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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05
WASHINGTON SPOONS.


People OF Means.
OF late the fad Of collecting odd silver
spoons has taken strong hold on
people who have plenty of money to
spend Lots OF people who have re-
Gently returned from Europe are show.
ing admiring friends the collections
they made while abroad. No two spoons
should ever come from the same town,
and each should have as much Of a
story as possible connected with the
place where IL was bought and the man
ner OF getting IL. 1t should be marked
with the name Of the place and the
date. Ii is rather 4 pretty idea and the
spoons make pleasant mementoes OF
ones travels and experiences. Wash
ingtoE Jewellers have noticed the de
mand and are not to be- behind in an
swering the call. One OF them has
something quite original in this line.
In answer 10 the question: Haven't
you something novel In spoons, some
thing characteristics of the city, you
know" the would -be-purchaser Is shown
q lot Of Washington spoons. These are
\ rather large and heavy and have I
medallion head OF the first President sci
into the bowl The head Is a good one
and Is u much prettier setting for
spoon than one woald at first suppose
Then there are others that are exac
SMILES of teaspoons that belonged :
Mrs Washington. These are odd an
decidedly popular Others still hav
genuine coins of century ago set 4
the bowl, and set OF dozen pune
spoons have set Of small gold coin
from as many different countries. Al
these different kinds Of spoons hav
Washington and the date OF purchas
engraved on the back. These WASH
ington spoons are especially popula
J with foreigners and almost every on
stopping for any length OF time In tn
, city takes something of the sort HON
, with him. Washington Star
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05
VOL LII.
MiscELLANEo

The town of Addison, In Maine, has
seventeen couples who have been
married Atty years and over
One OF the suggestions for the Chi.
eago worlds fair is a gigantic iron tent
covering 200 acres, with an iron tower
In the center 1900 feet high, CORES
ponding TO the tent pole.
1T is estimated that from $50, 900 10
500, 900 worth OF nitrate of silver and
gold Is used every year by the photo
graphers OF the United States In making
the millions OF photographs.
"A Canton, China, paper estimates
that 100000 people die every year In
China by fire and food, but II is not salts
fed. "The fact Is" 1t remarks with cold
blooded cynicisn, ''the great need OF
China is the sudden removal OF 2.OO0..
600 or 100000 inhabitants 10 make
elhow-room for those who are left"
1T Is said that Cinnamon on the Pa
cific coast lease property for twelve
months. and then lease 1t 10 Cinnamon
for thirteen months, that being the
number Of months in the Chinese year.
The Chinaman Is rapidly learning TO be
good American business man.
1t has been estimated that more
than 400. .000 900 human mummies were
made in Egypt from the beginning ol
the art Of embalming until It's discon.
tinuance in the seventh century. Hero
dotus and Diodorus agree in the state
ment that there were three grades oi
embalming. The first cost abont ~ .2sS
the second about 1915 and the third wa,
very cheap.
Funny thing at one Of the hospi
tails last MONTH" said an undertaken
"what was it?" 20; doctor who love-
TO see his name in print had long ac
count OF delicate surgical operation h'
had Notwithstanding tumor, be
lisve. The whole thing was minutei,
described. and the doctor was praises
highly. But no mention was made o
the fact that my services we're required
for the patient died the next day. An
one reading the item would have sur
posed that the sufferer had been re
stored TO perfect health. th."---Cincinnat
Times-Star.
"A young hunter and guide OF the uI
per Aroostook region in Maine, gets hi
living wholly in the forests. In summe
he acts as guide for certain New Yor
sportsmen who spend the summer reg,
larly in the forests about the head
waters OF the Aroostook. During tn
winter he carries on all alone through
out the season the business Of trapping
He Is most Of the time fifty 10 sevent
miles from the nearest settlement. III
traps, about two hundred in number. aI
stretched from the headwaters OF tho 5
John TO the head dwaters of the penol
scot southwark.
I'm a recent report on the prevalent
ofdiphtheria at Enfield, England, ID
Bruce Lows the Medical Departmel
OF the local government board, ga
some striking instances Of the long-su
pected fact that infectious diseases ms
be spread by domestic animals. Cat
being the most common household pc
are especially liable TO carry disease
children. Dr. Low mentions a numb
of cases where these domestic auima
we're afflicted with diphtheria duril
the epidemic In Enfield. and were o.
doptly the agents for conveying IL
children who fondled them. Und
these circumstances Miss Pussy G.
hardly be considered harmless" ho
ever necessary she may be in other !
spects
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05


