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Preaching At

H. r. SMITH, Pastor.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
A Meteor of Diamonds.

Definite knowledge of the interior
composition of meteor has just been
gained by professors at Yale College,
Last year an immense meteor fell in
Canyon Diablo, Arizona. 1t was
purchased from the discoverer for
$l,25O, by friends of Prof. Elias
LOOMS, now dead, who was Yale's
chief astronomer. The meteor was
sent to Yale College for the Peabody
Museum, with the request that it be
inscribed to the memory of Prof.
LOOMS.
The mass was rough and uneven,
and looked like huge cinder. Last
week it was sent to New Haven
factory to have one end planed off to
give a space for the inscription.
From it's general appearance the me n
supposed it weighed about 200
pounds, while, in fact, it's weight
was S35 pounds. The two men who
came for it nearly strained their
backs before they acknowledged they
needed help.
The workmen were surprised when
they saw the teeth of the powerful
planer melting swiftly away. Setafter
set Of teeth were put at work, but it
was not until twelve Of them had been
used and spoiled that the desired
smooth surface was made. An ex-
animation of the scraps dropped from
the planer revealed the fact that the
meteor was composed of millions of
minute black and white diamonds,
too small to be of any use, but with
weight enough in the aggregate,
could they be combined, to furnish
an immense fortune. There are
other valuable materials in the
'meteor-nickel, iron, graphite and
triolite.
Prof. Newman, who has charge of
the department in which the meteor
has been placed, thinks it very doubt
full whether the mass can be inscribed
even now, after all the trouble in
planning surface. The mass is so
hard he believes no chisel can be
found equal to the task of cutting
the letters, and he may have a met
allie plate appended to some portion
Of the uneven surface, with the in
scription placed on the plate. New
York Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Some Popular Fallacfes

Popular fallacies, begotten OF IT,.
norance, die hard. But there are
a few which seem to be possessed of
extraordinary vitality.
It is Of supreme Importance that
every one should be warned concern,
ing the general belief that a person
falling into sea necessarily rises to
the surface three times before drown.
ing. This is by no means a fixed
rule, and blind faith in such an er.
roneous idea is apt to encourage de.
lay which may prove fatal.
IndOlent individuals in general
and slothful small boys in particular.
are frequently reminded of the "busy
bee," which useful insect is held un
to them as the very personifcation
of untiring industry.
AS a fact, though, the bee only
tolls in its sweet mission for about
three months during the year. The
rest of the time is probably divided
between eating and sleeping. Truly,
the bee works hard when it does work.
but it can look forward to longer
vacation than most Of us get.
Another harmless but popular fall
lacy, engendered by certain venerable
nursery rhymes, is the supposition
that birds sleep with their heads be.
meath their wings. This is most
mistaken idea. No terrestrial birds
do this. There are several reasons
why they do not, the most important
Of which is that they can't. The
very endeavor to do so would nearly
break their necks, and they are not
unwise enough to try-even to sup
port popular fallacy.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Influence of the Stage.

Frank c. Bangs, veteran actor,
who is now teaching theater school
in Philadelphia, recently delivered an
address to his pupils. He said: at
is rare incident in this enlightened
and progressive age to find a man or
woman who fatty denounces the
stage; and if we do we are apt to set
down the speaker as bigoted or silly
person. Why, my friends, the church
and State are not so near together to.
day, in face of all efforts of late years.
to make them so, as is the church and
stage. Now and then some imprudent
member airs his prejudces against
the stage only to make himself
target for ridicule; and, as a rule, he
gets his labor for his pains. In fact,
he is not supported in his TRADE even
by the members of his own flock, so
he is left to do his unchristian
grumbling almost alone. while his
flock are grazing in the bright and
wholesome fields Of some dramatic
pasture. For forty years. man and
boy, 1 have been an actor; have played
in many companies: have been
brought into contact with actors of all
grades. and l can conscientiOusly de-
clare that there does not exist fra
ternity OF people less tainted with
vicious impulses freer from harmful
practices, nor more law-abiding than
the people of the stage. And are they
not ever ready to hasten to the relief
of the afflicted and the needy? They
6O not aSk xUhnthnr tho cufforor Io
one OF their own or stranger knock
ing at their gates-to what church he
belongs or whether to any church at
ALT is enough for them to know
that the flag OF distress is flying, and
instantly their hearts and hands are
open to relieve"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Missionary Stamns.

