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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05

PdSSed anu manaSeo 10 slip away 10 the OaTu
without the older folks seeing me, for felt
must see that wonderful barn before lunch; then
was asked to climb to the top of the barn and
walk along the beams, which I declined. After
that we made swing which kept me busy until
went flying headlong into the hay. From that
attention turned to hunt for eggs, which my
country cousin thought work, but which heartily
enjoyed. The last, but by means the least, OF
my discoveries was family of six yellow cats.
wanted to take them all home, but my mother
refused which certainly strange.
Ninth Grade, Bessie Crane
Central High School, 1921 Grand Avenue
In the Middle of the Night.
One night man came to Colburn's house and
asked them if he might put his horse in their
barn and stay over night at their house. He showed
coins and they consented The next morning the
horse was gone. The Colburns and the stranger.
whose name Tell, hunted everywhere but
horse did they find The other day when I
in the barn. upstairs in the hayloft. I heard the
following conversation below It that
the barn people telling the house cat about
the horses disappearance They talked exactly
do and listened with great interest.
These troublesome times.'' said Betty the
horse; II do hate wars!' "'' !"
~ don't why they trouble you," answered
Jack the mule. But wasn't that exciting the
other night?" he continued.
"What?" asked the house cat, and then the
horse with the assistance Of the mule the COW,
and many other barn people, told the following:
about twelve o'clock at night we heard a noise"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05

now and have been hurt Tve for the
little boys who live in that house school morning.
and I've also them play baseball. Now like this
very much and yesterday when boys
themselves for the became very excited
and ratified in frame But did rattle long,
OF the boys aiming ball. sent it whizzng toward and
to intense horror and pain it No
one imagine the sensation had pain
is quite serious matter. laugh
I tell mad, but cooled I
to the boy who hurt and give him a good,
sound trouncing -Aivyda De Haven.
Seventh Grade 3a43 Sixth Street N.
Bremen School
Strange Refused.
It first visit to farm and everything seemed
strange arrived there at hurred1y ate dinner
and then explored the farm. First had cousin
show place Of interest," namely, the pig Next
was led to the largest the calves
and teased the stumped that cousin OF
mine to ride colt got least that is what they
told me afterVfrds. all knew at the time that
running for the house with calmly u
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05
After the Concert.
(HOnOrable MentiOn.)

(1onorable Mention.)
He1lo Ton1 is that your? asked Mrs Thomas Cate OF
her husband; why, expected hours Where have
you been and just look at your coat"
Hush, dear; don't get excited replied Mr. Cate:
1.-The concert tonight extra long You know held
old Mr. Jones back fence and just Roosevelt
to give his duet with Miss Tabitha light appeared the
back window and the next thing knew why Mr. Jones had
thrown whole pail full of water down That
counts for my wet coat"
And it was good enough for you exclaimed Ernest the
horse: here in at this unearthly
all up"
"Oh, yes" went on Mr. Cate, land Higgins dog"
will you shut and to seep?' again.
what is all this fuss about anyway?' broke in Teddy
who had just entered the barn.
I'VE were speaking of the concert tonight, replied Mrs.
Gate; wasn't it a shame that it faure!"
Yes. it was can't why Mr.. Jones appre-
cate our voices. There is Miss Tabitha
beautiful soprano voice. 1t is simply angelica" eyes,
there is Bob White did a clean white
suit. and then it got all wet. Such fate"
Scat scat!" and Mary Ann the barn with a
milk pail Mrs. Cate and Teddy away.
Scat say!" and with that Mr Thomas went too
These cats here in the barn o'clock ever heard
OF such thng she said. And the horse thought So oo
a 1entn Grade Caroline Beede
central High School, 1904 Nicollet Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05
An Inspiring Grand March

