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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-06

any nature. due and payable to the United
States 1t shall be his duty and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to cancel and destroy the
same and issue in lieu thereof an equal amount
Of the bills or money described and authorized
to be issued in section OF this act
Sec g. From and after the passage OF this act
the standard silver dollar shall be legal ton
deS in any amount, in payment of all debts and
dues public and private
Sec. T.. All acts and portions Of acts conflict
ing with the terms and provisions of this act or
any portion Of it shall be and are hereby imme-
diatelv repealed by and upon the passage OF
this act
Now don't go into spasms over the
Exception clause" upon the paper bills
proposed in the foregoing act Remem-
Der that people have been known to be
hoisted with their own petard. 1t is
lawful to fight the devil with fire. It
is poor rule that will not work both
ways Do not condemn the ideas adj
vanced in the proposed act, at one read
ing, but read it twice, thrice, four times.
Carefully study it's provisions and con-
slider it's results, remembering that
United States bonds and ''greenback"
bills are payable Sin coin of the
standard value of the United States
on said July IA, 1870" Remon-
Der that the whole contention
of the bimetallists is an effort to pre-
serve this contract intact. Bear in
mind, also, that what we need and
want is an American monetary system
for America. The money provided for
is not promise to pay specie, hence
would remain at home. where it is
needed to transact domestic exchanges.
Ample provision is made for the United
States government to procure all the
specie it may need to pay existing
obligations and the entire future out
put of gold and silver is released from
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-06


averaged $1S5, 900 a year, while
interest and premium payments, pay
able in gold only, averaged $40, 600, 900
year. While in 1879, we had but $1l7,-
100000 in silver and only s245, OOO,-
600 in gold, now, according to Of
fetal reports, we have about 1895, 900, 900
silver, and nearly as much gold. From
1867 to 1879, inclusive, the interest upon
the public debt averaged s1O6, 900, 900 a
year, while the import duties averaged
but 1000, 900. In 1892, the interest
upon the public debt was less than $685.
600, 600, while the duties upon imports
amounted to SLIT, $780, 900. The excep-
ton clause could do no harm.
Last, but not least, the financial pol
icy advocated herein, if pursued by the
United States, would speedily force
England and Europe to legislate in the
direction of an increased use of silver as
money. Otherwise, they would soon
be forced into bankruptcy. Under and
by virtue of the operation of the pro-
posed act the United States would an
nually absorb the total supply of new
gold available for money use and about
$50, 000,0 900 of the present stock Of gold
in the world. At the end of twenty
years the United States would have
paid all outstanding obligations and
have about one billion dollars in gold
in her treasury, such gold representing
the worlds total product, available for
money use for such term of twenty
yeara Investigate without prejudice;
consider carefully and decide Impair
tally. GEORGE c. WARD.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-06


much money have the banks got now?"
New York banks have put in circu-
lation $40, 100000 of a species of bastard
currency, having no warrant in law,
called clearing house certificates Chi
cago bankers, also. and those of some
other cities, have followed this example,
yet we do not hear the faintest whisper
of fiat" If some one had proposed to
relieve the present scarcity of money
by increasing the issue of that blessed
currency of the people, greenbacks, it
would have started the bankers and
gold-bugs' organs bowling like pack
of hungry wolves. Which is the more
trustworthy, the fat of a banker or
that of the United States government?
Farm and Fireside.
Commenting upon the fact that
green back currency has lately COM
manded a premium, the Topeka, (Kan.)
Advocate quotes from press reports the
following statement: THE usually
discredited money was worth more
than the yellow metal" and then says:
''There never was time when it was
not worth more than the yellow metal
for all purposes for which money is re-
quired. There never was crisis in
human affairs or period Of danger to
any nation that the yellow metal did
not stink away to the Shiny vaults of
the money changers, leaving the peo-
pie helpless. In all such times, fat
money has come to the rescue and saved
+ the nations of the earth from inpend-
ing ruin. We shall never have true
money ofscivilization until gold is de-
monetized."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
Brain Work and Vitality

