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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
An Error.

There had been row in Bum HUI
Ter and Mr.. William Smith had been
delivered in person to the undertaken.
Big Pete had been arrested on gen.
eral principles, and an attorney volun-
teered to defend him. He took the
ground that the shooting had been
an accident, and was arguing away at
the jury at a great rate when Peter
rose to his feet.
Excuse me, your honor, and gen.
t,emen of the Jury" he said, "but l
can't stand this any longer. My
friend here says it was an accident
that Bill Smith was shot. Your
honor, my reputation is dearer to me
than my life. 1t would have been
an accident if I'd missed him. Pve
been shootin' around this territory
for twenty years and never had an
accident like that yet. That's all
I've got to say, your honor" and
Peter sat down amidst great applause
and the jury didn't leave the box eX-
cept to congratulate him on his &C.
quitta. Free Press
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
WOmen's Work at the Fair.

At the Columbian Fair it is esti.
mated that half the clerical and
other writing work has been done by
women. Half the exhibits are man
aged by women or consist Of women.
The clerkShips are mostly filled by
women, and there are something like
., 0OJ stenographers, type-writers
and press women. 1t is women who
have put the finishing touches on the
buildings in the way Of frescoes and
statuary, and it is the women who
suggested the comfortable steats rest
ing rooms, and nurseries for children
and the other essentials for the COM
fort OF the sight-seers. There is one
woman who has 4 mending booth,
where she sews buttons and repairs
rents and rips. Another woman has
a collection Of simple remedies for
minor ills to relieve the suffering.
Still another keeps an information
booth.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
OLD-TIME SChOOLMASTER
Some Of the Results of Their Well and Mis-
directed Efforts.

Some OF the Results of Their Well and Mis-
directed Efforts.
School discipline was maintained a
generation ago mainly by coercion.
The rural pedagogue piled the switch
merci'essly Feru. es were in constant
use in the school-room. There we're
many barbarous punishments
One of these savage martinents in
New Jersey, devised a collar and
ha ter Tor lifting big boys off their
feet, and nearly strang ing them. He
also strung up small boys by the
thumbs until they were blue in the
face. One day he put a denure,
modest girl to shame for the trivial
offence of whispering. He called her
to the Platform, and ordered all the
boys to file by and kiss her.
A few lads, Cycling as they went
forward, kissed the poor girl, who
was blushing scarlet from mortifica-
tion. Then champion appeared in
her defense. A tall, resolute boy, in
stead of following orders and increas-
ing her modification, made dash
for the desk, and assaulted the
teacher. A pitched battle ensued, in
which the teacher was defeated. His
prestige suffered from this reverse.
He had to abandon the field.
The natural effect of brutality was
the conversion OF country schools into
breeding p aces for bu lies. Boys
who were tlogged for small misde-
meanorS and tortured for mischevious
pranks grew up with hard, resentful
natures.
An old-time schoolmaster in Penn
sylvania was man of different
stamp. He had been carpenter in
his youth, with taste for Jocks, and
had finally settled down as teacher
Of the village school.
He never punished hoy or girl. He
succeeded in keeping his pupils inter-
ested in their work. There was per-
rect order in his school, and appar-
emily no discipline. He was known
to be an abolitionist, who had fire.
quently concealed runaway negroes in
the garrett of his school. Sometimes
denounced by village politicians as a
fanatic, he was ordinarily laughed at
as an eccentric SchoOlmaster without
a rod.
But his boys never challenged his
authority. They learned little
Latin and Greek, and good deal
about duty. honor, and justice
The old mans eyes used to blaze be-
meath his wig when he spoke of the
need Of courageous honest men in
public life.
Two OF his boys never forgot his
burning words. One was a General
| in the Civil War, and a political
leader of commanding influence. The
other was conspicuous for integrity
at a period of low public morality.
Thackery once said that twas bet
ter for boy to have the middle place
in the form and good thrashing now
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
CREATURES OF THE DEEP.
aideous Forms of Life Astounding in the
Pacific Ocean.

