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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
Sir Boyle Roche INDIGNANT

Autograph letters of Sir Philip
FRANCIS are authority for adding
these Two to the many famous Irish
"nuils," attributed to Sir Boyle
Roche. '-0
Some ladies went to the Iish
House OF Commons to hear particu-
lar aeoate' which happened to be put
said: o"o
Indeed, ladies, am very sorry
lor your disappointment; but why
didn't you come to- morrow?n
one DAY the House being remark
ably quiet, Sir Boyle said, ..Mr
Speaker, l spake to order. An hon.
orab-e gentleman who always sits he.
mind me is perpetually laughing in
my race! l move that before he
.auens AZ me any more he will be
pleased to tell me what he ia lanph.
ing at"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16

That there could be any profit in
shipping coal from the Atlantic coast
to San Francisco does not seem to be
among the possibilities, especially in
view of the long voyage of about H.,
600 miles around the Horn. Yet
there is quite a large traffic of this
kind, and, according to the Hartford
Times, it ia growing, despite the
competition OF Australian coal
brought across the Pacific by English
ships and also OF coal from the Pacific
coast itself, only a few hundred miles
north OF San Francisco. If the lat
ter were of satisfactory quality it
would naturally hold the market, but
1t is far from equal to the anthrac tie
coal OF the Atlantic coast for house.
hold use or lin steam-making Quail.
ties to the bituminous coal which il
in demand for the numerous steam
ship lines plying on the American
coast or crossing the broad Pacific to
China and Japan. For this reason
there is market for our Atlantic
coast coal even at prices which en-.
able the dealers to pay freight
charge Of s.. so to So per ton from
Baltimore to San Francisco. Eight
American ships of large size, ranging
in carrying capacity from /, 500 to
3, 900 tons each, have been chartered
at the above figures to load at Balti.
more for San Francisco and other
Pacific coast ports This fall. The
largest OF them, the Aryan, fine
ship recently launched near Bath,
Me-, will take large cargo. 1000
tons. The other ships are also of
Maine build, most OF them stanch
old crafts which are no strangers to
the tempestuous seas of the Cane.
The outward run will be 100 DAYS or
more. for they are built for carving
large cargoes rather than for speed.
as were the famous clippers of thirty
years ago. When the California
trade was at its height speed was
everything, and the crack flyers of
the packet lines furled their wings
within the Golden Gate seyenty.flye
or eighty days from Sandy Hook.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
No Time to Do Anythin~

ut makes me mad" said the old
engineer, ito hear people ask why q
man don't do so and so when his on.
CINE strikes. 1t all comes like a
stroke OF lightnin'. When we niled
I'M up in the Whitesville cut and
killed eight, l was sittin' in nv win.
dow that night lookin' ahead as caro-.
lul as any one could. We had started
on the curve, and she was poin, "a
fast as the wheels could turn forty
minutes behind time and the deuce
TO pay II we didn't make il nm nv
mornih. Jimmy Hartsell was feedin'
'er every minute.
Thought saw glimmer of light
On Inc tank ahead. 1t was the flash
from the headlight around the other
oeno OF the curve Between the time
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
WhistlinG FrewOrka

Inc people OF London are very
much interested in the whistlin1
fireworks which have long ceased tn
De regarded over here as pyrotechnic
marvel. The popular notion among
the brltons is that gas generated bv
the combustion Of the fiery composi-
tion actually blows whistle, but this
supposltlon Is erroneous. So far az
Gamble determined by the pyrotechnjsts
themselves, the screaming noise is
Que to the violent combustion of the
picrate or potash with which the lit
tie tubes of the fireworks are stuffed.
experiments have been made with
other materials, but picrate of potash
Is tne only combustiblc substance
that will give anything
more than a faint imitation of a
whistle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
SHORT WORDS ARE BEST.

