The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

-Ella-"Here is some delightful
cough candy" Bella-"It will not do
me any good; haven't delightful
cough"
! First dude-"Aw - smoke - aw-
Gawge?" Second Dude-"Aw-naw-
aw-thanks. My fellow-aw-smokes
-aw-faw-me."
Visitor Ito little Johnny)-"Are the
students in your class very bright"
Johnny-"Guess you'd think we ought
to be if you'd see the polishing off some
of us get every day."
| Mrs. Brown-"Do you think you
could learn that lesson if l gave you
ten cents?" Little Johnnie-"No, ma.
But I'm sure could if you gave me q
quarter"
| "A Watchman.-Merchan = "What
did you tell me that customer was a
Waterman for? He's teamster." Clerk
-"Well, suppose did it because he
gets everything on tick. detroit Free
Press.
Il know my grocer is honest"
"How?" Il heard him play the bass
drum at a concert the other day, and |
watched him closely. He gave full
weight to every pound" - Harper's
Bazaar.
IF it hurts you, DEAR" said the
surgeon, as he applied the splints and
bandages, cry all you want to. You
will feel better" Thank you, DOCTOR"
replied the prim little girl II never
weep. 1t wrinkles the face"
"A Good Girl-Mrs. Gadd-''How is
your girl, Mrs. Gabb?" Mrs. Gabb--
swell, she's abominally dirty. She
spoils everything she cooks, and she's
lazy and impudent; but she has one good
quality rarely met with" Indeed!
What is that?" "She stays.
Blade
several of the leading parishioners
have complained to me-" said the pas
tor as he wiped his glasses, ''of the
loudness of the dresses worn by some
of the young ladies of the congregation,
but have refused to interfere in the
ma tier, as l am so deaf that they cause
me no annoyance. brooklyn Eagle.
Wyoming women are to vote for
president at the next national election,
and are seriously endeavoring to fit
lieve to be important. The women of
Cheyenne have organized a league club
and propose to study, talk and listen to
addresses and discussions bearing on
topics of national interest which may
help them to vote honestly and intelli-
gently.
The remarkable birds of Manitoba
are described in the new volume of the
proceedings of the United States Ma
tional Museum" In the spring season
of the year thousands of prairie larks
gether into a splendid explosion of song,
pouring out their rich, strong voices
from every little height and perch, sing
ing with all their might. They sing all
day, and at night joyously hail the
moon.
Mrs. Splicer-'It is so strange to
me that men can change so. During
courtship you think a woman perfect,
but after marriage her charms suddenly
vanish" Mr.. Splicer-"Why do you
say you men? You go shopping and
go wild over a piece of dress goods.
When you get it home you find it is not
the thing, after all. Things look so
much more attractive before purchase,
you know, than they do after you get
them home. boston Transcript.
Visitors to machinery hall of the
Columbian exposition will be enabled to
pass from one end of the building to
the other at an elevation, and thus gain
a birdseye view of the vast area of ex.
| hihitS an1 70 Af tho lar
exhibits to much greater advantage
than will be possible from the floor. To
accomplish this three mammoth electric
travelling cranes will be constructed,
each with lifting and carrying capac-
ity of 10000 pounds.
The principles of the Twilight club
of New York are thus related: mo
debts, bylaws, presidents. constitution,
salaries: no full dress, mutual admira-
ton, defalcations, decamping treasurer,
watered stock, parliamentary rules; no
lengthy speeches, late hours, profanity,
sailors yarns, dueling, free dinners.
scandal, bribery; no personalities, party
politics, preaching, gambling, dyna-
mite; no conventionality, grand reforms,
high ideals. 'dudes;' no puns, gush, cant,
red tape, formality. humbug."
For the purpose of aiding the col
ored people of Kansas, Colorado and
| Missouri to secure reasonable rates and
proper hotel accommodations at Chica-
go during the worlds fair. the Afro
Columbian auxiliary club has been or
ganized in Topeka. The names of the
organizers are among the leading col
ored men of Kansas. They have secured
reduced hotel and railroad fare, also the
furnishing of help for the Kansas head
quarters for the twenty-six weeks of
the fair.
Biting the nails shows the force of
mere habit, and though no doubt main
ly due to some bad state of the nervous
system it can hardly exert narcotic
| effect. and so it is not to be compared to
the alcohol. tobacco or opium habit.
Though not as disgraceful it is certainly
very annoying tn friends, and it can be
broken up. as narcotic habits can b..
/ by the gradua. reduction plan. We
have just read sn account of how lazy
| persistently let alone and carefully cil-
tivated to better shape first one finger
nail, and Their another, until there was
! only the one suffering finger, and it took