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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-24

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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
TIMBER.

Oomc statistielan gives US as Il result
of his investigations that, about 1000
acres arc cleared of timber each week
day in this country. Of the annual
crop S5,000,000 worth goes to fuel,
and S150.000,000 worth to fencing.
The Locomotives in this country con
sumo no less than 100000 cords of
wood year, or 5000 acres annually.
We also see it stated, that a. careful
estimate has been made of the timber
lands in Pennsylvania and the aver
age yield of lumber per acre, and the
alarming conclusion is arrived at that
three years stocking of mills at the
present rate Give hundred millions of
feet yearly), will exhaust all the pine
timber now standing. These state
ments being made after very careful
estimates and by experienced lumber
men in the State, gives them such an
emphatic indorsment that their truth
can scarcely be doubted; and taken
in connection with the recent heavy
sales Of timber lands in this and ad-
joining counties, should admonish
those who still have good bodies of
pine timber to be careful as to how
they slash and cut it down. We have
frequently, during the past year or
two, tried to impress upon the land
holders the necessity of preserving
their standing timber, that its increase
in value on the stump would yield a
greater profit TO the owners IN the
course Of a few years, then could be
realized in any ether investment they
could make; and each day is develop
ing The fact that our predictions were
correct. And now once more we ad-
monish those who still have good
standing timber to preserve it. Take
care Of it, and don't cut any Of it un-
necessarily, for the day is not very re-
mote when it will be worth double its
present price. -Er.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
Rates of Advertising.
DRIVING HENS.

When woman has hen to drrpr7
into the coop she takes hold of her
hoops with both hands, and shakes =
them quietly towards the delinquent. 4
says, "Shew there The hen takes }
one look at the object to convince her5ii
self that it's a woman, and then wa l,s
majestically into a coop in perfect It's
gust of the sex. The man don't d.
that way. He goes out Of doors end I
says, "It is singular nobody in thss19
house can drive hen but myseif,"51y
ard picking up stick of wood hCrls.,
it at the offending biped aud observes
"Get in there, you thief" The her
Immediately lvses her reason, au9
dashes to the opposite end of the yaru
The main straightway dashes after hes.
She comes back again with her head
down, her wings out, and followed by
an assortment of stove wood, fruit
cans, and coal clinkers, with q muchs
putting and mad man after her. ThenE
she skins up on the stoHp, and under,
the barn, and over fence or two, aud
around the house, aud back again 10
the coop, all the while talking as only
an excited hen can talk, and all tbeA
while followed by things convenient
for handling, and by. a man whose
coat is on the saw-buck and whose hat
is on the ground, and whose perspira
tien and profanity appear to have no
limit. BY this time the other hons
have come out to take hand in the
debate and help dodge the missiles,
and then the man says that every hen.
on the place shall be sold in the morn.
ing, and puts on hiG things and goes
down street, and the woman dons her!
hoops, and has every one Of these hens
housed and contented in two minutes,
and the only sound heard on the prem.
ses is the hammering by the oldestA
boy. as he mends the broken pickctass
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
ANEcDorn OF A GREAT FIDDLER.

Pdganini upon one occasion was
iourneying from London to Paris,
when his famons Guarnerius met with
an accident, the case in which it was
carried having fallen down with so
violent a concussion as to unglue one
of the inner blocks of the instrument
On reaching Paris he took it tn the
best and most celebrated maker he
could find, to whom he related, in the
greatest distress, what had happened,
and that his violin in consequence
had lost its tone. The gentleman APP
piled to, informed the disconsOlate
performer that in order to ascertain
the precise amount of mischief it
would be necessary to open heinstru.
ment; but to this Paganini would
not consent, unless the operation was
performed at his own house and
under his own eyes; and the torture
he underwent was indescribable. He
seemed, indeed to be suffering the very
pangs of martyrdom, and absolutely
writhed in his chair at each crack
caused by the breaking away Of the
glue at the action of the knife. The
success achieved by the operator in
removing the body of the violin in
duced him, however, to intrust him
with it for the space of three whole
days, at the end of which his visiin
was returned to him perfectly restored.
A few days afterward, meeting the
musical doctor who had by his skill
effected so complete cure for the in
ternal injury, the grateful violinist
took him by the arm, and saying,
"Thank you, my dear friend, it is as
good as before" he drew from his
waistcoat pocket a little red morocco
box, which he presented to him with
the observation: II have had two plus
made ; the one for the doctor of my
body, the other for the doctor of my
violin" When the recipient Of the lat
ter gift opened the little box it was
found to contain pin set with twenty
three diamonds. in the form Of the
letter p.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05


