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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

The manistee is fish of the size of the
sturgeon, found only in the Manistee river In
Florida. 1t is sightless, but acute of hearing.
SO that it can discern the approach of an
enemy at distance of mile or more and
seek safety in the reeds or shoals along the
banks. 1t is speared by the negroes, by whom
it is highly priced as food, and occasionally
Is to be found in the markets Of New Orleans
and Mobile, but is seldom found in this local
ity. The flesh is coarse and much resembles
beef, though retaining the fshy flavor
Scientists have never been able to discover
the origin of the fish, but incline to the belief
that it rises from some subterranean stream
or lake and has increased and multiplied in
the Manstee river, but, owing to its lack of
sight, it has not been able to make its way
into other bodies Of water, where it might
be propagated.- Chicago Journal.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Tempta,ions Of the Taller.

The big banks down town with which ex-
tensive brokers and merchants deal do an
enormous amount Of business every Glay, A
great deal Of this business is by checks and
drafts and the balances to be paid to settle
the debts and credits are fixed every morning
at tho clearing house. But with all the checks
and drafts, the paying tellers in these banks
handle fortunes in cash every day that they
are at their windows attending to business,
Aside from the amounts which they pay out
between 10 and 8 o'clock, there is always
a large cash fund held in reserve for contin-
gencies. that may arise suddenly and unex-
pectedly. 1t is nothing extraordinary for a
paying teller to handle from 81 ,OOO, 600 to
Sc O0O, 600 of cash in day.
When the doors Of the bank closed the
paying teller counts his cash to see that the
amount on hand corresponds with the
amount called for by the books He puts
his cash balance in the vault and quits work
until next morning. From the time he
leaves the bank until the hour for him to
reappear no one Of the officers Of the bank
knows where he is. He may, in fact, stay
away couple Of days on the plea Of illness,
and If, as is usually the case, he has the con-
hdence of his superiors, his absence arouses
no suspicious
LAptcSS tIllHS leave IOT montreal ut and
11:15 every evening. A paying teller can
put a million dollars in greenbacks In his
pockets, walk out Of his bank when the bust
ness of the day Is over, and be in Montreal
before he or the money Is missed.
Paying tellers are considered we'll paid
when they get a salary Of $500 year. They
know that their chance Of becoming cashier
or president is very slim, and that the prob
abilities are they viii go to the grave paying
tellers, or else be bounced because Of old age.
or because change in the officers or board
Of directors has brought into power some
rich and influential man with, poor rela-
tive whom he wants to support without cost
to himself.
Consider for a moment the terrible tempta-
tions some Of these tellers suffer- They sec
men making money by methods which are
neither exactly dishonest nor exactly fair,
and that nobody interferes with them. They
also see and feel enough money day after day
to mako them SO independent Of work that
they could live on the fat Of the land while
life lasts and not turn a hand.-Nsw York
Cor. New Orleans Picayune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Show me that he who bas the wor

Show me that he who has the wors,
principles can get the advantage Owe
him who has the better. You will ney
or show it, nor any thing like it; fos tn,
law OF nature and of God is this: Lei
the better always prevail over the
worse.-Epiotetus.
All education begins in work.
What we think, what we know, or what
we believe is, in the end, OF little con.
sequence. The only thing of aonse
suence is what we. do-and for man,
woman or child the first point Of sduca-
ton is to make them do their bsst. =
Ruskin.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
OUR LITTLE WORRIEs AND ILLS.

OUR LITTLE WORRIES AND ILLS.
1t Is the little things Of life, the worries
Of to-day and tomorrow, that make the
crows feet around our eyes. So the little
pains Of an hour or minute break down
the constitution. Look after the little
Ills: BRANDnxTH's PILLS cure dyspepsia,
or indigestion, headache, pain In the
shoulders, coughs, tightness OF the chest,
dixsiness, sour stomach, bad taste in the
heart, Inflammation of the lungs. Pain In
the region Of the kidneys, and q hundred
other painful symptoms are the offspring
Of dyspepsia. One or two Pulls every
night 10 sufIicient.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Exactnes. in Commerc,a, Statistics.

