The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

are to that vegetable. the means OF coli
Letting and bringing to it the proper
nouriShment.
"A man may float in salt water with
out moving his hands or feet if he has
the presence of mind to throw his head
back and allow the body to sink to the
position it will then naturally take.
The eustachian tube begins at the
back of the mouth with an orifice that
gradually diminishes in size as it APP
proaches the ear The existence of
this tube iustities the impression that
man can hear better with his mouth
open.
- suppose you detectives become
so that YOU can tell a mans character
from his face?" ''Well, | used to think
50, but ever since | tried to arrest my
own reflection that | saw in dry goods
store mirror have had my doubts. y
indianapolis journal.
--CrematOries were established in the
United States in 1881. OF the 100000
people who died in this country in 1892
only SOB were cremated. Thus it is seen
that the movement favoring the burn
ing of the dead is not making much
progress.
The muscles of the hand reacl&Sss. -
highest perfection in man; no other
animal has true hand; the muscles of
the eyes. ears and nose show that sew
eral groups. which in the lower animals
are very highly developed, in man are
in an almost documentary condition.
Stewart once had dose of salt and
water as an emetic. He never forgot it.
Recently his mamma was telling him
the story of how the whale swallowed
Jonah. Mamma, asked this irrepressi-
BILE young man, did the whale take salt
and water when he threw Jonah up?"
There is one thing to be said in
favor of the open ears. They have
saved many lives. That is when they
go so fast that one cannot catch them,
and therefore cannot catch the heavy
cold that goes with them. Boston
Transcript.
In Restaurant. -She-''I wish ]
could talk German" He-''Why don't
you learn it?" She Because it is toe
difficult" He-"It is not as difficult
as you suppose. Instead of cheese you
say 'l<ase' and so it is with the rest OF
the Words
LEND me a sovereign. will you
Bob?' ''Certainly. Take any one you
please. Which'll it be. Emperor vii.
liam or Queen Victorian" n. B.-This
joke is taken from the first number of
Have Smile With Me, a new comic
paper of Bttswyfdd, ales.-Harpers
Bazaar.
Behold the Savior of Mankind
was written by Samuel Wesley the
father of the founders of Methodism
1t was written in 1909, just before the
fire in the Epworth rectory, and the
manuscript was found in the garden
half burned John Wesley gave it
place in his first collection of hymns
printed at Charleston. 5. c., in 1871.
1t All Depends. - He doesn't
amount to a row of pins" declared
Spatts, speaking of an individual z
whom he entertained a poor opinion.
what sort of pins do you mean?' asked
Bloobumper. What difference does
that make?" at would make quite
difference if it We're row of diamond
pms loi lllSl dllCC' truth
-Civet is imported into this country
in the horn of the rhinoceroS. 1t comes
down to the coast of India in these
curious receptacles, and is protected
from harm by membrane placed over
the open end of the horn. It's crude
perfume is thus brought undisturbed
to this country. Each horn contains
from eighteen TO twenty-four ounces,
and is worth almost as many dollars.
The typewriter on the field of bat
tie is curious sight. 1t has not quite
reached that point yet, but it was to be
seen at the recent British military
tournament in the mimic action
Tommy Atkins, mounted on a cycle,
which was surMounted by a Reming-
ton, rode into the arena. and typed the
messages taken from the signalers,
while "A trained war-dog carried the
dispatches to the rear. Whether all
this would do in real warfare remains.
of course. to be seen.
The ordnance shops at the Wash
ington navy yard have recently com
pleted the first nickel steel gun ever
constructed. The gun is of eight-inch
caliber. and is in the nature of an ex-
pertinent. and will be used exclusively
for test purposes at Indian Head The
strong point claimed for the gun is it's
power of standing great length of serv-
ice, which is an essential feature when
it is considered that few of the larger
caliber of guns last for more than 500
rounds.
Prior to 1920 there were few cities
in the United States whose population
reached and fewer still that exceeded
10000 New York then, as now, ont
ranked all the great cities and its
population rose from l23, 600 in 1920 to
$4,000 in 1880, while Cincinnati rose
from $4,000 to $4,000, Charleston from
10000 to 10000. Boston from 43. 900 to
g. 600 Baltimore from SO 900 to SO, 600
and Philadelphia from l2O. 900 to 800 600
-Crawtish. it is said. will drop their
claws when they hear sudden and
loud clap of thunder. HOLSTERS do the
same. The impulse, when suddenly
alarmed. is to throw off the heavy
claws and scurry away to a place of
safety. The claws at once begin to
grow again. and in ten days or fort
night are as big as ever. but the craw-