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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
Antiquarian Treasures.

Recent excavations near Bologna
have unearthed ancient tombs con.
tanning many pottery vases aud a
wealth Of bronzes-pins, knives,
razors, horse bits, buckets, and
boxes. The most uncommon find is
a small chariot of bronze, which has
been mounted in the museum of
Bologna. In the Etruscan tumulus
of Pietrera other excavators have
found stores of cups called buccheri,
one of which has zones Of animals
stamped on its Sides Some are coy-
cred with gold leaf. Parts of two ex-
quisite gold bracelets with pendants
of human heads and figures in en-
bossed gold leaf are in this find, to-
gether with a necklace OF seventy
hollow beads, ribbed, and with
thirty gold pendants in the shape Of
busts of women with breast plates at
tached. These and other objects will
be placed in the museum at Florence.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
Walked 1O5,O11 Miles.

Among the arrivals at one of the
smaller downtown hotels the other
day was an old man apparently about
% years OF aye. He wrote his lame
William H. Roberts, on the register
In good round hand.
'I've been at work." said he. .Yor
twenty-five years without taking anv
time of except about ten days and I
am going to see the sights now.n
"What is your BUSINESS" asked
the clerk.
"Pm track walker on the Balti.
more x Ohio Railroad between Irons.
vile aud Plain No. 4. My beat is six
miles. and l have to go over it twice
every day. In my twenty-five years
service I've walked IO5,OlI miles.
That is four times around the world
and over. Never missed a day on
on account of the weather, and Pm
as good as most men now. Never
was sick in my life, and il the Lord
Is kind, think I'm good for ten
years service yet"
The erect carriage and easy cal.
with which the old man walked ont
OF the hotel seemed to Indicate thar
this was no idle boast. -Washineton
Post WI"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

when they discovered Mr.. Carlin was
killed. His body was black where the
lightning passed across him. His
wife was always afraid of lightning.
She shut every window when the
storm broke, and sat in fear and
trembling, as was her custom on such
occasions. Her husband was abs0-
lutely fearless OF lightning. The
conductor pipe stopped three feet
from the ground. Had it been car
ried to the surface it would not have
entered the house and the killing
would not have taken place.
In Russia, in Northern New York,
Edward Fletcher, a farmer, while
loading hay was instantly killed.
The steel tines OF the pitchfork at
tracted the lightning, which. after
passing through Mr.. Fletcher,
shocked his son. who was assisting
him. The horses ran away and the
hay took fire and was consumed.
Neither horses nor wagon bore marks
of the bolt
In Nebraska family named Car
ncy shut themselves up in a room on
the approach OF the storm. and when
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

THE report from actual observa-
ton that the English peers assem-
bled to reject the Irish home rule
bill revealed an astonishing array Of
imbecile faces, human warts and ex-
crescences, with insanity and deprav-
ity tha leading characteristics, will
prove fine object lesson in heredi-
tary lOafng. Inasmuch as their
actions were idotic, the cut of their
skulls, with retreating foreheads and
receding chins, is not to be wonder
ed at 1t is characteristic too, Of
their hereditary faint that the only
object which could draw a full at,
tendance Of this debased class was
the forlorn hope Of perpetuating a
tottering tyranny. Darwin should
have lived to have seen this atavistic
scene with the iordly mongrels of TO-.
day barking back to the titled wolves
and foxes Of aforetime.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
Saved by His Boots.

