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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

PRIVATE letter received from distinguished
Engiishman now travelling in South Africa gives an
interesting idea of the state of feeling In that
try, and also of incidental matters:
We are having pretty stirring times out here
only hope that now that we have got good force
out here the Beers will fight. Luckily the wire be-
tween here and England is broken, so now Is Sir
Charles Warren's chance, as he can get no orders
from that arch end, old Gladstone, that drunken
kleptomanac, Lord Derby. AT your worst in
OF incapable villains as we are Just now The Times
of the 9th OF January, the last have seen, says that
unless they resign soon their own party will turn
them out. And the Times is by way Of being Lib
eral paper.
found the weather perfectly heavenly. Stayed here
fortnight to look up old friends, then took ship to
Durham, in Natal, about 1000 miles from here on
called East London, and when the steam launch
came of with the passengers / recognized very
pretty American girl with @ whom came out from
American husband in tow, whom was at once pre-
pared to hate, but was perforce obliged 10 like him.
He has been at the Diamond Fields, but then on
his way to Madagascar. He told me he and another
American were going to have plantation there,
but hear they have very smart lille steamer and
pretty Mrs. - ISL + left ali alone at Durham
Well, only stayed there a week, and then came
back here, to find, alas! that the summer had set
In with unusual severity. We have had the ther
mometer up to li0o In the shade several times lately
have 1t as hot as ll0o In Washington.
The fruit is the great feature here. am called at
0, and have cup OF coffee, and then jump out of
bed and proceed Just as am in my paJamas into the
verandah, where ! sit down and devour great
punches of purple and yellow grapes, and perhaps
toy with pineapple or banana or two, and then
smoke couple OF pipes before retiring to my bath
room.
l live about eight miles from Capetown, at a very
pretty little village called Wynberg, and generally 90
In train after breakfast to Capetown TO lunch at
the club. No good cold American drinks TO be had
out here, though an American barman might make q
fortune In a tweve-monh, for 1t is mighty thirsty
place, thanks to the heat and the constant dust
storms There Is big tabe-cloth on Table Noun
tain to-day so that means southeaster In Capetown
and brickbats and paving-stones nying about the
streets, 80 don't think I'll go In, though ia mail
day, and generally like TO see the steamer OF.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22
CA5R Play

1t is not the province OF this journal TO
blindly defend every appointment made by
Mr.. Cleveland's administration, nor to CON
demn any unless such appointment should
prove unwise and impolitic; but it should be
the earnest wish of every Democrat to give
any attacked person a hearing. Mere as
sertions, unsupported by proofs, may be
brought against any man, but ifmere asser-
tions could rob man ofhis good name, who
would he safe :
The Republican press has bristlcd with
hints, slurs, and innuendoes against MIR.
Eugene Higgins since his designation as
Appointment Clerk Of the Treasury Depart-
ment, but il will be noted by all readers Of
the press there has been no specific charge
brought against him that there has been
nothing printed but glittering generalities ;
that all the charges hinted at have been
vague and cloudy that not single clearly
stated case of wrongdoing has been laid at
his door. Surely no Democrat or Republican,
who is well-wisher OF right, prOprety, and
fair play, would desire such methods to sue
coed.
After inquiry, instituted not to defend
Mr.. Higgins, but TO ascertain IL the Admin
istration had made an injudicious appoint
ment-and such inquiry was made without
Mr.. Hiegins's knowledge-we can assure the
readers of this journal that as boy and
man he has always stood high in his na-
tive city that his moral character has al.
ways been good that he is exact in his
business relations that for years he was
secretary Of the Maryland Senate, and has
held other Offices of responsibility and trust;
that his probity has been unquestioned,
and that his family name has been an hon
ored one for years.
His father was for many years a success
full and respected merchant in Baltimore,
and his brother, Mr.. Edward Higgins, is one
of the most influential business men in that
city, a member of the firm of Higgins, Cobb
& Co., bank director, and he is the city
collector.
This is printed without Mr.. lIiggins's
knowledge, and we do not know the gentle-
man personally, neither have we any favors
to ask of him, politically or otherwise, but
We feel constrained to say this much in the
interest of fair play.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

THAT In the event Of CONFLICT the Russians would
be overmatched in Afghanstan is evident TO all who
know the relative forces available. According to the
New York Times:
Gen. Jacobs advice to the British government
thtty.fve years ago to stake firm hold of Quetta .
has not been wholly neglected, the force now main.
tanned by England that section of the southwest
Afghan frontier being very respectable counter.
pose to Russa's corresponding muster at the north
west corner of the country. The present garrison
of Quetta itself numbers 500 English infantry 1000
Hindu sepoys, and 200 sowars, (native troopers In
sum 1000 men. But in addition to these must be
reckoned the troops now on duty along the Plshin
Valley, thirty miles nearer to Candahar. These
sst Of 9039 British infantry, three batteries of the
Royal Artillery, with total strength of 32s men,
II ,016 native FOOT and s24 native horse with one
battery of artillery numbering les men. These fg
ures, with those OF the Quetta garrison superadded
raise Englands force the southern frontier Of AZ
ghanistan to an effective total OF more than 1000
men Of all arms, With 80 guns.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22
He Averaged With Apollo.

