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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

II the merit OF q book is to be Judged from ira
circulation, the 1883 catalogue of Messrs. Stayer
y Walker. OF the Newmarket Block. Portland
Dr., must certainly be an excellent work. The
nrst edition alone consists of thirty thousand
copies. and even this enormous number bids
iair to soon become exhausted II the demand
Tor the book continues as brisk as it has been
since the day OF publication. 1t is not a little
CURIOUS .,..h'? 20 nnd mere catalogue "a kind Of
publication usually considered the dryest OF
CRY readinR,so eagerly sought after. But hay-
ing seen the book, ones surprise at the eager
demand ceases. It ID really not too much to
say that Messrs. Staver & Walker have pro.
duced book the contents OF which ia as inter
easlln9 az It's general appearance is handsome.
The covers. Autographed in eight colors on
heavy roughened card. display, on the front.
artisticaily grouped. the heads OF two blooded
horses; the Newmarket Block. and an elegant
cabriolet, the whole effect being attractive and
striking in the extreme. On the back cover are
delicately executed pictures OF some Of the
machines handled by the firm. Between the
covers are l6a compadtly printed pages TEEN.
ing with frst-class illustrations and giving in.
teresting description Of pretty nearly every
KIND OF farm, dairy and mill machinery
wagons buggies. carriages and all sorts ii
mechanical novelties useful in the home and an
the farm. Considerable space is devoted to IL
Illustrations Of the magnificent threshers and
engines which have done much to make the
name Of Staver & Walker SO widely known and
80 highly respected. Great as has been The
cost OF producing this unique work. Messrs.
Staver walker announce that copies will he
mailed free to all applicants,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
THE BLUE SHARK. ~
How tho Monster ID Caught and Rendered
H0rmleas.


Toward midsummer the fishermen
on the Cornish coasts often find their
nets and lines attacked by the blue
shark. 1t follows the pilchards and
herrings and frequently bites out the
part of the net in which the fish are
entangled. When the bait on line
has been swallowed and the fish has
failed to bite the line through, it often
rolls the rope round its body until it
reaches the surface, coming up in this
way from a depth Of thirty to forty
fathoms. Its appetite shows varied
taste. The stomach OF one fish six
feet long was found to contain large
piked dogtish, a conger eel and a gray
gurnard. Another was hungry enough
to take the bait. though its stomach
contained four mackerel, half garfish
aud quantity of herrings. which the
fishermen, finding uninjured. afterward
sold for eighteen pence. On one occa-
sion blue shark leaped a considerabl BILE
distance out Of the water to seize
piece of beef hanging on the quar-
ter of ship. and it is we'll known to
attack man; but as 1t rarely enters har-
bors or approaches close to the land,
its human victims arc few. Fishermen
assert that its sense OF smell is offended
by the nauseous odors, SO that it may
be driven away by pouring bilgewater
into the sea where it shows itself The
Muscular vitality of these fishes is As
remarkable as that OF reptiles and
amphibians, for in one recorded in-
stance after shark had been caught
and the body severed from the head
and thrown overheard. it contin ued
swimming about for hours. The power
of the sharks tail often makes the
fish an inconvenient neighbor when
drawn on deck. but when the tail /.
chopped of this danger is removed. l
is, however. usual to disable the ami
NAL by blow on the snout. 1t is occa
accompanied by its young,
which in June are about eighteen
inches or two feet long 1t remains in
these seas, sometimes straying as far
north rs the Orkneys throughout the
summer. and disappears in the autumn.
Many hundreds are captured in sea-
son by British fishermen, but the body
is used only for manure, and oil is
made from the liver. The largest
examples are said to reach length Of
fourteen feet, but the usual size is six
or eight feet. 1t is distributed through.
GU. temperate and tropical seas. and
has been recorded from Pondicherry.
st. Helena and the Mediterranean, but
neither the limit nor direction OF its
migrations is at present known. The
animal derives its name from the color
If its fins and the upper parts Of the
body. though the belly remains white.
CdsseiFs Natural History,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
LIFE IN NORTH CHINA.


