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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19
CARD PLAYERS LUCK.
INFLUENCED BY ALL SORTS OF
TRIVIAL THINGS.
Every One Who "sits In" Poker
Game Has His Pet superstitiou-
Social Play that in 1t, Intensity
Closely Approaches Gambling.

Game Has His Pet Superstition-
Social Play that in 1t, Intensity
Closely Approaches Gambling.
Card players Are a most supcrsu-
tiOus set, said business man VINO
VIII occasionally sit in little game
when the limit is TO his liking ana the
company Of eXceptiOnable quality
There was new one on me the
other night" he continued, FOR one of
the men when we were taking seats
shifted his position because he wanted
to play with the grain Of the table.
That Is, he wanted the cards to come to
him with the grain of the round table,
and not crossWays. This was new
one, rs | said. but IT recalled the fact
that all of them have Il weakness For
Instance. where is the card player who
will play cards while some outsider has
Il foot on the rung Of his chairf Then
there is the other fellow who will get
up and walk around his chair to change
his luck. and the other who will never
lend "A chip If he is winning Why. |
'' Wv '''i'' "'7"' WIZ l'l uSeu
Il emp or two to Il neighbor in the
game nut ne went down in his trous-
ers, pulled roll handed his friend an
~ ana told MN to buy Il few from the
Dankcr'
Poker. too has given the country
some of the richest Of slang. Take the
Woru 'olui. ana where can you find a
pe'ler WordF ii Is completely accepted
now ny the pest OF writers everywhere,
III TINS country ana England, too.
standing pat was used in court
room Il snort tune ago Some lawyer
was asked by the Judge what he in
Iehueu TO do AFTER a certain decision
had neen rendered ON a motion lie
Si'd he guessed he would stand pat
II WASH strange that the Judge com
prehehued the situation, and without
Word went ON after the other lawyer
sald lhat his opponent would do wen
TO draw cards. as standing pat had no
terrors Tor him. More than That every
reference was thoroughly understood
by every lawyer within the railing. II
was Just at this time that the Judge
aided to the confusion by ordering one
OF the balliifs To turn on the steam. as
his feet were cold. For the benefit of
the uninitiated it is worth saying that
the cod feet refers to a habit of some
small gamblers who play for the money
that Is in it. saying as an excuse. My
rect are cold and getting out Of the
game when they are ahead.
That reminds me that women ms
well MS men are natural gamblers. and
in consequence there have been many
friendships of long standing among
women ruined forever by progressive
euchre. Why. have played in games
where the cheating of some of the wo-
men was as palpable to man who is
accustomed to card-playing rs the nose
on your face But said nothing. as
the woman would have been mad and
denied everything and placed me i'm the
hole. Look at the prizes they play for
now.
There's the head prize for men ana
women. and the BOBBY or consolation
prize for men. Then there are second
and third prizes. and the prize for max
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

Tho little busy bee of this country is
not 10 be ignored. II makes $1,000,
COO worth Of honey annually.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

A Western railroad is said to be about
10 change The name brakeman" on it's
passenger trains TO assistant conduc-
tor. since in THESE days of pneumatic
brakes the new term more properly de
ecrlbes the duties to- he performed
However This may turn out. the fact re-
mains that many positions In life retain
a name long after il has ceased to de-
scribe the real work of its occupant
For example we call man who sells
meat butcher although he may never
have been inside a slaughter-house nor
slain So much as a chicken.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

II is all very well to say that a wom.
IN should curl her hair. and try 10 an.
ieriain her husband in the evenings
but who would put the children To ho5,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

Mrs. Natalie Havcmeyer Myers -
fine eldest daughter of the late Thca a.
llarcmeyer. the sugar king. and mod
from a pistol wound. which, it is >a.I.
was accidentally inflicted. Her drara
adds another To the Est of Tragedies "a
the llavcmeycr family.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

To shorten labor and save time is
60 lcngthen life. When. therefore, our
contemporary. the liaherdasher pro-
poses To reduce the burden OF business
correspondence 10y aholshing Dear
Sir" aud Yours Very Truly 10 is pro
posing q reform Ina the Interest of lon
gevity Actual experiment has shown
that 81 takes "a typewriter one hour to
write the formal words with which
they are opened and cloSeSi IN batch
OF 600 lciiers. The liaberdasher finds
TINT on the estimated total annual let
Ter mail of the world. which is eight
thousand million pieces the Dear
Sirs' and Yours Very rrulys' even
81 all written by machine. would take
the time 90 one typewriter 600 years
counting 800 days tO the working year
The cost of the typcwritng thus need
lessly done every year. allowing $40
per week as the typeWriter's wages. is
Sl.3JOOOO why not. IL asks. drop
these meaningless phrases and begin
right on John Smith X Co" say
what you have to say aud sign 70 "r.
Brown n CO. Why not, indeedt Is
q telegram less courteous ar effective
than letter. But we never use any
more words in kilograms than are
needed TO convey our meaning
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

