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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
Has Been There.

Il was a tramp for several years., - said
a buggy washer Mt one of the livery sta
bles the other day, "and I might have
been on the road yet but for the circum-
stance which deprived me of this left leg
at the knee. A tramp with a wooden
leg would be nowhere, while I get around
the stables ut q fair gait"
"What was the circumstances"
"Wcll, seven or eight of us were
tramping together through the oil regions
of Pennsylvania, and one day one of the
gang stole a can out of a shed in the
woods. 1t contained nit~ro-glycerine,
but none of us knew the article then. He
carried it for about an hour, when we
al bunked down in the shade for a noon
day nap. Some of us were half asleep,
and we were all packed together under
one tree, when the mar picked up a
stone and began hammering at the can.
l was looking at him out of one eye, and
1 was wondering whether the can held
oil or lard, when all at once the vaults
of Heaven fell to Garth with a crash.
Half an hour later, when I came to. T
was lying in the bushes 200 feet from the
tree, and my foot, ankle and leg were a
mass of pulp"
"There had been an explosionw
"You betl There was a hole in the
ground into which you could have
dumped n cottage, and the big tree was
a heap of kindling-wood. Out of the
eight of us five could not be found, and
I suffered the least injury of any of the
wounded. All that was gathered to-
gether to represent five men were some
bits Of clothing and leather-not over
two quarts. That was. a corker on me.
Whenever I see a stray can lying around
1 lift my hat, take a circle to the right or
left, and pensively observe: Not any
to-day, thank you've beer there -
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

The Philadelphia Ledger urges every.
body to read the newspapers, and says
TO do so properly is an art. sit should
call judgment into exercise, to form
sound opinions and quicken discernment,
TO separate truth from error and false
hood from fact. Good newspapers are
perpetual educators; and the intelligence
tof a community may generally be
measured by the number and character
of its weil-supported journals"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

The Photographic Times contains an
Interesting illustrated article about one
sf. the most unique Photographic CALLER
les in existence. The gallery is a car
built after the fashion of a Pullman
coach. 1t can be attached to any ex-
press train, and in it the photographer
travels all over the country, principally
On the Northern Pacific railroad, of
which he is official photographer. NJ.
F.. Jay Haynes had the car built for him
at a cost of $13, 600, while the fittings
cost 81, 900 more. The landscapes he
takes for the railroad are done by a
camera making a picture 20x24 inches.
The car contains an operating room, re-
ception room, storage rooms, dark rooms,
and all other appurtenances of a first
class gallery.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
Warned.

CT tell you, it's a great thing to have
q girl who knows enough to warn a fel.
low of his danger"
"Have youT' inquired one of the COM
pany.
"Yes, indeed; Julia's father and moth
er were laying for me the other night,
when she heard my tap at the window,
and what do you suppose that girl did9'
"Can't think"
''She just sat down to the piano, and
sang the insides out of old Folks at
Home You can just bet I didn't call
that evening"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

'1t seems" says the London Lancet
'that the little toy balloons of India
rubber bladders which the children in
fate with tho breath may be readily re-
versed by inspiration, and rel drawn
into the air passages. In two instances
recently death has occurred by suffoca-
ton, a balloon of the sort being drawn
into the opening of the. CLOTHS. This is
a matter of danger which ought to bo
recognized. Parents and nurses should
be on their guard.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

A certain English charity has two
objects: To prevent country girls, as
far as possible, from coming to London,
and to protect those who do come. Ex-
tended in other cities, the society pro.
tects all girls travelling by placing in
railway stations placards on which are
given addresses of good homes, and
also the address of a lady referee.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
II LAST STRAW.

