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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
Chang Pang and the Cigars.

Great care is taken by the customs
officials to prevent any communica-
tion between the Chinese on the
steamers from China and their friends
on shore. This is done to prevent
coolies getting information that will
assist ia proving them to be mer-
chants In spite Of the precautions
OF the officers, forbidden letters are
often smuggIed upon the steamers.
Though the Chinese are not al
lowed to talk with their friends, they
are allowed to send them fruit, cakes,
and other simple articles. Papers
nave often been found inside Ioaves
OF bread. in oranges, pears, apples,
and othes fruits This fact has made
the inspectors Very wary. Yet it Was
only by the merest chance they in.
tercepted letter Saturday to a Chi
nese DESTROYS of landing.
The steamer China brought large
number of Chinese over One of
them, Chang Pang, declared himself
10 De merchan. AS a merchant he
would have to give an exact list of
all his partners, together with the
amount invested by each. Fearing
ne might not be able to answer these
questions, a list was prepared for
him. Then the CeIestials planned
carefully to get it to him.
Saturday afternoon a man gave In
spector Campbell three cigars He
asked that they be given to Chang
Pang. The cigars seemed all right.
and the inspector was about to take
them on board when he noticed that
one was little soft. Tearing it
open. he found carefully curled up
inside letter on the flimsiest of
paper. Freely translated its con-
tents were:
when you land you must say YOU
belong to the hrm OF Quong Get
Chong & Co., 61O Jackson street
There are eight partners, each of
whom has invested $1,000. The
names Ut the partners are Louis Hen.
Chan Chang, Chan Lon, Chan Ten.
Chan Kee Sing, Chang Pang, and
Chan See Toy. Be sure to answer
your partnership perfectly. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
Journalism.

Lectures on Journalism are becom-
ing abundant 1t goes without say
ing that nineteen times out of twenty
they are by those who know nothing
OF their subject eXperimentally. but
know all all about it theoretically.
And oh. how beautifully they do talk.
But ii they'll only take little hack
at it in practical, day-in-and.day-
out sort of way, they'll find that
Journalism means something else
than spider-web rainbows and pansy
beds, or we'll lose Ourguess. We have
never known case where actual ex-
perience with book canvassers, COM
mitteeS who want lot of free ad
vertising in the editorial columns
'for the good of the cause, you
KNOW" ETC., etc. ETC., ever failed to
leave its impress OF stern logic
Those who presume to instruct journ-
alists and the public on the duties
and responsibilities of Journalism,
and all that sort of pretty talk, would
see some things, at least little diff
ferently, ifthey'd only get down from
their high horse aud take a hand at
Journalism themselves. Milford Jour.
nal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

shall be melted out to Train Dig
patcher O'Connor, who is charged
with responsibility for the Colehour
wreck. Perhaps it may be necessary
that he shall suffer in order that
other train dispatchers may take
warning and redouble their vigilance.
But as a matter of fact. the disaster
was OConnOr's misfortune rather
than his fault. His responsibility
was tremendous, and his memory
was unequal to the demands upon it.
He had to keep in mind the move
ments OF hundreds of trains scattered
over $50 miles OF road For one
fatal moment he forgot the where
abouts Of train No 100, and thirteen
people persisted in consequence. The
fault lies not with OConnor, but
with the system which puts so much
responsibility upon any one man and
which makes hundreds of lives de-
pendent upon fallible human men,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
A Lucky Game OF Chess.

Small things are sometimes very
important factors in the lives of men
and OF nations A chance word
spoken unintentionally has often re-
suited in differences between rulers
that have led to the overthrow of
Kingdoms. A mere act OF ordinary
Kindness has been known to change
what appeared to be the destiny of a
man from wretched and ignominious
death to life with opportunity to
make life glorious, and all within the
short SPACE Of an hour The story ia
that of the Moorish Prince, Abul
Hejex, who was thrown into prison
for seditiop by his brother Muham.
med. King of Granada There he
remained for several years, until the
King, fearing he might escape, place
himself at the head OF a fresh revolt.
and seize the crown, ordered one of
his pashas to see to his Immediate
execution. Abul Hejex was playing
st chess when the pasha came and
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

