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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
When Does the Year Begin?

The countries and nations of the
world, with a few exceptions, begin
the year with January |, but that
this system is arbitrary, and based up
on nothing in particular, does not
even need to be proven. The ancient
Egyptians, Chaldeans, Persians, Sy-
rians, Phenicians and Carthaginians
each began their year with the au.
tumnal equinox, or about September
.. Among the Greeks the beginning
OF the year was at the time of the
winter solstice down to 432 b. c. j.,
when the mention cycle" was intro
doced. after which the new year be-
gan on June %. In England, from
the time OF the fourteenth century
until 1852. the legal and ecclesiastic-
al year began on March 25.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

guarding the frontier. In some in.
stances they lend a helping hand tc
the smuggler. A collector of q small
post on the New York frontier told the
writer Of a Sc eme he had devised to
help the "boys" bring horses from
Canada to the United States. He
talked freely about the matter, and
seemed to think that he owed these
courtesies to the boys for having in
dorsed him for the Office of collector.
Along the New York and Vermont
frontier, every few miles, can be found
what is known as the line store. !"
These stores are built on the boundary
line. part of the store being in Canada
and part in the United States. The
chief object of these stores is to avoid
the payment of the Government license
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
Elsie's First Day at School.

Elsie was very fond of looking at
pictures, and mamma would tell her
what they meant. Then the little
girl would repeat the story which be-
longed to each picture, and sometimes
would make up little story of her
own.
Il can't read if there isn't any pict-
ure,' she would say, when book
without illustrations was shown her:
A few days before she was ) years
old papa bought her a primer, and
there was one picture in it which she
thought very funny. 1t was dog
holding a pig by the ear. She asked
papa to read her what was printed
about it. In short time she could
repeat it word for word, and would
say in her droll way, "Wag-has-t the
pig-by-the-ear. Conway, Wag."
A few days after her fifth birthday
she begged so hard to go to school
that finally mamma said she might
60 with Mary and Ellen, two big
girls who lived across the street.
Elsie was wildly happy and could
hardly wait for mamma to brush her
halr and put on clean white apron
Elsie had dear little chair to sit
in, with a truly desk in front, and
thought she never had such a good
time in her life.
After while the pretty teacher,
whose name was Miss Tucker, called
Elsie out with class OF little folks
about her size. After some of the
Others had read, she opened Elsie's
book and asked her il she could read.
Now Elsie was a litts~ bit fright.
ened, with so many bright eyes
watching her, but Miss Tucker hap
pened to open the book at the picture
Of ~Wag and the Pig" and when
Elsie saw that she was brave all at
once. She repeated the page very
fast, and really thought she was read.
ing it.
Then Mics Tucker said, @Why, you
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
Milk for Burns.

A French physician has obtained
good results in dressing burns with
milk. Congresses are soaked with
milk and laid on the burn, to be re-
newed night and morning. An OK
tensive burn on the leg was healed in
this manner Two days reduced it in
size from IA to ] centimeters; at the
end Of three days it measured but y
centimeters in diameter. Another
burn which had been treated for
eight days with olive oil and oxide of
zinc healed rapidly under a simple
milk dressing.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

this sterile and wild tract of country is
u bridge between Mexico and the in
habited part OF the United States,
which, If he can but safely cross, he
feels that he is secure from pursuit
and capture.
The Canadian Frontier.
The frontier between Canada and
the United States is not patrolled in
any manner. The only guards are the
iron posts which stand like sentinels
on the boundary line at distance of
one mile apart. These posts mark the
line between the United States and
Canada as settled by the Ashburton
treaty in 1872. The custom houses are
at the railroad stations on or near the
line. Sometimes the custom house is
three or four miles from the line. The
collectors at these ports do not exert
themselves very much in the way OF
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

