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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-09

One OF the matters now discussed by
the Iowa teachers Is the making Of the
township the unit Of organization. I'm
der the present system each independ.
ent school district, says the Chicago
Tribune has board Of directors and a
secretary, making more than twenty
i've officers In the average township.
Many teachers believe better results
could be had by abolishing these dis
trlct boards and centralizlng control OF
the schools in township boards. The
experience IN other States would bear
out this view. In Philadelphia the
schools are managed IN most wasteful
fashion, there being board Of school
directors for each ward IN the city with
great powers. The result Is an extrav-
CANT management. Whenever there are
many boards, each consisting OF many
members, then there are large mum
Der OF persons whose personal interests
must be looked after and whose friends
must be provided for. BY reducing the
number or directors these Influences
are reduced and economy follows. The
Legislature viii do well to reorganize
the school system with the township as
the basis Of organization.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-09
MARvELs oE INoIAN MAeIolANs
Wonderful Feat Of Witch Lord Lytton
Was "A Witness.

Wonderful Feat of Which Lord Lytton
Was Witness.
The following story Of Indian magic
was told me 10y the person TO whom 1t
was told by the late Lord Lytton.
gave It in my own words. for the e.
cellent though humillating reason that
have mIslaid the MSS. When in
India Lord LyttOn often sought out
conjurers, but never saw any but the
usual feats, such as the mango tree
trick and the basket trick. The method
In each case is known, or, at all events,
plausible explanations have been given
by Mr. Maskelyne and other experts.
On one occasion Lord Lytton liked
something In the looks of the conjurer
who was performing in the open space
before his house. After the ordinary
exhibition his lordship asked the magi-
can II he could not do something more
out of the common way.
The man said he would try. and ask
ed for Il ring. which Lord Lytton gave
him. He then requested an officer to
take In either hand a handful Of seeds
one sort was sesame. The name OF
the other sort my informant did not
know. Holding these seeds and hav.
ing the ring between his finger and
thumb. the officer was to go to a well
In the corner Of the compound. He
was to dispose OF the seeds In a certain
way-I think on the low wall around
the well. into the depths of which he
was TO throw the ring. All this was
done. and then the mage asked Lord
Lytton where he would like the ring to
reappear. He answered sin his dis
patch box" of which the key was at
tached to his watch chain. or at all
events he had il with him on the spot.
The dispatch box was brought out.
Lord Lytton opened it and there was
the ring. This trick would be easy If
the British officer was a confederate Of
the juggler's, and II he possessed n
duplicate key 10 the dispatch box. In
that case he would not throw the ring
into the well. but would take it into the
house, open the box aud insert the ring
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-09
MARE SHOWED HER TEETH
Big Ringing" Job Spoiled Because n
Trotter's Mouth Was ODer

Big Ringing" Job Spoiled Because the.
Trotter's Mouth Was Open.
speaking about ringers said one
OF the old-tlme horsemen In attendance
at the meeting of the Board of Review
OF the National Trotting Association
reminds me of a yarn that was told
by Dan Dennison, one of the oueerest
and shrewdest old characters that ever
had to do with horses. Dan was ont
In California at the time, and had a
chance to pick up for a little money
very fast mare that had raced nm To
her record until she was unable TO win
in the free-fOr-all classes. Then she
was sold for roadster, and practically
lost sight Of. Dan took her down
into Southern California after he had
'bishoped' her bit, hogged her name.
and fixed her so that no one would ever
recognize her as the speedy mare Of
years before. He had his son drive her.
had entered her in one of the slow class
es as a 4-year-old mare, and had faxed
up some sort of a pedigree for her. As
a matter of fact, she was a dozen years
old at least. Dan wanted to have a
killing with her, and so had told his
boy to lay her up for the first two
heats, and let the boys back the other
horses well before he put his money
down. The mare was full of speed on
the day of the race, and the only way
the lad could make her lose the first
heat was to carry her to a break. He
did that well, but the bettors were
bit afraid of the unknown mare. So
it was absolutely necessary to the car
rying out of his plans to lose the next
heat. In the heat the old mare would.
not break, but trotted as steadily as.
if she never knew how to do anything
else. The driver had, therefore, to pull
her outright. That pulling was the I'M
doing of the job, for, as Dan put it,,
the boy pulled the old mare so hard
that her mouth was so wide open that
every one on the grand stand could see
every one of her teeth. Every sharp
could see then that she was ut least a
dozen years old. They made a howl
about her being a 4-year-old, and she
was thrown out of the race, and the
chance for big winning was done for"
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Most children are fond Of keenina
rabbits. The varieties most generally
preferred are the tame ones-Hima.
layan and Dutch rabbits and Belgian
hares-as these are hardy and not ok.
penSive. They must be kept in a warm
sheltered place, and be provided with
roomy hutches and grass run if DOS.
siole. Rabbits are very fastidious ami.
mals' and will scarcely ever touch
musty or stale food. Variety In food is
essential TO their health.
Too much green food IS hurtful
therefore give little grain food once
IN day. They may have peas which
nave been soaked and dried oats
Iares' hay, bran. sliced carrots. turnips
lawn mowings, dandelion. milk. thistle
ana little oil cake occasionally. Give
water night and morning. but do not
leave the pan in the hutch. Plenty of
clean straw must be supplied. and the
hu'ch kept perfectly clean.
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Reassuring.

