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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Oats are said to be the best flesh
building food for domestic animals.
A caterpillar each month eats fooC
weighing 5000 times Its own weight.
The largest wooden building in the
world is the parliament building al
Wellington, New Zealand.
Except for a small area in Missouri
and Kansas, there are no hardwood
trees west OF the Mississippi.
A New York Broadway druggist esti
mates that the people of the city spend
S2,9S0,000 each year for patent medi
cines.
Constant exposure OF mirrors to the
direct rays of the sun is apt to crystal
lie the amalgam and destroy the bril-
liancy.
New Workers drink tea as well a:
other things, and it is estimated thai
one pound OF the herb Is consumed by
each inhabitant yearly.
Though New York City has Coz
school buildings, $4,000 of It's pupils are
attending on part time because there is
not sufficient accommodation for them
Hawkshed grammar school near Am
bleside, where Wordsworth was edu
Gated, and which was founded in 1885,
by Edwyne Sandys, archbishop Of York
will shortly be closed.
or all the high rents paid in New
York City the highest are paid by sa-
looms, which are taxed about double
what could be get from any other bust
ness for the same premises.
New York City's growth is shown by
the increased demand on the water sup
ply, which has made it necessary to
furnish 100000 more gallons each
year for the last ten years.
New York City's growth and Its
closer attention to matters of public
health will increase the expenses OF
the department OF health for next year
s626.642 IN salaries. This year the sal
airy list is s1.643.079. \
How to burn smoke, avoid sparks and
eliminate combustible matter are requi,
sites of railway locomotive builders in
Holland. All railway locomotives be-
fore acceptance must be provided espe-
cially with contrivance for burning
smoke and preventing sparks emission.
Stones which are used by the litho
graphers all over the world In making
colored pictures are found in q little
district not more than four or five miles
long by two or three broad near Nj
remberg, in Germany. Quarrying has
gone on there for more than a cen
fury
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18
A SLEEPER, BUT NO SLEEP.
observations of Man Who Went to
Bed in n Railroad Station

observations of Man Who Went to
Bed in n Railroad Station.
"You can take the midnight train,
you know" they told him, "and as
they make up the berths early you can
go to sleep while the train is In the
yard and probably you'll be at home
by the time you wake up"
That seemed a fine plan, and the
young man was very willing to get
down to the train about 10 o'clock.
Half an hour later he turned IN, says
The New York Sun.
Jus; as he snuggled down into the
bed clothing a train rolled into the sta
ton on the track next to the one on
which the sleeper stood The bell on
the engine changed monotonously fill
ing every corner of the overarching
roof OF the station with clamor The
long, rolling din of the bell, suddenly
ceasing. gave way to a kissing OF steam
from the locomotive as the engineer
performed goodness knows what nee
essary operation with the boiler
The would-be sleeper turned over
restlessly The kissing steam was not
a bit less insistent than the clangiug
of the bell had been and he was heart
fy glad when 1t stopped.
Over on a track two or three re-
moves from his train another locomo-
tive appeared to be waking up. Some
miserable local train was making ready
to leave. The puff. puff, puff OF the
early strides OF the locomotive vas
followed by a louder crashing noise.
Once more the man who was trying
to get to sleep turned over. He hauled
up the blind and looked out The To-
cal was pulling out, but be could see
light that showed another train COM
ing in.
For the hour and half that the train
had to stay in the station he sat up
with his eyes glued to the window and
watch in hand. just counting how
many seconds of noiseless time he got
Finally when they did rumble and roll
out of the sta ton a theatrical company
on board the sleeper made so much
noise that he didn't have a chance to
get to sleep until nearly 1 o'clock.
AS he is one of the unfortunates who
never can get to sleep on a sleeper
when it is moving you may imagine
how grateful he felt to the railroad
for opening up the berths early In
yard jammed with all sorts Of noisy
traffic
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CHAPTER VIII.

