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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

People have danced for thousands NJ
years and will probably continue to
do so for ages to come. This custom
is of ancient origin. The first people
to dance were the Curetes, who adopt-
ed dancing as a mark of rejoicing in
1913 B. G. In early times the Greeks
combined dancing with the drama. and
in % B. G, pantomimic dances were
introduced on the Roman stage. At
the discovery of America the American
Indians were holding their religious.
martial and social dances.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27
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A Broker s.
Affair


Barclay Asbton, stock broker, hat
a reformed look in his eye.
81 am goingAto settle down." he sale
methodlcally, Splculatingly and firmly
l"I must get married"
Very puncdlious and discreet wa
Barclay. He proposed to get married
just as be- proposed to buy Brighton
laA" 1t was a good investment.
Then he set about 1t In the most ex.
traordinary Wall street manner.
81 don't want" said he, amy glddy
beauties, l want a mature sober, eco
nomical. modest, healthy, good-temper-
ed. affectionate, sagacious. loving,
motherly, genteel. sterling woman.
Girls make me weary"
When you get one Of these financial
ntellects regularly to business he
knows what he is about, and he doesn't
make any mistake.
So Barclay set up a matrimonial bu-
reau In his private office.
He would advertise.
No nonsenslcal rot about cultured
gent desiring to meet cultured lady, but
straight business proposition.
1t would involve immense clerical
answers for an hour every morning
"First thing to do-get an extra ste
nographer. Must be business-like girl
girls, bad, but have to put up with
IT."
One morning there came to Barclays
office a girl with small waist, pearl
gray pelisse over her shoulders and a
comedian ring on her finger
Il am a stenographer," said she very
meekly. II came to answer an adyer-
tisement."
Barclay was signing checks 1t was
one Of the busiest moments OF his life.
Finally he glanced at her.
young woman, l want discreet,
confidential secretary to answer CORE
spondence. She's got TO be here early
in the MORNING, attend to business
strictly. The salary is SO week. Do
You think you can sit down to that
llnd of drudgery for that pittance and
keep the business to yourself?"
Eyes, SIR"
'Now, then" said Barclay, "the mat
Ter for which l have engaged you is |
aside from the regular business By |
he way, what Is your nameT
MARY Nelson"
"Well, Miss Nelson, don't want you
% talk outside this room about any of
he business you have to transact here.
II you do there'll be trouble"
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round figures and has foreign trade OF $lOlooooo
year. which little than onefourth is with the
United States or 50 100000
These countries are capable Of much greater develop
ment than they have attained but in order to attract the
population and capital necessary to the development OF
their peace and order must be assured Ihs
cannot be had under existing conditions and there no
promise that these will be materially changed in the near
future What is manifesty needed is union OF the
Central American republics and the establishment Of one
stable government but all efforts hitherto bring this
about have been futile and while it may eventually be
accomplished, the time of its attainment is probably
remote
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In spite OF the Discrimination OF cor
tain European powers to discuss m.
question at all It begins to look as A.
limitation Of ornaments would be the
most Important topic considered nj the
approaching worlds peace conference
or course, no one expects that the
conference will take any positive action
looking toward the Limitation OF arno.
ment though It is not in the least nm.
likely that Great Britain through her
prera'er, Sir Henry CampbeII-Banner.
man, will make definite offer TO give
up building one Of the six new Dread.
noughts now ordered in return for the
abandonment Of one such warshlp by
France. Germany and the other great
powers. The millions consumed in
building these monster warships, which
In less than generation Will be sent
10 the scrap heap, are pressing heavily
upon the working classes all through
Europe. The world Is slowly coming
to saner and more sensible standard.
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For week the business of the O
went on as usual.
1t was Monday morning. She
hung up her hat, and busted her :
chine, when Barclay said, with
expression of countenance:
Miss Nelson, you've been a faithi
and etficacious secretary, and l am sbr
ry I've got to lose you, but the fact Is
I've found the woman | want, and, OF
course, | shall not need you any more
Yes" he went on, 1--WE actually
picked out the woman who is to be NV
wife. You remember all the qualities
that | was fool enough to expect in one
woman?"
"Yes, sir"
We'll, I've found most of them"
Il am very glad, sir"
And you are the woman"
Barclay extended his hands toward
her. viii you be my wife?"
Mary Nelson dropped her head.
Then she stammered no"
a otiohSe, new llSnC came into her
face. Mr.. Barclay" she said, present
ly. Il am poor girl and you are a
rich man. could not fill your require
ments, as specified in your letters TO
other women. Besides love my indie
pendence, and no woman of spirit cares
to be traded in like shares of stock"
Barclay fell TO his knees. any dear.
you are right" His big frame shook
with emotion. 81 am wretched
money-warped, business-soaked dog.
DO not deserve you. But l do love Won.
with all my heart. May l pursue this
The dearest wish of my life? viii Won
permit me to prove my worth?"
The naughty, contemptuous smile In
he girls face quickly gave way to the
Usual sweet and earnest expression.
BY this admission" she said. taking
lis trembling hand, 81 have proof
,nough.
"Yes."-Kansas City World.
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A SOURCE OF DISEASE.
Beware of the Man Who Blows
Smoke Through His NostriIs.

