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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22
MASTERING WILLIE.
His Mamma Had Her Own Means OF
SubduinE Sweety.

His iIammn Had Her Own Means of
SubduinE sweety.
An amusing little comedy. which fell
remarkably neatly into beginning. mid
die and end, was observed in a city
restaurant the other afternoon, says
the Manchester Guardian. A lady was
having tea with grown-up- daughter
and little boy, when she was joined
by another lady, who also had little
boy. The second little boy engaged the
first in conversation, telling of matt
nee at one of the places of entertain
ment. His tale seemed chiefly Of II
bioscope. The second lady and the Sec
ond little boy retired after a short
! stay, and it ut once appeared that the
original little boy, in spite of the cakes,
was out of temper, for all at once he
threw himself back from the table into
his cushioned chair till his feet only
Just protruded over the. edge. of tho
seat. Drink your milk" said the
mother. Take me to the bioscope,''
answered the little boy. "Qh, 1 see,
you're going to be troublesome" said ,
the mother. VERY we'll Ito the daugh-
teri, don't take any further notice OF
him; ignore him altogether" 81 want
to go to the bioscope," replied the little
boy, rudely. yes, you were going. but
you're not now" said the mother,
whereupon the little boy kicked up
ward at the table with marked success.
Don't dare to do that again." cried the
lady severely. "Bioscopen' shouted the
little boy, returning her look with de-
fance
But the mother had disciplinary re-
sources beyond the boys calculations.
He remained sully until she rose to go,
when he rose, too. "Oh, no. she said,
moving away; don't come with us;
you go to the bioscope." But, TO the.
of the mattresses, the small
boy meekly followed. Certainly not"
said his mother, repusing him firmly;
you want to go to the bioscope.' "No;.
want to come with you" said the lit r
lie boy, anXiously. The mother and
laughter left him and walked in a res
'lute way as far as the top of the
stairs, whereupon he pursued them
With bitter laments Don't you want
o go to the bioscope now?" she asked
n relenting manner. "No; don't
want to no more-I want you" replied
he little boy with obvious sincerity.
he mother smiled, looked around with
n air Of triumph and led him peni-
emily forth. For his penitence she,
'as happily heard to tell him that he
light possibly yet go to the bioscope il
e remained good.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

When Prince Fushimi, the cousin of
the Emperor OF Japan, visited English
waters with a small fleet, the British
naval bands on one occasion of wei
come played selections from the comic
opera, "The Mikado" Upon learning
the fact, the Admiralty, with equal
tactlessuess, Issued orders, and made
them public, that the bands must not
do 50 any more. But the japanese, who
politely protested that they were not
at all disturbed by the matter since
they quite understood the humor of the
opera, may avail themselves of de-
iightful revenge. When next British
fleet visits the Mlkado's waters the
japanese bands can greet them with
airs from "Plnafore."
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long to "the said Bartlmeus Graves
by virtue of the mortgage
The papers were signed up and thu
new proprietor at work in his shop, err
the neighbors knew that the trade hat
been made They fiocked thither to con.
graduate him on his good fortune, ev,
cry one volunteering to help him trans
fer the best of his belongings from the
old place of business to the new.
Early and late did the youth ham
mer away, his now doubled custom
making such labor necessary. The first
payment was met without accident /;
also the second. This so elated him
that he relaxed his purse strings Just a
little, and the third one was met with
barely enough of surplus to pay his
board and lodging for the next few
days He stocked up his shop with up
to-date appliances Bart Graves looking
on with no small degree of interest.
1t was about that time that a new
arrival in the neighborhood was re-
ported, certain Miss Sarah Ann Mills,
W w unu NOIht " uldhe lpr nome with q
venerable uncle. The event caused on
little stir among the unmarried male
element Hiram met the young lady.
and for the first time In his life felt
Juggling at his heart-strings There
was no denying the fact. He was In
lovel
His attentions to the blushing Sarah
Ann were regarded with favor. and
soon they were engaged. Not long after.
ward they were married both being
satisfied to dispense with the usual
delay. A neat cottage was
rented near the blacksmith shop-so
near that the bride could listen all day
long to the music Of her lords hammer.
After his marriage it was impossible
'or Hiram to save money. And when
Bart Graves appeared at the shop door
he day before Christmas, to remind
him that the mortgage would fall due
N the morrow it seemed that thun-
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THE MORTGAGED BRIDE


