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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
Notes and Comments.

IT is stated that there are TO- $50
churches in .he Dominion OF Canada
DURING the last year there has
been a gain OF ). 216 societies in the
Christian Endeavor movement.
BISHOP THOBURN thinks that the
converts in India during the next
eight years will outnumber those OF
the last ninety-twO years.
The Russian State Church is so
wealthy that it Is asserted it could
pay of the national debt of e2OO,-
600, 600, and not be impoverished.
The Presbyterian Church asks for
$3.50, 900 to prosecute the work among
the freedmen. which is the same
amount asked by the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT has just issued
a new hymn book, upon which he has
been at work for three years. The
work contains $40 hymns and will be
used by the Plymouth Church.
THE International Missionary
Union Of the United States is COM
posed Of more than 500 members
These represent the American and
Canadian societies; also the English
baptist. Wesley, and China Inland
missions.
REV. DIR. Ii. II. HAwEIs of Eng
land, is to make another preaching
and observation tour in this country
His book on ''American Humorists,"
made up Of lectures delivered in Lon
don after his last visit and there
MI
nightly.
A MISSIONARY in London asked q
woman recently il she had a Bible in
the house. 20, yes!" was the reply,
1--WE would not live without one"
''Do you read it," he asked. "No,"
she answered. ''Then what do you
keep 1t for?" he inquired. 80, you
see sir, it's always ready in case Of
sickness"
THE new Convent Of the Visitation
at Wilmington, Del, which was
built by Sister Mary Joseph, who in
the world was Miss Mary L. Abel of
Baltimore, has just been occupied.
The cost was $3.50, 600, and was borne
entirely by Sister Joseph, whose
father was the wcalthiest newspaper
man in America, his estate reaching
$40, 900, 600.
REV. &. FURNEss SMITH, an Eng
lish missionary, recently related to a
London meeting that the Turkish
authorities at Constantinople had de-
clined to allow the circulation of st.
Pauls Epistle to the Galatians, sup
posing the people of Galata, a suburb
OF the Turkish capital, to be those
addressed, and refused to be entirely
satisfied on the point till certificate
of st. Paups death was forthcoming.
THE Lutheran church naturally
has its largest membership in Ger
many-32, 900, O00-but it has also a
large membership among those who
speak other languages. For instance,
5, 300, 600 Swedish, $500, 900 Nor
wegian, 1900, 900 Danish, 2,O48, 600
Finnish. 1900 English. 1,1l3, OOO
Hungarian, 624 Livonian, 4sO, ZOO
Courlandish, 272 Esthonian, 10000
French. 20, 900 Icelandic, and ~, OOC
| Bohemian.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01

The following paragraph contains
no new information, but it is per-
haps not without interest from the
fact that it Was published more than
a hundred years ago in work by
well-known chemist OF that day, and
1T shows therefore that the disinfect-
ing properties Of coffee have been
long recognized by scientific people.
Numerous experiments with roasted
coffee prove that it is the most
powerful means not only for render
ing animal and vegetable effiuvia in
nocuous but of actually destroying
them. A room in which meat Is in
an advanced degree OF decomposition
had been kept for some time was in
stantly deprived of all smell on an
open coffee rooster being carried
through it containing pound of
coffee newly roasted. In another
room exposed to the ef1iuvium oc-
casioned by the cleaning out OF the
dung pit, SO that sulphuretted hydro
gen and ammonia in great quantities
could be chemically detected, the
stencil was completely removed in
half minute on the employment OF
three ounces OF fresh-roasted coffee,
whilst the other PARTS OF the house
were prematurely cleared of the
smell by being simply traversed with
the coffee rooster, although the
cleansing of the dung pit continued
for several hours after. The best
mode of using the coffee as dis
infectant Is to dry the raw bean,
pound in a mortar. and then roast
the powder on a moderately heated
iron plate until it assumes dark
brown tint, when it is fit to use.
Then sp inkle it in sinks or cess pools,
or lay it on a plate in the room which
you wish to have purified. Coffee
acid or coffee oil acts more readily in
minute quantities. Merchants Re-
view
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
As 1t Was Written.

