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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-16

Charles" said Mrs. Audley, "whO is
that man and what does he want?'
His name is Moore l believe, love,
and he came to see If l would give him
the vacant position in the bank"
"And will you?" she eagerly asked.
Don't know, Mary. l must think
about It,"
Charles, give him the situation"
"Why, my dearY
Because l ask 1t Of you as a favor,
and you have said a hundred times
you would never deny me anything"
And l will keep my promise, Mary"
said her lover husband with an affec-
tlonate kiss. 81 will write the fellow
a note this very evening"
An hour later when the children were
tucked snugly in bed. Mrs. Audley told
her husband why she was interested in
the fate of a man whose face she had
not forgotten in twenty years. That's
right, my little wife" said her husband
when the simple tale was finished.
never forget one who has been kind
to you in the days when you needed
kindness most"
Ralph Moore was sitting that self
same night in his poor lodgings. be-
side his wife's sick bed, when a liv-
cried servant brought a note from the
rich and prosperous banker, Charles
Audley.
Goodness, Bertha" he exclaimed
joyfully, as he read the words. I'VE
shall not starve. Mr.. Audley has prom
Used me the position"
you have dropped something from
the note, Ralph" said Mrs. Moore. and
pointed to slip of paper on the floor.
Moore stopped to pick 1t up. 1t was a
$50 bill neatly folded in piece Of pa
per on which was written:
I'm grateful remembrance of the sill
yer quarter that stranger bestowed
on a little chestnut girl twenty years
ago"
Ralph Moore had thrown his morsel
of bread upon the waters of life and
after many days it had returned to
him.-Philadelphia Item.
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Many years ago my wife and l made
up our minds to possess a dog, and
after much debate and long search pur-
chased fox terrier in the dog market.
We named him Tip" Tip was a most
intelligent animal; indeed at times his
evident comprehension of conversation
and discussion of events in the family
circle was startling. My wife was not
so assured as l was that Tip" really
understood speech with the intelligence
of humans" so planned the follow
ing to convince her.
| arranged that one evening the dog
should be on the hearth rug between us
Ia favorite position with Mr.. Tip) and
that l would begin talking about him
to her. did so, and found consIdera-
bic fault, among the phrases used be-
ing. "he is getting useless, and shall
have to sell him"
The effect was startling, and caused
me great surprise as well as remorse.
Tip stood up, the great tears came into
his eyes, and with an indignant lool,
at me- slowly went out Of the room and
house and 1t took long time for him
to recover his old trust in mel. w.
Monk.
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when the twentieth
both
whoe
A.. d, was the ca D 0
o
a
/.
OF cardinal
o
and
l." the being o. and the Tooth
rear" year.
The designated the line marking the beginning
line a." which they 30 for the division line before
These cardinal numerals
tend the the orda used by
and whatever have passed. the second the and
will begin
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-16

