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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

I take this sheet of paper Ga page OF
a newspaper and make a cornucopia,
in which l place the watch But how
is this? The watch has disappeared.
l unroll the sheet of paper, and moth
ing can be seen of the timepiece. For
tunately | possess a sprig Of the Aus
tralian watch tree, which l insert in
a flower pot; to give II chance TO
root, l viii cover it up with a simple
cover made of paper. So. Before
long your watch will be found cling
Mig to the root of this little sprig.
There! | return the watch with many
thanks. 1t will be found quite in
tact.
This above splendid trick can be
done with ve"y little preparation. The
newspaper used for the eornucopia is
not a plain sheet of paper but sort
of bag, made by FASTING half a sheet
OF newspaper to the sheet, leaving
the .oP open. When the cornucop'a
is being made, begin at the corner Of
the top of the bag. and the double
sheet of paper will give you division
(see w in Fig ID which can be
pressed to one side or the other. The
performer slips the watch into the
pocket, r. and the watch has disap-
peared when the sheet of paper is I'M
folded. But how can we get the
watch to cling to the flower?
Fill a flower pot loosely with dry
earth, not quite to the rim, and make
a hole in the center Any sprig is
fitted with a hook made of wire (see
Fig. IL, and stuck into the ground
close to the center hole. Taking up
the sheet of newspaper, with the
watch in the pocket, the performer
turns it in such a way that the open
ing of the bag is toward the flower
pot, the watch slides into the hole
in the center, indicated by the arrow
in Fig. III. The performer folds the
sheet of paper as shown in Fig. w.
and sticks A and B together. (See
Fig. w This cover is laid aside and
the watch tree sprig is planted in the
flower pot; at the same time the ring
OF the watch is hooked to the little
sprig. Then the plant is covered with
the paper cover, which is removed
Immediately; the sprig is pulled out
of the ground with the watch hanging
to it.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Trance

Coming to some Whitewater
breaks the spell-the boy woke from
MS trance.
He was again hypnotized and off
he went, round some huts, and at the
door of one of them lay down and
fell asleep. The owner of the hut,
who was not in, was on his return
arrested. He stoutly denied his
guilt, but some of the goods belonging
to his victim were found in the hut
and he ultimately confessed.
The murderer was brought before
Menelek, who asked him to detail his
doings after the commission of the
crime. These were found to CORE
spond with the movements of the To-
Dasha, He said that, overcome with
remorse, he ran to two churches and
kissed them.
Menelek wanted 70 have another
proof of the lobashas gifts. He him
self took some jewelryS belonging to
the empress. A lobasha was sent for.
He first ran about in the empress
rooms. then into Menelek's own
and finally fell down on Menelek's
bed.
M. Ilg can give no explanation of
this wonderful gift. which seems to be
confined to a certain tribe, or perhaps
racial confederation, the members of
which are distributed over the whole
of Abyssinia.
1t is also worth remembering that
a very similar method Of discovering
crimes was ascribed to the old Egyp-
tians 1000 years ago
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

A marriage in Syria. as in every
other land. is made an occasion of
feasting and merriment. When sheik
of the druses, a religious sect OF the
Syrians. wishes to marry he asks per-
mission of the father without having
seen the daughter, says the Montreal
Family Herald. II the father consents
he informs her, and if she consents
the sutton sends his fancee a present
of clothing and jewelry, which remains
in her hands as pledge of his fidelity.
She is described to him as a person
of marvellous beauty and perhaps his
mother and his aunt visit the bride-to-
be and bring reports of the one he is
not permitted to see. The contract is
signed AM week is given up to the
marriage festivities before the bride
goes to the house of her future hus-
band. Then she is escorted to his
home by retinue of her family,
mounted on fine horses, amid the firing
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
SIeuthS i'm

