The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

ole'tPpi' who had stolen a mule, was
laeely given the option of going to the
peniGenuary or receiving u hundred
lasnes on his back. He chose the lat
ter taxing the punishment like a stole.
IL was Wanamaker, himself, who
once wrote an advertisement reading:
=" g nave striped women's stocking at
10 cents per pair" This was the be-
ginning OF great mans business ca
reer.
-ohe-'O. 1 shouldn't like to be
pltten by a boa constructor. He
boa constructors don't bite" She
"Dontthey? What do they do?" He
"lhey squeeze you" She-"O, that's
ever SO much nicer. boston Herald.
"A florist in England claims that a
rose bush, which has been bearing
white roses for more than thirty years,
has suddenly changed, and now puts
out only red roses. The only cause
assigned for this is the enrichment OF
the surrounding earth.
Ina village of Westphalia chess is
one OF the school studies. An exami-
natlonin chess is held annually in the
upper fOrm of the school, and the best
'six, plg2ers, who however. have to be
Is three times running, are
presented with a chess board and
feasteofor whole long summers day.
--Whle farmer of Stonington, was
blowing one Of his fields, recently, he
turned upan ancient English pole-axe,
the first Of 5hese weapons ever found in
Connecticut and it is supposed that
the weapon was used in the massacre
OF the Pequots at the Mystic forts by
the early colouists.
"A wealthy citizen of Americas,
Ca, recently received letter from his
daughter who is attending % college
for women, stating that she had gone
to New York with chap. The father
suffered great mental excitement until
he learned that "chap" was intended
as an abbrevlation for chaperon.
"A celebrated barrister, retired
from practice, was one day asked his
sincere opinion of the law. "Why,
the fact is" rejoined he, "if any man
were to claim the coat upon my back,
and threaten my refusal with law
suit. he should certainly have it, lest
in defending my coat, should lose my
waistcoat also"
Harriet Mckay, aScotch girl, aged
twenty eight, stole a mans clothes
while he was asleep. and went and
offered herself as a soldier. Sho
passed the examination all right until
the doctors turn came, and he handed
the adventures. who is tall and
comely, and belongs to New Zealand,
over to the London police.
According to Florida paper, a
firm of produce dealers in Cincinnati
returned only $3.50 to fruit grower at
CiFa for two carloads of oranges.
Knowing that he had been swindled,
tn Elppidian went to Cincinnati, where
he discovered that the net proceeds
OF the shipment were $1.34O. He pre-
scented his claim for 81. 100 out of which
he had been swindled, and it was
quietly paid to him. This is said to be
a frequent experience with Southern
fruit growers.
"A Western office-secker who said
he was going home by the next train
was packing up his satchel at q Wash
ington hotel recently when a friend
said to him: They say President
Harrison takes walk every day"
YES, he does" Where does he
wall1?" 81 don't know where
he generally walks, but to-day he walked
on my neck" and he jabbed a night
shirt so deep into his satchel that the
dents are still in the floor. Washing
ington Post.
Revenge is Sweet. Mrs. Stetson,
wife of the operator at a little station
in New Mexico, was sick. and steadily
growing worse. At last she said to her
husband: "Stet! That DR.. - ain t
helpin' me one sole bit. I'm gettin'
worse every day" 81 know it, Alice!
| know it! Don't appear like he's
any good on earth" Il tell you, Stet,
Pm goin' to die! l feel it in my bones"
oval, Alioe" with solemn earnestness
and comfort), "if you do, I'll be
blowed if ever l pay the doctor" -
brakes Magazine.
"A new fancy which girls are enjoy
Ing through busy morning hours is that
Of woodcarving, not in the Sorrento,
machins-fashion, but with the hand
work Of pencil and tools. Every one
has 1eard OF the passion for wood
iarr.ng in Sweden. Through the long,
|hrKwinter. one of the chief recres-
ions Of the people is that of carving
ltensilso or ornaments. Even the women
arve thousands and thousands Of
hem." as a gentleman from Sweden
nee said. But in this country, and
in the East, where there are
lot many Swedes in comparison with
Western cities. wood-carving is deci-
led novelty.
Cats have not attained high repu-
ationtor intelligence, but instances take
'lace occasionally which go far toward
edeeming their characters from sus-