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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Charuss tor Diseases.

Lists OF potionS decoctionS aud
remedies re>orted to not only by
DyaSS Films aud EadagaS hSt hy
Greek philosophers such As Serapion
and Alexander OF Tralle> are py no
means attractive. 1t is sufficient to
say that they are the quinteSSence OF
everything noxiouS repulSive and
nasty. Eye of newt. toe Of frog, and
the liver of disappearing Jew are saw
DRY and delicate in compariSoo. Rut
no one could hnd fault with this
ancient prescription for a good phvsi-
elan; He should be truthful, Of a
calm Atemper, not peevlSh with au
irritable patient, hopeful To the last
day OF his PATIENTS life, and rigid III
seeing that his orders are carried cut.
In China. whether the fully ply,
stefan possesses the above Qualities OF
not, his salary is stopped as soon
as the householder falls sick The
difficulty OF this situation Is enhanced
by the rule that after erling the
pulse and looking at the tongue, the
physician is not to ask any trouble
sotne questions nor may the sick man
volunteer any information. An old
Roman was not above the use Of
what are called magic songs but
which seem pure gibberiSh, \ di>lo-
cation was to be reduced by the ut
.eraiAa OF the formula. "iluat, hanat.
piSta. ista, damnpiato. damnauStra
The closing words seem mole allied
TO the language of the modern cab
man than To that OF the elder Cato
To whom il is aScrihed.
Not much more civilized are such
Anglo-SaNon phrases as the follow.
Ing: To remove dust or particles
from the eye, you should spit thrice
AMI say three times: 'retunc re-
soIIco, bregan gresSo;" TO staneh blood
say the words Sissy cuma, cucuma,
lncuma, cuma, una. ma a." and tC
cure the toothache spit in the mouth
- frog and say "ArgidaM. margt
:Am, sturdigam," For auinsy, how.
ever. YOU need only press the throat
with the thumb and the ring and the
middle fingers cooking up the other
two aud tell the disease To lie gone.
The Saturday Review
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
RATS AND CATS AT WAR.


n Remarkable EnxNg~mens. i'm Which tie
Laws 81 Mature Were Reversed.
Whea the cats are away the mice
will play" is an old saying. as exers.
body knows The little blue coats rs
the Western mon telegraph Office ia
the Board Of Trade building, says the
Louisville CouriersJournal have
changed this to make it read w hen
the rats are away the cats WSi play"
They claim that the largest and old
est rodents In Louisville are ia their
otice. and they ought to know, for
they 70 every day iute every quarter
OF the city The Western MON
rats are eaormouS E.vcu Manager
smith does not dew that.
Que day MIR. Smith droppsd Sux-
gestioa before group of mis- mes
>enser bows that few eats might do
away with the aui>Aace. These lit
tie fellows told all the other boys in
the Office. aud the next day eats
lounged upon all the desks in the
corners behind doors and all over
the T. .,erators' tables 4 lot OF food
was brought drown from the Gaft
House, an tn eats thought they had
been brought TO An Institution tor
poor aud aged feliReS to spend the
Closing days of their lives All went
we'll tor a few hours, aud then the
fun began. An Old rat weighing
some two Or three pounds walked into
tn middle OF Manager Smiths osfice
with his customary lmpudence aud
was >oon the dt>coyerer of the fact
that there were great many strange
animals around. At urst he could
not Imagine what they could be. but
after pushing his nose against the
SOFT hair OF one of them ne remem.
hered that they were cats la his
youth he had beard about thenl la.
>tantly the old rat went into his hole.
but he Was soon marching back ut the
head of brigade OF veterans full of
light. Then bow the fur did ty,
Gut of every door the cats rushed pell
NEIL, the army of rats after them.
III few minutes the rats returned
from the chase and took possession OF
the Gait House meat that had been
served TO their enemies That was
several months ago. and since then 4
cat, large or small, has never dark,
ened the doorway of the Western
/ Union The rats held the fort.
Manager Smith says he has submitted,
aud thinks nothing Of seeing big
rodent sitting on his desk playing
with the red-iuk bottle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
French rolls.

