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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

LURID literature OF the class that
deals with gangs OF counterfeters,
lynX-eyed detectives, secret panels,
and hairbreadth escapes has long
been dear to the heart of the Ameri-
can small boy, and it was supposed
that he alone took pleasure in it's
perusal. The case of Henry S.
Cochran, the Philadelphia mint EN-.
.ploye who stole 4 quantity of bullion,
shows, however, that even old men
fall under the spell of the dime novel.
A search of COchran's house by the
police showed that he had adopted
all the methods laid down in "Mys-
FERROUS Mike, the Montana Dctec-
tive" and similar works of fiction,
n tunnel of considerable length, lead
ing from the cellar 10 a neighboring
street. concealed cupboards, secret
passages, smelling furnaces, heaps OF
useless tinery OF one sort or another
all these showed the influence OF
the nickel library" and a collection
OF juvenile books aud stories Of crime
and adventure betrayed the old man 5
source of inspiration. He was SIM
ply driven crazy by reading trashy
novels, and his madness took the
form of fitting up robbers cave
rather than starting West to fight
Indians. as he would have done had
he been half century younger.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

Eight-year-old Sam spent a winter
In Florida, and was there limited to
two little girls for playmates-the
only children in the vicinity. Both
were charming little maidens-one a
plump, heavy little blonde damsel,.
and the other a slim, thin, witchy
little dark-eyed elf. 1t was soon ap-
parent to the young mans mother
that he exhibited a decided par
TALLY for Ethel, the stout little
playmate; always giving her the
largest piece OF cake. the lions share
OF the caramels and the preference In
all matters of play. So the mother
remarked one day. with wise desire
to eQualizc her sons attentions:
Sam, you ought not 10 give Ethel
more than you do Isabel; you should
treat them just alike; Isabel is just
q. nice as Ethel"
1t is easily imagined that the small
boys mother was somewhat stag
gered when that discriminating
youth answered gravely: II like 'em
fat. Detroit Free Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10


THREE years ago young girl on
Long Island, Of respectable and we'll
TODD parents, married good, steaN,
decent man by the name Of Hallock
and set up housekeeping at Moriches,
l.. L.. where her husband had pros
porous business. Ina year she had
child, a girl. Some months ago Mrs.
Hallock began visiting New York.
Her home had become little monot-
onOus and she wanted a change. She
was regular attendant at Saturday
matinees. AT one OF these, at the
Academy Of Music. she was shown to
her seat by an usher named Pepper.
He was an ideal usher, dapper, with
his hair plastered over his eyes, a
waNed mustache and II diamond in
his shirt. Mrs. Hallock was, in the
parlance OF the day, mashed" An
intimacy commenced which resulted,
a few days ago, in Mrs. Hallock
abandoning her husband and her
child, taking with her some $1,000
OF money which she had and com.
mitted higamy by marrying Pepper.
The end was not long in coming.
Pepper took her to Chicago where,
after securing her money and Jewels,
he cOolly abandoned her. In her de =.
spair the woman shot herself. leaving
card addressed to her faithless
lover, on which she had written,
@The wages of sin is death. With
variations as to the close of the
tragedy this story is enacted hun
dred times every day in this country.
Sometimes it Is the wife. sometimes
the husband who, in the search 10.
the unsatistied something, starts on
a road that ends in moral as we'll as
physical death. 1t is hard for men
to conceive how such a man as Pop
per, who it appears Is an utterly
worthless scOundrel, with at least one
wife already, could exercise such a
fascination over respectable and
sensible woman, whose husband was
young, well-favored and Of the most
amiable disposition. 1t is no doubt
equally hard for women who are at
tractive personally and doing their
full duty in their houses, to under
stand how their husbands can be
fascinated by women who are vulgar,
painted, and often not even WELL
formed or well-featurcd. But it is so.
Such Is life, and, whatever the phi.
losophy, the moral X that "the wages
OF sin Is death"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Wanted To Know How.

