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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

THERE is a scarcity of fodder re-
ported in Great Britain, France, and
Germany, all of which countries are
importing hay from the United
States. The freight on hay from
this country to Europe is only $3.50
to SO per ton at present prices. Al
prevailing quotations abroad there is
good profit in shipping choice baled
hay abroad from this country, and it
Is quite certain that the demand for
American fodder crops abroad, coupled
with the home demand, will make
the price of good hay firm for year
to come. Extreme droughts in many
sections of Europe have reduced the
hay and grain crops to low average.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Woman Everywhere.

III ave found among all nations.
says Ledyard, that the women adOrn
themselves more than the men; that,
wherever found, they are the same
kind, civil. obliging, humane, tender
beings; that they are inclined to be
gay and cheerful, timorous and mod
est They do not hesitate, like man,
to perform a hospitable, generous
action; nor are they naughty, AFRO.
giant or supercilious; but full OF cour-
tesy and fond OF society; Industrious
economical, ingenious; more liable in
general to err than man. but in gen.
eral more virtuous and performing
more good actions than he. l never
addressed myself in the language of
decency and friendship to a woman,
whether civilized or savage, without
receiving decent and friendly an
swer. With man it has often been
otherwise In wandering over the
barren plains Of inhospitable Den
mark, through honest Sweden, frozen
Lapland and churlish Finland, un-
principled Russia and the widespread
regions Of the wandering Tartar-if
hungry, dry, cold, wet or sick. wo-
man has ever been friendly to me,
uniformly so; and to add to this vir-
tue. so worthy of the appellation of
benevolence, these actions have been
performed in so free and kind man.
ner that if I was dry l drank the
sweet draught, and if hungry ate the
coarse morsal, with double relish.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
An Oak Strangled by a Fir.

A wonderful freak Of nature can
be seen on the farm of Mr.. S. d.
Petrie, near Lorraine, in Siuslaw pre-
cinct, Lane County. 1t consists of a
fir tree which has grown entirely
around white oak tree. The fir
tree is about $50 feet high and about
five feet in diameter three feet from
the ground. The size OF the oak tree
is not known except where it projects
from the FIR, about seven feet from
the ground, where it Is six inches in
diameter. The oak is dead. having
been strangled by the FIR some time
ago Not long since there could be
seen on the same farm purely white
cat, having one blue eye, the other
eye being a natural color. In the
same neighborhood, on the farm OF
William NJ. Inman, there could be
seen a cat with litter of eleven kit.
tens Portland Oregonian.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

THAT new steam sawmills at Dub
lin, Ireland, should send 5000 miles
into the interior Of America for the
necessary machinery with which to
equip their establishments, shows
that our manufacturers not only
know how to make what is wanted,
but also understand how to sell their
goods when once they are on the
market. 1t is only fair to say in this
connection that advertising did it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

1T is announced that Baron Hirsch
will shortly visit the United States
and the Worlds Fair. He should re.
ceive cordial welcome. Next tc
the late Sir Moses Montef1ore the
Baron is probably the most eminent
philanthropist that the nineteenth
century has produced. Like his core
ligiOnist, Baron Hirsch has not con-
fined his benefactions to the Hebrew
race, but has bestowed money upon
worthy charities OF all sects and re-
ligions. The architect of his own
fortunes, and still a comparatively
young man, he has given away mil
lions Of dollars in the interest of suf-
fering and oppressed humanity. His
work in the interest of the Russian
Jews has, Of course, brought him
most into prominence, but his purse
has been open to the calls of all ma
tiOnalities, and his name is known
wherever worthy charity is dispensed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

The army bill which the emperor
and his chancellor have presented to
the Reichstag does not indicate any
disposition on their part to temporize
with the people. 1t is as drastic a
measure as the one which was re-
jected, and the terms in which it is
presented indicate determination to
accept no compromise. II the bill is
not passed in substance as drawn,
Parliament will be dissolved and the
emperor will either try new one or
resort to some other means of carry
ing his POINT. 1t is practically a
threat, and II the present body has
anything in it Of the spirit which
dominated its predecessor the menace
will hinder rather than help the
passage of the bill. 1t does not look,
however, as if the old spirit were still
in force. The promise of the emperor
that the middle and agricultural
classes shall be exempt from the
burdens imposed by the new bill may
strengthen his case sufficiently to in
sure success. The German, like the
Englishman-and the American, for
that matter-knows which side his
bread is buttered on, and is quite
willing to tax his neighbor IL he does
not involve his own taxation.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Stock Gambling.

