The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-18

MRS HOWARD CROSBY is one of tho
best walkers in New York.
QUEEN NATALIE. of Servia, always
wears her hair down her back.
The Baroness Burdett- Coutts has
started new cab company in Lon
don.
HENRY CLEws has keen. dark eyes
and well-kept mustache and side
whiskers.
THE Emperor of Germany will leave
his widow 5000. 900 year and two
residences.
MISS SERRILI. of Philadelphia, lie
noted for the possession of deep, black
eyes, engaging manners and S3,000.-
900.
BARON DE Helm, one of the Chief
Justices of the Austrian Empire, has
seventeen children nine of whom arc
girls.
OOuN oOlLh " hElLLI WFOLo INC
poem, 'The School House Clock"
while prisoner in Arbor Hill prison,
Dublin.
THE wife of the painter, Hermann
Kaulbach, of Munich. has re .ieyed the
gold medal of the Order of Merit of the
Bavarian crown for having at the risk
of her own life. saved young man
from drowning.
Miss AMELIE RIvEs. the young au-
thoress. expects TO spend the early part
of next season with friends in Wash
ngton. She will be accompanied by
her younger sister, who is said to be
more beautiful than herself
A MEMORIAL to the late DiRah Maria
Carik is to be erected in Tewkesbury
Abbey. as Tewkesbury was the home
Of her world-famous hero. John Halifax.
Gentleman. This memorial will take
the form of marble medallion.
Mr. S. w. BURNHAM. of Chicago,
who Is presently going to California to
take charge of the great telescope at
the Lick Observatory. has phenomenal
eyes, which are said to have naturally
as great light. grasping power as or.
binary eyes get through six-inch tele.
scope.
REV. EDWARD JUDsoN, pastor of
the Berean Baptist church. New York
City. is endeavorlng to raise funds for
the ereotion.of memorial church in
that city to tho late Adobiram Jud son,
first foreign missionary and founder of
Christianity in Burmah. The sum re-
quired is $780, 900.
The real name of Emin Pasha, to
cescue whom Stanly started on his OK.
petition to Africa,is Edward Schnitzer.
Besides having developed ability as
soldier. civilizer and ruler, he is one of
the most learned men of his time. He
is deeply versed in med enc and nat
ural sciences, and is a master of many
languages,
SIR MoRELL MACKENzIE's fee for
his attention on the German Emperor
has been fixed at $l5, 900 per quarter,
or any part of quarter. This is
equivalent TO the sum of 100000 per
annum. 1t must be added, however,
that Sir MCrell Mackenzie's income of
recent years in London has been slight
ly over $75. 1000.
QUEEN VICTORIA has now reign ed
over England longer than any mon
arch but two-Henry Ill. and George
I'LL She overlook Queen Elizabeth
six years ago. and has outdone Edward
I'LL who only reigned AS days over
half century. If she lives few
years longer Victoria will have reign
ed longer than any royal parsonage of
history.
THE wedding OF Lord Beaconslield's
neice, Sibyl Disraeli. occurred in
church adorned with primroses, and
with bridesmaids wearing primrose
colored sashes and carrying bouquet,
composed of the same modest flowers
Primposes also formed the center of
the favors worn by relatives of the
bride. and the reception was also re-
splendent with primroses.
A WIRE rope half q mile long, six
and one fourth inches in circumference,
aud weighing seven and one-half tons.
has been manufactured ut Gateshead.
England. There arc six strands of
nineteen wires each in it the breaking
strain of the whole being l76 tons, and
that of each wire in the rope 120 tons
to the square inch. This immense
rope is to be used in colliery in
North Wales.
In 1890 will end the term of one hun
dred years during which the citizens
of Boston and Philadelphia have each
enjoyed the revenue from bequest OF
$5. 600 made by Benjamen Franklin.
The money was to be loaned out to
young married arliicers, and the trust
has been executed. although the
lapse OF century requires
new disposition OF the funds.
1t is significant that whilo in
Boston the S., 600 has grown to nearly
$S2S, 900. in Philadelphia the S.,
has become only 10000
DYNAMITE is so instantaneous in its
action that a green leaf can be COM
pressed into the hardest steel before it
has time to fatten. One of the exper-
iments at the United States Torpedo
Works was to place some leaves be-
tween two heavy fiat pieces of iron, set
them on a firm foundation and see
what gun cotton would do in forcing
the iron pieces together. A charge
=, H.,