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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
MAN AND BEAR ON A LOG.
Man Willing to Give Bruin the Whole
Log, but Couldn't.

Log, but Couldn't.
Conductor Dave Houston of the
Southern Pacific railroad, who is talk
ing ten days vacation at Seaside,
had thrilling experience with a big
bear which he will not soon forget.
He only told few of the incidents, as
he desired to keep it quiet, but the
story leaked out Conductor Houston
is a great fisherman, and never lets an
opportunity slip to cast the line. He
had hardly got settled at the seaside
when he went out on the Necanicum
river to have a fish all by himself. He
made his way through the brush until
he came to log, one end Of which
projected out into the creek. That's
the very place." thought the conduct
or. and, adjusting his line and pole, he
crept out on the log, where he found
himself comfortably perched above the
cool water of Necanicum creek. Hous-
ton lighted his tried and trusty pipe
and then cast his line He fished and
smoked perhaps an hour without get
ting a bite.
Suddenly there was IA movement in
the bushes back of him, and then he
felt the log he was sitting on tremble
Instinctively the conductor turned
around, when to his amazement he
gazed into the face of black bear.
The latter seemed to be sizing him up
and estimating how much of a meal
the conductor would make, and wheth-
er he would scrap" when it came to
the point. For the conductor there
seemed no escape. The bear sat COM
PLEASANTLY on the shore end Of the log,
and it was not possible for Conductor
Houston to get past the monster. The
bear held him there for several hours
before a hunter came along and killed
the animal. The bear weighed $50
pounds when dressed Conductor
Houston now has a few more gray
hairs in his head as the result of his
experience-Mo Morning Oregonian.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

effigy of Rameses II-whom the Bible
calls Pharaoh-the Egyptian tyrant
who prosecuted the children of Israel,
writes a famous scientist. Thus we
have the first portrait of this famous
monarch.
1t is now authoritatively declared
that this statue must have been taken
from the tombs OF the Egyptian
Kings. 1t was brought to the museum
from Egypt some years ago, but then
its genuineness was called into ques-
ton. The other day, however, G. H.
Hendemondt, an Psychologist of Eu-
ropean repute, and Mr.. Birch, the pres
ent head of the Egyptian section of the
museum, while poking around, haphaz-
ard fashion in the rubbish room of the
institution, happened on the rejected
statue and had it brought out in the
daylight
After that it took them a compare
lively short time to satisfy themselves
beyond any doubt of the geluineness
of this likeness of the Egyptian ruler
who flourished 1888 years before
Christ, and whose tyranny was resist
ed by Moses. The statue was prompt
ly added to the famous Egyptian room
at the museum and given one of the
places of honor there.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

cine, in fiction and in war, has lent his
name to this invention of what Is con-
sidered remarkable machine. Conan
Doyle and w. G.. Jones. also of Eng
land, have acquired all the British
rights to the invention.
The machine consists essentially OF
needle, or revolving steel drill, which
is worked automatically. The machine
is designed only for the purely me.
chanical processes of the sculptor's
art. One machine, 1t is said, can turn
out as much work in twelve hours as
1t takes two months to complete by
hand.
or course. ones imagination can
run riot as to the possibilities of this
invention. It is said that when the
Yankee improvements are made on it.,
possibly the laurels of Michael Angelo
and Pygmalion will be in danger, and
the work of the golden age OF Greek
and italian sculpture will be cleverly
initiated. The work the machine does
in seven hours, according to critics, is
astounding. Living models are EN-.
ployed and likenesses struck off in
marble that are reported to be mar
velous.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
HIS SMOOTH TALK WASTED.
Book Agents Wles Lost on the
Stronu-Eyed Woman.

