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 a 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 different 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--~rh Hntohins ap acGantrie 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, and
to prove him an Internal liar. And he
did. Anger in many cases is better
than medicine.
A citizen of New Orleans writes tc
the papers an inquiry whether strych
nine given by the police, to dogs is
"pizen," and if so whether sit Wont
pizen the human being after sassenger;
is made" This pertinent inquiry has
begun an interesting scientific discus
sion in the Crescent City.
A ieweler of Saest, in Prussia, az Q
New Years present, sent to the Grown
Prince of Prussia a gold watch chain
in which portraits of the leaders o.
the German armies and of the most
prominent battlefield are worked in
a 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 sticking
a pair of turkeys legs through the
top Of the basket to make a show in
the street"
A lady in London got the idea into
her hea that the devil was in her, and
hung herself. If women 60 hanging
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 conundrums
are not intended to be guessed, he replies
TO his own question, because 1t is an
internal transport"
A San Francisco wife applied for a
divorce from her husband on the ground
that he was COMPOUNDED fool" AS
the husband contested the suit, it is
generally believed the charge she
makes against him is well-tounded.
Ifa citizen of Boston wants a glass
of lager beer he can go right down
stairs and get one, the whole city
being undermined by continuous
succession Of lager beer saloons.
A German in Richmond, md, spoke
in German to u 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, lost
her power ofspeech, and after remain
ing a mute four years, has suddenly
recovered it. The best short hand re-
porter can't keep up with her now.
Chicago enterprise is almost equal
to that of New York in every particu-
lar. 1t has even its rows of buildings
falling and crushing people to death
with metropolitan regularity.
Boston dances more than any other
city in the country, 1t is also famous
| for its 6sh balls