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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
AN ANCIENT STRONGHOLD.
Windsor Castle. Queen vIctorla's Fasoriis q
Dwelling Place.


Dwelling Place.
Windsor Castle is one of the most AN
,ient OF the magnificent strongholds In
Great Britain. 1t is known that VIII
liam the Conquerer found Ii a famous
place. the fayorite seat OF the Saxon
Kings. The Norman removed the rude
wooden enclosure and constructed
stone circuit wall; the first complete
round tower was built in laT2 by Henry
ILL.,. and Edward Ill. in 1874 remodeled
and reconstructed IL on n much greater
scale. to afford an assembly place for
the Knights OF the Garter. an order
which he had just established. The
legends had IL that IL was on the sum
init Of that circular mound that King
Arthur was accustomed to meet with his
Knights OF the Round Table. Addi-
tions have been made by various sover-
eigns to this famous Round Tower, the
later improvements being by Sir Jeffrey
wyatville. the court architect, in the
reign of George ~. The chapel cloister
built by Henry Ill remains, AS was an
other, erected by the same monarch.
and dedicated to Edward the Confessor,
4 Is now called the Albert Memorial
Chapel. Henry VII, In 1901 and sub
sequently. did much to improve the
chapels OF the great structure. The
chapel OF st. George is said 10 rank next
10 Westminster Abbey rs royal mau-
soleum. This chapel is splendid speci-
men of Gothic architecture. and there the
marriage ceremony of the Prince OF
Wales and the Princess Alexandra was
performed with great magniiicence. In
regard 10 the ceremony IL was said that
''the altar was arrayed with its gold
communion plate in massive rows, and
the ceremony performed by a number oi
prelates who made the service most i'm.
pressive. The musical portion OF the
ceremony was sweetly rendered by Nine
Jenny Lind Goldsmith, who. with 9th
ers, offered up the hymn of praise OF
this great day. picture o
the grand ceremony was painted by Mr.
Firth, for a copyright Of which higher
price has been offered than has evel
been offered for any other picture.
Among those buried there are Henr,
VIII and Lady Jane Seymour, Georg,
III. and his Queen. William IN. and hil
Queen Charles |. and the Princess Char
lOLte. ne vault III Which Nbt FtulaiH
OF these lie IL at the eastern end of TIA
chapel. II is in this chapel where tn,
installation OF the knights OF the Gar
ter takes place. The castle, which ha
been one Of the favorite seats of til
rulers of Great Britain for eight centu
ries, is in its interior rich in decoration
and works of art, embracing pictures
statuary and bronzes. The principa
gallery in which these are shown is owe
500 feet in length. The private apart
ments of the Queen we're for the mos
, part rebuilt or remodeled by Sir Jeifre
Wyatville. The royal forest OF Wind
sor in 1870 contained some 90, 900 acre,
, Since then, however, il has been niue
, reduced In size, although it still rank
a. one OF the finest in the kingdom, an
) contains some oak trees Of great age an
size. e.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
j. G.. X.
THE FATHEA or - CuILDREs.


"He knew more about the wood bust
ness than he did about printing and was
afraid that thirty-four children were
too many TO get on such = small card.
lie would have the card made larger,
but he wanted IL 10 hang across his
breast when he had his picture taken.
He was getting tolerably we'll along In
years. and some Of his neighbors
thought IL would be a good thing II he
would have his picture taken with this
card on his breast, to leave as a proud
legacy to his children and his children ;
children.
II saw there was at least good item
for me in this incident" continued
Grandfather, ''and ! encouraged the old
man to talk. asked him IL he was the
original j. c. X He said he had that
honor. His name was J. c. Kirkwood,
and he was, in fact, as he wished print
ed on the card, the father of tbirty-four
children. asked him II he had thought
the matter over carefully, and IL he was
ready TO go on record to that effect lie
said he had given the matter thought
and was ready TO he placed on record.
I'VE agreed on the price, after some
dickering. and Mr.. Kirkwood went out
to sell his wood while the card was be-
Ing printed lie came back at the ap-
pointed time, got his card, paid for II
and proceeded TO. the photograph gal
lery. In half an hour ne came with q
/ tintype in his hand, and the maddesi
man, ] think, in the county. The let
/ ters on the card were reversed in the
picture, and the inscription read back
ward.
mir. kirkwood had got tintype in
stead of photograph. for economical rea
sons, and tlntype being u negative pic
iure the letters werc,of course, reversed
and the effect was not what the old maI
nad expected. He accused me of having
| palmcd of lot ot 'left-handed type OF
nim. and declared IL we did not prin
him card in right-handed type h'
would clean out our bunko print-shop ii
what he designated as holy second.
II explained the situation 10 him -
best | could" concluded grandfather
''and after much difficulty Consince'
him that the fault was in the pictur
ind not in the printing. But rathe
than spend money ON another pictur
he concluded to keep the tintype: an,
that is why the kirkwood family liyinl
near East Brady has an interesting fam
ily record which reads backward. IN
v World
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12

