Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-14
HERE AND THERE.

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hque railway travelling is safer in
Norway and Sweden than elsewhere
IN Europe, year often passing with
out single fatal accident in either.
In England and France one is killed
out OF every four and half millions
OF passengers. Spain and America
have the worst record.
In digging tunnel under the hill
OF Pesilipo, Naples, the workmen
came across another tunnel, of un-
known antiquity and in perfect pres
ervatlon, six feet three inches in
hight and two and half feet in
width. A laborer walked some dis
lance along it without finding an out
let. Explorations have been ordered
by the municipal government.
Sarah Bernhardt hardly seems in a
fourishing pecuniary condition just
now. The receipts at the Ambigu
Theater are taken every night by Sa-
rah's numerous creditors. She spent
$4,000 upon the dresses, scenery, &C.,
OF the piece now running, and the
company and general expenses amount
every night to above 5000. The av-
erage taken at the door is only $500.
The full returns of the last census
show that there are in France g.. ,4O5.-
$50 inhabitants, Of whom 1S,656,5lS
are males and lS,74S,1'2 females. 1t
will thus be seen that the female sex
is the stronger in numbers by 92,254
OF the males 10, llO,GOl are unmar-
ried, 1920, 1876 married, and 1925, .3l
widowers; while of the females 9,2SO,-
S62 are unmarried, 1,503,353 married,
and l,964,55 widows.
A large distribution of doe venison
from Windsor and Bushev Parks was
made at Christmas time among the
Royal family, the Lord Chamberlain,
the Lord Steward, and other officials
and individuals on the Queens list
Another Christmas comfor, is the an
nual gift of swans from the Thames.
About thirty are killed every year, Of
which the Queen has four, the Prince
OF Wales two, and the other members
of the Royal family one each, the re-
mainder falling to privileged per
sons.
n rumor is going about Rome, ac-
cordng to the London World, that
the Palazzo Barberini has been sold
by the present proprietor and bought
by Prince Alessandro Torlonia. If
the Prince buys many more palaces he
will be the possessor of all Rome, as he
is already of half the Can,pagna He
is a tremendously rich man, and a
large possessor. The present renters
of the palace, notably the Storys and
the Tlltons, have not AS yet been
warned of this transfer of ownership.
and for the present it is nothing more
definite than rumor
France has already done much in
tho application of electricity to agri-
culture, and she is now being followed
by Geramny. The new motive power
promises to be very valuable to the
farmer. AT an agricultural gathering
recently held at Ladenbure some in
teresting experiments were made in
the use OF electricity instead OF steam
for the threshing Of wheat. Messrs.
Petite and krizik lit up electrically
the space reserved for machines, and
at the same time utilized the current
to drive an ordinary thrcshin" ma
chine. The cylinder attained speed
of |, 400 revolutions per minute.
Colonel r. l.. Jones, declaration
that Proctor Knott, though not
drunkard, is 'very liberal drinker,"
brings out from Knott the following
reply: 81 am proud to know that
among those who have been lnti-
matcly acquainted with my private
conduct through life any insinuation
that | have ever been an incorporate
or habitual user Of intoxicating liquor
would be spurned with indignant
scorn, and trust it will be no dis
paraeement to the character of tina, |
gentleman for me to say that NV |
habits in. that respect will compare
favorably with those Of Colonel Jones
himself"