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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
Spaghetti in Camp
Herein Is Told How to Make Dish Fit for the Very Gods

with appetites, dozen good sized onions,
peeled and sliced thin, frying in the PAN
using lard pork or bacon fat, or if you be-
long to the interests" genuine olive oil.
And fry the onions until they are all
brown, having all this time five or six cloves
not heads, there's uuantitative difference
--of garlic browning, browning with the
browning onions. You will notice that
have laid stress on the browning. And when
Drowned, if your pan is large enough, open
your can of tomatoes and pour into the
saucepan, add little salt and simmer for
an hour, slowly.
And then get out your crater and CRATE
off the cheese tea saucer well filled. Put
on the biggest camp kettle YOU have and get
the water boiling like mad. Hold back the
salt Put in your macaroni or spaghetti
and let them boil twenty. thirty minutes or
longer, until with slight pressure of the
thumb and forefinger stem can be sep
arated. When you think it is time to begin
to try them then throw in handful of salt.
If you can do so and have such thing
as colander in camp. pass the tomatoes,
etc. through it. pressing it gently with the
bottom of a teacup, otherwise use without
straining
The spaghetti DONE drain off the water,
leaving the spaghetti in the pot pour over
them the sauce and set aside on the FIRE
for fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally.
Blow the dinner horn, forget about such
things as fried trout, salt pork and beans,
fill the soup plates--they hold more than
ordinary plates-with the sauce saturated
spaghetti snug up to the table, sprinkle lib
orally with the created Parmesan or Roman
cheese and winding the delicious stems ar
tistically around your fork, offer prayer
to the Goddess Ceres, who produced for your
delectation the good durum wheat for your
spaghetti and say with the fataist when
you back out from the table, that Fate can
ste IN and do her level hest
have dined today. And when you wash it
down-spring water or cool, fresh lake
water-water only; no beer, no wine, still
or sparkling. Remember.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
Memories Of Youth
e Strategy That Brought the Old Kingfsher to {

there was the kinghsher on the limb and
with chattering cry OF derision, away he
flew to the other pond.
And as | walked through the field to play
the part of beater and driver Lew hid him
self and prepared for business. When | got
near pond No. 2 the willy bird again took
wing and chattered as he flew, went straight
for the willow. How l watched his flight
and how my heart beat as I saw him dart
towards the old willowI 1t seemed hours
before the report came. What could Lew
be doing? Had the cap dropped of? Had
the gun missed fres Had | forgotten TO
load it9 Was Lew too nervous and excited
TO ire9 What could be the matterS Excited,
we'll I guess Bang Away | ran and by
the time reached the pond Lew had
stripped himself OF his clothes and was half
wading. half swimming toward the now dead
kinghsher on the surface of the water. No
lordly partridge knocked kiting as he swung
through the hemlocks, no kingly woodcock
stopped when whistling through the white
birches. in streaks erratic, ever gave such
pleasure and caused ones soul to thrill as
the laying low of this kinghsher.
And then the great fshhawk that fell to
my new double gun. How we hid IN
the bushes and watched him coming from
afar, nearer and nearer in a straight line for
us and oblivious OF our presence. We re-
membered the marksmen of Bunker Hill and
stood motionless waiting until we could see
the white of his eye. On, on he came and
with phenomenal nerve and self control We
let him get almost above our heads and home
into his notified breast plowed load or No
8 shot Five feet from wing tip to wing tlp-
The killing Of grouse go yards away or
the landing of wild turkey from high above
the tree tops would not produce such spasns
OF pride as did the Staying of that hawk
And then the hving wood duck that ran
the gauntlet of half dozen guns TO come
10 earth with wings set and dead as stone,
with one single shot through his heart
a fact learned when he was picked and
dressed. Can We ever forget that hrst dueka
Never.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20

