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The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
shc Trisdto Draw Him Out.
fnposnu Da,nr.lr

W am going to have the celebrated Professor Won
Dnn9elllelm at the reception to night" said Mrs
acquisltion-Bo very profound and learned, you
nnow-ont he wont talk Nobody has succeeded III
,maklng ., nun talk. IL there's an,body at Newport
that can draw hun out, my deaI II b you, ani want
You 70 Try yonr skill on hun.
whats his specialtyc"
"iiutter." (rhht was what Mrs Sharpe und. rstood
Mrs. Marlborough Cigsus TO say)
"l'utier? W1y, that's queer fad for learned
professor. But I'll do my best
Ihat evening, at the reception, Mrs sharpe opened
out bravely upon Professor vun Dunkeiheim az the
frst opportunity.
noon Professor sa,d she, 81 saw some OF the most
beautiful herds of Jersey cows that have ever
seen 10 my iife."
sand at one place the cows beyond the fence con-
'empated us win such gentle, tender eyes aud such
soulful moos that for moment forgot their prac-
tica value In their nsthetc attractions hut after
all, ! Thought, II IL not for their heauty tnat we
should Value them. but for the butter they produce
Mrs.Sharpe ratified on about the cows for CONVEX
sationai mile or two without drawing out any re.
that he won't ta!k, y ihnnght Mrs. Sharpe "Wei,
" WI y convince MN that do know something about
H." Ana she proceeded to discuss the creamery
methods In vogue In Vermont with an minute deal
OF talk about coolers and temperature and me-
chanical butter workers, aud 81 ON. She haln't
cra'nmed on the subject all the afternoon for noih-
Ing.
beyond "Um" and 'Ah." lie was plainly very much
bored and edged away after awhile Mrs. Sharpe
was In despair.
Presently Mrs. Marlborough Cins,,s cot her inioa n
corner and said:
why, what In the world do you mean by talking
forever TO Professor Won Dunkelheim about COWS
aud creameries and all that sort Of thing?D
"lan't that his speciality? Didn't tell me SO ~
"Why, never IN the world!'
"What ID II then for heavens sake?"
"Bu,i,lha, OF course. Hes written any number of
DO lka about buddhism"
On There 10 marked cOoness now between Mrs.
Mr.
says thai q woman who pron0nnces "Buddhar like
"bdtter' is hardly nt for cultivated society.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
An Important Project.
fHuHAln nnuriort


While Illinois ID begging large amount OF Fed
elal money Tor the construction OF tho Hennepin
Canal chicago capitalists have become charter mem
Ders OF lne company organized to construct the prO.
posed FLORIDA snip canal, o very important euler
PRISE me canal Will be 120 miles In length, of
which ONLY 81 miles have to be chi. Tie Remaining
distance IL through lake ami river. When com.
pleted the canal Will shorten the route between New
Orleans aud New York or European ports $40 Iniies
80 u this project regarded that both the
BRUSH anu tussian government Rays that "the cost
81 transport OF grain from the Missiasipp Valley to
europe Will DO diminished more than b6 per cent !:
thAt VIII render the United States the absolute con
foler OF the prices OF grain In the British markels
inst Russia Will be entirely unable to compete with
ner, anu that on its completion the United States
wl drive russian grain out OF the markets OF weat.
eIh europe" These remarkable declarations are
mAde ny husslan engineers, according W the Chi-
cago Neios, aud report 10 the British government
says tnat tue proposed route "will establish direct
traue between Europe and the Misaissippl RiyerU
Dl providing Federal appropriations for the con.
sIucllon oithis waterway was introduced n several
congresses, hut nothing came OF IT, anl the DrO-
lecl0ra have apparently ahauaned I'LL efforts TO se-
cure national AID, aud are now going forward with
Tue canal 40 private enterprise. Iis completion by
means oi private capital aud concessions from me
ssate oI FLORIDA would no doubt bs use,l with much
euecl against pending movements In favor OF Fed.
erai nnAncla AID for other canal projects, such az
peake SHIP Canal.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
The Angsst 4stears.
lfroyidence Journal. July 2a.l

