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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18
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eleven rooms large garden, including china silver,
glass, and linen; s75 per month. Address, with
reference,
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educational.
GEoRGErowN UNIVERSITY.

~ SCHOOL OF LAW,
FACULTY:
Rev. James A. Doonan, y. D., President OF the
University.
Hon. William A. Richardson, LII. d., (Chef jus.
tice u. y. Court OF ClaImBD Lecturer on Statutory
and Administrative Law and Legal Maxlnis
Hon. William NJ. Merrick, LII. D., (Justico Supreme
Court District Columbia,) Lecturer on Common Law
Pleading and Equity jurisprudence.
Martin II. Morris, Lila d., Lecturer on Equity Plead
Ing and Practice and the Law OF Partnership, Cor
p0raiions and Admiralty.
James q. Payne, LII. d., Lecturer on the Law OF
Real Estate, the Law OF Evidence and Criminal Law.
Joseph j. Darlington, Esq, Lecturer on the Law OF
Personal Property, Contracts and Negotiable. Paper
and Tesamentary Law.
John w. Ross, Ill. d., Lecturer on Common Law
Practice and tho Law OF Torts, and Judge Of the
Moot Court.
Rev. John W. Fox, 4. D., Professor OF Latin.
Charles W. Hoffman, LII. d., Dean OF the Faculty
and President OF the Moot Court.
Samuel nj. Yeatman, Esq, Secretary and Treas
urer.
Introductory Lecture by Hon. William NJ. Merrick
and announcements for the ensuing term at the Law
Building, corner Sixth and streets northwest, ON
Wednesday, October Z, at :30 r. NJ. All Interested
are most cordially invited to attend.
the Secretary can be seen at the Law Building
from 10 II. Nj, daily, for information, enroIlent,
etc. Circulars giving course OF study, terms, can
be obtained at bookstores OF Morrison Brad Adams,
or Angllm, or on application 10 the undersigned.
0c4-3tG \. NJ. YEATMAN, Secretary,
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II a Senator has been gained in Ohio the
Democracy may rest content with the result
of the first skirmish between the parties
since the Presidential campaign. Ohio is a
Republican State, and whatever is gained
there is wrested from an adverse majority.
But in New York We fear the result next
month will not be as pleasant. The irrecon-
cilable feud between the city factions appears
to be more bitter than ever. The rejection
by the County Democracy of Tammapy's 5
overtures for union renders it almost GER
tain that triangular contest will rage in
which the profits will accrue to the Republic
This, of course, is to be deplored, but appar-
emily il cannot be helped.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

Last seek brought some fresh news about
Burmsh, Lord Dnflerin has made represen-
tationS TO the drunken King Theehaw which
have been answered with insult. An ulti.
matum has since been sent and ganboats
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

The resignation of Judge Leroy D. Thoman has
not made its appearance yet at the White House.
but If the Judge could know Just how anxiously is
awaited there 1t would be sent Immediately. There
is little doubt but the President Is very ambitious to
thoroughly reorganize the Commission, and In order
to do 80 should have fair field. The present Com.
mission has not helped The Of civil service re-
form In this country. 1t has greatly retarded It.
There Is nothing In the world that Injuries cause
as process that brings it Into contempt.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

Senator Hoar should perhaps not be held
responsible for his wild assertions about
"clean sweep !" in the Department of Justice,
for which he has SO lamely apologized. He
seems to have that cast of mind which makes
1t impossible for him to stick closely to facts
in his public statements, even in reference
to the most Indifferent matters. In paper
read before the American Antiquarian Society
on "The Obligations of New England to the
County of Kent" he said with flourish
I" there were but fourteen printed volumes of
90 the decisions Of the English courts before
"l645, and the whole bulk Of the statutes be-
" fore the occasion of James would not equal
in bulk the laws of single session at the
"present day" legal journal oontemptu
ously takes this up and enumerates no less
than twenty-eight, instead of fourteen, vol.
umes of reports before 1645, and points out
that the statutes prior to James Gil two
volumes. or 1,26o large pages, of the quarto
edition of the English statutes. and six
volumes, or about 5000 pages, of the octave
edition. The public statutes for the parlia-
mentary sessions of 1854 fill only $50 pages;
for 1883 (an unusually large volume) 45O
pages. 1t does not therefore require political
prejudice to get the Senator off the path oil
accuracy-unless perhaps he thinks the old
law books were made by Democrats.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

