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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
sRlcssoN's PATRIOTISM.


He Never Revisited IL.
Though he was citizen OF me world
aud natnralized American. his inter-
est in his native land never ceased; In
deed his affection for II increased as he
advanced in years Yet he never visited
Sweden after his departure from home
in 1925. liz did propose in the lattor
part Of his lite 20 return thither, and de-
cIared that he would rather lie under .
mound Of gravel in Sweden when he was
dead than beneath the tallest mon lament
that could be erected on American soil.
lie became interested. however. in his
study Of solar heat and the development
of his sun motor. and was not willing TO
transfer himself 70 a region so little
adapted 20 such studies as the high lati-
tades OF Sweden. lie needed. as he ex-
planned. TO bo near the vertical rays ei
the sun. New York IN certainly NOT
vertical under the sun. sat the rays in
midsummer incline only seventeen de-
grees. and produce heat scarcely two
degrees less than in the tropics, shts
sufficient for my purpose.
When Ericsson obtained position se-
curing 20 him an income much in excess
or Ills mUuNNt uteHns NuAch MAS not hWNAA
after he had reached his sixtieth year,
he was constantly making gifts to
Sweden and 10 swedes. These appear
10 have attracted little or no attention
in this country. but they have added
feeling of affection TO the pride vi b
which his eountrymen remember him.
Anancient miner sent word through ona
of Ericssons correspondents. that bio
had known John in. his youth: im-
mediately a draft was sent 10 purchase
> handsome watch for the old gossip.
and as one OF his neighborsi 'the man
with the leathern apron, was suhss-
quently found to have some vague res,-
objections in the same line, he rcceised
100 crowns 20 ''buy him a coat.
When famine pinehed the Norrlanders
in 1867, and collections for their reliet
were taken up Ia various countries, ttse
total contributions from the United
States amounted 20 s0.siB Swedish
crowns. OF this sum Ericsson gave 2a.-
2id crowns, and subscription OF 100
crowns from the Swedish Minister conl-
pletcd the totais--scribner' Magazine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
The Use Of yasslln..

While vaseline is an excellent house
hold remedy. il must be remembered
that 1t is powerful promoter of the
growth OF the hair, and for that reason
II should not be used about the face. IL
Is the very best remedy 10 restore To
health hair which Is inclined 70 fall out
and seems 80 have become dry and dead.
IL should h. rubbed into the scalp, not
on the hair. and tha hair should he
brushed long and vigorously and the
brushing repeated each morning After
ward Once in Two or three weeks is
often enough 70 arily tho vaseline to
the scalp unless the hair still seems dry.
N. \. Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
AN EGYPTIAN WILL.
A Rare Document Unearthed by Mr.. Pctris
at knhun.

at Kahun.
The discovery of the earliest known
will is an event which possesses an in
te-est. for others besides lawyers; and
there seems no fftaasnn 70 question either
unique document which Mr.. Flinders Pc
trie has unearthed at Kahun, or. as the
town was known $500 years ago, Illahun.
The document is so curiously modern in
form that 1t might almost be granted
probate to-day. hut, in any case, IL may
be assumed that II marks one Of the
earliest epOchs in legal history, and cu-
rionsly illustrates the continuity of legal
methods. IL Is. however, needless to
labor the value socially. legally and his
torically of will that dates back TO
patriarchal times. IL consists of a set
tlement made by one Sekheuren, in the
year a. second month of Pert, day To-
that Is. IL is estimated. the 44th Of
Amenemhat ILL.,. or 255o d. C., In favor
OF his brother. q priest Of Osiris, OF all
his property and goods; and Of another
document, which bears date from the
time of Amenemhat ", or 254s b. O
This latter instrument Is, in form, moth
ing more nor less than a will, by which,
in phraseology that might well be used
to-day, the testator settles upon his wife
Teta all the property given him by his
brother for life, but forbids her In cate
gorical terms TO pull down the houses,
(which my brother built for me-" al
though it empowers her TO give them
70 any Of her children that she
pleases. Lieutenant" Sibu is TO
act as guardian of the infant
children. This remarkable instrument
is witnessed by two scribes. with
an attestation clause that might almost
have been drafted yesterday. The pa
pyrus is a valuable contribution to the
study uf ancient law, and shows. with
graphic realism. what pitch Of ciyiliza-
tion the ancient Egyptians had reached
at least from lawyers point of view.
IL has hitherto been believed that in the
infancy ~ the human race Wills we're
practically unknown. There, probably,
never was n time when testaments In
some form or other did not exist, but in
the earliest ages, ID has, so far, been as
sumed thar they were never written,
but were nuneupatory, or delivered oral
ly, probably at the dcathbed of the testa-
tor. Among the iIindoos 30 this day the
law Of succession hinges upon the due
solemnizaiion af Fixed ceremonies at the
dead mans funeral. not upon any writ
ten will. Aud il is because early willis
were verbal only that their history is so
obscure. IL has been asserted that
among the barbarian races the bare con.
ception of will was unknown: that we
must search for the infancy OF testa-
meutary dispositions in the early Roman
law. Indeed. until the ecclesiastical power
assumed the prerogative Of intervening
at every break in the succession OF the
family, Wills did not come into vogue in
the West Hnt Mr. petrie's papyrus
seems 10 show That the system of settle
ment oF disposition by deed or viii was
long anteoedently practiced in the East
london Standard.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10

