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THE EMMETT INDEX.
IDAHO
gain
down the In ach in g.xsl on 1er an la-fore.
T" '"Vn"""'!
im*in ( hii«I 1111*5 wert» rurvfu11 v M*t
down far up on the »lion- *
Discouraged, yon think, and walk)*) off
They wanted to
il Into the water they
Kl (KM LoKTON, Publisher,
EMMETT
Pemevvrins Darkling».
A cnrlo.i» incident having n valuable
lesson for Impatient human la-lugs wan of
fepod by a party of ducklings on the sea
shore. They were «very young, but they
had a mind fur a swim ami made no doubt
of living able to accomplish It on a laxly of
water so large and so tempting aw the At
lantic ocean.
tt WM h lovely day and thf tida wo*
coming In With hardly a ripple. Every fi wr
niiiuiUw n wavelet not tu«
or two high a wept gently »
then drew turk into the hoMotn of the
after the manner of m*m waven.
ith <UI « b* <1 piiiy of i he dm k f tmiljr
«Ma Utile |Mirty wn idled down the UarU,
They were In no huala, the day wiw* ho
fa« warm. !Im> weir
ent In the nimt lei*
y, Jimt aa they reached the wa
Mlle w'iive ran In. lifted the pretty
little yellow hlrdlliiK« olT their feet un. I
•wept them all fur upon the *nn<i. then
suddenly turned, left them there high and
dry und went oat to MA again.
The duckling«, opt at aildlaconevrted hy
thia ulmlihy joke of the wavelet, gathered
ibemm-lveM together und ntaried
• limn an Inch
p on the beaeh.
Dean.
furs them, the sun
fed, and down they
it rely
ter tb
In a huIf? By no mean»;
go Into the water,
they started down tlic
bank. Just a* dignithsl, just a* oinponed,
just a» earm-nt about It an if they had I
on.,.I nodimeultIre in the » ,.y Of course
they met the same fate, hut they did not
give II up.
Whether they ever
sea d.n-s not
Agali
would go
'ally got into tb*
ppear, but as long ns the oh
tit, the same
lit* little wave car
server had I he pul lu
game was In progrès»
rled them all (ar upon the beach,
■e to
I they
all wfeMled hack agiiiu, with tiie sole and
single purpose of going to take a
Von tli 's C
vim.—
paoloa.
Tin* \V Im Mmi
and MU I
44 *Th<* w
man always carries an um
brell«,' I» a well known old saw." said an
umbrella uianufaetitrer, "and It is not
sneli a had one, either: lint the wise
who carries an umbrella I» still lacking iu
wisdom If he doesn't place It, whet) it I»
wet, handle down ward to dry
an umbrella that lias holes worn f
silk nlsait the ring at I lie top, while the
body of the material Is still Intact through
out, and I will show yon nn owner of an
umbrella wh
inan
Show me
the
Iih-siiT deserve to
U one.
not If II I» a good one; nod show me nil urn
•tin that bus holes in II along the ribs
liefore natural j-e of II should make them
* liiere, xml I will show you
who earrirs Ids umbrella more for sake of
appearance than for utility.
"A wet umbrella placed bundle d
drip* the motsturu from It «t the
tiie frame, and the material
Is covered dries evenly ami leaves
still soaked with water, if It is st<
die upward t he water runs down to
spot at the top,
lug about the ring hoida a good de
■
ii owner
Iges of
ritli which It
no spot
xxl ban
mir
diere the strong i loth lm
of It.
I In a comparatively short time rots the
material and il breaks easily.
"The man who carries id*
swm lud in Its ease
umbrella
hen It is nut called
into use by rain, to give it and him a nn
stylish iip|N-a
find il wearing out from top to bottom
This Is I
ee mi parade, will soon
•ause of il»- constant friction he
y and tb* silk, and no matter
of how good quality It may lx-, the holes
will appear In it long Ix-fore they should,
ami tiie dealer who sold t he umbrella will
of course lx- blamed for selling Inferior
There me main peuple
««ignorant of the proper treatment of nn
umbrella that they will actually roll it up
when wet and leave It to rot and mold
until the next tt
—New York Sun.
tween tin
. I
damaged goods
they want it for
use.
llorlerla lit sink.
The nu m lier of bacteria present In milk
depends chiefly upon the length of time
that Hi* milk has been standing ami upon
111»' lénifierai lire. Estimates made upon
milk iiiiderdlfTerent conditions have shown
from aoo.ooo.ooo lutioo.ooil.ooo to the quart!
