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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
Joking win a Powder House.


There was fall Of rock at one Of the
tunnels on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and our train was delayed at flag station
for three or four hours, The passengers
strOlled about to pass the time away, aud q
dozen Of us had gone down the track half a
mile toward quarry, when we came TO a
roughlooking shanty erected about 200 feet
from the track aud partly hidden by great
rocks. There was small piece OF red card
board In sight on the building, but IL II had
any printing or writing on 1t we couldn't
see from that distance. A passenger pulled
out his revolver and observed:
81 think can chip that card, though It's
a pretty long snot,"
lie fired and missed it, Then second
pulled his revolver and fired and hit the
corner of the card Then out came seven
or eight weapons, ard there was a general
blazing away for at least ten minutes, when
the card fell We had Just put up our pistols
when Il man came running up from the
quarry. waving his hat and yelling, "StOpn'
"Stopn' When he reached us he was out OF
breath aud as pale as ghost,
"W-what We're you shooting at Y' 1t
gasped.
AT red card on that shantyn
lie beckOued for us to follow, and led the
way to the house and opened the door, Tit
place contained nineteen kegs Of blasting
powder aud $40 pounds of nltrO'glycerine
aud some OF our bullets had "barkedn two
or three Of the kegs. | don't know by
what route the others got back to the train
nor how long 1t took 'em, but / flew, aud
| the rate OF speed beat auy pigeon record
YOU ever heard Of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
sympathy With IA Touch of Humor.
Boston Record

Here Is story OF Gloucester, which II
may be necessary to preface with the state
ment Of the fact, familiar enough to people
who live on the coast, but possibly not so
familiar to inlanders, that when seafaring
man dies away from home point is made
OF packing his effects in his chest promptly
anu returning them TO his family.
A lady, dressed in deep mourning, was
riding IN "A Gloucester street car, when an
other lady, sharp OF feature and inquisitive
OF gaze, came In and sat down by her side.
Th9 sharp featured woman fidgeted about
for minute or 80, aud then began catechiZ-
ing the woman IN mourning:
"Be you mOurnin' the loss Of relatives,
ma'amF"
YEA
Husband o: brotherY''
"Bothr
claw sakes Was they lost at sea-"
"They died at New Orleans Of the
fever"
"Dear me, SUE Both on 'em died O. the
yaller fever, ehS"
Yes
The inquisitive woman wiped away q
tear, paused for an instant, and then re-
| sumed
"Was they hopefully pious, ma'amT -
eyes, they were"
And eagerly did ye git their chists"
"Oh, WELL" said the sharp featured
woman with sigh Of satisfaction, "if they
died hopefully pious and you, got theil
chists,. you've got great deal to bt
| thankful fOr.n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
SENATOR FOR A MINUTE.
How Governor. by Mistake In Vote,
Held the Position.

Chattanooga Commercial
Did you ever hear of man who was
United States senator for just one minute ?
The Constitution had visitor yesterday
with that record-ex-Gov. Walker, Of
Florida. 1t happened this way; In 1874 the
legislature was Republican by one majority.
Gov. Walker was the Democratic candidate
for senator. After tediuos ballotings q
Republican member from Tallahassee,
named Avery, voted "Walker." This
elected him. When the ballot was closed
the crowd became wild with enthusiasm.
The cheering, which lasted fully minute,
prevented the chairman from announcing
the vote. In the meantime the Republicans
had surrounded Avery, and he soon de-
cared that he had not voted for Gov.
Walker, but for Sam Walker, small Re-
publican politician about town. This left
Gov. Walker one short Of an election.
Finally Mr. Jones, the present senator, was
put up, captured the needed vote, and was
elected.
Irecalled this occurrence to Gov. Walker
yesterday. He smiled and said: at was a
curious experience. | was walking in the
capitol grounds when | heard tremendous
roar. supposed this meant my election.
My friends came rushing down the steps to
carry me In triumph into the representative
hall. i made my way with such cOmposure
as could command through the shouting
crowds only to find when quiet was re-
stored that Avery had declared that his
vote was not for me, but for Sam Walker.
My friends were disposed to be violent with
him, but simply said to him, you are,
sir, the only radical that ever made me feel
good for even on e minute"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20