The difference between raising boys
and raising girls is that the mother of
boys doesn't stop being scared Ia
death when they have cut their teeth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

Nothing IN the world looks easier OF
more prosperous than another maui
business.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-19

This settles il. The woman nail driver
has arrived Let AN men stand back
and do her reverence. PottstOWn, Pa
has the honor OF claiming this prodigy
OF the ages. Her name is Mrs. Forest
&. T.. Mehhousc, Rui that is mim
pormnt The important thing of courSr.
is that she is undoubtedly the iorcrun
ncr of the finished new woman. Mrs.
Muhlhouse drove six cightpennN nails
into two-inch plank Ia fifteen seconds.
without bending one or Wmcking he'
thumb What man could do better.
How many men could do as weilt 10th
ing but this sign was wanting that the
new woman is To he am unqualified suc-
cess Let the iokcnnkets bee Silent.
Hail to the Woman driver of nails AND
everything else.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
NEW YEARS AT HAVANA.
pis Celebration Participated In by An,rri
cans-Thr New Cabinet.

Havana. Ian. 1.-The new year was
ushcrcd In with ,orchllght procession.
which. forming Just before midnight
and preceded by n band. left the lower
rrado. and made the circuit OF the
principal streets. Almost the only tune
played was the Cuban national hymn.
Everybody seemed TO be awake and
awaiting the advent Of 1900. The
strains OF the popular hymn drew the
people cvcrywhcrc to windows and
doorways and the procession was
greeted VIII. the widest enthusiasm.
Innumcrablc small boys kcpt up fire.
cracker fusilladc along the entire line
OF march. All the prominent Cuban
generals were chccrcd. although the
vivas were usually for Cuba Librc."
President Mckinley and General Wood
came In for liberal share OF popular
applause.
The procession having returned to
the Prado and the band having once
again played the Cuban national hmyn,
some Americans present called for
The Star Spangled Banner. 1.-The band
Immediately complied and the crowd
cherrcd Justify.
Eighty per cent. OF the American col
ony was present. including General
Wood. General Lee. General Chanee
and General Ludlow. with their fam
lilies.
The newly appointed Cabinet will
hold It's first meeting tomorrow. when
the following secretaries will meet Cen
cral Wood: Secretary Of government.
Scnor Diego Tamayo; secretary OF
finance. Scnor Jose Enrique Nnrona:
secretary of justice. Senor Luis Este
vez: secretary OF public works, Senor
.Iosc Ramon Villalon: secretary Of edu-
cation. Scnor Juan Hernandez Bar
retro: secretary of agriculture. industry
and commerce. Scnor Ruis Rivera.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
Position Of Mormon Church.

Salt Lake. Utah, Jan. 3.-The Descrct
News. the official organ Of the Nor
mon church. publishes Il significant cdi-
torial. Indicating a change Of policy
with reference to polygamists that Will
probably prevent any future agitation
similar to that aroused by the Roberts
case. The News. after urging all
classes of citizens To make concessions.
get together and work for the advance
mcnt of the state. says:
"Onc thing should be understood and
clearly made manifest. Defiance of the
law Is not To he encouraged by any
class or fraction of the community.
1t cannot be permitted long without
legal action. Laws are enacted to bo
obcycd. If they are obnoxious TO the
popular sense or injurious 10 society.
they should he repealed. At any rate
their infraction should not he Haunted
In the face of the public. The willful
violation of existing laws must in the
nature OF things bring trouble upon
fragrant transgrcssors. and M least they
will be placed ut n great disndrant-
age
This editorial is construed by all to
mean that hereafter no polyghmiSt
must be elected to office. This rule will
retire Il great many prominent men of
both parties from politics.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
BRITISH WIN a VICTORY.
General treneh Flank. the Ha-r ro.iti.a
Cap. Duish fti.iss.

