The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-11-05

"Henry Winston is a mulattO resident
of this place. He was born in North
Carolina, and is now about fifty years
of age, according to his own count.
About seven years ago Henry's skin
commenced turning white, assuming
the lighter color and clear transparent
hue common to the Causasian race,
since which time his skin has been
gradually changing until he is now
about two.thrds white, and he is as
spotted as any leopard. The change,
as we stated, has been going on grad
ually, but without any regularity as
to locality. Spots on his hands, arms,
face and body are of as clear color
as that Of ;ny European, while the
surrounding spots are in some places
almost black, in others brown, and
still others of light yellow, the diff.
ferent shades marking the different de.
grees of progress of the change. The
changed part of his skin, while pos
sessing the clear, rosy tint of the Cau
casian, retains the appearance Of
coarseness common to the African race,
but is extremely sensitive to the light
and heat of the sun. The health of
this person has been uniformly good.
and he can assign no reason Why his
skin should change"
An old lady of Lowell, Massacha.
setts died at an almost centenarian aye
a few days ago. Before her death she
gave minute directions for her fune-
raj. Among other things, she said she
wanted to be "laid ont" in her black
gown, and they must not take oUt the
back breadth, as they did when Sally
Smith was laid ont. "For," said the
old lady, deprecatingly but seriously,
what figure Sally will cut at the
resurrection without any back breadth
in her gown ?"
The geological changes of the earth
are sufficiently illustrated by those of
our own period. Fifteen years ago
Rockaway was fine beach. Within
that time the waves and winds have
thrown up sand island five miles
long few hundred yards from shore,
and completely cut it off from the
surf; last winter this island was con-
nected by the same agencies with the
main land, and now second island
is being made outside the first.
A new story in regard to Mr.. Lin
coin is that when questioned in regard
to some of the witticism attributed to
him, such as Grant and the whisky"
etc., he laughed and said: "rhe pa
pers make me smarter than / am; |
have said none of these things, with
one exception. did say, when l had
the small pox, Now let the office
seekers come, for at last l have some
thing can give to al of them"
Mr.. Robert Bonner will erect N
monument to Fanny Fern. She wrote
exclusively for his paper-the Ledger
during almost the entire period of
her literary distinction. The monu.
meut will be placed in the beautiful
cemetery of Mount Aubrn, where re-
pose the remains of another eminent
contributor to the Ledger-Edward
Everett.
Recent geological surveys Of the
new Territories of the far West have
revealed the very important fact that
the known coal deposits of the Rocky
Mountain region extend over an area
Of upwards of two hundred and fifty
thousand square miles, in strata vary
ing from five to thirty five feet in
thickness.
The barbarous custom Of piercing
ladies ears for earrings is rapidly be-
ing abolished. Several very ingenious
arrangements for fastening III these
articles of jewelry without the usual
surgical operation are now sold ut the
jewelry shops and are very extensive
ly worn.
A Bay City girls overskirt slipped
down provokingly low as she stood on
Wednesdays ferry-boat, and exposed
II file of the East Saginaw Enterprise.
That journal is usually "behind," but
to have the whole file in that fix looks
very unlike enterprise.
The wife Of a professional gambler
aI Oulaha, IateIyJ seeing needy Wo-
man begging, went into her husbands
gambling den and raised eonsidera-
bic sum of money from the blacklegs
there assembled, which she presented
to the poor stranger.
Cleveland enjoyed a sensation the
other day in the marriage Of couple
of deaf mutes. The ceremony was
performed by signs, the couple being
made as "unspeakably happy" as
though their vows were made audable.
Mary Butler Of Jerseyville, Illinois,
wants to plow match with some able
bodied Young man, and would have no
objections 10 Nrestla him "snnnrn