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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

for good literature. Not only the read
ing book proper, with its best selections
from the best authors, is paced in the
hands of the child, but the reading mat
ter supplementary to this, which has
been chosen with wise care, Is also a
part Of the child's education. Entire
stories from Scott, Hawthorne, Louisa
Alcott, Dickens, Washington Irving,
and n host of other writer's are given to
children as supplementary reading mat
ter. This has undoubtedly Influenced
their taste for classics and for standard
works whose value is unquestoned. In
the higher grades entire plays of
Shakespeare are read, and the child who
leaves the grammar school has had the
privilege Of a glimpse at least into the
worlds best literature. Further than
this, children in our public schools are
encouraged to take an interest not only
in the history Of the past, but in cur
rent hlstOry-the important news of the
day. To form the habit of reading a
good daily paper, to know how to read
it-since the process Of selection Is diff
ferent with different indlyiduals-to
be able to distinguish a passing fact
which may have little value from the
significant event which will change
history-these are a part of the educa-
ton Of the child in our public schools
to-day. With all the defects in our
school system It is one Of the most
hopeful signs of the times that a taste
for better reading is noticeable in the
children Of to-day.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

AS defenders of property against the
attacks of would-be burglars woman
is making a record for herself In these
days that Is not to be despised. For
merly the impression prevailed that
the thief who was shrewd enough to
select house for his operations from
which the male members OF the family
were absent was pretty well assured
Of an easy job. A number OF recent
events go to disprove this theory. The
other day in Chicago the young cash
Ter of restaurant pointed an old rusty
revolver at the head of highway
man who sought to snatch the money
drawer and the thief incontinently
fed. In New York Mrs. Louise Pryor
was robbed of her diamonds and mon
ey after being knocked down with a
bludgeOn. But the plucky woman
neither tainted nor remained helpless
from fright. At an opportune moment
she kicked the burglar on the shins.
throwing him to the ground. Selling
his fallen weapon, she promptly chased
him into the arms of a policeman The
moral of this new courage on the part
Of women Is one that should he taken
to heart by the adventurous highway
man, to the end that defenseless wom-
zen shall no longer be considered an
easy marks for his operations.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

they found that scale had been made
by balancing pole over the bough of
tree and at one end hoop of leather
thongs showed where the young woman
who was to be the weight. should sit
Atthe other an Open-mouthed sack hung
ready to receive Poyerima's gold.
Miss Jarrett was brought from the
woods and placed in the seat. She al-
most tainted with fear for she knew
nothing of the strange ceremony in
which she was taking part. although
the presence of the Poyerimas. father
and son, reasurred her. But she real.
lied her position when the poems began
pouring the gold into the sack.
just as the pole tipped Cortina stem
ped forward.
Not another peso"' he called ONT
grandiloquently. Il said her weight in
gold and that is enough"
Then she was given into the caro- q.
Poyerima, while Cortina. with man,
tiourishes and bows and adios. followed
his men back into the woods.
There was a wedding soon after ..
might be expected. Mrs. Poverimo
lives with her young husband at tbo
marble quarry in Texas, Just across tbe
line, and tells the story only whom tho
neighbors press her to. But tba Nv
leans call her la sposa del oro"- Tho
wife of gold.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

Much attention is being attracted by
a decision Of Judge Fursman, of the
New York Supreme Court, excluding
expert testimony as to handwriting.
There has been great deal of dissat-
isfaction throughout the country with
so-called expert testimony Of all sorts.
traordinary conflicts of testimony by
physicians, handwriting experts and
others that the value of such testi-
mOny is gravely doubted, and it is
more than probable that the lead made
by Judge Fursman may be followed
by other courts until expert testimony
will be largely restricted, if not entirely
abolished.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

