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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Good story Of a Boston Party" J"

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 were, for the most part, mea who
we're 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 tuning to the man said, "May ]
ask you how much you sie estimated
at home to be worth ?" a5 r
about twenty-five thousand dol
lars" replied the Bostonian.
"Well," said the miner, 81 guess l
won't take your half dollar. made
a quarter of million here last month"
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TankIna a Swim.

Out in Ohio, last week, twenty Bap-
tist clergymen, who we're attending a
Convention, went down to secluded
spot on the river bank, in the after
noon, for the purpose of taking a swim.
These score Of brethren removed their
clothing and placed it upon the rail-
road track close at hand, because the
grass was wet. Then they entered the
water and enjoyed themselves. Pres
emily an express train came around
the curve at the rate of forty miles an
hour, and before any of the swimmers
could reach dry land, all those under
shirts and socks and things were hut-
tering from the cow-catcher, and
speeding onward toward Kansas. 1t
was painful for the brethren--exceed-
ing painful-because all the clothing
that could be found, after a careful
search, was q sun umbrella ard pair
of eyeglasses. And they do cay that
when those twenty marched home by
the refulgent light of the moon, that
evening, in single file, and keeping
close together, the most familiar ac-
quaintance with the Zouave drill, on
the part of the man at the head, with
the umbrella, still hardly sufficed to
cover them completely. They felt
conspicuous, somehow; and the situa-
tion was made all the more embarrass-
ing, because that night all the Dorcas
societies, and the woman's Rights Con-
ventions and the pupils at the female
boarding school, seemed to he pranc.
ing around the streets, and running
across the route of the parade. Most
of the brethren are now down on i'm
mersion, and altogether in favor of the
use Of water only in sprinkling.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-08-01
Sturgeon in Harness.


Two citizens of Easton, Pa, Mr..
Samuel Phillippi and Col. J. 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 a pair, and
towing them from behind a boat on
the Lehigh Canal TO bring them TO
Lehigh dam, where these gentlemen
have a 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 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
regular distance from each other. Mr..
Phillippi, who acts as driver, has his
seat in the bow and directs their
course with goad, which is long
pole, and thick as ones wrist, with
sharp spike sticking out at right angles
from the end, aud It is surprising with
what alacrity they obey. When they
are to be turned to the right or left,
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 6sh-culturist in
the neighborhood, who had travelled
in Egypt and had observed the mode
of managing sturgeon attached to
boats on the Nile, oyercame 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 a 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 q
useful purpose. To create the delusion
that the boat is drawn by swans, q
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

Hampton Court, London, was once
the scene of asingular epidemic One
Sunday a 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. Au 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 a tiller of the
ground. The wonder is that he didn't
kill his father, and then weep because
he hadn't a grandfather TO kill"
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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 ou 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
slent whatever for it?'
The boy hung his head, and the
parent added: ..f
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 il, 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. HE son eyed him
steadily moment. and then said:
"What did you give the other man,
father, as an equivalent fer the mon
eyT ylt lr4
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Rates of Advertising.
BuSlneSS Oafus, nOt eNcooultlB
in length, $40 per year.
A Wonderful Clock.

Mr.. r. d. Munson, an old resident
of Williston, VT, has just completed
q wonderful musical calendar clock,
which has attracted visitors from far
and near. 1t is in every detail his
handivork, 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; thermometer rests
against its pendulum, giving the state
of temperature the ball of the PEN
dulum contains miniature time-piece,
which derives its motive power solely
from its vibrations, and keeps ac-
curate time. There is also 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 so 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" Shall 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 lie
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. 500 10
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 q 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 susceptable bosom, and asked him
the conundrum, "did he love her.
Now, we ask, where is the youth who
would answer mo r. 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, Eyes, "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 sGie.-JaResto,on
Journal t
A we'll known New Orleans minister,
walking along the street a few days
since, met a 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 accOsted her with
the remark:
Madam, did l not have the plea.
sure Of marrying you a few days
since 2"
81 was married few days since
sir"
"Yes-I thought I was not mistaken.
1 married you"
Indeed! 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 waterfall" :"
Evidently this was more than the
minister bargained for, and with u
hasty bow, accompanied by
"No you are not the lady-Pm 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
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 a quarter
in dimension. The pressure is applied
by means Of a 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 a smaller cylinder which is always
in communication with the accumula-
tor, so 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 discharge-valve,
which 10 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
Iohn X. Hallock,