Bread. in faris, is distributed al,
most entirely by women. They go To
the different Warehouses about half
past O'clock in the morning. and
spend u good hour in brushing aud
polishing the rolls After all parIi.
Giles of dust and grit is removed, the
women start out on their morning
rounds to their regular customers
observation-disclosures and those whose
premises have entrances upon the
street dnd their long rolls prOpped
up against the front door, in plenty
time for breakfast People who live
in flats ar apartments ind their loavea
leaning against their private doors in
tho same fashion These bread car.
riers earn from atty to sixty three
cents day, and their days work is
ended by IL O'Clock In the morning
at tho latest. and frequently by 10
O'Clock. So according to French
standards this way of earning \ live.
lihood is u lucrative one
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Always Young.

That Que is as old as he feels is an
aphorism that is receiving constant
exemplitication. Sir julius Benedict
once played SO admirably in pubic
that a listener rushed up To him aud
declared, enthusiastically:
Il am amazed and delighted, You
never played better This has really
oeen a most remarkable perform
ance"
We'll, said he. with a twinkle in
his eye, TO tell the truth. don't
think il was at all had for q Young
man who is within u few months OF
eighty years OF age"
On the day when Deacon JohU
hitchcock of Springfield, was seventy
Years old, he said to his wife:
when We were hrst married, you
know l used to take my hat down
from the peg with my toes, l wonder
il could do it now"
He jumped from the floor, took his
hat on the toe OF his boot. aud came
down safely on his feet. Then he
said grace and ate his breakfast - II
nothing unusual had happened.
\ CHEEKY ant. courageous spirit Of
ones own. and the love OF other
people-these are the best Aida toward
attaining u youthful old aye
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

n vafs a os1o9. subtle. svssa,
Da1Rea On tn sofe aud lansuorous cir.
= sos0e IKE tAAs v~ catch in dxsAsnA
- swiftfD9 AsstinS. visching. rars.
Ana1 - the sOses oeiAR bush I seek
n uDosAoxy aa tender. ses
~ Was that wafe Of ullor. couseo
AMI holds me with It's sped com pless
From out nay hfs's far morning lsna
TncFs eoaa5os unto mo Ike Q Dream
a Ns,slOW With II . sweet hxiar screen.
Throcgh which 1 caught morn sarfisss slso,sa
a stsfe room Al drApel & vhiss
- teeS ste@p came ever cali
Aud wnsrs al sweet and girlish droams
&ot1 me In their scShant0d ehKall
Sad ever as the ncruing dawrsa
i - sweet cKSar seem en- the air
And fyen night , blissful drsaras l WOKE
To tacss % day ~ bright AID fair.
Lost al thsss years. the subtle ap~it
tH sWeot bsfnr On tho morning air,
tos- sn the drealas hich isfr cd me then
TaAat sweet oriAx odoR~ far rara
Coz. - once again the OH sweet breath
On we're for many u forgot.
Come once again AN cid sweet dream
Rfsni<1 With them in earliest thoushs.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

The Aurro has manv peculiaritieS,
which he shares with his halt. brother,
the mule Burdened with heavy
pack. he may travel for hours pa
tiently and without complaint. He
approaches little stream Of sluggish
water not more than an iuch Or two
deep or IL may be a dry ravine which
has water only i'll the rainy season
lie sets foot in it with the utmost
reluctance, and after having been
fairly pulled in, he may deliberately
lie down and refuse To so further,
He knows how easy it Is for his little
feet to sink into the wet sand, aud
the recollection that Just such an ia-
aoeent,looking place once upon u
time proved to be a quagmire still
survives in his MUD.
This same instinct Of Self-preSerya-
ton is what makes hun 80 sure
footed. He will carefully pick his
way over mountain-trails that would
be impaSSaole to horse and would
make man dizzy. once SAW a
ourro with a good-sized pack ON his
back try TO pass along trail that led
through narrow cleft in rock
The cleft was too narrow. and, When
halfway through, the pack stuck
fast Being unable TO go forward. the
ourrO backed, but was equally unSue-
cessful i'll getting oat He then tried
his last resource--lwng down. When
he couldn't do this his groans and
lamentations filled the air, and con-
tinued during the hour it took us to
free him. thought he must have
been injured internally, but no sooner
was he at liberty than he went u few
yards forward on the trail and quietly
began to Craze,
But il Is when kept behind his
comrades, if only a few moments.
that his agony is greatest Then
such struggles to be free, Such
oraySl One wonders how so small an
animal can make SO great a noise. -
ST. Nicholas,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Truly a PhiloHopher.

