The Republican., 1890-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A siXteen-year-old canary bird in
Ellington, Conn, sings rs sweetly as
ever.
-"How much is that canary?" Ten
dollars" "Very we'll; I'll take it. Send
me the bill" "We can not send the
bill without the rest of the bird"
you mean to say the whole pile of
lumber fell on you, and you were not
not hurt?" "Yes. But you must re-
member it was not hardwood. "-Har-
per's Bazar.
"A rattlesnake was recently killed in
Lee County, Ga, which was eleven feet
long, had nineteen rattles and button,
and in his stomach full-grown rabbit.
Even naturalist would not care to con-
front such reptile in narrow path.
Electricity now lights small safety
lamp for use amid inflammable gases.
The smallest one to one and one-half
candle power will burn four or five
hours without replenishing; the larger
will work for twelve to fifteen hours.
1t is stated that primary batteries
are no longer used for telegraphic serv-
ice at the Central Telegraph Office in
Berlin; storage batteries charged by the
dynamo elect" machines of lighting
station being substituted as a supply of
operating rrent-Electrical Review.
New York City now has craze for
white buildings, and they accord ad
mirably with the climate. The Fifth
Avenue, the Albemarle, the Hoffman,
the st. James, the Coleman, the new
Imperial are all white, and every one il
pleased with the tendency. But New
York will do wcll to relinquish all
notion of burning soft coal if she wishes
to dress in white.
"A lantern" fish was recently caught
in the Columbia river, although it's
proper home is in the deep sea. Its
popularity is its transparency; by hold
ing it up to the light every bone can
be easily counted. 1t has a reddish
tinge, and this one was about seven
inches long, although they have been
caught in drag nets off the coast that
were eighteen inches long.
blowout Mountains in the cascades
above Breitenbush, Ore, is unmistak-
ably one of the wonders of the cascades
consisting of about eight hundred acres
of granite rock piled up in every con-
ceivable share. From all indications it
has been caused by an accumulation OF
gas below, which bursting out, threw
the rock in to the canon, forming a
beautiful lake from twenty to thirty
rods wide and half mile long, in
which abound myriads of trout.
When the people of the West Indies
wish to wash their hands, they squeeze
the juice of lemon over them and rub
them brisklv in water until they are
clean. In countries where oranges are
plentiful, gentlemen use the cheapest
kind for backing their boots. The
orange is cut in two, and the juicy side
Of one-half is rubbed on the SCOT of an
iron pot and then on the boot. Then the
boot is rubbed with soft brush, and a
bright polish soon appears.
Tho champion hen resides at Bath,
Me. Whom dog of about thirty-five
pounds fighting weight approached her
domicile for the purpose of having a
little sport with the pullets there this
him considerably more than half way.
There was a short scene, rather noisy
and exciting, the result being a dog
proceeding hastily on his way and a hen
somewhat ruflled and clucking over her
victory.
The champagne vineyards of France
yield on an average nearly ten million
1f univ nn1N
portion of this is converted into vim
mousscux annually, the inferior growths
supplying the ordinary table wine for
inhabitants of the district, except in
years of great scarcity, when they are
utilized by some ot the shippers. AT
present there are rs, 900, 900 bottles of
sparkling champagne in the cellars of
the shipping houses. which also con-
tains 1000, coo gallons in casks. So that
champagne drinkers are not likely to
go thirsty so long as their money holds
out. The annual sales average only
10000, 900 bottles.
The New Orleans Picayune tells of
a monkey which answers to the name of
Jocko. The children of the house and
Jocko are boon companions, and of a
summer afternoon enjoy frolic to-
gethcr upon the lawn. One day some
ono threw match down and the grass
ignited. making little blaze. Jocko
saw it, stopped and looked, then glanced
all around, and, seeing piece of plank
not far of ran for it, crept cautiously to
the fire, all tho time holding plank as
a shield between himself and the flame,
then threw the plank on the fire and
pressed it down and eXtinguished it.
What child could lave reasoned better
and done more?
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