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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26
THE "APACHEsn OF PARIS.
Their Numbers Are Increasing, and
the Stranger Is Not Safe.

Their Numbers Are Increasing, and
the Stranger Is Not Safe.
In the last few years the "toughs'
of Paris have been getting the upper
hand to an astonishing degree. Pre-
viously they did not receive much con-
| slderation, as most Of them were I'M
armed, but now, however the young
est boy has couteau, while the old
est carry reyolvers. And woe to the
stranger who comes along through GER
tain parts of the city at night, says the
New York Post.
The Partisan police are so used to
finding men in the cutters with their
pockets turned inside out that the facts
are made public in small type under
the title of 1.-The Bandits of Paris"
They are fast forming a permanent
institution. Every now and then, how
ever, gendarmes make raid and seize
firearms. These revolvers are sold at |
auction to the joy of the toughs, who |
are enabled to get dangerous weapons |
at ridiculously small price. So the
toughs are really aided and abetted
In their search for arms
However" says Henry Maret In his
Garnet dun Savage" sit is a pity
that the victims always die. Perhaps
1t would be best to invent some method
by which the ruflians might examine
mans pocket without necessarily kill
Ing him. I
To that effect the state might open I
shops for the sale of special powder {
the property of making t
hose who smell it fall into a profound 9
sleep. In the meantime, the aggressors r
night operate, calm and undisturbed, !
md appropriate whatever they saw fit.
They would not need to worry about y
murder. The sergeants (,
N their daily round the next morn h
ng could pick up the sleepers and have ii
hem all sent to n hospital, where an s.
ntldote could be administered. n
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

"If that's the case | ought to fan
on your neck and give you my bless
Ing" said the old man. IF | hadn't
memory and lick or two Of COM
mon sense | would That's about the
only thing that stands In the way of
! your happiness. | guess l know. Do
you think you are any more patient
than | was at your age, or that you
are any more mushy on the delicate
subject we're discussingp
I'D rather not answer that question
if you don't mind" said the young
man, calmly.
"Of course, you have an Idea that
I'm crank. | tell you, sir, that you
don't know what you've got before you
and | do. There's poor cooking, there's
house cleaning, there are Irritating
debts and the shoe question and the
hat question and curl papers and wrap
pers and headaches and carpet beating
and furnace tending before you at
least, and there may be more than
that
you are sorry to inform me that
you are not rich. l know blamed well
you're not. There wasn't any need Of
telling me that. The question is
whether you will fool away what
money you do make on yourself and
crouch when Mabel wants a new hat
Oh something, or whether you'll be
kind to her and thrifty and industri-
0us tell you frankly right now that
you haven't entirely settled that doubt
IN my mind as yet"
Il don't suppose that anybody could
entirely settle such doubts as that
aid the young man.
81 don't suppose so either" said the
ather.
AT the same time" said the young
nan, 81 feel sure that l can stand the
est of all that"
You feel sure, but you can't tell"
aid the old man.
only by trying it, sir. It's the only
'ay l know Of"
Il wish you'd try 1t with some 9th
mans daughter. But 1 guess IT'S
0 use proposing thatT
mo, sir"
The old man sighed That's the
ckens of it!' he said. "You see. Won
N never be sure" Chicago Daily
ews.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26
moo, I'm thinking l wish I could see

moo, I'm thinking. | wish | could sec
my bonny BARNS again"
When the fog lifted in the night the
liner was put at full speed and BOWED
along at the rate Of twenty three knots.
wireless messages were received FROM
the Lucanla all through the night, but
our officers professed to have no idea
Of her position Questioned clio ly by
painstalling passengers, they did not
even remember the name of their old
greyhound.
| Some time when we were all tucked
| away In our hunks sleeping peacefully,
the Lusitanla passed her PAGER and by
noon on Monday the Lucania was six
ty-one miles astern, but the majority
of the passengers did not know what
had become of her until they reached
New York. II Is not the way of the
Cunard company to let their passen-
gers know too much lest they should
become excited and lose sleep.
BY noon on Tuesday the distance be-
tween the two Cunarders had been In
creased to 100 miles.
One Of the features of the daily life
on shipboard was furnished by the two
elevators amidshlps, which carried the |
passengers up and down to the various |
decks, six in all, which are designated I!
as A. b, c, ID and Il. Two boys IN |
gold-laced uniforms were In charge,
and were kept busy day and night, es-
pecially at dinner time, when the la
dies appeared In gorgeous toilets, es-
corted by their husbands In solemn
evening dress.
Sitting In the splendid dining room
decorated In white and gold, with Its
lofty balcony and listening to the or
chestra, 1t was difficult to believe ones
self at sea.
The telephones, which are connected
With every cabin, afforded great amuse-
nent to the passengers at first, but | :
alter were found of great convenience
n asking ones friends If they were
'oming to dinner or for a promenade !
N deck. The ship was so large that :
was not always possible to locate
our friends without the aid of the
telephones and the central office of u
ach deck. Following the London GUS Il
om the passengers all said, "Are you =
lereW instead of the American "Hei- "
, ~ CT
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

