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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

A recent thunder storm in the neigh
borhood of Berlin afforded an opportu-
nifty of measuring precisely the power
OF flash of lightning. The expert
menters took as basis the amount Of
iron fused by fash Of lightning, and
according to the statement which they
have published, the power Of fash OF
lightning is on an average equivalent
10 1000 horsepower.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17
MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING
INVITATION.

Women suffering from any form Of
female weakness are invitedtopromptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass All letters are re-
ceived, opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to a woman.
Thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and
the women of America which has never
been broken. Out of the vast volume
of experience which she has to draw
from, it is more than possible that che
has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks nothing
in return except your good will, and
her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very
foolish IL she does not take advantage
of this generous offer of assistance
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

are kept on farms rather than on
ranches Is to separate the flock into a
number Of small ones. each composed
Of one kind, and having a regard to sex.
age and general condition. The weak
ones should not be placed with the
strong. The wether or stock flock
should be in one flock. the breeding
ewes in another, and the lambs in an
other. II the best results are to be Sc
cured
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

The best feed for young turkeys is a
cake made of equal parts Of ground
oats, corn and wheat baked so that it
will crumble. They ought to have their
freedom from yards as soon as possible.
say when two weeks old. but should
be housed at night. Nothing Is better
than good, whole corn to fatten tur-
KEYS
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

some Of the ordinary expressions OF
the Chinese are pointedly sarcastic
enough. A clustering. harmless fellow
they call "A paper tiger" When a
man values himself overmuch, they
compare him to "A rat falling into a
scale and weighing itself" Overdo-
ing a thing they call "a hunchbaek
making a bow" A spendthrift they
compare to IA rocket" which goes of
NJ once. Those who expend their char.
itv on remOce objects. but neglect theiI
family. are said to hang a lantern on
\ mole which is seen afar. but gives nc
light below
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

A new method OF testing the hard
ness of steel balls has been devised.
The balls are dropped from fixed
height on a plate glass set at an angle;
if properly tempered they rebound
into one RECEPTACLE, and if they are too
soft, they drop into another.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

bent in the center,
and a wire 90 fas-
tened about 10
inches below the
bend and another
tc) after the poke Is
slipped over the
Sleeps neck. 4 or
D inches low er
down to fasten the
poke in place. This
device will keep
any sheep from GO
Ing through a wire.
rail or board fence,
Is a good 6ling for
Jumping sheep. and
viii prevent them
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

There are several eogent reasons why the
medical profession recommend and the public
ordinary cnthartics. II does not drench and
weaken the bowels. but assists rather than
forces nature 70 act n T. botanic and sale, Ia
action i never preceded by internal earth
quake like that produced by a drastic purgs
tive. For forty-nve years past IL has been
household remedy for liver, stomach and kid
ney trouble
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

The latest estimate of the population
OF the globe has been made by NJ d.
Amfreville, who places it at 1 ,479, 729,-
900. , The number of inhabitants TO the
square mile in Asia is AS; in Africa,
10; in America, s; in Oceanica, and
the polar regions, 3; in Australia, /.
The yearly increase of the population
of the earth is about to every 900.
At this rate the population doubles
every 1879 years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17
Save the Young Timber.

There is always a demand for good
timber, especially Of the quick growing
kinds. such as pine. oak and birch. A
piece Of land cleared will in thirty-five
or forty years have a new growth large
enough for box boards. and spoolstrips.
and there should be more attention Civ
en- to this source of income. Stronger
and more systematic laws protecting
timber should be passed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

Good country roads are an index OF
the thrift and prosperity OF commu-
nity- Smooth and well-kept roadsiues
are a necessary adjunct TO weii-eui'l
waited farm. This means that 'neie
must he no weedy fence corners nor
fences overgrown with briars' thisues
and vines. The lanes may be MADE 10
yield lai ge amount OF hay, II the sur,
lace Of the ground be properly leveieo
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

