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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-07-03

1t Is not only the knickerbockered small
boy who has games of his own. Girls,
too, have fads and occupations, though
oil of them are not m%onopolized by doll
babies. In fact, their historic devotion
to these painted beauties seems to be
lessening. Dolls Of sawdust and paper
are good for rainy days and for the twi-
light hours before or after dinner, when
one is not allowed to go out. But the
doll day is decidedly on the decline. 1t
is better for girls, as for boys, to be in
the open. to chase butterflies with nets.
to climb trees even at the expense Of
clothing, and to jump and frolic with all
their might.
There is more to be discovered with
the ants, the bees, the birds, the flowers,
or in the companionship of a wise dog,
than in all the sawdust and china-eyed
babies in the world.
However, there are certain games sa-
cred to our grandmothers and still kept
up in a Measure by little girls, being re-
vived from year to year. Some of them
are silly. Most of them date from the
time when boys and girls did not study
from the same books, and when it was
reasoned out that even games must be
feminine. Now we know better. The
same sports that develop the little male
animal are good for little girls, too. Girls
now play baseball and even football.
First and dearest of all the girls games
comes tag. The children range in a
row and somebody counts.
Eeeny, meeny, miney, mo,
Catch a niger by the toe,
If he hollers let him go,
Eeeny, meeny, miney, mo-.
The last "mo" Is "it." and the game
begins with a nimble scattering and a
shrill squeak. The lines are silly and
ungrammatical, and the kindergartners
do not approve Of them because they
are such meaningless jabber, but the old
doggerel has been used for so many years
that very likely it's meaning, if it ever
had any, has all been rubbed off from
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-07-03
"IE al M SHES CONE HOME.

If all the ships / have at sea
Should come a-sailing home to ME,
All well, the harbor would not hold
SO many ships as there would be,
If all my ships came home to me.
If half my ships came back from sea
And brought their precious freight to me,
All well, | should have wealth as great
As any king that sits in state,
So rih the treasure there would be
In half my ships now out at sea.
Should come a-sailing home to me,
All. well, the storm clouds then might
frown.
For if the others all went down,
Still rich and proud and glad I'd be
If that one ship came home to me.
But If that ship went down at sea
And all the others came to me,
Weighed down with gems and wealth un-
told,
With honor, riches, glory, gold,
The poorest soul on earth I'd be,
If that one ship came not to me.
o skies be calm. o winds blow free,
Blow all my ships safe home to me
But if thou sendest some awrack
To never more come sailing back,
Send any, all, that sail the sea,
But send my love ship home to me.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-07-03
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In the Old World the sparrows col
lect in great focks in autumn to feed
upon the ripened grain, and this habit,
or instinct, to congregate still fingers,
although It may be Of no direct utility
to the birds In their New World envi-
ronment.
This conflict between sea and land is
going on all over the world. On some
coasts the sea gains steadily. on 9th
ers the land. In still other regions the
issue is wayering or doubtful, but the
sea is easily victor on the west coast
Of France.
NJ. Louis Boutan, OF Paris, has taken
photographs at a depth OF 40 feet un-
der water. He expects to attempt pho
tographing at a depth Of three hundred
feet and more, apparatus to be let
down to that depth. the light being
provided by an electric battery.
An American engineer. Mr.. W. H.
Holmes. who has recently returned
from Korea, describes as most admir-
able and useful the system that has
been in vogue there for many centuries
Of keeping an accurate record Of the
flow of rivers. Mr.. Holmes engaged in
bridging a river whose record for 500
years had been kept unbroken. 1t was
explained that the history Of the river
previous to the beginning Of the exist
ing record had unfortunately been de-
stroyed by fire.
The first discovery of natural gas
west Of the Mississippi River was made
at Cherryvale, Kansas, in 1891, and
this fortunate little city is probably the
first to utilize its gas in sounding fire
alarms. The ire-alarm bell was de-
stroyed last April by the burning of a
church, and the Cherryvale Water
Company offered a large steam whistle
to take its place. The whistle was at
tached by a two-lnch pipe TO the gas
main, and the pressure of more than
200 pounds to the square inch produces
a sound that is described as simply
terrific
One Of the methods Of protecting
broad grass-lands from fire is to burn
a swath called a 'ire-guard" around
the area to be protected. A Montana
stockman suggests that this offers a
good opportunity for inventors to de-
wise a machine which. passing over the
ground like a horse-rake, shall burn
the grass clean from a space about
eight or ten feet in width. Already an
apparatus of this kind has peer invent
ed, using gasoline to set the grass on
fire and a train Of steel brushes to ex-
tinguish it before It has spread beyond
the proper limits, but the stockman
thinks that a cheaper machine can be
made. "Fire-guards" fifty miles, or
more, in length, are desirable.
Professor Liyeing and Professor De
war have recently established conclu-
sively the fact that both hydrogen and
helium exist in a free state in the
earth's atmosphere. a point which has
hitherto been disputed. Their lnvesti-
cation was conducted by means OF
liquid air. After removing from the
air every trace of nitrogen, argon and
the compounds Of carbon, they found
among the spectral lines given by the
residual gases not only those of hydro
gen and helium, which showed with
great b%rilliancy, but also traces Of
neon, and numerous other lines not
id~entiiable, showing that the compost
ton of the air is much more complex
than has heretofore been supposed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-07-03
The Dinerence.

