The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

Uncle Charlie Gordon, of Shelby
Ala, proudly shows certificate of his
own birth, dated seventy-eight years
ago, and cradle full of twins, born to
him within few months.
AN English smoker predicts that hops
will soon be mixed with tobacco for
usingin the pipe. He states that smoker
Will soon learn to prefer a mixture of
three-fourths hops and one-fourth to-
bacco.
Fortress Monroe is the largest single
fertilization in the world. 1t has already
cost over S3,000,000 of money. The
water battery is considered to be one of
the finest pieces of military construction
in the WORLD Chicago Nea0S.
The new coal mines on Green River.
Washington Territory, have been pro-
nounced superior to, and more extensive
than, any other mines on the coast.
There are prospects that they will soon
be developed and connected with Seattle
by railroad.
Two children were found starving
at Patrick, Va. They had been deserted
by their parents in a lonely house, with
only small supply of food, and for
week lived on bark and roots. Their
discoveries let them eat all they would,
and they gorged themselves so much
that death ensued.-N. Y. Sun.
The Marysville (Cal.) appeal tells
OF mongrel cur in that city which was
recently tied behind wagon and taken
to Brownsville, distance of forty miles.
Upon being released the dog Immediate
ly returned to Marysville. travelling the
eighty miles in about twelve hours.
John Gyumber, SO long known as
the sleeping Hungarian, is again an in
mate of the poor house in Allentown,
Pa, the victim of probably mortal dis
ease. He recently refused an offer to
travel with a circus at twenty-five dol
lars per week, preferring to work hard
for few dollars to making an exhibition
of himself. Philadelphia Record.
"A feather foundry has at last been
established. 1t is in Texas Its owner
raises geese for their feathers only, and
three crops year are confidently looked
for If the enterprising farmer should
discover why geese walk in single file he
will have benefited the world even
should his pillow factory prove an igno-
minious failure. Chicago Herald.
"A Kentuckian was sentenced in, the
court at Frankfort recently to one year
in the penitentiary for stealing eighteen
head of cattle. Then negro who had
stolen twenty dollars worth of copper
received three-years sentence; and he
told the Judge that he had nothing to.
say except that he was sorry he hadn't
stolen drove of oxen.
When John Jacob Aston came to
this country he brought with him six
flutes, which his brother in London had
made. He started his modest little busi-
mess in furs with the proceeds, of the
sale of the instruments. One of the in
struments is now in the possession of q
gentleman in Hoboken, and by him was
sent to flute maker for repairs. Time
had cracked the old flute and the, KEYS,
were bent and worn. 1t has been made
whole again and restored to its pristine
vigor, though its value lies in, it's assoeia-
tons rather than in its musical qualities.
NJ Y. Times.
The mania for reviving old things
in England has just led to the proposed
resuscitation of the pillory. Its use is,
to be limited, according to the Parlia-
mentary measure. to cases in which
women are unlawfully beaten or wounded
by men, and, accordingly, above the
head of the occupant of the piliory is to.
be printed his name and the epithet
woman beater or wife beater, as the case
may be. The practical object is, of
course, to shame men into refraininp
from cruelty toward wOmen; but it is
rather queer to find the revival also adj
vocated on archaeological grounds.
"A family of negroes living in, the
bend of the river, short distance from
Shubuta, Miss, placed their infant in,
care of some children, among them a.
girl of some size. 1t seems they went
into the woods to'play, and becoming
tired of the baby, and wishing to, rid
themselves of its demands for attention,
broke its neck with sticks, and threw the
body into slough near by. When they
returned home, later, the child was; in
quired for, and several confictingstories
were told, which led to suspicion! The.
larger girl was taken out. and, by means;
of threats to shoot or beat to death, was.
forced to confession. Chicago Times.
"A CdI L TdnClSCO man VINO was WORK
ing soap-stone nine in the interior of
the State was recently visited by his
wife and child. They were all three re-
turning to their cabin short distance
from the, the mine, when the wife; tell
ing him to go, on with the child, turned
to 90 back to, the tunnel for a. shovel he
wanted. AS she started she turned
around and said: "Kiss me first' He
did so. Just before she reachedlthe t,in-
mel she again turned around and laugh
ingly said!: kiss me once more.' Her
husband complied She reached the en-
trance of'the tunnel when the rocks; and
dirt gave'way, burying' the unfortunate
woman and causing herinstanttdeath
ST. Louis, GLOBE.