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BRIDEs or rae pERIOD.
COStline~s aud Extravaganza of
Dang and the Fam
fly EXchequer.
From the london Graphic.

From the London Graphic.
I Among the natives of India the cost
Of wedding falls very heavy ON the ia
| ther Of the bride. Guests are asked from
! far and near, and high festival IS held
for days together So elaborate are the
1 ceremonies, so splendid are the accesso-
/ ries, SO extensive is the feasting, and so
/ costly are the gifts distributed on all sides
that rich men have been ruined by the
expenditure involved, while poor man
will consider himself fortunate If he can
cover the outlaying by the savings OF
lifetime. Even the very poor, who have
no savings, it may be still like to do rs
others 10, according to their grade. If
they have daughters they must marry
them, and marrying them brings bur
den which they cannot bear; as general
rule it may be estimated as about equal
to having ones house and household pro-
perty burnt down.
The consequence is that large num-
bers prefer to do without daughters, and
concentrate their family affections upon
their sons as an investment more likely
to pay" This dispensation from d4ugh-
tiers Is accomplished in very simple
way. The parents kill them as soon as
they come into the world. 1t is this re-
sponsibility in the matter of marriage,
indeed, which occasions the practice of
female infanticide, which the British
government Furnishes but cannot entirely
prevent.
In this country daughter is a very
delightful thing to possess, but she is u
difficulty TO many persons whose incomes
would be better described by mentioning
a moderate number of hundreds year
than by any metaphorical allusion to the |
mines of Golconda. Her education is
comparatively simple matter, but when |
she becomes available to marry, her pa |
rents must exert themselves to give her !
a fair chance. She must 60 out into the |
world and meet people, and for this pur- +
pose she must have millinery of more or
less costly character. The world must /
also be received at her home, and the /
establishment kept up on war footing |
as n necessary consequence. Papa and |
mama care little for large assemblies, but
they attend them for their daughters |
sake; and it is for the diversion of the |
same young lady that they throw their .
house periodically open to hundreds of
people whom they care nothing about,
and who can scarcely be supposed to at
tend for the particular society Of their
host and hostess. The daughter once
married they are saved much trouble and
expense, surprising they have only one to
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Christmas morn what shouts of pleasure
Usher in the dawning light;
What a store OF hidden treasure
Bursts upon the raptured sight.
All the air puisates with gladness;
ChildTeu's voices, fun OF giee,
Ring ont joyful; care and sadness
From each happy hearth-stone flee.
Earth with grateful eXultati0n,
Greets this blest aud hallOwed day,
And throughout each Christian nation
Earnest men rejoice and pray.
An what memories, solemn. tender,
Cluster round the Sayior's birth!
All. what visions, full of splendor.
Lift our thoughts away from earth.
Love and Faith, serenely smiling,
Beckon US from distant skies,
UeaYenvard our souls begui!ing
Where the angels anthems rise.
Hopes divine our pathway brighten.
Scatter clouds of sin and woe.
Every heavy burden tighten.
Sweet content and peace bestow.
Let as, then, with merry voices,
Celebrate this blessed day;
Nature too. with Us rejOices,
All the world is bright and gay.
And the angel choiTS are singing
Far beyond our mortal ken,
While the ChTistman chimes are ringing
Peace on earth, good will to men"
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The latest thing in the explosive line
is reported from Iowa, where a grain-bn
has been and gone and burst.
Chicago policemen confscate the bus
ties of female prisoners ~ obtain Sun
day reading and otherwise improve their
minds.
A Lansing, Michigan, brass band has
just learned how 20 play, "When the
Cruel War is Over"
A New Albany man hes two sons and
fifteen daughters. He thinks of starting
shirt factory.
One Of the proprietors Of gambling
house at Baden-Baden has won over 81
600, 900 in the last fifteen years.
Chicago parents have interfered 10
prevent children from being locked out
of school because minute or two late.
4 Paris tradesman adyertises by glue
ing thin card upon the backs Of the
bank bills that pass through bis hands.
Some Of the Texans are killing their
cattle because "the hide will bring more
money than the whole COW on foot"
The New York Central has a conduc-
tor who has run eighteen years and never
had an accident 10 one OF his trains.
A Wisconsin man shipped three tons
of turkeys Thanksgiving % the people in
the Superior regions who didn't have
any.
A boy at South Bend, Ind, thought
he would see how the cold iron of his
skate tasted, the other morning. He now
wears what there 10 left Of his tongue In
sling.
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From the Turf. Field and Farm