In recent address Senator Hoar said
the most distinctive single characteris-
tic of our time is the rapid and easy ac-
emulation of great wealth In indivld-
ual hands. He discussed the phenom-
enOn with his customary calmness and
good judgment. He said 1t was in some
respects public danger. AS a whole
his view Is optimistic, for he believes
the dangers to be of a temporary and
durable nature. Senator Hoar is not
one of those who fear the unsettling of
our republican institutions through the
agency of a permanent aristocracy of
wealth. In one or two generations, he
says, most of these great family for
tunes go back into the general mass of
smaller holdings or are set apart for
public purposes. AS a rule the rich
men of this country have been stirred
with a generous ambition to use
large part of their wealth for public
purposes. Voluntary contributions for
education alone in the last quarter of a
century, exclusive of gifts to libraries,
have amounted to nearly $30O0O0,O00
The absence of a law of entail insures
the dividing of fortunes among the
children, and many of these show a
genius for spending equal to the faith
ers genius for acquiring. Our laws
forbid the tying up of wealth for a
period longer than twenty-one years
beyond the life of a living heir. This
prevents any large mass Of capital
from growing by accumulation for
more than a generation. 1t insures the
ultimate distribution of large fortunes
among the people in the form of wages
or public donations. One of the bad
effects of vast fortunes is their ten
dency to substitute luxury and extrav-
agance in place of the plain living and
high thinking of our fathers. The sight
of such lavish display tempts many
foolish people to live beyond their
means. Still worse Is the tendency in
some quarters to use money for cor
rupt political ends. 1.-THE millionaire
who would corrupt a great state to get
a great Office" Mr.. Hoar says, must be
made to feel that his success will bring
with it neither joy nor honor. Let pub
lie contempt and scorn blast him. Let
him be avoided as one with leprosy."
If the whipping post and the branding
iron are ever brought back into use, he
adds their first victims should be the
rich men who deliberately debauch poll
tics and buy their way into high offices.
He draws comfort from the fact that
England has gone through an era Of
worse political corruption than the
United States has ever known and has
come out regenerated. What England
has done America can do, for the great
mass of the American people is honest,
patriotic and incorruptible.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

1t is said on good authority that mag
szines for children are disappearing.
There is not the demand for them there
was a generation ago. This does not
mean that children are reading less. but
their reading is of a different kind.
They prefer books to magazines. They
like the coherent story rather than the
scrappy matter in the periodical. They
do not like to wait a month for the con
tinued story. Public libraries have had
much to do in bringing about the
change. Almost every public library
has its children's department of we'll
selected books, and children from the
humblest, as well as from the richest
homes may be seen any day in the pub
lie library enjoying the choice books
before them. The influence Of public
schools has been an important factor
Of late in developing in children a taste
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Children of the sniI.

The Cape of Good Hope was discover
ed by Diaz, the Portuguese navigator,
SIX years before Columbus saw San
salvador In the middle of the seven
teenth century the Dutch East India
Company formed permanent settle
ment at the foot Of Table mountain.
ne nrst settlers We're French Hugue-
nots' Dutch Professionals and German
Lu'herans. AS immigration increased
ehe hardy pioneers moved north from
laole bay on the great prairies called
Neiuts' Here as pastoral shepherds
.hey began that lonely life which has
developed in its followers courage, self
Ieiahce' love Of independence and Of
soiitude' the leading traits of the boer
VI today. They were called "bOer,"
"nich Is the Dutch word for farmer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
HER WEIGHT In GOLD.
BIG RANSOM PAID A MEXICAN
ERiGAND.
He Had Stolen the Tutor of a Rich
Mans Children and the Sweetheart
of His Sou-A Romance of the
Mountains.

