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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

The very cradle Of civilization, so
lar as historical knowledge goes, pays
high compliment to American ge-
Mus. A comprehensive system Of
street railways is to be constructed in
Cairo, Egypt, and the Public Works
Department Of that city is advertis-
ing in New York for proposals. 1t
would almost be enough to provoke a
smile on the countenaace of the
Sphinx II the figure should happen
to glance over at Cairo some morning
and see company Of busy Yankees
laying out street railway lines.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
1 BRITISH statistician who =

A BRITISH statistician who has
been analysing the causes of bank.
,ruptcy in England concludes that
only two out Of one hundred failures
resulted from causes beyond the con-
troll OF the bankrupts, or fraud or
failure OF Others. The one chief
cause OF bankruptcy is found to be
speculative trading, this including, of
course, the attempt to carry on BUSH
ness with an excessive amount of bor-
rowed capital. We wonder II a like
analysis would show the same causes
of bankruptcy in the United States
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
Made No Difference.

Some years ago there lived in
Perth, Scotland, a man of convivial
habits, well known by his Christian
name, jamie. One dark night an
acquaintance found jamie lying at
the loot Of an outside stair. as that
you, Jamie?" asked the acquaintance,
in a voice Of the greateat astonish-
ment. AYE. it's me, replied jamie,
in a tone Of complete resignation.
Have you fa'en doom the starr" was
the next question. AYE! l fell
doom; but l was comm doom.
whether or no."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
BUNGSTARTER TILLMAN. of South

! BUNGsTARTER TILLMAN, of South
Carolina, is going to get trade mark
for his whisky bottles after all. He
asked the commissioner of patents to
register the label put on all packages
OF liquors which the State sells, but
the commissioner refused on the
ground that State could not engage
IN trade outside its own borders and
therefore could not use trademark.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

, A WASHINGTON cashier stole $2O,-
900, repented to the extent of ex-
pressing sorrow and retaining the
booty, and got sentence Of three
years In the penitentiary. Had he
stolen more the punishment would
doubtless have been less, and had he
stolen the entire bank his safety
would have been assured. and the re-
spect Of his fellow-citizens heaped
upon him in smOthering bounteous-
ness
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
Progress with His Reading.

The newspapers have been called
the wife's foe, because the husband,
while reading the daily journal, must
not be disturbed by conversation. A
certain worthy clergyman found it
the rival to the Bible.
He had taught an old man in his
parish to read, and found him an apt
pupil. After his lessons were fin
lshed. he was not able to call for
some time and when he did, only
found the wife at home.
slow is John?" said he. "How
does he get on with his reading?"
"Oh, nicely, SIR"
"Ah, l suppose he'll read his Bible
very comfortably now?"
Bible, sir! He was out of the
Bible and into the newspapers long
ago."
This transition from the solid and
essential to the idle and superficial
has many forms In the experiences
of modern life.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

! THERE are very few old men in the
present House. Only four, as mat
ter OF fact, have reached the limit
set by the psalmist. They are
Thomas Dunn English, of New Jer-
sey, who is "a; William Lilly, of
pennsylvania, and his colleague,
Charles O'Neill, who are 70, and
i"ObjectOr" Holman, who is not
quite II.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

) A NEWSPAPER writer says that the
taste Of Russian ladies for strong per-
fumes is due to the Asiatic strain in
the MuscOvite blood. Americans
who have had much to do with Rus
sian immigrants, however. ascribe it
to Discrimination to soap and water
in the Muscovite disposition.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
OF Interest to Naturalists.

The green ants of Australia make
nests by bending leaves together and
uniting them with a kind of natural
glue. Cook saw hundreds at a time
on one leaf drawing it to the ground,
while an equal number waited to re-
ceive, hold and fasten it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
Good Idea.

aluminium is to be used wherever
practicable in the accouterments.
arms and equipments of the German
army. BY Its use the weight carried
by infantry soldiers will be a trifle
over 81 pounds, where now it is
slightly more than 6S! pounds.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
Oriental Punctilio.

