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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
In he ,eachera' institute in Clar

IN I've teuCucNb tubtltuto ~ OtuI'
ion, great deal of interest was mani
tested in the pronunciation of the
word "oblique," which came nearly
setting the whole town by the ears. IL
appears that the proprietor of the
Jacksonian maintained it should he
pronounced one way, and the proprie
tor Of the Democrat stuck up for the
other. The proceedings of the iDsti-
tute were brought to sland.still in
consequences Of the difference Of opin-
ION Of those two Websters. How It
was settled We are not informed.
The National Bank Of Conneaut-
Vile was robbed on Sunday mid d-night
The Cashier, Mr.. d. ID. Williams, who
WAS at the time in the bank was over
come by the burglar7, and very severe
ly hannled and his recovery is doubt
ful. The affair is very unexplainable
at present, Mr.. W. being unable to
give any intelligent account of the
proceedings. The amount missing is
about $4,000 in current funds aud
large amount Of bonds, special depos-
its &c. ~
The extreme disgust, despair, aud
sorrow, mingled with anger, upon The
faces of the small boys as they try to
slide down the rock.bound hills, just
covered with two inches of snow, shows
how this changeable weather is to be
lamei.ted. "Then hang up the skate
and the SLED: lay by the mitien and
the scarf. There no more fun for
Thomas or Ned; there's too much
warm weather by harf."
On Saturday evening next there
is to be debate at Cooksburg. on the
qnestion of Capital Punishment.
The literary gentlemen of Scotch Hill
will support the measure, as far as the
argument is concerned, and those of
Cooksburg will try to show why it
should not be permitted. The ques-
tion will no doubt he definitely settled.
"A horse Of our place showed his
dislike of foul play" by boiling with
nm open Wagon out of the yard sf one
of our prominent citizens, where some
chickens with wide spread pinions at
tempted To perch upon his crest:
Nothing was broken hut one of the
shafts, although the disgusted animal
passed through two open gates.
The Lacytown bridge by this time
is in all p ohablity nearly completed.
AS we said before. tine want of some
permanent means of crossing the
stream at that point has been deeply
felt. and it should he reason for n
little well controlled thanksgiving and
rejoicing that the structure is So near
Fly ready tofhe left alone
Our Post. master Mr.. Mckay,
saws that he must have his postage.
Delinqucnts, Of which there are many,
are requested 10 visit him confidential,
ly and square the matter up. otherwise
their unpaid mail matter will not be
delivered.
The grist mills are the only ones
-four ishing al present, hut they hav
a grinding manner of doing things.
They cannot fail to rise. and big
6 rains are what they gloat over, and
it's not amaiz,ing how they pro-seed
these stony times.
Mr.. Henderson, manager Of the
Sunerinr Lumber Go. Store has depart
ed for Brookville on visit of couple
Of weeks. When he returns he will
take up business where he left it. We
hope he will have pleasant time.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
NOTICE.

The books of the late firm of ].
Hilbronner & Co. are in my hands for
settlement. | shall be under obliga-
tinns to those having book account
at said store il they will call and set
tie the same immediately.
NJ. EINsTEIN.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

--Mrs. H. II. May arrived yester-
day from vipit to her daughter at
Mansfield, Ohio.
Judge Thompson Of ths Supreme
Court Of Pennsylvania, died on
Wednesday last after a long and use.
ful life.
We see by the license applications
that w. A. Hilands is about opening
another hotel ia Bonner & Agnew's
. block. sa
Geo. Scott says the business OF The
bridge is Mt present extremely dull,
and the nickles drop not rapidly into
tol house ill.
The liquor business is the only
thug that prospers at Oil City.
-'We'll drowE our sOrrows in the flow.
ing bowl"
There are several splendid open.
ings in this town. Same of them are
in the sidewalks and some Of them IN
1he bar rooms.
M. Einstein has put. some new
shelves under his goodS1khis week.
That's right; give our carpenters EN-
ployment "liiese weather.
. Rev o. B. Clark has arrived and
will take charge of the upper school
on Monday morning uext. All young
searchers after knowledge are requested
10 he Oh hand.
"A pour imbecile wretch undertook
the following, to.wi,: "Who are the
most sell-6sh men ia the world ?-The
ones who keep FISH stands. Give him
u drink.
-lfany fool of u ground hpg came
out last Monday, he didn't see his
shadow. Any well educated and sane
animal would have remained in the
house however.
On Wednesday last Mr.. All.
Grve was taken suddenly i'll. For
some hours his life was despaired Of
but. the efidris of our doctors brought
him through. and the prospects are
poS favorable for his recovery.
"A slight spurt of thin sleighing
Is now delightlng those who have the
necessary animals aud vehicles Il
= 80 sleighing. We would suggest ia
this connection that Ferd. Wenk kee ~
good assortment Of rigs on hand.
Quite a number of loaded and
empty aud >semi-vacant sleds, wer,
drawn up before various doors Tuesday
Tht shows that "little snow storm
now and then is relished by the dutcl
hill men"
"A slight misunderstanding tool
place last evening, between two of tn,
boys, The teud, il seems was one o
long standing. and had to be washec
away in blood. Il is rumored tina
the cloud of war has not yet lifted anC
they may meet again.
Mr. J. H. Fones, our druggist, in
forms us he has Oh hand a splendi'
lot Of Valentines serious. comic anr
sentimental. aud it want to pleas
your friends, neighbors, and relative
that are aud are to be, wend you
''chauge-ful" way in that direction
and yoA Gao 10 doubt fud your heart.
dsslIs.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.

