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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
A Clever Fox's Trick.

Some forty years ago ! lived near
the Boston and Albany railroad,
where it passes over the mountain
range in western Massachusetts,. One
warm day late in the fall one of the
Oldest passenger locomotive engineers
on the road was climbing the steep
grade in the township of Chester,
running his train at about twenty
five miles an hour. While passing
through the thick forest region which
slirted the road at that point he saw
a large red fox emerge from the un-
derbrtish directly abreast the locomo.
tive, and taking the ditch he ran di.
rectly alongside the locomotive for
more than one hundred yards. His
tongue protruded. showing great
fatigue.
A moment later the cause of the
singular act appeared in the shape OF
q large and feet foxhound close in
the rear. and he rapidly gained upon
the fox. When the hound had ap.
preached within about ten feet of the
fox the latter sprang across the track,
barely missing the cowcatcher of the
locomotive. The hound followed and
was killed by the locomotive. The
fox sprang upon the bank just above
the railroad ditch, stopped and looked
back with grin of satisfaction and
was still standing there as the train
passed around a bend, cutting off the
view. Cor Ohio State Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04

One of the most curious inventions
of this inventive age Is what is called
platinized glass. A piece of glass is
coated with an exceedingly thin
layer of liquid charged with plat
mum. and Is then raised to red heat.
The platinum becomes united TO the
glass IN such a way as to form a very
odd kind of mirror.
The glass has not really lost its
transparency. and yet If one places it
against wall and looks at it he sees
his image as IN an ordinary looking
glass But when light is allowed to
come through the glass from the
other side. as when 1t is placed in a
window, it appears perfectly trans
parent like ordinary glass.
By constructing a window Of plat
inized glass one could stand close be
hind the panes in an unilluminateei
room and behold clearly everythiI e
going on outside. while passers by
looking at the window would behold
only Q fine mirror or set Of mirrors.
In which their own figures would 10
reflected while the person inside re-
manned invisible. Youths Compan-
ion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
WHY THEY TWINKLE.

When Eve had led her lord away.
And Cain bad killed his brother.
The stars and flowers. the poets say,
Agreed with one another
To cheat the cunning tempter's art.
And teach the race It's duty.
by keeping on ita wicked heart
Their eyes Of light and beauty.
A million sleepless lids. they say,
VIII be at least warning;
And 50 the flowers would watch by day,
The stars from eve to morning.
On hiil and prairie, field and lawn,
Their dewy eyes upturning.
The flowers still watch from reddsnins
dawn
Till western skies are burning.
Alasl each hour OF daylight tells
A tale Of shame 80 crushing
That some turn white as sea bleAc he'd shells
And some are always biushing.
But when the patient stars look down
On all their light discovers
The traitors smile, the murderer's frown,
The lips Of lying lovers
They try TO shut their saddening eyes,
And In the vain endcavor
We see them twinkIing In the skies.
And 70 they wink forever.
%. w. Holmes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
REFORMING a oeApHeAo.
An English Method Of Treating ChrsuI
Evii That 10 Tiresomc,

