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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

the former being the principal seat Of
her father, Earl SOmers Fortunate
ly or unfortunately, her marriage was
a>mesalliance, and this it was that in
cidentally threw her into the ranks
Ut temperance workers. In 1872 she
married Lord Henry Somerset, but
this nobleman's conduct was such
that separation followed and by a
decree Of the courts Lady Somerset
became the guardian of their only
child, a son, who is now arrived at
manhood's estate and who is rough
ing it in the Canadian northwest.
The former husband now forms one
Of the English colony at Florence and
there possibly may be his brother,
Arthur, for the latter had to fly from
England at the time of the Cleve-
land street scandal in London.
Subsequent to the separation Lady
Somerset became interested in Frances
E. Willard and journeyed to Chicago
to see her. There she took up the
cause of temperance and did some
heroic work in it's behalf. She lee.
tured, she wrote, she gave receptions
and accorded interviews and labored
as enthusiastically as another Father
Mathew. Returning to England she
took up the work there and to it her
life has since been devoted. Last
fall Lady Somerset again visited this
country, and, as on the first occasion,
she was treated very generously by
the American people and press
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

IT Is some further evidence on the
corset question that professor of
surgery, quoted in the New York
Times in recent investigation, has
been able to get the statistics of
pressure. He finds that a woman
wearing stays as loosely as possible
for such articles to be worn eXerts a
pressure Of forty pounds on the organs
which they compress. Such figures
in cold print are startling.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26
RUSSlA'S FURS,

Her Wonderful Display of Them at the
Columbian Exposition.
No country has finer or more
lavish exhibit at the Worlds Fair
than has Russia, who is represented
in every department. Her most
unique and characteristic display is
her furs. 1t is a magnificent exhibit
that will turn many mans head,
not to mention women's. Americans
who are astonished by some Of the
prices paid for sealskin garments
will stand aghast at the precious
skins shown by Russian exhibitors.
Here one may see two robes Of Rus
sian sables, each So, One Of
them is made up of ninety skins.
There is a sealskin cloak lined with
sable and quoted at $500. A
beaver cape can be bought for the
trifling sum of $500. Many skins are
not made up, and one may see a sim
gle beavers fur worth 5000, or an
other from Kamschatka, about five
feet long and finer than silk, valued
at 81, 500. These are only few Of
scores of pieces to show what bar
bains can be picked up in Russia
Two booths are appropriated to
furs. One is covered with the pre-
cious skins OF sables, beavers, seals,
mink, silver and black fox, squirrels,
wildcats and other animals, and looks
like a great tent made of glossy furs
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

II is alleged by the New England
Grocer" that shipment of $50, 900
one pound cans of condensed milk
was recently made from Elgin, llli-
nois, to San Francisco This is
equivalent to a million pounds of
fresh milk at single shipment. OF
course all this must be expected
since California has only few mill
ion acres of land at present suffici-
entity irrigated to produce ten tons
of alfalfa per acre each year. Shoe
makers children generally 80 bare
foot, it is said.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

1t happened in a rough mining town
In Colorado. There was grand hall
at the ranch of Whisky Jack. a we'll.
known character III the .dipginps -
and the elite of the district responded
to the call in full force.
The party was held in rickety o,d
barn belonging to the host, and with
a few red strips of flannel, g grotesone
accumulation OF mountain roses. and
row OF dripping candles, the an
pointments of the place were perfect
My first partner in the giddy dance
was the wife of the man who killed
the postmaster because he refused
him letter; she was fat, fair, and
forty.
My next partner was the daughter
OF this charming pair. The following
blooming grass-widow. a fresh az.
rival, and then rested
l began to comment on new faces
in the room. My companion in this
pleasant pastime was a heavily.
bearded miner, uncouth, roughly
dressed, and very profane.
''There goes hard looking case"
whispered, as the wife of the man
who killed the postmaster sailed by.
''She's bad 'un."
"Yas, "replied the man, "Td hate
to have the critter step on me. What
an elegant target she would make for
poor marksman."
''Yes," said. and turned nv ewes
on a tall. raw-bOned creature sailing
toward US, supported by a little man
with sandy whiskers and red ton
boots. ''Here comes some one to look
at, isn't she chimpanzeep"
"a what?"
"a chimpanzee."
He growled flercely, his red ewes
growing large. saw that l had
made some mistake and FASTENED to
explain.
"Why-why," stammered, back.
ing OIL, ga chimpanzee is a lovely
creature found in Africa-ncthing so
gorgeously beautiful as chimpanzee.
That Is the highest compliment a
lady can receive"
"Oh," and the man looked relieved.
'Yas 1 think so myself, she is a lovely
chimpanzee; she's my wife"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

