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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

Coming from st. Louis on the sleeping car
fell In with couple Of men from the cow
boy region down by the Indian territory.
They owned ranches there and were talking
about the cattle business. One was an Eng
lishman and was on his way back to the old
country for short visit He was saving;
Il counted 145 cattle in n field this side OF
Kansas City" He then took from his vest
pocket thing something like silver watch.
This IL cattle counter" he explained.
~You see there are three figures ON the side.
Now, as often as you press that little knob q
figure changes for the one next higher.
That's how it works. and he pressed the
knob rapidly and the figures changed al
every pressure. @Mith this can count IN
70 si9 as fast as cattle can jump past me- In
In field have just to commence at one end
and look at the cattle one by ono, pressing
this every time. and won't make mistake
once in 100 times
II never 60 In for those new-fangled ar
Nngements," said the American ranchman.
Il have cowboy who has 100 buttons ON q
string. He can count cattle as fast as they
run with that string. He has another string
around bis neck, and at every 100 counted he
slips button ON the neck string. He can
count 10000 cattle with his strings as easily
as you can go 800 ON that thing, and do it
as correctly, too.n-Detroit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
when Lightning strikes a Person.

IL is indisputable that persons are
sometimes struck by the full force of
the electric fluid hiid live. In such
cases, however, il will be found that
the current in no instance enters the
body, but passes down the clothing via
the collar studs, watch chain. pocket
knife and other conductors. In such
passage the flesh is often badly burned.
June IL, 1874, lightning struck n tree
ON South Water street, in New Bedford
IL stripped line of bark from the tree
down to point five feet from the
ground. Then 1t sprang across the
sidewalk to a nail in the fence, and so
on into the earth. There was a young
woman on the sidewalk just at that
point and she fell senseless. 4 free ap-
plication of cold water restored her to
consciousness, and then il was discov.
cred that her dress was burned at the
shoulder and that her collar bone was
broken. The steel buckle that fastened
a bretelle to her dress at the shoulder
was torn off. In this case il would ap-
pear that the lightning used the metal
buckle as a stepping stone in its path
from the tree to the nail in the fence.
Boston Globe.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
The Easter island Imaues.

Lieut.. Stone, who secured tho prehistoric
stone image from Easter island for the
Smithsonian institution while attached 20 the
Mohican, stated 10 a reporter that the image,
which Is now on its way here, is about feet
high, feet wide AMI 8 feet thick. II is
roughly carved or hewed A head OF another
image was also secured, and some Of the oili-
GERS obtained by purchase other cnriosities.
which could not lie obtained elsewhere, which
the Smithsonian will probably take of their
hands. The images, he said, are scattered all
over the island, although many Of them have
been thrown from their p.slestals and broken.
II was customary for the natives 10 erect
them over the cemeteries. They would bury
their dead in cells with stone walls on three
sides and with an inclined wall of earth in the
rear They would cover over the burial cells
and form a top Of aagstones TO Tho platform,
on which would be placed from three % a
dozen images overlooking the sea, accortiinI,
TO the size Of the platform.
The images were l4ai,ia from eonglomerate
stone In the side OF il crater and hewn with
stone axes, and hs cutting through single
stratum the image eslnbl be- easily separated
from the next stratum AMI then moved on an
incline and erected The images ara OF differ
ent sizes, the largest one being about 20 feet
long, but this was never removed and lies la
it. bed IN the sitle of the crater where the
work was commenced. The statue secured
by the Mohicslii was found about two miles
from the shore IL took aboaf eighty men
two days 10 bring IL down un rollers Lieut.
Stone said the present inhabitants know
nothing about the images Or the frSsco deco
ratlons Of the houses, but they irtus1ively
bury their dead In close proximity 20 these
seatutssL Washington Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
DlmeuIt Pronunciation.

An individual whose features and
general ensemble betrayed lns Gaelic
origin entered a Broadway car the
other day, and after paying his fare
requested the conductor to stop at ne
France street The conductor not
coinprehending the name, the passen.
ger repeated with some emphasis,
"Pranee-Prance street" Still he was
not understood, when a fellow passen.
ger suggested that Prince street was his
destination. With many expressions OF
gratitude the sou Of France turned to
his self constituted interpreter and ex-
planned that France street. was not
precisely where he wished 70 alight,
but that 1t was the only street the name
OF which he could pronounce.-Am
can Grocer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
WHERE THE TIDES MEET.
A Dark Nook where the Rivers Dead
Usually Rise to the surfaee.


