The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

II the baby does not thrive on fresh
milk, to boil it." Little Girl-"How
long is the baby to be boiled?"
Who Wants Rural Post Office
THE postmaster is in a peck OF
trouble" whats the matter?" "Lost
three quires of note paper and dozen
stamped envelopes-just half his years
salary Atlanta Constitution.
-Manager-'NNhat did you think o.
the stage effects of the new playa" Mr..
Parquet-''The rim was too large and
the bows and feathers were too high,
but the pink velvet and jewelled pins
were pretty. Vogue
Don't you want to go out between
acts to see somebody?" she inquired,
with tinge of sarcasm in her voice
80, no." he rejoined, signing as he
glanced at the crinolines between him.
self and the aisles. Detroit Tribune.
The Rev. PROFESSIONALLY (pastor OF
the Church of Good Society)-"We will
all be equal in the other world" Mrs.
De Fashion (haughtily rising)-"Well
if that's the case I--won't-diev'-De
Moines Argonaut
Mrs Flynn-"Oi hear yer daughter
Rosie do be foine dancer, Mrs. Multi.
gan. Mrs "Indade, Mrs
Flynn, yez heard the truth. Shure the
see me Rosie do the turpentine dance"
Harvard Lampoon.
Her Request love you So" said
the persistent sutton, that I'd do any.
thing under heaven you asked of me. y
do you mean that?" she asked softly.
81 do" he said hopefully. ''Then l ask
you not to bother me with this non.
sense any longer. Judge.
Among the Balsam, Great Smoky
and other mountain districts of the
western Carolinas, where the people and
their roads are both poor, and journey
of twenty miles seems like trip to the
worlds end, horses are scarce. Their
place is partly taken by bulls and oxen
that are trained to the saddle as well
as to the pillow.
The floating dock and the type.
writer are among the many important
inventions that were hit upon by men
who have made no attempt to patent
their ideas. A photographer conceived
the idea of the floating dock before the
device was perfected and put to practi-
cal use, and a naval officer thought out
practical typewriter, but was per.
suaded by friends to abandon his in.
vention as thing nobody could be in
duced to use.
One of the curiosities of the recent
cold weather at Allentown, Pa, was
the freezing fast to the wet rails OF
three long and heavy coal trains. One
of them suffered an accident, compel.
ling it to stop, and when it was ready tc
move its 125 cars were frozen fast and
could not be moved. One train after
another came along on the same track
and, on stopping for those in front to
move, suffered the same fate 1t was
several hours before the blockade was
raised.
"A prominent jeweler tells that he
sells many daggers to women. They
are not ornaments, but serious weapons
They are just large enough to slip
easily inside a woman's gown. Some
women have these made to order, when
they are lavishly adorned and incrusted
with precious stones. They are fire.
quently carried in travelling, when they
are intended as weapons of defense
They are preferred to revolvers, which
are likely to go off summarily and in
the wrong direction.
"A monument Of coal, fifty feet high,
ten feet square at the base, and four
feet square at the top, and of unique
&c - h. Al
Chicago fair by a leading coal company
of Pennsylvania. 1t will be constructed
in sections sixteen feet long, and put
together at Chicago. Pieces of coal
will be selected that will show, when
placed in position, all the connecting
minerals that are found in the mining
of coal. Some parts of the coal will be
left in the rough state and others will
be highly polished. One single piece of
coal already prepared weighs almost
two tons.
ALI the poisons in the apoth ecary
| shop of the Good Samaritan dispensary
in New York are kept in a single closet
with no other medicines, and whenever
this closet is opened an alarm is set
ringing. This alarm never stops so
long as the closet is open. The result
is that an absent-minded attendant can
not easily make tho mistake of using a
poison for harmless drug, and the
closet is not likely long to be left open
to the hands of possible meddlers. The
dispensary is supplied with half dozen
other ingenious devices designed to
promote safety, precision, and con-
veniencc.
The club valet as now known is q
comparatively recent development of
New York life, though he has existed
in one form or another ever since men
began to have permanent lodgings in
clubs. 1t is his duty to do for all dodgers
what private valet would do for his
employer. Trained English Wallets are
preferred for the office. great deal
of the Wallets time is occupied in pres
sing garments that the ordinary young
man unprovided with a valet must send
to his tailor to be pressed. The valet is
not to be tipped any more than any
other club servant, but his share of the
Christmas box is always handsome
one, and he falls heir to much valuable
| cast-off clothing.
Some hours after the free dispen-