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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

1t has taken centuries for the world
to learn that the man who professional
ly makes us laugh may be respected.
The court fool, the strolling Jester, the
buffoon We're despised; there is lin
gerlng reluctance to acknowledge dig
nifty in the humorist. Great men, great
In other ways. may be droll or witty
lncidentally-that is different. Even
then there will be admirers who are
uneasy in their laughter. Some excel
lent citizens Of this republic used to
wish that Abraham Lincoln would not
make jokes. Many more appreciated
his jokes, but would have thought it
nonsense to say, what all historians
now admit. that his humor was in
Ruth part OF his power To-day we be-
gin TO realize how precious a quality is
true humor-twin to charity and broth
er TO wisdom. Lately. too, we have
had new reason to perceive with what
noble characteristics it may be allied
N its possessors. Our own Mark Twain,
long a source Of wholesome merriment
10 his cOuntrymen, has become also
an object of serious pride, for his gal
liant and successful struggle to meet
obligations which he might legally
have disregarded, but which he fell
rested upon his honor. The late Sil
Arthur Sullivan, we learn, was strug
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

Cling with n cruel malady while he
composed "Pinafore," fainting from
pain between bar and bar of the mer-
rlest music. Shall his courage be less
honored because he made us laugh?
"As the cracking of thorns under a
pot, so Is the laughter Of the fool" and
1t is most readily evoked by folly, cru
city and vulgarlty. Not so the laughter
Of the sane and sensible. 1t cheers, it
refreshes, 1t Eliminates. 1t leaves man
friendlier toward man. Those who have
the art to call it forth are benefactors
of their kind.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

Somebody who has been investlga-
ting says the club habit is responsible
for most Of the divorces nowadays.
This is undoubtedly true. There are,
for instance, the poker clubs, the high
ball clubs and the broom-handles, all
of which are inimical to conjugal fe-
licity.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

In Virginia they have found cats
claws in sausage, a fact which would
seem to refute an old theory about one
of the perlls that beset mans most
faithful friend.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

Carnegle's continued donations Of IL
brarles to various places viii hardly
lessen the conviction that pocket and
check books also have their value.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

Cold contracts, but when a man has a
cold in his head it feels little bit big
ger than usual.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

It Is a question whether a woman viii
jump more quickly from a mouse or at
a conclusion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

In the ladder Of success there are
many rounds Of failure.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12

Sunday, Aug. 26. T. B. after crabs;
one bit him by the hand to pay him for
Sunday"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12
RUNNING the white House.

1t costs about 100000 a year to run
the White House.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-04-12
THE EMMETT INDEX.


EMMETT ...............DAHO.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
OUR THREE GREATEST omross
Webster. ths Statesman nsssAss. a.
Preachers rsFrrst. this Arsar.

Webster. ths Statesman nsssAss a.
frtSsaSrg f.Fr-si. thr Asssr.
Tho m0s, competent representative
" the ART % oratnry in America. d i,
three diftineI departments. s,aseszGs
ship la~ pulpit and the stays. ar
Webster ucecheg aud Forrest, Be-, "
DO ret dad that they did anything a.
sga45Hluary outside " ,Aglr psu,s
sio.As Only Ia the atha taa. shsy "a
blsnallY troi we're they supreme v,
la&Eh Ak the horse n the tgsaamIli Ass
be- has steady gait and knows Il ~
man who does thing right aioss -
matter waAs II u. "a an expert N
does II half uneonscipusly. and ia, b
the beauty Of H. Webster in ths 90.
ate Heccher in the pulpit and Forrest
on the boards wsru Ia their slemssn
Aud their attitudes WSre a. graceful -
Tho pplHr ~ a bird Use 10 soe0aA ~
tuye. aud by use they had learned boz.
What they did waA natural TIE ca
tory ~ rzh vas that q his occupatiea
II was drilled. toned aud Develops a.
bltua.iy siil u became fixed !naira'
aal medium u expression. wsasss
spoke as dsbatsr. Bsccher ~
preacher aud Forrest a. lraxstiia
And they did not speak 2l,h full ts'u
otherwise The heat ot debate 80
requisite to warm Webster 10 bis 30
HckA. Beeehsr waa tame on The PSI
form to what he was in the pulpit M
Forrest would have gone hopslssslf
into the air In any attempt % ~
stage Hut along the grooves that ssa
vas accustomed to play in he bad -
perr Amply endowed. his oceupauoa
made him what he was.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

