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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

SOCIETY of certain sort in New
York has recently been shocked by
the fact that the wife of man
prominently connected has had the
audacity to set up a. millinery estab-
lishment on one of the uptown ave-
nues The woman's object in this
venture is to get money for the re-
payment of certain losses incurred by
her husband through Endorsements
for an unworthy brother, but the
criticisms of her course are none the
less spirited because of the high
motive which inspires it. the hor-
ror is that anybody bearing name
which has high social rank should be
capable of engaging in vulgar trade,
and disgracing her family by furnish
ing millinery to other people. 1t is,
perhaps, not at all remarkable that
the -Four Hundred should stand
aghast at such wanton violation of
all the traditions of good society,""
But we fancy that the great mass of
the community will regard the course
OF the lady with very different eyes;
! they will discern in it evidence Of an
! independence of character and nobil-
ity of purpose altogether commend
able. The great majority of Amer.
leans are compelled to earn their liv-
ing, and it hasn't yet become dis.
graceful to pursue any business which
/ is IN itself honest and useful.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

Ir is said that Emin PaSha was
killed by order of MOhorro, a brother
of Tippoo lib Stanleys friend, who
accompanied the explorer on his last
journey through Africa. 1t is also
limited that the assassination was not
altogether unconnected with old jeal-
ousies which had been transferred
from the white explorers to their
Arab followers and friends.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
THAT Haverhill Mass parson wht

THAT Haverhill Mass parson who
married by mail a supposititious
wealthy widow and then went out to
claim his bride with only railroad
ticket one way deserved to find, as he
did on arrival, his wealthy WIDOW"
a couple Of mischievous young men.
credulity, and craft, Is in good luck to
have escaped the penitentiary and
the tool killer if he doesn't succeed in
lodging future punishment
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
Movement Of Water In Soils.

Capillary attraction, surface adj
hesion and surface tension are the
various names by which We designate
the agency that caases motion Of the
water through soil. Every tiny par
ticle or soil when brought in contact
with a moist surface becomes sur
rounded with thin fllm of moisture.
1t is a tiny soap bubble, with par
ticle of sand instead of air inside. In
ordinary sands or clays so per cent.
of the bulk is air space, and when
this space is fully occupied by water
the soil is fully saturated. When
slightly saturated and brought in
contact with new supplies of water,
the films around each particle tend
to thicken, but the particles least
moistened are by agency Of surface
tension, drawing from those that
have a great supply. In other words,
until the entire mass is fully satur-
ated and all the air spaces filed, the
soil that is nearest the water supply
must pass it along until the whole
mass is equally supplied, AS moisture
is lost by evaporation or drainage,
there is movement Of water, up OF
down, or laterally, from the soils
containing the most moisture, toward
the soil containing the least. This
motion in the matter of time and
quantity is determined by the text.
ure. 1t will move most rapidly in
the direction Of least resistance.
Water moves up from below or later
ally only by reason OF surface tension
1t is drawn down from the surface
by the same law. but is aided in this
direction by gravitation. Farming
World.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
sheep and Dogs.

The existence Of lamb and wool
clubs in several neighborhoods OF the
State have done great deal, not
only for the protection of sheep hus-
bandry, but enables the farmer to
get better prices for his lambs and
wool. and afford almost absolute pro-
lection from the depredations of
worthless ours, from the fact that
every member is required under
the constitution and bylaws of the
club to make tenants sign contract
not to keep more than one dog. and
he must be kept in bounds -Tennes
see Farmer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
To Fatten TURKEYS.

