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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
The Coin of roIlte society.

Whenever kindly or considerate act Is
shown you, my dear, be always careful 10
say that magic index To good breeding
Thank you" Certainly you say il to the
man who has given you an evening OF
amusement at the theatre or the concert,
or who has taken you To aud fetches you
from friends home To whom else should
you say it'
To the maid servant who hands You your
letters, who makes Il special point of keep
ing your room in good order, aud who, re
membering that you liked certain things
placed in a certain way, was careful always
TO do IT,
To the stranger who holds open door
for you, To the elevator man who saves you
climbing SO many stairs, to the man who
gives you a seat ia ear or omnibus, and TO
anybody, in any station of life. who shows
you "A courtesy of any kind.
We are apt to be very stingy with our
thanks, 10 accept things entirely too much
for granted, aud to believe, in having
courtesies shown us, that they are only
what We deserve Now this Is the wrong
way Of looking at II, aud some day il will
serve that gIrl right that girl who believes
that the good things Of life in the way Of
politeness are hers lawfully. and that with.
out any effort on her part they can be re
tanned, will discover her mistake
You can never bc too generous with
thank yous; they are the current coin Of
polite society, the circulation Of which
tends 10 make everybody more eager To do
unto others as they would be done by, No
girl makes a mistake who has thank you
always ready II Is the index TO good
character and loving heart. Politeness
is golden. and thank you is the coin which
passes eyeryw here and is recognized by all.
Ruth Ashmore In Ladies' Home Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
Judas CoIor.d Hair.

believe, after all. the stigma OF Judas
colorcd hair, Notwithstanding that red
hair-yes, regular brick top bair-is desir.
able. Being "A man it doesn't matter much
10 me what my complexion IL, but II were
a cir! aud not already redheaded would
pray 10 be transformed into golden
blonde. Ia the first place. redheaded girl
never ts,ns or turns brown. That COMES,
as have learned from u physician, because
she has an excessive amount OF iron In her
buod
Ii Is the iron that gives the tint TO the
skin as well as to the hair II a redbeaded
girl had le-s Iron In her blood she would
be adorned with head Of either black
brown, or chestnut colored hair One
draw back u the iron comes out in blotches
sometimes, making what we call freck les.
1t Is noted ~ somewhat singular thing
perhaps the iron la the blood has some
thing to do with it-that mosquitoes never
/ bite red haired persons st. Louis Repub
lie
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
Marriage aud Property.

From every point Of view | think II is
time that we got rid of with all my
worldly goods | thee cndow The mar
ried women's property act, lss2, has put it
out OF date. Under he common law this
declaration of unlimited endowment WAS
proper enough. All the wife's worldly
goods passed TO the husband. and it was
only fair that she should enjoy ltheoretic
ally reciprocal rights IN her husbands
substance Bat the act has changed all
that Matrimuny no longer Affects the
lasiy's rights ia her property. She need
not endow her husband unless she likes;
why, then. should he endow her' The
businesslike plan would be for each TO
state in figures the precise amount of en-
dow ment contempiated-whet neither 1t Is a
nobleman endowng his cook or duchess
or baroness endowiug some young spark
whom she has fancy to make her hus
band London Truth
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

An effective pillow for couch Is made
from four Of the small Turkish squares or
small Japanese squares Of embroidery,
The squares are set together with an in
sertion OF stout white or ccru lace, and
colored ribbons that match the Colors oi
the squares are run through the insertion.
Such "A pillow seen had rhe embroidered
squares in pink aud dark olive, and the in.
sertion run with ribbousof the same colors
The back Of the pillow was olive surah silk
and cord of the two colors edged the
pillow.
A pillow for an infants cradle i bcantl.
full made In the same way. Take four small
and fine white linen doilics with hem.
stitched border and fasten them together
with an insertion Of lace Back the pillow
with fine linen aud edge il with frill OF
lace, or Of line linen with narrow lace on
its edge. The pillow itself that Is used
uader the cover should lee OF the finest
white hair in white cotton or coarser
linen case Feathers aud down are 50 heat
ing TO the heal that the hair pillow il now
considered more hygienie New York Post
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