Rcnsbcrs. Cape Colony. ian. l.-Gcn-
crai French las completely defeated
the Bocrs and occupied COlcsbcFs.
The general conIinuei To keep III.
Bocrs ON the move and pressed them
closely Saturday and Sunday. gIyIn:
them no thu. 10 make a prolonged
stand. and when day broke he was
within striking distance OF the enemy.
Las, night all the cavalry. artillery and
infantry. the latter riding In wagons 10
Increase the general mobility. started
upon a night march with the object OF
turning the Beers right. The Hank
operations were successful. The infnn-
try aud field batteries Immediately
made n fclnt attack upon the Bocr
front. and while this was proceeding.
the cavalry and artillery got complete
~ around the encmy's right Hank. M
arranged. The program worked WITH.
out q hitch. The Beers were utterly
surprised. and finding their retreat
threatened. nci in disorder to the east.
ward. leaving coicsbcrs In General
frcnch's hands.
Cape Town. ian. l.-uciy rumors
are In circulation OF a Dutch rising
with the object OF sclEin. Cape Town
and the docks and cnp'urin. the gov
crnor OF Cape Colony. Sir Alfred Nil.
ner. The c,nicr Of the movement Is
said To bc raaFi. village about thirty
miles from Cape Town. where meet.
Ing OF the Afrlkandcr bund was held
yesterday.
A similar meeting was held nj Rich.
mond on December 18th. and II Is ~.
ported that the members OF the bunds
in these two towns are acting In con-
cert.
The members OF the bund nt wiillnr..
ton and the Dutch In Clan William dis
iric; are said TO bc armed with Mnus-
crs and TO he anxious 10 use them In
behalf OF the Beers.
Although the stories OF u rising arc
dlscrciitcd. the police and military are
taking ample precautions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
cHIcAoc's DRAINAGE CANAL.
connristsd At a Co.t of ssh, 600, 900. ., O..
NnM In nnEF.atLn


Chicago, Ill, IAN, The SKI npD.ulJ
canal, nt present uss'i lor sewage, hut
ultimately iU h' II si.ip canal, il H. us.
to-day, after seven Years IT hard wurl.
by Ill" trustees 1I III" sanitary district.
which II tile name Of corporation In-
cluhing tile larger Ilrt of the city Of
Chicago nnd many 1f Its suburbs. N
least III" Chicago ,nd Ol il /, IN use.
but I'll" water las not ycl reached III.
other end at i.ocEiSort, Illinois, and
will not reach IL FOR several days.
The canal las ircn built t0 carry
10000 cuhlr feet minute. hut only
about 'S'!'sS "uhir feet minute Will
b" admitted until the channel l. full. II
the Chicago river had i-.rn turned Into
the cinpiy canal at th" rate II :pJ.,sIp
feet a minute the engineers would
have feared FOR the safety OF the
numerous bridge piers IN the canal
channel for ih" controlling works nt
Lockporl auI the city If Joliet. forty
miles AWAY. Thcrr would have been
also great danger la the Chicago river
from "a sudden fall uI water AMI n con-
-.lucni inEushing from LAX" Michigan.
About Wednesday nj noon the water il
expected To reach iN1cLpIri. aud about
four days from the time the How la
gnn. according in the estimate NJ the
chief engineer. the cnuni win H. Iull
nnd the water will begin To- run over
the slils nj the gate II I.ockp1ri. TWEEN
iy-ciEhi miles from Chicago. There u
Will fall inin the Dcsplniucs river nni
then Into the Illinois aud Mississippi
rivers. and ~ finally Lake Michigan
VIII shake hands with the Gulf of Mex
leo.
Chicago p-oplc Hr- already eagerly
watching the effect ON the Chicago riv.
cr OF the opening uf the canal. This
stream. which Il 50 Objectionable In Its
present condition. IL expected To H.
comparatively pure. and certainly to
lose all Its features nlicc;iOuahl. from
n sanitary standpoint when the PRES
cnt singnat!on gives way To full.
strong current from Lake Michigan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
THE soERS REAPPEAR.



Hcnsbcrg. ian. The success ~
General Frcucl's brilliant coup ycSi-f-
day was suddenly and uuplclsantly
cloudcd this morning by the unlocked.
FOR rcappcarIncr OF the Beers In con.
siderable numbers.
While the cavalry was patrolin: the
outskirts Of cdlcSbcre. scarcely expect
Ing an encounter with more than "a few
straggierS OF the enemy. there was a
sudden outburst of cannOnading from
the positions the Beers had vacated So
hurricdly. Tile patrols gave warning
and the lighting hcrcabouts Is by no
means over. The quick firing guns
which were supposed To hav" been dis
nblcd. dropped shells all around us. too
close for comfort, and our outpos's r,-
tired. but We hold our position south
OF Colcsbcrg. Dcsultory firing contin-
ucs. General Frcnch's intention to oc-
cupy the town tomorrow will probably
he postponed.
A supply train without Its locomo-
tive. standing on an incline Of the
tracks between our camp and the en-
envy. was set in motion to-day. prcsum-
ably by treason. and the loaded ears
speedily Travelled down the grade to-
ward the Bocr lines. soon coming In
range OF the cncmy's guns. making the
trains recovery impossible.
Both sides opened fire. our guns aim
Ing at the quickly disappearing cars.
One well directed shell deralled the
leader of the train. but the loaded cars
are in the hands Of the enemy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
M slave. or Priests In Guam.

