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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Foreign Grapes Are Hardy.

1t is mistake to suppose that most
of the foreign varieties Of grapes are
easily winter killed. A little protec-
tion makes them as safe in winter as
our native varieties 1t is summer
alternal ions of cold nights with hot
days that Injuries grape foliage and
makes the foreign grapes mildew so
easily. If the foreign grape vine
have protection overhead at night in
summer and be planted in warm
place it can frequently be ripened out
of doors even in our northern cline.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
GlOrifying the Kicker.

In politics, as in religion. there is a
great deal Of "kicKing" to be done if
we would get up out OF old ruts and
keep up with our opportunities.
''Kicking" is synonymous with
progress or at least there would be
no progress without it.
II it hadn't been for the "kickers"
we should have gone on believing
that the world was flat and that the
sun revolved around it. Had it not
been for the CHECKERS" we should still
be burning men at the stakes or tor
turing them with thumb-screws fol
not recanJing their heterodox convic.
tions.
II it hadn't been for the CHECKERS"
we would still be paying taxes to
great Britain and the Declaration of
Independence had never been pro-
mulgated.
"Kicking" is the foundation of civil
and religious liberty, and the world
has none too much of either.
1t has required a great deal Of
''kicking" to accomplish what we
have done as nation. 1t will re-
quire considerable "kicking" to undo
some things that we have not done
wisely. 1t must be borne in mind
that "kcking'' necessarily implies
something to be kicked, and as
general rule it is seldom that any,
thing gets kicked that doesn't deserve
it. -WashingtOn Star.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
How to Put On Gloves.

The length of time pair Of kid
gloves will wear depends very MUCK
upon the way they are put on, espe-
cially the first time. Never put on a
pair Of new gloves in hurry; take
plenty of time and keep cool. 1t il
of great Importance that the hand
should remain dry and cool and be
perfectly clean. 1t is we'll to dust il
with little plain rice powder to this
end. Work the fingers we'll down be.
fore you put in the thumb, work the
thumb in slowly and then the rest Of
the hand; begin at the second button
and ascend, then return to the first
button which will now fasten easily
without breaking or stretching tha
buttonhole.
Your hand will frequently be moist
with perspiration when about to re-
move the gloves: in this case pull
them off wrong side out, so that the
moisture can evaporate. When quite
dry, turn the fingers and smooth the
gloves into shape, laying them in a
box or other receptacle long enough
to receive them, except in the case Of
evening gloves, which may be folded
half way up the arm. Another way
to make gloves last is to buy then
large enough. A glove that is too
tight presses the hand out of shape
and makes it red, and is always in
bad taste. Bracelets should no more
be worn over gloves than should
rings.-A]bany Cultivator.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
The Successful Newspaper.

The successful newspaper is that
which follows the advice offered by
Abraham Lincoln to a public man:
"Keep close to the people," 1t must
tell them what they wish to know
all OF the news of all the world. 1t
must he an intelligent and honest
comrade. 1t must recognize the
good in all men, the guile in some
men and the mistakes of many men.
1t must be fair. 1t must recognize
no friends or enemies save the friends
and enemies of the people. A good
newspaper can be in the wrong &C.
casionally, but it can never be in the
wrong knowingly:-Chicago Record.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22

nc special fertilizer to the wheat. T.
would perhaps inIure rather than help
the seeding and the increased crop
will not pay.l This is the dull routine
performance OF old tasks after the
huoyancy and hopefulress that iorm-
erly made them seem pleasant has
gone out OF them 1t is a condition
that thousands of American farmers
have become familiar with, alike in
the newer and older States. 1t means
in time abandoned farms in England
such as are seen in parts of this coun-
try. An fact. the common English
complaint that increasing tracts of
Over-tilled land are being left to run
wild and breed game is the best COM
ment on the condition or hardship
that English farmers are laboring
under to-day. -American Cultivator.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Japanese PersimmOns.

The japanese persimmon is more
highly thought of than this fruit is
in this country. 1t can he grown
farther north than can any of our
native persimmons, and when we get
more used to the fruit, there is likely
to be steady and paying demand for
it, The more such extensions of their
industry are formed. the better will
be the gains of fruit growers and
farmers. Hence hearty welcome to
all meritoriOuS novelties.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Sugar Beets for Hogs.

