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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS foR
THE AGRicULTURiSTs.
Description OF Two Ways of Tying
Corn Fodder shocks-A Convenient
Feed Rock for cattie-Device Cor
Ditching in Insecure Soil



The Rural New Yorker describes a
corn tie as shown In the center illustra-
ZION. To make It. set short length OF
iron rod about three-fourths Of an inch
In diameter into a block OF wood. or
Wherever convenient. so that II Will be
nrmly fixed with, say, three Inches pro-
Jecting free. Alongside. with just
enough space between to allow No. 10
steel wire to pass freely. drive In
stout nail all but about half an inch.
With this apparatus bend a length OF
No. 10 steel wire into a succession Of
circles or loops three inches apart. and
then, with the aid OF a cold chisel. cut
through the center Of each three-inch
space and divide IL into as many sec
tons as there are circles. each section
consisting OF circle with 11z-inch
arm extending from each side in n
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

lie regarded. or where there Is good
market Tor both fiber and seed. II Is
& good sign for Western farmers that
rax growing as II was practIced few
years ago Is going out OF their farm
rotation The stalk and fiber wns al
ways thrown away. Only the seed was
marketed. aud this sold so low that the
raw seed. or. better still. faxseed meal.
was one OF the cheapest fertilizers that
can be used Not until we have mills
for making linen clotfr and convent
ences for separating the fiber from the
stalk will fiax-growing be profitable In
this country. When both seed and
fiber can be sold, the crop will pay for
the heavy manuring 1t requires to
keep the land fertile.-Exchange.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

straight line. The cord is to be knot
ted around the circumference OF the
circle. where the wire intersects. In
applying 1t around a shock OF corn II
Is drawn tightly and the loose end Of
the cord Is then passed around the
arms in a figure s and tucked under
the band.
Another plan is given by a farmer.
who writes: Into a large block Of hard
wood drive three 20-penny wire nails
after removing the heads. as shown at
Fig. .. Then insert one end OF a piece
OF wire between the two spikes at A.
which should be just far enough apart
TO admit the wire. Bend the wire
around the outside one at A. and then
continue through between the center
spike and Il. then around b and to-
ward the center spike again. Then cut
1t OF at that point. and we have a
hook Ike the one shown at Fig. 3.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

the price Of tbs fuel is lsn than 10
cents gallon. II the whole force
shonld be used. there would Be only
eight gallons an hour. or Iers than 500
gallons day Of "a hourx yhe fueI
item then is less than so for covering
80 acres 10 inches deep with wster--or
lcss than 80 csnts - neFo ~ 80 ~
wheat, one sack to the acre will pay all
the expenses Of putting 10 inches Of
water ON IL just - it Is wanted most
This pumping plant, destined to
revolut;onize agriculture in the Sacra-
mento valley. was put in operation Fri
day. August 6.
Early in the morning . party Of Co
lusans drove to the ranch Of Nr. Pack
er. which is on the river below Prince
ton. to see the great pump make trial
OF its strength. The air was cool and
the drive most pleasant, though dusty.
Arriving. they found the engine placed
in concrete oblong, square basin,
sloping towards the cut in the leves
that leads to the river and the great
2s-inch IRON pipe extending from .
22x22 foot reservoir down the concrete
basin, on through the cut in the leve'
and river bank into the water The
machinery was all clean and bright ans
I g. w. Tibbetts and Arthur Pope wer'
on hand to put it in motion John +
Doak of San Francisco, having tn
work in charge, was there, and as tn
engine started, the great belts movin'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

