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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

All corners ARE troublesome because IT Is
difficult TO Ill them with furniture that Ii
ut once artistic, appropriate and useful.
but the corners OF sleeping rooms present
special difficulties. There is little furni-
ture that Il either necessary or best In q
bedroom. And when one OF the few neces-
sary pieces can be made 10 I'll corner. So
happiest effect IN produced.
A little while agoa young architect, who
had room without closets, had To have q
wardrobe put into his room TO shelter his
clothing. Now wardrobe was to bis ar
tistic soul. ms IL Is to many others, thing
abhorrent, and he pleaded to be allowed 70
mitigate his sufferings as much as possible.
by having his own idea Of what "A ward
robe might be carried into effect. And he
was. The wardrobe Is Of plain oak. and In
each OF the doors mirrors were set, SO that
the worthy designer might view his ire
proachable person from various angles
while dressing. And all the comfort be
got out OF IT, which he declared to be great
be certainly deserved. because the ward
robe was all that wardrobe should be-
artistic. convenient and out Of the way
Louisville Conrier-J ournal
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

One Of two things. says the teacher Of
cooking, must take place To cause a cake
TO crack. In the first place pastry Hour
only should be used for delicate cakes--in
fact for all cakes. II you use ordinary
-four, which may contain spring wheat,
the cake OF course Is too thick. and the
starch cells In baking or cooking require
more moisture than they can get from tho
given quantity Of liquids or corresponding
materials IN the cakes Use, then, less
-four, although should say buy the win
ter wheat -four for cake. Then again the
oven may be too hot when the cake goes
In. or 1t may be placed too near an upper
heat. All cakes should he baked NJ first
on the floor Of the oven. IL the crust Is
formed too soon, the underheat will force
the heat up, and as the gas escapes ~
breaks the crust and leaves OF course the
crack, 80 that IL is either too hot an oven
ut first, or the wrong kind OF -four that
causes the trouble.
The same authority prefers water 70
milk In those cakes that are rich with but
ter, as she believes It makes n loaf more
delicate and with softer crust. Winter
of course In such cases must be added
gradually
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
woaid You Comfort nm Invallds

Look hopeful, never despairing.
When requested TO read the news. omit
the death list.
Tell only the pleasant tidings. there Is
no fear of forgetting the evil.
Sigh, II you must after leaving the sick
room. but not in the presence OF the SUI
ferer.
Leave stiff linen cuffs outside--in Eng
land, where they are fashionable. II you
like
Refrain from telling about "A similar case
In which the invalid died shocking death.
Let every article Of food be delieately
dished. takisg only small. tempting guam
tities
IL you must chew gum, MUNICH popcorn
or nuts, wait until half mile away from
sensitive ears.
Make the most Of the luxuries at haad
without expatiating upon the charms Of
she unattainablc.
II your sick ones think that the curtain
Is green when IL is really blue, what harm
in allowing them TO think sof-Good
Housekeeping.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
rna nutr Of Ersrx Mother.

There are those In this country who for
the sake OF self qualification or In order
that their own pleasure may not be broken
In upon forego one OF the greatest privileges
which any right thinking mother can EN-.
10Y, viz, that Of sucking her own of
spring. Among those we find mostly our
society bellies, those who wish to preserve
their beauty and elegance OF figure. and
the mother, or rather say not the mother,
who does not care to be disturbed from her
plumber. Surely no motive Of this sort
ought for moment TO weigh with the true
mother In the discharge OF what IL plainly
a part OF the sacred duty that devolves
upon her. In the performance OF the ten
der Office of nurse the mother engenders
those strong feelings Of affection and love
In her child which are apt to be conspicuous
by their absence In the case OF those In
whom this sacred duty has been foregone.
let II then be understood that regard
Il m plainly part Of every mothers duty
20 hiring up her chik at the breast unless,
OF course, there are obstacles In the way
which prevent her doing So That the
breast was intended by nature to be the
fountain Of nourishment for certain
period OF every animals existence cannot
Be doubted after the most superficial study
Of the habits of the lower animals; and
while creatures By nature fierce and cruel
do mot foregv what instinct tells them g
be part Of their duty totheir young. shall
woman, with her infinitely superior capac
ity. act differentiyf--NewY York CONNER
cial Advertiser
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

