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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
WORK OF IRRIGATION.
sew Plans Adopted Contemplate
Many improvements

Sew Plans Adopted Contemplate
Many Improvements
In the irrigation division Of the Ag-
ricultural Department the three main
lines OF work Will be. as heretofore, dis
semination OF practical information.
scientific and technical Investigations.
and reporting on irrigation conditions
In certain districts. In view OF the fact
that probably about 100000 acres Of
land provided with water for irriga-
ton Will be available for settlement at
the close Of 1903. II is believed that In
no other way can more good be done
than in supplying practical information
through publications and expert ad-
vice TO the new settlers on this land.
and 1t is therefore deemed advisable
to broaden the scope OF this work 50
as to make 1t valuable TO every class
of farmers dependent upon irrigation
and to every project. whether public OF
private
The scientific and technical investIga-
lions VIII be a continuation and exten-
sion OF what has already been done
Prominent features OF the work will be
to determine what becomes Of the large
quantity OF water which Is annually
spread over cropped soils. involving &
study Of evaporation. seepage and dis
trfbution OF losses. with a view 10 Sc
curing higher economy In the use OF
water; the relation Of irrigation water
to quantity and quality OF crop and tbs
adaptation Of methods to different soil.
and crops. and a study OF the mor'
technical features OF the measurement
conveyance. storage and distribution o.
water on farms. and the various de
vices used for pumping
J In the study OF irrigation condition
. In different localities emphasis is to b
J laid especially on possible improve
ments OF present methods which vii
: lead to a more economical use Of water
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
DENATuRED ALCOHOL.
Idaho Experiment Station Tells About
Manufacture and Use.

tQanO EXPERIMENT. . t&Alon Gus F<000t
Manufactures and Use.
Conditions Affecting the Production
Of Industrial Alcohol in the Northwest,
Is the title of a bulletin recently issued
by the department Of chemistry Of
the Idaho state experiment station.
The purpose Of the bulletin is, as the
author states, to bring to the attention
OF farmers and others interested in the
subject, the general principles underIy-
ing the processes used in the manufac-
ture and denaturing OF alcohol. The
opinion Is expressed that people in
this part OF the country will receive bat
little benefit from the p usage Of the
"Denatured Alcohol Act" unless they
see to it that this alcohol Is made 1t
home from home grown products Sew
eral crops are mentioned az being the
ones to which people in the Northwest
will have to look as the most promie-
ing in alcohol manufacture, the most
prominent being potatoes and sugar
beets- 1t is not probable that individ-
usl farm distilleriee will ever be put
il I, operation The idea is advanced
of community still, or a still OWE ed
and operated by = stock company, IN
which the chief owners Of the stock
shall be the producers Of the raw ma
terial. Figures are given illustratin,
the relative efficiency OF alcohol wher
compared to kerosene as a source o
light.
1t will require some time to get PEG
pie acquainted with the uses to which
| deuatured aJcbonol NAV be mt. but /
is confidently believed that there is
great future for this product right her
in the Northwest.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
WILL ADD TO MISERY
OF A HARD WINTER.
European Labor Leaders Alarmed
Over Increase in Homecoming
Contingent
ARE LOADED DOWN
Hundreds of Destitute Aliens Wan,
dering Streets of Paris on
Verge Of Destitution-

The increasing contingenfs Of home
coming Italians, Lithuanians and other
Mediterranean steerage passengers are
disconcerttEg rot only to the steamship
companies, WHO have inadequate facili-
tieS for dealing With such sudden and
unexpected cratic, but to the labor
leaders OF Europe. who deny that these
newcomers have sufficient money to
pass the winter without working. and
declare that they will thus add to the
misery Of what Is sure 10 be hard win
ter among the European working
classes
The figures given by the French Ia
Dor bureau as to the returning emil
grants are corroborated by Nicholas
Martin, agent OF the American line,
who says that all the steerage capacity
OF every vessel has been taken until
Feb. /, while thousands more VIII b
unable to return to Europe before
spring. II this keeps up. Paris CORE
spotdent says, some special measures
must be taken to repatriate the hordes
Of disappointed adventures. for th'
ordinary means are insufficient
ITO my knowledge several hundres
Of more or less destitute aliens are wan
derinx In the streets OF Paris on tn
verge OF starvation, and the prefectur
police books will probably multiply thi
figure by three" said one OF the official
at the ministry OF works 10 the CORE
spondent- The best we can do is I
expedite their return to their nativ
countries Something like half Of ther
have no more money than is barrel
sufficient to pay their fare"
Never since the first ship sailed on
OF New York harbor has there been any
thing like the present exodus OF EN-
grants from that port Day by day th
crowds ciamoring for transportatio
abroad grow greater. with 10 prospes
OF their reduction In numbers
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
The
General Demand

