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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
WHEAT GROWING IN NEBRASKA.

This State is now attracting consid.
cradle attention as one of the best
fields for settlement in the Union. In
climate and soil it meets the conditions
required for the successful cultivation
Of all the productions of the temperate
zone, and also some of the sub-tropi-
cal,
1t is not often that corn and wheat
thrive equally we'll in any country
but as it is in Nebraska, corn is the
first staple crop, of course but so coon
as the farmer is we'll settled upon the
land, he puts in wheat. The wheat of
Nebraska is in good favor and in 1T.
Louis and Chicago markets its price
averaged several cents per bushel more
than the wheat of the neighboring
States can command. In bread max
ing qualities the wheat of Nebraska
only ranks second to that of Califor-
nis, with which it does not come into
competition.
The agricultural triumphs which have
been achieved in Nebraska are the
work Of little more than ten years, end
as the country lie settled, and the posi-
ton Of the farmer becomes easier,
wheat ranks higher among the crops Of
the country. la 1860, when the pop
ulation was $4,000 the wheat crop
amounted to 147 867 bushels, or about
st bushels per head and in 1870,
when the population was $4,000, the
wheat crop was 2,l25.096 bushels, or 4
little under II! bushels per head.
The population Of 1873 can only be
estimated, aud therefore it is best rot
given; but the wheat crop Of that
year, (Which was al unfavorable agri-
cultural year, amounted to 100000
bushels. The record is therefora still
one of advancement for the young
State and it is to be remembered that
stock raising, fruit culture, corn grow
ing, aud all other agricultural work
advances equally with wheat raising.
Nebraska is therefore q promising
State for the settler; and the more es-
pecially since it has good markets both
east and west and sonth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13

A member of the Ohio legislature re-
Gently visited the State peDitentiary
and while there, had his hair cut by
the prison barber. While undergoing
the tonsorial process party OF lady
and gentlemen visitors looked in, and
the legislator was made happy by
catching such remarks as; "Ugly look
about the eyes," "Yicious mouth,"
Looks capable of any wickedaess, y
"Wonder what he did," etc.
A New England preacher says "Ihs
morals of the city Of Washington are
so corrupt that they create q stencil,
the odor of which causes tho man in
the moon 70 hold bis nose"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
TREAsURER's SALES.
uNSEATED LAMBS.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursu-
' ance Of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, OF the Commonwealth on Pennsylva-
mia, passed the 18th day of March, | rs,
entitled an Act to amend an Act directing
the mode Of selling Unseated Lands for
Taxes &C., and the several subsequent
Acts supplementary thereto. The follow
ing tracts of unseated lands, and in and
out lots In the County of Forest, or so
much thereof as will pay the arrearae es of
taxes and costs accrued thereon, will be
exposed to public sale at the Treasurer's
Office, in Tionesta Borough, Forest Coun-
ty, Pa, on the
SECOND MONDAY OF JUNE, (Sth) 1874,
and be continued by adjournment from
day to day if it shall DO found necessary
so to do:
All tracts not otherwise marked, are ad-
vertised for the taxes of 1877 and 1873.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13

And also in pursuance of an act approved
the 18th day of April, 1874, directing the
mode of selling seated lands Tor taxes, and
the several a Is supplementary thereto the
following tracts of seated lands and in snd
out lots in the said County of Forest sfore-
said, or so much thereof as will pay the
on will he exposed to public sale at the
time and place aforesaid for the sale of un-
seated lands, and be continued by adjourn
ment from day to day if it should be found
necessary so to do:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
Tlouesta House.

n T. LATIMER Lessee, Elm st. Tic-
VI. nesta. Pa, at tho mouth of the creek,
Mr.. l.. has thoroughly renovated the
TiouestA House, and re-furnished it COM
.letely. All who patronize him will be
we'll entertained at reasonable rates. 81 ~
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
FOR EST HOUSE,

" BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
~. Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Just
opened. Everything new and clean and
fresh. The best of liquors kept constantly
on hand. A portion of the public patron
age is respectfully v solicited. 4-l1-lY
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
IS HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND

A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
OILS Cutlery, all of the best quality, and
will be sold at reasonable rates.
DIR. CHAS. o. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Drug siht from New York,
has charge Of the Stero. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
Rates of Advertising.