(Honorable Mention.)
One morning when had my industrious streaks
(which few and between) the barn to get
the hammer and nails to do capenteng the
ob1igng gentlemen about the house would
coming out stumbled board evidently nailed down.
which piled together with nails, hammer part the
harness and number Of brushes the dirty
picking myself and the truck nailed,
nail the board down. made such racket large
almost scared out OF its Wits the floor
cited me SO that hit my finger.
After throwing the hammer in the direction
and imagining hit 1t, out When
began to limp The neighbors, had filled
the yard wanted to know had leg telling
them, mo, only hit finger, but it my whole
body, and having wound dressed, went out in the
hammock.
Soon felt funny sensation; were going
doWn-Very-slowy At last arrived barn door, AS
was about to enter large rat met and would
number of steps arrived at destination first sound
tnat greeted my ears the grand played tin
cans They all marched n two by harness brushes
MANNER nails with battered with
marks on It. and lastly the had thrown tho
hammer with a black eye.
Then there was terrible crash. Upon Investigation
round that the hammock had scattering e and
my belongings around the yard Still worse the yard was
hued with cans and sticks Hearing smothered p1eele
turned around and half youngsters Still; throw
ing cans After cleaning the the tor
mentors home felt greatly relieved.
A Sixth Grade, -Ju1,a sner.e
Whittier School "a W Tgenty-ephtb str..e
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05
"A Pain I'm a Pane,

am barn window suppose you think barn window
isn't OF great importance but I'll tell something
that happened to yesterday that consider important
would such thing should happen you.
been in this barn built about ten years
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Plagu. of Housewives: JOY of Botanist

Plague of Housewives: JOY of Botanists
The housekeeper who finds layer
of gray-green mold covering her pre-
serves when she removes the lid from
the jar is SO far from seeing anything
interesting, much less beautiful in 1t,
that she throws it away in disgust.
But il she would examine it with a
microscope, as the botanist does she
would be interested in spite of her
self She would find 1t mass of
fungous plants, with branches of deli
cate frost-like tracery and as dainty
and clean in the midst of decay as are
the lilies in stagnant swamp.
The mold that thus annoys fruit
Gamers is the most common of the
species. 1t grows in the form of a
grayish-green mat, which gives off a
fine dust consisting of millions of
spores that correspond to the seeds of
larger plants. The spores sprout In
every direction on the surface on
which they lie, and little later the
sprouts turn and grow upward.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
The Lersax Man Won.

Travelling men, of course, can tell
good stories, and once in while
they enjoy running a race relating
improbabilities.
In smoking car was man from
New York, another from Chicago, and
a third from New Jersey. The New
Yorker was Boosting of the Empire
State Express, which he said went SC
fast that the telegraph poles slipped
past seemingly as close together as
the teeth in a fine comb.
That's nothing said the man
from Chicago There's train from
my city to Milwaukee. Nothing like
it. I started to cross bridge on the
road and heard the train coming
Having great presence of mind,
made leap in the air and the trair
was gone when | came down"
That's fast train" said the New
Jersey citizen THE Jersey Contra
fiier is equally fast, but makes bettei
time, because 1T starts fast. My wifi,
was on the platform to bid me good
by In Jersey City / opened the win
dow to kiss her and by the good name
of the land of mosquitoes | kissed {
strange woman standing on the plat
form in Newark"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
TRAITS OF "PRAYING MANTls.
French Naturalist Makes Thorough

French Naturalist Makes Thorough
Study of Peculiar Insect.
Very strange is the insect popularity
known as the praying mantis." OF
this insect M. j. H. Fabre, distin-
guished naturalist, has made a thor
ough study According to him, Its
long, pale green wings, like ample
wells, it's head appraised to heaven, its
arms folded and crossed on Its breast.
give it false resemblance to a nun
in ecstatic devotion
A ferocious creature 1t is, ever bent
on carnage, the workshops of various
burrowing hymenoptera being its ia
vorite haunts. since there it is almost
certain to find prey.
POSTED on some bush near the bur-
rows" says M. Fabre, in his account
of the insect, "it waits patiently until
it sees some other insect, probably a
sphex, returning home. BY sudden
fies the approaching insect, which
hesitates for a moment, and then as
suddenly as a spring the toothed fore
arm folds back on an arm also toothed
and the insect is grasped between
the blades of the double saw in the
same manner as the jaws of a vol
trap close on an unfortunate wolf al
the instant when it is Selling the bait
Then without enclosing the deadly
machine, the mentis slowly eats it'
victim"
| In Provence this cruel insect Ii
known as 'prego Dieou," which
means pray to God
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Dumas Little Joke.

