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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-08-02
NO.4.

stallation of an Electric power
plant, along with the retaining IS
3500O acres Of arid land. and the
advent Of a railroad into the Up
per Valley, will prove important
factors in the rapid developement
Of Emmett and vicinity. With an
unfailing supply Of cheap water
power, taken in connection with
the varied natural resources OF the
surrounding country, Emmett
saould easily become a prosperous
manufacturing town. as well as II
distributing point for large fruit.
stock and mining country All it
needs is the active aud ea nest CO.
operation Of its citizens ana bust
ness men. There are now in the
town. two General stores, a Hard
ware and Grocery store, Racket
store, Drug store, o Printing Of
fee. two Millinery stores. two ga
looms. two Blacksmith shops, a
Harness shop, Confectionery
store. two Barber shops. a small
Clothing store, Real Estate firm.
a Doctors office, a Lumber yard,
a Meat Market, an Undertaking
establishment, a Creamery, Res
taurant, two Hotels. a Livery barn,
two Carpenter shops, four nice
G lurchcs and a fine graded School.
What is needed is manufacturing
establishments.
| SOME ENTERPRISES Now NEEDED.
/ With thousands of sheep graz
ing on the adjacent hills, WOODEN
m Il is an attractive proposition;
with a large range covered with
cattle, a tannery and its accom-
panying boot and shoe factories,
are future necessities. The wheHt
} belt and the large adjacent market
I offer encouragement for the loca-
ton OF Touring mills. The small
4 fruits which now 90 to waste, offer
inducements to canneries, evapor-
p aters and distilleries. With the in
4 stallation of sawmil's, no better
o location could be found for plan
n ing mills, sash, door and box fac
Il tories. The soil of the Valley is es-
e pecially adapted to the raising OF
q sugar beets, and this, with the
e cheapness Of the water power
K would make Emmett an ideal loca
ID ton for sugar factory. The prox
ID unity to paying mines affords ex
celleut inducements for the loca
ton of concentrators and smelters
What more can be desired, in tn
=, way of advantages and natural re
sources, to make Emmett a pros
porous town and an ideal home
Situated in veritable garden spo'
with a cheap and lasting water sur
l., ply, a wealthy surrounding cour
try that will always be tributar
to the town, with a railroad in pre-
cess of construction, saw mills, fa'
- tories, etc, an assured fact, En-
met should be the pride of her eli
- izens and the mecca Of the Hon
~ Seeker. Until the completion
the Railroad, the best route to tn
locality is via the Oregon Sho
ih' Line to Nampa or Caldwell. then,
ett 20 miles by road to Emmett. whe
the the person who is seeking eth
ma a business location or place
be build pleasant home will find
his >arly his or her ideal place
? a Z rth can furnish.
and " ritten for the Index by
OF L. $. Sou
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-08-02