Tennessee was the birthplace of Crock
ett Coming into the world toward the
close of the eighteenth century, he found
the greater portion of the State a wilder
ness, and so the early life of the man was
passed in hardy adventure. Like Daniel
Boone, he became a child of the forest,
and found pleasure in shooting deer, bears
and Indians. He acquired extraordinary
skill in the use of the rife, and he sent Il
ball whizzing through the skull of Semi
mole with as little conjunction as he drew
bead on buck, or even the head of a
squirrel. Giving up, in a measure, his
baekwoods life, he was elected to Congress
from Tennessee in 1927, and again in
1888. He also published book of his
own adventures. As politician and hu-
morous autho-, David Crockett won a ma
tional reputation. But the closing scenes
of his life were highly tragieal. He
fought in the war with Mexico, was cap
tured. and afterward was treacherously
shot.
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Several years ago, when the country
was new, an old fellow got lost in the
woods on two or three occasions, when
hunting for his cows, and LAID out over
night. 4 neighbor recommended him to
get a pocket compass, which he did, and
his friend explained to him its use. On
the very next occasion he had to use it,
however, he got lost, and laid out as usu-
al. On being recovered, he was asked
why he did not travel by compass. He
stated that he did not try to. He wish
ed to 90 North, and he 'tried hard to
make the blamed thing point North. =
But 'twant no use twould diddle, did
die, right round, and point about South
east every time he tried Detroit Dali
ly Union.
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Great men cannot be known through
grandiose history. The great man thus
drawn bears the same relation at best
to the reality that the sculptor's Apollo
or Achilles does To the model, whom he
always keeps in view as a guide and out
line, while supplying actual deficiencies
and exagerating with artistic grandeurs
Anybody who would understand the re-
ality must always check the history by
the lighter personal memory. Take the
brilliant, chivalrous, headlong Prince
Rupert of history, and compare him with
the Prince Rupert Of Pepys! The
broad outlines are the same, but only
from the gossip's pages do we come to
understand what the real man was like
The ordinary Frenchman's idea Of Hen
ry of Navarro, the ordinary English
mans idea of Queen Elizabeth, are for
good or evil utterly unlike the real be-
ings, and would vanish on the reading Of
few chapters Of genuine contemporary
description. Mr.. Carlyle has invented
a Mirabeau whom most English readers
now have agreed TO adopt with unques-
toned faith, but which really belongs to
the realms of fancy as strictly as Othello
or Macbeth. Yet there are sources
enough if they were popularity sought
from which a very accurate notion might
be obtained of the real human, undra-
matte Mirabeau. Marie Antoinette and
Josephine Beauharnais are two figures
which Llay be studied in every accurate
lneament by those who will take the
trouble, but which, as popularity repre-
scented and accepted, are pure myths
The Swift Of Macaulay and Thackery is
an imaginary being, whom any one who
gives himself the pleasure Of reading the
letters of Swift and of his intimate
friends will find it difficult to account for.
For years and years people have been
quoting, "burn everything that comes
from England except its Goals, as a proof
Of Switts narrow-minded bitterness, with
out opening Swift's own pages to see
what he really did say; and in what cir
cumstances? In dealing with living per
sonages, the public judgment is peculiar
ly apt to go astray from lack Of the guild
ance of intimate personal description
Public opinion in England, for example,
amused itself for years by creating an
imaginary Louis Napoleon cold, stern,
and inscrutable being Of profound saga
CITY anu HlhitleeS IOIcolShI' OH lHe ON
er hand, the opinion of certain hostile
circles in Paris was all the time creating
in secret figure curiously compounded
of Vitellius, MephistophiIes, and Ian
zun. No such parsonage has either exis-
ted or could have existed under the cir
cumstances. A few frank and faithful
personal sketches will give to our posteri-
ty the true Louis Napoleon, and enable
them to understand, as not many of us
can pretend to do, his rise and his fall
Daily News.
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We find this item in the Washington

