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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
u,.,.ry Of oesr-. Drinking.

While coffee tcnifea arabica) now figures
as one OF the most considerable economic
products, it's use aa AN article OF food In
civilized countries is OF comparatively re
cent origin. In Abyssinia and Ethiopia.
where the coffee plant Is Indigenous. the
people have been accustomed to decoctions
from its berries from time immemorial.
There the Arabs first tasted the fragrant
draught; and, highly delighted Herewith,
transported some OF the precious beans to
their own country about the beginning of
the fifteenth century. In Arabia the new
exotic fiourished lnxuriantly, and, strange
ly enough. entered into the occasions Of re.
ligious controversy.
Legend reports shat a devout Moslem,
who had heard OF the wakeful effect pro-
duced upon browsing goats by its foliage,
resolved to try what influence n brewing
from its berries might have upon the SOM
nolent dervishes who nonchalantly fell
asleep during the protracted services. The
result was magical. Drowsy laymen fol.
lowed their example. Coffee became the
national beverage Of tho faithful. Mo.
hammedan pilgrims TO Mecca carried beans
20 all lands whence they had come.
Egypt soon rajoiced In coffee houses, and
in Constautinuple "a. ID. 1854 they &C,
quired instant popularity. Mosques were
overshadowed by them. lQuickened wits
of drinkers suggested intoxication to ths
religious, and political insubordination &C
the civil authorities The former de
nounced the dangerous resorts and ths
latter shut them up. But the beyerag,
triumphed. = Richard wheatley in Har
per's Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

ELOANt lhE AONNtiA AhtFFLh-
cially so. and he is Obliged to use four short
crutches Two are strapped to his arms
and two to his thighs. His body Is held In
horizontal position, his head thrown back
on his shoulders, and his legs from the
knees down flap about helplessly When
be came in he wore a mustache and goatee,
but when, as the prison rules require, his
hair was closely cropped and his face shaved
and he donned a suit OF prison stripes. he
resembled some queer animal more than
human being IL IL needless to say that he
attracted wide attention.
Many OF the conyicts are very supersti-
tious, and ON the night Sloan arrived, as he
was taken by one OF the cell blocks In which
several hundreds OF convlcts are locked,
some Of them were frightened. The peni-
tentiary officials were puzzled when they
saw their new prisoner. All the ablebodied
convicts are employed during the day on
contract labor and otherwise, but Sloan
was manifestly unable to do any work,
while his disability aud pitiful condition
elicited general sympathy. That such a
physical wreck should be locked up for
81 years seemed pity, but Sloan was men
tally responsible and lawbreaker, and a
court had decreed that he must do pcnance.
Sloan talks in a manly voice and has a
CHEEKY smile. He said recently that he was
getting along as comfortably as he could
expect and was treated very considerably
by the officers, but he grieves for some de
pendent members of his family he had
left In the south. lie owns farm Of los
acres near Greenville, but the land Is 30
poor In that locality that IL il only worth
about five dollars per acre. He passes most
OF each day standing around on his four
wooden legs. So badly deformed is he that
the ribs of one side hang down over the hip.
He Is at present kept In the prison insane
asylum, as there is no other suitable place
for him, and he is allowed the freedom Of
the corridors and the adjacent yard.
Deputy Warden George II. playford,
who has taken great interest In him, pro
poses TO try the experiment of allowing
Sloan to make trin.kets for sale to the visit
ors, hundreds Of whom visit the prison
weekly and are allowed to so through the
institution In charge of conductor ON
payment OF an admission fee of twenty-five
cents. Sloan spends good deal OF his time
playing dominos with some of the other
inmates OF the asylum.
Another recent prisoner OF the Ohio peni-
tentiary Is James Brown, who Is a most
vicious and desperate criminal. His his.
tory furnishes proof Of the fact that truth
is stranger than fiction" The details OF
Browns life are as remarkable rs many OF
the wild tales told by sensational story
writers. The crime for which he is max
ing atonemcnt was committed long ago,
yet many tales are told of this triple muir.
derer and criminal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

Polly Peppers says that early rising wears
out women too fast. notice that our
thrifty greaiaunts aud grandmothers had
n habit Of dying early and giving their
husbands an opportunity OF leading two
or three blushing brides TO the altar. Now.
don't propose 10 leave any chance for my
husband to get any such double or triple
bliss ss that | don't intend to have any
other woman walking around Ia my shoes.
appropriating my kisses and doing other
disagreeable things which should Object
to.
mean 70 take care ofmySelf so as 10 last
as long NJ my better half No woman has
any business. ordinarily. TO gct up and go
70 work at or 5 O'Clock 10 the morning.
n there is anything ia the world that 9
woman needs It u plenty Of rest. II she
feels tired and languil In the morning and
hates Ia get up, II Is a sure sign that shs
is OVERRIDING and wearing ont. Six o'clock
Il rs early as any one ovzbt TO get up and
20 70 work --Aneritan Home
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
NO. s.


