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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

Probably no city In the country Ii
buriened with street names which
are 30 meaningless as Philadelphia's.
Many Of them are absolutely silly,
and upward of hundred bear the
Christian names Of women. In fact,
there are few women's names which
have not been immortalized in the
name OF street. There are no less
than Ave Ann streets In Philadelphia,
in addition to which there ia an AIMS
place and an Anna street. There are
three Mary streets, three Rose streets
and three Elizabeth streets. with an
Elizabeth place thrown In for good
measure. Not content with two Ella
streets the city fathers have named
two streets after Ellen, with an Ellen
place.
In addition TO these. there arertwo
Florence streets and as many Flor
ence avenues, and two OF -. the fol
lowing streets: Caroline. Emeline,
Isabella, Letitia, Lydia, Margaretta,
May, Minerva, Pearl, Sarah and Vic
toria. From among the other street
names may DO culled the following
| Abigail, Agnes, Bertha, Carrie, Clara
Eliza, Emma. Evalina, Grace. Helen
Jane, Julia, Laura, Lena, Lily. Lucy
Martha, Maud, Priscilla. Susanna
Viola, Virginia and Zenobia. -Phila
delphia Record.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
Tn. or.a. Cause 81 naa Politics.

There is probably nothing from
which the public service of the coun-
sry suffers more than the silence Of
its educated class--that Is, the small
amount of criticism which comes
from disinterested and competent
sources It is very rare thing for
an educated man to say anything
publicly about the questions Of the
day. He is absorbed in science or
art or literature, in the practice Of
his profession or in the conduct Of
his business, and If he has any inter-
est at all in the questions of the day
it is languid one. He Is silent be
cause he has not much care, or be-
cause he does not wish to embarrass
the administration or .'hurt the par
ty," or because he does not feel that
anything he could say would make
much difference.-E- L. Godkin in
Forum.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
singing to Tho.s who Ara m.

A pastor has discovered q new
power in visiting the sick. He has
always read the Bible TO them and
prayed. but now, In addition, he sings
some of the old familiar hymns. He
finds that they carry message Of
comfort to the heart more easily than
anything else. Often when the brain
is too weak to follow a passage of
Scripture, or to listen TO conversation,
an old hymn softly sung brings smiles
to the face and opens the way for n
short prayer. Boston Congregation
eiist.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

Rousseau lived long on his fifth
floor in Paris, forgotten by the world
which he affected to despise, and from
affectation really Stunned, when an
accident happened to him in one of
his solitary walks. He was met in O
narrow part of the street by M. de
Fargeau, driving very fast in his car
riage, and in his attempt to get out
OF the way was pushed down by q
large Danish dog running before the
horses. H. de Fargeau Immediately
stopped his coach and FASTENED to rs
sist the person whom his dog had
thus knocked down, but when he saw
II was the author of ''Emillus" he re-
newed his apologies and attentions
The next day he sent to ask after
Rousseau.
Tell your master to chain up his
dog" was the only answer.-Paris
journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

George had taken lessons on the vio-
lin for six months or more. He was saw.
ing away on an exercise the other day
when his father said:
1T seems to me you have been kept
on those exercises about long enough
Why don't you learn to play tuner
II can play tunes all right enough. ;"
replied tieorgie.
IL don't believe It. never heard you
play one"
"Well, can all the same
.H'mphl I'd just like to hear you
Il can play Home. Sweet Home. ("
exclaimed George. firing up. and III
show you'll You may not be In paradise
while I'm playing It" he continued, with
his chin on bis instrument and bis bow
poised in afr. but this Is Home. Sweet
Home. you're going TO hear"
And drawing the bow with vigor
Gus swipe across the quivering strings
he played Home, Sweet Home" till tbs
misguided parent rushed in horror from
tho house. Newark Standard.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
Psddlrr. In Japan.