You may kill man with anxiety
very quickly; but it is difficult to kill
him with work, especially il he re-
tains the power, which most men of
intellectual occupations more or less
possess, OF sleeping nearly at will, and
without torpor. The man who has
used his brain all his lite, say for six
hours day, has, in fact. trained his
nerve power and placed il beyond the
reach of early decay, or that kind OF
feebleness which makes so manv an.
parently healthy men succumb so
readily to attacks of disease.
Doctors know the difference amonu
men In this respect quite we'll. and
many OF them acknowledge that the
''habit OF surviving" which they find
IN their best patients arises from two
causes-One, which used tn be ALWAYS
pleaded, being that soundness of
physical constitution which some men
ENJOY by hereditary right, and in the
other. some reconcile form of brain
power, seldom exhibited, except un.
der strong excitement. by any but
those who throughout life have been
compelled to think ana, so to sneak.
use their thoughts as other men use
their iigaments and muscles.
eli such man is tired of life, medi.
cine will not save him; but, as rule.
his will. consciously or unconciouslv,
compels the trained nerve power to
struggle on. Whether the brain can
actually give power to the muscles ia
not certain, though the enormous
strength sometimes developed In a
last rally looks very like it; but that
1t can materially effect vitality is
quite certain, and has been acknowl-
edged by the experienced in all ages
London Speaker.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

ALL the world has been informed
that San Francisco is to have a mid
winter fair and that many of the at
fractions at the Columbian EXPOSE
tion. will be among those at the Golden
Gate. 1t was felt however, that
there must be something to supply
the place OF the Eiffel tower and the
Ferris wheel, or the San Francisco
show would not be a complete sue
cess. But San Francisco has shown
herself equal to this emergency as she
has to many others. A genius Of that
city has devised a colossal statue of
justice. $50 feet in height, support
ing an immense pair of scales, at the
extremities of which are cars holding
fifty persons each. The beam is a
truss. 300 feet long, oscillating like a
walking beam, lifting the cars to half
that distance above the top of the
statue. 1t is believed that this will
prove as great an attraction as the
devices for looking about at the Paris
Exposition and the Worlds Fair.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
A PROMINENT and successful m;

A PROMINENT and successful manu-
facturer was recently asked why he
did al of his advertising through the
leading journals and never sent cir
culars or put up posters, ana replied
'Men who do not read their papers
and keep posted in their business are
usually poor customers If l sell
them a good lot of machinery they do
not know how to use it and report it
failure, or we have to run after
them, lose time and money to get
them a-going and make the sale
stick. But those who read and are
posted know how and succeed. Such
men would not read circulars if l
were to mail circulars to them. They
see my ad. regularly in the paper and
know that I have an established
business. and when they want any
thing in my line write me, and don't
whine about price or what time they
can get from Others, but buy, try, and
have no trouble, and pay the bill.
Give me such class of customers as
l get by such judicious advertising
all the time"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

IT Is characteristic OF our British
cousins that although it has been
found almost impossible to obtain
from the courts OF law protection OF
the rivers and streams whence drink
ing water is derived, yet that the
highest court Of appeal in the land at
once granted the necessary legal
safeguard when it was pointed out
that the pollution of the water was
such as to render it unfit for the dis
tillation OF whisky. That was an ar
gument that seemed to touch the
House of Lords, sitting as a court of
appeal, in a particularly weak spot,
and while the noble and learned
legislators appeared indisposed to do
anything that could appear as des-
tined to encourage the consumption
OF pure water by legislation prevent
ing the discharge of sewage and
other communicating matter into the
streams, the moment that it was
shown to them that impure water
entailed bad whisky, the protection
demanded was at once granted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
The Criminal Eye.

