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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
The Ubiquitous Nlicrobe.

DR.. Manfredi has been announcing
some disQuieting facts concerning the
omnipresence of fatal microbes In
the busy thoroughfare of a crowded
city he has found a thousand million
microbes to gramme Of dust, and in
the dirtiest streets 5000, 900, 600 per
gramme. A large number of disease.
producing microbes were found
amongst these, the number of such
morbif1c germs being directly pro-
portional to the aggregate number of
microbes. or forty-two cases in
which he inoculated guinea pigs with
NeapOlitan dust, he detected the
tubercle bacilli (the germ of con-
sumption) In three, the bacillus of
pus in eight. the bacillus of maiig-
nant Rdema in four, and other fatal
bacilli. A medical paper suggests
that the streets OF American cities
should be tested for microbes and is
confident that in many Of them a
harvest as rich in variety and deadli-
ness as was garnered in Naples could
easily be secured. Emphasis is given
to DIR. Manfredi's alarming statistics
by the results OF some Investigations
which have been carried on by Prof.
Utfelman with respect to the carrying
of cholera bacilii by means of letters
postal cards, etc. He infected a let
ter with the bacilli and put it in the
ordinary way into post bag. In the
course OF twenty-four hours the letter
was taken out and the bacilli were
still living. They were also found
still living on postal cards twenty
hours after infection, but on coins
they seemed to die with great rapid
ity. The reason for this difference
could not be discovered. On wooden
and linen stuffs the bacilli enjoyed
long life The busiest
and most effective infection. carrier
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
Heart, or Liver?

Marlin +. Topper was at one time
immensely popular, both in England
and America Grace Greenwood says
OF his poetry that il was "brief
though furious fashion," and she goes
on to illustrate his British inability
to take an American joke by a story
of his mystification by Senator, "Tom''
Corwin.
One evening the two sat together
at a public dinner, and Mr.. Corwin
proceeded to discourse on the divine
art of poetry, in manner delight
fully absurd but rather puzzline to a
poet.
why, Mr.. Topper" he asked, sdo
you poets always make the heart the
seat of love? Now 1 should locate
that passion in quite another organ
the liyern'
"Why, bless my soul. Mr.. Corwin,
you're not speaking seriously"
Perfectly, my dear sir! For ex-
ample, when young man is in love,
his heart is seldom affected but his
liver always is He loses his appe-
lite; il there are obstacles, he peaks
and pines. You surely have observed
II! NOW you poets ought to let the
heart alone, and deal with the liver.
l would even have changes made in
the old poems, in accordance with
physiological truth"
"But my dear sir, what about the
rhyme and the rhythm?"
''Oh, those little things could be
arranged. For instance, take the
first two lines Of Byron's Maid of
Athens:
Maid Of Athens 8, ere we part
Give, oh give me back my heart!
Now how simple the change and
how satisfactory:
Maid Of Athens, ere we sever
Give, oh ri We me back NV lyer,s
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
A Water Monkey.

