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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
THE ENGINEERS STORY. q


Whach Chuseu Justice TO He Done 20 ths
Exteat of Nine Dollars.
In the smoking car. along with half
dozen others OF us, was an engineer
who was going down to Peoria. and
after time the Judge started to
draw him out by saying:
II presume you have had your share
OF close shaves. along with other On
gineersp'
Il have. sir" was the reply.
''Been in many smash-upsp"
"A full dozen. guess"
ANY particular adventure that
might be called wonderfully"
'.Why. yes. have one" replied the
man, after rclighting his old cigar
stump. II didn't think II any great
shave myself, but the boys cracked IL
up as something extra
LET us hear about It," said the
Judge. as he passed him Havana
"well. one day about three years
ago | was coming West with the light
ming express. and was running TO
make up lost time. Down here about
twenty miles two roads cross. as you
will see. and there are lot OF switches
and side tracks. | had just whistled
for the crossing and put on the brakes
when the coupling between the tender
and the baggage car broke"
| 81 see. | see, murmured the Judge.
AT the same moment something
went wrong with old No. 40. and
could not shut of steam. She sprang
away like a fash. and as she struck
the crossing she left the track and en-
tered a meadow filed with stumps"
"Good he ,vensr'
.'She kept straight course for
about forty rods. smashing the stumps
every second, and then leaped ditch
struck the rails OF the ID. & X. road
and after "a wobble or two settled dewr
and ran for two miles,
'.Amazingi Amazingi"
Then. at a crossing. she left the
metals. entered corn-feld. and bear.
Ing TO the right. plowed her way
across the country until she came tc
our own road again. She had long
jump TO maze over marsh. but she
made 1t. struck the rails. and ava,
she went"
''You-don't--say-s
81 was now behind my train. and
after run of two miles. got contro
OF the engine. ran up and coupled tt
the palace car. and went into Ashton
pushing the train ahead OF me"
''Great Scottl And was no one
hurt?"
mot soul. and not thing broken
The superintendent played meaI
trick on me. though"
''HowP'
why. the farmer who owned tn,
meadow paid the company els for tn,
stumps l had knocked out for him
while the corn-feld man charged q
for damages. The superintendent
pocketed the balance OF the money"
THE scoundrel! And how much
are you paid month";
Ninety dollars"
That's for running on the roadp"
"Yes.n
And nothing for lying?"
'.Not red"
That's an outrage The superin
tendent Is an old friend OF mine. ant
I'll see that you get the ~ on the
stumpage and a salary OF $500 a month
as long as you live. IL is such men al
YOU who make line popular IN. Y
Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
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LETTERS WILL WtiIz.


A scheme for the Rapid Collection OF
Mail Matter Ian Cities.
A commotion has been caused among
the letter-carriers In the post-office over
rumor that the pneumatic tube system
for the collection of mail matter will be
introduced In this city. It Is said that
the experiment will first be tried In the
business section OF the city and II found
TO be successful there the pipes will be
extended TO all parts OF the city. The
Postmaster-General has been investi-
eating this scheme and Ii said 10 be
favorabiy impressed with Its feasibility
In private business he has found that by
generous use OF wind dollars can ba
made to roll from the four points OF
the compass into one big money box.
and he sees no reason why the same
agency can not be made TO serve Uncle
Sam and bring mail dropped into the
letter-boxes in all parts of the city into
the central office.
Tho plans for the new system have
not yet been thoroughly digested. but
the general idea IL to lay a system OF
pneumatic tubes In all the main streets
OF the city and connect them with the
letter-boxes located on those streets.
The connection would be by means OF a
pipe running underground and up the
inside OF a lamp-posL where II would
be fitted to box OF peculiar construc-
tion. This would place all parts OF the
city in direct communication with the
post-office,. SO that a letter dropped In a
letter-box, al, Second and Diamond
streets. f6f instance, would be whirled
20 the post-ofilce in few seconds, can
celed. and III 1t happened to be train
time would be dispatched to Broad
street station and on board a train
bound for Chicago almost before the
Ink had time 10 dry. The system would
be particularly valuable in receiving
and dispatchlng mails TO Germantown.
Frankford and Manayunk. which ara
now no further advanced than the
postal system Of n century ago, as the
mail-bags are carried 10 aud from the
central Office by wagon. The letters
could be delivered from the tubes di-
rectly on a canceling machine. such rs
Is used In Boston. making a number OF
Paraiiei lines halfway across tine letter
This would MAKE still further saving
OF labor and make matters interesting
for the clerks = Philadelphia Record
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
ELECTRICAL NOTES.
Twenty Questions and Answers OF Mes,
Than Ordinary interest.

