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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
A New Use for Snakes.

Benares, India. has long been
known as sort Of paradise for beg
gars, many of whom are great rascals
Several of these scoundrels are said
TO have adopted a new plan to extort
aims They loiter about the Monkey
Temple wearing large cobras around
their necks or carrying them in
baskets. When band of pilgrims
draws near, the beggars surround
them. and unless money be given to
them Voluntarily. they hold the
snakes close to the pious travellers
and thus terrify them until the
frightened folk are only too glad to
hand the rogues money, or something
just as useful.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
Talking Dogs.

A common mastiff at Zeitz, in Sax
ony, had a peculiar bark, and its
master, boy, thought there was in
the noise resemblance to some Ger.
man words, and having apparently
nothing to occupy his time, deter.
mined to teach the mastiff to speak!
The project was difficult. but the
patience and ingunity of the boy
overcame the many obstacles. The
words which the boy taught the dog
were about thirty in number, mainly
German, but including few French
words also. These words were not
used spontaneously, but uttered at
the dictation of the young teacher
by his canine pupil.
The DOG of Liebnitz," as this
wonderful mastiff is usually called,
had rival in speaking dog, said to
have been exhibited in Holland in
Ills, which could pronounce all the
letters Of the alphabet except IL"
''m," and ''n.'
In the following year one is men,
toned at Berlin; and the Bibliotheque
Germanique for 1920 asserts that
there was then dog who could speak
sixty words, and had a very COM
mendable preference for short ones,
never attempting more than three
syllables
The late DR.. James Hunt, in deal
ing with these remarkable cases,
points out that it is not speech in
the real sense OF the word even IL
the statements here cited, for there
is no evidence of antecedent thought
determining the choice of words
At the most, the dog gave clever
imitation of the human voice, not of
mans mental process But as ami
mails certainly convey information to
each other, there is still some ground
to hope that an improvement may
yet be affected in the communication
between man and his "poor rela-
fiOnc ~
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
The Ordeal of Boiling Oil.

The deluded people of the Indian
Archipelago seem to be about as far
behind the times as were the Salem
with burners OF 200 lyears ago, only
that they seldom 60 to the extremes
which history tells us that our Puri-
tan ancestors did. In Ceylon the
system of witch finding" is both
unique and terrible. Some oil from
newly gathered king cocoanuts is
manufactured by one of the friends
of the complainant; this is poured
into primitive stone vessel and
heated to boiling point
Each of the suspected witches is
then brought upon the scene, and is
then and there compelled to dip three
fingers of the right hand into the
seething cauldron, each having q
right, under their idea OF justice. to
throw the oil remaining upon his
fingers into the face of the complain
ant, who stands near by. While
this ordeal is being undergone, a sim
gle exclamation Of pain on the part
OF the suspected person., is considered
to be an admission of guilt; if no such
exclamation is made, the innocence
of the accused is supposed to be es-
tab'ished. 1t is said that every tenth
person on the island of Ceylon has
manned fingers as result of having
met the "Ordeai of Boiling OIL"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
Newspaper Morality in London.

On what grounds, we wonder, do
the majority OF London papers con-
spire to ignore one anuther's exsist-
ence? 1t seems pretty piece of folly,
but OF course II a paper chooses to DO
this it is its own affair. II the Pail
Mall Gazette publishes the news that
Paris has been blown up, or that
Africa has disappeared, the Times
may, 1t it likes continue to come out
in affected ignorance of the catas-
trophe But it is quite another mat
ter when a naughty morning journal
cOndescends ito borrow, and borrow
largely, without acknowledging the
source of its loan. The Daily News,
which we have always looked upon as
dull but respectable, while appro-
Driating such OF our narratives of the
fracas in the House as seemed good
to it, ungenerously refers the state
ments to ian evening paper" The
Morning makes no acknowledgment
at all.
But the worst offender of all is the
Times, which has embodied the state
ments OF our contributors as the re-
suit of conversation in the lobby
There Is no question as to the origin
of these political notes." as not only
are the members whose opinions are
quoted those who wrote in the Pail
Mall Gazette yesterday. but the very
phrases and words they used are pro-
duced. 1t is not so long ago since
the Times mercilessly fell foul of the
st. James's Gazette for similar of.
fence. We take leave gently to call
its attention to the fact. London
Pail Mall Gazette.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
WHERE TSAMPS COME FROM.
Interesting Information Concerning Our
Voluntarily Idle Army.

