Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-20
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not address constituents until after
the session.
Six thousand petitions, bearing
$4,000 signatures, in favor Of a Sun.
day Closing bill for England, have
already been presented to Parliament.
A Philadelphia preacher told the
women OF his congregation that Dr.
vine truth could not find its way into
hearts that were cramped By cofsets.
The profits at the Imperial Theater,
London, during the six nights Mrs.
l.angtry played As You Like It,
averaged ESQ night, or 1900 for
the week.
During the past twelve months
American newspapers have been re-
celved by mail in England at the rate
OF more than $4,000 day, or 10000.
600 year.
An eccentric Boston man. aston.
ished by getting pair of boots made
Just as he had ordered them, gave the
maker commission for 2f3 pairs-all
ne expected to need for the rest of his
life.
During the Egyptian war a column
OF loaded telegrAphic m, ',ay,s COS.
the London newspapers from 1000
to 1880. Seven sh:llings and two
pence (about $3.50 per word was the
rate charged.
Mrs. Wilson /, O. divorce from her
husband, in Oregon. on the ground of
cruelty. He reformed and wanted to
marry her again, to which she con
sented; but he afterward changed his
mind, and now she is suing for breach
OF promise.
Mr.. Walker of the Vermont Legls
lature, during the discussion of bill
requiring towns to mark paupers
graves with stones, moved that there
be in. cribed on each the amount that
1t had cost the town to support the
person buried underneath.
Mr.. Birmingham, the great Eng
lish iron master, who died last month.
bequeathed 100000 to his only child,
a daughter, and nearly all the rest 10
two of his nephews. lie evidently
did not believe in woman's being
married for her money. He left 81.
100000.
by curious coincidence the Psal.
ter Of the Book of Common PRAYER
for the Sunday after Sir Garnet VOL.
seley's victory included the verse:
"Thou hast subdued Egypt and de-
stroyed it; Thou hast scattered Thine
enemies abroad with Thy mighty
arm"
Baron Gle Mecklenbourg, aid de-
camp OF the King of Sweden, and NJ.
de la Longe, distinguished Partisan
gentleman: actually played for thirty
four. hours consecutively at piquet.
Both are splendid players. The risk
was four francs point, and the Baron
won 800.
Mr.. Fawcett, the present Postmaster
General Of England, was one night
dining with small party of political
friends, including Sir c. Dixie, at the
Star and Garter at Richmond, when
the manager appeared and requested
him to leave. Mr.. Fawcett, being
disinclned to move, somewhat lndic- |
nantly asked the reason why. "WelI.
sir" was the answer, ''vou gentlemen
make the laws, and as they compel me
to close my establishment at II
o'clock, | have no alternative but to
ask you to 60
One would scarcely expect, saws tie
J London World, to meet any one Ia
these days who had been the intimate
friend of Nine. de Stall, much less
of Nine. l;ecamier did they not say
that no portrait was ever painted OF
her that was as beautiful as the orig
lnaID; yet up to the other dav there
lived at L. ols an old lady who had
been the friend of both during the
revolution, when she was younr
girl. Her name vas Lacene, and She
was sisterin-lnw of Camille Jordan;
and she died last week in her lOJth
year.
n Waterman in one of the Nevada
mines, having no watch, borrowed
one for hight, and on returning it
next day said that he made time.
keeper of his own. He unroled a
strip OF paper, O which he had marked.
As they arose above the horizon. all ,
the fixed stars within a narrow belt.
and opposite to each was the time of
its appearing. The slip ran on two
small rollers in box, with sliding Z
i'd OF glass. AS the night wears away
and the stars pass over he can turn a
crank of his watch and look at the
time marked. i
A duly qualified French physician .
became assistant to a medical charla
tan who made and sold a secret rem.
edy for cancer. The physician did
not know the Ingredients of the com.
pound. yet he prescribed it, and, the