Mons. Calino, the supplemented and
ingenious Frenchman, happened TO be
riding in a train in the same compart-
ment with a lady who was in constant
fear of a smash-up.
At every sudden stop, every jar ev-
ery sound of the bell or whistle she
cried out:
ooh! oh! Have we run off the track
Is it a collision? Are we going to be
killedT
Calino paid no attention. but remain
ed wrapt in solemn silence. Presently
the lady said to him:
"And you, sir, aren't you afraid OF
railroad accidentsT
"Not /. madame" answered Calino,
-oossurinqlv. 1T has been fOretolo
that am to die on the guillotine|
The nervous woman went into hys-
terics. and had to be removed from the
train at the next station.
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titiOncr is he who possesses the faculty
of inspiring confidence In himself to
begin with and then in the treatment
he advises. A recent number of a psy-
Geological Journal relates an interest
Ing experiment made by Mr.. Slosson
with the view of demonstrating how
easily this faculty can be called into
play.
In the course Of Il popular lecture he
presented to his audience a bottle CON
tanning distilled water. which he un-
corked with elaborate precautions. and
then, watch in hand, he asked those
present TO indicate the exact moment
at which the peculiar odor was per
ceived by them. Within fifteen seconds
those Immediately in front of him held
up their hands, aud within forty Soc
onds those at the other end of the room
declared that they distinctly perceived
the odOr. There was an obstinate
minority, largely composed of men
who stoutly declared their inability +,
detect any Odor. but Mr.. Slosson he
lieves that many more would have
given in had he not been compelled to
bring the experiment to a close within
a minute Of opening the battle, several
persons in the front rank finding the
odor so powerful that they hastily
quilted the lecture-room. 1t would
have been interesting to know the at
titude of the audience on learning the
liberty that had been taken with their
imaginations, but on this point, unfor-
tunately, the report is silent
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The hlghwayman rObs man-per-
haps two men, II he is lucky-and that
Is the end OF It so far as the extent OF
damage Is concerned But the promo
ters OF Inflated enterprises based on
slender prospects start in to rob the
public at large. All goes we'll for a
while, perhaps, as It did with the
Franklin syndicate. But the time comes
when the bubble bursts or shrinks to
poor semblance OF Its former self. and
the damage is widespread When the
hour Of collapse or contraction arrives
we have ali the troubles OF a financial
panic so far as these securities are con
cerned. Sometimes when the smash
comes those who are really responsible
have escaped. Sometimes the guilty
go down with the Innocent, the promo
ters with the investors. The punish
ment OF wrongdolng falls upon the in
nocent upon the public at large. Even
those who have had no share In the
game, who have not touched or han
died the perilous thing. are caught in
the pinch with those who have taken
the risk. Real values are the only val
ues that count IN the long run. Dlshon-
esty Incorporated Is Just as much dis.
honesty as II It were practlced by lndl-
viduals. And in the end It is about ms
sure to suffer the penalty.
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A PECULIAR DISASTER.
Part OF Picturesque Italian City slid
Into the Sea.

