The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Georgia plantation has pear tree
measuring ten feet in circumference and
over three feet in diameter.
One of the sights near Nebraska
City is a massive stone temple built by
the Mormons in honor of Joseph Smith
after their expulsion from Nauvoo. 1t
was also used as fort
Customer - "Give me fifty cents
worth of real Delaware peaches. :"
Broadway Shopkeeper-'We're not slic-
ing peaches this season, ma'am. I'll
sell you whole one for $1.25."
-Pater-"You wish to marry one of
my daughters? The youngest will get
one thousand pounds, the second two
thousand pounds, and the third three
thousand pounds" Suitor-''You don't
happen to have ono still older?"
-Paragrapher-"Jus look over that
column of stuff. The paper is making a
speciality of small reading advertise
ments interspersed with my jokes. I"
Friend-"Ah, yes. Which are the adj
vertisements and which are the jokes"
America.
Butler lat fancy dress ball, who
has been told to announce people, by
the characters they represent, to new
arrivals) character?" Ladies'
20, no particular character" Butler
lat the top of his voice) ladies of
no character in particular.
Was this the introduction of Free
masonry into this country? Weeden, in
his history of New England, says that
in 1858 fifteen families came to New
port, R. l., from Holland, bringing,
with their goods and mercantile skill,
the first three degrees of Freemasonry.
Stage manager Ito proprietor Of
theater)-"Our scene shifter says he
wants a vacation. He says he hasn't
been away for five years" Proprietor
"Well, tell him he can not have one.
He gets change of scenery enough to
suit anybody. Boston Herald.
The area and capacity of the Hotel
del Coronado, of San Diego, the largest
hotel in the world, is: area of grounds,
twenty acres; area covered by building,
five acres; total floor area, four and q
half acres; capacity of reservoirs, $50, 900
gallons; area of dining-rooms; 10000
square feet.
About three years ago seven men in
Perry paid one dollar each to start a
savings bank, says Georgia exchange
The bank is now operated under a State
charter, is located in building owned
by its stockholders, and during the past
twelve months over $3.50, 900 of business
was transacted through its cashier.
-Stewed Prunes: Wash, drain, cover
with cold water, let soak several hours
or over night Stew in this water, add
sugar to taste, with just enough wafer
to cover. Fine, served very cold, with
any of the forms of bread given, are
highly nutritious and gently Laxative
Ladies' Home journal.
The ancients placed an immense
value on their gems. The pearl given
to Servilla by julius Caesar was valued
at S24, 900; the gems on the scabbard of
Mithridates were valued at $37, $50; the
value of the pearl swallowed by Cleo
patra is placed at S25, 900; the gems
worn by Lolita Paulina, wife of Cali
gula, were valued at 100000.
Shot, think l shall make cake
this afternoon, Alfred. 1 have ordered
the sugar and eggs and citron, butt
feel sure there's something I've forgot
ten. He-"Why not look in the cook
book?" She latter five minutes alb
sence)-'Alfred, dear, would you mind
stopping at Sandham's on your way
} down and ordering five pounds of four?'
American Grocer.
What is there about the figures
feet inches that is so attractive to
aOlioan,onC Md nntino thu n o.
, scription of drowned man who was not
: just that tall? May be you have, but
! just notice and see if the vast majority
} of them do not conform to that rule, and
also are reported as wearing congress
CATERS Whether men measuring five
} feet eight inches high and wearing con-
gress CATERS are more prone to drown
ing than others, so far as is known, has
not been determined, but it is an odd
> suggestion which comes to the mind of
t many who constantly watch such cases.
Attention is called to the track of
the derelict buoy, whose latest reported
position is about 500 miles east of Ber-
9 muda. This is the old Port Royal buoy
9 that went adrift in the latter part of
] November, 1886, and it's long cruise OF
nearly four years makes it one OF the
3 most notable derelicts on record. Its
= history was referred to on this Chart
8 last December, but since then two more
. reports have been received, and, as the
} buoy seems to be in good condition, it
; may drift about year or two longer.
Fortunately, it is SO plainly marked
, that it can be easily identified, and mas
I tiers of vessels passing in the vicinity
are requested to keep good lookout
for 1.-THE Pilot Chart.
' "A stranger who stood on Broadway
Sunday afternoon took occasion to re-
{ mark upon the floral buttonhole decora.
tions worn by New Workers, says the
Sun. He thought it singular that Of
I sixty-five boutonnieres he had counted
upon as many individuals there was
only single rose. In Chicago and
Philadelphia, and even Boston, the
: white and red rosebud is pre-eminentiy
the favorite. New Workers stick tc
pinks, heliotropes and violets, with &C.
casional orchids, but the florists sell
more pinks the year round than any
thing else for this purpose. An eco