The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS,

The water is colder at the bottom
than at the surface. In many bays on
the coast of Norway the water often
freezes at the bottom before it does
above.
-Napa, Cal, recently exhibited
curiosity in the shape of an apple in
closed in small-necked bottle. The
bottle was hanging in tree and a twig
grew into it, blossomed and matured.
"A man was released from the Min
nesota penitentiary the other day after
serving ten years for murder which
his brother committed and recently
confessed on his death-bed.
Among pile of New York visiting
and invitation cards was one on which
was engraved miss Alice d.. at home
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes-
days. Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-
days"
The distance from ocean to ocean
by the Nicaragua Canal is 1898 miles;
length of canal, 2S.S miles; length of
lake, river and basin navigation, al
miles; length of summit level, 1852
miles; elevation of summit level above
sea, ITO feet; number of locks, six.
"A "gum matinee" was given at
one of the St. Paul theaters on New
Years day, says the New York Sun.
"A package of tolu was given each lady
at the door, and an eye witness reports
that 1.-The fair creatures allowed their
agile jaws to reverberate to their
hearts content" Thus does the drama
gain new gauds and decorations in the
vastly Northwest.
The life of a juryman is not all
plain matter-of-fact prose. Sometimes
it happens that quite an entertainment
is arranged especially for his benefit.
Such an instance was seen in Maine
village the other day. 1t was in q
horse case and the entire jury had to
go out and see for themselves what
kind of record the animal could
make on the track.-Lewiston journal.
Smith Ito friend)-"Gus, I'm 60
ing to commit suicide to-day" Friend
newspaper reporter)-"Thanl good
ness! I'll see you through it to the
end. They said at the office this morn
ing that they'd fire me if l didn't find
a sensational article. Whatn it be,
pistol, poison?" Smith-''No; I'm go
ing to read some of your press arti-
Giles. "-Drakes Magazine.
The performance of Jules Verne's
hero, who went round the world in
eighty days, has been surpassed by an
English postcard which lately returned
from its very interesting travels. 1t
was mailed by London gentleman on
October 10th to friend in Hong Kong,
by way of the United States and Yolo-
hama, and reached Hong Kong on
November 23d, when it was redirected
to London by way of Brindisi. 1t was
dispatched on November 25th and
reached the original owner on Decem-
Der 24th-that is, within seventy-five
days from the start. The card cost only
three half-pence.
"A veteran African explorer says:
1.-THE greatest danger to health in trop-
ical climates, or at any rate in Tropical
Africa, occurs from catching cold. Two
other imprudences next to be guarded
against are excuses of any kind in eat
ing or drinking. or exposing ones self
too much to the direct rays of the sun.
Errors in diet are promptly and pitt
lessly punished with sickness; and
whereas Europeans are all the better
in health for taking a good deal of ex-
ercise, they are easily liable to get sick
if they expose themselves to the suns
rays without the protection of an UNI
.brella, which is frequently done by
newcomers out of foolish bravado."