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stitches. The wound was sewed up !

StltcneS. Ihe wound was SeWcQ up o
second time. and the stficide's hands
incased in a pair of leather muffs. when
he managed to tear the stitches by jerk
ing his head backward and forward,
and from side to side. He was then put
in a crib. and box made to place his
head and shoulders in, so that it was
utterly impossible for him to move the
least bit. He was kept in this contri-
vance for nearly seven weeks. much of
which time it was very doubtful wheth-
er he would recover or not. After being
taken from the crib he was transferred
to ward 10. His hands for long
time afterward were kept in the leather
muffs, but he finally induced the at
tendant, on promise to not again at
tempt suicide. to take them Of. Tom,
his old attendant, upon learning of this
fact, called on the new keeper and told
him he would regret taking off the mufis
enough he did. The third day after the
muffs were taken off the attendant was
in his room cutting a small piece Of to.
bacco off of large plug with a small
pen-knife, when Francis sprang into
the room, grasped the knife out of his
hand, and before the keeper could in
terfere, drew it across his own throat.
1t then became necessary to put him
in the crib again, where he was kept
another spell of several weeks, but the
doctors again pulled him through. He
never after that attempted suicide. One
remarkable feature about this mans
case was that he never attempted OF
seemed to contemplate ending his life
any other way than by cutting his
throat. After recovering from his
second terrible experience he seemed
to improve. He continued growing
better. until finally his folks, upon thei
own responsibility, took him home,
where he continued doing well until
some time in MAY last, when he again
showed symptoms of returning insanity,
but before he grew bad enough to be
returned to the asylum. he was kicked
on the head by horse, sustaining a
fractured skull. which in the course o.
a few days resulted in his death.
Many other equally asXthrilling and
horrible truths can be picked up al
almost any insane asylum of any note.
Many more incidents that would MAKE
very interesting reading came to my
notice during my visits. some of them
very ludierous, others pathetic, while
the above are among the most terrible.
There is one old man at present in the
Dayton Asylum who donated $500 tc
the institution when it was built, and
this fact is one of the very few things
he never loses sight of. 1t seems tc
burn into the poor fellows very soul.
There are a number of the inmates who
in some way have got it into their poor
brains that they are there waiting fol-
payday. and the attendants tell me il
is very touching when several of them
become impatient and demand the.I
money on threats to leave. They often
claim their wives and children are
starving. and they must have theiI
money or they will die. 1t is utterly
impossible for one to imagine the har.
rowing thoughts that a short study oil
an insane asylum and its patients will
awaken. 1t must be experienced to be
apprcciated.-Ida May, in Cincinnati
E1aUuirer,
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Keep an Eye on the Chickens.

Hens like to have their liberty and to
roam over the garden and fields and to
select their own nesting places in the
barn or among the bushes or tall grass
in the vicinity of buildings, but the
profits to their owners under such cir
cumstances are not always sure to be
satisfactory. Hens in the garden are
generally unmitigated nuisances. surely
SO if they are your neighbours hens.
Many persons seem to think that poul-
try can not be profitable unless they
can have their full liberty and can OBJ
tain most of their living from what
they can pick up while foraging on their
own account. But this is a mistake.
Hens running at large. unless closely
watched and cared for, seldom pay
very well. They often have to scratch
too hard for their living, ard what eggs
they lay are largely lost or in some way
wasted. Then the chickens get caught
by hawks, foxes or other animals of
prey.-N e. Farmer.
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TOO LATE.
The Intricate Problem Which Confused
the Colored Gateman.

