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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13

ears. Then sharp pain through her
leg, and it stiffened, and her whole
body filed with pain. The cramp. In
moment they were above water. Ralf
struck out strong. He needed to. The
tide ran hard. Madge hung about his
neck helpless. doing as his short orders
directed and crying silently.
When they reached still water he
shook her roughly. You nearly
drowned the pair of us. he said. Il
am of good mind to marry you, you
young tiger cat, at once, and chastise
you as you deserve.
Il hate you." sobbed Madge, and
buried her teeth in his shoulder.
When they got within sight of the
others she let go for shame. But Ralf
said nothing.
Rosa was so pretty and so full Of So
licitude, and called her such q reck
less child and after it was all over,
and Madge lay in bed recovering from
her chill and saltwater swallow. she
realized what a nuisance she was to ev-
cry one. and how every one thought
her more Of a child than ever. Eali
sent her up. tied in white paper, a
piece of stained jersey cloth, with two
Jagged holes in it. She tried to believe
She did net know what it wa. Next
morning some one asked, Where is
| Eedden?' Gone to town, said spne
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13

grade Just pays the cost Of produc'
tion; the poorer grades fall below,
and the better grades rise above.
The profit accrues from the better
grades of butter, produced from the
better grades Of cows insists the
Orange Judd Farmer. For while 10
Is entirely practicable to always
make hlgh-grade butter from low
grade cow, it is not possible to secure
profit, because of the small guam
tity. Neither can u profit be OBJ
tanned by making large quantities Of
poor butter. First, we need a good
COW; then give the COW and her milk
good care, and success Is certain,
there is comfort in the fact that it is
just as easy to make good butter bv
good methods, as to make poor butter
by the 'old granny" methods: in
fact it Is very much easier and ten
times more satisfactory.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Pot Grown Strawberry Plants.

Seedsmen have been for q few
years supplying strawberry plants
grown In pots that can be set out
any time in the summer almost, and
make full crop the next year. The
pot grown plants are grown from
runners, the same as ordinary ones,
only where a runner starts set, a
flower pot two inches in diameter,
Is sunk into the earth and the set al.
lowed to take root in the soil with
which the pot is flied. Plants
grown in this manner can be taken
up and transplanted at any time
during the summer without the least
injury to them, and will not even
wilt down, and would produce al
most as freely as they would If left
to stand where they grew originally.
II one grows his own plants this way
the cost is not great, as the pots can
be got for S. a thousand, but seeds
men have habit of charging pretty
stid prices for them on account of the
extra work they require.
Farmer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
English Lawyers, Organization.

The organizations among English
lawyers for the publication of the
ranks Of the profession have thus far
been solely among the solicitors.
The incorporated law societies are
powerful organizations, having i'm
portant control over the admission
Of solicitors to practice and their
conduct after their admission. There
has been no similar association among
the barristers who form the trial
lawyers of the country. A move
ment has now begun for bar asso-
citation which will be truly represen.
tative. Unfortunately, however, two
bodies have come into existence, each
Of which claims to represent most
completely the members of the class
OF barristers. A union between these
two bodies is, however. probable, and
the court lawyers may have, DIS the
Office lawyers already have, a we'll
organized and compact organization
Unfortunately, it is not yet possible
in this country to have any similar
body of lawyers having a like power
with the Incorporated law society OF
England. The State bar associations,
however, are becoming stronger each
year, and the legislation may be OBJ
tanned by which the examinationsfo or
admission to the bar will be in charge
of such associations, and the organi-
cations will act promptly in bringing
to the attention of the court any
cases of extortion or other miscon-
duct committed by attorneys or
cOunsellOrs.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
EdisOn's First Venture in Telegraph