WANTED TRUsTwoRTHE MEN AND
WOMEN 10 Eravel and advertise for old estao-
itshed house,os solid financial standing. Salary
$3.50 year aud expenses. all payable in cash
No canvssslng required. Give references and
enclose self addressed stamped envelope Ad
dress Manager. 955 caxfon Bldg, Chicago.
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WAHTED.-Czpable.r reliSols person In every
county 70 represent large conPauy OF solid H.
nanciai reputation; s0so salary pat year payable
weekly; s. per day absolutely sure and all ex-
penses; atraight nons-hoe. defnjte salary. no
oOmmsssion; salary paid each Saturday anu ex-
pense money sdvsnced each wessat. STANDARD
HOUSE, "a DrkREoRN ST. cEFoaeo
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1OAA - q - A~AAr e'NN"~-f
eanic origin usually Of great depth
md in its natural condition is
lensely covered with sage brush
CHEAPEST IRRIGATION TO BE FOUND
The irrigation is carried on by
means of several canals, owned
md operated by the actual owners
# the land, and the supply, of wa
er is unlimited and cheap. Ac-
.ording to the State Engineer the
nnual assessments average IL
.ents per acre for the entire Val
ley, which means from > TO IL cents
n the Upper Basin.
10000 ACRES OF UNTMPRovED LAND
At present all the canals are on
she south side Of the River, but
here are several plans under con-
,ideration with the end in view OF
reclaiming about 10000 acres Of
rid bench land on the north side
If the Upper Valley Here there is
gently sloping bench about 10
niles long, and from two to five
niles wide, lying from 25 to 10
.eet above the River, and as level
Is wild land can possibly be. a
anal seven miles long and estima-
ed by competent engineers to cost
rom S25OJ0 to s650O0 Will reclaim
10000 acres on this bench and a
,out 5000 acres on the south side
f the River,
PRoDUCTs AND YIELD.
The Products of the Payette
Jalley cover wide range, anc
he yield is abundant. Timothy
nd clover yield from 3 TO 5 tons
md alfalfa from 4 to 8 tons pei
ere for the season, in three cut
ings Wheat runs from % to 81
,ushels, oats from 40 to 100, corr
rom 30 to GO and potatoes from
700 to 1000 bushels to the acre
Apples, pears, peaches. prunes
)lums, persimmons, cherries, apri
.ots, ounces. nectarines and grape
ire produced in abundance an
,xcell in size, flavor. aud keeping
Qualities. Berries of all kinds sue
Is strawberries, raspberries, black
Ferries, dewberries, cranberriet
md curranis are pro6tably raise'
While melons reach the highe'
state of perfection.
i. LAND COMPARATIVELY CHEAP.
Il Ten acres OF land under any
l. the irrigating canals is enough
.c insure any family a comfortab
l. living, and in time a small fortul
d if properly planted and manage
e Visitors from the East are som
i. times inclined to think prices {
ID land in Idaho, too high, but VIII
al they consider that less than Oh
ne twentieth of the state can ever
nj cultivated, and that the remand
yh is mostly grazing, timber a
he mineral lands, it can be easily Sc
as that the land can never be rea
DIS cheap. At present Idaho is t
k most uldeveloped state in the [
an ion, but this cannot last long, a
he within the next few years, no
market will be made for all of L
hos produce. In ten years fr
now, the Upper Payette Val
rec will not be able to supply the
mands of its own immediate vic
I ity, yet farming land here is O
- about half as high inprice as in
or, surrounding farming countries
CENTER OF DISTRIBUTION.
we Emmett, situated at the head
Tim i'm the Valley, is natural center
end ~
Ike What most people want is so
and thing mild and gentle when
por- need of physic. Chamberla
olor, el,
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Idaho has been so extensively
advertised during the last few
years, that it would seem as if lit
tie of Importance had been left to
be told concerning it's manifold ad-
vantages, but the writers of the
various articles seem to have seen
nothing beyond those favored por-
tions, whose boundaries are the
steel tracked road beds of the Ore
con Short Line. This would nat
Trally convey the impression that
nothing outside of those bounder-
dos wax worthy of consideration,
and it ie to correct this erronious
impression that the writer now
brings iuto notice the varied and
lasting resources Of the Peerless
Payette River Valley and its tribu-
Aary country.
aOO,060 ACRES OF TILLABLE LAND.
About thirty-fve miles above its
mouth, the Payette River debouch.
cs into "a long, beautiful valley
through which it continues its
Journey ia it's junction with the
Snake River. This is Payette Val
lev; one OF the most fertile spots IL
the west, embracing upwards oi
100000 acres of rich tillable land
nearly all of which is under irriga
ton. Al the mouth of the River II
located the town of Payette,
thriving place of some 1000 inhab
itants. The Oregon Short Lin
1,asses tlr.ough here, running east
ward, to connect with the Unio
Pacific, TO Omaha, affording a di
rect route from the Valley to tn
great prairie states of the Middl
Nest.
EMMETT.
Thirty miles up the River,
the shelter OF the lower foot hill
and under the shallow Of the gre'
Squaw Butte, is the busy lit
town of Emmett. This place wi
soon be connected by rall with Il
Oregon Short Line al Nampa,
the Idaho Northern has alreaC
completed its grade here, and
making arrangements to compile
the road at an early date. 1t is
this Upper Valley and the su
rounding country that we will co
fine this paper.
CLIMATE AND Soil.
Both the climate and soil in II
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rich stock and mining country, and
also for the great timber belt,
which is being SO rapidly taken up
by Montana and Wisconsin Syndi-
Gates. Vast stretches of mountain
and table lands adjacent to the i
town. furnish pasturage and range
to numberless herds Of cattle and
sheep, whose winter fodder is the
hay raised in the valley. During
the winter of 1899 1900 over 1900
head Of cattle and $4,000 head of
sheep wintered in the Iayette
Valley. This insures a home mar
ket for hay and grain, which aiore
makes farming paying PROPOSE
ton; while the mining camps near
are ever ready and willing TO util-
ize all the farmers surplus fruit
and vegetables.
PEARL AND THE MINING INTERESTS
idaho has always held an envi- !
able position as a mining state,
and this section of the country
promises to strengthen aud make
secure that position In the mining
district and camp of Pearl about
ten miles east of Emmett some
of the most promising mines in
the state are now being developed.
This mineral belt is being thor
oughly prospected and shows up
high values in gold, silver and lead
There are also good indications Of
coal and petroleum and there is
one coai prospect four miles from
! Pearl and twelve miles from En-
NETT, having a six foot vein of fair
ly good coal.
GREAT TIMBER BELT.
n About twenty miles above EN-
nett on the Payette River an
deal log driving streams a vast
body of timber, extending for a
bout u miles north and south and
/; from 4 to II miles east and west
- The timber stands thick on the
! ground and is very tall and straight
- with very little taper, averaging
!, from 125 to 200 feet high and from
/. 30 to 80 It to the first limbs. 1t vii
- average close to 12,500 fit. to th'
! acre and from three to four logs t
:, the thousand. The varieties arr
Yellow Pine, Red Fir. Tamaracb
Sugar Pine, Spruce, Hemlock ant
White Fir, all of which are Of goo
oi quality and high market value.
70 MILL FOR EMMETT.
- One of the companies operatin
= in this timber has purchased mi
- site at Emmett with large sto
- age reservoir; and the sound of
mill whistle will soon be a commc
- one to Emmett citizens, as this
=, the first practical mill site on tn
-. River. Taking into considerable
- the magnificent water course
,a~ the Payette River the only logic
n. way to handle this timber is
49,, float it to Emmett, and thereto
- mills at this point are an assur'
,nd fact.
mo BLACK CANYON
10 NATURAL DAM SIT
ON About five miles above Emm'
lev is the Black Rock Canyon, t
de- best natural site for an impregr
Sin BILE and economical dam to
,nlv found in the state. A dam at Il
the point so feet high, would give
minimum of 5000 horse power. a
a storage for l00,000,00O feet
logs. A company has been org'
lied, surveys made, and char
- - procured for the purpose of bui
mo ing this dam. and it is expec
in that active operation will soon CO
inns mence.
the FACILITIES FOR MAN
take UFACrURfNG ENTERPRIs
2 by The completion Of a dam
init nj o. IL A.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-08-02

