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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
TIE DEMON OF THE cleBET.

There wss no west there was ne esaM
No star abroad for eye to see:
And Norman spurred hia taded besss
Hard By the terrible galiows tree
20 Norman. haste across this waste.
For something seems 10 follow usef'
Cheer up, dear Maud. for, thanked be God.
We nigh have passed the Eallows trssi"
He kissed her iip then spur and whip.
And fast they fed across the lea;
But vain the heel and rowei steel
For something leaped frosn the gallows srssi
Give me your cloak. your knlshtly cloak.
That wrapped you oft beyond the sea,
The wind N bold. my bones old.
And ann cold on the gallows tree"
20 holy Godi o dearest Maud
Quick. quick. some prayer. the best that bel
A bony hand my neck has spaDned,
And tears my knightly cloak from mers
ss3ive me your wine. the red. red wine.
That In the flask hangs by your knes;
Ten summers burst On accurst,
And I'm sfhirst on the galIows trce"
@oh Maud, my lifel my loving wifsi
Have you no power 10 set frees
MY belt uncaasps q demon grasps
And drags my wine flask from my kneef~
Give mo your bride your bonny brids.
That ieft her nest with you to Zee.
On, she hath nown 10 be my own,
For I'm alone on the gaiiows tree"
s-C1ing CLOSER, Maud, and trust In sodi
Cling closei-Ah. heaven. she slips from mef'-
prayer, q groan. and he alone
Rode on that night from the gailows tree.
-Fitx James o'Brien.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
Fraudulent Pawn Tlcketa.

A gang OF swindlers whose specially
In crime was the fraudulent imitation OF
Mont de Piete pledges. or pawn tickets,
has just been discovered. Avuncular
guarantees of this description have fire.
quently been falsified in Paris by a pro-
cess known among those who live by
their wits a. the lavage des faffes. But
the knights of industry who have been
captured went further than this and bod
ily fabricated fictitious pledges. which
they sold In large quantities TO purchas-
ers or marchands de reconnaissance du
Mont de Piete. The swindlers had sue
ceeded In realizing about 81 900 between
them by their transactions when pounced
upon by the police. At their headquar-
ters In tho Faubourg St. Martin was found
. complete manufactory of false tickets
Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

81 can tell you how large an audi
cnco there is in the house any evening
without looking. said the leader Of
Broadway theatre orchestra the other
day.
sHowG" interrupted reporter.
my violin bow tells the tale
When the house in full the moisture
coming from the audience lessons the
tension of the hairs on the bow, and ]
arm compelled TO tighten them many
times during an evening. Ii the air
is dry, of course, this is avoided You
have no idea how tho sound
Of violin is affected by the
weather Damp atmosphere will
loosen and flatten the strings, and the
result is screeching sound from the
instrument. The body Of the instru
ment is also affected by the atrnos
phere. Moisture gets into the wooe
and the violin gives forth an unnatural
tone The moisture thus lowers ths
pitch, and il is exceedingly difficult Il
keep the instrument rightly tuned or
a damp evening. The wind instru
meuts are affected in an opposite way
Dampness contracts the metal, and tn,
result is higher pitch. IL frequentl,
happens that there is difference o
an entire note between the wind an
string instruments in playing seles
ton. New York Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

A remarkable bird, about the size of q
robin and much resembling a kingfisher
without the prominent tuft of feathers,
attracted considerable attention on q
street in Kennebec, Me-, recently. Fly
ing along to an English sparrow, with
one dart OF his hooked beak he killed the
little bird, and then. placing one foot
upon his victims breast, proceeded to
tear in pieces and devour him. A stage
driver picked up the feathered cannibal
and his prey and carried them into q
near by store. where, perched upon the
counter, he devoured the sparrow with
apparent relish. The bird seemed &C
have no fear of any one, and showed nc
antipathy against anything but the
sparrows, several of which he killed dur
ing the afternoon. His species was un
known to any who saw him, but 1t i
thought he is one Of the variety known
"a butcher bird.-Maine Paper.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
rhs n1arr,arsahia Aws.