From, the mountains of Mexico comes
a story that reads more like a romance
Of medieval times than a narration Of
occurrences in modern life. Indeed it
hardly seems possible that even in
Mexico such an event could occur. One
hundred and twenty pounds of gold and
alongside it 100 pounds Of girl! The
gold ransomed the girl and the son Of
the man who paid the ransom now is
the husband of the girl.
Among the last lingering bandits Of
Mexico Luigi Cortinas still holds place.
his abode, If 1t may be so called, being
the mountains of Western Chihuahua
where offshoots off the Sierra Madres cut
away from the main range by the Gulf
of California afford him hiding place
The rurales have not yet found him.
nor is it likely they will. for Cortinas
has just retired from business with
the proceeds of his new venture, esti-
mated at $4,000 1t is an ideal bandit
story.
Senior Poyerima. grown rich by his
mines, realized, when no longer young,
that his children's education was de-
fective. His friend, La France. sug-
gested that he send for Lorena Jarrett,
his niece, and make her the tutor of his
children. Lorena lived in Texas. She
was sent for and came quickly. She
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

No less an authority than Justice
Brewer tells the Yale students that
the jury system as conducted in the
United States is little better than a
relic Of barbarlsm. 1t is not hard to
believe him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

Events in China seem to prove that
the civilized soldier when fighting
against barbarians rapidly sinks to the
level of his opponents. Scratch a Rus
sian and you will find a Tartar" is the
old saying. Amended it might read;
Scratch civilized white man and
you viii find primitive troglodyte,
cave dweller Of the stone age"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

A Western woman pleads in defense
Of numbering her husband that she
had been reading Marie Corelli's novel,
"Thelma" 1t may come to point
where husbands whose wives read
Marie's eccentric spoutlngs will have
to wear armor day and night.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

A woman in a nelghborlng State has
advertised herself as a candidate for
the attentions of the fool-killer, and in
the time-worn way Of shooting a man
with revolver that she did not know
was loaded.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

DesMoines has more horses in nroDor
ton to her population than anv othar
city or town in the United States tho
census showing total of 6.O31 or ono
horse for every ten of the ponulation
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

First Statesman-Then we have
agreed to the demands of the mowers >
Second Statesman-Yes. The no..
question is how shall we avoid comnlv,
ing with them?-Pnck.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

And now scientist has discovered
that the earth is pear-shaped. Il is sin
gular that none OF the people who are
perpetually scrambling over it ever no
tlced that fact before.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

Two men died from eating an oyster
stew which contained oysters. This
goes to show that persons who want to
eat absolutely safe oyster stews should
patronize Church socials."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

Nicola Tesla declares that there Is no
limit to the distance messages may be
sent by wireless telegraph. Why
doesn't he stop declaring long enough
to send a few?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
r.. H. cLoPToN. Pub

Russell Sage says he does not regard
II as disgrace TO die rich. We sus-
pected that he held some such view.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

A woman got so stirred up while
reading one of Marie Corelli's novels
that she killed her husband. 1t doesn't
take much to throw some people off
their balance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

Some people are so foolish and oosu.
worked that an agent could sell them
q contagious disease. ~
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

No difference how short a woman's
s , are she will hold them up in go
ing over a crossing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
Italians as Cotton Pickers.

T. a., - S''oh AAChSfs.
III the South the Italian are found to
oe Ole best cotton pickers. They are
QUICK and have nimble fingers.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
STEEL STOCKS IEvERIsH.
Generally Weakened During the Course
of the Day, In the stock Market,
on Tuesday.

