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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
He Had CHANGED.

The peripatetic, rs he sat at the
kitchen table partaking OF the bread
of charity, might have been a much
worse looking specimen, for he had
evidently lately received a pair of
shoes and suit of respectable clothes
from some kindly hand.
"Ycu have pretty hard time OF
it, don't you?" ventured the cook.
contemplatively.
Eyes, ma am" sighed the tramp.
as he bit horseshoe out of piece of
pie.
'.How long have you been tramp.
ing?"
Seven or eight years, ma'am."
''Do you like it?''
"Taint bad at times'
''NOw, for instances" she smiled.
as he wiped his mouth on his coat
sleeve and prepared to leave.
''Yes, ma'am," and he smiled in
response.
Are you never going to give it
up?"
The tramp became thoughtful
IL can't say as to that, ma'am,"
he said. II wasn't always as YOU
see me now" he added, as he took a
survey of himself.
MOP" she asked in surprise. "What
were your"
II was a good deal worse, ma'am,"
and somehow he felt that it was time
to go, and he went rapidly with the
COOK after him. Free Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
Color Photography.

The art of photographing colors
seems to be progressing in very en-.
couraging manner The color photo.
graphs of NJ. Lippmann, which ex-
cited SO much interest a year or so
ago, have recently been surpassed by
the achievements of NJ. Louis Luz
miere. NJ. Lumiere, whose name in
English means slight. has succeeded
in preparing geIatinobromide plates
which give, with an exposure of half
an hour, Photographic reproduc-
tion of the natural cOlors of objects
An exhibition of his work was
made before the committe Of the
Photo Club OF Paris at their June
meeting, NJ. Lippmann being present
as the presiding officer. Photographs
were shown exhibiting in their nat.
ural hues boxes, colored cloths, fans,
Japanese screens, flowers and land
scapes.
The landscape photographs aroused
the greatest interest The deIicacy
OF tints which they exhibited was
quite astonishing. All the shades
and gradatiOns of color in the grass
and trees, the sky, the fields, and the
houses were reproduced with extraor-
binary faithfulness and clearness
The gain in time of exposure
achieved by NJ. Lumiere is in itself
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

great advance. Former methods
OF photoRraphing colors have re-
quired exposures of not less than an
hour and half or two hours; but it is
hoped that the thirty minutes re-
quired by NJ. Lumiere's process will
soon be greatly shortened.
The French are particularly inter-
ested In the progress which color
photography is making in their coun-
try. They call it the completion of
the invention of Laguerre. and are
eager to see it brought to perfection
by their compatriots. 1t does not
matter, however, whether it is a
Frenchman. German. an English
man Or an American who shall first
make color photography the common
property OF mankind; in any event he
Will win the gratitude Of all nations.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
She Broke 1t to Him Gently.

1t was only short time after Lulu
McStubbinS was married that the
startling truth was forced upon her
that her young husband was not ex,
actly teetOtaler; and one evening
short time after the wedding that
strict old cold water crank, Papa
McStubbins. cropped in to call and
found his daughter alone. After a
time he asked:
where is Christopher"
''Well, the fact is, Christopher isn't
feeling very we'll this evening""
is that SOP What seems to be tho
natter"
well, er-the fact is-er--Chris-
TOPPER is suffering from bad attack
OF -pIopinQuity."
''Propinquity propinquity. re.
peated the puzzled old gentleman.
'That's disease l never heard of. {
guess you must be mistaken, daugh-
ter"
"Oh no, father; let me explain.
Propinquity means nearness, doesn't
it,"
II guess So"
ITO be near is to be close. isn't it?"
"Em-yes-yes"
land when we speak of a man as
belng close we mean that he is stingy.
dor't WEI"
Sure"
and when man is stingy, we call
him tight don't we?'
Il believe So"
"Well. " she added, with sigh.
Jnat'S what's the matter with Chris.
TOPPER. Truth.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
Life and Death"