The Intricate Problem Which Confused
the Colored Gateman.
We finally came to toll-bridge, a,
the gate of which was a colored man.
The charge for the two of us was seven
cents, and it so happened that neither
of us had even small bill. A five was
the smallest, and when it was handed
out the toll-keeper was in fix. He
hadn't change enough into three cents.
'Well, we've got to cross" said the
Colonel.
Reckon you has, but 1 want dem
seben cents.
at isn't our fault if you have NO
change"
Oats true, but reckon we has got
to fix it somehow. Let's see? Oar am
free cents comm to you?"
Yes
''Or seven cents coming to mel"
Exactly"
'Now, boss. dar Gums my son Jim. Jim
am lame an doan' git long nohow. He
am good boy, an l reckon you'll be
inclin' to help him little. He's 4idin'
my ole mule. an dat beast hasn't had
any fun since de wah. 'Sposen you let
Jim ride dat tree cents out?"
'.How?"
"Why, he nebber crossed toll-bridge
in his life. 1t would do him up proud.
you see, an nobody knows how much
good it would do de ole mule"
The Colonel consented, and Jim rode
the beast in the most solemn manner to
the other side. We followed him across
and rode away with the father calling.
white man. come back heah! How
l gwine to git dat boy back heah widout
payin' TO cents toll at de odder eand!'
Detroit Free Press.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

You must not expect to catch a big
fish by simply dropping your tackle into
the water and pulling it up again. You
have to offer genuine inducements that
will impress the fish as to your good
faith-sort of worm yourself into his
confidence, as it were. SO to speak
Losceu (Mass.) Citizen.
Woman, God bless her bright eyes,
can make roses bloom in the desert, and
when so minded she can give to the
most commonplace affairs of life rather
much of a rainbow look; but to save her
eyebrows she can't use pen without
getting ink on her fingers any more
than she can remember the day of the
month Yonkers Statesman.
"A dispatch from Keene, N. H., in
speaking of the killing of an elephant
at that place. says: "The huge beast
fell with dull thud, without noise OF
struggle" We are glad we under.
stand what dull thud really is. We
have heretofore been led to suppose it
sounded like fat man sitting down on
banana peel.-N y Graphic.
When the young man. after four
college with tremendous biceps and a
phenomenal chest, and enters single
scull race on the Harlem River. and is
wiped out by horny-handed son OF
toll, who never heard of Cicero or
Tberius, or HOrace's ears Rowetica,
then is the time he wants to know why
he has labored all these weary, weary
years.-M Y. Sun.
The disposition of children not to
allow other children to get ahead Of
them is once more illustrated in two
families as follows: 1--we got silver
dollar" I've got two" you
haven't got baby in your house."
Yes We have; we've got twins"
''Well, you haven't got crazy grand
father; / have. boston Herald.
IL never did take much stock in
that story about fish being such fine
brain food" inadvertently remarked
Smith, "and take less stock in it than
ever now that I've lived off little else
for some time past. / think I'll quit
them" Il wouldn't if were you, old
boy" feeIingiy remarked Smithers;
you see the fish in order to improve
the brain must have something to work
upon. They can't create the thing"
And then Smith said that Smithers
talked tor all the world like his wife,
OIL CITY (Pa.J Blizzard.
-"Cud ye' help me err little dis
mawnin, bossp" inquired a limping old
darby. Use de erigernal Uncle Tom
in Missah Hennery Wa'd Beechah's
story, entitled Dat Dittle Ole Log
Cabin in de Lane My name is Harris,
sab, Geo'ge Harris. rs tryin' to raise
money enough to git obber to Brook
lyn." mo" smiled the gentleman Inn.
portuned. II don't believe I can do any.
thing for you to-day, Uncle Tom"
HAS 20 nebber read dat book men,
stunned, sah?" mo, never did" Den
yer eddicashun hab ben sadly neglected,
boss. tuks yer TO- er gemmen of ed
dicashun, deed did. Chicago Trio.
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CONTEMPT OF "COURT."

