The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

People who livein glass houses should
pull down the blinds.
Diamonds in the rough-Those swal.
lowed by thief when arrested.
The bes. way to keep meat in hot
weather is to keep it on the hoof.
Take care" says an exchange.
Well take it in small doses if you
must.
The cattle bells in the Harz mountains
are made so as to harmonize with one
another.
The conductor who divided his COL
lections with the company claimed that
it was a fare arrangement.
A yacht, two miles at sea, was thrown
out of the water and capsized by the eX-
plosion Of mine near Ancona, Italy.
Two alligators-the first specimens
ever found in the old worli-were
lately captured in the Yang g-tse-Kiang.
The British museum contains wig
which was found in a good state OF pres
ervItion at Thebes, and is probably
5000 years old.
The following notice may occasion
ally be found posted upon the door of
Partisan newspaper Office: "Gone
to fight a duel; be back in half an
hour"
In the suburbs OF Macon, Ga, they
have an ice factory, which is turning
out the finest ice from pure spring
water, and delivering it by two wagons
all over the city, selling eight pounds
for five cents.
listers of clinging shapes, without the
broad belt which forme erly characterized
them, are made of the English homespun
cloths for driving and steamer cloaks.
Small turbans of the cloth are made to
match the ulsters.
The Kentucky Mammoth cave pro-
perty embraces 5000 acres, owned by
heirs in New York, Chicago and Wash
ington. Some of the heirs have filed
suit in the Edmunson circuit court for
the sale of the property.
gentleman who married a widow
complained to her that he liked his beef
well done. "Ah, thought was cook
ing for Mr.. Brown" said she, "he liked
his rare. But, darling, / will try and
forget the poor dear"
Some experiments with various soils
as filters for removing organic matter
from water have shown that gravel
produces little result, sand being much
more effective in removing the impuri-
ties and fire loan forming a still better
filter.
The Rev. G. S. Williams, of New
York, says the frequent occurrence of
disasters by which human life is reck-
lessly lost shows that the country is
drifting toward paganism, disregard of
human life being characteristic of that
condition.
Going home from church she re-
marked to her husband did you no.
tice that bald-headed man in front of
us, and how young he looked? l never
saw any one so young before with II
baid-head." Then he shut her up by
replying: my dear, was bald headed
before l was Il year DID,"
With few exceptions, Australian
trees are found to tl)urish as we'll in
California as in their native country.
Conversely, it is expected that the ma
tive vegetation of California can be sue
cesslully grown in Australia, and that
the crops which succeed in one country
are likely to do so in the other.
The public health department of Ger
many has officially sanctioned the use
Of the following coloring matters in
confectionery, etc. For white, flour
and starch; tor red, cochineal, carmine,
madder red, and the Juice of carrots and
cherries; for yelloS, saffron, safllower
and tumeric; for blue, indigo and lit
mus; for green, juice OF spinach and
mixtures OF the above blues and yellows;
for brown, burnt sugar and Spanish
juice; and for black, Indian ink.