During the French Revolution, a
man named Schlaberndorf, who Dos
sessed considerable ability as writer,
by heartily expousing the cause of the
GlrOndlsts in all that emanated from
his pen, rendered himself obnoxious
TO kobesplerre, and, at the dictation
OF that fierce leader, was thrown into
prison.
When the death cart one morning
came to the prison for its load OF
those who were tnat day to be merci-
lesslY butchered, Schlabtrndorrs
name was on the list of the victims
The jailer informed him that such
was the case, and ne dressed himself
ior his last ride with great Gaze. His
boots, however, he could not find.
Here, there, everywhere, assisted hy
the lailer, he looked for them in vain.
'" am quite willing to be exc
cuted )" Said he to the jailer, after
their fruitless search, "but really 7
snould oe ashamed to go to the guilo-
tine without my boots. Nor do I
wish TO detain this excursion party"
smiling grimly. "Will it make anv
difference il my execution is deferred
Ill tomorrow? By that time | shan
probably succeed in finding INV
boots"
Il don't know that it will matter
particularly when you are guilIo-
tlned," responded the functionary
suppose we call it tomorrow.
then?" wv
"All right!' And the jaior allowed
schlaberndorf to remain. not nm.
willingly, as owing to his universal
sood -humor he was especially liked
by taller and prisoners
The following morning, when tho
cart drew up before the prison door
ior It's batch" OF victims. SchIabern.
aof'-ooots and all-stood waiting
the summons OF the jailer to take m.
place therein. But his name was not
,alied that morning, nor the fourth
nor' indeed, ever again. For. ~
course, it was believed no had ner.
ished on the original morning Tin
the sway OF Robespierre had ended
ne remained in prison; then he re.
gained his liberty, together with his
.eiiow prisoners whose heads had not
1allen beneath the blood-stained ave
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

GERMANY, which a few years ago
had an army Of "tramps," estimated
ut upwards Of 2O0,O0 begging from
town to town, demoralizing and in
many instances terrifying rural com.
munities. has organized anti-beggary
societies, whose members agree to
give nothing to beggars who apply at
their doors, hut these societies pro-
vide and maintain relief stations,
and "Herberges, where, by a few
hours Of labor, the applicant may earn
ticket which will entitle him to
food and lodging at this "herb ,rge, {"
or plain clearinghouse. The statis-
tics Of 1890 show that there were in
that year 1857 relief stations and
1854 herberges in operation in Ger
many, ut which 1862, SOC breakfasts.
972, 400 dinners, 1,s7l,59l suppers,
and 1928, 600 lodgings were pro-
Vidcd,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

In THE city OF St. Louis the other
day fellow named Tobias went at
the man and wife with whom he
boarded and. in an attempt to kill
them with carving knife, wounded
both in frlghtful manner. Tobias
is II paperhanger, and the firm EN-.
ploying him assures the public that
"he is a harmless, peaceable man. "
lie must be. What a world this
would be II all men had his seraphic
disposition. The people whom he
carved had tainted him into a muir
derous frenzy by asking him in a
very nice and quiet way for a board
bill long overdue. In his Harmless
and peaceable" way he went right at
them with the big knife, and meant
to kill. What would one Of St.
Louis terrOrs he, and where do the
good citizens bury their dead?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
good policy to shut the gates for a.

TINE assured1y will cure the Amer
lean plutocracy OF its humble admir-
alton Of the aristocracy of the old
world-its envy Of the latters VEN
cradle titles by whomsoever worn.
As we become more civilized all
Americans will become more patriotic
-prouder of the Republic whose
sane founders set up the bars against
royalty and orders of nobility. Our
plutocrats sigh for the gauds OF rank
chiefly because they are unattainable
here, and the social show OF Europe
has for the girls of the plutocracy
the charm, the seducing glamour of
court scene on a theater's stage.
The passage Of years may be trusted
to bring better sense. There is rea-'
son to hope that the next &c neration.
of the 400 will be well-bred-that is
to say. republican.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
The Population Of the Earth.

In an appendix to "Petermann's
Mittheilungen," just issued; there
are complete statistics of the popula.
tiOn of the earth, in which q table Of
the great cities with more than lOO,-
600 inhabitants) is OF great interest.
OF such cities England has thirty,
Germany twenty-four, France and
Russia each twelve, Italy ten, Aus
tria- Hungary six, Spain five, Bel
GUM, the Scandinavian States,
Koumania and the Balkan Islands
each four, the Netherlands three,
Portugal two; the total in Europe
being 116 great cities. Asia has los,
China having flfty-thrce and British
India thirty. In Africa there are
seven, in America forty, Of which
the United States have twenty-six.
South America nine. Australia has
only Two large cities.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