The glaripg improperly Of the selection Of
ex-senator Dorsey as jury commissioner in
New Mexico did not lie in his connection
with the Star Route trials in the past, bu,
in his substantial concern with the trial o
many important public land cases which
might come before the jurors selected by
himself. A judge who either could not OF
would not foresee this result certainly de-
served to be removed as summarily as was
exChief Justice Vincent.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

The special delivery system is not likely to be
shining success In the smaller towns. Twas shown
batch Of letters at the Post ONCE Department from
various localities which are full Of lugubrious
complaints The postmaster at Adrian, Mich, says
that 1t is hard to find trustworthy messengers who
are willing to wander around among tenement
houses and light bulldogs till midnight for the small
pay that is offered. He says further that the people
object TO being awakened at unseemly hours to re-
ceive letters.
The postmaster at Cory, Pa says that he clnnot
ind any man or boy who Is reliable to take the posi-
ton Of messenger. He says that the only person
who has offered has brother in the penltentiary for
robbing the mails. "The boys think there is no
money In it," he writes. The whole thing may be
like eating tomatoe, or picklel oves-a good thing
when people get used to 1t.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

One OF the new officials OF the Treasury Depart
ment talking 10 THE SUNDAY HERALD last week sad
SIT seems to be the idea throughout the country that
this Department Is run strictly business principles
and that only men OF merit aud ability are appointed
to positions In the Department This is great mis-
take Its appolntees are given places only because
Of service to the party. This the rule that gov
erned under Its Republican administration, and the
new appointments now are being made from the
same standpoint"
Representatives Spriggs and Mitchell, OF Connec-
ticut, and Senator Mcpherson, who were at the Ar
lngton last week, each said that they had never ex-
pected to carry Ohio, hut had strong hopes OF New
York. They said 1t was ridiculous TO call the result
iOhio rebuke to the President, as that State had
not helped 10 elect him.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

The effect of printing no more one aud
two dollar bills has not yet been to force
silver Cor gold) dollars into circulation SO
much SO as to afilict the public with re-
pulsive lot of worn and greasy notes which
have not been turned in for redemption as
usual. The public is besought TO handle
them gently, for they are the last relics just
now of a noble and useful family. The TACT
of their being old friends does not make
them, however, any more pleasant to take
by the hand. II does call attention
to the different ways in which peo
pie treat paper money. Some carry
it smoothly folded in their pocket
books, and manipulate 1t gently as
they pay 1t out. In this way it will last for
years. Others, among whom ladies are the
worst offenders, are not content unless they
wad it into tight ball, which they thrus,
into receptacle much too small for it, and
when they pay 1t out twitch and pull at
every bill in way that threatens 10 and
often does pull it in pieces. This is respon-
sible for the rapid destruction Of the notes
which now command premium. But as
the Treasury notes lost and destroyed can
not be presented for redemption the Govern
ment. aud remotely the taxpayer, profits by
the issue.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

The attempted assault by three ruihans on
young girl in the Agricultural grounds
ought TO arouse attention not only to the
necessity Of having all parts of the Mall
properly lighted, but to the great need OF
increasing the police force. The number OF
patrolmen now is totally inadequate 10 the
work they are expected to do. There ought
to be al least fifty additional officers provided
for the security Of life and property in
Washington. Some of the projected I'M.
provements can wait, but the public schools
and the police should always be kept in the
highes! possible state Of efficiency.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

This week at Ivy City will be the first fall
gathering Of the people who during the
summer have been dispersed among the
various summer resorts. These October
days are the pleasantest to be in the open
air, and the autumn races furnish an agree
able meeting place. Nowhere else ON race
days does the grand stand contain fuller
attendance Of ladies OF social distinction, and
it is to hoped this will always continue to be
a feature Of life at the Capital. Fortunately
it is here the proper thing to go to the races
without ostentation and enjoy them from
the most comfortable positions, which are
those on the stand, The meeting which
begins Monday offers unusual attractions to
lovers Of this noble sport. The horses
which have been running at Baltimore will
be Joined by large number Of the very
best Of those which have been running at
Brighton and Cincinnati. Aud that SO many
Of the most renowned horses of the turf
sho7ld assemble here is the highest possible
compliment to the managers Of the National
Jockey Club.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

