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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26
Eddie's Curiosity.

When the spectacular production
Of Nero, or the burning of Rome"
appeared in this city a few weeks
ago, a certain small Eddie's grand
mother took him to see it in fulfill
ment of a long-standing promise.
While on the way thither that re-
spectacle lady's dignity was hopeless
~ upset by the innocent inquiry,
Grandma, is that Nero, we're going
to see any relation to Nero. My God,
to Thee?" Washington News.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26
A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS.

All little One, II 10 . merry vorlds
Say 20 and DO mot thus forlornl
IT'S al in say-so.
Dare the sharp thistle and the prickly thorn.
And make thy lay 90;
II tits merry world, then
VIII pluck the thorn ana whistle though I cry.
Though. youth, since life 10 all in love, thou too,
Say 90, and be not thus cast down:
'Iis all in say-so.
And II on shee maid doth naught but frown,
Yet maze thy lay 90;
6ince life 10 still in loving, /,
When my love frowns, viii whistle though I
sigh.
Nay. man, kindly and merry worldi
Say SO, when thou art near thine end:
IT'S all In say-so,
Best life, II must leave thee, l.
VIII speak thee fair and whistle though die,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26

Sheets Of paper are used for money
in Corfu. one sheet purchasing quart
of rice, twenty sheets piece of hemp
cloth, etc We, too, use sheets of pa
per for money, but they are pretty
well covered by the Government with
original designs in green ink before
they acquire any purchasing value.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26

A LITTLE knowledge is sometimes
a dangerous thing to the party about
whom it is knOwn.-Kate Fields
Washington.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26

From this custom all unmarried
women were termed spinsters ar ap-
peMation they still retain in all our
law proceedings
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26
Why They Are Called spinsters.

Among our industrial and frugal
English f0refathers it was a maxim
that young woman should never be
married until she had spun herself a
set Of body, table ana bed linen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26

THE man who smacks his lips while
eating can hardly be called man OF
quiet tastes. Statesman.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26

ALM6 ST every one who isn't sixteen
and pretty, looks very lonesome at
times.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-26


brake but began to make the railroad
signal that means, '.Back up" while
I waved his red cotton handkerchief
in lieu Of danger signal.
The engineer put on the reverse as
we tore toward him and then Teddie
applied our brake, but we had to
jump for it when we reached the en-
CINE and our car climbed the cow
catcher as if it meant to 20 in at one
of the cab windows. The train. was
moving very slowly, having just
pulled out of the station few mo.
ments before, so Teddie and l man.
aged to scramble into the cab.
''Waterspout's coming. Get back
to the depot" gasped Teddie.
ut most caught us just beyond
the BRIDGE" l added.
s'There it is now" cried the fire.
man, and as he spoke we saw the
food strike the bridge. The center
pier crumbled away before our eyes
and the angry torrent rushed down
the river-bed toward us. The rail-
road track lies close beside the stream
for some distance out of Canon City,
hence were in imminent peril.
Throwing open the throttle, the
engineer stood at his post with his
hand on the reverse, and the huge
engine wheels flew faster and faster
as we backed down the track. But
the food was close upon us and the
spray from the ba'f'ed waves dashed
in at the cab windows as they swept
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
The Training of Girls.

The foundation of society rests on
its homes The success of our homes
rests on the wives. Therefore, first Of
ALL teach our girls how to be success
full wives. Begin in their infancy to
develop their characters. Teach them
that jealousy is an immortality, and
gossip vice. Train them to keep the
smallest promise as sacredly as an
oath, and to speak of people only as
they would speak to them. Teach
them to look for the best quality in
everyone they meet, and to notice
other peoples faults only to avoid
them. Train them to do small things
well and to delight in helping others,
and instill constantly into their minds
the necessity for sacrifice for others
pleasure as a means of soul develop
ment. Once given firm foundation
of character like this, which the poor
est as well as the richest can give to
their girls, and no matter what neces-
sity arises, they will be able to rise
above it.-Womankind.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
One Dollar Per Year.
FAMILY SCRAP BAG.

