The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.


railroads earn more than per cent. on
their capital, the average being 81.
Delay is dangerous" remarked
the train-robber, as he requested the
passengers to hand over their valua-
bles Puck.
-Amusements are to virtue like
breezes of air to the flame; gentle ones
will fan it, but strong ones will put 1t
out.-Thomas.
Hello, Jagley, Low did you get
this awful cold?" Jagley-"Well, Ter
you see I'm leaving off several of my
bad habits. Inter Ocean.
The Roman legionary troops wore
sort of knee brooches. The signs of
tunic and brooches makers have been
found in Pompeii.
The famous Tyrian purple dye was
rediscovered by lover who desired
to crafty his sweethearts desire for
dress of new shade of color,
-Berthollet made the discovery of a
new bleaching process by acciden tally
noticing the corks with which he had
stopped the bottles containing his
chlorine gas.
The sugar cane is mentioned by
Strabo as known in India as early as
325 B. C. 1t was then used in its raw
state, no method being known of ex-
tractingsugar.
The province of Quebec, Canada,
has a wooden railroad thirty miles
long. The rails are of maple, by Z
nd In, +,.oi
the road at twenty fve-mile rate.
You don't mean to tell me- said
the young man to the scientist, that
the aurora borealis is merely an cleo
trical display Certainly" "Well,
well! wonder if it isn't the exhaust
of some of the remarks that get into
our telephone. "-Washington Evening
Star.
The total number of deaths in the
United States in 1892 was about 900, 900;
the number of persons cremated that
year, SOB. As crematories have been in
existence in the United States since
1881, these statistics indicate that the
movement favoring the burning of the
dead is not making much progress
u went to de magician show lars
night" said Rastus. AN de way dat
Teller done TUX dollars out O. de ears OBJ
people what hadn't any dollas fore dey
came was caution. rs gwine recon-
men him fo' a psition in our choych.
He'd be Napoleon Bonypark for TAX
in up de collecllshuns." Harper Ba-
Ear.
1t is said that red parasol de-
stroys in a great measure the actinic
power of the sun and must therefore
keep the skin from freckles. Photo
graphers long ago availed themselves
of this popularity of light transmitted
through red medium, and it seems
reasonable to suppose that a red shade
might protect the complexion.
There is new game which should
find favor with hostesses. All the
young lady participants in it produce
photographs of themselves when
babies, or, at any rate, of very tender
age. These are arranged for inspec-
ton, and the young men are ushered
in one by one to guess who are the or
iginals. The one successful in guess
ing the most wins the game and re.
ceives the prize.
There is in India singular plant
called nostoch, consisting apparently
only of one microscopic leaf. 1t ap-
pears in some localities almost instan-
taneously after fall of rain, and
covers the ground and roads with a
beautiful green mantle. 1t is now
known that in the absence of moisture
the leaves lose their color, regaining it
during rain and thus appearing to have
a new growth.
MIR. Max O'Rell says he has found
only two nations where women are the
leaders-France and America In
America, from the age of IS, girl is
allowed almost every liberty-she
takes the rest. In France the women
are not frivolous, he maintains as is
commonly supposed. They have a
knowledge of their husbands bust
ness and voice in the management OF
his affairs.
Karl Jansen, a young Dane, died at
Sitka February s from powder burns
in the mouth. He had dropped his
shotgun into the water and was drying
and cleaning it by the light of candle.
After having drawn the charges he
placed his mouth against the muzzle OF
one of the barrels to blow into it to as
certain thereby whether he had COM
pletely removed the old charges In
doing so one of the guns nipples must
have approached too close to the candle
light, which caused the remainder OF
| the powder in the chamber to explode,
the flame entering his mouth and
throat.
No country contributes so many
immigrants to the United States in
proportion to population as Norway.
1t is chiefly the rural Morse that come
to America, and the immigrants are
for the most part under 30 years of
age. The Morse are good farmers and
thrifty citizens. They, as we'll as their
! neigh bors, the Swedes have a strong
desire to make homes for themselves
| and to have land and the conveniences
of life. They frequently return to
visit their native country, but they be-
| come permanent citizens of the United
States. Most of those who come are OF
marked peasant type.
The cable map of the world, pre-.
pared by the United States navy de.
| partment, shows that the Mediterra.