AT Albaugh's Grand Opera House this week Mir
Frank Mayo will appear In hts great creation OF the
part OF Nordeck In the drama Of that name. The
play is one OF those strong romantic works that
never appc n In vain to the public heart. by many
1t Is preferred even to his Dry Crockett aud 1t has
just had most successful run in New York. The
plot may be criticised being rather severe upon
the unfortunate natives OF Poland, but this is for
gotten In the interest excited by the lonely NordecE
who, ut first apparently cut OF from love and sym
pahy even on the part of his own mother, conquers
respect and then admiration by his coolness, colr-
age, aud LOFTY bearing In time OF great trial. 1t Is
another version of the savage redeemed through The
power OF love. Mr. Mayo Is well supported by his
associates in the cast. AMI the stage Of the Opera
House will afford an adequate setting the fine
scenery
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

notice that the papers still Insist on speaking OF
Dorman B. Eaton as the president of the Civil
Service Commission. This Is probably natural
enough, as Mr.. Eaton IL the most prominent men,
Der Of the board But as matter Of fact there is
no such oficer as president or chairman Of this
Commission. The law does not provide for it, and
the organization Of the Commission itself does no,
recognize it. The Commissioners are all on an
equality Mr.. Eaton takes charge OF the mail Oh
Mondays and Tuesdays Mr.. Gregory on wednes-
days and Thursdays, and Mr.. Thoman on Fridays
and Saturdays. This Is the arrangement when they
are all present. When only is present he looks
after matters all the WHILE The Commission has a
secretary, Mr.. X. d. Graham, and chief examiner
Mr.. Charles Lyman But there Is no president OF the
Commission. They are al! on an equality, 80 to
speak.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

The management OF the Dime Museum appear to-
be determined TO keep up the array OF attractions,
and have announced ior the coming week those
Stephens, In the great sensational drama, 1" Without
n fome," Introducing their famous acting dogs
The wonderful feats Of these CANNES never fail 10
delight the ladies', Juveniles and family parties and
the excellence Of the company and their play have
everywhere this season drawn crowded houses. The
Brooklyn Eagle, speaking Of this play, says: Last
night II was 20 minutes OF O'Clock when the mana
gers were obliged TO cease the sale Of tickets and
great was the crowd In attendance. 1t was the
second performance OF without "a H0me,' and 1t
met with AZ much success as on the previous even
Ing, the strong scenes being llberaly applauded."
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18

Secretary Manning said yesterday that he finds 1t
impossible to read the newspapers. His time is con-
stantly occupied, and he only sees those important
newspaper articles which are cut out and handed TO
him by his secretary, Mr. Brennan. Mr.. Brennan
being newspaper man, recognizes good thing
when he sees It, and undoubtedly keeps the Secretary
well posted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
a City Going Down Hill.

From recent surveys it has been ascer-
tanned that the entire city of Virginia,
New, has moved over thirty inches to the
east since the big fire of 1876 The May
nard block, in Golden Hill, is known to
be gradually sliding down in the direction
of Gold canyon, and has moved nearly
two feet since its erection. This move
mentis so gradual that it does not affect
in any manner the safety of the building,
as the ground to the depth of nearly 100
feet to the bed rock is known to be con-
tinually sliding. 1t is wellknOwn fact
among practical miners that The ground
on which Virginia City is built is what is
termed a slide, and that it is necessary to
sink nearly 100 feet before hiding the
natural bed rock. These sliies are
caused by the constant crumbling of the
rocks on the mountain sides. The debris
thus accumulated through incalculable
ages is constantly gravitating downward,
and in few hundred thousands of years
what is known as the site of Virginia
City will be nothing but barren bed rock.
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GOrdon's Bounties.
Pail Mall Gazette.l

