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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28

can find land which will produce such
crops as are grown here, and that it
can be had for next to nothing, and
he meets the statement with a smile
Of incredulity.
It is fact that the people here fail
to appreciate the country they have
and the resources and advantages
which surround them. We are all,
OF course, most confoundedly poor and
hsrd.up. but we have here little or
mono of the hard grinding poverty
which, every where, abounds in the
crowded centres of the East. Nearly
all the people here-certainly all who
are anything like good rustlers-are
we'll supplied with the common
necessaries of life and far beyond the
danger of absolute want. We can
struggle along and make q living,
somehow, and take what satisfaction
we can in cussing the gold-bugs. But
these hard Grover Cleveland times
will certainly afford US some severe
object lessons in the practise Of
economy.
Every thing here on Lost River
seems to be about tho same as it was a
year ago; the people are getting
along in about tho same old way.
The grasshoppers left and did no
great amount Of damage, but the
crops we're short on account of the
scare they created. All the old
"baches" and the yaps are still here,
likewise all our pretty yourg eitls,
and all are preparing to spend another
winter in the old time -honored Lost
River fashion, loa6"g, 6ddIing and
dancing.
The weather is still clear and
bright, and all our old timers aud
weather prophets are predicting e
mild. open winter. The stock of all
kinds is in fine co... dition, the grass is
abundant on the ranges, aud all the
stock men are accumulating in the in
crease Of their herds, and, considering
the hard times, are fairly prosperous
In the way Of mining, OF course
there Is little bring done; but there
are some who still have the faith and
e courage to work all winter on
their claims and leases at and around
Era and the Lead Belt.
Some five or six families and half a
dozen old baches still hold on at Eta
and very interesting district school
with sixteen pupils-fiit-en girls and
but one boy-is being taught there
by certain old bachelor who has
long been noted for h,s partiality 70,
the girls.
Personal items are rather scarce
Our Island neig hbt rhood is very
quiet; no weddings or social happen
ings o. any kind are talked of as prob
abilities of the immediate future, and
not even an occasional trial in tn.
Justice Court occurs to vary monut-
ony. The usual natural incrtss. OF
our population is, however, we'll on
the way and some of it is coming
from quite unexpected sources.
! Tn Lost River people are hecom-
ing used to hard times and poverty.
and most Of them are still in good
sprits. If nothing worse happens to
us, we'll survive the three more wears
of Gr,ver j. d. M.
LOST RIVER, Nov. 22i, 1898.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28

Are you spending money you can
i'll afford for Tobacco. Morphine or
Drink? Stop it. Hills Chloride o.
Gold Tablets, sold by all druggist.
will cure you in 3 to 5 days.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28
Removal.

Removal.
! have removed to tho old express
Office, where l will hc pleased to see
all my old customers aud the general
public.
| have just received large stock
of the finest candy ever seen on W o, q
River. HUGH CRAMER.
In new postofice
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28
Helen l.. Young. Plaintiff,

The First National Bank Of HALEY,
Idaho, II, W BtrrV. J.. G. Con II,
and S P. Donnelly, Sheriff OF
sloshone County, Idaho. De-
tend .nts.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28

The Stete of Idaho, TO the FIRST National Ba nk
of hallev, Idaho, X. W. Berry. +. G. Coff, n
and ;. y. Dohnelly, sheriff Of shosLone
County Idaho, Def endsnts:
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28

promotes an abundant secretion of nourish-
nient on the part of the mother. 1t is an in
perfectly harmless in any condition of tho
female system, as it regulates and promotes
all the natural functions and never conflicts
with them.
The Prescription builds up strengthens,
and cures In all the chronic weaknesses and
disorders that aiilict women, it is guaranteed
to benefit or cure, or the money is refunded.
For every case Of Catarrh which they cam
not cure, the proprietors of DR. Sages Ca
You're cured by its mild, soothing, cleans
ing, and healing properties, or you're paid.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28
SUMMONS.

In the District Court OF the First Judicial Dis
trict Of the State OF. Idaho, in and for Sho-
shone county,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
Old PlayInateS.

