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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-25
OUR COUNTRY.

Perhaps no finer patriotic utteranc
was eyet made than that Of Stephei
Decatur, when he said:
sour country In her intercours,
with foreign nations may she always
be in the right; but our country right
or wrong"
This is a time when such senti-
ment should be prominent in the
minds of every American citizen
whether he got into the ranks by
birth or adoption. National affairs
may be regulated well enough by par
tisan politics, but in international af-
fairs II is most important that the
government represent the nation, and
as long as IL keeps us out OF trouble
it is entitled to considerable credit
II Il, or the big talkers, should pre-
cipitate us into hostilites, those who
wouldn't stand with the government
would be few and Of small conse-
qaence, and in no sense entitled to the
name Of American II Is the way OF
war to unite a nation, without much
regard to the wisdom or justice of the
conflict German Socialists forgot
their party principles 70 serve the
fatherland when it came to show
down. fractional feeling passed in
France, where politics is taken seri-
ously and bitterly, when the war be-
gan. Irish Nationaists and Ulster
men forgot their near-war to serve a
British sovereign when the empire
was threatened. The spirit of revo-
luton passed from Russia when an
alien enemy was at the gates. Always,
or nearly always, it is that way in
war. but little of the same spirit
would help in time of peace; indeed,
it would help in maintaining peace,
than which a government can have no
more important function.
This should be borne in mind by
American sympathizers of either side
in the great war. Our foreign Office
is manned by humans to whom error
is quite possible, but trying to get
them to aid one side or the other
won't help much. The fact that our
policy of neutrality hasn't entirely
satisfied either side in Europe is
probably its best recommendation.
That is proof enough that it is Ameri-
can. as all Americans should be.
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BE A GOOD NEIGHBoR,

Every once in while one hears
someone say; ooh, life in this town i.
so dull. wish we could move to .
big city" But with all it's glamour
and hustle and gayety, there is lack.
ing in the big city that comradeship
that neighborliness, that sympathy in
time of trouble which is seldom want.
ing in "ths little town."
Recently, the Kansas City Star
printed the following story, the Incl
dents of which are common occur.
rences in hundreds of big cities:
One day last week hearse and sew
eral carriages stopped in front of a
grocery store in a residence part of
this city, The undertaken hustled out
and went upstairs to an apartment
above the store. Thereupon the gro
GER, wiping his hands on his wife's
apron, went out and asked the UNDER
takers assistant:
Anyone dead?"
"Yes, woman upstairs"
''You don't say Well, heard she
was sick a week or so ago. SO she
NiNtt Nv " VII hual = tbV Odu.
Then the grocer went in and told
his wife. and she said
Now, | wish | had called TO see her
when we first heard she was sick; may
be we might have helped"
1t was morning, the busiest hour of
the grocer's day, and one customer af-
ter another, seeing the hearse and
carriages, asked who was dead.
why, didn't even know there was
q family living up there" said wo-
man who lived only two doors away
81 remember that family when they
moved in here. and they seemed to be
nice folks, too, but | never called on
them" said another.
"Yes, they moved here from some
place in the country. They were
strangers in town. the grocer told
them.
"rve noticed that woman coming in
and out of here, but | never spoke to
her; wished | had now another re-
marked.
And group of neighbors, none of
whom had ever spoken to a member
of the stricken family, gathered in
the grocery store and watched the
meager little funeral party come out
and drive off to the graveyard.
81 shouldn't wonder if that woman
found this a lonesome neighborhood,p
said one, as the hearse turned the cor
ner.
That family had lived there almost
a year. Three churches stood within
few blocks of them. but no minister
of the gospel had called there
The etiquette of city life prescribes
that family, moving into strange
neighborhood, must make no calls
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do anything but prance and kick and
try to run away"
A celebrated lawyer once tried to
get witness to give his idea of alb
sentmindedness. "Well," said the wit
ness, who was typical New England
Yankee, 81 should say that man
who thought he'd left his watch to
hum, and took it out'n his pocket to
see if he'd time to go hum and get it,
was leetle bit absentminded'
Z & Z
A bed time story: Once there was
little boy, and he had little bear.
And one day some one stole that lit
tie bear, and the little boy couldn't
find it. And the little boy like to
cried his head off, because ne loved
that little bear like pie and cake and
such things. Some years later cir
Gus came to town and the little boy
and his papa went. There was
great big iron cage in the middle OF
the circus tent and man came out
and told the audience that big bear
would be turned into the cage and
that real automobile would be given
to anyone who was brave enough to
go into that cage and try to ride
that bear. When the bear came into
the cage, what do you think? The
little boy recognized the bear as his
little bear growed up. And the little
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thereabout until the older neighbori
call first
| And so this woman, keeping to tbs
conventions of the society that hedgec
her about, lived to herself in her little
fiat
Who can tell how wearisome she
found il, how her soul yearned for the
companionship and sympathy of
neighbors, or how much lack of neigh
borliness might have contributed to
| her Illness? Doctors say it is a
fact that persons of a sensitive ma
ture have been known to pine and die
Of sheer lonesomeness.
Many woman in the big city, NOV
ing in from the country, or from an
other neighborhood, suffers.
One of the somber things about city
life is this lack Of neighborliness.
Families are quartered in rows OF
houses, or in apartments, like pigeons;
each in it's separate box, divided only
by thin partitions, but as far apart
socially as If they lived in different
towns.
If you are living in that way self
ishley, to yourself alone, or to a mar
row circle Of acquaintance, get out
of that habit Seek the acquaint-
anceship of those who live near you.
Be a good neighbor. Make it your
business to know the family next door,
and ia the house next to that, and so
on up and down the whole block, and
across on the other side; and let your
run over and reach be-
yond your own block and take in all
the neighborhood that you have time
for
You will find. if you look for it, that
there is many dull tedious life with
IN block Of you, that you can
brighten with simple nod of friendly
with cheerily spoken
word of greeting as you pass by; and
f you seek farther, and get into the
homes of your neighbors, you will
ind opportunity for many deed of
Sindness.
Be good neighbor.
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boy jerked away from his father, ran
to the cage and went in. Everybody
screamed and hollered, as they were
afraid the big bear would eat the
little boy up, but the big bear knew
the little boy, and was glad to see him
and didn't hurt, but licked him in the
face and played with him. And then
the little boy got on the bears back
and rode him, and the circus man
had to give the bear and the automo-
bile to the little boy. And when the
little boy and his bear rode around
the big ring in the automobile every
body whooped and hollered and every
boy wished he was that little boy.
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Has Used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy fOr 20 Years