The Defiance of PeIe.
The recent death OF one of the first
: Of the missionaries who went to the
Sandwich Islands brings to remem-
brance the work Of civilization which
has been done there. II was In 1920
that the American board sent out rep
resentatiyes TO Hawaii Forty years
later Richard Henry Dana said, "They
have taught whole people to read
and write, cipher and sew. They have
given them an alphabet, n dictionary
and grammar, preserved the language
from extinction, and established
schools The missionaries found n ma
tlon OF savages; they have left a civ
lllzed people"
| One Of the most picturesque Incl
dents connected with the overthrow of
idolatry was the defiance of Pele by
the Princess Kapiolanl. Pele was the
most dreaded deity of the Sandwich
Islands, n goddess supposed to be of
great and terrible power, who resided
In the crater Of the volcano of Kilauea.
Superstition In regard to this revenge |
full spirit who dwelt in the fiery. seeth-
ing pit was hard to dslodge from the
savage mind.
The princess journeyed one hundred
miles, most Of the way on foot. to the
great crater of Kilauea. The mission
aries ut Hilo, twenty-five miles from
the volcano, heard of her pilgrimage,
and wished TO meet her at the noun
TAIN. one was obliged to give up going
because he had no shoes, and his feet
were tender The other had no shoes,
either, but he was used to walking
and so he started out.
The princess was much affected at
MS meeting with the missionary. The
.wo, watched by company of about
Eighty natives descended from the rim
# the crater TO the "black rock"
There, In full view Of the terrific pan
rama, Kapiolani calmly spoke.
Jehovah Is my God" she said. "He
indled these fires. l fear not Pele.
I / perish from the anger of Pele.
on may fear the power of Pele. If
o not perish, all the gods Of Hawaii I
re vain"
She then sang hymn of praise, and
to the. wondering. fearful com o
any unscathed. In that few moments n
ne had done much to overthrow the v
paganlsm.-Youths Compan- 81
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26
rirst soIdIer.' Mouumcpt.

The first soldiers monument erected
In this country was at Kenslngton,
Conn, and was dedicated to the sol.
diers of the Civil War, In 1868, while
the war was still in progress. On the
front is the seal and coat OF arms OF
the State OF Connecticut and an in
scription. On the back and sides of
the shaft are the names of the local sol.
diers who were killed In the war and
the names of the battles they were
killed IN, Evidently the inscription and
the list Of names were not carved on
the stone until the close of the war
Grit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

theirs and mothers are doing before
! them. The discoveries of science have
been marvellous. Likewise the discov-
cries of those do-sclentlsts the So
biologists. This body of sociological
educators has discovered that 10000
eco American children fall short of be-
Ing ApOllos In looks or Muldoons in
strength. But, for all their zeal, they
VIII not discover any method whereby
these children can be recast and reor-
! ganlzed into physical mderstudles OF
| Apollo and Muldoon. To be sure dis
ease Is Inherent In manlsnd-common
experience vouches for that. The ma
jority Of men die OF their physical,
their organic, defects, and neither of
old age nor of accident Nevertheless,
the general health OF humanity is good,
is very good, or humanity never would
be able TO accomplish what It does.
The general happiness OF humanity is
also high, unless in times of universal
war or pestilence. Neither health nor
happiness endures longer than a ret
period, however. Every human being, /
sooner or later, must pay the debt TO
Bature. Confronted rs we all are with
that unavoidable truth, why should
we be harried out Of our temporary
contentment by the dismal findings Of
n lot of solemn scientists, who an
nounce IN melancholy tones that the
most of MS are not perfect physically?
fhe method OF these investigators and {
measures Is absurd. They erect an I
deal standard and then protest he q
'ause none Of us and few OF our chill
lren conform 10 the specifications. Yet n
he truth Is that lungs that are not @
perfect bellows frequently serve for n
hree score years brains that are not ii
IS pOnderous as Newton's manage to
make a good living for their owners; I,
eatures that are not nodded as IN
'reclan gods secure the lifelong devo- w
Ion of some mighty pretty woman eli
iature knows what she Is about God b,
lust love the plain people, lie made
, many of EN-" said Abraham Lin III
PIN. The mean is the thing the av- tv
age In health, In looks, I'm brain. The eli
ord is made for the average man; of
sope who have too many gifts suffer III
this world and frequently travel to or
He whose health is too
iuberant is apt TO abuse his health XII
I'd become wreck He whose beauty If
too patent Is assailed by tempta- yo
ms innumerable and succumbs to do
EN-. He whose mind is too swift mr.
lps too far and falls Marshal Lux
lbourg was humpback: Julius rel
esar had fits Herbert Spencer pa
IS an invalid. These defects may sh,
We aided the conservation OF these rel
ms forces, Just as poverty and dis. ION
norable birth oftentlmes have in
'ed men to make themselves strong
! great Inc
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

