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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

There has been some idle Talk IN Eng-
land about war with Russia over Chi
m. II Ii senselcss because there Is no
adequate cause for fighting. Many
years ago England had war with
China. and obtained Hongkong. which
has been converted into center of
trade and naval station. Russia
without war has secured In northern
China Port Arthur as a naval station.
ana Ta-licn-wan AZ Il port of entry for
the new siberian Railway. Russia has
merely done what England had pre-
vlously done. There can b. no cause of
war. England moreover. has asked
that these ports shall remain open to
shipping under all flags ON equal terms.
Russia hns agreed that the ports OF
Mnnchurin shall hc free. or at least
open TO the worlds commerce. When
the siberian Railway Is completed for
clgn commerce VIII not b. driven
away. but attracted. business inter.
csts VIM prevail. II England We're TO
Insist upon lighting for the sake OF
maintaining her prestige IN the far
East. Il would be an unequal battle on
both sea and land. The Russian fleet
might be destroyed IN the Pacific, but
Manchuria could not he occupied aud
conquered without land campaign. In
which the English would De ut seri-
Gus disadvantage. Russia, moreover,
would have other means Of haraSsing
the English Tho northwestern from
tier of India l. exposed at many points,
and there are railways by which Rus
sian armies might be readily massed
within striking distance OF Herat OF
Chitrsl. England has nothing to gain
and much 10 lose from war with Rus
STA. She would have no European ally
for n conflict equally dangerous and
Improbable. Equally unlikely Is war
between England ana either Germany
or France over the possession OF naval
stations and ports on the Chinese sea
board. So long as iIongkong is retained
Jet 10 the occupation OF other ports for
similar purposes by rival powers; nor
win there be Just cause of war so long
rs those now ports remain open To all
foreign hags- But as an offset 10 the
acquisition Of Port Arthur 10y Russia
England demanded and has secured
Wel-hai-wei. which wiz enable her to
check Russia should occasion arise
Tho British Government was thus com
PEELED TO adopt policy which II has
been strenuously resisting. although I,
first set the example. The Chinese
Government Is 40 weak and helpless
that England eanot help TO protect II
slnglc-handed against foreign aggres
sion China Is not In a position TO &C
ccpt such a protectornte. 1t Is clcai
that Russia. France and Germany will
not allow her to become dependent
upon England. Whatever happens
American interests are not likely I,
suffer. The policy of open ports for th'
shipping of MI nations is now adyocat
ed by all these rival powers
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me. however. and is now skylarking
around and I'm afraid some one else
VIII fall In love with her and steal her
from me. l thought the safest plan
would be to take back my present Of
those teeth, so that she wouldn't be
quite so attractive to the average man.
OF course II she viii promise to live
with me again as good. loyal wife,
che can have the teeth back hight now"
The court suggested n brief conference
between the Interested parties. A mo-
ment afterward the prosecution was
dropped and the case was dismissed
But remember. judge said the hus-
band, as the rcconcilcd couple prepared
10 leave. IF she doesn't behave proper
~ I shall get those teeth again She
may have 'em IN trust, that's all" And
yet the wiscacrcs say there Ii nothing
new under the SUM-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

A stone boat is a necessity on most
farms and the one shown In the nc.
companying Illustration Will be iounu
very handy. The runners n are apou.
6 inches thick with natural CROOK AZ
the forward end. The narrow s'r'p
running parallel with the runner "no
holding down the cross boards Is VI
three-fourths inch elm. The front pam
in the platform Is two inchcs 'ni,N.
The whole structure Is held together ny
wire spikes. In driving these use u
small bit for starting the hole, as TINS
viii prevent splitting the material
The pole, @. shown detached Is an
important feature and should never DC
omitted. The chain d passes ireeiv
through the mortise In the pole ana by
passing a small bolt through INK IN
the chain, better control can be had
of the stone boat descending hill or
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