The Philadelphia Record has heard
that Cancelled American postage
stamps are worth more than face
value in the far East, and American
missionaries are turning them to
good account in the conversion of
pagan children. For some time the
big business houses have received
numerous requests for old stamps,
and many thousands have been gath
cred in this way by Sunday school
children. Missionaries in China, on
entering the interior Of that country,
have realized the value of the can
celed stamps, which the natives prize
for decorative purposes, and have
sent requests to this country for all
the postage stamps procurable. They
are being collected by hundreds of
thousands throughout the country.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25


TER. in obtaining no
toriety. He purchased house in
Newburyport, and embellished it in
various ways. In the grounds he had
erected nearly fifty wooden statues,
representing some of the noted his
torical characters of the world. One
of the statues was of Dexter himself,
and on it was the inscription: Il am
the first in the East, the first in the
West, and the greatest philosopher
in the Western world" The furnish.
ings of the house were imported. He
procured an elegant eQuipage, upon
which he had painted coat of arms,
and he then assumed the title of
Lord Dexter A former apprentice
OF his, Jonathan hummer, he had
crowned his poet laureate, but prob
ably dissatisfied with his praises
Dexter began writing for the press.
One of his productions was entitled
"A Pickle for the Knowing Ones. :"
The first edition did not have a
single stop or mark in its entire
make up; in the second edition one
entire page was filled with periods,
colons, commas, dashes, with rec
ommendation from the author to his
readers to use them where they were
wanted in the works, or, in his own
language, ito pepper and soolt it as
they pleased. He made pretense Of
dying once to see how the people
would regard his departure, and be-
cause his wife did not cry on the oc-
casion, which she knew to be a sham,
he beat her severely. He had mag
nificent tomb prepared for his re-
mains, but when he died, which he
did in 1906, the Board of Health Or
dered his remains inferred in the
common hurying place. A simple
stone marks his grave.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Baby always comes to me
The Deathbed OF the Dauphin.

The Dauphin was in bed at II
when Dumangin came, and with Pei
letan's concurrence bulletin was
signed which announced the fatal
symptoms of the Princes illness. He
did not apparently suffer.
Seeing him quiet, Comm said to
him: II hope you are not in pain
just now" "Oh, yes, l still suffer,
but much less; the music is so beau
tiful." Needless to say that there
was no music perceptible to other
ears in the temple on that day.
"Where do you hear it," asked Co
min. "Up there. Listen, listen"
The child raised his hands, his eyes
opened wide, he listened eagerly, and
then in sudden joy he cried out:
Through all the voices l heard my
mothers. Prison Life of Marie
Antoinette.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
WEIGHT OF A CROWD.

Experiments Show 1t Is from 40 to 100
Pounds Per Square Foot.
The load which is produced by
dense crowd Of persons is generally
taken at so to 100 pounds per square
foot, and is considered to be the
greatest uniformly distributed load
for which a floor need be proper
toned. That this value may be
largely exceeded in an actual crowd
was pointed out by Prof. w. c. Ker-
not, of the Melbourne University,
Australia, in recent paper before
the Victorian Institute of Engineers.
In an actual trial class OF students
averaging 1895 pounds each in
weight were crowded in a lobby con-
tanning 1923 square feet, making an
average floor load of 134.7 pounds.
There was still room to have placed
another man, which would have
brought up the loading to 143.1
pounds per square foot.
Prof. Kernot also quoted from
Stoney. who placed flfty-eight Irish
laborers, averaging las pounds each
in weight, in an empty ship deck
house measuring flfty-seven square
feet floor area. This was a load of
147.4 pounds per square foot. In
another test, with seventy-three la
borers crowded into a hut nine fee.
by eight feet eight inches. Stoney
produced load Of 143 pounds per
square foot, and estimated that two
or three more men could have been
squeezed in. 1t appears from these
experiments that while the figures
ordinarily assumed OF 80 to 100
pounds are sufficiently correct on
spaces on which there is no cause to
induce the collection Of great crowds,
larger figures, say 14O to $50 pounds
per square foou, should be used for
railway stations and platforms, en-
frances and exits to places Of public
assemblies or of Office buildings,
bridge sidewalks, pavements over
vaults and other places where dense
crowds are likely to gather.-Engi-
neering news.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
A Horse with q False Ear.

zone of the most stylish driving
horses in this city has no ears" re-
marked Eugene Carter, of Omaha,
says the st. Louis Republic. Il will
not disclose the name of the owner.
but the horse is driven on the boule-,
ward every fine day for exercise. He
can easily trot in 1882 without a skip,i
and his disposition makes him one OF
the most valuable family horses in
St. Louis. My brother raised the
horse. When colt the animal had
his ears frozen SO badly that when
the healing process set in they
sloughed off within an inch of the
head.
1.-THE colt was the most promising
one in my brother Dams stables, but
the loss of his ears made him unsala-
bic. Dan broke him three years ago,
and he showed speed from the first
trial. In less than six months he
trotted in $3.50, but the absence Of
his ears placed a hoodoo upon his
real value. Dan conceived the idea
of a pair Of artificial ears, and skill
full veterinary surgeon had them
made and fitted them accurately to
the stumps. They more than full
filled expectations, for fastened Sc
curely to his head by an elastic band,
they detled the closest inspection,
and had, when attached to the
stumps, every motion made by a nat
ural ear"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Her Tongue Slipped.

