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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-13
BABY WEIGHED FORTY POUNDS

obiiRing Icemsn Used His Own
scnies-rroubIe Follows.
When Assistant Attorney General
Charles w. Lyon, of Iowa, discovered
that a forty-pound baby boy had beer
born to his wife the other day he i'm
mediately ordered an investigation OF
the Des Molnes Ice Trust. Ordinarily
babies and Ice have no Intimate con.
nection. But In this instance they had,
says the Des Molnes correspondent OF
the New York World.
When the baby was born the other
day the proud father-lt was his first
born-lmmediately called for a pair OF
scales to weigh the youngster. His de
mand could not be supplied from the
house furnishings, but It so happened
that the Ice man came along.
"A pair Of scales to weigh the
baby?' said the iceman to the ques.
toner, sure. | have; what do you
think | weigh my ice wlthY'
Bring them in." said the attorney.
general. Then the nurse carefully bun,
died up the baby and carried him out
to the iceman. The beam on the scales
shot up when the baby bundle was at.
tached to It..
'Ilow much does he welghT' ques-
Toned the anxious father.
lust forty pounds, said the lceman,
who was bachelor.
81 knew he was husky I'M" said
he proud father, who also didn't know
much about babies and he hurried on
% his Office at the State house TO tell
he glad news and pass around the
'isars
How much does he weight" was the
irst question put TO the Joyous father
Forty pounds" the assistant told
Attorney General Byers.
why, you must be crazy" said Gen,
3yers, Then Lyons told the attorney.
general just how he knew the baby
Weighed forty pounds. 81 guess all the
rouble Is that the lceman has been
'eatlng you out OF thirty pounds of ice
very day this summer" was Byers' |
comment. And now a petition is about
o be filed to dissolve the Ice trust.
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A Careful wife.

Royalties are much like other folk
after all. A pretty little story is told
In W. Beatty Kingston's MEN, Cities
and Events" which gives pleasant
picture OF the present Kaiser's father
then Crown Prince of Prussia, and az.
terward the Emperor Frederick Ill
The incident took place at the nuptial
ball of the Pearl of Savoy now the
Queen Dowager OF Italy, the well-be.
loved Margherita. She was dancing
when her dress caught in the spur of
a cavalry officer, and was so badly torn
that wlsp of gauze trailed from the
skirt along the floor
Quickly the Prusslan heir apparent
anne up, produced dainty little moroc-
co case, took from it tiny pair of
scissors, and kneeling down, deity cut
away the wreckage. When her royal
highness had resumed her dance, Fred
erlck William went up to Prince Hum
bert and craved permission to keep the
latter as a souvenir of the queen-to-be
The request was cordially granted. and
the prince carefully folded up the bit of
gauze and put II In his pocketbook.
King Victor Emanuel complimented
the young man on carrying such an out
it, even In the bali room.
"The merit belongs to my wife, sire"
the crown prince, Long ago
she gave me pocket necessalre with
all sorts OF useful things, needles,
thread, buttons, hooks, scissors, and 80
forth, and made me promise 10 keep 1t
always about me What took place
Just now only proves that l am a lucky
fellow to have such clever wife 20
ook out for me-"
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That Mars Is Inhabited. scientists
are convinced, and for years efforts to
communicate with the planet, $4,000
600 miles away, have been made with
out avail
That communication between our
world and the Martlans will one day
be established, however. Is practically
agreed. writes ID s. lands, noted
scientist. Following the death OF an
army odicer-seientst there came to
light papers dealing with lnterplanet-
airy communication, which suggest a
way OF putting into execution the long
dream OF the scientific world.
This officer knew that rifle ball
driven by army powder Travelled 1000
fee. per second, and the proJectles OF
large cannon much faster. But they
fell after time. due to the attraction
OF the earth.
He estimated that II projectile
could be fired that would travel 2G.300
feet per second Il would overcome
gravity and travel round the earth at
fixed height. returning to its start
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mission to England is Interpreted as
official and political. The visits of the
others are purely social That the
meeting of William IL and King Ed
ward viii conduce to European peace
and TO a fuller understanding between
the two countries is taken for granted
at ali the chancellorles of Europe. II Is
an interesting circumstance that amid
all the numerous wars OF European
history there has never been breach
of the peace between England and
Germany, or between England and
Prussia, and the meeting between
Kaiser and King will undoubtedly bind
the two nations more closely together
While the Kaiser was the center Of
attraction for statesmen and diplomats
and the great of the land. the little
Prince of Norway drew the plaudits
of the people. Prince 0lof is manly
little chap, now little over 4 years
old, and dressed In his sailor suit. as
becomes a representative OF the Scandi-
nayian race he appealed strongly to
the English Imagination and to English
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Preaching and Practice.

