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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

estimate as correct, 10000, 900 bushels
of the crop will be available for foreign
shipment That there will be demand
for all this wheat, and more. from
abroad, there is good reason to believe,
because of the short crop elsewhere.
At soc a bushel the inflow Of foreign
money for this years surplus would be
100000. This will not be the extent
of the cash receipts from wheat this
year, however, since the leftover sur
plus from last year amounts to so OOO.-
600 bushels. which, at the same rate,
will bring 64,0o0,000 more, or SI12.-
100000 altogether. Counting the popu-
lation of the country at 70,00O,000 the
wheat fol sale outside the United States
this year will show from the outside
world about SIT 40 for every man. wom-
an and child-enough to furnish hats
and shoes for all and leave a handsome
surplus.
The hauling of wheat to market be-
gins soon after the ending of the har-
vest In some of the great wheat States
like Minnesota, whose production is
60.000,000 bushels, 1t is a business of
great magnitude, and the storing of
wheat, even at small railroad stations.
requires the Investment of thousands
of dollars in local warehouses and ele-
yators. Men who know how to handle
wheat in bulk are In demand ia the
wheat States during the period of mar
keting and transportation, and the
amount disbursed In their wages is, of
course, considerable. In some of the
newly opened and extremely productive
wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest.
where there Is practically no early au-
tumn rainfall. the bags of wheat are
piled up by the side of way freight
houses in quantities sometimes aggre-
eating hundreds of thousands of bush
els, until the railroad can get ready to
take It away. In States like Maine.
however, where the crop is only about
10000 bushels, the local TRANSFORMATION
Of grain amounts to little, and what
wheat is sent away by rail is generally
unloaded from the tail end of the farm
ers wagon directly into the freight car.
1t Is at the great centers. like Chicago
and St Louis and the big shipping ports
OF New York and Baltimore. that the
handling OF wheat assumes greatest
magnitude. In Chicago boats and cars
are loaded and unloaded directly TO and
from the elevators, aud In Baltimore
wheat is spouted directly to the holds
of outgoing vessels from the elevator.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

many years before they will have sue
eeeded in securing n very large and
lucrative portion of the wheat trade,
and they believe further that this will
bring about great boom to their ports,
since, of course, the commerce In wheat
will bring other trade. A ship that
visits the Southern ports to get wheat
must bring merchandise In order to
make the round voyage profitable, and
if the commercial growth of these ports,
now beginning, continues, new lines of
steamers between their piers and yari-
Gus parts of the world will be estab-
lished. In fact, 1t has already been CIV
en- out that one of the great navigation
companies of Hamburg will shortly es-
tablish a new line from Norfolk to vari-
Gus European ports.
To the reader who does not keep well
informed concerning such things, 1t is
not easy to see how any ruling of the
British Board of Trade could have bear
ing on the commerce of American sea
ports. but little explanation of the
facts win. make this clear The British
BOARD Of Trade exercises the most care
full supervision imaginable over British
ships. and makes stringent rules con-
corning the loading of the vessels. This
Is due to the efforts of Il Mr. Plimsoll,
made many years ago He had in mind
the safety of the British sailors life,
which had hitherto been in great jeop-
ardy, because of the greedy British ship
owners practice of loading their YES
sells as deeply as possible, at the same
time insuring heavily enough to min
imize the risk of shipwreck from a
financial standpoint. regardless of the
danger to the men. Plimsolfs name
has been immortalized in the term
"Plimsolrs line" which has been given
to the safe" load mark, and he is I'M
doubtedly entitled to the gratitude of
sailors the world over.
But New York grain shippers do not
fully appreciate his services just now.
Acting on the principles laid down by
Pllmsoll, the British Board of Trade
has declared that in the winter time.
when the weather Is heavy In the North
Atlantic, ships sailing from Baltimore
and points south shall be allowed a
much deeper water load-line than from
points north of that port. That makes
the ocean freight rates from the South
ern ports much more reasonable, and so
helps to give them the lead, OF course.
There is a more 'or less general Inn
preston that practically the entire com
mercial wheat crop of the country Is
raised in the prairie States OF the Mid
die West and Northwest. This impress
sion is very wide of the mark. 1t Is
true that the wheat raised in these sec
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
A HEAVY FAILURE.
National Bank of Illinois Closes Its
Doors-was a Large Concern.

