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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
$25, ooo, 900 IN FIVE MINUTES.
Greatest Loser on Record Dies In a
Garrett in London Stun,

In the grimy garnet in London
slum there died the other day the only
man who ever succeeded in losing
$25 100000 in five minutes time.
His name was Henri Thibault For
years prior to his death he had eked
out precarious subsistence as a
translator and teacher of languages.
Yet thirteen years previously he had
been the prime mover in the great
copper corner. the collapse of which
shook to its foundations the French
financial world.
Thibault's idea was to secretly buy
up the worlds available supply of cop
per, and wait for the inevitable rise.
And he came near to succeeding.
From his Office in Paris he con
trolled through his agents, the mar
kets of London, Berlin and Vienna,
and in all of them he purchased every
pound of copper that was offered.
The result was quickly apparent On
July /, 1887, "B G. BIS" (best Chill
bars) were selling at 5000 a ton. BY
June / they had risen to $500, and the
rise continued steadily until the mid
die of December, 1883, when the un.
heard-of price of fraction over $500
a ton was being asked and obtained.
Then came the collapse Thibault
had sunk all his own money in the
venture, all he could borrow, all he
could beg, and still, from all sorts of
odd and unexpected corners of the
world copper came pouring in.
As soon as he ceased buying he had,
of course, to commence selling. and
this fastened and accentuated the in
evitable end By March l the price
had dropped to less than it was when
Thibault commenced operations.
Altogether the gigantic gamble cost
him s50,o00,000, of which sum fully
one-half was lost between noon and
five minutes past on Feb. 2S, 1889
when the bottom dropped out of his
corner Stray Stories.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
The Genius of a Poet

A recent book on Robert Browns *
by G. X. Chesterton contains the FIJI
lowing in regard to the poet: IF he
looked at porcelain vase or an old
hat. a cabbage or a puppy at play,
each began to be bewitched with the
spell of kind of fairyland of philos-
ophers; the vase, like the jug in the
Arabian nights to send up a smoke
of thoughts and shapes; the hat to
produce souls, as a conjurer's hat pro.
duees rabbits; the cabbage TO swell
and overshadow the earth, like the
tree OF knowledge; and the puppy to
go OF at a scamper along the road to
the end of the world.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
LIGHTNING RuNG CHURCH BELL
Electric Bolt Badly Damages Edifice
at PhiIadeIphia


Lightning struck the steeple and
rang the bell in the tower of the Dia.
mond Street Baptist church in a re.
cent storm. portion of the steeple
was split, and the lightning rod was
melted in parts. There was a brief
pause following the descent of the
electric bolt against the church, then
came a crash of thunder that startled
the neghborhood for two squares on
every side. Windows shivered and
men and women, believing their own
homes had been struck rushed
trembling into the street Those liv.
Ing in the square where the church is
stroke of the bell The whole town
qulyered with the shock. On the
Thirty-first street side of the edifice
a shower of broken stones and mortar
fell. terrorizing for the moment sew
eral pedestrians, who We're hurrying
homeward to get out of the rain which
at that moment was coming down in
torrents. Persons who had seen the
lightning strike felt sure that the
church was on fire, although no blaze
was discernible, The impression
grew among the spectators, and lit
tie lat3r the excitement was irsensi.
fed when fire engines, hose carts and
hook and ladder trucks came dashing
by, but none of these stopped at the
church. A superficial examination of
the church in the darkness did not re-
veal any great damage. Philadelphia
Press.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
Anchor Has a History.

