National Republican., 1883-02-07

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THE question with Mobile was, whether
she should pay $1,000 to hear Nilsson sing or use
the money to build sewer; but the sewer pre-
vailed.
RICHARD PROCTOR says that Jupiter is in
that state that our earth was thirty four million
years ago. Proctor has the longest memory known
to history.
TURIN makes exquisite confectionery,
which II sends to Paris. A drink in Turin is
glass of Vermouth with dash of quinine fothod
up with seltzor water.
A New York clergyman is under cloud
of displeasure because he kissed the bride at the
conclusion of the ceremony, when he had been
requested In advance by the bridegroom to omit
that performance.
A NEW. ORLEANS paper says that among
the strangers on the principal street Of that city
the northeners are distingushable by their fresh
pink and white compilations and their sealskin
saCques or ovorcoats
In is related of Archbishop Whateley that,
on hearing lady remark that the bay of Dublin
reminded her of Switzerland, he reoined "Ycs,
maam only in Switzerland there is no sea-, and
here there are no Alps"
An English lady residing in Greece
gave q number of soldiers in tho Greek army
copies ofthe New Testament. The Greek govern
ment has compelled the soldiers to return them
to the benevolent lady, who receives them back
with much disappointment.
IT appears that Vincents salary as state
treasurer of Alabama was 81 100 year. miserly
state which deludes itself with the idea that II can
secure an honest man to hold such position at
barkeepor's salary ought to be robbed, and we are
glad oft. There, now,-Ednsas city Journal.
TRANSLATED from the Omnibus: "That ap-
pears to me venturesome undertaking of thee,
that thou as a 50-year-old the 16.year-old Emily
marryest." "a marriage at my age is always
kind OF self.murder and as 1t now one time 30 is,
so will l me rather with new dagger, than with
a rusty oven fork, destroy"
"No," exclaimed Mr.. Penheclser. "No,
madam, object most decidedly. Once and for
all say 1.-THE girls shall not be taught foreign
| languages" And why not, pray?" said Mrs. p.
with wihering sarcasm. Because" said Mr.. T..
with more witnering sarcasm, BECAUSE Mrs. r.,
one tongue is enough for any womanW
| A KENTUcKIAN, who went to the funeral
| of friend. asked the privilege of saying q few
words, which was granted. He talked eloquently
for few minutes, whom, laying his trembling
| hand on the coifn he observed that he was sorry
to see that the deceased was baldheaded, which
could easily have been avoided by the use of some
OF his hair restorer, and wound up by eXhortlng
the mourners 10 try II.
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dence the fact that there were simultaneously in
progress in that city three coroners inquests, in
each of which the reputation of q professional
man was at stake. divisional surgeon OF the
police force was accused of causing the death of
constable by neglect; II physician was charged
with driving his partner TO suicide, and clergy
man figured as having poisoned, evidently by ao-
cident. child in his Sunday school,
A New York paper says that If mans
| AVA, tt,tn
cent piece, ana he is In the middle of a crowd div
ing for an elevated train as though each one had
but moment to live and wanted to die on the
train, he will certainly pull that two.cent piece
out Then he will drop 1t back, and In endeavor-
ing to fetch up half dime fish out the two. cent
piece again. And the only way he ever gets out
the half dime is to haul out u handful Of coins at
| once.
ROBE dresses with embroidered flounces arc
largely imported for tho next summer toilets for
the house and for general wear out of town.
They are shown in both white and colored mate
rails such as n6insook, Swiss muslin, and lawn
for white dresses, while for morning wear are tho
durable ChambeYs in all the stylish cOlors
wrought with white, aud for more dressy aher-
noon robes there are sheer crape-liRe muslins
wrought with selfcolors, or else in the cOlors of
the flowers aud leaves of the pattern.
NINE. CHRISTINE NILSSON, the singer, in
all interview Win u ClnCluuull reporter recently,
said, in answer TO question regarding her future
homo: 81 have seriously contemplated making
America my home and may do so. / have no
ties to bind me to Europe; butI despise the ocean.
] never think of II or ship but that get deathy
sick. If come 10 America TO live, no money can
get me to cross the ocean again. have every
evidence of friendship from Americans and my
own people, the swedes, and think should be
very happy here.
AT the meeting of the Cincinnati Cooking
club, reports the Drummer, Miss Fannie f. wanted
to know if they washed eggs, or put them in the
oven right out of the nest Miss Sadie NJ. asked If
they fried coffee or broiled 1t, Miss Zerelda T..
thought that coffee was better If slowed over u
slow fire. Miss Agnes n, asked IL In making II
drawing of tea they used oil or water colors MI
| Mary S. said she wasn't certain, but she thought
they used Grayons, Miss Madgo d. asked IL hens
laid butter in the winter time, because II they
didn't the girls couldn't afford to start the club IL
the price of everything was going TO be too high.
A LARGE mercantile establishment in Port
land, Oregon, has bookkeeper who is man OF
few words. The head Of the establishment lett
for the east some time since, leaving the book
keeper in charge A few days since man called
at tho office and inquired If the proprietor in.
The bookkeeper said he was not The man called
again tho next day and for several succeeding
days, always receiving the same answer Az
length one uhy ne uSheu III hc coulu slt uoNn bllu
wait for the arrival of the proprietor. The book
keeper nodded assent and the man waited til he
was tired aud then asked when the man he
sought would be in. About the first of March,"
was the reply
THE Boston theater was packed Friday
evening" ON tho occasion of the testimonial TO
Mr.. John Mccullough, who gave a performance
of John Howard Payne's Brutus " at the special
request ofGov. Butler and a number ofprominent
citizens. Amer the last act Mr.. Mccullough was
called before the curtain and made brief al
dress, In which he referred to the beginning OF
his career at the Boston theater twenty-five
years ago, his subsequent experience with Forrest
in Philadelphia, and his return to Boston In tho
company Of that great actor He alluded to his
nervousness on the occasion Of his first appears
auce in Boston with Forrest, and Of the kind
manner IN which Forrest encouraged him The
Boston Traveller, reviewing edltorally Mr.. Me.
Cullough's recent engagement in that city, says:
There are but three prominent tragcdians before
Z the country to-day-McCulough, Booth, and
Barrett but in so far as the tragic element OF the
mimetio art is concerned, Mr. Mccullough must
be ranked as the leader,