The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-01
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its way We sEobld ih6vos had no regu.
lar army TO caft on to suppress the
mob Wqfrea Nqik mL
ce-This is nc, ,ialo 10 indulge ia a re,
hash Of ofd.Torld talk about war be.
tween the classes in this country. The
honest workingman is just as muchin.
terested as the millionaire in the pre-.
sorvatiOn of the puBIic peace. The vote
of tle worlingman Is as influential as
that of tho rich man. Legislation fa.
yors the poor rather than the wealthy,
because it feels the influence of the
majority. We are, IL fact, a nation
of workiugmen, and, the laws are frams
ed with wqrkingmen of every class in
mind. .-dnter. Ocean. ssf' 81.
1t is safe plan to have nothing
to do with any man who offers to give
you anything at lfprice. Don t bet
with man at his own game; don't
sign your name to any roqommenda.
ton or other paper presented by
stranger, oven though he may tell you
how he wishes.it because you are an
influential man in your neighborhood.
This little advice has been re peatedly
given, and had it been needed by men
we could name, would have saved
them much more money than years
subscription TO all The papers in the
country. .-Ecchopge. aoI
T. A party of fishermen from AItoo.
ma, consisting of two lawyers, two
councilmep, and other distinguished
gentlemen, including the District aAt-
| tcraey of Blair county, went over to
| the eastern reservoir, near Holidays
burg, few days ago, and proceeded
to seine in the waters of that body of
water The Fish Warden of Blair
county made information against the
entire party, and now they have the
pleasure Of walking up othe Captains
office. and planking down S26.50 each
| for their sport. The fines and costs of
thelcase foots up $298.50, which is
rather dearsport for one day.-hdi,
anq Democrat.
-At'the worlingmen's meeting in
New York, au excellent point was
made against capital. One of the
speakers said that "the spectacle had
been presented Of 10000 men march
iwg with torchlights to exhibit the
rags on their backs and the hunger in
their cheeks" and he rightly held that
this spectacle was one to make every
right t'minded mans heart bleed. But
wesconfcss that the statement puzzles
Us little, and what is particularly
hard to understand is why tie poor
fellows with cheeks so singularly af
faSd, did not at least buy one square
meal apiece instead of buying 10000
torches and 10000 quarts of kerosene.
-Phiiadelphia Bulletin.
The Erie Sunday Gazette, speak.
ing Of the subject ofthe pay of rail,
road men, says:
"Thc pay of a trainman on the p.
q p. r. r., since the June reduction
is Sl,55 per trip. lie is obliged to
have three meals and lodging away
from home. He canuot get in trip
every day, but may average four
week. Total week 5 pay, S6.20. Cost
of meals and lodging at Kane or else.
where, 81 per trip. Net sum remain.
ing for the support Of himself and fam.
lily, 1920 per week. 1t is true he nav
reduce his expenses away from home
by sleeping in a car and going with
out part Of his meals. But these are
men, not dogs. Many of them are
members Of Christian churches, sign.
ers of the Murphy pledge-sober, or
derly, industrious men, the bone and
sinew Of society.
Nor is their case the worst. Track.
men expected to keep themselves
and families fat and happy, on 81
cents a day. -.... --.-ssr- 4
Sunday we had some fine rains,
which did the country lots Of good.