"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been used in my household for the
past twenty years. l began giving it
to my children when they were small.
AS quick relief for Group, whooping
cough, and ordinary colds, it has no
equal. Being free from opium and
other harmful drugs, l never felt
afraid to give it to the children. |
have recommended it to large num-
Der of friends and neighbors, who
have used it and speak highly of it,
writes Mrs. Mary Minke, Shortsville,
N. Y. Obtainabie everywhere.
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where his own captivity and punish
ment awaited him.
| When Sergeant Gellatly appeared
in court at the trial he refused to
bear witness against Little Hammer.
i"D'ye think-does wan av y think
that IN spake word again the
men baythen .'or no that
pulled me out of me tomb and put
me hetdne the barrack quilts? Here's
the stripes aft me arm and to Jail I'll
90; but forwhat, whit before l clapped
iron on his wrists, good or avil, divil
word will ! say"
And Little Hammer, thinking he
was expected to speak, drew his blan-
ket up closely about him and said
Howl
Pretty Pierre, the notorious half
breed, was then called. He kissed the
Book and, making the sign of the
cross swiftly, and unheeding the
ironical, if hesitating, laughter in the
court, said:
"Bien, | will tell you the story, the
whole truth. l was in Stony Plains.
Little Hammer was good Inun then. !
Yes, sacre, it is fool who smiles at
that | have kissed the Book. Dam
He would be chief when old Two
Tails die. He was proud then. Lit
tie Hammer. He not go to post for
drink. He shoot straight"
Here Little. Hammer stood up ana
said:
"There is too much talk. Let me
be. 1t is all done. The sun is set.
| care not. | have killed him" Then
he drew his blanket about his face
and sat down.
eyes, you killed him-quick, after
five years-that is So" Pierre CON
tinued, "but you will not speak to say
why. Then l will speak.
"Injuns say Little Hammer will be
great man. He will bring the tribes
together. Then Brigley, the trapper
well, he was thief and coward. He
come to Little Hammer and say, 4
am hungry and tired Little Hammer
gave him food and sleep. He go away.
Bien, he come back and say, 1T is far
20 go, | have no horse So Little
Hammer give him horse, too.
"Then he come back once again in
he night when Little Hammer gone.
md before morning he go. But when
little Hammer return there lay his
'ride-only Injun girl, but his bride
lead! You see? Eth? No? Well, i
he captain at the post he says it was
he same as Lucrece. l say it was like
Iell. 1t is not so much to kill or to
lie. That is the game; but that other
non Dieul Little Hammer, you see
ow he hide his head. Not because he
i'll the Tarquin, that Brigley, but be-
ause he is poor vaurien now and once
e was happy and had wife, What
yould you do, judge honorable? Lit
e Hammer, | shake your hand so
owl
But Little Hammer made no reply.
he judge sentenced him to one month
l jail He might have made it one
months. 1t would have been
ne same. For when, on the last
forming of that month, they opened
he door to set him free, he was gore.
hat is, the Little Hammer whom the
Ugh gods knew was zone, though an
nourished, self strangled body was
pright by the wall The vagabond
ad paid his penalty. but desired no
ore of earth.
Upon RE door was scratched the
he word;
"Howl"
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sitting in the Yellow Quil
~ store smoking the company
tobac. Sergeant Gellatly en-
' tered Little Hammer rose, offere,
his hand, and muttered; Howl"
The, sergeant thrust his hand asid,
and said sharply:
"Whin take y'r. hand, Little Ham
mer, it'll be to put a grip an VI
wrists that1l stay there till y'are il
QUARTS out O. which y'll come. nay.
Their winter nor summer Put that in
y'r pipe and smoke it, y scamp"
Little Hammer had bad time at
the post that night. Lounging halt
breeds reviled him. The officials re-
buked him. Travellers shared in the
derision, as foolish people do where
one is browbeaten by many.
At last trapper entered, whom
seeing, Little Hammer drew his blan-
ket up about his head The trapper
sat down near Little Hammer and be-
gan to smoke. He laid his plug tobac
and his knife on the counter beside
him. Little Hammer reached over
and took the knife, putting it swiftly
within his blanket. The trapper saw.
the act and, turning sharply on the
Indian, called him thief. Little Ham
mer CLICKED strangely and said moth
ing. His eyes peered sharply above
the blanket. In an instant the trap
per, with loud oath, caught at the
Indians throat; but as the blanket
dropped back he gave startled cry.
There was a flash of knife and he
fell back dead. Little Hammer stood
above him, smiling, for moment and
then, turning to Sergeant Gellatly,
held out his arms silently for the
handouts.
The next day two men were lost on
the prairies. One was Sergeant Gel
latly; the other was Little Hammer.
The horses they rode travelled so close
that the leg of the Indian crowded
the leg of the white man. The wilder
the storm grew the closer still they
rode.
But if the gods were angry at the
Indian, why should Sergeant Gellatly
only sway to and fro, and now laugh |
reclSlessly, and now fall sleepily for :,
ward on the neck of the horse while
the Indian rode straight and neither
wavered nor wandered in mind, but
at last slipped from his horse and
walked beside the other?
Sergeant Gellatly, keep awakel
keep awakel You sleep, you die, that's
it. Holy. Yes. Howl Walk, hell!
You walk, yes?" a s..
Then another voice said: "Bien, you
see he was a murderer but he save his
,aptor. VOLTA, such heather! But
you will, all the same, bring him to
iustice-you call it that. But we shall
see."
Then someone else replied: "The
FEET of Little Hammer were like wood
IN the floor when you brought the
.wo in. Pretty Pierre-and lucky for
hem you found them"
So, for hours, for weeks-it might
nave been for years-and then the
sergeant awoke, clear and knowing
o "the unnatural, intolerable day I
t was to him-with Little Hammer I
n prison. 1t was March when his
memory and vigor vanished. 1t was !
Nay when he grasped the full remem- /
france of himself and of that fight |
or life on the prairie; of the hands /
hat smote him that he should not I
leep; of Little Hammer, the slayer,
Who had driven death back discom- Q
tied and brought his captor safe to
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Tales of the Town

