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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

Feats Of swordsmanship, such as cutting
through triangular bars OF LEAD or carcasses
of sheep. are performed with special weap-
ous, and on this subject and that OF sword
blows generally Mr. Henderson, the well
known professor Of sworsismanship and
for many years connected with Angeles
school Of arms, has some interesting facts
To relate Though no longer quite 30 young
as he WAS he is still active aud hearty. and
must have been in his prime a very power
ful man. weighing 100 pounds He has In
his time at one stroke cut through two
sheep, one carcass inside the other, and in
a similar manner through 2si inches OF
solid lead.
specially made cuirass, much thought
Of at the time by the Duke Of Cambridge.
when tested by the redoubtable Henderson
was cut clean through. Steel plates-six
10 the inch-and ordinary pokers have bean
severed at one blow by the same strong
arm, These exploits were all accomplished
with a sword made for him by the old firm
of Wilkinson. IL is called "Excalibur"
and weighs but four pounds. IL Is per-
fectly plain, slightly curved, has a hilt
something like a naval cutlass and Is tenn
pered to perfection. Glooe.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

There are hundreds of orange groves In
Florida, each producing many Thousand
boxes every season. The oranges are
shipped and sold according to size, and
there are usually four grades, called No. |,
>, 8, etc. To sort all these millions Of or
anges would be very long aud tedious job
II 1t We're done by hand, and they would be
imperfectly sorted too, for one could not
Judge by the eye alone exactly what the
size of the orange is, and many would go
into the wrong boxes.
But to overcome all this difficulty the or
ange growers use simple device called an
orange sortcr. 1t il merely a long, inclined
trough, with different sized holes cut I'm the
bottom. Under the holes are placed boxes.
A basket of oranges is brought In and
dumped into the upper end Of the trough,
which is just wide enough to allow them
10 roll down in single file, one after another.
A. they run by the first hole, which is very
small, all the little ones drop through into
the box underneath The rest roll on and
IA passing the second hole, which Is one
fourth larger than the first, the next sized
ones drop through into another box, and 80
on by two more holes, which leave only the
largest ones in the trough. These roll out
To the lower end and are caught In a basket
placed there to catch them. All the men
have to do is To go around and put new
hoxcs In place when the old ones get full.
Boston journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
The Process. Of Nature.

There are processes of nature which seem
as inexplicable as the operation of the mind.
Why does sugar always crystallize In cer-
tain way and salt In a certain other wayf
An infallibie test for some minerals is their
form Of capitalization. Why does the mys-
terious movement of the sap in plant pro-
coed with such absolute regularity, that In
the leaf, say, Of a variegated geranium a
little cnloring matter Of one shade Is dropped
at one point aud little of another shade
at another point with never "a mistaken
Why does nature, or rather how does ma
iure tell the wheat that Is grown in north
eTn latitudes that II must produce many
seeds to each plant so that some of them
may survive the rgor OF the winteri
Why do the plants Of the tropics expend
all their forces in leaf and gorgeous flower
and yield only few seeds. as IL they knew
that in the genial climate where they -four
ish every seed stood good chance of grow
ing' Did the plants learn these things
themselves as the mice learned that il was
no use 10 be- horn with tails, and the Short
horn cows learned that II was 10 use TO be
born with "A disposition to give IA large flow
OF milk, or the trotting horse learned that
he ought To he born with trotting in
stinct' These are difficult questions, good
questions to be thought over by those very
excellent people who are are satisfied that
they know ii all. Seattle Telegraph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
some Formal Correspondence.

