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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
outWitted at His Own Game.

A Bar Harbor cashier had a check
Tor s., 600 on the Rockland bank. In
the ordinary course OF business the
check would have been sent to Boston
and thence forwarded to the Rock.
land bank, the whole transa ction be.
ing carried on by interchange of
drafts without expense but the Bar
Harbor cashier thought he saw way
to get 81, OoO in currency without nav.
ing the premium demanded by his
Boston correspondent So he for
warded the check to Rockland by
express for collection 1t is, how
ever, a very rare day when the cash.
Ter of this particular Rockland bank
gets caught at disadvantage, and he
easily saw through the game that his
Bar Harbor contemporary was play
ing. He had two bills in his vault of
the denomination of 81, 600 each, and
with these he cashed the check.
When the cashier had paid the ex.
press on these bills and then paid an
other express fee in forwarding them
to Boston to be changed into bills
small enough t. do business with, he
probably had less expensive ideas as
to his own shrewdness.
one. Journal
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

riaR@ Jimmie stood watching her
from the door.
Say" he called. "Are YOU really
glad to get that kid backo"
Meg laughed out OF her gladness
"Why, @: course"
did YOU feel awful bad when YOU
found she was gomez"
''Of course" said Meg again.
what made you do such a stupid
thing as to wheel home the wrong
baby"
'Oh,' he said, grinnine, II didn't
bring her home." he lowered his
voice. II was playing with bob
Price and l sent another fellow, and
he didn't know her, you see.".
'Gooi grac. ous" exclaimed Meg.
looking at Jimmie with horror.
But Jimmie was bursting with his
wrongs
"Perhaps you think you had the
hardest time of it, but if you had to
amuse an extra baby three hours,
you'd know finding baby was worse
than losing one!"
Meg was SO impressed with his air
OF conviction that she said not a
word.-Montreal STAR
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
An lndepe ndent Man.

An independent farmer should he
the most cheerful man in the country
during general financial crash. BY
independent farmer we mean he who
owns quarter sect'o of land unen-
numbered by mortgage. He may snap
his fingers at failing banks, at silent
mills and manufactures, at me--
chants without customers. at the
world at large; and gathering his fam
lly about him he may proudly realize
mat on no one is he dependent, and
that so far as their limited means
will allow the people of the town and
city must dance to his music, or
when payment ceases then he NAV
hang up his fiddle and his bow"
To the farmer vino is free from
debt the ebb and flow of finance is a
matter of small consequence. He
has no sleep;ess nights in a vain en-
deavor to formulate plan by which
ne can raise mortgage from the
home What matters it to him il
storms rage in Wall street, or il the
local banks do retrench, he owes no
man on earth a. cent and has no mas.
ter to drive him to his work, or to
the sacrifice of his possessions during
such stringent times?-Coleman's
Rural World
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

average weight of straw and grain per
acre was found by careful weighing.
a variety known as Dawson's Golden
Chaff, originated by Robert Dawson,
farlS Ont. took the lead both for
gram and straw. 1t yielded at the
rate OF 34.9 bushels per acre and ]. So
tons OF straw. The Golden Drop was
second, yielding Ill tons of straw
ana S4.4 bushels Of grain. Medite:-
ranean yielded !. 81 tons of straw and
3o.s bushels Of wheat. The largest
weight OF straw was OF the Fultz.
l.s2 tons OF straw. but the wheat
yield was next to the smallest, only
20. bushels 1t is quite likely that
the Golden Chan will prove equally
productive in the States At least it
is worth trying.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Physical Culture for Women.

