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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01
The Victor of Marengo

and Germany. As the columns halted
Napoleon shouted to him, BEAT Z
/ retreat"
The boy did not stir.
"Gamin, beat a retreat"
The boy stopped, grasped his drum
sticks and said, "Sir, | do not know
how to beat retreat; Dessaix never
taught me that; but l can beat a
charge-oh, | can beat charge that
will make the dead fall into line. /
beat that charge at the Pyramids, |
beat that charge at Mount Tabor, |
beat it again at the bridge at Lodi.
May l beat it here?"
Napoleon turned to Dessaix and
said, eve are beaten; what shall we
do?"
"Do? Beat themI II is only 9
o'clock and there is time enough to
win victory yet Up! the charged
beat the old charge of Mount Tabor
and Lodi"
A moment later the corps, follow
ing the sword CLEAN of Dessaix, and
keeping step with the furious roll. of
the gamin's drum, swept down on the
host of Austrians. They drove the
first line back on the second-both on
the third and there they died. Des-
saix fell at the first volley, but the
line never faltered, and as the smoke
cleared away, the gamin was seen
in front Of his line marching right
on and still beating the furious charge
Over the dead and wounded, over
breastworks and fallen foe, over can
mons belching forth their fire of
death, he led the way to victory and
the fifteen days in italy were ended.
Today men point to Marengo in
wonder. They admire the power and
foresight that so skiIlfully handled
the battle, hit they forget that
general only 80 years of age made a
victory defeat. They forget that
gamin of Paris put to shame "the
child of destiny"
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THE WASTE OF WAR.

n the dispatches the other morn
said an Emmett lover of music
vas reported that among the Aus.
is slain in recent battle be.
n them and the Russians. was
kreisler, the famous violinist
was fighting with his regiment
e Austrian army. When l read
heart fairly jumped, for l have
Of Kreisler's violin records, and
up and put one on the machine
'Chanson Sans Paroles by
kowsky, one of the sweetest and
est musical compositions in nv
Ia repertoire. And as | listened
music and could almost see the
mer as the matchless tones of
ohm rolled through the room.
.ht that the loss of Fritz Kreis-
the world was national a
side calamity. He has delighted
es in all countries for ten
. more, and his records are
the finest"
2 terrible thing is this war!
stamate the cost in dollars and
= in suffering and privation.
man who brings up the loss
nifty, In the ranks are men
been great benefactors to
race the world over. Men
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| NY APOLEON was sitting in his
| ~ tent, before him lay map OF
| | Italy. He took four pins and
stuck them Hp, measured
moved the pins and measured again,
Nov" said he, chat is right. 1 will
capture him there;"
"Who, sir?" asked an officer.
"Milas, the old fox Of Austria. He
will retire from Genoa, pass Turin
and fall back on Alexandria. l shall
cross the Pc, meet him on the plains
of Laconia and conquer him there"
and the finger Of the child Of destiny
pointed to Marengo.
Two months later the memorable
campaign Of 1900 began. The goth of
May saw Napoleon on the heighths of
st. Bernard. The 22nd, Larmes, with
the army of Genoa, held Padua So
far all had been well with Napoleon.
He had compelled the Austrians to
take the positions he desired, reduced
the army from 10000 to 10000 men,
dispatched Murat to the right and
June Il moved forward to consum-
mate his mastery plan.
But God threatened to overthrow
his schemel A little rain had fallen
in the Alps and the Pc could not be
crossed in time. The battle was be-
gun. Milas, pushed to the wall, re-
solved to cut his way out, and Napo-
leon reached the field to see Larmes
beaten, Champeaux dead, Dessaix
still charging old Milas with his Aus
trian phalanx at Marengo, till the
consular guard gave way and the well
planned victory was a terrible defeat
Just as the day was lost, Dessaix, the /
boy general, sweeping across the field
at the head Of his cavalry, halted on
the eminence, where stood Napoleon. /
There was in the corps drummer /
boy, gamin whom DessaiX had I
picked up in the streets of Paris. He
had followed the victorious eagle of
France in the campaigns of Egypt
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pnent in science, art, literature
philanthropy have given their
Hand many more will follow be-
fchis cruel war is ended. And
tank that it is all to humor the
y; or ambitions of some gentle
MI royal blood who, because they
20 from fighting ancestry think
tnre diyinely appointed to grasp
forritory and power, and who
III nothing of sacrificing the best
Il and art in their kingdoms to
al their ends. Fritz Kreisler
mis- violin was worth more to
thorld than all the kings in Eu-
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This has been an unusually dry
season" remarked Old Bill Misgivens.
However, it is nothing like l have
seen it in Eastern Colorado and Ari-
iona. | used to know q man by the
name of Abe Switzer who lived for
many years in eastern Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona. When Abe lit
in that country he was large fleshy
man weighing in the neighborhood of
three hundred pounds. Notwithstand-
ing his heft he was a great worker.
He insisted on working round, out in
the sun during the hottest and driest
seasons. | left that country shortly
after Abe settled there and was away
for five years. Then l went back to
visit and look after some land | owned
When | got off the train at the town
near where my land was | saw a long.
lean man come up to the postoffice.
l never had seen a man who seemed
to me to be so dried out and to have
so much extra skin on him as that
man had. He looked as if he had
plenty of hide for two men of his size.
1t just naturally hung on him in folds
and waved in the wind when he
walked. Who is that feller?' l asked.
That is Abe Switzer,' said Teller
who was leaning up against the build
ing. For the lands sake / SAYS, |
you don't mean to tell me that is Abe /
Switzer? Why, when | knew him he
pounds. Must have had terrible
spell of sickness, take it?' Me- the
feller says, Abe is healthy enough.
reckon. He has just dried up. That's
all that is the matter with him. The
weather has been ALFRED dry and
hot here since Abe settled in this
country and he has been drying out
more and more every season. The first
year he was here he was the most
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01
ANOTHER MILESTONE.

