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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03
OVER THE BAR

Blindly the awkward sea
Comes stumbling over the bar
And the soldier ship ! see
On the field Of the ocean war;
But the signnls CLEAN and the dangers
seem
Idle aud faint and far.
Blindly the awkward waves
Come stumbling into the bay,
And the old, old sea behaves
Like a babe OF yesterday;
But the lighthouse stands by the drifting
sands
And the ships are saved to-day.
Blindly the awkward thought
Comes stumbling into my heart,
And old bosom battles fought
Are rs play TO this new art,
For wilder sea hath imprisoned me,
And the love cannot impart.
Blindiy the awkward words
Keep settling In from nfnr,
Til they join, like nntumn birds,
In song that ends the war:
And the words break out In a gentle rout-
Aud my love Is over the bar.
Golfers Weekly.
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Manure for strnwberries.

The strawberry plantation requires
very heavy manuring to produce It's
best yield. Every year on most plants
there is a succession of berries, the
first and second pickings being almost
always larger and finer than those that
ripcn later. But If the later season Is
very wet, as 1t sometimes Is, we have
known the later crop to ripen up and
be very nearly as good as the first.
This suggests that in addition to the
top dressing applied In winter there
ought TO be an additional fertilization,
while the crop is forming, and this last
should be always dissolved In water,
so as to be readily available. Nitrate
of potash is the best manure to be thus
applied. This is saltpetre, and costs
five to six cents per pound But a very
small lump dissolved in warm water
and applied freely win keep the vines
fresh and vigorous to the last, and will
make n great increase In the size of the
fruit. The labor of applying liquid ma
nure is more than its cost, and is great
er than can be generally afforded for
any other crop than the strawberry.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

1t is hard matter to use the water
from n newly cemented clstern. The
common way is to let 1t fill up and then
stand awhile. then draw the water out
and even then the next filling will taste
of the cement. Instead of all this la
Dor and waste Of time and water. take
pearlIne or salsoda, dissolve 1t, and
scrub the cement thoroughly after 1t Is
hard. After scrubbing. rinse the els
tern out clean and remove the water.
The cistern Will then be ready for the
water and will taste very little Of the
cement, and can be used at once.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03
UnpIowed Head,ano.

IL Is the practice Of many forro-s IN
pio"ing grass land, especially for boed
crops, to leave an unplowed snace ne.
uaiiy called n hcadland, on which the
morse can turn when used in c,,,,vot.
ing. But with a careful horse This
cure Is not necessary in growing corn
or potatoes, though the nurservman's
more valuable stock may justify IL In
growing corn, some farmers plant two
OF three rows of potatoes next the
renee. But these scattering rows of
potatoes are difficult to harvest as the
wagon has to be drawn all around n
neld to gather few potatoes. We
used, In the later years Of our farming.
10 pant corn out to the end Of the row.
H. while small, hill Of corn was step
ped on, there 1t stlll time to plant hill
OF Deans. Yet we always noticed that
the outside rows Of corn rpened ear
Her and had better ears than those in
the middle Of the field. Most corn Is
planted too closely to yield the largest
amounts OF grain.-American Cultiva-
tor
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

Tho report upon the mineral re-
sources OF the United States recently
submitted shows that the value Of pre-
cious stones produced In this country
last year was Si3O,075. as compared
with S07,s50 In 1890. The principal
Items IN this total are turquoise. $780,
900; sapphire $4,000: quartz crystal,
$4,000: tourmallne, S9,025. and gold
quartz. $1,000. The turquoise deposits
are chiefly I'm Santa Re and Grant
counties. New Mexico: the sapphire IN
Fergus County. Montana: the tourma-
line IN Mount Mica. Maine, and Had
dam Neck. Conn, ana the quartz crys-
tails IN Cnlayeras County. California.
Pale clmandine garncts are found In
COwco Valley. \. Q. The considerable
increase In the product Of these pre-
ciOus stones over the previous year IS
said to be due 10 the fact that large In
yestmcnts OF English capital have been
made In this industry. more OF which
have been attracted 10 the sapphire
deposits OF Montana. The more popu.
lar and expensive gems. Ike the dia-
mond. ruby, opal and emerald. are MS
yet undiscovered IN this country ana
until they are the output Of precious
stones In the United States VIII be
comparatively an unlmportant branch
OF our Industries.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

