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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10
TERRIBLE VOLCANOES,
What One of Them Can do When ThOI
Oughly Active.

What One of Them Can do When Thor
oughly Active.
Few people in this country imagine
what terrible work a volcano of the
regulation size can do when it once
gets fully aroused. In 1883 CatOpaxi
threw it's fiery rockets more than
3. 900 feet above the crater, and in
1857, when the blazing mass confined
in the same mountain was struggling
for an outlet. it roared SO loud that
the awful noise was heard for a dis
lance of 900 miles
In 1897 the crater Of Tunguragua,
one of the great peaks of the Andes.
flung out torrents of mud and lava
which damned up great river.
opened new lakes, besides making Il
deposit OF seething mud, ashes and
lava 600 feet deep over the whole
area of a valley which was twenty
miles long and averaged J, 900 feet in
width, says the Philadelphia Press.
The stream of lava which flowed
from Nesuvius in 1897 and passed
through the valley of Terre del Gre
CO is estimated TO have contained
333, 900, 900 cubic feet of solid matter.
In 1850 Etna poured out a flood of
melted stones and ashes which COW
SASA hl4OS VI 1CI-
tile country to depth of from ten
to forty feet.
On this occasion the sand, scoria
lava, etc, from the burning noun
tain formed Mt Rosini, a peak two
miles in circumference and over 4, 900
feet high.
In the eruption of Vesuvius in the
year 70 A. d., the time of the des-
truction of Pompeii, the scoria. ashes,
sand and lava vomited forth far ex-
ceeded the entire bulk of the volcano
itself, while in 1860 Etna disgOrged
over twenty times its own mass
Vesuvius has sent its ashes into
Syria, Egypt and Turkey. 1t hurled
stones Of 800 pounds weight to Pom
peii, distance Of six English miles,
during the eruption of 70, A. d.
Catopaxi once projected block of
stone containing over 100 cubic yards
distance of nine and one-h half miles.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10
IN THE HOP FIELDS.


Keetn,es of Life Among tho Hop Pick>rs
of New York.
Perhaps in no section of the United
States Is there a more prolific hop ter
Iitory than may be found in the
counties of Schoharie and Otsego.
says the ALBANY Argus, where nearly
every available foot of ground is stud
died with the poles under which
thousands of young and old people
annually earn and enjoy their voca-
tions. Albany County, too, has
number of hop fields. The agents
point out this feature of the hop
picking pursuit as the main argument
ic enlistlnR recruits
Each yard Is Invariably equipped
with \ dancing pavilion. or barn
metam@rphosed into one, and in the
evenings fun reigns unchecked. The
fun. ny the way, forms large section
of the recnmpense for the days labor,
the money consideration being Ct
such slight proportions as to form no
considerable matter for worry.
Albany generally furnishes the bulk
of assistance to the farm owners in
the persons of girls, women, young and
old, men whose regular avocatiOns do
not demand their services at this
season of the year, and who find this
the only available means of taking a
vacation.
One of the agents told an Argus
man recently that tho main troubles
to be cOntended with in The business
were the hop lice ard the bug juice,
the former on the vines and the latter
in the pickers There is no known
remedy to suppress the hop lice evil,
but the bug juice tendency has been
Pup11
application of the summary dismissed
principle.
In the vicinity Of Cooperstown and
all around the shores OF Lake Otsego
in the early September evenings the
jolly parties in the various hop fields,
notably Clarke's may be heard in
dulging in all kinds of gay and
pleasurable proceedings marked
mainly by the sound of song and
the squeak of the country violin as
the various groups send vocal incense
To Apollo, or beat in merry cadence
their pedal tribute to Terpischore.
Some of the crops in the Schoharie
and OtsegO fields are already owned
by Albany dealers, who have paid u
guaranteed bulk payment. the owners
Of the fields to stand the expenses Of
| picking.
The probabilities of a large crop
are excellent, and il good weather
continues it Is expected that 1893
will prove red-letter year, as the
prices are fairly high considering the
immense output it is likely will be
made. The countenances of several
German hOp-yard bosses who annually
gather host of pickers and take
them TO the yards have been beaming
| since the news came that the hon
crop was good.
Some of the pickers make lots of
dollars at the hop yards. The ways
taken by this money are various
Some who believe that industry, fru-
gality, and economy lead the way to
wealth put by the proceeds of their
hop picking. Other pickers only 90
for the jolly times. The Albany
police have tradition that when the
hop pickers come back arrests are
DlentV
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10
Damon and Ply hias.

