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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-18
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TuAT AWFUL STORM.

speaking Of shooting ducks" says
DR.. +. 'puls me in mind of the great
etOrm that occurred when / lived on
the island. As you are all we'll aware,
our island is near Casco Bay; an aw-
iul storm arose that was 81 fierce that
it drove all the ducks in the bay into
u pond, covering an acre, near my
hoHse. In fact SO many ducks crowd.
ed in:o that pond that couldn't see q
drop Of water"
"oho' y says Smith, "did ye shuts
eny of 'em p
That's what I'm coming at.
went into the house and got nv
doubled barreled shot gun, and dis.
charged both barrels right into the
midst Of them, but to my astonish.
ment, they ali arose into the air, leav-
ing not solitary duck on the pond"
Good gracious! ye don't say" says
Smith; "didn't ye hev any shot in yer
gun, or what the thunder was the
trouble 2"
"Well, | was coming to that" said
DR.. +. ut astonished me at first; but
as soon as the ducks rose few hun.
dred yards in the air, and commenced
to separate little, ducks began to
drop, and whether you believe it or
not, picked up twenty barrels
of ducks, and it was poor season for
ducks, too. You see the ducks were
wedged il so tight in the pond, that
when they rose they carried the dead
into the air with them, and when they
separated, down cam the twenty-nine
barrels of dead ducks"
oh" says Smith, m not surpris-
ed ut that, at all, or the big lot of
ducks that yer bagged, for it was an
awful storm. | remember it well, doc.
tor; | bad at that time corn. barn
full of corn ; on one side Of the barn
was an open window, and on the uther
side was krut hole, and during tho
storm the wind blew 50 hard that it
blew every ear of that corn right
through that knot hole, ard the hole
being just the size of cob only, tho
result was that it shelled every ear,
leaving the corn in the barn, and the
next morning found my barn half
tull Of shelled cora, and not single
cob. had curiosity to know whero
the cobs had gone 10. | went in the
rear of the barn, and followed the line
of those cobs over eleven miles, and
at the distance of about fiSe miles a
large, first. growth pine tree stood in
the track, and darn me if the wind
hadn't driven them cobs into that
tree from top to bottom. Oh, doctor
that was an awful STORM -
Yes" sighed the doctor, awful 70
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TO HEAVEN BAREFooTED.

During the pioneer days Of Ionia
the town had an editor who was pa
tlent and long suffering. 80 one Of the
members of certain church got hun
to give $50 towards securing minis
ter, then they wanted their religious
notices deserted free; then he was ask.
ed for $25 towards building parson.
age, and he finally found that he was
giving the church more than he gave
his family. He nevertheless chung
on for u time longer or until one eve
ming he went to prayer meeting and
was asked to leave his office for week
and go and help clear the ground for
n camp-meeting. That was the Il st
straw, an he rose up and said:
brothers, I'd like to go to Heaven
along with you. | know you all. You
are clever and obliging, aud kind aud
tender, and it would be nice for us all, ,
as congregation, to G" III together,
but I've concluded to leave ynu and
try and dodge in along with somebody
from Detroit, la Peer or Grand Rap.
ids. It's money, money all the time,
and I've given To this church until, if
my wife should die, she'd have to go
to Heaven barefuoiea!'
The congregation seemed to realize
that free horse was being ridden to
death. They let.up on The editor and
pacified him. He even had special
tent assigned him at the camp meeting
aud all was we'll.
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There is widow in Winona who
never did anything useful until after
her hushau died and left her half n
dozen children to take care of. She
thought n great deal of her husband
hut he did not leave her substance
enough to buy him = grsvestone, and
this fact set her To work. She deter
mined that the poor mans grave
should have \ respectable mark. So
she got a marble slab and went To
w"rk on it, making n gravestone for
her departed. Thus she began 10
carve out her fortune. She finished
the work and learned the trade of Il
stone cutter at the same time. She
soon did some other marble work and
offered it for sale. 1t proved accepta-
bic, and she was given n permanent
place in a marble yard, and is making
regular artisans wages and keeping
her family in good style. Sometimes
husband does turn Out benefit to Il
woman, Though sha may not realize
his use until she loses him.
1t vos yoost so easy as a needle co I'd
walk by a comel's eye as to git der be-
hint word init women.
Id doned vos ride to hit a man vots
down ov you got chance to kick
him.
Honesty was bedder as riches, ov yo
got EN- b0ath.
We gott plenty schlips between der
upper lip un der dipper
Kind words don't so soon gon ded
ov you gott matt.
Early TO bed oud don't gott up soon
yo git more schleep.
A man is always supposed to vos in.
nocent by der Gnart House, till der
Shudge 6nd it right away oud vot be
don't got some money.
Pianos must be high,priced in Colo.
RADIO, or houses and lots very low. For
we read this advertisement in the
Georgetown Miner. "Fnr sale-or
exchange for house and lot-a first
class piano, nearly new. Enquire st
this Office"
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THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY AND THE
PRICE OF BUTTER.
[From the Albany Journal, Nov. 81

