The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-08

experimenting the enterprise for a Jap
anese oil company, who pay them good
wages. They find serious fault with the
cooking and eatables. Native labor il
cheap. A strong Japanese can be hired,
between smoking periods, for 10 cents a
day. -Four times in the morning and as
many times in tho afternoon he stops
work to smoke.
This story has lately cropped out. The
person most concerned lives, i. is said.
within a thousand miles of Dunkirk. A
lady dropped into a telegraph office and
as she drew a blank toward her said
my husband has gone to Buffalo to or
der q motto for our Sunday school ROOM,
but I forgot to tell him what the inCrip-
ton was TO be or how large / wanted it.
If I send the particulars how soon will
he get it?" The operator answered the
question as best he could and the mes
sage was written. It is probable that the
husband was somewhat startled when he
read it. for without explanation, it sim
ply said: "Mr. c., %Iroquois Hotel,
Buffalo. Unto us a child is born; eight
feet long and w feet wide. Mary
Elk.
Tho following is a woman's description
of al ideal husband: "a temperate,
moral, intellectual. truthful. energetic.
affectionate, thoughtful, forgiving Chris
tian man, who chooses a wife for her mind
and heart rather than face, and waits un-
til no is sur he has found the right one
N who neither scolds nor laughs at his
wife and never contradicts her in public
who loves home and children, and has
certain means for making an honest COM
Portable living. Who is economical, but
not stingy, and, unless wealthy, keeps
his life insured. Who understands that
women have nerves, need money, enjoy
pretty things, and are happier for being
petted." Outside of the newspaper pro-
f~ession, the kind of husbands described
are remarkably scarce.
Meadville has a queer cat, according to
the following account given of it in the
Tribuneo of hat city A Tribune reporter
recently was shown a curiosity of the an
imal kingdom which would undoubted-
ly rejoice the heart of many a Snowman.
The object in question is a cat and it is
owned by n of our prominent citizeus.
The curiosity lies in the fact that while
in most characteristics the anima al is q cat,
and in others it is distinctvely a rabbit.
Its left fore leg and both hind legs are
those of a rabbit ami it travels with the
well known hop. A genuine stumpy
rabbits tail completes the odd combina-
ton. 1t is n splendid rat and mouse
catcher and shows the common catliking
for petting. 1t was one of four kittens,
all of whom possessed these or similar
rabbit features, but nothing further is
known regarding its origin.
The following from the Elk Democrat
needs no comment: 1t is pity that Ridg-
way hasn't a Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to punish every brute
who misuses and abuses the unfortunate
horses they are placed in charge of. 1t
is not an uncommon sight this weather
when the snow n ice are on the streets
to see a horse slip and almost fall to the
ground. The poor animal often suffers
pain from such an accident and certainly
is deserving of no punishment for its
misforlunate. But one of the most COM
mon sights when such an accident occurs
is to see the driver lose his temper, rise
up in his seat and numerically cut the
horse with his whip. The chances are
that if the driver was out on the sidewalk
he would not be able to keep his feet half
as well as the horse. The pity is that
such men are not treated to a dose SINH
lar to the one they gave the unfortunate
horses in their charge. They ought to be
turned out on the street with an able
bodied man behind them with a whip
and every time they slipped they ought
to have the whip wound around their
legs. A few doses OF that kind of medi-
cine would insure some horses the treat
ment they deserve,