The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
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severe winters, an extensive New
York builder proposes to fit houses in
future to be erected by him with
double window sashes, toabe put on in
winter, as in Canada and other cold
countries. A great saving in fuel is
effected by such fittings.
Mark Twain has written a lecture.
which he proposes to deliver at 5000,
or so, a night, on his rights to the va.
cant Sandwich Island throne. He
lays no claim to kingship with the de.
ceased King Kamehameha, but rests
his title in the fact that he has no 9th.
er means of support.
Kansas has made itself nearly
bankrupt by its lavish assistance to
railway projscts. Over $4,000, 900 in
bends have already been issuel bv
counties and precincts, ana in some
instances the railroad debt exceeds the
assessed valuation of all the land in
the precinct or county.
Bishop Gilbert Haven finds three
large Protestant congregations in the
city ofMexico and wants dozen min.
listers there right of. He is much de-
lighted to find "a company of singers
gathered in the amen corner, going as
loud as they could in real Methodist
airs -
As some people are getting hysteri-
cal over what they call the inaugura.
tion expenses of the nation, it should
be known that Congress don't appro-
pirate cent for Inauguration, and
the whole expenditure is paid out of
the pockets Of the people Of the city
of Washington.
The outcry is general in New Erg.
land against the severity ofthe winter
"For fifty years." say they who watch
the vagaries Of the Thermometer with
interest, and whoseideas run smoothly
along isothermal lines, "no winter
has been so rigorous
A section Of plastering about the
size of a bed quilt fell on the heads of
group Of State Senators, who occu-
pied seats together in q Nashville the
atre, the other evening. The frighten-
ed legislators thought an investigation
was athand.
Here is the champion girl. Just out
Of school, down in Mississippi, hired a
few negroes last season, and under.
took to carry on the farm at her
homestead. Result: Eight bins pota-
tatoss, six hundred bushels corn.
Smart girl that,
Three nights in opera in Chicago
last week resulted in taking sl7, 800,
This sum must be multiplied several
times to show what these three nights
of fopera cost those who went. And
moeny is tight in Chicago!
Thin party Ito street urchin). "Boy,
what do you suppose that dog is fol.
lowing me forl" The youngster casts
knowing look at him and readily re-
plies: ''Guess he takes you for
bone!'
Cough lectnred to the Young Mems
Christian Association, of GAINESVILLE,
on "Will 1t Pay ?" The receipts were
light, and the young men have about
concluded that an answer in the mega
tive would be correct.
The Postmaster. General has issued
advertisements for bids for the new
penny postal cards. 1t is the inten.
tion Of the department to have the
cards ready for issue by the lst of May.
1t is proposed to put in operation at
the Vienna Exhibition a model shoe
factory, doing all the steps of the
work by machinery, and turning out
finised shoe in seven minutes.
Lizzie Rogers, of Williamsport, is
said to be the best female book keeper
in the U. S. Treasury at Washington.
She has been made eligible to a ST..
800 clerkship.
Western women are grumbiing ter.
ribly because the managers of agricul-
tural fairs don't give at least years
notice when they offer prizes for the
finest babies.
New Hampshire is one of the nine
States in which the Post office receipts
exceed the expenditures the surplus
on her behalf last year was owe. $780,.
600.
A somewhat illiterate old gentle.
man up town has named his dog
michael Angelo" on the supposition
that M. A. was one Of the old mastiffs.
Under the heading of "Happy
Thoughts" the Petersburg (Va.) Ap-
peal says that more sickness prevails
in that city than for many years past.
Every person on the staff of the Lon
don Times has held his place nine
years, while some have been connected
with the naner tMnnIy.twn yaara