The Peculiar Charm Of An Hliterste serv-
ant Girls Letter.
The Independent tells story Of q
servant girl, who, though untaught
and unused to writing, sent to her
folks letter so simple and artless In
style that all who read it gave her
the warmest praise. When asked
how it was that she who had little
education wrote SO plain and good
letter, and one so easily understood.
she replied:
well. you see, I've not much learn.
ing myself. nor have my folks, and to
make it easy for them I took the
short and easy words that knew
they would understand.
1t was even so. On examination,
the letter was found to be almost
wholly filled with words Of one or two
syllables 1t was this that made it
model of style.
Instead of the use of stilted
language being the proof OF literary
superiority, it is more often the result
OF ill-breeding and ignorant vanity.
1t is not often the college-bred man
a
dictionary, and all the long words
stuck in his throat and came out in
his speech. There is no better model
of style than the King James trans
lation Of the Bible and the works Ut
Shakespeare. In both the short plain
words Outnumber those that are
longer and of Latin or Greek origin.
This is true also of John Bunyan,
BENJAMIN Franklin, and Abraham
Lincoln. All these used plain,
homely words that anybody could un-
derstand. The late Ex-Governor Hor.
alto Seymour OF New York, made it
his practice after writing anything to
90 over the manuscript and change
all the long words for short ones with
the very same meaning. He said
that in this way he became used to
thinking more clearly than he could
by using longer words
There should be no SET rule to
write only short words, else the COM
position will seem strained, though
the ideas may be clearly presented.
1t Is with words as with sentences.
A change from long to short gives
variety and elegance of style! This
is one of the secrets OF Macaulay's
interest. Those who examine his
writing will find after very long sen.
fences one or two that are short and
crisp. 1t makes variety in the style
which causes Macaulay to be favor
lite quite as much as does his vigor
and freshness of thought
The labor of writing i, made need
lessly hard by those unaccustomed to
it. Having first thought or fact
worth printing, write it simply in the
words that come most easily to the
tongue, and you will not be very far
wrong. The ambitious attempt at
display reDels, especially if it leads
to loading writing with words not
generally understood The rule of
the Apostle Paul in this respect is a
good one, as his epistles are models
Of forcible and persuasive compost
tlon. He said he had rather utter
live words that could be understood
than a thousand in an unknown
tongue. That should be the motto
of all who would reach the widest
circle Of readers or have their writ
ings handed down to posterity.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
What was it?"
HACTORW
Salvini Speaks OF Bernhardt.

Salvini in his entertaining Century
"reminiscences says Of Sarah Bern.
hardt: II am not blind to the fasci-
mating merits of that eccentric act
ress, and proclaim her the bright
est star which has in recent years
rizen above the horizon of dramatic
art; but 1 ask, is the superiority at
tributed to her by the world all pure
gold? Is their net in it faint of
alloy? Her sentiment, her artistic
intuition. the acuteness of her in
depreciation, her moving and har-
monious voice, just accumulation of
her phrasing, the tastefulness of her
dress-all that is gold, pure gold. A
slight tendency to defamation, IA use
OF gesticulation not always appropri-
ate, marked precipitation of Speech,
especially at critical moments, and a
pronounced monotony in pathetic ex-
preston, constitute the alloy. So
much has been, and is still, said of
the extravaganza of that original
genius, that wherever she goes no one
will stay away from seeing her. 1t
must, however, be Admitted that all
these advertisements draw more at
tention to the woman than to the
actress"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
Women of the Times.

Nine. Modjeska, the actress, is a
bright woman who doesn't hesitate
to play practical jokes in an innocent
and justifiable wav. She was re.
Gently visitor at a mansion and was
asked for a brief recitation. But,
though she racked her brain, nothing
aprOpos required to her and finally
she begged to be let off with a short
selection in her native tongue. The
suggestion was applauded and madam
began. Although her listeners could
not understand her words her gestures
and some thrilling tones held them
enchanted until the final syllable,
when she was overwhelmed with
plauditS AS she was preparing to
depart her hostess asked her for the
title of the selection she had given
and much to her surprise madam
went into a small-sized parOxysm of
laughter. II am sorry to deceive
YOU" she said smiling, "Dut my reel.
tation hasn't any name. My m"mory
failed so badly that as a last resort l
recited the numbers from l to 23O in
Polish"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
Hit and Miss.

