The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-05-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
A soft snap--The baby's bite.

A soft snap-The babys bite.
A trunk line-'Handle with care"
Bound to fill drunkard's grave-The
sexton.--Pucb.
The man who deems his house his cas-
tic has the moat in his eye.
Death is a wonderful mimic. He can
take anybody off.-Bingtamtoa Leader.
One of the greatest of home comforts
is the shirt which isn't made at home. -
Puck
If you want to 1atter a man, toll him
he can't be fattered. -PaiLadelphia
Times.
A stroke of misfortuue-The one we
have all along been using against Yale.
-HdrUard Lampoon.
The fact that riches have wings may
be the reason that they enable man to
''fy high. - Washington Post.
The colleges are not quite gone daft
over athletics. They are still in posses
sion of their faculties. Puck.
There is nothing a man enjoys more
than complaining of his great response
bilities.--IndiaHePolis Journal.
'Is your teacher big mani" "Strap-
pin" murmured Johnny, as he uncon-
sciously felt of the sore spot.--Harpard
Lampoon.
Judge-"What do you do during the
week9', Tramp-"Nothing." "And
on Sunday2" Then l take day off,"
-IeEaS Siftings.
Teacher--"How would you describe
Henry VIII. of England2" Student
81 would describe him as a professional
widower. ."-Hayper'S Basar.
Before you start out to attain a seat on
the highest pinnacle of fame bear in
mind that it runs up to a pretty sharp
point.-IndianapoliS Journal.
The men who do not agree on any pos
sible points of doubt are the ones that
seem to find tie most pleasure in each
others society. Washington Post.
Along the shore the city girl
VIII soon bc making freckles,
And TO the hotel her papa
Will ante up the shekelS
Cloak Reuiew.
"Some people" said a clever observer,
speaking of az oversensitive friend the
other day, "leave their feelings lying
around for other people to step on."-
Boston TrdcelIer.
They were talking about trees. "My
favorite," she said, sis the oak. 1t is
so noble, so magnificent in its strength.
But what is your favorite2" "Yew," he
replied.-PttsbUg Dipatch.
There is a man in Atchison who is
always good and kind and thoughtful
of others, but he never gets any credit
for it. He is so homely that people seem
to expect goodness of him.-Atchison
(RaR.) GloJe.
How hard it is to believe a man after
we have been lying to him ourselves. 1t
has sometimes happened that au habitu-
ally untruthfui man has kept up his
reputation after death by lying in state.
-Teras SjtiRgs
Metamorphosis: An eminent surgeon
says that with four cuts aud a few stitches
he can alter a mans face SO his own
mother would not know him. Any news
paper can do that with only one cut
CIeCeldRd Plain Dealer.
"Clara became old almost in a moment
the other night" "Nonsense!" "Not
at all. She was sitting in the parlor
with her young man when her father en-
tered, Her youth departed immedi-
ately. y."-NeO YOr5 Stn.
Like a womanr' Like a maup
But discriminate, who can?
Let's 10 truth all homage render.
Own, il we would be precise,
Every weakness, every vIca--
All are Of one common gender.
PUCK
What did the lawyer say to you,
Bridget" "lIe axed me did / know
there was brass enough in me face to
make a good,slzcd kettle, and told him,
shure, thin there was sauce enough in
his tongue to fill it, the ould haythen,"
- Chicago NeloS.
"For all we know there really may be
a man in the moon" said the leather
drummer. "Therc is" said the hard.
ware drummer, who was still indignant
over hayiLg been sent to the top floor.
81 leaned out of my window aud had
quite talk with him last night. ."-Ia.
didHdp0iiS journal.