In the southern belt Of this country
cattle need little shelter in winter. In
the middle belt they need a stable for
severe weather. but for their own
health should be allowed outdoors
when the temperature is moderate
That is the leading idea of the Kansas
stockman who devised the feed rack
shown in the Illustration. In addition
to corn the Kansas stockman feeds his
cattle hay, roots. sorghum and alfalfa,
thus giving the variety so necessary to
man or beast.
In the Breeders Gazette the manager
Of the Kansas stock farm describes
the rack as follows: We named it an
ark because 1t looked little like a boat
and can be moved from one place to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

slowly at first, and increasing in vel0-
city, the water began to come with
force into the reservoir. 1t gushed for
awhile, when one of the smaller parts
OF the engine became clogged, and it
was stopped for arrangement. just
then, as all stood still, there was
splash and wild shout came from
those who had climbed upon the edge
of the reservoir. All rushed up and
found Mr.. Stice. OF Red Blnff, who is
here buying fruit. fioundering around
in the water, having lost his balance
and tumbled in. There was much mer-
riment at his expense, and it had a
healthy action on the crowd. bringing
laughter and good will all around.
Again, the engines started, and fore
ing 1900 gallons to the minute, the
great reservoir was soon overlooking,
and all pronounced it the grandest Of
successes.
The success Of Mr.. Packers enter
prise will show conclusiyely that il
will be immensely profitable to irrigate
even wheat lands that are at all favor
ably situated. Who would not give a
sack of wheat an acre for the privilege
of 10 inches of water at will? Ii would
make a difference, one year with an
other, Of five to ten sacks; there need
be no summer-fallowing. A certain
crop every year. But then there comes
in a more profitable crop-alfalia and
sugar beets-
This plant was put in for Mr.. Packer
for IS, $780, but the head of the COM
pany informs us that this was an in.
ducement and that another would come
higher.
-Colusa Sun, August 8, 1897.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

There Is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last lew years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many year. doctors pro-
nounced IL a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies. and by constantly falling TO cure by
local treatment. pronounced u incurable
Science has proven cntarrh TO be constitu-
fionai disease, and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
uiactured by +. }. Cheney \ Co. Toledo, o., IL
the only constitutional cure on the market. II
- taken internally In doses from 10 drops TO a
>pooniui II acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case IL fails 10 cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address.
b. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

another. BY hitching team Of horses
on one end 1t can be moved very easily.
The 1S-foot ark holds 1000 pounds OF
hay or one ton Of sorghum. We make
them 10 and Is feet, but prefer the
1S-foot, rs 1t can be made cheaper. The
framework Is made mostly out OF 2x4
plank. except the runners. which are
2x6. These racks have been used at
Sunny Slope for four years. and have
been the most satisfactory OF any we
have seen
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19


vaselne Is a fine remedy for sores on
the horse.
The swirl barrel on wheels is a great
convenience.
Harness that Is crusted with. sweat
and dirt should be cleaned
Soaked corn. Instead OF meal, may be
fed to the pigs during summer.
Feed the pigs when weaned one
third corn meal and two-thirds shorts.
The horse that works six days In the
week earns a rest on the seventh.
limiting harness is to the horse like
an ili-htting, pinching garment TO a
man.
II Is claimed that hogs VIII eat sofa
bean hay as eagerly as a COW will eat
clover hay.
Pigs that do not have enough good
milk will be stunted. Feed the SOW
bountifully.
Keeping horse on corn alone In
summer is like building ire in the
parlor stove In August.
Cow peas. unless wanted for pasture
alone. should not be planted on rich or
naturally moist ground.
Ground wheat. mixed with milk.
pretty thick. or as thick as Will pour,
makes excellent feed for the pigs.
The bicycle has undoubtedly injured
the livery business and consequently
been an injury to scrub horse breeding.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

Broad tires and good roads fitly be
long together. Narrow tires. heavy
loads and wet weather will ruin the
best dirt roads that may be construct
ed. On the farm broad tires should be
used on wagons that bear heavy bur
dens. Roads and fields have been bad
~ cut up by narrow tires.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

The farmer who produces oats
wheat. barley, corn. buckwheat. hay.
clover seed, potatoes. apples. honey.
butter. eggs, poultry, wool. mutton.
beef. pork. beans and sorghum has n
good many strings to his bow. and II
would be an extreme condition OF
things that would make him hard up.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