tTFoshNNcf JoNFhAl, July ~
Tue best behaved OF all the msieor streams hol,,s
iis anniversary on the lOth OF August and the few
days preceding and following. The Tears Of NJ.
Lawrence, IN called, because II makes IL appear
ahce on tue day sacred To the memory OF that Au-
gust sant. We call this zone the best behaved of
Tue FAMILY, because the rry rain never fails TO fall
hhu n0 Que " disappointed who looks skyward when
Tue shower s due aud the clouds are Kind. The
linpigne against the earths atl0sphere burst into
yellow sara, aud descend with trains OF slvery lQ
The AnRuhl meteoIs consist Of swarm Of PARTICLES
following Comet u, 1864, In It's orbit. the dlstln.
ieRfaling process has been carried no long that
Inc debris OF the comet nearly evenly scattered
throughout the gigantic ellipse In which they wan.
uer one extremity OF the zone crosses the earl A
orbit and the other extends far beyond Neptune
Inc earth enc0unterH this meteor zone on the 10Th
oi August, aud countless neie0Ts falling from the
skes Attest the fact that the earth Ii then punglnQ
Iull tilt through the Hwarmlng atOms. Last year
!here was w uhuanAlly Tine show OF the Perslds as
they are called. II IL well " lie on the watch for
Tue coming occAson for such s the uncertainty OF
operations n the colnetc family that grand out.
burial u mol imposnibe VI any time. Therefore OBJ
servers should diligently watch the northeastern
sy AUD the constellvtlon Perseus the radlent point
about i., which the meleors coDgfegate. The earth
WIZ plunge into the meteor zone ~ auTely III she
turns upon her axis and II the derry shower is IN.
usually brilliant, observers Will be On hand TO see
Tue exhibition AUD count the neteors a. they far
Only those that tart from Perseus are Persids.
The sky u agl0w with other meteor streams, radI.
ating from othe rc0nstellations, for more than a
million mete0rs, large enough to be vlsibe to the
eyeTy " hours y"
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
STAYING IN TOWN.
Words of Comfort forthe stay.at.Hones.


Assnredly, one of the advantages of staying In
town lies IN the fact that you have not TO back
the act OF starting Is depressing that OF returning
10 equally 30. And II IL so, not only because the
process of unpackng IL about AZ tedious It's con-
Tary, but because one Ia no sooner In ones favite
chair than one realizes how futile has been ones
absence from It. Those who stay at home have at
least this satisfaction-that they have no regrets,
that they have been purusng the tenor OF their
way. Tney have enjoyed themselves after their own
fashion. but, on the other hand, how transient Ia
the Impression made upon the hOlday-taker! There
u nothing more doleful In the annual flight from
nome than The rapidity with which II leaves the
memory. No sooner has one set ones foot within
ones own doorway than one drops at once into the
old habits both OF act and thought The interval
since we left appears dream. We can scarcely
believe we have been away. II seems only yester-
day since we Set out on our pilgrimage. And now
all is over. II ls sad reflection. II may be said
"At least we have had the change that Will be the
better for It," And physically we may, though that
10 by no means certain. But mentally .-not much.
1t II both singular and melancholy that when we
resume our ordinary course OF life II should he with
30 little recollection OF the immediate pas-so small
u sense of permanent Tefreshment,
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
Cattleii.h seooomy.

