The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

Tommy-'Ah, you like powder putfs
best, don't you, Gertie?'-Funny Culls.
An Englishman was found dead on
n Dakota prairie the other day. lo
had told n friend he was talking home
some Indian war paint rs a Sioux.
veneer Crypt.
I'VE went bang into the iceberg and
slid off to one side. Tho ship fairly |
shivcred." THAT was natural. l think ,
I'd shivcr so close to an iccbcrg."-Har.
per's Baznr.
In Wall S~trcct.-"All is lost, save |
honor" groancd the lamb, ticeccd in
Wall street. and that is not worth Il
continental here" growled his partner.
detroit Free Press.
-l'aticnt--"Doctor, I have trouble
about swallowing. Docs that amount
to anything Doctor docking down
his throat)-''les, amounts to five dol
ars."-Flicgende Batter.
FIRST % Man lin logic classl-"Sav,
what docs |. q. L. mcan?' Second ~
Man (who has been there, with IL sigh
at generally means nothing at all
Princeton Tiger.
The barber is is a sort of bcllicosr
lnNllN VlNIil. llt lliN lllN iilNit VI I'll
right along; he fathers people, and he
occasionally smaShcs their mugs.-Na.
tional Barber.
-Tuumy--"Paw, what Ia political
economy Mr.. Fight is the cut
ting down of national expenses by a
member of congress to make up for his
own special appropriations Indian
apolis Journal.
"A novel bat very interesting we'd.
ding present is that bestowed by Mr..
George NJ. Pullman on his daughter,
who is to marry a young Californian.
1T consists of "A Pullman car of her own
handsomely made and decorated, in
which she may run home and see her
friends as often as she plcases.
Americans take an interest in a
number of islands OF the Pacific ocean.
We arc Interested in Japan. from which
II la"ge number of tho natives are now
cmigratinG to California, and in Samoa,
Of which our government is II of the
three protecting powers, and in the
Hawaiian kingdom, many of whose
people are anxious for annexation to
the United States.
The American dress rcformcrs are
preparing to renew their crusade at
Chautauqua this year. They declare
that their rcfornatory ideas are making
rapid progress all over the country, but
especially in the cool-hcadcd city of
Boston and the hot-hcadcd city of
Chicago. They have not much hope of
undermining the rrcjudiccs of the fair
sen in New York City.
Tl.1.-I' al,,,l +.,n,Ap t1,, .@.,;,st,,
of the saying in reference to n small
place, there is not room enough to
swing a cat" to n superstition current
in T~ransylvania. In this country, it is
said, if a eat runs away, when recovered
she must b. swung three times around
to attach her tn the dwelling. The
same is done with n stolen cat by q
thief il he would retain it.
Among II collection Of curious
plants recently received at the Kew
gardens, England. is Il specimen of y
curious tree from the solomon islands.
1t is believed to be a new genus of the
order of Supotncr. to which the sapo-
diller of Florida belongs. The tree is
known to the natives of Solomon islands
as the turtle 5 ,cd tree On recount OF
the close resemblance which the seeds
bean to the turtle,
Marriage may bc n failure in San
Francisco, and it may not, but it is in
tcrcsting to notr that comparatively
few people are making the experiment.
During last year there were only 3,23G
marriages in the city. loss than eleven
10 the thousand ofthc city's population,
The rate in Lon Ion i, more than cigh'
teen per thna~aul. What it is in the
various cities and states of the Union is
not recorded accurately.
--Ey u novel LEGAL t2thnicAlity Mig
Scoring, of C"awfordvillc. lnl.. has cs'
capped a term in tn northern penitel.
tiary. and now poses before the con
munity us a martyr. lie was indicted
for stealing S box of cigars from a
grocery store, but in the trial it was
proved cpnrlusivrly thath he left the box
and only took the cigars. On Thu
grIuu.i he was discharged.
a fine specimen of the sea fox. or
thrashor, was washed ashore at Nassa'
wadoX. Va, u few days ago, and created
something of a sensation, as nothing nj
all like the uncanny ching had eve,
been seen there before. The fish Wa
fourteen feet long aTl about half OF
this was its tail. its weapon, with one
Of its edges as sharp as IL knife.
In walking through the Contra
Park. New York. one day recently, ;
Boston naturalist was surprised by
some Of the trees, shrubs and flowers hI
saw there. He said he found even sugaI
naples, Norway NAPLES and swamp ma
pies, lie found moss pinkS, Asiasti,
magnolias, lilacs, the forsythia, the cor
nelian cherry and other charmin,
things that are familiar to New York
ers who stroll though the park.
Prom Holland an offer has beer
made to the Holland society of New
York and the ST. Nicholas society O
Brooklyn to construct and present Il
thom an exact reproduction of Il Hal
Moon, the ship in which Henry lIudsol
discovered and explored the river whic'
: bears his name. The societies name,
c have accepted the offer and are plan
$ ming to fit up the ship as Il club hous
! md to take it to Chicago both to b. eS
hibited and to be occupied by thei
: members during the Columbian expos
: ton. -
8 A cup of coffee and a lump Of suga
arc said to be n very acceptable subst
{ tute for the Official AMI not wholly aC
; curatc weather forecasts. Havin.
, dropped the mmpsof sugar into the en-
! of coffee carefully, watch the air-bul
! blcs that rise to the surface. If the
: suddenly rush from the center to tn
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