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Washington sentinel., 1898-12-10
BLACKBERRY WINE, ,

The Internal Revenue Department, in
letter to J. ]. Robertson, Tally, Va,
reiterates a decision previou sly made
in regard to special tax for sale oi black
berry wine 1t saws
"In reply to a letter Of inquiry which
you have addressed to this Office as to
whether you can make and sell black
berry VINE without special United States
internal revenue license, you are here
by advised that you can not do so unless
the wine is made by you from black
berries of your own growing or gathered
wild bv yo urself or by persons in your
employ, and unless this wine is sold by
you only at the p lace oil manufacture or
at but one general business Office (Sec,
3246, Rev. Stat.). Ifthis or any other
wine is put up in bottles for sale. tax
must be paid thereon under the follow
ing provisions of Schedule B Of the act
of June I3. 1898 (war revenue acD:
Sparkling or other wines, when
bottled for sale, upon each bottle con-
tanning one pint or less, one cent.
"Upon each bottle containing more
than one pint, two cents"
Washington sentinel., 1898-12-10

The State Liquor League Of Virginia
was permanently organized at meeting
ofliquor men from all over the State,
held in Emerald Hall. The following
officers were elected: c, J. Cannon, Of
Norfolk, President; j. F. Barrett, OF
Newport News, First Vice President;
w. F. Steptoe, OF Lynchburg, Second
Vice President; T. S, Fitzgibbon Of
Norfolk. Secretary; John w. Sullivan,
Of Portsmouth. Treasurer; L. Privitt, OF
Portsmouth, Financial Secretary, and
James Ray, of Norfolk, Sergeant al
arms. Addresses were made by Messrs.
P. II, Nolan, National Organizer, and E.
L. Jordan, Chairman of the Congress
sional legislative committee, who ex
planned the objects Of the national and
State associations and the benefits to
accrue from the org anization oi league
in Virginia.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

jnunty hats and curly couture that is
now delighting the girl Of 1893.
The great similarity In the modes Of
the two periods Is best illustrated by
the comparison of the portraits Of Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln and Mrs William
Mckinley In ball costume. The beau
tiful rose-colored satin gown Of Mrs.
Lincoln would not attract attention In
ballroom Of to-day II II were not dis
tended by the hoops, which fortunately
have not yet come in with the other
war fashions.
This gown was one of the most beau
tiful ever worn in Washington by Mrs.
Lincoln, who was renowned for her ex-
travngance and love Of dress. 1t was
made Of q pale rose satin The flOunce
of black Brussels lace was made to or
der, and It Is said that the pattern was
selected by the Empress Eugenie. The
waist was extremely decollete and was
cut in very much the same fashion as
Is now worn and trimmed In the same
ruffies Of lace The hoopskirt, FIVE yards
In circumference, that held out the
skirt of this dress, really marks the
only great difference between this COS
tune and that In which Mrs. Mckinley
Is pictured and which she wore at sew
eral state functions of the late spring.
Oven the dropping shoulders that
were deemed most lovely In those other
war days are again in vogue The girl
who has prided herself on the square
set shoulders that equaled her brothers
in width must now cultivate a pensive
droop that always goes with little curls
on the neck. The couture Of the years
1854 and 1898 are striklngly similar
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expects to get into power again be
would better hurry. He has been in
public life from time out of mind In
1850 we find him working with Gen
eral Gordon (''Chinese'D to suppress the
TAPPING rebellion. At that time he was
governor Of Thiang-Sin, and In 1865 he
was created viceroy of Hong Kuang,
and in 1868 a grand chancellor. In
1870 II was degraded for the first time
and left without a shred of title or In
sigma. In 1872 the emperor restored
him his titles and made him grand
chancellor. Since then II has been the
grand old man Of China and has been
the direct cause Of every Improvement
made In that backward country. He
was the founder of the Chinese navy
and has been a whole cabinet in him
self During the late Japan-Chlna war
the emperor once more degraded him,
but was forced to restore him to DOW
or. There Is no public man living of
his age that has the vitality and
strength of this fine old orientul.
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with little curls a wavy pompadOur
aud the not that Is just returning to
favor.
A glance az the picture of the bats
that topped the curls Of our mothers
and the travelling hat Of to-day shows
how much alike they are IN shape and
adornment The fiat trimmings and the
long floating ostrich feathers mark both
times.
Even the bright and vivid colors that
delighted the eyes OF our mothers are
now our favorltcs after a long reign
Of pale and dingy shades. The royal
blues that show a block away, the
emerald green's and brilliant purple and
orange that made the streets gay dur
ing the later years Of the civil war are
again to the front. In fact. every
mode that was then in favor save the
hoop skirt, is again the fashion, and who
knows but that Is now creeping upon
us In the insidious fashion Of stiffcncd
petticoats and may declare itself when
peace is made with Spain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04
The Asparagus Beetle.

