The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-20
TOWN TALK.

The hot weather last week caused marked
resurrection OF straw hats.
-" Jim Christie, Assistant Sergeant at Arms of
the United States Senate, was IN town last week.
He had Just returned from Western junket, and
looked thin-Boston Gazette. Sept. ID.
With the return Of warm weather the white hats
have been "a Called Back"
Returning wanderers should go for renovation
to tho Excelsior Turkish Baths. 9O5 street.
District Auditor Tichenor is taking a much
needed and well-earned rest at Ruscombe Cottage,
Atlantic City.
The case against Architect Clarke, that has been
ripening during the summer months, ia now rotten
enough to be cast into the garbage cart Secretary
Lamar has been enough about the Capitol to know
that isn't totterng to its fall nor rusing away"
from lack OF paint.
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"Justh's old stand" $40 d street northwest, buys
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attended to.
1t Is understood that the appointment of Maj.
II. A. Fish as Assistant Register OF the Treasury.
Assessor, has enabled Col. Dodge to recommend
certain promotions in that ONCE, which, 1t is said,
are as follows: Mr.. Frank Wilson, 81 500 Vice Fish,
resigned; Mr.. Harry NJ. Fltzhngh, Of Fairfax
Darnee, 81 200; William Grimm, 81 900; and to the
5000 vacancy Mr.. Charles Lanman, of literary fame,
brother-in-law OF Col Dodge.
You're rather late, Mrs. Charlotte Smith. THE
SUNDAY HERALD several times protested against
the heather chinee and his laundry year or more
ago.
doing splendid work In Kidding our city and vicinity of
the policy men. Their raid last week on the inhab.
the ofncers deserve credit for their work.
The many friends of Mr.. G. Z. Millgan will
learn with much regret of his intention OF making
Chicago his future home. He has just returned
membered, moved out there last fall, only to COM
plete final arrangements for his departure. MIR.
circles. He does not 60 on wild-goose chase, but
TO take position secured while visiting there In
Der /.
man al the opening OF Saks a Co. was one of the
features Of that occasion.
And now o new complaint Is entered against the
sparrow A Philadelphia correspondent writes thai
ne deceives hunters and appears in market as reed
bird He says: "The reed.brd shooters spOrtsmen,
and pot hunters are being amazed by the INVASION
Of armies OF English sparrOws upon the marshes,
who have at length found that the reeds are
culent and nour.shinR and have abandoned house
of the sparrow Is not unlike that OF the reed bird,
and the Night OF the two Is remarkably alike. The
c0mbstveness and conaorts with the Teed-bird most
lovingly. The consequence IL that the hooks which
rise before the spor!sman,s gun are so mixed up
mess OF the 0thers A pot hunter told reporter to-
day that on Tuesday morning last, on the marsh be-
he shot only eight were reed Birds the balance be-
ing the Htrdent birds that have not only become
song and game birds from the field and forest There
10 no evidence yet that the sparrows are
driving the reed birds away, but they are becoming
70 thick on the marshes and 0utnumber the gaIny
lille feathered buiterbas to such an extent that II
Is only question Of time when 1t VIII NO longer
pay 10 hunt for reed birds AT all. IL man has TO
shoot dozen sparrows 10 get two reed birds now,
II VIII he long before he will have TO shoot two
dozen the former 10 bag solitary specimen Of
the latter This fact worries tue genuine sportsman
exceedingly, but the man who shoots only for the
market II not 30 badly troubled. The HparTows fat
ten on reeds, but not like the reed bl.ds, which,
when IN condition, are so many little Jumps OF
laciousness. by carefully plocking me fatte1ed
genuine article on unsuspecting housewives and
Others who are not gasronomicale xperts Immense
numbers are sold daily In the markets, and are
served up at restaurants at reed-brd prices. The
complaint is general that from Trenton 10 the head
when they are sitting and rise they carry The reed
birds With them They are very similar that il is
2nds now grossly he has been deeessd lie iaakss
the best OF u by, In his turn, decelying the city
euyers" Az OF me n above applies as we here
that he got rolling shot on the marsh he was
shooting the other day and brought down thirty
tight sparrows.
Mr.. o. II. Rumble aud son, OF The Pension once,
left on Thursday for trip South, going as far as
Birmingham, Ala, 10 be absent about two weeks.
Mr.. II. II. Howell assistant ticket agent OF the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, will return from an
Mexico Thursday, accompanied by Mr.. A. Il.
Townsend, OF the Patent ONCE, who Is on business
Tor the Government.
Every one Interested IN lie Insurance should
read the advertisement OF tho Washington Beneficial
Endowment Association, In another column.
The cannsta,ter voks.Fest announce IN
another column their excellent programme 10 bt
rendered at ouethlers Park to-day, Tomorrow, and
Tuesday
The following young gentlemen, residents OF
tnis city, have passed the rigid examination re
CURED Tor admission TO the Lehigh University, ant
are full members Of the class OF 90 IN that Ia
stliuti0n j. Wiloughby Anderson, Ralph r. Barnard
VIII Butlerworth, Charles Ii. Boynton, Frank j.
ETnl nh A
these young men, Messrs. Butterworh. Anderson
B0ynt0n. DIebitsch, and CarInan, graduated at Ia,
Washington High School last year.
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