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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
Bought . Halter.

A new story is told OF Oliver Walton
who in his day was the greatest dealer in
good horses near Boston. On one occasion
he came into Maine and bought an extra
good horse for $500, The horse breesler was
one Of the niggardly kind, and asked.
'How are You going TO lead the horse
awayi
with that halter. 10 be sure, said Wal
ton, busy counting out the money for the
horse
mo, sir, said the breeder, the halter
don't 80 with the horse; il belongs me. !
did not sell you that"
what, not let me have halter after
have given you your price for the horscy'
asked old Oliver. "What do You want
for it,"
"A dollar, sir" said the farmer.
"AIl right said Walton, there is the
dollar" He put the rest Of his money Ia
his pocket, then he stepped quickly TO the
horses head and remarked, 81 will take
the halter. but guess will not take the
horse"
He took of the halter, let the horse 60
loose and the breeder had many a long day
In which TO repent Of his overreaching, =
Lewiston Journal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

"What Is there In the future FOR the con
temptation of man who works on "a sal
aryih was asked of a man who employs
men, by another mau who draws salary
aud thanks God The employer suggested
TO the inquirer that II good salary was
being drawnthe recipient might invest Ia
II paid up life insurance policy Heddnt
do IL, but he might have added. "and then
die" The argument could have been car
ried little further had the salaried man
said; II believe "A man on "A salary who j.
not of proyident disposition. aud who sees
that eventually be must become paupcr,
Is justified in getting Rs much excitement
and satisfaction out ~ life While youth.
activity aud II good salary prevail as pos
sible
This idea of perpetual economy Tor TWEEN.
ty-iiye or thirty years To save enough to
carry you through ten or fifteen years Of
old age and n salary reduced or no Income
at ALL is all wrong, because when il comes
TO death and burial the cost Of the thing
has 10 be met hut once. aud II one does not
leave enough behind to cover that expense
there's another fellow, the public, to do 1t
for him. ~ Detroit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
Imagination and Hunger.

observed another instance of the in
fiuence of the imagination upon our hap
piness of sort to which | dare say /
have before alluded. | was engaged one
morning in preparing part of an inter
esting chapter in my new work-the one
which deals with the origin and develop
ment Of the bonnet. had got as far Us
the head dress worn by the Athenian
matrons to the theater. and was natural
ly much engrossed with the work, when
an inward monitor, in still, small, yet
unmistakable, voice, suggested ''lunch-
con-" | looked ut my watch--it said
O'Clock.
Now | always take luncheon at half
past 1; never, in any emergency, later
than .. But o'clockl | felt i'll and
faint. | started for the club feeling like
Rip Van Wrinkle when he came home for
his luncheon twenty years late. Ipassed
friend tried to stink by without his
\ noticing, but could see that he looked
upon me sadly and askance, as if | were
in some way stricken wether of the
/ hoSk. | went in and sat down.
! Somehow everybody else seemed TO be
late. looked at the clock. Ii was ey-
actly twenty five minutes Of ?. looked
at my watch again. II still said o'clock
1t had stopped during the night. Now
mark the result. instantly recovered
from the starvation from which had
been suffering, and began to converse in
my usual cheerful and intelligent man.
ner. But did not mention the extraor-
binary behavior of my watch, which
now reveal only in strict confidence.
Boston Post.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
a CRISIS AvERTEp.
caSiishulnrian and hts Wife Exehangs
Domestic Grievances.

