The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There are three things a woman
cannot do: She cannot sharpen a
pencil without breaking the lead; she
cannot carry an umbrella without polk
ing the point into peoples eyes, and
she cannot go into a crowded church
without sitting down on somebody's
hat.
While men have more strength,
women have more endurance and a
greater capacity for protracted and
monotonous labor. In those countries
where women work in the fields side
by side with their husbands and BROTH
ers, the latter may accomplish more
work, the former can labor a greater
number of hours.
In Boston on st. PatriclS's day
twelve parading members of the Sars-
field guards carried rifles in violation
of the law, and Capt. ]. A. Murphy
submitted by arrangement to arrest
with view of testing the law. 1t is
proposed to get an authoritative de-
cision as to the constitutionality of the
act of 1898 which forbids private organi-
cations to parade in public with fire.
arms.
-The,Venetians of the twelfth CEN
fury tried to keep their women at home
by inventing a species of wooden clog
that raised the sole about four inches
from the ground and was difficult to
use in walking. An ordinance was
passed requiring all women to wear
these clogs when appearing in public,
but the women soon became accus-
toned to them and ran about as much
as ever.
An advertisement in a New York
daily stated that "a one-legged man
would learn of something to his ad-
vantage" by calling at certain adj
dress. A curious individual called and
met the advertiser, man who had lost
his right leg. He said: IF can find
man who has lost the other leg and
wears the same size shoe that do, we
can 'whacll up, and by buying our
shoes together we would save consider
able
An effort is being made in New
foundland, it is said, to have Canada
tunnel under the straits of Belle Isle
in order to give the island all rail
communication with Canada. The
straits are about twelve and half
miles wide, and it is said the land
formation is favorable to the scheme.
Another plan is to have the island rail
way completed to Belle Isle and ferry
line established on the straits to make
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bee.
The history of Greek art begins, as
some have fancied general history to
begin, in a golden age, but in an age,
so to speak, of real gold, the period of
those first twisters and hammers OF the
precious metals-men who had already
discovered the hexibility of silver and
the ductility Of gold, the capacity of
both for infinite delicacy of handling,
and who enjoyed, with complete fresh
ness, sense of beauty and fitness in
their work. The heroic age of Greek
art is the age of the hero as smith
Walter Pater.
"A party of relic hunters while dig
cling at the foot of one of the old Port
age inclined planes at HoiliGaysburg,
where in the days of the Pennsylvania
canal the boats were transported over
the Alleghenies, made a rich find. 1t
was section of the original rails used
on the road, which were brought to
America from England long before
such thing as an American made rail
was known. 1t was sent to Philadel-
phia, where it will grace the valuable
collection of relics in the possession Of
the Pennsylvania company.