Monkeys. as is we'll know, are like
cats In their dread of getting wet.
On shipboard have otter laughed to
see them scampering from a heavy
spray as 1t dashed over the deck, or
budding together under the lee of
the long boat during passing
shower. But on the ship Euphrates
we mad a monkey that was actually
fond OF swimming.
One day while we were anchored
In the roadstead off Cape Coast Cas-
tie, on the west coast of Africa, the
passengers were seated under the
awning. looking at some jewelry that
mad been brought on board by the
natives, and offered for sale. The
captains wife had very rare ring
made of African gold, and engraved
with the signs Of the zodiac. 1t had
been brought to her as an engage
meut ring by her husband and was
the dearer to her from the fact that
ne mad been wrecked and picked up
at sea with it on his finger.
One of the lady passengers who had
been looking at the ring, and whose
attention was attracted by some of
the native jewelry, placed it on the
cabin skylight beside her. The next
moment our pet monkey jumped on
the sKylight, seized the ring, and put
ting 1t in his mouth, jumped on the
main deck and ran forward.
Instantly everyone was on his feet
chasing the monkey. 1t ran from
one end of the deck to the other, and
then climbed aloft. Some of the
sailors went up and drove it down
again.
When it reached the railing of the
bulwarks, 1t paused and looked
around; the sailors were fast closing
in on 1T. and without u moments
hesitation, it jumped overheard.
On rising to the surface, it tried to
climb up the vessels side, but her
copper was high out OF the water,
and 1t could get no hold with his
paws. Then it dived. swan under
the ships bottom, and came to the
surface on the other side. This per-
Torrance it repeated three or four
times
While this was going on, the cap
tain's wife remained seated. Tears
were IN ner eyes as she spoke to the
sailors. ''Never mind" she said,
don't chase the poor monkey any
more; it doesn't know any better. Its
instincts teach it to steal"
She had hardly finished speaking,
when the monkey came over the
quarter of the vessel and with a rush
leaped across the deck, jumped into
her lap, and putting its little fingers
into it's mouth, drew the ring out of
the cheek-pouch at the side of it's
jaws, and dropped it into her lap
With cry OF joy she placed it on
her finger. and taking the dripping
monkey in her arms. she pressed it
against her bosom and kissed it's lit
tie black, upturned face. Youths
Companion
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
DOCK RATS GREAT TRAVELLERS.
What u Seaman Has Observed About Their
Navigations,

What y Seaman Has Observed About Their
Navigations.
"Look at that rat!"
The rodent was crawling up q
ships hawser at Rush street. No
monkey could have swung himself
with greater ease or more quickly
than did the rat, and almost before
any one could turn to look it had dis
appeared over the vessels bow.
THE Chicago docks are swarming
with rats" said. the man who had
spoken. He was taking an after
dinner smoke with some friends and
watching the saucy little tugs swing
the great lake craft alongside the
wharf. He had been seaman and
captain for many years ard was
fond of prOwling. about the docks
'Wharf rats" he continued, 'get
on board ship just in the way you
saw that fellow climb up. 1 have
seen them run on toa vessel by the
dozen, skipping up the ropes so
quickly that three or four score of
them would be down the matches be.
fore any effort could be made to stop
the invading swarm. Now, there is
a queer thing about dock rats Some
times they all leave the docks here
and make for other ports. l have
seen the time when you would not
find one OF them on these docks in a
month, and / have seen them here mt
other times AZ they are now, in gre ate
swarms. 1t depends upon the food
In port or its scarcity at other places.
1--WE could always tell when we had
few or many of the pests on board.
The rats do not, as one would sup
pose, remain on the ship, but they
get of at various ports, and after re-
naming awhile ship on some other
vessel for another voyage. The water
rats, or wharf rats are great travel
crs, and make frequent voyages
around the lakes and even around the
world-the latter, as / discovered,
while engaged in West India service.
There are here now rats from almost
every part Of the globe. Why. saw
four colossal Jamaica rats, with their
white bellies, skipping about in the
moonlight few weeks ago, and only
yesterday l killed two Indian male
rats not 200 feet from where we're
standing.
"Rats are great climbers when
they find it necessary to do so. Upon
one OF my voyages not long ago we
had long spell of warm weather.
and there was no water in the hold
which the small army of rats on board
could get at One night we put some
water up at the cross trees and waited
for the result. Well. the rats lust
swarmed up the ratlines and went
for the water. We killed as many of
them as we could as they came down.
and some Of them jumped overheard
and were drowned. But we could not
kill them all, and a few made the en-.
tire voyage with US. "-Chicago Trib-
una
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

watermelon undoubtedly is, it assumed
Its prominence as factor in civiliza-
ton only within the last few years, and
after the railroad system of the South
had penetrated every neighborhood.
The question considered by the railroad
men when they came to contemplate the
watermelon as a possibility was to bring
q luscious tropical dainty and its possible
consumers into juxtaposition. Thou
sands upon thousands of watermelons
were annually grown and wasted in the
patches Of the South while the people
Of New York. Boston, Chicago, Buffalo
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
Eccentric Englishmen.

