Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-17
HERE AND THERE.

The granddaughter of Charles Dick
ems has gone on the stage in Lon
don suburban theater She has no beau.
ty OF face or figure to help her as al
actress, but is possessed Of some com
edy talent.
An amendment to the Ohio Liquor
law was before the Legislature, anc
the member who defended the traffic
happened to be so drunk that his ar.
guments had an effect contrary to that
intended. His cause was dcci,iycl,
lost.
There are few new college songs at
Harvard, and none Of original merit
The cause of this is said to be the
popularity Of the comic opera airs,
which are adopted by the students,
sometimes to new words, thus fore
staIling the demand for fresh tunes.
The Bureau of Longitudcs of the
Academy of Sciences, in Paris, hav.
ing been consulted by the French
Government with regard to the pro-
posal of the United States for estab-
fishing an international meridian, has
expressed the opinion that an inter
national congress should be summoned
TO decide upon the question.
A book that is likely to possess
features of great interest will soon be
published in Berlin. Privv Council
lor Stieber was for many years con-
nected with the police force of the
German capital, and in the political
branch of that service displayed much
activity, and passed through many
varied experiences. In 1913 he was
an energetic leader in the party of the
people, but found reason to change his
allegiance. He possessed rare ingc-
nuity and skill as detective, and at
one time was source of continual
uneasiness and danger to political
refugees in London, among whom he
was III the habit of going in various
DISCUSSES that deticd exposure. In
Berlin, too, he learned much that be-
longs to the secret history Of that
capital. His memoirs, that are now
about to be given to the public, will
probably contain many an interesting
revelations.
A remarkable warrior recently pre-
sented himself at Constantinoplc in
order to render homage to the sultan
This veteran, known as "IIod Bev." the
Circassian leader, claims that he is 100
years of age and that lie has seen lo5
years OF military service. He asserts
that he was born in 1862, and entered
the Turkish military service under the
Sultan Abdul Hamid in va. Since
then he has served in the Ottoman
army Ito which he still belongs) un-
der eight successive Sultans. He is
said to have participated in sixty-iv
battles and unnumbcrcd smaller az
trays, and to have received twenty
three wounds. He is still erect and
vigorous, and possesses a remarkable
appetite. The present Sultan is said
to have treated him with much kind
ness and attention. There is some
doubt expressed as to the accuracy of
Hold Bey's statements relative to
his age, but he certainly has had
long and remarkablc career.
The Supreme Court of PENNSYLVANIA
has decided that II Roman Catholic
priest cannot recover salary from q
bishop. The case was that Of priest
who sued the Bishop OF i'ittsburo. for
three years salary, amounting to
$4,000. The plaintiff had been idle
during that time, because the bishop
would not appoint him TO a pastoratc,
and the Court below had awarded him /
$500 under 1.-THE common law of the I
Church which guarantees him sup
port. The Supreme Court, however.
says that he had no more legal claim
to that sum than TO the whole amount
"a religious organization which for
bids its priests to do secular work."
the Judge remarked, fought to pro-
vide for their support, but when the
attempt is made to enforce the pay
ment of salary, contract has to be
shown. If the priest relies upon the
Church to give him living, he must
invoke its aid, rather than the courts