National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-01

Shop girls are 30 accustomed to standing
that they can stand almost anything, but we doubt u
they can stand the funny editorial writer His intc-
| ton Is too serious for n ioke
Tho Adams Express Company arc about 10
| enter into composition with the United States 0ov-
eminent In carrying small packages for one cent
10 any part OF the United States but not rcccv
Ing any sum less than ten cents.
, = h.llat dsnnar has boon given sl.700
damages in Philadelphia against the Krafrys, be-
cause they did not nllo her to the last dance ofs
performance, to which she entitled by her posi-.
ton Of 'prcnicre do,lseus aoHe"
Tho torpedocs used by Turkey consist Of
large Iron cases cylindrical In shape Allied with some
300 pounds OF large grain powder and 70 arranged as
to float within thrtyive feet of the surface Of tho
water. They are intended to be fired by electricity
from the shore.
Tho widow sits by the vacant chair,
combing her strands of yellow hair,
While her soul by n thought Is vexed,
Not ofthe man who sat there last,
| Not Of the Joys Of the buried past
| but ofw would sit there next
Tho address Of the Lord Mayor Of Cork 10
late Lord Lieutenant, the occasion OF the attrrs
visiting that city, by a blunder of local paper
given as the address OF the ladies Of Cork which
the more unfortunate from the fct that one sentence
ram Nature has done much for u.s. my Lord but
man almost nothing"
Another wonder has been discovered in
ar',a, , wa'e, ., neep spring valley i.akes
sous visit the lake In great numbers become a. loaded
down with crystazations to be unable to fly and
fall an easy prey 10 the Indians. who pick them from
the water by the hand.
There was balky horse on tho Avenue
Yesterday morning. and the owner, stranger, len
him and went on to get cigar. When he came back
orphan, because he 20, no farther The crowd rosa
up as one man, and took the stranger down to the
river bank and killed him
~
policeman saw httle boy leading big
dog around bya four foot string, and, believing the
dog to have been stolen, esaid Roy where did you
get that dog TO home" was the prompt reply.
How long have you had him. 20, ever long"
raised him rom ii,,o cb,,a " wa. :, o, 81. wo
| WV So '''
| Love may be relic of paradise, but when
has been sitting up In the hack parlor with tho
light turned down until Ia1o nj, imnginatlon "a his
footsteps reverbcrate through the silent, shadowy
streets his homsward way does not reyel 40 much
In thoughts Of poetry and buds and flowers as il does
In the prospect that there are few cold beans lea I'm
| the house.
| IT.. A.. ,.
| Inc nrst roman newspaper was called tho
n"Na.e. ;n"r'mI nw" only issued once ay year and
% nos mn mn nour oelore Went 20 press one OF
! ~, , - awys ."ne Pan'8 ~ WIN an neih
80, ~ -, o .s' s' 20 III II tney nau 70
po,nans ,,ho ,,.oa Nv .,','' , o'osy, par.c".
h Az, =" ~. .'e W 'op .,e paper hof year, juss
's''uee '"e Mo p'eceo'ns eo'ioiis had mtsn them.
| There Is very simple way of avoiding
the disasreeaie smoke and gas which always po,rs
into the room when fire Ia iit ina stove, heater or
fireplace a damp day. Pit In the wood and coal M
usual but. before lighting them Ignite y handful Of
paper siiaShss placed tho top Of the coal This
draw, mn ,o sn,oss n "Is ga w. n .ne chimney VINO"
| 80, -. = ''D''''''
| when Russian army officer or other per.
son Of note Is condemned to xo IN Siberia he is rsi
made to kneal on scafold before the people while
the epauleis and decorations Off his sword
broken over his head. He Is declared legally dead
and his WIFE, II he Is married II she chooses con-
slider herself widow. His estates are confscated ia
the Crown. Ifhs wife and children follow him they
| can never return.
| A Tcxas editor ,co.r,oJ . ,os;,;o, -,
| p.,,,,,o,o -. -, a., -, P'''s''i V"
hsao ,, ~ mn, IN, ,e nrs Week ne was arrested
smr on.nd.d ina,,,,,,.ia ,,a lis, s ~, , win
NJ, .,,a -. $3.50, n.,' -, =, 'ono'''WmP
ma ,,sn, n. -. s,a. nv me
lion Of ton days hs r.s,., ~ 1870, a., ''e ssprs
| ,I,t. . ,, ~ 'I h. m,,, ni' p"'Nioh ne Sald
work-not enough variety and excitement in II for
him; and he had concluded to return to Texas where
an editors duties were more varied and required q
| knowledge OF pistol practice
| Ono of the pretty girls ut an evening ro-
ccption In Providence r. last week wore an ont,no
bracelet the gift Of a New York gentleman IN whom
she was betrothed II was an berloom of hi, fnm,Iv
and had beep broupbt rrop, uo,I,,d ha .aid a,d ~,
said 1t amer him. A New York lady who h,nnenaS
to be present said thai IL look ed like bor amt hracs
let which had been taken from her In ina io,,,, a,
metropolitan theatre The accepted ,nitor wa, aslr al
whether the bracelet did not ,nco,e pieture .sYes
he said "that of my sister" envy annrs" said ,ha
lady" contained Mis-, Cary,s plcture" Tbe br,ce,ax
was opened-there wa, Miss cary's plcture.
| ~.
| "A FARMER OF Chervillo, in the district OF
Caux, France, was struck with horror the other day
upon opening q cabinet to discover that Ave bank
notes for Ave hundred francs the other four for
| one hundred france had mn IN MI hv
mice lie collected the fragments and them to the
fit together the pieces reported that consIder sble
portion Of the notes were missing and suggested that