DIR. William George Ward, the en-
lnent theOlOgian, was much disturbed
at the congratulations his friends
sent him upon the birth of his first
son. They made him seriously angry,
~ have been for years." he said, s'do.
ing valuable intellectual work at Ok
ford and in this place which few men
have the knowledge or ability to do.
and no one ever wrote to congratu.
late me. have a soma thing any
man may do-and receive fifty to a
hundred letters of congratulation. 1t
IS 1ntolerably absurd" 1t had always
been the habit in the Ward family. il
two relatives differed strongly, to ar
range not to be on speaking terms.
Dr. ward was once asked how much
ne had known OF his fathers first
cousin, Sir Henry Ward He replied
quite gravely: II only saw him twice
once, as boy, when he came to
see my father, and then again l had
an Interview with him about mat
ter OF business soon after came into
my property. We arranged at the
end of it not to be on speaking
terms" quite a superfuous arrange.
ment, as Sir Henry Ward lived at
that time in Ceylon, of which he was
Governor, and, in fact, never came
again to England for a prolonged
visit DIR. Ward and his brother
Henry had been estranged for a year
or SO, and one night they met at the
'Haymarket Theater Each of them
mad for the moment quite forgotten
the quarrel, and friendly greetings
passed, and valk about the play.
Next morning came a letter from
Henry Ward:
DEAR WILLIAM:-In the hurry OF the mo-
ment tonight. l quite forgot tn at we had
arranged to meet as strangers, and write
this lest you should misunderstood me. to
say that think we had better adhere to orr
arrangement. and l remain. dear William.
your affectionate brother,
HENRY WARD
DR.. Ward replied:
DEAR HENRY:-I. too. had forgotten our
arrangement. l agree with you that we had
better keep to 1t. and remain your affec,
ionate brother. w. a. WAaDs
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
LOOSE IN THE PATCH,

ons, for according to the best biblical
commentators the melons" which the
Israelites lamented in the wilderness,
as having been one of the choicest and
most regretted products of Egypt, were
watermelons. Some of the earliest
Egyptian paintings represent the vine
In full bearing, and in one capital work
In prehistoric Egyptian art group of
highly colored natives is represented
seated In a circle, while one of the
number distributes slices from a large
melon which was unquestionably a
watermelon. Ancient, however, as the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

rant keepers and hotel men look to it
to furnish them a fair profit, while the
middlemen or dealers also come in for
share of the modest price that is
demanded of the actual consumer. The
dealers in sweetmeats share in its BEN
efits, for choice comfit is manufactured
from it's rind, while the druggists find
in its seeds much-used medicine,
Even after it's edible portion has all
been consumed, the melon still helps
people to livelihood, for the enor-
nous quantity of rinds accumulated
daily in all portions of a large city dur
ing the melon season demands extra
garbage carts and these mean extra
drivers and additional employment for
men who might otherwise be out of
work. But the usefulness of the melon
is extended into quarters where its in
huence is unsupported. The vast bust
ness done by the railroads in the water
melon season enables them to paw more
employees, more brakemen, more con-
ductors, a greater number of engineers
and firemen, who, in turn, distribute
butchers, and bakers, and tailors, and
shoemakers, and teachers, and preach
ers, and newspaper publishers, and sc
dozens of people who never eat water
melon and who, therefore, regard the
melon as thing entirely extra
neous to their own sphere, are
more prosperous because the water
melon is grown. Even the bloatee
bondhOlder and the man who owns
railroad stocks are directly benefited
by the watermelon. The broker liz
Wall street. the banker in London, the
capitalist in Hamburg and Bremen.
never think of attributing any Dor.
tion OF their wealth to the watermelon,
but with the money derived partly
from hauling it from the South to the
North the interest on bonds is paid and
dividends on stocks are declared. Tho
watermelon, therefore, becomes, in on.
sense. an international issue, for thu
Londop banker drinks champagne be
cause the people of st. Louis and New
York and Chicago eat watermelon.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

difficulties in the way seemed at first
almost insuperable. The Georgians
and Floridans and other Southerners
who raised the melon were unfamiliar
with the best methods of cultivating it.
and had to be taught: they did not
know how to prepare the melons for
market, and needed instruction in this
particular also. When all this had been
gained it was found that their melons
were too thin-skinned to bear trans
portation, and hundreds of car loads
were lost in making this discovery. A
melon was then found which would bear
tie rough and tumble usage of q thou
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