! Hiram Patton had used his credit for
so many deals of different kinds that
he had reached the point where none
would trust him for a penny. For an
unmarried man of the maturer TWEEN.
ties he was exceedingly unfortunate,
for ofttlmes his trade so langulShed
that he could barely exc out the most
meager livelihood. His blacksmith shop
was his only hope, and of that the CON
tents alone We're his. When neigh
boring smith decided to sell out his
business building, contents and all
the chance OF a lifetime seemed to have
come to Hlram's very shop-door.
Mr.. Patton exerted himself most he.
rolcally to renew his long since thread.
bare credit in order to purchase the
shop. As last resort the young man
determined to lombard the bank ac.
count OF crusty old bachelor of the
vicinity, one Bartimeus Graves, whose
for close deals and miserIy
favors was unrivaled
But Hiram was desperate. And 70.
solving TO secure the money on what
ever terms might seem necessary, he
the lll-tempered Bart with
the bandest smile he could command
Bart, on the other hand, was mlstrust
full OF Hiram Patton and his credltless
but an opportunity to loan
money at good interest was to him
not to be despised.
Yes; he would loan the money, pro-
vided Patton would give flrst-class
on the lot, building, contents
and trade, meaning by the last Item
hat everything purchased or In any
way secured with the money earned In
he shop-whether 1t be live stock, fur.
,ishings or horseshoe nalls-should be.
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No Chance FOR criticism.

ION the way down here from up,
home l saw your advertisement in the.
paper" said "Ozzy" Hitchcock, as he.
entered the office of the New Notion.
Company in his Sunday suit, his boots.
creaking at every step. I'm here in
the city to get work.
i hardly think you're just the man
we need now" and the clerk in charge
surveyed his caller with an unaattering
gaze.
You spoke OF wanting a young man
with good address, said "ozzy.p in
MS loud, clear, district school voice. II
guess Laneville New Hampshire, is as
good as any you could find, and father
has the only store in the place"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

The New York Assembly has an
proved very interesting idea thar
promises to become popular. especially
IN agricultural states. 1t has PASSED
supply BIZ containing an approprio.
ton Of 5000 for an extension or tho
excellent work OF farmers Institutes
20 the feminine members OF the rural
households. The Item has been put into
the bin FOR the express purpose OF es.
tabllshing separate institutes For farm.
ers' wives and daughters. The idea Il
OF course very simple II the farmer
can learn good deal about his worj,
and HIS economy from the discussions
and exchanges OF experiences at the In
stitutes, why should not similar meet.
ings be held for the women OF the
farms? Isn't the work Of the latter
Of real and recognized Importance?
Does II not contribute TO the success
OF the farm, and would not greater
knowledge and more intelligent inter.
est make for larger financial retnrns7
Moreover. the institutes have a moral
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

Wife desertlon is a cowardly thing
and deserves punishment, but II is to
be doubted whether putting the Wife
deserter in the penltentlary, as is sug-
gested, would not make tine lot OF the
wife harder than ever. SO long as a
man Is at liberty there Is chance OF
making him support his wife, but IL
he Is IN the penitentlary that chance
yanishes. or course, the putting of a
few recreant husbands In prison might
exercise a salutary effect upon the 9th,
ers, but that remains TO he demonstrat.
ed. The problem is to compel men 10
support the women to whom they are
married. Putting them in a position
where they have no earning capacity
viii hardly accomplish the desired end.
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BEAUTIFUL THINGS.

