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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
A ROYAL LAUNDRY.
An AnecdOte Characteristic of King Lud.
wig /. of Bavaria.

wig !. of Bavaria.
King Ludwig |. of Bavaria, whose
name is being recalled at the present
time in various ways, was MS much
noted for his lavish expenditure of
money in beautifying his capital as for
his economy in minor matters. 1t is
said he wore the same old coat to be
shaved in for forty years, and whom
ever it rained sent Il lackey for his old
umbrella, saying it was too bad to use
the new one, for it had cost seven
gulden. The following anecdote is
quite characteristic Of the King: Among
the many privileges enjoyed by all
persons in the slightest way connected
with the court, during the reign of his
easy-going predecessor King Max.
from the chief marshal down to the
oven heater, was that of having their
soiled linen washed in the royal laun-
dry. Shortly after King Ludwig's ac-
cession, as he was standing one morn.
ing looking out Of the palace window,
his wonder and curiosity We're aroused
by seeing numerous wagons drive up,
one after the other in front OF the royal
residence. all laden with mysterious
looking bundles, which disappeared
within the palace walls. Sending for
his castellan, the King inquired the
meaning of this strange procession.
MAY it please your Majesty" replied
the astonished castellan, "it was ever
the custom of our late King OF blessed
memory to allow few needy and
deserving persons to send their wash
ing to the royal laundry "A few
persons!" exclaimed Ludwig; NEARLY
an hour have | been standing at this
window, and there is still no end to the
procession. This is an imposition, a
downright imposition, and it shall go
on no longer" And he gave strict Or
ders to have the bundles remain un-
opened. to keep them till Easter Tues
day. when they were to be returned
unWashed, with strict injunction
never to be sent again. The result
was, adds our chronicler. that half Of
Munich had no clean shirt for Easter.
N. T. Post.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM.
The Plausible Theory Advanced by a Dis
tingulshed Russian Chemist.

tinguished Russian Chemist.
The origin of petroleum has been ex-
planned both on the organic and morgan
ic theory. The commonly accepted view
which is held by mahy American geolo-
gists, is, that it has been formed by the
distillation of organic remains by the
internal heat Of the earth. Others con-
slider that it has been formed directly
from its elements by chemical reac-
tions, and that its existence is in no
way dependent upon the organic re-
mains of former geological ages. Pro-
fessor Mendelejetf, the distinguished
Russian chemist, has recently advanced
a theory of the inorganic origin of Pc
troleum which is of considerable inter-
est. Briefly stated, he believes that
in the interior of the earth iron is
present in large quantities, combined
with carbon in the form of a carbide.
Now, when water from the surface
reaches this heated carbide of iron the
oxygen combines with the iron, re-
placing the carbon, which unites with
the hydrogen, forming the hydrocar-
bons of which petroleum and natural
gas are principally composed. The
most important practical point of this
theory is. that, if true, the formation Of
these substances may be continually
going on, so that we need have no fear
of the supply becoming exhausted.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
A PECULIAR AlLMENT.
The Sight-Seer's Headache the Result q
Continued Observation.

Continued Observation.
OF the lighter penalties which pleas
urc entails none probably is more
widely known and felt Or more per-
sistcntly endured than the sight-seer's
headache. It's natures tax levied on
the comfort of that great body of busy
oilers to which we all at some time or
other belong. 1t is endemic among
the frequenters Of museums. picture
galleries and exhibitions. The very
general prevalence OF this variety of
headache, and its independence in
many instances of any vitiation of at
mosphere teach Us to look for its ex-
planation in other causes. The effort
of mind implied in long-continued OBJ
servation, even though this does not
involve the strain OF study, has proba-
bly, an appreciative, though a secondary
influence Fatigue certainly has an
important share in its production; but
it is with most persons rather fatigue
of muscle than brain. The malnten-
ance of the upright posture during
several hours of languid iocomotlon,
and varied and frequent movements OF
the head commonly in an upward dl-
rection, and the similar and equal rest
lessness of eyes whose focus of vision
shifts %. every turn as new object pre-
sents itself form combined series OF
forces more powerful in this respect
than the sunlight and frequent changes
of mental interest and attention by
which they are accompanied. The mus
cular strain implied in these movements
is necessarily very considerable. 1t al
ects more or less every member OF the
body, but the distant localization OF the
resulting ache has probably much to dc
with the usual activity of the cervlca
| eXtensor and rotator muscles ana o.
the muscles which move the eyeball
| Whatever the minor influences a
work, therefore, there can be little
! doubt that mere fatigue is primarily
accountable for this most general Torn
of headache, and that rest and nour
| ishment are most reliable antidcteI
The utility of stimulants for this pur
pose is necessarily temporary ana dc
ceptive. One improvement on exist
ing arrangements ought to be OF rea
assistance to the suffering sightseer
more generally introduced by respon
sible authorities. The comparative
scarcity of seats in many places o
amusement has often been noticed.
would be much to the public advantage
If this want were supplied. For the at
tendants at exhibition stalls a chai
for occasional use is an absolut
necessity. .-La,scet.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
How to Make an Easy Rug.

