National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-28

lish his new book. He says ~ am trying 10 do
some kind of justice To Ralph Waldo Emerson In
brief memoir taking short time to read and
much longer to write"
A ROMANTIC New Yorker and his bride
will mako their bridal trip this summer in canoe
The canoe is to be made on purpose for the trip
and will be nickel plated in its appointments,
with hand painted paddle and q sail,of silk They
VIII 90 up the Hudson to Lake Champlain aud
down the Connecticut.
LITTLE over forty years ago Col. J.J.
Warner. of Los Angeles CAL, made visit to his
old home at Mobile. While there he made a
speech In which he said the next time he came 1t
would be by rail. The remark was copied In the
papers aud was everywhere regarded as O. Joke or
the fanoy of an enthusiast. on his arrival In
New Orleans the other day without change OF
cars ho called the attention of his friends to the
alleged Joke" which was good for the drinks all
round.
THE international congress of medical
mon, TO be held in Copenhagen In August will be
ofspecal interest. resides a full representation
OF scandinavian physicians, such we'll. known
practitioners and hygienists will attend as Pas
teur, Ranvier, Marty, and Vilemain from France;
Lister and Paget from England, and vIrchow and
Koch from Germany. Invitations have been ex-
tended to the profession in this country also to
send representatives. The Danish government
and the city of Copenhagen have appropriated
ample means for the entertainment Of the foreign
guests.
n>u, r. I,u Al, o.,
T., Dn y, A"NNNh, 'no Sohoosu Souil sof'
- 1Nss i','enIns sN'u' Vi Sonh harVaru' 'he
~, vi harVaru cohese Wnioh is 10 DO placed
In the delta near Memorial hall at Cambridge.
The figure which is Of heroic size, represents the
young divine in sitting posture, with an acad-
omc gown falling loosely from his shoulders and
IN ns nanu my isoe aNoRe'ner ioea,'
80 ~ r. 10, " , nus oEei Doen iounu'
nu VIC ou.iso OF uesGilpuon; ne
about 1870 came IN th,s co,rtr,, Eer yaorsi,ta,
and was settled over A church AZ cbarles,own.
where he died I'm 1898 hardly 40 voara old. :
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- 80 ""' w 20 =" ouSsinh nue'eu ia Suio-
,"uo oo'meoh ioous' Sweus aua negro. lney
49, s,"," W.. 80 oaoA ion sS'eon, WIN '
.ssus iV"oseu, anu ruan ~ eaoh o'her hko
"s' 'ae 'V'n.,on W 70 iepea'eu unn' one was
~ ,e 'e's ,nons" oVtAeooeS whia.
49,. w VIC n"oe e'1 nav se neu Hv,er hearo
'ho hutl 20 Seuoraiy aecnieo
ihvuno.aoie uuuet eonouss'ou 'na' "ontu snaan
"ni,e INN a. Ints usa'toyeu ms courage anu
,,,s,nuf. wy mooNy nera sna' came p.uheins
na,s. y ~ sAn nes,v, missis .ne eA
o,.', WIS ~ mon,oua esIlieu q ioo
as'.a, ''A'0' y" ""i'n "o ""' """se'ousis
punS'''N
| CoWDRAY, near Midhurst, in England, was
un'i i.s uiSttusoh oy n,e on sep., "a 100 one OF
,h,"L na,ania " ,i,e wv nVusa.' u
- a. -, a W. nv ao, 'housn .nuen
;n 80 49,, .%h s,o wv ~ c' sur,N-
s ~ Su.so v. oo"u'as naS pe-
oono n,,s,,o p ,aa .ihoe .he curse was
appa,o! aa'' s" ~ 100, Al tna. year' anos'
80 AZ e"., snS ,oans o"ne'' nu eishe
Eo'u 'hontHsue, wAa uto"neu III 'ho hh,ne, ana
ne ueau'iui nouso was 'o'oiiy uesloyeu oy nre
- ~, Sa.n,,'' h ~ s".'ei,. ,'au ooe" in'ohou
ou 'hs ian'iy oy 'ne aespoieu MONKS ana IL re-
A''u' ''uD'o '''"'''' was sne iu'H'i'noh'oi"
MATTHIAS MERGRIpGE, OF Union settlement
Wayne county, pennsylvania, celebrated his seth
birthday in the same house that he has lived in
for fortysix years. He is possessed Of wonderful
voice, as well as O remarkable flow Of language.
He used to take great delight in exhibiting his
socai powe,s Uhe VI ms ieats was 70 s1ano on tne
wy VI q ni', ~ s,'e aus w. epeson y,
au uoul III ieis'n 1iA. eoulu pe uls'ihcliy hsata
~, WV 'tNasos, wy NIeo n.''oo eouNi W 'ie
I'M "mu 'no orhot 'no sAno u's'anoe not,hess''
..aIen. on 70. ',eo.os onoo anu 'a'Aeu
,, ~. we .,, ~ o'sA ssopp'us
.ons ~ sp,s w 40 no
. Nv "ou't up W skn no "ou'u hsVe
.' e.ousa w sa.A n'se "niis ne so' s'al'ea
HS'o. u. u.so @uu sa'Aeu oon'hu
Susiy ior swen' s,n nou's, noswshs'anuihg ne
80, Ieon 'AsioN ~Ao w e''p Nv 'Ae va" VI 'e o'o'
| WIN "ou''
JUST at the close OF the war a squad of
confederate soldiers were surprised by a detach-
ment Of sherman's men while on foraging ex-
| petition near Goldsboro. N. c. The Johannes"
sprang to their horses and after volley had
been fired at thcm, they all but one rode away.
That one was left standing with one foot in the
strrup, ono hand (the Left grsping the bride
rem ana name OF ms morse tue right hahd
ciohVhInH .he oaFlel Vi nis earoine near inc inus
Ze' Tue pu1' oI 'ne caloihe res'"s OIL 'he ground.
the iunh neaa was lurhee over his Ish.
shoulder, apparently Wa'chius .he appfoach Oh
inc a'9ckihg party, ho was caiiea upon 70 sur"
renuer Witnout respoi'se' anu upon near up,
proacn una eHaniine'ioh ne was iouhu 70 % rsia
IA oca.n ~ 'he sinsuiar atl'uue aDo'e uesciipeu'
uteu1 uIu'cui.y was e1perienceu Ia ioieins .he
tno MANI vi 'ie no'se ''oii N'S ts'' "aHu aHu 'io
eafoiho "on' MS i4Sn''
MANY distinctive articles of dress and per
sonal use have taken their names from noted
persons. Thus we have the Derby hat and scarf
the Byron collar the Wellington boots the Prince
Albert coat, and the victorlne, peculiar fur cape
named after Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth's
name is given to a peculiar nigh lace ruff, and
that Of Madame sontag to the comfortable knit
jacket so much worn by ladies in cold weather.
Louis Kossuth distinguished his visit to this
country by introducing into general use the soft
felt hats which were then called Kossuth hats.
The Gainsborough hat took its name from the