Mrs. Slack was next neighbor to the
Peppers when they bought their cottage
at Seaview, and on the very first night
she tun.h!ed ever the scattered bits of
furniture in. the passage and appeared in
their midst Unexpectedly to borrow q lit
tie salt. She said it was nice to have
neighbors again, and that Mrs. Pepper
looked SO sweet she knew she wouldn't
mind.
At midnight she reused them from their
slumbers to inquire if they had any chol-
era medicine, for little Peter had been
eating too many green apples and she
thought he would die. She said she was
thankful Mrs. Pepper had moved in, and
that but for that circumstance she might
have lost her darling. Mrs. Pepper was
thankful, too, and the two women m
braced with tears. Then Mrs. Slack Dor
rowed some mustard for a plaster.
The next day she sent Peter, fully re-
covered and with his pockets full of
green fruit, 70 ask for the ax, the handle
having come off theirs; also a rolling-pin.
Fortunately the Peppers possessed
three axes and two rolling-pins, so they
did not feel disturbed by the fact that
the articles were never returned. But
after a short interval filed by loans of
coal, potatoes, bread and cheese, Mrs.
Slack came herself to borrow the folding
table, a pair of scissors, the pattern of a
basque, and a low rocking chair. She
was going to make some dresses, and if
Mrs. Pepper would step over and fit her
she'd be much obliged.
Mrs. Pepper'did it and made tho but
ton-holes, too. MRS. Slack never could
learn to make n button-hole. The table,
the scissors, the rocking-chair, and the
pattern all remained at Mrs. Slack's.
The next week Mrs. Slack borrowed a
mantle and q waterproof.
Mrs. Pepper by this time grew bold
enough to beg that she would send them
home whom she returned.
Mrs. Slack said ''Of course" with
some ~ofensc, but when Peter was next
seen it was not to bring back those arti-
cles. What he wanted was the baby
carriage and q market basket.
Christmas time came and with it cards
for a party. The Stacks so hoped they'd
all come and enjoy themselves.
Having accepted what was more natu-
raj than to take an interest in the pro-
ccedings-to lend sugar and ice-cream
freezer, butter, and the egg-bcater, the
cut-glass goblets and the best table-cloths,
the spice-box entire, aud lots of other
things9 Finally Mrs. Slack, with her
gown tucked up and her eyes sparkling,
ran it to say that they thought a dance
would be nice and could Mrs. Pepper
spare the piano for one EVENING"
"There's nobody to move it." said
Mrs. Pepper, rcjoiced to have an excuse.
'Tm so sorry"
Mrs. Slack laughed and went to tho
window. Four big laborers appeared
and without any preliminary directing
shouldered the instrument aud lugged it
away. They bumped it against ratings
and fairly tumbled it down in a plowed
field before they finished their mission,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
Worried Over Labor Troubles.

Tramp-You see, your Honor, these
labor troubles
Judge-Nonsensel Labor has never
troubled you any.
Tramp-It has troubled me day and
night for years, your Honor.
Judge-At night7
Tramp-Yes. lay awake at nights
studying how to avoid work.
Judge-rm spare you that loss of sleep
for ninety days. CAL.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

The theory that tho Indians are dc.
creasing in number is not sustained by
information from Sitting Bulls people.
During a recent month among those en-
rolled at Standing Rock, Dakota, there
were seventeen deaths and twenty-one
births.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

Edward Atkinson calculates that an
eight-hour law would only affect one in
ten among all the workers in the coun-
try, the other nine-tenths being engaged
in occupations in which shorter hours
are impracticable, as farming, herding,
fishing, carrying, railroading and tho
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
A Swell Affair.

"What is a swell affair, Jim2".
"Swell affair! femme see. All! yes,
I know--a boil"
Something else, try again"
Ono. Give it up. l hate c%onundrurss
anyhow"
"A. hill, ye know. Don't ye see, a hill
is a swell affair, and besides all hills have
got crests. "-SJtings.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
$3.50 MORE SQUANDERED.
Mr.. Rniek Not Permitted to Appear in
the Barnes Case.

