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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Put Yourself in Her Place.

A young lady visiting in New York,
the grand daughter of Massachusetts
statesman. same home recently from a
ball, and bidding her good night at
the door, proceeded, as she supposed,
to her chamber. To her CONSERVATION
on tnrning up the gas, she discovered
a number Of trifes scattered about
that told as plainly as inanimate things
could tell that she was in the apart
ment of a luxurious young bachelor.
At the moment of this discovery she
was Mortified to hear heavy step in
the hall, which was apparently coming
toward the room into which the young
lady had SO unfortunately blundered.
Following the impulse of her mind,
she locked the door on the intide, and
soon heard a hand trying the lock.
She remained as quiet as a summers
day before shower, and in moment
heard tempest of words issue from
entry, which were evidently the up
braiding of an elderly gentleman to
his son for too frequent dissipating un.
the dawn "chased the session Of the
stars from the night" Receiving no
answer the voice gradually died away
in the distance with murmuriDgs about
bringing a mothers hairs, in sorrow
to the grave, and then the young lady,
quickly unlocking the door, glided
noiselessly down the stairs, through
the front vestibule into the street,
thence to her own house, which was in
the next block.
Now, mark the sequel, which points
points q moral for all believers in
black spirits and white, red spirits and
gray. The possessor of the voice re-
ferred TO above--an elderly gentleman
Of unquestionable respectability, and
who was never known to make q joke
in his life-asserted that on a certain
night, at the hour when the church
yards yawn and graves give their dead,
he was anxiously awaiting the arrival
Of his son, when he heard the front
door of his residence open ana some
one enter the young gentleman's room.
He Immediately ascended, to have an
interview with his boy, but he found
the bedroom door locked, and there
was no response to his knock. Subse-
quently he saw q sight that chilled his
blood. A female figure in shadowy
robes glideed out of the apartment
and down the stairs, and about an
hour afterward his son came home ut
terly ignorat of the mysterious occur
renee. After believing for time that
there we're more things in heaven and
earth than we dream of in your phi
losopy, pater families was informed by
the pretty ghost herself how she mad
vertenly found herself in delicate
position, and how her woman's wit got
her outof it.-BoSton Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Sturgeon in Harness.

Two citizens of Easton, Pa, Mr..
Samuel Phillippi and Col. ]. r. Sit
greaves, have for many years enter.
tanned the notion that surgeons might
be so managed as to draw q pleasure
boat. For the last three summers they
have been making experiments to
solve the problem, and at last have
succeeded. The mode of procedure
been every spring when the surgeons
have made thir way up the Delaware
as high as Bristol to buy pair, and
towing them from behind a boat on
the Lehigh Canal to bring them to
Lehigh dam, where these gentlemen
have boat house and pond enclosed
for their aquatic ponies.
The mode of harnessing the stur-
geons is peculiar. A broad India,rub-
Der band encircling each fish just be-
hind the pectoral fin has a brass ring
attached on top. Through these rings
stout ashen pole about eight feet
long is inserted, and to two staples in
the pole the traces are fastened. There
is also a narrow gum elastic band
around each sturgeon, just behind the
dorsal fin, with loop in the side hold
ing the opposite ends of much slight.
er pole, to compel them to swim at a
regular distance from each other. Mr..
Phillippi, who acts as driver, has his
seat in the bow and directs their
course with a goad, which is a long
pole, and thick as ones wrist, with a
sharp spike sticking out at right angles
from the end, and it is surprising with
what alacrity they obey. When they
are to be turned to the right or left, a
sudden prick on the opposite side of
each sturgeon causes the pair to take
the desired course. When a greater
speed is disired they are pierced near
the trail when they are required to
halt the goad is reached forward, and
they are pricked in front of the head.
There was much difficulty at first in
preventing the fish from seeking the
bottom aud drawing the boat under.
They were consequently driven in wa
ter not over four feet deep. DIR. Slack,
however, an eminent fish-culturist in
the neighborhood, who had travelled
in Egypt and had observed the mode
of managing sturgeon attached to
boats on the Nile, overcame the diff
Guilty. He had two large hollow floats
made in the shape of swans, and paint.
ed white to resemble those birds. To
each of these floats q cord of three
feet was attached and fastened into the
rings on the pole to which the traces
are made fast; the wooden swans thus
serving an ornamental as we'll as a
useful purpose. To create the delusion
that the boat is drawn by swans, a
pair of gay reins reach from the bird.
like floats to the bow. The boat is
shaped like shell, and Col. Sitgreaves,
sitting in the stern with his trident
which he frequently carries is no bad
representation of Neptune. His Pal.
inurus, Sammy Phillipdi, who keeps a
fast team, is as skillful in directing
the course of the aqueous steeds as he
is in driving the pair on the road.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Love of the Beautiful.

