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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
AT CLOSE QUARTERS.

came close up TO II aud bent over the edge
! was confronted by Mr. Bruin. who stood
at q distance OF less than ten feet. NV rifle
few instinctiyely up to my shoulder. but
bruin was quicker still and plunged over
the edge into the water-my bullet hit the
place where he had been sitting, while he
vanished
"A few leaps and | had crossed the hill.
ock and stood on the edge to shoot him in
the water. But there was no animal to be
seen. Where had the fellow gomez With a
long face | looked down into the dark blue
water, and there. deep below, I saw big
white something which growled and bulb
bled terribly. The situation was explained
the bear had taken dive But the open
water between the ice flakes was broad. .
The best thing 10 do was to go across and
meet the creature on the other side. since
perhaps he would dive under the sheets Of
Ice and come out "A long distance from me
Il jumped to another floating block, and
was just steadying myself when the bear
came up on the other side, threw himself
with roar upon the ice and snapped Mt my
legs. ! fought with my arms as belt |
could. ! could not shoot, for had not re-
gained my balance, don't you see, but this
was not so easy ON n rounded piece of ice
tage-that there was no room on il for any
one besides myself. At last | succeeded,
raised my gun and sent the whole contents
into the broad, white chest The bear fell
backward into the water; another bullet
behind his ear, and lac was finished on.
Shortly before ha died he tried TO take
deep breath and get down under water.
was Obliged TO take him by the ears and
hold him upwhile he drew his last breath {"
Rather exciting sport, this-hand 10 hand
with big white bear on lettering block
of ice But the hardy Norseman and bold
explorer got his opponents hide. and now.
beautifully dressed and grinning so hor-
ribly that strange dogs are afraid To 20 near
1t, ii adorns the doctors study. II seems
that there are still few tracts on earth
where the wild animals have not learned TO
fear man
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
An industrious Turkey.

Henry Outright, of this township. has
the best paying turkey hen in this
county. Early in the spring she began
laying, and after she had laid the usual
number of eggs went to sitting. She
was broken from sitting and soon laid
another sitting, and this time was per
mitted to sit and Matched out brood Of
young turkeys. During the entire time
she was sitting she laid an egg regularly
every other day, and since she has been
out with her young she has still laid
every other day This information was
given us by Mr.. Outright. and he is a
truthful man.-Paris (Mo) Appeal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
THE oLp srArEnorsR.

ham, handled all the newspapers at that
time, both daily and weekly In those
days there were two wheels, such aS are
used today in some country Offices. on
which the letters were placed, ard the cii
zens used to twirl them when they wanted
their mail.
The contrast between those days and the
spresent is quite marked Boston ,s now
alleged to have one Of the best offices IN the
United States, and the postmaster recently
remarked regarding the financial affairs Of
the department; Massachusetts is one OF
the few states that pays Our people are
great letter writers"
Now the force OF carriers working II l6g
at the central station and SIS at the sub.
urban stations What would the single old
penny post Of the forties think IL he could
come 70 life and see the small army OF blue
coated carriers pouring out Of the Office
when the mail is distributedl
The cornerstone OF the present building
was laid In 1871. and President Grant "a
sisted at the ceremony Four years later
the Office moved into its present commotli
GUS quarters
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
Valuable Coverings.

Talk about ninety dollar gown rs a
wonder on graduation day in the ethyl
What will you think when you are told
that lady up in Oxford county protects
her house plants while out of doors from
frosts with $500 coat? Early in the
month, during the frosty nights, a
woman residing in beautiful village in
Oxford county took her husbands old
coats to cover up her plants. Several
days later he inquired for his coat, and
when told the purpose for which it had
been used ana that probably it was left
In the flower garden. said he guessed it
had better be brought in, as there was
$500 roll Of bills in the inside pocket.
which he had carried there for some
time.-Lewiston Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
Prepare !" sarrr"arr Your Ssek,ls.-


