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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

CHICAGO MAIL: "a cog has slipped
in the harmony that has been hover
ing over the feminine end of the
Columbian Exposition ever since
Colonel Phpbe Couzins was dropped
and refused to fall. Women have
been having their own way ana the
last word to an extent hitherto UNI
paralleled in the history Of mankind.
They have knocked him who was
supposed to be their sturdier brother
about until even the mother-in-law
of the photographers felt emboldened
to take new grasp on the situation
and her daughters husbands and
sons wife's affairs Just when they
were carrying everything before them
and man, mere masculine man, was
looking to the lake as the only path
of escape, Herr Pollak of Europe APP
peared in this city. Herr Pollak
speaks fifteen languages at the rate
of 500 words minute or 10000 an
hour. This attacks the women on
ground they had long believed to be
exclusively their own. To have
male able to beat the best record of
Mrs. Caudle, and that in the Column
bian year, with lsabellas and Berthas
and things fairly pervading the at
mosphere, is quite too much,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
foreigners - adventures
and

are foreigners = adventures A.,
refugees. "no
A writer states that in one con,
pany he has found Roumaniar
prince, who was under suspicion ~
having murdered his brother. -. y,
Italian Lieutenant Colonel af ca a
airy, bearing an illustrors NAM
who had been dismissed from Xiv.
Humbert's army in disgrace in con
sequence of being found cheating ~
cards; Russian nihilist, who o. Nv
capped from Siberia; an ex-Canon .,
the CathedrsS of Notre Dame -,
Paris, who had been suspended frons
his ecclesiastical functions in consa
quence of an offense committoa
against public morality; an English
ex-Captain Of the rifle brigade, and
German Count who had not on,u
served as Lieutenant in the First
Regiment of Guards at Berlin hnt
who had also held a position on tho
military staff of the late Emperor NJ
Germany. New York Recorder.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

THERE is no need of producing in
cidents In proof of the proposition
that good workmanship always pays.
1t is too self-evident to need demon
stration. Nevertheless did one wish
to carry Goals to Newcastle and to
bolster up his axiom he would have
thousands Of facts from which to
choose. An excellent illustration,
for instance, could be found in a
snail Virginia town, where are made
and have been made for many years
all the cdnceling and dating stamps
used in postofflces throughout the
United States. They are manufac-
tured by a man who many years ago
succeeded to the business on the
death of his father who before him
had conducted it for almost a gener-
alton. The interesting part of the
story is that each year the contract
is put up for public bidding. and
that, although proposals are received
from all parts of the country, no one
has yet offered to do as good work
for SO little money.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

CHICAGO RECORD: Wisconsin courts
have combined to make the State
Treasurer's Office less the political
plum that it has been for so long.
Under judgments that have been
found against eX-Treasurers for in
terest retained on public funds the
State is to recover many thousands
of dollars. These figures mount up
in such proportions as make it con-
ceivable how the custom of retaining
interest on public funds was ever
tolerated by the people of State.
In the judgments found interest at
the rate Of ! per cent. has been
charged against the officials from the
time OF their REIMBURSEMENT of office.
Thus the State will receive the re-
tanned interest on public money and
since the time the Treasurers settled
with the State. For Treasurer Guen.
theirs first term he will account fol-
$50, O65, and SO, 800 will be returned
from his second terms emolaments,
making a total Of $3.50, 364 refunded
by him to the State. EX-Treasurer
McFetridge has already paid in sl4O,,
900 and S40,OO0 more is due. Ex-
Treasurer Harshaw has paid back
500, 200 Of State money, making a
grand total of more than 1915, OOC
which reverts to the treasury of Wis.
cousin. The people will not question
the motive behind the suits 1t Is
enough to recognize the enforced rep
aration. One good and lasting bit
Of legislation left Illinois by its last
Legislature was the bill which should
make interest-grabbing impossible by
the custodians Of public funds in :he
State.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
A Noble Corps Of Ignoble Men.

