National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-24


in the world.
ROME had eight circuses in the ancient
days, but not one white elephant
CALIaULA, We arc told, shod his horse with
gold. That was horse with good meite.
TO A newspaper man brevity is the soul Of
wit TO lawyer brief is tho soul of wealth.
POPULAR Sunday amusement is furnished
In Hartford, Conn, by II terrier that kills fifteen
rats in three minutes.
THE latest society news is thot Mr.. Ferdi-
nand Ward will spend the summer at u famous
resort on the Hudson.
In q music room in house on Madison
avenue everything is white, the piano, tho floor,
walls and ceiling and all the furniture and orna-
ments being Of the same hue.
A FRIEND of ours on Chatham square says
the next time he buys anything he buys dla-
monds. They shine day and night, and in bear
markets as well az BULL WGiL Street News.
A CARPENTER a few days ago fell through
his scaffold at house he was engaged upon, and
an acquaintance remarked that he never before
knew carpenter to get through his work 10
quickly.
The Japanese ore said to live almost wholly
on fish, yet display no more intellectual develops
ment than the people of other countries who do
not consume quite 80 much Of the alleged brain
invigorator
A NEwBURYPoRT pastor was offered $50 for
copy of the extomporaneous sermon he preached
on q recent Sunday. The good man was so pleased
that he insisted upon furnishing the purchaser
the original manuscript
The difference in time prevented the Lon-
don stock market catching the panic from New
York. London operators are serenely seated at
their evening dinners when New Workers are In
the highest fury of the day.
The Philadelphia Press recommends New
York to get up a slusging match for the Bartholdi
pedestal fund Two or three walking matches
would probably bring in all the money that was
needed TO build the pedestal and set up the statue
A LADY sat in the editorial room waiting
for the editor She said TO the funny man: IT
want TO send @ letter to tho postotiCe. Will you
please tell me, sir, where can 90 for boy?"
"Go to the devil, madame" "slr!" she said,
rising, "Ah, there no comes now. Johu, take
that lady's letter to the postoflioe."
RUMoR says that the queen not only set+
tied q conside radio sum on Princess Victoria Of
| Hesse as marriage portion, but paid largo pro-
portion Of the expenses of the wedding. Prince
Alexander of Hesse has agreed to allow his son
$4,000 year. and on the death Of his parents 1t Ia
said that Prince Louis will !nheret about Sl5, 900
| year.
| In May: where are you going this sum-
er2' Don't know; Newport, guess. Where
are your Saratoga, guess" In June. "Mercy
on mel What are you doing in this barren
waste| spending the summer with my Aunt
Jane, who lives in that hut beyond the potato
patch. But what are you doing here2" "Visiting
my Uncle Jake, who lives In that shanty across
the creek"
A MARYLAND farmer sued Baltimore
commission firm for the price of a COW and calf
| N nd IN for
$780, which ho thought was not enough. He got
judgment for S25 which the commission firm of
tered to pay, but he thought IL was not enough
and appealed. The higher court cut the iudg.
ment down to $780, the price obtained, and orr
dered the plaintiff 10 pay all costs, which
amounted to $3.50, leaving him 10 cents loser.
A LADY entered Plymouth store, saying
that she wanted to purchase a Bible to present to
her husband upon his approaching birthday.
She was shown what she wanted, and having
made her selection was about to retire, when sh,
suddenly remembered something else. " Have
you playing cards? The shopkeeper had play
ing cards and tho lady selected two packs. "A
she was going out an old gentleman remarked,
That's Plymouth religion all Overcome Bible TO
two packs Of cards"
THE highwayman chief recently captured
in Hungary was named sayanyu JOSH, For years
he had levied blaekmGil on the farmers, and q
|
head. At fashionable watering places he used To
live like gentleman, aud no one had the courage
| to denounCo him. Nine Adam was travelling in
his province not long ago, and one Of her friends
} announced that she wished he would send her his
photograph. She soon afterward received a pos
tai card saying she would find the picture in Paris
when she returned.
DIR. FAIR, an English scientist, says tina
II ono could watch the march of 100000 through
10 alaaua lta.
Nearly $50 600 will die the first year. 900 the
ond year, $4,000 the third year. and less than 1000
In the thirteenth year. At the end of forty Ave
years 100000 will have died, At the end of sixty
years $4,000 will be still living nt the end Of
, eighty years, $1,000; at eighty-fvo years 81 900
and at ninety-fve years, 2l0O. At the end OF loo
years there will 223 and at the end Of los years
8 there win DO survivor.
, THE other day Mrs. Halford, of Hebron
Neb. saw her three year old boy Juggling for dear
life at something in the back yard Going toward
him his mother was horrned toldndthat tho little
one had both hands tightly grasped about the tai
of Il Venomous rattlosnako just above the rattls
whose furious rafting gave notice OF the reptiles
, anger. While thechild was pulling the snake wal
unable 10 get In position king with his iangs
In M instant the frightened mother compre.
hendod tho deadly danger of her child, and, with
u frantic scream that caused the little one to droE
his plaything, she caught him up aud spranl
" away, When released the snake instantly ooilet
: himself to strike, but too late. The boy Tough
and yelled so 10 get back TO the snake again tha
IS his mother was compelled to give him o severe
= spanking.
b INTELLECTUALLY counts moro in th,
: scale Of womGnhood In American than it does fl
Y England says Mr., Hatton in Irying's book upoI
: his impressions of the United States sit is easie
% for a clever woman to excite the admiration o
}, her sex in America than in England. A woman
u who Gdorns and lifts the feminine intellect int
. notice IN America eXoites the admiration rattle
70 than the Jealousy Of herslsters. American wome
seem to makeG higher claim upon tho respect an
attention of men than belongs TO the ambition
English women, and when one Of them rises
- distinction they all 80 up with her. They shar
30 in her fame. They do not Try TO disposses her
y the lofty pluoe upon which she stands, There is
n sort OF trades unionlsm among the women
l. America in this respect. They hold together in
10 ring against the so.caled lords Of creation an
10 the men are content TO accept what appears 70
- happy form of netticOQt government