The people of France having cele-
brated the centenary of Victor Hugo,
are now looking forward to the Dumas
centenary, which will be celebrated on
July %, 1908. Apropos of this the story
of the amusing joke Dumas played on
Lamartine and Hugo is being retold.
He once for fun addressed letter to
1.-The greatest poet in Paris. The post
office sent it to Lamartine, the idol of
sentimental readers. He hesitated to
open it, and took it to Victor Hugo,
who protested that his brother bard
had far too humble an opinion of him
self. After some conversation they
agreed to decide by lot which of the
two should open it. The lot fell to
Victor Hugo, who, taking out the let
ter, read: MY dear Alfred" 1t was
written to Alfred de Musset.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08

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The fullest counsel on tht.
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Long Island peculIarltiss.

The class in geography in one OF the
Brooklyn schools was being examined
the other day when the teacher asked !:
What are some of the natural pecu'
liarities OF Long IslandY
The pupils INDUCED in some heavy
thinking, but none responded Sud
denly fat boy with a red face, who
had been shifting uneasily about In
his seat, received an inspiration.
81 know" he exclaimed, raising his
hand.
'Well. what are they?' encouraged
the teacher.
why" said the fat boy, with a
triumphant look around, ION the south
side you see the sea. and on the north
side you hear the Sound"
He was moved up to head of the
class on general principles
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
EASY VICTIMS OF GARD SHARKS.
High Rolling Players Cheated Out of
Immense Amounts.

Hlg Rolling Piayers Sheateu out OF
Immense Amounts.
In the old days of gambling the men
who played highest were very fire.
auently the most easily duped.
Wrothesly, duke of Bedford, was in
famously robbed by gang of sharp
ers of whom Beau Nash was the head.
The duke had been plundered out of
over s350,000 at hazard, when, sus-
pecting the dice to be loaded, he rose
in a passion, put them in his pocket
and refused to play or pay further I'M
til he had examined them. He retired
to another room and fell asleep, af-
fording the conspirators the chance to
pick his pockets and substitute legiti-
mate dice for the loaded The duke
on awakening and finding the dice
correct played again and lost fur
a sufficient share of the plumber. in
formed the duke. A similar misad-
venture befell duke of Norfolk early
in the last century He went through
the same ceremony of carrying off the
dice and falling asleep with them in
his possession. In this instance, how
ever, the thieves got a notorious des-
perado to go into the room with a
brace of pistols and new dice, with in
struetions to shoot the duke IL the
latter were awake and to change the
dice IL he were asleep.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
FASTING FOR ooRPUlENT PEOPLE
Doctor Declares 1t Is the Naturai
Remedy for Too Much Fat

Doctor Declares 1t Is the Natural
Remedy for Too Much Fat
In the restaurant nearly every body
was too fat, and the physicians, in.
GLIDING all those pendulous paunches
and double chins in sneering glance.
remarked, why will men and women
be disfigured with corpulence when the
remedy Is so simple and sure? What
is the remedy? Why, 1t is, of course,
the natural one that would occur to
an animal or savage 1t Is fasting.
Let the fat man or the fat woman fast
a week, two weeks, three weeks, or
month-fast till he or she be thin
enough--about once year, say, and
corpulence, that most unsightly and
unhealthy condition, would vanish
from the face of the earth.
IL suppose these fools are aSraid to
do this" the physician continued, &C
cording to the Philadelphia Record
"They think, proba oily that before they
would get sufficiently thin they would
starve to death. But the picture oil
the Cuban and the Indian famine vic
Tins answer that fear we'll enough
None OF those folks died of starvatlcu
till there was nothing left of them bMi
skin and bone. Fasting would bs
very good thing for fat people to &c
| regularly They would then keep vi
ways shape.y During their abstinence
they would live on and consume theli
| own fat. as alternating animals d.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
HOW CHEAP BAKING Pownr.
MADE.