The horse is practically unknown
In Japan, and the peddlers must car
~ their wares ON their shoulders.
Those who sell food carry 1t about in
square boxes slung over each shout
der on a large pole. In one box Is
usually a charcoal furnace, with a
pot of soup over 1t. The other con-
tains q sort of curd, made Of beans,
which is sold in square slices that
look like clear salt pork. On selling
slice the dealer transfixes it with a
stick and besmears it with the soup,
which Is red and 80 thick as to form
n paste.
The vender Of sweetmeats often
carries his goods on his head in box
surmounted with paper flowers. He
beats q drum as he goes along, and
the children, who seem always hap
by and smiling in Japan, gather
about HIM. The toy peddler has O
little cart Everything in Japan is lit
tle) covered with paper windmills on
other paper decorations
In the country districts no othel
street merchant is so frequently seer
as the lamp dealer, who has box o.
lamps over one shoulder and one o.
chimneys over the other. He stop
everywhere, and it would seem tina
the japanese, like Goethe. wan
'.mehr LIGHT" Close at this DEALER
heels follows the kerosene merchant
with can and measure. Washington
| Efar
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

A great post. weighted with the weight
Of years. seeks solitude IN remote part Of
the country. DESTROYS to live his own life
what Is left IL. But the world will not
let him II it can help IL His most ardent
admirers ara those who take the most IRE.
quent shots nc him; they come thousands
Of miles to do IL. They cannot let him
alone. Immortal fame Is 10 them what
honey Is TO the becs-they cluster round TO
take bite AZ II. A great philosopher has
co seek refuge IN boarding houses under
an alias. but still they hunt him. Some
one detects he likeness. and again the
hounds ara on bis track.--Ali ihs yssa
Round
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

Several thousands of pounds were
paid for one wooden leg provided by
the sultan Of Turkey for favorite OF
his harem. Having lost her leg in ON
accident, the sultan had an artificial
one Of wood made for her, and by his
directions Ii was set with rare and
costly Jewels to the value OF many
thousands Of pounds. When released
from its position each night, this jew
eled limb Ii guarded with great care
and restored TO its fair owner when
abe rises in the morning. Jewellers
Circular.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

On one occasion Judge Andrew
Ellison WIS trying an important case
at Macon City and VISA desired TO
rush IL through In order TO make way
TOR another case coming up next
morning. The court instructed the
Jury and court officials 10 return aft
er supper, as IL was Intended to hold
q night session. AIT o'clock all the
officers. numerous witnesses and the
jury. with one exception, were
promptly ON hand. OF course moth.
ing could be done without the absent
juryman. The minutes ran into
hours, and still the prodigal didn' re-
turn. At a late hour court ad-
iourned without having accom-
plished anything. Next morning
sharp at o'clock the 70 jurymen
were in the box. His honor scanned
the crowd and asked for the truant.
He was pointed out, and the court
ordered him to atand up.
MIR. -" said the judge, address
ing the derelct, didn't you under
stand the order of the court last
night requiring the jury to be ON
hand after superb
YES. your honor" said the jury
man, explaining, but you see ! live
quite ways out Of town, and my
wife gave me an order prior to the
courts order, and her order was thai
] shouldn't stay in town overnight
considered the matter and conclud
cd 1t was safer TO risk your honor
displeasure than hern, because" h'
added earnestly, II know her"
The court looked solemn o mo
ment, as If weighing some might.
problem. Then smile started acros
his face, and the bar, court officer
and spectators broke out in tumul
tuous laughter. The juryman wa
forgiven. Louis Post Dispatch
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

The cook at the boarding house,
cut on a shopping tour, was talking
with the clerk at the ribbon counter,
who was boarder where she cooked.
Zone OF these dry goods stores,
abe said, gazing around the place, lis
some different from boarding house.
amt itin
well, rather" smiled the clerk,
elevating his chin.
Eyes, she went on pleasantly. I'm
here you see a good many things you
don't eat, and at boardin house you
eat good many things You don't
see, and then she walked out.--De-
tr,oit Free Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

Mrs. Langtry's father, Dean 10 Bre-
con, was the leading dignitary Of his
church in Jersey, presiding especially
over the picturesque church at Sc. Saw
iour's. He was man OF superb ply
sique and strikingly handsome. His
beauty descended to more members OF
hia family than TO his famous daughter.
for the brothers, Of whom there were
several. all were splendid looking. Apol-
lolike fellows, notably Mrs. Langtry's
youngest and favorite brother, who was
killed in a tiger hunt In India. New
York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
wh,,. csmp,..,en. ana Onion soup.