lfrom the Albany Journal, Nov. 3.
We heard a story yesterday in re.
gard to "A confiding Democrat, an hon.
est, simple minded labnrer. He at
tended a number Of political meetings
during the campaign just closed, and
swallowed, With unquestioning filth,
al that the Democratic orators told
hinisas to the intimate relation exist
ing between hard times aud Republi
can rule, and, of course, drew the in.
ference that the election of Mr. Tild-
en- meant times just the opposite of
hard. Yesterday morning, having
mastered the election news, he seized
plate handed him by his esteemed
helpmate, and, in accordance with her
request, hied him to neighborng
grocery store are requested to be serv-
ed with Il couple of pounds of their
best butter. The energetic and urbane
clerk in attendance lost no time in
placing it upon the profIered plaM
Then, while he was in the act of lying
delicate sheet of white paper on top
Of the butter t0 protect it from dust
On Its way to its destination, the pur-
chaser asked what there vas to pay.
The energetic and urbane youHg clerk
who was quick aC Ggu.es, replied :
Two ppun"s forty.eight cents pound
ninety six cents"
At these words the face of the Gus.
toner, which up to this point had Been
wreathed with the smiles which the
election news had invoked, became
overspread with an expression Of as.
constituent aud anger. For a moment
or 50 his emotions rendered him
speechless, and then in loud voice
lie broke forth:
Forty ate cints! 0, musha, musha!
The devil fly away wild We; wasn't
that wrat ye was after chargin' me
Munda !"
The urbane clerk explained that his
customer was right-ne had been
charged forty eight cents per pound
for the hest butter on Monday, and
the price IN the meantime had under
gone no variation.
Did ye take sqniit at the Argus
this morning, me byY queried the
excited party before the counter at tie
same time exhibiting to the gaze OF
the clerk copy of that sheet freighted
with Democratic victories. The in
telligent clerk replied that he had seen
the Argus. and added that he was
much elated at the news.
"Ye've seen the news. We say that?''
"Yes, sir; I've seen the news"
"And yes know that Tilden is elect
ed?' :.
"Yes, sir; l am aware of that fact"
"An' Mr.. Tilden elected ye'ze char.
GIN me forty ate cints a pound for
butter, just the same as on Munda."
The CLERK, as good humored as he
was urhane, explained that the Plec.
ton of Mr.. Tiden had not the slight
est effect on the butter market. The
too cnufiding Democrat hung his head
moment aud then handed out ninety
six cents in full for bis butter; an,l
then, as he passed out Of tie grocery
pitched the Argus into the gutter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-18