The iron clad warship has again
illustrated her ability to 90 to the
bottom with quickness and dispatch.
The British battle-ship Victoria was
sunk by collision in the Mediterran-
can by another British warship en-
gagged in drilling maneuvers. She
rolled over and went to bottom so
quickly that she carried down about
400 of her officers and crew. This
disaster recalls the sinking of the
German warship Grosser Kurtuerst in
the English Channel, some years ago,
by a similar accident. The German
vessel found the bottom just as rap.
idly as did the Victoria. There is
little to buoy up ships of that kind
when their bottom or sides are
pierced. During the war of the re-
bellion the!American monitors were
called metallic collins. The same
grim term we'll BELTS any of the big
battle-ships OF to-day. They are
more seawcrthy than the monitor
type OF iron -clads, but their crews
are locked in the iron embrace of
armored sides and decks, and when
disaster occurs there is no chance for
life. The sinking Of the Victoria
shows how quickly dynamite tor.
pedo we'll delivered could put an end
to the best of armor-clad ships
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

Of the softest texture. Red fox skins
are drawn at the door like portieres,
exquisite sables hang on the inside
as draperies, and on the outside a row
of black, brown and polar bears,
erect and with forelegs extended,
stand guard like so many sentinels.
The adjoining booth, also with a raw
ishing display OF furs and skins, has
wolves reclining on its floor in the
familiar attitude Of dogs, and other
fur-bearing animals are scattered
about 1t may we'll be doubted il
such wonderful display of furs was
ever before seen in America.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26
A Curious Name,

There is one name in the Harvard
catalogue that would puzzle the av-
erage Investigator of the subject were
he not fully posted as to the facts
In the case. 1t is a middle name
and it is simply "X," which is known
In the law as the symbol for "his
mark" In this instance, however,
1t stands for a $40 bill which was
presented to the owner OF the name
on the day OF his birth, and the &C
acknowledgement Of the gift appears in
the recipients name unto this day.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

THE challenge from the Clyde has
been accepted with due speed. The
Cramps already have commissions
for building American steamships
larger than the Campania and
Lucania, and they will do their best
to make them faster ships. 1t makes
Neptune wink to see the old records
shattered nowadays, but greater sur.
prises are coming. A new company
with fifteen millions capital under
Uncle Sans flag will make strong
bid for the ocean travel. And the
completion Of the various companies
will soon result IN giving us the Lon.
don journals three days later.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26
Mr.. Ferguson's Saving Prayer.

Away back in the early zoos Mr.
Ferguson was defending a man ac-
cused OF beating his wife. The case
was on trial before justice of the
peace, probably the same Justice who
decided that stealing sack of pota-
toes out of canoe in the river was
''piracy on the high seas" The &C
cused was convicted, and the justice
promptly sentenced him to be hanged.
''But you can't hang man for
beating his wife," expostulated
Ferguson.
1.-THE devil 1 can't" said the
justice, bridling up "Ain't he
guilty? Oughtn't any man to be
hung who would beat a woman and
that woman his wife? And amt I
the only judge in this county, II I
haven't got the power to hang man,
who has, eh? I'll hang him within
an hour; won't we, boys?" he con-
cluded, addressing the crowd stand
ing around whose sympathies were
evidently with the woman.
"ThaJ we will" shouted the
crowd.
Seeing that the case was beginning
to look serious for his client, Ferguson
said:
"Well, your honor before the man
is hanged I'd like to take him out
behind that big tree and pray with
him."
GAN right" said the justice, and
of went the prisoner and Ferguson.
When they got behind the tree
ferguson said in an undertone:,
"NOw git, you'd hound" And
he got-Seattle Press-Times
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

GALL traces of mud can be removed
from black clothes by rubbing the spots
with raw potato cut in half" a
household paper says. but it does not
explain how you can get the marks
of the potato Off
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

A CHICAGO court has Just decided
against the legality Of the great jam
trust which has practically controlled
the sweetened fruit market for two
Or three years 1t is said that under
the powerful influence of the trust
the jam output Of the country was
largely increased and prices were
forced down correspondingly. Worst
u all, however. so far as the con-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

AT resent wedding, the BRIDE
groom, being an officer, wore his slde.
arms at the uuptials A little brother
of the bride was attracted by the dis
play Of weapons and as he had an
other sister, whose lover was car
penter, he boldly inquired, "MaH
when jenkins marries Milly will ne
wear his SawS?"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

If some of the new drugs of the
synthetic class are as helpful as their
names are long, the materia mcdica
has received some important addi-
tions during the past few years.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

sumer is concerned, the testimony
showed that cheap jams are "nothing
but apple juice thickencd with glu-
good moral character will risk break
ing his neck climbing to the top
shelf CT cupboard for jar of
alleged jam made o, glucose and apple
iIlicp
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

