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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

When Alb del Hakk was poor he was
one day travelling across a weary plain,
says the author OF Life in Morocco,
and was very hungry. So he came 10
the house of the Widow Zaidah, who
was also poor; but when he made
known his went she set before him two
hard-boiled eggs, all the food there was
in her house.
Later, when Alb del Hakk lived IL
Marakesh and was very rich, Meludi,
the lawyer, disliking him, persuaded
the Widow Zaidah to sue him for the
eggs; but not for the eggs alone, for
they would have become two chickens,
which in time would have so multiplied
that the whole fortune of Alb del Hakk
would not now pay for them. When
the case. came to trial the rich man was
not in court
why is the defendant not hereT
demanded the judge
My lord, said his attorney, "he is
gone to sow boiled BEANS"
Boiled beans?'
"Beiled beans, my lord"
as he madY
HE is very wise, my lord"
Thou mockest! y
surely. my lord, if hard-boiled eggs
can be Matched, boiled beans will
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

faln asaInst M VOID The realientiop
xas instantaneous that no common hand
had wrought this work.
The figure was that Of 4 grown eiri-
Soronis-and the attitude 81 expecta ncy
brought out oueeriy the graceful and ar
dent lines of her figure. A. wreath Of
blossoms was eutwined in her hair. and
an old French urn hung from her hand.
The sketch seemed to be 4 series Of ba
after-thouehta with not 4 line too much.
As he studied il. with interest and curf-
osity. Constable became conscious Of low
voices in the court behind. He arose,
with no idea OF stealth, and stepped to
The rear door.
Sorenia and HAYDEN Breen were stand
ing close together in the denser shade At
the far end of the cot1rt. The song birds
were stilled in the torrid noon. The
girls profile. a bewitehipe thing wrought
of animated eold. was upturned to the
ewes of Breen. and she was listening with
soulful intent. Shy Soronia. mistress Of
place at last to hearken unto the wills
perings of an American. Her heart seem
ed to wait upon his words.
A smile crepf over the face of the
watcher. His feelings were strange in
deed There was A nobility in the figure
Of Rreen< standing there.amone the huge
banana leayesi The watcher withdrew.
The sketch upon the table reminded him
that Soronia had revived the art, long
huried Perhans the vivid maiden had
revived a. well the lost youth of the
- C,orz+abIa d..artad
The skv had become overcast. Pelee's
cone was not visible from the streets. A
sbarn datonatioo cleayed the darkeninp
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TWICKENHAM.
Famous as the Abode of Many
English Literary Giants.
Ito be continued.)

Famous as the Abode of Many
English Literary Giants.
The place to which the lover of Eng.
Iish literature will sooner or later turn
his steps is Twickenham. No other
small town can boast of having been
the residence and beloved abode of so
many famous literary lights. With it
are associated the immortal names of
Pope, Horace Walpole. Swift, Gay,
Lady Wortley AIontagu, Gibson, Bos-
well, johnson, Tennyson and Dickens.
Surely this is enough to make any
place doubly immortal! Twickenham
was well nicknamed by Horace Wal
pole the Baiae, or Tivoli, of England.
for it has truly been to London what
Baiae was to ancient Rome--indeed. in
a far higher degree. The big red brick
house il Montpelier road where Alfred
Tennyson lived for so many years of
his earlier married life was the one in
which many of his earlier poems were
written. There his son Lionel, the sec
ond Lord Tennyson, was born, and
lHeEe lHe duluoI VI luS AS enter tdAHSu
many of his literary friends and ac-
quaintances. That house should surely
be sacred to all lovers of English lit
erature, which saw the dawn of I'm Me-
moriam," which witnessed those de
lightful gatherings graced by Tenny-
son, Italian and kindred spirits within
its walls 1t is to-day called .Tenny-
son House. r-Westminster Gazette.
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124S Construction Of the Cathedral e
Cologne begun
1461-Louis XII. Of France crowned u
Rheims.
1645-Peace concluded between gwsdsn
and Denmark
1670-John Dryden created Poet LAu-
reate of England.
1741-Behring, the navigator. discovered
East Cape
1756-Fort Oswego captured By he
French under Montcalm
1765-Pontiac's war for the extermina-
ton Of the English In America cAms
to an end
1775-Liberty Tree In Boston conss-
Grated
INSTRUMENTATION of Maryland adopted
17S0-Americans defeated British and
Tories at battle of Musgrovs Mills
1S02-Bonaparte invested with power to
nominate his successor 81 ruler OF
France
1SO4-Work begun on the first public
road between Georgia and Tennes-
see.
1S07-British army invested Copenhagen
1S36-British Parliament passed the Dis
senters' Marriage Act
1S3S-The first United States exploring
expedition sailed under Commander
Wilkes
1S46-Gen. Kearney took peaceabIe pos
session of Santa Fe, Mexico.
1S60-The Prince of Wales fnow King
Edward VIII arrived at Quebec
1S6SrCabul recovered by Shere Ali.
1SS4-Mme. Patti sued for divorce from
Marquis de Caux.
1SSS-More than 100 lives lost in col
lision of the German steamers Thing
vslla and Geiser off Sable Island.
1S91-Between 300 and 400 lives lost in
earthquake in Martinique.
1So3-The Behring Sea arbitration
award was delivered.
1e04-Russian and Japanese warships en-
gagged in battle off Vladivostok.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

