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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

This simple lyric, honored SC
long with the name, Gamer
lea" was written by Samuel Francis
Smith while a theological student at
Andover, February 2, 1882. He had
before him several hymn and song
tunes which Lowell Mason had re-
ceived from Germany, and knowing
young Smith to be good linguist,
had sent to him for translation. One
of the songs, of national character,
struck Smith as adaptable to home
use if turned into American words,
and he wrote four stanzas of his own
to fit the tune. Mason printed them
with the music, and under his magical
management the hymn made its debut
on a public occasion in Park Street
church, Boston, July A, 1882. It's very
simplicity, with its reverent spirit
and easy flowing language, was sure
to catch the ear of the multitude and |
grow into familiar use with any suit
able music, but it was the foreign
.une that, under Mason's happy pilot
lge, winged it for the Western world
md launched it on its long flight. Pag-
IS, and at least two volumes, have
'een written to prove the origin of
hat cosmopolitan, half Gregorian
escant known here as america"
nd in England as "God Save the
ling" William C. Woodbridge of
Boston brought it home with him
rom Germany. The Germans had
cen singing it for years land are
inging it now,-more or less) to the
'ords, "Heil Dir I'm Siegel Kranz,"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
MY County, It's of Thee"

I and the Swiss to "Rufst du Mein
| Yaterland." 1t was sung in Sweden,
also. and until 1888 it was in public
use in Russia commonly enough to
give it national character. Won
Weber introduced it in his "Jubel'
overture, and Beethoven in 1914,
copied it in C major and wrote piano
variations on it. 1t has been ascribed
to Henry Purcell, to Lulli, French
composer, to DR.. John Bull and to
Thomas Ravenscroft AMI an old
Scotch carol ss old as 500. One
might fancy that the biography OF
the famous air resembled Melchlz-
edek's. The truth appears TO be that
certain bars of music wi ch might
easily happen to be similar, or even
identical, when plain song was the
common style, were produc at diff
ferent times and places, anG one man
finally harmonized the yandering |
strains into complete ture. 1t is
now generally conceded that the man
was Henry Carey, a popular English
composer and dramatist of the first
half of the Eighteenth century, who
sang the melody as it now is, in 174O,
At a public dinner given in honor of
Admiral Vernon after his capture of
Porto Bello (BraziD. This antedates
my authenticated uSe of the tune ip-
,issima forma in England or contl-
rental Europe The American history
# it simply rs that Woodbridge gave
t to Mason and Mason gave it to
Smith gave it "My Coun-
nv. IT'S of Thee"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Fashion FriIIs.

1t is likely that by another summer
the sports shirt" will have bit of
lace insertion.-Boston Herald.
What with tall shoes and short skirts
the height of fashion is finding it diff
cult to make both ends peet.-Wash-
ington Post.
"lmmodesty is not matter of dress"
says fashion writer who is evidently
trying to boost some immodest gar
ment.-Detroit Free Press.
AS we expected. fashion greets the
approach of winter with the edict that
the fur neckpiece is due to be sup
planted by the chiffon ruff.-Milwau
kee Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

intimated that she had a snap. And
here is another think | want you to
say: My wife had lot of things to
worry about and | was cranky with
her, but among all her troubles she
never had to lose any sleep because |
was chasing around with other wom-
en-. A man don't deserve any partic-
ular credit because he is true and
decent to his wife. He ought to be
killed if he is not. But when / look
around and see the way some fellows
treat their women it sort of makes
me feel that possibly l ought to have
at least favorable mention"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
FIippant filings.

Missouri has begun war to exter-
inmate groundhogs. But. no matter:
there will still be plenty of other
weather prophets Philadelphia
Press.
By the time the war is over medical
science will have reached the point
where it can reconstruct satisfactory
man from an unchanged appendix
Washington Post.
Philadelphia woman is suing for
1ivorce on the ground of literary cru
city" Possibly her husband compelled
her to read some of the ma gazine sto-
les to him.-Cleveland Leader.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The idea that Hughes is the only
man with whom the Republican party
can win the national contest is
joke. There are a dozen good men in
the Republican party-men who are
progressive enough and who are also
conservative enough--to suit all ele-
ments of the party. But Roosevelt
is not one of the men who could carry
the banner to victory There would
be revolt in the East against him
and he would lose hundreds of thou
sands Of votes that would go to
candidate little more wisely chosen
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

