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

Tennyson was only eight years old when
he covered both sides OF his brothers slate
with poem on .sfiowers," done In unlm-
peaehable meter His brother had said 70
him. See II you can write pcefry,- and
when he read the verse ON the slats he
merely said. "You've done IT," Between
tho ages OF eleven and twelve the young
poet wrute an epic OF over 4,0D lines In
Scots octosyilabics mingled with heroics
These were the only finished poems of
Tennyson's boy huod, but when about four
teen OF GfteeD years old he commenced Z
drama In iambie meter which stIll sur-
vives Thus he practicsd himself In thru1
different meters before be began seriously
20 write Or publish. There n no man,
however. who II 80 careful Of his poetieal
reputation "a Lard Tsnnyson. and II Il noz
likely that he win permit this early drama
ever 70 see the light Of day. The numbsl
Of his own poems which Tennsson ha1
suppressed during his lifetime would ill
bulky valume.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

ketfeesh no count. Mas Benz exclaimed
June, with a show Of indignation. 4 weesh
20 Jees' geet hol o. one. den, lcck one geet
Haas monf. nn ef yo' doan; teenk yo' no
count yo'se'f slen ol June hup possum
famine comm
II knew that when old June hoped a
poSsum famine would come " cat fishing
WASH worth while he was In dead earnest.
Tor June was a possnm epicure. So let
him rig me mp n line for catfish, and from
the size of the line and hook | Thought be
was afraid might fasten TO shark. in.
simulated as much to June. lie gave his
bead a solemn shake and said:
No' jess snag oan u beeg Souk Ian
ketfeesh. un meb' yo' woun teenk yo'
kotch aSaark. dat's alir
June battered the hook with something
Hike a pound VI flesh cut from my smallest
bass and threw the bait overheard. Ii
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03


In France the laws are very strict In re
gard to fishing and shooting. The season
opens and shuts like jackknife-with a
snap-and woe to the transgvssor. writes a
correspondent OF Forest and Stream. On a
certain day in July, ! think. the season
opens, and long before daylight OF the day
the banks OF the river all along the Bois de
Boulogne are lined with fishermen sitting
side by side and almost elbow to elbow.
strolled down TO the river Que day
and witnessed the sport. Taking out a
cigar. paid woman Q sous for a chair and
sat down TO get a wrinkle In French fish.
ing. For half an hour all sat In silence
with not movement. Presently one fel-
low had q nibble. Immediately every eve
WAS turned on the little red float on his
line. The float moved perceptibly The
man, with every nerve strained and eyes
riveted on the float, breathIess with excite
ment. watched. The float dipped again.
The man pulled. the cork came to the sur.
face. but no fish. All along the line Of fish,
ermen there WAS an ejaculation OF "Ahg'
The disappointed fisherman put on a
fresh bait and waited. Presently the fish
took hold again. and this time he had
him. Carefully he worked him in TO the
bank, and an attendant slipped delicate
landing net under the fish and carried him
np the bank. There was cry all along the
line OF 80 or more fishermen OF Bon. bon,
tres joli." Several laid down their rods
and gathered around the basket, lined with
leaves, In which the fish was carefully
placed. He was monster. nearly o inches
long, and must have weighed about -four.
ounces. Then all went at IL again with
renewed hope and courage
it "A. "A a
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03


The following incident Of tarpon fishing
in Florida waters Is related by Robert
Grant in Scribner's;
was reeling In my line after a short
abortive cast when suddenly Pierce made
an exclamation. and turned to SEE his line
running out rapidly. 50 rapidly in fact that
the handle Of the reel knocked n piece out
Of his forefinger. He reached me the rod.
and just after had seized IL. taking care
10 exert no pressure, a large silyery mass
iesped out of water straight Into the air
and fell back again
"A tarpon. and big fellowr' cried
Pierce.
The fish jumped two feet out Of the wa
ter. and the leap terminated his first rnsh.
He had taken out abont 90 yards Of the line.
and had an opportunity 10 reel In about a
fourth Of the amount before he started of
again. Meantime my man had hauled up
the anchor. and We were in process OF being
towed by the big fish. whose frantic efforts
to escape were making the reel resolys at a
famous rate. From long experience with
salmon knew enough TO keep the point OF
my rod as high ~ possible consistent with
the heavy strain, and the moment ahe rush
diminished in Intensity l clapped my finger
on TO the leather drag aud resisted stoutly.
reeling Ia every inch OF line that could re-
cover But before long he was of once
more iu mad career and out Of water. vi
ciously shaking his head in determined ef-
forts TO spit out the hook. His failure to do
this after series Of endeavors showed that
he had swallowed the halt. and that my
chief concern now should be n to the
strength Of my tackle.
As he lay on our way home. and that
evening nj the wharf. with the moonlight
resting upon him. he was by far the most
beautiful specimen Of the ish creation
have ever seen. A tarpon had not been
landed for 10 days SOME interest WAS occa-
stoned at Sc. James City by his arrival.
and the gentleman who had fished Tor
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

