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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-19
Ears 70, the Million !
Ego CH0US BiLSiN.0T SH RK'S OIL
POSITIVELY RESTORES THE HEARING. AND
Is THE ONLY ABSOLUTE CURE FOR
DEAFNESS hNoWN

his oil Is ahstracted from peculiar s,,ecics of
small W niTE SHARK. caught in the yellow Sea
known ns CarcharodUn EoHdelctii Every Chinese
halcrhall Knows H. lis virtues as rcSloratVe of
hearing We're discovered by Il Buddhist Priest
about the ycar 14lo. It's cures were So numerous
ana many 50 seemingly miraculous. that he rem
t,y was officially proclaimed. over the entire En-
Ilrt. lS use hecalue 30 universal that for over
800 years no deafness has existed among the Chiu.
people. sent. charges prepaid, to any address 1T
II 90 per bottle
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-19

sion to Society, DImness of Vision Noises in The
Head the vital huid passing uuobseryed in the
urine. and many other diseases that lead to insnn
ity and death.
- DR.. MiN'TlE who is regular physician (grad.
uate of the University OF PENNSYLVANIA VIII
agree to forfeit FIVE HUNpRED DoTLARs tor
a case Of this Kind the VITAL EESTOHA-
TIVE tnnd"r his special advice and treatment
will not cure. or for anything impure or injuri.ts
found in II. DIR. MINfIE treats all private dis
eases successfully without mercury. CeNsULrA-
rlpN FREE. Thorough examination and advice
including analysis OF urine, - 90. Price of VITAL
RESTORATIVE, - oo bottle, or four times the
quantity SO Oo sent 70 amy address upon receipt
ot price, or G. .. p secure from oilscrvation nud
IN private name. If desired. by \. +. MINrIE, NJ
-, II kearny street. san Francisco, Cal.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE, sen; on application
by letter stating syn ptons. and aye COM
1nnhIcations strictly CONFIDENTIAL.
DR. MiNflE KIDNEY REMEDY, NEPHRFTI-
CT VI. cures all kinds of Kidney and Bladder Com.
plants, Gunurrhlra Gleet. Leucurrhtra. For sale
10y sll druggists - 20 bottle six bottles for - 90
Dr.. MiNTikS DANDELf0N PILLS are the he st
aud Cheapest DYSPEPSIA and BILIOUS cure in the
market. For sale by all drugglsts.
All orders Tor medicine e. o. i. mrst be accom-
panied with 81 las guarantee oi good futhl
which Will be deducted when the package IA
shipped.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-19

Whole Tickets, $500.
Half Tickets, *l.OO.
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50 Tickets, $4,000.
Remit money Bank Draft in Letter or send by
Express. DON'T SEM BY REGISTERED LET.
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-19
The Great English Remar;>

Is Il never. falling
Cure for Nervous Debit
lty, Exhausted Nitali-
ty. seminal Weakness.
SpermatorrhPa. Losr
MANHOOD, hnp0teucy
Para ysis, Prostratur-
rnocn, and all .he
terrible effects Of Self
Abuse, youthful folli.s
and eNcesses IN insurer
ycGrs-such as Loss OF
Memory. .Lss-itude, Noe
-nul E,,fglf,n 49,.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-19
$500 REWADD!

We VII pav The above reward for Of Liver Compliant
bysTep a. s Head he, Indigestion yeness
We cannot cure win Vests Vegetable Liver Pills. when
tea ere siri1tiy compiled with They purely ana
never tail 10 Give saacton. Sugar Large
tanning 20 pills, 20 cents For sac by all Beware
.ountes ard limitations The genuine oniv bv
JohN G. W!ST 4 co, Isl 4 Is3 w. Maiison ST. Chie,-o
sss trial package sent T uA paid receipt sent ssut
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-11-19
Bakers Mining Horse Power.