The author of "Modern Hunting"
in La Nouvelle Revue, tells a pleas
ing story of one of the oldest and
most celebrated sportsmen of France,
the Prince de JOinville. The Prince
is perhaps the Senior member" OF
hunting society in his country. He
was hunting in the Chantilly forest,
as the guest of the Due d'Aumale.
His party met another party which
was following deer in the same for
est, and some disorder resulted. The
Prince lost track of the animal that
he was following, but he took the
disappointment philosophically, and
set out to find the deer again.
On the way he was stopped by an
old white-haired peasant, who told
him that the deer he was following
had passed by there recently. The
son of Louis Philippe asked some
simple question, but as the old peas
ant replied he looked at him keenly,
seeming to pay more attention to
him than to his words. Suddenly he
stopped him.
"Wait. it seems. to me that | know
YOU, friend" he exclaimed.
ayes SIR" replied the peasant, in
his old cracked voice, which shook a
little with emotion. ooh, yes, we
have often eaten cakes at 'Auntie
Adelaide's.
1t was sixty years since they had
been children together, but the varied
experiences of that time had not
made the Prince forget his old play
mate and servitor, and he delayed his
ouest for the lost deer to renew the
acquaintance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

81 have heard America sung,
said DR.. Smith in answer to CUES
ton, "half way around the w "! noo, : l
have heard it on the Atlantic , Ocean,
on the Baltic Sea and on the Me S1oeh
ranean: in London, Liverpool, s'o Na
holm, Copenhagen, Paris, no,ne in
Athens blth, Calcutta and Rangoonp; ,,, on
Pee Peak sa5 and under the earth lint in the ;f
cayerns at Manitou, Col, wneie ~
W. was played on the stalactites, r;ren
Wa At p the magnificent reception gwen gwen
DR.. Smith in San Francisco se ID re
years ago General Q. Y. H 4pa hvmn
,'non soldiers he had met, and s .ha
up on Iolo on the battlefield and n the
racks racks, sometimes one would !. start aa,5,d n by
country, tits of thee, ana ~ w."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
Unnecessary Noise.

A medical paper las taken up the
cudgels against unnecessary city
noises. 1t declares steam whistles,
factory bells, the shouts of the hawk
ers and the rest to be disease-produc-
ing, and it presents some startling
figures to prove it. 1t argues that as
an environment these noises must
breed a race mentally stupid or
hyperasthetically morbid" How
ever that may be, everybody knows
that the noises of great city are
nuisance, and that the greater part
of them are unnecessary. There is
not the slightest occasion for all the
steam whistles on all the factories to
screech four times a day. The cry
of the hawker is an impertinence
and breach of the peace. If none
of the hawkers were permitted to
veil, each would sell as much as he
does now. Nine tenths of all the
piano pounding done in any city
ought to be suppressed by a society
for the prevention Of cruelty to
everybody. The love of noise is
savage instinct. With every step in
civilization we more and more object
to harsh, strong, unnecessary sound.
But while we subdue our voices and
muffle our floors with padded carpets,
we have done next to nothing toward
protecting ourselves against the un-
necessary noises made by other peo-
ole. In this matter there is a great
work for the City improvement So
ciety to do. 1t will secure the abo-
lition of bells and steam whistles
and put a gag into the mouth OF the
street vendor, and it will render a
blessed service to all sorts and con-
ditions of civilized men. If it will
reduce the sum total of pianoforte
playing-but that must go over for
the millennium
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