Interesting Information Concerning Our
Voluntarily Idle Army.
An interesting article appears in
the Forum for August from the pen
Census" 1t contains whole army
OF statistics on the subject which
will be of peculiar interest to the
economist and social refOrmer. Mr.
MeCook estimates the total number
of tramps at As, 84e, and OF these he
has secured sort OF biographical
sketch of l., 349. These sketches have
been obtained from facts furnished
by the subjects themselves. The in
formation they give is believed to be
the most reliable that could be oh
tanned on the subject. 1t is certainly
reliable enough to form the basis OF
correct conclusions and to permit of
the study ana discussion OF the sub
ject in all its phases and relations.
Mary startling facts are presented.
but they are none the less worthy OF
consideration on that account.
1t may be surprise to many to be
told that tramps do not come exclu-
sively from the lowest stratum OF So
ciety. or the ], $40 interviewed 81.
per cent. admitted having trades,
callings, or professions and ALA per
cent were common laborera Only
sixteen of the whole number would
admit that they had no calling. In
the whole lot ninety-eight different
vacations were represented Another
startling fact ascertained by MI. Nc
Cook in his investigations was that
the regiment of tramps does not
draw its recruits from the ignorant,
the physically disabled, the weak, or
the aged. AS large a proportion as
one in twenty was under 20 years of
age. Three in five were under IS and
seventy-fve in one hundred were un-
der 40. Only one In twelve was so
or over. These figures show very
clearly that the age of the tramp is
no hinderance to his working capa-
bilities. They rather indicate that
tramps die young or weary of the
road and become more industrious as
they grow older. 1t is not probable
that the first is true. At time
when the grip was raging and the
death rate generally was phenomin-,
ally high only 8.5 per cent claimed
to be chronic sufferers from Ill health,
while IS. per cent asserted that
their health was perfect
The mode of life adopted does not
appear to have been forced upon its
followers through stress of circum-
stances One third took to it within
twenty -four hours after their loss OF
employment, half within a week and
| four tifths within month. Only H.
per cent. would admit that they had
followed it more than a year. Nor
was want of education the cause of
their departure from the ranks OF the
Industrious. or the whole number
interviewed 1, 1877 could read and
write. Eighteen more could read but
not write. Only 9.94 per cent could
neither read nor write. The annual
cost to the country Of supporting this
army of tramps in idleness is esti-
mated by Mr.. McCook at IS, 600, 600.
That would give $3.50 per week to
each of them.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

