National Republican., 1877-04-29

MISCELLANY.

Persian Is used In India just as Latin Is
used in Europe.
In stature the Scotch average more than
one Inch and . half over that Of the average Eng.
llshman.
The experiments for lighting up the bsrbor
Of Antwerp by means OF electricity have proved
quite Successful.
In the way Of puns, there lis nothing
keener in the language than Douglas Jorrold's
dsnnition Of dogmatism as grown mp puppyi'm-
In Covent Garden playbill Of May, 1767,
IL is announced that lady will sing song from
JutifA, accompanied by Mr.. DIbdin uon now 10.
strument called pianoforto" sfts
--Pittsburg boasts citizen named General
Swearinsgen. This must be tho same man who
always turns up at Washington when tho Con.
gressncn reasonable and qualify.
The hostile Indians are coming in and sur-
rendering up their arms to tho United statcs
troops In the Black Hills. They arc In n starved
condition, some Of them being too feeble to rass,
. whoop or scalp, but when II comes to draw.
Ing rations thoy display more energy than dray,
mule.
"A very large proportion Of the sgaies snl
comedians OF commerce como from Cambay, which,
has been celebssted for those stones since tho.
time Of tho Romans. Tho rough ngates arc de-,
rived from Immense beds In tho de6rfs OF tho
trap rsck in tho Rai-peeple His, near Ruttup.
poor, TO the east Of Broach. Tho lapidaries wi,o
cut and polish tho stones reside chiefly in Cam.
bay and Jubbulpors. ar
When Goldsmitb, tho poet, died, In 1774,
tho following announcement appeared in one OF
tho journals Of the time: 'I1Tl, April 4. Died
Dr. Oliver aoidsnith. Dvserfed 10 the riiiaos;
ns Trarsisr hath laid him down to rest; tho
Goos-Nsiursd Nsn 10 no more; he Sioops but to
Cssquerj hs Vies~ hath performed his sad once,
n a m rnI ~
may essay 70 meet the dread tyrast with mora
than Grscfsn or Rowan fortitude."
"A letter has been lately found In Paris
montglas, tho governess Of hfs young son, AFTER
ward Louis XIII. II "a dated at Fontainebieau,
November II, 1907, and reads MADAME; re.
sret that you did not inform mo OF your having
whipped my son, As should have requested you
to whip hin evsrg time he became headstrong or
perence TINT nothing in the world 10 10 sslutnry,
as, at his age, was very frequsntly whipped my
SELL Fer this reeson, wish you TO mako him
behave. Adieu. Henri" -.tUsfsa
-Iu . suburb OF 81. Louis Is q young
womsn's seminary, and the pupils have debat-
Ing society. Recently they discussed tho ques-
tion. lis it proper for . girl to permit male
cousin to kiss herr" Newspaper reporters were
| not admitted, but an account OF the debate was
secured At second hand. The weight Of arsument
was that girls checks may be kissed with pro.
prtsty By young men who are really cousins, but
that their mouths, II kissed at all BY male rela.
tivss so distantly removed, must be tsuched daia-
uiy, or lovemakinE may result. The authorities
ofths seminary, on learning what had hsppensd,
| ordered that All questions to be discussed must
be sanctioned BY them, and that member Of the
faculty must attend svcry meeting. sI
-Yorek de somoskevy, agcd twenty seven,
| has had q ohcckered career. Born in Paris and
| inberting IN estate In Spain, he fought on the
side Of tho French In tho campaign ofIs7o-Tl, and
was wounded In the battle Of ReIschoncn. lie
| then Joined the Oarlists and was intrustsd with
| several missions to France. He went to Anericl
| Nd married rich lady, but when the clash Of
arms was heard In the East he crossed the ocean,
joined the Servian army, and fought against the
Turks. When peace wss made he went to Paris
and Joined his wife at the Grand Hotel. There
we're two Judgments IN default against him; the
nrst, In 1874, ssntsnesd him to three years In
prisonment for stealing jswslry from. bis land
lord; the second, In lsI6, TO corresponding term
for swindiing hotcl.kesper. He was arrested
on these charges and taken before tho correos
tionsl police court. The evidence did not bear
out the charges on which these sentsnces hal
been pronounced, but he was held fer trial on a.
i third Judgment fer swindlinx. -..l..s'
The vicar Of the English parish church Of
II
vsnities Of wicked wsrid, He began in tho
Sunday .sehool BY instruotiuE teachers and schol-
| ars not to wear lockets, earrings, brooches,
fsathsrs, artificial flowers collars, and cuffs. The
wears wife rsadersd enieient support. She tore
OF penny loekst from ohild's neck. Ironically
suggested to snothss to 20 and laugh at the pea.
cock, and sxpsllsd eight youpg ladies for wearing
small sprays Of flowers on their hats. Tho vicar
undertook to preach to the older parishioners the
Wholesome doctrine Of simplicity - dress, but
many Of them left their psws and slammed the
doors OF the church behind them. Tho children
on the following Sunday rushed out Of the school.
and being isined by their teachers and motherS,
hootsd and yelled At tho Wears wife.
The stage mansger of a theatre In Bath,
England, recently enacted tho part OF Captain
Lspison, tho villain in EAST Lynne" who is
handcuned befors being taken to jail as a mur-
dersr. The curtain fell upon this scene, and the
actor asked one OF the attsndants TO tako of the
"darbiss." The handoufs wero m ancient prop
erty; tho key was worn out, and could not be made
to unlock the manacles. Search was made in tho
corridors and in the streets for q police officer
sho might furnish duplicate key. but the blue.
coated guardians had disappeared from public
places. Meanwhile the audience was uneasy and
noisy, and the orchestra out Of breath; the Villain
was expected to 20 on the stage ~ jacob Earpig,
but tn handouts were not In the makeup, and
furthermore he could not take on his coatto dress
Tor tho part AT last the villain ruslled into the
street and espied police officer nss. q SALOON,
and on assuring him that It was only q stage
murder, secured release from bis bonds.
Gold may be hammered 30 that It 10 only
,soo, ,oooth Of an inch thick. grain Of Iron may
be divided into 100000 parts. still ohemiftry
tells Us there are ultimate parts, called atoms or
noleculss, whioh are absolutely invisible, Thess
atom srs attracted to each other by the attrac
tion Of esAssion, aud repsilsd By tho force Of
puision. By the action Of both these forces tho
atoms are kept In state OF rest. The solidity Of
: . solid dspcsds on the fact that each pair OF
!, atoms is in this state Of equilibrium. An iron
bar would support It's own weight II stretched out
| to length Of thrse-and-a.half miles. A bar n
steel was once made that would sustain It's own
weight II extended to thirteen cnand.a-half miles.
Our IDEAS Of great or small are no guide TO be
lssd In judging Of what 10 truly grsat and small
in nature. The Bunker Hill monument might be
built over a. mile high without crushing tho
stones ut It's base When bars OF iron arc stretched
until they break, those which are the strongest
. increase In length loss than tho weaker ono. A
. piece OF wood, having breadth and thickness OF
four feet II supported at Its ends, would be bont
} ono miilionth OF an inch by . weight OF three
pounds placed ut its centre, and weight OF ono
tsnth OF an ounce would bend It one seven NIL.
lionth Of an inoh. .
A natural curiosity Of an extraordinary