The Ashville IN. c. Citizen saws.
Those who have read of the recent
deeds of violence committed by ne
groes in Louisiana while banded to-
gether under the pretense Of being or
ganized for religious and benevolent
purposes are not surprised to learn
that a negro malta is about to be start.
ed. The negroes in that vicinity have
been becoming very insolent and self.
important and seem to have the idea
that secret organization is all that
Ia necessary to enable them to accom-.
plish their purpose of dealing out
death to every white man who may
strike negro or become an object of
their malice. The new order is said
to be under the leadership largely of
negro preachers, who, having no use
for the ordinary virtues that are sup
posed to be advocated from the pulpit,
have been deyoting their questionable
talents to the preaching Of lawless-
ness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

make sure he Is carrying enough ac-
cident insurance, pull throttle and
hold fast while the machine opens its
wings, flaps them. and darts upward.
says the Boston Journal
Mr.. Whitehead lives at Bgidgepo.t.
Conn. He has been an assistant TO
Prof. Langley OF the Smithsonian In
stitution and of Prof. Andree he vas
assisted In his invention By w. D. Gus
tead OF Waco. Tex. Andrew Celtic aud
James Dlckie are his financial L, &s.s.
While Mr.. Whitehead has d non
strated that his airship can ny. he
does not claim that it can be made a
commercial success. On the ether
hand, Inventor Custead claims he has
an airship which can be M 4de yaiua Bile
for business purposes Cur tead claims
to have the most feasible fora; Of air.
ship, but he lacks a generator tnlt is
sufficiently light BY a coWbingt..n Of
Custead's airship and 3litehald's
generator the inventors bet: rs that
the best airship yet dagi.ai 81 re-
suit.
This new generator LrOrig -.aat
things II the claims OF the invent - are
fulfilled. He says it is capable 81 pro-
ducing enormous power. Whitehead
claims that his motor will dec ease by
rs per cent the weight Of am motor
at present in use. The complete mo-
tive power, including generator and
engine, will weigh about Eve pounds
10 the horsepower This iEgiaa,s fuel
/ tor "a hours.
Whitehead's flying machine Is atout
! JIG feet long and it's general arEea -Gace
"a that OF huge bat From C1ah side
of the body there are Wings inata Of
| bamboo poles and GOV -gi with rt,,s-
lin. These wings are SO fee TO, tip
to tip. There is also a steering "a
paratus. There are two engines. one
OF 10 horsepower, 10 run the machine
along the ground, and the o;aer Of %
| horsepower used to work the pro-
pellers In flying. Mr.. whitehead says
How He Files Through Air
When want to fly / start the deck
engine and gain sufficient momen-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
HONE OF WILD ssAsTs
a h t.i1oaa cattismea Seal
terminate. y

Up under the rim Of the Moss
mountains. which form the nor 1s40a
end OF the Tonton Basin. and whl.s s'a
covered by part OF the largo, ~
forest In the world, the cattlemsn Ha'
making preparations for a graa, y
OF determination against bears ~. ~
tain lions and wolves beeausa
damage these beasts have done d 49, -
in the last two years. 'a
The Meg 100
OF rock stretching half way ae,o..
zona from east 10 west and from -.
TO 1000 feet in height, There 4. -, -,
two or three places where i wago. ~
make the ascent and as many -
where the tough and wlry bronco. -, |.
the eatilemen can eross from ina ~
ually rising plain on the uorth y 1
msny valleys lying along the rim : !.
the south. ~
From the Colorado river. mo,s ~.
100 miles TO the norshward ths 49,.
gradually rises in an almost unh.a.
plain, until the rim Of the nona,.,.
Is about 1000 fest above -, ,s-',.
Hers u suddenly drops away $3.50.
innunerahie deep. rocky eanons 80
are the homes OF sen,,,..
bears, wolves ana lions n n.
fall aud winter months n ~
In the fall aad winter months /. -
mrF these beasts nearly all 20 - /,
top OF the mountains 10 eseaps "a. ~,
and 70 be near herds OF deer ana -.
Keys that make their homes II n.
broad. unbrokeu pine forests wAIa
stretch for miles along the aims, q,
top q the monutain range. The cor.
try TO the south % the rim form. 4,
range Of thousands OF cattle. ,hs ora.
ers making their homes amonx n.
canoas aud foothills. wherever a q.
Client water supply can be had Bsl,s
10 many places more than 100 uIss
from the nearest peace Officers. mia,
Is right among these peopls. ana ,A,r,
Is probably no, q region wi,hls a,
confines " the United States Via,
men arc more skilllul In the "a =
the six'shootsT and the larsat ,Au
here
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
4r<a Winged ~Ars,5ip. 80