There is nothing better as a part of
the ration for breeding sows, both
before and after they have narrowed
than sugar beets. The dry-graln
diet, or even that OF milk, does not
keep the digestion good, and above
all it favors fattening rather than
providing material for the pigs the
breeding sow carries. Mill. produc-
ing, green food is just what the SOW
needs, and there is none better than
the sugar beet 1t is preferable to
the mangel, as it is sweeter and has
more nOuriShment.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22

Have good winter shelter, good
clover hay. a few roots. a little grain
daily and water handy Water is
more necessary in winter than in
summer. Have no fears that they
will become too fat II occasionally
one gets too fat and drops her lamb
out OF season, she will BE- in season,
at a good price, for the butcher after
shearing Sheep are cheap in the
fall, when all are fat Feed thus
from the time they come into winter
quarters. or earlier If pasture is
short, and until it is good in the
spring, and your wool will be better
and more of it, the ewes will be bet
ter supplied with milk, especially
those raising twins, the lambs will
be in better condition for the butcher,
so will any of the flock which from
age or general failure to raise a lamb
or two 1t will be best to dispose of.
II not cared for through the winter,
but allowed to become poor. you can
not sell until fall, when everyone else
has them for sale also, and hence
very cheap.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Pork in Beef Barrels.

1t is difficult to clean barrel that
has been used for picking beef, so
that it will keep pork sweet the fol-
lowing summer This, too, even
when the beef itself is removed be-
fore it has received any faint. There
are possibly microbes from the beef
which penetrate the wood of the
barrel and multiply rapidly when
they have access to pork. A barrel
that has been used tor pork will keep
beef with little difficulty If carefully
cleaned, but this is rule that see M
ingly does not work both ways.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
ODD NAMES OF PENSIONERS.
Curious Specimens of Nomenclature ON View
at n Subtrepsury.

att subtrePsury.
THIS is big country and there is
a big variety in the names its read
ers. carry through life with them.
No'bctter opportunity to get an idea
OF the oddities in family and given
names can be had than at one of the
treasury branches, where checks from
all parts OF the country come ia, and
none of these offices get wider
range of novelties in nomenclature
than the sub-treasury in Cincinnati,
says the Commercial Gazette. Tho
sub-treasury does a tremendous bust
ness in pension checks, and some
very curious Endorsements appear
upon the bits of paper, which, as a
matter of fact, give more conclusive
evidence than do the majority Of the
other financial documents sent in
that the ways OF the American
chrlsteners are past finding out. A
collection Of some of the curious
names under which persons no doubt
manage to lead respectable lives has
to include good many Indians, but
the most novel Of their titles are
fully matched by some Of the appela-
tions of whites The colored brother.
too, is no doubt responsible for his
share of the queer names.
AS to the piOus antecedents of
Christian scripture there should be no
doubt; and Christian Bible should be-
equally above reproach. John the
Baptist Theophilus Ploof can no less
than live up to his name, Will Q
Anna Ketchabaptist may find in hers
a reminder OF some old family
romance. Abel Cain has to thank
biblical sources evidently for the way
he writes his autograph. Christian
is favorite. There are Christian
Canary and Christian Gall, while
Christian Finger also figures in the
list. Lizzie Barefoot. Charity Tom,
Peter Menagerie, Clean Berry Brazil
Pepper, John Duck, Mile Drake.
John Chicken, Rose Cardinal, Winter
Green, John Roselip, Joseph Good
pasture, Eliza Stonecipher, Amelia
A. Turnipseed, Sandy Beard, Bad
Temper, Adam Apple, and Pleasant
Ladd offer examples OF rather curl
Gus combinations. There are others
sum IlOIO uuuSudl. l/OuC
Liar, for instance. Is certainly an
oddly. George Washington Ananlas
suggests an incongruity So does
Temperance Rumy, while Day Knight
and August Blizzard ard not far be-
hind. Smith Corns, Lean Redman.
G.. w. Heavystride. Daniel Death,
Henry Fivecoats. Birdsong Crow,
Henry Pancake, and Fred Coldsnow
are all names to attract attention
on a signboard. Geography was evil
IDENTIFY respected in the family of
Tennessee Texas Bowman, while pa.
triotism must have assisted in the Sc
lection of America Cannon; America
England. and America Patrick. Adam
Skunk would naturally ask to have
his name spoken with the accents in
the right place. Welcome Home is
pleasing title, while there is some
thing curious about the sound OF
Seneca Sly and Betsy Bump. Ripus
Uptheback should run no danger Of
having his mail delivered to some
body else James Necessary, James
Walkingstick, L. w. Cashdollar,
Peggy Way, Mary Tickle, Elizabeth
Scalp, Hugh Hash, Simon Pure, Ed
ward Daddysman, Diamond Stone,
Peter Pence, and John Unsold are
certainly far from common names.
Madison Square and Ashburv Park
should lie well-knOWn and popular.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Late Cabbage Plants,