Damon and Pythias were two gen.
tlemen Of Syracuse, Sicily, who had
great affection for one another.
Pythias was cOndemded to death by
DiOnysus, tyrant (meaning only
''ruler'O of Syracuse; but not having
closed his business affairs, he begged
to be allowed to return home. Damon
volunteered to take his place. and did
So Pythias departed, leaving Damon
in prison; but he returned in time
to take his place on the scaffOld.
Dionysus was SO much pleased with
their fidelity that he pardoned Py
thias, and begged to be admitted 70
their friendship
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10
HER SAILING DAYS OVER.
Exciting Escape OF the Memnon from the
Privateer Alabama.

Exciting Escape OF the Memnon from the
Privateer Alabama.
The old bark Memnon, one of the
most ancient craft on the Pacific
coast. will go to sea no more. She
has fought her last battle against
wind and water, and In q few days
at the most will bc towed to the ma
fine crematOry at California City,
where she will be consigned to the
flames.
She was one of the very few Amer
lean We sells that when chased by the
pirate Alabama succeeded in making
her escape. The Memnon was ON her
way from Liverpool to Boston at the
time. and fell in with the Alabama
when about half way across the At
lantic.
The Alabama concealed her iden-
tity until she got with in halt mile of
the Memnon, when the Confederate
flag was hOisted to the peak. and the
astonished crew Of the Yankee bark
began TO realize the true character of
the strange steamer
1t was blowing a gale from the
northwest at the time and the bark
was under tOpsailS, but as soon as the
yards were squared the men ran alOft
and sail after sail was loosed and set.
The men took no time to cast off the
gaskets. everything was knife work,
and in almost less time than it takes
to tell it the daring Yankee was fly
ing away to the eastward under q
cloud OF canvas thai threatened to
tear the masts out OF her every min
ute.
Capt Semmes of the Alabama had
no idea that the bark would try to es-
CAPE and was below when the pros
pective prize changed her course and
began to make sail. He was quickly
on deck, however. and sent shot after
shot at the flying Yankee in hopes of
Gripping her. AT the same time the
sail, but stern chase is a long one,
and in breeze like that the Yankee
bark was as fast DIS the Alabama and
just trifle faster.
In spite OF everything that Semmes
could do the Memnon slowly but
surely drew away from her pursuer,
and as the Alabama dropped farther
aud farther astern, the hopes of the
| Yankee crew revived.
The chase lasted until night, and
then the pirate steamer gave it. up
and hauled off to hunt for something
not quite so speedy. But If the Ala
bama gave up the race the Memnon
did not, for she never started tack Oh
sheet until she had put several hun.
dred miles of ocean between the Ala.
| bama and herSelf.-San Francisco
Chronicle
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10
NE HAD BEEN THERE.

A little msmento she held in her hand
while the tears sprayed each roseato check
Yor nor gYlef was Of that uncomfortable brand
That only her heart could bespeak.
sweet love had ordained for tho precious night
A meet with the youth she adored
mt her tyrrannous pa had asserted his might
/ And the maid in an attic had snored
The night to her prison no tidings had borne
OF her Romeo's truth to the tryst,
And her reveries brought her mfscivfugs forlorn
OF his having been elsewhere enticed.
And now, in the light Of the new-wakened day
Released from her solitude grim,
She had gone to the trystinR- place, hoping Away
For some faith-proving tidings Of him.
Oh! sweet reinsurance! She saw at glance
What she straightway did ardently SCOOP -
Twas circular section of lavender pants
On step Of the fresh-painted stoop,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10

her airings She Is a charming little
doll, as droll and quaint figure as
one can see in weeks, in her red
frocks, junk shoes and tiny cmbroid-
cred cap and is docility and serenity
herself She is model of manners
to the wild little Americans in the
park, blinking her little black eyes
at the flower beds, pointing at the
blossoms. ciapping her hands with
JOY. but never exercising her diplo-
matte privilege Of defying the police
man and of arrest by helping herself
to the pOsieS -Philad eIphia Ledger.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10
A Little Chinese Aristocrat.

