Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-11-15
HIRE AND THERE.

Corn wall, Cumberland and Lancashire
have less live stock than they had
thirteen years ago.
The best artist on the piano in Chi
cago is said TO be the Young lady who
can knock out the instrument in the
ieweat r,unds. Some can do i, in one.
At a stenogra bic exhibition in
Paris twenty-four different systems of
shorthand are on view. Among other
curiosities, there is postcard contain
ing $4,000 words.
Bismarck has just got his forty fifth
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - while Glad
stone has not single one. So differ
ent is it to be the head of affairs in
Germany and i'll England.
The eldest son of Mr.. Rosentllal,
banker of Bucharest, blew out his
brains because he thought he had lost
$4,000 of his fathers. Four days later
his mother found the money in the
lining of her sons coat.
The Emperor of Brazil has granted
pension from his private purse to
the young pianist Carlos de Mesquita,
to enable him to pursue his musical
studies in Europe There are now
over thirty pensioners in Europe study
ing at the Emperor's expense.
The ticket of-leave system is to be
introduced at the Michigan State Re
form School for girls at Adrian. Girls
who have made good records will
hereafter be released on parole and
allowed to go out to service. A por-
ton of their wages will be placed to
their credit, and if they behave well
they will be discharged.
At Buddhist meeting held lately
in Japan, one of the speakers said:
"Of late the progress made by Christi
anity has been marvellous, and may
be compared to fire sweeping over a
plain, which constantly increases in
power" Anti Christian literature is
IN such demand in India that in Luck
now and Cawnpore there is no less
than fortyiye publishing houses doing
this work.
Some time after the Franco Prus-
sian war, Detaille painted a battle
piece in which a few Prussian prison
ers figured rather conspicuously. He
showed it to Marshal MacMahon, who
after twisting his moustache, said in a
sad strain: "Ah, yes, we made about
a dozen prisoners during the war, and
they are all there Detaille felt per.
picked. "What can | do?" lie asked
SWELL" replied MacMahon, smiling
mournfully, "take my advice, change
their nationality, and make Austrians
Of them"
The three evangelical doctrines that
ought to be insisted upon as condi-
tional to the ordination or installa-
ton Of a pastor, as stated by the Rev
Edward "A. Park to the Boston Con.
gregational ministers, and apparently
approved by them, are that the Bible
is perfectly trustworthy as religious
guide; that the ate ncment Of Christ is
sacrificial act, influencing the mind
of God as well as sinners, and that thi.
is the only world of probation, the
future world being one OF punishment
for those who die impenitent.
Mrs. Mcdonald was i'll, in Pitts
burgh, and Peter Ammon convinced
her shat she was bewltched. He un.
der,ook the job of releasing her from
the spell. Under his directions, Tho
room II winch sle lay was swept min.
lnldnigats i'll succession, the sweeping.
being left in the darkest corner where
they were beaten nine ensuing nlght'
with broomsticks. He gave her medi
cines, too, assuring her that they wer'
composed Of various revolving ingre
dents. She died, and he is to b,
prosecuted for doctoring without |
diploma.
The doctrine is held by few Pol
ish Jews that a good man may sell hi
claim upon heaven. This belief i
based upon the Rabbinical proverb
"Good deeds buy the future world,
which is interpreted by most Jews t.
mean that by doing good one may Sc
cure for himself happy immortality
Harris Udovitch, Of Troy, bargaine,
to buy Louis Cohen's heavenly CLAIM
for $3.50, but Cohen backed out of tn
agreement, and the result was fra
cas- which sent Udovich to Jail.
A party of gentlemen recentl
made trip OH the Southeastern Rail
way, in England, with the object o
testing the luminosity of a railwa
car, por ion of the interior of whic
had been coated with Balmains pat
ent paint. The weather being dul
the zinc plates, which had reeeive
three coats ofthe paint specially hard
ened, were less sensitive than woul
have been the case had sunshin
struck directly upon them; but, not
withstanding, on entering Blackheat
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