The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-12-25
MERRY CEIRHSTMAs
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

yo1 iSOViiSCt uuCn Boou WnlCn mas
been accomplished.
Frat in the catalogue. as printer
and an editor, we remember with sor-
row the loss the fraternity has met
with in the death Of Horace Greeley.
a good man, powerful writer, a wise
philanthropist, aud the friend of the
laboring classes throughout the world.
His loss to the press is one which it
will 5e difficult to to repair, and the
loss to humanity is greater than can
be estimated.
The Boston Fire is calamity such
ms generally comes to nation but
once in three or four generations; yet
how close it followed to great conha-
grafton in Chicago. Yet how these
things serve to bring out the good
that is lying dormant in the breasts of
men of all classes. How nubly were
the sufferers of the Chicago fire sue
cored and cared for when they consid
cred themselves friendless, wretched
and forsaken.
zone touch of nature makes the whole
world kim
The Boston fire fell upon the busi-
ness class Of her citizens and very lit.
tie real suffering followed, hence there
was not that call for sympathy and
aid which cried out to the great heart
of the people after the Chicago fire.
In like case the response would have
been as ready and substantial. "The
greatest of all these is charity" and
viewing our people in This light, are
we really retrograding? We think
mot.
Then the Alabama arbitration was
got through with satisfactorily, and
without bloodshed, which at one time
seemed inevitable. This we consider
cause Of congratulation to the Amer
lean people. May the time speedily
come when all disputes and Difficult
ties between nations my be settled in
the same way. Then shall the "sword
be turned into plowshares and the
spears to pruning hooks"
Peace and harmony reign through
out the United States more generally
than at any time since the war closed,
and We are assured of an honest ad-
ministration of the laws for several
years to come.
In our immediate midst, peace and in a
great measure, plenty, prevail. Lum-
bering, the principal source of our in.
comes has been manufactured in great
'er quantities than at any previous
year since the first tree of the forests
about here was cut down. Good floods
have come and hoated the lumber to
market, and had it not been for the
horse disease, which prevented it be-
lng moved after it got To market, this
would have been the most profitable
year for the lumbermen for a number
Of years. AS it is, all our lumber.
men are on their feet doing more busi,
ness than ever.
Our town has improved, not swiftly,
but surely. Among the improvements
we will mention the residences of Mr..
S. H. Haslet, j. Kepler, }. w. Stroup,
s. ID. Irwin, Esq, ID. w. Clark. Wm
Lawrence's Hotel, Bonner & McKay's
mercantile building, and the banking
house of May, Park q Co. Then
there's the bridge, which is source o
much qualification to all our citizens
and to all who have occasion to visi
our town.
Among the casualties. we hav,
only to mention the burning of tn,
Holmes House, which occurred only
lew weeks ago, which is loss that i
felt by all about us.
TT en- have we not occasion to cele
brate the birth Of our Saviour, an,
the advent of the New Year wit
thankful hearts? Let US spend thi
brief holiday in any innocent pleasur
which may present itself, and be read
to enter the new year refreshed by re
taxation, for brief period, from bus
ness cares and anxieties, and be read
10 battle with the world with renewe
Vigor and freshened hearts.
AS for the REPUBLICAN; it wi
soon enter the sixth year of its exist
ence and we iervently hope that popl
lar sentiment will accord TO it, tha
it has done rather more good tha