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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
a ROMAN ANTIQUE.

One of Juiius scar. Body Servants Dis-
covered la New y.sk.
Il was warm day Ia summer. and
seated myself for a moment on ono OF
the benches in Washington Square.
haired negro came hobbling along with
the aid of stick. and seated himself
at the other end Of the bench. lifting
his battered hat To ne deforentially as
he did so.
was both surprised and Hattered at
such manifestation of politeness In
New York. aud remarked 10 the old
man in friendly tone:
"A fine day. Uncle"
..Yas. sub, II Is fine day. boss. sbo'
'nutf. Dish year weathah min $ me er
ie kin er weath1h We uster hab In
Rome"
$50 you have lived In Rome. have
rou? came from Rome myself. =
.'I.awd. boss, you doan' look ne.
ak lack no Roman. Amy body 'ud
AXE yer ter ben bawn en- raise In dis
country.
Certainly was" | replied. II
sas born IN Rome. New York. y
The old man made no reioinder. and
struck by his apparent great age. |
asked:
.How old are you. Unele2'
'.Lawd, chile" ha answered with a
silent chuckle, which exposed his
toothless gums. ~ doan' know 4 done
! los track un ii. wuz fifteen year ole
VI en- de wnh broke out.
/ THAT impossible. replied; that
wouldn make you over forty. aud you
cant be less than seventy-iive.
Il RECKON Is bout nineteen hum
d ed. !" snid the old man reilcetiyely,
after Il short pause. Il nseter be Mar.
Julius Cassar's fav'rite body-sarven'
en- reckon you knows bout how long
Ae's he dead. wux fifteen years oil,
wen de las wah wild Gaul broke out
kin member de battle oh Alesia de-
ez well ~ ef II wux yistiday. De arreri
wuz dying throo de- ainh thick ez die
'rOun a merllsses jug. de jas iins WI
" izzin, en- wuk loo.tin ON FUN de rare
W til Bt9BA u aim ~
Mars Julius | grab up shiel'. ei
rush inter de thick or dc fight. en- WI
des in time ter lfetch i'm ez hr fell fun
his hoss, got IA arrer throo my sid,
~ ! wuz totin' i'm of. en- WIZ laid NJ
fer two or tn - mont's atterwnds
Wen got we'll. Mars Julius gun me
auartah. en w en- he died be lef direc
tions IN his will fer me ter be gradu H,
mnncipated. so | nd be free wen
wuz hnnd ed years ole. All. but den
wuz good ole times.F be added, with
sigh OF regret
lis done spent de quartah Mar
Julius gun me" he remarked, giving
the a sidelong look. ZEN needs ernud
der fer ter git some liniment fer IN,
rheumatic. Is Yer got amy small chang.
bout w clos. bosss'
A vision Of imperial Rome rose NJ
before me. with all its glory and mag
liiieence and power In bit of ab
straction handed the old man a twenty
.lollar gold piece, and when ! started
rom my reRerie, he mad disappeared
behind "A clump of shrubbery in ths
direction of Sixth avenue. Puck.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
Attempted Suicide a Crime.


A recent report of the New York
Board Of Health furnishes some facts
OF interest as to the number OF suicides
in that city since September. 1881.
when the law went into force making
an attempt ut suicide crime. Prior
10 that date the number Of suicides in
New York was at the annual rate OF
Ia to a million of inhabitants. During
The last eight years the number has not
increased. although the population has
been steadily increasing. While the
number OF suicides by the use of fire-
arms has decreased. there has been a
contemporaneous increase in the num-
Der Of deaths by poison. This in
dicates a predelermination on the part
OF those In whom tile suicidal mania
was most strongly pronounced that
there must be no chance OF failure. the
thought being that such failure might
subject them to the punishment pre-.
seribed by the penal code. IL Is sig.
nificant fact that OF those who have
committed euioide during the last eight
years two-thirds were of foreign bir;f
aud one-third native. .--Philadelphia
Raosrd.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
irrigation in Wyoming.

Irrigation Is carried out on m extern
sIve scale In Wyoming Territory.
Something like 1900. 900 acres of land
have recently been reclaimed and rem
iercd fit for cultivation by means OF
ordinary bitches, and official reports
estimate that not less than 1000. 600
acres more can be reclaimed in the
same way. Il Is also shown that not
less than 5000. 600 acres in addition
can be redeemed by extraordinary
means-that Is. by a system Of storage.
This would give Wyoming about L.
600 900 acrrss that might be devoted 10
agriculture. aside from the much
larger body of grazing land. There
are also supposed to he Is. 900. 600 acres
of coal lands Congress At its last
session appropriated $3.50, 600 to defray
the cost of surveys for storage reser-
voirs. Chicago Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
Proper Care of the Skin.

