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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

New York politics are in a snarl that
would puzzle the most observant calculator
to unravel. 1t seems evident that the indie.
pendent vote will await the nominations
before deciding what course to pursue.
Whether the professional Independents
will be able to control the floating vote in
sufficient force to decide between the two
parties is not at all certain. Papers like
the Times and Post, that did such good ser.
vice for the Democratic national candidates
in 1854, are squirting decidedly toward the
support OF the Republican ticket, should
that party make nominations to their taste,
and there are many indications that the
Republican Convention will yield largely to
the wishes Of the dissatisfied element that
defeated them last fall. Will they be able
to lure back to their support controlling
number Of those who then cast in their lot
with the Democratic causeY We believe not
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

The local Issues in Pennsylvania may ex-
erciss a considerable influence in the coming
CANVASS. The State constitution prohibits
consolidation Of competing railroads, and the
Democratic Convention calls for its enforce
meut, while the Republicans are silent on
the question. Attorney General Cassidy has
initiated proceedings to test the constitution
ality OF the merger of the South Psnnsyi-
vanis and Beach Creek Railroads with the
Pennsylvania Railroad system. The rail
road question in different phases las always
been 10 the front in Pennsylvania, aud the
railroads have always won when the matters
at stake were worth lighting for.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

Mr.. Commissioner Dorman b. Eaton has
expressed to New York Herald reporter the
modest desire to keep himself out Of the
newspapers. Z" hesitate" said Mr.. BATON,
"about being interviewed. ! do not wish
Z" to have my name appear in the newspa-
"pers every time / come to New York"
This is gratifying news. We had thought
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

Notwithstanding all that has been written about
Persia, Minister BENJAMIN declares that ignorance
concerning Y Is so general that no correct map OF
the land has been made.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

On the other hand the detection from the
Democratic ranks was largely caused by rea-
sons personal to the national candidates.
There may be some Of those who then de.
sired Mr.. Clevelapd's defeat who would now
like to administer a rebuke by defeating the
State ticket. We do not believe there are
enough Of such TO influence the result ap.
precisbly, nor do We think there is sufficient
strength and cohesion in the disafected to
organize effective opposition.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

&, a. ~ VI A q A COLL GO 10
STREET NORTHWEST.
The course OF studies comprises Engsh, French,
German, Lltn and Greek, BOOK keeping, Arhme.
tic, and Mathematics.
As the students are organized as military bat
talon, uniform Ia required.
REOPENS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER I.
TERMS: $40 PER QUARTER, IN ADVANCE.
Rev. II. A. McGURK. Sd,
au23-lmo PRESI DENT.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

NJ. Jules Ferry has always been an uncompromIs-
ing foe OF the cericas, and he has done more than
any other French statesman for the cause of free,
nOn-sectaran, and obligatory education. Under the
purposes never exceeded 1000, 900 francs q year;
last year the appropriation for public instruction
were 1871 ISL 900 fracs ana the Minister. In asking
for the sum, reported to the Chamber that there
was not a child In France who was not learning at
least primary education. In 1878 male and female
normal schools were opened In nearly every depart.
ment, and In the matter OF secondary and classical
instruction the same progress has been made
throughout the cOuntry.-N. o. Pcdptne.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

A writer in rdnny Fair attributes to the late
Prince Consort great change In English society.
According to this authority the Prince thought that
the social asccndancy Of the mobiles needed rcpres-
sion, and hence MS patient and dpcrseverng worship
Democratic state OF things. II had, however, q had
side In In the tendency which came from It TO give
tlon.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30
Educational.
McDONALD-ELLlS SCHOOL
wEuuxsyry PREPARATORY.

1905 Seventeenth street and 1924 Massachusetts,
This wei established French and English Fami, Y
and Day School for girls Will reopen
SEPTEMBER %, 1885.
Primary, Intermediate, Academic, College Pre-
paratory and Musical Departments.
Daily Lessons In French, under the direction oil
Professor &. Fontaine -Berltiz Method.
A Herdic IL employed by the school for the henent
OF schoarsin distant parts OF the city.
For terms and circulars address
MRS l.. I. MCDONALD,
MISS ANNA ELLIS,
au90-1yl Principals.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

The French a,Inee teyritoridle was called out thl:
year for thirteen days. training, in imitation Of the
German landwehr system, (undcr which the period o.
training s twelve days hut the result Of the expert
ment is not considered satisfactory by the Frencl
military papers. The 4 penir Miiitdire praises thu
punctuality with which the men came forward, ant
the rapdty with which they equipped themsclve!
for duty; hut 1t strongly censnres their want o
military smartness and discipline. They were rather
II says, like hastily raised bands than like army
they seldom saluted their Officers, and never the
nOn-cOmmissioned officers, and each man carried hi
rlle on the march as he liked such faults may ap
pear triiing but 1t is only by rigid discipline ant
drill that an army can gain that unity of action t
which the German armies have chiefly owed ihe
success
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

