Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-02
BRIEF MENTION.

Alfonso Celso, of Rio de Janeiro,
has offered large monthly subsidy to
the theatre of the capital which shall
produce national dramas and a pre-
MUM of $4,000 to the Brazilian author
who shall produce the best national
drama,
One of the good signs Of the times
is the fact that for nearly two years,
while their synagogue was building,
the Temple Israel congregation OF St.
Louis worshipped in the First Chris
tian Church in that city. In returning
thanks for this hospitality, Rabbi
Sonneschein characterized it "as one
of those precious links in the golden
chain of mutual recognition which
under the fostering arms Of American
civilization reconciles the disciples of
Moses to the disciples OF Jesus" He
closed by invoking Gods blessing on
the church and all its aim.
The Indian corn crop Of 1885 was
I,936,176,ooo bushels, against 1905,
$4,000 i'll 1884, and I.55I,o66 900
bushels in 1883. In 1886 it fell to I,
o65,44I, 900 bushels and last year was
only 1,456,r6r,oo bushels, The es.
innate for this year is 100000,
bushels, and when..it is considered
that at present prices the crop will be
worth over S. 900 900 900, it is plain
that the purchasing ability Of the
farming population will be materially
larger than it was last year. AS to
the wheat crop it was only $4,000.
900 bushels in 1885, and both in 1886
and 1887 was only 100000, 900. 1t
can hardly fail to be better this year
than it was in 1855, and to that extent
is favorable element. The cotton
crops also promise well and the to-
bacco crop will be very much larger
than last years.
A young lady of St. Louis, the
daughter OF prominent lawyer has
inherited from her father beautiful
supply of red hair. She intended to
profit by natures liberality, and some
time in August will entertain her
friends in a novel manner. All the
ladies and gentlemen of her acquain
lance whose heads can show the de.
sired tinge will be invited to assem-
Bile at her house. Pages with auburn
curls will attend in hall and cloakroom
where sunny.haired maids will serve
the supper. Table linen and service
will be OF the popular colors: the only
difficulty seems to lie in procuring
color musicians to harmonic with the
dancers. Carriage drawn by white
horses will be the service of the guests.
Several young gentlemen have offered
to conceal their odious dark locks un.
der wig of the brightest spade obtain
able. But fraud and deception will be
strictly guarded against and imposters
it detected will be promptly unwigged
before the entire company.
Prof. Curtis who was an intimate
friend of the Emperor William l recen.
thy told this anecdote in Berlin: "When
William was King of Pruss, but an
exil in England he witnessed the tre-
mendous enthusiasm displayed by all
London in front of Buckingham Palace
after the well-known attempt on
Queen Victoria's life when she was
slightly wounded and he was present
the same night in the Queens box at
Her Majesty's Theatre when the ova.
ton Of the audience on seeing the
Queen enter knew no bounds. Stricken
by his own anomalous positior-an
exile at the hands of his own subjects
and his kingdom on the point of
destruction-the King could not res
train his tears7 but the Queen, seeing
his great emotion seized his hand and
with true womanly instinct divining
its cause said in an effectionate and
sympathetic voice: "Your Majesty will
live to experience similar demon.
stration toward yourself from your own
subjects"