81 used to call on my little girls Tor
n Bible text every Monday morning
said the principal of children's school,
but gave up the practice from sheer
announcement when, one after an
other. they got up and said, jesus
wept.' or Follow me- The other any
I thought | would try again. and san
to them: children, l want you to repeat
e text again, but, for goodness sake
let us have some variety 1t was inc
same old story until little girl ous
Of the youngest in my school arose anr
said: wine is a knocker. strong urluS
is raging: and whatsoever is deceiVe'i
thereby is not wise gasped whe"
she began, but could not stop nv
That's very good. jessie said l. 'out
YOU haven't got 1t quite right. II ousn'
to be, "wine is a mocker," not "knocS
err "But papa says It is "knocker'
said she. with a tear of disappointment
in her eyes. and he ought to know. -
New York Evening sun.
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Just n short while ago we. meaning
the American people. were Informed
that the primary cause OF our longev-
ity and general good health was the
fact that we ate hearty breakfasts and
prepared ourselves for the days labors
with a good meal. II was shown and
proved beyond dispute that the human
machinery needed a goodly supply Of
fuel 10 run the engine during the day
and that the best time to lay In this
supply was at breakfast. Thereupon
the American people began to eat
heartily OF toast. griddle cakes. cere-
ais, etc. That Is. those who read the
article and were struck by its force
did those things they were told were
essential for the preservation OF their
health, strength and life. Now comes
another authority" and says that the
American breakfast Is too heavy and
that the first hearty meal OF the day
should not be eaten until noon. This
later authority" proves" his case just
as positively as the other. and there
viii be men and women who will heed
the advice and starve themselves half
a day under the belief that they are
doing themselves a favor. All Of which
recalls to mind that II the American
people did everything that they were
told to do and did not do the things
that they were told not to do, always
by medical authorities" every minute
would be used to do something con
Trajectory to that which had been done
the preceding minute.
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when resOurceful novelist like Mrs.
Amelia L. Barr gives up the servant
girl problem and abandOns her country
home on the Hudson 70 live in New
York hotel the outlook is dark for plain
people who do not pretend 70 write
novels or solve problems. Mrs. Barr
says she has really been driven out Of
her home by her inability to solve this
great enigma OF the time. Her flight
90 city hotel. combined with her be-
iief that the household work OF the fu-
aure will be done by men. suggests the
probability that before the end OF an.
other century everybody may be living
in city fats and apartments and dining
on the hotel plan. The housemaid ap-
parently holds Il IN her power 10 abol-
Ssh the private home life OF the nation
u Is high time for the geniuses and
reformers 20 apply all their powers to
solving the problem Of how 20 make
young women prefer kitchen work In
ne country 10 factory work 10 the city
Al present The Attractions are mostly
on the side o. the factory.
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Leaf FROM History.

Commodore Winfield Scott Schley. IN
his book. 'The Rescue Of Greedy" thus
describes the finding OF the explorer
and the other frozen and starved sur
vivors Of the Lady Franklin Bay ex-
pedltion In July, 1854:
ION bis hands and knees was a dark
man With a long. matted beard .
and brilliant, staring eyes. As Lieut.
Colwell approached be raised himself
a littie and put on a pair Of eye glasses
who are your asked Colwen
THE man made no answer. staring
az him vacantly.
who are your again
cone OF the men spoke up: That g.
the Major Mai Greely'
"Coiwen took him by the hand. say
Ing 10 him. Greedy. "a this youY
% Yes said Greedy ia a faint. brok.
on voice. hesiiating and shumlng with
his words. 'Yes-seVen % us left
here We are-dying Ike men,
Then he fell back exhausted"
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cuPlo's oscAoENcE

IN ancient days. when all was young,
And Love and Hope were rife,
Dan Cupid fed on rustic fare,
And lived a couDtry life.
He rose betimes at break OF day,
And round the country harried;
UpstiIring hearts that were unwed.
And shooting down the married.
But then, on wider mischief bent,
He hied him to the city;
And finding much to suit his taste,
He stayed there-more's the pity.
Men built him there a golden house,
Bedight with golden stars;
They Toasted him on golden grain.
And wine in golden jars.
They draped his pretty nakedness
In richest cloth Of gold,
And set him up In business,
Where Love was bought and sold.
And thus he led a city life,
Forgetting his nativity;
Since then he's gone from bad to wors
From Cupid to cupidity.
Elliot Stock
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Broncho RiII,s Denomination. ,

During the five years of his career
as an actor viii had in one of his the
atrical companies a WesTerner named
Broncho Bill There were Indians in
the troupe and certain missionary
had Joined the aggregation to look after
the morals of the Indians. Thinking
that Broncho Bill would bear little
looking after also, the good man Sc
cured a seat by his side at the dinner
table, and remarked pleasantly:
This is Mr.. Broncho Bill. is it not?'
"Yaas."
"Where were you hornY
Near Kit Billiards. mill, on Big
Pigeon"
Religious parents, l suppose"
"Yaas"
what is your denominationT
my whatT
your denomination"
"Oh-ah-yaas. Smith & Wesson- -
From 1.-The Last of the Scouts"
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THE cAPrIvE pRAaoN FLY.

while walking in his garden one morn
ing was attracted by the futile struggle
of a huge dragon-6y endeavorlng to
free itself from the tight grip of one of
the tendrils of wild cucumber vine.
Apparently the tendril had twined it.
self so securely around the fiys body
that the poor insect became a prisoner.
1t struggled for two days, and finally
died of exhaustion. The question sug-
gests itself: Was it an accident, or did
the tendril act as a trap. after the man
ner of certain species which are recOg-
nlzed as insect-catching plantsY
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Commissions OF Expresses Compan,.