Beautiful faces are those that wear
1t matters little if dark or fair
Whole-souled honesty printed there.
Beautiful eyes are those that show
Like crystal panes where hearth fires
glow,
Beautiful thoughts that burn below.
Beautiful lips are those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose utterance prudence girds.
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that is earnest and brave and true
Moment by moment, the long day
through.
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries to and fro
Down lowliest ways, if God wills it so.
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseless burdens of homely care,
With patient grace and daily prayer.
Beautiful lives are those that bless
Silent rivers of happiness.
Whose hidden fountains but few may
guess.
Beautiful twilight, at set of sun:
Beautiful goal, with race we'll won:
Beautiful rest, with work well done.
Beautiful graves, where grasses creep,
Where sbrown leaves fall, where drifts lie
deep
over wornout hands-oh, beautiful sleep
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doing the right thing but necessary may have Its rev.
sequetered and applied by the United States accord
ing to the latter's notions of Justice and equity.
1t is too plain for discussion that the Monroe doctrine
cannot be invoked in support of any such pretensions
that they seriously Objectionable calculated to
wound the pride and excite the enny of all other Amer
lean Suites and committing the United States to
dertakings of the most vexaous burdensome and dan
gerous character.
Our Institutions will surely live and people
tlnue to prosper without the United States converting
itself into international policeman for the American
connens into debt collecting agency the benefit
OF foreign creditor States and their citizens That the
doctrines particularly if urged by officials in high
places have unfortunate tendencies clear They
calculated put the United the odous posi-
ton of possessor of enormous power who is eagerly
looking for opportunity to exert it,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

PTO"VIVI MS III I'I'IVSaIHs IdISt COII-
gregations of intelligent persons each week.
Then there is another kind OF ministry which l
times think is attractive than that of the ministry
In the city, and that is the ministry in the country
opportunities for Intellectual bettermen are
immense Country ministers frequently the intel
lectual leaders of their focks This is the function
which awaits young men, particularly where the
towns deserted by the young people for the cities
There is another service of the ministry which fire.
quently noted in American communities The ethical
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22
NniIr.

America has the honor Of having
made the first cut nails. toward the
close OF the eighteenth century. Before
that nails were made by hand, and
their manufacture was household in.
dustry. Cut nails are made by ms.
chinery from plates rolled to the proper
width and thickness They may ha
made of steel or of malleable iron.
Wire nails, though originally a French
Invention. We're brought to perfection
In the United States.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

A physician, who called recently TO
attend wealthy stockman who had a
pain in his side, diagnosed the case as
appendicitis, secured the patients per
mission to operate next week and then
went home and wrote to the nearest
city for an automobile price list.
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be Introductory notes and commentaries
The most important change VIII be the entirely new
viewpoint IN which 1t will be regarded and changed
estimate of Its value religious historic idea
that the Bible Is the sole source of religious knowledge
and the standard of faith viii fade away. 1t Is pre-
poserous to draw single doctrine from the writings
of hundred dinerehS men who had different religious
viewpoints We all the books of the Hebrews and
Christians and all of the good In the other religions
must be Incorporated In It,
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Sincerity means slne-cera-ty with
out wax.
silence is goden-often; but some-
times It Is wooden.
Some people never talk religion ex-
cept IN a thunder storm.
Prayers are not sermons, nor even
medtatlonsj they are prayers.
1t is not 81 think what but II know
Whom" that makes orthodoxy.
"Thlne is the power" is tremendous
confession. 1t takes life to prove it.
Love may weary, but 1t never des-
pairs while humanity knocks at It's
door.
The anxiety Of life may be ballast, or.
It may be loadstone upon the spiritual
energies.
A coal wagon is throne enough for a
man of God If he keeps the coal dust
out of his heart
1t is easy to win reputation for elo-
quence by tickling the ears of empty
heads with large noise about nothing.
To fulfill vow is no less Important
than to undertake it. "He who began,
a good work In you is able to perfect
it."
Many church would get as much
Gospel and save enough money to feed
all its poor, If 1t would put phono-
graph in the pulpit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