A Swiss engineer, M. Zig, in the en-
ploy of King Menelek, the ruler of
Abyssinia, tells some strange things
about that country and one of his
most weird stories relates to the
lobasha, or crime discoverer. These
are boys not more than twelve years
of age, who are put into a hypnotic
trance, and in this state discover the
unknown perpetrators of crimes. OF
many of these almost incredible cases
of the hunting down of criminals he
had personal knowledge. In cose of
incendiarism In Ads Abeba the To-
basha was called to the spot and given
a cupful of milk into which a green
powder had been put and then was
made to smoke a pipe of tobacco mix
ed with a black powder. The boy
was then hypnotized. After a few
minutes he jumped up and began run
ming to Harrar. For fully sixteen
hours he ran, and so swift was his
pace that professional runners were
not able to keep up with him. Near
Harrar the lobasha left the road, ran
into field and touched a Gala work
ing there with his hand The man
confessed.
Another case which Emperor Meme
lex and NJ. Zig investigated was that
of a murder and robbery near Ads
Abeba. The lobasha was taken to the
site of the murder and put into his
peculiar psychic state. For a while
he ran around the place. then back
to Ads Abeba to a church. which he
kissed. then to another church, which
he also kissed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Conundrums.

What letter gives courage to the
aged? b makes the old bold
What will make merchandise of
those who are no longer young? The
old are sold by s.
What will make aged persons mil
dew? NJ makes the old mold.
What will cause old people to dou-
BILE up? f makes the old fold
BY what letter are the aged in.
formed? The old are told by t.
What keeps aged persons from let.
ting go? H, because it makes the old
hold.
Why is a man carrying basket of
loaves on his head sure to be i'll.
hammered? Because he is under
bread funderbred).
What is the name of the boy who
can be set at liberty by a letter?
Fred will be freed by e.
What letter will make boy eager?
A will make Ernest earnest.
What is the difference between a
fault we have barely succeeded In
conquering and an immigrant who is
landing? One is just overcome and
the other is just come over.-Youth's
Companion.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
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whistle which was neither tune nor
a noise TO be heard very far away
So, truthfully Caleb "breathed" a
whistle. meanwhile standing with the
same curveless and stubby finger
placed beneath the puzzling circle. lie
tilted forward and backward on his
toes. In a moment he stood motion.
less. lowered his chin to his chest, and,
with a final wheezy wnistle--looking
not at the Squire, but straight at the
cirele-he said: =.
Il think think that's a cheese got
by-er, um-m-let me see" Caleb
now had to remove his hat, and with
his free hand was exploring the bushy
depths of his hair for some recollec-
ton of the obtuse transaction. AS a
matter of fact, the partnership did not
involve cheeses. But the Squire hesi-
tated to make any blunt interruption
of Caleb's MISUNDERSTOOD process of
recollection. He finally risked saying
quietly:
I'VE haven't sold cheeses, have we,
since-why. ! don't remember that
we've had any since" The Squire
cave to his eyes far-away, reflective
look, and mentally hoped Caleb soon
would recall the item.
That's so, we hewitt, hev We"
slowly observed Caleb who had not
removed his glance from the 90" mo,
we hewitt had no cheeses, that's GER
TAIN"
Patiently the Squire had been wait
ing. With his pencil he had been alb
sent-mindedly marking a dot on a
piece of paper before him. The black
dot saved the day. 1t was uncon-
sciously made, but 1t gave Caleb the
suggestion he wanted, though 1t was
not in his nature to lose his restraint.
He remarked very composedly:
That's grindstone, and Bruce Car.
ter bought it. | guess must hev for
got to mark the hole into it,"
The Squire knew his associate too
well to confuse him In future papers"
by making any comment on the pres
ent instance. All he said was, ooh,
yes" with an emphasis meant to in
dictate 1t all was as plain as daylight
which 1t was not
And they proceeded to the next
item.-New York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Whom Do Call This Time?

