The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-30
MlSCELLANE

| Mrs. bingham, a Dutch woman
the wife of Queen Elizabeth's coach.
man, first publicly taught how to starch
linen 3l9 years ago. She charged
twenty-five dollars for showing the
process, and two dollars extra for show.
ing how to manufacture the starch
The ancients made all their starch
| from wheat.
During a recent severe storm in
Hlllsboro, Ca, a drummer was exhibit
ing samples in one of the stores there.
Some one shouted ''CyclOner and the
| drummer jumped through an open
trap-door in the floor. He expected to
land safely in the cellar, but instead
found himself laundering about in
deep cistern. He was almost dead
when fished out.
"A countryman from Northern New
York, after visiting the les bridge at
Niagara, declared it was the greatest
swindle he had ever seen. Said he.
"Me and my wife went down there.
and twan't nothin' but an old ice lam,
sech as we have all winter long in the
creek down to hum. Jest plain sheet
o scrap ice stretchin' acrost an moth
ing more. It's fraud; that's all it is.''
"A farmer of Montgomery County.
Pa, owns hen which lays double
eggs. The outer eggs are unusually
large, weighing from five to six ounces.
Upon breaking the shell the albumen
and yelk, such as are in an ordinary
egg, flow forth; but in the center of
the egg is another complete egg, shell,
albumen and yolk. Both eggs possess
as fine flavor as the ordinary produce
ton of a chicken.
Says an Englishman who has re-
Gently been visiting the States: 81
thank God daily that | am not an
American. No bawths, ye know, and
such beastly vulgarity. The great
difference between the English and
the Americans is, that the former
are high bred, while the latter are hy-
brid, don't We know Clever thought,
and original, We know. I fahncy
Punch would like it. ~ Y. Trjbune.
An applicant for amarriage license
in Savannah could not remember the
name of the girl he was going to marry,
and had to tramp back six miles into
the country to find out. He had called
her ''Gallie," but couldn't tell any
more. He returned after his twelve
mile tramp and said it was Mary Jane
Daniels, and married her the next day.
The bride herself joined in the laugh
at the groom's expense, not seeming to
think his ignorance particularly repre-
hensible
A rather novel device was intro
duced at a recent dinner given at the
Harmonic Club of New York. A large
aquarium filled with fine fish was the
center piece of the table and of attrac-
ton while the convives were eating
their CLAIMS. There, gentlemen" said
the host, ''are your fish" Sure enough,
the tank was soon removed, a flower
piece substituted and the guests be-
gan eating the fish that had been
swimming about.
1t was in Southern State, after
the polls had closed on election day,
that bowie-knife met revolver in a
secluded place and asked: ''What are
you doing here?" Il am merely taking
a qniet smoke after the excitement of
the election" was the reply, You
appear very calm to have been excited
recently" said the bowie-knife. yes"
said the revolver, ''but the man | quar-
relied with is even calmer than H.
Chicago NeWS.
Right here in Boston lives a lady
who has in her parlor very elegant
bookcase filled with standard works in
choice bindings, protected from dustby
glass doors which are kept carefully
locked, the key being removed A
friend was calling there and asked for
the key, as he wished to examine some
of the volumes. "On no account" said
the hostess. Il had man to come up
from the book store to fit them in, and
| wouldn't have them disturbed on any
account. "-BOStOn Herald.
A society with one million dollars
capital has been formed in New York
City, which proposes to do business
similar to that of the pawnbrokers,
offering to the poor who have to re-
sort to such institution safe, fair and
reasonable accommodation. The in
tention is to establish about twenty
Offices in that city and ten in
Brooklyn. 1t will be operated upon
+bo ,,1op Of tho IINJo,+ do P;a+a - v-biob
is conducted by the French Govern
ment. Interest upon loans will be but
ten per cent. per annum. The society
will also aid the poor people who are
known to the managers, or when I'M
redeemed goods are sold, if the price
realized is more than the loan and in
terest amount to- the amount received
in excess will be paid over to the
pledger.