The young man Of the period must not
be surprised II. when he is on ON his va
cation and sitting ON the hotel piazza
with his best summer girl. she should
suddenly inform him that'the necktie he
has on Is very pretty and quite the
thing for my rug just give it to me
when you are done with il, please" OF
course he meekly hands II over without
80 much as asking why, but the reason
is soon given and the astonished man
finds that she is saying the same thing
10 all the other fellows She must need
quite a collection
But what this girl does with them Is
this; She cuts them into strips about an
inch wide and sews them together, form.
ing long strips Of varied colors. This is
pleasant work for summer afternoon
and the maiden makes pretty picture
seated with n large box overfiowing with
daintily colored silks. and while she chat.
tiers away and easily sews them together
her attendant cavalier winds the long
strips into good sized balls. Not n very
different picture frou that her grand.
mother made while being assisted to
wind n skein of worsted. At the end OF
the season there viii be several large
balls and then these are sent to be woven
into soft pretty rug that will grace the
hardwood floor OF our maiden's room. -
New York Sun
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
ne Had Nerve Enough for Both.

After seven years eourtship well to
do farmer and his cousin made two Mt
tempts TO get married in Norwich. Pa.
within two weeks, and the wedding Is OIL.
The ceremony was to have been performed
on Wednesday, and large number of
guests were present. Suddenly the pros
pectiye bride disappeared, and was found
locked In her room. To her parents ap-
peals TO come out she only replied I'm
too nervousl I'm too nervousi It'll have
10 bo put on" Nothing would do but a
postponement to Monday. Monday came
and the bride was over her nervousness and
ready with the guests. But now the bride
groom did not come. Instead he sent this
message: I'm not nervous On the con
trary, I've got nerve enough TO postpone
this wedding indefinitely" And IL was
postponed
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
The bridegroom Wa. Fln.,srsa.


On Wednesday evening a Young man
with a pretty woman on his arm. entered
the Hotel Boyer
At the door they parted. she remain.
Ing in the vestihule. where her rustic
beauty caused "A sensation. while he went
mp to the desk and registered. He was
evidently nervous. for he nearly nut the
wrong end OF the pen in the ink, and
finally wrote: MIR. and Mrs. Blank and
wife, and forgot to set down the place
he came from The clerk. however. was
used to such vagaries. and assigned the
newly married couple TO room.
The bridegroom taking the key, still
In state Of ilusterment, forgot all about
the bride he had left upon the threshold
and hurried off mp stairs When he
reached the room OF course he remem-
bered his life partner. and returned
headlong to the Office to find her But
IN the meanwhile the clerk had observed
Mrs. Blanks plight and sent a bellboy
TO take her to her room. So when the
bridegroom landed IN the lobby he found
no trace of his better half. and his con
sternation was indescribable
BY this time good many people about
the lobby had got wind of the singular
comedy that was being played. and bets
were being offered As To whether the
bridegroom would throw himself into
the Allegheny or call for the police.
Before any such tragic ending to the
drama could take place. however, the
clerk informed the husband where his
wife was, and "A reunion Of most affect
ing nature was soon brought about in
thecorridor above. -Pittsburg Dispatch
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
Cold Thongh Rnrnsa.

Calvin Meek, colored man. who was
stealing ride in the first coach Of the
passenger train, was found over the
engine OF that train. WheG the freight
engine moved its way under the coas.a
Meek was thrown up and came down
upon the steam drum, TO which he was
pinned by a mass of wreckage, which
was removed after the greatest difficulty.
While his injuries We're being dressed
Meek implored those around him to do
something for the intense cold that he
felt from his burns, and he begged them
not to let him freeze. He asked for a
blanket, and kept calling out that he was
freezing to death. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
roueLs PHOTOGRAPHS.
Methods OF Making q Figure Appear In
Different Positions on One Plate.