The report that comes of the sink
ing condition of the father of little
Charlie Ross, is u sad climax to dark
and mysterious story. Few events that
have occurred within the past, few
years have excited more comment and
attention than the abduction, in broad
daylight, of the little Philadelphia
boy. From the moment of his disap-
pearance all trace of him has been
lost. Every conceivable method Of
discovery has. been employed, every
link taken up and tollowed to its con.
clusiun, hut all without avail. Dur
ing all this time the unfortunate par
euts have been racked with doubts and
fears, almost too much for human en-
dursDce. Now. it is said, the mind of
the father has succumbed to the strain
placed upon it, and there is every
probability that he soon go down to
the grave, broken hearted man. AS.
suredly, if there be such a thing as
retributive justice, there will be u ter
Iible punishment meted out to those
who have broken up happy house.
hold and driven its head to lunitic's
grave.
A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says that way to Danish
rats is, pli mt asphedel near the barn
or stable where they are, or put some
in their holes. Rats have such an
aversion for this plant that they will
quit the premises where ii is. If they
are in drains or in cellars, scatter sui.
phate of iron (cnpperas) in their runs.
The copperas should not be dissolved.
1t is our hest and cheapest disinfect-
ant. The sulphuric acid burns their
feet, aud they leave without dying.
This will he appreciated by every
housekeeper that has had to endure
the stencil of dead rat.
One night, recently, a Detroit po.
liceman passing certain house about
ten o'clock, saw man drop from =
window. aud heard snnthered cries in
side. He seized the man for burg
lar, hut soon found that he had the
owner of the huuse in his clutches.
"Well," said the officer "it looks sus.
picious to see you drop from a window
that way" "Weil." replied the man,
heaving a sigh, "when the old woman
gets her dander up | ain't particular
about what road ! take out Of the
house"
The debt statement for October
shows Fecrease of the debt of six
hundred and eighty.one thousand four
hundred and thiTty.iour dollars aud
shy cents
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He was an awful mean man, He
carried fifty dollar counterfeit bill to
make show of it Sometimes when he
was lingering for very small change to
pay for a single uiiuk or Wheeling
stogy. His poor, hard working wife
had been begging him for nice gold
chain she had seen in shop window
down town. One day be felt in mer-
ry mood, gave her the fifty dollar
counterfeit bill and told her to buy
the chain Then he left home laugh.
ing SO hard that he had to go aud tai
drink to wash it d wn. He may
have taken several drinks. lie went
home to dinner feeling full of Joke. 1t
appeared to he the happiest dag Of his
life. He had made fool of the old
woman. But the old woman wore
that chain at the dinner.table and
called the brute "her dear old darl.
ing" That put new face on the
whole affair 1t had ceased 10 be a
joke for him. The jewelcr call before
dinner was over, and handing him
the base paper told him To "shel out"
fifty good dollars if he wished to rs
cape annoyance. He shelled out and
has never since been able to see the
pciut of his own joke. But the poor
woman enjoyed it.
A whU are disgusted with disease
and anxious To be rid of their ills, wi |
read with interest. between their doses,
the story of jacob Weiss, who fnrmer-
ly lived, a mechanic, in Louisville,
Kentucky, with plenty of nothing in
his pocket, and bronchitis slowly but
surely consuming his pulmonary appa-
ratus. He was advised To g. to that
Paradise, Golcnnda, Arcadia, that
argentine land called Colorado. What
happened to the impecunious and with
difficulty breathing Jacoh? lie recov.
cred frnm his bronchial derangement
but that is nothing. For he also
discovered six .arge and plentiful sill
yer mines. He is rich man. If
necessary, he could affprd to take a
bottle of the most expensive PulmOn-
ic Panacea twice day, and to employ
corps of doctors, allopathic, hydro.
nothic, motorpathic, homeopathic, bot
anical and eclectical. But he scorns
them He br"athes with the vigor of
a bison. Consumption has steppA
out-capital has stepped in. Let thoN
whose tendency is to shortness both of
funds and breath, 60 and do like.
Weiss
A young lawyer in country town
asked some of his friends 10 game Of
cards in his room, to be folluwed by n
little supper, Frogs were new spe-
cies of food in that latitude, aud dish
of them cooked in the choicest way
was the feature Of the occasion. Sup.
per time approached, and during a
temporary lnll in the conversation, The
door suddenly opened, and Mi eslan
waiter, in a loud voice announced sup
per thus "Mr. E., them tuds 10 done,
and supper is ready"
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Lawrence House,

TIoNEsTA, PA. WILLIAM LAW
l. RENEE. PRoPRTEToR. This house
pis centrally located. Everything new and
we'll furnished Superior accom- mods-
lions and strict attention given to guests.
Vegetables and Fruits OF all kinds served
IA their season. Sample room for Com
SasrciL Agents.
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Empire Hotel.

