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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Imitation Seed Paoknees.

There seems to be no end of trouble
to the Agricultural Department from
the distribution of seed this year. The
department has learned that requests
have been made on commercial seeds
men for seed put up In papers similar
to those used by the Government and
printed In stimulation thereof. Acting
Secretary Dabney has sent out notices
to a large number of seedsmen In re-
gard to the matter, stating that the
department cannot permit the Govern
ment seed contractors or any seeds
men to sell seeds In packets bearing the
name of the Department of Agrieul-
ture, or any words which might cause
the receiver of the packet to believe
that 1t was part of the Government
seed distribution. No seed can be dis
tributed free Of postage through the
malls except that delivered upon the
orders of members Of Congress by the
Department of Agriculture, or sent out
directly from the department The act
of March 8, 1875, confines the franking
of seeds by members of Congress to
those seeds which they receive for dis
tribution from the Department of Agri-
culture.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Odds and Entis.

White spots upon furnished furniture
will disappear II hot plate be held
over them.
Half pound Of broiled beefsteak
twice day is the best tonic for nervous
or rundown women.
A hot bath taken on going to bed.
even on a hot night of summer. is A
better cure for insomnia than many
drugs.
A little powdered borax added to cold
starch tends to give the linen extra
stiffness, and a little turpentine put
into the boiled starch adds luster.
If an upper pie-crust is brushed over
with little milk or egg before placing
In the oven it viii brown quickly and
have better color.
A handful of carpet tacks will clean
fruit jars or bottles readily. Half fill
the Jars with hot soap suds, put In the
tacks. cover, give vigorous shaking and
rinse well.
The correct way to drain wet UNI
brella is to stand it handle down. IL
nut the other way the dampness re-
mains in the center, where all the water
collects and very soon rots the COW
ering.
A raw egg swallowed Immediately
will generally carry fish bone down
which cannot be removed from the
throat by the utmost exertlon and has
gotten out of reach of the saving fin
ger.
Some people suffer very much from
their eyes when peeling onions. 1t is
said that IL a steel knltting-needle Is
held between the teeth during the ope-
ration this discomfort will cease or be
very much reduced.
heavy hatiron, weighing seven or
eight pounds, viii do better work II 1t
Is passed over the clothes once with a
Arm, steady pressure than a lighter
iron hurriedly passed over the clothes
two or three times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Has STUDIED nroao soNos.
Mrs. Jeaunette Robinson Murphy and
Her Fayorite Fad.

MRS. Jeanette Robinson Murphy and
Her Fayorite Fad.
A drawing-room entertainment is
hardly considered complete nowadays
unless II includes something by O guitar
or banjo performer. Among these few
are more popular than Mrs. Jeanette
Robinson Murphy of New York, herself
0 composer Of not a few pleasing little
songs. Her unusual success is the nat
ural result of giving the subject OF ne
gro songs q great deal Of attention.
Born and raised In the South, she early
1mbibed great love for the peculiarly
plaintive airs with which the negro
men and women tighten their work.
like all other Southern children OF we'll
TODD parents she had nanny" and
II happened that this colored woman
was renowned for her ability as sing.
er. Mrs. Murphy recently said:
las a child | used to follow this old
colored woman about when she was
busy just to near her sing, caring more
for the sound Of her voice than for the
sweetest Northern music. AS grew
up / began to wonder as to the reason
Of the strange fascination Of the negro
songs for all classes of people. found
IL was not merely in the mu-tc or words.
for the quaintest of darby melodies rem
dered by one unfamiliar with the ne
groes instantly lost it's charm. l final
" grew so curious about the matter that
q few years ago, In Tallahassee. I set
about to solve the problem for my own
satisfaction. found to my delight
that the weird effect Of the plantation
songs is from the observance among the
darkies. probably unconsciously, of GER
tain rules In regard to the accent and
breathing. They never take breath,
ms we do, at the end Of line or phrase,
connecting their sentences with that
peculiar wavering tone SO full of pathos
and melancholy. Another singular
thing 10 the heavy accent on the latter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
The Best soil for nbarb.

