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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16
Honey from Fruits.

Nectar in flowers is not honey, says
a writer in Meehan's Monthly. This
nectar is gathered by the tongue Of
the bee and enters what is called the
honey bag, from which it is legurgi-
tated by the bee on its return to the
hive, and deposited in the honey
cell. Even then it is thin and watery
and does not become really honey
until the watery parts have evapor-
ated. In collecting the sweets the
bees do not cOntine themselves wholly
to flowers
The writer of this paragraph has
for a next neighbor a professional bee
keeper, whose bees depend almost
wholly on the flowers from the writer's
garden-that is to say, there are few
other flowers, except wild ones, on
which the bees can collect their ma
teriaL Unfortunately for him, they
are not satisfied with the flowers, but
also carry away the fruit 1t is al
most impossible in raspberry time to
get enough from his garden to make a
respectable dish for the tea table
nearly every berry is sucked to pieces
oSAoAS ~ ~ duSVluICIV ripe. LII Is UQe
same with the grapes: in order to Sc
cure them from the ravages of the
bees they have to e protected by
paper bags Last season, and for the
first time, they have been found to
carry away peaches also
How they first penetrate the skin
is not clear, but it may possibly have
been from the puncture of the cur
culio. The curculio frequently cuts
the skin without depositing the egg,
and this single injury may be borne
along without injury to the peach,
permitting it to ripen. 1t is possible
they get a first entrance here. At
any rate, certain it is that before the
peach is fairly ripe little is left of
the peach hut the stone. Other fruit
growers likewise complain of the raw
ages of bees. Bee keepers contend
that this cannot be so-that the lee
is incapable of perforating fruit.
Thls may or may not be-certainly
what perforations might exist before
the bees discovered them would not
lnjure the :ruit-the following up of
this by the bees is just as bad as il
they made the original perforations
for themselves.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16
A New Fruit Crate.

A new fruit crate invented in Cali.
fOrnia is thus described by the San
Francisco Chronicle: In using these
fruit carriers no skilled labor, no
paper wrapping is needed. Each
tier in the crate carries at least four
self-contained paSteboard boxes.
These boxes are closed over top and
bottom. The lower portion is per-
forated and the upper portion is not
only perforated. but there are from
four to six circular or oval depressions
which are slit radially so that the
wedged- shaped pieces of cardboard
hold the fruit as soon as it is gently
pressed into place. BY thus keeping
each pear, apricot. peach, orange,
lemon, apple, etc, in a depression Of
its own bruising is impossible, and no
amount Of shaking can displace the
fruit. Between each tier of boxes
there is thin perforated cardboard
tray, so that the air can circulate all
around each piece OF fruit in each
carrier as we'll as though it hung on
the tree. The depressions which re-
ceive the fruit being of different
sizes, the fruit is graded at once &C.
cOrding to the carrier it fits The
upper surface of each box can be
decorated for use in retail trade, and
for foreign markets this is essential,
as the package Itself must be attract
i've, no matter how fine the fruit may
be. The pasteboard box is of such
size that it makes a neat parcel.
The fruit need never be touched by
the hand from the moment it is
taken from the tree and put in the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16
Accuracy Of Touch.

There are plenty of men who will
by the impression carried through &
pair OF calipers and the fingers end.
determine within a very small per.
centage the amount of pressure which
shall be required to be exerted by a
hydraulic press in order to force on
to its shaft an engine crank or a loco.
motive driving wheel. measurement
In which thousandth part of an
inch variation in diameter causes
much more variation in pressure than
is permissible.
Indeed, on some kinds of work done
in the machine shops a thousanth of
an inch has now become the most
commonly employed unit of measure
ment; unit which is divided and
subdivided into at least ten parts in
order to express the degree of refine.
mept arrived at.
This, of course, far surpasses the
frequently mentioned but supposedly
superfiuous, hairsplitting operation,
since an ordinary human hair is about
two and half thousanths of an inch
in diameter.
The paper upon which Scribner's
Magazine is printed is about three
thousanths of an inch thick. and one
ten thousandth part of an inch is
therefore one-thirtieth the thickness
of the sheet.
Considerably smaller variations of
size can be detected by the trained
sense of touch, or rather by the vari.
alton in resistance of pair of cali.
pers passed over the work, and it is
even possible for the sense of magni-
tude and sensitiveness of the finger
ends in relation to it to be so highly
developed as to detect, unaided, and
by merely rolling a small steel ball
between the thumb and finger, a
variation from true sphericity
amounting to .l2500 of an inch, or
about ]. 37th part of the thickness of
the paper of this magazine: Ambrose
Webster, machinist of Waltnem,
whose business is the making Of ma
chinery and tools for watch manufac-
ture, having demonstrated his ability
to do this Magazine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16

