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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

fen POWERS.

khina Has Made
to Time.
~ssacn CONNECT III (which China has en-
gaged mas resuitfd in loss Of terri
tory. Inc principal cessions made by
the Mohsoi government as the price OF
peace nave Deeh lthe following. The
island OF Formosal was ceded to Japan
in 1872 a1ter the iwar with China. In
1897 Germany seized the port of Kiou-
Chou on the east eoast of the Shantung
peninsula, her eXeuse for so doing be-
ing massacre Of missionaries which
had taken piac9 there. Two months
later she received from China a ninety
nine-year LEASE of the mort and dis-
trict. In lS4S Russia obtained from
China a tweRty-fve-year lease NJ PORT
Arthur, Iahenwan and their adjacent
territories and waters. The lease can
be extended by mutual agreement. The
same year the Chinese government
gave permission for Great Britain to
occupy W@i-Hai-Wei for as long
I period as Russia shall hold Port Ar
thur 10 compensate France for the
concessions given TO Great Britain and
Russia a ninety lease was
given her Of the bay of Kwang- Chau-
Wan, on the coast opposite the island
of Hainan, and last year two islands at
the entrance of the bay We're definitely
ceded to her. Hong Kong was coded
to Great Britain in 1s41.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

pensated for by the great decrease IN
the number Of deaths and injuries
which formerly resulted from the acci-
dents caused by the lack Of these mod
ern inventions. In 1898 the number OF
accidents resulting from compiling cars
by the old-fashloned coupling PIN sys-
tenn was one injured in every ffty-sev-
on trainmcn employed and one killed
in every 4SO. The purpose OF the law
was. Of course, to prevent these acct
dents and to lessen the number of col
lisions by affording. through the air
brakes, better control of the train.
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Costs Money to Run a Newspancr

Arthur Pearson. whose Daily Ex-
press is LondOns latest half-pennv
journal, Informed the public recently
that he was losing $3.50 a day ON his
paper; that the cost of the plant and
of the preliminary work made the Hrsr
issue worth S5O0,OOO; that to establish
the Express will cost S1.25O.OOO and
two years of very hard work. and thar
the next person who wants to establish
a daily paper In London must spend
81. 500, 600.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

4 more adequate idea of the growth
of this kind Of education may be gained
when it is stated that In iS9S-90 the
theological schools had 5000 students.
the law schools | .S33 and the medical
colleges 2G.OSS students. In another dec
AIDE the engineering schools may out
strip all the professional schools in
number of students. The commercial
conquest of the world 10y this nation
must come largely through the work Of
the engineer. The field for technical
education therefore grows larger and
more attractive each year
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

The practice of taking arsenic IN
minute doses is very prevalent among
the peasantry of the mountainous dis
tricts Of Austria Hungary and France
They declare that this poison enables
them to ascend with ease heights wnlch
they could not otherwise climb.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

A bunco man in New York tried TO
rob a stranger by first making him
drunk. The stranger was from Ken
lucky. Another case OF the bitter bit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

The tppee is not so selfish as the tip
per. The tippee may be getting small
wages. The Upper bribes the tippee to
give him service that belongs to others.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

The writer of a short story ia the
Century Magazine has invented two
phrases that may find permanent
place in political slang. Party plat
forms do not always express the real
sentiments or the intentions of those
who subscribe to Them Ii is easier to
promise than To perform the promise.
This writer speaks of weasel word"
as one that sucks the meaning out OF
another which is beside it, Just as "a
weasel sucks an egg. leaving only the
shell. "Weaseling," he says, is highly
cxpedient because one class Of voters
will like the weasel. and the other the
word that has been weaSeled the egg
The other phrase is the stained glass
plank CHANGING through the window
at one point a dog looks yellow. while
nj another he is green. and not until
the window is thrown open can YOU
actually see what the dog Is like. or
course windows are not made OF
''planks" which one can look through
but let that pass
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

The confusion in other parts OF the
world enables the Sultan Of Turkey to
look out Of the window now and then
without quite SO much fear of seeing
the bill collector
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

Well may bad men who feel impelled
to hold up railway trains hesitate be
fore trying to commit the rash act. If
raught they are in danger Of being fined
$40 and severely reprimanded.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

