The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

bred thousand tons of ice still remain
stored around Lake Champlain.
An Illuminated vellum fan will last
for centuries. Illuminated paints are
body water colors that preceded the dis
covery Of oil paints.
81 wish could vote" remarked
Pittsburgh girl to her bashful admirer.
''You can't do that" replied the young
man, but you can-you can" Can
what?" Pair with me. '-f1ttSDurgh
Dispatch.
We know now that arctic and polar
creatures depend ultimately for all
their food upon the swarms of little
pelagic or open sea animals which are
carried northward by warm currents to-
ward the frozen regions.
The violet has often been the en-
blem of royalty and was also the Napo-
leonic flower. 1t has been mentioned by
Homer as the lovliest of blossoms, and
it nestled in fragrant banks against
Pliny's villa at Rome.
Somebody with a worm-caten brain
wants to jump from the top of the Wash
ington monument, simply to enjoy the
sensation of falling. To man like that
we should think mother-in-law would
be downright luxury Horn.
MIR. Sapmind-'Beg pawdon, Miss
Clawa, but l wather awnticipatef =,
more fattering weply. Cawn't you love
me more than just d very little?" Clara
How can l, Mr.. Sapnind? It's i'm
possible for me to love any more Of you
than there is?"-Boston Courier.
$50 that's the An-geH-us," re-
marked d spectator, adjusting her eye
glasses; then after pause, "My! Isn't
it sweet? He's just proposed" Eyes"
returned her companion; land don't
she look shy!-Harvard Lampoon.
AT fire at Augusta, Ca. recently,
q man ran into the burning building,
and, Notwithstanding the peril of the
situation, rolled out a large cask of gas
oline. The cask was surrounded by
flames, and when gotten out was pretty
| hot.
Ladies' were not always excluded
from Parliament. In the reign of Henry
| III. and Edward |. four abbesses were
summoned to Parliament and in the
reign of Edward II. "A great many coun-
tesses were represented in Parliament
by their proxies,
"A Sharp Proceeding What are
you doing there?" he asked, coming in
| just as the other was taking the razor
from his foot. Been guilty of cutting
an old acquaintance, was his answer,
putting bit Of corn plaster on the spot.
philadelphia Times.
benjamin Capen, of Eastport, Me-,
in his seventy-seventh year, is able to
outskate any man, young Or old, in the
town. Every afternoon and evening he
can be seen on the ide, and the Ameri-
can eagle he cuts on the CLASSY surface
is done in thirty seconds and is perfect
in outline.
In the year 1772 John Wilson planted
a pear tree upon his farm in West Nir-
ginia, a few miles above Wheeling.
Judge Gibson l.. Crammer, of Wheeling,
says that the lower branches Of the tree
are still in bearing. 1t is still in the
possession of the Wilson family.
IL have an answer to my advertise
ment for child's nurse" said Mrs
Smithers. st is from an English girl.
"Well, you want to be careful she is not
cockney. We can't have baby drop
ping his rs NO" returned Mrs. 5
"It's all right. I've looked the letter
over, and the rs are all there. "-Har
pers Bazaar.
An expert declares that no pick
pocket can touch IA man who exercises
reasonable care. They never try to
Their victims are The half drunk, hal
asleep, careless portion Of the public
who are half the time losing theil
watches and wallets without any aid a
all. Not one posted man out of every
10000 is ever touched. Detroit Fret
Press.
One of the children won ring in 3;
prize package of candy, and it made hel
excessively proud. She changed th'
ring from finger to finger, and in sucf
artless ways as child of six or sever
can compass called attention to the bau
Bile whenever she got chance. "What'l
all that noise about?" asked pater fam
ilias, as the wearer of the ring was re
citing for the hundredth time the stor1
OF her great good fortune. so, it's only
Julia and her brass band!' replied al
elder sister.
"A prisoner was in the dock on
serious charge of stealing, and the cas-
having been presented to the court b,
the prosecuting solicitor, he was or
dered to stand up. ''IIave you a law
ycr?" asked the Court "No, sir" ''Ar
you able TO employ onc?" mo, sir.
do want q lawyer to defend the case?
Not partickler, sir" well, what d,
you propose to do about the caseP
"We-ll-ll," with "a yawn, as if wearie'
of the thing, I'm willin to drop tn
case. fairs I'm concerned"
There is no doubt that myopi
(shortsightedness) is increasing. 1t i
also hereditary. The British Medica
Association gave good deal of atter
ton to the discussion of this disease
BY some physicians myopia was take
to be the index of intellectual supe
riority; both students and studior
races, instanced by Germany an
France, being prone to the complaint
BY other doctors myopia was quite othe
than an index of superiority by bein
the sign of imperfect illumination
and the result of the Thousand ahuse