box until it is placed on the table to
be eaten. In this way the half dozen
landings are done away with and
the fruit is in just so much sounder
and fresher condition. The fact that
the boxes are all collapseable is we'll
worthy of mention, as. when col
lapsel they take up little room and
so can be shipped in large numbers
to the growers.
The style OF crate required for
these cardboard filters weighs one
pound less than the old style OF crate
OF the same size, thus making saw
ing OF l, 300 pounds to the car.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16
UNCLE SlLAS AT THE CAPITOL

It TUX or heap O. traviin'
Ter get me here to-day;
Ter celebrate the corndor-stun
Our gransir fought ter lay.
Twas long nso they thought tar mske
A buildin' fine and ut.
An faint NJ Gin tor notus that
1t ANT done yit.
The universe kin soc the flag
Tket frum it IL unfurled
The word thet's apOk ell in it's halls
10 heard aroun' tho world.
It's big an glorious OF IL stands;
1t matters not q whit.
Exceprin' ter its credit. thet
1t amt done Wit.
The nation tbot it Represents
Is very like iC. too:
1t hez rizeu In it's grInjor whore
Eternity kin WOW.
Fur power and prosperity.
There's none compares ter IT.:
1t hez distanced oil lie neighbours
An 1t ain't done yit.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16
What Caused the Noise.

In one OF Theodore Hooks stories
the bridegroom, departing with his
bride for their honeymoon, is dis.
turbed by continual tapping on the
floor OF the post-chaise. 1t begins tn
Dother him exceedingly. "What the
deuce is that nOise?" at last he NUT
ters. lit is nothing, darling" an
swers the bride. sweetly; .its only
my wooden leg" Only that and
nothing more. She had got accus
TONED to it from long use; but the
Information put him out exceedingly
and caused GOODNESS which was per-
manent
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16

FAME Is cheap in a small town: II
Is SO easy for man to get his name
In the newspaper
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16

THE oldest British soldier ia Sir
Patrick Grant, aged Ss.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-16

THE ring and letter which the girl
returns are slight tokens
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18

leaf color ana malachIte 10 almost a
gold. and the sharp, firm edge of the
wing cases affords something for a
metal clamp 20 hold them by. They
make odd and rather pretty jewels,
and are more durable than one would
suppose.
Americans are the most tolerant OF
all people toward bad actors and sing
ers, and they never hiss performance;
if they don't like it they leave il, bat
kissing is occasionally heard now at
concerts and miscellaneous entertain
ments. II is not direct against the
singers, but against the encore hend,
who. with frantic uproar tries to force
every one of them TO do bis or her work
two or three times over for his special
benefit AS rnle the poorer the show
the more emotional and persistent are
the people who want every thing re
peated. In orchestral concerts il has
become the rule 20 grant no encores.
and the majority, which does not desire
or is willing 10 forego them, reaches
home at a seasonsble hour
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
MILITARY MEN AND MATTERS.

THE mercantile and armed natives
of the world have 1868, 600 scamen.
OF the seven full generals who were
In the confederate army none are now
living.
THE Pennsylvania national guard
will not visit the worlds fair, but will
hold the usual state cucampment.
THE officers of the Swedish navy are
considered as military officers, and in
full dress are obliged to wear spurs.
DR. DELAvAN BLooDGooD, U. S. N,
who became widely known on account
of his striking resemblance to the late
James G. Blaine, is to be retired in
August.
The big cruiser Philadelphia is off
for a thrse years cruise. When she
reaches the western coast of South
America she will receive orders send
ing her to Honolulu or Samoa.
WHEN the new minister to Germany,
Mr. Theodore Runyon. presented him
self to the court of Berlin with his ere
dentials, he dazzled beholders by ap-
bearing arrayed in the uniform of
major general of the New Jersey ma
Yioral Guards.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

THE trustees of Smith college have
agreed 10 raise $500, 900 for a permanent
fund.
DIR. EDwARD BRAIsLIN, during his
seven years pastorate of the Washing
ton Avenue Baptist church in Brook
Ign, had the pleasure of welcoming 427
members, of whom he baptized 2G3.
In education Spain is far behind any
other European country, Russia ex-
cepted. Less than one-third of the
adult population are able to read and
write; but a considerable number of
new schools have been established
within recent years.
TIE religious statistics Of the census
:of 1890 reveal the fact that out of our
total population of G3,000,0 900 there are
20,043. 900 members of Christian church
es- This is or is not hopeful outlook,
according TO the point of view. If we
look at the 40, 600, 900 of non-Christian
people of the United States we may
well feel appalled, at the frightful mo-
mentum of Observation-Disclosures Re-
ligiouS Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
LITERARY PEOPLE.

