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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
FOUR DECADES AGO.
Only sixteen MllliOnaires In Boston In tho
Early Flfties.

Only sixteen MllliOnaires In Boston In tho
Early Fiftles.
No longer ago than the year 1851
$50. 900 made large estate and $780,
900 made its owner rich man. Only
sixteen residents of Boston in that year
were millionaires. The Appleton fam
lily made three OF this number-Nathan
Appleton was worth 81 800, 600, Sam
uel Appleton, his brother, the same,
and William Appleton, his cousin,
$500, ,OOO more. All three began life
poor, Samuel with 81 cents. The dry
goods business and manufactures gave
them fortunes, which they used most
generously, William appropriating his
entire income beyond his family ex-
penses to benevolent purposes.
John Bryant made million and
q half in the Northwest coast
and China trade. Ebenezer Francis,
who also began life poor, made
three millions in the East India trade;
John l.. Gardner and Thomas Wiggles-
worth made half that sum in the same
way, and Joshua Scarf as much in
West India trade. These were the
days OF commercial prosperity in Bos-
ton. Abbot Lawrence, then Minister
to the Court of st. Jardes, had three
millions, and his brother Amos half as
much and their house was the heaviest
American goods house in the country.
Thomas II. Perkins, familiarly known
as "Long Tom" Perkins, began his
mercantile life in St. Domingo, and
when driven away by a revolt Of the
slaves came back to Boston, began
trading with China, and acquired
very large fortune. David Sears
inherited $S00,00O from his father,
the largest amount ever inherited
| in New England up to that time
| by a single individual. Robert
e. Shaw was called in one Of the lead
ing newspapers OF that day 1.-The old
est active merchant in his city, as he
is the most opulent oncn William
Sturgis was another Cape Cod sailor
who commenced life poor; he arose to
the command OF his ship, finally mo-
nopolized the northwest coast trade,
and became rich. John +. Thayer is
the only example of broker who
also was millionaire, and John
Welles OF land speculator. There
are no lawyers in the above list In
/ deed, the returns in the profession
have never been SO large as to make a
lawyer a millionaire, though the Bos-
ton bar has held a most distinguished
place. not only in our commonwealth
but in the country. Several, however.
we're then numbered among the rich
men of Boston.-Boston GLOBE
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
NEW DISTRESS SIGNAL.
An Invention which VIII Probably Save
the Lives of Many Seafarers.

An Invention which VIII Probably Save
the Lives of Many seafarers.
A description is given below OF new
distress signal which has recently been
brought out The distinguishing feat
ures OF this invention are that no stick
is required, and there is no back fire.
The rocket takes the form OF metal
cylinder, in the base OF which is the
propelling charge. Above this Is
charge of tonite, and above this again
q star composition.
The rocket is placed in n phosphor-
bronze socket, which may be screwed
or let into the rail OF the ship. When
it is required to fire It, firing tube is
placed in the center of the rocket, and
to the top OF this lanyard is hook
ed. The propclling charge is fired by
simply pulling the lanyard, and the sig
nal is propelled upward at one impulse.
The wire fuse by which the decorating
charge is exploded is at the same time
ignited, and this burns until the rock
ct has reached the maximum height,
which is six hundred feet
The stars are thrown out giving
brilliant illumination, and the tonite
charge then explodes. The noise OF the
explosion is equal to the firing OF six
pound gun, but being high, is heard at
"a great distance; indeed, in one In.
stance disabled vessel brought anoth-
er to her assistance from distance OF
twelve miles.
These rockets are so portable and
easy to fire, no match or port fire being
required, that they are very suitable
for boats, and doubtless many lives
would have been saved had they been
in use in cases where shipwrecked
crews have had to take to the boats.
The Board OF Trade has authorized its
surveyors to pass these socket distress
signals in lieu OF both guns and rock
cts, so that many lines of steamships
have landed their guns and use these
signals instead.
The National Life-boat Institution is
also introducing them with red stars.
which is the distinctive signal to sum-
mon a life-boat crew. A further ad-
vantage in this form OF rocket is that Q
combination OF colors and number OF
stars can be SO arranged as to form
code on the principle OF the Morse
alphabet, n feature which may prove OF
great Importance in naval maneuvers,
and for topedo boat operations.
The full-sized rockets are seven inches
long and two inches in diameter. A
smaller size, which is called the socket
light signal" is also made. This has
; no explosive charge. Another modifi-
cation of the idea consists Of sound
, signal, which has no stars. This takes
! the place of gun.-Engineering.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
An Excellent RENE

