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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

maintained a target practice station for
several years. Magdalena bay Is on
the peninsula OF Lower California, 3,012
knots from Callao and 900 knots from
San Francisco. Here the feet will re-
main at least month engaged in target
practice. Upon the completion Of this
work 1t will sail for San Francisco,
where it is expected to arrive about
the middle of April or the list Of May
On the journey around the Horn the
battleships will pass the second torpedo
boat fotllla, which sailed for the Pa
cifc on Dec. 9, and at San Francisco,
If not at Magdalena bay, 1t will be
Joined by the armored cruiser squad
rons under Rear Admiral Stockton and
Sebree consisting Of the cruisers Penn
sylvanla, West Virginia, Maryland and
Colorado and the California, South
Dakota, Tennessee and Washington,
the later two ships now nearing their
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
The Peach Crop of zoos.

The fruit crop the past year was
light, but 1t brought a very good price,
and the prospects now are that Okla
homa may have an excellent crop In
1908 says bulletin issued by the
State. The drought during the summer
prevented excessive growth, and the
early fall rains caused the trees to set
A good crop of fruit buds. The orchards
that were well cultivated have now
passed into winter quarters in good
condition. There Is great variation
IN the number of fruit buds set on the
different varieties of peaches, and In
different orchards, but the plums seem
to be uniformly full of fruit buds.
Trees that have not been pruned well
each season have a relatively poor set
ting of fruit buds. Plum and cherry
trees do not require as much pruning
as do the peach trees. Peach trees may
be pruned any time from the first of
December to the middle of March. The
branches should be cut back to about
one- half OF the length of last seasons
growth. This form of trimming will
thin the fruit and keep the tree from
growing tall This is a distinct advan-
tage In gathering the fruit and In
praylng the trees.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
INGENIOUS THEATER FLOOR.
Can Convert Auditorium In Few
Minutes Into ballroom.

Can Convert Auditorium In Few
Minutes Into "a ballroom.
The movable stage which Steele
Mackaye attempted to make feature
of theatrical construction many years
ago is outdone by the reversible audi
torlum floor introduced In a new Apollo
music hall ON the Rue de Cllchy, Paris,
| This device makes 1t possible to change
the parquet into dancing floor in sew
en- minutes.
| The floor is reversible. On one side
| 1t is fitted with 500 chairs of the usual
folding variety. On the other side 1t
is planked with hard wood, waxed and
polished.
During the performance each night it
is pitched at an angle of about 10 de-
grees, like the floor of any other the
alter. When the show Is over and the
dancing begins 1t Is absolutely level
All who patronlze the house will see
the curtain falls the seatholder will be
hustled back into the orchestra circle
and the foyers. Then the mechanism
will work.
The floor, or rather the two floors,
are built on each side of a framework
OF steel Orders. This is hung on plv-
OTIS and when the machinery Is set In
motion 1t simply turns the other side
up-the huge seesaw-it measures about
45x50 feet-stops at the appropriate
angle when 1t Is to be an auditorium
and is secured there by strong sup
ports.
When 1t reaches the level position to
serve as a ballroom equally strong sup.
ports hold it there and provide for the
safety of the dancers. When it stops
in either position 1t Is in immediate
communication with the other parts OF
the house, as all the necessary steps
are attached to it either to reach the |
orchestra circle when 1t is level or the
stage when it Is inclined at an angle |
Stage and floor are continuous when |
used for dancing, the electric footlights
being attached to a disappearing frame
work, while a section of solid flooring
takes their place.
The entire contrlvance cost $4,000
Of which $4,000 was spent on the floor
and its mechanism and the rest on the
foot deep brick-lined well
through which the floor revolyes.-New
York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Male B1u.her. md Their Cure.