The Scriptures were first written
on skins linen cloth, or papyrus and
rolled up as we do engravings The
Old Testament was written in the
o d Hebrew chamberlain offshoot of
the Phi hnician. 1t was a symbol
language, as written, having no VOW
els The cOnsonants were only writ
ten and the vowel sound supplied by
the voice The words ran together
in contionuOus line. After the He
brew became a dead language vowels
were supplied to preserve usage which
was passing away. After the Baby
lonish captivity the written Hebrew
was modified by the Aramaic and
schools OF reading taught the accent
and emphasis Then came the sep.
aratiOn of words from each other,
then division into verses. Louis
heDublic.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
THE SPIDER AND the FLv.
And Brave and Chivalrous Yellow-Jacket

And Brave and Chivalrous YeIlow-Jacket
Too.
The act of taking q fellows part or
helping to defend him q aiust an en-.
envy is not confined to man. Nearly
all OF the lower animals have this
particular instinct But it it, I be-
iicve, an exceedingly rare Occurrences
to find creature of one order pitch
ing in," as the boys would say, and
exerting his efforts in behalf OF q
Great: re Of another order. 1t fell to
my lot not long ago to witness an act
of this kind.
Outside a grocery store there stood
a sugar barrel emptied its contents
There was one particular fly near the
bottom OF the out ide of the barrel,
and right beside him stood good
sized yellow jacket. Ali of a sudden
great grey spider hurried out of his
web and sped straight for the fly. In
another moment the fly was in his
grasp and a strugg began.
The fly tried SO hard to get away
that he must have attracted the at
tention Of the yellow jacket. for that
worthy turned around and looked
right at the contestants Then as
quick as flash he flew into the fray
himself, and the spider found that he
had two enemies to deal with. The
yellow-jacket seemed very careful not
to hurt thu fly, but it was q eau
ton" the way he put it to the spider.
At last the spider released his hold
on the fly and directed all his efforts
to suhduing the yellow Jacket Then
the battle began in earnest Tine
and again the spider sunk his fangs
into the yellow-iacket and time and
again was he pierced through with
the enemy's te rible sword, the fly all
the time buzzing over the heads of
the two cOmbatanta Finally, the
spider, unable to withstand the
thrusts any longer, gave up the ghost
and died. The yellow-jacket stung
him once more, and then waddled off
with torn wing and wounded leg,
the fly following him. -Philadelp hia
Times
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
Our Duty Is to Man and God

He who tries to live in the spiritual
sense alone, or in the moral sense
alone, must fail in his effort, for the
two were bound together. We, there
fore, ought to let no insistence Of
men on the doing Of the simple duty
as the sum Of life blind US to the re-
latiOns in which we stand to God,
and we ought to let no sublime asso-
ciatinns of the way in which man
may hold communion with God make
us shut our eyes to the imperious-
ness of the daily duty we owe to our
fellow-men.-BishOp Brooks
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
Too Late.

'James," exclaimed Mrs. McNagg,
to her patient and long suffering hus-
band the other night just as he was
dropping of into his flrst doze. I'm
certain that heard something NOV
ing down stairs, and I'm sure it's
burglars. Get up at once, James,
and see what it is. And. oh, dear,
If you find any burglars what will
you do?"
?" repeated her husband with
great calmness rs he got up and pre-
pared to explore the regions down
stairs 81 will do whatever they
want me to do. of course. have
never had my own way once 10 this
house yet. and it is too late to begin
now"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
just Think OF This!

Haryot Holt Cahoon's new book,
"What One Woman Thinks" in the
chapter on "Wives." says: THE
selfish wife and tie frivolous wife get
the best husbands. They make them,
They could take the truant husband
Of the delicate, complaining wife and
of the fearful wife and make model
men of them. They know how. The
man who uses his wife for door-mat
could even be made over by the self
ish wife. He would be as much sur
prlsed as anybody by the TRANSFORMED
tion she would bring about. The
complaining, fault-hnding wife usu-
ally gets good husband. He grows
patient and tolerant of the increas-
ing woes of his better half. Some
times he wonders what she will worry
about next. Hegrows slow of speech
as years roll on, and his shoulders
bend a good deal. He does not have
a very good time, but he never COM
plains. He lets her do all the COM
planning" or the wife Of the future,
Mrs Cahoon writes: THE strongest
weapon of the successful wife is
strategy. She is the power behind
the throne, and she rules by artitice.
The wife of the future will be the
power on the throne, and she will
rule naturally, because she is capa BILE
of ruling The wife of the future
will do her own thinking. Her day
has already dawned. The few wo-
men who have opened their eyes are
called advanced women. The ad-
vanced woman is the woman who is
ahead OF her time. But the time will
catch up with her one of these days"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
CHAPTER III.
UNDER A TERRIBLE SHADOW.