1t requires high manuring to make
rhubarb growing profitable. especially
as most of the money to be made is
from the very early cutting, and these
must be grown on warm, sandy land,
which is not generally very rich. The
plant is a great consumer of nitrogen,
and this is not supplied early In the
season by coarse manure. Either the,
manure applied must be well rotted, so
that 1t will have available nitrates, or
these must be applied in the form of
commercial fertilizers. The rhubarb Is
easily grown with coarse stable man
ure, but It's price is always very low.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Poultry Remedies,

A farmers wife gives the following
remedies for the worst troubles the
poultry has to contend with-cholera,
roup, lice and diarrhoea: Plenty Of
room, healthy food. and at first sight
of disease, for cholera. give one tea
spoonful of carbolic acid In a gallon
of water; diarhoea. one teaspoonful of
tincture Of Jamaica ginger in a gal
Ion of water; for lice. one teaspoonful
of sulphur in four quarts feed or mash;
for roup, mix boraclc acid with water
so that 1t can be poured down the
throat, give teaspoonful, and they will
be cured
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Pigs, Not Hogs, Wanted.

Almost everybody now agrees with
the little girl who said that clean little
pigs are nice, but II was such a pity
they would go and make hogs Of them
selves. Nobody nowadays wants the
large hogs even for pork. As the hog
Ia fattened largely on corn his diges-
ton Is injured, and the body becomes
feverish and unhealthful. This, Of
course, affects not only the palatable-
ness, but the healthfulness Of the pork
that the animal makes Pig pork is
more generally fattened In a reason
able way, feeding 80 as to keep the
pig growing and its digestion good.
For this reason pig pork Ia generally
sweeter and more tender than pork
from older hogs. But let pig be stunt
ed on corn feed, so that It fattens with
out growing, and its flesh though fat
viii lack the fine flavor that the flesh
OF a thrifty growing pig ought to
have.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Square boxes with open tops and
separated by cleats nailed across the
corners so as to allow air to circulate
over them are better than barrels to
store apples In. We saw some recently
In the fruit cellar of DIR. Fisher. of
Fltchburg. The apples are put In these
boxes In the orchard, loaded into wag-
ons. and are then drawn to the cellar
where they are piled one above the
other. nearly to the ceiling. The boxes
arc made to hold a full bushel each,
and can be easily handled without
disturbing the fruit. There is great
injury to fruit even from the most care
full handling. When the bloom Is off,
1t can never be exactly what 1t was
before. The square boxes take less
room than the same quantity OF apples
would in barrels, and are much better
than II put In bins, where the natural
heating Of the apples piled one upon
the other induces rot, which once start.
ed quickly spreads. The boxes are
made of solid boards, and are there.
fore heavier as well as more costly
than the boxes used in harvesting pota-
toe .-Cultivator
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Final Cure.

People sometimes ask me, said an
old soldier, "if | was at Gettysburg,
and when / tell them the fact that /
was not, do You know that sort Of i'm.
agine that some Of them think that then
Ioouldn't have been very much of sol
der? l suppose it's natural enough too.
1t is perfectly natural that people should
be most impressed by the greatest bat
ties Of the war, and natural enough to
get an idea that the greater the battle
the greater the danger and the greater
the call for bravery, but as a matter of
fact, man can be killed just as dead
In little fight as in big one. New
York Sun.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Only Ono Way 20 Get Volunteers.

Only Ono Way 40 Get Volunteers.
There had been a lack OF men Joining
the ranks, and the colonel was visit
ing a recruiting station, inspecting the
workings Of his recruiting sergeants.
Suddenly terrible noise Of shouting
and shutting Of feet came through the
open window Now II came from the
stairway. intermingled with sundry
loud bumps and knocks, and the door
burst open, showing a red-faced, pers-
piring little sergeant pushing, haul
ing and Juggling at big country lad.
The latter was doing his best to es-
cape the firm grip Of the soldier. "Haltw
cried the colonel. How is this?" he
said to the sergeant. rs this the way
you secure recruits-by force. sir7" The
red-faced sergeant looked up and down,
then at the colonel. and blurted out:
"sure, sir. the only way to get them vol
unteers Is by force, sir"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

He rsefess Carriages Not Yet UsefuI.
We once knew a man who worked
for many years trying to solve the
problem Of perpetual motion, and he
I'm ally completed machine that would
rub down hill. Those who have been
working on horseless carriages seem
to have met with a little better sue
eess, for their machines will run down
hill and on the level, but on the up
grade they are useless. A recent test
In New York showed eonclusively that
these machines are not vet adapted
to road work, as they cannot climb
even moderate grades without the as
siatance Of horses. There has been
great improvement In them, however.
an d they may In time be further i'm
proved so as TO be useful But It does
NOT seem likely that they will soon be
made 70 good or so cheap a. to dis
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

part OF every monosyllabic word, thus
giving two musical tones for each word
OF one syllable, with the same, long
drawn, wailing sound between the
tones. There are many other peculiar
tiles In the exact rendering Of the plan
tation songs, but these are the most es-
sential and the most strongly marked
that have come TO my notice"
! Mrs. Murphy does not conflne herself
TO parlor recitals. but gives her ser
vices gratuitously to prisons, hospitals
and missions.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Ii is now claimed that foods stored
In an atmosphere of oarbolic acid gas
are preserved indefinitely, the fresh.
ness and flavor being retained better
than by the use of dangerous antisep.
tees or of ice.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Then and Now.