"a good many men blush" said a
physician; some so painfully that they
come to me to be cured The cure l
recommend is an old one. 1t Is the
abandonment of overheavy clothing, es-
pecially of wooden socks. Amazing it
is how many male blushers have a
prediction for thick socks of wool.
But some blushers wear light enough
clothes. TO them / can only recon-
mend nerve treatment. l advise
them to make speeches at banquets,
to be witnesses In murder trials. to 90
to teas and dances, to develop, in snort.
the nerve, as wrestler develops his
muscle Blushing Is a difficult disor-
der to cure. As a rule, II passes away
of itself when the victim reaches his
35th year."-New Orleans Times-Dem
ocrat. =,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Low DOWN BARROW.

foundation for the floor, which should
be Of three-quarter-inch boards. The
legs are mortised into the shaft or han
die pieces, the front ones resting about
three inches from the ground and the
rear ones securely braced, as shown In
the cut.
If desired the sides may be built
from the floor solid and straight up,
but we find it better to have a per-
manent bed from floor to top of han
dies, with removable side boards to slip
on for use in handling bulky stuff.
Heavy material, such as bags Of fer
tilizer, large stones, etc, are easily han
died with this type Of barrow, as they
may be loaded between the handles d.
rectly from the ground.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

destination after a trip around the
Horn. In addition the battleshlp Ne
braska, which has just been commits
stoned, will join the fleet as well as the
protected cruisers Charleston, Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Louis and the gunboat
Yorktown.
Battle drill will occupy the time of
the feet for some days, no complete
fleet of the American navy having been
trained In sea evolutlons in recent
years.
In all probability a part Of the fleet
at least viii visit Puget Sound before
returning to the Atlantic coast again
No plans have been made for the re-
turn of the fleet beyond the expressed
determination Of the President that 1t
shall return at some future date.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
study of Mnshrnnm.

A singular and very interesting ana
useful institution has been established
in the little city of Tarare, near Lyons,
France. 1t is theological bureau
where expert judgment is furnished
concerning mushrooms, many of which
are poisonous. Since the establishment
of the bureau nobody buys mushrooms
which do not carry its ticket of identi-
fication and guarantee, and all the
country people from miles around bring
their mushrooms for examination. One
surprising result has been the discovery
of scores of edible mushrooms, which
before nobody dared to touch.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Bar for Drying Clothes.

If your wife wants a clothes bar so
she can dry her clothes in the house,
then borrow Y Inch anger, a plane
and saw II you have none. Get some
light pine lumber inches wide and 1
inch thick. cut bars; bars feet IL
inches long, these are for the lower
ones. The 4 bars for the top are
foot IL inches long. You can make 1t
as wide as you wish and rods are
needed to go crosswse for holding the
bars together and to hang the clothes
on. Dress the rods to about l inch
square and make them smooth so as to
not tear the clothes. For bars the size
as given above the rods need to be OF
the following lengths: Four rods feet
long; 2 rods 4 feet inches long; 2
reds 8 feet 10 inches long, 1 rod feet
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
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A plutocrat has 1t; demagog wants
It.
Most men can be honest, unless they
have chance not to be-
A woman's idea of social standing is
being so snippy that everybody hates
her.
A girl that doesn't get married can
make everybody believe she is glad Of
it but herself.
1t makes woman feel about twenty
times richer to call her husbands
money his estate.
The difference between pleasure and
duty is the difference between going
fishing and to church.
A woman will work harder to get
nice, fresh complexion than a man will
to get a million dollars.
As people always give ten times as
much in wedding presents as they get,
where does the difference go?
Where a woman is sensible is in pre-
tending she isn't so she can put the
responsibility for such things on her
husband.
A man has to know lot about some
particular thing not to be always try
ing to show what he knows about ev-
erythlng.
A woman's enjoyment of a visit Is
writing long letters to those at home,
telling them all the grand things she
is doing just as If she really were.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

Representative Hebrews from all parts
Of the country met at New York to or
ganize a committee or central bureau to
which applications for relief or interven-
ton may be sent by amy members of their
race whose civil or religious rights may
have been interfered with in any country
throughout the world. Delegates to the
bureau will be In proportion to the popu-
lation-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Greatest Naval Fighting Strength
Under Flag for the Long
Cruise.
TOWER OF AMERICAN NAVY.
Movement Is Significant, Marking
Transfer of Thcater of Action
from the Atlantic.

