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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
SIZE TURNED THE TABLES.


nas Luck IDesertsa she Strategic wife a.
the Last sIement.
Dinner was ordered at half past d.
At o'clock Trotter reached home
and was met ut the door by his wife,
all resplendent in evening dress.
Great Cesar |" he cried. What's
the meaning OF thisf'
II merely wanted 10 be prompt
for once" she answered sweefly,
and not keep you waiting tonight
before going out. Come. my dear.
the soup Is ON the table"
The poor. tired man sat meekly
down and teok a hasty mouthful.
It's stone cold, " he gasped.
Is iti" was the gentle reply.
I'm 10 sorry. II was ready just In
time.
He said nothing, but devoted u
great deal Of time 10 thought. Tho
overslone, tasteless dinner was hur-
ried through with until the coffee
came. Trotter took adeep draft and
was unable to breathe for q moment.
1t was redhot, having been on the
stove during the period OF waiting.
Still he maintained q dignified silence
and laid down the cup with sigh.
Come, my dear, said his wife,
referring to u slip Of paper in her
hand. Never mind the coffee bad
for your nervous system. Hurry up
stairs now and get ready"
"What'" he gasped.
Yes, dear, that il what you said
last time. have it all written down
here. Now, dress quickly and don't
keep the carriage waiting moro than
four hours"
He remembered the quotation and
rose meekly from the table.
Then began q race against time.
Hecut himself thrice in shaving, lost
q collar button, ruined beautiful
shirt front In putting in his studs,
but Notwithstanding was dressed in
70 minutes and came down stairs just
as the carriage rolled up to the door.
Ready at last, ehf" read his wife
from the paper.
YES. my DEAR he returned mild.
ly.
just then his wife turned for a
brief glance in the mirror before ar
ranging her cloak, and as she looked
q sudden torrent Of tears burst forth.
.sOh, Tom r she cried, why didn't
you tell met M-m-my hair Ia com
ing down and h-has TO be fixed all
over. Him 40 sorry"
But the cruel man only sat down,
drew out cigar and laughed, and az
his wife darted up stairs he cried aft
er her: II say. my dear, won't you
leave that paper with met | want
TO know just what TO say. New
York Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
A Chance Fsr m ravsasor.

The railroad companies should con.
trive soma way by which both sides
OF the car shall be the shady aide In
summer. 1t would sava strangers =
greas deal OF anxiety when making
choice of seats, and OF course the
companies would make more money,
a. il i fair 70 suppose that the seats
on both sides would them be taken. -
Boston Transcript.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

Halier, famous Swiss scientist Of
the eighteenth century. was once
well rewarded for his politeness to q
fellow traveller. Some scientists find
II hari 10 take an interest In any.
thing except their own specaalties.
II was not 40 with Haller. His fel.
low traveller was good woman from
Berne, The conversation fell nat.
urally upon thecommodity for which
Berne IL noted cakes.
The Berne dame said with pride
that he could make II kinds Of cakes.
What was her surprise and delight
when Haller asked her how she made
theml She eagerly began recital,
with copious explanations. of those
II recipes. and she had good Lis.
tener.
Perhaps Haller regretted his rash
question. hut he did not show IL. HI
listened patiently and sinilingly t.
the end. and lie and the Bernese
woman parted very good friends,
though he had hardly spokena word
II IL safe to say that In all his scien
tific researches he had not learned st
much about the combination Of hut
ter aud sugar and eggs.
Some time afterwaIsi he wa,
elected to an important political
office. From some quarters he re
ceivei an unexpected number oI
votes. Then he found out that hi,
Bernese cakemaking friend had beer
SO impressed with the intelligence
and ability of her fellow travelei
that when she heard he was running
for Office she gave her relatives
friends and acquaintances no peace
until she Ind secured their promise
to vote for him. Youths Com
panion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