Select two gentlemen as captains, who in
turn call the names OF those they desire TO
enter their particular camp. When di-
vision of the company has thu, been made
the camps separate. each having one room.
They then select some word or words de
noting "A substance or object, "a, for exam.
pie, the loud pedal of the piano. in the Pro.
file house, in he White mouptaius. or the
dragon flies painted on the ceiling Of the
bath room in the House Of Punsa IN Sara
toga, or any other thing seemingly i'm
possible To guess
When both camps have decided on an
object To be guessed the captain Of eeich de.
tails person to b. interviewed 10y the
other camp. THIS person must correctly
answer, 10y yes or no, all questions, but
must not convey any unnecessary informa
tion IA soon as the object Is guessed the
camp Immediately clap, so announcing
that they are the victnrs, and the indi
vidual who has been questioned becomes
IA member Of the encmys camp The one
possessing the most people ut the close Of
an hour is the winner Of the game. Emma
J. Gray in Good housekeeping
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
where to Put on a chlld.. wraps.

There is another thing that mothers and
nurses often do thoughtlesaly, and with no
end of evil results To the children. This i
the habit Of dressing them for their out Of
door drive or walk in the warm nursery.
aud then letting them stand around for
some time while the nurse gets herself
ready. For that is the usual practice The
nurse dresses the baby first, even 10 gloves
and tippet, and then she begins leisurely
on the details Of her own toilet. Mean
while the little one waits about IN the
warm room, getting warmer and warmer,
until at last. when IT gets into the outer
air, it is in perspiration that will induce
a chill at once.
A child should not have its wraps put
on until the very last moment. And then
IL should he done not Ia warm room, but
in the hall, from which il should be ear
ried as soon as the operation is completed
In that way the change in temperature i
madified as much ~ IS possible, aud the
liability to cold Is greatly lessened. New
York Evening sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
saving uer Boys.

think when boy has become an habit
ual loafer he Is then ready for something
worse, aud was greatly worried to find
my boys come slipping ia very quietly
about the time the stores" closed for The
night, 50 Just resolved q try and make a
plcasalter place t. speud the evenings
than be aforesaid stores.
Our best room had hitherto been kept
sacre,i to the use OF visitors and for Sab
bath; but after thinking the matter over
very seriously started the fire, arranged
every ything as nicely as though were look
ing for company, aud then just let the boys
have Il. So far the plan has been a great
success, Tor, although l never said word
TO them about IL, they took wight up with
IL, and now spend their evenings AT homs
reading, playing tfor they are all three mu.
sicalD, aud besides being better for the boys
II is better for us
Now, sisters just between ourselves, Of
course theyh spoil the carpet, and it's a
real Irctty carpet, too aud have been SO
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
The Thunder.r'. Suicide Day.

A young Philadelphian, who has been
employed on the staff of more than one
newspaper in this city, went abroad and
secured position as reporter for the
London Times. When he was deemed
sufficiently broken in he was sent out
one evening TO write up the story of a
rich and beautiful girl who had taken
chioroform because her lover failed to
appear at the altar when due.
The young Philadelphian raced nim-
bly, about, gathering various particu-
lars and hurried back to the office in
cab, after getting his copy into shape
Not far from midnight he sped up the
stairs to the local room and turned in
his copy with apologies for his unavoid-
able lateness.
1T doesn't matter" said one Of the
editors calmly: "this is Monday, you
know, and we print suicides only on
Saturdays. ."-Philadelphia Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
WOMAN AND HOME.
PROGRESS or LAWS IN PENNSYl-
vANlA RELATING TO WOMEN.