nideous Forms of Life Astounding in the
Pacific Ocean.
In recent survey OF the Pacific
Ocean between the coast OF Califor-
mia and the Sandwich Islands for the
purpose Of finding the most practical
road for cab e, various kinds OF an.
imai life we're encountered.
Below half a mile in depth the
water OF the ocean is intensely cod.
remaining both winter and summer
at point on.y slight y above freez-
ing. The contents Ut trawl hau cd
up from the floor of the sea at the
equator will be found to include mud
and ooze that is near.y freezing. All
Of the life in the vast waste OF waters
ca led the Pacific is either near the
surface or at the bottom. The
abyssai fishes cannot live except I'M
der the enormous pressure Of water
amounting to over two tons to the
square inch at three miles down-to
which they are subjected. In
Order that they may be able to en-
dure this, the tissues of their bod .es,
and even their bones, are very loose
in texture. Though solid enough
under the conditions to (which they
are accustomed. they are soft and
PUPPY when dragged up to the open
air. The eyes protrude, and some.
times they actua y burst open.
Such fierce carnivOrous fishes as
exist in the depths of the ocean are
unknown at the surface. There is
the 'black swallower," which devours
other tinny creatures ten times as big
as itself. literally climbing over it's
victim. first with one jaw and then
with the other. Another species is
nearly all mouth, and. having almost
no power of locomOtion, it lives
buried in the soft ooze at the bottom,
its head alone protruding, ready 10
engulf any prey that may wander into
its cavernous jaws. There is Zero.
cious kind of shark resembling a huge
eel. All OF these abyssal monsters are
black as ink. Some of them are per-
fcctly blind, while Others have
enormous gOggling eyes No ray of
sunlight ever pierces the dark un-
fathOmed caves in which they dwell.
A/dSA Sk'CNiCS 10 SOOOlCu ny UIlC SPCSlCo
next bigger, for there is no vegetable
life to feed on.
The surface of the grayish ooze,
over which the cable will run. is an
interminable desert where nothing
grows. There being no sunlight to
support vegetable life not blade or
sprout OF any sort of vegetation is
to be discovered-not even a sea-
weed. Here and there are Great
ures called 'crinoids," which counter.
felt plants in their appearance, with
waving stems and what look like flow
ers, but are not such. Also there are
| scaworms, which live in tubes and
| resemble the most brilliant blossoms.
Spiny sea-urchins are plentiful. and
| over the bottom are craving shrimp.
| like crustaceans of bright scarlet and
vivid orange hues, some OF them OF
great size. There are numerous
species Of mol usks as well. They
and the crustaceans, when hauled tC
the surface, are so disOrganized by
the removal of the pressure to viii oh
they have been accustomed as to look
rs il they had been boiled.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
Seen Mt u Glance.

The peasants in Brittany WoalG
seem to be very frank and honest 10y
on certain fete days the young laals11
appear in red petticoats W it'll w lC4
and yellow borders round them ln1
number of borders denotes the pr
tiOn the father is willing to give n,
daughter Each white band lepe
sents silver, and denotes 100 iran.
per annum, while each yellow paad
denotes gold and betokens thousaa
francs yeas Thus, a young % nas
who sees face that pleases him . nas
but to glance at the trimmings u Uni
petticOats, and without tany oa ,aa,n
or suspicious inquiry he can snie,
what amount of money accompA'
the sweet wearer
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
SpOhr and the Kings.

All are not kings who wear a
crown. AT a court concert the
Duchess OF GOtha expressed in the
curtest style her disapproval OF the
loud playing of Spohr, the great vio-
linist and composer. While he was
playing she sent chamberlain to
request him not to make SC much
noise.
The King of Nuremberg was in the
habit of amusing himself at court
concert by playing cards. Spohr, be-.
ing invited to play before the King.
informed the chamberlain that he
must decline the honor unless the
King abstained from card playing.
The chamberlain was Mortified, but
the viOlinist insisted, and the King
conceded the point But in order
that the royal time might not be
wholly occupied in listening, he stip-
ulated the two pieces set down in
the program Tor Spohr should fol-
low each other
Nevertheless his Majesty showed
that The yiolinist's demand had ruff ed
the royal temper. Etiquette pre-
scribed that the King should give the
signal for applauding AT the con-
clusion of each piece the King gave
no signal anda solemn silence reigned
in the salon. The King had his small
revenge.
The King of Bavaria was a gentle
man. AT court concert he noticed
that the usher had neglected to place
a seat for Madame SpOhr, an excellent
harpist, who was to accompany her
husband. The King placed his throne
chair on the platform, and with the
mild insistence Of gentleman, COM
PEELED the lady to sit in it.-Youth's
Comma MON
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
Fashion Hints.

