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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-10-04

importers and Wholesale
Houses of
Omaha, Neb.
AU the Merchants included in
thts Directory svge Intending buyers
60 compare their prices aciM those
rult"g IN Chicago, as they are con-
hae"t Of a marked difference in ia
cor Of the Omaha houses.l
L. McGREER,
manufactures to order all kinds of building ma.
terial, sash, doors, blinds mouldings and
frames wooden and iron picket fence scroll
saving, turning and box work Send for
prices No ITO South llth st, Omaha Neb
SYCAMORE SOAP WORKS.
Manufacturers of standard brands of sosp. Or.
GERS and correspondence solicited Address
A. P Stratton Western Agent, care OF Robt
hlngham Son, Omaha. Factory prices
direct shipment.
R. BINGHAM h son,
Commission Merchants, No. 3l9 South Thirteenth
street. SPeciaities Butter eggs pon'try
cheese. game, oranges, lemons apples cider
cranberries, hams, bacon, lard, sausage, dried
beef -''
U. s. WIND ENGINE PUMP co.
halliday wind mills, steam and water supnlies
plumbing goods, betting, hose Nos 9ls and
92O Farnam street. Send for our catalogue
and discounts. S. X. FELTON,, Manager.
WHOLESALE RUBBER GOODS.
hnober boots, shoes, and arctics rubber and oil
clothing and felt boots Corner l4th and
douglass streets. E. T. Lindsey Co.. Oma-
hs, Neb.
OMAHA MAGNETIC MANUFACTURING co,
we manufacture all kinds of appliances for gem
sral debility, rheumatism, pneumonia ca
tarrh, asthma, piles constipation, pains in
head, hips, back. kidney, cramps in fe, l. etc
etc Dr. ]. c. woodford, Pres. 1916 Douglas
street.
WILSON LARSON,
Importers and jobbers Of tess spices, and cigars.
We are interested in one of the largest facto-
ries In New York City, and are prepared to
meet any competitor.
HOME COFFEE AND SPICE MILLS AND MANU-.
FEATURING co.
Gates, Cole Miles, coffee, spices, baking powder,
cream tartar havoring extracts. Our speci-
atty German coffee h. pkg samples free with
trial order to give consumer. 1909 Howard st.
W. A. Paxton, Ben. Gallagher. Robt Easson.
PAXTON, GALLAGHER co.
Wholesale grocers; Nos 7O5, 7O7 7O9, I'll 10th st.
THE CARTER WHITE LEAD COMPANY.
LEVI CARTER, g. B. HAYDEN,
President Secretary
Corroders and grinders strictly pure white lead
Manufacturers of prepared paints ard colors.
THE OMAHA REPUBLICAN.
| Blank book manufacturing, printing and litho-
graphing. envelope and paper dealers, legal
blank publishers, and wholesale stationery.
CHICAGO LUMBER COMPANY.
Wholesale lumber, S14 south 1lth street. F. Col
| PETER, manager.
| ]. F. SHELLY & co.
Pork packers and provision jobbers: hams. break.
| fast bacon and shoulders should be unpacKed
| and hung in ceol, dry place on arrival.
INTER. OCEAN CIGAR FACTORY.
West Fritscher, manufacturers of fine cigars
and wholesale dealers in leaf tobaccos. Nos
| los and ITO N. Fourteenth street. Registered
factory No. l, First District of Nebraska.
M. E. SMITH co.
Importers and jobbers in dry goods, notions ant
| furnishing goods l102 and ll04 Douglas st.
| SLOAN. JOHNSON L CO.
| and Spice Mills. 1902 and 1904 Farnsm ct
Established at PEORIA Ill., 1864.
DIRECTORY
IEADTNG RUSTNRSS H0HSES
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-10-04

SIMEON FLINT. RIrrT, q. MARCY.
FLINT l. wALLING MAsuf O oo'
,,,,..,,r.rs OF the Star wind engine; tubular
Manu- nr,ias etc Branch houses. l5o4
,.es we west Iith St Lafayette. Ind leO7 Main
st, IT. Worth. Texas
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
The Jolly .IanancSe.