A Hungarian statistician has been
investigating the results derived from
marriage at different ages. He col,
lected data in 80, 600 cases, and after
careful study announces that the chill.
dren OF mothers under 20 and fathers
under "a are liable TO have weakly
constitutions The healthiest children
are those of fathers from Is to 40 and
mothers from 90 TO 80. The best mar
riaves are those where the husband Is
the wife's senior. A man from 30 10
40 should take wife from 20 to 30
The vitality of the children OF >
mother Ave years older than the far
ther would be- seriously impaired. =
San Francisco Chronicle
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

A Husbands Trick.

The devices that men employ TO fool
their wives as to the hour at which they
reach home nre numerous, but q news
paper man hit on = new one not long
ago. 1t is qneer the same trick has not
been adopted with enough frequency TO
have become popular. This man has a
clock In his house that strikes ~ at the
half hour, and when he has n night of
he gauges himself to get home few
minutes before some half hour. IL It Is
4 o'clock he waits until about 4:20. and
then he goes bustling in. making noise
enough to wake up the dead. The sleepy
wife throws the covers off her head and
says. .Ohl Ia that You? What time ID
it?- The husband replies carelessly'
'sIlmeg Nearly /. guess; don't know
exactly, my dear" By this time the
clock strikes 81 and the wife Is salts
faad. Long before the hour Of 3 Ia reach
ed the wife Ii again fast asleep. and she
never suspects her lord and master has
played ii on her.-Chieago Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

In the autumn of 1861, Morphy,
then on his way to the Confederate
army near Manassas. was invited by
the Rev. r. r. Harrison, OF Richmond,
10 spend the evening with numberof
other distinguished guests at his resi-
dence. After supper, while they were
assembled in the parlors, attention was
called to colored engraving entitled
"Jen d Echoes. which was hanging In
the room. II represented Satan, in
style and dress after the German idea
Of Mephistopheles. engaged In game
OF chess with a young man. The
board lay on tomb. and the guardian
angel of the youth looked down with
deep sadness and interest upon the po-
sition of the pieces on the board. The
young mans pieces represented the
manly virtues, and many Of them had
already been captured. Satan's pieces
represented the tempting vices. The
position OF the pieces as shown IN the
engraving was one that had often been
studied with care by the Richmond
players, and the young mans game
was regarded as hopeless. The posi-
ton was set up In Morphy's presence.
and he asked II the position was cor
rect After careful comparison OF
the position on the board and in the
engraving, he was answered in the
affirmative. Morphy then remarked,
: in his quiet but always dignified man
, ner, that he believed he could taks
! tho young mans position and win th'
. game. All those who knew anything
!, OF chess expressed surprise, but Nor
' ply vindicated his belief In shor
Z time. He took the young mans gam
. and played against each gentleman i
8 succession and won. The devil had n
{ chance against the genius of Paul MOI
!. phy.-New Orleans Picayune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

lie In n dominated by the sultan. but
he can only choose one of the three
highest functionaries; these, again,
arc nominated by the sultan. but
under similar restriction; and so
progressively downward, the sultan al
ways nominating, but only from tho
eligible persons determined and pre-.
sented bY the hierarchical progression
of the body itself. 1t finally rests upon
the students in the different colleges
who are raised the first two steps by
collegiate degrees. Tho grand mufti.
the cazaskiers of Anatoly and Roum.
ely, the three cadis of the first cities.
and som other dignitaries from the
supreme council of Ulema, or learned
men. The ordinary functions have
reference 20 their own corporation,
bus in all extraor linary or doubtful
occasions they are consulted by the
governm emit; they are not invited to
Join the divan, but the case is sub.
mitted % them. Thus, for instance,
before the measures against Mehemet
AL were adopted they were appealed
20, and ii was on their felva itself. re.
hearsed. In tho firman, that he was de.
clared an outlaw, or, according to
their ex preston, "E'irmanli. The
case In NOT presented to them in the
form of documents To examine. but as
O solicitor prepares case for snhmis-
sion 10 counsel. II is said: m. or N
has done 50 and 30. Is his act lawful
or unla awful; and II 10, what is
the penaltyf" This Is the form in
which cases with foreign powers are
submitted. The National Review
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Discoveries of what has been already
discovered are not infrequent. One OF
the latest cases In point is that of Mr..
Kitton, the high priest OF English Dick
ems worship. Mr.. Kitton declares lit is
not generally known that the name of
Charles was entered In tho baptismal
register of st. Mary's tthe parish church
of Portsea) a. Charles John Huffman
Dickens" II Ii is not generally known,
II II not the fault of the great novelist's 8
biographers. Dickens dropped the John
Huffman early, despite the fact that it
was the name of hia fathers old friend.
Boston Transcript.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Why do theatre goers prefer seats on
the right OF the house2 When you are
ON the street on which side Of the walk
do you keep? On the right, don't youf
OF course you do; and you look TO the
left, eh? II you don't you are different
from every one else. Well, You walk 20
the right and you look TO the left
Twenty five or thirty years Of this sort
Of thing naturally gets one accustomed
to 1t. Now, when you sit for two hours
and half or three hours in one position.
II you have 10 keep your eyes to the
right, you win find that 10 tires the
muscles of the eyes quite perceptibly.
Albany Argus.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
Particles I'm the Eye.

