The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-14

OF glass are concealed In Jam. and his warning
10 accentuat,d By the death Of poor child
from this cause few days ago.
Tho hunters Of literary ouriositles havo
scanned the last edition Of Tennyson to dis.
cover whether tho peerage suggested any
change in the phraseology. and have been 70.
warded By finding that In Clara vorc do We're"
tho grand old gardener Adam il transformed
into the gardener Adam simply. presumably
with Wow to sparing Mr.. Gladstone's sus-
capabilities. Parker Gilmore suggests that
English people OF moderate means should go
for their grouse shooting. not to the prohbi.
lively expensive grounds OF Scotland. but to
America, where. according to his calculations.
man can have ton weeks sport. and pay his
passage bnck and forward. for $40.
Russia possesses 19.G74723 horses. and yot
Is so alarmed at tho export. which has risen
from 6.OOO in 1878 to $4,000 In 1882. that o tax
is talked Of
The superstition against tho number 10 still
survives SO strongly in Paris that there Is no
number 10 in the Avenue Triedland. that
number being represented by numero IA Jis
and tho other day when thirteen sat down to
a dinner to o celebrated artist hunt for now
guest eventuated In the selection OF q cab
driver. who proved to be highly polite gontlo-
man. and. though he sat next to Cabinet
Minister. was quite equal to tho occasion.
Mr.. Gladstone. who was said to be looking
'ery pale. exhausted. and fevershly excited
Immediately after his campaign. and who got a
lecture from his physician has Just climbed
the second highest mountain in Scotland.
Admiral Courbet is claimed as an 1rishman.
his father being u Cork man. who. on emigrat-
ing. changed his name from the Irish. Corbet.
to the more Gallo Courbet
Stepnac. the Russian Nihlistlc writer. has
been unearthed by tho World. and Is described
as 80. tall. and stoutly built. His complexion 10
dark and he has Savonc features. rather fla
and broad but full Of intelligence and power.
and lit up with genial smile.
Lord Gumboyle has been specchmaklng in
India. and. replying to the toast OF the ladies'.
he astonishcd the company by declaring that
the subject filed him with remorse.
The price Of bread is eagerly discussed in
England and ireland. the public being wroth
that though wheat never reached 40 shillngs
the quarter and Is now barely above 35. tho
price OF bread romans exactly the sGme a.
when the price OF wheat was 10 shllings higher.
There is a suggestion OF the introduction Of
cames into England as beasts OF burden. their
use having proved very satisfactory In Aus
| tralia.
The number Of scandals In which clergymen
| have been mixed UP Is sadly on the increase.
and the World sums up the situation by the
declaration that whereas the fool Of the family
was formerly shuntei into the army. he now
shulIles into the Church.
NJ. Weiss. the well-known Partisan journalist.
| joins in the cry that the actresses OF Germany
are much more reasonable and much botter
conducted than their sisters in France and
| especially recommends their economy in dress
| and their domes,ication.
The Doer deputation that recently attracted
so much attention In Europe have had rather a
| bad time on their return. being unable to &C.
| count for s2.500 OF their allowance. although
they are SO particular in their list Of expendi.
lures as to DO able to fix 1t at 81. $50 lis. al.
malevolent critic suggests that the balance was
spent in visits to the Alhambra and other fas
resorts. but it Is replied that President Kruger
was so good man that he read his family BIZ
BILE and sippod milk In the intervals OF CONVEX
| sation at dinner.
Tho fanatics who maintain the descent o
Englishmen from the lost ten tribes are having
a public debate on the question. and Mr.. Hlne
tho leader Of the movement. having declared
that England would gain 10000. 900 In 70
duced taxation by accepting his craze. is abou
to transfer his propaganda to America as more
| hopaful soil