National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-23
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
THE horse that wins the $4,000 race in San
Francisco should be allowed to spend pacific
life thereafter.
An exchange says: "a Paris gymnast has
himself shot out of a mortar with a small |
charge of powder, in one of his feats." man
who charges his feet with powder right in the |
face of the results of the terrible dynamite ex-
plosion cannot expect to go out into society
without being blown up. People have too
much interest in personal security to submit
to it.
"The Waysrand Means Committee. Let's
see," said an old gentleman, with a very bright
sparkle in his eye; "that's very important
one, and the Democrats appreciate the fact;
but, tell you, there is Blaine, Kelly, Garfield
and Burchard on the tail of it, and if they
don't wsg the body of that dog, I'll never
bark" and he grinned just as a man always
does when he tells a very funny truth.
The New York Times says that Mr. McPher-
son during the twelve years he was Clerk of
the House discussed over six millions of
dollars When he had final settlement few
days ago the Treasury accounts showed one
dollar and seventy-six cents to his credit more
than was shown BY his own accounts. The
Times is mistaken by just two cents. 1t was
one dollar and seventy -four instead OF seventy
six. There is nothing like being correct in
stating such an excellent account.
I.pan's appropriation of 10000, more |
than all the s'sat Powers of Europe combined, |
for the Centennial VIM ba renaid IN that ORR
en'1i ooEerniiien' ten-Iolu' Inc desire @pro-
gIesS Seems 10 NC an innate quaiity IN 'apanese
mature, DuriIg tne past zen years the islanas
" 'n1 ION nave sfAsPeu every oploituniS
" winch 'ney oouIu advance 10 tnit nlgner
1t'nIra'iOn anu nouern Improvement iounu IN
tne western "oriu' anu tne success Oh 'neir
enue"foie h"0 Oeeh nnar'ei 10 HI CnrlSIen-
uoH'
Frau5s committed IN tbe mama oF obo-it,-
are LEGION There is no reason m donbt bnt
that there are hundreds oT mon and woman IN
the country who are living in abundance on |
funds collected for the poor. or all virtues
ter way TO show a charitable disposition than
% MT oro,s bor5 5oa, 5o,v,N;n- o,,o,s 49,.
s,NrO-,I -, - -, FAS'
anu ur4" iorth Orlsh' ne" uilne Whenever
up to one and cries, "ple-a-s-e, mister gi-me !
cent
No,rsb,,- ts1r ,,o,, ,,,ooso q. ,,I ,,o,, hrs,
80 ;, ~"
aPsPer' Only 'niee cen's' NO sr' saiu
the man with gold eyegiass. All the news,
sir. Terrible calamity-wonderful escape
shocking suicide Only three cents" "Away
with yon hov ", criai tbo ,,ol5 eveol.ss with
~ -, - - IS -.
d very reu-iaoe man a''acneu' n' eii, ou1
us WONDERFUL newsy paper; very" AT
this juncture he was kicked Unexpectedly |
near the bottom of his short Jacket, and, turn |
ing upon the assailant INQUIRED, "Did YOU kick
me with unkind intent Y' "No; it was simply |
an affectionate kick-that's ALL" returned |
the mouth under TIE gold eyegIass. Gifts
Just as convenient" said the small boy, sooth-
ing the afflicted part with a rub, eff were in |
- 20 ~ =. 49,. -, . ~. ~
s.s.-.is - = .o,no,.,tr -. a.. |
"aIIod a. osnao:a, 80. @HOSe s"+s
gofu eyegiasS anu red-iacea man ac-
companyngH'
IT,, s,,.,.,,,.,os .,.-..o,.. D-.,.
OGDEN Doremns iecturei last aveninr in Neu
York upon the subject of the expapsiye force
Of growing vegetable tissue. He illustrated by
series OF experiments the marvellous power
Gn,nHo hi ~ o Ste nsoDo VI squasn.
interastincT facts coyn1unicateJ ~ b;ro h. pno
fessor Clark, of MassschusettsI The latter
had imprisoned the sides and NOTION of o
young squash in iron bands and Weed across
snG soP VI tne IegetsOie nseiVto Whlcn
nord.J apJ ,-osSad Is, ~; Nsyeasn sA
Professor was enabled, by means of bis scale.
to measure the force thus developed. At six
weeks old it had lifted sixty pounds; at two
mounts eie'en hun9reu POUNDS, ana at three
sand no,nnds P.ooEI,,,, I,,a,,s VI n'e 'Hou-
Tbere is n, do,,h, brt ,Sat .ho .,,,.,,o
force of tbo eo,,osb &c ,vondorr,,1 ond = .. .ot
snrrr;sin,, tbat :, sbor1d Te e. ,ho,,.o.5
r,oIrds rbor, a sor,.b Mo iii oIo,,..o Ill
bo,, 20 ,ho Co.., .balf 80 : o,,tho.-s "a -
down with him without sslrino anv Questions
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad case,
which has been on trial in Alexandria for
few days past, has been of exceeding interest.
Aside from the matter which was pointedly
important to the case, there was one feature
which attracted no incoDsiderable attention.
A young lawyer, young Virginian 'twere bet
ter to say, took upon himself the great respon-
sibility of arguing the case before Chief Justice
Waite, and there is no doubt but that the
young man was duly impressed with the mag
nitude of the situation. Amid profound silence
he arose to address the court, the flush of
excitement tinged his cheeks, the sparkle of
determination was in his eye, and drawing
large nose cloth from his pocket, he swept it
over his brow and said: eff 1t please your
Honors, this is most important case. Grand,
because 1t is great; intricate, because 1t is COM
plicated; lar reaching, because there is much
OF II; ana astonishing because OIL It's marvel