praise of the heroism of the young
man, and at once declared that Ben
and Myra must get married But Ben.
demurred. The arrangement did NOT
suit him. why not marry Myra,
Beng said the old lady. "She's nice
GIRL and We'll have a fine wedding"
she is a nice girl, all right" replied
Ben, but don't think we oughter
marry. Seems to me- ne went on, 81
have done enough for SIyry."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26
LUsITANIANs WEREN'T LIVELY
Vhe Fog Seemed to Have n Repress-
Ing Effect on Liners PnsSeny.rs

The Fog Seemed to Have n Repress-
Ing Effect on Liners Passengers.
The passengers on the I.usitania's
first cabin did not appear to be very
lively lot, the fog seeming to fill them
with gloom, says New York Times
man who came over ON the maiden voy.
age of the ship. The fact that we had
to slow down directly after startlna
was looked upon as bad omen bv
some of the croakers. Que tall Scotch
man, who still wore his kits and had
a voice that suggested steady diet of
porridge and haggis, said to me:
'Hoot mon; it's raw NIGHT the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

you've heard the story OF the Pass
of Thermopylae?' said the leader of
the house as he leaned over the rural
members desk.
Nope replied the latter; 81 amt
takln' no interest in pass stories since
the ding blamed railroads cut us or"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

Dld you see where some railroads
are planning refrigerator eombino-
tion?" '''A'''
NAT VIII mean a cold deal for
somebody. Baltimore American
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

If you really want people to dislike
your enemy, praise him. 1t is pitiful
but true that people do not like per-
son who a praised
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

Dr' Wiley is experimenting now with
a soft drink squad, which reminds us
that the soft drink sometimes carries
big stick.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

Several OF the country's near-poets
stand charged with plagiarism. Most
of them write rs If they we're merely
charged with hzz water.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

They say the truth often hurts, which
may account for so many men avoiding
even a speaking acquaintance with II.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

MIS- Church-1s your husband TAX.
ing any part In the peace conference?
Mrs' Gotham-No, he's at home fight
ing the furnace.-Yonkers Statesman
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

For an indolent people the Cubans
seem to suffer remarkably from unrest.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

Premier Clemenceau has admins
tered some soothing syrup to the ex-
PEELED American, Winslow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

The King OF Denmark is reported to
have collection of eggs valued at
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

Everyone who viii stand 1t can ex-
pect to be imposed upon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-12-26

When man aims at nothing he sci
dom misses his target.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-27
IS A GREAT RACE CANS IS FAvoRITE
CHAMPION WILL MEET yIMN
 BURNS IN RING.
JIMMY
Bix Jim JeMeries VIII De the Tkird Man in Hing and Will Receive Big sum as
 Heferee.

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 2s--In the pink of condition and ready for then battle. which will be for the light weight championship of the world, Joe Cans and Jimmy Burns await the call to the ring of the Pacific Athletic Club tomorrow night. Big Jim Jeffries will be the third man in the ring. and will receive $1.Ooo for his services as referee. Cans is naturally 8 heavy favorite but, considering the importance of -the bout, betting has been unusually small. Few of the ring experts are able to figure how BufDs has any chance of winning the fight. He Is good At i.. fighting and has hard punch, but in cleverness and all-round experience, Cans Is in every way his supesiisor pis Nelson. He is just as rugged and is thought to be harder hitter. But he is not as good in his defense He boxes in an upright posture ana ana, ior & he should be easy to get at. The gener. al opinion is that the champion should be able to dispose of the Chicago fignr- CT in a short time. fair, and will be the second time in one month that Cans has defended his title. The negro fighter came out of his recent contest with Britt without mark, and since then, has been train ing faithfully so that he Is in excel lent shape for the battle tomorrow night. Burns also has been in trairi- from his quarters are to the effect that he Is in the best of condition. The con- test will be at 135 pounds. a weight which suits both fighters.
 Other fights scheduled for tomorrow night are: ..
 Cyclone Thoupson vs. Charley Neary, at Milwaukee.
 Jimmy Hanion vs Gus Ross. at Au- gusta. Me.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-27