Women, according to the decision OF
a Cleveland lady who has investigated
the matter can never be the equals Of
men as long as they wear fine clothes.
There are plenty OF men who will glad
ly do all they can to assist in spread
ing this doctrine.
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Since learning that May irwin ls also
an excellent cook, we are ready to be
iieve that her chances OF happiness are
much better than those OF the average
footlight favorite.
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ABUSE OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE
BY Richard 0iney,

Within n comparatively short time
strange doctrines have been officially
and unolIicially announced and given
prestige and currency by being de-
scrlbed as the Monroe doctrine or as
necessary corollarles from 1t. Under
these new doctrines 1t Is intlmated
that If an American State does not
behave itself well in either its exter-
nal or internal relations-good be-
hayior according to our own stand
ards, Of course--it may be forced by
fhn Inllnd Stntns md cnprNpl into
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

Gabrielle Stewart Mulllner writes to
the New York Times that women en-
Joy cooking. II Gabrielle Is right II
viii have 10 be generally admitted that
women exhibit great powers In the art
of Disgusting their feelings.
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Island Rcd win Lob.ter..

An old admiral well known for his
powers Of exaggerqtiou was at supper
one night describing voyage. while
cruising In the Pacific" said he, I'VE
passed an island which was positively
reu with Holsters" But" said one of
the guests, smiling increduously, lob
sters are not red until boiled" "of
course not replied the undaunted adj
mlral, but this was volcanic island
with boiling springs"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

The New York Sun asks: Can moth
ing be done about those people who
take cold baths in the mornlng1 That's
easy. Induce them TO change the tenn
perature OF the water
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II King Alfonso should have a sec
ond son II may embarrass him to find a
suitable name for him. All the hon,
ored family nomenclature has been Law
ished on the FIRST born.
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MINISTER'S AND THEIR USEFULNESS.
BY Or. Charles w. EIio

Does the ministry nowadays afford
a reasonable expectation OF service
ableness, freedom, and growth?
First, let us look Mt the serylceable-
ness of the ministry.
dare say most young men who
are going into the ministry think of
city churches with cultivated audi
ences. A life there is servlceable
life. 1t Is difficult to exaggerate the
influence of competent preacher.
1t is an enormous opportunity the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

half dozen Carnegie hero medals
have been found In pawn shops. This
VIII be a revelation 10 people who have
wondered what hero medal could pos
sibly be good for
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

A Paola. Kan, man recently eloped
with two girls. 1t seems as II people
will never get over the foolish practice
of loading themselves with trouble,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

A fresh egg will sink when placed IN
water and rest on It's side; IL three
weeks old II VIII incline slightly with
the small end down; II three months
old It VIII float With large end out of
water more or less, according to age.
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1t is reported from jamestown that
only remnant remains Of Powhatan's
tribe John Smiths tribe, however, con
tinues TO hold It's own
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derbolt had been hurled at him from

derboIt had been hurled at him from
the clear sky above
what! Can't pay It'll" demanded
Graves, gruftiy. you ought to be
ready, goodness knows. as it's the last
payment ON good trade. Well, III
have to do the next best thing"
whats that7"
"Close the mortgage"
Cant you give me another six
months?" implored Hiram.
Nary a day. Remember young man,
you're dealing with Old Bart Graves.
and there's no backing down. Is this
all you've bought?"
mo: there's the stun at the house?
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ADVOCATES A NEW BIBLE.
~ Professor SmIfh OF CorneN.

The Bible Of the future Will have a very
Important place In our religious llfe but It
VIII not be the Bible of the present. 1t will be
much larger and VIII contain all Of the books
that were yenerated by the synagogue and
early Christian church, many Of which have
been eliminated. The future Bible will also
be newly translated Some OF the present
TRANSACTIONS are atrocious There must also
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

We haven't found him yet, but ex-
pect to some day discover man who
can tell by his corus when there is go.
Ing TO be an earthquake.
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when awoke from the operation |
felt as II was burning up"
Il see. You must have thought that
II had been unsuccessful" Smart Set.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

A farmer who is dying from osslf-
cation probably thinks life a stony road
to travel.
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Purity II the
cradle of vision.
No honest donbt
adyertlses Itself.
Y our vote IL
your prayer, Ia
politics.
Gods covenant
IS simply His In
tegrity.
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Ed SKINNER. Publisher

London youths debate on growing
boards. A hair-raisIng question.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-22

Any woman with a train to her gown
should be able to draw her own eonclu-
sions.
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A woman can never understand how
IL Is possible for a smart man like her
husband to get the short end of 1t in a.
lawsuit.
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raUmpEr CALLS.