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, although
eighty-one years old, goes calling every
day when the weather is fair.
JULES VERNE is an officer Of the Le-
gion of Honor. The decree comforting
the decoration on him was signed just
two hours before the fall Of the en-
pire.
THOMAS NELSON PAGE and bride will
make their winter home in Washing
ton, but will choose a place equally
convenient to Washington and Rich
xnond for their permanent abiding
place.
! THE elder Mr.. Kipling designed the
queer ornament which is to be seen on
the cover of his sons new book, Many
Inventions" The curious little forms
which are combined to make the fan
tastic figure are prayers.
NJ. ZoLA has taken to bicycling, and
finds that it benefits him by drawing
the blood from his brain. One of its
chief advantages to him consists in the
fact that his wheel requires such close
attention that cannot give consecu-
tive thought to study or composition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
THE MOVING WORLD.

A TELEGRAPH messenger boy in Bos-
bon rides around town on a bicycle:
delivering his telegrams
A MAN In California has invented
device that viii prevent gas from es-
Gaping when it is blown out.
A PROCESS Of eliminating smoke
from the combustion of coal has been
discovered by an ingenious German.
A MAN in Florida named Bell is
planning to build big hotel among
the branches of a grove of live oaks in
that state, which are of great size and
height.
The largest cantalever bridge in the
country is to be built over the Missis-
xippi river at New Orleans. 1t Will
cost five million dollars and is to be
built by Chicago men.
ToBoGGAN expresses have been a
feature In the Boulder district of
Montana the past season, and have
been very useful in conveying freight
to points off the main road.
FRENCH ingenuity has contrived an
improved stone-cutting saw of re-
markable efiiciency-a circular saw
having its edge set with black dia-
monds in the same way as the straight
blades; but as the strain on the dia-
mond is all in one direction the setting
can be made much firmer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

The paragon of ia bulous creatures,
the basilisk, perhaps, excepted, was
the Ara bian phoenix. bird which, ac-
cording to mythical lore, lived five
hundred years, then made nest Of
spices and aromatic woods, famed
them into a blaze with its wings,
burned itself TO ashes, and came forth
TO live another five hundred years.
No fewer than twenty-five ''dere-
lets" or abandoned vessels, some half
sunken. are floating in the currents OF
the Atlantic off the American coast be-
tween Maine and Savannah. to the
peril of navigation. Secretary Herbert
proposes to send out the Iantic and
the Dolphin, and perhaps one or two
of the other vessels of the navy, to de-
strov these dangerous hulks-
There are unaccountable vulgari-
ties of taste in Jewelry as in many
other things. One design in sleeve but
tons is coffee beans; pork in various
forms is initiated in miniature for Chi
cago chatelaines, and a new horror is
seen in the window of a Broadway.
New York, jewelers. shop; it is scarf
pin, IN which gold and enamel are used
to represent the chewed, burnt stub OF
a cigarette.
Experiments have been made with
aluminium for horseshoes by Pennsyl-
vania manufacturer within the last few
months Methods and machines used
with steel had to be modified a little
first. The shoes are light, of course,
but they wear rapidly, not lasting over
week or ten days on a dirt road, and
breaking easily. The experimental
thinks that possibly an aluminium alloy
might be mere serviceable-
The Gghtship, John. in Delaware
hay. obtained It's odd name from that
OF the ship John OF Nantucket, Mass,
which sunk in 1871 near the spot where
the lightship now swings at anchor.
The vessel was stripped By wreckers
from Bridgeton. y. J.. and Gen Logne.
OF Br;dgeton. gave TO the lighthouse
department the fgurehead Of the
wreck. The fgurehead is now mount
ed on the deck of the lightship.
Sir Hope Grants fame as soldier
and a. civilian is so green in England
that Lord Wolseley's account OF his
death-bed scene viii be OF interest 70
al readers When death was very
near at hand one OF his aides de camp
broke down and burst into tears, where
uoon the brave soldier said; Whats
the matter. Bobby? Why. death IS only
ike going from one room 20 another,
80 died this remarkable soldier" says
Lord Woiseley. of whom 10 truly
good man was ever an enemy.
The war cloak of kanehau1eha- l.,
now on exhibition at Chicago. is com
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
posed of the feathers of native birds.

