The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
Miscellaneous.

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pumpkin. Harvard Lampoon.
An official survey shows that Rhode
Islands nearest approach TO a mountain
is an eminence in GlOceSter, which rises
sos feet above sea level, and to which
the name Durfee hill has been given.
Mr.. John Bland. chess player,
proposes to rcvolutionize the game by
making the board nine squares wide,
and adding besides pawn another
piece. to be called the premier" pos
sessing the combined power of queen
and knight.
Kate Epson Clarke writes that
there are no snakes in Bermuda. 1t is
presumed, therefore, that native case
of delirium tremens consists largely in
fighting ccntipcdes, which may or may
not be an Improvement.
"A Fathers Confession. Lover
"Don't withhold your consent on ac-
count of my income, sir | can support
your daughter on SIS a week" Pater-
Then you are Jim dandy, l never
could. "-Terrc Haute Express.
Had No Consideration for Him.
Court scene-"Rough prisoner at bar"
Judge-''Ill make it sixty days" Pris-
oner-''Considcr my gray hair Judge
600 on with your gray hair, this isn't
wig foundry. Texas Siftings.
lie Wasn't Tectotaler.-NcwP Pas
tor ION his first parochial visit)-''Is
your husband a tcetotaler, madame"
Embarrassed Parishoner (hesitatinglv)
We'll, no, he isn't quite as bad as
that: but he makes a night of it once in
a while with the boys. West Shore.
i don't want any castor oil" said q
sick little Boston boy. petulantly.
"Whv, Horace" eXpostulated his moth
er. don't you know that castor oil is
made from bcanS?" and the little boy,
whose faith in his mother is perfect,
took the dose and feebly asked for more.
The Independent.
The Little Trader.-Moritz received
from his teacher box on the ear. but
%ndeservcdly. for it was his neighbor
who had been out of order. Now.
Teacher" he said, you see that it was
not my fault. Don't forget to credit me
with that box on the ear, will your
Fliegende Batter.
Cuban smokers don't like a cigar
that is more than forty eight hours old.
Such cigars are so moist that they posi-
lively hiss when lit. In Europe dry
cigars are generally preferred. Such
cigars are not rank and the odor from
them when smoked is not nearly so Of
fensive as that from moist cigars.
Oxford county, Maine, people are
laughing at fire company. the mem
bers of which were in such haste to get
to fire that they didn't even stop to
collect ladders, hose, buckets or pumps
80 take with them-in fact, didn't even
think of these important articles until
they reached the burning building.
Saved His BacOn.-In tearing down
an old house at Savannah the other day
the worl1men found half bushel of
bogus silver dollars hidden away be-
tween the walls. The man who made
them is supposed to have been drowned
about ten years ago, and probably just
as he was about to put them into circu-
lation.-Detroit Free Press.
An Accommodating NJ. D. - Mrs.
Broaler-''l feel very poorly, doctor,
what do you advise me to do?" DR..
Tenavisit-"Talle run down to Flori-
da for month or So" Mrs. B-'But
l can't afford it. my husband has been
very unlucky of late on the Street"
DIR. T.-''Well, take a walk in the park
every morning: exercise is all you
need. Brooklyn Eagle.
Not many years ago, in the Temple
Court, London, was sun-dial with the
This unusual inscription arose from the
builders man" calling toreceive orders
about it, when the bencher in charge
was so busy that he did not listen, but
said: BE gone about your business"
which the man took as his answer and
forthwith engraved.
"A professor of the North Dakota
experimental station says that the most
prolific and, in his estimation. ona of
the most profitable fruits is the buffalo
berry. There flourish in the state three
varieties of cherries, two of raspberries,
one of currants, one OF juneberry, one
of strawberry and one of wild grape,
the fruitage being the largest in North
Dakota, where the plants are dwarfed.
The largest and most valuable col
lection of postage stamps is owned by
NJ. de Ferrari, of. Paris. 1t is estimated
as being worth 5000. 900. The collection
of Mr.. Taplin. of London, comes second
and is valued at from Sl50,O00 to S175,-
900. The collection made by NJ. Cailie-
botte, recently sold at auction, brought
$40, 900 and that of NJ. Arthur de Roths-
child realized $50, 900.
Quite as lie aid.-Graves-"Look
here, Tattler. I just called on Gibbs,
and find him to be the same incorrigible
sinner he always was. You told me
ned met with change of heart" Tat
tlcr--''So he has" Gravcs-''What
makes YOU think SOP" Tattler-''Why,
he's been divorced from one wife and
married another; considerable change
of heart about that, isn't there?'-Bos-
ton Courier.
There are about two hundred tea
tasters in New York. The habits of
these men are exceedingly curious.
Some of them have refused to ply their
trade save in the morning, on the ground
that the sense of taste can not be
trusted after it has been bewildcred by
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