The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Philadelphia man Is making a
collection of suspenders. The prices
range from twenty-five cents to eleven
dollars. -Rhitadelphia Press.
During the last fiscal year over
$8,000,000 worth of precious stones
were imported by this country, to say
nothing of what was smuggled.-N Y.
San.
Paper was king in Denver on the
occasion of a grand carnival, when all
the ladies and gentlemen appeared in
clothes made of that article. Some OF
the effects were startling,-Denucr Tri-
6u1se.
In France the sale of proprietary
medicines is only permitted after the
formula has been communicated to the
Academy of Medicine. In Germany
the sale of all such articles is strictly
prohibited.
In cemetery in France one reads;
''Here lies Gabrielle, my adored wife.
She was an angel. Never shall / be
consoled for her loss" On the same
stone: Here lies Henrietta, my second
wife. She was also an angel"
Owners of race-horses talk of or.
ganizing a mutual protective society to
resist the domineering and bad faith Of
jockeys. After a jockey rides a few
winning mounts he thinks himself OF
more Importance than the horse and
owner together Chicago Herald.es--4
"A rather novel episode in the his
tory of the Washington monument was
in serving dinner on the top of the
great pile to the workmen recently.
Three large turkeys were carved at that
dizzy height, and the banqueters enjoyed
the good things set before them WASH
3ngtoR Star.
The pride of Savannah, GA, is her
beautiful shade trees, but they have
been dying in such large Numbers dur
ing the last few years, and particularly
during several months past, as to eX-
cite apprehensions in the minds OF
many citizens that in few years they
will all have entirely disappeared and
the squares and streets will be left with
out protection from the sun.
"A curious question of jurisdiction
has risen in the case of the sunken Brit
ish frigate Hussar, which is said to have
gone down somewhere about 1870 in
Long Island Sound with $1,000, 900 OF
gold on board. Recently the Secretary
of the Treasury transferred the contract
of raising the wreck from a New York
man to Providence firm, the Govern
ment to receive all relics and ten per
cent. of the money recovered, and now
it is claimed than the State of New York
owns the alleged sunken treasure and
that the National Government has nc
right to NEEDLE with it.-N. y. Mail ana
Express.
John A. Glassbrenner q blacksmith
of Uncasville, Conn. fired the other day
at an American eagle, which fluttered tC
the ground and was captured without
any serious injury. The eagle meas
ured seven and one-half feet from tip tc
tip, and it is probably one of the largest
American eagles, If not the largest, now
held in captivity. 1t is said to be larger
than any similar bird at Central Parl
in New York. Mr.. Glassbrenner keeps
the bird alive in his cellar, and it is no
reach of its. tremendous wings and fully
developed talons, for it shows signs O
vigorous Observation-Disclosures Post
The great old gushers on Thor
Creek, in Butler County, have caused ,
tremendous boom in the prices of rea
estate there. The largest of these WE'LL
are located on the Marshall, BARLEY anC
Wallace farms. Six months ago thu
owners of the Marshall farm, 352 acres
could not sell it for $1,000; to-day i
cannot be bought for $4,000. The
BARLEY farm, seventy-five acres, was
worth six months ago about So, 900. Yes
terday its owner, hitherto poor farmer
refused 5000 for it, A school poard
owning one. acre of ground among thu
wells, was offered $4,000 for it, which
they refused. -PittS6urgh Dispatch.