7. New York, Feb. 20.-There was an
element among the professional OPP
orators on the Stock Exchange which
worked for rally Tuesday on the
theory that Mondays selling was
largely due to operations for the bear
account and that the vigorous support
Of the market would drive these bears
, to cover The manenyre was entirely
without success. especially In tile
early Gee Jugs. but all of the market $
strength was confined TO very few
stocks and was not long maintained
Tie steel stocks were all feverish
and unsettled but generally weaken
ed during the course of the day The
money market was not violently dis
turbed, but the tone continues to
harden. 4 check for over 100000
on account Of the New Jersey Central
railroad purchase went through the
clearing house Tuesday and was a
reminder Of the continuing influence
on the money market of the recent
deals. A development which may
have important consequences was a
recovery i'm discount rates in Lon
don. The decision to close the
Stock Exchange from Thursday af-
ternoon until Monday morning was
an influence towards dulIness. There
was some uneasiness due to the re-
opening of the wage question In the
anthracite regions. the present agree
ment extending only to April /. The
coalers were in consequence especial
ly weak Delaware and Hudson was
erratic, breaking violently 554 from
the top and closing with net loss
of 215 The southwesterns were all
notably weak declining from l to
28s, and there were severe losses in
Great Northern preferred, General
Electric and the Smelling stocks. be-
sides those in the steel stocks. There
was an upward turn in Sugar, but it
did not hold. Comparative firmness
was shown in Union Pacific, Illinois
Central, and, for a time, st. Paul,
though that stock gave way at the
last. Delaware and Hudson extend
ed it's decline to 81, General Electric
lost AZ, Smelling 23s and Hoop pre-
ferred 27s. The railroad list fiuctu-
ated narrowly and uncertainty, and
business was at O low ebb. Union
Pacific was lifted above "a again and
there was some covering by room
shorts, but the undertone continued
heavy, with the market very dull at
the close.
There was large buying again in
Southern Pacific bonds, but they lost
most of their gains before the close,
and the general bond list was reac-
tionary Total sales, par value,
81, 6S5, 900.
United States bonds were all I'M
changed on the last call.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
CHINESE NAY AGREE.
Threat of Waldersee Expedi-
ton Declared Effective.
WARNED BY Ii AND CHING.
The Court Informed That Their Com
tinued Refusal to Comply With be-
mands Of Powers Might BE Followed
by Dismen bern.nt of the Empire.

London, Feb. 20.-Dr. Morrison,
wiring to The Times from pekin,
said in part:
''The Chinese declared that the
threat OF the Waldersee. expedition
has been successful and that the
court has yielded and issued a decree
fully complying with the demands OF
the foreign ENJOYS on the question
of punishments. These statements
require corroboration but they are
generally believed here
Pekin, Feb. 2o.-Prince Ching and
Ii Hung Chang received telegram
which. it was asserted, virtually
means that the Chinese will comply
with all the demands of the powers,
although they desired information on
a few minor details. The foreign en-
voys look forward confidently to aD-
solnte compliance by Thursday at the
Latest
Prince Cling and Ii Hung Chang
were greatly worried by the prepare
lions for the expedition into the in
terror, and they strongly urged the
court to yield pointing out that 9th
erwise the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the en-
pire was probable.
General Chaffee signalized the Chi
nese new year by calling upon III
Hung Chang, who seemed to be in
much better health.
It was asserted that the Germans
will turn the railroad over to the
British at the end of the month.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
INSTRUCTIONS TO CoNGER
Ordered to demonstrate Against Expe-
dition Against Chinese.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Minister Con.
ger was instructed by cable to com
municate to the foreign ministers at
Pekin the feeling of the United States
government that further hostile ex-
petitions Should not be INDUCED in
at this time.
Berlin, FEB. 20.-It was understood
that United States Ambassador White
made representations to the foreign
office regarding the reputed expedi
ton of Count Won Waldersee into
the interior of China and that the for
eign office gave him reassuring re
plies.
It was understood that the foreign
office told Mr.. White that such expe
ditions were designed chiefly to con
vince the Chinese government thai
the powers would not be trified with
This view Of the case was expressed
generally by the German press.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
DR.. WM. n. EGLE DEAD.
Genealogist and historian and Once Ii
brarian of Pennsylvania.


