National Republican., 1883-01-04

Peggy dearl
Clemenceau will probably take Gambetta's
place.
Herr Most killed of some more capitalists
with his mouth III Chicago recently.
If woman would be truly equal with man,
let her take of her hat in the theUter.
Protection for home industries--a lock and
key on the pantry door, Waterloo Observer.
Tho toothless man ought to be sweet
talker, for all his words must OF necessity be gum
drops.
II is rumored that Freddy Gehhardt will
lecture spelling reform. lie can utilize himself
as horrible example.
"The beautiful blue Danube" NOT to be left
behind, has got on a boom aud threatens to rise
higher than its Rhenish rival.
Secretary Lincoln has adopted series of
New Year resolutions for his employees, which
they will find somewhat binding.
A Mexican child, aged 4 years, swallowed
button nearly three weeks ago. 1t was swal-
lowed by Mother Earth yesterday.
George w. Childs, proprietor of the Phila-
delphIa Ledger, distributed s6OOO worth Of Christ
mas presents among his employees.
Ex-Gov. Hendricks continues to improve.
He can now walk across his chamber without diff
Gcuty while his general health seems to be very
good.
A celebrated Russian painter is going on a
sketching tour to India, but press of other mat
ter prevents the publication of his name.-Chiedgo
Tribune.
Mrs. Ray, the first woman that won't to
Leadville dug in the mines, secured the plains us
scout, took in washing and now has fortune of
sl,O0O,O00
1t will be interesting to the public be-
damned to know that William II. Vanderbilt will
sail for Cuba on Friday next, visiting Mexico be-
fore his return home.
A sensation was created in the Kentucky
legislature by the Rev. Mr., Hoyt praying the good
Lord TO deliver them from reputation and all
forms OF dishonesty"
The Misunderstanding between King Hum
bert and the pope has called forth the good offices
ofemperor primate of Hungary. BY this euphulsn.
we suppose, tho emperor of Austria is meant.
Tyndall says that men and women existed
on this earth 5O,O00,0O0 years before the date of
Adam and Eve. Miss Anthony should not give
her schoolmates away in this manner.--Chlcago
Tribune.
Liberal landlord: "What are you doing in
my Backyard" Irish tramp Engaged i'll mend
ing his clothes): ~ was jst gatherin' in me
rints sorrl" The squire drops the subject and
tires.-PiRch.
First swell "By Jove, Fred, that is quite
the highest collar I've struck yet" seeond swell:
"Think So old man? Well, don't mind telling
you; it's a little idea of my own. It's one Of the
gnvnors cuffs. ."-C0!unlbia Spectator.
The editor of an esteemed western contem-
poIary having undertaken to tell his readers what
he would do ii he were an ass aa envious rival
begs him to inform the public what he would do
If he were not that kind of an animal.
A Black Hills mine was sold at auction for
So in New York Saturday, which cost the stock
holders 100000, most Of which was stolen by one
Capt West, who invented the mine and was ap-
pointed manager by the conhdiug directors
"You sat up until IL o'clock last night?'
ayes, father" "Well, haven't told you that
wouldn't permit any young man to remain in my
house after l07' "You have, father but last
night Charley and 1 were trying the Henry
kiss"
little three-year-old girl, while her
mother was trying to get her to sleep, became in-
terested in some outside noise. She was told that
1t was caused by cricket, when she sagely OBJ.
served Mamma, think 1t ought to be oiled."--
Wteeing Leader.
rooster owned by Virginia farmer has
gone oil TO live with flock Of wild turkeys
Every morning at daybreak he crows, and the
iaImer who knows where his rooster is, is thus
enable to go out and shoot wild turkey every
/ day. Such an abuse of hospitality is worse than
human bunko steering.
eye modern fable: A crane was once brag-
ging to duck about his long legs, and offered TO
bet that he could wade out in the water farther
than the duck. The duck took the cranes wager,
and the crane waded out ten feet while the duck
swan out only nine feet and came back TO shore
and paid his loss, pint Of fish worms, and then
! pocketed $4,000. lie had sold out the race.
Among the noted deaths of the past year
may he included Ainsworth, the novelist, Prof.
Drnnpr Richard Henry Dnnn (nrOliua Riphn0z
Bernhard Clarkson n. Porter, DR.. Bellows Joseph
sheffield, Longfellow, Darwin Horace Maynard,
> Emerson, Garbaldi, Guiteau. Mrs, Lincoln, DR..
Pusey, Louis Blanc. Anthony Trollope, aud Ben
- Hill.
In tho east cringing travellers tamely sub
NIT 70 all sorts of Inconvenience and indignities,
considering themselves lucky to reach home alive
but in the eXuberaut west II Is different. Accord
ing 10 Montana paper stage driver in the
Black Hills lately undertook 70 horsewhip his
passengers into leaving the stage and pushing it
up hill. Instead of oheying, the passengers emp
tied their revolyers into the driver held an in
Q quest found that he had died II pneumonia, and
q then drove on.
!, A Brooklyn man applied to the courts for
custody of his children alleging that his wife
flirt and unfit to take care OF them. Without
deciding that the wife had been guilty Of any
0 immortality the sternly yirtuous Judge awarded
the children TO the athers custody saying that
schoolgirl might be excused for flirting but
Q married woman never. Strange to say, the chill
e dreu so lacked tho intuition which should have
led them unerringly to their unhrtatious parent
that they weptand walled after the giddy mother.
a Once n member Of the corps diplomatiquo
/ asked skobeloG, the famous Russian general.
i whether he never fct afraid. The reply is
g worthy of quotation: "You see, my dear SIR" he
, sad "you have the right to be coward;
private soldier may be u coward; subordinate
= officer even eau be excused for possessing the
a instinct of self preservation. But from the COM
r mander Of a company upward no justification for
< cowardoe is possible. In my opinion, coward
general is contradiction In terms, and the less
4 such contradictions are tolerated the better"
2 Mary Isabella Martin, who was tried in the
q district court at Emporla Kan, in November for
I the murder of MIS-. Lorraine NJ Kuger, aud who
1 has been leiguing insanity since verdict guilty
5 was rendered, has been pronounced sane by a
s competent board ofphysIcians, aud was on satur-
4 day sentenced to be hanged, according to the laws
s Of Kansas, after one years confinement at hard
: labor in the penitentiary. The crime was com.
o mited for the purpose Of obtaining 5000 insur-
q anoo upon tho life Of the deceased woman, tho
o policy having been taken outa few weeks pre-, ious
n TO her death aud made payable to the son Of Mrs.
Martin, VINO Is stll In jail and will bo tried as an
laccOmplce in February