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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

King Edward has declared that no
more Populations in frock coats will be
received at court. And in this his
majesty shows that sound sense of the
his leading characteristics The absur-
dity Of maintaining a ten-million-dollar
court to be made free of by persons in
$40 suits viii at once strike all thought
full minds. If you can drop In on a
king just as you leave the office, with
your trousers wrinkled and your neck
tie under your ear. what in the world
is the use OF having king? Any COM
petent stage manager will say at once
that Ed" is right
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

There is nothing like a tree to keep
air pure. remarks a scientist. Its
leaves decompose carbonic acid. The
volume Of carbonic acid exhaled by a
human being in twenty-four hours is
roughly estimated at 100 gallons. If a
single tree OF moderate size were grow
ing where a dozen or twenty men were
sleeping. the purifying action Of its
leaves would insuge the air being kept
fresh.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24
Revenues or the Riviera.

A writer in French paper says that
every year there are 2T0.0OO foreigners
who pass from a fortnight to a whole
winter on the Riviera. Every person
is supposed to expend on an average
a thousand francs, or 5000, in the coun-
try. In other words, the foreign Wis
itors spend in the country every winter
the sum of S54.0O0,OO0. This is enor-
nous. The English are put down as
contributing one-third of this amount,
the French themselves contribute an
other third; Germans, Belglans, Dutch,
and Russians do the rest. Nothing is
said about the Americans. Perhaps
they are Jumped up with the English.
From being quite poor country when
It was annexed by France, Nice has
become one of the richest departments.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

Basis for another historical novel Of
an exciting nature is supplied in the
news that the King Of England has
asked the daughter of the late Presl-
dent Faure OF France TO omit from the
projected memoirs Of her father letters
written to him by the late Queen Of
England. The contents Of the letters
have evidently been made known TO
the reigning monarch, who must have
serious reasons, personal or public, for
securing their suppression. To accom-
MEDIATE him the work will be with
drawn from the press. The Queen was
known to be peculiar at times and the
King has evidently discovered that dur
ing one OF those times her majesty was
indiscreet with her pen. or can it be
that the letters refer TO his own fire.
quent incognito visits to the French
capital and police projections Specu-
lation is bound to be rife until the let
tiers are out-or counterfeited.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

The other day fne-looking man ap-
peared IN a New York home and began
paying court to the daughter. She had
met him at a reception, and he pleased
her. He was kind to the old folks, c0ur-
teous, a model lover, and in a few
weeks a marriage took place. Not a
question was asked. All believed what
he told them After the marriage it was
discovered that he was a blgamist half
a dozen times repeated and as thorough
a scoundrel as ever graced a prison.
Result: A family disgraced aud girls
heart broken, all for the lack of a little
precautlon. 1t would almost seem that
people like to be fooled. Overconfi-
dence has blasted many lives. When a
young man begins to pay serious atten-
tons to your daughter It is your duty
TO learn something about him. 1t is not
enough that he dresses well and talks
well, and appears to be industrious.
The young man. even If he is a compar.
alive stranger in a city. who Is in a DO.
sitiOn to make love to a young woman,
IS able to show some certificate Of char.
acter. Ask him for it. Show at least
as much prudence in a matter of matri.
mOny as you would in buying a horse
If the candidate for any position
from Office boy to becoming your son
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

Uniformed persons are asserting
that the culinary art has declined since
women have become addicted to clubs
on the contrary, life insurance statis-
ties concluslvely prove that the age
limit has extended since women gave
up cookery for culture.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

'Deuced obliging chaps, these Amer.
lean boobies, l declah" heard him
mutter to himself as he stepped out to
the cab. Bah Jove, who'd have thought
they'd make change for a fellahT-
Washington Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

A scientific gentleman proposes to
stop the eternal war between dog and
cat by inoculating the animals with Sc
runs from one another's blood. In this
way the hostile dog principle will neu-
tralize the hostile cat principle and
there viii be peace in the two fami-
lies
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

in-law, Is sincere, he invites inspection.
II he objects to Inspection you don't
want him, and the young lady in the
case can better afford to shed a few
tears now than buckets Of brine after
an lll-advlsed marriage.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

