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National Republican., 1883-07-13
A Candidate for Revenus Only.

Every day brings now evidence that the
bourbons care nothing for Hoadly aside from his
bar'l, They made him candidate for revenue
only,
National Republican., 1883-07-13
@ From a ForeIVn shore, y

Nelg orleans Piedylne.
The discussion Of political economy should
be delayed until william Henry Hurlbert returns
from New York.
National Republican., 1883-07-13

Rcnnttnnccs mHy be made at our risk, either by
dran. express, post. Office order. registered let.
ter Money sent In any other way is al the FISK OF
tie person sending IL. Address.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington, ID.
National Republican., 1883-07-13
AFRAID2 OH. NO |

AFRAID2 OH, NO
In the meadow rich with corn,
one salubrious summer morn
Went maid.
"I am very fond of cows,
And l love to watch them browse"
50 she said.
"When they eat the fragrant grass
And gaze at me as pass,
amt afraid"
Just then one old brindle COZ
Raised her head and made bow
How she flew.
Not the COW, but that rash maid.
Who had said she wasn't afraid,
opshawl Phewl
When she reached the nearest shed
She was very nearly dead,
And wet with dew.
This ale is true.
AFTERMATH
The little pistol Johnny held
Went of a trifle early,
And johnny like trooper Yelled
But now he's sad and surly.
He waves no more his little flag;
He's bade one thumb goodby;
Around his hand linen rag
Is stained with crimson dye.
When next he celebrates the day.
With pistol, fuse, and rocket.
His last remaining thumb will stay
Safe in his trousers pocket
Chicago Nous
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National Republican., 1883-07-13

A julep or two between breakfast and noon,
Then again before dinner is none to soon.
Between then and supper they taste first rate,
Have good time, but don't dissipate.
National Republican., 1883-07-13

To the seasnore on Saturday night
Papa comes down to mammals delight.
When on Monday morning he goes away,
Mammals glad he didn't come 10 stay.
National Republican., 1883-07-13
The student Of the colleg,


Gives up pursuit of knowledge,
And at the beach he seeks the girls to mash,
mash, mash:
Or, scorning idle pleasure,
Devotes his summer leisure
To earning honest dollars singing hash, hash,
hash.
Now the apothecary
Doth deem 1t necessary
To closely scan the men who soda drink, drink,
drink;
So that he may not stir up
Their wrath by giving syrup
Entirely inconsistent with wink, wink, wink.
The small boy goes in swimming,
With very little trimming
Or ornament to deck his bathing suit suit suit;
In fact, quite unhampered,
AS Adam when he tampered
In Eden with the interdicted fruit, fruit fruit.
--Somervile Jouras'
How calm and beautiful the sky
Is now reflected in the lakel
Yet soon again the heat will fry
And scorch, and burn, and cook, and hake.
Where then will be our great delight?
Where then our proud and naughty boastr
How sadly sh riveled to the sight
viii we appear when turned to toast
IN. Y. Commercial.
1.-THE sea, the sea, the open sea-"
Feels cold If timorous you be;
'Iis salt in taste decidedly
1t plugs your ears most wondrously;
And If your figures not the "T,"
'Tis dead give away"-this sea.
The Judoe
National Republican., 1883-07-13
IT is now that the fly

Doth the butter espy;
And its golden outside reconnoiter,
And leg or two left;
When of life he's bereft,
There was an old woman so brash
AS to go TO Cape May for to mash"
But after each dinner
She only grew thinner,
For she gave to the walters no cash,
National Republican., 1883-07-13

"Please say word in defense of your
patrons" said clerk in the surgeon generals
office last evening. "Give the newspaper
thieves a roasting. They come to the office
early, not to work, but to get their fingers on
our REPUBLICANS. Half of the regular sub
scribers never see the paper except as Dor.
rowers. These fellows are the worst class of
sneak thieves, and if they don't like the ap-
pellation you may give them my name and
send to me for satisfaction. If the types can
swear little just fire them up and let 'em
spiel" l can't express my complete opinion
of newspaper thief without profanity"
National Republican., 1883-07-13

"This new law depriving us of our voting
leave is an outrage" was the observation of a
land office lad yesterday. 1--WE must divide
our regular summer vacation and pay our
passage both ways twice, or else work
right on through tho hot months and take
our furloughs in the fall. 1t is piece of
petty demagogism on the part of congress-
man who simply wanted to make himself a
name as a roformer at our expense. ILo be-
came somewhat famous, but his conduct was
infamous"
Fair play., 1883-01-06
How Senator Jones IL Said d
Have Won a Pile at Poker.