Commissions or Expresses Companies.
The express companies attend to pur-
chases and sales, and to every variety
of legal business. from searching a title
to suing for a debt They file models
of inventions and get out patents. and
have been known to stake out a prop
erly described mining claim and attend
to Its development. The suburban lady.
whose husband Is disobliging or color
blind, can safely entrust them with A
piece of silk to match, and they Will
send an expert TO match 1t for her and
make the desired purchase. The ac-
tress who Is forced by bad business to
pawn her diamonds for money to get
back to the RialtO can commission
them, when prosperity has returned. to
redeem her jewels, or pay the interest
and have the pawn tickets renewed. In
their c. o. d. departments they deliver
goods for stores and collect for them
and they also attend to the collection
Of insurance benefits. payment of lodge
dues and taxes. A young man can or
der an engagement ring through them.
and the bride can order such parts OF
her trosseau as she cannot secure from
local dealers. They will cheerfully at
tend to the engraving of card plates.
with neatness and dispatch, will have
clothes pressed and cleaned. and make
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themselves useful in almost every way
the mind can conceive. These things
are mentioned simply to give some Idea
Of the surprising things that express
companies do. To describe their busl-
ness in all its ramifcations would be
to describe practically every line of
business in which one man commits
sions another to do anything for him.
Ainslpa'g
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Newspaper statements concerning the
will OF Rosa Bonheur recall the fact
shat the principal legatee was. until the
nnst year OF the great artists life, an
entire stranger TO her. Miss Anna
hlumpke, a young portrait painter OF
promise, greatly desired TO paint Rosa
Bonheur. and wrote, asking that priv.
aiege Receiving n favorable reply, she
at once started from Boston 10 Fon-
tainebleau, IN France, aud entered upon
her work. The two women found them
selves In such close sympathy that
allie. Bonheur asked her visitor to
make her home with her. aud at her
death last year devised almost her EN-
sire estate chateau. park. library,
paintings and priceless manuscripts
90 this young American. The story Is
a romance In real life. II underscores
ahe poets query; who can answer
where any road leadsT'
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For more than 5000 years men have
been trying TO discover 1.-THE elixir of
life" The earliest searcher, so far as
authoritative history shows. was
Hermes Trlsmagestrus, born $500 r. G.
Coming down to the Christian era
there was ZOstmus, who lived 400 A. ID.
TO 400; Ghebe Rhazes, $50 to $50; Ovic-
emo, $50 to 1887; Artephino. 1919 TO
1870; Roger Bacon. 12l4 TO 120I; Albert
Magnus. 1910 to 1854; Ponce de Leon,
AGO to 1921; Paracelsus, l743 to 1895;
CagllOstrO 1S43 to 1894: Brown-Se-
guard. 1918 TO 1894. They and others.
like the rest Of their generations, are all
dead. 1t is noticeable that most Of them
died early, not living three score years
and ten. 1t is needless TO say that they
failed to discover the elixir" Perhaps
It Is well that some OF them did not.
considering what they were The latest
candidate for disappointment Is Prof.
Metchnlkon, a distinguished scientist
In the Pasteur institute. Paris. who
claims to have discovered series OF
lymphs that win arrest decay and re-
luvenate the human body. lie dscards
the accepted theory OF senile atrophy.
and holds that certain cells which
have been believed TO be destroyed by
age are simply dormant. Not only can
they be revived. but multiplied" with
his wonderful lymphs. In certain
measure confederation Of this claim are
the experiments OF physician who an
nounces that he can successfully treat
paralysis and cites cases. But both are
now only experimenting, and the proba.
bility Is that. Ike some predecessors,
they will make their discoveries Just in
time TO die.
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What We really want nowadays IL a
phiiaEthropist who will invent some
Indoor amusement for people whose
noaes get rel in cold weather. Thoss
81 us who have artistic temperaments
and who reVei only in an encourage n
grace and beauty are espec aly G o.
osFEed 81 this AFFAIR We appeal direct
y n Adolphus gOung % old az the
ease mag BE- and the elderly Adolphus
s.. perhaps the more ezacting. We ap-
peal 10 AGo.phuA we say. FOR sym
Dafhy. u doesn't 20 much matter
aSouf men. Who cares whether the
nose ~ Jones Or Smith Or Robinson IL
ref3 Nobody expects Them 10 be beau
tfSm Nobody u shocked Il they be
Otherwise Put when W. encounter
Cisr,ssa Or Ceiestine. whom last even.
tnz re aaW across a GOWery dinner
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table pale, naughty, with tip-tilted nose
and scarlet lips-the Incarnation OF arts
tocratic calm-when we encounter her
In the square or on the" boulevard aud
see her with crumpled cheeks and flush
ed proboscis what sorrow perches on
our souls! Why. the generation simply
yawns for a philanthrOpist.
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WAS 1T AN ACCIDENT.