Chamberlain Coke Cholera and
DiaFrhoea Remedy has world wide rep
utatian for it's cures. II never fails and
is pleasant and safe so take. For sale by
D. F. smlthsop, Druggist.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-08-02

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bremo Quiuine Tablets
AIT druggists refund the money ii it fails
TO cure. f. W. Gyoge's signature is on
zach ho1 25e.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-08-02

What most people want is some
thing mild and gentle when in
need of physic. Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets fill the
bill TO a dot. They are easy to take
and pleasant in effect. For sale by
d. e. Sm.thso7, Druggist.
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Both the climate and soil in this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
D1NK, A DIVING DOG.
of the Troupe, Now He 10 Its
Particular Star.

A trainer of performing dogs own
Led dog of doubtful ancestry and,
having vainly exhausted his powers
in the attempt to teach the animal,
he gave him up as bad job
The dog, whose name is Dink, SEEM
ed bright and intelligent and was
purchased from a dealer, who said
that he was cross between York.
shire and French poodle.
The trainer had observed the
crowds attracted by athletes diving
from high attitudes into tank of
water at seaside resorts and other
places of amusement and he deter
mined to teach dog to perform a
similar feat. Owning troupe of dogs
never numbering less than IS intelli-
gent animals, trained to perform
feats of all kinds, no trouble was
anticipated, but after two years con-
slant work it was decided impossi-
BILE to have the diving act performed
by dog.
Beyond few simple tricks the
trainer had been unable to teach
Djnk to do anything, and as for his
diving, not being able to learn simpler
tricks, Dink had never even received
so much as serious consideration in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
COMMERCIAL sEP1A.
II I. Made from the Contents of q
Sac In the Neck of the Ten
Armed Cuttleish.