IT would be interesting could one trace
| out history from the days when history
was not made. Who thought Of the first
hook and line? Somebody did. And then
came the rod Why and how did some one
tie his line to a pole and learn TO yank? We
remember once talking TO an old inhabltant
who, from a dugout, was fishing with
hickory bean pole and a chalk line, baited
with salt pork, for old, moss backed small
mouths, that we know were in that lake.
We got 10 talking size and weight OF
fish and we noticed how he looked askance
~ them whiplash poles" in our boat He
said we could do no yandng with them
things. cause they was never made for such
fish IS one war likely 10 run ag1n here
sbouts When they take the bait the thing TO
do is 10 yank and that IS all there is to IT.
Suitinp the action to the word, he swlshed
his poIe over the surface Of the water in no
uncertain way. But we asked Uncle Dan1
what he did when they simply wouldn't re-
s0ond 70 his yank, and then we learned that
he threw his heavy pole overheard and just
let the pesly fish tow It until he was good
and tired and ready to come into the boat,
md rowing after the rod he took in the
fsh
So. in the older days, when rods were used
we imagine they were stOuter by far than
those of today, and there being no reels, the
fish was played TO the right and TO the lett
on the bend OF the rod, if yanloing did not
work until the tired deniZen OF the stream
was hauled TO terra hrma.
In time the reel came into play and then
changes IN rod architecture took place. The
rods were lighter and more supple. They
were made with guides for the line and so
arranged as to be spliced and wound at the
center: this for convenience of carrying when
travelling. The end Of the butt was spiked
so that the rod could be stood upright in the
sod while one examined the trace and flies
or bait.
And all this time men who made rods, as
well as those who used them, were con-
stantlv thinking of newer and lighter and
SPRINGER woods; yew, lance wood, green
heart. orange wood, bethabara, hickory and
other woods were used. with more or less
success, each wood having its champions
There were those who swore by lance wood
the wood that went into bows that made the
English long bowmen famous IN France and
elsewhere
Green heart had its champions, and so il
went Then some one thought OF taking
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20

\ N ACCOUNT comes in from Santa Bar
~ bara about a catch made by single
individual during an afternoons fishing
of one hundred and forty barracuda, bonito
and yellow tail The newspaper account
ends up by stating that the successful angler
was sportsman in the true sense and mean
ing of the word. When | read that l won
dered what the successful angler might have
done, were he real fisherman and hshing
for market, instead of just simply sports,
man, who trails his line over the water and
who in a dilettante sort of way cares not
whether fish come his way or not, as long
as his bait is artistically put on and It sk1t-
ters artistically over the surface or the briny.
And I wondered what the successful an
gler did with his ton of fish, more or less.
He didn't eat them, and no matter how pig
his family they could not take care OF
ton of sea food at time. The refrigerator
would not hold them There would have
been no room for the milk and butter and
watermelon.
The hotel people, very likely, had all the
fish they wanted or were perhaps under
contract elsewhere for their supplies. 50
wonder what the successful angler did
with his ton of fish. All the hotel guests
were down to the pier to see them piled
up and choke the gangway. 1t was great
sight and he was great man, the plsca-
torial "man of the hour"
SO the guests went down to the pier and
looked and went away and the late corners
came down after supper and looked and
went away.
But when morning came the fish had dis
appeared. The garbage boat had come
along and the bonito and barracuda and vel
low tail went out to sea to feed the sharks.
And the successful angler lived to tell the
tale and will tell it to his grandchildren 1t
was a gallant victory. Of course, there are
as good, if not so many, fish yet remaining
in the sea- They are there and are to be had
for the taking They belong to nobody
There's no law And so it goes
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20