A new principle has been suR.
sested In the manufacture of bank
notes. II sheet Of paper be plunged
into mixture of various colorinQ
matters. each color will penetrate
INTO the fiber with a different degree
Of speed, and the paper will present
q streaked appearance, each brand
having distinct color 1t would be
impossible to initiate these effects
without an exact knowledge of how
the mixture of cOlors was made. If
1rop of the mixture OF colors be al
owed to fall on a sheet of paper, q
auhber OF rings, each having q de-
;ermlned size and shade. will he de-
seloped, and thus imitation will be
'endered even more difficult
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

was found to be the common fly. A
ny which has been infected bv being
put on to q mass of cholera bacilli,
was placed on piece Of beef When
the beef was examined soon after, it
contained an enormous quantity of
living bacteria Prof. Uffelman de-
duces from his experiments the Oft
Taught lesson that in time of cpl
denies, the most scrupulous cleanli-
ness Is the best Safe.vuard.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

the fields, and when this is the case,
for an owner to object to the abstrac-
ton of few melons would be regarded
as churlish in the extreme. The pri-
vate grower who has only small patch
for his own use will watch il with a
shotgun, but the watermelon farmer
has an abundance of which the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
New WeaDOu.

Turpin, the inventor of melinite.
Gas submitted to the French War
Office an electric gun alleged ITO be
capable Of discharging $4,000 pro-
jectiles in five minutes and to have :
range Of several miles. The appa-
ratus Is comparatively light in weight
30 that it can be drawn by two horses
and worked by four men.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

plain that il ways and means could be
devised to bring the melon to the con-
sumner at the time the consumer wanted
1t, and while the melon was still fresh.
an enormous business could be built mn
After 9 long course of experiments.
conducted at no little loss and expense.
the problem was finally solved, and the
watermelon trade of to-day is some
thing. colossal in its proportions, The
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

and other Northern cities were actually
hungering and thirsting after water
melon. Their children were crying
for watermelon. The sick among them
Craved slice of watermelon in June
and received the mournful answer:
The time Of watermelons is not yet.
To the astute railroad mind It was
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04

WHISKY can be made from weeds.
1t produces weeds, too-for wives and
children.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
FRUIT OF THE VINE.
THE WATERMELON AS A FACTOR
IN CIVILIZATION,

Part Played by the Melon In Southern NJ.
velopment - How the Railroads H.v.
Created the Melon Business-Infiuepc. ~
the Savory Fruit.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-04
DIR. Ward renliefl.

DEAR HENRY:-I, too. had forgotten our
arrangement. l agree with you that we had
better keep to 1t. and remain your affec,
ionate brother W. a. WApn,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

DANBURY, Conn, Aug. 2S.-Without a
moments warning two swiftly moving
trains on the Harlem division Of the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad
dashed around a curve upon each other at
Dykeman's station, meeting with a terrific
shock that ground locomotives and cars.
Five persons were killed and several in
jured in the frightful collision, which was
caused by telegrapher's mistake The
victims are: William Elliott, of Mount
Vernon, N, Y, engineer of southbound
train Daniel Palmater of Mott Haven,
engineer of the southbound train; Samuel
Gibney, of White Plains, fireman Of north
bound train; William Bess, of New York,
fireman of the southbound train; Miss
ELLEN L. Reed, or Brewsters, N. Y, q
years old, teacher in Pawling public
school
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