Lord Lawrence. one Of the famous
viceroys of India, was an able and very
simple man. He used TO do his work
in his shirt sleeves, and discouraged as
much as possible all state and ccre-
mony. He was inclined to treat the
natives like children, although he al
ways strenuously insisted upon their
meriting and receiving justice and
kindness.
Lord Mayo went to India to sue
coed him, and on the last afternoon be-
fore Lord Lawrence was TO leave for
home he took the incoming vlceroy for
a drive. On the way he impressed his
doctrine OF kindness very emphatlcally
and solemnly on his successor.
Lord Mayo thanked him for his help
full advice, and they returned in due
course to Government House The syce,
or footman, was slow and awkward in
opening the door of the carriage, where
upon Lord Lawrence jumped out IN a
temper and gave his ear an unmistak-
able tug. Lord Mayo turned to the
yiceroy's aid with a smile
MY first practical lesson In kindness
to natives is undoubtedly an odd one, :"
he whispered
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BROOME GRASS.
Director of Experiment Station Says
It Has Been Overdone.

By II. T. French, Director Experiment Static n
Moscow, Idaho.
In response to numerous inquiries
regarding out experiences with Bromus
inermis, take occasion to present the
following brief account of the results
thus far attained on the experiment sta
tion farm.
Broome grass has been growing on
the farm in small plats, and in pasture
fields, for six or seven years. Where
it has been allowed to stand unmolested
it has produced dense sod, and COM
paratively little growth after the second
or third year.
Where it has been re.seeded, or the
ground disturbed by narrowing, it has
made much better growth. Around
the borders Of fields where the land ia
cultivated the growth is rank and coarset
My opinion of broome grass is, tina.
it has been somewhat overestimated FOR
general use; but that it has place as
grass to be used in out-of-the-way
places, where it can not, on account of
the nature of the soil, form dense sod.
Such place would be found on stony
land, or rocky hill sides.
1t will produce one or two good crops
on farm lands, then it should be either
plowed up and crop of grain taken
off, or else given good discing to pre-
vent its forming such dense sod.
This grass, like most of the others, will
do best on rich moist land but at the
same time will withstand severe
drought, if the sod does not become too
dense.
All kinds of stock seem to relish eth
or the grass or hay made from it il it is
,nt early.
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Beyond Doabt.

When key entered the shop with a
limp, detected air, carrying pair OF
checked trousers over his arm, Mr..
Solomon looked at him with dlspleas-
ure.
Likely, why do you pring dose pantr
backi" he inquired, severely.
Gle would not to keep them" said
key, sorrowfully. "He said they were
not OF any wool pants"
Gle did," cried Mr.. Solomon, In.
dlgnantly. "Here, key, see dose mot
holes IN dis right leg, my son? Take
dose pants right away back and show
him dose mot holesN
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Saving tho Glover

1t is failing of the American farm
er when blade Of grass or stem of
clover makes strong showing to try
to turn 1t into beef. mutton or pork.
In this effort to utllibze 1t he entirely
forgets that the plant may need little
winter protection. He does not under
stand how little is often sufficient to
save the plant from frost destruction.
Where the clover is not pastured 1t Is
often allowed TO perfect its seed, which
is as fatal to the crop next year as the
winter freezing. Clipping would save
tho crop where 1t Is SO forward as to
bloom and perfect seed.-Rural New
Yorker
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BARE SUMNER FAL-ow.
Agricultural College Makes interest
ing Experim nts