Nowhere In the world. suppose, are oom-
mercial statistics kept 90 closely as they are
by what you people call the French steam
ship line-the "Compagnie Generate Trans
atlantique." Every time the screw turns
round between Havre and New York it is
recorded, every ton Of coal burned, every
days work Of every man, every expense OF
the passenger service, every detail Of the
freight-all are known down to the incest
certainty In the general Office Of the CON-
pany. So there ! have been shown tho
measure exhibiting how far one turn Of tho
screw will push forward the Champagne on
her way across the sea, and next it on a plat
ter the exact amount Of coal which must be
burned In order to turn the propeller around
once. 1t has been calculated how much
each kilometer Of ocean travel ought to cost
and what it ought to produce Indeed, there
Is nothing, down to the amount Of rope and
painting and tar, which the company cannot
calculate to the utmost nicely in its Office
and the law of averages always brings their
calculations out correct.-Chicago News
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Customs Of New zea,andcr..

Formerly the New Zealanders worshipet
various gods, apparently pcrsonitications OF
natural objects and powers, to whom they
addressed prayers and offered sacrifices
There were no idols, their gods being invisi
BILE; many of them deified men. Quar'rels in
the early times were principally about wo
men and land. The natives still tattoo them
selves, and make their faces look hideous.
That, however, is simply a matter of taste,
for they think that purple in the cheeks and
over the bridge OF the nose, and few swan
feathers in their matted hair, greatly en-.
nance their beauty. They also have peculiar
customs. such as kissing by rubbing noses
Globe Democrat
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Howard ON the Whipping Post.

we need different grade of penalty, We
need something that shall appeal to the mn.
ture OF the criminal A man beats his wife
or his mistress, whales her until it would
seem as though life itself must leave its frai
tenement. He is arrested and given six
months on the island insist that not only
Is the victim uncompeiisated. but the Grim.
maj Is IN no sense punished. An eye for al,
eye, lash Tor a lash, would seem to be nearer
equity than tho present incomplete sequence.
Inc whipping post is regarded as u relic OF
barbarism, and when some years ago its use
was discontinued in Delaware, remember
all the northern journals made much of the
fact--congratulated the state upon its an
proach to more complete civilization.
Now, believe that tho use of the lash on
beasts OF burden is at times necessary. Brute
force IS often an essential. There is but one
way OF managing bull dog. There is but
one mode or dealing with wild beasts. Ex.
perts tell me that an attempt to control n
company OF elephants without the prod would
be supreme folly. The elephant is cum
ming The elephant is cruel. The elephant
Is long suffering He waits for his opportu-
nifty, and then in twinkling of an ave
his docility disappears, and his marvellous
strength, intelligently directed by an OK.
to uproot, to pull down, to sweep into do.
struction everything and everybody that
has ever stood in his way or afforded him the
faintest excuse torso doing. Beast tanners
tell me that nothing under heavens keens
the lion, the tiger, in his place, croucbinc
with fear, except a firm faith they have in
the superior physical strength of their mas
ter. The red hot iron, the knotted lash, tho
lancet shaped prod, starvation, red hot Goals
of unquestioned fire. these are the elements
with which to control four legged brutes
and when man, made in the image of his
Creator, puts his moral nature on all tours
approaching the very b oasts in their BRITISH
ness, he invites, 1t seems to me, the lash, the
red hot iron and such physical torment as
will convince him of the physical strength Of
Of his master, the community.
Do advocate the lasha For men who use
the lash, do,
Do advocate physical tortured For men
who use physical torture. do
We hang men who kill; why not fog men
who whipf-Joe Howard in Boston Globe.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

"A writer in Table Talk urges the
dyspeptic to learn to eat olives az
means OF repairing and lubrieating the
weak stomach, means which he de-
clares to be more efficielSi than all the
pills and medicinal draughts ever con.
cocted.
Beef Juice with Cream. The Juice
that runs from an UNDERGONE piece of
roast beef when it is cut should be
carefully saved. Every particle of fat
must be removed when it is cold An
equal quantity of hot cream can be
added to e, with salt and pepper to
taste.
An excellent cough mixture is made
OF one ounce pressed MULLEN, half
ounce hoarhound, one quart soft water;
boil until thin moiasses; strain thin, add
one pint New Orleans molasses; boil
few moments. Dose, one tablespoonful
four times day or after every cough
Ing spell.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
INDIANS, MEDICINAL LORE.