Some time since little town in
Ohio was infested by incendiares, and
all other means of detection having
failed, two or three persons clubbed
together and purchased bloodhound,
one of the kind used by the chivalry
to hunt down runaway negroes in the
pleasant days before the war. In
some manner the news Of this little bit
bit of enterprise became noised
about and the fires suddenly ceased,
not an opportunity having been offered
since to put the animal on the trail of
an incendiary. The day before Christ
mas, however, citizen discovered that
a beautiful evergreen tree in front of
his residence had been cut down and
carried off the night before, and the
long looked for chance was afforded for
testing the new purchase. To the as
toinishment of all, the four,legged de-
tective took a straight line to the
house of one Of the wealthiest deni-
zens of the town, nearly three.quar-
ters of a mile distant, and placing his
lore paws OH lu6 WiuuOW, curing
through and bayed savagely at the
owner, who was engaged in decorating
the tree for the festivities Of the NOR
row. The scene that followed may,
perhaps, be imagined, and consider
able sum of money was readily paid
in order to hush the affair up.
A mentionable old lady died in
Nswburyport, Massachusetts, this week.
This was Mrs. Abigail ID. Cook. She
died on the 73d anniversary of her
wedding, and in the same room in
which she was married. She was one
of the choir which sang at the welcome
of General Washington on his visit to
Newburyport, and she also sang at the
commemorative services on the Occa-
sion of the Generals death. She was
the mother of nine children, and for
sixty-fve years a member of the
church. She is said 10 have been a
very handsome woman in her prime,
and she retained her sprightliness to
the last.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
They tell good story in Lawreuce,v =

They tell good story in Lawreucev
Massachusetts,, of professional
gentleman, and wife, who bear thee
higl est reputation for severe propriety.
Last Saturday night the gentleman =
told his wife he was going out on
business and might not be back tlli
late. "You are not going 10 the,
Black Crook, are you p, she asked !.
"'Back Crook + what do rou take
me for? ?" he Indignantly exclaimed
"Oh, WE'LL" said she, 81 was only iok'A
ing. I'm going out to do some shop
ping. Don't be alarmed II am not
in when you return" The next thati
worthy couple saw of each other wRs
at the aforesaid "Blaek Crook, " Where's
some destiny seated them side by sidea
to their ast)nishment. t,.f ,1
1t is related that New Hampshife-
minister recently portrayed the history
of Jonah after the following style; II
seem to see Jonah passing along Itha
road to Nineveh ; i seem to se6 hima
entering the ticket office, bny his
ticket aud pay for it; ! seem 10. seea
him walk upon the vessel /; | seem to
see them lift their anchor and the
stately ship move gradually out upQnl
the broad Atlantic" I lr
The first conductor On the PennsylI
vania Railroad was Colonel Morton
Garrett, who, now resides at East
Brandywine, Chester county, Prior
to the opening Of the road, in 1649, he
was conductor on the Columbia Rail-.
road for eight years. When he enter.
ed the service of the Pennsylvania
Central, the rolling stock consisted of
one locomotive, the "MiGlin,P three
passenger and one baggage car. sa'
Before election a young lady agreed
to kiss the editor of the Yolga Valley.
(Iowa) Times once mouth for four
years if Grant should be elected She
is keeping her word manfully, but is
growing thin, her appetite is poor, and
unless the winner Of the bet deodor-
ICES his face and quits chewing tobSc
co, he will have to announce a fuueral
ere long. ~
From the 1st of January up to Frit
day last, there occurred in the United
States ninety-one fires, with total
loss of s3,12S.500 There were TIVE
in which the loss exceeded 100000;
five between 100000 and 100000;
twelve between $4,000 and 100000,
aud fifteen in which no estimate of loss
was given. BY them thirty.lour per.
SONS lost their lives.
An agriculture paper says straw
berry beds may be protected trom
birds, by running wire along the
walk to which eat is chained Her
movements up and down the length
Of the wire will keep the birds away,
Where there is no chain, the wire cav
be run through the cat, and heated y
a temperature that will fill the cQt
with longing to keep moving, ,as..
One good turn deserves apother:
Lydia Thompson few days ago gave
the Newsboys' Society, in Ciheinnat}
the proceeds of a successfal matinee
The other eyeining small boy Jumped
upon the stage, aud after emittihgla
speech, presented the fair Lydia With
a silver wreath, az an expressionA OF
the gratitude Of the news boys Of Gin
cinnati. .far .a
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
DR.. !. L. Acomb,