Th* effect of temperature is shown by an
expert im m A specimen of milk which had
been standing four days Iu a cold tempera
found to have nlxMtt IO.IXSi.ixx)
liueterla per quart, while that cx poncd to
high tenqiernture
these
lure w
'Ihs ted Jtoo.eou.eoo D f
iemscopic creature* iu less than a
day mid a half Belwe«m forty and fifty
■IteeiiK of bacteria hav* Ix-eu found in nor
mal milk and cream.
This large number 1» due u> the fact that
milk Is apt to collect almost any spsciua of
bacteria that may lw Moating In the air
Tiie individuals of most of these species are
cimi|x«rallvely few In mini lier and are of
little significance, a few »fieeies are almost
universal and extremely abundant, it I*
these creatures which cause the
ilk to
of them do tld» by the prtxiiic
hers cun lie the milk hy
ig a ferment tikr that in rennet. All
harmful -Cur
tie
of an acid; »II
causi
of them
• more or le
St la'll 1» Republic.
HI'sl a Few tv.
•I» Will Da.
You can order three meats and a liath
with twenty live words nisi still have a re
maining surplus of verbiage to devote lu
other and
re luxurious ends.
A tasty after dinner speech u
ay he mod*
out of a total capital of V«J nouns.
pro
». verlis, ad Je. tu es, . .mjniiei ion» and
participle*. Our minor poets Uud III,IASI
wonts a rich sufficiency fi
tore of ballad» ami triolets for the trade,
and moat of the terms are only needed in
the hunting down of elusive rhymes.
It v tew of all th<
I
Ihe maonfae
th tugs it is somewhat
remarkaMv to reflect that th* latest die
ary of the English language shows
that nur total verbal Wealth
ZIVU00 «ru
sums up
I«. Johnson's dictionary de
finis (»I wren 40.000slid A0. 000 words. —Chi
• r
cago News
A It Id. Man.
Thousand«of men with nothing In their
pockets, and thousands without
pocket, are rich. A man (xjrti wit b a good,
sound constitution, a good stomach, « good
heart and good limha, a pretty g>
piece. U rich. Oxid hone» are heller than
gold, tough muscleathan silver, and
that f.iudi lire and carry energy to every
font lion are Utter 'him Iti ri n l laud
Education may do much to check evil ten
(fancies or to de» ulop good one«, but It is a
great thing to Inherit the right proportion
of faculties to shirt with The mon I» rich
who ho» a «.»»I dt -iMsotioo. who is natural
ly kind, patient, cbmriul. hopeful and who
has a flavor of wit and fun In hi» composi
liao -Merchant».' H. vi. w
even •
; i . ....
8H« DEFIED THE OANITEâ.
A ftrrf.lti» of the Mormon liny» and
Bom« of Her Thrilling Kxprrl*
Mrs. Amanda Uenton Smith, wife of
General Robert T. Smith, of Hamilton,
Hl., wa» laid to rest in Oak wood come
tery yesterday. As the cuflin was low
ered there stood around the grave the
venerable hunhand and twelve of the
fourteen living children, of whom six
are men and nix are women.
Mrs. Smith was a pioneer heroine.
She wan horn in Philadelphia Juno II,
1HK1, an.I her maiden name of Amanda
Denton wan changed to Mrs. U. T. Smith
June H. laut. In November of 111
year Ihe hunh.md and his young bride
came to Hancock county, then a wilder
nenn, and nettled near the place now oc
cupied by the town of Hamilton.
Early in the forties Mr. and Mrs.
Smith moved to Cartilage and General
Smith took an active interest in Mormon
affairs and became identified with all
tiie stirring events of those stormy days.
She shared with him the dangers and
the notable experiences through which
ho passed General Smith organized the
Carthago Grays and commanded the
company, a detail of which was
guard at the old stone jail in (.'art liage
on the afternoon of Jane UÎ, 1H44,
a mob shot to death Joseph and Hiram
Smith, the Mormon prophets,
Terror spread through the little vil
and General Smith with hi» com
..... « ,, ,
nm " 1 wn " 'l" 11 "' 1 "P"" to «'> elsewhere
u> P rovant ' '• l»""*'.lc, an outbreak from
tt ,"' outr "» l> ' 1 Mormons. Mrs. Smith, as
did hnndrods of others In the village,
..
