Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-04
HERE AND THERE.

A drunken Denver burglar blum
dered into his own house and robbed
himself of his watch and SO.
An Advent congregation at Phil
lipsburg, Tenn, has voted unanimous
ly that the world will come to an end
next October 4.
The jealous husband Of pretty
woman, at Fayette, Texas, branded
her with an iron for marking cattle,
making star and cross, which she
must bear on each cheek for life.
Experiments made in tree planting
at the Shaker settlement in Enfield,
Conn.,, have had gratifying results,
seed placed in sandy soil in 1869 hav-
ing produced dense grove Of trees
which are from twelve to fifteen feet
nigh.
Accepting an invitation to the Paris
Town Hall banquet fete, Victor Hugo
wrote: 'sThe fete Of the 14th is the
greatest that can be given on earth.
The 14th of July means Paris striking
down royalty. It is the restoration
OF liberty to man. !"
Near Elkhorn, Ind, six years ago,
an old farmer was robbed of his hoard
of money. John Elliot was convicted
of the crime and sent to the peniten-
tiary. Just as his sentence is to ex-
pire, thorough search Of the thief's
old home has resulted in the discovery
Of the swag in his cistern.
New Orleans claims to lead i'm rose
growing. There may be seen in that
city a Lamarque rose vine, with stem
eight inches thick. In some private
gardens are 100 varieties. The favor
ite rose is the Gold Of Ophr. 1t is
small, Of very pale pink, shading to-
ward the heart into deep rich gold
color, while faint streaks of crimson
touch the outer petals.
Two Philadelphia detectives accus-
ed an innocent young man of stealing
500, and showing him how strong
was the circumstantial evidence
against him. Greatly frightened, he
paid them 500 out Of his small saw
ings, and they kept half, giving the
rest to the loser to settle the case.
Now the original money has been
found where it was mislaid.
Etiquette in Germany forbids the
carrying Of parcels, no matter how
small, by gentleman. Under i'm
mense pressure Of necessity, lady
may take home in her own hands, a
small purchase, or carry book or
roll Of music to the house of friend.
When dressmaker comes to try on a
little walking jacket, small boy must
needs walk behind, bearing the gar
ment on his arm. An officer cannot
under any circumstances carry any
thing when in uniform
A Baptist council at Thornton, Ind,
has deposed the Rev. George w.
Reber from the ministry for heretcal
teachings as to the liability of Christ
to sin; as to the order of justification
and regeneration; as to regeneration
being change of relation, rather than
nature; as to sancti6cation being pos
sible to such degree in this life that
the man no longer commits sin, urging
this doctrine to such an extent as te
create division in the church; and as
to his belief in the possibility of the
final apostacy of once regenerate
soul.
Turgenief, the Russian novelist, is
a confirmed invalid, and suffers con.
tinual and excruciating torments. A
letter written by him at his country
place at Bougival, near Paris, has
been published, in which he says: "Ne
physician can tell me how long m,
ailments are likely to endure. I can
not walk or even stand for more than
five minutes at time, and even then
must have mechanical support affixed
to my left leg. An unremitting tooth
ache and tearing neuralgia pains in
my right shoulder blade torture me,
and they usually become SO severe al
night that | am forced to seek relief
in hypodermic injections of NOR
phine."
The. subject of reform in hospital
structures was discussed in paper by
DR.. L. w. Baker, and read before the
State Medical Society of Massachu-
sets. DIR. Baker advocates the sys
TEN substantially in use in the United
States Army in the erection of pos,
hospitals, which are usually wooder
structures, two stories high, mounted
Oh piles, driven SO as to give free
passage of air underneath. Structure.
of this kind, capable of accommodat
ing from forty to fifty patients, can be
equipped at small cost by the authori
ties Of any country town, and woulo
prevent great deal Of suffering
among the poorer classes. Two hun
dred and fifty such buildings have
been erected in Great Britain.
Money figured largely in the prohi
bition campaign in Iowa, being uset
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