1t is occasionally necessary to cut a
trench through soil that Will not 'stand
up in the wall of the ditch. Sandy
soil is OF this nature. To keep the ditch
open until pipe can be laid. the plan
shown in the accompanying diagram
can be used to advantage. A stake Is
driven at one side of the proposed
trench and is anchored from its upper
end as shown in the sketch. As the
trench is deepened. a hoard Is slipped
down behind the stake. another stake
secured In the same way. holding the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right TO the
PITCHER 5 cASTOKIA," as our Trade Marx
!. Dr.. Samuel Pitcher. Of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator Of PITCHERS CAS- roRIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
facsimile signature OF cHAs. II. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original PITCHERS
cAsToRIA" which has been used in the homes
OF the mothers Of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind toA ha7e disra1s bought, and has the
signature of cHAs. II. FLETCHER ON the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
chas II. Fletcher is President.
Ma,eh 5, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, Nd.
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other end OF the board. AS the trench
Is deepened. the board is pressed down.
and another added above ii. the stakes
also being driven down and so on TIL
the required depth is reached The
same plan will probably have to be
used on both sides.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

Some peevish, qnerulous people seem mere
bundles of nerves. Tie least sound agitates
their scnsoriums and RULES their tcmpers No
doubt they are born so. But may not their
nervousness he hineliorated. il not entirely re-
iievcd7 Unqucstionnbly, and with H0-fettef's
Stomach Bltfcrs. BY cnltivatlng their digestion
food with this admirable corrective, they viii
experience n speedy and very perceptible gain
In nerve quietude. Dyspepsia, biliousness,
constipation and rheumatism yield to the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

An Angora eat, which by accident
was locked in trunk under some cloth
ing at Tullahoma. Tenn. remained
there for seven days and revived when
taken out.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

Some Western farm journals are
wondering why fax Is not more grown
than It is. The reason Is that II Is
very exhaustive crop. and can only be
grown probably where fertility is lit
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

Between 1878 and 1881, in a single
Roman village district. 797 heads of
families in a population of 1900 fam
lies were logged for not paying their
taxes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

Alexandria, Va, has raised the ban
which from the earlier days of the set
Element made it unlawful to bring in
oysters between April and September.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

AT the last congress OF German Vine
yardists Prof. Workman reported that
he had found living bacteria in wine
which had been bottled 20 or 30 years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

The Central London Underground
railway, which is to be operated by
electricity has large contract for cleo
trical equipment with appointment New
York firm.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

A postofiice clock in Sydney. New
South Wales, emits an electric light
flash lasting five seconds every hour
during the night, thus enabling those
living miles away to ascertain the exact
time
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

After forty yes7 Of hard. dsnssf0ss
and expensive missionary work there
are in Japan today About ITO. 900 "a
tive Christians, in . population Of -. =
oOO. 900.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures.--GeOrge W. Lott, Fabu-
cher, La. August 26, 1895.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19
FAN the Be.t Time for Tree Planting.

Fall the Best Time for Tree Planting.
EARLY fall Is an excellent time for
planting trees" writes Thomas Nee
han in the Ladies' Home Journal. by
early Is meant as soon as the wood Is
ripe and the winter buds fully formed
This is usually month before the reg
ular fall OF the leaf. The leaves are
stripped 10y hand. After the wood is
ripe 1t makes no difference whether
the leaves are taken OF by Jack Frost.
the wind or the human hand. In the
eastern part OF Pennsylvania this
would be usually about the first OF
September. and the work of planting
can be kept up during October, and
often to November or December. But
late fall planting in cold climates Is as
risky as late spring planting. The
moisture Is dried out by cold winds or
hot suns before the new fibe-s are
formed to replenish the great evapora-
ton In milder climates planting may
be success all winter"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19


Ii is often a saying among farmers
that clover rarely succeeds when sown
on a newly turned clover sod. The say
ing had its origin in the days when
blowing under clover was the usual
preparation for wheat sowing II the
blowing was early enough for the clio
yer TO be entirely rotted, the clover
seed grew readily enough But II the
first crop of clover was cut of and the
sod was plowed late. so as TO let the
second growth attain good size, there
would Invariably be failure of the clio
yer catch next season. Clover does not
do well II sown on any kind Of a sod
The reason is that newly turned sod
holds the furrow up. and as 1t rots
down the soil above naturally falls.
leaving the clover above It TO perish.
The young clover plant has at first a
very slender hold on the soil. Any
falling down OF the soil leaves 1t high
and dry In the air. and. of course. is
fatal TO it.-American Cultivator.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-19

