National Republican., 1877-04-16
HfSCELLANT.

MISCELLANY.
About The oldest little game of "dr,w"
We tnov of vas PLAYED when J ,shus rsIed Jsri.
shs: SD the fellows Of the city wished they
hadn't stayed in.-Hdrfsys ''
lin the event NJ war between Russia AMI
Turkey, u Is expected thatthe result wilt anong
other things. decide upon The comparative msrits
oithe Russian and Turkish bathi.-BsGsis Es.
The Kh.dive of Eeyp. "a ab,u, In v,,,,
France. He will leave Cairo on the 18th of NAY
and shsr a thoit stay In Constsntinopie viii
ErSs.sS sd to v'ohy' for the oensn' Of hishe.i,s
"A Cockney, overcome by his seusibiHties,
tainted at the srsvc Of his fourth spouse. awhst
sh,ii ALL We do .i,h him Z" asked = perpiered friend
sta der, "hsii soon revive" ~
&It has been the practice OF the Jews 70 cor
sign TO oblivion AL imperfect copies OF their
he a have ,no ,r4aps n snls sh. Sopy Of
rected; II three, It shall be slowed away.
-"aome confounded idiot has put that pen
xhsrs can't nnd sr srowled a man the other
yes thsusht 90 r he exclaimed in lower rev
as he took the article aom behind his ear.
Patti Ctu ux, Patti Caux. bakers man.
Civ ~, . verdict as quick As you can;
my deed OF separation from the Marquis Do o.
,-lgnorance is-strength- Oarsnaa:
na.ishea' u fnT. Esses ~ h.~ 20 soa aeeoun. for NJ
what what do I slisy, ssyf. books OF ooats~no,
pss.u ooaSn; hooksi Whew! They're death to .
1t is almost impossible to view the rear
elevation q the stylish young name shirt collar
without thinking Of the business revival that
Wereesfsr Press. fN'P'''-
-uMy God 7 thank Thee,-This beats Air,
on %sS AID bis ..9 %1spss
f,ed dspsrturs, yis the nre ladder ftom the burn
,s IN; Sesthsrn; His ,urp,iss rel.ted not 90 uuch
Leather belts when new, saws R,nt,,e.
are not quite Of the heaviness Of water-say about
sixty pounds per cubic foot; bot, amer haysns
den,er By comPrsssics, and are then aSou, - 4,
msN ns:'} n as .sssr rhs weight o. .lns!. beiiins
fOot length and inch breadth. ' ~ '''' ''' P'f
Certain plants produce no seeds unless
Visited by insects Thus, IN some Of the colonies.
ne ne common rcd clover sets no seeds on aceoantof
the hive bee is not long enough 10 eject the oS.
teef. The same Is the case for the same reason n
Nicarsgus with the scarlet runner.
The latest notion is to fell trees by elec-
trteity., A platinum wire is connected vi, b In,
& s ssos Si the copper yiIs o. salvsnie battery.
and o across hs sef rse noi e ssn yS,ssa .
Der tree which would require two hours' hard
sS.SpPins S.ggPs to bring down can bs fslied m nnssn
The first post Office IN America was ss,.h-
lished 10 New York In lIlo, under the auspices OF
1sss ns. so,ssnmsst In lIss the drestlee
by Congress-, the constitution confefring on thas
yesi there we're but Is post onscs IN ths Usitss
Al the present time there are . fswovsr sAooe. y
"A celebrated philosopher once found him
seif with lunatic on the top OF q high building.
eomPsniOn, exclaimed: mo. let Us in%orsa,ias % hs
Pocs Il bT%Pa.pF ,ofs.nsr to the E,oane
would be nothing 70 jump aEsophsr ao.n ss sss,
and lump mp. That rorld iumortalire us- The
lgnatIe consented 70 This very original idea, and
jumping up, and thus oeesPed ~
In the spring the gentle sere-
Naders tinkie their guitars,
And the violins make merry
Music underneath the stars;
Then, next day, the gentle serrs-
For fellow can't Be merry
Playing on the son catafrh,
-Lebsnon HereIS.
,EAithough the body Of the whale Is 90 very
bulky and SO exceedingly fat the swallow Of ne
animal is not much larger than an ox's but me
nnned-baek whale has larger swallow, for hs
rings, ks, great shoals OF which he runs throasS.
poo bI N. fqcs az turn esSss, an sddy Shri
brought into cluster 20 sh., tss a. vits ~ are g:
mouth Win take In some hundreds at . time.
"a saloon keeper at Virginia City, Nevad,,
has very intelligen, dog One OF tie ani uars
Rss ssn ia. on. sS; s'Ss. =:
X siss :.s :.s ..it .1ss y :ss i &
right, he took i again sun findins % 4. t.s,s M
water in the corner. esreisily Washed pa psu ~
whisky and went on with his sport
ZAs an express train was bowling along
between Paris and Rouen one Of the vhssIs
Shts were eIsinsushed % and n erass ,as .ss as sas
mentariIy expected. A young man volunteered
BY passing along the footSoard oat,,de ne soses
h%.,let, % who declared that he vas accustoasd 70
fail, he added, .you may try atefSard." After
terrible shaking he reached tho engine and
stopped the train.
Prof Marsh some time ago read a news
fSand near 9 village in switzerland q fossil
sP,srodassyr With the wings in perfect prsser-
an the fossils Of this animal none was rao1s
With the wings preserved. He Instantly re-
Ps,.:sS s,,, g The ,slss.ps 9se and sent n.ss.s.
and send to Yale college" The natursiist
seeyed; paying for the fossa a little over si.osS
every museum Of the vorld-Boston, Berlin.
Paris, 81. Petersburg, London-askinN the price
on the way to the man Who sad al buy Il. I AH'Aa'
"A new Indicator for the velocity OF rail-
The inventors, samnan and weber, utilize The
2 case clock work Is nxsd, which causes Q large
horizontal plate to rotate once In twelve hours
70 the plate disc Of paper Is held by . sprnx
the border bsinR divided Into hours and mInutcs
The point Of psoeil, which is attached to two
spring, and a pendulum, plays on the paper
Caoutehouc buffers below the box eommunicsto
me SWINGING OF the carriage 20 the pendulum, so
that the pencil makes Q zig-sag line round the
paper. On removing the paper the rate Of tray-
eifng may be studied. When the train b Al rest
he Peneii, of course, merely draws a arc Of
-Cf all the treasures DR.. Schliemann discoy-
cred In Greece, his sole possession iro two bIts
OF eintrent metals, about a. large as psas when
ne vas allowed TO take with him to I,ondon in
order that they might be analy led with view OF
discovering what metals they are and vhsther
cast or wrought DIR. Schliemann Il entirely nm
reserved in falling all he knows and thinks about
Ms dlscovertes, and at the same time very precise
while Conway vas converting with him lately. 4
young clergyman came to ask II he had found sny
letterlng OF tymboleal marks on tie back ! Of GER
tam objects he had described; he answered emo
and the inquirer departed but u presently struck
sehliemAnn that he might not have exSctiy m
derstood the question; he started on ran amer
TIE clergyman, and, ovsrtaking him on the noor
below, ssttlsd the matter win eIactness, ani
The chief village of the Island of Isabel.
IN the south Pacific bsyond the EQUATOR d buiit
on the summit OF rocky mountain rising almost
perpendieulnriy to o height Of eight Hundred
leet. Ascending native path from the Interior
the traveller viii nnd the extreme summit \ mas