The Index this week enters upor
its twenty-seccnd year-almost a
quarter of century old. This is also
the eleventh anniversary of the pres
ent editors ownership.
When the present owner bought
the paper it had a bona fide circula-
ton of less than 250. Today it's sub
scribers number over thousand and
it is not very far out of the way to
say that it is read every week by 1000
people. That its weekly visits are
eagerly awaited is shown by the fact
that there is an awful fuss if some
one fails to get his paper. To those
away from home it is as priced as a
personal letter. Just this week we
received a card from Rev. S. A. Par
ker, way down in California, saying
that paper had been missed and to
not fail to send one. eve miss it,
he writes. Many similar letters come |
during every year, and no time is lost
in sending out the missing copy, be-
cause we know how they feel.
Every Monday there comes to this
office dinky little country weekly
paper from back in Kansas. On that
day we get probably fifty other pa
pers. We hurriedly paw over the
whole bunch until we get the one with
the peculiarly stamped name on it.
We don't care what kind of headlines
interest US. We are looking for that
dinky weekly. And why? 1t comes
from the little town in which we were
raised. As we open its pages and
scan down the column the panorama
of years spent and gone spreads out
before us. We see this name and /,
that one, forgotten in the years that ..
have pushed US into mature age. This /
one breathes to US the childish games
on the old school ground. That one
US of the days we spent il
fishing along the old creek. And s.
there is going to be show in town. +
We wonder if the kids will carry g
torch for the band and get in the same
as we used to do. We see that old i,
Comrade Jim has been gathered to -
us fathers. Miss Katie's youngest a.
laughter has just been married. Miss ii
Did Maid gave tea to few friends.
ord, but she must be old now. Oh!
or the world to turn back so we Ike
ould live child again just for to- WI
light. But it won't. The way we WI
We again is to read the old home I'D
aper. It's headlines and its type
re just the same as they were years cla
go. But their very look makes us sb,
ate the flash and style of later years. the
1e are at home when we read that ste
nky weekly paper. 1t breathes to to
) an air of safety, of happiness, of
all the dailies of
can't do. So it makes MOI
d;ffaronoa ,,,h,4 ~ rim
- g. IA WIN mas III the
j, mus. oe hooked up the
y" ''. uihNy weekly or we won't deb
cept. Then there is another thing cen
at makes US love that dinky home
per. The dear old father and moth I
are sleeping in the old cemetery. Bat
d the dinky weekly is connecting tim
k between that sacred spot and pro
aho. wit
That ;s wbv wo 49, witt
I'd missing numbers of The Index GO
the readers far away. 1t is the +ou
home paper to them, just as that did
lie dinky weekly back in Kansas is 7 w
old home paper to US. get
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the world. The next morning the
teacher asked the little girl what her
mother said when she read the note.
The child replied by quoting her moth
er verbatim, as follows: "Well, 1 didn't
know anything about geography, and
| got married, and your Aunt Gilda
didn't know any geography and she
got married. And your teacher knows
geography and she amt married. I
guess you better study arithmetic"
And to this day the little girl thinks
the Argentine Republic is the capital
of Abyssinia.
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Ties of the Town

