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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16
EXPENSIVE AL AROUND.
Divorce Cost s1,OOO,O)O, Wedding
$I,OOO,OOOi Total S2,OOO,OOO.

Divorce Cost s1,OOO,O)O, Wedding
$I,OOO,O00i Total $2,OOO,OOO.
1t is not on record that anybody ever
wanted divorce more than did Will
lam Bateman Leeds. of Chicago and
New York. At all events nobody ever
paid as much for one. One million dol
lars was the cost of Mr.. Leeds free
dom
There is some justification for the
terms that Mrs. Leeds No. l insisted
upon. She had been deserted for five
years. aud that is not iattering to a
wife. And if she demanded as recon-
pense for this humiliation a yearly sal
airy Of S2OO.OOO-four times as large as
that of the President of the United
States-whO shall say that even this
monument of hard cash adjusted the
balance?
They believed sixteen years ago that
they loved each other He was then a
clerk in an Indiana town, his sweet
heart a serious girl with every dOmes.
tic accomplishment The first clash
came when Leeds dared too much. as
his wife thought in money-getting
while she chung to her narrower ideals
But fortune smiled on the mans ven
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

head and into another lot in the distant
background. Around the bases he went.
driving two other men ahead of him,
and the game was won. He was looked
upon as good amateur pitcher in those
days. and often after the game my
swollen hands attested the speed he
had. While it can hardly be said that
the picture resembles Mr.. Bryan as he
looks to-day. it is he. however. as he
appeared in a baseball uniform along
with the rest of us in 1854
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16
Ginss dissolved I'm Wnter.

Every kind of glass at a sufficiently
high temperature must eventually
show complete Solubility in water. Tn.
der the pressure glass dissolves in wa
ter heated To 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sea water more than 600 feet beneath
the surface will remain liquid ut tina;
temperature. and it it peneuates ia,
earth's crust where the temperature is
equally high it will, apart flom TN,
pressure. liquefy the silicateS or CLASSY
rocks. Prof. Barus concludes that at a
depth of abOut five miles silicates in con.
tact with water are virtually fluid. and
that the level of aqueous fusion in the
earth is five times nearer the surface
than is that of igneous fusion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

A woman will yank up the guy ropes
OF her corset until she almost squeezes
her immortal soul out of place and put
a dead bird on her hat and go strutting
around over town. selling tickets for an
entertainment to raise money to help
send missionaries to China for the pur-
pose Of teaching civilization to the poor
heather who have never known what
II is to wear corset, and who have
been struggling on in ignorant belief
that birds We're created to sing instead
Of to be worn on hat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The Italian Prince, the Duke d Abruz
II, has returned to civilization after an
absence Of fifteen months in the north
polar seas, and announces that he sue
ceeded in reaching latitude of SO de
grees 33 minute north. Nansen's
"farthest north" was SO degrees II
minutes. This gives the young Italian
the honor of having come nineteen
miles nearer the pole than the noted
Norwegian. leaving only 24l miles of
arctic mystery still to be penetrated
before some daring explorer can claim
the frlgid honor of having reached the
long sought for spot The Duke
d'Abruzzi has maintained his reputa-
ton for daring and executive ability.
His vessel, the Stella Polare. suffered
more than did Nansens ice-resisting
Fran, and the expedition lost three
members by death. but the enterprise
seems to have been conducted on the
whole with remarkable ability. For the
present. rugged Norway has been out
done by sunny Italy in the long arctic
quest. In due time some other nation
ality-perhaps the United states IN the
person of Peary-will press on still
closer to the pole only to be surpassed
by some other, until the pole Is reach
ed Then, perhaps, there will be All
end of the long line of more or les,i
disastrous expeditions that have fol.
lowed each other so persistently for
over three centuries. 1t is the mystery
of the unknown. combined with the de.
sire for adventure, that now makes the
north pole such a magnetic pole. When
the mystery is cleared away and when
everybody knows whether there is
land. or open sea, or rugged ice at lati.
tude 90 degrees north the Pearys and
Nansens and D'Abruzzis will seek ex.
citement and glory in other quarters. Al
the present rate it is not likely to be
many years before this comes to pass
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16
BRYAN AS A BALL PLAYER.
He Was Considered a Good Amateur
Pitcher in the Early sos.

