Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-28
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WITH Hamilton Fish dead. only
three members of the Grant Cabinet
survive. They are George NJ Robes
son of New Jersey, who was Secre-
tary OF the Navy; Benjamin Fl. Bris-
tow OF New York, Secretary OF the
Treasury, and J. N. Tyner of Indi-
ana, who filled out Marshall Jewell's
unexpired term as Postmaster GEN.
eral.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON is said
to be the most labOriOus writer. He
rewrites his manuscript to such an
extent that at the end of the day
scarcely one Of the original sentences
remains UNCHANGED. Occasionally
he spends three weeks on a single
chapter, and then throws it away.
Some of his recent work seems to
have escaped his vigilance in this di-
rection.
ALBERT s. WILLIS, our new miuI
lister to Hawaii, has had no expert.
ence in diplomacy, but is said to pos
sess the wisdom and discretion need
cessary for his duties at Hon lula.
He is Kentuckian by birth, breed.
ing and education, and was born in
Shelby County in 184a He was in
Congress four terms and could nave
been there now if he had not declined
denomination. He is lawyer by
profession
Miss EUGENIA DE FORREST, an ac,l
tress OF San Jose, Ca. has received
the sanction OF the author ties Of
that city to wear trousers and pro-
poses to obtain legal right to appear
in the same garb all over the couu-
try. Being an unmarried lady, Miss
de Forrest is, of course, doubtful of
her rights. Thousands of married
ladies are wearing the trousers,
whether the constituted authorities
like it or not
THE Marchioness of Waterford is a
woman OF action. 1t is related that
looking through the window OF her
house on Charles street, London, the
other day, she saw a cabman ill-using
his horse Raising the window, she
commanded the man to desist, and
upon his refusal she gathered up her
skirts, opened the front door, and,
letting go her aristocratic left, she
BACKED the fellows eye and then had
a policeman take him into custody on
the charge of cruelty to animals.
The cabman hasn't recovered from
his establishment vet.
ONE Dr. Mcgowan is said to have
discovered that the Manchoorian
monkeys of China store up wine in
earthen vessels, the wine being of
two kinds pink and green. Posi-
bly the doctor may be right, yet there
Is room for the belief that he has got
things mixed. Gentlemen who are
addicted to overindulyence in wine
not infrequently have visions of pink
and green monkeys not to mention
cardinal-red elephants and Prussian-
blue boa constructors, and the doctor
probably confused his facts In max
ing up his statement He very likely
means that he has seen pink and
green monkeys
NEARLY every printer in the coun-
try has heard "Dictionary" Brown,
who died in Washington recently.
lie was a proofreader in the Govern
ment printing Office and his knowl-~
edge of English photography was lit
tie short OF marvellous 1t was use
less to argue with him. Compositors
would challenge his marking of
proofs, and bring the dictionary to
him to sustain their position. Mr..
Brown would take the dictionary and
remark; "Well, we'll: that is re-
markable error to creep into die
tionary. We will correct it," and
taking pen he would note the proper
spelling on the margin of the book.
and then he handed the disputed
proof back to the compostor to cor.
rect. He was ALWAYS right too