We do not believe there is much II INV
profit In sowing oats alone to be cnt
Tor green feed or for solling. The oat
crop Is very exhaustive one. and even
II cut green 1t leaves the soil In moor
condition for any other crop. But with
peas the case is different. They really
enrich the soil through the nodulcs
which grow on pea roots, as they do on
the roots Of all leguminous plants. But
to sow peas alone is very unsatisfac-
tory. The pea vines cannot hold them
selves up, and as they fall on the
ground the vines are widowed. One
third weight of oats sown with peas
will probably make the growth Of cacn
about equal. There will be some pods
with peas in them on peas thus grown,
and when cut green for soilIng these
peas in their pods can be eaten without
danger of hurting the stock fed by
them. If some gypsum or land plaster
is sown with this mixture II will great
ly help the peas, and viii also be good
for the oats by keeping the soil MOIST
Exchange.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

A French engineer who hns been on
a tour Of inspection wns not impressed
by the big things In this country. Il
shall report 10 my government" says
he, Tint the biggest things In America
are the little things The French pco-
pie are experts IN domestic economy.
and live comfortably by saving what
average families IN the United Satcs
throw away. But Americans nrc. on
the other hand. experts In Industrial
economy. They make money by saw
ing wastngc IN business. and lose some
OF II by wastngc In domestic economy.
Tie attention paid 10 small details In
big works IL amazing 10 me- | visited
some establishments where | believe
that the profits arc made not In the
manufacture proper, but In the saving
Of materials and labor by close atten-
ton 10 details that are looked upon ms
trines by VA. For example saw
grlndstoDe In operation In a large cs-
tablismcnt automatically sharpening
lathe and plnncr tools. This machine
costs probably ns much ns 100 OF our
ordinary grlndstoncs cost, but ] see
that Il automatically grinds all the
tools for 300 high priced mechanics,
and II only works a few hours each
day. The skilled mechanics In our
country frequently stop their regular
work 10 grind their own tools, and then
do II only imDcrfcctly. In the United
states tools are all accurately ground
10 the best shape by the machine, 10
that the men can do more and better
work on this account In n given time. I
believe that that machine has brains
the brains Of the inventor II has
no doubt rcvolutionlzcd work of this
kind In American machine shops. This
Is but one case out OF many that hive
noted during my stay IN the country
Tho visitor correctly defined n peculiar
characteristic of American inventive
genius. The vast engineering achieve
mcnts, the immense manufacturing es-
adjustments and the lcviathan ma
chinery are. of course. most consplcu-
GUS and Impressive. hut these big
things are comparatively few In num-
Der. while the novel improvements In
little things usually clnsscd ma "Yan-
kcc notions"--aro legion, and each con-
tributes It's mite toward the general
sum OF the country's business prosper
ity. II IL certainly wise TO give full at
tcntlon to all details.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01
For Watering Hogs.

A device for watering hogs which is
scmi-automatic In its operation is con-
structed as follows: A barrel Is set on
a small trough made out of fence
boards. and plug IN inch and one-half
in size that is long enough TO reach
down about half the depth Of the
trough "a vinegar faucet will answer,
with half inch hole bored through IT.,
Is inserted In ITS bottom. While the
barrel IS being filed the lower hole is
closed by stopper, the barrel filed at
the top and the top hole plugged up
tight and the lower plug removed,
when the trough Will fill to n certain
point and remain so as long as there is
any water in the barrel.
AS funnel an old washpan with the
bottom out may be tackled on the head
of the barrel directly over the hole.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

The dying wish OF poor music
teacher recently was that her body
should be buried IN her piano. The
plano, she declared. had been the best
friend she had ever had. In Its sympa-
thctic ears she had poured out all her
suffeIings and sorrows; all her little
joys. She could not. she said. bear to
part with II in death. Accordingly,
this curious request was carried out
For two days after the poor woman's
death the plano. from which the legs
and mechanism had been detached.
draped In white. served as a bier. II
was then carried out. and, holding IN
Its embrace the mortal remains of the
little music teachers body, the instru-
mcnt was reverently placed In the
grave.-Glasgow Weekly Mail.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

