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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
A TENNYSON STORY.
He Was Not Only q Great Poet, but q
Good Business Man.

He Was Not Only q Great Poet, but q
Good Business Man.
A capital story, which is quite
authentic, is told about the late
laureate and his wonderful poem,
"The Revenge" says correspondent
of the Leeds (England) Mercury. It
was first published in the Nineteenth
Century in 1873 or 1879. On the
eve of its publication Tennyson in.
vited between thirty and forty of his
most intimate friends to his home in
Eaton Square, in order that he might
recite this patriotic piece to them.
1t is well known that Lord Tennyson
was an excellent man of business.
Had he written paradise Lost" he
would have been both very hungry
and very cold before accepting s1O
for the copyright. A letter of his is
in existence which, after Offering the
right to publish his works at a Ger.
tain price, ends with a declaration
that, whether the publisher accepts
his offer or not, he lord Tennyson)
would not accept "a blessed penny
less. In fact, he was very much
like certain Leeds banker who,
when asked by a customer to cash a
draft for a large amount over the
counter replied: "We do nothing
for nothing for nobody here" In
Wemyss Reid's Life of Lord Hough.
ton" there is an amusing letter from
the late laureate which compares the
writing OF poetry for nothing to the
milking of he goats. When the re.
cital of "The Revenge" in Eaton
Square took place there was much
lingo feeling about in fashionable
society in London, and not a few in.
fected persons were among the select
audience. AS the poet proceeded in
his rich and sonorous tones, rendered
all the more attractive by his Lin.
colnshire accent, the favored few
hung upon his words. When he
reached the last lines:
And the whole sea plunged and fell on tn,
shot-shattered navy OF Spain,
And the little Revenge herself went dowg
the island crags,
To be lost evermOre in the MAN,
the feelings OF all present were
strung up into excitement and en-
thusiasm; when, to the amazement
Of all, the laureate added, without
the least change in the tone of his
voice, "And the beggars only gave
me $500 for it, when it was worth
at least $500 or more
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
EMMA GOLDMAN.

The Anarchist Agitstress Who win Agi-
tate No More 1t Present
Emma Goldman, who was recently
sentenced in New York to years
Imprisonment Oh Blackwell's Island
(the full term allowed by law, FIRST
came prominently before the public
last year in connection with the at
tempt Of Anarchist Berkmann to
assassinate H. q. Frick, the manager
Of the Carnegie Steel Works at
Homestead. "The Goldman Woman,
as she became known, was found to
have sustained rather intimate rela-
lions with Berkmann, and it was sup
posed that she had done not little
toward melting him to his mad act.
Miss Goldman seems entirely in
clined to be martyr. She takes
pains to evidence this. She sneered
at the Judge wnen he pronounced
sentence upon her. She takes true
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
THE ANDES IN LABOR.

EartNauakes and EruptiOns In the usoA-
bone Of the Western Hemisphere.
The volcano of Abina, in Peru.
which for a century and a half had
been considered extinct suddenly
awokc from its long sleep the other
day, and began pouring fourth lava.
smoke, and ashes in such QUANTITIES
as to obscure the sun up to the date
of last report, says q Panama CORE
spondent OF the Philadelphia Press.
Together with this news comes an
accoun: Of remarkably severe eartn.
Quakes in Ecuador on the 9Th that
shook the whole Pacific slope and TX.
tended far into the interior. A series
of rapid, violent shocks continued
one minute and some seconds. 1t
created the greatest terror at Quay
aquil. where at every CONFUSION 1T
appeared as though the piie-bCllt
structures must 20 over. However,
no damage to speak OF occurred there,
out up to the leaving of the mail on
the 9th several accounts of disaster
had arrived from the interior.
At Canar seven families and their
homes are known to have been sWal-
lowed up BY the earth. One curious
incident at Guayaquil was the burst
ing open Of the doors OF the peniten-
tiary. Many convicts escaped before
the demorallzed guards could Pull
themselves together to prevent 1t.
Then the guards fired indiscrimin-
ately upon the prisoners. those fleeing
from crum bling walls as we'll as those
escaping The city waterworks we're
so damaged that water famine was
imminent This series Of shocks was
felt over an area Of $4,000 square
miles.
At almost the same time the Cuto-
paxi and Turgurahua burst forth in
such terrible activity as has not
characterized them during the last
two centuries. The South American
volcanoes frequently ravage their i'm
mediate neighbors, but it is believed
here is another instance that they
are safety valves that render the
continent habitable.
Reports of unusual volcanic activ-
ity all along the line of the CONT
mental backbone have been coming
in since the beginning of the year,
and those more recently to hand in
dicate steadily increasing disturb
anCe.
Alarming accounts arrived last
week from Mexico OF the condition
of Colimo, which, pouring forth vast
volumes of lava and a regular bonn
bardment of rocks and ashes. had
sent the people Of Jalisco fleeing in
terror from their houses
Only few months ago dispatches
from Chill and Peru told of fierce out
bursts among the volcanoes of the
southern Andes, and, later vet, OF
the seismic disturbance in the vol
canic region of Cauca in Colomb ia, by
which an entire mountain ridge was
swallowed up and deep depression
left, while elsewhere in that same
region two rivers were buried by the
side Of a mouatain tumbling into the
pafIov
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
Only a HOmely Suuaw.