Even doctors must have recreation.
and perhaps certain physician at a
summer resort. whose servant re-
Gently made a somewhat queer re-
spouse to a caller, was humanity right
IN the orders he had given her, Some
one called at the doctors cottage in
the evening and began a speech to
the servant:
Il want the doctor to come over
right Off"
"He can't do it," the servant an
swered. "He left orders that he was
SO busy that unless it was absolutely
matter OF life and death, 10
couldn't 60 out at all this evening -
But" said the caller, sit isn't
sickness at ALL"
WHAT"
1--WE want him to come over and
take hand in game Of whist"
'Oh, that's different. You're Mr..
Brown; amt you?"
The servant disappeared, and reap.
peared moment later.
1.-THE doctor says he'll come right
over" she said.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

l happened one day to be in a Ten.
nessee mountain town when an
election was taking place. and there
was one fellow who was doing more
talking than anybody else and get
ting into repeated rows He was
followed everywhere by a shepherd
dog, and late in the evening l found
him on the edge OF town in a most
dilapidated condition, the result of a
fight with the wrong man. The dog
was trying to lead him home.
"Well," l said, whats the mat
ter?" '
"Fightin',' was his brief response.
You look it," said l, quite fear
lessly, for l felt safe under the cir
cumstances. That's a good dog YOU
have. Do YOU want to sell him?"
mo, stree" he replied, brighten
ing up a little. Here, Carlo" he
said. ana the dog faced about and sat
up
Then he rut him through lot of
difficult tricks, apparently forgetting
all about his own battered condition.
Why" exclaimed, "blameI il
ne doesn't know as much as you do
The man looked at me aggres-
slvely
'More, mister" he said, ..he
knows enough to keep his mouth
shut"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
Ono OF the First Families.

Several years ago there was an old
family In Pennsylvania named Roth.
Indeed the long line of Roths was
about all the family had to show by
way OF distinction, and so much did
they make Of the long branches of the
family tree and the Niagara of blue
blood that had in centuries past
coursed through their veins that peo-
pie OF the more recent generations
really began to think these Roths
! were Of some account.
One evening there happened to be
party in the little town of M,
and, beside, the great Roth family,
the guests numbered among others
young DR.. Sha p. He was popular
and rising physician, and considered
by match making mammas a particu-
larry desirable catch.
Mrs. Roth had tour marriageable
daughters, so at the first favorable
opportunity she cornered the young
doctor and sought to impress upon
him the Importance OF her wonderful
family.
"Why, DOCTOR" she said, 1--WE all
came over in the Mayhower; so
know you will not think me bold ic
asserting that the Roths are really
one Of the first families"
pardon me-" replied the young
physician, "but have no hesitation
in saying that your family enjoys
even a greater distinction.
go, DOCTOR" gushed the old lady.
giving herself congratulatory hug
on her coming triumph. 'Indeed,
you fatter me-"
mot at ALL" he replied, ''for l
know you are the first family"
"Who tole YOU that, dear doctors"
The Bible" he replied reverently,
'for it says the Lord was Roth. -
Boston Budget
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
observation-disclosures.
More Accurate Than Our Most Scientific
Appliances.

More Accurate Than Our Most Scientific
Appliances.
MY little cousin and used to
listen every evening to the chipping
Of the crickets. writes Youths
Companion contributor, and we
found that the hotter it was the
faster they chirped. which shows very
well that hot weather agrees with
crickets and makes them more lively.
We thought we could use them for
a thermometer-a very useful de-
vice if we were ever cast away on a
deserted island, and did not happen
to save thermometer from the
wreck.
We counted every evening the
number OF times the crickets chirped
in a minute, and wrote it down on a
piece Of payer. and put beside it the
height of the thermometer, till
pretty soon we had formulated a rule
by which to find the temperature. II
a caller said, II wonder how hot 1t
is" l would take out my watch.
count the chirps of the cricketS for a
minute, and then tell my visitor,
much to his surprise, the exact de-
gree of temperature.
Our rule was this: When the
crickets chirped one hundred times a
minute, the thermometer will read
siXty-tour degrees, and for every
five additional chlrps Que degree is to
be added.
Thus one evening in August
found that. the crickets we're chirping
100 times minute. One hundred
chirps is equal to sixty four degrees;
in thirty chirps more there are
six flves, so l added six degrees to
sixty-fOur, which made seventy de-
greeS
My cousin and 1 tried it a good
many times, and compared our
cricket thermometer with real
thermometer, and always found the
crickets exactly right. 1t is like
counting sick PERSONS pulse, and
is good practice for boys, and per-
haps girls. too, who hope to be doc
tors.
There are many different kinds OF
crickets and perhaps the Western
crickets are more lively than the
ones we have here near the old city
OF Boston, SO each person will have
to make his own rule.
The cricket that we made use of is
a very pretty pale green fellow that
lives in Towering bushes and vines,
and especially delights in honey
suckle. In fact, his name, which is
Gcanthus, means a dweller among
flowers. He is far superior in looks
to the plain black cricket that lives
under stones and does not b. gin to
chirp until the summer is nearly
gone.
My cousin and were very anxious
to see our little green friends while
they were chirping. At first it was
hard to tell where the sounds came
from, but soon we saw two or three
crickets with their great gauzy wing
covers raised high and rubbing to.
gether. as if the wing covers were
knives they were sharpening.
Every time they rub the wing
covers together the sound is made,
for it is not made. as we might sup
pose, by their mouths.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
Sothern Spoiled the Scene,