l."hsmau huEbLiuc.J
Any one who has seen an OctOpus resting in its
!ank III AN aquarium must have been struck by the
puning aud blowing movements OF the sack like
body, the nature Of which excited Victor Hugo's
Imaginative powers IN the "rollers OF the Sea y
Ihe Stopns r. seen to inspire AMI expire with great
reg"ary % Iae sait nay expands and contracts
between It's respiratory acts and our own. II we
colt dye the water NO that our eye could follow the
currents which the octopus inhales ami exhales we
should perceive that al each Inspiration the soft
body expands and water IL drawn In two currents
Into ihe neck.0penlngs. These openings lead di.
recty each Into Rlll-chanber of the animal. Here
enclosed IN its own cavity, we lnd a nlume like
gill in lis nature this structure IL simply mesh
waik ai blood vessels, and thus comes 10 resemble
lung In liz essential features
Impure bl0od-that Is, blood laden with the waste
materials OF the octopus body with the products OF
one side. subjected To the action Of the oxygen
gas contained IN the water breaihel In, the bUni is
purified " waste materials are given forth to the
water, AMI Ii passed Onwars Ont Of the gill on lis
way to the heart for recrculation throughout the
.nttleiial frame. breathing In oxygen enianglei IN
the water In, therefore, In the case OF The cntiiesh
an analogous act to that seen In higher animals
which inhale oxygen directly from the alt. The Oc-
topas' however, performs an expiraioIy act like
wlse Placed below the head Is short tube named
IN geological parlance the "funnel." When cutte-
lsi Inspiration has come to an end expiration be.
moment before was drawn into the gill chambers by
the neck openings, Ia expelled from the "funnel"
n, Ihe openings Of entrance are guarded by valves.
These close when expiration begins, anl the water
mas no choice save to nnd or1ble exit by the tube
lnat named. So far, In octopus existencs 1t would
seem a. though there WAS no economy OF power ex.
hibited Ia the act Of breathing Muscular aciion ex-
panaa the soit body, and muscular force contracts
w. Ihere. II exhibited here plain difference be-
tween the octopus and the higher vertebrate. but
the story OF cuttleish economy Ii not yet completed
moment more and your octopus, which sat
crouched 10 the bottom of the tank IL seen to wing
Its way through the water. 1t skins like q living
rocket through the clear medium In whrh 1t lives,
agency.
The secret OF this iRht Ia the solution OF cuttle-
ash economy aud reserve force 80 long as the rest
inK mn0d prevails the water used In breathing is
elected slowly, or at least without any marked dis
play OF force But when loc0rnotlOn mas To be sub
propels itself through the wafer by all OF yeril-
able hydraulic engine. The effete water from the
gills IL elected with force from the funnel aud by
the reaction OF this let dedu upon the surrounding
medium the animal IL enabled 10 execute ita aqliaiic
nights ECONOMY OF very rigid order Is illustrated
clearly enough la OctOpOd eXistence. The other
wise useless "breath" OF the animal becomes con.
verted into means OF locomotlon.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
The Qaes'ion Of Hats.


The straw hat and the white high hat have iuined
lis, SO 10 speak, anu disappeared, let hope for
ever from the misty road 10 oblivion. 1 never had a
violent fancy for the "whiie plug" but the little
round amt straight trimmed hat was always a source
OF de estation The propensity OF large, fat faced
ahd gubriDns looking men tO sport the dainty little
'mackinaw" straw hat was widespread. II they
succeeded In getting one with a giddy blue ribbon
around the crown they were dOnbly lappy. These
ttle hats were The hottest IN the world ihey have
lhis season been driven completely out OF fashlOpa-
BILE favor and the dark or light brown felt derby snb
stneu. The derby or as the dudes call it, the "pDt':
hat ls exceedingly comfortable when light In weight
aud with sufficient rall Of rim. Il comes down we'll
over tho eyes, shielding them from the aun, and ii
may be worn even with evening dress. This re-
minds me that 1t was one OF the unuccOuutable
freaks OF society men last wner TO wear derby hat
win evening dress About four years ago men OF
fashion In New York discarded the crush or Opera
nat unanimously. lot OF greasy looking Chatham
street citizens and ragged cabnen took TO wearing
cheap crush nat and club mon dropped and clung
10 me thlny leaver, at oil lines and with all sorts OF
clolhes except sack suila A lot OF visiting English
men started the fashion OF wearing low hats with
evening dress and It was eagerly taken up. II WAS
exceedingly comfortable particularly at the theatre
where mans hat II apt 10 be kicked about and
brushed against to an appalling extent. As 1t seems
10 ne the rule to wear hats that lower and lower
every season. we may look for skull cans on the
heads Of our distinguished society friends when they
come back for the wiuter's season. But straw hats
taboOed aud only the man who owns q four In hand
appears 10 the once highly popular white plug ii
Is now the 0fficla hea,gear Of the members OF the
coaching club aud sngularly enough Of the east
side barkeepers too.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
BgRSHARDrs FIGHT IN MO.
Farther Details OF II and the Failure Of the
Police.
Rio de Janeiro News, July g.

