The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

has worn the original SmOothneSS from
the flooring of the Brooklyn bridge
promenade.
Broken glass may become as useful
as it is bothersome. The British Ware
houseman announces that process is
now known which will work glass into
cloth of any color or thickness and in
combustible.
Musical Hostess-''Would you like
gavotte now, Mr.. Wildwest?" Mr..
Wildwest-"Thank you, no. don't care
much for those foreign dishes. A plain
ham sandwich is good enough for me-"
The Bostonian.
"A Chicago wag advertised for agents
to peddle artesian wells, and he got
twenty replies in the first mail. One
wanted to know how many he could
carry along in one-horse lumber
wagon.-Texas Siftings.
The United States at the close of its
first century has as many cities with
population of over 1000, 900 as Europe.
New York has 1921, 227; Chicago ,Os6,.
900; Philadelphia, 1,O4O, 400. London,
4,351, 1873; Paris, 2, 26O, 995; Berlin, 1885,
6S2.
of the four generally used points
only the period (.l dates earlier than
the fifteenth century. The colon (:) is
said to have been first introduced about
1915, the comma O. some thirty-fve
years later and the semi-colon (;) about
1870.
An examination of the scales used
| by the ice dealers at Holyoke, Mass,
showed that one was short anywhere
from fifteen to twenty pounds and an
other was short half pound in five
! pounds None of those examined were
found to overweight the fractional part
of an ounce.
The Mexicans and Indians in Texas
say that every animal has brains enough
to tan it's own skin, and so the latter, in
the case of the wolf, panther, wild cat
and some other animals, is mainly pre-.
pared by rubbing into the flesh side Of
| it the brains of it's former wearer
Down in Florida negro tried to
steal ride on a cOwcatcher. The cngi-
neer did not see him until the train ran
into a COW on the track, when the cow
few on one side and the negro the other,
exclaiming, so Lordy." forty times be-
fore he hit the ground. He was left to
keep the bovine company.
| "A man who sat down at a little table
in a downtown cafe startled even the
phlegmatic waiter by his order. 1t was
this Iced clans, pint of beer, a por-
ton of ice cream, large slice of water.
melon and cup of coffee. He lighted
a cigarette, after he finished this unique
| meal.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
A gentleman residing near this
borough has two hooking birds which
he formerly kept in cages in sight OF
each other. One of the birds was an ex.
cellent songster, but the other one
would not utter note. At the sug-
gestion of friend the cages were placed
in such position that the birds were
unable to see each other, and now both
sing sweet notes to each other.-West
Chester Local News.
There is a young woman in an East
ern town who has magnificent diamond
necklace set with thirteen single stones
of rare value. She sweetly confesses
that each gem was once in an engage
ment ring, as she had been engaged
thirteen times, and as she did not wish
to return them for fear of wounding the
mems feelings (some peoples honor is
so sensitive) she had them made into a
composite necklace of tenderest associa-
tions.-Jeweler's Review
There is butchers boy in Seattle
who travels around on horseback great
deal that attracts considerable atten-
ton. He has a dog, and that animal
will perch on the horses back and ride
along the street apparently with as
much ease and enjoyment as the boy
himself. But when the bow wants to
hitch the horse is the time the dog
comes in handy. The dog is told to sit
down and the horse is fastened to him,
when the two animals are left, to all
intents and purposes, IN perfect security.
Lawrence BONNER, hinge manu-
facturer, of Bromley, captured a mon.
ster snake weighing $50 pounds in the
surf at Coney Island, and it is now on
exhibition in one of the West-End re.
sorts there. Mr.. BONNER is upwards OF
seventy years old, but with the assist
ance of his dog he captured the big fish
without much trouble. His attention
was first attracted to it by the barking
of his dog, and when he saw it the surf
he seized a heavy piece of wood and
walked almost out to his waist in the
water before he reached tho fish. He
stunned it with the wood and the dog
seized it and tore at it wickedly. 1t was
finally secured with rope and towed
ashore.