Manila, Jan. IA naval officer who
has arrived here from Guam brings Il
uroclamution issued by Captain Lcary.
naval governor OF that island. decree
ing the absolute prohibition and total
abolition of slavery or peonage. the or
dor taking effect February 22nd.
The prologue of the proclamation de-
clnrcs that the Spanish system of pcon-
nrc. amounting to slavery. is menace
10 popular liberty and II violation OF the
privileges guaranteed by the American
constitution.
Captain Lcary also deported all me
Spanish priests FOR reasons WHICH
were sufficient to him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
DONATIONS TO CHARITYIN 1899
Seventy. Nine Million Dollars Is tho Total
of Requests Over q ,OoO-Rccord Broken.

Seventy. Nine Million Dollars Is tho Total
OF ucaucsts Over q I,OoO-Rccord Broken.
Chicago. Jan. 1.-The Tribune to-
morrow will say:
Among all me records of the year
1890 not one stands out so conspicu-
ously rs that af the donations and be-
quests made for religion. educational
institutions charity. libraries. muse
u,as and galleries and to cities for poor
benefit and entertainment. No year
in the history of this country has ever
cuualcd 1t. The aggregate thus be.
slowed Is S10.749,956. rs compared
with S63. 300 in 1S9S, and $33,612'-
Sl4 in 1897.
In the preparation of the states
no record has been kept of donations
or bcuuests of lower than $1,000. or
the total amount stated above there
has been given to educational institu-
tions $55,S51, SIT, to charities Sl3,206,-
GIG, to churches S2,992, DOB. TO museums
and art galleries $2,6SG,5O0. and to
libraries $5012,40O.
The record of embezzling, forgery,
defaultng and bank wrecking was the
smallest in the last twenty years.
The total is $2,21S,373. compared
with So. .S51 ,2G3 in 1898, and $1O,21S,OSl
in 1897.
1t is understood that much OF the
money has come from business men of
this city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
SURPRISED by the Insurgents.

Manila, Dec. 31--Half II dozen signal
corps men were surprised by band
of insurgents numbering 200 men on
Thursday at Televera, east of Tar
lane. A fierce fight followed which re-
suited In the death or capture of four
of the men. Two managed to escape
and made their way to the American
lines. The Filipnos in small bands
are harassing the Lingayen coast from
Vigan to San Jacinto. A column of
troops has been sent to capture or dis
pcrse the rebels.
Lieutenant Gilmore and his men are
still in the hands Of the insurgents
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04
S,,isinr Arbitration.

Brussels, Ian. 2.-Scnator De ,lenne,
Formerly minister of Justice and now
member of the council of state; former
senator In Fontainc and other leading
nnnmbrrs OF the Universal League OF
pcaro have convokcd n meeting to be
heiI neyf Thursday in favor of appeal
inr to the United States govcrnnent
TO offer to mediate in the South African
war.
The age-herald., 1900-04-08
FRAT I CITY,.

