The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-11
Rates Of Adv,-ertisi6

The Dubuque Times relates that tho
other night a prominent citizen being
aroused by the fire bells rushed to the
door of his house in his night clothes
to see where the fire was. The door
was provided with a night lock, and
when he closed it, it fastened itself,
and there he was out in the night, with
no way to get back. His wife was out
of town, the servants were of to
dance, the son was down to the fire.
Several desperate jerks Of the bell
and frantic pounding on the door-the
more frantic by the thought that his
property on Main street might be
burning or endangered ed-failed to
bring a response. Notwithstanding
his cool attire, sweat dropped from
every pore. Just as be had reached
that nearly crazed condition which
would render him unaccountable for
any act, one of the servants came
rushing home. The woman, schocked
at finding her master N so slightly
clad condition, put her hands over
her eyes, gave slight shrek, and
started quickly away. "Come back
here, confonnd you. Let me i'll !"
fairly Kissed the master. But the wo-
man, now frightened, ran, and then
there was foot race, and lively fiut-
ter the ghostly garment kept up, as a
cadence to the swift-hying feet of the
man. Just as the man had been
brought to sudden stop by painful
bruise of his foot, and was nursing 1t
with curses loud aud deep, his son put
in an appearance with key.
Ohio is very indignant at the sen,
tence Of her latest defaulter. He en-
bezzled ninety thousand dollars, and
his punishment is fine of sixty thous.
and dollars, and one year in the Ohio
Penitentiary. This gives him sala-
ry Of thirty thousand dollars a year,
which is fair these times.
The gallant secretary of life in
surance company, being in command
of platoon during the late unpleas-
antness, struck up the gun of one of
his men about to fire on staff officer
with The exclamation, Don't shoot at
him, we've got policy on him!"
The burglars plan of binding aud
gagging nix cashiers and forcing
them to give up the keys Of the vaults
may be easily frustrated. Many banks
are now furnished with keys which
may be taken apart and the pieces en-.
trusted at night to several persons.
Telegraphy is death on verbosity.
In Texas they simmer it down to VOW
els. Specimen: A man in certain
neighborhood, who had lost valuable
mare, received, per wire, the following
dispatch-"Mare here. Come get her.
Thief hung" .-'''
A correspondent writes from Swiss
town: II was much amused on looking
over visitors book at the inn to find
that under the head occupation two
German girls had written: Looking
for husband.
A Black Crook ballet-girl fell OH
the footlights in San Francisco thea.
tire one night recently, but escaped in
jury from the fact that there was moth.
ing of any consequence on her to take
, fire.
A horse-car conductor of this city
who for several months past has been
starving on salary of 1925 per day
expects to break ground for the cree.
2 ton of row of brownstone fronts in
) South Brooklyn shortly.
I An attempt was to have been made
last week to get up another woman's
crusade in Cleveland, bat three oi
!. four of the leaders we're disappointed
: about their Fall bonnets, and the affair
e didn't come of.
An inquiring man thrust his fingers
! into bOrse's mouth to see how many
teeth he had. The horse closed hi
mouth to see how many fingers tn,
man had. The curiosity of each wa
:, fully satisfied.
a sis that your offspring, madam ?
4 asked Missouri judge of woman
n who had hold Of stub.nosed boy
v handHr "No. sir" she replied, "this
e my oldest boy"
l A San Juan miner who has beel
,. prospecting in southwestern Colorad
d has found whole forest of petrifeC
trees, with petrifed birds sitting oil
!, the limbs singing petrifed songs.
y 1t doesn't look we'll, to say the least
y for Kansas church member to hav
7. to draw out his revolver in order t
e get at his two cents for the contribu
: lion box.