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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

An Adrian County Missouri eou-,
has been wrestling with a peculiar l,w
suit. In which rats cut the princino1
figure. A farmer named Sturgeon h,r
cd one Walker TO kill the rats on his
place, agreeing to pay cent anieca
for the tails of 1000 Of the victims
When $50 tails had been presented for
tally. Walker asked $50 as nav for
his services. Here the trouble be,,,,
for the farmer refused to pay for ANA.
number less than LOCO. He also claim
ed that Walker tried to palm Oft mopse
tails on him as tails of young RATS rl,.
hired man secured a favorable verdi,
in the lower courts, but Sturgeon will
continue his legal fight to escape psy.
ment
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Rufus Choate's Bad Writing.

George Ticknor the historian of Span.
ish literature, was once called rs q vit
ness in case in which Mr.. Choate was
engaged, and. besng seated by the en.
inent counselor, was attracted Nv tho
notes which he had made Of the evi.
dence; after eying them with interest
he remarked that the writing reminded
him of two autograph letters in his nos
session-One of Manuel the Great of
Portugal dated 1512 and the other NJ
GonsalvO de COrdova. the great captajn
written Il few years earlier. (Anvona
who has glanced over these remarkahl,
specimens of chirography will marvel
that it was possible to make out = svlja.
BILE of such illegible scrawls)
These letters Mr.. Ticknor assured
Mr.. Choate. "were written $50 vears
ago, and they strongly resemble vou,-
notes of the present trial" Cboate in
stantly replied: "Remarkable mon NJ,
doubt; they seem to have been mucb ,,,
advance Of their time. Caroline T4ot
nor in Truth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

Visions, as he must do at stated inter
walls, and when he is gone slip quietly
toward his hut, taking chances on kill
ing his dogs that he leaves behind on
guard.
When he first went to Camden TWEEN
~ years ago he wa respondent and
disappointed. He anted to get away
from human compa nionship. He went
down to the marshes, and finding the
little island secluded and little visited
he determined 10 make his place of
abode there. He built Of the rough
driftwood that the waters of the Della
ware swept H. to him the hut in which
ne lives. and which he is determined
not to give up, be the cost what it may.
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oNE MAN ANp rAReE DOGS.
Aided by a Gun They Hold a Wealthy
Corporation at Bay.

Aided by a Gun They Hold a Wealthy
Corporation at Bay.
There is an old recluse living on a
little island ON the flats OF New Jersey,
AT the mouth of Newton creek, who
would not give up the little shanty
which he delights to call his home for
perhaps any amount Of money that
could be offered him. Nay, when an at
tempt is made to take his little property
from him by force, as one is now be-
ing made, this eccentric old man is will
ing to defend his title to the estate, If
necessary at the cost of his life. In his
determination to hold onto the little in
significant estate he is being ably aid
ed by three dogs and his trusty gun.
Against the old man in the miniature
war which IS in progress are arrayed
the minions of the law representing a
great ship-building corporation with Il
capital of $5O,OOO,OOO
AdOlph James Hutchinson, the her
nit, does not really own the little plot
Of ground, although it has been his
home for upward of twenty years. 1t
is in the center of the tract upon which
the corporation proposes to erect its
great ship-building plant. On the other
hand, it is the old hermlt's home. He
has no title other than squatter's
claim, but he is prepared to defend his
rights with his life. He stands at the
door of his little hut when approached
by strangers and demands that they
shall stay at distance of fifty yards
on the penalty of shot from his gun.
His three dogs stand ready to follow
up the attack if the shot fails, so that
he makes a rather formidable front.
Eventually the old man must surrender
to the corporation, but just how lister
esting he will make it for his opponents
before he vacates the premises remains
to be seen.
During the seventy years that have
passed over old HutchinsOns grizZled
head he has seen stirring scenes enough
to nerve him to meet the difficulties Of
his present position with equanimity.
lie shipped on merchantmen before
the mast when but young man, and
became engaged in trading in the East
Indies Encounters with Malay pirates,
adventures with the head-hunters Of
BorneO and three experiences in ship
wrecks developed contempt for dan
gers. Five years honorable service on
an English man-of-war did not lessen
his daring, and five years campaigning
during the civil war in this country
hardened him TO suffering. His mode of
life since then has strengthened the
effects of this early training. so that
when he says he will greet any hostile
visitor with bullet it is well to respect
his word. This is the way the marshals
feel. 1t is for this reason that no at
tempt has yet been made to force his
doorway. The course that will likely
commend itself to them will be to wait
until he starts to the main land for pro-
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In the North American Review Jus
tin Mccarthy INDUCES in some inter
esting speculation as to the fate of the
disappearing authors" and the rea.
sons for their decline into oblivion. The
fame of some authors comes and goes
with something of the effect of a re-
Nolving light. but the writers whom
Mr.. Mccarthy has in mind are those
who having once enjoyed wide and
apparently deserved popularity. are
slowly and steadily passing out of hui
man memory. Charles Kingsley for
instance seems every year to get less
aud less of the attention of the average
reader. With him Mr.. Mccarthy
classes Anthony Trollope and even
Charles Reade. whose "Cloister and the
Hearth, il is said, no publisher would
attempt to circulate in cheap form.
Charles Lever also appears to be among
the disappearing. while who nowadays
ever thinks about the Haiti Bahia"
novels of MOrier or the stories of Mrs.
Marsh, nm author exceedingly popular
when Mr.. Mccarthy was a young manI
IL is true that Il somewhat similar pro
cess has gone on in the ease of Fielding
and Jane Austen but IL these authors
are less widely read they still hold
classical eminence and are mentioned
with reverence and avowed apprecia-
ton 10y those who never read line OF
their works. But the others seem
neither to be read nor to he able to keep
their places in their respective inches
Of fame. Mr. Mccarthy finds no salts
factory reason for these facts. for in
many cases the disappearing authors
were men who possessed literary art
and whose work appealed to cultured
minds. Mr.. Mccarthy cites Mrs
Marsh's The Admiruls Daughter as
an instance, yet even those who have
Abbey" have forgotten Mrs. Marshs
story The reason for this curious
weeding-out process is apparently not
To be- discovered by any process of an
alysiS. All that we can say is that in
literature there l. an element which in
wolves enduring interest and that some
hooks have this element while others
40 uol. II uoPS not llhtteI WHut Is the
time of the story or what its theme. or
even whether IL is unfolded artfully
one book formerly popular is absolute
~ forgotten. another of moderate fame
assumes "A permanent aud respectable
place ia literature. Yet ii seems more
than probable that this Selective proc
ess carried on by time follows law
which rests fundamentally on recog-
milton Of great and lasting merit. Some
how a book becomes more or less nee
essary TO the enlightenment or happi-
ness Of mankind, ana mankind treas
ures 1t. 1t takes no seer to perceive
that twenty-five years from to-day
| dozens of books which are now hailed
as books Of the year" will be absolute.
~ forgotten.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

