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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-09
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
Suggestions for Harmonious Deco
rations for the Summer.
TWO PRINCIPAL DESIGNS.

The japanese style May Re Employed and
This 10 Quite Frequently Done-Rugs and
the Difference In the Durability-ChintI and
Denim for Coverings and Drapings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-09
rHI srAyDARp rABI.H.

for fat upon person whose long-continued en-.
istence is probable enough for insurance in
vestment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-09
Literary Curiosity.

From Good Housekeeper
A lady occupied whole year in searching for
and fitting the following lines from English and
American poets. The whole reads almost as il
written at one time and by one author:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-09

easy chair beside it would be good balance.
and the effect of all be far preferable 10 the un-
broken stretch Of side wall that previously ex-
| listed.
NOVEL WAY TO TREAT CORNER.
A novel way Of treating . corner where Q
small angle IL left, an srchway on one side and
recessed window on the other curtailing its pro-
portions il to have small cupboard built with
swell front The height 10 just right to make
the top serve Q pedestal for q handsome
large Jar. The cupboard below has door set
rather irregularly at one side and with wrought
iron hinges reaching across in Q decorative
manner. A little carving is on the wood and
Of the handsome hall il adorns.
A pretty waste basket for brown and yellow
room 10 OF rather closely woven grass in rather
brown shades; it Is quite high and is lined with
golden brown India silk shirred full. with
standing rune 1t the top. Around the edge
outside Is . deep cotton fringe Of cream white,
yellow and brown with cords in graduated
lengths ending in tasssls The same fringe
finishes portiere and curtain also In the came
room.
A GREAT CONVENIENCE.
One OF the convsniences for writing desks ID
pretty hanging basket for letters. A dainty
little one ID Of the very open weaving like cane
seat. II has high back, with the basket part
shallow, and looks much like an envelope with
the nap turned mp. Til. has the narrowest Of
ribbon in old rose with plain edge run through
the holes, al grsvitating toward the upper
point Of the back, where each end 10 left long
and al tied together In . rosette-like bunch.
similar bunch e tied on the front Of the
holder. After the ribbon vas run In two strands
Of japanese gold thread we're also run through
the msshes and ends Of Il tied In With the RIB
bon. A long loop Of ribbon hangs Il on The
desk ct ons aide, either high or Low, according
e 49,. and y matss s'ecnvsnisnt receptacle
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
Safe and Effective.

BRANDRErH's PILLS are the safest
and most effective remedy for lndi.
gestion, Irrsgularity Of the Bowels,
Constips ton, Billiousness, Headache,
Dizziness, Malaria, or any disease
arising from an impure state OF the
blood. They have been in use in this
country for over fifty years. and the
thousands OF unimpeachable tcstimo
malls from those who have used them
and their constantly increasing sale
is incontrovertible evidence that they
perform all that is claimed for them.
BRANDRErH's Pills are purely
vegetable, absolutely harmless anc
safe to take at any time.
Sold in every drug and medicine
store, plain or sugar coated.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
Mr.. Beecl,er's One Poem.

During the days of Henry Ward
Beecher's courtship, it is related by
his wife that he once dropped into
poetry and wrote few lines Of verse
teeming with affection for his sweet
heart. But the verses are always
kept sacred by Mrs. Beecher, as they
are at the present day, and nothing
can win them from her.
One day Mr.. and Mrs. Beeche
were in the office of Robert Bonner
who was then conducting the New
York Ledger.
"Why don't you write a poem
Beecher?" said the acute puh)isher
II will give you more for such poem
than have for Norwood"
"He did once" admitted Mrs
Beecher, and at once Mr.. Bonner
eyes spa,kled. "Recite it for me
won't you, Mrs. Beecher?" he asked
But the eyes Of the great preache
were 'iveted on his wife, aud sh'
knew that meant silence.
"Come," said the persistent pub
Usher, "l'il give $4,000 if you'll reeit'
that poem for me-" addressing Mrs
Beecher.
"Why. it ran -" began thu
preachers wife.
"Eunice," simply said Mr.. Beecher
And although Robert Bonner
offered to double the sum hr.t prof
fered, he never got the poem from
Mrs. Beecher, aud no one has since
been a whit more succe sstul.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
NINE SHOTS IN TWO SECONDS.


