davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Sleeping In Church.

aShut the doprs'' cried Father Andre
enc day to the Swiss on duty, when he
abseryed the anhbishop OF Paris asleep
during his discourse "shut the doors
the shepherd ID asleep. the sheep will
get out. I" ''Some men preach" said
Sydney Smith, las IL they thought sin
was to be taken ont of man as Eve
was taken out of Adam, by casting him
into profound slumber. F" So, at any
rate, thought not South, who, preaching
one day at Whitehall, observed King
Charles III and several of his attendants
asleep. STOPPING down, he cried out to
one of the delinquents, My Lord, am
sorry to interrupt you, but if you snore
30 loud you will wake the king" His
majesty thereupon awolse, and turning
10 his neighbor remarked. with his Gus
tomary good nature: This man must
be made bishop. Remind me of the
next vacancy.
Latimer speaks of woman who suf-
fered from insomnia, and who, all sopo-
rifles having failed, was taken to the
Church of st. Thomas of Acres, when
she fell at once into refreshing slum-
Der. Lapenius, chaplain of the Danish
court (1662), noticed that a large part
of the congregation fell asleep during
the sermon, suddenly stopped, and pull
ing from his pocket shuttlecock com
menced to play with it, The strange de-
vice, we are assured, had the desired eff
feet Chicago Inter Ocean.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
The Color OF Water.


The fact is generally known that pure
water appears blue when light Is trans
mitted through a sufficient thickness of
1t, and that when opaque particles are
suspended in 1t the hue Of the water Is
greenish. But while pure water looks
blue when light passes freely through
1t, yet when it Is contained in a deep.
opaque receptacle, like the basin of a
lake or the ocean, It ought to absorb
all light and look black. Experience
shows, however, that the deepest parts
of the Mediterranean, for instance, ap-
pear not black but intensely blue. This
has been supposed to be caused by mi
nute particles held In suspension, but
the recent experiments of Prof. Spring
at Liege suggest a different explana-
ton. He has found that warmer cur
rents passing through pure water In
4 terrupt its transparency, even when the
difference of temperature is very slight,
\ Such currents may cause deep water to
appear blue by rejecting light back
4 from its depths through the transparent
layers above This, it is suggested, ex
plains the fact that fresh water lakes
are more transparent In winter than In
summer, because In winter currents OF
heated water are not trayersing them
Even the shadow Of a mountain falling
on a lake may increase the transpar
eney OF the water by cooling the sur
/ face
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
RACED AN EXPRESS TRAIN.
Exciting Contest, In which Sex
tnplet Won.

Exciting Contest, In which Sex
tnplet Won.
Syracuse, N. Y, July 80. " When the
westward bound Empire State express
was about two miles west of Syracuse
this afternoon, it raced with six
athletic young men on a sextuplet.
Arrangements for the race were quietly
completed several days ago. At this
point there is stretch of cinder path
about four feet wide and mile and a
half long. AS soon as the train hove
in sight, the sextuplet was got under
way. The Empire was soon abreast,
and the race for quarter of a mile
was an even thing. AT the end of half
a mile the sextuplet was four lengths
ahead. The sextuplet was then
Obliged to slow down. owing to a short
bridge a quarter Of mile ahead. A
number of railroad officials and bicycl,
men witnessed the race, and four pho
tographs of the race were secured.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
IN a "BuLLA-CARTA."
The Peculiar Vehicle In Use In tn.
Island of Madeira.

The Peculiar Vehicle In Use In tn.
Island of Madeira.
The master-at-arms went out into the
Plaza, and hired bulla-carta. A
bulla-carta is In reality covered sled
provided with curtains, and drawn by
two oxen. For the proper manage
ment of these vehicles, according to
Portuguese ideas, two men are neces-
sary. One goes ahead In order to
check any ambitious Intentions on the
part of the oxen, and apparently does
the guiding. The duties of the other
are harder to define; he receives the
fare incidentally, and urges on the
oxen in those plaintlve, wailing tones
which he who has been to Madeira can
never forget, and which incline him to
believe that the Portuguese language
is one of lamentation. AS Mr.. Keegan
tersely remarked everything is ION
skates In Madeira. The streets of
Funchal are paved with small lava
blocks, set on end, and polished to "a
degree that makes walking dangerous
to people who wear the shoes of civlli-
cation. Hence the owners of the bulla-
cartas do thriving business with for
eigners, especially up the slope, where
a false step is fraught with no incon-
siderable consequences.
1t was up the hillside, or rather up
| the first slopes of the mountain, that
the villa to which the master-at-arms
was going was situated Few visit
Madeira who do not take that delight
full ride up the mountain on horseback,
and experience the delirium of the coast
down, over the polished stones, In
wicker sled Ascending, the traveller
looks from his saddle over the high
yellow walls on each hand into lnvit-
ing gardens of tropical luxuriance,
their shade-trees often completely arch
Ing the way over his head. But the
master-at-arms cared nothing about
looking into the gardens. and had a
sailors prejudice against horses; he
discreetly preferred the bulla-carta
Even the picturesque procession of
wine-growers which he met coming
down the mountain, with skins slung
over their shoulders, made no more of
an impression on him than II they had
been draft of new hands. He sat
back behind the curtains of his bulla-
carta, and smoked brown-paper cigar
cites, and meditated In the gravity of
his mission; and he wondered whether
the senhora would look with favor on
the plan. Only once, when he had to
turn out for fat eccleslsatic from the
convent above, was he aroused from
, these reflections. The priest was de
scending at pace which would have
defied trolley-car, but he sat In his
sled with as much equinimity as If he
were pronouncing a benediction, his
guide deftly balanced on the runners
behlnd.-Century.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
The Travellers Tree.

