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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
JOHN cHINAMAN's WIFE.
The Privacy In which SHE IL Kept ny
Her Almond-Eyed Lord.

Her Almond-Eyed Lord.
The privacy OF the Chinese ladies IN
New York Is positively inviolate as far
as Americans are concerned. The new
wife of fuet Sing lives at No. ID Mott
street. Cinnamon say that the bride is
the prettiost girl ever brought To this
country from China. She is not quite
eighteen years old. and is very diminu-
tive. her height lacking several inches
Of five feet, and her weight being only
eighty-hve pounds. She was nego-
by an agent Of the bridegroom. She
cost over $1,000. and he means To
keep her to himself Even at the mar
riage ceremony in the iost house she
was made To hide her face behind fan,
although the only witnesses present
were a few carefully-chosen Cinnamon.
At her own reception. subsequently.
only Chinese women were present
This was the affair TO which party
| OF Fifth avenue swells desired earnestly
10 90. but from which they were ex-
cluded as unworthy. just as they them
selves shut out other people. In a
conversation on the subject Mrs Will
lam X. Vanderbilt remarked that she
had an ardent desire 10 see some Chi
| nese women.
That would be difficult replied "a
clergyman familiar with the subject.
"because the Chinese women in this
city are kept sedulously secluded.
There are something like 10000 Chi
nese in New York and its immediate
neighborhood Probably 900 OF them
are females. By great effort several
hundred OF the men have been gathered
into Sunday-schools. but never a
single woman or girl. To subject a
weiaan to the slightest publicity IL To
degrade her, according TO the time
honored belief OF the Chinese. aud no
body here has yet been able to contro-
vert that doctrine successfully"
II Is IA further fact that the China
men who go TO Sunday-schools do not
In the least abate their conviction that
women who mingle with men are nee
essarily blameworthy To that extent.
These fellows may treat their Sunday.
school teachers who are not only all
ladies, but are proporuoned at the
rate of one to each and every pupil
with polite show OF respect. but
they can not be brought 10 regard
them as good women in the sense tina
secluded Chinese women are good
This notion crops out repeatedly il
the Sunday-schools. and nothing car
eradicate il from the Chinese mind. -
~ J. World.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
ITALIAN MACARONI.


MAcarofli Is an Italian invention, and
though tht process Of its manufacture
is very simple. il has never been pro-
duced 80 successfully in any other
country. This is said TO be because
italian macaroni Is made from n pecul-
lar kind OF wheat named grano duro.
or hard grain. At first IL was import
ed at considerable expense from the
Russian territories ON the Black sea.
This grain which is now extensively
grown by the farmers OF Southern
Italy is said to possess much greater
amount o1 gluten than other varieties
Of wheat and to be therefore better
adapted f,|r the macaroni manufacture.
Its kernel Is very small After the
wheat has been washed it Is hulled and
ground and passed through several
sleeves 10 separate the finer from the
coarser flour. Five qualities are
obtained by as many siftings.
the last the finest that can
be made. The Hour is mixed with hot
water TO the consistency OF stiff
dough, ard is then kneaded by means
OF wooden pole fastened To IA post and
worked up and down upon the paste;
or the chtaDer grades are often made
by treadihg the dough with the feet.
When the paste has been kneaded for
u long time 10 Is put into trough or
iron vessdl containing Il large number
of small oles OF two sizes. the paste
passing thnoug the smallest becoming
yermicell Over the larger holes are
little copper bridges. from which cop
per wire passes through each hole. and
this max Is the hollow tubes of the
macaroni4 When this vessel IL filled
with the dough a press is driven in
upon IL, and as fast as IL is forced
through the holes "A workman takes up
the macatoni or vermieelli. ~ the case
may be, ind lays II across line To dry
In lengths OF two or three yards, after
which II 5 ready for market. A cur
rent Of hot air passing through the
tubes an strings as they are being
formed partially cooks them, and they
are dried by hot-air currents. so that
In prepat tation for the table no long
cooking process Is necessary for this
food - GNfeuuO fgfer- flssfuu
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
The Sweets Of Life.

