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Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
Where Fur is Obtained,

''The fur prolueing countries of tha world arc vo7y few in numbcr," said MT. Ullmann, land they arc rapidly be- ing exhausted. Forty years ago America was tho great fur producer, with the Russian possessions second. To-day Siberia sends out moro furs than any other region, and America, with the exception of tho fur seal, has greatly decreased. A few fancy skins como from Asia and Africa, lut nearly the wholc product is from high attitudes. Many Arctic countries arc nearly dcsti- tute of fur bearing animals, Greenland, for instance, whi.o scarcely any are found on tho northern i.lands. The Antarctic regions send none at all. the ico fields around tho South Pole being too barren to support life of any kind. Thus tho field is confined to North America and Asia, with very small supply from Norway and Sweden and some from European Russia. Tho American field is most seriously denudcd, although expect Northwestern British Columbia and especially tho interior of Alaska will in future immensely incroase their output. I, the Asiatic deserts fur bearing animals arc becoming rarcr every year aad the time is not far dis tant whon furs of all kinds will become luxury attaiuable only by tho very rich. Iu the northern part of the Chi nesc dominions and among tho high mountains of Thibet thousands of balos of fino furs are shipped every year, but these are taken exclusively by the Chi nese and do not constitute factor in the European market. China is by all means the best place to dispose of very fine furs and throe fourths of the most expensive are bought by tho mandarins of the country, somo of whom possess fortunes far exceeding in amount any thing known in tho westernaworld. Rus sia probably comes next and the re- maindcr of tho high grade furs all over the world. Hook for great increase in tho output of Alaska, the interior ssof which is almost totally uuexplorcd, but under tho most favorable conditions the supply will grow smaller and smaller every year and it will not be long be- fore tho fur trade will be thing of the past,"-TSt Louis Post Dispatch.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
The Manufacture of Ribbons.

It is known that tho manufacture of ribbons was fairly established in St. Eticnnc, France, in tho eleventh cen- tury, and that the place romaius to this day the c,ntre ofiniustry. During the attacks of the Huguenots in that coun- try, many of the St. Etienne operatives
 went to Basic, Switzerland, and cstab- lished thu industry thero. where it be- c,mo second only to Etiennc. Tho third most important centre was Coven- try, England, but Crefcld and Vienna arc also large producing centres. Today thcro are manufactured in tho United States quito as many ribbons as are made in St. Etienue. Tho products of Swift zerland consist mainly of plain styles; that of Franc, largely of fino and fancy millinery goods; that of Crofeld mainly of black silk and black velvet ribbons, tho latter speciality; that of England largely of plain goods while the United States tries everything with much sue. cess, though dependent chiefly upon Europe for the lead in styles.
 It is curious fact that for 500 years ribbons were worn mostly by men rather than by women, especially dur ing the long period of cffcminacy in the male attire. In tho fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries their uso in Eue- land WIS restricted to the royalty and gentry by statute. Ia the time of Charles II. and James II. the wholo at tire was covered with ribbons. A fop in those days was described as "we!S- ing more than would stock half dozen shops of twenty country peddlers. It is another curious fact that in tho manu- facture of ribbons the sclf-acting loom was in use 100 years before Cartwrights invention, and that in moro rocent times little ncw has been added in that branch of the silk industry. -[London Times.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
A WantOn Crime.

Miss Bellina Prior, daughter of tho late Colonel Prior, was arrested recent ly at tho residence of her mother, Vicar hall, Armagh, Ireland, aud charged be- foro the magistrates with having drowned Ann slaviu, aged years. The evidence showed that Miss Prior enticed the child into her house, gave it sweet meats and then drowned it in tho kitchen boiler. Prisoner said she com mitted tho crimo because she was treated unkindiy at home, and she did not care if sho were hanged.-- l Com mercial Advertiser.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
When Wife's A.gOFn' Away.

