National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-11-08

The Boston Transcript thinks the girls should
be noted for their gumption and their gum.shun."
And not for their gum chewn also2
"BREAK, break break" Is the song of the surf on
The rocks and beach at the Golden Gate and
broke. broke, broke" is the sad echo OF the min
ing speculatur, five miles away.-EUrckd Lsdder.
IL leading article on the occupations ond en-
Payments OF women the other day, the Times
observed that "A man and woman, when they
marry, constitute tirm,'-which, we may add,
TOO often turns out partnership OF unlimited liza
biliiy.-PGHch.
He was sitting silently by her side one chilly
evening last week, thinking of something to say.
FINALLY he remarked, How sad II is the frost has
come, and 1t will kill everything green" There
upon the Young lady extended her hand, and said
IN a sympathetic tone, "Good.by."
THE last trace of the Half Moon" which for 200
years was the most famous inn In London has dis.
appeared. Shakespeare is said 10 have lived
there, though the same thing Is said of nearly every
antique house which is left IN the city. Certainly.
however, he drank snck there and 50 did Ben
Johnson NARROW, Otway, Beaumont Fletcher and
Chapman
sAN. FRANCISCO is probably the most cosmopol-
llan city in tile United States. An English traveller
lately visiting there writes: 81 had my boots
BACKED by an African, my chin shaved by
European and my bed made by an, Asiatic,
FrenchmRn cooked my dinner, an Eugshman
showed me my seat, an Irishman changed my
plate, Chnaman washed my table napkin, ana
German handed me my bill"
THE Duke Of Beaufort who recently returned TO
England from this country has written Il letter in
which he warns the English farmers that they
must not expect the present competition rom
America to cease. On the contrary, he anticipates
a continually inCreasinge of American grain.
and he thinks the English farmers had better give
up the unequal struggle and devote Themselves to
cattle and sheep.
SENATOR BooTHs dinner TO General Grant at
sacramento Ind merry surprise in the midst of
It, Forly-hvc gentlemen sat down TO table, and
dinner vas nearly finished, when suddenly the
folding doors at one end of the room, which the
table nearly touched, were thrown open, and be-
hold there was another room of the same size ~
the first, and down its length extended table at
which were seated fOrty-iivc ladies with Mrs.
Grant, all of whom had been dining omfOrtaby
the while. The gentlemen arose, appluudcd aud
waved handEerrhicis, the ladies returned cordial
greetings and the evening most PLEASANTLY pro-
ceeded.
FIVE young ladies' the Misses Pridcoux. Bruno
and Miss Nora OShOughnessy, have Just received
medals In Acknowledgement of their intrepid SER
vices in rowing their boat through rough sea and
saving Mt considerable risk OF life an exhausted
sailor from boat capsiLed In squaly weather.
The accident occurred on the coast of Cornwall
two sailors had already persisted before their arri-
val ana II Is related that the young herUiues ruwed
like tigers to the rescue. The presentation of the
medals was made at II formal meeting which tho
Mr. PrideauN-Brune returned thanks for his
daughters and their friend.
' EVIDENCES OF RETURSINd PRosPERITY-Priyate
Dalzcl mas stopped writing letters No nUn-eX-
plOsiNc lamp has been patented this month. George
Francis Train has resolved in the future to restrict
his walk and conversation TO people under the aye Of
twelve. DR.. Mary Walker is missing under Circum-
stances that warrant the country in hoping for tho
worst. The Massachusetts newspapers have stopped
punning on Mr., Longs name. Mr., Topper has
concluded that he Will not come 10 this country
this winter and give readings from his own works.
Robert Browning has been writing poem that can
DO partially understood ON the seventeenth read
ing. The fashionable walking. dress doesn't touch
the grOund.-AtbdDy journal.