National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-07

OAtVeF LuCuSs
Blk THOUSAND wonders Of fruits and vege4
tables are licensed to walk the streets Of PARIS
CLAUDE MoNTEFIoRE, one Of the ablest
and most liberal Of English Hebrews, says that the
Ialmud is witty, learned, far fetched practical
poetic, harsh, kindly, long. winded."
PRETTY little baskets for sending flowers
by post arc the latest novelty in English fashion,
able circles. They fasten with paddock and the
sen Ter and receiver each keep key.
GARIBALD1s statue, recently unveiled at
Payia, Italy, represents him standing on a rock.
leaning on his sword. while a lion is crouchng at
the foot Of the rock. The monument cost $4,000
marks.
THE rumor that Mr. G. G. Baldwin has
handed in his resignation as n director of the
Louisville and Nashville because he did not care
to sit in the same board with Jay Gould Is off,
cially denied
$50 YOU went to the circus, Mary2" ooh,
yes, and enjoyed myself very much" "Did you
sec the kangaroo in the menagerie . "a did. and
felt sorry for It, Poor thing, 1t Is dying isn't It?
why, no; what put that into your head p Tho
way 1t acted. When / saw it 1t seemed to be ON
its last legs."-SonlervfAe Journoi
"PUoK" of this week has q splendid car
toon OF Gould drowning in water OF his own
creation, while Vanderbilt sits upon bags stuffed
with government bonds on an adjacent staircase,
enjoying the spectacle. Mr. Vanderbllts indif-
ference to the painful sight is largely due to tho
fact that he has been quietly selling out while
Gould was buying.
IL HAVE come to the conclusion" said
Mrs. j. Bellangee Cox, the founder of the Lincoln
institution, now turned into an Indian school,
that the only solution of the Indian question is
to educate their growing boys and girls, teach
them the ideas and habits of civilized people, and
then let them disseminate them and become fac.
tors In civilzing others"
ALoSZo HITCHCOCK, the well-kown in.
ventor, who died ON Wednesday felt that his
greatest work was the invention of the yox
humana fan tremolo, now used in oil organs.
Next to that is Tho Ryan Revolving Fort"
named after Capt. Ryan, OF the army. The gov
eminent in now considering the construction of
an iron fort on the same principle
SECT. MOLLY PITCHER, of whom every
American schoolboy knows was stout, red
haired, freckle- faced, young Irish woman, with q
handsome, piercing eye. In the battle of Mon
mouth, Molly was carrying spring water to the
thirsty Continentals, when she learned that her
husband, a gunner, had Just been slam. Straight
way Molly seized the hammer and worked the
cannon heroically until the end Of the fight.
THE Harvard Crimson gives some interest
Ing facts regarding student life in this country
England sends 5000 students to her two univer-
sties Scotland, with population of4, 900 900 has
$500 university students, and Germany, with
population of 49, 100000, has 22.5O0 in her various
universities The New England states, with a
population of4,llO0OO, sent 1000 students to their
eighteen colleges and universities.
The resignation of Mr.. Lohlein, who for
thirty years has acted us Queen Victoria's secre.
tary, has caused almost rs much excitement in
the royal household as did the death of Johu
Brown. Lohlein came from Coburg with Prince
Albert in 1910, and he in his service princi-
pal valet till the princes death. after which he
was transferred to the queens establishment. He
was the only person about the court with whom
John Brown never attempted in any way to inter-
fere, but 1.-The Highlander was supposed to DO
very Jealous of Lohleins influence. His sudden
disappearance from the scene is therefore onsld-
cred to be decidedly remarkable. and altogether
1t Is very curious affair.
THE late Louis Brassin, the distinguished
Belgian musician, and founder aud long president
OF the Wagner society. OF Brussels was originally
intended for an actor, His first and only appear
ance the dramatic stage was at the age of 6, in
q play dealing with the romantic story Of Gene
We've de Brabant II contained a scene In the
forest where the child is found by some hunters
and asked for his name. That name-a very som
orous one-he at first declined or was unable to
give ull' admonished IN an UNDERGONE by MS
mother lwho also acted nus mother IN the play,
nc caiieo gu IN MS shrlli, chHalsh 'iepie, MY
name Is LOUIS brassih' 10 inc unpounaed dehsht
Oh the audiehce' IL may wen DC iniaglheu
Mrs. GRANT IN alluded 10 In a Cialena letter
IN the St louis GIob, Dernocrat ms "the family
Nranciorm An Interesting statoment from tho
same letter follows "A few months ago, when
Gen. Grant last visited MS naIeIa nome ne sara
IN my presence: NY WIG runs our ne" iorh
mousse ana no other woman IN 'ne UNIVERSE couiu
do II better than she' give her sl'ooo month";
and ask no queSuons' 90 not i've III awning
IKE prInceiy STYLE put 'here are puI isW men VINO
are compelled 10 keep up the appearances Inat
circumstances haVe ioFoou uPon nae VI la'e yeais
!hat nave more 70 90 prouu oi 'hun myself
leave IL All 70 my Wlie' VINO runs our househoiu
Hnairs nerseii, keePIus she s!Ilo'ess aooount "
expenses anu supeLlntehuihs every uep~f'inen' VI
inc FANNY os'"D'i'Hine"''
KRAsczEWsKI, the Polish poet recently
tried and sentenced as an anarchist has always
been most methodical worker. He never takes
work in hand until he has the subject at his
Rngers ends; and when he has once place him