TAs Crooked Per Ho River and Its Heavily
Armed Mud Forts.
Nearly two months have passed since
our arrival at this place-a city Of
many hundred thousand inhabitants
on the Per Ho river. fifty miles from
its mouth. This stream is one Of the
crookedest in the world, many Of its
turns being SO abrupt that it requires
skill to navigate it. At the entrance
OF the river Is an immense mud bank,
which can only be crossed at high tide
by vessels Of light draft, so when q
steamer arrives she must anchor and
be lightered to about ten feet, when 1t
1t Is possible to cross the bar. which is
three or four miles wide. The Chinese
Government will not allow this natural
barrier TO be cut away. as it most
cifectually prevents foreign gunboats
from entering the river. while on both
sides are mud forts called the Takee
forts. heavily mounted with artillery.
About halfway up the Tientsin is an
other Of these forts. which is the largest
Of its kind in the world and the best.
So say engineerin gexperts. At TENT
sin there are two forts, an arsenal
and two powder mills. English army
officers are employed by the Govern
ment to drill native soldiers in the arts
Of modern war.
have not as yet explored the coun-
try about here very much.
1t Is a vast plain, scarcely above sea
level. just west Of us is vast grave
yard flooded with water. The plats of
ground are walled around with mud.
The co.iins are made Of heavy plank,
and rest on the top Of the ground. The
head of the family occupies the most
prominent part Of the plats. and when
ever new occupant is added an adj
ditional pile Of earth is heaped upon
this grave till the family lot looks some
thing like small haystack. Some
build these mounds above the water
line. and they are carefully kept. but
in some cases the coffins are exposed to
view, and others covered with water
and mud.
Tientsin is the home Of tho viceroy
Ii Hung Chang, one Of the most liberal
and progressive Of Chinese officials.
He is having his sons taught English
by an American, and is interested in
the building Of a military college at
this place.
His edicts are characteristic Of this
sort OF government. When about To
start for his winter home he issues an
order that for six days no one car
travel over any part Of the road con.
Meeting his summer and winter palaces.
His retinue consists Of his official staff.
company Of soldiers. his family serv-
ants. caravan Of 160 carts to carry his
baggage and his private equipage. TIL.
passenger vehicles are drawn by horses
or mules. These carriages are cloth
covered and have some appearance oil
comfort The freight or baggage carts
are primitive sort of affair with shafts
and are drawn by one OK, a COW. or
mule, three Of them abreast, with al
amending variety in the combination
with generally a horse leading tho
whole, make up the unique procession.
Cor. Cleveland Leader.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
RUNNING A LOCOMOTIVE,
An Old Fireman's Experience with an In
competent EaKine-Man.

An Ola Eireman's Experience with an In.
competent EaKine-Man.
The danger Of run:,ing on an engine
handled by an incompetent engineer
or man who has remained at some
other business long enough to get rusty
is not fully understood by the travel.
ing world. had an experience of tina,
kind that drove me off tho road and
into more pleasant lines Of labor. The
Iowa Legislature passed law in 1877,
holding all railroads responsible in
heavy amounts for loss of life or in.
jnries incurred in their service, and TO
offset the liability the railroad adj.
dressed circular to all employees
asking them to relinquish their claims.
One morning had fired up As usual
and run the engine around to await the
freight which we were to take west from
Burlington. Before the hour an aoen,
stepped up and asked the engineer to
sign the agreement. He refused and
was discharged on the spot. A new
man was put in the cab He had an
engineers license. and every thing
looked straight, SO far as papers went.
During the talk my fires had run down.
50 filled in coal until steam was hiss
ing out Of the safety valve. and then
opened the furnace door. Having taken
our train. an hour later we were spin.
ming along nicely when turned to feed
the fire. Throwing OPEN the door OBJ
served the crown-sheet and rivets show
ing through the fre-box, and looked up
at the gauge only to find that we were
running with dry boiler / yelled to
my partner. and he started out on the
running board with hammer in one
hand. The pump had stopped work
ing. The new man struck the metal
gently to loosen the plunger. That's
all saw. | started over the coal in
the tender and. climbing up on tho
side Of the first car. was not long in
putting twelve or fifteen cars between
me and that engine. Reaching the
caboose and sitting on the cupola, !
waited for the explosion. II that fool
with his hammer had succeeded in
starting that pump he would have gone
into eternity the next second, for the
boiler was at white heat | wasn't in
a suicidal frame Of mind, and that's
why | lit out. But the old adage about
fools and children proved true, for
that engineer had to stop, draw the
lire and wait for relief engine. We
had only run fifteen miles, but the |
damage in half an hour took three
months to repair.-a Loais Globe
Democrat
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
Sensitiyeness of Tea,