Agricultural College Makes interest
ing Experim nts
By L. Knisely. Oregon Agricultural College
In taking walk over the farm at the
Oregon Agricultural college, looking for
interesting and instructive object les
sons, there may be seen north of the
old barn and just to the south of the
path leading to the orchard, an enclos-
ure containing some very interesting
experiments. This enclosure contains
an oblong box probably ten feet long,
three feet wide and three feet deep. In
this box are installed four galvanized
iron tanks or pots, each holding APPROX
imately 500 pounds Of soil. Each pot
is provided with a drainage spout so
that all water teaching through the soil
in these pots may be collected and
measured and analysed.
Many farmers practice bare summer
fallow and the question often arises as
to the go or bad effects arising from
this practice.
Should the practice of bare summer
falIow be discouragedf 1t was for the
purpose of answering this question that
these experiments in the galvanized
iron pots wers started.
In 1900 all pots were filled with the
same soil thoroughly mixed 30 that
each pot was iden .ical with the others.
Since that time part Of the pots have
been bare summer fallowed, whilst 9TH
ers have been growing crops, usually Of
grain. The teachings from each pot
during the rainy season have been care
fully saved and analysed with the result |
that invariably the teaching from the
bare summer fallow pots carried from
two to over six times as much nitrogen |
as did the teachings from the pots that
The first few weeks OF teachings in the
fall carry most OF the soluble nitrate
nitrogen. The amount of nitrogen
eached out of the soil in one month in
The fall WIS equivalent to approximate
y pounds per acre in soil not summer
allowed and over 40 pounds per acre
where the soil had been thoroughly
summer fallowed.
From the plant food point Of view
pare summer fallow cannot be recon-
nended.
Summer fallow aerates the soil, con-
erves moisture and oxidizes the organ
C matter Of the soil, converting much
II the organic nitrogen first into ammo
Tia compounds and then into nitrate
nitrogen; that is into form which cas-
ly teaches from the soil and is lost to
he farmer, whilst organic nitrogen does .
lot readily leach out of the soil. At
lines bare summer fallow may be de
iIable but usually it is to be con-
emned.
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1t may not be generally known. but
many twig diseases Of trees are spread
BY the pruning tools. One very sue
cessful nurseryman dips his pruning
knives and saws In solution
Of carbolic acid before beginning to
prune another tree, 20 If any germs
are on the tool this treatment will de
stroy them. As soon as wound Is
made It is good Idea to dislnfect and
paint 1t to keep out tho moisture. There
Is danger Of trees contracting disease,
as the germs enter the wounds and dis
eased places result or the exposed parts
Will begin to decay as soon as the mois-
ture gets hold.-Apple Specialist
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THE Devils Disciple" Bernard
by London theatrical critics. The au
thor Of Man and Superman' and MA
Jor barbara" Is to blame for that
''rhe Life Of Henrik Ibsen," by I'd
mund Gosse, Is a new volume in the
Literary Lives Series 1t is valuable
masmuch as 1t uses a quantity OF In
terestlng material which has only be-
come available since Ibsen's death.
Jack London continues to be inter
ested in the fauna OF the arctic region
and the theory OF evolution. The magic
OF his terrene types, bis fsarfuliy
strong characters clenched Ia an ele.
or lust. perhaps does not hit one 70
forcefully as at first. Yet there ara
few mon writing magazine fiction who
manage to get tenser situations or
stories more efficiently told.
Mitchell Kennerley, the New York
publisher, wishes It to be known that
the favorite novelist OF King Edward
VII. is Victoria Gross" His majesty
does not follow In the footsteps Of his
reyered mother who delighted in Marie
CorellI. The first copy OF each now
work by Victoria Cross is forwarded
by order TO the royal library. 1t is to
be hoped that none OF the majestic
grandchildren have access to tue II
brary.
''Nletzsche, the most original thinker
OF our age, whose thoughts came 10
him In snatches," says Arthur Symons
in the Saturday Review, was concern
ed for the most part with pr ,blems of
man, the creature as he Is to be seen
In the herd and on an occasional noun
tain top. Take the book which has at
last been translated, and admirably, |
into English, Beyond Good and Evil. |
a book which is full Of magnificent
speech, as straight as Whitman's or
Carlyle's. but more brilliant, more mod
ern. more cutting than theirs book |
In which Ideas are tumbled together, In |
a dazzling coAfuslon; one Of the most
vital Of books; and look here and there
at the criticism, which comes In by the
way, mostly criticism of literature. and
sometimes as inevitable as this on Pc
tronius. who, more than any great mu-
stefan hitherto, was master OF presto
In invention, ideas and words" But
criticism that music since
Beethoven is mot musical enough" Ii
Nletzsche reasoning himself out of his
Instincts. He does not allow himself to
recognize that music is music, not 4
tendency or a tradition, land all that
he has to say now about music Is val
ueless, because he has ceased to hear 1t
For his own sake, disinterestedly."
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It Is not cold weather that hurts
sheep SO much as 1t Is getting wet
Sheep to fatten well should be fed rog-
ulnrly twice day, morning and even
ing. Sheep naturally drink little and
often, and should have water con-
venient 10 them all the time. Don't
feed well and give good shelter, then
allow your sheep to drink Toe water to
cool of.
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Beans can be med to swine only In
the cooked form. The pig seems to be
unable TO utilize beans which are Mt
all hard or firm, even though they have
been boiled for some time; hence 1t Is
worry essential that they be thoroughly
and carefully cooked, says r, S. Shaw,
Michigan. To supply single feed Of
half-cooked beans to pen of hogs robs
them of their appetites and relish for
their food, II indeed it does not put
them of their feed.
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Tho Asrarnrun BED.

