National Republican., 1877-04-17
MISCELLANY.

"fStBLLANI.
Gold ear rings In the shape Of eIendcr
ladders, with six steps, are the latest novelty Of
jewelry.
Men who can raise ono call II a mus.tash.
women and young sprouts who can't raise one
They baye new newspaper at the South
End called "Thsi- This Inauisitiyo shoot will
live until to IT there SHALL.
Captain Millermas, for wager OF q, 200,
LIT Of May. '
A friend Of Mr.. Pierrepont writes from
London that z, 800 year g not enough for tho
ter TO the Court OF st. James.
John Templeton, the largest man in Ohio,
has lust died at his home near Swenton, Fulton
Association, and weighed tos pounds. ~ '''A
Dion Boucicault says he Is "going to live
In America forever" Glad he Is so fond OF the
country. Most ofus, who were born here, arc
satisnsd u We can live in II eighty or cish,y-nve
0-Ths shake has been condemned ss hesd-
.Iess IN the British army, and will be ripiAoed
BY modified German ,'pickslhaniic." Hussar,
the .ibusby." '''""
Gold Hill, Nevada, ts sinking, the ground
underneath having been mined too much. rho
the depression.
III say, Paddy, that Is the worst-looking
S% T s% sSs ;ss WY dSs yNu s
now replied Paddy.
-Theopalace Of Malmaisou, which was TO
Napoleon the Great and Josephine what ver.
nan. XVI q e :sa S tss T5nSn e
ing Il cut up Into building lots. 'G7-~
Prof. Proctor says the earth IL rapidly
aroviDs larger. wsars real glad o. ~ for now
stand without feeling his Wild, nee genius
globe.
An Omaha man Is doubly 10 trouble. He
deserted his wife to slope with . girl, and the
vhs e chasing him. Then he deserted the girl,
=, nst n she !. chasing hin Tbs eh.ssrs hsv. joiasd
catch him. = -
"A learned sergeant was once accused OF
having disgraced the bar by taking silver from q
lee sScoS ss in 'GS soa soot
ne replied, .bee.use could not get gold; butI
tDof a every faIthips the fslIoy had IN The world
profession." '"" '""' "''s' 'i0"s 'ns
Prom all causes one passenger out Of
10000 who haye travelled by rail In drest
1So,oco was wounded. In The United States about
$4,000 raiircsd PASSENGERS are carried an
WAS sisd % sna on. n en- a every
New England owns one third the number
Of sailing vessels Of the country and one half the
tonnage, Maine leading with 2,s2s vessels and
with 2, ,4e3 vessels and as, ,T2D tonnage, and Don.
nectieut third, with 22s vessels and 5,,ioi ton
IN ssppns amount, nnt V ~ nss1d IN
Captain Cooks monument on Che shore Of
surrounded with chain fence, dozen old thirty.
p.ss PLANTED sSs .neS:ua. aS.s, :,s .ES
seeds Of the aigarobe tree. Tho ground was
given by the Princess Likslike, now Mrs. Cieg.
The five camellias first introduced into
France are still to be seen IN the greenhouse Of
the city Of Paris: Ttey were imported By the
Malmsso1 until her death They % are now WA srss ~
trees, and during the Empire were sent to the
balls Of the Taileries whenever they were Ia
bloom; then they would be covered with flowers
hom top to bottom. r.|sI =
lAf.er walt whitman ]
Dffuse thy sparkling propensites, thou diminu-
To what q marvellous extremity do I,cositate
under what circumstances you exist,
Located in the dazzling regions at so great an
Similar to the most precious geological specimen
ever discovered. in elevated space abovethe
Miss Annie Louise Cary astonIshsd the
soass at Repp concert IL oshep EVENING" Of Tas r
IN an M.P br and :dd
ply, with heavy brsids, and ornamented with
natursi flowers, held by . large diamond hutte,.
S.. q Miss c.ry naivsly remarks for the bone
The other day. at an auction.hou,s IN
Gsveps h Garden, +, London, 2 good deal Of interest
when 70. 10: .! was reached. Il was described
skins Of the very finest quality, the peits hayInr
been selected with great care and at enormous
sSst sss fsr royal psr.onags The ,'t offer vas
from many bidders the cloak WAS sold for 200
guincas, or about &2,ss5:
Hitherto street cars on the American pat
lately contractor, taking ADVANTAGE Of the pro.
vailing staspation In the silk trade, has proposed
tot to that , municipality to construct line it his
trst three months for the benent Of the distressed
operatives. Then, II the municipal authorities
proposal is likely to be acccded to. In fact, the
Prefect hardly dares refuse, with all the hungry
men he has Just now around him.
DR.. Richardson, of England, who Is now
mssio sysisne says that ss FahponSes al 81 ~ tSe q"
right degree o. temper ure for health, aud that
ss IN sS work
may be allowed to run up TO oSS or even 10. The
Children our roS%. arr aps e ss and
least loo too hot Tor healthy persons.
AT the recent sale in Paris OF the pos
sessions THE late Sarah Felix there was offered
~
sonssd to her famous sister Rachel. Il Is em.
broidered with flowers In gold, pnd on woolen
band Is written, "To the great Rachel" ii was
gin to the player, and she wore It as Andro.
mdque. merchant bought this relic for the
small sum Of thirty francs and ve m a ntcs or
arrived fanatic who had passed three days In
succession at the Hotel Dronot for tho purp1se OF
buying this pspiun, and had managed to be ab-
sent at the wrong time.
There is In Paris q vast sstablishmept-
tho most extensive Of It's Kind in the World--
where the imitation of pearls diamonds and pre-
elous stones generally 70 carried on with All tho
skill which modern ingenuity renders posslbie.
The sand upon which the whole art depsnds Ia
iound In the forests Of Fontaineblenu. False
pearls are lined with wax and scales Of the roach
and dree, which have to be stripped from the hsh
while living IN order to retain the peculiar RIiS-
tening hue The setting Is always or real gold,
anu me fashion oil the newest kind.
The memorial windows with which the
Hen. Robert q. Winthrop has Frightened the
body Of Trinity church, Boston, are rich In color
and elaborate In design. Each measures six feet
by four, and contains two designs executed IN
stained glass, One represents the Good Samari-
tan and Dorcas: tho other, Abraham preparing
70 saerinee Isaac, and, In the second division,
kunice. Meanwhile the pew-rent controversy
rages; The good people who live in such .
at one another.
The Wesleyan University Club had It's an
nual dinner In Boston on Monday night, under
the following conditions Of servitude, "Aii aIlu-
Gons TO Greece and Rome will be hissed by the
walters, 'polliee reverse" Recent graduates may
gyrate the pollex on the proboscls. Sealed pro-
lNF hA laNA I.,T y tx.-l .-fnI ~