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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Golden Opportunities.

There is not better field for pros
pecting in the world than in and
around this district. says the Nevada
County, Cal, Transcript Z For
miles there is complete network or
lodges that await their opening by
prospectors. AS an old miner said
the other day, III a few hundred
good miners would go to prospecting
anywhere within radius of ten miles
in this section they would be re-
warded by finding good hedges and
make this the boom mining camp Of
the world. 1t can be truly said that
not one ledge out OF thousands that
exist in Nevada County has yet been
worked, and it is reasonable TO sup
pose that many of these undiscovered
lodges are as rich as any that have
been already opened up"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
The Apple Tree.

Pyrus Malus, the common apple
tree, is native of Europe and al.
most naturalized here. The Romans
had twenty-five varieties, according
to Pliny. Probably nearly 1000
varieties are cultivated in the United
States.
The wild apple or crab tree, a ma
tive of Britain and very generally
found in temperate climates of the
Northern Hemisphere, is somewhat
stunted looking tree, with austere.
uneata ole fruit, yet it is the parent Of
all. or almost all, the varieties Of
apples so much priced for the dessert.
The apple is now one Of the most
widely diffused Of fruit trees, and in
the estimation of many is the most
valuable of all 1t succeeds best in
the colder parts of the temperate
zone 1t may however, be
found on the coasts of the
Mediterranean Sea. in Arabia,
Persia, add the West Indies but
there its fruit IS as small and worth
less as in high northern ATTITUDES
In the Bible the apple tree is men,
toned as superior to all other trees
"As the apple tree among the trees
of the wood, so is my beloved among
the sons" ''Song Of Solomon, H., 3.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
ANKLE DEEP IN PREc,oUs
STONES.
An Experience That May BE Had b ehe
Petrlhed Forest or ArixOna.

An Experience Tha. Nay BE Had h che
Petrlfed Forest or Arizona.
From the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroadit is not hard to reach one Of
the greatest Of natural curioslties--
the petrined forest Of Arizona. Much
the nearest point Is the little station
of Billings but there are the scan
ticst accommodations for the trxv-
eler.
Only mile south of tho track, ct
that point, one may see low, dark
ridge, marked by u single cottonwood
tree. Walking thither lover valley
SO alive with jack rabbits that there
/; some excuse for the cowboys decla-
ration to u writer for St. Nicholas
that ''yOu can walk clear across on
their backs!'' one soon reaches the
northern edge Of the forest which
covers hundreds OF square miles.
Unless you are more hardened to
wonderful sights than am. you will
almost fancy yourself in some en-.
chanted spot. You seem to stand
on the glass of a gigantic kaleidO-
scope, over whose sparkling surface
the sun breaks in infinite rainbOws.
You are ankle deep in such chips AZ
I'll warrant you never saw from any
other woodpile. What do you think
of chips from tree that are red.
moss agate and amethyst, and
smoky topaz, and agate of every hue?
Such are the marvellous splinters
that cover the ground for miles here
around the huge PROSTATE trunks
some OF them five feet through
from which times patient ak has
hewn them broke a specimen
from the heart of q tree three years
ago which had around the pith
q remarkable array Of large and ex-
quisite crystals; for on one side OF
the specimen, which is not so large
as my hand, is beautiful mass of
crystals Of royal purple amethyst
and on the other an equally beauti-
full array of smoky topaz crystals
One can get also magnificent cross
sections OF q whole trunk 80 thin AZ
to be portable and showing every
vein and "year ring" and even the
bark. There is not chip on all
those miles which is not worthy q
place, just as it is, In the prOudest
cabinet and, when polished, know
no other rock so splendid. It is one
of the hardest stones in the world,
and takes and keeps an incompatible
polish.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Kicking Cows.

