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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-21
Hon. James L. Onderdonk /

Hon. James L. Onderdonk has
been appointed commissioner for
Idaho at the Denver Exposition to be
held this year. Mr.. Onderdonk will
discharge the duties of this new Office
as he does everything else, with zeal
and ability. He will come to Wood
River shortly, to stir up the mine
owners on the subject, and urge them
to send specimens.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-21

Government, State, and all
kinds of investment securities are de.
clining East, owing to the withdrawal
of investors from the market. Can
this be the first evidence that CAPT.
talists are getting their coinin hand for
investment in Wood River mines?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-21

interests and most extensive mines,
will be HALEY, the county seat rail-
road and telegraph terminus, and
commercially political and social me.
tropolis Of this region.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-21
Why HALEY Is QUIET.

Many newcomers express surprise
that there is not greater number of
people in town, and that the streets
are not crowded with men. Ofcourse
oitisens Of Haley feel natural inter-
est in seeing strangers favorably i'm
pressed with this section upon their
arrival; but such observations as,
"The town looks quiet, and few people
are to be SEEM" evince a superficial
perception on the part of those who
express them.
Last year there were computed to
be 10000 miners, prospectors and resi-
dents of all callings in the Wood
River country. Of that number the
towns contained not over 5000. This
season so far, with the arrivals in
Wood River averaging 40 daily, the
towns are not increasing much in
population, and this fact is the best
evidence that the country is grow,
ing as it should-for permanence.
Out Of 1000 arrivals this spring in
HALEY, not 200 have remained in town.
Every day-especially early in the
morning-parties on horseback lead
ing pack animals loaded with tools
and mine supplies may be seen start
ing out in every direction for the hills,
to prospect or work mines already
located. Not less than 100 men have
gone from town the present week, and
every man who leaves for the mines
becomes producer % wealth, and
each town eventually receives pro-
portion of the product of his labor.
The present season there will be
10000 miners and prospectors at work
in the Wood River country, while
probably the population of the towns
will not be increased more than half.
To any practical business man, or to
those who have participated in mining
excitements and witnessed the rise and
fall of new mining countries, it is an
evident fact that wildcat countries
have always grown rapidly and in.
augurated boom in stock deals and
mine sales, but not in legitimate bust
ness. Under that regime a towr
sprang into existence with severa
thousand population which, being ou
Of all proportion to the product of the
mines tributary thereto, finally ex
perienced the inevitable collapse.
Wood River grows slowly ant
surely. 1t embraces the largest arc'
of rich mineral country ever discov
cred on the Pacific Coast. and will
sustain, at large profit to the mel
working their own claims or to com
panies employing them. $1,000 miners
1t will empty 5000 persons in smelt
ing, $500 at numbering, 5000 at team
ing, and 5000 in the mercantile bust
ness, with good incomes. The lay Q
the country, being peculiarly adapte
70 town sites, is such as to afford ever
prosperous mine district q camp {
town of its own for all minor necess
ties. while the main supply and di'
tsibuting center of al, whore min
transactions and capital will cent?
for The manipulation Of the leadin
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-21
NOTICE.

PROPOSALS FOR PLANS AND spEc1r1cA-
tons for the erection Of . Court House and Jail
combined. At HALEY. Alturas county. 1. T.. in
accordance with the provisions OF the Act Of the
Legislative Assembly Of Idaho, approved February
sth. lss3.-such plans and specifications will be
received aud filed by the Clerk Of the Board of
County Commissioners. at HALEY. l. T.. on OF be.
fore the slst day Of May. A. D., 1883. The Board
hereby reserves the right to reject all plans and
specifications proposed. and paying only such
amount a. they may deem proper for any plans and
specifications that they may accept. BY order
J. K. MORRILL,,
Attest: Chairman Board Co. Com 70
G. b. Fox. Clerk. my19td
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-21
Payday Notice.