In the wilderness OF san raulo In Southern Brazn,
are score so plantations owncdby southerners
who left the United states on ithc collapse OF the
Confcdcracy. The settlers number abont coo
persons. They still keep up their American man.
ners and business customs The leader OF the band
Robert Burton, recently assured the United States
Consul at Rio Grandc do Sui that they were pros
porous, but often wished that they were In the
United States again. The settlement Is called the
I" Rebel's Rest. t.n-Bosioa journal.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

The Don Cossack, with his pug nose and tow hair,
is fraud as fighting man. lie has genius for
plunderin2 and makes capital scout, but he has an
instructive disrelish for any thing like close lighting
He infinitely prefers RAINING away. But those eau
caslan Cossacks are men of quite another stamp.
They gave the Russians an innity of trouble before
their mountains were conquered; now they serve
Russia with whole soul and are the hardest,
stanchest, and most ruthless Of fighting men. They
shoot WELL and do excellent work as mounted infan.
try. They will charge knee to knee as regular
cavalry, and odds make no odds to them. In
temperament, as soldiers, they resemble the
GOorkhas more than any other soldiers who serve
under The British nag. Like them they Kill and
spare not they have no comprehension Of the mean
ing Of giving quarter to an enemy, who they consider
deserves determination, to say nothing of rather
fee-handed mutilatiOn In the course of the opera
tiOn.-SOuyeHiT.S or Some Continents, Forbes.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

Any one who has ever visited Kingston, Canada,
will recall the round towers which form part Of Its
extensive fortifcatons These 1t Is supposed, were
copied from the similar structures on the coast Of
Ireland, which are about to he demolished. The
Irish towers were bullt ut the time when Lord Corn
wallis was vceroy Of Ireland, al the suggestion OF
the Duke OF Richmond, who had heard that the town
OF MartellO In Corsica, had by means of similar de-
lenses successfully resisted the attack OF fleet.
This same Duke of Richmond aferward became
Governor General of Canada, and 1t was during his
career there that these Martell0 towers were built
for Kingston, then the capital of the united prov.
inces of Upper and Lower Canada.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30


ton, and 30 much the less to those who have sue
ceeded them In shaping the Affairs OF the Republic.
Our own Bancroft has wisely limited his flight,
hut fools rush IN where angels fear 10 tread, aud we
have histories OF America which are neither truth
fuI nor impartial, nlter for the waste basket than
the library.
That "most agreeable woman" who said to Col.
Higgins0n, should look forward with perfect sat
isiaction To the coming summer II could know that
there was not such thing as a lady correspondent
In the world" should he let severely alone by the
siserhood future II may be the lady correspond
ent Ia mercenary pote-nOse, though often justi-
liable one, az the gallant colonel Ii Kind enough to
admit, and creature To he Stunned like the cholera,
but Tor this 1mosi agreeable woman ana others Of
her position and wealth. This very person who
complained OF being dragged into the society col
nmns OF newspaper mas brought the trouble on her
own head. When people OF conspicuous means are
willing TO accept the inevitable III this peculiar out
ling blocks In he path Of the soceiy news gaerer,
there vii. he more dgnl1ed and u more reliable
report Of the worlds movements than can be the
case under the present circumstances People howl,
not because descriptions OF their dresses aud their
entertainments arc written up 10y the correspond
ent. they merely tear their hair because she having
gained the Information, surreptiousiy otherwise,
makes serious hlunders and frames her news In
style that Offends refined tasle. Let the lady
perceptions and cultivated tastes, and she win nnt
rasp the nensblllties OF even the "most agreeable
tality OF her house. As the hordes of women who
frequent ths fashionable watering places, carrying
months 70 prepare, II would be absurd 10 say they
did not desire Inc notice accorded them by the lady
correspondent. They 20 TO these places TO see aud
papers for the local correspondence az their hus-
bands scan the financial columns, II not TO nnd
doing or wearing elsewhere. All this Is deplorable
vanity, and consequently most natural. Hiqh-bred
peopIe-people accustomed to society aud all the
M eQtai6-WOuld Qf
the Interest they excited In the lady correspondent
nor would they care, On the contrary, the fact Of
her chTonlelng their COSTUMES, or "inventing y
what se could not learn OF the intimate details OF
receptions, weddings, etc, would never cause them
culver Of dispeasure, while those others to whom
the "manneT was not born could not fail OF being
Offended al msstatement or an Oyerdrawn portrait
The insinceflty OF the complaint made against lady
correspondents u their defense. Cheap pnning,
cheap gossip, cheap writing, are sure 10 die d
natural death as soon as the public cease to be
gratieed by their perusal.--Beaooa
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-16
SLEEVES.