Place a young girl under the care of
a kind-hearted, graceful woman, and
she, unconscious to herself, grows into
a graceful lady. Place boy in the
establishment Of a thorough-going,
straightforward business man, and he
becomes selfreliant, practical busi-
ness man. Children are susceptible
creatures, and circumstances, and
scenes, and actions always impress, as
you influence them, not by arbitrary
rules, nor by stern example alone but
in thousand other ways that speak
through beautiful forms, pretty pic.
lures, ETC., so they will grow.
Teach your children, then. to love
the beautiful. Give them corner in
the garden for flowers, encourage them
to put it in the shape of hanging bas-
kets; allow them TO have their favor
ite trees teach them to wander in the
prettiest woodlets, show them where
they can best view the sunset; rise
them in the morning, not With stern
"time to work T. but With the enthusi-
astic "see the beautiful sunrise T. buy
for them pretty pictures, and encour-
age them to decorate their rooms in
his or her childish way. Give them
an inch and they will go mile. Allow
them a privilege. and they will make
your home beautiful.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Good Story of a Boston Party"

A correspondent writing from San
Francisco, is responsible for the fol-
low ing: A good story or two is told
of the Boston Party" which was here
last Summer. The members of this
party we're, for the most part, men who
were in the habit of knowing where
their money went, and of making and
requiring exact change. This trait
led them into many prolonged and not
wholly decisive contests, and event
ually attracted a good deal Of atten-
tion. A Californian was characteriz-
ing their small ways with more empha-
sis than good taste, when another Cal
ifornia took up the gauntlet in their
behalf "They can't help it," said he,
"they don't act from penuriousness,
but from education. They have al
ways been used 10 close calculations
and exact settlements, and they can't
60 back to lifelong training"
"Well, there's one thing they can
do" said the other, "they can stay at
home and not expose their breeding"
The same party visited the Nevada
Silver Mines, and upon coming out of
the tunnel one of them offered their
guide-who chanced to be one Of the
principal owners of the mine-a half
dollar for his trouble. The miner
looked at the money a moment and
then tut ming to the man said, "May ]
ask you how much you aie estimated
at home to be worth ?"
"About twenty-five thousand dol
lars" replied the Bostonian.
"Well," said the miner, 81 guess l
won't take your half dollar. l made
a quarter of a million here last month. I"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01

Amt Cor EN- Three of the dirti-
est, most ragged little ragamuffins in
this city entered one of the magnif,
cent drug stores in our place. March
ing up to the counter, one said:
81 want a cents worth of rock-can-
dy."
"Get out, you ragamuhins We don't
sell cents worth of rock candy 7"
Slowly and sadly they filed out OF
the store. On the Sidewalk a coDsulta-
tion took place. They re-entescd the
door.
"NIister, do you sell three cents
worth Of rock candy?"
"Yes."
"Well, we amt got 'em;" and the
procession moved out again.-Ex.
While wading though a bucketful
of sloppy Original poetry" an east
ern cotemporary sighs "for the time
when young people will cultivate the
poetic art, as many of them do music,
merely as a private accomplishment,
to be hushed up in the family and
among friends. "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01

