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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
A Parrot Story.

A lady WHO had bought parrot OF
bird fancier was shocked afterward
to discover that the parrot was adj
dicted to tie pernicious habit of Tex
aggerated colloquialisms." The lady
at once took the bird back, and COM
planned, requesting him to refund her
money The man refused, saying it
was quite easy to cure the parrot. He
then told her the next time the par.
rot offended to take it out of the
cage, grasp it by the tail, and swing
1t violently around her head several
times 1t was not long before the
parrot raised the lady's ire by a string
Of choice expressions, and the lady
proceeded to stake it out" OF the
bird. After swinging it round her
head till she was tired she laid the
parrot on the table. Tne bird got up,
and shaking his feathers together,
quietly remarked:
by thunder, what galem
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
est place in his mind. Christian Ad-
Easy-Going Christians.


Are there any such persons? Are
there any Christians who are not
soldiers OF the cross. or are there
some who 20 to heaven on fowery
beds Of ease? What does the author
OF our salvation say to this all.im-
portant question: 'If any man will
come after Inc. let him deny himself
and take up his cross daily and fol.
low me-" What road did Jesus take?
Peter says that Jesus left us an ex-
ample that we should follow in His
steps, who did no sin. Was He as
we'll of for a place to lay His head as
the birds and foxes? Was He not a
man Of sorrows and acquainted with
grief. and did He not 70 about doing
good? Remember, all who are as
piring toward salvation, that we are
to follow in the steps Of Jesus. Go
about doing good. Make missionary
wings out OF your money. Deny your.
self in every way you can to further
on the cause Of Christ. Remember
that to feed the hungry and clothe
the naked is doing it unto Jesus, if
1t is done in his name. The Fire
brand
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
Railway Inventions.

Some notable American and French
devices are among the recent railway
inventions. Included in the former
is what is termed a combination car.
designed to be used either open or
closed, the seats so arranged as to
leave an aisle down the center, as In
an ordinary railway coach. The win
dows large with just framework
enough to support the root; each win
dow has two sashes, which may be
readily let down into the bottom OF
the car, thus transforming it prac-
tically into an open car-in rough
weather the windows being drawn up
and held by springs, thus making .
closed car. In France. the ingenious
plan has lately Teen adopted OF maxi
ing wheels for cars 0v bending up
seven pieces Of bar iron in such .
shape that the center fits inside of .
hand or false fell0e. which. in turn.
is hammered into groove in the tire,
felloe and tire being riveted togeth-
er, the bars bent round to the center
of the wheel, their ends having 3
mold placed between them; cast iron
is then run in, forming the huh
which is afterward bored out and the
cast-steel axle forced in by some 1fty-
five thousand to sixty-six thousand
pounds hydraulic pressure, and tho
life Of the center of the wheel Is said
to be practically interminable under
ordinary conditions
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
Rams Hornets.

SOME Of us would be living on stale
bread nearly all the time IL God were
to answer all our prayers
THE man who tries to go around all
the mountains on his way to Heaven
Will have a very crooked road.
If you don't have much iov in your
religious life, it is probably because
you are not thankful enough.
No RELIGION is worth row of
pins that does not make its possessor
willing to practice self-denial.
If head religion could take people
to Heaven, somebody would find out
how to get there in a balloon.
WHENEVER you find man oppos-
ing the Bible, you find one who has
sins he doesn't want to give up.
THE people who live under the
same roof with you know more about
your religion than your pastor does
SOME people think there ought to
be more fasting and praying done,
but they want somebody else to do 1t.
THERE are too many people who
never think it worth while to under
take to be religious with their money.
WHEN the peope find out that a
man is mean at home. they don't care
how good he processes to be at church.
THERE is something wrong with
the father who will tie up his dog at
night and let his boy run the streets
AsLoNG as the devil can make an
outsider believe he is as good as a
church member, he has a sure hold
on him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
The Plea of No Time.