A correspondent in St. Helena
sends this fish story: "Some weeks
ago." he writes, "a party of seven.
including myself, were enjoying an
outing ON Deer Creek, in Wasco
county, Ore, about eight miles from
the Dalles. While there we thought
we would show the natives how to
fish. My friend, ex-Marshal Bren-
nard, OF Scio. in just two hours and
fifteen minutes caught l79 trout
weighing 2O3 pounds. We took the
nsh into town and Dragged not a lit
tie about our wonderful catch. To
our great surprise the old inhabitants
didn't share in our enthusiasm, and
pityin0ly said: Boys, 20 up the mar
rows and learn how to catch fish,
"Well, up to the narrows we went.
and the sight which met our ewes [
VIII never forget And yet it didn't
amount to much. We simply saw a
h0mely squaw standing on the edge
OF rick and holding in her hand a
seven-foot pole. attached to which
was willow hoop and bit of sack
arranged to form a sort OF dipnet.
You may not believe what followed.
out 1t is gospel truth. every word.
That fair maiden of the North time
ana time again doused her crude net
IN the waters Of the Columbia River,
and every time brought three, four
or more silver-sides. weighing from
-FOUR to eight pounds each. We
watched the squaw catch fish for
three mortal hours, and the way she
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
NEBRAsKA's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

senator Allen, Who Held the Floor for
Fourteen and One-Half Hours.
This is the picture of the Nebraska
Senator, Mr.. Allen, whose fame has
suddenly filled the nation. He is the
man who, during the late continuous
session of the Senate, held the floor
and talked without cessation for four
teen and one-half consecutive hours.
Beginning at Ais in the evening, he
did not finish until nearly eight the
next morning. Moreover, he talked
with very few intervals of relief.
There were several roll-calls in the
first half of the night, but during the
eight hours from midnight until the
conclusion of his address he was on
his feet and talking practically all the
time. When he ended, his voice was
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
Scrupulous.

The author of ''Under Cotton Can
vas" is inclined to think that the
Chileans would be among the most
amiable people in the world. il they
could be taught to appreciate soap
and water, and to renounce the say
agery which makes them regard any
scene of blood and horror either with
indifference OF with dangerous fas-
cinaticn. He represents them as
displaying q respect for property
rights which Is too often wanting 10
more civilized countries BY way of
showing what he means, he narrates
a pretty little adventure which hap
pened to him in Chile.
While was in the train at a sta
tion between Santiago and Valpa-
raise, a boy of about ten years--not
a brightly dressed. uniformed news
agent" but veritable ragamuffin-
came into the car to sell glasses Of
snow from the mountains, sweetened
aud favored to do duty as ice-cream.
More from curiosity than from a
desire to eat much of this strange
compound, so strangely served, I
took glass, giving the boy twenty9
cent piece. He searched his pocket
for dime, which. with a good for
tune seldom known to his class, he
found.
On his Offering it to me, which he
d id without hesitation, I motioned
him to keep it. He looked surprised
and rather doubtful, aud after spend
ing few moments in what appeared
to be an uneasy reverie. he timidly
approached and rendered it again. I
repeated the motion, and this time,
apparently sure Of my intentions, he
put the money into his pocket.
Before long, however, doubt again
arose in his mind, and he again
brought out the coin. Taking ad-
vantage of the necessity OF approach
ing to take the glass from me, he
offered the money the third time,
showing a most beautiful embar-
rassment, evidently caused by a mix
ture of fear of intrusion and anxiety
to avoid any suspicion of dishon-
esty.
l took the money, and Immediately
put it back into his hand and
pointed to the door. This time all
doubt WIS removed. and with an ex-
preston of great relief and satisfac-
tion he made for the door and when
the train started l saw him talking
eagerly to an associate, proba bly,
telling of his good luck.
You who have studied the peanut
vendors of civilization, have you ever
seen anything like that?
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
To Photograph the Mara.

