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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
A Few Stern Facts About Sinkers

A Few Stern Facts About Sinkers.
1t is probable that between 800 and
400 tons OF lead is melted into sink.
ers in this country every year. This
may seem like great deal of lead to
put into sinkers, but there is one con
Germ in this city that makes fifty or
sixty tons OF sinkers every year, and
that frequently iE the busy season
melts two tons Of lead for this BUR-
pose in day. There are other con-
Germs in New York that make sink.
ers. and they are made also in Boston.
10 Brooklyn. and elsewhere. 1t is
not business by itself, but is car
ried on in conjunction with other
business.
Sinkcrs are made in great va.
riety OF styles and weights for vari-
Gus kinds Of fishing, and for nets as
we'll as for single lines There are a
number of patented sinkers. A sinker
perhaps as well known as any is the
eight-ounce Bank, a six-sided sinker
such as is commonly used on the fish
ing boats. II might be wondered
what becomes OF all the sinkers; it
may be said that a single hshing
boat In the season will buy three or
four hundred pounds q week. A man
who ought to know says he believes
the bottom Of the ocean around the
llghtship Is paved with sinkers
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

result OF his trusting the kaiser who
unmade him. He cannot understand
that it is no longer in the Emperor's
power to unmake him further, that
disease and fate are RAPIDLY carrying
out OF history the man that wrote SO
large a part of it in twenty-five years.
The emperor proved capable of I'M
expected kindness when he sent his
message of cordiality 10 the moribund
chancellor, but the deed loses some
Of its grace in the fact that William
knows his enemy is forever hors du
combat
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
WILD GEESE.
The Havoc They Make In Californis Wheat
Fields.

The Havoc They Make In Californis Wheat
Fields.
II had an experience with wild
geese in California, and it is so big
that few, except those that are IA
miliar with them, can readily be-
lieve it." SAID United States Senator
Dare to a San Francisco Examiner
reporter. ~ own a ranch of IA, 900
acres at Knights Landing. on the
Sacramento-the Yolo rancho. I
raise great deal Of wheat and
every year as soon as the wheat comes
up the country is overrun with geese.
II have seen droves Of them two
or three miles long, and so thick that
when you shoot into them with a
rifle you are bound to hit some of
them. They ere so plentiful that l
am obliged to hire herders to keep
them of. They settle in great bands.
A band will settle down on five acres.
say, and you won't hear a quack or a
squawk. but the geese are there and
very industrious. and before you know
1t they have pulled up and eaten
every bit Of the grain. They have
skillful way OF grasping the tender
shoots in their mouths and pulling
and relaxing and pulling again, till
they get the swollen grains with the
blades, and then eat the whole.
"A storm is almost sure to bring
them in large numbers, but they
often come in entirely fair weather.
l keep many herders to drive them
away. II it were not tor this l
wouldn't have any wheat. The men
are armed with loud-soundiny Win
chesters. and they keep shooting
among them all the time. At night
the geese don't bother, but early in
the morning and all through the day
they literally swarm. The herders
60 out very early in the morning and
stay all day. 1t is continual battle.
The geese must be kept going all the
time or the wheat is gone.
There is a dog on the ranch that
is the most singular and at the same
Time the most valuable dog l ever
saw. She is dead against the geese /
ana is constantly rushing at them.
and soaring them away. She has
raised six puppies and has trained
them all to fight the geese. The ;
SNOP ~ NO6S 0lO CAUICluCly useful. |
Ihey are about half shepherd and
half bull, and wherever they are they
Keep the geese In motion. When the
men are blowing they get very close !
to the geese. Take fourteen or six
teen teams, each with big pillow that
turns four burrows They come along
in string. The first one is good
way off. The next a little closer,
and so on till the last one is fifty
feet or more nearer than the first one
was The geese don't notice this,
and a man can knock them over as
he goes by. saw one man take a
and bowl away and
kill one.
in fact it any one wants geese he
may easily kill them by thousands,
and was almost going to say mill
ions. up there. have killed them
myself many a time. The annual
visitation OF the geese at Knights
Landing is not a joke. 1t is the
sternest kind of reality and means a
heavy loss IL warfare is not kept up
against them"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
A WOMAN AND A BABY.
What She Did With 1t While the Car Wa
Going Three Blocks.

