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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
Meteors.

Meteors had an unusual influence OF
the Greeks and Romans. who in a way
worshiped the falling bodies of lumi-
Mostly. Ii is declared that the Palla-
dunn of Troy and the image Of Diana
at Ephesus were erected to meteors.
At times the fall of these mysterious
strangers has been accompanied by dis
astrous results. for 1t is on record in
China that ten persons have been
struck and killed by them. The Smith
sonian institution has among its me-
teoric collections one which weighs in
the neighborhood of 500 pounds. whose
composition is nearly pure nickel
There have been discovered by chem
ical analysis Twenty-Five elements in
meteors. all of which are found ON and
in the earth.
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UPPER MESA
BY Mrs. II. L. Cowsn.

Miss Mae Billiard is visiting hel
friend, Miss Wilma Parks.
Miss Katherine Gilbride Of Emmett
visited Miss Marie HAWTHORN Monday
of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis were callers at
the Clark Pryor home Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Hunt and Miss Fowler Of EN-
NETT spent Wednesday of last week
with Mrs Shane
Mrs. John Mcconnell and children
and Mrs. Haley and sister were cali
ers at the Cowan home Friday even
ing.
Thirty-fve friends gave a surprise
party on Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meier
Saturday evening. They brought
full lunch baskets and merry time
was made until late hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Koontz were callers
on Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meier Mon
DAY evening.
A number of the club ladies met
with Mrs. Dick Sutton last Friday !
afternoon to exchange ideas for our
parcel post sale. Many were the
beautiful articles being made. Mrs
Sutton served refreshing lunch.
Mrs. S. T. Baer and children, Mrs.
Highley and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkie of
Boise were guests of home folks over
Sunday.
Mesdames Barry, Reynolds, Hol-
version and Win Womack came out in
the Barry car and called on Mrs.
Cowan Monday afternoon. Mrs. Bar
ny seemed quite elated to be able to
manage the machine unassisted COM
ing up the hill. But there is some
thing in knowing she had competent |
assistance in case of trouble.
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FLORAL ARIsTocRATs.
Orchids Are Not Parasites, and II Il
Difficult TO Raise Them.

Aristocrats of the flower kingdom
and probably the least understood.
You hear them called parasites. which
is only. one Of the common mistakes
made about the orchid You see a
hundred different shapes and dozen
different colors grouped together. each
shape perhaps distinct family and
each with separate name.
In the first place. orchids are not
parasites. A parasitical plant is one
which gets nourlshment from another
plaDt Certain orchids live on trees.
but they get their food and drink from
the air by means Of aerial roots. We
call them epiphytcs. Other orchids
get their nourishment directly from
orchids.
People don't understand either,
why orchids cost so much. They fail
to see why a tiny plant IS sold for.
say, $1,000. If they realized that rare
orchids may have cost a long trip
into tropical jungle to obtain and
that II takes from eight to ten years
10 raise n plant from the seed. with |
patient care and treatment. they could |
see why these flowers remain in the |
irstocratic class.
Only the orchid grower can under
tand all the details of his art. but the
lower lover can easily learn to dis
inguish the various types.-Philadel-
)hia North American.
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Regular services next Lords day at
the usual hours. Bible school at 10
Il. m. We are pleased with the work
the school is doing and are anxious
to have the public to know what we
are doing. We invite you to come and
see. Morning sermon at IL o'clock,
subject, "The Adoption of the Bible to
Man" In the evening the Campaign
ing for Christ" meeting at o'clock.
Union services at the Baptist church
at p. m. A warm welcome is given
to you to attend all these services
+. +. Coulter, Pastor
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Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morn
ing worship at IL. Christian Endeav-
or at p. m. Evening union service
in the Baptist church, in which the
Presbyterian church joins. Theme,
1.-THE Withered Hand All strangers
in Emmett and those without church
home are cordially invited to worship
with us.--Stuart Mex. Hunter, Pas
tor.
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Cats seem TO have habit of swal-
lowing needles. When Il cat is brought
TO veterinary hospital suffering with
cough the doctor always looks for
needle. In one instance DR.. Childs of
New York operated ON a eat to remove
what he thought was an ordinary
needle. He found a hatpin nine inches
long But the cats life was saved
Popular Science Monthly.
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Baptist.