bird scars in the air so pure, so clear
so lonely.
II Is the one stainless element OF the
world. / know now why birds sing
1t Is because they fly, and TO ny Is a
divine intoxieation, an exaltation OF
every sense Racing they call the
sport Of kings Well. il that be SO
can only say OF flying that II Is the
sport of the gods Have not the an
gels wings? Now you can understand
how feel when half mile above ralr,
gllttering Paris. am enjoying one oil
the pleasures of paradise, What a
sup. enc joy 1t will be to go around
the world In the air-to pass over all
the nations, TO look upon cities 10
laugh at the waters impotent TO harm
one, to share with the homing pigeon,
the eagle and the swallow the soyer-
eign delight OF the universe, And
will do 1t too. | will go round the
earth. II vas my boyhood's dream IN
Rio de Janeiro | first imagined the
journey in the tropics. Here In the
north. II God Is good, | will make It's
realization possible,
Ten years ago where were the
motors that are going by US? De Dion
and Mors and Panhard had all their
fame to earn. Where generation ago
were thousand and one accomplish
ed and necessary facts OF today? AS
these things were then. so are
aeronautlcs now Believe me. before
am gray you will see fieets Of aerial
yachts beating out toward golden sun
sets, sqIadrons OF pleasure craft in the
sky. and. It may be. huge battleshlps
will throw their somber shadows upon
the earth.-M. Santos Dumont in Chi
cago Chronicle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

tired wheels under her | can run 50
miles an hour on the ordinary macad-
amixed road.
I'VE arrived at the flying ground
about o'clock in the morning. There
was fair moon and we could see well
enough to unfold the wings and get the
machine in shape for the trial Sc
lected long stretch OF fields sloping
slightly to the north. First tried the
machine with two bags of sand in for
ballast Each bag weighed 10 pounds.
About 4 O'Clock. as the sun was be-
ginning to show Itself in the east.
got ready to take my first fly in the
machine, ! was little nervous, | adj
nit. bat | felt eager TO fly fe,t sure
that my machine would nor fail me. /
took out the bags OF ballast. Then We
tide two ropes 10 the under part OF the
machine for my two assistants to hold
fast to and not let the machine get
away from them. When everything
was ready l took my position in the
machine and turned the power into the
deck engine.
The machine started ahead nicely,
and When she had gained Sufficient
momentum shut Oh the power in the
deck engine and started the propeller
engine AS soon as the wings began
to flop. her nose raised In the air.
was considerably lighter than the two
bags Of ballast. ard the machine rose
faster, There was a terrific humming
of the wind through the wings and
other parts OF canvas, and the engine
made considerable noise, too
Ciump of Trees Avoided.
Il was now about forty feet above
the ground and sailing along evenly.
But | saw with considerable apprehen-
sion that | was headed straight for a
clump Of trees was not high enough
TO sali over them. and couldn't get
the steering apparatus to work just
then. In fact. had not had occasion
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

Fifty casks Of special design and
the strongest possible construction will
soon be sent to Boring Sea by the
United States Revenue Marine service,
and placed upon the highest hum
mocks of the iow-ice. 1t is hoped by
tracing their future course to test the
direction of the currents that cross
the polar regions. The casks are TWEEN.
ty-eight inches long and sixteen inch
es in diameter, SO as to be seen easily.
Inside OF each are directions printed
In several different languages, asking
the finder to write to the nearest Unit.
ed States consul. giving the latitude
and longitude in which the cask was
found, and the date. Admiral Melville,
who designed the casks, believes that
1t will be possible in this way to de-
termine whether the ice-packs drift
from the Arctic westward. or south
and east to the Atlantic.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
Renovating Old Cara