The extraordinary sensitiveness Of
tea to odors was shown in New York
the other day. The ship brought a
cargo Of tea-and nothing else-from
China. and, upon testing the tea, it
was found to be sweet The ship had
brought a cargo of sugar from Manila
on tho previous voyage, and though not
a bit of it was left in the vessel, yet the
odor was sufficient to impregnate the
tea. A case somewhat similar TO this
occurred twelve years ago. when tea
was packed in the same hold with cam.
phor. 1t is known that butter will
absorb odors equally as well. The odor
OF Kerosene, for instance, and tobacco
and vanilla beans. are fully as sensitive
rs any thing that Is known to borrow
odors. GOOD Housekeeping.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
AMERICAS MuSk.ox.



res Lands Of the North.
The musk OK freouents the barren
lands east Of the Mackenzie river, and
between that and the coast Of the Hud-
son Bay and the Arctic Sea. His
habits are to spend the summer in the
barren lands mentioned, and in the
winter he seeks shelter in the wooded
districts Of the Peace river and the
neighborhood Of Fort Good Hope. In
the month Of April he goes back to his
summer haunts. These animals are
not SO numerous as the cariboo, but
are found in about the Same numbers
As the moose deer. The musk OK
frequents district farther north than
the favored feeding-grounds Of the
moose, and consequently the males OF
these animals seldom meet II they
did tits not improbable that there
would be well-matched combat A
large musk OK would weigh about fif-
teen hundred pounds Their shape
more resembles the buffalo than the
moose. and they are killed by Indians
by stalking them. They are shot prin-
cipally for the rich robe they produce.
as their flesh Is not considered desirable,
on account OF its musky taste. Tho
horns Of these animals are curved like
those OF ram.
The following Information has chiefly
been acquired from Murdoch Mcleod,
OF Edmonton, who spent the years '62,
'63 and part Of '64 In Hudson Bay
Company service at Fort Anderson,
since abandoned, east Of the Macken-
zie and about eighty miles up the
Anderson river from the Arctic coast
In the summer Of '63 he accompanied
an expedition undertaken on behalf OF
the Smithsonian institution. along the
Arctic coast from the mouth Of the
Mackenzie to that Of tho Coppermine
river. In '65 he was at Fort Laird.
The musk OK is the chief inhabitant Of
the barren grounds which occupy the
immense triangle northeastward Of the
Mackenzie basin to the shores Of Hud-
sons Bay and the Arctic ocean. The
animal is very similar to the buffalo in
size and shape, but the fur is finer and
longer. almost dragging the ground;
the horns are OF somewhat different
shape; the boss or hump over the
shoulder is nearly two feet high. and
the flesh has a disagreeable, musky
flavor. especially from December to
February. The Indians do not kill
them for food unless there is no deer
A bull which Mr.. Mcleod helped to kill
weighed 1.4OO pounds dressed, and
the robe measured fifteen feet from
nose to rump. They are found
generally in bands Of ten to forty. In
summer they range on the barren
grounds, and in wiuter come into the
northern edge Of the woods. They live
on the moss which covers the bar
rem grounds and are able to root il
from under three feet of snow. Some
winters they are scarcer than others.
but why is not OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
they have merely changed their win
tering place or have really lessened Ia
number Montreal Gazette,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

Some OF the society men Of PARIS
are advocating the adoption Of a
more suitable style Of evening dress
The costume propose consists OF
buckle shoes, silk stockings. knee
breeches. velvet coat (cnrtailed). lace
rtffles. etc. The promoters are anxious
TO avoid tho dress which causes. some-
tines, installing resemblance between
guest and waiter
Paris Is oyerrun with Americans
Of the fair sex. Most of them come TO
replenish their wardrobes II is cheap
er to cross the Atlantic. buy at the
Louvre or Bon Marche" and re-
cross to the States than to fit ones
self out in no-matter-what Americ an
city. The margin Of gam Is wide
enough to admit of sojourn of four
Or five weeks In Europe. London
Truth
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

