National Republican., 1883-01-16

The fate OfthOt vain, foolish belle
Who loved her sealskin sacque too we'll.
Denrer Tribune.
THE state Of Tennessee is negotiating for
peace with Treasurer Polk.
SIGNoR sALvrNI is about to become pos
SCISSOR by purchase Of considerable estate at san
Renso, Italy.
BECAUSE her husband would not allow her
to sell her wedding presents, Louisville woman
tried to kill herself.
JENNY LIND has offered TO teach number
of pupils in the proposed London Royal college Of
music free of charge.
CHICAGO is trying to corral the Mexican
trade, and her Hminblo sister, st. Louis, is very
much alarmed about It,
Miss MARY BARRETT, eldest daughter of
Lawrence Barrett, is engaged to marry the Baron
Won Roedor, of Stuttgart.
DIR. Deems in his prayer at tho New York
Church of the Stranger, last Sunday night, asked
the Almighty to convert the choir.
The Waltham Watch company made it's
1000 000th watch the other day. and the thirty
foremen in the works had big dinner.
SINCE the milwaukee, fire, the fire-escape
hend has taken new lease OH life Get your shot
gun ready, drive him nom your premises--and
burn up for your folly.
| The wealthiest London Americans are be-
licved to be MIR. WinHns, Sir Curtis Lampson, Mr..
Junius Morgan, and Mr.. Russell Sturgis, who has
just retired from Batings.
EDITH The reason that editors wives don't
load themselves down with diamonds, is because
they icnr that strangers will think their husbands
J arc pawnbrokers.-Ph Philadelphia Ne,us
A BosToN surgeon can cut Off mans car
and put It back on as good rs new or even better
lie certainly couldn't make worse job oft than
some we have seen in Chicago,-Boston Post.
THERE are twehty-nino Roman Catholic
peers who have seats In the English house of lords
thofo are four Roman Catholic privy councillors
there are forty-seyen Roman Catholic baronets.
THE police at several towns in Westphalia,
in Germany, have published list of the notorious
drunlIards of each place. and hotel keepers are
forbidden TO sell lsquos to tho persons thus pro.
scribed
A YOUNG politician explained the tattored
condition of his trousers 10 his father by stating
that he was sitting under an apple tree enjoying
himself when the farmers dog came along and
contested his seat.
To ONE II. Brougham Baker IAN actor and
the adopted son of the late John Brougham) be-
longs as much If not more than any one else the
emanation and consummaton of the national
cemeteries and everything nppertaining to the
same.
Irsnouse. If on the day the plumber fixes
your kitchen sink you give your pretty cook a
days leave ofabsonce, and temporarily secure the
service of n homcly negress, the knight of tho
soldering stays Just long and charges you extra
to pay for the dsappointment.-Boa Post.
Mrs. WILLIAM j. FLORENCE says that the
character of Mrs, Gen. Gilaory, the loud and vul
gar American woman abroad, in the play of "The
Mighty Dollar" is copied from living model
tourist whom the actress met in Paris. Her hus.
, band witnessed the first performance, and in
stantly recognized the likeness
AN oak whose rings showed il to be 100
years old was cut down in Bucksport, Me-, oil
Monday, and embedded In its trunk at the
oighticth ring, n point which was at the surface
forty years ago, the woodchopper found, to his
amazemcnt, u diamond pin containing twenty
four brllants in a silver setting. Nobody knows
whose It was or can imagine how it came to be
where IL was found,
THREE of the largest cheeses yet made ar
rived in the Clyde n few days ago from America.
One of them, says the Pail Mall Ga=ette. is 2,l0O
pounds in weight, and tho other two 2,l00 pounds
each. They measure feet in diameter by feet
inches deep the total circumference being 16
feet They are said TO be ofsplendid quality, ana
are the products ofsiX days milk Of hord of 500
COWS owned by Dr. L. J.. Wight, Whitesborough,
NY.
perlenced traveller who, suffering from extreme
thirst drank some water collected in the stem of
plani. He added little rum to the water and
died in excruciating agony At the post-mortem
examination his internal organs were found
sealed up with India rubber. The fluid he swal-
lowed was the sap of the Milnusops bolata, of tho
/ gutta percha family and coagulaIes under the
, action Of alcohol, 1t is a first rate story.
!IHAvE come to kill you" said man en-
tering an Arkansas newspaper office drawing
pistol and confronting the editor "You pub
lished an article dorogatory to my character and
II is my duty husband and father to kill YOU"
&" | am glad OF It," the poor editor replied 81 was
thinking of committing suicide" "Well, If that's
, the case let's go down and take something" and
the two deadly enemies went out together. And
yet some people are in favor Of prohibition.--Ar.
kansow NGveer.
l UPoN certain New Years day man
I named Abdalah swore of. About a moon amer.
wards n friend saw him take n double-decked
8 cocktail, and said TO him: g. thought you had
, foresworn strong drinks" "a wise man changes
his mind oHon, but n fool never" replied ABB
dnllah, and surrounding his cocktail he walked
Off without asking his friend 10 take something,
This teaches us that it is impertinent, well as
!. impolitic, to remind man Of certain things
y Kansas city Journal.
In Canton we visited restaurant where
cats, rats, and dogs were served for food. Dog
steak, fried rat, cat stew were to be had at any
o hour. It has been often denied, and many affirm
i that It is only Of the old Peter Pareys sores
that the Chinese eat these things; but 1t is true
9 We saw whole puppy stewing in large kettle.
3 We saw table full of men satisfying their hunger
with dog meat, and they ate with hearty relish.
: We saw cats and pups in cages for sale, and rats
hung up waiting for purchasers, The dishes
looked savory, and the price of a meal was :" dog
cheaDh but we did not indulge in any how.
WOW soup, or feline steak, or rodent potpe. II
you doubt the genuineness of the article the pro-
u prietor will show you the meat with the hair and
l. tail attached for identification. Cat meat is said
to be fine tonic and rat Is good for bald headed
d men. Puppies aud kittens are generally preferred;
d old dogs and tom cats apt TO be rather tough
Vt Black cats are supposed tobe more nutritious than