A Chinese college student who WAS
visiting in Washington recently called
on young woman in Connecticut
avenue. He was invited to call again.
He did so in about half an hour
The Chinese are punctilious.-Wash-
ingtOn Capital.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

toIsn . removed and being to great.
ins free.j e" '''' A".s er or less degree
influenced by civilization, clothing is
coming into more general use
among them The children are dirt
eaters and are sold as slaves, usually
for the merest trifles.
The custom of wearing lip and ear
ornaments is very ancient among
them and is very general. The open.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
GREAT FIGURE OF JUSTICE.

This May BE One of the Attractions at
the Mid-Winter Fair
Among the many applications for
permission to make novel exhibits at
the mid-winter fair at San Francisco
is one by Edward M. Greene 1t is a
mammoth scales of Justice The fig.
ure of Justice, according to the
Chronicle, is $50 feet high. The
cross beam of the scales she holds in
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

Il DON'T feel to complain" said Tn.
Gle Eben, although when fall rains
come on my rheumatic alters tunes
up ana enjoy good deal of misery
In my limbs. Buffalo Times.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

her hand is 300 feet long. Each
scale is car capable Of holding fifty
people, who may be carried to
height Of 288 feet. The whole ar
rangement is to be manipulated by
machinery placed beneath the base
of the statue. There is telephone
communication between each car and
the engine-room and everything may
be regulated smoothly and quickly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
cHATEAUsRiAND.s GRAVE.

Inc "rcst Frenchman Buried ON the Lone.
~ Rock Where He Was Born.
Chateaubriand, the famous French
author who, after dining with Wash
ington at Philadelphia. said, There
Is virtue In the look of a great man. !"
is buried at the actual spot where he
was born, and probably no one was
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

! WHEN Brazil required Dom Pedro
to step down, she forgot that while a
republic is the best form of govern
ment, it requires a high average of
level-headed citizenship to run one
successfully.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
The Horse.

A brisk rubbing down when the
horses come in at night from hard
days work will aid them in perform
ing more labor the next day. When
the perspiratiOn dries on the skin the
pores become closed and the health
OF the animal is endangered. The
skin should be kept clean. Careful
grooming is as important as food and
water.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

CONNECTICUT, it appears, has pro-
duced an expert female burglar. and
connecticut should proceed to get q
patent on her.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

} In the matter of divorce suits
there is sharp but friendly rivalry
among members of the dramatic.
baseball and prizc-ring professions.
None of them dares aspire to the
title Of artist until he or she shall
have flung out for public airing a
bundle OF dirty domestic linen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
A Fox-sQUiRREL JOCKEY.

He Rode on . Dogs Head for . QuarteAe
Of o Mile.
Billy Mcfarland, resident of
Pilot Knob, Mo-, has dog which he
claims has been great squirrel
dog" Now Billy says that one day
not long since while the dog was with
the hunter after squirrels, suddenly
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

of Rio de ia
metro. Brazil,
are little known
to readers and
are among the
most depraved
PEOPLE Of the
southern repub-
lie. Formerly
these Indians
wore no cloth
at all, but now,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

TiIlmsn thereupon asked for a writ
OF mandamus ordering the patent
office to register his label, and Judge
Bradley, Of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia, has granted it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

IN the search for the Western
Train robbers, one detective arrested
another detective as one OF the guilty
men. Detecting is a great business.
sometimes
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

IT. is solemnly announced that
monkeys will be the fashionable pets
for women this season. Aping the
fashion will also be very general.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

point OF deer'S BoToCUDu WOMAN.
horn and a stick with both lip and ear
or small stone is SIZE "a "'ei"s'
inserted and the wound is creased
with some kind of salve. These
openings are gradually enlarged by
forcing bigger and bigger plugs into
them until the desired size is at
tanned. The ornaments worn are
green stones, polished bones, and
clay burned like pottery. The ear
ornaments do not essentially differ
from those worn in the lips. The
plugs are of the same materials. size,
and appearance: they differ only in
that they are Worn in the openings
made In the lobes of the ears instead
of in the lower lip
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

The question that confronts the
fast young man is whether he will let
up now or let down later Galveston
News.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

using the instrument the dog is
raised, and by this movement the
trigger is automatically released to
fall afterward into the lock of the
dog. The cartridge is introduced
and the weapon held between the
thumb and foretinger, the end of
which lifts the trigger as the shot is
fired.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

The hungry man at the table is
ready to take everybody's part
Boston Transcript
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
A POCket.knife Revolver.