A well-equipped brougham dashed
through Central park the other after
moor. The driver was in deep mourn
ing, and the sole occupant of the back
seat was conspicuous for her pale face
and widows weeds IL was Julia Dent
Grant. widow of General Grant. She
was put for her afternoon airing through
the park, There was a stream of car
riages and horseback riders, but not one
person of that fashionable cavalcade
knew the distinguished woman. Mrs
Gran It locked what she really is-far
from we'll. She has been ailing for .
long time, and il very seldom seen in
society. Her eyesight is very poor. She
attends church regularly when her
health permits. drives out because her
doctor insists on il, and lives quiet
peaceful life among her own circle OF
friends. One OF her most frequent call
ers II General sherman. He often dimes
at Mrs. Grants house. and IL on the
most intimate terms of friendship with
her toterie of friends. When General
Grant was alive all the big and little
men OF the country paid their respects
TO him, but they have forgotten his
/ widow, and now she is seldom troubled
1 except perhaps when some old soldier
whom her husband befriended comes tc
inquire after her health, or some Of the
dead Generals most intimate friends
pay what may be called duty calls
v n Y Latter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05

Tho annual report OF the Peabody
Trust for the maintenance OF good
homes Tor the working classes in Lon
don shows tbe birth rate in the houses
kept by the trnst TO bs ST. per f,out
above the fest OF London, and the death
rate nearl9 por go below the aver.
age, white the infant mortality i
only little over half tho average. Tht
trust has spent over 20, 100000 IN pro
viding hui'diurs Tor 90, S74 persons. The
average earnings Of each family ara
about s. - esr week. and the averagf
weeklY eent about o. 30. The rate pei
rom Is i snH psf week
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05

Where does Wittions get mis- humori
He inherits his old jokes from his
iather. and his baby jokes from his lit
~ boy. Harpers baxar
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05

Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, never
submits TO an interview. | remem Der
my frst experience with him. ] was
correspondent for the Cleveland Leader.
and told him that had been sent by
it's editor to ask him certain question:
He ISas sitting in his dressing gown and
slippers in his library when ! made this
rom ark, and he Strengthened himself ur
like a shot and shut his mouth like q
olauh as he chopped out the words:
"Wkil, young man, you may put youi
saettions, but warn you that will nc,
answer one word" ] then told him
that did not expect 70 interview him
by force, and that II he had nothing "a
say there was no use in my asking ques-
TONS. He then told me that he had made
a re solut on 20 publish every thing that
wen t from him into the papers over his
own signature and begged my pardon
for his seeming gruifness He wanted
me 10 stay and look over the cartoons
in TNuck with him. but | thanked him
and left-F. G. Carpenter. in PhilAdsl
phiA Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05
THE BOTTLE DID IT.