Nothing is more absurd than the
plea of those men and women vino in
sist that they have no time for the
discharge OF their higher duties
They have no time, forsooth, to read,
to think, to pray; no time to spend
in social intercourse with their
friends, in quiet meditation with
themselves, or in pleasant cOnversa-
ton with their children. With a per-
sistency that knows no abatement,
they drudge away in the spirit Of the
veriest slave, at tasks that wear out
their nerves, narrow their minds and
deaden their heart. And for what
purpose? Simply to get few dollars.
In some cases the endless "grind"
develops habit which is as imperi-
Gus as natural law.
We are entering no protest against
hard and steady work. Incidence is
great sin. The primal law. that
we shall eat our bread in the sweat
of our brow. has not been repealed.
There are tasks for US all-tasks that
we cannot shirk or shun without de-
liberate unfaithfulness But unless
We voluntarily elect TO dwarf our
manhood by cutting ourselves of
from the best things, we shall be
careful to reserve some portions of
our time for rational and religious
uses The highest claims are also the
first claims. They hold q prior lien
on US Unit. we had given them due
attention, We have really no time for
ANYTHING else. 1t is pitiful sight
when q creature made in the image
Of God, compares the relative value
of things and allows those that are
Of less importance to usurp the high
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15

accustomed to strife. and no longer
feel horror-stricken at the bare men.
tion or it. The little rift is not more
than handbreadth, out may widen
and broaden until alienation and dis
tress and the wreck of all household
happiness follow the first tiny frac-
ture OF peace.
In the union of husband and wife.
which is the most intimate and conf
dental relationship on earth. there
must be something more than mere
superficial admiration, the one for
the other, says the Ladies' Home
Journal The two have pledged to
each other lifelong conservation.
Nothing can affect one without
equally affecting the other. For
veal or woe they have Joined hands,
and to the outside world they present
a united front.
And yet, if testimony could he
taken, it would he found that many
married people have not been per-
fectly happy during the early years
OF wedlock. There has been friction.
There has been disappointment The
little rift has been suffered to open
the way for estrangement.
''We decided" said man whose
long life has been singularly tranquil
and satisfactory we decided, my
wife and l, when we were married,
that we would never let the sun 90
down on any lack of peace between
us We would ask each others par
don, if necessary, but we would never
quarrel. One or the other should al
ways give up the point on which both
could not agree, and whatever else
to US. we resolved to have no dis
cOrd.r Beware of the little rift.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15

~ MRS. NAPOLEON B. noRANaE.

N AHs. NAPOLEON B. HORANGE.
The warrior rushes on the foo.
Death is forgotten in the strife:
The miner waits his hour to 60,
No glory gilds his daily life.
II honors beckoned from afar
%. careless world might stop to heed
But his ts such . humble war,
The foe he challenges is Need.
The fresh and roseate morning hours.
what are they to this toiler grim?
he hurr1es past the budding flowers.
The welcome skies are not for him.
cabin in the somber glen,
Hall hidden from the ioy of dav:
At this he looks again-again,
Then ventures on his darksome way.
He Is not grit with soldier pride,
No hero he, in common phrase;'
Shall busy thousands turn aside
To waste on him their golden praise?
But one day from the dreaded mine
Leaps the black tidings death is near I"
Living or dead-whO can divine?
And startled thousands pause to hear!
How slowly the dark hours glidel
Some hail the news with bated breath!
The message from that mountain side
VIII 1t be life or lingering death?
There gather to await his doom
An anxious host from near and far;
They know. If living in that gloom,
His courage must shine like star.
A -forlorn hope" descends below,
And watchers from their nearby homes
Weep and move restless to and fro
tbs death, not life I" the me age comes.
A dismal tomb! he sees no more
The fair bright upper world of men;
His wife stands weeping by the door
OF the small cabin in the glen.
Ew YORK CITY.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
The Cheapest Club In the World.

British members OF Parliament are
not paid for their legislative services,
but there is some compensation
apart from the dignity of the place
in the material privileges granted to
members of the house. "It's the
cheapest club in the world" said one
ex-member. II used to get chop,
dish Of potatoes, a piece of bread,
and pint of beer for IL pence, and
what could you wish nicer than
that?" As matter of fact, lodging.
writing materials, and many physi-
cal comforts are provided at West
minister without charge. Only the
food and drink have to be paid for.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
Our Children's Welfare.

Parents seek the welfare of their
childien, and are their truest and
most unseltish friends. But there is
one fact worthy to be remembered,
very few parents are anxious TO have
their children follow the same occu-
patton which they themselves have
pursued. The farmer often looks
for something better than farming
for his son; the blacksmith does not
wish to have his sons work, as he has,
in the dingy smithy; the physician
knows enough about the medical
practice to he quite willing that his
sons should pursue some other call :
ing; and so many persons become &C
qualnted with the discomforts and
disadvantages of their own occupa-
tiOnS, counsel their children to
follow other callings, and with the
disadvantages of which they are not
so we'll acquainted.
But no man ever saw faithful
God fearing Christian who was not
anxious that everyone of his children
should follow in his steps, ans be
faithful servants OF the Lord. Said
the beloved desciple II have no
greater joy than to hear that nv
children walk in the truth" Gil
John ivy; and this is the universal
feeling of all true children of God
Could there he stronger proof that
the religion OF Christ is a reality, and
blessed reality to those VINO in heart
and life obey and serve the Lord?
Many Of them have proved the
religion Of Christ for many. many
years, and they not only hold fast the
faith to the end, but strive to induce
others to share with them the bless
ings of the gospel, and their strong
est desire is that their childre
should be faithful Christians. Ar.
mOrV
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
The First Quarrel.