A POcket-knife Revolver.
A French manufacturer has in
vented pocket-knife with revolver
attached. The knife-casing holds
three blades. The revolver is at
tached to the back of the knife. In
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

ing IN the lower
lip, where the Or
nament is worn,
is made when the
person is quite
young by piercing
it with a long.
slender t orn
that grows in a
kind ofpalm tree;
this opening is
enlarged with the
point of a deer's
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
HALEY, IDAHO.
NOT always ready for fall open.
dng-papa's pocketbook.

THE heir apparent of Austria did
not make a good impression in this
country with his apparent air.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22
A DEPRAvED PEOPLE.

4 Barbarous Custom Of the BOtocudHs
Indians, Brazil.
The Botocudus Indians, inhabiting
the country along the upper portion
of the Rio COce 200 miles northeast
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

The Snoozer Gas he jerks out the
plow-handles)-Good -mornin', gents!
Judge.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-22

LIE cry OF wounded hare resem.
Dies that OF a child in distress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
JOrCHfyf; THE LfQCOR QUESTION.

| The chief topic Of interest in South Carolina
these DAYS is the new liquor law which is soon
to take effect The State is to embark in the
liquor bus $. the saloons WI be closed and
no club will be allowed to maintain anything
in the nature of bar. 1t would seem that the
Prohibitonists are favorably disposed toward
the law In a letter TO THE Charleston News
and Courier it is argued by one of their num-
Der that with the barrooms closed and the
cubro1ms deprived of their liquor feature and
the State dspcnsarics in charge of brave, hon
est teeto,alels we will have prohibition in all
but in name" Already, however the law has
struck snag. An experienced druggist q Co
lumbia is quoted as asserting that " if the state
authorities insist upon including alcohol in the
list of dispensaiy Liquors the druggists of South
Carolira viii be compelled f. import alcoholic
preparations ready made inst Fad of making
them. a. they have done heretofore. and the
Sia.e will derive small profit. therefore, from
the sale of alcohol while the people will have
10 pay higher prices for medicines in common
use- When las, heard from the authorities
we're enleavoring TO give an Interpretation 10
the law which would satisfy the druggists.
There is considerable anguish in beer circles
consequent upon the report that no beer is TO
he Sold except in bottles. and that bottle is TO
cost II cents. Some 60 far as t. character
ize this beer policy as a blow at immigration
into south Carolina. II is pretty clear that our
friends IN that State are not going 10 find life
monotonous this year, even if lynching bees
are suspended.
Pending the introduction of this experiment
those interested in the liquor problem will find
the Canadian license report for 1892 worthy
of their attention. The License act has met the
best expectations. 1t has proved "A wholesome
restraint upon the liquor traffic. Under il that
traffic is decreasing rather than increasing. In
1874 there were issued-exclusivo of short
term licanscs-4,195 tavern, 1907 shop, 81
wholesale and 33 vessel licenses: while for
1901 % there were issued 299O tavern. 403
shop. u wholesale and no vessel licenses, these
having been abolished in 1889. Commenting
upon these figures. ard upon the fat that there
has also been a decrease in commitments for
drunkenness. THE Toronto Globe SAYS
THE most advanced Prohibition,t cannot fail
TO recognize that the License act has not only
had regulating AMI restraining influence, but
has also been in large degree prohibitory
power, curtailing and minimizing the traffic.
. In Toronto in 1874 there were $50
licenses. In 1856, the year Of the passage Of
the Fleming bylaw. the number fell y SOC. or ]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
TIE BROOKLYN TRIALS.

