Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

The expression ''the long aud the
short Of IT, is never better understood
than when man longs for money
when he Is short OF IT,
"A citizen Of Charleston, W. Va.
turned over his pillow in arising the
other morning and found a rattlesnake
coiled up and asleep under II.
A man may not be afraid of danger.
but he looks down in the mouth when
hc prepares 10 descend into mine. -
Binghamtou Republican.
When a man atfirms that there's
lots Of money in lea her" don't dis
puic him purses arc made OF leather.
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The potato is declared 10 be deteri-
Grating A. y is propagated from gen
GRAFTON to generation instead OF from
seed to seed, il seems to be on the de-
cline.
There is nobody living to-day. with
possibly few exceptions. who will
see another year in which the figure
80 does not appear. Arkansas Trav-
eller
A persevering parrot in Atlanta
practices new tune every night for a
week till he masters IL. to the great
annoyance OF tho occupants OF the
house, whoare kept awake by the noise
The following advertisement ap-
peared recently in Pittsburgh paper
under the head of business chances
Wanted Something that lazy man
can make living in by investing $500
To $500. Address, etc.
AT "a teachers examination in an
Ohio county, one OF the candidates
stated in answer to a question tina,
Chicago was situated in Wisconsin.
lie didn't know the size OF IL. ''but
reckoned twas about as big a. Colum-
{ bus.
-"Dcueed unpleasant typographical
A error ia those Invitations 10 the we'd.
ding. said young \. Y. Bridegroom.
/ How SOP" anxiously inquired the
= bride. why, instead OF your pres.
y cnco is requested, the confounded
printer made il reud your presents
9 are requested. IN. Y. Herald.
! Shouts the conductor as the train
: starts from Chicago: IAN aboard.
Keep IN your feet But in spite oI
! this injunction an elephantue hool
! protrudes here and there from can
5 window. Ia smash the first bridge that
gets in the way.-St. Louis Magazine
b The man who is thoroughly il
9 earnest and alive To the Importance o
J. killing weeds will be constantly on Vi,
i lookout FOR times when he can rid him
self of these pests; but few farmer,
: realize what tax IL becomes on ihcii
energies and capital TO allow weeds /,
: ripen their seeds.
! Two swindlers played yer,
!, shrewd trick on the merchants OF som
n erset Ky, They bought up all tn,
r, ginseng they could find. took II 10 tow
a and sold II at the nominal price OF .
?. per pound. Upon investigation il wa
n found the ginseng had been bough
= while green. split and groove mad
! in the root. which was filled with lead
Even iron tacks were found stuck int,
the ends of the roots.
g A fresh Young bride from Obi,
having heard that camphor fume
wuald banieh tlies. put on her kifchei
range a lot of supposed ilmps of cam
!, phor. They melted and spread out
. and all the ilies for squares away cam,
swarm in to them. The despairin.
% bride Consulted an experienced matroi
y next door, who discovered that the sup
/ posed camphor was rock candy.
- Grass is the forgiveness OF ma
n ture her constant benediction. Fields
"a trampled with battle. saturated will
e blood, torn with the ruts OF cannon
grow green again with grass. and car
mage l. forgotten, Streets abandonef
:. . by traffic become grass-grown liIx,
rural lanes and are obliterated. For
;, ests decay, harye-ts perish. flowers
;, vanish, but grass is immortal Sen
\ ator Ingalls,.
A Conscientious Dilicial: Lone pas
seneer on last cable car out for th,
n night CONDUCTOR. as ! am the ont,
d man aboard, aud ns am going 10 Six
u ty-tnird street. don't see any need O
your calling out the names OF ali thes,
streets. Conductor (stilliyl yl-"Y onnl
man. IN paid to call out these name
: aud m going To earn my salary
I you don't like ii you can get on rhir
: ty.fourthn = Chieago Tribune.
"A letter which read as follows wa
received the other day by the mayo
oi Dallas. Texas: Sir have beer
/, in this city few days. Am "a car
: penter and would like 10 get som,
: work and ai same time would like /,
} marry. As am stranger. beg 80,
" would assist me in getting d wife.
I have about three hundred dollars laii
q up; am not particular as 90 looks. ;,
she knows how TO work. Am Demo
crat in politics.
!. A lady, who. though in the autumn
). OF life, has not lost all dreams o
it, spring. said to Jerrold. Il can no
imagine what makes my hair turi
gray. sometimes fancy IL must bi
the essence of rosemary. with whicl
! my maid has been In the habit o
brushing il with. What think you?'
Ii II should be- afraid madame. said thl
j distinguished dramatist. dryly, "tha
. it is The e,sence of thyme.
-Oaitland. Md. rejoices in the pos
session u dusky citizen who can no
read but that lack does not proven
him from porting over the newspaper
III ".