"All life is a JOKE to the Japanese
said Lieut. Wyckoff of the hydrograph-
ic bureau, who lived in Japan for five
years. During all that time | never
saw any one angry. | hardly believe
they could lose their tempers if they
should try They can kill or be killed
with the most perfect sacoir fare.
The tfades-people will cheat you out
of your eyes if you let them. and a
good many would rather lie than tell
the truth. But there is really no NAL
ice in it ALL If you find them out
they will simply laugh in yonr face, as
if to say they thought they were clev-
er in trying to take you in, but that
YOU were still more clever in catching
them WAS personally acquainted
with the Cabinet, who really constitute
the ruling power, They carried on
the Government as if it were big
piece of fun. The Mikado is the only
one who is expected to look at life grave
", and he makes up in his existence for
the levity of all his subjects. He is SC
completely secluded that he may be
said to live in a tomb. Altogether,
Japan is a delightful place to live in.
and American and English naval
officers who 90 there always hate to
leave Aside from the charms OF
country and climate. put its people
for hospitality, warmth, and cheerful
ness against any nation on EARTH
, O1n0hq Herdid
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
HUMOROUS.


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notwithstanding the depression IN
business circles. the business I'll 'he
'hie' Setfiis % oe l'ichiis up
Scarlet stationery mas been intro
duced, but Will not be popular. VINO
wants letter red before II Is writ
Ten
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'eiiueii'' Anu '''o NC" IVY '"'0'
having any
Inc way 20 sleep says d Sc'eh'iS''
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TO "h'c'' o' 'he TWO 'o""' '""' o"'
MOST 'eeth III Z" gwen '''''' 'e'''''o"' 90
WAS eNpec'eu' - "'""
After all, it Is the condti"n OF trade
'ii"I fee"'"'e' '''' '"'''i'''S
All Nlh"S Vi 9a' iiie'''S "'' Il '''s''
III o"i' '''''e' ''''''i - l'0 '''
'ii'es
y young man VINO was l'iteh oy Ills
girl. AMI subsequently Inafrieh her'
says she treated him Ike bottle OF
patent medicine lie was shaken
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
HILLSBORO n. c. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1856 s

Mr.. Fraser, send that boat back
with fresh crew; or, rather take com
mand yourself, take the best men
and plenty Of arms
And in a few moments the little
boat went back, carrying men who
had rather fight man-of- war twice
their size than face foe that was un-
known, and doubtless belonged to the
unseen world; but they went. and res
olately, for everybody loved little
Crabbs.
"How earnestly and anxiously they
We're watched from the decks Of the
Dare one can we'll imagine Mr..
Fraser and the boatswain. we'll armed
and revolver in hand, climbed cautious
ly up the sides of the fatboat, and
were seen to raise their heads slowly
above the bulWark. And this is what
they saw: magnificent Bengal tiger
of the finest breed just finishing his
revolving meal They fred together,
and the great creature fell over and
died without struggle
Then the boats crew were ordered
to come up, and they carefully climbed
on board, and with pistol in each
hand, began an exploration of the cab
in; there was no door to it, and as they
entered the wide door way, there right
before them they saw two skeletons
of man and a woman, chained, one
! against each side of the room. Be-
| tween them, in the midst, was a brol-
en- chain, one end still riveted to the
floor-the other hung to the neck of
! the slain tiger
"Fronting the doorway, on the wall
was written in Arabic: Such is my
vengeance upon those who rouse my
jealousy The CHASTITY tale was told.
Silent from horror, they gathered
together all that was left of the gay
middle, and covering them with a
boat-cloak, the D0re's men rowed back
and told their story
'Lieutenant Fraser told it all to the
! person who told it to me, and strange
and horrible as it is-well, you know,
nothing is too str ange, or too horrible
TO be true; and my story is true
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
Sam Ioncs. the keNiYaiIst.

sam Jones was born III Alabama
about the year lG47. IN his youth
his parents moved - Georgia. where
be was brought Up. IL c,mes Of
family Of Methodist preachers. but IN
his youth was wild and di-si pated. He
studied law. and had just entered upon
the practice Of his profession when
his father died The oid gentleman.
who vas most sincere. Go!feArlng
man, Oh his death bel 4rgei his son
10 repentance. aad the Young nan
date. his con version from 'nat hour
Having forsaaen his d.ss.pa..t habits
and his wild companions. h also de-
cided 10 give up the profession ot the
Law and enter the ministry. lie was
frst licensed 10 preach by the Atlanta
conference IN ISL. and since that
time he has preached with great sue
cess and conducted reviyals in nearly
every city in the South and southwes..
Shortly after entering upon his career
as an evangelist Ar. tones married
Miss Laura NcPiuain of Eminencs
Ky.-chicn<a Inter OCEAN
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
Below the Sea.