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, who has
had fifteen years experience in large
and successful practice, will attend all
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
best quality, and will be sold at reasonable
rates.
II. II. BURGESS, an experienced Drug
etAt from New York, has charge of the
atore. All prescriptions put up accurately.
E
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05

The London Times publishes an ex-
traerdinary story of an escape of six
Communists from the fortress of Port
Louis, between Brest and La Rochelle.
the writer SAYS that lie and five com
panions discovered a way from their
dormitory to cellar under it, and
determined to make road from the
cellar to the sea. They sunk a shaft
in the earth thirteen feet deep and ex-
cavated a tunael forty-six feet, till
they reached the wall Of the rampant.
All this had been done with nails torn
out Of the woodwork, but when the
rampant walls was reached the nails
were useless. 1t is constructed of
enormous blocks Of granite, joined by
Roman cement, and is sixteen feet
thick. The prisoners, however, tore a
bar out Of window, and by iude-
sc.ibable labor oxcavated hole
through which they could creep out
on the rocks, whence they escaped to
England. The Times heads the story,
"An Historical Parallel to Monte
Christie"
John Wilson is a brakeman on a
Minnesota railway. The other day he
heard of train showed in seven miles
distant, and not being on duty, pro-
cured large quantity of crackers
and cheese, enveloped himself in Il
cloak with hood, and with the wind
blowing a gale and the thermometer
twsnty-seven degrees below zero, start.
ed on foot to rsliave the hungry passen-
gers. Although he felt his face and
ears freezing, he trudged on until he
reached the train, almost exhausted
and unable to speak distinctly. The
grateful passengers thawed him out as
we'll as they were able and one of them,
John Lawlor, Esq, of Prairie du
Chen, who had some ladies under his
care, took from his own neck a mas
sivs gold chain, and putting it around
Wilson's neck, remarked, "It's pretty
good man that has worn that chain,
but I've found a better, and he shall
have il"
We have here a dog story which
beats anything of the kind recently
at least related. In Clinton. Mass, a
dog was in the habit of helping him
self from a pail of "odds and ends"
belonging to a neighbor. One day
he upset the pail aud it fell to pieces,
upon which the sagacious creature
went hsms and brought back sound
pail which he substituted for the
broken one transferring the contents
from the old to the new, after which
he hid the slaves of the broken vessel.
We have heard of "sly dogs before
but was there ever a dog so sly as
thisl
Dollars have been coined by vari-
GUS nations, and they differ in value.
After the adoption ef the Federal
currency it was customary, when alb
breviation was desired, to express
American mOne--say one hundred
dollars, for iustance-"Dolls. u. S.
100," In the course of time the U was
written ever the S in narrower shape ;
afterward the bottom of the U was
cut off, and two straight strokes re-
mained to form the present dollar
mark, s,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
FOREST HOUSE,

IA BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
u. Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Just
opened. Everything new and clean and
fresh. The best of liquors kept constantly
on hand. A portion Of tho public patron
age is respectfully solicited. 4-l7-lv
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05