Pitcher in the Early 'SOs.
While moving his household goods at
Denver, Colo, recently, John w. Spring
er, an old friend and fellow-campaigner
Of w. j. Bryan, unearthed photograph
depicting phase of Bryan's life in the
early SOS. Mr.. Bryan was once an
ardent ball player. This was in Jack
sonville, Ill. The picture had been lost
for ten years and its resurrection re-
called to Mr. Springer's memory the
existence of the Jacksonville baseball
club of the Morgan County bar 1t also
recalled the day when the picture was
taken and the incident of Bryan's IA
nous home run hit.
1t was after the club had participated
in vigorously contested game. one Of
a series of charity games played in
jacksonville in the summer Of 1881
Recalling this, Mr.. Springer says:
The score was Is to 20 against us.
for we were not in thehabit of playing
l to o games in those days. There were
two men on bases when Bryan came to
the bat. Bryan was not the sturdy
built man those days that he is now,
but the way he swung his bat on the
first ball pitched over the plate was Il
surprise to all the players and the 500
or GOO spectators who viewed the game
from a point of vantage along the first
and third base lines and the foul ground
back of the catcher. Bryan Knocked
the ball clear over the center ielders
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The annual reunion Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic is always an inn
pressive occasion. and the warmth of
the welcome which greets the line of
bent figures and whitening heads is
proof Of the place these men hold in the
heart Of the nation. II is all the more
pity, then, that their wishes In regard
TO Memorial day are not more general
~ needed. At the recent reunion in
Chicago. the veterans felt obliged to
call attention again to the neglect and
abuse of the day on the part of the pub
lie, and even to suggest the changing
OF the date from May 80 to the last
Sunday in May 1t was the Grand
Army which created Memorial day.
and its members have always observed
the occasion with dignity and respect.
They cannot be blamed. therefore. II
they object to seing it made a season
of baseball games, bicycle races and
golf.
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lures. and five years ago. though still.
young. he was held one Of the biggesi
steel men in the country.
His business took him to Cleveland
while his family was in Indiana. He
was rich, handsome and blessed with
leisure to appear in society. And so II
happened that four years ago he met
Mrs. Nellie May Stewart WorthingtOn
In a month they had confessed them
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

There are many who neven darkeu a
church door nor contribute cent to-
ward this great civilizlng factor of our
country, yet would not for a moment
think Of living in community where
the church and its influence did not eX-
list Every one should be supporters of
the churches as well as the public
schools; they go hand in hand.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

That the tendency toward suicide Is
increasing must be apparent to all
newspaper readers. The causes assign
ed are numerous, and in the majority of
cases they are trivial, considered from
the standpoint Of any person who has
a sane comprehension Of the perpleXi-
ties involved in the problem of life.
Physical and mental disease play an
important part in driving people of sen
sitive temperament to self-destructiOn.
Failure in business, domestic trouble,
lack of employment, disappointment
the heat. etc, etc, are assigned as
causes for recent suicides. The impulse
that impels a man to desert his wife
and children in the midst Of the battle
Of life cannot be a worthy one. The
husband who seeks relief in suicide
from real or fancied grievances and
leaves his wife and children to con
tinue the contest, handicapped by the
sorrow and disgrace his act places upon
their shoulders. is a coward. The man
or woman who shrinks from the per-
Torrance Of u duty. who flies before
the first appearance of disease or mis-
fortune, who cannot bear his or her al
lotted share of adversely, is coward.
Cowardlce and nothing else is behind
nine-tenths Of all the suicides commit
ted-generally the most selfish, craven.
contemplate cowardice. Many suicides
are traceable. doubtless, to causes over
which the victims had no control. but
these are easily distinguishable from
the others, and there is little danger
that the purely unfortunate victims of
circumstances may be COMPOUNDED with
the persons who are prompted by pure
selhshness and pure cowardice to end
their existence.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The largest bell in France has been
hung in the belfry Of the church Of the
sacred Heart in Paris. 1t weighs TWEEN
ty-hve tons, can be heard at a distance
OF twenty-five miles. and its vibration
lasts six minutes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The exports ofsPalestine for the last
year amounted to a value of $3.50. OOO
the imports being S1,95OOOO. The
whole trade Of Palestine in 1890 ex.
ceeded the trade Of 1895 by a little-oveI
S3SJ,OOO, and exceeded the trade Of
1891 By almost $4,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

