The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS.


graves of three husbands of the same
woman-all in a row.
One hundred and twenty walnut
trees standing in the forest near Del
phi, Ind, were sold lately for $4,000.
"A prisoner in the Albany peniten-
tiary, whose term was about to EXPIRE
asked permission to remain for year
and care for the flower beds.
Some people get into the habit OF
running in debt. They have actually
got the habit and never feel so happy
as when they are owing somebody
Western Rural,
Photographers have ways of commu-
nicating to each other unknown tocom-
mon folk. Said one of them: IF am
sitting next to an associate in an audi
ence room, never speak. simply tap
out my message on the hand OF my
friend"
An employe at the Baltimore d
Ohio freight Office in Tiffln, has water
spaniel which acts as a messenger be-
tween the division freight office and the
depot, often carrying important mes
sages. The dog is frequently seentrot-
ting along on an errand of this kind,
looking as proud as a small boy with his
first pair of boots.
In 1871 man living at Porterdlle,
Cal, set slip of ivy at one end o. his
store. To-day it covers the whole mild
ing and has climbed upon large oak
tree. The first occupants were axSe.s
of nfatT fc
turbed, and their descendants still feed
there in immense numbers. The sing
as well as the German canaries.
The North Pole may at length be
reached, all on account of pair of
trousers-oil skin ones-whith we're on
board the Inflated Jeannett. The gar
ment is said to have been tound on the
coast of Greenland, showing that on
their journey from the Pacific to the
| Atlantic, the breeches must have passed
the pole, carried that way by current.
"A Knoxville (TennJ barber shaved
q man recently who resides in the Smoky
| Mountains, and whose beard had been
growing since the battle of Chicamauga.
The man, whose name is Harmer, was
in the Confederate army, and shaved
the day before the battle, and had not
shaved since. He said he had got tired
of wearing so much hair and wanted it
removed.
Asparagus on Toast: Wash and cut
the tender stalks into pieces two inches
long; put in just enough boiling salt
water to cover. When tender, add a cup
of new milk, tablespoonful OF butter,
teaspoonful of sugar, and a pinch OF
white pepper. Let boil up once. Have
slices of buttered toast in deep dish,
pour the asparagus over, and serve in
sauce-plates.
The owners of frog farm near
Menasha, Wis, gives some interesting
facts relative to the frogs habits. In
ninety-one days the eggs hatch, The
thirty-ninth day the little animalsbegin
to have motion. In few days thy as
sumo the tadpole form. When ninety
| two days old, two small feet are sen be-
ginning to sprout near the tail, AM the
head appears to be separate frol the
body. In five days after this the re-
fuse all vegetable food. Soon thereafter
the animal assumes perfect form.
"A fog signal prematurely expSt'os
recently at the famous Bell Rock light
house, off the east coast of Scotland
The dome was shattered by the explo
sion, and the light was eXtinguished fo
the first time since the lighthouse wa
built in 1911. After the explosion
passing steamer had narrow escape
from being wrecked on the reef, owing
to the absence of the light. She wa
warned just in time by fog signals and 6
disaster was averted.
"A case came up in st. Paul cour
the other day in which big coloreC
woman was witness. She testified
that she had whipped her little boy yer,
severely, and as she went on with tn,
story of the exceedingly stiff beatin,
she had administered, the Judges clea
brow grew little darker, and he in
terrupted her to ark if it had beef
necessary tochastise the boy so severely
The colored lady looked astonished a
the question. Gazing intently at tn
Court, she inquired: "Jedge, was yo
eber de father of wuthless mulatte
boy?" ''No, no." said the Judge, hastily
Then, ledge, you don't know muffin
| about de case. "-Minneapolis journal