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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
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Five Thousand Acres Of Golden Grain
on One Ranch In Oklahoma.
Oklahoma's large wheat field lies a
few miles west Of the small railway
station Of Bliss. In Kay County. II
contains five thousand acres and he.
longs to the noted Ranch ~1Of." which
controls fifteen thousand acres Of land
leased from the Ponca Indians. Two
hundred men, more than three hun.
cred mules and horses and twenty.
four big Irvine binders were EMPLOYED
In cutting and shocking the grain
grown on this magnificent field this
year.
Every principle Of good farming was
observed in cultivating this big field.
with the result that the total output
VIII not be less than 100000 bushels OF
as good wheat as can be found.in Okla
homa. 1t Is estimated that tie aver
age acre yield Will be from twenty to
twenty-five bushels. There are many
acres that Will run from forty to fifty
bushels. Buyers have already offered
60 cents bushel for the entire crop.
1t Is probable that the owners will get
from 90 TO 20 cents. a gross sum Of
5000 or $4,000. The cost Of produc-
Ing this wheat and putting it on board
cars will be 25 cents a bushel, leaving
a net profit Of about $4,000.
Numerically, a FIVE thousand-acre
wheat field is not very impressive. To
ride over It. however. in blazing sun
shine is to give rise to the feeling that
1t covers the face Of the earth. The
five thousand acres Of wheat on Ranch
"lOl" are divided into two fields OF
almost equal size by the Salt Pork
River. Great yellow fluctuations OF
grain swept alongside the river and
then away toward the distant hills, IN
til they seemed to reach the sky. Il
was so far across the fields that the
shocks look like a solid wall Of wheat
In the field on the south side Of the
river the first circuit with a binder wa:
made by Superintendent Miller.
There was not a man who coulC
guess how long it would take me t
make the round" said he. Il piled
supply Of Irvine on my binder and start
ed. l was gone four hours and trav
eled six miles"
The distances are so great on tn
ranch that It is impossible fer the mel
to turn in at one place for theif meals
The loss Of time would amount to hun
dreds Of dollars in a season. Accord
lngly camps are established at diheren
places, generally close TO a stream
where the men live in tents and tn
meals are prepared by ranch cooks
Kansas City Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Captain Mob. a credit to his race
saws London Spare Moments, was once
in command of a trOop-ship returning
from India. On board he had as pas
sengers three ladies'. all wives or Of
acers in her majesty's service.
Now it fell ont that the cabin allotted
70 them was fitted up to accommodate
four. and consequently 1t contained
four wash-basins. one or which was
far larger than the other three
For the right to use this particular
basin each lady put forth her ehim
citing her husbands position IN the
army. But the husbands, unfortun
ately. ali proved TO be OF equal rank
90 10 settle the matter the trio bearded
the captain in his cabin.
I'VE viii leave 1t entirely TO you
canaan" they said. and abide by YOU
decision"
Captain Mob. cogitated. and then de
o,orsd solemnly, with the faintes
twinkle in his gray eyes:
"Ieddies. as it is no matter o
rank l think it would be that the old
est amang We sud have the oeeges
bowl" IA.
with murmured thanks the ladies
s,a5 ont again. but that basin wa
never used during the voyage.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
MIIIlen. ruh.lrt d rlas.