A TTORNEY AT LAW aud Solicitor OF
n Patents, No. 565 French street(opposite
Reed Housel Erie, Pa. viii practice in
the several State Courts and the United
States Courts. Special attention given TO
soliciting patents for Inventors Infringe
ments, re-issue and extension of patents
carefully attended to. References; Hon.
JAMES Campbell, Clarion Hon. John s..
McCalmos~, FrSH<lin; II. L. Il A. b.
Richmond, MeadSills; w. f. Lathy. Ii
Onesta. 27
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tint Sons & Co.'S

NEW ENGINES. The undersigned have
lV for sale and will receive orders for the
above Engine. Messrs. Tilt Sons a Co.
are now sending to this market their 12-
Horse Power Engine with IA Horse Power
Boiler peculiarly adapted to deep wells.
in Well Fixtures, Hardware, DC, Main st.
next door to Chase House, Pleasantville,
and ut Mansion House, Titusville.
IT. X. BRETT q SON. Agents,
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National Hotel,

TRv1NEToN, PA. w. A. Hallenback,
Proprietor. This hotel is New, and is
.ow open as q first class house, situate at
nejunction Of the Oil Creek & Allegheny
diver and Philadelphia 4 Erie Railroads,
pposite the Depot. Parties having TO lay
yer trains will find this the most conven-
ent hotel in town, with first-class accom-
nodations and reasonable charges. IT,
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Exchange Hotel,

T OVER TIDIoUTE, Pa, D. 8. RAMS
IL DEEL & Son Props. This house having
becnrcfited is now the most desirable stop
ping place In Tidioute. A good Billiard
Room attached. Ally
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WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

can. With an Introduction by
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Under whose critical supervision the
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"A perfect surprise. Scarcely anything
all all a favorite, or at all worthy of place
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household."-N Y. Mail.
1--WE know of no similar collection in
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ness and felicity of selection and arrange
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Times.
Terms liberal. Selling very rapidly.
Send for Circular and Terms TO
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Syracase House,

TIDIoUTF, PX., J. & D MAoEE, Propie-
"A tors. The house has been thoroughly
refitted and is now in the first-class order,
with the best of accommodations. ANY
Attenuation concerning Oil Territory at
this point will be cheerfuily furnished.
-ly st j. Il ID. MAGEE, /
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23
Supreme Court.

The following decisions Of Importance
havo been rendered since the sitting of
tho Supreme Court at Jackson:
In case from Carroll county they hold
that the act prohibiting the carrying of
pistols Is unconstitutional so far as it
prohibits the carrying Of pistols which
could be used advantagcously in war, or
in other words, such as are weapons Of
warfare, and the question as to whether
they are such weapons or not, is quSs-
tion for jury to decide.
In the case Of Martin, Wcakley & Co 1,
use of d. Ussery, vs.. Pcarco Il Bost-
wick, new trial WIS granted; not upon
the ground that the verdict of the jury
was not supported by the evidence in the
cause, but because the Circuit Judge
who granted the change OF venue refused
to receive proofs as to whether or not one
of the witnesses, John ii. Mcclellan, upon
whose testimony change of venue was
granted, was Interested. This case was
argued by Smith, Wood and Fentress, on
enc sidc, and lIumes, Lowe and lnLiIaih,
on the other.
la the case of Jno. II. I.anier vs.. Jane
Lanier, the Supreme Court reversed Judge
Flippins decision, and gran ted divorce,
but Turncy, Judge. delivered n dissent
ing opinion, taking the broad ground that
no law allowing divorces which is in con-
fict with the Divine law (Which sanctions
them in cases OF adultery only, is Of any
force OF binding on any Judge. This
certainly is a very novel doctrine to come
from any member Of the Supreme bench
at this day, but still the dissenting opin.
ION was fine specimen of judicial elo-
ouence, and was fraught with much wis
dom. This case was argued and gained
in the Supreme Court by our follow towns.
man, Thoa. G. Lowe, Esq, on the part OF
the complainant
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23
Items.