Pratt City, April 7.-(Special )-An indi- cations point to an improved telephone system in the very near future. AS soon," says Manager Woodruff" as the maority of the subscribers consent to the slight increase In rate the same system now used in Birmingham will be extended to Pratt City. MT. Morgan the agent here, has been making a canvass, and speaks encouragingly on the subject of an improved telephone system, so much need ed in Pratt City and Ensley."
 At the regular meeting of the Morgan club last night the following gentlemen were selected as delegates to the county convention: Dr. George Brown, E. J. Hudnall, Dr. R. M. Cunningham, Job Go- ing, w. A. Gibson J. T. Rogers J. D. Me- Kenzie, Wm. Logan, Mike Dugan, Jas. Kirkpatrick, w. R. See, Peter Perolio, John H. Adams, James A. Kirk, James Meagher, Jr., J. B. Aird
 The Pratt City and Vivian Gun club had shoot today at Wylam, the Pratt City club winning by nice margin, Joe Lacey leading the score for Pratt City, while J. H. Russell carried off that honor for Wy lam. Messrs. Baugh Perry, Fowlkes and Bird, of Birmingham, participated in the shoot The same clubs will shoot at Pratt City in the near future.
 H. b. Dickins, agent of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad at Pratt City, is still confined to his bed, and S. E. Sullivan, travelling auditor was out today attending to the duties of his office.
 Miss Many Pou, who went to Birming- ham to recuperate from a severe spell of illness, is much better.
 Dr. James A. Brown, of Ensley, Is seri- ously i'll at his residence in Ensley.
 Tom Cunniff, who has just completed census of the voters of beat %, reports over 1,200 whites and 500 negroes.
 Tl>e registration for this beat has reach ed 747 and as the books do not close till 9 o'clock D. m., the list will probably run in the neighborhood of 800.
 The new electric headlights on the cars of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company a great innovation, and the danger of accidents is greatly lessened.
 Adamsville, seven miles west of Pratt City, on the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham railroad, recently incorporat- ed had it's first election today. It was hot and close R. E. Johnson, former resi- dent of Pratt City. won out over Joe Me- Knight by a majority of votes. The board as elected stands: John Wheeler. D. J. Henderson, A. l.. Vondieux and D. s. Collard.
The age-herald., 1900-04-08
FOR MORGAN
Friends at Bessemer Count on Two.
 Thirds ofVote

Bessemer. April 7.-(Special )-The regis tration, as anticipated, reaches little less than 800. It is expected, however that from one to two hundred will be registered on election day. The estimate by the Nor gan leaders here is that two thirds of the vote cast will be for the Morgan delegates to the county convention.
 Superintendent J. W. Schiefer of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company will be soon joined by his family from South Pittsburg, and they will occu- py the dwelling just vacated by the family of Mr. w. l.. Perkins, now superintendent of the company at Anniston, whose family have just joined him there.
 Miss Maude Sherman has returned to Montevallo, after a pleasant visit to her aunt, Mrs. E. P. Lacey.
 Rev. J. W. Newman. presiding elder will preach tomorrow morning and night at the First Methodist church in this city.
 w. H. Lewis has sold his residence in the lot adjoining the street alongside the church to that church for a parsonage, and has purchased the dwelling of N. l.. Carpenter
 MT. w. E. Sorsby of East Lake was in town today
 Dan A. Greene passed through Bessemer early this morning on his way to Toadvne to masonically officiate at the funeral of Jacob Smith, who died there yesterday MT. Smith was an old Mason and has fre- quently requested MT. Greene to see that he was buried with Masonic honors and only a few days since reminded Mir. Greene of his desire
The age-herald., 1900-04-08
FOR TAX ASSESSOR
John L. Parker is Jefferson's Leading
 Candidate

Evidence accumulates that John l.. Par ker is winning the race for the tax asses sorship of Jefferson county, and by his election the people will place in one of their most important offices one of their best, most capable and most trustworthy fellow-citiZens-a man who will serve them faithfully, efficiently, justly and wisely.
 John Parker is fully qualified for the of flee of tax collector, and is entirely deserv- ing of the public confidence. He would bring into his official work the highest practical business methods, perfectly ac- quired by him in private life during the years since his boyhood, during which he has served his own employers and the gem eral public satisfactorily. For several years he has been engaged in the drug trade on his own account, and his drug store in First avenue is one of the most popular places in the county, for everybody likes John Parker and everybody believes in him.
 MT. Parker is the soul of courtesy, civil ity and politeness and kindness of heart. Added to this is his widely recognized bus mess capacity. He is a man of affairs in whose hands the peoples interests, the welfare of county and state, would be safe- guarded in every particular Therefore, the people will be doing themselves a good turn and at the same time honoring an honorable man by voting next Saturday for MT. Parker for tax assessor of Jeffer- son county. He is and has been all his life a true democrat. **'
The age-herald., 1900-04-08
DEBATE TOOK
 A WIDE RANGE Senate Discussed the Indian Ap-
 propriation Bill. HOUSE EULOGlZES BLAND Prominent Speakers on Both Sides of the House Paid Tribute to the
 Memory ot the Silver
 Champion
HOUSE EULOGlZES BLAN[

Washington, April 7,-During almost the entire session of the senate the discussion of the amendment to the Indian appropria- tion bill offered by MT. Jones of Arkansas, providing for the continuance of the gov ernment's employment of the contract h. dian schools under certain circumstances was under consideration The debate took wide range, the whole question of secta- rian schools being gone over at length. The notable feature of the discussion was an eloquent speech delivered in support of the amendment by MT. Vest of Missouri The amendment was pending when the sen ate adjourned, the vote upon it disclosing the fact that no quorum was present.