r. ~ Well-Informed of the World has
hl0oYs been for simple, pleasant
a1d eficient liquid laxative remedy Of
known value; laxative which physi-
eiaR3 could sanction for family use
because its component parts are
knoyn to them TO be wholesome and
truly beneficial in effect. acceptable
70 the system and gentle, yet prompt.
a oction-
IN supplying that demand with its
oucollent combination of Syrup OF
Hu and Elixir OF SIENNA. the Cali
cornia Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along
ethical lines and relies = the merits
* the laxative for its remarkable
success.
That is one of many reasons why
syrup OF Figs and Elixir OF SIENNA IL
giyop the preference by the Well
Mformed. To get its beneficial effects
always buy the genuine-manufac
tared by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Qnly. and for sale by all leading
lruggists. Price fifty cents per bottle
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
I..sz Inasrs', Dislnfsctant. Cleanser and Purffie,


Bu1yo-e rallies the necessity Of some
mrthod Of publication of sinks, drains and
utonejla In which may Turk the germ OF
droodod disease.
Health is a question Of cleanliness and
ppoyon ion.
Mort people are fami lar with the use OF
dfa1u{ocfnnts in cir ordinary sensc-a
Of vhich are either unpl asautly associated
XXI dinagreeable odors on which are de-
pended o kill the germ of contagion (Which
dfsinfectan must of necessity be of more
on Leg dangerous chnrac err, and must be
usod for this purpose and no other, and in
cop>squence must be kept from children
and e. eless handl ng.
T oro il, however, within the reach OF all
Of II our readers simple, safe and econ
omicn3 article that will not only answer for
everv disinfecting purpose but can also
BE- usod for multitude of dornes &c clean
SING and purifying purposes-Borax
Bo~ox Is pure, VIII te harmless powder
coming direct from Natures laboratory; in
fact B6rax has often been called Natures
Cleanser and Disinfectan."
Two tablespoonfuls Of Borax in pailful
OF hot water poured down the greased-chok
Cd pipes of sink or flushed through dis
easel den drain, cleanses and purlfies 1t
] avtnk It cl an and sweet
Bed clothing and clothes used in a sicl
loom can he made hygienicaliy clean anS
nuUWy-white, if washed in a hot solution o
Borax water
Kitchen and eating utensils used durinl
Illness will he kept from all possibility q
= axion if Borax is used when washif
them. Pure as snow and barmle-s as SalI
and boca Sc it can be used for almost ever
domest G and medical purpose, Borax mus
be con idered the one great household nj
oosfty.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
A Wonderful Record.

Many so-called specifics" sno
cures" for rheumatism have already
been brought before the public; but
when rheumatism, neuralgia and kin
dred diseases have become chronic and
threaten serious results. you may rest
assured that they will help but very
little, II any Although not recon
mended as "infallible," the peculiar
qualities OF St. Jacobs Oil especially
adapt it to those cases which may b
termed Chronic" and which hsv,
previously withstood all known "spe
ci6cs," as we'll as the prescriptions o
the best physicians.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
Gut Pullman Charges.

