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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-24
CASH PAID FOR CATS HAIR.

"Did you ever hear how the slaugh-
ter of the cats was brought about?'
NO" was theanswer, never knew
Of any particular slaughter of the feline
Well" continued the old resident,
forty years ago or Whereabouts there
was q square not far from the Patent
Office in which the cats had multiplied
so that it was mooted question whether
the rodents or felines were ascendant.
The cats and kittens fairly swarmcd,
and those who lived on the square finally
came to the conclusion that the party
who would devise some effective means
of thinning them out would be entitled
to the gratitude of the neighbors.
This set the wits Of some of the inhab-
itauts al work, and it was not long be-
fore there appeared before one of the
doors an immense placard:
- Wanted Cats hair. Highest cash
price will be paid.'S
I" As may be supposed, this soon at
tructed the notice of the boys, and due
inquiry elected the reply that a sudden
demand for genuine cats hair had
sprung up and that the article at that
time commanded $50 per pound.
The immediate result was that for
several days none Of tho boys of the
HclSnDOTnOOu COulu DO Seeu OH tue
street, but the continuous sound Of stones
thrown at the cats in the alleys told
where they were and what about.
Some six or eight days had passed
and the sign d dA1ot appear to have
drawn In the fir.t ounce. About sun
down the dealer noticed approaching his
shop from an alleyway a crowd OF some
thirty boys bearing in their midst u
long -bushel hay sack stuffed full.
why. boys 7 asked the dealer, what
have you thereT
g" Cats hair, sir, said the largest boy
Every bit cats hair; killed them first
and then plucked the hair
why exclaimed the dealer, I feaI
that you will break me il you want your
pay.in a lump, but bring in the bag
Let's look at it.
" The Dag was carried In and hastily
opened, when the dealer exclaimed:
1" Tut, tut boys, you have it al
mixed. I can't do anything with the
hair as it is .
After hesitating ,ie continued:
Since you have had all your trouble
I'll tell you what I'll do. just take /
back and sort out the hair, put every shade
to itself, and I'll allow you an advanc,
Of IS cents on the pound; that will max
1926 per pound
This satisfied the boys and they re
| turned with the bag, and 1t is needless
| to say that after an attempt to separat
the hair they gave up the job"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-24

tearing down the ancient structure, from
which, Phoenix like, Dry Goods En-
porium was about to rise.
There was not SO much money in the
Iron pot, after all; only about five
hundred dollars in silver coins. But
that, with the price paid to our two
hcroinesby the emporium company, made
them independent.
They went back to the little old
country village bought back the home
stead, and settled quietly down there
for life, to the great delight Of all the
relations, who, if their own testimony
could be believed, had not experienced n
happy moment since Matilda and jose
phine had gone away.
And when they married-as marry
of course, they did-and entered on
the sweet kingdom Of homes Of their
own, they never forgot good Uncle
Jedediah.
And their little ones, begging, fol-
fairy stories in the dusk, would always
say:
-" Mamma, please begin. with the
one about Uncle Jedediah's buried
treasures. Because that is real fairy
story"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-24
Notice of Forfeiture.
70 %. HARRINGroN:

TO D. HARRINGroE:
You are hereby notified that have done tne an.
and mining CLAIM situated near Bullion, in Mln.
erai Hill Mining District, Alturas county. Ierri'
tory of Idaho for the year 1885; and nave e4Pena
improvements on said lode mining claim, IN orde.
TO hold the same under Section 2524 REVISED
statutes of the United States; that your proPoruo
of said 500 is $50, legal money OF the united
states being ne-half; and that unless you con-
tribute your said proportion Of said expenditures
within 80 days from the date OF the frst Pnones.
ton of this notice your interest in the said John
T. sullivan lode mining claim will become the
property of the undersigned, under said , Section
51ra MICHAEL d. ROSSITEh.
HALEY Idaho February IL, 1886.
ny The meney may be paid at the TINES once
First publication, February II, 1886.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-24