The Scribners have published q
pamphlet entitled 'sSome Useful and
Interesting Information About Elec-
trical Matters" From this ls taken
the following: Twenty questions about
electricity.
l. How strong n current Is used 70
send message over an Atlantic cableP
2. What Is the longest distance over
which conversation by telephone is
daily maintainedP
5. What Is the fastest time made by
an electric railway
4. How many miles OF submarine
cable are there In operationp
5. What is she maximum power gen.
Grated by an electric mot0rP
6. How is a break In submarine cable
locatcdP
z. How many miles OF telegraph
wire in operation in the United Statesp
g. How many messages can be trans
mitted over wire at one timer
.. How is telegraphing from NOV
ing train accomplishede
10 What are the most widely sep
aratcd points between which IL Is pos
sible to send a telegram
III. How many miles OF telephone
wire in operation in the United Statesp
~. What is the greatest candle pow
er OF arc-light used In a light-houseP
ID. How many persons In the Uaited
States are engaged In business depend
ing solely on electricityp
IA. How long does II take to trans
init message from San Francisco 70
Hong KongP
is. What Is the fastest time made
by an operator sending messages by
Morse system?
l6. How many telephones are In use
in the United Statesp
IL. What war vessel has the most
complete electrical plantP
10. What Is the average cost per
mile OF a transatlantic submarine cablef
10. How many miles OF electric rail-
way are in operation In the United
Statesp
20. What strength OF current is dan.
gerous 10 human lifea
ANSWERS.
l. Thirty cells OF battery only.
Equal TO thirty volts
2. About $50 miles from Portland,
Me-. TO Buffalo. N. Y.
5. A mile minute by small expe-
rimental car. Twenty miles an hour
on street railway system.
4. Over 100. 900 miles. or enough 70
girdle the earth four times.
8. Seventy-fve horsepower. Rx.
periments indicate that 100 horse
power will soon be reached.
g. BY measuring the electricity
needed TO charge the remaining un.
broken part.
2. Over million. or enough TO en-
circle the globe forty times.
8. Four, by the quadruplex system
In daily use
3. Through circuit from the car
roof inducing current In the wire c1
poles along the track.
/ 10. British Columbia and New Zea,
land. via America and Europe.
IL. More than 10000. over which
1855 900 messages are sent daily.
II. Two million. In lighthouse q
houstholm. Denmark.
Is. Estimated. $50. 600
Il About fifteen minutes. via New
York. Canso. Penzance. Alden. BON.
bay. Madras, Penang. and Singapore
10. About forty-two words per min.
ute
l6. About 800. 600
IL. United States man-of-war Chi
cago.
lS. About 81. 900.
1s. About 400 miles. and much mors
under construction.
20 Five hundred volts. but depend
ing largely on physical conditions.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

The corner stone of a church was
recently laid in New England town
with the usual impressive ceremonies
When the block Of granite had been
securely cemented in It's place ANAL
boy electrified the assemblage by max
ing a horrifying disclosure. He had
surreptitiously dropped into the re-
ceptacla under the stone the adyertis-
ing card OF a Boston clothing store.
containing the vulgar but startling
Interrogation. DO you wear pantsP'
The excitement in the village is in
tense.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16
weLL-woRN CLOTHING.
How to Restore Freshness 90 All Sorts
wooien Wearing Apparel

How To Restore Freshness 20 All Sorts Of
wooien Wearing Apparel
The mystery To many people how
the scourers OF old clothes can make
them look almost as good as new. Is
explained In the Ameri, an Analyst as
follows: Take. for instance. shiny
old coat, vest or pair Of pants, OF
broadcloth. cashmere or diagonal
The seourer makes a strong. warm
soapsuds and plunges the garment into
II. souses IL up and down. rubs the
dirty places. II necessary puts II
through second suds. then rinses Il
through several waters. and hangs Il
to dry on the line. When nearly dry
he takes IL in. rolls II up for an hour or
two. and then presses II. An old cot
ton cloth is laid on the outside of the
coat and the iron passed over that un-
Oil the wrinkles are out; but the iron
is removed before the steam ceases To
rise from the goo,is. else they would be
shiny. Wrinkles that are obstinate are
removed by laying a wet cloth over
them and passing the iron over that
II any shiny places are seen they are
treated as the wrinkles are: the iron
is lifted while the full clOnd OF steam
rises and brings the nap up with It.
Cloth should always have suds made
especially for It. as II that which has
been used for white cotton or woolen
clothes lint will be left in the water
and cling TO the cloth. In this man
ner we have known the same coat and
pantaloons TO be renewed time and
again and have all the look and feel oil
new garments. Good brosdcloth and
its fellow cloths will bear many wash
ings and look better every time be-
cause OF them.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