Dame Nature is as a rule kind to
the fair sex, and they can manage
their limbs much better e neraIly
tnen men. but there is still room for
improvement in the appearance of
most women. The majority of Young
women never give the art of Guilt
waiting the body any attention, hence
SO many weak and undeveloped fig.
ures Women can become ideals of
graceful motion and beauty by culti-
waiting the body, and they can pre-
serve health and beauty of figure
until old age by physical training.
Women need physical exercise quite
as much as men, yet it is only within
the last few years that steps have
been taken to provide instruction for
girls in this useful art of physical
culture. At the present time how
ever interest seems to have been
awakened in this important matter,
and in most cities there are colleges
where physical development is taught
ana number Of private gymnasiums
where girls and women can enter
upon course of physical training,
and it is beyond question that the
pupils OF these Halls of Health are
greatly improved in personal appear
ance and health by systematic physi-
Cal tralning--rosy cheeks, bright eyes,
grace of action and clear and ringing
laughter follow as result of Judi.
ciOuS exercise.
Present day methods OF life are
highly strained and it is necessary
that the body should be fully de-
veloped and kept in permanent
strength by habitual physical exer-
else and wholesome food otherwise
the physical life becomes degenerated
and eventually the body breaks down
and women become nervous and suf-
fer almost countless ills. Women are
more prone to "nervous prostration"
than men, and especially so in this
country. Society women for the want
OF regular physical exercise become
pa.e, thin, and spiritless, or grow cor
pulcnt. To get and keep the body
in perfect health is of the utmost
i'm portance; thorough enjoyment of
life will follow as result.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
The Harvest Moon.

What IL called the harvest moon ir
this country is misnomer, unless
our corn crop be the one that this
moon Is thought especially to favor
IN harvesting. 1t is the full moon
That occurs nearest the September
equinox, and in England at this time
the wheat harvest is in full blast.
AS the full moon near the September
equinox rises at nearly the same hour
several evenings in succession it is
possible to keep to harvest work all
through the night. 1t is not likely
that IN these days the privilege of
WORKING night as we'll as day is much
awaited OF by farmers. Shorter hours
OF labor are coming to be the rule in
the country as we'll as in cities.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
The TaOle.Nal,kln.

Curiously enough, the article now
considered almost indispensable, the
table-napkin, was first used only by
children, and was only adopted by
elder members Of the family ABOUT
the middle of the fifteenth century.
In etiquette books of an earlier date
than this, among many other sage
pieces of advice for children, are in
structions about wiping the fingers
and lips with their napkins. It
seems that the table-cloth was long
enough to reach the floor. and served
the grown people in place of napkins
When they did begin to use napkins
they placed them first on the shoulder.
then on the left arm. and finally tied
them about the neck. Napkins be-
came popular in France sooner than
in England. At one time it was Gus
tomary at great French dinners to
change the napkins at every course,
to perfume them with rose-water.
and to have them folded a different
way for each guest
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Odds and Ends,

ALWAYS keep piece of white mus
I'm IN the sewing basket and the ma
chine drawer, and when the light is
dim place 1t under the needle when
threading it.
OLD paint and varnish may be re-
moved by an emulsion formed of two
parts OF ammonia shaken I'D with one
part OF turpcntine. 1t will soften
them SO they may easily be scraped
Off
A LITTLE turpentine dissolved in
warm water is the best thing to wash
window glass, mirrors. or glass globes
a little alcohol will also do wonders
IN frightening glass Turpentine is
excellent for washing sinks which
have become dull ana dirty.
DoUGHs that stick to rolling. pin.
board. and hands in hot kitchen
should be set away till thoroughly
chilled, but all trouble might have
been saved by using cold fat.
flour, and liquid at first, and the tex.
ture of the dough would have been
better
TO REMOVE mildew, stir quarter
OF a pound of chloride of lime in a
gallon of cold water; after setting an
hour, pour off the clear LIQUIDS and
soak the widowed cotton or linen in
II Tor two hours, wash well and ex-
pose to the sun. 1t works like
charm.
THE simplest icing for CAKE is made
of the unbeaten white of the egg
mixed with cup of powdered sugar
and the juice OF. half a lemon. 1t is
a mistake to beat the whites of the
eggs to stiff froth for this purpose,
as is so frequently done. It takes
much longer to make the icing if this
is done.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
The Hoe In the Corn Field.