Mr.. Oswald has the reputation 81
being the hardest fighter" III the
London bar. says Truth. He wa.
once arguing case in the court oi
appeals at great length. Already
the court had intimated pretty clear
y that it had heard enough: but Mr..
Oswald had treated these intima
tions In his usual manner. and went
on raising point after point
Really" at last one Of the iorG
justices remOnstrated---re really. Mr..
Oswald, il you intended to rely on
these points, you should have raised
them in the court below"
$50 l did, my lord" replied Mr..
Oswald. but their lordships stopped
me-"
They stopped you, did they?' in-
quired Lord Escher, eagerly; ",ow
did they do it,"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

Now TIE surgeons have cut out
mans spleen, and yet he lives
and has red blood, and will, it is
said. recover. No one has ever
known absolutely what is the Office
of the spleen. The organ is not a
vital one, but is often much diseased
and very painful. The operation to
remove it is technically called
penectOlny Many years ago Il
writer in Chambers Miscellany con-
tended that the spleen was the man.
ufactOry of the white hood corpuscles.
II that were so, the red corpusclcs in
the veins and arteries would have
soon faded in vividness in the pa
tent, Athlete Short, OF Yonkcrs
Are the spleen and the vermiform
appendix, which are declared to be
useless, left as hints OF the evolu-
tionary process? Was man differ
emily constituted when they were
useful to him, instead Of being as
now unnecessary? Who can say?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

HURRAH for the armored cruiser
New York fastest war ship atloat:
1t can fight. 1t can run away. 1t
steamed 21.O9 knots, and that is the
best time ever made by an armored
cruiser. 1t has al. the qualities for
tirst-class scientific row. 1t can
stand up and give and take with any
Of them, and it can show as clean
and pretty pair OF heels as ever
hulking man-Of-war fired futile shells
at. That is the kind OF lighting
boat we want We neel shifty
cruisers that can whack the euemy
at Portland to-day and whack him at
Pensacola tomorrow. The New
York seems to I'LL the bill exactly.
1t is as light on its feet as ballet
girl and as strong ia its good right
arm as We used to think Mr.. Sulii-
van was
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

IT is painful to note that the Cana
dian papers, and especially those of
the Northwestern provinces, do not
display any wild enthusiasm over the
knighting of young G. IL. Upper by
Queen Victoria the other day. A
British Columbia Journal speaks of
the new knight as ~ babbling ass,
and another advises him to remain
in London. as he has shown himself
utterly useless in adj vancing Canadian
interests on this side of the Atlantic.
Charles Hilbert is probably too much
pleased with his new spurs, however,
to care much for this sort OF thing.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Identification Was E.~v.

Not long ago an accident happened
to little Barbara's doll Gladys. which
was thereupOn sent to store where
surgical attention is given to wounded
dolls When the day came for it to
be discharged. cured, Barbara OBJ
tanned permission to go and get it.
Barbara stood on tiptoe before the
counter at the store and asked il her
doll was mended Il guess So, said
the young woman behind the counter,
fumbling over pile of dolls on
shelf. "But I'm afraid I can't tell
which one it is in all this lot"
"Oh. you can find her easily
enough" said Barbara, confidently.
"Her names Gladys"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
To the Over.Careful Housewife.

There should be placard on the
wall Of every house, do not put
away things" The habit OF putting
away things has brought untold mis-
cry to thousands of families Yom
morning and your evening papers ara
put away. Your magazine OF the
current month finds its way to the
stOrerOOm as part of the literature
of last year. Your cigars are SO care
fully put away that they are never
available. Once five boxes of quinina
pills were found in as many places
after the man who wanted them was
dead. Once there was no light in u
country house for three nights be.
cause some thousands of matches had
been put away. Oh, do not pat
away. Do not be too Internally care.
full not to have things where you can
put your hands on them. Leave The
chairs, tables, and beds sufficiently
in sight to be used and occupied. II
YOU cannot do that. ut least leave the
house within view. that it may he
entered, if peradventure one has lost
his SpectacleS. Judge.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Cable Cars in New York.

