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ATTRACTIVE GARMENTS FOR CHILDREN
Cost ,of These FrockS
For the Little Ones
FOR,THE FIvE-YEAR-oLD.
IL PERCALE.

4
IL PERCALE.
pa yards 36-inch percale, at I2Jzc
yard ....-..-......-.......... 50
yards embroidery insertion. at
10c yard ..-.....................- 40
70
IN INDIA LINoN.
yards s1-inch India iinon, at
l2l5c .,.-...-.--..-- ...............s03 S
yards val. ms. at sc............. %
- yards val. edge at SC yard. -. "a
1.O4
IN CHINA SILK.
By yards 27-inch China silk, at
SSc .-.-...-...---.-. .....-..........S1.3 81
4 yards val ms. at iOe yard. 40
~ yards vaL edge, at 1Oc yard. .4s
20
FOR THE THREE-YEAR-oLD.
Iy BATIsTE.
ia yards E5-inch batiste, at 30c
yard -.............,. ............s053
&-yard tucking for yoke. at SOC
yard -ss....s......-.. .-.-.,-...... .3S
IL yard val edge, at &c yard. 90
y
IN INDIA LINEN.
2z yards 51-ineh India linen, at
4@12C -...-..------..-.+-. 20. y
21 yards val ms. az Sc yard 49,. %
IA yard val edge, at Sc yard. =. 10
20
IN BINGHAM.
yards 27-inch Bingham, at Sc
yard ..-..-.-.--.--.- ..-..........&0 a
/ pc. finishing braid, at I0c...... 10
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$chram Automatic
E ruit Jars

Pints, per dozen .................. 700
Quarts, per dozen. ................s $50
Half-gallons, per dozen. s1.oo
Ccmplete Tops, per dozen. .15c
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Preserving Requisites

HIS preserving tmehe when housekeepers are Iayg
up store of Sweetmeats for winter time work NAV +
greatly ghened and much time saved by various new improve
entS and inventions to be found Fifth Floor Departments Fruit
lars Jelly Glasses Preserving Kettles PAIRING Knives Fruit Label etc
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Carpet Cleaning and Laying.
Congers. Phone West AZ.
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ANSWERS TO
THE QUERIES
Information Asked of
The Times Is Given
Here.
Rock Creek Park.

Rock Creek Park.
". N. Cock Greek Park lies in
the northwest section OF the city tt is
about half hours ride from r street
DOWNTOWN aud may be reached by
boarding any car marked Chevy Chase
or Mt. Pleasant
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This is the last week of annual August Fur Sale small de-
pos will reserve any piece in this stock until wanted Balance can be
paid at any time before delivery.
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Oklahoma.

S. S.-The proper pronunciation of
Oklahoma Is Oak-la-ho-rna. accent on
the third syllable
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Number of Employees.
r. McB.-The number of employees in
I the office of the Southern Railway COM
pany at 1900 Pennsylvania avenue Is
about eco.
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There's Health In Every Loaf
Of BeTens Bakery Rye Bread It's not
only delicious ia taste but easy 10 di-
gest Pure. wholesome. and nutritious
Il pleases the most fastidious palate.
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FoR ZEE EE-YEAR.oLp.
IN INDIA LINEN.

p yards a-inch india linen, at
PFC ..................... 60 %
Pa yards val. ms. ar Sc yard. %
Ia yard val edge, at Sc yard. -. 10
The sun., 1909-02-14

y and z want all seven Of these tricks.
How do they get them in spite Of the
best defence Of A and b?
The sun., 1909-02-14
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL.
First In This Country to He Opened In
San Francisco.
From the San Francisco Cali

From the San Francisco Gait
Next week will see the opening OF the
first Chinese school to be established 10 the
United States by the Chinese Government
This school will he maintained at the eI.
pense OF China and will be open to all Chinese
children In California. leong Hing Kwai,
a Chinese commissioner OF education, was
appointed especially by the Emperor to
come to the United states and look into the
need for school for teaching the language
and history Of China to the sons and daugh
ters OF natives Of that country.
The Chinese commissioner stated yester-
day that the teachers had been Instructed
to encourage their pupils to learn the Eng
lish language and the customs Of the United
States. lie favored the methods used In
the public schools which are attended by
Chinese boys and girls. Commissioner
I'eong also said he had discovered that there
we're many Chinese children born In Cali
fornia who While they werb able to speak
the language OF their parents were unable
TO read or write and were ignorant OF the
history Of China.
Many pupils have already been enrolled
and assigned to the proper grades. The
only expense attached to receiving Chinese
education in the new institution win be the
purchase Of books. The other, expenses
incurred In connection with teaching the
Chinese children will be cared for by the
Chinese Government.
The sun., 1909-02-14
THE BALANCED SNORE.
Pullman Porter Make. Use Of Isis T.,

