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National Republican., 1883-02-08
Mr.. blaine WIN Write a Book.

1t is freely advertised ip the papers, pre-
sumably by the publishing house which has
the work in charge, that the country is TO be
treated to a book from the attractive pen OF
James G. Blaine, 1t is to be called
"Twenty Years in Congress: from
Lincoln to Garfield = A History of Ma
tional Legislation from 1861 to 1851" No
one can doubt the ability of Mr., Blaine to
make most entertaining and instructive
book, and one which will be valuable con-
tribution to what is called history. We Say
called history because the man who writes Of
his own times AID the scenes in which he
National Republican., 1883-02-08


THE new plan forgetting rid of the city's
railway and ddepotdifIicultios is fully described
in another column. 1t goes from the commits
sioners who prepared it TO the senate commit
tee on the District of Columbia with THE
REPUBLICANS hearty Endorsement, and it is
not unreasonable toassume that the citizens of
Washington will join in declaring in its
favor so far as they feel called upon
to declare at all. 1t is formulated in bill to
be enacted into law at this session if possi-
Bile, and not the least of the points in its
favor is the fact that it gets rid of difficulties
without incurring the opposition that hps
met every attempt at securing law to com
pei the roads to join in union depot. With
tho encumbering depot and trucks taken
of the mall and moved southerly back to
business confines, and the Baltimore and Ohio
depot set back to Delaware avenue and one of
its tracks made to serve all trains from the
depot to n junction outside the city, very
much is gained on that side of the capitol,
and in each case without hardship to the rail-
ways. Tho bill Is not one to arouse serious
antagonsm, for the reason that it is the re-
suit Of some study of tho situation by those
who thoroughly understand it.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
ALL is quiet at Annapolis.
AMUSEMENT INOTEs.


"Wild Wave" the new play in which Miss
Maddern appeared at Ford's Opera house last
evening, is of sort with her first play,
"Chip." 1t has a somewhat tempestuous
story, to which it adheres with moderate
good faith; and though it is trito
in design, it holds the interest fairly
we'll. 1t is played jiully up to its
value by Mr.. Havlin's very good company,
1t is to be regretted Mis- Madden cannot
find something quite worthy of the good that
is evidently in her. She III bright and pleas
ing little actress with all her faults, and quite
good enough to merit better than she has thus
far had. Her crudities ilre to be balanced
against her youth and ingenious ways, and
will overweight in her favor very
much as the same qualitiPs did with Maggie
Mitchell many years ago. Miss Maddern is,
in fact, to be more easily described as what
Maggie Mitchell was at eighteen than in any
other way She is very well worth going to see.
Mr.. Ford will next week offer Frederick
Warde and a company of ACTORS with him in
round of the classic plays. Mr. Warde has
now been travelling in hiH own behalf three
seasons, He has built himself enyiably in
the good opinion of the western and
southern circuits, Upon his last appear
ance in this city, therl he was Mr.
McCullough's leading support, THE REPUB'
LIoAN took occasion to admire and praise
him highly. If in his new. position he has
developed the good qualities of the old, Mr.
Warde may reasonably look forward to future
of very brilliant success His opening play
\ will be "Virginius."
| "The Romany Rye" has been announced
for production at the National next week
The fame of the play is world wide.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

A LARGELY attended meeting Of Rev. DR..
Ranllin's parishioners was held at the Con-
gregational church last evening to protest
against any severance of the relations now
existing between pastor and people, and de-
viso means for raising tho church debt. If
DR.. Rankin can be influenced by assurances
of regard, or by more practical evidences of
determination to give him hearty support
in his work in future, he is likely to rcmain.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
The Weekly Republican Issued To-Da,

TIC WeekIy IttpUbIIcnn I8sued TO-Dny.
The WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN i'm
vites attention to its proposition to club with
weekly papers in all parts of the country.
No other paper in the country can offer such
inducements, the principal one being such
excellence in all departments as can be at
tanned only in such n political and social
center as Washington is. THE WEEKLY is
edited with particular reference to its
national audience, and is a complete American
newspaper for any locality, with all that is
fresh from this great center.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
BREAKFAST BITS.
TIE RAlAn,s let.