TTIDOUTE. PA. II. EwALD. PRoPRIE-
L TOR. This house is centrally located,
has been thoroughly red,ted and now
hoApts ss good a table and beds as any Ho
tel in the oil regions. Transient only $40
per day. 22-Gm
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q. u. Wehor,s Hotel.

TYLERSBURGH. PA. G. b. WEBER,
j has possession OF the new brick hotel
and will he happy to entertain all his old
customers, aud anynumber Of new ones.
dood accommodations for guests, and ex-
esllent stabling. l0-Sm.
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FOR EST HOUSE,

@ A. WARMER PRoPRrEToR. Opposite
~. Court House, Tlonesta, Pa. Just
opened. Everything now and clean and
fresk. The best of liquors kept constantly
ea hand. A portion of the public patron
sEs ia respectfully solicited. 4-l7-lv
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Tionesta House.

~ T. LATIMER lessee, Elm st. Tio-
III. nestA. Pa, at the mouth of the creek,
Mr.. l.. has thoroughly renovated the
Tisassta HOUSE. and re-furnished it com
Blstsly. All who pa.ronize him will be
we'll entertained at reasonable rates. ~ ly
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II. G. HARLIN,
MRS. q. VI. HEATH,
DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa.

MRS. HEATH has recently moved TO
INl this place for the purpose of meeting
a want which the ladies of the town and
county have for a long time known. that
of having dressmaker OF experience
among th~m. Iam prepared to make all
kinds of dresses in the latest styles, and
guarantee satisfaction. Stamping for braid
Ing and embroidery done i'm the best man
ner. with the newest patterns. All l ask
is n tair rial. Residence on Water Street.
in the house formerly occupied by Jacob
Shriver. l4f
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DR.. ]. L. Acomb,

physician AND SURGEOE, who has
i had fifteen years experience in large
and SUCCESSFUL practice, will attend all
frefsssional Calls. Oflice in his Drug and
Grocery Store, located in Tidioute, near
Tidieuts House.
IN HIS STORE WILL BIZ FOUND
A full assortment OF Medicines, Liquors
Tobscco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
Oils. Cutlery, all OF the hest quality, and
will be sold at reasonable rates.
DIR. CHAS. o. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Drug list from New York,
has charge Of the Stere. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
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A DVERTISERS send 25 cents TO Geo.
"A p. Rowell q Co., Al Park Row, N. Y,
for their Eighty-pAge Pamphlet, showing
cost Of advertising rs A.
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CENTRAL HOUSE,

DoNNER 4 AGNEw -BLoCK. l..
ID AoNRw, Proprietor. This ia new
house, and hassnrst been fitted up for the
nccolnmodation OF the public. A portion
* the pAtronsgsrof the public is solicited.
t5-ly
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y. n. SMILEY.
,. xIHEHAR.
KLNN6AE % SMILEY,

Attorneys at LGw, FRANKLIN, Pa.
DRACTICK In the several Courts OF We
i mango, Crawford, Forest, and adioin-
inE counties. 39ly.
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AWeasel's Siratagem.

