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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05

lion. j. B. Lawson, Assembly
man from this district, was in town on
Saturday. We believe Mr.. Lawson
makes a good representative.
We wish to call attention to the
new advertisement Of ii. w. Ledebur,
which will be found in another column.
Mr. Ledebur has overhauled and thor
oughly refitted the Grist Mill at Lacy
town, and is prepared to do custom
grinding on reasonable terms. He
also keeps for sale, Chop, Oats, Feed
and Flour. Mr.. Ledebur is a square
business man, and should be patron
lied by all who can make it conven-
lent to get to his mill.
"A gentleman from Hickory came
into our office one day last week, very
wroth. and informed us that the ferry
men charged him dollar for coming
across the river at this point. The
state of the money market just now
is such that dollar is a good deal of
money, and we must say that We don't
blame the gentleman for objecting to
such extortion. When the ice is run
ming so that it is dangerous to cross in
any sort Of boat, it is but reasonable
that the ferrymen should be well paid
for the hard and dangerous work they
perform, but there are comparatively
few who come to our place fIOm the
other side of the river who can afford
to pay two dollars for the privilege of
getting in and out of town. We have
heard considerable complaint on this
subject and therefore speak of it as
being exorbitant and wrong. % cents
is good pay when the crossing is rea-
sonably good, and no trip for one per-
son over the river should cost the in
dividual over 90 cents.
We had an interview with Mr..
Breckenridge, one Of the River Bridge
contractors, this morning. He could
give us no information as regards
when the bridge will be repaired. He
believes that the iron will not be ma
terially injured, that is the heavy
parts of it. The cost Of repairing the
bridge will be comparatively light.
Mr.. Hunter and the contractors met
at Franklin day or two ago, when
counter suits were entered. Mr.. Hun
ter sues Bell q Breckenridge for dam
ages, and they in turn sue him for
the balance due on the bridge. We
fervently hope that the matter will be
settled without litigation, as thOro can
be no steps taken toward rebuilding
until settlement is arrived at; and
if the matter once gets into the courts
it may be two or three years before
the case is settled, and we are without
a bridge until at least some time after.
Everybody hopes that matters will be
settled so that work can be commenced
as soon as the spring flood is over.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

We are under obligations to Hon.
David McClay, Senator from this dis
trct for files of the Legislative Journal
and other documents.
There will be services in the Uni
versaist Church on Sunday next.
Rev. o. B. Clark, we'll known to most
of our readers, will conduct the SER
vices.
"A. II. Partridge has moved his
furniture store to the room between
the Post Office and Knox's Drug Store,
and has on hand superior lot of fur
niture of ali kinds. He has recently
brought on fine lot of Lounges,
which he is selling at reasonable rates.
Give him call before purchasing
elsewhere.
III. II. May, Esq, who has been
spending the winter looking after his
stray lumbsr down the Ohio, returned
home yesterday, looking none the
worse for wear. His lumbeEnill
prove almost total loss; that which
he endeavored to save having been
carried Off by the late rise. We are
always sorry to know of any Of our
lumbermcn losing the lumber which
has been manufactured and hoated off
at so much expense.
The return judges of the several
election districts of the county, meet
at the Court House tomorrow, at
which time it will be definitely known
who arc the officers elected for the
various townships during the coming
Sear, and whether License or no Ii
Gems, has carried. We will publish
the result next week. In the mean
time We don't believe it makes much
difference as to the Local Option ques-
ton, as there is every indication that
the bill will be repealed by the Legis-
lature during the present session.
The County Auditors Report and
sherh''s Sales have taken up so much
of our space and time that our usual
amount of reading matter is not ap-
parent in this weeks paper. However
we will try and give more and better
next week. The report is gotten up
in such shape that no one can fail to
understand it, and it will be scanned
with interest by all owning property
in the county. We are steadily cut
kng down our Indebtedness, and with
in five years we expect the county to
ibe entirely free from debt of all kinds.
BALLoUs MAGAZINE FOR FEB
RUARY.-We are glad to welcome the
February number of Ballou's Maga-
zine, for it is one Of our favorites, al.
ways bringing pleasure and comfort
through its well-stocked pages, which
interest and amuse There is such
a variety in the Magazine, that all
tastes must be suited. Ballou's Maga.
zine is so cheap that all can take il
without feeling in the least impover-
ished. Why, it is only S1,5O per
/ year, and pretty little Chrome
thrown in, or Is cents single copies; a
sum that person often throws away
. in a thoughtless moment. Our advice
s, take il, and enjoy it as We do.
AyAddress Thomes & Talbot, 36 Broom
field Street, Boston,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Blwgess--J. WfNANs.
Counciiinen-T. J. Van Giesen, Miles w.
Tato, ID. w. Clark, p. o, Conver, w. p.
Morcilliott, l.. l.. lIaclSett.
Justices Of the Fedce-W. p. Mercilliott,
d. S. Knox.
COnstdble-J. n. Teitsworth.
school Directors-J. Winans, J. A. Dale,
J. a. Proper, w. L. Hunter, NJ. w. Tate
a. ID. Irwin.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
SEALED PROPOSALS.