1t is wonder to Us often how It Is
that hens will consent TO deposit their
eggs In such filthy nests as are often
seen among the class who do not keep
fancy fowls. They may have been
brought up to It," and this may ac-
count for their apparent want of re-
dnement but the only excuse the own
cr of the birds can have is laziness.
Filthy nests engender disease or sick
ness, and the owner. from these two
causes alone. loses far more than he
saves in time. by not attending to them
properly.
The nest for laying hens should be
overhauled and renewed two or. three
times during the season, the boxes be-
Ing whitewashcd thoroughly as often
as Is necessary, and fresh material be-
ipg abundanty supplied. The nests
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

wonderful soil KcnOvafOr.
The COW pea Is n wonderful reno
vator of soil. the value of which is not
yet generally recognized, even in the
South, where 1t has been most largely
grown and experimental with. At the
Louisiana station bulletin 4W sixty
three varieties have been tested. For
vines and for green manuring the best
varieties are the unknown, black, clay
and red. while the strictly bunch varie-
ties. whippoorwlll, blue. blackeye. etc,
give larger returns In peas. Cow peas
can be converted into hay or preserved
as silagc. both being palntable and nu-
tritious as food for stock. A three
years rotation with Eve crops (oats.
COW peas, cotton and corn, and corn
and COW pcas), with suitable fertilizers
for each crop. has been found most cf-
fective In building up worn soils. II
the vines are not plowcd under they
should he fed to stock and the manure
put on the land. Plots on which this
crop had been grown for three years
showed an estimated gain OF 100
pounds per acre of plant food In the
soil where the crop had ben removed
and nearly 400 pounds per acre where
It had been plowcd under. For econ
omy's sake 1t Is recommended for the
growth TO plow under the green ma.
nure In the fall and sow the ground
later In some winter crop. like rye. to
he turned under II a spring crop Is de
sired.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

Tor sitting hens should be renewed
every time fresh batch Of eggs is set.
isy this means you need have but lit
Tie lear OF lice. the great pest Of tho
poultry-brceder.
While fine hay, or fine. wcll-brolxen
straw makes good nests, very good
nest can be made with shaylngs from
wood. Select only the thinnest and
softest. and mike the nest well with
them. They can be lightly sprinkled
with diluted carholic acid, to keep
away lice, and, being very porous, will
retain the smell and effect of the acid
much longer than any other material
Poultry World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

in New York police court the other
day prisoner was arraigncd 10 an
swcr charge OF larceny. The prose-
cutting witness was young woman.
who testified that us she was walking
along Broadway the prisoner at the bar
suddenly stopped her. and. IN the pres
ence Of a large crowd Of surprised spec
tators. opened her mouth and took out
A set Of false teeth. which he put In his
pocket and ran away. That's right,
your honor" explained the accused
man. This woman Is my wife. mar
ried her three weeks ago. OF course,
I wanted her to make as good an ap-
pearance as possible on that occasion
10 fitted her ont with a set Of teeth
which cost me 50. She has since left
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

sister. "all true stories are based on real
life"
I'm not so sure about that" said
I,ottle. However, here are you and
I. two hcroLnes. so to speak And now.
Will you have the goodness to tell me
how we're to keep out of tho poor
houseY'
Embroidery and fine nccdlcwork,"
suggested Florence, family.
"rhe market for that sort OF thing Is
glutted," said Lottie.
"Nliss Purdy keeps a boarding
house"
Exactly, but Miss Purdy is 90, and
knows every recipe in the cookery book
by heart"
Couldn't we write for the papers p
hazarded Florence.
MY dear child" said Lottie plying
ly, FOR every newspaper column there
are NJ least twenty trained and prac-
tlced nspirants."
well, then, perhaps you've some
more practical Idea of your own" said
Florence. still offended.
Yes, | have. | was thinking Of n
little school for children Miss Purdy
knows of three pupils we might get
little boys. whose father belongs IN
! Canada Mrs. Morrison says she VIII
send Eddie and Paul-and think. per
haps, old Mrs. Enderly would use her
influence to obtain few for us. There
are those four roomy chambers up
stairs we might furnish In cottage sets
md lfhfnn H..
And. II we could secure even eight pu-
pills, ! have calculated that we might
make a living profit. az least"
Florence drew up her slight, prettily
nodded flgure-hcr lips quivered.
30. Lotticl" she walled out, "all this
drudgery. this toll. this begging and
pleading thereby to keep ourselves
alive. Is life worth living on these
tcrmsT'
And I.ottlc-paticnt. CHEEKY. much en-
during Lottie-had to set herself am
gently 10 work. for the fourteenth or
fifteenth time that day. to comfort
Florence; and, flguratlvely speaking,
"bolstcr her up" 10 the point of forti-
tudc required.
So Charlotte Champney opened her
little school. with an unpretentious tin
sign on the door. and three chubby
checked lads of 10 and : and respect
lively as beginning. Others speedily
came IN. and Lottle. counting up her
gains at the end of the first quarter. felt
inwardly cxultant.
"All our expenses paid and $40 over
she cried. Il knew We should sue
ceedr'
'"ren dollarsr' scornfully repeated
Florence. ~ pretty sort of success
that Is, Why. used TO give $40 for q
pair Of boots when poor. dear papa was
alivew
Things are quite different now" sal,
I.ottle. Aud. you must remember. thl'
Is only our first experiment"
"But you needn't think mean Z,
drudge on Ike this forever" said Flor
ence.
"IIow are you going TO help your
selfr said Lottie. laughing. and Flor
ence only answered by n smiling. com
placent look toward the glass.
Il don't wish TO appear vain," sal,
she. demurely. but Miss purdy think
that handsome widower at her house 4
decidedly taken with me-"
"What. Col. Medwayr
''Yes. Col. Midway"
Lottie Champney's heart gave
. quick. panied throb. ''Was It possible,
she asked herself, that she was selfs
and ldiotic enough TO be jealous, and Q
her own pet sister, tool" Col. Medwa
had never been more than ordinaril
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