CINNAMON is the favorte brown
this year. 1t looks particularly we'll
trimmed with fur or smartened with
cOlOred waistcoat
MAKE your velvet dress with a
round waist with seamless and jacket
front, with large reverse opening on
vest OF gathered blue peau de sole.
Have gigot sleeves and rather full
skirt, gored in front and straight in
the back.
THE laced shoe is rapidly gaining
followers, though how one could fol-
low shoe is rather funny. People
who complain of the trouble of sew
ing on buttons will now have the
pleasure of finding exactly how diih-
cult it is to keep shoe laceS in order
and how certain they are to break
when least expected and most unle-
SRA BILE.
THERE is no reason this season why
any woman should be unbecomingly
dressed. There are the Empire and
Directoire waists for slender figures:
trim tailor-made costumes for Stoutel
forms: princess models, which i'm
part slender effect. and also the
cornet skirt and the long English
waist, which tends to make the figure
appear symmetrical.
SILK Of all kinds never was so fash
ionable as now. 1t never was more
beautiful, and it certainly never was
so cheap We do not mean that the
best or most beautiful is cheaper than
ever before. 1t never viii! probably
be very cheap but there never was a
time when silk of effective pattern
and appearance could be bought at so
small cost. Such silk is not, of
course, likely to wear we'll, but then
it can be remade and mended as can
no other fabric. 1t is, indeed, the
only fabric that can be worn even in
holes and not look disreputably bad.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
Bis Brain Bored by q Bullet.

A remarkable instance of a human
being living with bullet-hole
through the entire length Of his
brain is afforded in the case Of the
little son of d. NJ. Alvarado, who
was SHOT by a playmate few weeks
ago in San Bernardino, Cal. The
bullet entered his forehead almost in
the center and emerged at the back
of the head. The doctor who has
charge OF the case says it was one Of
the most remarkable instances Of
human vitality ever known. In
dressing the wound portion Of the
brain was necessarily removed. since
which time more Of The brain matter
has sloughed of. The loss Of brain
so far has failed to affect the child in
the least, and he is doing cOmpar.
atively well.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
THE IDEAL HUSBAND,
He and the ideal Wife Don't Make IN
Ideal Family.

He and the ideal Wife DON'T Make IN
Ideal Family.
Once upon time so the in.
'structive fable runs, the ideal ,hus-
band married the ideal wife, and
everybody foresaw that they should
have an ideal family. live ideal years,
and end in ideal assurance of future
beatitude. They we're so IDEAL tina:
everybody thought it superfluous t.
give them any wedding presents, for
what gifts could add to the content
OF an ideal pair? nobody went to the
wedding because the ideal perfection
OF the man rehuked all other men,
and the ideal woman's presence
caused other ladies to feel somewhat
out OF the highest fashion. Duly the
ideal pair went to live in an ideal
house in an ideal suburb.
"Straightway it began to appear
that the two Projections were wasted
on one another. The ideal wife
couldn't exercise her virtues on
husband who had never a fault or
whim. He wanted nothing that he
hadn't-he was invariably placid She
perceived in him nothing needing
change-no mote in him, body or
mind. On which she thought she could
judiciously employ her ideal ingenu-
ity.
AT the end of one week she had
yawned more than in all her previous
life, which had been passed with un.
ideal or imperfect beings Sad as her
case was, what Of the ideal husbands:
With a nervous, a fretful, wildly
hilarious, a jealous, or firtatlou:
wife his virtues would have shone-
but with one ideally healthy, wise,
and good he had no chance to dis.
play his idell nature. These two
were. Of course, too perfect to even
feel like complaining-they were SC
ideal that they merely recognized
that ideal bliss was bore.
"And so they lived till their neigh.
bors. wondering why the ideal Pair
had not been at the orthodox church,
ventured into their house and found
them opposite one another with their
ideal hands politely, covering their
id aal mouths, which were wide open
and apparently rigid, in an unending
ideal yawn.
I'm this condition they had been
nobody knew how long, but it had
fretted away their ideal patience
When the doctor closed their ideal
jaws, the husband hastily said several
naughty words, whereupon mis- wife
remarked. Brute" and fell into wild
weeping Then she sought a divorce
for his cruelty in swearing in her
presence, and he took a cross action
on account Of incompatibility of
temper.
'On this latter ground the court
granted them release. with the sage
remark that the first requisite of an
ideal wife or husband is wicked
partner. This impressed them so
deeply that she married an English
man and he virago-for this was
before all ladies became angelic
''After they had daily chances to
display their ideal dispositions, both
came to be more widely than ever
known as the ideal wife and the ideal
husband. New York Reco der
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
A Bllliartl.Ball.