WOOD RIVER @. AND 3. M. co.. or
SALT LAKE CITY, U. TAI persons hold.
sent their bills In duplicate, ct the company's
ONCE, 1t Bullion, before the nrst day Of each
month, and payment will DO made on the
lWa. EN0o A. WALL.
Superintendent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
A BENEVOLENT BIRD,

There is one very odd case of henevo-
lence of one animal toward another
which shows that help is often needed
where least suspected.
Who would suppose that the elephant,
with its great size and massive strength,
could be in need of such aid as SO in
significant creature as bird could
give it"
Against such large animals as lions,
tigers and rhinoceroses it can defend
itself, but against tiny insects, which it
might crush under its feet by the hum
dred, it has no protection except what
is given it by little feathcred friend.
With such thick skin as it has, one
might well suppose that the elephant
would have no trouble from insects !;
but, in truth, il is the very thickness of
its hide which makes the small insect
dangerous.
Ticks, which are abundant in all for
ests, work their way into the cracks in
the skin OF the huge creature, and as
the skin is SO thick they are enabled to
bury themselves SO completely that they
can not be scraped off when the smart
ing animal rubs against rocks or trees
a differently constructed animal could
use its teeth or feet to remove the an
noyance but for the elephant, there Is
nothing but suffering and torture, unless
some kind friend lends helping hand
OR bill
And this kind friend is not lacking:
for no sooner are the little pests COM
fortablv ensconced than a pair of small
bright, yellow eyes searches them out,
and the next moment pretty, orange
colored beak plucks them forth. The
owner of the eyes and beak is beauti-
full, snow-white heron; small of body,
but large of heart; for it seems, in
Northern Africa at least, to have devoted
its life to the benevolent work of watch
ing over its monstrous prOtege.
1t is novel and beautiful sight to
see the dark-skinned giant of the jun
gle stalking ponderously along, with Al
many as Il score of these beautiful birds
perched upon his back and head, bus.
| lily working to free him from his little
tormentors. And full well the elephant
knows what he owes his benefactors
Not for anything would he harm them
ugly-tempered as he often is. Ever
when the sharp beak probes deep int
the sensitive flesh, the great creature
bears the pain patiently, seeming Il
know that it is necessary.-[Will Wood
man, in st. Nicholas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
A MOTHERS LOVE.

Who can fathom Il mothers love
Acquaintanccs may admire and praise
us; our nation he proud OF us, and
humanity may bless US, vet all this does
not equal it.
HE mother makes the home. In
that little circle she is the sovereign.
ami all are subjects to her influence.
What Il field she has before her. and
how often she feels faint and unable
to lultil the trust; but mothers rarely
lail. No one shows such unseltish de-
v"tlon. She is the last to doubt. and
the first To forgive. When we speak of
mothers We do not mean those inhuman,
unnatural, and degraded ones; We
mean mothers in the full sense of the
word That there are degraded, I'M
natural mothers, We know. God pity
those with such, and make us more
thankful for ours.
With what gratitude We think of our
mothers love. She it was who taught
las to walk, and soothed our childish
troubles. and through our girlhood,
with firm, gentle, and experienced
hand guided us, keeping us pure and
unspotted from the world, and at last
when with wondering and startled eyes
we looked out upon the world and pre-
pared to commence the struggle for
our aim in life, what priceless advice,
what gentle warnings, and what cheer
ful encouragement she bestowed.
Not here does it end. When wears
have passed and one by one the bright
dreams OF childhood and youth have
been shattered; when tired and dis
hcartencd with defeat - and, feeling
deeply that our lives have been fail
urcs, then how patiently she tries to
show us where we have been yictori-
Gus; and when our feet have slipped,
and how to take Il firIner hold again,
asking us to still perseverc, and although
We may not win the prize, nave record
that We have strivcn manfully for it.
Through Il mothers influence the no.
blest names have been placed on record,
and looking down from heaven those
mothers must have wept for joy that
they had given To the world children
who had written their names on the
page OF Fame, and, better still, engraved
them on the hearts of men.
Mothers, do not think that your home
sphere is not great enough for your tai
cnts: all that You have is not too much
Tor those rising men and women who
are to take their place in the world of
letters and in the paths that lead to
glory and to God.
Deem not your lives idle, rnd vainly ,lieam of
Fame:
She who makes home happy wins proutler
name
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
"A STORY ABOUT WHISTLER.