In all protracted wars the loss in
horses from disease is terribly heavy.
In NapoleOn's campaign across the
Niemen. out of 10000 horses no fewer
than $4,000 succumbed in six months.
At the siege of Plevna the Russians
lost over 80 per cent. of their draught
animals, and in the Egyptian war OF
1882 half the English horses were dis
ablcd, Of which 900 died from sickness
and only 60 on the field of battle.-Pear-
sons Magazlne.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
BRIGHT LIo,,r SHED ON Eoos.
How the Experts determine and Then
Classify Their Quality.

How the Experts determine and Then
Classify Their Quality.
Egg Gambling Is difficult trade. In
1t the closest attention is required with
sharp eyes, for several grades are
made, and the difference between one
grade and another in looks at least is
not observable except to the expert
who is intent on his work"
This is the statement of Lincoln Mar
tin, foreman Of egg Gamblers in big
Chicago commission house lie is cred
tied with having a thorough knowledge
of this trade, as indeed he should have,
as he has worked at it steadily for
twenty-five years, and has been with
his present employers for ten years.
Under him are twelve other Gamblers
hired by the day. at $3.50 day, and be-
sides number of flyers, men who work
when and where they can get a job.
They get less money than do the regu-
lars. A swift regular will inspect 600
or 700 eggs daily, or from fifty TO sixty
cases, and receive his $3.50. whereas
the flyer is paid but from $1.2O to $1.5O
for the same amount of work. All the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