The venerable head of the house.
hold tore his hair and stamped about
as though breaking in new shoes,
while he discussed the last gas bill.
Here, RUTH he shouted, that
young Slimjim is not to spend an
other evening here. Understand?
Not another evening. I'll have no
such bills to pay in the future. l
could rent fine residence on Jeffer-
son avenue for what I'm paying out
here for gas. You want to serve
notice on that young man this very
evening, and if he won't mind you,
I'll see that he minds me. Under
stand? l mean business" "But,
papa" hastily interrupted the fair
light of the household, I'VE never use
any gas to speak Of after you and ma
retire." and she rushed upstairs with
her handkerchief in her mouth be-
cause Of the break she had made and
the old gentleman decided on the
spot that human nature had changed
but little since he courted in the
days Of kerosene lamps. Free Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Heroic Work by a Young Girl.


Helen Patched, the 14-year-old
daughter of Charles w. Patchell, a
well-known citizen of Darby, proved
herself heroine recently. Alighting
from the noon train at Boone Station,
On the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Miss Patched paused to allow Royal
Blue express train to pass on the op-
posite track. She held by the hand
The 5-year-old son Of Edward Kirk
patrick, Mr.. Patchells partner.
AS the train Numbered through
the tunnel and swept under bridge
less than a hundred yards away she
saw her own baby brother and sister
run down to meet her and step on the
track in the face Of the approaching
train.
An instant's delay meant death to
both. II she attempted to rescue
hem she herself and the little boy
might be ground under the engine.
The engine whistle shrieked and the
heavy train rushed on. The great
wheels, pulling the fastest train on
the road, were counting of seventy
miles an hour.
While the neiRhbors rushed to their
doors, alarmed by the whistle, and
stood horror-stricken, Miss Helen
never hesitated, but, dragging the
little boy across the tracks, she
pushed her brother and sister from
the rails upon the platform and
scrambled up herself with the boy.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
American Girls.

Nine. Furch- Madi, woman Of
many talents, chief of which is a
pure soprano voice, has settled down
and taken charge of the vocal depart
ment of one of the city colleges, says
the Jenness Miller Monthly.
"VOice culture" she said to me the
other day, lis difficult work. There
is no reason why America should not
produce some really great singers.
There are many grand voices in
America, but American girls do not
seem to care to become great singers.
They do not like to study.
IF girl is blessed by nature with
voice, she must study hard to cul-
tivate it, not study spasmodically,
but go at it with determination and
keep at it. OF course she should be-
gin right. There is a right way and
a wrong way to begin, and it does
seem to me often that some of our
girls have poor advisers and poorer
teachers. A new method? Oh, dear
me, no! There is only one method,
and that is first, voice, and second,
proper cultivation and study. All
the great singers of the world know
this to be true. 1t is the only way
to succeed"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25

Boy Blue would soothe Cynthia until
she dropped of to sleep again.
When Uncle John came home from
college he was so kind that Little
Boy Blue felt he must be generous,
too, 50 he said: "You want Cynfy
sleep with you?" Then everyone
laughed, and Uncle John said:
I'm afraid l might snore and wake
her up" Little Boy Blue looked SO
grieved Uncle John fastened to add:
"But if you could spare her"
"Yes, indeed" cried the little boy.
When bedtime came Little Boy Blue
looked SO sober, Uncle John said:
Nov I'm not going to bed for some
time; wouldn't you like to take Gym
thia till come up?" And the smiles
dimpled all over the face of Little
Boy Blue as he answered.: "S'pose I
might" So Cynthia had two bed
fellows that night. Our Little Ones.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Hit and Mis- GOssiD,

