The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-24

Thence he went into the Twenty .second
Massachusetts, Volunteers, after which
his promotion was rapid.
The Courier Journal states that,
since Wife-of- the Man. that-Scatters-the-
Bear addressed the American Commits
sioners, she looks with disdain upon all
the other squaws. Even Widow.of the
man-who- Blows-into-H His Gun-to-see-if-it
isLoaded no longer shines in the wig
wan.
Said politician to his son: "Look
at mel l began as an Alderman, and
here am at the top of the tree, and
what is my reward? Why, when l die
my son will be the greatest rascal in the
city" To this the young hopeful re-
piled: eyes, dad, when you die; but
not till then"
An old lady recently died at indie
pendence, Ind, and it is now rumored
among the neighbors that she starved to
death. Being left alone in the house,
too old and feeble to get any food for
herself, she was compelled to lie and
suffer for nourishment until death came
to her relief.
"A French chemist is said to have
succeeded in producing paint with
which to illuminate the numbers on street
doors at night. Figures traced with it
are so lustrous as to be read even on
dark night, and the preparation of the
compound is said to be simple, inexpen-
sive and not injurious.
Mr.. T. P. Perkins has written novel
called "My Three Conversations with Miss
Chester" the hero of which describes
himself: 81 am twenty .fve-between
you and me, fair reader, am not much
older now-tall, well formed, strong and
active, both mentally and PHYSICALLY, and
an extensive and omnivor Gus reader"
MIR. Merrills, the grocer, was helping
to put barrel of flour into wagon, one
day recently, when the horse started and
the barrel fell striking Mr.. Merrells on
one of his feet and crushing it badly.
AS the unfortunate man was never known
to stick pototato on the nose of kerr
osene can his accident aroused general
sympathy.
During the late combats before Plev-
ma the Russians left scattering about the
field large quantity of bank notes,
which the Turkish money-changers buy
from Mussulman soldiers at the rate
of seven cents rouble, the rouble being
worth seventy five cents. Russian mus
kets gathered on the field sell for ten or
twelve cents each, and revolvers for the
same price.
Gov, Rice employs gentle sarcasm
in speaking of the journals of his native
lonH To L =
newspaper the Other morning: "Do you
always read the papers before you go
down town in the morning?" And he
answered: "Why, of course l do. How
else should know how to go down town.
How should l know what kind of man
l am this morning."
"A new safety cannon that shoots an
anchor from ships in distress has lately
been tried at Bremerhaven. From a can
non with diameter of five inches an
anchor weighing seventeen pounds was
shot, attached to double rope 2, 400 feet
in length, and weighing thirty-two
pounds, to distance of 800 yards, by
which stronger rope was pulled on to
the ship, with which ship and men could
be drawn ashore.
Its very strange, but nevertheless
true. While there are 1886, 2SS single
all manageable women in the United
| States, the number of fools who kill
themselves because they cannot get
certain girl, of bachelors who are look
ing for beau ideal, of adventures who
run of with other mems wives, is con-
stantly increasing. Surely happiness is
not found in the abundance of the an
gelic portion of mankind.
AT Murphy meeting in Kentucky
recently Col. Ben Selby delivered an elo.
quent address, in the course of which he
gave an illustration of the sutferings of
man afflicted with delirium tremens. A
lady in the audience sent up to him the
following testimonials to his success:
Ben selby aptly undertakes
To initiate man with snakes"
And every mortal son of Adam
Can see at once that Ben has had 'em.
Minister Kasson writes from Austria
to friend in Iowa: my official recep-
ton was very cordial and satisfactory,
and have yet seen no cause to complain
of the promptitude with which business
is transacted, and am glad to find more
of it to do than | expected to find here.
The Emperor sets the example of indus
try, arising at five o'clock in the morn
ing and Immediately beginning his work.
He generally retires about ten o'clock"
An Ohio couple recently quarreled,
and in the heat of the moment the man
packed his carpet bag and left the house
forever, as he informed his wife. At
short distance from the house he found
that he had forgotten his tobacco-box.
He accordingly returned, filled his mouth
with the fragrant weed, its influence
causing him to look upon his wife with
kinder eyes, and in another moment
reconciliation had been affected. This
shows that a man can learn to love to-
baCCo better than his wife.
Reading His Own Dismissal.