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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Eggs is Eggs.

Let us sing the praise of the
Great American Hen, who during
the past year may we'll have cack
led with pride over the production
of nearly one billion three hundred
million dozens nf eggs! Do YOU
realize what that means? Well,
| listen:
If, instead of remaining quietly
at home in Iowa, she had chosen TO
demonstrate her powers to the uni
verse at large, the Hen might
have laid those eggs, each two in
ches long, end to end, in a contin-
uous chain reaching 23S, S1S miles
up to the moon, back again, and
then more than half way around
the world for good measure to-
tai OF 492, 424 miles of eggs Fur
thermore, if those eggs had been
made into one omelet half an inch
thick, that omelet would easily
have covered Manhattan Island, an
area of twenty-five square milesl
An old Mohammedan legend
tells that King Solomon used to
travel through the air with all his
armies on wonderful flying carp
ct, protected from the rays of the
sun by the wings of a host of birds.
Now, according to the poultry
census, there are in the United
States about two hundred and eigh-
ty millions of chickens, guinea
fowls, turkeys, geese and ducks of |
the poultry voting age, which is
three months or over. If required |
to furnish moving canopy like
that of King Solomon, the barn.
yard fowls of this country. allow
ing only foot of spread to each.
could easily shadow a space of ten
square miles. Arthur Guiterman +
October Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
STATE OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS

Oregon wants more railroads,
particularly one across the center
of the state, and in the failnre
of the established lines to meet the
demand, Governor Chamberlain
suggests that the state itself con.
struct an Oregon Central line.
The Portland Oregonian opposes
the scheme chiefly on the ground
that if the state built this line,
every locality left without a road
would demand continued state con
struction. 1t may be said, how
ever, that state construction and
ownership would be preferable to
state aid for private construction
and ownership. Experience with
the latter policy has been large and
almost uniformly disastrous to the
public end of the enterprise. On
the other hand, Georgia built the
Western and Atlantic, and still
owns it, and thinks so we'll of the
experience that there has been
talk in favor of the states !
extending the road from Atlanta
to the sea. The city of Cincin-
natl built and still owns the Gin
cinnati Southern, and evidently |
has no desire to sell the property.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
THURSDAY, OCTOBER l, 1903
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRIBUTE
TO TAFT.

Congressman Bourke Cochran
must now be added to the author.
If the red-letter line of the Repub
lican committee stationery. To q
porter for the Boston Herald
last Tuesday Mr.. Cochran, distin,
guished Demoractic orator that he
is, said Taft is the greatest
and best qualified nominee ever
offered in any republic in the
world. -
Congressman Cochran goes Gov.
Hughes one better. who merely
said that Taft is the best equipped
candidate ever nominated for Presi-
dent. The Boston Herald reporter
naturally asked Mr.. Cochran, after
that, whether he would support
Bryan for President, to which he
replied, ayes, | shall support him;
he is the best candidate the Demo
Gratis could put up. He added:
"The country is to be congratulate
ed on its great.candidates.
''Yes, / think Bryan is a great
man. But he is different kind
of a man than Mr.. Taft. Taft is a
wonderful administrator, the great
est the county has ever seen and is
wonderful worker. but fear his
deficiencies on the stump will
eclipse his real meits in the eyes of
the people, He cannot compare
with Mr.. Bryan as speaker.
Mr.. Cochran talks with the
frankness that belongs to these
political times. The old fashioned
way for a Democrat to refer to
nominee for President,
or for a Republican to speak of a
Democratic nominee, was to de-
scribe him us man destitute of 20
litical principal with a record such |
as is usually to he found only in
police courts and as having been
by party of blacklegs
and traitors to the country. Politi-
clans have become more intelligent
since the rural free delivery and
telephone and popular primary.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Modern IDEAS Impracticable