Usually Rise 60 the sarfaee.
Over on the other side of the East
river the yellow wall that bounds the
southern S,,lc of the navy yard runs
down 20 the edge of the water and
abruptly ends here Along this wall
runs "a narrow. dingy street II j. sew
eral hundnei feet long. but there are no
houses upon il. Il terminates in "A
dirty, rickety dock that j. usually GOV
cred with ashes and refuse To b,, loaded
ON the garbage boats. and j. thronrad
with women. children and old men
dclving into the dirty mass
Sometimes you will see rnen her. bent
ON AN entirely different business. They
seem 90 du nothing but watch the river
and to pay no attention to ANYTHING
else. \ curious person asked a tough
looking small boy who was lounginp
about the dirty wharf the Other day
what those men were watching for.
Them said the tough one. ''Oh,
they's layin for stiffs." A loquacious
policeman supplied more information.
That street, he said, pointing 10
the dingy alley before described, lis
Little street, aud jus, where that dock
IL II where the tides in New York har-
bor meet. don't know much about
it, but lin told that the bodies of per.
sons drowned in the East river or
in the bay at any place are likely
to come to the surface They saw
that persons drowned in Harlem
have come up where the tides meet
at the foot of that dock, and so have
the bodies Of persons drowned at
Staten Island. I've got friend on
the police boat who tells me that some
times of night when things are dull,
and when the river thieves are keeping
quiet, its common thing for them To
run around To that dock at certain
hours to see IL any bodies have come
up.
They say the water is uncommon
deep there, and heard once that n
full rugged ship sunk right off there and
nothing was ever seen of her-even OF
her nlasts-by the divers. And they
say, too, that the dock is haunted by
the sailors on that ship, who dance
hornpipes there on stormy nights and
have big time generally, But don't
take much stock in that However,
there's no gloomier spot on the river
front ON a dark night In the summer
season of the year dead bodies in the
river that have been there for months
come to the surface That's what those
fellows down there are looking for"
A cheerful place is Little street, isn't
it'-New York Mail and Express.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

II think there are more egg and cof-
fee cranks than any other said the
head of large house furnishing store.
Nearly every day inquiry is made for
some new coffee pot or some new meth
cd of boiling eggs or more probably
timing eggs while they are boiling
This little hour glass was invented a
few years ago. IL is 10 hang ON the
wall to notify the cook when the egg is
soft, medium or hard You put it
right ia the water with the eggs, | sup
pose, said a lady the other day before
! Explained It's use. There are prob.
ably more patents yearly issued in
connection with this simplest process
in cooking and for coffee pots than for
almost anything else in the realm of
the kitchen. All this goes to show that
there ara great many cooks in Amer
lea who have not yet learned how to
make coffee or boil eggs or such inven.
tons would not find ready sale New
York Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
OLD JOHN BROWNS PLAN.