The referendum. OF the submission OF
lcrlslailou 10 the popular vote for rnti.
flcallon. is prncilccd In Switzerland
not always With the most satisfactory
results Not long ago vote was taken
IN the Canton Of Solcure on the qucs
ton of a parish church organist One
man only took the trouble TO go % the
polls Finding himself there alone. he
remarked. 'NoN populi. vox Del. am
the yox populi, aud | elect myself to
The plucc." And II was sol
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01
The Popc.s Seal.

The seal worn by the pope, and used
by him on official documents to which
his signature Is attached. has'o IT the
engraving of a fish. with the cipher Of
the wearer. Since the thirteenth cen
fury every pope has worn a ring of this
character, and It is shattered with q
hammer when the wcarer dies, TO pre-
vent It's use on a forged document.
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Water for Hogs.

There is no domestic animal that so
suffers from the lack of sufficient water
as the hog. This is partly because,
though hogs are cooped up in pens and
can get nothing except what is given
them, 1t IS supposed that the swirl,
made mostly from dlshwashings, which
are generally very salt, and the milk
mixed with 1t. serve the hogs in place
Of drink More than half the fevers OF
sows in parturition come from their
having too little fresh water to drink.
Salt water only aggravates thirst.
Much Of the bulk Of milk is solid, as
any one can test by letting II curdle.
Giving the hog too little water Injuries
the quality of its pork. If swill or
skim milk are given the animals drink
eagerly, only to find later that their
thirst IS greater than ever. Some en-
tirely fresh water should be kept In the
pens where the hogs can get at 1t to
drink, and cannot easily put their feet
In il to soil the water.-Exchangc
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WON BY KINDNESS.

ES. l know" said
Lott1e Champney.
ut Il always the
easiest thing in the
world for girls In
books TO earn their
bread and build up
n fortune out OF
nothing! But It's
so different in real
life"
But then, you
know" pl e n d e d
Florence, the elder
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

The seriousness OF the present crisis
- aprarru, WHOM II Is remembered that
The war orders issued 10 the Ninth New
York Regiment require that each man
shall cnrry a halrbrush. a whlelk broom.
twcnty.four hundkcrchIcfs, extra shoes
and wearing apparel and napllin-ring
plainly marked.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

orchard grass can be pastured earlier
than most other grasses, as its roots run
mostly near the surface. This grass
needs to be eaten down pretty closely,
for 1t IS not only more productive II
thus pastured. but that is the way to
prevent the seed stalks from shooting
up. Then the grass soon becomes poor
In quality as the seed stalks are mainly
woody fiber, and have comparatively
little feeding value.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

A Colorado contemporary says:
'"rhefc viii be- no issue Of this paper
next week. We are going out TO collect
a little money that has been duo IA for
some limo. Editors must 1.-Two IA well
az human beings"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

