The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
MISCELLANY

! SplTlIS, DtlOTt each meal IL ID Sdlu u
be an appetizer.
The deepest hole in the world is
bored at Schladebach, Germany. 1t is
1855 feet in depth, and is for geological
research only.
This is going to he lively caucus
tonight" Think SOP II do. If you
want to see disorder wait till it comes
to order N. y. Press,
-Iiarry-"Did they have mosquitoes
at the hotel where you stopped?" Jack
81 think not; | wasn't charged for an
any on the bill."-N. Y. Herald.
The oyster, like good many other
people of fashionable pretensions, is in
the swim during the summer, only to
| find himself in the soup when winter
comes. Boston Transcript
The eggs of the alligator are eaten
| in the West Indian islands and on the
west coast of Africa. They resemble in
shape hens egg, but are larger, and
have much the same taste.
Miss Oathin-"Do you suppose Mr..
Clover gave Daisy her new ring?" Miss
Millet-"No; guess she bought it with
vegetables from her garden, for heard
her say it was an ls-carrot ring Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The colcolba wood or seaside grape,
a product of Florida, is becoming popu.
lar for knifc-handles. the pink and
violet tint of the wood, added to its
great hardness, making it very desir.
able for that special purpose
First Customer-''Glass of vanilla,
please Second Customer Same. y
Clerk-"Beg pardon. but we cannot
serve two persons with one glass. Per-
haps you mean similar. Minneapolis
Journal.
Miss DukSets-"Did you tell Mr..
Getthere | was not imp" Bridget
did, num-" Miss Duklxets-'What did
he say?' Bridget-"He said, We'll, tell
her to come down as soon as she is in.
He's in the parlor. Funny Folks.
lie had struck a match on his boot
heel, and his wife remarked; You are
as spry as cat, aren't you?" "Do you
think SOP he returned. in pleased
tone. Yes you light on your feet,
you know. Washington Star.
Squeezing in America and China
Bellows-''Strange, the treatment of
girls in the respective countries, China
and America Fellows-"What do
you mean" Among us we squeeze
their hands, while there they squeeze
their feet. Yankee Blade.
The free lunch eaters of New York
city consume daily two tons of potato
salad, a ton and half of beans. 80
gallons of beef stew and hundred
weight of caviare, not to mention the
large quantities of cheese. Frankfurter
sausage, pickles, olives, corn beef maca-
roni, etc.
Her majesty the queen is somewhat
sensitive in the matter of her authority
as sovereign of nation fast growing
democratic. To member of her court
who said, 81 suppose they will make
several new peers now that Mr. Glad
stone is in" Victoria replied with EN-
phasis, "They?"
The African is better protected
against the evil effects of the excessive
heat than his white brother in two
ways The texture of his cuticle is ex-
ceptionally well adapted to encourage
free perspiration and his natural
temperament does not incline him to
borrow trouble largely.
A guest at Sir W, C. Broolle's lodge,
in the forest of Glentanar, in Aberdeen
shire, recently performed the extraor-
binary feat of killing two deer with one
shot from his rifle. The bullet struck
the backbone of one stag and was de-
Elected into the chest of another, both
instantly falling dead.
-George w. Childs. in addition to his
recent gift of 'Child's Arbor" to Della
ware Water Gap, has bought larger
tract of glens and woodlands near
Dingmans, to be laid out and opened
as public park, The distinguished
Philadelphia journalist is often seen
making the drive from the Kittatinuy
house to Dingman's Ferry.
Paris anarchists are now diligently
cultivating the art of dining for moth
ing. Bands of them, it is said. now
enter eating houses, call for substantial
repasts dispatch them, and then refuse
w PuN biii. w utu inc ldnulOru re-
monstrates they threaten to blow up
his establishment with dynamite
Some years ago the burial vault of
the Chaplin family at Blankney, in
Lincolnshire, was opened and it was
asccrtained that large gray bat which
had been found within the place on
several occasions when the vault was
opened, was still a living inhabitant of
the said vault. 1t was calculated that
the bat had lived in the tomb thirty
three years
Little Italy. in Harlem, n. V, is
year by year more like its foreign name
sake. The contrast of brilliant colors
is more and more marked. as the con-
slant infusion of fresh blood direct from
Italy prevents any general SOLDERING of
taste. Doubtless the knowledge of En-
glish spreads among the inhabitants
but the number of Italian sirns seems
to be on the increase.
The Japanese government has ar
ranged to send to this country >. 900 jan
ancSe of the middle class, who are to be
here during the worlds fair and after
ward make tour of the principal cities
of the United States. Instruction and
information as to the industries and
customs of the American people consti-
tute the object desired to be attained