To keep the skin from wrinkles
whrn powder Is daily used. wash the
powder carefully of ut night. then
apply the whitest vaseline. amy good
cold cream. or pure sweet cream. let
ting Ii lie On the face and neck few
minutes and washing with safl cloth.
Next morning wash the face with
very hot water. which contracts the
skin and wards on wrinkles. To
soften the complexion and prevent
snnbnrn. use glvcerine diluted In this
way: Ponr four spoonfuls OF giycer-
inc into bottle. cut with one-fourth
as much best colo me. and fill with
soft water Rub spoonful OF shls
over the face before going out. A
cosmetic. excellent In effect but far
from pleasant. Is butterInilk and oat-
neal flakes Put n handful OF the
fukes which are stoam-cookad and
,weli rapidly, into quart jar iilled
si,h acid bnttermilk. stirring well.
In ten minutes the mixture will be a
soft paste. which Is spread on face and
hands and left to dry. when It Ia
washed of with hot water. The sIr-
tues of this paste In whltenlna The
skin. removing tan and freoklas. arc
highly praised by ladies who have
tried IL The sonrer the bnttermllk
the better. as Ii Is the acid which acts
~ detergent for the skin. IN. Y.
Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
A HOTEL CLERKS TALK.


NE Wears Diamonds because IL Gives "a
Look of prosprr ~.
That's all right about joking the
hotel clerks about their big diamonds.
said the hotel clerk AS he reached over
the desk as though he intended TO grab
the writer. Il honestly think that
when newspaper men have to write
four or Ave line joke TO fill in. thes
tackle the hotel man and his diamonds.
Well. II there Is u class OF people in all
this world who ought TO wear dla-
monds. they are ths hotel clerks. They
are an all suffering class MS sure as you
live. Why. II they were treated right
they would be presepted by admiring
friends with diamonds and watches
galore. day In and day out through the
entire year.
''Now, let me give you pointer on
how the clerks all seem 10 hitch on 10
diamonds. The hotel clerk takes TO the
giittering stones like duck takes 70
water Now. the proprietor OF the
hotel wants the man who stands be-
hind the desk TO be as neat as IA pin. IL
gives the house standing. You can
net think OF n hotel clerk In Boston
who is not weil-dressed man. They
must dress well, and II they did not the
trade would begin to fall of. Then. tc
make things stronger. the clerk must
OF necessity wear diamonds. This il to
give the house nm air OF prosperity
which II would not otherwise have.
perhaps. The proprietors want their
men 10 wear precious stones. II gives
the guests chance 10 say. Well. these
fellows are pretty well paid. and the
house must be doing a pretty good bnsi-
ness wnen they all wear EN-. 40 you
can see why IL IL thai the moment =
man gets position AS hotel clerk he
at once goes hustiing and buys dia-
mond. It's part of the business.
lit IL wonder 10 me-" continued
the clerk thoughtfully. .'that more
hotel clerks do not die from nervous
prostration. Why, there are days that
! stand behind here that really don't
know what my name Is. ! feel COM
pletely turned around. II Is no easy
matter 10 have five hundred guests In
. room aud answer questions 10 abou,
6lseen ut time. Then the questions
which are asked. They are simply
paralyxing. | really and honestly
think that just the moment a man with
the average amount of common sense
stands In front OF hotel clerk he for
gets all that he ever knew. There was
. fellow here a mement since who
asked me II the gentleman in 10 was
In. ] answered that he was not. When
will he come Imp he inquired. aud hall
dozen very silly questions followed.
II know It's an old minstrel gag. bui
one granger asked me yesterday whai
time the four o'elok train left for Wor-
cester. We are expected 10 know
every thing. and II we do not know il
all majority OF the guests kick and
say thai we are stupid. From the mo
ment clerk goes an duty until he
leaves his desk. life In burden. He
docs not have q single moments hap.
piness."
The diamond stud glittered In tbs
clerks shirt front. and a dangerous
glitter was in his eye. as On up-eountrs
customer wanted 10 know II he could
have front room with bath for one
dollar day.--Boston Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
THE cowBov N The EAST.