IfIE country might we'll rejoice If
the optimistic view taken by factory
Inspectors OF their duties and the re.
suits of their performance were we'll
founded. A number Of Chicago fac
tory inspectors are of opinion that
they have abolished the sweat shop.
The policeman with a hoe might as
we'll claim to have abolished the
Canada thistle. The sweat shop is a
sporadic growth, liable to break out
from time to time wherever con.
ditions exist favorable to its exist
ence. Poverty, especially poverty
among among women, and more par
tlcularly among women of foreign
birth aud language, nurtures these
institutions at the roots, and no
police power or inspection is check
upon unsanitary conditions and les.
SEEMING of social evils arising from
various causes. Eternal vigilance
will mitigate the sweat shop. but
cannot destroy it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

of the magnetic field. Probably an
instant more would have killed him.
Had the bolt struck Campbell he
would have been charred beyond re-
cognition.
On Long Island, N. Y. James Car
lin was killed at his home in Chester
Park, and the doctors who examined
him said that death could notahave
been more instantaneous had Mr..
Carlin sat In an electrical chair. He
was lying on lounge in the back
parlOr when struck. The lounge
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

When their came to the household
d tne Duke and Duchess of Portland
q baby daughter some years ago the
duchess insisted on the Duke con-
vertlng the gift of diamonds he CON.
templated punching for her into a
aospitai wnere the tenants on his es-
tate might be cared for Now that
son mas come to inherit the name
ana title, the Duke has remitted 20
per cent OF the rents Of the tenants
On the Welbeck estate. and has di.
rected his agent to prevent the car.
rylng out OF the proposed baptisma,
present from the tenants to the in.
lant marquis, because in these times
sucn gift would be serious tar m
York Sun. AVG"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
SOIL POLLUTION.
lts Dangers Last More Than 1000 Years.
~ Shown In Rome.

ets Danger Last More Than 1000 Years,
~ Shown In Rome.
DR. Lauciani, in his work on an
cient Rome, says that while system
OF garbage collection existed under
Roman rule, the disposal Of refuse
was as crude as it is in many modern
towns and cities. That this disposal
method was regarded as a nuisance
1t y very early period is made EVIL
dent by the fact that sanitary laws
we're passed 1000 years ago that were
intended to at least mitigate the
trouble.
T. Some of these laws, craven on
stone, were unearthed by Dr. Lau-
:iani in his excavations, and the text
Of one of them reads: &c. Centfus,
son of Caius the Pr;Ptor, by order of
the Senate, has set up this line OF
terminal stones to mark the extent
Of ground that must be kept also
lutely free from dirt and from car
cases and from corpses. Here also
the burning of corpses is strictly for
bidden." On the bottom OF this
stone. IN red letters. some probably
near resident had written, "Do carry
the dirt a little farther: otherwise
you will be fined"
But this bounding line, beyond
which any foul matter might be cast
to putrefy under a Roman sun. was
only 400 feet from the city walls as
erected by Servius Tullius. When
DR. Lauciani dug up the stones on
June rs, 1884, and about 2, 900 years
after the use Of this area for refuse
disposal. the soil was still SO polluted
and the sterch arising from it so hor-
rible that even his wOrkmen, Injured
to SUCH work as they were, found it
absolutely unOearable, and had to be
relieved at fire. Iuent intervals.
The dumping ground near the Es-
outline Cemetery, including the pres
INT cemetery itself, was the greatest
If these nul>ances, and SO long ago
As the beginning OF our Christian era
the Roman rulers found it necessary
to cover this area with % feet of soil
and to convert it into a garden.
The long and active survival OF
uIScdSc RcTmS Ill SOIL wis also CiilMeO
in excavations made inside a Golfer
dam uncovcring the bed of the Tiber,
alongside the bridge leading to the
Castle of st. Angelo, in Rome. Here,
In successive strata. we found coins
and other relics fixing the age OF the
deposit down to the fourth century
A. ID. The soil as it was slowly re-
moved Was piled upon an adjoining
wharf, and then taken away When
the very lowest and eldest of all the
strata disturbed was so disposed of,
AN epidemic OF typhoid fever broke
out among the workmcn and those
living in the immediate vicinity.
The result OF careful examination is
said to have shown that the trouble
came from this lowest strata, and
that the disease germs that had been
lying dormant at the bottom Of the.
Tiber for nearly !. 500 years were st II
active for evil. aud proved their vi
tally. Engineering News.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
IMMI0RANTs are continuing tn e