Not since the war with Spain has
there been such n tense feeling in naval
circles as that which marked the pre-
paratlons for the departure OF the
great fleet, under Admiral Evans, for
the Pacific. All the vessels which were
to be part Of this greatest naval dem
onstratlon In our history assembled at
Hampton Roads.
The Presidents yacht. the Maynower,
swung into historic Hampton Roads
bearing President Roosevelt and the
high officials OF the Navy Department.
Promptly sixteen huge battleshlps OF
the United States navy dressed ship
and began firing the Presidents salute
of twenty-oDe guns each. The May
flower came TO anchor In the roadway
Gigs and cutters put out from each
bnttleship bearing the flag officers to
the Mayhower. where they were recelv-
ell on deck by President Roosevelt and
his official party. On their return to
their ships the Mayhower hoisted an
Choir and proceeded down the roads to-
ward the entrance. Here the little
yacht stood out Of the roadway while
the same sixteen battleshlps passed by
her, decks and fighting tops dressed
and roaring from their guns another
Presidents salute.
Bands aboard ship played the ma
tlonal airs. This was the farewell to
the commander-in-chef of the army
aud navy to the American battleship
squadrons, which then began their
cruise to the Pacific ocean
The torpedo hotlla had already !
started. as Its progress is so much !
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Curing Ham. and Shoulders.

| SuFhhk anu
| As soon as possible after the meat Ia
cold all through, the hams and shout
ders should be cured. They should be
placed on table in the cellar. skin
side down. Then for every 100 pounds
of meat make mixture of four pounds
of the best fine salt two ounces of pow
dered saltpeter, and four ounces of
brown sugar. This mixture should be
well rubbed into the hams all over, and
some pushed into hook end around the
bone. Keep on rubbing until the meat
Will take no more; then let them re-
main on the table for a week, when the
remainder Of the mixture can be rubbed
In. Allow them to lie for about two
weeks altogether, and then hang up by
a sGring placed through the hook, IN a
cool, dark smokehouse.
For two or three days keep up good
smoke from hickory chips, smothered
with sawdust, during the day. Keep in
a cool place, and before spring exam
Inc to see that no insects have deposited
eggs. Dust little cayenne pepper,
thCh NONCI VIII cDdTSe IUuSIlH W NJ LIE
ham exactly and stitch tightly. Give
coat of whitewash or chrome yeffoTS,
and hang In a COOL dark, dry place.
For curing In pickle, to one gallon Of
water take one and half pounds of
salt half pound Of sugar, half an
ounce each of saltpeter and potash. In
this ratio the pickle can be increased
to enough to cover any amount Of pork.
Boil together until all dirt rises to the
top and Is SKINNED off, When cold
pour it over the hams or pork, which
may be picked In this way. The meat
must be well covered by it, and should
not be put down for at least TIVE days
after killing, during which tine 1t
should be slightly sprinkled with salt
peter, which removes all the surface
blood, leaving the meat fresh and clean.
A good way to keep hams is to pack
in dry salt in a dry place, not having
any part exposed or touching each
other.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

the battleships upon arrival in the Pa
cihc will do the United States full
honor.
The date OF arrival at Rio Janelro
is Jan. II, 1908, and the day of de
parture ten days later. Here the crews
viii be allowed shore leave. Leaving
Rio Janeiro on Jan. 81, the fleet will
proceed slowly to Punta Arenas, or
Sand Point, where 1t is due to arrive
ON Jan. 81.
4 Punta Arenas Is the last stop before
rounding the Horn, and five days will
be passed here in coallng from golfers
hired by the government. The distance
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

OF this leg is 2,230 knots. On Feb. 5
the fleet will round the Horn, regarded
by all naval officers as the most dan
gerous point In the trip, and Feb. 2s,
1t is due at Callao, Peru, 1850 knots
from Punta Aretas. Another stop of
ten days win be made at this point for
coal and shore leave.
The last leg of the trip which is fixed
as to dates calls for the departure from
Callao on Feb, % for Magdalena bay,
Mexico, where the United States has
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

When comfortable quarters are pro
vided for fowls, says Prof Watson.
the nutrltive ration of the food should
be about one-fifth; that is, one part
protein or muscle-producing compounds
to four parts of carbohydrates or heat
and fat-producing compounds.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

3 inches long, this is the center rod
and must project inches at one end;
cut another rod feet 4 inches long,
use it for the top and have it to pro-
ject 2 inches so as to receive the piece
shown in the engraving to regulate the
height You can shut or open it to any
width you want it.-Exchange.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Gather. Adherent.