1.-The difference between the dema-
gogue and the soubrette." Asbury Pep
pers explained in answer to his own
question. lis this; One loves the work
ing man and the other works the low
ing man.'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-07-03

Some women would rather listen TO
a story about a spell Of sickness than
read a novel.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-07-03

About the most %creditable complaint
there is, is averwOrk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
7 ORT0 PECAN EDUCATION.
A Quarter of AGnlt Males Can Read an,

l 3ls.r.er of Adult Males Can Read and
 Nritc.
 Major J P. Saaser of the Inspector generals department, United States amy, h.s Len making a census of Porto Rice, with 5.9o express object of finding what proportion of the male reputation Of voting aSe know enough to entitle them to voice in directing the affairs Cf the island He finds that if there were enforced the simple edu eational qualification of mere ability to read and write only 9 per cent of the native-tosn males of voting age ,r8 2l per cent or all males of voting sc would be entitled to vote. Few countries if any are as distinctively native in the nationality of their in- h:litants as Porto Rico. Among the males Of voting age only 3.S per cent are of foreign birth, and of these 2.8 per cent are Spanish. Exceedingly few of tie inhabitants who make up the 3S per cent have forsaiEen their alien citizenship In Porto Rio there are 201, ,G71 males of voting age, B per cent of whom are whites born in Porto Rico, 36 per cent colored men and the remainder whites born in Spain or in other countries. Of the l20, 295 whites of Porto Rican birth 5o,397 are literate, or 29 per cent of their class, and of the 73,010 colored f2,5Q6 can read. or 17 per cent. In th- tities of San Juan and Ponce is concentrated a considerable part of the foreign population of the island and here. if anywhere, will the restriction Of the suffrage to literates give the foreign born an advantage. In the city of San Juan the native whites and colored each outnumber the for eign element, while together they out number them nearly 2.5 to 1. In Ponce this proportion is even greater, the native whites being more than three times as numerous as the foreign ele- ment, while the colored are double it's number
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
PERSONAL POINTS.
9omngs and Gones of Home People
 and Visitors.