National Bank of Illinois Closes its
Doors-was "a Large Concern.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-The National
Bank of Illinois, one of the Oldest and
best known banking institutions in the
city, with assets of between $l2, 900, :
900 and $15, 900, 900, closed today
The following notice was posted ON the
doors before banking hours:
This bank is IN the hands of the
national bank examiner, by order of
the controller of the treasury.
This action was decided upon at a
meeting of the directors last night
after the bank had been suspended from
the Clearing House Association of
Chicago.
OF the sixteen banks that cleared
through the National Bank of Illinois,
two are closed-E. S. Dyer q Co and
Warmansdorf & Heineman. These two
are mortgage loan banks and savings
societies in small way, and their
failure is not expected to affect any
business houses. The assets of e. S.
Dyer q Co. are given at 81 900, 600;
liabilities, 81 100000. Warmansdorf' s
assets are $3.50, 900; liabilities, $500,
600. The Security Title & Trust Com
pany was appointed receiver for both
firms.
Six banks have made arrangements
to clear through other banks, and the
remainder of the sixteen are making
similar arrangements as fast as possible.
The failure was great surprise in
financial and business circles The
cause of the suspension, as given in
resolutions, are tunwarrantable and
iniudicious loans"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
WHEAT CROPS OF 1896
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS OF THE
GREAT CEREAL.
New Departure In Shipm ents-South-
ern Ports Coming to the Front-In-
teresting Figures Showing Aneri-
cas- supremacy in Wheat Growing.
Great Wheat centers.


Men who deal In wheat will remember
the fall OF 1896, because of two unprc-
cedented features: the unexpected rise
In the market on the eve of presden-
tial election. and the shipment of the
staple from Chicago to Southern ports
The first of these phenomena has at
tracted the attention of the whole
world; the second has hardly been no.
tieed by any one not directly interested
in the sale and shipment of grain. And
yet this Is undoubtedly far more impor-
tant than the other, since it is the be-
ginning of a new order In wheat ship
ment. Chicago and ST. Louis are the
great wheat centers of the continent,
says writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. At these two cities millions
and millions of bushels of grain are
massed every year over converging
lines of shining steel. From these two
cities 1t is sent to the seaboard. In the
past the Southern ports of Baltimore.
Norfolk, ETC., have been supplied from
st. Louis, while none of Chicago's ship
ments, either by rail or water have
been sent to ports south of New York.
But this year the continued and deter
mined efforts of the Southern ports,
aided by certain action ON the part OF
the British Board of Trade and the low
railroad freights from Chicago south
east, have tended to divert part of the
wheat trade formerly enjoyed by New
York; hence the new departure in Chi
cago wheat shipments.
The ports of the Atlantic seaboard to
the South believe that 1t Will not be
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
Yawning for Exercise.

Children used to be taught that
yawning was breach of good beha-
vior; but now, IL certain medical testi-
mony may be credited, it is incum-
bent upon parents to see that the
youthful members of their flock not
only yawn when nature so disposes
them, but even practice what may be
called the art of yawning. According
to the results of late Investigations,
yawning is the most natural form of
respiratory exercise, bringing into ac-
ton all the respiratory muscles of the
chest and neck.
1t is recommended that every one
should have a good yawn, with stretch
ing of the limbs, morning and even
ing, for the purpose of ventilating the
lungs and strengthening the muscles
of respiration. An eminent authority
asserts that this form of gymnastics
has a remarkabl- effect in relieving
throat and ear complaints.
This being the case, the revival of an
old English pastime, INDUCED In as
kind of Christmas gambol in the early
part of the eighteenth century, might
not be out of place. The game was n
yawning match, and was played for a
prize. which in one instance on record
consisted of Cheshire cheese.
The sport began about midnight.
when the members of the company
We're disposed to be drowsy. and yawn-
Ing was not altogether forced act. He
who yawned the widest, and at the
same time in the most natural manner.
so as to produce the greatest number
Of sympathetic yawns from the speeta-
tors, was the winner of the cheese.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
HoL0-uP IN BLUE CUT.
Daring Work OF Train Robbers Near
Kansas CITY.

