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AFARMER IN A QUANDARY.

The Memphis Appeal is responsible
for the following comical, if not in
credible, story. 1t says that few
days ago a gentleman living near
Madison Station, on the Memphis and
Little Rock road, left his home to 20
to the village. He had not proceed
ed moro than 200 yards, mounted on
llneal descendant of Balaam's ass,
when he encountered a great, greasy
black bear. The bear was astonished,
and without taking time to think, hur-
ried up a scaly-bark hickory and seat
ed himself very comfortably on limb
thirty or forty feet from the ground.
The farmer was completely puzzled.
If he should ride back to the house
to get his gun, the bear would
surely escape. lie therefore tied the
mule-a long cared, melancholy mule,
forty or fifty years of age, to the body
Of the tree. The mule was bridle-
wise, but no bride could hold him,
aad a strong leather cable was kept
coiled about his neck. With this be
was fastened to the tree. The farmer
started for the house, and bruin, di-
vining his plans, deemed it prudent to
get away. He doubtless suspected
that a gun was coming. He came slow
ly down, tearing the bark from the
body of the tree. 1t ratified about
the sleepy mules head, who had not
yet seen the bear, and dreamed not of
the proximity Of the ugly beast. The
bear descended slowly until within
FIVE feet of the mules ugly head.
Then ii was that the stupid, inno-
cent, unsuspecting mule looked up.
He had never seen a bear before. His
knees smote one another. He grew
pale in the face. His eyes were pro-
jected from his head, the farmer said,
/ half foot. His tail was SLOWLY lifted,
the hairs all turned away, till it stood
at an angle of forty-fve degrees above
its spinal column, and then it was that
the mule "hoved a sigh and smoled u
smile" Il was an unearthly sound.
The farmer, fifty yards away, says it
shook the ground where he stood
watching the progress Of events. The
bear suddenly twisted itself about and
re-ascended to its perch. The mule
swooningly fell at the base of the tree
He lay still and apparently lifeless fol
a time, when bruin again attempted
the DESCENT but the terrified mule
howled and roared even more terribly
and piteously when the bark began
to fall, and he dashed and danced
about the tree so frantically that bru.
in hesitated, and finally, in stupifed
amazement, sat upon the limb upon
which he first rested. The farmer
came with his rifle, and q bullet soor
stopped the pulsebeats of the bear. II
fell heavily beside the mule, and
strange to tell, as told to us, the mule
and bear died side by side; the one o.
a mortal wound, the other of mortal
terror. The bear was still black as
Erebus the mules face was already
white with an indescribable agony O.
mortal fear.
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now TO GET ALONG.

DO not stop to tell stories in busi.
ness hours.
If you have a place of business be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting
around stores and saloons.
Never "foel' in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity and
promptness,
Do not meddle with business you
know nothing of.
Strive to avoid harsh words and
personalities.
Do not kick every stone in your
path. Mere miles can be made in q
day by going steadily on than by stop
ping.
Pay as You go.
A man of honor respects his word
as he does his bond.
Help others when you can, but new
er give what you cannot afford to, sim
ply because it is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity of
swapping it out dog fashion, but say
it firmly and respectfully,
Use your own brains rather than
those of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
Let cigars alone, money goes fast
enough without being pulled away.
Young men cut this out and if there
be folly in the argument let us know,
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bark before the widows weeping eyes
was gobbled by a shark.
The chaplain turned the prayer
book DER; the bride took off her
glove they swore to honor, to obey,
to cherish, and to love. And, freight
ed full Of happiness, across the oceans
foam the schooner glided rapidly to-
ward the pirates home.
And when the ecstacy and JOY their
hearts could hold no more, that pirate,
dropped his anchor down and rowed
his love ashore. And as they saunter-
ed up the street he gave his bride a
poke, and said, "In them there man
sions live the friends of whom |
spoke"
She glanced her eyes along the
plates of brass upon each door,and then
her anger rose as it had never done
before. She said "That johnson has
an h that Thompson has p! The
Smith that spells without a q is not
the Smith for me"
And darkly scowled she then upon
that rover Of the wave. False !
Falsep she shriekcd, and spoke of
Of him rs Monster, traitor, slave -
And then she wept and tore her hair,
and filed the air with grosns, and
cursed with bitterness the day she let
them cut up Jones.
And when at last she'd spent on
him the venom Of her tongue, she
seized her pongee parasol and stabbed
him in the lung. a few more ener-
getic stabs were at bis heart required,
and then this scand'lous buccaneer
rolled over and expired.
Still brandishing the parasol she
sought the pirate boat, she loaded up
a gun and jammed her head into its
throat; and fixing fast the trigger, then,
with string tied to her toe, she breath
ed, "Mother~ through the touch hole
and kicked and let her go.
A snap, fuzz, rumble; some stu
pendous roaring tones-and where on
the earth's surface was the recent Mrs
Jones? Go ask the morning winds
the waves, the mist, the murmuring
sea go ask the fish, the coroner, the
clams-but don't ask me- Max AIDE
Ter.
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Tionesta House.