Eastern farmers have never learned
the Western way of entirely dispens.
ing with the hoe in growing a corn
crop 1t used to be boasted by West
ern farmers that in their land weeds
were so few that all the work needed
could be done with a horse cultivation.
This is not true now, and it is likely
that exclusive reliance on horse labor
Is responsible for the abundant weeds
in Western corn fields With per-
fectly straight rows both ways very
little hoeing will be needed, but that
little cannot be dispensed with ex-
cept at loss Some farmers set the
cultivator teeth to throw earth
against the corn, and thus smother
small weeds This is injurious to
the corn in two ways. 1t covers up
some of the corn leaves, which rot
under the soil, and it removes some
of the rich soil from the middle of
the row to the foot of the stalk where
corn roots cannot get it.-American
Cultivation.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
C0nOnical.

The Rev. Sidney Smith was once
asked by friend for reserved seat
in st. Paul's. This was the witty
Canon's reply: ITO go to St. Paul's
is certain death. The thermometer
: several degrees below zero NV
,ntences are frozen as they come out
of my mouth, and are thawed in the
course of the summer, making strange
noises and unexpected assertions in
various parts OF the church; but, if
you are tired of a world which is not
tired Of you and are determined to 90
to ST. PauPs, it becomes my duty to
facilitate the desperate scheme.
Present the enclosed card to any of
the yergers, and you will be well
placed"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Value Of Bone Meal.

Inc turning under Of green crops
for the purpose Of manure has been
q settled practice for thousands of
years. But still there are those who
oppose 1t as icing injurious to the
the land. In opposition to this be-
lief correspondent Of the Country
gentleman gives his experience as
follows: f,
II have been blowing under green
crops for ten or fifteen years-cow
peas for wheat and rye for my ensi-
lage crop-and always with good re.
suits. My land is mixture of clay
and sand. Ten years ago broke a
rather poor sod for cnsilage, using
800 pounds Of raw bone to the acre
when planted the corn. AS soon
as the crop was cut plowcd the land
anu sowed one and half bushels of
rye with 300 pounds of hone to the
acre. l continued this practice for
SIX consecutive years The crop of
corn improved year by year. The
seventh year / sowed sapling clover
and timothy seed with the rye, still
applying the 300 pounds of raw bone,
Inc crop of grass was magnificent
One OF my neighbors. looking at the
crop said to me: You bought this
land for $40 an acre, and now it is
worth S4O.' On my home farm. where
the land is better, I have q lot of
twelve acres that has been planted in
corn FOR ensilage for twelve or fifteen
years On this lot have used all
tne manure from l20 stall-fcd cattle,
with 500 pounds Of raw bone to the
acre. For the last three years, after
quitting the con. haze suwn the
land in rye, with 800 pounds OF bone
u the acre, turned it under when in
the milk and planted the corn. using
800 pounds of bone and all the man.
ure from the cattle stables Thi,
spring l was turning under the heay.
lest crop of rye l have ever seen in
this country. Some of it measured
eight feet four inches. When l saw
the great dihculty the men had to
thoroughly cover the rye 1--WE were
trying to pillow ten inches deep) l
feared that l was OVERRIDING the
green manuring and my manager has
Just told me that, while my regular
corn crop, planted three feet ten
inches by three feet ten inches is
showing the effect of the drought.
my ensilage corn is looking as fresh
us possible.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
CONCHOLOGY.
Some Of the Curi0sities the Student Nay
Find

