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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

on the lowlands of Quebranta, near
Guiria. in Eastern Venezuela He was
covered with markings of light gray
and dark gray. In September. ! goa
one of the same size from the hills of
Arouca, in Trinidad, and he was. of
course. the same In attern. but black
and white. Boa construct, r from the
dark forests of the plains OF Chagu
anas. In the same island. are not near
ly so clearly marked as those from the
hills of Coco. twenty miles TO the
northeast And some time ago / had
one from the hills of Iirazil much
more brightly marked than any have
yet seen.
There are now n my collection
several fine specimens of Xiphosoma
hortulana, which will illustrate thi
variation of shade. Ono is yellow. 50
pale tnat the pattern Is not pertepii-
Bile. second Is red. with yellowish
ring-lilxe m rlings. A third Is red
aish brown, with the same marks. A
fourth Is jet black, with white rings,
and fifth has, strange to say. . white
groundwork, with jet black circular
spota
This same superiority of ths colors of
mountain snakes may be noticed in
many countries Perhaps not of
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
OF Use to writers.

A recent article mentioned certain ways
Of making paper capable Of taking ink when
IL has been roughened by eraure-as by
powdered resin and by rubbing with a knife
handle; but pray, have any Of my readers
ever heard OF pouncei I do not know
whether stationers keep 1t nowadays or not
II ia a fine, white resinous powder-the cy-
ciopedia says powdered sandarach. A small
bottle Of il will last one a life time. Along
with the powder used TO be sold an elegantly
turned pounce box, like a little wooden oil
can, which would sift small quantity OF tho
pounce ON the paper, as needed My pounoe
box has heen an inssparable article Of my
writing table for many years. To rub tho
pounce in after II has been sifted upon the
erased spot, use a small stick with ball
whitfield on the end, over which a bit Of
chamois skin is tied, rs on painters maui
stick. Nothing could be more simple or
more convenient +. Genung In The
Writer
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
NIghtcap. Iniurlou..

Nightcaps as an article OF dress, except in
antiquated farces and amateur theatricals,
have gone out OF fashion. Their universal
use by our forefathers and foremothers may,
perhaps, be safely attributed TO the fact that
in the good old times sleeping apartments
were uncommoniy draughty. III fitting win
dow sashes, large chimneys and antediluyian
doors let in so much air that there was very
good reason for protecting the head from the
consequences Of too much ventilation. Now
adays tile headgear appropriate for night use
has become otsolute, 10 that IL will cause no
painful shock when the public are informed
by the voice of medical authority that the
use of nightcaps Is actually injurious "A
man. we are told, might as well sleep In
his boots as in cap" We are not aware
that even II person did commit the former
enormity any dreadful effects ON his health
would infallibly follow, whatever might be
the results 10 his bed linen. STILL medical
science is pretty safe in running tiltagainst
nightcaps, for the simple reason that IL ID
hardly anybody's interest to defend them
London News
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
An Alumlalnm steamboats,.

Some novel and interesting expert
ments have recently been made on the
Lake of Zpstsh es$s1s steamboat built
entirely of a.uminsam, which claims
90 he the first OF its kind. The boat
weighs only about half ton wiz:
about half the weight of an or
dinary boat of the same size. IL was
built at the works II Messrs Escher
Wyss & CO.. of Zurich, the metal hav-
ing been furnished by the Aluminium
Works of chaffhausen, where IL is OBJ
tanned by an electrical process, the
dynamos being driven, not by steam
engines, but by turbines, which utilize
the water over Of the celebrated falls
of the Rhine, SO that the boat claims to
be exclusively the product OF swiss
labor and power.
II carries eight persons, and with
a petroleum engine of only two-horse
power, easily IN kes six miles per
hour. Aluminium not being subject
TO rust, the permanent color OF the
boat Is q beautiful duh white, whilst
the chimney, being of polished alum
inium. shines Ike silver. The trial
trips of the boat were eminently sue
cessful; and II Is anticipated that the
construction of aluminium steamers,
having the same capacity, and only
half the width of the iron ones now
used on swiss lakes, has great future
before il.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

