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Is IL a Boom!

"The better class of republicans " who roll
up their eyes in horror if an opponent is
found guilty Of the crime of ambition, and
who cannot endure man who openly asprcs
to high Office, manage to conquer their
aversion TO such "self-seeking" as they
cantngly call it, when it is exhibited by one
of their own favorites. This truth never was
| better exemplified than in the recent publ
cation of letter written by Mr.. Blaine to
| friend in 1876. The letter asserts: l. That
the writer has been charged with being u
Catholic; g. That he formerly sat in Pres
byteran Bible class; 3. That his patema
ancestors were all Presbyterians; 4. That his
mother was Catholic; 8. That he is
opposed to religious tests as qualifications
for office; and g. that he will never speak
dsrespectiully of his mothers religion, or
be drawn into any avowal of hostility or
unfriendliness to Catholics. Thus we learn
all about the religious views of Mr.. Blaines
mother as well as of his fathers ancestors,
but nothing as to his own. The nearest to
an indication on that subject in the
letter is that ho sat in Presbyterian
Bible class when he was student in
Washington college thirty years ago, and
that the statement concerning his being a
Catholic is with some show of indignation de-
nounced as charge"
But the sentence which illustrates the as
sertion with which we started is as follows
"This charge is part and parcel of the tactics
of the Cameron gang to rob me of the Penn.
sylvania delegates, when in fact four-hfths of
the republicans of the state desire my
nomination" These modest words were
written March TO- 1876. There had
then been no expression on the
part of tho republicans of Pennsylvania
and, therefore, whether One,ffth or four-6fth
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choicest bit in the whole score. II is dance,
we'll wrought out upon simple and inspir-
ing theme which reappears in moro elaborate
but less attractive treatment about midway of
tho second act. As it was done last evening,
being gracefully and with decided spirit car
ried into action by the ladies of the chorus, it
was brilliant and thoroughly effective bit
A song and chorus near the close of
the first act, in which the chorus
sang with closed lips and the
orchestration was suggestive of the sounds
Of marsh-lifc, earned very well de-
served portion Of applause. The most thor
oughly moritorious passage in the whole affair
is trio for the Queen, Tito and Violante
which occurs late in the second act
Excepting Mrs. Seguin there was not per-
son in the cast who would not have been
vastly more appreciated out of it, Mrs
Seguin was tho life and salvation of it
ALL A thorough artist, completely at ease,
mistress of her voice and capable Of
imparting some of tho interest of her own
personality to the character she assumed, Mrs.
Seguin not only carried her own share Of tho
performance, but somehow floated the others
through IL. Mr.. Pearson was i'll at case, un-
steady, and half the time sharp. Mr.. Trnvorner
missed nothing, but sang with evident effort,
and so mechanically as TO obscure the value
of his part from listeners who had not learned
to hear through his errors, Mr.. Rennie, who
is an experienced actor and q moderately
good singer, surprised and pained his friends
by fishing for his lines and boggling at the
music in style that would have been un-
pardonable in tho rankest amateur. Mr.
Mansfield may have known what he
meant. Miss Pauline sang we'll
enough to mako good her eccentric
acting. The chorus was thoroughly good
and generally in unison with the orchestra
Mr. Sousa is to be highly commended for
tho beauty of his orchestration, as we'll
as for the skill with which he
kept tho instruments and the singers
together. He has positive and val
liable gifts as o master of instrumental
ton and u as director. The popularity
of his position last evening must have earned
him the sympathetic good will of every one
in the house. Ho was compelled to oflioiate
at something like the strangulation
of his own child, as it were.
Mr. Vance had him at slight advantage, for
tho book of the OPERA" largely distributed
through the house, told with the plainness of
print how little he was responsible for the
twaddle and repetition of the actors. Yet for
both Vance and Sousa tho occasion was prob
ably something very like crucifixion of the
soul.
NATIoNAIs-"IN PARADISE"
Mr.. John II. Raymond offered his new play
here for the first timo last evening. 1t was
roared with mot at) by large audience, the
ground of whose mirth will be more fully
stated tomorrow morning.
National Republican., 1883-04-03
BRANCH OFFICES.