Jewelry IL as ancient as the existence
OF the precious metals and the precious
stones. In no age of barbarism or Of
pnritanical simplicity has the jewel been
entirely discarded. The ages Of barba-
rism were those of unexampled splendor
and decoration. Conquering hosts rihed
the treasure chests Of their victims and
carried home in triumph their jewels
and jewelry. The ancient Greeks. Per-
SLAMS, Egyptians and Romans were
adopts In decorating their persons, aud
their men were no less demonstratiye
than their women. Masses of gold
chains sparkling with jewels, earrings
and finger rings adorned the person Of
the Roman dandy, while the warrior
studded his breastplate, helmet, sword
and shield with emeralds, rubics, sap
phires. pearls and diamonds.
The jewels of the crown are great
show pieces in every kingdom In tho
world. while family diamonds or pearls.
as the case may be, are just as jealousy
guarded and handed down from genera
ton to generation, priceless heiriooms,
souvenirs of the past. In the jewellers
art of today two widely different ma
tions probably excel all others in the
originality Of their designs-France and
Russia The former not only originates
designs of her own, but calls upon her
varied art imagination 10 adapt all the
fancies and crudities Of the ancients,
until her jewelry sets the patterns from
which oil others save Russia copy.-H.
p. Mawson in Harper's Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
A u.reIns a. ths ygAshtub.

prosaic a. II looks. there u many a ro-
nance washed over and over again In
wazhtub. You might for instance drop
into North Clark street basement laundry
any day In the week and you would hnd
there, with Redeemed. robust arms deep IN
the suds. stout woman of forty or 50.
She Is one OF the best. most skilled and re
liable laundresses In town. and In the
establishment where she Is employed she
receives rs much as fifteen dollars per
week. That has been the regular amount
Of her earnings for number Of years. and
with II abe has decently educated her chill
dren. supported her whole family, uursed
siek husband until his death and main.
fainsi her honorable Independence IN life.
She has rosy cheeks and her dark hair
shows a. get but faint streaks Of gray, but
her lot hes been hard enough to knock out
many thousands OF other women not 80 70
bust Of mind and body.
HeF husband. whom she married against
the parental injunction. was h0urishing
and lack : speculatoF On Wall street. In
the awful panic Of 1878 he went under,
never 10 rrcoval. psnniieaa. his wife
scorbed al aid from her family, moved out
west, settled In Chicago and has main
tanned herself and family ever since By
working And. strange to say. she seems
10 b quite happy and contentsd. Her eld-
- Dor il s0w snsplcysd In . irritating
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
How American Author. Are swindl


Sixteen years ago AN author, now well
known, brought to n prominent American
firm for publication his first book. an edi
ton de luxe, selling ut ten dollars per vol
ume. They made the usual proposition. 10
per cent royalty after the first 1000 copies
were sold. which he accepted. At the sugges-
ton OF the American house he arranged
with an English publisher 10 bring out the
book simultaneously, the two publishers
sharing the cost OF the plates. The Eng.
glish publisher with each semiannual state
ment sent drafts for ten, fifteen. aud once
as high as fifty pounds for royalty fees.
The American publisher, although he has
been selling the book for sixteen years, and
although the author hears from It "a hav
ing been sold In all parts Of the country
and IL Is apparently standard work-has
never yet reported a thousand copies sold,
and the author has received nothing.
Many other instances of this kind might be
given. but cui bonot The proyiso Is unjust
and inequitable, "A temptation TO the pub
Usher not to report the true number Of
copies sold, and should never be accepted
by an author who expects pecuniary return
for his labor. -charles b. Todd In Forum
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
The Value OF system.

