National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-30
IT is but a step from broker to breaker

LOutSVbfc NOtVteT-JOtVnd.
II is but step from a broker to breaker.
JENNY LIMBS Oldest son has just married
an English girl.
FACTS revealed by an old check book are
stub .born thinRs-Picayune
TANNED kids" arc not fashionable in a
family where the children never obey their pa.
rents.
II is noted as an interesting fact that tho
wugcs of sin have not been cut down to any per-
ccptibe eNtent.-Chicdgo sun.
The Jumping rope Is gathering in its vic.
tins among the over skipping little girls, while
tho toy pistol lies in wait for the boys.
SPEAKING Of gluttony, a moafcai writer
quotes the old saying that MANY people dig their
graves with their teeth" This must be quite ar
undertaking.
Mr.. SAMUEL BowLEs Of tho Springfield
Republican, is to be married on tho 18th Of June
at Concord, Mass, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter Of
the Hon. f. r. Hoar.
QUEEN VICTORIA is reported to BIO about
to purchase the villa Nevada, at Cannes in order
to transform 1t into chapel, commemorative Of
the Duke of Albany.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, better known
as "Uncle Remus," has written the poem for the
Decoration day exercises at Atlanta, Ga. It is ia
CAPT JAMES B. EADs received $4,000 for
an hours speech before committee of the blN'
of lords against the proposed ship canal betRsel
Liverpool aud Manchester. lem
No ono is so mean that he has not q
friend. new kind of bug has been discoyme\
which bores holes through lead pipes. red y.
called the plumbers friend" at Ia
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
Gen. Butler for praaidant--nf thu ITpitad eAvor
probably though II may be OF Ireland. Jereates,
| o'Donoyan has not been heard from. cniah
The Wife of Adirondack Murray
achieved much success in her surgical prac' has
New Haven, Conn., She has a German univce in
diploma, and is recognized member ofthlrsity
fesston 3 pro-
SOME western newspapers are very Of
icnl Of space. In speaking of the nationatono
back convention which met at 1ndianapol green.
called 1t tho N. G.. convention. sometintlis, they
is great deal in NAME lss there
WHAT sort of water do you have
tin ?" asked a stranger OF Huddle. "Fljn Aus
If you put in whisky enough 1t will mskSst rate;
toddy as any water ever drank" wash as good
candid reply.-7sTas SGingS. fHuddle's
HE was Chinaman and no cam
to vote. "Me name, One Lung" he Y forward
good" replied the challenger "you aid. "No
here" "Vely good me name Twpan't vote
"Ah, now you're talking; If it's two 10 Lung"
he was voted NJ" And
IMPORTED parasols are made upon
| fiat frames. somewhat in japanese shape;N almost
OF black thread net put on IN two soft puffsut
ing around the center stick, which holds a bass
quet of flowers, and the lining is also pulled anz
three or four smaller pufis, and is mado OF poppy
| red. old gold, or salmon-tinted surah.
"ARABELLA, you do not doubt my love ~
| mo. Alphonso, why should / ?" Listen, then;
have taken a solemn vow. and you must aid me
| in It's iulllment." "With my life! What is 1t p"
81 have solemnly sworn to eat no ice cream this
season, Arabella." "Ah, Alphonso, you shall not
| fhd me lacking courage. will aid you to keep
your VOW Iwill cat 1t for both of us."-Pitlsburg
| ChrOnicle- Telegraph.
boy" he asked as he stood at the foot Of
Woodward avenue aud looked across to the Cana
dian shore what is the depth of water off the dock
here2" The boy looked him all over with careful
eye, and then slowly answered. "Thats the way
It's alus beenl If q fellow wants to commit sui
eide it's Glus some one so big that his clothes
won't begin to ut me! 1 won't tell you nothin'
about it"--Detroh Free Press
A GERMAN woman living along tho line of
the Northern Pacific road lost some CATTLE for
which the railroad company refused to pay. and
she wrote letter saying "Gf Mr.. Willard was here
he would pay me for oil my little cattlos because
he is so good. He lived in my little village in
Germany aud he was great, big, fine young man
when was a little, small girl going to school In
our village, and he would never let tho big boys
hurt the little boys or girls in our school,"
HORACE ]. PERRIN, tho Michigan million.
aire, who died at Marshall. in that state recently
passed the summer of 1870 at Saratoga, where he
met aud became engaged to Miss Annie Meredith.
As the time for the wedding approached Mr.. Per-
rim asked Miss Meredith to release him, and she,
| consenting, married a younger lover Mr. Percy n
| Californian. Now Mrs Percy sues the Perrin
estate for $4,000, alleged TO have been promised
her by Perrin in consideration Of his release.
A CURIOUS scene took place at tho auction
Of the library of London rector, at Sotheby's
rooms. The dealers, who were there in crowds,
were left nowhere, one of the daughters OF the de.
ceased having, in deep mourning, placed herself
beside the auctioneer and bid in all the books.
So keen was the competition between her and
some other relatives of the deceased that booka
which would ordinarily have reached ten a
twelve shillings, to tho surprise of the trade.
reached as many pounds.
A MAN from tho country stepped into Rua
shop on Austin avenue to buy gun Several
Misunderstanding guns were shown him, but he
said he preferred a breeoh- loader. IT suppose
you prefer breech- loader on account of it being
easier and quicker to load?' mo, 1t isn't that
particularly. had an old musket that loaded at
the muzzle, but one day 1t went off at the brooch
and nearly blew my head Oft Instead OF u gun
that loads at the muzzle and goes off at the breech
want one that can load at the breech and Gre
of at tho other end"--Ter Syilngs.
The editor of the Atlanta Consultations
Rludes to Henry Watterson asa "oaporing editor"
tho king crank" of the extreme free traders, 40
man with "a iuIting forehead and weazened
shanls." Mr. Watterson, the Atlanta editor saya
is in Il state of lively modification no flies from
yagary TO eccontrclty as rapidly and bllndly NJ
a moth in the moonshine" His most grleyous
sin, however is that "he refuses to gather either
honey or delight either hope or consolation, from
the flowers of common sense" that the Atlanta
man " has generously scattered In his bewllderinS
orbit"
MR.. JOSEPH CowEN, of Newcastle, one q
the best speakers in the house Of commons is not
more notable for eloquence than for readiness in
retort Naturally, he IL hard man 10 put down.
Though an advanced liberal, he does not hesitate
to speak and vote against the government when
ever he disApproves It's policy. In the debate on
the last motion of censure, whilehe was denouno-
ing the cabinet for their imbecile course In Egypt,
q thick and thin ministeralist undertook to dis
0 concert him, and met prompt discontinue in the
= attempt Mr.. Cowen had made an assertion re-
garding the lost opportunities Of the spring CAM
: pagn, when tho interrupter broke in with a
| gneer "That Is your opinion" Like the crack al