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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10

The census takers in some por.
tiOEs Of the west have as funny eXper-
ience as those in the large cities of this
section. One has discovered a lady in
Indiana who is happy and coutented
in the name of Jane Juliette Isaline
Araminta Musadoro Peeks; and in
Ohio farmer has been found where
the first sou is name Imprimis, the
second Fnis, and the three other APP
pendix, Addendum, aud Erratum!
"A Dubuque grocer having had
an unprecedented demand for vinegar
for several days, bottles, mugs. jugs,
basins, teapots, and other pots, having
been constantly coming fer n supply
of the acid fluid, was tempted to try
its quality for himself found he had
tapped the wrong cask, and sold bar
rel of nld Bourbon whisky at ten cents
quart.
Waterfall curls are becoming so
fashionable that gentleman friend of
our has adopted the style. He found
a curl attached To the bottom of the
side of his cap after taking an evening
ride recently with a young lady.
An exchange, alluding to p. T.
Barnum's coming show saws; "He
is the gentleman that recently entered
land' out West by falling into prai-
rie-dog hole. The hole will he exhibit
ed among the euriosities.'
The semi.annual statement Of the
reported marriage of Whitelw Reid,
of the New York Tribune, and Miss
Anna Dickinson, of the oratorical
tribure. is now in season, and has
commenced its stated tour.
In Connecticut, they have started
Leather weddings Leather OF
course furnished by the ",wo soles with
but single thought"
"A veteran store keeper SAYS that
although his clerks are very talkatsv;
during the day, they are always ready
J ~ shut or ~ hight
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
Rates Of Advertising.
Week of Prayer.

The Executive Committee of the
Evangelical Alliance of the United
States have caused to be prepared and
issued the foilowiug Programme -ur
the annual Week of Prayer, beginning
with Sunday, New Years Day, jan
uary, /, 1871:
SUNDAY, Jan. 1.-Sermons-Suhiect:
Inspiration of the Holy scrpture;
their suficiency and S lie authority ior
religious faith and practice.
Monday, Jan. z Z-rmyer: Gratelul
review of the past calling for renew
ed confidence and increased devoted
..,s: humHt ui of the woridlmess
Of church, and for national sins pro-
vokiug Divine judgments
Tuesday, Jan. 3.-Prayer: For ma
tions, for Kings and all Others in ar-
thoritv; for soldiers and sailors; for
all who have suffered in recent wars;
10. the blessings of peace, and troi
God would graciously bring good out
of the recent calamllles.
Wednesday, Jan. 4.-Prayer: For
the children of Christ'a parents; for
IA blessing on home influence and ON al
teachers; for early dedication To God;
and for more laborers i'll Christ'S SER
vice.
Thursday, Jan. s. PRAYER; F., tie
baptism Of the Holy Spirit on all who
profess and call themselves Christians;
for the increase of charity of Affection
ate communion and co ooperat.t n
among all in every land VII" tnve Inc
Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.
Friday, Jan. 6.-Prayer For tie
circulation OF the word of God for the
increase of faithful ambassadors for
Christ for an end of religious persecr-
lion and Tor the removal of all hn-
derance to the spread of the gospel.
Saturday, Jan. Prayer; For
Christian missions; for the CONVERSION
If the Jews: for the hetter ohservanre
of the Lords day; for blessing on
Christian Literature and for the glo.
rious appearance Of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Sunday, Jan. 8.-Sermons-Sul ject:
Faith, Hope and Love--essential W.T.
nesses for the truth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10

which marked the trail, together with
the unmistakable evidence that he had
picked his way with difficulty. l was
lead to believe he was mortally
wounded, and in order to prevent his
body from falling into the hands of his
white foe he had groped his way to
the river, and thrown himself into the
curreRt which bore him away.
"Tb Indians had killed my CIV,
and that you may be assured was no
trihing loss, yet in my gratitude for
my escape from the merciless savages
l would haHe beer entirely willing to
have madesgreater sacrifices. l was
well provided, (by means of the arms
and ammunition taken from the six In
dians) in case of a second attack, but
this fortunately, proved to my last ad-
venture with the savages. Not one of
the band had escaped to tell the tale
to incite his bretheren to revenge the
death of his comrades.
"Ahp' exclaimed the old man, while
the tears gushed from his eyes at the
memory of that eventful night, that
was glorious shot--the best ever
made"
The hero of this adventure lived to
see his rude wilderness, whore he bad
pitched his homely cabin transformed
into smiling fields and peopled by har-
dy and enterprising pale-taces among
whom his last days were passed in
peace and plenty, undisturbed by the
presence of his old time foes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
"Where the WOOdbine Twineth.

