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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09


There was society wedding recently
duly assisted at by the satisfied and ad-
miring relatives Of the very youthful
bride and groom which had denouement
too amusing To be carefully kept from
gossips keen ears Ii seems that on ac-
complishing the first stage of the wed
ding Journey halt was made AT
mountain hotel. the only one in the
small summer resort which it adorned
The pair descended from their carriage,
but instead OF smiling landlord. eager
and hospitable. tine host was serious and
stern eyed
I'm gather myself" he commented
to the astonlshed groom when. after
leaving his bride in the reception room
he had followed the landlord To the office
to secure apartments "and no runaway
complies can be accommodated here. !
advise you my hoy. To take that young
girl home at once without an instant's
loss Of time.
Indignant the young husband pro-
tested. showing his card and giving his
home aud credentials But the landlord
WAS unt to he duped by such manufac-
tnred proof and the newly made bene-
diet had to submit 10 the humiliation Of
permitting dispatch to be sent to his
father asking for Endorsement OF course
the reply was prompt and equal 10 the
emergency but, pending ITS ARRIVAL. the
unhappy couple were kept under sur
yeillance in the public parlors. Her
Point OF View IN New York rlmea
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
salt for All Kind. Of Aches.

Now is the season for hay fever and
colds of all sorts contracted through
carels.ssness or recklessness. II your
family physician is not accessible, and
you intend being your own doctor. here
Is remedy TO be recommended. II is
no more nor less than common table salt
II is perfectly harmless, always avail
able and has great curative properties.
Moreover, II has this great advantage
over more pretentious remedies, that If
IL does not cure 1t will not kill, aud the
chances are that II will cure.
II. with your very best boy, you gaze
at the stars far into the night. watching
the moon until 1t wanes or goes sailing
in the gloarning, the probabilities are
that u toothache. earache. neuralgic
headache or some other distressing i'll
will be the result next morning. Ap
plications of strong. hot solution OF
salt in water and vinegar act like magic
and before many hours have passed you
will forget you have ever had an ache or
pain
For any kind Of cold that takes the
unpleasant form OF sneezing and intiu-
enza. n vapor of heated salt and alcohol
will afford almost instant relief II a
sore throat constantly threatens you,
there is no better remedy than spray
of warm water and salt; il Is almost q
sure cure.-New York Advertiser
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
HO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1893.
Locked Ia tho safe.

Not long ago Paul Gore OF the Grand
Pacific hotel In Chicago was locked In tho
fireproof vault OF the hotel for half an hour.
Late In the afternoon "A telegram was ~
eeiyed from Colonel Frank Barrett In Hell
ena, Mon, which requested that his mail
be forwarded and ending with these words;
Thermometer 80 degrees below zero here
today" There was a turning up Of coal
collars and audible shivcrs from the people
who heard It. Paul Gore was standing near.
"fll just fix myself now for this cold
wave" he said, and setting small gas
stove he carried IL into the iircproof vault
aud slammed the inside door behind him
There was click as the door swung shut.
a minute later there was a pounding on
the teel door. A hotel clerk ran over to
the vault aud he heard family. For heav.
ems sake, get that door open and let me
outln
He tried To open the door. but IL was
locked securely. Who has "A key" he
called through the door. Colonel Parker
has one, )" answered Gore. Half dozen bell
boys went Ia different directions IN search
OF the colonel. but one by one they returned
with word that he could not be found III
nally the proprietor came stroliing In, aud
be was surprised at the warmth Of his greet
ing Ii Was like getting back from trans
atlantic voyage. The situation WAS ex-
planned. lie got out his bunch OF keys, aud
Paul Gore was restored to the arms Of his
loving friends
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
Quite shocking.