A car-retitting company in No.
iork city buys old Pullman coachoa
tears the inside furnishings nm, as.
rents them according to the wIsh.s =,
us customers. Whatever kind Of pr,.
vate car a man may wish he NAV =.
oer-parlors. handsomely carno,oa
sittlng-rooms. dining-rooms. sleen,ns
compartments. smoking-roomg -,
win equipment more or less portaa,
according to the price. And car. -.
RENTED In this way and sold for n., are
varying from $500 to $4,000 W
handsome and serviceable cars bsv,
oeen putt from the old "castawav. .
and the man of moderate near. ~.
travel privately and comfortably in !
home Of his own. :"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
REAR VIEW OF THE SHIP.

to try It before To hit those trees
meant wrecking the machine and per-
hapg death or broken bones for me.
A man thinks fast when he gets into
place like that When was within
fifty yards Of the trees, and my assist
ants below on the ground were yelling
at the tops of their voices to look out
for the trees II suddenly came into
my mind that had seen the birds in
their flight tip one wing lower than
the other when turning out of a
straight line
Immediately shifted my weight to
the left of the center of equilibrium.
The machine turned its nose TO the
left AID sailed around the clump OF
trees ike a swallow. I had no need
for steering apparatus now. and I felt
more secure. | tried steering by shift
ing my weight from side to side. and
the machine proved most sensitive To
my slightest movement.
= had gone fully half mile now,
and ahead of me about 200 yards the
open field ended with big woods. /
prepared TO descend. Here is where
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

While NJ. Santos umont, the Bra
Gillian. is repairing his dirigibale bal
loon in Paris. Gustaye Whitehead. a
Connecticut inventor. is bidding for
aeronautical hnnors with an airship
with wings that scars like a bird. Mr..
Whitehead has made several expert
mental trips, it is claimed. with GER
tain amount OF success and without an
accident, His longest flight up to date
was half a mile at an elevation of so
feet from the ground The airship is
certainly queer looking bird 1t acts
as strangely as il looks. 1t can run
along the ground at 80 miles m hour.
and when the operator wants Il travel
through the air all he has to do is TO
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

Another public school fad Ia making
Roadway In the wsst This Ii basket
making. II originated in Minneapolis
and Is to be tried In Chicago. It's baais
Is the Idea that the childhood OF an
Individual is similar In l,s impulses to
the childhood Of the race. Axea Of
Clipped stone were made by tho hu.
man race In it's infancy Instruction
In the making OF stone hatshsts Ia not
practicable. however. and. therefore
the making Of rattan baskets was sub.
stituted. A few of the MINNEAPOLIS
teachers learned the art and than
taught their pupils. The board OF cd .
ucation grew enthusiastic over tn.
beautiful glove boxes aud flower.
holders which we're made by the school
children, and appropriated 81 600 tn
ouy materials and pay for instruction
IN rattan basket making In tho ara,
TOUT grades OF the schools. Merit In
order, OF course. was a school far
teachers In basket making. This ia In
session In Chicago. and Ia attended nv
ninety women and two mon Tbo.n
Is practical side TO the matter. nc.
eording to the Minneapolis leader of
the lad. One little girl" she saws
soid several OF her baskets at so cents
a piece, and took orders for a number
more She brought 80 home ~ h.r
mother. Woodworking washerwoman
and perhaps you can imagine the little
Things Joy and pride" New YORK
Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
Platinum Is Becominp Scare.


The scarcity of platinum IL beyir.
ming to cause some concern among Inc
electrical manufacturers OF the conn
Try For about five years the price o,
this valuable metal has steadily risen
until today II is listed at a higher
price than ever since It's discoyerv
and every indication points to stIi,
higher prices. Platinum IA nov
quoted at about sS6 an ounce, abou,
twice the quotation OF gold. while Ave
years ago 1t sold as low as * an
ounce. Since the flooding Of the plat
mum mines in the Transvaai. which
occurred after the breaking out q, ,ho
Boer war. manufacturers have bad %
rely on Siberia for their supplv =, az
valuable metal. '"'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