A matter which might be useful 70
women aud important 10 the perfect man
agement OF a household is some stndy on
the fitting up OF the average business Of
fec. Here's a desk with pigconholes foi
bill heads, receipts. blanks Of all sorts, con
tracts, pads. blotters and every necessity OF
q we'll regulated establishment. lnanother
place are spaces for books. Each book 10
numbered OF iettered; each has its proper
place and Is always found there. Observe
II you will, that the books always stand on
end and are not placed one above another;
also that the hook exactly fits the space on
which II ls kept In the safe there are
similar arrangements. The bookeeper can
go into the office at any time OF day or
night, and even II he were blindfolded
could lay his hands ON any article in daily
use.--New York Ledger.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

There are not many households. we ven
ture 70 say. wherein there IL no war under
way between its master and mistress on
the subject OF tables with not six inches OF
space Ia which to put anything tempora.
rily; chairs covered with senseless 'tidies,"
cushions, bows, etc; pillows upon which
heads are not allowed to rest; lamps so be
fur5elowed that they add nothing to the
better reading facilities Of the room; win
dows dressed up TO exclude the daylight,
which proves kindness II the frames are,
as Is usually the case, the better part OF
the pictures on the wall; fur rugs over
which those with failing eyesight are con-
stantly warned by the kindly not TO stun
BILE, etc. It only needs a moments pause
for reflection to prove to sensible persons
that this craze for stufiing and littering
the home has been carried 20 a ridiculous
excess.
Beauty should preside In every house
hold. II IL true. but Il II better TO err al
ways on the side Of simplicity and OF util'
ity merely. than on that OF foolish, mean
ingless Adornment There IL undoubtedly
y desirable half way point between the
home without any consideration for the re
iinement OF appearance and that which Il
either vulgar aggregation OF furnishings
too flne for the use Of the humanity which
seems III AT ease In their midst, or com
blnafion OF the cheapest results Of machine
labor OVERLAND by a display OF silly hand
work and garish coloring. The home which
tells nothing Of the taste. thought or occu-
patton OF its inmates. lacks the one dis
tinctive quality OF the most interesting
thing In life character. Boston Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

Speaking Of his method Of work, Carlyle
said he had found the little wooden pegs
which washerwomen employ TO fasten
clothes TO line highly convenient for
keeping together bits Of notes and agenda
on the same special point. IL was bis habit
20 paste ON a screen In his workroom en-
Rraved portraits, when no better could be
had, OF the people he was then writing
about. IL kept the image Of the man
steadily In view, and one must have clear
image Of him In the mind before il was 10
the least possible 10 make him be seen by
the reader.--Sir G. Gavan Duffy In Con
temporary Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING.
readers. The rotnnda will be surrounded
by alcoves two stories high, which viii br
reserved for reading rooms for special ! u.
dents
Direct access viii be had from the read.
iuQ room to the book stacks, no that the
time taken In furnishing books will be
hardly noticeable These stacks" are in
fact nine story buildings opening directly
from the rotunda- They will be lighted
with plate glass windows on both sides.
The north and south stacks will each hold
more than 10000 volumes. and the east
stack. the smallest OF the three, will &C.
commodate la, 600 volumes more. As the
library mt present possesses lessthan 10000
volumes, the result Of 40 years collecting.
IL Is expected that these stacks will provide
sufficient storage room for the next 30
wears. But when additional space IL re-
auired II will be comparatively easy to get
1t. as the plans provide plenty Of room for
expansion.
In the lerge part Of the building not de-
voted to the library proper some Of the
rooms will be devoted to special eollec-
tions and others reserved rs private read.
ing rooms for members Of congress. At
present IL locks as II the cost Of the build
ing would come within the q. 0o0, 900 appro-
priated for it. but Il will be safer to talk
about that four years hence.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

A leading London merchant once said 20
me: An American lady will come here TO
buy. and nothing but the very best viii
satisfy her, real velvet, real lace, real silk,
perfect iit and exclusive style; no cotton
mixtures no sham skirts. only noble
material from start to finish. An English
lady will come In and, whatever else, the
thing she buys must be the lowest for cash
or credit. ! remember the time when an
English lady would bring carringefnl of
money to huy handful Of lace; now she
brings a handful Of money to buy car
riageful OF lace, and Is perfectly content 10
dress herself In any wretched imitation.
Englishwomen all buy this stuff (the
speaker contemptuously indicated soi.ie
horrid coffee lacey. 1--WE can't sell that
rubbish to an American. she would not
touch 1t with her parasol. Indeed, IN one
part OF Spain the lace trade has died, owing
to the degeneration In taste Of English.
women who once supported this fabric ~
Florence Gray in Jewish Messenger
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
The Average American Abroad.