nj ITTEL, Proprietor, Elm st. Tio-
lNl, nesta, Pa, at tho mouth of the creek,
Ir. Ittle has thoroughly renovated the
Tionesta House, and ro-furnished il COM
,l0tely. All who patronze him will be
we'll entertained at reasonable rates. 20 ~
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JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA

The first Alcade, in 1851, in Yreka,
California, was known as "Cut-eve
Foster" but he left no docl;er, and
soon ran away, and George C. Vail
reigned in his stead. No law book
was ever used in his court; he decided
each case on its own merits, writing
out the full history, and his docket is
a curiosity. In one case brought be,
fore him, boy had driven . teaT
from Oregon, and WORKED all winter
for a man, who declined 10 pay. He
sold out in the spring aud was leav-
ing suddenly, when, on complaint of
lie boz, Vail and two constables stop
ped him on the road. 1t was proved
that he had received three thousand
dollars on his sale, but he declared
himself unable to pay, though not
denying the boys claim. Judge Vail
decided in these words: Constable,
stand this man on his head, shake him
we'll, and see if you can't hear some
thing dropp No sooner said than
done. A vigorous shaking brought to
light a wallet containing two thousand
dollars in gold dust; the BOY received
his claim Of three hundred dollars
the Judge and constables took al
ounce apiece for their trouble, and the
defendant went his way lighter man
Justice like this was cheap at three
ounces.
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Lawrence House,