And here one CT Sothern's practical
jokes Obtrudes itsels, and we must
give 1t room. During his engagement
In Lon don 'Money" had been per-
formed with , phenomenal cast on
the occasion Of some benefit. Charles
Matthews appeared as Captain Dub
ley Smooth, f A. Southern as Sir
Frederick Bl0unt, John Ryder as the
Old Member, and the other charac.
tiers were assigned to persons of equal
promince in the profession. The
part OF the Old Member appears only
IN the club scene. He calls loudly
every now and then for the waiter to
bring him the snuff-bOx, but as other
members are making the same de-
mand at the same time, the waiter
always passes him by, and he does
not get the snuff-box until it is
empty, which fact he emphasizes by
turning it upside down. at the same
time exclaiming, "And it is all gone"
This small part, but it generally
goes" with roars of laughter, and on
this important occasion Jack Ryder
had laid himself out to make the
most of it. But on calling for the
snuff-bOx, the waiter, according to
the business of the scene, passed him
by and was on the point of handing
it to Sir Frederick Blount, the Old
Member still vociferating. "Waiter,
snnf1-box!" Judge, then, of his horror,
Indignation, and CONSERVATION when
Sothern coolly waved the waiter of,
and. pointing to Ryder, said, That
OLD gentleman seems to be making
such . fuss about it, let him have it
drst" OF course, the snuff-box be-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
STORIES OF THE RlCE MEN.
showing tbs oddities Of Men Who Arr
Worth Millions Of Dollars.

showing the Oddities Of Men Who are
Worth Millions Of Dollars.
.It is curious how strong the habit
of thrift gets fixed on man. was
reminded of it the other day." said a
famous author to New York Press
reporter, ''by very rich publisher,
who for years has Travelled as COM
muter on the same suburban train
with me. \ month ago he told me
he was about to withdraw from the
active management OF his business
and leave it to his son. i am GA
years old. he said, and l am going
to enjoy life as long as I live.' He
has over $1,000, 900 invested in
mortgages and bonds outside of the
income from the flrm, which Is very
large. The first of the month passed
and l noticed that my wealthy friend
was still going regularly to town by
the 8 o'clock train every morning as
Of old. On the ferry one morning 1
said to him: MI. H., I thought you
had retired from business
~ have said he.
"'You still 60 to your counting
room every morning as OF old?'
"'Yes,' he explained; you see, my
Communication monthly ticket on the
road has a few days to run and I
thought I'D use up the ticket"
Here is another rich mans story:
An affiuent lumber merchant pre-
sented himself not long ago in the
Office of DR.. S. Weir Mitchell. the
specialist in nervous diseases. The
physician recognized in his patient
an old schoolmate, whom he had not
seen for thirty years. An exchange
of "reminiscences and professional
consultation ensued, followed by a
dozen office consultations on the all
ment of the merchant. In due time
he received a bill from the famous
physician for $500.
IL see you arc doing WE'LL" said
the merchant to the physician.
"Yes," returned the doctor, "but
it required thirty years experience to
reach this point"
A year later the physician was
building new house on Sixteenth
street, and it was wainscOted in
English maple He did not at once
find the wood he desired for his beau
tifll dining room, and remembering
the lumber merchant he drove to his
Office. The desired maple was found
there. ordered. and soon delivered,
and in the course of time bill came.
1t was for $500. II thought" de.
INJURED The surprised physician to his
schoolmate, that maple was not so .
expensive"
1T is not" returned the merchant
UNUSUALLY. 1t has taken thirty
years. experience to reach the point
of charging 5000 for it,"
''Speaking OF wealth." said Frank
Hamlin, son Of Hannibal Hamln,
Il was in my brothers law office last
summer at Ellsworth, Me-. and drew
up the papers in the little trade of
Mr.. Vanderbilt when he purchased
his elegant cottage on Mount Desert
at Bar Harbor. The price to be paid
for the cottage was 5000, OCO. and the
owner wanted his money within
thirty days. 1 will give you two
notes. said Mr.. Vanderbilt for
500. 900 each, both payable within
the next thirty days; but l would
rather the first one should not be
drawn for at least fifteen days, as I
am buying this cottage out of my
pocket money and do not wish to
be cramped.' The papers were drawn
as the New Yorker wanted them"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
The Advance Agents story.