A telegram from Boise states that
District Attorney Ruick was refused
permission to appear before the Su-
preme Court in the Barnes case, on
the ground that his assistance was not
needed, and that his appearance
would put the taxpayers of Alturas
county to unnecessary expense, the
Attorney-General being paid by the
Territory to attend to all criminal
business before che Supreme Court.
The County Commissioners of AL
turas have therefore unnecessarily
squandered $3.50 more of the taxpay-
ers' money IN this case, by employing
Mr.. Ruick to appear when they knew
that the Acknowledgement would not
permit such appearance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20

growth. 1t imparts an attractive APP
pearance, delightful and lasting per-
fume. While it stimulates the roots,
clesnses the scalp, and adds elegance
to luxuriance, its effects are enduring;
and thus it proves itself to be the best
and cheapest article for toilet use.
B. F, Clark, the well known rancher
of Muldoon, came in to-day, and will
leave to morrow for protracted trip
to the Eastern States, but especially
to Vermont, Canada, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
He intends to return next spring. MIR.
Clark saws that he did not raise much,
last year, but that he got fair prices
for what he did raise and is therefore
able to visit his relatives, including
his mother who is so years old. He
came from Muldoon on snowshoes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Home made candies at Monahan's.
+. A. White is recovering from his
injuries quite rapidly.
The TIMES artist gets his work in
on all Illustration to-day.
1t has been showing in Haley al
most continually for 4S hours.
The barometricai predictions which
appeared in the TIMES last evening
are proving to be correct.
Those new imported goods just re-
ceived by Lund & Anderson are UNI
doubtedly the finest ever seen here.
The collector of the special school
tax is circulating among those who
own taxable property ia the HALEY
school district.
Rev. Mr. Mexican and Rev. Mr..
Maxwell will be gin series of meet
ings in Bellevue tomorrow Thurs
day. evening, the 2lst inst.
Booths fresh oysters received daily,
at the Merchants Restaurant, and
cooked to order, day or night.
}. w. HopGMAN, Sole Agent.
A TINES reporter called on Tommy
Brew to-day, and found the injured
boy playing with his father and APP
parently little the worse for his severe
fall.
Pinkerton, who formerly kept sa,
loon in HALEY known as "Pink's,"
sho. NJ. O'Brien at Shoshone yester-
day. The bullet entered the hip an d
caused bad wound.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the most pc
tent blood purifier, and fountain OF
health and strength. Be wise i'll time,
All banesul infections are promptly
+ removed by tins unequaled Alternative.
The County Commissioners have
been pouring over the new county
roads projected, for the past two days
therefore no bills or other matters
have been looked into by them. Some
Of the new road petitions are puzzlers
IL he number of those who refuse
TO pay their wash bills increases in the
same ratio, in the next few months, a,
it has in the past, the anti-Cfinese
problem will b" solved, as far as Hat
ley is concerned, as the Chinese will
be starved out.
The WEEKLY TIMES, issued ever,
Wednesday, contains all the loca
news of the week. 1t tells more
about this region than ten letters
could. The price of subscription i.
only 50 per year, $3.50 for six months
Send it to your friends. Single
copies, 10 cents.
Ayers Hair Vigor improves TIN
beauty Of the hair and promotes it
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20

The point should be toward the
water. The two openings enable the
sportsman to pass out at either side.
The size and hight of the blind can
be made to suit convenience.
When the blind has been completed
anchor the decoys in the water in
front of it, commencing, say ID yards
away, and stringing them out to dis,
lance of 30 yards. Now get inside
the blind and await results. Pres
emily struggling duck comes along
and passes over the decoys. If you
have kept still within the blind-in-
stead of bobbing about like Jump
ing jack-the duck will wheel about
and con.e sailing in among your de-
coys with splash and whish-sh ssh,
that brings the gun to your shoulder
an makes him your meat.
In shooting over decoys the duck
call will be found very serviceable, es
pecially where birds are wild and slow
to decoy. The duck call is made to
initiate the Mallard, and nearly all
species Of duck will decoy TO its
broad nasal quack-quack- quack.
AS ducks are brought within short
range by the use of the blind and de.
coys, it will be found advisable to load
differently than for wing shooting. In
the latter case the charge is prepared
for single, killing shot, while in the
former it is desirable to cover a.
much space as possible and make ga
numerous killing" For No. 10 gur
use drachms of powder and l to
ounces of No. 6 or shot, and for
No. Il, 5 drachm3 of powder art
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
4 True Incident.