FROM some points of view it is a
good thing that the Cherokee strip is
the last of the public land to be
thrown open to settlement. The
scenes on the border of the strip
were distressing beyond measure.
Humanity was lost sight of in the
frantic struggle for land. Men, wo-
men, and children endured untold
hardships' in the hope OF gaining pos
session OF few acres of land. that,
arter all. is likely to prove almost
valuelcss The great rush into Okla.
homa was followed by general exo-
dus The land was fit only for cattle
grazing, and the ''boomers" who at
tempted to make living by farming
soon discovered their mistake. The
same thing is undoubtedly true of the
Cherokee strip. There was frantic
rush on the opening day. Perhaps
one man in twenty will secure really
valuable piece of land. The Others
will find that they must seek new
homes or starve, and sooner or later
the major part of the tract will again
be in the hands of cattle raisers
The whole thing is distressing te-
cause it is so useless, but it is a relief
to know that we have seen the last
OF land seeking campaigns
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
He Did Not Shave.

1t is seldom that a mans life is
saved by neglect of his razor, but
1T happened to negro near Atlanta
the other day. A young lady had
been assaulted by negro, and the
posse which went out to lind tha
scoundrel caught person who anas
swered the description of the mis-!
creant They took him to the girl
to be absolutely identified before
hanging him, which they were ready
and anxious to do as soon as they
were certain that he was the man
they wanted. The young woman
looked him over closely and SAID that
ne was very like the man that had
assaulted her, but that the william
was smooth faced, and the pris )ner
wore small goatee. As the negro
was released he said: "Well TO- ds
Lawd. l sta'tid to shave off dat
goatee las night Amt l glad I
didn't" 1t was a pretty close shave
as 1t was
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
Mistakes About Alcohol.

There is a common belief that al
cohol gives new strength and energy
after fatigue sets In. The sensation
of fatigue is one of the safety valves
of our machine; to stitle the feeling
OF fatigue. IN order to do more work,
is like closing the safety valve SO that
the boiler may be overheated and ex-!
plosion result 1t is COM,
monty thought that alcoholic,
drinks aid digestion, but in re-
ality the contrary would appear to be-
the case, for it has been proven that
meal without alcohol is more quickly
followed by hunger than meal with
alcohol In connection with the sani-
tation OF armies thousands of expert
ments upon large bodies of meo have
been made, and have led to the re-
suit that, in peace or war, in every
climate-in heat cold, or rain
soldiers are better able to endure the
fatigue OF the most exhausting
marches when they are not allowed
any alcohol at all. That mental ex-
ertions of all kinds are better UNDER
gone without alcohol is generally adj,
mitted by most people who have made
the trial. 1t appears certain that
from 20 to 80 per cent of crime, SOl
to 80 per cent of all poverty, and
from 10 to 40 per cent of the suicides
in most civilized countries are to be
ascrlbed to alcohol Westminster
Review
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
The

babe him prepare for death. The
Prince asked for two hours respite,
which was refused. -
After an earnest entreaty ne OBJ.
tanned permission to finish his game.
He was in no hurry about the moves,
we are told. and we'll for him that ha
was not, for before an hour had
elapsed a messenger brought the news
that Muhammed had been struck
dead by apoplexy, and Abul was
forthwith proclaimed King of Gran.
ada.
1t was indeed small favor for the
pasha to grant, but it altered the
whole current Of the Kings career.
and it is to be hoped that when from
prisoner the latter became ruler, he
possessed that quality which kings
are said not to have, that OF gratitude
to his unwilling preserver. # the
pasha was not suitably rewarded then
truly was Atui Hejex an ungratctul
wretch. -Harper's Young People.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

Mr.. FERRIS, he Of the wheel, pro.
poses to make Chicago seaport. He
says that the chief item of cost in
canals is the building and mainten-
ance of locks, and that this can be
avoided by the use of compressed air
"Ihere is no reason why box could
not be constructed into which the
largest ocean ships could be floated,
the box closed, and the whole box
water, ship, and all-raised by com.
pressed air as easily as you lift an
elevator" We have no doubt this is
true. DR.. Calling. who invented the
compressed-air drill. but was not al
lowed topatent 1T has always claimed
that there was practically no limit to
the work that could be done by means
Of compressed air.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
He Was Unselflsh.