''Tve seen good many funny
snaps in the way of plays and play
actors in my time" said the advance
agent, "but one struck out in Mil
waukee the other day was by far the
best of ANYTHING have ever been up
against. 1t was ir one of the muse.
ums there. The museum has a stock
company in its theater, and its great
speciality is border drama. Every
week they give a new drama of the
wild and woolly West.
''This play that l saw was a blood.
curdler of that character. and at the
time l arrived at the theater the
stage was pitch dark and two men
were fighting duel 1 could hear
the knives clash together and hear
the men stumble around the stage,
but l could but family distinguish
the forms of the actors. After a
while there was thump on the floor,
and the villain q knew it was the
villain by his accent) Kissed:
"'Ah ha! Rudolph Tegherington,
l have you now, and no one nigh to
see me do the deed?'
"Then the drummer hit the base
drum a belt and the calcium man
turned on the light, and away up on
the top of rocky pass woman (the
heroine) was seen standing.
"'Coward" she shouted, me and
Heaven is here!' buffalo Express.
Hit and Miss.
A NEW YORK theatrical para
grapher, more profane than reverent.
thinks Richard Mansfield is an artist
who might be accepted at his own
valuation If he. would drop his at
tempt to be the understudy of the
Deity.
SALvINI, in his latest magazine
contribution. awards to this country
the palm OF critical judgment as to
the theater over France, where few
men tell the mass whether an offer
ing be good or bad The American,
Salvini says, is serious attentive to
details. analytical-I might say al
most scientific
IN "Panjandrum" De Wolf Hopper
impersonateS five different characters.
The first is that of a youthful sailor
returning to his sweetheart from a
long voyage; the second is that of a
Spanish bull fighter, which he as
sumes for the purpose Of winning
glory in order to make an impression
on his lady-love; the third, that of a
storm-tossed mariner enlisted on the
ship that is to bear him away to
Spain; the fourth, an Indian fakir,
who mystites the people of Rorneo;
and the last Burmese potentate.
''How DID you come to write The
Miudleman?' asked an interviewer
OF Henry Arthur Jones THE title
curiously enough suggested itself. l
then wrote the play up to it. Ny
first difficulty was to find a suitable
occupation for Cyrus BlenKarn, the
workman in the Middieman's employ.
looked through a catalogue OF in
ventions at kensington, but could
find nothing suitable for stage treat
ment. My wife, however, was very
much gone OH Sevres china at the
time, and she said to me one day:
why not make potter Of him?' and
potter he therefore became"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

BARNEs-I don't see how a cood
many OF you city folks manage to
keep the wolf from the door Waite
Oh, we live in flats and it would
be mighty clever wolf that could
get by the janitor.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