From observations on the Congo.
u Dupont Of The Brussels Natural
History Museum. is convinced tn at the
waters in the interior Of Central Africa
once collected in . great lake. Of
which Stanley Pool is the last rem.
nans.
In Paris the annual consumption
OF butchers meat is 8 $50. 600 600
pounds. which means an average Of
l76 pounds for each man, woman and
child. The total annual consumption
for the whole OF France. however, is
only 2 $40. 600 900 pounds. or an aver
age Of 70 pounds per head.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

There will be another attempt 10
build railroad through the Euphrates
valley. Notwithstanding the many
previous failures
Just before leaving Paris Mr. YAM
derbilt had portrait Of his child
taken by Chaplin. and it was so pretty
that the proprie,o rs of the IN Marche
put limitations on their CONNECTION box
covers and copyrighted the design.
in India the finest grades of cigars
can be bought for half cent apiece,
and cigars are considered rather ex-
pensivc luxury at that. In that coun-
try man who has ten cents in cash is
looked upon es comparatively well-to-
do.
"A monument which will cost g.
600 0G0 will soon be erected In Panama
10 the memory OF General Bolivar the
liberator Of Bolivia. Colombia, Ecua-
dor, Peru and Venezuela Each OF the
dve republics will contribute 94O0. 600
TOR the purpose.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
TWO WAYS. CHOOSE WHICH,

There are two usual ways Of doing what Ns-
ture sometimes does incomplet3Iy. nsmeIv -
relieve the bowels. One Il Ia ewsilrw 4 drnstic
purgative which evacuat.s profuseiy' ahrnnsiv
and with pain, the olhsr ID 10 take H0steff~rs
stomach Bitters. the effect Of which is not VIC
lent, but sufficiently thorough and which a..
not gripe the intestines. II The firyt i seIecfad
the person employing 1t M I'd not EXPECT perms.
pen! Dement, AMI ne cannot hope to escape the
dcbilitaaing reaction which leaves the orrnrs
- bad or worse OF than before. II, on the
0.her hsnd, he resorts to the 5itters ~ can
rely upon the restoration OF = regular hahit ~
0ody, consequent upon renewal OF . health
iu tone In the intestinal canal. Besides he alth-
fully relaxing the bowels, the Bitter .rousss 4
dormant liver, impArts q beneficial imnetns r..
the action of the Kidney and counterncts The
esrly twinges Of rheumatism, 4 t,ndency To
govt, and malaria In Vii It's foyDs
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

"A concord lady VINO recently sent
fifty cents for box of ribbons war
ranted all silk in answer to Maine
firms glowing advertisement, received
small lot Of worthless cotton ribbons
and a printed card. which "added in
suit to injury" by the inscription:
Some folks expect the earth for ten
cents.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
The United States mint in Phiiadelphia yas
completed in 1929

Are you sad. despOndent, gloomy
Are you sore distressedl
Listen to the welcome bidding
BE at rest"
Have you aches and pains unnnmhered
Poisoning life's Golden Cum
Think not there's no hahn In Gilead and
Give ID up"
Golden Remedy awaits Won
Golden not alone in name
teach. oh suffering one and prasp II
Health reclaim
There Is but one Golden Remedv--Dr
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery II stand:
alone as the great blood purifier. ..strenv,h'
renewer," and "health-resiorer nj Tho saa,
IN. me LIVER. ~ regulates removing all impuri.
les. The Lungs 1t strengthens, cleansing. and
nourishing them. The whole system ii builds
up supplying that above ali Other things mos,
needed-pure, rich blood.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

lin case of an accident. doctor-a
broken leg, for instance what is best
to be done while waiting for the physi-
cian" "Well,' said the doctor, Il
think the best thing to be done is to get
his money ready for him. Puck.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
A new French gun throws a proiectile h.v,r
shell of German silver. =
Consumption, Wasting Diseases.