John James Ingalls,, the new Kan
sas Senator, has IN article in the Kan
sqs Magazine, for February, on Deane
Monahan's "Sons of the Border" a
fresh and racv Western book. Says
Mr.. Ingalls,: Civilization is veneer.
The gentleman is varnished savage.
The institutions of society are stucce
upon ali edifce of barbarism. We all
feel that it is humiliaiing and coward
ly to call, upon the law to avenge our
wrongs, to waive our light to slay the
the seducer, to smite the insulter, to
exact reporation from the thief. Hence
spring the secret contempt for arbitra-
ton, the ferociousi exultation of war.
Geneva was we'll enough for America,
because we won the bloodless battle.
We can applaud William l., as the
pettifogger praises the squire whv
gives him his cause, because lie award
ed us the boundary we coveted but,
had the decision been averse, there is
not an American who would not have
called for Grant, the soldier, and the
solution Of is-sWord,
The Boston Bulletin, in an article
on the ordinary methods of insurance,
says; Let US have policies so drawn
that when a man insures his stock or
his house, pays the premium asked,
and gives the insurer every oppor-
tunity to examine the property, and
decide, in advance, upon its value. he
can, in case Of its destruction, go ard
get the full amount Of his insurance,
and not be insulted by offers to SETTLE
based on fine print conditions purpose
ly SO printed that they will not be
read. Companies should be protected
against fraud but when a man makes
an honest loss, he should be honestly
paid
Yankee enterprise was strikingly
exemplifed in features of the cargo
and the passenger list of the Tybee,
which sailed from New York for
Samana Bay a day or two ago. Among
the thousand and one notions was q
complete hotel, with kitchens aud
other outbuildings, which can be
nut up in sections in two days. Among
the passengers were commissioners for
the selection Of site for a city, and
score Of Boston drummer" with
cases of samples.
A newspaper of Iowa city gives
rather discouraging account of what
tho farmers in those "diggings" are
doing, or rather not doing. Here are
the prices current; A pair Of winter
boots cost two loads Of potatoes; a
nights lodging, load of oats; the
wife wears five acres of wheat; the
children each ten acres of corn the
price of an overcoat is a good four
year old steer; ofa Sunday suit, twen-
ty fat hogs.
1t was at Evansville, Indiana, so
the Courier says, that a well-dressed
young man ente,ed the portals of a
decoction palace, an evening or so
since, and, stepping up to the gentle
manly barkeepep," requested him to
mix him a red-hot toddy, for he was
going to see his darling's father and
meant business.
A New York man has invented an
air-gun which throws a bullet through
a horse and makes no report. The
government refuses 10 patent it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
Tionesta House.

NJ ITrEL, Proprietor, Elm St. Tio-
lNl. nesta Pa. at the mouth of the creek
DIR. title has thoroughly renovated the
Tionssta House, and re-furnished it COM
sletely. All who patronize him will be
well entertained at reasonable rates. 20 ly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
Scott Houss.

E.sAGUNDUS, PA. f, A. Roberts, Pro-
~ prietor. This ho'e el has been recently
S4e-furnished and now offers superior ac-
eommodations TO guests. 25-ly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
coMBATIvE soUTnnoNs.

Footc and Davis we're in congress in
1S45 (while Taylor and Cass were can
didates for TIE Presidency, and occu-
pied a room together Mt the Willard
hotel. One evening, seated by the
same freside. Mr.. Davis read aloud
from a political letter of General Tay-
lor, and made running comments for
Mr. Foote'S delectation, which the lat
ter thought we're rather too friendly
for Democratic senator to give ex-
preston to in the heat of a canvass.
In fact, lie intimated quite strongly
that he thought Mr.. Davis at heart
was Taylor man; that spite Of his
professed support Of the Democratic
nominee he would secretly rejoice over
General Taylor's election. Mr. Davis
had married daughter Of General
Taylor, and this little circumstance,
Mr.. Foete suggested, was at the bot
tom Of his colleagues compliment Of
he letter, adding, in his impetuous
way, that it would doubtless be very
nice thing, after all, to be a son-in-law
of the president-even of Whig
president.
DR.. Davis could not brook this sar-
castle intimation Of treachery on his
part, and retorted in severe language,
one word bringing on another until
the grave and reverend" came to
blows.
The noise of the fsticuf aroused
other Congressman, who rushed into
the room and separated the combat
ants, admonishing them of the shame
which would attach to two distinguish
ed Senators from the same State in
dulging in a disgraceful knock-down.
This view of the matter naturally
brought the two to terms, and, like
the man and wife who "argued" the
the question of "rat or mousse" they
shook hands and made friends.
Really said Mr.. Foote, after a
smile all around; really, l should
not have thought Of such thing as
striking Mr.. Davis, if he hadn't passed
the first blow
Are you not mistaken about that ?
urged Mr.. Davis, apologetically.
Indeed, | am not retorted the i'm
petuous.
1T is my impression you struck
first pleaded Mr.. d.
'Oh, no; it was YOU
NO, it was YOU
But I'll swear it was you.'
And l would swear it wasn't
you did strike first
Il did not strike first
You did
Il didn't
You did
Il didn't.'
WELL said Foote at last, ising
hastily from his seat, there shan't be
any dispute as to who struck first this
time, and as he spoke dealt Mr..
Davis a singing blow on the cheek,
which resulted in another rencontre,
that, but for the interference Of mu-
tual friends, might have been going on
until now, for both are game all over
The question as to who struck first be-
ing thus settled, nothing serious grew
out Of the matter, especially as either
party preferred to have the matter
hushed up speedily as possible.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-03-05
PHYSICIANS e SURGEONS.
Lawrence House,