Somehow yarns around the grocery Ain't so funny as before, An I'm all the time forgotttn'
 This or that 'ere little chore; When git out in the kitchen,
 Want to hang around an stay; Guess I'm foolish caus this ev'nin, Why-my wife's a-go'n' away. She's a-fixin' things up for mo
 With thoughtful. lovin' care, Tellin' me that somethin's here,
 An somethin' else is over there; Lookin' sober, speakin' low voiced. Though she hasn't much to say; Ketch her oyes on mo all dim like-- Guess she hates to go away. Wish twas over-wish twas way on- Wish we didn't have to part; That's jist what keep thinkin,
 An afeelin' in my heart. P'raps our spcerits see much furder
 Than the partin' of today, An jest hint what they can't tell us,
 When loved ones go'n' away, Calls to mind another journey,
 By an by we all must go. Wonder who's gettin' ready
 For the train that moves so slowl Brings the tears so think about 1t
 So Igit nigh her an pray It may be my time for startin',
 Jest when she's a-go'n' away.
 IOmaha World.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
The Presidents Proper Title.

In the first congress under the present constitution, in 1789, the question of the titles of the president and vice. president was much consid cred, and a joint committee of tho senate and the house reported that it would not be proper to employ any titles but those Expressed in the constitution and such was the conclusion adopted, though not enacted in statute. A special committee of tho senate, however, anx- icus for something liko monarchical gorgcousness, proposed that the chief magistrate should be called ''His High ness, the President of the United States and he Protector of their Liberties," but the level headed republicans of that day would not sec it. The appollations of ''His Excellency" and ''His Honor" were spoken of, but those who wished for distinguished titles did not hold them adequate. Tho debates on the proposal were animated and tho result was that tho official titlo and tho eti quettical address of the president have ever since been those of the constitution alone. He is tho president of tho United States, and he is addressed simply as Mr. Prcsid ent.
 That is the usage and the uawrittcn law to this day. No foreign minister, no member of tho presidents cabinet, and no officer of the army or navy would be allowed to employ any other form of speech. It is tho form of official, legal politeness, and the custom of good so- ciety; and everything beyond is snob blshness. New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
What Amber Is.

Scientists toll us that thousands of years ago, during the cretacoous period, great forests of peculiar species of cone-bearing pine grew along the marshy coasts of northern Europe-par- tiHularly in tho vicinity of the Baltic. As the tree trucks yielded to the en- croachmonts of time, tho cxuded rosin was left seemingly impcrishablc. Grad ually as the years went by whilo tho coast line sank, the sea encroached fur ther and further. Over the rotted re- mains of the forests gathered tho sea silt and debris. And have sometimes wondered whether or no the weight of these deposits might not h,ve extracted from the resi- nous Jumps something of their oily exud ations, whereby through other processes only known to nature, the gum itself became of the remarkable consistcncy-neither too hard nor too soft-which has to do with It's peculiar valuo as the amber of commerce.. This, however, IS simply conjectural theory of my own.
 On tho Prussian seaboarl at the pres- ent day, these amber deposits, whose specimens vary in sig, from that of pea to Jumps weighing several pounds, are drelged for in the shallows. In tho deeper parts, submarine diver is sent down who rakes over the bottom with a stout wo-pronged fork. After heavy gale, Jumps of amber arc not infre- quently washed ashore. And as tho cloudcd or milky white amber somc- times has commanded as high price as $250 pound, it will bo seen that the asm1,ar Aaharx nava -f10ldAn Arnnss.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04

Many Americans are familiar with the history of Father Damien, the heroic young Belgian priest, who in 1873 vol untarily took up his abode in the island of Molokai, whither lepers are taken from the Hawaiian Islands. He has since labored to tighten the brief earthly lot of the wretched outcasts. After thir- teen years of almost miraculous immu- nifty Father Damien was seized by the deadly disease, and now it seems as though death will soon end his suffer. ings. He continues, however, to minis ter to the spiritual and temporal wants of the poor lepers, assisted by Father Joseph, another devoted priest, who joined him in 1886. The following let ter written from Kalawao, Sandwich Islands, has just been received in Lon- don by an English friend of the brave writer: ''The disease on me works more now at the exteriors, and does not give me SO much pain in the limbs In re- gard to the cure of this, our incurable disease, I leave that in the hands of Almighty God, who knows better than l do what is best for our specification during our short stay in this world. I feel very happy and we'll pleased with my lot. Since the change of our Gov ernment have received great number of lepers, and probably a great addition is to follow. I have here under my special guardianship fifty boys, who oc- cupy pretty we'll all my spare time. The brother with me is greatly occupied dressing sores and other similar occu- pations. Our two churches are pretty we'll crowded on Sundays, and every morning and evening good number assist at divine worship. will have to bury this afternoon two old lepers in one grave"
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04