They were returning from the thea
ter.
81 am troubled with slight sore
throat. Miss Clara" he said, land
think it would be wise II ] should but
ton my coat tightly around my neck"
II would, indeed, Mr.. Sampson" re-
piled the girl with some concern. "At
this season of the year a sore throat is
apt to develop into something serious.
Are you doing any thing for itP"
mot so far" he replied. Il hardly
know what to do"
II have often heard papa say" shyly
suggested the girl. THAT raw oysters
have very soothing and beneficial ef-
feet upon such trouble. ~. J. Sun
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
THE WOMAN TO MARRY.
Bob Burdette Takes Hand In the Die.
cussion of tho Marriage Question.

bob Burdette Takes u Hand In the bis.
cussion of tho Marriage Question.
''You say you demand domestic.
useful woman as your wife. II that Is
30, marry Nora Mulligan, your laun-
dress daughter. She wears oowhide
shoes, Is guiltless Of corsets, never
takes in washing, goes out house,
cleaning, and cooks for a family OF
seven children, her mother and three
section men board with her. don't
think she would marry you, because
Con Reagan, the track walker, Is her
style OF man. Let us examine into
your qualifications as model husband
after your matrimonial ideas, my boy.
| Can you shoulder barrel OF -four and
carry it down cellar? Can you saw
and split ten cords OF hickory wood In
the fall so as to have ready fuel all
winterp Can you spade up q half acre
OF ground for a kitchen gardenp DO
you know what will take the limo taste
out of the new cistern, and can you patch
the little leak in the kitchen roof
Can you bring home q pane OF glass
and a wad Of putty and repair damages
in the little sitting room window? Can
you hang some cheap paper on the
kitchenp Can you fix the front gate
, 80 it will not swagP Can you do an!
thing about the house that Con Reaga,
canp My dear. dear boy, you se
Nora Mulligan wants a higher type Q
true manhood. You expect to hir
= men to do all the mans work about tn
n house. but you want your wife to d
any thing any woman can do. Believ
:, me, my son, that nine-tenths Of tn
girls who play the piano and sing s
). charmingly. whom you in your limite
knowledge set down as mere butter
=, flies of fashion, are better fitted fc
wives than you are for husband.
y you want to marry a tirst-class COO
and experienced housekeeper, do yo,
oourting in the intelligence Office. b
.e II you want wife, marry the girl yc
love, with dimpled hands and face lih
the sunlight. and her love will teac
=. her all these things, my boy, long b
~ =, fore you have learned one-half of yo,
!. own lesson. - Burdette, IN Br0Okts
Edgle.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
THE LAND OF LAKES.


Province OF Finland.
Finland is, in the language OF the
country, Suomesimaa, ''the land oi
lakes,' and this is really the truth. as
no less than one-third is under water. |
Much Of this is. however, marsh land. |
though the lakes Saima, Lodoga, En- |
are, etc., cover some thousands OF square
miles The surface Of the country is
fiat, with chain Of low hills about the
center the highest Of these being the
mountain "Aavasaksa." The coasts
are deeply indented and picturesque,
with bold granite cliffs standing clear
out against the deep blue sky, and
many islands belonging to the Archi-
pelapo of Aland dot the surface OF its
western waters. Inland there are dense
forests OF pine, fir and birch, which have
a strange and enthralling influence up
on the imagination. Notwithstanding
their usually somber aspect, there are
innumerable pleasant glades in the re-
cesses of these woods, where the tall
white-stemmed birch and great bould-
ers covered with lichen crop up from
the grass and form pleasant picture;
besides this the lakes have a beauty
solemn and romantic-which can scarce
ly be found elsewhere. The landscape,
too. dotted with numerous windmills,
and the church towers, built apart from
the D aces of worship, present strange
pictures. From these towers the night
watchmen sound their horns or play up
on triangles as an alarm OF fire.
Often in the dead OF night q
great blaze on the horizon will tell Ol
some forest fire. These are mainly
owing to the carelessness OF the peas
antry, and, combined with the great ex
portation OF timber and its lavish us'
for firewood and for building purposes
have caused great rise in its valu'
within the last few years. Travelling il
the country, though cheap, is not al
was pleasant. Many of the roads ar
what would be described as corduroy
that is, having rough logs laid across
over which ones vehicle bumps an
Jumps in a manner calculated TO max
the bones sore for considerable tim
after a journey. The velocity wit
! which the natives send the carriag
down hills is also likely to try tn
nerves of any not to the manner borr
Most persons posting through Finlan
have their own vehicles-wheeled one
+ for the summer and sledges for tn
winter-and they change horses at eac
stage of about fifteen versts (ten Eng
! lish miles). Should you have to tru
to the post-house for conveyance yo
r. are more likely than not condemned
. travel in cart without springs and
hard seat with no back to it or an ord
nary work sledge. The charge for pos
y ing is little enough, being ten Finnis
. pennies Cd English) per verst, and Il
driver is required by law to take you
the rate of one Swedish or seven En-
lish miles per hour.-COrnhW Ma
dzine.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
A PRAIRIE STORM.
VIVID Picture OF Terrible But Entranc-
ingiy-GrAnd Scene.

