An Ohio man who is In good health
has bought grave aud coffin for
himself. Perhaps he is afraid the
trusts may put these things beyond the
reach OF people who wait too long.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

To which Mr.. Bangs Immediately sat
down and penned the following an.
swer:
Dear Slr-I am in receipt of your es.
teemed favor of the - inst, and in re-
ply would say that my regular rate
for after-dinner speeches is $500 per
speech. have not as yet, however,
opened up this line of goods in the
West, and as l am anxious to secure
custom in that part of the country, |
will offer you special terms, namely,
$3.50 for such an address as you de
scribe, the amount to be sent as soon
as shipment is made. If the terms pro
posed are satisfactory, kindly let me
know at once, but in that case would
request you not to mention the matter
to Chauncey Depew or Gen. Horace
Porter, as l should not like them to
know that l am cutting rates. Truly
yours,
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS"
This letter was duly sent. and on + Z
day when it reached its destination Mr.
Bangs received the following telegram;
Your letter just received. If Chaun.
cey Depew's speeches are written by
you, then l don't want one."-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

A Chicago man is trying to break a
will in which legacy of 100000 Is
provided for him. There are. how
ever. plenty of Chicago men who
would be pretty well satisfied with
provisions OF that kind
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

There are lots OF morals In these old
classical stories. Achilles being
wounded where he was shows the ad-
vantage OF being well heeled.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

Since Its export from this country to
Turkey averaged only Sl3 per year, IT,
Isn't likely that the Sultnns embargo
on American pork will cause much Of a
Rqueal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

The curfew takes It's name from an
old custom Of putting out lights at a
given signal Nowadays It's supposed
20 mean: "LIght out for homew
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

'Such a double life as his ID moi olto
gether manly"
NO. the life he leads at home Is no
more than dogs lifev'-Detroit Jour.
nal. 0''
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25
TRUMPET CALLS
NaH's Horn Sounds wnrninv NJ.
to the Unredeemed.

VERY delight IN
wolves a duty.
Prayer is the
cure for care.
The man who IS
a walking direc-
tory Of his neigh
boris affairs is a
poor director Of
his own.
Friendship gives
no license to dis
nose of cOurtpqv
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

In Ireland the potato does not occupy
the position which it held some some, years ear.
o one The cheapness Of foreign hour
los dome much to reduce the vaiue OF
t nas notato in the diet of the irish peas
antrY.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

There is said to be popular demand
for half-cents, and the government is
thinking Of supplying them. We fire.
quently find people who haven't half
cents
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

One way to live 100 years, now that
the subject Is UP. Is not to be emperor
Of China.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

There Is only one man who finds that
Il pays TO make a fool Of himself-the
circus clown
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

Burglaries on American principles
are reported from parts of Cuba. An
other phase OF the open door" ques-
tiou
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

The Prince OF Wales viii probably
never found a society for the improve
ment OF Workmanship
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25
MeiRht ID the GrnenInnh mh.,.

according to Nilsson, the zoologist.
tne weight of the Greenland whale is
l' IONS o or 224OOO pounds, or equal to
'nat 81 elephants or 44O bears.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

You would be surprised II you knew
nov, now your friends talk about you be.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

How many people can find a chapter
IN the Bible without looking at the in
dex2
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

Mafkig the alarm bell the market
Sometimes shell drops into
given The sketch from which this nus
to that
left Some fling themselves on
heard he groveed the grOunu'
anyb he's notaf o. these shells he's liar!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25

The Kearsarge rules the waves.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25
Game Back at Bangs.

A good story, of which John Ken.
drick Bangs, the humorist, is the hero
has lately leaked out Some time age
Mr. Bangs received the following let
ter from a city in one of the Pacific
States:
"Mr. John X. Bangs
Dear Slr-I have been asked to re
spond to a toast at our Board OF
Trades annual dinner next month, anC
write to inquire what would be YOU
lowest terms for preparing a good
rafting, funny speech for me to de
liver on that occasion. A prompt reply
will Oblige. Yours very truly,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
WooDCHUCKs KILLED SHEEP.
The Curious Discovery Made by ali
Old Hunter.
From thc Philadelrhia nm.