Private entrance, 4s5 Mason Street, four blocks
up Geary Street from Kearny. Main entrance
through Dispenssry Drugstore. j30tf
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-24
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To George NJ Dickerson, and K Il. Kingsbury:
You are hereby notified that have done the an
nnal raliing work on the Venus lode and mining
claim, situateI in Warm Springs Greek Mining
District, Aturas county, Territory of Idaho. for
the yesr 1885; AMI have expended over one humid
rel 400 dollars in labor and improvements on
said lode mining claim III order to hold the same
under section 2J24 Revised Statutes of the United
States, that your proportion of said one hundred
noiists Is one-sixt each. being SlG6Gfj each and
that unless you contribute your proportion OF SAID
expenditure within 80 days from the date OF the
Il rst publication of this notice, your interest in
the sail Venus lode mining claim will become the
property of the subscriber, under said section
1924. VLADfSLAV DOMSki,
HALEY, Idaho.
~ The money may be paid at the TIMES office.
First Publication, February 2. 1886.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-24

The Matcs Conecntator has meet the want mine
"n for rge eay and n mssns %
cesuy machines daily capacity wlen
le%
them work o Of Then saving in help fuel SS
been idle for the Matches plant
zinc exceptional g
the headings concentrates
aveho power requvd the machine 9 capacity
four the mineral
When machines ordered prepredto furnish skilled
neen Ior ! S practical miner to adjust e
rate the machine The his will only be day together %
the west who will make and erect the sane n~
existence. o -
possible prohs'oN
tanned the use Of the Mateless Concenratcr Matches
Approximate labor and product OIL M'
Coneentrator, mills treating so tons per "a hours
day ats'., .. s%
Two Two a:n sts%ss
andTe ndincden ............. 800
es... :s" % ,,u re-
Treating carrying Opr een
duclng eight tons to one-ayng so
Cost Cos. 1 ss. Ssfss .iSy M j sy y n pc:
| o ST < tons ooncn aS y, ,,,0 load
asoper cent "a roent Market value pert ton, 1902 m
| Six tons at so2.. .......
| profit al 1874 o. ,dus
Treating say 80 tons dry ORE carrying $500 value gold
Cost Cost Of @s s ss.ss !: ss nr fi Is ; . SO
u. acothv tncon tracs. $500 AVON Less
per gold silver per $5OS
smelling s5 $O5
Five tons at so5. @Y-~
yprohtat
% or, az s Pc. sns%
Parties desiring have made ship ores
Shss pfsPS Isy have m Tnfss the
East we will examine properties ascertain ifther ores VIII Tnr pr
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not rest quietly until we have had the
old we'll opencd.'
Major Dcopley laughed scornfully..,
Alderman Doublechin intimated that
he had no patience with superstition.
Mr.. Chippendalc shifted ana wlsheo
piously that the dear young ladies' mighl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10

The subject Of tclcpathy or the action
of one mind upon another, irrespective of
distance, is attracting attention in Phila-
dclphia us well rs in London. A sngu.
lar incident occurred Il few evenings
since, which shows that if there is moth
ing in tclepathy there is at least some
thing queer in condolences. ID. j. j.
Levick was sitting in his library talking
to friend, and incidentally the subject
turned upon tclcpathy. lie hud been il.
lustrating it by anecdotes OF what he had
noticed in hospital practice, and in this
way the subject of the great fire of 1S50in
Philadelphia was brought up. bespoke of
the factthat it originated from explosion of
saltpetre in Brooks warehouse, and re-
mar cd: "This gave rise to the question,
will saItpetrc exploded" He had not
spoken or thought of this matter before
for twenty years, The conversation re-
verting to tclepathy it was explained by
saving: "Now, if what we are talking
about should be interesting to another
mind, as there is nothing to suggest it,
that would be telcpathy." The CONVEX
sation broke up about midnight, the
friend going home and DR.. Lcvick re-
firing. The next day each accidentally
took up an evening paper and read the
following paragraph; There used to
be much-vcxed question in Philadcl-
phia as to the explosive nature of saltpc'
ire, growing cut of the explosion at
Brooks store, in Water street, in 1850
Now that brewery has blown up by an
explosion of oat meal, the old question
comes up in new form: will lager
beer explodeTn While they were talk.
ing, some one, unknown to either oil
them, was pcnning the paragraph in
question. Philadelphia Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10

