The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-06-12

TIMELY TOPICS.
Governor Nichols, Of Louisiana. has
only one arm and one leg he is slight
hair. '' '''--N wy
The last exotic spice which has been
acchmated in California is the ginger
plant. At Santa Clara the plant is
growing thriftily. IT resembles the
cornstalk in size and appearance. but
unlike corn, yields q blossom. From
the root is made the valuable product.
Jamaica ginger.
Salvation Factory" is the name of a
church in Coventry, England, as shown
IN the petition recently presented for it's
registration. The projectors are a pe-
cullar sect, who have been for some
time holding meetings in the streets.
and the building which they have now
secured for their church was formerly a
bicycle factory.
A short time ago English newspapers
announced that certain persons were
manufacturing and selling butter made
from the mud of the Thames river.
which is very much like n gigantic
sewer, Official investigation has shown
that although fat is really extracted
from THIS mud, 1T is not used for such a
purpose, but IN the manufacture of soap
and candles.
Governor Randall. of Wisconsin who
died sevaral years ago. left his wife
from $4,000 to $40, 900. mainly in an
unproductive homestead. Bv the advice
OF a supposed friend she sold her prom
erty, and put the proceeds in herd of
cattle In Nebraska. Learning tbat
things were going wrong, she went to
Nebraska, assumed $13, 900 of liabilities.
bought out and took the management of |
the whole business, and succeeded so
well that her herd is now clearing her
$o,UOO year, and is constantly increas.
ing in SIZE
What will not people do for the gold
Wnlch perlsheth? An impecunious
Italian tailor went into the church of
SG; Luke, In the Campo Vaccine, the
otner day, and pretended to pray very
doevoutly, He continued at his devo-
Ions until everybody else had left the
building. As soon as he found himself
alone and unobserved he drew a large
chlsel from under his garments and
forced the door of the tabernacle CON
talnlng the sacred vessels. Soon after
MS arrest some of the silverware was
recovered. His praying will hereafter
De done In secret in the solitude of a
prison cell.
Two cases, one in Belgium and the !
other In California, have shown that men
40 not always give up all hope, even
Wnen brought into court and guarded
ior serious crimes. The former was
oeing examined for forgery recently. 6
ana becoming enraged at some state G
ment made by the prosecution, he drew J
revolver and aimed at the opposing t
counsel, who at once took fight. he c
then aimed at the Judge, who also fled T
lncontlnently, and by hourishing his /
weapon Judicieusly, the court was soon c
cleared = whereupon he followed it's t
example and cleared out too. A China s
man who recently sailed from San Fran t
CISCO TO the Flowery Kingdom, accumu-
laIed wealth by persistent theft. and G
" w3en detected, would mildly remark, A
lou saVVy, me leper 2" whereupon he f,
W. was ., instantly dropped like hot potato. t,
fortune estimated at 800. 600. and sai1ad q
tor home in the enjoyment of excellent h
health. 0A'onV ~ u
In the summer of 1842, when Bis B
na5ck was twenty-eight years of age. W
and was cavalry officer, he was stand, o.
r. one afternoon with some of his com IS
oanlons on bridge, when his groom az
cd his horse into the water to drink FL
suddenly the horse lost footi NO. fell.
md the groom disappeared. Bismarck
a threw away his sword. tore -,
~ ms uniform, and sprang into the LII riI
lyer to save his servant. He caught M
im, but the frightened man clune to RI
'im with such grip that he had to 90 mi
the bottom before he could get loose wa
aventually he saved the groom. For w w
big gallant deed Bismarck received the to, to-
Prussian RettunqsnaedaiIle Tt
rescue medal) that one still sees between me
many stars and orders on his breast to
e is very proud of this mark of honor p,' se'
ld once, when a distinguished man Ju
sheo, with some sarcasm, the meaning me
the simple decoration, which. at the ing
me, was the only one he had. he SsH a
aSWered quickly, "I am in the habit rev eT
saving peoples lives sometimes I"