Tho following IS list of the branch Offices in
washington. Others will be added hereafter:
W.s. ROSES News stands at the ARLINGTON
y1orr,. WulARD's HOTEL, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL. ~ -,
RoosE & QUEENS News stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
B.F. QUEEN ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RIGGS HOUSE News stand.
ERBirr HousE News stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News stand.
w. s. THoMFsoNs Drug Store.
c. II. FIcKLrSos Drug Store, Georgetown.
]. J.BpApLEY ApAMs's Book Stores.
en- DrrouH, Druggist 1918 Fourteenth street.
r.. b. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue s. f.
Sc. LEWIS Druggist corner Fourteenth and
streets.
GO. c. siMMs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
WE. SCALA, Druggist, 800 East Capitol street
II. A. JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth and 0
streets northwest
g. sLArER's Cigar Store, corner II and First
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

IT is now long time since we have seen
in the democratic papers any alluson to their
former positive assertions that when Gen.
Benjamin f. Butler was in command in New
Orleans no was actually thief, and stole
spoons with his sown hands, We always knew
they wronged the doughty general, but "why
don't they do ii now2" Their silence shows
either that they were then malicious
slanderers or that they are NV the
willing associates and eulogists Of Athief.
If they should in defense say that
they had changed their opinions and
that they no longer believed in the spoon
story then they would thereby prove them
selves willful slanderers now, for so long as
they fail to retract their old accusations they
do thereby constantly reaflirm them. They
are in this respect in the same attitude to-
ward Butler that Whitelaw Reid is toward
Garfield.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

The Langtry family over in England sent
one of the sisters over to watch the handsome
wife who came over to get good American
money as an actress. The Miss Langtry had
been here but short time before young
American struck the trail, ran her down, and
married her. If there are any moro of the
Langstrys they should be sent over. Ameri-
can fools will follow a Langtry from the drop
of the hat to the last ditch, and there is no
international law against tho intormarriage
of Langtrys and Americans.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

call by the political oracle who sits in the
steeplo of the Tribune building. Has he really
concluded that opposition to third term at
this timo is a stronger card than accusing all
tho opponents of Collector Robertson's confr-
nation of the assassination of Garfeld2 The
coarse rufianism of tho Tribune has its COM
pensations 1t will weary and disgust the
republicans of the country in time to make
them sec that its opposition would be a boon
as it was in 1872.
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The Llbcrtr Of the Citizen.

I" A Citizen" in a communication to city
paper, advocates the sequestration of juries
during all criminal trials and the refusal of
bail TO all accused persons after their trial
begins. The Imprisonment of twelve jurors,
in long protracted case would, besides being
cruel, be pretty certain to defeat tho trial by
breaking some Of the jury down in health. As
to not bailing accused mon, "a Citizen"
would change his view if he should himself
be lodged in Jail upon being falsely accused
by an unscrupulous enemy. Ourlaws are made
for the punishment of crime, and not for
instruments of private vengeance. No man
is presumed to be guilty of any crime until
he is so pronounced by the verdict of jury.
On the contrary, every accused man is pre-
sumed to be innocent until duly convicted.
Even an indictment is but declaration that
the grand jury, having heard one side, finds
some facts which require explanation. "a
Citizen" who would have another incar-
cerated in Jail while the question of his guilt
or innocence of a crime less than murder is
being ascertained by law, must have
reflected but little on the rights of the indi.
vidual, 1t is the spirit of lynch law that
demands a victim whether innocent or guilty
In theory, at least the law in this country is
as anxious to protect innocence as to punish
crime. Those who gloat upon the degreda-
tion Of others must, in each case, possess
themselves with patience until jury OF
twelve men shall pronounce the victim
guilty. If mere accusations were equivalent
to convictions, iuries would be unnecessary.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