The slave who kept the rajah's gate,
By some odd freak Of chance or fate,
In face and form was in accord
Almost exactly with his lord;
The hue ofeye and tone of speech
Were absolutely like in each.
The rajah loved a Jest to play,
And took into his head one day
To fool his court, and so arranged
That he and slave their garbs exchanged.
The slave was decked with costly gem,
Silk robes, and royal diadem;
The raIah donned the slaves attire,
Ragged and rent aud stained with miro.
In each mans case, from head to feet,
The transformation was complete.
The court assembled, wise and grave,
And naughty mobiles homage gave
To the false r0jah on the throne,
And the real rajah passed unknown.
1t pleased the monarch nightly
Those rich aud naughty men to see
Bowling before n slave and proud
OF his good jest, he laughed aloud.
Then the false rujah's eye flashed Ere,
And In a voice that shook with ice,
"Who is this noisy man 2" he said,
"This instant sever of his head |"
Ere the poor Tajah could protest,
A slave obeyed the stern behest,
And the false raIah after ruled.
The court ne'er knew 1t had been fooled;
lie neor confessed, nor for an hour
Gave to another man his power.
He'd learned q lesson from his rise:
Dare when you may TO seize your prize,
And fearing slip 'twixt cup aud lip,
Once fastened, ne'er relax your grip.
-Boston Posi
National Republican., 1883-02-08

The holes in the doors of the bob-tailed
horse cars are either too high or too low. If
they were higher up one could speak through
them while standing. If they We're lower he
could speak through them lying down, As
they are he must bend down to an angle like
that of kangaroo or monkey on all four3.
Let us have new holes for the drafted traveller
conductors either at the top or the bottom of
the cur doors.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

ANOTHER Irish suspect has been discovered
audacity of these hardened people is wonder
full. They act just like innocent persons even
in the presence of their aecusors Not one of
them has yet been humiliated enough to ac-
knowledge his guilt, and the government may
be put to the trouble and expense of proving
the charges which have been made, All this
because of Irish obstinacy, If those subjects
would cease smiling and begin t9GopgSss 'sOw
National Republican., 1883-02-08
PIainIy Told Trmah.
Brooklyn onion Ar0ps.

Tho republican members of congress have
shown laudable readiness to act in such way
as to secure what is so much nee,led, and but for
the opposition of the democrats Would have sue
Oeeded in accomplishing their obtNct. The coun-
try cannot be deceived, and 1t will throw the re-
spousibility for this miscarriage Of legislation just
whore IL belonQs
National Republican., 1883-02-08

much trouble could be saved. Detectives
smile with each other, but they do SO else
where than at the bar Of justice. In this
there is no harm, The accused however, dis
regard all examples and continue their facial
contortons in the court room. They seem to
have little or no respect for judges and juries.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
They wn Not Forg.,t.

Hartford Courdh
Every days debate in congresls makes it
more evident that the democrats are determined
to prevent any revision of the tariff at yhis session.
The business men of the country, who are anxious
to have this yeXed question settled, VIII not for
get who is responsible for the failure.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

IT Is little rough on our reform demo-
cratic neighbor to be obliged to make excuses
for two democratic officials who have gotten
away with an aggregate of five hundred thou
sand dollars. The REPUBLICAN feels sorry
for the eminent champion of reform who finds
himself in such predicament.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

WATER has come down in destructive tor
rents in the west We have had our share
here this winter, but it has been more evenly
distributed. Nevertheless we have had as
disagrceabe season as the Oldest inhabi-
tant " can remember.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
AnnrnnrIntion RLlla.