The call of the Bull Moose is in the
nature of challenge, and it isn't the
sort Of bird one would expect to sing
a swan song. Therefore it isn't any
thing unexpected when Mr.. Perkins
announces that the Progressive party
will have presidential ticket in the
field next fall; it is something of a
challenge to the rank and file of the
Republican party to nominate the
right kind Of candidate-preferably
Roosevelt--or take the consequences
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

about it. If only the aliases and maps
would spell the same name the same
way our troubles would be small.
To the village preachers home
there came baby boy. He was rath-
er poor and the members of his
church raised small purse and pre-
scented the money to the father. The
preacher thanked his congregation the
next Sunday morning and this is what
he said: Friends, want to express
my keen appreciation and gratitude
for the timely little succor that came
to my home yesterday"
Z & &
"The first million dollars l make"
unused Old Bill Misgivens, twill be
used in the construction of yacht.
Then | will engage all the symphony
players there is room for on the yacht
and join them together in great sea-
going orchestra. Then one sunny af-
ternoon, well out to sea, while they
are in the middle of a grand selection
from "The Dance of the Valkyries," /
or some similar hifaluting selection,
| will slip away few hundred yards
in my submarine and torpedo the
blooming craft. Then | will cruise
back home and live happily ever after.
The other day we ran across para
graph in an exchange in which it was
stated that certain editor had con-
iucted newspaper for three years
Without dictionary. That is nothing.
Ne once knew man who ran news
,aper for years without an inkling of
english grammar.
Two commercial travellers were
casting to each other of the merits
the respective fireproof safes for
'hich they were agents. 81 guess"
aid the first, "that we've given our
afe great test, and / reckon that
ur best trial was when we heaped
p COlleCIlOn OF COHlDuSIlDleS TOuHu
which took . week to burn out. In
de that SAT- was little dog pro- :
ded with food and water. At the
I'd Of the we k we raked away the G
nbers and oj,ened the door of the t
lfe which had been n the middle of L
at lazing Bonfire f 7 q week. Out
mped the little cog, we'll and happy, a
2 ggiag his tai vita delight" {
ours is a gooG safe, ss j the other, =
ut it isn't in the same block with =
rs. We adopted the same test pre-
;ely, and when we'd raked away the
lbers and come to the safe at last
, opened the door and our little dog NJ
=" He paused dramatically. "Was Il
ad," interrupted his rival. eyes, W
;" was the reply. you've hit it. P
oxen to DEATH"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

Old Bill Misgivens dropped in the
other day and said when l am gone
don't want you TO write flowery arti-
Gle about what a crackerjack was.
know | have lot of failings. | am a
crouch and have been mighty selfish.
But there are one or two little things
! wish you would mention. You might
start out by saying that my wife new
er had to come around trembling to
me when she wanted dime. She
never had to ask me if she could buy
cheap calico dress. l never told
her the hat she had worn one year
looked good and would do for the
next season. l never told her l had
to have new suit, but we We're too
hard up for her to have new cloak.
] never went home and bellyached
about how hard l was working and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

There is growing sentiment
throughout the East for Senator
Borah, fact in which every Idahoan
should take great pride. He more
nearly represents, the Press believes,
the hopes and aspirations of the great
body of the common people than any
other man prominent in public life.
Whether he is nominated for presi-
dent or not he is destined to exercise
power which will shape American des-
TIMES. Such honor comes to few men,
and comes only as a recognition by
the thinking men of all parties of true
worth. This is tribute that can not |
be conferred by elevation to any office.
1t is not one gained because of ex-
pediency, nor can it come through
combination of interests working in
his favor. 1t is tribute such as one
pays a friend, recognition of those
qualities of mind and heart that
strikes responsive chord, a volun-
tary and unselfish approval, recogni-
ton as true type of ones highest
deals.-American Falls Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

