The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-02-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

lawn mowers 10 I'LL an order from In
Ola.
Strawberries are $12 quart. There
ought to be gold in quartz of this kind
for the producer. Boston Bulletin.
There are 10 real estate agents in
Alaska. That's why nobody pretends
it has the most delightful climate in
the world. Boston Globe.
If animals be debilitatcd and should
lose appetite warm mess Of a mixture
OF corn-meal and bran twice day will
serve to invigorate them. The drink
ing water should also be warmed for
them.
well. my little boy" he said, to
his neighbours son, $50 you've got back
home. eh?" Eyes, sir Been out in
the country rusticating?" mo, sir;
we've been out in the country living on
grandpa's folks. "-GoIden Days.
When Emperor William first met
Won Moltke after the dawn of the pres
ent year, he asked him whether he had
begun it asleep or awake. asleep
said Moltllo. "Well, then," said Will
lam, Il think you may sleep it out"
"A possible tenant lnspects cot
tage to rent, and inquiries about the
quality of the air. THE air!" cries
the landlord, "the air is wonderful.
One becomes certenarian quicker
here than anywhere else.-Frcisch Fun.
PROF" Sullivan, who was called
to testify to tho correct embalming Of
General Grants body, in libel case at
Albany. N. Y. was asked where he
obtained the title of professor" and
replied that 1.-THE dictionary written by
Daniel Webster gave him the right to
usc it.
-'Wosc, deahP Tell me-ah-did
you make memorandum Of the-ah--
wemark l made to you when | was here
befoah?" mo, Charlie, | didn' t. !"
That's dweadful, cause, don't yer
know. l cawn't wecollect myself
whether proposed to you OF Clawa."
-WhietaU Times.
Eleven hundred applications for
State pensions We're filed at the State
House in Augusta, Me, between Janu-
AIRY /. 1887, and December l, 1887
The appropriation for State pensions
Tor the year was $50, 600. The average
per year to each family by the above
figures was $41.89, or $3.4 per month.
One of the strange condolences of
nomenclature is that the daughter of
General Logan married Mr.. Tucker,
while the daughter of eX-Representative
Randolph Tucker married Mr.. Logan
Each couple have a son. The name OF
one is Tucker Logan and the other is
Logan Tucker. The boys are about the
same age.
"A benevolent gentleman, who is
well known for his generosity, says
that he was asked for donation by
one woman who would like to be indie
pendent Of her wealthy husband. An
other wrote for barrel of salt pork,
and third wanted lavender silk
dress for reception which was soon
to come off,
Progressive observation is the name
of new game which has become pop
ular in Boston. The players are shown
large number of articles OF all kinds
on tray. In about half minute the
tray is taken away and the person who
is most successful in naming the arti-
cles on the tray scores point.
-Truckee. Cal, recently celebrated
the second anniversary of the expulsion
of the Chinese from the place, Although
the mercury was fourteen below zero,
largo torchlight procession paraded
the streets and marched over the ruins
of old Chinatown. There were big bon
fires, salutes from cannon, and speeches
by the most prominent citizens in the
place.
Thomas Peterson, of Perth Amboy,
n. j., rejoices in the distiction of hay
ing been the first colored man to cast
vote in the United States. This i'm
portant bit of paper was dropped in
the ballot-box March 81, 1870, the
morning after the adoption of the
Fifteenth amendment A few years ago
the citizens of Perth Amboy presented
Peterson with u gold medal in CON-
memoration of the interesting event.
Woodland, Mich, can boast of the
largest dogs in the State, male and
female, owned by butcher, and valued
at 800 each. The male weighs $50
pounds, and is the breed known as the
lion mastiff; it is only nine months old.
Tho female weighs $50 pounds and is
the breed known as the wolf mastiff
The owner of these dogs says that
President Cleveland has ordered 5000
pup. and that he has advanced $25 on
the same.
"A prominent citizen of Steuben-
vile. O., has habit of looking very
frequently vt his watch. A Sunday or
two ago he was in his regular seat. and
every ten or fifteen minutes he would
takc out his watch, look ut the hour
and close it with snap. The town
clock struck II, and out came the
watch just as the minister was in the
midst Of an impressive passage in his
sermon. Upon the appearance of the
watch. and before it was opened, the