The globe of ivory which is knueIel
about q table in game OF BILLIARDS
costs, if good quality, at least $40.
This represents its cost In money.
There is, however, far more import
ant and formidable element in the
price which has been paid for it,
The billiard ball of pure ivory repre-.
sents, as it lies white and glistening
upon the cloth, an expenditure OF
human lifc.blood as we'll as of money
Elephants tusks are brought down.
to the African coast by caravans,
generally in charge Of Arabs which
have teen trading in the interior.
Very often they hare picked up slaves
as well as ivory. But this phase of
the matter may be left out Of the &C.
count.
1t is estimated that every large
caravan bringing ivory to the coast
has cost more than 100 human lives
through fights and murders in the
course of the expedition. Thirty
more men are likely to have sue
cumbed to levers or other diseases
and the fatigues of the march.
The hunting Of the elephants and
the capture Of the ivory are very
likely to have caused the death of
ten men altogether. Such casualties
are the rule in elephant-huntins
rather than the exception.
An average tusk does not furnish
more than enough material for two
good billiard balls. or course the e.
maindcr OF the ivory in each tusk is
made use Of in other ways; a perfect
cut billiard-ball requires special
quality or so called "nerve," which is
found only in one part OF the tusk.
The chances are that a billiard ball
of the first quality has cost at least
one human life; and there is not one
such ball which may not truly be said
to be stained with mems blood. They
can hardly be considered, therefore,
cheerful accompaniment to a sensi.
tive PERSONS diversions.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
Evolution of n Name.

An amusing account is given OF inc
evolution of name. A man nameo
Halfpenny lived IN Dublin at the eau
of the last century. Having been
quite successful in business his chill
dren persuaded him to change ~
name to a more dignitled one, whcl
he did by dropping the last letter
In the course of time the orth6
graphy was also changed, and wnel
the man died he was buried as NJ
Halpen. The fortunes of the famii
increased still further, and the 500
soon dropped the H. The next tran
sition was an equally easy one, and
''he who had run the streets as little
Kenny Halfpenny came out as kenI
meth MacAlpin, the descendant Of
hundred kings.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
Tho Confederate Battle Flag.

The periodical controversy about
the origin Of the Confederate battle
flag has broken out again in d South
ern newspaper, to which w. w.
Davies, messenger to the late Presi-
dent Davis" writes: 1.-THE stars and
bars were used at Bull Run, and on
account of its similarity to the old
Union flag caused some confusion, and
it was found that some change should
be made: hence the adoption of what
is now known as the battleflag This
battletag was not designed by Gen.
Beauregard, as generally believed,
but he was one Of three who accepted
the design"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
A summer Afternoon Dress,

White grounds, having lovely floral
figures. and sometimes Of crinkly
weave, are nice enough sor semi-even-
ing wear, and are affected at the
summer resorts for dressy afternoon
and driving costumes. accompanied
10y white hat, suede gloves, veil,
and gauze parasol, writes Emma NJ
Hooper in the Ladies' Home Journal
These are trimmed with ribbon
matching the foliage or blossom of
the design, creamy Bourbon lace or
shaded velvet; showing the promi-
nent colors of the design: green must
come in as often as possible, as it is
floating on the topmost wave of pub
lie favor. The full bell skirt may be
trimmed with graduated rows or
rutfies Of satin ribbon to the knees, or
only two are used. and few imported
dresses Of soft goods show
seven gradugted rutfies of the
material to the waist, in
Olden fashion. 1t is on the waist
that the trimming is maSsed in EN-
pire belt collar and sleeve puffs OF
satin or velvet in emInence, mauve,
pink, Nile or leaf green, old rose,
yellow or turquoise. If Of a slender
figure full vest is added. or the lace
alone furnishes the necessary full
ness as there are so many ways of us
ing it, one of the prettiest being the
deep collarette rutfle falling in from
to the Empire belt, and then short
ening toward the shoulders.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01