Those who are sure that the soil of
New England Is hopelessly barren may
be surprised to learn some facts that
are brought out In two recent bulletins
of the Department Of Agriculture.
There were only eight States of the
Union in 1906 that had a larger acre
age planted to potatoes than Maine
Only four produced larger crop. Not
one even approached Maine In the
number of bushels to the acre. The
average yield was two hundred and
fen bushels TO the acre, and no other
State raised more than one hundred
md seventy-five bushels. The average
for the whole country was only one
hundred and two. Nor was 1t an, ex-
ceptional year, for the average crop
of Maine has been the largest in ever
wear since 1903 Buckwheat is not
very important crop, but it is raised IN
tyenty-four of the States. In this.
TOO. Maine stands at the head In aver.
age crop per acre; New Hampshire is
second. Vermont third, and Massachu
sets fourth. Since 1900 the lowesi
average yield of buckwheat in. Mail
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CHAPTER V.

Sleeplessness ranged through Consta-
ble's brain again, and he gave the night
to the old work of watching the noun
tain, and keeping the woman at hand.
From time to time, before midnight, he
heard the voice of Mrs. Stansbury. The
girl was with her, but seemed to make no
answer. The house was all his own.
Through the lower hall to the music
room; out to the veranda, the garden
paths and drives; from the window that
faced the north, in his own room, TO the
summit of the Morne d'Orange and the
shadowy lawns; through ash-fog and
MINDLESS moonlight-he trod the night
away. The hours fell asleep in passing
the moon drowsed for ages in the cloud
gardens the stars dimmed, disappeared,
and trembled forth again, as they had
been. 1t seemed left entirely to him that
time passed; he had TO grapple with the
minutes one by one, and fight each back
into the past.
At the side of the great house to the
north there was trellis heavily burdened
with lianas. Within, he found the orifce
of an old cistern, partially covered by
unfi1ed planking. He lifted the boards,
foliage reflected in the water far below.
A heavy wooden bar crossed the rim and
was set stoutly in the masonry. Consta-
bic lit match. His mind keenly grasped
each detail A rusty chain depended from
the thick crosspiece. Slabs of stone from
the side walls were scattered over the
bottom of the cistern. He dropped sew
eral ignited matches into the chamber,
and determined to examine the place
more thoroughly by daylight. From the
native cabins came the sound of dog
barking. A shutter clicked in one of the
upper windows of the plantation house.
There's be no doubt about 1t now"
he thought grimly. They'll proceed at
once to shut me up for being mentally ir-
reclaimable."
That was a parched but brilliant dawn
ing. The binding charge from the east |
changed the dew to steam before it touch /,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