TT is now very certain that hundreds of
evil disposed Irishmen go about in London
after drinking gallons of kerosene and
threaten to set fire to themselves in order to
destroy the city. A large organization has
been discovered of Irishmcn whose sole food
is dynamite, and they are sworn to jump up
at n signal and explode themselves in the
heart of London when they light This is
from reliable informers.
National Republican., 1883-04-03

THE New York Tribune labored heavily
against third-termers yesterday. The editor
of that paper appears to think that he is back
again three years to the time when he and his
friends were operating defamation bureaus
against the nomination of Gen. Grant. Do
those for whom the Tribune speaks imagine
that "anti-third term " is the magic phrase
at which the gates Of power are
to open to them2 What a great big
partYit would be that would rally to such q
National Republican., 1883-04-03

A PLOT has been discovered for blowing up
G. w. S. Yelowplush, tho London downstairs
correspondent of the New York Tribune. The
scheme was to have him sercnaded by the
band of the Queens own," when it was eX-
pectcd H. would swell up and burst into
thousands of pieces. The diabolcal plot has
bcen rnilpd
National Republican., 1883-04-03
Tho Weather To-day.

For nc middle Atlantic stoteS Including The District
Of Columbia, slightly tCarmer Jdir wedther IN northern
porons lioht rains OloUed by sliqhuy tDarer clear
fno tpeaLer IN southern portions Hgh Uariuble inds,
rising Jollo,0ed by falling barometer.
Li0M rains and 1gdrncr t0edther are indicated for
ssns take reoioiA he Ohio aud Mississippi valeys on
Wednesday,. Warmer fair trelher Is indicated for
Lte south Atlantic and cast gulf states on Wednesday,.
Yesterdays thermomeer.-7a. m, 3i.So; IL a. M,
$3.50; p. m d19o; 7 p. M, 400; II p. M, 3i9';
maximum, 42.Oo minimum, 3l.7o. Rainfall, .02.
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Office, either in person or BY posa! card.
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ETHEREAL mildncss, come.

GEORGE T. DOWNING (colored) is for Will
am Il. sprague (white) for governor of Rhode
Island. 1t is not stated for what place Mr..
Sprague favors Mr.. Downing.
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GOSSIP OF TIE AIR.
" Haoo your name TO the reverberate hills, and
make the babbllng gossip Of the air cry out

THE MAIDEN AND THE MOUSE.
There was maiden had q cat,
She rather doated on the beast,
But said her love would be increased
Ifshe could only teach it that
Twas cruel, when for game II bid,
To torture mice the way it did.
The cat and maid together sat
one day in purring tete. tete,
When in there walked a mouse, and great
The shrek the maiden gave thereat,
And ere her demon yawp did cease
She fluttered to the mantel piece.
The mouse, at sound of maiden howl
Sustained n nervous shock and lit
Into paralytlo ft
Grimalkin fired Oft yowl,
And, too perturbed to think Of play,
Did smite the mouse's life away.
With dying breath the stricken mite
Exclaimed, 81 think thee, agile pussf
This being scared to death is 'wuss
Than being killed with sudden smite.
I'd rather thus in trico be slain
Than hear that woman yell again."
Oh, maiden on the mantel shelf
While palpltates thy heart, reflect
Did'st ever, ever yet suspect,
How much more frightened than thyself
This geologic dot should be
That drives thee thus TO lunacy?
National Republican., 1883-04-03
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BY The National Republican Company.

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Naval Boards.