The jnry's disagreement in the Pigott case
ought not TO cause any abatement of aIdor IN
the District Attorneys Office in Brooklyn. The
FIVE Jurors who voted for acquit;a followed
literally the instructions of the Court on single
point namely that the main issue was whether
a sub committee of the Board of Aldermen had
or had not made contract with Patrick Ross
for the construction of the grand stands. They
accepted Alderman Heaney's testimony that
there was such a contract, and considered that
they were under obligations to acquit Pigo;t
We have no desire to call in question the
Judges charge in this case. Judge Moore Is an
upright man. learned in the law and without
reproach in Brooklyn. If the jur, disagreed l.
was not through any fault of the Court in Its
instructions. but rather from neglect on the part
Of the District Attorneys office in allowing The
testimony of Alderman lIeaney to pass without
contradiction. Otherwise the case was con-
duct fairly well by the pro secution, and very
clear issue of rascaiiy presented
Without reference to the technically which
enabled five jurors t. force a disagreement, the
fact was established in this trial that the city
was charged ST. coo for materials and labor
costing less than $1,000. The city was de-
frauded out of thousands in the transaction. AL
the processes required by law for the protection
Of municipal interests were evaded. The stat
ues provided for advertising competition and
an award of the contract to the lowest bidder.
There was neither advertising nor contract.
The law also requires audit by itemized account.
These bills were passed and paid in a lump
sum without official scrutiny The city was
Al hpotf oh
the negligence of those whose sworn duty II
was to advertise public work and to audit &C
counts which were evidently padded for
divide" 30 audacous were the contractors that
after they had made their $1,000 by over
charges they sold the lumber for 500 and
pockcted what il brought, although it was the
property Of the city.
Now these are plain facts which ought TO
land some of these Brooklyn jobbers in the
penteniiary. Technicalities may serve the pur-
poses of adrot lawyers in securing the dis
agreement of juries on close Interpretation of
the law of contract but such evidence as was
produced by the prosecution carries with II
moral conviction. The taxpayers of Brooklyn
will not be miscd by the logic of Judge Moore's
charge nor by the miscarriage of justice in
voved in the Pigott trial. They know that
whatever may have been the relations of Pigott
and Ross or the bearings of Alderman lieaney
uncontradcted testimony, the city treasury was
pundered outracoously. and that the law
was violated by officials whose duty 1t was
TO execute it, Before the bar of public opinion
the ring of Aldermen. Supervisors, officials and
contractors i, already morally convicted. II the
District Attorney will resume prosecution with
undated zeal and interest. he NAV succeed in
having them formally convicted before Judge
Moore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
THOEGHTS AROET CHING

We have had three Democratic victories in
ten years. The lowest prices known in those
ten years have followed these three Democratic
victories President Cleveland was elected in
November, 1854, and on May Z. 1885. two
months after his Inauguration. stocks dropped
10 the lowest point since 1878. An over
whemng Democratic victory in 1S90 promised
change Of governmental policy, and within
a few days, on November Is. stocks dropped
II the lowest point since 1885 President
Cleveland was elected last year, and again two
months after his Inauguration on May l3. stocks
dropped TO the lowest point since 1855. These
are mere condolences, il is said. But how long
must such condolences recur before people
begin 10 find law under them?
Other circumstances, of course contributed TO
the depression in each Of these cases, as in every
other case Of extreme low prices. In 1885 the
country had not recovered from the stock panic
# the previous year. In 1890 the Barring failure
FASTENED English unloading of American stocks.
This year Australian banks were failing But
when there has been confidence in the mainte
nance of wise policy in this country business
here has not been greatly affected by disasters
abroad Then foreign investors were glad TO
send their money 10 this country TO have il out
of harms way. Then American investors were
rejoiced TO take what securities foreigners were
obliged 10 drop. Trouble comes often abroad
but in this country, with its great resources and
comparatively independent position, il comes
when a threatened change in domestic policy
causes distrusi.
For il is not boosting nor fiction, but most
exact statement OF demonstrated faea, that this
Nation has been growing rapidly under wise
industrial policy AS 10 be almost untouched by
ieyeIses in other lands. Here IS 200, 900 peo-
pie add to their wealth every year more than
The 1870 900 600 Of England Germany and
France, and during the last three years have
added wcll-nieh twice as much. No other great
nation now depends so little upon Others for
necessaries of life. on the one hand. or for the
purUhsse of things that are not necessary, on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16

