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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

Under the advice OF the best and most
courageous OF the friends OF the In
dian. an act for the allotment OF their
tribal lands in severalty to the Indians.
under certain conditions. was passed
by Congress IN 1884. Since that time
many OF the tribes have apportloned
their lands TO their individual members.
and have given up the tribal life As
the Indians TO whom lands were so al
lOtted were forbidden to sell or other
wise ALLEVIATE their land under twenty
years, and as steps were taken to start
them as farmers. Il was supposed that
the measure would do more to civilize
aud make them self-supportlng under
existing conditions, than anything else
has done. Fifteen years have gone by
since the FIRST allotment OF lands. and
the public men who were the authors
and most earnest advocates OF the sew
crafty law have lately expressed deep
Encouragement with the result Al
though the Indians cannot yet sell. they
can and do lease their allotted lands
10 white men. There are reservations
IN the West where practically all the
farms are rented to white men. while
their owners and their families retire
70 unassigned parts OF the reservation
and live IN the old wild way. Mean
time the vices Of the white men are
communicated to them more readily
than ever before, and they are without
the tribal government and the restraint
Of strong men Of their own race which
often went with 10. As a whole. the
coalition o. the Indians IL undoubtedly
improving, but there are some cases in
which, under the allotment system.
they have actually retr0graded. The
fact IL now apparent that It f. difficult
70 make a seif-sgpporting farmer Of the
Indian ~ one generation. The Indian
SIN needs safeguards against corrup-
iion, and above al be needs practical
and simple Instruction. at his home. In
the few Industrial occupations which
he nlag be aDle 70 follox.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20
RIsToRi AT 10.

Terrible Vengeance Which Dumas Pere
Took ON Rachel.
So long has RistOri been Off the stage
that many people think her dead. says
the New Orleans Times Democrat. The
last scene ia life's drama, though, has
not yet come for the great tragedienne.
She is living quietly in her home in
Italy, spending part OF her winters in
Rome, and watching with interest all
the current events in the dramatic
world.
Writing OF Ristorl. Kate Field once
said: Romance seems to have presided
over her birth, and to have strewn her
path with as many incidents as flow
ers. Born a dramatic gypsy.
she made her first appearance on the
stage when two months old. Introduced
IN basket, the unconscious infant did
not on this occasion give any evidence
Of dramatic ability. Four years later.
when la piccola Ristori became a reg
ular member OF the company, large
audiences greeted her whenever she
appeared in a childs part, and even
then Rlstorfs salary was greater than
that OF her parents, who were acting
with her"
OF her debut in Paris In 1853. after
she had already become famous
throughout Italy. Miss Field wrote.
The play WAS Francesca da Rimini.'
The great Rossi played Paolo. but crit
teal Paris saw only Ristori. Some had
gone 70 scon-they remained 10 bring
Francesca back 10 life By recalling her
three times before the curtain. The au-
dience was not large. for Italian form
meant nothing in France; but that au-
dieuce made haste 70 proclaim the
coming o. a new prophet. 10 whom they
gave papersof naturalization and called
9SOfre llisf0ri.'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

In an address before the Irish Liter
airy Society on John Phllpot Curran."
Lord Russell OF Killowen, the Chief
Justlcer. declared the value OF oratory
to a lawyer Is overrated. He asserted
that It IL an important vehicle for argu-
ment and for the enunclation and en-
forcement Of great principles But"
he said, there Is a tendency to run to
seed In this regard, aud to look upon flu
ency Of speech as II 1t were oratory."
Gifts OF speech could never attain to
their real momentum and power until
founded upon substratum OF care
fully acquired knowledge and upon
solid argument. The opinion OF the
Lord Chief Justice is that OF most men
who have considered the subject. The
art OF oratorlcal flights Is. In the opin-
ion OF the Chicago Tribune. less prac-
tlced. not so much because men are
less able to make such speeches. but
because they have lost their value.
They are Of slight use before juries and
Of no use with judges. There is a pop
ular disposition TO dlstrust the man
who makes too great display Of his
gifts Of speech when he makes an adj
dress. The public, being more en-
lightened. has come to weigh argu-
ments more carefully When the ora
tor Is able to appeal to the passion Of
the moment he Is sometimes lnhuen-
tial, but there his power ends. This is
why the leaders Of the bar today are
not great orators. but rather men with
the carefully acquired knowledge
which they are able to present logically
to the Judge or jury they would con
vince.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20
ANIMALS FOND OF MIRRORS.
Some of Them Love to Inspect Them
selves in the Polished GInsa.