tarpon-whieh shows the futllity OF snch
an argument.
The manner OF iighting n practically the
same as regards running and leaping. The
tarpon does not snlk as the salmon a 40
fond OF doing, nor 40 far as my experience
goes does he double on the angler, which OF
course " an interesting trait in the sal
mon Nor indeed are the surroundings of
tarpon fisherman TO be- compared with the
beautiful scenery and picturesque life on
Canadian salmon river. Bait IL n dirty
substitute for the trig ny. and the monotony
Of iistless waiting pals on one accustomed
" repeated casting But all the same any
sne who has hooked and landed a tarpoa
tan well afford TO smile at the enthusiasm
81 any other fisherman In creation. Try IL
Tor yourself and see
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
WAS. an. ssaas Ma. c,-la.. :. Do.

"ass oas teaaE MAN CHAINS 30 Do.
Here IL n problem for some OF the young
blades To solve who cannot make both ends
meet on goad salary. A young clerk In
one Of our dry goods stores gets only o.. so
week, but with that sum he has. during
the past year. paid three dollars per week
to his mother for hoard. furnished his
room with antique oak furniture. draperies
and carpet. bought ak expensive books for
his library, taken ave shares In the coop
erative hank. pays a ave dollar member
ship fee TO the Young Mems Christian as
sociation, has seat In church which he
pays ten dollars year for and gives to the
poor whenever he sess their need. He is q
patron of the boys club ON pynchon street.
and has furnished many games for them
lie subscribes for two papers, gives his
two sisters each twenty-five cents q week
Tor spending money. has supplied po@r
boy with all the clothes the lad has had
for the past year. takes his BEST girl to nice
entertainments. dresses well and owes no
man q cent. Springfield tMass.) Home
stead
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

The best lobster ground In the world il
the northeastern coast OF New England It's
shoals. lays. inlets and rocks supplying
the lobster 10 perfection, with all IL requires
for feeding and breeding places aud pro
lection against It's enemies,r said q New
York fish dealer .'The Maine fishermen
use a trap called pot. A lobster pot Il 4
simple enough contrivance. Il looks like
an immense birdcage made Of wooden
Stats. Both ends are covered with loose.
strong netting made from tarred rope.
There liz a hole In the middle Of each net.
The trap Is sunk 10 the bottom by being
weighted with stones aud lies on the hot
tom Ia q horizontal position. It's location
is indicated by n buoy attached to II By
ropes. A Gods hesd or other tempting
bait is placed inside the pot. made station
ary by being fastened ON hooks. This soon
attracts the lobster, and he reconnolters
about the net 10 see how he may get at the
aggmvating morsel.
'sIn his diminishing he discovers the
opening In the netting NJ the end OF the
trap. and he turns and backs himself
through IT, According 10 all ohservant
lobster fishermen, the lobster no sooner Qet !
inside than he becomes aware that he is In
trouble. He loses ell desire to sample the
bait that tempted him To get In the scrape
which he somehow or other has suddenly
realized that he In In. He moves about In
the trap in an agitated manner looking for
a way TO get out just as eagerly az be q few
minutes before sought for an opening 10
get in So agitated il he that he forgets
that his best pedestrian work Is accom-
plished backward, and he does not try 20
back out Of ths hole ms he came Ia, bat ex-
erts himself TO his utmost TO get out head
first, a feat bis enormous claws make i'm
possible.
But. IA lobstermen say, let this crazed
lobster be released from the pot. he will no
sooner be out than the bait inside tempts
him again and he once more seeks for a
way TO get la and seize IL. hnds the way as
before. backs In. il Immediately panic
stricken again and renews his frantic en-
deasors 10 escape again. No matter how
many times the lobster might be let out,
be would just ss often r<t 10 work to b.
come prisoner again"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