What She Did with 1t While the Car Wal
Going Three Blocks.
A woman got into q Cold Spring
car. She was carrying a sweet-faced
baby. which was not more than six
moths old.
The car was detained on the corner
where the woman got on, aud she
shifted around nervouslv in her seat
for moment and then began to toss
the baby about HeIe is a true dis
cripti0n of what she did with that
child while the car was going three
blocks
Held it upright on one knee for
thirty seconds. Then shifted it to
the other knee
Pulled it up against her and Rugged
it twice.
Tossed it on her left shoulder and
then shifted it to her right shoulder.
Held it up to the window and then
stood it up on her lap
Made a cradle out of her arms and
jumped 1t up and down about six
times
Placed it on her left knee. Then
put it on her right knee.
Laid it on its stomach in her lap
Rugged it to her bosom and patted
it seven times
Held it up at the car W indow again,
then pulled it over to her left
shoulder, shifted it to her right
shoulder, and wound up by dumping
it on her lap.
Tossed it in the air a dozen times
and Rugged it tour or five times
Laid it on its back in her lap ana
then turned it SO that it lay on it's
stomach.
Patted it for a minute and hummed
''Hush-a-by Baby" although the
child wasn't making a sound.
Put it on her knee and joggled her
knee up and down. shook it in front
OF her. holding it out at arms length,
and then Rugged it ecstatically three
times.
Held it up to the window for the
third time and then, when the con-
ductOr came after her fare, laid it in
y mussy lump on the seat beside her.
Patted it some more. joggled it
some more, tossed it some more and
topped it down on its stomach again.
Held it out at arms length and
yazed at it rapturously. Talked glib
berish to it and Rugged it some more.
And all this while the car was 60
Ing three blocks. Express.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
The Good Old Dave

Where are the crOakers who saw
mat everything was all right in ..the
good Ola days." Here comes along a
diary written by lady of fashion
some dfty years ago, and among
otner complaints, which are like
those we hear every day, are these:
our streets are not wide enough for
the carriages, nor the week long
enough Tor ones engagements There
ISN'T enough money. or enough time
10 spend 1t in. In short, such a
ness! Also, the writer of the diary,
Lady Georgiana de Ros, says: mo
wonder girls are delicate II they eat
mutton cnops before dinner"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

DIR. ScHOrT of Germany has been
making some interesting investiga-
tions of ocean currents, the height of
waves, and the rapidity of their pro-
gress. He explodes the idea OF waves
'mountain high" and says that in
the worst of storms they do not rise
higher than from thirty-six to forty
feet. This will be disappointing to
sea sick voyagers, who fancied that
they were several thousand feet high
and full of ipecac or some other
nauseating drug.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
The Awful Pause.

ut Is quite fatal to appear stupid
and uninterestcd when you are out
In society, you KNOW" said a pretty
girl TO an amused listener to her
prattle, land ! have discovered a CAPT.
tai recipe against looking dull which
L will give you gratis. At Mrs A. s
the other day found myself at a big
luncheon, with q lot OF older peOple
present. and on taking our places at
the table was dismayed to find that
one of my neighbors was an elderly
woman and total stranger. who
turned her shoulder to Inc during
greater part OF the repast, and the
other was Mile B., who is dear
girl, but has not an idea in her head.
After the first few minutes had
passed In total silence bright idea
struck me. 'Milly' l said, let's
count; we will look just as if we were
talking, and it's ever so much easier.
When leave off you Begin And I
began IN my most vivacious manner,
one. two, three, four, five, six seven
then l paused, and Milly. showing
her little white teeth with bona fide
merrlnent, went on, eight. nine,
ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen tffteen.' and we both ended with
a burst of genuine laughter
"'What good time those girls are
havingv heard our vis.a.vis SAYING
to her neighbor, rather obviously, l
thought i wonder what they are
talking about. '"--Chicago Journal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

1r Is u matter of deep interest,
both in education and in self.culture,
to discover how to develop the heart
and the hand in unison. Every one
who shares in the responsibility of
training youth should hold in close
view two important objects-une to
quicken the affections, to stimulate
the desires, to cherish and to raise
the ideals; the other to form habits
of action in harmony with these.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Unhappy Kings and Queens.