4 7 Is said that TO aNshark, a great hunk of
corned beef, or rather salted beef, the
salt horse of the sailor, appeals the most
The hook the chain and the good manila
rope are invisible things to hin-he sees
only the beef and bolts it and them comes
the rub for all concerned, until hung, tail
upward from the yard arm, Mr.. Shark gives
up the ghost.
The cod likes the clam and Squid and,
voracious and omnivorous as the cod is,
he might take 10 many other lures IN the
way of bait, but from long years of regular
and constant habit, the fishermen prefer the
clam and the cod acquiesces, especially when
he is hungry, as he always is, and it's clam
or nothing.
Mackerell Well, 10 cent silver piece,
bright and shiny. warped around the shank
OF a hook, will answer all purposes. And
when you are mackerel fishing, expedition
Is necessary while the school is in sight.
A short, stout rod, strong line and box
or receiving barrel behind you and your
equipment is complete A cast long tug
that draws the fish from the water up in
the air, over your shoulder, and by dex-
ferrous Jerk of the rod to snap the fish
loose into the barrel and carry your dime
baited hook back into the school, is all that
is necessary.
The bluehsh He'll take anything, at
times. A long. smooth piece OF bone, hook
bended, around which an eel skin has been
drawn. seems 10 lure the pirate Of the sea
TO his doom. Menhaden, crab and other
things viii do. but the glisten of that blue
eel skin attracts him as perhaps nothing
else does.
The weak5sh likes q snowy lure and be-
low a mother OF pearl hook piece of tempt
ing shielded crab viii -entice the old tide
runners TO their death We have heard
somewhere OF their taking a gaudy horse
fv sunken and trailed through the water
The denizen OF the surf will take the
shredded crab and his striped majesty will
fight every inch of the way before the white
flag goes up. The striped sea bass IS one
of the greatest lighters OF his size lnhaolt-
ing salt water.
lure many q sheephead and sea bass to their
doom
Tho bass Of the stream and lake is an
onnivorous feeder. Crawfsh. helgrammites.
worms. uinnows. flies of all kinds, mice and
the thing with feathers and tinsel that holds
hidden somewhere the barbed hook attract
him.
This small mouthed denizen strikes bold
lv but has a way, if ninnows be the bait
Of holding the lure, running little, stopping
and then moving on. turning the bait IN
proper position and then to gorge. How
MANY. many small mouth monsters Of 1--WE
pounds and over have been lost because OF
falling to know the habits of this gamey
FISH and striking too soon. But with the
feathered lure It is another thing. With
mouth wide open he seizes the rainbow fly,
unlike any in nature, and then It is time to
strike home and decidedly, with quick move
nnent OF the wrist If not, quick spewing
OF the behooked, counterfeit thing and its
al over
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20

ing their fate? 1t is for him to await the
onslaught of the pickerel which comes with
a lunge his razor like teeth ready TO mp
and tear and disable his enemy. but to no
avail Like flash the bass avoids him.
The dorsal nm OF the bass until now has
appeared as innocent of harm as the velvety
paw OF cat but now look at IL. Did nature
ever make more cruel saw! See those
needle like spines supported amply from
below and distended IN a segment of a circle.
A quick turn, a rush under the belly OF the
pickerel, and cash IS made that forces the
pickerel TO turn tail and hunt shallow water,
out Of the reach of his larger, wolhSh breth-
ren who now would make short work OF him
in his disabled condition
The bass has simply sawed the pickerel
open and won the victory against his many
toothed enemy, although the bass had not
tooth in its Jaw.
The small fry are large enough to take
care of themselves now and our gamey friend
roams the sandy and rocky bottom OF the
lake hunting its natural food and taking
everything that swims or flies within its swal-
lowing capacity. They have been known to
strike and gorge a bat only to sPew It out
moment or two afterward, crushed to pulp.
They are fond of flies, these gamey fel-
lows and they will haunt the edges OF the
lake where the alders or other growths over
hang ready for fly or grub caterpillar
that may fall futtering or wriggling upon
the water.
All How they strike az your flies, as II
they really wanted them And when one Is
hooked. how he jumps straight upward Shak-
ing his head as might bulldog in worrying
its enemy
What fighters these bass are Leader.
line and rod must be at their best when an
old mossbaek hero of hundred fights.
IS encountered Out of the water, sending
the water about him in a glistening spray,
as he plunges downward, TO make the rod
bend and the reel sing, up again like flash
of light into the air and away once moro
TO the bottom of the lake. Now TO the right.
now to the left. up again once more and then
a sulking fit of dogged resistance on the
lakes bottom, another upward rush, not so
vigorous, and after few more runs and
plunges the rod wins and with last defiant
shake of the head he comes to the net
conquered hero.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20