ILTM. LAWRENCE, PRorRIEroR. This
w house has just been opened TO the
public aud the furniture and fittings are
all new. Guests will be well entertained
at reasonable rates. Is situated on Elm St,
opposite Superior Lumber Co. Store. 39-ly
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-03-15
A Railway Nuisance.

The English Railway system has at least
one advantage over Ours-the traveller is
not pestered, every five minutes during
his Journey, by venders Of small wares.
There, i'm each station, the handsome and
well-supplied boOk-stall gives the traveller
an opportunity to furnish himself with
the books or papers he may desire; and
then, once seated in the railway-carriage,
he is secured from interruption. But here
the railway companies sell the privileges
Of the cars to vender, and deliberately
subject passengers to systematized an
noyance, that, with proverbial American
meekness, is submitted to without mur-
mur. Scarcely has the train left the sta
ton, ere boy appears with an armful of
papers. He is not content to walk through
the train, quietly affording those who wish
to purchase an opportunity to do so; but
he thrusts his wares into everybody's lap,
and then Immediately proceeds to gather
them up. No sooner is the car canvassed
for the newspapers, than the vender re-
appears with supply of candy-parcels,
and these are similarly forced upon every
ones attention; then comes popcorn,
gum-drops, comic newspapers, almanacs,
pamphlets of all sorts, dOughnuts and
sandwiches, prize-parcels in which the
lucky purchaser will find a ring-the list
is almost interminable, the industry Oi
the small boy worthy of better cause.
and the tax upon the travellers patience
and endurance rendered almost intOlera-
able.-Appleton.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-03-15
Cottonwood Sugar.

Every one in the East by this time
knows that a sugar is obtained from the
sugar maple. This tree abOunds in the
Eastern States. As soon as the sap be-
gins to move. in the spIing, holes are
bored into the trees. wooden SpigOtS in
serted, and the sap flows out into the lit
tie buckets provided for the purpose.
This sap is then subjected to evaporation.
and the sediment becomes maple sugar.
In the West. the common silver maple
of our Eastern cities has been expert
mented with and fl und to yield tolcra-
bly, good article. Another maple, the box
elder. or negundO. as it is called, also
Yields considerable. As these two naples
grow very rapidly, they are often planted
as much for sugar-making purposes as
for the timber they yield or the shelter
from the keen prairie winds which they
afford.
1t has been found. however. that sugar.
producing trees are not confined to the
naples. The poplars yield an article lit
tie inferior to the true sugar maple OF the
East; and the annual product made by
the settlers i'm the cottonwood districts
of the West is by no means incOnsidera-
Bile.
The cotton. wood poplar is one of the
best friends to the far Western settler. In
many districts there is no timber except
along the river banks and water courses,
and it is then often confined solely to the
cotton wood. 1t forms his fircwOOd, his
fence-posts, and his cattle corralss; and
now it appears, as well as boiling his cof-
fee, it furnishes the sweetening to make
it paatable. Although found naturally
in damp places it seems to grow as natu-
rally on dry land; and it is used for shell
ter belts on farms and street trees for the
towns. 1t grows with immense rapidity.
The writer has seen branches which have
made ten feet i'm length in a single season
while some stumps of trees cut down
have indicated by their annual rings di-
ameter of two feet in twenty years. The
timber is soft and not very enduring
but, take it all in all, the cottonwood, to
the Western man, is by no means de-
spised blessing.-Forney's Press.