Washington, Jan. l4--George S.
LOTUS, of st. Paul, accompanied by
Senator LaFollette, fled with the In
terstate Commerce commission today 8
petition asking for reduction Of rs
per cent in the lower berth rates of the
Pullman company, and the fixing o.
rates for upper berths at one-half thu
lower berth rate. The reduction ii
asked on all interstate business
throughout the United States Mr.
LOTUS represents the Minnesota Ship
pers' associat'o on, which started thu
private car Investigation two years ago
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

The Evangelical general conference. ar
It's recent session at Milwaukee. took a
decisive step toward the union Of the
Eranxelical church and the United Evan
selical church, adopting the report of the
committee on revision. which recommend
ed the appointment Of commission from
each church to arrange details OF the
union. IL was also decided to open ne
rotations with other Protestant churches.
Including the Methodists. Presbyterians.
Baptists and Congregationalists, with a
view to federation on all lines of church
work into which denominatlonal differ
ences do not enter.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Kansas City, Mo-, JAM 1.-THE
Union station annex was destroyed by
fire early today. The Union station
proper was saved. The burned build
ing contained the receiving offices Of
the Adams, Wells-Fargo and Pacific
Express companies, branch mailing
room of the postoffice. the offices Of the
Fred Harvey Eating House company
the Pullman Palace Car company
linen room and the Railwaymen's Y
NJ. G. A. rooms. The loss is estimated
at close to a quarter Of million dol
lars.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
M.ssacred by Ysauis.

visalia, CAL, Jan. l4--Word OF the
tragic death of Marx Perkins, prom
inent mine owner of Mexico, and for
mer resident of this city, was rec lived
today by the young mans parents, Nh
AMI Mrs. II. p. Perkins, OF Visalia
On January last, Perkins and nine
Mexicans were ambushed by Yaqui'
near the city of Sonora, Mexico, and
massacIed, but one Mexican escaping
Other particulars OF the killing have
not yet been received.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

In Rome. In the golden age. laborer
only cost 500. and sometimes. after a
great victory and an influx Of captves
into the capital. it was possible TO bus
strong. capable slaves for IS apiece
Skilled slaves. men with trades.
brought higher prices. Cicero paid
81. 600 for a scribe Catiline had cook
that cost him $500. A gardener was
worth $500. blacksmith $3.50. an actor
5000. a physician sio.ooo.-Louisvills
COurie Journal
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Mrs. Kerruthers tmaking cali)-Yes
indeed. Mrs. Kajones, l put in nearly tbs
whole blessed day in the dentists chair
Mrs. Ksjones-I can sympathize with
you. I know how IL hurts.
Mrs Kerruthers-My dentist hardl,
ever hurts me, though He's 30 careful
and gentle that l don't mind it at all
declare / slept half the time while be wa
at work
Johnny Kajones-That dentist wouldn'
never do for nav When she goes q
sleep she SHORES like u thrashin' machins
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

4 young wife called her husband on
TIE Telephone to tell him tale Of woe.
In tear-choked accents she said: That
ypu, dearie? Well, you know that love
IL chicken pie / made you-that horrid
old cat came in and ate 1t up before
could stop it'll"
He answered "Never mind dar
ling; I'll get you another cat"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

According to the report Of the New
York State Commission on Lunacy. tia
notai number Of persons confined in In
situations for the insane In that State Is
q, 1851. This is proportion o. about
one to every 800 of the population The
Indications are that insanity has been
steadily on the increase since 1897 While
the percentage Of foreign born to the
population is %. the percentage Of for
eixn-born insane Is IS. Insane patients
Of Irish and German nativity are on the
decrease, while those Of Russia, Austria
Hungary and Italy are Increasing
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssas sss Of &HzZzzu


DR.. Evans. a witty member Of the
Parliament at Melbourne. was an ole
man. and the other members jokingly
spoke Of him as belonging to the era
OF Queen Anne.
Once. while making speech. he re
ferred to Queen Anne and was greeted
with cries Of Did you know herr
What was she likeT
Yes. sir replied the doctor. Il die
know her The scholar Is contenlpo
rary with all time"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