Different Positions ON One Plate.
The making of double pictures ON one
negative plate has been practiced by
photographers for some time. II has
been supposed that they were made by
using reflections from mirrors To double
the object to be photographed Doubles
may be made that way but the refiec-
tion or the glass always shows. while
the figures are invariably distorted The
most common way of making successful
doubles is 10 extend the reach of the
lens with a small boz cf the same depth
of tho focal depth Of the lens. The in
side of the box should be smooth and
blackened a dead black. to prevent its
appearance In the picture
The front Of the box Is then divided
equally by two small doors or flaps. In
making the exposure open one flap. draw
the slide from your plate holders and ex-
pose the plate. Then replace the slide.
close the door that WAS open. let the per-
son being photographed change position.
open the door that was closed on the
first exposure. leaving the other one
closed. focus the object, draw the slide
again and expose the plate again, and
ft1 hAF@ tbt ottitAS Btlrou III Two ulutT-
ent attitudes IN the same negative. with
out any line of denarkation showing in
the background
Captain John N. Riker goes further
than making doubles He makes triples,
quadruples or any number wanted, in
the most grotesque aud CHASTITY forms,
on one plate His system of making
doubles on the same plate is more com
plicated than the one described IL is
done by placing kit or shutter over the
plate in the holder and exposing q part
at time.
The kit is hinged in sections the upper
corners opening like little doors to the
side. Decapitated heads are taken hy
opening the doors and Just exposing the
part of the plate directly behind. on
which the head has been focused After
these exposures have been made the
doors are closed and the subject is TO-
cused with outstretched hands After
proper focusing, the kit, except the
upper corners, is drawn away and a full
exposure made.
A few days ago Captain Riker walked
into the house and tossed an envelope
into Mrs. Riker's hands. On opening il
she found a picture Of the headless body
standing upright with arms outstretched,
and in each hand platter on which lay
ghastly head-his own.
Captain Riker said that while he had
known for many years the secret Of
making the pictures, he now desired to
show simply what really Is behind the
making of alleged spook and spirit pic
lures. The secret OF making the pictures
has been known for many years also by
Professor George r. Cromwell. New
York Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
Another smoL. Consumer.

Mr.. Edison J Hadlock, of Big Springs,
Tex. has just patented an invention for
arresting all sparks ON locomotives and
consuming all smoke that well informed
railroad men say must undoubtedly soon
come into general use. 1t entirely does
away with the ordinary smokestack OF
the locomotive. The smoke and sparks,
after arising in a pipe few feet above
the boiler. curve downward through
double pipes and pass back into the fur
mace, where everything is recons1med.
There can be no danger of fire from q
locomotive thus arranged, and it is
claimed that this reconsnmption makes
a great saving Of ft,el. 1t also largely
improves the draft on the furnace
Boston Transcript
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
A singular Accident.

A case was reported recently OF an en-
gineer being killed by his head striking
against a sagged telegraph pole as he leaned
from his cab window, and several instances
arc lately noted OF brakelnen being swept
from the roof OF cars by bridges But per
haps tho most singular accident of this
kind occurred in Missouri. An engineer OF
the Iron Mountain train was leaning out OF
his cab window passing WilliRmsyilie
when he was caught by the mail catcher
the iron pole and hook arrangement for
catching the mails from moving trains
and pulled clean from his engine through
the window, falling beside the track as his
train passed on. He was seriously injured.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24

A city female tramp of giant stature
is annoying some Of our western Maine
towns. She comes to the farmhonses,
generally after dark. and begs TO be al.
lowed TO stay al, night. Her request is
generally granted. though unwillingly.
for her person Is very repulsivs She
always carries several large bundles GOV.
cred with waterproof. In one of them
are clean dress and whole shoes which
she saves TO put on In boston They are
too good for trampiag in Maine.
To all appearance she hasn't a relative
In the world, and prefers this rowing life
10 any kind of labor, for she Is frequent
iy offered a chance to do housework at
farmhouses, but always declines. Once
she did work for day or two. but de-
clared she'd rather walk and beg. She
expects to go to the poorhouse, but not
until she can no longer travel II Is said
that to hear her talk without looking al
her one would imagine her lady, 10
correct IL her language. Lewiston jour
nal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
KIplrNo,s VERMONT HOWE.