Tho order 10 change the color OF our
wnr.ships from white 10 lond-gray ia
the nautical version OF an army maxim
that officers should not ride white
horses. There h no lnw Ia war OF so
ciciy that a man Ia 10 cry out, Here
am ahOol mo-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

Wcylcr's ambition to lead an army Of
Invasion through The United States Is
probably due TO the fnct that he would
consider himself safer IN making war
Ia country whore civilized methods
are Ia vogue than In ono where he has
set IA example Of barbarism which
some OF hlz enemies might b. tempted
10 Initiate by way cf revenge.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

Tho Madrid newspaper Corrcspon-
dcncin says that Il has entire con
ndcncc that justice win ultimately tri-
umph la the war with tho United
states" We have the samo feeling
over here
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

a Montana miner who proposed 10
widow aud was rejected set fire to her
residence and then bravcly rescued her.
That fellows scheme TO destroy weeds
f. too startling TO become very Dopu-
lar
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

The radius OF Influence" OF n great
institution of learning Is strlkingiy sug.
gested by a recent gathering In historic
Lucknow, when tWcnty.ono mission.
aries came from All parts Of the Indian
Empire 10 organize the Boston Unit
vcrtliy Alumni Association OF southern
Aala. Most flttlngly 10 their and other
fostering mothers might one apply the
rsalnlsts saying, "rhclr line IL gone
out through AL the earth. and their
words 10 The end OF the world"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

Russia = pressing ON IN Asia. She
has absorbed three 81 the richest Chi
ncsc provinces and gained group Of
lcc-frcc ports ana iniprcgnahlc for
,r,s>cs for the terminus OF her great
siberian railroad. One might think. 70
scc these plans on paper, that America
and Great Britain were TO bc summar-
Us crowded out Of that quarter OF the
world Hui II VIII not DO ~. The fact
b that The Anglo-SaNon race Is don't
nani ln China aud japan. above all 9th
or aliens. and ~ likely to rornaln so.
The vast prcpondcrance OF foreign
trade II those cmplr,-s Is with Great
Britain and the United States.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

A travel TO The i<londlkc declines the
storics Of fabulous riches come from
Tint quarter IA increasing abundance.
rhrs Sacramento, Cal. dispatch tells
81 two men who are 10 80 from there to
Alaska In search OF a mountain litter
ais covered With gold" They have a
chart and maps loft "somc years ago"
oy Hudson Hay Company employee.
who made them out Just before he died.
lie claimed to have lived for several
years on the side III the mountain. II
Is rather singular that that mountain
was permitted to he neglected and un-
advertised untI the Alaskan transpor-
lation companies found their business
'aliing on.
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General Blanco very touchingiy re
fcrs 10 Cuba "a the island which
Spain discovered. pcoplcd and civil
i1cd." two-thirds Of which Is true
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Calves for Veal.

While we believe under present con-
ditlons in keeping for cows all the
heifer calves that promise to be good
mixers, there are many even among the
heifers that show by thick necks and
other signs that they are better for
meat than for milk. Nine-tenths of the
male calves should also be fattened and
killed. 1t takes so much milk to prop
orly raise or fatten a calf that many
Will not do It. Yet If fed with part skim
milk and partly with porridge made
of oatmeal sifted, the calf can be fat
tened until 1t is two. three or four
months old with profit for all the feed
given. Most calves are killed too
young. Their veal IS not good by law
until 1t is four weeks old. 1t IS better
still when 1t is eight or ten weeks old,
If It has been fed so as to keep growing.
American Cultivat0r.
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Under the now baseball rules the
game Is deprived Of grcat deal OF cx-
cltcmcnt: rloting Is now restricted to
The blcnchcrs
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-07-01

Columbus egg mny In time be chiefly
remembered over there IN association
with getting II where tho chicken got
The nx.
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vIEw on sroNE poAr rnoM ABOVE.

backing the team. The draft, however.
should be wholly from the steel coup
ling and not from the chain. The small
standards can be used for supporting
side boards If these are wanted
Orange Judd Farmer.
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A successful Nratchmaker.

The Turkish general Osman Pasha,
has married off two of his sons TO
daughters of the Sultan.
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We believe that among the reconcen-
tlados hcncefortb the call TO dinner VIII
not bc quite 80 far apart.