Wasn't that Miss Bangs who just
passed."
Yes. that was my Aunt Helen
Bangs"
Your aunt. Ell? All, on your moth
er's side, supposeT'
Not much! She always sticks up
for d."-Phlladelphia Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

Spent your vacation In the noun
taIns, Ell? Did you stay there long?"
Eyes; but 1 came home Short
Houston Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

When young girl wants new
black dress, her mother is liable 70
say: Mercy, what do you want to go
into mourning for?'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27

slower than that OF the battleshlps that
two weeks more Will be consumed than
by the latter In the journey toward
their destlnation-San Francisco.
All the navy yards OF the Atlantic
coast have been busy for weeks In fit
ting out the ships. At Brooklyn, New
York, Boston, Norfolk, Philadelphia
ana Charleston painters, carpenters
and machInlsts have participated In
the great activity High up on the
smokestacks the paint brushes were
moving back and forth and the sound
Of hammers and saws has been cease
less. Nor has there been any chance
for idllng by the enlisted men. The
powder magazines have had to be filled
and the quantities which have been
taken aboard have caused some specta-
tors TO wonder what Il Is all about
The large supply OF ammunition Is nee
essary because OF the project 20 have
target practice on the long Journey.
Then also there will be many samtes
10 fire and these will eat up thousands
OF dollars worth OF powder, Further
more, in case an emergency should
arise while the fleet Is In distant wat
ers there viii be no lack OF ammunl-
tlon. No such emergency is expected.
but the fleet will keep its powder dry"
while trusting in divine Providence,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
Greatest FIghtIns strength.

The feet which Admiral Evans takes
TO the Pacific includes all the new
battleshlps and the best armored cruis-
ers 1t is the flower Of the American
navy, far superior to that which de
stroyed the Spanish feet nine years
ago. The Louisiana carries the largest
crew-950 officers and men. The Con-
necticut, which is the flagship, is the
finest ship Of the navy, costing $4,000
600. Among the other battleships are
the Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, vir-
ginia, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island,
Kentucky and Vermont. In all there
are 80 battleships and armored cruisers,
besides the fiotilla Of torpedo boat de-
stroyers, repair and supply ships. The
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05
BOARD VOTES TO DISMISS BOTH
FROM COLORADO AGRicUL.
TuRAL COLLEGE.
VOTE IS SEVEN TO TWO
PRESIDENT AYLEsWoRTH SAYS
HE WILL NOT REMAIN AFTER
NEXT SPRING.

Denver. The troubles that have
been so long brewing in the State
Agricultural College eliminated Sat
urday at meeting of the State
Board OF Agriculture at the Savoy no.
tel.
Dean w. l.. Carlyle and his assistant,
Prof. w. Fl Olin. will no longer be con-
nected with the college at Fort Col
Inns after October 18th. At that date
Dean Carlyle's contract of employment
ceases and the board voted not to re-
employ him. Professor Olin will be
allowed to remain until his superior
leaves. Both professors will receive six
months salary unless they take new
positions In the meantime.
President b. o. Aylesworth am
nounced that he would not be a can
didate for the office he holds nor would
he accept 1t after the new board goes
into power next April. \ motion by a.
A. Edwards OF Fort Collins summarily
to dismiss President AyleSworth, and
backed strongly by Eugene GIubb, was
lost by vote OF six to two, President
Aylesworth not voting.
The motions to dismiss Carlyle and
DIN were carried by u vote OF seven
TO two in each case. A motion by A. A.
Edwards to appoint Carlyle in charge
of the horse experiment station at FIT.
Collins. without any Other connection
with the Agricultural college was lost
by vote OF seven to two. Dean Car
lyle will be allowed to publish bulle-
tins during the six months following
Oct. 18th, In which he can give the
results of his experiments. now not in
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05
USED CHURCH As scHooLRooM.
Proceedings That Somewhat Aston.
ished the Sexton.

The sexton OF one church that keeps
open doors all day long didn't know
whether to regard the matter in the
light of dissertation or devotional
exercise. He paid no attention when
the three women, watched by a man
who stood at the lower end Of the
aisle, walked the length OF the church
and back again. Even when they made
the trip second time he scarcely gave
them thought. but when the trio
started around the church third time
ana 'he man caiied out step ''''lo
more priskiy, please, ne began 10
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05
What is Pe-ru-na.