merchandise in the ports Of this coun-
ty. A foreign merchant desiring to
>hip goods to the United States must
first go before the American Consul
residing at the port from which he in
tends to ship the merchandise and
make oath to the kind. quality and
quantity of the articles he wishes to
snip to the United States. This affi-
dayit is called consular certificate"
and is attached to the invoice of goods
the merchant is going to export. Three
of these invoices, properly certified,
arc made out, one OF which is kept by
the Consul, one sent to the Collector OF
the Port to which tho goods are to be
shipped and one given to the exporting
merchant, who sends it to his customer
in the United Stats. The invoice
which goes to the Collector OF the Port
in this country is sent by the captain
of the vessel which carries the freight
listed in the invoice
After the vessel crosses the ocean
and is within fifteen leagues of the
main shore it is possible that it may
run across one OF Uncle Sans revenue
cutters. II the ship is in the regular
channel and making directly for port
the revenue cutter will not modest it,
But If the vessel is out of the beaten
track, or ha; no colors flyinc, or if
there is anything ralish or suspicion ,
looking about it, the revenue cutter
will signal it to bring to" as coming
TO a halt Is called in sailor parance
To make this signal the revenue cut
ter runs up the revenue jack or fires a
gun across the bows of the incoming
vessel. When the vessel comes. to a
halt boat is lowered from the cutter
ana two ofhcers are sent aboard the
snip to make an examination. If the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
ALVEY VACATION.
She. sons.ht Quiet Place and She roun
One.

She sought a Quiet Place and She Found1
One.
Try not to notice my nervous
ness, please" said the girl whose face
was pale and whose eyes had haunt
I'd look. 1--we just returned from the
country. where I've Eeen on my vaca-i
ton. selected an isolated village,
so as to get as far away as possible
from noisy cable cars and trucks
Many other persons were struck with
the idea at the same tine, for when
l arrived at my little farmhouse the,
housewife escorted me to the parlOri
said it wa, the only vacant ROOM
she had"-here her shoulders quivI,
cred as if she had chill "The house,
had green shades that were always
drawn down to the lowest notch.
The furniture was upholstered in:
that black, scratchy haircloth that,
makes you think of an undertaker'Si
shop. The family Bible and portraits
Of deceased grandmOthers were the
only things that gave the place agay
tone.
Il slept on folding lounge. That's
hat the lady called it, hut my per-
al opinion is that it was pine
nlfd with sheet over it. One
night l dreamed that l was dead and
lying i'm morgue. Another night L
thought l was buried alive, and l
could even smell the damp earth.
Every morning had to go around to-
the pump in order to wash my face.
or course hair curling was out of the
question, inasmuch as there wasn't a
mirror except one in the kitchen that
the old gentleman called his shaving
glass. 81.
"Oh. that room. know that I'll
have to take another vacation SO that
can forget it. Chicago Record.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

required of retail dealers in LIQUOR.
Another object is to avoid the customs
duties on such articles as are generally
sold in country stores. They are close
ly watched, however, and not much is
done in the way of evading customs
duties. But as respects the avoidance
OF the Government license tax, the
scheme is almost perfection itself.
When the American customer comes to
buy whisky he must go to the Canada
side of the store, but when a Canadian
wants his jug filed he must go over
to the counter on the American side.
Saturday afternoons and rainy days it
is common sight to see the lines of
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

read 50 we'll. I must put you in the
first class" Then Elsie was very
proud. But little later when she
took her place with the higher class
aud was asked to read in another
place in the book she said, "Oh. l
don't know that. haven't learned
any story 'cept Was and the Pig,
vet" She COuldn'G understand why
Ellen and Mary laughed.
Miss Tucker smiled just little,
but said very kindly, @Never mind,
dear. you will know all the stories
before long" And she did, and could
read them, too.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

take up with his mouth a piece of
sugar. placed on the edge of the back
of the chair. 1t will appear very
simple at first sight, but if the per-
son who is trying the experiment is
not very careful to retain his center
Of gravity the chair will most assur-
eddy upset, land this new Tantalus will
see the piece of sugar evade him at
the minute he expects to take it be-
tween his lips.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
ALONG THE FRONTIER
MEANS ADOPTED TO COLLECT
TAXES ON IMPORTS.
Intricate system Of Invoices. Afida Wits and
Offlcial Papcrs-How Good. Are Shipped
Through the Custom Houses--But Little
Inspection of Land Frontiers.