We find this item in the Washington,
Georgia, Gazette:
WHAT WORN Our LANDS IN WILKES
CAN Do.-Mr G. Toombs of this place,
measured off forty-eight acres of land on
his place four miles from Washington.
He put on the land, as q manure, cetton
seed and plaster, no other manure being
used, to the value of three dollars and
half to the acre This land is old land
which has been in cultivation for a very
long time, and was considered worn out
forty years ago. Mr.. Toonlbs has gath
cred, ginned and packed, from these
forty-eight acres, forty-seven bales of
cotton averaging in weight 40 pounds
TO the bale.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-26

The taxable property of Georgia in
1871 was s210. 500, 21l. This year it is
1926, 663, 263, showing an increase of
SIC, 061 ,052. The taxes the present year
for general purposes will reach about
$500, 900. The specific taxes will
amount TO about 800, 600, and the tax
for Public Schools viii be about the
same
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A convict hung himself at Denemara,
n. Y, the other day, and bandaged the
rope with towel so it shouldn't bark his
neck.
A man in New Hampshire bought
four swarms of bees ten years ago. and
has now income Of 81 200 per year from
honey.
Thirty barrels of blackberry wine
brought Carroll county, KY, man ST.
575. The wine was made at odd times
last summer.
The Christian church at Lynchburg,
Moore county, Tenn, uses a decanter in
its sacramental service which belonged to
George Washington.
The government printing Office will not
employ colored printers, though making
a great fuss and stir about it year ago.
Every such applicant is turned away.
A prudent matchmaking mamma
gave the following candid advice to her
daughter: ssOh, marry the man YOU
love, girl, if he il Is rich AZ CFcssus.
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Very recently gentleman who had
j ust taken up his residence there, de-
scribed Philadelphia as city where ga
family can buy two fried oysters and
cents worth Of kindling wood.
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Four negro men squatting in the street
with three little white boys, the little
whites counting the money the negroes
had received on the crop Of 1872, could
have been seen by an artist, recently, in
GAINESVILLE, Ga. e
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They do large divorce business IN a
quiet way in Massachusetts, The Wor-
cester Gazette mentions that there are
now one hundred and fifteen suits for
the dissolution of the marriage contract
pending IN the Supreme Court there.
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In the vigor of his intellectual life,
Horace Greeley once wrote this epitaph,
than which nothing more fitting could be
placed upon his tomb:
Fame is a vapor; popularity an acct
dent; riches take wings; the only earthly
certainty is oblivion-no man can foresee
what day may bring forth i; and those
who cheer to-day Will often curse to-mor-
row and yet cherish the hope that the
journal l projected and established will
live and flourish long after | have moul-
dered into forgotten dust. being guided
by larger wisdom, an unerring sagacity
to discover the right, though not by a
more unfaltering readiness to embrace
and defend it at whatever personal cost /;
and that the stone which covers my ashes
may bear to future eyes the still intelligi-
bic inscription,
FOUNDER OF THE New YORK TRIBUNE
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"Why do you oppose the giving of the
ballot TO women ?" asked lady the other
evening of confirmed bachelor. Excuse
me. madam, replied he, ''but have not
sufficient confidence in their capacity to
conduct government affairs. "What
evidence of their mental inferioritv to
mankind can you adduce?" queried the
lady. "a simple fact is enough to salts
fy my mind, and that is the frightful
way in which they do put up their back
hair
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Three things" said the Rev. DR..
Henry, appeared to have been uninjur-
ed by the Fall; the song of birds, the
beauty of flowers, and the smile OF the
infancy, for it is difficult to conceive how
either of these could have been more per-
feet had man remained holy; as if God
would leave us something pure to remind
US of the Paradise we have lost. and to
point us to that which we shall regain"
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The judge in the Uppercu murder case
has ruled that testimony as to motive is
admissible. The same ruling was made
in the famous Webster murder trial in
Massachusetts,.
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Wisconsin Is digging railroad tunnel
1900 feet long.
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CHRISTMAS MORN.

BY MRS. ELLrx NJ. MITCHELL.
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"Home, Sweet Home"

1t is sad to think that, although the
author lived to be somewhat advanced in
years, he died and was buried in foreign
lands, without ever knowing what it was
to have a home of his OWL
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Tionesta House.