Now the dancing masters have taken
up arms against rag-time and propose
TO make 1t questionable. 1t looks AS
II the music Of skips and jerks was
"up against the real thing"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

George Gould put up Sl,d00,OOO to
pay Count Boni de Castelane's debts
just as a matter Of pride. 1t Is appar-
ent that George doesn't take after Jay
very hard. The latter's pride would
never have carried him to such an ex-
treme
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

A political prophet differs from an
ordinary politician in that he does not
know either but let's others know that
he does not know.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

A persistent part of the daily news
paper record is the story of failures
through reckless speculation. The
tale of woe would be cut short We're
such financial ventures avoided by two
classics in the community, namely,
those who can afford to lose and those
who cannot
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The divorced wife of a wealthy New
York man took thirty eight trunks with
her when she departed. 1t is apparent
that she has no intention of retiring to
convent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The forty or fifty men who are in the
train that is held up by the one lone
bandit probably accede to his request
merely because they think he needs
the money.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

Hall Gaines confession that he did
reject one of Marie Corelli's novels
when he was publishers reader fit
ten or twenty years ago speaks well for
his literary Judgment them.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The Sultan OF Turkey has reigned
twenty-five years, and has recently had
to arrest a large number Of his sub
lects, who think that is long enough.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

Somewhere is found the mandate;
Except We work neither shall We eat!'
Some men of pretty full stomachs
would have pretty hard work to ac-
count for themselves on this basis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

Andrew Lang says the people who
are booming Omar Khayyam make
him tired Andrew should be patient
These same people may discover, after
he is safely dead, that he! too, could
write Some
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

There Is no degree of devotion to
party which demands that a man shall
enrage and excite himself by discuss
ing politics at his meals.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The flying machine Is good deal In
che air, although invisible to the eye.
All aboard for Utopial
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

1t is really better for rich young men
like Vanderbilt to go into politics Of
their own yolitlon than TO he taken in.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

The successful pugilist Of the future
will put in less time training himself
and more time training his wife.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16

Labor day was the conception Of an
American. It is as fully an American
Institution as the Fourth of July.
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Of
Prince Albert OF
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Let no faceuous person comment with
Ievity on the reported organization Of a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-16
SENalkTT INDEX.
HARVEY A. PUoH. Publisher.

EMMETT. . .......... IDAHO
The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13

were adjusted by Deputy Sheriff Barge man and the lever was sprung bv Shel if Wattron. Drs. Woolford and Reed pronounced Smiley dead at the expiration of eighteen minutes. Smiley showed the greatest coolness and composure until the last. The ex- ecution was success and the prisoner died without struggle.
The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13
That Throbbing Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their match less merit for sick and nervous head aches. They make pure blood and strong nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 9 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by Pioneer Drug Store.
The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13
Rushin' The Growler.

Don't 'spose yer kin hear the purp's yeller, meller howl in Flagstaff, Whut goes frum tenner allegretter of ther cur ter tn base crisender of ther mastif- Ther soul stirrin' wall whut shakes ther purp rum hiz roof plum ter hiz tail N makes feller wanter splatter his gore all over grassy hills dale, Fer scarin' of old Morpheuses dubble-geared snores plum outer doors, With ther yowlin' n howlin' n growlin' n prowlin midnight korus- It mouter be that air watch dogs honest bark dunno; It mouter be a measly, mangy, f1eay purp jest fer a lark-mebby so. But whichsumever CT whatsomever purp it may chanst ter be, I gess thet all us snoreless fellers II come ter onst ter agree, Thet howsumever vallable they may be-cur, dog, purp CT houn,' Wed 'preciate ther fertilizer qualities most bout twenty feet under groun
 Dock Soper.
The Coconino sun., 1900-01-13
Smiley Hanged.

