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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 7 February 1880, Page 2

A sad case has recently occured in an American theatre, by which one of the spectators sitting in a private box was accidenily shot dead by one of the snpernumaries engaged in a melodramatic battle on the stage. Suddenly during the combat there was a sharp report, and a gentleman in a private box was found shot in the head. It is assumed that a bullet had been accidently left in one of the rifles bought second-hand for the theatre, and that no murder or mischief was in any way intended.

The Duke of Bedford on one occasion asked the.Marquis of Sligo to dine with him at Woburn Abbey, and being particularly anxious that his guest should taste some of his choice mutton, of which he was proud, ordered his shepherd to single out one of the finest sheep for the coming repast. The time came, and both the Marquis and Duke were seen to turn up their noses, and evidently not relish the flavour. The fact was that the shepherd in his innocence had singled out a very fine ram, for which the Duke ~ had paid the large sum of three hundred pounds, making sure that that particular beast was the choicest in every way owing to the large price paid.

Alcohol was (according to the Irish Times) first invented and used to stain the cheeks of the ladies of Arabia, 950 years ago. As a cosmetic the use of alcohol is now confined to the human nose.