lhIO ne JanelrO news, July o.
The Bernhardt- dt-NOirmont scandal has deyeloped
into genuine comedy, In which none of the leading
onaractsis.nnt excepting the policehave won
prevent Noirmont from taking trunk away from the
lIains. N0irm6nt resented ihe charge viii,
9 hlow, when aslicuG encounter took
place, 10 which various members OF the
company took part. The same night, during the
drew WHIP from her dress and gave NOirmont sew
erai blows across the face aud shoulders her lead.
lng man asalstng. NOirmOnt complained 10 ihe nd.
lice 0mcai present. but he dismissed the matter on
tne eIounus tnAt SARAH WAS not caught In the act
nagrante) The following day Qhe 2sin) Norm0nt
went TO tue police headquarters with her complaint
where process was procured for the great star
in the afternoon OF the same day, an the son and
secretary OF the latter were passing the POly-
tcchnic, they met the Offending subordinate In
lIe slleet and ~ once proceeded 10 give her piece
oI ther innds also. N0lrInOnt Resented their Insults
aud irled To hreak their aEulls with her parasO hui
succeeded only 10 having taken away from her
al le ghlh very properly siigmatixed the conduct OF
these youngsters and with The result OF calling 0u
Joint card from them, which was published IN
lhe iaik OF Tue 2dih formally stating ihst the ac-
cusalon was lie and that they were SAT
home" from I 10 . Il. Nj. Whether tho qooi.
natured chief OF the Gaieta accepted the inyIis-
tlOn or not we do not know hut we think II
probable that he sent the children a conDle Of
rAIileboxeA instead. The police Investigation has
thus Tar been broad farce Sarah failed TO appear
ON tue 16lh, AZ ordered, when The lnvesRati0n WAS
postponed 10 the 2sth, when II WAS publicly kpowD
Ihe appearances are that the majesty Of the law s
dazzled aud 0verawed Nv superior points
OF the queen of the tragic stage and Ia therefore
unable 10 assert It's authority
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
AMUSEM ENTS.

At Alhaugh's Gran,l Opera House this week will
be produced S'rausss comic and tuneful opera "The
Merry War" There have been several changes In
the company, AMI the cast of characters viii he one
OF the strongest yet seen In this opera IN this
city, namely. Miss Winston, as the Marquis; Louise
Searie, us Tioietta; blanche Chapman, az Eisd;
Minnie DC Rne, as A1emfsid; Stuart Harold, uhe
popular barit0ne,) NJ General .spf,,old; Maurice
ilageman, In his great character of LdlthasGr;
Joseph Fay as the Captain, AMI Arthur He'll, NJ the
Colonel. Several new voices Will he added To the
chorus, anl the orchestra Will be under the personal
direction OF the talented composer anu conductor,
Adam ltZcl, Jr.
Inc drst appearance In this city Of Joaquin MIL
lers daughter In ns own drama, 49," should draw
crowded houses nightly TO Barton 4 Logan's Mu-
scum. Miss Mud Miller Will play the part of C,t,-
rots. supported by the talented artist, Mr. Louden
Mccormick, ami tho original Union Square Theatre
cast. Now scenery AMI new costumes have been
especially made for this production, and the
managers Will endeavor to make 1t tho event
oi the season. During the summer months Mcssrs.
Barton Logan have reiec0raied the interior
o. the theatre, also reseatlng the house. MIR.
Carpenter, the scenic artist, has painted new dr0n
curtain OF a very pretty design. The combination
open Monday afternoon, August TO- The prices OF
admission on this OCCASION Will remain the same az
last season.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
WellinxtOu's IlueI.

