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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Snakes Tall.

Snakes Tail is a game played by
any number Of persons, one of whom
is selected as catcher, and the others
form in single file to represent a
snake. the last player being called
the snakes tail. Each player In the
file places his hands on the shoulders
of the one in front of him. At the
opening of the game the catcher
stands about 20 feet from the head
of the file, facing him, and at the
signal tries to catch the tail without
pushing any one In the row. The
snake defends its tail by moving
about in any way, but IL the row
breaks itself 1t is foul, and the tail
is considered as caught. When the
tail is caught, he becomes catcher In
turn. and the catcher takes this place
at the head
Another way of playing the game is
to allow the catcher to name any one
In the row as the one he intends to
catch. II he catches the one named
they change positions. The player at
the head of the line may stretch out
his hands to impede the catcher's
progress, but is not allowed to push
him.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Moses and Pharaoh.

Certain summer tourists visited q
Highland church about five years arc.
when the worthy clergyman CHANGED
to be expounding the story Of the de-
struction Of Pharaoh and his host. His
peroration was in these sublime
words: And Mossus and his people
crossed Offer safely to the other side
but Pharaoh and his host were sub
merged in the water. And Pharaoh
lifted up his eyes and saw Mossus
standing safely on the other side.
and he cried and said, oh, Mossus.
safe met But Mossus nefer let on
that he was hearing him. And he
cried again, and said, oh. Mossus.
safe me, and will let the children of
Israel go!' And Mossus turned and
looked at him, and said, Pharaoh. I
think I hat seen you pefore.' Scot.
fish American.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Sound Waves.

An easy experiment will prove TO
you how sound is carried by the air.
Ask one of your small friends to go
out Of doors and speak softly to you.
II the window is open, you can hear
him; If 1t is closed, you cannot. The
glass panes in the window will pre-
vent the sound vibrations from reach.
ing you. But suppose your friend
grows tired of talking when she Is
not heard and shouts to you to come
out and play? The louder she calls
the stronger the vibrations, and these
set the glass vibrating also. The glass
In turn makes the air indoors vibrate.
and you hear.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Sketches.


Every player draws, at the top OF
his paper, little sketch to illustrate
some historical event, and then passes
the paper on to his left-hand neigh.
Dor, who, after a careful examination,
proceeds to write at the bottom of the
paper brief account of what he
imagines the scene to represent. He
then folds the writing over so that
1t can not be seen by the next player
and passes 1t on to the one on his
left. Every player, in turn, examines
the sketch, and writes beneath it his
or her version.
When the papers have gone the
round of the table they are collected
and read aloud, and much entertain.
ment is provided by means of some
Of the amusing mistakes which have
arisen.
Yet another way In which boys
and girls may exercise their In
genuity in sketching is for the clev.
crest artist Of the party to make
little original sketch; this is then
handed round to the different players,
who, one by one, attempt to copy AZ
to the best of their ability.
It is most amusing to observe how
widely different from the original
many Of the copies are.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
A Midnight Lullaby.

In the s,r, noon of summer, little girl little
Let s me- lead Won to prsam,ono nuoo
Where the blossoms blow and the ten
drills curl
In the wake of the haunting June:
For June is spirit, now, little girl
And her footprints are on the ground
The primrose bold on the mooniit hill,
The marigolds on the shadowy rill,
And the daisies all around.
These are the spirits. little girl. little
And they dance on the Greenland
To the cricket's song and the tendrll
curl
III, In the smile of the wide, white moon;
And has Joined the spirit band
Inc stars OF gold In the milky sky.
Ana the daisies bold that peep and spy,
Little stars of the moonlt land.
In the noon of slumber. little girl. little
lie, Let me. lead you to Dreamland Dune
"heie nne dewdrops tremble like lobes
on the lashes of the faery June:
ana on her ankles. too. little girl.
feet,
And everything that is fair and sweet
oh the starlit, moonlit land.
In the noon of your life. little girl, little
WIN you think of the Dreamland Dune.
awb hsnioer then' when your hearts
The promise of the long lost June?
When your heart is iightsome. too. lit
VIII you shed your light around?
VIII your smile unfold as you bear II
Like a marigold In the saInted sky,
Or a star on the fower-lit land?
-Aloysius Col in Housekeeper,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
The Wandering Albatross.