Domestic Grievances.
A pained expression fitted across the faro
Of the young husband
ut Is time understood each other. Fife
dA,n he said. as be drummtd on the table
with trembling fingers II think have
right 10 know the cause Of your dissatisfac-
ton, your averted looks, your fits Of abstrAc-
ton and gloons
"HAve ever made any complaint. CALI
thumpianrr said the young wife. looking in a
wistful, melancholy way out Of the window.
"You hare not, Elfieda,n returned CALI
thumpian IF YOU would only say what il
Is would see II | couldn't fix the thing up
somehow" he continued, desperately. even
II IL cost the SilH
at wouldn't cost more than-hut no mat
teri" exclaimed Elfieia, hopelessly
"Then you confess that 1t is something that
might be healed by the disbursement of lit
tie filthy lucrei'
And Callithumpian W. Magruder took out
q lean and bilious locking pocketbook.
Il confess nothing
The young,husband replaced the pocket
book with great promptness and presence q
mind.
"Elgeda, y he entreated, won't you tell me
what II is that ails your know you are not
happy"
II cannot deny itn-and tear stood in her
EYE don't even enjoy my gumFn
IF you can't trust me, Elfieda, whom can
you trustf
''Give il upln
'Av ye place memr' remarked Nora. put
| ting her head in through the doorway,
"whatll yez have fur dinner the dnyP
"Anything that's in the house, Norah," re-
piled the detected mistress; lit doesn't make
any difference"
"Elhetla," vociferated Mr.. Magruder. as
| the kitchen lady withdrew, "has this trouble
OF yours anything TO do with the victualsln
"Callithumpian, replied the young wife,
| In a voice Of misery, lit has don't know
why | should keep IL secret any longer.
Think OF me as you WILL but cannot help
| 1t. My heart is breaking, Callithumpian,n
| she sobbed, "for-for a-m-ess of-of-of
c-c-abbages!"
The devoted young husband took the hys-
terical form OF his cherished Eliieda ON his
lap.
as that algH he whispered in her ear. My
| own, have a confession o. make myself |
have not always been the gay, hight hearted
creature have seemed When outwardly
calm and cheerful have many and many q
time been wretched and miserable ON account
| of an unsatisfied longing for onionsl | did
not dare to speak Of IL. did not know how
you stood ON the onion question. ] sternly
repressed the longing. suffered in silence.
But we will sorrow no more, my darling.
| The shadow of domestic discord is lifted from
our home. Hi, there, Moran! Norah!"
"Yessir!"
"Cabbagcs and onions for dinner, Norah,
and plenty Of theml Do you hearf
"Yes, sir"
And while the afternoon waned and the
shadows grew longer and longer and the
winds Of early autumn blew softly through
naples, whose leaves were ripening for their
fall, the happy Callithumpian W. and Elfleda
Magruder sat hand in hand in the cuzy par
lor and shifted IN sublime contentment Of
soul the cheerful New England odors that
stole upward from the kitchen and permeated
all the hallowed precincts OF their home. =
Chicago Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

IL IL easy 70 sneer az peoples eccan-
tricities. We may smile at the man who
persists in wearing q queer style of hat,
Or ut the woman who clngs TO an old
fashion in hair dressing. But In adher-
ing to a custom both agreeable and CON-
Portable, do they not show some indie
pendence OF mind. decision that helps
to leaven the lump of general fabbiness?
Once lady whose eyes were weak was
Obliged always 10 carry a sunshade to
protect them from the glare of the sun.
Even in winter and when she wore furs,
the sunshade was u necessity. She de-
clared laughingly that no one would be-
lieve, unless she tried it, how much at
teption such simple matter evoked.
Sometimes she was followed a block or
two by boys commenting on her odd APP
pearance. They wondered If she was
crazy, And while they wondered, seemed
TO think she was also deaf. Older people,
whom one would think might know bet
ter, gazed at her curiously, and even
questioned her as TO the reason of her
peculiar conduct.
Most persons under such persecution
would have gwen up the fight, staid in
the house or decided to bear the pain and
run the danger. Being a woman Of reso-
lutte temper she did nothing of the kind
She carried her muff and her parasol al
winter. Indeed, after while she seemed
to take wicked pleasure in Haunting
these articles before the faces of be
wildered passers, who would often turr
and look back with an expectation o.
seeing strange developments from 81
great a phenomenon.
Probably not many women woult
have stuck to the singularity as she did
or have gotten SO much amusement on
of it. Yet if it is considered in anothe
light, and we reflect how much interes
she excited and how many gazers sh
supplied with subject for conversation
we might call her public benefactor =
Harper's Bazaar.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
The Aurora IN the North.