The tramp peeked over the back
fence to see If there were dog in the
yard, and seeing none he slipped up
to the kitchen door and knocked.
"Y' amt got no dogs around, have
you. miss?" he said to the cook who
answered the summons of the
stranger
mo, but we've got Bengal tiger
tied around the corner" /
rs he tied purity safe, miss"
eyes, but l can unite him. and
he's hungry"
'Much hungry. miss?"
VERY: he hasn't had, anything I'd
eat for two days" !
"That's my fix exactly MISS and
l can sympathize with him. Unite
him."
The cook laughed. !
'Come in" she said, "and eat all
you want, so the tiger can have a de-
cent meal" and the tramp chuckled
softly as he went in.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

IT will be out of the line of pre
cedeqt if another attempt at train
robbery soon be made on the line OF
the Kansas City, St Joseph and
Council Bluffs Railway. Your spal,
liant bandit" is no hog-he knows
when he has had enough, and very
little blood-letting from his own veins
Is enough. His business is not that
OF fighting, but Of stealing, though
sometimes he will fight desperately
with the purpose of making good his
escape. Still. he rather would make
his escape by running than by tight.
ing. BY lighting we do not mean
numbering. Your gallant bandit"
would as lief murder as eat, for muir
der, generally speaking, is the act of
killing some one whom you have at
disadvantage, whereas nghting is
taking your chance of killing or be.
ing killed. The daring bandit"
seldom attempts to rob a train or a
bank until he has reduced the chances
OF successful resistance to their low
est degree. He is of the species cur
for a cur will fight when it 'shas
to-" but Of choice prefers to steal
bones without risk. The railway
managers are to be congratulated on
their strategy and on the valor of the
men to whom its accomplishment
was intrusted. Two dead robbers.
dead with their boots on, will serve
as scare-crows to the thieving flock
that has made Kansas and Missouri
the field of its operations A repro
duction farther East of this last Mis-.
souri, drama may make an end of
train robbing for a year or two at
least
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
iloncrs are Forest and
Wrote Sermons While Aslecu.

One of the most remarkable and
puzziing cases of somnambulism is
one told by the Bishop OF Bordeaux.
Inc subject was a young ecclesiastic
at the seminary. The bishop was SO
deeply interested that he went
nightly to the young mans chamber.
lie saw him get out of bed, secure
paper, compose and write sermons,
On finishing a page he read it aloud.
When word displeased him he wrote
correction with great exactness.
The bishop had seen a beginning of
some OF these somnambulistic SER
mons and thought them we'll com.
posed and correctly written. Curious
to ascertain whether the young man
made use of his eyes the bishop put a
card under his chin in such a manner
as to prevent him seeing the paper on
the table before him, but he still
continued to write. Not yet Salts
fled whether or not he could dis
tinguish different objects placed be.
fore him, the bishop took away the
piece OF paper on which he wrote and
substituted several other kinds at
Inherent times. He always perceived
the change, because the pieces Of
paper were Of different sizes When
a piece exactly like his own was SUBJ
stituted. he used it and wrote his
corrections on the places correspond
Ing TO those on his own paper It
was by this means that portions of
his nocturnal compositions were OBJ.
ta1ned. His most astonishing pro-
duction was piece of music written
with great exactitude. He used a
cane for ruler. The clers, the flats.
and the sharps were all in their right
places. The notes were all made as
circles, and those requiring it were
a1terwaid blackened with ink. The
words were all written below, but
once they were in such very large
characters that they did not come
directly below their proper notes, and
perceiving this he erased them all
and wrote them over again.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
ON A MIDNIGHT TRAIN.