The Indians he slashed and sashed and slapped
and slew aud slaughtered
Me0 boot and shoot the ho@lug Ute. who
sQueaied and rec ed and fotieeed;
He'd bsne and whang at every gang Of rohbei
and marHudar,
The horse thief strung on the limb he hung and
thus KEEP .aw and order.
In sTery fght big iusk he struck and never met
disn tier.
I'm GLEN snd den. mid prstes and men he never
found q master;
No gosh or slash could ever dash against his
front terrific
No foe could stand hts red right hand that
sugged so scientific.
the rattiesnake ne punched and erunched; he
overthrow the bison,
He sought and fought an awful iot each beast
meath the hori
No soar Or Jar couta ever mar, no harm could
ever get him.
Eut want OF breath and speedy death o'ertooK
all things that met him
But 10 the town he came for fame. he moved
into the city:
He FIT ah sslli grieye TO teii-the lily ,-oh
the pity.
He'd hit and split his head, and get u brnise ~
every crossing.
And the hsriie man and the moving van his
ma g ed form was tossing.
wheneset he crossed the street bis feet with
wheels ard thfugs were tangled;
And his frame became bloody shame. ali
maimed an mu sed and mansied.
He'd faIs ami sprawl right thro II all. his homes
all dixlocased
With most OF hts face stuck on In wrong place.
and both OF his fest mlsm4 4ted
And soon Il came 10 pass tie gas, the big ga
h0u e exploded
And he-ah me ,-was hit Won see he dion
kIox II VAS loaded.
q. rv. In the sky he shot rs high as war con
tractors bounties.
And hts scattered anne was found, they claim,
IN nineteen different couuties
-. w. Foss. In Yankee Blade.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
LOVE is LIGHT.

= ~ sverttie u shali be light"
Nv title GIRL. 80 brave BY dag.
Crews timid A. the shadows fall
esn not charm her fears away:
NJ. reasons have no force at all
she p esds, With al her childish might
Thnt she may have a light
/ calm her fears, Rnd stroke her hair,
tell her Of the angels near
tlf God, whose love Is every y here's
And Christ, 10 whom each ehild Is dear.
She hears, bat aais clasps me tight,
And begs me Tor II ht.
Bat when say II can not he,
Aud strive 20 make her understand
just why. she mates another plea
That wiil Stay ard hold her hand.
ss Whispers as We kiss good. night:
THAT = uttter than light
An thus content. She falls asleep.
Ny clasp grows closer ON her hand:
Must, 4 God doth uis wisdom keep
Ia childish lips. / undeFstand
That in that other. darser nighL
Tia love that ulasS.s IL light.
i. loo, have shruna 10 childish dread
Prom tia; dumh darkness that doth Greer
And thic en- round the dying, bed
And. feariai, felt could not sleep
without irht l understand,
'Tis u kht % hold Loves hand,
II o. h .vcFton, ia ). =. Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
"THE FORTY winks."


Advantages TO He Derived by Old People
from Afternoon Nap.
Sleep Is closely connected with the
question OF diet. 'stfeod sleeping" was
4 noticeable feature in the large ma-
jority OF Dr. Humphreys cases. Sound.
refreshing sleep il OF the utmost conse-
qnence TO the health of the body. and
no substitute can BE- found for IL rs a
restorer Of vital energy. sieeplessness
is. however. often d source OF great
trouble To elderly people. and one
which is not easily relieved. Narcotic
remedies are generally mischieyoas;
.heir first effects mny be pleasant. but
the habit OF depending upon them
rapidly grows until they become lndis-
pensable. When this stage has been
reached. the sufferer Is In a far worse
plight than before. In all eases the
endeavor should be made 10 discover
whether the sleeplessness be due to
any removable cause. such a. inai-
gestion. cold. want uf exercise, aud the
like. In regard 10 sleeping in the day
time. there il something 10 be said both
for and against that practice. A nap
OF forty winks in the afternoon en-.
ables many aged people To get through
the rest of the day In comfort. whereas
they feel tired and weak when deprived
OF this refreshmens. If they rest we'll
At night there can be no objection TO
the afternoon nap bus II slee plessness
DE complained of. the latter should DO
discontinued for time Most old
people fnd that reclining posture.
with the feet and legs raised. is better
than the horizontal position FOR the
afternoon nap. Digestion proceeds
with more ease than when the body Il
recumbent. DIR. Robson Roose. In Fort
aightly Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12
a Portrait Painters Fortune.