A man is no better than his stom-
aeh.
You may have observed that stag
party is never a dance.
About this time of year the gray
ity side of mans winter pants be-
gins to show signs Of thinness.
It's getting so one doesn't care
whether a man delivers a standpat
speech or a progressive speech.
One result of the war is reduction
Of one half in the amount of beer
produced in Germany. War is what !?
4 q 4
If you see six black cats cross your
path at midnight the chances are
that it means you are "as full as a
goat"
The Germans may have to enlarge
the scope of their national anthem to
include ''Die Wacht Am English
Channel"
The original spark plug was the
old fashioned family horse that was
so gentle that fellow could drop
both reins and take both her hands in
his.
Says Old Bill Misgivens; "The time
has come and is rapidly arriving,
when the only way to stop suicide is
to make it capital offense, pun
ishable with DEATH
4 & 4
The man who wrote formula for
success by keeping "your head cool,
your feet warm and your mind busy"
should have added something about
keeping your mouth shut.
The 10 billion dollars which the
Allies have arranged to expend on
the war this year, plus what Germany
and Austria will spend, must consti-
tute nearly all the money "they is"
Said an old codger out near the sum-
nit,
IF l amt riled, shore amt far from
it.
When | told my boy Heath,
Son, I've lost my store teeth
All the smart aleck said was Dad
gum itp"
From newspaper mans standpoint
t looks as if the earth's population is
divided into two classes: Men who
ire looking for free advertising, and
hose who wish to keep something out
# the paper.
Latest chant by the third house
quartet in the Capital News:
Bull county's ahead
Poor Camas is dead
And Gem is a very poor bet:
They've racheted Butte
Down the coal cellar chute,
And they haven't created Payette-not
yet.
A young woman was taken to task
'or marrying a man we'll up in middle
age instead of youth. "My obser-
vation has BEEN" she replied, .'that
t is better to be hitched up with an
Did horse that knows how to pull the
oad rather than a fool colt that can't
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The Conscience of an Indian