George Smiley, who killed section foreman Peter McSweeney, last Aug ust at Winslow, at the railroad station, was hanged Monday. Smiley, who had been employed as d day laborer on the section, had been discharged by the foreman the day before the tragedy and he was enraged at him for having him discharged. So, without any warning, Smiley stepped up to his vic tim and shot him down in cold blood. Smiley was tried and convicted of murder and sentenced to be hung one month ago last Saturday, but was re- prieved by Governor Murphy, who severely rebuked Sheriff Wattron of Navajo county for the style of invita- tions he sent out to he hanging.
 The execution was announced to take place between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and , p m., and promptly at the latter hour Sheriff F. J. Wattron, Deputy H. B. Bargeman. and Rev. Father billy of Flagstaff ascended the scaffold with Smiley. Father billy read the Catholic services. after which Sheriff Wattron read the death war rant.
 Smiley was asked: Have you any thing to say?" To which he replied: "l have nothing to say except that I thank the sheriff of Navajo county and his deputses for courtesies and die Christian
 Smiley was converted to the Catholic faith since his imprisonment and was baptised the night before his execution.
 Father Dilley then read prayer and gave the final spiritual instructions, after which the black cap and rope
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
Emperor Of China sim ReIons.

Pekin, Feb. Tt is generally be
lieved that the Dowager Empress will
not attempt the formal deposition
Of the emperor. at present
though that this was her first
intention there is a little room to
doubt. 1t is gathered from creditable
Chinese sources that the Dowager in
tended to carry out her plans during
the first days of the new year. Every
thing had been prepared for the coup,
but at the last mowent representa-,
tions to her were mat such course
would probably create serious opposi
tion in the south, and induced her to
temporarily abandon her decision.
There is much anxiety in native quar-
ters regarding the Dowager empress
next move
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
THAT NICARAGUA TREATY.
II Will Abrogate the ciayfon-Bulwer
Treaty and Provide for U. s.
Protection.

Washington. Feb THE senate
committe on foreign relations met to
day to consider the Nicaragua canal
treaty. While some opposition was
manifested.it was notofsufficient char.
acter as to indicate the defeat of the
treaty, but that 1t would be amended,
there seems to be little doubt. One
of the amendments proposed is, that
the whole of the Clayton-B -Bulwer treaty
shall be abrogated. Another change
suggested is in regard to the protec-
tion of the canal. The treaty declares
there shall be no Notifications. 1t is
said this will prevent the United
States from erecting batteries, which
are by some considered absolutely ne
cessary in view of the instructions
that occur in the South American
countries. 1t is possible that this Ian
guage will be modify so that such
protection as the United States deems
necessary, can be afforded along the
route of the canal.
Washington, Feb. 7-The house to-
day resumed consideration of the di.
plomatic-consular appropriation bill.
Although the general debate closed
yesterday, by unanimous consent,
Shafroth, of Colorado, was allowed
forty-fve minutes to complete the
speech he began last week, in favor of
mediation by the United States in
the South African war Under the
Hague treaty, he contended, Eng
land could not consider an offer of
mediation an unfriendly act. While
the British were demanding relief in
the South African republic, he said,
5000 Dutch residents of British |
Guiana, born upon British soil who are
not allowed to hold official positions
n the executive or judicial benches
# the cobnial government. were
for relief. Their cases
we're almost analogous to those of
he Uitlanders in the Transvaal, yet
Great Britain refused to listen to the
Dutch in her own colony.
Nearly the entire time was con-
in listening to an elaborate
statement from Senator Morgan. who
is thoroughly familiar with the sub |
ject of tlo fyivaragua Camel l--~r~--a
tion.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
THE IRISH LEADER cHEERED.
Wants the independence of the Two
Republics Recognized and War
Stopped.

