The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-03-13
Items Of Interest,

"Papa," said little girl, "give me .
ride on your knee, won't you = lie TOOK
the little gallop at once.
What is the difference between
hungry man and glutton? One longs
to eat, the other eats too long.
"Will you name the bones of the
headP" "Ive got 'em all in my head,
Professor, but can't give them.
A vounc lady was undecided whether
To accent the addresses of James or John
James gave her sealskin sacque, and
she Immediately gave tie sack TO 9ohn'
Says General LIE Due,
We shall never have luck
To get rid of the national pucker and debt
Till we grow our own tea
And coffee and the
Non-astringent Japanese persimmon--you Oet'
The United States has 651 head OF cat
tie to every 1000 population, DenmSTk
587 head, Norway 564, Sweden 482, Hol-
land 395, Switzerland 388, Germany 384,
Austro- Hungary 354, France 1916, Russia
1876 and Great Britain 300.
The Congressional Directory shows
that out of 800 members of Congress
only 1893 are natives of the States which
they represent. Only one State North
Carolina) is represented entirely by
native born citizens, while the delega-
tions of ten States do not contain single
native.
The following is San francisco adj
vertisement: Correspondence is solic-
tied from bearded ladies, Circassians, or
other female curiosities, who, in return
for true heart and a devoted husband,
would travel during the summer months
and allow him to take the money at the
door"
Matrimony among deaf mutes has lis
disadvantages as well as its sweets-at
least so thinks the husband in Lafayette,
Ind, who, returning home late, found
his door locked against him. No amount
of pounding was loud enough to arouse
his sleeping spouse, and he was forced
tU smash window and crawl into his
| dwelling,
Three taxi dogs, the greyhounds of
central Asia, have been brought to the
Geological Garden at Paris. They are
the first ever seen in Europe and are dis
tinguished by the extraordinary length
of their heads, their ears, long, pendant
aud silky, like those of the spaniel, and
their hairy legs and feet, which look like
those Of shaggy poodles.
The following death notice is trans
lated literally from Zurich newspaper
"I communicate to all my friends and
acquaintauces the sad news that at three
p. NJ. tomorrow / shall incinerate, ac-
cording to all rules of art, my late
mother-in-law, who has fallen asleep
| with faith in her Lord. The funeral
urn will be placed near the furnace. The
profoundly afflicted son-in-law, Bran
dolf- Lichtier."
Mark Twain, in his January atlantic
/ article, pronounces an india rubber tree
/ which he saw in Bermuda, fraudulent
/ arrangement, because its branches bore
neither shoes, suspenders, nor any other
| india rubber fruit of that description.
| He also saw a mahogany tree which he
! doesn't call fraud, therefore, we infer,
| that it's branches were loaded down with
/ pianos, bureaus, cabinets, centre tables,
/ and other mahogany fruit of useful
/ kind. -NOrri8tOlCn HerdLd
DR.. Hildebrandt, the African explorer,
has been describing his travels to the
Berliu Geographical Society. He was
Obliged to be very adroit and ingenious
in dealing with the nNt ives. Among the
Hataitas he was regarded as magician,
and was forced to pronounce incantations
on the unfruitful fields. For this pur.
pose, at his request, specimens OF all
! the plants and animals i'll the vicinity
were gathered by the tribe, and after
having served as a "fetish, were care
fully packed away in the collections.
! On another occasion he was attacked by
several hundred natives, who beat a
hasty retreat when the explorer advanced
toward them armed with Photographic
camera.
DIR. Cones, the naturalist of the Hay
den Survey, does not seem to care for
company. On the door of his Office, in
Washington, is the inscription: "Notice
TO Blessings brighten as they
take their fight" and the walls are
hung with such notices as these; EA-
i cunt Omnee." " He who robs me oi my
time confers the charm OF his persona,
presence at the expense OF Science
" Freedom from interruption conleIs
peace of mind that religion cannot
give" "Brevity is the soul OF WI IN
visiting" "The simple fact OF door
has a certain suggestiveness." 1t is said
that the. collection is so antique thai
people often stay over train to eee
tbem-and him. But one interF
,,,1e,. o1ch circumstances would