Hammer the Canadian
The Hudson Bay Company him good The mounted police
Blackee nothing Half
breeds reyed him He tobacco
individuals
only knew of him his with Little Hammer
ne not found wanting His told by Gilbert Parker pierre
and His People,, published by Macmillan
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Ermine.

Ermine, contrary to the general be
lief. cleans well and Is an exceedingly
durable fur.
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!: e.. :: !: . s: : :::: s:
tobac. Sergeant Gellat1y en-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-25

Don't put too much faith in the Grounding
sign. Spring will be here We can help you
to prepare for the farm work spring will bring, :
We have
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PORTLAND LIVE STOCK

PORTLAND, July 12.-Cattle strang-
er; receipts, 946 Steers, choice, $3.50
OF; good, $6.25@65O; medium, $50
625; choice, $6.25@6.50; good, $3.50
$50; medium, $685.; heifers, choice,
$6@6.50; good, $5.75@6; bulls, choice,
$550@4.75; stays, choice, SCOOPS.
Hogs Steady to lower; receipts,
575; prime light, $7.30@7.40; choice,
medium, $715@790; pigs, $5.75@6;
rough, S625@7.
Sheep = Steady; receipts. 1712;
choice spring lambs, $5.5O@6.25;
choice yearlings, $5.25@6.5O; good
yearlings, $4.75@5.25; old wethers.
$685.; choice light ewes, $4.25@
$3.50; good ewes, $4@4.25; common
heavy ewes, $3@3.5O.
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Such a list pasted where it can be
gone over quickly will be wonderful
boon to the busy housewife. If she is
at all original she will add to and
change the combinations with recipes
of her own thus adding variety as
well as individuality to her menu.
In the first column have the head
ing soup, then next meat, then relish.
salad and dessert. Place in the spaces
the soup, meat and dishes that go
we'll together For example if you are
serving baked fish have a cream soup
on that day and a heartier dessert as
the fish it not so heavy as a roast
would be. These lists are often
printed and may be cut out and used
or one can make up her own com
binations. A glance at the list will tell
you what to have for dinner.
If one is serving bacon and eggs
for breakfast it is not necessary to
have a cereal. II cereal with fruit
is served such as figs, dates or raisins
1t is not necessary to have fresh fruit.
A dish Of oatmeal with top milk is q
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-07-13

