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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12

Pathetic Scene In . Cemetery Where
Mother Sought Her Little Ones
Ashes.
Youths Compartment
The keeper Of cemetery in one Of
tho Eastern States says that he WAS At
work in the cemetery not long ago,
when 4 poorly dressed and feeble.
looking gsay>haired woman entered
the gate and said that she wanted to
make arrangements for setting up =
small tombstone.
"Where is the grave?" asked the
sexton.
~ can't tell you just where it u.s."
answered the woman; "but eau 60
to it,"
She led the way TO . remote corner,
where there were few graves, and
there, close to . pine tree, aud almost
hidden under its low>growing branch
es, was little, sunken, neglected
grave.
"This is it, sir; this is it," said the
woman, dropping upon her knees
upon the grave with streaming eyes.
"It's the grave OF my little boy, sir;
the only child l ever had. l buried
him here nineteen years ago. He was
only four months and three days old,
but he was q dear little fellow, CIR,
and it almost killed me to give him
up"
Wiping her eyes on the corner OF
her shawl, she added:
"l've never been here since thu
day We buried him, but l knew !
could come right to the spot. Tvs
seen it in my mind every day for
nineteen years. We lived close TO
the graveyard and in the evening OF
tho day he was buried l slipped over
here and planted this little pine at
the head Of the grave, for I'd no
money to buy . stone.
I'VE moved West, soon afterward,
and we've been kept poor all the
time; but I've saved, little by little,
all these years. and now l want to
have his grave fixed up and little
stone put to 1.-THE dear little f.l.
low!" She laid her wet cheek down
in the rank and tangled grass, and
tenderly stroked the sunken clay, and
the sexton quietly withdrew, leaving
her alone With her dead.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
HUAAN NATURE AT A FIRE.
A Woman Grabs Her Umbrella and .
Dude Tries to Save q Mattress.

DuUe IIIcS ~ Save M0tSTtSts
Portland Oregonian.i
Human nature and the eccentrici.
ties OF genius will crop out at a fire
if on no other occasion. A Port.
lander's observations at a small FIRE
in San Francisco bears evidence to
this conclusion. 1t was o'clock in
the morning in the Palace hotel.
The FIRE gong sounded, and as the
fire was in the house the alarm was
carried to. every room. In moment
every one was astir. Men hurriedly
dressed themselves and women rushed
frantically out of their rooms in all
stages of dress and undress. The
Portlander took his time dressing, be-
ing of a less nervous temperament
than most of the other guests Of the
house, and then lsisurely strolled out
to observe the actions Of those who
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
An Opportunity for Volunteers.

Dick West, who has been laid up
with Ia grippe for about a week, is
somewhat better to. day; but his two
children are now taken down, aud
Mrs. West, who has to also look after
the restaurant, therefore has more
than she can attend 70. This is doubt.
less case where volunteer nursing
would be gratefully accepted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
Through Service.

The through car service offered be-
tween Denver and Chicago via the
Union Pacific and Chicsgo & Alton
R. r. is unexcelled by any other line.
Magnificent Pullman Sleepers, Dining
Cars and Chair Cars, run through
daily without change, Denver to
Chicago via Kansas City.
2twtmh15
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
THE COMING PRIZE FIGHT.

It will Be for the Light Weight Cham.
pi0nship Of Wood River.
The fight between Jack Cummings
and Dan. Gilbert will take place on
St. Patrick's Eve, March 16, in
Chase's Hall.
The winner will claim the light
weight championship of Wood River.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
Through Sleeper 10 ST. Louis.

Commencing Sunday. Feb. lst.
1891, a through Pullman Palace
Sleeper will be run from Salt Lake
CITY and Ogden to St. Louis via Den.
yer and Kansas City over the Union
Pacific and Missouri Pacific Railways.
i3Otmhl5t2aw
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
LOCAL JOTTIN6S.