without question, tho grain most
extensively used az an article Of food
all the world over. Is rice. Hundreds
of million Of people chiefly subsist on
it, and it, consumption is constantly
increasing. II is the principal diet Of
at least one-tliird Of the human race,
formingsae chief food OF the native popu-
lations OF India, China, Japan, NADIA
gascar; many parts Of Africa, and in
fact Of almost all eastern nations. The
Burmese and Siamese are the greatest
consumers of it. A Malay laborer gets
through SO pounds monthly; Bumese
or Siamese 48 pounds in the same
period. The eastern nations also chiefly
obtain their beverages from rice, which
is the principal grain distilled in Siam,
japan, and China. sald, or rice beer,
Is produced in Japan to the extent Of
$50, 900, 900 gallons annually. Although
rice is such universal article Of food,
it is not so nourishing as wheat OF some
other grains. More than nine-tenths OIL
its substance consists Of starch o.
water; consequently it forms more fai
than muscle. The yield Of rice is five
times as heavy as that Of wheat, ths
two crops yearly giving from eighty Il
hundred bushels per acre.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The o. r. & N. and Oregon Short
line have added buffet, smoking and
library car TO their Portland-Chicagc
through train, and dining car service
has been inauguarated. The train il
equipped with the latest chair cars
dav coaches and luxurious frst-clasi
and ordinary sleepeIs. Direct connec
tiou made at Granger with Union Pa
cifc. and at Ogden with Rio Grand'
line. from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities
For information, rates, ETC., call OF
any o. R. & N. agent, or address W
H. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent
Portland.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The Burmese viii sacrifice any pros
pect Of noney-making TO 90 to feast.
These are called pives, and often the
entertainment is elaborate. l remem-
Der going to one in Upper Burma.
There was a good deal Of dancing, but
neither the host nor his guest danced;
that would have been undignified. The
dancers were paid, and they twirled
lazily or jumped excitedly as occasion
required. Most of the time, however,
was spent IN chatter and smoking.
Smoking is the only thing at which the
Burmese are industrious. They start
smoking at tho early age Of 3, and they
smoke themselves into the next world.
Girls smoke quite as assiduonsly as the
men, and as the cigars are very big
many a pretty mouth IS strained 10 &C
comodate q giant rheroot. Pail Mall
Magazine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The walnut was originally called tho
gaulinut in England, because it came
from France (Gaul). Walnuts played
an important part at the siege Of
Amiens, near the end Of the sixteenth
century, when a party Of Spanish sol
diers. dressed as French peasants,
brought a cartload Of nuts to sell and.
as the gates opened for them to enter,
the nuts we're spilled upon the ground,
and sentinels stopped TO pick them up,
when the Spanish soldiers pounced
upon them. killed them and guarded
the gates while the Spanish army en-
tered
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
SALT LAKE CITY.
An Important Factor in Transconti-
mental Travel.

An Important Factor in Transconti-
mental Travel.
No one crossing the continent can
afford to cut Salt Lake City from his
route. The attractions of the place,
including the Mormon Temple, Taber-
nacle and Church institutions, the
Great Salt Lake-deader and denser
than the Dead Sea in the Holy Land
the picturesque environment and the
warm sulphur and hot springs, are
greater TO the square yard than any To-
cality on the American continent.
The Rio Grande Western Railway,
connecting on the East with the Dem
yer & Rio Grande and Colorado Mid
land Railways and on the West with
the Southern Pacific Central Route)
and Oregon Short Line, is the only
transcontinetnal line passing directly
through salt Lake City. The route
through Salt Lake City via the Rio
Grande Western Railway is famous all
the year round. On account OF the
equable climate of Utah and Colorado
it is just as popular in winter as in
summer. Send &c to J. D. Mansfield,
253 Washington St., Portland, or Geo.
W. Heintz, Acting General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake City, for copy OF
salt Lake City-the City Of the
| Saints
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Mrs. Newlywed (reading)-Loye ii
. balloon that lifts us up 70 heavens
marriage is the parachute that brings
40 sIowlv back to earth againl
Mr.. Newlywed (also reading)-An
other parachute horrorl Man fall
2 600 feet and is dashed to pieces
Same old storyl Parachute fails t.
vorkl-Puck.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

E Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet
It cures painful, swollen. smarting, nerT-
Gus feet, and instantly takes the sting ont
OF cOrns aud buuious. It's the greatest
comfort discovery Of the age. Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight OF new shoes feel easy.
II is a certain cure for Ingrowing Nails.
sweating, calious and hot. tired. aching
feet. We have over 5000 testimonials.
Try It TO-DAY. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. By mail for nc IN stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

L. the children learn to take care oil
,ha numbers Of their own magazines
and to file them themselves for preser.
,.stion Cut two thin strips of wood
tbe length of the magazine and about
an inch wide: bore three holes one at
each end and one in the middle Win
a sharp awl pierce holes to correspond
IN the magazines, lay the sticks on
them. pas a cord through the holes ana
tie lt-I.adies' Home Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
800 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper viii Be pleased to
fezr1 that here Is a. least one dreaded disease
hist science has been able % cure II all its
stages, anG that is catarrh. Hall s Catarrh Cure
IS the only positive cute known 70 the medical
fraternity. Cetarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires q constitutional treatment.
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, setting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby DESTROYING the fouuda-
ton Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro
priefors have so much faith in its eurative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that Il iails 70 cure. Send for list
Of testimonials. Address
F. ]. CHENEY L CO., Toledo, o.
Sold BY druggists, &c.
Halls Family pills archie best
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value Of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys.
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative. =
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
&c. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Victims Of tea poisoning are becoming
alermingly prevalent. Women demand
the life and variety OF Health. and instead
Of doing il naturally By building up their
system they resort to tea. They should
take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. II tones
up the nerves, regulates the bOwles and
cures dyspepsia.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Miss Walsingham-We can trace
our ancestry back TO the Norman con-
quest, can't we, mother:
Mrs. Walsingham (sadly)-Yes, but
we don't know where your father was
last night.-Someryille Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