To-day Drexel Il Go. can raise more
money in twenty-foar hours than an.
financial institutions In the unite1
States. Yet il Is not great while ago
that old Francis Drexnl was poor por-
trait painter. somehow or other the
old man about fifty years ago gnt an or.
der to paint picture for Brazilian
grandee and went down To that cuna.
iay To tlo the work The Brazilian took
fancy 10 the poor portr painter
and not ouly paid him a good price for
the picture but let him in on soms
money y-making scheme, out Of which
Droxel realized quite a sum. lie re-
turned 10 Philadelphia and went into
the mouey-lending business. By care
fnl investment he amasscd "A big for
tune and his three boys. Francis.
Anthony and Joseph. Increased IL
When the old man died he was worth
about SaA10.aBl When Francis. the
oldest boy. died be left 80, 100, ,0u1.
Joseph left about -. 20. 200. being less
Of a money maker than the others. and
Anthony. The only one left, Is estimated
10 be worth anywhere rum sZ0.DDo 0o0
To $4,000. .0Oa ST Louis post-Dis-
patch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

The amount OF fodder which may
be grown on an acre depends chiefly on
the soil. Common or good growing
Northern corn. planted thicker than
large Southern. will yield from fifteen
g. twenty tons OF green stalks TO the
acre on rich land. Large corn viii
yield rather more in stock but less in
arain.-Conntry Gentleman.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

"A teacher asked her class in ge-
ography where the Turks live. The
remarkable reply was. I'm the woods. "
Thinking the pupil had contounded the
Oriensais with the aborigines. the an
swer was pronounced TO be incorrect. =
Thepupil rejoined. well. ] have seen
them there roostlng in the trees. -
American Missionary.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

MARY said her mother severely,
.sii am not mistaken. saw your head
on Georges shoulder. What sort OF an
attitude II that for a young ladyF
Mary. ecstatioaliy. ''Be-attitndse--
Rhiladelnhia gress-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

Volumes OF gas must furnian vers
light reading. Baltimore American.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

An Akron painter was nj work on
a business block when he discovered a
last year. birds nest In q niche IN the
ornamental wood work. There WA
nothing attractive or particularly IN
teresting In the makeup of this nes'
rs the painter glanced at II, but he
thoughtlessly picked IL up and began L
tear il apart. His eyes nearly bnlget
from their sockets in his surpris,
as. among the bits OF string and hay
and other odds and ends. he bsheld q
si0 bill.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

Judging from the number Of .eor-
dial receptions given 10 the Shah oi
Persia. IL Is no woader that he Is re-
ported to ~ always fall Of good spirits.
baltimore As..~AAa.Ass.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

The most dictatorial man -
slmes has to mind tho h@hs.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-10-12

'Tis the accounts of q side-doo,
saloon that are kept up by double
entry system. Hotel Man.
The Republican., 1889-05-25

he had left-for the thieying resi-
dents of the frontier were quick to
take advantage of his heIplessness-
and Allen left for New England, to
recover, if possible. his former
health. But the shock was too Sc
we're, and Allen will never be man
again. At the age of Sc he is as in
firm as man of 70, and his life is
devoid of pleasure. He cannot re-
main long in one place, for his nerves
demand a constant change of scene,
and he is homeless. helpless wan
derer. Soon death will come to- his
relief, and then, perhaps. Allen will
learn why this dreadful plague was
visited upon him. - Boston True
Flag.
The Republican., 1889-05-25
An Incident Of encouragement.

The following from the memorial
of William E. Dodge is an event
likely to stimulate some other to go
and do likewise. A ragged. dirty
boy came into this mans sunday
School one day. The scholars were
not disposed to give him a seat, but
their teacher arranged place for
him, and after school learned some-
thing of his history. 1t was the sad
story of a drunken father and a
Wretched home. Mr.. Dodge told the
boy to come to his house the next
Sabbath, and here he received suit
of clothes that made marked differ.
ence in his appearance, and also in
his reception in the school. But the
following Sabbath he came again in
the same miserable plight as at first.
His father had seized the clothes and
sold them for rum. Mr.. Dodge pro-
vided another suit. but took the pre-
caution TO have his scholar come reg
ularIy to his house before school. put
on the Sunday suit, and stop to ex-
change it again before returning
home. The boy showed an eager in
terest in the lessons and was always
present.
When summer came the BOY left
the city, but asked for New Testa.
ment. In the TALL he was in his sea-
again, his face beaming with Joy.
AS the class was being dismissed, he
asked his teacher to wait and hear
him recite few verses. Mr.. Dodge
gladly consented, expecting the task
to be soon over. "Where shall we
begin ?" "Oh, anywhere. sir per-
haps at the first chapter of john"
For twenty minutes the BOY contin-
ued to recite. The church services
were then to begin, and they were
compelled to go; but Mr.. Dodge
agreed to remain again next Sabbath.
This was continued for weeks, chap
ter after chapter being repeated with
wonderful accuracy, In the course
of time the family moved away, and
Mr.. Dodge lost sight of the scholar,
Many years after, as he was sitting
in his Office, tall, tine.looking,young
man approached him, and said, "You
do not remember me ?" mo. I can
hardly recall your face" "Do you
recollect little ragged boy named
-. who came to your Sunday
School class one days" "CertainIy I
do" II am that boy." And then,
to Mr.. Dodge's delight, he told how
he had gradually won his way up to
responsible position and was now
a partner in the firm. He was an
officer of church, teacher in the
Sunday School, and had family of
his own.-me Free Methodist.
The Republican., 1889-05-25
A Potent Charm in Housekeeping.