Smoke Davey's home made Cigars.
All Rubber Goods at Cost, At
s. ]. FRIEDMAN's.
James Smith, Nj. Earhart's stepson.
10 very i'll.
You can save time and money BY
getting your loans through
LENNON & BOONE.
Purdum, the Ice man, will deliver
ice every other day, through the win.
ter. All persons needing ice can leave
orders at Alex. WilIman's, and they
will BE- promptly attended to.
The latest report from the train is
that it left Shoshone at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
The old Weber barber shop is now
owned by Weaver & Carson, new
firm composed of Merit. Weaver and
David NJ. Carson-two % thorough
artists as ever lathered brush or cut
. hair.
The Ladies of the Episcopal Guild
are DESTROYS of obtaining plain sew
ing, which they will guarantee to do
with neatness aud dispatch. Orders
may be left at J. G. Fox's store.
Green ribbon is making it's annual
appearance as neckties and for various
other purposes of adornment.
The celebrated Stonewall Whisky,
in quart and pint TASKS, At w. T.
Ksnnedy's Famous Sample Rooms.
G. J. Selwyn, cashier Of tho First
National Bank, has returned from q
six weeks trip through Oregon and
Californis.
The very best cup Of coffee in town;
also oysters in every style, lunches and
short orders OF all kinds, are served
night aud day, at Chatten's Diamond
Palace Lunch Counter.
Mrs. Van Ness, who has been i'll of
measles in Boise, is recovering, and
will probably be able to come home
soon.
Insure your property in reliable
companies. None others are repre-
sented by LENNON & BOONE.
Captain Gum is some hat better
to-day, and hopes art entertained that
he will be able to come home with
the other Haileyites now in Boise.
John O'Brien, of the Wood River
Meat Market, keeps nothing but the
choicest meats on hand. Try him.
George Riddle WAS in town to>day.
He reports the snow rs settling rap
idly in the mountains, and thinks that
three or four weeks OF sunny weather
would cause the most of it to melt.
Services in Episcopal Church, Hal.
ley. Idaho: Morning on second and
fourth Sundays, and evening on first
and third Sundays in every north.
Fifth Sundays by special appointment.
[.enten services will be held in the
Church until Holy Week on Wednes.
days at 1900 a. m., and on Fridays
at ZOO p. m.
G. w. G. VAN WINKLE, Rector.
DR.. Stoddart, of the Liehig Dlspen-
sary, did not come to HALEY as ad.
vertised, last week. He filled his
dates in Boise and then, probably be
cause he was unable to come up owing
to the snow blockade, went on to fill
his other appointments.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
st. Patrick's Ball.

There will be q grand ball at the
Alturas Hotel, Tuesday evening, the
18th instant, in honor of Ireland's
patron saint. Tickets, Sl.50. First
class music will be supplied.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
CHICAGO, Milwaukee & St. PaQl
II ILW Az

II A IL" Az
NOW RUNS
Daylight Trains to Chicago.
Solid vestibuled Trsins TO Chicago.
Steam Heated Trains to Chicago.
Electric Lighted Trains to Chicago.
Electric Resding Lamps In Berths.
Finest Dining Cars in the World.
Thirteen hours and half to Chicago.
Double Daily Sleeping Car Service to St. Louis
and Kansas City.
Through Coaches to st. Louis.
Through Coaches to Kansas City.
Elegant Day Coaches.
The Shortest and Quickest Line.
The Best Route TO Kansas City.
1he best Route to 81. Louis.
The Best Route to Colorado.
To Kansas, to California.
To the West and Southwest.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12

The Restaurant will Close Early.
Owing to the illness of Mr.. West,
the Restaurant will close at 8 o'clock,
sharp, every evening. until further
notice. Mrs. WEST.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12
HER BABY,S GRAVE.

Pathetic Scene In . Cemetery Where
. Mother Sought Her Little Ones
Ashes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-03-12

a1secure accommodations from the Company .
agents in every large city. or from the station
agent In HALEY.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

sreu1,nes e. - $500 = -
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Terry On . sturdy. kiekhg httls So
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the whits-roeed baby - hook q tAs
hal. mark Of the lsopord's hsad snd ths
date 1887 stamped inside ths bowl h
yoangsser should grow tnso n upright
downright sort Of Individual Ter Nj
christening spooa vas hesvy and honess,
hooking, with round han1le nru cd
solid - pillar ending n = figure q
81 Peter idsnsihsd b his hsy.
spoon collections ere eco ideaA end
yet there are already several that con
tain noteworthy cusinsiaisA AZ n IN
noon tea served soms days sines in III
studio Of benjamin. ConG1nnt Who +
painting our socisty baasties In New
York this winter. tbs Runsian tea tuus
blers In their Ruasi~n silres frsmel
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