'iNfE MOST EFflFl lent AND PRACTICAL MA
chine ever invented for the service of Prnsnec-
t"ls ana others requiring tn" use of Horse Power
possessing all III" requirements of y frst-clnss
h"lS'' ana "ii'fdihS means for the continuous ope-
i#tlun oi n Fuinp or Hoover without interfering
" lth hois'ug apparatus
II IS MADE ENTIRELY or IRON 40 niece
"'IEIS over 2.u pounds. At the ordinary speed uf
a horse 1000 pound bu lrt Of ore may l,, raised
l2n feet per minute. The hosting drum is under
tn" colnplrt" control of the man at the shaft nnd
II chphol ct carrying 500 feet of ve-eighths steel
rope. he cost Of erection il slight az tvo q men
III hali day can easily put 1T i'll place ready for
work.
"hll" this power is more particularly for mining
plrp"srs' 1t Is equally adapted TO ai other use
Wh'rc animal power is required. send FOR
Cll.CUIAk. Address:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
The Sheen Grub.

During the hot days of midsummer sheep
often huddle together with their noses upon
the ground, or in some other constrained DO
sition. This is done, partly at least, to Sc
cure them from the attacks of the Fostering
Gad-hy (Estrus OUts), which is the parent OF
the annoying Grubin-the-head. This insect
Is closely related to the bot-fy, that deposits
its eggs upon the neck, shoulders, and fore
legs of horses, from which they are removed
by the teeth of the animal, to allay the itch.
ing, and are taken into the stomach, and de-
velop into the troublesome bots. The female
sheep gad-hy aims to deposit her eggs in the
nostrils of the sheep, and the animals, appar-
entity aware of the effects to follow, try to
prevent it. If the eggs are laid, they soon
hatch, and the young grub ascends the nos
trls, greatly to the distress of the affected
sheep. The worms" attach themselves TO
the sinuses of the nose, by means of hooks
like those of the horse bot, and live upon the
mucus secretions of the irritated surface TO
which they cling. When fully grown, the
grubs works their way down through the
narrow openings by which they entered when
first Matched, and again caused the sheep
much pain. The grubs fall to the ground,
and burrowing for few inches become
chrysalds, which develop into the perfect
flies in about two months. The grubs pass
from the sheep in early summer, and the flies
come out of the ground from July till Sep.
TENDER. daub of tar upon the nose is the
best preventive, and should be frequently
applied during the summer months. This
may be done by sprinkling some meal or salt
over the tar in trough, when the sheep will
apply it themselves as they eat the meal.
Some farmers pillow burrows in the pasture, TO
furnish the sheep good place to bury their
noses. The sheep grub is not fatal, but very
disagreeable, and doubtless has a bad effect
on the general health of infected sheep. II
any one desires to study the grubs, he may
hnd them in many of the heads of sheep
killed at the shambles. Am. Agriculturfst
for august.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17

A suggestive lesson may be derived from
the following simple experiment Upon one
acre of land farmer plowed in a quantity of
cornstalks while upon another acre he spread
the ashes resulting from the burning of an
equal number of stalks. That upon which
the stalks were burned gave the best start,
but the acre upon which the cornstalks were
plowed in in a very short time caught up with
and surpassed the former, and finally maturcd
the better crop. This experiment illustrates
the difference between mineral fertilizers and
decayed vegetable matter or humus. The
minerals, being in soluble condition, soon
made themselves manifest in the increased
growth produced At first the buried corn
stalks had no effect upon vegetation except by
increasing the porosity of the soil and by adj
hitting larger supplies of atmospheric air to
act upon the constituents of the soil. When
the stalks commenced to decay aud the min
erals were not only liberated from the stalks,
but also from the soil in contact; then the
corn that was planted on the stalks began to
pull ahead of that planted upon the plot fer
tilted with ashes. The value and efficiency
of the ashes would be sooner exhausted than
the vegetable matter of the stalks. Again,
where the stalks were used the fertility of the
soil would be increased, because in all prob
ability the nitrogen contained in the stalks
would remain intact until liberated by their
decay. This substance would be in the form
of ammonia and its compounds that would
again be discomposed before becoming plant
food. In burning stalks, although all the
minerals would be preserved in the ashes yet
it is quite certain that the nitrogen would be
thereby expelled, thus robbing the plants Of
the fertilzing properties of that valuable
agent. We should have made such expert
ments before establishing a theory, yet these
suggestions might easily be followed out on
other farms and by other farmers. american
CMltirntOr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17