Some of Them Love to Inspect Them
selves in the Polished Glass.
saw performing monkey the other
day. He went through many tricks.
very successfully. Toward the end OF
the performance he was ordered to put
on his cooked hat before a hand mir
ror-whlch he did. He was next told to,
set 1t straight and he tried on his gen
erals headgear repeatedly, at different
angles, causing much laughter. When
all was over and the organ man and
his helpers and the two monkeys were
preparing to depart l saw that the
general had possessed himself of the
little mirror and was studying his own
countenance with great delight! He
had placed the glass on top of the bar
rel organ and he bent over it again and
again, grimacing energetically. He aft
erward picked up his mirror and con-
templated himself earnestly and con-
tentedly at different angles. His face
had been profoundly sad-like the faces
of most monkeys have seen-but now
the wrinkles smoOthed themselves out
and he nearly smiled!
Why is it that dogs hardly ever re-
gard a picture as anything but a tiat
surface with patches of color dotted
over it? In all my large canine ac-
Quaintance | know but one dog who
sees that portraits are likenesses Of
people! AS for his own reflection in
glass, a dog generally mistakes ii for
an enemy and "gOes" for it. Later
when knocks on the nose and absence
Of scent have done their part in con
vincing him of his mistake dog will
look coldly, not to say desptefully. a.
the mirror. Sometimes II Is as il dogs
resented their reflections as caricatures
Of themselves.
Unlike the dogs, Cocoro was a Greek
cock. to whom a devoted owner dedi-
Gated fourteen years Of affection. One
of his pastimes was to contemplate his
reflection for hours at time and quite
demurely. He placed himself opposite
a looking glass above chest OF draw
ers for this express purpose. lie dled
this summer and his owner was utterly
disconsolate. COcorO knew his name.
came when called and was the JOY OF
his Greek mistress.
Perhaps London society or the dlplo-
matte world has not forgotten the ca
nary that belonged to the daughters OF
minister to the court Of st. James
The bird woke the young ladies daily
by pecking their lips! This was one
way of kissing good-morning Lon
don News,
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COLLEGE eooD.FELLowsHlp.
Alma Mater Attachments that Inst a
Whole Life Long.

Alma Mater Attachments that Last
Whole Life Long.
A prime advantage Of a university ed
ucation, says the Kansas City Star. is
the assimilation Of what is called the
college spirit. This is worth quite as
much to the student as the technical
knowledge which he masters in his
academic course.
At any frst-class institution OF learn.
ing the students meet young men OF
good breeding and antecedents from
every part Of the country. They form
acquaintances and associations which
yield enjoyment 20 them for the re.
mainder Of their lives. They are givan
the opportunity of measuring them
selves as TO intellectual power. and
what is as fully important, in polnt or
manner and development, with the hos,
American types. The assemblaga of
thousands OF youths from the most c,,l.
t.vated families In the land opens m.
way for the assimilation and imltatlon
by each OF all that IS most admirable IL,
the others.
College friendships. IN many IN
stances, lead the students into wholIv
new fields Of social observation ana
thus greatly broaden the education NJ
the student. The Western boy AZ Yale
o. Harvard goes home to visit With bis
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

