National Republican., 1883-02-28

For In the miduights solemn hush,
| He breathes vow that smells Of wine,
| lie holds hand that Is not thine,
And dalies--wllh n bobtail flush.
WASHINGTON Feb. q.
IT is said that fashionable ladies won't 60
| fishing this summer unless they can get sill
worms for bait
We are reliably informed that when Kos,
ciusko fell he fell with "sickening mud" This
lends additional horror to that melancholy event.
IT is now reported that the Atlantic ocean
is higher than II ever has been within the memory
OF the Oldest inhabiant. Where is 1t all going TO
eudf
HEREAFTER no patent medicine can be sold
in Italy unless the precise composition Of II 10
stated. Italy is likely to become great health
resort.
THE dramatic profession is very un-
| healthy one for women Nobody ever heard OF
an actress over 30 years of age.-Roch6Ster Post
| Express.
II is reported that the merchant tailoring
business in Moscow Is practically dead. Every
body in that city is getting his clothes made at q
boiler shop.
THE question is asked us IL there Is any
thing that will bring youth to womenH Yes,
there is. An income Of say 5000 will bring any
| number Of them.
CORRESPONDENTS of the New York Sun arc
| discussing the question, Can man marry on
$40 a week" He cannot If the girl is aware Of the
amount of his Income.
RABBIT hunting by moonlight is said to bo
favorite sport in various parts Of Illinois That's
the proper time to hunt. If you can't find any
habits you can always get chickens
MAN in this city claims to have three
seeds OF the npple shot from the head Of the late
William Tell. He says that II anybody doubts It
he win show hin the seeds. That seems fair
enough.-Rochester Post Express
In the great game of life " the New York
Commercial Advertiser man calls the four aces
perseverance integrity, common sense, and
cheek" We have never been able TO "6ll In " the
fourth ace.-RocheSter Post. Express
c. HAS been married six months. His
mother-in-law rings, enters, and embraces her
in.law. Then, taking him by the hand, she says II
| wish you every thing that you DESIRE "You are
very hard upon yourself" replied C.,
IT is suggested that persons who use leo
from ponds Of impure water should first boil the
fee destroy the germ in it. Care should be taken,
however, that 1t is not boiled too hard. Hard
boiled ice is as indigestible as hard boiled eggs.
UP to the age Of fifty man will lie about
how young he is. Amer he leaves ffty years be-
h1nd MIN ne VIII lie ABOUT now Olu nc IL, Ano
so from hour to hour we lie and lie, and then
from hour to hour we lie and lle-or words 10 that
efIect.-Rochesicr Post. Express.
A MAN who took many chances on articles
at fair and never won determined to be success
ful once In his life so he bought all the "chances
on watch. ana one over for luck. But he didn't
draw It. 1t was drawn by an unknown party .
who broke into the room the night before and
carried 1t off with lot of other plunder.-Norris-
tOl0n Herald
LESS than half as many railway passengers
as employees were killed during 1888. So the man
on the red plush eat has some grim satisfaction
in his meditations. while the wild brakeman,
screaming the stations, rushcs through the aisle
with trail Of smoke and cold air at his Heels and
disappears amid steam and sparks and horrid
slam bang Of the door.
LITTLE Robert Howard, of Houston, Ca,
mistook his brothers foot for q rabbit and shot
away three Of his toes, and the sufferer says he
doesn't mind the loss OF his toes, but he'll never
get over a feeling of shame at having feet that
were mistaken for a wild beast by one of his own
family, who ought to be pretty well acquainted
with them.-BOsiOn Post,
Mr.. ROBERT WILLIAM MACBETH, who has
Just been elected associate of the British Royal
academy. is Il son Of an eminent Scotch portrait
painter. lie has exhibited at the academy for ten
years, and is known as an etcher rs we'll as O
painter. He is So years old. Mr.. Edward ]. Greg
ory, who has been elected an associate, is still
younger. he has been exhibiting portraits in oil
for eight years, and has also been member OF
he Institute Of painters in water colors.
NEW idiotic craze is thus described by
"socety pppor:' "Can you draw cat2" is tho
latest soc al question, and you Immediately
handed pencil and paper and requested to give
your best idea of cat without model or SEM
blance One lady know has what she calls 70
cat basket" wherein she keeps all the wild at
temps OF her friends to draw feline 1t is aston
ishing how few people really know what a cat
looks like. Ask your friends to draw q cat and
see the funny things they make
THE decree regulating the liquor traffic in
Russia, recently signed by the emperor, is one of
the most stringent character. There is to be only
one liquor shop in village, and where two or
! three villages are almost contiguous one shop
must suffice for their combined inhabitants. The
publican must be n native of the place, appointed
and paid by the common council, and must sell
food as well liquor. If he allows any person to
get drunk he is not only liable to dismissal but TO
fine aud imprisonment. If any Russian village Is
reported to tho authorities as addicted to drunk.
enness, the sale of liquor may be inerdoted for
long period us may seem necessary.
THE reunion of an ostranged couple out OF
: the usual order Of romances has occurred at the
, town farm at Westleld, Mass. over forty yeam
ago Sarah Hanchett separated from her husband,
It is said because he neglected her. Shortly after
she became insane and was carried to the town
/ firm. Since then she has remained there, much
I of the time confined to her room, talking to her
visitors through the grated door, "Crazy Sarah"
she came to be called, and only by that name Is
she known to hundreds Of people. Not long ago
the husband who deserted her In their youth also
became a town charge, and In his old age was car
ried to the farm, where he now is and will proba-
bly, remain till his death.
THIS is the way they pass the time in
Michigan, between balloung for senator; Two
men at logging camp fell into dispute. ono
Z sneaked up behind the other with an AK and
S chopped his head Off 1t is mentioned that the
S head rolled over the eyes winked and the lips
a moved after II was severed from the body. Then
{ the remaining l0ggers had a lynching party and
T the head chopper was unceremoniousy hung up.
Meanwhile the sheriff was sent forj but "a crowd OF
Q men, coming over from another camp attempting
$ to cut the murderers body down, general melea
II resulted, in which seven citizens Of Michigan bit
Q the dust. Aud this Is the state TO which immi-
s grants are warmly invited. Schools, churches,
II colleges within convenient distance; fine scenery,
good water, and charming society. No, thank
YOU Most people would prefer TO be dog and
bay the moon than to be Michigan sheriff ut q
salary of 5000 and 200 fights year.
n JOHN HARTwELL alias "Anna Ross, the
. seeress of New York." alias "Methratton the Great
Il Seer of England" has been prosecuted at Bir-