sfThat lady" said Woodward avenue
merchant, pointing 20 woman who had
traded about sla worth In ten minutes and
was going out, fused % be one of my worst
callers. She'd come in almost daily, bother
four or Ave clerks for two hours, and 20 out
without buying a cents WORTH
show did you cure herf'
'well, spoke TO her in an off hand way
one day, and she fired up and said that as
long as kept clerks il was my business 70
be bothered. Next day selected ten Of the
girl clerks, posted EN- rs 10 what TO say, and
they rung her door bell at intervals OF an
hour all day and inquired IL she wanted a
nurse girl She didn't, and told them 90
pleasantly enough until tho tenth one came.
Then she said:
"'Fd like TO know why on earth all you
girls come here bothering me when don't
want to hirer
Because, maam, so long as you keep
servants it Is your business 10 10 bothered I
WAS the prompt reply.
~ think she reasoned out tho analogy, for
she now sits down and buys what she want
and every clerk likes 10 wait ON her. DE
troit Free Press
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

Some hypocrisy there may be in keeping
up appearances. Tho last sacrifices may be
made to keep up the parlor with a show of
well doing, while the kitchen may be pig
pen. A tasteful, rather expensive. cloak or
gown may hide unclean and tattered CLOTH
ing beneath. An improvidens family man
ages 10 maintain carriage with some show
before the community, while the debts OF the
family would more than eat up It's possess
sions Il some was were not devised 10 evade
the sheriff Grocers and other merchants
are laid under contribution 10 help maintain
families beyond their actual means The
man who piles up firewood win take pains TO
place the sticks with the sawed edges out
ward, that the front surface of the pile may
appear we'll And 80 it goes throughout life.
This may all be hypocrisy, in great or small
degree; but, after all, IL means something
deeper. People do not love 10 be hypocrites,
unless we except the few Uriah Heeps There
h no amusement in deceiving anybody but
yourself for the sake of deceit alone Be
meath all this are more ultimate actuating mo-
tfces Responsibility Is aimed at, because it
b good thing; well doing is assumed be
cause it Is desirable. The handsomest. gar
ment is placed In sight because beauty Is one
OF the great additions TO modern life. "As-
sumo virtue II you have II not, said Ham,
let So, In our age, when well doing Is not
universal, when elegance and beauty and
luxury are not common 20 all, their owner
ship IA pretended; and they viii continue to
be assumed until that day when we shall all
give up the pursuit Of ideals, or be honestly
satisfied with our efforts TO attain them.--
Good Housekeeping.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
A Bad s.s Of Territory.

The little. old fashioned village on ths
crescent shore that marks the water line on
the southern end OF Mackinac Island has
been the scene OF more robbery, debaachery
and ruin worked upon the trusting, Ignorant
and helpless reds OF this upper Lake Land than
was ever known In any equal bit OF territory
on the globe. A very old and sqnatty but
amply whitewashed building may yet be
seen there, in which one can buy rum or
play billiards, and which was the headquar-
ters OF the Fur company, Ever since II was
built poison has bsen dealt cut in ito the
Indians, rum for fnrs; % the Americans,
rum for cash Visitors even now are bled
quite freely. Rich fnrs were then bought by
the pound, and IL is said that white men had
a way Of giving an Indian deep drink Of
rum, and then persuading him that "whita
mans hand list pound Then white man
laid his hand ON one scale, and drunk Ind
piled beaver skins on the other until whits
mans arm could hold down no more, and
that was pound worth s1.J0. Money was
OF no use 10 the reds, and what they got in
lis stead cost them fahulous prices. The In
dians went away poorer and poorer every
time they came.
Beside the traffic in furs, the island was the
place where f. many years the Indians gath
cred annually to receive their money from
the United States for co.led lands. Here
many thousands Of dollars were paid over to
the unprotected reds, who were so poorer
for every 81 paid them. The crescent leach
has been seen covered with Indian canoes,
and the old village crowded with men and
women drunk from day 10 day until their
money had all pa,sssd into Tile hands Of white
.'traders," !" God save the mnrkl and then they
would gradually get starved into the neccs-
sity Of going hack TO the woods 70 hunt for a
living. Charles Ellis in American Magazine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