The advent Of electricity as a motive
power has given rise To many queer ideas
none Of which perhaps is more amusing
than that which IL entertained by not few
Intelligent women that their clothing be-
comes charged with the electric fluid by
riding in the street cars.
But the most startling experience comes
from n cultured Back Bay woman. who
says that few nights ago on returning
from a down town trip she took OFF wool
Ell underskirt, and on giving II shake was
startled TO sec II flash all over with "A sheet
OF blue flame. She WAS 80 alarmed that she
threw Il across the room. and IL fell behind
q trunk. When she was ready for bed, she
attempted to take up the charged garment.
and IL famed at her again. Then. dropping
1t where she stood, she made a dash for the
bed and hsddled herself under the covering.
Even here. however, she WAS not safe, for
her body was 80 electrified that its contact
with the sheets set up violent swapping
She jumped from the bed in fresh alarm,
and it was some time before sue could Gnd
a resting place free from the shocking mani
festations
Sho oexplains the intensity of the phenome-
non in her case by the theory that the house
Is crossed By many electric wires, by which
the whole premises ARE charged. boston
Herald
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
lie Die. R.ruIari, one. a Week.

An Italian. who cannot he other than q
most remarkable impostor, has been play
ing wonderful tricks upon the good people
Of Tiflis, in the Caucasus, Russia His name
Is Tagarelli and while he cannot be- termed
an Italian In the strict sense uf the word,
having been born la Russia Of parents born
In the same country, IL is known that he Is
of that extraction. He is known all over
the land OF the car as The Dying Proph,
ct, his ability to delude the public depend.
ing on queer faculty ho has for dying aud
returning to life once every week. A per
son who has viewed the situatiu ON the
ground says: The audacity Of his preten.
sions, the skill with which they are main.
tanned, and, above all. the profound effect
produced upon all who come in contact
with him, have no parallel In history. lie
is most extraordinary being, and, IL he is
an iInpostor. then he is the most marvellous
impostor of the age.
lie dies to all appearances, and the ordi.
nary death tests declare that life il extpct
While in this condition lac declares that
his spirit visits the other world" but
which Of the two he will not tell All that
he will divuige in regard to mis- doings
while on these trips" Is that he examines
the Book OF Life, and that he can tell the
spiritual standing Of every person who caes
enough about Ii to make inquiries.
Louis Republic.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
Not a nomslIkn Grer,inr.

"Home once murer muttered the
weary man a. he leaned on his well worn
staff and surveyed the village. The
hope that has hitherto buoyed me mp
now almost deserts me. and | gaze
around at the strange faces and shops
that have sprung mp in the streets. How
different is everything from what left
il when boyl Where is the old familiar
bakers shop around the corner outside
Of which we used to spin our topsi
Where the CHEEKY old wheelwright'
And-can 1t be pcssible-they have
pulled down the church and built a.
Now, then, git out o thisF' said the
policeman. Middleton amt the place
for the likes o. your
"Muddletonr' exchoed the weary trav.
eler. where's Puddleton, them"
Twenty mile on.
And so II was. He had mistaken the
road and come TO the wrong village
London Tit-Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
A story ofMr. Blaine. Youth.

A story is told by Mr.. Boyd Of Mr.
Blaine's early boyhood which illustrates
his aptitude for diplomacy even at an
early period OF his career:
Having access TO the river and fire.
quent witness Of the boats that passed
he desired to have boat of his own. He
damned the stream that flowed down the
Indian hill and launched upon il tiny
bark of his own construction. But the
neighboring boys repeatedly tore down
his dam and spoiled his navigation. He
applied to stalwart ferryman for help
and offered to bring home his cows for
the entire week If he would build him
dam out of stone 30 large that the mis-
chieyous boys could not move them. The
ferryman accepted the offer, and little
Jimmie soon had the satisfaction of com.
plete triumph over his enemies. for the
rocks which the strong ferryman piled
in resisted all the efforts of the boys for
their removal. Cor. New York World
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09