There can be no doubt that ensIlaged
food, being succulent, Is much more d.
gestible in winter than the dry food
that 1t then supcrsedes. If there is a
little fermentation In 1t, that shows
that the food Is already partly decom-
posed and more ready for the gastric
juices to act on. But to effect this
advantage the succulent ensilage has
lost some Of its carbonaceous and more
of its heterogeneous matter. This is rep
resented by the carbonic acid gas at the
top of the silo, which is relied upon to
keep II sweet by excluding oxygen and
preventing further fermentation.
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Look, he has Just entered the Emperor's
box-the man in the black coat"
rs that NJ. DumontT exclaimed the
Countess; 'if 50. he has been here while
you were away. He came. on the part
Of the Empress, and carried of one OF
my earrings which Her Majesty wished
to compare with one OF the Countess
Woronzofrs."
"Dumontl 1mpossblcl ! was talk
Ing to him the whole time / was abb
sent"
Nevertheless dear, he has been here,
and has taken my earring. Seel It Is
gone"
effectively" agreed the Count, with
grim smile; but Dumont has not
taken II. 1t Is to the last degree IN
likely that the Empress would make
such n request. Depend upon 1t, you
have been the victim Of q thief made
up as Dumont."
"Impossiblep' cried the Countess In
her turn. 'The affair Is absolutely as
tell you. 1t was the veritable NJ. Du-
mont who came into this box and took
away my diamond. Only walt little,
and he win bring It back intact"
'To walt little Is to lessen the
chance of its recovery. / VIII go and
inquire of Dumont, If l can get at him,
whether he has been seized with a sud
den attack OF kleptomania; because the
Idea Of the Empress having sent him
roaming about the theater borrowing a
ladys jewels regard as preposterous.
All, these Partisan thlevesw
With this the Count departed. and the
second act was nearly at an end before
he returned. In the meantime the
Countess perceived that she was an OBJ
ject Of interest to the occupants of the
Imperial box.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

The London Times tells how Il hap
pcned that Prince George OF Grccec
was nominated by Russia to be gov
crnor OF Crete after the Gar had com
nltied himself TO another candidate. 1t
seems that the candidacy Of Prince
George was recommended by the Queen
Of Denmark TO the Empress DoNager
OF Russia and by her Il was brought TO
the Gar. II seems that the lden origin
ated with the Greek minister TO Con
stantlnople. who mentioned II to the
King OF Greece. who. In turn. urged Il
upon the Queen OF Denmark. The min
lister was Instructed to sound the Sui
tan upon the appointment and he re.
ported that the Sultan would be WIZ
ing 70 propose Prince George, as the
Sultan believed that by putting him III
Crete he would be obligated morally &c
be loyal 10 the Ottoman empire and
would have such an influence with hi.
father, King of Greece. as to prevent
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best Of potatoes and its removal will
not injure the original plant.


A writer in an English paper gives
this recipe for preventing rust In car
nations, which he received from gar
dener in Germany, whose plants were
unusually fine and in healthy condi-
ton. He mixes two pounds Of vitriol
and four of freshly Stacked lime in
twenty-seven gallons of water, and stirs
well together, until 1t is clear, not blue,
and then he adds two pounds of sugar
and mixes all again. With this he
syringes his plants once n week, early
In the day. The Swinging should be
done quickly. finely and evenly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