Anteneral Plug, who was one of
the hes of the Russo-Japanese war
10 ye ago-why isn't he at the
pfronifghting the pfoe?
Sonhing seems to tell the motor
car oers that John D. Rockefeller
is note one who will pay the war
tax of cents gallon on gasoline.
& & &
Onelnnot read the results of the
recent rimary elections in the diff
ferent ates without concluding that
there iuite a scattering of Repub-
icans t N the country.
Z & &
A Oman citizen was awakened
in the ght by the strong odor of a
skunk. lie tried to waken his wife.
Failingne said: "Mein Gottl hat 1
got to hmell it all alone?"
Durirthe bombardment of Rheims
the popace was forced to seek shell
ter forveral days in the great wine
cellars. But this can hardly be in
GUIDED aong the horrors of war.
Perha Italy, which obviously is
Ieen toake a hand in the war, is
Waiting ntil after October 4 to see
What efct the prayers for peace
AVE on situation.
Z & &
The t,cher was examining the
lass in Histology. "Mary, tell us"
he aske "what is the function of
he stom'h ?" "The function of the
the little girl answered, "is
hold U the petticoat."
The rir of the dollar marks the
orizon o some mems lives, and the
ng of te dollar is the only music
ley hearlr care for. In their greed
ley will Top at nothing, even to the
sbaucher of the young and limo
mt.
&
The gretest battle of the war, the ;
attic of .isne, has ragged for some
ne, so w might as we'll learn to
with one syllable, "An,"
tn the ing sound of a, to rhyme
tn gain
Papa aid little Dick, "didn't you
i mother we must economical" 81
l, my so'." "Well," replied Dick"
was thiking that mebby if you'd {
an Automobile 1 wouldn't wear 8
so may shoes" {
& = &
You knw those egg tomatoes l
sed this Summer" remarked Hugh
gleston o Bill Womack the other !
=. wei, sir, our old speckled hen
FAXED of a nest of them and the
er day htched half dozen bottles 7
tomato atsup. Fact!" 7
When a ball player fails to make 8
I'd IN taS company, the papers say: /
S back b the bush league for YOU" T
d it's bsk to the bush league for /
of US, finally. However capable c
n may b, he finds himself slowing r
as age advances, and he disap- b
RS in the bush league, to be heard t
no more until we hear ne is dead. a
& e E %
John McGraw could exercise a S
sorship over the sport writer's the b
V York baseball dispatches would S
btless explain that the Boston il
yes are suffering enormous losses h
are committing many atrocities.
D that the Giants are slowly fall
back into more strongly forti- b
position. i,
q g 4 v
ncle Eph had long boasted that q
,ad never needed the services of r;
'ctor, but now he was i'll and his G
hbor felt that the time had come II
n physician should be called. 81
ne. now, Uncle Eph," said she Il
viii call whomever you wish m
know there is good allopath and h,
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,MOCRATIC SIDE SHOW.

now it is Maine that comes to
thetness stand to testify that the
BuIoose party is but a side show
fore Democrats, and that only a
vermall part of those who voted
forosevelt believe in the necessity
of bird party. In 1912 Roosevelt
reed 49, 93 votes in Maine, while
Taft but 26,545. This year a great
camgn was made in that state by
the ogressives. The biggest men
in tbarty went to the state to lend
thebice to the cause, for it was felt
thate vote in Maine would be a
test their strength. The test came
and Progressives cast 17,147 votes
for cir candidate for governor,
while Republicans cast 56,179. All
the .gressives elected in the state
wereo members of the legislature.
Theyanaged to defeat the Republi-
IAN didate for governor and let
he hocrats in by a narrow ma
jorit,but the Republicans elected
all bpne of the congressman.
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A teacher tells of an experience
hack East with one of the little ltal-
ian girls in her room, wherein the
victory went against the teacher. The
child simply would not learn geogra-
rapbv; she did very well in her other
classes. but she would not study geog-
raphv and never made passaAle
showing in that subject, In despair,
the teacher sent note to the child's
mother. asking her TO try to direct
her interest more toward the map of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01