An English Method OF Treating = Chronic
Evil That 10 Tiresome,
The deadhead, pure and simple,
used 10 he my great amusement
wss in the habit of hunting him and
bowling him out. and many spar
have had with him in days gone by.
One afternoon card was brought
in to me bearing the name Of DIR
Glenville." | asked him into my
room, and he told me he was sub
editor Of Manchester daily paper.
and as he had to stay the night in
London he asked me to give him
box or stalls. was rather suspi.
cious, but told him If he came down
mt night would do my best for him.
On his departure ! telegraphed to
my friend. the editor of the Man
chester paper. mentioning the facts;
in an hour or so wire came back,
Know nothing Of DIR. Glenville; he
is fraud"
About o'clock at night DIR. Glen.
vile presented himself. asked him
distinctly what his claim to box
was, and as | gave him the ticket l
asked him il he knew my friend, the
. Manchester editor OF course he knew
him intimately. ! then showed him
the telegram. He was rather sur
prised. mumbling something about a
mistake, and saying he would fetch
his friends who were below waiting
for him, he went downstairs.
A sudden idea struck me that he
did not intend TO come back, so /
went after him. saw him ahead of
me, running down the street went
after him, caught him by the scrufi
of his neck, and ignominiously
dragged him back to the theater and
into my room. Isent an attendant for
the policeman belonging to the
theater. and shutting the door stood
face to face with DIR. Glenville. He
first clustered, and finding that no
good he abused me. | threatened to
give him in charge.
He thereupon demanded on what
ground, as he had not used the box, |
had him arrested; but as suggested
that he had obtained piece of card,
value one halfpenny, on false pre-
lenses, he saw had hold on him
About this same time the constable
knocked at the door and asked if !
wanted him / said, Yes; take this
person to Bow street police station
and will come up and charge him. "
Upon this he broke down utterly
He burst into tears, begged and
prayed for the sake of his wife and
family that ! would not prosecute
him and finally he fell at my feet
made him tell me who he was and
all about himself, and he confessed
that he was a head clerk in mer
chants Office in the city, lived al
Haverstock Hill and was of good re
pute.
He told me that he had done il al
the instigation of friend, who told
him how easy it was to get boxes foi
theaters, and he had been successful
in two instances before he cam,
across me. made him give me hi
word of honor that he would nevel
try the same fraud again, and he de
parted a wiser and sadder man. :
London Tit Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04

A friend of mine happened to be
with Marion Crawford recently in
England, and during the converse
sion happened to tell club" story
to the novelist.
II would like to work that into a
short story, if you don't mind" said
the novelist.
My friend told Crawford that one
of the objects of his visit was to Sc
cure If possible a short story from
him.
Very well, said the author. You
amuse yourself with my books, and
I'll let you have the story. About
5000 words, you saidt All right"
And within two hours time, to
my friends astonishment, Crawford
handed him the manuscript of ..as
perfect little gem of story as you
ever read And Crawford had
earned $500 between breakfast and
lunch Cor. Nashville American.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
WAY a. Litlie Bey Was crylps.

Marshall p. Wilder, the hnmorist,
tells this story: Some people think they
haven't got much to be thankful for,
INT they might at least be grateful that
things aren't any worse. Bat there's a
good many that never can be satisfied
They remind me Of little boy that
met in the street He was crying 80
hard that he appealed to my sympathies.
well, boy" said !. ''lost your Inothery
Nope" said he.
Lost something elser sAid L
"Yep," said he. with sob.
"what Is II, them said !.
81 didn't feel good, sobbed ne. land
cried, an man give me penny, an |
felt bad some more. an another man give
me . penny, an now | feel bad cause
I've lost my bellyache that made me
feel bad In the hrst plaes-"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
Tho Pronunciation Of "Raiph. !"

Antiquaries and philologists from
nearly all parts of the country have
favored us with their views respect
ing Lord Tennyson's pronunciation
of the name Ralph, and they appear
TO be equally proportioned for Ralf,
Raft and Rafe, according TO local pro
clivities. Custom and literature are
equally uncertain. Writing from
Brompton Ralph rectory, Taunton.
the Rev. III. &. Launder gives an in
teresting account of what may be re
garded as the evolution OF the word.
He says: "Since the discussion has
been raised respecting the word
Ralph, it may interest many of your
readers to know of it's spelling in the
register of the parish of Brompton
Ralph, and of the pronunciation given
by the inhabitants The register dates
from 1867 and is called the register of
the parish of Brompton Raffe. There
is no change in the spelling. as far as
| can trace, till 1852, when Ralf dis
places Raffe In 1865, and from then
to 17l6. find Ralfe.
I'm l7l7 new register is begun
with the word as we now have it.
Ralph. The younger generations
pronounce the debated word ar
though it ought to rhyme with chaff
The very oldest inhabitants use the
pronunciation which rhymes with
safe. It is curious to notice, how
ever, when child is baptized Ralph
after the name of the parish lease.
have occurred within the last few
years., the parents invariably Civ,
Ralph the safe sound. London Tele
graph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04

"Ah. Miss Young" simpered the
old professor to the pretty scholar,
you are a favorite of the gods. !
think
.Yesf' she responded, with a ques-
tioning blush.
YES, my dear, = he said, coming q
little closer; '.and--and with mortals
too. he stammered.
Vest" she replied again.
''And--and with one especially, I"
he said insinuatingly.
"Yesf
"And-and-Mi Young, will you
marry mel" he exclaimed.
She let him take il. and with an
arch look she said conclusively:
mo. professor, no. Whom the
Gods love die young
The lesson in philosophy went on
as before. Detroit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
Love and Marriage.

