The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-03-14

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of the workhouse of Gratz, Austria,
who prides himself on having received
more lashes and blows with cane
than any man living. He has publicly
been whipped 26 times, both by civ
il and military authorities. The exact
number of blows that have come into
contact with the rear part of his body
can not be accurately given, but the
man himself states that he knows for
certain that he received, for deserting
from the army five times. twelve thous
and six hundred and twenty-one
stripes. AS this number has been ap-
piled to him at five differel.t punish
ments, we can guess at the huge num-
Der he must have received at the other
twenty-one occasions.
at is said" reports the Boston Her
aid, "that some four or five years ago
the clerks employed in one of the
banks that has recently suffered from
defalcation, applied to the directors
Cor an increase of salaries. The re-
quest was not granted, but the clerks
were told if they needed more money
they must earn it outside.
-I--.r,h Hntohins ap aoeantrin, char,
acter in Denver, read in the columns
of paper he detested that he could
not live, and, though expected to die
every hour, he determined to recover
to spite the scoundrel of an editor,an
to prove him an internal liar. And h'
did. Anger in many cases is betteI
than medicine.
A citizen of New Orleans writes t.
the papers an inquiry whether strych
nine given by the police, to dogs j
"pizen," and if so whether "it won
pizen the human being after sassenger
is made" This pertinent inquiry ha
begun an interesting scientific discus
sion in the Crescent City.
A ieweller of Saest, in Prussia, az
New Years present, sent to the Crow
Prince of Prussia a gold watch-chain
in which portraits of the leaders o
the German armies and of the mos
prominent battle.felds are worked il
most ingenious manner.
In the election campaign now going
on in Burlington, VT, one candidate
charges another aspirant with buying
soup bones at the market and stickip!
pair of turkeys legs through tn
top Of the basket to make show il
the street"
A lady in London got the idea int
her hea that the devil was in her, anC
hung herself. If women 60 hanging
l themselves for little thing like that
they are going to be mighty scarce
that is all.
"Why," asks an enthusiastic gush
er, "why, oh, why is love like can
al boat?' aud knowing that conundrum
are not intended to be guessed he replie
TO his own question, because it is III
internal transport.
A San Francisco wife applied for /
divorce from her husband on the grounC
that he was "confounded fool" A
the husband contested the suit, it j
generally believed the charge shr
makes against him is well-tounded.
If a citizen of Boston wants glas
of lager beer he can 60 right down
stairs and get one, the whole city
being undermined by continuous
succession of lager beer saloons.
A German in Richmond, Ind, SPOKE
in German to French lady who
not understanding, thought his remarks
insulting and went for HIM with club
He buys his arnica, by the barrel.
Mrs. Field, of Fenton, Mich, los
her power ofspeech, and after remain
ing mute four years, has suddenly
recovered it. The best short hand re
porter can't keep up with her now.
Chicago enterprise is almost equa
to that of New York in every particu
lar. 1t has even its rows of building
falling and crushing people to deatl
with metropolitan regularity.
Boston dances more than any othe
city in the country, 1t is also tamou
for its hsh balls.