XX7M. LAWRENCE, PRoPRIEToR. This
w house has just been opened TO the
public and the furniture and fittings are
all now. Guests will be well entertained
at reasonable rates. Is situated on Em ST.,
opposite Superior Lumber Co. Store 39-ly
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The Boston AdUertiser says that:
Some time last year we told the story
of the Lexington, Kentucky, munich
pal government. In old times the city
was Democratic. When the negroes
were enfranchiscd it became Republi-
can. The State Legislature, however,
dreading the consequence Of an elec-
tion, extended the terms of the officers
of the city two or three times; and we
believe it to be true that the officers
of the city now in power were elected
more than three years ago for one
year only, and have never gone before
the people in all that time, This state
ofthings, however, could not last for
ever and last Wednesday new election
was held. The City Council had ar
ranged the matter in advance. Spe-
cial lists we're prepared, and no citizen
could vote whose name was not upon
them, although there is no registry law.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial describes the election, and
says that he himself although possess
ing every qualification for a voter,
was denied the privilege. Last No
vember there were 2,200 Republican
votes in the city. Last week, no less
1925 colored voters were rejected
more than the whole number of Demo.
cratic votes cast. The colored men
were provided with aflidavits showing
that they were legal voters, but these
certificates were disregarded. There
seems to be 10 doubt that the Ken
lucky Democrats made mental reser-
vation when they subscribed to the
! Cincinnati platform.
| DIR. G. II. Keyser, of Pittsburgh, is
a very lean, bony, skeleton looking
man, and has an Office on Liberty
street. One day when the Doctor wa:
cut, small 10y with basket came in
F, inc Office boy, after showing him the
odd articles, concluded to frighten the
lad, and suddenly opened the closet
where human skeleton was standing
and shaking the dry bones, alarmed
the boy so that he ran away, leaving
the basket. When the doctor came
in he inquired who left the basket
On being told, he reprimanded thu
office boy and started him out to lool
for the frightened lad. He soon return
ed and reported the little fellow oil
the opposite side Of the street bu
afraid to come in, The doctor wen
/, to the door to induce his little frightened
Customer to come over, and beckon
ing him with his long, bony hand
called to him pleasantly. The youni
urchin cast a suspicious glance at hin
and answered: "No you don't!
know you if you have got your elothe
ouw He mistook the doctor for tn
skeleton he had been frightened with
To add to SUokes's misfortune, an
lessen the probability Of his escapin
! the gallows, it has just come to ign
that Fisk's murderer is related to Mr.
; Governor Dix, which fact, instead
| inclining the Governor toward Stoke
! would make him less inclined to iEte
/ fere, lest it should be attributed
e family influence.
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A green individual, who was a
stranger to mirrors, and who stepped
into a cabin Of one of eur ocean steam
ers, stopped in front Of large pier
glass which he thought was a door,
and seeing his own reflection, said
81 say, mister, when does this ere
boat start?"
InceDsed at the silent figure, he then
broke cut:
"Go 20 thunder! ye sassafras color
ed, shocked headed bull-calf, you don't
look as if you knew enough TO answer,
anyhow"
The Wiliamsport man who blew
the snow off his roof with nitro glyce.
rine thinks he will use slate on his
new house.
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Francis Joseph, Of Austria, has q
mania which induces him to collect
skulls of remarkable criminals. He
has over four hundred of these, and IS
always looking about for opportuni-
ties to add to his museum. Under
these circumstances criminals must
experience very uncomfortable sensa-
tions, when applying for pardon or Il
Communication of sentence, as if they
have heads at all remarkable in shape
or development, the emperor will GER
tainly refuse to interfere, as he will
naturally desire to give them place
in his collection. But then the Grim
inal has this advantage: his head-piece
will be handsomely housed and duly
labeled with the details of his crimo
gummed ccnspicuously upon his pa
rietals, instead of remaining unknown
and lots in the disgraceful debris of
the potters' field. This is well worth
considering.
"A Chicago gentleman having
grown wealthy suddenly, wrote to a
local newspaper, and inquired the best
way Of obtaining an entrance into the
best families in the city, high-toned
houses, society, and all that. The re-
ply was, to go to the front door, or,
if no display was desired, go down tho
coal hole in the cellar, and then mp in
to the parlor, or go down through the
scuttle in the roof just as he felt in
clined.
A young lady teacher in Lawrence,
Mass, Sunday School caught boy
smiling, last Sunday. Said she: "What
are you smiling at, johnny" "Noth-
ing, num-" was the answer. 81 know
better" said the teacher severely.
Nov tell me what it was" Johnny
/ looked frightened as he stutteringly
said, "I-I-s-see your n-newspaper
s-sticking out, num-" The teacher
sat down suddenly and arranged
things.
1t is becoming very popular among
"swell' dancers of both sexes to stick
there noses up at quadrilles and lam
ciers. This is not in good taste. If
young people, nowadays, insist upon
whirling themselves through the world,
| they ought certainly TO allow the
older people chance to dance on the
Square" AS the former have Ger
mans" why do not the latter get up
some Americans ?" All hands around.
Spa" said little seven.year fellow,
81 guess our man, Ralph, is q good
Christian" GLOW so, my boy?" que
ried the parent. "Why, pa, | read in
the Bible that the wicked shall not
live out half his days; and Ralph
says he has lived out ever since he
was little boy"
1t is said that the newspapers are
the means of great many ladies "get-
ting their backs up" The best con-
Quoted papers often mako Il great
hustle among them, and nearly every
newspaper is waistbasket.
A young man who attended lee
! ture on the subject, "Are We better
than our fathers?" started for home
. saying, "Pm going to get the better Of
r mine somehow, any way.
, A married ladies "Come Home
Husband Club" is now announced. 1t
is about four feet long and has brush
at the end Of it,
Which would you rather, that a
= lion ate you or tiger? Why, you
t would rather that the lion ate the II
:, ger, of course.
One day when Mrs. Partingtor
" heard the minister say that there
% would be nave in tho new church
IS she observed that "she knew who tn
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Rates of Advertising.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cash on Delivery.
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FOREST HOUSE,

n BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
IL. Couft House, Tionesta, Pa. Just
opened. Everything new and 0ean and
fresh. The best of liquors kept constantly
on hand. A portion Of the public patrCn-
age is respectfully solicited. 4-l7-ly
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DR.. ]. /. Acomb,

DHFsIGIAN AND SURG GEON, who has
L had fifteen years experience in large
and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Office 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. BURGESS, an experienced Drug
list from New York, has charge of the
Store. prescriptions putup accurately.
II.
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Scott Horse,

EAGCNDUS, Pa, z. A. Roberts, Pro-
Il prietor. 'rhis hotel has been recently
re-furni.sned and now offers superior ac-
com m.nodations to guoe.s. 25-ly.
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"C.;sirch and State"

II is probably true, rs the Detroit Post
suggests, that the debate in the Evangelical
Alliance at New York, on the relations of
church and state, may have puzzled the for
eign delegates somewhat as to what is Amer
lean opinion, if they attempted to judge from
the speeches of some American clergymen.
While one Jealous sectary made an elo-
qucnt argument in defence of the anti
republican proposition that our American
laws and institutions are closely allied to the
church, and are in reality mainly governed
by it, and that ours was strictly Religious
government and our laws strictly Christian
in character, another American clergyman
claimed with equal eloquence that our Gov
eminent and laws are infidel, and appropriate
for all creeds and sects, and he blushed for
it. Others desired a distinct recognition of
God and religion in our Constitution. Still
others thought religion should be more spe-
officially recognized by the State, and that
there should be a close union between the
church and the state.
There would be no wonder if this conflict
OF opinion among American ministers should
puzzle and confuse, if not amaze, delegates
who visited the Alliance from Europe for the
purpose of learning something of the char
acter OF our institutions as well as to pro-
mote the cause Of religious liberty through
out the world and a closer Christian union
among PrOtcstants. Solse, if not most of
these foreign delegates, were earnestly in
; o9.
their own countries, and the establishment
Of a system like ours, which is founded on
perfect liberation of all religious sects and
! perfect religious freedom of thought and acts.
But, instead of this, to be told by one class
OF American preachers that church and state
already existed here, by another that we
had no religion, and that our institutions
were rather designed to promote infidelity
than religion, and to hear from still third
the hope expressed that there soon would be
union of church and state, very naturally
! bewildercd as well as astOnished them.
| The Post thinks, however, that whatever
doubts may possibly have been raised in the
minds Of our European visitors by their con-
lllctlng sentiments as to the opinions of cler-
gymen in regard to the question of church
| and state, they were not left any room to
question the opinions and feelings of the
people upon the subject by the reception
they gave one Of the delegates who advoca-
ted the American doctrine of a total separa-
ton Of church and state. The enthusi-
asm of the audience broke out in loud and
prolonged applause; and, when his time was
up, the audience, for some time, insisted
upon hearing him, and him only, as the cham
pon Of the American system, refusing to
allow any other to speak, so that the chair
man had some difficulty in restoring them.
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An Example Worth Initiating.