Pen Pictures Of People from the Grea
City of New York.
1t all happened on a local Jerse,
midnight train,
/ was one OF car full of belated
travellers. They were on their way
home. ! presume; but l was On bust.
ness.
1t was hut natural that some OF
my fellow travellers should fall asleep
And they did. From one end of the
car and then the other came peculiar
asleep, perchance to dream. The
sounds varied.
There was one man who had cOiled
himself up on the seat. He gave a
first rate imitation of a man snoring
when he drew in his breath, but as
his lungs emptied he finished up with
toy VIII site attachment. Still he
slept
There was one strapping fellow
who originally sat in a seat about a
third Of the length of the car from
the further door. AS the train pro-
crossed he gradually changed to a
lying-dowu posture until his head
rested on the iron arm.
tie was unquestionably fatigued;
as I've frequently heard it termed,
dead tired" He was snorer, too;
one of those snorers who make one
wonder whether or not life is worth
living when you happen to be within
a mile OF the sleeper.
All other sleepers and snorers be-
came insignificant alongside Of this
fellow. In fact when he started in
l, as we'll as the few now awake, lost
sight of hearing them. In the pew
excuse me, the seat--ahead of this
Fellow sat two young colored girls.
Very much awake, too, these girls
Between the shores of the man in
behind them I now and then heard
giggle. They seemed to shake when
the shores developed into a wave
sound that was being bumped over
the heads Of scare bass drum heads.
'Gosh!" exclaimed a farmer di-
rectly across the aisle. The farmer
pulled his chin whlskers and stopped
reading the Bakers Bugle. The latter
was too quiet.
''He's playing annie Rooney "re-
marked another fellow, who appar-
emily had his best girl with him.
There were kindred remarks, then
all was quiet. The sleeper snored.
Those that didn't get asleep before
had no chance now to slumber. After
one particularly loud blast a voice
came from the extreme rear of the
car.
SIS dat yo', Jen?"
"Te-he, te-he. No. dat amt me,
MAJ" replied one of the two colored
girls at the other end OF the car.
'Taln't me- Why?"
'Oh, nutf1n," as she shifted baby
in her lap IL was gwine to suggest
dat If it was yo' dat yo' loosin' de
nozzle OATS ALL"
Then the train stopped at my STA
ton and l got of. New York Her.
aid
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

MONSIEUR lola indorses the bicy-
Gle. He says it quiets his nerves and
gives him relief from prolonged sed
entary employment We don't re-
member what was done for the nerves
and sedentary employment before the
bicycle came in. but the Lord man
aged somehow to furnish means for
the preservation Of life. The bicycle
is however, great improvement
on old methods of individual locomo-
tiOn
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
Queen VictOria's Bracelets.

All the worthy women who wear
brooches made of the portraits of de-
parted friends, set in narrow bands
Of gold, will rejoice to hear that the
same affectionate style of adornment
is affected by Queen Victoria. The
number of miniatures with which she
testifles TO her family affection is no
less than thirty-three. They are
pictures Of grandchildren, taken in
infancy or early youth. and mounted
in three bracelets Each picture is
set in narrow frame Of gold, and in
one bracelet, set in pearls and coral,
the size Of the settings vary from
One-half to three quarters OF an inch.
These thirty-three royal infants look
delightfully."- like any other thirty
three well-cared- for babies. 1t is
pleasing to note that caps prevail as
q head-gear instead of crowns and
probably the royal hands which are
hidden grasp nothing more awe-in.
spring than rattlea They are As
and innocent-lOoking a set
OF children as could be gathered to.
gether in country village.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

EVERY community may be said &c
be divided into two clasSes-those
who desire to learn, and those who dc
not. The difference is noticeable in
every department and every detail OF
their lives. The first see beauties and
wonders in nature and in art that
the second know nothing of; the first
find fountains Of delight in their
fellow-men where the second find
them flat and Improbable; the first
are full of ever-gr0wing life and &C
tivity, the Others are dull and unpro.
greSSiye.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

DYNAMITE as means of avenginp
real or fancied wrongs and as an
agent of lawlessness grows more and
more in favor. Train robbers use it
to blow open express cars, anarchists
employ it in the removal of persons
whom they deem ''public enemies, )"
and extreme politicians in some
countries have been suspected of
availing themselves of the terror it
inspires TO further their own ends.
The latest use OF this high explosive
is reported from San Francisco. where
the members of labor union are &C.
cused of using it to put ''scabs" out
OF the way. 1t is to be hoped that
this employment for dynamite NAV
be discouraged. We have been &C
customed to having noounion men
beaten, shot, and otherwise outraged,
and little protest has been made
against these modes of trades union
argument. The use OF dynamite.
howeyer-the weapon of the assassin.
the anarchist and the..robber-is car
rying the propaganda altogether too
far. The hanging of the men who
blew up the sailors boarding house
in San Francisco is therefore earn.
estly to be desired, and respectable
and law-abiding trades unionists will
advance their cause by aiding in the
prosecution of the assassins.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
"A Playful Goat,