The asparagus beetle has nearly de.
stroyed the asparagus industry In some
localities Many remedies have been
suggested, among them applying lime
freely over the bed late In the fall
after the tops and bed have been burnt
over, with another liberal application
Of lime in the spring. Some growers
claim that, where the rows were hlled
up two feet and the young shoots cut
Off as soon as the tips appeared above
ground, no damage was done. Cutting
the shoots was also continued until
quite late. Where shoots were allowed
TO grow until 2 or 3 inches high before
cutting, the beetles attacked them. Il
may be stated, also, that If all shoots
are cut when just appearing the aspar-
agus stalks viii be found tender from
the tip TO the butt, and of much better
quality than when the tops are green
and If the rows are hilled the cutting
of the shoots IS done with more ease
than when the level culture method Is
practlced The suggestions given are
worthy of consideration by those who
have had the beetle to contend with
this season.
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paper, meaning to vile away the time
until his friend should appear. Occa-
sionally he glanced from the paper to
the beef and from the beef to the man
until be began to fldget. Pretending to
stop reading, he addressed the gentle
man In q tone Of Indignation, Lids
guised. and with a forced smile, no
said: II beg your pardon. sir, but l
don't think you are aware that you
have no mustard"
The person addressed looked up IN
surprise, mentally resenting this gra-
tuitOus Interference with his tastes,
and bowed coldly. Mathews again re-
sumed his paper, but curious to see II
HIS well-meant hint had been acted up
on, furtively looked over his paper, and
finding the plate still void Of mustard
concluded that the man was deaf. SO
raising his voice to n tone Of sarcastic
acerblty, he said, with syllable pre-
cisiOn, -you-aware- sir-that-
you-are-ea ting-bolled 49, beef - with
Out-mustardT
Again a stiff bow and no reply. Once
more Mathews affected TO read, though
in reality be was nursing his wrath.
At last seeing the mans obstinate VIC
lation Of conventionality and good taste
he jumped up and In most arbitrary
and defiant manner snatched the mus
tard pot, banged It down under the
defaulter's eyes and shouted:
"Confound It, sir, you shall take mus
tardw after which shot ne abruptly
left the room.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

Those who follow may be as brave as
the leader after they get started. but
they have not his initial courage or
they would start without him. The
leaders in great social and political re-
forms start out usually under most
discouraging circumstances. but they
have faith and courage. and finally
through their persistence gather few
followers whom they inspire by their
example. When success crowns their
efforts their supporters are entitled to
credit, but the chief honors fall natur-
ally 10 the leaders. without whom the
movement would not have been under
takcu.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

AS the result Of an exhaustive In
vestlgation made by Blnger Hermann,
Commissioner Of the General Land
Office ut Washington, Secretary Bliss
has ordered the rectlfying Of an old
error In the official maps Of the United
States. In many Of the schools Of the
country the pupils are being taught
that the region including Oregon,
Washington. and parts Of Montana,
Idaho, and Wyoming was secured
through the Louisiana purchase In
1903. Such teaching n based on the
official maps of the government, but
II Is clearly erroneous. The vast tract
which we brought from Napoleon was
extremely indefinite IN It's boundaries,
but IT would be nonsense 10 accept the
French claim that II extended clear
90 the Pacific. The natural boundary
fthe region opened up by the Jesuit
missionaries explorations IN the Mis-
slssippi Valley Is the Rocky Mountains,
and II Is there that the western limit
Of the Louisiana purchase VIII hence
forth be placed on the ojcial maps. II
any European nation had a right 10
Gelatin the region now known rs Orc
gon and Washington Il was the Eng
llsh. because Of Captain Cooks dscov-
cry of the coast IN the sixteenth cen
fury. But we had n still better claim
based on the fact that IN 1892 Captain
Gray Of Boston smiled up the great
Western River In his vessel, the 90
lumbia, and named the stream In
honor OF his ship. We were on the
point Of letting that rich region sliE
from our grasp to the English In 1885
1890, when DR.. Marcus Whitman made
his famous ride across the Rockies and
saved Oregon by getting 1t colonized
with Americans. On the new govern
ment maps the tract beyond the Rock
les will be shown to have been acquired
by Gray's discovery IN 1902, by Lewis
and Clarks explorations In 1905, by
John jacob Astors settlement at AS
toIta In 1911, and by tho Florida treaty
IN 1910 II would be interesting tc
know how the error regarding the
Louisiana cession ever came to have
official sanction.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