Beware of the Man Who Blow.
Smoke Through His Nostrils.
A popular practice of many smokers
consists In dlscharglng the smoke In
hailed, especially from cigarettes
through the nostrlls. This is even con-
sldered by some to be essential to the
full enjoyment of the flavor OF the to-
bacco.
The London Lancet, while acknowl-
edging that perhaps under ordinary
circumstances no harm is done to the
smoker save to his sense Of smell, has
sounded a note of warning against the
habit as a possible dissemination of dis
ease. Hay fever and other annoying
complaints have been spread through
unsuspecting households by the I'M
thinking visitor who habitually blew
smoke through his nose.
The surface trayersed by the tobacco
smoke before issuing from the nose,S 1t
Is remarked By the Lancet, Is molsten-
ed with the natural secretion Of the
mucous membrane lining 1t, and tkts
secretion Is mingled with the fluid dis
charged from the conJunctlval sac pro-
tectlnE the eyes. 1t therefore contains
micro organisms, which,
floating In the air, have become at
tached to the moist aud sticky surface
Of the conJuuctlva, as well as those
which pass over the surface OF the
nasal membrane. As Tyndall long ago
showed, germs are completely filtered |
off from the air Inhaled by the extern
siye and irregular surfaces presented |
oy the turbinal bones. These germs
IRE carried into the air by the man
Who blows smoke through his nostrlls
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ceyed many inquiries in regard to from all parts of the
United States, indicating growing interest about those
countries and increasing mpatience on the part of
many American business with the recurrence of
these eruptions in the body polite of Central America
There Is undoubtedly considerable sentiment that
later government exercise more
ly and firmly It's influence deter Southern peoples
from resortlng to TO settle every trivial difference
which they have.
Data regarding the foreign population of the
important of the Central American States Is not
without interest Nicaragua has a population in round
numbers, of 100000 and It's trade with the world in
general amounts to $5,500,000 year, about two
thirds of which is with United States The popula
tlon of Honduras, according to the 1902 is
10000 The trade with the United States more than
onehalf of the total trade of the republic amounts
to S45000O0. Salvador has population of 100000 In
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IF employers would give the walt
ers, say, per cent OF the amount OF
the bills OF guests that they serve It
should be satisfactory arrangement
all around" suggests a Baltimore man.
The walter would have just as much
object as ever In having the customers
give him big order and would there
fore try to please him. The customer
would not have TO forsake his natural
principles against tipping In order TO
set good service and the hotel or res.
taurant that followed the plan and
didn't allow tips would get so much
more business that the proprietor could
easily afford the per cent commls-
sion"
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he felt that a new day way dawning.
Meantime, however, the manager be-
gan to be sorely worried at a mysteri-
Gus Punctuation in his labor supply.
Many Of his best men would be absent
for days at time. An engineer, in
reverting feelingly TO his experience at
this time, says: "One of the peculiar
things with the natives Is that when
ever they want to go off 1t is always
case Of their mother being dead.
know of one native who buried six
mothers inside Of three months. he
was employed In the storeroom and I
just let him on each time and kept
account to see how far 1t would CO."
After awhile it dawned on the man
ager that the people he was directing
had markedly domestic tendency, and
that their unsettled habits were caused
In great measure by their unwilling
ness to be far away from their fam
lies, who were living In distant VII
lagos. So he ran up a large number
Or pipa shacks close to where the con-
struction was going on, and here he
transplanted the families and house
hold goods to the laborers. Soon he
organized a series Of variety shows and
even put up couple of cockpits, and.
IN fact made little Coney Island
Tor the settlement The laborers were
delighted and the manager had all the
abor he wanted.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