II is reported that George Gould
never turned a hair when he heard that
Count Boni was going to stand up and
let another man shoot nc him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

Remember. Jane Smith, that when .
friend repeats gossip you told her she
begins by saying in an apologize tone
"Jane Smith. who is big gossip. and
whom / don't often quote, says so
and-so."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

Scientists still say men will be able
20 hy. It's TO be hoped so. It's about
the only way most people viii ever
have chance to get up in the world.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

II must puzzle the Car TO know how
many Of the plots against him are con.
cocted by the nihilsts and how many
by the police
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

Don't Worry Clubs are stlll forming
In different parts of the country It
would be interesting to know II mill
lionaires ever join them
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24
Rain in Ariznnn-

The people of Arizona are returning
thanks for the heaviest rainfall there
for twenty years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

When a man is guilty he has a good
deal to say about it being the duty Of
his wife to trust him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

Russell Sage may not care much
about libraries. but he is very fond Of
one little volume-hls bank book
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24
n. II. oLoProN. Pub.

As opposed 20 dead ones. It's wsen a
political boss Is very much alive that
his win Is executed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-24

stephen NJ. Van Allen. of Jamaica,
Me- an expert shot with rifle or re-
Volver, has received as a gift the small
est revolver ever made. 1t is only an
men long, and Is perfect in every de-
tail. 1t is self-acting and the chamber
holds six cartridges. The bullets are
the size of the head of a large pin. The
cartridges possess sufficient power to
send the bullets through half-inch
pine board. Mr.. Van Allen has tested
the little weapon and found it accurate.
Some people impress you with the
neilet that they would be mighty cross
II 1t wasn't against the rules.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
Society Detectives
Laugh at Protests
of Bellies

from the genuine society article. Our
men always conduct themselves so
properly that, instead of complaints,
am constantly receiving thanks and
congratulations from the very best
people of Chicago. Those Cleveland fell
lows were probably not good imita-
tons of the real thing" Pat" Sulli-
van, who has been janitor In the
police department since Steve Rowan
was in kindergarten and who is re
puted authority on all points OF good
form, is a. great admirer OF the dress
suit squad. Now, our fellows are not
only strictly onto their jobs, but have
got the real society dude on the run
in many ways" said Pat" NOW,
there's John de Sousa. When he gets
mixed up with lady's train, slips up
on the polished floor of ballroom or
finds things coming too swift FOR MIN
in the second round of a tete-a-tete
with some grand dame, he goes back
with little Portuguese or Italian ana
has things all his own way. The same
way with John Thompson. who looks
like a western banker and when he
gets tangled up trying to hold run
ming conversation on the merits OF
Tesla's latest discovery, watches for an
opening and insists on discussing
banking methods in Silver Hill or
some other western metropolis. Frank
Corbus and james Bailey are strong on
the French language, while Sandy
Hanley can tell all sorts OF stories
about the bloody west of years ago
In fact, every one of the dress-suit
squad has a special way of making
good in case ne is cornered by crowd
of society bellies who mistake him for
real dude, l guess our boys can give
the dudes themselves some points on
society and the people we have met
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
Pope Leo on Socialism.

Pope Leo's encyclical on socialism
explains his former utterances on this
subject. 1t maintains the opposition
of the Vatican to the idea of socialism
in the sense of communism. The pope
draws a distinction between socialism
and what he calls Christian democ-
racy. Socialism concerns itself solely
with material possessions and seeks
to establish perfect equality of wealth
and a common holding of goods. The
Pope sets the stamp of his disapproval
upon this idea and the whole system
of which it is the center. On the other
hand, Christian democracy continues
to receive his support. 1t is, he con-
cludes, system that starts with a
recognition of divine law and seeks to
improve social conditions through in
dividual efforts.-Chicago Tribune.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
SleuthS
at Balls

