Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1888 — MISSCELLANEOUS NOTES. [ARTICLE]

MISSCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Kansas is anxious to annex the strip of land called “No Alan’s Land” adjoining the State. Not, the newspapers say, “for.boom purposes,” but for protection. Every thief and murderer who commits a crime in western and southern Kansas makes a break for No Alan’s Land, - where he is as safe as the manslayer of * old in the city of refuge. It was feared that there would be a row at the Anarchists’ picnic at Chicago on Sunday, but the bombers concluded to let our institutions stand for a week or two longer, and to content themselves With putting down beer. “If all government was in this schooner,” cried a frenzied Foe of the Existing Order of Things, “I would swallow it at a gulp.” s And he did. ° The roaring gas welLback of Canonsburg, Pa., is said to have the greatest registered pressure of any in the world. The gas looks like a solid piece of blue steel for some distance after it comes out of the pipe. Solid masonry twelve feet thick surrounds the well to hold the cap on. AVhen in drilling the gas was struck, tools and ropes weighing 5,000 pounds were thrown out as though they were feathers. If Gen. Lew AA T allace writes his “Life on Candidate Harrison” with the same care with which he wrote his famous “Ben Hur” it wont be done in time to' do the most good. It is said that he first wrote “Ben Hur” on a Blate "that he might “rub out easily;” then on soft paper with a pencil. He went over and over his pages with great care, and finally sent the book to the Harpers written on large unruled paper, in violet ink, so well done that the reader wliq went over it for the publishers said it was the finest manuscript ever offered to him.—Ex.

It is told that when Frederick 111, of Germany, was in London last, Sir Morell Mackenzie introduced to him a celebrated American physician, who examined his throat carefully. “I suppose.,” paid the Emperor, “an -imperial throat is very much like that of other throats?” “Well,” answered the American quickly, “we will try and make it so, at any rate.” Frederick appreciated the answer, and smiting his mighty chest, said: “But this is all right, is it not?” The doctor looked him over gravely and replied: “Yes. As for the rest, you would make agood American.” The Emperor enjoyed it all, but the German doctors were simply dumfounded at the levity: of the Yankee. The favorite exploit with the women at Long Branch this summer is to gamble. Probably they are led to this by the habit of betting at horse-races. At first the feminine curiosity to see the interiors of the famous club-houses was gratified by morning visits in parties, at a time when no play was going on. But it is now a custom of morning, noon and night to go to one of these gorgeous establishments, take a breakfast, dinner of supper in the restaurant, and then retire to a private room, into which the appurtenances of any desired game are introduced. Of course, women who a do this usually belong to the fast coteteries, but I have known of adventures by thoroughly reputable husbands, wives and daughters indulging in these dangerous tiger hunts. Faro is the game usually chosen. The most urbane and polished dealer in the employ of ,the house is always detailed for this special duty. Judging by the enormous increase of gambling at Long Branch, by the open affiliation between the professional gamsters and the village authorities, and by the constantly extending fashionableness of the vice,.! the end of the present season will hardly be reached before ladies will sit at the public green tables, just as they do at Monaco and Baden Baden.