Take piece of Brussels or tapestry
carpet the size desired. With wooden
needles and Germantown yarn knit
lace about four or five inches wide,
choosing an easy pattern. The color
Of the yarn should contrast well
with the prevailing color in the car.
pet, although maroon or cardinal usu-
ally looks well with any colors used
for this purpose. Sew the lace
around the piece OF carpet as
border. and you will be surprised
how nice it will look. This is SO
simple to make that any one who can
use the knitting needles can make
handsome rug in very short time.
II harder yarn is liked, the Scotch
Starlight will answer the purpose, for
it wears excellently. For those who
crochet but do not knit, any crochet
edge will look pretty, providing the
hook used is coarse, as the coarser this
edge is made the prettier it viii look.
Boston Budget.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
TOTALLY DEPRAvED.
An Old Deacon's Description of "That
Grandson of His"

- A'eScEiptiou oI 'IhaG
Grandson of His"
He arrived at the farmhouse before
breakfast. He came from the city,
was fourteen years old, and looked
thin, scrawny and dudish.
Poor boy" my wife said, II must
get up something to tempt his appe-
tite
The events of the day showed that
his appetite didn't need tempting. On
the contrary, it needed suppression. it
was so appallingly perceptible. He
ate three square meals, stole most of
the lunch he was sent with to the har-
vest field. put away about three quarts
OF cherries, rilled the melon patch OF
a twenty-pound melon. and sat on the
shed after dark ard demolished
dozen mammoth tomatoes his grand.
mother had put there to ripen. ] sup
posed I'd have to gallop five miles
across the country at midnight for a
stomach-pump, or at least dive into the
medicine chest after the jamaica gin
ger. Well, neither rode nor .'dove."
He slept like a top and rose serenely
at daybreak, looking as hungry, insa-
tiate and cavernous Us ever.
A more mischievous boy never came
under my observation. Pure cussed-
ness was spread out all over him. |
was a bad boy myself; my son was
worse than | was; but that boy of his
beat all creation. I'm a deacon, and
pavar bnliaynd in total Japrovi hut
believe in it now. He must have been
beyond redemption before he was born.
He threw the cat into the well; he
pulled out the peacock's tail; he stole
the eggs from the setting hens; he fired
| squib5 into the bee-hives; he fed the
pigs paris green; he crushed tenpenny
nails in the corn-sheller; he-well
there's no relating what he didn't do,
Wasn't he hurt any? A little. He
fell from the top of a barn; a mule
kicked out two of his teoth; the corn.
sheller took OFF a thumb-nail, and the
bees punctured his anatomy right live
| ly. But it didn't abate his evil pro-
pensity; it scarcely disturbed his Sc
renity.
One afternoon l saw him quarreline
with one of the Scroggin boys.
knew what would be the upshot o
that. The Scroggin boy was as tough
Us a dogwood knot; he was fghte
from way back; he would give tha
frail-looking city boy, that dudisl
grandson of mine, "a terrific trouncing
He'd wipe up the ground with him
he'd walk all over him.
The hour of my revenge had come
| glided behind a tree and watched
| chuckled. 1 rubbed my hands; my
eyes snapped with pleased anticipation
They got to blows, but things didn'
pan out as Thought they would Tina
Seroggin boy crawled homo the wors
whipped boy you ever saw. His nos
was split like a peach, his left eye wa
in mourning, there was lump on hi
forehead as big as a goose egg, and hi
off-leg limped painfully after its mate
That was last summer. Yesterday
received letter announcing that he i
coming this summer. Now. what al
to do? I'm too brave to commit sui
eide and it would be mean to run away
I'll shut my teeth hard and try I
possess my soul in patience, if ! can
If can't, L Il resign the Office Of dea
con, and give free outlet to my pcnt-u
feelings Detroit Free Press.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
GENTLEMEN IN AFk,CA.
Chiefs Who Are Distin guishsd for Tao
and Pleading Conduct.