To make new asparagus bed dig a
trench two feet deep and fill It with
rich, well-rottcd manure to the depth
Of twelve inches. Over the manure
scatter bone meal and sulphate of not
ash any quantity preferred. Then
cover with three inches of rich dirt
and on the dirt place the roots. using
2-year-ol- growth, about two feet
apart, rs they Will thicken in the bed
every year. Cover with rich dirt and
throw the soapsuds over the bed when.
ever possible to do so. Once an asparo.
gus bed is made It should last for TWEEN.
" years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

DO not be deceived by the advance
warm weather of spring and put In the
garden crops too soon. 1t will be time
enough TO complete the planting when
the apple trees begin TO bloom. A iate
frost will destroy all tender plants
Cool nights are also detrimental to tne
growth OF such plants as SQUASH
beans. melons, tomatoes and corn. Inc
ground must be warm before plants
wiz make Roadway In growth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03
Arhor Vitne Hedges.

In order to have a full hedge the
plants should be about two feet apart
in the row and carefully trimmed once
n year. In the fall loosen the top soil
on both sides of the hedge and apply
wood ashes. Keep n close watch Tor
the basket worm, which does consider
able damage to evergreen hedges or
this kind. The plant is best known TO
some as fiat CEDAR" because the lear
Is fiat. 1t Is one of the most beautiful
ornamental plants grown.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

Peanuts require light soil, sandy
loan being excellent. The seeds are
planted about three inches deep and
the soil kept loose. They seem to DO
benefited by lime or wood ashes on the
soil. The plant is very pretty while
growing and few of them in garden
add to Its attraciveness. Plant tho
seeds In May, or as soon as possible
after danger from frost Is over. The
seeds should be removed from the
shells, and care should be taken not 10
break the crown skin covering OF the
seeds.
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THE EARRINGS
OF THE COUNTESS.

T was I'm the palmiest days OF the
Second Empire. II was an even
4 ing In midwintcr. The Paris sea
son was M It's height. and brilliant
audience had assembled at the Theatre
Francois TO witness the performance Of
Jules sandeau's delightful play, "Made-
molselle de In Seiglicrc."
The Empress was present, graceful
and beautiful; the Emperor at her side,
abstraction, which, like Lord Burleigh's
celebrated nod, was supposed to mean
80 much. yet which, viewed by the I'M
partial light of subsequent veracious
history, seems TO have slgnified so little.
Several officers In glittering uniforms
were In attendance, sparkling with dec
orntions showercd upon them by n
grateful sovereign; and among these
gallant warriors, conspicuous by reason
of his attire, was n solitary, humble,
black-coated civilian, In ordinary even
Ing dress, with the Inevitable speck Of
red at his buttonholc.
In box, Immediately opposite that
occupied by their Imperial Majesties,
was young and exceedingly handsome
Russian lady, Countess IVanoff, con
corning whose manifold destinations
the great world of Paris elected to in
tcrest itself considerably.
The beauty and wit of this fair north
ern cnchnntress were the theme of cv-
cry masculine tongue, and her magnlf-
lcent diamonds the envy Of all feminine
bcholdcrs. The Countess was accom-
panied by her husband, n man of dis
tlngulshcd appearance.
The curtain fell after the first act.
The Emperor ana Empress withdrew
during the lntcrmission. Many hum
bier mortals followed their example;
among them Count Ivanoff. apparently
In nowIse disturbed by the fact that the
'gilded youth" In the stalls were bring
Ing small battery Of opera. glasses to
bear upon the dazzling charms of his
beautiful wife. The Countess leaned
back In her luxurious chair, tanning
herself. serenely Indifferent to the in
tcrcst she was exciting. In the dim
light of her curtaln-shadcd box, the gilt
ter Of her splendid diamonds seemed TO
form n sort of luminous halo round her
graceful head; n myriad starry bril-
llants CLEANED among the masses OF her
gold-brown hair, and two priceless
stones flashed and twinkled In her little
shell-tlntcd ears.
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and before the hog and hold him IN
position. There is just room enough
for him to stick his nose out and while
in this position rings can be inserted
The sides of the chutes must be much
closer together than shown In the en-
craving. so that the hog cannot turn
about. In fact the width should be just
sufficient to allow n hog to pass
through. In the second illustration is
represented the side view of another
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