George l.. Waters, the colored
janitOr of the City Hall, related
an incident to- day to Mail repor-
ter concerning a big poker game
in which Senator JOhr Z. Jones.
of Nevada, was a player. Waters
had been in the employ of a cer-
tain Congressman aronnd the Cap
itOl at Washington for many year
and his statement may be accept
ed as true. 1t was several years ago
before the millionaire had become
throughly posted in the ways of
Washington society. Almost be-
fore he had thrOughlv warmed his
seat in the Senate he was intro
duced into the District Club. of
which Boss Shepherd was a prOmi-
nent member. Poker at that time
was the prominent recreation of
tue club, and Jeaes was induced
| to take a hand. Although a good
pOker-p player he retired from the
game a loser to the amount of $40.
900. The Senator, having a few
silver mines at his back for pocket
money. was game, and did not al
low the least expression of chag-
rim or distrust to escape him. The
next morning he telegraphed to
one ofthe most expert card sharps
in Virginia City. Eight days after
ward the gambler arrived in Wash
inston. dressed in very expen-
sive suit of clothes and sporting a
small fortune in diamonds. Jones
introduced him 10 the club as
mining millionaire from Nevada,
and the Star Route frauds and
navy yard thieves immediately
made arrangements to pluck him.
He accepted an invitation to play.
The stakes ran high. and the spur
ious was well supplied with Jones
money. At the end of the tourna-
iaent the stranger arose from the
table the winner OF $500. 900 of the
club. 1t was severe blow to the
ringsters. but they made the peo-
pie of the United States pay it
back to them indirectly in short
order. Jones divided the swag
with his friend. and never set foot
in the club room again.-Sfocitou
Mel.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Tho Central Missouri papors are
chronicling . case where . poor and
small tobacco grower paid debt of
el.5O with twenty pounds Of the leaf
product; the creditor divided It among
his ncighbors and as q result six poor
men have been dragged before the
federal court, fined and sent to Jail.
THIS one isolated circumstance should
be sufficient to impress upon Congress
the necessity of Immediately repeating
the unjust and obnoxious statute, that
forbids an individual to retail tobacco
Of his production without it he 10 IN
authorized dealer or without himself
first having license and his product
duly stamped. As heretofore we have
remarked, we see no necessity for re-
pealing the revenue duty upon tobac-
co altogether, but We do see very
strong necessity OF giving the grower
a right to sell in such quantities and
to whom he pleases without license or
tax.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

The capital removal and prohibition
will he the Two momcntous questions
before the present session of the lc.is-
lature. We hope tina; h, course OF
fortuitious circumstances the former
HAY crowd the latter ont of sight
Prohibition i an inipracticabiiitv as
long as ii Is taken ur ''v the states sep
arate'y and no good "a come of dand-
ling the thiD"
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Tbe-1me,Icaa Register OF Washing
ton, d. C., is fast assuming a posi-
ton as the leadin" exponent of Dem
ocratic teneis and advancing in popu-
lar favor. IL. subscription price
has been reduced ircm So TO So and
all who desire 10 Le we'll posted in
the doctrines OF true Democracy
should subscribe for il.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

1t now !ranspire> that after being
roped into @anic Of bunko. Oscar
Wilde was fortunate enough not to
really lose ANYTHING. He los, in the
came SLIGO for which he gave his
check. but realizing before the game
was over that he had been taken in.
lie rushed off TO the bank and stopped
payment before the paper could be
presented. The checks have since
;he suntiower surror departed for his
E;repcan home. been returned bv
mail to the chief oi police.
Fair play., 1883-01-06
welded Bliss.
I'm going fishing

The August sun was beating
down in pitiless fury upon the
brown bosom of the parched
earth. and up from the meadows
that lay to the westward of Dap
plevaie, the hum of insects and
the noisy notes of the grasshop'
pers came with wonderful dis
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Congress is not manifsting very
eager desire TO pass such legislation as
the late 10 themtlear people are clam
Oring for. Perhaps this is because af-
ter this session :: majority of that body
will wend their not solitary way to
the shades of private life.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

