The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-03-28

41 faneackinB England and the con-
Inens for Berdan rifles, with q zeal
which sho we'd that the supply was far
short Of the supposed need. In any
way, however, the figures are startling
enough. We do not know whether
Birmingham likes the fact or not, but
it should be noted that the execution
Of such large orders by America-few
seem TO have come to England, our
export of arms and ammunition hav-
ing fallen off instead Of increasing
lately-affords another illustration of
the facilities which their multiplied
use of machinery gives to the Ameri.
cans. They are enabled to accept or
ders for such goods as firearms on a
large scale, which other makers can
not undertake and the only explana-
tion is that English contractors cannot
engage to complete them by the time
desired, while their Transatlantic ri
walls can. English paper.
A man named Jean de Falaise was
hanged in the sixteenth century for a
series of murders. To all questions
he replied with a song, and on the
scafFoid and in the presence of six
thousand persons he asked for and
obtained permission to say a few
words. Then he begged the throng
to join in the chorus Of a popular dit
ty, "There were four asses in a field,
nipping the tender grass" the chorus
consisting of limitations of braying.
Then said Jean: 81 die happy, be-
cause / have heard six thousand asses
braying at once, and l have no desire
to live with such fellow. creatures"
Two wealthy ladies ofEngland have
contributed enough money to clean
out Jacobs Well at Scheohem. The
we'll which formerly yielded cop
ious supply of excellent water, has
for long time been checked up with
stones aud dirt. 1t is one Of the most
celebrated Of all Biblical localities,
and is the resort of all the pious pill
~grims who visit Palestine.
Old Mr.. Bledsoe, although he is
very profane, wicked man, looks very
youthful for his years. One of his
neighbers remarked to Mrs. Bledsoe,
the other day, "The old man is wear
ing we'll, isn't he ?" ooh yes" re.
piled the old woman; "he's swearing
we'll enough as it goes, but consider
ing the opportunities and practice he's
had, he might put little more pol
4 ish into It."
One of the attractions at charita-
bic fair in Maine was collection of
wax models of women's hands and
feet, the originals belonging to resi-
dents of the village. The hands were
in most instances recognized. As to
the feet, there was only untrustworthy
guessing. Marks of corns, which
might have led to Identification, had
been carefully removed By the eau
tious artist.
"Before we were married." said he
to friend, "she used to say 'by. by SO
sweetly when went down the steps" d"
"And now what does she say?" asked
the friend. "Oh just the same" ex-
claimed the man-"buy, buy" "Ah!
4 see," said the other ''she only exer-
cised little different spell over
you"
An eastern debating society is at
work on the question, "Is it wrong to
cheat lawyer?" They are wasting
their time in discussing a secondary
question. The primary question is,
SIS it possible to cheat a laRyerY'
Whenever that is settled affirmatively
the other question can be easily dis
posed Of.
The first day Artcmus Ward enter
ed Toledo, travel-worn and seedy, he
said to an editor who was on the
street, "Mister where could l get a
square meal for twenty-five cents p
He was told. "I say, Mister" said
he, "where could l get twenty. five
cents9 ?"
A man in the top story of a Chica-
90 hotel attracted crowd of pedes,
trians by waving a pillow case and
shouting, "Some of you fellows go to
the Office and tell them to send me up
q cocktail" His bell was broken.
The Reading Eagle notices the fact
that the wife of John Hefner, junk
tlealer, residing Oh Walnut street
above Tenth, has just presented hel
husband with their forty-ffth child,
Patrick, where's the whiskey ]
gave you to clean the windows with y
Och, master, just drank it, and
honght if breathed on the glass i
eonld be all the same"
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