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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26

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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26
TEIg 4 n g EsTlARLIsBEp x E n lsss.

THIS CLAIM HOUSE ESTABLISHED IN $780,.
pENCI0NC obtained for Officers, Sol
i LNSIONO diers, and Seamen OF War
of 1871 and 5, and for their heirs, Tho law
includes deserters and those dishonorably
discharged. If wounded, injured, or have
contracted any disease, apply AZ ones.
Thousands entitled. Great numbers oEs
titled to an increased rate, and should ap-
ply Immediately. All soldiers aud Sea
mon of the War OF 1872 who served for
any period, however short, whether dis
abled or not, ,--and all widows of such not
now on the Pension rolls, are requested 20
send mo their address at once.
DIVINITY. Many who enlisted in 1912
oOUN j. and 3 are entitled. Send
your discharges and have them examined.
Business before the Patent Ofiee solicited
Officers returns aud accounts settled, and
all just claims prosecuted, .
As l make no charge unless successful,
/ request all To inclose two stramps for re-
ply and return of papers, George II.
Lemon, Lock Box AZ, Washington, ID. G.
recommend Captain Lemon as an hons
orablo and successful Practioner.-S. A.
Hurlbut, Nj. G. 4th Congressional Dis
trict of Illinois, late Maj -Gen'l u. s. Vols.
In Writing mention name of this paper.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26
RECREATION q STUDY.

The Surveyor General of Washington
Territory, who sends club of five sub
scribers, writes, saying: 81 consider that
your journal has done more to properly
educate the sportsmen of this country
than all the other publications put togeth
er. l shall induce every true sportsman
to become subscriber that can"
Mr.. Thomas A. Logan ("Gloan'') says
You are doing good work
with the paper, and you haye-more and
probably greater than yS4. a. dream o,hs
the gum"
Hundreds of similar endorsements from
prominent gentlemen spOrtsmen might bo
added, showing the estimation in which
Forest and Stre0m is held by its readers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26
Time Of zratns

Time of Trains
At TIoNEsTA STATION, on and after
July 2, 1875.
SOUTH.
Train % 9:5B a. m,
N $500 p. IN.
NORTH.
Train SO 9:55 o. m.
21 3:25 p. m.
Train %, south, and 2l, north, arc LIST
GLASS; the others are accommodation
freights. These trains only are allowed to
carry passengers.
On the River Division I. c. from Oil City
tn Irvineten, up tho river is North; down
tho river, south.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26

TOB WORK Of all kinds done at this Of
> fee on short notice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26

-COlHe luulNluudl, WIFI Crltlc
eye, has discovered typographical
error in our paper, and has taken
pains to return the paper, marked,
through the Post Office to us, with a
request to correct. 1t is always easier
to see and comment IN the faults of
others than it is to sec and correct our
own in other words, it is easier to no.
tice the saw-dust in your neighbours
eye than to see the square timber in
your own. When we come to consid-
that in all the printing which has ever
been done, not over half dozen
books are entirely free from errors, We
consider our mistake excusable. If
we knew the individual who takes
such pains with US, we could probably
point out three score and ten errors in
his composition, more noticeable than
that in our paper to which he calls
our attention. For instance, without
knowing him, we can point out one
error, which is at least as great as the
one he points out to US: he addresses
his letter to the Forrest" Republican.
How ar you, errors.
-On Wednesday evening last, a
meeting of the members and congrega-
tion of tho Presbyterian church was
held as per encouragement, in the
Presbyterian church. The old board
of trustees, Messrs. G. w. Robinson,
A. B. Kelly and Col. Thomas, were
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-07-26

Tionesta, Pa, July IA, 1876. Is 3t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
The Fence Story.

