National Republican., 1882-12-15


But Kittie's a matron now my boy.
And am bachelor lone
For she ran away with Tom, you know,
Aud the days and nights have flown
Since saw her last in the moonlight pale
Kitty, my pearl, my own
How did it happenl Don't ask me how:
1t Is useless, mind you, to tease:
Aud couldn't tell you the reason why,
you begged me oil your knees;
But was willful, wayward boy,
And Kitue--a pure Maltese l-E. r. Journal.
Grover Cleveland writes poorer hand than
than Horace Greeley ever did.
Senator Mahone's desk is decorated with a
handsome bouquet about every day.
Mrs. Partington says that few persons suffer
from suggestions of the brains nowadays
Indiana was admitted to the union of states
siSty-six years ago, to wit: December II, 1916.
Mr.. Frayne might practise shooting cigar
cites from the mouths OF unfortunate young men,
Miss Louise Montague, Forepaugh's $4,000
beauty, tends bar at her own saloon in Philadel-
phia.
Senator Logan preseveres valiantly in his
opposition TO reiustating Fitz-Johu Porter. Logan
has pluck.
Miss Florida Yulee, who was the belle of
New Orleans last winter, will spend this winter at
Washington.
The New York Times thinks that Solomon
had Exceptional advantages for forming an
opinion" about girls.
The Boston critics find "eloquence in Mrs.
Langtrys neck and "deep pathos in her eye.
They haven got down to her feet yet.
Lieut., Wissman, German explorer, has
just finished q walk across Africa. The nature OF
his trouble with Mrs. Wissmau before starting is
not known.
President Arthur is making a pleasant in
novation among cultured Wushingtoniaus, by the
liberal use of Early English" in his scholarly
messages TO congress- Exchange.
Mr.. Brewster has adopted the English style
of attaching his signature. A communication
forwarded by him 10 congress the other day was
signed simply " Brewster, attorney general"
Governor Stephens wants to be called "Mis-
ter" Thomas Jefferson wanted to be called
" Tom" Ex-Mintsler schenek wanted TO be
called when he held three aces Chicago Tribune
Chief Engineer Loring, of the Brooklyn
navy yard, has recovered from his recent sickness
and is now on his way to San Francisco with the
commission on navy yards, of which he is a mem
bCr
Grover Cleveland is reported to have inti-
mated that John Kelly was bigger man than
samuel Tilden, and the next time Mr. Cleveland
calls at Gamercy park he will need letter of in
PRODUCTION.
The death is announced of Mr.. Birmingham,
an Engi,hman, who rose from the position OF u
day laborer to be the possessor of works turning
out 10000 tons Of rails year, and the employer of
1900 hands.
San Franciscos monument to the memory
of Garfield is to be finished in abouta year and Il
half Mr.. Happersberyer, the artist, has gone to
Europe to finish his models and have the bronzes
cast at Munich.
Henry Ward Beecher says: "Ah, if angels
from heaven could only come down and paint
men as they are, what pains some rich men would
take to keep the reporters away from them." How
about some lergymen?
DR.. Terry Barnes, leading doctor of
Toledo, Ohio, after twenty years of apparently
harmonious married life, left wife and children,
went west, got divorce, and returning to Toledo,
married a woman with whom he is infatuated.
Arabi is among the prophets, The current
number of the Nineteenth Century contains paper
by him in which he proves pretty plainly that
he was not so much more of IL sinner than some OF
the other moslems and christians that dwelt in
Alexandria last June and July.
Henry Carey, the Milwaukee young man
who left town suddenly with shortage of about
SltUUJ Ill uCcOus, lNbtlLSu "'ANA uAoP"SiA
says that "great sympathy is felt for him." 1t is
certainly hard on an able bodied young man to
be able to get away with only II thousand dollars.
Dr. Virchow has shown at the Berlin an
chronological society ancient skulls ioundi in
! the caucasian district They are believed to af-
ford proof of the existence of the race called Max
| rokephl, described by Hippocrates. The heads
are large and extremely long or high in form, an
effect believed to be due to bandaging in early in
fancy.
| Avarce is said to be the son Of old age, and
Byron, who grew old prematurely, acknowledged
its power. He says in ono of his letters, written
two years before his death, my notions OF money
coincide with those of all men who have lived to
see that every guinea is philosophers stone.
The noble feeling of cupidity grows upon us with
years"
The cause of Julius Goldsmith's first at
tempt at suicide in San Francisco was the refusal
! Of a girl to marry him. His life was saved, and,
impressed by the proof of his affection, the woman
| changed her mind and became his wife. But still
he was not happy. on three occasions during
year he took doses of laudanum, aud the last one
was fatal.
The royal baby of King Thebow, of Burmah,
has a cradle that cost 81 10000. II is of mango
wood, cased with sheet gold inside and out; over
this is ornamental gold work set with diamonds
! rubicS, SNppnlTeS, eAerhluS anu olner pFeclous
stones How sweet the MANTLE slumbers must
be- rocked in the embrace of close upon millions
worth of gold and precious stones.
Sir John Macdonald, on n recent visit to
| Quebec, hunted up an old cabman whom he had
| known years before shook hands with him, while
a distinguished reception committee was waiting,
and afterwards drove away in his prooges dilap-
dated vehicle to visit the Marquis Of Lorne. It Is
such acts as this that have endeared the old ST. tei
man to large portion of the CanGdiln people.
John G. Whittier says there were two classes
of anti slavery men, one Of which deprec ted
political action in fighting slavery, while the other
approved and used it. William Lloyd Garrison
was an exempar of the first class, while the Sec
ond contained such men ns Chase, Hale, Sumner,
| Wilson and Mr.. Whittier himself This class, he
says, was the germ Of the Republican party"
Miss Marie Van Zandt, the American prima
donna in Paris, recently had an experience during
a performance Of Mignon" that was not on the
regular programme. During the conilagration
scene in the third act wide-awake member of
the fire brigade, stationed behind the scenes,
thought that the theater fire in earnest; and
he rushed to the rescue with his AK, and chopped
down a big piece of scenery before he could be
stopped. on ascertaining the facts OF the case,
Miss Van Zandt sent the man handsome present,
saving: 1t is better to be taken care OF too well
| Than not ennuph