At the far end OF Naples lies the
church OF Santa Maria Anunciata,
which, once a year. ON the day of Our
Lady, wakes into brief life OF ex-
element. In silent row before the
high altar kneel thirty girls, all in
black garments, with folded hands
and eyes fixed on the picture OF the
Madonna before them.
These are orphans from the neigh.
boring founding asylum. and once a
year all those who have reached the
age of eighteen are brought here to
the church and may be chosen in
marriage by any honest man whose
papers are in order and whose char
acter is good.
AT the door leading to the sacristy
leans a gray haired priest, the head
Of the asylum. BY ard by a man
makes his way from tho back of the
church and hands him little packet
Of papers. These the priest reads
carefully, and being evidently salts
fled he gives back the papers and
leads the applicant toward the row
OF girls.
All eyes are fixed more steadfastly
than ever on the altar, all their
hands are clasped tighter together,
their faces turn a shade paler, their
hearts beat quicker as the young
man walks slowly along the row. A,
last he stops. His choice is made
He stretches out his hand with little
smile. The girl rises, puts her hand
into that of the stranger, and to
gether they disappear into the sac.
risty. The ice being thus broken
other suitors come forward Cath.
Ole Union.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04

The French military authorizes
find that an ordinary light carriage
or riding horse, such as in the United
States would be called good little
buggy horse" I" weighs from $50 to 400
Kilograms. say from $50 70 300 pounds.
Such horses as these are assigned
TO the light cavalry corps.
The next grade above, which In
civil life passes as coupe horse,n
or carriage horse Of medium weight,
ranges in weight up to $50 kilograms
about 1,050 pounds This horse goes
to help mount the cavalry of the line.
Next comes the fashionable coach
horse of persons Of luxury, which
weighs from 800 to $50 Kilograms
or from 1, 100 TO nearly l, 800 pounds.
These horses go to serve the purpose
Of drill for the cavalry belonging 10
the reserve military forces
Above these there are stin two
grades of heavy horses. Tho first
are those used for ordinary draft
purposes, and are COMMONLY found
drawing the omnibusos of Paris
These weigh from 500 TO 100 kilo-
grams--1, 100 to nearly l,50o pounds
The heaviest horses are the Clydes-
iiales and Percherons. which are oxsn
in size and strength, and which
weigh from 600 10 800 and sometimes
even up 70 200 Kilograms; that h, from
|, 500 up to nearly 2.00o pounds
None of these Percherons Of tbs
heaviest weight are employed In the
military service, but soxne Of ths
tighter ones are used for draft and
artillery purposes Youths Cunzpsnr
ion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04

The way the Singalese and Tartar
tribes have of popping the question
is singular. The man sends and pur
chases the lady's wearing apparel.
OF course il she does not like the
gentleman she need not part with
the contents of her wardrobe, but If
he Is the favored one she readily does
20. knowing that when the evening
comes they will be returned TO her
by the suitor IN person. He spends
the night beneath the same roof with
her, and the next day, after a certain
amount Of feasting is gone through,
the copies thumbs are tied together,
and thenceforward they are man and
wife. SAN Francisco Examiner.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
THE ELMORE BULLETIN
Term. OF subscrip,ion.

One year by mail Invariably In advance. .s3 90
Six months by mail Invariably in ndyancel 50
Three months BY mail Invariably In adj
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single 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-05
YHE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Opening of the Great Convention
in Montreal.
ALL RECORDS.
How the Canadian Metropolis Will En-
terrain Quarter Million Strangers.
The West Has Sent Delegations of Hun
dreds-The Sunny South Is Well Rep
resented-A Great Gathering of
Christian People.