One advertisement ought
to make you say to your
grocer:
(" Give me a package Of
Stkxdims's Ben tea y you
can really afford to return
my money when | don't like
it."
ss,,s.J cs.g-v =
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
THIRD SERMON or THE SERIES.
Delivered by Rev. II. \. Grant, Ii. d.,
in Howard Place 4. VI. n. Church.

Rov II A Grant Il u pnstor of the
rI,,..,r1 pin,o Ar,i,,n Methodist t,pis-
cnppI church delivered sunday evening
,ba tbird nf q, series Of sermon lectures
ON "Iusniratinu and Immortality" ChCOS-
ine, ,s - TOO pselm xvii. II. AS for me
I vii hahuld INV face i'm righteousness; 1
eb,lt Lee satisfied WHOM / awake with tiny
Iils.u.ss The sneaker I'm rart said;
"tnortplitv A. tho common desire. COM
mon heller Of the great mas. of mankind.
As n doctr,ne. or as "A prospective fact.
If ms bum,n nature ana can only he re-
sisted by q perversion of nature There
is M l,ust s,irb a strong tendency in the
bunan heart toward such a beIier--ln-
decd il is iutuitiye-but only of less de-
or.r rb,r tbat intuitiye assurance. we
have of our own existence. think it
can only b. ,ombatted bv DENYING or ig-
noring. some of the facts OF our expert
eucp If we ignore nIl sprituaI facts we
can easily deny il: If we can deny the
facts OF consciousness, we can doubt it;
but as soon as our minds regain their
normal attitude. we shall feel its shadow
| or hear its song.
at is admitted that we cannot believe
unything intelilsently. and ought not at
! an against reason: and hence the effort
| has been to show that this belief in I'M
| mortality, so in harmony with our feel
| ipgs and deyploDiug without effort
among an ppoplp may be maintained in
the presence of all the material facts and
! phenomena of our experience by simply
recognizing the spirituality of man. But
| repeat. that while the physical facts
| employed by reason are not sufficient to
overt hrow the doctrine of Immortality it
! may be frankly conceded on the other
hand that all the spiritual facts recog-
/ nized, when taken independently of the
! natural prejudice i'm it's favor. are not
sufficient to establish the doctrine.
And even when taken in connection
With this intuitiye bias. thcy are not sutli-
cieut to nut the matter entirely beyond
! Question The conclusion is therefore
reached that while there is a strong de-
| sire for continuous life, and an intuitive
! belief or prejudice. if you please. in
favor Of such a doctrine. there is not
| enough evidence in its support. indepCnd-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
REV. Mr.. WHIPPENS SERMON.
IL Was Delivered Yesterday Morning
in All Souls Church.