pursuit had hpset mo. 1 had a stout hunting knife, and I had just begun work on tho bear when I heard the voices of Indians outside. l also heard them inside, fer one of tho fellows crcpt into the tunnel few feet, and shouted in his own language to his friends outside:
 Tt smells very strong of bear in here, but tho beast doesn't seem to bo at home."
 Hc backed cut after flipging several missiles at tho rear of tho cave, and from tho voices and movements I was satisfied it was hunting party number ing eighteen persons. They sat down right there for tho night and built camp fire, which reflected right into the mouth of tho tunnel, and kept their chatter a-going until nearly midnight They had three or four dogs with them. and tho miserable CUTS took turns at sticking their heads into tho opening and trying to raise an alarm. One of tho Indians encouraged his dogs to enter and the animal camo almost to the dead bear, and raised such fuss that had tho rcd men been tho least suspicious they would have investigated. l did not get wink of sleep that long night, and was thankful man to hear the Indians move off in tho morning about sunrise. They had no sooner departed than I fell to work upon the bear, and in tho course of half ap hour had cut him up so that could squeeze out. As the Indians had gont down the ravine from the mountain, I expected they would discover my camp aud lie in ambush for me. There was also likelihood that tho wild beasts had killed both mules during the night
 Luck was with mo, however. The Indians crossed the valley too high up to discover my camp, and I found the mules safo aad sound. That afternoon, as was looking after some traps set on . creek about mile from camp, l found panther dead ia thicket. H., was an enormous fellow and had two bullet wounds, and it dil not need much cogitating to convince ms that he was the male of tho pair which sought to get at me in tho cave. One of the bullets ha gono squ,ro iato his head, and almost any other animal would have died at onc,, but he had not only survived it for two or three hours, but had travelled long five miles from the cave.-[New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
Looking for Something Choice.

"Eany good buttcr9' inquired an old lady of the grocer.
 "Therc's never. any flies on our lut- ter, madam"
 Then tho old lady, whose knowledge of English is very limited, sail:
 "Wel, if flies won't eat it, 'taiut good 'nough fer me-" and sho went across the way whcro only the choice brands are sold.-[Ncw York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
The Queen,s New Chair.

Since the Queen met with a slight accident at Windsor and sprained her knee she has not been able to stand com fortably for any long period, and at dlawing rooms, although appearing to stand, she has really been sitting on a cleverly- arranged chair of crimson and gold. This year another and lower chair was substituted for some reason or other, with the result that several ladies nearly tumbled over when they kissed hands, as the Queen was sitting SO ex. ceedingly low that it was quite gym nastic exercise to bend down to her hands.-London Truth.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
Fishing by Electricity.

A pocket dynamo and 2 scoop-net promise to super cel le tho can of angle- worms, the rod, and the minnow bucket. The United States steamer Albatross has been fitted with electric fishing lights for the conduct of scien- tific research, and preliminary experi- monts with these lights have revealed the fact that tho curiosity of if h to in- vestigate this unwonted radiance brings them to the light in shoals Chicago NeWs.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
Not What It Used to Be

Woman Go tramp: ''You must find life very easy.'
 Tramp: "Easyl Why madam, the amount of brain work that am forced to do to obtain fool, and to partially clothc myself, would killa weakor man. Competition, madam, has wrecked the snrofeasion. .ns-f Enoch
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
VOL. XVIII.
He nnd Sho.