IMMIoRANTs are continuing to come
to this country from all quarters.
Thus far, because Of special care un-
der our new quarantine system, we
have escaped, and there Is, perhaps.
NO probability OF serious inroads
here; but, to avoid unnecessary risks,
we believe it would be wise policy to
suspend immigration temporarily.
The President has the authority to
do this under the quarantine act.
! We certainly do not need the thou
sands OF immigrants who come here
every month. Aside from the cho.-
iera danger. there is still an industrial
danger. The situation has improved.
indeed, bnt there are thousands of
men out Of employment 1t is our
uty to protect our own. It will be
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
he WHIPPED THE BOY
And Was willing to Pay for It Coadi.
tiOnally.

And Was willing to Pay for 1t Coadi.
tionally.
The youth Of Morocco are anything
hut respectful in their demeanor to
ward strangers and are taught by their
parents to revile Christians at every
opportunity. Generally they 60 I'M.
punished, though not always, as tho
following incident will show.
Mr. Macleod, the British Vice-Con-
sui. is pretty we'll known ia Fee now,
and does not come in for SO many
curses and insults as he used to, but
some little time ago, as he was going
along the street, II boy shouted after
him some reviling epithet. Mr.. Mac
Leud forthwith gave the 10y some
;aps with i switch which scarcely dis
turbed the dust on his jelab, accom-
oanying them with some patcrnal ad-
vice rs to pOlitencss to strangers.
Next day Mr.. Macleod was sum-
nOned before the Basha, and long
written statement was produced. in
which (although there was no one
near at the time) twenty witnesses
swOre that the boy had been stabbed!
The fsasha asked Mr.. Macleod il
this was true.
''No; it is not true"
Ibid you whip the boy?"
20, YES l whipped the boy"
.What would happen in your coun-
try in such case?"
sin my country l should have
handed the boy to a policeman. But
you have no police"
But you admit having whipped
the boy"
II do! And l am willing to pay
for it,"
The father of the boy stood forth
and said he thought Mr.. Macleod
ought to pay $3.50.
Some Moorish merchants who occu.
pied seats on the Basha's divan Of
Justice, said that was too much. A
dollar was enough.
The Basha decided on 81, which
amount Mr.. Macleod extracted from
MS vest pocket and placed one the
ground.
"There is the dollar" said he.
The father OF the boy advanced with
alacrity to pick up the coin.
Stay momentw said Mr.. Mac
Leod. "You have adjudged 81 to
this man. O Basha, and see. there it
is. have admitted the Offense and
settled it, and l have answered your
question as to the law of my country.
But, tell me, what is the law in your
country if the son of one of your peo-
pie insults stanger in the street:''
"The father of the boy is resppns!-
ble." said the Basha, "and the father
should be logged"
Every well. l have settled his
claim against me by paying his claim.
Now / want my case against him
settled. 1 demand that be lie
logged"
The Basha and the "berch" de-
cided that it must be So The man
could take the dollar, but must he
logged if he did.
The father of the boy retired
swiftly with curses. not loud. hut
deep. Mr. Macleod picked up his
dollar and everybody put on a smile.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

A BLATANT anarchist at a Chicago
meeting. held the other day, said that
"in this great country it is a crime to
speak German, but during the late
war it was not considered a crime for
q German to fight for the Union. /"
The Germans who fought for the
Union, their descendants and rela-
tives are just as ready to fight az ainst
loud-mouthed blatherskites like this
fellow, who are generally driven from
their home countries for the country's
good, and who begin to reform the
eGoyernment Of the United States be-
fore they get rid of the steerage smell
that follows them.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
Work of Deadly Fluid.