why Women Marry The Coin OF Polite
Boys Same Pretty Pillows Marriage
and Property.
Formerly a married woman was In a
condition Of civil vAssalage. Marriage
merged her existence In that OF her hus-
band, vested him with her personal prop
srty allowed him her earnings; gave him
her land rents, and disabled her from
making any binding contract She could
enter no suit. nor make n wiz. and gener-
ally she was subject To the coutrol Of her
husband, who could enforce his order with
the birch.
Such, for centuries, was her condition in
the mother country, and Blackstone com.
placently concluded his chapter on the
subject by congrutulating tho female sex
on being so great favorite with the laws
Of England" Ia Pennsylvania, too, her
status for 200 years was the same. 1t was
not until the year of grace ISIS that her
property WAS relieved from the control Of
her husband or liability to his creditors.
/ In 1850, by her husband joining she was
given power TO recover her property by
suit In 1851 she was allowed TO loan
money to her husband In 1855 she could
I make n VIII IN the same year, Ou ueseT
tion 10y the husband, she cuuld sell her
property II authorized by court.
| In 1855 she was empowered 20 receipt for
a legacy "under the will of her father" In
1853 she got privilege TO mort gage her land,
II the husband consented In 1871 power
was granted her To sell her railroad stockl
In 1872 she acquired privilege 80 buy a sew
/ ing machinel On April 3, 1879, she was al
lowed her earnings, provided she spread
I upon the records Of court her petitions To
l that effect In 1873 she WAS empowered TO
sell her land IL she proved her husband a
I lunatic. and in 1851 some other privileges
were granted, a. To which lawyers differ.
/ That these rights were SO long withheld
I Is amazing. and that an act Of assembly
was ever necessary for n woman TO receipt
\ Tor legacy under the will of her father" .
/ IL enough to astound every god on Mount
/ Olympus
The whole policy was wrong in that dis.
ability was the rule instead OF the excep
tion. Canonsburgh (Pd.) Notes
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
where women Get copp~r.,

''She was such pretty girl hated to
give her coppers," /" said the conductor OF
Fourth avenue car Oh IA down trip yester-
day, but, then. what am to dos | can't
lug three or four pounds OF coppers around
in my pockets, can II Then, besides, iii
the women who give the the coppers. aud
rs only right that they should take them
back again
Having thus eased his conscience of the
AIN OF giving eoppers To the pretty girl the
conductor looked at me for approval.
W here do women get 50 many more
coppers than mem" asked the conductor
curiuusly
We'll, you see, 1t Is this way" he re.
piled, there never WAS woman who
didn't love To 90 shopping, and then, OF
course they are always ON the lookout for
bargains. and the consequences IL where
they trade everything IS marked 60 cents,
tlS1, 90 cents, aud so on. II makes the
women think they are saving money, and
at the same time IL makes Us an awful
bother, for in every purchase they make
they get lot OF coppers which they in
turn unload ON us poor conductors Men
| don't give us coppers often. 50 we general
ly shove ours OIL ON the women. New
York Herald
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

1t IL not generally known that James
Russell Lowell has "a sister who has gained
some literary fame, and whose scholarship
and gifts entitie her To wide recognition
Mary Trail spence Lowell was born in
1910. and Is nine year. the senior Of her dis
tinguished brother. In lsf2 she married
M Samuel X. Putnam. and since that
time her home bias been in Boston, where
she still lives in her house On Beacon street.
Mrs. Putnam is noted as a linguist, and
has written aame very able papers on
Polish aud Hungarian literature, aud IN
isGi she published a book called Records
Of an Obscure Man soon after she pub
lshed n dramatic poem called The
Tragedy Of Errors aud Tragedy OF Sue
cess" and on thr death Of her father, the
Rev. DR. Charles Lowell, Mrs Putnam
wrote the memorial Of his life. Or.
leans Times Democrat
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

One of the Hotel Duquesne guests, evi
IDENTIFY railroad man. noticed that the
telegraph operator was at leisure about
$50 o'clock, and soon began telegraph
correspondence with him. A. a sender he
used lead pencil and the showcase. The
operator had no difficulty in catching every
thing The gentleman declared that he
could do much better on piano. as II was
upon that he learned
Il have taught my daughter telegraphy
on the piano, " said he, "and we have great
times holding our conversations from
either end of the instrument We both
use the same instrument, though, which
does not often occur with bona fide teleR.
raphy pittsburg Dispatch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
Made "A Luck Shot.

Walter NJ Bywater, a rancher, living at
Thorndyke bay, ON Hoods canal, Oregon,
killed seven foot cougar the other morn
ing. He was going along trail near his
home with his wife and child when his lit
tie Scotch terrier dog, twenty inches long,
who had been exploring the brush. started
big beast that sprang into the path only
twenty feet in front OF the family Mrs
Bywater WAS ahead and the cougar in.
stantly crouched To spring upon her, but
her husband pulled her aside and sent "A
rifle bullet 10 meet the varmint, which
leaped simultaneously with the shot. The
animal. its skull torn 10y the ball, plunged
seven feet through the air and fell
stunned. elutching the earth madly with
its claws. Two more bullets put an end
to its struggles
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
SHE lREcoILGo, CUT DIDN'T KICK
Heroic conduc; Of a Tall. Cr-r, ruI Girl
at the supreme Test Of Love.


