The Morning herald., 1875-09-03
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

Baltimore's petroleum trade is falling
off greatly.
A Hartford horse masticates fine cut
with relish.
The rain-fall in August will foot up ten
inches at least.
"Jack frost" is expected to put in an
early appearance.
John B. Cough was tifty-eight years old
last Monday week.
The national uncertainty, is a new
phrase for base ball.
Pheasants cannot be shot in Minnesota
before September IS.
Those 500 embroidered stockings will
be handy for croquet
Butler on the Ohio stump, would be an
element of animation.
A great many arrivals home from sea-
side and country to-day.
Hundreds of factories are running that
were idle six months ago.
Bradlaugh keeps his word. He sails for
New York, Saturday, September IS.
Marshall Wood, the sculptor, is engaged
on colossal statue of John Bright for the
city of Manchester.
The hats slanting down over the eye
brows were the result Of a lady of exalted
rank losing her front hair
The beautiful floral ornaments for bon
nets are now replaced by twisted gauze in
which all imaginable kinds of birds are
nestled.
NJ. Thiers persists in his refusal to be
candidate for the new French Senate.
This, therefore, indicates his conviction
that the Senate will be merelya museum of
political antiquities.
"Did you say" asked one of Millers
admirers, Of Tennyson, "that joaquin Mil
Ter was the greatest poet living% "No,"
replied the Laureate; "but l said he would
be if he worked as hard as l do."-London
Court Journal.
The Aim e stocking will be worn by all
Aimee-able girls. 1t is striped length
wise in bright colors to the swell of the
calf each stripe headed witlra sharp van
dyke or steeple, on solid ground of con-
trasting color.
Cretonne work, said to have been intro
dnced by Queen Victoria, is light and
pleasant occupation popular with English
Women. This is merely the flowers and
figures of Cretonne or fine chintz cut out, .
applied to guipure net, and wrought on all
he edges with button-hole stitches.
"Nobody rides over the potatoes that t
way, my good woman" This was what a !
french peasant near Sassetot said to lady ,
n horseback, who, to get out of the sun a d
title rode across field in the shadow Of
ONE trees. But she did not know it was ,
he Empress of Austria. /;
A statute has been erected at Cocker Ii
,outh. England, to the memory of Lord Fl
1ayo, the late Viceroy Of India, who died 81
y the hand of an assassin. Lord Napier II
nd Ettrick, who served under him, per- r
'rmed the ceremony of unwilling it. in C
,e presence of distinguished crowd of
ldies and gentlemen. IL
On the Paris Bourse a gentleman cut
mother across the face with his cane, and Y
ie other pulled out a revolver and fred d.
Tree shots at the man with the cane, who
IN at sight Of the pistol: Then police p
ian, seeing man run, obviously thought VI
pickpockets, caught The fugitive and a'
eld him, and the man with the revolver r.
'me up and gave him the other two bar ''
lis in the face. They are improving in y
aris.
Polite Stranger lin a hurry, thinking he ar
ad grazed an old gentleman's ankle)- III
eg pardon Old Gentleman-Eh? Po- ny,
to Stranger Qouder)-I beg your pardon le
Id Gentleman Unconscious of any hurt) III
'Why?' Polite Stranger-Tm afraid l an
:ked you. Old Gentleman-Eh? +? Polite ~,
ranger (shouting) kicked you. Old NJ
entleman (surprised)-Wha' for? Polite ;n' iu
was quite by accident. Old -
entleman (not catching it)-Eh! Beg T,
'ur pard-. Polite Stranger (roaring) ".
his ear)-Accident! Old Gentleman ~. w.
arting)-Bless my soul! You don't say Y Ys
:! Where? where? I hope noboyy's w w
lied. polite stranger rushes offan ,,