MT. A. R. Bragg, of Little Rock, is in the city.
 MT. w. F. Hill, of Little Rock, is in the city. Prof. A. D. Garden is in the city wis fling his family. Mir. A. Retan, of Little Rock was recent visitor here.
 County Clerk E. B. Bloom has re- turned from Little Rock. Circuit Clery J. A. Langford was a Little Rock visitor Friday.
 MT C. H. Owen, of New Orleans, is in the city visiting his family.
 MT T. J. Collier of Altheimer, was | visitor nthe city yesterday.
 Mr. A. F. Jordan and Dr. A. C. Jor }. dan went to Little Rock Saturday
 Mr. E. R. Williford has returned rom a business trip down the valley Toad
 Mf. NJ. A. Austin has returned from 8Lake Village, where he attended court. |# MT George Houston returned Fri E day afternoon from a trip down the | Valley road. |H# Mrs. J. w. Gibson and daughter have gone to Hot Springs, where they will enjoy vacation. Mrs. Harry c. Bum and little child of Little Rock, are visiting relatives in the city. N Mrs. E. Burgauer, of Hot Springs, IS Tn the city visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joe C. Meyer. E Mrs. James Gould and little child leeufned yesterday afternoon from a svlslt to friends at Noble Lake.
 MISS Jessie Adams came up from Iamo Friday afternoon and will visit 1elatlves here for few days. N Rev w. J. Keiser, of Little Rock, was in the city Saturday. while en RFpute to Crockett's Bluff to participate h meeting
 Mrs. w. l.. McAllister has returned her home at Terre Haute. Ind,
 ter spending several weeks here, the Suest of her sister, Mrs. Frank Fergus. M Miss Tracy Neff. of Little Rock ENho has been the guest of Miss Blanch FOX in this city for the past two weeks, returned home Friday after noon.
 MT, J. L. Bowman returned to his
 pme at Stonington, H., after spend
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
4 I'm Planet.

The astronomer in chargc ot the Harvard Observatory, at Alequipa, Peru. announces that he has sllc2ee ded Tn obtaining four photographs CT t..o recently discovered planet Eros. Tkis tiny orh-a eefitable toy world, 1t might De called is oDly about nine mics ia diameter. One reason for the Interest attaching to it is that it is the nearest to the earth, and nearest like wise to the sun. of all the minor planets. In 1894 it was only 15,000, 900 miles away from us, mere trifle of distance from an astronomical point of view, and this month 1t will ap- aroacr within S,0oo 900 miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
Mayors Proclamation.

In view of the approaching hot weather-the sickly season of the year
 and the fact that the present sani- tary condition cf this city is not such as to warrant the greatest protection
 agains disease breeding influences, il
 IS, therefore. my order, as mayor, that
 all persons within the city limits, who are maintaining nuisanees of any kind, proceed forthwith to abatc the same,
 and that all owners and tenants of property in the city clear their prem ises of every kind of filth and trash, by dumping same into the public al leys. there to be hauled away by the citys conveyances under supervision
 of the sanitarian l also direct that the santarian make use of the city $ teams and cooperate with the citizens generally in cleaning up the business
 portion of the city and that strict observance of the sanitary laws other wise be maintained
 D. c. BELL. Mayor. Dino pl,ff Arl May i 1Lu11
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
J AYES JONES
 c.Onclr nnicaIlny rrnn. 1. Yalioon.


 A new method has been discovered whereby balloonists may communicate while at an altitude of over 6,000 feet with those on the ground. The meth od consists of huge drum placed some fifty feet below the ear which IS beaten by electricity. The dots and aashes of the Morse telegraphic code have been adopted with complete sue cess, This Will prevo a great advan, faeo in warfare. H.thc:,a balloons st.4 been limited to 2e ascension ot 00c to l,5oo feet, on account of their te'egraphic wires, and have thus been unable to escape tie range of fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05

PIne B1UH, Afk., May I. TgUT. R. H. M. Mills & Sons, Agents, Pine Bluff, Ark
 Dear sirs-I desire to thank you all very much for the very prompt and fair settlement of the insurance on my home which was recently destroyed by fire l have carried my insurance with you for long time, and can rec ommend your agency to all desiring good insurance and fair treatment. Yours very truly,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
fad Ennuch of Iarlinn,"nt.

9.I ...J4.4oa Sutherland, NJ F., foi 1reenock. scotland, and who is chair man of the P. and o. Steamship Com pany, announces that be will not seek re-elactian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
Mill Ruv a Pine Oraan.

At the last meeting of the official board of the Christian church it was decided to purchase a new pipe organ handsome frst-class instrument, will be bought
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05

ing several days here the guest of his brother-in-law. Capt. J. B. York and family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-05
A PLEASED CUSTOMER.

Pine Bluff, Ark, May 1, 1501.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
Goldsboro's Postoffice Receipts.
(Goldsboro Argus.)