Some Of the Curiosities the student Nay
| Find.
'What is the trumpeter shell?~
| asked a writer of a dealer in shells
The shell merchant went to case
in the rear of his store and lifted out
conch-shaped she'll nearly two feet
in length, and marked like tortoise
she'll A hole had been drilled at tho
large end Of the shell.
The merchant placed his lips to the
hole and blew. A rich sonorous
trumpet blast echoed and re-echoed
throughout the shop
1T isn't necessary I o explain further
why it ia called the trumpeter. is ito"
exclaimed the merchant with smile,
"This shell comes from Singapore
and belongs to the Triton family.
Sailors often use it as u fog-horn, and
it makes a good one to. Among
what one might call the eccentric
specimens Of the shell world are the
colossal fucus which sometimes grow
TO two feet in length. and are curl
ousiv formed; the dipper SHE'LL, 50
called because 1t is shaped like a
dipper, with long pointed handle;
ket The last named shell is sort
OF insect looking for all the world
like a film of lace. The basket she'll
Is shaped like q cornucOpia, and is SO
brittle that it is most dittiult to Sc.
cure perfect specimen. 1t is snow
white, and of the most exquisite de-
sign. The angel wing is also white
shell, and is bivalve The two
halves look like folded wings, With
the feathers clearly outlined on the
outer surface. These shells are found
in the West Indies. There are hun.
dreds OF these prizes including the
black helmet a shell that is not very
rare, but which can be made very
beautiful by carving. The ancients
cut their canoes from the helmet
shells. They are large ana make
striking ornaments for a bookcase or
a table"
What is the rarest shell of allc"
THAT" said the conchologist, lis
the superb specimen that is called
The Cone OF the Holy Mary Why
it is SO called do not know, but it
is the rarest, because there are but
two specimens in existence. One of
them is in the British Museum, and
the shell is valued at several thou.
sand pounds sterling, a sort Of Koh-i-
moor among shells, Of wondrous
beauty and rarity"
what is the largest shell known?"
1.-The giant oyster You can see
giant oyster shells on exhibition ID
'front.' OF several well-known oyster
shops in town. They are imported
from India. l remember that / i'm
ported pair that measured three and
a half lect by four, and weighed
nearly 500 pounds"
"And the smallest shell?"
us the rice she'll. Lying in bulk
In basket or barrel, the shell would
be readily mistaken for rice grains"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Uncle sam Poor Paw.

The United States is proverbially
poor debtor, which was illustrated
by bill OF Senator Cameron's the
other day. for the payment of $2O5. 90
to the heirs Of John Howard Payne.
immortallzed as the author of s.Home.
Sweet Home" 1t seems that when
Payne died in 1852 at Tunis, where
he was Consul for the United States
the Government was owing him the
sum mentioned upon his salary It
has been owed him ever since, and
now after forty-one years there is q
prospect that it may go to his heira
Washington Post
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Canadian Wheat Experiments.

The Ontario agricultural Expert
ment Station reports a series of in
teresting trials of winter wheat.
Eleven kinds were experimental
with, the best of 81 varieties that
had been tested On the station plots.
One square rod Of each was sowu.
and from large number of trials the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Harvesting Apples and Pears.

A late writer says that he has lost
hundred barrels of choice apples in
| the course OF his experience by not
picking them in the right season,
often deferring the work Tor his corn.
cutting or potato-digging There is
no doubt that many orchardists lose
great deal by not gathering their
apples in season, or else, on the other
hand, by picking them too soon. Ii
the orchard and its crop are valuable.
many kinds Of fruit are worth two
seasons of picking The first half is
when they begin to drop from the
tree; but there is another half or
more, with some varieties which ad
here firmly and remain. If the gath
eSing OF these is deferred about two
weeks they will keep longer and be
OF better quality. 1t is not difficult
to select the most mature first by
their color, and they will readily
loosen at the stem, while the others
strongly adhere. The we'll known
rule for gathering pears when the
1rult will readily separate from the
tree when lifted hal: way up is an
excellent rule, but there is usually
less difference in the time of ripcnipp
than with apples. Pears which ripcn
early and in a medium season should
always be gathered some days before
ripe. Choice varieties NAV be packed
In drawers or boxes, and will become
more delicious at maturity than if
rlpened in the open air and on the
tree. This is particularly important
with early pears, and, wrapped in
flannel and allowed to remain some
days, they will be greatly improved.
and those which have a slight blush
naturally will redden into real beauty
when matured. Late autumn or
winter varieties require rather less
care and may be treated more like
winter apples, but at the same time
they should be carefully and well
secured in cool and uniform tenn
perature.-CounJry Gentleman.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
REALRURAL READING
WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DE.
pARTMENT.

Flowing Under Green Crops for Manure
Harvesting Apples and Pears-The Hoe
In the Cornfield Canadian Wheat Ex-
periments Odds and Ends,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

AN outsider asks: lin a driving
storm does Jupiter Pluvious hol1
tbs rains?" No; he lets them 60
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

A HEART that has been often ten.
tered Is tough.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Why Cows Give Down Milk.

