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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
THE FLEA.

In perusing the chief work Of tho late Noah
Webster find the following language lin that
portion of his book wherein he pays u glowing
tribute TO the deal: "The ilea has two eyes, six
legs and its bite is troublesome, and 1t also pos
sesses great agility In lesping"
lie does not say whether or no it has u nara.
tive The flea is spoken of In the Bible, showing
IL is an ancient blood.sucker As to It's agility
don't think it can leap as far as Il deer, but
know 1t can jump from your ankle to your collar.
bone.
As to il being troublesome, cannot say. never
had them. But have heard people say that
flea could create more stir In a family for its
size, than a rhinoceros.
A FLEA Is BLACK.
When a flea dies the one who causes its death
knows it. The hea is intelligent for an Anglo
Saxon Hebraic infidel once told the writer that
in the London Museum was 20 be seen Tiny coach,
made of cork, drawn by four leas. harnessed to Il
rs horses, with hea for driver, one for fOotman,
aud two inside representing folks of quality. A
hea Is not n man but when flea takes nm Its
temporary abode somewhere among mans gar
ments the man wisheshe were hea. Adam didn't
have Heas. Why? Simply because he wore no
store clothes. The flea Is abiTd that flies by night.
and as the old saying reads, lights only on poor
men" | think the old saying Is u little or for
many millionaire has been haunted by q siugle
six legged, black, aglle.like hCa. The flea Is
domestic. Some people lhaye them about so long
that they become quite d0mestcated--that Is, they
get used TO feeling-l mean seelng-eaoh other,
FLgAs ARP GENERALLY
where they are not wanted When lea gets
grip upon very fat person II holds on wish two OF
It's feet and scratches with the remaining four
besides pumping Itself full OF the vitaliElng car
dina fluid that courses through the veins OF said
cOrpulent party, The dea Is the politician Of the
insect world. for II ea ever promises TO erect an
Irritating pmpie upon your physical exterior he
will do Il II you Will only give him line and that
is where he differs from his twO-lcggGd name
sake. II flea ever gets on any Of the readers OF
THE RRPUBIIcAR don't call me. Amer the above /
think will Aee nom the wrath 10 come, and for
'N''' Va 'N''- '' '' 'NF ~ CAnn
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
A DEAR LITTLE HUTTERoup.

Along q shady road the maid
Aud youth were slowly walking,
Aud tho lovely summer sky
And singing birds were talklnei
When, ,toOping by theway he plucked
('rhe ground with them was Yellow
one OF iAo many ilOw'Ts, and said;
"Whel |, a little fellow,
With othar little fellows went
Through lelds and lanes astraying.
with GOldvn buttcrcups q trick
We wereforever playing.
And now, Tyoull hold up your chin
Some magic words I'll utter,
And by thl gold reelected there
IN toll lfyou loyo bnLtor."
She raised Der pretty dimpled chin
Her red lps smiling DER IT.
Ana iIe stohd buttercup In hand,
one monpnt mute before Nj
Than came flush upon her check.
And he hlgau to stutter;
" DO yOu.-b you do you lOve--msf"
He said, lbslead of-"battsr."
When dowt went flower, neither Ona
It's shinypetals missing,
For he thcred, red smiling lips
Ana dimped chin was kissing.
-Afor0aret Bytb
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
GENERAL GRANT.