psrienco ss sn Artists Model.
.Well. I've been travelling good many
years. said q prosperous looking pas.
senger to the Pullman porter, "and last
night was the first night ever slept in
sleeper where there wasn't at least one
man that snored."
| The porter smiled a pleased. self
satisfied smile. ss though responsible
for the nights sweet silence.
Oats all due 10 de equal distribution
ob-no. sub; no, sub. amt no Socialist
he replied Il was formerly a arts q
model befo' took TO rsilroadin'. Dat y
where got de idea.
-Yassuh-srtiss model. used TO pose
as a Ksffr sooot TO one oh dem movin'
picture machines durin' de Souf African
wah. you see.
1T was sort oh low natchuly unhealthy
ground ober in dem Jersey meadows
where We used TO pose, an We hadn't
been at IL mo n a couple Of weeks befo
one poor niggah got de malaria.
He was a-tremblin' an a-shakin'
wuss n a nervous jelly in dinin' car.
hut il was jes' right in de busiest part
Oh de wah an We had to pose him anyhow.
Homes. sub. you d like to hab died to see
dat po' niggah! lie looked jes like he
was scared TO deaf.
when dat pertickler. picture was put
on over in New lawk ! went to see it
yo suppose? 70 know how dem picture
machines keep a-wobblin' an vibratin''
Well. true as I'm tellin' you. while dey
was playin' dat pertckler picture dat
low down. tremblin'. malarious niggah
was de only pusson in de whole business dat
dionr iook like he was gon 10 shiver
himself OF de sheet any minute!
An den | suddenly figured de whole
thing out. You see. sub. his tremblirs
was jes opposite TO de vibrations oh de
picture ma chine, so dat dey exactly
neutrali zationed each other an made
him look like he was de only one dat was
standin' still. OATS what / meant by
de equal distribution OBJ"
Yes, l see. interrupted the passenger.
but what's all that got TO do with there
being no snoring in the carn ght?'
i was comm TO dat, sub. Twas comm
roadin' l noticed dat, mos gen rally
speakin' dere was always at least two
or mo- gentlemen on every trip dat dis
turbed De res: OBJ dc car By snor!n'.
$50 figured It out dat by shakin
one oh dem jes' de least mite-not enough
to disturb their slumbers-I could change
de rhythm OBJ his snore 30 IL would fit
in jes' where de other gen'leman's snore
left OF. dereby maxim one constant
sound. which am no mo- annoyin' to de
other passengers dan de ordinary rum
bin OBJ de train.
.Its de simplest thing In de world
to arrange when yo' hab two snorers. To-
atv txhN
but OBJ course when 20 have an odd num- |
Der Of en'lemen to deal with II. IL re-
quires considerable Judgment. ! usually |
arrange TO have de odd gen'leman snore |
wifi de weakest side.'
well. you certainly are public bene- |
factor laughed the prosperous looking
passenger. The company ought to pay
you extra
'Oh. l gets paid extra all right, sub.
It makes de passengers feel better in de
mawnln', an when q gen n1emen's had
4 good nights rest he's mo- apt TO-
hank yo' suh Thank yo' very much
The sun., 1909-02-14

That domi no puzzle seems to have
stun ped almost every one. but those who
sent in correct solutions certainly deserve
credit for the neatness with which they
drew the diagrams Of the position. Here
is the arrangement Of eighteen dominoes
that will count twenty-one In any row,
The sun., 1909-02-14
beaver Colonies In AdIrondscks.

From the KRickerbooker Prtss-E1prss
Two interesting specimens OF the work OF
beavers are on exhibition in the ONCE OF
Commissioner James \. Whipplc Of the State
Forest. Fish and Game Department at the
Capitol. They are two sections Of poplar tree
trunks which have been well gnawed by the
clover and active rodents The trunks are
over foot in diameter.
Commissioner Whipple reports that he
saw a beaver house close to the shore OF
Tupper Lake, in which there was a family
OF five beavers. which has grown from two
received from Yellowstone Park.
The beavers had cut down a number
OF poplar trees TO furnish them with a sup
ply oi food for the winter. The limbs and
tops had been removed by the animals,
these portions being the most desired by
them, said Commissioner Whipple. From
the trees which remained men from the
Whitney preserve cut up twenty cords OF
frawood
There are fifteen colonies OF beaver In
the Adirondacks, all of which are grow
ing rapidly. IL is the intention OF the Forest.
Fish and Game Department 60 promote
the propagation Of beavers in the State,
as they are interesting and harmless ami
mails.
The sun., 1909-02-14
THE RETIRED LITERARY MAN.
One Aid to the Writer Concerning which
lie Thinks Al VIII Agree.