look into grateful heart.
GoD speaks in the life of every
good man.
BIRDS with bright feathers are not
always fat
Your most deadly sin is the one
you love the most.
LOVE never has to go to school to
learn how to speak.
If our eyes were bettef the stars
would give us more light
The real cross of Christ looks
heavy, but 1t is always light.
WEAKNESS is blessing when it
causes us to trust more in God.
The sin that shines has as much
death in it as the one that does not.
The trouble with the man who
knows nothing is that 1T takes him so
long to find it out
THERE are church members who
call keeping the ten commandments
going to extremes.
THERE are communities in which
Solomon would not have received any
credit for his wisdom.
ONLY three rich men are referred
to as such in the New Testament,
and two OF them were lost.
THE glory OF love is that it de-
lights in doing for nothing what no
body else will do for money.
If sunshine had to be paid for.
there are people who would declare
that candle light could beat it,
EVERY sinner reasons that IL there
is happiness in the heart, there ought
to be some sunshine in the face.
SEEsT thou a man who is mean to
his wife? Satan will not be injured
much by what he says in church.
THE devil is never made uneasy by
the man who thinks he will have to
go somewhere else to be religious.
FIND sin that the Bible is not
opposed to before you undertake to
prove that it is not the work of God.
THE devil has never been able to
find out how to make prison strong
enough to hold one of Gods children.
EVERY time a stone is thrown
straight at the devil it is sure to hit
some prominent man square in the
face.
THE devil will stay all day If you
answer him back, hut strike at him
with Gods word and he will flee at
once.
WHEN man discovers that there
is something wrong in his heart he
has begun to find out that he needs
Christ.
THERE is not much drawing power
in the Christianity of people who go
through life shaking hands with two
fingers
THE moment a man begins to see
himself as God sees him, he stops
talking about the hypocrites in the
church.
IT should be the prayerful aim Of
every Christian to live in way that
would compel the world to believe in
his Master.
THERE are men who sing, "Nearer
My God to Thee" in church, who try
to keep the Lord as far away as pos
sibe in their business.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
Free COinaUe,"

In its widest sense. the expression
means the right of person owning
bullion to have it coined at mint
without charge to him. The only
metal coined freely is gold, and, in
effect. the expression free coinage"
is used only with references to the
possible admittance of silver to the
same privileges. Copper is not coined
on private account The coinage OF
gold is the only coinage absolutely
free in the minis of the chief coun.
tries of the world.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
Wisdom.

Wisdom is the name God gives to
religion, so telling the world what it
was not aware of, and will hardly yet
believe, that the great things that so
engross the desires and designs both
of the noble and iQnoble sort of man
kind, are to be found in religion, viz:
Wisdom and pleasure; and that the
former IS the direct way to the latter,
as religion is to both.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
Whisky in u Hogshead Of Molasses.

They have sharp liquor searchers
in Androscoggin County, and the wits
of rum smugglers are sharpened by
contact with them. The GUEST
scheme yet worked to hoodwink the
officers was discovered the other day.
The officers, seeing hogshead of mo-
lasses with suspicious address,
seized it. Inside they discovered a
whisky barrel. The barrel contained
ninety-tive gallons Of liquor Encir-
cll1g it was strong framework, upon
which the hoops, nearly two inches
wide, encircled the barrel, and into
this ran big screws from the hoops
and slaves of the outer hogshead A
similar arrangement was used for the
heads, and the space thus made be-
tween the inner and outer barrel was
filled with molasses. The bunghole
of the inner barrel was opposite the
bunghole OF the outer barrel, so that
by this arrangement the stuff could
be pumped out without breaking the
hogshead. daily Kennebec journal.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
A LARGE LUNCH.
HoN Tunisian Soldiers Showed Their Re.
gard for Their Captain.