A MAN who prided himselfon his moral
ity, and expected to be saved by it-who
was constantly saying: q am doing
pretty well, on the whole; | sometimes get
mad and swear, but then | am strictly
honest; | work on Sunday when l am
particularly busy, but give good deal
to the poor, and | never was drunk in nv
life''-this man once hired canny
Scotchman to build q fence around his
lot, and gave him very particular direc-
tons as to his work. In the evening,
when the Scotchman came in from his la
Dor, the man said:
"Well, Jock, is the fence built; and is
1t tight and strong?'
q Gamma say that it is all tight and
strong" replied Jock, but it's a good
average fence, anyhow. If some parts are
little weak, others are extra strong. l
don't know but / may have left a gap
here and there, a yard wide Or so; but
then | made up tor it by doubling the
number Of rails on each side of the gap.
| dare say that the cattle will find very
good fence. on the whole, and will like it,
though l Gamma just say it's perfect in ev
cry part
What" cried the man, not seeing the
point, do you tell me that you have
built fence around. my lot with weak
places in it, and gaps in it? Why, you
might as well have built no fence at all.
If there is one opening, or a place where
on ho do tIo l.
sure to find it., and will all go through
Don't you know, man, that fence must
be perfect, or it is worthless?"
q used to think So" said the dry
Scotchman, "but | hear you talk so much
about averaging matters with the Lord, it
seems to me we might try it with the
cattle. If an average fence won't do for
them, | am afraid that an average charac-
won't do in the day OF judgment. When
I was on ship board, and storm was
driving us on the rocks, the captain cried:
{ Let go the anchorp But the mate
shouted back. There is broken link
in the cable Did the captain say, when
he heard that: No matter, it's only one
link. The rest Of the chain is good
Ninety-nine OF the hundred links are
strong, Its average is high. 1t only
lacks one per cent. of being perfect Surely
the anchor ought to respect so excellent
chain, and not break away from it% No,
indeed! he shouted: Get another
champ
He knew that chain with one broken
link was no chain at all. That he might
as well throw the anchor overheard with
out any cable, as with defective one So
with the anchor of our souls If there is
the least flaw in the cable, it is not safe to
trust it. We had better throw it away and
try to get new one that we know is per-
feet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

sunken cheeks and half-closed eyes, while
the representatives of the nation stood
around him with mourning countenances
and when the chairman of the party went
up close to his chair, and in subdued
voice expressed the feelings of the hun
dreds who crowded the room, Deak raised
for moment his head toward the speaker.
his eye revived and passed over those
present, and the lips muttered family
some words of thanks.
With subdued steps, as if in a place of
worship, oppressed with unspeakable sor-
row and the eyes moist with tears, every
one withdrew. One long and sad look of
farewell was sent to the parting chief, and
a mute pressure of the hand, which was
exchanged, expressed the general sad con-
viction that we should see him no more
Hungarian Cor. London Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
The Last Hours of Francis Deak.

SINCE his return from his summer resi-
dence N the Stadtweldchen, the park at
Pesth, he had become but rarely visible
for any but his most intimate friends and
relations, though, even in this state of tor
por which had taken possession of him,
whenever there came moment of tenn
porary relief the old elasticity of spirit
broke through, and the "old gentleman
saw with pleasure the many friends who
came daily on the chance of seeing him.
As for wears past, SO on the last New
Years Day, the members of the party
that once bore his name, but who have
now coalesced with those who once so en-
ergetically opposed his policy, and form
the ruling great liberal party, had de-
clded to so IL body to offer him their
best wishes.
though only just recovered from one
VI those attacks Of suffiocation which had
become already alarmingIv frequent, he
insisted Oh seeing them. There he was,
the strong man Of former days, who had
leo, with clear intellect and firm hand, his
willing and trusting followers, Frustrated
IN his arm chair, which he had scarcely
left for the last year end half, pale. with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
The School at Home.