hahsds City'
Kansas City, Dec 25.-Blue cut,
made historic through the operations
there of the James and Younger bands,
when they were pioneers in the train
robbing business, was the scene tonight
of its fourth hold-up by road agents.
At 9:20 O'Clock tonight, the st.
Louis and Chicago express, which left
Kansas City at S;45, was tagged at
Blue cut, and came to a standstill.
Masked men Immediately covered the
engineer and fireman and compelled
them to get down from their cab. At
the same time another member Of the
band uncoupled the express.car from
the rest of the train. The robbers
quickly climbed aboard the locomtive
and express-oar and before the sur
prised trainmen had time to collect
their wits, the bandits were speeding
down the steep grade beyond Blue cut,
with the engine and express car. The
express messenger, A. j. Frier, of st.
Louis. was prisoner IL the express
car. When they had gone safe dis
lance the robbers halted and proceeded
w AAhS ehO SOhbSAb5 VI buJ SADTbHn-fdI.
They forced the messenger to give nj
the keys of the smaller safe, and open.
ing it secured several packages Of
money. They then attempted to blow
up the larger safe with dynamite, but
on being told by the messenger that il
contained no valuables, they desisted.
They then boarded the engine and
went about two miles down the track
where they abandoned it and made
good their escape, having secured sew.
eral thousand dollars.
When the robbery became known at
Independence, posse of county officers
set out for the scene eff the hold-up
and at midnight, County Marshal Kesh.
lar was arranging to send out force
of officers from Kansas City.
1t was at Blue cut in 1881 that the
James gang held up Chicago & Alton
express train, and made one of the big.
gest hauls in the history of train-rob,
bling. A few years later, another big
tarin robbery was committed at the
same place, and two months ago to-
night, on October 20, hold-np at
Blue cut occurred. The men who
planned the robbery in October were
novices, and got nothing. Two mem
beers of the gang have since been arrest.
ed, and are in Jail.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
The brain Of an idiot contains much
less PHOSPHORUS than that OF person
of average mental powers. "a

"Walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester,
Mass, U. S. A, have given years of study
TO the skillful preparation Of cocoa and
chocolate and have devised machinery and
systems peculiar to their method of treat
ment, whereby the purity, palatability, and
highest nutrient characteristics are re-
tanned. Their preparations are known the
world over and have received the highest
Endorsements from the medical practition-
err, the nurse, and the intelligent house
keeper and caterer. There Is hardly any
food-product which may be so extensively
used in the household in combination with
other foods as cocoa and chocolate; but
here again we urge the Importance of pur-
ity and nutrient value, and these import
ant points, we feel sure, may be relied upon
in Bakers Cocoa and Chocolate. '-Dietetic
and Hygienic Gazette.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
A FOOLISH FEAR.

There are thousands who have looked
'orward to the return Of cold, frosty weather
With dread, knowing that it brings to them
heir old chronic attacks Of rheumatism.
Why should any one bear it in winter or
hummer when it is so well known what VIII
:ure it and make it stay cured ~, JACOBS
Dill will penetrate through STIFFNESS ano
goreness to the center of rheumatic paln,s,
md aches in their worst Forms ana VIII vi
mbdue them. In the coolest or hottest Gil
nate il does its work of cure regardless OF
low long one may have suffered. Why then
20 foolish fear2 What can be cured
should be endured only 50 long as It takes
20 get bottle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
rrampsa Across The Continent.