or all the strange creatures seen by
travellers not the .,least interesting is
the wandering albatross. This great.
feathered wanderer, sometimes meas.
uring II feet from tip to tip of his
wings, will follow a ship for days at
time. Some travellers and sailors
declare that they have seen a partic.
ular bird fly for weeks at time with
out ever being seen to alight upon the
waves.
1t not only follows the ship, but
wheels in great circles around 1t and
above 1T, high in the air, as II to show
that it Is not tired. Sometimes the
bird will lie seen to hang in the air
with Its WI ngs apparently motionless,
and the sailors say that then It is
asleep.
Not only In pleasant weather will
the albatross follow a ship for days
and weeks, but through the most ter
rifle storms it will continue its untir-
ing flight. In fact, to find an alba.
tross otherwise than on the wing is
like finding weasel asleep.
Once year the female albatross
flies away few thousand miles to
the great, lonely island rock of iris.
tan d'Acunha, which lifts it's desolate
head far In the South Atlantic, or to
some equally remote place, and there
lays one egg in the hollow of a rock.
The albAtross has always been a
bird OF mystery, and in ancient times
the people believed that these un.
wearying seabirds were the compan.
Ions OF the Greek warrior Diomedes.
who were said to have been changed
into birds at the death of their chief.
When America was discovered and
ships began to sail abroad to the Pa.
cific ocean to double the cape of Good
Hope and to explore the seven seas"
generally, the old belief about the al
batross had been forgotten by the
sailors and explorers, but in their
long and lonesome voyages over
waters which were cut by no keel
but their, own, and upon whose vast
expanse they saw no other saii but
theirs, tho present of the albatross
following the ship day after day be-
came a great source of comfort and
companion ship.
So 1t came to be a belief that Ill
luck would follow any one who Killed
one Of the se birds; and that belief is
common among seafaring men to this
very day. Coleridge's famous Rhyme
of the Ancient Mariner" is based up-
on this belief
Though the superstition about the
killing of an albatross bring bad
luck is only foolish one. 1t has serv-
ed a usef Jul purpose for many years
in preventing the slaughter OF these
beautiful and gallant brds-the sail
or's friends and the landsmen's Won
der
Up in dreary Kamchatka. that out
lying part of Siberia which cuts into
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
THE FIvE-MINuTE sAlLsoAT.

mast firmly into tho hole In the deck.
and your boat is a,.uost complete.
Now comes the novel feature of
your boat. Get one of these toy bal.
looms which are so often sold by
street vendors. You can get scent
one at any toy store, Fasten a light
cord about four feet long to the hal-
loon, and tie the other end of the cord
to the sereweye In the bow OF your
boat. and you are ready to launch
her.
The balloon will fly at the end Of
the cord, high above your boat, which
will skim over the water like a swal.
low. AS soon as the wind changes
the balloon will yank around the bow
of the boat, and she will head on a
new tack Then the suuara sail will
I'LL and she win be owas at surpris-
ins speed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Here Is a way to make in FIVE min
utes boat which will outsail almost
any OF the crack fancy boats your
little frie hds may boast. with their
three masts, topsails, balloon jibs,
centerboards, and all that. Your home
made boat will not be exactly beautl-
full, but 1t certainly will be able to
sail!
Get thin piece OF board, and
sharpen one end to point. to repre-
sent the bow. Now bore a hole
through a little forward of the center.
and taste a screweye in the bow
Just at the point, and your deck Is
complete. Easy. isn't It?
Now for the sail. Get a piece of
heavy paper, and through II thrust
the three slender sticks, In the posi-
tons sho Kn in the diagram. Wedge
tho bottom Of the upright stick Or
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Candle Trick.

How would YOU arrange. with room
full of people. to place a candle in
such a position that all but one would
see 1t. and that person must not be
blindfolded?
Place the candle upon the head OF
the person who is not TO see II.
Should there be mirror in the room.
and this one person should make use
of II. he does not zee the candle, but
only its reelection.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

The Chinese know no end OF rid
dies, both spoken and written. and
they have all kinds of puzzles.
They have funny way of choos-
ing who shall be sit" in game. One
of them holds her hand out with the
open palm downward, then all the
others stand round with the tip of
their first finger touching her palm;
then. after repeating few words. she
suddenly closes her fingers and tries
to catch theirs. Sometimes she fails
to catch one, and then it has to be
done again; but If she does manage
to imprison one finger, the owner Of
that finger has to be at"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Some conunorums.

Why Is a little man like a good
book.-Because he is often looked
over.
Why is pig In parlor like
house on fire?-Because the sooner
he is put out the better.
What is the difference between a
soldier and a bomb-shell?-one goes
: to wars and the other goes to pieces.
Why are birds sad in the morning?
because their little bills are all over
dew.
Why Is love always represented as
a child?-Because he never reached
the age OF discretion.
Why did Eve rever fear the
measles.-Because shed Adam.
VINO had tn. Srsatest appetite ever
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
conslder Dreams RevslatIons.

Among the people of the east a
dream is considered to be c direct
revelation from God. and there are,
in the Orient, even to-day, soothsay.
ers, or fortune tellers. who interpret
dreams. Just as the soothskyers did
In bible times. and froc Sreams tall
tAo ostaye Of the dreamsx
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
How Whales Get Food.

