National Republican., 1883-11-10
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grounds, and can't work unless his snuff box is
handy. In the evening he plays whist
A MASSACHUSETTS bride is about to begin
housekeeping on sS.0OO,OO0. This dsposes Of tho
fumor that she would probably keep two servants
Mr.. w. f. SUTTON. Scotchman living in
London, is acknowledged the champion long dis
tanoo hicyolist having gone over 25sA miles in
one day.
MISS CHAMBERLA1N, our great American
beauty, is being crowded pretty close over In Eng
land by Miss Adelaide Dotchon, who is chapea
roned by Mrs. Labouchere.
GRAHAM, the English traveller, who set out
several months ago to do the highest mountain of
the IIimaaya range, is still unaccountod for and
the natives refuse to 80 to his relief
ETIQUETTE now admits of second plate
ofsoup." This is all right but If a mans appetite
will not admit OF n second plate OF soup, etiquette
is worth nothing to him.-Norr'aoiOn Herald
THEthrec oldest mon in the town of Bolchor-
town, Mass, voted the republican ticket on Tues.
day. one has nearly closed his one hundredth
year and the others are in their ninety fifth year.
Miss ELIzABETu STUART PHELPS was
ohristened May Gray for an intimate friend of her
mother but at the death of her mother, when the
authoress was II girl, the present name was given
| instead
| AN Illinois exchange noting tho heroic OK
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mont TO the fire laddies. " says they have never
yet failed to reach Gre in time to gave the celur
| -Peorid Transcript.
YOUNG man who played his first gamo of
base ball last week told tho doctor who sewed up
his lip and glued his together with court plaster
that he hadn't had much fun since he was
kicked on the spine by mule.
A CLEVELAND m illionaire recently offered
a pr23 for the best suggestion for an ideal allo-
gorical statute TO represent "Tho Peacemaker."
The man who took the prize sent in design that
simply but chastely, represented u fry in box
| Puck.
Long BRANCH Is said to bo the oldest set
tlcment in northern New Jersey, and it has n
| church built in Queen Annes time. You see, Il
church ut Long Branch is used little that 1t
doesn't get worn out, and lasts IL long time.-Bos-
| ton Post.
THE London NGWs says: "The Princess of
| Wales has won two millinery victories this year
both OH the side Of common sense. She has ban
| ished the crinoine in spite of Paris. She has
tanned the small bonnet in fashion, still in spite
OF Paris"
JOHN MCCULLoUGH plays in St. Louis next
week. AS the city claims to have been one the
cradles of his hstrlonic genius, steps have been
taken to give him grand reception. public
meeting to that end was held at the Southern
hotel last week.
WHEN mans wife comes in and secs him
| razor In hand and with his face all ather and
| asks him "Are you shaving ?" it's provoking
| thing for him 10 answer, ono. I'm blacking the
stove" but IL is In human nature to so reply
| Hartford Times
A DEFENDER of the English sparrow says
the bird is granlverous, insecverous, laryiyerous,
| pupiverous and omnlverous, and that Its ANNA
tiycnesS Is mistaken for bellgerency. 1t looks US
If we shall have to import some more of this de-
ligbtful songStor.
If tho New York papers keep on cutting
rates." by aud by the government will have TO
issue a new coin with which the people can buy n
New York paper. If 1t is made small enough It
can also be used for foreign missions and other
chur ities.-Barlington HdWkeye.
THERE are two or { hree hundred northern
capitalists in North Car oliua who were attracted
| thither by the exhibit of tho state made at the
| Boston exposition. large excursion, composed
Of Maryland and Pennsylvania farmers, is eX
pected to arrive in Charlotte next week.
ALL the women smoke in Spain. In Italy
the like habit Is general; In Germany, AUSTRIA
and other parts of the continent il is the fashion
to smoke cigars. In Turkey every female has her
hooknh, narghilch and chlbouque. There is less
lung disease in Turkey than in any other country
and the women retain their teeth longer.
WHILE rambling through Belgium, writes
! u COTECSpOuNCnl, OHS CauuOJ uclp WOuucrlHB Nv
the small size of the average Belgian soldier. The
mixture of Flemish blood raises the physical
standard of Belgans higher than the Freuch; but
small as is the French soldier, the Bilginn is
smaller still, and one never ceases to wonder why
none of the Belgic warriors should exceed five
feet two or five feet three inch es in stature.
"DoN'T you feel sorry that was defeated
yestcrdny?" "Not a blamed Bit" replied the
yivacious saloon keeper. "But don't you sec if
had been elected could have paid you my bar
b!ll but now you Will have to walt on inc spell"
"Yes, that's all right enough" said the saloon
keeper, "but if you had been elected Brown
would have been defeated and Brown owes me
twice as big a bar I'LL as yours" "Great heavensi
Can this be true? Alas, too late have discovered
the secret of Browns popularity !-Atts,tn NeDs.
WHEN Chnaman gives formal dinner
he invites his guests either personally or by cards.
Those who accept the invitation inform the host
and send him money provisions, and presents at
q cost of from half II dollar to hundreds of dol
lars. The money and the presents are then en-
tered in a special book, which is carefully pre-
served for reference. On the appointed day the
guests appear. and the host, with numberlcss cor-
emonies, receives them. and leads them to the
tents which put up in the yard. These con
tain rows of tables, each table seating eight per-
sons. "The tables of tho sages," they call them.
for, according to tradition, the great Confucius
with his disciples used such tables. The Chinese
} women never dine with the men.
ROCHESTER, Post Expressions: Pendcnte
lite--a drop burner, The presidential bee is re-
ported to be buzzing about the Roswell pea
flower. "IIow to Cultivate The Bee" was tho
theme of the recent convention of western bee
Keepers 1t would, perhaps, be well to steep .him
in chloroform before sowing him. Toe scientific
paper, Mature, says that fish ten inches long,
, with a beak shaped something like Il hatchet
jumped over small boat ut Alden in which some
English officers were rowing, and, striking the hat
of one of them, knocked II overheard When the
hat was recovered u slit was found cut in the hard
felt four inches in length In this artistic manner
does science blend the fish story aud the little
hachet.
, GEN. BUTLER, in dispatch to the Pittsburg
Commercial, says: Massachusetts, is therefore
surely democratic If make another state canvass.
without further gain. When man has increased
the democratic vote from ll20OO to $4,000 In thrt
years, is there any need OF an answerto your ques-
ton as to what my programme will be2 l um
Il pleased with the result. had rather have my
o vote than TO be elected by 10000 In that case 1t
- would then be said; Massachusetts is q republic
, can state She has largo reserve vote. which in
u presidential election will come out Now We
o have had them Rll out and measured them, and
N tho uaxt a1action with iudipIoua