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Seitioeligbeoer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
WINCHESSTERS and revolvers in til

WINCHEssTERs and revolverS in the
hands Of all passenger train crews
running out of Chicago will, it is safe
to say. have depressing effect upon
the train robbing industry. The
railroad officers have adopted the
right course. Their action in in
structing the trainmep to be merciful
and to wound with buckshot rather
than to kill with bullets is, however,
open to question. The train robber
extends no such consideration to she
railroad employe. He shoots to kill
every time. Reciprocity in this mat
ter is advisable. and it may be taken
for granted that the trainmen, when
they come to close quarters with the
bandits, will not observe the merci-
full injunction too closely. II they
are Wise they will blaze away as long
as they have ammunition and defer
any charitable proceedings until the
train robbers are laid out in a neat
row alongside the track. That plan
of operations will do much to check
the epidemic of "hold-ups"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

PRINCE HENRY, the Kaiser's
Younger brother, does not stand in
the least awe of the young war lord
and speaks his mind freely when he
hnds occasion to do so. He thinks
the Emperor spends altogether too
much time gadding about the coun.
try. Not long ago the Kaiser mem
TONED that he was out of health, and
that his doctor had advised month
OF complete change of air. II agree
with him." said Prince Henry" and
l suggest that you try month
In Berlin, so that the people may get
acquainted with you" The Emperor
was disposed to get angry at first,
but finally laughed and said he would
adopt the suggestion.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

FRANCE is already in the field with
her programme for Worlds Fair in
Paris in 1900, and the circular setting
forth the composition of the commits
sioE is full of instruction for this ma.
ton If it ever undertakes another In
ternatiOnal Exhibition. The whole
gigantic project is placed under the
control of the Minister of Commerce,
Industry and Colonies. He is respon.
sible to the nation, and to him all
functionaries connected with the Fair
even the Commissioners general
must report Such a concentration
prevents any of the conflicts Of au-
thority which were so numerous at
Chicago, and which were presented
ridiculous as well as annoying as
poets Everybody will be curious to
see IL Paris in 1900 can exceed in
grandeur Chicagos show of 1893.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
ELECTRIC TRACK BOX.

proved fallible. But even if the sig.
nal has been set correctly the chance
or safety is by no means assured. The
engineer. for instance, may be con-
suiting his clock. steam gauge. water
gauge ar pressure gauge injector,
luDrlcator, or any of the thousand
ana one things that this argus-eyed
Individual is supposed to keep watch
over, or he may, or he may not, have
dropped dead or become paralyzed.
or be sleepy or doing when the sig.
nal is passed, or it may be storminp
violently, or the signal light NAV
nave gone out, or the fireman NAV
have the furnace door open, making
1T impossible to see out of the cab
window on account of the glare of
light within. Any of these things
may cause an engineer to fail to OBJ
serve the feeble red CLEAN that stands
between him and destruction. The
audible signal, however, is open to no
such objections. Silent, yet vigilant.
1T travels with him in his cab mile
after mile, and when it's brisk ring
ing breaks in upon the thunder and
crash OF the engine as it groans under
It's load OF precious human life the
engineer knows that the time of dan.
ger Is at hand and delay means death.
How the Electric Signal Works.
The electric signal consists of q
rod, rail, or conductor, laid down the
center of the track the entire length
OF the same. Its electric continuance
is broken at intervals of every l,5OO
or 2,OOo feet, and small piece OF
herman silver-resistance wire-is
inserted. The locomotive equipment
is situated within the cow-catcher
and consists Of brush or roller
adapted to make electrical contact
with the central rod, rail or conduc-
tor, an electric bell in the cab and a
battery Of one or two Laclanche
cells. One OF the poles of the bell
circuit is connected to the brush or
roller, and the other, after passing
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
Railroading Simplihed.

RAilr0ading Simplthed.
How to prevent accidents from the
derailment of train of cars. bow to
check a train moving at lightning
speed at the entrance of an open draw
bridge supposed to be shut, and thus
prevent the train from plunging into
the yawning abyss with terrific loss
of life: how to bring as summarily to
standstill train about to 90 on a
trestle bridge a span OF which has
been suddenly swept away by some
swift destruction of storm, or flood,
or fire: how to prevent train from
being run into by another train, with
the wreck, perhaps, OF both trains
and instantaneous death to many
passengers-these are problems OF
gravest importance and supremest
public interest. These are problems
that come home to the hearts and
bosoms of everybody, for everybody
travels nowadays on railroads.
1t is believed that these problems,
seemingly impossible of solution as
they appear at first glance, have been
solved. 1t is not, however, to be
wondered at 1t is the natural but
inevitable sequence of progress in
mechanical science-a step onward
in the great march of invention,
which stops not at the seemingly i'm
possible, but ever looking to the far
off. unattained and dim, challenges
combat with the most subtle and
stubborn forces of nature, and in
their utilization makes them subject
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