Don Piatt tells the following story
to the Cincinnati Commercial;
By-the-by, my genial friend, the
Hon. S. S. Cox, tells me of the origin
of that mysterious, but somewhat ia
nous. expression.
"What the devil, jim" he asked
one day, "did you mean by that place
where the woodbine twineth p"
"Well, I'll tell you, Colonel. You
see ! was before that learned and dig
nifed body. the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency, and when Garfield
asked me whe the money got by Cor
bin went to, / could not make a vul
gar reply and say up a spout, but OBJ
serving, while Teddling through New
England, that every spout of house
and cottage had woodbine twininl
about it, | said, naturally enough
where the woodbine twineth. That il
all. 1t seems the Congressional cheese
waxes did.not understand my dslicaey
nor nv delicate allusion."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
The Wanderers Prayer.

On cold dreary evening in autumn,
a small boy, poorly clad, yet clean and
tidy, with pack on his back, knock.
ed at the door of an old Quaker, in
the town of s., and inquired:
"Is Mr.. Lanman at homer
"Yes."
The boy wished to see him, and wa.
speedily ushered into the hosts pres
ence.
Friend Lanman was one of the
wealthiest men in the country, and
president of the railroad. He said he
! was an orphan-his mother had been
dead onl Y two months, and he was
homeless wanderer. But the lad was
too small for the filling of any. pl c.
within the Quaker's gift, and he was
forced to deny him. Still he liked the
looks Of the boy, and said;
"Thee may stop in my house to-
night, and on the morrow ! will give
thee names of two or three men in
Philadelphia, to whom. thee may apply
with the assurance of kind reception
at least. Tam sorry that | have no
employment for thee"
Later in the evening the ole Quaker
went the rounds of his spacious man
sion lantern ia hand, as was his. wont,
to see that all was safe before retirinl
for the night. As he passed the door
Of the little chamber where the poor
wandering orphan had been placed to
sleep, he heard voice. He stopped
and listened, and distinguished the
notes of a simple, earnest prayer. He
bent his ear nearer, and heard these
words from the boys lips:
80 good Father in heaven, help me
to help myself Watch over me us
watch over my conduct, and help ME
as my deeds merit Bless the good
man in whose house I am sheltered for
he night, aud spare him long, that he
may continue his bounty to other suf-
fering ones. Amen"
And the Quakers heart responded
1another amen as he moved on and as
he went he meditated. The boy had a
true idea as to the duties of lille, and
possessed a warm, grateful heart.
Il verify think the lad will be a
treasure to his employer" was the con.
cluding reflection.
When the morning came the old
Quaker changed his mind concerning
answer to the boys application.
"Who learned you to praY?" in
quired Friend Lanman.
"My mother, sir" was the soft reply
And the rich brown eyes grew moist
"And thee will not forget thy moth
er's counsels p
81 cannot, for know my success il
life is dependent upon them"
"My boy, thee mayest stay here il
my house and very soon L will take
thee into my Office. Go now, and ge
thy break fast"
Friend L. was gathered to the spir
itual harvest shortly after the breaking
out of the war of the rebellion F; but h,
lived to see the boy he had adopted
rise step by step until he final y assum
ed the responsible office which the fail
ing guardian could no longer held
And to-day there is no man more hon
ored and respected by his friends, anC
none more feared by gamblers ant
spectators in irresponsible stock, thar
is the once poor wanderer-now presi
dent Of one of the best managed anl
most productive railways in the Unite,
! States,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
hufnsgle's Elephant.