The recent fame Of Santiago de Cuba
has somewhat eclipsed lts ancient re-
nown, but to lovers Of tradition, ro-
nance and history there are few cities
I'm America so well worthyof attention
rs the ancient capital Of Cuba Its
harbor was discovered by Columbus
IN 1902 and twelve years later the town
Of Santiago was founded by Diego
VelasQucz the conqueror Of Cuba San
tiago Is commonly regarded as the old
est town tn the new world, but that
honor Is nlso claimed by Baracoa,
founded in 1912, Mt the extreme eastern
end Of Cuba. Growing one Of the hills
guarding the entrance TO the harbOr
which proved to be such q deceptive
refuge to Cervera's fleet, formerly stood
MORO castle, founded by Pedro de Ia
ROsca In 1910, destroyed by the English
when they captured the city IN 1902
ana rebuilt the following year by order
of Philip w. Fortunately through the
circumstance that Hobson was con
fined In this grim old castle It was
spared by SIMPSONS feet and thus re
mains n picturesque memorial Of the
departed grandeur Of old Spain. The
cathedral Of Santiago Is the largest In
Cuba and I'm the thcnter fronting the
Plaza dc Armas Adelina Patti. more
years ago than abe cares to remember,
made her debut under the management
of Gottschal. It was from Santiago that
Juan de Grljalva in 1918 set out to con.
quer Yucatan and from the same har
hOr Cortoz sailed for Mexico and De
Sofa for Florida The old town, I'm fact,
Is redolcnt OF traditions that 90 back
to the great days of Spain and even
under the waters of It's harbor lie the
remains of one Of the few vessels that
escaped destruction In the "lnvincible
armada" Stlll another curious and IN.
terestlng fact cOnenctcd with this city
whose name has recently become IA
household word in America Is that the
iron mines In the hills about Santiago
supplied the steel armor OF the vessels
IN SIMPSONS squadron, rs the iron orr
from these mines Is very pure and was
exclusively used by the Bethlehem
Iran and steel works. whore the gov
ernment armor plate Is made The ex-
plolts Of Skaters army and Simpsons
fleet have still further added to the long
and romantic history of this old Span.
ish town and given It a fame that tran.
seconds al the traditions and legends
OF the previous three centuries of It's
existence.
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He Declined Without Thanks.

Charles Mathews, the celebrated Eng
fish comedian, was the unhappy pos
SCISSOR Of Il morbid senslbility to things
which most people would consider too
insignificant TO notice, says the Detroit
Free Press. Having an appointment
with friend. Mathews arrived at the
inn where they We're to meet some time
IN advance. Upon entering the dining
room he found Its sole occupant. u COM
mercial gentleman, earnestly enjoying
a round of boiled beef. Mathews sat
down by the fire and took up q news
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

When borers have made their vor
INTO trees, some hot water at a tenners
ture OF lao to lG0 degrees or os hnt - "a
can well be borne by the hama 60" ,,, uo' as s
into the holes they have made v,,n ' y
stroy them. Such Temperature - n uy
not inJure the tree. With n ey,., " ~
and flexible rubber tube with s s'nse
nozzle enough water should be fo orc, :,
up to make sure that the borer Is I tn,oS
All insects can be killed bv onr a''icu'
water to them at a temperatn pp'' lug ,us
high enough to be Injurious 70 ,'I mo not
ton. " 'eSeta-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

-, One ,iDs or the other, If not both. sbor,,
De produced on every farm vbo,.e Suouid
OF any kind-and be it only one 1l9oe , stock
Is s'.. Kept. Beets come handy eyo Nv "
fattenlns stock. Says Prof cv vrgn Tor
the Iowa station: From our sT Ts,lss, OF
mere n IN the use Of beets in flpisb, Tl.enee
tie Of high quality for the h ,il'sn'Gg cat
no nesltancy In saying that tho nav, nave
ductlon Of roots and the beet t'u I'M, miro,
lhIo our fattening rations viii .p p,ouuet
= y, Vastly better product. All Of Wv, IN
u' 'na' have been marketed i BY b,0 I a..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