gard for Their Captain.
Capt Border, now a civil official
at Maktar, in Tunis, gives an anus
ing account of an experience with
some of his old Tunisian soldiers, says
the Youths Companion. Some time
after he had left the army and had
assumed Office at Maktar, he met at
the town Of Bargon twelve soldiers of
the company which he had once COM
manded. He was instantly recognized
and surrounded. 'sThey all talked at
once" he says ''They hung upon
my bride and upon my stirrups; they
embraced my hands; they grasped my
boots and the tails of my coat.
''God be praised! We have waited
for you SO long! Have you been we'll.
And madam? And the children?
And our Lieutenant?
".He was killed In Tonquin.'
May God have mercy upon him.
He was brave man.
And the sub-Lieutenant9'
s. He was in Tonquin, and is now
q Lieutenant and decorated
"'May God increase his prosperity
cat last l was able to dismount,
and the good fellows hurried away, to
come back bringing mats and rugs
and cushions, that their old Captain
might be comfortably installed.
1--WE may offer you lunch''
"'Yea, but it is warm day, and
one dish will be SUFFICIENT
'They fastened away, and I saw
them holding an animated discussion;
then they disappeared in different
directions. l afterward learned that
the most profound of the band had
proposed to the rest that they should
all contribute to dish and that his
wife should cook it; but the others
were full Of culinary pride. 1t was
decided that each should bring me a
dish, for when l had said "a single
dish I had not specified whether from
each of YOU or from you all to-
gether.'
Il had finished an interview with
the town officials and was resting,
when l was informed: 'Sidi, your
lunch is coming
'My twelve soldiers were approach
ing, each with an enormous dish
Twelve dishes to eat on that hot
July day, with terrible torrid sirocco
blowing that would have destroyed
the appetite of glutton! Twelve
dishes exactly alike, cooked after
recipe which no doubt had been
handed down from remote ages.
Twelve mutton stews, swimming in
rancic oil, dressed with dry raisins
and peas as hard as bullets
II did my duty. tasted Of the
twelve dishes. and swallowed twelve
mouthfuls of milk, and informed each
of my hosts that his dish was good,
very good, superior, delicious, agreea-
BILE, exquisite, superflne, fragrant,
savory, delectable. or succulent.
'sThey were much pleased and de-
clared that whenever l visited Bar
gon they should entertain me-
II have been there since, but in
vented way to protect my stomach
and to avoid hurting their feelings
l arranged an order of precedence for
them according to their military
rank, the number of years they had
been in the service and their.age At
every visit 1 state positively that l
shall accept luncheon from some one
of them. and l thus resist the seduc-
tions of the others and preserve my
digestion, though l am no less CRATE
full for their kindness and devotion"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

The home is the most ideal of crea-
tons. 1t has its pattern on the
mount only heheld by eyes that are
clarified from caprice and willful in.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

BAD habit ia Z
chain.
THE wounds
made by a friend
are the ones
that smart the
most.
EVERY m a n
who knows God
we'll does some
thing to enrich
his race.
COP loves to
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

"a MERE accident" is the title of
new novel,. Well, il it was mere
accident the public will overlook it
this time, but the author must rot
repeat the offence
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

THE reason the small boy does not
wear a bathing costume, Is because
nothing Is good enough for him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
FOR SUNDAY READING
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE is HERE
ExPOUNDED

Reply of q Poet and Author to Sneer-r .t
Christianity-Is the Era of the Woman
Preacher Approaching Notes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
TRUMPET CALLS.

Rams Horn Sounds . Warning Note 20
tho Unrodeemod.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

Coon resolutions, like a squaliing
baby at church, should be carried out.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11


There is one sin which seems to me
is everywhere and by everybody I'M
derestimated, and quite too much
overlooked in valuation of character.
1t is the sin OF fretting; so common
that unless it rises above Its usual
monotone. we do not observe it.
Watch any ordinary coming together
of people, and see how many minutes
it will be before somebody frets-that
is. makes more or less complaining
statement of something or other,
which most probably every one in the
room. or in the Car, or ON the street
corner, it may be. knew before, and
which probably nobody can help.
Why say anything about it? 1t is
cold, it is hot, it is wet, it is dry;
somebody has broken an appointments;
ill-cooked meal; stupidity or BAD
faith somewhere has resulted in dis
comfort. There are plenty of things
to fret about. 1t is simply astonish-
ing how much annoyance may be
found in the course of every days
living, even at the simplest, If one
only keeps sharp eye out on that
side OF things. Even Holy Writ says
we are prone to trouble as sparks to
fly upward. But even to the sparks
flying upward, in the blacklist of
smoke, there is a blue sky above. and
the less time they waste on the road
the sooner they will reach it. Fret
ting is all time wasted on the rold.-
Helen Hunt
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

