Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-24
HERE AND rmGRE.

by the deaf, OF his wife, she being
one Of the three heirs of the estate Of
s20, 100000 or *25,OO0,OOO left by
her father, Blan.. proprietor of the
Monte Carlo gambling hell. Roland
hadn't ir me when he married, and
was only the second choice Of Miss
Mare, who had tried in vain - cap
ture an Italian Dixie Of old,r and bet
t.r pedigree. TO reconcile the girl
/, tie match, Roland's cousin, Prince
brother-;n-law Of King
Humbert, induced his Majesty to con-
fer On the bridegroom the title cf an
Italian Prince.
Here is descr p.iopFof Nilssoe, !, by,
d person peculiarly interested in Il, r
forthcoming tour in this county: The
coor opens, and woman who has a
ciinging black dress on covered with
Grape, comes toward us. I look
at her more closely, and quickly see
that she is pretty women still Her
blonde hair is cr.mped and pared a
little t. cne side-a fashion much af-
fected by the women in En. .llnd at
pres inland t'en coiled ct the back
Of her neck; her dress is cut little
low, and shows plainly the singers
t'roat," which is beautifully white
Ter ewes are clear and bright blue,
and set deeply in her head"
The region on the wes. side of the
Mississippi, between Vicksburg and
the Gulf, gives good idea Of the
Egypt through which the British will
have to operate from Alexandra. 1t
has the same feature Of an annual rise
of the river above all the country,
which thery begins in Julv, reaches its
hight in the latter part OF August, and
subsidies tho Ugh tee autumn months.
1t has the same features Of banks Of
the main liver and of all the branch
ing streams higher than the country,
with the addition Of canals, and of
mtrc complete banks, SO as to flood
the land at Will. All these will be
made the means of obstruction and
defence.
Considerable progress is being made
in reviving the mining industries Of
the Isthnus Of Panama. For many
years its mines excited the cupidity OF
Spaniards and buccaneers. Indian
and negro slaves were made to work
in quartz and placer by the most pri,ni
tive processes, and almost cntirel,
without machinery, yet their labors
were very productive, according t,
trad ton. 1t is centuries, however
since most of the mines were aban
doned. Some were worked out, o hers
were not rich enough to pay wit!
hired labor, and all required an invest,
m mt Of capital which the un settlce
condition OF the country, and espc j.
ally the fear all foreigners entertain, 1
flr isthmus fever, effectuaily pre-
vented from being made.
Di, n Bouei ,ault has been lectur;ns
i'll London on acting. lie held thai
training was of more account than nat
ural gif-s in making g O. actor
Speaking OF the nana. a.,ement of tn,
voice he cxplliled that t.le secret O.
being heard distinctly wa, not t.
spean in loud voice, but to carelull,
artlculate every syllable. Ifemphasl
were required the consonants shoul,
be expr, ssIy articula:ed; but if i
were u. sired to be soft and agreeable
lie should say, Go heavy on you
vowel" Gestures should be distiIc
ahd deliberate, and every movenen
should proceed "str.ignt from th'
shoulder. +" lie illustrated this part Q
Lis lecture very amusing'y, po.nt II:
out that when appealing the palms Q
the hands shou.a be hell upward, be
cause you walit somet.,ing;' that if j
were necessary to take lat on tn
left side OF the aet.r it should be don
with the left hand, the acton of tn
right crossing the bo o.y being awk
ward; and that if necessary to raise
hand 1t should be the one turthes
from the audience.
The disder.t I'm Of locomo.iv
possessing the utmost possible powe
III the way Of making quick starts an
stops while drawing heavy loads, ha
leu to many ingenious plans. Ae
cord.ng to one OF the latest of thes
10 separate tender is used, but tn
fue: is carried On the raa. portion c
the engine itself, which is extende
back ill the shape OF coal bunks
q distance of ABOUT seven feet, wilc
gives capacity for ten tons Of Goa
The water tanks are placed upon til
engine, and extend back neal
ly to the rear end of the coal bunke
their capacity being from l,2OO I
1900 gallons. The engines are dot
ble-enders, with a pilot front all
back, allowing them to ran forwar
and back without changing ends, al.
are also arranged with accommodate
coup!ers for low or high built car
The total length of the engine
some iorty fert, and it stanes upon 81
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