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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
The Hunting Hawks Of Persia.

Hawking Il still an expensive sport, and
affords relatively little in the way Of practi-
cal resulta The breeding and training of
hawks u the business Of . certain class of
men who earn precarious livelihood In that
way As itinerant tradesmen they wander
through the streets Of the larger towns seek
ing whom they may sell one Of their falcons
to- There must be quite a number Of these
men. should guess about 1000 In the whole
country But when they make . sale, they
can afford to live of the proceeds of II for a
year at least for with their frugal habits,
80 to 100 toman SIS to $50 are enough to
keep q large family on for that length of
time and that IL what q we'll trained hawk
costs Birds are sold occasionally as high as
~ toman These hawkers will stand at the
entrance to a famous mosque or near the
kings or governors palace, having their
bird for they rarely have more than one to
SELL on their fist. and thus Offering him for
sale to all paxsers by They will thus often
watch and wait for weeks and when they
finally become convinced that they cannot
sell them there, they will wander of to some
other town. n.-Wolf Won Schierbrand In Cos
mopolitan.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
A Prisoners Little Joke.

II had q funny experience once,n said a
young farmer. "When boy, confess,
was pretty green. lived with my father
upon a farm near Columbus, and used to
haul wood into the city and sell it for him.
One day had entered town with my Gus
tomary load, when, as l passed large
building, some one poked his head partly out
Of window and asked if the wood was for
SALE replied in the affirmative. We'll,
throw it over this fence came back from the
upper window.
1.-THE house was surrounded by high wall,
but managed to pitch it over and then went
around to the front gate for my pay. ]
could not get in; hammered and called in
vain, when some passer by, attracted by
my frantic efforts to gain an entrance, in.
quired what was the matter and informed
mo that the building was the Jail. One OF
the prisoners had played joke upon me-
could not get my money or the wood bach
and returned home with empty wagon and
pocketA Atlanta Constitution.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

A writer in Science has set himself to
answer the question, is the rainfall In
areasng upon the plninsf After a careful
inspection of all the available data. he u Of
the opinion that there has been no increase
of rainfall on the plains since they began to
lie settled up by farmers They nave PLANTED
many trees, it is true, but not enough to
satisfy the theory which associates forests
with moisture. The truth is as the writer
shows, that the prevalent IDEAS about the
amount of rainfall necessary fur farming
operations were erroneous. As the pioneers
have tested the capabilities OF the coil In
their western march, they have discovered
that rainfall OF twenty inches year = not
the indispensable minimum. They can get
along with ten and ii remains 10 te sen tf
even less will not answer They have found
that, however slight the rainfall ulny he. n
can be greatly encouraged 10y cultivation.
When the plains are plowed and narrowed
the rain sinks into the ground and It's sevapo-
ration is prevented by the crols Whose eo0es
1t feeds The improved conditions which
western people suppose TO have been brought
about by increased rainfall are merely due
to the better conservation OF the rain they
get II Boston Budget
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
Mother and Children.

II you wish your children to be courteous.
gentle and refined you must teach them to
become 90 BY example "Precept upon pre-
cept" ID of no avail otherwise. None see 30
clearly a. children. They detect inconsis-
tency between act and word very readily,
believe me, and must respect a. we'll as obey
il they take to heart what your words con.
vey For infancy teach them to respect the
wishes and property Of others. Courtesy en-.
genders courtesy a. surely a. ''love begets
love" Politeness a. habit soon grows into
a principle rthe sooner II taught from HOLY
Writ ITO do unto others as we would they
should do to us'1. once thoroughly imbibed,
it Is only laid aside when the heart which
prompts II ceases to beat.
No amount Of affection or number Of
csresses ever yet spoiled or will spoil any
child. on the contrary, once taught that your
will Is supreme and admits no question, you
can WELD no weapon 90 potent as the fear of
wounding "mamma." Don't try to hide from
your dear ones that In Furnishing them the
hardest part falls upon you That in depriv-
ing them Of pleasure you shut the door upon
enjoyment for yourself. and that grief for
their wrong doing can depress you and rob
you. for the time being, Of all content, and
they will soon learn to heed no temptation
which will bring tears Of sorrow to your eyes,
or so seldom be overcome a. only to prove
them human Show interest In all that
pleases them, confide to them any little sur.
prise you may have for one Of their number
and show sympathy when they return con-
tidence for confidence, and my word for II
you win ever hold the first place with them
as guide, comforter and Incompatible friend.
Cor Atlanta Constitution.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
QUIET cHucKLes.