On the Stock Exchange shear" is
a person interested in having stocks
go down in price-he bears them
down. A "bull" wants stock to 90
up. TO ''corner" stock or a COM
modify is to get control of all of it,
and so put the price up to persons
who wish to buy. A person who has
contracted to deliver stock at a GER
tain price is ''cornered" or ''caught
in corner" when other persons get
control of that stock. When per-
son has plenty of stock on hand he is
'.long" on it, when he has little he is
short" and a man 'sells short"
when he sells stock which he doesn't
possess, intending to buy it, and so
fulfill his contract; man who sells
short is a "bull" always When you
buy ION margin" you give your
broker one-tenth of the face value of
the stock you want him to buy, and
he 'carries" it for you; if the price of
the stock goes up you make money;
if il goes down, you lose. If it goes
down more than ''ten points, you
lose the money you have put up as
'margin," and, unless you put up
more margin" you lose all claim on
the stock, even though the price
should advance again Immediately.
In England they call buying ION a
margin" buying ION cover" In
quitting and calling a broker sells
TO other brokers the right to put" a
certain stock to him at certain fig
ure, or to ''call" on him for the stock
at certain figure. Thus you may
have put" on this broker for !, 900
shares OF this stock at a certain fig.
ure; il the stock goes below the figure.
you ''put" your 1000 shares on him,
Or, if yOu have 'call" and the
stock goes up beyond that figure, you
make him sell you what your ''call"
requires at lower rate than the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Homo News from Abroad.

The following interesting scraps Of
information have been collected by
English travellers. AS they are fire.
quently published in foreign journals,
they are doubtless accepted as facts
Americans sweeten their tea and
coffee with rock candy.
Boston society people entertain
evening visitors with the singularly
intellectual device of writing a capt.
tai D on sheet OF paper while stand
ing at a table, and trying at the
same time to swing the right foot in
direction exactly opposite from
that in which the pen is moving.
Prizes are offered for the most sue
cessful in the exploit.
Servants in America, excepting in
large cities, are admitted to all the
privileges Of the family, and FREE
quently, in hiring maid -of-all-work
mistress has to agree to tend the
street door herself.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Italian Inns.

Italian life is, even in small vii.
lages all out of-doors The kitchen
of an Italian inn, no matter of what
degree. has always a warm hearth,
and its larder is more plentifully
stored than a public house in England
Of the same description. The only
faults--some one may think it is a
long and a rather complete list-are
noise, dirt, and universal. disorder and
confusion.
They never know what rooms they
have; they bawl out to each other
the landlord to the landlady, and the
latter to the waiter 'Try number
fitty-seven or forty-six!" till they at
last find you bedchamber
In the morning there is knocking
at your next-door neighbours, TOR by
mistake at your own door, to ask
whether it be not you who are to be
off by the early coach at six: or maybe
it is the waiter, officiously waking
you up to inform you that lit is only
four, and you have still two hours tor
your slumber."
You always seem to catch them
at the wrong moment always find
them unprepared, as il theirs were
anything but an open house, and a
traveller the most unlooked-fo thing
in the world. Their cordial Igreet-
ing and friendly hustle help you to
overlook the discomfort that every
traveller is sure to experience and the
abundance Of the table is on the plane
with the innkeepers appetite; he is
ever ready ito eat and let eat"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

Bushy Creek Township, Anderson
County, a Spanish silver REX" dollar
of the reign of Charles Nv. The coin
had evidently been dropped along
with other miscellaneous fragments
and wreckage by the cyclone. A few
days ago another coin OF the same
kind was found on the same place
Dr. T. E. James brought it to the
city. 1t is in good condition, bright,
sound, and clear of rust. and is dated
1925. with ''Carolus iii Rex" on the
margin.-Greenville Is. O. News.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Slept FIfty.Seven Years.