Queen Victoria leads a uuieter and
less rutfied life than the sovereign of
any other country in Europe. All
the other sovereigns have hard time
of it.
Here is Oscar II, King of Sweden
and NORWAY, tormented by the Nor
Wegian malcOntents, by the obstruct-
i've StOrthing and by Ibsen.
Here is William IL of GERMANY.
driven to his wits end by hectnring
adversaries.
Here is the King of the Greeks.
Gearge l., always impecunious. and
al this time always overwhelmed in
a sea OF troubles
Here Is the King of the Belpfans
Leopold H., whose throna was mem
aced few weeks ago by his rebellious
subjects, and saved for a time onlv
by his prudence.
Here is the little King of Spatn.
Alfonso KILL, who must be fright.
ened when he hears his subjects
shouting for republic
Here is the Gar of Russia, the
King OF Italy, the Emperor of Au-
strla, and the Sultan of Turkey the
nardships of whom are known to all
the world.
Inc young Queen of the Neither
iands, Wilhelmina. the middle aged
King OF Portugal. Charles l., and the
Old King OF Denmark, Christian TX.
lead solitary, quiet life. but they do
not govern countries Of the first rank.
ana are comparatively speaking, in
significant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Spider and Wasp Fight to the Death


A fierce battle for life between a
large spider and wasp was wit
messed by man in his garden one
day recently. The spider had spread
his web in corner of the fence, and
was patiently waiting for something
to turn up Suddenly a wasp flew in
to his web. He was firmly cAught
and his desperate efforts to escape
tore several holes in the flimsy net:
work about him. Here the spider
rushed out, and rapidly began to re.
pair the breaks. The wasp fought
harder still, and seemed to be trying
to get a chance to sting his sly foe.
In minute or two the wasp lay per-
fectly still, as il dead. The spider
rushed out and seized the body OF MS
victim. The wasp. who had appar.
emily been playing 'possum. suddenly
became very much alive, ard in a
flash SPIDER and wasp were clasped in
deadlock. There was short, fierce
struggle. aud both insects fell from
the dilapidated web to the ground.
They lay there quite still, and the in
'terested spectator. STOPPING over
them, found that both were dead.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

THE instinct which prompts play
1ui whale now and then to try con.
illusions with one of our incoming
ocean steamships is probably the
same which makes young bull some
times afiront a locomotive on a West
ern railroad. Neither creature can
Withstand the temptation to find out
which is the stronger, the strange
smoke. breathing monster or ITSELF
Man is urged by a similar instinct
when he insists in bucking against
old John Barleycorn. In all these
cases the superior force generally
give the inferior animal a sore head
and much experience
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Wanted to Sit COrrectlv-

"Sit down in 'front.'" said some
members OF the audience. as a pro-
lessor OF grammar stood up to take a
survey of the house
Cannot be done. It's a physical
imposslbility," replied the professor.
"sit down, SIR" said the police
man.
IAN, now you talk, sir. But when
those gentlemen asked me tn ait
down In front and leave my back
standing up YOU"
sit down." yelled the audience
and he sat.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

WE don't see why the Sunday clos
ing litigation need be closed ut the
end Of the Exposition season. 1t
might prove handy for the pettirog-
gers and the courts to maui around
whenever they become Gogginizcd.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

A BOY accustomed to drawing a
hand cart through the streets of New
York, saw an advertisements: "Hall
boy wanted" He said il any boy
could haul more than he could he
would like to know it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

A WRITER on fashions announces
that ''the Eaton jacket must CO."
Well, it will be possible to stand this
loss, but only on condition that the
occupant of the jacket does not &c
with it,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

WHAT II Mayor Harrison is becom-
ing conspicuous as a kisser? He can
kiss In seven languages and nine dia-
lects, and no other Mayor in the
country can.-Chicago Tribune.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

MEMBERS Of New York's 400" are
preparing for an amateur circus
This is unnecessary. Tney. will never
be without an amateur circus so long
as Ward McAllister continues to
abide there,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Russians During the Turkish War

l was struck with the utter alb.
sence OF enthusiasm and the dislike
to the war. In the canteen tent I
frequently heard officers of the guard
who had not yet been under fire
making use OF such expressions as:
"Ah, II l were only lucky enough to
be back in ST Petersburg" or "Td
give somebody a good round sum to
give me slight flesh wound" etc.
The wounded in the hospital fire.
quently spoke in indignant terms of
the officers, which, as a rule, is GER
tainly not the habit of the Russian
soldier. Experiences Of a Prussian
fonicer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

