National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-07
THE pope can't find the $4,000, 900 said t,

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gings unless he climbs a tree with one end Of
| larlat over limb"
"YEs, Charley is q good enough fellow, I
suppose but he's rather close. lie lent me 10
cents month or two ago, and he has spoken Of it
twice since. Yes, Charley is a man of small dime
| mentions"
PROF, L. r. SMITH, of Missouri, caught
a rattlesnake while visiting in Texas this winter.
He found 1t up an apple tree and switched 1t OF
the limb with his riding whip. On the back Of
tho snake is well defined tracing of the outlines
ola womans face.
IT is denied in some quarters that there Is
any genuine Mocha coffee in the market but IL In
said that very good imitation Mocha Is supplied
from Rio coffee called pea berry. But there ara
dealers who declare that they regularly import
true Mocha brands, and protest against assertions
| to the contrary.
FIREPRooF ceiling has been invented. 1t
IS composed of tiles supported from joists by
hangers, and hanging facing tiles placed against
tho sides Of the joiss, and top tiles placed between
the upper joists The top tiles ana the tops of the
jolss are covered by layer OF cement, rendering
the ceiling secure against fire.
AN anonymous circular shows that IL the
| international copyright act Is passed We shall
have to pay SIG. say, for Green's History of the
English People, whereas we can now buy tho
Fnoljsh novels whareas tbav 4. "a no,v s,oIon ror
us for from 10 to 20 cents. This supposed TO be
| irresistible argument addressed to the American
people.
SIR SAMUEL w. BAKER, the African ex-
porer states that the camel will the deserts
with load OF 4oo pounds at the rate OF thirty
lnli ,'s guy III 'ne purning neat OF summer ana
tho cnolor oonthS Tho aninooI oil, Vol h,r soro,
a.oth, L. ,,,i,hn,,t ,nator. "a az .a.ts ~.
900, soIi,oo ,vi,hort I.hor viii dr,nS onir oroa
. cor,,Inh, ~
NEW foRks new water supply VIII cost
from $500 900 to sSO'OOoOOO. The works will BIO
located In westminster county, thirty'hye miles
om .ne c w ss,. Inn h',,, ,eo' ,Is va" .o
Nav Yor, c,,v SoiIy conSnrnea ,oo ooo ma aa,Ion.
ofwotor ana yho, tho ne,v resoryoir 4. con,nIo,od
,ho csnso,, for s,orono viii ro,ch aoo mn oon al
| Inns daIIY
LIEUT.. DICK, OF the hussian army, mas
discovered new luminous powder which has
three colors-green, yellow, and violet, the last
named giving the most powerful light. Mixed
with water In glass vessel, an Illuminating
~ o'a ri,,,ar, o'osa,,dn. r,o ;,,,,si1
,tn mower las,e for niyht bo,,rv ,ybar f,esb noyv
der must be added
| ,
IHE shipments from the mines OF the
cumberland coa region ior tue week ended satur-
DAY, req 20 lsSa'were BSooS TONS ana Tor the year
TO date 2SS3vO TONS decrease oil 2osOe tons a.
| compared with tue corresponding period OF 1883.
inc sniPuents to inc baltimore anu onlo railroao
ho yoor 100 sis tons n docr."ss 30 4 -s7 ton, ~
| cnn, no rad VIII ,ost ,oor 49,
| ~
lHE remains OF An sam, the Chlnsman OF
the Jehnnet'e nave Travelled loOOo miles IN search
|
place Ihey VIII soon DC taken across the United
STATES 70 San FRANCISCO Sooo miles, ana then
across the raeiho looOo miles iurther 70 the OLD
nome III emma, thus making the circuit OF the
Sron,ht f.on, as" and ross hact w. Isis -0 "~'
| -, -,,.,
NEVADA Is geheraliy supposed 10 DO mere
waste region only Oh moderate IL not questionable,
value ior us mines, ana yet the TWO owners OF one
hock OF sheep IN humpoidt county recently sold
as mucn Us 2o'ooo POUNDS OF superior wool OF this
year chipping oeing an average OIL SIX pounds
per mead, lambs included, says the Shver STATE In
| the same county, we may note, the Angora goat
ID peing successfully INTRODUCED ana their CLIP
70 I,vornoo, s
| ~,
ihie seems TO DO inc age Oh pne US.
Grant ana Sarheln are the TWO most conspicuous
names III .he poh'ieai history OF America curing
the last dozen years. Gladstone Is mead and
| ~'-''S-
men, france mas iouno no worthy successor ior
Gamoetla, dortschakots place In Russian state
craft Is still empty and now Chinese Gordon and
Gen. Graham are intrusted with the management
OF ahairs IN the soudan'
HENRY WHEELER, of Hickory Flats, Ga,
is "A years old, has lived In the same house forty
nine years, never owed cent, sold corn at 81 o
bushel all through the war. has the first silver
dollar he ever saw screwed fast to the inside OF
M n M
great grandchildren enough to run his direct
pesterity up to 49, is hale and hearty, never
chews, smokes or drinks and is supremely happy
There has never been death In his family.
THE CITY court of Atlanta has decided that
oertain nude mixtures comics of eIl.knovn works
of great artists Including A "Temptation Of 81
Anthony,n are not obscene. as charged by the
mayor OF the city Hon, Emory speer and DR..
wharton e1'mihlsler 10 Germany gaVetesIim0ny
ior 'he uelehse' 'ne testimony peihs oVeiwneili-
ingIy IN favor Oh hign arr inc pictures III ques-
tion were proven u Do copies oi sianu WofAs
Which coulu DC seen III nearly MI INC al' gar
leiles I'D EUROPE
CAPT. A. +. DRAYToN, of New York, says
II is not uncommon for vessel TO 20 to with a
scant supply of provisions. This is not confined
to sailing vessels, some of the steamers carrying
just enough to last for usual voyage Few COM
ply with the law in regard to the surplus Of salt