If this is played by large company
1t adds to the fun. A stake is set up
in the middle of the room or on
lawn. A grace hoop" stake would
do. There must be ring for each
player, and a name of player is at
tached to each ring. There are two
sides, and captain for each side
The hoops lie in a pile, and the cap.
tain of one side takes a hoop and
losses it over the stake, exclaiming,
Whom do | call this timer" If the
captain fails to place the ring over
the stake, the captain of the other
side takes his turn. On the other
hand, if the ring goes over the stake,
number one, next the captain of the
other side, has guess as to whose
name is written on the slip attached
to the ring. If he guesses correctly,
he can choose one from the other
side; If his guess is wrong. that side
loses a player, and so on, till one side
far outnumhers the other. Prizes of
course add to the charm.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

BY the study of Art the mind of the
rising generation may be developed
not only along natural. as opposed to
artificial lines, but toward that appre-
citation of beauty which is a priceless
possession In itself. since 1t fills every
waking moment with a JOY which moth
ing can destroy
The mere fact that ordinary people
have pictures of some sort in their
homes should not in itself be taken as
evidence of taste. Art is the drawing
of the best
Art has moved the world more than
anything else. Without it the world
would have been a desert, and our
own knowledge a little more than a
blank What, for instance, should
we know of Egypt If we did not go to
the Art of Egypt? How evanescent
have been the politics of Greece! Yet
It's Art survives. The Constitution of
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
a fiat cork that will float evenly in

a fiat cork that will float evenly In
the water.
Now get a pail of water-say, half
full-put the fiat cork on the surface
and on it place a short piece OF candle
or small taper, lighted. Having put
the other cork in the bottle tightly so
that no air can get in at the mouth,
place the bottle over the candle and
press it down until the level OF the
water in the bottle is below that OF
the water in the pail
The floating cork, bearing the can
die, is thus carried apparently be-
meath the water, but the candle con-
tinues to burn because the air in the
bottle keeps it alive. After letting 1t
remain thus submerged for moment
raise the bottle gently and the light
will come up still burning. If you let
it stay too long, the light will go out
for 1t will soon consume all the air
in the bottle.
The use of a cutoff bottle is sug-
Gested because that will contain
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

ON paper to prevent future misunder-
standing. Then party No. is called.
Those on this side may look about,
choose points and hop toward them in
as many or as few hops as they think
may be desired. 1t adds to the fun
to have the nearer places take more
hops than places at a distance. The
prizes go to those who go to the right
places with the nearest correct num-
Der of hops.
After party No. 2 has trial party
No. / has its turn.
Points noticeable to all should be
chosen and no impossible number of
hops required.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
TWO LADIES AT WORK.
City Policeman Explains Cause OF IN
usual Gathering.


Two lusty Italian women the otner
day were gathering into a pile guam
tity of refuse lumber being taken
from a Philadelphia building prepara-
tory to making extensive alterations
Many OF the sticks were too long 10
carry handily, so the daughters Oh
King Victor Emmanuel we're renalhs
them in pieces in various ways.
they did not yield by striking them
across their knees. they placed them
across the gutter and jumped upon
them. The women we're possessed Oh
remarkable strength and the ease
with which they made kindling WOOD
attracted a crowd OF fully 200 men
and boys. AS the sidewalk was pe-
coming. blocked a policeman hastened
to the scene and ordered everybody 10
move on. A gentleman happened 10
come upon the dissolving throng, anu
being curious to know the cause OIL
the gathering, asked white-Whls-
kered son of Erin what 1t all meant.
Sure. an it's only coople Nv ltai'
ian ladies breaking wood, ne re-
piled.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
A Needed Admonitlon.

On one of my trips through the
South | sauntered into an old dilap.
idated cemetery of Virginia and read
many very peculiar epltaphs upon
tombstones. One in particular attract
ed by attention, which happened to
be that of slave who had been in
clIned to be stout. The grave had
long since been neglected, and the
inscription could only be read after
brushing away the vines which grew
upon it. But my labor was rewarded,
for there on that tombstone | read:
"Aliza wife. weighed 300 pounds;
open wide the golden gates Phil.
aaalnhia Press
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

