The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

Nouht, Sdiu tht DhiiOSDHhti. iNS.
indeed" said the primary teacher.
"Iou should visit my school some time
and hear them"
Miss Candour tagged {, to lady who
has been singing with good deal of
tremolo to her mothers guests)-'I
gargle in the nursery. Tit Bits.
-patient-"I guess I'm about well.
amt -" Doctor Almost" Patient
"What's my billy Doctor You're not
quite strong enough for that yet
-Milte-"Where did ye2 say was Pat
Murphy birthplace~ Dennis-"Corls.'
Milte-"Bedad. it's no wonder he is al
ways stuck at the mouth of bottle.
thin. inter Ocean.
The largest return of iewelry made
TO the tax assessor by any private eiti-
zen Of Atlanta is that of a negro The
books of the Atlanta tax receivers show
phenomenal increase in the wealth of
negroes residing in that city.
President Harrison receives his sal
nry in monthly installments. On or
about the both day Of every month the
treasurer Of the United States sends TO
the white house, sometimes by messen
ger and on other occasions by mail,
check for 81. i66.66.
Many newspapers in different parts
of the country are offering round trip
tickets TO the worlds fair as premiums
for subscriptions. Tickets are also be
ing offered in schools by the school au-
thorities or by private individuals, as
prizes for excellence in scholarship.
-"Literature certainly runs in the
Gteensmith family. The two daugh-
tiers write poetry that nobody will
print, the sons write plays that nobody
will act, and the mother writes novels
that nobody will read" And what
does the father wrtte?' 40. he writes
cheques that nobody will cash"
"A patent has recently been issued
for new style of shoe The foot and
rear portion of the shoe are connected
by hinge plates, an insole attached to
the front piece curving over the joint
Two tongues of leather are adapted to
pass through loops, the lace securing
these in place around the foot The IN
Ventor claims that the combination Sc
cures greater comfort than with the or
ulnary form OF shoe.
Old y. has just turned fifty eight,
and finding himself widoWer after
twenty-five years Of married life, is pre-
pairing to lead to the altar his new
bride of twenty-five summers. His
friends, alarmed at the wide differences
in their ages, demonstrate. but in vain.
"What! YOU say my intended is too
young" b. exclaims in utter astonish-
ment; why. she is exactly the same
age as my first wife when married
her journal pour Rire.
The first commercial Intercourse Of
che English with the East Indies was a
private adventure Of three ships fitted
out in 1891 Only one OF them reached
India, and, after voyage of three
years, the commander Capt. Lancaster,
was brought home in another ship, the
| sailors having seized his own; but his
information gave rise TO mercantile
voyage and the esta bliShment Of a COM
pany, whose first charter in December,
1900, was renewed in 1909.
The Boston chapter of the Afneri-
can Folk Lore society purposes to give
an entertainment neNt fall at which
the street cries of American cities will
be illustrated practically and with
Photographic reproductions of the
criers. The society has recognized the
value and interest Of zach study and
the need of prosecuting 1t before it is
too late. Many of the most character
&tic local street cries, especially in the
larger cities are dying out rapidly and
are seldom heard nowadays.
Accommodation for musical enter
tainments at the worlds fair have been
decided upon, and the construction OF
the necessary buildings has been or
deied. They include a recital hall. SCAT
ing 800 people; a music hall. with ac-
commodation for l&e PLAYERS. 800 sing
ers, and an audience OF 2.000. festival
hall for performances upon the largest
possible scale, with 200 players. 1000
singers an audience Of 1000. The music
hall will contain a fine concert orpan,
and in festival hail will be placed an
organ for chorus support
-few people kaow that almost IN
sight Of st. Louis stands the largest
artificial mound in America. IL not IN
the world. The CaholSia mound is over
200 feet long by 500 wide at the base
and 90 feet high. 1t covers over eight
acres Of ground. ami has upwards Of
20,000,000 cubic fAet OF contents When
one reflects on tine low degree Of civil
ization attained by the people who
built this mound, and the inadequate
tools, transportation and machinery
employed. it was for the Indians more
stupendous undertaking than for us
would be the building of another city
line st. Louis. This mound is really a
mountain, and every handful OF earth
it contains must have been carried
thither in hand baskets How long IL
took Or why it was built at ali are cues
tions that will probably never be an
sweted. but the stupendoWsness Of the
work cannot be called IN question.
The determined and Successful eff
forts that have been made to save fine
trees in Central park, New Work. at
points where they are especially needed
have resulted in the production Of many
vegetable curioSities One of the M Sst
Interesting of these is a linden iii the
northern part Of the park The tree
stands on what appears TO be an arti-
fetal mound, at the junction Of foot