The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

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been sold at tax salo for 800.
The successful application of the
art of navigation depends as much on
the skill of the artists who construct the
instruments employed as on that of the
observer who uses them.
-''Heliotrope is very sweet flower"
remarked Miss Amy, as she applied a
spray to her dainty nose. Yes" re-
piled Dolly, sit is sweet enough to De
called sheliotrope. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Doctor ITO patient)-''May 1 venture,
madam, to ask your age?" Don't you
know, sir that woman is only as old as
she locks to be?' mpossible-you
must be younger "--Fliegende Blatter.
The harmless" bull, like the I'M
loaded gun, is always liable to go Off
and hurt somebody, remarks the North
western Agriculturist There have been
many illustrations of the truth Of the
observation.
"A Mutual Sizing Up. Sal vationist
tstopping Jack on the roadl-"Young
man, are you ready to die?" Jack
"Look here, my friend, I'm entirely un.
armed and haven't cent about me. y
Brooklyn Life.
Mice Dog. What do you use him
for?" "Keep off burglars When he is
around no robber can get in without our
knowing it" "Ah worth having
then" eyes. You see, he keeps US all
awake. Philadelphia Times.
The greatest distance ever recorded
at which the sound of cannon has been
heard was on the 4Jh of December, 1872,
when the cannon of Antwerp we're
heard in the Erzegebirge Mountains, at
distance of 80 miles.
in mounting photographs, always
put just a dab of mucilage on each cor
ner, and one or two about the middle,
instead of spreading it over the whole
surface. 1t answers just as well, and
does not cause the board on which it is
mounted to curl in drying.
There is a household in Victor with
regular family attorney. The parents
are suing for divorce; one boy is ar
rested for corn stealing; another for
breach of promise, and tho last one is
mixed in an assault and battery case. -
Detroit News.
A new fad. evolved from some soci-
/ ETY. womans active brain, is the heart
party. One recently given on Fifth
ovenue is the subject of much comment.
| No one present could be called heart
less, for hearts prevailed. The tables
were hearts, the fayors were hearts and,
| as usual. the women were all heart-N
Y World.
Mr.. Arnell. while cutting timber
north of the city, says the Gray's Har
Dor (Ore) Times, came upon petrified
| deer He brought it home with him anC
has it on exhibition. 1t is the root of q
| tree, twisted and gnarled into mos
| startling likeness to a deer, with it:
| four legs, neck, head, body, ears anC
even hoofs complete,
| Two Detroiters were closing large
land deal the other day by telephone
when there came zip and a female
| voice inquired: 'Is Mrs. Jones home"
''No" answered another. $50 sorry
| Well, just the minute she comes, do yo'
tell her to come right up here" ''Sick
| ness?" mo. All my canned peache
| have begun to work, and must be scaldet
| over again.-Detroit Free Press.
While the fireman's ball at the Gin
cinnati Armory was in progress recent.
some young toughs were found smokin!
in the ammunition store-room, int,
! which they had clambered from the out
| side to witness the ball. Some of then
were unknowingly sitting on kegs 0
| powder putting at flaming cigars. 1t wa
a very narrow escape for everybody il
the vicinity.
This gem occurs in handful de
scribing the accomplishment of a nev
| Western star: while en- route in New
England, Miss Blank was the honore(
guest of many leading statesmen
ladies, Her many receptions were al
affairs long to be remembered as rose
scattered on the high road of success
At her present home she is a leader o
society, and enjoys the sobriquet of be
ing considered one of the fashion-plate
of the elite" The Jester.
"A farmer near Sprague, Wash, fel
into the hands of two confidence men
who induced him 20 bay a SIS watch TO
$50, and get chance to draw S75 mort
from one of three boxes. OF course h
did not get the right box and lost hi
money Then the farmer went home
ostensibly for more money, but REALLY
to get a Winchester, with which he com
PEELED the sharps to give up and thel
TO get down on their knees and beg TO
their lives, which he finally, although
apparently somewhat reluctantly
granted thom.
This country has but about one
twentieth of the worlds population, bu
it consumes twenty-eight per cent. c
the worlds crop of sugar, thirty pc
cent. of the worlds production of coffee
nearly one-third of the worlds produt
ton of iron, about a third of the world
steel and copper, more than quartz
of the worlds cotton and wool, thir
of the India-rubber Of the world, an
more than half of the worlds supply c
tin, and forty per cent. of all the Coz
from the worlds miles.
Mrs N. S. Norman, of Decatur, Ill
was visiting in Terre Haute, Ind, an
while there was informed that lette
was advertised for her at the post-oftict
Calling at the post-office she was toll
that the letter had short time befor
been delivered to another lady of tn
same name. Curious to see the othe