Charley grabbed o case OF instru
ments. and we both started for the hotel
an a run We got there few minutes
before old scroggs, for whom the girl
who told us had also gone. Befor'
Scroggs got up To the travellers room
Charley had diagnosed the case To his own
satisfaction. and wis looking very wis
indeed. Scroggs seized the insensible pa
lieut hy the wrist, listened To his heart
beats. and before Charley had said a
word, raped out
Case Of apoplexy. bring some'--
"But. Charley was not to he ignored IN
this way. Its plain case Of ef'- he
l.,gan. bnt just then ! pulled him TO one
side ard whispered In his ear.
'''l WIS ai,out To remark, DIR. Seroggs
resumed Charley. with considerable dig
nifty. that the case Is undoubtedly on,
Of morphine poisoning
Nonsense. young man. said old
Scroggs rudely, 4 say IT'S apoplexy.
a stomach pump will soon prov,
Who's right. said Charley, rs lac unlock
"a his ease and produced one.
The little crowd of hotel employee
and villagers who had crowded into th'
room. IA biz one. seemed rather amused
bv the arguments IF the doctors. and n
the patient was n stranger To all. the ap
plicalion Of stomach pump, IL only Il
settle the controversy, niet with genera
approval.
well. 10 make long story short
morphine il WAS sure enough. TINS dis
comiitnre Of old Scroggs spread abroad
Charley soon built up a practice, mar
rie,l his heiress and lived happily eve
/ afterwarl.
And how did you discover Il WAS moT
/ phine jusi in time To prevent your youni
4 friend FROM declaring in favor Of epi
] lepsy.' asked the writer,
I That's just wha, Charley asked M
when ii was all over, replied the naE
/ rator. The fact is. while Charley an
old Scraggs were engaged in leokin
\ wise over the patient. and guessing a
his malady. was looking about th
room. There in corner behind a foe
stove spied bottle. Picking il up
saw that il WAS laleled morphine, po
son, and that il had been recently emf
tied. ~ the outside Of II was still lnois
That was enough for me. and had jui
time to hiss IN CtaFley's ear 'morphin'
before be committed himself. Net
York Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05
HE MADE ANOTHER RICH.
SEARCHING THE ROOM WHILE THE
DOCTORS DISAGREED.

How q Wide Awake Merchant decided =
Kn"tty Medical Dispute and Made tsi-
Fri.sd'. fortan--Cny Tricks That wsr.
U.ei~.. IN a small Tewn.
Il have made one fortune In my time,
said All old merchant the other day.
''and"---
"Spent II, broke in the writer
Didn't have that pleasure.
Lost liz
''No, sir: the fortune made was that
uf another nan.
How was thaty' asked the writer.
after left college replied the first
speaker, Il knocked about lhe country.
here and there. for few years. hefore
settled down in this city. Ia the course
of my wanderings met AN old school
friend who had gone 10 medical col
Iege and WIS then just starting TO buiid
up practice in small country town.
When | ran across him he was In "a
dreadful tit OF the blues, and said Ia
him. after first greetings had been *
changed: .why. old man. you're not like
your former self AZ all. You haven't
been practiring hong enough to have
killed anybody yet. have your
"'No, no. my boy. he answered. mot
that But. If ! may coniide in you witt
safety. as think can, | will tell you
my difficulties. I'm madly IN love witt
the most beautiful girl in all the worl,
and she loves me. but all her people ar,
opposed to our marriage, because the oil,
man is wealthy and am poor. Tho,
want her to marry rich suitor who i
after her, and feel like brute in ask
ing her TO wait for me till am able I,
support her. while that prospect seem
81 distant I've been in this town fo
tx months now and not single patien
have secured.
THE OLD TRICKS NO GOOD.
"'How many rivals have vou e
here? inquired.
"'Only one, he answered. old Di
. Scroggs, but he has been here for fort
! wears or more all by himself lie n
| senis my intrusion rs "A personal insnl
!. and so do his patients, ] think. Ther
!. seems TO he prejudice against youn
: doctors, anyway, and am heartily di
! couraged.'
o bbHN FbN ~ ESs'AtN' hhs $50
|. honored old tricks Of the trader Sai'
% You know them as well as do. lia'
j. boy rush into church and whisper
II your ear where you sit, well up towai
N the front Then grab your hat and NAL
70 as much noise as you can going out. q
l. up half dozen prescriptions and ha'
is the bottles directed to Mrs. Smith, NJ
T. Brown. etc. aud then see that they a
@ delivered TO the wrong houses. Send {
p them again. explaining that IN the ru
gh of business thrsc little mistakes ~
=, sometimes happen There are a doz
en- such little do,lges that
Is e" Ma use. my dear boy he answere
on With sigh. AN those pretty games a
20 " &. IN "A small town. II Mrs. Sni
eh has toothache nearly every body el
10 here knows Il or will hear Of il soI
day The tricks would all be discover
10 here To dead certainty. and ! would
ON worse off than ever. They are all rig
he enough in big city. but
60 Whats that. exclaimed, as a 1
10, rifle hanging was heard at the outer do
no Charley. my friend. went to the do
% and girls vnice came out Of the da
.ss ness. saying. Come down TO the hot
= doctor. there's traveller there took do
as with tit or sornethin' and hes like
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-05