OF course, Emin Pasha NAV be
dead, but he has been killed with
great circumstantiality so many times
before that the public will be slow to
believe the latest story Of his taking
off. which includes an additional EN-.
bellishment in the statement that
the explorer was not only killed but
devoured by African cannibals This
very flourish rather detracts from
than adds to the credihllity of the
story. Emin is-or was thin,
weazen. dried-up individual. No self.
respecting cannibal would sit down
to such a meal except under stress of
starvation, and it is not recorded
that financial stringency was prevas
lent in the Congo country when tie
explorer is said to have been MUIR
dered. Consequently We may expect.
sooner or later to hear that DR.,
Schnitzler for that is Emin's name
OF the stage-has come charging out
OF the underbrush covered with tsetse
bites and African real estate, but
otherwise very much alive, and ready
to do the dark continent again in
search Of fame and other things.
That is his record thus far, and there
10 no good reason to believe that he
means to break it at this late day.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

The medical colleges OF New York
are considering plan to provide
bedside instruction in contagious
diseases, so that fresh graduates may
be better able to recognize at sight
such diseases as measles, scarlet
fever, small pox, typhus, etc. DR..
Shady tells an amusing story to H.
lustrate the necessity of this-in
which he recalls how the chi!ds
grandmother helped him make his
first diagnosis of q case of measles,
and what a narrow escape he had
from being detected in taking his d.
agnosis from the grandmother.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

What? Why. see. the terrier Jack,
Who puts in his impatient nose;
ne has. II you look. coat on his back,
Because It is cold. l suppose.
he asks may he sit down beside,
He says he won't bark. neither bite;
But such an idea the kittens deride;
They know he will tcase and will fght
No. Master Jack. be pleased to go;
There's not any room for you here;
You're one too many. don't you know?
And the business you're on isn't clear.
Yes! one too many. Child. beware;
Be not an intruder, like Jack,
And very unwisely venture where
The looks you receive will be black.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

ervals along the track of a mile,
...ore or less, the road is divided into
blocks or sections At these places q
track instrument box is inserted.
The track portion of the track in.
strument box contains two tongues
or switches that normally lie along
and complete the continuity of the
center rod, rail or conductor, but by
means arranged within the box, SO
that when train passes over it it
moves one of the switches across a
short insulated point and makes a
contact, which short circuits train
following and causes its bell to ring
when it shall have approached
sufficiently near. When the train
which effected the movement of the
switch reaches the next succeeding
track instrument box it repeats tho
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

SAN FRANCISCO POsT: The man
who stole S105, 900 worth of gold from
the Philadelphia Mint will not be
punished. The Treasury officials
have declared that his crime was the
result OF mania for gold," and
have begun to declare him a klepto-
maniac. We recall the case of man
who had a hunger for bread, and
when he stole single loaf Judge
Murphy passed him over to San
Quentin. OF course, there is i diff
ference between hunger for loaf
and mania for sos, 900 worth Of
gold, but we believe it should be de-
cided in favor OF the hungerer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
Gus will. Edwin

to its impelious will. Edwin b.
Graft, of New York, claims to be the
fortunate solver of the gigantic prob
lens to which reference has been
made. For each of his four inven-
lions he has taken out patents in
this country and Canada, in England,
and In all the leading governments
OF both hemispheres. He has la
bored on them for years, and has only
recently perfected them. The pres
ent description of them is the first
that has ever been given.
Electric Signal System.
The electric signal system is a
wonder in its way, combining a use
fitness hitherto unknown in the art
OF signaling. At present the only
signals are visual signals, and the
vast majority of them depend for
their correctness upon human opera
ton, which has time and time again
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
The RaindrOp Princess.