The Dog Under the Wagon GRAY
HCome vito n said good old Farmer "'"''
put on your things, It's market dny'
And we'll be of to the nearest 'o"n1
There and back ere the sun goes Gow ia -
"Snotf No. wen leave old Spot Deniilu,
But Spot he barked and Spot ne VIM"
And soon made up his doggiSn 'i'''''
To follow under the wagon
Awav they went at O good round pace
And toy came into the farmers race
poor Spot" said no, ibid want to coi'''
But I'm awful glad hos left Mt home
Hon guard the barn, aud guard the COX
And keen the cattle out of the lot.
"I'm not so sure Of that" thought Spot
The dog under the wagon.
The farmer all his produce SOLD
And got his pay in yellow gold
Home through the lonely forest. HarR'
A robber springs from behind 'reei
''Your money or else your life, says me-
The moon was up, but he didn't see
The dog under the wagon.
Spot ne'er barked and Spot ne'er wnineu'
But quickly caught the thief behlnd'
He dragged him down In the mire anu
dirt,
And tore his coat and tore his shirt
Then held him fast on the miry ground;
The robber uttered not u sound
While his hands and feet the farmer
bound,
And tumbled him into the wagon
So SPOT he saved the farmers life,
The farmers money. the farmers wife,
And now hero grand and gay
A silver collar he wears to-day.
Among his friends, among his foes
And everywhere his master goes
He follows on his horny toes,
The dog under the wagon.
The Advance.
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SIMPLE ROWuOATa
Here Are Three Styles Which ANY
Boy Can Make

Here Are Three Styles Which ANY
Boy Can Make.
The simplest styles Of rowbOat are
the sharpe, the punt and the scow
The sharpe has pointed bow and fat
stern, and It is true boat shape, hav.
ing the curved sides and the bottom
slightly raised at the stern. The punt
Is a fiat bottomed affair, slightly round
ell at both ends, with the bottom ris-
ing at stem and stern. A scow, the
simplest and easiest to make of all has
straight sides and FIAT bottom, beveled
at both ends. As both bow and stern
are the same, this, as well MS the punt,
can be rOwed forward or backward
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

Paris Is TO erect chapel on the site
of the charity bazaar, In the Rue Jean
Gonjon, burned in May o last year.
The chapel ia intended 20 symbolic
hope and consolation, rather than TO
be funeral memento. and also to
glorlfy mercy ana charity typified by
a lofty dome Of glass beautifully
painted In brilliant colors. The stone
of which the building win be erected
is capable of a fine polish; the columns
of the exterior will be OF Slpolin mar
bic. while those Of the interior Will be
of the famed black marble Of the
Pyrenecs. The architect, NJ. A. Gull
bert. architect TO the government and
inspector OF historical monuments, es-
Inmates the entire cost at 100000
francs, and that two years win be re
qulred TO complete this beautiful mem
orial Of one Of the most terrible trag-
edles of modern times.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

The English ivy does not harm
on which 1t grows. ID
See If a little less water on lf'ls
land will not be better. .,
Fruit when placed in cold SUI
should be firm and hard. ,,,
Sprlnkling plants with water
frost is expected will protect 'ns, nj,
Pears to be put IN cold storage ., s,
be picked before they begin 70 ''p.r Pm
watermelons ought not to pc INV ,sree
on the same ground oftener 'n'N
years. .,,cle
The grape vine trained to = ar 0 ex-
stake has never done It's best ID 0''
perience. .or nav
Tomatoes are 50 hardy that .ns' s.nit
be transplanted even after inc
begins to set.
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of our country, as this more nearly re-
sembles its native home. Daniel Web
ster Is said to have kept Ayrshres on
his farm at Marshfleld, Mass, and he
recommended them specially for New
England. Professor Sheldon divided
the breed into two classes, one repre-.
senting the butter and the other the
cheese type. At the Vermont Expert
ment Station, IN 1895, Rena Myrtle
0530, a farrow COW, made the largest
milk and butter record ever obtained
at the station from COW Of any breed
in one year-12175 pounds Of milk.
producing SAG pounds Of butter. The
average production Of cheese in Scot
land Is from 500 to 600 pounds Der
COW.
The secretary of the Ayrshire Breed.
ers' Association c. NJ. Wlnslow. sums
mp the qualities Of the Ayrshire by
saying that she Is noted for yipor
hardlhood and for producing n maxi.
mum quantity Of good milk from q
minimum quantity of food. The aver
age weight Of the COW is ahout ooo
pounds. The Ayrshire bull "a b,gbIr
recommended to cross on Jersey COWS
In the language Of the breeders the
AYRSHIRE hicks well with the Jersey
The cut represents the Ayrshire COW
Rose Clenna, the property Of C NJ
Winslow & Son. She has n record ~
h'GS pounds Of milk ana 454 pounds Of
butter IN 1868 consecutive DAYS. sbo
TOOK hrst premium at the Vermont
state Fair last year for the lorgos,
amount of butter fat from one 49, 40,
milking, There were thirteen cows in
competition. III
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The historian should unroll his scroll.
lie VIII have to record the life and
times of a new figure, the American MS
a permanent settler In tho tropics. lie
has gone There as a fugitive n mis-
elonary, a traveller sailor and sol
dler ana ndventurer ana trader. Now
he goes 10 1--we, 10 occupy and POSSESS
90 found institutions. establish indus
tries, 20 do what the English have done
an Egypt aud india Nobody has ven
tured so near tho equator with such
hopes. VIII they be attained? The
story has yet to be told.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