w. G. WILLS has made stage play
OF Thackeray's "Henry Esmond."
RuMoR hints of the possible early
retirement to private life of Lillian
Russell.
STUART RoBsON lives in the house
at Cohasset formerly owned and occu-
pied by Lawrence Barrett
TnE active toting manager who is
known as w. +. Dickson is son of
George Wilson, the minstrel.
JOHN STETsoN, the well.known
Boston manager, has an invincible
prejudice against the spinal" stair
case. All of us have some queer
notions
THERE seems to be no doubt that
Rose Coghlan is now Mrs John T.
Sullivan, In fact it is reported that
the bluShing bridegroom has con.
fessed that the marriage occurred
several months ago
COURTNEY THORPE. whom we knew
as member for several years of the
Rosina Nokes company, has raised
! Sl5, 600 by the issue of stock for his
venture as ''star' in new play en-.
titled Edmund kean."
THE Congregationalist has this to
say of the late Edwin Booth: ut is
4 notable event in the life of any
.eople when one who is generally
conceded to be the finest exponent OF
any great art passes away from the
stage Of action and life. Hence the
significance of the death Of Edwin
Booth. BY his decease the loss seems
to be unusually severe, for it is con-
fessed by men Of his own profession
that he has no, or very few, irnitators
at time in the history Of the drama
in this country when intellect and
character are most needed. Mr. Booth
living helped to elevate the ideals OF
his profession. Though dead, may he
yet speak,"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
-
Azure for Envy.

A curiosity which woman brought
back with her from an African trip
is piece of gum copal in which a
tiny lizard is imbedded. A drop of
water in it's stomach is clearly seen
through the transparent casket of the
dead reptile and moves about as the
curiO is handled.
1T was given to me by an Arab,
said the woman, "because l noticed
and was attracted by its unique in
terest. The next day received it,
and my husband told me l must be
extremely careful how l looked at or
admired anything when l was &C
cepting Arab hospitality. The cure
OF envy by the bestowal Of the thing
envied is part of their creed, which
they carry out to the last degree"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
The Difference,

The son of a former slave-owner
lately met one of the colored "boys"
OF the old plantation, and stopped
to have a chat about matters and
things. well, john" said he, "and
what are you doing these days."
use a zorter, Massa Bob"
San exhOrter, you mean?"
"Yas, sir, zorter; OATS It'll"
Il thought you were preacher.
What is the difference between a
preacher an exhOrter?"
difference 'twixt a zorter an a
preacher is zackly this: preacher he
stick to de tex, but zorter he hit all
rOund!"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Better Out than In.

The feeling Of good many men
with regard to public Office is no
doubt much the same as that which
a certain distinguished Frenchman
had, or professed to have, toward the
Academy-that group Of forty who
are called "the Immortals.
He was asked one day why he did
not propose his candidacy for the
Academy.
"Ah," said he, "if I applied and
were admitted, some one might ask,
why is he in it?' and should much
rather hear it asked, why isn't he
In it?'"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25

drum-stick on the stove or happened
to drop her out Of the window. Some
times, after they had gone to bed,
Cynthia seemed restless, and then
Little Boy Blue would call: "Cynfy
wants drink, mamma" So mamma
would bring little water in a mug,
and after he had given Cynthia all
she wanted Little Boy Blue would
drink the rest himself.
Sometimes in The dark hours Of the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Little Players.

Little Players.
Now GAIL aboard! ~ the Captain shouts;
The wind Is fresh and free;
The Passenger embarks in haste.
And with her children safe Is placed,
And they are OF to sea!
The mate is skillful, bold and kind.
The Captain strong and brave;
At first the voyage Is smooth enough,
But soon the boat, In waters rough,
Rocks rudely OF the wave.
The Passenger is badly SCARED.
Her eyes grow wide with fear;
She clasps her children in her arms:
The Captain sOothes their sad alarms
With words of hope and cheer.
But wild and wilder rocks the boat
The waves sweep DER the deck;
The children meet watery fate.
And now the Captain and the Mate
Go down beneath the wreck
Yet stay! the Mate Is swimming hard;
She reaches land once more.
The Captain saves the Passenger,
And all her family. with her,
At last are brought to shore.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25

The engine dashed by. sweeping aside
the dress of the brave girl, and the
suction Of the train drew her almost
under the wheels.
So close was the escape Of the little
party that the mother Of the girl, who
was witness of the episode, and the
servants on the lawn turned awav
their heads, thinking that all would
be ground to pieces by the engine.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25

him. He took the play out, hustled
until he got it put on and I'll be
blamed il he didn't make his $14s, 900
and that in few years, too. Then
he gave it to me-"
"And you?"
swell, I'll made sos. 900 with it
myself and ] have no kick coming TOR
the time put in on the truck"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25

call himself, who
died in the begin
ming of the CEN
fury. He was born
in Maiden, Mass,
In 1747, and en-
tered into bust
ness at Newbury-
port, where he
rapidly accumu-
lated wealth. His
wealth fed his
vanity, which was
inordinate, and he
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-25
Our Clocks Wouldn't Do in japan

The japanese divide the day into
six day hours, from the rising to the
setting of the sun, and six night
hours, from sunset to sunrise. Ac-
cordingly, although the dials of their
clocks are figured with IL numer-
ais, the movement of the hands do
not correspond with our own, these
movements being regulated By in
genious mechanism to correspond
with the length of days and nights.