The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-11-17

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nessee. Soldiers of both armies raid
ed his farm. So he removed all his
produce to a cave in the Cumberland
Mountains. A storm tore down a rock
which closed the mouth of the cave.
Therein he lived for thirteen years in
the dark, eating from his produce and
drinking from spring. The other
day railway company blasting for a
tunnel blasted him out. SO says a
paper. but then the paper probably
lied. l-I
In the San Froncisco Jail is a girl
only sixteen years old. She is ex-
cessively shy and demure, bushes
when looked at by visitors, and faints
when drunkards are brought bleeding
into prison. Her face is delicate and
expressive of retiring modesty and
gentleness. Her name is Annette Gil.
lard, and she is awaiting trial for stab
bing a man four times with big butch.
er-knife, and then smashing his skull
with brick.
A California farmer sent to the
State Fair, which was recently held in
Illinois, the heaviest fleece of wool on
record, its total weight being a little
over fifty pounds. The Wool Grow
ers' Association had it secured and
weighed, when it was found that there
were thirty.eight pounds of grease
and dirt in it and two pounds of
burrs.
"There may be such thing as love
at first sight," remarked Detroit
girl as she twisted ''friz'' around the
curling iron, "but / don't believe in
it. There's Fred / saw him q hun
dred times before | loved him. In
fact / shouldn't have fallen in love
when l did if his father hadn't given
him that house and lot"
They were husband and wife. and as
they stood before the Soldiers Monu-
ment she asked:
whats that figure on top?"
"That's a goddess" he answered.
"And what's goddess ?"
"a woman who holds her tongue. /"
he replied.
Mr.. Doze Of Milwaukee, awoke the
other day to find that his wife had run
away with sewing machine 'feller."
At first Mr.. Doze thought he was
dreaming, but when he discovered
that she had really gone, he could not
help feeling sympathy for the sewing
machine agent. Q
George Metzge, of Carlisle, Pa,
now in his ninety fifth year, is the
Oldest person who has ever served ia
the Pennsylvania Legislature. He
was member during the years 1913
and 1914. He is said to retain his
powers of body and mind almost un.
impaired.
We sometimes meet an original
gentleman who, if manners had not
existed, would have invented them
Detroit Free Press. Thanks.-Chicaoo
Times. There's impundence. The
Free Press will please mention us by
name next time.-Rochester Democrct.
"Ston ewall" jackson was a great
military chieftain, and is famous in
history, and yet how many of our
readers to whom his sobriauet is so
familiar, would know, if we didn't
tell them, that his real name was
Thomas Jonathan jackson?
A hunter in Sonoma county, Cal.
brought down three deer with a single
shot one day last Month. The charge
was buckshot, and was intended for a
doe, but two fawns that stood by her
side were also killed.
The only kind of cheating at card,
which is not forgiven English club. b.men
is the trick called sa,rter Ia couDe or
changing the cut. Any other kind of
deception may be practiced almost
with impunity.
There is everything in getting an
interesting head for sensational item
The following original heading NAV
be found in Michigan paper: "Cuss
you, bring in that wood on subscrip-
tion."
For relieving a journalist of two
dollars and ten cents, two thieves have
received the well-merited sentence of
SIX years in the penitentiary. The
profession must be protected.
The original hemlock log founda.
tlons Of Long Wharf at Boston were
unearthed a few days ago, and found
to be as solid as when first put down,
164 years ago.
II. M. Crane, wealthy manufactur.
er of Dalton, Berkshire county, Miss.
invited bis friends not to bring pres
ents to the wedding of his daughter
last week.