The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

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How Sad.-Frau Z.-''Shan you be
going to some watering placer" Frau
L.-"Alas. no; unfortunately my hus-
band isn't suffering from govt this
year. Flora.
DO you propose to marry for love
or for money!" well, shouldn't con-
slider moderate dose of love any OBJ
lection if she has lots of money
Evansville Breeze.
20, mamma! There was such a
daughter, dear, how often must re-
prove you for using slang? You should
not say a gang of dudes; say 'bevy'"
indianapolis Journal.
Cutting Down His Income.-Beaver
-"Robinson tells me that his salary
has been reduced" Melton-"For
what cause?" Beaver-"He has Just
been taken into the firm. Tom Mas
son, in Cloak Review
Mrs. Jones-''I took tea at Mrs.
Browns last evening. There was a
magnificent array of silver, but very
little to eat" Mrs. Robinson-"As
usual at Mrs Browns table. Every
thing plated but the food."-Boston
Transcript.
Miss Fortiod-"Dear me, how you
are freckled | should feel awful to
have my face like that! Miss Young
"But then there is no danger of being
freckled when one is on the shady side"
Boston Transcript
johnny had been studying the ad-
vertising columns of the newspaper for
an hour. at the end of which time he
looked up and inquired in perplexed
tone, Ma, how is it there are so many
different kinds of toilet soap that are
all the best?'
John and Samuel Manning, twin
brothers, livingon the same farm near
Reserve, Ind, married twin sisters in
1881, both of whom died in 1889. In
1891 the brothers became acquainted
with twin sisters named Swope, and
there was another double marriage.
According to theosophists $50 days
and nights of Brahma make one year OF
Brahma, and 100 years of Brahma make
the great kalpa, period of 81 ,040 ,000,.
100000 years, after which the entire
solar system passes into its night, and
everything in it is destroyed on the OBJ
jective plane
From an ancient account book
found at PASSPORT, Me-, it appears that
in 1877 tobacco was sold by the yard in
that settlement. The limited purchas
ing power of a days wages at that
period is shown by the price of nails-ls
219d a pound. A days ordinary wages
would pay for about four pounds OF
nails.
Speaking of the extravaganza Of
women of our day, Marie de Medicis
had gown sown with $4,000 pearls and
5000 diamonds, and her example was
followed by lesser parsonages, who
cheerfully expended more than their in
comes on gowns so laden with precious
stones that their wearers could scarcely
move about in them.
"A beach may resist the sea for wears.
yet in a few hours it may be stripped
bare to the solid rock. Shells may be
covering the bottom mile off shore,
undisturbed by inshore gales; storm,
with winds and waves apparently much
the same as usual, may sweep them all
on shore. In other words, the will OF
old ocean in modifying shore lines is
practically irresistible and his occasional
devastation remediless.
During October of this year fair
will be held in San Francisco under the
joint auspices of the California worlds
fair commission and the Mechanics in
stitute. Exhibits, classified by counties
will be shown from every portion of the
state, and special efforts are being made
to have them of the most complete and
representative character.
In Pelham's Collection of Travels
(1S06), referring to one of the Pa
cific island, mention is made of wo-
man who was seen shaving a child's
head with sharks tooth, fastened into
the end of stick. The hair was first
wetted with rag dipped in water, and
then, by a proper application of the in
strument, she completed the business
as effectually as if razor had been en-
ployed.
B. r. Young and his family were
travelling in prairie schooner near
Palomas, Mexico, when loaded gun in
the wagon in front was discharged ac-
cidentally The ball pierced Youngs
shoulder, passed though his sons hip,
then through the baby's head, and
struck the shoulder of Mrs Mary Rob
erts, daughter of Mr.. Young. Father
and son were seriously wounded, the
baby was instantly killed, but Mrs.
Roberts received only slight wound.
-Lumbermen returning from the
headwaters of the Machias river. Maine,
report that the weather was so warm
in that region during January that
hornets left their hives. On January 10
teamster in township Al accidentally
drove into hornets nest hanging from
q bush, and the hornets, aroused by the
collision, issued in fierce swarms and
stung the horses so badly that they
broke and ran two miles to the howell be-
fore they could be stopped.
The Windsor castle, a residence Of
the British sovereigns, was begun by
William the Conqueror, and enlarged
by Henry |. about ITO. Edward Ill,
who was born here, November -, 1912,
caused the old building, with the excep-
ton Of three towers at the west end, to
be taken down, and re-erected the