Better proof of the fact that the peo'
pie are drifting away from pills and
litigation could not be furnished than
is presented by the remarkable growth
of technical education in the United
States. Time was when the surplus
proceeds of the farm were devoted to
educating the farmers son in law or IN
medicine. The farmer did not want his
son to be tiller of the soil or me-
chanic He must he lawyer or doe
tor: once in great while he was edu-
Gated for the ministry. These stood out
in the farmers mind as the highways
to the loftiest mountain tops Of human
ambition. But our wonderful industrial
development has wrought Il great
change in educate ideas. Even the
public schools are endeavOring in theil
limited way to meet the public de-
mand for an education that trains the
hand as well as the mind, and which
lays the foundation for mechanical
and scientific pursuits Realizing that
the polite professions are unprotit-
able and oyercrowded young men are
now shaping their education with Il
view to becoming electrical and mining
engineers 1t is only since the war
that technical educatlon-the applica-
ton of the sciences to the needs of mau
mas had any marked development
The drift to electrical engineering. in
fact dates back only as far as the FIRST
successful inventions in electric motive
and lighting power, which have com
pletely reVolutioniZed the systems OF
transportation and Illumination. Their,
are now siXty-four technical colleges in
this country all but four of which hav,
been founded since the civil war. Their,
are eighty-nine institutions. however
that give instruction in the ditrpren
branches OF engineering. In a recent
address before the Society for the PRO
motion OF Engineering Education in
New York Prof. Ira .. Baker. of tn,
University of Illinois gave tabl,
showing the courses of instruction ant
number of students in these eighty
nine institutions. which was as follows
Institutions Number Gradu
Offering ~ ates II
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

There may he some pleasant features
about being king, but in the long run
1t appears to he more satisfactory to
be an American citizen with simply Il
S5-cent straw hat for everyday wear.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

The extent of this country never was
better cXemplided than in the story
told by a returned volunteer of the cap
ture of himself and five companions by
the Filipinos. Only six all told. but
they hailed from Illinois, California.
Connecticut, Honolulu and Washing
ton. with one whose state is not given.
II Is a combination to make one gasp.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

Hitherto the ingenuity OF man has
made much greater progress in fighting
the cold of winter than in cOntending
against the extreme heat of summer.
II we have warm garments. good fires
and Well-built houses, cold weather
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

Here Is a pointer for you. young man.
dental specialist says ice cream is
bad for the teeth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

Cuba the Greatest Sugar Producer
Cuba is the greatest sugar-producing
country in the world and its normal
crop is about 100000 tons.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

rhe latest cure for rheumatism is bee
Itings. Most persons, however, Will
prefer to worry along with the rheuma-
ism
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

1t is said that dogs speak with their
tails. II this be true a short-tailed cog
must be a stump speaker
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

gives us comparatively little discom-
fort From the blistering sun Of sum
mer even the millionaire can buy i'm
munliy only by running away from it.
The electric fan has been introduced
quite commOnl. IN the offices and shops
Of the large towns 40 movement Of
the electric car gives passengers cool
breeze, even when there is no air stir
ring. In neither case is the tempera-
ture OF the air lowered, the movement
Of air simply dries the perspraton
from the skin and so cools the body.
Certain devices for artificial refrigera-
ton. such as are employed in the manu-
facture Of Ice, would. If introduced into
houses and shops. actually lower the
temperature. This is not practicable,
even If 1t were economical. Summer
mir usually contains so much moisture
that were its temperature to he sud
denly lowered by artificial means. II
moist "clamminess" would result. and
that is decidedly unpleasant. Even in
the United States Senate chamber, into
which in summer air artlticially cooled
is pumped, the process employed Is very
roundabout The air is forced to low
er temperature than is needed, to wiring
out the moisture. and then passed over
hOt-water pipes to raise il to about the
warmth desired. This system Is too
elaborate and costly for ordinary uses.
Nevertheless it cannot be doubted that
one of the achievements of the twenti-
eth century will be the conquest of the
sun. Some way Will be found to cool
the interior OF buildings by method
not too expensive for persons of moder-
ate means. Out-of-dOors. of course, the
King of Day will rule as he does now.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

II used to be said that there was moth
ing which an Indian liked 50 well AS to
sit in the shade and watch "A crew Of
white men AT work on railroad en-
bankment. Since the Grow Indians
have just secured the contract to grade
section Of road which is to run near
their reservation, 1t must be that their
views Of life have undergone Il change.
The Chicago News suggests that most
of the hard work will be done with
Crow-hars. and that "scalpers' will be
on hand before tickets are for sale.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

