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


been furnished by Lady Lyndhurst
with letters and other documents.
There is Chinaman in San Fran
cisco with red hair. His country
men treat him with superstitious re-
spect. At the table he has the best
of everything, and at all ceremonies
he takes precedence.
1t is announced that, in conse-
quence of the large number of sui
cides that have recently taken place
from the platform of the Vendome
column, in Paris, the public is no
longer to have access to the interior
of the monument.
Annie Louise Cary is still with
out voice for anything but whls-
pering. On the occasion Of her last
public appearance in her home city
of Portland, Me-, prior to her forth
coming marriage, she could not sing
Il note. Physicians tell her that she
is done with vocalism for a year, if
not forever.
A Philadelphia society has under
taken to close the beer gardens of
that city on Sundays, and, instead
Of dealing first with the disreputa-
bic ones, has proceeded against a
rather fashionable resort. The ex-
cuse for this is that, by shutting up
such a place at the outset, the rest
of the job will be made easy.
King Meneleck, of Choa, recently
sent to NJ. Grevy a rare species Of
zebra, which the French President,
in turn, presented to the Jardin des
Plantes. Unfortunately the crea-
ture soon died of apoplcxy; but it
has been stuffed, and viii shortly
appear in the museum under the
name of ''Le Zebre de Grevy.'
Ina recent tour the French Minis
ter of Agriculture is said to have
found that the only vines which had
completely resisted phylloxera were
those imported from this country by
the Duchess Of Fitzjames. He has
therefore resolved on recommending
State aid to assist their importation,
which small viticulturists cannot af-
ford.
The Rev. Philip Herbst preached
heterOaoN sermons in the Lutheran
Church at Columbus, Ohio, and the
trustees obtained a temporary in
junction forbidding him to officiate
as pastor until the question i'll
volved-that Of the right of church
to receive from its minister the kind
of doctrines which its creed author
izes-shall be settled in court.
1t is the Atlanta Constitution, pub
lished in the once duel encouraging
State of Georgia, which says: "T he
impetuous Carolinians who seek to
establish that doubtful article called
honor in blood would do their coun-
try more service by engaging in the
corn field at fifty cents day. 1t is
time to understand that bullet hole
neither makes right wrong or wrong
right"
Five adventurous young men have
gone from San Francisco on an ex-
petition into the unexplored eastern
part Of Alaska. They expect to find
mineral wealth, and are prepared to
spend five years in the church.
They will 90 up the Yukon river
1900 miles in a chartered vessel, and
then, in steam launch of their own
try to penetrate 1,200 miles further
into the mountainous region.
Two members of the ancient GyE.
sy tribes of the Coopers and Taylors
were married with the Protestant
rites at st. Mary's Church, East
Mousley, in England, the other day
Prior to the marriage ceremony ;
baby belonging to the Cooper family
was baptized. The church was
crowded with gypsies, who were in
the neighborhood in great numbers
to attend the Hampton races. AL
most all the gypsies present were
profusely decorated with wild flow
ers.
A double election was to have
taken place at the French Academy
ON June s, to fill the vacancies left
by the deaths of Charles Blanc and
Auguste Barber. For the chair O
NJ. Blame the candidates were NM
Pailleron and Oh. de Mazade, one O
the hacks of the Revue dies Duck
Mondes. Three times the academ
icians voted, and three times the re
suit was the same-sixteen votes TO
each candidate and one blank bnlle
tin. The election was adjourned 70
six months.
Accounts from Syria represent th'
condition Of the country as wors
than ever In the interior there is NJ
security whatever either for life o
property. The neighborhood o
Adm is infested by three differen
bands of brigands, who, without lie
.. . or hindrance from the authorities
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