Uncle Eph had long boasted that
he had never needed the services of
doctor, but now he was ill and his
ncighbor felt that the time had come
when a physician should be called.
Come. now. Uncle Eph," said she
we viii call whomever you wish
you know there is a good allopath and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01

One morning father missed some
money out of his clothes and thought
mother had frisked him during the
night. So while mother was busy in
another room. father went through
her handbag in search of his coin.
He found reeeipted milk bill, an I'M
paid ice bill. big hunk of prepared
chalk. powder puff, two coupons SIN
months old. representing the last time
he had taken her to the theater; but
ton hook, six samples of dress goods,
a clipping containing Gene Fields
"Little Boy Blue two safety pins.
sample of talcum powder, one of the
babv's mittens, an old tintype of him
self taken before marriage and cents
in coin. And father felt so mean that
he kicked himself all day.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01

If John McGraw could exercise a
censorship over the sport writers the
New York baseball dispatches would
doubtless explain that the Boston
Braves are suffering enormous losses
and are committing many atrocities.
Also that the Giants are slowly fall
ing back into more strongly forti-
fed position.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01

You may also take home these
names conveyed in a dispatch few
days ago from Petrograd-and try
them on your piano: "The battle line,
according to the reports made public
at the war office, extends from point
directly west of Belzre, in northern
Galicia. south and west of Rawa-Rus-
ka, through Grodek. twenty miles
west of Lvov, to the Dniester and Wy
koty rivers near Lambor.'
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good homeopath. Now, which'll
you have?" "Wal," drawled Uncle
Eph, 81 dunno ez it matters-they do
say that all paths lead to the grave"
& &
In an asylum two worthless named
Sandy and Tam formed plan to
make their escape Sandie said to
Tam: Bend doom and I'll get on yer
back and get on the top o the wall
and haul We up" Sandie got on the
top of the wall and slid down the
other side. saying: Tam, think yen
better bide anither FORTNIGHT, for
you're no near sane yet"
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When q. ball player fails to make
rood in fas company, the papers say:
ITS back u the bush league for you"
And it's bak to the bush league for
all of US, finally. However capable a
man may b, he finds himself slowing
up, as age advances, and he disap-
pears in the bush league, to be heard
OF no more until we hear ne is dead.
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Papa aid little Dick, "didn't you
tell mother we must economize?" 81
did, my So" "Well," replied Dick, !"
was thihing that mebby if you'd
get an Automobile l wouldn't wear
out so mag shoes"
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The gretest battle of the war, the
Battle of isne, has ragged for some
time, so w might as we'll learn to
pronounceit with one syllable, "An,"
with the ing sound of a, to rhyme
with gain
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-01

You knw those egg tomatoes |
raised this summer" remarked Hugh
Eggleston o Bill Womack the other
day. wei, sir, our old speckled hen
sneaked of nest of them and the
other day htched half dozen bottles
of tomato atsup. Factn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07

Uncle Sam has made Chicago the
official headquarters Of the central di.
vision Of the food inspection depart
ment Of the government. The change,
however, was more In name than In
fact, as the new head Of the depart.
ment Is still In Washington and there
was no outward change In the ar.
rangement or functions Of the present
branch Office of the service In the
Transportation building, South Dear
born and West Harrison streets. The
head Of the new department Is Lucius
NJ. Tolman,. who had hitherto been In
the employ Of the bureau Mt Washing.
ton.
Functions performed by the new de.
partment will be little different from
what the Office here has been doing
heretofore, but instead of the reports
of the Investigators In this division
being made direct to Washington they
Will be made to the heads Of the de-
partment here. Mr.. Tolman will have
charge Of a territory extending from
the east part Of Ohio to Colorado. and
from Dakotas to the Gulf. Simulta.
neously with the establishment Of the
central department western division
with headquarters at San Francisco
was established. The work Of the de.
partment had grown to such proper.
lions and the difficulty Of carrying 1t
on efficiently at such great distances,
was 80 great that establishment OF
the three zones was made necessary.
The County Assessors have started
out a large force of men distributing
personal property schedules. The
law requires that the assessment shall
be spread after April 1, but the asses.
sors, realizing that their appropria.
ton had been cut by the County Com
missiOners, decided to get as much
work as possible done before April l..
The schedules do not have to be re.
turned until April.
With each schedule Is a personal
letter from Frank w. Koraleski, sec.
rotary of the Board OF Assessors, urg.
ing every one to be patriotic and pay
a share Of the expenses. Those who
are possessed of nothing except neces.
sary household goods are informed
that II they will I'LL out the schedule
and return It to the assessors they will
not be assessed. They are also re.
quested to report any incivilities or
indications Of dishonesty on the part
of the field assessors.
The County Commissioners will be
requested to urge state legislation en-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
ranoes of the Week.