Ispent a few minutes among these
etchings, and while there a friend told
me good story which illustrates capi-
tally Whistler's eccentricity. "A friend
of mine," said my informant, "was
wandering through'a street in London
one rainy, foggy night, about 1 o'clock,
in doubt as to whether he should go to
the club for rubber at whist, or to go
home. What! is that you? Why,
how are you, my dear fellow" He
turned and there was Whistler, Just az
wet as he. This is good luck said the
artist; come home with me and have
some beer and a cracker" So off they
went to Whistler's house, in the SUBJ
urbs somewhere, through the rain and
darkness Once there the house was m
black as the night. Whistler rang the
bell, but there was no reply. He rang
again and still harder, but apparently
he might as we'll have tried TO wake the
dead. There wasn't a sign of life in
the house. Well, for nearly half an
hour those two men stood at the door
and tried in vain to get into the housc
Whistler, am afraid, swearing at tine
stupidity Of his servants, while the Wis
ion OF quiet chat over the beer and
crackers gradually began TO fade from
my friends mind.
| Finally, however, the door opened q
few inches and the two men were soon
conducted in a very mysterious manner
through the hall and few rooms, not q
ray of light meanwhile being visible
Here Whistler left his guest for few
moments, and in his absence. 10! the
whole house suddenly hlazed witt
lights. The doors between the apart
mcnts We're simultaneously thrown open
and gorgeous scene precentcd itself
In the elegant dining-hall was tabl,
loaded with all the delicacics oi the sea
son, and set off with the rarcst IT 81,
china, and glass in exquisite shapes AN,
designs. Wines were there in abun
dance; and in their proper places wer,
the buffers and servants, ready Ia III
their bidding at this sumptuous repast
"This was Whstler's lunch Of cracker
and cheese. The whole affair. sal,
nv friend, was one Of Whistler
strange conceits-his apparently acci
dental meeting with me (when he ha'
probably been hunting for me for hours
his selection of midnight for such nj
escapade, his inability to get into hi
, house (all arranged beiorchand), and hi
surprise for me when | entered. n
| man but Whistler would think of sue
thing, and no one else would carry
out in such perfection ~ he There wa
| enough for twenty men on the tabl,
: and there we two sat till early morning
eating and talking OF a thousand things.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21

Knot tn h. united wiiltou, accurl--
The matrimonial n"p~r
At Ncwt@n--''pr ,nu nut as~u,iair
with the Eunwn-f' Certainly nut
They arr relatives oi NY husband
Mr. lAngirN ~ accompanied hy her
mother. II the mo,hrr i- anything like
the daughter the Philadelphia can
thinks il wouldn't l~ u bad idea II the
vrandmoihcr should juin the party as
we'll
Young lady twhu II writing n",c lor
the ho,l-.maid) Us there anything
mor you wish me- Ia say, Mary ~
ma. marm. except lnst say Please
exrure bal wrilin' and -rcllin' -
| believe. " said prtulant wife Ia
her husband. ",ha, everything ! say To-
yen goc- into one ear and right out "i
the other "Nca. dear" hr replied
pleasantly ut doesn't take great
while ,o sci ANYTHING y"u can say
through nv head "
"Whar yer gwine wii dat man -
sskei Negro "t hiz daughter. "Ile
ain'i il,ten ,ri 'cump'ny yer" '"'winc
,et de show. f" the rirl replied. bats
ali right Thougl, yea was gwino ter
rhurh 4 oman ken ~ viii mos any
man ter y show, but she's got ter b'
migh,v pes,iclar who goes ter church
wid her I"
could leave this world Tomorrow
Without pang. the future has no ter
m~ Ior me. said MULBERRY in one oi
his mechanically moments. Every like
b," said I.rown. who IN brute
''seem. TO me that an everlasting season
u ne and brimstone would De picnic
10 man who had lived twenty years
with your wife
"ie.." said Mrs. BrownSmi,h, Il
want s~ol rirl. and possibly you
might do but have you hal any expc-
renee7" "Ixpariencc. IL it," replied
The 'lam~el. vs,ing her hands on her
hips aud tossing her head In the mir
'ixpariencc. IL Il. Faith AMI haven't
o te.n ia no 'eHa than twinty famil'cs
during the las, month 80
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
CHINESE WAY OF PREPARING PINE
APPLE.

The Chinese method is undoubtedly
the correct one fer preparing the pine
apple for food The stalk is grasped in
the left hand, and an ordinary table
or large pocket knife is held in the
other. The top is at once dismissed
at the part where the fruit becomes
thick and fairly free from thorns. Now,
the eyes that so injure ones tongue, do
not on this fruit lie straight, so that if
you commence at once in the top row
and trace line of eyes downward it is
Just like descending Il winding stair
after the fashion OF snail's shell. The
Chinese very neatly scoop out Il topmost
one, and then following the line, cut a
wedge shaped channel which is quite
free from the sign Of Il thorn. Then
they begin another succession OF eyes,
and 50 on, till the task is soon finished.
The fruit, by the intercrossing OF the
various channels, now presents Il dia,
moni-,.ut surface, which, however, is
not needed to render its appearance in
viting-[ The London Field.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
PULLING TEETH.
Woman's Pluck and Mans Csw srases 10
Dentists Chair.