Lying amid pile of iron chains, an
chors, cables, ETC., in front Of a Balti-
more junk shop Is a great double iron
anchor shackle which has an interest
ing history. It weighs several tons
and is of unusually fine forging. 1t
was made in Russia for lie of the
cars battleships, and in 1876 was
sent to America as a part of the Rus
sian exhibit at the centennial at Phila-
delphia After the close Of the exposi-
ton it disappeared. Vain search was
made for 1t, and the Russian exhibit
was sent back without it, Years later
1t turned up with lot of old iron
which steamer landed at Baltimore,
and 1t has been there ever since. The
Russian naval authorities are probably
still hunting for it.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

WElI4 5z0c0 an IN 81 ~ 1861
Gardiner was the founder of the orig
inal Society of Colonial Danes. The
original way of spelling the name
Lion was changed to Lyon some years
ago. but the present heir has restored
the old form. The Gardiner estate
is entailed, and has been so for 260
years. It is the only instance of so
long an entail in America
The old Morris family has only
three members in the Knickerbocker
set. The Morrises were great land
owning family in the New Neither
lands. Col Lewis Morris of the Eng
lish army was the first of the name to
come To America, in the year 1874
He regained the possession of his
brothers. estates in The Bronx dis
trict. which had been confiscated by
the Dutch. and thus established the
fortunes of the mouse of Morris on
American soil. This became a manor
under a grant from Gov Fletcher.
Col Morris's nephew. another Lewis
Morris, succ eeded to this estate. He
was a brilliant man, and was the first
native-born Chief Justice of the State
of New York. One of his sons. str,
another Lewis Morris. was one rf the
signers of the Declaration of lndepend-
ence, and members Of the family serv.
ed in the army and nsfy of the United
States,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Drew, who was in command of the
improvised fleet, made up of lake
schooners, which captured the Caro-.
line. set her afire, and sent her adrift
over Niagara Falls, was compelled to
return to England. and took the flag
with him.
Somehow it hung for about forty
years quite obseurely in the Royal
United Service institution, in White
hall, London. When this institutions
museum was rebuilt recently the flag
was taken down and laid aside Per.
haps its space was given to trophies
and relics of more current interest,
such as the South African colors and
captured Boer emblems. By the kind
assistance Of Gen. Robinson, late gov.
ernor of the Chelsea hospital, the re.
quest OF the board of management OF
the Toronto public library was &c.
coded to, and the flag was sent here
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
REAL NEW WORKERS
The Knckerbocker Set the SWEETEST Of the Swe-Consider
Themselves the Only True Aristocrats Of the City
Famous Names ON Their Roll Of Honor.

Especial Correnpondence.)

When the corner stone of the social
fabric of New York was laid $50 years
ago that unrecorded ceremony was
performed by the group of families
whom we speak of as the Knickerbock.
ers. They brought with them from
Holland or the adjacent countries a
little set OF social traditions besed up
on comfortable family life, decent
interchange of social amenities, a
kindly-yet generous and elegant
hospitality, a code of morals and man
Ders that were the happiest express
slons of Europe's civilization. 1t was
as different from the cold and formal
social life of the Puritans of New Eng
land, on the one side, as 1t was from
the hearty, boisterous, wine drinking
and foxhunting English colonists of
the Virginia settlement 1t establish
ed for the American colonies social
code whose rulings have never been
questioned with advantage to the
questioners. And though sadly shaken
In numbers and in fortunes the Knick-
erbocker element still continues to
represent the true aristocraey of New
York. the envy of the nouveaux riches
who knocked in vain at their doors.
The families that now preserve the
old Knickerbocker spirit in its best
sense are the Barclays, Beekmans,
Delafields. De Peysters, Duers, Gardin-
ers, Goelets, Gerrys, Hamersleys,
Joneses, Homes, Livingstons, Morrises,
Millses, Rhinelanders, Roosevelts,
Schermerhorns and Stuyvesants.
OF the women in this set who hold
most firmly to the Knickerbocker code
of social laws Mrs. Maturin Delafield
and Mrs. Ogden Mills stand at the
head. Mrs. Ogden Mills never for
gets she is a Livingston no more than
she forgets or permits others to forget
her marked resemblance to Queen
Alexandra. But greater than this
resemblance to the Queen to the mind
of "Teenie" Mills is that she is Liv
ingston. The only thing that can
equal this in the minds Of the Knicker-
booker set is to be Delafield or
Roosevelt. AS for those names that
figure so much more often in the So
ciety columns-the Astors, Wander
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Massachusetts, inventor to bring forth
the self-playing violin. 1t makes
music so closely in imitation of the
real thing that you would scarcely be.
lieve an automatic device was pro.
ducing the notes II you could not see
the mechanism.
1t would be difficult to explain all
the parts of this instrument Suf.
fee 1t to say that there are strings. 0
belt bow, frame, and self-acting de,
vices by which the bow is made to
sweep over the strings and produce
almost any tune desired, BY a sys
tenn of levers the machine can be made
TO play in any time the operator
wishes,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