Speaking OF Gen. Banlangers recent duel, the
London 11os raysi "After all, II is. perhaps, not
OF Wellington and Lord Wlnchilsea IN issa In
the course Of debate on Catholic characterization
Lord Winchllsea described the Duke. then Urine
ter as the defender VI morality aud religion. A
CHALLENGE ,al followed, which the Duke, OF all men.
M he afsrward Told tho story, ielormined moi 10
XII his antagonist, lest he should DO detained In
prison pending his trial, but TO hit him In the legs
Lord Winchisess seconds placed him NO near d
ditch thai the Duke With dllcuy restrained hlinseI
from calling out: III you put him there heil fall
IN. Inc Duke failed " hit Lord winchilsea's lrgs
chilsea fired Into the air and read written apology
The Duke went down " Windsor, aud the following
kngland and the hrst Minister Of the Crown 'rhe
DUKE; ~ have 70 inform your Majesty that fought
duel tns moi ming" The King: "I'm devilah glad
pIoprla!e language OF the nrst gentleman IN Euiope
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
The New Hex,ster or VILE

As the order snspending Mr.. Ransdell AZ Reg.
lister OF Wills IL expressed 10 take effect only upon
the appointment aud qualification OF his successor,
he Will continue 10 act until the bond OF Mr.. Dorsey
Clagett Ia approved by Chief Justice CARTIER who In
now on his farm near Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
The statute expressly requires that the bond shall
be approved by the CHIEF justice. The recent aci
allowing the senior associate justice 10 act chief
applies only 10 the extraditi0n OF fugtiyes from
Justice.
Some members Of the District bar express doubt
whether the bond can legally he approved In Kan
sas. They ray that This Ii a judicial act, which
cannot be performed outside the limits OF the juTls-
dicton. III one Judicial act could no he performed
they argue, then all might he, and Judge might
mold court In another state.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
A Glimpse or stonewall jackson.

Wnen iiarper's Ferry surrendered to "Stonewali,
jackson IN September, 1862, Gen. Jackson halted
OIL his hat, s0lemnly saldi "boys, don't feel haa.
YOU nonih not help ~ i was Just az aod wlled IT,
, One q Jacksons stan asked Col. Stnnnard OF the
nard courleouay handed him his dask, aud the young
confederate captain poured out u horn aud arr0-
ga,y sa'a: "colone here Ia TO the health OF the
stannard answered. "To ask aud accept courtesy
o, prisoner and insult him In an act that an honor
able soldier would ac0rn." ~'' ''''
M Jaokson lnrned on his staf oficer and gave him
severe scoilng, saying the repetition OF such an
su, ,s, ~ prisoner would cost him his place. Then
lor the conduct OF his ollcer saying that il was AN
exceptional act OF insocnce on the part OF "a young
reckless man. AMI, howing QraycIy the f5mnns
Confederate oantain rode aWay - - '
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
LOCAL NOTES,

John Baker, man about forty years Of age, was
found dead In d chair In saloon on Bridge near
High street yesterday afternoon. His body was re-
moved ~ his home In charge OF the police.
Both tue Infantry and Rines have selected en-
campmenis for Tue present month, both leaving the
SAME evening, Saturday tue 2ls, for their desiins
tlons. Red nre and sentiment wall have a chance 10
spread itself on tue occasion.
DR.. j. H. Davis, the treasurer Of Herzogs Opera
House arrived In town on Friday. Last Night he
had quite reunion With mis- old friends, among
whom vas Col. D. B. Adams, PToiessr Domer
Nicholas Hap2, George Rawlilg, James Ginnaiy
Richard Further, G. l.. Simms, aud Professor Cbris
Nnsie was furnlsL I'd by the "Nolnaes lluartetle."
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
The Great CL,aese syst, m.
New YORK Sun. !

The mugwumps OF ciyil-seTylce reform have held
expressed with feryor but sincerity their admiration
Tor one another and for the great Chinese sysieln
The smaller the sect the stronger the belief OF M
lneinbers that 10 II alone is health; aud the gente.
men who profess the Eai0nlan idea have al lnal.
lerabie conviction that they are right aud thai 99g9
Out of every ten thousan Americans are wrong.
Moreover, ihey have all the c0mplacency Of the dy
On tue coach wheel, and think tnat they are driving
the country.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
No "cissas." In .Crsmaiiens."

