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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28

Like the lily, she has tOiled not, and
I know Of no interest, whether pub.
Tic or private, that will be subserved
by continuing these people in unwill-.
ing and dissatisfied bondage for the
sole purpose of enabling the defend
ant to collect debt that was never
earned. Idleness in women is not to
be encouraged in cases like this, par
ticularly when the work demanded
of her was that she assume the proud
position of mistress of the home that
her husband had provided" Mrs.
Davis laziness seems to have con-
sisted in preferring the ease and lux
ury OF hotel life to the cares Of house
keeping.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Heather Outwitting the Devil.

A Chinese funeral never proceeds
straight from the house of morning to
the graveyard. The devil is always
on the lookout for funerals and fol-
lows them to seize the soul of the
dead man, so, in order to outwit the
evil one, the bearers take up the
body and start with it in brisk trot,
while packs Of fire-crackers and pyro-
technics emitting dense smoke and
vile smell are set off just as the pro-
cession starts. Having thus deceived
Old Nick as to the direction taken
by the bearers they run as fast as
they can with the body, then sud
denly turn corner and stop while
more fireworks are burned. The
devil cannot turn corner easily, and
so. II really in pursuit, he shoots on
by, and ty means of good deal Of
sudden turning and stopping and a
lavish expenditure of fireworks, the
funeral procession generally gets to
the grave in safety, while the old boy,
confused by their movements and
half suffocated by the fireworks, is
still wandering about in the city.
The Chinaman who dies in the coun-
try is not in such good luck, for there
is less chance to Outwit the enemy.
but by many detours it can very often
be done.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Sharp Eyes.

We never see everything that is
about us, and no two of US ever see
precisely the same things. Each
sees what his previous training and
his habit Of mind have prepared him
to see. When Mr.. Hudson was in
Patagonia he fell in with a gambler,
who told him that always after the
first few rounds Of the game he knew
some OF the cards as they were dealt;
he recognized them by difference SO
slight that another man could not
detect it even when it was pointed
out to him.
Mr.. Hudson is an ornithologist,
and he says that this same prefer
naturally sharp-eyed man was greatly
surprised when he was told that half
a dozen kinds of sparrows were feed
ing and singing about the house. He
had never seen any difference in
them, he said. In size, color, shape,
and actions they were all alike, and
they all sang and twittered alike, SC
far as he had ever noticed.
Native Patagonians, like other
savage peoples, have very keen eyes
for certain things, things which their
modes of life have made it indispens-
able that they should notice. In
other words, they are specialists, and
as q matter Of course they excel in
their own particular line. But it
does not follow that they have better
eyes than are possessed by men OF
civilized countries
Set one of them to find a reversed
IS" in the middle of printed page,
says Mr.. Hudson, and the tears would
run down his brown cheeks and be
would give up the search with ach'
ing eyeballs. But the proot-readel
can find the reversed letter in a few
moments, and never strain his eyes
| in the least.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Telephones in u Storm.

A celebrated English oculist warns
the public against the use of the
telephone during thunderstorm,
and relates an incident that occurred
to a friend of his who went to the
telephone for the purpose of acquaint-
ing the central exchange at distant
city that storm was approaching
and the instrument would not be
available until it was over. The
moment he put his ear to the tele-
phone a flash occurred, and he re-
ceived a blow Of such severity that
he was sent across the small chamber
against the opposite wall. Otherwise
beyond the temporary but very
rude shock, which he described as "a
severe box on the ear"-he was un-
hurt. In this respect he was more
fortunate than an artilleryman who,
while using the telephone in the field
during some recent military maneu.
vers, was struck dead by powerful
current of electricity which passed
over the telephone.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Superior to Chess.

With the literary class in China
WEIGH is favorite game; it is con-
sidered by them superior to chess.
Like chess, this game is of a general
military and mathematical charac-
ter, but is on a much more extended
scale, the board containing POI places
and employing nearly two hundred
men on side. All of the men, how
ever, have the same value and pow
ers. The object is to command as
many places on the board as possible.
This may be done by inclosing empty
spaces. or surrounding the enemy's
men. Very close calculation is al.
ways essential in order that loss in
one region may be met by gains in
another, thus employing skillful
strategy when the contestants are
evenly matched. The game has come
down from great antiquity, being
first mentioned in Chinese writing
about 625 B. c. 1t was in all proba-
bility introduced by the Babylonian
astronomers, who we're at that time
instructors of all the East.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
bring back something to I'LL M chat