Deep in the bay the old church lies,
Beyond the storm winds power,
The waves that whelned it ever play
In ripples round the tower.
And if you look down through the tide
Many and many time
Yon may catch the .limmer Of the stones,
Or hear the sweet bells chime,
For they that dwell deep in the sea,
Below the wind and rain,
The Mermen and the Mermaidens,
Have built it up again
They have made fast the ruined walls
With their immortal hands,
And strewn the aisle with red sea flowers,
Aud with the wet sea sands.
And when drifting boat comes hack
Rock shattered to the shore,
With never captain at the helm,
Nor sailor at the oar
Then down below the stormy foam
The sweet old bells ring free,
They call upon tn. mariners
That come no more from sea.
--.liay KcndaU, IN -Hayaz inc Of .9rt.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
NEW sERIEs-VOL. VII. No. l..

"W-what. is it you?' exclaimed the
overseer as he rose up on his elbow
and gazed at Jimmie.
YES: both Of Us are down. but you
are hit the worst Can l help you:"
f"You help me-
"Of course"
1t paralyzed Big Sam to meet with
such words from the man BE had~tried
to kill After time he groaned out
say, Jimmie, YOU orter shoot me
through the head.
What for?
Cause. I'm the man that fired that
bullet into you"
Well. don't want revenge. I'm
now able to crawl away, but | won't
leave you
The Yanks were massing artillery
to play on the rise of ground and what
does Corporal Jimmie do but get up in
the face Of all the sharp shooters and
wounded and faint as he was, half
drag, half carry Big sam into shell
tered ravine. Nore'n that. he binds sup
his wound, and makes him pretty COM
Portable, and there we found 'em along
towards night, when grand charge
finally gave us the ground.
You remember, | had seen Big Sam
draw bead on the boy, but when L
went to make stir over it Corporal
Jimmie said: please don't, He has
been punished enough. | think he
will be changed man"
And so he was. They took to each
other like twin ducks. and were the
tasted, frmest friends you ever saw.
Big Sam dropped all mean ways, and
within year was orderly sergeant of
the company, while Corporal Jimmie
was lieutenant
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
Yearing for the End.

Breathe softand low. o whispering wind,
Above the tangled grasses deep.
Where those who loved me long ago
Forso. the world and fell asieer.
No towering shaft, or sculpturcd urn.
Or mau~o,eums empty pride,
Tells TO the curious passer-by
Their virtues or the time they died
| count the old, familiar names,
Oergrown with moss and lichen gray,
Where tangled brier and creeping vine
Across the crumblins tablets stray.
The summer sky Is softly blue;
The birds s,iil sing tho sweet, old strain:
But something from the summer ;,,ne
Is gone, that will no, come again.
SO many voices have been hushed.
So many songs have ceased for aye,
So many hands used 10 touch
Are folded over hearts OF clay.
The NOISY world rceeies from me;
cease 10 hear its praise or blame
The mossy marbles echo hack
No hollow sound of empty fame
only know thut calm and still
They sleep beyond iitos woe AMI wa1.
Beyond the tieet of sailing clouds,
Beyond the shadow oil the vale
! only feel that. tired and worn,
halt upon the highway bare,
And gaze with yearning eyes bevond
On fields that shine supremcly TAI.
Phtiadfi p!ia Record.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
Great salt Lake.

Great Salt Lake is in fact not
branch of the Sea at ALL but mere
shrnnken remnant Of very large
fresh water lake system like that OF
the still existing St Lawrence chain.
Once upon time American biologists
say huge sheet Of water. for which
they have even invented definite
name. Lake Bonneville, occupied a
far larger valley among the outiiers OF
the Rocky Mountains, measuring 300
miles in one direction by le0 miles in
the other. Beside this primitive Su-
perior lay great second sheet-an
early Huron Lake Lahontan the
geologists call it, almost As big and
sof equally fresh water BY and by
the precise dates are necessarily indeii-
nite--some change in the rainfall, un-
registered by any contemporary made
the waters of the big lakes shrink and
evaporate Lake Lahontan shrank
| away like Alice in Wonderland, till
there was absolutely nothing left of it;
Lake Bonneville shrank till it attained
the diminished size Of the existing
Great Salt Lake Terrace after ter
race, running IN long parallel lines on
the sides of the Wahsatch Mountains
around, mark the various levels at
which it rested for a while on its grad
ual downward course 1t is still fall
| ing indeed, and the plain around IS be
| ing gradually uncovered, forming the
! white. salt -encrusted shore with which
/ all visitors to the Mormon city are so
familiar. But why should the water
I have become briny: Why should the
evaporation Of al old Superior pro-
| duce at last Great Salt Lake, Well.
/ there is a small quantity OF salt in
solution even in the freshest Of lakes
/ and ponds, brought down TO them by
the streams or rivers, AMI. IA the water
Of the hypothetical Lake Bonneville
slowly evaporated, the salt and other
| mineral constituents remained behind.
Thus the solution grew constantly
more and more concentrated till al the
i present day il 5 extremely saline
Prof. Geikie Ito whose WORK the pres.
ent paper is much indebted) found
that he ffoa.e. on the water in spite oi
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
She Paid Extra.