We all know that the children OF
the last two decades i'll our schools
have not been educated. With all
our training we have trained no.
body. With all our instruction
we have instructed nobody, saws
Pheta Childe Dorr, quoting Wood
row Wilson, president of Princeton
University in the October Delin-
Gator. At an educationl conference
held in Kansas City, Missouri,
Miss Mary Fisher, high school
teacher, said: For some years it
was my duty to conduct examna-
tons for entrance into higher cour
SEES of study. In one exam ina
ion of nine girls, ranging from
sixteen to twenty years, two of
them high. school graduates, not
one knew who Benjamin Franklin
was. All OF them said he had
been President of the United States,
and one said that he had Invented
electricity with a kite. -
To illustrate the hopeless con-
fusion of mind of the majority of
grammer. school graduates, this
teacher described an examination
of pupils in the Manual Training
High School of Kansas City. A
list of words was given and the
pupils were requested to use the
words in ineligible sentences.
Here are a few of the words and |
resultant sentences:
Discovery Invention. -"The in
vention of the locomotive was dis
covered by Watt. Games Watt
discovered the steam which now
runs on steamboats,. " ''Science
vas discovered by Pristly."
Steam was discovered at this
period and was put into use, hence
he laboring classes were thrown
nut of employment"
Cotton. Cotton grows on a
Keeps back.
Psychology. Psychology is
he study of rocks. 2" Psychology
5 the study of how the world be- ,
an.
When exhibits of this kind are ,
hown to educators-no teachers,
ut the big men who make out ,
purses of study and tell the teach /
rs how they ought to teach-they 6
now annoyance, and say that the S
leal of modern education is not to
am a child with facts, but to de- Z
elop in him the power to accumu-
tie facts. Is the ideal even faint
realized2, Not so, according to
lsiness men who employ boys
I'd girls. civil-service examiners
I'd others who have ample oppor- J
nifty to know.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Hurts Mail Order Houses.

Big mail order houses are no
longer putting out their goods al
the bargain prices they formerly
advertised in catalogues. The
reason is plain. They dare not
under present conditions offer a
lot of cheap goods and call them
something else. The laws against
misbranding and misrepresentation
are being so rigidly enforced that
the mail order hosues are forced to
tell the truth about their goods.
As pointed out on several occa-
sions, when it comees to selling
goods on the square, the mail order
houses have no advantages over
the local merchants. When these
mail order houses had a free hand,
they could go into the market, buy
all manner of imitation and adult
Grated goous and advertise them
as though they were of equal quail
ity with those the local merchants
sold. The local merchant always
understood that it was impossible
to sell the kind of goods he sold at
mail order house prices. But the
consumer took thee cheap trash
and felt that his local merchant
was asking eXorbitant prices for
his gods. Now that the mail
order houses must offer the same
goods as the local merchant, when
he pretends to do so, the consumer
finds that he can do better at home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
ales of the Town
OPEN THE DOOR OF YOUR
LEAPT

nEHH ].
OPEN the door of your heart, my lad,
~ To the angels OF love and truth
When the world is full OF unnumbered
Joys,
In the beautiful dawn OF youth.
Casting aside all things that mar.
Saying to wrong. "DepartW
To the voices of hope that are calling you
Open the door OF your heart.
OPEN the door of your heart my lass
" To the things that shall abide.
To the holy thoughts that lift our soul
Like the stars at eyentide.
All OF the fadeless flowers that bloom
In the realms OF song and art
Are yours II you'll only give them room.
open the door OF your heart.
OPEN the door OF your heart. my friend,
" Needless Of class or creed.
When you hear the cry OF brothers
voice,
The sob OF child IN need
To the shining heaven that Ger you bends
You need no map or chart,
But only the love the master gave.
Open the door OF your heart.
Edward Everett Hale.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Don forget that your neighbor
though he differs Fl ON you polite
ally ma" be just as honest in his
convictions asiyou; that this is a
free country where freedom of
opinion is one of tile biggest of
the broad foundations stones of our
government, and there would be
an end to that form of government
without it. Be tolerant, or rather
not tolerant but rational, patriotic
and good natured. Stand by your
convictions and let your neighbor
stand by his if SO disposed. Keep
cool. Argue politics if you will,
but do it calmy and reasonably.
and bear this fact always in mind
that just as you have made up your
mind unalterably as to the way in
which you will vote, ninety. nine
of the voting popula
ton has done the same thing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
WHAT THE KIDNEYS Do.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps u
Strong and Healthy