Yesterday man stood leaning W
ngainst the wall of the Third street
depot, hands in his pockets and q cheap,
second hand look on his face, when Il
gray-headcd stranger with scll->atisfed
4ir came along and asked:
"Have you got a pencil in your
pockctN
The other stared at him but made no
reply
"Bccausc l want to do a little fgur-
ing" continued the stranger. Il think
I've got it down pretty fine, and that the
world will be astonishcdn
He held out his hand for the pencil.
but the other man made not the slightest
move.
at is in regard to sound" whispered
the stranger, in confidential tones. 81
have discovered that it travels only half
the distance in a given time mathcma-
ticians have figured on. Let me draw
you diagram and give you my dcdnc'
TONS
No move--not word.
'Nlay be you are not interested in the
sciences! No, | don't believe you are
I'll bet a quarter you can't tell the differ
ence between the Stone Age and the Drift
period"
No answer.
"If | should ask you how long since thi,
entire continent was one immense bed o.
ice, what answer would you makc!'
The disgustcd man pulled his right
hand out of his pocket. Then his left,
Then he assumed a perpendicular posi-
ton, seized the stranger and whirled him
around, and, after walking him to the
curbstone, gave him kick, and assumed
his original position. The qucstioncl
looked astonishcd indignant and gricved
as he turned around, and, slowly WALKING
past his assailant observed:
Say, you do that again and I'll just
make you imagine that Glacial Period
has struck you between the cycs Hang
it! I'll bet dollar to cent that you
can't guess the age of Lake Erie within o
thousand years! No, sir; and you never
heard at Noah's ark nor the dcuge!n
But the tacturn man had gone tc
slcep.-M Quad.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10

The peasant of the south of France
seems to live about as frugally as any
body. 1t has been computed that he
spends for food for n family Of five an
average of four cents day. For break
fast he has bread with Il preparation Of
salt fish, which he smcars upon it; for
dinner, stockfsh or q vegetable soup and
salad, and for supper, lcntils, beans, or
other vegetables. In the season, raw to-
matoes and dry bread frequently make a
meal. Coffee and macaroni are too cx-
pensive for more than infrcQucnt use, but
there are always onions and garlic.
Watcris his drink, with a little very
thin wine once in while. Rabbit he
has occasionally as flavor in vegetable
stew, but that is a luxury. Beef or NUT
ton he tastes hardly once a month. lie
dresses poorly, and hardly looks as if the
world treated him well. But his self
denial is not for nothing. He has a bank
account, and in the matter Of hard money
is well enough Of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10

The increasing value Of horses is note.
worthy according to the New York
Times, which says can indcy to this
gradually growing value is afforded by
the export Of these animals from Cauada
to the United States. About $4,000 are
brought over annually, and while the
average value three years ago was $9j per
head, it was $40 last year. This in
crease of about As per cent. in three years
about equals that in the value Of our
native horses of the same grade. The
same fact applies to mules. 1t shows the
profit that may be made in rearing horses
of the right sort, viz, ordinary medium
sized work horses. The increased value
is chiefly due to the continued demand
by the city and town horse car road
companies, who use up horse in three
years, and consequently need to replace
their whole stock in that time Mean
while, as villages grow to towns, they
find these roads necessary, and thus the
demand for suitable horses is insatible,
and offers an excellent opportunity fol
farmers to make profitable business"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10
ON THE SOUTHERN COAST.
Many Disasters to Shipping and
Great Suffering of Sailors.

A Norfolk, Va, dispatch says: The
schooner Col. S. W. Race, with lumber from
Petersburg for New York, went ashore in
Lynn Haven bay, in n storm one night re
Gently, and is total loss. The crew re,
manned in their cabin, which was half full OF
water, until morning, when they were res,
cued. One man, Norwcg ian, attempted t.
swim ashore and was drowned.
The schooner James l.. Maloy, with lumber,
Norfolk for New York, has been towcd back
in distress, having been ashore on
Willoughby's spit
The schooner Frank NJ. McGcar, from Sa.
vannah with lumber, is ashore at ScwaIls
Point. The captain was severely irostblt'
ten.
Steamer Roanoke from New York reports
that at . a. H., when Off Cobb's Island, Va,
she sighted the three masted schooner Emma
A. Voy of New York flying n signal of dis,
tresS. She went rs near to her us was safe
and lowered the life boat, which, after four
hours hard work, saved the entire crew OF
seven men. Two of the schconer's crew and
four of the Roanoke's were froStbittcn, and
all were sent to the hospital in this city. The
schooner was loaded with coal for New Ha.
ven. She will prove total loss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10

Side by side in recent number of the
London Times were three advertisements,
each one announcing that II man named
"Smith" was about to change his name
to "Fabcr." 1t will be remembered that
"Fabcr" is simply the Latin equivalent
of "Smith" The plain Smiths of the
country will probably say that q living
language Smith is about as good as .
dead LANGUAGE FabCr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10

A prominent electrician of Philadelphia
has received letters patent for an invcn-
ton which he says will rcyolutioni2c the
mail, Geographic and telephone systems
now in use. His plan is tcrmcd and cleo
o-pncumatic transit, and is designed to
carry letters and packages from city to
city at rate of nine miles minute.
The tube will be Of brass, incascd in
iron, through which a closc-fitting me-
tallic carriage containing the articles
will be projected by a volume of com
pressed air. Intermediate cities and
towns will have tubes connecting with
the main tube, and the destination of the
carriage will be under the control of the
operator at the main Office, who will man
ipulatc the switches by electricity, and
thus be enabled to send the carriage to
any desired point. 1t is also intended to
introduce it for local use, TO take the
place, in measure, Of the telephone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10
House,.