anu fiehsihk COnuucts
In Livingston's travels he is contin.
ually referring to the duslSy females OF
Africa rs ladies, but it is very seldom
that explorers have occasion to apply
the word gentlemen to the men they
meet. Among the great tribes north
of Victoria Nyanza, however, are afew
chiefs to whom Sir Samuel Baker, Emin
Pasha, Stanley and few other white
men think the word fitly applies.
Baker said, for instance, that Kata-
grua was the only gentleman he met
at the big King Kabrega's court. and
Emin Pasha is equally complimentary.
He says that while he was in the So
ciety of Katagrua that chief never once
asked his guest for a present, and he
received very politely and with every
appearance Of pleasure the few insig-
niiicant presents the white man was
able to give him.
Before Emin Pasha met this gentle
manly person he visited Chief Anfni,
with whom he became very friendly,
and whom he described as "the only
negro gentleman he had met il. four
years wanderings in Africa. Aniini
Is one OF the chiefs under King Kabre-
ga, and he rules n district in Unzoro.
DR.. Emin describes this remarkable
person rs portly, well-dressed
man Of middle age. who il
possessed Of Unborn tact, never asks
forpresents, and is not inquisitive about
the private affairs Of his guests. Since
the Arabs began trading in his country
Aniini has been able to procure many
articles of European manufacture. DR..
Emin says that Aniini is the only negro
Prince he has met to whom clothing and
whatever other civilized appliances
have found their way to his country haqe
become indispensable, He dresses in
; English flannels and is scrupulously
clcan He is the only native in the
central regions OF the dark continent
who habitually uses plates and metal
spoons at his meals When DR.. Emin
was his guest, bananas and other food
! were passed around on China dishes.
Ills people never presume TO appear in
(; pubic in a nude condition, but all are
n decently wrapped in skins and bark
4 clothing.
. Both Stanley and Emin Pasha spoke
highly of the personal qualities of King
) Mtcsa's Katil1iro or Prime Minister
r DR.. Emin says he "must be placed
among the few negro gentlemen of my
: acquaintance 1t was this man, who
= had raised himself from the lowest rank
a to the highest place in Uganda next tt
= the King, who asked Stanley If he could
g give him some quick poison with whicf
:, he might make way with himself il
u case he shonld ever lose the favor o
D the King and his life should in conse
d quenee be in pcril.-N. Y Sun,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
She Felt Sorry for Him.

A young Texas lady Of violent tenn
per, just about to be married, was
found by friend to be weeping Bit
terly.
'.Why do you weep, FannyP'
81 just can't help it." replied the
sobbing bride.
But your future husband is one OF
the very best men in the world"
II know it, and that's what makes
me cry. I've got such tender heart
that it makes me weep to think how,
after we are married, I'll be snatching
his hair and twisting his ears. The
poor man hasn't got the least idea Of
the fate that awaits him. And once
more the eyes of the kind hearted
woman filed with tears, and her chin
quivered like bowl OF calf-foot jelly.
TEXAS Sifings.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
A TIMELY REMEDY,
How to Protect Yourself Against the Bite
of Insects.