The cure OF kicking COW & best
applied to the person who milks her.
The act OF drawing away the milk
from a full udder If carefully done is
not harmful but rather pleasurable
For this reason IL a young COW kicks
it is usually the fault Of the person
who milks her. Always in beginning
the milking Of young cow moisten
the teats and for the beginning at
least milk slowly and as much as pos
sible in the way calf would suck.
No COW would kick her calf while it
is sucking. Yet the calf often in
lures sore teat worse than any
mixer would dare do.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06

thought, bitterly. though kmma Howe
smiled pleasantly from the seat be-
yond.
Belle was not to be seen.
The exercises proceeded, each speak
er being gracefully conducted to the
front by the one at her right; and
Clisty felt lump rise In her throat
as abe Saw there was no one to per-
form that Office for her. It would be
so always Her eyes tilled 30 that
she could not see distinctly az her
own name was called; but as she
arose, struggling for c0mposure, some
one took her hand and accompanied
her to the front, where loud burst
OF applause greeted her, and gave her
time to regain self-control Yet her
voice was pathetically tremulous to
the close of the impassioned plea she
put forth for. "Recognition;" and.
when she closed. she found her seat
amid renewed applause
Then Belle Prices name was called,
and she saw it was Belle who now
occupied the vacant seat.
Was it she who had escorted her?
The question asked itself again and
again as she listened to the essay In
tumult of feeling. But she was not
| prepared for what followed.
AS Belle took her seat, Mr.. Price
arose to award the prizes
I'm awarding the prize" he be-
gan. 1.-THE judges have considered it
as lying between the last two con-
testants; but one has honorably with
drawn, stating tn the committee that
her effort was assisted by the criticism
OF another Therefore, We feel that
the prize is due in all respects to
Calista Weston"
Clisty stared at Belle in amazement,
but the latter only nodded; while Mr..
Price continued, after the storm Of
hand-clappiug had ceased:
This is not all. A gold medal
prize has been privately prepared for
the one who has led her classes in
scholarship and department. as she
leads it from her seat to-day upon this
stage, in these and in magnanimity
and heroism-Calista Weston"
There was no doubt this time. It
was certainly Belle who escorted her
to the front to receive her honors. It
Was Relic who stood by her through
the misty closing ceremonies, and it
was Belle who afterward introduced
her to those who gathered round for
congratulations
''My friend, Calista Weston"
''Can such people be anybody?"
whispered Dave Howe, mischiev-
ously, in Bellies ear, later.
"Being somebody rests with the
person, after ALL" she quickly re-
piled; 'and Calista has proven that
true worth will compel recognition"
Christian Register
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
lLovE THE WOODS
! love the Hooda

I love the woods
Oh, eive me but that cras Of rock
On which to build my simple cot.
And III not ask for palaces.
Nor murmur 1t my lonely lot,
do not need the silken Qsrh
1ne cushioned couch, or seasoned food:
90 not need the tongue Of men
To voice the word that sLife n rood
do mot need the amber scent,
Inc honeyed smile and tutored song,
W crowd q differing sycophants
Anss IN tne nails OF Cresus throng.
Hove the woods.
When DER the distant line OF hills
Inc rosy morning peeps its head,
Now quench their light and 20 to bed
] rise from couch Of perfumed piue
And seek the purling brook that flows
0e WSsen t It's fringe tes OF vslyss !s,S
] need no marble fountain rare ~,
To purify and lave and clean,
And whom say my grateful prayer,
lis In His mighty dome Of green.
I love the woods.
Ny silent friend. my faithful dog.
The horse that hastens at my call.
The birds that sing above my head
They constitute my all In all.
breathe the forests filtered air,
The breeze that cools the mountain brow.
Tho snow-clad SUBMITS atmosphere,
And praise the Lord I'm living nowl
I love the woods.
-Hsrper's Weekly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
The Atlantic Ocean.