SAINT-SAENs is the latest COM
poser to try his hand at resurrecting
the spirit of Greek tragedy. He has
written musical numbers for .Anti.
gone" which is to Ee given at the
Coincide Franchise.
/ BESSIE HATToN, the daughter of
Joseph Hauton, who appeared in
America three years ago with f. s.
Willard. is the author OF a novel
called ENID Lyle; Romance of the
Convent and the Stage"
IT is reported that Mascagni has
written new opera, which will be
produced some time February next in
Italy. This announcement is timely,
for several days have elapsed since
Mascagni turned out new score.
THERE is talk of reviving the old
Theater Italian in Paris The scheme
in view is to give a series of repre-.
sensations of the newest Italian
operas unknown 10 Paris, to take
place on the ''ufr' nights OF the
grand opera.
IN Paris paragraphist has discov.
cred a new disease, which he calls
''Wagneritis." ''In its acute form
Wagneritis mocks the resources OF
medicine. The abuse of the .Tetral.
ogy Elixir, the Tristan pastiles, and
Parsifallne' leads inevitably to in.
sanity"
The secret of Richard Mansfield's
makeup as Mr.. Hyde has been dis.
covered. 1t consists Of green lighs
facial expression and STOPPING atti-
tude, chiefly. but it includes smear
OF white chalk on either cheek, a bit
of tinsel on the upper eyelids and
reversal Of the wig. The imae ina
tion of the audience is contributor
to the effect.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
AMUSEMENT WORLD.
MOVEMENTS OF NOTED THE.
ATRICAL CELEBRITIES.

Realistic Oscillation on the Stage-John
Smith Writes OF . Prima Donna's Tri-
umph - General Theatrical News and
Gossip.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16

THE railroad engineer may not
have much style about him. but
wealth and fashion follow in his
train.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
Stage Kisses.

~ Il. w "A N i MI Ou
the stage is gener.
ally supposed b Y
t b. unsophiSti-
Gated public to be
more or less of a
perfunctory bust
ne IS, a make-be-
lieve affair as dry
and tasteless to
the performers as
the property food
and drink which
they affect to swal-
low at their ban
quets. Romantic
a nd sentimental
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16

trees in the lot where the fence posts
are wanted. They will be as ella med
large enough Tor use at the end Of six
or seven years, and then barbed wire
is used. 1t is recommended to fasten
brush to the top wire so that horses
and cattle can see it. It is said that
black walnut trees injure crops the
least Of any tree that grows for the
reason that they send their roots
straight down into the soil; and for
which reason there is no difficulty
plou2hing against the trunks. No
stock will gnaw or hurt them, and
wherever the leaves fall they give a
black color to the soil. It also grows
straight and tall, and has but few
branches. 1t is claimed that no in
jury will result to the fence from the
motion Of the trees, and that in a
few years the fruit from the trees
will pay all expensea Where black
walnut trees can be cultivated and
there is no timber for posts this
might be we'll, but where timber is
abundant it will not be likely to be
adopted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

Advice Against It-A Fence ldea-Fall
Feeding of Young Stock-Farm Notes.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16

A Western farmer writes in an ex-
change regarding his ideas of fences,
and that is to raise black walnut
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
His Name.

Here is an interesting true story:
When Walker Whiteside was in his
first week at the Union Square
Theater in New York a disengaged
actor met a brother ditto on the
RialtO
Where are you going?" he asked.
"Down to the Square" was the
reply.
who's playing there?" inquired
Number One.
''Oh. l can't recall his name
some young guy from the West" And
with that the pair separated. The
next day they met again.
'Well," said Number One, II
s'pose you went to the Square after
you left ME that night? Did you
find out the name of that young
fakir''
yes"
What was it?"
FACTOR"
This conversation accurately repre-
scnts the conditions that surrounded
our young friends first venture in
New York. After it was discovered
that he had message to deliver a
pathway was made to the theater and
the "tired" critics of the metropolis
acknowledged with spontaneous en-
thusiasm that they we're COMPOUNDED
and amazed by the superior talents
of youngster of whom they had
never heard.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
The Singers Triumph.