CATCHING UP THE BABY INFO Ny AHMs.
still. that sent the coaches. buffers and
chains clashing and driving into each
her up within half foot of the child.
Think of that!
II remember leaping of my engine
aud catching up the baby into my arms
fransically, as II was mad. and then
burst into an agony of sobbing that
was like tearing me to pieces. |
couldn't help IL, for all the people
that were crowding around; and then
all seemed confusion to me, only for
the little creature that was clinglng so
10 me, bless her" He stopped abb
ruptly.
sspoor fcllowlr said. deeply moved.
'.such terrible strain would have shat
tered any man, much more father.
And where did the child come from
"A cottage good way of. maj ann.
they told me afterwards. he answered.
drawing long breatn--pooF fellow. he
had almost lived again the horror Of
that race in recalling it--.'but at the
time couldn't feel like knowing any
thing. only that I'D got 10 take my
train ON somehow. And | did 10 the
next station. no further. you believe
me. / simply couldn't
II had nervous fever after that. and
then Ii was months aud months sssfore
, could take n train over that track
again. that's fact, ma'an; and as yon
see by me to-day, Iean't never stand see-
ing any child get between the naetass--
no, not IL two lines OF rail- was laid
down In my back garden. All here
comes our train. ma am, and I'll carry
your bag. please" he added. taking H.
THANK you: and thank yoa % much
!, for your deeply interesting story"
said, ~ We got into the same eompart
ment
You're too kind 70 have listened to
II, ma'am,r said he. simply. ''for it's
J nothing much seems like to tell-oniY
an engine drivers story
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
nusslas. ..ar.nw sls Tarkish war

| was struck with the utter alb.
sence of enthusiasm and the dislike
to the war. In the canteen tent l
frequently heard officers of the gslard
who had not yet been under fire
making usasof such expressions as,
..Ah, If were only lucky enough to
be back in st. Petersburg. or, I'D
give somebody good round sum 10
give me a slight fiesli wound, : etc.
The wounded in the hospital fire.
quently spoke IN indignant terms of
the officers. which. an rule. II GER
tainIy not the habit OF the Russian
soldier. Experiences OF Prussian
0fYYcya4
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
BROS AND MILLINERY.
The Enormous Slaughter of Feasheswa
HeAetie@ THAT Fashion D@mnasfs.


The Enarmau. slaaghs~r es Fsashss~a
hssssle. THAT F.shisa D@maNsis.
Beyond all dispute an enormous
traffic In carried ON in birlslins
and coiored feathers, Of which Lon.
don and Paris are the two great
marts for the supply Of all Europe.
How vast and wholesale that traffic
is let the following facts speak for
themselves:
II have known. says the commits.
Eioner OF Sind, 80, 600 black par.
tridges killed In certain provinces
within a few days to supply skins
for the European markets. Blue
jays, golden orioles and hoopoes are
bought up in any number at almost
any price. II have known, says
another well known authority. IA
single bird catcher in the province
OF Lahore snare 200 kingfishers in
the course Of q month"
One famous dealer in London has
been known to receive in one single
consignment $4,000 dead humming
birds, $4,000 skins of different aquat-
IL birds and 500. 600 pairs Of wings
, OF different small and brilliantly col
ored birds while a similar Partisan
dealer advertises for a contract to
supply 10000 for one special season.
At o well known auction room Ia
London not long since were sold
404, 900 biislskins from the West In.
dies and Brazil. as well as 35G. 600
,, from the East Indies. All these
were OF choice and brilliant colors
and designed for millinery purposes.
The slaughter tnat Is going ON
abroad Is only type of what Is be-
ing perpetrated at home by bird
catchers, some SO called sporting
men, gamekeepers and thousands of
other nondescripts regularly en-
gagged in this foul traffic, who are
well paid for their work. For exam
pie, the great skua gull. now found
, in Great Britain at only three sta
tions in the Shetland isles, In contin-
ually slaughtered at all times and at
all seasons, no one apparently being
at hand to enforce obedience To the
birds protection act even in close
time.
The exquisite wings of the kitti.
wake lLarus tridactylus) are in great
demand fer ladies' bonnets, and
! therefore always command a high
price. The consequence In that the
! lst day of August, on which day the
close time expires, Is grand field
day of slaughter to which thousands
Of miscreants rush with unusual
eagerness. The eggs of the kitti.
wake are laid at the end of June, &c
that by the first week i'm August the
young birds, not fully fiedged, are
barely able TO ny, though he plum.
ago of the wings may be in full
beauty. as the robbers at Lundy IL
land very well know.
Thousands are thus massacred al
the very time when the young bird,
are most helpless and fall an easy
prey 10 the powder or shot, stone OF
stick. of every assailant, the wings
J. 1t is said, being often torn away
from living birds, who are left to dit
F., slowly Of their wounds or by starva
ton. Il have known" said Iii.
Yarrell. 1000 of these char1min,
birds butchered In this fashion with
In q single fortnight. Edinburgl
Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

In Italy and Spain, where the pen
atty il merely nominal. dueling Il
very much in evidence The szber Ii
commonly employed, but the stiletto
is frequently used for the purpose.
It viii give an idea Of the ferocify
sometimes imported into these south.
ern duels IL instance one case. where
the combatants were tied foot 10 foot
and fought with daggers TO the death.
London Tit Bits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
A Pleasant rsrn2p~et.