appeared to better advantage than
when, these holy things being as
sailed, all his faculties we're aroused
in their defense. At a dinner in
= London few years ago. when he was
American Minister at the Court of
st. James, one of the guests in the
course of some remarks took occasion
to sneer at religion. At this Mr..
Lowell said in reply:
when the microscopic search of
skepticism, which has hunted the
heavens and sounded the seas to dis.
prove the existence of a Creator, has
turned its attention to human society
and has found a place in this planet
wnere a man can live in decency,
comfort and security, supporting and
educating his children unspoiled and
unpolluted-a place where age is re-
vered and infancy respected, woman
hood honOred, and human life held
in due regard-when skeptics can
find such place ten miles square in
this globe where the gospel Of Christ
has not gone and cleared the way and
laid the foundation, and made the
decency and security possible, it will
then be in order for the skeptical lit
Rrati to move thither and ventilate
Eheir views. But so long as these
very men are dependent upon the re-
1igiOn they discard for every privilege
they enjoy they may as we'll hesitate
a little longer before they seek to rob
the Christian OF his hope and human
ity of its faith in that Savior who
alone has given to man that hope of
life eternal which makes this life toll
cradle and society possible, which
robs death of its terrors and the
grave of its gloom"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11

There seems to be no objection
whatever to women taking control of
Sunday schools, benevolent institu-
tions, church fairs, festivals, and all
other means Of caring for the flocks
and filling the ecclesiastical ex-
chequer, but when it comes to women
in the pulpit there is trouble at once.
This is only another of the relics of
barbarism.
In old times il the church could
get hold Of the women and little
children they felt pretty sure of their
ability to manage the rest of the hui
man family.
Half century ago the woman doc
tor was scarcely recognized in reputa-
BILE circles and woman lecturer was
a monstrosity. Contrasting that date
with the present and taking note of
the change in sentiment from one
decade to another, it is scarcely too
much to expect that by another fifty
years we shall see most wonderful
revolution i'll matters of this sort. 1t
is safe to predict that, before the end
of the first decade of the next CEN
fury, the woman preacher will be no
more of a novelty than the woman
doctor now is.
Woman is specially fitted for such
work, and even were she not so it
would be only the strictest kind of
justice to give her some OF the honor
as we'll as most of the hard work Of
the church. When once it dawns
fully upon the minds of the people of
this generation that there is no sex
in intellect or moral achievement,
the first and more difficult part of
this knotty problem will have been
solved.
By all means open the pulpit doors
to women as we'll as those of the Sun
day school room. the hospital, and
the executive committee.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-11
Lowell on Christianity.

AM Els RUSSELL
Lowell was pre-
eminently a "lib-
eral. :" whether re-
lated to politics.
society. or religion.
But his faith in
the power of real
Christianity and
regard for the life
and character Of
C. hris t were the
strong foundation
OF his own noble
life and no novnr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-30
NUGGETS OENEWS

The paid admissions to the Worlds fair
yesterday were l5l ,SS1
Joseph 5. Hardin, said TO be one of the
Centralia, Ills, train robbers, was cap
tured in Cincinnati.
During a quarrel near Tonawanda, N.
Y, Charles Emerson. milk peddler, was
shot and killed by William II. Griffith a
farmer.
Ilucian Brown, l6-year-old colored boy,
who shot and killed Albert Lyons in Chi.
cago on July 4, was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life
The jury in the trial of George Thomp.
son, charged with killing his wife in Bos-
ton last August returned n verdict of
manslaughter.
A jury acquitted Owen Bradley of the
charge Of fkilling Price Jenkins at Lexing-
ton, KY, three years ago Bradley is a
well known horse trainer.
The fight of the saloon keepers of Min
nesota to secure recognition by the Knights
of Pythias has ended in defeat. The liquor
vote of 81 20 10.
A meeting of the leaders in the move.
ment in Kansas for n graduated estate tax
is to be held at Topeka next Thursday to
arrange for mass convention, to be held
in the latter part of October.
Suit has been entered by Michael Lynch,
OF Winamac, Ind, against the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago railway for s5O,-
coo damages Lynch was unloading hay
near the railroad last January when Tho
boiler of a locomotive burst and crippled
him for life.