One cold day in January poor sailor
was standing coatless outside a lodging.
house near the pier at Gravesend He had
not only spent all his money, but had
parted with his coat Gordon saw him
shriveled with the wind, and found on in
quiry that he was waiting for a ship to go
to sea again. What arrangement he made
with the man no one knows, but an eye
witness saw Gordon take off his own coat
place it on the sailor, and walk back to
the fort house in his shirt-sleeves. An
other time, when the winter Goals were
being delivered at the fort house, Gordon
noticed that one of the men was very ILL
clad His boots were ragged and his
trousers thin and tattered. The man was
wet and grimy and altogether an evil
case. Gordon rugged him out, and his
kindness was not misplaced, for when the
next coal delivery took place Gordon no.
ticed that the boots and the trousers were
both being worn, and made the remark:
Il am pleased to see that you are wearing
the clothes gave you and have not sold
them. "
Some people seem to think that the fact
of Gordon's bOunties occasionally benefit
ting the ungrateful and the unfit is a re
Election on his acuteness and his CONNIE on
sense. So far from this assumption being
justified, it appears that Gordon deliber-
ately incurred the danger of being de
ceived for the chance of a thrust at real
distress. Once when walking through
the hospital wards one hot summers day,
Gordon noticed sick man tortured by
flies lighting on his face. Saying moth
ing, he went out and bought fan, which
he gave to the nurse for the sick man,
that he may get a little rest. That
sick man still possesses the fan which
Gordon obtained for him: and he prizes
it dearly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
A CASE OF "coNJURING."
Uncle Ike Breaks the Magic Spell of Ger
Piz'nus Ole Black 'Oman."
lArkansaw Travelerl


lArkansaw Traveler.l
"Uncle Ike" asked young Mulkittle,
what made you sprinkle ashes on the
door step just now2"
Dem ashes you saw me sprinklin' wuZ
de ashes O. er jay bird.
"a jay bird?"
Oats whut I said En- piz'nus ole
black 'owan what doan lib fur from heah,
hab been cunjerin' me. She wanted me
ter marry her, some time ergo. l tole hel
dat l wasn't marryin' man. Uh huh,
laws er mussy, what er howl she did up.
Dat night, bout II er clock, er awful
pain struck me in de heel l got up an
rubbed some liniment on it an hope ter
die eff l didn' think l wuZ gwine ter burn
up. De liniment gunteI smoke an den it
gunter blaze. Wall, got de fire out
arter er while, an went back ter bed.
Den er ole houn' gunter howl at the
cornder O de house. l opened my mOut
ter yell at de dog and blame eff l cour
shet it ergin.
yer better blebe dat by dis time I wuz
putty badly skeered. l clapped my han, g
on my head an tried ter shet my mouf,
but 'twarnt no use in tryin'. l poked out
my tongue, an sakes er live, l couldn'
git it in no mo-. l went out in de yard
an looked all er roun'. COuldn' sea
nuthin' Bimebi / seed dat old dog ridin'
erroun' OF bari hoop He come Ell
ridin ct me an l tried ter git Outen his
way, but 'twant no use, fur de first thin
l knowed he had dun ruined ODER me-
My mouf shet down on de bari hoop an
/ couldn't git it out De dog he run on
er way an dar | wuz holdin de
hoop in my teeth | went inter de house
an got er Ratchet an tried ter chop de
hoop but l couldn' hit nuthin' but my
self l sot down, den an gunter think.
dunno whit would er come o me eff |
hadn't thought o dis heah song, whut my
gran 'muder learned ter me:
On, de punkin mighty yaller in de cornder
o de fence,
Hoo dar, hoo dar;
Oh, de ole Guinea niger aim got haf sense;
Hoo dar, hi, hoo hew.
Oh, de black mule pull wild de switch O. his
Hoo dar hoo dar;
Oh, de ole bay steer creeps er long like eT
snail,
Hoo dar, hi, hoo, hew.
II hadn't morn hummed dat song till
my mouf flew open an de hoop rolled out
1t knocked at de do an l let it out De
naixt mawnin'. my 'spicions habin been
de do step and un'er it found er bunch
er black sleeps wool, er rat tail, er snakes
head er pinch bug an some bird claws al
tied up in de toe O. er sock. Oh it wuz
all mighty cl'ar den. l knowed den dat
de old oman had cunjured me-
How ter keep down dat sorter bus ness
wuz de naixt move. An in dis l want
berhine, fur wuz raised in er ciberlized
country, myself l killed er jay bird,
burnt him an sprinkled his ashes on dc
step. Las night de ole oman come ergin
in de shape O er hOun' but when she
shifted dem ashes up her nose, she howled
like she had been shot / went out an
mighty nigh killed myself laughin' at her
She tried ter ak my pardon, but l wouldn
lis'en ter no SIGH foolishness. I'll hab ter
put dem ashes on dar cherry day fur er
week. Now run erlong, honey, an git
dat beer fore it sp'iles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
A Dangerous HaIf-Truth.