Pathetic Death of = Regimemtas Pea.
A famous regimental pet IN days gnne by
WAS Black Bob, horse which tseionxed
10 the Eighth Kings Royal Irish Light
dragooiis-now hu~s1irS Hack Fob was
foalesi nj the Cape hi- dam l,eing nm Irish
mare. his sire t;odoiphln lssrli ansi he lse-
came the favorite charger Of Roilu t;ille~-
pie. coiouel OF the koyal Irish The h@ruic
Gillespie fell al kalunga (isisl. and after
that affair black Hob WAS put up nj Tor nuc-
tion. with his saddle ami housings still
spotted with the blood OF his gallant msus-
ter. Gillespie wiu greatly he!uvesi by the
Royal Irish. and they determined not TO let
his charger 20 out Of the regiment. The
upset price w'c- 3OO guineas. and an officer
Of the Twenty tfth i.ight dragoons bid
900 guneas, hut the Irish troopers sul,se-
quently subscribed AO guinness among
themselves. and 80 Black Hob became their
property
Hack Bob WAS indeed made much or
by his new owners He always marched
at the head of the regiment. and couitl dis
tingtlish the trumpets OF the Eighth from
! those OF any other corps Il IN said that he
was particularly partial To the air Of ''tiar-
ryowen, always pricking his ears when
the band struck mp the national tune. At
length. when the Eighth were ordered
home. circumstances rendered II inipera-
tive that their pet" should be sold. and
Black Bob was bought by a civilian at
Cawnpore, To whom the Irish troopers TO
turned half the purchase money on his sol
emnly undertaking that the old horse
should pass the remainder OF his days In
comfort
As days passed by, and Bob saw no moro
the familiar uniforms aud heari no moro
the trumpets nor the voices OF his old com
rades. he began 20 pine away. refusing his
corn and any other food that WIS offered
him. 10 his owner had him turned ont into
a paddock But the moment he WIS free
Black Bob jumped the bamboo fence and
galiopesl of tn the cantonmentz OF the Eu-
| ropean cavalry Making for the parade
ground the old horse trotted up whinny.
| ing to the saiutinR point, aud ON the spot
where he had 10 often taken post with
Rolio Gillespie on his back. watching tho
sduadrous OF tho Royal irish defile past,
Black Bob fell down and died. London
| Art Journal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
AL. ABOUT sPooks.
why q Great Many Persons Really Believe
That They See Ghosts.

