The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-02-14

"A most hcart-rending child mur-
der occurred last Monday in the town
ship f Wayland, Allegany county,
Michigan. A desperate character
named Joseph Wheaton, lost his vie
aout six wears ago, who left him a boy
one year old, which he gave away
legally to a Mr.. Baird. This family
kept him unmolested until last fall,
since which time Wheaton has stolen
the child three times, and last Mordsr,
having the child again in his power,
he whipped it to death because il wcrld
not stay with him. The excitement
in the vicinity is very great, and .thss.
people have turned out en- inasse 'Wtsli =
arms, and are hunting for the murder
er.
Every man must sleep according to
his temperament. Eight hours is The
average. If he requires, little more
or little less, he will find it out for
himself Whoever by work, pleasure,
sorrow, or by any other cause, is regu-
larly diminishing his sleep, is destroy
ing his life. A man may hold out for
time, but Nature keeps close ac-
counts, and no man can deceive her.
| As there is more brain-work than ever,
so more sleep is required now thea in
the time with our forefathers. The
want of sleep is frenquently the cause
Of insanity.
is that the prisoner said one
spectator to another, during trial for
manslaughter. "Yes," was the reply.
"Ah, indeed? What a dreadful bad
look he has, especially Y about the eyes.
But who is that respectable looking
Young man next to him, in the green
vest?" -"In the green vest? Why tlaSs
the prisoner himself The other is his
lawyer"
The opening chapter ofa Western
novel contains the following: "All of
"A sudden the fair girl continued to sit
upon the sand. gazing upon the brlny
Deep on whose heaving bosom the tall
ships went merrily by freighted-ah
who can tell with much joy and sorrow,
and pain, and lumber, and emigrants
and hopes and salt fish,"
-Itis said that case has been
, decided by the Supreme Courl, that
, if a person puts his arm out Of a NOV
ing railroad train, and the arm is struck
A., by projecting rock or any other object
on the side of the road the passenger
cannot recover damages, because he
=, has been negligent and has not taken
proper care of himself.
!. "A man at Green Bay Wis, had a
!. pet bear which used to sleep in the
f same bed with him. The other moru-
ing the doctor called and said the man
] could not live without lot new intes-
: tines. The bear is not allowed to sleep
: with anybody now, unless he cuts his
+ nails.
"A boy at Indianapolis asked his
: father for twenty shillings to enable
him to take his girl to a dance, but the
father refused, whereupon the boy
took pitchfork, pinned the old man
to the side of the barn and held him
there until he shelled out.
"A married friend of ours says if
r he desires to see his wife look handsome,
to have a crimson mantled cheek, eye
of fire, flow ofspeech, he gets the pho
r tograph of n female, sticks it in an
envelope, and lets it "lie around loose
= until she sees it.
"A young lady in Montreal, WHO
0 has both legs cut off above her knee,
has received over a dozen offers of
J. marriage within a year and refused
them all. Girls who are pining for an
offer should have ther legs cut eff.
They tell of spring in Michigan
a so strongly magnetic that man who
had drank from it and went into
E blacksmith shop, found the anvil on
/ which he sat, stuck fast to him and
1 had TO have it amputated.
D "A hen killed at Belmont, Wiscon-
: sin, few days ago, was found to have
SIS in gold in her gizzard. Which
shows that the old superstition about
| the goose that laid the golden egg was
, fOiel mistake.
The regular yearly man who
cleans, out his chimney with gum
, powder, is now resident of Quincy,
illinois, grave yard. They are build
inga skating rink where the house stood.
Mayor Wilson, of Cory, Pa,
went deer hunting, and at the first shot
: brought down q 500 colt. lie paid
\ the owner but owned the carcass. tits
dear meat to him, but it is not venison.
--Smelt are now being caught in the
= Pawtueket river This is remarkable
+ early III Rhode Island, but Chicago
/ river has smelt all winter says the
= Chicago Mail
r An old farmer says the best way
for city chap who wants 10 become
: an agriulturist is to hire out to far
1 mer, for couple of years, and then
9 marry his daughter.
Il Mr.. John Gritz, Of New Jersey.
made about hundred and hfty lbs Of
> excellent mince meat the other morn
/ ing, by walking on railroad track.
A young fellow, fond of talking, re-
. marked 81 am no proDlot" 'Iue"