The conference committee on the military
academy appropriation bill has reached an
agreement. Secretary Chandler visited the
capitol yesterday afternoon, upon invitation
Of the subcommittee of the senate committee
on appropriations, who have begun the
preparation of the naval bill, and gave his
views upon II.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

THE National hotel reform meeting of yes
terday remilads one of the house committee
on coinage, weights, and measures, with a
railway attachment. Fortunately for the
country the meeting is in time to prevent
affiliated wealth" from "paralyaing bust
ness"
National Republican., 1883-02-08
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1883.
The Weather To-Day.

For he Middle Atlantic states Including Me District
Of Columbia, signify cold and generally fair Weather
north 10 west tgnds higher barometer in southern por-
tions.
Yesterdays thermometer.-7n. m. 397o; II n. m
45.3e; Up. n 5000; p. M, 1899; II p. M, 37.7o; ;
maximum, sligo; minimum. 31.So.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
Would Nuln Our IndustrIss.

COmcH bugs NOnpdish
AS we Te now situated, could the free
traders have their way financial crash would
come, which would almost ruin the country.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

JUDGE DoNAHUE, of New York, has decided
that bruisers may maui each other as much as
they please if they only have on gloves to
protect their hands. Truly, this is a progress
i've age,
National Republican., 1883-02-08
NEW YnnIs OTrIrM.

Tho New York Office of THE REPUBLICAN, is at
Room Go. Tribune building, where files Of THE RE-
PUBLICAN and all necessary information relating
10 advertisements Gun be obtained.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
rn C1rY sunscn1nEns.

THE DAnY REpuBMcAN delivered by carriers to
any part of the city and suburbs, regularly and
carly. at the following rates:
FER Month.....'.'.''.'.'.'..' 5O
Per Sl.oO
Fer ...,,,......,,,.,.....,.., 600
National Republican., 1883-02-08
A pnnr nnr I'm sIenIInr.

IT0V DdlTV Tunes.
II is q poor day for stealing when Ilefalca'
ton by some state, county, or municipal teasurel
is not reported from the south.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

CHICAGO socialists have resolved that Most
is useless blatherskite, W hom they cannot
indorse. This shows that even q socialist
may have brains.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

could not be. The people are asking for re-
lief Private charity eapnot endure the
drains made upon it. Soliciting aims may be
pitiablo, and it may become criminal. To
the latter condition has begging come in this
district
National Republican., 1883-02-08


Rcmittances may be made at our risk, either by
draft, express, post-o order, or registered let
ter. Money sent in any other way is at the risk of
the person sending it, Address,
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington, ID. c. ,
National Republican., 1883-02-08
II There Could Re.

U0aNd (Nc6,) Rcpu1Ilcun,
There ought to be a heavy tariff on hllbus
tering.
National Republican., 1883-02-08
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National Republican., 1883-02-08

WIFE beaters in Illinoisl will hereafter go
to tho whipping post and see how it is them
selves Verify, they will hilve their reward.
National Republican., 1883-02-08

Senator Lamar's speech yesterday was voted
by political friends and opponents alike to
have been a very able effort. The manu-
script of the elaborately prepared argument
he started in to make was laid aside, and only
touched at intervals. In one instance he
jumped twenty-five pages, and substituted
for the written matter an hours extempo-
raneous talk.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
Where Young Snakes Hide.

There is a funny thing about young
vipers that is not commonly known.
When they are disturbed, and before
they are large enough to defend them
elves on the slightest approach of dan
ger they run to their mother and crawl
into her mouth and down into her
stomach, where they remain for pro-
lection. White, in his ''Telbourne,
speaks of once cutting up big viper
and finding young ones in her abdo-
men that were seven inches in length
and as big as full grown earth worms.
The little fry comes into the world in
the true viper spirit, showing great
alertness as soon as disengaged from
the dam; they twisted and wriggled
about, and set themselves up and gaped
very wide when touched with stick,
showing every token of menace and de-
fense, though they had no sign of fangs
that could be even seen with glasses.
There is a singular fact here, and that
is that the young animals have a
knowledge of the situation of their
natural weapons before they are form
ed. A calf or lamb will butt or threat
en- with his head before his horns have
protruded, and young cock will spur
at his adversary before his spurs are
formed. Arthur Nicholas once shot an
Australian snake of a deadly species
which was followed by number of her
young. They all disappeared as if by
magic. She was cut to pieces, but the
young were not found in her throat,
but hidden among the shattered coils
of the dam. They would squeeze un-
der her body, lie close to the side of it,
accommodating themselves to every
bend in the coils.-C Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
Virginia Mountaineers,