To kin Canadian thistles, let them
come to bud, or flower; put heavy
chain from right end of doubletree TO
pillow beam, at where the coulter Is OF
should he; leave slack enough to loop
In furrow, just ahead Of the turning
furrow slice; have n good pillow that VIII
turn the furrow, and with steady
team you will cover thlstles completely
and as they will have used all their VI.
tally in maturing flowers for seed WIN
benefit the land DIS green manure
Farmers Voice.
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DEYIcEs FOR WATERING Fowls.

scratched into it Make the platform
on which the pail rests broad enough
so that a fowl can fly up and stand up.
on the edge while drinking. Where
fowls and chicks run at large there can
be no better drinking fountain to be
placed out Of doors than the fama,
device of filling a tin pail. can or other
vessel, according to the size desired,
and lnverting 1t over a fiat dish a 1T.
tie larger in diameter. This supplies
clean water as fast as It is used, and
cannot be soiled.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

Manual training In reformntorlcs Is
n valuable Influence. Men are often
driven 10 crime, not because there Is
10 work for them to do. but because
they are not fitted to do any kind OF
work. They have not had the training
90 no thcm for life Whore the reform.
atorles tcach the conyicts the uso Of
hands and utilization Of the senses and
this is followed by kindly and helpful
treatment 10y others reformation will
DE accomplished In many cases. But
the criminals TOO ready excuse for HIS
crime that he could find no honest en-
ployment of his hands or his brains is
seldom true.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

A well-made watering fountain !.
poultry Is the best arrangement n.
watering fowls. but these are mora ~ y.
less expensive. Some substitutes ~
shown herewith. A gallon canned an
pie" can may be attached to the ws1
as shown, or a lard pail may be hnng
upon a nail within reach of the aoor
Better sim IS the third device which
permits water to be poured into ha
pail each day from the outside and
Is up where the litter will not bo
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The hen Is synonym for Industry
and thrift She rises with the sun, 70
tires early and regularly and scratches
increasingly. There are about 4OO-
OO0,OOO of her In this country, and she
hays annually 1G,OOOO0O,0OO eggs,
worth Sl02. 900. The food Of her
flesh that she furnishes is worth $685.
100000 n year. The hen Is able to pay
for the little war We are concluding.
The hen Is hlrdl
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nnh An nonnirod Ncr,n-

Her Father-You have the nerve to
ask me for my daughter, sir the JOY
Of my old age, the priceless Jewel in my
diadcm?
Her Admirer-T That's what-nnd
want the jewel and the diadem thrown
In.
Her Father-In that case you can
have her. I'm looking for man with
nerve for her.
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This old breed from the County of
Ayr, Scotland, needs some one to blow
It's horn; the breeders don't seem
inclined to do IT, even when given a
special invitation. The breed seems
specially adapted to the northern part
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-11-04

A statistician has figured It out that
the mules of the United States smoked
on an average 200 cigars and $50 Gig
arcttes during the last fiscal year
When the number Of pure Iavana 3
cents cigars that were probably In
cluded IN this sacrifice to the goddess
Nicoilna Is taken into consideration no
further evidence is needed Of the bray
cry Of the average American citizen.