The Health Department Of NJ.
York has seized quantity of so-cs,,'.
cheap baking powder, Which, ii founs
in that city. Attention was attract.S
to 1t by the low price at which i, ~. !
being sold in the department stora.
Samples were taken and the chen,..
OF the Health Department reportss
the stuff to be IAN alum powders
which analysis showed to be compos
ed chiefly of alum and pulverf,as
rock.
The powder was declared to be dan.
gerous to health, and several thou.
sand pounds were carted to the ora,
dock and destroyed. 1t Is unsafe II
experiment with these so-called
Cheap" articles of food. They are
sure to be made from alum, rock, or
other injurious matter. In baking
powders, the high class. cream Of tar.
tar brands are the most economical
because they go farther in use and are
healthful beyond question.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
GREATNESS THRUST UPON HIM
Hsw Poor French Poet was Made GREAT
State Functionary.

Hsw Poor French Poet was Made 0vest
State Functionary.
A poor Partisan poet named Dubois.
dressed an ode to Princess Pauline,
Napoleon's favorite sister. relative
to the poet being waiting maid to the
princess, presented the ode, with the
result that Pauline asked for post
for M. Dubois, a man of superior gifts.
Minister Fouche, delighted TO please
the princess, called at the poets hum
BILE attic. The poet put his head out
OF the window of his garnet and espy-
ing a carriage escorted by gendarmes,
concluded that the boldness of his re-
marks with regard to universal
peace had been badly received by the
emperor and that they had come to
arrest him. Prompted by his fear,
Dubois considered it most prudent to
hide under his bed. The poet was got
out and was sent to Elba as commits
sary general of police. 1t was some
time ere Fouche and Pauline met, and
the princess had difficulty in remem-
bering the request that she had made
for Dubois. Does not your highness
recollect letter sent to me about
three months ago, most pressingly
recommending M. Dubois, man of
letters. in whom your highness took
the greatest INTEREST,"" "One mo-
ment," said the princess, and then a
smile overspread her beautiful fea-
lures. my protege. NJ lie Due, was a
poor poet, relative of one OF my
maids, who sent me an ode. What
have you done with him? Have you
| given him a stool in one of your de-
| partments?" The minister, nettled
| at having been duped in that way
| took particular care to suppress the
| fact of his having made grand func-
| tionary of Dubois. Unfortunately
Pouches friends at court got wind Of
the thing and there was an end of the
secret. Napoleon himself was vastly
amused at it and bantered his minis
ter. Dubois was recalled, but already
100000 francs had been paid to him.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
HE MADE A TOO GENEROUS OFFER.
Dr.. Emerson Was Too Hasty to Do
Kindly Deed.

Dr.. Emerson Was Too Hasty to Do
Kindly Deed.
DR.. Edward w. Emerson, the son OF
Ralph Waldo Emerson. was recently
the victim of his own generosity, says
the New York Tribune. In Concord.
where DR.. Emerson lives, one of the
best known characters is simple
nish the villages with an inexhaustible
fund of amusement. Among the oddi-
ties of the old codger, who is locally
known as Charlie" Is a fondness for
reading. No one has ever discovered
how much of his reading is for pleas
ure, but Charlie is never seen with
out at least one book under his arm,
The other day Charlie" came to DR..
Emerson, and said sorrowfully: DOC
tor, they won't let me take books out
of the library any more"
DIR. Emerson has fine private IL
brary, and, moved by the sadness In
"Charlie's" tone, said kindly: Never
mind Charlie You may take any
book of mine you wish"
Satisfied with this assurance, Char
lie" departed, and did not return fol-
several days. Then he came back, and
said doubtfully: you said / NIGH
take any book of yours / wanted
didn't your"
The doctor assented, wondering
what was coming.
THAT means any book you own
doesn't it?" queried Charlie"
Again the doctor assented.
well them said Charlie" tri
umphantly, "let me take your mileag,
book"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
HAS A NOVEL ADVERTISING IDEA
Philadelphia Tailor sends LOADED fs'