10 make cow milk easily she
should he kept as contented as posi-.
ole. III worried, there is sure to be
some tension of the muscles which
retains the milk. and this hold it
up. Usually feed that the COW
likes Will remove the worry, and the
holding up muscles will be relaxed,
- has often had this effect on cows
that were worrying about the re-
moval of their calves A cows ma.
ternal affection is active, but her
memory is not SO strong as to make
her think Of her calf while she is
eating. II the mixer is careful. it is
quite possible that the COW NAV for
the time think her calf is sucking.
and SO give her milk more readily
than she otherwise would. We have
seen cows that after milking was over
would look around and show their
plainly in not seeing
their calves as they evidently ex-
pected
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23
Pigs Returning to Their Old Home.

The pig Is not thought a very in
telligent animal, but he has the
faculty of finding his way to his home
after being removed from it, though
carried in boxes where he could not
POSSIBLY retrace his tracks. An in
stance OF this sort is told of two
brothers who were farmers, who
bought new farm twenty-tiv miles
distant from their old home Select
ing two pigs they placed them in
oox on the sleigh and started. The
pigs were released at night and placed
In pen, but they broke out before
morning and could not be found any
where. The brothers returned to
their old home the second day after.
resolved to get two more pigs from
the same litter and take better care
OF them hereafter To their surprise.
the strayed pigs had returned before
them, and comparing notes when
they arrived 1t was found that they
must have gone the whole distance
IN not exceeding twenty-tour hours.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

AN inspector of costums-a fashion
writer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-23

corded mere that Meg gave up Tides
from that day.
She did not stop TO examine the
lady, however but snatched up one
of the two babies who crawled about
the floor. and kissed and Rugged Julia
more lovingly than she had ever done
before.
Jimmie. behind the door. was start
led. He wondered il he should feel
the same affection for Lauretta il she
were lost for three hours.
The three women all talked to-
gether. The lady in the rocking
chair listened complacently. con-
WINGED that she had done all that
could be expected when she allowed
the strange baby to creep on her
carpet till called for.
Il told Jimmie" she laughed,
shed have to take care of two babies
instead of one"
Jimmie had disappeared into the
hall.
Il think I'll take the baby home
to mamma, she's fretting about her,"
said Mex holding the baby very tight.
''We're very much obliged to you,
ma'am, for keeping her here"
Mrs. Smith bowed politely. She
indicated with her forefinger where
Meg would find the baby's clothes and
wraps.
Meg dressed her and carried her
down stairs. followed by a
cheerful GOOD morning" from Mrs.
Smith. With q light heart she
tucked Julia once more into her car
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04
Farm Population.

San Francisco Call.
Commenting on the drift or population
from the rural districts to the cities. tho
New York Sun draws attention TO the
effect OF laborrssving agricultural ma
ebinery on the demand for rural labor.
and reasons that II boys born on farms
migrate 70 the cities when they grow ua II
Is because they can get nothing TO do on
the farms II points how the work OF
thousands OF fainihaMds Is now done by
the reaper, the self-hinder the header The
hay rake, the steam threshlng machine.
The grain drili. the broadcast seeder and /:
thousand ether DEVICES and Il argues that
The men displaced BY there modern im-
10 the cities IN search Of employment.
For q time the Increase IN the nuniber Of
farms Offset the diminntiOr Of work on
each. between 1870 and 1870 the Number
OF farms Increased 20i per cent, as against
IN increase OF 40 per cent In The total
population; bat a point has now been
reached when an Increase IN the acreage
o. cultivated land proceeds slowly. most
available localities being taken up Hence
ne sun argues that In the early future
tne surplus population OF the farms Will
crowd the ranks of the class enenged In
manufactures and distribution 10 an mn
elnfOrtnhle degree
.Ihe suns argument Is well worth study
~ ~ not quite new. Nearly forty yeare
ago, At tho time Of The Crlmean war tba
attenton Of the British government We
afAwn 10 the population Of the aerienis
tnfai districts OF England in consequ.rco
q the drift Of the lnboriug class 10 tbe
u'esi 'he military authorities reported