characteristic OF the simple minded
natives that, while they lived in mortal
dread. more than half the huts were so
badly secured that the tiger could have
entered. We had to wsslt again for the
tiger % get hungry. As the crops could
now take care of themselves for few
days, we ordered that the villagers
keep quiet and show themselves as
little as possible, and two nights and
days were thus worn away. ON the
afternoon OF the third day ws killed
goat and dragged It's bleeding body from
the creek 10 the door of the hut wherein
we had placed the dummy. and at twi-
light the village was as quiet as grave
yard.
The Major and | stood Mt openings
about five feet apart and at ten o'clock
we had got no alarm. Tie came over to
me to say that he was dying for q
smoke, and TO ask II deemed IL adj
visable to light cigar. when heard
patl pat! pat outside. and cautioned
him that the tiger was abroad. The
cunning beast had not come by the trail
we had prepared, but had made q cir
cult and struck into the upper or
southern end of the village. AS we
afterward aseertained, he had been
prowling around for an hour, softly try
ing every door in succession. Our open
ings were on the south side. Tho
cunning beast seemed to be
posted as to this fact, and lin
gered on the north side. We plainly
heard him push at our door and rear up
and claw the bars Of the window, and
we hardly breathed for fear of frighten-
ing him away. There was a crevice
under the door through which one could
have showed his hand. and the tiger got
down and shifted and snuffed at this
opening for fully FIVE minutes Then
he got up and remained very quiet. lie
must have had the scent OF the fresh
blood only two rods away, but II was
plain that he hao bis suspicious. We
stood at the openings, each one with his
gun thrust out and ready TO fire, wher
the beast suddenly made up his mind
TO act With one bound he emerged
from shelter and covered half the dis
tance to the other cabin. At the secont
he went bang against the door. pushed
II In. and was hidden from our sight be
fore we had had show To pull trigger
Take him when he comes out!' whis
pered the Major, and both Of US watches
and waited.
The beast no doubt expected to find
victim in the hut lie seized the dun
my. gave ii shake. and the discover
he made broke him all up. Instead q
coming out with bound he sought /
! play sneak, and was just clear OF tn
! opening, head down and tail dragging
when we fired and keeled him over
He proved TO be an ola tiger, havin
lost many of his teeth but he was bi
! and strong. and would doubtless hay
; made many more victims but for ou
I interfcrence N. Y. sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
a YOUNG womAN's DREAM.
Some Extracts Prom Much-Taiked-o
Autobiography.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
shall be happy with my husband. fof I
! shall not neglect myself; will adorn
myself TO please him, as adorned my Z
self when | wished TO please him for the
first time, says Marie Bashkertseff in her
journal. Besides. can not understand
how man and woman can love each
other tenderly, and endeayor to please
each other increasingly, and then neglect
themselves after marriage. Why believe
with the word marriage love must pass
away. and that only cold and reserved
friendship remains2 Why profane mar
riage by representing the wife in curl.
papers and wrapper, with cold cream
on her nose, trying 10 get money for
dresses? Why should woman be care
less Of her appearance before the man for
whom she should adorn herself the moet7
] do not see why one should treat ones
husband like domestic animal, and yes
SO long as one Is not married, why one
should wish 20 please this man. Why
not always retain something of Q
coquetry with ones husband, and treat
him as a stranger whom one desires 10
please? IL II because one need not con.
ceal ones love, because it Is not crime
10 love, and because marriage has re-
ceived Gods henediction? Is IL because
that which IL not forbidden possesses no
value in our eyes. and that one can find
pleasure only in secret and forbidden
things? This ought not TO be.
try 90 be cheerful under all circum.
stances; one ought not 10 sadden ones
life by grieving. Life Is so short. one
should laugh while one can. Tears will
come Of themselves, those at least we can
avoid; but there arc sorrows which we
can not escape, such as death and
absence; yet even this last has ia
charms, so long as one has the hope oi
being reunited to the absent one. But
TO spoil ones life with petty worries is q
shame. pay no heed 10 such tribes;
have horror OF trivial, everyday an
noyances, so Ilet them pass with smile
notice that II we never speak OF the
man we love, our love grows stronger
but If we speak continually OF him oui
love diminishes. 1t is like a vial Of some
essence. IL IL be corked the perfume re
mains strong. while II IL be open tbs
perfume evaporates. This is precisely
the case with my love; IL remains stronl
because never hear him love spoker
of. never speak of him; l keep hin
entirely for myself.
They say the blonde is the idea
woman; as for me, | say the blonde !
} the material woman, par excellence
See those golden locks, those lips red a
blood, those deep gray eyes, that rose
tinted face that Titan knowsso well ho'
, 70 paint, and tell me. what are tn
thoughts with which they inspire you
: Besides, We have Venus among tn
, Pagans, and Magdalens among tn
, Christians. both OF them blondes
{ While the woman who is a brunett'
. who is really as much Of an anomaly q
{ man who is fair--the brunette, wit
l her eyes Of velvet and her skin OF ivor,
I may remain pure and divine in OF
3 thoughts. For the rest, the normi
/, woman is fair and the normal man ri
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
KNIGHTS oE The ROAD.
Like the swallows Trsmps Migrate with ths
Change of seasons.