think girls education begins In the
cradle. Who can say how early she discerns
what she has no speech 10 utter-sees, for in
stance, whether the people around her are
self controlled, patient and sweet, or the sad
reversed wonder how many months old q
girl must be before she would know whether
or not she was treated eapriciously--whether
she was refused thing when mamma was In
one humor and granted the same thing when
mamma was in another humor. And do you
think your little maid Of 3 or fails 70
notice what are your chief interests In life,
whether you are most eager about your
clothes or your books or your housekeeping
Does she not perceive whether the poor rcla-
tion who comes TO visit you Ia welcomed as
warmly ms is Mrs. croesus, who drives 10
your door with her well appointed carriagei
In short, though the little danisel has no
power to reason, she has keen eyes TO see, and
your own attitude toward life and iife's
demands win be educating her, whether you
are aware OF IL or not, even from her cradle.
Louise Chandler Moulton In Chicago
Journal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

81 wonder writes fashionable miliiner,
.swhether the confirmed wearer Of tha con-
ventional sleeveless ball dress ever reflects ON
the fact that arms which look white early In
the evening get crimson with exercised From
the shoulder 10 the elbow Is q most treacher-
ous part OF q woman's arm. With heat 10
sometimes turns as crimson as her cheeks. II
is not beautiful then, particularly when she
Is dressed I'm white. This only happens with
plump beauties; with n slender woman that
part OF the arm Is generally much too thin.
am sure we must be a decaying race, for
except in rare cases dresa Is now means OF
hiding defects rather than Of setting Oh
baauty. .n-I.ondon World.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
The objection lastly obvlated.

A gentleman of fastidious habits WINS
lunching at his restaurant the other day,
when stranger came in and sat down ut the
same table.
stranger looked across az his well dressed
vis-a-vis and remarked.
81 see you have had celery; viii you obligs
me with ton cents to pay for some celery, sirf"
II don't know why should pay for celery
for you. sir answered the gentleman hausht-
lily; "you are perfect stranger 20 MAJ
ALLOW me 10 Introduce myself. cheerfully
responded the other, presenting card.
"Now, sir, shall o. der the celery, or viii
youF
He got it.--Detroit Free Preaa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
COLORING OF SNAKES.
1T 10 NEARER A SURE GUIDE
TO VARIETY.
THE Coiorsax 10 escaerslIy IN Hsr-
meav with the soil or Foliage In
which rhev Abound THE Dia-
mond aatsie-aske OF Guinea
Progress in science.

The ophiologist well knows that the
coloring of snakes Is not sure guide
TO specific difference OF variety.
This is we'll understood, but perhaps
II Is not so well known that the pat
tern or distribution of coloring is con-
slant in the same species. Now this
is we'll shown in the specimens of Both
rops atrox and Bothrops lanceolatus
figured in recent issue of the Scientific
American. and os the two specimens of
Niphosoma hortulana, her illustrated.
There the labarri or Bothrops atrox
from the dark woods of South America
Is seen to have the same pattern, but q
much deeper coloring than his brother.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
supe.e.a..s o.s,. sy.,....

The tendency of street railway eom-
panies ~ substitute electric ears for
cable cars ON their lines Is on the In
crease. aud the statistics of working
expenses and assets which from time
70 time become available 20 TO show In
every case tnat the change mas been q
wise one. Another confirmation OF
the superiority OF the ele0s
iric car over the cable from financial
point of view is afforded in the state
ment of the last years earnings and
expenses of the Denver TrAmway cozn-
any, which shows that while the cp-
rating expenses 70 gross earnings Of
he cable lines IN Denver stood 10 the
tito Of n per cent those of tho elee.
tric lines were IS per can't in favor oz
electricity.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
Social America In 1850.

