National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-23

Keeps It's rosy ear laid low.
Harking, barking at the ground,
Never missed a syllable
or the slightest stir or sound.
Chucklod often in It's leaves,
Thinking how the world would wait,
Searching valnly for flower
Wondering why the spriug was late.
Other secrets, too it knows
Secrets whispered o'or its head;
Underneath its snowy veil
or these secrets turned 1t red.
Whisper on, glad girls aud boysl
Sealed the fragrant rosy wells
You and spring are safe alike
Never the arbutus tellsl
H. IT., in The Nay Atlantic
MORE than three-fourths of the cedar used
in the manufacture of cedar pencils in the world
is shipped from Florida. Largo groves of cedar
grow up and down the coast and on the Suwan-
nee river, and the supply seems inoxhaustible.
THE venerable NJ. Chevreuil still lectures
on chemistry at the Paris Museum Of Natural
History. lie is 0s years old, and the other day he
told his class that he could not possibly account
for 1t, but he really was beginning to lose his
| memory for names.
AMONG the hair tonics used by the Romans
was solution Of snailS. An auburn hue was
produced by mixture of lotus stems with prlyet
| leaves and the juice Of fillcrs herb. Black dye
was made OF cypress cones boiled IN vinegar. and
also of q sorry, mineral from Egypt.
A CURIOUS coincidence has been dug out Of
American history, showing that on oot 30, 1881.
the continental congress elected the first secretary
Of war, whose name was Benjamin Lincoln. In
1881 just century later, the present secretary OF
war, Robert T. Lincoln, was appointed.
A MICHIGAN match making firm has Just
t.,N, Ita
exactly GO feet in diameter. This isprobaby tho
! largest in use. Fiitytwo teeth project from its
rim. 1t is now revolving at tho rate of 672 revo-
lutions minute, and Is capable of making 10
inch to l2-inch cut with eaclls
THE prosperity of tho tobacco towns Of
| North Carolina is phenomenal-not one has failed
to succeed and prosper steadily. A practical
| proof of the extent of tho tobacco business is
shown tn tho mere statement that at Parish's
warehouse, at Durham, from Jan. to March %
I,790553 pounds of tobacco for $3.50 ol959
This was equivalent to, say 5000 bales OF cotton
at $40 each.
BANK OF ENGLAND notes will stand almost
anything. They will hold together at the bottom
of the sea, and come out of q furnace intact, but
they will not outast the scrubbing, the bleaching,
and the managing of the laundry. That trial, to
which they are sometimes subjected through tho
inadvertence OF ladies who send them to tn e wash
In their pockets, usually defaces them, though
even after 1t their genuineness is still recognize
able.
THERE are Just ten libraries in this country
which contain over 100000 books, and Philadel.
phia furnishes two of them The Washington
library has $4,000 volumes, the Boston Public
library 32o,s6o Harvard college 277,7Oo, Astor
library 2Os,299 Yale college $4,000, Mercantile
|, | (New York; 10000, Mercantile (Doston) 1875 0O0
tho Congressional library $4,000, the Boston
Athen@um 10000, and the Library company OF
, | Boston $1,000.
MUSHROOM MICH, justly claims pre-emi-
nence as the greatest lumber producing city in
the world The total product of Muskegon during
1888 was 6S6079 24 feet, exceeding the product of
the Saginaw valley by several hundred millions.
She produced during the same period 15o.s54 $50
laths, and cut 500 shingles One fourth Of
the vessel traffic of Lake Michigan is transacted
at Muskegon. and over 5000 vessels were cleared
from the port last year.
FROM Paris comes tho announcement Of the
death Of Annie Leonie Baronne Daumesnil. She
was 92 years old Her father was Carat, first
president of the Bank Of France, who was in his
cell awaiting death when the fall of Robespierre
saved him. Her husband was that Gen. Daumes-
nil who defended Viucennes against the allies in
1913, and, on being summoned TO surrender. only
answered.: ~ will cGpitulate when you give me
c back the leg lost at Lutzsn."
BISHOP RYLE, of Liverpool, was in the
army prior to taking orders, and was the beau
/. ideal Of u cavalry officer. Bishop Michigan, the
present bishop of Litchheld, wore the red coat OF
: an English officer us ensign in the army. r.
Wildly Gregory. bishop of ST. Helena, was in his
younger days gay subaltern in the 18th Light
: Dragons and among the Roman Catholic digni.
taries who have served In the English army is
= Cardinal Howard who was an officer in the I'd
: Life Guards
D HENRY WATTRRsoN was born in Washing
5 ton city while his father was in congress, during
h the last year of Van Buren's administration. He
1 was Just Of age when tho war broke out He then
a went to Tennessee and served in the rebel army
until its close, except year, which he spent in
4 editing paper called the Rebel in Chattanooga
h When the war ended he assumed the edltorship Of
:, the Nashville Banner, after which he went ia
Louisville to edit the Journal! which consolidated
with the Courier.
a JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, better known Of
o "Uncle Remus," is the son of u missionary, and
q was born at Booghia, on tho southern coast o.
= Africa He was educated by his father, anc
e acquired a wonderful acquaintance with foreign
j languages. He Is an adept sanscrlt scholar, ant
o ia deeply versed In Hebraic and Buddhist ltera
It ture The sweetly quaint legends OF Indian ant
/. Judean mythology have found their way into
y his simple southern tales, and the spirit of BIZ
o philosophy Is Identical with the teachings 0
o Moses and Buddha.
THREE Scotchmen-Dr Watson, Mr.. John
. McClarren, aud Mr.. Robert MckenZe-wert
\ walking over the Reichs bridge, which spans thu
y Danube, in Vienna at height of seventy feet, OIL
" March 30. when the two younger men teased DR.
4 Watson. saying that his courage would fail hin
"a had he to jump from the bridge into the river
a All at once DR., Watson mounted the parapet, and
before his friends could hinder him, jumped int
the river which ran seventy feet below. Despit
u the GOODNESS of the water and the current d.
10 Watson swan to the shore, where he was takei
y, 20 into custody by the police,
" FULLY twenty years ago James Hutchinson
St OF Springtown, Bucks county, gave an acquaint
IL ance ten cents and requested him to bring pack
IN ago of tobacco along from the store 10 which tn
p- man was going. Ho brought the package, an
a. the affair was forgotten until last week, when tn
tx man wrote to Mr. HutchiSon, inclosing twenty
O. five cents and postal card, which he said was Il
In payment of one cent change which he had re
st ceived and had failed to return twenty years age
st tho tobacco being only nine cents. He turtle
n stated no had joined the Dunkard church, an
as his conscience would give him no rest until b
lc had re turned 1t, with full interest.
le THE state republican conventions still
n be held arc as follows: California April 80, Q
no Oakland; Florida, April 30, at St. Augustine
of Iowa, April 80, at Des Moinesi Kansas, April q
es. at Topeka; Kentucky, May l, at Louisville