Strong-Eyeu woman.
The sad-faced young man knocked
timidly at the door of the house, and
presently it was opened by woman
with stony eye.
Il beg your pardon" said the
sad-faced young man in confusion. Il
see / have made a slight mistake. AS
a matter of fact, have here most
remarkable work on How to Become
Beautiful and Remain So It's price
is 81, and But | can see, madam,
that such work would be useless to
you who have the secret already. Per-
haps, however, there may be another
Of your sex in this house to whom the
priceless book would be of value?"
EYES," said she of the stony eye;
there is"
And she disappeared.
In few moments she returned, and
with her came a fifty-pound bulldog,
with bay-window teeth.
The sad-eyer young man slid down
those steps like thunderbolt in strict
training, and as he few he heard the
voice of the stony-faced woman:
This is the only one in this house
your books any good to. Next time
you come, talk to her, and don't try
blatherskiting me. I'm too fought"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Doe Waited TO Be Shot.

Fred Unger, Blocker IN. "
teamster, was driving on the Glovers.
vile road, when he saw large doe
come out of the woods a few yards
ahead of his team and begin grazing
at the roadside.
Unger had passed a house some
distance back. He stopped his horses,
and as he was getting on his wagon
the doe looked up at him in a wonder
ing way and then resumed her graz
ing.
Unger hurried back to the house.
where he borrowed a gun. When he
got back to his wagon the deer was
still cropping the grass at the road.
side. She heard Unger as he came
back, raised her head and gazed at
him, but made no movement to
escape.
Unger fred and killed her where she
stood.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Liahtnina Set Newspaper AfIre,

ployed at the Kansas School for the
Blind, in Kansas City, Kan, was
shocked by lightning while sitting on
a box in front Of the barn at the
school. A boy standing near. seeing
Carver fall over as though dead ran
into the main building and called as
sistance Several people ran to Gar
yer, but found him sitting up rubbing
his eyes. DR.. Wilkinson, who attend.
ed Carver found that lightning had
burned several places on his right
side. The newspaper which Carver
was reading was set on fire and was
burning at his feet when the attend.
ants arrived. -Kansas City (Mo) Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
BOUND TO HAVE HER WAY.
Woman Comes From the Grave to See
Promise Is Kept

Promise Is Kept.
A remarkable ghost story is told in
the parish of Burton Agnes, England.
There years ago lived three sisters of
the name of Boynton. The youngest
of the three exacted the promise from
the others that on her death her head
should be placed on a table in the
hall. She met with an accident short
ly after, which resulted in her death,
Her sisters neglected their promise
to her and she was buried, head and
all. But on the night after the burial
the hall was thrown into terrible con-
fusion and the dead lady appeared to
her sisters with her head under her
arm. She upbraided them with their
neglected promise and, placing the
head on the table, disappeared. In the
morning the head was still there and
On the coffin being dug up the body
was found to be headless. Any at
tempt to remove the head was fol-
lowed by disturbances during the
night. 1t was even buried at dis
lance from the house, but was re-
stored by the ghost. Eventually the
head disappeared, but the disturb
ances continue nightly in the hall.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
New Enalana,s Immense Tree.

One of the largest trees in New
England is an elm on the farm Of
Fred Stanley in Berwick. \ foot from
the ground this tree. which was meas.
ured by William Harper Deering Of
saco, aged 81, is 50 feet and Il inches
in circumference. II this tree were
manufactured into cord wood, it is es-
timated 1t would make a pile four feet
wide, four feet high and eighty feet
long. There is a lady now living who
says that her mother set the tree out
and as near as can be ascertained 1t
was done in 1900.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
.. j Q III N /"
BY s. II. McCAUsLAND
Copyrighted, 1905 BY The authors Publishing Company
Need some help?"