Missile loked up with a frown as her
sister entered the room, but Alison took
no notice of her. She walked up straight
to Miss Hardwick, and held out her hand
with one of her pleasant smiles.
Il have just made acquaintance with
your sister," she said, with quiet tact
I'VE are going in the garden, as the house
| feels SO close this lovely day. | shall
be so glad, and l am sure Mabel will be,
too, II you will both stay with us TO
luncheon"
'T thought you knew better, Alison. .
Missile interrupted, pettishly, before her
friend could speak. Dear papa is so
nervous and worried about business and
Rogers wretched management that he is
not able to bear luncheon visitors. Eva
understands this, don't you, dear?'
"Oh, yes, darling" returned Miss Hard
wick, with effusion; but perhaps your
sister, being a stranger and not quite
used to all the ways at The Holms has
made a mistake. That is very natural"
"Oh. no." returned Alison. trying to
keep cool. II am making no mistake.
Papa will not be in to luncheon, or my
brother, either, as they have business a
little way out of town. So | thought, as
we should be quite alone, that it would be
a good opportunity, Mabel. for you to
have your friends"
Missiles pink cheeks became crimson
with vexation: 1t aggravated her to see
Alison taking upon herself so quietly the
duties of the mistress Of the house; and
she was still more injured that her faith
er's movements had not been first NOTED
to herself She took no notice of her sis
ter's remarks, and added no word, as Miss
Hardwick accepted the invitation with
great alacrity When Alison left them,
after few more words, she listened re-
luctantly to Eva's criticism.
II had no idea your sister was such
stylish person." she said, when the door
closed on Alison "she has fine eyes and
good figure and she knows how to suit her
own style in dress. She is not as pretty
as you, darling. of course, but abe has
some claims to good looks"
Alison did not return these moderate
compliments; she was not at all attract
ed by Miss Hardwick. She was a large.
heavy looking girl. rather handsome, but
her face had no play of expression, and
her manner was decidedly artificial.
Alison spent pleasant hour with her
new friend under the lime trees She
soon grew interested in Annals artless
talk. She WAS evidently very young for
her age; though she was seventeen. she
was still childish in manners. Probably
she had been depressed and kept in the
background by her sister.
at is SO good Of you to let me talk to
you," Anna said. Mamma and Eva say
am such 4 chAtterboI, when l begin
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18
BEETHOVEN AND BUSINESS.
Selling His Music Was Dfstastsful to
the Great Componer.

the Great Composer.
An extremely interesting article
Which has just appeared In German
musical and theatrical paper contains
the following statement, says the Phil
adelphia Record: Beethoven never
bargained in the ordinary way; his
fees FOR a contribution were demanded
briefly and IN decided manner, and he
always pointed out when mentioning Il
price that he meant guineas ard not
sovereigns, or, rather, their equivalent
In Austrian coin. In 1901 he wrote
to music firm at Leipzig: Now the
unpalatable business part is dona with,
wish things could be managed differ
emily in this world There should be
only one music publisher 10 whom the
artist might take his work, knowing
that he might ask fee according TO
his requirements. As ii is, he has to
be partly tradesman. Good heavens,
how different and unpalatable this is"
But this pious wish was never fulfilled,
and Beethoven had to remain half a
tradesman" to the end.
As suggestion OF how dedIcations
are occasionally made, the following
letter. which Beethoven wrote to the
same publisher in 1902 from Vienna. is
interesting:
''The lady in question can have a
sonata and l will do my best to carry
out her aesthetic ideas. The price is 5
guineas (ducaten). and for this she
may retain the sonata for year as
lmr private property. but not for plhii
cation. At the end Of the year the
sonata becomes my property-that is
TO say, have the right to publish it.
and If she thinks 1t an honor she may
ask to have the work dedicated TO
her."
This, from the business point of
view of the lady in question is surely
a tempting offer At least, so the art
patroness of to-day would think II She
had a chance of suggesting to Bee
thoyen the aesthetic idea" for a so
nata; to retain such treasure in her
own hands for twelvemonth, and
thereafter have 1t dedicated to her =
and all for 5 guineas
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PATRICK HENRY.
A Saint in Religious Matters, but
Different in Politics.
(To be continued-)