To obtain food the whale swims
through the water with its mouth
open. The water pours in the aper-
ture, and carries with II hundreds OF
small fish and marine animals.
The water escapes through the
sides of tho mouth, but the fish are
caught and held by row OF sim
bonelke objects along the side OF the
Jaws. These are whalebones. so use
full in commerce. These and the oil
found in the glands of the throat
make the whale very valuable.
There are several varieties OF
whales, but the sperm whale, though
the smallest, Is the most valuable.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
THE UsELEssNEss OF FEAR.
Worry and Wasted Energy Tend to
Shorten Human Life.


IL you hold your fist as tight as you
can hold it for fifteen minutes. the
fatigue you will feel when it relaxes
Is a clear proof of the energy you
have been wasting; and. II the waste
Is so great In the useless tightening
OF fist, 1t is still greater in the ex-
tended and continuous contraction of
brain and nerves in useless fears;
and the energy saved through drop
ping the fears and their accompanying
tension can bring in the same proper
ton vigor unknown beforehand, at
the same time, afford protection
against the very things we feared.
The fear Of taking cold is so strong
In many people that draft of fresh
air becomes a bugaboo to their con-
tracted, sensitive nerves. Drafts are
imagined as existing everywhere, and
the contraction which 4 lmediately
follows the sensation of draft is
the best means of preparing to catch
cold
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Smoke Heals Wounds.

We sometimes hear of lockjaw re-
sulting from running a pin or a rusty
nail into the hand or foot. If every
person were aware Of a perfect rem
edy for such wounds, and would ap-
ply 1t, then such reports would cease.
The remedy is simple. always at hand.
can be applied by anyone, and, what is
better, is infallible. 1t is simply to
smoke the wound. or any wound that
Is bruised or inflamed, with a wool
len cloth. Twenty minutes In the
smoke will take the pain out of the
worst case of Inflammation arising
from such a wound.-London An
swers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
parIor Trick With a Cane.

Balance d cane on the back Of q
chair. so that the slightest touch sets
it to weverihg Then tell your friends
that you can make 1t fall from the
chair without touching 1t in any way
or even blowing at It.
Although no one will believe you,
1t is very simple thing to do. Get
postal card and rub 1t very briskly
on wooden cloth till IL Is thoroughly
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
hut Built by Capt. Cook.

In a secluded and little known har.
Dor of southeastern Alaska there
stands to this day an interesting relic
OF the famous voyage of Capt. Cook,
the pioneer navigator. during which
he discovered Cooks inlet, and, not
many months later, met his death at
the hands of sayages in the South
seas, says the San Francisco Chron.
icle. This relic is stoutly built hut.
located In Port Armstrong, a cove In
the southeastern end of Baranof
island, at the northern end Of which
Silks 10 situated.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

had no appetite. When doctors failed
to help me | began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills and improved until my back
was strong and my appetite returned.
During the four years since stopped
using them / have enjoyed excellent
health. The cure was permanent"
tSigned) GEORGE w. REMOTE.
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, SO cts.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
coIsest Country Of All.

Siberia as the greatest known cnld
In the world. At Yakutsk the average
for three winter months is 40 degrees
below zero. while Individual drops to
rs and 76 degrees below are not IN
known. Eut at Veriohansk the aver
age for January, 1855. was CO. de
grees below zero, and the mercury at
one time dropped to 9o4 degrees be-
low, the lowest on record anywhere
In tho world.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
The Faper Duel.

Two boys are placed back to back
with balls made of soft paper In their
hands. Two other boys ara their sec.
onds. to pick up their balls. They
walk away from each other about
eight feet. turn round and throw their
balls at each other until one is hit.
The seconds pick up the balls, when
ever they fall and replace the duel.
lists
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

good reputation
and standing,
writes: Five
years ago | was
suffering SO with
my back and kid
neys that / often
had to lay off.
The kidney secre-
tions were unnatr
ural, my legs and
stomach were
swollen. and I
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

The Birmingham tEng9 city council
has decided to issue circular to all
medical men in the city, asking them
to report all cases Of tuberculosis of
the lungs coming under their notice.
and offering to pay Is Cd for each
notification.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
TEA

Good tea doesn't have to
be fine; if fine, all the better.
There is but one degree of
goodness; there are twenty
Of fneness.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

A strip Of carpet glued to a piece
of wood will remove mud from shoes
quickly and without the slightest In.
jury to leather 1t is far better than
the usual brush.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

An observing schoolboy wrote this
short essay: Gravity Yves discov..
cred by Izaak Walton. 1t is chiefly
noticeable when the apples are fall
ing from the trees"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Early Jaean.se University.

II will surprise most readers to
learn from recent japanese writer
that there was university in Japan
10 the eighth century, with schools OF
ethics, mathematics and history, and
that text hooks were employed deal
ing with such spoci2lties as the dis
eases of women. veterinary surgery.
and materla medica.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Labor Saved by Electricity.