The turkey will not fatten il
closely confined in coop For few
days it may gain in flesh. but a>er
that length Of time it will lose in
weight, no matter how we'll fed. as it
will worry and fret for liberty. The
proper way to fatten the turkeys is
to begin about month before the
time fixed for marketing them and
feed them early in the morning and
when they come up at night In the
morning give them all the wheat
they will eat and at night give corn.
Give them full liberty on the fields
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

Two MEXICAN editors dropped
their pens for swords and INDUCED in
a duel. The surgeons resented the
lack of skill' displayed and left the
field, whcreupon the duel came to a
sudden end. Editors lives are far too
precious to be endangered by sense
less foOling with edged tools
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

"STICK to Chicago young man, it
is the coming city OF the continent"
says George w. Childs the great
Philadelphia editor and philanthro-
pist. Well, Gotham. now that the
Quaker city has 30 gracefully &C
knowledged the supremacy OF it's old
time rival, tits up to you," as the
dealer is wont to remark"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
Gathering Corn.

We have had it in mind to answer
a question by a correspondent for
weeks past, but overlooked it, say an
agricultural exchange. Before gath
ering corn it would pay the farmer to
60 over his fields and select and gather
his seed corn in advance This will
give him an opportunity to examine
the stalk as we'll as the ear. matter
of very decided importance. The
tendency in our climate is for corn to
make too much stalk, to grow very
tall and bear its ear high from the
ground. Other things being equal,
then, seed corn should be selected
from stalks rather under the size and
with ears as low down as can be
found. BY doing this every year. a
strain Of corn might be bred which
would exert its energy more IN ear
making and less in stalk growing.
Other points might be looked after
also such as whether the ear has a
long or short stalk Of its own, whether
it stands upright or hangs down after
it is ripe A rather short stalk and
a pendant ear is to be desired. When
hanging down the ear sheds rain
water better. II one cultivates both
uplands and bottoms, seed corn should
be gathered from each and kept sep.
arate. Seed from corn grown on rich,
moist bottom lands will not be
adapted to dry uplands Plants be.
come accustomed to the conditions
under which they grow, and suffer
when these are changed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
A Whistling Oyster.

One of the sights of London in 1910
was an alleged whistling oyster. 1t
is related that the oyster lived in a
she'll and was on view at famous
London pOrter-house where it was
viewed by thousands. Douglas Jer-
rOld, it is said, went to see the yster,
heard it whistle and Remarked:
''This oyster has been crossed in love,
and is now whistling to keep up ap-
pearances, with an idea Of showing
thai it doesn't care"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
Tho Paris Fair of llQO.

Preparations have been begun in
Paris for the Worlds Fair of 1900.
There Is strong movement in favor of
a site on the race course Antenil, en-
bracing portion of the Bots de Bou-
logne. This spot contains 1913 acres
against go in the site of the last exhi-
bition, and. it is said, facilities for
bringing there 10000 visitors an hour
can easily be provided.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

SOME railroads have strangely in
consistent rules For instance. one
running out of Chicago refused absO-
lutely to carry u corpse on a cut-rate
excursion ticket, while it is fire.
quently known to carry other 'dead-
heads" for nothing.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

TIE men that advertise are doing
the business. This is true at all
times, out especially true now, when
people are looking for the place
where a dollar will 90 fartrest
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

TIE Vigilant has beaUcn the
Valkyrie. The yacht championship
remains where it has been for almost
a century-with America This is
but another demonstration of the SUI
periority of Yankee keel and Yankee
crpw
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

RICHARD HARDING DAVIS has been
writing descriptive letters from the
University of Oxford. And dis
eliminating folks who read them can
not but regret that his stay there
was not longer-through a good Eng
lish course at least
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTiNC ITEMS.

Cormants and CriticisMs Eased Upon
N" Happenings or the, Day--Htst"ricsi
and News Not~A
A NEW order has been issued in the
German army, and that is that corn
Is to be mixed with oats for the
cavalry horses.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

EUROPE is getting our gold. The
next question is, what it will do with
it? Bread will be found far more inn
portant to that country than gold.
The United States will have the
H. cad
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

LITTLE ANGEL sent down to the
parlor to entertain caller)-Oh. yes,
my sister will be down in a minute.
She is getting over crying spell be-
cause her other beau did not come
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FARMER
AND HOUSEWIFE.

How to Remove the Outer Coating of
Black Misunderstanding Corn-Move-
ment of Water in Soils-Value of Dried
Frults-l;cneral Farm Matters.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
How to Shuck Black Walnuts.