If any of our young lady friends
are impecunious, in other words hard
up for pin money, we can tell them
how to make a raise. At least, we
can tell them how Nevada girl spot
ted $4,000. One night she presented
herself at the bedside of young man
of susceptible bosom, and asked him
the conundrum, "did he love her."
Now, We ask, where is the youth who
would answer mo! p to such question,
under such circumstances If such
there be, go mark him we'll and shoot
him on the spot. Since Joseph left
his coattails in Potiphar's house, there
"don't was" any such young man.
This Nevada youth answered, "yes, "of
course. And then that gentle maid
went away and sued that natural young
man for $4,000 on breach of promise,
And got her money. Daughter of
Eve in Chautauqua, can you not draw
voGr own moral lesson. We charge
nothing for this hint-nor for the ad-
vice to any young lady who proposes
to try this neat and expeditions man
ner of raising chignon money not to
make any mistakes and try it on mar
ried men. 1t is not sGfe.-JdRlest0t0n
Journal.
A we'll known New Orleans minister,
walking along the street few days
since, met q lady for whom he had re.
Gently performed the marriage service.
Desiring to renew the acquaintance
(for the lady had interested him great
ly at the time) he sccOsted her with
the remark:
Madam, did I not have the plea
sure of marrying you a few days
since ?"
al was married a few days since
sir"
"Yes-I thought I was not mistaken.
l married you"
"Indeedl Well, l thought my hus-
band was much younger man than
you are but | have not seen enough of
him 10 make his acquaintance thor
oughly. BY the way, my dear, my
chignon is getting shabby please give
me some money to buy a waterfall. Z"
Evidently this was more than the
minister bargained for, and with II
hasty bow, accompanied by
"No you are not the lady-Im mis-
taken" he took his leave.
Out in Iowa kisses are sold at fairs
by the fair. A man pays a certain
sum to the general fund, and then Sc
lects the girl or woman he desires TO
kiss,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
A Story with a Moral.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says that dealer in pork has a pre-
cocious son who is an expert in cards,
and, in playing with his young COM
panions was seldom Oh the losing side.
He began at first to bet on the game,
and ere long could play regular for
money with any of his age disposed to
take the risk. He came home one day,
bringing several dollars, which he had
acquired in his small way Of gaming,
and exhibited his gains to his father
with quite an air of triumph. The
thoughtful parent shook his head and
told his son that the money was not
honestly acquired.
"But | did not cheat" said the boy.
Il hope not" replied the father,
"But did you give the loser any equiv
alent whatever for it?"
The boy hung his head, and the
parent added:
money is honestly acquired when
there is an exchange of products or
services, and the receiver gives an
equivalent for it; to take another
mans property and give him no equiv
alent for it, is to rob or cheat him."
A few months after, the father came
home from the Produce Exchange
with an elated aspect, and announced
that he had settled his speculative con-
tracts in pork by the receipt of fifty
thousand dollars. His son eyed him
steadily a moment. and then said:
"What did you give the other man,
father, as an equivalent fer the mon
eYT
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Rates of Advertising.
A Wonderful Clock.


Mr.. r. D. Munson, an old resident
of Williston, VT, has just completed
a wonderful musical calendar clock,
which has attracted visitors from far
and near. 1t is in every detail his
handiwork, the old farmer having
spent his spare hours in working upon
it, for the past eight years. He has
produced an eight-day clock, whose
dial marks the second, minute, hour,
day of the week, day of the month,
month and year; a thermometer rests
against its pendulum, giving the state
Of temperature; the ball of the PEN
dulum contains a miniature time-piece,
which derives its motive power solely
from its vibrations, and keeps ac-
curate time. There is also a cylinder
musical attachment, which may be set
to play any one Of seven tunes at the
end of each hour. In this last feature
it can be 80 adjusted-and such was
the intention of the maker-as to play
"Old Hundred" at the end of each
hour on Sunday, and "Old Folks at
Home" "Swiss Waltz" "Star Span
gled Banner" "Hail Columbia"
"Yankee Doodle" and "Sweet Home"
respectively en- each successive day of
the week. The entire mechanism is
placed in black walnut case, which
measures ten feet high, twenty inches
wide and ten inches deep. The case is
highly polished, and its front bears the
inscription in raised letters, "Our
Union forever" ""U. S." Mr.. Munson,
who is sixty-two years old and quite
feeble. feels proud of what he has ac-
complisheed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01

Hampton Court, London, was once
the scene of asiDgular epidemic. One
Sunday youthful beauty tainted, and
handsome Sir Horace Seymour carried
her out. The following Sunday anoth-
er fair damsel was similarly attacked,
and Sir Horace, with like gallantry,
sprang to her relief. And thus the
epidemic went on. So successive
beauties tainted, and the handsome
Horace carried them successively out,
till he grew tired of bearing such
sweet burdens. An announcement was
made that in future all Swooning
nymphs would be carried out of the
chapel by the dustman, whereupon the
malady rapidly disappeared.
A Cincinnatian whose whose read
ing of Greeley's "What Know About
Farming" drove him into agricultural
pursuits, says: "No wonder Cain kill
ed his brother He was tiller of the
ground. The wonder is that he didn't
kill his father, and then weep because
he hadn't grandfather TO kill"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Valuable Invention.