mt the supreme Test OF Love.
Two tall, graceful girls strolled slow.
ly along the beach earnestly conyersing.
They were conspicuous in the throng,
and many an admiring glance was
turned toward them as they sauntered
TO and fro. A cloudless sky was reflect.
ed in calm waters below, while scarcely
a breath of air was stirring.
The girl in the pure white blazer was
doing most Of the talking.
"It is all very WELL" she was saying,
ito insist that you would die for the
man you love, bat the sacrifice is quite
another thing"
The girl with the blue yachting CAP
shrugged her shoulders.
You speak" she observed, "like one
who had made the sacrifice"
IL have the right SO to speak"
Affecting recollections poured tumul-
tuously over the soul of the girl in the
white blazer. Her lips trembled and
the superb eyes bent upon the sand OF
the beach glistened with the dew of
gathering tears.
The girl in the blue cap smiled haught.
lily.
"Indeed," she sarcastically retorted,
"how very interestingi And how does
it feel to actually die for the man you
Lover
Reproachfully the girl in the white
blazer directed her gaze upon the girl
with the blue yachting cap.
"You shall not make light Of it,"
Forgive me-"
For time they walked in silence.
Both were deeply affected, the one filled
with reinembrances of the past; the
other her resentment gone, with wo-
manly sympathy.
"Tell me about ii, Ethel"
The girl in the blue catching cap was
tenderly persuasive.
1T was worse than dying for him,
Clara"
With quick movement the tears were
dashed from the superb eyes, and the
girl with the white blazer faced her
companion.
1T was at Easter, Clara. You re-
member the dear, bright fellow | was
engaged to then. One evening but a
short while before he said he did not
believe bore him the deep love should.
| challenged him to name a sacrifice
would not make for his sake With an
insight into feminine character wlt,h
was Mephistophelian in its subtlety, he
dared Inc TO do that which causes every
woman's heart 10 recoil with horror.
But did it."
They had paused in their walk, and
were looking at each other fixedly.
"Ethel"
"Yes, Clara, did it, Iwent to church
that Easter morning, sat in the very
front seat, and never looked around
during the service"
The girl in the blue yachting cap
drew deep, trcmulous breath.
"Ethelw
"Yes, Clara"
"You are sublime heroine. Can you
forget my hasty words"
II can, Clara"
And the little wavelets Tapped the
snowy beach with drowsy sound, while
all the throng gazed in admiration at
the graceful girls.-Detroit Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
Max, IN. Tea r.h,. ,,,,.c,,x.

No domestic sight is pleasinter In its
way than tea table ON n cold winter
night. spread with bright cloth and set
out with dainty china and shining silver,
and with all the cheer inspiring appur.
tenances Of the tea tray. with the plate OF
hot bread, the savory dish OF hot meat,
and the little relishes that the housekeep.
ers know we'll hcw To supply. And in
summer its counterpart Is seen in the
table laid in the room frightened by the
level sun ras>, where crisp salad. piles
of white aud brown bread. and plate OF
rusk or tea biscuit, pitchers Of milk, and q
dish Of berries with cream galore revive
the fanting appetites and spirits OF those
who have borne the heat and burden OF
the day lIurper's Bazar
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
Mad. Too ,,uch m Hom.-

A nearsighted lady, who lives on
Sixteenth street, across the Platte,
sent to an intelligence Office for q
girl, and was expecting her all the
moming. 1t was raining little and
the woman who lived next door
threw on an old hat and shawl and
came over to borrow a teacupful Of
lard. She knocked at the side door
and was greeted with:
Go right up the back stairway TO
your room over the kitchen. When
you are tidied up a little come down
here and Ill talk to you"
The women are deadly enemies
now Colorado Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
the crime gave the peOpl. much to talk