Tho following naval boards were appointed
and held their first meetings at the Navy de-
partment yesterday; Medical board-Medcal
Directors +. NJ Gunnell and William j.
Hord and Medical Inspector David Kin
dleberger Examining board-Com. s. r.
Franklin, Chaplain James A. Greer and
Comd'r V. McNair. Retiring board-Com. s
r. Franklin, Medical Inspector Gunnell
Medical Inspector ID. Kindleberger, and
Comd'r F. V. McNair. Mr., James A. Dublin
is recorder Of the above boards,
National Republican., 1883-04-03
NATIoNAL-"IN PARADISE"

Mr.. John II. Raymond offered his new play
here for tho first timo last evening. 1t was
roared with mot at) by large audience, the
ground of whose mirth will be more fully
stated tomorrow morning.
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The idea that farmers must neces-
sarily have large flab5y overgrown
horses, weighing from 1000 to 1900
pounds, is gaining favor, and will
doubtless prove one OF those tidal waves
or some popular excitement. The gen.
crafty of farmers do not need or require
such a horse For all practical pur-
poses appertaining to the farm. these
elephant-like horses fail to meet the re-
quirements satisfactorily. Any one who
will take pains to notice horses belong
ing to the rural districts can readily see
at a glance that the majority of farms
contain q vast surplus of horseflesh; that
is, majority of those who have these
much coveted horses-I will say at least
nine-tenths, for there are fully this pro
portion who find this surplus horse-fesh
a decided hindrance in performing the
various requirements that the average
farmer is bound to demand, whether his
team is large or just the adequate size.
A horse or team of the adequate size will
perform the different kinds of work
which most farmers require of one and
the same team Gan all-purpose team)
quicker with greater ease and with less
feed, than the big. elephant-like, ineffi-
Gent horse already alluded to. The
farmer usually, if not always, desires a
horse that will answer all purposes; that
is, work to the plow, the reapec,
the mower, the wagon, the buggy
or spring wagon, and under the saddle;
while there may be many who OF
necessity require all these desirable
qualities of their limited number of
horses, at least they make them perform
all the above named kinds of work,
which may be satisfactory, or may be
performed in such way as to give
reasonable satisfaction, owing to what
manner of horses are thus employed.
| For the farmers own use, which means
the specified essential requirements al
ready designated, it matters little
whether his horse be able to trot a mile
in 2:17 or not, but it is matter of con-
siderable Importance that he does not
resemble that largest of all quadrupeds.
the elephant, to such degree as to
seriously impede locomotion.
Size, other things being equal, is il
this case the measure of efficiency. Their
the adequate size is neither the largest
horse nor the smallest horse, but is Of
that weight and symmetry which will
enable him 20 satisfactorily perform ali
kinds of work, and should weigh from
i1.050 TO 1850 pounds, which with the
above definitions, will justly. render him
the farmers horse. ", On IoUa
/ Homestead.
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oughly to the c~ds, also the Gilumb, then
turn the glove oyer and adjust gently
into place, but avoid pulling it. II the
gloves were laid in damp towel for
three or four minutes previously to pull
ing on they would draw on more easily
and seastnm or ever tear ,-~-
The fashion of combination costumes
is a tower of strength to her who must
do much with small means, since it
allows her to utilize any scraps which she
may have on hand. Then, too, the
fashion OF framing the front breadth
of skirt gives great scope to the EN-
ploYment of an inconsiderable quantity
Of handsome material, and many '.short
| lengths of rich brocade velvet, or satin
may be most adyantageously used in
this manner The bodice is often of the
same material as the panels. but where
this cannot be accomplished, a portion
| can be introduced as trimming; such as
revers, plastrons, or pelerine and cuffs.
| The Jacket, different from the ski It, ia
another economical style, but this has
| been referred to in former articles. Its
| latest and most inexpensive form IS the
/ Jacket of bright-colored cashmere, cut
to initiate a Jersey, and untrimp1ed, ex-
| cept for small buttons which fasten it
from top to bottom. Young ladies and
misses wear these on the street, while
for afternoon wear at home, their use is
general, and they serve to utilize any
old skirt at small expense.
Neatness is, however, the great de-
sideratum to economy in dress. Ii the
toilet is carefully made, the dress tidy,
well-ftting and neatly put on, and the
color or frill spotless, the effect can
scarcely fail to be attractive. To keep
garments fresh and neat much pain is
necessary. The dress must be brushed,
or at feast shaken when taken of, and
be caFRully hung up not tossed down
on chair or in the bed in crumbled
heap. Gloves should be tendcrly
smoothed out, frills rolled up and
Strengthened, and ribbons smooth9d
over the fingers, tightly rolled up, and
pinned with fine needle; pin is apt
to leave its mark behind it in unsightly
holes.
II is an excellent plan to keep a large
box in which all odds and ends Of velvet,
ribbons, ETC., are kept. Such an omnium
gatherum will prove mine from which
bindings, bonnet trimmings and other
minor necessarieS may frequently be ex-
tracted at need, and thus save many a
dime and twenty-five cent piece
| Chicago Inter OCEAN.
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Care Of Horses in Winter.