plan arranged is such that most peo- pie do not see how 1t can be done. The primary Is not like that held in Aiaoafi1a, Tennessee. Virginia and oth- CT Southern States. Tn Maryland there will be five and possibly more Sena- toriai candidates on the Democratic ticket. The candidate who gets the greatest vote in this Jr that county expects that the State Senator and Representatives from that county will support him when the Legislature meets But the candidate who might secure the greatest plurality in the entire State is not necessarily the choice over the others, unless in the various counties he has received a vote large enough to compel a majority of the legislators to support him when the ballot at Annapolis is taken.
 II might happen that one of the can- didateS in the State at large has many thousands the lead of the next man, and yet the latter might have his vote so distributed as to have twice as many members of the Legislature in structed for him. owing 10 the fast that there are to be so many candt- dates to cut up the vote.
 Governor warie1d urged that if should be straightout fight, and that the candidate for Senator who re- ceived the largest vote in the State should be recognized as the choice of tho party. The State pemocratic Com- mtttee.. however, would not agree to this plan.
 Governor warield intended to enter the contest. but the chances now are that he will not be a candidate unless he changes his mind in a few days He will soon have to decide in or,ier to be placed On the official ballot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-27
MESSAGE DEFEATED
MOBILE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE
 NO ACTION
Mayor Lyon's Request That Councii Ask Governor Conner Not to Call an Extra Session,
 Cauaen Hot Debate.

Mobile, Sept, 2e--(special) )--Mayor Lyons message. asking that the coun- ctl formally request Governor Conner not to cali a special session of the Legislature, was defeated in hot meeting of the council tonight by vote of 6 to 5.
 The councils action followed an ina- passioned address by Alderman Hale. in which he warned the body not to meddIe with what was none Of us
 The cityis $2,ooo.ooo bond issue to retire old bonds was finally acted upon and passed.
 There was vehement debate on the possibility of increasing the pay os the fire chief from $150 a month to s200, over the Mayors veto, but this was defeated on discovery that the members would render themselves liable for any increase.
 4 new stringent milk law was enact ed after discussion between representa- lives of the milk men and the Board of Health.
 Acting upon the powers conveyed in this act, the milk inspector will tomor- row proceed to the seizure, branding and condemnation of twenty tubefeulo- sis cattle whose milk, he said. is now being drunk by the citizens of Mobile
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-27
SEALE TOOK POISON
COLUMBUS tGA1 MAN DYING IN
 MOBILE.
Was Rowing Character Who Secured Place at Bienville Hotef--Found
 in q Bath


 Mobile. Sept. 26.-tSpeciaL) )--Dying from the effects of morphine, Tom Scale, middle-aged man from Colum- bus. Gaa, was found in a bed in the Turkish bath room of the Hotel Bien- Vile this morning about o'clock. Physicians and the city ambulance were summoned. and he was taken to the city hospital.
 The story of Tom Scales life is the story of mans battle against whis- Key. Apparently he had many friends and no enemies. except one, whiskey.
 Scale came to Mobile about August 27 from Columbus. Ga.,. wh@re he said he was born. He met with George Hotel BienvilIe and asked for a posi- ton. All down and out" he said. He was hungry and willing to do any thing to keep on his feet. MT. Mc- Laughlin had nothing for him to do, but felt sorry for Scale, and finally employed him to work in the engine room. ..ae
 About a week ago he got on a spree and could not work. Three days ago he asked the engineer to discharge him so he could get his money. Mir. Me- Laughiin would not do this because he did not want Scale to have money while he was drunk. The following day he quit his job and drew the money due him. He said, he was go- ing to New Orleans to see his broth er-in-law and left three packages to be sent to him at New Orleans.
 This morning about 8 o'clock Scale walked into the basement of the Bien- vile and spoke to the engineer A few minutes later he walked into the office of the Turkish bath department. and when he was seen a little later by MT. Mclaughlin, glass containing four tablets was on the table in front of him. Mir. Mclaughlin suspected something wrong, but nothing was done until an empty morphine bottle was found where Scale had been, and when a search was made he was found dying on a cot in the bath room. An alarm was raised, and physicians ar rived quickly. The city ambulance was also called, and the man was hur- ried to the city hospital. It was evil dent that he had taken wo-thlrds of a bottle of morphine with suicidal in- intent.
 Scale was about 3S years old, and had been a wanderer for many years. By profession he is a drug clerk, but has done most everything to make a living on his trips to different cities, and did valuable service in a hospital corps in the Philippines dur iHS Liie ppshHISH-AHiSNACah WdEs .olHCc the war he worked in Jacksonville, Fla, as a drug clerk. From Jackson vlTle he went to Pensacola in the Lou isville and Nashville shops. From Pensacola he went to Montgomery and worked on the street cars, later at painting and then in the railroad shops. When he first came to Mobile he was employed for a short time with Maxwell & Delhomme, the painters.
 Apparently Scale Is from a good Georgia family, and looks like a man who had suffered much trouble. He made the statement that he owns $400 worth of stock in the Marietta Marble works of Marietta Ga, and that his sister also owns some stock in the works. He is supposed to be mem Der of the painters union.