The festivities in the White House
on New Years day were rudely brOk-
en- upon by the sudden death Of Min
lister Allen in an adjoining room. In
this case is the old adage, that in the
midst Of life We are in death. again
verified.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

tipctness to Beryl xcCleskey, ~
she stood in the doorway of . nod.
est little cottage over whose front
the honey-suckles ~md morning.
glories were climbing their vivid
hnes bring ont all its beauty, the
pale glow Of the gi'rs couple ZION,
while the little shafts of auaii.ht
that found their way here s..i
there through the vines overhead
we're not more rich ia c..oling
than the mass Of golden LAR that
fell over Beryl,s shoulders.
They had been married nearly y
week-Beryland George W. Simp.
son-snd - the girl nestled close
to her husband she felt an un-
sPeskable joy. u sense of sweet
content that could never fade
away or die or die 50 long 40 hs
wac by her side, his strong arm
around her corset. Aud yet on
this Sunday afternoon a little feel.
ing Of disappointment a sort Of
I-sm-not-sa-h a-happy-ss-f.was-a-week
, -ago-Saturdsy sensation-had thrill
, cd her soul for an instant "a tho
man whom sho had vowed to love,
honor, and possibly break. spoke
the words with which this chapter
opens.
II had been hoping you would
60 with me to Sunday school this
afternoon, darling Beryl said,
"You sre such . favorite with the
children and Gun manage them 20
well.' .
"Yes," he replied, ''that is very
true, sweetheart; but, l Am also
unusually handy with a fish pole,
and You know the fish always bite
best OH Sunday"
"Do they p she asked, looking
up to him with her young face.
'How funny"
ut is. ineoed, ludierous," Geo.
replied, speaking with a grave
tenderness that showed what o
lovely liar he Was, "but we cannot
fathom the mysterious law Of ma
ture. We can only accept them"
Suddenly George changed tho
subject of conversation. II shall
come through the village on my
way home," he said, ''is there any
thing can get for you i''-and he
stopped and kissed the rosebud
mouth Of the one woman in the
in the world who had ever won his
love.
The lit:le head fell on his shoul-
der. There was . long sweet
pause, aud then Beryl, as if fear.
ful that the es,acy which was
thrilling through her would sud-
denly change to pain if she dared
look up or move, said softly:
"Caramels."
That WAS all; no nee I of explain
alton between them. and AZ Geo.
w. Simpson walked swiftly away
with light heart AMI pocket
full of bait, he felt the cne cloud
in the rose tinted horizon of his
life was liable to stay there.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Cows. Brown sma &. L. johnson are
al jefferson City l"hbying for the SUBJ
mission Of a pronibi'Ory amendment.
The gentlemen still have remnants of
their late Republican yarb clinging
about them.
Fair play., 1883-01-06
xSO0 I0S4.
MISSOURI 1I1upLEAN
PROSPECTUS.
~
M "a lihA" I'vPss.
A Journal Fer The SOUtA And
West.

In issiing its Prospectss fer isss.-' h. Mia
sorsi RxrUKl IC AN psiuss = the c.'mpsesr falni-
mont Of all it. pass prosnises. IsuriaS tho last
year: with the Oe:ainx II new li:es 81 ccm-
mun'cxtOns. spreadlnx every diTec ionl. u has
greatly incrrasci It's telexraphsc serviees aug
meute,i its corps Of eiisors. rrI-'rters anil o'r,
respondents; improved It's mt.:hanicsl features
tn news, aud malatainet. In regari 10 the
character Of its cuutents. the reputation IL has
long held throughout tho whole Southwestern
country as the
Bxsr NswsSArxR rRInrEo
The RrrrsLIcAN h.s diistsnce.i all ATTEMPT. at
rivalry or c"Inl,etltiOn. and 10 now the OILY
Democratic English nrwsl'slrr published in -.
Louis. is support Of the principles of ths
DcmOcratic par! Is universally ro.oEnikesi ~
tive in tone In iis exposures of the corrupti"n.
prOhiXscy ansi evil Tendencies of the Republican
party. il is fearless and aggressive But il l. in
the material Interest OF the south anal West
agriculture, commerce and the mechanic arts
that this paper ansis ia widest and most pre-
.iuctive feids. Next % collecting and com
mentinG upon the most interesting news oi the
day, its energies are devoted To the progrr AMI
prosi Gritty Of
THE GRE At MISSISSIPPI vAiLIr
And the tributary regions. From its columns
mere SensatiOnali>m Is carefully excluded With
the view Of ninkins il a welcome visitor To- the
puIest home cirrie. Tu the farmer. merchant.
trader, manufacturer. banker. or business man
Of any class, il is Indispensable. lts financial
and commercial reports are full anu reliable.
Every NOV :ment Oi trade. coInmsrce, trsnslDr-
tation. etc . is faithfully rrc"ritst. With all
this il finds room for a large quantity IT m>cei-
laneous rra'.ing matter 10 give variety AMI en-
terrainment.
GET YOUR HEiCiB1Rs 7" >tB>CGIE".
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course, Is immense TO the conductors, hut tri-
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who have !,ecn with Us ~ long. To az! in cN-
tending our circulation still fnrthcr2 II your
neishOr is rot subscriber show him ih'. Ht-
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up. Increase ;he clubs.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

