The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-20
VARIETIES.


an absent one, especially at FEAST
HGckensock Republican.
The United States Government pays
salaries to So, 600 persons, of whom only
2S6 come from Georgia.
"A Boston paper calls wood chop
per an old hack. Such chips are flying
around all the time Free Press.
The least bit of acid tells the story
of bogus gold if you can only get the
drop on it. --Neso Orleans Rcayune.
The election expenses of Lord RAM
say at Liverpool were $65, 000-with
nothing whatever to show for them.
If we could see others as we see
ourselves, there would be more good
looking people in the world.-Ne1O Or
leans PicGyalne.
The Rochester Express says that
criminals may be divided into two
classes those who are punished and
those who lecture.
Laugh at boy for doing some
funny thing, and he will Immediately
do it over again a half-dozen times.
But mirth ends with the first occasion.
"A new book is entitled GA Woman
After AL" That's it. The same old
story. She never would be contented
with square divide. Brooklyn Eagle.
"A Pittsburg man recently made
two unsuccessful attempts to hang him.
self. The Oil City Derrick thinks he
must have been a Sheriff in his life
time.
The Sioux City Ga. Journal refers
to the funeral of Jim Somers, who late
ly died with his boots on at Brule, ID.
T., as filing long-felt want in the
community.
Thus far this year 305 miles of new
railroad have been constructed, being
nearly four times as much as was built
for the same time last year. This bust
ness is decidedly on the boom.
So many societies for the promo
ton of things are established, that John
ME wants to know why somebody
doesn't get up a society for the promo
ton of boys in schools, without making
them study SO.
There is woman in Wisconsin
who has been married fifty-eight years.
and who has never missed building the
kitchen fire. Her husband is probably
the oldest fire escape on record
Waterloo Observer.
The late Mr.. Buckle determined
never to marry until he had an income
of $4,000 year. He never reached
the figure, and the consequence was
that no one ever buckled to him. -NesO
Orleans Pscayatne.
AT dinner she had doctor on
either hand, one of whom remark ed
that they were well served. since they
had duck between them. YES"
she broke in-her wit is of the sort that
comes in flashes" and am between
two quacks" Then silence fell.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Mrs. Marie Louisa Ellis, for eight
cen years inspectress in the employ of
the United States Government, and de-
tailed for duty on the Hamburg and
German Lloyd line of steamers, has
died in New York. She was remark
able for her shrewdness, and through
her efforts the Government ferreted out
many notorious female diamond snug
glers.
Another piece, weighing ninety
two and a-half pounds, of the big me-
teor of May 10, 1879, has been found in
Emmett County, Iowa. This piece fell
in slough which at the time was full
of water, but is now dried up. 1t was
found about three miles northwest of
the 170-pound piece, and about four
miles north of west of the main body,
which weighed 437 pounds.
We have it from no less authority
than the RmrGt Mean Yorker that black
pepper will kill the cabbage-worm.
You get the worm to eat enough of the
pepper to set his throat ON fire, and
then when he bowls for drink to put
himself out, you want to give him water
in which are dissolved a few drops of
strychnine. By following these direc-
tions black pepper is sure DEATH
Rocbla1ad Courier.
During the past five years $685.
018,25 worth of property has been de-
stroyed in this country by fire. In 1875
the loss was S7S, 1902, 285; in 1876, $64,-
$50, 600; in 1877, $68, 265, 800; in 1873,
1854, 315, 900, and in 1879, $76, 803, 700.
Of the States, New York leads in big
figures. Her loss in 1876 was $14, $780,
UUUj III 1910, oil, ,4UUj III 1910, YS,-
$4,000, and in 1879, $15,793, 200.
Pennsylvania comes next with total
loss of $2S, 12S, 500.
AT crowded French country thea
ter, woman fell from the gallery to
the pit, and was picked up by one of
the spectators, who, hearing her groan-
ing, asked her if she was much injured.
much injuredr exclaimed the wom-
an, ~ should think l am, have lost
the best seat in the very middle of the
front row."
-"What are sealed proposals. Tom2'
Archly asked bright-eyed Miss,
Whose mouth up-turned, like rosebud
sweet,
Seemed asking for kiss.
"Why, Fanny dear, Ill illustrate;
IT'S plain as a, b, G.;
Give me your hand-you have my heart
And now Il tits sealed-you see2"
Philadelphia Item.
Mr.. c. was pastor of church
in a certain town in one of the Western
States. He had been on very bad
terms with his flock for some time.
They abused him whenever they could
find occasion. Before his contract with
the parish expired, he received the ap-
nointment of chaplain at the State