why q Great Many Persons Really Believe
That They See Ghosts.
There are perhaps few people who In the
course of their lives have not experienced
to greater or less degree some curious
mental or nervous trouble, and there are
many whose hallucinations and phantasms
would make interesting stories. In the
Christmas number Of one Of the British
magazines were collected tos-cthcr large
number of real ghost stories, being personal
experiences related by reputable people
from all parts of the civilized world, and
many of them were truly remarkable. But
Il Is always well to bear in mind that, how
ever sincere and truthful a person may be,
he IL always liable TO relate circumstances
little differently from the way In which
they actually occurred, especially so where
he desires to impress the minds of his lis
teners. Hence, without really departing
from the truth. he will manage 10 present
the facts in such way ~ TO leave the de
sired impression; Mt least this is the opinion
OF writer In the Washington Post, who
further says:
Perhaps the most remarkable case on rco-
ord il that of the famous Nicolai. Of Ber-
lin, an egotistieal writer and philosopher,
who excited the cnmity OF Goethe by his
malicious though stupid parody on Goo
the,s ..Sorrows of Werther," and IN his
Faust the poet lampoons him under the
character Of "rroktophantasmist,n title
given him In derision Of the humiliating
manner In which he was cured of his mail
ady. When ffty-cight years old he was
suddenly seized with an afiliction whereby
he was constantly haunted and followed
by apparitions. lie was first made aware
OF his condition by beholding the figure OF
a dead body lying in the room. lie called
his wife's attention TO IL, but she could see
nothing. When he went into another
room the dead man followed him and was
ever before his eyes.
Fortunately for his peace OF mind, Nicolai
had the wisdom TO perceive that what he
saw were mere illusions, and he became in
terested In studying his own case After
the appearance Of the corpse living people
came to the scene. Some OF them were
strangers to him, while others were recog-
nized rs friends and ncquaintanees He
was, however, unable to produce the ap-
pearance Of any one at will, although he
made several attempts TO do so by concen-
trating his mind upon some particular
Individual. All of those he saw came
spontaneously, without any apparent ex'
ersise of his mind, and were as real In his
eyes ~ hNihb EcaANttS- ~ "As e1.aS
times able to get rid Of them by shutting
his eyes, but this experiment was not al
ways successful
When in the midst OF n roomful of hii
iliusienary guests he would converse Will
them and sley eonyersed among themselves
s.. on a variety OF subjects. This state Of af
fairs continued for some time, until he wa
finally cured of the afiliction, when the ap
partitions became less and less distinct ant
finally disappeared entirely, although eve
afterward he would occasionally eneounte
an old spectral acquaintance.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
Tn. ps..ibi. Evolutiou OF women. Clubs.

The Possible Evolution of Wonien's Clubs.
The words OF New York womaa--who,
by the way, In not member Of any club
are interesting II have been wondering"
she says, III French Oats have not had
something to do with the evolution OF club
life. Twenty years ago boarding houses
were the homes OF the large numbers OF
well to do New Nork families recall
now the case Of friend Of mine, aud hers
was only one of many Her husband re
ceived salary OF 5000 a year. yet she felt
that she could not keep up "A separate es-
tahlishmeut 10 her liking on that, and the
two--they had no childrcn--paid seventy
five dollars week the year round for a
parlor and bedroom III tirst class board
ing house They were very particular
where they went aud who the other In.
mates OF the house were, but having Sc
cured desirable place, she really found
much Of her society In the household cir
Gle.
When the apartment system became
popular she took one. At the end OF six
mouths, however. she confessed herself the
victim of uneonquerable loneliness and
ennui. gave M her pretty suite Of rooms
and returned 10 boarding house quarters
Several years later, six or seven ut least.
she tried Il again, the second time with
better success, because, ~ she told me,
she had something TO do outside, now that
her school alumne had a New York circle
Today that friend is a priced member Of
three clubs and one of the busiest women
in the city. II seems to me as IL the his
tory of her experience has meaning in re.
lntion 10 the development OF womenis
clubs. Her Point OF View in New York
| Timea
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
Amer,oa,. o,de., Masonic Lodge.

The Pennsylvania Gazette of December
9. ITO. contains the earliest printed notice
OF Free aud Accepted Ma~ons In America
III November. l154. Mr. Henry Bell. at that
time residing IN Lancaster. Pa. wrote to
DIR. Thomas Cadwallader. OF Philadelphia,
as follows: "As you we'll know. was one
of the originators OF the first Masonic ioslge
In Philadelphia A party OF us used to
meet at the Tun tavern. In Water street,
and opened lodge there. Once In the fall
Of iI:B0 we formed design OF obtaining n
charter for regular lodge. and ms,,ie ap-
plication 10 the grand lodge OF England
for one, hut before receiving It we heard
that Daniel Coxe Of New Jersey, had been
appointed 10y that grand lodge rs provin-
cial g@and master Of New York. New .Jer-
sey kgfts Pennsylvania We therefore made
application TO him and our request was
granted"
When benjamin franklin succeeded
Humphrey Murray. In iTs3. as worshipful
master. he WAS the editor aud printer OF
the Pennsylvania Gazette. aud the fol-
lowing announcement appeared fn the
columns OF his own newspaper; .Phiiadel-
phia. June "a. liza. Monday last a grand
lodge of the Ancient aud Honorabie Society
Of FIRE. ant. Aeeep.Ss. MaSons wsss held ss
the Tun tavern. on Water street. when
Benjamin Franklin. being elected grand
master for the year ensuing. appointed
John Capp TO be his deputy. and James
Hamilton. ESq.. aud Thomas Hopkinson
Gent were chosen warilens After which
| q very elegant entertainment was provided,
and the proprietor. Thomas Penn. the gov.
ernor aud several other persons OF distinc-
tion honored the society with their pres
ence." This paragraph WAS reprinted In
several of the London papers at that time.
philadelphia Press
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