Los Angeles county, which il more than
thrce-fiftlis the size Of tho state cf Afsz&cbs-
setts, is not only noted for the variety of is
products, the healfhfuiness Of its climate md
the beauty og its scenery, but IL has attracted
nuiabers ~ celebrities, many OF whom hnvo
remained TO make il their home. Among
others Los Angeles county has three Of tho chil-
drcn uf old John Brown as residlents sold Osezs-
wattomieT was the father OF twenty children,
and three OF them, Owen, Jason and Ruth,
with Ruih's husband named Thompson, have
located about twenty five mikes from bare
was In that part of the country not long since.
Owca is man 63 years Of age and has never
marrial He Is said to resemble his father,
has white hair. small eyes and a grizzly beard
covering all the lower part Of his face He
dresses slouchy and either affects 20 DO or Is
ecrentr5c. lie says he intends 10 build him
hut on the ssm,mit of ono OF the mountains
where be expects To pass the remainder OF his
days. lie WINS with his father at Hnrper's
Ferry, but escapesl with the party that got
away. In conversation he was generally
very communicative.
The apparent folly Of the attempt Of the
few men whom his father led at Harperis
Ferry 10 liberate the slaves being referred 10,
be said: MY father certainly had no idea Of
being either captured or killed. His plans afs
not generally understood. II they were his
scheme would not seem foolish. He had
studied trrt whole ragjon for xeaEa ma6e safe- :.
fully. He was thorough mountaineer, and
he had learned all about the Alleghenies
There he intended to find retreats high up In
the mountains, where ten men were a match
for thousand Having many OF these places,
he would raid a settlement, carry Off the ne
gross and retreat 20 the mountains. II pur-
sued, each fort would defend itself 10 the last,
then retreat to the next, and believe that
lOOou0 men could not have overcome him,
once established as he planned. He did noe
expect TO destroy slavery at once by gem
ernl uprising; he sought TO harass IL, cripple
it--in short, 10 make slavery 80 unprofifabIs
that IL would be- abandoned. He failed at tho
beginning by staying too long at Harperis
Ferry california Cor. ST. Louis Republi-
can.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

In lecture reently delivered before tho
Scientific sncirty Of Bainbcrg, Bavaria, DR..
Hartwig, the director of the new astrononi-
cal observatory there, sketched out the future
work OF that institution. IL was we'll, be
said, that an observatory should devote itself
10 some speciality, with which its nans
should he associated; as that OF Paris was
" tn the determination and mapping OF the
fixed stars; Greenwich, with the movements
Of the neon; Vienna, with comets, and so on
In similar way Ramberg would occupy u
certain limited field, and lnbor therein. In
the first place IL would undertake the sys-
tenatic investigation OF the parallaxes CT the
liked stars, n work which had already been
partially performed at the Cape observatory
for the southern, and at New Haven In the
United States for the northern hemisphere.
Bambcrg will be provided with Finch heli-
onletcr, the largest OF it, kind mt present In the
world, although the Cape observatory viii
soon he provided with one Of the same sire.
. DIR. Hartwig pointed out that at present
the Tarallaxcs OF only eight or ten of the stars
were cal7fslntcd, while about 5000 remained
10 he done. sifAlhis, he said, would take a
single qualified ofxsyer more than thirty
years to accomplish He n6res that as Leip-
sic and Gottinger were about TO be px2vided
with helionetors, they would participate n
the work, 40 that In a comparatively shor1
time We may obtain more accurate notion
OF the distance OF many of the fixed stars and
OF their grouping in space Another work
which Bamberg would undertake Is tho inves-
tigation OF the physical libration Of the moon
IA problem that has been studissi at Konien.
berg since 1875, and in Strasi,urg since ls7O.--
Frank Leslie's.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
Ready.

A small boy, ANXIOUS to help support
his widowed mother, applied fora posi-
ton as errand boy in the shop OF Ash
dealer.
No, said the man. II want n boy
stout enough 10 carry busliel OF oysters
on his shoulder. You are too small TO
do that"
Yes, answered the boy. but can
so twice"
The ready answer carried the day.
The boy got the place, and with 1t a
good start In the world. Youths Com
panion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
A Treasure seeker. strange pea,h.

EAh*hkt aefaIn+
Several persons have been drowned
in the Withlacooche river while diving
for treasures. A eolored man named
Abrams is the last victim, and his case
is very peculiar one. A party was
sounding the bottom of the Withlacoo-
che for phosphate, and when an ex.
traordinary bone or tooth was discover
ed Abrams would dive down and bring
il up. At last he saw a very large bone
and dived for IL, but remained at the
bottom. Waiting a few moments. and
seeing his body mt the bottom, grap.
pling hooks were obtained by his com.
rades and his body was brought to the
surface. As he came up n huge horn
or tusk was seen sticking out of his
head. Upon examination Il was found
that in diving lac had struck head first
huge elephants tusk that was stand.
ing on the rivers bed in an upright po-
sition. lt had pierced his brain. caus.
ing instant death. The tusk was over
four feet long -Sumpterville fla
Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
TACTICS OF THE CLERKS.


