National Republican., 1883-04-10

-Arkd'isdw Trdueier.
A West PorNT cadet begins with tho same
pay which Prussian captain receives after twenty
years of service.
A BEVERAGE made from Algerian plants.
called Amer-Picon. has become a powerful rival
OF absinthe in Paris.
LOVERS Of brutal prize fights must look to
amateurs for their support. The professional of
to-day is not inclined to fight much.
LEAD coins are circulating extensively in
Harlem, says the Times Of that town. The circu-
latlon must be among the Harlem flats.
THERE are only forty mine soldiers in King
Kalakaua's army. A smart and experienced
quartermaster can, however, make a good thing
out OF forty.nl men.
The Post-Erpress finds new illustration
OF the ingratitudo of republics in the complete
subsidenco of that whilom distinguished charac-
ter the New York quail eater.
IN the house of commons the other night
In debate which had to do with the Jews. IL was
remarked; I'VE owe much to the Jews" when
tnere came feeling groan from member in the
rear, we do"-NcD HdUen Register.
BRITISH peerages to the number of thirty-
seven, one'tenth the whole number, became ex.
tinct In the last fifteen years 800 peers and 2sl
peeresses died at ages from two 10 three times
greater than the average Of the community
CINCINNATI Saturday Night. "a Connecti-
cut woman has sold out her millinery shop and
opened a saloon. She concluded that supplying
women with head gear was neither as pleasant
nor as profitable as fitting men with night caps"
WHAT county do you represent, sir2"
asked one individual Of another in front of sa-
loon in st. Paul, MINI, one day last week. "Im
not member of the legislature" was the reply
nriya ott
Hdren Register.
HARLEM Times; ain recent article a
writer asks, Can man ever have enough p
Well, II he be not hog, we think th at Sullivan,
tho slugger, could give him all he wanted and
more, too, in about three quarters of a round.
For further particulars, go To Boston,"
HERBERT SPENCER says that the leading
impression America gives him is that OF break
neck haste. II is suspected that the distinguished
Englishmen formed this opinion Just after hearing
philanthropist in a crowded bar room remark:
Come up. boys, and take something. Imp.
KING KALAKAUA is described as q tall ro-
bust looking person, Of most kindly disposition
His right name, by tho way, is David Laamea
Kamanakapun Mahinulani Naloliehuokalani
sumialani Kalakaua. He is OF a very facetious
nature, which he probably inherited from his
parents assisted by his sponsors in BAPTISM
| Post Express
A RUSSIAN statesman died the othor day
under very suspicious circumstances. post
morem examination was had, and the startling
fact developed that he died natural death. This
was something 30 unusual, 80 unheard Of that
| the gravest fears became aroused, and the car
| crawled into his dynamite proof safe and never
came out again for two days.-PoSt- Express.
| AN owl fought with two crows for an hour
near Bethlehem, Tenn, last Friday. The owl was
ut n disadvantage, owing to the sunlight but after
flying from tree to tree he finished the battle on
the ground by killing one crow and binding tho
| other. When tho owl few toward the woods,
| how ever, he was followed by score of crows,
evidently determined on yengeance.-N Nashville
| american.
The "Eton gentleman of high position 4"
who has just come forth to assertthat he saw Lady
! Florence Dixie during the whole time she re-
mained where the alleged outrage took place, and
did not witness anything of the kind described,
is n man who should come to this country imme-
diately and rent himself as professional witness
| He would be invaluable in one of the numerous
deliberate murder for self defense" cases.
A NICE New Yorker informed his equally
nice companion that the two ladies' In front of
them were Nine. Patti and her maid. Nice young
man, No. ., wanted 10 bet they were not. No.
| took the bet, and walked forward 10 decide It,
Tipping his hat TO the nearest lady, just as she
| was ascending the steps Of her hotel he inquired
| II ho had the honor of addressing Nine. Patti?
| The lady thus accosted glanced at him in unds.
guised amazement, and then, as If suddenly in
| spired with a brilliant idea. handed him dime,
remarking to her companion, 'Ah c'est un cocher,
II veut un pour boiro." The ladies were not Patti
and her maid, but Frenchwomen who could not
speak word of English, but they were able to
prettly snub the dude.
The most astonishing claim yet made in
behalf of electricity is that 1t has been proven
possible TO convey by IL Vibrations Of light so that
II is practicable not only 10 speak with distant
friend, but TO see him. According to the Oid0o
Times, DIR. Guidrah of Victoria, has invented an
apparatus, called by him the electroscope, which
accomplishes TINS Tho paper In question says
that public test of this instrument was made In
Melbourne in the presence Of some forty scientific
and public men. "sitting in a dark room, they
saw projected ON large dick Of white Furnished
metal the race course at Pennington, with It's my.
Rad host of active beings Each minute detail
stood out with perfect fidelity TO the original and
as they looked at the wonderful picture through
binocular glasses, It was difficult to imagine that
they were not actually on the course ITSELF and
moving among those whose actions they could 50
completely scan."
"YEs, 1 read that article on stage people
and their supersttions," said an Erie conductor,
class are equally superstitious. l am not speak
ing of that superstition that oings to after an
accident, but Of that possessed by regular railway
men. ! know a conductor that wears long
face the whole trip If the first ticket he should
take up would be that OF colored man. He
has never had serious accident, but is always
afraid Of Que when such an occurrence happens.
have known HIM TO carry II 10 such an extent that
If u colored man happened to be the first passen-
ger he would sit down and not gather up the
tickets until the next station was reached. That's
a mild instance, however. horseshoe Is rail-
way mans universal insignia of safety. You will
scarcely find a freight train on any OF the roads
| without horseshoe in the caboose. Brakemen
| sometimes carry whole one in their pockets. En-.
glneers are scarcely ever without one in their cab
| II anything happens TO delay train on the first
four or Ave miles Its trip an engineer is always
superstitious OF bad luck all the way through
have known one Of them to enter way tele.
graph once for orders and anticipate an answer
to lay over just because II was his on night
Some engineers get to believing that certain por,
tions Of the road are against them. No matter how
nicely their train glides IT, they are appre,
hensiye OF danger or Of being late. Conductor
are tainted with the disease but not so seriously
If the first pasteboard handed certain one
know when he starts on a trip should be
pass, he is certain that he will hav,
bad luck during the whole run. BrakemeI
do not show the symptoms so plainly because they
have less 70 do with the management OF the train
9 but even they do not escape Il. Should breAl
n head nv Off avu nnnau IN eonveved In the Ind