The furniture, of city houses especially,
often costly enough, was almost without ex-
ception dreadful. The carpets, Of enormous
patterns and discordant colors and the fur
niture of excessively varnished rosewood, or
some like material, and always in ''sets,n
were things TO shndder at. The costumes Of
the women were in keeping with the houses
Not only did the ladies wear long trousers Of
some white material, that came 30 low that it
was impossible for the wearers to walk with
out getting them In dust or mire, but the
smallest girl child was rugged out In the
same prepostarous garments, it being. thought
fully immoral for tot of o 10 expose her
ankles.
The ladies' boots, made usually Of cloth,
were heelless, laced at the side, and came
not quite to the ankle bone; while the one
button gloves left the wrist entirely bare.
The nearer the female forehead reached 10
the back OF the head the lovelier, many even
shaving the central portion to enhance their
''beauty.n ANY hair that was golden or
yellow was thought almost q deformity.
and a girl with sunny tresses was looked
upon as hideous, was taunted as a "red head, v
and generally used lead comb or some wash
to make her golden tresses conform ms nearly
as possible 70 the prevailing standard.
All women plastered their hair In a hard
fat mass tight 20 the skull, with bandoline OF
some other mucilaginous substance, as low
down as the ears, and then had it twisted IN
stiff, wire like spirals, or puffed out lik,
blinders.-Boston Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
n.rx.r. In southern Italy.

Children are very annoying as beggars In
the south Of Italy; for half doDen OF them
will sometimes cluster around q stranger,
imploring him 70 give them something. One
OF thu St Nicholas artists travelling In Italy
had q curious way OF Kidding hlInself Of
these youngsters He carried toy watch
which was q little out OF order, and the
hands OF which, when IL was wound up,
would 20 round with a buzz, until 10
ran down. He would fix this In one eye like
an eyeglass, and turn iiercely upon the inn
Fortunate youngsters. The sight OF this 70
volving and baxxing eye. scared the little
rascals, and they fed in every direction.
They thought it was the Evil Eye" OF
which they ara very much fraid--Ths Ar
uonaut
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

lugs, in which n lever is pivoted within
convenient reach. and by means of
which the plate may be readily moved
forward or backward upon the slice
bar, and secured In place TO hold the
paddles In proper position for the for
warn or backward movement of the
boat, or to prevent one of them from
being operated at all. the latter
feature affording great facility In
steering the boat The front ends of
the slide bars are pivotally connected
by pitmen with the cranks of the shafts
on opposite sides of the boat, the
shafts being turned by pedals, which
also turn a central shaft carrying a
balance wheel, or the cranks may be
arranged for operation by hand. To
insure the easy working Of the slide
bars, rollers are arranged IN the slots
of the bars. by which the friction is
reduced to n minimum.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
A boat Prepeliing aud Steering De-
vice.

By means of he attachments shown
In the illustration boat may be driven
forward or backward. and readily
steered by foot power, or by the oper-
ating of a crank by hand. Affixed TO
each side of the stern. near the rear
seat, is keeper plate In which slides
n longitudinally and horizontally slot
ted bar, extending out beyond the
stern. each slide bar having depend
ing end. in which is pivo,ed paddle.
The paddles are secured to the slide
bars bv straps. which project above
the pivotal point, and are adapted, ~
shown in the small sectional view,
To engage the depending end
of plate held TO slide on the slide bar.
by which the paddles are adjusted to
move the boat forward or backward.
When the plates are adjusted as shown
in the large view. their depending ends
are in the rear of the stops Of the pad
dies, which will thus be held IN eI-
teal position to push the boat ahead
as they are moved backward, the pad
dies turning up edgewise a. they are
drawn forward, but when the depend
ing ends of the plates are In front
| of the paddle stops, as shown in the
sectional view, the paddle will operate
to force the boat backward. Each ad-
justing plate has, near ITS forward end,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
DIRTY DETECTIVE WORK.
How Victims Are Sometimes Biackmaitea
by Unprincipied ''Privase Dsteetive.."