on
dien
Heil from their homys. Tile dauntless
mother gathered her six children alxmt
tier and tied ont npon tile prairies
Coming to a swollen stream she carried
her children across one hy one, keeping
them from the water. Her exposure to
the waves made her ill, and when she
had readied a deserted cabin a few miles
distant she was almost iu a delirium of
fever
During the night n band of half starved
réfugias»— cowardly men who had desert
ed their families—came to the lint and
demanded f(x«i. There was nothing iu
the house save a handful of commuai,
which the brave woman cooked into
bread Tiie men devoured the morsel
like hungry wolves and loft Mrs. Smith
alone in the cabin with her terror strick
en children
A (»arty of rescuers found
the brave woman and lier littlo ones and
returned thorn to their home.
Not long after this incident, while Gen
eral Smith was still living in Carthage,
a liund of Duuit
aime on a raiding trip
to the town, and at midnight sought ad
mission to General Smith's homo. The
general was absent, or onoor more of the
raiders would have hit tho dust. They
demanded admission, swearing that if
they found General Smith they would
not leave an ounce of flesh on his bones.
Mrs. Smith refused to allow tho raiders
to enter her home and warned them to
commit no violence.
Something in tho
pioneer woman's voice and demeanor
awed the miscreants, (or they soon left.
Another trying experience through
which this lady passed was during tho
Mormon war, when her husband was
brought home shot through tho neck hy
a Mormon bullet. She nursed him back
to life and health. General and Mrs.
Smith removed again to Hamilton iu
KÜ7 and were living there when the civil
war broko out When called upon to
give up her husband and three sous
slie murmured not in the words of
General Smith, "she was as brave a
■oldier as the rest of ns." During the
war she
•ith her daughters
active in «unitary and relief corps work,
and by their words of encouragement
sustained tho hearts of her loved ones at
the front. When General Smith was ill
two months at Nashville she undertook
the task of visiting him and succeeded in
reaching liis headquarters after experi
encing no littlo danger in passing the
line*.—Cor. St. Louis Republic
was
TmKIiiii A.Iv
ilM|C<* of l.rup Yrttr.
People wlm aro skeptical about tho
extent to which women avail themselves
of leap year privileges ought to refer to
tho city registrar. He thinks lie has at
least one genuine case,
A wealthy Beaton woman, moving in
the Hull's best society and living on
Commonwealth
avenue, mi married
last Week to a well known New York
A few days before the ceremony
site went to Hie registrar's office and
asked for a marriage license. Site said
she w .mied it Ici a friend
was sick, and who had asked her to do
tile errand for him.
man.
>f hers who
The license was
given to her. blank, of course, and she
was Known how to till U ont Under the
registrar's eye and direction she wrote
the names of the groom and his father.
Ilia occupation, etc,, then the name of
Ute bride-elect, with the
sury bits of information about her.
various neces
Then tiie registrar asked her to sign iter
own ii inte, us representing the purchaser
of the license, with her ad"
The lady hemmed and hawed, asked
questions and tried to evade the point
W lieu site found the name must lx? sign
ed, she made tiie best of it, took the
bravely and wrote,
any explanation — Boston Herald
■
pen
Sho fled without
Aa F.)
A daughter of a nervous Kensington
■ oilier hod a parly the other Highl
and lemonade The thirsty young roupie»
a.»m emptied the pitcher. Tiie mother,
discovering the emptiness. Hew up stairs
in (right at Hie proajiect of having a
dozen case« of stomach ache on iter
bunds and was bock in a jiffy with pare
goric, which she insisted in prescribing
to tho young ladles to thv mortification
of the yonng ladies who were talking
on icstlictic subject« with their beaux -
Philadelphia Record.
itiarraoala« ..ml.
H««» Inn HUotl *n.| Rllnnrr IM«***
Tiie yonng girls at South Seuvill*
eral weeks ago formed a wood sawing
club. Uwir objec t taring to raise money
for ilia church of which they were mein
hers. They «ccept*d jobs of sawing
wood for any on« ln Seavdl« who chnac
to biro them. They have tawed up over
twenty-Uv* coni«. -Cor Philadelphia
Ttnisei.
l*t r«|.
OMVE'S TWO COVERS.
We were very fond of Tom. and when
be first hung out his sign. "Thomas
Winchester, M. Ü.." we nt.ssl behind
the shutters to see the commotion it
must naturally cause.
