The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-10-30
Items OF Interest
A tiny thing-A fork.


A tiny thing-A fork.
Green and black tea are produced
from the same plant.
The locust makes a noise by fiddling
on it's wings with its legs.
In Europe there are only forty trees
that attain height of thirty feet.
If your foot is asleep, wake it up
quickly, for the poet tells us that the sole
is dead slumbers.
A party of boys, who were caught in
the act of stringing up a canine on
ruaely constructed scafold, ar e said to
have a hang-dog look.
A "bark in distress, " may mean yes
sci in trouble, or it may mean dog with
a caudal tin-pan attachment Ship
news reporters should be more particu-
lar.
"This is Neptune, said the professor,
placing his finger on the outside ball OF
the system, "and we are now two thou
sand, seven hundred and fifty millions
of miles from the sum-" Rheumatic
student on the back seat involuntarily
turns up his collar, and shivers percepti-
bly,.
What was it that Thaddeus of War
saw? What kind of grub was it that
Henry VIII? What did Darwin
Whom did Gladstone? What did Count
Schouvaioff2 Now, what did Hamlet ?
What did William Tell d? When did
Bonaparte? Why did Marshel Ney =?
Why did Theodore Hook2 Upon what
did Archbishop Trench and what did
Captain Cook? What did William Penn
What did Bismarck? What did Leigh
Hunt?
Goodbye, sweetheart" was his last
words to the beautiful girl who hung
over the front gate and pouted her sweet
red lips to be kissed and then as he
walked down the street he solioquized !:
off had all the money have squan-
dered on oysters and ice-cream and
buggy rides for that girl, could buy
me an overcoat now," and "whew !" he
said, as the wind whistled around the
corner, "I'm a-going to need it pretty
soon too. -
Two English sailors bought a Him
alayan bear and brought it home on
shipboard to London, muzzled with
leather thongs and bound by stout
chain. As they were leading the animal
along the streets to Jamrach's famous
repository il got excited, tore its muzzle
to shreds, attacked its captors, who fed
for dear life chased a woman, disem-
bowelled cab-horse aud was eating a
misguided dog that had attacked itwhen
it was killed. AS they only got ten
shillings for the skin, the sailors lost by
the operation.
POEM OF SCRAPS.
l. Why all this toll for triumphs of an hour?
,, Lifes a short summer-man flower;
$. BY turns we catch the vital breath and dit--
4. The cradle and the tomb, alas! 30 nigh.
). To be is better far than not TO be,
6. Though all mans life may seem tragedy;
Z. But light cares speak when mighty gliefs are
dumb
8. The bottom is but shallow whence they come.
Q. Your fate is but the common fate Of all;
10. unminged Joys here to 40 man befan.
IL. Nature to each allots his proper sphere
II. Fortune makes folly her peculiar care.
l3. Custom does often reason Oyerrue,
IL. And throw cruel sunshine on fool.
10. Live well, how long or short, permit TO heaven
l6. They who forgive most shall be most forgivens
II. Sin may DE clasped 80 close cannot see its
face
8. Vile intercourse where virtue has not place;
10. Then keep your passions down, however dear,
20. Thou pendulum betwixt smile and tear,
u. Her sensual snares let faithess Pleasure lay
2l With craft and skill, to ruin aud betray.
2S. Soar not too high TO fall, but stoop to rise.
"a. We masters grow of all we despise.
26. Riches have wings, and grandeur is dream.
~. Think not ambition wise because It's brave,
| 23. The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
29 What is ambition? ? tits glorious cheat,
| 30 Only destructive to the brave and great.
81. What's all the gaudy glitter of crown?
| 32 The way TO bliss lies not on beds of down.
| 49, How long we live, not years but actions tell
| "a. That man lives twice who lives the first life
well.
35 Make. then, while yet ye-may, your Godf our
friend;
3J Whom Christians worship, yet not comprelas.
! 81 The trust that's given, guard and to yourself
be just
/ 49, For live how we can, yet die We must.
! Il, Young 2, DR.. johnson ., Pope 4, Pros
| 5, Sewel q, Spencer T. Daniel 3, Sir waite
! Raleigh 9, Longfellow 10, Southwell; IL. Cod
| greye 10, Churchill 10, Rochester; IA, Arp
| strong Ia Milton; IL. Bailey II, Trench let
! Somerville 10, Thomson; 20, Byron 2l, srnol
| lett %, Crabbe; %, Massinger -, Crowley ~
Boatte; 50. Cowper ~ Sir Walter D9yenant
! a. Gray -, Willis 30 Addison 81. Drydcn
! 82 Francis Quarles i3, Watkins "a, Herrict
! 49, William Mason SO, hin 81 Dana 3s, shahet