the crime gave the people much to talk
about
One day there came news OF another
train robbery. The robbers had shot a man
and had carried away bills aud money
away up into the thousands. and again
the country was covered with man hunt
ers, and the pretty town where dwelt
Evans and his friends was astounded
when the trail Of the robbers was followed
right into it, streets, People looked into
one aao; hers faces. and the stanch, stead
fast men Of the town sought by themselves
To iiud the williams. and Evans consulted
with Them and gave his advice and his
opinion
IL blew over after a time. Chris Evans
aud John Sontag pooled their funds and
went To Modesto. They started a livery
stable, and people were stirred by this ex-
hibitiou OF industry. Two men who could
save enough money for such an enterprise
and support family besides out OF their
earnings rs day laborers deserved to sue
coed.
The stable burned down. but Il was in
sured, aud the two friends returned to
Visalia. so they lived on. respected by
their neighbors aud credit to the town.
Chris did not work much now. lie had
timber claim and mine up in the noun
tains, and these, with the little orchard
and what had TO be done about the house
and barn, took up all Of his time. He and
John and George were away at the mine
when there was another robbery. IL was
at Ceres, and "A railroad detective was shot
through the throat There came a time
when John and George wanted TO visit
their old home in the east. They had
worked hard aud were entitled to a holiday.
George and John Sontag and Chris
Evans went away from California. George
and John Conant and Charles Norton ap-
peared IN Wisconsin. and there was bold
assault on train.
George and John Sontag and Chris
Evans reappeared in California. The
townspeople welcomed back the two young
men and their older friend-now man of
forty five, a bit bent and bearded, but a
sturdy man.
There was some trouble about that set
tlement Of rhe stable business at Modesto
an unsatisfed note or something OF that
sort. a mans first duty is 20 his family,
and Evans decided over his timber claim
and all else that he possessed To Mary.
while John, like true lover, made over
all his little fortune to Eva
So DAYS went on. One morning a neigh.
boring housewife pushed open the door OF
Evans cottage. John Sontag was within.
At the opening Of the door his hands went
up, aud Eva and the rest laughed long al
the joke. But the door was opened again
that day. Chris was there then, and no
hands went up. OF the two officers who
came one was left for dead and the other
ran away bleeding and scared. There
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

German girls are beginning to resent
with bitterness Of spirit as do their En-
gish sisters the encroachment of Ameri
can beauties upon their preserves. These
pretty, graceful and brilliant daughters OF
Columbia are sent ta Germany 10 study
music painting, literature, etc, and, while
quickly mastering the arts, subjugate the
hearts Of Tie susceptible German officers
az we'll Tho number ~ officers with
American wives seems to be rapidly on the
increase. aud the faithful German spin.
sters, with their frugal habits and domestic
skill. object To the invaders with justinable
wrath Berlin Letter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04
IIte wI,hout Love wa. Nauvht

Miss Sip Ellie. young Hungarian WON
an OF Mckeesport, Pa, made an attempt
Oh her life on recent Wednesday, and on
he next Saturday night died at the res
idenee Of her sister, Mrs. Steve Senk, Of
that city. Her mode OF suicide was pecul.
lar, and bafiled the skill of the physicians,
until ON Saturday afternoon she told her
sister that she had broken the heads of a
dozen parlor matches and after dissolving
them in water had drunk the mixture. A
faithless lover was the cause OF the WON
ans rash act,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

Mr.. e. was particularly deliberate H.
the matter of invoking the divine bless.
ing upon the family meals, and when
the repast was unusually good this was
n trying ordeal to tine three young sons
On one occasion there were strangers
and chicken-at dinner, and this func-
tion was longer than ever. At its con-
clusion the thrce-year-old son drew a
long breath, and fervently but audibly
remarked, That's good job done. -
New York Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

Standing on tiptoe Esther was try
ing to reach coveted articles ON the
center table. At last her chubby
hands grasped book which proved
to be Bible. Her mother said gem
tly, Little girl, you know that is q
book you must not play withf" The
child looked up sweesly and asked,
"Oh, is that your heaven bookFs-
New York Tribune
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

has since been .---aeetl By the Thule l.if,
Insurance company Ia examine women
who wish to insure their lives The phy
sician OF the Milwaukee county hospital i,
DIR. Anna Mcdonnell. Boston, probably
has more women doctors in proportion N
its population than any other city
In walking through the streets one Ia
struck by the signs which read "Dr Mary
soand so or DIR Jaue So-and -so," in
place of the usual "Dr John Brown" or
DIR. Henry Adams, AS the case might be.
New York Ledger