National Republican., 1884-06-19

He lives here, in Chicago,
| On the ave. named Calumet.
Chicago Herald.
Sixty thousand ST. Louis children began
their holidays last week.
A oA1RN to the memory of the Duke Of
Albany is to bo erected on the mountains near
| Balmoral.
A SPARROW has built her nest in the left
hand of tho bronze statue Of Daniel Webster in
Central park |
Mr.. ABBEY has purchased 10000 medallion
portraits of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry for the
| American markets
A FASHIONABLE young lady in New York
has had her hair tinted beautiful chestnut color
to match her saddle horses name,
AN enterprising seaside landlord adver-
ses that the bathing suits worn at his resort this
season are far more shocking than at any other
place on the coast, and that no advance in rates
will take place.
JOHN X. CowAN, ESQ.,, of Baltimore, has
been elected delegate to the Association of the
Reform and CodiflCation of the Laws of Nations,
which Is to hold Its annual conference at Ham
burg, Germany, from the 10th to the 23d of August
| next.
MY son, whisper it not to the marines, but
bear in mind yourself that a man mover gets half
seas over unless he sails with the crew. What
crew? Corks crew. my son, corks crew. Bottle
that UP in your scrap heap; 1t may work handy
some day.-RobertJ j. Burdette.
Ex-SHowMAN DAN RICE has suddenly
tumbled from his prohibition pedestal by getting
very drunk at Chattanooga, where he was billed
for u temperance lecture, and his friends now ad-
| wise him to let some one else do the lecturing,
while he exhibits us the terrible illustration.
A Mysterious aud terrible creature.
known as the "Willpus- -wallipus," has made Its
appearance near Clarksvile, Tenn. number Of
citizens have it, and they say that 1t is bullet
proof and beohes fire. The "moonshiners' must
be doing u good business i'll that part OF the
country.
ADvERsITIEs, disappointments, and sor-
rows are simply of the weight with which We
dignity them. If we laugh ut adversely, smile on
disappointment, and bid sorrow call tomorrow
we are the masters of the world, for we seize pos
session Of all the world has TO bequeath TO It's most
favored--content
IT is stated that John Porter an engineer
on the Michigan Central road. has been offered
$4,000 for his patent on an attachment to steam
cylinder, which condenses the waste from the
steam cock on starting the engine, thereby avert
ing that Kissing noise which is so disagreeable to
the ear and such terror to horses.
TUscoN is the pride of all Arizonians.
They even claim 1t to be the oldest city In Amer
lea, and declare that its origin antedates that of
Santa Fe. Before the advent Of Americans 1t was
a Mexican hamlet, and still earlier 1t was an In
dian village. No traces of its first occupants are
TO be seen to-day. but the adobe houses and mar
row, winding streets are Mexican.
"MY DEAR" said q young wife to her hus-
band, who had already fallen into the habit of
going to the lodge in the evening, and who was
Just preparing to go out ~ going up the street
TO interview the superintendent of the postofice
this evening" "Ah indeed; on what business,
pray?' ~ want to sec If he give me any ad-
vice in regard to getting habitually late male in
on time"
THE dog law is now in force in New York
city, and dogs are worth dollar head at tho
dog pound. This has developed neat trick. A
man, dressed like book agent taoks a patch of
boarding house steak to his pants and goes to u
residence. When the dog is set on him he lets tho
animal get his teeth firmly imbedded In the steak
and then walks away to the dog pound with him
and sells him for d dollar.-Putsbug Chronicle
Telegraph.
Ten years ago penniless man, with q
peculiarly shaped head made bargain with
London professor OF anatomy by which the latter
was to have the head on payment of the mans
funeral expenses. Meanwhile the man became
wealthy, aud when he died the other day his
friends tried to avoid fulfilling the contract But
the professor insisted, and the matter Is to be
brought before the courts. Pending the decision
the definct gentleman has been buried with his
head ON his shoulders
"WHEN is your class to be examined 2"
asked an Austin father of his son, who is
student ut the University of Texas. This after
noon," was the reply of the young man, who il
more expert at beer drinking and buggy riding
with young ladies than at his lessons. "At wha
hour this afternoon?" continued the parent.
1.-THE examination will be over by 4 o'clock.
Don't come before that hour. for If you do you
will disgrace yourself. There will be a great
many people there, and they will know that you
are my fatheT."-TtId SUlmgs.
WHILE laborers were engaged in leveing
mound Of earth In grove at Long Branch, u suns
mer resort on the shores OF Onondaga lake, they
came upon pile OF skulls and skeletons ranged
side by side in regular order The excavations
were continued until the bones Of large number
of Indians were discovered. The skeletons lay in
row, with their heads to the south. The bodice
crumbled 10 dust on being exposed to the air, The
skulls were in a good state of preservation. A
large number Of flint arrow-heads were found.
The mound was undoubtedly graveyard for tho
onondaga Indians many years ago
GEORGE, dear" she said, entering the
parlor with her bonnet on, 81 guess we'd better
} take walk; papa is expecting company to-
} night" "Vcry WELL" added her lover apprehen.
siyely, recalling the expensive consequences of
previous walks Before they had gone half
block, however, an idea struck him, and he said:
J ~ was TeadiAg such an interesting article in
! the paper this morning" Yes what was 1t
about?" "About the danger OF eating Ice cream.
You can't imagine how many people have died
from it, Lizzie. In eight cases out of ten It's rank
poison" "Oh, my, how glad am you told me,
doar," exclaimed the innocent girl,with Chicago
twinkle in her eye; you buymea couple OF quarts
OF it and III take IL homo TO kill rats,-Brooklya
Rd0ie.
THE "truo story" of how the late Charles
oConor came TO act as counsel In tho Forrest di-
vorce case Is told by the Syracuse Herald Mrs,
Forests friends ut first tried to engage him, but
lie refused positively to have anything to do with
the case Hut they had spread abroad reports Of
their intention TO engage him, hoping thus to
frlghten MIR. Forrest and Forrest had heard and
believed them. few hours after his final 70.
usGl to bG Mrs, Forests counsel Mr.. O'Conor
took his scat in n horse car TO 30 home mo.
ment later Forrest entered His eye fell upon
OConor and flashed fire. Believing the lawyer
10 bc his wife's counsel he strobe up to him, and
; In the presence Of the assembled passengers de.
} liberately trod on his toes. Mr.. OConor rose,
quilted the car and returned to his office. There
no wrote brief note to Mrs. Forrest accepting
her case without II retainer, and II more remoTse-
less warfare was never waged by counsel upon
an adyersarys client than that which Mr., o'Conor
opened against the great actor tho next day.