National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-05
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

The relations between fathers and daughter
do not seem 10 be pleasant at Albany, On
man has arrested bis daughter on the charge O
stealing silver from him, and lady has sueC
her father TO recover $4,000 in bonds.
"Come on, gentlemen says the Mobfl,
Register, 10 certain parties who have beer
hunting the city editor; ''tbe ONCE hours Of the
fighting editor e from q. N. untIl midnight
And your grammar editor-N hasn't got snJ
once hours mas hsi "---- ~,
The fool pleaser has start cd another Of thosc
pretty stories which get into all the newspa.
pers: "a little New Bedford girl who wanted
TO get some Cancelled Exe6dEife postage stalibI,
wrote to the President and told him 90, and
now rejotees over letter from him, incioslnR
full set Of uneanceled stamps and his photo
graph"
A Kansas school teacher who does not be-
lieve in books, is educating the children on
railroad timetables and weather reports.
"Their mental powers are unshaekled BY rules
and formula, and open daily like the sunhower
to the orb OF day, says the report Of the CON-
mittee.
The New York Mail denounees as double
distilled fool young Frenchmau who, seeing
the dead body Of very beautiful woman dis
played at the Aorgue, went and killed him
self, first writing letter stating that he COM
on the next slab 10 hers.
The Philadelphia obituary poet is trying to
think OF something TO say on the death Of an
old lady one hundred and seven years Of age.
he Is welcome to this, If It will do
Another old citizen gone;
She lived to An hundred and seven,
For such good person she
Was long time getting 70 heaven.
A Toledo man has q dog that understands
the English language. BIS master talks to him
as though he were human being, and Tray
understands him. For instance, there will be a
dozen drays moving up the street. ''Chuuk,"
says Howsrd, Ego and get on the seat Of the
red dray." Chunk looks over the draws, and
trots OF TO the dray and takes his seat BY the
driver.
Mrs. Minnie A. Bedell, Of Massachusetts,, ad-
yertises the departure of her husband in the
following classic language "Whereas, nv
charming husband, Daniel G.. Bedell, has len
me for the twelfth time, without lust cause or
proyocation, this is to warn all persons from
trusting him on any account, as am done pay
ing his debts and supporting him Hereafter
be must cut his own feed or starTe."
Apropos Of the Presidents recent visit 10
New Jersey, the Republieaa of
that village says: There was one man who
lives In the country, and happened In town for
the first time for quite q while He wanted 10
know what all the bunting was displayed for
He was informed that It was IN honor OF Gene |
raj Grants visit. "GeneEl Grant, who's |
hsp why the President, Of course" ''The |
President Of whatP' ''The United States
~OhP'
A Macon negro philosopher, discussing the |
relations Of the races, said: t'You know de |
turkey he roost on de fence, and de goose he |
roost on de ground. You pull de turkey OF
ie fence, and he viii git up again; you crop his /
wings, but somehow or nudder he's gwine to 4
Jet back on de fence. Now, you put de goose /
IN de fence and he will fall OF; he don't be- /
ong dar. De turkey an de white man; he's |
loWn now, but he's gwine to get up again. /
De niger Is de goose; he better stay whaF he |
belongs"