Need some help?"
Job Allison Strengthened himself
from his stopped position, leaned upon
his scythe and looked critically at his
interrogation.
What kin We do?"
The young man placed his hand
upon the top rail of the fence and
sprang lightly over, saying carelessly:
"oh, almost anything"
Again the farmer scrutininzed him
from head to foot. His lip gave a
slightly disdainful curl as he said, sar-
castically:
"Yell find scythe hangin' in thet
tree yander; git it an see eff ye kin
keep outen my way"
The young man soon returned, and
taking the proffered scythe-stone from
Jobs hand, drew it along the edge OF
the blade with a regularity, rapidity,
and recklessness that made Jobs eyes
open. Then swinging into position,
he asked: "Ready?"
Farmer Allison nodded, rolled his
sleeves a bit higher, spat upon his
hands, and ordered: "a cad out"
The stranger led OUT with pace
Job Allison had not tackled in twenty
years. For dozen rods their
scythes swung with perfect rhythm.
Then the young mans athletic training
came into play and in few moments
Allison's paintings sounded in his ears
like the puffs of a receding locomotive
and, finally ceased
AS he threw his scythe out, at the
end, Allison turned and looked at the
swath, straight as a line; the path
smooth, clean and regular, then again
critically eyed the stranger.
what mout yer name be?"
"John."
Job had always prided himself on
not being 'one of them fellers whose
tongues wag twice to their brains
| once" He was not quite satisfied with
the answer, yet there was that mys-
terious something about this man
that checked further inquiry.
well, John, We kin stay"
Three years later he had learned
these facts about that hired man:
He was an indefatigable worker, an
expert farmer, honest, reliable, and
his name was John"
| Up to ten years before the coming
| of John, Job had been prosperous
| farmer A few bad moves on the mar
| ket chess-board, a few scourgfngs in
Solomon's school, learning that He
| that is surety for a stranger shall
a,-f Il l.,
! dred acre farm had dwindled to sixty
Il tell you, Marier. I'm agin it-ever
I lastingly and eternally agin' it. FeI
! why? Because I'm getting old and
1 can't work the farm many years
longer, and I'm opposed to Marthy
marryin' any pig-headed, highferlutin'
! patent farmer as don't know the diff
| ference atween post-hole and a pig
track. And him a-settin up on a high
stool, with four walls around him, ant
little winder on top, a-writin things
! tellin' us fellers how to farm. Why
Marier, she's that ashamed of him she
won't even tell his name"
Mrs. Allison seldom argued with Jot
on knotty points. 1t didn't pay Be
sides, she knew that Martha usually
had her way.
''They hain't no use taltin'," HI
continued. rive worked nigh on tt
fifty year a-gittin this farm, an per
pose ter leave it to Martha ef-under
stan, Marier-I say ef-"
IF what, papa?"
Martha's gray eyes, trimming owe
with laughter, completely upset he
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
The Meeting of the Ships.

Two banks met on the deep mid-sea,
When Gains had stilled the tide:
A few bright days of summer glee
There found them side by side.
And voices of the fair and brave
Rose minglng thence in mirth:
And sweetly fioated DER the wave
The melodies of earth.
Moonlight on that lone Indian main
Cloudess and lovely slept;
While dancing step and festive strain
Each deck in triumph swept.
And hands were linked, and answering
eyes
With kindly meaning shone:
o, brief and passing sympathies,
Like leaves together blown!
little while such joy was cast
over the deep's repose
Till the loud singing winds at last
Like trumpet music rose.
And proudly, freely on their way
The parting vessels bore;
In calm or storm by rock or bay,
To meet-0 neyermore!
Never to blend in vietorys cheer,
To aid in hours of woe:
And thus bright spirits mingle herA,
Such ties are formed below.
Felicia Hemans.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

couple of years, mebby-Hugh Danely
'ud--"
I'm sever marry Hugh Danely."
"By jeeminy, you shall"
II will not"
Their eyes met; his determined,
hers defiant.
He laid his knife and fork beside
his plate, wiped his mouth upon the
corner of the tablecloth, and shaking
his finger at her threateningly, said:
Martha, don't allow no child of
mine to 6isobey me. Eff you don't
want to mind, you kin go. You under
stan'f'
She did understand; there was no
installing his meaning now; he was
desperately in earnest. She arose
from her seat, pale and trembling. 1t
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Wanted Tact.