Brown said Robinson. you seem
10 be the happisst man on earth. When
saw Yon last, nearly year ago, you
were as bright and cheerful as a bird. ="
Yes" responded Brown. Il was just
about to be married then"
"And to-day yon ara in the same
buoyant spirits. You're always happy.
| suppose"
Yes" responded Brown. II AN
Just about To be divorced. ~ i. Sun
- -
An eighteen-year-old negro boy OF
Mariana, Ark, shot his mother be-
cause she was baking n sweet potato
for his brother instead Of for him.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
A PECULIAR DISEASE.
Prostrstlon OF Those Employed Abou,
Electrie-Light Plants.


ProsfrstIon of Those Employed Aboui
Eiectrie-Light Plants.
Not little uneasiness Is said to have
been caused In certain manufacturing
regions by the outbreak Of peculiar
disease in persons whose duties neces
state constant working under electric
light The disease, which is known as
electric prostration. q" lays siege to the
subjects throat, face and temples.
Some very severe cases of II are re-
ported from Crensot, town In France,
u large number OF men being kept at
work In that town In a factory where
metals are heated by an electric fur.
mace. The strength of this furnace Is
over one hundred thousand CANDLE
power. and while the heat is not In
itself sufficient to hurt the men. the
intense brillianey OF the light brings
on the electric prostration.n The first
symptom Is said to be a painful sensa-
tion in the throat. followed by irrita-
tion and Inflammation Of the eyes.
The victims skin meanwhile takes on
a copper-red color. while the pain In
the eyes Is followed by copious dis
charges OF tears for forty-eight hours.
After four or five days the victims
skin peels of in places. and he is other
wise made 10 feel the unpleasant nature
of his situation.
The general outbreak OF such dis
ease as this would involve serious con-
Th.. .sxF. ,1..xa
employment brings them into contact
with the electric light Is enormous.
and Is calculated to increase at the
same rate MS the comparatively new
agent supplants the old means OF H.
Elimination and becomes used as a mo-
tive power. Some claim that the cleo
trio light Is destined ultimately TO SUI
persede gas as a lighting power en-
tirely, and should this be the case, a
malady springing directly from con-
tact with the new power would be a
grave matter. The only remedy so far
applied In cases OF electric prostra-
tion" has been the wearing OF shade
over the eyes by the person affected by
It. This. however, while 1t relieves
the direct strain on the eyes. does not
mitigrate the gravity of the other
symptoms.
The great minds that gave the elec-
trio light its being are naturally the
ones best calculated 10 provide means
OF remedying any unpleasant conse.
quences that may be entailed by Its
use. To mind like Mr.. Edison's the
discovery OF cure for electric pros
tration" should be simple matter
The malady bears an evident resem.
blance In some respects TO the disease
known as color blindness" the vic
Tins OF which are workmen whose du-
ties entail a constant scanning OF parti
colored lamps at night. The entire
subject is one that demands the atten'
tion OF scientists. The electric light
Is far too valuable an agent TO be re
tarded In its advancement by draw.
back which n little careful study by
those most familiar with 1t should
remedy. Chicago Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
STRUGGLES FOR DRESS.
Every society Woman Wants a New Gov
for Each Separate Occasion.

Every Society Woman Wants a New Gown
for Eaeh Separate Occasion.
Il may safely say that there Is great
strife among society ladies In the mat
ter of dresses. You see the people in
our best society. whose patronage we
have. are exclusive. They live among
themselves They are seen and OBJ
served by one another wherever they
60, whether TO the opera, driving.
dining out. or to balls. The idea pre-
walls among them that IL would never
do for a lady TO be seen twice In the
same dress. For this reason 1t be-
comes necessary for every lady in this
circle to have new dress for each
separate occasion. Then, you see,
she must have her opera-dress. her
carriage-dress, her dining-dress, her
full dress. etc. all for each occasion"
What is the average number of
dresses for a season with these ladies?''
well. let me see. In the winter.
what with operas, balls, dinners and
all. suppose new dress nearly every
day Is the rule. AT least five new
dresses u week is the average. In the
winter season | suppose that every
married lady has at least fifty new
dresses"
Then they would average two hun
dred year?"
No; not so high as that. You see
the winter season is more exacting.
and there Is a greater variety OF life.
! should think that the number would
average one hundred dresses year. "
And how do the prices OF these
ranger"
We'll. from $3.50 upward for mar
ried ladies. For young ladies the price
runs from $3.50 upward. For married
ladies more trimming, more elaborate
styles are required"
Has this craze for so many dresses
been long In fashionpn
well, 1t extends back some five
years"
rs there any special reason for this
extreme tendency nowP"
There Is the general increase in the
lavish expenditure OF money which
more and more eharacterizes our soci-
ETY. peoplel Then there Is the special
cause 10 be found in increased variety
In color in dresses II used to be that
few dresses sufiiced because there
we're only few colors and the dresses
were more simple. A blue, pink and
black dress would make an outfit en-
braeing the colors in vogue. Now the
number of shades and combinations is
almost unlimited. so that there Is OPP
portunity for great and varied dis
play. This naturally leads to rivalry
In the choice of colors. combinations
aud arrangements OF dress. The re.
suit is that every woman wants a new
dress for each separate occasion, and
she racks her brain In consultations
over styles and combinations. IN Y.
Press \
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
rokeIan GOSSIP.