The Pope is credited with the re-
mark that If the Roman Catholic
Church could be as highly respected in
other countries as In the United States
he would be in favor of the separation
of church and state everywhere. The
church is respected here because COM
munities of the United States all began
with policy of religious freedom, and
have never tolerated state church.
In the other countries, where the SUI
premacy of one church was established
by law, it is not easy to hold respect
when the preference is withdrawn.
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Fret not thy gizzard" There WA
once a good old grandmother who gave
this advice to everybody. She declared,
| and firmly believed, that 1t came from
the Bible, though she did not know just
| where 1t could be found. But she in
sisted that 1t was somewhere between
the covers Of the Good Book. The old
Book, not only in one place, but in
| many, and though she did not have the
exact language In which the advice is
given, she had its sense. which Is of
vastly greater Importance. The world
is full of men and women who are con-
stantly frettlng their gizzards, and with
what result? None, except to increase
the Income Of the doctor and the under
ger and to fill the hospitals for the
Insane, and the cemeteries. Ask any
mental breakdowns and the most of
the cases Of nervous troubles, and he
will tell you 1t is fretting. Some peo-
pie blame work, but work never hurt
anybody. On the contrary, 1t keeps
men and women alive. Overwork,
though, claims thousands, but overwork
Is altogether another thing; and the
overworkers are generally fretters.
Each leads to the other The human
gizzard was not designed by nature to
bear the strain Of fretting, and the man
who frets 1t much is sure to break 1t.
The old woman's advice does not mean
that man should refuse to take his
work or anything else seriously. 1t does
not mean that he should view with I'M
concern or treat lightly any of his prob
lens. But 1t does mean that he should
not fret over them when he has ap-
piled his best efforts to them 1t means
that II you have something to do, do it
and with your whole energy. When you
have done all you can do, don't fret
your gizzard over the result. All the
fretting In the world will have no effect
upon the outcome Await it without
stewing and worrying, and If 1t is
against you, tackle it again. Fret your
gizzard and you will lack the strength
to renew the fight with the vigor that
Is necessary to win. 1t means you are
not to fret over things beyond your con-
troll 1t does not mean that you should
not view them in seriousness and with
proper regard of Importance and con-
sequences. But don't worry over them
until you fret your gizzard We are
travelling at fast race in this country
The spirit Of the day is one that calls
for speed. The man who can keep 1T up
must look after his glzzard Fret It
not.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

trial week of dispatching trains by
telephone from the stations OF the Lack
awanna system has resulted In the adop-
ton of the phones.
The line of the Wisconsin Central road
| from Ladysmith to Superior has been
completed as far as the Northern Pacific
crossing within the Superior city limits.
Several hundred thousand freight cars
may be standing idle, as the railroad
managers tearfully protest, but some Kan
sas grain dealers complain that they are
unable to get box cars enough.
In the Circuit Court at Chicago Judgs
Kohlsaat enjoined the issuance of trans
portation by the Chicago, Indianapolis
and Louisville railway to the publishers
of Munsey's Magazine in exchange for
advertising. He held that the contract
under which this transportation was is
sued is in violation Of the Hepburn rate
law The railroad company gave notice
of an appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court.
At Helena, Mont, legal Representatives
of the government began suit against the
Northern Pacific Railway Company, the
KQGhN Z OK COIL COMPANY du0 lie
Northwestern Improvement Company to
recover title to valuable coal lands which
It is charged were procured through mis-
representation. The lands in question
contain coal mines from which the rail-
way obtains great quantities Of coal
through its control of the subsidiary COM
panies.
Presumably due to the industrial de-
preston Of the past year, the death rate
from accidents by rail appears to be on
the decrease. The Accident Bulletin Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission for
the first quarter of 1908 shows a total
of 1875 passengers and employees killed.
as compared with 30 such deaths In the
preceding quarter, and with 3+6 in the
one before that. The latest record is the
smallest since these statistics were first
collected in 1901. During the first quar-
ter of this year the number of deaths Of
and employees from all causes
s 72S, against 1902 in the preceding
In the same period the number
casualties was 15,441, the least within
i zee years.
zkThe right Of shippers to combine small
Rntities Of freight Of various ownership
Il her by arrangement among themselves
.5by a forwarding agency, was confirmed
g the Interstate Commerce Commission
"a decision recently rendered
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has published The final figures Of the In
come of the railroads for the last fiscal
wear. The total net earnings amounted
TO $50. $50, GA which is an increase Of
S54, 69O,S99. The total number of en-
ployes on the pay roll on June 30 was
j. CO. 0T4, against 1,521, 800 year ago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