that OF perfectly formed
cat He does not seem to lament his
lack of legs, but contentedly uses the
two that he has. Like philosopher,
he makes the best of existing circum.
stances
When Hooker was a kitten, his
mother instinctively cared for him as
though aware of his misfortune and
comparative helplessness.
If her little family were taken from
the basket and placed on the floor she
would replace Hooker first, although
after he grew up to cathood she paid
no special attention to him. But, then,
Hooker was not so helpless as one
would suppose him to be. He managed
to get along with only half as many
legs as the ordinary cat, and as for
tricks and pugnacity, he was the equal
of any of his fellows and a terror to
stray dogs. He has been taught to
do many odd things, and his accom-
plishments are the wonder of visitors
to the home of this wonderful cat.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

church, the oldest religious organiza-
tion in New York, celebrated Tuesday,
May 26, the 250th anniversary of the
incorporation of the city of New York,
In the Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth
avenue and Twenty-ninth street, the
day was concentrated as Dutch day.
Although composed of group OF
churches, the Collegiate Church is one
organization, the various congrega-
tons being under one governing body,
known as the consistory, and 1t dates
back in continuous line Of preachers
and officials to the year 1928. New
York was New Amsterdam when in
that year the Rev Jonas Michaelius
arrived and formally organized a
church which has been continuous to
this day and is reasonably supposed
to be the Oldest Protestant church on
this continent.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
The Old English Church.

Codd, and was one of the very first
Christian churches in England, as the
church of bishop it was, in fact, a
cathedral. The main body is the only
part now standing, but it is easy to
trace the remains of tower and apse
Fifty years before America was dis
covered, the church. then more than
1000 years old, had chancel, nave
and small tower with two bells. Fire
wrought havoc in it later, and in the
reign of Queen Elizabeth, James l.,
Charles l., and Charles H. the chapel
became beacon or lighthouse Struc-
tural alterations then occurred, the
principal of which was raising the
height of the walls generally, which is
clearly evident at the present day.
From beacon the chapel was degrad-
ed to a common barn, and thus it
stands to-day, humble and forgotten,
deprived of even the glory of being
a picturesque ruin.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
CHURCH $500 YEARS OLD.
Ancient Structure In England Used
as Barn.


as a Barn.
Judging by past records, not one
American tourist in 10000 of those
who are now beginning to crowd In
to London for what promises to be an
unprecedented American season will
see n relic that is one of the most
interesting things in England, from
an antiquarian point at least.
In Essex, scarce two miles back
from the North sea, and across the
Blackwater from the catching town OF
Brightlingsea, whence came most OF
the members of the crew OF Sham
rock Ill, stands a small stone struc'
tui now used as a barn. ANY one
can prowl about 1t as much as he
likes, and chip off to his hearts con-
tent the dull red bricks that appear
here and there in the stone work
Only few persons In the neighbor'
hood know or care anything about the
building beyond the local tradition
that gold cups and vases and piles OF
ancient coin have been dug up from
the neighboring grounds. and that
somewhere in it's vicinity priceless
golden calf is buried.
Yet the bricks that the stray Wis
itor is at liberty to carry off in his
pocket date back almost to the time
of Christ. 1t was only few years age
that the queer earthworks surround
ing the ancient building were identi
fed as those of the fertilization Of
Othona, mentioned in the military sur
vey of the Roman empire.
The structure now standing was
built by the Saxon missionary, Bishop
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
FRANKLIN ELM is DYING.
Famous Old Tree Succumbs to March
of Modern improvements.

