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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

velopment of Fairhayen is now in
progress which will do much to make
it a garden spot In the center of the
old town lies Thorndike pond, which
for generations has been breeding dis
case and mosquitoes. Repeatedly the
health authorities have considered
abating the thing, but the way has
never been apparent. But within
year a proposition has been made and
carried into effect that If the abut-
ters on the pond agreed to surrender
their riparian rights, private citizen
would fill the pond. drain away its
water supply and convert its area into
a public park. The offer has been
accepted and within a year the un-
slightly old pond will literally blossom
as the rose.
A few weeks ago a big, sleek, white
steam yacht, one of the fastest on
the Atlantic coast, dropped anchor off
Fairhayen. From her side a launch
sped to the shore and a tall, white
haired. dignified man, leaning feebly
on the arms of his attendants, slowly
climbed the steps to where a carriage
was waiting.
Up in the village. every flag was
flying and as the news of the arrival
spread. every heart bounded with joy.
For days the whole town had lowered
breathless for the news of the wire. to
inform them of the progress of pa
eient in New York, lying almost in
the shadow of death. Now that the
suspense was over the whole town re-
joiced, and it has continued as day by
day the patient at the Fort was grad
ually restored to health.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

1t all happened in the corridor of
The pest office. She purchased a two
tent stamp and carefully affixed 1t
upside down to the upper left-hand
sorner of an envelope where 1t would
excite the cancellation clerk to pro-
lanity. Because her correspondent
lived in Chicago she was about to slip
the envelope into a slot plainly desig-
mated New York City mail, when her
companion, a man, stopped her.
Seems to me-" he ventured to say,
that your letter looks bulky enough to
need more postage"
why, no." she said, smiling. Il put
two-cent stamp on it, don't you
seer"
| Yes; but | am certain it's too
heavy" and he took the sealed missive
In his hand. ut is too heavy" he
continued. II mail many letters a
day, and have acquired the knack OF
guessing what Uncle Sam will demand
for his services as carrier. l am
positive that this letter will require
four cents postage. Get the stamp
clerk to weigh 1t for you"
II am sure you are wrong" She
said good-naturedly; but we will test
the matter for an ice cream soda"
Done! II the letter goes with that
| two-cent stamp, / will treat. If you
have to put another stamp on it, you
treat"
She went to the stamp window and
the letter was weighed.
-Four CENTS" said the clerk.
What? You must have made a
mistakel" she exclaimed. There's
not much in it. Weigh 1t again.
The clerk gasped, but as there was
no one else waiting to reach the win
| dow, he weighed the letter again and
very carefully. One might have
| thought he was weighing gold dust
-Four cents, exactly" he announced
She pouted. Then the pout was
succeeded by a smile sweet enough tc
overcome any one but seller Of
stamps.
WELL" she said, Its all right, any
how. l have a large correspondence
land frequently send letters that are
mot heavy enough for a two-cent
stamp, l always put that kind of &
stamp on them. So the government
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

noticed that stone dressers joined in
the work; that as soon as the stone
was blasted out 1t was trimmed into
neat square blocks. suitable for build
ing.
Again the architect whose genius
had conceived and executed the other
magnificent structures was called in
and was told to build the most mag.
nificent church he could to the memory
of Mrs. Mary Huttlestone Rogers. His
commission was absolute without re-
striction as to cost. Half block was
purchased and on 1t three magnificent
stone buildings are now in course of
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29
u.n u..ched Out Snakes.

Orrin Clark, a farmer who lives on
the West Hill road, says 'Chittenden,
Vt. dispatch, has Plymouth Rock
hen which has Matched out nest of
snakes eggs instead of flock of
chicks. The most remarkable part OF
Ii is that the hen found the eggs her
self. and Mr.. Clark knew nothing of
her family affairs until she brought
the brood to the farm one day early in
the week.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

These must be great days for tho
teachers agencies. The Philadelphia
Press remarks IF there is a single
county in the state that is not having
trouble to get enough teachers it has
not yet reported
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Monsieur Humbert pleads that he
left business matters entirely to
madam and devoted himself eexclu
sively TO art and poetry There has
been a growing suspicion that mon
nieur would turn out a good deal oe
a cur.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

OFF the center table or the mantel Re
dueing the number of these things
may, therefore, prove distinct bless
ing TO men, the majority of whom are
more or less awkward, and cannot fall
to lessen the burdens Of the house
keeper and of the maid who is ex-
pected TO dust all this collection of
animal and mineral freaks at least
once a week.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