We heartily invite the public to
unite with us in the following SER
vices: Sunday Bible school at 10 a.
m, public worship at II a. m. and 8
p. M, Young Peoples Union at T. p.
M, Wednesday mid-week service at
8 p. m. Sunday morning, during the
absence of the pastor, Rev c. A. Pol
lard Of McMinnville, Ore, will preach.
In the evening union services will be
held in our church with Rev. S. Mex.
Hunter as preacher.
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PORTLAND MARKET REPORT
Cattle

With another heavy Offering of cat
tie Tuesday, the market was ex-
tremely slow Prime steers were as
much as 25c to soc lower. Top steers
sold at $3.50, which would have cas-
lily brought SIS week ago. Very
good steers sold at $6.75 to 81. Bulk
of steers went around $3.50. The
medium and fair grades sold steady
with week ago. The most of this
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Methodist.

Sunday school at 10 a. M, Frank
Berry, superintendent. Preaching at
IL a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning sub
ject, "Tides." This sermon is based
on the poem by Tennyson, Crossing
the Bar" Epworth League at Z p. m.
Union services at the Baptist church
at 8 p. nc. A. Quinn, Pastor.
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The Modern Moses.

What's your idea OF a party leader?"
A party leader" replied Senator
Sorghum. 'is man who finds out
what the people want
And then gives IL to them?"
mo; promises Washington Star
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Pleasant Worois-

Poet-l seek a phrase that shall ex-
press the joy OF life in two words
Can you suggest anything? Unfeeling
Friend-Received payment!-Judge.
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Even the olan who thinks he knows
IL all may change his mind after he
gets married. Philadelphia Record.
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Without an Effort.

Jack-Did your friend. Miss Howler.
ever reach high C? Maud-Yes: one
day at the dentists l believe she did
Boston Transcript.
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class went So to $3.50. Cows as a
rule sold at about the same loss. A
few sold for $3.50, but the most of
prime cows went at SIS to $5.15.
Bulk of cows sold around 81 to $3.50.
Bulls sold steady to shade higher
with last week. Best bulls realized
$4.75 against top of $3.50 last
week. Calves were steady with a
$3.50 top.
Hogs
The hog market showed another
sharp advance Tuesday when prices
were 20 to 30c over last weeks close.
There was but light run and buyers
were eager. Tops sold at 1896 with
the bulk selling 1926 and $3.50.
Sheep
There was a good demand for all
sheep offerings at steady prices.
Choice lambs sold at 1928 with culls
going at $3.50 and $6. Yearlings |
selling So and $6.25 and ewes at
IS.
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Associated Bible Students.

Meet every Sunday at 2 o'clock p.
m. at N. W. corner Of Third and Nc
Kinley avenue.
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Hogs
Sheen
CHURCH NOTICES.
Latter Day Saints.

Services on Sunday as follows: Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Regular SER
vices at p. m. All are invited
Geo. f. Smith, Bishop.
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Christian Science Society.

Meets every Sunday morning in the
Moose hall at II o'clock. A cordial
welcome extended to all.
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August 18th, via Hotel Route.
August Ia via "Wylie Way"
See o. S. l.. Agents for details and
folders.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-23
FLUNG UP. FROM THE SEA.
Birth Of the 6ososlof Group Of the
Aieutian Islands

Birth of the 6ososlof Group Of the
Aieutian Islands.
The first Of the Bogoslof group of the
Aleutian islands was born in the year
1876.
There was great CONFUSION in the
Bering sea about twenty-five miles
north of Unalaska, and an island ap-.
peared above the surface of the stormy
waters This islet, which rose to a
height of nearly 5000 feet above sea
level, was christened Bogoslof by the
Russians, who then owned Alaska. 1t
remained solitary and alone until 1882,
when another volcanic eruption in the
sea was followed by the birth OF an
other island near the first.
For two years the new island was the
scene of an active eruption. Then 1t
cooled gradually and, like the first islet.
became the home of seals and sea lions
and the breeding grounds for sea birds
The third of the Bogoslof group was
born in 1906. The 'baby" was smaller
than its elder sister. being about
third of mile In diameter and with an
altitude of some COO feet, but the fol,
lowing year another CONFUSION of ma
lure resulted IN nearlys doubling its
area
Since then several other islands have
been born in various parts Of the Aleu-
tian chain.-Chicago Journal.
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BOUNDARY LINES.