Every mother knows how often little
ones get something in the eye. Take
hold OF the lashes Of the upper lid with
the left hand, and pressing the duh point
of pencil against the middle of the lid,
turn II upward: then remove the sub
stance with camel's hair brush or the
corner of soft handkerchief. Particles
of lime often cause great pain II they get
into the eye, as any one who has ever
whitewashed ceiling can testify. Apply
weak vinegar to neutralize the alkali and
remove the particle as directed. Herald
of Health,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
HOW TO DRESS CHILDREN.


Mhs Maf@rtnf sh1aad Ne Ffme. Although
the style May ne Very Plain.
The maternal pride that prompts all
mothers 10 dress their children a. well
as possible under adverse circumstances
also induces them to spend many an
hour over their clothes without begrudg-
ing either the labor or time. Fortunately,
the most appropriately dressed girls are
the plainest clothed; but, by being plain
IN style, II does not follow that the little
frock is not to be Of a dainty material,
taStefully made and in becoming man
ner. Do not put too somber color
upon sad faced child: neither have all
around sashes on stout little figure.
which requires tapering effects.
A little thought viii soon settle this
part of the task, which Ii the simples
Blouse suits of the cottons imitatinA
flannel; lawn tennis flannel, which Ia
part cotton, and all wool blue and white
flannel and serge are the most comforta
bic of play dresses, and for little ones
nothing can replace them. Iftrimmed in
any manner, let itbe with cotton or wooden
braid, according to the material of the
dress. Sew the gathered skirt, which Ii
amply full and hemmed, to n silesia un-
derwaist, and have sailor blouse. with
the regular sailor collar and coat or shirt
sleeves, with a round neck or tiny band
as preferred. Misses wear the blouse
suits made in similar style, and their
half worn skirts may be entirely worn
out with two or three odd blouses made
In this fashion, or as belted waists Of
wash surair or striped tennis flannel.
Nainsook for gimps may be had
ready tucked, or the white embroidery
can be used. Separate gimps are ad-
vocated, as they are easier 10 wash.
White frocks are of plain nainsook on
embroidered houncing. twenty-seven
inches wide. Those of last season may
be remodeled by adding waist belt OF
insertion, vest of the same and revers oi
edging over a tucked gimp. II the
skirt Is too short. lengthen it with row
of insertion let in. Plaid and striped
ginghams are always neat with accesso
ries of embroidery. and small fguret
sateens are frequently made over for lit
tie ones and worn with the inevitable
gimp, which is called an American
idea" though it originated in France.
Amy dress 10 DE naue over TOT youhi
girl can have new sleeves, yoke and skir
border of tartan plaid woolen goods, Gu
bias. This may be used for any plain
dark woolen goods. and If the renovate'
dress is of striped material the extr
portions added are Of plain cashmere
Their sleeves are full, collars high, o
plated and turned over, and the skirt
are usually full and gathered. Roun
waists, jacket bodicesand pointed basque
having full fronts, are worn by youn
girls, with full vests, girdles, half belt
and cuffs similar to those worn by olde
girls. The only silk addition made I
their toilets is Of surah or India silk !
small figures. Home Journal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