During the winter months the aurora on
the Yukon is very brilliant and intensely
beautiful Ii commences in early fall and
lasts, with more or less intensity, through
out the long arctic winter IL generally
commences upon the setting OF the sun,
although, in midwinter, It has at times
been seen so bright that il was visible at
noon when the sun was shining brightly
In that region the rays Of light first shoot
forth with quick, quiveriug motion, are
then gathered and form great arch Of
fire spanning the heavens. Il CLOVIS for an
instant like girdle OF FURNISHED gold.
then, unfolding itself, great curtains Of
Hight drop forth.
These royal mantles OF bright orange.
green, pink, rose. yellow aud crimson are
suspended and wave between heaven aud
earth as with an invisible hand The rapid
Ryrations and scintillations OF light and
blending colors are intensely bewildering
and superbly beautiful. The whole phe
nomena OF waving wreaths, pickering
flames, rays, curtains, fringes, bands and
flashing colors. the strange confusion az
light and motion, now high in the heavens,
then dropping like curtain of gold and
silver lace. jeweled with "A wealth Of ru-
hies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds,
penetrating dark gulehes and dapSng
through somber forests, lighting the whole
landscape as with thousand million cleo
trio lamps, forms picture Of which words
can convey but a very meager idea.
This unwarming light as it flashes along
the frozen rivers, the great banks OF snow,
and reveals hugo mountains OF glistening
ice, and the long, dark lines Of eyergreens,
| Is, indeed, n scene Of pure arctic caste-one
that causes the spectator TO button his coat
closer over his chest with an inward shiver
as he views his wealth Of frigid light
| Louis Republic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
Expensive Repairs.

A submarine telegraph cable has life
of from ten to twelve years. If cable
breaks in deep water after it is ten years
old it cannot be lifted for repairs. as il
will break Of its own weight. On this
account cable companies are prepared to
put aside large reserve fund in order
that they may be prepared to replace
their cables every ten years. The action
of the sea eats the iron away 50 com
pletely as to turn the outside coating 10
dust or sediment while the core is still
intact. The breakage Of an ocean cable
is very costly accident, owing to the
difficulties to be encountered in repair
ing it. II often becomes necessary in
case Of break to charter ship at $500
per day for several days in succession,
trying to fix upon the location where the
cable has parted. One breakage in the
Direct Cable company's line few years
ago cost that syndicate 1925 600. Boston
Transcript.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
A Flow to Civilization.

All the lovers OF art mourn ever d late
decision 81 the commissioner Of internal
revenue, which Is % ;ge effect TINT IT, a-.i-
fetal coluriug OF =. ~ j. -
oleomarEarine. -. blow at the
STUDY OF aesthetics in the home. No longer
will the dairymaid sprinkle the oleagInous
product of the churn with chrome yellow,
cochiueal, cinnabar, dragons blood orange,
orange veruiliOn, orange chrome, Venetian
red, and other pigments, dyes and ochers
No more viii the butter dish present beauti-
full freseoes. ealcimincs aud astempers Pale
yellows and other genuine grass buttery tints
will prevail. lnspid nature, with the crude
assistance of the cow and the churn dasher,
will b. left to worl; her will IL is all very
fearful. Strawberry tints and rainbow
CLEANS will 10 longer appear on huttered
mullins and bread at cents IA leaf. BY tina
removal Of batter from tho realms OF art,
civilization has been hit with a club and
anarchy r, joices. Chicago News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
blew knife BLADE from III. Nose.

George Mauldcn. who lives IN Reynolds
town, has been for sixteen af seventeen
years afflicted with terrible cough pnd
what was believed to De c1.arrh. While
bathing his faee recently he blew out Of
his left nostril rircc AZ i.niit blade about
an inch long IL looked Like piece Of
bone When the outer covering was re
moved, however. IL proved Ia Do piece II
a steel knife blade When but a boy Of
ten years negro boy stabbed him ia the
left cheek ia a boyi-h scrimma.e. He did
not know that a portion Of the blade was
left in his cheea.-Atlauta Constitution.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
HI. ONLY Hcdecmnhle rentnrn.