There Is no better skin whitener
than onion milk soup. Il is made
ike an oyster stew, with the differ
ence that small onions are used in.
stead Of oysters. The French special.
ist who takes his own medicine, pre-
scribes the dose .'once day all May"
This milk and onion bisqne is meat
and medicine. 1t Is malodorous, 10
be sure, but attended with none OF
the reactions of pills and drugs. In
the Halle Centrale of Paris 1t In on
sale every day in the year. The mar
ket people drink it for strength and
the fashionable people for good looks.
New York World,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08


q Qassr sequel 20 ths Hsnging Of Pena-
sy1vnnfn wife Mard~rsr.
John McGinnis, a wife murderer.
was hanged In the county prison.
Philadelphia, some years ago. ii
was customary then and probably Ia
now In Pennsylvania to sweaz in the
newspaper Representatives as mem
bern OF tine coroner's jury, for you
must know that an inquest Is held on
the body Of the laws victim, and q
verdict Is solemnly rendered that the
said So-and-so came TO his death by
strangulation.
was witness of the hanging Of
McGinnis. 1t differed in nowise
from the half dozen ] had seen be-
fore and the half dozen ] saw after
ward. The murderer professed re-
pentance, slept well the night before
his death, ate o hearty breakfast In
the morning and walked stoically to
his fate. /, as one Of the 10 jury
men, signed the certificate which
testified that the Judgment Of the
court had been duly executed. My
account Of the hanging was written
In the afternoon, and in the even
ing I received instructions to visit a
well known spiritualistic medium
and determine whether she was an
interesting enough charlatan to war.
rant an elaborate newspaper expo
sure.
had never seen the woman until
that night and think it extremely
probable that abe had never seen
me. The ~circle" had been formed
when / reached the house, and the
medium was seated in a chair, with
her hands on O table. Her eyes were
partly closed. The room was dimly
| lighted, but no sooner was i inside
the door than the woman began tear
ing at her throat and gasping in q
most distressing manner. Her fea
lures became distorted, and she ap
peared to be suffering intense agony
Suddenly she arose and grasped me
by the hands and cried:
"You were one of the bone O.
the 12-one Of the 12r'
With that she fell to gasping agail
and acted like a person who wa
choking. One Of the circle" sale
that she was possessed of the spiri
> of q man who had been hanged.
D relate just what happened withou
= comment. may say that ! haven
: the slightest faith in any Of tn
many phases Of SO called spiritual
ism.-New York Mail and Express.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

GOOD olp nucksroNE.
a Ksmsn. kngiish Comedian WHO Wzs shs
r.ssonifzexsisn Of DreIlsry.

a Fsmsns kngiish Comedian who Wzs ths
Psssoaifessssn Of Drssisry.
Buckstone--the good old Buck
stone the delight of our b0yhood--
made visit to the bright Haymar-
ket something akin to enchantment.
Oh, for the days Of pure. unalloyed
theatrical pleasurel You went to see
not the play, bat Blackstone lui-me-
me. He would figure in some I'M
pretending but satisfactory character
In the important piece OF the night
and where he aided the others. But
ii was not until toward 10 o'clock
that people poured init was the day
of second price'-to see their
..Bucky" virtually by himself IN
some deliciously absurd--not situa-
ton, nor farce. His voice, heard
first behind the scene. sent an antici-
patory chuckle through the theater,
to swell into q roar when he ap-
peared. 1t was full Of an unctuous
enjoyment.
When he came on, his figure wa
unconsciously grotesque, not dressed
up to look absurd, but naturally so
like some of those "Quizzes" we mee'
occasionally in society, who are un
conscious that their friends are %
amused at them. This same tone Of
easy, natural, enforced drollery at
tended him to the very last sentenc'
of the piece. He was irresistible-al
when he would tell us quietly tina
''he had merely gone TO Buxton t
drink the waters"
The whole drama was .Bucky
himself. Oh, for that exquisitel.
comic face, that mouth that twiste'
to one side, the words issuing from
one of it's corners, the eyes twinklinI
with unctuous drollery and fun
Then followed a series of absurd en-
barrassments, with roars to the end
when every one went home to SUI
per or bed in good humor and enjoy
ment. This seeing Blackstone" wa
, entertainment enough, and it is cur
GUS now to look back and think ho'
the enjoyment depended on the e,
ertions Of single parsonage, VIII
, spread light and animation all abor
him. Blackstone. in fact, was tn
! Haymarket. Now, as night draw
t on we require solid, suhstantii
pieces of pudding" to be partake
2 Of slowly and deliberately, and {
! home-interested indeed, but rath,
8 thoughtful and serious. - Gent
Y mans Magazine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

o. We othsr Array Are The ,fsa TREATED
with sech Barbsrisy.