regulars are undoubted experts. or all
should be SO. There are in Chicago over
800 Gamblers of both descriptions, bur
the greatest number are regulars.
The GAMBLER sits OH high stool in
front of either an electric or gas light.
which is two-thirds inclosed in dark
metal. for the best effect. The light is
lantern On one side of the GAMBLER.
within easy reach, is a case full Of eggs,
and on the other side of him are empty
eases. He deftly picks up two eggs at
a time, and, presto. changel between
the thumb ana fOretnger Of each hand
is now an egg held near the light-it is
not still the twentieth part of a second.
but constantly turning round and
round. sideways and end over end. for
few seconds. Every bit of the oval
surface has been seen and the exact
state of the contents of the shell is as
certaned. 1t is softly laid in a case
marked high grade, or in one marked
second. third or fourth grade, according
to its quality.
\ perfect, fresh egg answers for it.
self in yellow glow, the shell is full.
the yolk in the middle place and the
whKe nearly transparent Each of the
lower grades is marked by one of sew.
eral variously induced defects. One
egg that otherwise looks all right is
shrunken at the small end. There is an
too old, was clear meat" Let this go
into the second grade. In another is a
slight streak of red, as Of blood. and
though it is sound and sweet it has had
too much warmth, and in Il short time
will begin to decay. Let this 90 into
the third grade. In still another the
yolk is seen to be breaking up and min.
Cling with the white substance. but no
black spot has yet appeared in tit is
not bad, but soon will be bad, if it be
not quickly used-and so let it 90 into
the third grade. An incompetent or
careless inspector may mistake as to
the quality of one or another of these
eggs, but an expert never will. The
BLACK spot egg detects itself, so to
speak, but the white rot" egg some
times goes undetected in inattentive
hands. This is an egg the white of
which is all rotten. 1t is not shrunken.
and to the inexperienced looks perfect
~ sound but the GAMBLER gets no light
through its density. 1t is very bad.
When all of the meat Of an egg is rot
ten 1t is all black.
Cracked eggs and eggs that are very
small are discarded entirely for the
present, hut when the inspection Is
over for the day these are put in a re
c,ptacle marked bakers and are
sold at low price.
The country from which eggs come
10 the Chicago market includes a large
part of the South and the entire old
Northwest. Indeed the new Northwest
makes some contributions. for eggs
from Oregon and Washington have
been received here. In the winter the
current receipts of new eggs are from
Texas. Tennessee. kentucky, Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma. In the summer
these States ship their surplus eggs to
New Orleans. The Chicago supplies, in
the spring and summer, come from Ne
hraska, Iowa, Kansas. Missouri, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. Min
nesOta and the two Dakotas.
In minute parts of this great extent
Of country the collection OF eggs Is
made. in large measure. by local mer-
chants. e6ods are exchanged for them
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

A statement prepared by the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
showing the wheat crop of the world
for the last five years, contains much
that is OF peculiar interest to Ameri-
cans. First Of all, it is worth noting
that wheat is something the demand
for which keeps always abreast of the
supply. Year after year the worlds
crop Increases, yet gains in population,
improvements IN transportation and the
growth of commerce enable consump-
ton to keep pace. Last years crop OF
almost two and three-quarters billion
bushels will be no more than sufficient
for use and necessary reserves durils
this year. The continent Of Europe
produces more than One-half the world $
crop Of wheat, and North America only
about one-quarter: yet Europe Is u con
slant buyer and North America "A con
slant seller. The one consumes almost
the entire worlds surplus, the other is
the worlds great surplus exporter.
The contribution Of the United States
~ AfA'A @N'A y 'AhR hNH ANthAg anu
eight-tenths per cent, larger share
than that Of any other country Russia.
with nearly Is per cent, being its near
est rival. The report brings out most
interestingly the commercial sgniti-
canoe of variations in the crop. In 1897
for instance, Europe produced an un-
usually small proportion Of the worlds
supply, while the United States pro-
duced an uncOmmOnly large proper
ton. This was greatly to our advan-
tage, for the European demand adj
vanced world price, and we were able
to sell our great surplus at profitable
figures. In 1898 and 1899, however.
these conditions were reversed
Europe's percentage Of the worlds crop
increased, while ours decreased The
result has been persistently low prices
for wheat. in spite of decided advance
in the price Of other agricultural prod
ucts. An increase in the crop in South
America and Australasia. most OF
which goes to Europe, and the abund
ancc Of the European rye crop. have
"'N' h'i''N 1" N''P Tue 'iNt HONh H. vi .
dinarily more than a. per cent of the
wheat crop of the world is produced in
seven countries of the Northern Henri
sphere: The United States, Russia.
France India. Austria Hungary. Ger
many and Italy; but Of these countries
two only, the United States and Russia.
produce quantity greatly in excess Of
their own demands.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

A man who had been planning and
promising the formation Of company
with fifteen million dollars capital was
arrested the other day on the charge OF
having stolen one hundred and seventy
dollars. Not often does the comedy Il
speculation present finer example of
reductlo ad absurdum.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
The Popc's American snrr

Pope Leo XIII. is still addicted to tina
habit of taking SNUFF. 1t is not genero,
ly known that snuff used by the hon.
of the Roman Catholic Church Is ma.
especially for his use in America mi.
particular kind is the higheSt-nri.a.,
made anywhere in the world. and ~.
fore being packed is favored With ,,.
costly altar of roses.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

A fine example of mans triumphs
over adverse natural conditions is to he
seen In the Sahara. That region has
long been identified with utter sterility
aud barrenness. Yet through the sim
pie expedient Of irrigation by artesian
wells. more than twelve million acres
Of it has already been made abundant
" fertile.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

