The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-10-14


Forest county were compelled to pay
postage on their home papers for 3
months after the 1st Of July last by
direct orders from the Postmaster Geu-
eral, contrary TO act Of Congress, and |
while the same extortionate outrage |
was not enforced upon the citizens of
other counties? This is a living, damn
ing fact, for the truth Of which we re-
fer to Postmaster Mckay, Deputy |
Postmaster Reck, aud to every citizen |
who received home papers at the Tio-
nesta Post Office during that period.
Reconcile il if you can, sustain it ifI
dare. This is matter which comes
home to our very doors, and which we
may all fully understand. How far,
sir, would 1T be going back on the
lUar record of CHI istian soldier to
damn in his very heart such an Ad-
ministration to the burning hell to
which it's Fastening Forest Press.
just who the gentleman is who is
asked for an explanation in the above
highly wrought accusation, we are at
loss to know, but we feel ourself ca.
pable of.answering, "in the spirit of a
Christian soldier" and will proceed to
do so:
The Postmaster General never di-
rectly or indirectly ordered the Post
master of this place to collect postage
on home papers after the 1st Of July
last. The Deputy collected the post
age in accordance with the law pre-
viously passed. because, by some
means he did not get the new law un-
til the time for collecting the postage,
(July 1st) was past. So instead of the
charge being "a living, damning fact,
for the truth Of which" ne did refer to
P. NJ. Mckay and Deputy Rcck, he
found it to be chimera of his own
brain, aud was told SO in pretty plain
language. And on such foundations
does the Press found those terribly em.
phatic and profane epics crying down
the administration, and the Republi-
can party. Such arguments won't
win, Conver. a"Truth is mighty and
will prevail.y
Geo. Bperock, who left this coun-
ty two years ago to settle in Jasper
Co., Missouri, has come back here to
settle again, having got all he wanted
of Missouri He has worked indus
triously, on q farm there, and hasn't
succeeded in either year in raising
enough to live on. He never had
any difficulty OF that kind when he
was a-citizen of this county, and so
at the end of two years of fruitless
labor he concluded to come back 10
Old Forest once more, poorer than
when he left, with a touch of the ague
which he accumulated while away
! His family are at Harrisville below
Franklin, and will come Oh in the
course of few DAYS.
The principal difficulties the people
have to contend with are drouth and
chinch bugs. These bugs he describe,
as being black, and about one hal
as large as a fly, and their method o
raining the crops is to suck the say
outof the stalks of the corn, whea
and oats, aud the dry and hot wealth
er withers what the bugs have left
The stream nearest to where he LIVED
was about half ms large as Tionesti
creek, and went dry in the summer
both years he spent there. Mr.. B
planted seven bushels Of potatoes las
year, and dug three pecks. He soweC
five bushels of wheat and harvested
seven. His hay was burned up b,
prairie fires both years, and he los
his best horse while there. Just be
fore he left, he took a load of whea
to Joplin, their nearest market, an,
couldn't sell it. Taking all thing
into consideration Mr.. B. believed tha
MissOuriyas not the State for him
> and on theslSth of July last, he Sc
sail for Forest, in Prairie Schooner
: arriving Ia Harrisville a week ag
yesterday, being eleven weeks an
three days on the journey. When tbi
: gentleman makes another emigratio
be won't go to Missouri.
}, -Beath or McCandless, which
~ VIII the necnle of Pennsylvania sul