Monsieur Bureau, French traveller,
disposes Of the old stories about the
travellers tree" in Madagascar, which
has been represented as a great boon
to thirsty wanderers on account of the
water stored In it's cup-shaped leaf
stalks. He says the tree grows only
where there is plentiful supply Of
water, and where rain falls frequently
all the year round, and that since the
leaves are situated at the top of the
trees, which are very tall, the thirsty
traveller would have difficulty In reach
ing them, even If 1t were necessary tc
do so In order to find water.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
HEAT WAS TERRIBLE.
Sixteen Cases OF Prostitution Recorded
at st. Louis.

Sixteen Cases OF Prostitution hecoEoo"
at st. Louis.
st. Louis, July 81.-The terrors OF
the heat today found their full climax
at the city hospital, where physicians
and attendants were kept busy all day
and until midnight receiving and
attending patients. The number OF
cases Of heat prostration sent to the
hospital as serious were sixteen. OF
these, one died. and two others are ex-
pected to die at any moment.
Henry Meyers, who was sent to the
hospital Monday suffering from the
heat. insisted on leaving the instltu-
ton this morning, declaring he was all
right. He was brought back this af-
ternoon utterly Frustrated and did not
rally, dying shortly afterward.
Henry Welp, machinist, and George
Beard, a mason, were brought to the
hospital tonight and it is thought they
cannot live.
One death occurred in East st. Louis,
George Carr, an employe of Virgins
Ferry Company, succumbing from the
effects of the heat.
Police reports from the different dis
tricts in the city show that thirty
horses were Frustrated today.
Reports from different points in Illi-
nois and Missouri indicate that the
weather is still worse than at st.
Louis.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
stereotype castin. Apparatus.

Chas. NJ. Conley, for years an expert
stereotyper aud at present foreman of
the stereotype foundry of the Chicago
Newspaper Union, has perfected and
patented an invention to automatically
operate means for locking together the
cover and matrix-bed of a stereotype
casting box prepa ratory to the casting
operation. and in like manner automat-
ieally to unlock the parts when the
cast plate Is about to be removed. Pro
vision is made at different portions OF
the box against springing and warping
of the parts In use, thus not only avoid
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

A GIGANTIC UNION.
wage Scale to Govern Shipping Inter
eats of the World.

wage Scale to Govern Shipping Inter.
eats OF the World.
Chicago, July 30.-The Record will
| say: A wage scale to govern the
shipping interests of the world has been
drawn up. II the shipowners fail to
accept 1t, seamen say q strike will be
declared which will be felt wherever
men trust their lives to the decks OF
vessels.
The idea originated among English
sailors and has gradually spread until
now it has supporters everywhere
American seamen are said to be in
thorough accord with the movement.
1t was the original intention TO carry
the agitation on quietly. and to set a
date when the effort should be made
without attracting undue attention, but
recent developments in London and
vicinity, where the police interfered
with a meeting that had been held for
the purpose of organizing seameu, gave
it more or less publicity, and the re-
cent receipt of information regarding
the movement in this country has made
it a matter of common talk among
sailors.
T. J. Elderkin, secretary of the In.
ternational Seamen's Union, with head.
quarters here, said today he received
several communications on the subject,
and he believed American seamen
would lend support to the effort to in
troduce an international wage scale,
one which would be recognized every
where, and which in force would do
more than anything to eliminate the
man business of sailing, and
give the union footing that no future
would undermine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Childish Diplomacy.

