The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

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tiger" but the man got ahead of the
tiger last year. Hunters killed 1.4OC
tigers, and tigers killed only 1000 men
If there is any person who wants
copyright it is the editor. So much
copy wrong is what is wearing out his
life.
"A SWISS watch manufacturer has
just invented watch for the blind, on
the dial of which the hours are indi-
Gated by twelve projecting pegs, one
of which sinks every hour.
1t is said that in some parts Of
Africa there are birds with bills yard
in length. If the theory of transmigra-
ton of souls is a correct one, these
birds must be the spirits of departed
plumbers. - Yankee Blade.
1t was a wicked old bachelor who
propounded the conundrum, why are
ideas like whiskersp and when asked
for solution said: because men only
get them when they are grown up and
women never have any Warren Mr.
TOT.
The temperate zone is so called be-
cause in summer it is so hot that man
can exist only by sitting in ice water,
and in winter it is SO cold that ifAhe
happens to touch silver dollar, =
freezes to it. burlington Free Press.
Insurance agent Ito agriculturis0
"Mr. Heysede, don't you want to take
out policy on your life for SCOOP
Agriculturist-"Naw, sir; old Jim Bull
lard took out one of them things las
summer, an I'll be burned if he didn't
die next day."-M T. Sun.
Omaha man - "What was that
woman's congress at Washington for,
anyhow" Female advocate-"To Sc
cure equal rights for all, irrespective of
SEX" Pm in favor of that; haven
dared to call my soul my own since
was married. "-Onloho World.
Mrs. Dexter, did you put up these
preserves" Eyes, sir, I flatter my
self l did" "Quite a task, 1 should
say, madam From present obser-
walton should infer that it was much
more of task for me to put them up
than it is for you to put them down."
About $4,000 year is received BY
an officer of the British Governmentfor
pulp, mostly made out of over-issues of
public documents. To that extent the
public treasury saves something. but it
might save good deal by not printing
the tedious stuff in the first place.
An actress who was christened
Mary Ann when she was too young to
apply to the courts for an injunction,
has changed the name to Marianne,
and the style is becoming quite popular.
1t won't be long before We'll have Luci-
james and Roseylizans. AS a gentle
man whose address has been misaid
onceremarked, this is progressive age.
Although there is and old saying
that lightning never strikes twice inthe
same place, an old walnut tree mar
Baltimore, Md, has been struck I'VE
times. The first time it was strucs14~,
sparrows that were taking shelter in it
from the storm were killed. In the
tree was nest of three crows, and
they were saved only because their nest
was blown out just before the tree was
struck.
A spectral brakeman has appeared
on the Illinois Central railway, much
to the embarrassment of passengers.
Since it refrains from slamming car
doors or calling out the names of sta
tons, the ghost should be valuable
acquisition. If phantom passenger
could be secured to take the place of
the man who tries to cover two seats
at once, travelling on that road would
be quite luxury. - Lincoln journal.
Eighteen hundred girls are reported
to have received a good education in
cooking in the Boston schools of cook
ing during the year. Of 700 families
represented in one of these schools.
692 expressed themselves very much in
favor of the school, eight families only
being Indifferent or unfavorable. This
was the first public school kitchen in
the United States.
"A young lady who has been read
Ing up on agriculture writes to an ex-
change as follows: Il am not farm
er's daughter, and don't wish to be,
l prefer the city to the country anv
day. l presume it is nice enough
in summer, but in winter l don't i'm
agine it to be very pleasant harvesting
the winter wheat and picking the win
ter apples. don't think any of YOU
country girls can deny that.-Maine
Farmer.
"A little girl was playing "tea-
party" and a gentleman who vas
present objected to several of thalu-
aginary viands which she broughihiny
complaining that they were poorly
cooked, too salt, stale, etc. After sew
eral efforts to please him the small
hostess lost all patience, and, laying
down plate OF mythical dainties be-
fore him, exclaimed in petulant tone:
EAT what's that and you'll get more a
while ago" This rather equivocal
offer is now dinner by-word. .
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How to Clear Wood Land.
1t is not enough to go into the woods
with an AK to clear woodland rs it