Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-07
HERE AND THERE.

getting trade from Mexico.
Charles Ashton says that he in
tends to bring here Swedenborg's lit
tie summer house, which is the only
relic of him remaining in Sweden.
w. +. Eastman, of Butte Greek,
Oregon, has a tooth which weighs
eleven pounds. He found it in the
bed of stream. 1t belonged to some
extinct kind of beast.
Although the Due d'Aumale sold
Orleans House, Twickenham, he pru-
dently retained an estate in Worces-
tershire, England, Gin case anything
should happen in France.
John Arnold wrote on an order of
the Supreme Court at indianapolis,
''Thc Court may go to the devil" and
sent the document back to the Judge.
For this he was sent to Jail for ten
days.
There is great JOY at the reestab-
lishment of the drum in the French
army In the barracks and canteens,
soldiers are preparing to welcome it
back with festivity. The army, it
was found, was losing prestige in the
eyes Of the people for want of the
drum
Another Of the Duke of Argyll's
numerous brood of daughters was mar
ried lately, the bridegroom being Mr..
Glyn, Vicar Of kensington, where the
Duke lives when in London. Only
one of his daughters has made a great
match-Lady Percy, whose husband
will be Duke of Northumberland.
The number of rich English resi-
ding abroad bears very small pro-
portion to the number Of Americans
who do SO. With the exception of
Lord Anglesey, therr is scarcely one
wealthy peer who habitually resides
out Of his own country. But more
and more pass the winter on the Med
itelranean's shores, and many places
are much less well kept up than they
were twenty years ago.
a peddler on an Iowa railroad cen
cluded that in the intervals Of regular
business he mi ght win some money
from passengers as three-card monte
operator. After practising with the
cards until he considered himself an
fd- Tor a tlrst victim; but this person was
a professional gambler, and the ped
dler quickly lost $3.50, for the recoV-
ery Of which lie has brought suit.
An experienced faro player will, ii
nine cases out of ten, put whole
stack of checks on deuce spot shoule
: two colored men enter room abreast
but should dog by any means gan
entrance he will Immediately cease
playinr and wait far another deal. Z
cat-especially a black one-maklns
its appearance during deal, Is tn
: signal for heavy betting, while
ross-eyed man would cause conster
nation and much profanity.
\ painting lately uncovered i
= Pompeii seemed Identical in sublce
with the Judgment of Solomon.
the centre is bench with thre
Judges; kneeling at their feet, in a
O attitude Of prayer, is woman; furth'
toward the foreground is a butcher
table. and upon it a naked bah
:. which man is preparing to Kill WI
Y, a large knife, while beside him stan'
a second woman with an indii'ere
. air. Soldiers and people close t
/. scene.
Mr.. Hanson, who lately died, al
who goes down to fame by the C
~ which bears his name, was Rom
= Catholic of good family, and archltt
of many notable structures for t
English Catholics, including the Du
nd of Norfolk, for whom he did mu
work at Arundel Castle. The carrla
Ho known as brougham was designed
Lord Brougham, and the clarence Y
named after the Duke (afterw'
William W., for whom the first W
lic, built by the great coachmakers, Lau
& Mariner of London.
tory: Tory Some photographs which HI
ANe' reached here of the King CT Zulul;
. represent him as Of melancholy cou
enance, such as very fat men usu
- wear in hot weather. lie leans r.;
as if exhausted, in a cane chai
formidable proportions provided
the Governor of the prison. |
! the say, however, that this is not his u
. expression, and that when in COW
with Bishop Colenso his visage Ii!
up with eager earnestness as his
Rpr erend friend struggles with the
Aoi' culties of the Zulu language.
~ 1t is pleasant to read in the Je
,unty. Messenger that in various part
Russia Christians exerted themse
most actively to assist Jews. In
government of Cherson Chrl:
neighbors erected a barrleade arr
a Jews brewery and watched thro
Ho. out the night. At another
Christians put out the flames con