Purdy township, or, rather, the in
habitants thereof, wondered how
Caleb and the Squire escaped get
ting mixed In their papers" When
Purdy township or any part of 1t had
business to transact which required
writing or figures, it involved draw
ing up the papers" going over" or
looking over" them. So Pur0y town.
ship was justified in Its wonderment
over the apparent immunity from
cloudiness which attended the Sources
and Caleb's papers" for Caleb could
neither read nor write, and the Squire
was stickler for ponderous details
and regularity. But they got on, Just
the same.
The Squire was the money man and
Caleb the general active head of the
partnership in the small water-power
establishment on the SYLVAN edges of
Henryville. There a milling business
was carried on and farming imple-
ments sold. Caleb was engineer. fore
man. salesman and miller. One or two
evenings a week in the Squire's office
In the village, or when he had moth.
ing else to do and would walk or drive
out to the mill, served for Caleb and
the Squire to go over the books and
keep their accounts regular
1t was without misgivings that the
Squire went away for several weeks.
He had no fear the mill transactions
would be muddled in Caleb's memory
and unique memoranda when he re-
turned And his faith was justified.
What's this, Caleb?" asked the
Squire on his return pointing on his
partners soiled pencilmarkings to
what looked like a capital ct" lying
horizontally.
THAT? Why, that's lor a pick-axe
Bill Hodges bought" was the reply.
Inc Squire made a note of it and
called Caleb's attention to the next
item
Let me see-what's this for?"
Something closely resembling a circle
and which might represent the let
ter 90" obviously made with the un.
necessary firmness of hand unused
to writing, looked up at them from the
page
Caleb pondered He also breathed a
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Bachelors Kitchen.

This game can be played by any
number of persons, who sit in a row,
all except one. who goes from player
to player asking each what he will
give to the bachelors kitchen. When
all have answered the leader asks
each all sorts of questions. The one
questioned must give as his answer
the name of the article he agreed to
contribute. If he gives any other an
swer, or laughs, he must pay forfeit.
When the questioner has succeeded in
making any one laugh or is satisfied
that he cannot do SO, he goes on to
the next
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Lioht Burning Beneath Water.

If you should say to party of
friends that you can make a candle
burn under water, they would be like
ly to scoff at the idea of such
thing. But If you will follow the d.
rections here given, you can do it,
and without the least trouble or fear
of failure.
Get a straight quart bottle, not
tapering one, and have a glazier cut
off the bottom for you. That is the
first step in preparing for the feat.
You will need two corks. one to fit
the mouth of the bottle, and the other
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

The slip at the foot is also bent
down, the little piece at the front be-
ing turned inward and stuck TO the
rail in front
The only other thing to do is tn
bend pattern II. round your finger co
as to give il graceful curve. stick
the right-hand end under the couch
near where the pillow goes, and tba
three little pieces each side. bent
downward, to the back and front parts
of the head. The little pieces at the
bottom of each leg are bent back so
that they may be stuck to the floor.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Sian LANGUAGE.


A young girl who keeps a small
pocket dairy has invented a clever de-
vice for saving space. She uses 8 set
of simple symbols for entries that
would be likely to occur over and
over. Thus for the entry, Il took my
music lesson" she puts in simply
drawing of a little harp, and for the
words, 4 wrote letter to -" she
draws a tiny envelope in outline and
so on. Then on the inside cover of
the diary she writes a list of these
symbols, with their explanations. This
is an adapting of scheme used by a
German scholar to save space in a
little encyclopedia. For the word
born" he used a star; for died a
dagger: for astronomy" he printed a
little comet; for law pair of
scales; for writer" a pen. You can
readily see that by these little de-
vices a great many lines of print were
saved but without a suggestion you
may not notice that this improve
ment" is really going back to the days
when the alphabet was not yet in
vented, Yet hieroglyphies, or ideo-
graphs, as these pictures are called,
have some very valuable qualities
They are brief, simple, plain, and
never need translation-being equally
understood by all nations, just as the
Arabic figures are the same in Eng
hsh, French, German, Italian and
other languages. This consideration
led an author recently to suggest that
Chinese (Which is written in these
ideographs) should be adopted as a
universal language.
You will find some very interesting
things-even some amusing facts
about the Chinese language in the En-
cyclopedia Britannica.-From Books
and Reading" in St Nicholas.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