AFTER knives have been cleaned they
may be brilliantly polished with chav'
coal powder.
In making coffee the broader the
bottom and the smaller the top Of tho
vessel in which you prepare it the bet
ter the coffee will be.
SILK handlSerchiefs should be washed
in a suds made with CASTLE soap and
tepid water. They should never be
wrung out, but just shaken and ironed
with cool iron.
THERE is nothing better for cleaning
copper kettles than powdered borax
and soap. Wet coarse cloth in hot
water, soap it well, and sprinkle over
it the powdered borax.
WHEN stewing fruit, or, in fact, when
cooking anything in an open vessel do
not leave the spoon in if you wish to
have it boil quickly. The spoon car
ries portion of the heat off into the
air.
If Monday proves a stormy day the
white clothes, after washing, should
be put into clean water and wait for
the hanging until fair weather. Cali
Goes and tlannels should not be washed
until fair weather.
BRASS ornaments should be first
washed with n strong I've made of
rock-alum, in the proportion OF one
ounce of alum to pint of water.
When dry rub with leather and fine
tripoli. This will make the brass brill
liant.
THIS is one of those simple things
which few people know of. If you are
in a Pullman car get pillow from the
porter, put it on your lap and place
your writing materials on it. The
elasticity of the pillow will insure
smoothness. Where a pillow cannot
be obtained use shawl or coat.
A COFFEE pot with a strainer Of
aluminium that will not rust nor cor
rode, bread-knife with the cutting
edge in reflex curves, that is warranted
not to crumble nor crush warm or
very light bread, and liquid chocolate
in pound cans, ready for use in layer
cake, are some of the new conveniences
offered by the stores.
SOME women unwisely try to enhance
the brilliancy of thier eyes by expos
ing them to an air slightly impreg-
mated with a powerful acid or rub
over each eye tiny quantity of bella
donna ointment. This artificial dila-
ton has again and again been the
means of injuring the sight. Plenty Of
sleep and good digestion are the best
cosmetics for the eye.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
Initiative Forms in Flowers.

Those who have given any particular
attention to the study of botanical oddi-
ties know that the Brazilian flower
known as the running antelope" is so
called because its white petals have a
series of well-defned, darle-colored lines
and dots in which the imagination can
readily trace the form of an antelope
with its limbs outstretched and head
thrown back, seemingly fleeing for its
life. In the 'caricature plant" one
species has the initiative form on the
petals and another has it out
lined in the ribs and shading of
the leaves This aforementioned GU
riosity bears a remarkably we'll
executed likeness of the duke of Well
ington, and has, on that account, been
named arthur and his Nose" Among
the orchids the initiative form is en-
tirely different in character, being ex-
hibited in the shape of the flower itself.
Some are exact counterfeits of bees,
butterflies. moths, etc. while others
take upon themselves the form Of
worms and beetles. Naturalists be-
lievc that in the first instance it is ma
lures trap to lure other bees, moths
and butterflies but the case of the
worm and beetle orchids, or those that
are exact counterparts of toads, lizards
and huge spiders, they do not attempt
to explain.-St. Louis Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
WOMAN AND HOME.
PRETTY LITTLE CLOAK.

Dow to Make an Artistic Garment for
GirI-The Materials Used by the In
vcntor of This Charming Design Was n
worn-Out Dress of Considerable An
tiquity.
Economy does not necessarily sacri-
fee daintiness and beauty to useful
ness. Some of the prettiest dresses
imaginable are made over" dresses,
and the number of bewitching little
garments our grown-up clothes are
capable of being turned into for the
tiny folks is legion.
The little cloak illustrated here Is
one of the 'made-overs," and / am
quite sure no prettier need be asked
for to put little four-year-old maiden
into. 1t is very simple, but was con-
verted,to the doctrine of simplicity for
children long ago,
The materials for the little cloak
were-well, worn-out dress belong
ing to former generation To be
sure, the worn-outness was not uni
versal-only the sleeves really. So the
little coat has all the wear of new
goods in it. The body is dark blue
plaided off with lines of gold and red,
the sleeves of plain blue to match the
groundwork of the plaid, and the
cuffs and yoke of blue velvet. Blue
ribbons tie under little round chin.
However, the material is immaterial!
Colors and goods may vary to suit a
body's taste-and WORKOUT dressesl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
To Wash the Hair.