There are some funny things In
law, and lawyers meet with some
funny cases once in awhile. said Rep
resentative Kelly. Of Lackawanna
"A man who Is somewhat distin-
guished in criminal annals as an expert
pickpocket once asked friend OF
mine 10 take his case for him
Where's your money! inquired my
friend. i haven't got any. WAS the
reply. but II you'll promise to do the
business for me I'll go out and get a
watch for you in about five minutes. >"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

A negro minister once observed 70
his hearers at the close OF his sermon
rs follows: .'My very obatinacious
brethren. fiud it's no more use to
preach TO you than It Is for a grasshop-
per 10 wear knee buckles. ."-Celestia
sCity.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

"A young lady recently presented
her lover with an elahorately con-
structed pen-wiper, and was Rstonished
the next Sunday 10 see him come 70
church wearing 1t ~ a crayat
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

Its a poor rule that doesn't work
both ways This Is the reason why
every Government has an Opposition
Party. = Puck.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

Marriage is not one-tenth as much
a allure as the average summer resort
engagement. Raj mare AmaricAn
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-16

The dramatis persona In the now
celebrated Terry -Broderick duel num-
bered Is The duel was fought early
on the morning OF September Is. 1889.
within 10 miles Of the center OF San
Francisco
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
Right Soil for Fruit Trees and Vines.

Washington Post.
Fertilization will make many kinds of
soil suitable for great variety of fruit
trees and vines, but there are some fruits
that will not thrive on certain soils. no
matter how richly fertilized they may be.
Peculiar plants, vines and trees demand
peculiar soils, and even those kinds which
thrive in several varieties of soil generally
tree, for instance. 1t can be grown nearly
all over the United States and in a great
variety of soils, but it always does the best
in wet, moist and well-drained loan. The
pear and ounce will grow on nearly every
kind of soil that the apple will, but perfec
ton is only reached when planted in a
light sandy soil, free from standing water.
Peach trees are being limited to light. we'll
drained lands; hence the reason for so
many peach orchards found on hlllsides.
planted upon high, gravelly soil. The
selection of land for fruit trees applies as
well to the smaller vines, as berries, the
blackberry and raspberry upon light land,
The currant and gooseberry, on the con-
trary, require a moist, heavy soil for the
best results The strawberry wants moist,
sandy loan. When planted in light,
sandy soil more berries are produced, but
they are smaller and usually of an inferior
quality. After the proper soil is selected
for either fruit tree, vine or berry bush.
the next question of Importance lie that of
fertilization. The same fertilizer would
not do for all, nor would the same method
of application have beneficial results. 1t is
better generally to SOW the manure broad
cast for the smaller fruits and harrow it in.
This method of application will do for the
larger fruits, too, If other crops are to be
grown in the orchard. But If nothing but
the trees are to be grown in the orchard a
more economical use of the fertilizer would
be to spread it only about the bases of the
trees. The manure should be well decom-
posed and mixed with dirt before spread
around the roots of trees. Unfermented
manure should never come in contact with
the roots. Coarse manure should be spread
around the trees and then covered with a
layer of dirt. Manure should be used spar
lngly on peach trees until they begin to
bear The best all-round manure for fruit
trees is fine ground bone and potash, mixed
in the proportion of four parts of the former
to one of the latter. One pound of this
should be mixed in the soil around each
tree and another pound applied near the
surface.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