Much amusement has been caused
among Chicago detectives Of the CEN
trail station because of the news that
the society bells of Cleveland are in
dlgnant after discovering that they
unwittingly danced several numbers
with. were escorted to supper by and
we're otherwise thown into the COM
pany of "horrid detectives at Senator
Hannas recent ball for his daughter,
Miss Ruth Hanna. says the Chicago
News. According to the story from
Cleveland, dozen of the handsomest
men on the Cleveland police force were
disguised by dress suits and clean COL
lars and detailed to mingle with the
guests at the Hanna party. Now the
society women of Cleveland. it is said,
demand that hereafter detectives be
confined to the cloak room. 1t is not
generally known, but under Capt. Col
leran there Is regular staff of ''soci-
ETY. detectives" is. men who are
always detailed to social gatherings,
balls and banquets of importance. In
this line. as in all other detective
work, the men have different special
ties. Some keep their eye on the wom-
en- wearing the most valuable jewels,
others watch the portable property at
hand, and still others scrutiniZe faces
to ascertain IL any one has gained adj
mittance who ought to be on the out
side. Our society officers are the
handsomest set of men that ever en-
tered a ballroom or graced banquet
board" proudly asserted Capt. Col
leran. There is one thing certain.
and that is that they don't look like
walters when they don their dress
suits. When they are on a society
stunt which is not relished by the
average thief-taker, it would take an
experienced eye to distinguish them
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08

One of the latest schemes OF a clever
woman forced to earn her own living
is establishing herself as bird doctor.
Canaries are her specially and she has
established a hopital where she at
tends to the ills of these pets. Bro
ken limbs, disordered digestive appa-
ratus, catarrhs and fevers are treated
by the woman with benefit to the birds
and profit to herself. Other song birds
and house pets, and even the repulsive
parrot, are treated for their ailments
by this bird doctor. who is said to be
the only woman in the world making
a specially of this business. So well
established is her fame in this direc-
ton that she makes visits to Philadel-
phia, Boston and other cities when
called, and has established a regular
clientele there, as well as here, among
dealers who make the handling of birds
an incident to their other business, as
Is the case at some of the department
stores.-New York Times.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
SHOWED HIM A MINE.
Trading Rat Left Gold In Place of sH-
yer spoon.

The action OF a rat led n. R. Ingolds-
by to the discovery of rich gold mine
in Arizona. He named the property
the Rat Hole mine. Mr.. Ingoldsby Fad
been spending several months near
Mammoth, on the San Pedro river. in
Arizona. His purpose was to enjoy
the hunting and make a collection of
west He pitched his tent in the can
yon of the San Pedro. in the Santa Ca
tarina mountains. He had no neigh
bors, and was for a long time unable
to account for the disappearance o.
small articles that he left lying ab:,ut
his camp. At last he noticed that when
anything was taken something was
left in its place. This was usually a
bit of wood or stone. The culprit he
found to be large rodent of the spe-
cies known as the trading rat. The
habits of the animal made an INTEREST,"
ing study for Mr. Ingoldsby, and he
often lay awake at night to watch for
his visitor. A silver spoon was miss
ing one morning, but in it's place was
a piece of quartz carrying free gold
This still more excited Mr.. Ingoldsoy's
curiosity. and after several attempts
he succeeded in following the animal
to its home. Near by was the ledge
from which the gold bearing quartz
had been taken. Mr.. Ingoldsby made
an examination thorough enough to
prove that mis- discovery was OF eoa-
siderable value.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
Our vasf Country.

People to the limit of 81 100000 are
now served by free delivery in our
cities and towns. and it is calculated
that of the remainder of the popula-
ton Of the country 1t will be practic-
able to reach through rural free deliv-
cry about 21,OOO,OOO, scattered over
1000. 900 square miles of territory. 1t
is estimated that the cost of this en-
tire service will be about $20,555, 900,
but that there will be saving from
the discontinuance of existing offices
and star routes and an increase in re-
ceipts which will reduce the net in
crement over present disbursements
for this territory to $13,7S2,00 The
current appropriation for this service
is $1.750,0O0, and the report recon-
mends its increase to SO, 100000 for the
fiscal year ending with next June.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08