Another thing they manage better In France
Any one 70 fortunate. or nnfortunate-as the case
cast-on coll 10 be disposed of w the simple and
natural method In one Of four costing
scO,oOOf Price l2s with absolute equality, as 10
Inosl nttlng In the acc0lnpaainents Of death There
are 70 be no "classes" In cremation, ut any rate
Already artists and godaths aud bronze casers are
preparing TO surround the new method with the old
picturesque aud beautiful aud the Pa
IlslAna are thankful, as they well may be- for the
boon that Ia offered them ~
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
The Rifles.

The third and last excursion OF the KIes will he
gwen on next Wednesday evening. The rule OF
huccess which the company has established has moi
been broken In the exeursion line aud IL seems thai
everything they undertake To promote pleasure IL
sure 10 attain ils object. the trips ON the river
which they have undertaken have not only been u
source OF profit 10 themselves, hut unbounded en-.
Joymen 70 their gueats, who, like Oliver Twist, cry
the last -
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
Low Rates 10 AuuanoIIs.

To accommodate persons desiring 10 be present 10
witness The ceremonies incident 10 the nnyeling OF
the De Kab monument at Annapoa, the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad Company Will place on sale
Iound-irip Tickets from Washington 10 Annapolis on
Monday, August ID, al The rate Of 81 for the round
trip. Tickets 10 he good returning only ON day Oi
isAue. Trains leave Baltimore aud Potomac station
at :lb A. NJ. and 1905 noon, arriving at Annapolis
al ;bG A. NJ, aud LAS T.. NJ. Returning, special irsn
VIII leave Annapolis at G;lO connecting win train al
OdentOn, TeaehDR WashiDRlOn al 3 r. 81.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
very Important True,

In paralysis the loss OF both moiory and sensitive
nerve powers nave never been known TO recover. A
lady OF Lowell by the name OF inine seventy yearn
OF age had case OF this Kind losing the use OF the
left side OF the body. The physician la charge re-
solved 10 teAt the new South American plant, now
sold by druggists as Moxie Nerve Food. After three
weeks TO lhe astonishinent Of everybody, the lady
walks, and shakes hands with the left hand. The
result has created much comment. II cures paJaly-
sis from nervous exhaustion only.
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
Get Rid or superruous Articles.

Vr'Vs'orr ffHNVIIuT, NuE. D.
Don't keep accumuatons with the vaeue feeling
mat some time they may be wanted. Most OF nj
have quantities OF hnlf-worn garments, piles of old
magazines, books In miscellaneous collection. and
NJ sorts OF accumulaons In garret ana closet and
store-room that are OF no possible immediate USE
and vet arc too good to throw away Now. there n
place for each article OF this sort, bc IL hook or
half-worn garment, or out-of-datc periodical. Re-
sdcs the valuable service all reading matter viii do
~ our hospitals, there are the asyIums for the dest
iutc. where clothing of all Minds he utilized and
sympathy aud interest II we 10 not know of Intiiyid
ua needs that these accnmulatlons could meet Bc-
iorc thc season opens again let see to II that we
have new ordero house cleaning, and Appropriate
every supcrnuous article TO the place where Il can
"Aldcrncy Dairy wagons"
Fresh Aderney butter churned every morning and
ucliveredin x-pOund "Wardv prints Bb rents per
pound. Also cottage cheese, buttermik, and eweet
mlk, cents per quart cream, 10 cents per pint
The Sunday herald., 1886-08-15
-
GEDHEY HOUSE, NEW YORK

broadway and sOih Street,
Opposite Casino aud
Metropolitan Opera House.
Rooms 81 day lnd upwards.
Restaurant OF Unsurpassed excellence.
Coolest hotel Ia the City.
New and elegant.
A home for families.
a resort for business men.
Gkh. DAN MACAULEY aud
WALTER h. BOWERS, Proprletors.
Near N. Y. q. and Weat Shore Depots.
broadway cars pass the door.
Thls paper In readlpg-ro0m.