A Mississippi court has made rul-
Ing which will appeal to boys of all
ages, II not to lawyers A boy had
climbed a tree and had been burned by
an electric wire. His parents sued
the company. The defendant argued
that the boy had no business In the
tree. But the judge ruled that 1t is
the inalienable right of all boys to
climb trees This certainly recognizes
the principle that universal assump-
ton OF right In time makes a universal
right.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

Prince Henry OF the Netherlands,
husband OF the queen, proved his hui
mainly and his courage when the
steamer Berlin was wrecked of the
Hook of Holland. He learned that
some passengers were left on the YES
sci, and took command OF the rescue
party which finally brought them OF.
When he came ashore with them he
was cheered to the echo by the enthu-
siastic Dutchmen gathered on tho
beach. King Edward has bestowed on
him the Grand Cross OF the Order of
tie Bath In recognition OF his bravery.
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A Necessary Distinction.

Mr.. Hipsley had dog that he valued
highly, but the animal was a terror to
the neighbors on account of its having
quarrelsome disposition and an I'M
fortunate tendency to use its teeth ON
human beings as well as on four-footed
creatures Of Its own kind. They had
frequently asked him to keep the dog
muzzled, but he had refused. Finally
they laid the case before the autbori.
ties, whereupon an officer called.
There has been good deal of com.
plant about your dog, Mr.. HInslev~
he said, "and am afraid shall have
TO ask you to put muzzle on him"
But l don't believe In muzzl,no
dogsP he answered, with some hear
Il think the poet is right when he
says
Let dogs delight to bark and b;ts
For God hath made them so.o
Yes rejoined the officer, who for.
tunately, was possessed of a sensa ~,
humor, but he doesn't say we should.
delight to let them bark and bite"
Mr., Hipsley saw the point and.
yielded.
better dollar bill in the hand than
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piness.' Here however, popular opin-
Ion is wrong. Money possesses virtual
energy only when transformed into ac-
tual energy, work, and this transfor-
nation Is only possible by introduce
tion of another factor, personality. The
merely rich man, the man who merely
cashes coupons, who sits immovable on
! er nor influence. His wealth attracts
only beggars and swlndlers, and If he
! does not shut himself up behind strong
| locks he finds himself surrounded by a
| crowd Of questionable persons whose
presence certainly does not make him
happy. Power and influence come to
the rich only when he possesses per-
sonality and takes an active part In
common life, In sympathy with his fell
lows. 1t Is not even necessary for him
to possess wealth, but only to control
riches. The energetic president OF a
corporation with capital of hundred |
millions Yields infinitely more power |
and influence than the passive possessor |
OF a billion. Only the circulation of |
money, active money which Is working, |
brings power and influence. Dead capl-
tai lends no splendor to the possessor,
who remains just as Insignificant as II
he did not own dollar. At some dis
tant day. perhaps, we shall have gain
ed sufficient mastery over the earth
and ourselves to make 1t yield plenty
oII 90 |
every man will be judged only accord
Ing to his personal qualities, irrespec-
tive OF his money. The talented, active,
and useful man would rank high above
the plg-bralned millionaire The moral
which the higher-develop-
ID character considers Infinitely much
higher than the physical satisfaction
N the way Of food and clothes-the
glorious feeling Of power and influence
lis already understood by the modern
,aptain OF industry, who thinks, works
md acts, but not by the passive mil
ionaire ldler at Newport. Money Is a
'owerful weapon, but It is not the man
Who guards the arsenal where weapons
re kept who counts. but the soldier
Vho uses them and wins battles. True,
noney does buy pleasures. Castles, cot
ages in charming places, yachts, pri-
ate cars may be had by anybody who
as money enough. But there are
hlngs which cannot be bought, and
lese, as 1t happens, are the very things
lat count most for happiness. Honest
ives, genuine sympathles, sentiments
,nder and true and tastes pure and re-
the soul of happiness, can
OF be bought by any mans money.
rue, a million dollars will build a
lightly mansion. but 1t cannot buy that
ystic something which makes a happy
pine even in hovcl. 1t may sur
'und one with host Of sycophants,
1t cannot buy one friend. Yes; mon
I Is good thing to have, II Its pos
ssor can only remember that man
,od Is more than money. Money helps
happiness, but there are other things
mt help good deal better.
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self in and becomes vital part some problem of poy
eminent woman who is successful in home life (
desperately needed in civic life suggests Herbert ~
Ward, in Woman's Home Companion
There is where you needed. There Is where th{
value of an independent unpolitical organization a
women comes in--an association that is formed to d
the thing that men will not What is your problem?
it roads or schools? Sidewalks or the preservation
foress The development of home Industries or attrac
i've school grounds? Make start at once no matted
how Isolated you are or whether belong to woman
club not
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Daily Duties.