A couple Of hours later, q native q
the island, going homo in that direo
ton, found the young Chicagoan sit
ting up and looking calmly, yet won
deringly, around. Nearly'all the Kan.
akas speak English, and this one spoke
It fuently. Hoping to earn triae, he
drew near, with respectful salutation,
and offered to bring q horse.
"A horsep what for?" returned Ralph.
ITO take you to town, SIR"
Town? what town."
Ito Honolulu"
Marking the wondering stare with
which Ralph received these words, the
Kanaka added:
You know where you are, don't
your"
mo. Where am II"
The Kanaka retreated several steps
native tongue, but returned to the
charge.
You can at least tell me who you
are, he suggested.
Who am? IL don't know!"
But you must know where you came
from and how you arrived here?"
Ralph shook his head, looking thor
oughly puzzled, and responded:
Il don't know anything about it,"
"You can certainly tell me your
name" cried the Kanaka, in q fright
ened voice.
Name? Name? haven't any name
as know Of"
Alas for the truth. The blows Ralph
had received upon his head from his
assailants had utterly annihilated his
memory. Obliterated was all his past
his journey-his whereabouts-his
relations to Mazda Stepp and to his
father and friends. He was ignorant
to his own name.
The Kanaka was strongly tempted to
take to his heels without further in
quiry or comment. But he had more
than the average Kanaka heart and
brain, and he resolved to probe the
mystery of Ralph's singular situation
didn't you arrive here in steamer
from San Franciscan" he asked. "Are
you not an Americana"
Ralph contracted his brows in des.
perate effort to furnish solution OF
this problem, but after full minute he
was obliged to answer:
II don't know"
Where were you when you first
knew anything about yourself?" con.
tinued the Kanaka.
IL was here!"
Smiling involuntarily at this reply,
the Kanaka stepped nearer and lifted
Ralph's hat, then starting back in
painful amazement.
"Ah, see!" he calculated.
There was q bump upon Ralph'a
head, between his ear and his temple,
nearly as large as hens egg, and dis.
colored to blackness. Touching this
bump gently, the Kanaka elected q
sharp cry Of pain.
Il see," he repeated, giving his at
tention to various other injuries.
you've been waylaid-knocked on the
head-almost murdered!"
ITO B1 CONTINUED
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
Married Life.

ARRIAGE, like
the family which
springs from it, has
underlying tia di-
vine idea and aim.
and, as the general
rule, is essential TO
the development
of the highest per-
lection Of human
nature. 1t is true
that there have
been men and WO-
men, who, in a
single life, have
exhibited n beauty
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01

have settled the whole matter. The
policy of silence at such times is very
dangerous policy, and many hearSs
have bled and suffered when o word
would have healed them.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
Dangerous Policy.

How manv little misunderstand-
in9s stick like splinter in ones
finger. until they make mischief and
trouble that can not easily be reme-
died. And in how many cases five
minutes frank, honest talk would
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
whether 70 settle in Ohica