What the average American abroad Is
most conspicuous for Is the commission Of
small sins. Instead of wondering that the
English criticise ns, we ought to wonder
rather that their hospitality was not en-
hausted long ago. Tor really the behavior
Of some OF our people abroad would Try tho
patience OF the angels In the seventh
heaven. Never by any chance do they
seem To do the right thing except In the
wrong way; and ones head spins In ran
saeking the code to discover what Is the
spring Of their action. The free and easy.
go as you please. mcbbe we will way ID
which they accept an Invitation 10 dinner
that sacred function-is appalling.
They utterly disregard that time. money.
pains. courtesy and brains have been ex.
pended TO give them a delightful dinner
and never ate a poor one In all my Eng
lish experience-and arrive too early of
too late or not ut all, rs IL suits them, mp
setting the hosts arrangements, the host
ess' temper and making of themselves
table talk for nine days after.-Florenes
Gray In Jewish Messenger.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

II you are the least hit nervous about
canned goods soak them pease, Holsters,
anything-for an hour In iced water before
heating them. This will remove any tinny
taste that may be noticed In them and
take away the last shade OF reproach that
may cling TO that best friend Of the busy
housekeeper, the canned article. Ofcourse
no one should depend too much on that
sort OF supply, but the knowledge that
you have a stock OF tongue, chicken, jelly,
cocoa and that sort OF thing. where IL can
be reached nj moments notice, helps to
make unexpected lunch or dinner com
pany the pleasure they ought to be, not
the worry they usually are.
An extra course OF croquettes Is de-
lightfuI addition to plain dinner, and the
canned chicken or lobster will make them
perfectly, and without the bother and de-
lay OF mincing. II things are hurried at
the last minute can Of soup may be
opened and heated in jiffy, or form OF
Jelly opened without a bit Of bother, and
there won't he any course Of roasted host
ess to serve up 10 the unexpected friends.
New York Press
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
How Victor Haxo Used 90 work.

Victor Hugo always wrote standing htA
high desk. especially constructed for hiin'
throwing OF sheet after sheet rs fast rs he
Allied u, Till he would be quite showed W
In leaves Of foolscap. He often rose In the
middle Of the night 20 note down an iass
or verse. He got up for the day usually
AT o'clock. and would devote from six 70
eight hours per diem TO his work. ne
made but few corrections. his poems bein8
thought out complete In his brain befofe
he put pen 90 paper. Il Is a well known
fact that he indulged In the artluous tasA
Of composition while travcrsing the streets
OF Paris on the top OF an omnibus Whsa
working out some great conception ~
wonld spend hours IN this way. Paris Non
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

Persons afflicted with hang nails can cure
them with persistent treatment. They
come usually from an abnormalis dry con.
fiition Of the skin. The fingers should be
soaked a few minutes every night and the
dried and leosened skin carefully cut away.
Then rnsaline or nail saive, procurable nj
any drug store or toilet counter, may be
applied and left over night. The saive per
forms a double Office Of healing and nour.
ishlng the sore aud impoverished skin. In
caring for the nails n jewelers. file. 90
called, will be found very much better ts
use than the coarse ones usually provided
In manicure sets. New York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
WOMAN AND HOME.
ECONOMICAL WIVES AND SISTERS AMI
HOW THEY SAVE MONEY


inside Our ucmes-The Duiy % Every
Mofher--A Heroine st ths washtuh.
.s... r....xx,,.,,s IA "a. Canned
~'Sas-
n. Enc, tha, ,vomen are economical and
.-,,,,sax. s.vsrs 4. digficult 10 impress upon
~ minds ~ men a. class. The methods
s.,orsea hx women are sensible and prac-
ss,al sc,,stip,es ludlcrons and often p6-
sh-.s. s,,ror,lInr 10 the pnsition In which
shex arr pIaced In regard to the amounts
swhich fail 10 their lots TO dispose OF. One
who denies herself even the common deli
cacies. not to mention the necessaries. Of
life. Is not good example for others.
Whenever woman IL allowed certain
sum or earns regular amount, with
which all expenses must be met, then she
IN better able 10 appreciate relative values,
and she will soon accustom herself TO the
best methods Of procuring the most and
best Tor her money. Az a class women are
more saving than men ever think OF being
The wife Of one Of the most prominent
politicians this state has ever produced was
the flnsncier OF the family, and but for her
ambition and faith In his abilities he would
probably never have been known beyond
the confines Of his own county. Her far
siQhtetlness In real estate purchases. which
were exceedingly small at first, made for
them modest competency which gave him
opportunities in furthering his political
career. All the household labor was per
formed by her own hands. and the sale OF
dairy products gave them their first start.
One plan was TO buy lot In a respecta-
bile quarter and place several houses upon
Il. The houses were not built there. The
wife passing through the streets would find
houses for sale cheap " they were moved
from the place. These were bought and
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
s.ann,i..I IN wamrn.