He nnd Sho. "1f were king" he said, "And you were just a lowly beggar maid, With my strong hand I'd lift you to my sido And crown you queen; and in the great kings bride
 Men would not know, Or would forget, the beggar maid" eff I were queen," scc said, "And you, careless, wandering minstrel, strayed To my fair court, I'd set you on the throne; And being thero, the greatest king e'er known,
 Iwould kneel down And serve you as your maid."
 -[Elizabeth Bislund in Outing.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04

London Nature announces that new green bug is causing steady and in creasing decline of coffee production in Ceylon, and that the rivers of the Argen- tine Republic have been successfully stocked with salmon eggs from Den
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04

The Detroit Free-Press asserts that there never was and perhaps never will he Panama hat made at Pauams. They are made in dozen places in South America and nearly always shipped through Panama.
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
A Liberal Man.

Downes. Il say, Kirby, you haven't got quarter in change about you, have youa want to give it to that poor old fellow on the corner.
 Stone (handing him tho money) Your gsnerosaty will eets you inteI
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04

"A blind ssfortune teller" is advertised h ons of our exchanges, but how can . t1fp1 m be . good seeel
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04

General Henry R. Jackson has offered to present the City of Savannah with the best picture to be bought abroad for Sa5, 900, and to send thither an expert in select if
Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09
4 Field for Investigators.

1t was stated thirty years ago that
al ordinary battery would impart to n
perfect electric motor only one horse
power of energy from consumption
Of two pounds of zinc per hour, while
= good steam engine would give an
equal power from two pounds per
hour of the much cheaper coal. Prof.
Ayrton now asserts, however, that
zinc batteries may yet he made an i'm
portant and economical source OF me.
ehanical energy; and that they may
furnish a solution of the problem Of
converting the energy OF coal into
electric energy without the was,eful
steam engine. Before this can be &C.
complished it will be necessary to find
process of unburning the oxidized
zinc at a cost comparable with the
cost of an equal weight OF coal, SO
that the metal may be cheaply used
over and over. .,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09
Application for q Patent.
SURVEY NO. G64 A apd B. NOTICE NO. 2e7
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho, Septembe 10, 1853,


HALEY. idaho, September 10, 1853.
Notice is hereby given that the "Black Spar
Miaing snd Milling Company. = corporation duly
rrganfzed sd existing under and BY virtue Of the
laws OF the State Of Illinois. with ita principal
oface Ia East st. Louis. county Of st. Clair in
said State. and doing business in the county Of
Ar.,' and Of la,ho S it.
application for United states Patent for the
BLACK SPAR"
Lode Mining Claim and Millsite, situate on f,n-
.nrve yed land I'M Little Wood River Mining bis
trict Alturas county. Idaho Territory, consls ting
Of lI25 linear feet OF the lode and surface ground
800 feet wide being lot No. AZ, and described in
the y, nsia notes and plat Of the of,c. survey on
ME In this office, with magnetic variation at IL
degrees aud 30 minutes east, IS follows:
DnscRIPrIoN OF THE "BLAcK SPAR" LODE MIN.
ING CLAM sURvEE No GA A.-LOr No. 43 4.
Beginning At the discovery point of this claim,
and running thence north ~ degrees 50 minutes
thence south 80 degrees east 2C3 feet to No
thence south 80 degrees 50 minutes, west 525.2
west $40 feet to corner No. s. thence north 81 de.
erees west COO feet to corner No. 4: thence north
81 degrees east 500 feet, to corner No. s; thence
corner No. 8: thence south 80 degrees east sSs
fess. to corner No, l. and place Of beginning, In
Guiding total area OF 1900 acres. Applied for.
Monument No. bears south 50 degrees 80 min
utes ~ seconds west 762.7 feet From corner No.
corner l Of "Black Spar" Millsite Survey 66i b
bears south "a degrees rs minutes east 948 feet.
DESCRIPTION OF THE "BLAcK SPAR" MILLs1rE
SURVEY No. GA B.-Lor No. 43 B.
Beginning at corner Ia post 4 feet long and
Az inches square-thence running south 10 de.
grees 10 minutes east 1863 feet, to corner No. 2;
thence south II degrees 80 minutes east 600 feet,
to corner No. g.; thence north 70 degrees 80 min
utes west 1868 feet to No. 4; thence north
degrees 30 minutes west 600 feet to corner No. |,
and place OF beginning, including an ares Ell
.2S0 acres. Applied for. No conflicts. From
corner No. corner No. Of Survey 664 bears
north ca degrees rs minutes west 948 feet. From
corner No. l U. 8. Mineral Monument No. bears
south II degrees % inmates west GALS feet.
The said Mining Claim being OF record in the
Office Of the County Recorder Of said Mining Dis.
trict at Haley. in Aturss county. Idaho Territory
The nearest known locations being the I" .ack Spar
No. 2" "Good Hope" "Silver Wedge" and
Wedge Fraction.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any por-
ton of tho said BLACK Spar Lode Mining Claim
and Alllsite or surface ground are required to Ale
their adverse claims thereto with the Register OF
the United States Land Office. at HALEY. Idaho
Territory, within the sixty days publication
thereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of the statute in such cases made and
provided.
II. o. BILLINGS, Register.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09
TUE COUNTY bECLARES r0R PRO.
TECTlON.