Dragon Fly Securely Held by the Ten
drill of Living Vine.
a most unusual occurrence is illus
trated here. Mr.. P. G. Lechen, of Mil
waukee, Wis. who sends the photo
graph to an exchange, vOuches for the
following statement. He says: zone
at the prominent citizens of this town
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There Is Il significance In the fact
that the new treaty between Mexico
and China Is written In English Instead
Of. as customary. in French. 1t Is in
line with the recent Instances in which
English has been substituted for
French as the language of diplomacy in
International conferences, but has still
deeper Significance than that. French
was formerly the universal language OF
diplomacy, and all conferences between
the powers were conducted In It. as
matter OF course. but English has be
come 80 more the language Of the world
than the French that II Is supersedlng
the latter even in that most conserva-
tive usage. English Is also the Ian
guage OF commerce to n much greater
extent than French as English and
American commerce far Outrank any
that Is carried on under any other form
OF speech. Lastly, the most important,
an English-speaklng nation. the United
States, Is not only the nearest neigh
Dor to both Mexico and China. but is
rapidly becoming the most important
one with which they have to deal;
while second to II in some respects,
first in others, Is England Both ma
tlons, therefore, having far more occa-
sion to use the English than any other
foreign tongue, they are bound to be-
come more familiar with It than with
any other, and 1t is so nearly com
mon language between them that Il is
very wise for the diplomats to use 1t
for the purpose Of common under
standing. They will avoid compiled
tions better in this way than by adopt
Ing French or any other tongue.
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n seems ludicrous now to believe
ahat Admiral Cervera was actually or
dered to come over here and lombard
the principal Atlantic ports Yet II
we had been really sure OF It then
chose Boston and Newport panlcs
would not have been so strange for
she strength OF the Spanlards was at
that time an unknown quantity.
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A man wants $4,000 damages be
cause a telegram was not delivered
which caused his loss OF the girl OF his
choice. Ten years from now he may
feel differently about II.
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Newspaper men see the dawn OF the
millennium. An Eastern railway has
adopted the policy OF telling the news
papers the whole truth In case OF an
accident
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Maybe the new cult OF gentlemen
Burglars" Is due to a knowledge that
good manners are necessary TO those
Sgho would enter the best houses.
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Evidently the only way some people
can have any confidence In the re
munerative character OF business ~
90 have a trust IN Il.
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man who had injured his hand was
In such hurry TO apply salve to the
wound that he picked up a can OF dy-
mantle by mistake. and. finding that
che top would not come on readily, he
nit Il with a hammer. Why will people
keep on going all to pieces over little
ahings2
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The wooden Indian has been vlndi-
Gated at last-he stopped a runaway
horse In New York the other day.
There's theme for a new Hans An
dersen.
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A Western wOman's wanting $4,000
Tor broken heart does not In the least
contradict the sex's innate liking FOR n
mne figure.
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Popular sentiment Is overwhelmingly
Supposed 10 the anti-expansion sentiment
chat would cut down the nineteenth
century 10 ninety-nine years.
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An Eastern man is said 20 be building
an ark. This viii remind people OF the
fact that there has never yet been II
trust In that article.
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Talking Of cold weather as against
other forms Of garment, the man just
wrapped mp in himself is generally
sold individual.
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Barbed wire as battle appliance has
found It's way into Natal. Those like It
best who are not stuck on Il.
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ONLY A QUARTER.

