National Republican., 1873-02-10
A WORD to the wise-keep 80.

RHODE ISLAND IL said to he oyeTrun with mice
IL II snh there are thirty or forty there and they
arr very much crowded.
TnE history ot civilization may he summarized,
says Edmund Abuut,'ln nine words: The more
one knows the more one eau perform,
The Utica Herald Ia reIponIlble for the asser-
tlOli that Cows IN the vicinity Of Carthage have
week" - NV
A FELLOW In New Orleans Ia said TO have eaten
hox Of CASTLE soap to get rid OF freckles he
stlll has Few on his face, hut inside II Isn't
frccklc,l bit.
A WEALTHY Illinois farmer cut his throat the
other day, aud his nervous heirs began 10 think
he would recover, because u took him ten hours
to bleed to death.
MERCHANT In Utica, after working half day
clearing the snow from his sidewalk, was dis
gusted when he found that he had only got down
to the wooden awning.
A NEMBER Of the 1owa.Legislature ATTEMPTED
TO quench his thirst from q Babcocg nre-ex.
tlnguisher. lie docs not recommend ii as a suit.
stiiute for the Ice pitcher.
WHEN Philadelphia woman DOM like the
taste OF the medicine that the druggist has put
up for her, she brings the stun back and eX.
changes II for peffumery or soap.
IT TOOK one hundred and eighty columns Of the
chicago hrsntnG In-t to advertise the property Ia
De SOLD 10 That city for unpaid taxes. There Il
evidently new deal In landlords all round
Tue ministers Of Illinois that did not freeze 10
death during the recent cold snap desire another
short season OF chilllness, II helps the matTl.
monlal business 40, AMI increases The fees.
GESERoUA Chicagoan who will some time wish
he was n camel with n needle nun through his
eye, donated two barrels Of swlll and a bottom.
less coal skutte TO the poor Of that city last week
A DASBrRN NAN AYERS that when he came
down stairs on Thursday morning he found his
thermometer sitting back OF the stove, and say.
Ing that ut would he hanged II lt would atay oIi
dOoB all night for any man."
A POOR demented man at Iowa CITY, Inwa. ad.
veItiseS atw0-hundred-acre farm that he desires
10 exchange for newspaper. lie can't make a
living welding the trenchant corn-cutter, an,l
wants TO get his " -bs In the shears,
hSEArLoYEE H. oulsylle furniture factory
who was caught stealing few days since, was
dTumned out OF the establishment at the oryief
Of the foreman, who put q lot OF circular saws
lnto the hands Of his wofkmen for the purpose.
DUMMIES, carrying a common compact engine
and seating thirty passengers-One-thlrd more
than our horse cars-run the whole length Of the
principal business street Of Louisville, ky., win.
out obstruction and without becoming nuiAances
CITIZEN OF Newark, N. j., was returning
home one night recently, after having been to
his lodge, when he thought he saw light In his
window, placed there by hts thoughtf1l spouse,
| 10 guide his wAycring footsteps. The next mo-
ment he ran into lline-kiln and was nearly
roasted.
IN New Orleans, whcu a murder IL done, all
hands march up TO the body OF the dead person
| and touch u, believing that that little perform
ance will banish all disturbing dreams Of ths
bloody sight. Although II Is not said NO, We
hNSa sulnt
thing As the others.
The foolish rumor Of the Presidents asSasslua.
tlon created the most terrible perturbation Ia
Cincinnati. Women appeared In ths streets
with their chlgnonH where their bustles ougir 20
be, and men rushed wildly from "samp room
to "sainple-TOom,n vAinly seeking to drown thelf
excitement.-Ssir York Commercial advertiser.
A PIors invalid went to church last Sabbath
| for the frst time for several months. "Did you
not enjoy the sermon ?" said her husband, thank.
| ful TO see her In his pew again. "Enjoy Il,
guess DID, immensely, TIL looked at the lady In
| the front seat, and all at once I was unhappy
and would you believe IT, my back hair wasn't
near high enough"
UNDER the provisions OF the Missouri yagrant
act yaRtant may he advertised and sold at the
courthouse door, for the term OF six months. Ia
the highest bidder, for cash In hand. Hence Inc
| following from the Hannibal CoHTirT: IA maj
was sold at savanna, Andrew county, on Monday,
under the .agrant act, In front Of the court.
door, Tor VI Tor six months service.
CONVERSATION between an InauIrinR stranger
and steamboat pilot; "That IL Black noun.
lslh2" "ies, SIT; highest mountain above Lake
SSs mounSS anS '95L Sr legend sd with
went up that moun'aiu once al1 never came
hack again" "Indeel Why, what became Of
taenT" "Went down on the other side"
4 MiSsEsorA inventor has brought ont ma.
chine tof propellng canal boats, which machine
Il on the principle Of II ducks foot, closing up
wlen u ls drawn batk and opening again az Il
acts against the water. Tine wlnona Rspublieaa
at, and works with geat ease And smooth
n'ss, causing hardly ripple on the WATER
PEORIA man arose the morning after q
storm and found his dog kennel hNdel under i
dritt a. high as church. lie worked for hall
an hour to dig his dog out, AMI then went down
| town and told his clerks what he had heen
doing, alilngi "a merclfnl man Is merclful 10
his heasts," but after he left home the neigh.
bOrs saw his wife and daughter shoyeIlng ont
paths through the snow and carrying In coal.
YANKEE ENTERPRISE was stIlKingly exempll.
ied " features OF the cargo and the PASSENGER
list OF the Tybee, which sailed from New YOrt
| for samana Bay day or two ago. Among the
thousand and one notions was a cOmnlete hotel
with kltchens and other outbuildlngs, which can
passengers were commissioners Tor the selection
OF site for city, and q score Of Boston 'iTnm.
mers" with cases Of samples.
A GOOD STORY IA toll Of the students OF an In.
stitute which Is located In the New England
States. A year or two since, Just before lent
the principal Of the school lectured the bows
upon the proprieIy Of abstanlng from some &C.
assn SIs Ss S S1,a SI Sss r. during and de-
upon slip OF paper, and hand them TO him the
next mor6lng at the opening Of the school. The
were ,sr hsnasa n and upon one was
JoskrH PENTLAND, the veteran and widely
known clown, died In New York on Friday.
Joseph Pentlind, .'old Joe," was a native q
,H R6,ion. lie made ss M ilrst appearance in New
tion with Cookies Royal Circus IN isIi he was
connected with an equestrian e,tabllshment
Known Known as the hmphilheAtre, and Afterwards ap-
ne won tho foremost rank among equestrian
clowns and was for years the most popular and
snccessiul o. them. He travelled extensively
appeared with Lenta Circus, In Fourteenth
street, from which he retired during the season
before last, his faculties having hSen rcndered
was lfty-seYen years, lie was principal clown
10 Howe Cushlngs Circus, and had been h the
show business all his life. lie was formerly
proprietor and manager Of q circus, lie was
very correct In his department and speech, and
was strictly temperate man. lie travelled, In
hls professional capacity, through all the States
and 1eFrltOries Of tha IfnInn