DIR. VINCENT thus happily sets forth
what a place the Sunday School should
be, and the relation the superintendent
should sustain to it:
Let the type of the school be home.
And the superintendent should stand I'D,
in his school like great, loving, devoted
father in the midst of his family. These.
elements of home-life should be developed
to their highest degree, making the place.
comfortable, attractive, beautiful; en-
bracing parents and their children. The.
aim should be Biblical, spiritual educa-
ton, that members may be led to useful
lives and a blessed eternity. The Amos
phere of every school should be that OF
reverence, faith, cheerfulness, freedom
and Divine love. There should be. no
orphans in the Sunday School Those
who have no other home should be mada
to feel that they have one left here. Cul-
tivate for the school the conditions and re-
latiOns which give home its peculiar
power; make wise use of the experience
of life among the pupils; instill home
spirit and attachment within itself: turn
all its condolences. Affections and separa-
tons to a good account.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
INDUSTRIAL, STATISTICAL AND
TECHNICAL.

Down grade More than S37, 000, 900
of Massachusetts railroad stock paid no
dividends last year.
FOREST PLANTING is thriving in Min
nesota. The St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
has set out over 4, 100000 young trees, and
altogether it is estimated that 10000, 900
have been planted On the prairie lands.
AN ENGLISH gentleman residing in
Greenbrier County, W. Va, sent speci
men Of what he supposed was fre-proof
limestone from quarry in that county, to
the Centennial rooms in Wheeling, but
upon analysis it was found to be fine mar
bic. There is a vein of excellent varie-
gated marble on the headwaters of An
thongs Greek, in Greenbrier County and
Beaver Greek, in Pocahontas County,
which will doubtless, at no distant day.
prove to be Of great value.
Mr.. WESLEY W. GARY, of Hunting
don, Pa, is the latest discoverer of a new
motor who has been announced. His dis
covery is an article which when placed
between magnet and a substance which
it would naturally attract destroys its at
tractiVe powers. He has just secured
patents for his invention. The Hunting
don Journal, which places great conf
dence in the value of the discovery, adds:
But setting aside the discovery of the
cutoff or interpose, Mr.. Gary has accom-
plished the utilization of the power of
permanent magnets Ohereby accomplish
ing the same object by simply changing
the poles Of an electromagnetic by very
simple device"
A DENTIST of Philadelphia has invent
ed little machine for putting the filling
into teeth, which is thus described: A
simple cylinder holds a small plunger,
which is fastened to a spiral spring in
side, so that it can move up and down
within the cylinder. At one end of the
cylinder is a piece of insulated iron,
which is turned into magnet by an
electrical current, the attractive force OF
which is opposed to the spring. A sim
pie automatic attachment to the plunger
breaks the current ana releases the mag
net. The result is that the plunger, as
soon as the current is applied, begins to
move back and forth with as great rapid
ity as the connection of the magnet and
battery can be made and broken. This
depends somewhat on the distance
through which the pIunger passes. AS
in this instrument that distance is very
small the machine will deliver several
hundred blows minute; indeed, so fast
as almost to produce the impression of a
continuous pressure. A small battery
works it at cost of about twenty cents
6au
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
The Camel.

WE are accustomed to regard the camel
as one of the most patient and docile OF
beasts-having received the impression
from the general testimony of Eastern
travellers. But Miss Martineau declares
this opinion to be unfounded, giving what
she claims to be the real facts of the case
in the following language:
Il thought them then, as | think them
now, after long acquaintance with them,
the least agreeable brutes | know. Moth
ing can be uglier unless it be the ostrich,
which is ludicrous like the camel in
form, gait and expression of face. The
patience of the camel, SO celebrated in
books, is what [ never had the pleasure OF
seeing. So impatient beast I do not
growing, groaning and fretting
whenever asked to do or bear anything
looking on such occasions as if it longed
to bite, if only it dared. It's malignant
expression of face is lost in pictures; but
1t may be seen whenever one looks for it.
The mingled expression of spite, fear and
hopelessness in the face of the camel al
ways give me the impression of its being
or feeling itself a condemned animal.
wonder some Of the old painters Of hell
did not put camel into their foreground
and make traditional emblem of it. 1t
is true the Arab loves his own camel,
kisses its lips, hugs its neck, calls it his
darling and his jewel, and declares he
loves it exactly as he loves his oldest son
but it does not appear that any mans az
lection extends beyond his own particular
camel, which is truly, for its services, an
lnestimable treasure to him. He is moved
to kick and curse at any but the domestic
member Of the species, as he would be by
the perverseness and spite of any other
lll-tempered creature The one virtue Of
the camel is its ability to work without
water; but, out of the desert, l hardly
think any rider would exchange the will
ing, intelligent and proud service of the
horse for that of the camel, which objects
to everything, and will do no service but
under The compulsion of its own fears"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
Old Age-RefiectiOns for the Young