Part of Picturesque Italian City Slid
Into the Sea.
In peculiar manner death came to
a number Of people at the famous tour
list resort Of Amalh, an Italian city sit
uated on the Gulf Of Salerno, southeast
OF Naples. Owing to the action Of the
water undermining the rock upon
which Amal6 stands a portion Of the
place slipped into the sea, taking with
It two hotels. n Capuchin monastery
and several villas, and crushing under
its enormous weight four vessels, the
crews Of which fortunately escaped.
The number Of dead was at first believ-
ed to be very large, but, marvellous as
It may seem, only ten persons lost their
lives. The monastery contained many
monks and the hotels many guests, and
all Of these, together with the occu-
pants Of the villas, were at first sup
posed TO be lost. The mass Of earth
and rock which slipped into the sea Is
estimated at $4,000 cubic yards and the
shock Of its rending and crashing into
the water shook the principally for
miles around. The hotels destroyed are
the Cappucinni ana the Santa Calerina.
Amalf, the scene Of this disaster, Is
n city OF 1000 souls and has a great
antiquity. 1t took Its origin in the
fourth century, though It's name did
not merit the historians notice until
200 years afterward. 1t then became
an Independent republic, with vast
trade with the east, and at the zenith
Of its power and fame 1t numbered
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-09
The Hood and the Hat.


Said the Hat to the Hood
As they hung on the wall:
you poor, common thing,
Not a bow to your string,
And no pompons at all!
! pity you greatly;
And what are these chores
Taking place out of doors
That l hear about lately?
They're something plebeian, I'm certain
of that
Said the Hat.
"What chores?" quoth the Hood.
Can it be you don't know
That fowls must have food
Or their feathers won't grow7
And the fires must have wood;
So my mistress goes out
Twice a day, with a shout,
And frisks like a colt as she helps Mr..
Joe.
If she snowballs him, too,
Why, the most that | do
Is to keep off the cold till she gets in a
glow;
For there's nothing like laughing to warm
up the blood
Quoth the Hood.
Dear me-" cried the Hat,
Il am glad of our chat
Why, when I'm on her head she seems
vain and all that"
st. Nicholas.
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FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Something that Will Interest the Ju-
venile Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
IF Many Cute and Cunning Children.