81 think | ought 10 have more than 60 O
week said the Office boy. tletermncdly.
''Why, you little rascal, said the mer-
chant, what in the world do you meant
You are careless about your work, YOU never
have anything done right, you are always
late in tine morning, II want an errnnd done
have To do 1t myseli-and vet you have the
face 20 ask mo for an increase of salaryn
II know said the Office boy, moro deter
mined.y than before, but yo6 forgot one
thing: don't know how 10 whistle.n
And the merchan; doubled his wages right
away. Zone day, " that 10y keeps right ON
not knowing how to whistle. he will gee
taken into the firm. Exchange,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Nine Is the last OF the significant digit.
aud expresses the greatest amount thai
can be Indicated by one figure. Ii is the
second square number. IL is employed eu,
little in the Scriptures. There are nine
orders u angels The Greeians taught
that there were uine muses.. The mystical
aud significant numbers formed by comb
nations o. the diEits are almost without
end aud cannot b. here mentioned. hnt 4
student Of numbers will iind much IN them
to interest and instruct Chicago Herald
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
Ml,at thr nlhcr ,.irI orl..

One OF Dtnver's BEADING and wpalthiest
citizens Inns just built All elegant residence on
Capitol iili II is intended as wedding.
present 10 daughter who 5 Ia be married
soon. The gentleman also owns two bots All.
joining tho>o upon which the halse Is erected.
The younger daughter of the gentleman,
upon being slHken ,o about the Tine present
her SISTER would receive, remarked;
Eyes. ami ~ aie goins - put sign on
the two adj Joining htS with thess word, IN
1t: These lots 70 with the other girl - Den
yer Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
Maintain rrnI,, Cnn,nnr..l.

The Alps contain two peaks about I5,0p
feet, six or seven about 1900 feet, ana III
all about thirty which ARE rrrkuuetl among
the first class peaks uf the world. The
Himalayas, gu the other hand or, rather
the limited portion of that range with
which we are familiar. contain peaks from
5000 feet downward More than LOG
have been measured that exceed 1000
feet in height, and IL is computed ghal
there are at etst 5,OUO peaks III hat great
range that are over lI.uud feet, and that
there are not l,ss imam 9.ba that will tx
nnhliP
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Invalid ION railroad trainl-- Yes. am on
a long journey am going to California
Genial Well, WE'LL Glad I
net You. I'm bound for California, too.
Lets keep together MY brother lives in
California, aud he wrote 10 me- there was a big
chance for me cut there, and I'm goin', you
SEE, as fast rs steaH'll take me- y
''Ehi Arc You an oran-e growerT
sNo-im an undertaken
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

First Tramp You look right respectable
this morning, Joe.
Second framp-Wcll, ought to- paid
10 cents for a shave and clean up
First Tramn-Can You get cleansed three
times for a nnartcri
Second Tramp Gndignantlyl-How do
know never got cleaned three times yit
brakes Magazine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
bridging il,r plnlcnItr.

Miss coonby-rd hab you know, Nose
YallerbY. dat ef marry man itll be To-
love an not TO- his money
SIR. Yallerby after "a moments thought)
Well. Lie, I'll fix it dis way: I'll throw
up my Job II respeck TO yoah sentiment,
IN then GIT m self hired over again 10 no
Epeck 10 yoAh comfort Puck.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Tramp lroughinsl No, mum, my health
amt none Of the best I've had this cough
two years
woman-Why don't you do something
for III
Tramp-Well, mum, my family doctor died
yistiddy. an | haiu't seen physician today
what Id iike n trust my health with Time.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

DIR. G. Meyer, by comparison u records
extending over number OF years, has con
cluded that the moon has an influence IN
lowering the height OF tue barometer Ia
the months from September TO January. AT
the time Of full moon, aud IN raising It
during the FIRST quarter His views are
confirmed by the independent studies Of
Captain Seemann No effect has been per
csiyed In the other monthR
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

"what do you do with that baseball
mask :"
why, Johnny Is very bad sometimes,
and the only closet have 70 shut lin up
In ID where the preserves are. put tha
maak ON him with lock, and Tie pre-
ksryes are safe I'll arper's Bazar.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
A Handy Ia.L