Like the swallows Trsmps Migrate with the
Change of seasons.
"What has become of the tramps?"
Such Is the qnery that is wont 10 puzzle
the minds of those who have noted the
visible decrease in the ranks OF the peri
patetic brotherhood.
What has become of them2' repeat
I'd a close observer of human nature to
the query: why. they have gona South,
Of course. The weather has been too
vigorous Of late To keep many tramps in
the Northwestern banana belt when
they can get TO the Sunny South simply
hv walking it, 1t is curious thing
about the tramps Their wandering
movements about the country are just
as fixed and certain as those of the mi
gratory birds. The cold weather finds a
vast army drifting toward the South,
and with the approach of spring the
flood rolls northward again. Along to-
ward harvest time they pour into the
Western harvest fields in thousands
many are attracted by the high wages
prevalent n that season. but many are
undoubtedly attracted thither by the
fact that every one is busy and there 10
an open field for the exercise OF their
marauding propcnsities. Last spring
and summer there was a universal
movement toward the Pacific coast and
the overland tracks were black with a
continual procession of tramps west
ward. They don't tramp much either
when they can get n chance 70 ride. In
fact. there exists continual and bitter
strife between the tramps and the rail-
road men especially the members Of
the freight crews ~ Minneapolis Trib-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10

Another hYdriatic method. which acts
By removing the cause of disturbance,
Is the slipping Of hot water an hour be-
fore meals, in dyspepsia. The hot-water
craze. which now has taken firm hold
upon the lay public, is bat the lcgiti-
smate outcome of valuable therapeutic
application Of water. whose simplicity
commcnds Il at once TO the Judgment Of
the intelligent physician. Brought into
prominence by Dr, Salisbury. who conn
mitted the error OF most enthusiasts OF
regarding IL as q panaeea for most dis
eases IL has now been adopted by the
profession as most valuable agent in
many gastric troubles. lly removing
the products of fermentation. by cleans
ing the mucous membrane et mucus, Is
restores tone and yigor 70 The gastric
lining and enables the natural forces TO
come into play II Is important to oh
serve strict compliance with the rule
laid down by the originator. viz: that
the wntrr should he slipped as hot as pos
sihlp. and that an hanr should elapsn be-
farr a mcai Is taken Examples Of fail
ur.s due 10 neglect ~ this fulp are nu.
mnrous ia the experience nf medical
,aen, Dr ) llarueh, in Times and Reg
lister.
Cloud RalnNatar Is the name OF e
student At the University Of Virginia
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10
LIGHT ON THE HERons BREAST.

Beyond the fair Floridian capes
Aiioat by night Ger billoWy miles,
The fishers gaze on shadOwy shapes
Where banks oi verdure mantled isles
Seem borders Of enchanted land
And here and there along the strand
A mystic light shines silently,
Like pale candle, on the sea.
By waves unauenched, by winds unstirred,
Lit by no hand. that signal CLEANS
From the white bosom of bird
That mid the mangroves stands and dreams;
And till her phosphorescent plumes
She hides, 10 NY the boatman's oar,
There still The herons lamp illumes
The water by the haunted shore.
The daxzled fishes swarm and play
In that strange beam beneath the tide,
Nor ween a foe tina. waits TO slay
Behind that tender light can hide;
And while each oeean moth, too weak
To shun the flame, delays at last
Relentless drops the plnnderer's beak,
And holds the struggling victim fast.