The following satire from the Mirror and
Farmer though aimed at the Now England
agricultural society, is, without reference to
its application, about as valuable as two.
thirds of all that is written for the agricul-
tural papers:
ave been at work for two days writing
an address for Aaron Young to deliver to
Colonel Riddle and Warren Brown on the ne.
cessity of offering herd premium for wood
chucks at the New England fair. Aaron
thinks the fair is run too much for trottinR
horses and patch worn, and he wants them 10
reform and encourage the useful animals
He give me the points for the speech, which
were these For strictly dairy purposes the
Jersey or Cotswold may be better, but for
making milk, wool and meat on rough land a
woodchuck excels all others For the rich
and the esthetio goat may be better suited,
but tor the poor man with a family TO sup
port and no job on the navy yard a wood
chuck is infinitely preferable. woodchuok
never has the foot.rot or garget $50 Tom
Jameson says, and he has raised hundreds.
eve woodchuck in tho height of feed will
mako two pounds of butter q day, and shear
four pounds of wool. (Dan Hall is my au-
thority for that On good land, like the
Kicker field in Dover you can raise forty
seven woodchucks to the acre (Audrow will
swear to that) The woodchuck takes on
flesh easy, and fat one will dress forty two
pounds and quarter. (Sam Fisher knows
about that Woodchuck meat is excellent
brain food. CIf you don't believe it ask ex-
Mayor Murphy.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17

While would protect the birds, have no
love for that four-legged pest, the woodchuck.
Occasionally, about this time of the year, as
the farmer is sitting on his moving machine
going through the grass at a good Jog, and
hoping to get down large quantity of hay
before haymaking can be commenced, down
goes one wheel of his machine into a wood.
chuck hole and up goes the other wheel on a
mound of earth thrown out. Generally speak
ing, the mower is thrown from his machine
and oftentimes badly injured. The wood
chuck is an industrious little fellow, and will
travel long distance to regale himself on
beans or any other favorite article of food. l
do not know that there is any certain way of
getting rid of them, unless it be to catch
them in steel traps, ana this is not always 40
easy task. 1t pays, however, to have good
traps, as every woodchuck will put away
what would have been several bushels of
beans in the course of a summer. II occa-
sionally his first cousin, the skunk, is found
in the trap, the only thing to be done is to
get him out with the aid OF a pair of tongs,
and to at once bury the trap for week to
kill the smell. Ben: Perley P00re in Am.
CultiUdtOP.
Brother Tinkham, of the Freeman has the
assurance to inform Ben Perley Poore that
the cutter bar of moving machine goes over
tho biDuuu bOIOlS tuo Wu6cls, anu duVlbeS
Ben: to stick to politics, where he is more at
home. Though not much addicted to the
habit of riding moving machines, and CON
sequently liable to slip a little on that sub
ject, Ben: Perley Poore is not at all inferior
in his knowledge of agriculture but proba
bly, be is paid for his correspondence by the
quantity instead of the quality and finds it
to his advantage to spread out the matter
rather thin. His long talks in the American
Cultivator contain some things of value along
with much that is only pleasant reading.
There is something in the above extract from
his Farm Talks" which troubles US more
than the movement of the wheels and cutter
bar of moving machine. 1t seems to have
escaped Bro. Tnkham's notice or it may be
he is more reserved on the subject of skunks,
or less familiar than we are with their natural
history Adding all that science has taught
us to our own somewhat extended experience
with this animal, we should consider it very
delicate operation to remove a live skunk from
steel trap with pair of longs But Ben:
Perley Poore advises it, Indeed, he says it
is 'the only thing to be done" Whenever
he acts on his own advice, we recommend
bathing in very hot water, with the free use
of soap and disinfectants. The clothing
should be buried with the trap. After three
weeks he can attend church or Washington
reception.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
The Use Of NarnI.h.

No woman knows until she has tried it how
much she may change the aspect of things
about tho house by using little varnish. On
a sunshiny day take the old chairs and tables
out on the porch or by an open door, and,
after thoroughly busting and wiping of with
a damp cloth, apply thin coat of varnish,
and so cover up scratches and marred spots
of all kinds. II will dry in short time, and
you will be surprised to SEQ how much good
you have done. A flannel cloth, witha very
little linseed oil, is good to rub furniture
with; but the greatest care must be exercised
to prevent any oil being left on tho wood to
attract dust 1t must be rubbed until you
would not know, except by tho improved
appearance that any oil had been used.
Coach varnish, which is heavier than the or
binary kind used on furniture will make old
oil cloths look as good ns new. Wash and
wipe before applying the varnish. BE care
full not to step on them until they are dry.
II this is done every spring the oil cloths
will lust twice as long as they will without it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17