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every
three minutes. The kidneys filter
the blood. They work night and
day. When healthy they remove
about 500 grains of impure matter
daily, when unhealthy some of
this impure matter is left IN the
blood. This brings on many dis
eases and symptoms pain in the
back, headache. nervousness, hot
dry skin, rheumatism, govt, grav-
ell, disorders of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness. irregular heart,
debility, drowsniess, dropsy. de-
posts i'll the urine, etc. But if
you keep the filters right you will
have no trouble with your kidneys.
Fl. G. Baker, living OH Main ST.,
Emmett, Idaho, says: 81 highly
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
not only from the benefit l derived
from their use but l know of others
who have used them with good re-
suits. | felt very much better after
aking them and will always have
good word to say in favor of Doan S
Pills as kidney remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price
10 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
New York, sole agents
or the United States.
Remember the name Doan's
= aud take no other.
Sold by B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Lame Back

This ailment is usually caused
by rheumatism of the muscles of
the small of the back, and is quick
Iy cured by applying Chamberlain S
Liniment two or three times a day
md massaging the parts at each
application. For sale by H. T.
Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Kind words are of more comfort
to man than feather bed.
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoye d
good health since we began using
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, three
years ago" says L. A. Bartlett, of
Rural Route /, Guilford, Maine.
They cleanse and tone the system
in a gentle way that does you
good. 25c. at B. B. Davis drug
store.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Would Mortga &c the Parm.

A farmer on Rural Route 2, EN-
pire, Ca, W. A. Floyd by name.
says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured the two worst sores on my
leg. 1t is worth more than its
weight in gold. would not be
without it if l had to mortage the
farm to get it. Only 25c. at B.
B. Davis drug store.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Man is made of dust along
comes the watering cart of fate and
his name is mud.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

SCOT much family2" asked Will
ton of a homeseeker the other day.
Gust pup and fern" replied
the newcomer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

around in big red dray, and offer
ed to sell some wooden pills, and
we loaded him down with dollar
bills.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

A man who attends strictly to
his business has a good steady job.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

A crank is a man who has +;
different hobby than your own.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

1t is easier for a camel to lose its
hump than it is for a man to dis
card a bad habit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

The sob OF child In need,
To the shining heaven that DER you bend
You need no map or chart.
But only the love the master gave.
Open the door OF your heart.
Edward Everett Hale.
A crank is a man who has ;
different hobby than your own.
A man who attends strictly &c
his business has good steady job
Man is made of dust; along
comes the watering cart of fate and
his name is mud.
SCOT much family2" asked Will
ton of homeseeker the other day.
Gust pup and fern, . replied
the newcomer.
And Ananias stood forth. This
is said to have been so that some
modern liars could stand first. Sc
cond and third.
Most wives are entirely sure that
their husbands earn mnore praise
than they get, and more money
than they bring home.
Ten yards of string are required
to lace the new style corsets. Very
little that is really important es-
capes this department.
Judge-"Prisoner, dc you wish
to challenge any of the jurymen?
Prisoner-"H m, yes, your hon
or I'll fight that fellow on the
end therel"
A little girl the other day refer
red to the moustache of a young
man as a "bang" on his lip. If
she doesn't look out, one of these
days she'll get bang right under
the nose.
Tom Watson accuses BRYAN of
being a fiat and baldheaded poll
ticn, and he will live to regret it
If he starts the bald headed vote
toward the NebrasEan.
A young lady while out walk
ng heard, for the first time, of her
mothers intention to marry again
md she was obliged to sit right
Town and cry about it. She
'ould'tn OF go step.fa( r)ther
"When you get into tight
'lace and everything goes against
'ou until it seems you cannot hold
n minute longer, never give up
hen, for that is just the place and
ime that the tide will turn. - Har-
let Beecher Stowe.
i guess pa must have passed
1t of time at the dentists when
e was in New York, said John !
y Green ''Why do you think
%" queried ma. Cause l heard
I'M tell man to-day that it cost
i'm nearly $500 to get his eye
10Th cut" replied Johnny. Chi !
100 News,
A man from the East who has o
cen visiting i'll this valley receiv- Il
! letter the other day from the n
Ired man, whom he left at home, Ii
hich read: 1.-The only news |
i've to tell you is-the river has a
an drowned all yer cattle, an d
IT uncle has broke Jail an his v
ght leg; also lightnin' killed yer h
70 mules 10 minutes fore the Ct
eriff came to levy on EN-. Ii
Freddie-"Say, wouldn't you IL
Se to have three eyes?" Il
George Eyes" ia
Freddie-''Where'd YOU have Il
e other eyer" II
George-"I'd have it in the Il
OK of my head. = hi
Freddie would? would al
IT,
George -."Where would you tie
We your other eye" tr
Freddie-"Why, I'd have it in ar
= end of my thumb, so l could ct
Ike it through a knothole in the ST.
Ice and see the ball game for
thin. ce
The deacon counted the pile of ty
ks, he found in the contribution 70
X; there were buttons fallen tn
IN last years rags, and celluloid tn
Ups and tobacco tags, and coun- to
felt money and coin with tn
les; all given to save the poor va
athen souls. And the deacon in,
ought of the large church debt, CO.
4 wept and wept till his feet So
r -
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