Irving's "Trip Van Wrinkle" is be-
lieved to have its foundation in the
wonderful story which Pllny relates
concerning the extraordinary exper-
fences Of a shepherd named Epimeni-
des. The scene is laid in Crete. the
time summer, and Epimenides boy
of some fifteen years. During the
very warmest part of the day he
found that some of the sheep were
missing, and at about the same time
heard prolonged bleatlngs from the
almost inaccessible portions of a
neighbOring mountain. He grasped
his crook and started off in the direc.
ton of the sounds The path was a
very difficult one to travel over. the
day hot, so that long before he
reached the Straw sheep he was so
overcome with fatigue that he lay
down in dry place in cool cavern
to sleep He slept, SO Pliny gravely
informs US, fifty-seven years
At, last, when he had finally man.
aged to shake Oft the terrible lethargy
that had held him spell bound for
more than half century. he returned
to the herd only to find a brother
younger than himself q lettering,
gray-haired grandfather
The proverb cit is an i'll wind that
blows nobody good" is very appropri-
ate in this case, for we find that Epi-
memdes' enforced slumbers had en-
dowed him with miraculous powers.
He became great epic poet and
Gnostic philosopher and even def1ed
death itself for nearly three cen.
turtles. not diving until after he had
cele brated his 2S5th birthday.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

THE Indictment on the charge OF
manslaughter of the men who were
responsible for the Ford's Theater
disaster in Washington cannot fail in
meeting public approval. There
seems to be plenty of evidence to
convict them at least of criminal
negligence, and it is only right that
they should be made to stand trial,
and, If proven guilty, to suffer a pen
atty that should act not only as a
punishment to themselves but as a
warning to Others who are inclined
to do work, upon the proper perform
ance OF which depend human lives,
in a careless and ignorant manner.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

ALL the United States ministers to
Liberia in Africa have died at their
posts, the latest being w. d. Mccoy.
His predecessors in the last twelve
years have been Rev. Alexander
Clark, Rev. E. E. Smith, Rev. Moses
Hopkins, and Rev. II. H. Garrett.
All of these were of mixed white and
negro blood, and were men Of ability.
Such losses as this diplomatic service
costs are beyond all the benefits that
it cOnfers. Liberia as a settlement
for American colored people Is a
failure. The climate is only con-
quered after a residence OF years, and
the great majority die before they
become acclimated.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Funny Incident of Great Earth.
quake.


The earthquakes a few years ago
in Charleston, S. c., destroyed much
property and some lives. But amid
the wild dismay, horror, and con-
fusion there were many humorous
incident OF which the following is a
fair specimen: One evening, when
one of the first severe shocks took
place, an engaged couple were sitting
in the parlor Of one OF the houses on
the: Battery The young gentleman,
who was Of scientific turn Of mind,
ut once thought of the possibility IF a
tidal wave. He stepped to the win
dow, opened it, thrust out his hand
and instantly knew ttnt his worst
fears were realized. for his hand went
into water just outside the window.
He closed the window, returned to
his f1ancee. and told her of the dread
full truth. AS by one impulse they
elapsed their arms around each other
and stood in the middle of the room
calmly awaiting their doom. They
stood long, expecting the rush of the
cngul6ng wafer. but it did not come
The delay was disappointing, for they
had made up their minds to a little
1rama AT last the delay and sus-
pense became intolerable; the gentle
man again went to the window. A
little less hurried examination of the
condition of things showed him that
he had put his hand into an an aqua
rum which stood just outside. -Har-
per's Bazaar.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

JOHANNIsBURG, in the Transvaal
is a wonderful little town. 1t is but
five years Of age, and the inhabitants
number forty thousand. 1t stands
upon gold reef, and upon this reef
fifty companies are at work, giving
employment to thirty-three hundred
white men and over thirty-two thous-
and natives. The town has gas,
water, tramways, and handsome build
ings, while for twenty miles east and
west the tunnels of mining works can
be seen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Loneliness OF the Pacific