The American author can no longer
complain OF neglect, according to the
statistics furnished by the Bookman,
which publishes n monthly list Of the
hooks most generally in demand as
shown by the reports OF news dealers
These reports prove that In November
1893, the five most popular books were
all by foreign authors. A year later
two Americans had found their way
into the list. The same condition pre-
vailed in 1897. showing that the Ameri-
can authors were able to hold their
own. In 1893 the leading sales EN-
braced three works by American au-
thors. Kiplng's Days Work" and
Weyman's Castle Inn" alone repre-
sentlng the English authors. The final
triumph came In 1899. when the five
books with the greatest sale were all
OF American authorship. These are
Richard Carvel" Janice Meredith"
David Harum." "When Knlghthood
Was In Flower and VIA Crucis" 1t
Is especially noteworthy that OF these
five books three are on American sub
jects, in which the keenest interest is
now being taken. One OF the health
est signs Of the times is that each book
which Is Included In the list Is whole
some. clean aud untainted with that
French realism which was so much In
demand "A few years ago. Books OF
that character no longer find an enor-
nous sale In the United States. The
public sentiment demands something OF
a different character Whether the
time has come for distinctive Ameri-
can literature is problematical. but no
one can deny that with the close Of the
century we are laying substantial
foundation for IT,
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ZULU CHARLIE swlEr nr -
So"'n African Runner Who o..
Messages Into Iad,,..--s. errieu

Sou'n African Runner Who -.
sshges Into Ladysmith
flrst OF all runners IN CO.,
OF oeleaguered Ladysmitb NO. ou'
VINO was American educatod Nuiu
s Deen '1ugnt at the American mission
school at lmpondwoni. The mot I,os'o y.
que OF the besieged persons I,vod -,
i.e'ernarltzburg, and for tbraa ,,oo,.a
aiter the Investment OF Ladvsm,th 80
completed this mothers heart roa.1
u near OF her son. Runners tr,od -
ger IN and out, but in everv ,Dat..D
'ney were captured by the Beers Nor
outstanding the apparent futIlItv ~
Tue TASK the anxious mother annoalaI,
u one after another of the natiya,
VINO were the only ones who STOOD anv
cnahee OF successfully passino rho
hhes. Her own Zulu servant Tl,osi
or Charlie, was asked several trro~s 70
ne would not try 1t. but he refused
saying he did not think he could make
IT, but the woman had known the ma.
yves from her childhood, and in Cha.
e she had great confidence. Finally
ne yielded to her entreaties
A dispatch for her son was seoretea
III The bottom hem Of his trousers and
also message to the correspondent in
l'adysmith Of the Natal Times. The
young Zulu was accompanied to Est.
court and thence Travelled on foot n
the bombarded town. He moved along
from kraal to kraal as IL visiting his
friends. The Beers stopped him sev.
eral times, but, satisfied with his OK.
PLANTATION, let him 60 At last. how.
ever he came to a force that held him
prisoner. He was detained only
twelve hours, for while the Beers were
holding prayer meeting he ESCAPED
and got Into Ladysmith He found the
son and delivered the message. and also
found the newspaper correspondent. A
message from each was prepared. that
to the newspaper being written on
"himsy." Then he started on his re-
turn, and he was as successful in get
ting out and away as he had been in
entering the town. In Estcourt the En-
glish officers offered him $50 to 20 back
at once with official dispatches, but.
faithful to his mistress, he declined.
He took the first train for Pleterma-
ritzbrug, gave the sons letter to the
mother and sent the newspaper dis
patch on its way.-New York Press.
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know the actual elements Of q con-
stituency, Is certainly natural and de-
sirable, and no one will be disposed to
question the fact that a church with
expenses and a salarled minister must
be conducted on business principles. 1t
is perhaps the floating congregation.
the religious tramps. that give the conf
mercial air 10 a church. For these SO
often assume the attitude OF the shop
per, Of one who Is "sampllng" or lust
looking" and who. though pleased and
Inspired. never chooses TO become a
constant patron. These no doubt gain
much, and churches as a rule are gen
erous and charitable to such nomads.
TO actually sift these from the perma-
nent elements would be a step towards
the comprehension Of the true attitude
OF society towards the church, and
might lead to a better understanding
on both sides.
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GREAT HOMESTEAD STEEL MILLS.

