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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
HER SCHEME FAILED.
A Young Russian Woman Who Wanted to
he Monk.

There IL no dearth Of monasteries in
Russia for men and for women; indeed.
the country seems rather to suffer from
a plethora of these cenobitic institu-
tons Female ascectics do not, how
ever, invariably prefer to renounce the
world and its pomps and embrace the
rigors OF monastie life In the company
OF their own sex. The wisest and most
famous recluses known TO history were
of the male sex, and this consideration
may have weighed with an interesting
young girl OF Onego, who felt called by
Heaven to abandon the world and such
OF its yanities as were likely to fall to
her lot some six or seven months ago.
Instead OF applying to the Supsrioress
of female monastry this candidate for
aseetic honors struck out the female
termination, "a" from her name-Al-
exandra-as written in her pass
port and, having donned be-
coming suit OF male attire. presented
herself to the Igoomen-or Abbot--of
the monastery of Kosheozersk. over the
threshold OF which female footsteps had
never passed. The holy monks spoke
TO the postulanL whose looks they
liked, and whom they made no difii-
Guilty about admitting.
As a novice the young woman dis
charged tho manifold duties of her ssa-
ton with exemplary industry and
scrupulousness. The community. as a
whole. was satisfied, while some indi-
viduaily members of 1t were unspcaka-
bly, edited and delighted with their
new inmate. Unfortunately few days
ago just as the time fixed for taking
the vows was drawing near, one OF
those untoward accidents that are so IL
able 10 occur under such abnormal con-
ditions revealed the sex OF the demure
novice and obliged the monks to eject
her from tho cloistered prescincts.
Neither the authorities nor the monks
intend TO prosecute the woU.d-be her
NIT, the police contcnting themselves
by compelling her sign q declaration 10
the effect that having lamentably
failed in her attempt to initiate Mary,
she will in future be satisfied with the
lot of Martha. ST Petersburg Letter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
Nov.l Annlica,ion Of ~. camern,

A graphic history of the new library
building at Washington is being pre-
pared. At regular intervals. from the
bop of the building, occupied by the
experimenting architect and his force Of
craftsmen. camera is turned upon the
work, which at present consists only Of
. great hole dug out in the square east Of
the Capitol grounds.
The resulting picture shows every de-
tail Of the condition of the work, the
height of the foundation wall, the piles
Of material on hand. etc. 1t Is proposed
10 file these photographs away, properly
labeled in such form that they can be
produced If any question arises rs to what
was done or was not done at any stage OF
the work.--Carpentry and Building.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

A few years ago the Band OF Work
ern, or some other church society.
gave an entertainment in Hartford,
and Mark was requested TO tell a
story. He consented and large audi
ence was the result When he mount
ed the platform he insisted that the
gas be turned down low. Up on the
stage stood Mr.. Clemens, with a
strong light from a reflector shining
full in his face, while all the rest was
darkness. He presented weird spec
tacle, with his hair standing up all
over his head. In deep, sepulchral
voice he began and said he would tell
the tale OF The Golden Arm" This
tale tells how young girl had an ar
titicial arm made of gold; she died and
was buried, and her father finally
thought he would exhume her body
and take the arm that he might sell Il.
Accordingly one dark. stormy night,
he set out on his mission. All this
while Marks voice kept growing deep
er and more sepulchral. The father
dug up the body, obtained possession OF
the coveted arm. and started back
home.
The wind was bowling, the road was
dark and gloomy, and the guilty pa
rent nervous and very much frighten.
ed. Suddenly, above the mournful
cry OF the soughing wind, came low.
dismal wall, saying: where's my
golden armi Where's my golden
armr and glancing over his shoulder
the terrified father saw the ghost OF
his daughter. her good arm gesticnlat-
ing wildly, pursuing him He ran on
home, and all the while came the wall
Of the child, saying: where's my
golden armr Upstairs he went this
cry still ringing in his ears. He un-
dressed and timidly crept into bed.
Out on the stairs, nearer. ever nearer,
he heard the vail, and in terror lis
tened TO the patter OF advancing foot
steps. Suddenly the door was opened
and the ghostly figure OF his daughter
advanced TO his bedside, crying
where's my golden arm3" The fa-
ther, frightened almost 10 insensi
bility, covered up his head in the
blankets, and the spook placed hel
hand on the coverlets and cried
where's my golden armf" Just al
this moment Mark gave a jump
spread out his arms wildly, and in 9
voice that could have been heard in
Massachusetts, shrieked, I'm hook, By
pngo." AT meeting Of the Band ol
Workers held short time afterwardl
\ il was unanimously voted not to asl
Mark Twain TO tell any more stories
Minneapolis Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
A sllP OF coLeRlpeE.
How the Poet G"t " S-d On the NJ 80
Ht~ s'Anrttnt Mariner,