Last year over 200 persons were
killed by lightning In the United
States alone, and it is believed the
electric bolt is yearly responsible for
more than 1000 deaths throughout
the earth. From 1885 to 1892. 2, 27O
were killed by it in Russia and Eu-
rope. During the same period 100
were destroyed in Austria. Deaths
from this cause are also numerous in
France.
During a recent widespread storm
In this country, it was demonstrated
that lightning seeks its victims pretty
much everywhere, even where pre-
caution is taken to avoid it's deadly
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

young man. He was killed by the
intense magnetic field it created.
These rocks were full Of iron and at
tracted the electricity. An intense
ly strong magnetic field was formed.
The capulia or nerve center at the
base OF the brain was instantly affect
ed and death was instantaneous.
The other mans life was saved by
his falling from his position and out
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

A FARMER living near Elgin, who
had been bothered by some urchins
stealing a few grapes to eat, laid in
wait for them with loaded shotgun.
When the youngsters arrived the gun
was hastily discharged, but the old
man happened to receive the charge
and dropped dead in his tracks. Nat
ure chooses her victims with rare
discernment and discretion.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

THERE is nothing new under the
sun. 1t was Chaucer who said,
with many tempest had his beard
been shaken" aud yet some irrever-
ent modern newspaper Photographer
thought he was original when he
said, ~The wind blew through his
YhiSkers."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

Il HAVE lived" says the indefatig-
able DIR. Clarke, ITO know that the
great secret of human happiness is
this-nevcr to suffer your energies to
stagnate. The old adage of too
many irons in the fire. conveys an
.abominable falsehood; you cannot
have too many. Poker, tongs, and
all-keep them all going"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

WE wonder If DIR. johnson were
alive and making a dictionary il he
would follow his old method OF def
milton and enter Siam: "A kingdom
Of Eastern Asia, much abused by
France"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

CHICK" MCMILLAN engaged in a
q tile target practice in Chicago
? est Side saloon, aud before 1t ended
Officer Rowan had been shot through
the legs and Officer Fitzmaurice
through the groin. At the height of
the festivities Mr.. Mcmillan fortu-
nately got In front ola bullet and quit.
Chicago is live town.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

NOTHING OF character is really per-
ysAnent but virtue and personal
worth. These remain. Whatever
OF excellence is wrought into the soul
itself belongs to both worlds Real
goodness does not attach itself mere
ly to life-it points to another
world
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

stood next to q window which was
closed Close to 1t was a conductor
from the roof. The lightning was
carried down this, tore its way
through scattering lath and plaster,
ran through Mr.. Carlin from head to
foot, few around the room, swept
through the kitchen by an open door,
sud thence passed through another
open door to the yard. where it buried
itself In the ground, after leaving q
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

If some men knew proportionate
ly as much when three score and ten
as they do when the hair begins to
dawn on their upper lip, the world
would not hold enough knowledge to
90 around.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

The hilarious group that have
their pictures taken while posing in
limp attitudes and wet bathing
dresses has had its run in newspaper
letters from the sea. Heaven for
give them. Surely there is no law
compelling woman to make holy
show OF herself.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

If the rolling chair concessionairc
at the Worlds Fair would reduce his
rates about one half he would secure
q much greater percentage OF Icseats.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

BRAZIL may come out ali right as
a republic, but it must be admitted
that the country WAS better off under
old Dom Pedro than it has been
since
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

A CALF which eats chickens is re-
ported from Hutuo, Tex. That calf
will be served in chicken pie yet,
and serve him right.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
Ingenuity of the Hornet,

The hornets nest Is sometimes two
feet in diameter. The outside lay
ers have small interval between
each, SO that II rain should penetrate
1t Is soon arrested
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

HEREAFTER the shortening powers
OF lard will have deeper significance
TO certain members of the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
HEAVENS ARTILLERY
MANY VICTIMS OF LlGHTNlNG'S
DEADLY BOLTS.

Over Two Hundred . Year Killed In This
Country - Examples Of Fatalities - Ono
Found to Have Extraordinary Tracings
ON His Body.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14

AN unfortunate woman does mot
realize the force Of her downfall till
she appears 10 public with her babv.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-14
HALEY, IDAHO.
FIVE dollars and costs is the lowest
club rate with Chicago policemen.

AN exchange observes that judges
are not sufficiently epigrammatic to
suit some people. Their sentences
are too long.