1t is not necessary for crop oflate
cabbage to start the plants in hot
bed. Make a place out doors as rich
and mellow as possible, sow the seed
in drills rather thinly, and cover
nights to keep in the he.-. 1t is
very important to make rapid hut
stocky growth. This may be done by
putting nitrate Of soda in the drill
row and transplanting each plant
once if not more times before finally
setting it out where it is to make a
head. Plants thus treated are worth
double those grown closely crowded
in a matted bed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Anew Way to Pay Old Debts.

A prominent Tammay Hall poll,
tician was standing in front Of the
Hoffman House last night chatting
with a friend. Presently a man
stepped up to him and said in an off.
hand way: "Say, Charley, will you
lend me S1O?" The politician drew
a roll of bills from his pocket, and
stripping off a "V" handed it to the
man, saying: ''Here, take that.
You lose five and l lose five; so we
are even."-New York Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Cheese.

One Of the undeveloped resources
OF the creamery is cottage, or more
commonly called, "Dutch cheese"
Buttermilk, which is SO plentiful and
apparently of so small value, makes
a tine, creamy cheese which seems tc
be very digeslible. When creamerie:
are situated near city market this
could be made source of considerable
revenue, especially as no additional
apparatus is required beyond that
used in the ordinary creamery.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Parsnlps for Cows.

Mich cows Of the Jersey Islands
are largely fed on parsnips 1t is the
staple root. and it makes sweet,
high-cOlOred butter. 1t Is quite
possible that the feeding of
parsnips, together with the mild
climate of the Jersey Islands,
are largely contributory to the
good qualities OF Jersey cows as milk
and butter producers. The mild eli
mate leads to early breeding, and
this makes cows of neifers at Il very
early age, thus reducing their size
1t also cultivates the tendency to
produce milk rather than flesh or fat.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22

THE largest peach orchard in the
world is that OF the Ohio Fruit Land
Company, situated near Fort Valley,
Ga. The orchard at present contains
10000 trees, and IL being enlarged
evory year.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
A Common Way,

"A common way.
The following plan for milking cows
Is vet practiced on many farms in
Texas, and is not the only farm GUS
tom which has nothing but antiquity
to recommend it: When the boy and
the dog have succeed in penning the
cows, grab the bucket, throw into it
the Navigation cup, hang the calf
rope over your shoulder. and 80 in.
Have calf turned in from the calf
zen and Then Immediately so to work
to rope it. OF course it will run from
one side OF the cow to the other every
time it sees you. If you see a club
convenient, seize it and beat the
calf some; this will loosen it's hide
and give it room to grow and enable
you to get rid of little of your bad
temper. After awhile the calf will
be roped, when you will Immediately
drag it to a post and tie it there. If
IL chokes and falls, no matter; it will
then be quiet until you are done milk
ing, and it will hold still while you
take the rope Off. Now you can sur
round the COW, drive her up in a
corner and milk her. Ii she does
not stand, let her know that she has
to, and beat her into submission. A
man who cannot boss his own COWS
ought not to have any. Ii you are
long subduing the COW, the teats will
dry up and the cow will "hold her
milk" In this case you must let the
calf suck until the teats are we'll
slobbered, and the COW ''lets down."
Having learned to always milk with
the teats in this condition, you can
not milk at all If they are clean and
dry. No matter how much the slob-
Der squeezes through the fingers and
drops into the milk-it will mostly
strain out. Occasionally during
milking, dip up with the fingers lot
of froth from the milk and apply to
the teats, for they must at all times
be dripping wet or YOU can't milk
them. During the rumpus, of course.
good deal of dust will be kicked up
and much of it will settle in the milk
bucket. That is all right; it is less
trouble to strain out the coarseSt of
it and let the rest settle to the bot
tom, and stay there, than to be
bothered with bucket cover. This
style of milking is gradually going
out Of fashion, but will never entirely
disappear until the millennium. Farm
and Ranch.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
Poisoned by Black Kid Glove.