How the Poet Col " x-d On the NJ 80
Hl~ Zane MT flsrtnrr.
Has any one ever called attention =.
the extraordinary blunder. in describ.
ing natural phenomena, which occurred
in the Ancient Mariner Of ColeridgeP
At the moment OF the terrific apparit.on
of the phantom ship, We read how
''Thc Western wave was al ahame.
The day was well nigh ne;
Almos upon the Western wave
Reste the broa br Eht suu."
Then comes the awful game of dice,
then the sunset, and then the instant
aneous tropical ght and the miserable
efforts Of the steersmRn. when
"Ciomb above the ga tern bar
The horned neon. With one bright star
within tie neither p'
But IL the moon rose In tbs east and
gradually climbed the sky. she was at or
near her full-oppos te the sun. Hence
she could not he horned. or have a star
" thin either tip. The crescent moon,
with her horns. as of course seen in the
west at or near sunset, and the crescent
moon is steadily setting and getting
lower in the sky from the instant of its
appearance. II may also be crescent in
the east at sunrise, but this has no
application here.
The sign ticance Of this error IL two
fold. First, Coleridge is one of those
authors whom h admirers generally
will not allow to- be criticised: he IN sup
posed TO be justified hy nd OF inspir-
alton in any thing heever wrote, In such
circumstances, there Is some satisfaction
for those whose taste = FOR a wholly dit
fercnt style of composition. and who
consider Co eridge a peculiarly p opcI
subject for criticism, 10 find the sort ol
mistake in him which, IL made by Scott
Byron or Moore, would have instantly
brought down on the offender swarm
Of harpies.
But there Is much deeper signif
cance in this mistake. IL shows that
poet Of undoubtcd genius and skill IL
compo'ition who has planned and com
posed a poem with profound though
and care, may in the course Of fort,
lines admit an impossible incongruity
unnoticcd himself. and. as time ha
shown. unnoticed by three generation
OF readers. Yet 1t is precisely such in
congruities that cause the various Ger
man CT tics 10 cut up the lliad an,
Odyssey into separate poems and de
clare that no one man could have com
posed either OF them. Coleridge tell
ms himself that he Is indebted to Words
worth for two lines of the poem. Lach
mann would undoubtedly argue tina
one OF these two poets must hav
} stopped his hand soon after describin
the sunset and then the other have In
7 serted the description OF the moon.-
, Atlantic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

They got a new man in the photo
graphing department of the prison the
other day. He had been accustomed 10
posing elegant ladies and stylish dudes
and people like that, and he had learned
that peculiar politeness that seems TO de
velop In and disappear from professional
photographer. They brought In pris-
oner TO be photographed and stood him
up. The new operator was little ratified.
but the policeman posed the prisoner
The photographer took out his watch.
and M he put his hand on the cap looked
hlandly at the subject and said;
"Now. sir, put on q pleasant smile.
nAesAM a-Gan Francisco Chronicla
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

Col. T. Aston Brown, who is the
best authority in this country concern
ing local stage history, gives this &c
count OF the origin of the phrase THE
Ghost walks, a. explaining that sal
aries will DO paid; Harry Watkins,
an old player, relates an anecdote that
Ia worth recording. IL appears plausl.
BILE enough TO be the true origin, be
cause il seems so natural In oneof the
iunerant companies of England, the
manager, himself an actor, was very
fond Of playing the ghost in Hamlet,
which was one thestock pieces Of these
unpaid nomads- Salary day came and
went, but as the manager had no
bank account. and the box office re-
eeipts were too meager TO warrant the
alleged treasurer in posting over tho
box office door those letters so cheer
ing 10 the actors heart, s. Il. Y. r.,
the stomachs and wardrobes Of the
players began 10 suffer At last pa
hence ceased To be virtue. The com
pany grew clamonous for their arrears.
A strike was organized, and at one OF
the Hamlet rehearsals, when Hamlet,
speaking of the Ghost. exclaimed, Per
chance twill walk again, the leader
Of the revolt who happened then To
DO tho Ghost, ignored Shakespeare, and
shouted emphatically, mol I'm bless
ed If the Ghost walks any more until
our salaries are paid. All actors--es-
pecially those who've been there be-
fore many time-will easily concede
that an incident like this would quick
ly become common sport and soon
furnish the material for new bit Of
stare slang, THE Theatre.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