When spider is preparing to moult 1t
stops eating for several days, and fastens
itself 10y short line Of web TO one of the
main lines OF its snares, which holds IL
firmly while II proceeds to undTess. The
skin cracks all around the thoraK, is held
only 10y the front edge. Next the aldo
men is uncovered Now comes the struggle
to free the legs; II works and kicks vigOr-
Ously, aud seems to have very had work. But
continued perseverance OF about fifteen
minutes brings It out OF the old dresss, aud
1t seems almost lifeless, and limp and help
less for several minutes, hut gradually
comes back to life and looks brighter aud
and even 10 little children, 1t is an opera.
ton OF extreme interest. My little nephsw
watched the moulting of nearly full
grow pet spider, and ran to his mother,
saying "Mamma, my spider undressed and
hung his dress on a line"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20

up the steep of prosperity. The open
ing OF this stream would be but
drop from the financial ocean
Of our great government, but would be to
us a benefaction. Our lands under present
difficulties are productive; some bottoms on
the river will yield 100 bushels Of corn per
acre, and 1t Is matter OF record on the
hooks OF the Virginia State Agricultural
Society that farmer Of this county took
the first premium on wheat, having raised
At bushels per acre feel confident that
in appealing for the aid Of the REPUBLICAN
In THIS our time Of need, that we will find a
true friend to our isolated Eden. see in
the report of the survey that there were
formerly 355 batteaus in employment on
the Roanoke. T.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
Movable Hospitals.


The utility of cheap barrack hospitals
has been so thoroughly demonstrated within
the last twenty-five years that 1t Is now
generally admitted that for caring for the
sick and wounded OF an army during war,
and also as emergency hospitals in cases of
epidemics, or for men engaged in large en-
cheering operations, they give far better
results than can be obtained in buildings
such as dwellings, warehouses, churches,
&C., which were formerly the chief resort
In cases Of emergency, Attention having
once been called to the possibility of max
ing sick men comfortable in comparatively
slight and cheap buildings, aud even In
tents, attempts have been made within the
last ten years to perfect some system
of hospital construction which should
permit the moving OF the buildings
rapidly from place TO place to meet
the wants Of an army IN the field, or to be
used in cases Of great accidents or cpl
denies. These attempts were greatly
stimulated by competitive exposition Of
plans for such hospitals held IN Antwerp In
September, 1885, under the stimulus de.
rived from the Empress Augusta, Of Ger
many. The conditions under which Jlaus
were submitted were mainly the following :
Each barrack To be Of Il size sufficient for
twelve beds, allowing not less than twelve
cubic meters of air space per bed, The
buildings to be so constructed that they
can readily he put up and taken down by
unskilled labor, and can readily be trans
ported on wagons or on railway cars,
They must be comfortable in winter rs well
as in summer, must be provided with
means of heating and with latrinGs They
should be fire proof, II possible, and capa'
BILE Of thorough cleansing and di6nfec'
ton. Comfort, mobility, weight, and cost
were the points chiefly to be considered.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20


