Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-27
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A history of India under Queen Vic
toria will be published in London by
Capt. Trotter by subscription. 1t will
Gil two octave volumes of about 500l
pages.
The largest piece by the square
inch ever paid for a painting was
lately given by the Due d. Anumale \
for the " Three Graces." by Raphael,
from the Lord Dudley's gallery. The
price was $1e5, 900, or, as the picture
Is only seven inches square, ", 800 per
inch.
An English company has perfected
its arrangements for providing sick
chambers with telephones. The Objects
to give persons suffering from contagi
Gus diseases chance TO talk with their
friends. Speaking tubes are inadmis-
sible on account OF the infectious
nature OF the breath.
The Lancet hopes against hope that
boys who smoke will draw lesson
from the case Of a 12 year-old lad
in London, who died in consequence
OF smoking pennyworth OF double
twist. 1--WE may at least" says
the venerable editor "advise every
sensible boy to regard tobacco as
poison"
A very noticeable change has taken
place in the grass growth OF the open
sheep plains OF Australia since lis civ l.
ization. The grass originally grew in
large tussocks some distance apart, but
now has assumed the appearance
of q sward, owing to its having
stooled out when fed upon by sheep
and cattle, and for the seed having
been tramped into the ground.
when, In the absence of bush fires, it
terminated.
A new experiment consists in plac-
ing two similar block paper figures
two crosses, for example-quite
closely together, at about three inches
from the eyes. When so held before
a sheet of white paper, three separate
crosses will be seen. The phenomenon,
illustrating the principle Of the stereo-
scope, Is explained by the 'simulta@e-
Gus vision of two eyes. If figures OF
complementary colors, as red and
| green, are used upon dark back
ground, a white figure will appear in
the middle.
In the council chamber Of an old
| German town, famous for rare and
quaint memorials of the very long
ago, is preserved with wondrous care
a very singular bit of gold smithery.
1t is "the Burgered crystal" an
enameled relic box with rock crysta
upon the top, and upon this the
burgers of Luneburg placed thumt
when required to take an oath.
| Mr.. Randolph Caldecott, who wa
recently in this country, though very
little appears to have been known Of
his presence, has prepared for the Lon
don Graphic series of sketches o
American life and places. After thu
Graphic prints them they will be col
lected into volume.
An important sale of ancient work.
Of art found in the island of Rhodes
was held lately In London. The bid
ding was very slack, the British Mu-
scum securing all it wanted for nomi-
nal prices. Scandals like the retention
at the Metropolitan Museum of New
York City Of its present Director d.
more than local harm they DISCUS
and discourage those who would other
wise be active in supplying the want
OF museums all over the world.
: The Duke of Argyll's volume on tn
British land question will be publishes
next month by David Douglas, thu
Edinburg publisher. Mr.. Dougla
! will soon add to his American Serie
Mr.. T. B. Aldrich's " Prudence Pal
. frey" He has already added to 1t MI
; Howell's Silas Lspham." The Sc
+: ries now includes in six volumes tn
, works of Mr.. John Burroughs.
Gen. F. r. Chesney was the ma
: who explored the Euphrates Val lie
, and urged the building ofa railway
. form link between Great Britain an
!. India. M. deLesseps called him III
Father of the Suez Canal" 1t ap
4 pears from his life, edited by Stanle
Lane Poole. London: w. H. Allen
= Co., that Gen. Chesney's father was
= loyalist of Gasoline during the Revolt
ticn, who received place in the Iris
Customs as rewaed The late Gent
!, raj was eighty-five years old when b
:, died.
Gen. Grants paperon the Wilder
@ ness campaign will be printed in tn
q February number of the Century.
u will be accomplished by a fac-simile
d the letter which Lincoln wrote TO Il
y General Just before the opening OF TIL
II campaign, and which closed with tn
: words, "And now, with brave arm
and great cause, may God sustai
!, YOU" The original of this letter is !
the possession of General Badeau.
n A Frenchman named Lahontan hi
q Just accomplished remarkable feat
10 book renovation. He had sent him
COPY OF Covcrdale's Bible that Wi
: completely saturated with fat, and ha
70 been badly eaten by the mice. ii
r' process was to treat each leaf to a j
:. dicious course of chlorine in solutic
1: and ammonia, while the dirt was r.
moved by some process only known
)" himself. He then supplied the defe
As tive portions by carefully grating {
i, selected pieces of paper of the requ
= site texture and shade. The missir
" letter-preess was fac-similed. Th
OF whole was then sized and afterwar
Il. appropriately bound by one of the bt
n Partisan binders. the whole cost of I'll
ne treatment being $500,
10 stone wanted.