ATCH beginnings.
There Is always a
point where the
entering W e d z e
breaks in, and after
this the progress
of disintegration
Is easy. 1t is the
first quarrel that
makes possible the
next, and after one
or two fights and
recOncil ia tiOn 8,
those who love
each other. it may
he dcvOtedlv prOw
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
UR troubles
open doors tor
God to come IN.
EVERY m : y
" h o robs the
poor cheats him
self.
PROvIDENCEls
GOd'shand on the
helm Of the chip
Our faults At
tract more atten-
tiOn than o ur

pray half enough.
SIN will behave for year to have
its own way an hour.
COP will not give us his truth UNI
til we are willing to live it.
A DEAD church and live preacher
are hard to keep together.
Ir is hard to be friend to a man
who is an enemy to himself.
If YOU hate your brother it is proof
TO God that you hate Christ.
The prayer of faith always holds
out both hands to receive the answer
A Boy does not wash behind
his ears A self-righteous man is like
him.
GROWTH in grace is not made BY
watching to see how other people
walk.
No MAN Can do effective work for
Christ until he enjoys the rest of
Christ
The buster man is for God the
harder it is for the devil to get his
notice.
COP can tell US things on a sick
bed that He couldn't do in the third
heaven.
Ir is because God loves us that He
tries SO hard to tell us that sin is
deadly.
No MAN can do good as he has op-
portunity without enjoying the occu-
patton.
PRACTICE the same kind of religion
in the street car that you profess in
church.
THE way to make success of
Christian life is to expect great things
OF Christ.
HYPOCRITE is man who, in try
ing to fool everybody else, only fools
Himself
CHRIST did not come to help us to
be saved, but to do the whole work
himself.
No ONE can walk with God with
out reacQing out hand to help some
body else.
GALE the day lost on which You
have not been anxious to make some
body happy.
IT will make the weakest man as
strong as a giant to know that God
is pleased with him.
THE man who sits down to wait
for something to turn up will need a
cushion on his seat.
No MAN ever has any trouble about
believing as much OF the Bible as he
is willing to live.
EVERY preacher should strive to be
what John the Baptist considered
| himselt--a voice for Christ.
THE people who disappoint God the
most are those who try to carry their
burdens without his help
The most dangerous sin for you Is
the one you expect to overcome with
out looking to God for help
THE best thing for the Christian to
DO, when he can't see in any other
direction, is to look straight up
WHEN some people say they are
they mean anything that is popular
One reason why some people are
not as wicked as other people, Is be.
cause they do not have the same
chance.
Ir is the man who has to live on
corn bread at home, who finds the
most fault with the pie when he
travels.
THE preacher who is trying to
make reputation for the size OF his
head is not preaching in way to
make the devil vince.
ALL that human wisdom has ever
been able to learn for itself is that
God is, but it is only through Christ
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15

MEILOF-l thought your wife spoko
rather hastily this morning. Htan1-
beigh-Not ut al. Only about IL
words . minute. and she can do 456
II sne wishe&
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15

A TRADE journal says: always save
the incest eggs for incubation" That's
right; any kind of eggs are good enough
for stump speakers and poor actors.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
OUR SUNDAY SERMONS
A FEW SUBJECTS FOR ALL TO
PONDER OVER.

Beware of the Little Gifts-Teach Your
Children to Reverence the Creator -
There IL Always Time for Worship
Rear the Cross.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15

To HATE = 'he came thin9 q to
kill
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
CHAPTER TX.

