The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-09-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ill h1eTlulhn, MISS saloon Incense
costs $1,000.
-Aparty of Minnesotians have entered
1900 acres of land in Sumter County,
Florida, between lakes Minnehaha and
Minneola, upon which they intend to
build CITY, Chicago Times.
"A correspondent, championine the
mosquito, wants to know why it should
not be held up, like the much-lauded bee
and ant, for its good example ofperSist-
ency' perseverance and singing at its
work.
The Princess Eugene, sister of the
King of Sweden, recently sold her dia-
monds to raise funds in order to COM
plete hospital in which she is inter-
ested. When visiting this hospital, after
its completion, suffering inmate wept
tears of gratitude as she stood by his
side, and the Princess exclaimed: ''Ah,
now see my diamonds again"
"A very long journey for an unat-
tended child was being made by lad of
nine years who arrived at the railway
station in Buffalo, N. Y, recently, with
card sewed to his jacket bearing this
inscription: "Parker's Landing, Pa.
This boy, Samuel Brindle, is going to
his mother, Mary A. Brindle, Primrose
Banks Mills, Old Oldham. Lancashire,
England, via Montreal, Canada, and
Liverpool, England, per Canada Ship
ping Company, Beaver Line. Take care
of him."
William H. Armstrong, the new
United States Railroad Inspector, be-
gan his duties few days ago by trip
over the Union Pacific and its branches.
The South Park Road, in Colorado, has
a very steep grade. The locomotive of
the train became unmanageahle, the
brakes would not work, and there was
no way to check the frightful and in
creasing speed The Inspector did not
stay aboard to make official observations
but dropped from the rear platform and
broke leg.-N. Y SIN.
Mrs. Sharp, the widow of a Mem
phis Judge, fell in love with Captain
Leech and asked him to marry her He
blushingly declined. She assured him
that her estate was large enough to sup
port them both, and urged her suit ar
IDENTIFY, but he was immovable, remind
ing her that he had never given her any
encouragement and hoping that she
would not take his answer unkindly. But
she did. She wrote statement of her
sorrow for the Appeal, and attempted
suicide.
"A very pretty little story is told of
the Queen of the Belgians. Returning
to her chateau late one night she found
the gate closed and an obdurate sentry
on guard. He had been given orders to
close the gate at ten o'clock, and he
would not let the Queen pass. " Surely
you can allow the gate to be opened for
me-for the Queen?" Il know very
well that you are the Queen, but if |
were to let you pass | should be put UNI
der arrest" was the sentry's reply. The
man was rewarded for his obstinacy.
john Raper was a Chcagoan of
seeming piety. He was an eloquent
speaker at camp meetings, Il worker in
a Sunday school, and most rigid in de-
nying himself frivolous amusements.
When his eyeSight became poor the firm
for whom he was boollkeeper gave him
the duties of mere messenger to per-
form, but continued his salary without
reduction, and when he said that an op-
GRAFTON on his eyes would require two
weeks seclusion in dark room, they
made him present of $50 for expenses.
He had not been absent many DAYS be-
fore it was discovered that he had stolen
$4,000, The dark room containing him
has not been located " Y. Sun.
About forty Irish students in Phila-
delphra are trying to awaken an interest
in the study of the Celtic tongue They
have formed themselves into a philo-
Celtic society, and meet for study once
week. The society was organized last
June with fifteen members. Patrick
Rowan and Patrick Connolly act as
teachers, and their work is wholly one
of love. The greater number of students
are Irish by birth, but some are Amer-
cans. They range in age from boys of
seventeen to gray-haired men, and de-
fray all expenses by a payment of
twenty-five cents Il month each The
members say that they can not expect
any material results to flow from their
studies, but are actuated solely by mo-
tives of national pride.
Kansas has many shrewd LAWYERS,
and q friend sends us this anecdote OF
one Of them: The law requires that a
person must be twenty-one years old be-
fore he can pre-empt land. When one
comes in to ask if he can evade this law
and have his boys, who lack some years
of being twentv-one, 'provc up some
land, the attorney smiles serenely, and
says: "Of course, certainly; it is the
easiest thing in the world" And when
the time comes to make out the papers
the attorney marks with piece of chalk
on the floor, "twenty-one years old.n
He places the aiiant on the floor stand
ing on these words, and has him swear
that he is cover twenty-one years old"
Chicago Journal