The proprietor of 1.-THE New-iork Herald
knows the value of time and words. Desiring
to express his personal obligations for the APP
pointment Of one of his friends as Fire Com
missioner he dispatched the following letter to
the ruler of this town
Union Club. F1fth.ave. and Twenty .hrstst..
May lo. 1893.
Nv Dear Mr.. Croker
Allow me TO express TO you my sincere thanks for
having appointed my old friend. Mr.. II. W. GRAY. "a
Fir. commissioner ] shall never forget II.
Yours faithfully.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
Mr. Bennett, having large amount of bust
ness in connection with his great journal to
compress within the compass of few days, had
no time t. waste in idle formaiies-such as a
complimentary letter to the Mayor who osten-
sibly made the appointment would have been.
lie knew VIII , had really made the appointment
and where his gratitude was due. Straight as
an arrow went his letter to the actual ruler of
the town. 1t was like Mr.. Bennett who is a
shrewd. practical business man, direct in his
methods of dealing with friends and the pub
lie and with an Unborn dislike of humbug and
f,l nteteuce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
the other. Europe buys wheat and meat ana
] cnffnn and oil hecai1se il must have them.

the other. Europe buys wheat and meat ana
cotton and oil because it must have them.
The industrial policy which has brought about
this unparalleled development Is the corner
stone which cannot safely be shaken When
the world is mlde 10 believe that fhe United
States i, about to abandon sound money and
protection of industries. distrust OF the future
is natural. No wonder if others lose conf
dence, for our own people lose confidence them
selves. Better than anybody else they know
how one great development of industry after
another has been secured by providing protec-
ton. and how wonderful was the change from
an unsound TO a sound currency in 1879. But
Americans know only too well what free COIN
age of silver and overthrow of Protection will
do and hence there is want OF confidence when
Democratic policies are about to be tried.
Yet there are some who protest that no de-
preston or disturbance yet realized since the
election is due to the vote for change OF
policy. They are Jobs ocmforters. IL the set
back which must inevitably result from the
assurance of such a change has not yet arrived,
if it is yet to be added TO the other difficulties
which have brought business into It's present
condition. the outlook is certainly most un-
promising one. But it is more reasonable to
believe that Wall Street and the whole country
are now engaged in discounting, as well as they
can the results of the change.
The Stock Exchange, at all events, is not
particularly anxious to have an entirely fresh
cause of depression turned loose upon it, and
prefers to take the dose it has already as the
unavoidable consequence of change Nor will it
be forgotten that this change was 20 bless us all
in the end, which is a comforting thought. But
no one explains why President Cleveland, hav
ing his own party in control of both houses OF
Congress, does not let loose some of the bless
ings without further delay. Must the country
endure this SOFT of thing half year longer be-
fore the blessings arrive?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
aWusemrutS.

ACADEMY OF MUSlC--S :l5-The Black Crook
nyJoU THEATRES :15-A Texas Steer.
BROADWAY THEATEE-s-Psnjandrum.
CASINOS :l5--Adonis.
COLUMBUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jarbeau.
pALY,S THEATRE-S-Rosna vokes.
EMPIRE THEATRES ls-1he Gin Left Behind Me
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRES is-The Henrietta
GARDEN THEATRES l5-Thc Poet and Purccts
GRAND OPERA HoUSF-s-1l Trcvstorc.
GRAND CENTRAL rALAcE-Press Club Far.
0AnIRM OPERA HOUSES :15-My onciai Wife.
H0rTS MADISON SQUARE THEATRES :3c-A V'o
- Chinatown.
Ko6TER = R1ALS-S-Veudevne
LrCECM THEATRES s0--The Guardsmsn.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-Conceit
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CONCERT HAL-Con'
cert
MANHATTAN OPERA rsF-s-Salvini.
RAINERS THEATRES ;2e-lsiSe's surprise Party.
STAR THEATRES .l5-A Mad Bargain.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-s-wilson Barrett.
atTu STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..