The City Of Washington will soon
lose one OF its picturesque figures, as
the present Chinese Minister'S term
soon expires and he will take his lit
tie daughter back to China with him.
Little Miss Mi was born in Washing
ton two years ago. She can 'chin-
chin" little in English, and is DEM
ccratic in her mingling with and
greeting other children and citizens
ia Dul Cnt Circle. where she takes
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10

boy in the crowd-an errand boy in
the store next to ours-knew me and
informed the dignitary that was
travelling under an alias.
I was registered, then, under my
own name, with 'alias John Smith, F"
tackled to it, for all the world like a
veritable thief, and taken down to
the fllthiest, fOulest cell imaginable.
The next day was allowed to send
for anybody wanted to see, and sue
ceeded in proving my respectability
sufficiently to be let of with a severe
reprimand.
But the arrest, and my name, were
chronicled in all the daily papers.
wrote a note of apology to Miss
Priscilla, for having broken my en-
gagement to take her to the opera.
The note (she knew my handwriting
was returned unopened. rushed to
the house to give her personal ex-
PLANTATION.
':Miss Pritchard Is not at home,
SIR" said the footman, with super
cilious grin.
met her on the 5th avenue, the
next Sunday She passed me with a
sublimely unconscious stare.
1 have not been able to have a
word with her, or see her since; and
!! know, feel, that the cup has been
dashed from my lips forever!
Oh why did Cogsmith's back so
closely resemble that OF the respect
able-looking old buffer?
Am l not the most unfortunate
man in the wOrld?-N. Y. Mercury.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-10

AN engagement is delicate thing.
You can't drop one without breaking.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15
tlreshsn OuttseneraIed,

The Hawaiian minister at Washing
ton. Mr.. Thurston. Vas developed the
talents Of a frst-class diplomat Of the
European school In some manner I'M
Known he obtained early information as
to the purpose of the administra ion to-
WsFd Hawaii. He ascertained that
Gresham took the view that the provis-
ional government Of the islands was
merely temporary. awaiting the decision
the United S ates on the annexation
question: aud that the Secretary held that
when this government refused that re
quest the provisional government would
no longer have legal existence This
information he sent to President Dole,
By tue same steamer which conveyed
Minister Willis to the islands. ana ad-
vised Mr.. Dole to at once change the
provisional government into a republic
10 order 10 :heekmate Gresham.
This was done Of curse. AMI Mini'ter
Willis fousd the props knocked flom
under tHs- scheme he vas sent to carry
out. For il the provisional govern
meDt had no legal existence after the adj
minisiratien's refusal to entertain the
propositions for annexation, Willis way
would base been easy u reinstate the
Queen aud the old regime. But he
found be had to deal with a republic,
and an apparently permanent form Of
government, instead Of provisional one.
Hence be was obliged to communicate
With Washington. and obtain further in
structions What these are, is still a
State Depart Bent secret. But Minister
Thurston certainly has earned honor by
bis sbrewdness and quiekucss, and the
Eawaiians should promptly recognize it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

It appears. according to the registra-
tioa report of Massachusetts,, that nearly
twice as many women as men in that
State live to be over eighty years of age.
This accounted for by the greatar expo
sure Of men to accidents, to weather
agencies, to the constant strain Of bust
ness life. to the anxiety Of providing for
the flmily. all of which tend to shorten
the life of men. The deaths by accident
among men are more than threshold
greater than among women, and men
commit suicide in about three-fold ratio
as compared with women.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

Dogs on the ssruR. The old English
Law was THAT every dog eosld have bis
bite" This has been changed. and nov
every dog which bites child or man
makes its owner liable for damages -
Even when a dog is licensed. il he bites
any one walking quietly along the high
way. its owner Is liable. II man en-
ters upon the premises ef the owner and
is bitten. the latter rs not liable without
it is proven that the dog was a vieio1s
ore; then the owner may be, as he
should have posted notice NJ eonsplcu-
Gus place warning the public. II a dog
,respassrs upon your grounds at night
and disturbs your rest, you can kill him
on your ewn grounds. bu, You, cannot go
over to your n~ighbor's and kill him -
II your neighbor's dogs kill or MAIN
your sheep or cattle. you have a perfect
right to kill il caught in the act and on
your grounds. II yOn have win uses to
prove their depredatiOns, you. can bring
salt against the owner or ownlss for
DANA ses. and most likely to gain your
suit. If your neighbor's dog goes mad,
you can kill him 10 self-defence; but,
even then. you may be liable for dam
ages, as you would have to prove that
the dog was mad-very often difficult
thing American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