VIVID Picture OF q IerrIute nut u-htrIHC~
ingiy-Grnnd Scene.
There is one thing beyond mans
control. and the grandeur of prairie
storm can only be imagined by those
VINO have seen it or witnessed storm
NJ sea. Such storm swept over the
prairies in August last. The morning
was warm aud bright, but shortly after
noon there came an indefinable change
The sun still shone. but its rays threw
an altered light, and brought the prai-
rie flowers into brighter relief. while
it cast darker shadow where shadows
fell.
Away toward the horizon the waver-
ing glinmer that curtained the meet
ing place of sky and plain became
more tangible, and thin black hue
framed the landscape. Gradually it
grew broader and higher and as it
overlapped the bright blue sky the
birds flew hurriedly from before 1t,
and such cattle as were in sight drew
closer together for protection. Gusts
OF wind that shook the train followed
each other at intervals that grew short
er and shorter, and the frame of black
was once in awhile illumined with
flashes of summer lightning, which,
as they came nearer. threw heavy
banks of lphurous-looking clouds in
to bold relief Still there was no rain
and the thunder Of the train was al
that broke the stiffness.
| Ecr pan,.1y tUn hOpra tho cloud,
maintained the same slow approach
and left the spectator to run fancy-fre'
|, and imagine the outstretched fingers o
, some great ghoul to be slowly closing
in to crush him. So strong did th'
feeling become that the more nervous
a passengers drew back and shuddere'
at each succeeding gust, while other
q clustered round windows and gazed
, fascinated, at the coming storm. A
last it came. One huge cloud shot or
q from the approaching bank. and for
}, moment poised in midair. l
Fleecy clouds, that looked ghastl
4 by contrast, hung round it like fringe
a on funeral pail, till with crash thi
q outweighed the roar of the train
h seemed to be rent in two wit
"a one streak of fire that turne
q the entire cloud into gold. Frol
, that on and for nearly a
i hour it was one continuous rumbl
,s broken occasionally with u sharpe
"a crash, and accompanied by the patti
h of the rain that fell in torrents Bol
> sheet and forked lightning played co
ST tinuously. and, while the former turn,
>, the clouds from blackness into ligf
to the latter seemed to rend them in fra
. ments and stand out in lines of fire +
H. seconds at a time.
#. At last it passed away and the aic
N ering flames that illumined the sout
M ern horizon seemed like the volley f
at ing of retreating army; but so gre
o.. was the expanse of prairie that tn
n. were never entirely lost sight OF, b
again grew more and more vivid uni
eighty miles further west the stor
again crossed the track, movil
northward with diminishing fore
ny Slowly as it appeared to move, it h
in five short hours traversed the HI
,st of a circle not less than one hundr
II miles in diameter, which would give
all rate a upward of thirty miles
lty hour.-H3r. Omaha Bee.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
A heart-Breaking Loss.