An important article Of furniture
for the dolls house is the couch, and
| will now show you the way to make
it. The patterns below you stick on
cardboard cut out and bend at the
dotted lines. If you want it to be
larger you must draw patterns Just
like these, only larger, with every
thing in the same proportion.
First bend back the oblopg part OF
the couch upon which the doll sits or
lies, letting the two front legs and
the front of the head remain upright.
Then turn up the back of the couch
and turn down the two back legs.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

The harvest of wheat alone engages
about 100000 men and $4,000 teams
three months of the summer, while at
least 10000 women are needed to pre-
pare food for the workers. The har-
vest of other crops employ less men,
but the entire number of harvesters
needed in gathering the crops of the
United States has been estimated at
1,520,700-that is, exclusive of the
farmers that reside on their own land
and aid in the harvest.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
The Hsppv Life.


How happy is he born and taught
That serveth not another's Will
Whose armor Is his honest thought
And simple truth his utmost Skill
Whose passions not his master are, -
whose soul Is still, prepared Tor uealn'
United unto the worldly care
OF public fang, or private BREATH
Who enxies none that chance doth raise
Or vice; who never understood
How deepest wounds are given by praise
Nor rules OF state, but rules OF sooo'
Who hath HIS life from rumors freed
Whose conscience is his strong retreat
Whos,s state can neither natterers feed,
Nor ruin make oppressors great;
Who God doth late and early pray.
More of his grace than gifts to leno'
And entertains the harmless day
With a religious book or friend
This man is freed from servtle bands
OF hope to rise, or fear to fall
Lord of himself, though not Of lanus'
And having nothing. yet hath all
Sir Henry Wotton U56S-i637).
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
New Wireless Teleoraphv.

The main feature of the wireless
telegraph system of John Stone of
Boston is a sitting device between thu
Hertzian wave generator and the
transmitting anttenae on the one hand.
and between the receiving anttenae
and the receiving circuit on the 9th.
er hand, whereby all waves generated
except those of the desired frequency
are suppressed at the sending station.
and at the receiving station only
waves are permitted to pass the re-
ceiver.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Pursuit Of Beauty

Rome and the policy of the Caesars
are seen only in the Art Of Rome and
the buildings they made. Everything
we touch is Art: and when politics is
dead Art remains, and must always
remain, alive, for though politics
works for the. moment Art works for
all time.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the There Is only one way Ia
Deafness and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an lnnamed condition of tho
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Ia inhamed You have rumhng sound or Inn
perfect hearing and when II Is entirely closed Deaf.
ness Ia the result aud the Inflammation can ba
taken out and this tube restored to its con-
dtion hearing wifi be destroyed forever Nine cases
out OF ten caused by Catarrh which nothing but
an in1amed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused by catarrhl that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
+. j. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo, o,
Sold by Druggists, 55e.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

The company is divided in two par.
ties, and as many prizes may be of.
fered as desired.
One party stays IN the room, or any
given place on the. lawn. and the other
party Is out OF. sight and sound. Then
party No l decides upon one or sew
eral places TO which the others are
to hop, and decides also in how many
hops the desired places are to be
reached. These decisions ara set down
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07
Or. parker's Memorial.

The stained-glass window to the
memory of DR.. Parker in the City rem
pie, London, represents st, Pauls rare
we'll to the elders at Ephesus. me
faces of the elders form noble ana
striking group. Underneath are the
words. "Sorrowing most of all that
they should see his face no more" In
the lower panel there is a very pne
PORTRAIT of DIR. Parker.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

Music is to be abolished from the
Chicago restaurants. The proprietors
say many Of their customers objected
to 1t. The ragtime was SO seductive
that some people probably forgot and
took more than four minutes for
lunch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-01-07

l believe | feel de misfortunes of
my feller-men as much as anodder,
but | also feel dat Ize got to draw a
line sumwhar! When / wake up in
de night to find burglar in my
house, an he complains dat dar's
nuthin' to steal, an regards 1t as my
benevolent duty to pay fur lost time,
drew de line right dar an jump fur
de ole baseball bat.-Detroit Free
Press.