The familiar brown pigment known
as sepia is the product of ten-armed
cuttlefish found in all European wa
tiers and common in the Mediter-
ranean. The animal is of witty
brown color, with red spots, and pos
sesses sac containing dark liquid
having an extremely high coloring
power. When the animal desires to
conceal it's movements or escape from
dangerous enemy, it squirts this
liquid in the surrounding sea water.
The efficiency of this liquid may be
inferred from the fact that it will
render 1000 times its volume OF wa
ter perfectly opaque. The effect is
produced by the presence in the hq-
uid of black pigment, which is in
soluble in water, but which diffuses
through it. It is insoluble in alco-
hol or in ether as well as in water.
The commercial pigment is prepared
in the following way: AS soon as the
cuttlefish is caught the sac is extract
ed and dried quickly. The pigment is
then treated chemically, washed with
water and then dried at a gentle heat.
It forms an impalpable dark powder,
which is perfectly permanent except
when constantly exposed to the di-
rect rays of the sun. It is then made
up in the form of sticks and becomes
the sepia of commerce. 1t is not
suitable for use as an oil color, but
it has been employed for water color
painting for many centuries. 1t will
mix with any other color, and it ex-
ceeds all other brown pigments in the
ease with which a uniform coat OF 1t
may be applied with brush. The
commercial sepia contains about 70
per cent. melanin, 10 of carbonate OF
lime. z of carbonate of magnesia, OF
sulphates and chlorldes OF potash and
soda and 1 of miscellaneous organic
matter
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
ART IN ENTERTAINING.
The Secret of Success Lies In Ones
Ability to Put Guests ut
Their Ease.

Do not make company OF your
guests. Do not plan too much for .
guests amusement. A chance to
choose ones diversion is often more
appreciated than constant round OF
gayeties. Especially, if your visitor
be busy housewife, will she enjoy q
day in which there is no must do.
She is weary of engagements that
must be punctually kept and is long
ing for an aimless walk; or for an
afternoon among the shops in pursuit
of her hobby; or for the luxury "just
once to finish magazine article with
out interruptions" or, perhaps, for
long, lazy siesta in your favorite coy
corner. Something Of her own choice
will rest her, while an afternoon at
the club that interests you might only
bore her. Tell her how you are going
to spend the day, assure heryo would
be glad of her company, but let her
understand she is free to follow her
own inclinations.
Make no attempt to vary your usual
bill of fare. Your guest will infinite
~ prefer the newness of your dishes
to an imitation of her own. If you
live in the country, the homemade
bacon and ham will be real treat;
and bass, fresh from the river, will
be revelation to one who has only
eaten fish after it has been packed in
ice. If you live in the city do not at
tempt to serve spring chicken to your
country guest. It is impossible for .
town chicken ever to become the ten
der, toothsome morsel she is used to
at home. But the juicy steaks and
roasts you are so tired of are treat
she can seldom enjoy at her distance
from markets.
Endeavor to learn something from
your guest. She will bring with her a
new point of view. Peculiarities in
dress and manners have always basis
in environment and the habits you at
first think "queer" when studied in
the light Of climate, architecture and
occupation, will be seen to be for that
individual the only rational habit. In
the study you will have broadened
your horizon and will have prepared
yourself better to enjoy the return
visit.-What to Eat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
Hoos1ER HYMN WRITER.
sou. pleasant Chat About jennie
Wilson Whose Work II knoWn
to Many Readers.