Unless my geography has gone back
on me right smart, | am in the midst
of the Appalachian range. That has a
foreign sound and reads we'll If L
should say it was in the heart of the
Alleghanies everybody would know it
was only a couple of hundred miles
away from home. 1t is nearly 5000
feet above tide-water, this settlement.
All around it are high peaks and tow
ering hills. The valleys are deep, and
the natives are free as air. They 60
and come when they please. None of
the little hindrances of civilization in
terfere with their enjoyment. They
toll not, neither do they spin! They
hunt bars, raise cattle, chew tobacco,
and run their face at the grocery.
There are no constraints, and there is
no soap. Put one of these mountain
natives in New York, where he would
occasionally meet another man in the
streets, and he would pine away and
die. They never shave, never black
their boots, never have their hair cut,
never let their left cheek grow lone
some for want of quid, never refuse a
drink, and am dead certain they never
wash. Yet only the other day / saw
one of the most uncouth of them, in
speaking to woman unkempt as HIM
self, take off his hat like courtier.
They are q queer mixture of bears and
gentlemen, these Virginia mountain
GERS, and with their surroundings of
wilderness and rocks and mountains,
they not only have many good stories
to tell, but are almost always able to
tell them well.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
Only One.

'Third Avenue Railroad" said the
Western Passenger Agent. Third
Avenue Railroad, never heard of that
before. Is it a trunk line?" and he
swelled out pompously as he awaited
the reply.
81 reckon it isl replied the New
Yorker, quietly.
''How many divisions does it have?"
inquired the Western Passenger Agent,
with a remarkable show of interest.
''Only one," sighed the New Yorker.
''The division between the conductor
and the driver"
And the enlightened Western Passen-
ger Agent turned away to think the
thing over, and wonder if the same sys-
tenn could not be advantageously intro
duced into his company with more sat-
isfactory financial results to himself
than under the current management.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
The Curve" Pitcher Put to Shame,

A performance which some native
Australians gave in Philadelphia the
other day was that of throwing the
boomerang, their native weapon and
implement of sport. The boomerang
consisted of q creecent-shaped piece of
very hard and heavy Australian wood,
and all of them had sharply rounded
edges and ends, but were of different
curves, some being nearly straight.
The average length was about two feet,
the width the same number of inches,
and their greatest thickness not more
than half an inch.
Standing in the center of the long
lot they would grasp q boomerang by
the end, whirl it over their heads and
let it 90, when it would fly with great
speed in straight line Tor about 200
feet, then curve upward for half that
distance, and sail away i'll a directly
contrary direction, until it was perhaps
200 feet behind the spot from which it
had originally been cast, curve again
to the right or left, and finally strike
the ground almost at the thrower's S feet,
all the while spinning around so rapid
ly as to look like wheel. The men
seemed to take great delight in the
sport, and for half an hour, held the
wondering attention of the invited
guests of their manager and the horde
of howling small boys who had scaled
the fence and run the blockade of the
gates.
In the marvellous flight of the BOOM
erang the most effective triumphs of
the curve pitcher are outdone a thous-
and fold, and the reason for the con-
trary curve which it takes has always
been puzzler to men of science.-PhiL-
fICeL4)l,iG Record
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
Ought to Have Known.