Somehow or other we never seem to
think Of royalty as really human in the
way Of playing practical jokes or be-
having like common, ordinary folks. A
daring photographer at Copenhagen
has snapped his camera on royalty at
play and obtained some pictures that
are not only amusing, but which show
the extremely human side of those des-
tined to sit In high places.
King Christian Of Denmark, as the
juniors all probably know, is grand
father TO the Car of Russia and the
children of the Prince of Wales. Every
year at least there is a joyous family
gathering at Copenhagen, to which all
look forward with the greatest pleas
ure. 1t was at one of these reunions
that the photographer did his work
while waiting for the various guests
to assemble for a group picture.
One of the pictures represents the
Gar running one of his Danish cousins
down the marble steps Of the palace,
holding the young prince by the nape
of his neck and the seat Of his trousers;
another shows the Gar in full flight,
hotly pursued by this same prince. Still
another picture represents the Grand
Duke Michael OF Russia leaning over
the shoulder Of his aunt, the Princess
Of Wales. to tickle the ear of his sister,
the Grand Duchess Xenia. There were
many others of the same sort, about
seventy in all, and the photographer
said nothing about them until he placed
them on exhibition in his window. Roy
atty heard of it, of course, and two of
those most interested, Princess Vic
torla of Wales and Grand Duke MI
chael, went down to investigate.
Instead of being angry, they were
highly amused, and insisted that the
photographer bring the pictures to the
palace to show to the rest. Everybody
enjoyed them, and before he left the
photographer received orders for sew
eral sets Of the pictures, which have
been distributed among appreciative
royal relatives. 1t Is a pleasure to
learn that modern rulers are not only
as human as the rest of the world, but
also that they can appreciate a joke,
even when they are the victims and the
whole world knows it.
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II IS but poor compliment to a sol
der or, rather. IL is not a compliment
al ALTO say OF him that he was abso-
iutely ignorant OF fear. II Is the over
coming OF fear, not the entire absence
Of Il. which constitutes bravery. In
other words, the man who has never
experienced the sensation OF fear-if
such man ever lived is lacking In
relative Judgment. lie cannot reason
from cause to effect far enough to see
that II he does certain thing he Is sure
90 be killed. And such a mental com
position. so FAR from constituting great.
ness Is merely sign OF weak intellect
Hence we may be- sure that Gen. Law
ton. despite the assertions OF his inju-
dlclous friends. knew very web what
fear was, but he did not allow It 70 in-
duence his conduct or his Judgment.
That is the real bravery which marks
the gallant soldier. The other type
che disposition to rush at any antagon-
ast without reasoning or refectlon-is
the mere brute Instinct OF the bulldog
and II doesn't win battles.
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Absent mlndedness has seldom been
q fame or money-makllg venture to It's
possessor, Nevertheless. the poem.
''The Absent Minded Begrar," which
AIR. Kipllng contributed to London
newspaper for sale, brought IN fund
of $4,000 for the needy families Of the
soldiers sent TO South Africa. The
poem was rcclted nightly al ten music
halis. and sung TO Sir Arthur Sullivan's
muslc at half a dozen more.
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Scientific men predict that pathogenic
bacteria, or se-breedlng germs. are
destined TO be extermlnated in civilized
sands, along with man-eating beasts
and venOmous serpents. Aud why not &?
Already the progress OF medical sci
ence has gone far TO eliminate or cancel
abe poison OF typhoid and dlphtheria;
ahe bacillus Of consumption is being
hunted 10 Its lair; aud In cities where
sanitation is duly regarded the scourge
of cholera and yellow fever need no
longer be feared
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s,oc,[inoIess German Soldiers

Great attention is paid in the German
ornv n the condition Of the soldiers
saat The German infantry soldier
wears no stockings. He ruDs MS Iee'
Win lanolin or vaseline, which Is rem
dered antiseptic by the presence OF o
llttle admixture of salicylic' ear6olie
ao,d or camphor. and then envelops
tbem IN n niece Of flannel. This lessons
the friction between boot and foot con
s ia and thus prevents the for
nation Of boils.
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c Cs,!.' which was captured noo,
Wittenberg, ILL.,, when about Lea. Lar
old- Captain Byard Burton ~ ~ .sa
steamer Cherokee, shot the mother ane
Miss Daisy admired the brl,b. si, ian, anu
bundle OF fuzzy fur so much thar t bor
father gave 1t to her. 1t goes wSe s nv :,
nkes about the house, and is very rentls
with Its mistress and the other no.,
bers OF the family, though II sn,ts
angrily when strangers come about '''
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The year nineteen hundred offers a
considerable range Of choice 70 persons
interested in anniversaries pertaining
90 literary men whose claim to remem-
brance is indIsputable. Scholars have
the five hundredth anniversary Of the
death OF Chaucer In mind, and repair
with fresh delight TO that well Of En-.
gllsh undefyled." Richard Hooker, the.
English divine. has been dead three
centuries. His distinction had the added
felicity OF winning Izak Walton's pen
10 record its fullness. The centenary OF
COwper's death is numbered with the
notable days in the year. Many to
whom his works may not otherwise APP
peal will be grateful for the spiritual
Eefreshment which they owe to his de-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-03-09

