Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-05-19
FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC.
HEN or MARK WHO GATHER NEWS.

Some Personal Sketches ana Ipcidsnta
Of BralG Workers In the Highest
Walks Of Life.
The reader OF the morning paper who
sits BY HE cosy fireside and is informed
Of what - transpiring in every quarter
of the globe, seldom realizes tho
amount Of actual labor necessary to
ascertain, collect, write, transmit, and
print this wonderful mass Of news.
And yet. aside from the special dis
patches, II 10 largely centred in one
Office, located near the Telegraph
building in New York, and presided
over by q quiet gentleman in most
mastery manner.
Mr.. William Henry Smith, manager
of the Associated Press, is in tho
prime Of life, and possesses . mind
clear - to the requirements of the
public. To properly and promptly
handle the mass Of matter that passes
through his hands 10 an enormous
Undertaking, and one which may we'll
test the capacity Of any man. Mr..
Smith has slways been an arduous
worker, and it 10 by no means sur
prising that his health should, in the
past, have suffered more or less there-
by. The mental strain necessary to
the performance OF his duties caused
difficulties OF digestion which are not
easily overcome, and also q uremic
collie, both painful and exhausting.
All attempts to overcome these tend.
encies by force of will power failed,
and he consulted eminent physicians,
among them DR.. Barthol Of Phil
adelphia. In spite, however, of the
care aud skill OF these practitioners,
he grew worse constantly. The result
can best DO described in his own
words. He said:
my brother, Z. w. Smith. MAN.
aesr Of the Chesapeake AMI Ohio
Railroad, Game to visit me, and, seeing
my condition, took upon himself to
conduct my case, and 30 secured
preparation which, have since
learned, he had used successfully him.
self and in his family. l began its
use. and commenced improving at
once. This improvement continued,
until now ! am we'll, and wholly
through tho influence of Warmers
Safe Cure. have since then used
the remedy with good results in my
family, and keep it on hand COM
stantly. consider it a remarkable
Mr.. George Alfred Townsend, the
famous newspaper correspondent,
whose letters, written over the nom
de plume OF "Gsth," have attracted
such wide attention, said to the writer:
awhile in England had . pleasant
visit with ex Gov. S. Is Packard, our
Consul at Liverpool. We were re.
on the death of number of
Americans, when the
Governor said: "Townsend, l can't
see why so many of our public mer
arc passing away, victims Of one dread
scourge. There is no need If their
dying il they will consent to avail
themselves Of what has been provided
for them, IS l have Gov. Packard
went on to describe his experience,
and l found his symptoms corres-
pended almost exactly TO my own. l
soon afterward returned to America,
began the Same treatment, and when
had taken . number of bottles of
Warmers Safe Cure the remedy
Gov. Packard used and commended
to me 80 strongly, too, was rid of
backache, bad fluids, tired feelings,
nervous p'ostration, irree ular appetite,
'thick head and to- day am as sound
rs nut. 1t indicated my disorder
and removed it entirely. l regard it
as godsend to this country, where
Bright's disease and all other kidney
are so prevalent.
The above statements arc not from
obscure sources, but from gentle men
in the most exalted stations of trust
and responsibility, and the afiirma
t'ops they make are tho results Of
actual observation. Does it not stand
to reason. therefore, that tho article of
which they speak is . most valuable
one. and such as may be used with
great benefit by al who are suffering
Desires TO Bear Testimony.
Henry Thorne, Travelling Secretary