How to Protect Yourself Against the Bite
of Insects.
The following suggestions from ''Med-
ical Classics" will be appreciated by
those whose lives have been made
burden out-of-doors by the bites of in
sects. The remedy is SO easily obtain
able, and 50 simple of application that
no one need be unprotected:
MANY people do not know how cas-
lily they can protect themselves and
their children against the bites of gnats
and other insects. Weak carbolic acid,
sponged on the skin and hair, and in
some cases the clothing, will drive away
the whole tribe. A great many chill
dren and n few adults are tormented
throughout the whole summer by
minute enemies. We know persons
who are afraid of picnics. and even OF
their own gardens, on this account.
Clothing is an imperfect protection,
for we have seen child whose foot and
ankle had been stung through the
stocking so seriously that for days she
could not wear leather shoe. All
this can be avoided. according to our
experience, and that we believe OF
many others, by carbolic acid judi
ciously used. The safest plan is to keep
saturated solution OF the acid. The
solution can not contain more than six
or seven per cent, and it may be added
to waterunti the latter smells strongly.
This may readily and with perfect
safety be applied with sponge. We
have no doubt that horses and cattle
could be protected in the same way from
the hies which sometimes nearly mad
den them"
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

A most remarkable coincidence in
connection with Berks County (Penn.)
family, Shilling by name, is that both
parents were born on February ~,
their marriage took place on February
y. and all Of their six children (Which
includes two sets Of twins) were born
on February 22.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
A Literary Genius.

Jones-I say, Smith, understand
that Brown is something OF a literary
man.
Smith Literary man, yes. Why,
Brown writes for the waste baskets OF
some of the leading newspapers and
magazines in the country.-N. I. Sun.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

ii notice." remarked Amy, "that
the milk shake is making heap OF fuss
now !" 'Yes, replied the High School
girl, 1.-THE lacteal agitation is response
BILE for considerable perturbation. y
Pnsbargh Chrontcte:
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

1t is said that kissing was intro
duced into England by Rowena. There
are lots OF fellows who would like to
subscribe s. for a monument to Rowena-
-Burlington Free Press.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

The direct action OF steam at two
hundred and twelve degrees is sutfi-
cient to destroy all germs in from five to
fifteen minutes. The efficacy of heated
dry air is uncertain.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

A lady OF Mississippi has sold more
than $1,000 worth Of pecans from a
single tree in the course Of the last
swenIY years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-07
X Flood of Free Tickets.

More than one manager says that he can trace months of bad business ill his establish ment to the demoralzing effect of flood of free tickets issued even by another house. Managers come to New York knowing per fectly well that tho companies and the plays they have in hand will fail utterly in the city; but the loss incident to fortnight here is expected and paid for, for the sake of the advertisement or send off it will give the company ill country towns. Therefore the only idea of the manager who takes a metro politan theatre for this purpose is to present for two weeks an appearance of success, and to achieve this the town Is flooded with free tickets and an attempt is made to crowd the house every night, even though the actual receipts may not pay for the gas. The man ager will be able to announce in the country press that for two weeks people were turned away at the doors of the New York theatre in which his wonderful company played. So we'll known has this need of country managers for large city audiences become that there are several persons here who make business of providing audiences. These persons know where they can give away 400 or 500 tickets 50 as to make sure of an au- dience of people who look as if thoy had paid for their seats. Several of the large dry goods shops are always ready to receive theatre tickets for distribution among their clerks, and the manager who resorts to such wholesale ''papering" is perfectly indifferent as to the injurious effects this policy may have upon other theatres dependent upon actual receipts. That this effect is injurious cannot be edoubted.-Philip J. Hubert in The | Epoch
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-07
CLEyELAND.s BIG MAJORITY.

