National Republican., 1877-07-10
MISCELLANY.


Only three poems have been written about
the present war. The Russian and Turkish Ian
guages may bo musical, but what poet can mako |
such names as sukum kaeh rhyme with anything |
Tho maintenance of public order and a
proper regard for bodily health will Justifya man |
In resorting TO his fancy In accounting to his wife
for cambric handkerchief IN his inside coat |
pocket, having the name Julia In tho corner,
while her name is Mary. |
-"Do you enjoy this climate?" asked tho |
Rocky mountain guide, as he led an Illinois editor
up the steep sides OF Fixes Peak. Enjoy this |
s,ips echoed The ppo5 Journals, as hs sasPed
sadly and pityingly upon his charge.
DR.. schlieman narrntes that, when boy, |
he dreamed Of the number III ell. Not deypid Of
superstition, he wrote to Berln and inclcsen ten
lottery. As III 6ii had already been taken another
numser wa, Si sent II m Its place schlicman lost his
the great prize of 10000 thalcrs.
The French physicists are not quito so
certain about the advantage OF flooding the Algc.
rian Sahara as they used to be. NJ. Naudin does not
bly, be a huge pcstlcntini iScus. In the rainy sea.
sou the waters would extend great distance over
the fat shores, and In the dry season the wntcrs
would rccede leaving exposed damp area, favor
able for the production, under tropical sun, Of
organisms which would putrefy and yltiate tn, a.
mospherc all around.
DO you very much love to have mo kiss
you George ?" said she, softly STOPPING over him
and leaving the monogram OF her lips on his mar.
BILE brow. II do, indeed, dear" he said. II Just
shut my eyes, and try to think feel the touch of
one who was dear to me In the days long gone by
before you and were married" He had hardly
finished that remark before he exclaimed 20,
Testament hit him suddenly three or four times on
the spot where he had been kissed.
The gilded youth of Madrid had two
weeks ago n novel attraction In the way Of tour
padas aud bandcrilleros were all young mobiles OF
the highest families Of Spain, while at the sport
men d Of the S capital The oorrda took place on the
Plaza dAlcala, which presented iniry like scene.
and the widest enthusiasm greeted the exploits OF
| the noble bull.fghtcrs, the most expert Of whom
were the Marquis de Castrillo and the Duke de
| Medina Cell.
An improvement on dynamite is said to
haye been effected by NJ fahnehjem Of stock.
| Mantle he employs kind Of wood charcoal which
not only absorbs the ntro-gycerine, but serves
an important factor in the explosion of the compo-
sition. In order TO give speetier action TO the
new explosive, which Is called "sebastin" nitrate
of potash is added The nitroiglycerne, charcoal
and nitrate of potassa are combined In various pro-
portions to suit the purposes for which the sebas.
| tin may be intended.
When the editor of daily paper receives
visit from couple Of editorial brethren when he
monetization Of silver, he tries to make them feel
"at home" but observes with deep sigh of relief
as they disappear out Of the door 81 thought those
| few hours later his paper comes out containing
notice like this 1--WE had the pleasure this morn.
ing Of very agreeable visit from MesSrs Brown Of
the Jcfersonvillc BdnHa. and Jones, Of the Center
| Point Bugie. Come again gentlemen"
| A negro preacher had elaborated q new
theory OF the Exodus, to wit that tho Red Sea got
| passage; but when Pharaoh. with his heavy iron
chariots, attempted it they broke through and were
drowned: A brother rosc and asked for an exPla-
nation of that point. "lsc been studyin geography
| and dc geography say dat de very warm country
where dey haye dc tropics And dc tropics too hot
ing m through dc Ice" Tse preacher Enlightened up
| and said: "Brudder, glad you asked dat question.
