The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-30
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

IT'S better to be tried by fire than to
be fired after being tried.-Franklin
News.
People who cling to the anchor of
hope often have to go down into the
mud with it.-Puck.
Man is ninety per cent. water; and,
like water, he finds it easier to go down
hill than to climb. Puck.
She-"Do you think Penelope will
suit him2" He-"Yes, she'll lave to
and feed him and shoe him too"
The man who puts his heart in his
work often has very little of it left to
bring home to his family. Puck.
The camel and the swan are just the
opposite to each other, the camel always
has his back up while the swans back is
always doWn.--Truth.
A stole is a man who has so keen an
appreciation of the intensity of sensations
that he is ashamed to acknowledge his
own real feelings.-Puck.
"What would you do if you were
met" "T don't know, Pm sure. /
don't believe I'd bear it as we'll as you
do."-Binghamton Leader.
Woman never realizes what perfdious
scoundrels men can be until she mar
ries one of them aud gives him a letter
to Mathew York Herald.
Experience teaches, maybe;
But II man is too wise by half,
To wake up his second baby
For the sake of seeing it laugh.
Mercury
az told Soper yesterday that the club
he belonged to was a set of stupid fools,
and to-day they have gone and elected
me an honorary member. .".-Commercial
Bulletin.
"You must regulate your clothing by
the weather." said the physician. "Doc-
tor, said the despairing patient, "what
do you think am, lightning change
artistl"- Washington Star.
'Pm going into it and put it through.
II you were half a man you'd do it too
1--WE no objections, sir; but thon you see"
l am not half a man-though you may be.
Judge.
1t is difficult for the belated clubman
to realize that the towering female who
stands at the head of the stairs is the
timid little girl who once tainted in his
arms at the sight Of mouse. It'd
Bits.
''Bill, " said the burglar, ''there amt
nothin in this safe but a recipted mill
iner's BILL" "Is that sol" "Yes, I'm
goia' to quit this biz. 1t doesn't pay.
There's too much competition in it,
Washington Star.
''Miss Passeigh seems very contented.
She says she wouldn't change places
with queen" sob, dear mel" said
Miss Pepperton. 'Don't you know that
a queens birthday is matter Of official
record Washington Star.
Dear friends, be not unhappy. II you
can't get what you want in this world,
be assured that there is plentitude OF
things that you don't want waiting for
you. There IS always enough in the
world, but most of it is mlsfit. Puck.
Young Husband-"You are develop
ing into au exRllent housekeeper. We
have not had half the usual expenses in
the last three weeks. How IN the world
did you manage iti' Young Wite-'T
had the things charged. "--Texas Sift-
ings.
Strawber-"I sec that porter on
the Boston express died very suddenly
the other day" Singerly-"What was
the cause of his deathl' Strawber-
Someone succeeded in opening win
dow aud he accidently inhaled quantity
Of fresh air. New York Herald
"Do you mean 10 say yIu ct that pie
the woman give yel' sald The tramp 10
his companion. "Yep. Ye see my dog
was with me, aud ef | had throwed it
away Rube would tackled it, sure.
He'ss mighty good dog, aud his health
amt bssa noue OF the best lately"