Saint in Religious Matters, but
Different in Politics.
The Virginia Magazine of History
and Biography has a number of letters
by Roger Atkinson, a Virginian plant
er. who came from Cumberland, En-
gland. about 1850 and settled near
Petersburg. To his brotherin-law.
Samuel Pleasant of Philadelphia, he
writes in October, 1714, concerning Fir-
ginia's recently appointed seven dele
gates to the first Philadelphia congress.
The spirit of the man is shrewd, but
obviously not reyerential.
Eye Sd gentleman, Colo Washington,
was bred soldier-a warrior, < dis
tinguished himself in early life before
& at We Death of We unfortunate but
intrepid Braddock. He is a modest
man, but sensible s speaks little-in
action cool. like Bishop at his prayer.
"The 4th a real half Quaker, Patrick
Henry, your Brothers man-moderate
& mild & in religious matter a Saint
but We very Devil in Politicks-a son
OF Enthusiastically ges-the Patriotic
Farmer will explain this-I know 1t Is
above your Thumbs. He will shake We
Senate & Some years ago had like to
have talked Treason in We House, in
these times very useful man, nota-
BILE American, very stern & steady in
his country's cause & at We same time
such fool that I verify believe it w'd
puzzle even king to buy him off-he's
a second Shippen-oh, that he had the
handling OF some Of our Courtiers-
for instance, was it North or South
Scotch English or Welsh I'VE poor Irish
have enough of it In their own country
our Patrick w'd certainly be very un-
civil-he is no Macaroni."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18
The Jew. ana rhirt.en.

Commenting ON the thirteen super
stltions in the Oestereichishe Wochen-
schnift, Jacob E. Ehrlich, Jewish
writer, says: The number thirteen is
surely not bad one for us. The holy
writ tells Of the thirteen attributes of
the Most High. and we have thirteen
feast days IN each year. Our great
arch enemy, Hannah, was hanged on
the 18th Of Abas. The thirteenth birth
day Of our sons is day of Joy be-
cause on that day the child becomes a
member Of the religious community
The dream Of Joseph was of thirteen
the sun, the moon and eleven stars
and Jacob had thirteen children"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

tunO to furnish most Of Its inmates.
stensland Is there. Van Vlissirgen is
now there In Van Vlissingsn's case
the machinery OF the law had no obsta-
cles- No high-priced lawyers fought TO
save the culprit from punishment on
flimsy technicalittes. The guilty mans
conscience saved the state the time and
expense of a long trial. These TRACE
dies in the business world read their
own lesson. A career of crime can only
be prolonged TO q certain limit. 1t Is
fortunate when the crash comes before
innocent victims have widespread hard
ship and misery inflicted ON them. But
the crash will come sooner or later.
Like others Of his class, Van VlisSin-
gems first wrong step led him to take
larities was not endless, after ALL In
his case the losers are fortunately not
small bank depositors. But q man OF
his type is as demoralizing to the bust
ness world as the robber OF bank saw
ings or the swIndler OF widows and
orphans. 1t Is a high tribute TO the
general integrity of the financial world
that moral lapses, as in Van Vlissin-
gems case, evoke no maudlin sympathy.
Swift and stern Justice is the only safe
deterrent for others with tendency
toward dalliance with temptation. A
felon's cell must be made grim reality
for crimes of this nature. The higher
the former estate, and the greater the
fall, the more certainly is the adage
that The wages of sin is death" proved
true
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