John Wanamalxer Is playfully
spoken of as John Moneynaker in
Philadelphia, but his life Is NOT all de-
voted to the accumulation OF wealth.
Here are some authentic notes about
him. His country place at Jenkin-
town Is the apple Of one OF his eyes.
His flowers, his cattle, and the beauti.
flying of the place absorb him ~ com
pletefy when out OF town ~ business
does at the store. He entertaina llber-
ally, and there Is a hail fellow free
dom and joility about him that ara
eontagiouA He has O splendid uol-
lection Of roses and orchids. and his
rhododendrons are famous In the
unighborhood. -Pittsburg Bulletin
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
sNrcpoTE d IL HANNIBAL tsAMLt,.
How n Vice pr%sitient @s tho United state


Hcw . Vice r'r%sidert @r sh~ United States 1
Served ~ "a Private soldier.
ibid you erer know. asked o gen,
tleman nj the Union League club ban
quet, ''that Hannibal Hamlin once
served this government in dual ca,
pacity, holding position near the top
Of the ladder and another near the
bottom at one and the same tine9"
The reporter admitted that he had
never heard of the incident
well, he did" said tho club man
sWhilc he was vice president OF the
United States he served for a time as
q private iil the volunteer army
Queer idea, wasn't itf Ill tell you how
IL happened.
You see he was an honorary member
OF little company OF militia In Ban
gor, Me-, and when Lincoln issued his
call for troops il promptly responded
and came to Washington. There II
was ordered TO the navy yard to do
guard duty, and TO the surprise OF
every one Mr.. Hamiin announced his
intention TO go with il. The officers
rather rebclled at the idea Of having
. vice president under them. but MIR.
I Hamlin was determined.
why mott he asked. If I'm a
good enough man to be an honorary
member Of the company ] guess I'm
good enough 10 be private.
And he shouldereda gun and went
with them. Well, at the navy yard
there were, Of course, more complica
tons. The officers decided that i
would not do to put the distinguishes
private on guard duty, but he objectes
again, and pertinsntly inquired:
What am here for-to iool
prettyf
.And the result was that he marche,
up and down as sentinel in his reg
ular turn. Odd, wasn't it2 Imagin
the vice president OF the United State
receiving orders from a sergeant of
militia company.
: Then when the company was mui
\ tered out he was offered the regula
. pay of a private for the time he was 4
\ the navy yard, but he declined TO a.
, 'WhyT he was asked. You serve
l with the rest OF us.
. Well, he said, I don't think ii
E right for d man 10 draw pay twic
\ from the government, and, taking a
h things into consideration, / believe |
4 rather draw the vice presidents 50
e ary.'"-Chicago Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Tho Medical News has an article upon
resuscitation after death which, II extern
sively read by the taity, Is sure to occa-
sion doubt and anxiety In the minds Of
many persons. After showing that two
kinda OF death-somatic and cellular
take place before life has completely
faded from the body 20 be recaAed. the
article points out the importance OF
physicians properly distinguishing be-
tween the two and renewing or abandon
ting their efforts nc rcsuscitation 80 cir
cumstances direct. Somatic death may
be briefly described M the failure Of the
main organs OF the body. the brain, heart
and lungs. to perform their functions,
while cellular death Is where the cells or
tissues OF the body die. Both may occur
at the same time. but. the writer urges,
the former may take place without the
latter, and often does. and In all such
cases there Is chance of resuscitating
the dead person until cellular death su-
pervenes.
Authentic instances OF such resuscita-
tation are given-among others. the case
of q man whose body remained at the
bottom of shallow stream for fully hall
an hour before II was taken out. He was
resuscitated after several hours OF unre
hitting labor. But n more remarkable
case was that vouched for by Professol
Armor. A friend Of his died from In
dian hemp poisoning. The physician
racked his brain for more than an hou
for some means of restoring his friend +
life while he lay dead In his presence
and Mt length called TO his aid a sturd
| negro. They worked manfully for fou
| hours. During all that time there wa
} not the slightest sign OF life. but at il
, expiration slight movement of the LII
! was detected, and the stethoscope di
. closed ian occasional light. muffie
. sound over the heart" Their effor
0 were doubled. with the result that RESP
y ration and circulation were very slow
I re-established and consciousness returns
O after many hours. The man lived &
many years afterward--indeed. up TO
few years ago, and was q prominent Ne
England banker.--New Orleans Pic
yuna
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Il now appears that Count Herbert
Bismarck was on the eve of being en-
gagged 10 an English lady who shares
the friendship of the Princess of Wales,
when his cruel papa forbade the
banns. What lucky escape
for the grill The Bismarckian
husband must be a species OF
Grand Turk and the Thirteenth
century savage, from all accounts.
Bismarck himself, contrary 10 every
domestic precedent, rules Mrs. Bis, and
wont allow her TO read as much as a
newspaper in which the word progress
or woman's rights appears. No won
der he Is troubled with insomnia. -
Boston Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
Marvellous Forsisusss.