II was in one of the large villages
in the central part of the State the
other night" said the commercial
traveller, land l was forced to stay
there until morning l heard that
there was show in town, and went
up to the Grand Opera House-did
you ever notice that every village in
the country has a Grand Opera House?
and bought ticket was greatly
edited.
1.-The play looked to be farce
comedy from its name, but when the
first act had been on for twenty min
utes ! found it was one of the goriest
melodramas you can imagine 1t
was full OF shooting and murders and
throwing people over cliffs and all
that sort of thing. and the company
acted so atrOciOuSly that it was en-
Pertaining to high degree.
''BlOOd ran in rivers all over the
stage until the last act. Then the
heroine, who had had a dozen narrow
escapes, and who had gone through
all sorts of difficulties, but who had
all this time kept up her musical
studies, made her debut at La Scala
There were two sets for that act
One represented the stage of La
Scala and the other the green-room.
There was big painted audience on
the lack drop, and the heroine came
out and pretended TO sing. Then
the supes, who were in front OF the
painted audience, applauded enthusi.
asticaliy. and great punches OF flowers
ware thrown at the debutante
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16

head. e"'
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
The Farm Paws.

EARNING is not as profitable an
occupation as 1t was in this State"
says Gov. Flower in one of those
county fair talks which politicians
make every autumn, and he urges a
change to truck farming in order to
keep the boys on the farm" The
Governor is mistaken. So are great
many people who talk the same way.
The farm is as profitable as ever. 1t
is the other things which have grown
less profitable. Farm products bring
less ia money than they did; but
they bring more in goods. The farm.
er with given quantity of farm
products can buy more travel. more
clothes, more furniture, more house.
hold supplies, more agricultural i'm
plemcnts, than ever. These things
have all fallen faster and further of
the farm than on it
1t is not that the farm is less
profitable. The city and the village
are more profitable. Forty years ago
pigs still rooted in the streets of New
York and Philadelphia. The latter
were Eearly all unpavcd and few
lighted. ADJUSTMENTS were few and
high. All the pleasures of life were
dear and open only to the rich. Only
the house Of the rich had bath-tubs,
warm halls, big windows, and the
minor co nforts Of life. The level OF
life in the city in this country has
risen UNNECESSARILY in forty years.
Think what Philadelphia was when
it was a third as large as to-day and
had no horse cars? Life on the farm
has improved, but not in the same
proportion. This is Just as true in
Europe and England as here. All
civilized countries record the same
transfer from tine farm to the city.
But for new lands and cheap freights
and agricultural machinery, this
transfer would have made food dear.
Instead, food is cheaper than ever,
and this makes life in the city still
more comfortable. This process will 20
on until wages on farms rise to point
which makes up for city comforts.
Meanwhile Gov. Flower and other
men with city residences go on point
ing out what a good place the farm is
for the other man to live on.-Phtla-
delphia Press.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16