The best part Of ones life is the per-
Torrance OF ones daily duties. All
higher motives, ideas, conceptions and
sentiments in mans life are OF little
value II they do not strengthen him
for the better discharge OF the duties
which devolve upon him In the ordi-
nary affairs OF life.
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jaws Of this monstrous instrument bite leg
their woud-be captive at single stroke II leg is
not completely ampuated by the snap of the terrible
Steel likely deeply cut as to encourage the
animal to gnaw twist 1t off. This latter is the com
mode of escape of many animals. Trappers say
that average animal of every five caught
has only three legs trapper told recently that he
caught muskrat the past winter that had only leg
The poor remnant caught by the TAIL
In order to guard against the escape the captive
by the amputaon OF his limb trappers are advised
their guide books to traps with small pans so
that the limb OF the captive coming directly the cen
ter of the trap Will be cutched up to the body
No amount of administration then unfortu
nate 1t may gnaw Its fettered foot frenzy of
its break Its teeth the unyieldng STEEL but 1t
never get Here the unhappy captive must re-
main until 1t starves to death freezes or perishes
from thirst pain until the particular paragon who
carries this accused business along and con-
fers on 1t the favor of knocking out its brains
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Frohman in the Delineator, well of the country
rests in the sound wholesome classes
1t is peculiar fact that while Shakespeare Of all
dramatiss offers the greatest opportunity scenery
he also, of all men who wrote, best do with
out it. In fact believe Shakespeare owes his greatness
In part to the fact that he did any scenery He
had to make everything clear without it, that is why his
lines appeal to the mind well as the action of the
eye. Had he known different Shakespeare would not
have been nearly great because he probably never
would have taken the pains However the converse isn't
would have taken the pains However the isn't
true We not hiding any Shakspeares behind scenery
today
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standing and sitting

David Slowpay-I shall bring you
back those dark trousers to be reseat-
ed. Mr.. Snip. You know l sit a good
deal.
Mr.. Snip (tallcr)-All right and II
you'll bring the bill l sent you six
months ago l will be pleased to re-
ceipt that also. You know I've stood
a good dedl.-London Tit-bits.
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Senator Cullom would like to see Mr..
Hartman In Jail, but as 1t Is not the
railroad manipulator's chief mission
In life to please others he will try to
keep out
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John ID. Rockefeller says existing
stocks cannot be watered, and An.
drew Carnegie declares that Wall
street is the gambling headquarters OF
America. These two gentlemen are
likely to lose the confidence of some
OF our most prominent financiers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