Twas case of attachment, the lawyer said
And he seemed not 10th to tell,
When asked by friend how the matter sped
That his suit was prospering well.
Though young he argued his case with
power
AS soon as the writ was returned.
And argued so long that the midnight hour
Oft came ere the court adjourned.
closed
BY booting the youth one night,
And the latter declared such an act opposed
To legal. procedure quite;
Aad he said to the maid, as he rubbed his
spine,
He would bring an action of tort
And ask the Judge TO infiict fine
On her pa for contempt of court"
Boston Courier
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DIAMONDS.
The Difficulty Of identifying Them II Re
moved From Their Settings.

The Difficulty Of Identifying Them II Re-
moved From Their Settings.
Wanting to buy few precious stones
to distribute among my friends before I
get my life insured and 60 to the sea-
side, interviewed diamond merchant
down town, and while we were compar-
ing the gems the conversation turned
upon the difficulty of identifying dia-
monds. Some people assert that they
can recognize certain stone as accu-
rately as other people can recognize a
certain man. You take your diamonds
to be cleaned or reset, and you are sure
that you receive the same stones again.
although others less valuable, or even
paste limitations, may have been substi-
tuted. But the experts arc sure that
they can never be deceived unless the
stone has been recut. Upon this point
the diamond merchant told me a good
story.
One day another firm in the same
business-call it Smith & Jones-sent
him diamond which was very fine and
very cheap. 1t was set in ring so that
he could not weigh it; but after exam
ming it carefully he concluded that its
cheapness must be caused by some de-
feet, and so he returned it to the owners.
The next week an agent called
with another fine cheap stone, which
my friend concluded to purchase. Be-
fore binding the bargain he thought he
would take it over to Smith & Jones
and see what they said about it. They
praised it enthusiastically. '.Why, it's
a bargainr' cried Smith; and so my
friend bought the diamond.
'Aham said Jones. when they met
the next day, "you did buy our stone
after oil, and you paid fifty dollars more
for it than we asked for it originally"
This was gall and wormwood. My
friend hurried back to his office and
looked at the diamond. Sure enough,
it was the stone which Smith & Jones,
had sent to him. The clever firm had
angled for him through an agent and
caught him nicely. He matched the
diamond, had pair of earrings made
and bided his time.
nv i"oe hO So'O 1iio Cai dHu Ass
price to an agent and sent him out to
sell them. The agent came back and
said: "Smith & Jones want one of
these stones. viii you split the pair?"
YES" said the diamond merchant,
''sell them this one" and he took one
of the stones out of its setting; ''the
price is so much carat. as the color is
very fine"
When the agent returned with the
check my friend sat down and wrote
Smith & Jones the following note:
"Quits! You have bought back your
own stone and given me ninety-seven
dollars profit. l prefer Pomery Sec. "
1t was a case of diamond cut diamond.
and it confirmed my doubts as to the
possibility of identifying unset stones
~ Y. Star
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SCHOOL AND ChvRCn.