sOh, If I could only forget III"
So the weary lips had murmu' cd. over
and ever again. and the dying man once
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15

tive, ana tnls woman Understood per-
fectly her patient might die at any mo-
ment.
She waited by him till Olga appeared,
then left the father and daughter alone.
A solemn look had crept up in the girls
eyes when she received her fathers mes
sage; it remained there as she approached
his bedside. Death seemed SO horrible
to her, she never thought the time would
come when she would court it. Her dice
trembled little, as she said:
Papa, have brought you some how-
ers. See! the day-lilies are out, for the
first"
He smiled lovingly on her as she seated
herself in the easy chair by the bed. and
one Of his thin hands smoothed her sunny
hair.
Olga" he murmured, lit is written tho
sins Of the parents are visited upon the
children. Pray Heaven mine may never
be visited upon you. Little girl, heard
you say, q few minutes ago, every one
wants an object in life. Shall give you
one? Olga, will you allow me to put
upon you a burden for life? Will you
make it your aim to atone for q sin
committed? Will you let it be your OBJ
ject to undo . wrong I did? Answer.
daughter?"
she promised: even if You bid me for
sake my studies.
That would not do. Listen, Olga,
and will tell you what has rendered my
last hours on earth wretched. We are .
proud. cold-hearted race; We have, for
generations. haughtily excluded stran gers
from our hearts and sympathies; We have
lived in the wo,ld alone. and BY constant
thinking and planning for self We have
become selfish, s2otistical, arrogant"
He paused. sxh .usted. but resumed: my
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-10-17

peio cubierto de moho; un baul bastante
grande, embellishments cerrado, estaba de-
bajo de la mesa.
-Sentaos-dije Hilo en- -Cuatro, seIlalan-
do las dos sillas sus amigos y tendi6ndose
ell la CANA. -Vamos conversar.
"a No hay que beber2-murmuro ell ex
notario, ferviente adorador de la diva bote-
LA.
No, viejo mfo------ Los lfquidos no
abundan por ahora- 49, Pero Sc puede fu
mar Ali esta mi&tabaco.
Juan-Jueves cargo su pipa, Hilo- en- Qua
tro li6 un cigarrillo Y Raul Brssop, fel
tomar un polvo de esas tabaqueras llamadas
queue de-rot.
En- ese caso-dijo Juan Jueves para
entablar la conversaci on ell negocio es
serioe
Tan serio, que puede darnos bastante
papel Carat Diez mil frances, por 10
menos, cada uno
i Dez mil frances .-repiti6 ell x-no-
tario.
ST, nj buen Puma de ganso; tai vez
mas. Con este podras poner un buen ga
binete de negocios, 81 Sc te antoja . .. As1
Sc recben informes de todo genero--
No digo que no-replico Raul Brisson;
-pero comenzar6 por sacar mis- baules, que
estan q la sombra hace tempo.
-Vamos, dijo Juan Ju6ves-no
gastemos p6lvora en- salvas--- Hablemos
POGO bien: Z De que Sc trata Donde es-
ia la hucha ? 5Que hay que hacer para
echarle ell guanteg
La hetcto Sc halla en- la cale de Berlin
-respondi6 Hilo en- Cuatro.- una casi-
ia particular que tiene ell n1mero "a 4--.-
b Aslada?
81 Una casa en- construction, la de
recha; un jardin a la izquierda detras, te-
rrenos bald1os, con una cerca de tablas. Sc
esta ALI muy bien, esperanto la hora de es
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-10-17

bra de honor. - Cuarenta y cuatro amos, y
magnidcamente conservada. -Cabellos ne
gros Y unos ojos capaces de ineendiar una
carga de carbon - Iermosa aujer! : 81
pide mi mano me case con ella.
Una carcajada acogi6 esta brona one ha-
elan siniestra los proyectos ulteriores del
bandido.
En- cuanto la senorita, que debe tener
unos diez V siete anos-continuo Hilo-
Cuatro--fguraos una rubita encantadora Y
fresca como Una rosa una manzanlta de
la reina la que daria IN buen mordisco---
La DANA del cabello negro llevaba en- la
mano un saquito de viaje, De taflete eDcar-
nado, Ell cual me lamo Ia atenci0n. Acer
queme elias con la gorra en- la n2ano, Y les
pregunte: ''iQuereis IN coche, senova?" Mi
rome la DANA de los pies la cabeza. 'fBue-
no--dijo I'D buscar dos, para mi para
mis- battles" \ fui cor1iend0 4 buscar los
vehiculos, deSpues de la vista de la adua-
ma, la dana n.e dijo Dad una mano a los
empeados para cargar el equipaje. luego
subid al pescante para ayudar a bajarlo."
i Singular ofci0 - dij0 JQan- J ueves
riendo
-O6cio de mandadero, 10 era, excepto
a medala. FL saco de ta6lete seguia atra
yendome los ojos, tanto mas, cuanto que la
dana no le soltaba IN minute -. prueba
de que debia estar repleto de J07E notes,
como dicen los miIores ingleses - Que
equipaja, hijos mios Cajas, baules, male
tas, no Sc ACADIA nunca Antes de subir al
pescante ne acerque a la portezuela y pre-
gunte, como un lacayo de casa grande
"a Ad0nde va milady?-Calle de Berlin, nu
nero q = Los coches Sc pusieron en- cami-
no, y pronto llegaron delante de una casita
lie dos pisos, bien construida- -. Me pre-
cIpite del pescante al suelo para ayudar a
bajar las 8enoras- -
i La ccmadre del cabello negro era mas
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-10-17