me Bruce Photographic telescope.
which Is the gift of Miss G. w Rrnco
10 Harvard University Observatory.
IS at length ready to be set nm in
o IAN Mass, and is expected
soon 10 begin its work of photograph
lug tne stars 1t is the largest in.
strument OF its kind In existence and
IS Deiieved to be the most powerful,
ana ~ Is confidently anticipated thai
~ VIII 90 bettor work than has vet
oee a accomplished elsewhere in tho
woT,us history. 1t is to be Skinned
y; 70 ier1 Ia two Or three years after
t ~ mas =. oe;h thoroughly tested. It ID
,l, " ~ ne set up on a Hill near
arequipA where the South American
ofaoco O tne Harvard Observatory II.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

but after the Canadian Pacific scan
DIAL retired to private life in 1873, re-
entering Parliament in 1880. In
1887 Sir John Macdonald invited him
to join the cabinet as a minister
without portfolio. The Governor
General, in 1891, after Macdonald's
death, called upon him to form a
ministry, and he therefore became
premier. He drafted the insolvency
act Of 1864 and several other impor-
tant bills, and was regarded as one Of
the most skillful lawyers and states.
men in Canada.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

anarchistic pleasure in announcing
her independence of the police and
superiority to the courts and the
Constitution, and her unconcern for
prison bars. The Goldman woman
is manifestly adapted to be heard
from again. Meantime she goes for
a year to the self-same Jail where
Herr Most spent some of the leisure
that his activities had abundantly
earned. The Herr did time there on
two occasions.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

RIDER HAGGARD, the English
novelist and South African traveller,
does not have high opinion of the
Mataheles, who are troubling the
British settlers in South Africa.
Said he, the other day: "The fight,
ing qualities Of the Matabeles have
never been tested by contact with 8
fighting race. Their warfare has CON
sisted mainly OF raids on inferior
races. They are accustomed to the
most brutal massacres. They are SO
thoroughly savage that it is impos,
sible for them to exist beside civilized
people"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
StR JOHN ABBOTT.

The Venerable Ex-Premler Of Canada De.
ceased.
Hon. John Joseph Caldwell Abbott,
ex-Premier of Canada and q leading
authority on commercial law, who
died recently at Montreal, was aged
81 years. He was a native Of St.
Andrews. Quebec, and after gaining
a reputation as lawyer was chosen
to represent Argenteil in the Assem-
bly, of United Canada. He continued
in Office after confederation In 1867,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
Sothern Spoiled the Scene,

And here one CT Sothern's practical
JOKES obtrudes itsels, and we must
give it room During his engagement
Ia Lon don "Money" had been per
formed with phenomenal cast on
the occasion of some benefit. Charles
Matthews appeared as Captain Dub
ley smooth, T. A. Southern as Sir
Frederick Blount John Ryder as the
Old Member, and the other charac.
tiers were assigned to persons of equal
promlnce in the profession. The
part OF the Old Member appears only
In the club scene. He calls loudly
every now and then for the waiter to
bring him the snuff-box, but as other
members are making the same de-
mand at the same time, the waiter
always passes him by, and he does
not get the snuff box until it is
empty. which fact he emphasizes by
turning it upside down. at the same
time exclaiming, "And it is all gone,"
This small part, but it generally
goes" with roars of laughter, and on
this important occasion Jack RYDER
had laid himself out to make the
most Of it But on calling for the
snuff box, the waiter, according to
the business Of the scene, passed him
by and was on the point OF handing
it to Sir Frederick Blount, the Old
Member still vociferating. "Waiter,
snuff-bOx" Judge, then, of his horror,
Indignation, and CONSERVATION when
Sothern coolly waved the waiter of,
and, pointing to Ryder, said, THAT
old gentleman seems to be making
such a fuss about it, let him have it
first" OF course, the snuff-box be-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
Heaven as Storage Loft for Organs

