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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
VALUE OF AN IDEA.
One Bright Young Man Got a High
Price for HE.

One Bright Young Man Got a High
Price for HE.
An elderly gentleman. whose appear
ance correctly indicated him to be a
man Of wealth. handed a young man
a check a few afternoons ago in the
lobby of an uptown hotel. Observing
that it was drawn for $1,000, a friend
remarked that the young man mus;
have rendered some important service
to the benevolent gentleman.
He has" replied the latter. "FIe
put $1.OOO,OOO into my pocket"
why didn't he keep 1t himself?''
asked the friend. enviously, as such
examples Of generosity are rare.
Because he could not use It; the
$1,000 will be more valuable to him. l
will explain, as neither of US were ac.
tuated by motives Of generosity, but
cold business.
AS you know, am the president OF
a corporation, which some people call
trust. that Is one Of the largest ad-
-vertisers in the world. as we spend
thousands-yes. hundreds Of thousands
of dollars year in letting the people
know just what they must have, what
ever else they don't have.
1--WE believe in advertising, and this
young man knows 1t, and has profited
accordingly. He came to me to-day,
as we are utter strangers, and asked
me If l would pay him $1,000 for an
idea on advertising our goods. did
not try to beat him down to 500, a
good figure for an idea. but promptly
told him that l would gladly pay his
price If. upon communicating to me
the idea, l considered it worth what
he demanded. Otherwise 1 would pay
him what l. and not he, considered it
worth.
ITO this he readily assented, and in
an hours talk he explained to me the
brightest idea ON advertising l have
ever received out of thousands Of sug-
gestions. We will make over $1,OOO, 900
profit inside of a year on increased
sales and permanent business retained
So, you see, his price was cheap.
Fortunes have been made in bust
ness by the advertising of a single
suggestion in such manner that the
public see it out of the great mass of
printed matter going through their
hands, and this tide of advertisement
flows so rapidly that there must be
something above another which at
tracts public attention. This some
thing was what that bright young
man gave to me, and l am very much
obliged to im."-Washington Star.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
A RavenOus Shark,

While the British barque Lutter-
worth was lying becalmed in the trop-
les, a large shark was observed swim
ming around. A hook with chain at
tached, was baited with a four pound
piece of pork. The shark made for it
and bolted it. In hauling him up the
chain parted, and he coolly swallowed
the hook, the chain and the pork. An
other hook was then baited, which he
instantly seized, biting three-inch
rope in twain, and swallowing the
part. with another four-pound piece of
pork. A third hook was then baited
with similar piece of pork, and with
this the shark was caught and landed
on the main deck. All hands cleared
from him, for he was in a terrible fiut-
ter. His tail was cut off with the car
penter's axe, which quoted him a lit
tie. Some said it was not the same
shark that had been hooked before. He
was accordingly cut open, when the
two large shark hooks and the chain
and the rope were found snugly coiled
away. with eight pounds of pork, in
his locker.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

this description. The houses are large.
having five or six floors. with four flats
ON floor. SO that it Is not unusual to
md a hundred persons living under one
roof. There Is one common entrance
from the street, and after 10 O'Clock Mt
night this door is bolted and barred.
From 10 until IL all who go in or out
must pay cents. After IL the charge
IL doubled.
The tax must be paid every time one
passes through the doorway, without
exception. II man has occasion to
go In and out half a dozen times. he
must pay every time. One who has
dined with . friend must, if he stay
late, pay 4 cents to get out of his
friends house. and more to get into
his own. A telegram in the night neces-
states the payment of the tax before
the boy can enter.
The house master also collects and
keeps duplicate copies of the forms on
which every individual in the house
must report to the police his age. birth
place and religion. his exact occupation,
and other personal details which the
Austrian authorities insist upon know
ing. Nor does the power Of this i'm
portant parsonage end even here. From
the little guard-room which he occu-
pies at the foot of the stairs he sees
every one who goes in or out. He as
certains with amazing accuracy the
amount Of each tenants income, the
events Of his family life, and the char
acter Of his visitors. His far-reaching
power enables him to terrorize every
servant in the house into entering his
intelligence department., and thus he
spies on the innermost life Of the SUBJ
5ects in his five-story kingdom.
In some cases the house master is
more powerful than in others. A En-
glish resident was obliged to move from
an apartment that he particularly liked
because he could not venture to speak
with any degree Of sharpness to the
man at the door, even when the man
was remiss in his duties. The fat was
owned by railway belonging to the
state. This made the house master a
state official, an insult to whom is
very serious offense in Vienna. A repri-
mand for delaying letters would be con.
strued into an insult, and the English
man deemed it wise to move to other
quarters.
Thousands Of people In Vienna live
In such terror of the hOuse-master that,
1t Is said, they never make an apple
tart without giving him half.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
BeQutifvin~ C,itio.