The Japanese army IL now i5J. Ooc
strong 1t will be 100000 before long.
Some medical men In England at
tend their patients at the rate OF two
and half pence week.
The King of Denmark. who makes
punctuality a hobby.is called Christian
the Precise by his subjects.
The Crown Prince of Greece l. lih-
eral in his ideas of st;,tccraft. aud min
giles with the people in dem ocratic
fashion.
King Otto OF Bavaria now imag-
Ines himself "a black cat aud spends
mHeh Of his time In the effort 10 capt
ure mice.
The title OF Earl of Ava. the sec
ond title Of the wly-crcaled Marquis
of nuiferin and Ava was taken by spe-
rial command OF the Queen. Ava was
the ancient capital OF Burmah.
Owing 10 the common non-ob-
scrvance of laws ~ cleanliness aud
health In Madrid. that city. although
II has "a costly system OF sewerage. Is
the most unhealthy place of it, size In
the world. the death-rate being i5 in
| i.p0O
-Drawing-room ears from the United
States have been placed On the Chilian
railway between Valparaiso aud san.
tiago. IL is found 10 be very difficult
TO prevent passengers from smoking IN
hem. although "A smoking ear has beer
,dded
Some disagreeable facts appeared
In the Investigations Of labor matters
| " the royal commission in London
| II was shown. among other things
hat the magnificent embroidery %
! queen Victoria's carriage-cushions had
'een worked by cripple living in q
,arret. and paid barely sufficient Z,
seep of starvation.
| An article In the North China H'r
I'D upon Chinese benevolencs. show,
hat IL is very generally practiced
ur great soup kitchens are estab
l-hed. There are societies to pro
lde collins for those who can not bu,
hem, for gathering human bone
Inch have become exposed and Civ
ny them suitable burial, for distrib
tting plasters and drugs, and for pre-
enting virtue books"
The British Consul at Bussorah
N the Persian Gulf states that sine
he cultivation OF date and wheat hi
'ecn substituted for that OF rice, "A re
narkable Improvement has takel
,lace In the climate of the countr
round Bussorah. He says that 9TH
hilarious fever, 10 which Bussoral
ave its name. is now comparativel
are; and sallow compilations and wor
oo!Ss. which several years ago wer
universal. are now no longer seen
The northwest wind. which prevails |
he hot weather. instead Of bein
moist aud clammy, as 1t used TO be,
,ow dry and hot"
Queen Louisa of Denmark, who
allied the '.motheY-in-law Of ha
.arope," has remarkable gifts Of IA
.inntion and diplomacy, and hi
,rongh, up her children we'll. havin
personally attended 10 the education
Ter daughters. the Princess of Wal,
md the Czarina OF Russia She IL sal
. have "A great influence over he
.nns-in-law. She has steadily set he
eli IN the direction of peace. and
aid la he one OF the most successfl
,eaee-maI<ers OF our generation"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
THE BRYANT HOME.
The Picturesque Place Occupied by Far-
old Godwin.