Mostly Straight In Our Land, Crooked
and illogical Abroad.
Most United States boundaries are
straight lines. and the majority of
these lines are due north and south or
east and west. Where the lines are
not straight they are nearly always
established either by rivers or by
mountain ridges. 1t is very simple to
know where one state ends and an
other begins.
In Europe, on the contrary, nearly
all boundaries are established by
crooked and usually illogical lines. The
frontiers wind about like foolish COW
paths. The more important lines are
definitely established. for they are too
important to be left In doubt. But on
some Of the dividing lines guessing be-
comes fine art
The arbitrariness Of European bound
aries IS largely a reaicrof the old .un-
scientific centuries. But even in this
highly scientific century, when new
lines are to be laid out, they follow
the old meandering custom. After the
Balkan wars the new boundaries were
fixed as they were 500 years ago, Who'll
ly without regard to geometry or SIM
plicity.
The contrast is minor indication of
a fundamental difference. The new
world Is more businesslike than the
old. It goes more directly to the point.
1t does practical things in a more
practical way. A straight line is more
practical than a curl or an arabesque.
And so the United States is strong for
straight lines.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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An Authors Odd Aversion.

The 'stoic" meal had attractions for
Edward Fitzgerald, who, among his
other peculiarities, hated to see people
enjoying their food. On one occasion,
after q man had finished q glass OF
wine in his company and gone out Of
the room. Fitzgerald remarked with
disgust: did you notice how he took
up his glass? l am sure he likes it.
BAH Fitzgerald himself, according
to his biographer, A. C. Benson, Lived
practically on bread and fruit, most
ly apples and pears, even a turnip
with sometimes cheese or butter and
milk puddings. But he was not a
bigoted vegetarian. To avoid an ap-
pearance of singularity he would eat
meat at other houses and provided It in
plenty for his guests. But the only
social meal he cared to join In was
tea, pure and simple. with bread and
hutfpr"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-23
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By 6. c. BOWSFIELD

Owners of small farms have taker
up the question of beef production
There is decided movement in favor
of meat animals in the central west
and the educational effort now going
forward is bound to have a good ef
feet.
This is profitable branch OF farm
Ing in more ways than one Meat
ralues are on such high basis that
farmers can more than double theis
money on beef where they raise theis
own stock. Beef raising disposes OF
fodder and grain to the best advan-
tage, keeps up soil fertility and adds q
large cash income to the revenues OF
the farm. -.
Il saved 81 on every calf raised fol
the baby beef feed lot last year." said
L. D. White of Union county, la. ''Be.
sides, they had more quality. more
ability to lay on fat and more feeding
capacity than any l could buy"
The owner. Of a small farm who has
equipped his place with a silo and es
tablished a field of alfalfa can profit
ably handle a carload of beef cattle
every year. If he cannot breed sc
many on the place he is always able
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-23
I RULES FOR TREE PLANTING

Select the kind OF tree that will
grow best in your location. Choose a
variety from those already thriving in
your vicinity.
A ten to twelve foot tree is consider
ed the best size for ordinary planting
It should be free from scars and pests
The trunk should be straight. and ii
should have long leader.
When digging trees in the woods be
careful not to injure the roots. and Sc
cure as many OF the fibrous ones as
possible Nursery grown trees are
better because they have been trans
planted several times and have better
root systems.
Do not allow the roots to become
dry. Keep them moist and covered un
Til you are ready to put them in the
ground
Ragged ends of broken roots should
lie crlt off with sharp knife
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Saved by a Dream,

A farmer living at Lapford, Ensland.
dreamed thrice in succession that he
saw a pit dug in one Of his fields and
some of bis property cast into it. At
the third time of dreaming he got up.
dressed and went out. He heard the
thud of a spade and caught sight of
man digging by lantern light The
digger fed at his approach. 1t was
grave upon which he bad been Mt work
By its brink lay huge knife. On his
way back the farmer met one of his
maidservants. She had had quarrel
with the man to whom she had been
engaged, she said, but he had prevailed
upon her to meet him for the last time
at o'clock that morning. when he had
something to show her. ''This is what
he had to show you," said the farmer.
leading her to the grave.--London Tat
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CROPS THAT ROB THE FARM.
Farmer Must Manage to Restore Fer
tility That Has Been Exhausted.