A lady who does great deal OF
riding on the Broadway cable cars,
alter a particularly unpleasant expe-
rience the other day. went home and
wrote long letter of complaint to
the superintendent, says the New
York Herald She signaled two cars
in succession at 39th street without
success. Then she walked down to
the Marlboro hotel. where she knew
the cars were compelled to stop tc
drop the cable. and caught e car in
the act OF actually standing still.
She boarded it in a hurry, and
when within half a block of Both
street requested the conductor to
stop at the corner. But the car went
right along.
"Why don't you stop?" she asked
rs the car flew by
Next corner" he answered calmly,
pointing to 29tn street.
But | asked you to stop at Both
street, she protested.
But he only answered like a man
wound up to say one thing
Next corner"
AIt's a shame" said lady who sat
next TO her. The men on these
broadway cars are dreadfully inso-
lent. l always have trouble with
them"
The conductor smiled broadly ard
rang the bell to stop
~Twenty-ninth street," he yelled.
Hurry up there"
His passenger alighted. thankful
she was alive.
Now she is telling her story to her
friends, and she says that nearly
everybody has had similar expert.
enCe
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

THE several deaths OF recent date
from the eating Of kadstOols SUP
posed to be mushrooms belong to
class Of incidents which are too often
reported. 1t is not easy for inexper-
fenced people to discriminate bctwe en-
the edible mushroom and the poison
Gus toadstool. and when such people
60 out to gather wild mushrooms
they must be very sure that they get
the esculent fungus before them con.
sumo it. There is no general rule
for distinguishing the wholesome
from the harmful. The best way Is
that of the expert who is able to OBJ
serve the peculiaritics OF structure,
color, smell. and taste. The culti-
waited mushrooms sold in the market
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
RARY'S NED.

high at the back of the nccx
and tapering to very mar
row friil under the chin. This is
done out of regard to the comfort of
baby's neck. The other white cloaks
are respectively of corded silk. elder
down, broadcloth, satin, and there is
one soft crepe cloth lined with wool.
They are all deliciously soft, and
there is not one among them which
weighs as heavy as the ordinary cloak
which is in the outfit of every work
a-day child. You could take them
all and roll them into a bundle, small
enough to TT in lady's hand satchel.
And the bundle would be as soft as a
pillow Of down. This is one of Mrs.
Cleveland's hobbies. She believes
that baby should be kept warm in
clouds of soft, fleecy materials, with
nothing hard to hurt baby's skin,
and nothing rough to cruelty baby's
nerves. Wooden and soft silk take
the place of cambria and linen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Stub Ends of Thoupht.

The woman who loves herself most
can marry man for his money and
be satisfied.
1t is not necessary for a woman to
mark each year of her life with a
wrinkle.
Society is a lover of material
things.
That rich man is happiest who can
convert his dollars into smilea
Stupidity IS as thick as it is long.
A merry heart doesn't need a brass
band.
Personal cleanliness is more desira-
BILE than riches.
A full stomach maketh a fearless
heart.
1t Is not proper for a man to think
of himself first, any more than it ia
to think Of himself last.
Youth wears crown OF to-mor-
rOws.-Free Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
MultnOmah Falls.

