The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

Prank Should l ask you to be my
wife would you offer to be my sister,"
May-''No, your sisters sister. IN. Y.
Herald.
COLLECTOR Howabout meeting this
note?" Merchant-'T can't do it to-day.
But I'll make note of this meeting. =
Jewellers Circular
1t Didn't Please Him.-She Ito
diminutive escort)-'How much does
that anchor weigh, Mr.. Biggman?"
He-''It is marked five tons" She
so, do please lift it, Mr.. Biggman."
-''Ah, ha." cried Jockey, to the car
penter shingling the roof, 81 see you
are on the decline" Eyes, sir, | am
pining away" and he chewed a splinter
of the soft white wood. Light.
-''Yaas, was once caught in snow
storm away from home, and I was near
ly at my wits end what to do Miss
Cutting with great interest)-'And did
you have very far to go before you got
there, Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
Times.
Henry Pennington called at Col
orado post office and demanded letter
of some sort, not being at all particular
as to where it came from or what it
contained, and he hung on until the
postmaster had to shoot him in the
shoulder and then break his head.
The first goddess of Freedom to
whom temple was erected at Rome
was represented as Roman maty&.t
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broken scepter and in the other pike
surmounted by a cap. At her feet lay a
cat, an animal that is an enemy to all
restraint. The cap alluded to the Ro-
man custom of putting one on the head
of slave when freed.
There is story told of a French
savant, who was shown priceless
jewel by great duke. ''Thank you,
my lord duke said the man of science,
''for allowing me to share with you the
possession of so great treasure" in
what way?" said the duke. "Why, your
grace can do no more than look at it, and
you have allowed me to do the same"
The colored people of Hartwell,
Ga, are bestowing the complimentary
title of Or" upon their preachers.
The other day one of the ID. Dis arrived
on the train and was met at the depot
by one of the leading members of the
church. who enthusiastically greeted
him with Good mawnin', Doc!' The
D. d. raised his silk beaver and re-
sponded in a most dignifed manner: Il
is quite well, my brother; how duz yo'
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The highest place in the world regu-
larry inhabited is stated to be the Budd-
hist monastery, HalnG, in Thibct, which
is about 16, 000 feet above sea level.
The next highest is Galera, a railway
station in Peru, which is located at q
height of 1865 feet. Near it, at the
same level. Il railway tunnel 3.S47 feet
in length is being driven through the
mountains. The elevation of the city of
Potosi. in Bolivia, is 1880 feet: Cuzco,
Peru. 1850 feet; La Paz. Bolivia.
10, SS3 feet, and Leadville, Colo, 10000
feet.
People who are fond of taking med
icine may crafty their taste, and put
money in their pockets at the same
time. A homeopathic college in New
York City pays persons to take drugs,
mad keep a record of their effect. These
drugtallers must be sound in health,
and not habitual users of tobacco, tea,
coffee. or alcoholic stimulants. For
converting their stomachs into labora-
tories, the ''provers, as they are called,
receive five dollars a week.
An incident occurred not many
| weeks ago in North Wales. A railroad
Signalman was astounded to witness an
engine and tender flying along the
tracks towards him, although all the
signals We're up and the line was
blocked, AS the engine swept past, he
noticed that both the driver and stoker
were fast asleep. The engine and ten
der were going at a fearful speed, and
he knew that an accident was abso
lutcly certain when they reached par,
ticular point lie therefore telegraphed
to the next station but one, urging the
signalman to put fog signals on the line
and wake up the runaways. This was
done and great disaster averted.
About the year 1918 proposition
was made to have national standard
or presidents flag, to be hoisted ovel
the halls of congress, at the navy yards
and arsenals, and at other public places
visited by the president. Although the
design had upon it all the features rep
resenting the nation, it was not adopted
The idea of such flag was rejected
upon the idea that it pertained too much
to the customs of monarchical nations
A presidents flag has, however, since
been adopted to signify his officia
presence on important and ceremonial
occasions. This flag is of blue, will
the United States coat-Cf-arms upon it
Stories are not uncommon of letter.
having gone the round of the globe aut
then reached their proper destination
Something stranger than this has oc
CURED at Birmingham. Mr.. Groves
one of the oldest officials of the count,
court in that city, has just received ;
letter which had been addressed to hin
and posted at Stafford in the month o
July. 1896. The letter bears the staml
mark made at the Stafford, post Office il
that month and the Birmingham post
mark of the succeeding day. There
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