Dut people, us u general thing, are
very stupid: they looked over and under
and urontid it. nr. if it were not there at
nil. And not a person entered the poor
boy's office for u week
But one day an elegant carriage was
driven to the door, from which a young
lady of striking appearance alighted,
and 1 run in great excitement to teil
mother;
"Tom has n patient now worth hav
ing." I cried, "A lady in u splendid
carriage. Perhaps she fell in love with
him somewhere (I was only nineteen).
Think bow romantic."
"Some stuck up tiling, I suppose,"
Olive said, with a contemptuous shrug
of her shoulders.
"Really!" I exclaimed. "You laid I .et
ter not 1.0 so busty in your judgments—
certainly not until you know a little
more than you do now."
Olive »argent (nul been taken into the
family when quite small .imply on ac
count of her eyes, which indicated,
mother thought, remarkable genius.
But the genius did not develop, for site
was a perfect ignoramus, with nothing
unusual about lier, except her brown
eyes and lier skill in using them.
Mias Seymour proved a valuable pa
tient. She invited Tom to meet (xsq.le
of standing and influence, and his genial
manners won him many desirable
friends. My sister Lucy and I made the
most audacious plans, Dut we could not
mention the young lady's name before
Olive without bringing a scowl to her
brow, for the little simpleton really had
tiie presumption to lie jealous, ami about
this time a very eligible young man
commenced paying lier marked atten
tions, but she treated him with all the
airs and caprices of an esjierlenced flirt.
"You ought to lie ashamed of such
conduct," I said to her one day. "Mr.
Damson is worthy of the most superior
woman and you might feel greatly flat
tered liy Ids attentions. If yon do not
love him why do you encourage his
visits?"
"Do yon want mo to marry him?" she
asked.
"You certainly will not have many
such chances," I replied.
"Docs Tom want me to marry him?"
"Of course he does. He has a very
high opinion of Mr. Lamson, and knows
you could not moke a better match—if
you intend to marry at all."
"Then I shall accept him. 1 always
knew I should hate the mon t married."
And she flounced out of the
scowling fearfully.
"How queer she is," Lucy said. "1
never did like such odd girls in real life.
They do well enough in stories."
"1 shall be glad when she marries," I
rejoined.
And soon afterward she announced
her engagement to Mr. Lamson.
"There is some one that cores for mo
"Tell Tom 1 have
room.
anyway," she said,
accepted tho man he is so crazy to have
me marry."
I did not deliver the ungracious mes
sage, but when I told my brother of tho
engagement 1 saw him catch Ids breath,
as if very much moved.
■'Little Olive engaged!" he said '1
never dreamed of such a tiling."
"Little Olive is twenty years old," 1
replied, "and I supposed you would be
pleased Mr Lamsou is such a tine
young uiun."
"Ob, yes; he is to lie congratulated."
"She in the one to be congratulated,"
I answered quickly "Such a baby as
she is, ami oh, Tom, she is so selfish!"
"You are very hard, Lillian, wliero
Olivo is concerned. Remember that »he
has had n*:hicg to try her
prove quite a heroine yet."
"But, my dear brother, just compare
her with Miss Seymour."
"They are entirely different in their
natures and dis|HM<itioiis."
"1 should think so."
"Then Miss Seymour is
Sho may
sveral yours
older, to begin with, and having been
left an orphan at an early ago she has
acquired a groat deal of self reliance
and character."
"Yon liko and admire her very much.
Tom, do you not?"
"Yea, Lillian.
Sho has been tiie kind
est of friends, ami I owe her more than
I can possibly repay Site will lx> mar
ried soon"—
"What!'
I fairly gasped, all my beau
tiful air castles shattered in a moment
"Is she engaged?"
"Certainly. But what is tiie matter,
dear? You look as if some oue had
struck yon."
"Nothing—nothing." I answered fee
bly as I turned to leave the room, tuy
heart sinking still lower when I heard
him repeating to himself. "Little Olivo
engaged !"
I went as usual to tuy mother (or con
solation. and throwing myself upon the
floor beside her. I cried:
"Oh, mot lier, mother, Tom is not
going to lie engaged to that lovely Mis«
Seymour after ail And worse still, 1
believe lie is in love with Olive—of all
persons in tiie world. Think of it I"
"What do yon mean. Lillian?" mother
4eutauded, with a look of unqualified
horror.
"It is so, mother, I am sure."
"Well, if I had over drealm.I of such
a denouement. I never would have token
the child Into my family. But what
make« yon think tho boy û in love with
iiorr
"Ho just told mo that Mis* Seymour
will soon bo married to sumo on* else.
