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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

Forcing Peaehes.-J. H. Hale, the
greatest peach grower on earth, gets
ripe peaches two weeks earlier by the
following method: In the middle of
the growing season, put a strong wire
around a large arm of tree, and
twist 1t fairly tight. This checks the
flow of sap and causes fruit buds to
form early and in great number. The
fruit on the branches OF this arm will
ripen two weeks earlier than that on
the untreated branches, and will be
much more highly colored. But ehii
part of the tree will be SO weakened
by the treatment that 1t should b,
cut away after fruiting, that new
shoots may come and take 1t
place. Thus one large arm or limb o
q tree may be forced each year.-Ex.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
GETS ONE YEAR.
secretary OF the Senate Bloor Found Guilty
of Secreting the Salary Bill.

Secretary OF the Senate Bloor Found Guilty
of secreting the Salary Bill.
Helena, Mont, May l6.-Secretary
of the senate John Bloor has been con-
victed by a jury of having secreted the
salary bill to prevent its passage the
last night of the session, and the pun
ishment was fixed at one years i'm
prisonment He was denied further
bail and is now in Jail.
The bill in question had passed both
houses the last day, but was never
signed by the speaker of the house. 1t
would have cut down salaries of coun.
ty officers and the number and salaries
of deputies 33 per cent
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

Balanced Rations for Hogs.-There
is no room for doubt that a better
quality of pork is made by feeding the
pigs a balanced ration during their
growing period. But this is not all
that is to be gained by following out
more rational policy In the feed lot.
By proper methods of feeding when
the pig is in the formative stages OF
his development the constitution Ia
strengthened rather than weakened.
We believe in good bit Of shorts,
roots, milk and clover or lucerne for
the growing pig. A reasonable amount
of corn along with any or all these
things is a good thing always too.
Feed the pig plenty, give him variety
of food when you can, observe rigid
regularity In all that you do for him.
give him clean and dry quarters, with
sunshine and room for exercise ana
YOU are on the road to success with
him. Few men attempt to do this
Ex
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
IDAHO STATE ARMS MISSING
A Band of Masked Robbers at Mullen In
wade the State Armory.

Wardner, Ida, May l6.-Lieutenant
Linck, commanding company +, Idaho
National Guard, stationed at Wardner,
received telegram from Mullen that
a steel house where the guns and am
len are kept, was entered by band Of
masked men, who stole seventy-tive
guns and 800 rounds of ammunition.
Lieutenant Linck has wired Governor
Steunenberg for instructions. Linck
will go to Mullen to try to recover the
guns and ammunition.
1t is feared by many that this pay
be the prelude to another fierce war in
the Cnur d'Alenes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
LAwLEssNEss IN KENTUCKY.
The Legislature Passes the Most Rigorous
Laws Ever Placed ON Statute Books.

Laws Ever Placed on Statute Books.
Frankfort, Ky, May l4.-Turnpil<e
raids, murder from ambush, mob lynch
ing in Kentucky, especially the def
ant continuation of the raiders, have
driven the Legislature to desperate
means. The senate has unanimously
passed bill which is considered the
most rigorous law ever placed on the
statute books. 1t requires jailers and
other officers holding persons threat
ened with mob violence to arm the
prisoner, that he may defend himself.
and to protect the prisoners with the
aid of posse 1t makes it mandatory
upon the county Judge to furnish not
less than ten armed guards, sum
moned from among citizens, who are
compelled under heavy penalty to pro
tect for thirty days any toll-gate ol
other public or private propert,
threatened by the raiders.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

HE ordinary view
on this subject is
that this deformity
is h ere d itary,
writes f. C. Smith
in Bri tish Dairy
Farmer. A more
erro e o us view
d o e s II o t e X | st,
although a lot of
S tran 6 e notions
prevail on poultry
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
PIUTES AT WAR.
The Contest Promises to be Most Bloody
Affair.

Caliente, Cal, May 17,-News has
just reached here that Piute Indians
are at war with one another in the
foothills OF the Piute mountain. There
are two small Indian villages in the
Piute range of mountains and the red
skins are divided into two factions.
Two chiefs have been rulers and it is
said one tribe for several years past
has sought to kill the others chief.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
DAIRY AND POULTRY,
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

Straining Milk.-Straining should
begin before commencing to milk, by
brushing off all the dirt, hair, straw,
etc. from the udder. teats and body
of the COW. Let it be the duty of some
one person to go over all the cows
with a soft brush or damp cloth be-
fore the cows are milked. An ordinary
wire sieve strainer does very well. but
we add to this by doubling cheese
cloth or thin cotton so as to have It
four thicknesses. Lay the cloth across
.he bottom of the strainer and then
fasten il on by means of a tin ring
which slips over the cloth and bottom
part of the strainer. For quickness we
use a strainer that pail of milk may
be put into at once. This sets In a
wooden frame over the can. Some use
a woolen cloth to strain with. Cloth
of some kind is necessary to catch
hairs and fine dirt. This cloth must be
kent clean. Scald it thoroughly each
time after uslng.-Ontario Experiment
tai Farm.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
Evidently Roup.

Can you tell me what to do for my
chickens? They seem to be choked
up, their eyes swell and combs turn
dark. II Is not on account Of the cold,
as they have a warm house. l feed
them red pepper and sulphur in meal
and give c9pperas In the water they
drink. Please answer through the
Farmers Review and oblige.--Mrs. r.
r. The birds are evidently
affected With roup. which. by the way.
is a more general term than is COM
monty opposed. 1t is applied to all
such cases as the above where the
fowls Aave colds in the head and
swelle& heads.
| In a recent number II. G. Hunt wrote
on roup, in which he said in part:
FIR treating the birds now sick,
make a mixture, mostly lard with q
little carbolic acid and red pepper In
It, Grease their heads every day for
three or four days, that is, the sick
ores. Put a little of this mixture In
the roof of the mouth, by means of q
small oil can that has a good spring
bottom that will throw 1t up into their
heads. Then keep little carbolic acid
n their drinking water. Let them all
ran together, and all that can see to
cat and are able to do SO will be well
n a week or two"
We are certainly of the opinion tha,
he surroundings of the birds are re-
sponsible for their condition. The
, TACT OF having warm pens proves
nothing. In fact II the pens are SC
warm that sweating is induced and the
. birds are allowed to go out freely into
the cold air, the chances are good tha,
! roup will result.-Farmers' Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

Do not expect the pasture to do al
the work. The cows should nave some
additional feed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

There are farmers SO shortsightsd a.
- onnose the passage or q Law that
anels oleomargarine TO be sold on
its merits.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

Health cannot exist with filth.
Dairy farms do not run down.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

n is hoped that the anti-color bin
before the Illinois legislature viii BE-
come law.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19

"The following In the American Bee
Journal may be of interest to some
of our readers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21

ing her veil, to tie it in
the back and, tying it, carefully conceals
the loops and ends under pretty pins and
does not leave them sticking out. bobbing
around and suggesting the clipped tail
of a fox terrier. The woman who under
stands the kind of veil she needs is the
woman who need never fear that the
world at large will know her age or prove
itself capable of deciding whether she is
looking well or not. A very young girl
should never wear a veil unless, indeed,
she puts on a thick veil to protect her
face from cold or sun. The most unbe-
coming veil and one of the most expensive,
is the black brussels net veil, embroidered
in white, the design being one of large
flowers 1t looks like a curtain on a wo-
man, and tends TO cut off her chin, so that
she has a seuni-idiotio look The veil that
is, generalzing, becoming to all is the fine
brussels net with small but not too
small, chenille dots upon it al intervals
that are not too close. The great, sprawl
ing dot an eighth of an yard apart is
ugly, has no reason for existence, often
falls off it's background too soon, and so
gives the veil a ragged look. A torn veil
or a ragged veil? These are unknown to
the woman whose toilet is a success, or
who has studied and understands the art
of dress Bah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
Copyright, 1897.

New York Nov 20.-Last winter, If you
belonged to a class of any kind, you dis
covered that it was fashionable to be in
f1strious. When the richest girl in town
came in. she took off her coat and gloves,
proiuced a small bag and from it took
half knitted golf stocking, and all during
the lecture or reading those needles work
Cd as industriously as If they had been
managed by a German fraulein, while the
stocking grew under your very eyes. This
seemed queer, but toward the last of the
season the climax was reached when one
afternoon at the opera well-known girl
sat listening to the delightful music and
working away at a piece of tapestry, dozen
IN old-fashioned cross stitch. Now it is
predcted that the locker on and the listen
err will be equally industrious, and the
prediction is reached by the oldest way.
Not that some one says so, not that any
fashionable girl predicts or advises it, but
In the most expensive shops there are dis
played wonderful cases and baskets for
holding the necessary utensils. Knitting
bags. with ivory needles having semi
precious gem set in each knob; tiny bas-
kets. holding all the utensils for embroid-
cry in silver gilt while thimbles of the
most wonderful designs and invariably of
gold, are offered to protect the busy FIN
gers. The little scissors have their tiny
silver gilt handles, and many
of the sewing utensils are
suspended from chatelaine. When this
te ell
a silver egg that opens and shows the gold
thimble inside it, pair of silver-mounted
scissors kept from doing damage by be-
ing in a silver sheath, the silver stiletto
and the long silver book intended to hold
embroidery silks Honestly, one must
confess that the opera is hardly the place
to exhibit ones ability with the needle,
but it looks rather well at morning lee
ture to see our young women busy as pos
sib.e on something intended either to deco
rate the home or be used in some ath-
letic game She who does not embroder
or knit stockings, uses coarse bright woods
and forms either a slumbering rug or
Tam hat for the man of her choice. How
very seldom one sees a woman utilizing
her time and her wit in making some
thing for another woman! This does hap
pen though in these days of knowing how
for it is the fashionable girl who is not
only the adept but the artist as far as
needlework is concerned. When very
young, either her German or English gov
erness taught her to sew, and as the years
have progressed she grows proud of her
ability not only of welding the needle in
the ordinary way, but in producing won
derful effects in silks and tinsels, effects
that are really to outlast hers and many
another life. She embroiders, as did her
great-grandmother in quaint cross stitch,
a covering for chair. She works out on
gorgeous velvets, with gold and silver
thread and gay spangles, the hangings for
q room, for she always undertakes to do
one piece of work that is to be very fine
and which is to be either in her mothers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
QUEER QUESTIONS ASKED.
COnundrums With Which the smith
sOnian Officials Are Assaulted.


From the Washington Evening Star.
The doorkeeper of the Smithsonian In
stitution have a hard time of it in an
swering the questions propounded them
by the visitors to that place. These ques-
tons are original, If nothing else, and
cover all varieties of subjects One of
the men who has been there for a num-
Der of years has become so accustomed to
hearing these that he would not be sur
prised, he said, il some one should ask him
gravely, where the right molar tooth of
George Washingtons grandmother's great
aunt could be found. Neither would he
think that the propounder of the ques-
ton was a lunatic.
Strange to say though in some places
it might not be regarded as strange, most
of these peculiar questions are asked by
the feminine portion of the visitors TO the
institution. Some time ago a lady who
had every appearance Of being such, in
addition to having an intelligent face and
cultivated manners, stepped up to a door
keeper and inquired, in a tone of voice
which showed that she was in earnest:
Would you kindly direct me to the por-
ton of the institution where [ could find
the relics from the Garden of Eden.
understand there are a hundred of them
here, and I should like to see them very
much"
The doorkeeper did not know whether
she wished to see the traditional fig leaves
or the core of the apple which Adam is
related to have eaten with such dire re-
suits to Tie human race, but told her very
frankly that the institution was not pos
sessed of such~treasures The lady seemed
surprised and stated that she had been
Informed correctly, she thought, that the
relics were there. With an air of disap-
pointment, she went inside to see what
else she could unearth.
One day recently another lady asked a
doorkeeper where the bottles containing
the elements of the universe were locat-
ed. In spite Of his experience in such
things, the doorkeeper was rather non
plussed and shook his head.
'Why, 1 was told that they were here,
and was also informed that they were kept
in bottles for Inspection" the lady said
1.-THE only elements of the universe that
know Of" the doorkeeper replied "are
whisky, air and water, and they are com
mon most everywhere, / believe, madam
Further than these, 1 know of none"
The Globe-republican., 1897-06-17
(.nba's Prolonged struggle.

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat says:
I'm view Of the present condition o.
Cuban affairs, i: is interesting TO
know that the island OF Cuba would
have gained its independence at the
time of the general revolt Of Spanish
America. from 1918 to 1899. had It not
been for the fact that the SpaniarGS
from Mexico, Central and South Amer
lea took refuge in Cuba in such large
numbers that they constituted the ma
iority Of the population. and so CuDa
was held when the rest Of the Spanish
provinces in the new world were lost.
Since 1920 there has scarcely been
decade in which the restiyeness OF the
Cuban population under the Spanish
yoke has not manifested itself in insur-
rection. Various attempts were made
BY small expeditions from Spanish
America, and even from the United
States, to aid the Cubans. none OF
which, however. brought anything bit
grief to their promoters. In 1853 the
oppression BY the Spaniards became 50
severe that the whole island burst into
a fame of insurrection. and guerilla
warfare was carried On for ten years.
the insurrection being finally broken
toward the close OF 1873. Several at
tennis have since been made without
Success.
The Globe-republican., 1897-06-17
He Loved His Garden.

A former governor of New York. a
man Of tender feelings and a hater OF
all injustice, became convinced that a
certain man had been wrongfu.ly i'm
prisoned. He lost no time, therefore.
in going to the prisoner and telling him
how greatly he regretted the circam-
stance, in the same breath offering him
free and full pardon.
The prisoner, a lean. rugged-faced
man, was at work with his hoe in the
potato-ield. He listened to the gov
ernor's statement with .neditative
air. leaning on his hoe-handle. At last
he looked anxiously into the governors
face.
I'm much obliged to you, governor,
for the pardon" he said slowly. "but
you see I knew I wasn't guilty. so
haven't worried great deal over being
here. But if it's all the same to you,
should like to stay couple Of weeks,
or maybe three weeks, longer. till get
in these potatoes. You see I've taken
all the care of 'em so far from the very
start, and I should kind O. like to see
'em through; that is, if you haven't got
any special objections, governor"
The governor had never encountered
1ust such a case before; bu. after some
consideration, interrupted by the plea.
"Just see what nice potatoes these are,
GOVERNOR that Official announced to
the prisoner that he might remain in
charge of the field until he had ac-
complished the desired result.
The governor used to declare that 1t
vas hard to say whether the man was
more thankful for the pardon or for the
permission to see his crop harvested.
Youths Companion.
The Globe-republican., 1897-06-17
Developing Layers.

The early Matched pullets are now
large enough to permit OF Intelligent
selection. The culls should be disposed
Of, and the best reserved for laying and
breeding, says Farm Journal. II the
cockerels have become sufficiently ma
tured to be troublesome. they should De
separated from the pullets and fatteneo
for market. Although the price may
be low now, 1t seldom pays to keep
early hatched birds for fall and winter
sales. To develop the pullets into good
laying hens, an exclusive diet OF corn
must be avoided. They need bone ana
muscle, but to get enough OF this out
OF corn they must eat an excessive
quantity of it and this will produce TOO
much fat This caution must be heed
ed when the pullets have only limited
run and but little pasture. In these cir
cumstances with the corr ration, green
grass, clover, green fodder and some
vegetables, with milk and cut bone.
or meat meal must be supplied to Sc
cure healthy development The farm
er's flock that has the range OF the
fields, and access to great variety cl
food, may thrive on a ration OF corn
because it is not their exclusive
diet. We have, however, often seen
farmers premises where for two or
three hundred yards from the buildings
the poultry had eaten every green
thing except weeds that was not en-
closed by chicken proof fences. Such
runs become polluted and the fowls
suffer for the lack of insects and green
food. The owner feeds the custom
ary corn ration and wonders why his
flock do not thrive and the pullets do
not lay. The development CT pullets
for laying is very much like that OF
The Globe-republican., 1897-06-17
FASHION NOTES.