Women have great reason 10 he thank.
full for their general ignorance, the less
woman knows the happier she is Our
heads are not confused and Distressed with
the mists aud mazes OF politics. we. with n
few painful exceptions, are blessedly una
ware that the country will he shipwreeked
and the world overturned II B Is elected
and G is not; we do not have 10 contend in
caucuses or rant In conventions, we know
that the country has gone on aud the gov
ernment endured though B was made its
chief ruler and & disappointed. the world
wags In spite Of tariff or free trade aud w.
don't meddle with its revolutions because
we don't know how or why Yes. had !
been blessed -or t'other thinged = with
seventeen daughters, ! should earnestly
have prayed that they might every afe be
beautiful and silly. 80 that they should
have made early and happy marriages.
been sure always Of Her sweet. safe cor
ner by the household fire. - Rose Terry
EOok
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

Darning, as II was tnught by our grand.
mothers, IL almost unknown Ia our day
Life In so full nowadays, and machinery
has so nearly superseded hand labor. that
the old laborious and neat mending, seems
almos. a waste OF time when new gar
ments may be had at such n small cost.
But handsome damask will probably al.
ways be costly, aud those who keep "a well
stocked linen closet should often take a
careful personal supervision OF the table
napery. The first great principle Of darn
ing. careful old housekecper tells us, is
"Never darn hole" this Is the same moral
that is set forth in the well known and
somewhat contradictory axiom of good
breeding, "Sever make an apology" The
meaning when applied In that sense ~ OBJ
vious-"Neyer do anything that requires
an apology" and in this instance the old
lady's dietum would, therefore, be simply,
"Eever leave an article so long unexam-
ined as to fiud 1t worn into hole" An.
other useful resolution is TO buy set OF
table linen and some extra napkins every
year.-Lewiston journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
rr.ak u. steeL,en,. ono Rsee,p,.

Frank II. stockton tells with great giea
how once. many years Hgo. he invented a
dish aud got two dollars for tho invention.
Il was whils he WAS sItb-editor OF Hearth
and Home. weekly paper of which Mrs
Mary MapeS Dodge wsiS the editor lie
had contributed 10 every department save
tine household department 'fhis put him
on his niettle. 80 he handed Ia a receipt OF
his own cones ting Mrs. Dodge accepted
il aud paid for IL az the current rates-two
dollars. The dish j. called cold pink,
aud here IL the receipt Take all the white
meat left over from the Thanksgiving
turkey and chop IL up very ipe. Pour u
thin cranberry sauce over the cold meat.
Mix well. put it In ehiaa form and set It
away 10 get cold When cold serve IL. IL
makes delightful dish Hut alas as Mr..
Stockton himself remarks there is never
any turkey left over from the Thanks
giving dinner--Nsw York Epoch
4
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

Uncle 81 runs what IN known in the
south as Zone mule farm" From gen
eral improvidence he il unable TO buy
mule or the necessary feed for one So he
does-or did, rather-his plowing and haul
ing with great, gaunt red steer named
Bonaparta, appropriately shortened by 81
to Bouy, said steer finding his subsistence
In the grass of the woods.
Not long ago Sis former mistress and
present laudlady saw him in front OF his
cabin with Bonaparte standing under, or
more properly leaning against, n tree. A
rope was tied around the steers neck and
fastened TO "A limb OF the tree, so that his
head was drawn well up 81, standing on
a stump, upon which was also bucket
filed with greasy rags, held the steers
mouth open with one hand, while with the
other he was pushing down the creatures
throat one of the rags rolled into n ball.
'What in the world are you doing Silh
exclaimed the lady.
''Glvin' Ole Bony new cud He dun
los his'n," answered 81, gravely proceed
ing TO roll up another ball Oats what
make him so po'," he added.
Suppose you give him some corn" sug-
gested the lady, scanning Bony's ribs and
backbone.
CRITTERS can't eat cawn when dey amt
got no cud, replied 81.
Negroes all think that the ability to ru-
inmate or chew the cud is the result of
possessing an organ that somehow floats
around loose, and which the animal can
lose, and then have 1t restored by forcing
greasy Cishrags down the throat
The lady finding 81 not 70 be reasoned
with In the matter left him, but inquired n
few days later as to Bony's condition.
ale dun dade,n WAS the sententious re-
ply.
'The dishrags didn't cure himf"
"No'm. Ole Bony wuz too fur gone 10
make n new cud out'n i'm. New York
Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
aaIInntrr nfn s.r.ans.