posed OF the 1edtnerS OF natlVe Dirus-
The body of the cloak is of red feathers,
while the border is of the yellow
feathers of bird now supposed to be
extinct. There are probably over
million feathers in this cloak. of which
the average value is thirty cents each.
: The Smithsonian Institution is IN pos
session of the cloak presented by Kane
hameha Ill to Com. Kearny in 1913.
This cloak is insured for 800, 900.
There are ways of getting out of
the National guard before ones time is
ND, and it is not always necessary to
acquire a chronic illness or remove from
the state or become a convict to find
those ways A young man who recent
" Joined the guard in New York sp-
piled for dismissal at the end of his
sixth week of service. He did not give
his reasons. but the officers learned
that he wanted to get out because HIS
| best girl had told him chat uniform was
not.becorning to him. He was dropped
from the rolls with dizzying sudden
Hess
Mr.. Nathan Strauss, who furnished
! coal TO the poor Of New York city last
winter at actual cost. has now estab-
lished a milk depot in building on
| the pier at the foot of East Third street,
where he has had building erected at
a cost OF one thousand dollars Be-
sides the dispensary, the building con-
1 tains a mammoth refrigerator, a steriIiz-
! ing room, a room for reducing the tenn
perature OF the milk. room In which
| to receive the cans rs they are brought
| from the farm IN Orange county The
/ milk IS sold for two cents pint
! Nearly one thousand quarts OF milk
were disposed OF the FIRST day.
There are four systems now in
| fierce for the grant OF patents: 1, the
/ American IN which the patent Is grant
/ ed after rigid examination into novelty;
I .. the British. in which the invention Is
advertised and the grant is subject to
/ opposition; 3, the German, which IS
| sort of compromise between the Amer
can and British. involving both an ex-
animation and an appeal 70 opposition;
and /, the French, which involves
neither an examination nor public op-
position, but IS registration merely.
/ All the patent laws OF the world can be
/ included in some one OF these systems,
Or parsalse Of their features Inventive
Age
A wholesale ieweier N New York
CITY has received large consignment.
/ OF Brazilian teetles-siead ones-th a.
/ he is making up into hreastpias The
/ particular species thus employed Is a
I small. s;u-npT oug. ra1ay bronze II
{ coior on the belly, where the legs are
I folded. and r.ch and lustroszs green
on the hard and corrugated wing cases
! This green - s-lsaa-.at ole szrv5EaG frssrn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18

az wonder what became of my Pon~
knife?" said the new teacher in thu
kindergarten. al am sure i.ft 1t On
my desk"
"Reddy Mulligan swiped II, mum, ~
piled little Dennis Quinn
"Swiped it?'' asked the teacher, with
q surprised infection in her voice
"ies'rn; seed him"
But what do you mean by swfpcd
it,"
"Swiped it?" repeated Dennis, ID
now being his turn 10 he surprised.
Eyes. What is swipcd it2''
why, spailed il"
"Snaned Il? What on earth do you
meant
why. he priggea it. mum s
"More incomprcherrible than ever.
Swiped, snailed, priggcd! What on
earth do you mean
why, he yanked IL, you know" ex-
planned Ii.Ile Dennis. amazed At his
teacher failure 20 understand common
language. Put 1t in his pocket, you
know
oh" exclaimed the teacher. with
great sigh of relief, a. She went after
Reddy Mulligan. Williara Henry sivi-
ter, in Harper's Bazar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
The Worlds Fair Filler.