Legal notices at established ratios.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements OIL
lected quarterly. Temporary advertbs.
ments mus be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cash on Delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
T. II. Heiyly.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
Lawrence House,

TJNIoNEsTA, PA, WILLIAM LAW
i RENEE, PROPRIETOR. This house
Is centrally located. Everything new and
we'll furnished Superior accommods-
Gona and strict attention given TO guests.
Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds served
ta their season. Sample room for Com
Iaercial Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
National Hotel,

uNIDIoUTE, PA, BENZ. Elliott, proprie-
Il tor. This house has boen newly furn-
tshed aud IN kept in good style. Quests
will be made comfortable here at reasona-
BILE rates, ely.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
DR.. ]. L. Aconb,

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON, who has
L had fifteen years experience In large
and successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Office in his Drug and
Srooery store, located in Tidioute, near
Tjdioute House.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13

Taxes and costs must be paid when prop
erty Is struck down or tho sale may be
avoided and the property be immediately
put up and resold. See act 18th Msrch
1917. Sec. q, Purdon's Digest, page 9et.
Tionests, Forest County Pa, this LIST day
of April, A. ID. 1874.
FRED. GLASSNER, Treasurer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-13
BUILDING FELT

(Ns Tar used), for outside work and in
side, instead of plaster. Felt Carpetings,
and saJvples, O. J. FAY, 6amden, N. J.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
THE COURIERS OF THE CAR.

The Russian couriers, or pony express
men, or mail carriers, as you may choose
to call them, travel neither on foot nor on
horseback. You will find that in this
matter, as in almost every custom and
habit of every people. nature compels man
to alter his arrangements to suit her condi-
tions. In Tartary they have fine horses,
great wide deserts. and splendid roads, and,
naturally, the courers there are mounted;
in England, where the roads are bad, run
ming through boys and marshes, the old
couriers were footmen; in Russia, where
snow lies on the ground nearly the whole
year, sleighs are used by the couriers.
The "Couriers of the GAR as the mail
carriers are called, travel with great rapid
ity. Fresh horses and drivers are ready at
stations every twenty miles apart; but the
couriers themselves sleep in the sleighs,
and travel from one end of mail route to
the other. Special messengers of the Gar,
on public business, travel by these same
routes, and with even greater rapidity than
the mail carriers. During the Crimean
war there occurred an incident illustrating
the severity of this service. The Russian
General, Prince Mentchikoff, who defended
Sebastopol, had occasion, during the siege
of that city, to send an important message
to the Car at St. Petersburg; and ordered
a faithful officer to be his messenger, giving
him directions not to halt or delay until
he stood before the Gear, and above all, not
to lose sight of the precious message which
he bore. Away went the officer in sleigh
belonging to the Cars couriers. At the
end of each twenty miles, he found fresh
horses awaiting him; these were quickly
harnessed to his sleigh, in place of the
weary animals, and the servants and stable
men would cry out:
"Your Excellency, the horses are ready"
"Away then ~ the officer would say to
the driver; and off he would go again at
the most rapid pace of which the horses
were capable. Riding in this way for
several days and nights, suffering with
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

cold, and pursued by wolves in the forests,
the officer, weary with watching his des-
patches day and night, at length reached
the palace of the Gar, and was immedi-
ately ushered into his presence. He had no
sooner handed the Emperor the letter Of
the General than the messenger sank into
a chair and fell fast asleep in the royal
presence,-an offence which, in some ages,
would have been punishable with instant
death. When he had finished reading the
despatch, the Gar wished to ask the officer
a question, but found he could not awaken
him. The attendants called to him, touched
and shook him, all in vain; and at last one
declared the poor fellow was dead. The
Gar was much grieved thereat, and went
to the officer and examined his pulse, put
his ear down to his side, and declared he
could hear his heart humping. He was
only asleep. But he soon found that the
exhausted officer could not be reused by
the usual means. At length the Gar,
STOPPING down, cried in his ears:
"Your Excellency, the horses are ready
At the sound of these words, which he
had heard every twenty miles of his jour
ney, and the only ones which he had
listened to for days, the faithful officer
sprang to his feet and cried:
"Away then ~
I Instead of driver and horses, he found
the Gar before him, laughing heartily at
his confusion and dismay. You may be
sure his offence was forgotten; instead of
being punished for sleeping when his work
was done, the officer was rewarded for his
faithfulness. ST. Nicholas.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

AN AFRICAN KING.-A correspondent at
Cape Coast Castle writing on the 18th
December, says: liking Bley still holds
his position within his stockade, but is
rather short of provisions. His Majesty
has a most valuable acquisition in the
shape of secretary who can actually read
and write. The letters of this official to
the different commanding officers of the
British men-of-war are worthy of study.
l attach a specimen or two: Dear and
honorable Communication shell go to
good point to- morrow e. e., yesterday and
kill much enemy. l send you fowl for
officer to eat, and hope your helth good,
god bless your Majesty, my dear and UNI
BILE Commander your servant King Bley.
Please send me piece pork and bottle of
rum Dear Commander hope your
helth good. My spy tell me enemy still in
bush. l have bad tooth ache SO please
send me piece of pork and bottle of rum,
particular rum as my tooth ache very bad.
Your umble servant King Bley.' Upon
receiving the rum alone his Majecty writes:
Dear and umble Commander your Males
ty-I am sorry you no send me the pork as
my toolhache much worse this day. You
think pork bad for tooth ache, please send
me more bottle rum. Your servant King
Bley.''
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
A COOP ANswER.-In giving reminis-
ac ID