Marvellous Work Done BY the Pitcher
Magazine Rifle.
0raphic.l
One of the most remarkab rifles
ever invented is the Pitcher magazine
rife. recently tested at Fort Sheridan.
This gun becomes automatic after
the firing of the 6rst cartridge, the
gas caused by the combustion escap-
ing into q gas>chamber and acting on
a piston set against . spiral spring,
the recoil of which sets the mechan.
ism OF tho gun in motion. The empty
cartridge is removed by this mechan.
ism and ;he gun is also cooked. This
is done so rapidly that by pressing
against the trigger the nine cartridges
required to fill the magazine are dis.
charged in two seconds.
In the illustration is shown the
working Of the rifle, the result being
obtained by the application to a
barrel and lock mechanism of oylin.
der in which is piston and in front of
which is q spiral spring. A small
vent extends from the interior of the
barre! to the interior of the cylinder,
through which small portion: of gas
passes at each discharge of a cartridge.
The energy of part Of the gas is
stored in the spring at the instant Of
discharge, and operates the lock i'm.
mediately as the explosive force leaves
the barrel.
When the trigger is pulled the ex.
plosive force, operating upon the piss
ton through the vent, presses it for.
ward against the spring, carrying
forward the drive rod. The explosive
force having left the barrel, the piston
and drive rod are forced back by the
spring to their former position. The
drive rod, when at its forward limit,
engages with notch in the segment,
and thus it will be seen that when the
piston is pressed to the rear by the
spring it also forces the segment to
the rear. unlocking the abutting arm
through the link and carrying the
breech- block with it.
When the utmost rear limit is
reached a knock. disengages the
drive rod and permits the recoil spring
to close and lock the gun.
The entire operation OF ex.ricating
the shell, cooking the hammer, re.
placing a fresh cartridge and closing
the breech is performed automatic ally
leaving but the one operation Of
pulling the trigger to repeat at pleas
ure. 1t is only necessary to place the
cartridge in the magazine and load
the gun for the first charge by hand
The magazine is on top of the barrel
the cartridges being fed into the re.
ceiver through an opening on the
right hand side near the upper edge
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11

We are positively selling books,
booklets, Christmas and New Year
cards and other holiday goods at less
than Eastern publishers prices.
STEWARD Bros,
Express Office, HALEY.
AT Nevada City the tbree.year old
son of Samuel George broke one of
his arms Wednesday under peculiar
circumstances. The child was being
led by its mother, when he turned
suddenly, giving the arm twist that
caused q fracture.
The new fashionable perfumes
Crab Apple Blossoms aud Cherry
Blossoms-are for sale at Van Ness's
drug store.
Frank Cleaveland is now able to be
up and about his room-but presents
an unenviable spectacle. L. H.
McIrvine. who beat him so unmerci-
fully-and who is now under bonds
will, it is reported, have his hearing
before Justice Redsull Monday.
You want choice holiday presents,
don't you? And you want them
cheap? Then, call ut the express
office and we will guarantee you better,
in the way Of prices, than if you sent
East.
STEWARD, Bros, HALEY.
We don't believe q doctor would
tell lie anv quicker than q LAWYER
would, but the Medical Record is re-
sponsible for this story of little girl
going into drug store with the fol-
lowing note: sinister Druggist,
please send ipeoao nough to throw up
a 4 year girl"
Insure your property in reliable
companies. None others are repre-
sented BY LENNON s. BOONE.
There was narrow escape from a
fire in G.. d. Hills store. in Bellevue,
yesterday forenoon. The Rue had
taken fire and would have ignited the
building in a few minutes, but for
the prompt alarm given by young
Clark, the clerk. 1t was ex,inguished
ny parties who reached the location OF
tho flames on the roof, without the
use of the FIRE hose.
Services ia Episcopal Church Hal
ley. Idaho: Morning on second and
fourth Sundays, and evening on first
and third Sundays in every month.
Fifth Sundays ny special appointment.
G. w. G. VAN W1NKLE, Rector.
The miners of Candelarla New
having rejected the sliding scale Of
wages. based upon the price Of silver,
proposed by the mine. owners, the
mines have been shut down, and the
employees discharged. Over 400 men
are thus thrown out OF employing at
the approach of winter. The owners
say they will not resume work until
silver experiences a considerable
rise.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
A Christmas Market.