II any one is casting about for plot
for a story. this is freely rendered: A
destitute young Englishman in San
Francisco. A beautiful and rich young
girl Of the same place. One OF her in
cisors Is faulty. She will have none OF
IT, The dentist bids her bide his time.
II arrives in tho person OF the young
Englishman. lie agrees to part with a
front tooth for $50. on one side of a
screen is the hero. on the other the
heroine. The tooth is pulled and swiftly
transplanted. Then the heroine departs
without having seen the hero, who. with
the $50 In bis pockets. sets boldly out
into the hills and makes his fortune. In
five years. somewhere and somehow,
they meet and mate. Then, just when
you please. the story Of the tooth crops
out. II isn't oyernice, but IL y related
~ fact Society.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
HE WAS IN TROUBLE.
Nrrdsnt Jersryman Encounters u
benevolent Gothamite.

N.rdant Jerseyman Encounters "a
benevolent Gothamite.
lie came over from Jersey City. but
hung around the station on this sidc so
long that AN officer finally asked If he
was in trouble.
II think am really think | am,
was the reply. Look ut this twenty
lollar bill and tell me If 1t In all
right"
We'll, take IL 10 the ticket-window, +"
replied the officer. And the bill was no
sooner presented there than the agent
said ~ was bad.
Coming over ON the boat" said the
man. as he received the bill back. IA
Young man asked me TO change Ii. 80
that he could give poor widow five dol
lars. gave him four lives"
Il see"
And it Was "a swindle on me-"
You bet"
We'll. it's wrong, very wrong. II IS
absolutely without excuse. No man
with any respect for himself would do
such thing"
No
And. do YOU know, since my Suspi.
slons about the bill were confirmed. that
have an idea he went and passed of a
lollar bill ON that poor widow for FIVE
Probably bad 1t folded up in his hand
and reached ii out, and said how glad ht,
was to help her. and he hoped she would
get along all right, and thus got credit
for four dollars extra. Its wrong. sir.
its against all principle, and no man
AL I.fsG aaN
stick TO II that no man with any stand
ing In the community should thus de-
mean himself. Yes. sir. IL is a perni-
,ious example for our youth, sir, and IL
ought 10 be stopped at once--at onee!'
And he walked stifiiy away and re-
fused 10 be eomforted. Y. sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12

Pardon me. madam, said the tramp,
lifting greasy wreck OF a hat from a
shaggy head, hut may I ask II you
have any cold hominy 10 spare hungry
man? The lady who lives next door
Sindly told me she thought hominy was
about all you bad for breakfast this
morning and you would doubtless let me
have IA portion OF what was left
Certainly, my poor mar" replied the
lady, feelingly, I'VE have plenty of cold
hominy. You can have whole platetul
viii bring II to you. Excuse me mo
mentr
The tramp walked slowly out 10 the
gate, marked a warning hioroglyphic on
The gate.post sh0uldered his bundle and
trudged on,
.'nag-gous her everlasting picture'"
ie said bitterly. ''it was q put-up job. -
Chicago Tribune
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
GRANDPA LicksHInoLE.
An Interesting Experience with Man &
Extensive Family.


