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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

The exulorcg C3tidreau found awhile ago
while wandering among the Tumuc-Hn.
mac mountains. In the western part o.
Guiana. that il was not necessary Tor ms
men to descend 20 creek when they
wanted n drink Of water. A vine known
as the water vine Is found all through that
region. II yields an abundant supply OF
excellent drinking fluid whenever it Is
called upon. This vine grows TO height
of sixty 10 ninety feet. II II usually about
as thick M the upper part OF the human
arm. II winds itself loosely around trees,
chambers up to their SUBMITS and then
falls down perpendicularly 10 the ground.
where II takes root again.
The natives cut this vine OIL at the
ground and then. at a height OF about SIX
or seven feet, they cut II again, which
leaves In their hands a very stout piece o.
wood a little longer than themselves. In
order to obtain its sap they raise the lower
end OF the vine upon some support and APP
ply the upper end to their mouths. The
section OF the vine, while showing a
smooth, apparently compact surface, Is
pierced with many little veins, through
which the sap flows freely. Six feet OF the
vine gives about pint OF water, which Is
slightly sweet TO the taste. Coudreau says
that II quenches thirst as effectively IA
water from the most refreshing brook. =
New York Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
French Colonial ooverpmsp,,

France alone has adopted d distinct
scheme OF colonial government which an
pears 60 aim nj administering q colony In
les own interest. The representation of the
French colonies In the French chamber Il
explained by the fact that all French colo
MES ara France. The Frenchman makes
his colony his home; II must be essentially
part OF La Belle France; it must carry the
privileges Of the capital; IL must form an
integral portion Of the state. He cannot
conceive Of the existence OF a Frenchman
apart from France. The colonies where the
French have long been settled have, so far
rs distance will permit. been actually In.
corporated into the republic; In the other
dependencies French colonization il A
struggle for settlement. and the problems
OF government hardly arise. Westminster
Heviav
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Amy one familiar with the docks of our
leading commercial cities will frequently
see new spers among the hosts of old ones
at the piers. Some new vessel has been
launched In Maine and sent for a cargo. II
she Is large, with tail masts and skysail
yards crossed, you will see parties OF gen
tlemen In silk hats and well dressed ladies'
about the decks every pleasant day while
she loads. Every one admires her trim
lines, her well proportional yards, her lofty
masts and the handsome fittings OF her
cabin. Practical men note that certain
sized timbers have been used I'm her frame,
and that certain rules have been followed
In arranging ami securing them.
When her cargo Is in and she drops down
the bay, these men speak Of having risks
on the Al clipper. They have insured
her ut the lowest rates. Her owners talk
Of the top freight rates they have received,
because she Ii stanch and swift. The
ladies who examined her remember abe
cabin. the tapcring mast and the snowy
canvas. and talk Of her as perfectly
lovely" Even the crew speak well Of her
until the new canvas wears the skin from
the ends OF their fingers while they take In
sail during the gale OF wind she Ii sure to
encounter before she Is many days at sea.
But the ship does not mind the gale; II IL
Is fair IL Is just what she wanted. Other
vessels that are beating against IL may be
wallowing along under close reefed top
sails, but with the wind on her quarter the
clipper carries her topgallant sails, and
piles the foaming water high under her
bows, until II rolls roaring away beyond
the end of her bowsprit ms she plunges
down the waves and then rears her head
again - PrDyidanea .IarruaI
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

How many Of us can remember our FIRST
shot at camel | was slightly built and
ten or eleven years Of age when | discov-
cred that flock Of ducks frequented the
creek. | resurreeted the old family flint
lock musket, which family tradition said
had seen service In the war Of the Revolu-
ton and had been used In the war of 1879
In the endeavor to repel the British when
Buffalo was burned. The flint was gone.
searched the field where had seen flint
arrowheads and found one, out OF which
manufactured passable flint for the old
gun. | obtained some blasting powder
from a neighbor aud crushed il fine. For
shot cut some pieces Of lead 10 suitable
size; wadded the powder and shot firmly
with tow
Proceeded TO the creek, crawling through
the short brush AS only boy or rabbit can
do, trailing the old musket. which was so
heavy could barely with the exercise Of
much viii power bring II to my shoulder.
Arriving near the point where I believed
the ducks were located, carefully raised
my head above the brush. The ducks
rose. brought the old gun to my shoulder
and pulled the trigger The old musket
went of and 40 did I--head over heels, see
Ing stars the names of which never knew.
picked myself up with bruised and
bloody nose, and the old musket. good for
further service, and--fiye ducks!
Stars, bruises and bloody nose were for
gotten. Glory | guess l huzzaed. And
was not the hunter of hunters among my
mates, Of whom there were manyr Over
half century has passed since made that
shot.-forest and Stream.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