A father, says a German stroy,
when his daughter became bride,
gave her golden casket, with the
injunction not to pass it into other
hands, for it held a charm which, in
her keeping, would be of inestimable
value to her as the mistress of home.
Not only was she to have the entire
care of it, but she was to take it every
morning to the cellar, the kitchen,
the dining room, the library, the par
lor, the bed rooms and to remain with
it in each place for at least FIVE min
utes-looking carefully about. After
the lapse of three years the father
was to send her the key, that the Sc
cret tailsman might be revealed. The
directions were followed. The key
was sent. The casket was opened.
1t was found to contain an old parch-
ment upon which were written these
words "The eyes of the mistress are
worth hundred pairs of servants
hands," The wise father knew that
a practice of inspection followed faith
fully for three years would become
habit and be self-perpetuating-that
the golden casket and the hidden
charm would have accomplished their
mission.
We commend this story to those
housewives whose homes, like the
primeval chaos. are "without form,
and yoid.n
The Republican., 1889-05-25
BLACKSMITHING.

am prepared to do all kinds of blacksmith :
Ing. Farmers work a speciality. Prices as
low as can be had for first class work. Shop
near Browning House,
DAVID LITTLE.
The Republican., 1889-05-25

All persons are warned against cutting
down any of the timber on my land on the
Hooppole Road, adjoining the land of Bowie
Johnson, about three miles from Deer Park
for cutting down timber in Garrett county
Md, without permission of the owner of the
land, is the same, under the Act oflSS0, ch
tells to the value ofthe tree or trees" so cut
THEOS. B. HORWITZ.
The Republican., 1889-05-25

1t was woman who prompted man
to eat, but he took drink on his own
account afterward.
The Republican., 1889-05-25
Over 40 years under the same
Management.

Devoted to FARMING, STOCK RAISING,
FRUIT GROWING, MARKET GARDENING
the DAIRY, the POULTRY YARD, ETC.. etc
and MANURES, including those ofcommerce
and the farm.
Reports of Representative Farmers Clubs
are a notable feature of its issues.
Its HOME DEPARTMENT is filled with
charming reading and practical suggestions
for the ladies of the farm household.
The most competent, successful and eXpe-
rienced men and women have charge of the
several departments,
No Farmer in the Atlantic States, from Del
aware TO Georgia can afford to be tCithout this
old and reliable adviser and guide on farm
work.
THE AMERICAN FARMFR is published taUice
every month ION the lst and l5th.) 1t is beau
tifully printed on fine white paper, in clear
type. $l.OOa year. To any one sending club
OF hve, an extra copy will be sent FREE.
SAML SANDS & son, Publishers,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Homer guardian., 1889-06-28
Try ssl1Ack:pi7AyaHI tea for Dyspepsia.

Arcadia will soon hold IN elec.
ton to vote on a five mill tax for
ten years to aid in the construc-
tion OF a rail road from that plae e
to Alexandria. They are to pay
25000 in addition to the five mill
tax. This large bonnas, Will be n
strong inducement for capitalist
to take hold of the enterprises.
Should this road be built and the
North d South be also extended
10 Alexandria the country between
Ouachita and Red river will be
bountifully supplied with N. 4 S.
rail roads. We doubt however
that two roads will be built so
near together. The L. N. & S.
having already twenty miles con-
structed and in operation will DO
extended. 1t has proven a great
success already both ia its bene-
fits TO this section Of country an |
financially to its owner.