The Raindrop Princess is a rain
maiden who comes to the earth in a
storm. Just when she comes no one
knows exactly, but it is when the
storm RACES fercest. The Raindrop
Princess loves the earth, and when
her subjects are flooding it with rain
drops she tells them to stop as soon
as she thinks her dear earth has had
all the water it needs. When it is
raining, the Raindrop Princess
watches the earth very carefully, and
when the thunder is terrifying the
boys and girls and is driving them
into the house to seek the refuge of
dark closets, with closed doors, she
grieves and would like to tell them
to be not afraid. In the midst of
the loudest peal of thunder the Rain
drop Princess comes to the earth.
and then the drops cease falling at
her command. and the sun comes out.
The German children are taught to
love the Raindrop Princess. And
when the rain has been falling heav-
lily and a ray of sun pierces the
clouds they laugh and clap their
hands and shout:
"See! The Raindrop Princess is
stopping the drops! Look how she
calls out the sun!"-New York
Ledger.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

Take a band of rather strong paper
about foot wide and as long as pos
sible-several sheets pasted together
epd to end will do admirably-pass it
over smoking lamp, or better still,
cover one side of it with graphite,
commonly called black-lead, or plum
bago. Stand upright on the table
several books decreasing regularly in
size. and pin the band OF paper on
their backs, taking care that the
waves in the paper are longer and
more shallow as you approach the
smallest book.
At the lower end of the band place
a dish. At the other end pour water
drop by drop on the paper. The
drops will roll rapidly down the first
incline, and with the impetus thus
gained will remount over the back of
the second book, and so on over one
book after another till they drop into
the dish. -L'IlluStration.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

through a pole-changing switch, is
grounded in the locomotive. 1t iassO
arranged that all locomotives going
north have the positive pole con-
nected to the roller and the negative
grounded in the locomotive, and all
locomotives proceeding south are re-
versely connected, so that when two
locomotives thus equipped approach
near enough to one another to over
come the resistance interposed be-
tween them circuit is established
from one to the other, causing both
bells to ring and continue ringing
while they remain within dangerous
proximity.
The block signal portion OF this
system is arranged SO that at certain
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
The HANGING .Iudpe


Lord NOrbury, who was Lord Chief
Justice Of Ireland in the early years
of the century, had the reputation of
being a hanging Judge" Dining
once in the company of Curran, he
said:
THAT beef appears very tough. Has
it been hung?"
NO, my lord, you have not tried
it" was the reply.
During the conduct of a case, Harry
Grady was annoyed by some remarks
OF the chief justice, and took his re-
venge thus:
"The incident which has Just oc-
Cured reminds me, my lord, of a
judge l once heard of who was never
known to weep but once, and that
was in theater."
Deep tragedy, 1 suppose, Mr..
Grady" said the chief justice.
NO, indeed, my lord. 1t was at
the 'Beggar's Opera, when Macheath
was reprieved!" was the reply.
The insinuation told, for everybody
felt that NOrbury was the man.
Once travelling with John Parsons
they passed a gibbet-not an infre-
quent sight in those days when rebels
were hung by the score.
Parsons" said Norbury, with a
chuckle, and pointing to the gibbet,
"where would you be now il eyery
man had his due?"
"Alone in my carriage" was Par
sons significant reply.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
An Ancient Birdland.

For ages before it's occupation by
man New Zealand swarmed with
great wingless birds, which found
mere no carnivorous enemies, but an
abundance of vegetable food. The
moas not only existed in vast num-
bers and for thousands of years, but
had such diversity of form as to en-
brace no less than seven genera, con-
tanning twenty-five species "a re-
markable fact which is unparalleled
in any other part of the world. The
commonest kinds in the North Island
were only from two and one-half to
four feet high. Those of the South
Island were mostly from four to six
feet tall, while the giant forms.
reaching twelve and thirteen feet,
were always rare. Immense deposits
of moa bones have been found in To-
calities to which they appear to have
been washed from the hills in tertiary
times. Skeletons on the surface Of
the ground. with skin and ligaments
still attached, have given the i'm
preston that these birds have been
eXterminated in very recent years,
but other facts point to different
conclusion. Tradition seems to show.
according to f. NJ. Hutton, that the
moa became extinct in the North
Island soon after the arrival of the
Maoris in New Zealand-that is. not
less than four hundred to five hun.
dred years ago-and in the South
Island about hundred years later.
The fresh-appearing skin and liga-
ments are supposed to have been pre-
served by unusually favorable con-
ditions.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

LARGE beds Of oysters have been
discovered in the Pacific waters of
Alaska 1t had been thought that
the water was too cold. but there are
places where it is warmed by the
Japan current which modifles tenn
perature Of the Pacific coast more
than the gulf stream does that OF the
Atlantic coast The Alaskan oysters
are pronounced a very superior quail
ity, much better than the small oys-
tiers grown near the coast of Cali
fOrnia.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

