Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-11
HERE AND THERE.

Five Roman Catholic priests are at
tached to the British army in Egypt.
Buenos Ayres is exceptionally
prosperous with great trade in maize
"a new export.
Dion Boucicault's brogue is de-
clared by London journalist to be af
fected by an American accent.
Edwin Booth will speak English, and
the supporting company German,
during tour Of Germany.
The young Princess Roland Bona
parte was up to the time Of her death
apparently in perfect health. She
died instantly, Of rush of blood to
the heart.
Prices at watering places in Nor
mandy and Brittany increase each year,
by heavy percentage. Dinan, once
a cheap paradise, is now dear one.
The Englishman who resembles Ar
temus Ward in person and speech,
and has been delivering the dead hu-
morist's lecture on Mormons, with the
original panorama, is coming to
America.
Two brothers have been convicted
at York, England, of crime which
has been the basis of many romances
-tampering with parish registers. TO
obtain property they forged an entry
of birth.
Lord Carlingford, who, as Chiches-
ter Fortescue, was long Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, is going to marry
Lady Scott, who has already had two
husbands, while Lord Carlingford's
former wife had four.
A brother of President Garfield has
lived for many years in northern Mich
igan on small and sterile farm. The
Grand Haven papers say that he is
now building fine house and barn
with money given him by Mrs. Gar
field.
At the Dublin Exhibition, case Of
razors of Daniel O'Connell, the last he
ever used, creates much interest. They
are large and have transparent bone
handles, studded with ornamental sill
yer rivets. The name of the famous
owner is neatly engraved.
The only place in England where
the red deer now leads really wild
life. and is hunted by horsomen, is
, Exmoor, in Deyonshire. Cultivation
is now closing in upon the moor, and
+ + year by year the grazing grounds OF
the deer are more circumscribed.
Prof. Chavenne, as the result of sew
!. eral thousand measurements, calcu-
lates the average height of the entire
continent Of Africa to be not less than
2,l5O feet. This high figure is be-
lieved to be due to the great extent OF
: elevated plateaux in that country
Africa surprising even Asia in this
respect.
Tradition says that beer was first
made at Pelusium, on the Nile, 4o(
B. G.; but nowadays only crude
: kind of barley beer is made by the
natives in Egypt. There is, however
a brewery in Cairo, owned by a Gene
va company, and worked on the Ger
= man system, which can turn out 40l
barrels week.
An indianapolis girl, forbidden by
her parents to marry the man of he
O choice, pretended to be abundant.
= consoled by the promise of a CRANE
birthday party. When all the guest
Y were assembled on that occasion sh
walked in on the arm of her lover
who had within the hour been mad
her husband by clergyman roun
- the corner.
The Greenroom Club Of Londor
n composed of actors and their friends
= is out in the street. Its lease ran on
and the landlord refused to renew i
He said .the members shocked IL,
= neighbors with their noise. They al
:" hunting for new quarters, and Will
70 they are thus employed the Savae
- Club has made them all honorar
. members.
George Howard, a Philadelphi
II comedian, is recovering from dea
" ness that threatened to incapacitat
him. For time he could not he;
es ess his cues, and his wife, sitting in II
audience, had to signal him to pr
ceed when his interlocutor had cease
to speak. So cleverly was his infirr
= ity concealed that its existence w
never discovered by the public.
A fortune-hunter, on his way
tn. Colorado stopped in Pittsburgh, la
winter, and borrowed 81, 400 from
friend, telling him at the same tim
that he assumed some risks in lettil
nr him have the money, which he wal
Va ed to invest in mines, which mig
, turn out we'll and might not. a fe
ntv days ago the Pittsburgh man receiv
by express gold brick worth 81
600, ''as token of friendship"
When the deception of Philad
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