National Republican., 1883-08-30
-Courier-Journdl.

out by the Post. Express: Jenny Lind has got u
severe attack Of the farewell tour" fever, and
tho chances arc we shall see her again in the
United States.
The PiodUune says Gen. Tom Thumb was
good at heart, and always fair in fight. If he
ever struck au opponent below the belt it was be-
cause he could not reach above it.
THE gardener is safe in the early part Of
the season. 1t is ut the watermelon period thathe
must fight. That is why ho says: "In time of
peas y, epare for war."Nei0 Orleans Picdyune.
A LADY in Toronto laughed at an amusing
incident until she couldn't stop Finally doctor
was called In aud succeeded in quieting her. AL
though previously in good health, she is now con-
sidered in q critical condition.
MINNIE PALMER burst into tears because
the Edinburgh students insisted on Joining in her
songs when she sang them on the Stage. No Won
der The Haukeye man believes 1t would make
anybody cry 10 hear party Of Scotch students
sing funny song.
PLEASE give mo ten cents to buy drink
OF whisky" implored tramp. The money was
given him. and few moments later he was seen
coming out Of bake shop with loaf of bread
under his arm. Indiscriminale charity is TO be
condemned Express.
hoSsIGNoR CAPEL denies emphatically
that his mission TO this country has any reference
Whatever TO the status Of the Catholic church in
the United States. With tickets to his lectures
selling Al SiJ0 each no doubt should exist in the
mind of any one Us 10 the good mans actual mis-
sion.
TnE Christian at Work tells about preacher
who said In his sermon that It is "as hard for a
rich man 10 squeeze through heavens gates as for
n mathematician 10 destroy Que of the focl of an
ellipse while preserving the other, or for trun-
Gated cone to be made whose intersected plane
should never describe parabola."
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG admits that she
went W Paris to take music lessons. She un-
doub,edy needed all she got, but II must be con-
ceded that her best hot-now that she has entered
upon her second century-appears to be vino
drinking aud abuse TO Annie Louise Cary.-Cht-
ougo Neics
CAPT. RHODES has already begun his prep
arations for swimming the whirlpool. He has
potiaed the Canadian police and warned them not
TO let him start. Now AFTER he has similarly in
structed the American police. the captain will be
frantic 10 dive oh. Two three of you hold
him one can hold me."-BuiinNOn Hapkeye
LAST week the governor of Rhode Island
packed his state in a hand bag and took 1t down
10 Cape May for holiday. This was kind Of the
governor and makes the governor Of Texas hide
his diminished head when he contrasts the gener-
Gus action with his own selhShness Catch him
much as he can do TO keep 1t at home.-HGrkeye.
Tue misuse of the verb ITO build" in
America and England excitos the indignation Of
an Irish correspondent In the Pal Mail Gdseie.
lie says IL used TO mean 10 erect, usually in
masonry, also used OF wheeled vehicles and ves-
sels aud allegoncally, as 10 build u reputation.
Now, under banefll American influences, It is
used for railroads telegraph cables, and eyon
Suez canal
In ono Of his recently published letters
Prosper Merimee, the French man Of letters says,
speaking OF his experiences In England, II gave
half crown TO a black coated person who showed
me the cathedral, and then asked Of him the ad-
| dress Of gentleman 10 whom had letter from
| the dean. He found IL was himself 10 whom the
letter was addressed. We both looked foolish, but
he kept the money"
A SUGGESTIVE little telegram is printed in
| a Toronto paper. II is from Kingston, ontario,
| and reads: at Is rumored that a morning paper
| will be started here. The influx Of Americans
| during warm weather demands such accommoda-
ton" Tho Pedytne iniefs that the influx wants
| 20 know how the banks aud corporations can get
along without the cashiers and treasurers who arc
waiting for things TO blow over
! SOME very startling costumes are reported
| from Deppe, the fashionable watering place on
| the French coast. The most enormous patterns
appear on the toilets, in every color of the rain
| bow. One dress had fable OF La Fontaine. IL
| Illustrated in its various scenes This was con-
spicuous that whenever II appeared quite a small
| crowd followed at little distance pointing out
tho different pictures aud chattering about the
centrlclty ofthe whole.
| FRAUDULENT English lord, snys the Hdpk-
eyeaccomp panied by his wife and daughter, recently
made tremendous spurgo In San Francisco
| hotel They wore the best clothes, had tho best
rooms, aud ate and drank of the best yiands and
wines For some time II was believed their titles
were genuine, but the 'lord" paid all his bills
promptly, and with good money, aud didn't even
swindle porter. so that suspicion was at onco
aroused aud the rascal was unmarked.
Miss MARY ANDERSON will appear at Mr..
| Iryings London thealer, the Lyceum, on tho hrst
Of September. aud she will remain there until
Dec. II; then she will travel In England and Scot
land until Aug. l, 1884. In September Of that year
she will return 70 this country. oscar Wide has
offered his new play, "The Duchess Of PaduR," to
Miss Anderson, who, however, has decided not to
appear In IT, Mr.. Wilde had previously offered
"Vera"-then called "Tho NihlliStS ITO Miss
Anderson. who declined IT,
A FEW evenings ago several persons were
standing by one Of the machines ia the electric
light station at Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard,
and lady had her hand on part Of the machine
from which sparks were issuing. bystander
said 10 the man IN chArgc is II safe 10 touch the
machine2" Looking up, he saw what was going
on, and said: You must not touch H. II you
were 10 touch each other while doing so IL would
kill you both" lie aflerward explained that one
person might touch the machine without injury,
but must beware Of touching anyone else.
A YOUNG Hebrew from Newark, named
LubensIein fell victim 10 female sharper at
Asbury Park last week. soraping up an acquAint-
Rnce with her he soon found himself entangled
in the meshes Of love, for although The woman
represented herself as the wife Of an army oiAoer
she was so beautiful and fascinating that he could
not resist the spell she woyo about him. They
grew very intimate and confidential one day
Lubenstein found the woman in tears sister
was dying in New York her husbands remit
tances had unaooountaby failed, and she had not
money enough 10 pay her bill and fly 10 ihe bed
side Of her relative. The young Hebrew could
not see beauty In distress and not open his pocket
book TO relieve IT, lie pressed a loan OF sli5 upon
the lady, who received Il with great reluctance,
and she was 20 leave the next morning for New
York It was a tender Gad touching fsresell they
took of each other. Tho next morning the enam.
ored swain found the LADY all smiles aud gayly
dressed on the beach. Why had she not gone 70
her sister2 What sisler3-she had none. What
had she done with the money he loaned her ?
What money ?-sho was above the necessity Of APP
plying TO strangers for loans and her pretty eyes
, flashed with Indignation. The young man then
went of and consulted lawyer but was told he
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