The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

"OSiu euho d cttuhou Dali elBnG days u
reach the moon.
The curry-comb is asource Of pleas
ure to the horse, or an instrument o.
torture, accordingly as it is handled.
"A man was fined one dollar in 8
New York court for calling lawyer &
liar, and yet the offender had sworn tc
tell the truth Texas SiJtiHgs.
The largest carpet in the world
has been on exhibition at the Cincin
natl Exposition. 1t contains 2,7O(
square yards.
Fully 5000 miles OF railroad will
have been constructed this year in the
United States, and the prospects are
that next year will witness a large in
crease in these operations.
1t has been found that goose can
stand the weather until the thermome.
ter goes to sixty-four degrees below
zero. Then her feathers won't save her.
Wild ducks can go twelve degrees lower
and come out on top.
The Marquis Tseng, former minis
ter to London and Paris, lately cele-
brated the wedding of his daughter,
Lady Blossom. when, for the first time
In Chinese annals, the brides consent
to the choice OF husband was actually
. asked. ---.- .,........ .-...-....
We frequently read of some per-
son whose hair has turned white in a
single night through grief or fear, but
the white-haired old sinner who goes
into a barber-shop and comes out in
half an hour with hair and whiskers
black as the ravens wing never gets a
line in the papers.
"A Pittsburgh physician wrote aqua
fortis (spring water) in a prescription
in place of the more ordinary express
sion. aqua pura. The druggist sent
back the prescription saying; "You
take that prescription back to DIR. -
and tell him that he's put enough aqua
fortis into that prescription to kill ten
men
There are only two carpenters in
New Boston, Neb., a town which is
small. but growing rapidly. One OF
them was taken sick few days ago,
when the other man promptly gave it
out that he would lend his services to
the highest bidder. Something like an
auction was held and the lucky carpen-
ter dropped the hammer at $3.50 day
for job of three weeks.
Western man-"Yes, I'd like to
buy nice house in New York, but
have no ready cash. Will you ex-
change for Western landP" Real Es-
tate Agent-"Y-e-s." "Glad to hear
that. How much would you want for
say an eight or nine-room house on
Fifth Avenue?" Real Estate Agent
''Well. If it is good land three or four
counties will be enough"
Miller stands near the wheel look
ing disconsolately at the dry channel,
with beautiful dam extending from
bank to bank. Sportsman-'"Pears to
be a big drought in this section?
(Silence.) All you need is little
rains (Slenoe.) You've got good
site here. and you've damned the
stream WE'LL" Miller Qeelingly)--
Stranger, hain't done nothin' else"
Detroit Free Press.
Young lady Tin dry goods storey
-1hese goods will wash. of course, Mr..
Spindle?" Mr.. Spindle (who is de-
votedly fond of young lady. while at
the same time in easy hearing distance
of his employer)-"O, yes, indeed
that is, think they will-er Of course
you know they ought to wash, they're
high enough wouldn't like to say
though they would wash if they won't
wash but er-m-ah." Employer (em-
phatically)-"You may say to the
young lady. Mr.. Spindle. that the
goods wtH wash" Mr. Spindle IRE
ieved)-'Yes. Miss Withers, the goods
WtU wash. "-Epoch.
"A negro of Washington, Ca, was
driving bull in harness through the
streets. A dog attacked the bovine,
and the latter Immediately took after
the dog. The bull was attached to q
bale of cotton on which the negro was
seated. The bale flew onto the bulls
neck, and the negro still retained his
seat. filling the whole village with his
cries. Nothing, however, retarded the
animals pursuit of the dog, until he
,collided with load of cane. After the
collision the street was strewed for rods
around with negro, cane. cotton, bull,
broken harness, etc. Nobody was hurt.
PLAYED 'POSSUM.