What can be done with Intensive
farming and irrigation is shown In a
circular recently issued by the CONNER
cial Club Of North Yakima, Wash.
One farmer received ten thousand dol
lars for the apples from his fifteen
acre orchard Apples sell for a dollar
and a quarter box, and the yield runs
from ave hundred to two thousand
boxes an acre. The man who raised
the ten-thousand-dollar apple crop sold
the yield from fifteen cherry trees for
two hundred and forty dollars Another
received forty-five hundred dollars for
the peaches which he raised on three
and a half acres; third sold his nine
kre pear crop for the same amount,
Ia still another got eleven hundred
and fifty-five dollars from three acres
of potatoes. The Yakima valley is pc
culiarly adapted to Embarrassing. but
there is no reason why farmers else
where may not increase the yield Of
their land by adopting some Of the
methods successfully used there.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Cooking schools are an old story. and
special courses in domestic science have
been in operation for some years In
more than one city. Probably the first
Institution, already established for gen
eral culture, to undertake household
economies for women is Kings College,
London. The university housewife will
receive her degree for three years
work In all that a mistress of home
needs to know. from laboratory prac-
tice In scrubbing to the theory of home
decoration and the law Of landlord AID
tenant.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

China can never go back into the
dark. 1t has been brought too far into
contact with the world of IDEAS and
action now to revert to the ancient type.
western Ideas are firmly planted in tie
Chinese soil, but, nevertheless, there
has been a great work of preparation
there to insure an eventual roofing of
civilization as the West conceiyes the
term
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

fellow doesn't always know where
to place his sympathy. A Massachu-
sets man with fifty children was ar
rested for non-support of recently ar
rived twins.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

John D. Rockefellers testimonials to
his non-coersive methods In acquiring
rival companies as the kind l have al
ways used; have used no other will
sound familiar to the readers of soap
advertisements.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

When George Grey Barnard's statues
we're exhibited recently in the Boston
Art Museum, one piece, The Hewer."
was set up outdoors on plot OF green.
This Is said to be the first case OF a
temporary exhibit of statuary In pub
lie square, and it establishes a sug-
gestiye precedent. VIII not more people
see a work of art II 1t is placed on a
thoroughfare than in museum, and
may not the time come when exhibits
Of statues will pass from one public
park to another throughout the coun-
try!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Prince Won Buelow refers to Germany
as IA parvenu among the nations. There
are many people who will find 1t diff
cult to understand how Germany can
feel hurt owing to the fact that she is
blamed for being young.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Sometimes man proves that he is
great through his ability to recognize
greatness In others. 1t Is in this way
that Boswell won his fame. The city
of Litchfeld, England. the birthplace of
Johnson, has lately erected statue Of
Boswell's Life of Johnson" is still re-
garded as the greatest biography in
history
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

We can see no reason why anybody
should seek to kill the Kaiser by wreck
Ing the royal train, or in any other
way. He is good and obedient mon
orch
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18
snId shi..

She picked herself from the debris,
And said to her friends; Look at mis- =
And her friend merely said.
As she twisted her haid
And looked at her dress: "Huily Eis !"
Houston Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Now who would ever have suspected
that such kindly disposed old soul as
Uncle Edward of England would have
taken the trouble to poster anybody
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

How the Gar of Russia must despise
the Emperor of Germany for permit
ting legislative body to lay down
rules of conduct for him!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Tradition seems to have sustained q
hard jolt through the fact that 1t was
not the German empress who talked
too much.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

A Kansas man who married school
ma'am complains that his wife always
assumes dictatorial attitude whenever
she hears the school bell ringing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

The people of France are drifting
around to the point where they are
In favor Of more babies-for other
people
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Isn't 1t about time for another change
IN the style of our 2-cent postage
stamps?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

One trouble with a universal Ian
guage Is that so many men could not
stay at home long enough to learn It,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

a Boston woman is sling for divorce
because her husband threw pie in her
face. II must not have hit the right
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

That mighty unfair trick of killing
the fatted calf for the prodIgal causes
more family rows than anything else
on earth. except the division OF
Fathers Money.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

They have bankers row. at Joliet
prison, and it has been Chicaso's for
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

Roumania Is said to hold the prizs
for illiteracy. Two-thirds Of the popu-
lation can neither read nor writa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-18

There is entirely too much remedy In
this country that is not applied.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
PLANS AN ACTIVE YEAR
Fish and Game Association
Organize to Fight Pot Hunt
ers--Everett is Appointed
Legislative Agent.

