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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
The Moral of Flirting.

A priest whose education has been
according 10 rules OF respectable so
ciety, Is nnspeakably surprised when
he hears for the first time some young
woman. apparently OF, careful con-
science. ak him II IL il sin to flirt2
For what is called flirting? II Is sim
piy. deliberately and wontonly
acting in way to attract the
attention OF particular persons OF
the opposite sex; TO make signals
which are understood as marks OF pref
ence for or "a desire of acquaintance
with some young man or men whom
she may chance TO meet on the street
A sin To fiirt? How can you ask such
a question: Why, outwardiy. and at
first appearance, the acting is not very
different FROM that OF an abandoned
woman seeking for custom from those
who. she thinks. will notice her. The
intention. of course. In your mind Is
comparatively harmless it Is true; but
by outward standard, the act is simply
dIsrepuiable Furthermore. II shows a
feeling which any lady really worthy
OF the name would hesitate to show.
even TO one whose character she well
knew to be good. and who had for a
long time given her respectful and care
iul attention. A woman or girl who
Hirts seems TO be. II SIZE L. not in realI-
Is. ost to all sense Of d. cency. and those
are almost as much so. who shameless.
Is walk up aud down the avenue Ia
hope Of attracting attention -panlisl
Fathers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
FEMININE DRESS.
~BAb# Thinks That Man Does Not unr
derstnnd II

atfHtAn1 H.
How willing the general man Is b
take all the burdens OF femininity on
his shoulders Mankind resumes the
responsibility OF corsets and high-hesl-
I'd shoes; he troubles himself about
pettlcoats and he thinks women ought
not to earn their own living. As far rs
the last goes am with him rapturous-
Iy and enthusiastically. shake him
by the hand and ask him 10 produce a
man and brother to earn bread and
butter and jam for every woman who
hasn't goti From Miss Muifct down
we would all TO like sit on the tnffet
and be fed with curds and whey There
ls no reason in the world why man
should object 10 properly made high
heeled shoe. II II Ats you well IL
doesn't hurt your foot half as much as
one OF those dreadfnlly broad so-called
common sease ones in which slender
feet waddle around and are male un-
comfortable. The high heel keeps you
out OF the mud; II you are a small wo-
man 1t adds to your dignity and II IL
TOO altogether womanly-looking for any
thing. Whenever | SEQ. in n hotel corr
ridor. a pair OF mems shoes. and just
beside them, waiting TO be brushed. q
pair of common-sense broad. low-heel-
ed denominations. ! am always certain
there Is woman In the room who OBJ
iects 10 feeling the walters. who wears
q loose corset. who Ii fiat-chested and
wont let her dress-makof put any
cotton In TO make her look better. and
who thinks 1t Is perfectly silly in John
70 expect to be kissed at any time ak
cept when he Is going of on long trip
or II II should be discovered that he
was dying. and somehow I have an
idea that John himself has long ceased
TO hunger for those kisses.
Now. why should man bother about
the health OF petticoats' He doesn't
have 10 wear them. The Lord didn't
build him so that he was TO have them
hung around his hips. and when He
made women he did. Those marvein ol
lace and silk we're thought OF. and Il
was known that their appearance would
be entirely spoiled II they were slung
from her shoulders by pair Of braces.
Take any wild country where civilized
dress Is unknown where the natural
woman Is found. and you will discover
that she carries her baby on her hips
and pitcher OF water on her head. bul
that she sings nothing over her shoul.
ders. think 1t Is only necessary foI
mankind 20 trouble themselves abou.
the way we wear our petticoats wher
we raise an objection TO the adjustment
OF his trousers. For my own part HI
can wear them by string about hil
neck II he wants 10. though ] don
think he would look pretty in that way
and perhaps II would be better for hin
10 stick 10 his braces m Y. Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
A Story which shows Him In n Bettel
Light Than UsuEl.