Doctors often say to you, "Be sure you
come to me at once. l can arrest disease
at an early stage; but delay-hesitate /!
hesitate!-and you are lostl" This is Just
one of those dangerous balf-truths where
our doctors do suck no small advantage.
If you call the doctor in for every little
ailment, you will get into an artificial
state Nature will strike work, and you
will neN er be well without the doctor
nor with him either. If you always take
opiates, you will never sleep without
them; or tonics, you will never eat with
out them; or stimulants, you will never
work without them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
An Invention That Is Needed.
New York Tribune


An ingenious American, inspired by a
desire to make bookkeepers as comfOrta-
bic as their arduous duties admit of. has
invented for them "a chair running On a
kind of miniature railway, in such man
ner that push upon the foot-bOard will
move the chair to the right or eft as may
be desired " By this means they can get
at their books without leaving tlAir seats.
Now, ifsome philanthropic inventor will
devise something which will so touch the
hearts IF fashionable shop-keepers and
their patrons that they will allow the poor
shop girls to sit down only now and then
when they are not busy he will win for
himself no end of gratitude, and the girls
won't complain because they cannot sit
down all the time
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
Effects of the Imagination.
[Chicago Times.

Some years, ago a woman applied at a
London hospital for treatment for nerv-
Gus affection. After listening to
recital of her symptoms, the
doctor made her shut her lips
upon a clinical thermometer Upon
removing it the patient exclaimed why,
] declare. it has done me good already. {"
The doctor humored her deIusion. and re-
Trained from any other treatment than a
few more applications of the magical
glass tube She was soon cured. A pa.
rallel case is now cited by The Philadel.
phia News, an hysterical patient having
been cured by magnetism. The magnet
was of wood. but capped with metal, so
as to seem cold TO the touch
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
Kerosene To Be Superseded
Exchange.

The Organ fur Oelhandel gives an &C
count of some experiments lately made in
St 1 etersburg with pyronaphtha an il.
DRAFTED Russian chemist, thinks will super
sede kerosene. 1t is said to be wholly free
from danger of fire. and burning kerosene
is easily extinguished by it. Pyronaphtha
itse.f can be readily put out by water. Ii
burns with bright light and gives off no
smoke or vapor, while the fact that it is a
residual product of the Baku distillation
of petroleum makes it cost less than kero
0nDo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-20
Childish Amusements of the Japanese.
San Franc SEQ Bulletinl

In many respects the japanese are a
puerile people. The sports and games of
the child and the youth are those of the
father and grandfather. The social dis
parity between father and son, mother
and daughter is not so marked as in other
countries; the boy is man in every way
but physically the duties of youth are
those of old age; and it is per-
haps owing to this close relationship
that the amusements, recreations and pas
times of the race at large are nearly coin
cident kioto is full of funny, trif1ing,
nonsensical little shows and performances,
and of innumerable toy and bauble shops,
which places are quite as well patronized,
and with just as much enthusiasm by the
old folks as by the neophyte. What would
we think in America to see a middle-aged
couple sauntering along the street with a
large bald headed doll, upon which they
bestow as much care and attention as
thought was a genuine baby. Such
sights are not unfrequent in Japan. and it
is quite common for the ladies to carry
their dolls with them when going out
for a call