Eyes are the most certain revealerS
1T the criminal nature. Many an ex-
pert detective tells "a criminal by Just
one glance-not at him, but from
him. The criminal eye varies greatly
in setting, but not so much in color.
Sometimes it is deeply placed in the
head as if it tried to hide. fearing the
result OF its own involuntary revela-
tion. Sometimes it is bulgy, protru-
slve like frogs and heavy lidded.
Such eyes, taken in connection with
some other signs, denote treachery,
lechery, loquacity, mendacity, and
general cruelty, with just enough
cowardice to prevent the criminal
from doing murder except ms idiously
or through others.
VI the criminal eve there are many
remarkable anecdotes. The murderer
Francesconi had little about him to
indicate the ferocity that ambushed
In his breast. His forehead was high
and smooth. his beard was plentiful.
10 most people he rendered himself
rather companionable, by a certain
cheap righteousness that often mas.
querades as wit, and on account of
his social quality Francesconi's con.
ceit was tolerated, and his huge
egotism did not have it's full chance
TO repel people. But years before his
crime, young girl-afterwards the
Countess della Rocca-who had never
le1t nome and who lacked experience
OF lie, recoiled from him violently
wheh introduced, and refused to en-
cure MS presence. When questioned
why she behaved thus towards one
VINO stool so high socially, she an.
swered: IF that man has not already
IN murdered people, he will do So"
ms glrlish prophecy very soon came
true. and when Lombroso inquired
by what sign she had foretold, she
replied, 1.-THE eves-I saw him in his
eyes "-Donahoe's Magazine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
Preserving BACON.

We are asked for the best method
Of keeping hams and shoulders after
smoking. We think we can give
some information on the subject
which will prove all that could lie
wished. We have tried various
modes, but find the two following to
answer all purposes desired most ad.
mirsbly.
The first is, to hang your bacon up,
shank down, in good, dry, cool,
stone smoke-h house, and keep in per.
feet ,darkneSS-the smoke house to be
used for no other purpose-in order
to avoid the opening of the door as
much as possible. When the ham is
wanted it should be taken Out and
kept out We have known hams to
be kept in this way for two years, as
sweet, pure and almost as free from
rust as the day they were smoked,
and without an insect having an.
preached it.
The other mode, in the absence of
q proper smoke house, is about April
or May, or when the mild weather
renders it necessary, to cover your
meat we'll with clean, dry wood ashes,
and pack down in tight flour casks,
we'll closed at the top The ashes
must be thoroughly dry, passed
through seive to separate it from
coal, Jumps, and other impurities,
and we'll rubbed on the meat. The
casks may be put away in a dry attic
or Clubhouse where the meat will be
perfectly preserved until wanted.
We make this statement from our
own knowledge of its entire correct
ness, and recommend fair trial of
either of these modes with full con.
hdence in its success. -Germantown
TelegraDh,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
Cannibalism Il Still Prscticed in the Pa
clAc.

Cannibalism Il stin Prscticed in the Pa
The Solomon Islands, recently an
nexed by England. are the largest
and as yo. the least known of any in
the Pacific Ocean. There are seven
or eight large, mountainous islands;
varying in length from seventy to 100
miles, and a great number Of smaller
islands, ranging from fifteen to
twenty miles in length.
The Solomon islanders are of a
mixed race, varying between an al
most Malay type and the darker
skinned Polynesian. They are al
most universally cannibals. The men
are. as rule, tall and we'll formed
and the women, in their youth, are
handsome and attractive. The c0ndl-
ton OF women among them, as in
most savage races, is one OF absolute
subsection. The wife is the house.
hold slave. She is completely in the
power OF her husband for Life or death.
Wives are bought and sold just like
other commodities, and among the
wealthy chiefs polygamy is freely
practiced.
1t was on one of these islands that
Mr.. Bates, an En3lis yachtsman,
landed from his vessel and started
into The woods. He never came back.
A party vainly searched for him and
for years goods landed ON the island
were done up in wrappers on which
was printed: "Bate:, we are looking
for YOU"
Head-hunting is still carried on to
some extent in connection with cam
nlbalism, but much more from the
simple desire of the chiefs to accumu-
late skulls as q, token of power.
The custom has also sacriflcial as
pect; in case of the death Of a chief a
head must be provided, and the
launching of new war canoe or the
completion OF bamboo house must
be signal ed in the same way. Within
the radius OF the head-hunting dis
tricts. no native can be said to enjoy
security OF life for single day. The
custom is now, however, carried on
less openly than in former times.
Every chief has his butcher or
headsman, who is an important mem
Der OF his court When a captive is
taken in war, he is handed over to
this Official and promptly dispatched.
The body is then cut up and the
joints are hung upon tree reserved
for that purpose in the village and
the people are invited to come and
buy
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