YM LEASE, sir, Will you buy my
IL chestnuts?"
"Chestnuts Nor returned
Ralph Moore, looking carelessly down
on the upturned face, whose large
brown eyes, Swallowed by tangled curls
OF Haxen hair, were appealing so pitt
fully to his own. what do l want of
chestnuts"
But, please, sir, do buy EN-" plead
ed the little one, treasured by the rough
kindness Of his tone. Nobody seems
to care for them, and"
She fairly burst into tears, and Moore
who had been on the point of brushing
carelessly past her, stopped instinc
lively.
"Are you so very much in want of
the money!
Indeed, sir, we are" sobbed the
child; mother sent me out and"
Nay, little one. don't cry" said
Ralph, smoothing her tangled hair. 81
don't want your chestnuts, but here's
a quarter for you, II 1t will do you any
good"
He did not stay to hear the delighted
thanks the child poured out through
rainbow OF smiles and tears. but strobe
on his way muttering between his
teeth: THAT cuts Off my supply Of CT
CARS for the next twenty-four hours.
| don't care, though. for the brown
eyed object really did cry as II she
hadn't friend in the world. Hang It'll
l wish ! was rich enough to help every
poor creature out of the slough Of de-
spond."
While Ralph Moore was INDUCING
In these very natural reflections. the
dark-robed little damsel whom he had
comforted, was dashing down streets
with rapid footsteps. utterly regard
less of the basket of unsold nuts that
still dangled upon her arm. Down an
obscure alley she darted, and up mar
row wooden staircase to n room where
pale. neat-lOoking woman was sew
Ing as busily as II the breath OF life
depended upon every stitch, and two
little ones We're playing in the sun
shine that supplied the place Of the alb
sent fire. MARY! back already? Sure
ly you have not sold your chestnuts so
soong
"Oh. mother, seew calculated the
breathless child "A gentleman gave
me a quarter! Only think. mother. a
whole quarterw
II Ralph Moore could only have seen
the rapture which his small silver gift
had brought into that poverty stricken
home he would have grudged still less
his privation Of cigars.
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A woman can forgive her husband
lor not coming home to dinner on only
one condition; that he ate a church
dinner down town.
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The bsthtub trust is not supposed to
Tear water.
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About the most innocent OF ways TO
quill the wool over chlldhoOd's eyes is
60 use the yarn OF the stocking.
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Az old-fashiOned woman thinks sne
,sn't doing her full duty unless she has
more Kin to eat with her than she mas
chairs In tbs house.
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The crimson window curtains were
closely drawn to shut out the storm
and blast Of the bleak December night
A hre was glowing cheerily In the
CRATE, and the dinner table was in n
glitter with cut glass. rare china and
polished silver. Everything was wait
ing for the presence Of Mr.. Audley.
what can It be that detains pap
said Mrs. Audley. a fair. handsome
matron OF about 30. as she glanced at
her tiny watch.
There's a man with him in the
study. come on business" said Rob
ert Audley. a pretty boy OF u years,
who was reading by the fire.
"I'n call him again." said Mrs. Aud
ley, stepping to the door. But as she
opened II the gas light fell on the face
OF humble-loOking man In thread
bare garments. who was leaving the
house, while her husband stood in the
doorway OF his study. apparently re
lleved TO be rid of his visitor.
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The magazine poet may be equal %
hss task. but few o. bis readers are.
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dREAT VOLINIsTs on lie PAsT AND or rHE pprspAr -

Of born GuoaIu
wi ha
@ born Hungary 1891 Jrhta
% IN Fanen $50 America
h born IN Aurran in
concert wheu hrG
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lime and patience will enable a per-
sou 10 conquer almost any obstacle.
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Years came and went. The little
chestnut girl passed entirely out OF
Ralph Moore's memory. but Mary Lee
never forgot the stranger who had Civ
en- her the silver quarter.