Few men have ever earnestly striven
after competence, after health,
home happiness, love of relatives, re-
spect and confidence of fellow. men,
and not attained it, Few men that
have SO lived have had occasion to
part from old associations with dread
and to greet new ones with fear.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

BISMARCK proves his decadence BY
refusing to accept any personal cour-
tesy from the Emperor, who has Of.
fered him a royal castle as hotel
during his illness The man of blood
and iron possibly fears that imprison-
ment not hospitality, might be the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
The Center Of Pover

Bilfer--Pd have you understand no
woman ever ruled me. Duffer-That's
all right for you, how about US who
are too poor to hire men cooks. Elk
change
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

Ir is unfortunate that Princess Eu-
lalic arrived in Chicago too late to
witness Mrs Potter Palmer's artistic
method Of using the hammer ir driv-
ing the last nail in the WOman's
building. There are some exhibitions
Of American skill that the Princess
seems doomed not to see.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

THE passengers on the train held
uDin Indiana were mostly Worlds
Fair visitors returning home, and
consequently were not molested by
the robbers.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

IF a baby will ''miss herr when she
goes out OF the room. a woman ia
content to give up all her time to
taking care of it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
"a CHOICE SELECTION OF I'M
TERESTlNC ITEMS.

Venmenss aud Criticisms Bn..d Cr,r
The Happenings OF the Day-As ,s~rses>s
. and Mews NoteA.
If YOU see long haired fellow
don't take him for poet and speak
harshly to him; ne may be a full
back.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
A BANK TELLER ABsCoNDs.
His Shortage Probably Not Less Than
$4,000.

Providence, R. L, Dec. 30.-WillIiam
Austin Bennett, teller Of the Globe
National Bank, has absconded and a
hurried examination of the books has re-
vealed a shortage in his accounts of
$40, 900, with a possibility that the amount
will reach twice that sum Bennett is 30
years of age, feet z inches, and
weighs about about 100 pounds. The
bank is secured from loss by the teller
sureties, the North America, of Montreal,
and the American Surety, of New York.
The bank has large fund of unexpended
dividends.
Benefits speculations were pure rob-
berry. AS for illustration, bag marked
in Benne it's own hand to contain 81, 100 In
gold was found to have $500 in silver in IT,
The cash of the bank and its books
were all right when the examiner went
over the accounts three months ago to-
day.
The bank people say that Bennett be-
came involved in bucketshop speculations
a month ago, and used the funds of the
bank and knowing that the next exam
inGtion would be made to-day, and his
big speculations discovered, he made the
"big SCOOP" Had he desired to do so, he
might just as easily have taken $4,000
more in large bills,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
GUNS BOOMING AT RIO.
Insurgents Compelled TO Give Up a
Seizure Of British Cattle.

Rio Janeiro, Dec 30.-The minister Of
foreign affairs, acting for President Peix-
OTTO, authorizes the following information:
There has been no firing to-day by any
Of the forts at the mouth of the harbor.
The insurgent cruiser Almirante TemAn-
daire has been bombarding the govern
ment forts on Governors Island and Mo
cangue Island, but her fire has had no
visible effect. The forts replied brislxly
and number of their shots struck the
csuiser, but what damage she sustained Is
not known. II Is certain, however, that
during the engagement one of her officers.
presumably the officer of the deck, was
killed. A lighter, loaded with live cattle
and flying the British flag, was seized by
the insurgents today, but they were not
allowed to retain possession Of their prize
long As soon as Capt. Lang, of the
Sirius, the senior British officer in these
waters, learned of the capture he de-
manded the surrender Of the lighter and
the cattle. They were surrendered. An
officer on one Of the American warships
here says he saw nearly 100 wounded in
surgents on Enchadas Island"
The Portuguese minister, concerning
whose reported detention by President
PeixotO so much excitement has been
caused In Lisbon, sailed to-day for Lisbon
on board the steamship Equator.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31