The Columbia River, having Its
head waters in British Columbia and
flowing for long distance between
Oregon and Washington. is one of the
most beautiful and charmingly pic.
turesque rivers In the world. The
Dalles of Columbia, where the river
narrows. are world famous and over
terraces OF stone the waters flow in a
succession of cascades. OF the nu-
merous falls that lend picturesque
ness to the great river the most beau
tiful is Multnomah Falls, Oregon.
Here the waters fall, like a strip OF
spray, a distance of 800 feet.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

UNCLE JOE ARDLE is an aged Afri-
can who, until the Charleston earth
quake OF 1856, lived In a cabin on
the banks OF the Savannah river.
The earthquake scared him and he
built sort Of nest in a big oak tree,
where he lived contentediy until the
recent cyclone came along and blew
him out. Joseph is now figuring up
on some other scheme to defeat the
elements.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Don't kisS Cats,

1t must be terrifying revelation
to thos. ladies who kiss their Cat.
that has been made by Prof. t'iocci
the Italian chemist. He found +,
experiment that when cat ticks it,
lips 1t spreads over them saliva ID
which there are swarms OF minult
bacilll not free from danger to humat
beings. When he inOculated rah
bits and guinea pigs with this noxiou.
substance they died within "a hours
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

its very own, this is it. Baby Ruth's
outfit was made by a New York
seamstress. Mrs. Cleveland was then
inexperienced and did not know what
baby required. But this baby has
had all the ADVANTAGES of MIS-. Cleve-
lands experience with Ruth, and has
enjoy cd the benefit OF the fine mate
rails, such as flannels, wooden goods,
soft silks and the like, which have
been sent ~ Mrs. Cleveland to be
made up into baby clothes.
In this outfit there are outing
cloaks all white, and they are OF six
different materials. One is OF fine
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
A Jack Rabbit EniIem,c

Some sort of cold blOOded fiend of
destiny has got among the jack rab-
bits on the West Side. They arc
dying by thousands of a disease
which cuts them down half q dozen
in bunch. The only prayer Of the
farmers is that the disease may con.
tinue to do its good work till not the
shadow of long-eared scoundrel will
loom up against the western horizon.
Fresno ExpOsitor,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Horrible Punishment

Mrs. Wickwire-"They say tba;
the words we have spoken in life Y,
on echoing through space forever
What do you think OF it?"
Mr.. Wickwire-"Great Scott. III;
just bet that Is the way futur.
punishment is meted out. Ill In
compelled to travel through spac.
and catch up with all the fool thing.
l said to you when was counting
and be forced to listen to them al,
again. "-IndianapOli Journal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

TIE country has shed few tears
over the turning down OF Theodore
Thomas from the head Of the Musi-
Cal Department of tho Worlds Fair.
The refusal of Thomas to play Amer
lean music in this celebration OF the
greatest Of American ccntcnnials has
impressed the public that he is the
wrong man for the place.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

ENGLISH society is opposed to
Home Rue. The low-neckcd ladies
of the drawing-room plane OF exist
cncc DO not like Mr. Gladstone. 1t
is hoped that the statesman, fortified
with the dignity Of years, and ac-
customed to the boots OF the rabblc,
will be able to stand even this latest
and severeSt blow.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

THE statement that has been 60
ing the rounds that the green wal
nuts are almost linn cdiatcl" fatal to
cockr0achcs is Incomplete. The
reaches must be made to swallow the
walnuts whole.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

Fair Venice is in danger OF losing
q feature which has become world
famous and to which many romance
may be traced-to wit, the gondolas
and gay costumed gondoliers. In the
place of the former a feet of Ameri-
can electric launches will ply Vene-
tian canals, and instead of the gon-
doliers American engineers will guide
these new tangled boats.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
But It's Her Bright Side.

The Inhabitants Of this earth have
never seen but one side Of the moon.
The explanation is this: The moon
makes one revolution on her axis in
the Same period Of time that she
takes up in revolving once around the
earth. thus the same geographical
region Of the lunar surface Is al.
ways toward us.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
GeO3raDhical Item.