For the years ending March 31st, 1900
the receipts Of Goldsboro's postoffee
from sale of stamps, envelopes, cards. etc
was $9,905.97, and for the year ending
March 51st 1891, $5,759,10, showing an in
crease in nine years of $4136S7 This
does not include receipts for box rents.
which was reduced from $1.O0 to SOC dur
ing the time.
For the year ending January list to De-
cember 31st. 1900, the gross receipts OF
the Goldsboro postoffice was S11 ops %.
During the three and one third years Mr..
Dobson has been postmaster tne gross
receipts of the oostoflice have increased
S5,270.65; and the classification of the
office raised from Bird to End class. Con-
sidering population Goldsboro's postoffice
makes better showing than any in the
State and the increase in the last three
years proves our claim that we've got
the best town in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
Rheumatism Catarrh in the Blood.
Trial Treatment Free.

1t is the deep-seated, obstinate cases
of catarrh and rheumatism, the kind
that have refused to heal under ordinary
treatment that b. b. B. (Botanic Blood
Balm) cures. 1t matters not what other
treatments, doctors, sprayers, liniments,
medicated air, blood purifiers, have fail
ed to do, b. B. B. always promptly
reaches the real cause and roots out and
drives from the bones, joints. mucous
membrane and entire system the spe-
cifc poison in the blood that causes
Rheumatism and Catarrh. B. B. B. is the
only remedy strong enough to do this and
cure, so there can never be a return of
the symptoms. If you have pains CO
aches in bones joints of back, swollen
glands, tainted breath, noises in the
head, discharges OF ILucous, liberation
of the membranes, blood thin, get cas-
lily tired, treatment with B. B. B. will
stop every symptom by making the blood
pure and rich. Try this great cure and
get rid of your rheumatism or catarrh
forever. Druggists 81. Trial treatment
of b. 3. B. free and prepaid by address,
ing BLOOD BALM CO., 100 Mitchell St,
Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free
confidential medical advice gil Over
1900 voluntary testimonials of cures by
using B. B. r.. so don't give 10 hope.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
oDELLs NEW TAX SCHEME.
He Still Insists on Taxing Bank and Trust
Company Capital.
(By the Assoeiated Press

Albany, Jan. S.-Goyernor Odell read
with interest the comments on his recon-
mendations as to taxation of savings
banks and trust company capital. He APP
peared rather amused at the objections
raised, and said:
Il still insist that direct taxation of
bank and trust company capital is right.
A / per cent. tax on their capital would
yield in round numbers close to 100000
and would be step toward getting at
what is really personal property. Then
every corporation in the State should be
compelled to report its gross earnings,
and tax should be imposed
This tax would reach the personal
property that escapes under the collateral
inheritance law In addition, the law tax
ing dividends should be enforced, and
then l believe we would be nearer the
abolition of the direct State tax"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
cOURTEs1Es TO JUDGE MOORE,
The Bar Of Fayetteville Voice Their Admira-
ton For Judge Moore.
fFavetteville Observer.

Before adiourning court last night, af-
ter disposing of the Council case, Judge
Moore. who is a Republican and whose
successor will be chosen by the Legisla-
ture which meets on Wednesday. made
few farewell remarks to the bar. the
officers of the court and the assembled
citizens. He expressed his deepest graft
tude for the kind way in which he had
been received and treated by every one
on the several ccasions of his holding
court here. Hon. J. G. Shaw and Messrs.
I. A. Murchison, N. A. Sinclair. E. R.
Mcclellan and A. S. Hall, members of the
bar present Clerk Of the Court MacKe-
than and Sheriff Burns, all made short
addresses which were spoken with much
feeling and great sincerity, expressing
their admiration for Judge Moore and re-
greet at his retirement. 1t was a pretty
ceremony. enacted in the middle of the
night and while most of the town was
buried in sleep, and one which must have
been very pleasing to Republican Judge
in a Democratic household.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
WORKMAN SERIOUSLY HURT.
approaching Marriage knight of Pythias to
install Officers
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
High Point, " c., Jan. S.-Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Bob Coley an employee of
the Piedmont Table Company, while OPP
Grating a leg machine was very seriously
injured The knife become unfastened
and was hurled from its place. striking
Mr.. Coley in the breast. The injury may
yet prove fatal.
The following marriage invitation has
been received by friends of the parties:
Rev. VIM. ID. Nation requests the pleas
ure Of your presence at the marriage of
his daughter Antoinette to Rev. James
William Goodman, Wednesday evening,
January 10th, 1901; six o'clock, M. E.
church, High Point, N. c.; at home after
February 1st. Hillsboro N. c."
The bride has lived here since child
hood. She is universally popular.
The groom for the past two or three
church here, but lately accepted call to
the church at Hillsboro. He is very ia
vorabIy known here.
Tonight at the graded school building
the Howe Lyceum held it's annual recep-
ton, complimentary to members and
their friends.
Thursday night in the Business Mems
Hall High Point Lodge, No. 80, knights
of Pythias, will have public installation
OF officers
Mr. Chas. r. Willis, of this place. has
found hen egg which, in shape, ex-
actly resembles a small gourd
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
a THOUSAND OF TONGUES.

