The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-18
VARIETIES,

again.
Syracuse boasts of a lady cornet-
player.
"A popular sovereign-One pound
sterling.
-Coaled meat-A hot steak all busted
with cinders.
The Shah of Persia has son; that
makes him pa-shah.
An honest man is like an under
done steak. Very rare.
Mr.. Edison's photograph echoes
human nature to a snore.
In some cities-in fact in all" To
Lett is the chief sign of spring.
-Assignee-Is the man who has the
deal and gives himself four aces.
Some one advertises in New York
paper for 81 GOO to help friend.
Swans down is the under down of
geese, plucked from the living bird.
"A negro in North Carolina tract
ured his skull by butting brick wall.
Cultured women in Europe never
wear jewelry except when in full dress.
The semi-annual dividends payable
in Boston in May aggregate $780,
227.
The late President Orion consid-
cred iron telegraph poles impractical
BILE.
In seven years Youngsville, N. Y,
has turned loose 100000 baseball
bats.
A man who has no bills against
him belongs to the nobility ofthe high
est rank.
Virtue is its own reward but a lit
tie beside, that will buy something, is
generally quite handy.
AT the Woman's Hotel large
placard proclaims that "no counting
can be done except through the super
indent.n
Strawberries have come, and are
being enjoyed by the Astors, Garrisons,
Vanderbilts, Belmonts and dentists
Graphic.
Sturgeon is again preaching, and
is in better health than he was. He is
in the twenty-ffth year of his London
pastorate.
-Greenbacks are reported to be on a
par with gold in Canada, but American
silver is subjected to heavy tax on its
importation.
When four women are walking
abreast on the pavement they will
break ranks for nothing except man
with paint-pot.
Nathan Matthews, of Boston, was
worth S7,000,000 eight years ago. He
operated extensively in real estate and
now he is bankrupt.
This is great country. When a
ship is launched Congress adiourns,
and when a man takes drink in Vir
ginia they ring bell.
Children, cultivate first-class moral
characters, and then in after years, when
believe you-perhaps.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shakespeare
live in Bridgeport, Conn, and have
just been blessed with new baby,
which they call William.
The latest style of kids is the twen-
ty-seven-button gloves, which are Joined
back of the ears and serve to keep the
hair from tickling the neck
WHAT is wisdom?" asked teach
er of class of small girls. A bright
eyed little creature arose and answered:
information of the BRAIN
A Brunswick (Me) couple, each
seventy-three years old, got married
recently, the brides mother, who is
about ninety-siX, being present.
The English language is inadequate
to express the forlorn feelings of the
boy who thinks he has stolen dime
novel and finds it to be cookbook.
1t isn't the supremacy of the CAPT
talists that the disaffected classes in
this country object to so much as work.
ing between meals. -BreakfdSt Table.
The new schedule of rates at Nj
agara Falls shows reduction of five
dollars day in favor of deaf persons,
because they can't hear the roar of the
falls.
Bob Ingersoll says: Woman has
the right to do as she pleases.n Well.
whether she has or not, that's exactly
what she does-if she's married.
breakfast Table.
There is man in Crawford Coun-
ty, Ga, who never drank a glass of
whisky, smoked pipe, or courted a
woman. lie is fifty years old, and
lives alone.
w Out, young man, Sne Is not
here" said Pennsylvania preacher
last Sunday, in the midst of his sermon,
to youth he saw standing hesitatinglv
in the doorway.-OsDego PalIadiun.
For "the farmers will forget their
pantry and nursery in the excitement
OF politics." in q recent article in the
Lynchburg Virginian, read "the farm
ers will forget their poverty and mis-
cry" etc.
An old SLAYER, for such is the
Azor, sailed from Charleston with emf
grants to Africa, and towed out by the
Wade Hampton! This is what the
United States see to-day Charleston
NeWs.
Chloe, Chloe, don't be snowy;
Dainty let your hat be;
Like the little head it covers,
Like little trap for lovers,
Make it seem to me-
Edison says his monographs will
cost about 500 apiece. This will ena-
BILE poor families to keep photograph;
but they will have to dispensp with a |