There are certain ants that show won-
derful intelligence, and the driver ants"
not only build boats. hut lannch them,
too, only these boats are formed of their
own bodies. They are called drivers"
because Of their ferocity Nothing can
stand before the attacks of these little
creatures. Large pythons have been
killed by them In single night. while
chickens, lizards and other animals In
western Africa fee from them In terror.
To protect themselves from the heat
they erect arches. under which nnmer-
ous armies Of them pass in safety. Some
times the arch Is made OF grass and
earth gumined together by some secre-
ton, and again IL is formed by the
bodies Of the larger ants. which hold
themselves together by their strong nip
pers, while the workers pass under them.
At certain times Of the year freshets
overflow the country inhabited by the
drivers" and II is then that these ants
go to sea The rain comes suddenly,
and the walls Of their houses are broken
In by the Aood. but instead of coming to
the surface in scattered hundreds and
being swept Off to destruction. ont of the
ruins rises black ball that rides safely
on the water and drifts away. At the
iirst warning of danger the little crea-
lures run together and form solid ball
OF ants, the weaker in the center Often
this ball is larger than a common base
ball, and in this way they Goat about
until they lodge against some tree, upon
the branches OF which they are soon safa
and sound.-St. Nicholas
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
Making Wood ineombustibia.

The weight of testimony. thus far, in
regard to the various methods proposed
for rendering wood incombustible, or
nonalterable by heat, appears to be
against the claim that building encum-
bered with inhammable substances can
pass through such test uninjured II
Is known that the methods resorted to
for preserving wood against fire are prin-
cipaily two. viz. the injections of saline
solutions aud the application Of paint
or coating The former has been found
practically ineffective. and has even been
pronounced by some as OF dangerous
tendency In the case Of wood OF large
dimensions, though the treatment may
be applicable TO pieces Of wood of small
size.
II Is remarked that Of all the various
substances which have been brought for
ward for this purpose. the concentrated
solution OF phosphate OF ammonia has
proved the most valuable. the use of this
substance. In fact. Notwithstanding It's
high cost, possessing such peculiar ad-
vantages as to have recommended its
employment in all cases where the mat
ter of expense is not important
In the majority Of cases coating with
a brush is the really practical solution Of
this question. and. according to Profess
sors Bondin and Denny. Of Ghent. the
substance most suitable for use In this
manner is the cyanide Of potassium and
asbestos paint. New York sun
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
A Cargo of serpenta

For two wears agents Of Mr. William
Cross. the naturalist OF Earle street.
Liverpool. have been engaged IN India
In the collection of serlpents, the result
being that cargo of reptiles has just ar.
rived III Llvrrpooi Aftet traversing the
jungle districts the collectors succeeded
In capturing or purchasing from the
natives who joined In the hunt about
300 pythons. some Of them fourteen feet
in length being secured About fifty
died on the journey through the country
or failed to survive the passage home
when Tor the purpose of transit they
were placed in long cofinlike cases
through which. of course. holes were
bored tor ventilation and feeding
The surviving reptiles to the number
Of about go We're unIacked AT MIR. Gross
premises. Earle street but so excited
were they an escaping from their long
confinement that they gave considerable
trou bic Some OF the ASSISTANTS IN en-
deavoring to recapture them, as they
wound themselves with remarkable
alacrity around posts. stair bannisters.
aud the legs and bodies OF those who
happened TO be in the way. sustained
bites. which. happily, have not proved
serious Some Of the larger ones also
took TO swallowing the smaller fry
To place some of the large fellows In
the cases reserved for them required the
united strength of three men, and MIR
Cross himself had several times To be de-
livered from the coils OF the creatures
The serpents have now commenced to
lay eggs. Of which there is already
small collection So largea number Of
snakes mas not been seen before IN this
country but the demand for them from
geological societies. snake charmers aud
others appears TO be larger than would
be readily imagined. James Ga
zetto
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09

A woman 10 whom the ordinary dust col
lecting, moth breeding carpet was an abom
ination. and who could not afford To have
all her rooms rehooned In hard woods,
adopted this expedient for some Of the sell
dom used ones: She selected at a paper
hangers heavy wall paper. dark in color
and conventional in design. She laid the
fioor first with brown paper. Then she pat
down the wall paper by first coating IL with
floor was all papered, she sized and yarnish.
ed IL with dark glue and common yarnish,
which deepened the color. When il was
dry, she scattered few rugs about. and her
paper carpets have lasted for years. Chi
eago Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
a Nile In Forty second. by RAlL

