The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

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! looking at it for two hours now and I
| can't get over it.
-Waiter-''Not through eating. con-
ductor?" Conductor-''No; but must
| pull out or some one else will get
through. Tennessee Twinklings.
Teacher BY reptiles we mean
such creatures as creep along the
ground. Can you name one as an ex-
ample, ADOLF" Adolf-''Yes: my little
brother"
DO you run your household" NO,
my wife runs that" "Ah, see; you
run the office" mo, the ianitor runs
that" What do you rum We'll, L
run back and forth. Truth.
A ulation.-EIe-'But there is
one thing must tell you beforehand.
] am not going to work overtime" She
How do YOU mean?' He-''I don't
mean to stay in of an evening. '-Freis-
| tunden.
| The largest artificial stone in the
world forms the base of the Bartholdi
Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's island.
New York harbor This immense stone
was made from broken trap rock, sand
and American cement. Five hundred
ear loads of sand and over 20, 600 barrels
of cement were used in manufacturing
! this monster
Attention is called to the fact that
the present is the first time for half
century that New England has not had
a representative in the cabinet, except
ing only about five weeks under Presi-
dent Polk. and during the summer of
| hot fhn tin, Of
tary Richardson and the appointment
of Postmaster General Jewell by Gen
eral Grant.
The French commission informs the
department of horticulture of the
worlds fair that NJ. Andre. pre-emi-
! nently the greatest landscape gardener
of Europe, will take charge of the dec
Grafton of the grounds around the wo-
mans building and that part of the
horticultural grounds which will be as
signed to the French exhibit. The
| French florists are not only willing but
anxious to furnish all the plants for
! this exhibit.
while all rice is white" says a
| commission merchant. ''the size of the
grain varies greatly, according to the
locality where it is raised. have seen
rice grains as fine as grains of mustard
almost, and again it is nearly as large
as beans. As for taste, it is all about
alike, but the amount of cooking de-
! ponds altogether on the size of the
grains. 1t takes an artist to cook rice
properly. You have noticed the occa-
sional black grains. Well, that is what
is called hot rice and is so discolored by
being overheated in the process of mill
ing"
AT a recent Sunday-school service
in Bath, Me-. the minister was illus
trating the necessity of Christian pro-
fession in order to fully enjoy the bless
ings of Providence, and, to make him
self clear to his youthful hearers, said:
For instance, | want to introduce
water into my house. The pipes and
faucets are all in good order. but get
no water, and why not?" He expected
the children to see that it was because
he had made no connection with the
main in the street. but they all looked
perpleXcd. Finally a fve-year-old boy
squealed out: Il know: it's because YOU
don't pay up
The Indian cucumber is a sort of
lily. which grows in great abundance in
almost every part of this country, and
is said to be an excellent remedy for the
dropsy. The best part of the cucumber
is the root, which grows in the size of
two inches in length by one inch in
thickness, and was formerly eaten raw
by the Indians just as we eat cucum-
bers. Its medical virtues were discov-
cred by some old woman in Pennsvl-
vania. and afterward admitted by the
doctors. which is not the only case of
the efficacy of an old womans remedy
being acknowledged by the medical pro-
| fesson."
"A Pazmandy, Hungarian. will
send for exhibition at the worlds fair a
collection of exceedingly novel paint
ings. which will, doubtless attract
much attention. There are twenty-five
of the pictures and all are miniatures al
most to the microscopic degree One of
them representing the landing of Co
lumbus. with seventeen human figures
in it, is about the size of the nail of the
little finger. Another is a portrait of
Emperor Francis Joseph and is of the
size of the head of "A match. The work
on these pictures is said to be exquisite.
Some very interesting comparisons
have lately been officially put forth
showing Great Britains increase in
naval strength during the past six
years. The figures show that her claim
to the title of mistress of the seas is
in no immediate danger but they also
show that one very burdensome source of
expense each year which the admiralty
is called upon to bear consists in over
hauling, retitting and in many ways
| rejuvenating war ships that but "A few
years ago were among the marine won
ders of the world. The United States
have at least one thing to serve as "a
consolation for having been so long
without any navy worthy of the name.
| The money we now spend in building
up navy nearly all goes for new work.
for construction and not for reconstruc-
ton.
| \ Convenient Table.
A low table, not over two feet nigh,
IS very convenient thing to rest tray
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