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Leventritt's Decision.

Justice Leventritt suggested that if the
boxes were taken out of the hands of their
statutory custodians, it might njure their
value as evidence in the attorney general
action.
THAT would occur quite naturally to the
court" said Mr.. Jackson. but it has not
been urged by my opponents, and l don't
think it will be urged 1t seems to ne, your
honor, that the entire attitude of these gen.
tlemen indicates that it is not safe to leave
the boxes in their possession
Justice Leventritt said that he was going
to decide the issue on broad lines, and that,
nasmuch the attorney general had not
shown that the board of elections was not
the proper party to have the boxes. he
could only hold that the boxes were safe in
the boards care.
Expressions of fear said Justice Leven-
tritt lin the absence of other grounds, are
not sufficient to justify the court in taking
the boxes out of the boards hands.
No order ought to have been entered"
he concluded, "or should be continued
transferring the boxes from the board of
elections. their regular custodian, to the
attorney general or to any other party"
MI Jackson would not say after the hear
ing what steps he proposed taking next in
the fight.
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OLIVER DYER DEAD.
Was First Shorthand Reporter of
Senate's PROCEEDINGS.

BOSTON, January 15.-Oliver Dyer, who
is said to have introduced stenography into
this country, and was the first shorthand
reporter in the United States Senate, died
in this city yesterday at the age of eighty
three years. Mr.. Dyer was pupil of Isaac
Pittman and had many years of service in
Washington.
Oliver Dyer journalist and author, was
born at Porter, in Niagara county, N. Y,
April % 1924 He was educated at Lock-
port and Lima institutions and became the
principal of school al the age of seven
teen and taught for three years. He was
one of the first reformers of photography of
the English language and studied Pittman's
system of photography, becoming lecturer
and teacher of the same He came to this
city in 1913 to report the proceedings of the
United States Senate in shorthand He
studied law, was admitted to the bar but
abandoned practice to engage wholly in
journalism. His principal work was done
on the New York Sun and the New iork
Ledger Later he entered the ministry and
was pastor in turn of the New Church
(Swedenborgian) and the New Church So
ciety at Mt. Vernon, N. Y, and later resign
ed pulpit work owing to i'll health. He was
also an author of some note.
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Great Variety of Exports.

Some idea of the great variety and i'm
portance of the trade may be formed by
CHANGING a the following list of the articles
which appear among our exports to the
British colonies in South Africa:
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Steamship Line Would PAY.

If line of regular steamers were estab-
lshed between New York and Cape Town
they would undoubtedly soon build up a
very large trade, and. if you will look at
the map. you will see that the distance
from New York to Cape Town is not much
greater than direct from London. The
p pass , can be ssae in , sixteen to eighteen
likely that a rfhe of steamers would pay
at first, and therefore capitalists will not
take the risk. but if the government would
guarantee a fair COMPENSATION for carrying
the mails, and thus give them d certainty
to start on there is doubt that trans
portation facilities would be promptly pro-
Vided and our manufacturers would be
able to get their share of the South Afri-
can market from England and Germany.
Great Britain subsidies two lines and
Germany line of steamers to South
African ports at a rate several times
large the subsidy proposed in the Gal
linger bill which passed the Senate last
session and is now pending in the House
Germany is carrying on a very broad pol
icy of commercial expansion. and the ships
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and the North
German Lloyd steamship companies now
reach every port In the civilized world in
search of markets for German merchandise
The result is shown in the export stats-
tics France also has two lines of heavily
subsidized steamers to South Africa; Italy
one; Portugal one. and Belgium one.
The most important part of the African
continent from the commercial point of
view are the British colonies. which i'm
port about $780, 100000 worth of manu-
featured merchandise year. while the
other colonies import nearly $lO0,00O,0O0
worth.
The development of South Africa col
onies is going very rapidly. Vast en-
terprises are already in progress and more
are in empation-railways, electrical
plants to furnish power for mining and
transportation. and industrial establish
ments of various kinds. The construction
of the Cape to Cairo railway will doubt
less inaugurate era of progress and
prosperity such as the Dark Continent
has never known. Congress- therefore,
ought to have the foresight to furnish ia
ciities for our manufactures to reach those
markets. We can compete with Germany
and England in every form of manufac-
tured merchandise except a few special
ties, Notwithstanding the higher wages and
the greater cost of living in this country.
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This list of articles shows the wide spread
and almost universal interest of the people
of the United States in the South African
trade and the market for each article can
be easily enlarged by the establishment
of mail and freight communication. If
soap maker a dealer in machinery
or agricultural implements wants to sell
goods in South Africa he is compelled to
wait until the agents have found a suffi-
Gent number OF other shippers to fill the
hold of a steamer. 1t is useless for him
to try and work up a trade as long
1t is uncertain when he can deliver the
goods 1t is true that he can ship them
by way of England every day. for there
are at least two steamers a week from
English ports to South Africa, but the
freight charges are SO high that they eat
IN all the profits
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07