depend upon clever cutting for style
and becomingness more than anything
else, and are designed to suit different
figures. The longer coat looks espe-
cially we'll on stout figures, making
them look more slender. 1t manages to
narrow the appearance of width across
the shoulders and to add to the length
of the neck.
The belt is placed below the waist
line and is extended at each side so
that the ends cross at the middle OF
the back and are fastened where they
terminate in the side seams. 1t is a
marvel Of clever management for the
effect of slenderness it lends to the
stout figure.
The overall coat is a ready-made
garment, and one may expect the best
and most satisfactory results by Sc
lecting it from the stocks which are
made ready to wear each season. This
insures the services Of experts in de-
signing and cutting and perfection in
the workmanship required in making.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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A good vegetable to serve with this
roast will be onions. Cook them I'M
til tender, letting them soak at first
in cold water with Tablespoonful
of soda, then the strong favor will be
removed. Dress with cream, salt and
pepper, or with rich white sauce. y.
Lettuce and Asparagus Salad.-Take
cooked asparagus tips, arrange on let
tuce and serve with French dressing.
Or a few sliced tomatoes and cucum
bers, alternating the two, will make
most attractive and tasty salad.
Fig Pudding-Take a cupful OF
chopped suet, one pound of figs, three
eggs, two cupfuls of bread crumbs, one
cupful of sugar and cupful of milk
Mix we'll and steam three hours. Fol
the sauce soften half cupful of but
ter, add cupful of sugar, and when
light add a tablespoonful of vanilla
and a well-beaten egg.
A most enjoyable vegetable salad
which might be served for this dinner
in place of the ones mentioned is
shredded cabbage, which has been well
crisped in water and served with vine
gar, sugar and thick cream, either
sweet or sour If sweet cream is used,
less sugar will be needed. dash OF
salt is an improvement.
Clear Tomato Sculptor dinner
with the main dish roast, light
soup will be most appropriate. Strain
the tomato, add two tablespoonful
each of butter and -four cooked to-
gether, or cornstarch will make
clearer soup, Season with salt, onion.
peppercorns and little shredded
green pepper if liked.
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One of many separate coats, which
have been cleverly christened with a
new name-the overall" coats pic
tured here. It is made up in black and
white checked material, with ball but
tons Of gun-metal finish for its sole
decoration. No coat could be much
palmer and few could be smarter
looking.
Plain as it appears, this coat repre-
sents results of expert tailoring. Its
body is set on to round yoke, which
supports the rolling collar and admits
of the coat being opened at the front,
or forms an excellent protection when
1t is closed. The lower part of the
coat is moderately full, hanging in a
box plat at the back. The wide belt
confines the fullness only a little at
the waist line. The big and practical
pockets are valuable decorative
feature, making opportunity for addi-
tional machine stitching of exquisite
exactness. The cuffs are finished with
machine stitching and the collar, yoke
and belt all bespeak the efficient work
manship that Is the pride OF the sepa-
rate coat.
Another model in separate coat
that will compel second look because
Of its smartness is cut longer than the
checked coat shown here, and made
OF plain dark material. These coats
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THAT the for to do is much
w for its MEMBERS something which
is far lasting effective and dealc than that 1t
the that they themselves must be responsible
their lot in life MEN HAVE UNDERTAKEN SUCH RESPON-
SIBILITY. WOMEN HAVE LEARNED AND WAITED AND
BEEN PATIENT
The law all the fire regulations wants. for instance but it
the themselves that they effective These
together think wherein they unusy and
then realize that only for themselves but for each other must they
honestly they have This democ
ra Labor should be democratic And democracy intelligent work
made possible only through the intelligence of the voters
CRY LABOR AGlTAToRs WAS FOR JUSTICE
AND EQUALITY. THESE WOMEN 1--WE
JUSTICE PEACE. WE WANT OPPORTUNITY.
DESERVE TO
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meal and need not be followed by eggs


or meat.
Griddle cakes, gems, waff1es and
mullins are good morning breads, and
if served, preceded by fruit and fol
lowed by a good cupful of coffee or
cocoa, will make a substantial break
fast for anybody.
The salad, if one is fond of it, will
often take the place of a dessert at
dinner and many housewives are say.
ing themselves many needless hours
of work by using fruit freely as des.
sert. A salad with a good oil dressing
is very nourishing and has great food
value Olive oil is most wholesome
and it is advised by many physicians
as a beautifier of the complexion.
When serving a steak dinner with
mashed potatoes, vegetable, and a
salad, a light dessert is desirable
Custards, junkets, creams, whips, ano
gelatin desserts are light and usually
soon preDared