A CENTURY ago, it was respectable to
be old.
Children were taught to venerate old
age. The school-boys were instructed to
lift their hats, and the schoolgirls were
taught to courtesy" whenever an old
man or woman passed them by.
Everybody gave way to old age. The
warmest place by the ireside, and the
softest chair in the house, belonged to
grandfather; and if grandmother lost her
spectacles, or dropped stitch in her
knitting work, young hands and young
eyes were ready to serve her at once.
Father used always to be consulted in
all business matters; and mothers adj
vice and counsel were needed and re-
spected.
Honor thy father and thy mother,
that thy days may be long in the land
which the Lord thy God giveth theen'
was taught to the children along with the
lesson:
"Who was the first man."
Who was the first woman ?'
Reverence for old age was inculcated
from infancy, and the reckless youth who
would have dared venture scott at the
expense of gray hairs and lettering foot
steps would have felt the rod of which
Solomon was the advocate.
How is it now?
Father is "the old man." or " the gov
ernor." Mother is " the old gal"
Young men, in their strength and
thoughtlessness, push rudely past the
aged in all our public assemblies, and oc-
cupy comfortable seats in our street cars
and railway carriages, while the old man
and woman stand unsteadily and support
themselves by canes or crutches.
Young ladies, rosy and blooming-just
as that poor old lettering woman once was
will crowd her away from the nre in our
public halls, and laugh with their gay
young companions when her scanty gar
ments of fashion ten years ago obsolete
meet their eye.
Old age is laughed at. Gray hairs are
flouted Wrinkles are made jest of,
and young America goes on all unmind-
full of the fact that a few more springs of
bloom and few more autumns of decay
Will bring gray hairs to take tie place of
the brown locks upon his temples, and
wrinkled burrows to displace the bloom
upon his smooth forehead.
Pause and reflect!
Old age is what we are all coming TO-!
Nothing can save us from it but the
grave!
And if in the years coming, when
feebleness and decay shall fall upon US,
we would be respected and cared for by
those around US, let US now, in our youth
and strength, be thoughtful of the aged.
For it is not truer that God liveth til an is
the divine assertion:
"With what measure We mete it shall
be measured to you again. ''-Hate
Tborne, IN ". Y. Weekly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

BE up and doing-till up every hour,
leaving no crevice or craving for a re-
morse or repentance to creep through
atterward. Let not the mind brood on
self; save it from speculation, from those
stagnant moments in which the awful
teachings OF the Spirit grope into the IN
tathomable unknown, and the heart tor
mcnts itself with questions which are in
soluble except to an active life. For the
awful Future becomes Ineligible only In
the light Of felt and active Present.
". R0bertS0n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
Character in Handwriting.