Uome-Made Drill.

On our farm we have a shop for re
pairing machinery. 1t is an essential
factor In farm management to be able
to repair breakages and keep the ma
chinery in good working condition,
writes contributor in Orange Judd
Farmer.
The accompanying Illustration shows
drill made to drill holes for repair
Ing purposes This machine will drill
a hole through steel or wrought iron
as quickly as a drill we have that cost
several dollars. The main piece upon
which the drill rests is by 4
2 feet 6 inches long mounted upon four
legs made Of oak 2 by materials.
The legs are worked down to two
inches square at the bottom to secure
neatness and make the drill as light
as possible.
The main standard Is 2 by 4 two
feet high mortised into the main 4 by
The stub standard Is also by 4
eight inches high and mortised in the
same by 4 an inch from the end and
two and a half inches from the main
The shaft to which the large
wheel Is attached Is three-quarter
inch bolt fifteen inches long. At the
head a hole is drilled into the bolt, heat
ID and then squared In order that the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07
The Fam PIoxying.

The question of fall blowing is a de-
batable one in the minds of most farm
ers The practice seems to grow more
common upon trial in some neighbor-
hoods and to fall into almost total dis
favor in other sections. Upon the roll
ing lands which are so common there
is little question that it is justly con-
demned, if, indeed, it is good practice
anywhere, says an exchange. Some loss
of plant food from washing and blow
ing of the surface soil upon fall-plowed
ground is inevitable, although it's me-
chanical condition may be improved
somewhat by the action of the frost
upon the freshly plowed ground. OF
course, the condition of the labor mar
ket affects the amount of fall blowing
undertaken or accomplished to a very
considerable degree but Independently
of any and all of the factors mention
ed, fall blowing may be expedient in
some cases. The writer has done very
little fall blowing during recent years,
but this year the plow will be kept go
ing as long as the weather will permit
after the crops are all secured.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07

For years farmers have been grow
ing sheep liz a small way, and general
ly have sold their lambs when they
weigh 60 to 10 pounds for from 50 to
$3.50 each. Even at these prices one
makes nice profit out of his sheep.
1t has cost little to grow them and so
he is well paid, but 1t is possible to do
better. For several years Western
lambs weighing from so to 60 pounds
have sold at from 81 to $3.50, and after
being fed sixty or ninety days,
or up to so to 90 pounds, they
sell for almost twice as much. AS u
rule the farmers who sell the young
lambs have feed enough to finish them
and get the additional price. Although
this extra feed had to be bought at
market prices there would be no loss,
for feeders are buying both sheep and
feed and making Il profit. More profit
Is made from farm products when ami
mails are properly finished, and lambs
are in this class.
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Easing other,s burdens.

If we are constantly on the watch
we shall find plenty Of opportunities to
do good deeds. They may not be great
deeds in the worlds eyes, but ii is the
little, thoughtful, everyday kindnesses
that make the whole world better and
happier, We see some one in trouble
and say a kind, sympathizing word,
and that persons trouble Is lightened.
We have chance to do some little
service in our home, TO wait on some
one who Is tired, or to run an errdnd
chcerfully and we feel happier for
this all day.
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hillside Farms.