snrS nave ~ hnEeninns way OF Trapping
Customers by the Use of TITLES
She was tall. tough, sharp edged. hol-
low checked, sunken chesied and
saucer eyed, with shoulder blades that
projected like rudders. She hadn't
teeth enough to go around and her hair
matched a red rash complexion that
was more suggestive of sand paper than
water. Her nose was long and sagacious
and gilded hoops tested the elasticity of
her ears. Her vowels escaped through
her nose and her diphthongs were
brought out with feline intensity.
She was at the silk counter, and had
selected for dress pattern seventeen
yards of dark blue India silk. well
lowered with ripe cherries.
What name, pleasef' asked the ur-
bane salesman, dating check.
Baker"
Initials, pleasel"
M A. Baker"
"Addresssn
.No. 26i West - street"
Thank you," said the clerk. care
fully tearing the leaf from the stub and
placing It between the folds of the
goods.
Now, Mrs. Baker, isn't there some.
thing else this morning."
A radiant smile flashed across the
long, red face, the high shoulders
squared themselves, and there was a
perceptible Strengthening OF her whole
being as she said:
II guess not"
The shrewd clerk took his cue, talked
bargains, waning season and good ser.
vice, brought specials from remote
shelves and remnants from under the
counter, and in less than five minutes
the bony spinster was In bewilder-
ment OF shor. lengths. The man seized
every opportunity TO call her Mrs "
and when she left he had sold n blue
check of ten yards for house dress,
three two-yard lengths for sofa c,isli-
ions. and two and threeeighths yards
OF plain black gros grain for waist trim
mings.
How did l know she was married,
| was dead certain that she wasn't.
That's why called her Mrs" Ii takes
a very small amount of diligence 10
master n woman. IL she is not married
ID pleases her immensely to be taken for
a wife-that is, after she is past the
charming period. IL she il married ii
tiatters her to be taken for a girl.
Il rarely make mistake There in
a prim coquetry and a disappointed
look about the unwooed woman that is
as self evideG. as her features. A mar
ried woman gives herself away by her
apathy. II she is tired she looks il and
If she is discontented she shows that
The stern, stately customer never
meddle with. She always knows what
she wants. Argument is useless. but II
1t becomes necessary to use an address
madam is the word.
THE upstart generally can master
with Lady II woman comes to the
counter and shows n hand with big rings
and neglected nails all have to dol TO
spread out my goods, lower my voice
TO a confidential point. ring in the
Lady and IL she has the money she
win busy. New York World.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
He Drew thetine.

.'win you marry mel'
ASK papa
''No, Gertrude. I'm willing to run
the risk of marrying you, but wouldn't
tackle the old man for q, 900, 900. y
Chatter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

The French government has presented .
gold medal 70 81. Dupuisch, a common porter
" Paris, IN recognition OF che extraorsilnarv
devotion In giving Of hs blood In Operations
OF sransfusions OF blood, thefeby saving ths
lives Of several parsan&" During ths pasx
three years the gallant porter has hrayed ths
perilous operation sgvsn timaa ~Chicexo
Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

Oswald 0ttendorier, proprietor of The New
York Staats Zeitung, recently gave 175 Of his
faithful employees a dividend OF 10 per cent
on their total earnings for year
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

Mr. LAbouchera mentions most curious
sort Of jubilee object, WHICH Is called the
ajuhilee dress improyer." Tt calculates God
Save the Queen whenever the wearer sits
down
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

San Diego, Cal, has one Of tho wisess
Chinarnan in tho world He Is laundry
man, and he has kept an advertisements run
ming in the local paper for fifteen ysar&
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

Lord Lornc is writing long political essay
In Malta. and ignores the round Of festivities
in which Louise indulges.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
A won.lersal Dali.

why do you play with that nasty
little doll, Jcnniea'
Coz it's a nice nasty little doll. ~
Chatter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19

Cen Phil Sheridan gallantly carries his
,wifes hand bag when he goes shopping with
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-19
HOW TO SHOOT BIRDS.
YOU CAN pEcoMg A MARksMAN IF
YOU HAVE PATIENCE.