"There are no more photographs tbese
days." said fashionable broadway maker
the other day Ms the talk turned to posing
before the camera.
"Why nots"
vanity, first; style. second; vanity,
third
"Then woman does not care for a like.
nesss"
''She does-sometimes, but not often; not
when she Is going TO give the card TO the
man from whom she expects proposal, or
to any stylish relations. or, indeed, when
she is intending it for her own parlor
table,
You make speciality Of women's
workf''
~ do. And assure you, in confidence
Of course, that you would be thunder
struck II you could notice the difference
between the real physical characteristics
Of the customer who goes In and the fin
ished product as we place it on the counter
for her in few days. ready for some pur-
pose Of society"
"But how about the menu
81 am glad you spoke OF 1t. Do not think
the women are alone. They are vain, I'll
admit, but 1t IL my impression that the
male customers are even more fastidious
A man is a hard critter to suit, even at
best. He will stand. and expects about
twice as much fiattcry rs a woman, bless
her dear soul"
"You would rather shoot woman,
thentn
by all odds. Give me the woman Gus
toner, with all her vanities and foibles.
for she is much easier to suit. provided. al
ways, we fiatter her trifie. But the men
are not satisfied even with wholesale fat
terry. Vanity has thus killed our art"
''Killed by yanitys"
"Yes, dead as a door nail. New York
Recorder.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Whether gallantry Is at all times good
thing to display In public is a question that
asiebated mentally bya car full OF people
In Broadway Friday night. The car WAS
bound down town. and mt Fourteenth
street il was comfortably filed. IL was
nearly II o'clock, and the outpouring
crowd from the Star theater supplied
enough more passengers TO pack the car
from door to door. Three or four men
were seated, and half dozen women, all
young, yivacious and apparently robust,
were standing. Everybody was good ma
tured, and rs the car bowled along there
was not the slightest manifestation OF dis
comfort. but there was one very gallant
young man who could not let well enough
alone. He was packed snugly between two
women, whose skirts almost concealed the
lower portion OF his body.
BY frantic efforts he extricated himself,
and with polite bow rendered his seat to
a young woman who was contentediy con-
versing with some friends who were also
standing. She glanced at the vacated
seat, saw about two inches of space, and
smilingly shook her head But the gallant
young man insisted, and, In an effort to
make another bow, knocked stout woman
with bundle Off her balance The woman
fell into the lap Of an old gentleman and
the bundle landed among the feathers and
ribbons Of love Of bonnet" at the
other end OF the car.
The startled old gentlemen. in trying to
assist the stout woman to her feet. lost his
silk hat. which, In its downward course
swept pair Of opera glasses from the lap
Of the woman who sat next 10 him. Mean
while the gallant young man was trying to
apologize to the stout woman. lie STUN
bled over the feet Of one passenger
knocked woman's hssawry, and by the
sudden stopping OF the car Involuntary
embraced the maiden 10 whom he had Of
fered his seat. There were mnttered signs
Of discomfort, and the embarrassed gallant
would have left the car but for the masses
OF humanity packed between him and the
doors. lie therefore swung disconsolately
from strap, humping against this one
and that, and listening to such feminine
CALCULATIONS as well, | neverr' For
goodness sakei" Graciousw etc. And the
young woman did not take his eat.-New
York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Several years ago the Rothschilds held q
large quantity OF cotton In New Orleans,
which they instructed their agent In that
city to sell when cotton should reach cor
tain price. The agent, believing that the
price Of cotton would go beyond the figure
named by his employers. held ON till he
was able to sell il at "A price which netted
$4,000 more than he would have got for IL
II he had obeyed his orders from London.
He ioyfully informed his employers Of
his success, supposing they would share
his satisfaction nj the result Imagine his
surprise and chagrin when he received a
reply. saying, In substance: 1.-The $4,000
you made by disobeying your instructions
Is not ours. II IL yours. Take IL. Mr..
90. your successor, starts for New Orleans
today. San Francisco Argonaut.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Too much enterprise sometimes defeats
itself. The craze for advertising by means
OF big set scene In show window doubt.
less has It's uses. but Il would shock the
great merchants who pay the bills II they
could see exactly how the scheme some.
times worked. Such window had been
decked out the other day-whether in the
capitai.or the metropolis makes no differ
ence-and before 1t were gathered repre-
sentatiyes, both small and great, of the
pubic who were TO be captured by the frre
show What did they seei Not one detail
OF the elaborate display prepared Tor their
benefit, but instead four huge sandwich
rival. ss VI
it was not deep laid scheme ON the
part OF the rival either. He had sImnlv
sent out brigade Of such irresnonsibls
citizens rs are willing TO be emploved a.
peripatetie business announcements w;tb
instructions TO keep where tho largass
crowd was to be found. Attracted bnlh
ny the throng and by the scene In the win.
aow they had placed themselves n ths
front rank Of spectators, and bv ,eaning
their boards IN row against the alaax
han transformed the costly advertisement
o. the Weather house into free boon f,v
sne cheap one. Kate Fields Washington
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

