The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-04-17
Items Of Interest.

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A sweet rascal-The sugar beet.
A Celebrated Case-The printers.
"Two for assent "A bridal couple.
Uneasy lies the head that wears
frown.
Even barrel-hoop will turn when
trod upon.
A set of teeth things-Dentist's in
struments.
The head waiter-Ihe last man in a
crowded barber's shop.
Catch barber with a dull razor and
he is bound to hone up.
A household in Boston advertises
rooms toilet to gentlemen furnished with
gas.
A Cleveland county IN. o. man has
had three Just and lawful wives i'll the
last year.
The shoemakers don't mind dull times.
Their shoes are sold before they go into
the market
Little girls believe in man in the
moon-young ladies believe in man in
the honeymoon.
The Earl of Beaconsfeld is one OF the
best dressers in England, and one OF
his dressing-gowns cost So, 600.
Many q tear Of wounded pride,
Many fault of human blindness,
Has been soothed, or turned aside,
Bya quiet voice Of kindness.
During the last decade $106, 600, 900,
derived from confscated church prop
erty sold at auction, have been paid into
the treasury of Italy.
King Humbert has instituted yearly
prizes of 81 900 each for those most dis
tinguishing themselves in literature, art,
and science in his kingdom.
A girl in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was stimuli
taneously converted and cured of STAN
mering by Revivalist Hammond. She
thinks miracle was wrought.
William Pavitt, of st. Paul, on being
arrested for branding his unruly sons
tongue with hot iron, said that things
had come to pretty pass-when parent
could not discipline his own children.
Chinese are starving--70, 600, 900 of
them the cable says. How many is
that, do you know? Why, is is so many
thatsif you were to count at the rate of
ten minute, night and day, without
eating or sleeping, it would take you
fourteen years to count them.
THE SONG OF THE MILKMAD.
Turhl turn for my cheeks they burn;
Turn by the vale, my Harry!
Fill, pail! fill, pail
He's turned by the vale,
And there by the stile waits Harry,
Fill, filll-fll, ail!-hll
For there by the stlle waits Harry.
The world may go rou4d-the world may
stand still,
But I-can milk and marry.
-Scri5ner.
So! 80 brute huddup your foot
Look at ye now, where you've stuck it
Hold still your tail
Stiff as fail.
And both hind feet in the bucket!
There stands a tramp by the barnyard gate,
And-so there you brute, or I'll lam ye
So, now; 80 All, beast There you go!
And there goes the pail, too; dog
gone 9 cow, anyhow.
Burlington cHdlokeye.
| Anson Rye, of Vermont, is out with
challenge to wrestle any man in the
State. We have been ON the most inti-
mate terms with old Rye for the past
r thirty years, and therefore know him
! we'll. He is an oily, pleasant sort OF
D cuss, but will surely get the inside track
on you if you don't look out Keep away
!, from him. You may manage to put him
down at first. but after ten or twelve
|, rounds, he will throw yOu sure, unless
3 you have a constitution like moving
machine. e.-DGn6ury Net0s.
7 A new electric light intended for the
: !. illumination of dwelling houses was ex'
. hibited in New York recently
? The lamp is constructed OF two
metal or carbon rods, between
which, near their end, is held
small bit of some compound, the prep
aration of which is the inventors secret
Il This compound is hard as q diamond
4 but when subjected to the electric cur
e rent becomes incandescent almost IN.
K stantly, and if burned iu the open air If
}. rapidly consumed. For this reason the
o lamp is inclosed in an air-tight glass
10 case, in which there is prepared atmos
a phere. 1t is stated that the bit OF com
e pound and the prepared atmosphere vii
n last an indefinite period and the cos
# of the light in dwellings is estimated a
h one fifteenth that of ordinary gas.
" FIVing Foxes.