A Birmingham, England, invention
consists of a machine designed to
punch the holes through the webs of
steel rails, near their extremities, which
are required in FISHING" joints. Two
holes are simultaneously punched, each
being one inch by one and quarter
in dimension. The pressure is applied
by means Of hydraulic cylinder of
fourteen inches diameter; and the wa
ter is supplied from al. accumulator
having compressed air-chamber, in
which the pressure is raised to 800 at
mospheres, The total pressure which
the press is capable of exerting
amounts therefore to nearly 400 tons.
The upward stroke is effected by means
of smaller cylinder which is always
in communication with the accumula-
tor. 30 that the small piston always
tends to lift the ram and punch. When
down stroke is to be made, the water
is admitted to the main cylinder by
opening a stop valve, this valve being
combined with q discharge-valve,
which is opened on the completion OF
the downstroke, the ram being then
raised by the action of the small pis.
ton, and the water in the main cylin-
der flowing off through the waste-pipe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
John X. Hallock,

A TTORNEY AT LAW aud Solicitor Of
n Patents, No. 565 French street(opposite
Reed House) Erie, Pa. Win practice in
the several State Courts and the United
States Courts. Special attention given TO
soliciting patents for Inventors Infringe
ments, Reissue and extension of patents
carefully attended to. References: Hon.
James Campbell, Clarion Hon. John 8.
@cCalmort, FrsGklin; II. L. & A. B.
Richmond, MeadNille; w. L. Lathy. Ii
onesta. 81
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Tirt Sons q Co.'S

NEW ENGINES. The undersigned have
~ for sale and will receive orders for the
above Engine. Messrs. Tiff Sons q Co.
are now sending TO this market their IL
Horse Power Engine with l4-Horse Power
Boiler peculiarly adapted to deep wells.
OFFICES at Duncan IL Chalfants, dealers
In Well Fixtures, Hardware, &C., Main st.
Rext door to Chase House, Pleasantville,
and at Mansion House, Titusville.
II. X. BRETT & SON, Agents,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
DR.. ]. l. Acomb,

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, who has
4 had fifteen years experience in a large
sand successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Office in his Drug and
Grocery Store, located in Tidioute, near
Tidloute House.
IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND
A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
Oils, Cutlery, and fine Groceries, all of the
best quality, and will be sold at reasonable
rates.
II, r. BURGESS, an experienced Drug
gist from New York, has charge of the
Store. Ali prescriptions put up accurately.
IT,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01

JRvINEToN, PA. w. A. Hallenback,
Proprietor. This hotel is New, and is
.ow open as first class house, situate at
ne junction of the Oil Creek & Alleghen"
xiyer and Philadelphia & Erie Railroads,
pposite the Depot. Parties having TO lay
vor trains will find this the most conven-
ent hotel in town, with frst-class accom-
nodations and reasonable charges. If.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Exchange Hotel,

T OVER TIDIoUTE, Pa, D. 8. RAMS
IL DEEL q Son Props. This house having
been refited is now the most desirable stop
ping place in Tidioute. good Billiard
Room attached. Ally
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Under whose critical supervision the
volume was compiled.
The handsomest and cheapest subscrip-
ton book eXtant. over 800 pages, beauti-
fully printed, choicely illustrated, hand
somely bound. A Library of over 500
volumes in one book, whose contents, of
no ephemeral nature or interest, will never
grow old or stale. 1t can be, and will bel
read and re-read with pleasure by old and
young, as long as its leaves hold together.
"a perfect surprise. Scarcely anything
all all a favorite, or at all worthy of place
here, is neglected. 1t is book for every
householdr-N. Y. Mail.
"M @ know of no similar collection in
the English language which, in copious
ness and felicity of selection and arrange
ment, can at all compare with it.'-N. I.
Times.
Terms liberal. Selling very rapidly.
Send for Circular and Terms to
j. b. FORD & CO.,
27 Park Place, n. Y,
June G, 1871.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Syracuse House,