A matter OF fact sacristan OF the Cathe-
dral Of Berlin once wrote the king of Prns-
sia this brief note;
SIRE-I acquaint your majesty, frst, thai
there are wanting books Of psalms for this royal
family. ! acqua nat your majesty, second. that
there wants wood 10 warm the royal seats. l
acquaint your majesty, third, that the balus-
trade next the river, behind the church. 10 be-
gome ruinous. SCHMIDT.
Sacrist of the Cathedral.
The reply OF the king was not that OF
gracious majesty" Its stiff formRli;y In
initiating the style of the sacristan proha.
bly, was not taken by the receiver As COM
plimentary to himi
acQuaint you, Herr saerist Schmidt. nrst.
that those who want 10 sing may buy books
second, aeauaint Herr saerist Schmidt that
those who want 60 bo warm must buy wood
Third, acquaint Herr Sacrist Schmidt that
shall not trust any longer 70 the balusirads
next the river. And | acquAint Herr Sanrist
schmidt, fourth, that l win not have any more
correspondence with him. FREDKaicg.
Exchange
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

The prevailing fad for stationery is old
rose. Nor does the color end with the
letter. Young unmarried women use il
for their luncheon and tea cards. Their
names and the word tea or luncheon ia
the right hand corner, engraved in old
English, and the day and hour for gath.
ering written in black ink These 20
through the mail or are delivered by
messenger '.gummed up in rose colored
envelopes. There is craze, 10y the way,
in Paris just now for everything that
combines black with old rose or pink
gowns. bonnets and wraps alike, what
ever the material, the colors are inter
mixed. There is marked departure in
the size of the rose envelope. 1t CORE
sponds in width and length TO the letter
paper, which comes in narrower and
shorter sheets than formerly. The street
and number in black type are placed
straight across the top and toward the
right of the letter paper and the sheet Is
inclosed in its covering unfolded. There
is but one objection to this style of III.
closure, however, and that is that Miss
Dolly in her eagerness to possess the mes
sage is apt to leave part of il in its daint,
colored envelope. e.-Philadelphia Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

Miss Laura Langford, president Of the
Seidl society in Brooklyn and for twenty
years a successful newspaper woman. i
said TO make a new friend every day.
She is woman Of about thirty-eight
years. with dark brown hair streaked
with gray. very straight, well defined
eyebrows. kind brown ewes, well cut
nose, flexible mouth and very firm
chin. She has that quality
nately very rare consideration and
thoughtfulness for women. This is an
illustrations: The day of the Seidl society
reception in October she was prostratei
with nervous headache and went te
bed as the only escape from visitors aud
calls on her executive ability. A card
was brought her Of girl who wanted
information for her paper. Now Mrs
Laugford hal denied herself To her own
friends all the day, but she sent for this
reporter 10 come up stairs and said; III
You will forgive my seeing you en- dis
habille. my dear child. we will have u
chat. You have come long way and il
will do you good To sit awhile in thai
armchair before you go back To the of
tice.' So she gave the intruder all the
information she wanted and lot o.
points besides, questioned and encouraged
her about her work, invited her to an
entertainment, told her she was always
TO be called on for advice or assistanc.
and finally dismissed her with kindly
MY dear, the world is very hard for
girls, and we older women ought to help
them when we can. New York Press
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
Eating Raw papd.llen..

Who ever heard Of man eating raw dam
delionsf There IL nt least one man In this
city who can boast Of doing Il, when he sup
posed that no one was looking.
The man In question was ON his way to
the railroad station TO go home, and also
WAS bringing home something which his
faithful wife had repeatedly told him not
~ bring
On his WAY TO the depot he stopped In at
one OF the numerous meat markets on Lin
coin street to order the Sunday dinner.
When about half way through the store
on his way out, he chanced To spy large
box full OF dandelions, and he Immediately
walked over to them, picked one up, looked
ut IL, smelled OF II and put IL in his mouth
/ and ate IT,
lie must have liked Il, for he put his hand
| into the box again aud pulled up another
one and ate that
When the market man detected him, he
was putting away the green's as fast a. ever
he could
The market man WAS speechless; he did
not know what to make of IL, but when he
got over his fright he went over TO the man
and gently told him that he must stop eat
ing the dandelons unless he wanted TO pay
for them, as there was quite a large hole in
the box, which little while before had
teen filled with dandelions.
The man desisted and said that IL was all
right. aud as he walked out OF the store he
was overheard TO say, That was great
stuff"
What his feelings were an hour afterward
is known only to himself.-Boston Herald
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