To thousands OF Americans who
nave read the works OF SIR Edwin Ar
mold and listened TO his lectures Il VIII
be news TO learn that the distinguish
ed English scholar and sage robbed
OF his llfe's savings by his son. ~
forced, though blind and feeble. 70
work hard for living. The sharer Of
his burdens-the accomplishing ana
constant attendant upon him--ls 1T
tie, black haired. blaek-eyed. dark
skinned Japanese woman. who, By viz
tue OF the magic which Japanese pso-
pie attach to cup OF tea. is his wife.
The pathetic tenderness and faith
fulness OF this little wife In the strick-
en- condition Of Sir Edwin, has eans d
great comment In social and literary
circles In London.
Sir Edwin has lost the sight OF his
eyes, and. as a result OF paralysis, he
cannot walk a step Constant and
tender In her devotion to him. Is his
little dark-taced wife. who. before her
marriage. was Mrs Watambh. widow
OF distinguished officer OF the Japan
ese army.
His marriage 10 this woman was the
sensation OF England at the time. lie
met her In Yokohama In 1891 when h.
was visiting Japan with his daughter,
Edith Their marriage was sudden
30 sudden that Miss Edith was shock
ed. II was explained to her that they
had been welded by the japanese
method OF drinking cup OF tea to-
gether. When the daughter asked her
father about the ceremony which
seemed TO her que tionab!e. he said:
1T Is the custom OF the country
and will be as binding 70 me as would
be a pompOus ceremony In a ea,he-
dral."
And now toward the close u NE,
yieissltudes the devoted creature whe
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

A resident of Springfield, Ohio, was
recently robhsd of SIC, and one Dan"
Sullivan was arrested. When the man
was searched the money could not be
found. The officers were confident
they had the right man, and after
watching him for a short time noticed
that Dan" was carefully guarding his
corncob pipe. He had it in his mouth,
filled with tobacco. but it was not light.
ed. and, striking match. Lawless put
1t to the pipe and told Dan" to enjoy
himself. He obeyed the order, but at.
ter smoking a few seconds weakened
and told the other that the money was
concealed in the bottom of his pipe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

warded our research. For vie have
not access to the strata wherein We
might at least dig for It's remains. The
earliest Of any kind which We have
been able to uuearth occurs In n Rid
er's Dairy for 1886. which possibly be-
longed to the newspaper collector. Il
Is that OF dentist. We give Il with
its own spelling and punctuation:
Artificial Teeth, set In so Arm. as TO
eat with them. and so Exact, as not to
be distinguished from natural: they
are not to be taken out at night as IA
by some falsely suggested. but may
be worn years together: yet they are
so fitted, that they may be taken out
and put in by the Person that usea
them at Pleasure. and are an orna.
ment to the Mouth, aud greatly helpful
to the Speech: Also Teeth clean'd and
drawn by John Watts. Rae.
quet Court. Fleet Street" MANY aIso
are the advertisements OF losaea q,
money and property through footpada
whether It be "a lusty young fellow
who wore his own hair" or "a pock
fretten man In a pair OF everlasting
Breeches." or on Wimbledon Common
"a tall man in blue Frock and a lfrb,
Bob wig on bay Horse with n sWlah
tail and look'd like gsnteeI gallon.
ping hunter. The Bookman.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30
FRONT VIEW OF MACHINE. i.

bcame apprebensiye again, for many
machines at the point where the wings
are stopped do not settle horizontally,
but dive ahead or fall tail downward
to the ground. shut of power by de-
grees, ana the machine settled slowly
on a perfectly horizontal plane to the
ground, scarcely Earring me when the
wheels struck the earth.
The best that has been done In the
past in getting motive power has been
seven and eight pounds TO the horse
power. This means so much weight
that II Is impossible for the machine
to fly. My entire motor power, which
includes two engines, the generator
and 20 pounds Of calcium carbide for
fuel. which amount is sufficient for 20
hours OF fight. weighs only between
four and five pounds per horse power"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

A writer in the London Spectator
remembers to have seen the border
country of Suffolk and Essex lighted
might after night with blazing ricks.
fired as protest against the introduc.
tion OF thrashing machines. Where.
to-day, he asks, is the man under fifty
who can use fail? The question Is
only an emphatic way of referring to
,labor-saving machinery. Imagine for
moment an attempt to harvest West.
,ern crops without reaper.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-30

A prize of 5000 marks presented to
the Berlin Academy of Science by the
Marquis de Chasseloup, a Partisan Of
partial American descent, for the best
modern work on American history.
has been awarded to James Ford
Rhodes, a native of Cleveland and a
brother-in-law of Senator Hanna. Mr..
Rhodes was so honored on account of
his History of the United States from
the Compromise of 1850"