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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
MULTIPLICATION OF FISH.
Enemies Prevent Too Great a Nam.
Der Living to Maturity

Enemies Prevent Too Great a Nam.
Der Living to Maturity.
Some faint conception of the great
destruction of eggs and young fishes
and of the comparatively limited num-
Der Of them to attain full growth may
be formed from the statements of those
who have made study Of fish product
ivity, says the Mobile Register Thus
the great English naturalist, Button,
made careful investigation of the
number Of eggs produced by female
herring and on that basis calculated
the Increase for twenty years. His
conclusion was that the Increase of
single pair Of herring, If all reached
maturity, would in score of years
amount to a mass as large as our
earth.
Without going extensively into the
figures Of those who have made a
study Of this subject it is only neees-
sary to remember that the herring is a
comparatively small fish, and that some
Of the larger species are almost equal
ly prolific. Thus 100000 eggs have
been found in a female Goldfish, and 1t
Is stated that one will produce not less
than 100000 young in a single sea-
son. The eggs in a female eel were
counted, and the number was ascertain
ed to be about 100000. Other COM
mon fishes, while not so prolific as
these. are enough so to make US won
der just how long all the waters of the
earth would contain the fishes If all
the eggs that are spawned should reach
maturity. The seas and the oceans
and the rivers would soon become i'm
passable, and we suppose the end Of
the world, as far as man Is concerned,
would soon arrive. ~
Fortunately for humanity, from the
the egg is laid its enemieNAre
ready for 1t. The eggs are eagerly
seized and devoured, and the young
fishes fare no better. Numerous nat
urai enemies Of the finny tribe follow
the mothers, or He In wait for eggs and
young, so that but few reach maturity,
with the incalculable num-
Der that are brought into the world
Valuable as all fishes are for human
.ood 1t is fortunate that man is not
he only animal that feeds on them.
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Finding Fault with Your children

Finding Fault with Your Children
IL Is M times necessary 10 censure
md punish; but very much more may
he done by encouraging children when
they do we'll Be. therefore, more care
fUl TO express your appreciation Of good
conduct than your dlsapprobatlon Of
bad Nothing can more discourage a
child than spirit OF incessant fault
finding on the part Of is parents and
hardly anything can exert more injurl-
GUS influence upon the disposition both
OF the parent aud the child There are
two great motives influencing human
actions hope aud fear. Both of these
are at times necessary. But who would
not prefer 10 have her child Influenced
20 good conduct by a desire OF pleasing
rather than by the fenr OF offending?
II mother never expresses her gratlh-
cation when her children do well. and
Is always censuring them when she
secs anything amiss, they are dlscour
aged and unhappy; their dispositions
leeome hardened aud spured by this
ceaseless fretting; aud at last. finding
that whether they do well or H. tltsy
are equally found fault with, they re
lnqulsh all efforts to please, and be,
come needless OF reproaches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
Popule1.Tence.