Extensive Family.
when | was in the newspaper bust.
ness at East Brady, Pa. said Grand.
father Lickshingle, Il had an odd ex.
perience which thought you nigh,
wish To make a note Of"
The reporter said the paper was very
much crowded these days. but Grand.
father went on:
II was sitting in the Office one day,
when tall, raw-boned. rugged-looking
old man came in. lie wanted to trade a
load OF wood for some job work, but se
had been trading job work and sub
scriptions for wood for the past siA
months and had all we wanted. Istruck
him for the job on cash basis, and be
began TO talk.
.sIle said he wanted card about eight
by twelve inches with the inscription
printed on IL:
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12

The young Emperor Of China is dis
playing a good deal of vigor as a re-
former. Ito is inqniring into every de-
partment Of his government and is issu-
ing orders for the removal of abuses.
He recently published q decree requir-
ing periodical returns relating to the
strength Of the army, in order 70 prevent
officers from drawing pay for troops
which did not exist He has also sbol-
ished large number Of unnecessary
Government places in the provinces. He
has attacked the PelSin police fer their
negligence aud has ordered tho provinces
to reform their police service. Alto
gether he bids fair 20 be . progressive
and enlightened potsntate. Meanwhile
he is at odds with his mother and his
uew wives. Detroit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
~. Was ImpeeunIou..

Tonsorial Artist tinsinuatingiyl-
Jour halg. sir, comes clear down TO your
loat~eollar.
stubborn Nictim-ln that case I'll
aase tho eoat-collaF cut down Dry
sopds CAroniele.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
DIED WORTH MILLIONS.
An OetogenariRn French Hiser and vi
Hoard of Wealth.


4 rather remarkable miser named
Durand has just departed this life in the
town Of Rodez. France, writes an occa.
sional correspondent He was eighty.
gix years old. and. according 10 the
French estimate OF fortune, he was a
triple millionaire. his magot being worth
in cash and paper 5000, 600 francs. Dn.
rand used IA 60 about the town like a
mendicant- 50 much so that people often
offered him aims. hut wore grinned al
for their proGered generosity. He wa
known to have had but one tailor-made
suit Of clothes during his long years OF
residence in Roaez, but on the days
when he went "a draw his dividends a,
the local banks he generally donned a
garment intended 10 be ceremonioas,
which seemed to be a compromise be-
tween blouse and a sack. The miser
lived alone In big house, the doors OF
which were deuhly locked, and occupied
himself with mending his clothes and
boots, cooking. washing his linon and
counting up nis money--this last task
being his daily delight and principal
pastimo Darand has left his house and
the bulk OF his bullion to female fish.
monger-the widow OF Noverand-who
sometimes visited him. There are two
other legaeies one 10 the Bishop OF
Rodex. and the other to the Lady Su-
perior Of convenktn the town. To his
own relatives. some OF whom are in
poverty the miser has not left penny.
London Telegraph.
IL can teh YOU one thing, said Mr.
Fizzgig. with emphasis. .when | marry
IL won't be 10 any higher education
Ill II .--..-- .l..E..L I-....... 4 -. :.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
a newspaper man lately discovered

"A newspaper man lately discovered
a remarkable family in Pennington,
Me. Calling at the home of Jonathan
Scott Ellis hs found Mr.. Ellis.
who Is ninoty-six years old, seated
by the stove and reading newspaper
without glasses. His wife's sister. Miss
Lydia Ballard, who viii be ninety.
seven years old in April, was seated In
a rocking chair near by and knitting
vigorously. Another sister-in-law, Miss
Hannah Ballard, eighty-four years old
next October, was clearing up the din
nsr table and washing the dishes. Mrs.
Ellis died three years ago at the age Of
eighty-eight. The old folks prefer TO
live BY themselves and 70 do all their
own work. and Father Ellis refers 70 his
sisters.in.laN As the girls.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
HomsIy Women of Portugal.

The Portuguese men are rather below
the medium height, of olive complexion,
and have brilliant black eyes. For the
most part they arc very handsome. The
women, on the contrary. are excessively
homely. but dress in very good taste.
Both gentlemen ana ladies' copy the
Parisian fashions. The prettiest women
are the fisher maids, who go about the
streets harefooted with their baskets OF
fish on their heads, after the fashion OF
the Egyptian women with their pitchers
OF water. Some OF these girls are re-
markably pretty, and, strange 10 say,
their feet are small and delicate look
ing and their forms are graceful kan
sas City Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12

He Il tickles me greatly TO find I
can raise a moustaehe. She tlckiss
ns, 700.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12

IL can teil YOU one thing" said Mr.
Fizzgig, with emphasis, when | marry
IL won't be 10 any higher education
girl. Ny wife won't know Latin.
"No," said Edgely. looking a. him 81
tantitelY ner beans"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22

All were delighted, They had
learned that the butterfly, most beau
tiful of insects. does not always die
with the summer time. 1t sometimes
creeps away into hollov trees, and
wrapped in dead leaves, lies torpid
all winter. Even as early as the lat
ter part of March, it can be seen
futtering about in sheltered hooks of
the wood.
The boys made cage for this pet,
into which they put him at the close
of school each day, lest he should
come to harm. During school hours
he had the freedom of the room.
When, at last, the warm spring-time
came, they opened the windows wide
and let him fly away.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
About the Alligator.