When foreign vessel comes to this
country il comes as an alien and a
stranger. Its only rights are secured
to it by treaty. Unless ship seeking
tn land at one of orr ports has it's flag
fying to denote its nationality. and un-
less it has its clearance papers from the
foreign ports from which it sailed OF.
eat acc, unit for them. or, in short, UNI
less the vessel can produce its pass
ports and he property introduced, it
:annot be admitted to land and unload
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
WITH THE WILD SEA AT rLAY.

For thou wilt he harassed by danger and
care
Then sleep. little darling: rest. little baby;
Kest whilst thou may. dear. and sleep
whilst thou dare
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
A Good Trick to Try.
Place chair on the floor, and ask
someone to kneel on it in the posi-
ltiOn indicated in the drawing, and to
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

IT has been proved by tables show.
ing relative space given by four lead
ing New York papers in one day in
1881 and the corresponding day in
1898, that the quality OF news in our
papers is deteriorating. Gossip has
grown from One-half column to six.
teen and three-Quarters columns in
one paper, and from one to twenty.
three in another.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
Jones Knew His Weakness.

Somebody challenged Jones to figh.
q duel, thinking to scare him.
well, it's a 60. replied that cheer
full lunatic, but only on one condi.
tion. You know how near-sighted I
am: Well, to make things equal I
insist that l shall be placed ten PAGES
nearer my opponent than he is to
me, for the fellows got an eye like a
hawk"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

GOOD news comes from Clay City.
Two members of a chariyari partv
got into row and one man Killed
the other. The murderer is heinz
pursued and il caught will probablv
DE lynched 1t is to be hoped that
ne will be. The charivari, or ~shiv-
aree' as it is known in rural circles
Is disgraceful performance. r.
consists in gathering crowd of
country loafers and tOughs before a
house occupied by a newly married
couple and making night hideous
with tin pans, COW bells, shorse I'D
dies, shotguns and other noise nro.
dncing instruments. The object ia
to compel the bridegroom to donate
money wherewith the loafers and
tonghs may buy whisky. Occasion
ally the tormented benedict refuses
TO pay blackmail, and disperses the
crowd by shooting into r. This
course is always commentaries Int -
sometimes gets the bridegroom into
trouble. The Clay City plan is much,
better. 1t is to be hoped that the
noodlums who get up .shiyareess
may continue killing one another
until the tribe Is extinct.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

IHE nghting arena at Roby ought
not to be sold by the Sheriff untiI fhs
board OF Lady Managers has q chance
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
Singular Prociamations to the Deo,

singular PrOciamatiOns to the Dead.
There have been delivered to GER
tam persons through the postotfice
during the last week notices which.
aside from their solemnity, are some.
what ludicrous. Here is one of them.
addressed to a former citizen, who ia
now, it is hoped, in a better land
than this: you are hereby notified
that, pursuant to the statute in that
behalf. court of revision of the
voters list for the municipality of
the city of st. Catharines. for the
year 1893, will be held by the Judge
OF the county of Lincoln, at the
courthouse in the city of St. Cath
arlnes, on the 9Th day OF September,
1898, at 10 a. M: and you are re.
quested to appear at the said court.
Tor that - hath complained that
your name is wrongfully inserted in
the said voters list, because you ara
dead. st. Catharines Star.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