Some Of the greatest authorities or
radium now incline to the belief that
it is compound rather than chem
ical element.
According to an official of the geolog-
lcal survey at Washington, the heaviest
metal Is osmlum, which has, bulk for
bulk, very nearly twice the weight of
lead. The specific gravity Of gold is
about 1914, while that of osmium is al
most 2215. Osmium Is also the most
infusible Of metals, remaining unaffect-
ed by degree of heat capable of caus-
ing platinum to run like water. 1t
even resists the inconceivable tempera-
ture Of the electric arc.
1t Is reported that the invisible radi-
UNI emanations affect terminating seeds
even when these are covered with a
layer Of soil very much the same as a
too powerful application of sunlight to
the seed. In other words, the effect is
similar to that produced by too much
light, resulting in an arresting of germi-
nation. The effect Is influenced by the
nature of the seed covering, its distance
from the source of emanation and the
quantity of moist soil intervening.
The greatest industry of Australia
is sheep raising, mainly for the sake
of the wool, but also in part of course,
for the meat. Australia now ranks sec
ond among the great sheep-raising coun-
tries, Argentina being first with o.
100000 sheep, Australia second with 72,-
100000 and Russia third with 10000
600. But few years ago Australia
was first, possessing no less than 106,- |
100000 head Of sheep. That was in |
1891. Prolonged droughts were the |
cause Of the destruction of many mill
ions Of Australian sheep, but since 1902 |
there has been an annual gain Yet
these sheep were not indigenous to Aus
tralia. They were first introduced in
1897, being Of the Spanish merino spe-
cies.
If you ask your grocer, "What are
the best English walnuts?" he will re-
ply, Trench ones" They are exported
chiefly from Grenoble, and are known
as GrenOble nuts. The suggestion hav-
ing been made that excellent walnuts
could be raised In many of our South
ern States, at a distance from the
humid and swampy coast lands, the
Department of Commerce has collected
interesting facts about the cultivation
If the trees in France They grow
,est at attitudes between 600 and 900
eet. The young trees are very suscep-
ible to extreme heat or cold. To main
ain the quality Of the nuts frequent {
grating is practiced. Perfect nuts $
row only on the outer limbs, exposed :
o the air and sun, and the inner t
limbs are kept trimmed down. The
rees are planted with plenty of room h
bout them, and every year or two the
round Is dug up and fortified. The /
pace between can be utilized for ms. v
urage or crops. v
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may be had Mt a nominal cost and II
suitably framed and properly hung are
beautiful ornaments for any home. A
good black-and-white print Of a master
piece Is vastly better than poor paint
Ing. The japanese fully appreciate the
beauty Of empty spaces they go to the
extreme Of keeping their ornaments In
warehouses. displaying but one or two
Ut a time In their homes. With the
Japanese an ornament Is purely for
decorative purposes otherwise It has
no place In the home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

The empire modes OF to-day are much
prettler in their modified form than
were the original.
For a young girls dance frock moth.
Ing is prettler than a round length skirt
with baby bodice ana sash.
Some OF the feathers on extreme hats
not only fall over the brim, but extend
to the shoulder or half way down the
back, they are so long.
Velvet coats come In the most exquls-
tie pastel shades. One blue empire coat
was lined with white satin and. hat
cuffs OF renaissance lace, finished with
RULES OF Irish lace.
The short bolero with Japanese floral
revers Is the latest fancy. The little
garment is worn over chemisette Of
moussellne de sole of the same hue and
can be taken Off at win.
Brown broadcloth coats, lined with
squirrel and finished with a collar aud
cuffs OF caracul, are good looking and
seryiceable. The darker grays are tans,
either fur or satin-llned, are very good
among the moderate priced coats.
Wearing black velvet ribbon around
tie neck with ball gowns Is immensely
fashionable ut the present moment. The
velvet Is as wide as can be worn com.
fortably and is fastened at the back
with jeweled bar. In front is a ila-
mond pin or buckle, diamond slides at
the side or fine specimens of the Car
tier jewelry may be worn over the vel
vet
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
Friendship with wild Life.

If fairy had ever offered to grant
me three wishes, 'the full confidence
of wild animals" would surely have
been one OF them, and probably the
first. II we seek opportunities to be-
friend wild creatures and take advan-
tage of them we shall often find, as |
have done, that there Is no lack of re-
Spouse on the part OF the animals. 1
once walked up TO a pine slskin as he
was feeding on the ground and picked
him up In my hand. He did not seem
a bit alarmed, and when, few minutes
later, | set him down, he continued his
search for food within few Inches OF
my feet. On another occasion a yellow
throated yireo allowed me to lift her
from her nest when | wished to count
her eggs, and nestled down comfortably
on her treasures the moment nut her
back. With forefnger l once stroked
the back OF u red breasted nuthatcb "a
he was busy feeding on a tree.-st
Nicholas.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
To ISeep Her Youth.
She eats three regular meals a day.
She doesn't waste her vitality In tall

She eats three regular meals day.
She doesn't waste her vitality In talk
Ing nonsense.
she Is careful to keep as much In the
open air ms possible
She walks every time possible, that
Is, If the distance IS short,
She sleeps eight hours at the least,
and as often ms possible two of them
before midnight
She never let's the past worry her.
1t Is gone and she endeavors to make
the future as pleasant as possible.
She manages to take a rest every day,
In the afternoon II possible. which rests
her nerves and keeps her cheerful.
She Is neither self-centered nor fam
ily-centcred, and has a few fresh out
side interests which keep her alive to
the goings-On Of the world.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
Just a. IL shonIh Re.