bring back something to I'll up chat
cupboard"
"You'ie a good boy, Ben" said the
widow, with deep sigh, and smile
at his bright face.
Ought to be: got good mother,
you know, responded Ben. And then
putting on his old hat, he dartcd into
the shed for his snow shovel, and was
on, plunglng through the drifts as if
1t was firstrate fun.
He had no overcOat, and his hands
were hardly covered by the old nit
tens; but he put first one hand, and
then the other, in his pocket, to
warm them, and trudged along with
CHEEKY whistle, never .minding the
cold.
When he got to the village he
stopped first before DR.. Hutchins' big
house. The Doctor was just open
Ing his shutters. and Ben hailed him:
"Good-morning, Doctor; don't you
want your walk cleared OFF,"
SWELL, might" responded the
Doctor. think you're heavy enough
for the job?"
"Just you try me-" said Ben, be.
ginning to dig away at the piled-up
snow.
All right, sonny. Make a good
Job of it, and I'll give you quarter. I"
And with that the Doctor went into
the house. Ben worked and rugged,
and In half an hour he had that side
walk we'll shoveled of. Then he
raped at the door, and received his
quarter from the Doctors wife.
"Well, that's a beginning" said he,
and trudged on, stopping where he
saw good chance for Job, and in
most cases getting it.
Two or three times he was hailed
by boys going down to the dam to
skate, and asked to go with them;
but his only answer was to shake his
head and pitch into the drifts with
renewed energy.
When noon came he had dollar
and quarter
"Pretty we'll for one half day."
said he. HGueSS we can live while
the SHOW lasts, IL mother don't sew
any,"
he ran around the corner to Bal
zer's grocery and bought a loaf of
bread, half pound Of cheese, some
tea, sugar, and several other little
necessaries, and still had a little left.
He borrowed a basket from Mr.. Bal.
yer, put his packages into it, dashed
out, and stepped into the butchers
to buy juicy steak. Then he took
the road to the hollow again. And
tell you his mothers bright face
when he ran into the house with his
well-laden basket, we'll repaid him
for the cold mornings work.
What should l do without my
good, brave boy?" she exclaimed, as
he told her his little story. Ben
laughed and said: "Oh, that is moth
ing" He was very proud Of her
praise.
That boy has future. Don ahoe's
Magazine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Ivory Jelly.

Ivory dust for jelly is sold in Lon
don at Cd per pound. Ivory dust is
the waste which results from the
manufacture OF ivory into various
articles, and workshop will accumu-
late from five to six pounds week.
The proportions are one pound OF
dust to quart Of water, boiled eight
or ten hours. The product is clear
jelly, which is strained and favored
to taste, or diluted for soup.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
ROYAL Jewels.

The private jewels Of the Empress
of Austria are said to be worth be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, 900.
Among them is a magnificent neck
lace OF pearls, presented by the EN-
peror after the birth o; the Crown
Prince Rudolph. The necklace is
valued at 100000 According to a
Vienna paper, the jewels of the En-
press of Russia, alone Of the crowned
heads of Europe, can be compared in
value to those Of the Empress Eliza
beth. From time to time she has
given jewels to her daughters and
relatives, but the collection is still
almost unequaled. These private
jewels the Empress can wear when
she likes and can treat as she likes.
They are her private property. This
is not the case, however, with the
Hapsburg family jewels. Whenever
her Majesty wears stones from that
collection, an entry is made in the
books of the guards to that effect.
The jewels belong to the dynasty.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
WILLIAM L. WILSON.

The New Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee.
One Of the most prominent figures
In the present Congress is William
L. Wilson, of West Virginia. 1t was
he who introduced the bill passed in
the House for the repeal of the Sher-
man silver purchase act, and he was
appointed Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee, the most impor.
tant committee of the House. Mr..
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
DIVORCED FOR LAZlNE88.

Ground Upon which Mr.. Davis, Of Kanaa1
City, Secured . Divorce.
1t has remained for Missouri
Judge to divorce a woman on tho
ground OF idleness and laziness. Mrs
Hattie A. Davis has been separated
from her husband, Austin Davis, Of
Kansas City, by Judge of that town,
who has this to say In his decision:
II grant this decree because Mrs
Davis, as shown by the testimony,
has lived a life of idlencss and leisure.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28

Wilson Is an ardent Democrat, and Cd
late years has become a shining light
in his party. He presided over the
Democratic National Convention at
Chicago. He is West Virginian by
birth. is so years old and is a lawyer,
with his home in Charlestown. Dur
ing the war he served in the COnfed.
crate army.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Hints.