iEAs~yess--J. q. DALE.
fibs,tcliD,ea-W. =. Mercllliott, W. u.
Harlan. p. u. Thomas, s. J. WOlcott, Geo.
Nsvard, T. B. Cobb.
yastices o/the Peaec-w. p. Mercllliott,
q. y. Knox.
lCbtsftbte--C1co. Haslst.
vohooi Ilireetors--S u. Irwin, NJ. W.
Tate. II. o. Davis, ". 3. Knox, =. J. VOL
Sott, L. L. Haukett.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
BUILDING FELT

(No lar used), ior on side work aud in q
side, instead OF plaster. fet Carpctirrs,
&c., Send two S-cent st 'mps for circilar
and saT"p.es. C.J. FAY, Camden, \. j..
42-ft
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

--FDnn't fail to 81 to Robinson q
B ,nner's If you went stoves, stovepipe
or tinware. 28-tf.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

Marriage Certificates. bauk
Deeds, Leases, Warrants, Subpeuas,
Summons, Executions. Warrants and
Informations. for sale ut this office. II
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The lightest running Machine in
the Vorld is the Grover & Baker, at
least Baldwin, Of Tidioute says so,
and he knows. 46 1y
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

---Robinson & Bcuner have 5.16
and Cable Chain. 40tt
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
TYnte of Tratna

TIME of Trains
~ TfoNEsTA STATION, on and amor
Hovsnber IT, 1873:
sovrn-isr ctAss.
Train ~ e:5S p. ia.
30 CLASS.
frslR 90 il:o2 a. IN.
~ S:B p. m.
FoRTH-lsT CLASS.
Train n S:6 =. m.
So i2:40 p. m,
oa tn. River Division /. c. from oil city
~ Irvinst~n. up the river Is North down
tAs river, south.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

Pennsyivsnin- = Bounded and hssrilrd as
follows, to~wit: Beginninx at q beach on
the north line OF the Campbell lot. thence
south eighty rods ~ a pos thence 35 de-
grees west one hundred hirteen and one-
tenth rods N post. theme east eighty
rods IN place OF beginning. ontaining
thirty acres, strict measure.
Taken in execution and to be sold a. the
property oi g. B. Weber, ut the suit of j..
4 X. II. Woodburn.
ALSO,
James Woodrow VS.. Thomas woodrof,
lev. FL. M. II beb'y. Term 1874, &. ID.
No. 10 sept. Term lS13.-Mason & jerks
All that certain tract r parcel OF land sit
uatC, lying and being in the township of
Howe, formerly Ii ussta), county OF
Forest, State Of Pennsylvania, being sub.
division numb live ~ from tract num-
ber -. Containing one hundred (lo0)
acres AMI allowance. Being same land
conveyed to James woodroff hy Jacob
Flishnouth of the city of Philadelphia,
about tho year A. u. 1855.
Taken in execution and to be sold rs the
property of Thomas " OodroT, at the suit
of James Wondrofi.
Terms Cash.
Il. IVAN GIESEN, Sheriff
SheriT's Office. Tionesta, Pa, Jan. 9th,
1874.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