''Didn't you predicta rise in Great
Washtub railroad stockP" queried the
customer of his broker
'Well, yes.''
''And l took your advice and bought
all l could get and have been cleaned
out"
"Ah! very sorry, indeed. When ]
made the prediction, did say anything
of the Soapsuds & Great Bubble road?H
'tNo, sir"
''The Soapsuds & Great Bubble road,
you know, has made cut and took
most of the business. Did I say any
thing about the crops?"
mot a word"
81 presume not, but I expected the
biggest crops for ten years. Did ]
mention the weather?'
'No, sir"
''Ah! another oversight. / based nv
prediction on mild fall, with no frosts
until November. Didn't I hedge by
saying that if the old board of officials
was reelected"
ttNo, sir.''
"Well it slipped my mind. Sorry,
very sorry; but when another man pre-
diets that stocks will go up or down
you must take into account the crops,
the weather, elections, business fail
ures, cyclones, earthquakes, freshets,
hard winters, railroad pools, stock
rings, congressional movements, and
the European situation"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
How To Travel Free.

Not many moons have waned since
Vice-President Kimball of the Rock Is
land Railroad, happened to be riding
in the cars behind two section hands.
The conductor came in and collected
fare from one of the men, the other
having previously paid. Said the lat
ter, to gag his friend: II can travel on
this road whenever want to and never
pay cent" "How's that?' said the
other. ''It's secret" Mr.. Kimball
pricked up his ears and thought he had
good sized ''hen on" The man who
last paid his fare got off at a way sta
tion, and Mr.. Kimball slipped into the
vacant seat. ''Have smoker" said
he to the remaining Irishman. ''How
do you manage to travel without pay
ing? do a deal myself, and would
like to know" "Would yez loike to
knowP' said Pat, looking cunning.
''Indeed l would, and | will give you
$40 if you'll tell me-" Mo- eff
teen?" "No. " ''Twenty-ive?" '.Done,"
said the section hand, and the cash
was forked over. ''Be jabers, Iwalk."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-06
Mammals Shin,

The Point Lobos watchman of the
Merchants Exchange was aroused from
his monotonous contemplation of the
horizon yesterday morning by a faint
rap on the lower panel of the door of
the station, and upon opening the latter
he discovered a rosy-cheeked boy of
about five, looking very hot, tired and
dust begrimmed, and having evidently
made the journey from the city alone
and on foot.
please, sir, is mammals ship coming
in?''
"What ship is your mother on, my
child?" asked the lookout, staring at
his diminutive visitor.
''She isn't on any; she's at home,'
replied the small inquirer, somewhat
puzzled. ''She has ship of her own,
though, and want to know if it's
coming i'm
81 suppose it's fathers captain"
said the lookout to himself. ''What's
the ships name, my sonP"
"Name?" reflected the child; sit
hasn't got any name; it's just mammals
ship, that's all,
''No name?" said, the station man,
more mystified than ever; ''who sent
you here, little one?'
"Why, old Jim, the sailor, who lives
back of our house. He said this was
the place where they watched for the
ships to come in, and so thought I'd
come out to-day and see if mammals
was in sight. | started this morning
and people showed me the way, but I
didn't think it was SO dreadful far
Please, mister, won't you look again
for mammals ship?" and the tiny trav-
eler sank down on the door step much
exhausted
''What makes you think your mother
has shipP" asked the watcher, as he
lifted the child into chair.
'Why, because she says so, replied
the baby, much astonished by the alb
surdity of the question. ''You see, I'm
most crazy for little spotted pony like
Charlie Peters has, and-and red
cart to hitch 'Garde,' that's our dog, to.
But whenever / tease mamma for them,
she says must wait till her ship comes
in. I'm awful tired of waiting, SO
thought I'd come out here and ask you.
Don't you think that little one way off
there, with the long black tail, might
be it?'' and he pointed to a steamer
smoking along past the Farallones.
81 guess it will be along pretty soon
now," said the lookout, graVely, sight
ing through his telescope. "Mean-
while you climb into that berth yonder
and take nap while watch" And
in few minutes the Merchants ex-
change telephone repeated to police
headquarters the message that lost
child would be found safe and well at
the Point.
An hour later, when the distracted
mother arrived at the station, the tru-
ant was still fast asleep, the contented
smile on the little mouth showing that
he had reached that placid haven-that
Observation-Disclosures, only, all our ships
cisco Post.