I always regard the winter care of
horses as much more important than at
any other season of the year and more
important than is required by other farm
stock. In spring, summer and fall,
when horses are worked every day, they
are fed regularly. literally watered and
cleaned at regular intervals, anG the.
labor in the open air tends to keep them
healthy and vigorous. When team work
is not needed, as in winter, we are apt
to become somewhat negligent The
horses go some days without grain, or
without being cleaned, and perhaps a.
week with no more exercise than may
be obtained while being led to water
Their managers are filed, perhaps, with
hay enough to do them greater portion
of the day; they breathe upon their food
from the time it is first given to them
until it is consumed. This will render
hay unfit for food. To aggravate the
evil, very few stables are properly venti-
lated. The air is breathed over and
over again, and becomes noxious in
short time. The foul air is also iniuri-
Gus to hay. A farmer may be very gem
erous in feeding his horses, but if he
keeps them in badly ventilated stable
and denies them all exercise in the open
air, heis guilty of negligence for which
at some time his pocket will suffer. It
does not take very long for horses under
such treatment to become debilitated.
AT the same time, cold stable is to
be stunned as much as badly VEN
tilated one. A horse stable should be
constructed that lit can be kept at COM
paratively even temperature, with good
ventilation at the same time. Horses
should not be kept in dark stable, or
where they constantly face the light.
The better way is to have the
light admitted to the stable be-
hind the horses. Horses should be
fed only small quantity of hay at
a time. A ration of carrots or potatoes
is an agreeable change from grain.
They should be watered at least three
times a day. Where horses are not
frequently driven or worked OCCASION
ally, they should have yard where
they may exercise. The stable should
be kept always neat; the stalls well lit
tered, and the droppings removed at
least twice day. The horses should be
cleaned twice day; if there does not
seem to be time enough to do it very
deliberately. it should be done as well as
possible. | have found coarse broom
corn brush better than anything else for
removing dirt from the skin without an
noying the animal. Horses are too
valuable not to receive the best care and
attention possible. Country Gen
tLenaGg.
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Crin0liue.

Hoop la! Crinoline is coming to the
front again, and soon the sweeping
amplitude of hoopskirts may contend
with merchants packing cases for the
monopoly of our sidewalks, not to speak
at all of the most convenient possession
of street cars and stages by the unsightly
iuponical continuance. But it is coming
for all that, If we are to credit the British
Trade Joul7s7l, which says: Thanks to
the ladies. there is every prospect of a
lost trade being revived. When crino.
lines went out the fair ones expressed
themselves as devoutly thankful, and
said sweet things about the clinging
skirts which followed. Judging by what
they stated, male creatures came to the
conclusion that crinoline would never
again be worn. Fashion, however, is
still all-powerful. At first there was
slight prosuberance. which was Just vis-
ible; then the jaunty Newmarket was
distinctly parted and in about six
weeks the ''crinoleth was general. Now
the crinoline is fairly upon US. Two
Sheffield manufacturers, who make a
speciality OF crinoline wire, are full OF
orders, largely on foreign account, but a
good deal of it is also for the home
markets. When the fashion went ont
the change brought disaster to several
firms engaged in the production of crin-
oline steel. Now the premises are being
again put to their old use, in the hops
that crinoline may become as firmly
seated this round of the fashionable
wAeel as it was the last.-~X y Star.