One difficulty in securing these
nuts is the difficulty in removing the
outer coating. This may be largely
overcome by boring few holes with
an auger through piece OF plank,
and driving the nuts through the
holes with a small-headed hammer.
A blacksmith's shoeing hammer is
good The holes should range from
one to two inches, so that the differ
ent sizes may be put through the
hole that will remove the shuck. BY
having the receptacle entirely COW
cred except the hole the shucKs are
thus separated from the nuts There
will be small portion Of the shuck
left on where it came over the hole,
but when the nuts are dried little
this is easily removed If it does not
drop of OF itself. The shucks may
be brushed to one side into box, so
that everything is cleaned up. One
great advantage Of this is that the
hands -,ss but slightly stained, and
mos: OF 1T may be removed by wash
ing in gasoline. One person with this
cOstless arrangement can take the
shucks from two bushels in an hour.
1t pays to wash the shucked nuts
while yet wet in tub with a broom,
as they are then freed from the rem
nants Of the outer coating and look
much nicer when served. Many Of
the boys may have already used such
an arrangement, but many have not.
Try it and report how it works.
Ohio Farmer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

so arranged that animals can be
turned off in wet weather and all
other times when the ground is soft
and mudaV
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
Pastures.

There is too little attention paid to
late fall and early spring pastures. A
well-grown pasture that is ready to
turn into when the ordinary pasture
is no longer sufficient to keep the ami
NAL thriving is economy in many
ways 1t saves the hay and grain,
shortens the time OF feeding dry and
prepared foods and is more nourish-
ing and healthy. If you cannot have
such pasture you can sow patch
Of rye in the corn-held, and turn in
after the corn has been gathered,
and, il eaten out by complaining
time. turn it under and plant to corn
again. This may seem extravaganza
to some, bnt it is not it is economy.
The butter made from cows that are
pastured on rye is as yellow and sweet
IN November or March as IN May
when pastured on clover. Colts,
calves, and mares with colts, also the
brood sows with pigs, will desert their
dry food for The rye pasture. 1t
should be sown early, but may be
sown as late as October il there is
sufficient moisture, and makes ex-
cellent spring pasture. 1t should be
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

Two MEN of san Jose, Cal, recently
Waited, it is claimed, nineteen con-
secutive hours.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

A Scholarly Exposition of the Lesson
Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reflection
HALF an Hours Study of the Scriptures
Time Well Spent.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

DoN'T go to sleep until you can for.
give everybody.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-21

Next Lesson-"TheC Christian Home.
Cob. 3: 1925.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18
RIrht Way to Boil Rice.

These are the directions for boiling
rice sent out by the Louisiana rice eX-
hibit at New Orleans: Pick your rice
clean and wash it in two cold waters,
not draining off the last water till you
are ready to put the rice on the fire.
Prepare a saucepan with water and a
little salt. When it boi sprinkle in
the rice gradually so as not to stop
the boiling. Boil hard for twenty min
utes, keeping the pot covered. Then
take it from the back of the fire and
pour off the water, after which set the
pot on the back of the stove to allow
the rice to dry and the grains to sepa-
rate. Remember to boil rapidly from
the time you cover the pot until you
take it off; this allows each grain to
swell to three times it's normal size,
and the motion prevents the grains
from sticking together. Don't stir it,
as this will cause it to fall to the bot
tom and burn. When properly boiled
rice should be snowy white, perfectly
dry, soft and every grain separate
Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18
FOREIGN.