Creased lightnin' amt circumstance,
Old Nancy Hanks amt in IL
Gosh, how the landscape scores a-psst
AT hundred miles mint
Towns fly acrost the sight so fast
They eenmost drive We blind;
Jest ez they come in sight before
They're out OF sight behind
We chased up Yesterdays sunset
We beat to-day all holler-
Old Sol jest he's - hump himself
When he starts in ter foller
An ef comets goin' out west
He'll urge his fight in vain,
Onless he vestihules himself
TO the tail end Of orr train
Just ez We pulled out from New York,
We wired Chicago: COMM"
An neck an neck, lopgside our train
That telegram few, humnin',
Fust il was train, then telegram.
Great Scott you'd ought ter seen ~
Clear 10 Chicago, sure CT guns,
Twas nip an tuck between Us
We struck Chicago al alive.
Ali sound an wei an strong,
But the strain had stretched our railroad train
TIL il was twice as long,
When we he'd stopped our Journey Ger.
Ana the engine banked her FIRE,
That telegram slid il from York
On 8 red-hot SIaokin' wire
Some on US folks, an was one
Was too SLOW IN aliehtlu':
Before We kRoved. the train was o.
Back 10 New York &-kitip';
That's how come 70 Re right here
e for the Worlds Fair Fgier'
!. goes too 'tarnal fast Ter ne
II does, er n liar.
NY. Tines
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
SENTENCES BY "JUDCE."

WE watch the winds from east and
west and our hopes are answered from
the south.
If there is anywhere stray CLEAN
of sunshine or of love a little child
will find it.
THE religious improvident trust in
Providence and the unreligious i'm
provident trust to chance.
The manifestation Of life. whether
IN the discovery Of nest of fiedge-
lings in solitary place or the soft,
warm touch Of little child, is pleas
ure TO the senses and icy to the soul
-Kathrine Grosiean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
The Language Of Love.

In youth I tried 10 learn its many lenses,
It's pulling moods. its conlugations, too:
parsed its sentences, and lost my senses
Whenever pronouns spoke TO me OF you.
It's active and its passive verbs CENTRALIZED me:
Its past and present filed me full o; Joy;
No futures dark, potential woe appalled, mo
Though singular, was happy boy.
But /, in my maturity, discover
Loves language is no easy thing TO learn:
In person it's as COY as any lover
POssesSive and imperative and stern
Unless-ah, rare coniugation coined by Cupid.
Y0a teach me by sweet methods OF your own
And am taught that men arc sn things stupid
And that love speaks in slences alonet
Eva Best IN Brooklyn Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18

On certain western railroad. for
convenience, the locomotive is made 70
push the train down 10 the terminus,
instead OF, as on the return trip, pgil-
ing the train after -.
The circumstance cccasioned great
b-ewiIderrnent OF mind 70 . freshly
made citizen of the place. Siso WA OF
8iIesian origin
II kin assy uDesrsthand, he OBJ
served. after watching this phenosEs-
non one day. how the iaySas ps.lia ttlEa
cars COP. but I'm bothered intoireiT 80
understand hoziver thJa o4Ytpglis 10
mime down
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
Unweeping or Unwept.

"Unwept, unhonored and unsung'
Were not the worst of fortunes bringing:
Dread, rather, thine own eyes and tongue
Unweeping and unsnging.
Unweeping for thy brother, bound 90.
Bnt struggling in the sonber night
Unsinging from thy underground
The happy tidings OF the light
Weep and be sure thou shalt be wept,
Sing gladly, and the joy-sounds ringing
May wake some soul, which long hath slept
To echo back thy singing
Let fall thy tearsl Let rise thy strainl
SO canst thou never be among
Those heritors OF mans disdain,
Tn "unwcpt, unhonored and unsung"
j. Edmund V. Cooke, in n. Y. Independent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
A Calculating Widow.

I Clercyman-Console yourself, dear
madame, you viii meet him in Heaven
Widow-Are you sure that all wives
will be reunited with their husbands
hereafter?
There is no doubt Of It"
+ "Then / guess III have 20 marty
again. for my late husbands first wife
went to Heaven ahead Of him and as
they are now united III have 70 look
around or III be lonesome when get
there. Halo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18
Worse Than Conceit-

No" said Willie Wilmington, I'm
not conceiteG; on the contrary l often
have n very poor opinion Of myself. :"
There are some matters" replied
Miss Pepperton. in which your taste
is remarka bly, good. "-Boston Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18

TaiIor-These goosis, sir. are far so
r,crior 20 those you seem 70 fancy
De Brolzer-They are too fnc, entire
II too fne. II should app.-sr N the
street dressed Up ike Ea2boD. every
BODY would know that aot squeezed
In ;ha. last FURRY y Weekly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-18

81 End il pays 20 lend man dol
lar" said Bronson
Way asked Briggs
well. IL he pays up you are square
r. he doesn't. ron find out what sort Of
q fellow he is at small cost.
True. returned Briggs "sh-esn
ron le. nc hare dollar for day or
two, Bronson Ha-per's Bazsr.