1 notice an item in the press stat.
ing that the City of Picking in her re.
cent trip sailed l,24O miles without
meeting single sail, and this fact is
cited as showing the loneliness of the
Pac1f1c Ocean, says writer in the
Washington Star. In the summer NJ
1850 l left San Francisco ON a sail
vessel Formerly from Baltimore) for
Panama, distant 4, 900 miles, and nm
sthe entire route, which lasted forty.
three days we never saw a sail,
loneliness is no word for it, especially
when we lay becalmed in the tropics
with our vessel floating as helplesslv
about as chip on a mill pond, the
ground swelle keeping up the monot.
onous roll OF the vessel from side to
side all day and night and day after
day, each roll being accompanied bv
a flap OF the sails and creaking OF
the rigging that might have passed
for the flap of the wings and the wall
OF lost spirits. When we read about
Noah and his ark we are apt to think
that he must have had rather lonely
time, but then he was out only fortv
days, and besides, with all the ami.
mails. etc, ON board, he had plenty to
occupy his time and attention. and if
he wanted amusement to while away
the time he had only to start sparr-
ing match between his monkeys and
parrots. True, there Is no report of
any such proceeding on his part, but
that is doubtless because there was
no modern newspaper reporter on
board. tell you, man can't real
ize what loneliness or comfort is un-
til he has made some such trip, and
II he wants to complete his educa.
tion in that line he should preface it
with tramp of 1000 miles over the
mountains and across the deserts
amid wolves and wild Indians, as
thousands OF '49-ers did,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
COrn.Husk Paner.

The ingenuity of man is ever on
the increase. AS one substance gives
out, another one Immediately takes
its place, and the work goes on. We
have had paper made of many things,
but the latest seems to be corn-husks.
The husks are boiled in caustic soda,
which reduces them to pulpy, glu-
tenous mass. Under pressure, the
gluten is extracted, and there re-
mains fibre which is converted into
paper II corn -husks can be utilized
in this way, why not corn-stalks. 1t
seems as il there should be a fortune
in store for some one who puts the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

WHEN viking ships, built on the
model Of the Northmen's pirate ves-
sells Of ten centuries ago, sail across
seas and oceans in all sorts of weather
in perfect safety, and battle-ships
representing the highest develop
ment in naval architecture of the
present day can, in smooth water,
only with difficulty be kept from
sinking each other by collisions when
in the same vicinity, something must
be the matter with the modern naval
architect.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

THE London Globe says: 1t is
known that three years ago Vice
Admiral Tryon signaled an order for
the Identical evolution that resulted
SO disastl ously to the Victoria. Rear
Admiral Richard Tracey was in COM
mand Of the vessel at the head Of the
port column. He saw the danger that
would be involved in carrying out the
order and refused to answer the
signal. Admiral Tryon waited fifteen
minutes and receiving no answering
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
LAST OF A FAMOUS FAMILY.