give me ,easion to splain T. You GU see that vas
gography-'fo dare was any tropics"
A correspondent of the Manchester En-
| dmincr found Abdul korim. the Turkish Command
erin Chief sitting In front Of his tent at shumla,
smoking long anbcrmouthcd pipe and watching
a wrestling match. On the green sward three
couples were engaged their heads bare their bodies
sSns SS %ess The Sn
making guarded approaches. another couple were
like writhing scrpene. Now and again an attend,
on on one Of The couples or with dirty cloth to Wipe
the pcrspration from their faces; and when tho
round was over an officer presented to the competi
tors few pinstres In paper money with the 0om.
| pliments of the COmmander-inChief
Tho Philadelphia Buliciin says: "The dust
which has been allowed to accumulate upon the
roof of the Philadelphia mint during the past
, OF Gov. Pollock for the purpose Of ascertalninu
what proportion Of metal Il contained. The roo
Is of asphalt and, as II soens: the dust sticks 10 Il
tenncinusly Some amount of difficulty was con
scqucntly experienced In removing IT, but finally
quantity amounting to i,7s9 pounds in weight wa'
usual assaying process and the result shows thai
, y ounces Of standard gold and 96S ounces o
standard silvcr-a total valuation of about $50
. had been conveyed In the upward flight OF III,
smoke OF the chimney to the place where It be
came located for season. similar oxperimen
was tried quarter of 4 century ago, aud out o
ssO ounces of dust an ounce OF gold was extracted
which Is now exhibited as n curiosity In the offic
of the assayer. The noors Of the mint are swep
: ayear the woodwork OF the rchning,r room aud tn,
: gloves OF the employees are burned and the pre-
= cous dust obtained from them, while the reSidu
n is sold to sweepsmclters."
: A correspondent of the Boston Advertise
Z writes as follows concerning vessels broker
) shaft 81 have been down into the hold Of the CHI
Il OF Berlin to examine the broken shaf. II Is abOu
n seyentyivo feet long nineteen inches In diameter
e and made OF malleable iron: 1t broke near tn
o middle IN diagonal split, when i was REVOLVING
fty-eight turns minute and the force at the tim
the fracture occurred not only broke the shan bu
r the Journals by which the sections attached b,
" were all broken short of. When read OF steamc
that has broken her shan In the newspapers hay
TS. paid mIsh sttsn1sp to but shall hsrSaS,
a no human foresight could prevent II seems tha
u the shan in the centre where 1t refused to annea
y was In this spot that the fracture occurred whcr
:, no examination externally could detect IL. Thi
u enormous shan, after II was broken, kept whirn
J, round knocking to pieces such things as II h am
had not been for one Of the engineer who rushe
y into the enginc-rOOm and shut of the steam man
u lives would have been lost. The man has been re
'' warded by a handsome subscription among tn
passengers.
Among the books at the forthcoming Cax
ton Exhibition In Stationcrs' hall. London. will b
e The Doke Of Tulle Of Old Age-Emprynted by M
Is simple persone william Caxton into Englysshe q
A. the playsir soacc and reverence Of men growing
g to old agc the XII day OF August the yere of ou
II Lord NJ, cccc.lxxw," Also, The Polycronyoo
" cOnteyning the Berynges and Dedes of man
D. Tymes In eyght Boxes. Imprinted by williaI
N Caxton after having somewhat chaungcd the rud
Il and old Englyhe, that Is u wete certaync word
i, which In these Dayes he neither usyd nc unde
IS standen, Ended the second bay Of Juyll nj Wes
mestro the xxi yere Of the Rcgne of Kynge Edwar
II the fourth, and Of the Incarnation Of oure Lord
y Thousond four hundred four Score and twcynte
1t CaxtOn seems to have entertained constellation
Ii doubts with regard TO the spelling Of his own Chr
lc tian name as may be gathered from the title
Df THE Chronicles OF Rnglond Emprynted by III
m Wyllyam Caxton thabbey Of Wcstmynstrc by lor
lt don the day OF Juyn the yere Of thincarnnCon
r our lord god IN .ccCclxxx" Some OF Wyndyn