taken up from man to man until the
enGl1e company Joined in the grand
hymn. America" met the hearts Of
the people who sang it with great
enthusiasm during the war. 1t was
sung on special days-days of en-
enlargement and days of darkness,
and as it was sung by the brave sol
der boys they felt they were more
than paid for their suffering by hav-
Ing country to suffer for.
MIR, smith b gan public life as pas
tor of the village church at Water
vile, Me-, and at the same time he
became Professor of Modern Lam
guages in Waterville College, now
known as Colby University. This
was in 1884. Eight years later he
was editor of the Christian Review,
and until July, 1854, he was pastor
of the Bar fist Church at Newton
Center. He then became connected
with the foreign missionary work of
the church and served in the Secre-
tary's department for fifteen years,
during which time he contributed by
pen, voice and money to the advance
ment of the interests of this impOr-
tant branch of Christian activity.
His knowledge of the languages of
the world proved a valuable help to
his missionary work, and to his Ia
bOrs in translation the church is in
debted for many advances in the do
main of intelligent investigation.
He is man of broad culture and en-
inent literary attachments, with a
practical knowledge OF men and af-
fairs, facility of expression and a
conciseness of style that make a rare
combination for effective work.
DR.. Smith was born in Boston,
Oct. 81, 1903. He entered Harvard
at the age of II, and with his COM
panions formed what was afterward
known as the famous class of "'29. )"
america" is not the only hymn
DR.. Smith has written. The hymn
books of all Christian denominations
contain many of his productions.
"The Psalmist," book used by the
Baptists for thirty years, contains
nearly thirty of his compositions.
His best-known missionary hymn.
"The Morning Light Is Breaking, I"
has been translated into many lam
guageS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

and required great outlay and
enormous labor. The canal is quite
straight, in northwest direction,
and sea current runs through it at
the rate, varying with the wind, Of
from half knot to three knots an
hour The width at the bottom is Y
feet, and the depth Of water will be
uniformly p feet, but at present
there are two places where it is only
10 feet; this, however, will be cor
rected in a month or two The sides
OF the canal for two miles and one
half are faced with solid masonry,
and a path runs along each side. For
the entire length the canal is lighted
bV electricity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
THE CORINTH CANAL.
A Work of Vast Importance TO Greece
and to Commerce.

"A work OF Vast Importance TO Greece
and to Commerce.
The Corinth Canal between the
Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf,
will not only be Of vast benefit to
the coast trade of Greece and to the
trade of Athens, the capital Of the
kingdom of the Hellenes, but it
shortens by $50 miles the voyage
from the Adriatic Sea, from Sicily or
from Malta to Constantinople and
the Black Sea, avoiding the passage
round Cape Matapan, which is gen
orally very stormy in winter and
feared by mariners almost as much as
Cape Horn. Eighteen centuries ago
the Roman Emperor Nero began work
on a canal, the very line of which the
present one follows, but political dis
turbances at home caused an aban-
donment of the project
The canal, now opened to naviga-
tion, is less than four miles long. In
some places the cutting had to he
made in sandstone rock through high
land, $50 feet above the sea level,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
Won by Praise.

Doctor Johnson was very susceptl-
BILE to tiattery. Gilbert Stuart, the
American portrait painter. learned
his art in the English home of Ben
iamin West. One day he met Doc
for Johnson, whose dislike for the
American colonies was notorious.
"Sir." demanded johnson OF young
Smart, "where did you learn En-
olish?" Out Of your dictionary, sir, }"
replied the quick witted artist. Inc
old man became gentle. Doctor John
Ewing. provost OF the University OF
Pennsylvania. while visiting in Lon
don. dined with Doctor Johnson.
He had been cautioned not to contra
dict the great men, and he saw from
the silence that fell upon the COM
many when johnson entered the room
thai he was regarded as a literary
despot. whose opinions were to DE re-
ceiyed and not criticized. Johnson
attended to nothing but his plate,
Having eaten voracious ne survey
cd the guests for the first time. Inc
conversation turned upon America,
and Ewing defended the colonies,
.What do you know, sir, on the SUD
iect2n exclaimed johnson. sir, ne
numbered on, what do you know IN
America? You never read D oks
+hora pardon me. sir, blandly
ranlied Ewing. ave have read the
.t,amhler'D The compliment to the
author pacified the enemy OF the
colonies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
our National Hymn.