The Ladies' Guild will open a
Christmas Market on Tuesday even
ing, December Is, in the Armory, for
the sale of Fancy Articles, Dolls, etc,
suitable for Christmas gifts. There
will be two immense Plum Puddings
for good little children.
The Market will also be open
Wednesday afternoon, and will close
with a dance IN the evening.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
Mr.. CLAGETT.
He Did Read the Offer OF Senatorship
to North Idaho.

no DJQ Jt0oO the Ouer OF SenAt0fSb1p
to North Idaho.
Sunday Spokesman
l notice that Senator McConneil, of
Idaho, Is quoted IN an interview as
saying that written proposition was
made to Mr.. Clagett by the Senator
to join forces, elect both Of them and
give Southern Idaho the long term,
thus securing to the panhandle one of
the Senators. The Senator adds that
Nj. Clagett now says he did not read
this written proposition. trust the
Senator's informant in this latter
point has misled him. l have always
believed that Mr.. Clagett was q man
of the strictest honor, and il be made
the statement attributed to him my
belief would not be we'll founded.
MI. Clagett, happen to know, as l
was present on the OCCASION, not only
took the paper, but read it care
fully and discussed it a. we'll.
Inc paper was presented to him in
his headquarters and be there aud
then read it in the presence of his
friends. Mr.. Cagett could have
been Senator, If he had not insisted
on having the six year term. In the
interest Of the panhandle Senator Me-
Cornell twice offered to get out of the
way and help elect his rival, but Mr..
Clagett would have nothing but the
impossible. and would agree to moth
ing. He was offered the governorship
also at the time of the Boise conven-
ton but declined. Mr.. Clagett is a
very pleasant and agreeable gentle.
man. He is an eloquent orator and a
good lawyer hut he is poor politician.
He estimates himself too highly and
the balance of humanity too lowly
and no ono with these ideas can
succeed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
The World Enriched.

The facilities of the presert day for the
production of everything that will con-
duce to the material welfare and comfort
of mankind are almost unlimited aud
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
the world was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re-
freshing to the taste and prompt and
effectual to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop
MAR it becomes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11

~ Blank Proofs of Labor for
.ale at this Office.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
Don't Read This.

With each succeeding day comes
an increased demand for better service
on tho railways Of our country. The
Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific
railways to the front as usual, have
been leading in these lines Of improve
ment, for some time and running
Through Pullman Sleepers between
Salt Lake City aud St. Louis via
Denver.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
LOCAL JOTTIN9S.
Friedman IL open.
Holiday Goods at Tracy's.

Holiday Goods at Tracy's.
Oh, say, where is Tom Flynn?
Smoke Davey's home made Cigars.
Holiday Goods! Holiday Goods! {!
At ]. T.. Fox's, HALEY.
A carload OF ore was shipped from
Ketchum to-day.
The loveliest dolls ever seen are at
Steward Bros. HALEY.
A carload Of Red Elephant ore was
shipped from this place to day.
Winter Apples, Pigs Feet, Triple,
Grain ana Hay. and q full line OF
Choice Groceries, at
EARHART's
Haley Grocery Store.
W Fresh Oysters q speciality.
This mornings train brought two
carloads OF freight and IL passengers.
J.J. Tracy has the most elegant
and choicest line of Holiday Goods
he has ever had. Aud this is saying
\ great deal.
A carload OF Anheuser- Busch and
Budweiser Beer is daily looked for.
S. NJ. FRIEDMAN,
Sole Agent for Wood River.
The Thermometer registered de-
grees below zero in Bellevue this
morning.
The Latest Novelties-the most
acceptable of all Holiday Presents
At J. G. Fox's, Haley.
Steward Bros. have the largest as
sortment Of toys, fancy china, glass
ware, and silver goods ever brought
TO Wood River. See them, in express
Office, HALEY.
f. S. Chase arrived from Boise this
morning, to spend two or three weeks
with his family.
You can save time and money by
getting your loans through
LENNON & BOONE.
We respectfully request everybody
to come and took at our holiday goods,
and stay long enough to see them all,
whether they wish to buy or not.
STEWARD Bros
Express Office. HALEY
There is good skating At the Chinese
gardens, between the north end OF
Gown and b. M. Mallory's dwelling.
We have a large assortment Of
patterns suitable for business suits
which wa maxa nm in our usunI frst
GLASS way, at prices As low as any ones.
Call and be convinced before order
ing. ANDERSON & McLEoD.
Ladies, come and see the fine line
OF Fall and Winter Dress Goods
am showing, and ut Eastern prices for
cash. J. q. Fox.
District Attorney Barnum, having
no further legal business before the
District Court At the present term.
left day for his home.
Perfumery is always acceptable at
any time. hut especially At Christmas
and New Years. Tracy has choice
line of now perfumes for sale.
John O'Brien. of the Wool River
Neat Market, keeps nothing hut the
choicest meats Oh hand. Try him.
Willis Dlniway came in from Lost
River to-day. He was four days COLA
ing from Houston to ketchum-sO
milss-by stage. and had very rough
trip.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11