And be seems so shocked and depressed
because Olivo is engaged to Mr. Lamson.
1 cannot bo mistaken—and such a wife
for Tom!"
At that moment Olive entered tho
room, looking gloomy ami pouting.
"My dear." mother asked, "when does
your lover wish to be married?*'
"A good deal sooner than I do." «be
answered testily.
"I do not believe in long engage
ments," mother continu«!, "ayid t
■idor you « very iaetuusts girl to hav«
lit« .Ur Lai
lu
•vou the lov« ui a thiiu
ion. Still" —
'Oh, if* yoti i rp
course" -_
"Von nn^riiiiTul little thingP l/ex
Maimed !
'•Hugh, Lillian!" my mother said I re
provingly, •Olive, have I not treated
yon kindly? Have I ever done ituytlfnng
to hurt your (geling* or
hu|i|ii neun?*'
•'No, you un<l Tom have always
nice, but the (pris do not like me
hit. I know,"
"Wo like you when you do not I icowl
in that dreadful maimer— and an i not
•dd and i|iiuer*'._
■'1 cannot help the way I am ma le."
•Hut you were not made in that way
There is no need of your actii 1« so
strangely However, if I have hue n un
just 1 am sorry."
1 was not at ail guriirlaetl when 1. few
days afterward Entry entered my (room
in great excitement: but my feam were
realized.
of
tired of me
■ause you un
been
one
"Oh. Lillian," my sister cried, "Olive
has been taking laudanum, ami"
"PshawI" I exclaimed. "You are not
deluded by tiie little amateur Beni mrdt.
i la.pe?"
"But she is on the ixxl unconscious."
"Just call Tom. and tlieu see ti.jw un
conscious she is!"
"Lillian, you are just as hard l^earted
as yon can he! She looks as white as the
■beet she is lying on."
"Call Tom and she will soon get her
color. "
She did us I told lier, and we all went
to lier room together. Lucy And Tom
very much agitated, but I myself, feel
ing irritated and impatient.
"Sto|
others back,
flrst. Olive! -
There was not the slightest movement
in response to my call
Galatea was not more statuelike be
fore her awakening
Then Tom whispered in tremulous ac
cents.
"Olive, my little Olivo!"
It was tiie working of a miracle.
moment!" 1 said, holding the
"I want to s(k-ii k to her
At the first sound of his voice her eyoa
opened as if involuntarily, and she rolled
them up to him with the hsik of
rapli.
"There!" I said to Lucy, and a more
disgusted young woman was never seen.
But Tom was not the flrst man duped
by a pair of melting brown eyes, and be
succnmbed helplessly.
Kneeling by the side of the bed, he
asked in a reproachful way:
"Why did you do this, my child, why
did yon do it?"
"Because I do not want to marry Mr.
Lamson." she answered pitifully
"You shall not marry bun if yon do
not want to. my darling."
"But they said you wanted me to ac
cept him."
"I want you to accept a man you do
not cure for? No, ipdeed. I love you too
well for that."
"Do you love me, Tom." do you love
me?"
"Better than my life, little Olive."
"And I love you a hundred tunes bet
ter than any Mr. Lamson."
"My darling!" Tom cried rapturously,
while I gnashed my teeth in impotent
fury
a so
1 could not contain myself, however
and approached the bell
"That is all very interesting." I said,
"but what do you suppose Mr Lamson
will think of it?"
"Lillian." Tom replied, with a deter
mined look upon his face, "no man was
fonder of a sister than I am. hut I will
not allow even you to interfere between
me and the woman I love."
For the first time iu my life I was
really angry with him, but I only an
swered by a look, and if my eyes were
not as seraphic, they were quite as ex
pressive as Olive's. Then I went toward
tiie door, but the dear fellow followed
me, and throwing Ins arms around my
waist hecned:
"You are not angry, sister, are you?"
1 was melted iu a moment.
"Oh. Tom." I said —"|xx>r boy—(loor
boyl"
And trying hard to keep hack my
tears, I left him with his darling.
Tiie next day that young lady had th*
audacity to ask if 1 would see Mr. Lam
son, who bad just called.
"Oh." I exclaimed. You wish to get
rid of a disagreeable duty, do you?"
"He'll tease me to marry him, and i
never want to see the man again."
"Very well," I said. "1 will see him.
but it is on his account, not yours."