Robert Grant. ii >cribGer's Maya
zine. defines hy in incident what be
calls "A thosough-going. square-trot-
ting philosopher. This is bis Illus
tratioo, necessarily shortened Pos
sihly lovers Of ishing will agree that
rot even the most unmerciful eursail-
ing could deprive it OF force
remember taking my little FREQ.
my eldest 500. 10 skate with me one
winters afternoon on a suburban
pond He aid famoasly for y tyru.
but we both wearied at last OF his
everlasting strife To uaiutaiu the
the perpendicular. and | was con-
s:toa> OF 4 rush Of Joy when he be-
came complete absorbed IN watching
i man who was ti>hing for picAerel
through hole in the !ce.
Caught anything" asked hA
MOP"
Had bite"
Mop"
How long you been a>hiax:'
An hour.
As glided away light hearte,lly
on the delicious curves OF the outer
edge, | reflected that he was evident
" apersevertng pot hunter W no would
not DC easily discouraged. and tha, |
could count upon his eagrosSinx the
attentioa of my offspring for onSid-
cradle period
Accordingly was surprised, >ome
i've minutes later, 10 observe the dSh-
eriuan shamtling across the pond
toward the shore. 4 moment after
ward learned what had happened
The hornyhanded pot-hunser, hav-
ing presently pulled solitary pick
erel out upon the ice aud freed it
from his hook. turned aside TO cut
another piece OF bait; whereupon my
hopeful picked up the Dish and popped
IL back into its native element with
out So much as u SYLLABLE of eommen-
ta-y: and thereupon he OF the horny
hand, having realized the situation
n It's terrible entirety. pulled up his
line. Shovelled back the particles OF
ice into the hole. and betook himself
upon his stumbling way without q
word
Not word, mark you. The only
alternative Vas child murder or
Sileuce. and my pot-huuter chose the
simplest form Of the dilemma
Il thought the fish would like it, +"
said little Fred, when interrogated
upon the subject
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
She Objected.

Whoever has seen Cornish funeral
knows how 'ilka lassie has her laddie"
in the melancholy procession. and not
only are there lads and lassieS but
more mature couples. 1t Is = matter
not only Of ceremony, but choice. A
clergyman was ministering, the other
day, to parishioner whose end was
approaching, when the voice OF the
sick mans wife. who was something
OF a-yiragQ made itself heard through
tho open window: II don't care what
comes or goes, but will not follow
the corps with . little man."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
ONLY A TRAMP


But There Were TeArA and n1tteR 0nnA
she'd fur MIN.
Ats only one OF them pesky tsaSpA
Bill. said brakeman to his csaH-
panion. as the lights from two lAn-
terms fell on the form Of man MAN.
gled IS only a railroad train can
manxle. Il suppose we will have 10
get him into the cabooSs aud leave
him at the station
They gathered up the remains ~
best they could. aud after xettiRx
them aboard the train. gave the sig
aal 10 10 ahead
Yes be was only u tramp The
brakeman addressed a. Bill had seea
the man fall between two cars white
stepping from one TO anoshcr. The
teain bad been stopped. and the tv0
railroaders went back To see what
damage had been done In the ca-
ooose they made q search VI the dead
mans clothes. They didn't find much;
40 money, not even knife la the
inside pocket Of the ragged vest waA
greasy-looking envelope. In taking
out the letter tiny baud Of gold ssit
~ tuS ueVf. W utlc one plChtu d
the ring the other read the letter -
had been well fingered, ard there
were unmiStakahle spots that oulv
tears could have caused. The hand
writing WAS womanS and read ~
follows:
Dear Jim; Mary Is dead and IN her tlss
~ugds she inquired for papa she missed
ycu SO much. and never seemed to be we'll
after you went. l am sorrs. Jtnl. for what
| said that night. and il you will como back
viii never complain and worry yoA any
more. l send YOU Marv's ring: you realem
Der when YOU get it Tor her. Please como
back 10 yonr wife.
That was all The wife had heard
in some way where her husband waS
aud had sent him the letter. 10 oe-
Cured to one OF the hrakemen TO look
at the postmark, and with difiicusty
it Was seen that it was q moath old,
and that it was that Of the very place
at which they had decided to leave
The dead body.
Jim must have met With misfur-
tune. aud was stealing his way home.
which he reached only to he carried
out and laid beside little Mary,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10
Prudent Invest ,uenss.