= \ short time before young Abraham
Lin eoln was taken sick with the malady
frou which he never recovered he wrots
. frI end in Chicago; There Is no place
iika America for roe. long Tor ssmt
OF hsse-bal with the boya
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
BONES AND TAMBoURINEs.

A scriptural Precedent: His Mother-Johnny.
you mustn't throw stones at Tommy 1rot; it's
wicked. The Terror-No 1t amt, either, ma.
The Bible tells about a boy who threw stones at
his enemy and he wasn't wicked. His Mother
Who was he? The Terror-David.
Lawyer-You're perfectly sure no one will
pay single cent TO the concernl Cifent-I am.
There's nothing left for anybody. Lawyer
Then receiver must be appointed.-Societu
''Now," said the tramp who had been labor
ing at the wood pile, ''Ill 60 around to the
kitchen and see If can't cash q few of these
chips Washington Post.
''where have you been. dearest?' 1--WE ,ust
been shopping" "a here are your bundlesY'
why. didn't / say had simply been shop
ping. "-Brookiyn Life.
prince" a,ked one of his friends of Albert
Edward. (which is your favorite proverb?' IAN
things come TO those who wait" replied the
Prince of Wales.
Fsngle-Why does Van Dauber paint all his
angels blonde? Fadman--Csn't imagine. Van
Dauber's own wife il a brunette, too-Drv
Goods Chronicle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
GENIUS VERSUS TEASING.

The outcome of the encounter between
Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, as summarized in yesterdays dis
patches to this paper. is calculated to set
at rest any uneasiness that may have been
felt as to the disadvantages our country
labors under in dealing with those great
powers which have representatives who
from their youth up have been regularly
trained for the field OF diplomacy.
We have not. nor ever have had any
such class. In our dealings with foreign
nations, as in our management of home
affairs, executive, legislative and judicial.
our representatives are chosen from the
body OF the people. And yet in diplomatic
affairs, no less than in home concerns, this
country has fully held its own. Even in
the earlier days OF the republic, Jay at the
Court of St. James and Franklin at Yer
sailles were among the most honored OF
foreign representatives at those courts. 1t
has never been questioned, and cannot be.
that Webster was fully match for Lord
Ashburton in the treaty which they nego-
tiated. Nothing finer Is recorded in the
annals of diplomacy than Stewards man.
agement of the Mason and Slidell affair
with Great Britain, or his masterful out
whiting of the third Napoleon in reference
to Maximillian's invasion of Mexico.
And in his encounter with Pauncefote
Maine. has well supplemented these illus
trious examples. and has fully maintained
the reputation of his country in the diplo-
matte field. No matter what may or might
have been the right to invoke the princi-
pies of international law in respect
to closed seas in opposition to our
Alaskan claims, he has driven Sir
Julian into corner from which there can
be no honorable escape, reconcilabIe with
consistency, by pointing to the simple fact
that England waived and surrendered that
right when she acquiesced in the grant by
Russia to private trading company of ell
the privileges and immunities which we
claim by q similar grant from the same
power.
By this adroit move the Secretary has
forced England into the awkward predica-
ment of yielding her whole contention, or
else she must admit in the face of the
whole world and of incontrovertible facts,
that she resists our exercise of rights de-
rived from Russia which she acquiesced in
and respected when conferred by Russia
on private trading company. England is
thus placed in the position of agreeing that
exclusive sealing privileges may be enjoyed
and maintained in Behring sea, provided
the United States shall not enjoy and MAIN
tain them. There is no nation that will
sustain her in that position. Mr.. Blaine's
fight is won, q bloodless battle Of clean di-
plomacy. 1t is big victory.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
ICE CAVES OF MOUNT ADAMS.
Where Sweltering Inhabitants Of Easter
Washington Would Like to Be.
Snoropo Falls Pevicw