And Ananias stood forth. This
is said to have been so that some
modern liars could stand first. Sc
cond and third.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

TOMATOES FOR SALE.
Fine ones at $l.00 per hundred.
VIM. Fuller, Bell phone. 2tp.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Live comfortably; extragance is
not comfort.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Tom Watson accuses BRYAN of
being a fiat and baldheaded poll
ticn, and he will live to regret it
If he starts the bald-headed vote
drifting toward the NebraSKan.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Most wives are entirely sure that
their husbands earn mnore praise
than they get, and more money
than they bring home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

A young lady while out walk
ing heard, for the first time, of her
intention to marry again
and she was obliged to sit right
down and cry about it. She
could tn OF go tep.fa(r)ther
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

A little girl the other day refer
red to the moustache of young
man as a bang" on his lip. If
she doesn't look out, one of these
days she'll get bang right under
the nose.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Ten yards of string are requ red
to lace the new style corsets. Very
little that is really important es-
capes this department..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Judge-"Prisoner, dc you wish
to challenge any of the jurymen?
Prisoner-"H IN, yes, your hon
or. I'll fight that fellow on the
end there T.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

when you get into a tight
place and everything goes against
you until it seems you cannot hold
on minute longer, never give up
then, for that is just the place and
time that the tide will turn. Il ar-
riet Beecher Stove.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

The deacon counted the pile of
rocks, he found in the contribution
box; there were buttons fallen
from last years rags, and celluloid
chips and tobacco tags, and coun-
terfeit money and coin with
holes; all given to save the poor
heather souls. And the deacon
thought of the large church debt,
and wept and wept till his feet
were wet. A fakir came TO the
town next day. and drove
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

II guess Ia must have passed a
lot of time at the dentists when
he was in New York, +" said John
ny Green 'Why do you think
SOP" queried ma. cause | heard
him tell man to-day that it cost
him nearly $500 to get his eye
tooth cut replied Johnny. Chi
cago News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

A man from the East who has
been visiting in this valley receiv-
ed letter the other day from the
hired man, whom he left at home,
which read: The only news
have to tell you is-the river has
riz an drowned all yer cattle, an
yer uncle has broke Jail an his
right leg; also lightnin' killed yer
two mules 10 minutes fore the
sheriff came to levy on 'em.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-28
Mr.. LEWIS IS WORKING
TO GET AN INCREASE
OF Amount for AmeriCuS
Building.