"Jack always ends his letters to NJ
by saying. I remain, yours forever !"
said the girl who had more money than
beauty
Yes" rejoined her girl friend, who
had more beauty than money. ~snd II
you were poor he would probably TO
main A bachelor
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
Beware of Ointments for Cstarrh that
CONTAIN Mercury

a. mercury will surely destroy the sense ofsrnel
and oEnpletely dersnge the whole system when
entering IL IN rough the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never Be used except on pres
darnsEe they will do Is ten fold 10 the good you
ran possibly derive from them HalIsCstarrh
Cure, manufactured BY r. J. Cheney & Co,
Toledo. o.. contains no mercury, and y taken
inter- allr, acrfng directly uron the blood an
mucous surfaces OF the system In buying
liza Is Cstarrh ure Be sure you get the gen
uine II il taken Internally and made in Toll
edo. Ohio. By p = Cneney d Co. Isstinontsls
free-
|, Sold BY Druggists. Price, &c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

II you go TO San Francisco and mees
a friend be will ask you TO stay weeh
with him In Omaha he will take you
home overnight. In Chicago he VIII
take you out TO dinner. In New Yori
he will hurry you OF to lunch. in New
Haven he will hand you good cigar
and in Boston he viii give you an ap
-Congregationallst-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

do you remember before the we'd
ding you used 10 call your wife a
'poemY" said the bachelor caller
Yes sighed the domestic man. as
he twirled an alarm clock 10 amuse the
baby. land l still call her poem :"
you do7 What kind OF a poem Is
she nova poem OF beauty or a
poem Of lover"
Neither, She is q poem OF travel
Always on the go and never at home"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

q >srrD1qo originating In impure blood.
cr1u1I ~ OF appetite. catsrrh. rheuna-
g. n ood's sarsapariils than ty all other
1eorl11 semedies combined Somehow
49, fuG6 by Hoods seem to stay cured,
~ ~ badly tell the good news to Others
onel(en 8ore-"My wife had scrofu-
1no< 66 - her leg for years Many differ
~ tx1oes gave but little benefit She
$500 - Hoods SsrsApariils and the sore
Fl 6n3ed. 1t Is q good blood medicine. -
=. n n3t4. Crosby. Texas.
n1IIG1oA l6 Years-"Hood's SArsaps
~ - enred me Of scrofulA- with which
f18o - Troubled 10 years. and caused b.
w. 1len My little daughter had .
m swelling on her neck and Hood
6np rI11a also cured her" MRS NoKl
Gwo Hughey. Tennessee
Ho61Fo garsaparIlla is sold everywhere
u ~ opsal liquid. or in tablet form cailet
n0Smo1nlbe. 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre-
n>S66 SnIy By c. /. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

You say your wife is poor cook =
The worst ever"
And yet you say that you eat all OF
everything that she prepares for the
table. How can you do that II she
can't cooks'
Great earth. man, II l don't she
will use up the scraps In some Of those
how-to-utilizeleft-oye dishes. and that
will be my finish.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

his Lawyer-The trouble is that
they've got half a dozen witnesses who
saw you whipping your wife. II will Be
hard to establish an slibi in the face Of
that.
Prisoner-Gosh / don't need any
slibi- All you've got to do is to prove BY
me that was drunk.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
The Pe-fu-na Almanac In 5000. 900
Homes.

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has
become a fixture in over eight million
homes. II can be obtained from all
druggists free. Be sure to inquire
early. The 1908 Almanac is already
Published, and the supply will coon be
exhausted. Do not put it of. Speak
for one today.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
Mining Camp Burns.

Mexico City, Jan. 14.-According to
telegram Just received in this city,
the great gold mining camp OF Ell Orc,
me of the largest in the republic, is
being destroyed by fire. When the
dispatch was filed the principal hotels
and the more important business build
ings of the camp had been reduced to
ashes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Pezs briquettes are nov being made at
Norfolk. Mass. with a machine. The
peat is cut up BY revolving Knives like
a meat chopper and then pressed through
die in a continuous bar. which Is sliced
into briquettes By = knife operated auto
matically.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Adam ZAwfo1-Ever ride on street
'thout psyin'f
Job Sturky-Wunst- The jigger on the
front end o the car picked me up an
kerried ne mighty near block fore the
conductor found il out
Looking in the Wrong Place
Carrie-What a sweet. happy dispo-
sition Mabel has She can see beauty
in everything
Ethel (jeslous She can't see Il In
her mIrror.-Boston Transcript
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Soulful Miss-You arr familiar. pre-
sumo. with the Portuguese Hymn7
Col Lumpkin just returned from a
trip abroad -Er-no l saw him, OF
,ourse. when ! was in Europe. but never
net 'in- You mean King Carlos, don't
vou7
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

