The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-03-26


to a stone wall, where action immedi-
ately commenced. The dog would
draw the woodchuck partly out from
the wall, and the wpdchuck would
take the dug back. The old farmers
sympathy getting high on the side of
the dog, lie thought he must help him.
so, putting himself in position, with
his axe above The dog, be waited for
the extraction Of the woolchuck, wbea.
he would cut him down. so an obpor-
tunity offered, aud the old man struck,
but The woodchuck gathered up at the
same time, took the dog in far enough
to receive the blow, aud the dog was
killed on the sp, t. Forty years after,
the old man, in relating the story,
would always add: And that dog
don't know this day but what the woou-
chuck killed him."
According to the Niagara Falls
Gazette one of the night engineers in
the New York Central yards at Sus-
pension Bridge experienced two radi-
caIly different sensations il very
brief period of time few nights agu.
While running his engine he observed
II man on the track in the immediate
front, but too late to give the signal
of warming before passing the spot.
The ponderous machine was stopped as
soon us possible and the trembling en-
gineer took the back track with gloomy
fore bodings to Look up the corpse His
feelings can probably he better magin-
ed than expressed when he met the OBJ
ject of his search coming to meet him
with fists doubled up, aud other indi-
cations not favorable to the bodily
comturt of the engineer. A speedily
executed right.abnut-fa movement
was made, and the engineer outdis-
tanceing his wrathiul pursuer, reached
his engine and fled ingloriously from
the scene.
Two ladies, one a countess, and the
other princess, once went to Roths-
child as bcggars- not for themselves,
but for a hospital which was to bo
erected at Ischl. Rothschild seemed
To- approve the undertaking, and took
his pen TO add his name to the list of
subscribers. Pausing moment, he
turned to them and asked: "EAcuse
me, ladies, is the hospital to he inter-
confessional? ? that is, will patients be
accepted that do not belong to the
Catholic religion?' The ladies had to
admit that only Catholic patients
have the benefit Of the hospital.
Then, ladies, | shall not ntrudc," said
Rothschild, and he laid down the pen.
They understood him without further
comment, and departed.
In Pearl street, New York, there is
IA mill which makes from paper such
articles us milk paus, cups. bread pans,
wash bow Is etc, which are said To be
superior to wood or metal. The paper
after being puIped, is pressed to shape
dried, enameled and subjected to a
heat, that would destroy some utensils
of the kind. The material is light
and easily handled, and does not rust,
shrink, leak or easily break.
The Edinburgh Review relates an au-
ecdnte of Nj de Sainte Beuve. He
once fought a duel. When the princi-
pals took their position it was raining
hard. Sainte Beuve had his pistol in
one hand, and with the other hand he
held up his umbrella. The seconds
protested. 81 have no objections to
being killed" said he, "but us to be-
ing wet-nO!'
Since the authorities of Washington
have determined 10 arrest all persons
using protane language on the streets,
the question which naturally arises is,
after the first half of the inhabitants
have arrested and imprisoned the
second half, wh) will arrest and i'm
prison the first half.
The St. Louis girls were so badly
frightened by the experience of one of
their number who dislocated her neck
while RESTING kiss, that they now
h lid their lips in he softest and most
comfortable position whenever they
see man anywhere near.
A lawyer once wrote the word "Ras.
cal - in the hat af brother LAWYER.
The latter, on discovering it, entered
Il complaint in open court against the
offender, Who, he said, hau not only
taken his hat, but had written his
name in it,
a Western girl, who has been we'll
brought up, knocks down every man
who kisses her, and she is ST. pretty
that half the married aud all the sin.
gle men in town have black eyes.
a man went to an eccentric LAWYER
to be qualified for some petty ,fice.
The lawyer said to him: Hold up
your hand. I'll swear you, but all
creation couldn't qualify YOU"
An Iowa exchange gives an account
of II iire.in tins manner: John Bald.
win, of Grundy county, owned Il de-
fective fue. He doesn't own it now.
Insurance 5000.