National Republican., 1883-03-24

(Call 1t sooth, loft pedaD,
SO sweet with her warm red mouth
(Mooth don't 60 but it has toy;
came through the snow and the ice and blow
For love, for life, for ruth.
ruth isl word have recently imported)
But my love Of the south has Sped
Aud the heart in my breast is dead.
OF tell where in earth or air
Very pathetc)
Has my beautiful south wind fed.
-RdnSas Clty Journal
THE New Orleans Picdypne sapiently re-
marks that twins are just too two.
PATTI believes In all the superstitions about
Friday. She will never sign contract on that
day.
THAT Sitting Bull should become a stock
raiser is very appropriate But, then, what's in
name2
WAGNER and his dog are buried in the sards
tomb. The music Of the future goes on-Nep Or.
leans Picayune
NJ. TIRARD, Frances new minister Of
finance was once working jeweler. Presume he
got Trard Of the trade.
THE reigning beauty of Ireland is a Belfast
mill girl. Crowds, II is said. surround the mill
daily 10 sec her as she takes her departure.
A LARGE whale Is ashore near Baltimore.
Providence always sends the Baltimore editors
some brain food in the sprng.-C0urier-J journal
A GOSHEN, N. Y, couple courted for twenty
five years before they married. Young ladies with
slow 5eaux should read this to their parcnts-
Courier Journal
AT this season of the year the smart man
OF the village goes fishing. He sends his fish home
TO his family and sends n written account Of his
trip to the editor OF the Court House Bu1le-Nelo
Orleans Picdyune.
A FIEND in human form has Just issued
book of 1000 conundrums and riddles" which is
having a run In the railway news agencies. He
should be made to fee to the mountains of Hdpsl-
dam, where the whying doodle mourneth.
ANOTHER infallible sign of the near sp.
proach Of spring is that the newspapers are begin.
ming to talk about Col Delaney Kane and his
tally-ho coach. One never hears of this remark
able young man except in the spring.-Rochester
Post Express
The emperor of Germany has received
notice that while the car is being crowned at
Moscow the kremlin will bo blown up. The old
man can afford to smile at this information. He
will be represented by a third class embassador.-
Kansas Guy Journal.
THE difficulty with Herr Most and men OF
his kidney is that they harangue themselves
hoarse in this country before they discover that
the people are governing themselves. After they
make this discovery they go off and get very drunk
on beer. and that is the last heard of them.-At-
iantd Constitution.
"ARE you superstitious? was thequestion
asked of bright little Addie Gilman, the Dolly Of
the Hazel Kirke company by Buffalo Express
reporter. Indeed, no." was the reply; al don't
believe in any OF these foolish signs" "would
you sign contract on Frlday9" "what sign a
contract on Friday9 Not for the world"
STENATs YAMAKAwA, the talented young
japanese girl who was president of her class at
Vassar, has returned to her native land and is be-
coming again accustomed to the ways Of living
there. She writes that she can eat aud dress in
japanese style easily but she cannot bring herself
to arrange her hair in true japanese fashion.
THE speaker Of the British house Of CONS
mons begins his parliamentary dinners with the
cabinet always, and gradually gets through the
whole house. These banquets must cost him at
least $1,000. His salary is 5,0OO with splendid
furnished abode adjoining the house. The lord
chancellor, though speaker Of the house of lords.
does not officially feed them.
PAsQUALE CAMARoTA, u noted Roman
brigand, tried to rob gentleman riding in a car
riage. The gentleman parleyed with him and
dosed him so effectively with moral suasion that
Pasquale took seat at his side and was driven to
the police station of Castal Capuclno, where he
voluntarily surrendered himself to tho authors
ties. N. B.-Do not buy pools on this story.
A COIN found at Taylorville, Ill, bears the
inscription Of an emperor of Rome in the year 224
Its reverse side reads TO the genius of Caesar"
The discoverer wishes that the fact be mac Q
known, the coin having been found twenty .fvo
feet below the surface. II is probable that some
Roman soldier, in sculle with one of the bar
keepers of Taylorville. dropped the coin, and was
too proud to look for 1t amer having been kicked
out of the saloon.- Courier Journal.
A FIGHT between q rattlesnake and p
black snake was recently witnessed near Fort
Worth, Texas. The black snake forced the fight
ing, gliding around in swift circles while the rat
tlesnake lay coiled. Tho circles grew smaller
and the rattlesnake appeared confused as the
black snake grew closer. His rattles ceased to
give out itheir usual sharp sound, and his head
dropped as ifvertigo was selzng him. The black
snake seized, by lightning movement the rat
tier by the throat, and winding alb out him the
two rolled over and over together In a few mo-
ments the rattlesnake ceased to breathe. An ex.
animation of the dead body of the rattlesnake
revealed fracture in the spine as complete as II
done by blow with club. The rattlesnake
measured five feet and three inches.
ONE day famous hunter was passing
through wood An opossum resting upon the
limb of tree saw the hunter approaching. and
knowing he was dead shot, was thrown into
panic. Creeping out upon the branch, the opos-
sum resolved TO cast itself down sooner than be
shot. Just as the poor animal was about TO carry
out its resolution 1t was seized with an attack Of
common sense and concluded to wait. Conceal
ing itself by Aattening its body along the limb it
escaped observation. When tho hunter was out
of sight the opossum arose and remarked "Here-
after shall take good care to never squeai before
am hurt" There Is moral in this fable for
those who believe they arc referred to In news
paper artcles.-Rdnsas CITY Journal
A COLUMBUS (Ohio) hotel clerk tells this
curious story: Not long ago gentleman came to
the hotel and registered as II. G. Chamberlain, Of
Chicago. short time after H. g. Chamberlain
registered there again-this time from DAYTON.
Then the Chicago man called for the mail ad.
dressed TO his name, and received four letters.
Presently the Dayton man came up and wanted
the mail for that name. The clerk began TO think
a trick was being played, aud brought the two
gentlemen face to face. The one who had taken
the correspondence was just beginning TO scratch
bis head In pcrpexiiy, as two OF the letters wero
totally unintelligible 10 him. being intended for
the other man. IL was discovered that both arc
travelling agents for agricultural machinery firms;
neither bad ever heard of the other, and both
happened 10 arrive at Columbus and in the same
hotel at the Same lime.
WE gather that the dude is, typically de-