A Story which shows Him In n Better
Light Than UsuEl.
Stories OF the German Emperor ara
always abundant. often uncompli-
mentary, and not infrequently apoc-
ryphaL Here is one which seems TO
have rather better credentials than
usual. One day. It runs. he invited
young Lieutenant. who Is an excel
lent either player. to dinner. The
imperial family dimes at two o'clock.
and after dinner the officer gave a
little concert on the either TO their
maiesties Toward four o'clock he
asked permission to retire. why so
soone" graciously asked the EN-
peror. Sire" replied the Lieuten-
ant. II return to my garrison to-
morrow, and have promised my sis.
ter TO come and say goodbye this af.
ternoon at her pensionnat" You
are good brother; but before you go
you must take coffee with us" Twenty
minutes later the Lieutenant vent with
his sovereign into the drawing-room.
when whom should he see but his sis.
ter sitting next TO the Empress and
surrounded by three or four little
Princes Like a good German house,
wife the Empress herself poured out
the coffee for her visitors. The con-
versation. varied by music, was pro-
longed till the evening. when the En-
peror said to the two young people
that he would like 70 keep them 70
supper; Offering his arm 10 the girl
the Emperor led the way into the dim
ing-room. while the Empress followed
with the brother. 1t was a very SIM
pie meal which was placed before
them. consisting OF dish of veg
etables and piece of roast meat But
II appeared that 1t was rather more
elaborate than usual. for the amiable
Empress said, laughingly: You must
not think that we have always such
luxurious suppers. II Is only when
we have visitors that we are so
grand. London Telegraph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
OLD BRITISH NAMES


Some OF the con.raetions and cor.
ruptions Of place and personal names
In Britain are to the American at once
bewildering and amusing. Several or
probably most Of what follow have
already appeared, but at the risk OF
repeating even "a twico-told tale" we
Gull the following from our scrap and
note book Cholmondeley we find
pronounced Chumley; Majoribanks.
MarchbaDks; Weyms. Weems; Hair
stones, Hastings; Eyre. Air; Geohrey.
Jeffrey; Colquhoun. Cohoon; Urquhart,
Urhart or Urkurt; Dyllwyn, Dilluu;
Woldegraye, Walgrave; Cockburn, Co
burn; Mainwaring. Mannering; Cow.
per. Cooper; Froude. Frood; Knollys,
Knowels; Cover. Cor; Meux. News:
Kerr. Carr; Mcleod, McCloud; St.
John. Sin jim; ST. Clair. Sinkler;
Bourne, Burn. Place names fare no
better Thus we have Pontefract,
Puinfret; Blythe. BLY,: Ahergavenny.
Abergenny; Kirkcudbrlght, kirco0bri;
Derby. Darby; Pail Mall. Pell Nell;
Rotherhythe, Redriff; Glamys, CLANS,
Gladyss. Glads. Even the historic
Smithfield becomes in the mouth OF the
native Londoner Smifile. Carlisle is
locally Cayrl; Penrith, Peerith, and
Edinburgh, "our own romantic town,
becomes Embro. while Sevenoaks
Threatens to be known a. Snooks. The
Scotch Kilconquhar is first transformed
into kinnucher and finally into the
noted Rennaquhair or Kennawhere;
Cockburnspath passes through Co
burnspatn into a iinal Coppersmith,
while the finely sonorous Druidhall de-
generates Into the plebeian Droodle.--
American Notes and QuerieA-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
Marriage by Surprise.

