National Republican., 1884-08-23
ONE voter in seven cannot write.


DocToRs indorso watermclons. eaten
cold and between meals.
ONO will send 100 varieties of wheat
to the New orleans exposition
COUNTRY papers in Mexico are contln-
ually abusing Americans, whom they call
'gringoes" and 'prlmoes."
IT Is estimated that not less than forty
tons of silver and three tons of gold arc used
for Photographic purposes In tho
United States.
WHITE mice introduced at Winnipeg
as curiosity some time ago have 30 rapidly
increased In numbers that some houses are
owe run with them.
AN Arizona newspaper in stating its
rates for advertisements, says "Political.
patent medicine and other immoral advertise
ments charged double"
THE London Go be calls the Suez cana
the Sewage canal, because 1t encourages tho
importation of microbes, baecilli, and such
small game into Europe"
COMMODORE" STARIN, the steamship
owner Of New York, is said to be worth s7OOO,-
900. Not many years ago he was country
doctor, earning $1,000 year.
THERE is one mule in this world that
should be ready TO lay down his life without
regret. He lives In Georgia, and has already
kicked three men to death.
"CoMmopoprn KtrrsoN of 81 pa,l
a said 10 bnye spont nearly n milton of dol,
Jars for his great racing stable. His horses
have won about $1,000 SO far this season.
nv n o,.o,.i, ho.,,,ah, no.,.
motives tbirty.tbree telepranh nolos can ba
counted ahead of the engine on n dark night.
Thirty.three poles cover about n mile.
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., "'1 'a1 "ppi'ou w WV
h1,'i. i,e y. Wv a"oon. 1"y ,oi perinission
W. ..o iols,i Us Su'iosi.y. onc weighs
feet in circumference
rnn eooio'y so'''P aiiir ms 'has
'iiis VIZ, 70 p'u,enniichtY .iic seasoii ior young
WiuowS iho iasinohaple watering piaces are
snVwilis pe'.oI, prish'ei, anu gaycr huihper
vi oeie"'eu 'o'''or'S 'nir' ior inany years.
hhIhioANs IN raris' oeing such ready
buyers vi raro oiu paintings luliy SiN months
Vi ase, Serinah company Is ENCOURAGED 10 go
in'o 'lo business vi cohs'1 uc,ing aiiclenl cas-
'es' "'i ieaus ior rsiipiich' u 'e uhi'eu otates'
A SINGLE shoe mandatory in Massa-
chusetts turns out by patent machinery in
twelve months as many pairs of boots and shoes
| as $4,000 shoemakers In Paris made by hand
In the same period Of time. Great are the
uses OF machinery.
A CURIOUS insight into the habits of tho
| fnny tribe is gained in spearing fish by torch
| light in the 81. Lawrence. When n car sneared
| he sometimes drive, his cantor out of the boat
by fierce Attacks with his long. sharp beak.
| Fort SUMTER ia now n very insiynia-
cant place conparcd To what IL onco was IL
has been RACED 10 one story. and looks ouite
diiapidated 1t has ON IL n few guns. NOT more
than half dozen, and the foundation of tho
| trayerses of the best guns are rotten and un0t
| for even ten minutes of service.
|
"oAA. nS nun'A' hr,1., iorsos
".,, ~nu,o snv pas uer pnoy .he olner aay ahu not
nnuins IN 'ne usuai pace raised nue. ana
U.,s,,,o ,n,,, t,,raa 90. ., , ae rl i,''a''s =.
af,er time q ,vos fnund ,,aanaS,,,, sioori.,.,
In Tho CRADLE ,,haro ,,,a ,,,a,I,a. 49, 80, a..
| "
phEWEh 'Asshh gaVe young American
women the college which bears his name;
brewer bass, Oh England, refused peerage,
gave hperaiiy 10 charities and churches and
reading rooms, ana lett business worth Sl2,-
oVo,ooo yearly; Brewer Guinness, whose porter
mas mace him famous, was no less famous for
MS Dehemctlons.
~ m ,i' was ohoe waiting
so,,'',rs , ,,.oi~as ',s W., "neio pas
Tn @ - az .iiiioa sioa. p"'lehco'
ss'a. a""' hVA" sne 'iiiase,
t,'e.o uepJ'' 1 "lu soiy ,uii, ne INQUIRED
s's.-S ''4u e'.on =. 4uouii'ainoei ou'iniy
sn,,SIa.s a., 'as ""s 'ssu " Jury p"S'
''"s0'' "-o u''u "ai'iiAs 'oi 'no ua'i'
AMONG the list OF prevontives o
Asiatic cholera none Is more simple than that
of DIR, Constantine Herring, given In his
homeopathic Domestic Physician" Ho
says: "Put half teaspoonful of flowers of
sulphur into each of your stockings and go
about your business never go outwith an empty
evoavn, ns.h Va. no iresn pleau OF sour iood; NOT
,nIa ', a.,; n "no Ha.o ioiio"eo
aho,a; !, 'f'' N'' 'S'A "''"'Aeu w
ANLIf, tho AFRICAN explorer de-
scflbes strong man who was feet inches
and rather disproportlonately slender. He
could toss an ordinary man ten feet in tho air
andcatch himin his descent He would take one
oithe large Whito Muscat donkeys by the ears,
and win sudden movement OF his right foot
lay the surprised ass on MS Dack. lie could
carry 3-year-oiu bullock half way round his
masters Plantation once he actually bore
twelVe men ON ms Dack' shoulders, and chest
adistance oil Soo ieet
A CURIOUS accidental saving of life
recently occurred at Louisville, Ky. A one
year Old child OF John Simons succeeded In
geltlnga large thinDle lodged In its throat,
completely closing tho windpipe. Tho dis
tracted mother Immediately sent for u ply
stefan, but noticing the increasing blue hue
which overspread tho child's face, she In
stantiy ran her finger down the sufferers
throat to force the obstruction into the
stomach, when, as good fortune would have
II, the END OF the hnger became hrlhly IN
cased In the thimble, and II was drawn out
| When the doctor arrived the child was ready