The pcrnicious effects of the Wilson
Democratic tariff bill are already being
felt. Alth ,ugh the measure is, as yet,
ouly bare possibility. The tin can
mandatory of the A. 4. Booth Pa,k
ing Company. on South Wolfe street.
Baltimore, was shut up few days ago
and three hundred and fifty men. Who
and their flmilies are dependent upon
their daily labor for bread, are thrown
into enforced iGleness. with hard win
ter Taring then in the face. NJ A
+. Booth stated few days ago tina. the
mandatory has always been operated
throughout the year, turning out 49,
900 cans day. which meant millions o.
cans a year, and the consumption o
thousand, of pouLd' Of tin. The EN-
ployes, said he. are, Of course, consid
erably exercised over shut down, aut
expressions are heard all around tina
they will not be caught again voting th
Democratic ticket. se5tss
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

The number Of trOtIing and pacir g
horses who have made records Of 2 35
AMI under during the season Of 1898 is
cstimsted at 3 300 10 round numbers. -
When il is rccolleeted that it is within
the memory of many bOrsemen living
when 2.4O was a great record, the re-
ductiOn of time by the trO;tiDg horse
seems sonderful performance and the
effort is now to beat 2 10. Some few
horses have gone below it, but they can
not be readily counted.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

According to census figures. the silk
manufacturing industry in this country
has grown wonderfully in ten years =
In 1890 goods to The value of $50, OOO,-
600 were turned out, as against S34, :
500. 900 in 1880. The number of hand:
employed increased from about 81 ,00C
to 81 900, and the number Of spindle;
from sos. 1877 to 1,254,T9S.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

George Vanderbilt has a country villa.
anu tract Vf Q, 600 acres near Ashville,
n c. There are II acres in the south
western portion Of this estate the young
millionaire does not and cannot own.
though he has made effort after effort to
do so. The II acres belong 10 a colored
man named Collins, who, when Mr..
Vanderbilt bought the large tract. asked
him $500 more for thi, small tract than
he was willing to give. A few weeks
later Mr.. Vanderbilt went to Collins
and agreed to his terms, but Collins now
added couple Of thousand to the first
price, and as often as Mr.. Vanderbilt
got into the notion to pay Collins his
price Collins went up a safe distance and
has just announced that he will not sell
the land at any price SO long as he can
have Mr.. Vanderbilt for his neighbor.-
lie tells Mr.. Vanderbilt that the value
of good neighbor in this worll cannot
be estimated by alt the money of the
Vanderbilt family -Ex.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

The international boundary line be-
tween the United States and the repub.
lie of Mexico is marked by pyramids o.
stone placed at irregular distances along
the line all the way from the Rio Grande
10 the Pacific Ocean. Wherever it was
found practicable to do SO these pyramid.
we're built on prominent peaks at road
crossings. fords, etc. The line was not
surveyed. as is the custom, the location
of the monuments being based en- as.ron-
omical calculations aud observations.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