a -, mighty deep.
~ Sreat ocean liner rolled and pitch
~Esy," faitered the young bride, "ds
you c5u love mef"
e1Gcr> than ever. darling ~ was Henry
eg56n1 answer.
- there was an eloquent silence
cfy," she gasped. turning her pale
ehnof1y lace away, II thought that woul'
mn1p - feel better. but it doesn't"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

D. you wish to choose a wifel

Do you wish to choose a wife!
Zip a >oin-
Or select your lot In lifef
Flip 4 coin.
OF two evils make no choice.
8avs your time, and strength, and voice
Thers's better way! Rejoice
Flip a COIN
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Amelia Herbert, dear, your Office Is on
OrapEe street, isn't it?
Herbert-Yes whyf
Amelia-That's what told papa. Hs
made such a funny mistake about you the
ether day. He said he'd been looking yov
m II Brad street
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

f4OWAED z BCRTOE.-kszzysr AZ Chemist
~ Lesdvtlfe, Colorado Specimen prices. Cod
Silver. Lad, q God, silver. 75es God. Soc Zinc
coPp~rr<l Cysnide tests- Mailing enveiop@s znd
mn price list grrlc1rfou- COurroi ard n
pirs work solicited Esssrsrcss C2rbon.1s Ma
uonAl Bank
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

"It takes you a long time to pass Q
given point" said the minute hand. 81
PEASANT
Il nay Be slow" answered the hour
hand: but il takes you all of sixty-sir
minutes to catch up with me-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

r-ro 81 vrsus Dance .no Al Ncrro1s Di.ezses
Yin perranentiy cured b. Dr. klne's Grezf
Ssrrs Res-orer. Sod for FREE f1trtz- bottie end
treatise. Dr. K Il k1l1e. Id. 81 A-c1 - Rnl&-fA
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Onc OF tae Ersts-
~ year daughter made a brilliant
eax1ogeY"
Xxx very" answered Mr. Cumrox-
@xoux son-in-law Is Of noble origin =
IT, But / couldn't pronounce his
6pn6S rfoperly the first time tried
Wn1Efnxfon Star.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS.


PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed 70 cure any
case Of Itching. Blind 5ieeding OF Protrudin {
Piles in 10 Il days or money refunded Soc
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
BAD BLOOD
THE SOURCE OF ALL DISEASE

blood
flowing through system
pure disease When,
polluted blood the deprived Of
its strength disease collect and the trouble manifested IN
show that the blood is in diseased result OF too
Scrofula Contagious Blood Poison etc. all deseated blood
impurities poons the blood in
bodily leaves the refuse and matters and
blood and
throughout the circulation Coming in contact with contagious diseases
poisoning breathe the
microbes of Malaria into lungs and when these get into the blood in
instead
perhaps old
purified
goes
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

-ssnIo lssI5 sqI II psIsTszsc
fIpIrq sIB lvq, ssuo Iocd xIsmsn1s snc
-Ismnu ssom sqi pus pI1oA sql ~ SOL
-sdns on sAvq lsql ssuo ssvI7 islg rusu
sul ussAlsq sluBznBlssI 20 uouIocoId
Ilsus zIsA $50 ~-o- --- -roI zsS
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18
ONLY One ~BRoMo oUlNrNt. "

That 5. LAXATIVE BRONO oUISISE.- Look
Tor the signature Of p W. GROVE Used the
World over 70 Cure Cold IN One Day. Sc
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-01-18

Just q Family Jar.
He (sngrily)-So there was a man
after you when you married me. was
there5
She-Yes; there was
Poor fool, l wish 10 heavens you
had married him"
Il dIdr-Boston Transcript
Nc hers VIII find Mrs winsiov>s soothins
5.yrup the b 81 remedy % use for their cnildrel