Out of 1853 teachers employed last
year in Chester County. Pennsylvania
1927 were females. ~
More than three millions Of children
have been gathered into schools for the
study of the Scriptures. through the
missionaries of the American Sunday
school Union.
The average Sunday plate collec-
tons of Rev. Newman Halls church in
Westminster Bridge Road, London, is
S175, and of Rev. c. H. Spurgeon's
congregation. in the great Tabernacle.
SS45.
The Christian Intelligencer dislikes
the substitution of "signs" for ''mirai
cles' in the Revised New Testament.
Miracles" it says, sis more pleasant
word than signs, both to the tongue ana
the ear.
"A Mohammedan university nine
hundred years older than Oxford is still
fiourishing at Cairo as in the days Of
Arabian conquests. 1t contains but
one room, the floor is paved and the
roof is supported by 400 columns.
There are 1877 institutions in the
world for the education of deaf-mutes.
Germany has ninety of these, France
the United States thirty-eight. Recent
careful estimates place the number Of
these unfortunates in existence at 800..
000.- Chicago Current.
According to their Year Book thers
has been rapid growth in the Reformed
Episcopal Church during the past eight
years. 1t has ten Bishops, 10S Presby-
tiers and deacons, 7,943 communicates.
prosperous. Sunday-scho and church
property valued at $1.021, 569.
i'm the village of Slate Hill. Orange
County, N. Y. is Baptist Church
which was built in 1888. 1t is very
primitive in style. and in the gallery
has pew which was made exclusively
for slaves belonging to members of the
congregation, which once numbered
five hundred. The church is a great
curiosity now. and is visited 10y many
strangers.-M. Y. Tribune.
"A curious incident occurred in the
Parade Church. Shorncliffe, England.
on a recent Sunday. 1t was found that
the church was besieged by various
kinds of birds. principally swallows.
Every effort was made to dislodge
them, but without effect. and at last
some soldiers were obliged to fire vol
ley of blank cartridges, which COM
pletely routed them, and, the church
being soon vacated, the service was
held.
AT Cambridge. says the London
Truth, the girl undergraduates have
been decidedly coming on" In last
years Mathematical Tripos they had no
wranglers at all, and their best ''man"
was only equal to the forty-fourth on
the list. This year they have two
wranglers, one coming between the
twenty-fourth and the twenty-fifth on
the list, the other being equal to tho
thirty-fourth.
The people of Trinity Parish. Buf,
falo. N. Y, moved into their new
church the other day, and Bishop Coke
held q service of secularization" in
the old church, declaring it secular
and unconsecrated, and no longer
within our jurisdiction, but given back
solely to the protection of the laws of
the land, and to none other than such
common uses and control as by said
laws are recognized aud allowed. -
Buffalo Express.
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WAS it q forgery" asks q maya
zine writer. We are unable to say
without knowing more about it. II he
escaped to Canada it was probably only
sharp business speculation.-N r
Ledger.
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was going on. Finally the insane man
got his feet entangled in an cid coat
lying on the floor. when the keeper
managed to throw him and wrench the
razor from him. Francis got up, gave
Tom terrible look and walked from
the room. In few minutes he returned
and explained that he did not wish to
injure Tom. and only fought for the
razor because he wanted to cut his own
throat. He said:
Tom. | amt mad at YOU, but want
you to know, once for all, that l am
going to cut my throat, and I'll do it,
no matter how much you watch me. 7"
And, indeed, he kept his word.
The next day Tom was aroused by a
terrible crash of falling glass at the ex-
treme end OF the ward, where is To-
Gated the wash and bathrooms. He
ran to the place, and there stood Fran
els with his throat cut almost from ear
to ear He laughed derisively at Tom
as he entered the room. He had broken
the window with his fist, and with a
piece of the glass cut his throat. He
had severed the windpipe, and when
he attempted to laugh gutteral sound
was all that could be heard.
Tom grasped the gaping wound in
one hand and held it together as much
as possible to stop the flow of blood as
much as was in his power. Two of the
asylum physicians were on hand almost
instantly. They took the patient in
hand. and by sheer force sewed up the
horrible wound. but as soon as the ma
MAC was put to bed he tore out the
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The hair may be kept from falling
out after illness by frequent applicsr
ton to the scalp Usage tea. -ErcAanae.
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II do love dressr' exclaimed young
society belle. Then / should think you
would wear more of it," retorted the
cynical bachelor friend of middle age.
M y Independent.
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The most desirable eggs for setting
are those the freshest laid. A liberal
daily sprinkling of tepid water upon
them when incubation is near its accom-
plishment, say week before Matching.
is an aid to the free issue of the chicks
at maturity.-7roy Times.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
The Prairie Looking Finely.

