National Republican., 1883-12-18


Our hearts In needle-lodps your locking;
She knlts-the pretty Puritan
tangled sken--a fatefll stocking!
-Eidihs Gooddte.
NEGRO girl IN Laurens county, s. g.
bears tho following poetic name: Fair Ross
Beauty Spot Temptation Touch Me Not"
Mississippi has gained 100 per cent. in Ave
years IN manufacturing industries, having at this
time s7OOO000 invested in such enterprises
WooD dealers in New York say that they
are unable to meet the demand for backloks, so
rapidly has grown the craze for open wood fires.
THE New Yorkers are not doing all their
riding around the metropolis OH the Elevated
roads Last year the street cars carried l45 100000
passengers.
| PROFESSOR to young lady student-"Your
mark is very low, and you havo only just passed"
Young lady"-"Oh, am so glad" Professor, sur
prised-"wby?" Young lady-"1 do 30 love n
tight squeeze"
VENNoR says that the mildness Of these
early winter days Is a veraoation of his prophe-
cies He now predicts summer warmth in mid
wintet but that we shall catch 1t hot that is, cold
and heavy along In March and April.
POSTAL cards were introduced by Prof.
Emanual Herman, OF Vienna. They were first
used In England, Germany, and Switzerland In
1870 In Belgium and Denmark in 1871 and in
Norway, Russia, and the United States In 1s72'7s.
SARAH BERNHADT has pushed realism to
an extreme by engaging for the play "Nana
Sahib" which she will soon produce, Mahratta
girl whose grandfather, one Of Mana sahibs par
tisans, was killed by the English soldiers during
the mutiny.
THE Charleston Neics aud Courier hopes that
there will be no divorce laws passed IN South
Carolina, 80 that the state may keep its proud
III.
which marriage, lawfully contracted, is inds-
soluble except by death.
The Dallas (Tex.) MteRigoiccr somewhat
mournfully remarks: There has not been sin-
gle murder or suicide in town this week. In fact,
the police force has so little to do just now that
we expect them to organize a society of some kind
for mutual benefit and 10 keep them from drowsi-
ness whilo on duty.
PRESIDENT GREvY, If Paris story is to be
believed, paid a remarkably pointblank compn-
ment to the Grand Duke Alexis. "Wby do you
look at me in that way3" asked his imperial high
ness, after they had shaken hands. Because"
replied the president, 'you are the finest looking
man have ever come across"
The third and closing sale of the library of
the late Joseph J. Cooke In New York realized
, sS1 900. This makes the total amount 81 600,
being S2l, 900 over and above his bequests. The
books reserved by the executors for his son, COM
prising the best editions and the most costly bind
ings, are estimated to be worth fully $4,000.
] GEN. Pryor, while in England, had some
, experience with London reporters. ''They are
1 | not 10 be compared to New York reporters" no
| said. "why, when told them had nothing to
!, say they went away ut once. Only one Of them
. | showed any persistency, and found that he had
n once been reporter oh Brooklyn newspaper"
PEOPLE who 60 abroad during the next
, twelve mon this will BIZ compelled to forfeit the
pleasure of seeing the Venus of Milo. Owing to
A the dampness of the room which the statue has
4 occupied, alterations are necessary, and mean
while the statue, In chree fragments, reposes upon
y without the Venus.
The Duke of Wellington once met by 40.
= cident an oflicer in a state of inebriety. "Look
: here, SIR" said the Iron Duke what would you
:. do IL you met of your in the con diton In
= which find you2 The colonel drew himself up,
: gave the military salute and replied with great
gravity, ~ would not condescend to say q word
!. to the brute" His wit saved his commission.
4 WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT has commits
d stoned NJ. Meissonier to paint for him great
military picture, and the expectation is that the
a distinguished artist will produce work that will
rival II 1t does not excel, his famous "1S07," fol
which the late Mr.. A. I. Stewart paid $4,000, and
- which Is now the most important picture In Mr.
= Stewards gallery on Fifth avenue New York.
" AFTER prolonged exercise with figures, Il
rs is announced that the total amount OF fire in
l. surance written IN this country in 1852 was $40,
80 TAI 100000, that the average premium rate wa
90 cents, and that the ratio of loss to thi
was so, and the important thing about tits th
fact that the premium rate was cents abov
that of 1884, while the loss ratio was 0l per cent
~ lower.
BINNs, the new hangman of England, has
Oh been the subject of lively controversy, having
ny buugled an execution last Saturday. He stoutl,
O. maintains his staunch teetotalism, but newspa
Y. pers publish an account of reception In a 50
AZ loon the night before the execution In which h
nd was largely interviewed and generously wined
and the chaplain declares he smelt strongly o
00 0000 drink Just before the hanging.
90 CLUB man TO other club man: "What
all this celebrating that is going on about Luther
M M YOU know" Other club man, "Why, ho live
90 400 years ago and reformed, or something OF tina
90 kind, you know" First club mans 'But wha
% about his diet of worms ?" Other club man: "Dot
NJ NJ tor prescribed It, suppose" First club mai
90 convinced; ''oh!" Other club man, encoui
% aged; "of course - Boston Gazette.
90 THE Boston Journal relates this evident
~ ofyouthful precocty; "In one OF our horse car
w a small boy was observed to be suddenly agitatet
90 hut regained his self control after few moment
90 Soon after the conductor appeared and asked 4
% fares When he stood before the small boy the
M was slight pause, and the passengers were sd
90 prlsed to hear the following; Pleathe charge 1t
90 my papa. I've thwallowed the money"
90 JOHN BRIGHT makes notes and heading
% of his speeches and With great care writes dow
~ and commits to memory all the important pa
90 sages Gladstone merely iots down facts and a
00 ures and for expression trusts entirely TO
9S moment The late Lord Derby. the Rupert
M Debate" wrote down every word and committ
90 his speeches to memory. In one of his letters
90 says that all his principal speeches cost him "
40 slespless nights--one In thinking what no wou
90 say and the other in lamentng that he might ha
90 said It better. Thiers was equally precise o'oo
90 nell and aambetta spoke always on the inspirat
SU Of the moment
) 90 THERE resides in the city Of Augusta, M
% % the reict OF Hon. George Evans. one Of the M
NJ eminent men the state of Malne has ever pl
90 duced. Mrs. Evans Is one OF the old school, a
9 90 1t was only few days ago that she celebrai
W her 92d birthday, She is 80 wonderfully presery
that she looks twenty five years younger than :
really is. She dresses in black aud moves abb
7 with elastic step Her mind seemingly Is as oil
nn. and vigorous Rs 1t ever was. She Is as fona
,s,, playing whist as ever and can play as good ha
ooid as she did when her distinguished husband '