National Republican., 1884-01-16


Long hairs by the scorc
And toothbrush used in the days of Noah.
To stand here all day is dreadful borei
While ocr and Ger
Folks into me pour
The scraps and old trimmings they formenywore,
You hear the family infant roarl
Some drops of gore,
From n finger sore,
Are added now to my treasure.store.
Don't crpcct 10 rate me with 'toons of yore,
Sung In ancient lore
If you will explore,
You'll find I'm hand painted cuspdorl
-Adron Ficd0r
A MAN in Volinia, Mich. pays $3.50 tar
this yenr-6O cents ON his house and lot and s3 on
his dog.
NUBAR PAsHA, the new Egyptian premier,
was minister Of foreign affairs under 1small but
leit Egypt when that ruler was overthrown.
How is your cousin, who went to Florida
for his health, getting on Improving suppose |"
"Why, haven't you heard of his deathi He died
two weeks ago" us 1t possbel Then his trip
to Florida proved Of no benefit to him?" mo,
not in the least"
"DoN'T talk to me about beginning at the
bottom of the ladderl' observed a crushed" ac-
and Pm there still. II II was TO do over again, I'd
begin at the top. It's much easier to fall down
than to climb up"
IT rather annoys the woman holding pug
dog in her lap in the street car to hear learned
looking gentleman remark to friend DO you
know the female ourang- -outang at tho museum
has formed an attachment for small dog and
Gondles it constantly"
IT is related Of President Grevy, who ia
well known to be n skillfu billiard player, that he
recently invited the famous professional player
Vgnaux to the Elysee aud that the two men
played together. Rumors are now afoat that
the president actually beat the professional
player and that Vignau& is somewhat of cour-
tier.
THE Hungarian minister of internal COM
rnunications has issued decree forbidding any
private citizen or any official Of lower grade than
u ministerial councillor to tread upon the stair
carpets in the ministerial building. The uncov-
cred parts of stairs decreed to be good enough
for general use
The ore of antimony is found abundantly
in California and Nevada, and In other parts Of
the Pacific slope Tho shipment of antimony ore
| from san Francisco to England amounted in 1882
| to 1880 tons The Southern Pacific railroad
carried east during the same period 60,lS0 pounds
of metallic antimony shipped from San Francisco
| and Oakland
Mrs. BEEcHER is said to be rapidly failing.
She has not been cute the house for months Mr..
| Beecher is 20 and looks GO. Mrs. Beecher
is not yet 60 and looks over 50. Both Of her
daughters have married we'll and are living in
Chicago Mrs. Tllton is teaching music in Brook
lyn. Mr.. Titon is living quietly in Paris, busill
employed ut book making.
A LONDON correspondent in recent letter,
says the hishionablcs wearing white neckties
with square ends cut straight instead of to point
Gloves are distinctly coming iuto wear again for
theaters and evening amusements generally, ex-
| cepting, of course, dinner. Boots and pumps are
more pointed than over. Red of many shades is
the popular color with ladies, both for the street
and for evening wear.
The village of Tracade, NJ b., contains q
hospital for lepers which now has twenty two in
mates. A Nine. Pinault, of st, John, claims that
she can cure them by the use of galvanc battery
with certain medicine she has compounded, and
the government is considering her proposition.
Some years ago medical practitioner was
gagged by tho government who thought he could
cure them, but his method proved an entire full
| ure.
| Mrs. LANGTRY has given Freddie the
cold shake, and concluded to become an Ameri.
can. She has bought pretty little house at 100
West Thirteenth street, New York, and furnished
1t beautifully fora permanent residence. Among
the curios that embellish her home are several
rugs from Mecca, sent to her by the khediye OF
Egypt, and famous fifteenth century carved cabi-
net, executed by the great sculptor Verbrugen, of
Antwerp.
ABOUT two months ago Mr.. c. T. Brownell,
of Binghamton. exchanged handsome residence
in that place for farm of 2l0 acres near Grafton
n. H., owned by conservative Englishman who
would never allow any one to investigate certain
slight indications of something more valuable
than soil beneath the surface. The new owner,
however made an examination at once, and In
the spring will begin to develop the rich bed Of
mica which underlies thirty acres of his farm.
A WRITER who has made study Of the
mahogany tree says that peculiarlty. of which
few have knowledge, is seen in the numerous
spurs eliminated from the body OF the tree regu
lar intervals, all Of which grow downward. finally
entering the earth aud becoming roots. They ore
superior to any part of the trunk for beauty and
texture and color. Some of them have been sold
for $3.50 per 900 feet board measure while the
body of the tree brought only $40 the port of ex-
portaton.
AT Mines, in France, has been found q
block of mosaic masonry twelve meters In extent
representing Roman emperor enthroned with a
woman at his side and surrounded by group OF
slaves and warrior wearing helmet. Two men
before him are leading a lion and wild boar.
The colors are as fresh as If applied yesterday,
and the pavement is in state of perfect preserva.
tion. Few specimens so good as 1t Is exist In
museums. The market value is estimated to be
at least 100000.
THE various industries along the line of
the new American canal seem to have already re-
ceived an impetus from its construction. Among
others the pearl fishery is being pushed on with
. great ygor. and with good deal of success az
many fine specimens have lately been found.
, Among some consigned to Mr. Benson, Bond
street, is very fine shaped pearl, called the LES
seps" weighing nearly 200 grains. 1t Is about the
most important that has been in the market for
many years, and takes its place in the list of the
largest known pearls in the world.
The trusses of the old part of tho roof ot
the basilica of ST. Paul, in Rome, contemporary
remarks, were framed so far back as the year SIG
and were found TO be perfectly sound and good in
{ 1874, after the lapse OF nearly 1000 years Thes
+ trusses are made of fir. The tlmber-work of the
external domes of the church of st. Mark In
Venice is more than $40 years old. and 1t is still
. in u good state of preservation. Timber, under
l favorable circumstances, lasts very long. Sound
logs for instance, are dug out OF bogs from timt
: to time from places where they have lain from
!, an indefinite period.
.. Or all the great monyed experts of the day,
r writes a correspondent, class Jay Gould FIRST. He
, is truly a wonderful man, and a man absolutely
3 devoid of what are technically known as small