M ITTEL, Proprietor, elm ST., Tio-
lNl. nesta Pa, at theJnouth of the creek,
Mr.. Title has thoroughly renovated the
Tionesta House, and re-furnished IL com
pletely. All who patronize him will be
well entertained at reasonable rates. 20 ly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-07-23

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Who has
>lad fifteen years experience in large
. and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Ofice in his Drug and
Grocery Store, located in Tidioute, near
Tidioute 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
hest quality, and will be sold at reasonable
rates.
II. II. BURG ESS, an experienced Drug
eist from New York, has charge of the
Store. All prescriptions put up accurately.
IT,
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A ER ACL E!

Mr.. Samuel Bell, of w. T.. Schmertz d
Co, Wholesale Boot and Shoe Manufaclur-
ers, 81 Fifth avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, has
been afflicted with chronic rheumatish for
thiIty years, from his right hip to his foot,
having to use a crutch and a cane, at times
so painful as to utterly incapacitate him
from attending to his business. Having
tried every remedy known, without effect,
except GillilandS Pain Killer, he was
finally induced to try it. A second applica-
ton enabled him to lay aside his crutcb,
and third effected permanent cure. Mr..
Bell is a popular and well-known citizen,
is living monument of the effacacy OF
that great medical discovery, Gilliland's IS
Pain Killer. The afflicted should ask their
grocer or druggist for it, and try its Won
derful power. Mr.. Gilliland, we under
stand, wants a respectable agent in every
town and county for it. The principal Of
flee is at ~ Third Avenue, Pittsburgh Pa.
3l-4t
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-1&R~-----
Men generally put greater value
unon the iavors they bestow than upon
those they receive.
DIR. johnson used to say, "He who
waits to do a great deal Of good at
once, will never do any"
Mrs. Partrngton will not allow Ike
to play the guitar. She says he had it
once when a child, and it nearly killed
him,
Husband" said a wife, "if an hon
est man is Gods noblest work, what is
an honest woman?" ellis Iarest," 7"
was the uncivil reply.
Sensitive New London people are an.
noyed by urchins going in swimming
around the wharves whose entire bath
ing suits is rag around a stubbed
toe.
An Alabama cemetery bears this
inscription over its entrance, "Posi-
lively no admittance here" Quite
gratifying to the living, but very an
noying to the dead.
A man in Danbury discovered that
powder fried with lard was good foI
boils. The stove cover is in the second
story now, though most Of the rest o.
the stove has been recovered. He wa:
deceived in his lard.
A band, which serenaded n young
married couple, in one of our suburb
an towns the other evening, selected
a peculiarly happy and hattering piece
known as "The Monkey married the
Baboon's Sister"
A burglar was once frightened out
his scheme of robbery by the sweet
simplicity of solitary spinster,' who
putting her night-capped head out o
the window, exclaimed; $50 away
amt you ashamed ?"
A complicated case was rather nice
ly met by an American preacher who
owned half Oft negro slave and who
used in his prayers to supplicate The
blessings Of heaven on his house, hi'
family and his share Of PomPey,
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Leap-Year FeIicitIes.