TO thc Editor f1uG RrrumicAv3
In my desire to keep up and even with current
events read the papers-thats the best way to do
IT, Nor do conHne mysclrto those Journals which
reflect my convictions either political or theoogi-
cal. Hike a liberal. minded and generous hearted
man and woman--one who can think aud talk out.
side Off scven.b n.by.ninc rule or limit The distin
guishcd General whose nnmc heads this commu-
ncation has had more than his share Of abuse by
nn adverse press and petty politicians, hut I'VE,
the people," who pay taxes and do the voting and
otherwise carry on the machinery Of government
and make ts motive power. cannot be coJolcd nor
frightened into giving the go-by to General Grant
any more than to President Arthur Wenppreciate
his real worth in the past and now. Like Jackson
and Lincoln, he has The hearts and hands of the
people to rely upon every time and all the time,
because they know him for their friend and are
satisfied to trust him for the future as they have
trusted him from the first, and have not been dis
appointed In theirman. Not that he has not made
nor cannot make mistakes lie is very human,
like all Of US, aud subject as we are to the entiGe,
mcnts of "thc world, the iiesh, and the devil"
Who Is not2 He Is rs good, 60 say the least, ns
lots Of saints and sinners In and out of the
churcl--oursclvcs. my dear sir and madam, in.
cuded. Hike him all tho better for that he Is
not one Of your namby. pemby, goodio, ,goodle,
good: for.u nothing Hats. Why should he not
be placed on the retired list IL he his nearest
and best army friends desire it2 THE NATIONAL
| RErUBGlClN Of the 2ji ultino put tho whole mni-
| ter into type briefly aud to the point when II said
| " II General Grant had not been called from the
| army to the Presidency no one would Jlnve dis
| putcd his right in due course TO the full enjoy.
| incnt Of all that Is now proposed for him. And
! that right would have been conceded on the basis
! of his services in the army. query Were the
| value of those services in the army deprecated in
! any way by his sub,equent distinguished service
! In n civil capacity remember well how oil loyal
| Union men In and out of the army turned CRATE
fully and generously General Grant just aftcr tho
close Of tho war Ofihe rebellion and Lees surfen.
! der as did the brave "Confcdcracs,' who felt and
| appreciated his noble conduct to thcm lie was
| literally forced into the Presidency Ivy the SOW
/ pIuiNn voice and vote. NfW. in the sunshine Ot
| peace nnd plcuty II Is very convenient for certain
people to forget or ignore the brilliant record OF
/ General Grant and carp ut everything he does or
| does not do. Well, let them The General eau
stand it, and so can We, the people"
| MAJOR REDPEPpER.
WAsHTSGToS u. G., March, 1882.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
THE WASHERS MASHED.


There was an eager look in her soft yellow eyes
An impetuOslty in her bitterness; and rs she sat
over against her iouls delight, pensiveiy picking
the bones from her sunilowcr ice cream, ever and
anon gazing deep down into the recesses of his
soul II sigh 80 soft, so gentle came yelling UP
from her heart, and enderly, oh, so tenderly, she
murmured;
"Dost banker for rue, Giuseppe, as didst an hour
ago?'
1'Oh, baby! do you, oh, do pOa see any cidRgef"
he responded, his eyes melting with tenderness
Ye gods / would that did, for then could we
another cream diipatch'
He moaned two mOans, and death like, noise
less silence fell upon them, crushing them TO the
floor.
Never sound hey uttered their bitterness had
been uttered: thg were mashed,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
APPARITIoN OF THE VIRGIN.
a Child Who saw ~ Telling Her Priest
The Spectacle Seen in France ia ISaI,

TROY, March 6.--The Rev, Peter Havcrmans is
the pastor of st. Mary's Church, which is the
richest Roman Catholic congregation in this
city He was ordained In the priesthood
over half II century ago. correspondent of
the sun called upon the aged Clergyman
this evening TO obtain his opinion of the al.
legged apparition Of the Virgin Mary ri The Jones
dom lcile in this city Father Haycrnians said
that yesterday afternoon Annie Malouey, aged
fourteen yearswho lives in the Jones house. called
on him and asked what she ought to do when
people told her not to tell the truth
"Do not heed them, my child" replied the priest,
"but tell the truth at all times"
"That Is what / thought answered the child,
aud will tell You what saw, ! know, Father,
that saw the Blessed Virgin ut the house whore
live, IN the rear Of 800 First street, saw ii first
and told the others. began to tell about It out.
side, and was told that must not do So"
Father llayeTmans did not wish 10 give an upin-
ion of the alleged appartiOn ut the Virgin at Mr..
Jones house, but said it was possible that what
the Maloney girl had said was true, She was
very good girl, Then again II might be a deusiOn,
he said. IL was not IN his parish, and he had not
made any investigation But he added, "a
l am not u ,kcptici but remember an apparluon
which was witnessed by thousands besides myself
II was while was student at PuitiGrs, in France,
on the Jubilee of Leo XII, in 1874. When The
services were about to commence, ut midday n
cross, apparently two hundred feet high, waved
over the odiice ana remained for nearly an hour.
press, and the name of the structure was
changed TO the Church Of the Holy Gross ON
the occasion of my recent visit to Europe saw
man who had been garalytic who was In.
slOntly cured by n visit to Knock Chapel, In Ire.
land. The church Is very reluctant 20 mOYe in
these matters, and, in fact, disCOunten1nces them
and up to this time The alleged miracles Rt Knock
have not received the approval Of the church.
Whether anything will be done in this case | DO
not know, bul y Is within the province of the
bishop Of the diocese 10 appoint committee of
investigation
The excitement over the alleged RppaTiton
does not diminish. At live this afternoon Il Il es-
tmated that there were over five hundred persons
I'm the ncighblrhOod Of the Jones residence, but
only favored few were admitled.-NeiU York sun.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11