cdlu
sl'm dying, and l want you tn
pray for me-"
The minister complied, knelt hs
the bedside. and, when in the
midst of the most fervent inyOca-
ton, Brown suddenly reached for
his trousers. which were lying
hard by thrust his hands in a peck
ct, extracted his wallet. drew
forth a ten-dolIar bill, and held it
up before the kneeling man. The
minister hearing the ruStling. nat
urally opened his eyes. and, see
ing the proffered wealth. ceased
pray. solemnly shook his head.
and said:
1--WE never accept any renumer-
alton for offering spiritual censo-
lation."
"Don't you! gasped the dying
man. "don't you. Well. I'll be
id if I'd make such a plea as
you've made for less than ten dol
d3rS."
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Secretary Chandler is reducing the
number OF empl"vees in the navy
yards. We suppose this may be con-
sidered another ev; ;'ieuce that the cleo
fion is over.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

JEFF. Chandler. 81. Louis lawyer,
and of counsel for the defense in the
Star-route cases, i. said to have made
the best opening speech of all that big
array of great lrgsI lights and elo-
Quencc.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

There is yet :he s-,m Of Sos yOO0, 900
20 psy GU the arreas pension fraud.
Still some Congre,s:nen arc not hap
Nv and wish 70 n,n-c than double this
sum.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Grant and his cOhort ofiobbyists arc
said to be Organizing for strong and
systematic effort to procure some Con-
gressional legislation on the building
of the Panama canal. There 10 big job
hidden beneath the hold face Of this
proposed great undertaking and the
more charity Congressmen handle 1t
the more they will have cause to re-
jOice therefor in the sweet subsequent.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

There is = SING regrO federal Office
holder in the gres siate Of Georgia
and vet they To-. IS that the white
Eepublican loves il. cOi0red brother.
Fair play., 1883-01-06
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Fair play., 1883-01-06

Probably tie Oldest stove in the
country is the one nat warns the hall
OF the Virginia apitsl. 1t was inn
ported from Ecs&ni in l7SO.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

The French Rs..ybiic must he rath-
er slaky affair &c - existence is claim
ed to be greatly weakened BY the death
of one man.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

In France when one Statesman dies
it is regarded as . national calamity.
In this country wo would welcome the
death Of one half Of our statesman as
. great blessing and cheerfully stsgxer
along under the weight and clog Of
tho other half Tho two csses are il
lustratins Of the theory Of supply and
demand. Across the water they, ~ q
Republic, are young and have not de-
voted . great deal Of time to the cul-
ture Of statesmen while over here they
are . product Of spotaneous growth
and We have lsbored earnestly to as-
sist natures work with all the appli.
ances Of scientific politics.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Missouri's capita, school fund, &C.
cording to the report Of the stste Su.
per,ntendent, is Ov.- $1,000, 900.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Tho Cape Gira-':eaG Normal school
ia. an atteudnn g 80 two hundred and
fifty pupils.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

On New Years dar the Sedslia D,s-
patch devoutly pra.. cd that hell would
not be turned Loose Oh earth like Il
Was on Christmas,
Fair play., 1883-01-06

4 IGambct.s, the s, ,eat Erench states-
nsn and patrio:. :. cad. Ills life went
out with the o.. year, he dying At
midnight, December Slst.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

1t begins to ions ~ though the pres
ent legislature w"':l submit the pro-
hibi,ion question y vote Of the peo-
Ole.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

The old 'pap." say that never hss
such horde of angry ofnce-seekcrs
been seen at Jefse IN City ~ NV.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

During abe e:gi;; years Of revOlu-
tion this countr, rad ns president nor
individual head.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

