Daily Republican., 1886-04-26

Russia has 80 400 doctors, Of whom
$50 are women. The dentists number
but 800, and the pharmacists 1900.
One of the curiosities Of Oxford 10 q
much admired portrait Of Fuller, an
eminent painter. taken BY himself
when drunk.
The quarter In London called Little
Britain was formerly the residence Of
the Dukes Of Brittany. In the reign OF
the Stuarts IL was q great centre for
booksellers.
The house where the reformer, Luz
Their, lived after bis marriage 10 care
fully preserved ut Wittenberg, Ger
many, In an almost unaltered condl
ton. 1t contains many interesting
relics.
The Parliament Oak was an ancient
and famous tree in what was once
from the tradition Of O parliament hav
ing been held there by Edward the
First.
One OF the many Bibles scattered
about hotel In Grand Rapids for the
use Of Its guests matter Of fact drum.
mer wrote In large letters on the title
page an appeal for ''less Bibles and bet
te beds
The boys in the Chinese Mission
School, in Boston, appear to prefer
women teachers. One of them who, In
the absence of his own teacher, was put
under q man teacher, seemed uneasy.
When asked the reason he replied: "Me
want old gal"
The much abused drug clerk Ia NOT
the only person liable to accidents with
poisons. A recent case 10 cited In
Jeannerette, La, In which q father Of
two sick children gave the medicines
prescribed for each Of them TO the other
thus killing both children.
1t has been current opinion for cen
| turtles that places Of burial are haunted
with spectres and apparitions, q notion
| indeed that prevailed as far back as the
| times of heathenism. Grid speaks o.
OF ghosts coming out Of their sepulchreI
and wandering about.
All the understanding Of the Mlkad,
| Of Japan 10 made OF q peculiar sof
white silk; and as this"Son OF Heaven
never wears Q garment twice, nor ON
great amount Of this material; bat IL l
L uUb Whbtous luz bnO AOyei Oaus OA SOY
ments are competed for as priceless pos
sessions by his royal subjects.
At the beginning Of every session Q
Congress new white pine top has 10 b
placed ON the Speakers desk. Pine
used because the ivory gavel produce
q larger sound upon 1t than upon som
tougher wood; besides. oak was ono
tried, but the occupant Of the chat
complained that . sharp blow produce
singing sensation In the hand, const
quently pine has bean used ever since
The order Of the Grown of India, cor
ferred on Lady Randolp Churchill, wa
instituted in 1873 1t includes som
twenty-six ladies, besides the wives {
Indian Princes, all OF whose husband
have held appointments connected 1t
India, ami Is conferred almost as
right on the wife OF the Secretary fc
India, which Lord Randolph now Il
1t IL always conferred in England b
the sovereign In person.
Moles on the face or on any otht
portion Of the body, unless they are {
such dimensions as to prove an absolul
Disagreement, should not be tampere
with by applying caustic preparation
recommended by some authorities Il
their removal. Even when they 81
very large, surgeons and physicians d
not ad wise their extirpation, rs the op
ration ID one generally attended
painful, II not dangerous, results
It's o general belief that an iv,
plant, when trained against Q wal
: will make the wall damp and eau
unhealthy conditions. 1t Ia said thi
the very opposite is the case. II q
, UNCOVERED wall Is examined aft
heavy rain, 1t will be seen that Il
wall IL dry and dusty, the nat surfa'
of the leaves having conducted Il
, water away from the wall. The shoe
and tendrils of the plant penetrate I'll
wall also, sucking all the moisture "a
tsinable for their own livelihood.
The press upon which Benjam
Frankliu worked rs q journeyms
printer In 1925 was very little improv,
until 1917, when George Clymer,
Philadelphia, invented the "Colun
bian" press. 1t was the first importa
Improvement. The power was apple
by a compound lever. In 1929 SAmu
Rust invented the Washington
press, which superseded all others fer
while. Daniel Treadwell, of Bosto
, invented the first power" press, 81
in 1880 Samuel Adams, of the sar
place, invented the famous adam
press.