WHEN man and guide start out for
w rowing trip through the forests light
marching order is the rule, and care
is taken, if the guide knows his business,
to plan the route so thar at opportune
and needful times they are in the vicinity
of a country cross roads village store or
plantation, where a fresh supply of the >neces-
saries and simples can be laid in. On such
a trip salt pork or bacon, -four, coffee, tea,
condensed milk and seasonings may con-
stitute the provender in the. commissary
Blankets, ak and fishing rod, if in the closed
game season, complete the light marching
outfit made light or heavy depending upon
the packing qualifications of fisherman and
guide. AS a rule it is the Unnecessary things
that are lugged through swamp and over hill
and through tangled thickets and lifted over
windfalls, until-well, one is tired.
But what has all this to do with spa
ghettif Well, the man who camps this way
must forego this luxury-at least while roy
ing the woods and living the simple life.
But the camper who, locating upon a
we'll stocked stream or lake, accessible by
not too many miles of toteroad to fairly
well stocked country store, and who has put
up log built camp with bunks and cooking
place and has laid in simply array OF
pots and pans, then it's different
When packing UP your dunnage it's an
easy matter to slip IN few pound parcels,
depending upon circumstance of numbers,
etc. of spaghetti "a pound of Parmesan or
Roman cheese-it's as hard as a rock and
packs solid-and small crater. That's all,
but to make sure, two or three heads of
garlic Don't squirm, it won't hurt you
You eat it in some way or other at tlrst
class restaurants and wonder why things
taste so good, and know not the secret
It's poor country store where you can
not get onions and canned tomatoes They
4 G. +I,o totalnad hrnnOhf
in let us imagine onions, and tomatoes can
ned.
Now, get down to business by peeing the
onions, if there are four of you in camp
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
COnfuCiuS Was Fair
He Would Not Use Net or Ground suice Partridge

removes away Get your game and, if you
care to, discuss the method of its getting
after it is cooking in the pot, but get it.
The Encyclopedia Britannica, volume vi,
page 26i. saws regarding the great sage of
China: "They have told us how he never shot
at a bird perching nor hshed with a net. the
creatures not having in such case fair
chance for their lives"
For such sentiment Confucius and Izaak
Walton should walk down future aaes- arm
in arm together.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20

II HERE are those today who go into the
woods with a gun and who sneer at the
man who would refuse to empty couple
Of barrels into bevy of quail summing them
selves in a fence corner. Again there are
others who would stalk a nallard upon her
nest or sleeping upon the water and glory
IN It.
Dynamiting trout pool or setting snares
for partridSes III the brush IS not many
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
Hepburn Didn't Like ..Dixie."

Spokane, Aug. 12.-Senator w. R.
Hepburn, of Idaho. dislikes Dixie. ;"
He created sensation at recep-
tion given to Congressman T. R.
Hamer at Wallace, Idaho, last night
by stopping the orchestra while
the musicians were playing the popu
lar strain. Colonel Hamer had just
finished his adress and the orches-
ira had started a medley of well
known airs. About the sixth num-
Der in the medley was "Dixie." The
senator leaped to his feet, strode
across to the musicians and cried
out, This is a republican meeting.
We want no such tunes here" The
amazed musicians stopped immedi-
ately. The senator strobe back to
his seat After a moment of silence
Mayor Hanson aroce and closed the
meeting.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
HAY STACKS NUMEROUS
Van Deusens Have Already
Put Up 1900 Tons.

Scattered along Haw creek and
all over the valley across the hills
hay stacks loom up in every direc-
ton. On the two Yergenson farms,
immense quantities of hay have
been cut and stacked this year,
probably 800 tons. On the old Knox
farms, now owned by the Van Deu-
sen brothers, and on the main Van
Deusen ranch, which covers a large
portion of the valley over the hills,
1900 tons of hay are in stack for
winter feed for their 10000 or
10000 sheep. On other ranches
along the butte and up Willow creek
hay stacks dot the fields in every
direction. But there will be none
left by next spring.
The Van Deusens finished thresh-
ing their grain last week, and the
yield was a thousand bushels more
than they expected. They had A.
400 bushels of oats and barley The
grain was all raised on dry land.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
Vote on New Amendments.

Six amendments to the constitu-
tion are to be voted on at the gen
eral election this fall. Some of
them are of unusual Importance.
Two of them in particular. One pro-
viding for the state auditor becom-
ing member of the state land board
thus making five members of the
board. The other provides for su-
preme court judges calling in a dis
trict judge to sit on cases with them
Another is to allow a sheriff and
assessor to succeed themselves.
The amendments have not been
given sufficient publicity, for the
public to become acquainted with
their provision. Every voter should
read them over carefully as they
will be printed in full on the ballot.
Following are the titles of the six
amendments:
To make the state auditor the
fifth member of the state land
board. The board would then be
be composed OF the governor, sec
retary of state, attorney general,
of public instruction
and state auditor.
Providing for the calling in of an
justice for the supreme
court and authorizing two chief jus
tices to agree on calling onto the
bench of a judge of the district
court.
Authorizing the state legislature
to create bond issue or appropri-
ate a sufficient fund to complete
the state capitol building and
furnish it throughout.
Authorizing county assessors to
employ the necessary clerical assist
ance and appoint deputies when so
by the board of county |
,omT1 1ssioners.
Providing for sheriffs to sue
eeed themselves.
Providing for county assessors to
succeed themselves.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
WILL SPEND $4,000
ON CANAL
Two Thousand Feet of Ditch
to be Cemented Above
Plowmans