The Hon. William Stevenson Flint City, Mich
IN X ) II good poiut on the amateur Frenc
scholars who try to work their way in Paris. II
u published letter. IN answer to tie inquiries
friends after his arrival home from foreign travs
he answers the question which follows thusly
us il not hard to travel in country when 20,
don't understand the language2"
A slight knowledge of FTench--as spoksn--wIs
help person wonderfully on the Continent; as
Is used more or less almost everywhere, bought
HGrper's Phrase Book In New York, but found 1t oi
little use. II gives common words and phrases iq
English aud In a parallel column. French word
or phrase of the same meaning. To pronounce tho
French words It Is necessary 10 master all tho rule
for French pronunciation. This was too much fo
me to attempt on short notice, so gave up in DC;
book which just answered my purpose. 1t con!
tained words and phrases in English, and in ths
French columns gave, not the words as spelled iu
French but words which as pronounced by tho
English method gayo as nearly rs possible the eky
act sounds ms PRONOUNCED IN French was much
the first day of my arrival In that city, gentle
man and myself started out IN the evening, It boz
ing Sunday, TO attend service nc the English Wes
eyan Chapel lie seemed confident of his French.
aud left The name of the street we had seen on
card at the hotel tohm lie made desperate efforh
others, but failed. We had travelled some distance
and it was near the time Of service. lie remarked,
her Tie men in This country don't seem 10 know
anything" He tried his French vehemently on
the lady. A smile soon lighted mp her face. and
Sne seelncU WIN uliClby W suppI aa htI lhuButeT
She interrupted my ffend by saying in beautiful
English, ~ suppose, sir, from your using the word
Wesleyan aud from It's being Sunday evening, you
desire 10 find tho Wesleyan Chapel. Ifso, it is 10
the next street to the left few doors from tho
corner"
cruelty said to the lady, "Then you don't un-
derstand French" She replied with laugh, as shi
viewed the chopfallen expression Of my friends
face "Bless you, yes just as well as understand
English"
Ny friend passed on in silence, At length said
in tone Of INQUIRY "strenge that the only word
YOU said which the lady understood was the Englsh
| word Wesleyan" lie groaned, implo,ed me moi
| TO give him away at the hotel, and at once re-
| nounced all pretension to French. am told
that IL ia matter of great surprise 10 young ladle
| who have graduated IN French at American high
schools 10 lind that French Is not spoken IN Paris.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
A wIFE,s BLAST AGAINST TOBACCO.

lie sits Ia corner from morning TO night
'ris smoke, chew, smOkei
lie rises nl dawn his pipe 10 light,
Goes putting ana chewing with all his might,
TIN the hour ofsleep, ri. his delight
10 smoke, chew, smoke
The qud goes IN when the pipe Eocs out
IT'S chew chew, chrw
Now q cloud OF smoke goes up nom his throat
Then uls mouth ,cnds q constant stream ahOat;
It's chew, chew, chew!
He sits all duv 10 a smoke or fng
'lis pun, pun pufl'
He gOwl- at h, Wife, the cat, and The dog,
npcuvers with ilth he carpet and rug,
Aud hi, only answer when give him sjog
Spun, pun, pun
The house "a! DER, from end to end
f. 7suuEr, smoke, smoke!
In Whatever room my way ! wend,
lfl tax. hts clothes IN patch and mend,
Uugrateiul perfume viii ever ascend
Of'muke, smoke, smokel
Al homo or abroad, aiar or near,
lis smoke, chew, smokol
His mouth II stuffed from ear 10 car.
Or putting thv stump PA Pipe 80 dear;
Aud his days will end, 1 verify fear,
In smoke, 8moke, smoke
Exchange,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11