Some recent newspaper paragraphs
have directed attention 10 Cedarmere.
for many ye lrs the home OF the poet
Bryant, In he picturesque little viii
lagd Of RosIyn. on the north shore OF
Long Island. Roslyn lies on an inlet
of the sound, about twenty miles from
New York Gity. commanding beanti-
fnl view Of he water aud the distant
hills across the sound. Bryant him
self once described Cedarmere as IA
little place. in most healthful neigh
borhood. just upon the sea water, along
an inlet OF the sound, overlooked by
woody hills. and near village skirting
several clear sheets OF fresh water fed
by abundant springs which gush from
the earth at the head OF the valley"
'The house OF seven gables. '"
writes co oFrespondent. ..is still in ,he
possession pf the family. being now oc-
cupied by Harold Goodwin. "a son OF
parke Godw Mr.. Bryants son-in-
law. Many of the poets effects are
still in tho house. In the library his
desk and chair remain practically as
he left the M. and in the same room
are the paintings given him by the
American artists The house is kept
In good repair and the grounds are In
excellent order The old oak. "a favorite
with the poet, was blown down-or
fell last YEAR The logs are now be.
ing seasoned so that they can be made
into furniture and souvenirs for mem.
bers OF he family and intimate
friends"
The hou be is large and rambling,
the frame being at least century old.
II has broad piazzas. from which
charming views OF lawn and water are
TO be had and, standing in spacious
grounds, presents TO the eye lines al
once quaint and graceful. - Book Buyer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
CHEAP ALUMINIUM.
A secret of Remarkable Value TO IRON
and steel industries.

A secret of Remarkable Value to IRON
and steel Industries.
The United States Secret-Scrvice
officers at Cincinnati, o.. have un-
earthed great invention. For three
years past people OF Newport KY.
have been greatly exercised over
some mysterious oings In an old
building on the outskirts Of town near
the mills. Any one approaching the
premises was at once ordered or IL
soon get rumored around that 1t was u
den Of counterfeiters; that Mt night
thieves and highwaymen remelted
stolen jewelry. and suspicious
looking experts were noticed to enter
the old works. Stag. containing
traces OF some brilliant metal was
found as evidence. This reaching the
ears OF the United States authorities,
Thomas Coyne. of the Newport De-
tective Agency stationed there. was
put ON the case.
He visited the old works. demanded
admission, which was granted 10 the
officer. and when he came away re-
ported the mysterious works only "a
chemical decomposition and analytical
study. His visit. however. brought TO
light the fact that in the old smelling
works chemical process had been
perfected, that the brilliant parti icl es
Of metal gathered off the Stag dump
being nothing less than pure aluminium.
s.h huA fAl In
jaclketed steel retorts distilled from
clay-cryolite. carbon. fiuoride huxe
aud other ingredients. crucibles being
useless to resist the strong basic fluxes
while this metal reduces silicon from
the substance OF the pot. becoming it
self dark gray and brittle In con-
sequence. Mr.. Charles l.. Harts-
field. OF Newport. KY. the ex-
perimenter in question, was seen by
your correspondent and acknowledged
that he had made the discovery. based
upon the theory of substitution without
the use OF sodium. obviating the neces-
sity OF the usual costly intermediary
elements. The Importance of such n
process can be judged, aluminium being
the most generally diffused metal upon
earth; il has all the beauty of silver,
non-tarnishing. non-corrosiye, stronger
and more lasting than silver. with only
one-fourth its weight while for electro
plating purposes is superior To either
silver or gold. When alloyed, one
tenth of one per cent. Of aluminium 10
iron. steel or copper. increases the
homogeneous aud tensile strength OF
the metal nearly one-half The value
OF this metal is inestimable. owing To
its alloying tenacity with any metal -
Scientific american.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02
FACTS ABOUT REPTILES.


