The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-19
MISCELLANE OUS.

ca, sucking plaster, spllntS, bdnudTeS
and other baseball goods
Hydropathie.-S Sum
dav-school. Teacher giving Bible les
son)-"What is meant by divers dis
eases?'" Sunday scholar Waiter in
the heid."-Demorest's
A Sure Sign.-First Burglar (hear-
ing the policeman's club on the next
block)-'I say, Bill we're goin' to
have hot weather" Second Burglar
How do you know?" First Burglar
Don't you hear the locust?"-Judga.
-Doctor-''The cough is better, isn't
ftp" Patient-"Yes." Doctor-"And
you didn't find the medicine unpleas-
ant?' Patient-"I don't know" Doc
or-''Why don't you?' Il had it car
ried a block or two away before it was
poured out"
II spoke too strongly about his
barking dog keeping us awake. y"
'What did he say?" THAT he was
such a sound sleeper he never heard
anything" What are you going to
do now?' ''l'll get even. I'll buy a
half dozen dogs and turn them loose to
bark here in our yard. Inter Ocean
The will of Esther Pomeroy, which
has been filed for probate at Spring
field, Mass, is peculiar document. 1t
specifies with great detail how each
article of personal property is be-
queathed, and even gives direction to
the executor to finish quilting a bed
quilt, that it may be in good condition
TO give to a relative.
Rice Pudding.-To a scant up rice
put cup of cold milk, two ounces of
butter and three ounces of sugar, place
it on the corner of the range to swell
for an hour, then let it boil up and
keep it boiling slowly till the rice abb
serbs the milk, stirring constantly to
prevent burning. When cool, add three
wcll-beaten eggs and q little cinnamon,
add also citron, raisins, currants and
candied peel to taste Ia tumblerful of
mixed fruit is about right. Put it into
a dish or mould and bake for an hour.
Serve with sauce. 1t is very good sliced
cold.-Boston Budget.
1t is not always easy to see or de-
eide just when TO stop pouring liquid
into funnel while filling lot of bot
ties. Hence there is a liability of the
liquid stopping over and going to waste.
George II. Wright, of Galveston, Tex,
has therefore devised a way to stop
the flow automatically at the right
moment. He has float, small enough
to slip down in the neck of the bottle
a little way. 1t hangs there loosely
until the rising level of the contents
forces it upward, and along with it a
wire which then closes a valve in the
funnel.
The stocking of Alaska with rein
deer is pronounced success, according
to Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, United
States general agent of education in
Alaska. OF 40 reindeer brought to
Alaska from Siberia last year but
eleven died, while lightweight fawns
were born, of which seventy-nine were
living three weeks ago. The revenue
steamer Bear made several trips across
the straits this summer and trans
ported thirty-seven more reindeer to
Alaska. The purpose of the scheme is
to furnish a reliable supply of food for
the natives and also to establish the
use of the deer for work purposes.
Some prosperous burglars disclosed
the fact last week in Philadelphia that
they no longer consider it prudent to
hide their plumber in rock piles, sewers
and other out of the way places by
breaking into safe manufacturer
store and attempting to steal one of
his small safes The untimely arrival
of policeman, who took seat on the
store doorstep and meditated for an
hour upon his prospective advance
ment to captaincy, defeated the
scheme, however, and the burglars,
who had rolled the safe they desired
before the door, departed by a rear
door withoutthe thoughtful policeman
being aware of the fact.
The town of Grand Junction, Col.
put on holiday attire on the 18th Of
September, and all the people of the
country around assembled in crowds
and celebrated Peach Day" with
much feasting. Fruit growing at
Grand Junction" saws Denver daily,
- 'AtC Va tAlt oldLt > ItttilJ pms,
and the development made in that vi
entity is little Snort Of marvellous.
Here peaches pears, plums, nectarines
and grapes are grown to perfection,
and where land was once worthless
there are thousands OF orchards of
great value" All this has been accom-
plished within ten years. Seemingly all
is not calamity and despair in Colorado.
An energy-saving appliance was
noticed in an open carriage on Broad
way, New York, recently. 1t was an
openfaced watch fastened in the bot
tom of the carriage 50 that the occu-
pant could see the time of day by
merely CHANGING down. 1t was very
swell carriage, with fine horses to draw
it, immaculate coachman and footman,
and silver decorated harness. The
lady who sat gracefully On the rear
seat kept her head very erect, and did
not even sway as the carriage rolled
over the payemen:s II she ever UNI
bent sufficiently to look al the watch
at her feet il was not while She was
within sight Of the reporter, nor was il
easy to imagine that she would do 50.
Nearly half a century ago a maiden
lady residing in RoXborough purchased
an ak from George Davis, hardware