The Emmett Bench Canal Co.,
successors to the Canyon Canal Co.,
at meeting held yesterday, de-
cided to expend approximately $780,
900 for improvements and repairs
to the Canyon canal. Among the i'm
provements are cementing 1000 feet
Of the canal between Plowman's and
Connaughtons repairs on dam and
beadgate, Strengthening support of
the high flume, and a number of
minor repairs
r. B. Wilson, V. T. Craig H. S.
Workman w. e. Bell and Engi-
urer Fred Wilkie made very thor
uleh inspection of the entire canal
Sunday from the dam to the si
phon spending the entire day in care
fully examining every portion of
the system between the two points
Their Investigations convinced them
tnat certain repairs were necessary
before another irrigation season in
order to place the canal in good
condition
In order to get this work COM
pleted before cold weather sets in,
water service will be discontinued
October /. An official notice 10
that effect is published elsewhere in
this paper.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
EMMETT SEPTEMBER 5
P. V. Railroad will Reach
City by that Date

General Manager Dunn of thePay-
cite Valley railroad, building from
NewPlymouth to Emmett, announces
that the rails will reach this city
by September 5. He has given out
the following concerning the pro-
gress OF the road:
"The big track laying gang of the
Payette Valley Extension Railroad
company has reached Letha, COM
pleting IL nllf- of new laid track.
1.-The big steam track pile driver
arrived yesterday on special train
and the work of driving the bridge
across Seven Mile slough is being
rushed.
"The railroad will now be able to
handle the excursion train from
Payette to Letha on August %, the
day of the opening of the new town
site.
with only eight more miles OF
track to lay the officials of the
road feel confident of reaching En-
met by Sept NnbeI s.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
House Burned.

1'he seven room residence of Hen
ry Thompson, east of town, was
completely destroyed by fire last
Thursday afternoon, together with
its contents and $40 in cash. The
loss was complete, only bedstead
being rescued from the flames. The
fire caught from an oil stove, 1t
is supposed. While preparing sup
per, Mrs. Thompson had gone to
the garden to gather vegetables and
when she returned the building was
ablaze. Neighbors at once hur-
ried to her assistance, but they
were unable to render any service.
The building was insured for $1,000,
which partially pays the loss.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-08-18
CANYON COUNTY VALUATION
Real and Personal Items Make .
Total of Nearly Eight Million.

The detailed abstract of assess
ment roll of Canyon county, show
ing valuations of real estate, i'm
provements and personal property,
follows:
Real estate and improvements
244,920 acres patented lands at
s14.96 per acre, s3,664,O55; i'm
provements, s597,116; unpatented
land Improvement, s72,O73; city
and town lots, s96O,635; improve
ments, s1,O95,O95; equities in school
lands, $53,5O2; tramways and pow
er lines, s49,3OO; power plants,
s13, 400; total real estate and i'm
provements, $6.499,176.
Personal property-Shares in ma
ttonal and other banks, $224,44S;
"a thoroughbred cattle, $500; 3S45
common cattle, s38,45O; 1859 year
lings, s1O.JT2. 1888 cows, 1924
995; 156 graded sheep, s7O2; 9O,-
99S commDn ehecp, sE27,4s5; 534S
WCrk nor e75 Sl9s,6 1854 stock
horses, s69.2O6; Sc stations, s15,-
$50; PSF mules, s90,079; IL jacks,
s275O; 1915 swine, s5745; furni-
ture and fixtures, s14,S50; harness
robes and saddles, s7357; merchan-
disc. sS39,747;lumber, s20,2S0; saw
mills, $500; machinery, s21,150;
money on hand, s19,735; musical
instruments, s27,731; watches and
jewellery, s4S,43S; automobiles, s13,
155; property not otherwise classl-
fled, s20,s1S; total personal proper
ty, S1,550,279; grand total real and
personal, less exemptions of s193,-
919, s7,956,132.