The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-03-10

man. he accused considered him
self insulted by the prosecuting attor
ney, and drawing a revolver pointed
II at him. The attorney left. Tn,
pistol was in succession deliberatel,
pointed at the Judge, jury and spec
tators, all of whom followed the OK
ample of the attorney. Then the ac
cused left, and has never returned.
Seventeen years ago Louisville
young woman was told by clairvoy.
ant that she was destined to marry an
auburn-haired young man with blue
eyes and heavy moustache; that he'd
soon be rich, and that they would
have two children boy and girl.
She did marry the auburn haired man.
They have FIVE children now, the au-
burn hair has diappeared from the top
of the husbands head, and he is get
ting fifteen dollars a week.
The indianapolis Journal says
"Mr. l.. Barr, and employe Of one of
the rolling mills, is said to be one of
the most powerful men west of the
Alleghenies. He often picks up a
couple of rails weighing 1,120 pounds
for small wages, and can handle a 500
pound rail easier than most men can
handle a fair-sized stick of wood. He
is credited with having lifted 1,475
pounds not long SINCE"
An interesting phenomenon is OBJ.
served in Csdunk, Lily and Lake
Ponds, at Southington, Conn.,, decom.
position of vegetable matter on the
bottom producing carburetted hydro.
gen gas, which may be ignited at this
season by applying a match at holes
made in the ice. Some genius propo-
ses to put an air.tight fcoverine over
one of the ponds, and furnish illumi.
mating gas to the town.
A boy six years old having been
much lectured by his father on the
boyishness of crying when any calami.
ty happened, cheered the parents
hart the other morning, by saying,
Harry Bolton cried nearly all the
day cause his father died; but if you
should die, pa, 1 wouldn't cry Bit"
An1maginative lady, writing from
st. Petersburg, at the time of the cor.
onation of Alexander l., thus describes
the ceremony: "The Emperor enter
ed the church preceded by the assas.
sins of his grandfather, surrounded by
the assassins of his father, and follow.
ed by his own"
No st. Louis man ever certainly
promises his wife o new dress. He
says :--"If l get that money, and find
something that pleases me, and can
remember the number of yards, / may
bring dress, but don't depend on it."
. Two little newspapers in Sa,.ta Bar.
bara, California, are edited by two
women, and they quarrel. One says
the other is cross eyed, and the other
retorts that-her rival is an old maid.
No bloodshed as yet.
When foreigner finds plague is a
word of one syllable and ague part
of the plague is a word Of two. he
wishes that the plague might take one
half the English language and ague
the other.
In reply to n young write. who
wished to know (which magazine will
give me the highest position quickest ?"
a contemporary advises "a powder
magazine, if you contribute a fiery
article"
After waiting four years Michigan
lover finally popped the question, and
the girl answered: "Of course I'll
have you'll Why you fool, you, we
could have been married three years
ago !"
A saving husband-"George, dear.
don't you think it rather extravagant
of you to eat erwiththat delicious
jam r "No, love, Economical Same
piece of, bread does for BOTH"
The California trotting gelding Oc-
cident will come east about the ist of
April, in charge of Budd Doble, to
take his chances with other flyers dur
ing the trotting campaign.
"A Chicago girl refused to be en-
gagged until her lover first insured his
life in her favor. and then travelled
abroad for two years to improve his
manners.
The Cleveland Herald stands up for
three.card monte men. Some folks
when they scrape little money to.
gether, forget old frinds.
A Newark policeman had pair of
boots halfsoled last fall with a board
ing-house beef steak, and he hasn't
had wet feet all winter.