The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-05-14

The death of the Rev. Robert j.
Breckenridge reminds us of an anus
ing incident in his life, which We be-
lieve has never been printed. Some
member of a presbytery-a country
brother-complained that the city
clergymen dressed too well, and thus
made undue distinction between them
and their country brethren. DIR.
Breckinridge, always ready for de-
bate, Strengthened his tall, 1.-THE form
up, and indignantly denied the
charge" In burst Of eloquent an
ger he declared that he was ready to
change clothes with any brother on
that floor In an instant short fat
brother-as broad as long-waddled
into the aisle and called out weazily:
"Mr, Moderator, I'm his manw The
vision Of DR.. Breckinridge's arms and
legs protruding from the baggy clothes
of the other upset the dignity of the
presbytery, and spoiled the eloquence
of the orator.
Now and then we get fresh little
statistic of Mr.. Gilmore's musical en-
terprise, of which report is nothing if
not numerical. At the first ever.to
aforementioned Jubilee, the organ re-
quired twenty-four men to blow it.
The organ building for the June dem
onstration will be three times as large.
1t would therefore require seventy two
men to blow it, did not science step in
with steam-engine, and supply
maximum of wind with a minimum
of motive power Who can say that
in time we may no have a steam So
prano?
In Oregon they resort to peculiar
modes of electioneering. A man in
Lane county who aspired to be a can
didate for Sheriff complains that his
enemies circulated a report that a tree
fell upon him and killed him, in order
to prevent his nomination, thinking,
probably, with very good reason, that
if he was supposed to be dead he would
not be nominated. He very rightly
protests that this is not fair play, as he
is not willing to be regarded as dead
by his fellow citizens, nor to be kept
from the honorable position of Sheriff
of Lane county. 3
A note from a gentleman who was
"snowed up" in Maine, states that dur
ing the last storm too much snow was
blown through the keyhole of the out
side door of the house where he was
stopping, and that it took two men
two days to shovel it out. And that
wasn't the hardest storm of the month
by any means.
The Chicago Post puts it thus: The
buzz-saw has slain its thousands and
the mower and reaper its tens of thou
sands. The season for being killed by
base ball opens little late this year,
but satisfactory report has been re-
ceived from Racine. Age twelve.
Hot liner. In the stomach.
In Chicago, some boys surreptitious-
ly pinned to the coat of pedestrian a
yellow card, bearing the inscription
Smallpox here; are you vaccinated?"
The Times says "the gentleman met
with perfect ovation wherever he
went, but he had pretty much the en-
tire walk to himself"
During the conference at Worcester
the following dialogue was overheard
between u ) newsboys: IL say, Jim,
what's the meaning of so many minis
ters being here all together ?" "Why,"
answered Jim, scronfully, "they al
ways meet once a year to exchange
sermons with each other"
A Salem officer on Tuesday ospied
an honest importation from the Eme-
raid Isle with his mouth to the OPEN
ing Of street letter-box, inquiring
for letter for Pat Murphy. The Off
Ger showed Pat the way the postoffice,
where it is presumed he got an answer.
A western New York miss unguard-
edly made the remark in the family
circle recently that "when gentlemen,
eat warm maple sugar it gets into their
mustaches and makes them scratchy."'
Her father is curious to know how she
found it out.
An old bachelor at q wedding feast
had the heartiessness to offer the fol-
lowing toast: "Marriage-The gate
through which the happy lover leaves
his enchanted regions and returns to
earth"
Dohson says his friends seem deter.
mined to give him the title OF Dr. His
butcher, baker, and all the rest do so,
but they put the DIR. after his name
instead Of before it.
An Indiana lady has divorce from
her husband in her pocket, and when
ever he don't mind, she takes out the
document and shows it to him, when
he "weakeEs."
A San Francisco paper says straw
berries will soon be drug in the mar.
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