Mysterious Herbs by which They Cure
Formidable Diseases In Mexico.
Without doubt men Of money making
turn might, with perseverance, acquire from
the Indians knowledge Of the mysterious
herbs with which they cure, radically, some
of those formidable diseases which battle the
greatest physicians Of the world. From
Chiapas and Tabasco up to Sonora and Chi
huahua, the Indians make good use Of the
herbs Of the field and forest. The Indians
who live around the little hill called the
Pencil, near this city, can cure intermittent
levers much moro easily than our physicians,
and, In the state Of Queretaro, the Indians
have remedy, known only to themselves,
and tho secret Of which they most jealousy
guard, which cures the worst forms of blood
diseases, as many foreigners hero can testify.
30 cunning are these Indians that they
employ, as l am told, . medicine which haa
the property Of paralyzing temporarily the
sense OF taste, and thus their patients can
get no clew to the nature Of the herbs they
arc taking. Malaria yields quickly to thu
powerful remedies Of the Indians, and thess
same rude practitioners will cure bad cases
OF typhus fever. In the treatment Of the
smallpox the Indians are very successful
placing their patients in dark rooms. but
permitting currents Of air to be continually
passing over the body Of the patient, while
some herbal remedy 10 continually admins
tered. That the Indians Of the country
towns and Of the little hamlets up In ths
Sierras are healthy 10 plainly to b sssu.
They live often to an incredible age, and
say themselves that the white man ID 9 sickly
fellow who has gray hair while their own d
still coal black. t!4
A recent patient Of the Queretaro Indians
said the remedy administered to him by the
Indians seemed to take hold Of him in every
part Of his body, and that for twenty dayl
he was kept covered up and sweating pro
fusely. 1t seemed to him that they were
getting his blood "washed out" and every
organ Of his body cleansed. At the end Of
the prescribed time he was told that he Wa
cured, and SO found himself beyond any
doubt. Many Of the herbs used by the In
dams are declared by them to be Of great
value owing to their scarcity, and It IL Ger
tain that they cherish them and will not
part with them for a song. Even educated
physicians here employ remedies not known
in the United States. The homnopaths use
the poison Of certain venomous snakes and
the sctive principle Of poisonous native
plants. 1t Is possible that science will yet
mako good use Of the wesd with which In
dian PRISONERS take away the wits Of their
enemies. A little of this powder In your
coup, and away goes your intellect and rea-
con- On the principle that ''like cures like
Il may be that in this baleful weed there Is
q remedy for some forms Of insanity, for we
know very well that the treatment of brain
trouble is in its infancy, 30 to say.-Mexico
Cor. Boston Herald.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
The Horseshoe Superstition.

The American Notes and Queries has a
long paper in its last issue which discusses
the superstition Of the horseshoe 1t saws;
''The belief i'll the horseshoe attained its
greatest diffusion at the end of the last cen.
fury and the beginning Of this Aubrey, in
his 'Miscellanies,' tells us that In his time
most houses in the west end of London had a
horseshoe nailed over the threshold. In 1918
Sir Henry Ellis counted seventeen horseshoes
In Monmouth street, but in lS4l only five or
six remained Lord Nelson nailed a horse.
shoe to the mast of the Victory, and Lucky
DR.. James attributed the success of his fever
powders to the finding of horseshoe which
symbol he adopted as a crest for his car.
riage. The Epoch.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
CHANGE