Bobley-Wonder what makes young
pe,kins look SO cast down. One would
fancy he had lost his best friend,
Wiggins-So he has. His sweetheart
has Tilted him.
Bobley-Well, it's really blessing in
DISGUISE. He has escaped mother-in'
law, any way.
Wiggins-Oh, you don't understan"
the girl was an orphan!-JMage.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
LESSON Wis the man mad?"
.He is"

..He is"
"Why is he mad?"
because he says he whistled for the
car last evening and it didn't stop"
didn't the driver hear himp'
"That's question. Tho man says
he couldn't have been over half milo
away, and the night was very still, and
he wants it understood that II it hap
pens again he will go to headquarters
with his complaint"
..But he got the next carp"
"No. he didn't, and that's what hurts
him. He was standing on the curb
stone, kicking the needless driver OF
the other car in Imagination, and was
so deeply interested that he let two
cars and good-looking seamstress
pass him without seeing them. DE
troll Free Press
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02

-Rothschild said one day he always
knew when people were talk about his
fellow Hebrews, whether the latter
we're rich or poor. Upon being asked
to explain how he knew that, he replied:
"Why, you see. when people are talk
ing about wealthy man OF my creed
they call him an Israelite, but II no d
poor they call him a jew"
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02

-"Ah," said the fly, as 1t crawled
around the bottle. II have passed
through the Matching age, the creeping
age, and now l am in the mucilagep-
then it stuck.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02

Short accounts make long friends.
Use not credit too frequently without
1;iing with currency.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
NEW FIRST READER.
Ouman Nature as Displayed ON stree
Cars aud street Corners.

liumau nature NS DtNpityeu on strces
Cars aud street Corners.
LESSON l.-"Shall we make a trip on
the street car and study human nat
urep"
''Yes. let us go. They run so swiftly
that it is like flying through the air.
How exhilarating! What II moving pan.
Drama OF human life is here represent
ed! All! but why do we stop?'
"For that woman II block and a half
away who is waving both arms at the
driver. Now that she has stopped the
car she isn't in so much Of hurry. |
She feels for her purse. rearranges her
cloak, draws on one OF her gloves, and |
detains twenty passengers for two min
utes."
'She must have very important bus
inessp"
''She has. Her neighbor got cloak
which she says cost $36, but this wom'
an thinks she saw one like 1t for $l9.
She is on her way down town to make
sure. There-she is on-and We will
now fly again."
LESSON H.-"Street-car conductors
are great students of human nature,
are they notP"
They are. They can pick out a
man who will take n three-cent piece
for IA ten almost at II glance.
''Are they often annoyedP"
very often, but the company pays
'em for it. 1t is very annoying when
conductor helps a woman and seven
children on and off to find that she IL
only wash-woman and can never
leave him legacy"
rs conductor expected to be a gen
tlemanP"
'Certainly. He Is supposed to lif
his hat to every lady. wish every pas
senger good-day, and to indulge in tai
linen collars, kid gloves and swallow
tailed coats"
"Why does he have to ring up a far
for each passenger?"
ITO prevent his changing place
) with the owners of the line. But TO
this wise provision of nature he woul
soon be seated at the cashiers desl,
and the cashier would be on the rea
platform of II car"
LESSON III.-"Why does the pa
senger put his hands in his pocket
+ and stretch his legs across the carp"
r "Because he passes for a genius"
4 but it looks loaferish."
= "lt might, in case OF poor maj
4 but this one is worth $75, 900 and an
! thing he does is credited to eccentric
: ties of genius"
r '.He seems half-drunk.
$50 he does. In the case OF a me
: earning two dollars day he wou
l. seem all drunk, and the conduct,
= would give him the collar, but mon'
1t and genius are big excuses, my boy
It LESSON IV.-"Why did the lady gi
i such a sudden start?'
n "Because she realized the fact tn
o. the conductor had been holding out /
). hand for two long minutes for h
d fare"
II "But didn't she notice him cole,
ID ingp"
II "Oh, no. 1t wouldn't be fashion
m BILE to notice any such thing. II
mind has been far, far away, and M
that it has returned she feels in diff,
ent places for her purse-rises up, S
down three times, shakes out /
skirts and unbuttons her cloak, u
il finally produces Car ticket from h
J. glove?"
ly didn't she know it was there
,r the timeP'
n ..She did, but If she hadn't GO
IN through her performance the rest
n us might not have noticed her new
e, and sealskin."
- LESSON Wis the man mad?"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
STOLE THOUSANDS.
The Son Of IN Austrian Count Arrssted
for Enabeysling.