An observer down South says an
alligator's throat is an animated
sewer. Everything tibet lodges in his
open mouth goes down. He is a lazy
dog, and instead of hunting some
thing to eat, he lets his victuals hunt
him-that is, he lies with his great
mouth open, apparently dead, like
the 'possum. Soon bug crawls into
his mouth, then a fly, then several
gnats, and colony of mosquitoes.
The alligator doesn't shut his mouth
yet. He is waiting for whole drove
of things. He does his eating by the
wholesale. A little later lizard
cools himself under the shade of the
upper jaw. Then a few frogs will
hop up to catch the mosquitoes. Then
more mosquitoes and gnat will light
on the frogs. Finally, whole village
of insects and reptiles settles down
for an afternoon picnic. Then all at
once there is an earthquake. The
big jaw falls, the alligator blinks one
eye, gulps down the entire menagerie,
and opens his great door again for
more visitors. -Scientifc American.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
Electric BitterS.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will
cure all diseases of the liver and kid
neys, will remove pimples, boils, salt
"heum and other affections caused by
lhpure blood.-Will drive malaria
from the system and prevent as well
as cure malaria feyers.-For cure of
headache, constipation and indiges-
ton try Electric Bitters.-Entire sat
isfaction guaranteed, or money re-
funded.-Price soc. and 81 per bottle
at W. H. Halliburton's drugstore.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22

unfastened the door and opened it
wide, and out the three hurried. But
they soon found that the big world
was not at all like their warm, soft
little house. The Wind blew and
whistled around them, and made them
SILVER; and Jack Frost was rough
play-fellow, though he meant to be
kind, and they soon grew weary and
called to their mother: "Dear Mother
Nature, we are tired; put us to sleep
again!'
Then the mother spread over them,
where they lay on the ground, warm
covering of cred and yellow and
faded brown
BY and by she heard their sleepy
voices again: "Kind Mother, we are
cold!"
Then Mother Nature sent soft,
white covering of snow, and wrapped
them in it so nicely, that they had
hardly time to murmur, "Thank you,
good Mother,o before they were fast
asleep.
And there they will stay, till the
warm sun and the gentle breezes and
the soft rain wake them in the sweet
Springtime.
Can you guess who the little broth
ers were, in their snug, warm house?
They were the Chestnut boys, and
the brown burr is their little house.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
A Winter Butterfly.
From the kindergarten

From the kindergarten
One day in January, while some
little boys were playing in the wood
near the school-house, Joe thrust his
hand down into a hollow tree to draw
out some of the dead leaves, and
with the leaves, he drew out what
seemed to be a dead butterfly, in
perfect state of preservation. The
dark wings, tipped with blue, were
closely folded together, and the club
shaped antenne and dainty were all
motionless. The pretty fellow just
lay over on his side in little Joe's
hand, to all appearances dead.
All were greatly astonlshed, for
they had never thought to find but
terhy, either dead or alive, in mid
winter. They brought it to the
teacher. She took it in her hands
and gently stroked its wings, which
seemed soft and pliable, and not hard
and crisp, as are those of a dead but
teray. She placed it on the window,
in the sun, not far from the stove.
Only a few moments passed, when it
showed signs of life, and soon began
to 1utter all about the school
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
Children S Corner.
OVER THE HILL.

