National Republican., 1883-01-13

SAID the Colorado man; eastern people
call the Atlantic ocean the dink' they know
what's right they do; they understand what tho
size Of a drink ought to be-"
MARrIN CHANtBLY, of Cherokee county, Ga,
has been for fifty years n candidate for taN.co-
lector. NJ. Chawby must have emlgrated from
Ohio at a very ga ly age.-Chicdgo tribune
A LONDON paper says that "the daughter Of
a Scotch earl recently rciusel to rise during tho
singing of God Save the Queen at a banquet"
How she came to break her hustle is not known.
A CHICAGO drygoods clerk won't touch an
electric wire with an iron rod again. He isn't
mad, but he says he never desires to be reminded
again Of the 1st time he drank Chicago whisky.
Ir has now become fashionable in eastern
cities to be married us early MS o'clock in the
morning. This givestho brides female relatives
time to say goodby TO her before the eyeningtrain
gOes.-BOSiOn Post
DoMINICK HOFFMAN, a newly elected JUS
tico OF the peace in Dubuque got frightened whom
called to perform his first official act-a marriage
ccremony-and resigned Immediately. a burnt
child breads the fire.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy is said to be
sinking into condition ofconhrmed melancholy.
lie goes for days without speaking to human
being. He attends the queens receptions, but
speaks to no one there.
IT is no uncommon thing now to see quiet
and dignGed man.appcuring man suddenly stop
on the Icy walk and attempt the difficult trick tf
kicking his own hat of. There is no after dinner
smile on his face when he gets up.
THAT there has been deterioration in 81.
Louis society IS denied by the Posi- Dispatch.
Drunken men are not now tolerated at weddings
in that city, whereas formerly nobody was per-
mitted to keep sober on such an occasion.
&C nul1tn h,s
framed md hung in his Office unique memorial
of Il reporters furethought III telegram which
he received few weeks ugo and II reads: "Ple0so
keep column open for dustGrdy Outrage to be COM
mited ut IL o'clock onghL"
MAYNE REID the English writer, whose
books are so popular with boys, is living quietly
| on his farm in Hertiordshirc. llo takes special
delight in farming, and secures n handsome profit
| therefrom. lie keeps large flock of sheep, from
which he gets considerable wool product
THE Empress of Austria lately saved an old
blind woman from falling over bank into the
river by jumping out of her carriage and running
TO the old PERSONS rescue. The imperial lady isa
noted horsewoman, and is as nimble as she is
| generous.
SOCIALIST Most is said to be the very pink
ofcourtey, aud to urge the assassination Of rulers
| the burning of buildings, aud the indscrlmlnnle
murder of rich men, and other pleasant thing,
| with gentle voice and an insinuaung manner
that would make u member of the ward commit
| tee dspar.
THE young Chicagoan who wagered that he
would take the Jersey Lily out driving three days
after her arrival has rival in the Virginia City
| (Ncv) man who made this proposition: "Ifs she
| comes here I'll bet $40 that in less than twenty.
| four hours take her to supper ut Fitzmier's-if
she'll putup for the layout"
SISTER MARY PAUL, the Yankton nun,
whose marriage Il few days ago attracted wide.
spread attention, seems to have been dissatisfied
| for long time with her single blessedness More
| than year ago she wrote In Milwaukee friends
album Love is all-the future is but a dream"
1t is to be hoped that she will not find that "the
| future is all--love Is but dream"
MRS GARFIELD is entertaining few
friends of The late president at her homei Cleve.
| land. A CorresI ondent writing from that city to
the Louisville Courier-Journdl says: "Mrs. Gar
field looks much better than she did early In the
summer There is u better color in her face and
she is more Aeshy. She looks older and more
careworn, and numerous wrinkles have appeared
in the lace since last saw her. Her dress iswon-
derlully plain as is that also of her husbands
mother"
AT RECENT fashionable wedding, after
the departure of the happy pair, dear little girl,
| whose papa and mamma were among the guests,
asked, with a childs inQuisitiyeness: "Why do
they throw things ut the pretty lady in the car
riageT' "For luck. dear" replied one of tho
bridemaids. "And why" again asked the child,
doesn't she throw them back ?" "oh," said the
young lady, "thHt would be rude" "No it
wouldn't" persisted the dear little thing to the
delight OF her dotlng parents who stood by" ma
does"
HERE is n sample of the way column Of
society news reads IN a Tombstone. Arizona, paper:
Pools on to-morrows races will be sold ut
Joyces to.night-Mlss Jessie Peel returned yes
terday from her visit to Los AngeleS-For hot
Tom and Jerry call on Andy NTehan, at the Capt.
! tai sGloon corner of Fifth and Fremont Streets
Mr. NJ. Mcdonnell, accompanied by his amiablo
and accomplished wife, arrived in the city to-
day.-There will be lots of fun ut the COCKPIT
saloon on Allen street, between Sixth and Seventh,
| Tomorrow evening. All lovers ofsport should be
in attendance" But the column doesn't seem
quite right to a Boston man; it isn't headed:
Out and About.-B0s'on Post.
"GATH" asked Elisha MulfOrd what he
thought of Beecher's lecture ON Evolution. 81
! think" said Mr.. Mulford, ait shows those many
sided talents ana expectations which have al
! ways made me admire the intellectual part of Mr..
Beecher lie can take up any, indeed every sub
ieGt us if he was for the first time considering Il,
and had the enthusiasm Of new disciple in this
particular field. That regard as one Of his best
points Of temperament his freshness. think II
he had not been clergyman he might have been,
in some other department, the standard repre-
sentative Of Anne iGa-something Of the quality OF
shuk,peare aud Goethe. but the pulpit is necos-
sarily IL very narrow field for man Of great lal-
tude and brond mind Almost any other depart
ment presents better opportunities for the deye.
opmeut Of 1lsIate manhood The nature of q
sermon, the dull average OF the minister's au-
dieuce, the limitations everywhere about his life
weigh upon the soaring qualities OF his nature.
l think Beecher, as he now stands is the sug-
gestign OF what he might have been had he
chosen the path Of literature, poetry, or philoso
ply"
WHooP UP is town in Canada, on the
border OF civilization. TWAS originally what Is
called in the northwest "whisky stockgdc," but
has lately grown into something ofa village The
s,ockade was built by men who had practical
knowledge Of indian lighting and trading. II in
closed three acres, and the buildings wero Of
heavy lJgS with openings only on the inner
square. The business consisted Of buying skins
f., the Indians and paying for them as much
as possible in whisky. The Indians would I'll
themselves full OF the reduced high wines or
nduteIaIcd whisky of the traders, and when they
were fighting drunk, would be onuced outside of
the wall Thea the gates were shut, and the say.
ages were left TO fight out their fury among them
selves, Next day the thrifty traders went out to
bury the dead, succorthe wounded, and drive away
tue rest Z" I never get drunk myself when
trade whisky with the Injuns," says David
Akers, the present owner who considers him