The Neapoiitan woman OF the upper
class Is not interested la the higher edues-
ton OF industrial prbgress Of her sex. She
can smile sweetly. dance lightly. eoquette
gracefully and dress daintily, but 70 blister
her soft palm with a p oar. prick her taper
fingers with Il needld. broaden her slender
foot by walking or wrinkle her smooth
brow with study ard 10 her uudreamed OF
absurdisies
The little brothers and sisters In a Nea-
politan household AT vigorously separated
They work and play AT different honr@ and
are brought up according 10 an entirely
different code. The daughters are esin
Gated in Rome or Pa III az the Sacre Cnur.
and II there are several girls In one family
one is educated 10 the church. Naples
LETTER
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
Or. TALMAcT on Gnosra
Cali silm Emriy for Dinnrr. he says
~atarc wiz fss fass Resi-.

Cali silna Early for Dinn~r. 80 hNs@
Nasare wui fss shs sesi.
Or. Talmage laughs at ghosts. and as
for such a thing A. lresng thirteenth ~ ths
table his only regret n. 70 be declares, that
he i not the twelfth. 10 that be wonia
stand betsrr chance Of getting iair
share ~ the choice bits.
But even DIR. Talmage occasionally
comes across some experience which. 70
him. II vague and inexplicabie, and 10 Us
uncanny sttggestiyeness seems 70 h'he
dsrkiy az world beyond our own"
world ~ ghosts, COLLINS, gnomes ana phan'
kssn,agara Of = sieeper's brain.
DIR. Talmage was sitting In his apart
ments day or SO ago chatting pleasantly
when his yves ranged oyer toward ssrik-
ing oil paiuting. representing gentleman
OF the olsien school. lie pointed TO the
treasure, raised his finger significantly. and
said In that profound voice Of bis:
II do not wish you to believe am ssi'
perstitious. bat there II something about
that picture that. TO me, Is ms attractive as
1t Is out Of the ordinary"
"what IL IL, Dr. Taimagef"
"That picture" pursued the orator, is
q representation In oil VI my late uncle, the
| Rev. DIR. Samuel X. Talmage, formerly OF
| Oglethorpe university, Georgia. For hfty
years the portrait hung In my unele's
room. IL was much priced by him. lt was
| esteemed a splendid likeness. IL had other
associations surrounding IL which made IL
1 especially valued Ia my unclrs eyes" The
| visitor remember that II was old Captain
| Ogiethorpe who brought the obi seeds
from Africa, and FASTENED to answer
''Oh, yea"
ION the night my uncle died strange
thing happened. The friends were gath
cred around the bed. An intense silence
stilled the room. The great mystery Of
death was about 10 again assert Its domi'
nance over the children OF men. There
was deep drawn Sigh. and those about
the bed bowed their heads mt the passing
of d soul"
Here DIR. Talmage paused dramaticail,
In his recital just a moment Then he wa
saying with telling effect:
AT that moment suddenly the cord
holding the picture snapped asunder, ans
with great crash the picture OF my uncl'
fell TO the floor"
L. was some moments before the visito
spoke again.
Are you superstitious, DIR. Talmage"
ION the contrary. do all can to worl
against such ideas They are absolutel.
foreign 20 my nature. mention the stor.
OF the picture merely IA an interesting coin
cidence. At best that Is all u may
called IL IL simply coincidence ha'
my uncle died n moment later, or day De
fore, II you please, no significance woui
have been attached To the crashing OF u
picture. But coming as u ala, Just ut th
moment Of the flight OF the soul. IL was
singular circumstance
do you believe In ghostss"
MY dear fellow, what question:
, course not. All such manifestations, .
Tar as supernatural significance Is COZ