The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-02

the honor of being the person of whom
you are in quest"
Extract from a New York Tribune
criticism: He has dazzled us by his
brilliant and perfect technique; he has
excited us by his fiery spirit; he has
awed us by an indescribably serene
sense of force; and he has seized upon
our sympathies; and so he has won, by
this series of victories over the intellect
of his audience p. S." He" played
on fiddle.-N0rriStOaOn Herald.
What will be thought of the United
States shipping plum pudding to En-
gland, potatoes to Ireland, oatmeal to
Scotland, toys to Nuremberg, and lager
beer to Germany? Yet such are the
facts, and they are no more astonish-
ing than the now thrice-told tale of the
regular and profitable sale of American
cotton goods in Manchester, and Amer
lean cutlery and hardware in Birming-
ham.-Scientifc american.
In the great cities fire alarms are
abolished. The only notification that
the inhabitants have is the sight of the
steam engine laundering past their
doors Cincinnati has adopted an in
novatiOn, in the practice of striking a
signal which notifies every one that the
fire is out. An excellent plan, this, to
quiet the nerves of those who are apt
to lie awake all night after an engine
has dashed past. 1t must have origi-
mated in the brain of some commissioner
who has nervous wife or daughter.
"A letter from Odessa to German
newspaper presents startling picture
of the Nihilist movement in Russia.
The sect, it says, has penetrated the
universities and even the military
academies, and the police are afraid to
make arrests fearing the sentence of
the secret revolutionary tribunals. 1t
is wonderful that such an organization
should have reached a state of develop
ment which apparently gives it an eff
cient working strength under despotic
government like that of Russia.
"A Brazilian count, a millionaire,
was dining at the tabLe Thote of a fash
ionable hotel. His outlet was to his
taste, and he ordered another. eve
only give one outlet" said the man
ager, land no bread with one fish
ball" Without a word the count rose,
went out, bought the hotel, returned,
led the manager to the front door and
kicked HIM down the steps, then re-
seating himself at the table, said:
g Bring me another outlet" They
brought it, swift as the eagle cleaves
the air.
"A man met Burlington boy walk
ing toward town on the Agency road,
eating an apple. elbow many apples
have you?' asked the man. The boy
replied, "One-half as many apples as
l have eaten, added to twice us many
as | am going to eat, less five that a
bigger boy took away from me, divided
by tWo-thirds of the number | dropped
in the orchard when | saw the dog,
plus six which l ate on the orchard
fence before the man saw me, will
equal one-iifth of all that tried to get"
How many apples did he have?-HmOb-
Eye.
"A Western editor printed an item
lately to the effect that a fellow citizen
on the opposite side in politics had sud-
denly been struck dumb. Next morn
ing he took it back as follows: "Our
esteemed townsman, Mr.. Jones, step
ped in yesterday and used such vigor-
Gus language in requesting us to cor
rect the statement that he had been
struck dumb, that we were fain to adj
NIT that there had been mistake. Mr..
j., however, became so violent during
the interview that he was again strick-
en-, if not with dumbness, at least with
that which had temporarily the same
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