Total, VI, 500 OV0
va. The concert and distribution of gitls
will positively and unequivOca ~ take
place on the day now fixed, whether ali
the tickets are sold or not, and the l2,0C0
gifts paid in proportion ~ tho number of
tickets sold.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets, SO: Halves. SIS; Tonths,
or ach coupon, s. !. Eleven wuole tickots
for $500; y. Tickets for $1,000; il3 Whole
Tickets 10 5000; 2!7 Whole Tickets for
sl0,O0O. No discount on less than $500
worth of tickets.
Applications for agencies and orders foI
tickets should he addressed to
THOS. L. BRAMI ETTE.
A gent PuBlic Library Ly.,' and Manager
Gift Concert. Public Library Builing,
Louisville, KY, or
THOS, II. HAYS ~ CO.,
Eastern Agents. 609 Broadway, y. Y.
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TRUE TO NATURE"
This First-cas- Chrome will be given 20
every subscriber 10
G0DEY'S LADY'S BOOK I 1874

" hether 10 q single sub-cribeFlcT TLrte
DO lars, or in Club OF SIX, for fuur-
te, II Dollars.
Address /. A. Cooley,
n. 4. Cor. sixth and Chestnut
fhiiadeipbiR. -.
zS~ y, 1vrlfs In Lasy' = ksoiS 'slr 0tl~s
Clues "a
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

In connection with my Sewing Ma.
chine business | am now prepared to
take all kinds of Sewing Machines in
exchange for new ones. aud repair all
kinds of Machines making them work
as good rs new. or no pay. | also have
needles fir all first class machines.
Parties living at distance can send
machines and they will he repaired and
returned by express. Needles sent by
mail ON receipt of sl00 per dazen.
Call at my office on SouIh Seneca
street, Oil City, Pa, or address
80 # ID. G. GRAVES.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

Pearl barley. hominy, mince meat,
spiced sslmon, sarlines, dried apples,
pruIes, raisins, English c0rrauts, cit
ron, prepared cocoanut, with a full
line Of spices at
37f ROBINSON d BoNNER's.
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LIST OF GIFTS:

IL, 900 Cash Gifts will be distributed by lot
among the ticket holders.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
Sewing Machines, Sewing Machines

'Tionesta, Dec. 81, 1873. 80 4
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04

The latest con serning holy things.
A man inquired of one of our most
prosperous merchants, for silk twist to
line button. holes. The bland man of
the yard.stick told the in6rm question.
er, that another store, lar up the ave.
nue., kept ready made button-holes.
Wholly satisfied. the weary traveller on
lite's highway went 10 the store named
and inquired for his deslre. The store
man explained to him, that lie was
sold. The old man, surprising the
hutton holes were meant, went away
seiistied.
The scarcity Of snow thus far has
proved sure blow to those whuse
almost sole dependancs is "n teaniing
during the winter. A gentleman told
us recently that he had fed his
horses upward OF 2o0 bushels of oats,
and had only gotten four days wol
out of the this winte.. We are very
much in hopes that We shall have al
least six weeks of sleighing before
spring sets 10.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23
How I, was Sold.

You MAY remember that lectured lately for
the young gentlemen of the Cayonion Society.
During the afternoon of that day was talking
with one of the young gentlemen referred to-,
and he said he had an uncle who, from some
cause or other, ha grown permanently be-
reft of all emotion, and, with tears in his eyes,
this Young gentleman said: ooh, if could
onlv see him laugh once morel Oh, if could
only see him weep !'' was touched. could
never withstand distress | said "Bring him
to nv lecture, and I'll start him for you"
ooh, if YOU could but do it! If you could do
it. all our family would bless you for cvermore,
for he is very dear to US. Oh, my benefactor,
can YOU make him laugh? Can you bring
soothing tears to those parched orbs p
was profoundly moved. said: "Ny son,
bring the old party around. have got some
good Jokes in my lecture that will make him
laugh, if there is any laugh in him and IT
they miss fire, have got some others that will
make him cry or kill him, one or the other"
Then the young man wept on my neck, and
presently spread both his hands on my head
and looked up toward Heaven, mumbllng
something revcrcntly and then went for his
uncle. lie placed him in full view, in the
second row of benches that night and began
on him. tried on mild jokes-then severe
ones: doscd him with bad jokes, and riddled
him with good ones fired DID, stale jokes
into him, and peppercd him fore and aft with
red.hot new ones. / warmed up my work, and
assaulted him on the right and left in front
and behind 1 fumcd, and charged and ranted,
till I was hoarse, and sick, and frantic and
furious; but never moved him once-I never
started a smile nor tear! Never ghost of a
smile, and never suspicion of moisture! |
was astonished. closed the lecture at last
with one despairing shriek-with one burst of
humor-and hurled joke of supernatural
atrocity full at him. Then l sat down bewll-
dercd and exhausted.
The president of the society came up and
bathed my head with cold water, and ,, sa.d o.; !;
"What made you carry on so toward the last?'
said, ~ was trying to make that contound-
ed old idiot laugh, in the second row."
And he said, "Well,, you were wasting your
time because he is deaf and dumb, and as
blind as badger"
Now, was that any way for that old mans S
nephew to impose on stranger and an orphan
MARK TWAIN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23