And I descended to the parlor with
my heart aching for the lover whose
fondest hopes had ixaui so cruelly blasted.
1 grew more and more agitated, and
when I opened the parlor door my face
must have betrayed me.
Mr. Lamson extended his hand and
asked quite coolly
"Is Olivo sick?"
"No." I replied, "but I have an un
pleasant duty to fulfill Oh. Mr Lam
sou, if my sympathy"
"1 think I understand," lie said, in a
manner so utterly undisturbed that i
looked at him in amazement. "You
are surprised." he continued, "but Olive
lias not Is-haved in a proper or womanly
manner I was greatly deceived She
has the eyes of an angel, but her
rices are anything hut angelic. My
atience was nearly exhausted, os|x>
daily as I think she prefers your brother
to me. Indeed, she almost said so But
1 assure you that your sympathy is fully
appreciated."
Then he turned tiie subject, and we
spent a very pleasant evening I hod at
ways liked Mr. latuison
He continued to cull os frequently a*
ever, seeming to appreciate my sym
puthy more and more, especially when
it changed into the teaderest lore
And he soon convinced me that It woe
merely a passing fancy he had felt for
Olivo,
There was a donble Wedding, and. al
though several years auve passed. Tom
is us much iu love wi'h his wife as ever
Ho Is successful nul prospérons, en
joying bis prosperity, yet when w*
speak of him to ech other we always
say, with a sigh:
"Poor Tom!"—(Jtuow** Press
ca
AN AMAZING MACHINE
ASTONISHING CLAIMS MADS SY A
BROOKLYN INVENTOR.
Mad«
Unir, Which Will
A Cigar hi. H perl Contrivance,
Wholly of IIuini
Not Only Fly, lint Will Do Duty
Mind Header— What the Inventor Hays.
John Millmore is either one of the most
thoroughgoing cranks of this cranky age
or a genius wi.o is destined to occupy quite
a prominent niche in the temple of fame
sml in the future rank a* one of Brooklyn's
favorite sons. Mr. Millmore bus Invented
a flying machine—not, however, i sort of
machine made familiar to people by pre
ceding inventors, who fondly imagined they
themselves, with their corporal bodies,
eon id, by utilizing certain forces and ex
panding a pair of artificial wings, cleave
the air will, them and soar into the realms
of space, but a machine which shall have
electricity for a motive power and lie used
merely for telephonic purposes, and it may
be in the scmioccult manner referred to
hereafter.
Tiie machine proper is shaped like a
cigar. The materials are nothing more
nor less than human hair, and thong). Mr.
Millmore'« first machine will he when in
flated (or practical purposes 40 feet in
height, and when in motion alxint SO feet
wide at the base, it can be compressed in
the hand to the size of an ordinary rubber
ball, and like that article so dear to small
boys may lie carried almut in the pocket.
At least that is what the inventor says.
Near tiie top and near the Imttoni of the
cigar are suspended oblong globes which
are to be used as illuminators, so that
every one who likes may see the machine
in its rapid flight and watch it shoot
through space and rise and fall at tiie will
of the operator. Without a knowledge of
electricity in Ix.th the writer and the read
er it is diflicult to describe the machines
or its workings and uses, but what Mr.
Millmore says about it is something like
this:
"It is a talking ns much as a flying ma
chine, and ft will, if I am successful, curry
messages by the column to «II parts of the
world, it is constructed of human hair,
because t hat is the most perfect conductor
of electricity the mind of man can con
ceive. It is light and it is so strong that
when driven by electricity the fiercest
storm cannot turn it from its course. Elec
tricity will carry the language employed
in messages through the hair tulx-s. But
before proceeding further I may explain
that this machine is propelled from a dark
room, and received in a dark room at its
place of destination. * I sit here in front of
a keyboard as the propeller, and 1 guide it
to the right or to the left, depress or ele
vate it at pleasure without the slightest
diiliculty, for the keyixxird has switches
(or the purpose that a child could operate.
As yon will perceive in the diagram the
hairs extend above the top. Their points
are dipped in carbon, which prevents their
burning. Tiie stranded threads sloping on
either side from the base are drawing and
projecting wires respectively. They regu
late the movements of the machine.
HUMAN HAIR ENOUGH.