He was not strong, says the Amer
lean wife of the murderer of king
Humbert. He was afraid Of mouse.
lie wouldn't have had the courage to
commit such an act" The anarchist all
over tlmid. cowardly. weak. Afraid of
n mouse. hut not afraid to Stay a king.
in nlnety-nine eases out of one hundred
the anarchist is an INSANE criminal.
What Is to he done with him aud his
kind? Hanging one doesn't deter the
others from murder. although it may
inspire with wholesome fear the rcla-
lively sane persons whose reckless ut
terances excite their fury. They exist
In every city in the world "A powder
magazine which the torch OF an incen-
diary editor or a spark from the speech
Of "A reckless orator may stir to "A fear
ful activity.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05

one OF the charges which the Chinese
make against the foreign devils" is
that they dig up the soil and thereby
release evil spirits which prey upon
human life 1t is true that much NOR
tally followed the founding of the En-
glish settlement at lIongkong, aud
deaths have been frequent since the
digging In and around the new German
town of Tsing-tan. A writer in the
Forum offers the explanation, which
the Chinese are too superstitious TO ac-
cept The soil in both places is dlsin-
tegrated granite. and has been so long
occupied by a dense population that
except where it is frequently aerated
by agriculture. it is reeking with dis
ease germs The "evil spirits released
by the spade are bacteria.
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EHpeuse Is Euoru

1t is estimate. that the railroads
have expended il the neighborhOod Of
$50OO0,OO0 in equpping their cars with
the automatic car couplers and with
air brakes. whichare also required by
the same law. Tie eQuipping OF es ch
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
JIG. SIPE. Importer pssmes Of
THEY FAVOR THE ROAD.
Commercial Club and Board of Trade
Offer Moral Support.

In response to a call of the merchants
and manufacturers of Indianapolis the
governors of the Board of Trade and the
directors OF the Commercial Club held
special meetings yesterday and voted to
lend moral support to the Indianapolis
Southern Railway. II was said that the
merchants and manufacturers of Indianap-
oils have for years wanted a direct line
of railroad from this city to the coal and
stone fields in the southern part of the
State. and II is confidently expected that
the Indianapolis Southern Railway will
meet the desires OF the commercial inter-
ests of the city in every way. The proceed
fngs were about the same at each meeting.
d. NJ. Parry was present at the meeting
OF the Board of Trade and spoke of the
plans of the railroad company. He spoke
of the fact that the central part OF the
State has no direct communication with
whole trade of that vast territory either
or Chicago He said the central part of
the State was the richest part OF the State
IN natural resources. He said it's coal Is
the best and almos. limitless. Besides the
coal there are stone. cement, lime, lumber
and many other stores of rich commercial
commodities. At the conclusion of Mr.
Parry's remarks the Board of Trade unani-
mously passed resolutions extending TO the
Indianapolis Southern Railway the hearty
support OF the board y similar resolution
was adopted by the Commercial Club.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
SOUTH SIDE CLUBHOUSE.


At a meeting held at the Seventh Pres
byterian Church last night steps were
taken to complete the organization known
as the South Side Civic and Improvement
Club. The club is made up entirely of peo-
pie living on the South Side, and has been
organized with the object in view of pro-
noting the commercial and manufacturing
interests OF the city OF indianapolis. The
club also desires to promote the welfare
of it's members in any legitimate manner
not prohibited by the articles of incorpora-
ton. The club will make strenuous efforts
TO interest its members and the public in
municipal affairs to the end that there
may be a constant watchfulness for an
Improvement and betterment of the condi-
ton of affairs of the city.
1t is the intention of the club TO erect a
handsome clubhouse, which shall be a
home for clubs of all kinds. II will be con-
Quoted about the same plans as the
German House, with the exception that all
intoxicating drinks will be eliminated The
clubhouse. according to the articles of in
corporation. must be erected within five
squares, or a half mile. of Fountain square.
The club will have capital stock of So. 600.
which has been divided into 5000 shares of
s. each. The meeting last night was well
attended, and those present were very en-
thusiastic in proclaiming the success that
they feel assured will be attained by the
club. The following directors were elect
ed: W. II. Leedy. Henry Woessner. John
+. White, Rev II. V. Hunter Charles
Kohering. w. f. Bailey. George Baxter,
James L. Twiname. G. b. Stlz, F. j.
Meyer. w. w. Knight, Walter Royse, r. j.
Articles of incorporation will be filed to-
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
PIONEER RESIDENT DEAD
SAMUEL SHANK, WHO CAME TO THIS
COUNTY WHEN A YOUNG MAN.
Years Ago He Kept a Tavern East of
IrvinStOn-PrOf. THRASH
er's Death.