MONTREAL, Can, July 4.-Never in
the history of religious movement has
the world witnessed so largeor so enthus-
iastic gathering as that which is to be
the feature of the week in Canada's quaint
metropolis. 1t was believed that the New
York gathering which last year overfowed
Madison Square Gardens had reached the
climax as to number and fervor.
But Montreal's year OF preparation has
not been in vain.
The West sends its delegations, hum
dreds each, from several states. The
'sSunny South" will be well represented,
and those of the glorious climate of CAL
ifornia' will be here to see how the CHM
ate of Canada in July can rival the hall
cyon days on the Pacific slope. The CAL
ifornia delegation was the first sail
aboard for Montreal, - starting from San
Francisco on Tuesday, June 20.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-05
RIoTING IN PARIS.
The Students and the Police Have Sew
eral Encounters.

The Students and the Police Have Sew
era1 Encounters.
PARIS, July 4.-Riotous demonstrations
were continued by students today and the
police are unable to dispense the mobs
and eventually a large detachment of
cavalry charged and scattered the stu
dents. The whole district bounded by
the boulevard, st. German river
and Rue Desine is in an uproar.
The students with crowds of roughs
fill the open spaces. Omnibuses and
sengers turned out and the vehicles
upset. Traffic is suspended in the dis
trict. Rue st. Peres is barricaded and
pedestrians are stopped and maltreated.
The charity hospital is surrounded with
cuirassiers to keep off students who
threatened to attack the building of the
ministry of public works, marine depart
ment and Foole des Beaux, which are
guarded by military. Skirnisbing has
been reported internationally from various
points.
The students tried also to repeat the
scenes of last night in the neighborhood
of the Halls de Justice and prefecture de
Police. They were met and driven back
by cavalry. Many students were tramped
on and cut and several cavalry men
wounded by flying stones. At 10:30 the
students had possession of dozen streets
between Boulevard St. German and Seine.
Infantry and cavalry was at hand how
ever to restrain them from beaking into
public holdings.
| AT 1870 the whole district for two
blocks east of the boulevard, st. Michael,
was in full riot. Troops of cavalry and
squads of polics were stationed in every
street. Students were stopping all We
hicles. Scores OF carts and carriages were
set on fire and many of the students were
using revolvers.
| The mob in front of the charity hospi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-05

tai was charged repeatedly by the police,
but fought back and would not disperse,
their allies in the windows near the hos
pital pelting the police with crockery.
furniture and cotton wool saturated WITH
carbolic acid, and many policemen We're
injured. Although holding the mob at
the hospital in check, the police were I'M
successful in taking the offensive. The
cuirassiers have not as yet interfered.
The critical situation is complicated by
a demonstration of workingmen. Three
thousand of them met this evening and
decided to remain in the building all
night and prevent the authorities from
executing a threat to close it. Fifteen
thousand workingmen are marching
eight abreast through the disturbed dis
trict. The keenest anxiety is everywhere
apparent. General Laussier, military
governor of Paris, has prepared his gar
rison for the worst. Later the MODS
painted up the carriagis and carts which
they seized to barricade the streets. All
the shops in the riotous district were
closed early this evening.
The names of 200 severely injured were
reported at 10 O'Clock this morning
Reports from the Latin quarter said that
most of the windows were broken and
broken furniture and half smashed
vehicles lay strewn over the pavements.
A police brigadier is said to have beer
severely wounded with revolver. Paris
newspapers say one policeman was killed
80 or 40 more wounded and I'D rioters in
in rod
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-05

state building in honor of the
Columbian bell cast at Troy. The
pyrotechnic display tonight conceded to
be the grandest up to date. A salute of
fifty-inch maroons exploding at an alti-
tude of 1900 feet was the opening pro-
gramme, followed by an illumination OF
the park with prismatic rockets changing
color five times; then came the general
display.
Aside from the celebration at the fair
ground this was the liveliest fourth Chi
cago has seen in recent years. Forty one
people were injured and three supposed
to be fatally hurt. The fire department
was on the run all day, there having been
115 alarms up to midnight and the aggre-
gate loss will amount to 5000, goo.
In addition to casualties there We're
two murders, Mrs. Phllomena F1ndano
being stabbed by her son-in-law and by
on Albert Lyon being shot through the
head.
Amherst defeated Wesleyan in the base
ball tourney this morning; score, to q.
In the afternoon the University of Yer
mont downed Yale IA to II. Amherst
played ten inning tie game with the
Northwestern university, the score being
e to e
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-05