The work OF the heart Is the circulation
Of tbs life giving blood throughout the
body. With each stroke or beat Of the
heart, II projects something like six ounces
Of blood into the bodily conduiss, throwing
ii for distance OF feet. This II does 60
times each minute, 4. i40 times each hour,
81, 800 times IN day. 80. 266 400 times In a
year and e,540 33I, I'D times In lifetime
OF 20 years. The blood is propelled by the
heart feet each beat. 207 yards each min
ute, miles In AN hour, 100 miles In a day.
6i,si7 miles in a year and $50 100 miles In
the 20 years.
The total force exerted by the heart
every twenty -four hours has been calcu
lated to be equal to l24 foot tons: that IL. II
the whole force expended by the heart In
twenty-four hours were gathered into one
huge stroke, such power would lift i2a
tons one foot of the ground. This being
the daily force, that exerted In a year
would be equal to a. 800 foot tons. and that
In a lifetime Of seventy years a,i70,30s.
Such IL the enormous amount OF work per-
formed by the human heart, which only
weighs eleven ounces and Is about the size
OF the closed fist.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
A nIneh Eve for Aluminium,

Another stone has been cast at alumni
ium as an efficient substitute for better
known materials. According to Herren
Lubbert and Roscher. 1t cannot be used
for articles which have TO withstand the
action of water at its boiling point, and
consequently is not suitable for vessels in.
tended to hold preserved foods, as these
have commonly TO be heated In order to
sterilixe their contents
The same experimenters also find that
such mildly corrosive liquids as claret, tea,
coffee and herring brine will act on Il ap-
probably. As IL Is also attacked by phe-
mol. salicylio acid and boric acid, IL is un-
available for many surgical purposes On
the whole, therefore, It's utility appears
limited. Industries.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27