II Is u great blessing to have 4
cheerful confidence In tho future
Two eminent French gentlemen who
were great friends used to relate IN
amusing story OF their impoc0niOua
days
Neither tame nor fortune had come
to them hut they were always hope
full The years had weighed heavily
enough upon Jules however 1Ot him
to have become entirely bald.
Ono day AlphOnse met him With q
heaming cOuntenance. and cried
gatly:
"What do you think. Juloai I
have been buying strong b0x!'s
'"Then, Alphonse," replied JuloA
armly ~ shAll buy . hatr.bevsA~
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

McPhee-Oi wondher now where
all the shnakes whit to when ST.
Pathrick druv thin out av Oirland?
Mckadden (signiticantly)-Orve seen
some av Thin In AmerikY Town
Topics
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

WHEN u young man takes his 70.
male relatives to call on his DO.
trothed. they think 1t Is TO get their
approval OF her, but as matter Of
fact II u to SEQ II abe approves Of
thaM.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

The special providence that cares
for children and fools should build an
addition for tho people who get mar.
ried with nothing to live on.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

MOsr of the girls who wear shirt
waists seem to have . look on their
face that means, II wonder II my
waist and skirt are keeping together
behind"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

adopted his water tower. swinging
harnesA and other devices
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

pushed around to certain place ut
sunset, and remain there all night in
charge of three men with or.able
extiuguishers and fire escapes. At
midnight you will see two OF the men
suoozing inside and another ON the
outside smoking u pipe, with his eye
peeled for fire."
George c. Hale is among the fore
most tire chiefs of America, partly on
account Of his bravery and partly on
account OF his valuable inventions
maticaliy, Is in use in nearly all the
principal cities of the United States
His rotary engine. swinging harness.
automatic horse cover, electric wire
cutter, tin-rOOt rutter. cellar-pipe
spray nozzle, door opener, and bitless
bride can he found in all the per-
fected lire departments In the
country. He is recognized by the
chiefs OF other fire departments as
the mechanical genius Of their order.
He was born in Cotton. n. Y, Oct.
j.. lS49. and went TO Kansas city in
1863 and followed the craft of ma.
shinest and engineer. In 1879 he
was appointed assistant chief. aud in
1882 was promoted to the flrst posi-,
zion of tho department. He is Kansas
City's favorite
As q result Of his exhibition in
England, Glasgow, Belfast Edin
hurxh. the Isle Of Man. aud Hull
England and Oporto PORTUGAL have
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28
1919 MAIN STREET.
TO MOVE THE COURT.
Huntington May suppInut Charleston a'

Huntington May suppInnt Charleston as q
Seat Of Justice.
Down in Huntington they are claim
ing that in few short months Charles
ton will be abandoned as the home in
tho lower part OF the state Of Judge
Jackson's United States court, and the
Second City will in the place Of the
Capital City, secure this plum. It ds
said both Judge Jackson and United
States Marshal Vinson are in favor Of
removing tho court to Huntington, and
it would seem in this case that tho bat
tie is won. The reasons advanced for
the change appear to be good OH their
face. the principal one being the tact
lhat Huntington is much more conven-
iently situated, inasmuch as three
iourths Of the prisoners that come be-
fare Judge Jackson are from the lower
end OF tho state, most Of these being
from along the newly opened Norfolk d
Western railroad.
1t is said that the campaign for de-
cent government building in Hunting
ton will now be reopened with re-
doubled vigor, and with much better
chances OF success than has been the
case heretofore. 1t is even said that
Farmer" Capehart will emerge from
his shell and introduce the first bill for
the benefit OF his Cabell constituents
it may be the second. sinca he succeed
ed that other brilliant Fourth district
congressman, Charles Edgar Hogg.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

The notorious Miss McGlumphrey
place, at $50 Market street, that in its
time has been the scene OF many wild
orgies, again comes TO the front. Late
ly the rooms OF this house have been
occupied by young girls Of easy virtue,
though since Miss McGlumphrey's
time there has been no landlady there.
Within ak months ore Of the arrivals
there was Flo Hutchins, a comely look
ing young woman OF about twenty
years, who came here from Pittsburgh,
which is said to be her home. She has
been living with a sport" and his ne
GIcct OF her was the cause OF what near
ly ended in tragedy last evening.
About 1880 o'clock the Hatchins
woman swallowed the entire contents
OF half-ounce bottle OF tinciure of
iodine, ono OF the most deadly poisons
known. After taking the iodine she in
formed another girl in the house OF
what she had done. Tho latter raised
an alarm, and DR.. Ridgway was at once
called in. Happily he got to the scene
before the deadly drug had taken
effect, and by administering an emetc
saved the woman's life. She did not
seem thankful that she had come back
from tho verge OF the grave, and kept
repeating that she "wanted to die"
Attendants remained with her last
night, and she will not soon have an
opportunity to repeat her attempt to
throw of this mortal coil"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