brarian of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg, Feb. 20.-Dr. William
FL. Egle, noted genealogist and his
torian, died last night at his home
in this city OF pneumonia, after a
brief illness. He was graduated from
the medical department of the Uni
versity of pennsylvania in 1859 and
in 1862 served as assistant surgeon
of the Ninety-sixth Pennsylvania reg
iment.
In 1863 he was appointed surgeon
of the Forty seventh Pennsylvania
regiment and served until December,
1866. In March. 1887, he was APP
pointed state librarian, which posi-
tion he held until the appointment of
Rev. DR.. George e. Reed, of Carlisle,
In 1899
He was the author of history of
Pennsylvania and a large number Of
other historical publications.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

One Government bureau repeats
that the United States now produces
ship building steel plates cheaper
than any other nation u thu forld,
while another bar4aa contends that
the material for buildinF STEEL ahius
costs the American builders iar
more that it does tie fofaisa aa.s.
The only explanation 3 tbd q
steei makers sell their plates u ap
er abroad than they 10 al aoa
which, by the way. happens q be
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

MRS. tEkRbAL'S PLEA.
Asked That Her sons Lis Be spared.
but Governor Nash Refused.

Columbus, O., Feb 2o.-The mother
OF kosslyn II. ferrell, sentenced to
die in the electric chair March l, Tor
the murder OF an Adams Express mes
senger called upon Governor Nash
ana pleaded for the life of her son.
The governor told her as kindly as
he could that he does not feel just
fed in interfering ia the case. Mrs.
Terrell e, identity had little hope u
persuading the governor to commute
the sentence and she left the office
after few moments conversation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

Columbus, o., Feb. 20-Colonel Ed.
ward Yollrath, Of Pucyrus, of the
Eighth regiment, known as "McKin-
ley's Own" regiment notified Adju
tant General Gyger that full arrange
ments had been made to take the
regiment to Washington. to take part
in the Inauguration.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
UNITED STATES STEEL GO.
Jersey tar ncorporation-Amount
of Cay ;aiization Left Blank.

New York, Feb. 20.-The papers for
the incorporation of the United States
Steel company, it was reported, were
sent 10 Trenton, n. j. The amount
of the capitalization and the proper
ton accredited to each subsidiary
company was left blank.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

THE WEATHER.

Ohio-Fair and continued cold to
day and tomorrow northwesterly
winds.
Western Pennsylvania-Fair and
continued cold today and tomorrow
brisk northwesterly winds.
West Virginia-Fair today, with
colder in eastern portion. Tomorrow
fair and continued cold; northwest
erly winds.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

Secretary Root has informed the
Senate, IN answer to question,
that he has no authority over the
men who are looting Porto Rico, the
island now being under civil author.
itv. But who is responsible for the
appointment of these men? Can any
one tell?
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

The expenses of the United States
for its army and navy (not inclnd-
ing pensions) for the current year,
are larger than those Of Great Brit
ain for the same period Of time, al
though the latter has 100000 men
in the field in active service. This
is a fact
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

Now Tesla SAYS That he is going
to telegraph across TIE ocean with
out wire Probably he will really
do SO, but he has s'.ewa such prone.
ness to go off half cooked and pre-
dict things that he never accom-
plishes that the world will be JUST
fed in reserving Judgment.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

The investigating committee may
not have acted under any authority
but it did some things that were as
severe as justice always is on those
who get in the way of trouble
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
WERE REMARKED TWICE.
An Ohio Couple Again Reunited After
Two Divorces.

Amelia, O., Feb 2o.-Charles Mar
tin and his wife have had romantic
life. They were married at the Bap-
fist parsonage by the Rev. J. Fl.
RAIDER for the third time, Mrs. Mar
tin having twice been divorced from
her husband, remarrying him each
time. They are prominent in society
circles, and have grown daughters
ana sons
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20

Although Mr.. Carnegie has given
away good many Libraries, it may
be noted that he did not give away
his steel mills, not by several mil
lions.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-20
Lost

Between the residence of E. f.
Hayes and the corner of High and
Wiley street, a bracelet set in gar
nets Finder will be rewarded nv
leaving 1t at tins office.