The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-04-30

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work
A young man at party on Mon
day evening, being asked if he could
play the hardischord, wanted to know
If it WAS anything like seven up.
Boston editors care very little for
dress and wear paper collars, hut thier
ambition is to own the fnest library
and have eggs every morning for
breakfast.
An eccentric old fellow, who lives
alangs,le Of graveyard, was acked if
it WAS not an unpleasant location.
mo, said he, II never jined places
in all my life with set of neighbors
that mined their business SO stiddy as
they do.
A physician, on presenting his bill
TO the executor t an estate of de-
ceased husband patient, asked, DO
yon wish to have my bill sworn toY"
No" replied the executor, "the death
Of the deceased il sufficient evidence
that you attended him professionally"
A wicked Frenchman saws: "Tis =
mouruiul hour in life wien a man
comes To the cnncluSion that fame,
love, and happiness arc not worth a
good cigar" Tis a still more mourn,
iul hour when man comes to the
conclusion that cigar itself is worth
less. .f
A young woman. while eating a
stew, ia Middleiovn, Conn, the other
evening, combined that one of tho
oysters was full of bones, and careful,
if not attractive, examination showed
that it contained forty FIVE pearls,
varying in szs from Il pea to u pins
head.
A Weslfeld (Mass.) whip makers
wife appca red in person at one Of the
shops, recently, to explain his absence.
saying: "Jim is not we'll; ynu must
excuse him; he and ! had little diff.
ficultv at the breakE st-tahlo this
morning, aud he won't be able to work
this week"
1t rained the other evening, and
there WAS an entertainment A
voung gentleman said to young
lady May have the pleasure of
protecting you with my umbrella p
And, said she. with her round, expires.
>ive eyes looking full into his, Put
up your rag" We like to see people
sociabe.
An old bachelor said there's a
darned sight more iewelry worn now
DAYS than when WAS young. But
| there's one piece which always ad.
mired which ! don't often see nnw."
"Wnat is that p asked a Young lady.
"A thimhle,' was the reply, lie was
regarded with contempt and scoFn by
every lady in the room for the rest of
the evening.
"What would you give" asked
conreit' d young man of venerable
gentleman sitting oprusite to him at
| the table, "tn be as Young and spright-
lv as / amp" The old gentleman re-
nectcd moment, and then solemnIy
said, Il don't know but what would
he almost willing to be as foolish as
you are"
Does protection protect Since
| 1850, Maine has more than trebled
the numher of her manufacturing es-
Establishments and the nature Of their
products IL is estimated that their
are at the present time six thousand
! different manufactures in that State
giving Employment to over 40, 900 per-
sons, the aggregate products amount.
ing to some SS0,0OO,000 yearly.
A Californian who stopped over
Sunday in Omaha, started out in the
evening tn attend church. Not heing
familiar with the road to church, es.
, pecnlly iu Il strange city he put him.
self under the guidance Of polite
| citizen who from sheer force Of habit
entered the nearest faro den. where
the Californiau's donations cast him
i've hundred dollars.
The following aneodote has out.
| lived its early youth. but it still reads
we'll John Ph.eniX tells the story
that he was one day leaving San
| Francisc0 by the steamer. Every
body else was taking leave of friends
hut hc did not know soul in the
crowd Ashamed of his loneliness, as
/ tie heat sheered of he called out in Il
,oud voice "Good bye, Colonel" and
to his great delight, every man on the
wharf took Of hls hat aud shouted.
Colonel, goodbye"
Aa Auburn fisherman, few days
since, while fishing through Il hole in
/ the ice, caught a trout 50 large that