DURING a performance at the Lyceum
theater in Barcelona, Spain, two bombs
were thrown from the gallery by an
archists and one of them exploded, kill
ing twenty-three persons. An inn
mense number were also injured, both
by the explosion and by the panic
which followed and, several more would
die.
ADMIRAL MELLo, leader of the Bra
lillian rebels, resumed the lombard
ment of Rio.
FURTHER advices say that of the
twenty eight persons on the steamer
John Frazer, burned an Lake Nipis-
sing, Canada, only seven were saved.
ANNIE PIXLEY, the famous actress,
died in London of brain fever. She
was native of Brooklyn, n. Y, and
wife of Robert Fulford.
WORKMAN named Metzgar and an
innkeeper named Ubeluem were exc
cuted at Berlin for the murder and
robbery of Herr GFunbaum, a cattle
dealer.
FIFTEEN cities near central Cuba have
declared against Spanish rule and are
in open rebellion against the govern
ment.
AN explosion of ether at Breslitovsk,
town of Russian Poland, killed
twenty persons.
Mrs. j. ROOSEVELT, wife of the sec
retary of the United States embassy
and daughter of the late William Astor,
died in London.
EUGENE TURPIN, the discoverer of
melinite, has invented machine to
combat the effects of tornadoes and
cyclones.
BEN HYAMs, well-known English
bookmaker, was dragged at Liverpool
hotel and robbed of $4,000.
PARIS has decided to hold worlds
fair in 1900.
FLOODS in the southwestern portion
of Japan caused the death OF 1,557 per-
sons, the destruction of 3,9OS houses and
the wrecking of 577 vessels.
REV. DR.. MORRISON, founder of the
Scotch Evangelical church, died in
Glasgow.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

New JERSEYS redistricting law of
1891 was declared unconstitutional.
Legislators shall be chosen by coun-
ties, it is held.
FRANCIS PARKMAN, the eminent his
torian, died from peritonitis at Jamaica
Plain, Mass. He was 70 years old
FURTHER returns from the election in
Nebraska show that the entire repub-
lican ticket was elected. In Kansas the
republicans were also successful.
PROF. HERMAN AUeUsT HAGEN, o
Harvard college, one of the greatest
scientists in the world, died in Boston,
aged 76 years.
NAL WILLIAM LAWRENCE POOLE, of
New Orleans, the Oldest editor in The
United States, died at the age of 90.
His journalistic career began in 1928.
JUDGE RICHARD PARKER, of Win
chester, Va, died in the SD year of
his age, He was noted for having pre-
sided at the trial of John Brown and
his men at Charleston.
CHARLES H. BELL, ex-governor and
ex-United States senator of New Hamp-
shire, and historian and author of
reputation, died at Exeter aged 20.
PROF. WILLIAM l.. SHoUP, who had a
national reputation as an author of
text books, died at Dubuque, la.
DIR. DAVID JUDKINs, chief of Lin
coins medical staff during the war,
died at Cincinnati. He was n years old.
Mrs. ORvILLE Ii. PLATT, wife of the
Connecticut senator, died in Washing
ton from paralysis, aged 63 years
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18

COL EDMUND RICE, U. s. A., who
has been commandant of the Columbian
guard at the Worlds fair, has mil
itary record of distinction. For more
than thirty-three years he has been in
active service. He enlisted from Massa-
chusetts at the beginning of the war,
and was acting as captain when he was
only nineteen years old, and before the
war was over had risen to the rank of
colonel. Col. Rice's work in organ
izing the 5000 raw recruits into the
disciplined Columbian guards. has. been
highly commended,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18

JOHN SARTAIN, the Philadelphia steel
engraver, has just celebrated his S5th
birthday, is in excellent health, and as
industrious as ever. One of his chief
titles to distinction is the fact that he
introduced the mezzotint process into
America and practiced it with success.
OF late years he has taken much inter-
est in the Philadelphia school of design
for women, where his experience and
advice have done much to raise it to
the high position it occupies among in
stitutions of the kind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18
IIATIER..