cumstances whether 70 settle In ohioai
60 or elsewhere.
And 90 they separated, the Nor'wee.
ter resuming her voyage.
:, That same afternoon, Is Ralph Kemp
lin was walking, gloomy and abstract
ed, near Kalika Bay, whittier he had
gone to look at the fish ponds and other
curiOsities, while awaiting the depar,
ture OF his own ship, which was to sail
upon the following morning, he sud.
denly found himself intercepted by
three rough-looking sailors who sig.
nified that they had business with him.
We're friends Of Hank Ripple, said
but have deserted"
'.Where is Mr.. Ripple now?" asked
Ralph.
He has gone on with the ship, sir
with the ship? Impossible! We've
had men looking for him for thres
"Nevertheless he has sailed in the
daughter!'
"Impossible!"' protested Ralph, In q
voice freighted with pain.
"Oh, not at all, }" answered tho sailor,
HE disguised himself so thoroughly
that the Cap'n didn't know him, and
no difficulty in shipping as q seaman in
my place:
The information gave Ralph q chill
Of CONSERVATION.
"And that isn't all, sir, resumed the
spokesman OF the three ruffians, beck.
oning his comrades nearer, "Mr: Ripple
thinks 80 much Of you, Mr.. Kemplin,
that he has given us hundred dollari
to present his compliments to you. And
here they are!"
The three men hurled themselve,
upon him at these words, and gave hin
terrible beating, despite all he could
do to protect himself, and then van
ished as abruptly as they had appeared
leaving him for dead.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
HOme.Mado.

There should be 3 scale for all such
things as homemade jellies, canned
fruit, etc, as the articles produced
on the farm would be better prepared
than those put up at some factories.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01

HONEST people are not so much dis.
appointed in the world as they are in
themselves
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01

The Great Eastern was the largest
ship ever built-6SO feet long. 80 broad
6e deep, aud 28.627 tons burthen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01

WHEN man has lad luck, his
friends think they have done their
duty when they say, lit is too bad"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
The hest Teacher.

Man has called in the friendly as
sistance OF philosophy and Heaven,
seeing the incapacity of that to con-
sole him, has given him the aid of
religion. The consultations Of phiIos-
ophy are very amusing, but often
fallaciouS 1t tells us that life is
filled with comforts, if we will but
enjoy them; and, on the other hand,
that though we unavoidably have
miseries here, life is short, and it
will soon be over Thus do these
consultations destroy each other; for
if life is place of comfort, its short
ness must be misery: and If it be
long, our griefs are protracted. Thus
philosophy is weak, but religion COM
forts in higher strain. Man is here,
it tells us, fitting up his mind, and
preparing for another abode To re-
ligiOn then we must hold in every
circumstance of life for our truest
comforts; for if already we are happy
it is a pleasure to think we can make
that happiness unending; and II we
are miserable, it is very consoling to
think there is place of rest Thus
to the fortunate, religion holds out a
continuance of bliss, to the wretched
a change from pain.-Goldsmith.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
OUR SUNDAY SERMONS
A FEW SUBJECTS FOR ALL TO
PONDER OVER.

Religion Mans Greatest Comfort - God
Constantly Watches Over All - Have
Christ In Your Home Circle Manners
he Shadows Of Virtue.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01

as well as strength of character which
mas never been surpassed. Most of
us, however, require what is involved
in marriage to give richness and pro-
portion to character, to redeem us
from selfishness, to form us to habits
of self-denial and self-sacrifice, to de-
velope thoughtfulness and tenderness
OF affection, to subdue wilfulness and
self-seeking, and to teach US the di.
vine and blessed secret of living, not
for self only, but for Others
The great end of our earthly ex-
istence is intended to be our restora-
tion to the div ne image. and all the
institutions OF society and of the
state, If rightly viewed, may we'll
lead us to this end. And the rela-
tionship of marriage, more perhaps
than any other, tends to train us to
that true and thoughtful and self
sacrificing love. which is the glory
and crown of even the divine perfec-
tions. BY the exercise OF the tender.
est and best affections toward the enc
chosen partner for life, and by the
love and care of children, bound as
they are, to our hearts, we are
framed, almost insensibly, but most
surely, to the higher and better traits
of character, such as are seen in the
fatherhood of God and the example
of Christ himself. And If we are but
faithful to the true spirit and gre 1T
end for which the family was de-
signed and appointed. we may find in
it the best school to all that is excel
lent in character, and that may fit
us for blessed and eternal member
ship in the great family in Heaven.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-01
The Care of Providence.