onr National Hymn.
Samuel Francis Smith, the
of one of the most inspiring
oI HYMNS in the world, "My
" ,Tis of Thee" told a Boston
Dr. Dr. who visited him recently on
casion of his eighty fifth birth
w the famous hymn came to
,ittpn. In 1892 William G.
|ridce. a friend Of DR.. Smiths,
lad been visiting Germany and
prman schools, brought home
him a lot of German music
Mr.. Woodbridge gave the
to Lowell Mason, then the con-
Orof all church music in Boston,
| Mason being unable to read
h turned them over to DR..
and said he would like to have
|qI translation Of anything Or.
saw in the book and liked.
he over the leaves of the books
Domy day in February, 1892"
y. Smith, Il came across the
ID Save the King l liked the
| glanced at the German
at the foot of the page. Under
ipiration of the moment I went
( and in half an hour Amer
IS the result. II was written
rap of paper [ picked up from
bic, and the hymn of to-day is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

no other hymn has been able to do.
1t matters not whether the hymn
has been Officially" sanctioned by
the Government, says the Boston
Traveller. 1t has been taken to the
hearts of the people-they love it for
its sentiment and for it's melody-and
they will continue, as long as time
shall endure, to sing the poetic
prayer of their own patriotic hymn:
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

'u"aIIy as it was written that
l. Sm'th still has the original
n, lne poem. He has been
Ill., l'mes TO give it up. They
ka<" @s 20 have it in WASHINGTON
L Loi 'aIIon, and it would, Of
/. I['Ied and safely cared for
:. L. out he has thus far de-
\ roa part with it. DR.. Smith
b. ~ OF it for D. Lothrop &
Mas "G>Ion publishers, and this
f H., IN their exhibit AT the
BEN nalr' The paper on which
| WHY was originally written is
kIy Iaai age but the writing is
|cba SeSs aIe; The paper is about
On only y, three eras tIItnei IN ~l ths
|t6e u ro .ne back are some straw raw
kom a a of some trans ,as
In ID German work. u n''a
is n not became the national
| DO' known. 1t was never
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

auopted as such formally and officially
oy the Govern ent, but it seems to
nave been adopted by the people, and
LOT more than sixty years in school
ana church, and in nearly every
patriotic gathering, the singing Of
my Country, IT'S of Thee" has
aroused the people in patriotism as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

GERMANY's young war lord is
blessed with true Teutonic thrift.
He nas now taken steps to have the
milk produced on his farm at Potsdam
sold in berlin. Carts bearing his
name are to be seen in the streets Of
the capital. The drivers of these
vehicles retail milk to anyone who
chooses to buy, and as it is of a good
quality the sales are quite large. OF
course the ultra-loyal members Of the
aristocracy prefer to patronize the
royal milkman anyhow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
COMPLICATED PROCESS.
Rare Experiences in Celestial Tonsorial
Establishment.

Rare Experiences in Celestial Tonsoriel
Establishment.
When the services of a Chinese
barber are called into requisition by
his Celestial brethren, a complicated
process is gone through with which
would I'LL an American Onlooker with
his customer comfortably in his chair,
the operator commences by scraping
not only the cheeks and chin of his
victim, but also the whole Of his
head, with the exception of one spot
on the top Of his Uranium, from
which sprouts the ineyita BILE queue.
Having succeeded in shaving care
fully around the sacred lock-" leav-
ing the head in bright and shining
condition, resembling well-polished
billiard ball, the barber begins to
perform upon his customer in man
ner which can only be adequately
described as punching his head. "
This is done by clenching his fist and
dealing to the patient several sharp
taps or punches with the tips of his
knuckleS, varied by process of
kneading or pounding, the barber
digging his knuckles into the Inflated
headpiece of his customer in most
merciless fashion. The reason for
these heroic measures is that the re-
cipient of the blows finds or imagines
that he finds, his brain cleared and
his mind relieved by them; worry, care,
depression and dullness dispersed,
and a feeling of lightness, brightness
and vivacity induced. AS he is
probably just recovering from the de-
pressing and enervating effect of an
opium stupor, with its strange and
dreamful delirium, this result is not
undesirable if business has to be
transacted. After the punching and
pounding process is concluded the
barber at once proceeds to unfaSten,
and unplait the long tail of hair,
which reaches to the ankles Of the
wearer, and having combed, brushed
and DECREASED it-much after the
fashion of the long-tressed maiden OF
to-day-he, with slow and assiduous
carefulness, replaits it, and ties it
with piece Of black braid which
hangs in two short tails at the end.
By this time one would think that
sheer exhaustion would prevent the
pitiless and prosecuting barber from
committing further atrocities upon
the person of his mild and lamb-like
subject; but no; renewed activity
possesses the ruthless, unrelenting
hair-dresser, and with frantic energy
he seizes the hands of his victim,
pulls his arms behind, and COM
mences to twist and turn them until
every joint cracks, and one would
think that his shoulders must be dis
located. The muscles of the arms,
and then the fingers, receive their
share of attention, after which the
customer walks out Of the shop, evil
IDENTIFY refreshed and invigorated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