In little town in southern Indiana
lives a young woman who has done
much to add to the collection OF sacred
music. The hymns which she has
composed have been sung by thou
sands in various churches, who little
thought that the author was so Of
flicted as to be almost helpless. Yet
such is the case with Jennie Wilson,
the ..hymn-writer," rs the people Of
South Whitley call her. She has never
walked step, being Paralyzed from
the waist down, but kind Providence
has bestowed upon her rare gift
which she has utilized in making 9TH
ers better and happier for it, while
it has constituted her sole means OF
support. AS child she was extremely
fond of music, but not until q few
years ago did it occur to her that she
could compose sacred songs. Her
first was written at the suggestion OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
Fight with . Big Shark.

Capt. Green, Of Lewes, who operate.
a sturgeon fishing fleet in the lower
part Of Delaware bay, witnessed q
desperate encounter between the
crews OF two of his boats and monster
whip-tail shark which became entan-
eled in q net. The captain was sailing
the bay in a bugeye, watching the
work Of his men, when he noticed 3
great commotion in the water and
some Of his fishermen apparently bat
Ting for life. He bore down to the
SPOT, and he and his crew assisted in
killing the shark, which had already
badly wounded five men. The fish,
when hauled on board the vessel was
found to measure 26 feet from nose
to tail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
THE GAME EXPLAINED.

"a made in the center Of the cardboard
lust large enough for the match to be
.Auck in it, business end up. From the
center draw radiating lines OF any de-
s;red number and il it is fellow whose
fortune is to be told, write the names
az his various girl friends along these
lines. Now light the match. 1t Will
burn about halfway before going out.
the burnt part topping over on to the
cardboard. The name upon which the
burnt end drops il the name OF the fei-
lov's future wife. Where girls for
tune Is being told. Of course the names
- her male friends are substituted.
In place Of peoples names you can
substitute the names Of various pro-
fessions, the position Of the burnt
match indicating the nature OF q lads
futurA career. In the same way you
can ind out the various virtues and
foibles Of ''your victim. !.
az course il is all in fun, and there .
,nt an iota OF truth or logic in 1t AL.
hut there is great deal OF amusement
- he soften out Of the thing, and you
In and it weE worth trying some
evening when the time-worn games
Seem to lag Boston Glofe,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
p,at,num /. Getting Scarce.

The scarcity o. platinum is begin
ming to cause some concern among the
electrical manufacturers of the coun-
try. saws the Western Electrician. For
about five years the price of this val
liable metal has steadily risen, until
to-day it is listed at higher price
than ever since its discovery, and
every indication points to still higher
prices. Platinum is now quoted at
about $50 an ouLce, about twice the
quotation of gold, while five years ago
it sold as low as IS an ounce. Since
the flooding of the platinum mines
in the Transvaal, which occurred after
the breaking out of the Boer war, mani
ufacturers have had to rely on Siberia
for their supply of the valuable metal
Some little hope was held out that
platinum would Re found in Alaska
and other northern mining countries,
but no such discoveries have been
made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05
All I. Matter Of Taste.

A strange fact is told by travellers
who declare that the Arabs in the
deserts of Africa have contracted
violent dislike to running water, and
will only drink from stagnant pools
when on journeys. This has become
so much matter Of habit, that while
the most polsonous-looking water
agrees with them perfectly, pure rum
ming water will in few hours make
them violently sick. This prejudice
against fresh water is common
amongst the animals of the desert
also, and is frequently acquired by
European travellers. At first, however,
when the latter drink of stagnant
water it produces nausea and even
fever, but when once the system be.
comes Injured to it, running water af-
fects them in precisely the same way
as it affects the Arabs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-05

a neighbor who during friendly chat
had referred to the question OF music
in the local church, knowing Jennie's
fondness for melody of all kinds. Her
first hymn was sung at the church
which her family attends, and its
merits attracted the attention of sew
eral well-known musicians. Since then
she has found ready publication tor
nearly all of her efforts, and many OF
her hymns are now included in collec-
tions adopted by the Methodist and
Presbyterian denominations. Miss
Wilson speaks Of her accomplishments
in very modest way. This is how
she puts it: II have tried to do the
best I could in my situation, and
many seem to think have succeeded
very well, but do not want any undue
credit. Letters have come to me tell
ing how much my hymns are appre-
ciated, for which am grateful"
These few lines give an insight into
the character of the woman which il
clearer than might be gained by years
Of association with her. In all Miss
Wilson has written over 700 hymns
London Culver.