. GERMANY's big standing. army is
likely to be needed ere long but not
to defend the fatherland against out
side nations. The political situation
throughout the Kaisers dominion is
Of the gravest countenance, and civil
war is far more likely to convulse the
Empire than an armed contest with
France or Russia.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

THE Attorney General Of Kansas
Is having an uphill job in compelling
the corporations to obey the laws re.
Gently enacted for their regulation.
The impunity with which the cor
porations ignore the laws and defy The
authorities is one of the most serious
things with which popular self-gov.
eminent is confronted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

friendship exists. They are united
in heart and mind in the work of
moral reform, and under no greater
leaders could the forces of temper
ance be marshaled.
Lady Somerset was born an heiress.
Eastn0r Castle, Reigate and Somers
Town, were her destined heritage,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

THERE is another scandal in En-
glish high life. There should be a
special fumigating department main =
tanned in connection with the At
lantic cables. They are made the
vehicles for some very malodorous
scandals
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

A CHICAGO street car conductor has
married a widow worth quarter Of
a million. This affords a. welcome
variation from the coachman-heircss
romance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

A COW at Medford, Pa, charged
upon a band and diSorganized 1T.
This dehornng business is not going
to he all one-sided.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

IT is not when you feel best that
you are best, but when you suffer most
and most patiently under trials and
miSfortuneS
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

Tue season rapidly approaches
when the great problem before the
good American housewife will be
whether or not her jelly will jell.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

perance in Eng
land. S h g i s
president of the
British WOman's
Temperance Asso-
citation, and is a
woman OF strong
i n d v i d u ality.
Between the two
women n strong
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

NOBODY in this country seems to
be IA bit Jealous over the call OF Brazil
for a million immigrants. We always
were a generous people.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

'>sWHAT Is a house withouta baby?
asked a lady writer, and an old
bachelor editor replied: ut is COM
parativcly quiet"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

IT is hard to live within ones
salary, but there is one consolation
it is harder to live without it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

He is the freeman whom the truth
makes free, and all are slaves beside.
-Ccwper.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26
A LADY REFORMER.

Lady Somerset, President of the British
Temperance Union.
What Frances E. Willard is to the
cause of temperance in this country,
that Lady Henry Somerset is to tenn
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26

THE circus grows better every year,
but the circus lemonade is always the
same old stuff.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-26
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTINC ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based upon
she Happenings Of the Day--Aistorical
. and News Notes
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-07
AWFUL WORK OF WATER.
Many Human Lives Lost In Districts OF
QueenslAnd.

BRISBANE. Feb. 6.-watcr 10 rising stead
lily in this city. The lower districts are
completely submerged. In the lower por-
iions Of the main street il is 70 feet deep.
Shops and their contents are almost q
total loss, as the food came on so rapidly
that only small pat rf the stocks could
be removed. All irliabitants are crowd
ing to higher parts of tho city. In consc-
quencc of the interruption OF railway and
telcgraphic communication, only scantv
Information about tho disaster In other
parts Of Queensland is obtainable. Al
Maryborourh, in March county, % per-
sons were drowned. Mosto,f tho town is
under water. The town is deserted by
two-thiris Of its inhabitants. Tiaro.
another town on the Mary. is also under
water. Tonight water around Brisbane
began falling. The city Is still isolated,
however. and little news can bc got from
nearly NIL the towns. The list Of the dead
grows hourly. many bodies being found In
houses which were supposed to have been
deserted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-07

OF public funds was read the hrst and sec-
ond times; also bill by tho samo mem
osr providing for tho submission TO quail
Ned electors OF an amendment to tho con-
sutution relating to tho legislative depart
mont. This involves tho right OF the pso-
pso to approve or reject proposed laws,
and TO have the right to propose laws.
Metzel introduced bill regulating the
moving OF stock from their customary
ranges, and providing e2S to 500 hne and
threo months imprisonment for violation;
also bill requiring district. road or ranch
brands by owners driving through tho
state, and providing fine Of $50 to 500.
The governors estimate OF state cx.
pense was read. Tho totals were s42l 800
for 1888 and Sal los for 1884. This does
not include tho worlds fair appropriation
and expense of new ofiicos.
The house bill for the relief Of William
NJ. Blackford, Stephen Carpenter and
william j. Kennedy wcrc read tho third
time and passed.
Gibson's bill permitting school districts
to issue bonds to the extent Of 3 per cont.
OF their asscssable valuation, with tho
house amendment limiting tho total
amount in ono district to $4,000, was
unanimously passed.
Tho governors approval OF the Flathead
and Valley county bills was read. and also
q message conveying his disapproval OF
tho bill providing for increased pay for OF.
fees OF assembly, on the ground Of uncon-
stitutionality.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho committee of the whole, Kilgallon
In the chair, considered the following
bills: Scharnikow's, providing pay OF
members of the state board of nrbitra-
tion. SWEET desired to know what services
had boon performed by the board. A
sworn statement by Charles f. Mussig-
brod for claim Of $50 as member of the
board was read and its passage recon-
mcnded. Jockeys bill No. 73, providing
for board of appraisers 10 afilx valuc OF
real estate for assessment to be appointed
by the district judge, was discussed at
length by Jockey, Bray, Rose and Goodell.
II was amended by making tho bill take
effect at once, and the limit OF sitting OF
the board eight days, except in counties
having an assessed valuation of SO. .O0O.OOO
where they shall be allowed to sit IL days.
Tho bill was recommended for passage.
Jockeys bill No. 7o, on exemption Of
property from taxation, was next consid-
cred. Much argument followed on tho OF.
emption of property of widows and
ground that this Is unconstitutional and
should be stricken out. A. +. Bray said
the house should pass the bill and allow
the senate to decide, ond II was recon-
mendcd for passage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-07
HE WANTS PROTECTION.
A king Appeals To tho Governments OF
the United States.