He saw a cute little purse for car
fare and bought it for his wife.
Guess what it is made Of" said he
as he presented it.
She took the little purse and said
she could never guess, but wasn't it
sweet. and dear, and SO thoughtful of
him to buy it. She thought it might
be velvet, it was so soft and lovely.
Il knew you couldn't guess" he
said triumphantly; tits muse skin"
When he had disentangled himself
from the wreckage OF the room he put
that purse back in his pocket wiser
and a madden man.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Men as Housemalds.

In England special S8.75 license is
required for the privilege Of keeping a
man servant, and a Londoner recently
arrested for failure to comply with
the law brought forward the novel de,
fence He is my housemaid" There
seems to be an increasing tendency in
London to employ men to do the work
commonly assigned to housemaids, and
they do it better. The defense. how
ever. was not accepted by the law.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

It is said to be on the program to
have the assassins of King Alexander
convicted and then pardoned by King
Peter. The king may know a good
thing when he sees it and refuse the
pardon after he has the assassins
safely locked up.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
The spencer Alrship.

Eiffel Tower The gas vessel is SO
feet long, and the twenty-four horse
power motor can develop speed OF
twenty-five miles an hour. The weight
of the whole apparatus is about 15
cwt,, and requires 10000 feet of hydro
gen gas to lift it. 1t has been inflated
with gas several times. and found to
work well,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

The hacker of the enterprise 10
bring Patti 10 this country has put up
$4,000 as a guaranty Of his sublime
faith in the memory of the people Of
this country for singers who may
almost be said to have come down
to US from former generation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Mr.. Choate is now dean of the dip
lomatic corps in London. With an
american dean of the diplomatic
corps and a new American duchess
added to the list every few days, how
can they keep us down?
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
A Menrce TO Society.

The colonel-Well, boys, this Is my
last night at the club. I've gotten to
be a fearful menace to society, so
there's nothing left for me to do but
go away and be hermit for the rest
of my life.
The chorus-Why?
The colonel-Because I've lived
here so long | know everybody's FAM
lily history
The chorus-What of that?
The colonel-And, confound it, I've
got into the habit of thinking aloud.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Rather than wed a German count
whom her mother had chosen for her,
Miss Daisy Grouse Of Amsterdam, N.
Y, eloped With a Mr.. Smith. Not every
girl makes a like choice when a title
of nobility bangles before her eyes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Has Bead RihIe Often.

John Shuler. aged seventy-three, one
of the most highly respected citizens
of Hughesvllle. Penn, is an ardent
student of the Bible. He has read it
through from Genesis to Revelations
forty-three times, and soon viii have
made ii forty-fonr times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Geographer Reclus and Aeronaut Ca
puzza are rapidly preparing for their
balloon voyage across the Atlantic.
1t is to be hoped that these daring
scientists will not fall down when they
are half seas over.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
STATUE or RAMEsEs n.
Measure Lately Unearthed In The
/. British Museum,

BY special permission OF the direct.
or of the Egyptian section of the Brit
ish Museum, have just been permit
ted to photograph for the first time
the remarkable statue which, after
having been slowed away as of no i'm
portance in an obscure corner Of the
museum for several years, has Just
been Identified as a probably authentic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

The Duke of Roxburghe says he is
rich in his own right and wholly indie
pendent of Miss Goelet's millions.
What good time these young people
will have spending each others
money
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Celery and Lettuce Farm.

Orange Farm station, four miles
south of Goshen. N. Y. has the largest
celery and lettuce patches in the state.
The celery patch covers twenty-six
acres and is filed With straight rows,
some of them a quarter OF mile long.
The lettuce bed comprises twelve
acres.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

It is well that the Alaskan boundary
question has come up when SO many
other things are going on. Few peo-
pie are asking to have it explained to
them
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Mr.. Wanamaker observes: MANY
an honest man fails because he is a
poor advertiser" Mr.. Wanamaker
is perfectly frank as to the secret of
his own success.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
The Smallest Renuhllo.