A road is not good road unless il
is a 365-day-in-the- year road. A
country school cannot be good
school in the full sense of the word
unless the roads leading to it are
passable for all the pupils all the
time. The United States Department
of Agriculture in a recent bulletin
said, after an exhaustive investiga-
ton, that in communities having good
roads the school attendance is larger
and more regular and the schools bet
ter than in districts having bad roads.
In five states the average school at
tendance was 80 per cent where roads
were good and only GA per cent where
they were bad
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The year 1916 is going to be partic-
ularly kind to us in one respect at
least. No matter how events may
turn out in Europe, or whether
times" will be good or bad in Canada,
nothing can alter the fact that during
this year we are to be presented with
one whole extra day. Tuesday, Feb
ruary 20, has been given us to do
what we like with, and the Goth day
of February doesn't come so often
that we can afford to disregard it.
One single extra day may not seem
so very much to the individual, but
when you come to add together all
that the, total of individuals can do
and earn in "a hours the aggregate
is enormous.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
six-Year-old Had Group.

~ have little girl years old who
has a good deal of trouble with Group"
writes w. E. Curry, Evansville, Ind.
~ have used Foley's Honey and Tar,
obtaining instant relief for her. My
wife and l also use it and will say it is
the best cure for bad cold, cough,
throat trouble and Group that | ever
saw" Haley & Miles.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

Heavy, impure blood makes muddy,
pimply complexion, headaches, nau-
sea, Indigestion. This blood makes
you weak, pale and sickly. For pure
blood, sound digestion, use Burdock
Blood Bitters. 81 at all stores.
Jap-a-lac, all colors, at Reilly's.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

Henry Ford admits that in SO years
he has voted but six times and on
those occasions he did so because his
wife insisted. Henry appears to be
a fellow whose position expanded too
rapidly for him to keep pace. But he
got the advertising all right.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
ales of the Town

There is something wrong with the
brains of man who blames every
thing onto politics.
4 & 4
Why will host insist that her din
ner guests take second helping
when she knows there isn't near
enough to go around?
4 & &
An Emmett man is threatening to
sue for divorce on the ground that
after his wife lost the family can
opener he nearly starved to death.
q 4 4
People are always being urged to
save their money, and they are also
being urged to spend it in 81 different
ways. People have their problems,
all right.
The modern girl doesn't care
whoop about leap year; whenever she
sees a man she wants she lands him
without regard for the calendar or
precedent.
The health officers seem to have
done very well in showing the public
how to keep from spreading the grip, |
but what good does that do those who |
already have it?
what is meant by kilowatt 2"
asks reader. A kilowatt is unit
Of power equal to one thousand
want. Now that the problem is re-
duced to watts, wa'at is watt?
France buys 100000 feet of fir"
droned Old Bill Misgivens from his
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Onkind.

Il wonder how many men VIII IL
made unhappy yhen l marry?" said
the dirt. How many do you expect
to marry?" answered her dearest
friend.-Man Lacht.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

newspaper, 81 suppose" said Mrs.
Bill, chat they are going to trim the
soldiers uniforms with it. How love-
lyw
This is the kind of weather that
Herbert probably was thinking about
when he wrote that classic stanza in
"The Fortune Teller" 4 had a little
bird. His name was Enza. | opened
the cage and influenza.
"Now," said college professor to.
an Irishman, "does hen sit or set ?"
"Begorrah," replied Pat, "that is not
important at all, at all What l want
to know is whin hin cackles, is the
spalpeen layin' or LYNN"
4 4 4
A corset salesman was showing the
"very latest" They are flesh colored,
and the salesman says that with the
flowers that bloom in the spring will
come, not only flesh colored corsets,
but flesh colored vests and camisoles
(Which is the English for corset cover.
4 4 &
Important announcement in the tel
egraph. Sunday President Wilson
and his bride went to the Presbyterian
church, That settles it. Mrs. Gait
Wilson is rooster pecked; her husband
is Presbyterian, but she is an Epis
copalian.
The Ford party, as it travelled thro
Germany, was penned up in railroad
coaches The kaiser, with his usual
fine efficiency didn't propose to take
any chances of P. Monroe Smock
making speech or reciting any orig
nal poetry.
According to Life, stranger in a
,ity stopped colored man and in
luired about the location of the
Fourth National bank. "Does l know
where the Fourth National bank is 2"
aid the negro. "Why, mister, don't
wen know where is de First National
,ank"
This war certainly is a good little
Id geography teacher. A year ago
re couldn't have told you whether
'zernowitz was in South America or
n Mars Now we even know it is a
own in Galicia on the Dneister river.
We have located Bessarabia the last
ew days and we are all pulled up
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The best years OF mans life are
those in which he does his best.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
PITH AND POINT.