After nearly four years Of Demo-
cratic misrale, this "grest Yankee ma
xion," as General Sherman calls it, has
expressed it as its desire that halt
should be called in the ruinous policy
which the administration has forced
upon Us.
tits unnecessary to point out, at
this time, the mistakes made by the
administration. Suffice it to say, that
there will soon be such u radical
change that we Of Idaho must, in com.
mon with the remainder Of the
people of this country, prosper as we
never did before.
The defeat which it has just suffered
will probably not cause the dissolution
of the Democratic party, as 1t is sim
ply and solely the party OF reaction,
and its "mission," if such it has, will
therefore never be accomplished as
bong rs Men read, and think, and
aspire for progress in any material or
intellectual direction. But it will
give the Republican party the desired
opportunity to revise the tariff and re-
ducs the duty on certain articles,
while possibly raising it on others;
Of passing tie Senate bill for the
purpose, instead of the Mills bill.
1t will also afford the R-pub-
l;cans the opportunity Of admitting to
Statehood Dakota and other Terri
tories and thus righting the great
wrong done those common wealths by
keeping them out Of the Union.
Before another Presidential year
comes around, Idaho will also, it is to
be hoped, be admitted to Statehood,
and thus have q voicc in the election
Of the Chief Magistrate.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09
Artificial Eincralds.

The method by which Messrs. Hau-
tsfe9iils and Percy have succeeded
in producing very beautiful crystals
of emerald has been described to the
French Academy of Sciences. Silica,
slumina, and gloci"s lvi'b' traces of
oxide OF chromium), were fused with
acid molybdate Of lithia. tspper-
ssurs Of from GOO to 700 degrees 20,
ing maintained for 10 days. Crys-
tass abou, one t.wenty.fifth of an inch
j" disna.@r, ;~i'h the meteorological
and physicist characteristics of the
natural emerald, were obtained.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09
To Pay Election Bets.

GENTLEMEN AND FRIENDs:-The
n, b',v suitings received last week
we're for the special purpose of paying
election bets. Respectfully Yours,
ELoF ANDERSON,
The Tailor.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09

IL is to hoped that Cleveland
will not insist on enforcing the Civil
Service rules against the "otfensive
partisans" who neglected their official
business during the campaign to
"work" for his election. The poor
devils should ut least be permitted to
serve their term out. /: won't be
long, new.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09
Notice to Business Men.

Notice is hereby given to all per.
sons liable to pay Territorial and
County license, either or both, that
they mus. settle immediately, as they
are liable to heavy penalties for doing
business without license.
P. H. KINNEY,
Sheriff of Alturas county.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09

BY the piece, Il and Is cents each.
In lots OF 100, onehalf of above prices
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-11-09

direct that the foregoing Notice of Application
for Patent be published for the period Of sixty
days in the VOID RIVER DAILY TIMES, a news
paper published ut HALEY, Alturas county, Idaho
Territory, being tho newspaper published nearest
said claim.
H. 0. BILLINGS, Register.
First publication, September 10. 1888.
W. II. WATT, Attorney for Applicant