Cha n have d he a ni auhcuhng woE h
w lie Carnegie pn OF hc III Carnegie
recently the manager Ihuntlhs poledn IonH
it IA reach e hc Eric n Ia N
pr
i 10 d the n b ndppf Il 80 Is 100 Yet these
ne " FIR
S py I'd n l a r to MIR ,romhr nghmt
ii in steel Iy ahsow
by and y Eric q,
number OF part in the
dth times hnea
steele but
re i ri his ontm
h W hy cagp tks
perseverance she
nngofr
WI is N 10 d Mr.
be disposed f before
democrat Mr.
to discussion
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

An Eastern Journal devoted TO by
glene and physical culture, highly rec
Ommends peanuts as a school luncheon
FOR boys and girls. 1t sets forth their
great value as food. being both whole
some and nutritious. and also good for
the blood. when properly masticated.
in addition TO these properties. unlike
other nuts. they may be eaten at the
end OF a hearty meal without overtax-
ing digestion The attachment between
the child and the plebeian peanut has
long been notorious. and now that n
health journal has recommended Il for
she school lunch there win undoubtedly
be a speedy clamor In every household
fer Its liberal provision. and the school
houses Of the land viii be peryaded
with It's decided odOr. Just az this
time. however. comes the depressing
news that the peanut crop Is short. and
prices are rapidly advancing. IL Is not
unlikely when the news Ok It's health
fulness gets abroad that a peanut trust
sill - formed and the unassumlng
ground nut vii soon b. such an object
% luxury that ifs use may b confined
O. the Attendants o. the fashionable and
wealthy private schools
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

eastern chum. and sees life which is
essentially different from that to which
ne mas been accustomed. The Eastern
chap comes to the West, and fairly
reVels in the cordiality and freedom
wnlch are notable in Eastern society
Tor their absence. The advantage is
great ana as valuable on one side as on
'he other. This feeling OF good fellow
snip has built up what may be called
vast college order all over the coun.
try.
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"Of all relations among individuals
I'm all combinations which life offers IN
this world. there is none that Is more
wonderful than motherhood, and IA
tberhood comes next" writes Barnetta
Rrown in the Ladies' Home Journal.
.DThe mother may be represented as
dove with love and gentle care brood
inc over the young; the father as an
eagle strong, eager to defend and help.
rbo mother should be an embodiment
oF sweetness and gentleness; the father
citadel of strength. A father. then,
20 avoid his failures, must be OF hne,
largo quality, strong, sane and loving;
a self-forgetfuL pleasant guide chum
for his boys. a lover for his girls,
ao,,,Drebending husband, comfortable
80 with A father like this, and a
n,otber such as we have sometimes
saor and often dreamed Of, the path
80 Of childhood becomes not one OF
,hoTns lint one besprlnkled with how-
ars and life is changed from dreary
ronnd Of mistakes and failures INTO
comfortable. successful and beautiful
t ,o,,rnev frightened by cheerfulness,
o,oddened by comradeship, sweetened
s,'I iove and enjoyed alike by mother.
father and children.
-. E,d,,o mans bank &C.
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The cheerful. even facetous, citizens
OF Cleveland who have formed an mp
pendlcitis club are strictly up to date.
We presume II Is the intention Of the
club members TO wear conspicuously II
surgeons certificate that they have al
ready undergone an operation for the
fashionable disease IN order to prevent
mistakes IN future emergencies. But
the precedent thus established may
prove to he embarrassing to the noble
army OF Esculaplans who are always
ready to relieve our miseries for a sor-
did equivalent. II II becomes the fad
Dor afflicted ones to thus make common
cause We may soon have a startling sue
cession Of grip clubs and even tooth
ache clubs. not TO mention the Patri-
Otic order OF Rheumatlcs.
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Dumas pere made haste to write
Last night | was AT the representation
of Francesca da Riminl."
looked around the theater. but did not
see Rachel beg that she will 20 and
see how the death scene is performed
Rachel would not play Dumas. Here
was the authors terrible vengeance
unkind and undeserved, but none the
less cutting to the great tragedienne
who for fifteen years had, uudisputed
worn her crown"
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Despite the following bit of dialogue.
FOUND In the indianapolis Journal.
lnere Is nothing geographically wrong
about the town in question.
DO you mean to tell me-" said an in.
curing visitor In a HOosier village.
mat those two Hin brothers are deaf
and dumbY va
es' replied the native. 1--WE allus
calls EN- the two Hills without n hoI.
ler." " nOi'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