A handy lock Is now used upon trieyeles,
boats, chests aud boxes. Il weighs about
half a pound, and although not much
larger than watch is considerably thicker.
This paddock i a combination, and Is fitted
with Numbered dial, very much ike tti1se
used for safes aud yauits.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

"Wel, Tompkins, how did you come QUE
at the last race meeting" asked travelling
man of friend.
LAS nearly as can figure it came GUS
about 81 80 ahcad.n
Fifteen huudrydl That's not bad What
horses did yoa hackr'
None hal about 81 200 with me tina:
did not bet n-Merchunt Traveller
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Distracted Sportsman who has mistaken
his companion FOR a deer and shot hinn- Ga.
how grieyeh nm
Wounded Man Certainly. Oh boy | am
/ sorry was uuf df1r 1t Wi ba such a dis
/ appointment TO you New YORK sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Miss DE Boney tschool teacherl-I am In
formed that you loudly spoke of me on tlss
public streets rs an old maid.
Bad Boy lmuch scaredl-N-n-o, ma am.
/ said y'r mother waa an ole maid New
York Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

The Tyrians excelled all other nations Is,
the manufacture Of purple die, said 10
have been extracted from shellflsh f8untl
on their coast 4 i nov we'll known that
tin dissolved 10 mnriatic acid produces a
brilliant purple die, aud that tin dissolved
Ia nitric will produce a scarlet dye. Il i,
not unreasonable. therefore, to suppose
that the use OF tin in dyeing had much 60
do In the production OF the Tyrian purple
of the phenicians.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Mrs. Slimson-f don't understand, Will
lie. how you should have worn your
clothes out SO sliding down hill Didn't
you use your sledl
Willic-Yes, m. All but the last tima
--Harper's Young People.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Chief Clerk-Might us well burn up this
piece OF goods, IL won't sell
Proprictor--It won't, ehi I'll see about
that Double the price and PUT il on the
bargain counter Philadelphia Record
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

A Chicago bearded woman made n snug
fortune out Of the show business IN about
twelve wears, and now lives IN comfortable
luxury With his handsome wife and five beau
tiful chIIdren -Blnghamton Republican.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

Mstrcss-Why, Nora, how dusty the chairs
aro
Maid-Yes, MIN, there's nobody sat on
thin today, mim.-Town Topics
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

First Cheese What's eatin' yeri
Second Cheese--Oh, ratsi-New York Sun
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29

First Undartaker-How's tradef
Second Undertaker--Dsad. Il ifa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
A STRANGE EPISODE
THE REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE or
A WEALTHY AMERICAN.

His Peculiar Actions In aud Around One
of London's Leading Concert Haiis--A
Colossal IdSa That brought a Hundred
Ballet Girls To- This Country.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-17
TwENTY-THREE OF THEM.
A Gang of Frccbooters Banded To.
geiher TO Deprcriate ON Cattle
Men.

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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-17
From the Two siamcse Forts at the
Rivers Mouth.
SAYS THE FRENCH ADMIR- An.
Before the Gunooat Fired a Guns.
The siamese Representative Mt
Paris Says the Trouble is Due to
Misunderstanding Orders.

PARIS. July 10 Admiral Human
VINO was in command when the gunhoats
lneonslanie and Momeie crossed tho bnr
OH the Meinam river, aud proceeded 10
BANGKOK has made a brief report Of tho
incident To his government. The sun.
uoats did not fire on the Siahese forts nj
Tue rivers mouth, he says, until the
forts without any previous warning. or
demand fired ON the gunboals
NJ Pavie French ninistb resident IN
Bangkok has been instruct III to protest
against the firing from The fors as al
indefensible act constituting a violation
OF International law, iunsnuch as the
friendly relations established bctwern
France and Siam by the treaty of 40
had remained unimpairei up to that
time
The secretary of the Slaheso legation
IN Paris denies, in an interview, that thcs
Siamese were tile agsres,ors in tho
affair. The conflict was due, he saws.
To the fact that the Freuch commanders
misunderstood the orders of their govern
ment no, to cross the bar.