The Fashions in These Feminine Adjuncts
rs Indicated in Metropolitan Journals.
Sleeves have undergone no change
for high-necked dresses. For evening.
however, they are made in several ways.
There is the mere strap, fcrmei of the
ruching, or band of flowers which
trims the neck of the Grecian bodice
and which requires an arm OF marble
to do it justice; then there is the
tichu sleeve, which looks lik. tiny
handkerchief pulled over the shoulders
and fastened at each side of The arm
hole at the top of the bodice. This
sleeve is intended to match the chem
isette or tucker under the dress bodice.
A third sleeve is half sleeve OF white or
black lace, according to the color of the
dress. This sleeve forms two vandykes.
which are buttoned together over the
arm. thus covering only the under part
of the arm. tits most becoming. Then
comes the armlet sleeve. which has the
usual shoulder-strap and second band
midway between the shoulder and
elbow. And. finally. there is the epau-
lette sleeve, with the epaulette made of
bows of ribbon, or lace, or fringe.
ACCORDION plating bids fair to be
very popular for both walking and home
dresses this spring. 1t is one of those
fashions which startle at first and then
become universally in favor at their
second appearance. Train skirts are
even being ACCORDION plated and they
ae extremely pretty.-ihiiade.paia
Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-16
AN UNLUCKY PROPHET.
How an Italian Seer Was Treated When
He Prophesied Falsely.

How an Italian Seer Was Treated When
He Prophesied Falsely.
An Italian ''hermit" has recently ex-
perienced in his own person the wisdom
of the maxim which runs "ncver proph-
esy unless you know" This ''hermit'
had somehow or other acquired the
reputation of being able to divine the
future. even to the foretelling of the
numbers which would win peizes at the
next lottery draw. Upon being con-
suited by farmer of AvellnO named
TOzzi. the hermit had the imprudence
to select three numbers. and it unfOrtu-
nately happened that when the draw
took place these numbers all won
prizes. This fact soon became known,
and the hcrmit's modest cell was be-
sieged by the whole population of the
district, who believed that at last the
philosophers stone had been discov-
cred. But the hermit's good luck was
not destined to be renewed, and after
the peasants had been reduced to beg
gary by following the holy mans
have their revenge upon him. TOzzi,
the man who had won in the first in
stance, ont had lost all his winnings back
with heavy interest. took the lead in This.
conspiracy. and the hermit was en-
trapped into lonely house, where
several of his victims had assembled.
They proceeded to break both his arms
with an iron bar. placed him in an
empty cask. and took him into the
house of TOzzi himself. where he was
locked up in barn and had his wounds
roughly dressed by a village barber.
Altogether he remained three months 10
captivity. with nothing but straw to lie
upon, and little to eat. and he would
probably have died in the barn if chance
had not put the police on the track OF
his prosecutors, ten of whom have been
arrested and are about to be tried. II
is fortunate for the sporting prophets"
at home that failure does not entail
such consequences as these.-Lond0n
NeUS.
Roller skates were invented by that
very ingenious man, Gabriel Ravel. OF
the Ravel Pantomimists, and 1.-The
Skste-s of Wilma performed at Niblo's
Garden over forty years ago. A smart
Yankee by the name of Plympton caught
ON the idea. and somehow not many
years ago got out patents here and in
England for them and realized for
tune. As far as can see and remem-
Der there is not the slightest alteration
from Cabrief's original skate.-N y
GrQ1hfc
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