Mr. Hufnagle purchased an elephant
in India, and brought him home under
the care of a native keeper. The de-
sign was to teach him to do farm work.
When the animal arrived it was as
certained that he could not, or would
not, do such labor, and so he was put
in the stable of country hotel, near
New Hope, where he consumed enough
sustenance to bankrupt man Of ordl-
nary wealth.
One day his keeper died suddenly,
and, as nobody else knew how to man
age the elephant, it was found impossi.
bic to get him out of the stable. The
landlord raved, and swore, and tore his
hair about it, but threre that elephant
stuck, with the manifest intention of
staying till the day of judgment, and
Of battering down the stable unless be
was fed.
At last the landlord said that the
elephant must be got rid Of somehow
or other, if he had to blown through
the roof with gunpoder. So an effort
was made to sell him, and menagerie
man was induced to buy him for two
thousand dollars. This man determin-
ed to bring that elephant right along
with strategy. He got car on the
railroad track near by, and after fixing
bridge to it, he lined the floor with
a bushel or two of apple, gingerbread,
oranges, etc. Then he made regular
pathway of apples and cake all the
way from the stable to the car. 1T cost
him two hundred dollars for bait. The
elephant following the trail slowly,
eating it up clean as he went up on
the platform over the bridge, and got
his toIe feet in the car, with his hind
legs still on the bridge, and he gorging
himself all the time. The menagerie
stood there, expecting every minute he
woulu go clear into the car and finish
the thing up; but instead Of this, the
miserable beast stood still, and with
his trunk reached all over the car, aud
ate every solitary thing in it. Then
he turned and swooped down the road
ut the rate of twelve miles an hour.
The landlord, meanwhile, was so glad
to get rid of the beast, that he had
asked all hands in to take something
in honor of tbs event. The party were
Just putting their glasses tn their lips,
when smash was heard at the barn
yard gate, and laundering crash in
dicated that the stable door was knock
ed inte diminutive flinders. The crowd
rushed out, and there was that very
same elephant in the very same old
place!
The landlord was so mad that he
couldn't swear with sufficient vigor To
satisfy his feelings. Next morning
Hufnagle's elephant was found dead
and there was thought to be some con
nection between this circumstance and
the fact that the landlord was seen
rolling barrel of rat-poison up an
adjacent hill upon the previous even
ing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
SEASON oY 1s7O-7f.
MASON g. HAMLIN CABINET
ORGANS.
Important improvements.

LII pOI iSSlJ improvements
Patent June 2lst and August 23d. 1870.
REDUCTION OF PRICES.
The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co., have
the pleasure of announcing important inn
provements in their Cabinet 0raNns. for
which Patents were granted them in June
and August last. These are not merely
meretricious attachments, but enhance the
substantial excellence of the instruments.
They are also enabled by increased facil-
tiles large new mandatory, they hope
hereafter to supply all orders promptly
The Cabinet Organs made by this Com
pany are of such universal reputation, not
only throughout America. but also in Eu-
rope, that few will need assurance of their
superiority.
They now offer -Four Octave Cabinet Or
gans, in quite plain cases, but equal accord
ing TO their capacity TO anything they make
for $50 each.
The same, Doub Reed, S65. Five Oe-
tave Double Reed Organs, Five Stops, with
Knee swell and Tremulant, in elegant case
with several of the Mason and Hamlin
improvements, SIPS. The same Extra
with new Vox Humana, Automatic Swell
etc., $3.50. Five Octaves, three sets Reeds,
seven stops with Euphone; a splendid in
struments, S225.
new illustrated catalogue with full
information, and repuced prices, is now
ready, and will be sent free, with a testi-
monial circular, presenting great mass OF
evidence as to the superiority of these in
struments, TO any one sending his address
To MASON d HAMLIN ORGAN CO., l5i
fremont Street, Boston, os 500 Broadway
N. y. 30-4t
400 P. NJ. Freight and Accommodation
daily.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
Railroad Water Troushs.'

