National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-06
Colorado Scenery,

Colorado Scenery.
Lovers Of the beautiful in art or nature should
not fail 10 visit the Corcoran Art Gallery and in
spect the water-cOlor views Of Colorado, by Mr..
Walter Paris, of London, which he has placed on
exhibition there for few days They embrace
several views of Pixies Peak and vicinity, in-
GLIDING the summer home of Grace Greenwood,
Denver &c; are very carefully executed, and
give an idea Of the singular chromatic effect Of
the scenery OF that wonderful region which no
engraving can convey. We understand Mr..
and We wish he might find sufficient inducements
to make America, IL not Washington, his home.
Chances Old Maids Have Run of Never Getting
Married.
Never give up the ship" was Lord Napiers
motto; and the old maids motto is never give
up the idea Of getting married" There is no
reason why they should. The chances may
sometimes look very desperate, but while there
is lite, there is hope" We remember, in this
connection the story of Miss Annie Green a
ceIe6Tsfed English lady. who lived some two
hundred years ago. She was, in her youth, a
very prepossessing girl, and had a reasonable
number Of beGuX, but for some reason offers;
nut when she was past thirty she was unfortunate
enough TO be tried Tor murder at the Oxford
aEsIzes. in 1910. She was found guilty and
fenced to be hung. and on the 18th Of December
she was hung: and after the doctors had pro-
nOuTceG her dead, she was cut down and put ito
a c,thD. hut such was the rage against her that
the spectators inflicted farther and horrible
GTutGNues upon her body.
Being refused Christian burial, Sir William
Petty DR.. Writers and DIR. Clarke then procured
her soCy for dissection, and having laid It on the
deal beard they perceived signs Of lite in 1t, and
by proper care and administering restOratives she
actually returned 20 life and full consciousness.
This made so great an impression upon the com
muGty in which she lived that she was declared
innocent Of the crime Of murder. In a few months
after this she was married 10 a respectable yeo-
man and became the mother Of three children.
Again We repeat the comforting words: While
there is life there is hope"
Giants-Ancient and kodern-Middle Meu
and Dwarfs.
The recent death in Baltimore OF the we'll
known Irish giant, James Murphy, IT., revives
other recOllectiOns we have read. James Murphy,
IT,, was seven feet nine inches high in lis stocking
feet, and weighed $50 pounds. This monster has
teen great attraction in several Of the travel
ing shows OF the country. His weight however,
was not so fearful, for we have three or four men
in Washington who weigh more than $50, but
these dainty darltngs are not so tall. To turn
from the last we know Of TO the first, there were
the great scripture giants, Goliath and OE. The
IVii54,l vsrOusly estimated TO be from nine feet
six 10 Twelve feet. Og is supposed to have bee
even taller from the fact that his hedstead is
mentioned IN Deut. Iit:2, as being mine cubits
long
During the reign Of Augustus Caesar, we read
Of two giants, IdusiO ana Secundilla who were
t.ch ten feet high, and after their death, their
bodies were kept IUr cong Tine as wonder.
During the reign Of Nitellius he sent Darius as
presents, these
was Jew by the name Of Eleazar who was ten /!
feet two inches high. Gabars, the Arabian giant |
was nine feet nine inches high. The Emperor, |
Maximus was eight feet and six inches high. |
Jaeobus Damiun was eight feet Walter Parsons |
seven feet four. William EVens seven feet six |
inches high. In our day a giant ten leet high |
has not been seen, but the authentic records Of |
history attest the fact that such men have ex-
listed
sons Of feeble Intellect; and on the other hand,
the men who have accomplished the most Of the !
individual deeds OF greatness have been rather |
mall men. Napoleon was only abO2t five feet |
four. Washington was i've feet seven and half
Lord Nelson was small man. William III was
small man; and bis greatest adversary, LuEem-
berg, vas a mere dwarf. Cromwell was about |
the size Of Grant, and Phil. Sheridan Is Of smaller
stature than either Of the last One Of the great
est el american statesmen, Alexander II. Ste. |
pueDs, never weighed more than u5 pounds, Snd |
that was when he was very fat; and all remember /
Stephen A. Douglas the Little Giant"
The big giants seem to have more mental abil- |
iy, though, than the dwarfs. There was Henry |
Hudson, dwarf only Is inches high. He was the |
PIaything of that Duchess of Buckingham who |
lived in ltl9 There was Hopens, the dwarf. who |
was 81 inches high and weighed only II pounds; |
and in cur own time We have all seen with sane |
eyes Tom Thumb, Admiral Dot, Minnie Warren |
and others. Not one OF these dwarfs have ever |
heen noted tor intelligence.
Natures Bounty-The Sage Palm.