An extraordinary occurrence has
taken place in one OF the principal
churches OF Madrid. In the parish of
Santa Cruz A priest had nearly
finished his mass and was in the act OF
pronounclng the sacramental words:
lite, missa est. when a young man.
aged twenty-one. and beautiful girl
of twenty suddenly approached the
altar railing with three middle-aged
men. and the young couple cried
aloud: We wish to be husband and
wife Here are our three witnesses.
Now, II seems that under the canon
ical laws still regulating marriages in
Spain. Roman Catholics can thus
claim 10 be considered married by
surprise II they are skillful enough to
do 80 just after the priest has uttered
the benediction at the close OF mass-
Formerly this stratagem was. as In the
present case resorted 10 by young
people whose parents opposed their
union. When this occurred In the
church OF Santa Cruz a scene of con-
fusion ensued- The priest retired to
the sacristy and sent for the police.
who conducted the offenders and wit
nesses into the presence OF the munich
pal judge lie declared the marriage
valid. much 10 the delight OF the young
couple and to the intense disgust OF
the parents Of both sides, who had 70.
sisted ths union. London Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
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AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.



IL we end our presidential year q
serious financial Inconvenience by rea.
son of the uncertainties connected with
every canvass. how much more, should
one think. must not the colonial capi-
talist feel the presence and the risks
of politics In his life, when. for him.
general election Is always possible. Is
very often expected, and may at any
time lead TO important changes in the
business policy OF the government, and
SO OF the whole community, But the
colonist, used 10 the vigorous political
activity amidst which he has so long
lived. makes few or no complaints OF
these risks. lie seems to enjoy the
game. When | asked people, during
my travels. how they could endure 10
hear so much OF their government, they
were generally surprised 10 learn hos
little many Americans have occasion 10
remember. from moment To moment,
what their legislatures are actually do
ing. Government by responsible min
istries Is always picturesque, even II IL
Is not dangerously drastic; and the
colonist thinks 80 much about the
latest great political speech and the
most recent ministerial crisis that he
hardly knows how a freeman could
live and be so completely without
dread. as we here In America often are.
concerning what may happen next in
the political world. A presidential
canvass. like our recent struggle. il foi
ns Il refreshing draught Of genuine ma.
tional politics. after number of years
OF comparative dullness. But the colo
mist is used to excitements that for him
are almost as great. and that perhaps
once n session. This doubtless Is on,
reason why he expects so much from
the State. II the gods will always be
appearing to mix IN the affairs of daily
life, then. TO be sure. even the herds
man must try TO get the gods to do his
work for him. With us the gods otter
inhabit for years IA heaven all theii
own, and we are thankfrl enough /
they mind their own business. and dC
no more serious mischief than some.
how TO spend the revenues. s.-Josilh
Royce. in Atlantic.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
BorrLE-NosEo WHALES.


Capture es One of These Rare C@ssesaas
or Atlantic city, n. j.
One Of the late valuable acquisitions
OF the National Museum at Washing
ton is bottle-nosed porpoise. or whale.
II was recently caught at Atlantic City.
N. j., by the United States iife-saving
crew. The animal had stranded itself
In shallow water.
The whale Is not what would be
called monster In size. II is i2l feet
in length and weighs about 1.600 to
1900 pounds. II is a full-grown female.
belonging to a species that does not at
tain great size. The males grow some
times TO length Of 10 feet. The whale
is considered great prize by natural
lists on account of the rarity Of animals
OF this kind. Prof. True said that this
was the sixteenth OF its kind captured
in the North Atlantic. These whales ARE
cosmopolitan In character and occur In
other seas. but this Is believed To be-
the first one ever seen by naturalists.
Such whales have been caught by fisher
men. and their skulls and portions OF
their skeletons have been saved. There
Is a skull OF one at Harvard, which was
captured in 1867. The best known rela-
tive OF the botttle-nose Is the sperm
whale. The head OF the whale Is small
and terminates In long slender jaws,
forming n proboscis from which Its
popular name OF bottle-nose Is derived.
The males are marked by two teeth
that stick up out OF the lower jaw. one
on either side. Sometimes these teeth
curve around or lap over the upper
jaw In such a manner as 10 make II
doubtful whether the animal could
open Its mouth. The bottle-nose feeds.
IL is supposed. mainly on cutie fish. IL
has breathing hole on top OF Its head
and pair OF small eyes located well
down on the side. The color OF the
whale as 1t appeared to-day was black.
with n light grayish shade on the belly.
The color OF the whale when In its
natural element is a dark gray, but the
color changes rapidly, after the animal
Ia brought ashore.
The whale was photographed soon
after II was brought to the museum
grounds Several views were taken
from window above the spot where
the cetacean lay. Arrangements are in
progress for taking a cast Of the crea-
ture with view to having an exact re-
production OF IL in size and other re-
spects made In papier mache. For this
purpose the tail was cut of, as this
part will be cast separately. A plaster
mold will be taken from one side of the
animal, and then II will be turned over
and n similar mold taken from the
other side. Separate casts will also bs
made OF the head with the mouth open
so as 10 show the structure OF the jaws
When this Is done the carcass will q
to the osteologist. The flesh will b
stripped from the bones, which will b
placed In the macerating watts. In thu
course OF months they will issue fortl
| glisteuing white, be rearticulated b,
the osteologist. and mounted as per
feet skeleton In the department o
mammals. Washington Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
ABOUT PRAiRIE-poos.
What visitor 10 One oE Their sTownl
says af Then.