jecting roof that has hint Of thatch, and
the wide covered veranda built to catch
every breeze. IL is honse with individ
nality quite as strong as that of its future
proprietor
1t does not look like the country. house of
an Englishman, and II possible less likctht.
typical American SUMMER home, OF ginger
bread carvings IL cheap, and Of faniaSitt 4
towers II expensive. SIN. that it IN \ nlcf
lean and fitted To It's surroundings il evi
dent from the colonial character of much Of
the architectural detail
II was hardly TO be expected that Mr
kipling would make Vermont even tenn
pOrary home. and when about year ago
he settled down for few weeks to write
for American newspapers articles about the
New England which Ep had hardly seen IL
Is not likely that he himself expected to do
10. But Mr.. kipliag Il now just wee bin
OF an American. The Balestiera Bse Yer
mont family, and Mr. kipling may before
long find himself as much an American as
he was little an Englishman when he went
back home after life In India
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
Prarinr an old prnx.rhL

Anc@us, king Of the Leleges in samos
Can island in the Grecian archipelago.
planted a vineyard; and so heavily did
he oppress his slaves that one Of them.
IL Ia said, prophesied to him that he
would never live to taste the wine there
OF When the wine was made be sent
for his slave and said. 'sWhat do you
think Of your prophecy nowy" The slave
made answer, There's many = slip
'twixt the cup aud the lip" The words
were scarcely uttered when Ancaus was
informed that wild boar had broken
into his vineyard and was laying IL.
waste. AncRus. setting down the cup
untasted. hastened 10 attack and drive
out the boar, but be was killed In the
encounter. er.-Detroit Free Presa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
THOSE GOOD OLD TINES
In Boston the Mails Were Carried ar
Wheulbarrows.


Now that the new stamps have been
issued In honor OF the Worlds fair aud the
American postal delivery is on such splen
did basis OF perfection IL Is interesting to
read once In awhile II how the mail was
delivered In the good old times" After
many removals and vieissitudes the Boston
postotiiee was established at the old state
house in iSlS. OF those days Mr.. Charles
Brigham, for fifty-three years an employee
In the Boston office. recently said
Il was appointed "a substitute to take the
place Of sick clerk, with no intention OF
remaining ia the business. Nathaniel
Green was the postmaster tEen, and the Of
flee occupied one end of the old state
house. There was clerical force OF fifteen
men.
There were three penny posts in those
days, aud n clerk was expected to work from
twelve to twenty hours day on the munif-
icent salary of 500 per year Small mails
were often carried To and from the steamers
on wheelbarrows. and the mail that came
from the steamers was not assorted or
tied up, but WAS just dumped In on us
In any way. When mail steamer came in
all the clerks were sent Tor, and there WAS
much extra work to be done. have often
been on duty all day and all night and then
come to work the next morning just the
same without rest or sleep
when we We're in the old statehouse
Leonard Holmes was cashier and T. VI
Pomeroy chief clerk Neither OF these
men is now in the service, and of most of
the old fifteen clerks nearly all ARE dead
and gone In the box department was
+. c. Bailey, Hfterwari postmaster and
subsequently proprietor Of the Boston Her.
aid. NJ. NJ. Ballou, afterward publisher
of The Globe. was clerk in the mailing
department, and Captain White fnther OF
Edward A. White, once fire commissioner
was postmAn. Samuel Kendall brother
of Amos Kendall, who was postmaster
general during "A part Of Andrew Jack
sons administr< ion, was also an employee
Of the Office. My brother. Alfred ) Brig
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24

Professor Henry l.. Chapman's speech
ut the Bowdoin commencement dinner
was model for after dinner orators. In
telling OF the deeds of the class of 90
he spoke of the remarkable precocity OF
one member, George William Kelley, OF
Portland, of whom the following is re.
corded in Cleveland and Packard's His.
tory Of Bowdoin college: George vii.
liam Kelley was born in Portland, No.
vember, 1914. He at once entered on
theological course Of study in Bangor
seminary" etc. The only case of pre-
cocity approaching this, he said, was in
the class of '53, one member of which
was Ephraim G. Cummings, Of whom
the same history records: "Ephraim
Chamberlain Cummings was born in
Albany, 1925. His first year was spen,
In teaching in the academy at Bucks.
port" etc. OF the two cases Professor
Chapman held that the class Of 60 led,
as it was evidently more precocious
thing to study theology in Bangor than
to teach in Bucksport -Lewiston Jour.
nal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
A FIGHT WITH A POLAR seAR.
An ESciting Adventure on an leo Floe In
the Arctic Sea.


