The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A 5000 diamond adorned the shirt
front of Peter Dieble. of Youngstown,
D. He was caressing his horse and for
moment turned his glance in another
direction. At that instant the horse bit
off the stud, and is supposed to have
swallowed it.
A man in Gainesville, Ga, has pur-
chased the gallows on which p man was
hanged and built hennery of the lum-
Der. He has never had a chicken stolen
from it. and it is said that the colored
brother won't go within a block of it if
he can possibly avoid doing so.
A monkey funeral was lately wit
messed at Annapolis, Md. \ pet monkey
belonging to Gunner's Mate William
Bentley, of the naval academy, had dec
GRATED its interior with a diet of yellow
paint, and soon afterward died. Six
sailors acted as pallbearers.
A thunderbolt passed down the
chimney of the house occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. John Murray. in East Hart
ford, Conn. entered their bedroom,
splintered the bedstead on which they
were sleeping, and caused the bed and
its occupants to drop to the floor. They
were unhurt.
Some ladies in a fishing party at
Lake Owassa, y. j., thought that worms
were lust too horrid" to handle, and
they baited their hooks with chewing
gum. One of the ladies, with this bait.
caught a four-pound bass, while the
men who had used worms held their
lines without receiving nibble.
A conceited young man in Hoboken,
y. J, celebrated his 21st birthday by
giving party to his friends. The floral
display comprised over score of bou-
quetS, each bearing a card addressed
From jessie" From Bessie" etc.
These he had sent to himself, and now
the florist is suing for his money.
The peculiar walk of man on
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, drew the
attention of all who saw him. Some of
his steps were short, some long and
some of average length. He was what
is called "a crack-stepper," striving to
avoid stepping on the cracks in the pave
ment, as he thought it unlucky to touch
them.
Mrs. George huffman. of Beaver
Falls, Pa, has little baby. and the baby
has a brother four years old. During the
temporary absence of the mother, the
little brother strove to amuse the baby
by putting a bicycle pump in the child's
mouth and filing the infant with air.
\ doctor had to be called to quiet the
inflated youngster.
A kissing hot airstone whizzed
through the atmosphere at Rumford.
Me-. and the noise was heard by G.. c.
Eastman. He looked around and saw
hole in the grass, from which smoke
was issuing. He plunged his hand in
the hole about 16 inches in depth, and
drew forth the airstone. which was still
warm. 1t weighs ten pounds.
A gentleman in Paterson. y. j.. was
annoyed by the chatter of his wife and
a female friend in an adjoining room.
and couldn't sleep. He politely request
ed them TO desist. They paid no atten-
ton to him. He knocked both of them
senseless and then calmly fell asleep.
They had him jailed, and now they en-
JOY the most charming talks undis-
turbed.
A Brooklyn girl received diamond
ring from young gentleman as a
memento of their engagement She
tired of him. and the engagement was
broken. Through a trick ne secured
possession of the ring for a day, had
a spurious stone inserted in place of the
real one, and returned the circlet She
sued for the value of the stone, and
Justice Lemon has decided that an en-
gagement ring is not a gift.