Among the novel things II iewelry Is
= ring composed of the M salr number
- seven fine gold wires. each incrustel
with small diamonds, rubies, sapphires
OF emeralds. The wire. are twisted TO
gether in band. Another bit 81 pre-
cious adornment Is narrow gold chain
about three yards in length, strung At
intervals with pearls. lit Is worn loosely
about the neck and caught up on ON
side of the bodice. Gold chatelaines
are almost as common with Parisians a
the silver ones are with Englishwomeu
The newest French watches take thu
form and colors Of flower. A b-auti
fully enameled pansy with diamond
edge has timepiece beneath its petals
Ii is fastened with diamond headed pin
on the left side Of the bodice. The new
est brooches are in the form Of bows.
They are in various sizes, and are msde
Of enameled gold or diamonds.
Two pretty little brooches for bonnci
strings are tiny gold madels Of IN.
queens pet dogs. Spot and Flo, In sent
mental jewelry the newest brooch is &
bar Of music. The notes and rest mari
spell Dearest" Sporting jewelry !,
much worn
The favorite designs are coaching
horn ia gold. diamond horseshoe AM
nail. fox's head ON hunting crop and
a diamond horse. For gentlemen tn,
new scarfbrooch is taking the place ui
the old scarfpin. The designs are gener
ally of sporting character.
Brooches 10 wear with nautical cos
TUNES take the form OF an anchor, flag
yacht or life buoy in diamonds or enam
eled gold.-Pall Mall Budget.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
A rrodigious Little Preacher.

The little fourteen -year-old girl preach
er who has been here for several days is
attracting so much attention that your
correspondent took some pains in obtain
ing brief account Of her history. She
is the daughter of laboring man in the
city of Louisville. She was born in
Franklin county, KY, in the year 1871.
She was converted at the early age Of
six. She began preaching or lecturing
three years ago at the age of eleven years,
and has since been actively engaged in
the work of her master. She is mem.
Der Of the Methodist church in the city
of Louisville.-Bristolt tTenn.) Cor. Rich
mond Dispatch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
Organized working Women.

The organization of women workers in
trade unions is much more advanced in
England than in America. At the labor
congress nine womens societies sent del
egates representing 5,ii6 members. The
Matchmakers' union numbers over a
thousand members: the Nottingham
Cigarmakers' union has 800 members.
On the other hand, some mems unions
receive women members, and the Asso-
citation OF Weavers contains 20, 900 wom-
en-. The woman lsborer and her friends
appear to become more and more con
WINGED that their help lies not in the
worn out expedients of charity, loans Of
blankets and Dorcas meetings or the
opening Of reading rooms, but rather in
organization and legal interference with
existing wrongs. London Letter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
A social Pa.,im. In Maine.

A most unique and novel entertain
ment was given at the Young Men
Christian association rooms at youn-
peoples gathering. A smelling contest
was the thing that made the most fun.
Mr. Singer had got the druggist to put up
eight bottles containing as many differ
ent liquids of different odors, all com.
mon but one, and each numbered on the
corks. The game was to smell of these
and indentify them, and write the de-
cision opposite numbers on a card.
Now i: il well known fact To those
who have studied the matter that the
sense of smell is the most deceptive of
all the senses. for the reason that after
smelling of three things in quick success
sion the nose refuses to do duty with
most people, and beyond that everything
is mixed and confused. A young lady
and gentleman each identified seven out
Of eight of them; nine more identified
all but two. But generally the things
written down were wide Of the mark
Bisulphide of carbon-;he only uneom
mon one-proved sticker. II wa
written down as extract onions, oil OF
birthstone, laudanum, boiled cabbagt
and white rose. The contest was tn,
funniest kind of fun.-Lewiston Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
Ever, working woman should Ride.