Connecticut Saved Iiy the Vote in Water Ever Given in This Town-EIlis Phelan Elected Judge of Probate.
 The election in Waterbury passed off very quietly. Both parties worked hard and as result the heaviest vote in the history of the town was boiled. The hand some majority given to Cleveland, an in crease of over 250 over his plurality of four years ago, shows that the workingmen have not been frightened by the free trade scare. It also is an indication thatsthe dispensers of the republican poodle were carefully watched and made poor use of the fund.
 The result is highly fattering to Water bury and 1.-the other cities had done as they should Cleveland and the state ticket would have carried the state by majority vote. The democrats elected their two repre- sentatives by handsome majority, and also elect a judge of probate, which Is 6 gain.
 Homer Twitchell madea handsome TUT for senator and left Waterbury few vote: ahead of the national ticket.
 The great surprise of the day was in th' third ward. Before the votes were counted last night L. 1. Munson scotfed at the ide' of democratic majority of over 40 in thu third. He claimed to have made a canvass of the ward few days ago and knew jus how the vote stood. The returns showed that the Hon Mir Munson was away off il his calculations.
 The full vote in the town is as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-07
FOR STATE SENATOR,

First District---Edward s. Cleveland of Hartford, d.
 Second District--Silas W. Robbins of Wethersield, r.
 Third District--George w. Hodge of Windsor, r.
 Fourth District---Philip J. Markley of New Britain, d.
 Fifth District---Homer Twitchell of Nau- gatuck, d.
 Sixth District---George N. Morse of Meriden, d.
 Seventh District--James Graham cf West Haven, d.
 Eighth District---James N. States of New Haven, d.
 Ninth District---Stephen A. Gardner of New London, d.
 Tenth District---Nathan H. Aver of Nor wich, r.
 Eleventh District---R. N. Parish of Montvile, r.
 Twelfth District--Benjamin A. Mead of New Canaan, r.
 Thirteenth District--Lyman s. Catlin of Stratford, r.
 Fourteenth District---David NJ. Read of Bridgeport, d.
 Fifteenth District---Henry Crofut of Danbury, r.
 Sixteenth District--Lucius H. Fuller of Putnam, r.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-07
After Being Snubbed by Publishers H
 Prints His Own Book.

After Being Snubbed by Publishers He
 Prints His Own Book.
 MT. A. c. Gunter, who wrote the novel, ''Mr. Barnes of New York" took it in manu- script to nearly all the leading publishers in New York, and every one of them refused to publish it. It was not that they found any thing objectionable in it. They did not be- Geve it would sell. Here comes an old moral it has been pointed ever since Ulysses wan dered and Wallace starved. MT. Gunter, stung by disappointmenS instead of being staggered, went to work, organized his own publishing company, with no other purpose than to get his book before the world, printed and distributed it himself, and in an incredibly short time the book attained a cir culation exceeding anything of the kind ever known here in the publishing business.
 I was talking with Mir. Gunter the other night, and some of the details of his exploit are exceedingly interesting, now that the story has been put upon the stage and every third woman in the land Is writing novels and on her knees to the publishers. He said that when he got his book printed his first struggles to get it into the trade were herculean and even more discOuraging than his attempts to get 1t pub lished. By superhuman efforts he got the American News company to put GOO on sale 4AA S' IL ltilAl Cooh Soo uuueA PAo oOooo, and Brentano said that Mr. Gunters personal friends would probably buy a hundred. In about five weeks the orders began to come ill, and one day the American News company, under the imprcs- sion that MT. Gunter had not printed more than 1000 copies, sent an order for all the books he had. He replied by sending them | 1000 copies to their utter amazement In two weeks they wanted 10000 more.
 Then was established what MT. Gunter calls his publishing company, which so far has been confined in it's labors to supplying the public with NIr. Gunter's two books, MT. Barnes, of New Pork" and 'Mr. Potter, of Texas" The total sales of ''Mr. Barnes, of | New York;" up to date have been 7OO,OOC l copies. The sales of ''Nr. Potter' have reached 210,000 copies. \ more remarkable instance of the writing worm turning and stinging was never known.
 ''Mr. Barnes has been translated into German, French and English. There arc seven pirated editions of it in London, every one of which I have seen, and Cassell & Co who refused to take Mr. Gunter's manuscript published the story afterwards ill seria form in their magazine without his leave All this is notable, the more so, perhaps because the American newspapers have re peatedly called attention to the fact that the last work of NJ. Zola reached the enormous edition of 35,000 copies. The result of the publishers refusal to accept Mir. Gunter' story is that MT. Gunter will make something like S1O0,OOO.-Nym Crinkle in New Yorl | World