Not 30 the beckoning luster burns
To lives that wing where brecses blow
Aud charmed, the heron's consort turns
To watch It's ray AT midnight glow,
Assured the token, seen so late,
That calls him TO his constant mate,
On her bright bosom tells ia part
The ardor OF her faithful heart
An. love In many siafu breast
Has cast temptations baleful Gieam.
Aud men have sought the sirens nest
To perish In their passion dream.
Yet they whose Wills that lure has bent
Are but the fools whose feverish eyes
See through tacir low dim element
A faneicd star Of Eden rise.
To higher souls. on sea or land.
That watch through wisdom's upper air,
Love beekons with no false command.
Nor brightons with bewildering glare
They mark It's beam with teadcr faith,
Like beacon shining DER The foaTl,
Along the waves OF life and death
And bless the sign that guides Them home
Theron Brown. in Harper's Bazaar.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10

Women have queer ideas OF economy.
A lady went 10 state streetdrug store
with = parcel for which she desired some
postage stamps. The postage was !
cents, and she proprietor had nothing
but a-eent stamps in his shop. The lady
refused to donate the extra cent TO
Uncle sam, but boarded a street ear,
rode downtown. paid cents for seven
i-cent stamps returned 20 the car. and
went home, having expended to cents
in cold cash and having lost half
hours timc - avoid paying more than
the eN4et postage rates. New Haven
Palladium
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10

Cloud RainWatar Is the name of =
student at the University Of Virginia
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-10

--She-''See poor Fidogasp-wh can
DC the matter7s ie-"iaybo his pants
don't 81 him. Life.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-09

meetlng you and feeling that warm
hand grasp and note the moist cheek
and the kind, expressive countenance'
l have been q staunch defender, sup
porter and advocate of Hon. l.. Il
Polk. Long may you live, that you
may see much good fruit of the
Farmers Alliance, of which you are
the head. 1 sincerely hope to see you
again.
We'll, my dear brother, we have
achieved more victory In Kansas than
we anticipated. While l was at To,
peka | heard Col. Sam. Woods speak.
Among other things he said the Lord
and Moses was on our side and in that
l believe he was right. We made the
cleanest, squarest and finest campaign
| ever experienced, while the RepUbli-
cans made the dirtiest, meanest and
low-lifest campaign | ever heard OF,
but their missils directed at US re
bounded and hit them and knocked
them so badly out of time that they
have almost lost lost confidence In
themselves.
While we have gone through a hot.
ly~.contested battle and won, we are
not resting on our oars. We are
working hard all the time to re enforce
u ranks, and successfully, too, for
at every meeting we initiate from two
to twelve new members. While we
vanquished the enemy and routed
him, we are still in the field and drill
ing all the time so as to be ready to
be called on to go and fight for u
principles. l mean by fighting for
principles, the same kind of a
a fight We have just gone through, as
we believe them to be true anG con
sistent with the will of God and the
betterment of the masses.
I wish you would kindly send me
some samples of your paper, more
especially No. - giving your election
returns And may God bless you and
yours. Fraternally,
E. P. @. WEBSTER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-09
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
An Old Soldier Speaks Out.
NASHVILLE, Kans, Nov. %, go.