CATARRH.-This dreadful disease,
only 4 slight congestion of TIE mucous
membrane of the nose at first, increases
with each cold uatll IL spreads through
out the whole mucous system. affecting
the throat, ears, bronchial tubes, stom-
ach, etc, causing deafness, lung die
eases, dyspepsia and many other DIS
tresslng and dangerous complaints. A
full account OF your present condition
and the treatment you require, viii be
given you free of charge by Or. s. Clay
Todd, AZ MoDroe-st., Room 4, Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Ii you are nervous, restless, irritable.
eleepless or wake after horrid dreams,
tired mornings, with a dull headache,
bad taste In the mouth, sometimes dis
charges, and 60 about your employ.
ment without lie, energy and ambition,
desire 10 be alone. gloomy forebodines.
disposition TO worry and fret about
trouble ahead that never comes. spells
OF feeling afraid or uncertain. some
times low epirlts, you are suffering from
nervous debility and exhaustion of
nerve power. which may end in utter
prostrstion, insanity and death.
II you have great sense of weakness
and WEAKNESS. with tired limbs, numb
ness, trembling, prlckiy sensations, cold
feet and legs, YOU are advancing 10 that
most serious disease. paralysis.
IL your head acbes, feels numb and
tired, with strange sensations. loss of
memory. and you think with difficulty.
or you are sleepless at night. with drow-
einess and duIlness during the day, the
nerve and brain fatigue may soon run
into insanity or death.
II you have any Of these feelingp do
not neglect them or they Will end M per-
aivsIs. insanity, prosfrntion or death.
A you value your life 90 not neglect
these warnings. Time and experience
have shown. and hundreds Of startling
and marvellous cures have proved. that
these diseases are perfectly and com
pletely cured by DR.. s. Clay Todd, No.
43 Monroe st. room 4. Grand Rapids.
Under the use Of Dr.. =. Clay Todd's
remarkable remedies, al these symp-
toms yield ss if by magic. and strength
Of nerves, vigoy Of BRAN. vitality u
blood and health Of body are SON re-
stored.
His remedies are purely vegetable
and harmless, sp5 can only he Obtained
1T he Office.
DR.. TODD compounds hs prescrip-
tons before each patent m his Once
eanrrh. deafness, rheumatism, ner-
vous debility, impotence and Oh dls-
eases resulting from early IND .scretsons
sp1 erces.ee Of manhood, eli diseases Of
THE urinary organs. parfisd p2rs,yss.
vsricocelse. rupturse, tuwoFs, ecrofuis,
cd sores, drOp<v, efsn disesses, liver
and kidney complaints heart diseases.
shortness Of breath. bsck ~ bead.
sussIi Of hsek, ete.-, including al female
complaints and chrome cisesses cured
quickly and permanently
DR.. Torp's ofsioe is 81 - Honroe-ss-,
ros,n 4. Grand Esrses. Hsch.
HIS medicines sgrs vii the stf'fnsch
ard veD ran eat anything rou ci,toss2
He = II BIS offsoe from PIP Tire mon
fne untd m the evening, every dsy
hat SuDosyk-
Cal. everrsxsdy. tfrIendly tslk ~ill
cost voU nothing.
Lev Charges EzfsI1 Cures
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

the nscsssaries Of life; 20 this relief IL
wsy y opened No wounded men ean
H unattended upon . captured 6sld.
and no attendant upon them can b
captured and no distinction can b
mAdD in the care and nursing; friend
and Zoe are alike 70 The workers Of The
Red CrussL
These are the conditions. and thu The
service which the Red Cross would a.
sumo upon the first note Of war In Eu-
rope. This Is our Red Cross. the same
which would come into instant action in
. similar necessity In America; and Il =
only another feature of the same. duly
recognized by the great foreign powers.
which, IS arm so we'll asked, rescued
the people, fed the starving cattle and
built and furnished houses in Johns
town 1t Is this Red Cross 20 which the
public thought Is turned when news Of
Q great calamity falls upon the ear. II
is simply another part Of the machine.
moved by the same motor power Of or
ganized and practical humanity. acting
under the same regulations, the Same
strict discipline, as II the victims to be
served by il had become 50 through hu-
man, rather than elemental conflict
The ''civil" branch, or service in Ma
tional calamities, is known amoag 9TH
er nations as tho american Amend
ment-"
While no actual call 70 aid in relief Of
wars has come to us in our nine years
under the treaty, the Red Cross has
taken its place and performed service
on twelve fields of National disaster,
and while regarded with grateful kind
ness by the people of our own country
90 far as understood by them, Il Is in
structive to know with what interest its
new work is observed. and how closely
It is watched by the thirty nations with
In the treaty on the other side Of the
sea- They realize its fitness to the
needs Of our land and approve, with .
grateful pride, the additions made to
the great structure of humanity %
nobly erected by themselves
The last ten years have been notably
free from devastating wars IN other
countries which might have called for
our aid; but as showing how promptly
such aid can be rendered I may quote
one example.
During the troubles among the Aus
TRAN States in the winter Of 1855 . cir
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