Willie, said the young mother 10
her abject slave, '.you must go to
work and raise a beard right away. :
What fora' asked the bewildared
husband.
TO asnnse baby. His grandpa was
here this afternoon, and Ii would
have done your heart good 10 see
how the little darling enjoyed pull
ing the old mans whiskers. He
pulled some Of them clean out. -,
Exchange.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17
exter Grange Fair.

The annual fair of Dexter Grange op.
cured in Town hsll, Wednt sday and Thurs.
lay, Oct. 10 and II. Many articles were
brought in Wednesday forenoon and good
show vas promised Tut before noon il be-
zen TO rain and later to poor so that VERY
few visitors put in an appearance, but when
supper time came many of the towns pro.
pie remembered the well filled tables and
availed themselves Of nice sulp.r.
Thursday damned bright ard visitors
came from every direction 20 that by two
o'clock the time ann unI,d for tie baby
show the hall WAS Wei tiiled. TwCn;, nine
babies entered for competition Sixteen
prizes were awarded.
As we entered the outer hall dozen
coops of fowls, duck, pigeons and rabbits
sere see good display. 10 the large hsll
to TIE right were seen several long traces Of
handsome yellow corn, also some popcorn,
baskets OF nice beers turnips, onions. cab.
pages, beans ard al other farm products
Ia the center an excellent di,play of fruit
md canned goods, on the opposite side
'ugs, quilts, and mary articles Of fancy
york. a small but ni,e exhibit OF battr
and cheese was also make. The fair WIS
successful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17
Daily 8sunebee Jonraal.
CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.
Religious.

Religious.
Oct. Is l7-Bangor District Ministerial Associa-
Oct l6-1.-Kennebec County Congregational So
ciety. Waterville.
Oct. Washington County Conference of
Congre gationsl Churches, Whiting.
Oct. I7-ls-Bowdoin Conference Free Baptist
Churches, South Auburn.
Oct. l6-Waldo County Christian Endeavor Union,
South Montville.
Oct I7-ls-Piscataquis County Congregational
Conference, Foxcroft.
Oct I7-ls-Kennebec Valley Universalist Asso-
Oct. l9-Buxton and Hollis Sunday School Asso-
citation, Buxton.
Oct z2-Zi-Aug tsta District NJ. +. Ministerial
Association, North Arson.
Nov. s-Mnisterial Association OF the Church
of God, -earsport.
Educational.
Oct. II l9-washington County Teachers Az
sociaton, LuDec'
Temperance.
Oct 23-24- Session Grand Division Sons of Tenn
Oct. 24-25-Anbual Convention State Non Parti-
san w. c. T. IT,, Skowhegan.
Nov. 2-Waldo District Lodge Good Templars,
Northport
Nov. l4-Yo ok District Lodge Good Templars, " est
Kennebunk.
Nov. 29-F.anklin District Lodge Good Templar',
Fairbanks.
Dec i-Nortn AroostoOK LoCSe Uooo AeniPiai o.
New Sweden.
General.
Oct l7-Meeting of Governor and Council Au-
gusta.
Grange.
Oct. l,-Kepneb5c Pomona Grange. Ltchfeld.
Oct. l7-Cumberland Pomona Grange, Wind
ham,
Oct. ls-Piscataquis Pomona Grange, East pan
gerville
Oct. 27-Penobscot Pomona Grange, Hampoen.
Oct. 3l-sagadahCc Pomona Grange, Richinono
Corner.
Nov. 7-Androscoggin Pomona Grange Center
Minot.
Nov. 10 Knox Pomona Grange, North Warren.
Dec. ls-20-Maine State Grange, Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17