New York, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Estby
and her daughter. Clara, aged / 8 years,
the transcontinental pedestrians, com.
pleted the journey from Spokane &c
this city at 1880 o'clock this afternoon.
They left the Western city May 8, on a
wager with New York woman tina,
they could cross the continent in less
than seven months. The conditions
of the wager were that each woman
was to leave town with only IS and
earn their living EN- route. If any
sickness befell either, the time con.
sumed by it was to be distracted from
the total time.
On the way across the continent
they did homework, sewing, and sold
photographs of themselves. At Lin.
coin, Neb., Mrs. w. J. Bryan fed
them and bought photographs. In
Ohio they called on Major and Mrs.
Mckinley.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

Colfax, Wash. Dec. 25.--The o. r.
q N. Cos freighthouse, depot, shops,
water tank, coalbunkers, and about
forty freight cars on sidetracks are in
possession of the county treasurer and
under guard, having been levied upon
by him to enforce the collection of a
debt for delinquent taxes of 1895. Bush
ness is carried ON with difficulty.
Freight is loaded and unloaded ona
box car on switch. Engines are re-
fused coal and water. and traffic is in,
terfered with in other ways.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
A Big I.nmn of GOLD.

New York, Dec. 21.--One of the
largest nuggets of pure gold Of which
record has been made that was found
in North or South America, is now in
the Office of Carter, Haley 81 Co., Wall
street. 1t was found in placer mine
In Dutch Guina, ON the north coast of
South America. 1t is in the shape of
an irregular honey -oombed triangular
plate about ten inches long on the base
line by sir and half inches thick. 1t
weighs To- 81 pounds troy and seems TO
be pure enough TO sell for $40 an ounce,
or IS, 75S. go for the whole mass.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
oArARRH oANNor BE CURED,

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
cure it you must take internal remedies. Halls
CaIarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular prescrip-
ton 1t is composed OF the best TONES known,
combined with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful effects in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, Free.
+. J. CHENEY & co Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
spain.s warIike Preparations,

London. Dec. 25. "A Rome dispatch
TO the News says: All indications
here seem to prove that Spain has been
preparing for the event of warlike com
plications with the United States. The
hurried manufacture of a large guam.
tity of cartridges has been ordered at
Brescia, and four cruisers have been
ordered from the Ansaldo yards in
Genoa.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
FOuNOERED IN THE GULF.
Many Lives Lost In Bark or Vera
Cruz.

many Lives LOST III u Bark On Vera
Cruz,
San Diego, CAL, Dec 5.--A terrific
storm occurred in the gulf of Cam.
peche on the 18th and 18th of this
month. Among other casualties re
ported is the wreck of the bark Jamaica
with twelve passengers and most of
the crew lost. She was bound from
Campeche to Vera Cruz, and had val
liable cargo and some treasure aboard
She encountered norther on the night
of the 18th, but got through until the
afternoon of the next day. all the time
working westward toward Vera Cruz.
So long as the ship remained in good
condition she scudded before the wind
toward Vera Cruz, and at one time
that port was sighted, but one accident
after another occurred to the rigging,
finally making it impossible to live in
the enormous seas. With almost all
the sails blown away the Jamaica re-
turned and attempted to back into
Campeche, but without success.
In the afternoon of the 18th the rud-
der became disabled, throwing the YES
sci at the mercy of the storm. The
passengers took up the boats, which
were repeatedly swamped. Most of
the crew simply put ON life preservers
and jumped into the sea. The captain
was one of these, He strapped 100
Mexican dollars on him and, clinging
to barrel, tried to reach shore. The
survivors saw him sink owing to the
weight of the metal
The sight was terrible one as one
passenger after another sank, the boats
proving unmanageable. The crew was
all drowned. and only three men and
boy of the passengers escaped. The
vessel sank soon after she was aban-
doned. The wreck occurred off the
port of Dos RaYas. Tahaon.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
GRAIN prlces m nengaI.

London, Dec. 25.-A Times dispatch
from Calcutta says: The official re-.
port Of the prospects in Behar says that
the rainfall has hardly any effect in
lowering prices which are still bi0h
throughout Bengal, The danger of
famine has been removed in south
Behar, but there is grave anxiety n
many southern districts.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
MIND READrse.