E. A. White reports Camas Prairie
looking like veritable garden. The
grain stands knee high, the grass a
foot taller, and all the ranchers are
looking for big yield. Hay-cutting
will begin in a couple of weeks, and
the grain will be ready to cut early in
August, and at least four weeks earl.
Ter than last year. The cattle.grow-
ers are very good-natured, this year
and only broke in two fences so far
and these by accident. The herds are
kept we'll down near the Malad, while
some are ut tho lower end of the
prairie, below Willow Creek.
Many settlers are coming in, and
at least a dozen houses are being
erected on the prairie, between Sol
der and Crichton.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
A Very Good Mill.

The Camas No. 2 mill was not
cleaned up yesterday, owing to the
stormy weather, but 4 few pounds Of
amalgam were scraped off Of the sluice
and apron plates. To-day it was to
have been cleaned up, no matter what
the weather. BY tomorrow it will,
therefore, be possible to ascertain re.
suits. No well-informed man doubts
the success of the mill.
Mining men speak in the highest
terms of the machinery. They say
they never saw more substantial or
smoother running mill. 1t was started
up ''from the jump" and gave nc
trouble whatever. 1t behaved like all
old mill, running without a jar.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
Rock Creek to the Front.

Ed. Morrissey and Ed. MalIan, les
sees of the Oriental mine, ut the head
of one of the forks Of Rock Creek,
expect to make shipment OF ore
soon. SO do the lessees Of the Guy
mine; while the Montezuma is ship
ping right along. These and two or
three other claims opening out, will
doubtless bring Rock Creek to the
front, as all ore-prooucer this sum-
mcr.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
A Gard.

To all who arc suffering from erro,s
and indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of mar.
hood, &C.: will send a receipt tina,
will cure you FREE OF CHARGE
This great remedy was discovered by
a missionary in South America. Send
self-addressed envelop to REV. 10.
sEPH 7. INMAN, Station D, New
York. a23yldw
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
Another Strike in smoky.

Ex-District Attorney Bruner re
ceived a chunk of ore to-day from the
Sunday mine, in Smoky, which he has
been working for some weeks. With
the ore came line from his father.in-
law which bore the following words:
"Tell Presley that this is the kind OF
rock am taking out" This Is the
first intimaton received by Mr.. Bru.
ner Of a strike in his mine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
ApportiOnment OF School Moneys.

Following is the apportionment of
school moneys just made for April and
May by Superintendent Anderson:
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
DYSPEPSIA.

Sedentary habits, mental worry, nervous
excitement, excess or imprudence in eat-
ing or drinking, and various other causes,
induce Constipation followed by general
arrangement of the liver, kidneys, and
stomach, in which the disorder Of each
organ increases the infrmity of the others.
The immediate results are Loss of Appe-
tite, Nausea, Foul Breath, Heartburn, Flat
ulence, Dizziness, Sick Headaches, failure
of physical and mental vigor, distressing
sense Of weight and fullness in the stomach,
and increased Costiveness, all of which arc
known under one head as Dyspepsia.
1nevery instance where this disease does
not originate from scrofulous faint in the
blood, AYERS PILLS may be confidently
relied upon to effect cure. Those cases
not amenable to the curative influence Of
AYERS PILLS alone will certainly yield II
the PILLS are aided by the powerful blood
purifying properties Of AYERS SARsAPA-
RILLA.
Dyspeptics should know that the longer
treatment Of their malady is postponed,
the more difficult Of cure it becomes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
Two Meetings Tonight.

There will be two meetings in this
city toni sht, to-wit: One at Justice
Lemmon's Office (of ex.Iowans) to
make arrangements for the reception
of the Iowa Press Association. All
ex-lowans, and the public generally,
are invited.
The other will be of the A. o. y.
w. Lodge. All members should
attend.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-06-08
THE MINERS, UNIONS.
They will SsStand In With HALEY for
the Fourth u JNly.

At. the meeting Of the Bullion Min
ers' Union, last Saturday evening. a
resolution was passed accepting the
invitation extended to assist at the
celebration of the coming national
anniversary in HALEY; and inviting
the Broadford Miners Union and all
up.river miners to join with the Bull
lion Union on that day.