o. We othsr Array Are shs sfsn TREATED
with ssch Bsvbsrisy.
With the exception Of the regi-
ments Of the guards--a mere play
thing Of the czar--the Russian sol
der 10 q miserable looking object,
sickly and dressed in q uniform out
of all proportion TO his stature. He
Is wretchedly paid, always half fam
bshed, and. In fact appears more
qualified to be defended than'to de-
fend. One has not TO go far to find
the reason for this. The Russian
commanders have, almost in every
instance, sought their positions. not
In the hope of proving useful to the
state. but with an eye to the riches
which will accrue to them in the
shape of plumber from the govern
ment and from their unfortunate
subordinates.
Forage, equipments, remounts and,
lastly, the soldiers rations offer am
pie scope for plumber, and these are
] the sources from which large for
tunes are amassed. BY regulation
each battery must possess IS horses,
and the government provides the
commander with the funds for the
purchase of that number. As mat
ter of fact, however, only 40 horses
are purchased Returns showing the
expenditure for the full number are
forwarded to the commissariat de
partment, and the difference finds its
way into the commanders pocket
A somewhat similar system IL fol
lowed in regard TO the forage. The
horses are kept on short allowance Of
hay and oats. The soldier, unable Il
obtain the requisite supply Of forag'
from the proper quarter, Ia compelled
to make up the deficiency by thief
from the neighboring peasants.
Each soldier is entitled to one-quar
ter OF pound Of meat, three pound
Of black rye bread, one-third Of |
pound Of greats and farthing witt
which to buy such Injuries as sal
: and pepper. Even this scanty tabl
) furnishes its quota to the command
er's pocket In the first place tn
! contractor for meat, by means of
tempting bride, brochures the accept
ance of an article OF the worst qua
ity and not infrequently substitute
, horse for or flesh. In order to per
! init Of still further gain the CON
Z manders direct the dough to be we
watered, and the bread issued to th
|, soldier is consequently of the wors
! possible quality-pasty and half d
: composed.
The -four saved by this waterin
process Is accumulated and dispose
of to private persons. The reguli
ton quantity Of greats resolves itse
into about one spoonful. Reduce
by hunger and starvation, 1t is u
: wonder that every Russian soldis
: suffers severely from one form or Al
!. other of Dyspepsia.
~. In no other army are such crut
ties practiced upon soldiers asin tn
; of Russia. The thrashings are i
= terminable, and even trumpets
= other musical instruments are MAJ
> use of in these castigations. ! ha'
known q man to be thrown under
horses feet for some imaginary {
Tense, and / well recollect ca
m where a single blow Of a fist of |
n officer ruptured the drum OF a mar
~ ear and rendered him deaf for life.
IN Spare Moments.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

As the Empress Frederick and Prin.
cess Margaret were walking to st. Mark'A
In Venice, the other day. followed by a
lapdog without muxzle or chain. the lit
tie animal was caught by man whose
business II ITO take mp stray dogs The
two ladies especially begged policeman
20 order the man to give mp the dog. but
having no idea Of the rank OF the petit
TONERS the policeman said that 70 regain
the dog they must follow him to the po-
lice Office. This they did. and with many
excuses the captain Of the guard ordered
the restitution Of the annual. London
Tit-BifA
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
AN errscrwe mADsrone.