philadelphia IRior Sshus A'u'"se
nuts to Prospective Patrons
A Philadelphia tailor has eyoNe0 :
novel idea in advertising. lie sehus
through the mails, unsealed, Wnt@
boxes of pasteboard, and each wa
proves, on being opened, to cohlaih
some six or seven peanuts. Inc ~
cipient OF this cannot help but Woa'l
der. There is nothing but his own az
dress on the plain little box and WIN
in there is no card nor anything ea'
to show him whence the odd pacA''
came.
What fool JOKER he muttefs, u
been sending me peanuts? ANU
opens one to find, neatly folded IN u
empty shall, little poster reaalY
"It,s no Joke. We make the best
ting clothes in Philadelphia. N1
snring styles now ready" Then u
lows the tailor's name.
The nuts, as an examination prove
have been neatly split, their contenu
removed, the advertisements insertea
and then the shells glued togethe
again so skilifully as to DEFY III
Joints detection. 1t is a novel ldes
says the Philadelphia Record, in 30
vertising and it Is making a good aea
of talk.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
MANY SPIES EMPLOYED BY SULTAN
Tarkey Growing Demoralized Under tho
Present Vicious system.

Tarkey Growing Demoralized Under tho
Present Vicious system.
In no country and at no time of the
worlds history has the spy system
been developed to the point 1t has at
tanned in Turkey to-day. It is most
elaborate organization and costs an
immense amount OF money. There
are spies and counter-spies, and
counter-spies to the fourth or fifth
degree Their number is legion, and
they are to be found in all classes of
society, from the highest to the low
est Besides the minister Of police,
almost every high dignitary has his
own service of spies. says the London
Chronicle.
These are all rival organizations,
and spend most OF their time in spy
ing and denouncing each other. All
prominent persons are closely watch
ed, and followed even while shopping
and should they meet another person
Of note and exchange few words
the fact is carefully noted. Turks nc
longer dare assemble in parties o,
five or six for the purpose of spend
ing their evenings together. 1t Is i'm.
possible for three or four OF them t.
sit down at table in coffee house
without having spy at the next. Or
such occasions they always speal
very loud, so that everybody ma.
hear them. Should European con
verse with a Turk in the street, a SD,
will follow them and try to find GU
what they are saying.
The result Of all this is that thu
Turks avoid one another's compan.
as much as possible, and wheneve
they do come together the converse
| tion is on the most futile subjects an
quite childish. The Turkish nation
| growing more and more demoralize
| under the present spy system.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Cheap Excursion Rates via the Atchisei
Topeka n Santa Fe Railway.

On June 10th, 18th, and 18th, the
following first-class passenger rates
will be effective via above route
from Ogden and Salt Lake City. Utah.
to
Missouri River and return. ...... G2W
st. Louis and return. ............. 5sN
CHICAGO and return. .......... .44a
Final return limit September 9th, 49,
For reduced rates to other points,
and information regarding excursion'
on other dates than above, apply to
C. F. WARREN, Gen'l Agent A. !
g. S. P. Ry.
All Dooly Block, Salt Lake City. U
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Richaat Man In Turkar.

Hassan Pasha has the reputation 0
being the richest man and the mos
corrupt man in the Turkish govern
ment. He Is supposed to be wort
s4o,ooo.oo0 or $50, 100000, all of whicl
ne mas acquired while in the seryic
OF the government. He has great Is
nuence with the sultan. The latte
considers him one of his most loya
and efiicient officers and trusts hin
implicitly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
rremonition Proved RYE.

A sensational case of coinci 1ence "
,ently occurred at Newport. Nh Charles
Anstee, the proprietor of the Potters
Arms Hotel, had presentiment thai
he would die on the anniversary OF thl
death of his wife, who fell and frat
tured her skull year ago. His friend
tried to laugh him out of 1t, but b
was found dead in bed at o'clock
few mornings ago-exactly year at
err his wife's fatal accident
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Halls Catarrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price, 75c.
Male Tastes In Beauty.

Maidens who have passed their thlr
tieth year may now claim that the
represent the most perfect and I'D
vanced type of maidenhood. and Loo
down upon girls who marry before
as very much more akin to savage
for it IS a well Known fact that th
age of marriage advances with civiliaa
ton. Everywhere the more matur
woman is to the fore.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Childrens Home in New York Cures
Feverishness Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 90, 900 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leaoy, N Y.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-05-08
Kruger. Health Is eood

DR.. Heyman, Mr.. Kruger's physician
enters an emphatic denial that tbe
former president of the Transvaal re-.
public is not in good health. TheMy.
stefan says that Mr. Kruger Is ysr,
we'll despite his advanced age.