i Queen wiIhelmina Doomed by Consump-
tion-A Republic Among the POssibili-
ties.
Little Wilhelmina, Queen of the
Netherlands is believed to be doomed
to die with consumption, and the men
who rearrange the map of Europe are
already said to be discussing the pos
sibilities, for WilhelmilA, who is but
II years old, is the last direct repre-
sentative of the Nassau.Orange dy-
nasty. There are some distant rel
atives of the young Queen. including
an aunt, who is Grand Duchess Of
sake Weimar, but, according to the
Rochester Herald, no one OF them has
the slightest claim to the throne A
plan for preserving the territory of
the Netherlands will be frustrated if
Wilhelmina dies. Her father, Will
lam Ill, was Grand Duke OF Luxum-
bourg. When he died, Luxembourg
passed under the sovereignty OF Duke
Adolphus of the older branch of the
Nassau family. Shortly after the
Kings death his daughters hand was
promised to Prince William, son of
the ruler Of Luxembourg. This pros.
pectitive marriage would have re-
stored Luxembourg to the Neither
lands, bat in the event OF Wilhelmi-
1a's early death Luxembourg will be-
come practically part OF the German
Empire and it will need all of the
wisdom of Hollands statesmen to
keep the whole kingdom from drift
ing that way also. To escape from
such fate the DUTCH might again
form coalition with Belgium, but
this would be an unpopular alliance,
as no love. is lost between the two
countries on account of radical and
religious differences, to which an
cient' jealousies may be added.
it is more likely that in such an
event the States General would elect
new monarch or possibly establish a
republic. Taken all in all. the house
of Orange has a more decent history
than any other dynasty in Europe.
Its men have been brave warriors and
wise rulers; its women good wives and
mothers To this rule, of course.
there are exceptions, but not as many
as would be the case we're a like
opinion expressed of other European
dynasties. This famous family takes
its name from Orange, dirty little
French town in the department of
Vaucluse, which was the capital of a
small independent principality from
the eleventh 10 the sixteenth GEN.
turtles. From its Kings the Orange
House traced its descent. In 1881 the
last of them died without issue. His
sister had married a count OF Nassau,
thus establishing the Nassau-O Orange
line. This count was the father of
the famous William, who was the
founder of the Netherlands. The
William who married Mary of En-
gland, and became William III. of
England, was another distinguished
Prince of Orange. The later mem
bers of the family have not especially
distinguished themselves, but their
opportunities have not been great.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
Secured Its Abolition.

The women Of Zurich have won a
great victory. They have secured
the suppression of the Thierbuch, a
publication which revealed their
ages, occupations, ancestors, etc. 1t
was issued annually, and was more
frequently consulted at cafes and
other public resorts than the city di-
rectory. Now that its fate has been
sealed, one cannot purchase copy
Of the last edition without paying
handsomely for it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

A LINE in one of Lewis Morris
poems says: "The old thoughts shall
never more be thought" Mr.. Morris
can never get the support Of the funny
papers for the laureateship on such a
platform as that,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

Two WOMEN of St. Louis with
drew 81, 700 from a bank because they
feared it might tail, and put it in a
stove. A third sister built a fire in
the stove. This should be a warning
to those who think any sort Of hid
ing-place for money is as safe as a
bank doing a good business.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

THE latest thing in hotel bills Of
fare is an edible menu card. This is
a step in the right direction. The
next improvement should be an edible
hotel waiter, who could be "chewed
up" when he refuses to serve you I'M
less he is slipped"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

EULALIA is keeping Madrid in a
ferment with her enthusiastic praise
of the United States. Why doesn't
she come tack and take out her natu-
ralizatiOn papers il she likes us so
wellP She has the markings Of good
American citizen in her.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
An Imperial Railway Train.

The Emperor of Germany has an
imperial railway train consisting Of
twelve carriages, a drawing-room.
nursery, reception room, and kitchen.
Marble statIary, Gobelin tapestry,
and many other touches of elegance
add to the beauty of the famous
travelling house. which has been
three years In building and cost
200. 900.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30
1t Rained Dollars.

A good many people have vivid
recollection of cyclone which about
seven years ago tore through this
country, entering this State from
above Pendleton, passing WILLIAMSON
and jumping over Greenville City.
Soon after the passage of this unwel-
come visitor somebody found in its
track on the place of w. II. Merritt,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

WE'RE glad to read in one of our
contemporaries that the whistling
we'll in Tacoma is operated by "air of
a gaseous nature" If it had been
solid, cast-iron air, now, what a lot
of trouble it would save.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

THE redeeming feature Of the new
Chicago copper who loaded his 49,
caliber revolver with 22-caliber cart
ridges lies in the fact that he put
them in with the bullets toward him.
II they could be induced to go Off
under the circumstances they would
solve one problem thoroughly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

YOUNG MAN AFRAID Of HIS HORSES is
dead;
His fear for his steeds now - stilled;
He died In his moccasins, not in his bed.
But by agency whisky was killed
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

'IT takes longer for man to find
out man than any other creature that
is made" The above remark comes
from man who is exposing an ap-
pointment
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-30

LOOKS as if the thermometers were
going to hold an election, judging
from the manner in which they have
been registering lately.