Hsw M Adhsres 10 the Body and Sacks
Out All the Poises.
Nearly every one has heard more or
iess about madstones and the wonderful
cures with which they are credited il
saving life where prison had been bit
ten by mad dog. Many regard these
stones al o mere superstition. but stats
tics 60 10 prove that they really do con-
tain many wonderful properties Mad
stones are seldom heard Of anywhere ex-
cept in the southern states. where they
are quite common, and most Of the PEG
pie Of that section place great faith IN
them. Mrs. ]. NJ. Parks, lady resid-
ing in this city, Is the possessor of one
Of these remarkable stones, and report
er called on her tolearn something about
them.
"Yes," she said when questioned on
the subject, II have maidstone and
have had 1t many years. My husband
| fonnd 1t near Magnesia Springs, Fla. ]
have only had occasion 10 use 1t three OF
| four times since Il has been In my pos
| session, and each time the best results
followed. The reason that i have not
used it often 10 that never hear Of case
where person has been bitten by mad
dog until see 1t in the paper, and then
II has always been stated that the pa
tiert has been taken with commissions.
| II IA too late 10 use- the maidstone then.
Spasms do not generally appear until
about nine days after the person Is bit
ten. and If the stone Is applied any tinns
previous to the commissions the poison
win be entirely drawn out by It.
.sThe worst case ever cured with my
maidstone happened when q policeman
here in the city, named Price, was bit
ten on the hand by q mad dog. His arm
had swollen mp to three or four times IL
natural size and had turned black. Tn
man was suffering the most excruciat
ing agony, and his physicians had dc
SPARED Of his life. accidentally hear
of his case and at once hurried to tn
house with my maidstone. The docto
consented to give IL a trial. and tho n
suit was that the man recovered and
now walking around the streets ~ we
as ever"
Upon the reporters asking II he Nigh
see the stone Mrs. Parks immediatel
produced II, remarking rs she did %
1T does not look nearly as powerful q
1t really is."
. 1t 10 little. porous, chalklike sui
,, stance about an inch long. half an inc
,, wide and q quarter Of an inch thic
and appeared to be sort Of vegetab
compound.
1.-THE process Of applying the MAJ
stone, continued Mrs. Parks. sis ven
simple and somewhat similar 20 vaccin
ton. You select some part Of the bod
between the bite and the heart and viii
q sharp knife scrape the skin till Il
blood comes, then apply the stone to ii
. raw spot. The stone viii adhere hmm
: diately, and its drawing qualities are I
great that il will almost bury itself
!. the flesh, sucking out the poison until a
the pores of the stone are filed with Il
deadly virus The stone then drops @
Of its own accord, and after being tho
oughly cleansed with milk, warm wat
and soap il applied again. This is Ike
' up till the stone refuses to stick, therel
q showing that all the poison has be
drawn out. st. Louis Globe-Democrs
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
A Cruei Little Miss.

II was little hard on the boy, for he
meant well and had sincere admira-
ton for the girl. They were sitting nj
the tea table with number Of Others
and as he passed her the sugar he muir
INJURED In an undertone. Here II is
sweet--just like you The compliment
was little awkward. 20 be sure. but be
meant 1t, and 1t seemed more than cruel
when a moment later, having occasion
TO pass the butter to him. she drawied.
Here ii Is. soft--just like you.'- Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
Knocked on. by sausrkraut Explosion.

Knocked Out by a saaerkraut Explosion.
A German living ON Potato noun
tain made q barrel of sauerkraut and
thought to preserve the aroma Of
the fermented cabbage in all Of its
freshness by driving both heads OF
the barrel tight and mailing down
the bung. Finally he decided that
his kraut was about ripe and went
to the cellar to examine 1t. He had
hardly entered the cellar when his
family was startled by a terrific ex-
plosion. Something struck the floor
beneath them hard enough to loosen
the boards, and the air was filled
with the flavor of newly opened
kraut.
The mans wife hurried to the eel.
lar, where she found her husband
lying on the floor, his whiskers, hair,
clothing and the ceiling Of the cellar
filed with shreds OF cabbage, while
the barrel was in pieces and scat
tered about the room. The man was
unconscious, but recovered soon aft
er being carried up stairs. Hestated
that as soon as he had knocked the
top hoop from the barrel the casl
exploded with the force Of steam
boiler, driving him against the cell
ing so hard that the boards were
loosened. The fermentation had
caused gas TO generate. and when he
agitated the stuff by driving tbs
hoop il let go with the force of al
ignited barrel Of gunpowder. -0i
/ City Derrick.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
IN. Cap Fl..sa.

An Irish paper tells a good story OF
visit Justin Mccarthy paid to a sec
ondhand book store in Cork. After
offering him several works OF fiction
the bookseller finally produced a copy
OF one Of Mr.. McCarthy's own books.
but still the customer was not salts
fed. A. last the bookseller In des-
peration exclaimed, We'll, sir. II ]
was q man 30 hard TO please as you,
I'd take TO writing books myselfr'
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08

Banana Juice makes frst class In.
deiibie Ink a spot ON a white shirt
from dead ripe banana Is marked for
ever. and the Juice from bananas thor
oughly decayed Is a bright, clear car
mine
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-09-08
It Dss.n.t Paw.

saidso--I never had but one quarrel
with my wife in all our married expert
once.
Heardso-How did that happenf
Saidso--She went into Mysteries, and
4 cost me $40 for or.-New York
World.