ELI Perkins" has undergone matri-
monial proposals at the hands Of one
of his lady friends, and he has this to
say about it:
First, l called upon my liquid-eyed
brunette friend, Miss Sallie Morris, of
Madison Avenue. Now I've spent q
good deal of money on Miss Sallie for
operas, bouquets, Delimonico lunches,
etc. I've been trying hard for two
years to win her affections.
Last night, full of love and hope, l
rang old Morris's door bell. In mo-
ment, Miss Sallie was by myself on a
retired sofa. After speaking of the
coming opera, felt her velvety hands
touch mine.
"Do you know, Mr.. Perkins," she
said, looking Inc straight in the face,
"that to-day is our proposing day."
"Well, l suppose So" remarked,
looking modestly down at her mosaic
bracelet.
"Well, you know, Eli, my dear Eli
that | have been out with you good
deal"
EYES," l replied, beginning to feel
embarrassed.
"You know, my DEAR" she said
taking both of my hands, "that it j;
costing me good deal for dresses and
gloves, and"
"And costing me a good deal fol
carriages, bouquets, and DelmonicC
lunches" l interrupted with increased
embarrassment.
"And while 1 have enjoyed mysel
all winter going with you, Eli"
"In expensive carriages to the Acad
emy and Delmonico's," | suggested.
eyes, and while l have been happy
to 90 there with you'll feel-I feel
o, my dear Eli, | don't know how tt
say what / want to-" and then th'
beautiful child hid her face on m,
bosom.
"Do not fear my answer, beautiful
one," said, soothingly. "What is i
that weighs so upon your sorrowfu
heart?"
80, Eli, it is love" she said, sobbiuI
wildly, and twisting her jewelled fin
gers in my auburn hair.
Heaven be praised" sighed, as
felt the beating of her heart agains
my vest. "For whom is this love, dar
ling?" 1 asked, "for you know al
deeply interested in YOU"
"You will not be mad with me, Eli
"No, sweet one. / shall be only to
happy" l said, wiping my tears froI
my eyes.
"Well, my dear-my long-cherishe
friend, l love"
"Who, dear Sallie-who do yo
love?"
"Well, Eli, 1 love Charley Brow
, to whom | am engaged :" and then tt
scalding tears fell thick and fast Oh IN
; shirt bosom.
) "Well, Sallie, what have you got
) say to me?" l asked hesitatingly, as
} loosed her hands from my neck.
"Why, my dear Eli, Charley and fl
ther thought that had better see yc
and propose"
, 80, darling one, / am thine!" | sal
: with great emotion. Take me! New,
mind father. Take me as l ar
e Take"
| but, Eli, let me explain. The
wanted me to see you, and thank W
for your kindnesses, and propose til
yOu don't come here any more !"
|
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National Hotel,

JRVINEToN, PA. w. A. IIallenback,
Proprietor. This hotel is New, and is
.ow open as a'first class house, situate at
: bic junction of the Oil Creek Il Allegheny
Iver and Philadelphia & Erie Railroads,
opposite 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. If.
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FOREST HOUSE,

II BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
IL. Court House, Tionesta, Pa. just
opened. Everything new and clean and
frosh. Tho best of liquors kept constantly
on hand. A portion of the public patron
nge Is respcctfully solicited. 4-l7-1y
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Syracuse House,

rHIDIOUTF, PA, ]. & d MAoEE, Propie-
l. tors. The house has been thoroughly
refitted and is now in the first-class order,
with tho best of accommodations. ANY
Information concerning Oil Territory at
this point will be cheorfully furnished.
-ly j. x ID. MAGEE,
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Exchange Hotel,

T OVER TIDIOUTE, Pa, d. S. RAMS
l.. DEEL & Son Props. This house having
been refted is now the most desirable stop
ping place in Tidloute. A good Billiard
Room attached. Ally
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!. II. HARMS,
w. p. Mercilliott,

A TToRNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW
IA Tionosta, Pa. Office on Elm street.
The professional services of the Hon. >.
p. Johnson can be secured through me II
slsHNEh in any business entrusted to me IN
s9est Co. Collections promptly attended
to. Also Real Estate Agent.
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Holmes House,

1NONESTA, Pa, opposite the Depot.
l. G.. ID. Mabic, Proprietor. Good Sta
bling connected with the house. If.
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New boarding House.

MRS. S. S. HULINGS has built large
lNl addition to her house, and is now pre-
pared to accommodate number of perma-
nent boarders, and all transient ones who
may favor her with their patronage. A
good stable has recently been built to ac-
commodate the horses of guests. Charges
reasonable. Residence on Elm St., oppo-
site S. Haslct's store. 23-ly
The New York herald., 1872-09-29

BOARD WANTED-BY GENTLEMAN AND WIFE
ID between Fourth and Fortieh streets and Third and
he first class reference given and required, party o1
four adults and two children would take second story
Floor. Address r., box 873 Post Office
The New York herald., 1872-09-29

BOARDING WANTED-BY LADY, WITH PARLON
- and hall Bedroom communicating; second or third
story 'front.' furnished unfurnished between Lexng7
ton and Seventh avenues Address stating terms which
must be reasonable, SENECA, Herald Uptown Branch
The New York herald., 1872-09-29

WANTED-BY A GENTLEMAN AND WIFE. ONE
w, or two front second story Rooms, with good Board
in private family who can furnish homemade bread
and home comforts generaly permanent suited Ref
erences exchanged Address, with particulars, ALLEN
Herald Uptown Branch office.