Rev. +. w. Whippen, of All Souls
Universalists church, yesterday morn
ing preached u sermon appropriate to
Christmas from ST. Luke, 1l:10: II
bring you good tidings of great joy"
The preacher said, in part:
The joyful tidires was the announce
mcnt that the Christ had come and that
the day Of the Lord was daWning in i'm
agination those shepherds upon .he
Judean plains ana all the waiting souls of
Israel must have seen the tiny babe
grown 10 man ana leading his people
royalty to victory and to peace. They
could not honor the little child too much
could not vGlue too highly the part he
was to play in the life of the world.
We can appreciate him even better than
they could. We know that the tidlngs
We're good. Christmas JOY is many sided
one element is the coming OF gifts. We
like to be remembered. We look forward
especially the children, to it, and the
pleasures of expectation are legitimate
Half the joy of receiving comes thus from
expectation.
But receiving is but third of this ele-
ment of Christmas JOY Another fun
third is the joy OF giving, ana the re-
naming third is the joy OF giving TO
those in need. This last especially implies
something of heart and SO We are led to
consider other Christmas joys.
Christmas is joyous because it brings
close to US the little child of Bethlehem
We let the simple story as it is given us
sympathy with the precious child. No
wonder the masters have painted Ma
donnas and that the greatest OF ali pic
lures is Raphaels painting for the SIstne
chapel.
The Christ child has had mighty power
to make children tender objects Of re-
gard to soften ana strengthen and glol-
fy the hearts Of fathers and mothers an
through the Christian years and make
the home the symbol of heaven And
Christmas Is joyful because We can see
the practical outcome Of the lifp OF
Christ, Men think OF one another i'm SYM
pathy; then own the tie Of hrotherhood
They give, for retreats, hospitals homes.
schools The learn @entlcness.
The season is Joyful too, because it
brings us closer TO the great good love.
the Divine grace, because of which
Christ came through which ana TO which
he works, Finally Christmas is joyful be-
cause il brings 10 as the Christ. because
the babe born I'm a manger Is more than
other babes, and came an assurance of
God ana His love ANA of our glorious
destiny.
Christmas i'm its deep sense means the
| New Testament true. W. value the su-
! premc gift only when We think Of this.
and men appreciate the gospel They
| appreciate the christ. They recognize
| that there is a mighty difference between
a man who simply emhodies great viz
! tues and is an ideal and a man like the
man Christ Jesus who stands for God
| 10 make men know and see who stand TO
warm ana quicken souls nv bringing
them in contact with the Divine a being
who has a messenger which ne did not
tfFfp 0
gave him, from the Father 10 His chill
! dIeu.
A messenger OF such a nature tha, the
very life OF Il depends upon the rccug-
| milton that IL is @ messenger lu christ
: men see that they find Coo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

Wonderland al the zenith Of It's pros
perity never handled larger or better sat
isNed crowds than those that packed the
new museum at six of the seven per-
formances on Saturday. The second evc-
ming performance was the most notable,
as il was witnessed, from the parquotte.
by a packed audience composed largely
Of ladies, II Is safe 10 say that the inn
pressions carried away by these ladies'
were altogether favorable to the new en-
tcrprlse. Today an entirely different pro-
Rramme VIII he presented on the stage,
as well AZ in the Curlo han. The chief
attraction win b" Mr. r. t. Harrison, a
lately y-rcturned kluHdike miner who will
exhibit Large collection Of mining ap-
parltus ana accessories aud will tell us
all about his mining experiences in Alas
la. Just at this time there could scarcely
be more seasonable or instructive at
traction.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
J o,erGs GAIL BORDEN
! TRTm EAGLE BRAND ?
4 W CONDENSED MILK. N
q OUR ILLUSTRATED PAMPHLET ENTITLED BABIES SHOULD D.
4 &c IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD. APPLICATION. K
" New YoaH CONDENSED ttItk co.

of neglect True, congress did send
$4,000, but this Consul Lee thinks is
the limit of the humanity Of the Uni
ted states. If a family is helped today
it cannot ~ helped again until Il cer-
tain number of days have passed.
Meanwhile the family die one by one of
starvation and the duty Of the consul
H. simplitcd just thdt much. If he
could only spend this money freely and
when il is gone ask for more. sOme-
thing might be accomplished.
This side of the question is not Il
matter of politics" said Mr.. Adams
1t is a matter of humanity. The in
Surgrnts can do nothing, the Spanish,
naturally. will not do more than the
insurgents, and in the meanwhile the
Island of cuba reeks Of the dead by
starvation.
II saw none Of the lighting. That if
any is being done in the provinces.
The city of Havana is filled with span
sh soldiers. These are the local voun-
toers and a poor looking lot they are.
The Spanish regulars, they tell me, are
a fine specimen Of sOldiery. OF course,
cannot say anything in confidence of
the Cuban soldiers, all are in the coun-
try somewhere. \ person cannot Ven-
turc out on an inspecting tour fOr fear
of robbery aud possible murder. | was
content to let the patter rest as it
was"