The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-08
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Professor A. &. Wilkinson, for twenty
years Of the examiners Of patents here, is in
Paris.
Archbishop Gibbons. of Baltimore, who is
now IN London, will sail for home on the 9th
Instant.
John NJ. Carson Nathaniel Paige and S.
e. Scott Of this city, registered In Paris, France,
July 90
Col. d. b. Anger, city postmaster, re-
visit 10 New York
Rochetort says the French Senote is like
tile double six in dnminoes Every one is anxious Ia
get rid OF II as s"on as possible.
Mr.. George Bancroft began fifty-iive years
ago last month his - History of the United States, -
aud In few weeks he expects to ceebrat. Its compile
tion At his Newport home.
St. George Mvart is preparing mono
graph on the eat. ian introduction 10 the study of
back boned animals Wouldn't the eats get their
backs up II they knew II ?
Mark Twain, speaking of new mosquito
netting, writes: ''rhe day Is coming when We shall
SIT under our nets In church and sumber peacefully
while the discounted files club together and take 1t
out OF the minister
DR.. 5. Austen Pearce has composed a
comedy opera which is 10 he produced the coming
son. IL has French title, '.Ia Belle Amellrane
but the subject is, nevertheless, American Tie
libretto is by Charles Barnard.
Gen. Albert J. Myer. Chief Signal Officer,
was registered at the Fifth Avenue, New York,
Friday; Green y. Rann, Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, at the Hoffman, aud First Assistant POST
| master General lyner, At the st. James
Annis Montague, who is on her way to
Australia, Charles ". Turner being In her wake gave
n concert IN kawaialao Church, Honolulu, recently.
Her decreased father, the Rev. Mr.. Cook. was well
known there rs also was Annis as hid, but not a.
Annls.
Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, Is at santa Cruz, the Pacific Coast.
Here may he seen Frenont's cabn-a huge old tree
with Its heart burnt ont. Fremont occupied 1t
bedroom III lSij. santa Cruz Is the Newport OF Cali
iOrnia.
According to the London Echo the writing
table which the Queen commanded to lie made out o
the tnbeis of the Iiesolute has been finished. AM
Will shortly he presented to the President Of ia,
United STATES 'as a memorial Of the courtesy and
loving kniness which dictated the offer Of the lieso,
| furniture Of tile White House.
| little ball last week was struck with an erceen
arrangement Of the floor. The dancing cloth was o
some tightly stretched shining material, and 1t
| dark green. This is vastly better than the usua
white drugge for two reasons. II does not generate
| a white powder that covers black Goals, and II show
of the dresses with rare effect. recommend il.
| A Boston paper makes the following sug
pestions To travellers: 'CIowd your trunks with goo.
| fiction, good poetry, and good light essays. TAX
| along 1horeau and Burroughs HOwelis AMI Tx Mar
vel, Charles dudley Warner, and plenty Of Ihacke
small doses, but they had better be kept for NOvcm
ber., Keep clear of trash. Light reading Of tia
| Kind Is like q dish Of soda water. We are recon
| mendlng Strawberries and cream, peaches, gree
coin and clanbases. succnlence and mellow fresh
hess are what We advise. Partaks without limiting
Yourself, and you viii return TO work well am
| happy
The New York Heraid, in speaking of tn
death In that city Tuesday last Of Henry j. Brent
Old washingtonian, says: In him has passed ava
the last Of that coiefic ni Kindred spirits Of wOi
IpMl
established and edited the old KHickeybocktr M1DI
zine, and whose distinguished talent rendered IL
| acceptable To It's readers. His fame as writer wa
acquired, not only from his literary contributions
the h"ickerbDok.r, but also from the charming serlt
| of letters which he wrote for POrlcr's SyirH a
| he TimsS, over ille nom Il, plume Of .stirrup'
| grand nephew Of Archbishop Can0il, Of Baltimore
| the first Catholic Archbishop In America-he died /
The faith OF that church,
"Would you mind standing here till &
| In and get cigaIfn he asked. "of course not,
| She replied Z" hut don't You think, Henry, liza
smoking Is offensive and that IL VIII he easier pri1
clmg economy after man agr II 1t Is raciiced dirin
cnurishipY' - Your 're right, he sud 81 shan
smoke ANY more, sweet - and sh. looked unutteTab
love at him AS they resumed their stroll. Jnst the
| they came To an icc-creain saloon, and he said
There, now, meant Ia treat you To lce cream, hui
you say, II Is best 10 practice economy during court
ship. Ten cents fur cigar, thirty cents for two ic
creams-foriy cents saved Ia single night Let's &
over 10 the fountain and take u drink of water,
| They went; bul she was mad enough 10 bite her on
| head of.
The astronomer of the Providence ,/OurA,
| SAYS la reference 10 tho heavens during Angus
''Jupiter win be - superb object 10 every behold
| during tho August evenings, as he comes bealnil
| above the horizon like brilliant young moon. d
rises now alOut ten, at the end Of tile month abol
eight. saturn is morning star and follows closely
the wake Oi the more brilliant Jupiter lie Is, hOM
ever no mean object FOR observation he rises 10 Il
northwest Of his rival and about half hour laie
lie Is increasing Ia Size and clearness Of INT and
well worthy of attention Ia his present phase. n II
10Th there Will bo close col Junction between ITal
and Venus, those planets beng then forty-hye nil
utes OF degree apart. The phenomenon VIII ailol
ue opportunity to the telescope student iUr stud
Of tie contrast Ia planetary cO0Ts the delicate tint
being brautinlly iustIaioI Uranus sets now
about $3.50, Al the end OF the month about snnse
The August moon fuils on the 2Oth. The new inOt
of the OH pays her respects IN quick succession 10 for
Of the planets, 10 Mercury on The bt the day uf h
birth To Venus on the 9th, and to Uranus and Ma
the sth. ON the 2Sd the moon Is near Jupiter, al
ON the 2itl she Is near saturn.
As to laughing, says Mr. Labouchere, no
seldom, except the stage, do we hear real
| musical laugh Some girls make dreadful grimaC
| when they laugh little education la the art wou
not make their laughter artificial, and they won
surely enjoy 1t all the more IL they could realize ia
| they might indulge Ia miIih without making then
selves look very ugly as Is occasionally The ease.
runs IN families sometimes 20 dlslolt ne conplepah
iu laughter. know family who laugh eleat dea
Their eyes always shut up when they do NO. aud II
= the funniest thing, when ono dimes with ihem az
something amusing Is said to look round the table ~
sec exactly the saIue distortion every face Ihe
n Is not eye left In the family. Three sisters WHO
know show quite half an Inch OF PALE pink gum VI la
they laugh. In their presence, Ike Wendell IIolIne
/ one ''Ieyer daIes to he as funny as one can - 4
fear Of seeing this appalling triple vision Of gums.
little training ia childhood would make their Taught
a pleasant Thing 10 look al, for they have all piet
u little square Teeth, very white aud even. Wa
. | Beecher says. ~ good laugh Is worth a huudr
gruans In ANY market, - aud am sure pretty one
u worth thousand,