Girls and young women, and boys,
too, for that matter. whose parents stub
bornly refused to allow them TO ride a
bicycle. should have attended the meet
ing of the Chicago Academy Of Homeo-
pathic Physicians and Surgeons Mt the
Palmer House
DIR. r. n. Tooker, president of the
academy, read paper on "The Effect Of
Bicycle Riding on Girls" He had made
a study of the question and had sent in
quiries TO some Of the leading physicians
Of both schools, and the one conclusion
was that the bicycle was a health re
storer aud strength giYer unless used in
excess. So greatly pleased was the doc
tor with the bicycle that he advocated
its use in the strongest terms.
II would be profitable TO concerns EN-
ploying large numbers Of saleswomen
and girls, he thought. TO buy wheels at
wholesale and sell them to their em-
ployes at cost on the instalment plan.
The girls and women would be invigor-
ated by riding TO and from their work
and could give better service. And then
the sick list would be greatly diminished.
Chicago Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
JUDGE NOR

Judge not: tho sorkings u his brain
And % his heart thou canst not see.
What hooks to thy dim ewes a stain
In Gods pure sight may i've
A scar. brought from some we'll worn field.
Where Jhos wonldst only faint and yield.
The look. the air that frc,s thy sight
May be- q token that below
The soul has closed In deadis fght
With some Internal fiery foe.
Whose glance would scorch thy smiling
grace.
Aud cast thee shuddering on thy face,
And Judge none lost. but wait and sec,
With hopeful pity, not disdAin;
The depth Of the abyss may be
The measure of the height OF pain
And love and glory that may raise
Tits soul 10 tsod in after days.
a. A. Proctor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
Picture. In sand.

A lady now visiting the provincial cit
les in France paints in sand; that is 10
say. she helps herself to sands of various
colors from series Of plates and causes
them to fall in beautiful designs upon a
table A bunch of grapes is deftly pic
tured with violet sand, leaf with green
sand and relief and shadows with sand
6f the colors TO suit When this has been
admired by those artistically inclined 1t
is brushed away and is soon replaced by
boauet of roses or some other object.
all done with great de1terity and deli
cacy. Even the finest lines are drawn
with streams Of sand, all rs distinct rs
shough made with an artists brush. -
Art Amateur.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

The women of Ingham university
alumne have formed themselves into a
stock company and are endeavoring to
do what the alumna of no other wom-
ans college have yet dared to undertake.
They have obtained control of the stock
and assumed the responsibility of run
ming the school, purposing TO settle all
claims against 1t, Many colleges for
men are controlled by their alumni, but
Ingham, which was founded by two
women, takes the lead of all women's in
stitutions in this respect.-Exchange
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
Giving the Girl. a weigh.

They had church sociable At Cali
fornia Junction the other night, and the
young ladies were sold at so much per
pound for the benefit of the church. The
girls We're anxious to work for the
church. and several young men found
their purchases loaded down with fiat
irons. One young fellow bought little
girl that ordinarily would weigh about
ninety pounds and Was surprised to see
the scales register 275, costing him about
five dollars. The young men passed
resolutions condemning the girls for
swindling Sioux City ua.) Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

An American now in England study
ing the conditions of working girls clubs
and neighborhood guilds, says that IL is
impossible in London for girl TO make
more than few shillings week, so that
starvation must often stare her grimly
in the face. There is a vast difference
between women's wages in London and
in New York, also between New York
and San Francisco or Chicago. A girl
in a London match factory earns about
two dollars week, here one can earu
twice that, and so it Is with laundry
work and many other occupations.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
WI, ChIldren Wear GLASSES.

Yes. | think more young people wear
glasses now than formerly This Is owing
10 the fact that early education Is more
generally pushed and that young people
read more nowadays than they used TO do
Another thing Is becoming known-the
eyes often differ with each other IN strength
and vision One eye gives out before the
other. IN choosing glasses both eyes should
be consulted, as both feet should be suited
In buying pair Of shoes. Few people pay
any attention to this, though the eyes
would he much more effective aud would
last longer II treated with equal considerh
tIen.-Interview IN New York Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

Lady Aberdeen's beautiful little shop
in Motcomb street tbetwaen Belgrave
square and Lowndes square) has not
taken long TO make character for it
self. Every post brings both applications
from Irish workers for permission 20 for
ward fruits Of their industry, and pack
ages Of various dimensions from those
to whom permission has already been
granted. The demand for Irish needle
work, plain and fancy, is certainly on
the increase. Tit-Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
VOL. VI.
SLEEPS LULLABY.