A New Orleans shirtmaker's state
ment that he has discovered the long.
hunted yellow fever parasite is arous.
ing some interest If he lived un
North he would be advertising para
site with every shirt.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Joseph c. Hendrix, president of the
national bank of Commerce in New
York, just consolidated with the West
ern national bank, who is paid $3.50,
900 bonus to prevent him from asso.
ciating himself with a competing
bank, used to be a reporter on
Brooklyn newspaper.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The widow of former president OF
Guatemala was arrested in New York
the other Gay for intoxication If this
had happened to the lady at home she
would doubtless have considered II
sufficient provocation for revolution.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

According to Prof. zueblin we are
people that multiply our bath tubs
and the need for them at the same
time. But then this is not quite so
bad as leaving out the bath tubs alto
gether,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The news that another Mayfower
descendant is dead was read with
great interest by hundreds of New
Englanders who are themselves des.
cendants of Maynower passengers and
don't know it.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

And now comes another MOSQUITO
expert and says that the smoking
joss sticks have no terrors at all for
the thing that sings and stings. AT
this rate the suffering public will lose
all faith In science and return to tho
screen and the slap.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

safeblowers may be traced because
they left their coats in a sewing-ma.
chine office from which they were
scared while working at their pro.
fession. safehlowers should take warn
ing and adopt the shirt waist.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The editor of Punch, Sir Francis
Burnand, will publish in October
"reminiscences of My Life" 1t will
show that to get out an English hum
orous publication every week is no
Joke.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

1t is said that 1O,50O,0o0 people are
employed on the farms of America.
Nobody appears to be able to explain
why they have aot gone to the charms
of fiat life in the cities.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Being reformer in China is such
a perilous job that the man who I'M
dertakes the part has to look in the
glass every morning to see IL his
head is still on.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

When Tsi An goes into Chinese
newspaper Office to ask the editor 'if
he wrote that" 1t is generally consid-
cred to be a bad day for the editing
business.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The same boy who is taught to be-
lieve that the drumstick is the best
part of the turkey, grows up to i'm
agine that his wife always gives in
to him.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

"The gods send thread for web
begun" says Andrew Carnegie. And
flies for a web well spread.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

III all reyolutionists in Latin Amer
lea fought to finish as in Venezuela,
the business of breaking up a govern
ment In that part of the world would
be less popular.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Russia is not entirely satisfied with
an apology this time. Turkey will
have to do something more, or the
sublimity of its Porte will get seri-
Gus jar.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29
COMMITMENTS EXCHANGED.

You are peach. said the caIiow
youth, land good to eat.
you also are good 10 eat" respond.
ed the maid in blue.
Am | peach, too?'
NO a lobster
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

II Is learned that the latest Central
American revolution" started because
a general got drunk. This is more
reasonable cause than usually appears.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

King Edward appears not to have
kissed the barney stone while In Ire
land, but perhaps it was because he
didn't need to.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

While the newspapers are quoting
Russell Sage at 81, uncle Russell is
just bullish enough to believe he is
going to 100.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Meantime the bear is stealthily
pushing his big paw little farther
into Korea.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Honduras is showing signs of an
other revolution. Now, how many
days ago was the last Honduras revo-
luton?
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Those persons who don't like Uncle
Russell Sage may as well cultivate
spirit of resignation. He Is here to
stay.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

That Chicago thief who was held
by the neck until the police arrived
did not need to be told that his cap
tors name was Mrs. Huske
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The women editors should not over
look that story concerning the man
who talked himself to death.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

Over in China the graduate, instead
of stopping to throw out hints as to
how the world should be run, starts
for the nearest woods.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The uprising of unpaid veterans in
Eastern Cuba has been narrowed
down to four men and the person who
started the story.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

French assassins are now close ri
walls of French duelists in bloodthirs-
tiness. They hurl the deadly tomato.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29
sinnlfleant figures.

The birth rate among foreign-born
in Massachusetts is So per 1000;
among the native-born 1t is II.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-10-29

The hair of the head grows faster
In summer than In winter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
Star Crook Tells
Of His Profession.