TEA, CoFFEB AND DESSERT SPOONS.
souvenirs Of as many cities. as many
widely removed quarters of the globe
and the epochs Of as many moldering
kings and ancient patrons Of art as
ones purse, or ones luck or ones travels
will provide. At little breakfast
given to Mrs. Charles Dudley Warner
before the family of the genial humor-
list left for the sunny shores OF Italy
one bright little woman stirred her cof-
fee and her wit with a tiny. strange-lools-
ing, discolored spoon shaped like the
leaf of the willow tree, and said to have
served some love-lorn maid or weeping
matron to empty perfumed liquors into
the lachrymatory into which also fell
her tears
Next this classic relic the fingers OF .
dark. pale. clear-skinned woman who
writes verses closed about a bright spoon
hardly cold from the mint, witch"
spoon gotten ont in this faddish year
Of our Lord 1891 in the old town of Sa-
lem, in commemoration of the events Of
the year 1924 Beyond the witch spoon
was beauty made of the lovely old
silver OF Berne, with a pear-shaped
bowl and . bear affixed TO the handle,
and beyond this plain-gold spoon Of
simple modern design and no especial
interest beyond the fact that it was
bought In Glasgow In one of those
driving rains the natives call kindly
mists" In memory of an aurora borealis
display witnessed in the Scotch High
lands. A spoon that looked as II q
fsiry's lace handkerchief had been
folded about the end of its handle had
tagged to IL pretty bit of viennese ro-
nance Of love and sorrow. while a
spoon with short, straight stem cut off
obliquely as by one blow of knife was
attributed to that popular landmark OF
history. the time Of Oliver Cromwell.
All the spoons Appropriated the regu-
Lar coffee size, though even here con-
siderable latitude was allowed. and in
other particulars the only law was d.
versity.
The object Of the woman who gives
herself over 10 spoon-collecting Is TO ill
out harlequin set, quaint, character
istic Of the places from which its men,
bern come, antique II possible and suited
20 some one purpose: she then proceeds
70 different size and 90 forward Il Is
Of course evident TO the meanest under
standing that there Is something queer
In this rich supply Of the plate Of our
fosebeafs suddenly sprin0inG up 10
answer The demands Of their descend
ants. and IL may a. we'd be confessed in
eoofdence that not one ancient spoon
IN . Thousand Is genuinely Odd An
apostle spoon. for example. IL worth
noe less than two hundred and seventy
ave dollars. and she number Of them n
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

cular call went out from the interna-
tional committee Of Geneva, Switzer-
land, Ne working corps of which held
the hospital relief for the sick and
wounded IA tho Balkan moun4ains.
that the patients were suffering beyond
their power to relieve; that the cold on
The mountains was intense; their sup
plies had given out and funds for pro-
curing moro entirely exhausted This
appeal was 1t once published; the first
response was 70 this effect:
The people Of New Albany, across
the river from Louisville, who had been
terribly swept by the foods Of 1885, 1884,
and each time assisted by the agents of
the Red Cross. having read the appeal.
teaegrsphed to myself ~ president Of
the Red Cross, We sum Of Eve hundred
dollars $500 for the use Of the suffer
ing soldiers In the Balkan mountains:
this dispatch was thst day cabled
TO the international committee of
Geneva. and by them autographed to
their corps At the front; and word came
back 10 me that in less than forty-eight
hours the poor, cold. benumbed.
hungry and perishing victims Of war.
far away on the mountain coasts Of The
Black SEA were nesting under blankets
and partakins of food purchased with
the grateful gift 81 that compare
Gveiv little town hidden away on the
banks of the Ohio,
Lnams tsis single instance - IN In
dicss&ou Of the promptness with which
the facilities ef this world-wide errzn-
ixation enable il 70 act.
Clara BARTON.
President American National Red oross.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