An exchange gives the following ac-
count of a vessels stratagem, with the
suspicious remark that il is vouched for
by friend: A grist mill was infested
with large rats, until a weasel came
there, and destroyed nearly all of them.
There was, however, one large rat which
he could not conquer. They had sever
al pitched battles in which the rat
whipped the weasel, until whenever the
rat appeared the weasel would seek safe
ty in fight. They were watched for
several days, when the weasel was OBJ
served to be digging hole in the earth
under a pile of lumber. After he had
completed it he approached the mill,
and the rat came after him as usual.
He made some show of fight until he
had got the rat interested, ana then ran
into his hole. The rat followed, when
the weasel was seen to come ont mt the
other end of the hole, and run in at the
entrance after the rat Subsequent ex-
animation proved that the weasel had
made the hole large enough for the rat
to enter, but had contracted the other
end so that he could not get out. Hav-
ing thus trapped his antagonist, the
weasel took him in the rear, and easily
conquered him.
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The Best Sewing Machine.

The best sewing machine for all pur-
poses made il, beyond question, the Remington.
IL will do greater variety Of work. with less
noise and physical exertion than any in tie
market. II is so simple that a child can man
age it, and so durable that We caa soc no
reason why one, with ordinary care, should not
last lifetime.
This point we desire 10 call especial attention
to. The Remington is made by the Remington
Arms Co., Of lion, n. T.. whose arms are
known the world over.
They have the entire confidence OF the gov
erments Of the world for the reason that they
never turned out poor weapon nor indeed,
any but the very best. Quality is what they
pride themselves upon, for IL was their capital
at the beginning. The Same rigid honesty that
they held to IN the manufacture Of arms, they
have carried IN their sewing machine. They
arc made Of the be 4 material atteinable and
no labor on expense ~ spared 20 finish them IN
such a way as TO make them do great deal
moro than is claimed for them. The name
Remington il n sufficient guarantee 10 any
one who knows tho Company.
The Company desire Agents in every county
in the United Statos. We can say that the ma
chine because Of ite excellence. is a good one
to handle, and Of tie Company that their EN-
ployea are certain Of fair and liberal treat
mont Write to bennington Arms Company,
nion ~ Y.COm.
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Self-AmDutatiOn of an Arm.

A short time ago, at a medical tenn
perance meetingin London, DR.. George
Lamb, in the course of a speech, men
toned the following curious incident
in hospital practice "You have not
long TO be dresser or house-surgeon in
any hospital before you become practic-
ally acquainted with some of the
results Of drinking upon the persons
of the patients who collect there. You
will very soon have brought under
your care broken limbs, fractured
skulls, and disfigured faces. I remem-
Der, when it happened to be one of my
weeks on duty as dresser, woman
came into the casualty ward, carrying
her left hand and part of the forearm
in her right hand. She had deliber-
ately cut the flesh to the bone, and,
finding she was unable to get through
the bone with the carving-knife she
was using, finished the business bv
chopping it off with a blunt AK. The
tagging of the wound by this instru-
ment prevented, in a measure. some
of the bleeding that would have
otherwise occurred. She was at once
placed in bed, and the arm had to be
higher up, more in accor-
dance with surgical art. The only
she could give 'of her
conduct was that the devil was on
her clock, and had told her to do it.
| need scarcely tell you that the devil,
in this case, as in many others, had
entered in the form of strong drink"
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MANHATTAN, kNnsas, july Z, I'D.
c. G. OLIN Co.;-This is to certify that ! have
been troubled with kidney, bladder aut urinary
complaints, bordering on TO Bright's disease, for
number OF years For the last two years I have
suffered much; the doctors could DO me no lasting
good, All the time there was quantities Of albu-
men in my urine. had seen a notice IN the paper
Of Waukesha Water. Last February thought 1
would try the water, and sent 20 ST. Louis and got
five gallons, and while was drinking it received
four gallons from a friend in Illinois. In a few
days received " circular which told me that the
water that was sent me from Illinois was from
Mineral Rock Spring Since then / have ordered
two barrels and received it, and am making free
use oft.
By the use Of the water my health is better than
il has been for years. My wife thinks the water
the greatest boon that ] ever received IL has its
desired and designed effect / think after using
IL a few months more, shall be all right.
Now, sir, am no scholar and If you can change
the style Of my writing without destroying its
meaning, you are at liberty 10 do 1t.
CHARLES BARNES.
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q. Is Most Easily Managed by the operator.
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