The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-07-04


An Irish woman who came to this
country about year ago, and settled
in Pennsylvania recently, grew SO
homesick that she became insane and
attempted to starve herself, taking no
food for twenty-five days. AT
the end of that time she was helpless,
and was promised if she would eat she
would be taken back to Ireland. She
made her friends set the time at two
weeks in which she was to start, and
as thew we're not ready at the exact
dav she took to her old tricks again.
Seeing it was useless to put her on
thew commenced the journey, when she
began to recover reason and health at
once, and is probably now as well
and happy as any one'
The prospects now are that there
will be some liquor drank IN the sur
rounding villages on the Fourth OF
of July. There will be none used IN
Titusyille. TitttsviHe Courier.
The Surrounding villages" IS one
of the Courier's peculiar jokes, but
when that paper asserts that no llquor
will be drank in Titusville on the
Fourth of July, it cannot was; IN the
language of the old lady, "Oh, good
ness nv, what liep Are the fifty
eight licensed grog shops, and pro-
bably double'that number unlicensed
in moral Titusville, to. be closed on
the Fourth? If so, very little OF the
ardent will be punished. Otherwise
not.-Pet. Cen. Rec.
Three years ago a citizen of Boston,
Mr.. u. M. Smith, undertook tour Oh
the Rocky mountains in his own ca car
riage, in company with his wife. Inc
iourney. one of the most remarkable
ever made by lady, was accomplish
ed few DAYS ago and the travellers
returned to their homes last week.
They made with their own horse twelve
thousand miles, and over thirty thous-
and by steam, saddle and in Indian
canoes. visiting every mining camp
and village from Montana to Mexico
at an expense of over $25. 900, travers-
ing nearly every canon, road or In
dian trail. Their object has been 70
embody in lectures the results OF their
rich and varied experience.
A church in Little Rock, Arkansas,
had to employ another preacher be-
cause the deceased interfered with a
dog fight which one of the young CEN
verts had set going in front of the pull
nil in tho midst Of the service. The
Youthful convert fred at the pastor.
He said he believed it was his dog
fight, and he wouldn't stand any for
eign interference.
"Mr. Brown, you said the defendant
was honest and intelligent, what makes
you think SO, are you acquainted with
him 7"
mo, sir. l never seed him."
Why, then do you come to such
conclusion~
"Cause he takes ten newspapers,
and pays for 'em in advance"
Verdict for defendant.
A Boston grocer, who excited the
ire of one ofhi customers by present.
ing at his house his bill for goods
rendered, was waited upon soon after
by daughter Of the debtor, who said;
II wish you wouldn't come with that
bill when fathers at home-it makes
him nervous to be dunned. The
grocer apologized.
"Ahl" said Sunday school teacher,
Caroline Jones, what do you think
you would have been without your
good father and motherY II suppose,
num-" said Caroline, al suppose as l
should ha' been a hogphan."
Another argument for the abolition
of the franking privilege is found in
the fact that letter writing caused the