''1n most of the cities admission Is
charged to the municipal dance halls"
said the mayor, "but incline to the
idea of free dance halls as we'll as free
bathing beaches. My scheme would
be to have one on the north side, one
on the south side, one on the north
west side and one on the southwest
side. and possibly one in South Chi.
cago. or course. by charging an ad.
mission and selling soft drinks the en-.
terprise could be made self.sustaining,
but think 1t would be better for the
city to meet the expense involved. 1t
would not cost great deal"
would you permit the tango to be
danced?" the mayor was asked.
81 think so," was the reply. "The
tango can be danced as decently as
any other Dance
Taxes are up % per cent. This Is
due to the influence of fad Organiza.
tons which fasten upon the poor tax.
payers Of Chicago the cost of fads that
could be got along without and of "im.
provements" that future generations
should pay for.
~
Ambrose A. worsley should be
elected TO the Municipal Bench. He
is good lawyer and an honest man.
Jacob Lindheimer, who will be the
next Alderman from the 3rd Ward,
drove the loan sharks out Of the City
Hall when he was Assistant City Tres.
urer by allowing needy employees ad.
vances on their salaries.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07

lubc life
place.
exclaimed hatngy:
o a kind"
IF hou this bill designed permit the gentleman
passage
MIR doubt whether the gentleman make his
failngs this manner"
II do the marriage worthy widows widowers
Knkaid
Nebraska friend observed
o
would be said
married. said Mr.
Il will all help gratefully" replied Mr. Knkad
was assed DO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07

In
color o 1t.
the sma the morning. asking the
problem with the understanding that
had to be instanter?
In
all
n Of
most from in big city It
n
the bureau
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07

Spanish amba uniform of his rank
n from?'
Senator his Enthusiastically explosive manner
question holiness
sion, the amba stammer
chamberlain majesty
him
ant 1 this
he replied extending his hand cordially I'm glad
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07


to the front a promising lawyer.
official
the
would
Endorsed
Jointly Henry asked
Webster to indorse with him for $500.
AN right said the studou and thoughu Webster m
you'll $1,000 half Clay
two set out for Banker Riggs signed the note with soemn and
divided his remarked
1T battles Daniel Clay
going be paid by the generation"
o. IN Magazine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07

paper is going to press, and some one
on that sheet wants to know. for In.
stance. what was the color Of Presi-
dent Arthur's eyes.
Ask Washington" says the man.
aging editor, and the telegraph editor
clicks off the massage.
The Washington correspondent gets
the query. 1t may arrive In the middle
Of the night, or 1t may arrive even
later. but he has to answer 1t In order
to preserve the inviolate reputation
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07

people in Washington say, and they
are telling good story on Senator
James f. MARITIME of New Jersey to
illustrate their point
At a reception given by the senator
not long ago, so the story goes, mem
hers of the diplomatic corps. with
their gold braid and medals of honor,
mingled with the more modestly
dressed civilians, Senator MARITIME
was circling the room, greeting his
guests in his bluff, hearty way. when
his planca hnnnpned TO rest on the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07
Fearful, state Of Mind.

Whats the matter?" asked the
friend. you seem terribly nervous
Il am" confided the shivering spec
linen OF humanity ITS hysteria.
We've all got 1t at my house"
"Hysteria?"
Yes. Rridge-whisteria!"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-07
Not Out Of Mind.

Husband ION for journey)-Do
you often think Of me when ] am
gone?
Wife-Indeed ! do. 1t takes me a
week to get the smell OF smoke out OF
the hOuse-New York Weekly