The papers In the East are laughing
1T some eccentric genius who Is con
centrating his energies on an effort to
write novel without "a woman in t."
The difficulty 10 be surmounted looks
90 be considerable. for Il is hard TO con
ceive OF any part OF the game OF life
with which women are not more or
aees intimately connected at this pres
ent period OF progress. When the story
Is written the chances are long that 1t
will not be worth reading
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

a h mills II Homestead LbgrS Of
a g kn III
IN also teuniha
MI a eH side Mr.
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prpety n1vw
Guard Pen
A
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70 m long enof
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have d
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

A Brisbane. Australia, paper OF re
cent date contains the following adver-
tisement: "Wanted-A man TO look
after one horse and few COWS and
pigs. one who can impart the rudi-
ments OF French singing. and the piano
80 children preferred 1t Is strange
that there should be a place In the civil
ized world where people must 20 10 the
trouble OF advertising for such man
as that family wants.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20
swords NAV Re Ahol,.h..

l Ne suggestion Of substituting Mar
unl-Metford carbine for the sword an
1 ',r usually carries Is being largely
discussed in military circles. The oh
lection against the sword is that whom
marching through billy country. It ham.
pers an officers movements In eettine
over rough ground, while a carbine
1D,,,u ne USED as a walking stick, thus
Oelng great help and support.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

The egn-eal n0n-church attendant
fads Ir tAe new and approved method
Of taking stock a. souls a kind o. ln-
voieing 81 celestial goods. and believes
thar, llst "A a recently published re-
Agious appeal took the novel f0rra ~
an insurance policy. With a promise of
-low rafes" and heavenly premiums.
- al churches have come 90 adopt the
Ways - The mercantile world. These
scoffers declare chat salvation must be
bought hy the pound and that you
cannot get frsCclass zodliness without
paying frst-ciass prices. Ent TO count
lie members Of ones aock, 70 desire to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait says she
believes a woman will be elected Presi-
dent OF the United States before the
end OF the twentieth century. Now Is
che time for our girls 20 get on the
right side by being born In log houses.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

"Eye for eye tooth for tooth. hand
for hand. foot for foot" says the Bible
and In the case OF a man who cruelty
whips a crippled boy It would not be
zoo much to add Lash for LASH
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

They arrested man In New York
ahe other day for tickling his wife until
she had Mysteries. After this what ex-
cuse viii any New York man have for
crying to be pleasant around the housef
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Even II trust promoters were ostra-
-cixed Il would do no good. They'd get
together. They always get together
what they can't get alone.
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A local serenader was struck 10y the
fair ones wash-boiler and later arrest
ed. Courtship Is not the unalloyed de-
light II used TO be.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

NEWCOMERS eat about three tons OF
chocolate week from the slot ma
chine alone. That's better than chew
lng gum.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

"Those who expect to succeed in
war" says London Truth, must pay
the butchers bill" What CHASTITY
truth.
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Carnegie says poverty is a young
mans best capital. At first sight 1t
certainly looks like poor reasoning
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

An Illinois veteran had bullet IN his
brain twelve years. lie was never
spoken OF as an empty-headed man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

Apparently one good form OF life In
Surance In this country is not to live In
Kentucky.
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Rather a pleasant fall leading to a
Aard winter than an icy winter lead
tog 20 a hard fall.
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We believe that any one can pick out
d married woman or a school teacher
as lar on as they can be seen In tho
road. III 'He
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

almost every man gets a notion when
ne ne Is on the back Of a horse that he
Gen. Grant M S'a'ueS Of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-20

An Ohio farmer is credited with rob
bing a bunko man. What did he get?
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HARvEE A. PUGH. PubIi.hsr.
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You can't judge mans oanE &C
count by the fit Of his coat