Every steamer that sails along the
coast is a refuge Tor birds that are
blown TO sea. mostly small and not
strong OF wing. When disturbed or
frightened by people on deck. they fly
INTO the air and fall behind the ship.
After several disturbances they be
come so tired that they can no longer
catch up. and after hopeIessly chasing
the vessel for Several miles nutter int"
the sea and are drowned
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

The French minister OF war recently
offered prize for the swiftest bird in
a fight from Periguoux to Paris-3l0
miles. There were 2746 entries and the
winner did the distance in seven hours
and "a minutes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

The first public library in England
was founded by the corporation Of Lon
don some 800 years before the British
museum was established. Cromwell
borrowed books from this institution
and forgot to return them"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

A lady while travelling from Tyrone
to Altoona, Pa, had her pocket picked
in car, and she was hustled of miles
from her destination because she had
not money to pay her fare. There were
fourteen men who witnessed the act,
and not one Of them had the manliness
to lend her fifty cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

Near Boise City. Idaho, 400 feet be-
low the earth's surface, there is a sub
terranean lake of hot water, of no de-
grees temperature. 1t has pressure
enough to ascend to the top floor OF the
houses, and will be piped to them for
heating purposes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

To keep hogs thrifty when fattening
mix two quarts Of wood ashes or fine
charcoal with one pint salt and quar-
ter of q pound OF sulphur. Ten hogs
will eat this mixture once a week.
Agriculturist.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

So rich was the Due d'Aumale that
he had to make three wills to properly
provide for the disposition of his prop
erty. One of them relates exclusively
to that part of his property which is in
France, while the other deals with the
wealth deposited in England, possibly
from motives OF precaution.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

Russia has Al 500 public schools,
while Germany, with only half the
population, has SO, 600 schools, with
nearly three times as many pupils as
the Russian.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

Marie Theresa's equestrian statue, re-
Gently unveiled by Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. at Pressburg, is said to be the
first monument erected in Hungary to
a sovereign of the Hapsburg line, which
has ruled over the country for 81
xaare
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

In 1895 statistics Of visitors to Paris
were kept by the police, to whom pro-
prietors of hotels and boarding houses
had to make returns. These statistics
were: English, 43.37s; Americans,
42.S17; Germans, 1872
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17
Stop, Women,

And consider that in addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are confiding your private
ills to woman-a woman whose ex-
perience in treating woman's diseases
is greater than that of any living ply
stefan, male or female.
You can talk freely to a woman when
1t is revolving to relate your private
troubles to a man; besides, a man does
not understand, simply because he isa
man
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

American Gardening shows a short
cut to handsome hedge A form" is
made Of wire netting. the sides and top
also being covered. Along the base on
either side OF this quickly growing
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17
DRUNKARDS CAN s s5

The craving tor drink \ d7-case. marvellous
cure for which has been discovered called Anil
Jag. which makes the inebrisle lose all taste for
strong drink without knowing why. a. Il can De
given secretly In tea. coffee. scup and the like
II ~Anfl-Iag" y not kept by your drugKir send
dollar the RenovA Chemical Co. % Broad
way. New YORK and Il will ne sent postpaid. In
plain wrapper with full directions how give
secretly. Information mailed foe
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

beauty as well as quality and earli-
ness. 1t has a small. compact top and
a miniature root. requires only twenty
three days to mature and remains In
good condition for ten days. Its beau
tiful rosy pink color renders 1t very at
tractive when punched. - American
Agriculturist
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

The lists Of good, early radlshes are
so large that all but experts may find
Il difficult TO make a suitable selection.
French Breakfast, Early Scarlet Tur-
nip. Scarlet Olive-Shaped and others
have long been general favorites. but
the new Henderson's Rose Turnip rad
ish-a life-like Illustration OF which is
shown herewith-is second to none In
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17
HoIrr's SCHOOL.