A Coop ANswER.-In giving reminis-
cences of Colonel Levi Boutwell,, a noted
man in his day, the Montpelier (Vt.) Argus
tells the following story: "The Colonel
was uncommonly bald, and without his
heavy dark wig looked not bit like him
SELF Once he was in the Mushroom of the
Pavilion, and for convenience in his ablu-
tions had laid his wig aside. Presently a
young, spruce chap, with extremely red
hair came in. Noticing the Coloners nude
head, he inquired, well, uncle, why don't
you have some hair on your head?' 1t
was an impudent question, and the Colonel
knew it. Looking savagely on the red
head of the saucy young stranger, he
replied, When they made me, and had me
all finished except my hair, they told me
that they had nothing left except red hair.
told them, then, Egad, wouldn't have
any. 1 would rather go without. They
might save that for impudent young popin-
jays and foels.' The young inquisitive
and joker was perfectly willing to drop the
subject
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10


myself, all had guns and fishing tackle
along, and getting acquainted-for like
attracts like-we formed a sportsman &
club and were soon ranging the wild cane
brakes, which had many bears as we'll as
much other game. Tuscaloosa has wide
bottoms, which at that time we're densely
clothed in the largest cane | ever saw in
any country. The old Indian town of Tush
cab loo a lay mile or more below where
new Tuscaloosa is situated. The chief
who the place was named for dwelt there
previous to the war with the Muscogees.
He was very dark colored Indian, and
that fact named him. TUSCAN is warrior
and loosa is black. The white people spell
it Tuscaloosa, it does as we'll.
Our sporting club, until the weather
became too dry and hot, spent most of the
time in the cane brakes. Amongst the
immigrants who were located on the river,
we're several sets of hounds and big ours,
and some half hounds. These people were
having bear drives every two or three days.
Our club sent a messenger TO the bear hunt
ing companies to negotiate with them for
the privilege of participating in their hunts.
We wanted no part of the game, just the
participation in the excitement. Our COM
mission was successful with three or four
companies, who engaged to give us notice
when and where to meet them, so that we
were in bear drive nearly every day. We
had as much of this extremely dangerous
sport as we could desire. There is not
much danger in what the bear can to to
you, for when the dogs are all around him,
baying and swapping at him, he don't seem
to regard the approach of man much, but
is awfully afraid of the dogs. He surveys
the approaching man, but does not see any
way he has to bite him; but the dog, with
his wide mouth full of shiny long teeth, he
understands very well, and when the man
runs up and stabs him with knife he
jumps upon and tears up dog, for he
thinks the dog did it; and except you get
tangled up and fall near him the hunter
seldom gets hurt by the bear. The great
danger lies in the fact that when the dogs
have brought the bear to bay, and are
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
MEDICINAL.

DIR. J. Walkers California Vim
egar BitterS are purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges OF
tie Sierra Nevada mountains Of Califor
mia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted thcrcirom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked. "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success OF VINEGAR BIT
TERsg" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and Il life giving principle,
a perfect Rcnovator and lnNlTorator
of the system. Never before III the
history of the world has Il medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BIrTERS III healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgative as well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visccral Organs in Bilious
Diseases
The properties of Dr.. WALKER's
VINEGAR BITTERS are Aperent. Dlaphoretlc,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative. Diuretc,
Sedatve Counter lrritant Sudoriiic, Altera-
tive, and Anti Bilious.
r.. II. MCDONALD a. CO..
Druggists and Gen 4 cts, San Francisco California,
and cor. of Washington and Charlton SIS. " y.
Sold by all Druggists nd ID; nl.rs.
O.t % 1S13-1y
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

WET BooTs-NEw USE FOR OATS
The following is said to be an excellent
recipe for wet boots, which everybody
knows to be an abomination. The remedy
is more especially for the benefit of the
farmer, but may be tried by any one: When
the boots are taken off, fill them quite full
with dry oats. This grain has great
fondness for dampness and will rapidly
absorb the last vestige of it from the wet
leather. AS it takes up the moisture it
swells and fills the boot with tightly fit
ting last, keeping its form good, drying the
leather without hardening it. In the morn
ing shake out the oats and hang them near
the fire ready for use the next wet night.
This simple recipe, tender footed reader,
will save you much discomfort.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