FROM the Imlauelpnla llHlcs
Many interesting stories have been
told about the modest woodchuck and
his habits, but it is safe to say that the
charge of sheep killing has never be-
fore been laid at his door. The far
merS of an Adirondack town have been
missing good many lambs lately.
These were mostly the young and ten
der creatures who wobbled a good deal
as they followed their dams over Il
large, hilly common called the Wood
chuck Cobble. The lambs would be
found lying about with their throats
badly bitten and their bodies partly
eaten. The cause for this destruction
was sought in vain for some time.
Wolves have left the country, foxes are
scarce and we'll behaved generally, de-
voting themselves to the capture of
field mice and potato grubs during the
summer and early fall. A census of
the dogs showed none that had any
fondness for young mutton
Finally an old hunter and berry
picker. a half-breed ottawa Indian.
offered for a few dollars to spend all
his time watching for the cause of the
trouble, and agreed TO ask for no pay
| unless it was clearly discovered. He
accordingly armed himself with his
old Winchester and shadowed the
| flock for a couple of days. At night
| he would bivouac right among the
sleeping creatures. There had been
some rain the second night and the
morning following was misty. Along
about o'clock he noticed a commO-
tion among the sheep and cautiusly
| approached under cover, He was sur
prised to see a young lamb struggling
| in the fangs of a rather large grizzly
| Colored animal that seemed to have
| come right ou@ of the earth. The In
dian fired and ran forward to find that
he had shot an old male woodchuck,
whose hole was just where he had
| fallen. The hill was fairly honey
| combed with the homes of these ami
| mails, and it may be that the scarcity
of herbage impelled them to seek this
unnatural food. Anyhow, the one in
question had seized the little lamb by
| the throat and was evidently sucking
| its blood when killed. The hunter, be-
| lieving the occurrence to have been
| accidental, continued his watch an
| other day, and the chucks got away
with two or three more lambs and ate
portion of their carcasses. 1t was
long time before the Indian could
persuade the farmers that woodchucks
had been doing the mischief and only
succeeded in doing so after making
| them eye-witnesses of it one morning
up on the Cobble. Then they decided
to move their sheep to another grazing
place, and paid the patient old woods
man a liberal reward, enough to en-
able him TO sit behind the stove in the
village grocery all winter in ease and
| comfort,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
Sheriff's Deeds Acknowledged.

Sheriffs deeds were acknowledged in
open court yesterday to the following:
Christian Miller, lot of land in Archibald sold
as property of Max Hopper for $i09l.
l.. A. Lange, lot in borough of Winton, sold as
property OF Mary J. Devlin, $50.
Formers and Mechanics Savings Fund and
Loan association, lot in Dunmore, sold as proper.
ty OF James 5. Quick $500
George G.. Pierce, lot in Greenfield township
sold property Of Fred Iloldcrc, sos.
Citizens Building and Loan association, lot Of
land in JcSsup, sold as property OF Joseph Kon.
ieczny, 500
Pennsylvania Trust company, lot in Lackawan.
ma township, sold as property of Henry Rcy.
nolds, 500.
Honesdalc Shoe company, lot in Lackawanna
county, sold as property Of George w. Kozcnstcin,
S39.7l.
New Schiller Building and Loan association lot
in Old Forge, sold as the property OF Anna Ap.
planalb, $lOG.l7.
Il. L. Taylor, lot in Old Forge, sold as property
Of E. J. Fallon, Sio.T,
L. 4. Lange, lot in Olyphant, sold as property
OF Elizabeth J. Williams etc, SSH.
New Schiller Building and Loan association, lot
in Olyphant, sold as property OF Michael Slimack,
$3o.9l.
New Schiller Building and Loan association, lot
in Olyphant, sold as property Of William Mosley
S5i76.
l.. a. BlONham administrator, ETC., lot in
olyphant sold property of John J. Williams,
Si2.0i.
New Schiller Building and Loan association, lot
in Priceburg, sold as property Of John KrTanof
Ski, $500,
Pennsylvania Savings Fund and Loan asSocia.
zion. lot in Scranton, SOLD l' property ot Charles
T. 900 ,cr SEQ lbs.
Pennsylvania Savings Fund and Loan assooil.
ION. lot in Scranton, sold Is properly @, John j.
snyder, SSl2j.
Rosa Splitter, 10. in Scranton, sold as property
of George l.. Falt SJO97.
Robert c. Wills, lot in Scranton and Dunmorc,
sold as property of Frank p Connolly, S42j.
Charles p ONiallcy, lot in Scranton, sold as
property Of Charles r. Stoner sSSS.G7.
West Side bank, lot in Taylor sold as property
Of Evan P. Phillips si6.76.
New Schiller Building and Loan association,
lot in winton borough, sold property OF James
f. Lotus, SI7,T.
Charles II Welles, lot in Scranton, sold as
property OF George SandCrsoH, Sl1G.ns.
New York Savings and Loan association, lot in
Scranton, sold as property Of Henry Smith and
others, Sje,07.
r. W. Stokes lot in Scranton sold as property
Of James NJ Moore, S73,52.
j. 0. Ackeuuan, lot in Scranton, sold as prop
srty Of Michael Slovisk SGl,9l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
Chicago Live Stock Marks.