To the end of securing a substan-
tial increase in the appropriation
made by Congress for the Government
building to be erected in Americus,
Congressman E. B. Lewis has sent
here for official information required
in securing the additional $4,000.
This was promptly forwarded to
Mr.. Lewis yesterday and the desired
result is expected
Last year $4,000 was appropriated
for the building to be erected here, but
as this amount is wholly inadequate
Mr. Lewis desires to have it increas-
ed to 100000
A bill to that effect was introduced
by Mr.. Lewis last week
1t was referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, and
Mr. Lewis is now bending every
energy before that body to have the
building fund increased, hence the
demand for information bearing up
on the case.
The postal receipts for 1907, with
estimate of increase this year, was de-
sired by the committee, together with
other information.
The postal receipts last year to-
PIO11Iis14 at IAC fAil1CI VI
fee, and a conservative estimate of
20 per cent increase this year is
given. And with a general increase
in business of every kind, this esti-
mate is considered very low
The Congressional Committee like
wise desired a lot of detailed informa-
tion concerning population and pub
lie utilities, all of which was promptly
supplies.
Mr.. Lewis states that he will put
forth every energy to have the appro-
priation increased, and feels SAN
guine of success,
While $4,000 was originally appro-
priated for the Americus building it
was necessary to eXpend $4,000 of
this amount for a building site, thus
leaving only $35,OO0 If $4,000 more
is appropriated $4,000 will erect a
fine building.
Citizens of Americus and the
county as we'll sincerely trust that
Mr. Lewis may succeed in having the
appropriation increased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-28
SENATOR CLAY TALKS
VERY CONFIDENTLY COM ID
Not Alarmed Over Gov.
Smiths Candidacy.

Senator Clay does not seem to be
much disturbed over the rumors of
the intention of Gov. Smith to try
to wrest the Senatorial toga for his
own form. Reports from Washing
ton are to the effect that the Senator
is carrying on quiet canvass, but
one which is eminently satisfactory
to himself in results.
A recent dispatch from Washing
ton says:
Senator Clay is greatly interested
these days in the coming election for
senator in Georgia, and when he
talks about it he talks always con-
fidently. He has had his secretary
rather busy of late sending out let
ters to his friends and doubtless also
has been receiving some He de-
clares that it is now his belief that
he will not have any opposition, and
If he does, it will not amount to
much.
Il am growing stronger every
day" is the way he puts it to his
friends when talking about it, and
those who have talked with him say
that the Senator thinks that the Ion
ger the convention is put off the bet
ter are his chances.
Senator Clay is right active, too,
these days on the floor of the Sen
ate. He has several resolutions, one
about the number of delayed mail
trains and the penalties for late
trains; another on the subject OF
shipping whiskey into prohibition
states, both of which have attracted
attention, and the Senator himself is
enthusiastic about them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-28
LABOR CONDITIONS
BETTER ON FARMS
Hon. 7. 6. Hudson Reads
Conditions Officially.

That labor conditions are better on
Georgia farms than for some years
past, is the opinion of Hon. T. g. IIud-
son, Commissioner of Agriculture. lie
bases his belief on the fact that no
complaints of any consequence have
been received by the department thus
far, whereas, at the same time last
year reports of difficulties in securing
labor were numerous.
Labor conditions are better on the
farms of Georgia than they have been
in many years." said Commissioner
Hudson in discussing the matter.
Thus far we have received little
if any complaint, which is some
thing unusual. During the past three
or four years we have had on file at
this time of the year appeals from
every section of Georgia. Some of
the complaints were to the effect
that labor could not be had at any
price, and in other cases it was on
account of the eXhorbitant price ask
ed.
Form labor will be lower by 20
per cent this year than last, in my
opinion. The gain in available labor
ers will be even larger. In South
Georgia, where farmers have been
having so much trouble in obtaining
hands, labor is now comparatively
plentiful. In Southwest Georgia there
are few immigrants recently ar
rived. Favorable reports are being
received from these men as farm
laborers.
The improved conditions are due
to the prohibition law and the shut
ting down of many saw mills on ac-
count of the easing up in the demand
for lumber, and on account of the
cutting out of the timber in places
The present season should be a good
one for farmers, especially in South
Georgia"