Burn or the asparagus beds now and
clean the ground thoroughly, applying
manure plentifully. All bushes and
weeds that have not been cleared from
tho ground win serve as harboring
places for mice and insects. When the
materials on the surface of the ground
which have been destroyed by frost
are dry, and the grass also dead, 1t Is
not difficult to burn an entire bed over
and thus consume many seeds on the
ground
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Careful potato growers can no longer
doubt the advantages Of spraying In
blight" years; but some doubt whether
the practice is profitable year after
year. Tests along this line have been
continued for five years by the Expert
ment Station at Geneva; and the evil
dence presented In Bulletin No. $50,
giving details Of the fifth years test
and summaries Of preceding ones, seems
conclusive In favor OF the practice.
The gain each year has been profitable;
and there Is already much more than
enough excess OF gain over cost to pay
for spraying i've years more Similar
gains, though not quite so great, were
obtained BY farmers under tests care
fully checked By the station and BY
much larger number Of farmers who
sprayed independently.
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Cook together a tablespoonful Of but
ter and one Of -four, and when they
bubble pour upon them large cup Of
cream or very Hob milk, to which a
pinch OF baking soda has been added,
and 4 gill OF oyster liquid. Stir in a
smooth sauce, lay IN the oysters, sea-
son With salt and white pepper, and
cook until the edges tust begin to curl,
tbsn pour IN gradually, stirring all the
TINE. two wef-bsatem egxA Cook fos
sEN haH q n1fnuts ma seSvA
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Lamb value. Advnnc1nx.

During the past ten years there has
been a building up period In the lamb
trade. Lambs are now In demand In
every consuming center and the trade
appears to have no limit The fact Of
the matter Is that lambs are becoming
scarcer each year. Any Hrst-dass
lambs win be sure Of strong prices for
many years to come
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only Healthy Animal. Fay.

Pure water only should be allotted 10
the hogs. Do not think that the hog
will eat anything and 1t will be best
for him. Clean food and drink are Bet
ter and more profitable for any animal.
Healthy animals only arr profitable In
this age-E. j. Waterstripe, in Swine.
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sentiment. His father Is Haakon VII,
who as Prince Charles OF Denmark
was elected TO the throne OF Norway,
In 1903, and his mother Is tho Princess
Maud, third daughter OF King Edward
and a popular English prlncess.
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ROYALTIES IN ENGLAND.
Little Prince OF Norway Disputed
with KAISER fn Popular FRver.