Art In the street is a new and nraisx
worthy fad. illustrated by the recens
competition for the new street-siens III
New York. in the commission for the
beautifying Of Washington, and In the
outcry everywhere against disfigurine
posters and sign-boards.
The little country Of Belgium Il the
foremost exponent Of art in the street
A young painter Of that country had
gone to Italy, says Harper's Magazine.
where he fell very i'll. and for many
weeks thereafter could only walk the
streets. He noted the beauty OF the
old buildings over those Of . later date.
felt the pathos of the modern baroness.
and at last asked why such mistakes
should be permitted. He believed that
the degenerate art Of the street might
be terminated and infused with new
life, and at once returned to Brussels
to interest the public in his plans.
That was eight years ago. and the
society then formed for art In the
streets has now become an internation-
al institution. Its efforts have resulted
In beautiful buildings, decorative street
lamps, newspaper-kiosks, fountains
and lagstaffs, and enthusiastically har.
monious sign-b0ards; and above all Il,
has effectively refuted the widespread
but false idea that art Ia incompatible
with economy and the necessities Of
trade.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

let admits that it slightly resembles a
hyena in color and in the shape of its
head ana teeth; but, ON the other hand
its hind legs are Of the same height as
the front legs. whereas the hind legs
of a hyena are shorter. Moreover its
form. which closely resembles that OF
a sheep dog, is much more elegant than
the form of hyena. Its color is vel
low, black and gray, and its counte
nance is very intelligent. In Africa
these dogs often annoy sportsmen by
carrying off antelope and other game
which they have killed. When they
cannot get meal in this way they
hunt for prey themselves, and, as they
are possessed of great speed and en-
durance, they quickly run down any
animal they pursue. According to anti
quarians, the old Egyptians were wont
to train these dogs and use them for
hunting antelope.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
Mormonfsm in Denmark.

A good many Danes, men and wom-
en-, have become Mormons in recent
years, and Denmark is now regarded
as most promising field for mission
work on behalf Of the sect. A news
paper organ and a publishing house
for the dissemination of tracts and
books have been established in Copen-
hagen, and it is proposed also to found
a temple there like the parent taber-
nacle in Salt Lake City. Money for
this purpose is being collected in the
United States. to which about 500 Nor
mon converts come annually. There is
local opposition to the temple and the
propaganda, but the work goes on, Sc
cretly or openly, without abatement,
the site Of the structure being bought
and paid for, though the hostile Dan
ish press asserts that it will never be
allowed to be built.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

win ever be that Gallery of the Vic.
toria Cross. where the first heroes oil
that splendid decoration are common.
GRATED by the art of Chevalier Desan-
ges. 1t would be pity. says the Lon
don Telegraph. If this historic series
were left Incomplete by the lack Of the
more recent owners Of the cross In the
period after the artists work here pre-
served was stopped. for 1t would be
difiicult to find more stirring or in.
teresting collection Of patriotic pic.
lures in any gallery in the world.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
Error Of Green.Goo.. Men.

IF people would take the trouble to
post themselves as to the name and
function of each and every branch Of
the government service it might in the
long run prove the means Of saving
them considerable money" said the d.
rector of the bureau of engraving and
printing the other day. while discuss
ing the subject Of green goods.
''The green-goods men are rather ac-
tive just at present, and rs a result q
good many green-goods letters are flnd-
ing their way to my desk from people.
mostly farmers, who are shrewd enough
not to invesl until they have found
out more about the matter. These let
tiers are the same old green-goods cir
cClar. and start of by saying that the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
German Importe of Ton.coo.