Among invited guests at the com
ing Inauguration of President Mckin-
ley will be Roswell Bardsley, who is
81 years old. and VINO for seventy-two
years has been postmaster Of North
Lansing, Tompkins county, N. Y. Mr..
Bardsley was appointed postmaster on
June %, 1928, John Quincy Adams be-
ing then president and John Mclean
OF Ohio postmaster-general He is no;
only the oldest man in the postal
service. but he is believed to be the
senior government employee in any ca
pacity. No complaint against his Of
fee has ever been filed. He has always
drawn the same salary-$175 per year.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08

were content to live by hand. az 1t
were; now We live chiefly by compli-
lated machinery. A century OF prog
fess has created demands which forced
the dormant inventive skill of the
world to put forth it's best efforts. The
world has made more progress in ma
terial things in the last 100 years than
1t did In all the centuries preceding.
Civilized mans mode of existence has
been totally altered by his inventions.
The world has gone patent mad In
the United States alone there were
623,535 patents granted In the sixty
two years from 1887 to 1898. During
Its existence the patent office has re-
ceived more than $40.0O0,O0O in fees.
On carriages and wagons more than
10000 patents have been granted; on
stoves and furnaces, $4,000; on lamps,
gas fittings, harvesters, boots and
shoes and receptacles for storing, 1O.-
900 each. The total of patents for the
civilized world Is easily twice that of
the United States, Thanks to these
hundreds of thousands of contrivances,
what were luxuries to our forbears of
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
A lO-miIc Path in Cali
fornia Tho Will
Cost 100000.

ranges from three to fifty feet in
height. and winds away through the
hills like a gigantic snake. IT Is at
present wide enough to hold four
wheels abreast, but the company has
the right of way for a duplication of
width. The timber used for the struc-
ture is Oregon pine. andd ESQ, 900 feet
were required to complete 1t, and TWEEN
ty miles of heavy wire netting were
also called into requisition. At inter-
walls over the center of the track in
candescent lights are being placed, and
the terminus stations will be equipped
as railway depots. The cost OF build
ing the cycle path, which Is declared
to be the only one of Its kind In the
world will be about 100000. A toll
OF ten cents will be. charged. This
toll permits bicycle, or motorcycle.
to enter the cycle way and ride up
and down all day, II desired.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
AsPlNcky
Fireman This.

Herman Hanke, the driver of Truck
No. 4, of the Newark, N. j., fire depart
ment, distinguished himself the other
afternoon by driving his apparatus to
fire attired in nothing but rubber
coat He was taking bath on the
upper floor of the truck house when
the gong changed for fire at so Darcy
street. The horses ran to the pole,
and the men took their places. and
Capt. O'Brien was about to mount the
seat and drive when Hanke shot down
the brass pole absolutely naked and
leaped to his seat. AS he did SO he
slipped on his rubber coat. and with it
only partly buttoned pulled the release
cord, and the apparatus rolled out so
quickly that Capt. o'Brien only recov-
cred from his surprise in time to catch
on to the rear and swing himself onto
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
A Unique
Cycle Path.

There is now nearing completion in
Southern California a most remarkable
cycle way, one of the most remarkable,
in fact, in the world. The track will,
when finished unite the cities of Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles, which are about
10 miles apart. Pasadena is a rendez-
vous of the elite of California society,
and the terminus of that remarkable
mountain railway which carries pas
sengers up Mount Lowe. in the Sierra
Madre range. The aim of the cycle way
Is to provide the wheelmen with a per-
feet road with minimum grade be-
tween the two places 10 miles apart
and at different attitudes. This cycle
way is remarkable piece of engineer
ing. The object was to give wheel
men grade from Los Angeles to Pasa-
dena uphill. and a decided rise. which
would not be appreciable; and this
has been accomplished. The roadway
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
Drove to a Blaze In
the Cold ALFRED only
In q Rubber Coat.