For washing the hair, particularly
such as is inclined to be oily, nothing
is better than the common hard soap
of the kitchen. A woman who has
used it frequently herself and seen its
benefits tested in other cases pre-
scribes it with strong faith. make a
strong suds," she says, rub it quickly
on the hair and wash it off again at
once. After that any scented soap or
wash may be used in the way of an ordi-
nary shampoo" An English maid, who is
famed for the care of her mistress
hair, may be taken in further testi-
mony of the same article, as the only
wash she uses is soapsuds thickened
with teaspoonful of glycerine and
the white of an egg. Undoubtedly
women waste money in expensive hair
beautifers and preservers. Simple
means right to ones hand are just as
effective. The pulp of lemon, for in
stance, rubbed on the roots of the hair
will stop ordinary cases of falling out.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
Tho Magician's Best Quality.

One letter asks: "Do you know the
methods by which your husband per-
forms all his illusions, and could you
do the same things?" know fully, to
the most remote detail, how Mr.. Herr
mann effects his stage results, and am
the only person in the world cognizant
of some of his inventions, because he
could not trust them to ordinary as
sistants. Yet, although l have been
acting as his other self upon
the stage ever since our mar
rage, / could not perform the
bulk of his tricks. l lack the prac-
tice acquired only by lifetime's labor,
and lack the confidence of the ma
gician, which must be born in one, and
can never be acquired. | verify be-
lieve that If / were to attempt the
simple rabbit trick, after the thousands
of times / have seen it done, would
scream, both from fright and the fear
that the audience were detecting my
imposition as Bunny leaped from space
into the hat. ] am,convinced that self.
confidence, more than any other quail.
ity. is the first requisite of a magician.
Few people can really appreciate what
imposition upon human credulity
means - Mrs Hermann. IN Lippip-
eottA
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

PUMIcE stone is one of the best
things to use in removing stains of any
kind from the hands.
GOLD and silver jewelry may be
thoroughly cleaned by strong solu-
ton of ammonia-a teaspoonful to q
cup of water.
RINsING all sorts of vessels and uten-
siles with charcoal powder is good
way to rid them of old smells that
seem to defy the sand and water scour-
ing.
AN apple poultice is said to be SO
good a thing for sore eyes that it is
used regularly in French hospitals,
but any poultice is dangerous for nom
professional to apply to the eye.
DIRT on wall paper con be most
readily removed by rubbing over it
lightly lump of dough made Of the
coarsest flour, and but little sitter
than for pudding. Stale bread is
often used for this purpose, but it is
not 80 valuable as the dough, as the
latter leaves no crumbs.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23

Or goods fresh from the counter may
be treated acceptably in just this
fashion.
The pattern in this case was adapted
turned wrong side foremost"-from
round-yoke French Mother Hubbard.
The little yoke may be either round or
square-the little illustration shows
happy medium. The cloak is plated
instead of gathered to the yoke, with
only narrow heading, and the plaits
are side-plaits running each way from
q broad double box-plait in the center
of the back and from the opening in
front. The sleeves are very full and
plated into the arm-size rather than
gathered, and plated, too, into the vel
vet cuffs. Two long strips of material
Qined heavily with "stiff'ning") are
plated into stiff little frill that
stands upright on either shoulder.
These epaulets are graduated in width,
from quite broad in the center to very
narrow where they merge into the arm
size altogether on either side. Long
ribbons tie at the throat, and hook
and loop fasten the yoke at its lower
end. And there you have the little coat
completed Could it be simpler or more
childish? In my own eyes it is very
dainty and charming.-Annie Hamil-
ton Donnell, in Country Gentleman.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23

PlTH AND POINT.