Little Prince OF Norway disputed
with KAISER in Popular Fsv"r.
Seldom before has there been a
greater gathering OF royalties in any
European kingdom than tnat which
was seen in England recently. There
were, besides the members OF the
British royal family, the Emperor and
Empress Of Germany, the King and
Queen OF Spain. the King and Queen
of Norway. and the heir apparent lit
tie Prince olof. Queen Amelia OF Por-
tugal and the Infanta Isabella of
Spain. the two last being present TO at
tend the marriage OF Prince Charles OF
Bourbon 10 Princess Louise o, Orleans.
or all the visiting royalties, the
Kaiser Is the most important and his
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1t Is hard matter to distinguish
the sex Of guinea fowls. Some authori-
ties claim that the male chatters In a
quick manner, while the female gives
or a sound like "Ohack" or .Joe
Pratt" or 'BucEwheat" The male
gives 4 sound similar to a scrsech
tnnsd Into . IRu9h
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The first week In November ID early
enough to SOW wheat throughout the
middle portion Of the cotton belt. This
CROP often succeeds well sown AZ late
az Dec. 1, provided the conditions shall
bs favorable for Esrmination for two
weeks after sowing mot too cold and
wet). Land covered with 4 thick
growth of grass or other vegetation Is
not considered the best condition for
wheat, for the reason that wheat likes
compact, smooth surface soil. Turn
your land well, then harrow, then roll
with a heavy roller, then SOW the seed.
A one or one and half ton roller run
over a freshly piowed surface once or
twice will compact the three or four
inches Of surface soil. The wheat seed
should then be put in with q regular
wheat drill, says q southern authority
I would not apply less than 400 pounds
of fertilizer per acre and would prefer
800 to 600 pounds unless the land DO
already rich. I recommend this for
mula: Two hundred pounds acid phos-
phate 400 pounds of cottonSeed meal
and so pounds of muriate Of potash
per acre, supplemented with top
dressing of so to rs pounds Of nitrate
Of soda in March If the appearance Of
the plants seem to indicate tho need
af more nitrogen.-EIchange.
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Tho strain Of the Red Texas eats
which has Eiyen the largest yield for
two seasons and which stands third in
order of yield for the four years trial
has been grown at the Kansas station
for four years and has seemed to I'm
prove rather than to deteriorate IN
quality and yield. Oats are not consid
cred we'll adapted for growing in this
State. 1t is tho general experience
that oats soon run OUT In Kansas,
and farmers consider 1t necessary to
secure new seed every two or three
years. The trials at the Kansas sta
ton, however, Indicate that 1T is not
only possible to maintain the quality
and yield Of OATS but also to even I'M
provo them BY rood culture and by
sowing only the best grade.
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s-ss..tio.. fer D.iry-.-.

1uGgsstfons fer DafryHsn.
A good time to do your dehorning is
to dehorn the calves with 4 good de-
horner whom they are few days old
Mark them With an aluminium esrmark
- you can keep 4 record Of them.
Keep record Of the breeding Of
each COW, 70 you will know when she
10 due to calye, and then allow her to
60 dry six weeks before calving.
The dairy bull should be fed like 4
working horse and should receive plen-
~ Of exercise Work him in . tread
power.
The milking IL enc Of the most I'm
portant parts of ths dairy business.
TIE COM should - MIXED quickly,
clearly and quietly. Do not excite your
COWS Or they Will not let their milk
down. Don't abuse 4 COW because she
kicks If she kicks there IL some cause
for 1t. Look for the cause and remedy
It. IT may be i sore tsGt. It may be An
nnamed. udder or 1t may b that she
has been misused and regards her milk
" as an enemy that she must light II
Juch IL the Gaze, treat her kindly and
The will soon learn that you are not
.oing to harm her.
Clip the long hair OF the uddef and
tanks and tail, and wipe OF the udder
With a damp cloth before milking and
'ou will BE- surprised to see how much
.leaner the milk will be.
Weigh each cows milk with an ae-
'urate scale and test the milk with
sabeock tester and you will be able to
e how many Of your cows are paying
or thsmselvss-Dr. David RSosrta,
State Veterinarian
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Zen pavt. Good Enourh

A Maine farmer who has been mak-
ing money during the past eleven years
from growing Ben Davis apples, re-
Gently disposed OF shipment of this
fruit at S4.s5 net proft per barrel
When all other apples are past their
usefulness, old Ben Davis Is good
enough for the most Of the people.
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AZ Their second Meeting.

"May / call you MabelT' he asked
pauslng in his perusal OF the menu.
"If you wish to-" she said. but my
name is Gertrude. Pick Mc-Up.
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Great Things.

It's easy for the average man
To do great things, you'll find
That Is, it's easy quite for him
To do then--iH his mind
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emergency. The box with separate
compartments for the different sized
nails may DO easily made by inserting
partitions In the box, the size depend
Ing the number of apartments desired
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Durable Gate Hinge.

In the accompanying sketch A rep
resents block Of hard wood in which
a socket hole is made, says writer to
the Prairie Farmer. In this socket