"Where would I procure human hnirf
How many women die in a year? The
hair they leave after them would suffice to
lake my machine around the world a
hundred times and it would surely be
more usefully employed that way than
moldering lament Ii the earth. Of course it
The idea of sending out a machine eon
structed of hair, making it fly at the rate
of a mile in n few seconds, and carrying in
its ribs, which are the hairs, an oration of j
four hours duration to be spoken once more '
on the phonograph plan at the other end of
the world may seem absurd at first hut
not so after awhile. The telegraph was 1
laughed at in the beginning, so was the
telephone, so was the phonograph—in fact
every new invention. Hy operating
in a dark room where there are mirrors
you can see the machine, or its negatives,
wherever it goes, and so regulate its
merits with mathematical precision by aid
of the key and switchboards already
f erred to. "
V,
move
re
"Do you mean to say that you will send
out. a machine which, running on hair
lines, will do all you predict for it?"
"I shall do so with Uod's help, if I li ve
long enough."
"But after ail. Mr. Millmore, that would
not he so vast an improvement as regards
usefulness to mankind."
This w as put suggestively, and the in
ventor, if lie is one. hesitated before reply
ing:
At the risk of being considered a still
greater crank, I shall answer that there is
something else in the machine—a mind
reader."
'•What?"
"A mind render.
Do you sec that
straight line running right through from
the top to tlie bottom of the diagram?
That is a mind reading wire. I have dis
covered, startling «» the assertion may
sound, that brain may communicate with
brain by means of a wire, an ail lint invisi
ble hair wire, applied to a certain part of
the forehead in a certain way. It is only
necessary to place it to the forehead of the
person whose thoughts are to he read the
reader may hold it in his hand. Now' yon
will admit that if practicable this would
he an important discovery. Statesmen In
\\ ashiugton and in Loudon could iu this
way, through the machine, read what was
passing iu the brains of each other and
none hut themselves be the wiser
FOR DETECTING CRIMINALS.
"But apart from the machine the appli
cation of this hair wire might play an ira
portant part in the detection of criminals.
How? Why. hy placing it against their
foreheads and thus making them confess,
A man cannot refuse to think; that would
be impossible. Yes, the almost invisible
wire, which, like a geometrical line,
he said to hav
may
e position, but net magni
tude, enters the pores of t h* flesh and can
♦..sent around into contact with the brain.
AphyMotogta« will tell you this is not i m -
Now. said Mr. Millmore iu conclusion,
I am aware that 1 have expressed myself
very badly, and perhaps you w ill
me even worse,
son—an
-expert-can understand my throre
or my invention, much less convey mv i.lü
accurately to others. Unfortunately f am
a poor man and all hut iiii.-.-..,, of.
.. . interpret
None lint a scientific
poor man and all but illiterate. Remem
ber that come of the
world lias known were poor anil illiterate!
Some of the apostles were so, and I under
stand that Stephenson, w ho invented the
»'r write.
greatest men the
* 'T 7 ' ' "" M itb, ' r rrRd °'» "rit*'
model, so far os my humble means ha« ah
lowed me to construct it. if tlicy pronounce
it practicable money will come to operate
it.— Brooklyn Eagle. 1 ^
A citizen of Moherly. Mo., has „ curious
collection. He has a slipper 7J veajra qSl
* Bible and a trunk each 100 yean old ar4
« razor bone 800 y««n old.
Something,
A Mm*tlilnj hovers In the air
And polaaao'vr the naked t^»
And ride» upnn the wlu««f no?,.
Yet h»' Il no form the ey.
But to tlte deeper. Inward K | K |,,
It I» » presence .weet and in,.
That 1111» the nnivurae w lu, j,,y
And wake. I ho earth win, Impels
n«w1
A something in the forest word.
It scarcely may lie named ,
Vet fettered captive« bear it.,-all
And In their longing heart rcj„i'
A »..bille whisper in lIn, hrerza
So soft, il seems ■ spirit's liresth
Yet leafless boughs grow Iremuloul
N\ 111. ecstasy at abat >| »alih!
A something rise* with the morn.
And Ungers with ihe «un'« la«i r..
Bring» rapture to the «ilsni nig),. T '
And luster to Hie shining day
With yearning, half of bllsaand n«i„
It swell» ...» heart, and. wonderm,
1 ask. What can II he? A bird
Hing» at my window. -||
— Zftclla Cocke !.. Youtb'a('ooqsinlon.
The Uny It. nl K.tat. Cos. Up c
The other day a Denver „ ian »termed
from the tram, saw a lot he thought hi
would like, and asked the owner who
of course just "happened" to be Maud
ing near, what lie would take for it.