One of the whimsical characters in a
story by Miss Alice Brown conceived
the idea Of a patent dog-barker. >
which could be put in the front yard
by unprotected women to frighten
tramps away by mechanical imitation
of dog. Paris has outdone this comic
idea In sober earnest. Some people
try to ESCAPE the dog tax by conceal
Ing their animals. The police have
secured the service of professional
barkers, who make noise like dog
outside suspected houses. The dog in
side replies, and the barker reports to
the taX-collector.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

A Pennsylvania man wants a divorce
because his wife pulled him out of bed
by his whiskers. Some husbands are
entirely too sensitive for their own hap
piness.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

Congress is expected to follow the
precedent established when a pension
was granted to the widow Of President
Garfield by granting a pension TO Mrs.
Cleveland. 1t Is fitting that those la
dies who nave presided over the White
House when 1t was occupied by their
husbands should be wards of the ma
tton.
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Merely because Santo Domingo has
sold its navy for $1,750 1t is not to be
inferred that the country is hard up.
That may have been a big price for the
navy
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

was twenty-eight bushels to the acre,
In 1906 The highest yield In those
seven years In any State outside Of
New England was twenty-five and >
half bushels.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

A Pittsburg man recently married the
young woman with whom he became
acquainted when he returned her lost
dog. Moral for bachelors: Be kind to
lost dogs
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

Men who never thought much Of King
Alfonso may change their minds and
regard him as brother, since he has
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

Cuba has surplus of $4,000
How provoking this must be to a lot Of
Spanish grandees who are compelled to
sit around home and live on restricted
incomes.
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One Of George Gould's boys ls going
to don overalls and hob-nail shoes and
go to work in a Colorado mine. We
hope he has the approval of Uncle
Helie
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

Connecticut farmer tried to fly
with paper wings. The result was just
the same as If he had taken a flyer In
Wall stretches broke.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

New York woman claims that she
is haunted by the ghost of her mother
in-law. Another usurpation OF the
rights of man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

If Peary doesn't find the north pole,
the next thing anybody knows Roose-
welt will be going In search Of 1t:
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"Changeless Change" is the title Of
recently published sonnet. 1t sounds
suspiciously like counterfeit 10-cent
piece.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

Between China's disastrous foods
and Canada's forest fires there is not
much to choose.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

A man may return from his vacation
pretty short" but as a rule you can't
get him to cut his yarns that way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

man In Trenton, n. j., 1t is said,
sheds his skin yearly, after the manner
OF snake. No cause is assigned for
the rash act.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

While the Duma cheered the Car
the other day, it did not attempt to
break any records.
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Trousers, in their present shape, were
introduced into the British army In
1918, and tolerated as legitimate por.
ton Of evening dress in 1916.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

A Russian grand duke has lost his
job. 1t is probable, however. that his
Income will suffer no dlmlnution
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-05

raise of salary is the sincerest
hattery.
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That's the wrong one. He's the measly
one. It's the other one that has ap-
pendlcitis.- American.
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Picture Frame Dept.

BY inch Imported Genuine Florentine Frames
OF pure gold leaf; size 2Ox24. reduced from
s25 90 to $1,000 each: l. size 16x20. reduced
from $500 TO $3.50: 9 size 14x17. reduced from
$500 to 81. each.
. Roman Gold Oval Frames: size 1920 Re
duced from $1,000 to $50 each.
Broad Black and Gold Oval Frame; size 1Gx
49, Reduced from 500 to S2.95.
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to $l.75 each; 3, size 9x12. reduced from So Il
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$40 each: 2. size Ix9. reduced from 1875 te
s15O each 2, size SKI, reduced from S2.75 tc
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Housefurnishing Dept.