The Dutch colonies of Java and su.
matra furnish Germany with more to-
bacco than any other country. In 1890
the empire imported 5S.173 tons raw.
amounting in value to $21, 400. 600.
Nearly $4,000 tons came from the
Dutch colonies and 10, 452 tons from
the United States. During the past
year seventy-three tops OF raw tobacco
were shipped from TIE Philippines Is
Germany.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
Mr.. CROKER'S VANTAGE,
The Sort of Place 1t .Is and Why He
Went There.

ne 0OTt Oh RACE II IL ana why he
Went There.
In these days of Winchester festivi-
ties and national millenniums, It has
been somewhat too widely forgotten
that the town where King Alfred was
born celebrated the anniversary of his
birth more than fifty years ago, not
Aonly by statue, which stands in the
Vantage market PLACE. but by the re-
organization of an ancient grammar
school, where most of the hardy yeo-
men farmers in that district received
their education. Few more appropri-
ate memorials to the founder of Eng
lish education could have been con-
ceiyed, and Miss Gibbons has been
well advised to take advantage of the
. present interest in all that pertains to
the great West Saxon leader by issuing
an authoritative history of the town
which gave him birth.
The quiet town OF Vantage has sud
denly found itself placarded with a
>>Strange nOtOriety in the last year or
two No doubt it was chiefly it's al
most Inequaled opportunities for train
ing race borses that first attracted the
celebrated<As. Croker to this district,
q district which persistently claims
the honor of the birth of Eclipse,
against all the assertions of the inhab-
itants of Windsor Great Park or the
Isle Of Dogs: and sportsmen who fol-
low the doiDgs Of thoroughbreds in
training are by now well accustomed TO
turning to the news of Vantage for a
report of what Mr.. Morton, or Mr..
JIornby. or Mr.. Robson has been doing
nth his 2-year-Olds.
But by such passing phases of pub
iicity the town is very little disturbed.
1t was content for long time with
the reputation of King Alfred. Then
1ishop Butler Of the Analogy" con-
ed more modern luster upon the
n where he was born and educated,
d in these last years IL was the en-
Y'gy and organization Of another But
.er, Butler of Vantage" as the dean
of Lincoln was called, to the end of his
strenuous career. which finally raised
the little Berkshire town out of its old
rut and placed 1t In the forefront Of
model educational centers.
The name is associated, too, with that
OF the peer. only lately dead. who took
1t for his title. Lord Vantage did
much for the place in which he was so
largely intereste ]. and among the most
picturesque records Of his generosity
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
About Desert sandstorms.

AS would be inferred from its tenn
perature, Me desert is a land Of fear
full winds. when that volume Of hot
air rises by itA own lightness other air
from the surrounding world must rush
In to take its place and as the new
ocean OF atmosphere greater than the
Mediterranean. pours> in enormous
waves into its desert bed. such winds
result as few people In FERTILE lands
ever dream Of.
The Arabian simeon is not deadlier
than the sandstorm of the Colorado
desert las the lower half of this region
Is generally called. Express trains
cannot make head against it-nay.
sometimes they are even blown from
the track! Upon the crests Of some OF
the ranges are hundreds of acres
buried deep In the fine, white sand
that those fearful gales SCOOP up by
carloads from the plain and lift on
high to ding upon the scowling peaks
of thousands Of feet above. There are
no snowdrifts to blockade trains there.
but 1t is frequently necessary to shovel
through more troublesome drifts of
sand.
Man OF beast caught In one Of those
sand-laden tempests has little chance
OF escape. The man who will lie with
his head tightly wrapped in coat =
blanket and stifie there until the fui
OF the storm is spent may survive: bun
woe to the poor brute whose swift fee(
cannot bear 1t betimes to a place Of
refuge. There Is no facing or breath
ing that atmosphere of alkaline sand.
says the Philadelphia North American.
whose lightest whiff infiames eyes.
nose and throat almost past endur-
ance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
THESE DOGS STEAL ANTELOPE.