The husband and son of Mrs. Laura
Mellick. of Staten Island. were sent to
an insane asylum two years ago. Re-
Gently Mrs. Mellick and two other chill
dren, son and daughter. were also adj
judged insane. and the whole family is
now in the retreat.-N. Y. Tribune.
The professional sword swallower
does not pursue his business, as is sup
posed. with impunity. A sword swal-
lower recently died of hemorrhase in
an English hospital. and the medical
opinion seems to be that all of these men
trifie with and shorten their livcs.-N.
Y. Herald.
A Young woman in Scotland re-
Gently. who had been discarded by one
sweetheart. married another one and
then brought an action for breach of
promise against the first. The magis-
trate before whom the case was tried
refused to grant the request of the
young .ady for damages.
Capt ]. g. Bourke, U. S. A.. of
Gen. Crook staff. at Whipple barracks,
in a letter to . friend in Omaha. says
Il have been very busy preparing lee
tnre entitled With General Crook in the
Sierra Madre.' which 1 inflicted upon
the unfortunate people of Prescott the
other night. You ought to have heard
the snoring. Half the audience was
asleep in twenty minutes. When l
stated that l would not detain them
longer the applause was deafening"
The largest vacuum-pan ever con-
structed has been made for San Fran
cisco refining company. 1t is pear
shaped vessel. made from sections of
cast iron. 1t is seventeen feet in dame
ter inside. reaches height of over forty
feet. and will weigh 40 tons when empty.
1t will boil 100 tons of sugar ut once. 1t
contains sixty coils of four-inch copper
verified cone. providing 5000 square feet
of heating surface.
Two young men of this town were
taking pleasant stroll the other even
ing. A dog suddenly appeared and
came rushing toward them. The cry
mad dog was uttered by both, and
they separated Immediately One
scrambled up tree. and the other
stretched his legs. and he has long ones.
too, for home. The dog followed in
pursuit; the faster the youth ran, the
faster came the dog. 1t was nip and
tuck, and the speed of both increased tn
the utmost. The youth finally reached
the front gate. rushed in and closed ii.
He turned round with satisfied air.
ard found that it was his own dog
watch had been chasing him in sport
Hinesriile (Ga.) Gazette.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-16
IN A BLIZZARD.
How Fisherman" Tins Truthful
ness Was indicated.

Eyes, there's been lots of storms long
about Christmas time late years. began
FISHERMAN Tim; land speakin' OF
'em reminds me of one out in Dakota:
les see. it must be ten years ago this
Christmas"
"Ah. come now" interposed "Skep"
Thompson, so called from his consistent
disbelief in everything, from Fisher
man. Tins stories up to what the
parson preached on Sunday; .come,
now, if You must tell story, Tim, draw
it mild. The last fish story was most
too big. Jest for once give us some
thing reason'b bic"
Tim had been relating an experience
of his which had occurred while he had
been Shaking in the South Pacific. His
pSeudonym of 'Fisherman' had been
derived from his alleged adventures
among the finny tribes of those distant
waters, which adventures being of
kind entirely unfamiliar to the dwellers
in the small Wisconsin town in which
lin was now residing. were considered
by them TO be largely the product of
the Fisherman s. imagination. Still,
they We're interesting. aud even .'Skep"
Thompson. the very loudest to de-
nounce their tictit Gus character. was
sure to be around whenever Tim was
known to be in STORYTELLING mood
linn himself always protested that
everything which he related was strictly
true.
Some day." he would remark. ..vou
fellows will find out that you've been
abuSin' me. One of the South Sea
Islanders or somebody else will happen
along this way. and you'll feel pretty
mean To think how you've gone for me
and my yarns all these years.
But such speeches as these were con-
sidered as only 4 part of Tins stock-in-
trade. and as further exhibiting his skill
in the art of lying.
On this particular night-a certain
bitter cold Christmas Eve not many
years agp-a little knot of men were
assembled around the glowing stove in
Titus Peyrin's store Titus PERKINS,
store was the main source of the crea-
ture comforts of the little village, and
also the usual stamping-ground for the
more reputable portion of the towns
people during the winter evenings. No
liquor was sold there. and Titus Per-
rims wife. smart" and not unrefined
woman. who kept her husbands books
with care and ability. was ALWAYS sit
ting at her desk in the corner at such
times. making the atmosphere of the
place distinctly purer and more whole
some for her presence.
They had succeeded in waking up
Fisherman" Tim at an early hour of
the evening. 1t was cold and stormy.
as Tim had minated: and as the
rafting blasts shook the little store they
had listened with eagerness-but with
more incredibly than ever-to one of
his familiar shark stories. Tins pic
ture of the warm Southern seas. in which
men dove scores of feet, and leaned.
and cut up all sorts of antics. was ut
terly incomprehensible in o Wisconsin
winter. with the thermometer at ten de-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-16
Sweet Things.

.'Sweet things are very bad for you.
dear" said fond mother to her little
six-year old boy, who had the end of a
fast waning stick of candy in his mouth.
'.And is sweet things bad for papa.
too?" asked the innocent child. releas-
ing the stick from his m:ath for only
an instant.
Yes said the mother
Il though. So" replied the boy. as
the last end of the stick disappeared.
''Why did you think So my boy?"
because he always goes out when
you begin to sing Sweet Violets.'
If that boy lives he may manipulate
the bones some night.-Honkers States
man.