There ore for.v-oAe lawyers and Hf.
t--nine farmers q :.,c lower branch of
our legislature.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Albert o. Allan 10 spending mucl,
energy and work on his paper, the
New Madrid Record, and making Q
great success OF it. In fact 90 saecess.
fnl has he been that ne not only broke
down the rival paper, but its editor
skipped the town between two ilaya.
Still We cannot but censure his lsyity
in speaking Of hanging in seigh-
boring county A. - neat and artistic
job" Such treatment of swf,l spec
tscles may be quite facssious, but it is
1t the same time very reprshsssibie.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

Tic fur 10 beginning to Ay in the
3 SenatUria. contest.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

tic last Star-ro:::c jury is compos.
e,i Of eight whites and four negroes.
Fair play., 1883-01-06
THE FAIR PLAY.
HLLEE N.U:OLD. Editor.
SATURDAY, IAECAxV. 9rH. 1888.

i)e Soto has o .cbt Of 81, 900 and
no town organize ion.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

4 Cin-innatti cOu-t decidcs that the
wor-l ".isnn" is .rofanc.
Fair play., 1883-01-06

A c0olness has grown up between
Col James A. BrOadhead and DR.. J.
II. Mclean. rival caHdidates for Con.
gress in this state and between whom
honors are about evenly divided, oil
becaese the Doctor told little story
to the effect that the gallant colonel,
on Late business trip to Washi1gton,
had lost 5000 in little game of draw
with Senator Vests private Secretary.
-OoO-
The marriage license law which has
been IN working order for some time
,s now running quite smoothly and
it might be well for the Legislature to
enact that the birth (if not alss the
dcath) Of each person shall be regis.
tered. The date Of births frequently
aud of deaths sometimes, is of - great
importance - that of Marriages and
means OF preserving legal evidence
thes sme ought to be provided with
out delay.
Fair play., 1883-01-06
Probably no Indiana lawyer W

Probably no Indiana lawyer was
ever more ecentrlc and more wag.
gish than was old Jim Brown, of
Lawrenceburg. His birth was a
joke, and at his death-bed the rul-
ing passion caused smiles when
there would otherwise have heen
tears. Some one of the clergy Of
the city who had offended him
was sent for. AS the man of God
entered the sick room. Brown
said. -s-----
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-10
THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE OLD MEN
ON THE INCREASE.

In young county like this, where
life is continually at fever heat, and
where action rather than reflection
carries the day, old age seems out of
place. In the staid old towns and cities
OF England, Hawthorne tells us in his
"Old Home" that he observed that
old age came forth more cheerfully and
generally into the sunshine than among
ourselves, where the rush, stir, hustle
and irreverent energy of youth are 30
preponderant that the poor forlorn grand
sires begin to doubt whether they have
a right to breathe in such world any
longer, and so hide their silvery heads
in solitude. But "fast" as this country
and this period both proverbially are, it
is fact that the percentage of old men
who continue in active life, and who
do not show their years except to a
close scrutiny, is on the increase.
Erect and active octogenarians, even,
are not unknown on our streets, whose
appearance still makes them pass cur
rent as being in the executive period OF
life. The constant improvement in the
average style of living in the matter OF
dwelling, food and raiment, perceptibly
promotes longevity and increases the
number OF cases of it.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-10
HIGHWAYMEN RETURN MONEY FORC.
IDLY TAKEN.

A little over one month ago whilst a
circus was showing at Twenty-third and
Stout streets, gentleman resident in
Denver and living at some distance from
the heart of the city, was, unknown to
himself, followed late one evening and
as he reached the circus grounds was
"held up" by two strangers, one OF
whom held revolver at his head and
demanded his money. Tremblingly he
obeyed, and they, as he afterwards re-
membered, as tremblingly received the
contents of his pocketbook amounting
to $47.50. The highwaymen at the
same time became possessed OF an en-
velope upon which was written an ad-
dress, and ascertaining from their VIC
tim that it was his own made the state
ment that having been disappointed in
not receiving expected remittances and
having exhausted their means they had
followed him and resorted to this des-
perate scheme to get funds, but that
they were gentlemen, as their appear
ance indicated, and they would refund
the amount of the compulsory loan upon
their return home. Yesterday the VIC
tim of this, at the time unpleasant
episode, received postal order for
$3.50, being the amount originally
taken from him, in addition to IS for
interest on the loan. He says while he
is thankful at receiving his money again
he would much prefer another time to
loan his money in the orthodox way.
[Denver News.