The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

vi NOuI IL Two Ddlcs
of hay cost $40 what will three horses
come TOP" Dobbs-'T don't know.
Give it up" Hobbs-"Why, the three
horses would come to the hay, OF
course. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
Jacob Bauer, of Louisville, who
intends bicycling around the world, has
started for Dayton, o., whence he will
start on his journey. He expects to be
gone three years.
--MOberly, Mo-, feels very much COM
plimented because a tramp returned to
that city the other day, after an alb
sence of nearly year. to work out an
uneXpired term on the rock pile.
The president of brass pin COM
pany, of AnSonia, Conn, intends to re-
build the sidewalk in front of his house
with pins. He will use several barrels
of old and imperfect pins for the pur-
pose.
AT a fire at Augusta Ga, recently
man ran into burning building and,
notwithstanding the peril of the situa-
ton, rolled out large cask of gasoline.
The cask was surrounded by flames,
and when gotten out was pretty hot.
Thunder has never been heard
more than fourteen miles from the flash
of lightning. The report of artillery
has reached much greater distances.
The cannonading of the battle of Water
loo was heard at the town of Creil, in
the north of France, about lis miles
from the field.
In looking for the ideal summer re-
sort most guests have learned by cX-
perience to seek Il place where they can
be warm as well as cool. A chilly and
rainy day at the seashore or in the
mountains is doubly disagreeable in a
house unprovided with sufficient heat
ing apparatus.
Circus Manager-(toc clown who has
just been engaged)-"Ilave you fam
ily?" Clown-"I've got boy and a
girl. The girl will never amount to
much. But the boy has genius. He
will be an artist some day" "What
makes you think SOP" "Ile is only
three years old, and already he can tie
his legs in bowllnot around his neck. "
Not many people know the name of
the lady whose profile graces the coin
age of the United States, Her name
was Miss Anna w. Williams and she
has long since passed away. She was
the beloved of the skilled cngraver who
made the design and he traced her
features. The design was accepted and
she has become immortal.
Seven men sat in a row of the pub
lie parks the other evening reading by
the titful glare of the electric lights.
seventh had a book in his hand. A
count of the entire crowd showed fifty
three readers, half dozen of whom
were women. If the habit of using the
parks for a reading room continues to
grow the makers of eyeglasses will take
rank in the next generation with the
plumbers and icemcn.-N. y. Sun.
A romantic wedding occurred at
Denison, Tex, a few days ago. Lee
Anderson, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Sadie Michael. of st. Louis, met on a
train near Muskogee, for which place
the young lady was bound, and struck
up an acquaintance. Being mutually
impressed, the gentleman proposed, was
accepted and it was agreed to get off
the train at Denison, the first place at
which the license could be procured.
The governess has drawn the con-
stcllation of Orion on the black board,
and was explaining where to find it in
the sky, when a very little girl glanced
up and said in a wOe-begone voice: Il
am put to bed at ESQ, but I'm going to
look for Maria tonight" An older and
wiser child explained: ethel doesn't
know much about astronomy, but do.
| know Venus and Mars and O'Brien
too.'-Chicago Post.
A wise cavalry officer keeps sharp
eye upon the horses of his command, as
the success of the next engagement
may depend upon their good condition.
A sergeant was out of patience with an
awkward recruit. Never approach the
horses from behind, without speaking.'
he exclaimed; If you do, they'll kick
You in that thick head of yours, and the
end of it will be that we shall have
nothing but lame horses in the squad
ron.
However Bishop Wilberforce may
have stood on the labor question, he
once came near going on strike himself,
anu ny IL unreal VI 81 lOlliS Hc chITlcu d
point. Entering q crowded church in
which he was to preach one day, he es-
corted inside a lady whom he met at the
door, but who complained that there
was no room. To his order to the
beadle to find her u seat that function
airy replied that it was impossible.
Thcreupon the bishop declared: 30,
if you don't | won't preach" A luXu-
rious empty pew was quickly discov-
cred
"A man named Perez, in Mexico,
accused of involuntary hypnotism," as
he termed it, had to make himself
scarce. He was staying at a hotel, and
walters took wine from other tables and
placed it before Perez, the walters de-
claring that he had hidden them do so.
Then the guests began making Perez
presents, ranging from a gold watch to
magnificent bouquet presented by a
lady. These people all said they had
simply acted as directed by Perez The
lady's present led to a scene, and an
explanation was demanded. Bursting
into tears she declared that her actions
had been controlled by the man, who
was perfect stranger to her
A now INIT 1o DrpronS manifest alton