I Mirror oak frame; damaged. Reduced from
from ss.25 to sl.75 each; reduced from 500
:. Il Shoe Backing Box, damaged Reduced from
% 2 .. Sterling" Carpet sweepers. Reduced from
each: IL reduced from 1Oc to &c each.
2 Enameled Pitchers. Reduced from Csc to
6 ,Enameled Molds reduced from 4oc to &c
each: q reduced from 3Jc to 15c each.
l 3-burner Gas Stove, damaged. Reduced from
800 to $500.
Iron Tea Kettle. Reduced from so to 75c
been r, used':., Reduced from 500 to $500;
Ni sl e Gomez Pot shopworn Reduced
One minute, Coffee Pot. shopworn. reduced
Niekei-plated Teapots reduced from s. ): q S to
81 90 each; reduced from $500 to 81. 90 each:
reduced from 81 90 to SOC each.
duced from $3.50 to $lO0.
Nickelp plated Chatting Dishes shopworn, re-
d d from g % to $3.50 each; reduced from
Aluminium Chatting Dish, shopworn reduced
r. from m $3.50 to $3.50; reduced from $3.50 to
H., s p Carving Set, shopworn. Reduced
-, 2,Pieee Carving Set. shopworn. Reduced
Rubber Curtain. for bath spray, shopworn
Reduced from $500 to s1.OO.
Is \ Niekel-plated Tray, shopworn Reduced from
9 boxes '.yelyeen" Silver Polish. Reduced
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Also a small number of odd
Plate Racks, in golden oak and
mission finishes, at half price to
close.
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China Department.

2 Decorated French China Soup Tureens. Re-
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6 Decorated French China Cold Meat Dishes.
Reduced from 75c and S5c to SOC each.
/ I3-piece Decorated French China Ice Cream
Salad Set. plate slightly damaged. Re
duced from So. $500.
Decorated French China Uncovered Vegetable
Dishes. Reduced from $1.OO and SIS to 5Oc
each.
1 Richly Decorated French China Salad Bowl.
Reduced from $500 to 81. %.
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Reduced from 500 to 1928 each.
l Richly Decorated French China Chocolate
Pot. Reduced from $1,000 to $4.S5.
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SO Imported Decorated Pie Plates. Reduced
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In Marlboro Tuesday, urging an appropria-
tion for new school building in that
neighborhood. Mr.. Daniels asked for an
appropriation of $1,000, but this the school
commissioners declined to recommend
but agreed to an appropriation of 5000,
provided the citizens of Berwyn would
raise $1,000 by private subscription, to
which would be added the sum realized
from the sale Of the present schoolhouse
An adjourned meeting of the citizens of
Berwyn will be held Tuesday evening
January IA, in the knights OF Pythias'
Hall for the purpose of receiving the re-
port of the committee on ways and means
appointed at a previous meeting.
Mr.. Edward Daniels Of Berwyn has pur-
chased from Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson of
Washington a tract of land containing
eighty-seven acres lying west of and I'M
mediately adjacent to the Washington
Baltimore boulevard. north of Berwyn.
and proposes to subdivide the land into
building sites Of one. two and three acres
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Report as to Road Improvement.

Several days ago P. ]. Walshe Of 1886
New York avenue directed the attention
of the Commissioners to the condition OF
Wheeler poad, south Of Congress Heights.
and suggested that Wahler's hill, south
of Hamilton road. be graded and the
road raised close to the bridge crossing
Oxon run.
L. r. GrabilI. superintendent Of county
roads, to whom the communication was
referred, has reported to the Commission
ers that the Wheeler road has been re-
paired on both Sides Of Oxon run. In
reference to the grading Of Wahler's Hill.
he said that while 1t would be desirable
in SO far as the grade of the road 10 con-
cerned. it is not deemed sufficiently urgent
to warrant mourning the expense that
would be involved, especially as It now
has a gravel surface, and If cut down
would leave clay surface that would re-
quire crawling.