Are We claiming too much for Peruna
when we claim 1t to be an effective
remedy for chronic catarrhr Have W
abundant proof that Peruna is in real-
tty such catarrh remedyf let us see
what the United States Dispensatory
says of the principal ingredients Of
Peruna.
Take, for instance, the ingredient
hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal.
The United States Dispensatory says
Of this herbal remedy, that 1t is largely
employed in the treatment of depraved
mucous membranes lining various
organs Of the human body.
Another ingredient Of Peruna, cory.
dalis formosa, is classed in the United
States Dispensatory as . tonic.
Cedron seeds is another ingredient OF
Peruna. The United States dispense.
tory says Of the action Of cedron that
It 10 used ~ . bitter tonic and in the
treatment Of dysentery, and in inter.
mittent diseases - . substitute for
quinine.
Send to us for . free book Of testi.
monials Of what the people think Of Pc
runa as . catarrh remedy. The best
evidence is the testimony Of those who
have tried 1t.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05

The official call for . Colorado Min.
Ing convention. to be held In Denver
Sept. 10th and nth. has been taken
cOgnixance Of BY the majority Of the
mining men throughout the state. Let
tors arc being received At Denver by
Secretary James r. Cailbreath. Jr..
stating that the miners are organizing
In the numerous camps and mining cen.
ters Of the state. for the purpose Of
naming members TO attend the conven.
ton.
What IL considered one OF tho most
comprehensive exhibits ever made by
tho state Of Colorado will be sent to
the National Irrigation Congress which
will open September 2Sth Mt Albu.
Of cndcavor In the state. from manu-.
featuring TO farming. will bc In tho
display. Special exhibits will b. sent
from tho San Luis and Arkansas val.
lcys. Tho exhibits are being gathered
and arranged by tho Colorado Manu-.
facturcrs' Association.
The one hundred and sixth annual
conference OF the Seventh Day BRp.
lists closed It's meeting at Boulder on
the 3ist ut. The delegates were large.
y from the East. 263 being from east.
ern churches. A. the election Of Off.
GERS Rev. u. p. West Of Wilton juno.
tlon, Wis.,. was elected president Of
next years conference: Rev. w. D.
Wilcox Of Alfred. N. r.. was reelected
recording secretary. and Rev. ". G.
Whltfoed WAS reelected treasurer. The
next meeting place viii probably b
wilton Junction. WIS.,. The final decis.
ioa being jsst 70 the executive commit
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05
BIRDS KILLED FOR FASHION

q man with knowledge of the nesting
place Of a colony in his breast and
with . shotgun in his hand has been
able to make 4 months wages in .
days shooting. There II something
absolutely conscienceless about the
method Of killing the terms. The mar.
ket hunter seeks out the nesting place,
Pushes the birds from their nests, and
while they hover about his head, ut.
tering cries Of fear and of distress
at the danger which they suppose
threatens their nests, he shoots them
down ruthlessly. The survivors seem.
ingly do not understand what has hap.
pened to their murdered fellows and
they continue to circle about the head
Of the intruder until the last one 10
sacrificed on the altar Of fashion.
This IL dark picture. but there IL
4 lighter one. All along the Atlantic
coast upon the islands where the her.
ring gull. the Bonapartes. the kitti.
wakes (Rissa tridactyla) and the 9th.
er sea birds build. there are stationed
this summer men who have the au.
thority Of the law to stop the slaughter
Of the birds and 10 prevent the steal.
ing Of their eggs. These men are abb
Solutely fearless. They must needs
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05
ocULisr A MAN OF RESOURCE.
Has . Blind Beooar Woman to Adver-
tlss His Business.

Enterprise takes various forms.
even In Warsaw. A young oculist.
finding that patients were few and far
between. hit upon an original means
OF advertising.
He engaged blind woman who sits
and begs by tho Church Of the Holy
Cross TO hold a light board whereon
are written his name. address. profess
sional qualifications and consultation
hours.
A the church Is In the busiest
thoroughfare Of the town tho notice
attracts good deal Of attention. The
beggar herself says she Is quite salts
ned with the results. n many people
notice her who would otherwise pass
by. and as tho doctor has added his
assurance that she Is hopelcssly
blind benevolent old ladies' throw cop
pcrs into her tin mug. sure that thcis
money IL not wasted on an impostor.
II Is not yet known whether tho mum.
Der Of patients has Increased.