At meeting Of the forestry and park
association in Lincoln. Neb., recently the
women outnumbered the men two to
one. This has been the experience of
club women wherever they have endeav-
ored TO Interest a community In the
subject. This is all very well. too. as
the men can attend to their other bust
ness, while the ladies gather facts and
then communicate them to the husbands
and brothers, or, possibly sons.
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THE SUGAR WE EAT.
Average of seventy-hve Pounds q
Year for Every Person.


Year for Every Person.
He would have an idle mind indeed
who, as he dropped his one or two
Jumps into his morning coffee, turned
TO wondering how many pounds of SUI
gar he uses in one way or another dur
Ing twelvemonth, and If he tried TO
guess he would probably hit far from
the truth, says the Providence Journal.
When, however, the government gives
the information, as 1t does in a state
ment given out recently through
the Department OF Commerce and
out loss Of self-respect give passing no.
tice to the curious fact The total con-
sumption Of sugar In this country for
the last year for which complete fig
ures are in the governments posses
sion aggregate almost two and three
quarters millions of tons, an average
annual consumption for each inhabit-
ant OF about seventy-fye pounds. This
makes us the largest ugar-consuming
country in the world, though in per
capita NOhouAiDllOu Tue DIlllSu pass
us.
or course, however, this is a matter
Of no significant interest compared with
the chief fact brought out In this re-
port, that In the list of commodities i'm
ported into the United States last year,
greater in value than In any year be-
fore sugar was by far the largest sim
gle Item. This Is a fact which has an
obvious bearing on more than one
question OF national legislation, and
which should be kept firmly fixed in
mind, even though we may safely for
get, almost as soon as we have read,
the precise quantity that each of us
takes into the stomach in the course
of year. A commodity of which we
import 80 much-more than a hundred |
and fifty million dollars worth In 1905 |
requires special consider
alton In any arrangements that may be
made regarding our foreign trade.
We are to-day not only the largest
we are steadily and rapidly increasing
lur consumption-so rapidly, indeed,
that though the sugar producers at
home, both cane and beet are con-
inually adding to their output they
are not at all keeping pace with the
growing home demand The quantity
rom abroad has doubled in the last
wenty years, while the population has
but so per cent AS In the
Meantime every reasonable pecunlary
nducement has been offered for the
production of sugar at home, 1t is clear
hat we must continue to depend main
Y on foreign supplies for our multiply
ng requirement. :
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Teach Your Girls.

That happiness Is matter of spirit
not things"
That it is possible only when every
member of the household is considered
That to be In her own place, wher.
ever that may be, a beautiful home
maker is the loveliest ambition any
woman can have.
That II is better TO be beautiful
homemaker than fine housekeeper.
That the one Indispensable quality In
home is happiness Every home, no
matter how beautiful which misses
that is a failure, but no home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

Piqucs, linens, dimltles and musrns
all find favor for the little frocks. The
tongwalsted frocks are stlll considered
fhe most fashionable. although the
effect Of the Empire styles Is noticeable
tn the more elaborate little dresses for
afternoon wear made OF the finest lawn
or cambria. says Harper's Bazaar. A
band OF embroidery across the top of
the waist, with a rulle Of embroidery.
is all the trimming required. II II Is
desired there can be also a rutlle of the
embroidery around the hem.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
Reads So Easy"

A French mariner thinks advantage
may be taken of the favorable. winds
at the edge Of cyclone for facilitating
navigation. By means OF observations
with the barometer and other instru-
ments, he would ascertain the direc-
ton In which the storm is going aIha
SO shape the course Of the ship that 1t
would be carried along by the sweep
OF the atmosphere without becoming
involved In the dangerous center Of
the storm.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

every window open. You don't take
cold your exercise will keep you warm
and safe from chllls. If you can spare
the time, have a little nap every after
noon. Some women do their housework
rs II they We're carrying the weight of
nation upon their shoulders. Such
viii grow old while they are stlll young.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
Men want Wives