The "drop letter" boxes in England must
get pretty well filed up with h's.-Boston
Bulletin.
Our pocketbook Is now in such feeble
condition that it cannot stand loan.-
Orange Observer.
Gallup and Hurry are the partners in q
New York firm. They missed it in not en-
tering tho six day walking match.-Lowell
Courier.
OF course one idea Of the Bakers union is
seems strange. .-Pittsburg Chronicle.
To get good grip in society man shond
have q claw hammer coat.--New Orleans
Picayune.
The telephone girls may fairly boast Of
being connected with the best people of the
city-by wire.-Boston Transcript
Hypnotism is all the rage in Europe. A
young lady Of Madrid was hypnotized so that
she ate raw potato with relish, thinking it
was preserved fruit. Hypnotism ought to bc
popular with those who want to reduce their
board bills. Boston Post.
A young lady in Nebraska resigned her
| position as postmistress few days ago in
order to acquire husband. It seems that
leap year is not a dead letter after all.--
| Nebraska State journal.
An anti-chap toilet cream is advertised
It will never become popular The girls are
too fond Of the chaps.-Piitsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
orthochromatic Photography.

Orthochromatic photography, which is now
becoming an important branch Of the art, is
not, as many suppose, photography in colors,
but rather photography Of colors. II, ex-
plains Popular Science News, an oil painting
is copied in the usual manner all the yellow
tones, which to the eye appear light, will be
more or less dark in the photograph, while
the darker blue tones will be nearly white.
This is due to the fact that the blue rays are
accompanied by a much larger proportion OF
actinic or chemical rays than the yellow. By
covering the sensitive plate with certain
duorescent bodies, among which eosine and
arythrosine have given the best results, the
length or character Of the waves of colored
light are SO changed that they are photo
yraphed with their proper gradations of light
md shade. By this process most beautiful
Effects have been obtained. The softness and
lelicacy Of the shading is such that it re
,embles rather a crayon drawing than pho
tograph; and, as the process has only re-
.ently been made practical, IL II probable
that even greater success viii be obtained
with it in the near future.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
Professor and Polanders.

Once upon a time a Harvard professor,
while walking on Q highway near Boston,
halted to look at q gang of laborers plying
their picks and shovels in repairing q rail-
road. He pricked up his ears when he heard
the gang jabbering Latin like old Romans
He introduced himself in the same tongue
when he found that the gang were Polanders,
graduates Of the University Of Warsaw, who,
having found out that they were about to be
arrested by the Russian authorities on the
charge of conspiracy against the car, fed to
this country, where, being in q penniless
state, they were glad to get employment as
laborers on the railroad. The Harvard PRO-
fessor interested himself In the cases Of sev-
eral of the laborers, to their advantage, and
even found a professors chair for a blue
blooded member Of the gang. The incident
was narrated the other day, when reporter
told Of interviewing group of three street
PAYERS uptown, every one Of whom was able
to converse with him in five modern Ian
guages. Their wages are nominally % q day,
but they are laid of so often that they can
not average more than IS . week.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

Husband--I can't stand this, my dear
There is nothing on the table fit to eat and l
actually have not had a meal that did me
any good for three or four days I can't
work and fast too, that's sure.
Wife-I know it, but what am to dot
The children are sick and haven't time to
prepare the meals myself.
"The girl can cook we'll enough when she
wants to-"
"Yes, but she doesn't care now. She's 60
ing away"
"Why, she hasn't been here much over a
week. What's the matterT'
"Her room faces south and she complains
that she can't sit by her window and sec
what's going on outdoors without getting
freckled."
"Well, my dear, we must live somehow.
Ask her il she'll stay II turn the house
around. Omaha World
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
VISITING AND RECEPTION TOILETS.

