National Republican., 1883-01-18
sAnAn BnRNuAnpr has cut off her

Between us, of the falling winter snow.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
SARAH BERNHARDT has cut off her frizzes.
II is again noticeable how much il increases
a woman's beauty TO go to Washington and attend
| receptons Herald
ACCORDING to Lester wallack "an Ameri-
can actor is no sooner able to win little applause
than he bursts out as a star"
Ex-CoNGREssMAN IeNAT1Us DoNNELLY
| lives about twenty y.five miles south of st. Paul
MINI. In pretty farm house he engages in lit
erary work.
b. d. GoDTREYs, of Newtonvil Mass, has
sent copies of the bible TO the following eminent
| persons: Gen. b. f. Butler, eN Gov Long, Senator
Hoar, oliver Ames, Jay Gould, William II. Vander-
| bilt and Horace d. Clanin.
THE management of the Grand Ducal thea
| ter at Carsruhe has boon distinguishing itself.
The bills pasted against the walls contain the fol-
lowing notice with reference to the ballet OF "Pro-
metheus''; "For cast, &C., see other side"
Mr.. GLADsToNE's illness is solely due to q
cold and to the want Of sleep. The latter is sori-
ous since hitherto Mr.. Gladstone has commanded
sleep at will, like Bouaparte. Mr.. Gladstone has
always been able to sleep anywhere and at any
time
DIR. CHARLES NJ. NEWELL, of Boston, ati-
thor OF "Krlani of Oahu" has received from King
Kalakaua an official document making him
k night companion Of tho Royal Order Of Kapio-
lami together with u jewel of the order, u Maltese
cross with red enamel
A PHILADELPHIA youth who has been to
the Hub tells us that the intellectually Of the
Boston girl beg MS at the breakfast table and lasts
until the old folks 60 to bed. After that If tho
right fellow is in the parlor and the light is turned
low, she "acts like any other girl."-Neigs.
Iarr rn1 ,;r
that Anthony Trolope when he died had jus,
reached the age go which he made the legal
limit of life in Brittannula the fictitious colony
which was the scene of his strange story "The
Fixed Period" published few months ago by
the Harpew.
WHEN l came from Staten Island, thirty
years ago, my father gave me eight Jersey Central
bonds-SS000. That was good deal of money.
got point on Nicaragua. That was the trouble.
l lost my money of course. If had been sue
cessful do believe it would have ruined me.-W
H. Vanderbilt.
SOMEWHERE, flying through tho air OF
standing upon a craggy peak, is an eagle, with
medal attached to his neck bearing the words,
FOR president in 1884, Cleveland of New York;
for vice president, Bate, of Tennessee" The bird
was started from Capitol HILL Nashville, Tenn,
Immediately after the inauguration Of Gov. Bate.
THE modern good Samaritan is he who
sprinkles ashes on his icy sidewalk, and thus
saves poor ladies and gentlemen the necessity of
crossing over and passing by on the other side.
Don't forget this. An ostentatous course Of sack
cloth and ashes later in the season will not make
amends for neglectlng to use your ashes for the
benefit of your neighbors in time of need
THE King of Sweden is q helpful sort of
sovereign. Some years ago he saved large bank
ing house, upon which run was made without
cause by making known that he had deposited
his private fortune with the firm, and now 1t is
said ho has insured his life for 100000 crowns to
establish the credit OF tottering life insurance
company.
In conversation on literary topics the other
day, Gov Alexander II. stephens, OF Georgia, was
asked who was his favorite poet. al have no fav-
orite" he said "my favortes arc Shakespeare, MIL
ton, Pope Burns, and Byron. don't think much of
Tennyson. l can't say that like anything about
Longfellow. Bryant appreciate highly, as do
also Timed, Hayne and Richard Henry Wilde.
Hubner, of this city, Ntlanta), and Tichnor. of
Columbus, regard as two Of the best poets pro-
duced by the south."
CAR-DRIvERs, conductors, and policemen
are not only exemptfrom the duties of church going
but often are Indifferent in regard to churches
ana cl lergymen. A lady from Boston suburb u
short time since created disturbance in the
minds of three horse car drivers, three conduc-
tors. aud three policemen by simple inquiry In
regard to tho situation Of a well known church.
The conductors and drivers were nonplused, and
the policeman laconically remarked in regard to
the church that "'twan't on their beat"
A YoUN G blood who is about TO enter into
the estate of matrimony, goes to seek the advice
of an old friend, his family doctor. 1.-THE girl,
you see," says the young man, with engaging
frankness, hasn't got any tin now, but she has
Il rich uncle with heart disease that" IT
don't know about that" says tho doctor, reflect
lively "a man with he art disease is apt to live
much longer than" "But 1t is q serious case.
Only this morning they called in your eminent
colleague, d. x" "Then If they have, marry
her, sir; you haven't minute TO lose"
A LETTER Says Niagara falls have again
resumed remarkable appearance, an ice bridge
having formed Sunday across the Niagara river.
The scenery about the falls at present is exceed
ingly fine. The pray from the cataraGts freezing
as II descends, has load ed the trees and shrubs
with fringe Of ice. The new iron railing along
the edge Of the precipiceis hung with lace ice and
outbuildings arc so covered with fee and snow
that they resemble Icelanders' huts. The ica
mounds ut the foot of the Horseshoe and American
falls are frozen solid TO n great extent The bank
edges of both falls are frozen over for some dis
tance with beautiful stalactites Of enormous weight
changing the whole appearance Of the falls to
wintry falryland.
on the occasion of one Of Mrs. Langtry's
performances, a caustc criticism appeared in tho
Chicago Tribune. A correspondent who signed
herself Agnes Oliver thereupon wrote tho follow
ing clever letter to that journal: 81 read in to-
days issue a communication headed, Feminine
Criticism on Her Acting and Actions Only
woman would bemean enough to make such re-
marks about her sex. II there is anything dark
In a woman's life she wishes buried no man would
take 50 much trouble TO unearth It as does our
lady friend If she can do a kindness by keeping
silent she won't; poor thing she can't. Mrs. Lang
trv is no worse and great deal better, than thou
sands of her sex that society welcomes with open
arms. IfNr. Pidgeon had received the same at
tention perhaps we never should have heard any
thing Of Mrs Langtrys private affairs. but as she
was without sin she cast the first stone. wonder
how this lady friend would act If the Prince
Wales or any other great nabOb, would oonde-
scend 20 notice her. She would of course not
do what the Scripture tells her go thou and do
| likewise In regard to Mrs. Langtry's acting,
would much rather put faith in the reporters ao-
count than in that of such charitable (?) woman
, In the same issue there is a conversatio held
with Nine. Patti, wherein she says l don't
think it's any Of the publics busine ss what Mrs.
Iangtry does in private II she likes Gebhardt
she has perfect right to accept his attentions,
. So say /, and there. are very few women that
would turn their back on q man that W ishes TO
| a. do IN