| "No," said the dentist. II never tell
women anything hut the truth. II itell
man an operation may i@ painful he
IN apt To find some excuse for
delaying it, or even dodging !,
altogether. But a woman would dc.
libcratcly walk to the chair u sle
thought her head were 10 I've yanksd of.
| Give me woman for cool pluck every
time
"But children"
at il both wrong aud foolish to do
ceive child about such things. n no
is told he is not to bc hurt. and then In
hurt, he will never take your word again.
and will hate you. and rcsort to almost any
means to keep away from q dental ofIiee
aiterward. always tell n child the opera
ton will hurt little, hut that viii bc
careful. ! can usually play ON q child's
PRIDE, and make him very brave. II
he in handled properly he will train hIa
pluck for the most painful operation.
and usually when he In dismissed irom
the chair he in surprised that the pain
has been no more severe. You know
the extent of pain, or. indeed. of every.
thing, is apt to be measured by compari-
son with ones expectation oi what IL Ia
bc DONE
lyon have 10 deceive men, do you p"
"fes, generally. They are consam.
mate towards. Yesterday made one
OF INV friends pull his own tooth"
"lIow?'
"lIe wished me 10 look nj his tsesh
and tell him what they required, and
was very careful TO instruct me 10 do
nothing more than 10 hook nj them.
found one that could not be saved. and
should be extracted nj once. I knew
If told him he would not ct me take Il
out, so ] slipped some forceps In my
pocket when he was not looking, and
went ON fumbling about his face, occa.
slonally putting IA finger into his eye,
until he concluded II was safer to keep
his peppers closed. by quick and pre-.
else work laid hold on the tooth With
the forceps before he knew what was up,
but as soon as he felt the pain he
grabbed my hand and pushed II away
so frantically as 10 throw iorceps. toosh,
and all through the window in front al
him ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21

a BIRDS EvIDENCE.-Ata IA recent trial
in London, parrots speech was ac-
cepted as evidelce, and caused the dis
missal from the Baitish navy of an en-
gineer who had held his position for
fourteen years. The ship Simeon
brought from India no less than two
hundred parrots. One of these, belong
ing to an officer, was missing. A hunt
was instituted, and it was found in the
screw tunnel, where it was quite posi-
BILE for the accused engineer to hide it.
The question next arose whether it was
the special parrot about whose disap,
pearance the trouble had arisen. The
prosecution relied on the birds "conver.
sation" more than on any peculiarities
of its color or the shape of its beak
The engineer was found guilty and
caShiered. This is probably the frs
case ever decided on such evidence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
LFAF FROM LIFE.

She didn't like me when We met
l,ut turned away and pnuted.
TwN very c,-l, ] own, t. get
At hrSt a -nuh So final. vet
cluns /" hope, anI doubted.
Strange n IL seems. few short weeks
Confirmed my sanguinc gucs~cs;
! came &, understand her freaks
Mud even dared tp kiss her cheeks
Mud stroke her golden trcss"s.
y" tiur went on. and as We grew
T" know each other better,
She l,rasrly learned IT, kiss IN, too:
And when she strangely tried t. w"n.
Snneh"a ! used t. let her
The privilege still yet is mine
With kiss her lips I" smother:
Still round nv neck she like. to twinc
Her soft. white arms Ill drop IL line.
guess. and ask her mother
This rhyme produces envy. strife
Within Your rri,sos. maybe:
=" lot me take leaf from life:
Her mother is my darling wife.
Aud she my blessed baby.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21

II see you are growing Il mustache
George" said she as she caressed the
lapel of his coat. ..Ie-es," stam-
mered George, hlushing furiously, d
l am trying to cultivate one, Arabella, ~
"Don'tit feel funny on your lips" she
asked. "Well, no." he laughed, re-
gaining his composure; ait seems to be
quite natural" 81 wonder how mus
tache would feel on my lips" she said,
with far-away, absent look in her
eyes. "You needn't wonder long,
them said George, as he bent down.
"Oh, you forward thingn' she ex.
claimed "Tve a good mind to make
you take that back again. And he
did.-Somerrille Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21