There is often as much venom In
the point of pen as there is in the big
end OF club. Rams Horn.
The best way for young man to
win in this world is for him never to
try to pick the winner. - Galveston
News.
Man is good deal like his own
shoes. When he is worn out by the
hard roads of life he is likely to be
half-souled.-P
Don't you think the adage, All
things come to him who waits is
rather rash icssertion?" Certainly
not-there's the hash, you know
Detroit Tribune.
Little Boy-"The preacher said
there is no marryin' in Heaven" Lit
tie Girl -"Of course not. There
wouldn't be enough men there to go
round. Good News.
-Novelist-"I' like to have my
heroine do something absolutely
unique" Friend-"Yes? Why don't
you have her faint when there is no
one loolSing?"-Tit-Bits.
-"Love," said the lecturer, is a
psychic manifestation. "Yes," muir
INJURED young man in the audience.
~ do the signing and her folks do the
kicking. indianapolis Journal.
After St. Paul-May Blume-
"What an apostle Blanche would have
made!" Frank Beach-"Why SOP"
May Blume-"Did you ever see a
greater fisher of men?"-Funny Folks
1.-THE general willingness to give
advice" said the man with cold," is
something astonishing. And yet it
isn't the abundance that worries me so
much as the Observation-Disclosures
Star.
"A Leading Question.-Mrs Portly
Pompous-"What does that young man
do all the evenings he spends with you
in the Kitchen" Bridget-"Sure, mum,
and what did Mr.. Pompous do when he
sailed on you before you were married?"
Texas Siftings.
tive got lot of chickens Matched
out by incubators," said Senior Alley
to friend in town the other day.
"And not an old hen around to care
for them?" said his friend. "Oh, yes
my wife goes out several times day
to give them food and water. "-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
-"Pa, what does it mean to be tried
by jury of ones peers?" at means,
my son, that a man is to be tried by a
jury composed of men who are his
equals, on an equality with him, SO
they will have no prejudice against
him." "Then, pa, l s'pose you'd have
to be tried by jury of bald-headed
men. Tit Bits.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
An ODD OPTICAL ILLUSION.
It Was Seen the Other Day In Railway
Station.


Curious things are sometime devel.
oped by double reflections in the pres
encc of plenty of glass to keep up the
reflection. This is what woman saw
a few days ago as she sat in her car in
the Grand Central station waiting for
the train to pull out:
On the left Of her train, and very
close to it, was second train. The
seats of her own car had the usual red
plush cushions, and those in the other
were bright blue. At the right of the
observer, and in the same car, sat
young woman lounging carelessly
back and reading magazine. The
observer looked out through the win
dow on her left into the corresponding
car of the other train. There was also
young woman lolling back on the
blue plush cushions and reading a
magazine. A moment before the seat
had been empty.
The observer was struck by the re-
semblance between this young woman
and the one at her right. She looked
across her own car. 1t was the same
young person, but the one in her car
was actual; the one in the other was
the reflection. Yet, the reflected fig
IRE sat, not in a red plush seat as the
former did, but on the actual blue
plush seat with which that car was
furnished. Yet, the figure seemed per.
fectly solid and no glimpse of the blue
plush was seen where the shadow body
touched the scat.
As the curious observer looked two
men came into the empty car and
seated themselves in the very seat
occupied by the half-reclining fig.
ure. The first man slid over to-
ward the window without disturb
ing the reflection. The second one sat
down squarely where the girl was sit
ting, and here was the strange part Of
it. The figure showed no signs of dis
appearing, and there was then present.
ed the figure of the young girl leaning
back and calmly reading with man
sitting solidly on her lap and leaning
forward.
And the reflected figure of the girl
was just as clear and distinct as the
real figure of the man. Below the seat
both the and unreal were greatly
mixed. 1t was confused mingling OF
trouser cloth and skirt cloth. The two
bodies seemed actually occupying the
same space.
1t was thoroughly perplexing, and
the woman was glad when the train
slid away and the picture dissolved
N. Y. Times
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
OMELET PARTIES.
A New Amusement Taken Up by Boston
Girls as n Result of Banter.