Take, for example the play of "Antony and
CLEOPATRA; !" there is not much that Shakspean
wrote finer than thg, yet In what fashion would
this play now be placed upon the stage2 In ona
act alone the scene would have TO shift from Syria
to Rome, from Rome to Alexandria, from Alexan-
dria TO Athens, from Athens back again to Rome,
from Rome back again 10 Egypt, aud so on. What
could manager do here governed, as Of necessity
he must be. by the exciting passion for profuslon
and correctness Of scenic display Or, take again.
In the same play the inimltaole scene on board
PoInpeys galley between the tipsy Lepfdts and
the moGking Aatonp' take the scene where tha
clown brings to C2eopdiru the pretty worm OF
Nilus;" one cannot but ask oneself what some Of
our actors, "impregnated with the associations" Of
modern comedy, might not make Of such occasions
for their humor TO act "Antony and Cleopatra"
MS Shakespeare wrote IL would Le impossible now;
yet who that reads it ever wishes II shorter by
much as u single word? SO, in I" Macbeth In that
ghasuy banquedng scene may not the readers i'm
aginatiou possibly figure amore tremendous vision
blood can show himY "The ghost of Banquo
eaters and sits IN MHebeths place may not these
simple words call up before the eye of the mind
more vivid counterfeit Of that horrible shadow, ita
CORY locks, It's soulless orbs than the visual eye
can receive from the palpabie reality OF the stagoi
What unreal mockeTy" can there be IN the ghost
which bears, IN compliment extern, all the gross
and tangible properties OF humanity, which must
be a. obvious 10 all the banqueters as, unless tho
horror of the scene be brought TO utter naught wo
must understand II was but 10 the guilty vision OF
the murderer2 And Of the play Of " Hamlet" In
which Mr.. Irving has found his most popular part
If not perhaps, quite his best II Is surely noyery
gross delus!on 70 mink lhat IN the quiet OF ms
d led may through Shekspeare's own words, more
closely track. more clearly comprehend, the shifls
turo than by casual glimpses through the haze OF
the footl lghts.-McAtRGn's hdgdsfHe.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11

FINE marble bust Of the late Rev, Dr Jeter, the
eminent Southern Baptist divine, has Just been
finished and will be placed In Jeter Memorial
Hall, Riohm, nd College, Virginia, The sculptor,
Mr.. Valentine, is now at work on a statue of John
Q. Breekinridge, wirich Is to be cast in bronze,
eight feet in height for the Breokinridge Assoeia-
ton Of Lexington, KY
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11

so WONT 10 ~,
Nevertheless he Is, iuspU3iyly to himself one Of
say very lONGblC character, too lie preceded
OakCs Aucs IN the House, aud the first and oil the
le,ter Of his name ale Timothy DAVIS, lie doesn't
look Il minute Older Than when, hal! generation
ago, he wont Cui ui politics for the avOWcu pur-
pose of doing something for himself And poss-
bly he has done something IN thai .ine, lnHamurh
a. he has tho reputation Of being one OF the most
successful internal. rev nue. lHwyefa III Boston,
gOOdy gpJdy place. you know, wherein Internal
revenue iniraci0n. uic pracllctd upon strictly
thcories-socia theories, political theories
and commercial theories, ana they are all
instructive, He will tell you that he is not
evolve iucctiOus theory by which the GOV.
ernment should at once beCotue an eleelnOsyuGry
Institution for the benefit OF AL OF US IN the
broad and comprehensive grasp OF his charity at
the Governments expense lie would Zurich those
who are not rich and RmeliOrae the troubles that
riches have brought upon those who are rich.
In his private life have reason 10 believe he acts
upon this theory 10 q reasonable aud cautious ex-
tent, which h more than can bg said Of your self
proclaimed Fialisis There Is nothing narrow
minded or p'geOu-tued about him, Gud ] have au
illy.deNeloped idea, as II were thai he II WAS
who melted and encouraged Charley Reed % take
che part lac did IN the Guiteau tTial However
Davis would be lost IN Washington II Il were not
for the Riggs House, and that rancho would not
be the Riggs House without him as one Of ~ most
prominent guests
TYPICAL Raw EEULAKpRB
ofthe modern school, not an ass N stc, nor bib
HomHniac, nor n pTurient prlde, he lsH uDe.sl IN
all the term llnpllef, NLd huds good IN everything
even IN Boston baked beans Strange ISN'T it
that this man, who gave way in Congress tu make
Dlarg for one Of The most insCIulubg peroouagC3
who ever filled a scat ia the House, should now
assert himself IN Wellington, utlory devoid
Of al political ambition aud chmplgcoutly
satisfied " enjoy private liie2 This TOO, when
the certginly is that he might be returned
70 his old seat without too much effort,
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-15

BonnowEn TRouBLrs-I think II
was Sidney Smith Who recommend
ed taking short views" as o safe.
guard against needless worry; and
one far wiser than he has said
'Tass, therefore. no thought for the
morrow. for the morrow ahall take
thought for the things Of itself; Sui
iiciout tn, day the evil thereof"
There ore no troubles that wea,
upon the temper aud sap the foun-
daiions Of oil peace as do borrowed
troubles; because there is no provis
ion made in the divine economy fol
help to bo.r them. We have nt
promise that strength will be given
to sustain MS under the weight, o.
imaginary burdel 8. Rsal trials, and
patiently borne. ore moral tonics
Strengthening and purifying IL
their influence. lifting the soul 1:
higher levels aud broader outlooks
Bat it is only by receiving them -
they COMO, one day ct Q time, and
taking no thought OF the morrow
that they viii yisld us the full meas
urs Of good with which they srs
iraushk- Path Hrpsr. sss q
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-15
Tho Turned Kula. .