Il is singular fact in cur politi,a
history that the Democratic party has
nsver been able 10 handle atiOna fnan-
ces wit5a any success. Tn, success of
thAt party at the Presid' ntial and Con-
gressioDsl elections of 1889 was followed
very speedily by business prOstrarion,
due to the belief that cOnplete teari ! g
up Of the protective system would follaw.
The financial panic, caused by the dan
gerous decline in the gold reserve. and
tho steady increase in the volume Of cred
il money under the Sher'-nn law. sharp
~ aceentuated the business depression
As ole result. our imports have largely
fallen Of, and the revenues of the gov
eminent are less than its expense; aud
this CONDITION. i is clear. will grow
worse during the coming year.
II is Ger ain that our jim ports viii
largely decline No one is going to i'm
port foreign goods and pay the present
scale Of duties. with the certainty thai
when the Wilson bill goes into effect the
same goods can be imported at far lower
duties. As that measure cannot become
operative for six or eight months, the
administration is confronted with a
condition. not a. theory" the certainty
that for more than half wear our ini-
port trade will be at IA minimum
snd the revenue consequently still les.
than it is now.
Already all sorts Of expedients have
been resortcd o. The gold reserve has
been cut into, the balances the national
banks designated as depositaries have
been run down to the lowest point reach.
ed for years, the appropriations for pub
lie buildings and other improvement.
have been used to meet current expense,
"A thing Which smacks of illegality =
All these aSe, of course, only temper, y
stOp-gape- the deficiency still goes 90
and some radical step must be taken Il
peplenish Uncle Sans pc~ket book
0se scheme for doing this is to issu,
bonds-thst is. to borrow the money Il
meet the deficiency in rescnue. Thh
will by no means he popular with th'
people. Ever since 1865 they hav,
seen the bonded debt diminished by mil
lions of dollars every wear. thus tighten
ing the interest burden; and they viii
not allow he contrary course to be tax
en- without strong protest. Ano,he
proposition is to increase the interns
reveoue tax and m axe itepply to whisk,
Ia bond. This would cause a rush t.
py the present tax before the new Law
could go irto effect, AID would put owe
aquarter of million into the Treasur'
at once. What will be done, however
is uncertain. for the Democratic party i
always at sea in haBdling the money at
fairs Of the nation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15
HURRAI FOR CKRI. TEAS

James A Murray, proprietor of Munsy'.
Hotel. Rrvantnwn, his nov completed hi;
sto"k Gf Xmas liqIors, whirh he oilers 10 tlu
trade vrr cheap for the HOLIDAYS Ills s,och
is complete ia everything in his line h
whiskirs he keeps the old standard brands.
Old Monticello, pure Rye proof 81
Old Meva e. pur, r proof 10.
Old Cabinet, pure Rye proof ~
All kinds Of wines. gins, brandies and clar.
ct, chhmIrig and whit toka. 10th cooking
and tahr sherrys You cannot go unnr CON
moda'ed in gods and prir~s Wv stock ri
cigars is complete aud OF fine quality Cal
early aud get your supply. Thanking m,
public for their liberal patronage extended
me for the past i've years solicit a con
tinuance Of the same.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

Tom Reed thinks the tariff bill wal
framed in ignorance of its effects, rather
than from desire to destroy american
industries. Speaking to a member Of
the Ways and Means committs, recently
on the subject of that measure, he said;
my friend. l do not in the least fear
your malice; fear your Ignorance.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

The annual report of the Seci
of War shows that considerable pre-
have been made in the manufactu
heavy ordnance and the construct
sea coast defenses. The need Of
tiuaed work in this line is emphas
There is no effort on his pa't to d
from the policy in this regard ina
rated by previous Republican adn
tratiOns.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

The United States national salute is
one gun for each State; the salute for the
President. 81 guns; for the Vice-Presi-
dem, IL; sud for cabinet officers and
governors and such lesser officials, Is.
The original salute for the president was
as IN my guns as there we're States, but
IN 1919, when there we're 81, it was de-
cided that this number should become
permanent as the Presidential salute.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

j sides having the largest println
office in the world the United State
possesses splendidly equipped depart
ment f-r engraving. 1t occupies build
ing about half mile south Of the treas
ury building at Washington aud has eve
nv impro ,ed appliance for the prOduetio
ofsteel plates aud for printing fro n them
This department. known as the bureo
Of engraving and printing. produces .
the notes and bonds used by the govern
ment and the national banks. The Post
offic, Department has the postage stamp
printe,l by.contract 10 private es'@b!lsh
-ufen,s.' 'f4is year. the cnief-cis I
reau of engraving and printingf
furnish all the stamps required
government and says he can doth
for $4,000 less than the amount
lowest bid. The present annui
sumption ofpostage stamps OF all I
2,176. O96, 2l1. The present c.
price for priating these stamps is
1863 a year. The same co npany
to print them for the next four y
5.S5 cents per thousand or same,
900 year. Another bid has be
ceived offering to do the work for s
000.-Suh.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-15

Euro ,ean comment on the Wilson
bill i, uniformity of approval, because it
means q wider market here for their
manufacturers, and more work for their
labOring class. But, per sOltra, il
means less work aud lower wages for
American workingmen.