We all know the child's aptness In
leasing" the pressure of commands
and prohibitions. IL, for example, he Is
told to keep perfectly quiet because
mother or father wants to sleep. he will
prettlly plead for the reservation of
whispering ever so softly. If he is bid
den not to ask for things at the table,
he will resort to sly, indirect reminders
of what he wants, as when boy of Ave
years and half whispered audibly, 81
hope somebody will offer me some more
soup" or when girl of three years and
half with still greater childish tact
observed on seeing the elder folk eating
cake, Il not asking" This last may be
compared with a story told by Rous-
seau of little girl of six years who,
having eaten of all the dishes but one,
artfully indicated the fact by pointing
In turn to all the dishes. saying, Il have
eaten that" but carefully passing by
the untasted one.
When more difficult duties come to be
enforced and the neophyte In the higher
morality Is hidden to be considerable for
others, and even to sacrifice his own
comfort for theirs, he Is apt to manifest
good deal of skill In adjusting the
counsel of perfection to young weak
ness. Here Is an amusing example: A
little boy, Edgar by name, aged five
| years and three quarters, was going out
to take tea with some little girls. The
mother, as Is usual on such OCCASIONS
primed him with special directions a,
to behavior, saying, Remember to Civ,
way to them, like father does to me. ;
To which Edgar, after thinking brie
instant, replied: "Oh. but not all at once
You have to persuade him" PROF. Jas
| Sulley.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Nature Worked Back ward

An interesting story Of reversal OF
the ordinary course of nature, which
cost a market gardener dear, Is told by
Miss Ormerod, the English naturalist.
Watercress is eagerly devoured by cad
dis worms, but caddis worms are IA
vorlte food OF trout. The trout in turn
have yoracious enemy In herons,
which ordinarily catch the fish after
they have grown fat on caddis worms.
Recently It happened that large grow
err of watercress had three-quarters of
his crop ruined by the ravages Of cad
dis worms. On investigation 1t was
found that the trout, which ordinarily
protected the plants from the worms,
had been devoured, ahead of time, so to
speak, by flock of hungry herons,
which in thus reversing the course OF
events, had brought disaster to the own
er of the watercress.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Astoria Gets the Editors.

Portland, Or, July 3o.-The exeou-
tive committee Of the Oregon Press AS.
ISOLATION. consisting of Charles Nickel,
of Jacksonville; George B. Small, Of
Baker City, and Albert Tozier, of Port
land, met at the Esmond hotel yester-
day, with President G. G. Doughty, of
Dallas. After some discussion, it was
decidsd to hold the next annual meet
ing of the association st Astoria, for
three days, beginning August 30. The
regatta will be held at that tune, and
the citizens Of Astoria are anxious &c
provide all manner of entertainments
for the visiting members Of the press,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

There is more catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other dif eases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many VI ars doctors pro-
remedies, and by constantly failing to- cure with
local treatment, pronounced IL incurab'e.
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitution
al disease, and therefore requires stitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only
constitutional cure OH the market. IL IL taken
internally in doses from 10 drops TO teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case 1t fails to cure. send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Shot q Minister.

Texarkana, Ark, July b. At the
Cotton Belt depot this morning, Colonel
John Hallan, well-known Arkansas
attorney, shot and fatally wounded
Rev. w, A. Forbes, one of the most
prominent ministers in the state. Mrs.
Hallan recently obtained divorce
from her husband. Hallam charged
Forbes with alternating his wife's sffec-
tions and bringing discord into his
home
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
IN A LONELY GULCH.
Oklahoma Mail Stage Held Up by High
waymen.

waymen.
Wichita, Kan, July BIN a lonely
gulch several miles west of the village
of Lacey, in the northern part of Okla
homa territory, the regular mail stage
was held up this afternoon by band
of outlaws, who rified the express and
mail sacks, taking all the registered
letters and all the valuables carried by
the two passengers in the coach. There
is little doubt that the robbery is the
work Of the reorganized gang of Bill
Doolin, the condemned murderer and
outlaw who escaped from Jail at Guth-
RE several weeks ago with dozen
desperadoes and robbers. A big force
of United States marshals has been in
pursuit Of the outlaws ever since their
escape.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

Ing the danger Of leakage OF the molten
metal but also insuring a perfect cast
plate product. The invention is one
of great value, as 1t not only saves time,
but protects workmen from injury and
makes possible better grade of work.
The accompanying cut will clearly IL
lustrate the improvement to the skilled
mechanic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
The Prohibitlon Nominee Accents.

Baltimore, July S0.-Joshua Lever
ing, Of this city, was this evening off,
cially notified of his nomination for
the presidency of the United States by
the Prohibition party. Prior to the
notification, the Maryland Prohibition
lists held the state convention and NOM
mated electors in the various Maryland
districts. They also paraded the streets
of the city with banners and music, the
line of march terminating at the Ly.
oeum theater, where the notification
meeting was held.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
striker worden nrnst Hanr.

San Francisco, July BIS. ID. Wor-
den, the railroad striker charged with
wrecking the railway bridge near Sao-
ramento two years ago, and thereby
causing the deaths of Engineer Clark
and three United States soldiers, must
hang. The supreme court today handed
down decision in which it affirmed
the Judgment of the superior court
where Worden was convicted of murder
in the first degree and sentenced to be
hanged
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
A Hundred Dwsllines Flooded.