what the effect Of food may be on the
product OF the writer" said the retired
literary man TO his class OF ambitious
young aspirants. has long been a moot
question. Some think that provided he
can get enough Of II man can turn out
as good stun on corned beef and cabbage
as he could on pat6 de foie gras; others
contend that man can do better work
on fine food. As for myself, | thin k
that ! could do b best on good fare. What
mean is this:
IF could have whatever my appetite
craved and have il cooked with devotion
and served with grace why. think that
thereby, with body satisfied and content,
my mind would be nourished. my thoughts
unfolded and my imagination stimulated.
certainly think 30.
"On the other hand We have in
Vulnerable examples Of literary artists
who have produced beautiful things in
garrets on poor and insufficient food and
with the wolf coming clambering up the
steep stairs. -.
may not play such an important part in
the writer's output after all; much may de-
pend on the writer himself The man OF
brains might do better on poor food or
on none at all than the man OF no brains
on the best food; this il a complicated
question, but laying this for the moment
aside let us consider briefly something
other than food that may be Of valuable
use to writers In way and on which
think we can be all OF one mind, namely,
arctic overshoes.
"The room In which have long worked
never gets at this season Of TEN perature
higher than es degrees. and that is too cold
for comfort for me; like temperature
OF p. As hot air rises and cold air
falls there is always here a stratum of
cold air on the floor and my feet get cold,
and with cold feet my brain gets prac-
fowl can't write when my feet are cold, |
But now note:
Under such conditions at ihia~
I simply put on my arctic overs6oeyI
They keep my feet snug and warm and
and the blood thus warmed
in them flows in warming current to INV
heart and thence to my head, giving 10
my erstwhile benumbed brain a genial
warmth and causing my ideas TO flow
freely.
"In such circumstances as have de-
soribed there is nothing like pair of good
warm arctic overshoes as think we must
all agree. We may differ as to the effect
Of various foods, or the absence of food, /
on the product Of the writer; some may do
best with one food. some with another,
but given these conditions i think there
oan be no doubt whatever of the valhe of
arctic overshoes 10 all engase in literary
abor.'
The sun., 1909-02-14

3 !; ); = T ): 81 81
u M.]H N

Only one more correct solution to
chess problem No. came in after going
to press last week from Charles Willing.
In chess problem No. a number saw
through the object Of the sacrifice Of the
Kt, which was to get the obstructing
pawn out Of the way, 30 that black could
sacrifice his queen by QxR P oh, followed
by B r ch, h to QS ch and r Z B, mate.
Correct solutions were received from
J. l.. H.. F.. 4. b., q. p. Coleman, Milton
c. Isbell, Charles Willing, Terrace
A. z. r.. E. .. Dewing, A. j. Amend,
Edith Behrens, r.. H. Randall, 8. d. r.,
W. L. O'Grady, W. w. Conoklin. NJ. @. c.,
W. ID. Cronkright, B. s. L.. and.H Pierce.
CHESS PRoLssM NO s.
Hack.
The sun., 1909-02-14

The solution OF piquet problem No. l
Is for elder hand to keep his clubs for the
point, because they offer better chance
for sequence than the spades. and TO dis
card the seven Of hearts. eight OF dia-
monds and jack. eight. seven Of spades.
Being elder hand. the unguarded king
does not matter. Younger hand. with
these cards, should keep both kings
guarded. discarding one diamond and two
spades. On no account should younger
hand discard the heart. which would
be very useful should he take In the king
or the queen and another.
w. W. Randall was the only one to
solve this problem correctly. All the
others fell into the trap and kept the
spade king guarded as elder hand and
let go the heart as younger hand. Here
Is another;
The sun., 1909-02-14
TelesrapherAsuso:

An interesting feature OF telcgraphers
cramp is that certain letters are nearly
always the stumbling block. The most
frequent are G and Y-that Is. the code
signals used for these letters. When "A
sender begins to be conscious" about 90
common letter as C his case soon be-
comes hopeless. :.
ceiver OF the message, IL takes the form
OF inability TO write fast enough TO take down
message quickly transmitted This IA
easily understood when IL Is remembered
that a receiver often has to write contin-
uously to code dictation. so to speak, for
hours at a time. The strain involved Ia
what IL practically form OF nervous break
down.
The sun., 1909-02-14
PROBLEMS FOR sun READERS
WHICH WILL TRY THE SKILL or
earn PLAYERS AND OTHERS.
Another Interesting Position ln Bridge 10
Work Out. Diiemmas iu Chess and
Piauet. q Domino Magic Square aud
Word Puzzle for a Thief In n Mint.