The use OF the balloon IN warfare win
be- one OF tho developments OF the near
future A nrst-claes modern lronclnd
costs about Sa.OOOOOO. This would
construct aud equip for war purposes
n great many balloons. ana Il would
scem as II they might he used by The
inhabitants OF bcslegcd city with
which to sail over an Invading hcct ana
drop explosives upon the warships un-
dcrneoth with deadly effect They
might also be utilized TO drop these cx-
ploSiycs over the cities occupied hy an
opponent OF course there would Ice
considerable risk IN such an enterprise.
unless ne balloons could be properly
siecred. but the dlriglhle balloon Is one
OF tho inventions that We may expect
10 see Ia the near future.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

Striking at the root OF a growing evil.
the National League has wisely voted
90 suspend or cNpcl professional base
bah players who use indecent or vulgar
language upon the bnll.ncld. II Is not
possible, perhaps. TO eliminate the
rowdy from athletics. but determined
managers can do the next best thing
muzxle him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03
buying Chean Fcrtiiiu....

There Is no longer much desire AMONG
well-informed farmers TO get the lowos,
priced fertilizers with the idea thot
these are therefore the cheapest II Is
impossible to cheat nature. An the elo
inen's OF fertility, mineral or nitrogen
Gus. cost money, and If little more, =.
gwen for fertilizers, we can expect mi
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

England this year spends Sii5,OOO.
GOO on the navy. the largest sum spent
on IL IA any ono year In peace or IA war.
Germany har voted SSoOOO,OOO on new
ships Ia the next seven years. Russia
r. about 10 spend S3T.5oO.OOO. II the
United States IS TO hold rs place II
must share this preparation.
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The Countess glanced hastily through
the letter, and. ringing the bell, desired
that her maid might be told to bring the
remaining earring Immediately; this
was done. and the dapper little man,
bowling deferentlally. departed with the
precious duplicate.
The Countess descended to her sleigh
and drove to the club to call for her
husband. Crossing the Place de In
Concorde, she related to him the latest
incident.
you never were induced to give up
the otherw cried Count Ivanoff, incred-
ulously.
But tell you, dear, an officer OF the
police came himself TO fetch It. bring
ing letter from his superiors vouching
for the truth of his statement"
III the project himself had come. I
don't think l should have been cajoled
into letting him have It after last
nights experience" laughed her hus-
band. However. for the second time.
we viii Inquire"
The coachman turned and drove, as
directed, TO the Bureau of Police, Mt
which the Count had lodged his com
plaint the night before. After a some
what protracted delay, the Count re-
joined his wife with n semi-grlm look
of amusement on his handsome face.
The police know nothing of your de-
tcctlve or his epistolary efforts" he
said, drawing the fur rug up to his chin
as the impatient horses sped away over
the frozen snow; your second earring
has been netted by another member of
the iight-tingered fraternity. and. upon
my honor. think he was the more ac-
complished artist of the twor
And from that unlucky day TO this the
Countess Ivanofrs diamond earrings
knew her pretty ears no more.-The
| Arg0naut.
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Nine Drcyfuss petltloned the French
Government to be- allowed the privilege
OF sharing the exile OF her husband on
the Isle du Diablc. The Government
declined, being too polite to tell her to
70 10 the down.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

II IL rumcred Ia LONDON that a Rus
Sian spy. disguised as a footinan. has
bceu discovered among the servants Of
Lord Salisbury. There may be nothing
I'm this conspiracy. but II there Is that
foo,man evidently Isn't the head man
IN IL.
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Hands Wheelhnrrnw.