CEALED PROPOSALS Will be received
- at this Office until Tuesday the 10th Of
February for the purpose OF furnishing
and fitting up an Iron Bridge acress the
Tionesta Creek on the piers now standing,
said bridge to be 2S feet long, divided in
to three spans; the center span TO be about
1I2 feet and two spans of about II feet
each. Builders to furnish their own plans
and specifications.
The County Commissioners .cservc the
right to reject any or all bids.
BY order Of the County Commissioners
u. w. CLARK, Clerk.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
NetC advertisements.
Notice of Appeals.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
FOREST Co., Feb. l, 1872.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Com
" missoners will bo at their office, on
Thursday, the 9th inst, for the purpose
of hearing Appeals from the Assessments
made for the year A. ID. 1873.
BY order of Co. Commissioners,
43-4t ID. w. CLARK, Clerk.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
SEWING MACHINE
PER YEAR.

The domestic supersedes others be-
cause it surpassess them in the overy day
service it renders, both in tho Workshop
and family; and because il is equally use
ful for very fine and very heavy work.
A Machine will be furnished (for trial)
to responsible parties with an instructor
(without charge upon application at our
WarerOoms, "a Sixth Street, Pittsburgh.
The domestic" has taken more prcmi-
ums this season than any other Machine,
and is specially recommended for Family
use and Manufacturers. Ii is simple in
construction, noiseless and easily run.
A large stock of Thread Silk arc always
ON hand Address,
THE DOMESTIC" 5. NJ. COMPANY,
39-2m "a Sixth Street, Pittsburgh,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
sHERiFF's SALES.

DY VIRTUE of writ of Alias Test.
ID Venditioni EXponas issued ont OF
the Court OF Common Pleas o! WarTenCo.,
and to me directed, there will be exposed
to sale by public venduc or outcry, at the
Court House, in the borough of Iionesta,
on
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
The Republican once

II EEPS constantly on hand large as
N sortment OF Blank Deeds, Mortgages,
Subpmnas, Warrants, Summons, &e. to
be sold cheap for cash. n.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
BOROUGH ELECTIONS.

The candidates were so numerous at
this election that we cannot give the
full vote and names Of the candidates.
We will content onrself with giving
the names and votes of those elected.
1t will be seen by the vote Of some OF
the members of the Town Council
that the "accumulative" system was
gone into with will
Burgess, J. G. Dale, vote 46.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
Time Of Trains


Passengers will have to understand that
"Northward," in the table is dorm the
river, and "Southward" is mp the river.
Traina 10 and 20 are mixed freight and ac~
.commodation the others arc passenger
trains.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05

BOOKKEEPING MADE EASY. Every
ID clerk and merchant eah learn at once.
Book mailed, SOC. H. Gouldihg Bryant,
Buffalo n. Y,
JOB WORK neatly executed at this Office
y at reasonable rates,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05
HILBRoNNER & CO.

After thanking the people who so kindly
assisted in saving their property from the
fire, wish 10 inform the public that they
are again opened out and prepared to sell
goods cheaper than ever-in fact will sell
their present stock at the heaviest discount
ever yet offered in this section, after which
they intend to remove their establishment,
very greatly enlarged, up to the present
business centre on Elm Street.
\ large amount of goods damaged, some
very slightly-by removal and water
mast be sOtd at dny price. Consisting OF
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-02-05

Tionesta Twp. also voted For Lii
cense, and present indications are that
License has carried in the county.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
A Mysterious Work OF Art.