the ladders. Within two minutes the
drivers hair was frozen stiff; he had
not even waited to put on cap The
water on his legs froze, and with one
bare foot upon the gong and the other
upon the brake he sent his horses fly
ing down the street. Half way to the
fire an old countryman driving a horse
and wagon became confused and stop
ped his rig directly in front Of the
truck. Hanke by quick work carried
his horses around, and the tillerman
succeeded in getting his end past the
frightened countryman by couple of
inches. The fire was soon ont, and
Hanke was supplied with pair of rub
Der boots and couple of coats, one
of which was wrapped about his legs.
and thus drove his truck back to the
house. When the house was reached
Hanke resumed his bath
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08

the agency Of steam. as did land trav-
Ell, but the progress in comfort and
safety was greater. In 1880 John Fitch
constructed a steamboat-and was con-
sidered a raving lunatic. This opinion
was confirmed when his experiment
proved failure. Seventeen years
later Robert Fulton. another so-called
visionary. backed by Joel Barlow and
Robert T. Livingston, built the steam
boat Clermont. She was soon dubbed
"Fulton's Folly" and when she started
for Albany on Aug IL. 1907. all New
York was out to witness her failure.
She went to Albany in the astonishing
time of thirty-two hours. returning In
two hours less. Now VIXEN a gigantic
ocean liner, with lifeboats as large as
the Clermont. crosses .he Atlantic in
less than six days. we read the news
in bored sort of way, displeased that,
steamers should be so slow. Fulton's
experiment led. years later. to the
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08

DR.. Herbert Howe of Chamberlain
observatory, Denver. is collecting data
concerning the largest meteor seen for
more than thirty years. 1t was OBJ
served December s, between 3 and
O'Clock in the afternoon. Reports
come from both sides of the Rocky
mountain divide as far north as Sara
toga, Wyo., and as far south as Delta.
Colo. Judging from these distances
Prof. Howe estimates its height above
the earth as at least 500 miles. 1t
appeared nearly as large as the moon
and was incandescent. When appar-
emily just above North Park Colo,
it exploded with accompanying phe-
nomena resembling an earthquake.
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08

1900 are commonplace OF existence to
all classes, rich and poor. i'll 1900.
With the invention of the steam en-
CINE the world shrunk ct bound to
a twentieth of ;'s former size. is vast
distances ceased to be formidable.
Where the numbering stage coach or
the Flooding caravan took weeks the
flying express covers the distance in
few hours. The trip across this con-
tinent used to be a matter Of life and
death. Now 1t is matter of 500 and
take your ease as you go. Without the
railroad a close-knit nation thousands
of miles broad. such as this country.
would have been an impossibility In
1925 the first steam railroad was OPP
sned between Stockton and Darlington,
England A year later similar ex-
pertinent was tried at Quincy, Mass,
where the engine hauled stone for a
distance of four miles. The first pas
senger road in this country was the
Baltimore & Ohio, opened in 1880. with
The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
ABOUT coNvICTs.
kindness Works Very Well on Those
Released from, Prison.

Maud Darlington Booth tells in Sue
cess how seventy-fye per cent OF the
discharged convicts who have come I'M
der her notice have proved Themselves
trustworthy. Her words are highly In
teresting: THE drink evil is, of
course, the primary cause of most
crime. Crime follows drink as a tiger
does blood, and we find that most con-
yicts' families are left destitute. and
we have to help them along, too. 1t
is they who furnish most of the heart
breaking pathos OF criminal life. Many
sad stories could be told of the family
left behind the man who goes to pris-
on. But there are many happy stories
of the reformed convict restored 10
wife and children through Hope Hall.
We confine our work to no creed or
sect. but Protestant, Catholic. Jew and
infidel are alike welcome to on:
homes the only condition being that
they must conform to the rules, and
prove sincere in their reformation. At
first the most difficult part of our
work was to procure employment Tor
released convicts. With all our as
surances men would not entrust the
man with criminal record with their
business. The reformed convict was
looked upon as an impossibility, but
these poor fellows had won my con-
fidence, and l pleaded with busneSs
men to give them small chancs to
live. With success the prejudice
gradually disappeared, and now in
Chicago. where we receive twelve men
Der week from the prisons, we have