A man viii sit quiet under a nisconccp
tion which ~ unimportant and affects
neither his honor nor his reputation
Hardly ever can a woman bring herself q
do that; she would rather worry herself
10 death than allow her friends to remain
unenlightened. Ender what is really in
evitable she IL most pafienf-and man b
very often mont impatient Under what
Is not inevlta0le abe l. most patiently I'm
patient-and a man Is. by reason OF hil
impatience. most patient. Spec
faf0r
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
NO. 81


There Is no Disgusting the fact that the
majority Of foreigners look upon Ameriean
women with An easy and careless contempt.
great many silly women have gone from
this country to Europe, travelling ni0neor
tn pairs and many more have loot their
heads amid the whirl Of life In the bIg
European capitals, so that many Of the
silly things done by women on the CONT
nent aru credited 10 America. am sorry
TO say that the belief that American woul-
en- ARE careless Of the conventionalitIee of
life " justified. have seen troops Of
american school teachers. tourists, de-
tached wives and even girls without escorts
wandering about alone In the night haunts
OF Paris, staring at sights which they had
better not have seen. French or German
women would not think Tor a moment az
venturing about without some member OF
their families as an escort, but American
women push their way everywhere. and
seem rather fond Of exhibiting their insie-
pendence, self reliance and courage, I'm
doubtediy most Of them come out Of the
experience nnscathed, but they never seem
to think of the effect of their escapa.irs
upon Foreigners
Almost everything that In wild. reckless
and unthinking on the part Of the women
In Paris is looked upon N American.
Women who In our own country are mod
els Of propriety apparently lose all notion
OF the conventional when they 20 10 Eu
rope. remember, for instance, seeing on
one occasion two American women Of un
questioned refinement In cheap music
hall In London. amid horde Of question:
BILE, cigarette smoking women, Looking at
a cheap and vulgar show. They had gone
20 the music hall alone at night becnuss
they wanted 10 see II. Neither of them
would have thought Of going 70 such :
place, even with an escort,' In Amerien,
but they did not hesitate 10 70 out aioue
20 London music hall because they were
making their first tour abroad and they
wanted 70 see everything. BiRksly Hall
In Brooklyn Eagle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

long distance from the ship, with brave
crew, who had sighted whale and made
for the monster with all possible dispatch
When within proper distance, Leonard
threw his hsrpoon, striking the fish hard
and deep. In some manner the line as il
was running out caught the body OF one OF
the men in such way as to throw him
overheard. The man sank. whereupou
Leonard transferred his line to hoatm mate
and sprang into the ocean In aid OF the
drowning sailor
The whale. now maddened by his fast
flowing blood, made rush for the boat,
Remarkable and horrible 70 relate. Leon
ards friend had managed TO regain D
boat. while he himself was caught by the
whale between his jaws, his position being
inside the monsters mouth, with nothing
protrnding but one OF his arms. IN this
manner the man was In reality within the
jaws OF death. The whale instantly plunged
down into the deep, and, In the words OF
Leonard, The fish seemed tn be going
down. down into eternity itself"
The imprisoned man, after all this, had
not lost his presence of mind He mustered
his entire bodily strength-and he was a
powerful man-actually bracing himself la
such position "a to compel the fish to
spread his jaws. AT the same time. with
his free arm. he grabbed the sheathknif
out OF Its socket, cutting right and left.
No sooner was there sufficient opening
made than Leonard forced his body outside
Up 10 the surface he swan. when. strange
20 say. he found himself within an arms
length OF his boat. He WAS saved. The
marks OF the whales violence and the
dents OF its teeth were very plainly visible
on Leonard's arms, and he was always
pointed out by his brother naval officers as
''the second Jonah"
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three seasons without taking one said. II
do not wish TO disparage your skill. bus
really yon were very lucky" quite agree
with the gentleman: certainly was.
Tarpon fishing Is, In my opinion. the most
magnificent fishing sport In the world.
understand that veterans at Il now refuse
70 take up the anchor after hooking q fsh,
preferring to part company rather than not
70 bring him up 10 the boat BY force Of rod
and reel only. A compared with salmon
fishinq. the vast difference in the size OF tbe
t,vs az II a vital factor on the side OF the
silver king. Anglers with bns slight ex.
perience have at least an sven chance Of
saving a salmon, but what accomplished
Fisherman expects 10 land more than one
tarpon IN threes IL a salmon were equal
TO tarpon in weight and still retained pro
'portionately its activity. it might be q more
formidable antagonist. but 40 pound salm-
.ou are rare, whercas 40 pounds Is not
much more than the average weight Of
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