And General Debility. Mutors disagree "a n
the relative value Of Cod Liver OH and Hvn,.
phosphtes the one SUPPLYING strength ma
flesh. the other giving nerve power and acii %
~ ~ tonic 70 the digestive aud entire system
ny, IN SCOTS I'm ulstOn OF Tod Liver Oil
WIN hyp0phosphites the two are combined,
ana the erect Is wonderful. Thousands who
nave derived no permanent benefit from other
preparat tons have been cured by tlis Scoits
Emulsion is perfectly palatable and easily Iii.
gested by those who cannot tolerate plsin Ccd
Liver Oil. ~
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

81 DON'T WANT RELIEF, BUT CURE !.
/. the exclamation of thou sands All fferinv from
catarrh. To eli such we say: atarrh can ~
cured by DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy II hss
zen done in thousands Of cas- 8: why not IN
yoursf fonr danger IL in delay Enclose y
stamp to Worlds Dispensary Medical ssoc;a-
lion. Buffalo. N. T., for pam phlht On this d.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
That dyspepsia comes from torpid liver
and costiveness.
That you cannot digest your food we'll
unless your bowels and liver act prop erlv
That -FOUR DO ives require thorough
cleansing when they do not do their duty
BY your digestion.
That your torpid liveI needs stimula.
ting in order that It NAV act AZ nature in.
tended it should.
That BRANDRETH's PILLS taken in doses
OF one or two at night for. SAG. ten davs
will regulate the bowels. stimulate Tie
liver, improve the digestion and drive
awav dyspepsia.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

One OF the latest uees to which paper has
been put Ii the building Of chinneya II m
made N the form Of blocks which are Joined
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

Corn of all the cereals has been vir-
tuallyfree from insect pests for the past
$50 years.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

j. n. fish, A ~ aver and Analvt,e.,
Chemist. Laboratory, lO8 first 81. Portland
". Analyses made Of all substances. Rates
for assaying gold and silver ores 80. PACE.
ages sent by mail or express PROMPTLY Attended
TO, and returns made
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

In answer to casual question
how easy and truthful to tell its
cure for thu worst indigestion,
To take Pierces Pur9atlye Pellets.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

Su9erers from Coughs. Sore ThrOa
etc. should try "Brorh's bronchial Troches."
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

One per son Is drowned for every 800 killed nm
land. according to statistics,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

Tennyson receives an income Of from a9o nan
to ~. 600 year from the sale OF his books.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

THE PLYING DOVE OF PEACE.
A richly frosted QuiverinR fyin9 Dove
A Dream OF Life screen calendar. An i'm.
ported ideal head. An imported Z Dated
NOW scene and & full set Of marnificenf
floral cards. Fourteen artistic niecea
sent 70 snyone who will buy from drug.
gist box OF the genuine DIR C. MLANEs
CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS price 25 cts.)
and mail US the outside wrapper from the
box with 4 cents In stampS. Write vnnr
address plainly. FLEA1Ns Bros, PiTrs.
BURGH, PA.
The manufacture Of tinware in this country
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

In 1870 line OF stages was established 30
tween New York and PhiladeIphia n mai.
bi monthly trips.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
A HAND SOME GIFr

During 1857 eleven and one half tons NJ nost
age stamps nearly 1TO UOO OOO in numher-s 'er.
sOld at The New York pOstofdcf
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

The manufacture 81 unware in this country
was commenced in Berlin. Conn.,, In ITO.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14

M hAA LIST Prenluma 5000 In use,
% years Established. New
UuuvV0o patented Steel Tuning De-
vice, In use in other Piano, by which Pianos
stand In tune 20 years, good for 100 not affected
BY climate. No wood to split break, swell. shrink,
crack. decay, or wear out; We guarantee II. Ele-
CANT Rosewood CASES, 3 strings. double repeating
action; finest ivory keys; the Famous ANTlSELI.
Call or write for Catalogue, free. r. M. ANTISELI
PIANO CO.. Manufacturers, Odd Fellows Hall, Mar
ket and Seventh Streets, San Francisco.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-07-14
TRY GkRMEA for bro akfast.

See Antisefl Plano . advertisements
St. Landry democrat., 1888-08-18
The Mother at Home.

The mother is the heart of the home.
She it is who determines its character
istics and diffuses through it that
subtle atmosphere which every sensi-
tive person can feel when introduced
anto the home circle, and from which
can quickly be inferred the ruling
spirit of the home. There can be no
doubt that the most effective trsining
for children is the training of exam
pie. and this truth the mother needs
constantly to bear in mind. How can
the impatient. querulous, fault-fnding
mother teach patience, and kindness,
and good temper? How can the vain
mother teach humility? How can the
mother greatly absorbed in keeping up
with the pomps and vanities of life.
eager for place and show, teach her
children the true principles OF happy
lifep How can the selfish mother
teach generosity or kindness, or the
discontented mother teach content
ment? t?-Homs.