II troubled with headache, try the
simultaneous application of hot
water to the feet and back of the
neck.
To clean and restore the polish to
leather, wash the leather with q soft
cloth damIened with little warm
water, dry it carefully, and then
brush it over with the whites of eggs
whipped to a frOth.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Lo and His Blankets,

The Indians make blankets Of bark
beaten very thin. The bark is
stamped with fancy figures in brown
and red and Is trimmed with fur.
Palm leaves are beaten together and
are also made into blanketa An In
dian is always cold. even In hot
weather, and his blanket 10 40 pre-
ciOus to him as our sun hata are to us.,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO.
INGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born-Sayings and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious, and Laugh.
oble--.Ihe Weeks Humor.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN,

Something About Gubernatorisl CAndi.
dates Brackcn. Neal and Mckinley.
Aside from the issues involved, the
Ohio gubernatorial campaign comes
ut an OppOrtune time to attract ma
tional attention. Only thirteen OF
the States hold elections this fall, and
OF these only five ballot for new Gov
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
CHOLERA coRKED IN A BOTTLE

Bacteria of the Genuine Asiatic Article at
tho Army and Medical Museum.
In one of the cases at the Army
and Medical Museum at Washington
there Is a long row OF small test
tubes containing bacterial organisms
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28

WOMEN and children should retire
when the sun does.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
Finer than Silk

One spider thread is composed of
several hundred separate fllaments.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-28
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN.
TEREST TO THEM.
Something that WIN Interest the Juvenile
Msmbers Of Every ACKNOWLEDGMENT 40
lions and Bright Sayings Of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.


Tho Runaway.
Dorothy Deems. in her dove. colored hat
On . sweet. sunshiny day.
Taking her grandmamma's coal colored
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18
A MODEL. FARMER.

Ex-Governor Crawford is cndeav-
Orin9 to show the Baxter farmer
how a farm should be larmcd. He
is having all The underbrush
grubbcd out, the fence corners
cleaned up, the houses painted,
out-buildings repaired. shelters
made for stock. old straw ricks
burned up, fish ponds cleaned out,
orchards trimmed. fences built.
hedges cut down. and in fact gen
eral Yankee style of overhauling
such as few of our Cherokee county
farmers ever thought of.
Since the Governor has gone to
farming he has left OFF politics en-
tirely and is attending strictly to
The work in hand. He don't care
whether prohibition or female sui
frage are the issues, tut goes right
on getting out ,lc grubs and put
ting. in tame grass and feeding his
hogs sound corn three times Il day.
Our farmers as Il rule have tried 10
raise too much politics to the acre
and have neglected o,hcr crops.
Gov. Crawford is setting an cX-
ample worthy of imitation. His
farms were originally dilapidatcd
bramble patches, producing scarce
ly enough for home consumption.
but he is bringing them up TO a
high state OF cultivation and max
ing each farm look like Il garden
spot. Some will say thai they have
not the means to do this, but if they
would reflect on the many idle
hours they have spent canVassing
for votes or wranYling over OBJ
strusc questions of political econ-
omy, or trying 10 figure out whether
Mrs. Lease Is female man or only
a woman in disguise, they would
have been better of burning brush
piles or cleaning fence corners.
Gov. CraWford'S farms are by no
means the best we have in Cherokee
county. but he IL assisting nature
to put them on an equality with
others ald viii NJ doubt be we'll re-
paid in the end. We " Sh we could
boast of many &uch practical far.n-
erS and w, trust others viii profit
by his experience all work.
c. ID. Mcscrvc, formerly of Baxter
Springs. is telegraph operator on
the Chicago Board Of Trade, and
we clip The following from Tie Tclc
graph to show that Baxter : brings
men always take front rauk ia what
ever position they occupy: "On
Monday, oct r. Mr.. Curlis -. Me-
serve, operator in thc Postal Board
of Trade Office in Chicago, between
9:l5 Il. III. and 1:2O p, H.. sent 10 Opcr-
ator ]. ]. Scan!on, in the Postal Office
of the Produce Exchange III New
York, S33 messages. This just equals
The record made by y. II. Perrin.
manager eof--sire Postaia Board ofN
'zfradc. Chicago. eight years ago,
which we believe has never been
cqualled."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

The Quapaws are getting ready
to send delegation" to Washing
ton and the fight is now on as 10
who will be the lucky ones. Buff
falo Calf. Frank Buck, John Medi-
cine, Jim Newman and nearly all
the balance of the tribe want 10 90,
but when many are called few are
chosen and the whole business may
60 by default. We doubt if any
good ever has or can be accom-
plishcd by Il "delegation,' but that
il their affair, not ours. We hope
whoever goes will have lots of jolly
good fun and Il heap big time with
The Big Father at Washington.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Dey Chubb, the Tar creek ranch
man and farmer, brought in some
corn Wednesday which is the larg-
est and finest we have seen. The
ears weigh about 1ls pounds each,
requiring only 80 ears To make n
buShel. Who can beat il:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Col. w. Fl. Edgar, formerly con-
nected with the BAXTER SPRINGS
NEWS, is now an editor of the Beat
rice, Nebraska, Daily Express. The
colonel is anxious to return to Bax-
for
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