Chicago Sept. 7.--Cattc-Rcccipts, 5000, in.
Cluding 1900 westerns and 600 Texans; good
steers, generally l0c higher; all other kinds,
slow, including westerns and Texans Natives
Best on sale today, G carloads at $3.50; good
TO prime steers, Sj.lja5gO; poor to medium,
Si50a54O; selected feeders. choice, steady; 9th.
Crs. slow, S3.SUlIJO: mixed stoCkCrS, weak,
81 5Ol3 Gj; COWS, S2.SOa4lO; heifers, s., g0l
$50; canners, $2a2.1o; bulls S2.jOli.3O; calves,
SI5OaG.5O. TcNaus-ReCcipts, 600; best on sale
today, carloads at ~ Texas fed steers,
Si.2ua5; do. grass steers, $3.30Il1j; do, bulls,
~. 4Ol3 30.
IIogs--Rcceipts to-day. 10000; tomorrow, 81 =.
600; estimated left over, 1000; 2i2 TO 3 cents
lower; fair clearance. Tops, 500: mixed
butchers ,Sjl0aj.jo; good to choice heavy, $40
aj5J; rough heavy, Si0jajO5; light, Sj.2Oa
sos; bulk # sales Sj.2Oa5.iO
Sheep Receipts, 1900; sheep. steady; lamlS,
steady to slow good TO choice wothcrs, S3.2ja
4.25; fair to choice mixed. Si.GOa30O; western
sheep sa.OOai.2O; Texas sheep, S2jOa3.jO; na.
tive lambs, Si2jlj.jJ; western LAMBS, Stij
a. 10.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
Suit Against the City.

Mrs. Johanna Ferdinando yesterday
began an action against the city of
Scranton to recover $4,000 for injury
which she alleges was done to a prop
erty on Ninth street, of which she is
the owner.
She alleges that she was making
some changes on the property, and had
the roof torn off and side opened, when
the city obtained an injunction stop
ping the work. This was on August s,
1898. and the injunction proceedings
were not terminated until January 16,
1899, when the injunction was dissolved.
During that period, Mrs. Ferdinando
alleges, the building was greatly dam
aged by the elements and that she suf-
fered loss because of the delay in the
completion of the structure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
New York Grain and Produce.