OUR late guest the Infanta Eulalia
has been kicking up her royal heels
all summer at Royat, to the great
delight of the soiourners at that
fashionable watering place. She IS
daily expected in England to take
her children. who have been staying
in London under the charge Of gov
erness, back to Madrid. She will
then 90 to Paris, where she will spend
the winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

IT is the united action of the brain
and the eye that forms the habit Of
close observation. We must think
about what we see if it is to perma-
nent impression. When the mind is
vacant, the eyes are robbed of half
their value.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
Cause for ThankfulneSs.
An exchange relates this incid

An exchange relates this incident
of life in an apartment house:
Boy-Father sent me up to say
that he would be very thankful il
you wouldn't lay any more carpets
to- night: he can't sleep
New Tenant-Go down and tell
your father not to let my hammering
prevent him from feeling thankful.
Tell him to be thankful his carpets
are laid and above all to be thankful
he seEt you up instead of coming
himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

WIEN a man has plain sickness
4,ara i seldom any danger o. fatal
u un but when what the doctors
ns1, scomplications" set in, then is
the the time to pray. -Atchiso Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

FRIGHT here, said the minister, II
would like to have the cents of this
meeting. The collectors will pro-
coed. PLAIN Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

THE most pathetic college cry is
that of the youth whose remittance
failed to arrive. Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
'HOR OF AMERICA.
=, GAME TO WRITE THE
FAMOUS HYMN.

francis Smith, Author of "NTy
,ris of Thee" Says Its Success
=, lis VI
, aim-A Man of Very Broad
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
The Snail.

He has no ground rent to pay, for
he does not build his house upon any,
and asks no better foundations for
what he lives in than his own back.
Being his own landlord, he is not
liable for house rent, and when he is
not inside them his apartments are
unfurnished ones.
Where'er he dwells he dwells alone,
Except himself has chattes none,
Well satisfied to be his own
Whole treasure.
He is the despair Of his creditors,
for he has nothing to levy upon, and
If the brokers seize his house they
seize him too, and he is none the
worse, for ne was at home as he was.
Income tax collectors gnash their
teeth over him, for if they assess him
on his house property he walks out of
it. 1t is his freehold only so long as
he remains within.
Once outside it is nothing, d mere
shell, and no heading in any schedule
meets the case. This is why no
doubt, he somtimes leaves his lodg
ings and goes into others, to battle
the Commissioners and leave the
lawyers to tax each others costs at
their own expense. Nor does he run
up any bills.
He is his own hosier, halter, tailor,
and shoemaker, and as for his food,
he takes it where he finds it. If the
caterpillar tells him he has no right
to eat the cabbage, the snail replies
with a tn Quoque, and if the earwig
protests against his coming into the
lettuce he asks it to show its title to
possession. Good Words.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
HUMOR OF The WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Many Odd, Curious, and Laughable Phases
Of Human Nature Graphically Portrayed
by Eminent Word Artists of Our Own Day
"A Budget of Fun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18
DESTRUCTION BY AN EARTH,
QUAKE.

BELGRADE, April 1O.-An earthquake
shock was felt IN most districts in Ser
via early this morning. In Western
Servia the shock was especially severe.
Near Pozare watz and along the Mora
via river villages were devastated, and
the people sprang from their beds to
run, half clothed, to the fields. Around
Chupria and Svilainatz in Eastern
Servia great assures were torn in the
earth. From Livadica similar phe,
nomena are reported. Large streams
of warm water and yellow mud still
flow from these assures. Thousands Of
houses and many churches have been
wrecked. Public buildings have been
rendered too dangerous for occupancy.
In the districts where the heaviest
shocks were felt the people were afraid
to return to the villages and are living
in the fields. $3.50. g..