The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-09-11


known to have resided, the name lingo
perverted to Indigo is not uncommonly
bestowed in baptism on the children of
the poor. "I myself" says cores
pondent of the Guardian, ga few years
since baptized in Gotham Paris Church
child to whom the name of Indigo
was given, and was then and there told
that the name was not unfrequent in
the village, and that its origin was
that Of the illustrious architect"
The Boston and Albany Railroad
has adopted very sensible regulation.
All station men are ordered TO stop
any freight train which may approach
within FIVE minutes of the passage of
the preceding one. In this way the
trains are kept at least FIVE minutes
apart. There are many other little
precautions that might be required on
railroads to the greater security of the
public, but as rule they are only
thought of just after some frightful ac-
cident has happened.
The value of a letter may be seen
by omiting the from speculation, and
you get "peculation," an ugly word.
This is a mistake which American
printers should avoid from patriotism,
if for no other reason. Take away
this letter, and what is left of the
Stars and Stripes? Nothing more than
Tar and Tripe.
How much money have you? said
a rich old curmudgeon to a gay young
fellow courting his daughter. 'Oh, l
haven't much of anything, now, but 1
have a rich prospect, indeed The
wedding occurred and the old chap
learned from his fine son-in-law that
the rich prospect was the prospect of
marrying his daughter.
An Indiana man took friend home
TO tea the other evening, without Civ
ing his wife notice. That night she
talked herself into paralysis of the
tongue. Now all the men in the neigh
borhood are sending for friends and
taking them home at all hours.
The other night the Kansas Pacific
passenger train lost its sleeping Car,
and the conductor went back sixtv
miles before he found it, and the pass.
engers were sleeping in peaceful inno-
oence, waiting for a freight train 20
run into them.
The Moravia Netcs contains the fol-
lowing advertisement: Lost-A small
gold gentleman's ring, between Satur-
day evening and Monday on the road
near Montville. The person finding
such an article can return it to its
owner at this Office and paying charges.
A little boy was sent to store for
some eggs; before reaching home he
dropped them. In answer to the ques-
tion from his mother, "Did you break
any?" he replied, "No didn't break
any, but the shells came off of some
of them."
A Connecticut paper says: II that
accordion artist who so assiduously
practices "Shoo Fly" and other classi.
cal music, opposite this office, will
call at the American ConsuPs house,
Honolulu, he will be literally reward
ed.
The statistician Of an Eastern paper
AYERS that the flies are so good-natured
this season that well-organized one
will allow himself to be brushed off
an editors nose eighty times and
not show any temper.
A Kentucky candidate for Congress
lately fed affrighted from the rost. um
because some boys threw a pack Of
firecrackers at his heels and he mis-
took them for bullets of the opposition.
A Southern paper says in its local
columns: "a negro and two fine mules
were drowned in the river yesterday.
The mules were remarkably fine AM
mails, and cannot be easily replaced"
A woman was recently arrested in
Baltimore on the charge of being
common scold." In two minutes
,alk with the justice she proved the
charge true and was committed.
The following notice is posted con-
spicuously in a newspaper Office out
West: "Shut the door; and as soon as
you have done talking business, serve
your mouth the same way"
A young woman, whose pocket had
been picked in an omnibus, admitted
that she felt the prisoner pressing her,
but thought che was only intending 10
make love"
A Cincinnati wife left her husbands 8
board, but took the bed with her. He
is puzzled to know how to word
legal notice of warning to prospective
creditors.
Barnum's gorilla was heard to re-
mark, one hot day, that she'd be -
if he'd wear a hair overcoat much
longer this hot weather for $40 a
week"
Soma unscianfiGc thief recantlv roh.