Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-12-28
THE cockRoAcH.
An Unweiceme Importation from the
sanay Lands of Asia

An Unweieome Importation nom the 1
sanay Lands OF Asia
Comparatively few people know that
this familiar of the kitchen Is not by |
any means native OF these climes.
1t Is an importation from the warm
and sunny lands OF Asia, brought over,
perhaps. something like two centuries
ago. The first arrivals must have
reached this country rs stowaways on
board ship. and finding themselves In
congenial surroundings. they multi
piled apace. Now they seem almost
everywhere. but for long time after
they swarmed in the kitchens OF town
houses they were unknown In the
country. No doubt II they had been
natives OF similar climate they would
have quickly reached even remote viii
lagos, but they fortuna ely have deli
cate constitutions and can not stand
exposure to cold. Many people must
have noticed that II is only in hot
summer weather that they are seen
far away from the warmth OF the
kitchen fire. II Is this need for high
tempe nature which causes them TO
concentrate where IL is most constant
ly maintained. Cool larders and pam
tries are comparatively secure against
their attacks. In spite OF the fact that
hey would find better fare therein
than the crumbs and PARTICLES upon
the kitchen floor. Their common de-
scripiion Us ''horrible black beetles"
Is "a curious misnomer. They are not
black, nor are they beetles; the only
..art Of tine description which IL at all
applicable To them Is the epithet ''hor-
bile. with which few will quarrel
!. Y. Ledger.
A West Point cadet who violates
the law against cigarette smoking Is
Obliged 10 pace back and forth. rain
or shine. for twelve hours, with a
musket on his shoulder.
'Youa = Mr.. Quezeen. the husband
of the celebrated lecturess on cookery.
are you not?r Yes, sir" replied the
detected. hollow-eyed man. IL am the
man she tries her new dishes on"
Short on money: Shiny husband
1 du ibtD AtltAl thDlo y VIZ
900. 900 in coin at the bottom OF the At
iantic ocean" Stinted wife--"lt isn't
any harder to get at than your money.
Epoch.
| Mistress TO servant-''Be careful.
Bridget, not TO spill the coup on Mr..
liwelldresser's coat" Bridget-'>ie z
nadent worry, mum-it'll not sthain.
Sure there's nothin in 1t but wather. !"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
IL wouldn't borrow trouble" said
a lady whose husband had met with
financial difficulties. You Wouldn't
NO" well. doubt II could find
man who would be my creditor even
to that extent. Merchant Traveller.
Mrs. Wigg There's one thing !
can say OF my husband-he never
swears. Mrs. Figg-Are you sure oil
thatP Mrs. Nigg-He never swears
around home. anyhow. Mrs. Figg-
That settles 1t. He never swears at all.
-Terre Haute Express.
Are you still taking painting les
sons. Mamiea" mo; quit yesterday,
| don't like my teacher" why notg'
HE has such disagreeable way o.
talking. lie told me that II keep or
for some time longer might be able tc
whitewash a fence. - Washington
Critic.
81 see." said Smith. laying dowr
his paper, that old man Skinaint bai
willed his property 20 Groggins. ths
saloon-keeper. "How's that9 sup
posed that he left Il all to his son Har
ry." well. he did. but that was onl,
an indirect way OF leaving 1t TO Grog
gins. Peek Sun.
A steam carriage in which coke II
used US fuel has lately appeared II
France. The driving Is effected by tive
hind wheels and tho speed attained i
about fifteen miles per hour, twenty
eight and three quarter gallons o
water being sufficient for a run 0
twenty-five miles.
Don't you shink." said youth
after working his vocal chords with In
tense vigor beside the hotel piano
s'that ! ought to 60 on the stageg'
Yes" replied Miss Pepperton. whit
doesn't like him very much. anyway
81 certainly do. There Is one tina
leaves for the station just an hour ans
half from now. Washington Cap
ital.
Dent Miss a Coed Thing.
You want an elegant collection of arii,
tic novelties. which can be procured b
anyone You will he aslonished at TIA
variety, beauty and oddity.
To get these buy blx Of the genuln
DIR. {. MeIAne's Celebrated Liver PHI,
price % cents, and mali Us the ouisid
wrapper with YOUR address plainly write
and Z cents in stamps. We will the
mail you The absye list with an eleRau
package of olec graphic and chfomati
cards.