Why do suffer? Why do physi-
Clans fail to give me relief? These
inquiries are fully answered and RENE
dies prescribed in the new medical
work published 10y the Peabody Med
ical work published by the Peabody
Medical Institute. Just glance at the
advertisement in another column.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
Plain Sewing Wanted.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will do
all kinds Of plain sewing on reasona
BILE terms. Orders may be left ut
Mrs. Butkett's.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-11
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Proceedings Of the December, 1891,
Term.

Term.
FOURTH DAY, DECEMBER IL.
Frank Fulford VS. Sheriff Mo Pher-
son-Verdict for defendant, for the
return of the property described in
the complaint, or for $50, the value
thereof, in case delivery thereof can
not be had. Plaintiff has 20 days TO
prepare bills Of exceptions.
Geo w Miller VS. George NJ Metzler
and l. u Newman-Continued for tie
term.
Adjourned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-04
a olergyman Burned to Death.

PALMER, Mass, Aug. At 2 a. m. the
Weeks House on South Main street wal
burned to the ground and the thirty
five guests in the house had barely time
to escape in their night clothes. The
Rev. Mr.. Williams, a retired Congregs-
tional minister who preached last year in
Holland and who had been boarding at
the house for about a month,
was burned to death. His body was
found about 6 o'clock in the front en-
trance burned beyond recognition, moth
ing but the charred trunk remaining.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-04
FOR FOUR MILLIONS
Abraham Backer of New York
Makes an Assignment.
DUE TO THE MONEY MARKET.
he Was a Dealer in Commercial Paper
and Dry Goods

The Assets Chiefly in Southern Railroad
seourities-Ho Owned a Large MIN in
ConnectIcut-A Belief That Creditors
wm be Paid in FuiI-The Assignment
a Surprise in Financial Circles.
NEW YoRK, Aug. Abraham Backer,
dealer in commercial paper at No. 255
Broadway, has made an assignment
without preference, to Benjamin f. Elm
stein, of Townsend, Dyett q Eiustein,
LAYERS, at No. 297 Broadway. The an
nouncement Of the assignment created a
sensation.
Mr.. Backer was a heavy dealer in com
mercial paper aud also the capitalist Of
the firm Of Becker & Co., drygoods COM
mission merchants at No. 295 Broadway.
He also manufactured goods Mt Glnston-
bury, Conn, where he had a large mill
These goods were principally for the
Southern trade, Mr.. Backer having been
u Southern merchant for many years,
coming to New York about 81 years ago.
His original business in the South was
principally in groceries and liquors. He
then got into the cotton business, later.
iuto cotton goods and then into COM
mercial goods in Philadelphia, but sold
out five years ago and went to Glaston-
bury, Conn, where he purchased = mill.
He sold the goods which he mHnufac-
tured there through his own firm Of A..
Backer 81 Co. His assignment, it is said
does not affect this firm, although he
was the principal partner and capitalist,
his son n. G.. Bucker, being the "Co."
Mr.. Backer could not be found at his
Office during the day. The clerks said he
did not come down to business On account
of the assignment, and that it was a COM
plete surprise to them. His liabilities
are said to be about "a, 1000, 600, Of which
SO, 500, 900 are direct and 81, 10000 con-
tingeut. The latter, it is said, are all
right, and he does not expect to lose any
thing thereby. The contingent liabilities
are endorsements on commercial paper
discounted by the banks. The liabilities
are principally to banks in this city n
elsewhere, and there is also some to in
dividuals.
A friend Of Mr.. Baoker said to-day that
although the liabilities were about 81
600, 600, Mr.. Backer would not be called
upon to pay the entire amount, as over
oue-third are notes Of other parties which
Mr.. Backer indorsed, but which will be
taken care OF by the makers. These are
considered good, and Mr.. Bac6er does not
anticipate any loss on chat account.
His assets, if they are properly taken
care of, and pan out as expected, will
more than cover his liabilities, and he
was very hopsful that all his creditors
would be eventually paid in full. The
assets, the gentleman continued, include
about 81, $780, 600 of the bonds Of the
Georgia, Southern & Florida Railroad
and the Macon & Birmingham Railroad,
about $4,000 Alabama State bonds and
IA large amount of other securities. His
mill and plant at Glastonbur Conn, is
very valuable, and he owns real estate in
New York city worth from $4,000 to
5000, 600.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-04
WILL WE'D HIS HALF-srsrsR.
A Young Sian From Daubury Finds His
Fathers other VITO.