The area of the Atlantic Is about
20. 900, 900 square miles, less than
half the area Of the Pacific, aud be-
tween one-sixth and one-seventh Of
the total surface area of the world.
1t would form circle $3.50 miles in
diameter, which is rather more than
double the distance from Liverpool
to New York.
Its depth is much better known
than that Of the Pacific and averages
more than 1000 fathoms, probably
about IA, 900 feet, or about two and
two-thirds miles The height of
Mont Blanc is about three miles.
The cubic contents are therefore
nearly 80, 900, 600 cubic miles, so that
the Atlantic could be contained
bodily in the Pacific nearly three
times Tho number of cubic feet Is
III followed by II ciphers a number
that would Re licked OF by our mill
ion clocks 10 $40. 900 years. Its weight
is 1926, 600 billion tons, and the num-
Der of gallons in it is seventy three
trillions A sphere to hold the At
lantic would have to be 1894 miles in
diameter.
II it were made to fill a circular
pipe reaching from the earth to the
sun "a distance of %, 900, 900 miles
the diameter of the pipe would be
1887 yards or rather over a mile;
while pipe Of similar length to con-
tain the Pacific would be over mile
and three-quarters across Yet the
distance to the sun is SO great that,
as has been pointed out, II a child
were born with an arm long enough
to reach to the sun it would not live
long enough to know that it had
touched it, for sensation passes along
our nerves at the rate OF 100 feet
second, and to travel from the sun
to the earth at that rate would take
a century and half, and such an abb
normal infant is an unlikely centen-
arian. -LOngman's Magazine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
He Wanted the Dinners,

Little Boy-Papa, may study elo.
cution?
Proud Papa-Indeed you may, my
boy, ii you wish. You desire to be-
come "A great orator, don't you?
Eyes, that's it,"
"And some day, perhaps, have your
voice ringing through the halls OF
Congress-"
II shouldn't care for that. want
TO be an aftcr-dinner speaker"
"Ah. you are ambitious for social
distinction, them"
mo, want the dinners Good
News.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Could Re Trusted.

Some boys can always be trusted,
aud Others, alas! only when circum-
stances are favorable to virtue.
II wish you would 60 to the store
and get me bar Of SOAP" said little
Johnny's mother.
'1've got an awful toothache, F" said
Johnny.
docs it ache badly?"
lawfully! can't let q thing
touch it."
Then you may get . pound Of
raisins. too, JohnnY.".Good News
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Liquid Manure for Melons.

II small amount of fine, rich
manure is left to soak twenty -four
hours in warm place, it will make
a liquid fertilizer OF the greatest
value for musk melons and water
melons. Do not pour the manure
water over the vines. Rather remove
little earth from the hill, make
some holes six or eight inches deep,
pour the liquid in these. and then re-
place with the earth that had been
taken away No other mulching is
so good as this dry earth on the sur
face, and one good watering after
this fashion will add greatly to the
value ana earliness Of the crop. The
melon crop pays largely if early and
large. and does not pay at all if to be
sold wholly when like fruit is abun.
dant.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Canada Thistles Not Seeding.

The Canada thistle propagates so
readily from itSroots that 1t does not
need seed to become an unbelievable
nuisance in cultivated grounds
There are conditions in which seed
does not form usually on very rich,
mellow soil where the root growth is
unObstructed. In some Western ag-
ricultural papers we have seen COM
munication, saying that the Canada
thistle never seeds The writers have
examined heads of bloom and have
found them entirely barren. But this
negative evidence proves nothing. We
have noticed both the seeding and
non-seeding specimens. The latter
were always more rank in growth
and usually had a red bloom. The
thistles that furnish seed have
mostly bloom very much lighter
colo. ed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Cheese as Food.

Edward Atkinson is noted for the
practical turn of his mind in the use
of figures. He seems to possess the
faculty, above all other statisticians
in the country, Of picking out from a
mass Of figures their practical teach
ings. There is no more reliable au.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Harvesting Barley.

