National Republican., 1883-08-14

A KEEPER at the Philadelphia geological
gardens used carrier pigeons TO bring him reports
of base bail matches The carrier pigeon is great
Improvement ON the district telegraph boy. The
carrier pigeon can't play m arbles.
PERHAPS Gen. Butler is after all, the
anonymous donor Of So, 900 to public institution
He is great on left-handed compliments, and per-
haps he has made left-handed gif and not let
his right hand know there is a string tied to It.
DECATUR COUNTY, Texas, has family of
bob-tuiled cats. They are not different from other
cats except that they have, like the rabbit, mo
tail ut all but little bunch of hair" The family
or breed of bob tail cats are said to be unusually
smart
The interview between Mr.. Slade and Mr..
Mitchell which Is arranged to take place at Kan
sas City promises to be very interesting, as the
men are said to be we'll matched physically and
intellectually. Mr.. slade puts his mark betwean
his initials and Mr.. Mitchell after his surname
Otherwise neither has an advantage in point Of
education.
Mr.. ARIsTIDE MARIE is probably the rich
est man of color in America. He was large
slave owner before the war, and his income from
the rents of his property in New Orleans is not
less than $4,000 year. Besides this he has
large personal estate consisting of first class secu-
rifles. Mr.. Marie is a man Of fine accomplish
ments graduate of of the best institutions Of
France, and lives abroad about half Of each year.
The falling of in the amount of wine con-
sumed in England is remarkable ifplaced In con-
trast with steady increase, year after year. up
to the year of grace 1876, when the consumption
reached Its highest total of about 100000 GAL
lons-high wine mark that deserves to be marked
upon the doorposs of the treasury chambers, as
exceptionally high tides are marked on river
piers and bridges From that date q gradual
decline has set in, with the result of in the past
year consumption of only some 100000 gall
Ions.
ACCORDING to some statistics recently pub
lished the imperial revenue in Germany for the
years 1928 profted to the extent of 1,056S3S
marks from the practice of card playing, no fewer
than 1921 S46 packs of cards having been bought
and used in Germany during the twelve months.
1t was mainly owing to the efforts of Prince Bis
narck. when Prussian member of the old diet at
Frankfort that public gaming tables in Germany
were abolished but the vice which he endeavored
to put down was merely thus compelled to assume
q new form.
Miss ALICE SENsENY, of Bloomington, ILL.,,
has pet ofa very queer kind. The Bulletin says;
1t is young coon, very little coon, four
legged, ring-tailed coon that we mean. The
young miss with her young coon, with blue
ribbon around his neck, was down street yester-
day. The little fellow, not bigger than a good
sized kitten, padded along the street at the side
OF his mistress just as q kindly disposed poodle
would cutting up pranks that were quite anus
ing to all of the many passers. Miss Alice, who is
quite comey little lady, and her little coon, were
the observed of all observers.
THERE lies in the state house rotunda at
Columbus, Ohio, piece of halfrotten oak log,
about six feet long, in the center of which stands
still more rotten piece of hickory elm tree, more
than foot in diameter and about TIVE feet high
| on which is card bearing the inscription "Flag
staff of 1893 Erected by Gen. Anthony Wayne at
Fort Recovery, Ohio, where Gen. 81. Clair was de-
ieated III 170l" The upright pole was mortised
into the log, which was buried in the ground. It
was found eight or nine feet under the ground
while digging well the site of the old fort in
1876, and brought to Columbus few days since to
be placed in the relic room
JOHN MoRANDA played the hero SUCCESS.
fully in Salt Lake City for week. He carried
| one arm In sling and said that he had hurt 1t
by fall. Then his confederate, William Naylor,
came forward with thrilling account of having
been robbed by highwaymen, who would have
| murdered him had not Moranda gallantly fought
them off. "Hes so modest that he lied about his
| arm" Naylor added, at is wounded by bullet
The scoundrels took my last dollar, but soon as
| get remittance from New York he's got to take
| his reward" Both men were lavishly entertained
while pretending to wait for the dram, and they
| found it easy to borrow several hundred dollars
| before the time came for disappearing.
THE dead chamber in the cathedral at
| Bremen contains mummies several hundred years
old. The peculiarly of the mummies is that they
are almost as well preserved to-day as when they
were buried, Their features limbs &c. are per-
fect. noticed one thing ON one of the arms of
the English countess who died about one hundred
and fifty years ago-a well preserved glove, known
| to the ladies of America as the Sara Bernhardt
glove. 1t reached TO the elbow, and shows that
even one hundred and fifty years ago gloves of the
now latest fashion were worn. There is no reason
why these bodies should be so well preserved,
save that near by was once lead foundry, and 1t
is thought the fumes impregnated the walls and
brought about this peculiar effect The chamber
is on the same floor with the body of the cathe-
dral, and is Op to the air.
QUEEN VICTORIA, at the last moment,
withdrew from the Duchess of Tecks auction the
sedan chair of Queen Charlotte and various other
family relics which were to be offered to the
highest bidder Tho other househSaa goods,
plate, and china in spite ofSne iact that tne Din
posters had the advantage N putting up their
auction placards on Kensingt0A- palace lseli,
where the sale was held, fetched loVN lnls
is rather remarkablei and perhaps s0SHe owners
of American bar rooms, which are ENeh W
unique furniture and decorations, may reg Ne' mot
having given commissions to secure choicS p's ~
from this royal sale. Queen Victoria is in mOss
things stckler for family dignity; but. with all
her wealth. the plan of chipping In with her
many relatives to so relieve the pecuniary stress
of the Duchess of Teok as to avoid this sale, eVi.
IDENTIFY found no favor with her.
THE San Francisco Chronicle thinks wa
must send to California when we get sick fol
pure brandy. 1t says: NEARLY all the brandieI
used in commerce are colored, which admits thj
admixture of foreign ingredients without deter
ton. The pure brandes are pale In hue haviig
no other color than that derived from the woodof
the casks in which they are kept Were colohg
matter entirely disused 1t is obvious that the da-
cuties attending the capitalization of liqors
would be greatly increased. In the generade-
teiorauon Of liquor and scarcity of pure sthu-
lants 1t Is evident that California is one the
few regions Of the world where unadultented
brandies must be looked for Our native tnes,
thanks to the intelligent influence of theBtate
Yitlcultural society, arc kept pure Our bradies,
though small amount of coloring matter used
by some makers to give the hue which md pur-