EdfsOn's First Venture in Telegraphy
At this time he made his second
venture into the journalistic field by
the publication of newspaper called
Paul Pry. 1t was a more ambitious
publication than the Herald, and had
a host OF contributors and a large
subscription list. Its fate, however,
was scarcely less disastrous than that
OF its predecessor. A contributed
article gave offense to a subscriber,
who, meeting the editor-in-chief on
the banks of the St. Clair, deliber-
ately pitched him into the river.
His success in telegraphing the war
column early impressed young Edison
with the power Of telegraphy. His
curiosity on that subject was thence
forth Unsuitable. He read everything
on electricity that he could get; he
besieged the telegraph offices and the
railroad shops along the line, and was
the terror of the engineers, and never
failed to beg for ride on the en-
CINE, where he frequently made mis-
chief by trying to solve for himself
the why and wherefore of the steam
HUI Sc . COI1SUTuCUlOu.
In the telegraph offices he could see
the cup with its copper, zinc, and
acid, and hear the click OF the sound.
er; but whence came the magical
power? Determined to find out for
himself, he constructed short line
from his laboratory to the residence
OF his young assistant and chum,
James Ward. Common stOvepipe
wire, insulated with bottles placed on
nails driven into trees land carried
under an exposed road by means Of a
piece of abandoned cable flshed up
from the Detroit River) was the
equipment used. The youngster had
seen sparks emitted from a cats back.
Judging that there must be a good
battery where the indications were
so strong, he inserted cat in the
circuit, using the fore and hind feet
as electrodes.
The connection made, he tried to
start the electric current by rubbing
the cats back. Despite the animals
telephone resentment of the liberty
taken, the experiment was not with
out success. A tremendous local cur
rent and perfect electric arc were
produced, attended by considerable
disturbance, but as the battery would
not work the line was soon aban-
doned. st. Nicholas.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13

born there. She knew now how her
heart had misled her. Ralf's face swan
before her eyes; Rails voice sounded
in her ears; Rails name rang through
her heart. Hard sObs chOked her,
While she had thought him worthless,
follower after each new face, she had
not realized her own feeling. Her
pride had perhaps hurt q little. but
she had not felt the throb of her heart.
Now! To know that she had been
amusement" to him while some one
else had reached his serious thought.
All! She beat her hands against her
poor little dark head. Out Of her pain
grew womanhood. Into her heart
came sweet shame that still was pride.
It whispered that love was torn-love,
forever to be hidden and kept back
love that more the less lifted its proud
head, saying. Il am Of your breath and
OF your life," and so comfOrted her in
her pain.
There was crunching sound along
the gravel. Ralf again! He stopped
and peered at the figure at the other
end of the porch.
Darling" he said softly.
Rosa started and came forward to
him. Madge waited no more, she held
her hands close over her heart and
crept around to the side door and so
silently in.
Not long after Rosa came up, Madge
pretended sleep till the light was out,
then she said tremblingly:
Rosa, God bless you, dear, and make
you happy"
And Rosa answered only "Oh, YES.
But she thought to herself Il wish she
were on the haunted island where l
should never hear of her again.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13

the pass is always under, and only pass
able at pretty low tide. OF course,
the place can always be reached by
water"
Ralf began rowing vigorously.
where are you gOing?"
Don't want to try it, eh?'
NO. no; row away from it. l don't
want ever to be able to recognize it,"
How sweet you look when you are
frightened."
81 wish you meant all you say"
Nonsense. You don't care bit
whether mean what say or not"
Rosa put on Il pretty little hurt air.
You are always either frightening me
to.death with ghost stories or saying
unkind things" she complained.
People should not take each other
too seriously in the summer time, Miss
you seriously?" Rosa looked shy.
What would happen then? | might
believe you nicer than you are and l
might get my heart broke"
you think so i'll of me?"
NO. but l know girls OF your kind
so WE'LL"
"Of my kind?"
Summer girls with idle hearts-girls
who intend to make summer record
Your hand here: the stones are slip
perry"
Il am not as insincere as you think,
perhaps, she protested as they walked
to the house, "and-"
oh. yes, you are. returned Ralf,
cheerily.
Rcsa looked wistfully sweet. but she
was cross. She began making up her
mind to bring this aggravating person
to her feet and make it unpleasant for
him there. She sighed. You do not
understand me-"
Il understand you better than you
think.
What do ./,u meanN
Il mean to be careful.
Rosa', heart tluttered unpeasantly.
She looked discontentedly after him.
then sat herself down on the moonlit
porch and began crying. Here Madgo
found her: Rosa crying, Ralf disappear
ing up the road.
What is it, Rosa?" she cried putting
out ready arms of sympathy.
Nothing. Go away" said Rosa.
Rosa don't be angry. bu. do not let
him ma'as you unhappy. He isn't
worth it. He never cares for any one.
not really. Don't you he unhappy, too.
He never cares
Indeed, doesn't he?' Rosa spoke
spitefuliy. Il wonder how it is he
wants to marry me. them
Does he? Oh. Rosa
oh, yes" said Rosa. in her way.
And you-you didn't"
81 don't know"
And that was why you were crying?"
"Oh, yes, that was why"
please, please forgive me-" Madge
said, chokingly. "Of course l was mis-
taken. only"
Yes, you only said what you know
of him."
Madge felt herself grow white in the
moonlight, but Rosa went on smoothly:
Men always amuse themselves be-
fore they make up their minds"
Yes. said Madge, with stiff lips.
when a man really loves it is differ
ent," went on Rosa. However, you
are child and do not understand these
things"
II am cold" said Madge. Il will
go in"
The blcol was throbbing through her
temples. She did not go in. She went
beyond the door into the shadow and
knelt by the rail. her head buried
against her arm. Something had bro
ken IN her hoart Something was new
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Example,.