Probably the most remarkable
army division in the world is the
soreign legion Of France. 1t is this
legion which is invariably sent into
the greatest danger. Whenever
there are hardships to be borne to
which the French authorities do not
care to expose the regular troops the
foreign legion is Invariably desig-
mated for that purpose.
Naturally the question arises:
Why Is this so?
The character of the men who I'LL
its ranks is the explanation.
Almost without exception they are
men who, while brave beyond cues
tion, have a past which they wish to
bury. Many Of them are serving un-
der incognitos and place no value
upon their lives. Fully SO per cent.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
SUCCESSFUL SPECULATION
How stephen Girard Started His Drayma,
on the Road to Fortune

HOW stephen Gtrard Started His Draymon
on the Road to Fortune.
The advice of a shrewd business
man is sometimes of more value
even in a financial sense, than direct
aid
1t proved to be so in the case of
drayman who was employed hv
Stephen Girard the PHILADELPHIA
merchant.
One day the drayman, who was an
industrious, bright fellow with a
good many mouths to fill at home.
was heard to remark that he wished
he was rich.
whats that?" sharply said Mr.,
Girard, who heard the grumble. ,
sOh," said the man, Il was only
wishing was rich"
well, why don't you get richon
said the millionaire, harshly.
Il don't know how without money!"
returned the drayman.
"You don't need money!" said Gil
rard. I
well, if you will tell me how to
get rich without money, l won't let
the grass grow before trying it, re-
turned the other. ;,
There is going to be ship load Of
confscated tea sold by auction to-
morrow at the wharf. Go down
there and buy it in, and then come
to me-" !
Il have no money to buy whole
ship-load of tea WITH" he said.
you don't need any money, tell
you," snapped the old man. go
down and bid on the whole cargo,
and then come to me-"
The next day the drayman went
down to the sale. A large crowd Of
retailers were present, and the auc-
tioneer said that those bidding would
have the privilege of taking one case
or the whole ship-load, and that the
bidding would be on the pound.
He then began the sale. A retail
grocer started the bidding, aud the
drayman raised him.
On seeing this, the crowd gazed
with no small amount of surprise.
When the case was knocked down to-
the drayman, the auctioneer said he
supposed the buyer desired only the
one case.
"1'll take the whole ship-load,"
coolly returned the successful bidder
The auctioneer was astonished;i
but, on some one whispering to him
that it was Girard's man who was
the speaker, his manner changed,
and he said he supposed it was all
right. I
The news soon spread that Girard
was buying tea in large quantities,
and the price rose several cents.
go and sell your tea," said Girard
to the drayman the next day.
The drayman was shrewd, and he
went out and made contracts with
several brokers 10 take the stock at
shade below the market price, thereby
making quick sale.
In few hours he was worth fifty
thousand dollars.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

SNAPPER" GARRISON, who got 81. :
600 for winning the Derby, has bee n
roundly scored for wanting IS, 900.
1t has been pointed out that it took
him only l56 seconds to earn the
money, and that an income of almost
81 a second ought to satisfy any man:
but let it be remembered that nearly
two hours was consumed in making
false starts and INDUCING in the u.s.
ual preliminary jockeying. This
lengthens the time of Snapper Garri-
sons wild ride to 1000 seconds or
more and reduces his pay for the job
to beggarly IA cents second, at
which rate his income for an entire
working day Of eight hours would be
only trifie over $4,000. For a man
of Mr.. Garrison's genius and achieve
ments it will be seen that this is
simply starvation wages
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
Well Caught,

The wild jungle cats of southern
India are tail, long-legged, bold and
and dangerous animals. One of them
was prevented from doing serious in
jury to General Hamilton by the Skill
he had acquired in catching cricket
balls.
The cat came into the cantonment
growing after fowls. The dogs were
set on its track, and for some time
there was an exciting chase amongst
the hedges which divided the officers
quarters.
Then there came long check, the,
dogs having lost the scent. Hamilton
at last espied the cat squatting in a:
hedge, and called the dogs. When
they came, he knelt down and began
clapping his hands and cheering,
them on. Suddenly the cat sprangI
sprang at his face; but he caught 1T
as one would cricket ball, gave its.
ribs strong squeeze, and threw it to
the dogs.
The cat had made its teeth meet
in his arm, and for weeks he carried
it in sling.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

ing the process the hide is generally
drawn Off intact. To close the open
ings of the hide, small Sits like but
ton-holes are made through both
thicknesses near the edge. Then the
hide is turned, the hair inside.
Wooden pegs are put through the
Sits and the openings wound with
several turns of beef tendons, which
are held in place by the pegs. The
skin is again turned, the hair out
side. Before closing the last opening
a hollow bamboo peg is introduced in
the leg and the hide inflated with a
bellows or the mouth.
The raft timbers are IL! to II feet
in length and to 3 inches in diane
ter. The inflated hides, four to eight
in number, are tied to the corners Of
the raft. Figure 3 represents such
raft transporting Russian troops
Oar locks are made to support the
oars. The raft is tloored for trans
portation of infantry and artillery.
An air sack made of OK hide weighs
about twenty-five pounds, and can
carry weight equal to the animal
that it was taken from. A raft sup
ported by four hides will carry ten
men and rise six inches above the
water. With six hides it will carry
twenty men and project three to four
inches above the water. -Four of
these men can do the rowing. The
hides can be used as soon as made
into air sacks, but to preserve them
any length of time they should be
we'll salted and dried for three or
four days in ventilated shed and
the fresh side coated with mixture
of tallow and tar
These inflated hides are so buoyant
that large number of soldiers and
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
Egg-Stealing Hens.