'.'One thousand dollars."
was the
re
ply.
■Well, Ill see you again shortly 1
want to look about and get my hear
ing»."
After inquiring the prices of various
other lots lie concluded to take the fir..
He had lieen goue hot
one
and felt a satisfaction at being aMe'"^
do a little business so hood after hi.»
rival, and remarked to a companion
"This is a hummer and no mistake "
To the owner he said: "I've concluded
to take your lot. Have tiie papers n . v | e
out and we ll go up to the bank and
the money."
"Tiie price has gone up since
here.
to
ar
get
you were
It ts now $1,800," quietly re
marked tiie owner.
"Three hundred dollars an honr!" he
gasped, and was carried to the train
The pace was too killing. Such activity
in realty and building has rarely been
seen, even in Colorado. The buildings
in Jimtown have arisen like mushrooms
over night. An absence of
a couple of
days, and one would rub his eyes to be
sure he was awake,
change.— Cor. Denver Sun.
so great U the
Waterproof Shoe».
Every winter sees a new idea in shoe
making to avoid wet and cold feet. The
cork sole has outlived three or four in
ventions and seems very popular, hot
the fashionable idea is now to have oil
skin lining between the uppers and the
ordinary lining. This effectually keeps
out tiie cold and wet, and by doing away
with all ventilation and retaining the
perspiration a considerable amount of
warmth is acquired. Tiie plan is prob
ably ojxm to certain sanitary objections,
and residents in suburium districts far
removed from granitoid or even plank
walks, are willing to take a few chances
in order to get down town with dry feet.
In Canada they have a simpler and
much chi aper way of securing the
resnlt by using a very thick sock made
of wixxl pulp and miillxiard. which re
* oa ** tliruugh. It is doubtful whether
aIJ - ln K B 00 '! rubbers will (kiss
mustt ' r from a medical standpoint, bnt
80 lung as some people have a prejudice
against wearing them, every winter will
probably see some new invention to take
their place.—Interview With
1 interview u tth
- ' ■
a Shoe
Dealer.
Spirit Hupping»
At a spiritual seance in a residence in
the northern part of Millersburg oue
night, shortly after the circle was formed
under the glare of the gaslight, peculiar
rapping» were heard on the table as if
some telegraph operator were sending a
message. The telegraph operator at the
railroad office was sent for. and listen
ing to the raps, declared they were made
by an export oix-rator who seemed to
know several (icrsous present.
Several messages were sent and re
ceived. the telegraphic shade declaring
he was not happy because lie had nor
lived right on earth. The spirit therf 1
said he wanted to talk to Miss A-.
whereupon that young lady iu tiie circle
promptly fainted mid broke tiie com
bination, as nothing else was beard from
the dissatisfied spirit,
(iimd Monc.
It is said the
young lady in question had a dear
fnend, who was an export operator, who
died some years ago.—Correspondent
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Coml r„r the Sunt», ».
There is a great revival going on in
onr midst. Wednesday night the grocery
man got up in meeting and said: "Breth
ren. I m the man who furnished the
orphan asylum with meat at twelve
cents a pound when tt wasn't worth six
cents."
When he sat down another fellow
jumped up and said: "Brethren, I want
to make a clean breast of it.
man who stole the meat that he furnished
to the orphan avium. Pray for us!"—
Atlanta Constitution.
A Main* Man'. Misfortune.
A wealthy Maine man who recently
got married made overall his property 1
h , W ** B as " marli of affection for
,"7' ^°° n afterward she was suddenly
a ,f n 'll. and, before she could make a
7' 11 ' shB died. It is now said that all
^er property will go lu her brother, and
her husband
ohan-e
K
I'm the
will get nothing.—Ex
Discovery of a Tor.,not.,. Mine,
ncVri!"* T'*" mi, , le ^"- s bo, ' n discovered
ar!^ ! " of Ihrahtm-Olga, about
, e8 from Samarcand. This is
salrt to be the third turquoise mine found
m Central Asia.-New York Journal.
J;fom Tolliver and Minnie Stacb
l ^ k in »ho rain'ut 'idghTat' Paoli h< 'lnd
had toofaero 3 nunsoaked and
1
gi> to lose time.
plantS eV '' r
B-rminghaT Englnd " D " ear
gfWnhon« ^' *» *1"*»° hl > 8 a
tnnuik*d f * ^°" ie 8.ÜUÜ buds have
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