The twenty-five ton bell at tke Sacre
Occur church in Paris is tolled by
electricity. A single choir-boy can
thus do the work which formerly look
five men.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Irish Ledger In Court.

A ledger kept in the Irish language
was produced at the Roscommon As
sizes, in Ireland, and the witness had
to go on the bench to translate the
terms for the Judge.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

When tea is good, do you
know why it is good; and,
when it is bad, do you know
why it is badi
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Novlees Leave conu.nt.

Stealing the front door key from the
pocket of the mother Superior. three
young novices ESCAPED from the con.
vent OF Santa Clara in Lisbon AMI dis,
appeared.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
clannishness Of Rocks.

Rocks always inter-marry among
themselves. If rock brings bride
from a strange rookery, he is driven
out OF the community, and forced to
start a place of his own at distance
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

magnetized. Then hold il near one
end OF the cane, which will slowly
turn toward 1t. By holding the card
below this end of the cane you will
attract 1t downward until 1t oyerbal.
ances and falls to the floor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

the North Pacific, the natives, never
having heard of the superstition
about the albatross, catch him and
eat him. But his flesh makes such
poor food that. after all, the legend
may be said to hold good, for he is,
indeed, in bad luck who has to make
a meal of II.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Is tea generally so badf
1t is rather uncertain gen.
orally, there is no difficulty in
getting it good.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Cancer Victims Well to Do.

lancer Victims WelI TO 10.
Statistics show that cancer is more
common among those who are accus
toned to the refinements of life than
among the very poor. and to care for
such patients the doctors say that
good surroundings are necessity.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Do you think you know
all there is in those three
letters, t-e-ai
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

heard off, The man who bolted
door, threw up window, and then
sat down and swallowed whole
story.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

There is a deal of comfort
and refreshment cheer and
positive joy in a timely cup.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Your grocer returns your money IL you don't
like schilling's Best.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

The soul is let loose by
tea; it wanders far and for
gets its prison.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Every nation has its notion
of tea.
Most families have one too.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

pisos Cure for Consumption is an infaliihis
medicine for coughs ana coids--S. w. SAAUki-
Ocean rove. y. j.. Feb. Il. 1900
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
To Remove Mud from Shoes.

The Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago serd Home
Rye BOOK Tree. Mrlle item ltgut your eyes
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Doas May Ride In Berlin.

Dogs are allowed to enter tramway.
cars in Berlin, but must be held ii
their masters laps and paid for as Il
they were human passengers.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
To Report tuberculosis Cases.

In every package OF sehilins's Best Tea Ia .
booklet: How To Make Good Tea.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
Three With One

Fit one match into slot cut at
the top of another and balance against
q third. To lift all three together
with another match, pass the latter
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Does it pay to advertiser
Depends on circumstances.
What circumstances
The tea and the dealing.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13
HAD TO GIVE Up.

Suffered Aaonies from Kidney pIsor
ders Until Cured by Doan's Kidney
Pills.
George w. Renoff, Of 1853 North
18th St.. Philadelphia. Pa. man Of
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-10-13

Examine carefully every bottle OF CAsToRrA.
q safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that Il
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-01-14
CONGRATULATIONS.

Mr.. John H CuIlom, Editor OF
the Garland, Texas, News, has writ,
ten a letter of congratulations to the
manufacturers Of Chamberlaln's
Cough Remedy as follows: "Slx.
teen years ago when our first child
was a baby he was subject to croupy
spells ana We would be very uneasy
about him. We began using Cham
b%erlain's Cough Remedy IN 1887,
and finding it such a reliable remedy
for colds and Group, we have never
been without it in the house sloce
that time. We have five children
and have given it to all OF them with
good results. One good feature OF
this remedy is that it is not disagree
able TO take and our babies really
like it. Another is that it is not
dangerous, ard there is no risk from
giving an overdose. l congratulate
you upon the ucces OF your REM
edy." For sale by w. A. Hayes,
Druggist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-01-14
CURED AFTER SUFFERING |
YEARS.

B. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle &
Mfg. Co., Middleton, Ohio, suffered
Tor ten years with dyspepsia. He
spent hundreds OF dollars for medi-
cine and with doctors without re.
ceiviGg any permanent benefit. He
says, Gone night while feeling ex-
ceptionally bad I was about to
throw down the evening paper
when | saw az item in the paper re-
gardlng the merits OF Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure. | concluded to try it
and while | had no faith in it [ felt
better after the second dose. Alter
using two bottles I am stronger and
better than [ have been in years, and
l recommend Kodol Dyspepsia Core
to my friends and acquaintances sui
terlng from stomach trouble. Sold
by w. A Hayes, Druggist.