Where Sweltering Inhabitants Of Eastern
Washington Would Like to Be.
Spokane Falls Review.
How the people of Spokane would appreciate
the ice caves Of Mount Adams these hot, swell
tering days.
Away up 1900 feet above the Columbia river,
ct the base of Mount Adams, whose symmetrical
cone-like peak is covered with perpetual snow.
lies beautiful little lake. surrounded by broad
meadows and fed by stream of purest Water,
taking its rise in the snow fields ten or twelve
miles away.
The caves are within few miles of Trout
lake. for so this mountain gem, like hundreds of
others in this wonderful country of lakes, is
called, for the reason that trout-flled basins
are SO common that the discoverer, ayerse to
taxing his brain for an original name, has seen
lit to dub his find with his first thought.
AS yet only six large caves have been dis
covered, but as the whole country gives forth q
hollow, reverberating sound to the heel-tap of
the hobnailed mountain shoe of the visitor, it is
highly probable there are many more.
One of these ice caves, the largest one. is used
by the farmers as a cold storage warehouse for
butter and milk, and certainly answers the pur.
pose admirably.
The entrance is like into cistcrn, and the ad.
yenturer lowers himself into the chilly stmos-
phere by means of rope The interior OF the
cave is composed OF one large apartment about
eighty feet square. The cave is walled with ice
around, above and below; with huge iccles of
sfalactite and stalagmite formation, obstructinp
a complete view, as well as forming obstacles to
exp Grafton. but affording the mos, gorgeous
pictures in the light OF q flaming pitch torch.
The effect is simply Indescribable, but. at the
same time most fascinating. especially when
seen on hot August day.
The huge pendants of pure. translucent ice.
reflect and scintillate the rudy glow OF the
torch in bewildering maze OF color and
thousand rays OF light.
The air is a clear, dry cold. even on the hottest
day. There Is no dampness or moisture, the ice
is not melting, but 10 hard and cold and dry. az
in midwinter. Afew moments in the cave, and
ones very blood 10 chilled, fact which ia AZ
as yet, no doubt, the cause OF thorough ex-
ploration OF the cave never having been made.
There are, perhaps, other and adjoining cayerns
which very probably open out from the lain
apartment and form an icelandic labyrinta.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25
rHs NEW PHASE OF pEorEor1on.

Among the many leading Republican pa
pers at the East that take the view hereto
fore advanced in these columns in respect to
Mr.. Blaine's Pan-American reciprocity
ideas, is the Pittsburg Times, which in its
issue of July 10, says:
Mr.. Blaine's departure for reciprocity is the
reverse OF q free trade movement 1t is the
strictest application OF protection. 1t would
be protecting American farmers by securing for
their breadstuffs the market of Cuba, for ex-
ample. 1t Is proposed to apply this principle to
the American republics 1t would not be free
butequitable trade-an exchange of products
that would be mutually profitable The protec-
secure these results. We have from time to
them to conform TO the idea of manufacturing
at home and selling abroad what we did not
consume Making an exchange of our products
for those OF other countries that do not compete
with our own, thereby stimulating home manu-
features. employing home labor and capital is
good protection doctrine. We have absolutely
free trade among the states of the Union, while
we protect them from the competition OF out
side countries 1t is the free trade we can stand
An interchange OF products with the American
republic would in no manner be al abatement
of this system of protection, SO far as England,
Germany or any of the competing countries are
concerned. To grow into perfection reciprocity
would take time Mr.. Blaine's idea is to take
the first step. This strikes the American people
favorably as a new phase of protection, the fur
thest possible from free trade OF the Democrats.