According 20 our ol-ssa e~respo~&-
snt upwards Of ten thsWana German
families of the colonial agriculturist
class have. during the last two years,
smigrated from southern Russia to
America. The facility with which these
smigrants obtain foreign passports from
the provincial authorities appears In it
self to manifest desire on the part of
the government 10 be rid of the German
solonists. The comparatively few Ger
mans who of late years have sought
Russian naturalization have been re-
fused legitimatIon, The power and in
duence of the landed nobility, which
have revived under the Tolstoi reforms.
promise anything but an encouraging
future for the German agricultural coi-
onies Of southern Russia A more gen.
sral emigration Of the German colonists
Is at present only retarded by the utterly
rninous prices just now obtainable for
their holdings -Lo.idon News
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

No doubt il IL more important on
the whole. that reformers should be
strenuous than that they should be
reasonable. and sometimes the reason
ableness itself comes with time. In re-
gard To the position Of woman there is
certainly more of appeal 10 principles
and less lavish prediction OF results
than WIS the case few years ago, and
this is clear gain. II is perhaps for
tunate that we have had constant OBJ
ject lessons as 10 the dangers OF too
sweeping prediction. Thus IL is justly
claimed that the influence Of women
makes naturally for peace, yet in
those parts Of the country where pri-
vate feuds prevail most freely IL is ad-
mitted that the influence Of women
rather tends To keep them up, through
the pride taken by sisters and wives in
the courage shown in these contests.
The admission OF women To business
affairs promotes honesty. on the whole,
yet there have been few cheating en-.
terprises i'm our day so ingenious. so
persistent and so successful as the so
called "Women's bank" In Boston
II Ia claimed, with some justice, in re
gard TO coeducational colleges, that
their influence improves To some ex-
tent the morals and manners Of the
/ young men, yet there have been few
4 outbreaks of disorder more question
able than have taken place latterly al
Y Cornell and Wesleyan, both coeduca-
tional universities Wendell Phillip.
used to point with jus,,pride TO the gen
eral elevation in the tone Of literatur
- AL
nent part in il; but nj the presen
time. in England and America, il i
women, not men, whose publishers tr,
to eke out the claims of their books b.
limiting that they are little indecent
What does all this showi Not tina
temperance, manual industry, and SO
cial reform are unimportant things
and surely not that the world is To b
harmed by elevating the condition an
influence of women; but IL shows tina
we must be careful about prophecy
and must rest all claims for reform o
wide principles, without dwelling 10
much on details. We can really se
but a little way ahead in regard TO tn
results Of any grea. reform. II ma
turn out much profounder in its n
suits than we had imagined, and y,
the precise results we expected ma
not come, or not in the expected form
Human nature is large matter wit
which we deal Reform must procee
along many lines before il accom-
plishes its whole work. There al
some principles-as, for instance, I'll
right Of mar to own himself-whic
appear as simple as that two and tw
make four; but even in applying the'
IL Is safer not to be too precise as
our prediction of consequences, but
bear in mind the sage counsel Of MIR
Camp, Seek not TO proticipate. ".
: w. H. in Harper's Bazaar
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
ses I.aulsi,,v..

There was dust on his back and CRIME
Of two weeks standing behind his ears
and ss he stood on corner, yesterday,
hs was heard 90 remark that he was
from Lansing.
ssWhat IL the fare from Lansing 10
DetroitY' queried dudish looking by.
standcx. looking waggishly an an ac-
euaintance.
81 dunno" was the reply.
"Dont known echoed his questioner.
incredulously.
"Young man." returned the tramp,
impressively, "when ] want 10 go To a
place by rail get quietly on the train
and when II gets there step of again,
without asking any blooming fool ques.
tions. Detroit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
a Novel rain, Of yi.~.