The hill lands of Georgia are not per-
mitted to wash away down the steep
Eillsides. Around such hills there are
bands or terraces thrown up with great
care to stop the downward rush of wa
ter, and thus the washing tendency is
checked as soon as begun. These belts
OF firm sod land are most effective.
They rise one above the other In steps
Of five or eight feet in vertical height.
The rows bend around the hill, CON
forming strictly to these terraces. This
is a most excellent system and one bad
ly needed on many farms OF the new
southwest
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What are the cows worth that pro.
duce 400 pounds of butter per annum
! Here | am going to make a statement
and undertake to prove it correct, says
a writer in Successful Farming. When
a COW that produces 200 pounds of but
ter per annum at food cost of $50
and labor cost of $3.50 Is worth S35,
the COW that produces 400 pounds of
butter annually is worth $500, and the
owner can make net SIC more from her
after paying interest on the $500 than
he can from the cows that produce 200
pounds of butter. There is no more
labor connected with the 400-pound
cows than there is with the 200-pould
cows. The price at which butter has
been credited, namely, 20 cents pound,
Is the net price from the creamery after
the making has been paid for. In this
herd the increased cost of feed for the
400-pound cows was more than offset
by the increased amount Of skim milk,
so we have the 200 pounds increase of
butter as net profit over the 200-pound
cow. Two hundred pounds of butter at
20 cents is $40. We have $500 invested
in these cows, which at 6 per cent in
terest Is S24, which we will deduct
from the $40, and we have left SIC to
the credit of the 400-pound COW.
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Great Benefit of Fat.

The first year of the colts life is
very important therefore keep him
growing the first year, keep him grow
ing the second year, keep him growing
the third year, and keep him growing
the fourth year, and in the same year,
if you are going to put him on the mar
ket in the fifth year, feed him up and
get him fat. Fat covers lot of lie
fects with horses. l don't want him too
fat if keep him at work, but when the
other fellow wants him, he wants him
fat.
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Climate and Consumption.

! Only few years ago one suffering
from consumption was thought to be
incurably i'll, and doomed to a death
which, although perhaps slow, was in
evitable. Modern scientific knowledge
has changed all that. 1t is now known
that tuberculosis taken in time is quite
amenable to treatment, and indeed Of
ten gets well Of itself without any spe-
cial effort on the part of patient or
physician.
The modern treatment Is mainly ell
matte, that is to say, a removal, if pos
sible, to some part of the world where
the climatic conditions are such that
the patient can pass most of his time
in the open air. But if, this were all
that Is needed the question would be
a much more simple one than it really
is. 1t is indeed the main, but not the
only thing.
1t is desirable also that the place Of
residence Of the consumptive shall be
dry, sunny, and free from high winds
and dust. Whether it shall be In the
mountains or near sea-level, in the So
called temperate zone or in the tropics,
is a matter to be determined by cir
cumstances. Some persons prefer warm
air to cold; others suffer from heat and
feel well only in cold weather. Nat
urally the patients inclinations are to
be consulted in such case, for it would
be cruel and disastrous to send a lover
of the tropics to winter in Minnesota.
and equally cruel to compel a snowbird
to live in the West Indies.
A climate that will be beneficial in
one stage of the disease may be harm
full in another. Elevated regions, for
are suitable as rule only for
cases of consumption in the early
stages, and may aggravate the condi-
ton at later stage, when the patient
has had one or more hemorrhages. At
a very advanced stage no climate, how
ever ideal, will compensate for the IA
tigue and dangers of a long journey,
and home is the only place
But after all that can be said for tba
climatic treatment of CONSUMPTION +be
main thing Is the open air. and that
me can get without the trouble and OK
oense of travel by simply keeping win
lows open day and night 1t is harder
o follow out the open-alr treatment in
| large city than it is in Colorado or
outhern California or Jamaica. but it
an be done, and no one need forego its
BENEFITS while there are windows in
vol1S NJ. yvbiIa +bora a., co., a. =.
o pitch tent.-Youths Companion.
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Profit in Apples.