TIDIoUTF, PA, ]. & d MAGEE, Propie-
Il tors. The house has been thoroughly
refitted and is now in the first-class order,
with the best of accommodations. ANY
nformation concerning Oil Territory at
this point will be cheerfully furnished.
-ly j. Il ID. MAGEE,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
NOTICE.

nR. ]. n. BOLARD, of Tidioute, has
IL returnsd to his practice after an abb
sence of four months, spent in the llospi-
tails of New York, where hA will attrnd
calls in his profession.
Office in Eureka Drug Store, 81 door
above the bank, Tidioute. Pa. 40tf
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WANTED-AGENTS FOR
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BY JAMES PARTON.

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~. B. Smiley,
Jos. Y. Saul,

DRACTICAL Harness Maker and Sad
L dler. Three doors north of Holmes
House, Tionesta, Pa. All work is war
ranted IT, 4
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500 VOLUMES IN ONE.
AGENTS WANTED
FOR
The Library of Poetry and Song,

Being Choice Selections from the Best
Poets, English, Scotch, Irish and Ameri-
can. With an Introduction by
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-10
BASE BALL.
AN ANTI-BALLIsT DENoUNcEs THE GAME
AND STRIKES BLOW AT THE SUN.
CAIRn. Ii Ann a 1871

AN ANTI-BALLIsT DENoUNCEs THE oAur
AND STRIKES BLOW AT THE SUN.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 3, 1871.
TO the Editor Of the Cairo Enliet,n.
Mr.. ED1ToR:--In the Sun, of the I'd. VIC
sec quite dofonce Of base ball, and rather
begging people to help support those who
put in their time at the business. lie
gives very poor reasons; ain my humble
opinion, other cities do assist their ballists, -
etc. Is it any worse TO have faro banks
and bet your money little more secretly
than to have exciting games Of base bali
and bet your money publicly in the pres.
ence of your children; and what are base
ball clubs bat gambling Institutions 2 Thi,
cannot be disputed, and many times GU,
city officials do bet their money as we'll as
others, even while sworn to stop all kind,
Of gambling. II the editor Of the grea,
luminary Is anxious TO give away portion
OF his loose cash, there IL a far better
chance and object in the direction Of the
Perry House, and probably the ladies who
are now feeding several sick and hungry
children therein may give him a call
Base ball, for exercise where tho boy.
have no wood to saw, is admissible.
Respectfully, l..
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-10
LOCAL NEWSDR0PS.


! -Liebiss celebrated extract Of meat at
Jorgensen's. 49, ,,'''' &C.,. jy2etf
Genuine walnut and mushroom ketch-
ups, at Jorgensens. jy26tf
--Guava jelly and Bosnia prunes at Jor-
gensen's. = '0.., ap' jy26tf.
Tho best fruit jars in the world for
sale at Parsons, Davis & Co, on Tenth
street. I'D. il. ..... jy26d2w 90!
Imported London biscuits at Jorgen
sens. jy26tf.
East India preserves at JOrgensen's.
jy26tf.
-shrivers oyster ketohup at Jorgen-
sens. jy2Stf.
Genuine Spanish olives at Jorgen-
sens. ...A .....|s., jy2stf.
Imported gherkins, chow-chow, picca-
lilo and onions, Mt Jorgensen's.
u" jy26tf ,.,.o, NM
--Anchiovis, IN lpiekla oil or salt, at
Jorgensen's. jy26tf
WIN. Ehlers, at his shop on goth street
is still manufacturing every variety OF
boots and shoes from genuine French cali
The uses no other kind) which no sells
resdy made or made to order at price
that defy competition. jy26u.
William Alba's barber 81 op is grow
ing in public favor every day. 1t is neat
ly fitted up, and can boast Of the most
skillful workmcn in the city. The pro-
prietor has had many years experience in
his business and is recognized as one Of the
most expert shavsrs in Southern Illinois
whilo young Alba is y master In his PRO
fession. Citizens and strangers who wist
. painless shave, o luxurious shampo0ing
or their hair cut in the latest style shoule
,patronize Alba. His shop Is on CONNER
cial avenue next door to lannon's new
depot. ''.'''''. du