The secret of successful barley har-
vesting is to begin early while the
grain is comparatively green. II the
cutting is delayed until the grain is
dead ripe, the grain will not fill so
we'll nor will it be so clean and bright.
Rains, and even heavy dews, stain
standing barley when it gets fairly
ripe. On the other hand, we have
cut barley, put it in cocks while green,
and after heavy rain the grain came
out with scarcely any rain. A we'll.
made barley cock il almost imperv-
iOus to rain, the water shedding off
from the long boards without touch
ing the grain. But such cocks should
be turned over after the rain has
stopped, as the lower and shaded
parts will hold water long enough to
stain the grain.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

The Price Of Wheat May he Doubled by
Converting 1t Into Pork-Protecting Work
Horses frNM Files Bees In Winter-Kick-
ing Cows, Etc.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06

thorty on statistics; 1t the same time
there Is none that develops 80 much
homely, practical instruction from
his facta AS an illustration, at a
recent meeting in the East Mr.. At
klnson took up the very forbidding
topic of skimmilk (''white oak")
cheese. To show the value of this
cheese as food he compares it in its
constituents with the best sirloin
beef, from which 1t appears that a
pound OF protein (of which a man
engaged In active labor needs one
quarter of pound per day. can be
secured In the form of skim cheese at
a cost Of ID cents, while a pound Of
protein in the form Of sirloin steak
would cost $1.O6. Notwithstanding
the exceeding cheapness and nutri-
tiousness OF such cheese, it is a we'll
known fact that very little is eaten
by either rich or POOR, because, as
Mr.. Atkinson thinks, the people are
ignorant of the proper way to eat it.
Raw. it Is undigestible and not over
palatable, but IL cooked in any one of
the numerous ways suggested by this
apostle of better and cheaper living,
it Is said to be agreeable and whole
some.-HOard's Dairyman.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06

GAMBLING is doing great deal to
bring most of the outdoor sports lato
disrepute.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
Culling sheep.

AS a general custom fall is the
time to Gull out your flocks and dis
pose Of those that have not been prof
liable to winter over. but each re-
curing spring reminds me Of the folly
OF this management All f1Ocks should
be culled twice year, spring and
fall. In the spring at shearing time
all sheep have too small fleece and
all black fleeced ones should be thrown
out. Some may say that many Of the
small fleeced ones will round to by
fall and will look as we'll as many
others In many cases this is true,
but only misleading, for the coming
winter will only be too severe for the
weak constitutional sheep, and you
will again get small fleece IL the
sheen does not die. Grade out your
sheep In spring and fall and lit them
to sell and then don't do .as many
have done, when they look we'll re-
fuse to sell and go to breeding again.
The ideas Of some men are strange.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-09-07

his rubber boots and accused young
lady OF stealing them; but it appears the
affair was amlcably settled as the lad,
declared to the company assembled about
the campfire one night that she would
walk with no one but Mr.. Treveaille
would let no one but Mr.. Treyeaille curl
her eyelashes.
One morning Mrs. Judge Durfee and
a lot of other giddy young people went
bathing IN the creek in bloomer costume.
Miss Lizzie Williams was overcome by
the subllmlty of the scene and came
near drowning, but was heroicallv res
cued by Miss Katherine Sigh.
To be brief, I will give a few hints to
those who have never made trip to
Long Branch. 1t is the elixir of life
the fountain of youth. Go by all means
II YOU. have any malady whatever. If
your allment is Indigestion, insist upon
gong beyond second Hog Back, as the
ride hlther promotes the churning Isl.
mon says wiggle-waggle" process that
IS beneficial in such cases. Have water
proofs and umbrellas placed in the very
bottom OF the baggage wagon. 1t is not
at all likely to rain and if it should and
you are provided with an umbrella it
deprlves you Of the delightful exhilarat-
ing experience of having the summer
rain tr1ckle down your nose and checks
and run in little rivulets along your
spinal column. Speaking of the bag.
gage wagon, never allow that vehicle to
be covered. Rather let the soft August
showers play unrestrainedly upon your
rutffed shirt waists and flour. Do not
nave your wardrobe too elaborate, or 7
should say, EXTENSIVE. Nothing detracls
from the pleasure of Long Branch like
an extensive wardrobe. With such a
wardrobe you cannot be familiar, indi-
vldual or picturesque. Do not go to the
expense OF sachet powder. Be careful
to place your wearing apparel near the
bacon: If you possess ham take it to
bed with you-especialiy if there are any
preachers along. Always wear your hat
at meals and do not rise without being
excused if the coffee is boiling over or
the biscuits burning. Take something
to keep your pedal extremities warm at
night lest you wake and find them on
the outside of the tent. A scarcity of
bed clothes is good as it promotes health
and ventilation on one side and warmth
and comfort on the other. BY all means
have an economical person at the head
OF the cuisine. This contracts a raven
Gus appetite and prevents dyspepsia and
obesity.
l neglected to mention under the head
OF m1sfortunes that one Of our own party,
Mrs. A. 2. Bowie, was accused and after
wards convicted of surreptiously extract
!ng canned goods for the refreshment of
Miss Sophia Coonan, who seemed to
have continual desire for nourishment.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-09-07
PatrOnize Home Industry.