We may talk and reason. we NAV
reprove and expostulate, we may
praise and blame, but, after all, it is
our own characters, our own example,
the moral atmosphere in which we
dwell that will act upon others with
tenfold force. We may accept it as
an assured fact that those who come
into intimate relations will, to a
greater or less degree. resemble each
other, for, without intending it, they
communicate their emotions to each
other, they inspire each other with
their feelings, they transmit to each
other their desires, and they can 70
more help absorbing them than the
flower can help absorbing the dew
which descends upon IT,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
EnlarEing the Poultry House.

There are scores Of poultry houses
In the land that are detached build
inRs In themselves. and in size some-
thing like lOxl4 feet accommodating
twenty or twenty-five fowls; and there
are scores Of owners of these build
ings who would like to keep a larger
stock Of poultry, were the accomm0-
dations for housing them ample. The
accompanying sketch from the A meri-
can Agriculturist shows how these
single houses may readily be enlarged
to three times their present size, aud
that, too, at small expense. Two
wings OF equal dimensions with the
original building are built upon its
sides, the roof of each being a con-
tinuation Of the original root, though
forming small angle at the point Of
juncture The side walls Of the old
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Treatment of Rust.

An experiment made in France for
the treatment OF rust in wheat Is said
to have been successful. On q field
Of one.half acre one-half was sprayed
with q solution of four and one half
pounds of sulphate Of copper and six
and three quarters pounds sulphate
of soda dissolved in two gallons Of
water. The sprayed portion produced
at the rate Of thirty-six bushels PER
acre, with clean, white straw, while
the other produced only twenty-five
bushels per acre. with a very rusty
black straw. This would be at the
rate Of eighteen pounds of copper
sulphate and twenty-seven pounds OF
soda sulphate to eight gallons of
water per acre, and gain of fourteen
bushels Of wheat.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
CHAPTER
A GOOD RIDDANCE