Could not express the rapture of An
ME E. Springer, of 1925 Howard St., Phil
adelphia, Pa, when she found that Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her of a hacking
cough that for many years had made life a
burden. All other remedies and doctors
could give her no relief, but she says of
this Royal Cure-''it soon removed the
pain in my chest and / can now sleep
soundly, something can scarcely remem-
Der doing before. | feel like sounding
its praises throughout the Universe" So
will every one who tries DR.. Kings New
Discovery for any trouble of the Throat
Chest or Lungs Price SOC, ard $1.00.
Trial bottle free at all druggists. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
REVOLUTION|STS
MENACE PANAMA
Uncle Sam Won't Suffer it to
be Attacked.
TREATY WITH PANAMA
Power Given Us to Protect Traffic
Across the Tsthmus.
THE GUNBoAT RANGER is AT PANAMA
The Philadelphia and the Iowa Proceeding to
That Locality. Every Necessary Measure
VIII be Taken 10 Project Amer
lean interests.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. S-The State Depart
ment received advices today from Consul
General Gudger, at Panama, indicating
that the Colombian revolution had again
the Colombian Government announces
that the revolutionists are approaching
Panama, and are making preparations for
fight. which is likely to occur soon.
There is reason to believe that the
United States Government will adopt
vigorous line of action in case the city
of Panama is attacked, or there is any
interruption of the transit facilities, of
the isthmus. According to a treaty ar
rangement with Colombia, the United
States has been given a certain measure
Of protection over the peaceful conduct
of this traffic across the isthmus. This
obligation gives the Government even a
greater interest in the disturbance. than
would arise from the usual protection ac-
corded to American lives and property
That there will be energetic action was
foreshadowed by dispatch when a SINH
lar demonstration against Panama was
threatened few months ago. At that
time Consul General Gudger reported
that the revolutionists would lombard
the city of Panama. Acting Secretary
of State Hill promptly sent a dispatch to
Mr.. Gudger announcing in unusually Wig
orous terms that this Government would
not tolerate any action likely to preju-
dice American interests or interfere with
the rights which this Government has
assumed. The dispatch became public in
Panama and had the effect of putting an
end TO the plans of bombardment. Mr..
Gudgers present dispatch does not indi-
cate that the city itself is about to be
attacked. but if it develops by later in
formation that there is any prospect of
bombardment, the vigorous procedure of
few months ago will be repeated.
At present the gunboat Ranger is at
Panama, and the Philadelphia and Iowa
are on their way to that locality
The Department sent Consul General
Gudger's dispatch to the Navy Depart
ment with a view to having adequate
steps taken for naval protection of Amer
lean interests. The Philadelphia and Iowa
are due at Acajutla. and it was stated
that the Philadelphia would proceed to
Panama. arriving there on the 18th. The
itinerary Of the Philadelphia extends far
down the South American coast, but she
probably will remain at Panama SO long
as there is any indications of trouble.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startling incident, of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: II was
IN a most dreadful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately, friend
advised trying Electric Bitters' and to
my great joy and surprise, the first bot
tie made a decided Improvement ] con-
tinued their use for three weeks, and
am now well man. i know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try them.
Only so cts, guaranteed. at all druggists.