Heaven as Storage Loft for Organs.
o, Lord, Who has commanded US
to offer unto Thee of Thine own
gifts, according to the purpose Of our
hearts, and Who dost abundantly re.
quite them from Thine eternal boun.
ty, accept the offering of this organ
now made unto Thee by Thy serv-
ants, and grant that it may be stored
up in Thine eternal treasures, Who
Invest and reignest, etc.-A clergy
mans prayer in London Truth.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

still strong, his eyes were clear. and
his gestures were as vigorous as when
he began. Senator Allen is a new
man in politics. He was elected as a
compromise candidate by Democratic
and Populist votes at last years ses-
sion of the Nebraska Legislature.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

A MAN travelling one OF the saw
mill roads in Dooly County AYERS that
the road was so crooked that he met
himself coming back. Atlanta Jour-
nal.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30


struct it say it is seldom fully awake.
1t appears suffering from sense OF
degradation.
Probably.
Why is this?
Because its sentiments are subject
to violent changes.
Explain further.
1t has to enter and simulate martial
aldor and cry "Down with him." or
"Death to the traitor" or 1--WE will!'
knowing that in short space OF time
it will have to take the opposite side.
with a feeble disguise in the shape of
a helme: or shield and again cry
'.Down with him." etc.
have noticed a want of dramatic
fire in the cries mentioned. 1t would
seem, then. that he is slave who
barriers his soul for gold?
Not much; % cents a performance,
less the commission.
Oh, there is commissions
Slightly.
To whom goes it?
The property man or stage manager.
They sometimes dizzy.
Does it amount to much?
Sometimes enough only for refresh
ment.
And what proportion OF this liberal
wage goes for commission?
From Is to 100 per cent
Then the thespian in question is
hardly likely to get, SO to speak, fat
on the Job?
Not in lucre. but he has the glory
to1 !,
the stage.
What is the main object of his life:
70 60 on and come off at the wrong
time.
Does this often happen?
Ask the stage manager.
What Is the result?
Profanity.
Then ii he rusher on and saws
"DOwn with Brutus," when he should
say nothing, or possibly when he
should not be either seen or heard,
what then?
1t has not infreQuently happened
SO; then he will look helplessly to
the side and retreat in disorder
amidst subdued anathe mas
Does he ever marry?
AC u0S uCNcI UtCu Known 10.
What is the female of the super
class known as?
The extra lady.
Does she ever get mashed on the
male?
She treats him at all times with
undisguised scorn.
Why is this SO?
A woman carries herself even in
those depressing conditions with less
sense OF degradation than a man.
Then again her emoluments are
higher.
Why?
No one knows; but the extra lady's
rate OF pay is from twice to four
times that of the super, and con-
seQuently the pride of wealth asserts
itself.
Do you suppose he ever feels the
glow of inspiration?
Hardly.
What would rouse him?
Beer and free lunch.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
a REVIEW OF IMPORTANT THE
ATRICAL EVENTS.

Some Inside Facts Robbed of All senti-
ment-Fine Example of the Wild and
Woolly Drama-Frohman's Story OF West
ern Experience.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
The Advance Agents Story.

