The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-07-19
MISCELLANEOUS,

Is often inherited; genius, being the
action of reason and Imagination. rarely
or Internationally
The urban population of this coun-
try, that is. the population living in
towns of 4 900 and upwards, constituted
in 1890 20 per cent, of the whole. In
1890 the percentage of urban popula-
ton was 3.35.
Did You see Skinfint when you
went to Boston?" Yes. He asked me
to lunch" What. Skinfint? What
did YOU have?" We'll, l got first
rate lunch. and the pleasure of paying
for it. Sllinny'd left his pocket-book
at home. ''-TIarper's Bazaar.
William McGarrahan. who died
lately, bought tract of California land
in 1851 for $4,000 A mining company
entered upon it and he had been seek
ing his rights through the courts and
congress thirty-four years. His title
was affirmed repeatedly and defeated
as often on technicalities.
An aluminium penholder weighing
nothing in particular has been for some
time on the market. but stationers have
thus far refused to interest themselves
in an aluminium pen. 1t is an extreme
" rigid contrivance, and it writes some
what like sharpened stick. but it has
sold well at the few places where it is
kept.
-Twenty-four carat gold is all gold;
81 carat gold has % parts of gold, of
silver and of copper: Is carat gold has
Is parts Of pure gold and 3 parts each
of silver and copper in its composition;
l. carat gold is half gold, the remain
der being made of 81 parts of silver
and 81 parts of copper.
-Quacll doctors have harder time
in New York than in any other city in
the United States The man who tries
to practice medicine there without a
license is in constant danger of detec-
ton. arrest and punishment. The men,
bers of the County Medical society and
the officers of the department of health
are always on the watch for irregular
practitioners.
Mr.. Preston. the director of the
mint, reckons the product at S155. 522.-
600 for the calendar year 1898. This is
an increase of Sl6.66l, 900 upon the fig
ures for 1892. and an increase of 500
33S. 600 upon those for 1891. Ten wears
ago, in 1888. the gold product of the
world had fallen to S95. 400, 900. Since
then there has been an almost continu-
Gus growth in the annual yield. until
now it stands 500. l22 GOO above the
level of 1SS3.-Boston Herald.
In one of the big down town build
ings there is a restaurant whose cell
ings are composed entirely Of mirrors.
The effect is startling to the person
who looks into the dining room from
the street or Railways. The curtains
prevent his seeing anything except the
ceiling and upper walls. In these. how
ever, he can see mirrored all that the
room contains. OF course everything
appears inverted. and it is astonishing
enough to see man eating his soup
with his head down and his feet in the
air. The sight is sufficiently novel to
attract crowds at times.
An odd business is that of the men
that go about town crying. not Red.
ripe Strawberries, but Green. fresh
cloves. That. at any rate. should be
their cry. for they carry small wagon
loads of newly cut clover from Long
Island and sell it to teamsters for
their horses. When a team cannot be
turned out to grass for few weeks
the clover thus brought to the stable
Is of great benefit to the beasts. and
the trade is one that horse owners en-
courage. The clover, as it moves along
through the arid streets. looks fresh
and tender enough for salad. and the
looker-on easily understands that sew
en-Eear episode in the life of King
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
A peculiar and distinctive feature
runs through the postage stamps of
every country; that is. there is a ma
tional or specific character of which
the different stamps present varieties.
Previous to 1852 all the French stamps
bore the head of Liberty. The issue of
1852 bore the head of President Napo-
leon. The year following they bore
the likeness of the Emperor Napoleon
III. The stamps now used in France
were issued in 1915. They have long
been subjected to much harsh criti-
cism- and prize has been offered for
the best designs for an entire new
series. The stamps of England and
most of the colonies have as a central
ornament portrait of the queen.
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