that they we're consuming better than they
were However, to make many such changes
and experiments one needs to have the conf
dence Of their family. With us it's quantity
more than quality, though both are appreoia-
ted at the table
Old tin cans can hardly DO classified under
the head Of pics, but Indy who keeps large
boarding house lately gave me some excellent
ideas in regard to their usefulness.
Variety is also her hobby, and in place Of
her large basin for steaming brown bread she
occasionally fills four empty tomato cans,
quart cans with brown-brcad batter puts
them in her steam KETTLE and the loaves come
out round and odd enough when evenly sliced
to tempt the appetite of her most fastidious
boarder For a change" she said, II make
berry batter puddngs in them. put a round,
even slice on each plate cover with rich sauce,
and they do not go begging, Sometimes
bake sponge cake in them and when cold
slice thinly and spread whipped cream or
stewed berries between two slices and my
boarders call them Washington pies. Wouldn't
you like an nrintul Of tin cans to take home
with you p
OF course 1 did, and though l used them
for my plants, when come into possession Of
any more shall make use Of the ideas gain
ed from this good boarding mistress. - Cor
Maine Farmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
CONTINUED from last weet.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

In 1875, thirteen men comprised the
entire working force used in the manu-
facture of the james Boss Gold Watch Case.
Now over fire hundred are employed, and the
number is constantly increasing. Ther
son Of this increase is this: In the James
Boss Gold Watch Case all the metal in sight
and subject to wear issolid gold, while there
mainder, which only lends strength to the
case, is of stronger metal than gold,
giving gold where gold is needed, and
strong, elastic metal where strength and
elasticity are needed, a combination pro-
ducing a watch case better than solid gold
and at oNE-HALF the cost. ~ 49,.
Over 100000 of these cases
have been sold, and every jeweler in the
country can testify to their quality and
merit. "
n r. W, Marsh, Of the Democrat. bought jas. Boss'
Gold Match case Is years ago, and carried 1t until
short time ago when purchased Il, and sold II 10 a
customer The case showed no signs Of wear, except
safely guaranteed for at least ten years more have
sold the James Boss GoldWatch Case for many years
and tho parties who bought the first ones are carry.
ing them today, aH well satisfied though they had
regard them as the only Of this kind ieWeer
should sell who desires TO give his customerd tho
worth Of their money or values his reputation.
WIN j. CUshwAY, Je1eler
Send stamp Ksystous watch Case Fastors, PLlla
dvlPha Pa for handsome illustrated showing how
SAuss Bosa ahd EeySt0he watch Cases are lGde.
lTObe CORtiRgedl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
How to Remove a Tight Ring.

A novel method Of eiTecting the removal OF
ring which has become CONSTRUCTED around
swollen finger, or in any other similar stu
alton, consists simply in enveloping the AZ.
hicted member after the manner of q circular
bandage, in length Of fiat India rubber
braid, such rs ladies make use Of to keep
their hats on their heads. This should be &C
curately applied beginning not close to the
ring, but at the top of the finger, and leaving
no intervals between the successive turns, 80
as to exert its elastic force gradually aud
gently upon the tissues underneath. When
the binding is completed, the hand should be
held aloft in Il vertical position, and in a,few
minutes the swelling will be porceptibly d..
minished The braid is then taken off and
Immediately reapplied in the same manner,
when, after another five minutes, the finger,
il again rapidly uncovered, will be small
enough for the ring to be removed with ease
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
Vegetine.
Superior TO any Family Medicine.
Purifes the Blood, Renovates and
Invigorates the Whole System,
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent and
Diuretic.