WHILE on the way to his post of duty,
Frank A. johnson, who was recently
appointed United States consul at Chi
huahua, Mex, died at Ell Paso, Tex.
The deceased was from Mansfield, o.,
where for six years past he was manag'
ing editor of the Shield and Banner.
The new United States cruiser Co
lumbia in an unofficial trial on the
14th, over the measured course be-
tween Cape Ann and Cape Porpoise, a
distance of fraction less than A
knots, averaged the hitherto unprece-
dented speed of 22.S7 knots an hour.
AT Elmira, N. Y, on the 14th D.
Graham, of Montreal, Canada, began
suit against the New York Mutual Life
Insurance Company for $4,000 dam
ages, alleged to be caused by the in
surance company 'sfraudulently S wreck
ing the Elmira Municipal Improvement
Company.
AT Detroit, Mich, on the 18th, a war
rant was issued for the arrest of Fred
erick Marvin, eX-cashier of the Third
National bank, on the charge of en-
bezzlement. The complaint was made
by j. l.. Hudson, president of the bank,
who charged that Marvin had failed to
account for the proceeds of note for
$500 which he placed in Marvin S
hands to sell.
FRANCIS 3. THURBER, the wholesale
grocer, head of the Thurber- Whyland
| Company, made an individual assign
ment at New York City on the 14th to
Boudinot Keith.
AT Augusta, Ga, on the 18th the
third exposition was formally opened
with elaborate ceremonies Nearly all
the states and eight nations were rep
resented, and many midway plaisance
features were brought from Chicago
JOHN JOHNSON, the coiored convict
murderer, was executed in the electric
chair in the prison at Auburn, N. Y,
on the 14th. The crime for which he
paid the penalty was the killing of two
fellow convicts.
CHARLES LEWIS, a conductor on q
Kanawha e. Michigan freight train
was found near Gallipolis, o., on the
18th with his throat cut from ear tc
ear. The last seen of him by any ot
his crew was when he was in the
caboose quarreling with tramp who
refused to pay his fare.
NEWS has been received at the City
of Mexico that the recent earthquake
did great damage to the town of Co
yuca Del Catalan, state of Guerrero
The Catholic church, public schoo
buildings and many houses were to
tally destroyed. The loss to propert,
was estimated at $500, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18

The Missouri river is threatening.
and will most likely soon accomplish,
the complete destruction of the town
of East Atchison, Mo, on the opposite
bank from Atchison, Kan. The stream
has been eating a new channel for sew.
eral months, and during the past sum
mer has washed away over 300 acres of
land. 1t is now within an eighth of q
mile of East Atchison, and the destruc-
tion of the little town, with many thou
sands of dollars worth of valuab BILE
property, is regarded as inevitable,
ana o., IN, u.o,s,le are moving away as
rapidly as possible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18
MlcRoeE CARRIERS.
How Bullets May Cause Disease in Wound
ed Persons.


ed Persons.
Living animals, it Is supposed by
some philosophers, may have been
brought to this earth in meteorites.
Parallel with this idea, some interest
ing experiments have been recently
made in Germany to ascertain il rifle
bullets can carry infection. 1t has
long been know that in war gunshot
wounds very frequently induce symp-
toms of acute tetanus or lock jaw, which
nearly always ends fatally. Messner's
Investigations show that if rifle bullets
are purposely brought in contact with
micro-organisms and then discharged
In the usual way they carry the NH
crobes with them into whatever ma
terial they subsequently penetrate; the
microbes, moreover, suffer no damage
and grow as abundantly as ever. If
ordinary uninfected bullets were fired
through flannel which had been pre-
viously infected with germs, they car
ried the latter with them. 1t is easy,
therefore, to understand how gunshot
wounds may cause lockja and other
diseases. The tetanus organism is
widely distributed in the earth, and
the bullet, either by first striking the
latter and then wounding, or by simply
penetrating the soiled uniform of the
soldier, can thus readily become the
carrier of MISUNDERSTANDING Ameri-
can.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-18

''couLp the modern opponents OF
vaccination" says Mrs. Crosland, only
behold the .countenances, marred al.
most out of resemblance to the human
face divine, which were common every
where seventy years ago, they would
surely hide their own faces in shame.
/ really think that of the men and
women born before 1880 fully half We're
more or less marked by the ravages of
smallpox Certainly for sixty years
have seen nothing comparable to the
cicatrized faces so common in my child
hood. Ladies so afflicted habitually
wore the thickest of wells out of doors