How Victims Are Sometimes BiackmaiteA
by Unprincipied ''rrivais nstective.."
''Something ought To be done 20 control
these private detective agencies" said a po-
lice officer Of rank To reporter the other
day. They are a nuisance, and work more
harm than any one imagines. l don't refer
10 the straight agencies, but these concerns
that do all tho dirty work are the ones l re-
fer 10. Anybody can start detective
agency, and some OF the men who work for
many OF those in Chicago ought 10 be in the
penitentiary. Many private detectives make
their living by hlackmail, and il Ia easy to
See that they have fine field to work in.
''Take, for instance, a case OF woman,
or even a man, who has some standing Some
one-it may be a husband or wife, or even
an outsider-puts detective ON the track OF
the one he wants TO find out about, and the
victim is followed everywhere. Suppose
something Is found out--and there's nobody
but has little dark spot that shouldn't be
exposed-and here's where the chance for
blackmail comes in. The detective makes
his report and receives his pay, but doesn't
let the matter rest there. He has q hold on
on the one he's been shadowing, and when
the proper time comes he works the racket
| for what its worth He wants a loan, after
letting the victim know, OF course, what
knowledge he possesses, and nine 20 one he
gets It. The one affected knows that he can't
afford exposure and he is willing 10 pay for
secrecy. Mind you, all private detectives
don't work this snap, but many Of them do.
II know Of young man who robbed his
employer. The latter knew something was
wrong. 80 he hired shadower. Proof
against the young man was complete, and
when he was confronted with IL he confessed
everything. He begged not to be exposed,
and the employer consented TO his remain
ing provided he made up the shortage This
he did and afterward regained his employ
er's confidence. Then he married fine girl
on the west side and was happy. The world
smiled ON him and he was getting along a
nicely as any one could wish when one day
he was called ON by strange man, who soon
let him kaow that he was the detective who
had done the shadowing. He didn't say
that he would expose the young man, but
the latter knew what the matter was and
readily consented to make a small loan. In
stead OF telling his wife aud employer aboui
IL he struggled on, meeting demands ON him
and finally took to drinking. His employees
discharged him, he went lower and lower
and when he got clear into the gutter hi
wife left him because he couldn't suppor
her. The other day | see by the papers. sh
sued for a divorce, and she'll get it.-Chicag'
Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
Grain sour wltheat Meat.

Here Is grain SCUM without meat that q
recommended Fry in clarified dripping. or
in butter, some carrots, turnips and onions.
which are cut in small dice, taking care not
10 burn them To two heaping tablespoonfuls
of the butter or dripping and each kind OF
vegetable allow scant quart OF boiling
water, heaping tablespoonful OF rice and a
bunch OF sweet herbs. Boil all the ingredi-
ents together for an hour and q hall, then
add salt and pepper to taste, skim or the fat,
add toasted bread cut in dice and serve This
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

When woman asserts that she does en-
actly as much as a man. and does il just az
well, that is her side OF the case. Perhaps
the employer, who knows just what the man
does, and what the woman does, would be OF
a different opinion. The trouble seems to be
in this, that a woman will do just what she
Is expected to do, in the regular routine OF
her employment, aznl do II well, but that she
Is not willing 30 be called ON for extra serv-
ices outside Of her regular employment,
whereas a man expects 10 do as he is told,
whether it agrees with his preconceiyed
rofions Of what his duties were 10 be or not
--ssan Francisco Ckronicle
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

sbeanty maslga.r ''complcxion haims,s
samedicated pas1es,r blooms OF youth, beauty
or loveliness, Lola Montex secrets. not one
Is good In any respect. The very hest is
without value. From this they range down
TO the depths OF injurious aud glsoulish ac-
ton. The best consist u an oil, fat or gly-
errine, with sosne perfume and a trfie u
gum benzoin, camphor or other drying sub
stances. These are simply nasty. Their ac-
tion is the same as Of hard or butter sinearesi
thickly over the face Of the user The rest
are dangerous as well as disgusting. They
contain the same ingredients as the
face powders denounced and are even
more pernicious in their action. Lead
collie, lead paralysis, n.ercurial ulcers, arsenic
sores, boils, carbnncles, Assesses, putrid
glands, salvation, sudden badness hnd even
more serious ills can be traced 10 their use,
and will invariably accompany that use as
long as the human body remains as IL is to.
day.
OF the ronge preparations, those made from
cochineal and madder are harmless All
others are bad, very bad, and horrible. T;.s
''eau de vinaigre,n rouge vinaigre,n scam
phor wine," ''red pepper wash, )" "capsicum
elixir" and the like, which depend for their
effect upon irritating the nerve eorpuscies,
are unobjectional 10 the physician and
chemist. The new preparations, which art
solutions of aniline and other coal tar colors
are poisonous and should be prohibited by
law.-American Analyst.