The editorial correspondence of the
Baltimore American describes one of
the most mysterious works of art, now
exhibiting in Paris, that has ever been
witnessed there. It is diorama of
the siege of Paris, and all Paris is
running Wild to view it. There is some
species of optical illusion in connection
with it that no one seems able to un.
derstand. Although a painting, it so
closely resembles nature that on sud.
denly entering the hall the spectator is
bewildered, and invariably complains
of dizziness as his eye scans the inter-
vening scenes and the distant horizon
presented to view. The building in
which the diorama is submitted is cir.
cular, and about 800 feet in diameter,
with glass dome. On entering it the
visitor passes along dark passage, to
what seems the centre of the building,
and then finds himself on a circular
platform on the top of q veritable hill
Of earth, strewn with cannon ball and
shell, the object of the artist being to
place him in the fort of Isay, surround.
ed on every side by heincidents of the
siege, with the city Of Paris and it's
monuments, domes, and steeples in
the distance. BY closer examination
it could be discovered that the nearer
earthworks of the picture, and even
some of the cannon, for a distance of
80 or 60 feet from the edge of the plat
form, is veritable earth and undoubted
cannon, and real willow gabions and
sand-bags, hut the exact spot where
the substantials ended and the canvas
began was not so easily detected. The
whole seems to be q piece of ledgerde-
main in art that has never been at.
tempted before.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
An Old Bible.

The Meridian Call says: cat the
Adams Express Office is a Bible of
date 1764, for which an owner is want.
ed. It was sent to Charles Andrews OF
heirs, or heirs next of kin to Elon An
drews, Meriden. In the family record
in the book it is stated that Elon An
drews died September %, 1884. He
married for his second wife Mrs.
Sarah Hall Johnson, they had but one
child, Elon Andrews born in Merideu
in 1885, and who died in Utica, New
York, in 1856. Several Of the Andrews
of the city have been consulted a re-
gard the book, but know of none who
can truly claim it. It seems desirable
the work shall be removed from the
express Office as soon as possible, mas
much as the boys there have a strange
passion for perusing its pages, and
with what wear and tear it may gel
soiled and the leaves worn 80 the read
ing will not be legible."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
Spicery.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin.
unawed by the solemn events of the pe-
Rod, indulges in the following "spice :"
Parties with decayed teeth are not
always good stump speakers.
Carpenters and frontiersmen depend
on the planes for livelihood.
Grammatical-If you find >,,, have
written 2 too's too many, take out 1 too
to make the sense correct.
Darwinian-1ft the races OF men are
descended from monkeys, from what
have horse-races descended2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good effect OF
the fre.alarm telegraph has been to
stop the bawls of "Fire! in our
streets.
If the Darwinian theory is correct.
would dry goods clerk trace his origin
from the tape-er or the measuring
worm.
There is no foundation for the story
that the houses of one of Boston's real
estate owners are 80 loaded with mort.
cages that he is obliged to put new I'M.
derpinnings every day.
While deprecating any exercise OF
willful righteousness, wo cannot heir
calling attention to the fact than an
old: fashioned penny, large size, pro
PEELED from a second story window, il
able to demolish the strongest glass.
framed certificate of the intinerant
organ grinder. It is q charitable ani
inexpensive experiment..
The polite clerks at a watch anG
jewelry establishment were somewhat
startled the other day by an individual
inquiring if he "couldn't have hi.
entrails engraved" on his watcL-case
After little inward laughter, it wa
suggested that the applicants initial
might be put on in monogram.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
An Intelligent Monkey.