IEXUnHHEt.I
A young Trishman visited Rome, ana there met n
friend and fellOw-countryman who was pursuing the
avocation of butcher. The butcher acted guide,
and this part of Pats story of sightseeing, told
to his sweetheart upon his return:
"The most wonderful thing saw in Rome was a
shtone man."
ga shtOne man % calculated Mary.
"Yes," replied Pat, sand they called him the
Polly Bevedere. AS we were looking at the shtOne
man. says the butcher to me- Pat, you and Polly Bel
vedere are very much aloike And be that, we meas.
ured was broader than him in the fut, but he was
higher than me In the instep. was larger than him
around the ankle, but he had me in the cali of the
leg My knee was larger than his hut he better
than me In the thigh My belt was twice as large
around as his, but his brst was twice large around
rs mine. Then, again. my neck was much larger
than his, but his head was much larger than mine
But as the butcher said, on the general average we
were just about the same thing"
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

THE Hour commends the SUMS advice tina,
in view Of the fact that there will be an
election for Governor in New York next
fall, President Cleveland should make
his administration earnestly Democratic
throughout. The Hou thinks "the danger
"is very great now that by next November
I" the Administration will be neither fish,
" flesh. nor good red herring This" it
says, "would be a grave Democratic calam-
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22
An .nla Moman,sp Remedy.

Or. Amos sawyer writes to the ST. Louis Medical
and Surgicdl .JOu,Hdi: About q quarter OF a CEN
tury ago, when giving me some good advice for a
Young practitioner 10 follow, the late DR.. u. II.
measurement OF the action OF remedies, truth In
staiement, and jusiice toward the members OF the
profession, made him shining light IN the early
Never make fun OF an old woinans remedy, for not
only will you give Oiiense and thereby lnJure your
throw away what would have proved upon trial 10
lie valuable adjunct In your practice lie then
cited this case 10 Illustrate the Importance OF Ills In
Junction: SIN 1880 while practlclng In Madison.
County, Ill., was induced by the representations OF
am old woman To make the trlal, IN dysentery an0
dlahma, Of tablespOonful-doses OF pure cider vine
oar Win fhe addition VI suclent salt 10 be noticea-
Be and II acted so charmingy that have never used
ANYTHING else lie WAS prescribing II In 1910, max
md a neriol of over forty years.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22
Mbat They ps In Nen orleaps Nou.da,.

The great crowds in New Orleans at the EXposi-
ton literally contributed to the audience present ai
the one hundred and sevcnty.scyenth grand monthly
drawing OF the Louisiana State Lottery on Tuesday,
February TO- The sum Of s265, 800 was fairly placed
most good. AS sample bricks how the goddess
treats her votares we note that ticket No. 600 drew
the first capital prize OF $4,000, and was sold
whole TO "a resident of San Francisco. Cal, and COL
ected through the Nevada Bank OF that city Ticket
No. ssil4 drew the second capital prize OF S25,000
visiting the Exposition probably. Ticket No. ,Is0
drew the third capital prize Of SiO,O00 and sold
in nfths, one to Reuben Joel, 62 Munroe street,
Lynn, Mass; another collected through First Ma
tional Bank of Birmingham, Pittsburg, Pa. Nos.
I092o and 9s4I6 drew each s6,000 and were held in
whole thing will be repeated again on April IA next,
Of which NJ. A. Dauphn, New orleans, La, will give
all information on application,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

THouGn some Of the newspapers make
more than the facts justify out of the hunt
for Office, the general verdict, even Of Repub-
lican journals, is that the hungry and
thirsty Democrats are enduring their suffer-
quently remarked that the pressure is not
as great as it was at the beginning of Garfield IS
administration. Perhaps the country will
find in the end that the Republicans were
really turned out in the interest of reform
and not simply to put new set Of mouths
at the public crib
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22
FASHION NOTES.

