The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-08-03
MISCELLANEOUS.


Every man has his role in life, es-
pecially the man who tries to ride the
bucking mule at circus.-Burlington
Free Press.
An English doctor says that OF
1,540 cases OF govt only one was that
of a total abstainer, and his ancestors
were beer and wine drinkers.
AN old lady residing in Michigan
has a very large white cat over ten
years old to which she has become so
attached that she has made provision,
in case her demise occurs first, that it
be put to death and buried with her.
AN Alabama woman heard a ghost
In the house. Her husband heard moth
ing but rats. She stuck to ghosts and
he to rats, and they began a suit for
divorce the next day on the ground OF
incompatability of temper.
American machinery in many re-
spects seems unsurpassed. yet we see
it stated that the United Kingdom ex-
ports over $50, 900, 900 worth in a single
year as compared with less than $10,-
100000 sent to other countries by the
United States.
"A young lady of Mount Ayr, Ind,
challenges any girl in her Congress
sional district to a gum-chewing con-
test, promising that she will show 1.-THE
most marvellous performance on record
chewing in any position, on two sides
at one time. without getting my jaws
glued, and talk at the same time"
The absurdity of applying the title
"Mister" to all sorts of men, on all
sorts of occasions, is well illustrated
in a recent issue of a Southwestern
paper, in which it was declared that
1.-THE late Mr.. Hank Brown was hanged
yesterday in the presence of large
and interested audience"
"A Questionable Success. - Ange-
lina-"And now that you have visited
her school, Edwin, what is your decis-
ion regarding Nine. Franchise for our
children? AS to discipline, does she
give that proper attention." Edwin
-"Indeed she does, my dear. I was
there the whole morning, and Madame
preserving order. "-Harper's Maya
zine.
1t is not generally known that the
young fiat fish have an eye on each
side of the body, and it is only in the
adult stage that the eyes are both on
one side. There has been much dis
cussion among scientific men as to the
mode in which the change takes place.
but in the founder it 'has been OBJ
served to travel over the ridge of the
head, while in some other fish it passes
directly through the soft tissue of the
young fish to the other side.
The history Of the many attempts
to raise American cotton in other parts
of the world is series of failures.
Some years ago England was at large
expense in attempts to introduce this
cotton into India. or to engraft its good
qualities upon the Indian plant, but
the seed refused to grow into thrifty
plants, and imported plants declined to
transmit their good qualities to thu
Indian plant. -Manufacturer' Record
The death of Mrs. Tyler leaves
but four women living whose husbands
were at any time Presidents of the
United States. These are Mrs. Polk,
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Garfield and Mrs.
Cleveland. There are two other
women still alive who also acted
as mistresses of the Presidential man
sion-Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson and
Mrs. McElroy. The former. who was
the niece of James Buchanan. did the
social honors for our only bachelor
President, while Mrs. McElroy acted in
similar capacity for her widowed
brother, Chester A. Arthur, when he
was in the White House. Only two ex-
Presidents are living-Rutherford B.
Hayes and Grover Cleveland.
"A fashion paper says that hair
work is again fashionable, and instead
OF giving your autograph it is the
proper thing to give lock of hair,
which is preserved in an album. When
a young man gives young lady one
of his locks. she knows whose hair she
is getting; but when young lady pre-
sents young man with one of her
tresses, he doesn't know to whom it
originally belonged; and this is calcu-
lated to weaken his interest in the new
"fad." This fashion in hair-work, by
the way, was evidently originated by
the Indians. The red man has long
been engaged in the business of maxi
ing collection of locks of hair. But
he is not proud. He doesn't preserve
EN- in an album. A cheap belt at the
waist is good enough for the untutored
child of the forest. Y. Ledger.
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