Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-22
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Six hundred Iowa druggists have
agreed, in view Of the danger of sell.
ing alcoholic drinks, not to fill physi-
clans prescriptions for wine, whisky,
and the like.
The town of Payson, ILL.,, by a vote
put the matter of licensing rumsellers
into the hands Of Women's Christian
Temperance Union. OF course no H.
tcenses are granted.
Phladslphia is running water pipes
for drinking and culinary purposes
through common sewers, and thus sub
jecting the whole water supply to tire
risk of poisoning. The Health Board
protests, but cannot stop it.
The Berlin National Gazette re.
ports that high Japanese official has
been directed by his government to
make . study of the Prusslan constitu.
ton upon constitution to be model
ed for Japan, to 60 into effect eight
years hence.
The London public is represented
a. delighted with their savage captive
the king Of the Zulus. The corpora.
ton of London gives him grand din
ner. The Queen grants him an inter.
view. The London population is
greatly amused by his quaint re marks
and his good humor.
AT the camp meeting at Lancaster,
Ohio, there was preaching at eight di..-
ferent points, and the conversions
were numerous; but it seems that all
the sinners within hearing were not
affected, as, during the services, min
lister lost 1886 at the hands of a pick
pocket, and there was general raid
on robes and harness.
Matthew Arnold, in one of his
"mixed essays" gives expression to
the opinion that ere long the world
will be Americanized. Events seem
likely to verify the prediction. What
would Horace Walpole say if he were
to be told that Strawberry Hill, Twick-
enhan, would, less than a century af-
ter his death, be purchased by an
American company for the purpose Of
converting it into a hotel conducted
upon American principles? Yetsuch
is The fact.
The King Of Ashantee has per-
for1ead an unprecedented act in
drinking liquor in public, the occa-
sion thus honored being Queen Vic
toria's birthday. He drank the Queens
health in the presence of the British
agent and large number of his own
subjects. The true Briton will prob
ably see in this act not only a most
gratifying evidence Of the dusky mon
arch's loyal friendship, but one of TIE
most convincing proofs possible for
civilization.
Some of the meteors-or ssex xtra ter
rene" as he terms them-are believed
by Mr.. Proctor to weigh but few
grains, and from this up to a ton or
more, hundred of thousands of these
becoming incorporated with the earth
every twenty-four hours; and yet such
small accretions to the earth's matter
would, it is computed, take many mil
lions Of years to add a single foot to
its diameter. Briefly explained, these
meteos travel in vast belts and in
highly eccentric orbits round the sun,
are very numerous, and when their
orbits intersect that Of the earth they
are brought within the influence of its
gravitation, and on entering the
earth's atmosphere become luminous
and fall to the surface.
An impostor has been travelling
about in some of the provinces Of
Austria and representing himself to
be the Grown Prince Rudolph. The
farmers were treated by him with
great affability, and were assured that
when he mounted the throne he
would confscate many of the large es-
tatss Of the nobility and divide them
among the country folk. They readi-
" swallowed this and competed for
the honor Of having him as guest
Their tables were spread with the
choicest yiands, they entertained him
at extravagant banquets, and begged
him to receive presents from them.
Detectives who arrested him found
that he had previously been journey.
man saddler in the city Of Cracow.
All accounts OF Sister Agnes, who
died few days ago, agree that she
had . phenomenal voice. Her name
was Louise Gubert, and the memo-
ries aroused by her death are those of
thirty years ago, when she was .
young girl, and Ill Philadelphia was
comparing her singing Of 81 Know
that My Redeemer Liveth" with Jen.
ny Linda She was not handsome,
end might not have developed excel.
lence - an actress; yet her
yuios WA % wonderful that opera
managefs wsee aA1ious to hire her.
Il corersd The entire oontfalto and so.
prano registers, and was highly culti.