The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-28
MISCELLANY OUS.

-"Doing anything now, Bill?" co.
yes; I'm kept busy all the time. " "Ahl
Glad to hear it. What are you doing?''
Looking for job. "-Keatucky State
Journal.
"A society writer says the "Chewing
Gum Club" will take the place of the
"Kettledrum, the Coffee Clock, " and
the High Tea" in Washington society
this winter.
Less than four out of each hundred
Americans lived in cities in 1890. The.
city population had increased in 1910 to
eight per cent, and is now twenty-five.
There are only seventeen States with
moro people than New York City,
Boston Bad9et.
The German or Prussian national
hymn, Hell Dir i'm Siegerkrauz, and
the Swiss hymn, "Rufst du, mein Water
land" have exactly the same melody as
the English God Save the Queen" and
the American America"
A Government engineer points out
that in nine of our seaboard cities alone
property valued at &3, 1922 100000 is ex-,
posed to destruction in case of war, be-
cause of our lack of seacOast defense5
adequate to cope with the nayies of the
fighting powers. Chicago Inter Ocean.
"A number of Y ankee schoolma' ans,
who sometime ago went to the Argen-
tine Republic, South America, to follow
their vocation. have made excellent
matches with eligible Argentines, and
the demand is greater than the supply.
Blondes are preferred. Boston Journal.
An Alabama merchant, with many
debtors among the planters, white and
black, proclaims that he keeps an agent
riding through the State to discover
idlers, whom he will promptly discredit.
"Only by industry can YOU and [ thrive
together" he eXpla ns.-SL. Louis
Globe.
"A man living in Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania, cultivated this
year threequarter acre lot of sweet
corn, from which he sold nearly 10000
ears which nettod him over sixty dol
lars, besides which he saved enough for
his own use and Tor seed. This is con
sjderod extraordinary farming.-PjttS-
J1Irgb POST
A newspaper. says the Rochester
On. Y Se1l'l2eL, is ike pretty woman
in many respects. To be perfect, it
must be the embodiment of many types.
It's form is made up. 1t is ALWAYS
chased. although sometimes inclined to
be giddy. 1t enjoys a good press. the
more rapid the better. 1t has weak
ness for gossip. Talks a good deal
Can stand some praise. Is aWfully
proud of a new dress.
A certain young couple of our town
were looking cautiously over the pages
of a hymn book the other evening,
when the Young man paused for q
moment and pointed at hymn entitled
/ "When shall we embrace" Presently
the young lady, in answer to this cues
ton. turned to the old familiar hymn,
''In the sweet bye and bye" We sup
pose there will be & match soon.-Fort
Gaines (Ga.) AdUerijser.
When Jones went to look for rooms
he was shown about the premises by as
handsome chambermaid-yo
bright and fair-as ever gladdened the
eyes of bachelor. ''What suite do you
think you should prefer, sir?' she
asked. Jones said he couldn't help it
if he was to die for it, and he replied.
in his most killing way: "Sweet Eigh-
teen" 'If You mean me-" responded
the girl, I'D have you to know that
this sweet eighteen is already en-
gagged "-Boston Post.
The suggestion that on account of
intellectual and physical fitness"
women should be employed as pharma-
cists, is not favored by medical jour
Vals One of Them states that rs yv0n,ao