One of the best schools for boys on this coast
Is in charge OF ex-state Superintendent Ira g.
Hoitt, Pm. D., Al Burlingame, san Msteo county,
Accredited
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

A single polypus has been cut into
1874 parts, and each in time became a
perfect animal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. s, '95.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

ana cultivated, and the appearance be
so much improved, that many dollars
per acre would be added to the value OF
the adjoining farms. We wish our
readers would try IT, see the results as
We have seen them.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17
Don't

waste stamps. Save up.
your Seh'z2ing's Besfyellow
tea-tickets, and send several
guesses for that missing
word in one envelope
ScAiz2s,sgs Best money
back tea, at your grocer's.
Rules Of contest Published in large
advertisement about the FIRST and middle
Of each month As6
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

A man in balloon four miles above
the earth can plainly hear the barking
OF dog.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

from crowding into bushes and briers'
tearing the wool from the body. Graz
ing or drinking is not interfered With.
mis- Country's Big Hog Industry.
The hog industry In the United States
mas reached tremendous proportions
No less than 16.92S.97S swine were
slaughtered by the packers of the West
alone last year. The whole number the
country over would amount to haii as
much more. or about 25,0OO,OOO alto
gether. II was the greatest hog year
In our history except 1s90-1. when the
pork packing business reached hlsn.
water mark. In the region north"es.
OF the Ohio river last year farmers ana
i've stock men received for the noss
they raised $135, 456. 600.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

The Illustration, from Farm ana
Home, portrays a sheep poke made OF
a hickory stick lal 4 or 8 feet long.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-09-17

There are two business men in an
English town named l. Came and II. z.
Went
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
THE PARADE.

The parade previous to embarkiDg for
the Point was very attractive one ana
the soldierly appearance OF the volunteers
won applause from groups OF their friends
on the sidewalk along the limo of march.
The march was begun on Exchange
street and the societies moved in the fol-
lowing order:
Major John T. Flynn, commanding.
Adjutant, Lieutenant Peter L. Bowen.
staff.
Band.
Company A, Hibernian Rifles, Providence.
: Third Regiment tr1Eh- Volunteers.
Company A, Woonsocket, Captain Lee, com
mandIng.
Company ID, Pawtncket, Captain j. Gorman
commanding. IN
Company c, East Providence, Captain T..
Harrington commanding.
Company E, Providence, Captain Il. j. Cur
ran, commanding.
Company Il, Olneyville. Captain j. Troy, COM
manding.
Band.
John Mitchell Literary Association, Proyi-
Robert Emmett Literary Association, Olney'
Young Ireland Literary Association, Paw
tucket.
sarshod Literary Association, Woonsocket.
John Boyle ORoilly Literary Association.
Central Falls
Pleasant View Literary Association, Pleasant
View.
Sarsfield Literary Club. Newport.
Robert Emmet Literary Association, Bristol
Wolf Tone Literary Association, East Provi'
dence
William Orr Literary Association, Elmwood.
Henry Grattan, Nanton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
Held a Mass Meeting Near
Dearmitt Mines.
Marched by Workers Houses
HOOting and Yelling.
When They Assembled al the Shaft
They Were Dispersed.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 29.-Oak Hill, in
the vicinity Of the Turtle Creek mines
of Dearmitt was invaded after midnight
by an army of strikers who came to at
tend the great mass meeting to be held
near the mines today.
It Is estimated that by day ybreak there
were several thousand miners encamped
on the hills surrounding the property of
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company's property.
They came from every direction, headed
by brass hands. Large delegations arrived
from Wiilocks. Gastonville. Finleyville
and other points along the Wheeling
division, nearly all of them carrying
heavy walking sticks and some were
armed. There were no threats of vio-
lence, however, and no indications of
drinking. Many were supplied with
food enough to last two days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
WILL GO AHEAD.
Labor Leaf iers Will ACT Despite the
Courts Injunction.