As rule the crook always slips up
on easy ground.
The clock is not the only face on
which time tells.
The best years OF mans life are
those in which he does his best.
The Black sea may turn red before
the nations are through fighting for it
All round determination to win
doesn't bring the end of war any
nearer.
Economy alone does not get wealth.
There must be something with which
to economic.
There are too many people who are
disposed to attend to public business
before their own.
Denmark refuses to take the slight
est interest in the ascension Of Mount
Everest by Dr.. Cook.
Never taunt your wife with her igno-
rance. You would probably be single
today had she been wise.
Now they say that the deadly upas
tree is not deadly. and aaother cherish
ed tradition has been blown sky high.
And now some one is complaining
that we have too few army surgeons.
it is to be hoped we will
not need any more.
Pajamas have been abandoned in the
navy because the sailors persisted in
Using them for overalls. It's hard to
each an old seadog new tricks.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The Black sea may turn red before
the nations are through fighting for it
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The clock is not the only face on
which time tells.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

All round determination to win
doesn't bring the end of war any
nearer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

As a rule the crook always slips up
on easy ground.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

France buys 100000 feet of 6r,'
ironed Old Bill Misgivens from his
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

Economy alone does not get wealth.
There must be something with which
to economic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28
SYNOPSIS

Murray ONei railroad builder. on hir
way to Alaska, is "A passenger on the Ne.
braska. The ship runs aground. O'Neii
helps Captain Johnny Brennan to quel a
panic among the passengers
AZ the ship settles O'Nel is accosted
by a beautiful! GIRL and he plunges over.
board with her. They are picked up by
Captain Brennan. She proves to be Ma.
talie Gerard. whose mother IL the friend
Of Curtis Gordon. O'NeiPs INSCRIPTIONS
business rival
O'Nen and Natalie journey TO Hope to.
Gether. She tells him OF her mother and
Gordon. When they arrive at Hope Cor
don meets them.
O'Neil Is impressed with the magnetism
Of his rival. but is sure his plans are un'
sound. Tom Slater quits Gordon fol
O'Neil. They go TO Cortez In time TO save
Dan Appleton In a crooked card game
Appleton, an engineer, had worked FOL
Gordon. He casts his fortunes with
O'Neil. O'Nell leads his men to a wild
country convinced he can build a raal
road up the Salmon river.
Efssa Appleton is sent TO Omar 10 ex
pose the men who are trying TO snatch
contro OF an empire. She meets hei
brother and Natalie. Dan is worried owe
a possible newspaper attack by Eliza O.
ONeil
There's "A scene when Curtis Gordon
asks Gloria TO be hostess TO Miss Golden
Gloria says Miss Golden isn't At person
TO meet Natalie, Gordon says she hat
money and he needs her In his schemes.
In her extremity Mrs. Gerard LISTEN
10 Natalies plea 20 go TO the Irish prince
O'Nen finds places for them In his new
hotel Gordon. thoroughly enraged. plan
to cripple O'Neil
Dan tells his sister he's desperately II
lOvc with Natalie and asks her 10 WI
O'\ei rs he considers him q rival. Dal
goes out with car of dynamite and hold
canyon threatened by Gordon's men.
O'Nen takes the girls on trip TO Jack
sog glacier He decides 10 make a peril
Gus voyage m a skin down the Salmol
river Eliza. despite his pleadlngs. &C
companies him.
Dan Appleton accepts ONeils offer o
81 Os TO Tho man who'll cut a cable Il
the work done by Gordon. After cuttin
the cable Appleton Is set upon by a crow
Of Gordon's. but IS rescued by O'Neil'
men
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28
RID YOUR CHILD OF WORMS

Thousands Of children have worms
that sap their vitality and make them
istless and irritable Kickapoo Worm
Killer kills and removes the worms
and has a tonic effect on the system,
Does your child cat spasmodically Z
Crv out IN sleep or grind its teeth ?
These are symptoms of worms and
YOU should find relief for them az
once. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a
pleasant remedy. AT your druggist
25c.-Ad l.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28