Tam Turnip was a cow-feeder in
kilwinning. His education had, we,
are sorry to say, been sOrely neglected
when he was young, and when he
grew up he had neither the time nor
the inclination to improve it. 1t was,
therefore. little wonder that Tam
did not know B from BULLS foot,
in so far as letters and figures were
concerned
In the course of time. however, he
got into system OF bookkeeping OF
his own, and although the strange!
strokes and crosses with which he
noted his everyday transactions might
be Greek to any other body, he wasl
rarely, if ever, known to make a
single mistake, till one day. on look
ing up his affairs, he made the dis;
covery that his worthy friend and
neighbor, Geordie Gingerbread, the
baker, had got whole cheese from
him, and. strange to say, though al
ways a good payer, had never settled
his account. So away Tam went to
see about it.
Stepping into the shop he found
GeOrdie behind the counter.
Fine day, GeOrdic," quoth Tam.
Fine day, Tam" quoth Geordie.
"Weel, man, "eproceeded Tam. Il
haze jist lookit in to see We about yOn
bit cheese We got frae us while syne.
Pm no. jist sure O. the price OFT; but,
yell hae guild mind OF yourself,
Geordie."
"Cheese9" replied George. "Map,
| never got cheese frae We a. nv
life. What makes We think that,
Tam? l dOot we've made some mis-
taxi
Ma. na," replied Tam, "it's nae
mistak its here in black and white.
as plain as We like" showing him a
roughly drawn moonlight circle in his
notebook.
"Weel," returned Geordie, 81 dinna
min o ever gettin' onything like a
cheese frae ye, except the bit aud
grundstane We gied me as IA present
the last time l was up your way"
Man, ay," replied Tam, you're
quite right-it's jist grundstane
here, but l clean forgot to put a hole
through Scottish american.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
I DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that VIII Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ac-
tiOns and Bright Sayings Of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-06

A Fisherman's Baby.
Oh. hush. little baby. thy papx's ut sea;
The big pillows roYk him a. mamma rock
thee.
He hastes to his doar ones DER pillows OF
foam;
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate.

In pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court of Highland county, Ohio l will offer
for sale, at public vendue on the
21st day Of September, A. d. 1898,
at o'clock p. M, upon the premises, the one
undivided third part OF the following real
estate, situate in the county Of Highland, in
the State of Ohio, and in Clay township, on
Flat Run, a branch Of the north fork of White
Oak creek and bounded and described as fol-
lows Beginning at a stake in Flat Run under
the bridge, corner to Jacob Peddicord. thence
down the Run with its meanders s. 70 degs. W.
20 poles 8. AZ degs W. 15 poles, s. SO degs. W.
IA poles to stake in the line of William Starr ;
thence N. 40 degs W. 1704-10 poles to stake ;
thence N. 481a degs. E. "a poles to a stake 3
beeches, sweet gums and black gum thence
s. 40 degs E. go poles to stake thence 8. 32
degs. E. 1913 poles to the beginning, containing
eighty-one (8D acres, one-quarter and poles
more or less, being part of Scott and Bowling
survey No 993 of 1,6662S acres and being part
of the farm of which John Matthews died
seized, save and except eight acres sold off of
the northwest corner to Rhoda Wardlaw.
Appraised at $439 70.
Terms of sale One-third in hand one-third
in one year, and one-third in two years from
the day of sale with inter est the deferred pay.
ments to be secured by mortgage upon the
premises sold. JACOB H. PEDDICORD,
Administrator with the will annexed of the
estate OF Rebecca Geren, deceased.
@. A. Matthews, plaintiffs attorney.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate,

In pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court Of Highland county, Ohio, will offer
for sale at public auction on the
21st Day of September, A. d. 1898,
at o'clock p m. upon the premises, the one
undivided third part OF the following real
estate, situate in the county of Highland. in
the State OF Ohio, and in Clay township, on
Flat Run, branch Of the north fork of White
Oak creek and bounded and described as fol-
lows Beginning at stake in Flat Run under
the bridge, corner to Jacob Peddicord thence
down the Run with its meanders 73 deg. W.
20 poles s. a degs. W. l5 poles, 8. SO degs, W
IA poles to a stake in the line OF William Starr
thence N. 49 deg. W. ITO 40 poles to stake ;
thence N. 481s degs E. "a poles to O stake
beeches, 8 sweet gums and black gum thence
8. 40 degs. E. go poles to a stake; thence S. 80
degs. E. 1873 poles to the beginning, containing
eighty-one (81) acres e.quarter and poles
more or less, being part of Scott and Bowling
survey No. 993 Of 1868 acres and being part
of the farm of which John Matthews died
seized, save and except eight acres sold off of
the northwest corner to Rhoda Wardlaw.
Appraised at $439.70.
Terms of sale One-third in hand, one-third
in one year, and one-third in two years from
the day Of sale with interest the deferred pay
ments to be secured by mortgage upon the
premises sold. JACOB II. PEDDICORD,
Administrator with the will annexed of Wash
ingtOn Geren, deceased.
BY O. A. Matthews, plaintiffs attorney.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24
An Incident in EdisOn's Early Life.

