Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-26
HERE AND THERE.

tan commander is pronounced Arab
bi, with the accent on the second syl-
liable.
The question whether it is right to
keep savage bulldog in church.
yard to bite marauders is puzzling a
Milwaukee vestry.
Victor Hugo is revising for the
press play with Mazarin for it's hero,
the first draft of which was written
nearly forty years ago.
Florence St. John, the English
singer and actress, is second time
without husband. The first one
died. The second obtained d.
vorce.
A memorial tablet has been placed
on the house at Is Galeriestrasse, in
Dresden, to record the fact that it was
Weber's residence during his last four
years.
Chillington Hall, in England, has
been the scene of great rejoicings at
the birth of an heir to the Chillington
estates. This is the first baby born
on the property in SO years.
James Valentine Taylor, whose sep
aration by divorce from Laura joyce,
the actress, attracted much attention
a few years ago, is dead in Boston.
He inherited 100000, much of which
he lost in theaters.
Miss Kreuger carried a gun to the
wedding of Gotleib Summert, at Can
ton, Ohio, and, after the husband and
wife had retired for the night, fired
into their bedroom through window
Her excuse was that she ought to have
been the bride.
The Nebraska young man who
broke the leg of rival in a combat
over girl whom both We're cncourag-
ed to love does not feel that he was
the victor, after all, since she has tax
en- to devotedly nursing the invalid
and has promised to marry him as soon
as he can walk to church.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridgo has
let DR.. Alo;s Brandt have access
for his work of Coleridge, to all the
letters Oh Coleridge, Wordsworth
and Sc uthey, addressed to the lat,
Sir John Coleridge. The Coleridge
letters cover nearly all Of the poet'
career, and begin with an appeal tt
buy his discharge from the army.
A Buffalo man thinks he has dis
covered picture of the Ruben
sc. ool, painted in Holland. BY ap
plying chemicals to one of the bevel
ed sides of piece of black walnu
wood found among some rubbish, ;
portrait of Peter Stuyvesant cam,
to view. In one corner coat of arms
bears the inscription: ''Petrus Stuy
vesant, 1143."
1t has long been known that in out
of-theway places in Germany traces
of our Saxon ancestors may be found
but the instances given have beer
somewhat vague. DR.. Frederick H
Brandes, Of Gottingen, specifies par
ticular district near the old Prussial
fortress of Minden where distinct ira
ces still exist. The author gives
list of the curious words used there
The Italian Government desires
union of the various commercial an,
exploring societies now at worl
in Africa. The idea is that the ney
combination should work from Assa1
Bay as a basis of their commercial
operations. Should this plan fail, tn
Government would favor the creation
of a company with wealthy people a
its head, and the Government woul
afford help.
The house of Charles Smith was t
be sold by auction, in Providence, t
satisfy the builders dues of S45(
Smith swore that the man who enter
ed his yard would die, took his ca,
riage into his house by pieces, got hi
horse into the kitchen, barricaded tn
doors, and presented himself with
gun at window. A crowd gather
ed about the house, and no one ven
tured on the premises, but the hous
was sold.
The largest subvention granted t
any German theater is given at Dire.
den-3l50,OO0 with the house and o.
chestra. The Royal Theater at Be-
lin receives 100000; Brunswicl
s65,00o; Cassel, $4,000; Frankfor
on-Main, $4,000. At Leipsic an
Cologne only the theater, gas, scener
and costumes are given. At Carl
rahe no subsidy is given, but any d,
felt is paid.
a picnic party were to have the
tea on one of the Porcupine Island
in Bar Harbor, but threatening weatl
er induced them to return to their h,
tel, after concealing the champaign
and other provisions, and agreed tn;
the appointment was to be kept ii
following following evening. Whe
the party returned they were shocke
to learn that the two dozen bottles ha
haan carefully drained and the 9th,