The smallest of all republics is that
Of Tayalora, established in the island
of that name OF the coast of Sardinia.
1t has a population of fewer than six.
ty, including the president and his con.
gross Of six.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Attorney General Finley talked for
two days in the Alaskan boundary dis
pute. The United States made great
mistake in not retaining Senator Nor
gan In the case.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

The new game law, Furnishing the
hunter who happens to mistake man
for a partridge, may afford some con-
ISOLATION to the relatives, but it will
not benefit the lately deceased.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

When man says he is worried over
his business his wife seems to think
it wouldn't be that way if he took her
advice about wearing a muller when
he went out In the evening.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

George Vanderbilt is to leave Bilt-
more because his employees pilfer.
Times must be ominous when George
is compelled to practice such close
economy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

The child that was christened in
a lions den will never become famous
enough to be lionized again, If there
is anything in the doctrine of hered-
ity.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

If the time ever comes when the
shall have the Great Amalgamated
American Novel with the fifteen diff.
ferent KINDS of dialect.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

was the last day of her annual six
weeks vacation.
For five years she had held posi-
ton in the Pension department at
Washington, and during this period
her father, through mercenary mo-
tives, had persistently used his influ.
ence to bring about union between
his daughter and Hugh Danely, a
wealthy, but profligate young man,
who held a lien upon his remaining
property.
To Danelys wooings and her
fathers opportunities she had turned
a deaf ear, pleading time in which to
decide this momentous question.
An hour later, as she stood waiting
for a conveyance to take her to the
station, her father said: "Marthy, I'd
like to know what you've done with
all yer wages in these five years. |
reckon We amt got no objections to
tellin'?"
oh! certainly not she replied; a
have loaned the money to that pig
headed farmer who is spending it on
his education"
The devil you did, Then it's my
opinion"
The slam of the carriage door and
the rattle of wheels, caused that valu
able opinion to lose its sweetness on
the desert air."
Fifteen years before, he had stood
on those steps watching the recedina
form of young boy, an adopted child
until 1t was lost in the gloom of gath
ering darkness. For some trivial of
Tense he had driven this youth from
him to battle alone with the world.
A few minutes later little girl hur
| ried down the road and throwing hel
arms around the boys neck, begged
/ him to return.
But no, John Allen Wilberton woult
make his own way through life, ant
some day-ah how young and old de
light to feast upon those delicious
though deceptive, promises of some
day"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Poor Maj. Delmar! All he knows
about his wonderful performance in
equaling Lou Dillon's record is that it
made him awfully tired
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Eleven babies an hour are born on
Manhattan island and it cannot be
said that they are very particular
about selecting their birthplace.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
Sinq On.

Soon the shadows will be gone;
Soul, sing on!
Night is drifting to the dawn;
Soul, sing on
soon the wales, of morning blest,
Tired, yet thankful, thou shalt rest
with Gods roses on the breast
Soul. sing on
Frank l.. stanton. in Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Persons who think that football
players are all beef and Drawn, with
no brains should take day off and
try to learn the signals.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Milwaukee and Cleveland have had
fiatiron buildings for years, but those
cities depend on other things to make
themselves famous.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19
scuLPToR's WORK MADE EASY.
Objects of Art No Longer a Matter Of
Skill

Objects Of Art No Longer a Matter Of
Skill.
Machinery is about to invade the
domains Of art. Not satisfied with the
tremendous strides made in the com
mercial world, man is invading the
realms Of polite learning with me-
chanical appliances, and the lathe, the
wheel and power threaten to dsplace
chisel and the skill of the sculptor.
whirl or the wheel and all the
romance that has surrounded art for
ages liz no more. The art of sculptur.
ing mechanically is said to have been
solved, at least so far as the making
of busts is concerned, by Sig. Auguste
Bontempi of Naples, and Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, already famous in medi-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

Alive to the exigencies Of the times,
the Russians have just discovered q
new way to commit murder.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-11-19

The experts to the contrary not
withstanding, we hadn't noticed that
the number of 'lobsters" had percep-
tihly decreased.