nary eye it would not have suggested
a crooks resort, although one of the
worst in town. Everything was so
quiet that 1 looked disappointed,
whereupon, having finished our drinks,
Charleyled the way to a room upstairs.
Here was pandemonium indeed. A
seedy looking young man was playing
raStime dittieS on piano, accom-,
panied by an old German with a fiddle,
and here the male and female crooks
were dancing all the stiffness out OF
their legs engendered by a stay In the
Tombs or Sing Sing.
Songs were sung, typical of the free
hooters life, and a most unique phase
of existence presented, which would
have been we'll worthy of illustration
Well" said Charley, after we had
tired of the show, ''let US go down
and I'll give you a few tips on the
business to round out your article"
I'm in Philadelphia much of the
time" continued the eX-waiter, after
we had settled down to our cigars in
decent place. where one felt no me-
cessity of keeping their hand on their
watch fob. Il work the football games,
the race tracks and all kinds of places
where men go crazy over one thing or
another. In their off moments 1 gath
er in my harvest. 1 handle nothing but
purses and jewelry.
"A great deal Of this sort Of work is
done with q confederate, but the chance
Of getting in with a squealer bars me
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
Now It Is the
Tennis Arm
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
PARIS, Feb. g. Tennis players
are alarmed at q report recently pub
ished in LIE Progress Medical con-
corning the new disease known as
tennis arm
According to DR.. Clado, the authority
responsible for the publication of the
facts in connection with this disease
to which the players of lawn tennis
are subject, there are two forms of
the complaint; the first as a fatigue,
an exhaustion of the muscles of the
arm; the second as a material lesion,
located in the neighborhood of the
elbow of the right arm. The first
form is found in players who force
the muscles Of the arm and shoulder
excessively; the second is found more
rarely and in conditions extremely we'll
defined.
Through the kindness of one of the
ablest players in France" the doctor
says, Il have been able to collect twelve
cases that have enabled me to describe
this form of disease"
The affection is characterized by a
sudden pain, located in the external
part of the elbow, and above the line
of articulation, producing a functional
loss Of power of the superior part OF
the right arm. at least for all move
ments that require a certain amount
of muscular strength.
The geological conditions that give
rise to tennis-arm may be easily de-
termined. 1t is the result of quick and
violent movements, causing functional
loss of power at the same time or as
some extraordinary effort is made In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01

out of that deal. get along all right
as 1t is.
Like the best class of pickpockets
I am always we'll dressed, and if a
gentleman in street car detects me
in the way Of showing my hand towards
his pocket, my prompt apology for
clumsiness and general good appear
ance reassure him. l have had some
narrow escapes, but generally manage
to get my quarry.
Il think 1t best to have specially
and stick to it, of course not ignoring
any golden opportunities that may
| float your way outside of 1t.
DO you know, about the easiest
thing in the world to do is to pick a
woman's chatelaine, and yet I never
| care for the job, and generally there
isn't much in it. OF course, when
you've been in the business awhile
some of the other sports tumble to
you. but it's best to, keep a stiff upper
lip and cut 'em. 1 always stay at a
good hotel, out of New York. They're
a mint. Unlocked bedroom doors at
night or the morning yield a rich har..
vest to very slick respectable man
who knows the ways of hotels as 1 do.
Nervous? Not a bit That's The
crooks bette noir, nervousness. So long
as he keeps up his nerve it's plain
sailing. 1 stared a detective out of
countenance the other day and shook
him off when 1 knew he meant to ar
rest me. Nothing like hauteur sir,
when you're in such a game as I'm
making a living out Of
Caught again? Why, I suppose so,
some day but in the meantime, if I
can save enough, I'll start legitimate
business and leave other peoples jew
elry alone"
1t had never appeared to me before
that there could be so much holiness
connected with a business which had
so frequently such a sombre sequel,
but Charley was always an optimist
| and a model waiter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
THE TELLER CALLED "ExcHANeE.

1 read most all the funny stuff these~hu.
morist fellers writes. III
And laughin at their foolishness is one Of
my delights. "a
an CANT ketch tn nub.
But laugh at 'em anyway, T. show T
hain't no scrub.
But OF EN- all for writin' stuff that's fun
ny, quaint and strange
Inc best Is that there chap that signs h;s
jokes an things "Exchangee'
When go =, bikin' down tn page, a'readin'
always find a lot of his-a dozen IL +,oa,,-,
An seems t me they's none tn rest gifts
,,,., quite tn sort o twist
This Teller likes to give things: so in MAX
In out the list
o things to, make EN- holler when it's
, my night at the grange
memmeriz .e2, a lot o things writ by that
Er mebby he's woman; cause he's talk
in all tn time,
A-gettin off some foolishness or reeIin'
OF some rhyme.
Id like t know what paper he's a.writio'
stiddy fer, ''--
An ia subscribe an git his jokes as fast
as they occur.
An teth IGg day ~ M read piece, ITO Cure
An when reached tn end I found twas
writ by that Exchange"
He must be bout tn brightest chap they
is; he's bout mile
Ahead OF this hyer Kiplin' that they says
They aia't nc. subject goin' that this fell
Ter can't set down
An tell We all about it. fer hes got the
facts done brown.
Tn more I study on it. wy tn more the
thing seems strange
man called Exchange"
--S. W. Gillian. In Baltimore American.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
Delights Her to Be Stared AZ.