VISITING AND RECEPTION TOILETS.
The imported visiting costume seen in the
same cut shows how to combine plain French
faille with that striped in checked pattern;
this faille is In plain absinthe green shades,
and the velvet with which it is trimmed, also
the corded gros grain ribbon on the bonnet,
is Of bright ruby red. The plain faille front
covers the Foundation skirt easily, and is
caught here and there with bows Of green
faille doubled and two inches wide. The
half polonaise Of the striped fsille has the
back In continuous pieces from top to bot
tom, while the front Is double breasted, cut
of blunt and square at the end, and has two
rows Of large silk covered buttons A wide
and full guimpe Of the plain silk is gathered
in the neck and shoulders. and disappears un-
der ruby velvet revers, notched and pointed
at top. Red velvet collar and cuffs The
bonnet is Of plain silk in capote shape, with
ruby bows ip front. The parasol Is green in
color; the gloves are tan suede.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

It will be seen that holding the instrument
low produces fine lines; and by elevating the
instrument broad effects are. produced, and
the artist can go from line to shadow without
Stopping, as seen in Fig. 2. Supposing the
instrument moved from A to B, following
dotted lines, the effect would be as seen on the
paper from A to c..
Everything about the operation of the air
brush becomes perfectly automatic after
little practice, and the artist will handle 1t
with the same ease that he now handles the
brush or stump In word, it puts into the
artists hands at once many years Of practical
manipulation, which few would care to invest
the large amount Of time and study to attain.
1t does not, however. imply the entire aban-
ionment Of any of the methods now In use.
It may be well to add that the committee
m science and the arts, constituted by the
Franklin institute of the state Of Pennsyl
vania, after due examination Of the air
brush, regard it as deserving Of the warmest
commendation,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

There are two or three companies now en-
gagged in getting up memorial cardA You
order them. like valentines, BY numbers
The poetry u already written, not by great
poets, judging from the examplea The
verses are kept In stock, and circulars con-
tain copies, each With a number attached.
You send on and tell the company what num-
Der you want. and they print tho name Of
the deceased and the verse on the memorial
card, and send it to you with . sympathetic
circular and price list They send specimen
copies TO the family Of every person whose
death they see In the papers. and II is likely
they make lot Of money.-San Francisco
Chronicle "UndertoneA"
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
Measuring tho Bulk Of Solids.

A simple apparatus for measuring the bulk
Of solid body, without immersing the latter
In water and without weighing it, is described
in Chrorique Undesirable, as follows: "Tbe
instrument consists of graduated glass tube
one inch In diameter. which is closed at the
upper extremity with rubber stopper. while
the lower extremity is fixed in copper box
two and one quarter inches in height and
four inches in diameter. The apparatus is
filed with sand up to the zero Of the gradu-
alton. Then 1t is turned upside down and the
bottom of the box is unscrewed and the OBJ
ject inserted. After the box has been closed
it is placed in its upright position. 1t Is then
only necessary to observe the level Of the sand
In the tube. The volume sought for will be
read upon the graduated SCALE"
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

There is an endless variety of jerseys this sea-
son. Some of these have elaborately beaded
yOkes; others are decorated with hand en-
broidered sprays; still others are heavily de-
corated with braid in military fashion, and
some are made full both back and front
They are shown in all tho choice colorings.
prominent among which are heliotrope, slate,
black white and sky blue.
Some Of the newest jerseys show a complete
alteration in form. They are well shaped
bodices, which adapt themselves to any figure,
and are made Of the glove fabric, not stocki-
nette, the former being more silky and fine in
weaving.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

II say, Bill" said hard worked burglar
to genteelly dressed cut throat, "did you
hear the latestY"
"No, what is it7"
"Why, they are getting up an arms trust.
30 that we will be obliged to pay higher
prices for pistols, knives and other neces-
saries Of life. It's an outrager'
$50 it is, and If this thing is allowed to 60
on, our business II be ruined"
II say, Bill, 'sposing We striker
"Agreed, and we won't burgle another
house nor cut another throat until the manu-
facturers come to terms. Well teach 'en
how to take bread out Of honest mems
mouths Boston Transcript.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

cAILoReN's PARTIES IN ENGLAND.
Rompins Games Pss - One eids-A Bit
OF Good Advice.

