National Republican., 1883-11-29

10000 persons III England the proportion is to
10,0OO in France 8; Germany, 2 aud traction;
Hungary and Italy, 0, and switzerland.7 7.
ANDREW MCCLELLAN is the name Of
jolly old oentenarian In South Carolina who rea
Gently married a charming widow of q. The
gay groom is only 1l6 years old, aud is spty as
kitten.
The mother Of twenty eight children Is
still living in Atlanta though twenty three OF her
offspring are dead. A few OF that kind in Texas
| and the Panhandle would be dotted with farms
and the big pastures pushed across the Rio Grande.
The eminent basso, Karl Formes, tells
American parents that they make grave mis-
take in sending their children to Italy to study
music when they can attain much better results
at home. He says musical science is at its lowest
level in Italy. and the great singers are not
Italians.
A DAUGHTER of one of the first counterfeit
ors OF the greenback q man who became famous
in his business, but finally suffered imprisonment,
is now the wife of well known Ohio millionaire
When she was girl her father compelled her TO
assist him III preparing notes. She is a good wifo
and a cultured lady.
HOLLAND, in tho last three centuries, has
recovered from the sea 10000 acres. The Lake OF
HARLEM became terra flrma between 1870 and 1852
and the Zuyder Zee is In process of transformation
into 100000 valuable acres. Holland has now L.
| 10000 oxen and cows and her present output Of
| cheese is estimated as worth s3,0OO0OO.
| KISSES are worth moro in Indiana than in
| Pennsylvania. 1t cost a man $500 for kissing
| school teacher in the former state, and Jury III
the latter state only allowed So 600 damages re-
| Gently to a woman who swore that he had kiss ed
her 80, 1000 times An Indiana mans kiss may do
more damage than Pennsy ylvanlan's.
ONE Van Syckle, democratic politician in
| New Jersey shot at an editor and tried to cow
| hide him. The editor rose in his just wrath and
| so pounded the man with his fists that the demo-
Gratis of New Jersey are likely to suffer the loss OF
a most effective voter. When will people learn
that editors have fists as wa as fngersH
Two INDUSTRIOUS girls have responded to
the card of button manufacturer at Seymour
Conn. who offered $50 to the young lady who, on
or before Nov. %. would bring him 2,7OD shank
buttons. no two alike 1t is said the search of the
button hutters has resulted in the most extraordi-
nary collection Of "old stagers" ever seen In one
pile.
KING THEEBAw's wife has borne him O
| daughter, not son, and the court OF Mandalay
seems to be in pretty state Of commotion. King
| Theebaw upbraids his queen, and she upbraids
the midwife and the astrologers, while the cour-
tiers lament the Loss of the largesse that would
have been presented II the unfortunate little girl
had been boy.
ago. There are now eghty-five mills In operation
and twenty. five more In course Of construction.
During the ipast seuson about 100000 tons of seed
were crushed, the product of oil being estimated
at over 900 barrels About slO,0OO,OOo is al
ready invested in the Mills which now form one
of the important industries of the south.
"a FRIEND of mine, who was recently in
st. Petersburg, aud who had, when there. q good
opportunity to look behind the scenes, tells me"
| obstinate, pig headed fool, incredibly ignorant,
and that unless he is pushed forward by his en-
ourage he is not likely to trouble the peace of the
| world by any grandiose schemes of foreign con-
quest"
GROUND was broken Nov 12, at Crystal
Park Col, for q railway, which Is Intended to.ruu
| to the summit of Pixies Peak, an elevation of Ia
200 feet. This will be the highest line Of railway
on the North American continent, and is expected
to be completed by the first of next July. The
calculation for the first years business embraces
the carrying of $4,000 people to the summit of
Pixies Peak 1900, to Seven Lakes, and TO- 900 TO
Crystal Park.
SPEAKING of the origin of some names in
Oregon, the 0regonfan says of Grants Pass: "When
Grant was q lieutenant he was camped there with
party of soldiers. and they got to playing euchre
for 81 on the corner. The game stood three to
three. Grant picked up his cards and had the
pass thinking he could euchre his opponent, a
burly miner The result was that he lost his dol
lar, aud tho place was called Grants Pass"
SEVENTEEN United States senators are
worth, in the aggregate, s55S50,o0O. They are ::
Fair Of Nevada, 900; Miller, of California.
81 100000 Sawyer, of Wisconsin, 81, 900 0OG Brown.
of Georgia, s3,OOo.OOo Palmer, of Michigan, ST.
100000. Sabin, of Minnesota, s2,Ooo,OOO Bowen, of
Colorado, S2000,000; Hale, of Maine. S10O0,O00,
Miller. of New York, s30OO,OOO; Don Cameron,
s5000OOO: Plumb, of Kansas, s500,00O Pepdeton,
of Ohio, 100000; Sherman of Ohio, s25O,O0O; Van
wyck. of Nebraska s250.OOO; David Davis, Of Illi-
nois 00O 900; Bayard of Delaware, 500 900; Me-
Pherson, of New Jersey, s25o,0Oo.
COME, children, let us take TO the woods"
said an aged turkey gobbler to his flock. "And
why dear grandpaT said they in chorus "Be-
| cause Thanksgiving day is coming" replied he.
"And how do you know2" because in looking
over the humorous papers see that same Thanks
giving joke on the turkey going the rounds, and
your great great grandfather told me that his great
great grandfather said that there was an ancient
rumor that when that joke got out each year 1t
time for all turkeys to hustle" And they hustled
TO the woods.
AN illuminated cross has been raised on
, the top Of the steeple on st. Agatha's Catholic
church In Philadelphia at height OF 1876 feet. It
IS made entirely Of metal and glass, twelve feet
high by six feet across the arms. The frame is OF
iron highly ornamented and gilded, and holds
} encased onequarter inch plate glass, ten inches
wide, making the cross to all appearances glass
one with gold edges Inside the cross gas pipe,
0 with number of burners, is connected with a
pipe carried up through the steeple, and the
lighting will be by electricity This great cross OF
fire will be visible for miles at night, and during
the day will doubtless reflect the sunlight with
brilliant effect
THE influence of Caroline Hill, an actress
from the 81. James thoater, In London, who ID
at present playing at Wallacks, and of that other
famous English actress, Ellen Terry, is already
noticeable In the walk and carriage Of many New
a York girls. Both of these English women walk
=, like grenadlers. They stride about the boards
like sentinels at dress parade and have certain
square shouldered and military carriage that one
never sees in Americans 1t is distinctive, but not
at all graceful. But 1t has caught the fancy of a
Q few of the ultra fashionable Anglo maniacs and
}, weak limitations OF the extraordinary stride are
seen on all sides. The girls are strutting about
the streets as if they had come fresh from mill
n tary schools,
FROM the reported remarks Of q handsome
young lady employed as receiving clerk in telo'
graph office: "Upon my word II doesn't seem To
me that the men who do business have braini
enough to keep them out of the poor house, 4
. they had TO work for other people You've no idet
a how difcult 1t is to strike just the right sort o.
a demeanor in place like this. The manager tell
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