owe seen good many funny
snaps in the way of plays and play
actors in my time." said the advance
agent, "but one l struck out in Mil
waukee the other day was by far the
best of ANYTHING l have ever been up
against 1t was ir one of the muse
ums there. The museum has stock
company in its theater. and its great
speciality is border drama. Every
week they give new drama of the
wild and woolly West.
This play that l saw was blood
curdler OF that character. and at the
time l arrived at the theater the
stage was pitch dark and two men
were fighting duel 1 could hear
the knives clash together and hear
the men stumble around the stage,
but could but family distinguish
the forms of the actors After q
while there was thump on the floor,
and the villain Il knew it was the
villain by his accent) Kissed:
"'Ah ha! Rudolph Tegherington,
I have YOU now, and no one nigh to
see me do the deed?'
'Then the drummer hit the base
drum belt and the calcium man
turned on the light, and away UP on
the top of rocky pass woman (the
herOine) was seen standing
"'Coward" she shouted, me and
Heaven Ia heren buffalo Express.
Hit and Miss.
A NEW YORK theatrical para
fop
thinks Richard Mansfield is an artist
who might be accepted at his own
valuation il he would drop his at
tempt to be the understudy of the
Deity.
SALvINJ, ia his latest magazine
contribution, awards to this country
the palm Of critical Judgment as to
the theater over France, where a few
men tell the mass whether an offer
ing be good or bad. The American,
Salvini says, is serious attentive to
details, analytical-I might say al
most scientific"
In "Panjandrum" De Wolf Hopper
impersonates five different characters.
The first is that of youthful sailor
returning to his sweetheart from
long voyage; the second is that OF a
Spanish bull fighter, which he as
sumes for the purpose Of winning
glory in order to make an impression
on his lady-loye; the third, that OF a
storm-tossed mariner enlisted on the
ship that is to bear him away to
Spain; the fourth, an Indian fakir,
who myst fies the people of Rorneo;
and the last Burmese potentate.
Chow DID you come to write The
Miudleman?'" asked an interviewer
of Henry Arthur Jones. 1.-THE title
curiously enough suggested itself.
then wrote the play up to it. My
first difficulty was to find a suitable
occupation for Cyrus BlenKarn, the
workman in the Middieman's employ.
l looked through catalogue of in
ventiOns at Kensington, but could
find nothing suitable for stage treat
ment. My wife, however, was very
much gone OH Seyres china at the
time, and she said to me one day:
why not make a potter of him?' and
a potter he therefore became"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

ANOTHER gulf horror!" said tho
President. as he beheld the Senator's
mouth.-Plain Dealer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

landed thom was revelation. Since
that time / have been effectually
cured of the habit of Dragging.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

ing handed to the Old Member thus
earl7 in the proceedings killed his
entire sceno. On the first impulse Of
the moment Ryder was on the point
Of hurting the object at Sothern's
heal, but then the ludicrous nature
of tae sell struck him, when he COM
menced to roar with laughter. and,
not being able to control himself,
arose and left the stage. There were
a number OF actors present in the
audience, and they called Ryder hack
several times uron the scene, Sothern
all the while gazing from one to the
other. an apparent look of amaze
ment upon his face, as much as to
saw, What is all this about" After
few minutes Ryder. having gained
the mastery over his feeling. reseated
himself, and the scene commenced all
over again as II nothing had hap
pened. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
ELEVEN Tickets. Eastr'
Manager Charles Frohman, now
the atfluent director of round dozen
important theatrical companies and
having In his employ more actors and
actresses than any other manager in
the world. has had his ups and downs
like other ventures on the troubled
sea of amusement speculation. A
number of years ago Mr.. Frohman,
then going through the process of
getting the worst of it," made q
tour of the Pacific slope and the ex-
treme Northwest with what a placer
miner would call the ''tailings" OF
the Lester Wallack Company The
other evening he was relating to
some old friends his experiences in
those days of hard times. He told of
the queer characters encountered, the
adventures undergone and the many
difficulties attendant upon steering
clear OF the rocks of disaster with a
troupe that could not, or, at least,
did not, draw money enough to pay
its expenses.
Everybody who had company in
the Northwest at that time" said
Mr. Frohman, 'was fervently wish
ing himself at the other end of the
is, at this end. In
one place / met an organization that
had been playing for months to T3O
or $40 a night and just managing to
get from one town to another by the
skin OF its teeth, as we say in the
classics Well, in this place of which
l speak, by some curious and wholly
inexplicable fluke, this company had
drawn six hundred dollar house.
or course everybody was fabbergast-
ed by this bit of good luck. Nobody
to find out how it hap
pencd. but all hands, in a stunned
sort OF way, sat around silently. In
the morning the manager, having
paid the bills and laid aside a few
dollars, went to the railroad station
with his company and pushed the re-
OF his money through the
of the ticket Office.
"'Gimmc eleven tickets he said. |
''Where to?' inquired the station
agent.
" 'Eastr"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30

ENVY Is like sore eye, it is al.
ways hurt at something bright.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
The Stage.

Stage.
HAT is this?
A super.
Is 1t human?
Hardly. 1t pos
sesses no free will,
no impulse, no
sense of right or
wrong.
1t is. then, an
autOmatOn?
Little else.
Does it eat?
Occasionally.
Will it drink?
Ask it.
Does it sleep?
Those who in
R,,1I. o~1