Vofh uut' bIeninhs IN Ghees and
Piauet. q Domino Magic Square sad
sWerd Puzzle for n Thief In = Mint
The problem solvers showed a decided
improvement In their management OF
bridge problem No. 8. although many
overlooked the point that the best defence
for A was TO trump every time diamond
was led through hun.
The solution Is for Y to lead diamond
and for A to trump IL. so as to avoid guess
Ing at discard. Y overtrumps and leads
atrump or the four Of spades. not the ght
z leads another diamond and Y leads
whichever black suit he did not lead before
and z picks up the last trumps.
Correct solutions were received from
Mrs. j. G. Colt. L. W. Mellen. +. NJ. Dud-
ley. W. W. Conoklln. l.. s., s. H. f., Bob, =
j. b. Crandall. G. 7. Hamilton. +. II. Ran
dali. 3. ID. r.. Jamaica. J. Hunter, V. r..
NJ. A. T. O.. -Forty-nine. @. p. Coleman,
b. G.. +. X. c., up Against It. p. =. SAT-
ford, Walter Ball. II. 4. W.. j. NJ. Wright,
Margaret A. Demsrest. Navy Yard, :"
-Endicott, q. J. Meyers. W. j. c., J. L.
Peck. H. Pierce. Milton G. Isbell. F. I. H.,
- - As' 80 - noibo, bOfllk tIhTkc, %,
Durell NJ. 4. j.. B. d. Riegel. A. NJ. Onder-
donk. b. s. Clansen. E. F. B.. II. W. Adams,
Buck. y q, f. Gay, X. W. b.. 3. r. Heming-
way and H. X. Thaw.
Although many solutions have been
received for No which are all right for
the line Of play they give. versl Of the
problem sharps have pointed out that
there Is one line Of defense possible for
A and b which the composer must have
overlooked. The real explaoa ton is that
there was typographical error in set
ting up the problem. should have
held the ace and jack Of spades, instead
Of the ace and seven. Those who could
not solve the problem as it stood will
please try IL again with this change.
Here Is another which will perhaps out
down the list Of correct solvers a bit.
Clubs are trumps and z Is in the lead:
The sun., 1909-02-14
Chinese Pheassnts Froze TO Death.
From the Eugene Register.


A. C. Travis, who has fanch near Irving.
says seven Chinese pheasants. four ROSTERS
and three hens. have taken up their abode
with his chickens about the barn and are
getting as good treatment as his domestic
fowls. He says he scattered seven bushels
OF wheat about the place for them and the
Quails to live on.
He also reported counting 1902 Of the
pheas SAINTS lying In the snow In coming from
his place 20 town, The pheasants, espe-
during the cold and snow. Their long
tails accumulate snow, which melted
with the warmth Of their bodies and then
froze into chunks Of Ice and became so
heavy that with their steering apparatus
out Of commission they simply lay In the
snow and frozs or starved to death.
The sun., 1909-02-14
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White.

Place the white men next you. as 1t
is whites move. You are a pawn ahead
It is true; but mate on the move is staring
you in the face, What are you going to
do about itY
The sun., 1909-02-14
horizontal or vertical. or In either dag
0nal,

Correct solutions we're sent In by
Il. B. T., Dixie Edith Barton and
H. Sinclair. Those who want to amuse
themselves with trying to find a way
TO arrange eighteen dominoes of the
double six set 80 as to count twenty
every way, instead Of twenty-one. will
find II possible. -
Here is 4 puzzle OF a different kind.
A thief managed 10 get into the mint 4,
but found letter lock protecting a
certain strongbox. He had been told
pointers must be turned to the letters that
spelled q word In the English langua &c,
and that II was q word that had some
thing in II which might be considered as
connected with the business vi the mint,
but he did not know whether the letters
were to be spelled In order, on the dials OF
the lock from left to right or whether
they might be picked out In any order
from any dial. Here is the lock.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-06-17
IT WAS A FAST GAME
McLeod's Shamrocks Defeat
ed by the Emmett Lads.