I'm tired"
Let's go home. l will tow YOU"
NO, indignantly; mean am tired
OF you. Can't you row somewhere be-
sides just where l amp"
Il don't seem able to. Madge."
Il hate you when you put on meek. "
She seemed in earnest, if a chin way
in the air is a sign.
Don't row so fast. am good mind
to duck YOU"
Madge bumped the handles Of the
oars into the boat SO the blades stuck
skyward and blazed away: Go away,
60 away, 60 away! Your mother wants
you. Honestly, will hit you with an
oar If you don't go away"
Il don't believe it." Madge squealed
with rage: Besides" he went on
smoothly, If go, some other fellow
will take my place. You must remem
Der you are the only girl at Red
Sands"
4 shall sit here and drift out to sea. "
What good idea; so will l."
i shall go right home"
That's better; it must be lunch
time.
Il will jump overboard!'
Capital, and I'll rescue you, and
hold you tight under water and kiss
you, as did yesterday, only oftener."
Madge scanned the horizon help
lessly. then glowered upon her COM
Panion. He was grinning cheerfully,
but his eyes were sullen.
Mr.. Hedden, will you listen to
reason?"
"Ralf, please"
want You to let me alone"
impossible; 1 am going to harry
you.
you are not, hate yOu,"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
one else. "to get new bath suit" and
Madge crept guiltily away.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
sHE WANTS TO MARRY ME-
DO you know, Miss Rosa, that one
OF the islands in the bay is haunted?"
us it? Which one?"
You can hardly see in this light.
That one over the e."
What haunts it,"
We'll, once upon a time"
"a fairy story"
Not bit of it. Once upon a time
there lived there a queer old fisher
man, whose house was the cabin of q
ship, and"
You are telling about Peggotty."
No, this man was not nice like Peg
gOtty. He was strange and ugly; they
did say he had wrecked the vessel Of
which he u ed the cabin for a house.
AT any rate, the name of the lost ves-
sci hung over his door, 1.-THE Raven"
as If to remind him. He lived all alone,
a-a-alone."
You are trying to brighten me with
that dreadful voice. What did he look
like?"
Very dreadful. Some thought him
one of those who had been drowned,
come to life again. He looked it; ali
soppy-skinned and yellow, fearful
combination! His beard was scraggly
and his eyes gleamy. Well, one night
came fearful gale, and the island was
all washed over and"
oh, what?"
"The house was washed away and the
man was washed away, and the whole
thing was washed away"
THE island, too?"
No; didn't l just show you the ISL
and? But ever since that time the
g-ghost of that dreadful old man has
w-w-walked!"
Really"
Really"
Il never heard the story before.
believe you made it up this minute"
mo, honor! Few know the story.
had it from an old settler. He knew
it was true, because he saw it him.
self"
You don't mean to say that people
go there:"
"Oh, yes; some one lives there now.
Before the gale of which l told you,
the island was connected with the land
by "a strip of beach that was a great
part of the time above water. Now
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
81 HATE YOU"

Il am. and you don't. l will do any
thing else for you"
How can you like person who hates
your"
Il don't know; maybe it's because you
are the only girl here"
"Oh," Frightening, that is all over.
Rosa Mayfeld, who used to be my chum
at school, is coming. She is lovely
golden hair-you like golden hair. ""
Rosa Mayfield-pretty NAME" Ralf
looked thoughtful, and remarked,
under his breath, something about
. Madge. "When does she Gomez"
She may be there now"
Let's go and see"
'Oh, yes; you go.
Not without you"
Il don't want to row in"
You needn't. will tow" He deft-
ly passed his painter through the ring
on her boat.
Pooh, can unite it.
There is no knot"
Let me CO."
Not much! You might go and sit
on the rocks and lure men, though, for
that matter, any girl these days who
can sit on rocks can lure men. Don't
row against me; it makes towing hard.
How pretty the back of your neck is,
darling! DO you know, darling, you
never before let me call you darling?"
'Stop! It's because am not speak
ing to you"
Twill you marry me? You ought to
take good chance like that. I might
take to this new girl, and then where
would you be?"
'.oh, if you would. I should down.
right love you"
well, | II try said he, gravely.
On the deck stood a pretty. slim
creature, with yellow hair. Madge
did not see because her back was
turned.
''Madge," called the slim creature;
Miss Falrug!"
Madge hardly waited for the land
ing.
"Oh, you dear."
How de do? | thought you could
row."
$50 l can, but-oh, may I present
Mr.. Hedden, Miss Mayiield?"
Charmed. Miss Madge can rOw--a
little, but she was tired, so towed."
so nice of you"
"Yes, wasn't it,"
mot a bit, Rosa; ! can row as well
as he can"
Fix your boat, Miss Madge."
''Then, Miss Maylicld, shall l take
you to the house?'
And when Madge came up with the
oars she laughed, seeing them ahead
well, thatt a good Ndancc."
And that was the beginning.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Big Barns Not Best .