Rompins Games Pus - One sids-A Bit
Of Good Advice.
Childrsns parties Of lats ysars have under
gone great changa Formerly. when young
people were assembled together, Il was
thought sufficient to clear large room and
let them indulge In the old fashioned games
Of blind mans bu6. postofice. family coach,
hunt the clipper magic music. musical chairs
and such like merry and romping games,
which, With . good tea and Sir Roger de
Coverley danced afterward, was supposed to
form q delightful entertainment But
now all this 10 changed, romping games
are put on one side. The little boys and girls
Of the present day are too well dressed to
risk tearing their pretty clothes Childrens
parties are miniature copies Of those Of older
people, with the exception that some form u
adopted, either Christmas tree. bran pie,
or any other vehicle for the distribution OF
presents, that each little one may have some
thing to take home When all the little
guests are arrived they are generally enter.
tanned first with either Punch and Judy
show. marionettes. . childrenS play. magic
lantern or some quiet amusement Of that
sort After tea dancing b resorted 70. and
the Christmas tres or IT. substitute ends the
evening Children like novelty and any new
form Of entertainment D eagerly welcomed
Parties Tor young people should never b<
lengthy af'aira - It u impossible to keeF
them amused and happy for long together
and early hours are most desirable, after,
noon parties from y till or to being fal
more sensible than later houra, when thS
eagernes Of expectation tires a child befors
the fun commences Refreshments at Z
Juvenile party should be simple. but mum
Der OF bonbons and crackers should AWAY
be provided. It u mistake to give children
elaborate suppers before they leave to g
home. often disagreeing with them and max
ing them i'll the next day Lemonade ane
cakes and sandwiches are quite sufficient ant
Tar better for them.
There 70 no prettier sight than to SEQ ,
number Of prettily dressed children Assem-
bled together. and Of late II has been mucl
the fashion to adopt fancy dresses at juvenil,
parties, when the little ones wear much tn
same costumes, on . smaller scale, az ar
adopted by older people. and much amuse
ment u caused BY inspecting the variou
dresses and characters represented. Juve
nile parties have good tendency in formin,
childrens manners, causing them to be pc
lite to each other and to take an interest /,
each others pleasures and In affairs beyon,
their own family circle. London Queen.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

By means Of a jet Of compressed air .
stream Of black lead, in finely pulverized
form, or fine stream OF liquid paint, il
blown from the point cf needle and made
to ipnpinge on the surface OF the paper, in
fine or broad lines, as required by the opera
tor. who simply holds the delivering instru-
nent In his hand and directs the delivery Of
ths pigment upon the paper, while with his
foot he works the air compressor, as shown
In Fig. 1.
The action of the hand piece is entirely con-
trolled by the thumb valve and the artist
can produce the finest line and instantly
change to a broad shadow. These effects
with a single stroke have finish that only
hours Of toll can equal by any other known
means.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

Two gentlemen we're talking together,
when . third friend came up and Joined
them. my first, one Of the two gentlemen
was saying to the other, "is cross eyed, my
second u dyspeptio and my third l. para,
lytic."
swell, said the gentleman who had iust
come up. "how can We gueo it unless you
tell u what your whole III"
s9uess whatr
"Why. your charade.s
"Charade, | wasn't giving q charade. DIR.
was talking about my three childrenr-
Youth , Compa MON.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

"That farm scene you seem to be sneering
at, sir, !" said the indignant artist, sis valued
at $500. 1t is generally considered q fine
painting Allow me to ask you if you are
familiar with works of artYn
mot very familiar" replied'the agricult-
urist, who was looking through the studio
with his wife, "but know something about
the works of nature, young man; and when
you make COW that gets up fl ON the ground
by putting out her forefeet first you are do
ing something that nature never did. Come,
Nancy, let's go."-Chicago Tribune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
Mixed Tn All Around.