Dear Sleep, thou art my mercifulest friend.
When tired of All. nightly come 10 thee,
Thou art 80 patient and 30 good to me.
How geaily do thy faithful hands extend
The old sweet welcome. motherly. and mend
Ny broken toys Of hope. while at thy knee
quite forget the hurtful things 20 be
And when feel thee teIeh my brow and bend
To Kiss mine eyes, love to put my hand
Into thine own-tn feel that thou art near.
To nestle closely 10 thy peaceful breast,
And hear thy lGllaby about that land
sung of 80 softly, where there Is no tear.
And where the weary are for aye At rest
john II. B0ncr ia New York independent
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

II is probably too early to pass finai
Judgment upon the potential merits ana
demerits of haziug as pastime for
young ladies. II is not well enough
known, has not been before the public
eye long enough for the public mind a.
have grasped il aud revoived it in the
cerebral processes Of meditation. II is a
genuine novelty in the west.
The Lake Forest young ladies who
frivolously wrapped one of their gentle
comrades in shawl and tossed her i'll a
blanket until she grew white and fright
ened have introduced new problem
among the great educational questions
Of the day. The disadvantages of the
system as regards the person hazed arr
obvious Ii may be an experience which
will give her new and broader views Of
human nature. but 1t is physically de
pressing and obnoxious.
Ii is ON behalf of the hazers that the
subject must he seriously considered
Football and rowing are denied TO lady
undergrads. Their opportunities for
real sport are consequently curtailed. II
some medical authority can prove that
the exercise of hazing is healthful, pro.
iuctive of muscles and good spirits il
would be absurd to estop il.
A fragile young girl who is taken
from her bed at midnight, dashed with
ice water. dropped down two flights oi
stairs and then chased merrily around
the school grounds might be- too ohtusc
10 see the fnn, but with altruistic phi
losophy she would he willing to sacrifice
herself to the health and happiness oi
her high spirited torlnen;ors. Chicago
Naws
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
nf,.n the way.

II tell you. its tough" said the car
5riyer n A meaitatiye way When a fel
low wants to buy anything the price Is
sure 20 20 up. Now went TO Baxter
street. today to get an ulster I've hsd my
eve ON for week. It's a dandy ana u :
marked S25, one price, and the 5hap
wonldn't let me have It for less than eight
aollars A week ago could have got u
Tor stx dollars New York Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
How Roston People Felt.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once made n
crushing reply 10 man who asked him
whether the people in Boston did not feel
alarmed. Said Emerson. What aboafsn
Said the man. why, the world 10 coming
to an end next Monday" Emerson replied;
I'm glad of IL. We can get along great
deal better without it, San Franciscs
ArgonAus.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28

The Empress Of Germany has declined
TO become president of the associations
for dress reform. She thinks that the
present style of dress is becoming and
healthful, and that corsets are q restfnl
support, without which women would 10
seriously uncomfortable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-08
CHAPTER TX.

ldE DAD bOl IN LIVE.
care you Christian?" asked the bad
boy Of the grocery man as that gentle
man was placing vegetables out in front
of the grocery one morning.
well, hope So" answered the gro
Gerry man. Il try to do what is right
and hope to wear the golden crown when
the time comes to close my books"
Then how is it that you put out box
of great big sweet potatoes, and when we
order some and they come to the table
they are little bits Of things, not bigger
than radish! Do you expect to get to
heaven on such small potatoes when you
use big ones for sign:" asked the boy
as he took out a silk handkerchief and
brushed a speck of dust off his nicely
BACKED shoes.
The grocery man blushed and said he
did not mean to take any such advan-
tage of his customers. He said it must
have been mistake Of the boy that de-
livers groceries.
Then you must hire the boy to make
mistakes, for it has been so every time
we have had sweet potatoes for five
years, said the boy. And about green
corn. You have a few ears stripped
down to show how nice and plump it is,
and if we order dozen ears there are
only two that have got any corn on at
all, and Pa and Ma gets them, and the
rest Of us have to chew cob. Do you
hope to wear crown Of glory on that
kind of corn"
ooh, such things will happen" said