Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-05
Gene raj Glsanings.

An autograph letter of BurnsS In
which he quotes "Scots wha hae,"
was lately sold by auction for $500.
Bishop Elder, Of Cincinnati, has
declared that no banged or friZzed
hair will be allowed among the
women Of his congregation.
There are thirty.three yacht
clubs In Great Britain and Ireland,
and y few more than 1900 yachts,
ranging from five tons to seven
hundred.
The Baroness Roger de Lsunay
ventured to ascend the Right of
the Alps without guide. She
slipped over small precipice, and
received injuries from which she
expired two hours later.
Recent visitor to Zululand are
much struck by the altered beha-
vlor of the people. Respect and
civility have taken the place of vio-
lsuce and defiance. The subjuga-
tion of the Zulus appears to have
been as complete In u moral as in a
territorial sense.
The San Domingo Government
has presented to the town of Pavia
Q handful of the remains of COlum.
bus, consisting of smell fragments
OF bones and dust enclosed in u
glass ball and sealed by the ALch-
bishop, whose Secretary was the
bearer of the relic. 1t has'been de-
posited In the University library.
Rivetbead was recently surprised
by numerous hslf-dollar pieces in
circulation dated 1886, yet ~ bright
A. new. They were disbursed by
an old resident OF Sag Harbor, who
formerly practised as physician,
and who, in the great panic of 1885,
boarded up 1850 of the coins and
kept them without caring for the
interest he was losing.
The Viceroys of England in India
have rarely lived long. The Earl
Of Mayo perished at Port Blair
under the blow Of an Afghan con.
vlct; Lord Lawrence, who preced-
cd him, died premAturely through
his Eastern labors; Lord Elgin died
upoh the Indian hills. and Lords
Canning and Dalhousie barely
reached the shores of England to
pass away.
Annie Haywood, domestic serv-
ant, was charged before the Biz
miDgham magistrates recently
with boiling a cat alive. She was
seen bv a neighbor carrying the
cat in her apron to washhouse,
and soon afterward come out shak-
ing her empty apron. She frankly
admitted that she had put the cat
In the boiler out of spite to her
sister, to whom 1t belonged.
The late w. H. G. Kingston was
the author Of 125 books of adven-
ture for boys. Many opportunities
were afforded him by friends to take
cruises on board men. .of-war, by
which means he gained q practical
knowledge Of seamanship, which
enabled him to give graphic pic
lures Of sailor life. For several
years he was constantly afloat,
either In his own yacht, merchant
vessels, or men-of-war.
Meissonier has a country as we'll
as city home. 1t is at Poissy, q
rural market whence Paris was fed
In the old days. There he lives in
Summer with his son. There are
two studios at Poissy, one at the top
Of the house and the other adjoin-
ing the stables, for use In inclem-
ent weather. The parlor at Poissy
has those quaint little square win
dows which SO often figure in the
background Of Meissonier's pic
lures.
A recent military performance at
the Paris Opera was purely mill.
tary, and q uniform of some sort
was required. A member Of the
press had an admission card, but to
the black and white costume Of or.
: dinary city life there was no ad.
mission. He WAS equal to the oc'
caeion. He ornamented his white
pantaloous with gold braid, pro-
cured from . halter . curious head
dress, in which he fixed an extraor'
dlnary cockade, borrowed from the
gorgeous porter OF his hotel . splen
did uniform Of green and gold, ant
thus attired gained q ready en-
trance.
AThe mischievous daughter of .
philadelphia broker is 1t Saratoga
She went into . hotel barbershoE
to have her hair banged. Aftel
her locks had been clipped malt
friend took her place In the chair
"Let me shave you," she said
"You don't dare t0,n he replied
ssIvs you that don't dare" "I'l
bet I do.n "Bet whatf' "a kiss
"All rieht. II you'll let me shave
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