A mile in 80 4-5 seconds. or AT the rate
of over 90 miles an hour. is the fastest
run ever made by n railroad train This
unparalleled feat has been accomplished
on the Bound Brook railroad. between
keshamlny Falls aud Langhorne. by en-
gine No 206 drawing two ordinary
coaches and President McLeod's private
car Reading. which Is equal TO two
coaches IN weight Other miles were
reeled off with speed as astonishing as
this crack mile. and at the end of the
fly" the worlds record was broken
From this ont ali records must date from
the memorable Bound Brook fight The
fastest mile was scored in 3gs-5 seconds
The fastest five miles In 3m 20 4-5s
The fastest ten miles in I'm l2s.. aver
aging - seconds per mile. Philadelphia
Record
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
Mechanical Kittens.

A wonderful mechanical toy has been
on private exhibition in Paris lately. and
1t is understood that efforts are 10 be made
to secure the curiosity or curiosities for
the Chicago exposition. This remark
able piece of mechanism consists of
seven life sized kittens covered with
real skin. but with eyes Of emeralds set
in white enamel. Each kitten Is pro-
vided with some musical instrument.
such as a flute, q either. violin. a
drum, harp, cornet. an accordion, all
perfectly harmonized. With these the
kittens play the most difficult pieces of
music. operas and such. The mechan.
ism is similar to that of a common music
box, aud the apparatus, kittens. etc.
Is valued at about 10000 francs Tha
curiosity Is even reported TO be insured
for l2 600 francs Paris Letter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
EnvlI.h yer.u. American Manners.

This may not be the right place to com
mend the remarks Of a contributor TO the
Contributors club OF The Atlantic Month
ly, who discourses on certain small particu
lars wherein English manners differ from
American. The English gentleman, he
finds, never says "sir" To any except royal
persons. Tue American gentleman often
says sir" 10 his elders, aud comm, = To
such OF his equals a. he deslps 10 treat
with respect. so the ideal American gen
tlemRn aims to be courteous To his interiors,
M he regards them, and at least as civil 70
bis servants as they are 10 him. Whereas,
this contributor says, The English serv.
ant, or underliug, likes 10 be treated
brusquely and arrogantly, and the English
gentleman seldom fails TO crafty him"
Most of US who are good Americans be
lieve that American manners are based on
sound ideas and would far rather see our
cousins emulate our behavior than ourselves
swing at all into line with theirs. Only in
"the service il is possible that American
manners may be less seryiceable than else
where and English manners more desir-
able And II that Is 80 IL Is a pity, and the
officers are entitled 70 our sympathy and an
Increase OF pay.-Harpers Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09

Hot weather is generally considered
the hardest upon the babies, and in cities
the mortality among the infants is often
terrible a word should be said about
these little ones that more sense may be
shown in rearing them The great idea
among mothers is To have fat, plump
almost round baby. and the acme OF sue
cess is then reached. The child is kept
fat as long as possible. but tine mothers
little realize how much fat babies suffer
in hot weather With the exception of
the other extreme-the very thin and
sickly babies-the mortality among ba-
bies is greatest among the very fat.
Recently foreign physician pub
lished paper in which mothers were
advised TO follow the cattle breeders in
their methods Of bringing up good, prof
table cattle The first idea Of the
breeder is not TO produce fat. but to
make the yonng animals put on a large
frame and strong muscles Food thai
would make bone and muscle rapidly
was gwen for the first period. and only
sufficient fattening food Is given to keep
them in good health. An animal In this
condition can stand the hot weather with
considerable comfort After a solid
frame and hard muscles are formed the
tattening process is very easy of accom-.
plishment: but II all the food goes TO fat,
the framework Is dwarfed and made I'M
dersized. Yankee Blade.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09