CHICAGO, Aug, pa fire which covered
a vast extent Of territory began in that
part of the city known as South Chicago
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. From
a three story brick building at the corner
of Ninety-first street and Superior avenue
flames which rapidly grew in volume un-
der gale of wind from the west ate their
way over block after block of small frame
residences until they reached the lake,
Within two hours the fire had consumed
26O buildings and five blocks of the great
est industrial suburb of Chicago, and 5000
people are homeless The loss is estimated
at 5000, 000
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

AsBURY PARK, Aug. 2s.-The body of
the steward Of the schooner Mary f.
Kelley, buried here on Saturday, has been
identified as that of Walter Yerbury
Poulston, Of New York. He was "a years
of age and leaves a widow and two chill
dren. POI lst IN was steward of the steamer
Star of the West, which was fired upon by
the rebels at Fort Sumter in 1861. The
body Of Harry Bruden, a seaman Of the
schooner Mary +. Kelley, wrecked here
on Thursday last, was washed ashore at
SeabriQbt
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

BUZzARD's BAY, Mass, Aug. 2S.-The
president drove over to the Buz2ard's Bay
station last night with DR.. Bryant, who
took the train for New York. When the
presidential team arrived it was heralded
about that Mr.. Cleveland was to leave for
New York The president had quite an in
formal reception while he was waiting for
the train on the depot platform. He ap-
He returned to Gray Gables after Dr. Bry-
ant had left Mrs. Cleveland drove over
to the village yesterday, Inasmuch as the
yacht Oneida is here and the fact th
DR. Bryant has returned home, shows thai
the president and his family expect to
leave here any day now,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-The following
list of new postmasters for New Jersey
has just been given out: j. w. Dunham,
Alloway; A. b. McFellen, Ashland; G. A.
Woodland, Atco; S. j. Strobridge, Auburn;
Timothy Bateman, Bivalve; J. G. Level;
len, Deeriield; f. Ericsson, Dias Creek T.
Cooper, East Milestone; l. johnson,
Elmer; c. Citizens, Gibbsboro; e, NJ. Null
ford, Greenwich; Warren Davis, Hancock S
Bridge; ID. H. Erickson, Leesburg; II. B.
Dawson, Monroeville; H. S Dean, Noun
tainview; William Schmid, North Cramer's
| Hill; w. A. Carpenter Pennsville J. ID.
Schade, Pittsgrove; S. G. Sheppard, Quin.
! ton; Joseph Munyon. fleetwood; f. l. Rog
ers, Sharptown; Samuel Tomlinson Shiloh
l.. NJ. Swaine, Townsend's Inlet; Christian
| Haventhal, Wilton. Pennsylvania-J,H II
| Lutz, Bridgeville; G. b. Wright, Deer
| Valley; 7. r. Brennan, Glen Carbon; II
| T. Stephens, Great Bend; d. w. Jacob
| Harveys II. l.. Clark, Laboratory; II. n
Williams, Nettle Hill; g. A. McCrory
Noblestown; 4. II. Jordan, Parsons; Ed
ward Coonan, Port Carbon; j. n. Ollie
! Prosperity; f. O. Bayard, Rices Landing
NJ b. CARRIER Ten Mile; w. w. Barr, Tur
! bOtVille.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

TOLEDO, Aug. 3S,-The famous personal
damage suit against p NJ. Arthur, chief
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers for 100000, has been settled out
of court What the exact terms and con-
ditions of the settlement are the public
will probably never know.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28
Victim of NInrnhine.

ST. LOUIS, Aug, 2S-Hon. John n. Will
son, mine owner and politician of Car
thage, this state, died in the city dispen-
sary from an overdose of morphine His
friends declare that there was no cause for
him taking his own life, and say he must
have taken the pills for some ailment and
took an overdose.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

PITTsBUBG, Aug. 2S.-The Edgar Thorn
son steel works has closed down for repairs
and improvements. None of the blast fur
naces will suspend operations, and only
about 800 men will be laid off in the steel
department., The shut down will proba-
bly, last six weeks
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-28

Harrison and voorhees, win be The re.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2S.-Governor Mat.
thews has received assurances from ex.
President Harrison and Senator VOORHEES,
that they would be at the fair on Indiana
LAY, Sept 90