SAN FRAScisco. Feb. 6.-t olonel Bailey,
American commissioner for King Tcburi-
emo Of Butaritari. OF the Gilbert islands,
has forwarded 10 the state department Mt
Washington n protest from the king
against tho forciblo rcinmc Of his islands
by the British government while ncgotia-
tions wcrc proceeding with tho United
States. lie asks protection Of the United
States or annexation. Advices from
Butaritari state that Captain Davis OF the
British navy. who sciEcd the islands. was
worry arbitrary In his conduct. Hc was in
sulting to tho Americans on tho islands
and very abusive to tho king. Representa-
tivcs Of tho king in this country state that
the British made haste TO seize the islands
some months ngo ON receipt OF informa-
tion from Australia that the king had
gone TO the United States to ask pro-
lection.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-07
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
Fatal Wreck on the Union Pacific Near
Huntington, Ore
MANY SERIOUSLY INJURED
A Fast Mail Train Leaves the
Track-One Passenger In
stantiy Killed, Others Not
Expected to Live.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

sIVtttA bisfiAci w
HUNTINGTON, Orc., Feb. Ga delayed
fast mail and passenger train left here
bound east at II 80 this forenoon. At .
point about two miles cast Of Old's Ferry
and IL miles east of Huntington. tho train
was derailed, resulting in tie instant
death Of l3-year-old Elizabeth E9an, tho
very serious injury OF j. Lcwis of Corvallis,
Oregon, Mrs. W. Il. Babst-cnccinte-of
Philadelphia. J. T.. Rodell of Minnctonka.
Mimi, and less serious injury TO 10 other
persons.
The cause Of dcrailment cannot be posi-
lively stated, as the truck showed
no signs Of having spread. and
the train was not running to ex-
cecd Is miles per hour. Opinions
differ. Hut from the best Information
obtairablc by the SrANDARD correspond
cnt, the accident was unavoidable and
unaccountable. The engine was under
the control of Engineer Allen, and did not
leave the rails, but the rest OF tho train,
consisting OF mail car, express and bag
gage, smoker. chair. diner and Pullman
sleeper. left the rails and ran some 200
yards on the ties OF the roadbcd before
plunging into the ditch. Tho express car,
smoker and chair cars leaped at least 80
feet down % 75-foot enbaukment and slid
some distance to the ice. now frozen along
the waters edge of Snake river. Tho
Pullman, dining car and sleeper re-
mained right side up. and not a passenger
they contained was injured.
On the occurrence Of the accident word
was telegraphed to Agent G. j. Mills OF
Huntington, who ordered out wreck
train, and accompanied by the company's
physician. DIR. II. II. Clymer, and every
available man in the yards. hurried to the
place Of the disaster. The scene was ono
TO wilt the heart OF the bravest. but all set
TO work with n will to relieve the dis
trcsscd aud place the track in n condition
so il could bc crossed with safety on the
sad return trip to Huntington. Once here
the injured were taken care Of with all
tenderness by tho Union Pacific empl oyes
and the kind citizens who had assembled
to give any aid at their command.
The seriously injured are nov being
nurscd under the railway company's
direction. Division Superintendent Calvin
md Assistant Morris arc hero giving
kindly direction. These gentlemen came
| hurriedly from Pocatello ON a special. The
doctors. Agent Mills and every employo
arc given great credit for the energy they
displayed in assisting the unfortunates.
This In the most serious wreck that has
ever occurred on this division of the Union
Pacific system. and while IL is to be much
regretted, no blame attaches to any one
aud all are thankful II Is no worse.