Lonely men In Canada are writing TO
the agent of the Canadian government
in Canada to find them wives. At FIRST
he took the matter as Joke, but find
Ing 1t was only too serious has been
able to supply the wants to some ex-
tent by introducing young women war
ranted to make good wives.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
The Embroidered Glove,

1t Is said that as gloves play so large
a part in the scheme Of our dressing
as sleeves still keep most determinediy
the ancient fashion Of en-
broidered gloves Is to be resumed But
not In the style Of the lovely worked
gloves OF Ellzabeth's time, when even
pearls and precious stones were used,
but with all the decoration at the end
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25
To Glenn GIT Frames.

Water should never touch gilt frames,
but they should be cleansed with dry
cloth or chamois. In fact, II any lac
quered goods have once been washed.
the washing and polishing will have to
be kept up continually.
Never use so much water In washing
mirrors that there is enough to soak
In at the edges, and never wash mir
ror standing In the sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

Few Of the people who have artistic
taste In furniture know how to decorate
their walls artistlcally; or, II they
know good pictures, they have too little
idea Of proper framing. BY good pie
lures are not necessarily meant paint
ings-they are for the favored few who
can afford to own them but black -and-
white reproductions Of the best pictures
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just the Opposite.

"How is your brother, Harker?r
ooh, he Is In a business that will
open your eyes
"You don't say! What is itYr
why, he sells alarm clocks"
That's funny. My brother is IN q
business that will close your eyes"
Really What is lt2"
"Why, he markets onions"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

Every man in his relation to every
other man is a hypocrite; he pretends
that he is wiser and better than no is
and the other man detects him IN tba
deception, though he pretends to be de-
ceived.
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After woman has been married
few years, the piece she clips from the
newspaper is more likely to be some
system of cleaning old gloves so they
VIII look like new than one of the
Poems You Ought to Know.
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There may be no such thing MS pain,
but you have probably observed thar
the children In a Christian Science
family shy at the prospect of whip
ping the same as all others
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

A New York man wrote n book ont,
tied How to Succeed" but he didn't
succeed In selling it.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-25

of the glove. either worked on the suede
or kid or with separately worked gaunt-
let's, often of a harmonzlng material,
the hand of the glove being left severely
alone.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-01
BROWNS coRNER-CANAAN.

Rev. Mrs. Corson preached her
farewell sermon at Browns Corner
schoolhouse Sunday. Mrs. Corson
has met with the people in this place
monthly, when circumstances would
permit, for the past eight years. And
we believe that her words of counsel
have accomplished much toward the
uplifting of the cause of God and
many nave been led to lead better
and more useful lives. And while
she goes to new fields of labor we
trust that she will be an instrument
in the hands of the Lord for doing
much good.
Fred Barnes who has been day
clerk at the Bayview, Waterville is
passing a few weeks vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Laforest
Barnes.
Mrs. Lizzie Allen passed Thursday
with her sister, Mrs. Carrie Damon.
Mrs. Jennie Bean and daughters
from the village were calling on
friends in this place Wednesday.
Myrtle Wyman accompanied by
Miss Emerson and Miss Mcfarland of
Pittsfield visited at Almon Rowe's,
Sunday
The friends of Wilbur Cover who
has been confined TO the house so
many months from sickness are
pleased to learn that he has so far
recovered as to be able to go out of
doors with the aid of his crutches.
The farmers improved the day
Sunday by getting in their hay that
had been so long exposed to the rain.
Forrest Meservey and family of
Norridgewock came Friday for visit
of few days with his brother Charles
Meservey.
Arthur Rowe of Pittsfield was at
Almon Rowe's, Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Written of California
who has been at the home of his sis
ter Mrs Helen Burrill, of North Hart
land went to South Canaan, Saturday,
for visit with his brother, Abel, and
other relatives.
Mr.. Frank Buker is deliver ring mail
on route No. one, Hartland while our
carrier c. H. Wheeler is confined to
the house by sickness.
Norris and Horace Chase of Hart
land went to Clinton last week re-
turning with fine looking horse
which they fArchased of Alton Rich
ardson Jr.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-01
CANAAN.