starving unemployed. Workingmen and
women, says the manifesto, ought 10 COM
bine to convince the plundering classes
that labor cannot be sweated and starved
at pleasure; that they no longer implore
justice but are hoping for revenge. The
manifesto has fierce anarchist tone
which has not characterized the fedora
tion's previous utterances.
NO PARDON FoR MRS MAVERICK.
The recent revival Of the agitation for a
new trial for Maybrick, confined in
Working prison becauseof having poisoned
her husband, has ended in fizzle. The
home Office denies that 1t has the impor-
tant new evidence which Mrs Maybrick's
friends were said TO have produced. Mrs
Maybrick is now employed in the kitchen
of the Woking prison when she Is not In
The hospital. She will have no chance Of
being released until serving the tenth year
OF her term Her mothers expectation
that she will be liberated soon Is a mis-
take. If the government could release
the woman without exciting press COM
ment IL might be done easier, but unfor-
tunately for Mrs. Maybrick her friends
and the press will not let her case be for
gotten.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
POLITICS OF THE STATE.
The Year Just Opening Expected to
Be Lively One,

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 30.-The dawn of the
new year brings the politicians to the
front. The indications are that the cam
paign will open early and close late, and
that it will be hot from the word go. The
new year will be chock full of politics.
There will be candidates of every grade
A governor, all the state house officials,
members of the legislature, county OH
GERS, congressman, one United States
senator, and very probably three supreme
court judges, are to be elected.
The congressional campaign will be in
terestlng. 1t is said by the political
prophets here that there is not likely to
be opposition for the democratic nomi-
nation in the First district, represented
by Col. Lester; in the Second, repre-
scented by Ben Russell; the Third, repre-
scented by Speaker Crisp; in the Tenth,
represented by Maj Black in the Sew
enth, represented by Judge Maddox; and
the Eleventh, represented by Mr.. Turner.
Tom Watson will probably oppose Maj.
Black and gain, but Maj. Black will be
the democratic nominee
In the Fourth district there will be q
determined fight for Mr. Moses seat A
number of gentlemen are spoken Of as
probable candidates, among them Hon.
Warner billiard, and ex-Congressman T.
w. Grimes will be a candidate for re-elec-
tion. 1t is claimed by Mr. Grimes friends
that he can win, if the contest is left to
him and Mr.. Moses.
In the Fifth district there is also
number of gentlemen who desire to oc-
cupy the seat occupied by Col. Livingston.
Col Gambler, of DeKalb; G. d. Hill, of
Fulton, and ex-Gov. Mcdaniel, of Walton,
it is said, will be in the field.
MIR Ham, of Hall county, has de-
termined to tackle Carter Tate in the
Ninth, and probably others will decide to
enter the arena in that district.
In the Eighth, Col. Lawson is promised
opposition in the person of ex-Cougress-
man Henry Carlton, of Athens
In the Sixth, Mr.. Whitfield has served
notice that he desires to occupy Hon.
Thomas Cabaniss' seat, and Col. Bob Berne
may also enter the race.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
END OF THE BICYCLE RACE.
Shock Wins by Covering 1900 Miles,
With Waller Second.

The Latter's Record 1,4S4 Miles.
Martin Comes In Third, Albert
Fourth and Van Emberg Fifth--Ths
Others in the Race Fail to Cover the
1,4oo Miles Necessary to Win 9
Prize.
New York, Dec. 30.-At4:30 o'clock the
Emile scratch race in the bicycle tourna-
ment, in which r. J. Berlo, j. F. STAR
buck and Richard Howell were entered,
resulted in the order named. Time
minutes 251< seconds.
The smile race which followed waa
won by Berlo, with Prince second and
Starbuck third. Time IA minutes 20 2-s
seconds.
THE SCORE AT NOON
The score this afternoon at 1 o'clock
stood as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
A NEW MAN AT THE HELM.
Hon. J. M. Head Elected President OF
the Nashville American.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. SO.-Hon. j. M.
Head, of this city, was to-day elected
president of the American Publishing
Company, and takes control of the Daily
American, having bought majority OF
the stock of the company from ID. b.
Cooper. who retires faom the paper. A
new board of directors was also elected.
lanes M. Head. John A. Pitts, j. II.
Fulton, S. A. Champion, OF Nashville,
and II. A. Palmer, of Murfreesboro, were
elected directors. The policy of the pa
r,e, remains democratic.