A woman at Redruth. England, died
recently from blood poisoning caused
by rubbing small sore on her face
with her black kid gloves. Infamma.
ton set in, her head swelled enormous.
ly, and she died after very brief i'll.
ness.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
CHAPTER XXI.

SAG HARBOR BECOMES WILDLY EXCITED,
AND THE CoNTAGION REACHES THE SUR
ROUNDING ISLANDS
Captain Ralph Denham had passed
through an ordeal that would have
Frustrated an older, or less vigorous
man. Indeed, if it had not been for
the mental excitement under which he
was now laboring he could not have
kept up.
He sat back in the canoe, watching
the rowers as, with regular sweeps,
they piled their paddles. and flew across
the shadows near the shore. Quick as
was their speed, it was too slow for
him.
At moments, he woulL close his eyes,
and try to reason that it was all dream,
and that he would wake up to find him
self on board the Wanderer. in New
York harbor, for it was expected the
ship would reach that port the morning
after leaving Montauk Point.
But Dinah's voice, as she spoke in low
tones to Untilla, recalled him to full
sense OF the wakeful reality OF his posi-
ton.
Dinah's voice, with her strange &C.
cent and earnest manner; 1t seemed to
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22
A FEW FARM FACTS.
SHORT CHAPTERS ON DOMESTIC
ECONOMY.

"A Style OF Milking That Should Go Out of
Fashion Hard Times and English Farm
ers-How to Handle Farm Produce-Gen-
eral Farm Matters.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22

"A great many products are injured
by too much handling: and with the
crude methods used it can hardly be
avoided. What is needed is an i'm
provement in methods. The usual
method of handling potatoes for
instance, practiced by the majority of
producers is to pick them up in oas-
kets and empty them in to pits or into
the wagon-boX, when they have to be
handled again by hanG or with fork
or shovel, ana either spend a good
deal OF time in picking them up by
hand or injure them and start decay
by hruising them with shovel and
fork. Mr.. T. b. Terry, in his A b c
of Potato Culture, tells us better
way. For several years l have been
using bushel boxes for marketing
early potatoes while the skins slip,
and for handling the crop in the field
all through the season. This is one
of the ways in which the potato
specialist can get ahead of the small
raiser. think we handle our crop
for less than half what it used to cost
us before we got these Loxes made.
Our boxes are thirteen inches by six
teen, and thirteen deep, all inside
measures They were made a little
deeper, to allow for shrinkage The
sides and bottoms are made of three.
eighths stuff, and the ends of five
eighths. Handholes are cut in the
ends. The upper corners are bound
with galvanized hoop iron to make
them strong The price paid for
them was from $25 to $50 hundred
at box factory. Some light wood
should be used, of course, so as to make
them as light as possible. They need
not weigh more than six or seven
pounds. Early in the season, while
the skin slips. our potatoes are dug
Not thrown) into these boxes, and
the boxes are covered as fast as filed
They are then safe from sun and rain
till wanted for market. The covers
are simply pieces OF boards cut about
fifteen by eighteen inches Dug one
day and taken to market the next
and set off on the boxes at the
grocer's. and then set by him into his
delivery wagon and taken to his GUS
toners, the consumer gets them just
as nice and fresh as though he raised
them himself. or course, these
boxes filled with potatoes should be
carried on a spring wagon, and COW
cred by canvas from sun and rain
Country Gentleman.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-22

CHOOSE rather to punish your ap-
petites than to be punished by them.
-Tyrius MaximuS
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-14
THE WINDS TERROR.
scores Of People Killed In Missouri
Michigan Homes Wrecked.