\ widow. whose age might have
been forty. went into business on
Grand River avenue a few weeks ago
and the first move was 10 get a sign
painted. The services ot a sign
painter were secured. AMI when he
finished his work he put on his i'm
print" by placing his initials w, A.
H." down on the lett hand corner of
the sign. When the widow. came TO
criticise the WORK she qler!ed
What does W. y. H stand for 2
Why. Wanted. A Husband. re-
Piled the painter
"Oh, yes-l see" she mused 1T
was very thoughtful in you. and here
is a dollar extra - Detroit Free Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06
The Students Recommendation

Professor TO medical student We
will suppose another case, BY the
hlunder OF q prescription clerk man
has taken twenty grains Of cyanide o.
potassium, What would YOU recon
mend =
Il would recommend that the Oh
seduies be conducte in strict accord
ance with his bank account and stand
ing IN society. sir .'-chiodg9 Ledger
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-06

Pomenade is new Southern drink
the way OF tastefulness and refreshing
quality. |, consists Of the Juice .. half
sour pornegra1ate, diluted with
water and sweetezed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20
Roth Had Served In Congress.

A good story is told of an encounter
Judge Kelley recently had with Stuart
Robson, the comedian. They met at
a hotel in Philadelphia, and being in
troduced. Mr.. Robson said: ''They tell
me you are the father of the House.
That's my proudest title" respond
ed the Judge.
Then l suppose I'm one Of your
discarded children-a waif-so to
speak, and a prodigal, who is waiting
for you to ring the dinner-bell and
carve the calf. / served in the
XXXIXth Congress myself"
rs it %possibley" responded the
Judge. my memory is ordinarily
good, but l do not recall"
Don't mention it, interrupted Rob-
son, don't mention it, l beg Of you'll
accept your apology-not another
word, my dear fellow-not another
word. was not a fixed star, you
know-only a passing meteor, brilliant
but brief. My merits were not recog-
nized. l was not appreciated. My ca
reer was nipped in the bud like what
you-call-him's rat. was not reelected,
but l have no hard feelings toward you
on that account, l assure you. We
will not let it stand between u.s."
You were a member Of the
XXXIXth Congress-" said the Judge
musingly.
mo, sir; you misunderstood me-.
didn't say l was a member. l was a
page. / cleaned spittoons and that
sort of thing; and wasn't reelected,
don't you see. But We'll let by-gones
be by-gones."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20
l Contracted Curriculum.

Approaching some little school chill
dren the other day, we heard the follow
ing conversation:
SWELL, my little ones, what do they
teach you ut SCHOOL,"
Little One-"Cat, sir"
well, my little man, what lessons
do you recite first in the morning."
"Write cat sir"
"After that, what do you look for? 4"
"The word eat sir"
"Then what next?"
"Sit up and be quiet"
"You don't write cat all day, do
you?"
Eyes, sir; sometimes write dog, and
then sit up and lie quiet"
"Well, don't they teach you your Q,
b, c's and abs, etc. ?"
"No, sir: we can write cat, sit up,
and be Quiet"
Where are the other little e who
go along with you every morning?"
"Their ma took them away from
school. for she said we all did nothing
but write cat"
"Can you spell and read?"
"No, sir"
"Well, what do you at school?e
"Write cat and look for the words sit
up and be quiet"
Can you write hat. hog, pig. COW,
bug?"
"No, sir; only cat."-Americus (Ga.)
ReDub(fcdn,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20
ShreWd Chinese Robbers.

1t Is a custom among the Chinese to
give several dollars to the mar who is
first to report to a family the fact that
their son has received the degree Of
ku Yam. A number Of men deter
mined to avail themselves Of the OPP
portuniy Of making money which such
a custom presented. These men armed
themselves with knives and pistols,
which they concealed under THEN
clothing. Others of them held leaflets,
which are regularly sold in the streets
during an examination. These leaflets
contain the names of the successful
candidates. Thus prepared, they pro-
coed to the house of a man named IIo.
The foremost man went to the door to
congratulate the family on it's good
fortune. The second report was close
at his heels, and then followed the
men with the leaflets. The meu
marched inside and then revealed tlleil
true mission. They then robbed the
house of some thousand dollars in
money and clothing. On coming out
their congratulations were long and
loud. AT the door they fred off their
crackers, thus thoroughly deluding the
neighbors, and amid the noise and up.
roar of a pretended family rejoicing
got away. The hard part of the luck
is the fact that no member of the He
family had got a degree.-No,h China
Mdil.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20
Pearl Fisheries md Fishing.