A WONDERFUL MAcHINE.---A correspon-
dent of the Vicksburg Herald gives an account
of a new invention now in practical operation
in the Mountain Cotton Mills, near Bolton
station, on the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road, which, if it proves to be all that is rep
resented, must have a more important effect
upon the production and manufacture of cot
ton than even Whtney's cotton gin has had
1t does away with the ordinary process of gin
ming, converting the cotton just as it is ia ken
from the field into thread of superior quality
It costs only $3.50, and is attached to the
ordinary card stand 1t is said that the
specimens of thread made by this extraordinary
machine have been sent to nearly all the North
ern manufacturers, and have been pronounced
stronger and more lustrous than that spun by
the ordinary method. 1t is claimed that a
thread spun by this means will sustain fully
one-third more weight than thread of equal
size made of cotton that has passed through the
processes of compression and the complicated
machinery of common cotton mills. The great
importance of the invention, however, consists
in the fact that by its cheapness and simplicity
it may be introduced into common use, the
natural result of which will be to transfer the
whole work of cotton spinning from manufac-
tories to the field, thus effecting great saving
in the cost of packing and transportation, and
in other expenses.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23
Barking Up the Right Tree.

Although farmers are sometimes dubbed with
the cognomen of fgrumblers, yet methinks that
as a class they accept of their situation with as
much sangfroid as those engaged in other pur-
suits. The Patrons Of Husbandry, if am right
ly informed are laboring zealously to educate
the farming community, and elevate their call
ing to an honorable and profitable position as
compared with other pursuits of the country
They aim, as all honest, intelligent farmers do,
to break up, or put a check upon moneyed mo-
nopolies, cheaper transportation, and regulate
the manufacturing interests Of the nation. In
short to regulate the laws of trade, that the
farmer can receive as fair percentage upon
his productions as that of any other calling or
pursuit. Is it grumbing to make this modest
reuucst7 Does justice demand that the farmer
shall give two bushels Of wheat to sell the third
Does common sense teach us that it is right
and Just for farmer to pay S125 for moving
machine that cost only 800 to manufacture?
We are told that it costs a round sum of money
to advertise and get agricultural implements
into the market. If a manufacturer has good
tool which the farmers need and must have, it
takes but little time to introduce it, If sold at
reasonable percentage above cost But should
the farmers be called grumblers because they
ask manufacturers of agricultural implements
to sell profit OF twenty to thirty Per cent,
when farmers, as a mass, do not realize over
three or five per cent on the capital and labor in
vested in producing the necesSaries OF life tor
man and beast?
Who we ask, are better entitled to fear re-
muneration for their labors than those who la
bor, both mentally and physically, to produce
the DEMONSTRATING clement for countless mil
lions? If these are grumblers, | thank God
that they exist, and may they increase and
multiply till they reach from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and from the lakes to the gulf, or
from Maine to the Rio Grande.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23
A Case to be Decided by Death.

