The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

III COot hCAiCiH pldiltcl D-JOsoO U
have twenty laborers whom he EN-
ployed kill 81, 900 loeusts.
At a hotel in Fall River, Mass, tn,
bill of fare carries the following APP
peal: e'Guests will confer favor BY
not ordering more than they think they
can eat, as this will prevent waste. =
Boston Post.
The. wire-fence war will engage al
extra session of the Texas Legislature
Some of the pastures are fenced with
out break for forty miles or more
and the only choice left to travellers is
either to drive two days journey out
of their way or cut the fences. IeGd;
SIT sngS.
A San Francisco old woman, who
had failed in an attempt to write on q
postal card as long letter as she had
intended to, presented the spoiled card
at the post-olfice to be exchanged for a
clean one; and when the clerk refused
she scratched his face and bit his finger.
San Francisco call.
Maine appears to be the home Of
well-to-do but working females.
One of these maidens, of Patten,
htNl ONtJ HCI JOhu tolN IlllS cululllCL
with rake and hoe on the road; another
one, in Lewiston, works in the field
during the summer like man, and q
third one "a Polish woman who is u
grandmother) dug thirty two bushels of
potatoes and picked up more than half
of them isl one day recently. - Chicago
Times.
Miss Bessie Speer of Atlanta, Pa,
was about to marry MIR. Dean, of that
city, when her brother of Rome, Ga,
opposing the match, took her home.
Young Dean followed, went to the
brothers house, stalked into the sitting
room without knocking, and sprang to
the side of the girl, who was surrounded
by her brother and the family. Mr..
Speer showed signs of resistance, but
Dean showed q revolver and said he
would have the girl or death, and he
took the girl. Post.
The correspondent of the Albany
On. W Cypress, who accompanied the
Northern Pacific Railroad party, saw a
prairie fire, ut was miles away to the
northeast, but as the train sped along
the great sheet of flame came nearer
and nearer, and before midnight it was
a thrilling spectacle. The vast ocean
of land, level as table. seemed to
touch the skies at all points of the COM
pass, and the angry flames, illuminate
ing the otherwise black horizon, were
not easily to be forgotten.
The cod fishermen of the Banks
e will hereafter endeavor to 90 to sea
provided with liberal allowance of
Oil with which to calm troubled waters.
There is no doubt about its efficacy.
The plan was tried by many vessels of
the Gloucester fleet during the recent
heavy gales, and probably saved many
of them from being badly damaged, if
not entirely wrecked, by the terrible
seas. The effect is almost magical,
as the oil dripping into the water pre-
vents Che sea from breaking, and the
vessel is enabled to ride safely on the
waves.-N. Y. SIN.
-Four gold fish-hooks, owned by Z.
j. Smith, of Tucson, Arizona, were I'M
earthed by him in the South American
placers. He was at work among the
mines near Cali, United States of Co.
lombia, in 1866, and ia pulling up a
small tree by the roots he found there
in the sand an even dozen gold fish
hooks of the ordinary size He took
them with him to his own country, and,
giving some away, he still has four on
which he has been repeatedly asked to
put his price, but he prizes them very
highly and could not be persuaded to
sell them.
The celebrated New York diamond.
which is now exciting SO much interest
throughout the East, has singular
history. The diamond was found in a
diamond field in South Africa by a la
borer four years ago. He was over
joyed when he beheld his great '.iind,"
but his JOY soon turned to fear as he
thought OF the probability of his COM
panions learning of the value of the
stone. He endeavored to conceal his
luck, but his actions betrayed him, and
he was murdered by a man who in turn
met a. like fate, and before the stone
reached this country it cost four lives.
The last owner, in dying. gave the dia-
mond to a native, who bartered it to u
sea captain, from whom it was pur-
chased by its present owner.-N. y
Tribune.