The Son Of IN Austrian Count Arrested
for Embessling.
Max jacobson, one Of the clsvsrsst
OF European sharpsrs, has been arrest
ed at Chicago for extensive smbsx-
elements ON the Fidelity and Casuslty com.
pany Of this city. jacobson, who y .
young man Of distinguished appearance.
has been In the employ Of the company
nearly . year. He came here with excel
lent recommendations His promotion iva
rapid and he was soon given entire con-
troll Of the company's Western business,
being installed Al superintendent. He
had the handling Of large sums
Of money, and his accounts passed
With very little examination. During the
Washington park races, however, Presi-
dent Alexander learned by accident that
his superintendent was risking large sums
Of money in the pools, and . Systematic
Investigation was begun, and jacobson
was proved to be Q forgsr and confidence
man, known in most Of the capitals Of
Europe. and to have been released only Q
year ago after serving four years at Joliet
for forgery. From Vienna, Austria,
word came that Jacobson's father held the
title Of count aud was one Of the wealth.
lest Of Austrian bankers.
It having been reported that jacobson
was preparing to leave the city, . warrant
charging him with embexxlement was
sworn out al once, and an officer arrested
the young man just ~ he was stopping ON
. train for New York. When locked MP
at the Central jacobson admitted much
that wal charged against him; but whom
be heard that his father knew Of the mat.
Ter he became almost frantic.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

ITALIAN women who land at Castle
Garden do not generally wear bustles,
but Maria incenz Chiara Carrichina was
observed to have one on the other day
and to be rather anxious aboutit. She was
therefore invited to step into the Office,
where q female inspector, whose Curl
osity had been excited, proceeded to
explore the uncommon a%ppendage. Her
search was rewarded by the discovery
of five gold chains. thirty-three pairs of
kid gloves, two gold-mounted SMELL
ing bottles, two silver watch chains,
nine gold finger rings, five gold pend
ants, and five pairs of gold earrings.
The jewelry was confiscated, and Signor-
ina Carrichina held to answer the
charge of smuggling.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
SCARED TO DEATH.

A Wealthy Kentucky woman sueeunss
to . Queer Case Of, Fright.
Bellevue (Ky.) dispatch: The largest
Funeral ssen here for years was that Of
Mrs.. Angelo RusconL n Of the richest
women In the State. She was frightened
to death BY . ghost. For some time an
.uncanny" visitor has appeared nightly
In . room over Boro's grocery and crowds
gathered nightly to see t. Saturday
night Mrs.. Rusconi went 70 sss the
ghost" She was very fsshy and was
afflicted with . tumor. When suddenly
the ghost appeared she fell dead. Last
night . thorough investigation was made
and It was found that tbs "ghost'' b the
reflection OF an electric light at the river
landing.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

New Yosk aaA Dostoa otruaGalne uaea -
the kabasa eetAs Dsss.Haal Chanpss..
shlp-Clab eaxalngs md Expeuaatures.
lcnioAoo connEsPoNDRNck
TIT race for the League championship
grows t1 interest ~ the season draws to :
close. Kew York a Boston ara still run.
a.ag neek 2 neck. and no n can sesely
predict which will come out ahead. Chi
cago has showed . marked Improvement In
play during the past two weeks. aud thrext.
ems to displsce philadelphia frow third
position. Il. indeed. ~ -Old Anses boasts
q" viii. she does not give Boston and New
iofk 9 tight ru6 tor 1sst place. The Phiia-
delphtas are Ia hard lines. Thay haven't .
man to place In the bog In whom they can
the team 10 not doing the sort Of work
taae permits OF loose pitching. The
poor Babies. are having : serious run
OF bad luck. losing most OF their
games. BY only n rum. They couldn't
come down tho list any faster IN . creased
Eole. Cleveland crowds are Aouring ON
them and seem not to care whether they
are close behind and are out Tor iii they
can got. Henlon's management was al
that Was needed to put the Jonahs on their
ieet. The Indianapolis people continue to
break out quite regularly aud grab oY .
game here and there. The Washinetons,
TOO: give An occasional black eye. but mona
Of their scraps Seem to return them any
benefit and they are ~ heavily anchored q
clubs have Of late been showing the best
work aud some radical changes in the
loaeue standing may be very properly
watched for.
STANDING OF the CLUBS.
the following tables show the standing Of
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

TIE great organ Of the catholic
)hedrsl In Louisville was out Of tune
several days The organist, Prof.
: Chase, searched for the cause but
I'D not discover II. Then Mr..
pher, the organ builder. was called
o rec what was the matter. After Q
Il examination he found the metallic
pipe out Of order. He had the
which Il ten feet in length, re-
ID. and found that asperrow lodged
70 middle Of II. The sparrow was
owed and the pipe replaced, and
organ + now In good order. Il Il
known bow the bird could have got
Tie pipe.