NASHVILLE, Kans, Nov. %, 80.
Hon. L. L. Polk, DEAR BROTHER:-
l am one of the old Federal soldiers
who met you at the train at Topeka,
Kan, on your arrival at that place to
attend the State Alliance, and | shall
not soon forget the greeting you and
the Georgia delegation gave US when
we reached the nall where were as
sembled the delegates to the State
Alliance. This meeting with you and
the others of your party l shall cher
ish as among the happiest events of
my life. You may or may not re-
member me shaking hands with you
several times and the last time being
at the Fair ground when you had
seated yourself in the carriage to
leave. Oh how thankful l am to
believe that the old sectional hatred
that the G.. o P. would like to keep
rife, is disappearing. When l was in
the army | used to hear the South
erners called hot blooded people. [
have found them warm hearted. as
well. AS you yourself are a good
representative; since seeing you and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-09
RESOLUTIONS BY OAK cRo,,.
ALLIANCE. W.

ResOlUe1, That we demand tbo
ment of laws that will removo u@c'
burdens of the people, relieve tho We
cultural depression and do full aSli
to the farmers and laborers Of s,Ce
country. wi
RESOLVED, That we demand d.
abolition of national banks And W sIS
free coinage of silver suffcien. '9'
amount to do the business Of ~. ~
country. >"
Resotved, That we demand tb..
Congress pass such laws as shall eF Ia'
tually prevent the "deaIing by ~
futures" of all agricultural prodra
tions, prescribing such strIngsnt
methods of procedure in trials ~
shall secure prompt conviction.
Resolved, That We demand tho.
Congress shall provide for the tsTa
ton of incomes of individuals and thu
surplus of corporations, thereby eonaI,
ling the burdens upon the boo,
classes.
Resolved, That we denounce III.
proposed election law as set forth Nv
the so called Force bill.
ResolVed, That we approve of low
tariff.
ResoFved, That we demand interns.
tional reciprocity of trade.
F~raternally,
RoB'T E PATTON, Sec'y,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-09
RESOLU TIONS.

At a meeting of Hillsboro Alliance,
No. 2,l45, the following resolutions
were passed:
ResOlOed, That we appreciate the
ability and many course of The Pro
aREssIvE FARMER in presenting the
great issues of the day.
RESOLVED, That we approve of the
demands of the st. Louis Convention.
RESOLVED, That we promise to with.
hold our support to premature opinions
as to their constitutionality
A. j. GORDON, Pres't.
w. A. CARR, Sec'y.
Nov. Sd, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-09
LETTER FROM A BUNCOMBE
BOY.

Nh. EDIToR:-I am a boy l3 years
old and would belong to the Alliance
if l was old enough. l am very sorry
that l am not old enough. l think it
is a good thing for the farmers, but
a very bad thing for the merchants,
bankers and the lawyers who wait to
gull the farmer out of everything he
has got. The nearest Alliance to me
is about one half mile. The number
is 1871. Ny father is a member of
the Alliance and says he likes the
organization we'll. 1 am not going to
school now, but [ have been going.
Ny teacher was a strai ghtout Alliance
man. Ny school is out, 1 go to Sun
day school every Sunday. They are
going to have a Christmas tree on
Christmas day. l am secretary of it.
1 will close by saying hurrah for the
Alliance Yours, etc.
M. A. WHITTEMoRE.