Last week we visited Columbia, Tom,
going by the way Of humboldt, McKen>
zio and Nashville, and jotted down the
following items:
Shabby hotel, miserable
fare. Index for sale.
Observation-Disclosures dull; new wheat
in market; Battle House, on Church
street, kept by Gen. Joel A. Battle, inio>
TiOr to none.
Columbia-Neat, and pretty as pin.
business dull; hotels charge three dols
lars per day-too much. Herald doing a
lively business, and on the roai to for
tune. Rolf :. Saunders, our old friend
and former partner, is now connected
with the Herald, and is very popular
among the Manryitos. Crops Ofall kinds
are in excellent condition; but little cot~
ton planted; farmers were cutting wheat
al along the line of the Nashville & De-
catur road, using the very best of i'm
proved machinery good health, peace,
and plenty ON al sides.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23
To The Public.


According to promise we this week is
cue the BCLLETiN in a decidedly enlarged
and otherwise improved form, and hence
forth viii make it one Of the best and
most acceptable county papers in the en-
tire south. 70 do this additional expense
must be borne, and we ask the public to
extend us all the support and encourage
mcnt ne deserEe-nothing more AS the
subscription price (two doliars) has not
been increased while the paper has been
greatly improved, it does seem reasonable
To anticipate, ora onr pant, many Access
aions to our list Of paying Subscribers,
and at least a semblancc Of patronage
from the meFchantile community and
business men generally. Give us your
patronage and we will give you live, nc.
tive, reliable home papcr-such an ono
as every county should sustain
As matter Of course, the politics Of
the paper will remain unchanged-Dem
oeratic, anti radical to the last We will
take mono Of the new departure rs
part Of our creed.
We have printed an extra number Of
copies this week and send them to many
persons who are not subscribers, but whom
we hope will forward their names for en-
try on orr books, and thus enable us to
keep the BOLIVAR BULLETIN up to a stand
ard second to no local Journal in the
State
We appeal to those indebted to us, and
earnestly request them TO call and settle,
for we assure them that the money is bad
ly needed
Hereafter the paper will be printed ev-
cry Friday instead of Saturday. by this
arrangement we can get it pretty well cir
eulated throughout the county in twelve
hours after publication.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23
Memphis & Charleston
RAILROAD.

TRAINS ARRIVE AT AND LEAVE MEMPHIS
AS FOLLOWS;
ARRIVE DEPART
Through MaiI-DAILY-... ........l2 Is m 10 30 p m
t&Frcss Tram DO - a II - / N
Through Mail connects at Grand Junction with
for Bolivar and jackson, Tenn.
At Deeasur, for Athens. Pulaski. Ala. Columbia,
Nashville. etc.
At Chattanooga mail trains connect for same points
Express Trains
baggage checked through
For ticke1s and further information. apply at the
sniee, II ain aud South CsErt street.
W. ). ROSS, GsuI SupeTiRtpudant.
4. A. BARRES, GeRI Ticket A gent. oct
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23

their non action 10 submit tothe result o.
count of the votes cast, we hold that o.
proper reading Of the constitution and
enabling act, authorizes those who did
not vote to conclude that their votes
against the project could avail nothing as
fixed affirmative numerical strength was
absolutely necessary to the success ofthe
new county. Such is the law.
The decree of the Chancellor disallew-
ing the demurrer, and making the in
junction perpetual, is affirmed
TURNEY, Judge
"A true copy.l
JNo H. FREEMAN, Clerk.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23

Gel. T. II Baker, Chairman of tho
Committee Of Arrangements for the pro-
posed excursion Of the Tennessee Iress
Association, having resigned HE position
as such, Col. Thomas BOYers, of the Gal
latin Examiner, is appointed in his stead.
Those members Of the Association who
purpose participating in the excursion
will notify Col. Boyers of the fact without
delay.
AIR. j. II Rains, Of the Nashville Ban
ner, is appointe on said committee.
State exchanges please copy.