In German military town a party
of friends were seated round table
drinking beer and giving expression
TO their admiration for the perform.
Rnces of Joseph Joachim. the eminent
violinist who had lately visited the
city professionally. The enthusiasm
waxed greater and greater till II was
finally interrupted by the trumpeier
of cavalry regiment. who remarked /:
"All very tine, no doubt, but Just put
him on a horse and then see what he
can do. New York Commercial Ad-
ysEtiasF.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

An innovation which viii doubtless
give rise TO considerable amount of dis
cussion is that of heating mansoleums.
Those Of the late Emperor Frederick OF
Germany ut Potsdam. and Of his father
In-law. the late prince consort, at Wind
sor, are both being fitted with an elab-
crate system Of radiators and stealnpipes.
This. however, is fashion which is NOT
likely to become popular For the num-
Der Of persons who can afford TO main
tain steam engines and boilers for the
purpose of keeping their family tomb
warm is necessarily limited. New York
Telegram.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

"A physician OF San Antonio, Tex.
went 10 the grave recently with the dis
tinetion of having got the better Of .
smart life insurance company says the
Chicago Herald. Twenty-Five years ago,
while practic ng medicine in Chicago.
he was given up by the doctors as .
hopeless cOnsumptive. An insurance
company in which he carried $4,000
policy. believing that unless II could
compromise IL would soon be called on
TO pay the claim 10 his beresyed family.
offered 10 give him s.. 900 in cash IL he
would call IL quits. The doctor accept
ed the offer. went down South. invested
the money proiitably, and after twenty
FIVE years died-not OF consumption.
but of cancer OF the stomach
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

The money spent for fetes, carriage
hire, printing and indemnities, at the
Hotel de villa in Paris is said 10 be just
Ave times that Of the days Of the EN-
pire. The number OF siuecures has been
nearly trebled to find places for friends
Of the higher officers. The last ball OF
the Hotel de Villa was to eost 10000
francs. and the expenditures being really
1900 francs less thesurplus was divided
up among the employees. An inyestiga-
ton may soon be expected.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
CRIME IN ENGLAND.
One known Thief to Every Nineteen Hu
dred and Forty live Persons.

One KNOWN Thief 10 Every Nineteen Hun
dred and Forty live Persons.
burglary and kindred offenses show
an increase during twenty years OF ~
per cent but this Is in part explained
by a change In the police classification
by which various o'fenses which used TO
be entered "a larcenies are now entered
as burglaries. In all the smaller Of
fenses there has been continuous
and marked aba ement" The main
cause of this improvement has been the
action of the police. lt is in the
smaller and everyday offenses that the
benefit Of this Is most seen. The
police are more yigilant, and their yigi-
lance is more often successful They
are now obi gel TO furn sh to the Secre-
tary Of State full information as To the
number OF all bad characters at large in
their district. and they are thus kept
sin touch with all known thieves and
suspected characters. ." The figures re-
lating both 10 these characters and TO
their habitual hannts are highly en-
rouraging.
In 1858 there was one known thief
to every 1000 persons: In lss7-s the per-
centage had fallen by nearly half. and
the was only one known thief to every
I Las persons. The decrease in the re-
/ ceiver OF stolen goods Is still more
marked. in 1882 there was
one 10 every $3.50 people; in
lss7.s there was one 10 every
25. 500. SO. too with the houses which
suspected persons frequent In 1889
there were l,o6a houses kept by receiv-
ers of stolen goods: in 1883 there were
only rs. The number OF suspected pub
\ lie houses beer shops and coffee shops
has fallen within the same period from
s. l9T TO 75a This change is a striking
/ testimony TO the value OF police super
vision. Criminals are like wireworms--
there Is nothing they dislike so much
as constant disturbance The visits Of
the police make the discharge OF the
criminal calling troublesome aud annoy
ing. The oftener criminals are seen by
the police when they are making holi-
day the more chance is there that they
will he recognized and detected when
they are at work The decrease in the
number Of receivers OF stolen goods Is
especially important. since without such
agencies thieves can not dispose Of their
plumber. and as thief is not collector,
the inability 10 do this is a very great
hindrance 10 bis business.
II Is satisfactory TO learn that, where
as in 1852 there was one policeman to
every s5s people, in iss7s there was one
policeman to every Tda people. Specta'
tor
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