&EU0 sA0 NOW O41e800 d0k3l0s
At the hall of Hope No. fire engine
is little menagerie, where specimens
Of most animals are kept, from q bear
down to q mosquito are the
only exception to the rule, but still the
boys insist that these animals are
sometimes found in their boots.
Among the number of the beasts is O
monkey of rare talents and possessing
. most accomplished education. He
is general favorite in the neighbor.
hood, aud walks from house-top to
house-top every morning to see that
the sleepers iii the garrets are all up
in time. He is withal fearf ully and
wonderfully made, and seems to know
it, as he scrutinizes himself regularly
in 9 mirror, with an evident tickling Of
satisfaction, as he combs his hair and
SLAVES himself with the sharp ends of
his nails. The other day little child,
scarcely able to walk, wandered cut on
the Car track, while the monkey stood
watching it with o vigilant eye, and
manifested some signs of anger that
children should thus be left to them
selves on an open thoroughfare. Sud
denly car came dashing up. In
another moment it would rush over the
child, as the driver had his attention
diverted in some other channel. The
monkey had seen the danger, and,
rushing out on the track, seized the
child, in an instant dragging it away,
just in time to save it from an ineuta-
BILE death.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
n Alla.

Every farmer who has occasion To
drive nail into seasoned oak posts
knows it's liability to bend and break.
If the point be moistened in the mouth
it will usually drive more kindly. Oil
is still better, hut then it is inconven-
lent to dip each nail separately into it.
Another point observed is that boards
become loose eventually from the rust
ing of the nails, which, communicating
to the wood, causes not only an en-.
largement of the nail hole, but the
wearing away of the nail itself, render
ing the fence or the building shaky
and insecure. This may be prevented
by heating any rough grease until it
smokes and then pouring it over the
nails to be used. The grease will peno.
trate the pours of the iron, and cause the
nails to last, without rusting, an in.
definite period. Besides this no
trouble will then be experienced in
driving them into the hardest wood.
The reason is that the coating of grease
prevents contact by air, and con.
sequently oxidation. Oxygen is the
great destroyer of iron, and moisture
is the inducing cause. ANYTHING which
is kept from contact with the air If
preserved indefinitely, and if it is kept
dry the effect is immeasureably the
same. Paint upon buildings prevents
the contact of air and moisture. If the
whole fence cannot be painted, the
heads. ut least, of the nails should he
touched Herewith.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
Saving Seed Corn.

A practical farmer writes to Mooro's
Rural The time to pick seed corn is
in the fall, as soon as the husk is about
halt ripe. Pull off all the husk, but
leave enough to tie with another one a.;
then hang them up in dry, airy place,
leaving them thus until wanted for
planting. BY following the above for
several years, I have succeeded in i'm
proving my corn far beyond my OK
pectations, and I feel amply repaid for
all my oxertions when see my corn is
now about two weeks earlier than any
of my neighhors who got it on the slip
shod plan Of picking seed from the
crib. While they are re-planting I am
blowing my corn, because seed saved
in the manner described seldom fails to
grow"
Another farmer writes: "When
husking we select the largest and full
est ears, leaving some of Che husks on
these; we braid into punches of q
dozen each and hang them up in the
garnet OH the rafters, where they will
be protected from the cold and wet.
Corn, when preserved in this way, has
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02

tracks just where We told them to look,
and they tracked it q couple of miles
into the woods, then, losing the track,
they came home. A few days after We
heard that neighbor, who lived
several miles away, had shot o young
black bear, and I always felt sure it was
the one Alex and I tried to drive home
with the COWS.
Grandma paused, but the children
said, och, don't stop, do tell another
story; tell abont tho rattlesnake that
Uncle Alex killed." But grandma
said, No; no more this time. Good
night"
But Jason was not to be dismissed in
such summary manner. "Was that
a true story, grandma?" he said.
Certainly it was true," grandma
answered; cit happened right here on
this farm, more than fifty years ago,
when I was little GIRL" and grandma
sighed again and wiped her spectacles
thong htfully, remembering that she
was the only living member of the
family who began pioneer life in West.
ern New York.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
Fcedin0 Horses.

