New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-03
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PERSONAL.

DR.. Richard jordan Calling, the inventor OF the
famous Calling gum Is now sixty-six years Of age.
He is o tall, broad-shouldersd, white whiskered
man, with friendly face, bright blue eyes, and a
pleasant voice. He has recently been making some
great improvements in his gun, and has been in
Washington for the last few days explaining these
improvements to the officials Of the War Depart
ment.
General Trevno, of Mexico, who is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, is pleasant gentleman Of about
nifty, with dark complexion, lean face and long
black goatee. He speaks both Spanish and French
but little English. He has been in Europe for nine
months, travelling with his daughter by his first
wife. son by his second wife, who was daugh-
ter OF General Ord, Is in Washington with Mrs.
General Ord. General TreyinO viii remain IN New
York for couple OF days and then. after paying
tw0-weeks visit t. Washington, will proceed 10
Monterey, where he Will resume command Of ms
troops.
Surgeon Edward Kershner. of the United States
Navy the examining sur ;eou of the rec ruitng
station at the Navy Yard has been elected Pro-
fessor of Naval Military and state HyGiene, al the
Past Graduate School in East Twentieth-st. This
is the first proessorship in this branch established
IN this country Surgeon KershncT entered the
Navy from Maryland ut the beginning Of tho Re-
belliOn, and almost his first service was in the
frigate Cumberland at Hampton Roads as the time
Of the Mermac- Monitor light. lie was on The new
after the war nc the surgeon of the Transit OF
Venus Expedition 10 Australia and NewZcaland.
Surgeon keTshner the examiner of the men
selected for the Jeahnette Arctic Expedition.
For three years afteFTard he was the examining
surgeon on the trieate New Hampshire, which Is
the training ship for boys III the Navy.
lady who knew Nr. Blaine in his boyhood at
Washington, Penn, relates in The Commercial Ga
seite of PIttsburg that all the Blaine family were,
fond Of company except James. " / never knew
him" she says. 10 enter the parior when any one
was there His idea was book and he wOnld read
anything he eouId get his hands on. had been
going there long time before met him. | knew
there was Jim but he had never come within
range of my vision. recoect the first day ever
saw him. was going to his mothers and be was
coming down the steps as 1 approached. There
were four i've steps and he was down before |
started mp but he TUNED to look walking one way
with his eyes another. until his foot caught on a
cellar door. He went down full length and the
books lie was carrying were scattered III every d.
reetiOT. l had just reached the top of the steps IN
moderately laughed until he had good cause 10
grow angry. lie got mp blushIng, but took my bad
behavior gOJd-DatureGly. AT that age never saw
HIM look like anything. His hobby for books told
on him. and his whole appearance said that he was
2 student. lie was Just at that age when boys can't
he made 10 look nice. Az ne grew older and began
to fill out he became careful and loo ked bet
ter. When he went South and about the time that
he was married, he was as well dressed as any Of
the young men, and was beginning 10 give promise
of developing into the tine-ooking gentleman he Is