Of Modern Improvements.
Experimental examination of the
famous old Franklin elm, which stands
on the New Haven, Conn. green at
the intersection Of Church and Chapel
streets, the two busiest thoroughfares
OF the city, has shown that within a
few months this noted landmark of
the City of Elms will have to be cut
down Old age and the encroachments
OF modern methods of paving side
walks and streets have signed the
death warrant of this fine old tree,
which has been for over a century one
of the features of New Haven.
AS far as local history shows, the
Franklin elm is the second oldest tree
in the city 1t was set out April II,
1890, by one Thaddeus Beecher, and
as Its planting happened on the same
day on which Benjamin Franklin died,
the elm was named after him.
The tree itself was brought into
town by drunken rustic named Jerry
Allen, who was in urgent need of more
spirits, but who did not have the price
in silver with which to buy his rum.
Allen logged the young elm in from
Hamden on his back and offered 1t to
Thaddeus Beecher, who kept an ale
house and tavern where the Exchange
building now stands, for fair return
in fiery fluids. Thaddeus BeecheT
bought the sapling for pint of rum
and Immediately set 1t out on the
green corner. From that day it -four
ished aud has been landmark of the
town.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
Child's Faith Rewarded.

An extraordinary missive has just
passed through the hands of the post
al officials in Ost-Gothland. Sweden. II
consisted Of letter, addressed in a
round, girllsh hand to Our Lord in
Heaven" On being opened at the Re
turned Letter Office the letter proved
to be touching prayer emanating
from an eight-year-old child, who had
selected this means to secure a gui
tar from the Giver of all things. Her
appeal has been answered, philan
thropic persons having subscribed for
the purchase of the instrument.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

without the least
vestige of forelegs.
There is no unnat.
ural formation or
growth in place of
the missing mem.
bers, and the hand,
some grey fur
grows as thickly
over the shoulders
to which the fore
legs should be at
tached as upon
other parts of his
body.
There is nothing
in his appearance
except the absence
OF the forelegs
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
Unframed hx a Volcano.

At the last reception Of the Royal
society a number of photographs of
the eruptions in St. Vincent and Mar
Unique were displayed. One picture
represented stone axe, which is said
to have been thrown into the crater,
with numerous others, by the natives
when they were yanquished in a bat
tie at the end of the seventeenth cen.
fury. That axe was thrown out by the
recent eruption, apparently in perfect
condition. Engineering.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

castle of Schonberg OF the Rhine,
which overlooks the original lands of
the family.
The first of the Roosevelts came to
America in 1851, and the family has
ever since been prom nent in the civic
and social life of New York. Clare
mont was originally me of the country
seats of the family Next to the
LivingstoIs, the Roosevelts are the
strongest numerically in the Knick-
erbocker set, and, like that family, are
the keenest in the keeping up of its
traditions.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
An Italian Countess, VISITING Card.

The members of Italian noble fami-
lies go in for very large and elegant
visiting cards. A well-known countess
who lives at Taormina has one which
is double, like ball program. Its
color is pale pink, with a scalloped
gold edge, and it is scented with hello.
trope, On one side is raised ceat-of.
arms and coronet in gold on the other
the name in large and fiourishing EN-.
bossed letters.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Andy Carnegie has denied that he
is a member of the smart set" Well,
we don't know Andy was smart
enough to get $1,000 900 worth of
gold-plated steel bonds. That wasn't
SO slow.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
MAKING A DATE.
Apes as OWNERS.

II may not be generally known that
in South Africa apes are often EN-.
ployed as biologists and engineers.
They are trained to explore mining re.
gions, having marvellous scent for
discovering springs Of water, even II
underground A good many have been
used for this purpose on the Cape tc
Cairo railway.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