Charlestown, w. Va, July 29.-Poesi-
dent Ratchford of the United Mine
Workers, President Gompers OF thea meri-
can Federation of Labor and General
MSster Workman Sovereign OF tho
knights of Labor have arrived here and
have called upon Gov Atkinson TO get
an expression from him as To the rights 10
speak and hold meetings In West Virginia
and especially To complain Of an inJuno'
tion issuodsby Judge Mason, prohibiting
the organizers to appear or hold meeting,
on the grounds OF any coal company
without permission, or upon any ROAD
leading To the company's property.
Gov. Atkinson pointed ont to his visi-
tors that three branches of state govern
ment. the executive, tho legislative and
the judicial, are entirely separate and
distinct. one from the other. that he had
jurisdiction only in the executive branch
aud that the matter of issuing the inJunc-
tion Is purely matter for the courts or
the judicial branch.
Tie government had not seen an Off ial
copy OF tho injunction, but II what he
got from the newspapers in regard to 10,
was correct, as nc Lelieved then the in
junction was too sweeping In its pro-
visions.
Messrs. Gompers, Ratcbford and
Sovereign said 60 the Associated Press
that they would go ahead at once To
organizo the state. no matter what may bo
tho governors answer or the issue in the
courts. They would proceed with their
speeches till they were arrested and then
fight it out in the courts. Each will re-
turn On his headquarters today and begin
the work Of the labor demonstration in
the several states, August o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
DECISION RESERVED.
Judge Sweetland Took Hulme's Suit
Under Amusement.

Judge Swectland today reserved his de-
cision for one week I'm the suit brouht by
Samuel Hulme against Patrick McAleer
and Andrew Kelly TO recover S52. s2 for
damage resulting from a collision on
Smith street, which Hume claims was
altogether due TO the negligence OF the
two men named.
The plaintiff claimed h5 was driving as
close TO the Sidewalk as possible and that
as he only required six feet 10 20 In Kelly
and McAleer should have had opportunity
in the rest of the road to get by him.
Kelly claimed his team was on tho car
tracks. His honor said that possibly tho
question might arise as TO whether, where
there were car tracks on one side of the
street, whether that part of the street
was part of the public travelled way de-
scribed by the statute that Ia. whether
on the Comfortable road driver goiEg to
Comfortable must turn TO the right and
give one-half OF the 80 feet between the
rails and the far side. or one-balf the dis
tance from curb to curb the team being
heavily loaded. His honor Thoughts the
testimony did not show that the defend
ants stopped, and turning TO the right of
the center gave the plaintiff one-half Of
the road, as he was obliged by law To do.
but was not certain but the plaintiff
might have avoided tthe accident
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
PROVIDENCE STREET CORNERS.

The following measurements arc from
the engineer of tho railroad company. In
each case the distance between the over
hang and the curb Of passing car is
shown: Market square TO south Main
street, feet ~ inches; Market square to
North Main street, z feet ~ inches;
Broad street opposite Chestnut double
track fender collide with passing car by
inches; Crawford street, corner Of South
Main . feet inches; Friendship street.
east of Chestnut 4 feet inches: Friend
shin, west of Chestnut feet inches:
Richmond street, south OF Weybosset, feet
3 inches: Westminster and Mathewson
street, where there are four curves and
cars running both ways OF each, feet B
inches; 4 feet inches, feet | inch,s 3
feet 9 inches feet inches, feet 3
inches q feet 3 inches. feet inch: Col
lege street, east of Prospect fonder over
hangs curbstone by II inches; Prospect
street north OF COLLEGE feet; on curve.
College and Prospect streets, fender col
iides with car by inches.
Tho oyerhang Of the fender exceeds that
of the car from To ~ inches, depending
on the radius of the.curve.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
TRADE DID NOT PROSPER.