Since Montanians have come TO realize
that a good brand Of flour is made within
the borders of our state, and also since
they realize that to use it is the true
system toward self support, they are us
ing it readily enough, and find that it is
just as good and better in some respects
than the article heretofore purchased
from the gold-bug states It is simply a
matter of becoming accustomed to the
use OF any one thing.
There ls another industry in Montana
and it Is also we'll represented in Philips
burg, which should likewise receive the
support of home consumption. That is
the brewing products. The Kroger
brewery of Philipsburg manufacturers a
quantity Of beer that is equal to that
made by foreign concerns and in fact it
is conceded by those who know to be
much purer article than other brands
which claim large share of the home
consumption. It IS a mere matter of
being accustomed to brand of beer the
same as in anything else and if we are
to discontinue our support to the east it
would be we'll to do so IN that branch of
business as we'll as Others and at the
same time help a home industry and
keep our money at home.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-09-07
NUR8ED 4 RICH MAN
Valuable Legacy a Reward
For Kindness.
THE HEIR OF A MILLIONAIRE
=: Eastern Man Is Rewarded Z1c,.
His Care and Attention Bestowed
Upon HOUng Californian
While Very Sick in New
Yorl<-Was Not Forgotten

Some young California millionaire is
dead and John S. Hough, of Railway, N
j., is his heir. Mr.. Hough is now in
California. That is all Railway knows
and the little Jersey village, where moth
ing of interest, save an occasional birth
marriage or death, has occurred IN 200
years, is agog with excitement.
The Sun gives the name of this Cali
fornia millionaire as Charles Easthoff.
Hough is 40 years old. His sister, Mrs.
Groves, says he is one of the quietest and
crankiest mon living. According to her
he has few friends and no vices, He does
not smoke, drink or chew tobacco, he
does not play cards, he is member and
constant attendant of the Railway
Methodist church and he is good
brother to his elder sister, whose husband
has left her with her two children to
shift more or less for herself.
Hough has hitherto been as poor as
the proverblal church mouse. For long
time he worked as clerk for DIR. Gerard,
OF Plainvllle, N. j. After he relinquished
this position he went to live with his
sister in Railway, and lent his aid to her
support and that of her children.
Hough became acquainted about two
Ycuio ago Will young CdHIOrnlan VINO
was very wealthy. Mrs. Groves does not
know how the acquaintance came about,
as she says her brother very rarely spoke
to her about his affairs. The Californian
who was about 33 years of age, was taken
suddenly and seriously i'll while on a
visit to New York. His ailment proved
to be typhoid fever in It's most violent
form.
Hough became interested in the case
and conceived it to be his auty to be-
come the mans nurse. His experience as
physicians helper had taught him
many things, and he readily undertook
the care of the young man.
AT that time it is said that Hough did
not know of his patients almost unlimit-
ed means. Be that as 1t may, Hough
nursed the young man safely through
this dangerous illness and sent him on
his way to his California home rejoicing,
Before he went however, he insisted
upon Elough's acceptanceof substantial
recompense for his services, and also as
sured him that he should be remembered
In the will of his grateful patient.