Loss than throe months ago the
wreck of q mau staggered ipto the
Office Of . weekly paper in E.stsrr
Michigan and asked, for money tc
buy whisky, Strangely enough the
publisher was an old schoolmats.
They were apprentices in tho same
town. They worked side by side .,
finished compositors. Ono lad CO.
brioty and thrift--ths othel had Q
good heart and an open hand, Twsn'
~ years made The ono rich and in.
Guen,inl-,he other 0 drunkard who
slept in 'he gutter .es often as in Q
bed. The one had ,mado use ,,oi
what God had givon him, bat the
other had deliberately made himself
o wreck. ,ses. 1880,
The meeting called ~ o host ol
rocollections. ard tho Contrast bo'
tween their situations were so great
that the old drunkard was sobered
as he realized it. Ho was offered
work, but he hid become too broken
The stick and the rulo were no longer
for him. Ho was offered o tcmporn'
ry home, but he looked al his rag,
and felt his shame for the FIRST time
10 months. When money was hand
cd him he waved it back and said:
~ shall not waat it. Iiask in the
name Of olden days and as q fellow
craftsman, one little favor"
at ahall be granted"
"When you know that ] sm dead
then turn rule for me and give me
single linc."
Tho promise was made and the
old wreck a,ated out ug.in on the
current of life, bornclero aud thcre
and feeling that death was 10 be the
end. Yesterday copy Of thu week.
ly reached the Free Press with proof
that tho editor had fulfilled his
promise. H. had turned rule for
tho poor wrsck. aud had given him
q line:
"Died, So. tember 27, 1882, Quo.
Wbite.'
That was all, bu. in that line was
such sermon as no man tn earth
coald deliver. For every word there
was o year OF woe ond degradation.
For every lot!er there wore tears aud
hoartaches and promisesani failures.
Detroit FREQ P.ess.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-15

TaE THREE WIsliEs.-I a.ksd q
studcn. what thres things he mos
desired, Hs said:
Give mo books. health--and quiet, ,
and caro- for nothing moro.
4 asked q miser, nd TO CHI d
Monty, n may. m ,usy : =
Il asked q panper. and he frintly
said, B. cad. bread, brcud.'
I asked the drnpkard and he loud
y called for strong drink.
Ia,ked tho multitude around me
and they lifted up o ccnfu,od cry in
which I heard the words, 'Ueal,h,
fame and pleasure
I asked a poor man who had long
borne the ckarac.oricf an cxperionced
Christian. lie replied that al his
wantu could DO met in Christ. Hs
spoke seriously, md I asked him to
explain. Ho said: a l.
4 greatly desire these three things
first, that I may be found in Christ: |:
secondly, that may bc like Christ:
thirdly, That I may bo with christ,'
Ihavo though: much Of bis ans
wer, and the more I think Of it the
wiser it seems 10 mex.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-15

It is rolaisd Of i wealthy Ph,lsde!.
pLian who Los tccn dcad those mary
years, tha. aboung man CAME to
him onc day and asked for help to
start in business. "Do yoh drink
inquired the millionaire. Occasion
al y" Stop IL! Sop 1t for ayear anil
tbon' como and see- me- Tie young
man broke of tho habit at once. and
att'io csd Of tho year ugain present
ed himself DO you emok.Y asked
tho great man. 'Yos, now and thon.'
stopitl Stop itior year. aRd then
9, mo and see me- The young man
went away and cut looso from the
habit. and sftcr worrying through
another twelve months faced the
ph'lanthrophist. DO you' oLswr
Yes Sop III Stop II for . year
and then come and zee me- Bat tie
young man mover called again. When
came ona asked why hs didn't mako
one moro effort he replied: 'Didut
I know what hs was driving All He
would have told me that ~ ! had
stopped drinking. chewing and smo-
King, must have saved enough to
start myself.'-Wall Street News.