"Sir. the charge will be half crown, II /
am to tell you everything"
Here Is the money. Now. as guarantee
for the future, tell me a little Of my past
history"
Nothing easier. You have been unhap-
py In weSilock."
II never was married."
"You have had false friends"
"All my friends have remained true to
this day"
Il may be mistaken. You have travelled
far and wide"
II have never been any farther than the
next village"
Come, let me see your hand. / shall be
able 70 read more clearly. Now have it
You have lost money recently"
Quite correct. | lost that half crown ]
gave you just now. "-Tit-Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Twas talking recently with a writer :.
serial stories whose nauie Is ON aip..ss
every boy Is lips. and asked him the sss,.,
Of writing a good Juvenile.
Coed healthy. stirring acti0n-plentv :,
it-spiesd with romance and told In a rae
breezy styie. There IL the whole thin, \.
q nutshell" said he. by long experienes
| have gathered pretty correct ideas M u
what boys want. and rarely fail 10 sals
hold Of them now, owe everything -
tho editors Of various boys periodlesis
with whom | became acquainted early H.
my literary career. They told me what
was wanted, and the success | have al
tanned proves the truth Of their ideas.
"ror good boys serial you must hav.
4 strong incident to begin with. Th,s
must be completely treated In the first N.
stallment, and then you must make tina,
lead ON to the main plot Ia such a way ~
10 draw the interest Of boy into readsng
further. OF course you have to end Won,
installments MT interesting points-thess
tyrants OF editors demand that. Then The
structure OF your story ought 10 be as FOL.
lows: You ought TO have your main plot
deeply interesting, with touch OF mvx.
stery In drumming through the whole
and growing In intensity 50 as to mako {
fine climax at the end; then each INSTALL
ment ought TO have strong incident
bearing ON and complicating the main
plot, while II serves the other purpose az
enlisting the readers interest. no matter
what number Of the story paper lie NAV
pick up When say incident mean al.
ways an incident of action. Boys don't
mind character study. but your heroes
must reveal their characters In action, not
by talking. Boys are MS quick az older
readers In detecting buncombc or bomhast.
They want a hero, but he must prove him.
self such by brave. honest endeavor, not
by preaching. Cor. Brooklyn Standard.
Union
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Repressed Indignation is an interesting
phase OF human feeling. Such restraint Is
frequently required In good society. I had
the pleasure OF attending a most agreeable
6o'clock tea mt q house ON Massachusetts
avenue one day. A gentleman who came
In soon after myself. in bowling TO the la
dies right and left caught his foot In the
leg OF the wicker tea table and upset the
whole affair-spirit lamp, cups. saucers,
sugar bowl. cream pitcher and all. The
disaster was most lamcntably complete
And yet the hostess was Obliged to control
her wrath and to accept apologies with a
smiling demeanor, saying that the accident
was really Of no moment whatever. Wash
ington Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
Inspiration I'm Literature.

The mark Of that which we call inspired
In literature Is spontaneity and originality
or intuitive as distinguished from reilec-
tive. We should thus look for inspiration
anywhere but In the compilation OF ma
tionai chronicles. or the construction Of a
Legislative code, or the development of &c
clesiastical institutions. There In new
ness and freshness about inspired utter
ances Incompatible with the mere recital
OF ancient history or the affirmation Of ac-
cepted doctrines. II there are inspired
men we should have to look for them
among reformers, those who In great crises
have given new direction to human prog
ress or who themselves have provoked the
crises which have contributed 10 human
progress. Westminster Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

A young woman OF Harlem repairs,
mends and cleans the dresses of women
whose time is occupied In other ways. and
can better afford to pay her than do tho
work themselves. Since the long street
sweeping trains have been in vogue she
has had SO much work that she has had TO
employ an assistant. In her advertisement
she says she goes out to do mending, sews
worn bindings. mends the fiannels, darns
underwear and hose. mends delicate laces.
cleans gloves and satin slippers, hunts for
rips and weak buttons and puts new whale
bones In basques. New York Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

Mother-lt's terribly late. Why In the
world don't you 20 to be,if
Little Daughter~I'm studyin my gram
mar lesson.
But you said the teacher gave yon only
one rule today and you learned that In
three minutes.n
"Yes'm."
Then why are you porting over that
grammar nj II O'Clock at nightf"
- I'm iearnin the ,xceptions.n = Good
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
TaiiIess Cats.

Conditions other than those OF mere
breeding seem to have much influence
on the development of physical charaG
ter in cats. In one authenticated case a
tabby. which had lost her tail by having
That appendage run over. gave birth in
her next litter to three stump tailed kit
tens out of seven. The Manx eat is not
the only tailless variety. In the Crimea
Is found another kind of cat which has
no tail. The domesticated Malay cat
has tail that is only about one-haif the
usual length. and very often 1t Is tied by
nature in sort Of knot which cannot be
Strengthened out.-Interview in WASH
ington Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