In an interesting article Mr.. Ingham
concludes that farmers might succeed
as well as they did forty years ago II
they would be content to live as plain
ly as they did then. We do not like the
idea of farmers living as they lived
forty years ago. Comparison should
not be made that way, but between
farmers and other classes of people
then and now. We presume that forty
years ago farmers lived as well as did
other people of the same resources,
and they should now. The luxuries Of
those days are the necessities and COM
forts of to-day. Farmers as class do
not and should not deny themselves
these things, and when 1t Is necessary
for them to do so TO greater extent
than those engaged in other industries
something Is decidedly wrong. Strict
economy Is now a necessity with A
great many farmers, and other people,
too, but 1t does not and should not ex-
tend to the plainness of forty years ago.
Farmer and Stockman.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
wel1.nalanced Ration.

About one-fourth sheaf oats run
through the cutter with the fodder
makes an excellently- balanced ration.
and viii make the latter keep better In
bulk when cut little green, and solve
the problem Of early gathering. says
Western Plowman. In the spring this
feed can be wetted and mixed with
bran, and makes a feed equal to en-
aila ne
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Oxalste Of lime is found in the bark
Of trees The strange discovery has
recently been made by DIR. Kraus, in
Germany. showing that there is
steady loss of these crystals during the
winter season.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE.

The man who Is charitable to himself Will
Maten 10 the mute appeal for assstan made
by bis stomach, or his liver, in the shape of
divers dyspeptic qualms and uneasy sensa-
tions In the regions of the glands that secretes
his bile. Hostetter's stomach Bitters, my dear
sir, or madam-as the case may be--is what you
reQEire. Hasten TO use, II you are troubled
with heartburn, wind in the stomach, or note
that your skin or the whites of your eyes are
taking sallow hue.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Flower Perfumes.

1t Ia claimed that the perfume of
flowers disappears as soon as the starch
In the petal Is exhausted, and It may. IL
is said, be restored by placing the flower
In solution OF sugar, when the forma-
ton Of starch and the emission OF fra.
GRANGE viii be at once resumed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
HorrT.s SCHOOL, ron BOYS.
frrnu cosnrNcss Auausr 4rH.l

can excellent institution, beautifully
situated at Burlingame, San Mateo Coun-
~, Cal. Having had occasion to inyesti,.
gate the management and methods Oh
Hoitt's School, we are satisfied that for
careful supervision of boys and thorough
no superior. II has fairly earned its In
oreasing popularity."-S. r. Epening Post.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Late Peas for Home Use.

T here is not generally very good
ma Fket for late peas, because after
the first new peas have satisfied the
apHetites of lovers of this vegetable
the price rapidly declines and 1t Will
not pay to grow and market It, But
fresh succession of peas until fall
is very desirable, and 1t is easily In
the power of every farmer to secure
1t by later paintings The farmer
ought always to have fresher vegeta-
bic . and longer season for them than
the average city resident can expect.
1t Is one OF the advantages of country
life that he should not only not fore
go but make the most Of Ii is hard
work providing three palatable meals
through the summer for men at work
on the farm. A plentiful supply of
grde peas will furnish food that is
not only palatable but nutritious
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

A temperature of 1000 10 5000 de-
gress can be produced only between the
carbon pointe of an electric arclight.
The next hottest place in the world is
in the crucible of an electric furnace.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Over 100000 specimens of fossil in.
sects have been collected from various
parts Of the world. OF these. butter.
flies are among the very rarest, as less
than twenty specimens all told, have
been found.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

"Are you afraid, Lily, when you 20
driving with Mr.. Phillips. that the
horse will run away7"
mo. indeed. Mr.. Phillips has train.
ed his horse to drive without lines
Exchange.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
What Kind of a Man Are Your

We were recently shown some re-
plies from local banks received by
large manufacturing house that was
inquiring into the condition OF farmers
credits, In all parts Of the country.
Some of the comment carried with II a
world of suggestion, as will be seen by
these extracts: Sensible farmer" "A
good man. makes money" These are
all successful farmers" Substantial
man, Interested in all that advances
the community 'These men all make
money every year and could name 100
others who do the same" says re-
port from Warrenton, Ga. This man
never renewed a note" Gle has a
fine looking place. but heavily mort
gagged, Is a good deal of a blow" This
farmers word is as good as his bond"
Which Of such opinions would be ex
pressed about you?-Farm and Home.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

place horses, and the horse breed
ers who now go ahead as II they had
never heard OF a horseless carriage
will probably not regret it.-Exchange.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

The trouble with the man who is al
ways talking about what he'd do II he
had plenty of money, is that he never
has any.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
No Grass for Working Horses.