In Captain Bendire's Life His
tories of North American Birds" the
hen of the Canada grouse is reported
as a confirmed egg-thief. A number
OF these birds were observed in cap
tivity to rob one another's nests fire.
quently.
Two hens had their nests near to-
gether. about two feet apart and as
each laid every other day, one nest
would be vacant while the other was
occupied. The hen that laid last
would not go away until she had
stolen the nest-egg from the other
nest and placed it in her own.
A hen was once seen to attempt to
steal an egg from another nest twenty
feet distant. She worked for half an
hour or so, but did not succeed in
moving the coveted egg more than
eight feet-the way being uphill.
The egg escaped her and rolled back
a foot or two SO often that she gave
up the task in disgust.
One evening the observer found one
hen on the nest, and knew that she
was beginning to set. as all the other
hens had gone to roost, Slipping his
hand under her he found three eggs,
the nest-egg. an egg she had just laid,
aud one stolen from neighboring
nest.
He took two out and held them be-
fore her, when she placed her bill
over one and tried to pull it out of
his hand. AS he refused to let her
have it, she placed her bill over the
remaining egg and pushed it back out
of sight, as much as to say, "You
have two. and that is all you can
have" She pleaded SO hard for the
other eggs that he took them away
with much reluctance
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
Pennies for the Heather.

Madge, aged /, had list of ques-
tions and answers given her by her
Sunday-school teachers to learn, the
first of which was, what is a mis-
sionary?" and the answer, "One sent
to teach the heathen." The list was
duly learned and she went to Sun
day school full of importance that she
had her lesson perfect On her re-
turn she was asked If she had remem-
bered the answers, ans she replied:
Eyes, mamma, only missed the first,
and In that only made the mistake
OF penny. said. Two cents ia
teach the heather, instead of l cent. "
Hartford Post.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

FROM an insurance point of view
a man or woman who has some regu-
lar employment is considered a far
better risk than the idle or retired.
physically, mentally, morally, and
every other way. Examiners have
observed that when men make their
pile and retire from business they
are apt to become unwell, mentally
uneasy, inclined to stimulants, to de-
preston, and to suicide, which goes
to show that "it is better to wear out
than to rust out.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

bottom. The most remarkable fact
in the history of last years maneu-
vers is that the efficacy of rams did
not enter into the program 0. spec
ulation or of test. Torpedo warfare
and the quickness with which the
heavy cruisers could be navigated
were the paramount considera tions.
If England would ohi: get through
with the everlasting home rule ques-
tion she would find enough in the
battered and disorganizcd navy of
the empire to occupy her attention
for a long time.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

BRITISH educators have sent COM
mittee of women to this country to
investigate the educational methods
prevailing in our public schools, and
to ascertain those of it's features
which it is desirable to embody in
the bill now being prepared for pres
entation to Parliament with a view
to improving the educational meth
DDS in England. This is a pleasing
tribute to the American system of
education and the eminent fitness Of
women as educators.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
NEW YORK's feminine and exc

NEW YoRK's feminine and exclu-
sive literary society, "Sorosis, black
balled an actress, and now the act
ress has gathered about her league
of professional women which bids
fair to make "Sorosis'" existence a
burden. Femininity's tactics are
about the same, whether exercised by
a duly organized society or by an in
dividual. sect even" is the text in
either event.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

For purposes Of maneuvering the
British feet is divided into the blue
and the red. The maneuvers of 1892
tested both SO severely that many
unsupported defects were disclosed.
No less than fourteen Of the ships
disappointed expectations one way OF
another, proving, in every instance,
bad construction and erroneous me-
chanical estimates. Two torpedo
boats collided and one went to the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
THE English language is spreading

THE English language is spreading
through the civilized world but it is
curious to note that Il considerable
number in the British isles do not
speak it. In Jersey, French is the
most common language, while in
parts of Ireland, Wales, and Scot
land the Gaelic tongue is spoken,
to the exclusion of English. The
emigration from these countries to
the United States has been almost
exclusively of those who spoke En-
glish, though from Wales and the
south Of Ireland there are many in
this counary who understand Gaelic
when they hear it, though they can
not speak it very plainly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

