National Republican., 1877-09-14
PERSONAL.
NILSSON is in Bavaria spending a few weeks
with their MBjcstiCs of Naples

NILSSON is in Bavaria spending a few weeks
with their Mnjcstics Of Naples.
SITTING BULL IL not Charles Jacobs, A. b.,
graduate Of the College of st. john Manitoba. The
original Charles Jacobs il living quietly with his
wife and father, retired missionary, at Rama, Ont
IT Is related that when Queen Isabella was
refused entrance into the dUminiOus Of her ron
and Don Carlos offered ncr protection and placed Il
palace near st. Sebastian nj her dipUsul. she ex-
Claimed: carlos seiise oi politeness exceeds my
sons sense Of duty y
The Ateaanm points out that Patti can take
nothing by her last suit for nuliRcatDn of the ,nnr
rage, because, even If the priest who married hCr
to NJ de CRux were not licensed the fact would NOT
he material In the French courts marriage is held
10 be essentially civil contract aud rGtt was duly
married a. the French embassy at London, July
a 1858, her witnesses being the Duke of Mauchcs
ter and Sir Michael Costa.
MIR. J. T. FIELDS relates Of an aged Boston
ian u very piIuant little story. The venerable gen.
tlemnn had never reGd ShakspeNres plays, andwR
advised To do 80 during the winter then approach.
inR IN the spring the giyer OF the advice casually
read them ali. DO you like thcmY' ventrired g.,
feeling his way anNiOusly to an Oplnion, Like
them replied the old man, with efllslve ardor,
that Ii not the word sir They are glorious sir,
far beyond my expectation There are not twenty
men m Boston, Sir, who could have written those
plays
A GERMAN EDITOR, who has recently crossed
the Atlantic, made certain scientific observations
on board the steamer A bottle of champagne was
let down into the deep, and when II was pulled up
/
cork was still nbcddcd IN the neck Of the bOltl
with the instcnlngs unbroken Tho philosopher at
once explained that the pressure forced the sea
water IN through the pores III the cork aud drove
ont the light sparkling champagne. II was an eN,
crcnt ILLUSTRATION he added 0f the extraordinary
pressure to which the Atlantic cable was subjected
aL the bottom Of the sea. The marines u whom he
cXpounded his theory ought TO have assured him
the authority OF the sweet little Cherub that sit,
| up aluit, that when champagne is stored in Davy
Jone, locker II is sure to be in bad pickle belor,
| 1t can be tapped.
How Governor David Tod of Ohio, got his
education Is related by Judge Spaulding. OF ClCYc
Brier Hill, and the Judges young son was dcsircc
| 10 sing for Mr.. Spauding The latter says. "Th,
boy, without aword, began and sang through Il
| the end the solemn song Of Grimes is Dead.' ",
We're all greatly amused, and the Judge remarked
| There Is good deal IN that boy, IL II was onll
brought out Well why don't you bring il Outi
said l. His father remarked. that he would he gla,
to have him attend school But was not able To sen,
him. l told him that there was u good school II
Warren and that should be pleased to have til
boy come aud live with me and 20 10 school HI
father said that he would nscut, plo, Lied wou
take now and then piece of bcei, etc, from III
his school days studied law, began his pructic,
aud at length became Gov. David Tod, the Wa
Executive Of u great State.
| RUSSIA humor IL dense In one of the cOmi
papers published In St Petersburg there is serie
Of pictures entitled "Doctoring the Sick Man" au
| representing u Turkish Aga, who having killW
aud eaten Bulgarian slave, acquires such rOtut
dIty that he cannot leave his bed. British sailO
l. the frst doctor called in, and after him
Austrian meudicant but their prescriptions do liz
seem 10 help the patient Then in steals bi
Musgoyite who recommends change OF air
trip to Ashland In the last picture the Turk is n
duccd TO his normal proportions, In the carcI
lures which arc sold on the streets of Moscow
Great Britain Is generally portrayed as dandiic
yachtsman, with mutton.chop whiskcrs and lou
{ fOppiSh looking nose. There are very few illu
trated Journals In Russia, and none Of any mcrl
that the battle scenes not brought before ii
public with any force. There is one artist of rc'
= talent at the scene Of war, Verestchagin, who,
work has been seen In the past In the Lond0
I weeklics, The Illustrations in NJ, MarGahNn
Campaigning on the Oxus," are from his hand.