London, Feb 7-John@ Redmond
chairman of the United Irish party
was loudly cheered by the Irish mem
bers when he rose in the house of
commons today to move an amend
ment to an address in reply to a speech
from the throne, representing that the
time had arrived to bring the war
to a conclusion on the basis Of recog-
nizing the independence of the Trans
yaal and the Orange Free State. He
said the Irish party abhorred this
war, and intended as far as possible
to maintain the independence OF re-
publics, defended with such heroism'
The Irish would have been pro-Boer
even if England had not been con-
cerned, and another power had at
tempted to act @bully and oppressor
in South Africa"
England today added Redmond
s'stood not in splendid, but in
disgraceful isolation, Turkey alone
lending her countenance."
Redmond declared that the over
whelming opinion of the leading
American statesmen. was hostile tt
Great Britain in this war and said
"The unanimous disapproval of tbs
world has demonstrated that the wal
is unjust, and il ought therefore tt
be stopped"
Patrick Joseph Power seconded
Redmond's amendment
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
eunboat Sent to Venezuela.

New York, Feb. IA special to the
Herald" from Washington, says: Dis.
turbing events in Venezuela, reported
to the state department by Minister
Loomis, are responsible for the dis
patch of the gunboat Machias, by Rear
Admiral Farquhar, to Puerto Cabello.
According to the departments infor-
nation, General Hernandez, with a
considerable following, is making pre-
parations to renew the war with Gen
eral Castero. It is expected that a
conflict will soon occur. The Machias
will remain in Venezuelan waters un-
til foreign interests can be protected
by the local government.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
Weather Items.

The weather has been somewhat
disagreeable today. rains alternating
with bursts of sunshine. but, mind
you, there's been blizzard up the
road. Only the tail end of the storm
reached New Mexico
A government weather report was
received by Postmaster Carruth by
wire, this morning. It is understood
that these reports win be sent daily,
provided the city authorities win ar
range for the display of the usual sig
nal flags.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
Denials in Toto.

Washington, Feb. Tin the Clark
bribery investigation today, Powell
Black, member of the Montana legis-
lature, denied the testimony of White
side and Rector, connecting his name
with bribery and efforts at bribery in
connection with the senatorial contest
There were other denials of like char
aptar
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
Conservative Authorities Regard
Rupture as Certain Unless
ENGLAND Weakens.
TAYLOR NOT YET DECIDED
Lily White Republicans of Loui
sIana Name a Ticket-Gun-
boat Sent to Venezuela.
CHlNA's EMPEROR RElGNING

New York, Feb. IA dispatch to
the World" from Paris, says:
France, England's hereditary foe
seems to wait her opportunity in
England's direst need. France and
England are at the door of serious
disagreement. If disagreement comes
1T will probably be over the Egyptian
question. The most conservative
authorities regard rupture as newt
able. unless England should show to-
ward France the same weakness with
which she just allowed Russia to oust
British influence from Persia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
An Editors Life Saved by Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy.

During the early part Of October,
1895, contracted a bad cold which
settled on my lungs and was neglect
ed until feared that consumption had
appeared in an incipient state. was
constantly coughing and trying to
expel something which could not
| became alarmed and after giving
the local doctor trial bought a bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and the result was immediate i'm
provement, and after l had used three
bottles my lungs were restored to
their healthy state.-B. s. Edwards,
Publisher Of The Review, Wyant, Ill.
For sale by X. D. Goodall, Druggist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-02-07
- M.mber from AIbuoueruue.

Denver, Feb. 7-Secretary Martin,
of the national live stock association,
today announced the committee ap--
pointed by President Springer to pre-
pare and present to congress a bill
for the leasing of arid lands. Jesse
e. Northcutt, of Trinidad, Colo, is
chairman. H. L. Lee of Las Vegas
is the member for New Mexico.