Tho house went into committee Of the
whole (Nr. Oates of Alabama in the chair
for the further consideration OF the shipping
bill. Mr.. Dunn of Arkansas supported the
Dill, and pictured tho burdens under which
tho shipping interest was suffering There
was but one road to relief and that was to
remove the II strrtions on that interest and
open the way for people 10 10 shipping bust
ness at profit Until this was made posi-
bio they would never do it. Nobody would
put capital in Il business which was taxed
II - per cent. If the removal of taxation
was indirect subsidy, God help the country.
There was an end of all argument for the re-
duction of taxation. All taxes that rested
upon the shipping trade entered into and
swelled the cost of the products of the coun-
try and the products imported into the coun-
try, so that The burden of cost bore upon the
prolucerand consumer. If TINT was subsidy
he wanted to suhsidize in that way every la
borer in the country
Mr., Buchanan Of New Jersey offered an
amendment providing that any vessel arriv-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10
MEXICO GIVES HER VERSION
why Captain Crawiord's Command
Was Fired Upon.

Senior Romero, the Mexican minister at
Washington, has received from the governor
Of the state of Chihuahua, Mex, an official
renort of the unfortunate encounter whicl,
the Mexican forces had with the United
States troops commanded by Capt. Crawford
nj the mountains Of Bnvis, Chi,
huahua, on the 18th ult, 1t Is stated
In the report that the Mexican
forces, commanded by Maj. Mauricio
Corredor, arrived on that day at place
called Iiop par, in the sierra of BaviS, where
they knew that the Apache Indians, who had
revolted under the leadership OF Geronimo
were, The Mexicans fired on the United
states troops in the belief that they were
hosties, and Mai. Corrcdor, LIST Lieut.. Juan
dc In Cruz and Privates Madrid and Estrada
were killed and four other soldiers wounded
As soon as the Mexican force found out that
they were firing on United States soldiers
they stopped firing, and expressed to tue
latter their regret at the losses occaSioned II
both commands,
The report gives rs an excuse for the above
mistake the difficulty of Distinguishing th'
renegade Indians from the scouts, and say
that, while the latter generally behave them
selves when they are in their camp and undcl
the view of their officers, when they go on
under the pretext of hunting or for looking
for hostile Indians, or others, somctimcscom
nit great deprcdatons on the peaceful inhab
itants of the frontier, and cannot readily b'
distinguished from the hostile Indians j
was reported from Mexico that the scout
killed and wounded on the 18th Of December
considerable number Of cattle and horse
belonging to Mr.. Jose Maria TOrrcr, an'
that on tho 23rd, while they were encampc'
at n place distant about n mile from Guasa
bas sonora, seven Of the scouts cntcrc'
the villages and committed great outragcs
The mayor was forced to ask for armed fol
cc5 to bring them to Order and in the iigh
which cnsued, one Of the scouts was wounded
The same Indians killed aftcrward, IL hea
of cattle and wounded others near Granadas
and killed two men who were leading tw
mules loaded with goods, which were stole
by the scouts The report says further tina
the Constitution, the official journal of tn
state of Sonora contained a detailed state
mcnt of all outrages committed by the scout:
and the result has been to address nctitio
to the general government not to allow tn
scouts to cross over into Mexican territory.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10
Was Willing to Compromise.

A bright little girl, about two and ono
half years old, the granddaughter of a
prominent gentleman in this city, whilO
coming ON from Boston with her mother
two or three days ago, soon became a
favorite in the car. After awhile a gen
tlcman, who showed great deal of in
terest in the little one, said to her: "Lct
me cut off one of those curls." "Now in.
itantly responded the child. But the
gentleman insisting, she surprised and
amused the occupants of seats in the
vicinity by saying: ''Cut of one Of
mammals frizzes. "-Hrttord Post,