Two sons of Erin, fresh from the
Emerald Isle, landed in Haley few
days ago, and on their way from the
depot to this city encountered Chi
naman on snowshoes.
"Holy mither!' exclaimed one, s'shure
here comes one Of thin American In
juns, wild a tail like COW"
aye are right, said the other, sand"
discovering the snowshoes) "by the
saints above us, look at the toe mails
on him! Did yees ever see the loikes
o that?"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
For Fifteen Days.

We shall sell THREE ARTICL Els
from our TEN CENT COUNTER
FOR TWENTY FIVE CENTS; and
THREE ARTICLES from our
TWENTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER for
FIFTY CENTS.
A proportionate reduction on all
our goods. COFFIN Bros.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
The Snow All Needed.

Old ldahoans who have been care
full weather observers say that all the
snow which has fallen in the Wood
River country, this winter, is needed.
1t is their experience that a mild win
ter, with very little snow, means a
long, dry summer season with great
scarcity Of grass aud water. On the
other hand deep SHOWS insure plen-
tiful supply OF water throughout the
entire summer season, with a rich,
abundant growth of grass.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
Anti.Chinese Committee.

The committee to wait upon the
Cinnamon Of HALEY and notify them
Of the import Of the resolutions
adopted by the recent anti.Chinese
meeting, in this city, has been Sc
lected and is composed of the follow
ing named gentlemen: j. G. Fox
Charles Peed, Art. Smith and a. J
Jackson.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
Seven Pr

Professor Delius proposes to furnish
the best orchestra this evening, at his
benefit in the new hotel, that has rem
dered dance music on the river.
There will he seven pieces-enough
to make music for all the dancers in
HALEY.
In case the storm is too severe to
walk to the ballroom, those who wish
can have Bakers covered sleigh call
for them, by leaving an order to thar
effect at the Merchants Hotel.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
The Glee Club a Success,

Last evening about 80 persons re-
sponded to invitations to join glee
club, sent out by Professor Howard
Foote, and met at the appointed time
and place. Others have signihed a
desire to place themselves under the
tutorship of Professor Foote and the
HALEY Cleo Club-as this singing
class has been named will soon nun .
Ter nearly 80 persons. The under
taking is therefore. an assured success
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20

from It to II ounces of No. 6 or Z
shot.
During winter, in Idaho, shooting
over decoys is the most satisfactory
style of duck shooting to be had as
the sportsman can rig up his blind SO
as to make himself perfectly comfort
able, and is almost sure TO have a
fairly-flled bag when the day closes
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20

The conversation turned on superstition,
and travelling man from Chicago remarked
to Will Shields:
"Do you believe in ghosts p
81 do, indeed replied Willie.
Como off, now; have you ever seen one?"
"You bet have
II don't believe it."
Would you believe it if I showed you
one2"
"Of course"
"Wcll, look at that" ho said, pulling out
q pocketbook so thin and emaciated that
the light shone through it J.ke an open
window. Merchant Traveller.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
WILD.POWL SHOOTING,
Some Of the Advantages Of Using
DecOys.