The oldest proposition made for .
long time is that Of a mAn at Big Sandy
Gap, in the widest part Of Kentucky. A
railroad Ia building in that country and
one Peter Kidd offers $500 cash for the
privilege OF covering the first engine and
ears that get into that place with cam
vas for twenty-four hours and Of charg-
ing twenty five cents admission TO tbs
mountaineers and their families for en-
taring the tent.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

Tramp-Madam, can you help poor
man with a wife and eleven children al
homer"
Woman-Are you very needy?
Tramp-Needy is no word for IL,
ma am; | couldn't see the childers ~ =
fer, 50 left them 70 ask assistance of
the charitable.
woman--Did you leave home to-day.
Tramp-No, ma a'zm: Il will be seven
years tomorrow. Cant you help a man
who wants to surprise his little ones2-
Judge.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

"Bolton told me he had borrowed some
money from you. | was surprised. be-
cause never heard you say anything
about It."
"Ne, still hops 70 get Il back"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

The old treasury vault at Washing
ton, containing $500 OO0 900. was bored
through By an expert in seventeen Sec
onds. and an aperture large enough TO
admit a man was made in seventeen
minutaR
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

Ferdinand J. Dreer. of Philanelphis,
has presented to the Historical Society OF
Pennsylvania collection Of 1900 auto-
graph letters and religuary eurios. Ths
collection embraces letters Of Revolution
AIRY interest, aud signatures of distixl-
guished men and women Of the last i01
vwarn
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27

The secret OF the smooth mans suc-
eeas lies in his never getting Fufaed -
TeFre Hapts ExpFesa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
Woman-Are Won verY needy2

"A temperance preachers advice for
shs summer is. Cultivate Eoses. but not
en Yopy nossA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-08
Shaken Out of Gear,

BY malarial disease, the human machinery
cannot half perform its Office. Digestion
secretion. evacuation are disOrdered, the
blood becomes watery, the nerves feeble, the
cOuutenaECC CHASTITY, sleep disturbed and
appetite cspriciOus. Terrible is this disease
fell its cone quences. There is. however, Il
known antidote to the miasmatc poison, anr
Z certain safeguard against 1t. In malarious
regions of our south and west, in South
America, Guatemala aud on the lsthmus OF
Panama, as well As in transmarine countries
where the scOurge exists, this lnimitable pre-
ventive and remedy, Rostettvr'S Stomach
Buffers, has. during the last thirty five years
been constantly widening the area of its use
tulness, and demonstrating it's sovereign
value. Liver complaint. dy spcpsis, cOnstipa.
ton, kidney trouble rheumatism and debility
"" all rPmedied by it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-08
Citation by Publication.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, to the Sheriff or any
Constable of Bexar county, greeting:
You are hereby commanded that } GU sum-
mon F. Barnhart, by making publication Of
this citation in some newspaper published in
Bexar county. Texas if there be newspaper
published therein. but If not, then in any
newspaper published in the judicial district in
thie suit is pending. but il there be no
newspaper published in said district, then in
some newspaper published in the nearest dis
trict to said district in which this suit is pend
ing. to be and appear before w. w. Heron,
Justice OF the Peace in and for precinct No.
one Bexar county, Texas, on the 10th dav OF
March, A. d. 1890. to answer the suit of w. l..
Wilder upon sworn account for money had
and received by defendant from plaintiff,
amounting to the sum of $lT5.00.
Herein fail not, but of this writ make due
return as required by law.
Given under NV hand officially, this 4th day
of March. A. ID. 1890. w W. HEBRON,
j. p. Prec. No | Bexar Co, TIE xas.
Came to hand on the 4th day OF March. 1890
and ordered this citation to be published in
the San Antonio LIGHT, newspaper pub
lished in BeXar county, Texas. once in each
week for four successive weeks prior TO re-
turn day thereof. X. X. MARTINEZ,
Constable PreC. No. l, BeXar Co., Texas.
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