National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-01

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THE cellars under
hall are the largest i'll
"A acres. The first cell
and the cellar under u
M. RocHEFoRTs
home recently from IT,
the Congo, has had
several times nearly
his hair.
INTELLIGENCE I
Leyerzaph, a journey
Conn, that in few
session Of S8T 900, thr
Germany.
The Krupp gu
| turned out over 200C
ued ut sio,0O0,OOo.
Krupps death, 10 h
yentor of considerab
The death roll
don for the past ye'
testimony Of the le
of tyenty-one mel
was IS and the oldt
THE Eddyston
erected on Seal
miles from tho she
aud will cost $780,
rock is iifty-four fe
will be 100 feet hi
BRIDAL tear
the health OF Il
trothal party in
placard bordereu
to the door, and
mulled wine and
SHE-We will
suppose 50; but
when we do tho
receiving. They
and / receive non.
something. lle-WE
Why, the bills. del
The Var Cry
Booths Salvation A
French, Swedish, y
They sent out last ",
600 worth OF musica.
badges, The grand 3
of which are abroad.
p. T. BARNuM, after
health certified to by sew,
ing schools, has published
ably, TO ascertain oil what's
tested. The document COY
hundred pages of legal cal
bequeaths $40, 900, 600 to twent.
beside largo sum for char,
values his interest In the Bar
shows at sS,60O,0OO.
PROFESSOR HUXLEY has
his voyage around the world,
studies of savage life, he foup
miserable, wretched and degrade
exist in the poorer quarters of IL
barians who live in constant
and depreciation, and who are
worst rlgors OF climate aud W
enjoyable and independent
miserable workers and artisans,
If he had 10 make his choice h
tatingly prefer the existence Of
A LONDON correspondent
Mercury says the more Mr.. r.
rian discoveries are examine
they appear. "rhey are bell.
great assidulty by the schola
scum, and they are likely to
rlap history TO the year $500
books are in shape very mnct
but the writing is still clear.
structive Sultan has put his
. plorations, and for the pres
doubt as TO what treasures AssJ
! THE Northern Soup SociI
phia, which was organized in Is.
. Quoted its humane work every wi.
!. time, opened its dispensing room for
:. onWednesday. The house Is provided w
, caldrons, with capacity of $50 gallons Gu
} season 10, 30S pints of soup were gratuto
tributed. and 1926 pints were sold at the
cents pint Its preparation consumed
els of peas, SS bushels of beans, 80 bushe
d tatoes, 1900 pounds of hominy, "a bushels
3 nips, and beef worth $40, and 1l,l66 pC
r bread were supplied with it.
A SHORTLY after Miss Alcott's
9 Women" was published quiet looking
,; tered Boston circulating library anC
u lady clerk to pick her out "a good book tn
i rest and amuse her." Naturally Little
y was offered and declined. "lts very nit
like It," urged the clerk. III should no
read It," said the other. But at least lo'
a no" came the answer firmly. and wit
~ smile; "it is not book that should care
Then the clerk, pretty angry, walked awe
chief librarian and cried: There's q
o down there wants IL book, aud II you
!, waited on some one else must do It,
u "Why not?" "Why she says Little Won
:, good enough for her to read" Don't "
IL who that lady is p "No, and don't care
I'll tell you. That is Louise NJ Alcott
and get her book"
N THE project Of flooding the SahI
Q thus opening up central Africa to CONN
civilization, appears TO be reviving, the
n still being urged by geographers and I
- that, If the water OF the ocean could Il
a into that desert, the climate, the soil,
in sanitary condition would all be improved
nearly two thirds as large as Europe,
tanning some Two hundred millions Of
tants, the only means Of communication
10 rest OF the world lies in the caravan tr
is the Sahara desert there is a remarkab
a. sion covering an area Of about 10000 II
ar depressed portion being known as Elijuf
h. to extend from within twelve miles o
shore to regions in the close neighborhoC
buctoo. The theory Of both ancient and
geographen has been that Elljufwas
II filled with water, which flowed into II
%, but that, bar having gradually form
ST entrance, the flow inward was stopped
D. heat OF vertical sun caused the inside
D. evaporate. The practicability OF reop'
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