The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Several English writers have en-
deavored to prove that the Indians
are the descendants of the ten tribes
Most of the arguments adduced are
drawn from customs which the authors
in question regarded as peculiar to the
Jews, but are, in fact, common to the
early stages of the human race.
The Albany railway was one of
the first street railroads of the country
to adopt the freight car service. The
cars were put on the road last Septem-
Der, and run over the line between AL
bany and Troy, distance of seven
miles. There is a storage warehouse
at each end of the line, into which the
cars run.
The Kalamazoo Railroad Veloci-
pede & Car company has recently
brought out a new inspection car,
propelled by a gasoline motor. The
car seems we'll adapted to the uses of
railroad officers making quick inspec-
ton trips where but two or three per-
sons are to be carried. 1t is always
ready for service, the engine being in
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wheel.
-Clovernook, the historical home of
the poetic sisters, Alice and Phoebe
Cary, near Cincinnati, was sold under
a foreclosure in May. The Briggs
Swift estate bought it to be preserved
as historical literary center, and put
Warren Cary, brother of the poet, in
charge. There are thirty-three acres
ground connected with sthe l Aeme-.
stead.
So rich and beautiful is much mod
ern factory-made furniture designed
upon antique models, that only persons
acquainted with the real thing can de-
tect at glance the difference This
is especially true of such modern fae-
tory-made furniture as does not con-
tain elaborate carving. A close cb-
server, however, will at once see that
the rush bottoms of factory IN ade
chairs do not fit snugly, having zen
made separately from the frames and
slipped in when finished and painted
The rungs, too, of the modern chair
are not of hard wood, but of stained
pine, while the bits of ornament that
conceal the joints are manifestly stuck
on and not part of the original wood.
"A woman was buried alive at An
necy in Savoy recently; while the grave
diggers were throwing earth on the
coffin they heard a knocking inside.
They waited half an hour before MAX
ing up their minds what to do and
then, instead of opening the coffin,
went to notify the authorities. A priest
was the first to arrive, and all lie dared
to do was to have gimlet holes bored
SO as to let In a little air. Finally,
after three hours, soon after the knock
ing ceased, the coffin was opened and
the woman's cheeks were seen to be
flushed, and her eyes half opened. 1t
took six hours and half more to get
doctor, who when he came said she had
been dead less than six hours; that is.
she must have been alive at the time
when the coffin lid was removed.
"A strange attempt to enforce
medieval penance ended in row re-
Gently at Blisland, in Cornwall, near
the Lands End. Two young men who
had assaulted girl in the church yard
were told by The rector that he would
absolve them if they would openly
confess their crime and distribute ten
dollars worth of bread at the church
gates as penance. The scene within
the church was impressive; the rector
admonished the culprits and forgave
them in behalf of the girl; the guilty
men, on their knees, then confessed in
a loudvoice and asked the congregation
to pray for them. When they went
out with the bread, however, the crowd
jeered at them and made rush for the
loaves, which it irreverently ate with
molasses in the churchyard, hootipg
and singing.