You can read happy mind in happy coun-
tcnance without much penetration This Is
the sort of countenance that the quondnrn bill
fous sufferer OF dyspeptic relieved Ny Hoetetter'g
such The great stomachic and Alternative also
provides happiness for the malsrious, the rheu-
matte the weak and those troubled with mac
ton OF the kidneys and bladder.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
HoITT's SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

This school is located at Burlingame,
San Mateo county, Cal, in charge of Ira G.
Hoitt, Phi. D. 1t is accredited at the State
and Stanford Universities, and is one of the
best of its kind. Twelfth term begins jan
nary A. 1897
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
Ca dinal satoIIi,s Church.

Rome, Dec. 22.-In the presence of
numerous prelates and the best-known
members of the American colony, Car
dinal Satolli today took formal posses
sion of the titular church of Santa
Maria del Ara Cooli. to which he was
assigned by the pope at the last con
sistory. Cardinal Satolli delivered an
eloquent discourse in connection with
the ceremony.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
O ARLlsLE's REPORT.
Statement of the Governments Finan-
cial Condition-Debt Is increasing.

cisl Condition-Debt Is Increasing.
Washington, Dec. %. - Secretary
Carlisle, in his annual report on the
state of the finances shows the revenues
Of the government from all sources to
have been &409, 475, 40S, and the expen.
ditures $434, 678,654 which leaves a
dencit for the year ended June 1,
1896, Of $25, 203,245.
In addition to the ordinary revenues
collected during the year the cash in
the treasury was increased by the fol-
lowing sums
From the sale of 100. 900, 600 A per
cent thirty-year bonds GIL, t6e,246;
aud from the issue of a per cent bonds
in liquidation of interest accrued on
refuDding certificates converted during
the year. 81, 1870, making total of
$1l1,170, 376.
4 As compared with the fiscal year
1895, the receipts for 1896 increased
$40, l02, 215 of which the following are
the principal items of increase:
Internal revefi me .............. .. 3,.}41 ,l92
Profit on coinage Of bullion deposited,
etc ,256,5l2
fosial serYice.s..,................ 5,5l6,Oe0
There is shown to have been de-
crease in ordinary expenditures of 81, :.
\ 015,852.
ESTIMATE FOR THIS YEAR.
The revenues of the government for
the current fiscal year are thus esti-
mated upon the basis of existing laws:
FROM CubtOHs $l4e OOO,OOO
from internal revenue. 1850 0OO, 900
miscellaneous sources 20 100000
j from postal service................ 80 793, 100
Total estimated revenue. ,.......... Sl07 1913 l2o
The expenditures for the same period
are estimated at $472, 1913, 1870, leaving
an estimated deficiency for the year of
$64 500, 000
These estimates of receipts and ex-
penditures, the secretary says, are
made upon the assumption that there
will be no substantial change in exist
ing business conditions, and that the
present scale of public expenditures
will not be reduced. But if our ordin-
airy business activity should be resumed
and the consumption of articles subject
to taxation should increase to it's
normal proportions, there may be, in
fact, no deficiency in our revenues.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
40 Freah Troops.

Madrid, Dec. 25:-In ministerial Cit:
cles here it is denied that the governs
ment intends TO call out fresh contin-
gents q .roopa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

In the early days of gold mining In
California walters In the hotels were
paid So day for their labor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

Pisos Cure for Consumption has been a
God-send to me.--Wm. b. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. II, 1895.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

Daniel Campbell and his wife, of
Walton county, Florida, are said to
be respectively 1T and 118 years old.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

Coral does not grow deeper than
forty fathoms. Placed deeper. it dies.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
MAILED FREE To any sSsfs rs,S cur Ia,
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ETc.

This circular Is issued for the benefit OF our
country customers who cannot avail themselves
Of our Daily Special Sales. Send us your adj
dress. You WIN find both goods and prices
fght. WILL 4 FISCK co,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

N. r. N. U. No. es2.-s. F. N. .. No. 100
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30

There is shown to have been de-
crease in ordinary expenditures of $4,.
0l5,952.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
ESTIMATE FOR THIS YEAR.

The revenues of the government for
the current fiscal year are thus esti-
mated upon the basis of existing laws: