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The Winslow mail., 1900-03-08
HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION.
Some Suggestions Which May Prove
of Use to the Busy House.
keeper.

Smoke stains are removed by soaking
the ivory in naphtha; yellow stains by
rubbing with powdered pumice-stone
and soapsuds. If the article is such as
can be put under glass, wet it with soap
suds and put it in the sun under
glass globe, wetting it frequently. An
other method is to soak it in a dilute
sulphuric acid bath, or in a soda bath,
using ten ounces of soda to three pints
of water.
Belts, shoes, gloves, ETC., of white
kid may be cleaned in the following
manner: Mix together equal quanti-
ties of finely powdered alum and pipe
clay or fuller's earth. Dip a piece of
flannel in the dry powder and rub the
soiled kid with it. When thoroughly
cleaned brush with a piece of clean
flannel, and then rub the kid with
bran to remove all the earth and alum.
Wipe with soft, clean cloth.
Cut pound of mutton suet into fine
shreds and put it in a stone or earthen
bowl. Place the bowl in a pan of hot
water on the range, stirring frequently
until there is enough of the melted
tallow to fill half-pint cup. Turn this
tallow into bowl, and as it begins to
thicken beat into it half a teaspoonful
of carbolic acid. This is excellent for
chapped hands, and is also good to rub
on the feet when they are tired or when
one has chilblains.
For light furs, mix together pint of
-four, a pint of bran and a tablespoon
| full of fuller's earth. Brush and shake
| the furs; then lay them on a table and
rub with the above mixture, using a
coarse piece of flannel, and rubbing
the wrong way of the fur. Shake out
all the cleaning material and go over
the fur again in the same way, using
only bran this time. Shake out the
bran and wipe the fur with cheesecloth.
Dark furs are cleaned in the same way,
save that hot bran alone is used. Heat
the bran in double boiler, or it may be
heated in the oven.
There are two causes of greasy lamps.
The oil expands in warm room, and,
if too much oil has been put into the
lamp, naturally little will leak out.
The other and more common cause of
oil on the outside of the lamp is that
the wick is kept too high when the
lamp is not lighted. The wick draws
the oil to the surface. When the lamp
is burning the oil is consumed, but
when it is not burning the oil accumu-
lates at the top of the burner if the
wick is not turned low. When filling
lamps do not fill to the top, and keep
the wicks low.
Feathers may sometimes be deodor-
ized by exposing them to high tenn
perature. This is accomplished by
steaming them, as is done at some
cleaning establishments, or by bak-
ing them in the oven, or by exposing
them to the heat of the sun. At times
all these methods fail. The following
method is always sure to be satisfac-
tory: Put the feathers in large bag
of white mosquito netting and soak
them for two hours in chloride of lime
water, then rinse in several waters and
dry in the open air. The feathers must
be put loosely in the bag and the bag
shaken frequently while they are dry
ing. Allow half a pound of chloride of
lime to eight pailfuls of water, and be
sure that all the lime is dissolved
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1900-03-08
Felt Smaller Than He Looked.

The dwarf of the new house is John L.
Burnett, from Alabama. An Alabamian the
other day related this story, which will
best illustrate how the diminutive member
will appear to the speaker when he makes
his maiden speech. Burnett, commonly
known in his district as "the Jack of Spades"
is shrewd lawyer who has had much prac-
tice before the Alabama supreme court.
The greatest embarrassment of his life was
suffered when he made his debut before that
dignifed tribunal. He was seated behind
high table, stacked with law books and
papers, and when he arose in his turn to ad-
dress the court their honors were unable
to even see the top of his head above the
pile. "The learned counsel" said the chief
justice, rapping vigorously with his gavel,
will kindly do the court the usual courtesy
of rising when addressing it." 1t is needless
to add that Burnett felt manifoldly more di-
minutive than he looked.-Philadelph
Call,
The Winslow mail., 1900-03-08
4 rOor Lesson.

There can be no poorer soil for a
child-plant to grow in, or TO attempt
to grow in, than the soil of pretense.
To learn to conceal is sorrowful les
son indeed for child. To learn to con-
ceal honest poverty, as though ashamed
of it, is the most sorrowful of the sor-
rowful lessons in this line, for it is to so
little purpose and is unnecessary after
ward.-Ladies' Home journal.
The Winslow mail., 1900-03-08
In Another District.

Politics are absorbing; so the gushing
young woman who had been talking to
congressman at last decided
''See those distant stars?' she said, in
soulful tone. Did you ever pause to think
that they may be worlds?"
"Ye-es, | believe | have thought of it"
was the somewhat dubious reply.
"And that they may be inhabited by hu.
man beings that hope and struggle as we do,
continued the young woman, earnestly.
"Oh, did you ever give deep thought to those
people so far away, unknown to us?'
"No," was the unhesitating answer, i've
never thought of them at all. !"
''Why not?" demanded his questioner,
with sudden briskness of manner.
"Well," said the man, reflectively, Il
suppose one reason may be that they don't
vote in my district Youths Companion.
History has to repeat itself because peo-
nle are 50 fOrretfu chicago Daily News
The Winslow mail., 1900-03-08

Imagine Mark Hanna voting to
eApel Clark, of Montana, from the SELL
ate because the latter is accused OF
bribery. Nothing short of the iiveli-
est magination could do such a spec
tacle Justice.-Columbu Post-Pfess.
The Winslow mail., 1900-03-08

History has to repeat itself because peo-
pie are so forgetful-Chicago Daily News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
TROOPS STARVING
DEPLORABLE CONDITION IN
SOUTH AFRICA.

be made the scapegoat OF this criminal
state of affairs, bur the faint of this
shameful thing rests upon you, upon
every Briton whose home privilege and
prosperity is being safeguarded by
these furnishing men.
The folks in authority will probably
tell you that Gen Rumble and hh
splendid fellows are so isolated that
food cannot be obtained for them. /
say that is false, for recently !, In COM
pany with another correspondent. left
Gen. Rundle's camp without an escort.
We made our way in the saddle, taking
our two Cape carts with us to Win
burg railway station; leaving our
horsefiesh there we took train for East
London; then back to the junction
and down to Cape Town, where we re-
NAMED for AS hours, thence making
our way back to Winburg. and from
Winburg we came without escort to
rejoin Gen. Rumble at Hammanonia. IL
two war correspondents could traverse
that country and get through with
winter supplies for themselves, why
can't the transportage people manage
to do the same These transfer people
look with contempt upon a war corre-
spondent, but If we could not manage
transport business better than they do
most OF us would willingly stand up
and allow ourselves to be shot"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Fog nank ana star

Chicago boy who was on board Of
the transport Grant writes home that
while the boat was In The vicinity OF
the Reed rocks, the position of which
is doubtful. strange thing took place.
the lookout thought he saw land and
a light The officer ON watch stopped
the boat ana reported a lighthouse
dead ahead. II turned out to be fog
bank and the morning star. The fog
bank took on the appearance of the
Farallone island, and the morning star
showed up like beacon on its peak.
The outlook thought the land was dead
ahead, 50 the engines We're stopped and
reversed. and the ship was going full
speed astern when Capt Buford reach
ed the bridge. 1t did not take long to
discover the mistake and in half an
hour the Grant was once more on her
course.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

A war correspondent with the Brit
ish army in South Africa. A. G. Hales,
in recent dispatch to London paper
scathingly denounces the officials in
charge of the army commissary both
at home and In South Africa, and con-
demns the unwonted display of red
tape which impedes the work and efil-
cheney of the troops, all OF which he
classes as criminal neglect. He sayy:
let me tell you how our army in
Africa is treated by the incompetent
people Of the good city of London. +
will deal now, particularly, with the
men who are acting under the COM
mand OF Gen. Sir Leslie Rumble. This
good soldier and courteous gentleman
has to hold frontage line from Win
burg, via Senekal. almost to the bor-
ders of Basutoland His whole front.
extending nearly a hundred miles. is
constantly threatened by an active,
dashing, determined enemy-an enemy
who knows the country far better than
an English fox hunting squire knows
the ground he hunts over season after
season. To hold this vast line intact
Cen. Rumble has to march from point
to point as his scouts warn him of the
movements of the tireless foe.
Gen. Rundles task Is colossal one.
and any sane man would think that
gigantic efforts would be made to keep
him amply supplied with food for his
soldiers. But such is not the case. The
men are absolutely starving. Many of
the infantrymen are SO weak that they
can barely stagger along under the
weight of their soldierly equipment.
They are worn to shadows and move
with weary, listless footsteps on the
march. This Is what the soldiers get to
eat, what they have been getting to
eat for long time past, and what they
are likely to get for long time to
come:
Zone pound of raw -four. which the
soldiers have to cook after hard days
march, Is served out to each man every
alternate day. The following day he
eats one pound of biscuits In this
country there is no fuel, excepting a
little OK dung, dried by the sun. If
soldier is lucky enough to pick up
little, he can go to the nearest water,
of which there is plenty. mix his cake
without yeast or baking powder and
make some sort OF a wretched mouth
full. He gets one pound of raw fresh
meat daily, which, nine times out of
ten. he cannot cook. and there his sup
plies end
what has become OF the rations of
rum, of sugar of tea, of cocoa, of gro
ceries generally? Ask at the snug little
railway sidings where the goods are
stacked-and forgotten. Ask in the big
stores in Cape Town and other seaport
towns. Ask in your own country, where
countless thousands of pounds worth of
food stuff lie rotting in the warehouses,
bound up and tied down with red tape
bandage Ask-yes, ask; but don't
stop at asking, demand reparation OF
somebody high up in power.
Don't let some wretehed underling
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
QUEER :
DRUGS :

The Chinese physician employs
strange and wonderful means for the
recovery of his patient, and the list
of medicines In vogue with the Celes-
tials will doubtless open the eyes OF
many an Occidental practitioner.
For instance, cantharides Is con-
sidered a sure cure for hydrophobia;
the fruit of cardamon Is supposed to
increase knowledge by strengthening
the stomach, which organ the Chinese
identify with persons disposition
and mental capacity; the dried skin
of a certain kind of orange Is used as a
sedative: dried aloe flowers are used
in pulmonary affections. and are also
employed IN cookery as tonic or rel
ish. The honeysuekle is given In
cases of rheumatism, and the dogbane
In diseases of the kidneys.
Almonds are sedatives in the Chi
nesa pharmacopoeta and cassia buds
a tonic and astringent. Melon seeds
are taken for coughs. colds and asth-
ma. while the morning-glory root Is
used in severe dyspepsias, Pumpkins
are believed to possess soothing prop
critics and are used in cases of COLES.
spasms. etc. Quite number of vege
tables are considered cures for con-
sumption and remittent fever. The
undershell Of the land turtle is taken
as a decoction by the aged and weak
and is used generally as a stimnlant,
as is also the mustard seed. To ole.
anders are attributed rejnVenating AMI
highly nutritive qualities. One yege-
nese name. Is employed to work of
the effect of drunkenness.
Fragments of fossil crabs. crushed
and powdered, are considered spe-
cifc in affections of the eye. Rhubarb
is indigenous to China, and In former
times Canton was the only port from
which the drug was exported. The
Chinese dig the roots early In the
spring, before the leaves appear, cut
them into long. fiat pieces. dry them
for two or three days in the shade.
and then string them on cords. Tu-
4 merle is used for diseases of the skin,
also as yellow dye in the prepare
ton of tobacco and. mixed with in
digo or Prussian blue. is the means
employed for coloring green tea and
also to season curries. Another Of
the Chinese vegetables is rSsd Il
bring out the eruption of sma lnox, a.
well as to color candles, while still
another plant is found indispensable
in curing boils and strengthening the
bair.
From castor oil beans the Chinese
express an oil which Is used In the
manufacture of candles. A very cost.
ly gelatine is made by boiling dowr
deer horns. after which 1t il EN-.
ployed as tonic One medicine, TAX.
en- in liquor, 10 thought to heal frac,
lures OF any kind Petrifled crabs ar,
used for hollis, sores. etc. snakeskins
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Pharmacies in China
Must Keep in Stock.

for smallpox, and caterpillars are en-
ployed in bronchial complaints; dried
cows gall is used as an expectorant:
the refuse of tobacco, mixed with
straw, as stimulant. and cows glue,
made from buffalo hides. as sedative.
In fact. almost every natural pro-
duction. mineral. vegetable and ami
NAL, is used In China for some me-
dicinal purpose Glue seems to pos
sess wonderful healing properties
taken internally. rather striking
means for mending the human ma
chfnery.
That made from tortoise shell is
considered a tonic. while that OBJ
tanned from tigers bones has also
great virtue. and costs $1,000 per
picul Q331a pounds). a prohibitive
price In China.
Sailed scorpions are considered ex-
ceilc y in cases OF smallpox. Ant eaters
scales cure rheumatism, and although
the use of live leeehes Il unknown,
those animals are made into q decoc-
ton. being first put into water or
spirit. and the result taken internally
as a purgatiye. or applied outwardly
in cases of bruises. Dried toads are
considered tonic, and being sold at
2 cents each, are especially popular.
A tigers skull Is regarded as a charm
against typhoid fever, ague. rheuma-
tism and rheumatic headache. also as
a protection from the danger of being
bitten by mad dog. Pearls are pre-
seribed in affections of the heart and
bile; also in cases of deafness.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
The Ra.u,slte. Of Government.

The requisites of government are
that there be sufficiency of food. suf-
fieiency of military equipment and
confidence of the people in their ruler.
II he cannot be helped, and one of
these must be dispensed with, the
military equipment should be fore
gone first. If it cannot be helped,
and one Of the remaining two must
be dispensed with, part with the food.
From of old death has been the lot of
men, but if the people have no faith
In their rulers there is no standing
for the state.-Confucius
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Fishers at Chicago.

Sporting goods men in Chicago say
that every Sunday not less than 10000
people leave the city to fish. Among all
the summer sports none Is really so
popular as angling, This is shown by
the large and constant sale of tackle
The department stores sell huge guam
titles of it every Saturday morning,
They also sell live bait. minnows and
frogs In wholesale lots. Some of the
purchasers go no farther than the lake
front. but most of them seek the lakes
and streams within an hours ride on
the trolley or steam cars
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Thu situation In the far east Is q

Thu situation In the far east IL .
question OF importance, and the Octo-
Der Century throws nome very helpful
lights upon 1t. Most novel among
these Is "A Plea for Fair Treatment"
by Wu Ting Fang. Chinese minister to
the United States Few of his race
have Minister WIS wide knowledge OF
the two worlds now in conflict on ASH
attic soil, and still fewer have the abil-
ity to express their views in logical
and vigorous English.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
PROTECTIVE POLICY OF THE
UNION PACIFIC

Is universally recognized fact. Pat
rons of the Great Overland Route" are
assured that every device of human
skill has been adopted TO protect them
against accident. Millions of dollars
have been spent by the Union Pacific
Railroad company in the improvement
of track and equipment The line is
renowned for its unparalleled speed
record, reliability for maintaining time
schedule aud for the general superior
ity of it's service.
All tickets good via Salt Lake and
Denver without extra charge.
Detailed information relative TO rail-
road and steamship transportation
cheerfully furnished on application TO
f. b. Choate, General Agent, Salt Lake
City.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
WHATS THE TIME?"

A booklet with this title, just pub
lished by the Chicago, Milwaukee, &
st. Paul Railway, should not only be
in the hands of every traveller. but
should have a place on the desk of
every banker, merchant or other bust
ness man.
The four thine Standards" which
govern our entire time system and
which are more or less familiar to most
of the travelling public, but by many
othars little understood, are so fully
explained and illustrated by series of
charts, diagrams and tables that any
one who chooses can become conver-
SAINT with the snbiect in question. There
are also some twenty-four tables by
which almost at glance, the time at
any place being given, the hour and
day can be ascertained in ali the prin-
cipal cities of the world.
copy of this pamphlet may be had
ion application to Geo. III. Heafford,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, en-
closing two-cent stamp to pay postage.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

A Chicago kinetoseope man tells how
he managed to get picture OF Gov.
Roosevelt In ST. Paul the other day.
Il went to him several tiraes." he
says, land asked him to pose for me,
but he turned me down cold finally
decided would bride the hack driver
to stop the carriage In front of my ma
chine. / agreed with him that when
raised my cane he was to stop. AS the
carriage came down the street waved
my cane. The driver pulled his horses
and the crowd cheered all the louder.
While Teddy was bowling and acknowl-
edging the ovation. my man was at
work. Suddenly Teddy saw me and
turned his back to the camera. He
was too late"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

Especial interest will attach to q
special article in the campaign numbe
OF McClurc's magazine, entitled, 1.-THE
Strategy Of National Campaigns" This
article In the October issue win de-
scribe some of the most striking stra-
tegic measures adopted by presidential
campaign leaders during the past
twenty-five years, concerning which
almost nothing has hitherto been d.
vulged to the public at large. The
author, doubtless from the prominent
part he has played In the struggles he
describes, prefers to write anonymous
ly
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

Charles II. Stephens, whose painting
decorates the cover of the October
Ladies' Home journal, Is a close artist
student OF the Indiar and Indian life,
and Is regarded as a very high authcri-
ty on all that pertains to the pictur-
esque side OF the red man. He was
formerly an instructor In the Philadel-
pbia art school, where his most apt
pupil in illustration was Miss Alice
Barber, who subsequently became his
wife, and whose drawings, signed Alice
Barber Stephens, are the admiration
of all lovers of black and white art.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Hest for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache
to cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right
CAsCARETS help nature, cure you
without grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
cAscARETs Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has G. G. G. stamped on it. Be-
ware of imi tations.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
S. +. j. CHENEY 4 CO.. Props. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all bust ness transactions
and financially able 10 carry out any obliga-
tons made by their firm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
O.; Walding, Kinnan Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo Ohio.
Hail. Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
O. the system Testimonials sent free Price
76c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
HAll's Family Pills are tho best
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Growth of Eastern cities.

We continue to get surprises in the
figures of the new census, and the most
astonishing of them all Is the showing
OF Omaha, Neb., whose population Is
shown to have actually diminished no
less than 26 per cent during the past
ten years. There seems to be no
doubt that our eastern cities have been
growing faster than those of the west
during the last decennial period.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Cheap Ratios East.

The special excursion rates now be-
ing quoted apply via the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad, 1.-The Scenic Route
OF the World" Two lines OF railway
between Grand Junction and Denver.
Passengers have their choice at no adj
ditionai cost. -Four daily fast express
trains. New and elegant dining cars.
Pullman and ordinary sleeping cars
through to Chicago without change.
Do not miss the grand scenery on the
Denver and Rio Grande. Ask your
agent for particulars and tickets via
the d. & r. G. r. 4.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

In the October st. Nicholas Irene
Brown describes an afternoon ascent
of Mt. Hamilton, and a midnight drive
from the Lick observatory back to San
Jose, after a peep through the great
Lick telescope.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04
Exhibits at Paris.

There is a large exhibit from this
country at the Paris exposition which
will prove very interesting to all. but
no more SO than the news that the
famous American remedy. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, will cure dyspepsia,
indigestion and constipation. To all
sufferers trial Is recommended.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

BY common consent the smartest
haymaker In Windham. Me, Ia voted
to be Miss Bertha Field. aged 10 years,
and weight lis pounds. Her employer
declares that she has done the full
work OF man during the haying sea
son,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

The Agrarian league, Germany, has
just begun an aggressive campaign
favored nation" relations between Ger
many and the United States. This APP
pears to be without the sanction of the
government.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

Mrs. M. D. Clapp of Minneapolis,
Mimi, received letter containing the
information that her sister, Mrs. G. +.
Ward, formerly OF the twin city, to-
gether with her little children, were
murdered by the boxers in China about
eight weeks ago.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

The insurgent forces in Colombia
advanced to within fourteen miles of
Panama, tut were checked there by
the government troops. The latest
news Is that fighting is proceeding be-
tween the opnosinp armias
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

II 10 Governor sayers' opinion that II
will require 1000 men to remove all the
debris at Galveston within the next
thirty days, but II may require longer
time.