Cashmere and its sister fabric drap
d'ete. in silver gray and mastic,
are the French choice for dressy spring
gowns. They are relieved by some
bright color. A pretty gown, recently
seen, was of gray cashmere trimmed
both bodice and skirt with rows of
narrow black velvet ribbon.
The plated skirt is again in fashion.
This time it is the sun plait. which
Is preferred to the accordion plait. It
is said that Bernhard is responsible
for the reinstatement of the plated
skirt. In her new play. brought out
in Paris recently. it pleased the "di-
vine Sarah" to wear a plated skirt,
and this fact was deemed most sig
nificant by the French designers who
look to the costumes of the leading
actresses to gain points upon the com
ing fashions.
Cauzy effects, brilliant colors, with
flowers and foliage in close imitation
of nature are the leading characteris-
tics of the spring millinery. Light.
airy-locking hats. supporting wealth
of floral garniture, yet fluffy with
plaitings and quillings of transparent
fabrics, set forth the new seasons
modes. The airy effect extends to the
hats as we'll as their trimmings. the
use of so many fibrous braids giving to
the shapes themselves the fashionable
effects of brightness. Both smooth and
'ough effects in straws prevail, and
combinations are the order of the day.
The hat all of one kind of braid is ex-
ceptionally rare.
For present use in the evening and
for later-day wear milliners are max
ing pretty toques composed entirely Of
flowers. The wire frame is wrapped
with tulle and the flowers put on in
be, ,ming shape. Violets, pansies and
res; S, with their natural foliage. are
best adapted for the purpose. A pretty
conceit is that of shading the flowers
from light to dark.
Batavia cloth is novelty texture
used by miliiners this season. 1t is an
open-mrshed fabric woven OF sea-grass
and is used in it's natural creamy tones
and the fashionable spring tints.
The hat with both sides trimmed
alike has entirely disappeared. and
there i, invariably something high On
one side.
The Globe-republican., 1897-06-17


The report to the home Office on the
mineral industry Of the United King
dom, shows that coal mining gave en-
ployment in 1895 to 6S7,371 persons
above and below ground: that 16,OS7
persons are employed at iron mines
and 30.193 persons 1t ether mineral
mines.
In 1895 there were 1S9, ,661 ,362 tons of
coal raised, a slight advance on the fig
ures for 1894: but the value Of the prod
uct at the mines fell to EST ,231, ,213
from f62, ,730, ,179. Iron ore comes next
with 1855. Ala tons raised. worth e.
s65, ,7O9. AS with coal, the quantity
raised was larger than in 1884; the sell
ing value was less. Lead ore was Of
higher value in 1895. although the
amount raised was less. Tinore shows
a decline under both headings. There
were 1926 tons of gold ore raised.
with a value of f16.54S. as against g.
COS tons in 1894. worth f13.573. The il
crease in the amount of coal raised was
entirely due to the greater activity in
the Scotch mines. But in 1894 nearly
all the Scotch collieries were idle for
some months in consequence of
strike. It is an interesting question
how long the enormous drain on our
coal mines can 20 on without exhaust
ing the supply. The late Professor
Jevons, assuming that the average
annual rate Of growth OF our coal con-
The Globe-republican., 1897-06-17
TO .aY LEFT HAND.


{ envy you your life Of rest You live
In luxury.
rou e'er enjoy the very best the Fates
reserve for me.
You've never worked in all your life:
you've never known a care;
You've always lived apart from strife
existence sweet and rare.
My right has e'er my writing done,
while you have stood aside.
You've had your full share Of the fun,
and yet in peace abide.
You've never penned a line for me. no-
ever struck blow.
And it is very plain to see you've never
known q woe.
And yet. dear friend. cannot say the
time will ever be
That there will be the dawn Of day
when you're not dear to me.
My right hand Is more useful. yes. but
prithee do not pout,
You are friend. must confess. can
not do without.
So here's to you, my left hand; may you
ever live in peace;
And may the joys that round you stand
for evermore increase!
Let others sneer because your days are
passed in luxury,
And ever placed in happy ways, you're
mighty dear to me!
-Harper's Magazine for March.