what - visitor 60 One OF Their sTowns's
says of rhefn.
The prairie-dog Is no more like a dog
than he Is like an elephant Instead OF
being n carnivorous canine. with dam
ger in his eye and trcachery in his
mind. he Is prairie marmot achubDy.
fat-paunched ground-squirrel, with o
short tail. He Is the iolliest little ro-
dent under the sun; he Is as lively as n
cricket. as watchful a. weasel, and,
10 all appearances. as happy as the day
is long.
While you are still some distance
from the town you see the inhabitants
running freely about. nibbling at roots
and blades OF grass, and foraging At
quite little distance from their re
spectIve dwellings; but as soon rs you
show yourself within hundred yards
OF the municipal suburbs, the alarm Ii
quietly given and every dog scampers
for his burrow rs fast as his stumpy
little legs can carry him.
On reaching his open door. which is
q six inch hole running down through
the center of little mound like n
miniature volcano with a bottomless pit
for a crater. he poises himself on the
rim. stands up on his hlnd-feet so high
and so straight that he looks uncom-
monty like tent peg. and views the
landscape DER.
When you get fairly into the town the
holes are found TO be as thick as apple
trees In an orchard. and on each OF the
mounds. excepting the very nearest.
there will be prairie-dog. yapping
Away at you as II his whole life depend
cd upon his bringing out a hundred and
twenty yaps 10 the minute Perhaps
twenty dogs will be barking indus
triously at you 10 concert with twenty
tails jerking spasmodically In unison
and twenty pairs of eyes watching you
with keen interest
As you slowly walk forward and cross
the imaginary dead line that the near
est dog has drawn around himself. he
dives head foremost into tho bowels Of
the earth, and his tail wrinkles merri-
ly from side 10 side as his hind. feet
disappear.
When you run forward and apply
your ear TO the hole your hear an indis-
t!nci. shufiiug sound. which grows
fainter and fainter. until Il finally
ceases. and then you hear his jolly lii
lie bark. ''Chit-tit-tit-titT come like
smothered laugh from the regions be-
low. Youths Companion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
READY-MApE CLOTHING.