A Utica, n Y, man has gone crazy
because a report that he was heir to
a fortune proves to have been false.
1t is always well to refrain from get
ting worked up over such stories until
one can put his hands on the money.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Although the Rrnelanders have been
prominently identified with the history
Of the city OF New York for more
than 200 years, there are now only
four of the name occupying a place
in society. The Rhinelanders set
tied in New Rochelle in 1886, being
of an old Huguenot family. The son
of the first settler moved to New Yora
and built house on Spruce street.
He died in 1777 and is buried In
Trinity Graveyard. In 1884 the
Rhinelanders purchased the ancient
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Announcement is made that Olga
Nethersole will star as an 'independ-
ent" actress next season, which will
cause some to wonder what new
law, conventionality or whatever 1t
may be she has now discovered that
she may ignore It,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

According to Prof Fitzsimmons, the
accomplished connoisseur in slat-hit-
ting, the greatest strike of the year
will be that which will take place when
Jeffries connects with Corbett in the
near future.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

The scientists are right. This is the
time OF year TO be specially careful
what the children have to eat and
drink. Their elders, of course, will
continue the customary diet of beer
and frankfurters.-Phi Philadelphia In
ouirer,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

When Gov Bailey says that he
never read the 1900 letters addressed
to him by women all over the coun-
try, proposing marriage, he taxes the
credulity Of inquisitiye people away
beyond the limit
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

The Los Angeles Times feels hurt
because the navy department has Civ.
en- the name California ito a mere
cruiser" And California has more
than a thousand miles of coast line,
too.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
Bows Fortunate Mlshan.

A little boy in Philadelphia dropped
a bag that contained $500 pennies.
and crowd OIL persons helped him to
recover them. When he went on his
way again he had 16S pennies more
than he had dropped.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
ExcusabIe DELAY.

On the Uganda railway in Africa
the American contractors were FIVE
months behind time in constructing
twenty.six yiaducts. but as twenty.
seven employees were carried off by
lions tho delay was excused by the
company.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
FLAG OF HISTORIC INTEREST.
Emblem Of Upper Canada Rebellion
Still Preserved.

Almost green with age, tattered and
scarcely recognizable, hangs now one
Of the most remarkable of flags in DIR.
Bain's ofilce In the public library Of
Toronto, Can. 1t is the flag that
hoated over Navy Island at the time
OF the upper Canada rebellion of 1897.
and which, perhaps. few from the mast
OF the famous Caroline. 1t is a can
vas square, with a history, one which
almost caused great war. Capt.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

It is estimated by experts that John
W. Gates is worth only s25,0O0,O00.
This will come as a complete surprise
to the public. 1t was generally sup
posed that Gates was rich.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24
QUEER FREAK OF NATURE.
Cat Compelled to Go Through Life
With But Two Leus.

Hooker is grey cat, the property
of family living in Dunkirk, N. Y
He was born with only two legs seven
years ago. His hind legs are perfect
ly natural in development, but he Is
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Now French theologian tells us
that old-fashioned truthfulness is out
of date. This may go into the box
with the criticism that our Sunday
schools are not swift enough
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

OF his own recent Illness Mark
Twain blithely says: "Oh, that was a
pleasant adventure, sort OF vacation,
that gave me a legitimate excuse for
spending five weeks in bed"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

the violinist, just before his steamer
sailed from New York, and lavished
kisses on him, did not faze the violin
list. He assisted
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Stojan Protics is Servia's new minis.
ter of the interior. The supposition
that he was a new kind of breakfast
food appears, therefore, to have been
entirely erroneous.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Max O'Rell's Discrimination to ex-
change his hat for a halo is one that
is shared by great many people much
more religious, ostensibly. than he
was.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

The botanist who has discovered a
new kind Of rubber makes his an
nouncement in the nick of time. The
old kind is about played out even as
q joke.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

That alliance of South American re-
publics will do grand work II 1t can
evolve q Monroe doctrine" that will
keep out the South American revo-
lutionist.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

A newspaper epigrammatist says:
Every wife is the architect Of her
own husband" Then she shouldn't
be too severe on the edifice when she
botches the Job.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Hetty Green has had her permit to
carry revolver renewed. She Is still
as firmly determined as ever not to
give up any of 1t.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-09-24

Perhaps Joseph Chamberlain would
see things more clearly If he would
exchange his single eyeglass for Q
pair OF gold-bowed speetacles,