The Iowa Homestead gives an Illus
tration Of a handy wheelharrow that
may be used about the farm. 1t is
made from the two front or the two
hind wheels of little express wagon
which has seen its better days. This
wheelbarrow has the advantage of hay
ing the load over the wheels and sus-
tanned by them instead of being held
by the one wheeling it. The design ex-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

The HIindoos consider their dead as
sacred. and do not allow them to be
handled by alien hands, the nearest
male relatlve-son, father or brother
preparing the body for burial: and II
there be none of their relatives. son
is adopted by the family for the pur-
pose
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

While France keeps nagging the Brit
ish on the Niger. Russia bothors them
IN North China. MIR. Hull has been
known TO lose his temper over n part
ncrship intended 10 keep him looking
IA two directions for bent pins.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

A correspondent of the American Ag-
riculturist says that when sweet pota-
to vines are about Is inches long. cut
off - or II inches and set out as shown
in the illustration. Treated In this
way, this planted vine viii raise the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03
Gntea fnr nandIing Hogs.

The device shown IN the accompany
Ing Illustrations for handling nogs
when they are to be rung or for other
purposes, Is very useful on the ordinary
farm. The first picture represents
chute and gates which will shut behind
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03
DEVICE Fon OPENING GATE.

gate and pen SO arranged that the door
can be opened and shut without getting
into the pen. These devices are so con
venient about the hog lots that 1t is n
surprise that more of them are not I'm
use.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

A Western man bcqucathcd HIS mon
~ TO a circus. Many can't help think
Ing this disposal of wealth would hard
IS Give one the best Kind Of show
herNnllnr.
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any disturbances being created In Thes-
sally. Under these circumstances the
Car dropped his own candidate aud
took up the Prince.
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An item Is afoat that twenty grass
widows have started In body for the
Kiondke. Maybe they travel together
because they couldn't well 20 single.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

Our bicycles are 40 popular IN Ger
many that 10 line with prohibiting the
nrlghing American horse, there's talk
there about excluding the silent stccd.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

Count dc Mum. OF Paris. has recent
ly passed into the unknown. It's n
question now who has dc Mum"
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'rhnt reminds nae OF n story" said
one OF group OF men. looking around
furllYcly ~as there are no ladies pres
emit" NO but am" promptly respond
ga tan young fellow. as he turned ON
his heel. ''and you need not tell me any
story that you would not tell your moth
err" Each individual encourages or
dlscourages. This young hero ala both.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

when Martha shutc OF Denver takes
The iicid with her cavalry troop OF Col.
orado girls the dons VIII fnd that there
Il no fun IN shooting the Shutes.
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Maybe there won't be many serious
battles on our coasts this year. but II
- only depends on the summer girl
therc'll be many engagements.
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!, II said that diet Of garlic Is good
for The complexion. but there are other
things Ia this world besides complex
ioua
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-06-03

II Tie Holland submarine boat turns
out 10 be a success. the under dog In
the Eight viii get the best OF It.
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China can save time and postage by
replying 10 the demands OF the differ
ent powers With a circular letter.
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At the London county council meet
ing the chairman of the bridge com.
mlttee stated that about fifty vehicles
and 600 passengers per hour passed
through the Blackwell tunnel He
incidentally remarked that n pathetic
point was that children passed through
to the south side of the river and car
ried back to the east tufts of grass as
though they were curiosities.
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shortly afterward Count Ivanofr re
turned. Il have been talking to Du-
mont" he remarked. as he seated him
self. Clever fellow, Dumont l am
not surprised at the Emperor's partial
ity for him; he must find him useful
when he Is In want of an idea"
"Who Is DumontY' inquired the
Countess. with languid interest.
''rhat is rather a difficult question"
replied the Count. smiling; there are
several editions of his BIOGRAPHICAL
different probably none Of them true.
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niue good to the crop from them when
a ~s saAe INTO account that much Of the
expense Of commercial fertilizers con.
s ,, IN the cost of distributing them
evenly through the soil, It will ho seen
'nn' tue highest priced, II also the hest
may be really the cheapest