Warning says: Very much of the
value and availability of the horse de-
ponds upon the equality and quantity
of his food, and on the manner in
which it is given to him. Too much
food at one time, too little at another,
food of improper kinds or in bad
state of preparation, is the foundation
of onc-half the ills that horseAesh is
heir to. There is no worse economy
than the stinting of food, or the ad-
ministration of bad food because it is
cheap. Also, there is no more waste
full practice than the giving of too
rich and expensive food. Neither is
there any greater source of loss in con-
nection with the keeping of farm hor-
ses than the neglect to which they are
systematically subjected. The horse,
even in the rudest state, is of some
what delicate organization. His pow
ers are very grcat-greater than is
generally supposed; but in order to
their development and to their long
endurance, it is necessary that he be
fed with the greatest care and with an
everwatchful judgment. Probably the
capital invested in farm horses in the
United States would 20 twice as far
that is the animals would last in q use
ful condition twice as long-if they
were thoroughly we'll fed and cared for.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
The Moon and Fuel.

The Pail Mall Gazette speaks as fol-
lows of curious superstition: House.
houlders who are laying in their stock
of coal for the winter will do we'll to
study the moon, which is believed, in
some quarters, to exercise no small in
auence on fuel stacked or stored at Ger
tain seasons The Skye correspondent of
the Cornish Telegraph mentions that,
during the fortnight which began on
the 10th of last month, thu people of
Skye were busy stacking their peats
anu securing their Winter firing, be-
ing anxious to complete the opera.
ton while the moon was waning.
During the fortnight commencing on
the Oath of June, when the moon was
crescent, no real Skyeman would stack
his peats for any consideration, be-
!ieving that unless stacked under wan
ing moon the peats will give neither
light nor heat when burned. ga
lower of smoke is all that can be
expected from peats stacked under a
crescent moon. In Skye the crescent
is called "fas," and the wane "tar-
radh," and under these two terms the
moon not only exercises great influ.
ence over peats, but also over many
other things. In some parts of the
Highlands, sheep, pigs, and COWS are
only killed in the "fas," as meat made
in the "tarradh" is supposed to be
good for nothing but I" shrinking
when in the pot.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
Symptoms Of Liver Complaint, and OF
Some OF the Diseases Produced by IL,

A sallow or yellow color of skin, or
yellowish brown spots on face and other parts
OF body; dullness and drowsiness with
frequent headache; dizziness, bitter or bad
taste in the month, dryncss of throat, and in
ternal heat palpitation. in many cases dry,
teasing cough, with sore threat, unsteady ap-
tion in threat distress, heaviness, bloated or
fall feeling about stomach and sides, pain in
sides, back or breast, or about shoulders {;
collie, pain and soreness through bowels, with
heat, constipation, alternating with frequent
attacks OF diarrhna piles, flatulence, nervous
hesd Of snonesv nubuess
of limbs, especially At night cold chills, al.
ternating with hot flashes, kidney and urinary
difficulties !; female weakness and irregulari-
ties, with dullness, low spirits, unsociability,
and gloomy lorebodings. Only few of the
above symptoms are likely to be present in
any case at one time. All who use DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery for Liver Com
plant and its complications are loud in its
praise. Sold by all Druggists everywhere. $50
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Why Potatoes llun Out.

A New York farmer says: "Some
one asks why it is that potatoes so
soon run out. There are two grand
reasons. There are but few potatoes
in hill that are fit for seed. Some
are overgrown, coarse, rank, and will
not transmit the original quality.
Others are undergrown, and not fully.
developed seed. A potato of medium
size, perfect in allits parts, with change
OF ground, will produce it's like ad ~
faituns. The other reason, cutting
potatoes between stem and seed end
continually, will demoralize the insti-
tuition. II requires the stem and seed
end to make perfect seed. If cut, cut
iengthwise. Single eyes will run out
any potato. There is no other seed
that will bear nlutilation like the
potato the only wonder is, that ii
does not run out completely.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
BONles and His Work.

According to "Gath," who has re-
Gently been to Springfield, this is the
way Samuel Bowles edits his paper !:
He breakfasts trugally in bed, and
day, when at home, the mornings Re-
publican, marking ont those parts
which he does not need for his weekly
"a development in which he takes
much pride, as it was his fathers paper,
the basis of his daily. At eleven
O'Clock he dictates to q photographer
answers to personal, political, and
businessletters or, on some occasions,
repairs to his Office, and meets in
quirers personally. Dictation of edi-
torial matter follows, and he breakfasts
second time with his children at their
oid-day dinner. At three o'clock he
goes to the Office, and writes editorial ::
and at night, generally speaking. reads
his proofs or paragraphs, or dictates
at home.