The burning of Levi P. Morton's
big barn suggests doubt whether
such enormous buildings are advis-
able. 1t is impossible to properly
guard them. and big barn in a
country district when it once gets on
fire generally proves a total loss
With 80 much combustible material
as most barns contain it is better to
build more Of them and smaller. The
insurance companies will not take
risks on these enormous structures to
their full value. They insure up to
the amount that ought to be put into
a barn. 1t perhaps costs less to put
up one immense barn than smaller
ones having the same space, but II
the small barns are not punched to.
gether they are much safer. As the
old adage goes 1T is better to be
sure than to be sorry"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Building an Underdrain.

There is no special art required to
make an underdrain except to see
that the bottom is smooth with no
elevations or depressions and a nearly
uniform descent. The throat should
also be as nearly uniform as possible
In time OF floods the narrow parts
will hold back the water which will
rise and loosen soil above the chan
mel. This is often the cause of un-
derdrains failing. The farmer should
himself lay the drain. He is more
interested than any one else can be,
and with water level set in the edge
Of n 10 or l2-feet board, with straight
edges any one can easily detect de.
pressions or ridges which careless
workmen will leave according as the
soil is easy or hard to dig. A drain
we'll laid below the frost line will al
ways do good work il the outlet is
kept ODen,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13

the laths may be opened or closed for
storing away The manner Of using
them is shown in the sketch. II the
surface soil is hard, the lower end of
the lath should be pointed. This ar
rangement by being kept under
shelter when not in use, will last for
many years, and frequently saves
enough fruit upon one bush to pay
the purchase cost, and preparing an
entire bundle OF laths.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13

them so much more durable than
baskets. says a correspondent that I
shall attempt to use these and halt
bushel sizes In gathering from the
field. will devise some kind of iron
handle for carrying them.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
CHAPTER II.
A NEW BATH SUIT.

Rosa had been at Red Sands one
week. The rising bell had rung some
time since when Madge sat up in bed.
Why, you are almost dressed, Rosa. "
Il always like to dress carefully"
you aren't bit as you were at
school. Your hair is prettier than
ever, too, isn't it,"
"Oh, yes"
Throw me my stockings. Now to
see you before folks one would never
think you know how pretty you are,
but you do"
oh, yes. Men do not like vain
women, though"
Pooh! Women, indeed. You are no
older than me-"
THAN l."
Than l, l mean. hate men,"
That is very foolish. Men will not
like you unless you like them, and I'M
less men like you, you will not have a
good time.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
For Faded Carpets.

1t Is easier and costs less to renew
faded carpet than to bring back the
lost tints to a faded complexion.
After the carpets have been cleaned
and put back on the floor, dissolve q
package Of diamond dye of the pre-.
vailing tone of the background, &C.
cording to the directions, and put it
IN bucket Of water; then with a
large sponge 60 carefully over the
worst faded spots first and afterwards
over the entire carpet II you wish
to bring the figures out more plainly,
mix some dyes OF the correct colors
and use like water-c0lor paintA It
does not rub of or fade and makes
the carpet look almost like new
Country Gentleman.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Draining swamps in Winter.

II loose surface is kept open by
frequent blowing, deep bitches may
often be proatably made in winter.
While the ground il frozen and COM
paratively little water is flowing, the
tiles may be. laid and the ditch tilled
in SO as to be ready for early blowing
OF the wet land on spring.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
An Absurd Idea.

The idea that young animals must
be ''hardened" by some forced az.
posture to rough weather is now out
of date. Give them good shelter and
plenty to eat until the weather is
settled and the pastures we'll started.
Then turn them out and they will
harden themselves fast enough.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Plan Out the Work,

Plan out the seasons work in ad-
vance. by having the work properly
systematized and distributed less
hired labor will be needed and thus
will be In nearly all cases the cost re-
duced. Often a proper use Of ma
chinery will help to lessen the cost,
but at the same time it should not be
forgotten, that 1t is often possible to
get TO an extreme and purchase more
machinery than is really profitable.
1t Is only by taking every advantage
ia doing the work that the lowest
cost is possible, and with q low cost a
profit Is often possible where other
wise, with present prices, a loss would
he occasioned. The farm and the
work must be studied and the seasons
work planned out to the best possible
advantage
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-13
Make Only the Best Butter.

II dairymen will bear in mind that
the best butter pays a profit and the
poorest insures loss. they will have
one large foundation stone of dairy
economy established The average