DSNoISs
The sporting editor Of the TINES is
in receipt of the following communi-
cation:
DEAR SIR: I have never seen de.
coys used in hunting ducks on Idaho
waters, and will be greatly obliged if
you will inform me where decoy ducks
can be obtained, what they cost and
how to use them. have a number
of friends who are neighbors of mine
that have discussed this matter con.
siderably, and having seen your article
in the TIMES on wing shooting upon
the fly ways of ducks, they requested
me to write you this letter.
Respectfully yours,
SILVER CREEK.
Decoy ducks can be obtained
through any OF the local dealers in
sporting goods. A first-class decoy
(Mallard or Red.head) is worth sl2
to SIS per dozen in HALEY. Cheaper
grades may be had but they are not
as effectual in bringing ducks to the
blind, and are not durable. The num-
Der of decoys necessary for sports
mans use depends considerably upon
where they are to be employed and
whether he is to hunt for profit or
pleasure.
If the sportsman goes duck shoot
ing solely for the pleasure and recrea-
ton gained thereby he does not want
to be burdened with an extensive out
fit. For shooting in sloughs along
the small streams where ducks are not
very numerous half dozen Mallard
decoys will be found ample to entice
the sms Il flocks passing. If the hunt
is to be made where ducks fly in hocks
of large numbers, the more decoys
employed the better. The pot hunter,
whose business it is to supply the
market, often pats out six Or eight
dozen decoys at a time. Such num-
Der Will not only coax down a lone
bird, but will almost invariably at
tract the flocks numbering up into the
hundreds.
To get the best shooting over de-
coys select an open piece of water, if
possible, where there is a slow current,
and where ducks are in the habit Of
dropping in to feed. Have strings on
the decoys long enough 50 that when
anchored they will play back and forth
with the current. A lot of decoys
moving in this manner will not only
deceive the flying duck, but the best
dog that ever retrieved Il bird. In
fact, the writer has often had occasion
to crack smile at the expense of the
inexperienced hunter, who has crept
cautiousl y to within 80 yards to turn
the contents of both barrels among
the innocent painted blocks OF wood
After selecting the site, build 6
blind Of such brush and grass as i,
avaiIable-or, if snow is plentiful
make It of that material. The usua
form for blind is with square from
to the water with two sides running
back at right angles, leaving the
rear open. The writer has plan
which he originated nearly 10 year:
ago, that he considers as simple ane
perfect AS can be devised for shore
blind. 1t is thus:
|
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
Liberty !!

Liberty, that is what we have in
this glorious country. We will not
go, but we will tell you what we will
do. We will go right into Hendricks,
the jeweler, and buy watches, clocks.
etc., cheaper than anywhere else in
the United States. If
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
First in the Field

Mrs. LeGrando has just opened a
laundry at her lodging-house, FIRST
door south Of the Theater, and is pre-
pared to do Grst-class work in her
line at Chinamen's prices.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
The Best In the Market.

Cliff g. Sidebo,ham have just re-
ceived two carloads of the justly cele-
brated STAR brand Of coal oil. This
is the highest fre-test and best coal
oil anywhere.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS.
Great Reduction of Prices at the Wood
River Meat Market.

100000 pounds of the finest stall
fed beef cattle ever seen in HALEY, at
retail price.
Prime roast beef, % h.. 100 124
Fine sirloin steak ............. 12l
Nice round and chuck steaks. 10
Extra fine mutton and pork chops 124
Boiling meats. ......... SO s
1880 J. w. BURNS.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
LETTER LIST.

List of Letters remaining i'll the HALEY (Idahe)
PostofHoe for the week ending Jan. Ii, 1886
Persons calling for any of these Letters will please
say Advertised"
Heath Seth Randall Nat
McKellerage John Scott b
McCreary Vim Stumps Miss Mary
Nicol.on Danl d Stephens Miss W
Russell WI
H. BEWS. Postmaster.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20

For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price %
ccnts. For sale at Tracys.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
THEY ARE THE BEST BLANKS

All of the above are generally pro-
nounced the best on the Pacific slope
and coast. They arc well printed, on
extra thick paper, and gotten up SO as
to require the least possible writing.
They are specially adapted to Alturas
county, and cost less to record than
any other blanks of the same nature.
.B Parties ordering by mail should
add / and J cent per blank, for post
age.
All orders should he addressed to
T. e. PICOTTE,
Haley, idaho.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
HALEY PostoMce.


Once always open to owners of lock boxes.
General Delivery and Call Boxes open from 500
.. III. until 1880 p. In. Sundays, from H. noon. TO
Up. IN.
Money Order and Registry Department open
from o a. m until p. IN. No Money Order OF
Registry business transacted on Sundays or legal
holidays. ii. BEWS, Postmaster.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20
Blanks Blanks! Blanks!

The following blank forms are for
sale, for cash only, at the TINES office:
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-20

BY the piece, u and Is cents each,
In lots of 100, one-half Of above prices.