A day or two since, while reading the interest
ing work Of Alfred Russell Wallace, entitled
THE Malay Archipelago &c, We found the
following direct Information concerning the sage
palm, which is the oven wherein the mysterious
forces OF nature bake bread for a great number Of
customers. Besides the mere facts Of this mys-
terry, it affords another grand Illustration OF the
wonderful goodness Of God TO the children %
men The great Sage district Of the Malay
Archipelago, and Of the world, is East Ceram.
This island supplies nearly all the contiguous
islands with their daily bread. Our author, in
substance, says the sage tree IS a palm, thicker
thar q cOc0a-nut tree but not so tall. Its leaves
are from twelve to fifteen feet long, and afford
H. HrnFHd Fwrr of Hfo1 nGaA
Ssgo lulltree is selected lust before it is going
10 flower. 1t is cut down close to the ground, and
a broad strip Of bark is taken of the upper side
Of the trunk, thus exposing the pithy matter,
which Is Of pure white, and about as hard as
dried apple, but 1t has woody 6bres running
through it, about a quarter Of an inch apart
The pith is cut and broken into a course powder
with club, having in its end piece Of sharp
quartz rock. As the pith is cut away it falls
carried away in baskets to the water, where
washing machine is set up, by the aid Of which
the Tith is kneaded and pressed against straineT
until all the starch is dissolved and has passed
through a strainer.
The water charged with sago, passes on to q
trough with depression in the centre, where the
sediment lie deposited. This sediment is then
made into cylinders of about thirty pounds
weight and covered with sage leaves, and in this
Etate is sold as raw sago. goOd-siZed tree will
produce thirty 'tOmGns," or bundles OF thirty
bounds each, and each toman will make sixty
cakes Of three to the pound Two Of these cakes
much as a man can eat at one meal, and
I'VE are considered tull days allowance; sol that
cakes. weighing six hundred pounds, It will sup
ply man with food for a whole year. Two men
will nIish tree in tve days, and two women will
bake the whole into cakes in i've days more, and
in ten days man may produce food for the whole |
year And as the pay in East Dram for a days |
WoTK is only five cents and as a saKo tree stand |
ing ctsts only seven and siXpence, a man can sup
ply himself with iOOd for twelve shillngs per |
annum. Our aut hor states that the effect Of this |
ebeapness Of food is decidedly preiudcial for the
Inhabitants Of the ssgO country are never so we'll
of those where rice is cultivated. Many of the
people here have neither vegetables nor fruit, but
live almost entirely on sago and little fish,
Ladies and Slang Phrases.
1t It's more than probable that to loose and care
less men and to the British blondes we are in
debted for the long list Of slang phrases which
have crePt into American conversation and writ
ing. Some Of these are much more fOrcIble than
elegant, and some Of them have merit in the fact
that they comprise much IN little. They roll
Elbly off from the lips Of common people, and
are heard from the lips Of many ladies with equal
but see how few Of them look in print, and we
recall by memory the best Of them:
Tumble TO a racket, " "YOu know how 1t is your
sell" Bully boy with glass eye" "Oh, yes, I've
heard, Put head on him, us that your little
game?r "A on old duffer," What a Cheek
Give us a rest" That's what's the matter" |
cent" Go for him, . George, iii hit you with a
feather, Over the river, (Gu repOfr.l George"
the air big six" He's got the stamps" |
Red hot" 60 " est, young man, 90 West" |
Rip, slap, set him up again, ;" How Is that for
high2" Its a, pqt-up job, " "Kerect," "He did
his level best" .L9aring around the throne |
You're too fresh" There's too many friils |
about him. keep a stiff upper lip" Hes |
naughty but he's nice, II smell mice, " Hes
too high toned" GO 1t, lemons puts Man |
sard roof on him." Don't put on any agony" |
whip the coon around the stump" go 1t |
blind" My gay and festive cuss, ;" ~ think he's |
perfectly charming" Paddle your own canoe |
"A big thing on ice," Two can play at that |
game Like Muldoon, he is a solid man."
Willie, have you had your morning bOuncs?n
wen take Whack at it." skinner down."
You've dropped something (?)," '.On the fly
Bont give II away" That's all CANNON"
"DO you see anything green in my eyer Colt
while you're young" He'll laugh the other side
o! his mouth" Have you seen the elephsnt?"
Cut his tail of behind his ears +" Draw Il mild"
when the soup-house moves away" go way,
I'm bad man, Put in me my little bed, =" That's
TOO thin" oh, Keizer, don't you want to bay
dog?' Il should smile il you didn't" i.Hoy does
the land lay?r' "YOu can't most always some
times generally tell" Why is this thusg" 1--WE
shake hands across the bloody chasm,n ssHe
sings nasty pen, " dead to rights" Bring
him 70 bis Oats," Give him away" 'sIIis little
law nj