Prepared by United States department OF
agricultural
1t is estimated that every ton Of COW.
pea hay taken from the farm the
manure of which is not returned to the
soil robs it of S7.96 worth of fertility
If bought in the form of commercial
fertilizer; q ton of cotton seed, $3.50:
an acre Of corn producing fifty bush
els, both stalk and grain, S1S.56; the
grain alone, S9.36; an acre of oats pro-
ducing thirty-fve bushels removes in
the entire crop $11.33 and S4.72 for the
grain alone.
In many cases exhaustion Of the soil
by cropping has gone on until the farm
responds reluctantly to the many
manage to restore this fertility. No
better method of doing this can be
found than to keep enough stock on
the farm to utilize the pasturage of
idle lands and much of the surplus
grain and forage produced. The stock
should be kept under sheds and in sta
bles when possible and an abundance
of bedding furnished to absorb the
liquids as well as to add to the bulk OF
the manure heap.
The roots and stubble of crops al
ways restore something to the soil
With such crops as clover, cowpeas or
beans approximately so per cent of the
manurial value of the crop is kept in
the soil. When such crops are har-
vested for hay and fed to good farm
stock and the manure is returned to
the land so to 90 per cent of the entire
fertilizing value is kept on the farm
At the same time the full feeding
value is obtained.
Farm manure should be handled
with great care. 1t should never be
left in the open yard or piled III the
field for any length Of time. as much
Of its plant food will be leached out
Neither should 1t be stored loose I'M
der sheds. but it should be packed
down and kept wet enough to prevent
heating, which would ssrive off nitro
gen. This tremendous loss from i'm
proper handling explains why farmers
find 1T necessary to use such large
quantities of manure to derive much,
benefit from it. 1t will be observed
that even when manure Is stored In a
shed there is loss By covering the
manure heap with substances like Or,
dinary loan, sawdust Or wheat straw
much loss may be prevented and the
stack of manure greatly increased
Loan will absorb about thirteen
pounds of nitrogen per ton Of 1000
pounds. sawdust about eight pounds
and wheat straw nearly four pounds.
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to buy calves from dairy farmers In
the neighborhood The aim at first
should be to produce q carload of
marketable stock Where the farm is
100 to 200 acres there is nothing to
hinder the owner raising two or.three
carloads in u year. but 1t is best to set
the mark at one load for the first sea
son. This branch Of business requires
a little experience, just as everything
else does.
With this program adopted farmer
starting out In beef production should
try to prepare a lot Of top notch ami
mails that will average 1000 pounds at
the age of twelve to fifteen months. IF
the right kind of stock is used and
there is good success In fattening. top
figures in the market will be secured
The careful manager viii soon find
that he can produce the first 1000
pounds of beef much mere cheaply
than he can add to this weight My
observation shows that the real profits
are in marketing beef animals at ali
age not exceeding two years This is
turning over the money pretty fast.
and by making 1t rule to market the
stock at an early age one can afford to
govern the selling by the tone of the
market.
AS farmers gain In skill they viii
find it an easy matter to furnish a fine
quality of baby beef. This is accom-
plished by the selection Of suitable
calves ard wise system Of feeding
No point in. the business is more I'M
portant than that Of starting with the
right kind of young stock. Then it Is
only question of forcing growth by
skilIful handling. Men who have dai
ries are able to secure uniform
bunch of young animals. as rule,
but>if they fall short of the required
number in starting a beef herd with
uniformity they will always be able to
find native stock to meet their needs
Generally speaking. it is unwisa to
bring in feeders. Young stock shipned
from remote points cost mere than they
are worth these days. and the trans
portatien unfits them for maturing
rapidly They don't begin to measure
up with stock that gets its start in the
neighborhood A little observation Of
the market will astonish rnanv farm
ers who do not know the demand for
high quality fahr beef and the profit
fho,so ic ", c,1nnfy-iDr it
The small farmers Of the central
west only neaI to look into the matter
of concentrated feeding to realize that
they are able to take advantage of the
high prices for meat animals. 1t Will
pay to restrict the pastures aud depend
more on alfalfa. silage. roots and con
centrated feeds. More can be accom-
plishel on a farm of 80 te 100 acres
than is generally understood. The
problem Is one of management The
opportunity is one Of the most attrac.
tive that American farmers have ever
had presented to them. IF they believe
In diversity and in business farming
enc of The first steps ther should take
Is to engage iii beef production up t.
the full capacity of their land
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Spraying For Cod!ina Moth,


