National Republican., 1883-01-11

two continents" is what the IdN Nal Gdzcte calls
Russia.
SOME English divers have ascertained that
the telephone can be utilized for conversing with
those above water.
PEOPLE travelling in Russia who want priv
acy can go into cars with small compartments on
each side of the aisle.
A SAN Francisco tailor loaded n pistol
with powder rand water and blew Off the top of his
head, the crown flying fifty feet through the air.
SO earnest does Victor Hugo follow in his
daily lie the principles of his belief that he will
not keep plant nor bird as prisoner in his house.
WHILE Georgia man was picking a bunch
of grapes lightning struck him and killed
him His last words were, "they are sour, any
way"
In 1916 Lord Schworterbury gave 1886
| francs for a tooth of Isaac Newton. which Is now
set in a ring and worn by the eldest branch Of that
family.
THE Chicago Inter- Ocean says that If Gov
Butler "is successful in carrying out the reforms
he proposes his presidential candidacy will no
| longer be alluded to In Jest"
LIGHTING by electricity has been utilized
in very ingenious way by London dentist, who
uses a small incandescent lamp to illuminate the
mouth during dental operations.
| AN English writer, who appears to have
| some information on the subject, remarks that
"the regeneration Of feminine attire will never be
comphssed by the way OF trouserdom."
Mr. JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS ("Uncle Re-
mus') has recently completed sketch OF life in
the mountains of Georgia. which the Century will
publish in two or three parts under the title, "At
| Teague Poteers"
The champion bagpipe player of Scot
| land" has arrived in New York. Perhaps if the
| In rDinp nj pntlld hn IN ut pF
Herr Most's meetings and play tune both would
| leave the country.
! A MAN named Gardner has been on trial in
the Greenwich, Eng, police court charged with
cruelty torturng 400 fowls, forty pigeons. twenty
ducks, four pigs and COW; and, secondly, for
cruelty to goose and ten ducks.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON advises girls to
play billiards Mrs. Stanton does not go far enough
She should also advise them to never mix their
drinks. All billiard players know that this is
one oft the essential features of the game.-Chicago
Tribune.
KING KALAKAUA has purchased forty bas-
kets of champagne for use ut his coming corona
ton and increased the tax on sugar cane one
third. 1t looks as though during the current year
the heather would rage at their own expense
Chicago Tribune
THE memorial to the late Prince Imperial
of France which has been erected al the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwich will be unveiled
by the Prince of Wales between the eighth and
fifteenth Of January. The statue has been dc.
signed by Admiral Count Gleichen.
A BEAUTIFUL engraving of Leo XIII, SINH
lar TO the one of Napoleon l made by Cdlametta
has been made by the French engraver, Joseph
Mancion. His holiness is much pleased with it.
He has given gold medal to the artist, and cre-
ated him Knight of ST. Gregory the Great.
A Nt,u ,voebnrun,,o, hoa ;p +lo
last fifteen years raised family of latherless chill.
dren, given them all good cducations, purchased
| a handsome house, and has $4,000 laid away for
a rainy day. She must have secured the entire
washing Of some northern family.-Chicdgo 7rib-
ttne.
THE poet Longfellow was the recipient of u
unique PEN made of bit of iron from the chain
of the prisoner of Chllon, the pen stock from
fragment of the frlgate Constitution. In heavy
band of gold encircling 1t were set three rare
stones-red, yellow, and whIte-a tourmaline,
zircon, and phenacite.
A NEW book has appeared in England to
show that Bacon wrote Shakspeare's plays. 1t
consists of reprint of Bacon manuscript in the
Harlem collection called " Promus of Formuarles
and Eegancies," sort of commonplace book, COM
tanning number ofphrases not to be found in Ba-
cons other writings, but all to be found in Shaks-
peare's works. To any one less crazy than Della
/ IHCOu lulS WOulu leIelN 30 10 bUON luub lDdCOl
had frequented the theatre and jotted down many
OF ShakspeHres good things
SOME English critics insnuate that CDR.
Grimshawe's Secret" is not the work of Haw-
thorne so much as bit of Julian Hawthorne's
patchwork made up out of old material left by his
father. This is mere nonsense One who Is per-
haps as well acquainted with Hawhorne's writ
ings as anybody in the country says that there
cannot be doubt about his authorship of this
| gal, fs
plete study than "Septmius FELTON," or the
Doiver Romance" The style and the construc-
ton of the story bear the mark of the masters
! hand at every turn of thought and expression.
THE moral, statistical, compound-interest
fend who lourishes in the excellent tales Of Mr..
4. s. Arthur, and who makes the lives Of all the
young men who smoke aud drink beer miserable,
was unquestionaby the gentleman mentioned by
n Paris paper as walking down street with
friend who was putting n fragrant banana" TO
use an historical phrase. "What are you smok-
ing?" asks the fend. "a cigar-can't you see?'
I" | mean, how much did 1t cost?" "Ten cents"
"Ten cents? All How long have you been
smoking?" "About thirty years" "Abont thirty
years? Why with the money you have spent on
cigars you could have bought one of the swellest
houses on the avenue here!" Don't you smoke ?"
J asked the crushed one, timdy "I? Neverl 1
never have smoked" "Ihen, showm your house"
, [Fieud disappears forever in red and green fire,
wearing an expression of baflled rage,l
THE auction sale Of the personal effects Of
the late Nine. RudersdoriT took place last Thurs
day at her former home near Berlin, Mass, in ac-
cordance with the provisions fher will. But one
portion of that instrument has, 1t is said been iu
tentionaly dsroyarded. She left the following
instructions regarding her final burial, her body
being inferred at the time of her decease in II
vault in Cedar Grove cemetery, Dorchester: " 1
want to be buried in an oak coffin of the cheapest
kind. The inside must be lined with zinc or lead
I wish to be dressed in skirt and wrapper, my
hair done up as now, with the black lace scarf
now on my hat to be dressed with my hair, and
everything must be of the cheapest character
There is heap Of stones by the lake at Lakeside
hut must be constructed Of these stones and my
coffin placed in II, cheap rustic fence must be
built about it, A one-foot square OF glass must ba
placed over my face. Capt Silas Sawyer will
; build the hut" This burial receptacle at Berlin
has never been constructed, and It Is considered
doubtful If 1t ever win be-
THE Rev. Brooke Hereford, of Boston,
doesn't like to be interrupted when he is busy
writing "a sermon, and so the other day, finding
himself somewhat behindhand with his prepara-
tlon for the coming Sunday, he retired to his
study giving eXplict orders that he was not again
TO be disturbed by visitors, no matter who mi ght
call. Pretty soon along came the autograph fe-,
, that is a lady who was collecting autographs and
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