Girls as Result of Banter.
Omelet parties are the very latest fad
among society bellies and beaux. At
recent entertainment given by the
members of the Boston Cooking club,
the gentlemen were invited to appear
in full dress at the residence of one Of
the leading members Upon arrival
they were received by the servants and
ushered into room in which two
tables were set. On one were ranged
ten small loaves of bread, each with a
designating mark, but conveying no
hint of the maker. The second
table was laid with plates and forks
The company was requested to form
two committees as bread judges and
omelet tasters. Badges had been fur
nished the guests, consisting of sprays
of wheat for the committee on bread,
tied with heliotrope ribbon, and artis-
tically designed with white satin hens
for the omelet committee members. In
the meantime the fifteen members of
the club, all young girls from the high
est ranks of society, were busily en-
gagged In the kitchen preparing dainty
omelets for the delectation of their
male friends. Each prepared and sent
to the room the best she could make.
All the guests were permitted to
partakc of the two samples
of feminine cookery, though neither
of the committees on tasting
was allowed to give verdict except in
regard to the particular article to
which they had been assigned as
judges. Later in the evening an addi-
tional number of guests arrived, and a
dance followed, in which the cooks
were allowed to participate. The
prizes were unique and handsome. The
winner of the omclet honor was pre-
sented a pin showing a gold fork and
skillet, with broad-bladcd knife. The
maker of the best loaf received hand
some bread plate. The entertainment
was the result of a defiance thrown by
the men at the heads of their fair COM
panions, accusing them of ignorance in
all the domestic arts in which they
professed to excel.-Washington Post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
She Loved Him.

Single Man Ito himself-I am sure
thatdarling little angel loves me. She
takes me into her confidence and tells
me all her troubles.
Same Man (some years later)-Con-
sarn it all! From morning till night
and night till morning, when I'm at
home, hear nothing but tales about
the servants, the butcher, the butler,
the baker, the candlestick-maker, and
all the rest of 'em.-N. Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-11-23
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRLS?
Even Those with Good Incomes Are Put
ting Their Time to Value.

Even Those with Good Incomes Are Put.
ting Their Time to Value.
Very much has been said on the SUBJ
ject of girls with independent incomes
or well-to-do parents going into bust
ness or taking up any means of liveli-
hood, and severe and, it would seem,
very unjust criticisms have been in.
dulged in.
1t is claimed by working woman and
their champions that for girl with a
good home or an income to go into
business or take remunerative work to
do is unjust to those who are depend
ant on their own exertions for living.
Just where the justice of such criticism
comes in it would be difficult for any
philosopher to decide. No one thinks
it strange, indeed it is quite the proper
thing, when boy on or before arriv-
ing at maturity goes out into the world
to earn his living. However wealthy
his father may be seems to make no
difference; indeed, under such circum-
stances, industry and application to
business are looked upon as all the
more praiseworthy, but, for some mys-
terious reason, the girl is not allowed
this privilege.
This appears to be but another of the
relics of barbarism which unfortunate
ly cling like barnacles to the ship of
progress.
Every body has a right to earn liv.
ing, or any portion of it, by whatever
honorable occupation he may see fit to
take up. Whether it be a man or q
woman matters not
Some years ago when the subject Of
women coming into business first be-
came generally agitated, the idea was
frowned upon on the ground that if
women took up business pursuits men
would be crowded out of the positions
they had so long occupied.
But while croalSers croaked,and pcssi-
mists were sure that chaos would come
very soon, women went straight on in
the pursuit of the various vocations
which they had chosen, and nothing
serious came of it.
1t would be rather laughable affair
were anyone to make that objection
nowadays, and the cry that well-to-do
girls should not work lest somebody
else suffer will some day be accounted
quite as absurd as the same cry applied
to young men of fortune.
There is plenty of work in the world
for both boys and girls.-N. Y. Ledger.