The business was extensive md Mrs
Muleedy endeavoroi 20 conduct IL as best
sbo knsw how. Trade did not prosper
with hor however and on August a. 1898
sue made an assignWont To a LAWYER.
Wrat were the assets md liabilities are
not at pres ent known, but although she
claims the assets were we'll Up in the
thousands she has not received q cent of
mOrev from the assignee.
After the death of her husband she paid
n locsl gentleman $1,000 on "A note made
by her husband, being the amount OF
monny he borrowed when ho bnuuht out
his partners irtsrat The partner was
.Iohn Casey OF Olneyvllo.
After tie assignment she struggled 10
support her family by taxing bOarders
! INES woro bad, and in uiceg TO ray
somn bills she borrowed 800 from tho
Fidelity Loan Company pn her furni-
turo, the rate Of interest b, ing par cent
per month. THIS was about three years
-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
NO RENT CHARGED.

The bouse she lived in Is owned by Mr..
she Iemnired thers until few months
ago, rent free. Mr.. Casey Tequirino tho
tenement for business reasons requested
Mrs. MUleody tu removo To another place
and said he would pay the rcnt This
she aid, and now resides on Lawn ave-
nue., and MIR. Casey has SO far kept up
his agreement.
Meanwhile she struggled, unknown to
bor friends, To pay the % each month on
the interest, and on account of her failing
health she and hcr family have teep com
nc led 90 Keep ody AMI soul toQcthor on
ia Car ings of tic tbrco older children,
he el, os' being now bat ID years old. (.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
CHILDREN's WAGES SMALL.

Ihe wages Of tho children are small,
and for tAls week the total earnings
amounted to but Sd1 Tint SUM is tho
AVERAGE amOunt they receive each week,
and Is scarcely sufScicnt Co purohas TODD.
As STATED. the niurtgnge on her iurni-
turo was taken out about throu years ago
Since that time sh0 has hah worse
struggle % meet her ohligitinns than to-
iorA fm the tirst 20 months sho paid tho
interest, but Tor about year she has been
urablo % ray ANYTHING.
la interest she has therefore, paid the
company tllO. or SlO more than the prin.
cipal; she still owes the mortgage ~ 500
and about t6O In INTEREST. 80 AZ the entire
amount was paid Oft ~ once she would
have paid the company sl70 In interest,
belsldes the nrinclnAl OF 500
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
Little James Talon, Chained in His Room.

who In their time of need are too proud
To ask n friend for loan, and instead
place themselves within the clutches vi
the brokers.
Among the many victims i'm Pawtuckot
is Mrs Mary Muloedy, widow Of the late
i. i. Muleedy, who before his death was
prominent busipess man ON Lonsdals
avenue. IL was by accident that the fol-
lowing circumstances regarding mortgage
taken by Mrs. Muloedy, were learned
last evening:
Her husband conducted grocery and
butcher store on Lonsdale avenue, up to
,he time of his death, which occurred
some five years Bgo. The widow was left
with eight childrens, the eldest boing
al out ten years old and tho youngest but
tlrep
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
COTTON MARKET.

otal sales G6. 600 Market closed steady.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
DELUGED AGAIN.
Waterbury Suffers From High
Water In the Naugatuck.

Waterbury, Conn, July 29.-Waterbury
Is again deluged, the storm Of last night
having swollen the Naugatuck river to
an almost unprecedented height and
caused the Manhan canal to overflow
seriously.
In some respects the flood is not as
damaging as the recent one, while in
Others IL is more so. The Naugatuck
river has overflowed its banks all along
the line ana the waters of the river are
now said to be higher than for years.
The Maphan canal became torrent
and its waters escaping have carried
away about 90 feet OF the track of the
Naugatuck division of the Consolidated
road, completely blockading traffic
The Y. NJ. q. A. park Is flooded to a
greater depth than during the last storm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
ESCAPING STEAM.
Led to the Calling Of Flremen to the
Eagle Brewery.

The blowing out of tho head OF small
steam chest In the engine room Of the
Eagle Brewing company. op West Ex-
change street was the cause of an alarm
from box S29 at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing.
A passerby heard tho explosion and saw
the steam escaping from the engine
room, and mt once supposed that some.
thing terrible had happened so he sent in
an alarm When the iiremen arrived they
found nothing 60 do as no ono was in
iured nor was there any damage done 10
the building