'Come out and see my moneymakers, :"
saida lady living in the country to a
friend from the city who was visiting
her These" she continued. as they
came TO "a large and well appointed hen
house. ARE my church hens;' all that |
make out Of them above expenses is de
voted TO religious objects
The geese you SEES down there on the
pond are my poor and needy geese
They cost little or nothing. and the prof
its are applied to the relief OF the poor
and needy Away down beyond that
wood keep a drove OF hogs. dress hogs
| call them. because buy my dresses out
Of what make from them
Those Alderney cows are my 'theater
and opera cows | saw four Wagner
operas last winter out OF the profits OF
one of them You see that bed OF
strawberries Well. we don't call them
Strawberries. but shoe berries buy
all the children's shoes and my own. too
ont Of the income from that strawberry
patch
These and many other little money
making schemes manage myself. with.
ont troubling my husband. who works
in the city for not very big salary Con
sequently We have great many com
forts and luXuries that we couldn't other
wise have; and thoroughly enjoy the
work too.
DO not this iady's methods suggest .
most of little things which other ladies
might turn to use rs moneymaAers and
find find health and pleasure in SO doing?
Youths Companion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09

A very excellent departure in the way
Of weekly articles has of late been intro
dpced by leading Engliahwomen'n
journal Every seven days the wife Of
an NJ p, otherwise known rs n member
OF parliament. writes brief record Of
any doings of great pith or moment that
are debated by the commons. From her
seat behind the grating Of the gallery
where women are permitted to view and
listen TO the lawmakers. this clever
woman watches and notes all proceed
ings. and during those months when par
lament is in session keeps her sistei
well informed with regard 10 the nation
affairs Her letter Is written in cleaI
sprightly English that enables all WON
en- to keep pace with political move
ments without the aid Of prejudiced and
prosy daily newspapers. Something Of
this nature is sadly needed for American
women. who are so strangely ignorant Of
political action. not only in Washington,
but In their own states senate, and even
the town conncils. Chicago News
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
NO. ls.


Hank Yates was born horse trader.
His father and his mothers father were
horse traders, too. and spent almost as
much time riding over the Illinois prai-
ries to get or to make bargains In horse
hesh as IN attending TO their corn and
pig raising on their farms Hank had
traded horses from the time he was ten
years old, when his grandfather bought
him Texas mustang from herd
Hank swapped the mustang within
twenty-four hours for Kentucky colt,
which he traded To his father for a
roveted mare, whose next colt he sold to
bis grandfather at an advance Of seven
ty-tve dollars over the price OF the mus
tang.
Hank WAS only nineteen years old
when he begin his attentions to Lizzie
Dodd in the next county, and scarcely
twenty when he rode over on a fne
young horse to ask her TO marry him.
They were sitting out in front OF the
house In the starlight, and Hank was
getting on well with what he had to say,
when he saw LizEie's father critically
examining his horse hitched down at the
front gate
II think everything In the world of
you Lizzie" Hank was saying That's
as sure AS"
just then he saw her father feeling OF
his horses feet and the instinct of the
horse trader mingled with the spirit Of
his wooing, and he sprang to his feet
and yelled. That's as sure as that
bay gelding Of mine ia worth forty dol.
lars more than them little gray mares of
yourn both put togetheri"- Youths
Companion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09

The Danish government. which is
active in perfecting It's small but power
ful fleet. has given a practical deuou.
stration Of the value OF celn!ose as de
fense against the entrance Of water. fol.
lowing the piercing of n ship OF war by a
proJectile. The vessel upon which the
experiment was trie,l was the Hecla. the
latest addition TO the heet While at
anchor another cruiser the Absalon,
took position about forty.tive yards from
the Hecia. which Is protected with an
inside lining of cellulose three feet thick
The Absalon discharged projectile
from 5.inch gun which pierced the
Hecla at point near the bow and at the
water line The latter Immediately got
under way and cruised about for three
hours. the water in the meantime fiow-
ing freely above the holes caused by the
shot The celluloss. which dilated upon
contact with the water. gave results ap-
parently efficient. inasmnch as the com.
partinent which had been pierced, al the
conclusion Of the three hours cruise,
contained but trifiing quantity Of
water. New Orleans Picayuue