and Their ways
King solomon acknowledged that
there were ''three things which are
too wonderful for me. yea. four which
i know not and one OF these was
''the way OF a serpent upon a rock. !"
and for years the mode OF progression OF
a snake remained to men OF science as
much a mystery as 1t was 10 Solomon.
II Is thought the absence OF limbs is "A
great disadvantage 10 snakes. but the
fact Is their ribs take the place OF
limbs. so that. instead OF having two
pairs they sometimes have over two
hundred. Aristotle thought they had
as many ribs as there are days In the
month. but in fact the number varies
and reaches four hundred In pythons.
MIR. Furguson once followed large
snake and found smart walk sun
cient 10 keep up with IL. Nor do
snakes exercise any fascination over
their victims Pepys alleged that they
elected poison on larks In full
flight so that they fell into
their mouths: but in fact chickens.
rats, guinea pigs. RABBITS. hens show no
fear OF snakes when given To the
latter In a cage. A hen has been known
TO roost on a python. and one has been
known to peck at II snakes tongue ir
motion, evidently taking II for nm in
sect or worm. When il has killed its
prey either by construction or poison.
the snake Is supposed Ia safivate oi
lubricate the meal by means OF IT.
tongue. This Is not the case, as th
tongue il too small TO lubricate tho
tiniest bird. The snake moves its head
about the prey, feeling with its tongue
for the right part to begin upon, and
when that Is In its mouth, but not till
then. the salivary glands begin TO aid
deglutition. The functions OF snakes
tongue have also been the subjects OF
popular error. Job speaks of the vi
per's tongue staying one, and Shakes
peare Is full Of similar remarks. The
tongue Is really very delicate organ
OF touch. for the eyes are so placed
that the snake can not see in front or
below. and by means of its tongue II
literally feels IL way. The stories OF
two-headed snakes owe their origin
TO the existence OF species
--bungarus fasciatus-which possesses
an abrupt rounded tail that is some
times mistaken for u second head. The
popular notion that every snake is poi
sonous is. OF course. absurd. but the
proportion of poisonous 10 harmless
snakes Is much less than Is generally
supposed. In Indin only one genus in
ten Is poisonous, and the same proper.
tion Il probably accurate as to III.
dividuals also. In all Southern India
there are only twelve kinds of poison
Gus snakes. the largest being the
hamadryad. which reaches fifteen feet
In length. A bite from one OF these
would probably produce death in three
minutes; 1t has the reputation of being
fierce and read 10 attack on tine slight
est molestaiion. The cobra IL timid
n the charmers who play pipe In front
OF II do not attract II by the music. for
\ II is nearly deaf, but by the movement
from side to side. which is followed by
the snake. The bites OF some species
Of poisonous snakes are not fat j at all,
and merely produce a little pain and
swelling OF the injured member.-N.
T. Ti,aes
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02

The Borsen ZeitHng vonches for
this statement: ..ln 1873 the Crown
Prince Frederick William caused
twelve copies To be taken by copper
plate process OF the diary which he
kept during the Franco-German war
OF these copies he presented one each
TO persons who particularly enjoyed
his confidence, the plate being after
ward destroyed. The recipients were
requested 10 take special care that the
diary was on no account published un-
I'll flfty years after the death Of its
author"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02

"A Philadelphia engineer estimates
THAT horse can draw ON an asphalt
Pavement three times as much as IL can
FFoa Belgian blocks and six siinss as
sgreat load as il can ON cobble stones,
and estimates that the wear and tear of
wagons and carriages on Belgian blocks
Is about ten times n great as on asphalt
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-02

The gross earnings OF one hundred
FOads for October were $23 AS. O5S.
against s29. S74, 40 in 1887, an increase
of $i23, ssa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Opium Cells.

Passing the electric light you enter hall
after hall filled with hazy fumes of sickly
smelling vapor through which the rays of
gorgeous lamps struggling find their way,
and cast wierd ghost like air over the
smokers resting below. The smoking COM
partments are divided into cells open at the
front and separated from one another by
gorgeous carvings of teak-wood which,
colored with the smoke of thousands has
turned from a rich brown into an oiled Jet.
Each cell accommodates two or more people,
and the most of the men 1 saw smoking were
in couples. On each side of little glass
lamp the men lay on red cushions, some
times dropping their feet upon a chair and
resting their heads on blue pillows, each
about foot square and a foot long. The
most expensive of the compartments had
cushions of fine velvet and the frames of
some couches were inlaid with mother-of-
pearl and jade.
Opium smokers always lie down while
smoking. They bend themselves spoon
fashion as they manipulate the opium, draw
it into their lungs and blow it out of their
noStrils. In some cases 1 noted large rooms
IN which private parties seemed to have as
sembled for an opium smoke together, and I
passed through every hall of this large
opium joint and did not see bit OF dis
order. Your opium smoker is different
from the drunkard. The opium calms in
stead of excites. / was treated with polite
ness everywhere and the drowsy, sleepy
crowd did not seem to care that l stopped
and looked at them.