With the passing years there seems
to be more imperative necessity Cor
impressing the fact upon the apple
growers that they must have clearer
conception of higher ideals. No matter
how abundant or cheap the prices Of
apples may be in the market, there is
always the unbounded assurance that
first-class, fancy apples VIII bring the
best of prices, and there is no danger
whatever Of overstocking the market
with such fruit. Such a class of ap-
pies will often sell readily at Sc and 81
a barrel, when the poorer grades could
hardly be given away.-Apple Special
iSt
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drill may be securely held. To feed the
drill steel spring sixteen inches long
is bolted to the top Of the main stand
ard and attached to the drill bolt by
slot in the spring. The small wheel at
tached to a threaded bolt does the feed
ing. The piece upon which the pressure
is put while drilling is by NOR
tised into the main 4 by in the form
OF sliding slot in order that any dis
lance can be procured according to the
size Of the iron intended to be drilled.
A bolt passes through this piece from
the 4 By 4. By loosening
the bolt it can be moved to any re-
0ufred distance.
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TO wash Ribbons.

When washing ribbons stretch on a
long board covered with clean muslin.
Pin fast at each end to keep 1t taut.
Have at hand a bowl Of cold water, in
which you have stirred little house
hold AMMONIA. With brush dipped
IN this scour the ribbon on both sides.
Rinse, without taking from the board,
IN cold water, and set TO dry In the
air, but not whore the sun viii strike
it. While still quite damp remove from
the board and iron over flannel and
through thin cloth.
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TELL 1T TO THE MARINES.
Now Famous Phrase First Used b.
Charles the Second.

Now Famous Phrase First Used BIZ
Charles the Second.
The saying Tell 1t to the Marines
Is traced to Pepys, the author of the
famous DIARY" and it is said by him
to have originated with Charles H. Of
England. 1t so befell, as the story
goes, that his llght-hearted majesty,
with an exceedingly bored expression
on his swarthy face, was strolling in
the shade with the ingenious Mr..
Pepys, secretary to the admiralty.
II had speech yester cen at Dept
ford" said Mr.. Pepys, with the cap
tain of the Defyance, who hath but
lately returned from the indies and
who told me the two most wonderful
things that ever / think | did hear
in my life" Among the stories told
were of fish flying in the air. Fish
flying in the air." exclaimed his maj
esty. "Ha! ha! a quaint conceit,
which 'twere too good to spoil WI
keeping What no sir'-he turned
and beckoned the colonel, Sir William
Killigrew of the newly raised mari
time regiment on foot, who was fol-
lowing in close conversation with the
duke of York-"We would discourse
with you on a matter touching your
element. What say you, colonel, to
man who swears he hath seen fishes
fly in the air."
81 should say. sir returned the
sea soldier simply, that the man hath
sailed in southern seas. For when
your majesty's business carried me
thither of late 1 did frequently observe
more flying fish In one hour than the
hairs of my head in number
"His majesty glanced narrowly at
the colonel's frank, weatherbeaten
face. Then with laugh he turned to
the secretary.
"'Mr. Pepys,' said he, from the
very nature of their calling no class of
'ur subjects can have so wide a knowl-
edge of seas and lands as the officers
md men of our loyal maritime regi-
nent. Henceforth ere ever we cast
doubts upon a tale that lacketh likell-
hood we will first tell it to the ma
ines"
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The General Purpose Fla

The General Purpose Farm Horse.
Very many of our farmers get the
idea that all they have to do is to breed
their nondescript mares to the leggy,
coarse type of so called coach horses
being peddled through the country to
get the general purpose farm horse.
have seen hundreds of colts from this
kind of breeding and must say that not
per cent of them are even fair speci-
mems of the general purpose horse,
while 80 per cent or more are failures
from every point of view.
have seen much better results
where the coach stallion has been
finer and more compactly built one or
where a hackney or American trotter
Of a compact, smooth, muscular type
has been the sire, These observations
have led me to the conclusion that this
latter plan is the surest one to bring
some measure Of success IN producing
the general purpose farm horse.-Geo.
McEerrow, Wisconsin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07
Sailing the Butter.