Developing Toward Perfection.
That the manufacturing OF clothing
is rapidly developing toward perfection
OF every useful and ornamental detail
can not. In the light OF recent improve
ments. be doubted for moment. Ii
has now reached point when II must
be rated us an ''artistic science, math
ematically exact in all its various pro.
cesses and artistically satisfactory il
result. Until a comparatively recent
time ready-made clothing was manu-.
factured exclusively in large lines from
certain fundamental measurements, nc
provision being made for the large ina.
jority Of people whose anatomy wa,
not In strict keeping with the clothier',
standard OF proportion. In other words
a thirty-six inch chest entitled a mat
to just 50 much length OF waist arm
and leg. and failing to meet the require
ments of this rule, the wearer wa.
placed mt sad disadvantage Ia q
ready-made suit of clothes. Things
are different now. The manufacturer
art comprehends all male humanity,
not including, OF course, the more psl-
nounced desormities; ana the public is
now being catered TO In the Intelligent
manner, compelling rapidly growing
appreciation and patronage. The mer.
chant tailor, probably above all Other
men. sees II and feels its influence. A.
= result, his sphere of usefulness |,
rapidly contracting, and the temper o
the times seems 10 inevitably decree
that sooner or later tho large body %
what may be termed 'middle-class'
merchant tailors throughout the coun-
try will have dropped out of mercantile
existence. leaving the field 10 this
wholesale manufacturers. the upper.
class of merchant tailors who cater ;c
the patrons OF either ultra elegant
or eccentric tastes, and 10 the ''cob
blers'' Of the business. who sew and
patch In the sacred interests Of econ
omy-N. Y. Commercial Bulletin.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13

Button and lace shoes are not only
going out OF style. but out of use. The
only thing that can save the lace shoe
will be tile invention OF a fastening
for thc ends Of the laccs which will do
away with the tic and at the same time
be popular. There have been several in
ventions OF this kind, but none OF them
were practical The principal trouble
with the gaiter hitherto has been the
bad quality Of the rubber used in the
sides or cores These are now being
made with a new kind Of rubber, in
vented by Connecticut man, called
"kelgum. IL is made of vegetable
oils, and is said to be much moro
durable than the rubber that has been
used. The gaiter is popular because
it can DO put on and taken oil so
much more rapidly than tho other
styles OF shoe, and physicians recon-
mend its wearing because il does not
weaken the ankle as the lace and but
ton shoes do.-SI Louis Globe Demo
erat
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
SHETLAND PONIES.
An Importer Tells Nhere and How the
Little Horses are Obtained.

Little Horses Obtained.
Many erroneous ideas prevail In re-
gard 10 the trade In Shetland ponies;
in fact. the vast majority of Americans
know very little about the manner in
which these animals are raised and the
character OF the people who raise them.
For Instance, II Is the popular belief
that the buyer goes to Shetland and
picks up "A drove OF ponies as easily as
ha would a noct OF sheep In Texas
But such Is not the fact. By any means
The large island Is about forty-five
miles square. very rough and hilly.
and Is populated by small farmers
The climate Is quite severe In thc
winter. These farmers own small
patches Of ground. and live in small
stones houses generally. Every farmer
owns one. two, three or more Shetland
mares. from which they raise the
ponies. and shelter them In rude
sheds. The animals live principally
on potatoes. turnips, and peculiar
kind of spear-grass. indigenous 10
that country. As soon as the warm
spring days come the country Is visited
by buyers from England and the conti-
nent. who come TO catch bargains for
the nobility. The ponies are In great
demand for the wealthier classes OF
England. who buy them for their boys.
These Shetland farmers are n common.
ordinary set OF men. not what you
would call really intelligent, but they
have keen eye single 10 good bar
gain In selling pony. and the buyer
has To use as many tricks OF the horse
trader In that country as in Yankee
dom. To gather the last drove of
ponies ] purchased there had TO ride
over a large portion OF the island
over hills and through rayines covered
with snow--pickinG up one and two
ponies here and there. The price for
pony Is usually Is. and 1t costs from
~ To fl0 each 10 ship them across the
North Sea to Aberdeen. Scotland. By
the time pony is landed in America
il has cost the shipper about sl20. Sew
eral OF them always die on the sea. Out
Of sixty-one In the last lot ] lost thirty,
The smallest full-grown thoroughbred
Shetland pony is thirty inches high and
the largest only forty inches high. But
there Is large trade In the United
States in ponies raised in the north OF
ireland. aud they are sold here for
Shetland ponies. But they are not
Shetlands. They are bred with other
horses and are larger than the
genuine specimen. st Louis Globe
Democrat.