In answer to correspondent who
asks when it is necessary to spray for
the codling moth and whether spray
ing for the San Jose scale will hurt
trees already in bloom. ZooIosist II. A.
Surface Of the Pennsylvania. depart
ment of agriculture says:
"It Is always considered necessary to
spray all apple, pear and ounce trees
for this pest when they are bearing
fruit. If there is no fruit on your
trees there is no need to spray for
codling moth. AS you doubtless know
this is the insect that makes wormy
apples. pears and ounces. Every good
fruit grower sprays for this pest, il
for no other. The first spraying Is
made shortly after the petals or flow-
ers fall, and the. second spraying Is
made about month from that date.
The material that should be used is
one gallon and one quart of strong
lime sulphur solution. either home
made or commercial. in forty-nine gal
Ions OF water. and to this is added
either one pound of dry arsenate Of
lead or two pounds of arsenate of lead
paste. For the second spray use the
same material as for the first
Where you have much San Jose
scale present it is a good plan to wash
all the bark Of trunks or twigs that
can be reached with a paint brush
dipped in very strong lime sulphur
solution or very strong thick soap So
luton. or spray the infested trees
when the young are crawling on the
bark with tobacco decoction. kerosene
emulsion or soap solution. After the
leaves drop this fall spray again with
the strong lime sulphur solution"
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OBSCURE HEROES.
These Humble Workers Only Do Their
Duty and Wear No Medals.

sueSe nuUp'0 WORKERS Ohiy 10 lhetr
Duty and Wear No Medals.
Twelve boys took an abandoned hand.
cur and placed 1t on the Lackawanna
tracks near the Paterson station. By
chance the station agent saw them
speeding by and telegraphed to tow
erman a mile away at Paterson June
tion to stop them. The towerman knew
that an express was just behind the
boys and opened a switch, throwing
them and their stolen car down an en-
bankment; then he closed the switch
as the express came around the curve
behind them. and little they knew that
they had thrown dice with death and
won, thanks to the foresight of these
two men on the job.
These are the heroes of peace, these
obscure, unknown men, doing their duty
practically 365 days out of the year,
In the news account the name of the
towerman was not even mentioned, but
he has twelve lives to his credit, and
twelve homes have been spared from
mourning, and twelve boys are given
another chance to finish their careers
We get so accustomed to the men
on the job that we forget what part the
integrity of the workman plays in the
mechanism of modern life, from the
man in the tower to the track walker.
from the engineer to the chief dis
patcher If all these cogs were not true
and working in unison every minute in
the hour, where would the safety of
our lives be?
These heroes of peace, who wear no
ribbons and medals and no service
colors. give the lie to those who say
human nature is not essentially hon
est.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Genius and Appetite.

Sir Francis Galton held that good
appetite is one Of the attributes of
genius. "Most notabilities have been
great eaters and excellent digesters on
the same principle that the furnace
which can raise more steam than is
usual for one of its size must burn
more freely and well than is COM
mon." Scott was of the same opinion.
In letter to Canning respecting an
article promised to the Quarterly Re-
view he advises him to break the neck
Of 1t after hearty meal, preferably
of boiled chicken" And he practiced
what lie preached, for, like Tennyson,
Dickens, Thackeray and many other
nineteenth century authors, Scott was
an excellent trencherman - London
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