surpassed at that time in numbers by
the French, German. Spanish, and Rus
sian languages. In 1880. on the other
hand. English was the mother tongue
of III, 100000 people, more by nearly
100000 than spoke any other Euro
pean language. Next to English stands
the German language, with I5,2eQ.OOO
people to whom it Is the mother tongue.
All over Europe travellers ind that
when the residents of any country
speak any language but their own it is
usually English
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

nsh, German, and
French as equal
mediums of COM
munication. 1.-THE
growth of the
English language
continues at its
present rate for
fifty years, how
ever, It will not
need the mandate
of any academy
to- make 1t the
universally recog-
nized N e diu n
among civilized
nations. In 1901
E n glis b W a 5
/ spoken by 2O,50O,
600 people, being
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Many Pittsburg and Allegheny
moulders have been conceded what they
struck for.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Public men speak Of their unworthi-
ness, but very few of them would be
willing to be taken at their publicly
expressed estimation Of themselyes.-
Chicago Daily News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The famous cedars are on Mount
Lebanon. In 1896 there were sixteen
that measured over thirty feet in cir
conference.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
GROWTH OF ENGLISH.

May Soon Be the Language UNIVERSAL.
~ X ecoZnized Among Nations.
The International Academy OF Sci.
ences adjourned without solving the
language problem. and recognized Eng.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if It
fails TO cure. E. W. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

At Tacoma single manufacturers are
complaining Of a car shortage and ship
msnts are seriously delayed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

At Chippewa Falls, Wis, the tele-
phone companies consolidated, anc
forthwith the rate was doubled.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

A new law requiring corporations to
pay wages at least monthly has been
declared constitutional in California.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Mothers will find Mrs. WinslOw's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

United States possesses %, 705 mer
chant vessels.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The greatest whisl1ey industry is in
the United States, the output being
more than 50, 600, 600 gallons q year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Among the many things this country
needs is a new set Of molds 70 oe oseu
IN shaping the opinions Of The pubic
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Anderson, Ind, needs hundreds Of
houses.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

A carload of dried canned potatoes
contains 1900 bushels, but would hold
only 500 bushels IL their natural state.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

I shall recommend Piso's Cure for con-
sumption far aud wide.-Mrs Mulligan
Pluinstead, Kent, England. Nov. S. 1885
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

IVANTED-Aetive agents in eyery eountl
w seat for our Gas Lamp. Makes its owl
ras Better light than electricity OF WolsbAcl
City gas; cheaper than kerosene; retails =
big mOnsy-maker STANDARD Lamp Com
pany, Dept. B, CHICAGO
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

There is a difference between 4
man and an egg, said the casual r.
marker. When a man gets old he IS
no longer fit for the scramble, and whe1
an egg gets old that is all it Is fit f0r.7
indianapolis Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Hazel-Sandstone has asked me e
lend him S25, and don't mo~
whether to do it or not. Would yo1l
Mute (earnestlyj-I would, cid
nan. He-inTited me to dine with hirz
this evening STRAY Stories.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The Treaty elm, under which VIII
liam Penn signed the famous treaty
with the Indians in 1852, was upon the
banks OF the Delaware. Ii died IN
1929.
clTc Permanently Cured No ftsor nervousness
IHo AFTER first days use OF Dr. Eline's Great
Nerve Restorer. send for FREE $500 tral
bottle and treatise D 3. r. H KLINE LID, 800
Arch 81 -eets Philadelphia. Pa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
PORTLAND DIRECTORY.
Pence and wire works.

AIaehinery and Supplied.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-28
A Change all Around.