Stories from the arctic are quite season.
able just now, inasmuch MS an unusually
large section u America is in what NAV
for the present be called the north intem
perate zone. Most noted explorers OF Abe
far north have been explorers only, but
DIR. Fridtjof Nanscn Is great hunter also
has slain many white bear, and would
think himself disgTaeed as Norseman II
his hand should tTem5ie when he draws
bead ON n fierce brute at few yards dis
tance. Disgrace IN such case would be
likely to end in death rs one experience OF
the doctors shows
IL was in July, lSS2. that the sealcr VI
king was held up Tor month by floating
Ice of the east coast pf Greenland The
air was not very eeld however, and bears
were abundant. I'VE had only to 20 out to
them ON the ice, says DIR Nansen, "and
let them see us or get scent OF us, and
they came along. We sat or lay down and
waited, and when they were only few
steps of we sent bullet through them.
And SO II happened one day near the
middle OF July that the weather was as
mild and beautiful as IL can be up there in
the ocean of ice. The sun glinted and
glittered on the snow and on the heavy
blocks OF ice which surrounded us In every
direction as far as eye could reach, up TO
the line where 10 clear blue sky and the
white Ice met. In the afternoon the man
who Is always sitting up at the top Of the
mainmast on the lookout through his big
telescope called out that big bear was on
the ice not far from us. The captain, one
OF the crew named Paal and myself were
not long, as you may imagine. in getting
our rifles ready. Away we went over the
Ice good distance till we came so close to
the bear that we thought he had seen u.s.
As was taking long jump from one
block of ice to another the block broke un-
der my feet; slipped and fell into the wa.
ter Ughl IL was cold. | felt that soon
enough, swan over To the second block
and threw my rifle ON first, climbing up
after It. The first thing | did was 10 shake
myself as free as possible and blow the
water out OF the barrel OF my gun. The
cartridges were in my trousers pocket,
which was waterproof, and SO | was soon
ready for the bear When saw him turn
q corner to get behind n bfg block OF ice
steered straight for the place. Just as
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24
THE WEDDING JOURNEY.

We had talked In = mnrmuring whisper.
And . gentle undertone
Till the day had died IN the darkness
And the stars came out IN the xones
Then my bride. In ladylike calmncsa.
And with all her accustomed grace.
Leaned hack In gentle sIumber.
With n snsilc on her well bred face.
As the train rushed on In the darkness,
Like flashing meteor sent.
] took no heed of the present.
Bur backward my memory went
And thought with feeling of anguish.
And a ihrob OF suddeR pain.
OF the lap of the murmnring waterA
And the sandy Hampshire lane.
! saw THE shoals In the distance.
And the blue waves fall and rise,
And passionate face on my shoulder.
With love In her starry eyes.
No calm and well bred feeling.
No decnrous modern art.
But fond and toalish passion.
A faithful woman heart.
But the strength OF ~, love consumed her
And she sleeps In her early grave
In the scented Hampshire valley.
Near the sound of the sobbing wave.
But here by my side see her
Ihlc Win passionate pain,
Too true. LDo deep for eArth's trials
Oh. love Of thc woodland lanel
j shook OF the strange, odd feeling.
And saw the sweet vision fade,
And my bride Awoke from her dreaming.
II thought we were there" she said.
Where was II Oh. on the journey
That ! took with my calm. cold bride.
And the other was only phantom.
A vision that faded and died.
Helen y. Packard In Springfield unlon.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-24

A Skowhegan tMe.l Reporter CORE
spondent, in speaking of the year ls10
says it was SO cold on the night of June
that sheep that had just been sheared
suffered severely. we took fifteen or
twenty of the worst cases." he says,
''laid them down in rows and covered
their bodies with straw. They were so
chilled that they lay so still that some
of them never stirred again. think we
found seven dead in the morning.
"The neighbors lost so many that they
loaded them into an oxcart and drove
down the ferry road that ran through
our field to the river and dumped them
IN. About y or o'clock that morning a
few flakes of snow were seen in the air.
A number Of little birds Of n gosling
green color were picked up dead, chilled
TO death"