The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-09-07
MISCELLANY

dangerous thing to the party bout
wh ON it is known.-Ka Field S lash.
inGton.
We are naturally displease< with
an unknown critic, as the ladi are
with lampooner, because we a bit.
ten in the dark.-Dryden.
What a superb FACET SAD one
girl to another, as they stood bsfore a
marble head of Minerva. "YeS,*said
the other. "What nose for s1<cta.
cles"-Harper's Bazaar. Il
Please give me nickel to bny a
dinner with" said the tattered little
boy. 81 am so hungry" What an 'you
get for five cents" asked the oil lady,
| giving him the money. Pie, ma am, y
said he, with grateful smile.
The park policemen of San Eran.
cisco use the lariat to stop runaway
horses, and all are experts WITH the
rope. The captain of the Golda Bate
Park squad says his men ''c.n stop a
horse within distance of fifty Yards,
without the slightest danger b bur
selves" and he implies, thoyh he
doesn't distinctly say so, without ian.
ger to the runaway or its rider.
On the Way to Santa Mi4a.-
Christopher Columbus-"lIave You
written up the log book. Don Alolep?"
Don Alonzo Penzon-"How in tn #der
can write up any log book inSws 3sf
like this? Here's the caravel been
standing on its hind legs since yeyer-
day morning. Bet you drink Chrbto-
pher, you can't go down in ithe cabin
and stand any hard boiled egg on end
to-day. "-BroolSly Life.
At the corner of Gatesland FRANK.
lin avenues, Brooklyn, a man is kept at
work oiling the street car rails That
is because the neighbors complained OF
the creaking of the cars as they went
around the curve. The crealSpg re-
suits from placing the rails a faction
of an inch too near togetheJ Con-
slant wear of the wheels will widen
them so that oiling will not b neces-
sary after time.
There is a singular likeHss be-
tween ferny places in tlte Srthern
woods and an average bit in florida.
1t is the palm that spreads ans feath-
ers in the warm lands and Tho fern at
the north. The effect of the two is
quite similar from a little distance.
The fern not infrequently satains a
length of five feet in New England,
and in the northwest, whereal vege-
tation is more rand, it grows larger
still.
The other day" said Kew York
citizen, Il saw colored nessboy; he
jumped aboard street car quite in the
usual way There may be sther col
Ored newsboys in town, but this was
the first one had seen. On the same
day l saw another newsboy Who at
tracted my attention. white news
boy who wore spectacles. Theie may,
indeed. be other newsboys h New
York who wear spectacles, but have
never seen them"
Richmond, Va, contains anpng its
population IS George Washingbns, IL
Andrew Jacksons, IA Thomas Stone
wall'') Jacksons, Thomas Jeffdrsons,
Robert Lees, 8 John Randolphs, l
jefferson Davis, Z John Marshal1s, 1C
John Tylers, 4 Henry Clays, Zachary
Taylor, 2 Benjamin Harrisons, 9 w. III.
Harrisons, and Daniel Webster. They
are all colored except 8 John Marshalls,
l Henry Clay, John Tylers, . Benja-
min Harrisons, Zachary Taylor, Robert
Lee and jefferson Davis
1t may not be known to many that
the points of the compass may be de-
termined with the aid of an ordinary
watch. 1t is simply necessary to bring
the watch in such position that the
hour hand is directed toward the sun.
The south then lies midway between
whatever hour it may happen to be and
the numeral MI. on the dial. Let us
suppose, for instance, that it is O. clock,
and that the timepiece is held in the
position indicated. The direction of
the number III. will then be the exact
south. If it be o'clock the mineral
y. will indicate the exact southerly
point.
About the last thing done to silver.
ware in the factories is to cleanse the
surface of all grease and other material
used in the polishing, process tina,
usually involves deal of hand labor.
A mechanic who had noted the expen.
sive character of this work invented a
bath in which the foreign substances
that cling to the urface of silverware
are easily and quickly removed. From
this bath the silverware comes clean
and brilliant. The employers of the
inventor have patented the process
with his consent, and the patent is re.
garded as a valuable property.
Watch stopped, has it?' asked
one traveller of another. Now, / sup.
pose you'll pay a dollar to clean it.
But let me give you tip. Open both
of the back cases so, hold it with open
side down and tap it with your finger
nail a dozen times. Don't be afraid.
Snap it again. Now move the second
hand. Is it all right? thought SO.
A drummer put me up to that trick.
Probably there were only few specks
of dust in the works and you've raped
them out Very likely it will run now
for year and you've saved your dol
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