The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Queen of Tahiti, while visiting
lately a Paris institution for deaf mutes,
said that in her island the infirmity was
unknown.
The black poodle is again becom-
ing fashionable in England. These
animals, to be correct style, must have
their hair shaved into knots and knobs,
and be rendered generally hideous.
Charlie Woodward, of New Egypt,
N. j., fifteen years old, picked q cart
ridge with a pin. He now has one
thumb and two fingers less then when
he began the experiment.
According to Japanese custom, age
is counted from the first day of the Jan
uary succeeding birth. At that date
child is one year old, whether born the
previous January, at midsummer, or on
the 3lst of December.
1t is said of trimming store clerk
in Denver, that on seeing party of
ladies approaching him on the street
he dashed into an alley and hid until
they had passed. He had forgotten his
cane and could not think of meeting
the party in such state.-DenUer
IgIblt12c.
"A foot tourist in Eastern Montana
found finger board marked "SiX miles
to Miles City," He travelled eight days
and nine nights in the direction indi-
Gated before he reached that town, and
found that the sign had been carried off
by party of Indians and stuck up
where he saw it. -Chjcaqo Herald.
An Easteregg was made by a Pari-
sian house for a present to very
wealthy Spanish lady, at n cost of
$4,000. 1t was formed of white enamel;
on the inside was engraved the gospel
for Easter Day, and by some ingenious
mechanism, little bird lodged in
this dainty cage sang twelve airs from
as many popular operas.
"A young lady of Birmingham was
about to marry young man of Talla-
dega, and it was to be on the strict
quiet. When the bridegroom arrived
at his Birmingham hotel, the bride to
be seized the telephone to tell him she
was ready and willing; unfortunately
the telephone got mixed, and landed
her message in the midst of q fashion
able clearinghouse of that city. OF
course that gave the affair away, for in
ten minutes all the town knew of it.
Happily, the wedding came oil all the
same.-MO5jle Register.
Probably the meanest man on rec
ord lives in Rochester, n. Y. He
recently bought pound of beef, and
on the strength of the purchase induced
the butcher to give him a generous sup
ply of ''dog meat" He directed his
wife to prepare part of the "dOg
meat for dinner, save the remainder
for the next day, and carry the pound
of beef back to the butcher with the
explanation that she herself had pre-
viously bought at another place all the
meat the family could use. The Gutiful
wife did as she was commanded, and
the meanest man got his money back.
--ROcbeSter Cypress.
Not long AGO q speech of one of
the most prominent members of Con-
gress was in type and in possession of
the occupants of the reporters gallery
several DAYS before it was delivered,
and all through this speech in cold
type, before the congressional audience
knew that the speech was to be made,
were the words applause" ''laugh-
ter and "great laughter inserted at
what the author of the speech sup
posed were appropriate places. His
Judgment was good, for in most in
stances, so far as the speech was de-
livered, he had rightly guessed at the
humor of his audience Chicago Times.
In the brokers' office: 81 under
stand that l can subscribe here for
stock in the Meager Railroad" said
stranger, whom the hayseed in his hair
and the mud upon his brogans indi-
Gated as belonging to the country.
eyes, SIR replied the broker. Lets
see; this is safe investment?' 'Per-
fectly safe" ''And you have had
twice the entire amount offered by
leading capitalists" Eyes, sir" ''But
the projectors chose to give the people
an opportunity to make a good thing?"
Chats it, exactly" 'Well," re-
marked the country inquirer, Il guess
I'll be generous, too. | amt no hog.
I'm willing to give somebody else a
chance. SO long" And out he went,
accompanied by chuckle in his throat
and twinkling in his eye.-BOStOn
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