A writer In the London Daily Mall
says Journey around the world can
now be accomplished in forty days
without any hardships, Perhaps he
doesn't regard tipping porter as q
hardship
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One of the sons OF Emperor William
will, 1t is reported, enter Harvard next
fall He VIII be accompanied by
military aid, and we are positively as
sured that 1t is his fixed intention not
to submit to any mollycoddling what
ever.
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NATIVE LABOR IN PHILIPPINES

Coming of American RevoIutionizes
Former Methods of Working.
When the first batch of men mus
tered for work they looked small and
pinched and half-starved, and many Of
them were hollow-chested and weak Of
limb, says George H. Gray in the Re-
yie5E of, Reviews. The manager gave
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27
WoMAN's CITIZENSHIP DUTY.
BY Herbert w. Ward.

A woman does probably her greatest share
Oh her duty as citizen when she makes a
home safe and happy harbor of refuge
from stormy world, when she brings up
her children into noble manhood and wom-
anhood, and when she does not destroy her
husband and family by bad cooking and bad
temper, but that same woman crowns herr
career as n citizen whom sha in+aroe+, bo,I
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

A Harvard professor says the earth
Is at least 100000, 100000 years old.
Think of that any time you are inclined
to Imagine the earth couldn't get along
without you.
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CENTRAL AMERICAN TURMoILS MUST CEASE.
By Maj Edwin C. Hardv

While 1t Is the habit to ridlcule the con-
ficts that periodically occur between Central
American countries, 1t appears that the
present one, involving Nicaragua and Hon
duras and Salvador, Is regarded somewhat
seriously by those especially who have
financial and business interests in the coun-
tries. Since the outbreak of hostilities the
State Department at Washington has re
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

Snakes are reported to be unusually
plentiful in New Jersey this year
Perhaps 1t would be well for some
good blind-plg hunter to establish him
self In that State.
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The king Of Siam has started on a
pleasure trip accompanied by his
twelve wives, An entirely original
Idea Of having good time.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

As might have been expected, Archie
Roosevelt has whipped the dlphtherla
germ and hopes some day to be able to
tackle mountain lion or a bobcat.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-27

King Edward has collection OF 10
curious walking sticks, but he doesn't
get half as much fun out OF them as
Mr.. Roosevelt does out OF one big
stick
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A mans neigh
Dor Is the expo
nent Of his Chris.
tianity.
T h 9 conscious
Christ-life in n
all begins at :
crucifixion.
Faith is never I
candidate it l.
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1t doesn't seem right that human
life should be 50 cheap when every
thing else is 80 high. The era is one
OF high living and quick dying.
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"What did she say when she heard
he was dead in love with her?"
"She wanted to know If he carried
any life insurance."-New York Times
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womnn,. Marked Down Ara

Howell-You have a sister older
than yourself, / believe?
Powell-she was born first, but she
isn't older-New York Press.
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THEATRICAL STANDARDS.
BY Daniel Frohman

The standards of the middle and lower
classes soplaced from money pointof view
are higher more sound, more durable and
more In line with a desire for education.
The people with less money go to the best
and soundest performances. Light, trivial
and flippant plays never succeed outside of
the few large cities. Thus the foundation
and the salvation of drama, declares Mr.
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Sometimes 1t looks as II Providence
had provided just about enough ex-
tremely rich young men to serve the
world as horrible examples
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Advice to criminal lawyers: When
In doubt try the brain storm.
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THE HORRORS OF TRAPPING.
By ]. Howard Moore

THE most OF the skins used for furs are
obtained by catching their owners in traps,
and death In some instances comes at the
close of hours or even of days Of intense
suffering and terror The principal device
used by professional trappers is the steel
trap, the most villainous instrument of ar
rest ever invented by the human mind. 1t
Is not an uncommon thing for the savage
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Think Of the powerful influence that
great wealth gives" people say. Sure
" that must be source of great hap