Struct 1t say 1T Is seldom IullY awake.
1t appears suffering from a sense of
degradation.
Probably.
Why is this?
Because its sentiments are subject
to violent changes.
Explain further.
1t has to enter and simulate martial
aldOr and cry "Down with him." or
"Death to the traitor" or "Wc will"
it will have to take the opposite side,
with feeble disguise in the shape of
a helme: or shield and again cry
''Down with him." etc
have noticed want of dramatic
fire in the cries mentioned. 1t would
seem, then. that he is a slave who
barters his soul for gold?
Not much; % cents a performance,
less the commission.
Oh, there is commission?
Slightly.
To whom goes it?
The property man or stage manager.
They sometimes dizzy.
Does it amount to much?
Sometimes enough only for refresh
ment.
And what proportion Of this liberal
wage goes for mmission?
From Is to 100 per cent.
Then the thespian in question is
hardly likely to get, so to speak, fat
on the Job?
Not In lucre, but he has the glory
of being known as connected with
the stage.
What is the main object of his life:
10 go on and come off at the wrong
time
Does this often happen?
Ask the stage manager.
What is the result?
Profanity.
Then If he rusher on and saws
'D0wn with Brutus," when he should
say nothing, or possibly when he
should not be either seen or heard,
what then?
1t has not infreQuently happened
so; then he will look helplessly to
the side and retreat in disorder
amidst subdued anathemaS
Does he ever marry?
Az isso uSNCA DVCA huOWu W.
What is the female of the super
class known as?
The extra lady,
Does she ever get mashed on the
male?
She treats him at all times with
undisguised scorn.
Why is this so?
A woman carries herself even in
those depressing conditions with less
sense OF degradation than man.
Then again her emoluments are
higher.
Why?
No one knows; but the extra lady's
rate OF pay is from twice to four
times that of the super, and con-
sequently the pride of wealth asserts
itself.
DO you suppose he ever feels the
glow of inspiration?
Hardly.
What would rouse him?
Beer and free lunch.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

SHE-What makes you have such
poor opinion OF the medical fra
ternlty! He-I am a doctor myself.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
a REVIEW OF IMPORTANT THE
ATRICAL EVENTS.

Some Inside Facts Robbed Of All Senti-
ment- Fine Example of the Wild and
Woody Drams-F rohmsn's Story Of West
orn Experience.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

ing handed to the Old Member thus
earl7 In The proceedings killed his
entire sceno. On the first impulse of
the moment Ryder was on the point
OF hurling the object at Sothern's
head, but then the ludicrous nature
of the sell struck him, when he COM
menced to roar with laughter, and,
not being able to control himself,
arose and left the stage. There were
a number Of actors present in the
audience, and they called Ryder back
several times uIon the scene, Sothern
all the while gazing from one to the
other, an apparent look of amaze
ment upon his face, as much as to
saw, "What Is all this about" After
few minutes Ryder. having gained
the mastery over his feeling. reseated
himself. and the scene commenced all
over again as II nothing had hap
pened. -Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
eleven Tickets, East ="

Manager Charles Frohman, now
the aftiuent director OF round dozen
important theatrical companies and
having in his employ more actors and
actresses than any other manager in
the world. has had his ups and downs
like other ventures on the troubled
sea OF amusement speculation. A
number of years ago Mr.. Frohman,
then going through the process OF
getting the worst OF it," made a
tour Of the Pacific slope and the ex-
treme Northwest with what a placer
miner would call the 'tailings" of
the Lester, Wallack Company. The
other evening he was relating to
some old friends his experiences in
those days of hard times. He told of
the queer characters encountered, the
adventures undergone and the many
difficulties attendant upon steering
clear of the rocks Of disaster with a
troupe that could not, Or at least,
did not, draw money enough to pay
its expenses.
Everybody who had a company in
the Northwest at that time," said
Mr.. Frohman, "'was fervently wish
ing himself at the other end of the
cOuhtry-that is, at this end. In
one place ] met an organization that
had been playing for months to $50
or $40 night and just managing to
get from one town to another by the
skin OF its teeth as we say in the
classics Well, in this place of which
speak, by some curious and wholly
inexplicable fluke, this company had
drawn six hundred dollar house.
or course everybody was ilabbergast-
ed by this bit Of good luck. Nobody
undertook to find out how it hap
pened. but all hands, in stunned
sort OF way. sat around silently. In
the morning the manager, having
paid the bills and laid aside a few
dollars, went TO the railroad station.
with his company and pushed the re-
mainder OF his money through the
window Of the ticket Office.
Gimme eleven tickets he said.
Where to?' inquired the station
agent.
" 'EaStv"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05
The Stage.

HAT is this?
"A super.
Is it human?
Hardly. 1t pos.
sesses no free WILL
no impulse, no
sense of right or
wrong.
1t is, then, an
autOmatOn?
Little else.
Does it eat?
Occasionally.
Will it drink?
Ask it.
Does it sleep?
Those who in