thlhor'S uihtt WHO
DANBURY, Conn, Aug 3 - Thirteen
years ago Erastus Beckett came to Dan
bury and soou built a prosperous bust
ness as a halter. lie left in England a
wife aud four children. Indifference
finally led to complete obliteratiou Of
them, and six years ago Beckett married
a Daubury girl. Last year his Oldest son,
John Beckett, went to England on Il
pleasure trip and met the oldest daugh-
ter Of Erastus Beckett and his deserted
wife.
The young man, unconscious of their
relationship to Erastus, fell desperately
in love with the girl and secured her
promise to marry him. He C me back to
Daubury and continued the correspond
ence without any hint of the matter
reaching Erastus. A month ago the
yodug man sent for Emily aud her
mother to cross the ocean and join him
in Danbury. The bride-elect arrived In
New York yesterday, accompanied by
her mother, the discarded wife of Eras-
tus. The news has spread throughout
tho town and everybody is waiting in
great curiosity for the moment when
Erastus meets his deserted wife. The
young man proposes to wed Emily
whether her father likes it or not.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-04
ELECTION.
Tho New Coustitution Adopted by IA Large
Majority.

Majority.
LOUISVILLE KY, Aug. 4-Yesterday's
was the last election by viva voce vote
that will ever be held in Kentucky. The
new constitution, despite its powerful
opposition Of railroads, banks and cor
porations generally, has been carried by
an overwhelming m jority, and the last
State constitution mat still recognized
slavery is q thing of the past.
The new constitution will tax rail
roads, banks and stock companies, abolish
the office Of Public Printer, provide for a
secret ballot system and municipal re-
forms, and also carries an auti-lottery
clause which will wipe out the h|alf-dozen
lottery charters now being operated, with
semi-daily drawings at Covington and
Louisville, in the interests Of 4" olicyo
games throughout the United States
generally.
Reports from the cities aud towns
throughout the State indicate that the
Democrats have about the usual MAORI
ty, probably 10000. Indications are tn t
the Alliance, or Peoples Party, vote is
very small, despite the fact that every
effort was made for two months pre-
ceding the election to organiza the AL
lance men in this State, all the leaders
of that movement of national reputation,
including Senator PETER and Jerry
Simpson Of Kans 8, THubeneck Of Iii
nois, and Davis Of Texas, having
stumped the State thoroughly. The
greater part Of the Alliance vote seems
to have been drawn from the Republican
party. The vote for and against the
Constitution was without partisan sig
niacance.
Later returns indicate that tho vote
for the constitution is fully 1--WE times as
great as that against it.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-04

later he was similarly successful
In his attack on the tweuty-four
hours safety bicycle record. do
ing POS miles in the time. Mills, in 1887
was again fortunate. He tricycled SO
miles in 8 hours and z minutes.
and later on won the North Roads 100
mile race IN n tricycle., beating record
for the distance by doing Z hours
46 minutes all the way. lie won the
North Roads twenty-four hours race
on a tricycle. in September of that year,
another record, 267 miles being covered
in that time, and in company With r..
langley beat the twenty-four hours
tandem tricycle. record, covering 2O156
miles. In 1888, the last year OF his APP
pearance to the present time, he rode.
so miles on a tricycle. in . hours and
81 minutes, two days afterwards 100
miles on the same machine in six hours
and SO minutes, and later on lt9 miles
Of tricycling in 10 hours.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-04
murderer wcbster Not Yot captured.

NEW York, Aug. 4-No trace Of Web
suer who shot Charles e. Goodwin, has
yet been found. Goodwin died Mt the
Roosevelt Hospital during the morning.
lie made the following statement to
DIR. Schultze, the house surgeon Of the
hospital: 81 was sitting in my room
when a man named Webster knocked me
off my chair and shot me-" Mrs. Webster
has been arrested. She says her husband
went to Goodwin's apartments to d mand
an apology for insulting her. Goodwin
threw a cuspidore at him and he then
shot him.