He was aroused from his train OF
thought by stranger whom he found
standing beside his table and looking
down at him with wavering eye
''Misser O'Neil, amt IT. the fellow
inquired. "Sure! Thought knew
you. I'm Bulker OF the old North pass
Remember me?"
Mr. Bulker had been imbibing freely.
lie showed evidences Of protracted
spree not only IN his speech. but I'm the
trembling hand which he extended.
His eyes were bloodshot and his good
natured face was purple
O'Neil greeted him pleasantly. and,
considering himself enthusiastically
welcomed the newcomer sat down
suddenly as If some one had tripped
him
Been washing you for ten minutes"
washing me-"
NO washing you Couldn't make
you out; eyesght's getting bad Too
many bright lights IN this town Ha!
Joke! Let's have gill
Thank you, no
Must have little dram for old
times sake You're the only one of
/ the North pass crowd I'll drink with.
Mr. Bulker gcstured COMPREHENSIVE
AZ group OF walters. and Murray
yielded. You were my friend 0'Neil
You always treated me right"
What are you doing nowf" asked
/ O'Neil. with the interest lie could not
refuse 10 any one who had ever worked
with him. He remembered the fellow
perfectly. He had come OH from the
east as auditor and had appeared to be
capable. although somewhat given to
drink
I'm broker. Wall streets my hab
itat. Fine time to buy stocks, Misser
O'Neil" Bulker assumed an expires
sion Of great wisdom. Like to have n
tip? No? Good. You're a wise man
They fred me from the North Pass.
Wha'd you know about that? Fired
me for drinking. Greatest injustice |
ever heard Of but | hit running, Ike u
turkey That wasn't the reason they
let me GO though. Not on your life.
lie winked portentously and, strangely
enough his eyelid failed TO resume its
normal position II continued to droop.
giving the appearance of waggish
leer Il knew too mush! Isn't healthy
10 know too mush, is IT."
I've never had chance TO find out. p"
smiled Murray.
"Oh. don't be an ingenue; you saw
We'd more than anybody on the job
I'll admit | took n nip now and then,
but ] never got picked. Say Who
l'you s'pose ! saw today Old man
his"
ONeili became suddenly intent. lie
had been trying to get IN touch with
Poutncy Ills FOR more than a fort
night. but his cables to London had
brought 10 response
when all he urriycT
Just lately He's il game old roost.
er, amt heg Gee. he's sore!"
sore about whatf"
Bulkcr winkcd again, with the same
lack Of muscular control
About that North Pass deal, OF
course lie WAS biucknlai,ej out ~ .
cold million The agreements about
up now. ana figure he's over here e
renew It."
You're talking Greek" said O'Neil
but his cagcrness was manifest
II s'posed you knew. The North
Pass has beeu rlying llackmail 20 tile
Yukon sfcambe1i companies for tire,
years. when YOU bnllt the line II lsac
dpaliy PM 'cm out Of the Dawson mar
kci. understands
Df course
Naw that SIR Buikers mih1 wa.
running along vrii gro1vos 49,
lntoxicaiion bcoaW9 les- nnra ut
: Those Frisco steamboat men got to
gether and started g rate war against
the railroad. They hauled freight &
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-19
ATTEMPTED ROB-
Berry IS BLOCKED
Men Boarded Train at Beaumont
Supposedly to Eenter Mail and
Express Cars.

Beaumont. Texas. Dec. i9.-What Is
believed TO have been an attempt 10
rob the mail and express cars Of the
Sunshine Limited as that train sped
eastward from Beaumont last night,
went astray because the rush OF holt
day mail made II necessary to put the
front ends OF the two mail cars to-
gether and place baggage coach be.
tween them and the engine. leaving
no entry from the front OF the mail
cars. One whic man Is under arrest
at orange and another fellow lcaped
from the train before that station was
reached.
A special train. hurricdly made up
and loaded with policemen and yolun.
tecrs. was just ready TO race from the
Texas a New Orleans yards In pur.
suit OF the train when message was
flashed from Orange that the train
had arrived and one OF the men un,
der suspicion was under arrest. while
the mail had not been disturbed.