THERE is probably no more profit.
able class Of business to a lawyer
than that arising out of disputes
about wills; and the following ex-
tract from French advocates will
pithily expresses his opinion of his
clients: II give 100, 600 francs to the
local mad house. got this money
out of those who pass their lives in
litigation; in bequeathing it for the
use of lunatics l only make restitu-
tiOn."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
THE person who furnishes items Z

THE person who furnishes items for
a newspaper is always a valuable
friend to the editor. Many persons
hesitate about sending items to a
newspaper regarding movements of
friends, lest the editor should think
them anxious to see their names in
print. He will think nothing of the
kind, but on the contrary he is al
ways glad to get such items Many
seemingly unimportant notes when
printed are news to a large number
of readers.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

THE habit of strict and careful &C.
curacy in speaking, of saying neither
more nor less than is felt or thought
or known, of recording facts, events,
and scenes as correctly as possible.
will form the best possible safeguard
against the utterance OF a conscious
untruth, however strong may be the
motive which NAV urge il.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

MITCHELL and Corbett have signed.
In their agreement should have been
clause pledging each other, mean.
time, to totally abstain from all in
toxicating press interviews and de.
moralizing back talk through the
newspapers. The public shouldn't
be so generously let into all their joys
and woes,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

Is JOHN BULL about to give up
Gibraltar? The story is that he is
ready to exchange it for the Canary
Islands, ifSpain will pay him for all
the fortifying he has done against
Spaniards. Singularly we'll provided
with gall, Mr.. Bull. eh?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

The earliest American coinage was
made for the Virginia Company at
the Rermudas. The coins were brass
with 'hogge on one side, in men,
DRY Of the abundance of hogges that
were found on the islands at their
first landing"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

THERE is something familiar about
the name of the Rev. Daniel Tucker,
pastor of a cOlored church az Sedalia,
Mo. We cannot overcome the con-
viction that we have heard that name
somewhere before
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

SHOOTING down train robbers may
be an innovation in Missouri, but it
is in the right direction, and the
whole country will approve. Let
trainmen be armed and ready to
shoot down any man who attempts
to board the locomotive or express
car, and the train robbers will learn
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

A SEATTLE Judge has decided
Washington's anti-cigaIctte law un-
constitutional This removes all re-
striction on the sale of cigarettes in
that State, and we may now soon see
Washington as effete as New York.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

A LATE writer says the Indian is
not dying out Maybe natures re-
serving h m to answer the scientific
question:: "Will the Coming Man be
Bald?o
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

THE press Is making great ado
about Mr.. James J. Van Allen tax.
ing perfumed baths land smoking
cigarettes with his initials stamped
on the wrappers There is one bless.
ed quality about James the press has
overlooked. He doesn't part his name
in the middle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
A Trick with Water,

Trick with Water.
If a drop Of water is let fall on a
piece OF paper, it spreads in large
circle. If, however, the paper has
been oiled. or covered with lamp
black or some similar substance, the
drop of water will roll upon it as a
ball slightly f1attened. This fact
may be made use Of for the perform
ance of a pretty trick.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

A KANSAS CRY Judge has granted
a Chicago man divorce from his
wife on the ground OF her "idlcness
and extravaganza. is this not a
dangerous precedent to establish?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

to be more considerate in their at
tacks After a dozen or two of them
are killed the survivors will learn not
to attempt train robbery
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

A SUCCESSFUL rebellion becomes a
revolution. There are no rebels in
Brazil now, but the woods are full of
revOliOni,ts down there.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
ROBBED OF TERRORS.
RAILROAD TRAVEL NO LONGER
WILL BE DANGEROUS.

Mechanical Devices Which Insure Com
parative Immunity from the Perils OF
the Track-Preventing Accidents from
perailments, Collisions. Open Draws, etc.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
The Two Goats.

In the field goats were browsing.
They wandered up and down and all
over the field. But they did not en-
Joy so much the tender grass as they
did the hard stringy bits of vegeta-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
An Apparent Injustice.

An Apparent Injustice.
MOllie had been to church for the
first time, and on her return home
her grandmother asked her what she
thought OF it.
Il liked it very MUCH" she replied.
but there was one thing l didn't
think was fair"
what was that, dear?"
"Why, one man did all the work.
and then another man came around
and got all the money" -Harper's
Bazaar.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18

IMMIGRATION during the last fiscal
year was materially reduced-the
arrivals numbering 497, 036. against
6l0. 800 the year before
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
stories are told of

those who failed after trying-well,
we should be afraid to tell how man, :.
many times Try it. 1t is only to
trace the figures here given without
removing the pencil from the paper
or retracing any of the lines. Try it.
Once a Week.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-18
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THE monthly magazines are i'm
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