National Republican., 1882-12-22


To catch you when you're mapping.
-Yonkers Salesman.
Over 10000 people found lodgings m Brook
| lyn station houses in the year ending Decemberi.
An Illinois court has decided that wo-
mans lie about her age doesn't vitiate her insur.
auce policy.
John Stetson is credited with having said
that he thinks Mrs. Lanstry "recuperates Fred.
Gebhardts affections"
Three fifteen cent pieces of fractional cur
rency. with the hea DIS of Grant and Sherman sold
in New York last week for sl0o5
Il. Archer, the famous English jockey, won
2lO races during tho last season. and stands at tho
head Of wi nnng jockeys, as he has done for eight
or nine years in succession.
The first letter sent by a gushing fresh
man home: " Pater, Gambia veso memore stamps
sentto me? Egospentthe last cent? Tuus studious
heres Johannes 20 COncordens,s.
The rate of vibration of the rattlesnake's
tail has been determined by DR.. OFT to be sixty
per secoitd. How fast man will run when ne
hears the tail rattle has not been determined
Atlanta Constitution.
A Montreal clergyman, quite indignant that
the church had not been swept and busted as IL
should have been went to blow up the old woman
whose work it was and found that she was dead
Mr. Peter Cooper, of New York, is supposer
to be insane because, among other things he kept
fur dogs. The possession of four dogs Is generally
accepted as a true sign of mans extreme pov.
erty, but it doesn't follow that he is insane-Nor
risto,On Herald.
Two ladies during the past week desired to
purchase seats for Langtrys coming exhibition at
Hayerly's "For what night. ladies 2" quoth the
gallant Nixon. "oh, 1t doesn't matter" responded
both in unison she acts as badly in one play in
another. We only want to look at her."
Miss Linda Gilbert, the prison reformer, dis
covered burglar entering her room through
window the other night. She called him back as
he was going, gave him basket of provisions and
So, and he gave her his address and asked her to
come and see him and he would reform. She
went and found him not.
A Dog and his Tail fell into Dispute as to
which should Wag the Other. An itinerant Wasp
passing that Way casually remarked: Speaking
of Tails reminds me that Possess which May
possibly be influential enough to wag you Both"
This fable teaches that 10 cents worth of Dynamite
is a bigger man than a Church Steeple-Denper
Tribune.
An editor once Owned three Hundred thou
sand dollars worth of Railroad stock twenty One
Thousand dollar Government bonds six white
Shirls country Residence on the Hudson, farm
in Illinois, span of Horses and Wagon, two
Suits of Clothes. and Plug hat. This fable
Teaches that all the Liars are Not Dead Yet-Der
uer Tribune.
The Daily Music and Drama of New York
says that Oscar Wilde sails for England, Home,
and Beauty Saturday next, and 1t is to be hoped
that the Atlantic ocean will not disappoint him
; oil Christmas day. After remaining in London
long enough to perpetuate L Fawcetts fame
he will repair to sunny France, reread "Theophile
! Geuier" and pay his homage TO Victor Hugo
f Henry Rochefort has said witty thing at
the expense of N. Gambetta, who shot himself in
the hand recently. He suggests that this must Q
the ball fired from the pistol Of NJ de Fourtou
when the latter and Gambetta met In mortal COM
lat five years ago, and were placed so far apart
that the bullets have taken all this time to reach
their goal. Rochefort says that we shall KIN, W
| next week whether Gambetas bullet took effect.
The New York Telegram reports that u
| large number Of metropolitan society people have
, made up their minds to fly from the fatiguss and
errors Of new years day in the city and betake
themselves to the country. to cosy places where
, they can enjoy themselves to their hearts con-
1 tent The day promises to be deserted by fashion.
Very few prominent ladies to receive, and the
exodus to the country Tor TO the library with closed
doors) will be great.
= An Angle Worm was once observed by Cat
fish wriggling about in Pond. Poor dear
Thing" said the Catfish, "My heart Bleeds for
you. For fear you will be Drowned, l will Take
you in Out of the Wet" To which the Angle
Worm replied :" am Grateful for your Sympathy:
S buff you Take mo in, it win be your Gills that
h will Bleed for me-" Misinterpreting this remark
n for Humor, the Catfish swallowed the Angle
Worm, and Learned too Late that the Angle Worm
had previously Swallowed Limerick hook. By
, this Fable we Taught that 1t is Best Inquire
: Into Contract before Undertaking it.-Denur
n Tribune.
: johnson, the Pluto interpreter, gives to tho
= Virginia City Chronicle the folio ing account of
v he origin of the cent report to the effect that
4 the effect that the Washov and Pute Indians
were at war and had fought bloody battle at
, | point near Wadsworth, Says Johnson: lone day
me see one newspape' man down Reno. News
= paps' man he say TO me, Piute Injun like Washoe
, lnjun purity good2 Me say, Like um purity
c gvod,' He lay to me. Pritty soon mebbe lnjun
q iightce ?? Me say, No, Injun no fghtee pritty
soon mebte.' Then he say, lnjun no fightee ,
y soy, No fghee. Mex morSing some people
: read me in paper bout Injun fghtee-dam."
y Abdul Hamid imagines that every shadow
y is a lurking assassin. A few days ago one Of his
u oldest, most trusted servants desired weeks
II elve of absence to visit his family, He drew up
+ II humble petition, and approaching his majesty.
S knelt and placed his hand in his bosom to draw
n forth his prayer, Hamd imagined that the el-
d, low was about to produce a weapon, and in the
= language of the fronuersman, his majesty "got
u the drop" on the poor wretch and shot him dead
u A search on the body revealed no weapon, and
d nothing but the respectful petition. The sultan,
p exercising the prerogatiye of mUnlch, hushed
4 the matter up and still goes armed to the teeth.
l. Sara Jewett, the poet actress, recently paid
l. debt incurred by her dead father to Brooklyn
l., man. and for which she was in no sense responsi-
:, Lle. CuriOusy enough on the same day the
creditor received FROM the son of distinguished
u clergyman whom he had befriended with loan,
J. u curt refusal to acknowledge the debt which he
T. had ample means to delmy from legacy left him
AZ by his iulher. The domestic life of actresses
IN would make an interesting book. Most OF tht m
=, are much like other women of the stage. have
= ofen wished, says writer in the Brooklyn Eagle
Sc that some Of the clergymen who used TO preach
re agniust The Black Crook could see Emily
d. Riul one of the leading danssuses in that play
II in her cosy home. She has Ueen mother to hel
4 brother, whom she has educated aud cared for all
- her life.
OF During Modjeska's present engagement IN
,r New York whenever she has played Rosalind q
= very realistic performance of the wrestling scene
- between Orlando and Charles Is given. Mauric,
Barrymore leading man TO tue countess, is very
muscular Inun, and once won the cup offered by
the marquis of Quoensbury for the best amateui
A. boxer in England. He is also capital wrestler
M The character of Charles is taken by Lewis Brown
IA a base ball athle e, and when they come togethe
ma a very severe struggle ensues Orlando throw