After Good Deal of Pointing with
am Esspfy Gnn You May use shot
Upon Cans aud Glass halls, Then Try
Game.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
NOT HALF "A CINCH.
Longenecker's Break at BoodIers
in Poor Condition.

CHICAGO, March 23.-Ald. Cullerton.
the acknowledged leader of Chicago's
board of aldermen, was to have been
examined by the grand jury in the
Doodle investigation today, and lively
fun at least was expected. Instead, there
was barrenness. He was kept OH the
waiting bench two hours, and then told
to come tomorrow. No further indct-
ments were returned today. The con-
tinued unac countable absence of Secre-
Jary Soule. of the Jefferson Electric
road, and President Billings. of the gas
trust, seems to he acting as Il decided
hamper to the prosecution.
The political aspect of the matter is
also attracting attention, and operating
more or less as a drag. The nearness
of all aldermanic election, and the fact
that the indicted men are all of one
party, is harped upon. Speculation is
ton is having upon States Attorney
Longenecker's chances in the guberna-
torial canvass now at its height. Alto
gether the outlook tonight seems diSap-
pointing.
There are indications that Aid. Roth,
the chief witness for the prosecution
thus far, is not the Staunch reformer
that his statement for the press would
make it appear. A painful impression
has been caused, in addition, by the
admission on the part of the states
attorney that the woman witness and
two others, whose names were appended
to the indictments, are myths, though
this is offset more or less by his knowl-
edge that the ruse resulted in serious
false moves by the suspects, thus af-
fording promising clues to the rrosecu-
ton.
Mr.. Longenecker stated that some
good evidence had been elected by the
days work, but declined to give its
nature. He refused to give an opinion
as to the probability of Soule's indict-
meut. A grand Juror said that one wit
ness had testified that Aid. Powers was
in the employ of Yerkes. Evidence
from other witnesses tended to show
that aldermen besides Powers were
supposed to be in the pay of the street
railway men. 1t is said that number
of prominent attorneys who have acted
for the corporations in securing fran
chises are likely to be caught in the
grand jury'S drag net.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
Four Allegheny City Officials
Shown Up as Bold
Robbers.
Three Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars Misap-
propriated.
Chicago Doodle Prosecutions
Show Signs Of Falling
Through.
An Unfortunate Political Turn
Given to the Attempt at
Reform.

P ITTsBURG, Pa, March 23.-R. Fl
Clifford, chairman of the auditing COM
mittee of Allegheny councils, tonight
reported the result of the investigation
into the accounts of the city officials.
The report says the accounts of the
may or's office, market clerk, superin-
tendent of water works and health Of
fee have been audited, and deficiency
discovered of $3.50, 1920. In many
instances it was not possible to
find any account books whatever,
and in some cases the auditors were
able to find clues which enabled them to
trace items, which should have been in
cluded in the regular account books,
and in almost every instance it was
found that the city had been detrauded.
The chairman places the responsibility
CD the city comptroller for not keeping
a closer watch OH the other officials, and
characterizeS the disclosures as a shame
less record of dishonesty, inefficiency
and disregard of duty. The investiga-
tons SO far have resulted in the inn
prisonment of Mayor Wyman and Mar
ket Clerk Hastings for embezzlement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

made part of the city of Mime apolis.
The conveyance from Spatford and wife
was in the form of a warranty deed, but
following the description OF the prop
erty was clause to the effect
that when the land ceased to
be used for school purposes
it should revert to the Spaffords. After
the land described was added to the
city the scnool districts were changed.
and the school upon it was for time
unused. For this reason the plaintiff
sought 10 recover the land, but was
given an adverse decision by the lower
court. The decision is upheld by the
supreme court on the ground that fall
ure to use and occupy for q certain
period Of time established the intention
to abandon, as assumed by the appel
liant, is fallacy. The syllabus is as
follows:
On examination of stipulation as to the
facts, on which this case was tried below, 1t
is held that the trial court was justified In
finding as a fact that there had been no
abandonm ant of the tract of land ill dispute,
which had been decided by the owner i'll 1861
to a school district for the purpose of erect
ing the district school house upon, and for
holding the school of said district ill., and
when abandoned for such purpose TO revert
back" to the grantors.