'Traveler, what lies over the hill?
Traveller, tell to me:
Lam only a child-from the wndow-sill
Over can not see.'
"Child there's valley over there,
Pretty and wooded and shy;
And little brook that says, Take care,
OrI'll drown you by and BY"
"And what comes next?" "a little town,
And towering hill again;
More hills and valleys, up and down,
And river now and then"
"And what come next?" ga lonely moor
Without a beaten way;
And gray clouds sailing slow before
wind that will not stay"
"And then% ozark rocks and yellow sand,
And moaning sea beside"
"And then% "More sea, more sea, more land,
And rivers deep and WIDE"
"And then~ "Oh, rock and mountain and vale,
Rivers and fields and men,
Over and over-a weary tale
And round to your home again."
"And is that all? Have you told me the best?"
"No, neither the best nor the end.
On Summer ewes, away in the West,
You will see a stair ascend,
"Built of all colors of lovely stones
A stair up into the sky
Where no one is weary, and no one means,
Or wants to be laid by"
81 will co." "But the steps are very steep;
If you would climb up there,
You must lie at the foot, as still as sleep,
A very step of the stair"
Macdonald.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE,


SIR--I am directed to acknowledge the re-
celpt of letter you have addressed TO Inc
Princess of Wales praying Her Royal Hlgnness
to present to Her Majesty, The Queen, Petl,
ton, signed by over 5000 women in the Unlted
States of America. asking for the pardon or
Mrs. Florence Maybrick. In reply have TO
inform you that The Princess of Wales is an.
able to comply with your request, as Her koyai
Highness cannot in any way interfere with the
course of Justice in this county, remain slr
Your obedient servant,
S. de A. G. CLARKE, Colonel Private Sec.
To James P. Campbell, NJ. d., go Sixth Ave.
New York.
TO THE PUBLIC:
The ''divnity which doth hedge a King or
Queen" is something almost insurmountable,
but hope to "get therea yet Ihave failed in
my application to U. S. Minister Lincoln, and
as will be seen by the above courteous letter
the same fate has attended my effort to enlist
the powerful aid of III. r. IL. the Princess of
Wales. But in my third attempt (proverbially
the lucky number) hope to be successful
York City is Che good angel" to whom have
made my third appeal and on whose we'll
known kind and merciful heart pin my faith
When undertook this mission of mercy l
fully realized the difficulty | would have to
contend with to bring the Petition of the
Women of America directly under the "Royal
Eyes" To simply address this important doc
ument to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, would
be the height of folly, as the Queens mail
passes through the hands of the CLONE Sec.
retary," who retains all official papers, send
ing stereotyped replies thereto from the
Home Office" The mind of the CLONE Sec
rotary" is biased against our unfortunate
countrywoman, Mrs. Maybrck
Failing Lady Churchill, have solicited the
monumental Influence OF the Eau of Salisbury
Prime Minister of England, and lastly but BY
no means least, l have besought the good
Offices of Hon. James G. Blaine our own Sec
rotary of State, in this truly Christian work.
Faint heart never won fair lady ;" and it
will take considerable more than these two
rebuffs to extingush Faithfully yours,
JAS. ?. CAMPBELL MD,
go Sixth Ave. New York
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-22
The Chestnut Boys.

Kindergarten
In warm little bed, in little
green house, Mother Nature had
tucked three baby boys safely away
for long sleep.
The house was not like the ones
we live in, for it had only one tiny
room, with no windows, and the door
was fastened so tightly that no one
could get in Or out.
For many, many bright sunny days
the little boys were sleeping, and all
this time they were growing little
larger and a little larger, just as you
all are growing.
But by and by the days began to
grow cooler. The green leaves put
on their autumn dresses of red and
yellow, and came rustling down from
the tree to play with the Wind.
Then the babies stirred in their
little bed, for the Wind was busy
painting brown their green house,
and he whistled so loudly at his work
that they heard him in their dreams.
Close behind the Wind came his
friend, Jack Frost, roguish little
fellow. Gently he knocked at the
door of the house, and softly he
whispered, "Come out, little boys !;
come out and play with mel"
But Mother Nature only tucked her
babies more snugly into bed, and an
swered: "No, not yet, dear little
ones; sleep a little longerl'
Then Jack Frost went away to play
with the red and yellow leaves; but
soon he came flying back, calling,
"Come out for frolic with me, boys ;
come out for frolicl" And again
Mother Nature answered: "Not yet!
not yet, my children!'
Again came Jack Frost, and
knocked very loudly at the door ;
"Come outl come out!' he called.
And the little brothers cried, eyes,
yes, dear Mother, let us 60 and play
with Jack Frost and the Wind!"
Then the mother smiled, little
sadly, and answered: eyes, for you
have grown to be big boys now, and
it is time for you to go!" So she