Coat sleeves take precedence of all others.
There is a return OF iayor TO glace kid gloves
The skirts II street dresses are worn shorter.
God-beaded white laces are coming into vogue.
Mantle vlsites and jerseys are things OF fine art.
Plush tea gowns are the preferred wear OF London
society women.
Cravats are again worn by men, and red ones are
the most In favor.
The low catogan couture rivals the Lady Teaze
with its towering mass Of puffs and curls.
Bodces, pointed back and front and quite long in
the waist, are features In spring costumes.
Straw hats heavily trimmed with cloth plnked out
on the edges are among millinery novelties.
Changeable surahs are combined with velvet
broche surahs in dressy toilets for spring and sum
mer.
What q queer fashion IL that which makes
French women wear black surah chemises when
| travelling.
Waists grow longer, basques shorter, collars
higher skirts fuller hats and coifures higher dress
less artistic.
New coaching paras0ls have gded frames with
tweny-four ribs, and are in the shape of Japanese
| umbrellas.
Tailer-Inade dresses are now In almost endless
variety, and are very different things from those
simple ones first made.
The parasol OF high ceremony ia OF Transparent
grenadine gauze, broche with velvet, and trimmed
with lace and jet fringes.
B0ulceH OF Dali uIestts are SOMETIMES low u
seemingly consist merely OF wide waist belt ant
two slender shoulder straps.
The high coiiiures adopted for evening toilets are
dressed with feathers, jeweled combs, diamond
headed pins. and strings fpearls.
II s said that for summer wear light fabrics viii
be made, with corsages pleated on the shoulders
crossed in front and beed at the waist the sash ol
belt having long ends.
A new evening glove, not yet brought over frou
Paris, where 1t originated, Is OF Kid or silk for the
hand and wrist, where IL cat In point on top ant
applique 10 OF lace which reaches above the
| elbow, or even 10 the shoulders II need he.
COrsages OF evening dresses are worn disgrace
| fully low In the bosom and back, opening In a point
| back and 'front.' and making woman look as II she
was almost stripped Of her dress and wore neither
chemlse, corset cover, nor cOrset. How u Ii man
| aged no one but the Initiated know.
| Varl-cOlored as well as white hair powders are
worn IN London and Paris, and the hair continues tc
climb higher on the head, 10 fall lower on the fore
head In fringe reaching almost 10 the eyebrows
and surmounted by mass OF hat statue curs, while
the top and back ofthe head are arranged In twists
or long cured rolls, with short cur!s falling en- the
| nape OF the neck.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

IT would have been more to the purpose
IL the Civil Service Reform Association of
Maryland, instead of resolving lot Of gilt
tering generalities against Appointment
Clerk Higgins, had brought some specific
charges against him. II Mr.. Higgins is NOT
fit ma for the office he holds they should
have told us why. And that is just what
they have failed TO do.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

Manning deserves the criticism which some news.
papers have bestowed upon him. II says:
We have nothing to do with his politics, but the
newspapers slightly of that assuming to be-
stow all their praise On six members of the Cabinet
and all their censure on one member-Mr. Daniel
Manning, Secretary Of the Treasury. "But MIR.
was s a politician. So was jefferson. % ' So was
Madison. And SO was Clay and Webster, and our
latter-day Lincoln. MIR. Manning is-or was-a bank
president: he Is a gentleman of character and re.
sponsbility. He has worked his way up, and 1t has
always been up. unlike good many men who have
started up and worked down. Mr. Manning has the
capacity for good Secretary of the Treasury, and
we believe he will make one.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

[l.OndOn Letter 10 Philadelphia Ielegfaph.l
Truth 10 tell, Mrs. Longiry's transatlantic sue
among many of our stage-struck young women. Clrls
VINO nave been told they recite well, or VINO nave
their success In some paTlor theatrleals, imagine
ihey are heayen-born hlsIrlOnic Seniuses, and only
need an Introduction to tue public 70 take the world
by storm and 70 over 70 America, ike Mrs Lang
Try, aud take In thousands OF dClars
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

SOME of the Republican papers have been
holding their breath so long in readiness to
shrek that the " hungry Democrats F" are
making "a clean sweep" that the suspense
is really getting quite painful.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

That this is TO be reform Administra-
tion, and that Secretary Manning knows
how TO set about reforming, is shown by his
appointment of Messrs. Fairchild, Coon, and
Grave, TO investigate the Treasury force.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

THus far the appointments made by the
President have been exceedingly good. The
staff of bureau chiefs promises to be very
strong in character and ability.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

TnE whips OF the little bosses will not be
heard cracking around the Departments any
more.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

GENERAL Il. V. BoyNToS has q very able and in
teresting account of the Chickamauga Campaign in
the National Tribune Of March 12
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22
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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

1867 Prizes, amounting gtO..,...........$ to. $265 800
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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-22

POSTMASTER PEARSON should step down
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-12
Things Worth Knowing.