At Derry and near Jamestown. on
the line of the Pennsylvania Centrai,'
u mechanical arrangement has been in
truduced by which locomotives can be
suppl ed with water while under way.
1t consists of troughs eighteen inches
wide, six inches deep and fifteen hum
dred feet loung These receptacles
are kept full of water, and the fireman
when approaching them lets down
spout communicating with the tender,
which draws up the water for the use
of the boiler ut the rate of two thou,-
and two hundred gallons for each
trough. The object Of he introduce
ton of tins ingenious contrvance is
to save time, intention being to run all
the faster trains from Pittsburgh to
Harrisburg with but one stop (at AL
toona,) The place at which these
troughs have been introduced are To-
Gated west of Altoona. Additional
ones will be stationed on other portions
of the road as they can be constructed.
This auxiliary to expeditions railruad-
ing has been f lily tested in England,
where trains run hundreds of miles
without stopping. The Hudson Riv' T
railroad, in this country, has also
adopted it.and found it advantageous.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
John X. Hallock,

A TTORNEY AT LAW aud Solicitor of
n Patents, No. 56a French street(opposite
Reed House) Erie, Pa. win practice in
the several State Courts and the United
States Courts. Special attention given to
soliriti' patents for Inventors infringe
menis, Reissue and extension of patents
usrefullv attended to. References: Hon.
James Campbell, Clarion Hon. John S.
McCalmout. Franklin II. l.. ~ a. B.
0nesta. 81
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
National Hotel,

VRVINETON, PA. w. A. Hallenback,
Proprietor. This hotel is NEW, and is
,ow open as a first class house, situate at
ne junction of the Oil Creek & Allegheny
Alver and Philadelphia & Erie Railroads,
opposite the Depot. Parties having 10 lay
yer trains will find this the most conven-
ent hotel in town, with first-class accom-
modations and reasonable charges. II.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
IlII[NI! SlTI!!iIi'

By REV. II. DE WITT TALMAaE,
The most Popular Preacher in America.
Agents wanted everywhere, male or te-
male, 10 sell this great work, is better than
Mark Twain, and no trouble to sell. Big
Profits. Send for terms and illustrated y
page circular, Evans, Stoddart a Co., Pub
lsbers, No. 740 6sDsoSp St, Philadelphia.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
TiTt Sons & Co.'s

NEW ENGINES. The undersigned have
~ for sale and will receive orders for the
above Engine. Messrs. Tiilt Sons & Co.
are now sending to this market their II
Horse Power Engine with l4-Horse Power
Boiler peculiarly adapted TO deep wells.
OFFICES at Duncan < Chalfants, dealers
in Well Fixtures, Hardware, dc, Main st.
next door 10 Chase House, Pleasantville,
and at Mansion House, Titusville.
IT, X. BRETT Il son, Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10

in Indianapolis, charming young
lady physician was called TO admins
ter to a gentleman down down with a
fever. "You need good nursing said
the lady. "Nurse me for lie, replied
the patient. 81 will" Was the soft an
ever.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10

"A dealer in agricultural tools out
in Iowa, aud a German by birth, went
to Fatherland, last spring. taking along
a reaper and mower of the most ap-
proved pattern, and put it to practical
use at once. The old and young gath
by hundreds to see it work, for they
have only the old-fashioned clumsy
scythe, and the old wood mold-board
pillow. But when they saw twenty
acres of grass cut in seventeen hours,
they were completely astonished, and
confessed such a machine run with a
little oil was completely ahead of
their tools backed by unlimited sup
plies of r.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10

"A Youth cleaning up San Fran
cisco printing Office found a keg of
black sand. Another boy bet him the
spruce gum that it was powder, and
he took the bet A coal of fire was
gently but finmly dropped into the keg.
There was % Insurance on the building.
The two exPefimental youths are sup
posed TO havs gone into the country
looking for u spruce gum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10

PHYSICIAN AND SURG EON, who has
had fifteen years experience in a large
snG successful practice, win attend all
Professional Calls. Ohice "a his Drug and
Grocery Store, located in ridioute, near
Tidoute 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. BURG ESS, an experienced Drug
list from New York, has charge of the
stove. prescriptions putup accurately.
It.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
Exchange Hotel,

r LOWER TIDIOUTE, Pa, ID. 8. RAMS
IL DEEL h 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, 1871-01-10
los. Y. Sau'
Syracuse House,