People say that gallantry Is going ont Of
fashion. This Is what was written by q
woman from one OF the southern springs;
Il do believe the colored people are the
most polite In the world You know what
wretched memory | have tor namesf
Well. an African gentleman has lseen In
the habit Of bringing me my coffee every
morning, aud from the depths OF my pill
log always addressed him ss William.
At last ene morning. when ! was rather
more wide awake than usual. said TO
him, BY the by, Is your name williamr
And he answered, Well. no. miss. Il ain't
William, 1t Is George, but II it gives you
any pleasure to speak To me as William.
It makes Inc more than happy. Can any
body say ehivalry " dying out when such
an answer As this Is receivedf" ExchangA
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

During the past i've years" said well
known florist, "a number OF women have
taken 20 thA cultivation of flowers As a
business. The census bureau claims that
there are over 90 floral establishments
owned and ihanaged by women. | know
OF ilfty who are in this business within ten
miles OF this city. They are successful In
raising flowt trs for the market. but In al
most every q lse they are merely carrying
on the husin ,ss left them by husbands or
other male relatives.
zone youhg German woman OF Union
Hill, the sec,Ind wife Of wellto.do gar
tener who al 1etl shortly after marriage, took
hold of the business and has built up an
immense trtde She Studies the market
closely, and varics her stock In accordance
with the den tand, keeping always little
in advanceo her eompetitors Her energy
and enterprise are remarkable and readily
account for her great success. New York
Telegram
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
4 Myth,ral Imp...lb,.,.y.

YES. yes.' said tho professor very
thoughtfnlly. some OF thoss old mytho-
logical writers were very peculiar In the
construction OF their stories
As. for instancet' queried the doctor.
throwing a femur at a rat On the book
shelf.
why. TINA one about lsssudsr swim
ming The HsllesponL."
aAs 70 howf'
well. the writer OF thar couidn'f hare
made IaeansleF the hero oF the story " the
mAgaxine ownersof shRt period hRi offeFpd
him = bonus Of Si.UU "--Ilesroif Free
prs@a
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

There are people who feel an interest in
the great Huhject Of the restoration TO
fallen man, and more particularly TO won.
an, OF that lost possession. the prehensile
toe. Miss bowie, the Carpathian girl. de
scribes n w4man's foot finely: "a woman
is thuddina about the room with her
splendid bare feet. Every toe comes into
play when the foot goes down, and IL nc-
tive aud independent In way that our In.
sular toes Are not, even when divested of
their constrhining boots.n
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
The Way of Life.

Ned (at the cluh,-where's Tom' He is
generally in time.
Fred-Tom's chair will be empty for
some days. He bought bicycle yesterday.
Then he thought il would be such pleas
ure 70 be able TO ride Now he writes IL
would be such pleasure to be able 20
walk. Exchange
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

Rev. Ellen Runkle, the first woman In
Ohio II not In the United Statest to per
form the marriage service, was herself mar,
ried few days ago, the ceremony having
been performed by the Rev. Matte Mum.
plaw. Both women belong 70 the United
Brethren church
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01

In 1896 Brown was sailor on the bark
Atlantic. and while at. sea kiliedsa fellow
mariner named James Foster. He hid his
victims body in.the hold, A few days
later another sailor, disappeared. and soon
afterward the bodies were found. A num-
bsr Of incised wounds were noticed. Brown
was aeen to remove the corpses 10 another
part OF the hold. and soon il was ascertaincd
that they had been sucked dry Of blood by
Brown, who II now called the human
VAMPIRE
Brown was taken to Boston, where, In
October, 1866, he was convicted OF murder
In the United States court and sentenced
to be hanged on March Is. 1861 OMAN. 3,
1861, however, the death sentence was com
mnted to imprisonment for life by Presi-
dent Andrew johnson. Brown has ever
sines carried his Communication papers, boar