In telegraphy, operators are taught (;
receivers must be born. Equipped by
nature and training, Edison gave up the
newsboy life, in which he had earned
in four years $1,000, the greatest part of
which he gave to his parents.
Now began his migratory career as a
telegraph operator. Many ups and
downs were his. Often he was cold
hungry, and shelterless, for the insa-
table impulse to experiment to the neg
lect of his duties kept him continually
out of work. One day he reveled in the
praises his ingenuity evoked the next,
he was dubbed "Luny" and turned
adrift.
Perhaps his most ingenious boyhood
feat wac performed during an ice jam
that broke the cable between Port Hur.
on in Michigan and Sarnia in Canada.
The river at this point is mile and a
half wide. The ice made the river i'm.
passible, and there was no way of repair
ing the cable.
Edison impulsively jumped on loco
motive and siezed the valve controlling
the whistle. He had an idea that the
blasts of the whistle might be broken
into long and short sounds, correspond
ing to the dots and dashes of telepraphy
In a moment the whistle sounded over
the river: Toor, toot, toot, toot-toot,
toooot-toooooot- toot-
toot, too5.
"Hallo o, Sarnia Do you get me ?"
"Do you hear what say ?"
No answer.
"Do you hear what say Sarnia ?''
A third, fourth, and fifth time the
message went across, to receive no re.
sponse. Finally, the operator on the
other side understood. Answering
"toots" from the other eide came cheer
fully back, and the connection was es
tablished August 81. Nicholas.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24
Sultan OF Morocco and Carriages.

The sultan OF Morocco is so often rude
an unmannerly to strangers that 1
take pleasure in recording here the
kindly way in which he received the
request Of German prince who some
years ago came to Tangies for his health.
He was suffering with rheumatism, and
brought with him his equippages. The
first day he attempted to drive up and
down the the Malabar beach he was
stopped by the soldiers, and forbidden
to drive any further again in the city.
He Immediately appealed to the sultan,
who wrote back the following answer,
and had it despatched from Fee to Tan
gier by particularly swift courier; Yes;
he would be delighted to have this
stranger prince drive about his city OF
Tangier, and he gave him permission
so to do, but with one condition; every
time he drove abroad he would please
take the wheels off his carriage, other.
wise he might run over and seriously
hurt some OF the little children in the
streets. -Stephea Bomsai IN August Cen
tsary.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24
NEW PETERSBURG,

August 2lst, 1898
Mr.. G. A. Puckett and Miss Libbie
Ballentine, of Berryville, visited friends
here one day last week.
Frank Cough, who has been in declin.
ing health for some time, is not improv
ing much.
Miss Eta Weller has returned home
from visit to the Worlds Fair.
Andy Long is building a veranda to
his house, which will add greatly to it's
appearance when completed.
Miss Daisy Clagett, of Bainbridge, is
visiting relatives here.
Joseph M. Carson and wife, George
and Alice Carson and Miss LillaF Fletcher,
of Buena Vista, came down Friday to
take in the reunion, and stayed over
Sunday with friends here.
d. R. Cunningham and wife are visit
ing in Clinton county.
Miss Lizzie Ulen, of Slate Mills, Ross
county, is the guest of j. M. Ulen and
family.
Bill Hayes and family have moved to
DIR. r. A. Dryers iarm, east of town.
j. N, the philosopher, has written us
letter from the far west, stating that
he is 30 much attached to Petersburg,
that he will soon scatter the crushing
and mysterious element from his many
friends, who were so kind to him long,
long ago also at Samantha, Rainsboro
and Boston. He will also soon lift the
veil in the Court House, Hillsboro,
where he desires to be honored with a
large crowd, in order that he may as.
sumo force, veil, prejudice and cause,
which is his idol.