ST. LOUIS, April 13.--The terrible storm
that swept Missouri from southwest to
northwest left fearful record Of death
and destruction. At Hawkins Bank there
were seven killed and eighteen injured ;
at Lexington, three were wounded; at
Stanberry three were killed and two
wounued; at Streetville and Steelville ten
were killed and four wouaded; at Page
City one was killed and six wounded; at
Higginsville eight persons were
killed and twenty-eight we're wounded
A large proportion of these will die.
but as if not enough to have decimated
the population everything, in the devas-
tated region in the way of stock, houses
and furniture has been swept away.
The damage is principally confined to
small towns, pretty we'll isolated, but
corps of doctors and help of all kinds are
pouring in. In some places the remnants
of the afflicted communities have been
without food for twenty -four hours.
Chicago, April l4.-Ten miles north of
Detroit, Mich, scores upon scores OF
houses we're wrecked. At Res only one
house is standing. At Ypsilanti 100000
damage was done without loss of life.
Four deaths are reported but many more
are injured.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-14
The Duke de Veraeua.

NEW YORK, April 14.-The Duke de
veragua is expected on the American
liner, New York, either to-day or to-mor-
row. He will be the guest of the country,
and the state department has already
deputed special representative to
tender him all the courtesies the visit
warrants. He is the only living direct de-
scendent of Columbus.
The Dukes name is Christobel Colon de
la Cerda, Duke de veragua, Marquis de la
Jamaica. grand admiral of the Indies. He
is one of tho few grandees Of Spain, and
bears the title grand admiral by reason OF
his decent from Columbus. He has held
few Offices of note, and although admiral.
has never been at sea. For while he
was minister of public works, and is now
president of the Spanish cattle commits
sion. He is reputed the finest breeder of
bulls in Europe. His palace in Madrid is
a fine old-fashioned structure, said to be
worth $50O,O0O. He is knight of the
Grand Cross of Charles III, of Spain, an
honor which few Spanards can lay
claim to.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-14
CLEVELAND AND SILVER.
He Is in Quandary Over the None
tary Conference.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Up to the pres.
ent time the present administration has
been significantly inactive regarding the
reassembllng Of the monetary conference
ut Brussels. The fact that Professor
Faulkner, secretary of the American
delegates, has just sailed for Brussels in
dicatss that some action will be taken,
but this is the only straw that is showing
which way the wind blows.
Representative McCreary, who was
one of the delegates last winter, has had a
long talk with Cleveland, but found t.,at
there was not much to learn. The trouble
is that as soon as this country again re-
fers to the reassembling Of the conference,
the European nations will inquire if the
United States has any proposition looking
to the enlarged use of silver short of
bimetallism.
As matter of fact no answer to this
question has yet been formulated, for
Cleveland, being anxious to have silver
purchases suspended, hates to ask Europe
to buy silver. He is in quandary out Of
which he would he very glad to be OK
tricated. As the conference assemblies in
six weeks, it is probable that some formal
announcement of the administration
policy will sUon be made.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-14
The Colorado Navigable.

DENVER, April 14.-W. H. Edwards, who
accompanied the Stanton party down the
Colorado river in an effort to determine
how far that stream is navigable, returned
to Denver yesterday. He reported the
com plete success of the undertaking. II
was early in 1891 when the first attempt
to navigate the Colorado river was made.
Wyoming parties fitted up propeller,
but an accident disabled it. The project
Was then temporarily abandoned, but re-
newed about one year ago, and the trip
was made successfully. 1t has been proved
that the Colorado river is navigable for a
distance of 13O miles between Green river
and Cataract canon. This discovery will
result in the constitution Of large boat,
which will be utilized in the transporta-
tion of tourists.