Mrs. Burton Harrison says that
-hOme life In our busy day and genera
tlon il passing out Of vogue" Every
woman has her fad or mission. which
takes her away from home She looks
upon home life as trivial round. which
IS expected to maintain itself unaided.
How is this tendency to he overcome.
FOR that IL is an unwholesome tendcn-
cy there can bee no doubt? Even wives
and mothers who have been faithful
20 the home and have made It "A center
OF loving usefulness are apt to bewail
their lot ms less blessed than that of
women who have practically cut them
selves loose from home ties. They are
"a Ice found comparing their work with
that Of their husbands. belittling them
selves and what they have done. The
years seem to them wasted. because.
instead Of learning new accomplish
ments, attending clubs. or earning
money. they have done nothing" but
maintain the home and bring up i'm
health. strength and beauty Il number
OF men and women. The work OF the
man IL necessary to the family wei
fare. But the work OF the woman.
when well done, is Of equal importance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

Padcrewskl Is praisng the exquisite
musical fervor OF the Americans He
has nearly 5000 900 Of recently acquired
American money to back him up in this
praise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

What the local merchants do not get
hucksters who make a business OF
gathering in farm produce pay money
for
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
Daneers of Genernlira,..-.

THE SOIL" said the political eco,
omist, lis what supports us"
Well, l don't know" said tho s.
captain. thorghtfully. The ocean ..' 80
ports me about eleven months in ~.
year" -Somerville Journal '"e
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

A Pennsylvania barber was rendered
dumb the other day by bolt of light
ming. Now let him prepare to work
overtime.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

The crater Of Vesuvius Is said to have
fallen In. This sad occurrence puts
that lively volcano in something of
hole.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

A Sunday golf player has saved the
lives Of two men whose boat capsizcd
The exact bearing OF this incident upon
the Sunday golf question has not yet
been determined
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
tvEY A. PUGH. PubIish~r.

Those Chinese Boxers differ from our
own sluggers in one important respect;
They do not wear short hair.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

And. as a matter Of fact, the life work
engaged in by many men is frlvolity
itself when compared with the tremen-
dOus task Of caring day and night for
human beings. which is the work that
women often decry as IA trivialTound."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17
DIES IN A FOREIGN LAND.
Stephen Crane, Novelist and War Cor
respondent, No More.

FcHpondcntI NO MOre'
Stephen Crane, the American novelist
and war correspondent, died at Baden
Weller, Germany. Like many writers
Of fiction his fame was made in a sin
gle work, and although a prolific writer
he will be generally remembered as the
author Of "The Red Badge of COur-
age" a story of the experiences Of a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

Bishop Potter pays a high tribute to
the character and qualities of the ranN
and file Of our army in Manila. lie
says. in effect. that no one who has
seen our soldiers In the Philippines,
and has noted their splendid physique,
their attention to duty, and the high
average Of Intelligence existing among
them, can fail to have an increased
pride in our army, and a profound faith
in their capability to do whatever is re-
quired of them. He saw our soldiers
in many places under all varieties Of
circumstances during his stay in Ma
Mia, but not one among them who re-
Elected discredit upon himself or his
country.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

II Opportunity knocks at every door,
in most cases 1t is with as timid a
knock as If there were a corpse in the
house.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

The Indian name Sioux. rs il appears
IA such town names as Sioux Falls.
Sioux city and Sioux Rapids, is usually
pronounced 500: hut sometimes, in
the East, GRIZZLY. that simple prununcia-
ton Is not known. 4 committeeman
not long ago visited "a school in New
England, where he heard the pupils say
'Si-OX.' with complete assurance. At
a favorable opportunity he quietly
spoke to the teacher Of the error, say
Ing; You know IL is 500 whereupon
she asked the attention of the school
and solemnly announced: You have
all been pronOunclng the word wrong.
IL is not Sl-ox. but SoO-ox." The com
mltteemau lacked the courage TO pur
sue the subject further.
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Unless man is sincere he can nsv..
be hero in his own estimation
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

The right Of petition is not glitter
ing generality" when 1t expresses itself
on paper mile long. Residents Of
Australian goldhelds to the number Of
twenty eight thousand have signed "A
petition to the queen praying to b. de-
livered from certain grievances. Merit
In such case cannot be measured " 18th
a yardstlck, but the dimensions of the
document will be sure to count
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-17

The Paris exposition is remarkable In
many ways. but most of all rs an TX
Inhibition of the greatness of Chicago.
The world never realized the fun ex-
tent Of the triumph achieved by the
Columbian Worlds Fair until II had a
new Partisan effort to compare 1t with.
The nineteenth century win close with
Chicago still holding the prize for the
greatest. the most imposing, the most
interesting and the most artistic world :
fair that mankind has ever known.