When the pretty black eyed girl got
on the crowded Broadway car at least
six men got up and offered a seat to
her. She could take only one, but ev-
cry man who had made the tender
proceeded to take his reward for the
proffered courtesy by staring at her.
one could hardly tell from her manner
whether she was embarrassed by the
double barreled gaze of nearly every
man in the car, for even the corpulent
Old man who sat near the door did not
pretend to keep one eye on his paper.
I think those men are rude to stare
at that girl" said a lean woman to her
companion.
The old man leaned over and in a
low voice said to the lean woman.
Don't worry about her being en-
barrassed. She likes to be stared at.
She is my niece and ought to know"
New York Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01

tom. In about half the cases the, arm
falls as if paralyzed.
The diagnosis of tennis-arm rests on
the presence of three indications. The
first indication that offers-and it forms
the diagnosis in the greater number:
of the players who have suffered-is
an almost complete loss of power of the
muscles of the forearm. The duration
of the paralysis varies from two to
eight days, and atfthe end the player
may generally resume his practice In
four cases, however, it lasted six
months, and in one case a year. In
general, active play should not be
resumed before the lapse of some
months.
It's course depends on the prudence
Of the player; if he stops play fmmedi-
ately and takes necessary rest recoY-
cry may be complete within a month.
Relapses are frequent. The playing of
lawn-tennis should, of course, be aban-
doned. -1-~s-1,g-'a
The treatment consists In necessary
rest; massage, occasionally the appli-
cation of a bandage from the wrist to
the elbow. but none of the more severe
applications used in surgery are neces-
SarV, ..---..-...
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
BEWARE or THESE
CHAMELEON DIAMONDS
How Stones Are "Faked" In Hatton Gar
den and Change Their Hues.

How Stones Are "Faked" In Hatton Gar
den and Change Their Hues.
An interesting phase of the diamond
trade was revealed at Clerkenwen county
court when Mr.. Nathan Maisseu OF
Church street. Shoreditch. sued Mr. Jacob
Citron, a diamond merchant of Hatton
Garden. E. c.. for G22 5s, in respect of a
stopped check.
Mr. Maissen said he offered diamond
set as a pin and stud. which he had
bought for SO. to Mr.. Citron's brother,
who at first agreed to buy. but after
ward kicked" as the diamond had
blush tint when III the setting, but
looked yellowish when removed.
Subsequently Mr.. Maissell offered the
diamond to Mr.. Citron at the Diamond
club for e24. warning him that his
brother had kicked" He bought It for
922 5s, giving a check. but on taking
the stone out of the setting. said: NOW
I know who my brother Kicked" and
demanded the return of the check, de-
claring that the diamond had been paint
ed for sale.
OF Hatton Garden, was called and said
that If a diamond were painted II would
give it a blush appearance and increase
6ro o him. this stone to set and 5'f Sta
color was white. He washed in hot
water and it's color changed to yellow
tint. Two hours afterward 1T came back
to be reset and its color was again white
The witness added that many diamonds
looked better In their setting. and others
had to be sold unset to get their fun
value. Mr.. Citron said that as soon as
the stone was removed from the setting
he saw it was a fake" Diamonds were
faxed" with chemicals or blue pencil
and the deception could not be detected
by magnifying glass, but only by wash
ing. Mr.. Sassini, another diamond mer-
chant. said he had no doubt the stone had
been colored. The judge remarked that
If the evidence was to be believed this
stone changed color every few hours.
The ujry found in favor OF Mr.. Maissell
and Judgment was entered for him with
costs.-London Mail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
Special to The Globe.

SPECIAL 70 l lie NIiODe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The enor-
nous number OF housebreaking cases
occurring lately in New York and to
a greater or less extent in other cities
proves that in spite of all the i'm
proved police systems this parasitic
class is constantly on the increase;
therefore that no system has been de-
out the evil.
The idea is not an encouraging one
to sOciOlogists or to those societies
which have spent much time and mon-
ey on the elucidation of the question.
Perhaps 1 should never have written
this article had not business taken me
one afternoon last week to the stage
entrance of the Casino in search of
someone theatrical and in leaving
which l ran plump into waiter named
Charley, who for years had been ac-
customed to serve me at the Cafe
Martin. Charley had been detected in
some dishonest work and sent to Sing
Sing for one year 1t was therefore
about two years since l had seen him
and 1 was quite surprised when he
put out his hand and said: Mr..
Brooks, don't you want a good news
paper story?"
OF course Charley was familiar with
my aVocation and was trying to do
me good turn in return for a few
! had done him in the past
3 1 just came out of Little Vick's,'"
spid he, pointing over his shoulder to a