gratifying news to all patriotic citi-
zens, for the Fair belongs to the whole
country, whose prestige would be in
jured by its failure. That the people
of Chicago have done everything in
their power to make the enterprise
success will be gladly acknowledged
by all candid observers There is no
fault to be found with them, nor
with the fair itself, which in almost
every respect far surpasses all prev
ious expositiOns.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

A PHILADELPHIA divine says that
when he sees paper that reads "pub-
lished daily except Sunday, "he knows
that it Is good paper and worthy of
his support. 1t does not strike the
worthy gentleman. however, when he
sees paper published daily except
Sunday" that people are working
real hard all day Sunday apd Sunday
night in order that he may read his
Monday paper with clear conscience.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
The Power to Resist.

Some one has tersely. said, "a man
is frequently known by the company
ne Keeps out Of" How often this is
Che case! We do not all possess the
power OF resistance of evil in an equal
degree, for the reas on that the same
thlngs do not tempt all alike. OF
Two brothers, one was wild and fast
and fell many times, the other a
model OF exemplary behaviour. with
little patience for his brothers manv
failures. He could not understand
his brothers. weakness, for he him
sell had hone, a fact upon which he
prided himself. But what was there
Tor him to be proud of Tneysimplv
We're endowed with different procliyi.
Ties Self-confessed he stood as a
man who feltn no temptations Where
then was his virtue in following
out the bent of his true nature? The
intimate friends of the other knew
out TOO we'll that every fall repre-
sented many resistance of evil. and
wniie they could but grieve for one.
resoiced over the many and still honed
on for a final complete triumph over
an evil nature. Truly he was 70 be
Judged by the companions he did not
keep when every impulse was draw
ing MIN IN that direction.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

The law might do something TO
arrest the barbarous slaughter of
birds at the command of cruel and
wanton fashion; but the good sense
and kinder feelings of the gentier sex
do vastly more. A recent attempt
OF the Paris dressmakers to reintro-
duce crinoline met with such deter
mined resistance from the women
, that it was abandoned. They need
only give proof OF the same good
sense and taste, allied with humane
sentiment in behalf of the birds
From every forest and woodland the
victims of a cruel and foolish fashion
MARBLE forth plaintive plea for
mercy to the tenderness of women.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
FIGHTING PRAIRIE FIRES.
Tactics Used by the Dwellers ON the 0reas
Western Plains.

Tactics Used by the Dweners ." ING
Western Plains.
Prairie fires are among the great
.st evils If the vast pains OF the
West and every year many thousand
1ollars worth Of property Is de-
,troved. while lives are occasionally
,acriticed. These fires are often easily
:nhdued when the wind is light, but
when a strong wind or a tempest
ages human power can hardly stay
heir rayages The spectacle, then.
# seas of flame flashing over the
,rairie is one terribly sublime.
The plains people, knowing the
danger of these fires, use precaution-
ary measures Those dwelling in the
more exposed districts DloW what are
known as .'tire guards" around their
houses, barns, stacks OF nay, grain
bins. and, if thought necessary, even
around the entire farm. These sire
guards" may be from six to eight
rods wide The ground thus plowed
will usually give protection against
A prairie fire. But in wind storm,
the flames leap the ''dre guards"
streams and what on ordinary occa-
sions would be insurmountable bar
riers. When, therefore, the plOwed
fire guards fail. it becomes a literal
war of determination between man
and the flames.
The tactics of man are simple. He
fights fire with fire, and just as in
a city cOnhagration the fireman blow
up and destroy buildings to keep the
flames from spreading and to check
Their onward progress, the plains
people burn and destroy the grass
nearest them. They set fire, of
course, only to grass growing on the
side of the plowed ground nearest the
advancing flames. Although the
wind may be against it. this fire, not
being at first very great cannot cross
the guard. and will burn against the
wind until it meets the prairie blaze,
which must then cease in that direc-
ton, as there IS nothing left for 1t to
consume. These tlame-tlghting meas
eres, however, are often taken too
late to save life and property. Some
times the prairie fire surrounds town
that has water works, the firemen
get ready their hose, attach it to n.y.
drants and stand as last reserve
against the oncoming foe. Men. and
often women, 70 far beyond and at
cc,upt t. check the flames before the
use OF the fire department becomes a
necessity. Barrels Of water are often
hauled to the edge of the fire, and
the men, dipping broOms gunny
sacks, swabs, or old clothing into
the saving liquid. pound and beat
the hames-an effective expedient
when the grass is low. These great
fires have many advantages in their
warfare with man. The heat is in
tense and the smoke stiles Hair
and beard arc singed. The farmer
must sometimes retreat to put out
the flames on his own garments.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