Miss Belle Colby of Bingham is the
guest of Mrs Ola Maxfield.
Miss shellie Harris visited with
friends In Skowhegan over Sunday
Mrs. Lewis Nelson is visiting rela-
tives in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oakman Moody,
daughter Gertrude, and invited
guests are at their cottage, The
Birches, for several weeks.
A party from Skowhegan are
camping at Sibley pond.
Mrs. Jennie Bean and daughters,
Bessie and Grace, are visiting rela-
tives in Harmony.
Sam Walker of Boston is passing
his vacation with his mother, Mrs.
Civilian Thornton.
Mrs Ina Jewett of Waterville re-
turned home Saturday after weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Almon Smith.
Miss Nellie Morrow of Lewiston is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. Dwight Crommett who former
" lived in town is visiting his aunt
Mrs. William Drew.
Mrs. George Dunlap is visiting her
daughter in Madison.
MRS. ORA FITZGERALD.
The death of Mrs. Ora Emery
Fitzgerald. widow of the late Benja-
min Fitzgerald, occurred at her late
home in Canaan Sunday at the ad-
vanced age of 81 years, 8 mos. IL days.
The cause of death was due to the in
firmities of old age. She was the old
est child of Benjamin and Mary
Emery and was the last of family OF
10 children. She was born in Canaan
and has always made that place her
home. She was the mother OF SIX
children, two of them died several
years ago. She was woman re-
spected and loved by all who knew
her. possessing heart filled with
kindness. Notwithstanding her age
she retained her faculties to a re-
markable degree, and her presence
was a great happiness to those privi-
liped to be with her. In religious
faith she was life long Universalist.
She made her home with her son,
Wilson C. Fitzgerald, who lives in the
old home place. Besides the son
Wilson, a son B. L. Fitzgerald of
Pittsfeld, two daughters, Mrs. Lizzie
Burrill of Canaan, and Mrs. William
Richardson of Eagleville, California,
survive. The funeral services were
held at the Union church, Canaan,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
Rev. L. W. Coons of Brunswick
officiating
The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-01
CoRNviLLE.

This community has been called up
on to sympathize with the family of
Geo. H. Ridley by reason of the death
of his son, Edward G., % years of age,
which occurred as the result of rail
road accident at Campello, Mass,
Last Sunday evening. Mr.. Ridley had
been in Massachusetts for nine
months and was railway employee.
He had taken train to go from
Braintree, where he made his home,
TO the point where he was to go to
work on Monday morning. The car
in which he and four fellow trainmen
were riding was left standing on the
main line at Campello, for a brief
period and was run into by a special,
fatally injuring all but one of its ocu-
pants. The body was brought to this
place, Tuesday and funeral services
were held at his former home, yes
terday, under the auspices of Wesser-
runset Grange of which the deceased
was a member. Besides the father,
four sisters survive, Mrs. Bert Palmer
and Mrs. Eugene Smith, of Mass
achusetts, Mrs. Ralph Collins of Mad
ison and Miss Evelyn Ridley who
resides at home.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-08-01
- The News OF SOmerset's Busy Towns ~

TO find. He was deputy sheriff and
had charge of the Jail here and was
afterward post master under demo-
cratic administration. After this he
was successful for number Of years
in the hardware business. His wife
died while he lived here and he final
" sold out and moved TO La Junta on
account of the health of his children,
Perley and Addie who had lung trou-
bles. Since moving there his son
died. Mr.. Neasie was also remarked
at his new home TO lady of that
place. He was a member of both
Odd Fellow and Masonic Societies
and the funera services are expected
to be in charge of one of these bodies
Mr.. Veasie was about fifty years of
age.
An examination of teachers will be
held at the High school room at Nor
ridgewock on Saturday Aug. "a at 9
O'Clock a. m. All persons desiring to
teach should take note of this fact.
Ralph F. Carleton of Haverhill,
Mass, is spending weeks vacation
with relatives in town.
CARD OF THANKS.
| wish to thank the many friends
for their kindness during the sickness
and after the death of my beloved
husband. And the orders to which he
was connected for their kind atten-
ton and for the beautiful floral pieces
furnished at the funeral.
Mrs. Caroline Morse.