toowxnxsmr. ioozl
what shau l bring yoaS ssked
Nsnny lad who wss STARTING on his Wan
ds<5xAr& of the sant who bad opened
her purse strinss and ia whose eyes b
vss especially anxious TO stand well
sFrom every town where you So
fair fses ~ heAx . pleasant tale. bring
NEE SPOON
OF the woman who has not yet been
bitten with the oonreolieeting mania
yoa can safely say that-she WIN Be
aacn The sex which has It's hands In
dishwzter eleven hundred times ye~
cherishes. In spite Of this disseminating
fact. most tender interest IN table sill
YER. II can not be the most comfort
able mode Of entrance on this proto-
plnsmic sphere 10 be born with . spoon
even Of the most precious metal In ones
mouth; but where Is the she who does
not yearn. after serenely settling her
self In her own particular circle on this
most mighty globe 70 lift 10 her lips. NOT
always for strictly practical purposes.
that bit Of silver bent and marked with
tooth prints with which Baby Dickis
ate snd pounded his way through the
toddling period Of his existence, or those
other mementoea. thin and light and
worn almost 70 the obliteratiou OF their
quaint old simple markings. the plcn-
ishings Of long-forgotten wedding
the fair dozen with two tablespoons
and two dessert that bear grandmoth-
er's maiden uame9 ITO think" says
the Scotch servant. 30 the dear Teddy
herser being gone-gone. and the bits o
Spoons she wouldns' let body touch stu
10 be rubbed every other Monday"
There's human interest about old sil-
yer.
And 60 II comes about that with s2o.-
600 year and q carriage comes mo-
tive for whipping mp ones horses to
visit out-of-the-way foreign towns
where curious old shapes, short in the
handle and notched TO rest on the side
of dish. are still to be looked for. Tho
days are gone when we valued 'sets"
of six or twelve of pattern, unless, in
deed. one could get "a dozen of horn
spoons in q bunch, as the instruments
meetest TO eat furmenty porage with
all" Short OF such delightful hap
pening harlequins are the only spoons
that are now deemed interesting.
The present fad is to set out ones
board with odd spoons altogether, and
TO quicken the tagging chat with silver
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

HehSnfne playing behind their white
rifted thunder caps may shoot out and
ssartle old Europe to its center. So
long n the boundaries Of nations are
fixed by the sword. - fr all time they
mainly have been. 90 long shall we DO
N danger Of their being maintained by
The sword; and until the balance OF
power" upon which the existence Of
nations II supposed largely TO depend,
shall mean something moro than the
mere strength of their armies, nations
and people must look more or less to
this direfu2 savior for even physical
life.
The outbreak Of . war tomorrow BE-
tween Russia, Austria and Turkey
would Do nothing the surprise TO the
world a. Wa the declaration Of war be-
tween France and Germany IN this
hame month twenty years ago. Their
comparative provocation, necessity, or
the relative value OF the causes which
er. must be left 30 the general intelli-
gence and diplomatic wisdom Of the
world to decide
But the sliusion 10 the Red Cross
would remain the same In both.
Napoleon Ill declared wsr upon Ger
many on the 18th of July. 1870. On tho
1ssh the International Red Cross Of
Geneva, Switzerland. Was on It's way TO
tho ''front- wherever the meeting Of
the contendins forces should chance to
make IL.
The frst men who fen In that great
historic contest were piolred mp by The
corps of the Red Cross on the field: all
sick and wounded were, under the
stipulations Of ito treaty. held rs
neutrnls and trestsA - non-combat-
ants.
In better sxplanaSicu Of the condi-
tions OF the treaty. win quots direct
from . we'll defined article recently
published IN . leading magazine. The
writer says;
The Rsd Csco national bodies m
time OF war Are required 10 b on hand
and to tnrninh sSGi; The volunteer bands
are formed in corps. ere bound to
serve . definite period and are required
not 10 NEEDLE with miitsgy Affairs.
The srasssr6 or arm badge. n worn by
all In its service. Hospitals hear the
nag over them: their snbulances are
designated ON the march by the Red
Cross Dag. lts orps must BE- self-sns-
<sining. The international committee