That bag of hot sand relieves neu-
ralgia.
That warm borax water will remove
dandruff.
That milk which stands too long makes
bitter butter.
That salt should be eaten with nuts to
aid digestion.
That it rests you in sewing to change
your position frequently.
That rusty flatirons should be rubbed
over with beeSvaX and lard.
That tough meat is made tender by living
lew minutes in vinegar water.
That hot, strong lemonade taken at
bedtime will break up a bad cold.
That little soda water will relieve sick
headache caused by indigestion.
That cup of strong coffee will remove
the odor of onions from the breath.
That well-ventilated bedrooms will pre-
vent morning headaches and laSsitude.
That cup of hot water drunk before
meals will prevent nausea and dyspepsia.
That cOnsumptive night sweats may be
arrested by sponging the body nightly in
salt water.
That one in faint should be laid fiat on
his back, then loosen his clothes and let
him alone.
That you can take out spots from wash
goods by rubbing them with the yolk of egg
before washing.
That fever patient can be made cool
and comfortable by frequent sponging Off
with soda water
That cold tea should be saved for your
vinegar barrel. 1t sOurs easily and gives
color and flavor.
That to beat the whites of eggs quickly
add a pinch of salt. Salt cools, and cold
eggs froth rapidly.
That the hair may be kept from falling
out after illness by frequent application
to the scalp of sage tea.
That white spots upon vanished furni-
ture will disappear if you hold a hot plate
from the stove over them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-12
Bruin Coaxed Fi9hf.

\ Port Jeryis dispatch says: On Sunday
morning Mrs. Snyder of Glen Wild. Sulli-
van county, stepped to her back door to
shake her table-cloth, when she dropped
the cloth and screamed. for approaching
the house with all the GOODNESS and delibera-
ton of lightning-rOd agent was a bear
as big as a yearling heifer. 1t had come
up out of the deep gully below Bowers
saw-mill. Mrs. Snyder's screams
brought Others to the scene, and the
bear, after looking on in apparent enjoy
ment of the scene his appearance had
made, turned and walked slowly TO the
road on the opposite side of SnydeT's field.
He took his way down the road, and then
went off into the woods. There were no
real bear-hunteTs at Glen Wild Just then, il
being good day for trout, but there were
six men left in the place who knew
something about cOons. and they con-
Guided TO learn something about bears.
They got their guns, called five dogs to-
gether, and away they went. They fol-
lowed the trail for three miles. The dogs
were ahead, and evidently eager for a
fray.
BY and by the hunters heard a great
commOtion, and in a short time four out of
the five dogs came tearing back. They
never stopped when they reached the
hunters, but kept right on in the direction
Of open country. From the eX-
preston of their eyes the amateur
hunters concluded that the dogs
had seen something. Presently there came
from somewhere beyond them the sound of
a heavy body approaching through the
brush, and the next instant the huge form
OF the bear appeared, and it kept coming
right on. The hunters turned and followed
the dogs. and soon left the bear far in the
rear. The bear, however, followed. and
shortly after the young men reached Sny-
der's house bruin appeared on the edge Of
the field, and afterward walked cOmpOsedly
across it within ten rods of the house.
When he got opposite the house he
stopped, and the hunters fired volley at
him. A shot or two took effect, for the bear
made off. lmping badly, and disappeared in
the gully below the mill. The hunters
hadn't the courage to follow him, and at
last accounts he was still at large. The
fifth dog was found in the woods at the spot
where the bear had evidently fallen foul OF
the fve. 1t was dead and every bone IN its
body broken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-12
DOMESTIC NOTES.
Novelties in the Housekeeping De-
Partment.

Partment.
A handful of salt sprinkled once a
month on the tops of fire bricks will pre-
vent them from cracking.
\ pretty design for lamp-shade, which
must be painted in water-cOlOrS or oil, is a
spray of honeysuckle with moths fluttering
about it.
Linen draperieS embroidered with any
desired design are used for mantels, por-
there's and curtains, and are a pleasant
change from wool.
Japanese and Chinese cotton rugs are
very pleasant for summer use, being so
much cooler than wooden ones. The COM
binations of color are soft and harmoni-
Gus.
\ cushion for cane chair is of pale blue
upholstery serge with daTned background
OF einnamon-eolOred silk, having a branch
OF magnolia embroidered upon it in Ken
sington stitch.
An effective table-scarf is made of old
gold satin sheeting, having discs with wheel
designs embroidered on it. Branches of
conventionalized olives in the natural col
ors are embroidered across these in outline
stitch.
Plush towels are novelty in the house
hcepuS department.. 1ney nave soft,
lustrous surface like silk plush, and their
drying qualities are equal to the Turkish
towels, while for decorative purposes they
are far more effective.
A careful housekeeper says that badly
rusted smOOthing-irons may be made fit for
use by soaking them in kerosene oil for two
or three days. Rub off all the rust possible,
then rub with sapOliO or securing sand, pol
ishing afterward with emery powder OF
emery paper.