Phillips Brooks said. In the last
Thanksgiving sermon he preached II
defy a man 20 put his finger upon any
page OF history when II was clearer
than Il Is to-day that man has some
thing to do with his brethren and that
they are his brethren. Yes II belongs
90 nations. too. No nation dare act In
sublime selhshness." Whether the re-
s,raining motive be high or low. the
fact OF greed. envy. hate, under some
control. Is a ground of hope for lndl-
viduals and governments.
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The remark Of General Lawton when
asked, when down South with the
Presidential party, to make a speech;
IL am not a hero, am only a regular"
% we'll remembered Lawton was one
OF the kind who do not do all his fight
ing with his mouth
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votional writing. On the other hanS.
the centenary Of Macaulay's birth Is
commemorated, at least 10y special rec
objection, by the large company who
are his debtors because, when he wrote
history, the poets Imagination kept
dizziness at distance. There are other
days and names for end-Of-the-century
mention which good readers AMI good
listeners will not forget.
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A Binghamton IN. " man IS reported
90 have killed his wife and himself IN
order to see their pictures In the papers
and another citizen OF the Empire state
committed suicide a few days ago to
prove whether there l. anything In spir-
atuallsm or not. II isn't likely that
either Of them Is now thoroughly salts
ded with the results.
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EneIIsh ant Amerin,n 1.,,,o..

A comparison of the postal statistics
of the world shows that the English
people write third more letters in a
year than the American. but this is
attributed to the almost general use of
the telephone in this country doing
away with the necessity for SO much
writing. -New York Times.
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one State OF the Union, having a sur
plus Of million dollars in It's treas
Ory, for which 1t has no pressing use.
proposes to devote It to the improve
ment OF public schools There may be
little practical politics" In such a
course, but there is much regard for the
welfare OF the people.
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The same thing that has prevented
che shufiilng OF OF "the sick man Of Eu-
Tope" will probably operate to keep
''the sick man OF Asia" alive. That
thing Is the Jealousy which the great
powers Of Europe feel for one another.
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Mark Twain can't remember when he
cold his first lie, but the second Is Wv
Adly impressed on his memory told
II when he was nine days old. lie prof
ated by II, according to his own story,
and the public will draw It's own infer
ences az TO his reason for pursuing to
q ripe age the vocation Of fiction,
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RIuned Him RI hi OF

He-"Miss Clara, have a question to
ask you; although Of ancient origin. IL
Is ever new, and"
She-"Oh. never mind asking it. /
was at minstrel show last week.
Chicago News.
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Mamma" Harry asked, "who puts
all the ice on the windowsp
Jack Frost" mamma replied.
u should think" said Harry. "that
he'd want to keep a little breath 10
blow on his fingers when it's cold"
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what lesson do we learn from the
story OF Jonah and the whaleY' asked
the Sunday school teacher Of n small
pupil THAT it's always safest TO re-
main on dry land replied the LITTLE fel
low. ie'-
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Everyone knows that the Imagination
is frequently used By physicians in
effectng cures Of patients who are
suffering from mental and physical
disorders. The most successful prac-
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A French scientist has found that
some kinds Of mushroom afford a vac
cine against the venom of snakes. Tie
juice of the mushroom renders person
immune against the poison for a month
or two.
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Young Winston Churchill escaped dis
Nulsed as a woman and thus made his
start down the corridors OF time as isis
Ger Winnie"
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Hens Hateh the Isrrs.

IN CHINA hens are employed to hatch
nSh eggs. These are sealed in an egg
shell and placed under the unsuspect-
'us men Tor few days. The contents
OF the shell are then emptied into a
shallow pool. where they can bask in
'ne sunshine until the mlnnows are
strong enough to be turned into a lake
or river. -
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"Defne divorce"
ITS the interlude to rag-time mat
rimOny. Record.
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When women take their troubles TO
the Lord, their husbands should do the
same, in order that He may hear both
sides Of the story.
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The story that the son-inlaw OF the
Sultan OF Turkey has fled with his
wife's Jewels Is rather indefinite Which
gife's jewels7
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An exchange suggests that the proper
pength for a short skirt is little over
AWO feet.
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'-There are others" Is a poor defense
even though you can prove It.
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The world is looking for a youns
,,.ornop who doesn't flick the dust on
Young mans coat. but who cleans the
spots off her fathers.
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After all the ups and downs he has
Aad Ii Hung Chang ought to make a
Dretty good elevator boy.
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A Strange Pet.

MISS Daisy Keevil, of St. Louis. owns
the sTangest pet in that city. 1t is a