National Republican., 1885-02-28
ODDS AND ENDS.

WV hi'Si lnhmeb Wnlcn hne KNOWS arc over
i60years old.
A NEWPORT (Ky.) girl pawned her
grandmother's false toeth for money to attend
the roller skating rink.
The public debt of Canada now reaches
s243,0 900. or over s5i per head of populatIop.
This Is an increase Of 20 por cent. on the debt
OF last year.
v A PERSON sleeping on his right side.
according to celebrated French Psychologist,
Will have inooherent and absurd dreams, but
when sleeping on the left side the dreams will,
bo OF an intelligent nature.
Four English judges still pursuing
their judicial labors into venerable old age arc
Vice Chancellor Bacon in his s7th year, Judge
Potersdorif In his S5th, and Judge Hutton and
Judge Bayley each In his SD year.
ONE Harvey was the solitary citizen
who squatted on the only land by which tho
grand canyon OF the Colorado river can be
reached, and he charges sic TO visitors for the
privilege ofiooking at that wonder
THE latest Mexican treasure sent To
London is apearl weighing ninety.three carats,
which is said to be the largest In the world.
1t is valued at fs, 400, but It's original owner,
poor Indian, parted with 1t for sis.
A New YORK policeman who went
down to Guatemala TO organize the police
force there Is now the most powerful man in,
the republic noxt to President Barrios and
gets salary Of 5000 year, an immense sum
In Guatemala.
DON PEDRO, OF Brazil, maintains a. q
part Of his establishment one Of the fnost
military bands In the world When tho court
is at Rio this imperial band plays in the tropic
nights In the Black Horse square while tho
dusky Brazilians stroll about the walks or eat,
ices and drink wine at little tables under The
palm trees.
In order to keep her guests sober Mrs.
Astor hit upon the plan at her latest party OF
dispensing with walters and requiring each
gentleman to wait upon his companion. It il
said the plan worked well, and the number OF
young men who became unable to carry a
salyer of coffee from tho buffet without spill
ing the liquid was small.
ANDREW JACKSON WARNER, familiarity
known as "Unole jack" and who was quar-.
termaster at Libby prison during the rebellion,
now lives at Central City, Ill. He was great
favorite with the prisoners, and is often visited
| by men whom he befriended while impris-
| oned at Libby. He is 70 years old, and during
the late campaign did all he could to elect ST.
John.
The temperature Of tho mines on the
Comstock vein h exceedingly high, AT depths
| OF l,ooo ieet aud 100 feet the Thermometer
placed IN O fresh drilled hole Will show l3O de-
grees' very large bodies OIL water have run
ior years az lou degrees and smaller bodies at
l7O degrees The temperature is kept down 10
ITO degrees by forcing In fresh air cooled over
ice.
A RICH young man was courtino A non
young Girl. hut he was slow I'm brinejns NM.
| ters 10 a crisis. 80 one day ahc comp,aIned =,
the hardships of being poor. "poor % he oxl
claimed gallanlly. young lady with your
wealth OF mind and grace of person poora
Why, such charms syou possess are worth a
mint OF money "Well, wish L had tho
mint ana somebody else had the charms"
sne SAID ana tho crisis came
THE Bay OF Havana is said by the
Biographies TO be the fnost in the world II is
In the shape Of a mans hand. the opening into
the sea corresponding To the wrist, and tho
fingers being represented by bays or inlets
stretching In all directions. But in this mag
nincen' maven there Is not ana never mas been,
pivi VI 1uay VI uo0A y, any plaeo ioI hvessol
W innu' Ais tne ioauins anu unioauing OF
psaaoa, ns' ,, no,sns W. oa''io - oone py means
oi o,n s,nan nsnse.s' wnlon arc toWeu Dach ana
ioi'N oo'"'on '"o 'esSoi anu 'no iahu'
In Is somewhat unusual thing for a
reigning sovereign to appear In the witnesa
box ut police court. The other day, how
ever, tho king of Italy, from good.naturod
motives, volunteered his testimony before a
magistrate in Rome. A shopkeeper named
Maranzoni had unfortunately injured little
girl by riding over her In the street. and King
Humbert who had witnessed the accident,
cahie iorwatu 'o.say 'hae IN ms opinion mar.
.,n. ont aiae n ~ A ~ nS Miso w piune, anu
'Aa'' ia '"''' -'' ''". 'uA away WIN nii''
The measles invaded household
where there were many children. The first
child to sicken was given box of paints aud
some prints 10 color to amuse himself in bed
"I wish could get the measles" said a
younger brother, "then could have paint
box too" In due time no caught the infec-
tion, and was also given box of paints,
Papa" said the little one wearily, after
being a couple of days in bed, "you can take
the paint box away, don't want the
measles"
THIS wise little girl also believed that
the stars were the children of the moon. Hell
mother wanted her to 20 to bed one night be
fore she felt quite sleepy enough TO so will
ingly. "But the moon hasn't sent her children
to bed yet" objected tho little astronomer
petulantly. 1t so happened that storm wa:
brewing and heavy clouds wero gathering In
the heavens. go and sec II she hasn't" said
her mother. !. The little head was Immediately
popped out Of the window, and the sky was
scanned eagerly, "well, guess I've got to &c
to bed now,' she said after the survey; "th'
moon is covering up her children and tuckinG
them in."