When Whitelock, Cromwell's en-
bassador, was on his way to Sweden,
in 1853, he was greatly troubled in
mind as he thought of the distres led
state OF the nation, 50 much so that
when he stopped over night at
Warwick he could not rest, but
walked the room in his agitation far
into the midnight hours. His conf
Dental servant, who had a couch in
his room, finding that his master
could not sleep, at length said:
"Pray, sir, will you give me leave
to ask you a question:"
certainly" was the reply.
swell. sir, don't you think that
God governed the world very well be-
fore you ever came into it."
Certainly" was again the reply.
"And pray, sir, don't you think He
will still govern it quite as we'll long
after You have gone out of it?"
certainly" was again the reply.
''Then, sir, pray excuse me, but
don't you think you may trust Him
to govern it quite as we'll while you
live?"
To this question. Whitelock, as if
struck by new ldea had nothing to
say, but turning himself to his bed,
was soon in a sound sleep in which
he remained till he was wakened in
the moaning to embark on the vessel
that bore him to Sweden.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-10-14

A foreign journal devoted to the
interests OF women protests against
the congresses, councils, meetings
and conferences which progressive
women are holding, and suggests
that society be formed and NEE;
to advance the progress of woman
as a home woman; a congress Of
mothers, wives and sisters, emanci-
pated from the bondage of ignor-
ance and helplessness, but proud Of
the privileges, duties and loneliness
of woman in her natural sphere.
That is a timely and wise sugges-
ton. The world does not need n.y.
brids-we mean mannish women
the progressive woman in boomers
who is in the zenith of her glory
when she can stand on the rostrum
and give her views on the wonders
of dress reform, what she knows
about hygiene, the care Of children
and all that sort of thing, when, per-
haps, her baby that she left at home
is threatened with cholera infantum
from nursing the deadly bottle Of
soured milk to satisfy the cravings
Of his little stomach, while mamma
is out looking after the general
progress of humanity. From that
style of woman, Heaven defend us.
We need and admire the gentle
woman whose presence and inf1u-
ence is felt in the sacred precincts
of home, and whose chief charm is
her true womanliness. When that
is lost, or when it has never existed,
she is as rose that has lost its
fragrance.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-10-14

THERE was an individual in San
francisco, who, though claiming to
be insane, has a little corner re-
served in his befuddled brain for a
lot of good common sense. For
months he had made futile at
tempts to be sent to the Insane
Asylum, where be could be taken
care of, so finally decided to take
charge Of his own case, and pack
ing up his valise he started on his
coveted journey to the asylum,
where be was received without a de-
murrer, assigned accommodations,
and given the assurance that even a
straight-jacket would be furnished
him should he call for such an arti-
Gle. 1t is a wise man that knows
he is lunatic If more men would
realize their mental condition and
voluntarily relegate themselves to
the proper place, there wouldn't be
half enough asylums in the country
TO hold them.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-10-14
Chicago Society Gets Royal Snub

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of
Austria, heir presumptive to the
Austrian throne, recently visited
Chicago solely to view the great
Exposition, and assumed an incog-
nito to avoid being bored with dem
onstrations of homage from society
representatives, or rather American
snobs, who should realize by this
time that obsequious attentions are
repugnant to royalty when guests
of our republican country. Never
theless the diplomatic attache of
the Austrian Embassy was so over
come by the opportunities Of the
elite to gaze upon live royalty that
he assumed the responsibility to
send cards to the most prominent
society leaders and their guests to
be present at stated hour in the
Austrian section of the Worlds
Fair to receive the royal gentleman
from Vienna when he arrived. In
a curtained recess, shut out from the
gaze of plebian eyes, stood the ex-
elusive coterie of elegantly dressed
ladies and gentlemen, among whom
was Miss Virginia Fair, resplendent
with diamonds, all waiting with
abated breath for the suspicious
moment to come, when they would
bask in the smiles of the coming
ruler of 100000 people. The
archduke arrived, accompanied by
two sprigs of nobility, and COM
pletely ignoring the presence of the
honored guests who were there to
receive him, he stalked by through
the art gallery in admiration of the
beautiful paintings, and then out
of the buildings, while the Chicago
aristocrats were fast willing from
the effects of the royal insult. Such
humiliating treatment was a dose
we'll administered, and warranted
to cure the most aggravated attack
of toadyism.