Upton. Ind, July 3l.-The third
ward schoolhouse, fired by lightning.
burned today; loss $4,000. A hun
bred dwellings within four squares of
the river are flooded tonight. Hun.
dreds of head of livestock have been
drowned Jesse Welchel was drowned
in his own flooded barn today, while
trying to save some of his stock.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
A Fatal Quarrel.

Cairo, Ill, July 3o.-I. N. Coffee,
president Of the state board of phar-
macy, was stabbed with dagger and
killed at IL o'clock last night by DIR.
Crabtree, in front Of the latter's drug
store. Crabtree is in Jail. Both men
were prominent druggists.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
THE swinulnu Earth.

1t is known that the poles of the
earth, instead of remaining fixed in po-
sition, revolve In small circles, or curves
which are nearly circles, in period of
427 days, and that another motion Of
revolution, considerable shorter, also
affects the position of the poles. The
cause of this webbing" Is not known.
but Prof. Simon Newcomb has recent
ly suggested that 1t may be due to cur
rents In the oceans and In the atmos-
phere affecting the equilibrium of the
globe
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
me Pope.n rlare.

1t is doubtful whether any one has
more gold and silver plate and other OBJ
jects of value than the pope. 1t is de-
clared that were he to melt down all
the medals, chains, vessels and other
objects preserved in the Vatican, the
amount Of gold obtained would make
more coin than the whole of the present
European circulation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
EIectro-Maqnetic Velocity.

Recent experiments by Monsieur
Blopdot on the rate of propagation of
an electromagnetic disturbance along
wire showed, according to one series
of tests, velocity of 1874, 1888 miles per
second, and according to another series.
In which the distance traversed was
nearly twice as great, 1885, miles per
second. The velocity of light is about
10000 miles per second.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
A VEIL OF MIST

Rising at morning or evening from some low
iaris Where malarial fever prevail no one Is
safe. unless prote cred by some efficient medl-
cinal safeguard. Hostetter's stomach bi.ters -
both q protection and remedy. 10 per ss,n
who inhabits, or sojourns IN mlhsma u, J,
region or country, nhould omit TO nrocurs TINS
foTtifying agent which is also the nnesi knom y
remedy for dyspepsia, constipauoh' At"ne'
trouble and rheumatism.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Robbed a Railroad station.

Springfield, H., July Si.-Two
masked men robbed the Illinois Central
station at Walker, station between
this city and Clinton, at 10 o'clock to-
night. Agent Campbell was shot and
probably fatally wounded by the rob-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

At Burlingame, San Mateo County. Gal;
is one of the most thorough, careful and
practical Home Schools" TO be found on
the Pacific coast. 1t prepares boys for any
university, technical school, or for active
business; is accre lifted at the State and
Stanford Universities, and under the able
management of Ell State Superintendent
Ira g. Hoitt. Phi. D., ranks among the first
schools in the United States. Re-openf
August 4.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Escape from a Meteor.

meteor. weighing nearly four and
half pounds, fell in an orchard near
Namur, in Belgium, on April ID, mar
rowly missing young workman. The
meteor penetrated twenty inches into
the ground.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Rendered orops worthles..

Huntington, Ind. July S1.-A tor.
nsdo late this afternoon damaged many
dwellings here, twisted off trees and
rendered worthless many fields of corn
aud oats. 1t was accompanied by a
deluging rain.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Heavy Run of Fish

Astoria, Or, July 3l.-The run Of
fish is so heavy that the canneries can
not take care of the catches and num-
Der have had to refuse to receive.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

right side up. The engine used at pres
ent Is capable of driving the aerodrome
about half mile. On account o. Pror.
Langley's high standing In the world
of science great interest has been
aroused In his experiments.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

FITs.-All q s stopped free by DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after II G first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 90
trial bottle free TO Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline,
9sl Arch st., Philadelphia, Pa
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

The net profits Of the South Carolina
dispensary system for the quarter end
ing March were $64, Asa.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

A Chicago tradesman has put the fol.
lowing sign in his window: Genuine
Neuchetel Cheese made in New
Jersey
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
HOTTIES SCHOOL FOR BOYS

MY doctor said would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me- mos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, ILL.,. Nov. %, 80.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

No wonder bees are profitable; they
steal all they eat from the neighbora
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05

There are 1, 549 machines or devices
for the manufacture Of cordage twin'
and string.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
Gladness Comes

with a better understanding of the
wv transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-rentle efforts--pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort In
the knowledge, that SO many forms on
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why 1t is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed 30 highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that tits the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which 1t acts. 1t is therefore
all important, In order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. IL
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended TO the most slzillful
physicians, but If in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
.&ed and gives most general satisfaction.