A COOP EDUCATIoN.-The late Edward
Everett condensed into single brief para
graph his estimation of what constituted. a
good education. Here it is: "To read
the English language we'll, to write with
dispatch neat, legible hand, and De mas
ter of the first four rules of arithmetic, SO
as to dispose of at once, with accuracy,
every question of figures which comes up
in practice-I call this a good education.
And if you add the ability to write pure,
grammatical English. l regard it as an
excellent education. These are the tools.
You can do much with them, but you are
hopeless without them. They are the
foundation; and unless you begin with
these, not with flashy attachments, q little
geology, and all other ologies and osophies
are ostentatious rubbish
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

Oct 25, 1S13-1y
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad Company have just completed
the sale of 100000 acres of land in the
Arkansas Valley to the Russian Mennon-
ties, who, to the number of nineteen hun
dred, will settle Immediately on the pur-
chase
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

nB-If you want any kind of Implements
of the most approved kinds at Grange
prices, don't fail to see MICHENER & Co.,
at Colora, and ask to see the Malta Plow
and Van Wickle Grain Fan. rs
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10

sE The best CLOVER HULLER known is
the Keystone, and MICHENER & Co., of
Colora, Md, sell them. Send for circular.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-10
DR.. RAILWAYS
Observation-Disclosures

pnrre regulate purify, cleanse and strengthen Rad.
WAYS pills the of all disorders Of the Stomach,
Liver Bowels Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases
Headache Constipation, Costiveness Indigestion Dys
pepsia Bliousness Bilious Fever Inflammation the
Viscera Warranted to effect positive cure Purely
Vegetable containing no mercury minerals deletsri-
Gus drugs
tenn all the above named disorders Price, IS cents
per Box. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS.
READ FALSE AND TRUE" Send one letter
stamp to RADWAY CO. No. 81 Warren ST. New
York Information worth thousands will be sent you.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-04-09

900 paupers, 10000 insane, 40
900 idiots, 400 to 500 suicides,
and 300 TO 400 murderers a
year. There are 10000 men
who have dram shops, 81 500
wholesale dealers. with a. ,OS3
brewers and 5000 distillers,
making grand total of 100, 1888
engaged in making drunkards,
paupers, idiots and murderers
About $9l 100000 Is received
as taxes from these drinks and
tobacco, but $4O,OO0,OOO of it
goes for crime alone. 100000
common drunkards and 100 $50
men engaged in making drunk
ards. Almost a million of men
drunkards and drunkard-mak-
ers! These figures are startling,
and yet moderate drinkers say
there is no danger'of ever be
coming one OF that army. This
army is recruited out OF the
ranks of moderate drinkers
There is danger Uf any man
who takes a glass occasionally
that he will be one of the re-
cruits. Hoy many of these
seven hundred and fifty lhous-
and, think you, when thew took
the first glass, ever expected to
be drudkardss
From what classes in society
are the ranks of this arhy re.
cruited9 From oil classes in
society, from veal h as we'll as
poverty, from lear ing as we'll
as ignorance, from the palace
as we'll as the hovel. The pro.
LESSONS are ali represented
The bar and the bench are de
spoiled of many OF their bright
and shining lights in this army
The medical profession turn
iShes many recruits. a state
meht was made in a meelins
in Cincinnati a lev days since
hat fifty per sent OF The death
among the Rhysiciaps in Gin
cinnati was caused by stronl
drink. The professions Of jour
nallsm and literature are no
unrepr'sented. Capt Gutter
The author of + Pluribut
Unum, and Elgar A. Poe, tn,
author of The Raven, are ramiI.
lar names among its disting
uished victims. Even The
Christian ministry has contrib
uled its quota. Merchants
manufacturers, trades ZEN, and
workingmen, all help to swell.
the number OF the army on the
way to psrdi ion.
Drunkenness is the prevail
ing, the damnlng sin of thu
country, we might say OF thi
age. What d wretch drinl
makes of a man! II deprive
him OF his senses; makes a foo
of HIM. "A while in wrelche,
stupidity, he makes his bed il
the gutter, or in. the alley, ant
wallows in his own vomit, "a
Isaiah says, Gas a drunken ma
staegeretb in his own vomit.
| Drunkenness was much tn
same in the days Of Isaiah as
4 is now, though 'hey didn't hay
any shorty, rodT whisky ther
but only "the pure blood Q
the grape,") Again, ia goo
natnred idlocy he stagger
along the streets exposing hi
shame to the public view,
target of fun for tbs. boys, COZ
rupting them by his blasphem
Gus and indecentspeeches, am
haranguing them with maud
lin addresses. But worse thai
that, 1t makes a brute of hin,
He staggers to his home, heap
abuse upon The one whom h,
has sworn. to love and cherish
and even maltreats thoss com
mltted TO his care by heaven
to whom he owes a father;
love and protection. Drunk
pnnnee ia tho certain rnin N