Young Enthusiastic Artist -tinnocently)-I
presume, Miss Fitzdook, you painti
Miss Fitzdook Indignantly, misappIying
his remarks)-Sirl Do you intend to in
suit
Young Artist tvery much embarrassed)-
Oh, 'pon my word, Miss Fitzdook, don't
think for moment alluded to the paint on
your face.--Judge.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

Some one has been collecting facts about
the fathers Of United States presidents With
this result. "Gsover Cleveland is the only
clergyman's son who has ever been elected
president, though Arthur's father was .
clergyman. He was not. however. elected
president The fathers Of the Virginia pred
dents W WashinSton, Jefierson. Madison and
Monroe- were planters Jonn iy!cst father
was a lawyer and q statesman. and John
Adams. the father Of John Quincy AdamA
was by profession lawyee GrantS fatber
was tanner Hayes father q merchant md
the fathers ot Garfield. l4incoin t1esvA ttll-
more. Polk, Van huren aud Jackspn w1ee
farmers "-New fork SUN
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09

Tra-la-ln Loo.
II cannot sing the old songs,~
Though welt know the tune,
And can carol like the bird
That sings In leafy June.
Yet though I'm full Of music
AS choirs of singing birds,I
81 cannot sing the old songs
] do not know tho words.
l start on "IIail Columbia"
And get to heaven born band,~
And there strike an up grade
With neither steam nor sand.
"Star Spangled Banner" throws me
Right in my widest screaming,
start ell right, but dumbly come
To voiceless wreck at streaming"
So when sing the old songs,
Don't murmur or complain,
II ''Ti, de ah da, tun de dunn"
Should fill the sweetest strain.
! love tiddy um dunn di do,
And the trallala eep da birds,
But Il cannot sing the old songs
do not know the words.
-Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
woman. B,,nd worship es Fa.hio..

woman's Blind worship u Fashion.
II think that the modern woman hae
mighty little sense. She will sacrifice health
and comfort and everything elss. in order 70
b oconsidered fashionable.n
seThere is some of truth in thatm
Snow, fairly adore my wife, but am
not blind to her weaknesses Some Of bar
freaks in dress are fairly barbarous."
'It's the same with all women. BY the
X >, that's a laundering old tile you have
on Why are you wearing such a thingY"
"Oh, know it's a terror, but it's all the
style In New York now. l just came from
there, you know. "--Linccln State Journal
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
New Method Of Sinking shafts.

The old method Of sinking wells or shafts
by wooden crib surmounted by masonry
walls is superseded Of late In Belgium by the
use Of hollow cylindrical sections Of cement
tubing Of the required diameter, smooth ex-
formally, with inside collars jointed with
liquid cement. As the excavation proceeds,
sections OF the tubing are added at the top
until the required depth is obtained, when
the opening is closed with q cement slab,
having a manhole In the center.-Chicago
Times,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
Men of short Figures.

A Washington correspondent says: "The
number of tall ladies now in society in this
city is noteworthy" He says nothing about
the number Of ''shortn gentlemen now In
Washington society, but it is believed they
greatly outnumber the tall ladies.-Norris-
town Herald,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
A Correct Diagnosis.

Young Physician diagnosing case)-The
trouble with you, sir, is you eat too much.
Patient-Doctor, what eat wouldn't keep
Q bird alive.
Young Physician-Hump! I see, your sys-
tem needs nourishment; you don't eat
enough.
Patient-How much is II, doctora
Young Physician-Two dollars, please
The Epoch.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
He was Doing Well.

They were in the parlor, occupying one
chair with but single thought. They had
discussed the tariff, the Irish question, the
sleighing, the opera, the weather and other
important topics till the conversation was
about tagged out. After long pause:
"Duckyl'
"Whattyr
"Do you think I am making any progress
in courtingf'
swell, should say you were holding your
own"
Tableau.-Springfel Union.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-09
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
EFFECTS GAINED BY oRTHocHRo-
MATIC PHOTOGRAPHY,

4 simple Apparatus for BIeasuring the
Bulk Of sOlids-A Novel Invention
That Produces Drawings and Paintings
by Means Of an Air Jct.
The novel invention known as the "Air
brush" )" for producing drawings and paintings
by means of an air jet, instead Of using pencil
or brushes, has been fully described and
Illustrated recently in The Scientific Ameri-
can. We reproduce two Of the cuts for the
benefit Of our readers, with brief descrip-
ton Of the same.