"When Greek meets Grsek, thea
comes the tug Of war" the old sayiag
is. The like happens when two equally
wilful people dispute over q di6Rsrsnes
in opinion, or a transaction In businsas !;
but in the latter case the friction In
usually some haggling about = price
which the buyer refuses IN nay. In
curious contrast with this, the following
anecdote in told of Haydn. (the famous
composer Of the "Crcation'') and bls6
English sailor.
While the great composer Was stay.
ing in London, the captain oi IN East
Indiaman entered his chamber one
morning, saying:
"You are Mr.. Haydng''
"Yes."
"Can you make mo . march to on.
liven my crcw7 You shall have thirty
guineas; but must have Il to-day, fos
tomorrow sail for Calcutta.''
Haydn agreed; the seaman LEFT him,
and the composer opened his piano and
in quarter OF an hour the march was
written. Haydn appears to havs hsd
delicacy rare among the musical hf1e
of prey and passage who came 70 lesd
ON the unwieldly wealth of Enslaad.
Conceiving no large . sum for lahos,
eventually 10 slight, . species n plum
der, he came home early In the evsnlag
and made two other marches, In usvlee
to allow the liberal seaman hia cholce,
or 10 give them all to him.
At daybreak the purchaser came.
Where In my march 7''
"Here."
"Try II on the piano"
Haydn played II. The cspssia
counted the thirty guineas on the piano,
took up the march and went down
stairs. Haydn ran after him.
"I have made two oshsss, both tsst-
ter. Come mp and hear them, and tats
your choice"
81 am satisfied with the one have"
The captain still went down.
"I will make you psesent II then"
The captain went down only ths m0se
rapidly. and left Haydn on tlss saaiss.
Haydn, frmm onc oi those motives ~
easily defined, determined On Over.
coming this singular sclf-dsaial. lie
Immediately went to the Exchaags. ~
certained the name of the ship. ussds Z
roll Of his marches, and ssns ebsm vio1l
a polite billet ~ the captain op board
He was surprised n receiving, shortly
after, his cnvclope. unopened. irom W
Englishman, WIN had judged u 70 h
Haydn's. The composer toss tho wlso,s
10 piece on the spot.
Many men would take more pains ta
give less than they vcsc paid lu~ thar
Haydn did 10 give moss."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-21
vrONiKs or FORTUNE.

"Talk abutit tumillss IN the pfirr oi
ul," said veteran operator on the
nrsnsiford Petroleum Exchange moth
inx like the ana II the winter of 1850
hax been known in the modern days ~
the trade. That was the Writer that
Iesse IIcydrick put down the oil
Farmers aud Mechanics we'll, or rather
The company that he formed put Il
down, and that WIS the first company
ever f,rmed IA develop the oil territory.
The we'll rame In good for about 5000
barrels day. and half Of |, couldn, be
taken care of. but ran down the creek
In q regular food. oil was oil then, and
vas worth ti3 barrel pit,shurg was
the only market. and We had only one
way a. get oil there, and that was by
running II Ia bargcs down the Allcgiany
Fvef from oil City. ~ course IL was
neeeszafy to have ircrhe,s Ia transport
Il in this way. The winter that Hey
dack struck his we'll the river was
irssen over, hut he WIS bound Ia get
sssne oil Ia iI',sburg. lie succeeded
In cutting way through, and ran ten
Eaihoats down lie sold all his oil al
tla barrel The next day a ihaw set
In, and In iwo DAYS the river broke up.
Then ih. loa,~ began to run, and IN n
short time ti,e market was overstocked,
an.l In he's. than week oil was selling
al 10 cents barrel.
The early DAYS IL oil production were
attended by many curious incidents.
One Of the l,,cerc-t was "A streak of luck
a we'll ownef struck un the creek in 1869.
lie had drilled we'll down 10 the third
sand, and found nothing hut water,
and thv. days continuous pumping
failed to bring anything else Ia the
surface, ~ be- abandoned the well in
| disgust. The next jay ne:ghbor ol
his. who ~ns operating on an adjoining
l@ase, camc over Ia sec the dirgustcd
well-own.r. and informed him, with
much excitement, that since the pump
ing III water had ceased at his well great
ssoahle had resulted At the other well
which had yielded thirty barrels of oi
day ~ long ~ the water was heinI
pam,~d, hut upon the stopping oi th'
water pumping had tlllei up with wa'e'
anil pr,plucei no mofe oil
The result Was that the man whs
awnesi the producing we'll hired the lea
fortunate operator ,o keep his pump go
Ing. for which he paid him $40 week
rhe ptodueiug we'll was thus restored t.
ib lou,"r condition and things WORKED
Satisfactorily fu, six in"n,hs. when sud
DENLY nnr day the we'll that had h"c'
I yiei,iing nsdhlng hui water began pump
ing s,il ani the uir that had Welded al
m turn lasraur water we'll III
rhanged -ituaiinn i,sult",i "a u lawsuit
whsh w,a wt,ii hy ll,. ownrr 81 the W"
that hai ai first Yielded u"thlng h'
water