New York Srpt 2,.-l'luur-S'ow; being held
I've buyers yuvs 10y the mi., Wheat-Spot
steady, No I'I, Sjtic. t. aHoat and
slhc. elevator; No. / northern Duluth, SIC. T.
o. b. afoat ncwJ. options, after an easy start,
took a sharp upward course, which they held
until the last hour; finally cased of under real.
izing and closed about steady at 1sc. decline to
kc. net advance. March closed s67sc.; May,
s6%c; Sept, slAc; Oct, size; Dec, SIC.
Corn Spot firm; No. 2 j0c. elevator, and l9isc.
1. O. b. ahoat Options steady to firm nearly all
day, but eventually eased of and closed steady
at partial l,c. net advance Sert. closed
lolsci Oct, i0ac.; Dec, 42Ac. oats-Spot
firm; No. 3, 2thc.; No. 3, 2iAc.i No. :
white, 27lsc.; No. 3 white, 26&c.; track mixed
western, 2iRa26'ac: track white western, 26a
Sic; track white state, 2Ga34c. options, inact.
i've, but fairly steady. Butter-Stcady; cream.
cry l'c.; factory lial6iRc.; June creamery,
lsa2ll2c.; imitation creamery, ljalSc.; state
dairy l5Ra2lc. Chcese--Firm; large white,
llhc; small white. llAallasc.; large colored,
llIc.; small colorcd, lliac. Eggs--Steady;
state and Pcnna., lsa2lC; western. regular
packing, l2RalSc.; western, loss of, 2oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
Philadelphia Grain and Producs.

steady; contract grade, sept, 75la 75a4c. Corn
Quiet, but firm; No, mixed, Scpt, 4Glaa
4C&c. Oats-Firm and l3c. higher; No. ,
white clipped, 2Siac. No. 3 do. do, 2G2a27c
No, . mixed do. 2Ga2GIac. uttcr-Fim; fancy
western creamery 25c.; do. prints, 25c. Eggs
-fhm; fresh nearby, 10iac.; do, western,
l7l2c.; do southwestern, 1Sc. do southern,
fancy small, lI2,aIllac.; do. do do. fair to
choice, lOiaallc Refined gars-Unchangcd.
Cotton - Unchanged. Tallow Steady; city
prime in hhds, I2ic.; country do, bbs., &C.;
Duh and easier; fowls, lie, old roostcrs, &C.,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.
By Exclusive Wire from The AssocIated p!

BY Exclusive Wire from Tie Associated Press.
New York, Sept. g7.-Today's noteworthy ad.
vances in prices were primarily due to the uN.
pcrience OF a large outstanding short intcrr.l
Manipulation against the shorts was also vc..
Obvious and in the hands OF strong and resource
iul interests. The upward reaction, however,
could hardly have been precipitated or extended
TO the length IL has without a strong rcvulsion
OF speculative sentiment from the depression
which has induced the liquidation for some time
past Almost the entire credit for this reyul,ion
must be given to the growing conviction,
strengthened by insignificant admissions from au.
thoritative sources that active negotiations are
going forward between the anthracite coal opera.
tors aud the miners, and that basis Of settle
ment has been formulated with good hope Of
success. The violence Of the recovery in prices
on this development is astonishing, considering
the small impression that has been made on the
prices OF coal carrying railroads since the strike
has been in force and which has given the i'm.
preston that there was little short selling being
done on account Of the strike. The supposition
will scarcely hold in view Of the large bear ac.
count which was caused by the conviction that
a strike settlement is imminent. But it must
be borne in mind that when prices are once
forcibly diverted in given direction in Wall
street sentiment ON all points is made to conform
to the order of things.
The strength Of the market, growing into buoy
ancy was continuous after an opening dip in
prices due to the chagrin OF the bears, who
were driven to cover last night on a rumor Of the
coal strike settlement which was not confirmed
this morning. The extreme advances in the coal
ers ran up TO 32i in Jersey Central and the lead
ing spccialtes and local traction stocks recovered
from to 3la points. In the active railroad list
net gains of l to points are the rule, with the
closing active and strong at about the top. To-
tai sales today, 1872, 400 shares
Bonds improved in sympathy with stocks, the
speculative issues leading. Total sales par value,
sS3O.OOO.
United States new As advanced 4 in the bid
price.