A minister's little daughter. who had
been TO church for the first time and
heard her father preach, was questioned
by him on reaching home as to how ahe
liked his sermon. There was an embar-
raised silence. Then the little maid.
tired out with the long strain Of .heing
good and yet anxious not 10 offend In
any wise. made answer with long
drawn breath OF patient resignation:
aYou preached awful long. papa. but ]
bsarsd ID. ."-Harper's Young People
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06
roo POLITE.

Ne was q very courteous rnaaS
with manners perfect quite;
No one vas ever more uFoa0A
Or ceuld be more polite
TO hear him murmur, Thank you, mFT
Was really quite treat;
To see him bow with inboFn grmc&
Was happanesn complete
Bus thouss man be moss pollfA.
Solne time he's sure % slip
From grace. and once cruel fAas
Made even this one trip
For one day sweet girl sAid 'sfce~
Cfiow strange are cnpld's pvankxO
And then he lost her. once for all.
Because be murmurwd. -'Thankzr'
-Somervtiie Ioarusl
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Some people wonder why tho corporals
Of police never find the patrolmen sitting
down on their beats. And then they
wonder why the corporals. In making
their rounds. pound on the sidewalks
with clubs loud enough for the patrol.
man to hear.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

The present vicar of Melton Mowbray,
England, has discontinued a venerable
custom. BY an old charter the vicar OF
the parish il authorized to SIT IN the
church at specified time and at specs-
fed table and collect . pence from every
married parishiouer and 3 pence from
every unmarried parishioner.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Never allow yourself to be awakened
In the morning. Go to bed early enough
70 have your sleep out. 1t Is very inJu-
rious 10 get mp day after day with your
alsep unfinished.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

Professor Forster, Of Breslau, has had
300 cases of affected eyesight due to dis
surbance of the circulation caused BY
wearing tight collars.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-13
"X" Rings the Bell.

EDITORS HERALD: l have resided
many years in this city; compared with
four-fifths of the voters here, am an 'old
resident" But never knew so great,
so universal an outcry OF indignation
against any former city government as
there is against that now managing our
affairs. In all of that time, not one list
of county officers has been elected that
has not had in it one defauter or per-
son guilty, and charged even by his own
party, of crime. And whenever city
of1lclal has disappeared with money be-
longing to the corporation, that official
has been Republican. Not one Dem
ocrat has been even accused of malfea-
sance in Office. And now, when Re-
publicans and Democrats alike unite in
demanding a change in the city govern
ment, some persons who have been
asked for their opinions coolly say that
they do not think that reform party is
necessary; the Republicans can give US
all the reforms we need.
Where in all the world can a man be
found, not Republican, who, after SO
many years of rascality, and especially
at the close of two years such as those
now closing, would have the gall. the
impudence, the effrontery, the ignor-
ance, to say that the party with such a
record can give us all the reforms we
need? Why, when the present incum-
bents OF the city Offices were candidates,
one might have supposed that SO impec-
cable, so pure, SO wise set of men had
been made by the Almighty on special
order, expressly for the purpose of doing