In game Of fast and clever ball
playing the Emmett team defeat
ed the Boise club Sunday 4 to /.
Boise scored her only run in the
second inning and Emmett took
two ini her part of the second.
In the fifth Elwell, the Boise first
sacker drove the ball to deep cent
er, looking good for the circuit,
but Critics fast fielding anchored
him on third station, with no outs.
1t looked as though a run was in
evitable. but it was nipped in the
bud at the plate. Boise losing her
only chance to win the game.
Wells for Boise and Maloney for
Emmett pitched good ball, but
were not up to their usually high
standard in putting the shoots over
the plate. Wells had four strike
outs to his credit and allowed FIVE
hits, pretty we'll punched, while
Maloney secured the same number
of strikeouts and allowed as manv
hits well Scattered. That shows
good playing by both aggregations.
The game was of very short dura-
ton, requiring one hour and ten
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-06-17
improvements in Country.

The farmers are vieing with
their town brothers in making i'm
rrovements and building residences
with modern improvements. There
is nothing too good for the Emmett
farmer, and he is prosperous
enough to indulge himself in auto
mobiles, bathrooms, hot and cold
water appliances, pianos, rsrips to
Europe and the expositions and
resorts and other pleasures that
make life worth living in this bully
country.
Contracts for three new farm
houses costing from $4,000 to $500,
and the remodeling of another that
wi at big hole in a $500 bill,
ha aS-sbeen awarded to w. H. Hall.
One Of them is for Dave Tappan.
He is building a nine room house.
Jerry Goodsell has had plans drawn
for two seven room houses on his
farm east of town which will cost
5000. One of them is for himself
and the other for his son. B. G.
Bowers will enlarge and remodel
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-06-17
City Council Will Proceed to
Complete Waterworks.

Two weeks ago Contractor Forbes
notified the council that he had
completed the waterworks system
according to contract and was ready
to turn it over to the ci'y. The
council refused to accept it, claim
ing, first. that no test had yet been
made; second. that the pump pit
leaked; third, that the pump was
not what the specifications prescrib-
ed.
Mr.. Forbes contends that he has
more than carried out the terms of
his contract, and that whatever de-
fects there may be in the pit and
the pump he is il no wise respops-
ible for; that he built the pit walls
two feet thick instead of one foot,
as the specifications called for, and
the pump was installed under the
supervision of the engineer employ
ed by the citv and with his consent.
The city will place City Engi-
neer IN charge of the work of max
ing the repairs and will endeavor
to fix the financial responsibility
where il belong.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-06-17
l. o. o. F. Memorial Exercises.

Emmett Odd Fellows and Rebek
abs observed Sunday as Memorial
day. The services were held in
the morning at the Methodist
church, Rev. S. A. Parker deliver
ing a memorial sermon upon the
theme, "The Purpose of Memorial
Day." His address was splendid
one. He eulogized that spirit of
fraternalism which fosters not only
assistance TO the living when in
need, but also remembrance of the
dead. Following the services at
the church the members OF both
lodges marched in a body to the
cemetery, where the graves of de-
parted members were strewn with
flowers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-06-17
SHIPPING MUCH FRUIT
-Four Hundred Crates Straw
berries This Week.

Four hundred crates of straw
berries have been shipped from this
station so tar this week by the
Fruit association. They were all
consigned to a Boise commission
house. The berries are of the u.s.
ual Emmett brand great. big,
juicy red fellows that fairly melt
in ones mvuth-the kind that can
give the tabled nectar of the gods
cards and spades and then win
easily. The prices received are
considered good. Twelve box
crates bring $1.25 to $3.50 and
24-box crates So 25 to $3.50. The
local market quotations are, $3.50
for the smaller crates and 81. so for
the larger ones.
The berries come from many
sources. The Warden fruit farm,
as usual, is furnishing large quaint
tiles, which are among the top
notchers in quality. R. B. Wilson
is marketing a fine grade. Two
years ago his farm wwas covered
with sagebrush. The Jenson broth
ers farm is also producing super
ior quality.
The first cherries appeared in
the market Monday. They are sell
ing for 80 cents gallon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-06-17
Hire -Four More Teachers

The school board TUESDAY, night
emplcved four more teachers. as
follows: Miss Stanza Triplett of
Ohio, Seventh grade; Miss Birdie
Cook of Caldwell, Fifth grade;
Miss Carrie Liddell of Weston,
Ore, High School; Miss Bessie
Simonson of Whitehall, Mich.
Two more teachers are needed, one
for grade work. and the other for
the High school The board has
decided to hire man for the latter
position. The tax levy for school
purposes was fixed at 25 mills.