WHY do not housekeepers in strait.
ened circumstances, in our cities and
large towns advertise that they will
90 into kitchens and put up fruit fol
~ or s.. so u day, making it a sort OF
profession? The prices are not al
ways satisfactory at the exchanges.
Although the quality of the fruit il
excellent, it is much more economical
to have the preserving done at home.
Here is a new field for some woman,
benetit:ng alike both the employe,
and the fruit preserver.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

THE trouble in this country in the
matter OF roads, is not that our
engineers do not understand the art
OF road building, but that the people
at large do not realize that our roads
are execrable, and worse than these
OF any other equally civilized coun.
try, and that the public is not ready
to pay for good roads, not appreciat.
ing the money value of good roads to
community.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

A NEW YORK woman who took
dental gas slugged two dentists and
their office boys, wrecked things in
the dental rooms, threw herself from
a window, ana rolled of Il shed roof
to the ground and was taken to the
hospital with a broken arm. Yet
there are people who assert that the
dentist makes his living easily and
charges too much.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

The German Emperor is resolved
that his numerous family of BOYS
shall know the art of war. He is
said to have procured from the
krupps at cost of 1925. 900 toy
fort, which shows all the modern de-
vices from attack and defense. 1t
will probably not afford more amuse-
ment than a sand-hill fort thrown
up on the beach, but it is genuine
kinderga ten teaching for a soldier.
1.-THE Education of a Prince" by
Zamacois, is closer to fact than satire,
but there the marshals and states
men were the children.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02

A wELL-TO-DO citizen OF Tacoma.
WASH, is reported to be in search of
coupe Of arms He has lost the
lower portions Of those given him by
nature and wishes to repair the mis-
chief. No wooden, cork, or rubber
substitutes will content him. He
wants arms OF real flesh and blood
and bone. He has been told by a
surgeon at the East that it will be
possible to graft on his stumpS a pair
OF healthy arms if he can find some
man willing to part with them. The
only hope for this is in discovering
some criminal condemned to death
who would consent to sell, on the
double condition OF good pay and an
extra lease OF life during the time
needed to perform the transfer. The
splice would have to be made Just
above the elbow joint, where there
are practically but two muscles, one
main artery, and one nerve. The
arms OF both would be placed in plas-
ter cases. so that they could not be
moved. Then the bones must be cut
through, and perhaps about two.
thirds Of the flesh, leaving intact the
inside portion OF the arm OF the
criminal, together with the artery
and nerve. The junction Of the
bones being effected the transferred
limb would continue to be nourished
by blood from the body Of the GRIM
inal till the circulation FROM the pa.
tient was deemed sufficient to sustain
the vitality OF the member. after
which the remaining part Of the sec.
ton would be made. The proposed
operation may seem impossible, but
1t would be only going little further
In the line Of experiments that have
been successfully made within the
last few years.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-02
In the Woman's Building.

Mrs. Wellesley Ito husband return
ing from investigating the cause of a
great crowd)-WelL. what is it they
are so curious to see? Some woman.s
work? Wellesley-Yes, q rare curl
osity A woman sewing suspender
buttons on her husbands trousers -
Worlds Fair Puck.