Il Is not often full grown fox h caught
with shs hands In an open pasture. but that
Ia what a boy at East Waterford, Ne. did
He saw The fox sitting On a knoll. and in
bis baru feet was able 70 creep up behind
and grab Reynard by the tail He swung
the fox around by the tail trying 10 con
qusr him, but had TO let him 20 alter hls
shirt was nearly torn of.
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clu..m.. !. .u A.,,..,,,..

No living germ Of disease can resist ths
antiseptic power of essence Of cinnamon
for more than few hours. In DESTROYING
microbes II Is not less effective than Zorro
sive sublimate. Even tho scent killa them.
A dseoction Of cinnamon should be drank
In localities where typhoid fever or ckolern
prevails. New York journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

~ keep your shoen fruui efSakinE tnt
the sole4 With linseed I'll Yon may do
this mors thoroughly hy le<tinn the soiss
rest On dish eentainIng tiftis IL the 0iL.
which will b. sbsorted by he teakhef. and
In addition ~ stopping fhe cre&kinE WlIl
make the shoes fnpefEneabie V anew nna
w&t4< --E<w xark Herald
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

Sir Walter Scott WAS genius Of the xery
ilrss order. He succeeded In every deparf,
nlent Of letters, but bis greatest happiness
WAS In his wife. He married her Aftsf q
short acquaintance, and N wnz gonntns
love match. lasting until the day of her
death Writer
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

A fish was caught In the lake at He'll
bronn, swsbia, Ia the year it01 which had
brass ring attached bearing record Of the
fact thai the same fish had been caught In
the year 1880 and released after having the
label affixed 10 his body
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03


wasn't more than on the bottom. In II feet
OF water. before someth hing seized II and
gave "a Jerk that almost palled me oat OF
the boat
Gee I'm time. Mas Benz exclaimed
June, with some show Of excitement. Gee
I'm timer
"Tngl tug. tugl Il was all could do to
hold the line. Presently the fish or what
ever 1t was started np the lake; and the
boat start@,i with IL.
He yo' meatr exclaimed June. -Yank
i'm een.'
Il began to pull, but II was not am easy
matter to yank him In. Finally, however,
the fish turned and followed the line to-
ward the surface. He was evidently a big
one, but hadn't much game. In few sec
ontks head the size OF a prize pumpk Ia
and eyes like an owls showed on the sur
face. Al sight Of US In the boat the owner
Of the head turned and dived down again.
pulling the line through my hands until
my fingers burned.
"'Whew.' said old June lie n Wat an
o. de deep, sho's yo' bo'm We dassent
hist i'm cen de boat, Maas' len. He
swump 1t, sartlnr
Il began 10 think he was leyiathan
OF the deep, sure enough, for IL was only
after several sharp tugs Mt the line, with IL
wrapped around my hands, that turned
the monster sgsin. and he started up to-
ward the surface once more
I'VE dassent hist im cen de boat, Maas'
Ben" said June. quivering with excite
ment. He swamp it, sho's so bo'nl
jees' paddle to de islam yonter. un we tug
i'm up ON lam
June paddled toward a small island
that lay OF 20 our right few rods, and /
towed the big fish. When the boat was
run up ou shore. we got out, aud both tug
ged at the line. The fish offered but feeble
resistance. but II he had only known It he
could have pulled ms both In the water ard
ran away with us. We drew him high and
dry ON the island, and he lay there and
Hxed his big yellow eyes on us and dashed
his tail for few minutes aud then was
quiet. The trophy was Sunk Lands cat
fish. When we got him home two hours
later and weighed him. he tipped the scales
at es pouuds.
~ new see de lecks o dat said old
June. lie 'viat'an o. de deep, sho's yo'
boa,
That wouldn't have been very good
catfish to hob for. bus that's the Kind they
have la tbs Sunk Lands lakes OF Arkansas.
IL any one should ask me where 10 90 ilsll.
ing. should send him down there, and no
mistake. Those waters have one draw
back perhaps 10 The modern sout hern tour.
ist-there are NO alligaiors there. But
they've got the next thing to thenl--gars
lsseet long"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