OR the matchbox itself will do just as
wcll-placing it so that one of the ends
slightly protrudes over the edge. Then lay
IL matches across it in the manner shown
in the illustration Gig. II, being careful
to make both sides even. When you have
done this, lay the fourteenth match right
on the top of the bottom one, only it Will
not rest on the latter, but on the II upper
ones, being careful not to let it protrudo
over the edge of the box. Then carefully
catch hold of the bottom match, lift gen.
tly, and if you have done it correctly you
will find that you have lifted 10 matches
with one.
If you do not succeed the first time OF
trying, do it again. and you will find that
after bit you will be able to do it just
when you want to.
This next trick is absolutely impossible
to do unless you know the way Take &
match and sharpen the bottom end into n
point Then take another and make slit
in the bottom end, and into this place the
point of the other match, so as to form an
angle. Put this ON the table with the
heads downward and make it balance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17
Very Valuable and Free to All.

If you have not already accepted this
great fs,e offer, don't lose another minute.
1t tells you how 10 be we'll and strong.
The most successful living specialist in
curing nervous and chronic diseases, is DR..
Greene, of "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, who makes the following generous
offer. Write him about your complaint,
tell him just how you feel, and he will ans
wer your letter, describing your case and
telling exactly what your trouble is. He
gives most minute attention to every
detail, and makes you understand
instantly just what ails you. And
think of it, all this costs you moth
ing. He makes a specially of treating pa
tient, through letter correspondence and
i. having wonderful success. He is the
dicoverer of that world-renowned medi-
cine, DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy, which is constantly curing
thousands of people. Anyone not living in
the largest cities will appreciate this splen-
did opportunity to consult, entirely free,
the highest medic,l authority, without
leaving their homes. thus saving the time
and expense of trip to the city, and also
the large fee charged by other and less
skilful physicians. Write him at once,
and the probabilities are you will be made
well and strong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17
FANClES IN TABLEWARE.
Including n Fried Oyster Server, Hoecaks
LITTER and Floral Finger Bowl.

The graceful carafo is no longer stylish
AID In its place has corue the cut glass ice
pitcher.
Very unique are the little glasses in tho
shape of tulips, with delicate silycry ira
Gerry, which are used to serve 'fr&.gc H.
a very popular ice for afternoon teas AKA
receptions.
A handsome finger bowl which is both
new and novel is, in fact, double BOWL
one shallow bowl of opal glass being soS
in q second, perhaps ten sizes larger. ITO
space between is filled with small lowers
The effect is extremely effective, ana tAo
guests feel that they are dipping their HUI
gers in flower wrcathcd water.
Among the new fads are the e2qulsi'o
porcelain spoons which accompany tho
new cafe noir sets.
The ''fried oyster server" with its wlde
short blade and handle decoration oil shen
is one of tho novelties in silver Whic'
give promise of being very popular
The "hoccake litter, which Is Droao'
fat shovel with pcrforations ana mas "
handsome oxidizcd handle, is among 'h0
novelties recently placed on the market
Tho pretty new toast racks, dellca'eiy
tinted in lavender, blue and pink, WIN
graceful handles, are rs useful us they "i'
attractive and artistic.
The new plattcrs for cold meat arc pr,
fectly fiat, with a narrow, upright TIN
and garnished edge. Il,
Quaint shaped dishes for sailed aiihohu.
are in the form of half almond III scs
browns and yellows. A dessert set Is u
white china. with no decoration excepta
gold band and monogram.
And, to conclude this little summary -
table novelties mentioned in Iho Decoi"
tor and Furnisher, white china Trays w.
grated in seashells and aquatic flowers a'i"
leaves are among those used lor s'''''
and water cress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17
Factory Girls of France.

If the French were not able to make a
fine soup out of pair of chickens feet,
they never could live on their earnings.
In the shops and factories just out of Paris
and Lyons girls get IL cents a day. They
will make mans shir5 for 80 cents, a
skirt for 20 cents, a petticoat for 10 cents,
a nightrobe for 8 cents and cloak for 10
cents. The little girls who 60 from school
to the dressmaking shops run crrands,
clean, sweep, dust and pack, pull bast.
ings, seam skirt Innings, stitch, pink and
gather ballayeuses, haste in belts, bustles
and sachets and receive from 20 cents to
81 week. Happily this salary is raised
at the rate of 90 cents every month for
three years, when the apprenticeship ex-
pires.-Paris Letter.
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"eHUcKJ CONNORS' KID.
1t Was Daisy of "A Find, but 1t Got
Weary and Died.