Detroit Free Press: There goes
party who will be heard from" said
Smith. pointing to a young man who
was going down the street. He has
managed to keep his head in love and
financial matters, and they are the two
great tests,
Two months ago he was a young
man with all the world before him and
with no prospects ahead Of him except
a determination to fight lIfe's battle.
"He was in love with young lady
living in this city. but his financial con-
ditIon prevented him from declaring his
passion, besides he was not sure that
the young lady in question cared for
him.
But by one of those curious turns of
the wheel OF fortune an old aunt that
he had never seen. died and left him
large sum Of money. Without delay he
called upon the young lady and asked
her to marry him. saying nothing about
the fortune that had been left him. He
met with n point blank refusal.
Two days later the girl heard OF his
unexpected windfall. and wrote him a
note. saying. I have changed my
mind
His answer was Just as short. 1t
said: so have l."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-28
Arrihn1o MeIl Deserved.

The East Liverpool Daily Crisis,
while. possibly not intending to do so,
pays Congressman Dovener a very high
compliment in the following editorial
comment:
pittsburgh papers are tcemlng with the
stories or the development Of real estate
about Denver. as the result OF the location
OF the new dam at that point. securing a
fIne barbor. And. meantime, Captain
Dovener, with his pull" secures the next
dam where II will benefit wheeling anu
her immediate vicinity, Instead Of Degh-
ming work on the FIRST dam below that
NJ Beaver II IL time for this section 10
bestlr herself. Indications are that we
next Congress viii not be 40 niGgaruiy
in the matter OF Ohio river improvements
ns the last one was. Aud me 1ppehI
sbouId h. made 10 follow the order begun
Years ago, OF systematically continuing
tho slack water improvements on down the
Ohio from Pittsburgh. Instead OF impTuV-
Ing IL in spots II we could lust get BOD
TSyjor on mat river and harbors commit
Tee something might be done speedily
The logic Of this is that Congressman
poyener's services, as member Of the
rivers and harbors committee, have
been efficient enough. not alone to his
own constituency but TO other consiit-
uenoies along the Ohio Valley. The
"pulI." as the Crisis is pleased to call it,
was not only sufficient to secure a dam
nj wheeling where It win bcneh,
great manufacturing centre, but to So
cure other measures looking to the nc
complishment OF the great work, which
is now certainty, that viii open up
the Ohio river to perpetual navigation
at no distant time.
The scheme which went through the
last two Congresses does not contem-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-28

and taking them out on the roof Of the
house for a romp. Her mother found
them hanging over the edge. watching
the people on the pavement far below
and after she had carried them safely
downstairs she administered a severe
rebuke to the ringleader. This so an
gered the little miss that she seized a
sheet of stick fiy paper and plastered 1t
on baby's head, Just to relieve her
feelings For the next two hours the
entire household was engaged in sepa-
rating the baby from the paper. and
when this operation was finally COM
pleted the mother called the little one
to her and talked to her very seriously
indeed, winding up with: IT think you
are the most mischleyOus little imp I
have ever SEEN"
"why, mamma" replied the little
one. her blue eyes wide with innocent
amazement. ''Tve heard lots of people
who come here say: Why. Mrs. Brown.
l never saw such lovely children"
And then the Judgment was suspend
ed while the court took recess.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-28
poINrED PARAGRAPHS.
,anIty Is the mother Of puned-up-

Vanity Is the mother of puned-up-
ness.
A serapbook ought to prove a great
help to pugilists.
Too often we punish little thieves and
honor big ones.
Patrons of a beer saloon look upon
the high collar with favor.
There is nothing SO profound as the
ignorance of some people.
After a girl reaches twenty-five she
loses all interest in birthday parties.
photographs may not lie, but they
are usually given to artful battery.
But few men are glad to see the let
ter carrier on the first Of the month.
No man ever lets his acquaintance
know how small he really considers
himself.
The man who FIRST told the world that
honesty is the best policy evidently
tried both.
II a fortune-teller doesn't miss the
truth more than nine times out Of a
possible ten his fortune is made.
This is the glad season of the year
when the festive suburbanite borrows
his nelghbors lawnmower and wishes
he lived downtown in fiat.-chlcaso
Daily News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-28

plate making improvements in spots,
but to eventually make the system
complete. East Liverpool viii have
Just as much cause to compliment Cap
tain Dovener's efforts in the next Con-
gress. so far as 1t is concerned. as 1t
has now to give him credit for what he
has already done.
The Crisis, in rendering tribute to our
congressman, should not forget that he
has also been officially commended by
the Ohio Valley Improvement Assocla-
tIon. and the trade and commercial In
tsreSts generally from Pittsburgh to
the mouth Of the Ohio. He does not
claim all the credit. but as the repre-
sentative for Ohio river improvements
on the committee, he has been able to
do very much in conjunction with other
representatives from the Ohio and
Monongahela Valleys.