RAMS Horn Sounds warning Nete.
10 The unredcemcd.
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In We ancient times armor was worn
over knight
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-11
GRAVITY VERSUS GAYETY.
A Sense of Humor and Success in Po-
litical Life.

Iitica Life.
Ian Maclaren cites BeacOnSileld and
Gladstone as examples to show that
men devoid Of sense OF humor sue
coed in political life more frequently
than those blessed with that attribute.
We are not so certain that the careers
of the rivals he mentions are conclu-
sive Of the question. Disraeli was a
very successful man. At his birth the
race to which he belonged was dis
franchlsed in England, deSpised, but
he became the leader of British aris-
tocracy, was more than once prime
minister of the empire, perhaps the
highest civic station In the world, ana
at the close of the congress OF Berlin
he was the first personality then III eX-
istence. And all this despite the fact
that he had the most biting wit OF his
generation. Gladstone was the greater
orator Beaconsfeld the greater man;
Gladstone was the better man, Bea-
consfield the more capable statesman.
Marlborough and Peterborough would
serve much better to illustrate the idea
Ian Maclaren advances. One was al
WAYS grave, the other always gay.
Marlborough sought nothing but the
promotion Of his own fortunes; Peter
bOroughs only ambition was to aston
ish the world. 1t is likely that Peter
borough would have gained Blenheim;
it is only possible that Marlborough
would have taken Barcelona. Pitt and
Sheridan are two examples, one the
graveSt statesman and the other the
wittieSt of a great generation. Pitt
reached the pinnacle of success; Sheri-
dan Quaffed the lees of failure, diSap-
pontment debt and penuy, and yet
Sheridan was the more intellectual
man of the two. with infinitely the
more brilliant genius. Thomas b.
Reed and William Mckinley were two
other examples. Reed saw the rldicu-
lous in everything; Mckinley saw 1t III
nothing. Reed could have found a joke
in a broomstick, like Swift; a surgical
operation could not have injected a
joke into the serious mind of McKin-
ley. Though Reed was by far the
greater man, lie failed to reach the
presidency, which hunted Mckinley up
and billeted itself upon him.
Proctor Knott had no superior as
jurist in any congress Of which he was
a member. His speech on the four
teenth amendment was one Of the most
powerful constitutional arguments ever
delivered in a deliberative body and
extorted from jeremiah S. Black eX-
travagant encOmiumS, but who recalls
It? Whereas his Duluth speech was
read with shouts of delight in London,
In Paris, In Rome, in COnStantinOple,
IN Calcutta and wherever the English
tongue or translation of it has pene-
trated. Government is a fetch and
was before Roman augurs laughed In
one another's faces as they met in the
street. Your solemn ass is made for
government, as rule.-Washington
Post
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-11
Drawing For Houses.

Houses are in great demand in Buck
ingham. England, but owing to the
high price of land and the taxes build
ing operations are limited. Recently
half dozen new houses were erected,
and the applicants received a circular
from the agents, of which the follow
ing is a copy: with reference to your
application to become tenant Of one OF
the new houses, we beg to say that the
number of applications we have re-
ceived (all of which we would readily
comply with If we had vacant houses
for them renders the task Of selection
so difficult that the owners have de-
cided that the lots shall be drawn for.
If, therefore, you wish to take part In
this, please attend at our office at u
o'clock this evening or send a trust
worthy person with written authority
to draw for you. In the event Of your
being successful in the drawing, no
tenancy will be created until the
agreement has been signed"