Vegetne is made exclusively from the juices Of
Carefuyselccted barks roots and herbs, strongly
concentrated as to eectuay eradicate from the sys
TEN every faint Of scrofula, Scrofulous Humor Tu-
mors, Cancers, Cancerous HumOr, Erysipelas, Salt
Rheum, syphiiic Diseases Canker, Faintness At the
stomach, aud all diseases arising from impure blood.
scatica, Iuaammatory and Chronic rheumatism, Neu-
ragia, Gout and Spinal Complaints only be effect
unlly cured through the blood.
For Ulcers aud Eruptiyo Diseases Of the skin, Pus-
tues, pimples Blotches, Boils letter. ScAdhead aud
Ringworm, the Vegetne has never failed to effect
permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Complaints, Dropsy,
Female Weakness, LeucOrrhma arising from internal
liberation, uterine diseases aud General Debility the
Negetne acts directly upon the Of these
plants. II invgorates and strengthens the whole sys-
tenn, acts upon the secretive organs alays inha
tons, cures ulceratons aud regulates the bowels.
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Habitual COstiyeness, Pal
pitation Of the Heart, Headache, Piles, Nervousness
and General Prostitution Of the Nervous system, no
medicine has ever given such perfect satisfaction as
Negene. II purihes the blood, cleansos all Of the
Fans, and possesses controlling power the ncr-
vous system.
Tho remarkable cures effected by vcgctine have in
duccd many physicians aud apOthocaries whom we
know to prescribe aud use It in their owl families.
In fact, Vegetne is the best remedy yet discovered
for the above diseases and IL the only reliable Blood
Purifier yet placed before the public.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17

through the surface soil. There may be a
few crops such as melons, cucumbers, etc,
which are more benefited by hill manuring
than by spreading the manure evenly over
the surface Of the ground, but with the ma.
jority Of farm crops it il safe to say that ma
nure, especially II somewhat COARSE should
always be incorporated through the soil.
Growing crops are supplied with enough root
let's to find the fertility il it exists in the soil,
and is in condition to be assimilated by tho
plant aud il is wholly unnecessary, as well
as unwise, to have the manure placed beneath
the plant. - Country Gentleman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17

August is n favorable month for killing
bushes that interfere with the mower or
plough. There is generally more leisure to
attend to the business than earlier or later in
the season. They may be cut easily at this
time, as the wood has not become thoroughly
hardened. They will be less likely to sprout
than if cut in the spring or very late in the
fall. Willows are likely to send up sprouts If
they are cut at any season of the year. The
best way to destroy them, if they are tolera-
bly, large, is to cut the bark Just below the
branch, and to strip it down to the ground,
where it should be allowed to remain exposed
to the sun until it becomes thoroughly dry.
The bushes may then be cut close to the
ground, thrown over the roots and burned.
Sometimes the roots are so near the surface
that they can be readily grubbed out. At
other times, however, they penetrate the soil
for SO great a distance that it is very difficult
to dig them out The easiest us well as the
most effectual way 10 destroy hazel bushes is
to cut them off close to the surface of the
ground and to devote the land TO sheep pas.
turage. If no portion of the stems remain
above ground they will throw up but few
sprouts, and these may easily be cut off
with scythe if they are not eaten by sheep.
A bush scythe, as it is ordinarily employed,
is not a good implement to use for cutting
bushes. 1t does not cut them sufficiently
close to the ground A short stump remains
which throws up sprouts. A carpenters
adze is an excellent implement for cutting
bushes. The handle should be adjusted so
as to shave the ground 1t may be used to
good advantage after the ground is frozen
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
Locusrs As Foop. From an article by Da

LocUsTs AS FooD. From an article by Da.
vid Alexander Lyle, U. S. A, in the Popular
Science Monthly for August, we learn that
locusts are still extensively employed as food
in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. The
RiG Arabs consider them a delicious edible
Their camels eat them greedily. The Moors
also make use of them as food, aud they are
made TO form an important component Of the
Sunday dinner Of the Jews of that country
who preserve them in salt with view to that
end. The Indians of California collect the
locusts, roast them and grind them into a
powder, which they mix with pounded acorns
nuts or berries, aud dry in the sun for future
use. The Romans are said to have roasted
them to bright golden yellow before eating
them, while in Russia they are sailed or smok-
ed like behring's Prof Riley, entomoogist
at the United States Agricultural Department
at Washington, undertook in 1879 to demon.
strato the availability Of the locust w. food for
man. lie himself ate Of locusis prepared in
various ways, and found them always palata
BILE. He inclines, however, to the opinion
that, made into soup, the locusts are most de-
sirabe, although fried in their own oil they
ARE by no means unpleasant eating and have
quite nutty flavor"