Many people laugh, says writer in an
English magazine, at what is called Crap
tenancy, or the art Of judging characters
by handwriting, and yet all acknowledge
that handwriting does indicate something.
Everyone allows difference between
mans and a WOman's hand. We hear
people speak OF vulgar hand, gentle
manly hand, clerkly hand, and so forth.
had once, said Archbishop Whately, a
remarkable proof that handwriting is
sometimes, at least, an index TO character
L had pupil at Oxford whom l liked in
most respects greatly; there was but one
thlng about him which seriously dissatis-
he'd me and that, as | often told him, was
MS handwriting; it was not bad as writ
ing, but it had mean, shuffling character
IN it, which always inspired me with a
1eellng OF suspicion. While he remained
at Oxford | saw nothing to justify this
suspicion; but transaction in which he
was afterward engaged, in which L saw
more OF his character than I had done be-
fore, convinced me that the writing had
curious case, in which celebrated crap
tomancer was able to Judge of character
more correctly by handwriting than he
had been able to do by personal observa-
ton. He was on a visit to friends
mousse, where, among other guests, he met
lady whose conversation and manners
greatly struck him, and for whom he con-
celved strong friendship, based on the
esteem he felt for her as a singuIarlv
truthful, pure minded and single hearted
woman. The lady of the house, who
knew her real character to be the very re-
verse OF what she seemed, was curious 70
know whether Mr.. Blank would be able
to discover this by her handwriting Ac-
cordlngly she procured a slip of this
ladY's writing (having ascertaned he had
never seen iO and gave it to him one
evening as the handwriting of friend of
hers whose character she wished him to
decipher. His usual habit, when he
undertook to exercise this power, was to
take slip of a letter, cut down length
wise SO as not to show any sentences, to
HIS room at night, and TO bring 1t down
with his Judgment In writing the next
morning. On this occasion, when the
party were seated at the breakfast table.
the lady whose writing he had uncon
sciously been examining made some OBJ
servation which particularly struck Mr..
Blank as seeming to betoken a very noble
and truthful character. He expressed his
admiration of her sentiments very warm
ly, adding at the same time to the lady of
the house; Not SO, by the way, your
triend,' and he put into her hand the slip
OF writing of her guest which she had
given him the evening before, over which
he had written the words, Fascinating,
false, and hollow-hearted." The lady OF
the house kept the secret, and Mr.. Blank
never knew that the writing on which he
had pronounced so severe IA judgment was
that of the friend he so greatly admired.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
A CHILD'S PRAYER.

FATHER. o hear me,
Bend from above:
Breathe on me blessing,
Breathe in ME love;
Shield me from danger,
Trouble and strife;
Aid me in climbing
Steep hills # life.
Dark angels leave me;
Frail is your power,
II l sm guarded
BY Him every hour;
He viii not leave me,
If l entreat
Aid and protection
Here at His feet.
Father, o hear mel
Bend from above;
Breathe on me blessing,
Breathe in me love;
Father, 0 fold me
Close to Thy breastl
Then sink l sweetly
And safely to rest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

The happy man may still be found
occasionally: A blacksmith of Maryland
sets an example to the country, offering to
do good work for cash or no cash if a
person has good countenance, for have
no Sally to scold, no children to squall,
drinks no whisky, pays no rent and keep
bachelors hall"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

in most picturesque costumes, with
basques and over-skirts frilled and ruffled
in every part with the stamped border. A
novel arrangement of stripes shows some
bayadere or crosswise stripes on the upper
and lower skirts, with lengthwise stripes
for the waist, sleeves aad fiounces. Cling
ham bastistes are thirty-fve cents a yard.
-HGrDer's Bazar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

ABRooKLYN girl described a gentleman
to whom she was introduced as wearing
. a startled look, giving one the impress
sion that any sudden noise would cause
him to jump through his necktie and run
away,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

THERE are again many applications for
relief at Virginia City, New, by persons
who were burned out in the big fire. Di-
Iectly after the fire many laborers found
work at clearing away the ruins and pre-
pairing foundations, etc, for new build
ings but now that work is all done, and
many persons are LETT out of work and in
destitute circumstances.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02
International Sunday.Sch0OI Lessons.

FIRST QUARTER OF 1875.
Mar. 5 Gods Govt with DavidI2 Sam vii. 1929
Mar. II Absaoms Rebellion. -. u Sam. XIV. ia
Mar. 10 Absaoms Death. 49,. = Sam. xviii. ABB.
Mar. 70 Review. ...................
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

STARS may be seen from the bottom OF
deep well, when they cannot be dis
cerned from the top Of mountain. So
are many things learned in adversely
which the prosperous man dreams not of.
-SpurgeyA.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

BALTIMORE gives free concerts to the
poor. The music the poor like to hear is
from knife tiddling on loaf of bread.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

An old farmers description of point
less preacher was: /" A good man, likely,
but he rakes with the teeth up"