National Republican., 1883-08-22
SENATOR JONES, of Florida, has started for

warren (Ohto) Tribune.
SENATOR JONES, of Florida, has started for
two months journey to Alaska.
Mr.. j. STANLEY BROWN and tho younger
ofthe Garfield boys are roughing it on the western
border.
MOSQUITOES are accused by Prof. A. f. A,
King of originating and disseminating malariaI
disease.
SCARCELY day passes that strangers do
not place flowers on tho grave of Abraham
Lincoln.
EX-SENATOR ROLLINS, of New Hampshire,
is going into the banking and brokerage business
with his son. ..
Ir is now said that Senator Dawes will re-
turn to Massachusetts, in season to write the re.
publican state platform.
ASSISTED emigrants are now imported in
the original packages; but the adulterated artcl
will soon be put on the market.
WHEN ono patent medicine will cure SO
many diseases it is not understood why druggists
keep many kinds OF medicine
QUEEN VICTORIA has asked Tennyson to
write poem John Brown, her deceased
servant, and Sir William Leighton to paint his
portrait
THE crusade of q New Hampshire re-
former is against chewing gum. His fervid ora
ruinous alcohol,
SOME of the smaller watering places are
so dull and sleepy that mosquitoes come out on
the hotel pinzzas and yawn while waiting for the
city train to come.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SHERMAN, of Massa-
chuscts, who is at Bass Rocks, Gloucester has en-
tirely recovered from his recent Illness and Is
rapidly recuperating his strength.
Mr.. Cox will undoubtedly receive nearly
the entire democratic vote of this state in his con-
test for the speakehip If he does not carry Off the
prize he will certainly make creditable race
NeO York World.
a WHITE MOUNTAIN hotel keeper, de-
string to make II monopoly of his laundry,
| whipped poor washerwoman who entered the
house. Thereupon his guests combined TO render
her business prosperous.
| THE Society for the Prevention of Blind
ness, new London organization TO obtain aud
disseminate practical knowledge as to the use and
abuse Of eyes, has begun by Offering prizes for the
best essays OH the subject.
ITcosts 5000 day to run the Grand Union
hotel, Saratoga The rumor that kind hearted
editor bought it for his little boy, who cried for it,
lacks confirmation, although the report has not
been officially denied.-Hawkeye,
INa walk on the bottom of Lake Winni-
piseogeS diver came to a spring of cold water,
| uuu WnifO lulSEesISuly eAduluiuB Sank lnlO
qucksand to his knees before seeing hisperil. lie
pulled the signal rope and was drawn out, but his
escape was narrow.
THE portrait of Andrew johnson is to adoru
the new four cent stamp. All letters intended to
''swing around the circle" should be provided
with one of these stamps; but many persons will
exhibit aesthetic taste by preferring two twos -.
| NOrriaolGn Herald.
WRITER in the juno Atlantic says, "Lis-
tening is lost art" What, man Go, get thee
to nunnery, to boarding school: CO. travel one
season with sewing circle. Get married, man,
get married, and you won't do anything else, save
only isten.-HdtOkeye.
A DEMOCRAT on the Ohio state ticket, hav-
ing been accused of being an ultra temperance
man. deemed it necessary to deny the charge, and
to do so he got certificate signed by forty persons
who could bear witness to the fact that he was in
the habit of taking 'somethn'."
OSCAR WILDE's new tragedy is able to sit
up and feed itself with u spoon. 1t is hoped that
IL Will soon be strong enough to stand the trip to
America, where the British government will have
agents instructed to kill it if ever it shows
symptoms of home sickness. -Hdwkeye.
SEVEN years have elapsed since James Lick,
the California millionaire, at his death left vast
amount of property for public uses, and not
dollar has reached the designated objects. The
trustees who receive $1,000 year each, have Just
been censured by the California pioneers
DIDN'T 1 tell you not to ask Uncle James
for money!" said his mother, casting a hard look
at her sou. Nom" "What! Didn't l tell Won
this morning not to ask him?' "You said not 0
ask him when you was around -" "Jeoms! -
But to strike him for a dollar while you was out
an you would give me nickel of it"-Arkdnsa,O
7 lrdreiS.
a AN lsthmian game.-W. Il. G.. lin excep-
tional and temporary French)-" Eh bien, Ferdy
mon cher. ou sommes nous Where are we now?"
NJ. de L-ss-ps-"My dear ana honored friend its
vantage to me-" w. L. q. (politely)--" Pardon !
We're not playing deuce its vantage all r'
NJ. de L-ss-ps with equal politenes9-" soitw
alla-rlghtW-P
A SCHOOL of poor children, having read in
the Bible the denunciation against hypocrites
who "stran at Gnat and swallow a camel" were
afterward examined by q benevolent patroness as
l to their recollection of the chapter. "What, in
, particular, was the sin of the Pharisees chill.
dren2" said the lady. "Aiting camels, my lady,
= was the prompt reply,-Glas9O,O Euentng Times
) IT is stated upon good authority th at ON
The occasion of one of Marwoods recent visits to
Ireland, aud while travelling protected by some
constabulary, one of the latter tried his hand at
, "challns" the eXecutioner. He bore it quite
imperturbably and when asked whether he had
4 n son, replied in the affirmative. and" con-
tinued tho qpestioner, will you put him into
your own line of business?' well" said Mar
?, wood, with keen look and sly twinkle in his
o eyes, "if he's n good boy will, but If he turns
IL out backguard III make an Irish policeman OF
l. him." The questoner, it is said, left Marwood
o alone for the remainder of the journey.-LOndon
Society
r The old man Jones was rubbing his hands
u and smiling all over as he met Brown the other
day, and the latter felt compelled to inquire:
: Has your silver mine turned out Il bonanza ;
Z 'Hpven't heard from IL in four weeks" "You
look as pleased us if you had thousand tons o
ore in sIght" 'oh, no; have just been giving
10 away $4,000 worth of stock" "Not giving
y Gway!" "Yes, sir, Didn't cost the recipients
, penny" "Well what kind of way is that Il
c. run a silver mne2" "0h, don't you worry
Brown-not a bit, We've got to have some shares
out in order 10 make an assessment, and next
o week we shall call for seventy cents on the dollar
s' in order to meet the expenses of survey and ma
chinery. Don't you worry about me, Mr.. Brown
10 -IVGR street NetOs.
n AN editor in Chicago recently ordered
t pair of trousers from the tailor. on trying then
Ma on they proved TO be several inches too long.
n being late on Saturday night the tailors shop wa
M closed, aud the editor took the trousers TO hi
ve wife and asked her to cut them off and hen
,o them over The good lady, whose dinner had