DELAPLAIN-At his residence, on Monday. No.
yember ~ 1895. LEWIS s DLtGPLArN. in the
18th year OF his age.
Funeral from his late residence, No. 1907 Chap
line street. Wednesday afternoon nt2 o'clock.
Friends OF the family arc respectfully In
vIted to attend, IntcEment at Greenwood
Cemetcry
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28
IN THE COUNTS.


short Sessions Yesterday in Respect to
Judge Jacob.
Both sides OF the circuit court and
the criminal court were in session a
short time yesterday morning, and all
three adjourned out of respect to the
memory OF the late ex.Judge John j.
Jacob.
The Reilly will case, set for yesterday,
was postponed one week. the contest
ants saying they desired to try 1t at this
term, and by next Monday they could
indicate q suitable date. 1t ia probable
that part OF the docket will be reset
to accommodate this case.
In the case OF jacob Snyder vs..
Kramer Bros. & Co., judgment was
entered for $576 03, with interest and
costs.
In the case of Kimberly & Davis vs..
J. F. Young the jury was sworn and adj
journed till to-day. The same action
was taken in the otherVpart in the case
OF Ella Beardmore VS.. O. ]. Bradford.
In thercriminal court Jacob Luikers
OF Fulton, charged with wife beating
was convicted and fined $40 and costs
and sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment in jail, but from this term
is to be deducted the time he has
already spent in Jail awaiting trial.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28
"The vooaoo1 Friday Night.

Next Friday at the Opera House
"The Voodoo, or, A Lucky Charm"
Frank W. Sanger and Gus Bothner's
musical comedy success, viii be the
attraction. This new piece comes with
the highest endorsements from the
press wherever it has been presented.
The piece deals with the superstition OF
tho voodoos OF the West Indies and GER
tain southern states. The music is
original and the songa catchy. Mr..
Thomas Z. Murray is the star OF the
company. Few comedians are more
original in their methods than no. Mr..
Murray is assisted by the we'll known
soubrctte, Ada Bolhner, and good
rnRt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

At Benwood number Of cases OF nj
most utter restitution have been
brought to tho notice OF persons dis
posed to charity. In one ca'e the death
Of child named Hockingberry showed
the family to be without food or cloth
ing. They were at once attended TO. An
other was the death OF Mrs. Sicily,
who resided on u boat on the river
shore. She leaves seven small children
in destitute circumstances. The case is
receiving attention, A commend0ble
effort is being made to have Thanks
giving dinners provided for the needy.
Those desirous OF aiding in this may
leave money at tho residence OF Miss
Nellie Leneby. or provisions ut the
home OF Miss Dora Davis.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

The finance committee was called to
consider gas works finances. but failed
to get quorum. The committee on
petitions md remOnatrances also failed
to secure quorum.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

Life Is too short and cares too numer-
nNs to stay homo and ponder over
financial troubles on tho night that
light-hearted Gus Williams is here. AS
it is more blessed to give than receive,
Gus Williams should be thrice blessed,
us he carries his sunshine along the
theatrical galaxy. lie not only cheers
for night. but for many following
night. 10 say that Gus will be hero on
Thanksgiving afternoon and night,
should be sufficient to crowd the house.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Two Out of Four Noot--somc Interesting
platters.

Two Out of Four Moet--Somc Interesting
Dlatters.
Last evening the council committee
on ordinances met to consider change
OF the ordinance which makes Assist
ant City Clerk Fee clerk Of the police
court. Mr.. Richards moved that hero
after the police lleutenants perform the
duties OF clerk OF the court, and the
committee voted to recommend this to
council.
The matter Of the low awning evil
was sent back to Che board OF public
works, with a request that the board
specify how high awnings should be,
and what other reforms are desirable.
The matter OF some way to adjust
more quickly disputed assessments for
taxation was deferred, as was also a
proposal to extend tho Island COW ordi.
nance to the entire city, and petition
from the legislative committee Of the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, asking that all city boards be re-.
quired to favor home labor IN letting
contracts WAS informally passed, tho
matter it referred to being thing OF
the past