The Boston delegation is the most dis
tinguished of all, as it includes the hon
ored president and founder of the great
movement, the Rev. F. E. Clarke. d. D.,
and Mrs. Clarke: Mr. John Willis Baer,
general secretary; the Rev. A. E. Dun
ming, editor of the CoRgregationdList. The
state of Massachusetts is further repre-
scented by the Rev. Charles P. Mills of
Newburyport, Mr.. Herbert l.. Gale OF
Worcester, and a grand aggregation of
something like 2, eco Endeavorers. The
sold Bay State'' delegates invade Mon
treaI in four attachments, each having a
special train.
The Empire state delegations come on
special trains from New York, Brooklyn
and other leading cities, and total some
where between two and three thousand
Endeavorers. The Endeayorers of New
York state have reached a total member
ship of 100000. The Brooklyn delegates
occupy two special trains and are distln-
guished by wearing special convention
badges inscribed Brooklyn - in addi-
ton to the international badge on which
the maple leaf is to be prominent.
Pennsylvania vies with New England
and New York delegations in point of
size. The Pennsylvania delegation ex-
ceeds the two thousand mark and possi-
bly, will be the largest in attendance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-05
PROF. ANDREWS CREATION.
He Spoke Against the Proposition to MAX
a Single Gold Standard.

He Spoke Against the Proposition to Make
Single Gold Standard.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, June 4.-The
Colorado summer school OF the school of
science and philosophy and languages
was formally opened this afternoon in an
address by the Rev. Richard Montague of
Colorado Springs, which was followed by
an Grafton delivered by Professor An
Andrews, member of the International
monetary conference. Professor An
drews began by describing the effect of
the demonstration of silver in 1873, and
portrayed the demonstration policy ssas
the hardest and saddest blow to human
welfare ever delivered by the action OF the
states. do not say that all the stagna-
ton of industry in 1873 came from the fa I
in prices following the characterization of
silver. but firmly believe this had more
to do with it than any other single
cause.
stAnother effect of the demonstration
was the schism of the world into the gold
rising and silver rising hemisphere with
no par exchange between us. A Chinese
wall was built between the gold world
and the silver world worse than any tariff
ever created. This is what palsied Eng
lands trade with India and all the east,
and led at last to the recent
attempt to place India upon a
gold basis, and what in all
probably would come to pass should be
the stringency arising from the fact tn at
gold would be instantly withdrawn from
circulation while silver would be coined
to take its place. Slowly our country
would derive a great advantage from
siding with the silver states.
Besides, the United States would take
its place as one of the great manufactur-
ing nations of the silver world and drive
from the position the immense gain
which England rapidly but largely lost
by the demonetiZation of silver. But
there are shadows, after all, so dark that
it is better, in my belief, that no attempt
be made now, but wait little longer in our
present unhappy and anomalous condition
till we bring Great Britain to join us in
remodelling. But how can we induce
her to act with Us by ceasing the purchase
of silver and ceasing to coin more until
other nations will, and at the same time
making a law ordering the secretary OF
the treasury to open our minis to the free
coinage of silver at any date when he is
informed that England, Germany and the
Latin union or any two of those will
do so. Such stand would probably make
impossible the proposed introduction OF
the gold standard in India. BY dropping
silver for the time being and joining in
the struggle for gold we shall perceptibly
precipitate in Europe another fall OF
prices so aggravated that the most OBJ
durate banker of Lombard street will
have to admit his gold cannot be safely
taken as a sole international money.
Fear has ever been used as the deterrent
OF wrong.