National Republican., 1878-10-10
MISCELLANEOUS

A CHALK line drawn around preserves and
sugar bowls keeps ants away.
IL STAND corrected" as the boy said who
was too sore, after n thmshing 10 sit down In
comfort,-NeU York Neu.
The paragraphists have discovered the best
method OF heating q street-car. Garry q
woman half a block further than she wants 10
go. 1t will be hot enough"
As a means Of making the already beautiful
seem more 80 and rendering the ugly less so.
there Is nothing after good selection of colors.
that will equal the effect Of soft, fine lace worn
about neck and hands.
WHAT Is a mango 2-Erchdnpe. A long.ne
bottle on the shelf behind tho bar In the saloon
around the corner. Anyhow, IL makes q man
go three or four times day, we've been told.
-NorristoTn Herald.
GLASS slippers are TO become an everyday
reality. A Vienna company is making beauu-
ful slippers Of woven glass.-Erchdnge. The
invention is not entirely new. Gouty slippers
with panes oil around them, are an old story.
THE spirit Of emulation In funerals is in
strict obedience to public sentiment. Coming
from the burial Of friend, a Danbury young
woman said to her mother: Did you ever
see such cheap-looking corpse ?"-DdH5ury
Ners.
NoRRIsrowS has apunning iend, of course.
Any town OF pretensions has Our ilcnd was
asked yesterday II he admired the acting Of
the lady playing Camille" In Philadel phia,
aud brrtally replied: What Mod jeska aues.
tion like that9 OF course : do."-Norristoua
Uerdd.
A SNAKE was recently caught IN Welsh
church by charming" him from his retreat
by the music of n harmonium. snake is
probably the only living creature that can bc
" charmed " by . harmOuium. And no doubt
the reptile preferred to come out and die than
to listen any longer to Its strains.
A GRAY hair was espied among the raven
locks of u charming young lady. "Oh, pray,
pull II OUT she exclaimed. "lf pull It out
ten more will come TO the funeral" replied
the Ons who made the unwclCOme discovery.
Pluck 1t out, nevertheless said the dark
haired damscl; it's no consequence how many
come to the funeral, provided they all come in
black"
A YOUNG fellow In Sau Francisco suddenly
snatched kiss from n lady friend and excused
himself by saying that it was a sort of tempo
rary insanity that now and then came upon
him. When he arose to take his leave tho
plying damscl said to him "lf you ever feel
any more such fits coming OH, you had better
come right up here, where your iufrmity is
known, and we will take care of you"
SOME months ago the Lord Bishop Of -
| came to this country on q visit to Rev. DR..
-, OF the Episcopal Church in New York.
The Doctor instructed u colorcd boy in his SER
vice to knock at the bed d-roUm door of the Lord
Bishop carly in the morning aud say. My
Lord, the boy" Accordingly, the next morn
ing che boy, somewhat daHcd by so much gran.
deur, knocked at the bishops door, who called
out, WHO is thorc2' The boy replied, Tho
Lord, my boy"
THERE'S been mother shower Of lcsh," OK
claimed small boy, rs he presented himself
at the Office OF country newspaper. "Aiu't
you mistaken p said the editor. Nav | amt.
There's whole crowd rushin' out to git somo
Of the pieces" Where did 1t happen :" in-
quired the oditur,with slight curiosity. Right
out here in the field" replied the boy, sliding
toward the door your boy johnny fell out
Of "a chestnut tree. oil CHy Derrick.