National Republican., 1883-08-27

one children. The conversations between this
lady aud her landlord must be highly interesting,
-COurier-Journut,
STRESS OF Neutrality-suspicious. lady, please
help an unfortunate man. / ain't had no work at
my trade since last winter" 'Poor mani What
is your trade" "shovelin' snow, mum. life
DID you ever notice how suddenly timid
woman who is hnmming an operatic air will
switch OF on a reli glous hymn wien storm comes
up, and she hears the first clap of thunder p
Brooklyn Eagle.
SOUTHERN farmers are sprinkling Paris
green on their tobacco to kill off the bugs We
may look for an improved article OF plug tobacco
next year, says the Omaha Republican. Paris
green will be quite wholesome change.
AN clipping fellow in Brooklyn on Tuesday
swooped down on the once happy homa Of long
shoreman Flynn, and carried off not only his wife
but his five children and all his household furni-
ture. The only mistake he made was in not taxi
ing the 'longshoreman himself along aud making
him pack and unpack the furniture. Had he dono
this his enterprise would have been complete and
unique
AT wedding recently in Canton, Mo-, o
"parson," who is generally ready at a repartee,
was knocked OF his balance and completely nom
plussed by an addition to his ceremony by an
aged matron, who Immediately after hearing the
NoiNSt pOu hnbh JoihSu toBetuet iSb HO
man put asunder," exclaimed with great earnest.
ness, "or no woman, either for they're Just as bad
as the men,"
MRS. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE says that
the novels of the day lack romantic interest
Human passion has come to be Synonymous with
mawkish hysteria, to be photographed without
grace and by what strikes her us a dry process,
(which takes the victim IN the middle Of an emo
tion, as horse is caught with all his feet in the
-at.
that any one has made yet
THE banana has long been regarded as ex-
tremely nutritious. 1t is recommended above all
Others for invalids who are unable to swallow
harder food An estimate by Humbolt claims
that $4,000 pounds of bananas can be produced on
the soil that would be required for 1000 pounds of
potatoes, and that the same area that would be
required to raise wheat enough for one man would
produce enough bananas to feed twenty-five men.
FIRM in New York sells four leaf clovers
at So each, and has good trade in them.-Er-
change Eli Perkins writes in the Buffalo CONNER
ctal that clover root pulled up at Lewiston on
Sunday last had five separate four leaf stems and
three five leafed ones, aud that a sharp eyed boy
could make 5000 a day If he could get New York
prices for all the four leaf clover he could find.
Eli does not sign the item, but nobody else could
have written it, Ananias being dead.
MRS, M. B. CURTIS is to star next year in
Camille" She will be remembered as long,
thin, and black eyed French woman. who played
the adventures In her husbands play, "saml O.
Posen." The Brooklyn Eagles "lounger" says he
knew Mrs. Curtis would end with Camille as
soon as he saw her thin figure and sallow skin.
The lady herself says the reason she is going to
try Camille" is that she has 5000 worth OF
dresses, has taken ten lessons at the Paris con
servatory, and eau fau down better than Sara
Bernhardtl
A CARD bearing the following instruc vions
hangs conspicuousy upon the safe in one Of the
stores Water stree., Naugatuck, Conn. "To
burglars: We keep no money in this safe. This Is
for fire only; we keep our money up to the house
Come up We have four shot guns two rifles three
horse pistols, and one revolver all loaded and
ready for use, and warranted to kill at ten rods.
Time spent ire is time wasted. Vorbum salts sapi
| enu." Then follows the figure OF the combina-
ton that IL the burglar is determined to get in
| anyway he can do 80 in decent way, without
spelling the door.
The London Lancet calls attention to the
necessity of guarding against overwork in the ed
ucation Of children, and declares that no growing
child should be kept longer than half, or, at most,
threequarters Of an hour at one task. or even the
same description of work. This Is about as long
as the attention of young children can be steadily
directed to one and the same subject. A teacher
who can fix and hold their attention for such q
ength of time may well be satisfied To persist In
his efforts after their attention begins to flag has
a tendency to weaken the faculty rather than TO
strengthen 1t. The pupils should be allowed To
find reliefin some other study"
TRIPLETs, DIR. Ogden, of Chicago, informs
us, occur only once among 6,00o or 1000 births.
We are glad of that, having understood they camo
oftener. Generally, says DR.. Ogden, twins are OF
different SEX next in frequency are two boys and
the least in frequency girls. From table taken
from the registration of births In Prussia between
the years 1896 and 1s49, period of twenty three
years, it appears there were l3,360,575 births OF
these there were 149964 OF twins, 1859 cases
OF trip.ets, and sc cases of quadruplets In other
words there were twins oncein 80 cases, triplets
once in 1910 cases, and quadruples onco in S7l,-
l26 cases. Quadruplets appear to have been the
limit.
THERE are peculiar ways in which man
can be "out" at cricket. In match between
England and Sussex, J. Boradbrdge threw his hat
! at an off ball; he hit the ball and was caught.
This is said to have lost the match for Sussex,
Several times 1t has happened that bstsmen have
played the ball into their own pockets. Batsmen
have been out because their hats or caps fell upon
the wicket and knocked the balls OF. But bats
men have been In as wonderfully as they have
been out, says writer in Chambers Journal. The
ball has been seen to 20 between the stumps with
out removing the balls, aud yet when the ball has
been placed between them 1t has seemed impossi-
Bile for this 10 happen. Balls have been known "a
be knocked off and to have fallen back upon the
wlckets. But this Is an event which very seldom
happens.
KATE FIELD has been telling Of a Irritation
she once had with W. II, Hurlburt the late editor
of the World, and contemporary remarks thai
the spirit she manlfess in the recital reminds one
Of the gusto with whic h crippled veteran is al
legged to shoulder his crutch and show how fields
are won. Kate was young and exuberant when
she tirst met Hurlburt, and, hearing that he wa;
u ludy killer she didn't mind teaching him there
was one lady at least who could be bomb proc
, against his charms. "Hurburt is handsome
man" says Miss Kate Field land he is one OF the
most gifted conyersationalist ever met He fol-
lowed me everywhere and was 50 devoted to me-
that at last my friends came 10 me and told me
: must cut away from him--that he was a very dan
gerous man. l remember the time we were boti
At the Iiederk rams mask ball in the disguise o
a shepherdess, and he as u cavalier He did no
! recognize me- but he followed me that evening
begging me to unveil my beautiful eyes and teas
ing me to rot my voice drop into its natural tones
4 We had great fun. managed finally TO esoap,
from him, and he anerward told me he was sat
q isfed none but could have successfully main
! tained my disguise toward him. have not seer
v hiIu for long time, but he Is still what he ha
always been--a very handsome, fascinating
| gifted accomplished, naughty fellow"