No Grass for Working Horses.
II is great temptation to cut some
gra IS to feed either green or partly
dried to the horses that have to work
hare every day on the farm. 1t should
be resisted, for grass will surely induce
der arrangement In the digestive organs,
VIII ch will make the horses too weak
to do effective work. After the blowing
Is finished many farmers think the
hardest work Is over, but a horse Guilt
waiting all day will need good dry hay
and grain no less than when blowing.
The step is quicker in cultlvating than
in blowing, and requires quite as much
muscular exertion to keep L Il all day
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

The man who sits down to wait for
a golden opportunity to knock at his
door will need thick cushion on his
chair.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

The Influence of the European Crop.
So far as this country alone Is con-
cerned the wheat situation would not
Justify the extremely low range of
values which has been the rule of late
The winter wheat crop is certainly
short and the spring crop is not likely
to be a large one on account of the re-
duced acreage. But In Europe the con-
diti0ns are quite different, the outlook
being very favorable for a good yield.
We must remember, too, that In wheat
production Europe means a good deal
more than 1t once did. Even France
has increased It's production of wheat
of late years, while Russia is an enor-
mot s exporter as compared with FIVE
or ten years ago. Evidently the abun-
dance of wheat abroad, as reflected in
our light export trade, Is the chief
influence which is keeping wheat prices
In this country close to the low water
mark.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Every thoroughbred is able to make
his own salad dressing.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

When the planet Mars is nearest the
earth it Is 5000, 600 miles away.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

How mixed up divorced people must
get In their kin affairs!
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
ThINos PERTAINING TO The
FARM AND HOME.
Ponitry and Egg Production IL Prof
liable = Influence Of the kuropean
Wheat Crop--W orking Horses Should
Not Be Fed Grass-Farm Notes.


But few realize how profitable poul-
try and egg production can be made.
provided as much time and attention
Is given to 1t as to many other less
important vocations. Some one has
decided that hen can be kept for less
than fifty cents year, says Nellie
HAWKS In the Agriculturist. 1t is a.
poor specimen of hen that win not
lay ten dozen eggs year. At the low
price of 10 cents dozen, this would
leave a net profit of so cents At this
rate It will pay every farmer to keep
q dock OF hens and give them proper
care. There IL no danger Of overpro-
ductipn. As long as the United States
annually imports millions Of dozen Of
eggs. the market will not be glutted.
Fow Wis to be profitable must be given
proper attention. Those running at
large will almost take care of them
seuves for part Of the year. They
are cur cleaners and economizers, for
they every day convert into eggs what
would otherwise go to waste. How
ever, fowls In confinement need differ
supp lied. The most satisfactory means
OF providing this is to secure green
bone min and give them green-cut
bone This meat food, or at least some
sort of similar food. is almost an
absolute necessity for yarded fowls.
Tender green stuff IL also valuable.
Last fall sowed a patch of rye for
early spring greens" Early this
season patch of oats was put into
furnl sh green food after the rye had
become too far advanced. Early each
morning and every evening a basket
OF green stun was cut with a pair OF
shea re- and given to them. The results
have been most satisfactory. We have
had lots of fertile eggs, and nice,
thrift ty, healthy fowls. 1t pays to raise
chickens to attend to their wants
and needs.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Some Sc. Louis physicians insist that
the anti-toxine treatment will cure the
consumption as we'll as the diphtheria.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

believe Piso's Cure is the only medi-
cine that will cure COMMUNICATIONS
III. Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. u, '95.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There is only one
way 70 cure deafness, and that Is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused by an nhamed
condition OF the mucous lining OF Eustaehian
Tube. When this tube gets inaamed you have
q bling sound OF imperfect hearing and
when Il is entirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored TO it, normal condition,
hearing win be destroyed forever; nine cases
Nothing but an inhamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by eatarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free
y. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
Sold by Druggists, 75e.
uall H. ga, fIxp he aaf
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

FITs.-All nis stopped free by DIR. KIins's
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after ID e first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 90
cal Arch st., Philadelphia, Pa
Tar GERNEA for breakfast.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.