A mountain goat that l once kept
In confinement was about as cunning
as the average street Arab and had
he lived to maturity and kept on &C.
curing knowledge the chances are
l would have 10 move out and give
him the ranch.
He usually followed. me on short
excursions into the woods and gen.
orally kept right at my heels, but on
one occasion he Jagged behind and
although called him several times
he paid no heed.
l finally walked back to see what
he was interested in and found him
busy feeding on some moss that gre W
at the roots of fir tree; so left him
and continued my tramp. But after
l got away short distance the
thought occurred to me to hide end
see how he would act: so l slipped
into hollow stump close by the trail
and waited the result. Presently l
heard him coming bounding along
the trail and after he had passed /
stuck out my head to watch him.
When he got about twenty feet be-
yond me he stopped and commenced
looking around and the comical eX-
preston on his face as he scanned
every object that bore any resen-
blance to human being caused me
to burst out laughing, when he turned
and saw me. Then he commenced to
sulk and would not 20 any further.
so had to return home.
The next day he followed me, as
usual. but in the midst of some thick
brush and down timber l got inter-
ested in bird that was following
up and forgot the goat, and when !
came to look for him he was gone
Walking back to where I last saw
him called. but no "Billy" came in
sight Then l commenced diligent
search and presently l caught sight
OF something white beneath q brush
heap. STOPPING down and looking in
saw the little brute curled up in a
heap and not move could l get out
of him. Reaching in caught him by
the leg and pulled him out and gave
him a good cuffing on both sides of
the head. But he did not mind it a
bit and seemed to enjoy the joke i'm.
mensely, caperinR about in his usual
manner all the way home, as IL he
would say: "You hid from me yes
terday and I hid from you to-day and
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

OCEAN steamship companies, like
rail carriers. are guided in making
their rates on freight by what they
think the traffic will stand, and. like
person that lived long ago, they
often kill the goose that laid the
golden egg. No sooner did they learn
of the strong foreign demand for our
hay than they advanced the rate to a
figure which serves to discourage the
American export trade, and to foster
the export trade of European coun-
tries having surplus to spare.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

ACTIVITY is life, stagnation is
death. Keep yourself actively occu.
pied II you want to be healthy: hus.
band your means if you want to be-
come wealthy. BE liberal il you
want to have friends; remember that
friendship is often of far greater
value than gold. TO achieve great
success, you must be courageous; a
timid man is defeated at the very
outset
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29
Distance Travelled in Dancins

An average waltz takes dancer
over about three-quarters OF a mile.
a square dance makes him cover hal1
mile. A girl with well-fllled nr8.
gram travels thus in one evening"
Twelve waltzes, nine miles; fo1f'
other dances at half a mile apiece
which Is hardly a fairly big estimatd,l
Two miles more; the intermiss,onl
stroll and the trips to the DRESSING,
room to renoyate her gown and CONF
piexion. half a mile more; grand
total. eleven and one half miles.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

A pretty English girl has sued his
royal and spectacular highness the
sultan Of Johore for breach Of prom
Use. This young woman had best be-
ware-the sultan might marry her,
as English law permits-and then
turn her over to her forty predeces.
sors in his heart and harem for pun.
iShment
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

DIR. ERNEST HART of the "British
Medical Journal" states that cholera
will become extinct within the next
thirty years before the rapid advance
Of sanitary science. No clean city
need fear the scourge, which is bred
only among dirt and ignorance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

A HENDERSON (Ky.) court fined a
man 800 for kissing pretty woman
without her consent But what's a
man to do? They never will consent
-verbally-and, presumably, that's
what the law requires
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-29

Fl. NJ CURTIS of Newcastle, N. H. i,
who has been postmaster at that place
since 1865, has resigned because, az
cording to his own language. he ''no
longer cares to breast the troublous
waves Of political life or combat the
pernicious influence of the spoils
SyStemN