The shortest line that can be
drawn upon the earth's surface, one
end being at the mouth of the
Mississippi River and the other at
Pekin, China, will cross the Behring
straits. II you doubt this assertion,
take q large globe and a piece of
thread or string and make the
measurements to suit yourself.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

In addition to all tho other clus-
teriny woes which weigh upon the
haple.s dwcller in st. Louis the Malta
society has re gently sprung into Of
fensive activity there. We'd pity St.
Lonis the more il she accepted SYM
pathetic commscration in a more be-
coming spirit.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

or by responsible dealers may, Of
course, be trusted. and people need
not be afraid to eat them because
they look something like toadstools.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

MEN who can knock crisis end
ways are very multitudinous now, but
they have the crank stamp. on their
iridescent brOwS.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

The would-be funny summer board.
er-"I read an account Of how a pin
fell over forty feet without killipn
herself"
Good gracious! How did Size de
it?"
Tried to get out Of moving street
car with exactly twenty men In It. !
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

b Orn daughters
outfit sci (.
What ii she Is the
Presidents wife !?
Why shouldn't she
exercise the same
privilege that
every mother does,
and sew all her
sweet fancies and
all h e r supreme
happiness into the
ia MY little ward
robe? Surely, If
love has q work
%1~~% ,~~A,v hA ~nl10I
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

W h tie fla mel,
lined with white
silk. 1t falls in
gathers from the
neck, and 1T has
very full sleeves,
which are finished
with a silk rutne.
The neck of the
cloak has a silk
rufflc around it
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

On the first day of small Deans at.
tendance at school he came home in
a highly jubilant state of mind. "Oh,
mammal" he cried in excited and ex-
ultant tones. what do YOU think:
I've only been to school one day, and
I've learned to say 'eyether and neye-
Their instead of either and neithe~. :"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
limo to XIII on Some.

At the time Of the Cfimean war
the aggregate strength Of the armies
OF the great powers of Europe did
not exceed 5000. 900 in round num-
bers. To-day 1t is more that 20.
900, 900.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Agents OF Death.

Breech-lcading rifles were, invented
in 1911, but did not come into gen.
eral use for many years. 1t is esti.
mated that over $4,000 900 are now
in actual service In the European
armies. while 5000, 900 are reserved
In the arsaaals for emergencies
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN.
TEREST TO THEM.

Something that Will Interest the Juvenile
Members Of Every Acknowledgements c-
lions and bright Sayings Of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
FIRST FOREIGN wHALEeAck.

A Rival of Captain MacDougals Idea Comes
Into New York HarbOr.
Not since Ericsson's famous mont
tor slipped from the ways has such
singular-looking craft appeared in
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

~ WISH. /" said Ruth. chat baby sis
lad found some other mother:
What Pa and I both wanted was
A little baby brother"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

simple words form rock upon which
many craft has been wrecked
Practical Farmer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
THE NEW sAeY's OUTFIT.

One at tho White House.
1t will probably interest most
mothers to know that Mrs. Cleve-
land made almost all of her latest
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

IT is useless to argue with con-
flrmcd bicyclist. He is bent on a
fast lie.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
firenies.

firei1ieA.
Tho sun was como and the night grew dark
And Allie and Belle were late:
But they know tho way by many a mark,
The tall black rocks. and the tree trunks
stark.
And the rustic bower by the gate
The meadows wero gay with a til ,usa nd
lights
OF golden emerald green:
Hitler aud thither their wavering flights
Lamped the hol0ws and starred tho
heights.
Thor dusky forms unseen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
IDAHO.

TIE value or Il force pump on .
farm can hardly be overcStimated.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-06-17

At the Tobin home a gallon of
rich ice cream is frozen as regular
ly as the morning comes. This
work is part of the daily break
fast getting. The amount men.
toned is sufficient for the day.
Mr.. Tobin never eats less than a
quart of this dainty food at meal
and frequently requires more than
that amount, although seldom in
dulging in as much as half gal
lon.
Of course there is much monot-
ony in his meals, but he contents
himself with his dish of comfort.
and for desert shifts the aroma and
oder of the victuals on the table.
He is satisfied with health and
says the medicine is not bad to
take.