National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-08

famous Wedgewood pottery, In 1914 invented what
seems to be the true ancestor of the Morse electric
telegraph lie offered his invention, with an ac-
companying description setting forth its virtues,
to the government. which, through its agent, Lord
Castlereagh, II most emphatically declined.
MRS. MARY MILLER, who wants to run her
own steamboat is described asa trim little wo-
man, whom nobody would credit with years
enough to DO the mother, as she is, of four chill.
dren, two OF whom are nearly grown. She came
of 'steamboating family and she thinks she
has as much right to command vessel as her
father, who is a captain or her late husband also
a captain.
OK all female servants in Prussia and
Asaoe- Lorraine who have unnterruptedly re-
manned in tho same family for forty years tho
German empress conters q golden cross with an
autograph diploma, and between the first Of jan
nary, 1877, when the order was founded, and tho
end Of December last, the distinction had been
bestowed ON no fower than LOFT persons-a credit
able and interesting fact
HERR MAS, one Of the Saxon members of
the reichstag, has Just brought out pamphlet at
| Leipzig advocating the separation Of Alsace-
Lorrain from the German empire. 1t would form
a neutral state in conjunction with Holland,
Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, which
would mako up neutral Rheno-Alpine confed.
Grafton The Notifications Of Strasburg and Metz
would be demolished, and Belforrs dismantled.
AN Arab woman, when left a widow,
mourns her husband muoh but often marries
| again. The night before her second marriage she
pays visit to her first husbands grave. There
he kneels and prays him not to be offended. As
however she feels he may be. she brings with
her donkey laden with two goat skins filled with
water. The prayer ended she pours the water on
the grave TO keep him cool under the oircum-
stances about 10 take place, and having well sat-
urated him, departs.
The largest school in the world is said to
| be the Jews free school in Spitalfelds. London.
II has a daily attendance OF over $500 pupils. The
institution il also training college, and nearly
every teacher in the school has been trained
within its walls Besides the ordinary branches,
the Jewish child has not only to learn Scripture
history and the elements OF religion and morality,
but has also to DO taught to read Hebrew 1uently,
and to translate some portions at least of his
prayer book and OF the Hebrew Scriptures
The chief executive Of France has always
held the pardoning power Independent of the
ministry. NJ. Grevy finds IT q painful privilege,
and whenever malefaotor is doomed TO death he
goes over all the evidence which no has been
condemned and really reargues his case He
does 1t SO well that few murdereu have lost their
heads since he became president. Napoleon III
had kind disposition, and would have been glad
TO make, If he could have dono so, full aud fire.
quent jail deliveries but ho was afraid to vex
judges by exercising his power TO pardon In capt.
tai cases. The chief that he made of 1t was to
try and gain over lawyers who obtained audiences
OF him for the purpose Of getting him to remit
sentences OF death passed on their clients.
MISS LILLIAN RUssELL's remarkable esca-
pades and sudden disappearance are becoming
proverbial Her departure from London after her
rupture with Mr.. D'oyly Carte was as hurried as
her sudden exit from New York. but somewhat
more mysterious. Until last week her where
abouts were known but TO few friends, and were
only reveaeds 10 the general public through the
advent of tho Channel squadron, under command
of his royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh, at
Palma, the capital of the Spanish island OF Ma
Jorca, in the Mediterranean. After the fleet had
come to an anchorage the officers made their Gus
tomary visit ashore in quest OF amusements,
where, it is said, Miss Russell was seen and recog-
nized by several OF the party.
THERE is, in recent English magazine, a
pretty story of Harriet Martineaus lawn at Amble-
side. She could get no turf for love or money; but
one morning she found carload of turf lying on
the gravel, which had been pitch forked over the
wall On Dit OF paper, pinned to slab of the
turf was sorawled; ITO Harriet Martineau, from
q lover of her Forest and Game Law Tales.'-A
Poacher.' The writer adds that Archbishop
whateley, who hated Miss Martineau, happened
to be u guest at Dr. Arnold'S house at Loughrigg
at the time. When no heard the story he shook
his head. He was asked whether he doubted the
genuineness Of the letter. "Doubtit2 OF course
doubt It," was the answer; "the woman wrote 1t
herself"
IN 1860 the history Of English pottery was
T made memorable by an accident to q modern
Martha, an humble kitchen girl. coarse earth
ern pot containing brine boiled over and dry, be-
came even red hot, while she possibly was enjoy
+ ing the joke of some admiring swain In tho back
yard. curious thing came of 1.-THE vessel was
| fnpp apad Auar wit a htnin ulo tt.la
meant doubtless q reprimand to the needless
Martha, but 1t meant as we'll triumph to the
English fathers. The queer result of the accident
was told from house TO house. though the girls
name seems TO have been forgotten, till II reached
the Burslem kilns. Here many another pot was
allowed to boil over purposely, and there was
offered in England shortly after that saltglazed
pottery known In the household from that day to
+ this as Crouchware.
CURIOUS kind Of weed which grows in the
Arkansas valley has often proved misleading 10
sportsmeu. II Is shaped like ball, and varies In
81 re from one foot less in diameter to Ave or
six feet, some specimens being as tail as a man.
, 1t grows upon small stem, which is, however.
, stout enough TO bear the mass till 1t has ripened
! and dried, when puff Of wind will blow 1t over
and snap the slender support. Then 1t is that
every gust OF wind sends II rolling over the prai-
RE, bounding over bushes and rocks with the
, greatest elasticity and lightness When the wind
: is strong and high these tumbling weeds present
> a most peculiar appearance as they bound from
n rock to rock, aud in more than one instance
a hunters have mistaken them for bisons and felt
= considerable irritated at the impossiblliy OF
r bringing the m within range OF their guns.
4 SENATOR MORGAN, of Alabama had hard
struggle when no began tho practice of law. His
single hung unnotiGcd for many months. Be-
= coming desperate one day, he packed up his few
books and started for the depot, determined to
abandon his profession and 60 to Texas, He had
reached the foot of the stsirs which led to his
office when he was accosted by an elderly man
a who inquired where John Morgan's law office
WAS "Right here. sir; my name is Morgan
y "Going out2' ~ am about 10 start for Texas Oh
!, pressing business" "Indeed Then can you
= direct me to good lawyer? I've little case 70
y dispose Of" ~ decided" said Mr.. Morgan after
a ward, in telling the story to friend, that my
Texas trip was not pressing amer all took thu
old gentleman Into my office and heard his case
:. won it, and since that day fortune has faVoreC
me-"
"a EDWARD w. FELL, of Cleveland, claims to
= have invented q process Tor taking permanent
pictures upon any smooth surface instantly by the
action of electricity upon sensitive coating at AT
expense Of l cent per picture, 1t is claimed thii
will work a revolution in the photographing bust
Of ness. The engrayer upon wood, "copper" or shell
n need no longer consume time and patience In oh
u tanning defective counterpart of the object to b.