TNIDIOUTr, PA, J. & d MAGEE, Propie-
Il tors. The house has been thoroughly
retitted and is now in the first-class order,
with the best of accommodations. Any
Information concerning Oil Territory at
this point will be cheerfully furnished.
-ly j. n ID. MAGEE,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-01-10
N, B, Smiley,
Holmes House,

7NONESTA, PA, opposite the Depot.
L c. d. Mabie, Proprietor. Good Sta
bling connected with the house. If.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-02-24
Internal ImproYema ant.

Public attention is being directed TO some
cheaper and reader medium by which to trans
port the largely increasing products of this fruit
full State to marketable points. 1t was thought
By many, when railroads first came into opera
ton, that they would altogether supersede and
render valusless our system of canals with their
complicated sysiom Of locks. II is now discov-
cred that .be canals are after all the most effect
i've and the cheapest medium by which to trans
port heavy bodies, such as grain, coal, iron, lum
ber, &C., TO market.
The Wslland Canal has proved so effective in
opening up trade with Europe, that our lead.
ing and most sagacious citizens deem the plan,
which has been executed in its cons truction as
essential 10 the inland canal system of this State
and Of the nation. In the advocacy of this p'Al
has been presented to the Ohio Legislature, by
SAMUEL FoRRER, Esq, Resident Engineer OF
the Miami and Erie Canal, for its enlargement
ihe whole distance from Cincinnati to Lake Erie
by which means boats carrying 200 tons would
be enabled to pass from the Lake to the Ohio
River, thus furnishing facilities for carrying
freight at about one-third Of the price now
charged by railroads.
The cost OF such improvements muct OF neces
atty be very heavy, but when we consider the
vast beHeits that will to all interests the
expense will be but trhe in comparison. We
are glad to learn that the scheme has been IA
vorably entertained by the Legislature, and
hope that speedy action will be taken for its &C.
eUmplshment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-02-24

Two brethers named Utter, living In lhs East,
received telegram from another brother IN
Alaska, stating that he was sick. They left
New York December 49, and arrived in Alaska
December 20, where they were welcomed at the
wharf BY their convalesceut relative.
Some music teacher once wrote that the art
ot playing a violin requires the incest percep-
tion and the most sensibility Of any art 10 the
IN the following manner "Ths art Of publish-
ing newspaper and making itpay, and at the
same time ma king Il please everybody, beats nd
ding higher than a kite."
A mulatto scoundrel committed rape, In Cleve-
land, on woman sixty years Of age.-NortA-
tuesf.
And a couple Of white Ku-Klux Democrats
committed rape, in Kentucky, on a defenc less
mulatto girl only fourteen years Of age. Why
don't you tell both sides Of the storyP- Bryan
Press.
The present laws In Ohio concerning the traf-
&c in liquor are pretty sharp, u enforced. A
few days ago a man in Napoleon became intoxi-
Gated and was imprisoned until he got sober.
As snon as he recovered bis liberty he prosecu-
ted the seller OF the liquor, aud the latter paid
fine and costs 10 the ampunt of fifteen dollars.
II is we'll that persons should understand their
liabilities North,eea.
We read ofa young man In Kentucky who
has killed twenty lone eagles. II Is our opinion
that he ought IN be treated TO twenty-one first
class thrashings for taking the lives Of so many
noble BIRDS. At this rate Of killing, the Ameri-
can bird will soon became extinct, or as scarce
as the noble red man. A few years ago point
Of wooded land extending into the river, about
half way between here and Pcrrysburg, was the
home Of family Of American Eagles but they
have all been lied or frightened away bv wan
ton sportsman, and all that remains 10 tell oi
the departed nobility, is the Eagles Nest al
Eagle Point which is still swayed bv the
Winds. upon the tnpmnst branches Of the highcs
tree in the woods. .--5clcdo DeRecrat.