II ID "a very common thing for people 10
lament that they did not get rid Of this or
that property before ifs value deprecated.
OF course, what they are really SORRY for II
that they could not have contrisei 70 sad
die their loss on some one else II IN a afxn
of the imperfection u contemporary BE-
nevolence that good people shoaid have
such feelings and shoalid regard them ~
matters Of course. They are humorously
unchristiau. The utmost ths asaraae con
Temporary nsds.:::ll-t enioins Is that 4 man
shall not 'unload" upon his friands. Hs
cannot 10 much aa imagine sernpIe about
selling out eandescent stocks In open mar
ket.
IL win not be 30 when the millennium
comes. Property viii continue then. rs
now, 10 fuctuate In value. but the prps
pect of depression will no longer strike
the owner as good reason for selling ont.
HIS superior moral sense will thea, a. now,
be profitable 90 his estate. since property
doesn't always depreciate as much a. Il
expected, and often In the end II RECEIVERS
more than Il lost. but the great adsaas.
tage from . business point Of view Of ths
perfected altrsiism win be emancipation of
the aitruis1 from panic and all its conse-
quences, since the man who Il more ready
10 accept his loss than 20 pass ID on iz not
10 be scared into a foolish sacrifice BY the
shadow of Ii beforehand. d.-scribner'A
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want essayed to take 1t of the hook, but
the fisherman anticipated him and held il
up in triumph. But this operation wet the
dudes gloves, and he took them of and
threw them away. Things were getting
interesting and exciting, and blank the ex-
pense.
Presently another Ash, which, being se.
cured, the servant dipped up water from
the river and handed the dude the sUap
and towel. and he washed his hands. This
was repeated every time he caught fish.
All this time gendarme had been walk
ing up and down. Approaching the lucky
fisherman there followed an animated con-
versation with much grsticuiuting, seem
fngiy protest against such indiscriTalnate
slaughter. The dude waxed Indignant and
quit. The servant uujointed the rod. gath
cred up the stools, umbrella and fish basket
and placed them In the cab. which had been
waiting. The dude entered aud WAS driven
of with his catch. numbering abonl six.
the aggregate OF which might have been
two pounds--an immense success. have
no doubt this great catch made an item Ina
next mornings paper. with the usual lie
about the weight Of the string and the big
one that WAS lost.
had learned how the French do IL.
Evidently little fishing goes long way
with Frenchman. No doubt my little
man went home. took a rosewater Lath and
lay down TO rest after such a fatiguing and
exciting episode. thought TO myself how
would like 10 get that chap out In the
Rockies on a thorn brush creek ON a hot
day and make him wade the stream. with
an occasional stumble over a slippery bowl
der and n souse under. What . I-ower of
good IL would do him, and what fun for mel
Catching q Measter Catfish.
ITO canoeists the weird lakes OF the Ar.
kansas Sunk Lands offer paradise. espe-
cialiy n he is lover Of sport with the rod
and gun. Those messy tree grown lakes
TEEN with the best of game fish and swarm
with Wild fowl OF the choicest species In
the gum and sycamore swamps the beaver,
otter. mink. raccooa and possum are as
abundant today as they ever were any
where. Black bass. southern bass. rare
and gamy speekled trout Of aneSeelled
flavor, which grows 10 seven pounds in
weight; sun perch. gar. the most enormous
catfish and fish known down there As the
silver sided perch give the angler who
seeks the Sunk Lands lakes such sport as
be will never forget. The silver sided perch
never saw snywhere else. = said resident
Of that region 70 Ed Mott. lit Is the hand
sonest hsh I ever looked NJ and 10 a.
gamy rs a black bass.
THE last tinae handled q canoe on the
water OF the Sunk Lands was In October,
1879. had been enjoying great sport with
the bass and trout--both take the fiy read
lly IN that monfh--when she darky who was
handling the boat for me. old June Green.
Guinea relic Of very faraway slave days.
said 70 me;
"sAaas' bon. put ON hunk o dat leetls
bike baas an try yo' luck TO ketfeesh.'
"soh,' I said, June. nobody wants To
spoll nice black bass by cutting bait out
OF It for no account catfish
".Hup 20 doan' call dir yur sonk Ian
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03

n II strange, though true, that In Asa
knd Africa. where grass viii not grew,
The most bsAntifni siowers aud shrahs
flourish 10 perfection.