The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03
GENERAL.

JOKERs at Mills, Mimi, got up boz
gus telegram, announcing that Smith
had won $4,000 in lottery. Smith
Gid not discover the truth until almost
the entire male population had got drunk
at his expense.
AN enterprising member of the st.
Louis Dental Association has discovered
that George Washington wore a set of
false teeth that cost him $500, though q
much better set can now be had for SIS.
The teeth were made of ivory blocks
set on a gold plate.
THE New Haven Journal makes the
curious statement that post-mortem
in the case of B. d. Purdy, Jr., of Ca
man, Conn, revealed the fact that
his death was caused by broken neck,
and that he had been living in that con-
dltion for three years, as is Supposed"
DIR. HAMMOND, of Minneapolis, was
engaged to marry Miss Bly,, but he
made Miss Winter his wife instead. No
body could guess why he changed his
matrimonial plan, and the mystery was
deepened by the fact that Miss BLY, had
nothing hard to say against him. The
matter is clear now, for he has eloped
with her after getting possession of his
wife's $4,000.
AN ostrich, long on exhibition in
Rome, having been suffocated by thrust
ing its neck between the bars, there
were found in its stomach four large
stones, eleven smaller ones, seven nails,
necktie pin, an envelope, thirteen
copper coins, fourteen beads, one
French frame, two small keys, piece of
a handkerchief, silver medal of the
Pope, and the cross of an italian order.
The London Times says that the
Russian Nihilists carry about their per-
sons the types with which they do their
printing. If it is necessary to publish
proclamation or other document, the
compostors meet in secret, and in the
quickest possible way put in type the
manuscript, and then print it from
hand press. When the necessary num-
Der of copies is ready, the press is taken
to pieces and put into the pockets of the
conspirators, who Immediately return
to their homes.
THE pathological editor of the Gin
cinnati SATURDAY Night thus discourses
on friendless bird: I" The blueiay,
like the poor, we have always with us;
and of ali the conceited, arrogant, i'm
pudent coxcombs that ever were inflict-
ed upon ornithology, he is the apex.
Zouave's suit in WITCH pale blue pre-
dominates, countenance that would
put beggar to shame and voice that
needs sandpapering, he can make the
most discordant noises that ever cleaved
the air.'
GEORGE w. ALDRICH, of Wayne
County, N. Y, has an Indian relic,
plowed up on his farm, that has thus far
defied the guesses of all who have seen
it as to its use by the aborigines. 1t is
of stone, nine inches in length, two
inches in diameter at one end and run
ming to point at the other. Through
the entire length of the thing is groove
one-half an inch across and the same
depth at the largest end, coming to a
point at the smaller end. 1t has highly
polished surface, which exhibits under
a magnifying glass, various hieroglyph-
les which are invisible to the naked eye.
MISS BECKwITH, of England, is a
plump young woman with great skill as
a swimmer Her latest effort was
thirty hours swim in huge tank. Be-
fore going into the water committee of
ladies ascertained that she wore nothing
that could support her in the water.
Then she began her task, and completed
it successfully, giving many exhibitions
of ornamental swimming. She took
coffee and beef-tea from floating table,
and in the night amused herself by sing
ing and reading. The latter process she
accomplished by floating on her back
and holding her book in both hands.
This accomplished young person is likely
to visit New York this summer.
IT requires long practice and great
skill to doff the hat to a lady on the
street according to the approved Cock
ney code. AS nearly as an observer can
describe the accomplishment, it is about
this. The nice young man recognizes
the lady with calm smile, passes her
nine feet, raises his right elbow to
level with his shoulder, seizes his hat
rim between his thumb and forefinger,
lifts it from his head, and with spas
modic jerk brings it down in front of his
face at distance of three inches from
the tip Of his nose until the upper edge
of the rim is on level with his scarf
pin. He then restores his hat to his
head and lowers his elbow to its normal
position, and the accomplishment is ac-