AS by recent decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, it is held that parties
who purchased the confscated real estate of
Confederate sympathizers have only life ten
ure therein successful attempts have been made
by many of the former owners to make terms
with the present holders. The value of life
interest in an estate is by no means definite 1t
is to be measured by the reasonable probabili-
ties of life which attaches to the former own
er. But possibilities or expectations Of life Of
ten prove deceptive. With the most robust,
life is uncertain, and few of the former owners
of confscated property are at present less than
fifty-fve or sixty years of age, and hence their
reasonable expectation of life is comparatively
limited.
One old and worthy resident of New Orleans
happens to have been the possessor of num-
Der of pieces of real estate which passed into
the possession of others under the coniscating
hammer With all save one of these purchas-
crs he has succeeded in making satisfactory
terms. That one stands aloof, and will neither
give nor take.
The former owner said to him: Your tenure
is uncertain. may die any day, and it will
end YOUR claim at once AT the most it cannot
exceed half the appraised value of the property.
Let it be appraised, and I will give you half
the amount of the appraisement for your quiet
claim, or take half Of said amount and COM
plcte your title.
This very reasonable proposition WAS refused.
The former owner then indirectly proposed the
wager of battle, even going so far as to offer
five hundred dollars bonus for a fight. But he
who holds the bird in hand has no fancy for an
arbitrament of that character. He shrcwdly
argues: eff am killed, shall have no further
use Sc for the property, and if kill my adversary
my life tenure at once ceases. With any result
must be the loser. No fight for me on such
unequal terms"
The matter, therefore, is referred to the Su-
preme tribunal, which has special control over
vital statistics, and the question now is
which, in the course Of nature, will die first,
the present or the former possessor? The race
is that of two lives, and the property question
is the stake.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23
Some Modern Sayings.

Honesty is the best policy" unless you can
get about $4,000, and effect settlement at
fifty per cent.
Honor thy father and thy mother particular
ly about circus time when you don't know
where to raise fifty cents.
Never run in debt when you can avoid it, 1t
is much better to go stubbing around in a
broadcloth coat than to be in debt for a suit of
Scotch mixed.
Let your motto be-; "Liberty or DEATH" and
if it comes TO the pinch, take the most OF 1t IN
liberty.
Remember the poor fyou know of family
who are out Of provisions and fuel, keep them
in your thoughts until you meet Smith or
Brown, and then tell them that they'd better
make donation. If they hold off, tell them
that "He who giveth to the poor lendeth to
the Lord" 1t is very easy to remember the
poor I can remember cases twenty years ago.
Respect old age. If you have maiden aunt
forty years old, and she is passing herself on
for a girl of twenty-three, there is no call Tor
you to expose her. The more you respect her
age and keep still about it, the more she will
respect you.
Never marry for wealth, but remember that
it is just as easy to love a girl who has brick
house with mansard roof and silver-plated
door-be as one who hasn't anything but an
auburn head and an amiable disposition.
Love thy neighbor as thyself. Borrow his
plow, hoe, or horses whenever you can. but II
he wants to borrow yours tell him that you're
very sorry, but you were just going to use
them yourself.
Be guarded in your conversation. There are
times when you may freely express you opinion
of a political candidate, but you had better wait
until his friends are over in the next county
visiting.
Remember that appearances arc often deceiv.
ing. Many a pale, thin young lady will cat
more corned beef than a carpenter. Because
YOU find her playing the piano in the parlor, 1t
is no sign that her mother is not at the corner
grocery running in debt for peck of potatoes.
Restrain your temper, particularly ifa police
man is in sight Fits Of anger hasten death.
If a man should call you a horse-thief and you
should get highly indignant, it would cut your
life short by several days; and if it was IN
Texas, and there was q vigilance committee
handy, it might cut it short altogether
Rise with the lark That is, during cold
weather, as soon as the lark rises, waken your
wife and tell her that it is time to build the
fire. IF she makes any objections, you can re-
fer her to a dozen works on the benefit OF early
rising. Any man who cares cent for his
wife's health will take pride in hearing her
around the house at daylight of winters
morning, getting up a red hot stove and warm
ing his socks and boots.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-07-23
90 rracious7 no.n exclaimed Mrs. Mar

90 gracious? no." exclaimed Mrs; Mar,
rowfat to Mrs. Quoggs, raising her hands and
speaking in a very excited tone. "she was SO
i'll when her new bonnet came home, that she
couldn't get up; but, dear sakes! Jane, that
didn't matter nothing, for she jus. put the hat
on and lay with her head cut the front window
the whole afternoon"
A Delaware man was arrested for murder.
proved that on that night and at the hour OF
the murder he was at home maullng his wife,
and this fact saved him. A word to the ~ Ise Is,
and so forth.
"For a young woman to begin to pick lint
off a Young mans coat collar" is said to be the
first symptom that the young man is in peril
- Habitual liars invent falsehoods not to
gain any end to deceive their hearers, but TO
amuse themselves. 1t is partly practice and
partly habit II requires an effort In them to
speak the truth.