For those who prefer to salt out of
the churn the following is the best
method: Remove the butter when in
the granular state, weigh it and place
it upon the worker, spread evenly and
salt to suit the taste. Sift the salt
evenly over the butter, pass the work
er over it, then run the butter and
work again or until the salt is thor
oughly worked in. 1t may then be set
away for a few hours, after which it
should be given a second WORKING
American Cultivator.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07

Bathing the face with diluted witch
hazel is very refreshing.
A paste Of sweet almonds and ben
zoln is harmless skin whitener.
Sage tea. taken internally, will pre-
vent perspiration after a fever is
broken.
Thirst is more quickly relieved by
slipping fluids than by swallowing them
rapidly.
Castor oil persistently applied will
promote growth of the hair, eyebrows
and eyelashes.
Raw eggs are nourishing and health
full and have proved beneficial In cases
of nervousness.
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with any shade Of black, hut It is not
very effective with white. 1t goes
well with certain shades of red. Greens
are most effective when combined with
other tones Of green, The different
shades of brown is an old but some
what questionable combination The
gold aud silver that are IN the lead Of
all the trimmings just now are used
with any aud every color. There are
some combinations however, that are
particularly effective, Black aud sill
yer is preferable to black and gold,
but white and gold is In fine fashion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07
Oats for Hogs.

Oats may be portion of ration for
hogs, but they are much more satisfac-
tory If they are ground. Mixed with
corn, oats and shorts, they add materl-
ally to the value of any hog feed. They
should not constitute more than one
fourth of the grain ration. A mixture
Of oats and peas ground and fed as a
swill is exceedingly Embellishments
can Agrlculturist
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chemical Weed Killer.

A chemical weed killer has been de.
veloped or tested by the Wisconsin OK.
pertinent station in attempts to kill
wild mustard, cocklebur, yellow dock,
etc. The peculiar thing claimed for this
poison is that when sprayed on a grow
ing grain crop infested by weeds II
kills the weeds without injury to the
cultivated crop. The solution used
consists of 100 pounds of iron sulphate
dissolved in fify-four gallons of water,
which amount will spray an acre.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-02-07

I who disputes the popular notion that
children should not be dressed too
warmly. lie says IL is difficult to
dress baby too warmly; that its gen
Grating heat is very feeble and warm
clothes are needed to make up for the
deficiency The custom OF letting chill
dren go about with the little legs bare,
he thinks, positively cruel to the child,
although It may satisfy the vanity Of
the mother. Wooden clothing should
always be worn by the child next to
the skin, he says, except for two or
three months after birth, when linen
should be the material Of the under
garment
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Popularity of Lace.

Lace shows no decline in popularity,
In spite of the dire prophesies of fail
ure made 10y certain depressing mortals
And the old rule of limitations affect
ing the popularity of the real has been
proved as false in Its way--never has
anything been so initiated and tray
eStied rs has Irish lace. Yet it holds
its own, and promises this winter to
be even more eNtravagantly used than
IL was last year.
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An English physician has placed on
record that his Instructions about the
management Of a sick child were de
parted from on the advice Of neigh
Dor whose claims to be accepted as an
authority were based upon the fact
that she had lost nine children Of her
own"
And now comes man who has
written book on THE Management
of Children" DR.. Barrett Of New York,
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scrnfched FnrnItnre.

A good way to remove scratches
from furniture is to use pulverized
pumice stone. Rubb it on to the mar
red surfaces with soft flannel rag
that has first been wet in crude or
raw linseed oil. Apply briskly until
the scratches disappear, then rub with
the lnseed oil alone until the surface
comes to a polish.
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To Eradicate nurdncis.

If merely cut Off at or near the sur
face, burdocks will sprout again. The
only sure way to get rid of them for
ever is to pull them up, roots and all.
or to cut them off near the ground and
pour a small quantity of kerosene, tur-
pentine or sulphurlc acid upon the root
left In the ground