The newly organized Wiscon-
sin association for the preserva-
ton of fish and game before its
adjournment at Madison last
Wednesday, UNANIMOUSLY selected
ex-Assemblvlnan E. A. Everett
as its legislative representative
Mr.. Everett will spend a large
portion of the session before the
fish and game committee and
look after the interests of the
association. The association
will take an active part in the
formation of laws bearing upon
fish and game, and every attempt
to make the woods and streams
the rendezvous of pot-bunters
will be fought vigorously. A
state wide campaign to enlist
10000 sportsmen in the organi-
cation will be started at once.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
Advancement of w ausau.

The wonderful progress Wausau has
been making within the last few
months has enabled it TO take its place
among the foremost cities of Wiscon-
sin. The PRONUNCIATION of the Mara
thon Paper Mills, new $l,OO0,GOO
corporation. and the organization of
the Great Northern Life Insurance
company, which is already in opera
ton. will mean new industries and
added wealth to the com munity. The
Record Herald, which is the only
daily paper Published in the city,
has been keeping way afead OF the
times.
The Record Herald is member OF
the Associated Press and the Wiscon-
sin Daily League. With these facili-
ties and its large number of country
correspondents, it is giving the news
of the entire world, including Wiscon-
sin, and particularly Wausau and
vicinity.
As special inducement to intro
duce the paper, the Record-Herald
will be sent l.y mail outside of the
city of Wausau for three dollars year
if paid in advance. No home should
be without this up-to-date newsy
paper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
ANNOUNCEMENT
March 8, 1909.

To the people of Villas county:
/ hereby announce to the
voters of Villas county that |
shall be a non-partisan candidate
for the office of county judge of
the county court ofVilas county,
at the election to be held on the
9th day of April, 1909, when a
successor to the Hon. Niles A..
Colman will be elected.
In submitting my candidacy to
you, | am deeply conscious of the
responsibilities which the inn
portant duties of the office i'm
pose.
If elected, l shall administer
the duties OF the Office in accor-
dance with the law honestly.
fearlessly and impartially.
GEORGE E. O'CONNoR.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
OVER THE COUNTY
CLEARWATER

- Il
+. B. Numbers, of Grand Rapids,
was caller on friends in the neigh
borhood Monday and Tuesday.
The primary department is closed
for month, while the teacher is at
tending institute at Bethel. Wis.
D. H. Oberholtzer is hauling logs to
Eagle River.
The Holme brothers have been haul
ing logs to the switch for Judge
Colmau.
Mr.. Hansen was business caller in
Three Lakes Tuesday.
Little Marie Goodwill, who has been
very i'll the past two months is able
to be around again.
Mr.. Hess being sick there has been
no school in session this week.
Mr.. Grass of Baraga. Mich. is con-
templating buying some land and
moving into the neighborhood.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
In another column of the News

In another column of the News
appears a proposition from
James Langill to the town Of
Eagle River. asking for the
granting of free electrical power
to the amount of thirty horse.
The power is to be used for a
planning mill wherein custom
planning. etc, is to be the basis
for which the power will be put
to use. The proposition is one
that will come up for sanction
at the spring election and de-
serves vote for the granting of
the power Being a resident
and property owner OF the town
for years. and the industry being
one of benefit to the people the
proposition should carry. Every
little bit towards the upbuiding
of Eagle River should meet with
the assistance of every voter.