Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-19
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uuOfo tht lcNtI Ol tnt DdlplCp III hne
duchy of Saxe-AltenbuFg, eight differ
ent countries are discernible.
A Syracuse woman boiled, scrubbed,
and ironed, In the pocket of an apron,
q Is bill Of the issue, bearing the por-
trait of President Garfield, aud discov-
cred 1t, upon taking the apron from
the drawer, in as clean and perfect
condition as new bill.
Helloflite is the suggestive name Of a
new explosive, compounded in the Ger
man laboratory. Ii is said 10 be mix.
ture Of nitro glycerine and gelatine,
dissolved in strong nitric acid. Its
power Is greater than that Of dyna-
mite, and il is much less dangerous to
handle.
A club for deaf and dumb people has
been formed in Paris. 1t is called the
Club OF the Silent" and nobody that
is not deaf and dumb can be a member
The waters and other servants are alro
deaf mutes, There ar~S@er ny mem
bers, all wealthy, and all great whist
players.
In the stomach of xhirty seven
Ipound Goldfish sold in tue fish mark ct
Iof IIioerring, Denmark. were found
another cod fifteen inches long. and a
fat duck, perfectly fresh and apparent
ly swallowed alive and whole. Except
| for bite on the neck it was uniniur-
led.
] A Montreal hackman, who took a
lcouple TO church the other night TO bs
married. and quitely slipped off during
the wedding ceremony TO make little
extra money, was surprised on return
ing TO hear the bridegroom boldly
ask for the money he had made while
Iaway. The coachman, however, see
ling constable on hand, and not being
! desirous of becoming defendant in ;
3 lawsuit, handed over the cash ant
drove the newly welded pair home.
Il A set of rules has been published b.
the Russian Government on the educa
Il ton and qualification of dentists As
al evidence of sufficient preliminar
Education they must have passe'
Through six or eight classes OF a clasi
cal or commercial gymnasium. Tn
o professional studies may be carried ou
u either in universities or in private iu
y Istitutions approved by university au
p liberties. At the end Of the period {
studentshIp, the length of which doe
not appear to be defined, a practical an
Theoretical examination must be pa
i. sed and diploma obtained.
I'll A Russian observer, DR.. kolb'
!, Estates with regard 10 the fatigue occi
:, stoned 10 the eyes by paper OF varior
n colors. that red and green papers PR
- duce more fatigue than blue and ye
low, and these again more than gra
y and white of the same.degree ot brigh
- ness. Altogether, he does not thin
that colored paper for printed bool
), lpresents any advantage, as far as u
4 eyesight is concerned, over viii
D, paper.
d A farmer of Washington Territo
J. loaned his dog to man On Snal
., River to whom he had sold . flock
~ ~ sheep to drive home, a distance
~ thirty miles. The drover bund Il
n dog so useful that, instead OF sendil
cel him home, he locked him up. III
ae dog escaped, and, concluding t
ne driver had no more right TO keep Z
ID sheep than to lock him up, he colle'
ed all that had belonged to his mas:
sc and drove them home again.
NJ The otter destroys but few fish, l
~ ing the word in its popular accept
~ ton. What it destroys are for 70
d. land not out of love of ki
hit ing. The greater part of its diet &C
1t, sists of fresh water cray-fsh, ,thousan
us of which it destroys, and it is for The
lg, that long journeys are so frequent
ng made. Many miles in a night {
nls travelled for these crustaceans, the be
~ ~ of mountain and moorland strea
being tracked to their source, aim
he every stone on the way being careful
as examined.
ng There is said to be tradition IL
ert the first man who goes into paw
shop of Monday morning is neN
permitted To leave without buyi
what he wants. Pawnbrok
be have superstition that if they do
~ sell to the first customer who con
III in on Monday they will have bad II
ne, all week. And this has becomes +
IN with the people who patronize paw
na no shops. A man got $40 overcoat !
tho winter for Sc because he went into
,eS pawnbroker's the first on Mono
ybt and asked to loook at some overcoi