When nrst wa parted,
The barren nelds lay bare beneath the sun,
And crimson leaves dropped downward one
by one:
Tho heart Of nature bed, that now was done
Her labor sweet.
Her pulses beat
Slowly a. tear drops fall from aged eyes,
For all the poor dead blossoms q her feet
No more would rise:
Yet gray clouds held for % rosy dye:
Love smiled through pain on love b thas
good-by.
When next We met,
The summer fields wero green with hopa,c
warm tints.
The waves were shining with the golden dints
That sunbeams make, when on foam csestD
each glints
In showered gold:
And wide nnrolled
Tho carpet. flower decked, by nature spread.
And silver arrows held with azure thread
Glanced DER the sea:
But all was gray and cold, fair love was dead.
And spring frozen waste to you and me-
Ruth Ramay In New Orleans Times Democrat,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

= :" 10 Able MEOICAL TREATI1Be
The edition for 1889 of the sterling Medical
Annual, known as Hostetter's Almanac il now
ready, and may be obtained, free Of cost, Of
druggists and general country dealers in all
parts OF the United States, Mexico, and Indeed
In every civilized portion Of the Western Henri
sphere. The Almanac has been issued regularly
at the commencement Of every year for over
One-fourth OF century II combines, with the
soundest practical advice for the preservation
teresting and amusing light reading, and the
calendar, astronomical calculations, chronology
lea! items, etc., are prepared with great care,
and will be found entirely accurate. The issue
Of HOstetter's Almanac for 1889 will probably be
the largest edition OF medical work ever pub
iished Ia any country. Theproprietors, Messrs.
two cent stamp, will forward copy by mail to
any person who cannot procure one In his
neighbOrnood.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
The Way to BE Happy.

There was married man and his wife was
the head of the household. He had friend who
was in the same case, only his friend was ap
pareptly happy and comfortable, while he
was just the reverse. He had long studied
this peculiar difference between them, and
he finally mustered up courage to go to his
friend and ask him. what is the way to be
happy" he asked, when you are under q
woman's thumb" "Don't suuirm, San
Francisco Chronicle,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
THE SPECIAL OFFER

of THE YOUTHS COMPANION, of Boston, Mass
whidh we published last week, should be no
ticed by our readers, as the opportunity come,
but once year. Any new subscriber 10 TIL
COMPANION who will send 81 rs at once, can hav.
the paper free to January /, 1859, and for a full
year from that date. This offer includes foul
holiday numbers, for Thanksgiving, Christmas
New Years and Easter, all the illustrated
Weekly Supplements, aud the Annual Premium
List, with 800 Illustrations Really n $3.50 paper
for only $I.75 year.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

The world will hear something Of woman
In art before the Twentieth century comes in.
] have been listening to singular con-
cert. improvised by the damsels who ear
ried Off the prizes for violin playing this au-
tumn at the Conservatoire. There were eight
Of them. The flower of the flock was
chit Of fifteen. Paganini never had a
more accomplished disciple. She looks
a mere garnin. All Of them acquitted
themselves brilliantly. Is IL not curious
that girls were 80 long in finding out how
well the violin suits themi IL they have
talent and good figures, they arc, az violinists,
simply irresistible. The outline Of the bust,
when the fiddle is against the shoulder, ID
given its fullest value; the forearm energies
from a nest of lace, the head gracefully bends
down towards the instrument, and, il the
frock Is not very long, the feet, which of
course are in neat shoes and stockings, are
well in view. The drawbacks are that the
violin wants an accompaniment and that
girlish beauty is fieeting. Very ripe beauty
does not go SO we'll with the instrument. But
skill and soul in the playing will make
amends. English Journalist.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
He Saw by tho Papers.