Last week, i'll commenting upon the dis
charge OF workmen by certain manufacturing
establishments in consequence Of the recent
financial panic, we referred 10 the uniform
refusal OF workingmen belonging TO Trades
Unions especially to accept lower wages or
make any terms with employers at such
times. But there is now and then an excep-
ton to this unwIse rule on the part of work.
men, whether members of the Unions or NOT
we cannot say. While many Of them are
striking to prevent reduction of wages to
meet the contingency the panic has brought
about, the iron-workers of Pittsburg have
very sensibly agreed to take half-pav until
their employers can get enough currency to
pay them, together with the other half. Some
of them, it is stated, have actually given back.
voluntarily, portion of the pay they had
already received to their employers in order
to help them out of their difficulties. This
exhibition of the old-fashioned good feeliur
once existing has nearly died out, and the
conduct of these Pittsbnrg workinemen. in
such wide contrast with the members of the
Unions generally, is all the more noble. And
it Is as wise as it is noble, and they NAV be
sure their employers will remember them
when the threatened "hard times" has
brought their trial upon them.
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tors should be successful in their attempt to
reestablish the monarchy.
1t is a remarkable feature that the Conser-
vatives, the Reactionists, the upholders of all
old abuses and nuisances, whose continu-
ance can only be defended on the strength
Of written laws and old-established customs,
the men who oppose every innovation in the
direction Of liberty and progress, under the
pretensc that it conflicts with existing laws;
those very law-and-orler men, par erceHeHcs,
are always the first tn resort tn fraud.
violence, and lawlcssness of every de-
scriptiou, Whenever they find it impossible
TO reach their ends by legal means. ~ it
has been at all times and in all countries;
among us, from the beginning of the anti
slavery movement down to the rebellion aud
the ku-klux Khan, and so it is now in France.
\ body of men elected for the special object
OF concluding peace with Germany, arbitYs-
rlly transcend their powers by proloagistg
them in open defiance of the nation. tee ma
iority of which they never represented, and
threaten to subvcrt by an act Of ogert, high
handed treason, the form Of government
under which they were elected. There has
been very little republican liberty in France
even until now; but in case the conservative
conspiracy should succeed, we might well
look for another reign of ''white terror"
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New Publications.

In the Galqry for November we find Xix
continued articles, two short stories, one OF
two essays, aud four poems, besides the
usual departments Of literature, science, etc.
Mr.. Richard Grant White, not content
with Furnishing his Pundit" in the October
number, continues to cudgel him this month
till the poor Pundit must wish himself dead
and buried beyond the chance Of resurrection.
He was so torn to shrcds and annibilated in
the first attack that most readers will be sur
prised to find there is enough Of him left 10 be
impaled on quill.
THE Stage ~ it was" is substantially the
same stage it wa. the last number. 4 very
interesting sketch, full of piquant anecdotc
and dramatic history.
1.-The Wetherel Affair" seems to be levcl-
Oping toward finale, but still wears its inn
penetrahIe veil of mystery.
A new serial by Justin Mccarthy bcgin5 in
this number, and promises we'll.
Mr.. Henry James, Jr., sends some extracts
from Roman Notebook which are clever
and will interest everybody those who have
travelled and these who only would like 10
travel.
lone Week an Editor" is capital story
by Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis. IL is free
from the melOdrainat!c element which is char
acteristic Of her work, and is By far the best
story we have seen from her pen.
Mr. Junns Henri Browne i. still pursuing
his fay0rite study Of the inscrutable and un
fathomable nature OF woman. His treatise
on women as Tacticians" Is elaborate aud
full Of thought. All Of Mr. Browne'- woman
studies give evidence Of long and searching
conversations with Mrs. Browne aud Mrs..
Grundy.
The gem Of the number j. short English
story entitled Miss Quincy" 1t is written
with pathos and delicacy Of touch which nO
American stOry-writer is capable Of. Why
do the English 81 far excel other nations IN
storytelling?
The article on Lincoln and Seward has a
special historical value ia view Of the fact 4
that it is from the pen of the Hon. Gideon /
Welles.
The departments Of Literature, Science,
and Miscellany are all uneommonly good.
but we regret to find the Club Room missing.