hams. light or medium. 7c; dried beef
hams hams and and knackes pieces lie; Bacon.
sides and ass average backs less
s sss bpy as ss 70 e s
tunsmoked), CSC; clear backs oInsmokedl, Csc.
clear bellies tunsmokedl. &c; bean pork brl 200
Boioena~siin, large or small siac cloth. large or
small, &c. Lard-Pure winter leaf. kettle-ren-
dsred. in terces 7Sc; in one,haf barrels. sc; in
s0-ib cases, Sc. Prime Leaf Lard--in tierces,
7l4c. Hoosier Packing Company Lard-In
wholesale Prices-Car-load lots-S. p. hams
10011c, as to average; s. p. shoulders, &c, "a to
average; shortrib sides. dry salt &c; prime steam
PRODUCE.
BUTTER-Selling prioes-Fancy creamery. $50
zoe; fair creamery, 14016ci tine dairy, IL Disc;
In which it is received Common stock win
bring but 4a5c per pound.
EGGs-shippers paying lso1slsc; selling from
PoULrRY-Hens. 7laasc p n; young chickens.
sl2c; hen turkeys, 1Oc; toms, sc; ROSTERS. Sc;
geese. $3.50 y doz; ducks, &c.
zoe ss : n. geese SOC ' No. mixed quo"
BEEswAx-Dark, 1sc; yellow. zoo.
WooL-Tub-washeda and picked, 33035c; un.
washed medium and common grades, II In good
order. Csc; bury and cotted, 1792Oc; fleece
washed, if light and in good order. 2S03Oc;
bury and understandable, according to their
value.
IRON AND STEEL
Bar iron rates., 1.9002c; horseshoe bar, Sc,
Norway rail rod, &c; German steel pl0w-slabs;
&c; American drill steel. 100 2c; Sanderson tool
shoes, key, 81 $3.50 mules s shoes, key,
$3.50 $50; horse nails. p box, Sd. So; steel
nails, 10d and larger, $2.1o02.35 " keg other
sizes at the usual advance; wire nails. 1895:
TINSERs' sUPPLIEs-Best brand charcoal tin.
&c, 10x14, 14x20. 12x12, 1878: TX. 10x14,
I4x2O and 12x12. $3.50; &c, l4x2O, roofing tin,
So 25; &c, 20x2s. 5000; block tin. in pigs. 27c;
in bars, 29c. IrOn-27 iron, 3l2c "a @ iron,
SC; galvanized, 60 per cent. discount Sheet
zinc. &c. Copper bottoms. Csc. Planished cop
per, SOC. Solder, l60lSc.
Clover-Red, choice, go ID bu, $4.O00435; En-
glish, choice, $4.4004.60; white. choice, S.. 400
500 Timothy--Choioe; As Is bu, SI.769i 80.
Bluegrass, fancy, IA ID bu, 81. Is 80 Orchard
grass-Extra clean, IA ID blu, 81 .256 lao Red
top-Choice, Ia 10 bu, e5c0$1.OO. Bird seed
Choice Sicily canary, 50Sc y ID. PtVo German
millet, S0c0$1 90 v bu; choice Hungarian, 700
SOC ~ blu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
Household Hints.

"Overdoors," or rallied shelves placed
above the door, mako very pretty decora-
ing china ornaments. They fit the top of
the door. and are about six inches high.
If well-dried, fine, sweet hay were more
often used for baby pillows, and also for
the little bed during the heated term, baby
would have a restful night and tired moth
ers less cause to- complain of fretfulness, as
heat alone is to blame for this in most cases.
A good way to wash a colored lawn 80 that
it will not fade is to take lukewarm water
and make a lather of white soap, and wash
the dress through this without putting
soap on the fabric. Rinse through two
cold waters with a Tablespoonful of vinegar
stirred in each. Hang out to dry, and iron
as soon as it is dry enough to press nicely.
If you have a figured linen lawn dress with
the cOlOrs faded you can make white
dress of 1T with very little trouble. Wash
it well in hot suds, and boil it until the
colors seem to be gone, then wash, and rinse
the dress, and dry it in the sun; if not
quite white when dry repeat the boiling.
and when laundered and ready to wear
trim it with bright-colored ribbon bows.
and you will have pretty new white dress.
The following is safe guide for cooking
fruit for canning and the quantity of sugar
necessary. The minutes indicate the time
for boiling and the ounces the amount of
sugar TO be used to each quart: Cherries
minutes, q ounces. Raspberries-6 min
uttb, ouHCtb. DldckOcIIlcb-O uiluuttb. %
ounces. Plums-10 minutes, 10 ounces.
Pears-30 minutes, ounces. Peaches-15
minutes, ounces. Pine-apples-l5 min
utes, ounces. Crab-apples-25 minutes.
ounces. Apples-l5 minutes. 8 ounces. Cur
rants-10 minutes, ounces. Grapes-10
minutes, 8 ounces. Gooseberries-20 min
utes, 8 ounces. Quinces-25 minutes, 10
ounces. TOmat0es-25 minutes.
OF course. some Judgment must be exer-
cised, according to the condition. quality
and class of fruit. ~
A correspondent of the Rural New Yorker
writes that after trying various merhods,
in the absence of ice, for keeping milk and
fresh meat. he devised box about five feet
long, three feet wide and deep enough TO
hold milk pitcher. For convenience he
divided it intotwo compartments by placing
a PARTITION in the center. Over the top he
placed two lids or DOORS covered with or
binary wire notwithstanding, each fast
ened to the box with hinges, with q knob
for lifting it. He placed this box on the
cellar bottom, and it answers the purpose
of a refrigerator admirably. In fact he
thinks things keep better in it than they do
in an ordinary iee-box. The whole thing
can be made from an old dry-goods box or
some waste lumber and couple of yards
of notwithstanding with couple Of hinges
and knobs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboards
Commercial Metropolis.

Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboards
Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Sept. Extraordinarily
3S,S1 packages; exports, 274 brls, 32,527
sacks. The market was quiet and steady;
sales, Is, 150 brlS
Wheat-Receipts. TO, $50 blu; exports. 81,
oil bu; sales, 100000 Blu futures, 152, 900 bu
spot The spot market opened higher,
closed weak, aud was fairly active; new
No. red. S4l4aS5c in elevator, s51s0s6s4c
afoat, s5ss6 s6l4c, f. O. b.; No. red, SIC;
ungraded red T@S75sc; steamer No. 2 red,
S1120s2c; steamer No. red, nc. Options
were quiet early and 1a05sc higher, and
closed weak, with the advance lost; No.
red, September, 40S47sc, closing at 81 lac:
October, s47s0S53sc, closing at s47sc; No
vember, closing at soc; December, S7l40
ga 1850, closing at S714c; May, 90 1-160
e20sc, closing at 92lsc.
Barley malt quiet.
Corn-Receipts, 400, 800 blu; exports. 40, no
bu; sales, 10000 bu futures, 1S4. ZOO bu spot.
The spot market was fairly active and
firm; No. 9, 42c in store and elevator; No.
white, 42l20525sc; ungraded mixed, 41as
043c. Options moderately active. and lsc
lower ana weak september, Al $50 70 sc,
closing at Al 7sc; October, 4214 042l2c, clos
ing at 40 lac; November, 425s042s4c, closing
at 1850; December, 42s40427sc. closing at
1880: May, 44c.
Oats-Receipts. H. 600 Blu; exports, 11.O64
bu; sales, 225. 900 bu futures, ~. 600 bu spot.
The spot market was steady and moderately
active. Options were quiet and easier; Sep
TENDER, 25lo6 25Ssc, closing at 25osc; OctO
Der, 25osO2534c, closing at 25s4c; May, 2S7s
029c; spot No. 2 white, 27l2027s4c; mixed
Western, 2402Sc; December white, 2S0 3Sc;
No. 2 Chicago, 26si027c.
Hay easy. Hops dull.
Coffee-OpliOns opened steady; Septem-
Der advanced 30 points, other months %
closing steady at 20 points up; Sales 43. $50
bags. including September at $500 .60c;
5.7Cc; December, 1900 ID. 75c; May, Is. 756
1890; spot Rio strong; fair cargoes, 1914c
Sugar inactive and nominal refined steady
aud in fair demand. Molasses-Foreign in
active; New Orleans in fair demand Rice
steady.
Tallow strong Rosinznpiet but firm.
Eggs quiet and easy; estern, EO19c re-
ceipts. 1888 packages.
Pork strong and moderately active; mess
inspected, $12.50013 mess, uninspected
S12.37l29 1880. Cut meats quiet; picked
bellies, 65sc; picked shoulders 412GD45sc;
picked bams, 10l2@11c; middles strong;
short clear, 5.75c. Lard weak and dull;
Western steam quoted at 6.52l2c. Options
Sales, $50 tierces; September, 65Oc: Octo-
Der. 6.40@6.42c; November, 627c; Decem-
Butter-C Choice steady; others easy; West
ern, 90f2l2c; Western creamery, Hole
Cheese dull but held firmly; Western, Gig
074c.