10 say nothing OF the thousauds of
.ne nopeiessly blind. let any one 10 10
the many eye infirmaries Of onr lans
ana witness the streams Of Fsatients CON.
s.an.ly pouring through them. and 10
the offices Of our numerous ocul;s,s "a
see them. forenoon and afternoon i,Iled
WIZ sufferers patiently waiting tha,y
', and ne will certainly come 70 feel
the urgent need on the part Of The con
munity IN general Of more intal,sgsr,
and conservative use OF the s,'ss
Youths Companion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27

A pleasant story Is told OF how one Of the
Dukes de Nivernois showed himself willing
to forgive and forget. His olive branch was
extended with characteristic French wit
and grace.
The Count de Tressan was elected to the
French academy Ia 1850 He was surprised
to learn that the Duke de Nivernois, whose
enemy he had been and against whom he
had once directed a scathing epigram. had
spoken in his favor He FASTENED to call
on him and thank him.
The conversation turned on general sub
iects, and de Tressan found no opportunity
10 refer TO the past. or To make the embar-
rassed apology which he would no doubt
have offered but for his hosts tact. Just
as he was leaving, the duke said with a
miscellaneous but kindly smile:
"Ah. monsieur, you see how In growing
old l have lost my memory. Youths
Companion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
SELF Control.

-One Of the first requisites for states
man IL control Of his temper" said con-
gresham TO a reporter recently. 1T In Of
immense use in debate. / had the advan-
tage Of an object lesson ON the subject In a
restaurant on Pennsylvania avenue. where
! had dropped In for bite. The eating
department OF the establishment In In the
rear, assembled to from the floor Of the bar
room By two steps.
while l was engaged In consuming q
modest chicken croquette colored sersitor
came rushing through, bearing aloft upon
his extended palm n waiter containing an
elaborate meal The proprietor of the
place stood close By the two steps l have
mentioned manipulating the keys OF cash
register. He did not even look up from his
occupation when the negro bearing the
tray hurried past him and tnmbled head
long over the steps.
sit WAS the most disastrous tumble that
I ever witnessed. The waiter with the
dinner upon IL was flung by the shock d.
rectly at mild looking old gentleman
seated at the nearest table. Il struck him
fairly In the teeth as he was opening his
mouth for bite and knocked him into a
heap, while the dishes were scattered
broadcast on every side.
"Not less than ten minutes were required
to pick mp the fragments Of the dishes and
70 gather together the distributed Wanda
Meanwhile the proprietor had not 80 much
as looked up from his cash register, which
be continued 20 finger In a reflective man
ner. After collecting the last Of the do
bris and having restored the injured old
gentleman to his seat, the coiored servitor
approached the proprietor with an humble
mein and said;
III you please. sir, fell down.
sThe proprietor did not for O moment
discontinue his operations on the cash
register. but looking up briefly replied:
ssThe deucs you didi,.
"Whereupon he proceeded with his EN-
ploymeut a. before. Washington Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
The Color of the Eve.

The color of the iris is not uniform In
any eye. Some eyes have spots. others
stripes, still others blotches of white,
green, blue. yellow and black, and the
eye takes its color from the predomi-
nance Of ono hue. An eye that is con-
sidered gray viii often be composed Of
black and yellow. An eye that is thought
to be brown win be very dark red. with
spots of yellow or blue.-St. Louis Globe
Dam0~rat
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
Horace Greelsy's Umbrella.

remember one incident of my fathers
indulgence. One day he brought home an
umbrella with wooden dogs head rs a
handle. Ny covetous little heart proceeded
to set itself upon that canine effigy. In
vain papa offered me whole dog. But
pleaded that no other head in the world
would be like that head, and the result
was he sawed It of and went back to town
with handless umbrella. Mrs. Greeley
Clendenin in Ladies' Home Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
rlRsr LOVE.

Oh. gray eyes, full of love. OF light
Look back with ne 10 that hnur
When Daylight 10 the arms of Night,
Left one sefs tear Ia every flower.
The stars came out 10 light our way
Across the meadow we went DER
Oh. Love, oh. isovel tan that sweet day
Return M more no moref
II could have but one dear boon
In all my life Il would be this--
That hour, that hour that fied 30 soon.
The ecsiacy of your first kiss.
Oh. Life moves on, and love and thought
Grow eoldcr-oft my heart IL sore,
For the soft peace that moment brought
Returns no moreno more.
Elizabeth Cherry Haire.