There is u queer character in the Chi
nese quarter in New York city. He is a
burly Irishman, Il pugilist, called Chuck
Connors. He earns precarious living by
plotting inqusitive persons through the
Chinese quarter who desire to eat Chi
nesc dinner or visit the Monaghan thcater
in Doycrs street. The physical proves of
Connors has been so well established by
frequent successful encounters that par
ty under his charge is cons idcred even
safer than if policeman acted as guar
0ian.
A custom has sprung up recently among
the charitable women of aristocratic New
York to adopt an unfortunate child in the
tenement house district and to care for 1T
in q material and moral way without tax
ing it home. A short time ago party OF
women, among whom was the wife OF a
we'll known editor, went to Chinatown TO
secure the cooperation of Connors i'll their
search for picturesque wards. The round
heart of the pugilist was profoundly
touched by this indication of sympathy,
and he promised to do his best to secure
child for each OF the women.
He started out Immediately to fulfill his
trust. Connors' impression was that only
cases of peculiar and pathetic wretched-
ness would be suitable, and so he Travelled
up and down dingy stairways, poklng his
nose into open doorways and making con
scicntious efforts to find a child who was
cruelty i'll used or deformCd. At last his
search was rewarded. He found an ltal-
ian baby whom nature had treated cruelty
and went away delighted The next day
the editors wife, with daintily lifted
skirts, threaded her way through the moi
some street, and Connors came running
to meet her
We'll Chuck, said she impatiently,
did you find u baby for mc?"
Yes, ma'am, " replied Connors dole
fully. Il had the bulliest little dago kid,
wild hump on his back an twisted legs,
all saved up for yc, but las night he fool
ed me. d"
Fooled you" was the puzzled exclama-
ton.
yes ma'am," continued COnnors. "He
didn't know de good graft wot was await
in for i'm, an so he got tired o Twin an
croaked. New York Recorder.
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FIG. II-MATCH TRICK.

against another match, as in the second
cut A are the legs of the angle and
G is the other match resting against it.
Now you ask somebody to pick these
three matches up with one match, and
most probably he will fail.
This is the way to do it. Insert the
match ID between A B and c. Press gen
tly on a B away from c. Push it back
until the match c falls into the angle, and
then pull d up, and you will find that
you can lift it to any height you like The
first of these tricks will be found the hard
err, as it needs care in arranging the
matches evenly but If not done too hur-
riedly it will soon be mastered. The only
difficulty with the second is to balance the
one match against the other two, hut if
approached delicately it will soon be done
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THEN hE STUDIED LAW.
A. T. Stewart Summarily Discharged Bourke
Cochran, His Porter.

Cochran, HIS iOrtef.
The Hon. Bourkc Cochran tells story
about the late A T. Stewart which is
characteristic Of the great dry goods mcr'
chant The congressman and orator be
gan life in New York as Il porter in Stew
art 5 Chambers street store and spent most
Of his time among the dry goods cases in
the cellar. 1t was dark place TO work
in, and Cochran naturally kept himself
supplied with matches. One day Mr.
Stewart had visitor whom he desired to
show through his storeroom-probably q
rival to whom he wanted to show the eX
tent of his importations. Finding Cock
ran in the cellar, he ordered him to go up
stairs and get match to light the gas
with, whereupon the always ready porter
drew his matchbox from his pocket and
promptly struck a light The old mer
chant said nothing at the time, but after
he had shown his visitor through the place
he came down stairs and summoned the
porter.
why didn't ye go up stairs and get the
lucifers, as l was telling yef" said Stewart
angrily.
but / had them in my pocket, sir, ;"
responded Cochran.
Had them in yere pocket, ch?" retort
ed Stewart. so ye'rc carrying matches
about with ye in this cellar, ch? And
exposing US all to the reesk of conflagra
ton! Yo can go up stairs to the cashier
and get yere money from him as soon as
We please. l want no such thoughtlcss
creature about the place"
That was when the Hon. Bourke Cock
ran made up his mind to study law New
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17

Bishop Boyd Carpenter of Ripon, Eng
land, is the court preacher. A story is
told of him that when he was asked how
he managed to address SO exalted a per
sonage as the sovereign and yet maintain
his composure he replied that he never ed
dressed her at all. He knew there would
be present the queen, the princess, the
household, the servants, down to the soul
lery maid And" said the bishop, Il
preach to the scullery maid, and the queen
unde rstands me-"