Az 10 SA01uVu Uu0U III III .
jury will result to the fence from the
motion OF the trees. and that in a
Few years the fruit from the trees
will pay all expensea Where black
walnut trees can be cultivated and
there is no timber for posts this
might be well, but where timber is
abundant it will not be likely to be
adopted.
Farm Notes.
SHEEP will par in installments two
or three times year for their keep
ing.
The aim during growth with
nearly all stock is to produce bone
and muscle rather than fat.
IN breeding, perfect parent,
either sire or dam. can only come of
long line Of developed ancestry.
TOMATOES should not be grown
Two years in succession in the same
place. This keeps down the fungus.
NOTHING pays the farmer better
IMAM to raise everything that is
needed for home consumption, il the
farm will produce it.
IN no case in experiments con-
Quoted by Professor Cuff has the re-
moval Of the seed end OF potatoes
shown advantageous yield.
If Western farmers would turn
pigs into their bushy and bury
pastures. and keep sheep in the clean
fields near home. there might be a
gain in several ways.
Do NOT allow nails, pins, or other
objects Of similar nature to project
from the walls Of the stable or fences
surrounding the yard where horse
stock is kept. Many an eye has been
lost through neglect to observe this
precaution.
AT the Vermont Station, where
the hot water treatment has been
tested for smut in oats, is claimed a
second and important consideration
In the possible gain, aside from the
destruction OF smut, of decided in
crease in yield from treated seed.
A VISITOR to the sheep farms in
france would find different breed
or family in every region; more than
that, every farm that belongs to a
competent breeder will present flock
having its own particular character
istic-such that experienced shep-
herds can pick and name without
mistakes.
AN Illinois sheep breeder, who has
fattened as many as 10000 sheep,
states that ensilage with little
grain, is an admirable feed for them.
On such diet his sheep have gained
twenty pounds in ninety days on an
average, for large number While
the gain may not be as great as on a
more concentrated ration, yet the
cost was less than with some other
kinds of food
LAST year the orchardists of west
ern New York were greatly troubled
with apple scab plum fruit rot, pear
scab and ounce fruit rot The esti-
mated damage done was between 80
and IS per cent of the entire CROP
This year the growers are taking
steps to prevent the appearance of
any of the diseases, but do not intend
to wait until the diseases appear be-
fore taking action.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
Fall Feeding of Young Stock.

Young farm stock. whether in.
tended for the slaughter or to be re-
tanned upon the farm, should be kept
growing; continually until nearly, if
not fully, the average size is attained.
Keep the animals in good pasture
during the summer and during the
usual droughts Of early autumn. II
an extra growth Of corn fodder to be
used as daily feed is not attainable,
then a feed of grain should be given
at least once day. During the cold,
stormy days that prevail before stock
finally go into winter quarters the
grain feed should be maintained, and
when brought to the yard warm, COM
Portable shelter should be provided.
DO not practice the foolish policy of
attempting to see how cheaply one
can winter stock that there may be
more grain and hay to sell in the
spring. On the contrary, give them
the best of fodder, If there be a
choice. This need not necessarily be
dealt out in large quantities, but in
amounts that will be eaten up Clearly
previous to the next feeding. A
quart OF grouLd feed fed daily to a
calf or colt, or a small handful to
each lamb, will greatly stimulate
growth and prove good financial
investment for the stock raiser.-
American Agriculturist.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-16
The Pastures.

One excellent plan for keeping up
the fertility Of the pasture land is to
divide the pastures into two fields,
giving the cattle the advantage of a
portion Of the plsturage, leaving one
field to grow, and so remain until
spring. This method simply protects
the pasture from close cropping,
which is sure to cause exhaustion at
some period. as every time the cattle
Craze over the pasture it is equiva-
lent to SO many mowings OF the
grass BY protecting the pasture
there is a loss OF its use at this
season, but greater longevity of the
grasses Of the pasture is secured. The
best season for the renewal of pastures
is in the fall, and more growth and
greater density can be had by allow
ing the pasture grass to grow and
thicken than to attempt to reseed
the pasture early in the spring.
The pasture land receives heavy
drain on it's fertility when it supports
a herd of cattle, and unless the land
is assisted in some manner the supply
OF grass may fail on the first approach
OF dry weather. 1t is only when
plants have strong and vigorous roots,
with nOurishment within easy reach,
that they can endure the lack OF
moisture and severe warm weather.
The milk and meat sold off the farm
carries away the phosphates and
nitrogen, and other substances are
also taken from the soil as we'll.
Finely ground bone, or any form of
phosphates, will give good results on
pasture land, but the best fertilizer
is wood ashes which contain lime as
we'll as potash. The benefits from
stable manure are we'll known but it
Is always 4 safe rule to use phos-
pilates and potash in some form. In
the spring light application of nj
trate OF soda will cause the grass to
make rapid growth. The point to
observe is to avoid grazing the pas.
lures too closely, and also to use ma
nure or fertilizers us literally as for
any other crop. -Philadelphia Record.