II see by the papers, said Momus to Sauber.
shat your daughter is not prepared to re-
ceiyed her gentlemen friends this eveningf'
by the paperss" howled Sauber. "What
right have the papers tor
II mean the curl papers,, hastily ex-
claimed Momus, inclining his head toward
young lady whose front hair was twisted up
In numerous small pieces of paper And as
Momus was married, and an old friend of
the family, he was not elected -Norristown
Herald
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

that eatarrh will In time wear out The theory
is false. Men try Ia believe ii because II would
remain unsubducd. II Is liable to develop into
catarrh. You can rid yourself OF rfle cold and
avoid all chance of eatarrh by using DR. sagc's
catarrh Remedy. II already afflicted rid your
self of the troublesome disease speedily by the
same means At all druggists.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

White Elephant Of Siam, Lion Of Eng
land, Dragon Of China, Cross Of SwitseF
Double Eagle Of Russia, Star Of Chill, III
Circle of Japan, Harp Of Erin.
To get these buy box of the genuin,
DR.. G. MCLANE's CEIRBRATED LIVE
Pulls, price - cents, and mail US the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written. and cents in stamps. We vii
then mail you the above list with an ele
CANT package of Geographic and chro
matte cards.
FLEMING BRos., P1TTsBuRa, PA.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
STAMPING AND EMBROIDERY.

ayes, Lizzie, ! like to do fancy work, but I
haven't felt like trying that psttern-or any
thing else-for a week. These awful dragging
down pains are just killing me-! 81 know how
you feel, and can tell you where to look for re-
lief. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription II Ger
tain cure for all those peculiar weaknesses and
distressing ailments. Why! II even cured me OF
prolapsus. and many Of my lady friends have
been cured of various grave maladies peculiar
to our sex by this wonderful medicine" II Is
positive guarantee from the manufacturers, that
II will give satisfaction In every case, or money
refunded. Read guarantee on ttlewrapper
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
CHRONIC COUGHS AND COLDS.

And all diseases OF the Throat and Lungs, eau
be cured by the use of sScWtt'S Enulslon. q
II contains the healing virtues Of Cod LIVER OIL
and HypOphOsphites In their fullest form Is q
beautiful creamy EN- ulslon, palatable as milk,
eayily digested. and can be taken by the most
delicate. Please read: 81 consider Scott'A Emul-
sion the remedy par-excellence In Tubcrculoua
and Strumous Affections, to say nothing Of or
binary colds and throat troubles "-W r. 8.
CoNNELL. MD, Manchester, o.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

In Japan the 0ld-school physicians are per
mitted to wear only wooden swords. This Is 4
gently sarcastic way Of expressing the opinion
that they kill enough people without using
weapons. But the druggist who introduced Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery into the EN-.
pire, carries a fine steel blade. II was found
that all who tried this wonderful remedy fol
coughs, colds, consumptive tendencies, blood
skin and liver trpnbles, were, without excep
ton, greatly benefited. The Mikado himself Ii
said to have "toned UP" his system by its use
and the importer was therefore permitted the
nobility.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
An Appropriate Selection,

Tho Bazaar is informed Of the very appro-
pirate selection Of an organist at q recent
church wedding. As soon as the happy pair
had been pronounced man and wife, the or
ganist played, "She never will be missed,
She never will be missed n-Harpers Bazaar
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

Let us help the fallen still, though they never
pay us; let us lend without exaeting the usury
OF gratitute.--T
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
AvALUABLE MEDICAL rREArIsr

Sweet Is the breath Of praise when given by
those whose own high merits claim the praise
they give.-Hannah More
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
VERY SENSIBLE "JAPs. y

People don't grow famous In hurry, and II
takes deal of hard work even to earn your
bread and butter.-LOuisa NJ. AlcOtt
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

bet him who regrets the loss Of time make
proper use of that which is to come In the fH-
ture.'-O'Connel
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

II 10 no vanity for \ man to pride himself
upon what he has honestly got and prudently
uSes.-Tuit
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT

Puget sound fir Is taking the place OF walnut
ash and mahogany for fine car work.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

Over 100000 pounds of maple sugar are pro
duced in Pennsylvania every year.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

Bronchitis. Sudden changes of the
weather cause Bronchial troubles. "Bropn's
Bronchial Troches' will give relief, Sold only IN
tofes. Price Is cts,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

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