THE rapidity with which our new
American vessels are being launched
must be the source of great gratitica-
ton to every one who wishes to see
the United States regain that mari
time supremacy and independence
which so naturally belong to her.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

ing the growth of slavery in this city.
Certainly the manner in which the
negroes charged with fomenting this
problematical conspiracy were dealt
with affords food for curious reflec-
tion upon the social conditions of the
time. After trial that would have
been a farce had it not been u
tragedy, Clause was condemned to be-
broke upon a Wheel" Robin to be
hanged in chains alive, "and so on to
continue without any sustenance I'M
til he be dead;" Tom to be "burned
with a slow fire until he be dead and
consumed to ashes" and so on. How
ever, everything depends upon the
point in view. In that strong,
stomached time judicial cruelty to
animals met with universal approval,
and, as to slavery, the worshipful Sir
Edward Coke but a very few years
earlier had laid down the doctrine
that pagans properly could be held in
bondage by Christians, because the
former were bond slaves of Satan,
while the latter were servants of God.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

CHARLES #. YERKEs, once a con-
vict, now a millionaire capitalist, is
pointed to as fine example of the
manner in which a man may live
down disgrace and attain respecta-
bilfty. Mr.. Yerkes is, OF course, to
be congratulated, and If he likes the
responsibility he has attained, and
desires to keep it, he will take care
to continue being a millionaire.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
PERPLEXlNG THE DEPUTY,

Hard Work to Summon a Georgia Woman
to Court.
Summons serving is never a pleas
ant task, and it is often a dangerous
one. In Georgia there is a generally
antagonistic spirit on the part of the
citizens toward the court officers.
One of these unfortunates named
Frank Hall recently went to the town
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
On the Sea.

1t Is said that Bryan Waller Proc
ter, known as Barry Cornwall, who
wrote the well-known poem,
I'm on the sea! I'm on the sea!
am where l would ever be!
was the very worst of sailors. When
we read that he was so seasick that he
could scarcely bear the sound Of a
human voice, it becomes apparent
that his wife's conduct during his
affiiction could scarcely have been
reassuring.
As he lay on the deck OF Channel
boat, covered with shawls and
tarpaulin, she had the pleasing habit
OF hulnming strain of his jovial sea-
song. The poet, who loved the sea,
but loved it best at distance, had
very little life just then, but what
force he had was used in the entreaty:
Don't, my dear! Oh, don'tl"
Yet no doubt he loved the sea!
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
A South African Household

Olive Schreiner thus describes a
typical South African household:
@The father English, the mother halt
Dutch with French name, the gov
erness Scotch woman, the cook a
Zulu, the housemaid a Hottentot, the
stable boy Kaff'r, and the little girl
who waits at table Basuto."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

pieces Of artillery can be transported
across rivers and other bodies of
water, and at much less labor and
expense than is involved in CARRYING
a heavy pontoon bridge.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

WE can't imagine what the women
thimble for. What she needs is
wardrobe of nickelized steel to keep
Colonel Phoebe CouZins away.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
A STAGNANT COUNTRY.

The Sultanate Of Morocco, Africa, Under
the Curse of Inaction.
One OF the most stagnant coun-
tries in the world is the Sultanate of
Morocco, Africa, territory that un-
der an enlightened government and
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

IT Is bad enough to break party
ties, but it isn't half so embarrassing
as to have them work around under
your ears.-Texas Siltings.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

A ST. LOUIS paper asks: Us suicide
a crime?" If that is the only means
Of getting away from St. Louis, we
should reply that it is not crime.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

HALF A MILLION patents issued by
this Government bear excellent testi-
mony to the country's inventive
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

THE green peach looks down on
the cucumber, but they both get
there just the same.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

DEATH, taxes and the sprays from
street sprinkler are all hard things
to dodge.-Troy Press
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

Small Hands in Women.
A Paris sculptor says that the day
will come when women will DO
ashamed Of too small hands
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

WHEN we feel discouraged we look
at a cooped-up chicken in front Of a
grocery store and revive.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18

He is wise man who makes to-
morrow from to-day.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
HALEY, IDAHO.

T. E. PICOTTE, PUBLISHER
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
NOVEL ARMY RAFT.
MADE OF INFLATED OK HIDES
AND VERY BUOYANT.
The Useful Invention of Russian Army
Ohicer-The Hides Of the Beeves SIaugh-
tered to Support an Army on the March
Utilized as Boats to Cross Streams,

Substitute for PUrtoons.
A Russian engineering journal pub
fishes some details describing a novel