What is regarded as the most curious
dog in all Europe was captured a few
months ago in the Soudan and was pre-
scented to the Geological Garden in
Paris by NJ. de Labretoigne du Mazel,
director of foreign affairs in Senegal.
The scientific name of this animal is
"lycaon pictus," and it Is the first
specimen that has been taken alive. at
least in modern times. Prof. E. Osta-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
THE DESPOT OF VIENNA.
House Masters Who Tyrannize Owe
All the Inhabitants.


The citizen of Vienna who does not
wish to be out Of pocket must keep
early hours. for after 10 o'clock he Is
taxed on entering his own house. or. for
the matter Of that. any house. The
sperrgeld, or doOr-opening tax, is Pc
culiar to Vienna, as the London Express
explains. The entire population of that
city. numbering nearly two millions.
are practically imprisoned in their
houses from 10 o'clock in the evening
until 6 the next morning. They can go
in or out only by paying at least cents
to the janitor or "housemaster." as he
il called.
Vienna is built on the flat" or apart
ment-house plan. MilliOnaires and
working people alike live In houses of
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
Needed No Better Address.

A letter pailed in France, addressed
to 1.-The Great Apple Grower. Kansas,
North America" was delivered to
Judge Fred Wellhouse of Topeka. the
"apple king of course. Another let.
ter directed simply ''In His Steps," was
delivered to Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
of Topeka.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

stone, Is again be-
coming active in
the political at
fairs Of Great Brit
ain. Long ago he
a b q n d 0 ned the
home-rule q u e 8 :
ton as affecting
Ireland, to which
he and his party
were once COM
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
A Real Need.

Here's an invention that enables
you to see the man who rings you up
over the telephone"
"'That's well enough. But what is
really needed is something that will
enable you to punch him ir the jaw
Detroit Free Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
Brass in England in Chaucer's Time

A metal resembling brass, but said
to have been superior in quality, was
known In England as "maslin" as
early as the. time of Chaucer, aud in
the reign of Henry VIII. an act of par.
Lament was passed prohibiting the ex.
port of brass out of England wretAes.
the earlier monumental brasses stir
to be found in our cE1rches were made
originally in England is not absolutely
certain, the probability. according to
some antiquaries/ beirg that they were
Of French or Belgian workmanship
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
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e English sparrow. WHICH has
!. 50 many enemies In the Eastern
Central States, has invaded the
y Mountain region. For some time
T. ID. A. Cockerell reports, it has
known In the northeastern sec.
I New Mexico, at Ration and Las
i, and 1t seems to be gradually
ling westward and southwark,
g recently been noticed, for the
line. at Albuquerque.
acre Of grass land, according to
iments. gives off not less than
quarts Of water In twenty-four
:, and an acre of sunflowers would
'e relatively greater quantity. In
ari, swamps have been reclaimed and
haiarial marshes rendered inocuous by
planting sunfowers or eucalyptus
trees, which are great bumpers of wa
ter, and also exert other influences
counteracting baneful conditions Of air,
earth and water.
Mount st. Elias Is $500 meters In
height. Mount Fairweather is 4.94O
and Mount Logan Is 5,947. There Is a
\ higher peak still that has never yet
cen climbed. 1t lies in 63h degrees of
orth latitude and in 155 degrees of
west longitude and has been called
Mount Mckinley. Its altitude is 1929
meters or 2O,226 feet, and will proba-
BY remain unclimbed for many years
ewing to its remoteness and to the In
Aerent difficulties of. the ascent.
! In weather forecastipg, no clouds are
worthy of such attention as the cirrus
Puds. which attain a\greater eleva-
than any others, averaging in sum-
height of fly 4 or six MILES above
II dden appearance in
ally a signal of foul
ly when their stream
Pe an ward tendency, for this
ties that the clouds are falling.
heavy rains, on the other hand,
rmation Of these clouds is often
Of improvement.
a recent bulletin issued by the
Observatory. c.. D. Perrine, after
ESribing the continued expansion of
nebulous rings and spirals around
IVA Persei, the new star in Perseus,
Is the interesting remark: IF this
ula is expanding in all directions,
should continue to expand at its
sent rate, some of 1t should reach
solar system in $50 years." 1t may
added that long before it could at
4 such extension the nebula would
ONE so rarefied as to be invisible,
and probably insensible to any present
means Of observation.
The recurrent alarm about the ap-
k'roaching exhaustion Of the coal sup
" in Great Britain has been famed
little by the recent appointment of a
yal commission to inquire into the
after. About thirty years ago a SINH
commission investigated the British
il supply. but since then, it is said,
iexpected changes in the coal trade
We taken place which affect the ques-
n. At present Great Britain pro-
res one-third Of the worlds entire
ply Of coal. No immediate danger
Exhaustion is feared but among the
IS Of the new commission is to in
into the possible substitution of
fuel, or the employment of kinds
power not depending upon the use
coal.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

Ever notice how you dislike people
who wear bogus diamonds? Don't in.
dulge in the bogus: people detect every
bogus claim as quickly as they detec,
bogus jewelr
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

If thing isn't true, why try to make
yourself believe that 1t is? Why not
accept the truth on every subject? Why
fool yourself?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
Loss of Vessels.

Four per cent of sailing vessels and
2h per cent of steamships are lost In a
wears.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31
He COURTS SOLITUDE.
THERE Is A GRIM PAThos IN
THE LIFE
Of Lord Roseberry, Of England, Who,
Although Rich, Brilliant, Courted
and Powerful, Almost Flees from the
Society Of Man.

After rest of several years Lord
Rosebery, who became the chief of the
Liberal party on the death Of Glad
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-31

Ignorance is punished almone -
much a. meanne S =
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-05-21

Mrs. Catharne Lorenz, wife of VIM
Lorenz, died from pneumonia brought
on by the grip, at her residence in Free
land on Monday. She was born on Oc-
tober "a, 1896, in Gnotzheim, Bavaria,
Germany, and came to East Mauch
Chunk in 1852, and from there to this
place in 1876 She leaves a husband
and three daughters, Mrs. John Bender,
of Mauch Chunk; Mrs. Albert Goeppert
and Mrs. Evan Woodring, of Freeland.
The funeral will take place at F. NJ
this afternoon. Interment at Freeland
Cemetery.
Between 6 and O'Clock Tuesday
morning, John c. O'Donnell, residing at
Ridge and Main Streets, died after a
short and severe illness. The deceased
was 45 years of age and was well-known
in this section of the country, having
resided here for number of years.
He was a native of Dunloe, County Done
gal, Ireland, and leaves a wife, four sons
and four daughters, to whom the sym
pathy Of the community is rendered.
The funeral takes place at $50 o'clock
this afternoon, under charge of Under
taker Brisln. lnterment at st. AIMS
Cemetery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-05-21

VIM. Eroh, of Dorrance, after waiting
nine long and weary years, secured an
honorable discharge and back pay due
him for services rendered in the war
Mr.. Eroh enlisted April 5, 1865, in the
Eighteenth Penn'a Cavalry, and on July
I, OF the same year, received furlough
to visit his home. Before the furlough
expired he was taken sick and confined
to his bed, from which he was unable to
leave for eighteen months. When he
finally recovered the war was a thing Of
the past and on the records at WASHING
ton Mr. Eroh found himself classed as a
deserter.
Wishing to remove this stigma of dis
grace from opposite his name he began
over nine years ago to prove to the
army authorities his inability to return
to camp at the expiration of his fur
Tough. This occasioned much cores
pondence and Mr.. Eroh had almost de-
SPARED of ever having the error recti-
fed, but on Saturday he was given an
agreeable surprise in the form of an
honorable discharge and a notification
that he is entitled to S52 AZ as arrearages
for services rendered. To this announce
ment was also attached the information
that 1t would be futile to apply for the
money due him for some time, as the
treasury has no funds at present. Mr..
Eroh, however, has made application for
the back pay under the act of June 27,
1890. lie was congratulated upon his
good fortune by the several merchants
here to whom he delivers produce
weekly.