Samuel Shank, one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Marion county, died last evening
at his home, 1913 Ash street. in his eighty
fourth year. He was taken i'll one week
ago with the grip and owing TO his adj
vanced age the sickness proved fatal. Mr..
Shank was born in Indiana county, Pa,
and moved to Indiana when a young man,
settling in Fayette county. He only lived
there a short time when he came to Marion
county, settling east of Irvington. He
soon acquired large tract of land where
Irvington now stands, but sold it and give
IL to his children. For number of years
he conducted tavern just east of Irving
ton on what is now the National road and
amassed small fortune in that business,
as his inn was always crowded with immi-
grants vending their way westward.
When the war broke out he was as
signed to the commissary department in
this city and made frequent trips to the
front. During his service in the army he
refused to accept any compensation from
the government and paid his own ex-
penses when ordered South.
Mr. Shank leaves a widow and three
children by his first wife and two by his
last wife. There are nine grandchildren
and five great grandchildren. The funeral
will be held from his late residence to-mor-
row at o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.


81 am so nervous can hardly write my
name" exclaimed George Keno, a colored
man, he led out of the cellroom
last night at police headquarters to sign a
$500 bond given by James Proctor, his
employer, for his appearance in Police
Court this morning to answer TO the
charges OF assault and battery with intent
TO commit a fiendish crime and carrying
concealed weapons.
About 0 o'clock last evening a shrill
scream was uttered by Mrs. Emma Muir
ply in the rear yard of 160S North Della
ware street. where she was employed as a
domestic, and Patrolman VIM and Mont
gomery, who were in the neighborhood,
negro had seized her and tried to assault
her He ran out of the yard, and in the
alley the patrolmen shot at him. The
crowd attracted by the screams prevented
the officers shooting again, as they were
afraid of wounding a bystander, but after
chasing the colored man a square and a
half they caught Keno behind a barn door
in the neighborhood. A revolver was found
on him. and he was Immediately sent TO
the police station. He denied having at
tempted to assault the Murphy woman,
and says he merely stepped behind the
door TO get out of the rain. His story.
however. is not believed by the police He
sent for his employer, and was released on
bond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
Mr.. GRIFFITHS PLEASED
CONFIDENT HE WILL BE NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR.
COL Durbin and T.. &. Hogate I'm the
City-Meeting of State COM
mittee To-day.

Mr.. John l.. Griffiths said yesterday that
he was very much pleased with the out
look for his nomination. He said that he
was thoroughly in touch with all parts Of
the State and. while he did not desire 10
give any estimate as TO the number of
votes he expected 20 receive on the first
or any subsequent ballot. he is confident
that the nomination will fall TO him.
Assurances have come to me-" he said.
from almost every county that / am the
second If not the first choice of a large
number OF the delegates In the districts
which have candidates 1 have said, with
out exception, that 1 did not desire any
support as long as their local candidates
name was before the convention. No man
who was ever a candidate for public Of
flee has had more loyal. enthusiastic and
devoted friends than L have had in this
contest. The unselfish devotion Of friends
and of those who only know me through
my connection with the Republican party,
shows human nature in kindly light, that
will always be a pleasant and grateful
memory to me. The love feasts which
have been so generally held and so largely
attended indicate that the Republicans
are united and confident of victory"
Col. w. T. Durbin and Z. G.. Hogate,
gubernatorial candidates, were In the city
last night. Colonel Durbin is here TO at
tend the Knights Templars' conclave. He
said last night that he had nothing special
TO say about his race for the nomination.
He expressed himself as satisfied with the
situation up to this time. Colonel Durbin
will come TO the city Sunday to remain un-
til after the convention Mr.. Hogate will
be here on Friday. and expects to remain
until the contest is decided.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
STATE COMMITTEE MEETING.
Final Arrangements for Convention
VIII BE Made To-Day.

When the Republican state committee
adjourns this evening most Of the arrange
ments for the state convention next
Wednesday and Thursday will have been
completed. 1t was announced yesterday
that Gen. r. s. Foster will be the sergeant
alarms of the convention. There Is still
a feeling among leading Republican poll
ticians that Governor Mount will be the
chairman.
AS to what the committee will have to
say about the platform, Chairman Hernly
said yesterday there was nothing to re-
port THE committee appointed TO pre-
pare a platform, he said has never had
a meeting and nothing has been done yet
toward getting one ready. great num-
Der of suggestions have been received
from people over the State who feel that
some particular point ought TO be brought
out in the platform. OF course these will
be submitted to the state committee
A member of the state committee re-
Gently said he did not believe anything
should go in the platform about the Porto
Rican bill. He said he thought the adj
ministration ought to be Endorsed and this
would be all that was necessary. This
would be equivalent to indOrsing the adj
ministration's action on the Porto Rican
question. The meeting of the committee
will be held this afternoon at o'clock.
Last night Elmer Crockett. of South Bend,
was the only member of the committee
that had arrived. Chairman Hernly and
Secretary Bigler returned TO the city from
their homes Yesterday.