The Tuamotu Archipelago, to the
east Of the Society Islands. is perhaps
the greatest pearl fishery in the word.
OF It's eighty islands there are only
ONE half-dozen whose waters do not
produce the pearl oyster. The natives
OF this group know Of no industry but
fishing. Men, women, and children,
they all dive like sea fowl, and the
women are the most expert. Two
women especially at Faiti, and one of
Anaa or Chain Island, are we'll known
in this trade-more dreadful far than
samphire gathering-for ~plunging into
twenty-five fathoms OF water, in the
teeth Of the sharks, and remainG as
long as three whole minutes under
water. A famous diver of Anaa es.
capped not long ago from q shark with
the loss of a breast and an arm, and
many of them go down never to come
up again. If they make too many
plunges in their days work at the be-
ginning Of the season, which comprises
the summer months, from November to
February, they bring on hemorrhage
or congestion; and, after some years
passed in the occupation, paralysis is
certain. Few of these divers work for
themselves, but can earn As q day from
the pearl traders. With o wooden tube
some sixteen inches long, ten inches
square and glazed at one end. they
prospect from their boats the bottom
Of these translucid seas; the glass end,
which is put into the water, serving the
purpose OF suppressing the eye
puzzling surface ripple. The diver of
the Persian Gulf or of Ceylon attaches
a weight of some twenty pounds to his
feet to aid in his descent, and carries
seven or eight pounds more Of ballast
in q belt. He protects both eyes and
ears with oilded cotton, bandages his
mouth and goes down forty feet with o
rope. He remains down from fifty
three to eighty seconds. and helps him.
self up again by the rope. But the Pa
citic diver practices the co%njuror's
boast of mo preparation" Just before
the plunge he or she draws a full
breath rapidly three or four times run.
ming, and finally, with the lungs full OF
air, drops feet first to the bottom, not
forty feet, but twenty-five or thirty
fathoms (l50 feet to 1870 feet, and
comes to the surface again with ex-
traordinary swiftness, unaided in any
way. Each dive generally lasts from
sixty to ninety seconds, and only very
occasionally the astonishing maximum
OF three minutes. The divers hardly
yer bring mp than one oyster at
q time: but this is chosen as likely to
contain pearls by some fancied rule of
thumb of their own. grounded on age,
form and color, and they hold the shells
tightly together as they mount. lest
the envious oyster should shed the
pearl, which the divers themselves are
very quick to conceal by swallowing if
the employers eye is not fixed on them.
Diving bells have been introduced by
some houses in the trade; but the
natives will no longer work in them,
saying they bring on early paralysis of
the legs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20

Fashion. An article may b In the
greatest demand one month and the
next be absolutely unstable. Yes,
sir, we have our fastidious smokers.
Why, there are hundreds of men in
this city who would no more think Of
smoking q pipe that was out of style
than a city belle would Of wearing q
Shaker bonnet on her afternoon prom
enade down State street. The mer-
chant princes daughter is not more
fsstidious in her notions of dress than
is the gentleman smoker in regard to
tho style OF his pipe. What style OF
goods is most in demand? Oh. I sell
more Of the wooden, ranging from 80
cents to s3, than anything else. The
average man doesn't care to invest so
much in q luxury, and l sell ten cheap
pipes where I sell one Of the more
costly. How is trade? Well, I have
been in Chicago twenty.eight years,
and I ielieve that the past summer
was As dull q season as I ever saw.
However, fall trade is now opening up
and We are doing q good business."-
CbicaOO Ne1rs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20

II impaired 70 the kidneys and bladder by Hos
letters stomach Bitters. which 10 most useful In
overcoming torpidity Of these organs. Besides
infusing more activity into them, this excellent
tonic endows them with additional vigor. and
enables them the better to undergo the wear
and tear Of the dischargins function imposed
upon them by nature. Moreover. a. they ara
the channel for the escape Of certain impurities
from the blood, increases their usefulness by
strengthening and BEAUTIFULLY stimulating
them. In certain morbid conditions Of these
important organs they fall into q sluggish state.
which is the usual precursor OF disease. What,
then, can be OF creator service than a medicine
which inlpels them to greater activity when
slothful2 NJ maladies are more perilons than
those which affect the kidneys, and a medicine
averts the peril should be highly es-
tanned