About five hundred families are
waiting to come to Baxter Springs
to live as soon as we get the electric
road. Is il not worth an effort on
our part to secure it: We need il
every hour.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Holiday goods are coming in and
all our merchants will have some
thing unique to display. Every
reader of the NEWS should come to
Baxter Springs and look over the
assortment before buying.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Sam Peery, the agricultural man
ager of the Peoria Mining, Con
struction and Land Company, is
threshing out 10000 bushels of mil
let seed and baling the straw to
ship to Northern paper mills. .
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18
j. B. OPPERnAN,
ED. SEAMAN WILL about December /, remove hi,
DeliCateSSen Setback
to the business part of town.

o
He has leased the building known Bacons barber shop north of
the National hotel and will about December establish the
roanges red hot restaurant hop tea and soup house joints opened
Cherokee county, Hop by the barrel and oyster soup by the key
FRIED OYSTERS LAMBS FRIES SPECIALITY. Frogs legs in their
mberger cheese fresh from the stable and wiz always
hand Weinerwu tomaS peze ewus and blood buildings
ordered Wedding parties secret societies. chava outfits and ward caucus
supplied on short notice
Remember the place. ONE DOOR NORTH OF NATIONAL HOTEL
Good order preserved No fighting gambling guzg allowed in the
place. No improper characters admitted
ED. SEAMAN, Sole Proprietor
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Mr.. Filter, living two miles south
west of Baxter Springs, raisea a
small piece of wheat this Year
which turned out 40 bushels TO the
acre and weighed 81 pounds to the
bushel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Saturday was a busy day at Isaac
Wrights store. Dick Wright, one
of the statesmen, reports having
sold six overcoats and three suits
of clothes 10 one man.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

We should think our farmers
would grow more sweet potatoes.
The crop never fails and is always
marketable at fair price. Baxter
sweet potatoes are hard TO beat
and we have the 'posstIms, too.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Deacon Hanback, is making many
substantial improvements on the
old Crowell residence property on
River street, which he recently pur-
chased.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

We again call the attention of our
citizens To the county high school
project. The law provides for one
in each county. but as the taxpayers
feel unable to erect Il building we
could and should donate our city
hall building for that purpose. 1t
is Of very little use except for snide
barn storners, and as Il county high
school it would be OF value to the
city and the who're county. Our
member of the Lower House could
secure the location OF this school at
Baxter Springs and we feel sure
there would be no objection on the
part of the citizens. Who will take
the lead in this matter:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

There has been IL good deal OF
marrying in and around Baxter this
fall, and a few unnarryings or con
genial separations. We believe this
is as il should be. The NEWS stands
ever ready to say "bless you, my
children" and print elegant we'd
ding cards for cash in advance, or
publish notices to quit at five cents
a line, as the case may be. We print
wedding cards in all languages in
Guiding Quapaw, Modoc and Potta-
watomie. No trouble to show goods.
Quick sales and small profits.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

a good lease of farming land in
the Indian Territory south of BaX-
ter Springs is worth more than the
title in fee simple to Il whole section
in Oklahoma or the Cherokee Strip.
Parties wishing to rent lands or
farms should make Il note of this.
Indians are permitted to lease their
lands for agricultural and mining
purposes and there are none better
in the West than those south of
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

A castor bean stalk is on exhibit
ton in Daniels real estate office
which was grown by l.. NJ. Perkins
of this city. 1t measures 10l2 inches
i'm circumference and was 20 feet
in height when taken from the
ground.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

The people of Miami have TO haul
all the water they use for drinking
purposes from Labedie's spring,
three miles distant. If McKinney's
Joint is closed UP it is doubtful if
the spring will supply the demand.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

Col. Weldy of the Galena Repub-
lican has returned from the Midway
Plaisance. What Weldy didn't see
in the Turkish dive was hardly
worth looking at, or to say the least,
not presentable. Great is Galena.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-18

What is the matter with the BaX-
ter Democrats: Only seven turned
out to vote last week. and yet on n
call to elect Il central committeeman
twenty-siX votes were cast IN the
first ward. OF these perhaps TWEEN
ty were Populista, Farmers Aili-
ance, ProhiDitionistS ald disGrun-
tied Republicans, but why they
should fail To vote the ticket on
election day and thea turn ont SO
unanimously to cleo; committee
man is Il mystery. Three years ago
the city went Democratic by fifty
seven ma jority and The acting COM
mitteemen were Republicans. oh!
what falling off is here, my coun-
tryIhen!