main dry and cool and be perfectly
clean. 1t is well to dust it with Il
little plain rice powder to this end
Work the fingers well down before
YOU put in the thumb, work the
thumb in slowly and then the rest
of the hand: begin at the second but
ton and ascend, then return to the
first button, which will now fasten
easily without breaking or stretching
the buttonhole. Your hand will fire.
Quently be moist with pcrSpiration
when about to remove the gloves: in
this case, pull them off wrong side
out so that the moisture can evapo-
rate. When quite dry, turn the
fingers ard smooth the gloves into
shape, laying them in box or other
receptacle long enough to receive
them, except in the case OF evening
gloves, which may be folded halt way
up the arm. Another way to make
gloves last is to buy them large
enough. A glove that is too tight
presses the hand out Of shape, makes
it red, and is always in bad taste.
Bracelets should no more be worn
over gloves than should rings. -Jenn
Mullen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
DO Women Want to Vote?

Ninety-tive per cent. OF the women
OF Wyoming awaited themselves Of
the privilege Of voting for President,
although some Of them had to ride
seventy miles going to and returning
from the polls. This seems to be
sufficient answer to the question
whether, if women generally had the
ght they would take interest
enough in politics to vote.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01

and then than to be the cock Of the
school His idea was that conceit
ought to be knocked out of boys But
brutality is not good training. 1t
hardens the heart and paralyzes sem
Sibility. YOUTHS Communion.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
How 1t Slipped Out.

Jack Teuter-I don't see why you
keep me SO long in suspense, Clara.
Can't you say "Yes" or "No." right
out? Clara Hooks oh. you just wait
until we're married and You'll find
can speak out quick enough!
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
A POrtiere Made Of Shells.

A lady who spends her summers at
the seaside has collected about a
bushel. mare or less of small, almost
fiat, thin. yellow shells, which
abound at so many points on the
coast. With these she this year
fashioned portiere that is novel and
pretty beyond description. Each shell
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
The American Girl improving,

1t has been remarked that the diff
ference between the present and the
past generation Of unmarried women
is very striking, and even more IN
reality than in appearance, since it
might carelessly be supposed that the
great contrast between the Younger
maiden ladies and those beyond mid
die age is entirely due to the differ
ence of axe: whereas it is hardly p OBJ
able that any larger proport on of the
young women will ever be in the least
like the old women of the present
generation, because their ca ly life
has been entirely different. There
can be no question that this fact is
owing to the increase Of t eedom, ac-
companied, Of course, by better phys
ical conditions than those of the past
and by the new opportunities 70. ed
ucat on. That education Is an i'm
portant factor is proved by the sharp
line OF division between the college
women and those of equal gifts who
belong to the decade before them.
The college women are less self-con-
sciOus, more vigorous, hold their
powers much better in hand, and are
far better fitted to their environ
ment. Before womcn's colleges were
established it used to be sa that
''all American women who were edu-
Gated were also morbid" But how
seldom you see morbid woman
among college graduates. The wo-
men who fought their way to an edu-
cation in the past did so under such
difficulties and found so little scope
for their powers in their conventional
world that they were almost forced
to be morbid. They could not help
being self-cOnsc, Gus, because they
were denied any harmonious develop
ment and were consequently always
aware of their own inadequacy. -
Philadelphia Times.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01
Improving an Opportunity.

Mother-I wish you to go to the
store and get me a bar of soap Lit
tie Johnny-I've got an awful tooth
ache. ''Does it really ache much?"
awful! can't let a thing touch
it," Then you may also bring u
pound OF raisins."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01

NOTHING is easier than to live
Christian life il we make it the first
business OF life. Nothing is harder if
we make it the second.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-01

THE man that cheers. but not in
ebriates, may be handy at political
meetings to take the other fellow
home.