caiar una pared Y penetrar en- la casa por
una de las ventanas del piso bajo----
Bueno-exclamo Juan-J -Jueves-no es be-
berse el mar Con un diamante una
bola de pez 50 hace pronto un agujero re-
dondo- - Ri agujero sirve para pasar la
mano el brazo, Sc levanta ell pestillo Y
zas -! en- dos compases SO entra en- Ia
casa Mas de una vez he empleado~ese
medic -recuerdo que en cierta noche no
me sirvio de NADIA
i Hace mucho TEMPO ESQ ?-pregunto
ell ex-notario.
--Veinte amos justos Era en- 1897 No
hablemos mas de clio vengamos a la cast
ia de la calle de Berlin. Crees que la hncha
es de importanca?
-Estoy SECURE de que 10 es-respondio
Hllo n-Cuatro- Como que he visto los
blletes
iAh! Cu6ntanos ESQ
Hello aqu1. Hace tres das, al anoche
Ger hab1a lido Ia estacion del Norte, lado
de llegada- Esperaba la OCCASION de ali
War algun viajero de una maleta pesada,
8 de saco de noche inc6modo---
d 7 bien
No habia NADIA que hacer :. . Ademas
de los mastanes que guardaban la puerta, Vi
algunos agentes vestidos de paisano- -
o tengo el ojo americana Iba a largar-
me en- busca de otra cosa, cuando Sc siIbo
para anunciar la llegada del tren de Calais,
y espere- = una idea !----
-Es como Ell la3sSQuenet -diio el ex-nota
rio.-iSe tiene inspiraciones!
-Precisamente nj buen Puma de gan
50. No habia mucha gente, y la salida duro
POGO Me preparaba a sair, cuando Vi
aparecer dos damas en- traje de viaje -iQue
eegancia, amigos, que elegancia
-5Mujeres del gran mundo? dijo Juan
Jueves.
-Todo 10 que hay de mas gran mundo--
NADIA de falso; madre hi -pero la ma
DIRE era casi tan bonita como la hija >ipala-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1893-10-17

lista que 30 -prosigui6 Hilo-en Cuatro.--
Con la mayor presteza habia saltado d Ia
acera, Y se ocupaba en- abriT un postigo
practicable en- Ia puerta eocha- de Ia casa.
Isl place 4 -exclame--tomare su
saco, que la estor5a---" 81 10 hubiera sol
tado un seg1pdo, la cosa estaba hecha, pues
vo habria largado como una febre- mas
l., ouena sonora me contesto secamente
Is inlitil descorred los cerroios de esa
puerta, empuiad las hojas.' Los eoches
entraron en- ell patio y los bultos fneron
descargados, en- tanto Que Ia sonora Sc dedi-
eaba abrir las otras puertas.
--Pero que lno habia nadie para recibir-
lasf-pregunt6 ell ex-notario.
-Nadie.
-Es singular.
No por cierto, es muy seneillo-repuso
Hilo-en Cuatro.--Por unas palabras que q
eutre Ia madre la hija hube de compren-
der one la madre habia venido antes Pa
ris, sola, para alquilar aquella casa Y
despues volvio a tomar el camlao de Lon
dres, donde habta, para recoger su hlja.
-fC0mo sabes I'll que habita en- Londres
-pregunto Juan Jueves.
Sc que veuia de ALI, porque en- su equi-
pale lei: London.
- Es inglesa?
-Debe serlo Sc llama mistress Dicl,
Thorn; pero habla frances como un professor.
-; Dick ThorsI--repiti0 el eX-n notario -
es no,nk=7 escoces--
--Lo mismo da,--- impolta POGO al ne
goco Ayude 4 los cocheros Il subir los
bultos al piso principal, pude admirar un
mueb!aie de primer orden-- -seda, dorados
aifombras, aranas- 10 que llama gran
Injo : = : La DANA pago los cocheros, que
Sc marcharon contenti.imos. - a vos,
cuanto os debo r. me pregunt6 ''Ponga
mos cinco frances, milady." Busco Ell su
portamonedas no encontro NADIA, porque
habia dado los cocheros todo el d:nero
sueto que ten1a.