The human family living to-day on eartlI
consists OF about 1,45O, 100000 Individual
not less, probably more. These are did
tributed over the earth's surface so that nov
there is no considerable part where man II
not found. In Asia, where he was flrsI
planted, there are now approximately
about 800, 900, 900, densely crowded; on al
average l2O to the square mile. In Europ
there are 800, 000,0 900, averaging 100 to thu
square mile, not SO crowded, but every
where dense and at all points over popu
lated. In Africa there are 2lO,OOO,OOO
In America, north aud south, there are ITO,
600, 900, relatively thinly scattered and re
cent. In the islands, large and small, prob
ably 100000. The extremes Of tht
white and black are as five to three
the remaining 700,00O,000 intermediate
brown and tawny. OF the race, 50O,'
100000 are well clothed, that II
wear garments of some kind to cover theil
nakedness; 700,000,000 are semi.clothed
covering inferior parts Of the body; $50,
600, 900 are practically naked. OF the race
800, OOO, 900 live In houses partly furnished
with the appointments Of civilization; 700,
900, 900 In huts or caves, with no furnishing
260, 000, 600 have nothing that can he called
a home, are barbarous and savage. Tit
range is from the tOpmost round-the An
glo-SaXon civilization, which is the highes
known down to naked savagery. Tit
portion OF the race lying below the line o
human condition is at the very least three
iifths OF the whole, or OO,OOO,OOOO
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
ABOUT wASHBOARDS.
How and Where This Article OF Do
nestle Economy IL Made.

["Carp" in the Cleveland Leader
"MilliOns of washboards are made and
sold in the United States every yea., and at
least I, 100000 are sold year.y between the
Allegheny mountains and Missouri river.
There are two factories in Cleveland which
turn out 200 dozen washboards day, one
In Toledo which turns out 300 dozen day,
and two in st. Louis which turn out over a
million year. There are at least twenty
different varieties of washboards, and the
best washboards are made in the west. The
eastern factories make their washboards of
pine. They put them up cheaply and make
them out OF poor material"
What constitutes good washboard ?" |
asked.
at must be stroug and durable, and 1t
must have good washing surface. The
washing surface is usually made Of zine,
! hut sometimes OF wood or rubber. The
| best wood for washbOards is the cotton
wood or sycamore. Pine is too soft and
| white pine is too expensive. The best wash.
boards are made with dOve.tailed heads,
with wire nails driven across the grain OF
the wood They must be nicely finished,
as the looks OF washboard will sell II.
/ There is a great deal of difference In the
character OF the zinc used, aud washbOnrds
are Of all grades and prices. You cen buy
| the poorer class as low us eighty cents a
! dozen, ut wholesale, and the better boards
cost as high as 81 10 dozen. man IN
| New York has Invented Il washing board
| which he has offered to the trade at - a
| dozen, but 1t costs too much and will not
sell. Double washboards are those that
have zinc ridges on both sides. The prices
OF these run from $l6O to SO per dozen
At retail washboards cost twenty-five
thirty, thirty five, forty, and fifty cents
apiece"
docs It pay to buy good washboards p
"Of course IL does. There Is the same
difference between good and poor wash
board as between good aud poor horse OF
machine. A washOOard costing 40 cent?
will outwash and Outlast three boards cost
ing only 25 cents apiece"
"WhO made the first washbOard ?''
81 don't know. But the first were made
OF wood entirely, and our washerwOmeI
used to pound the dirt out OF the clothes
with a stick, by laying them on q board
The first washbOards made Of Zinc werI
put upon the market about twenty.6v,
years ago, and the style first invented Il
found the best to-day, 1t is that OF thu
plain ridge known AS the eagle crimp
Fancy Crlmps OF zinc have been made o
late years, hut they are no better. Wash,
boards made OF glass are liable TO break
aud think the hest washhOard Ia the oil,
zinc and wood article. There is one nov
made Of solid piece OF zinc az a rubin!
surface, which Is very good. The demand
for washboards increases right along, aud
suppose our trade will continue AS long a
people put on clean clothes and take OF
dirty ones"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20

bOsOn lfAlhVflpII
Mr. G. q, LOeber, native OF Germany,
who was at one time member Of the New
York bar aud Later a resident of San Fran
cisco, is said TO be engaged at bis work
rooms, on Albany street, this city, In build
ing air ships. lie says that after years Of
study he has discovered law OF motion
that will make It as easy to navigate the air
as 1t is now to navigate the ocean. The
means by which he hopes to ac-
compish this object will be q steamer,
which, he says, will carry Its own
fuel, carry passengers, and carry freight,
as easily as II resting upon the water.
II will be Of steel, In the form OF a bird