davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-14
The Great Coal Fields of Arizona.

The great carboniferous basin of Arr
IONA, and in all probability the greatest
of the world, exists within 40 miles of
Prescott. This immense coal deposit
makes it's first appearance in Southwest
ern Colorado and Northwestern Mexico,
but its great nucleus extends from
TERRA Ausarilla, in Rio Arriba, New
Mexico, to the Colorado river, distance
of 276 miles, and from the San Juan
river, distance of 1873 miles. This i'm
mense area of 3S,0SS square miles is
one continuous mass of coal. It lies be-
tween the parallels of 100 and 112 de-
grees longitude, and 80 and 81 degrees
north latitude, and all in Yavapai
county.
The great Appalachian coal fields,
covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Alabama, is estimated at 10000 square
miles. The Illinois and Missouri, COW
ering very considerable part of Hi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
and Arkansas, is estimated at an area of
40, 600 square miles. The estimated
area of the New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia coal fields, covering parts of New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
island, and Newfoundland, is $4,000
square miles. SO that all the coal meas
ures known on the American continent
amount to 90, 900 square miles. In this
vast area the coal does not crop out or
disclose itself on the surface, but SIM
ply the geological carboniferous area is
exposed. So that in Yavapai county we
have nearly one-half the whole known
coal urea of this great continent
In the 80, coo square miles of coal area
in our county, the coal crops out or ex-
Doses itself on the surface over the en-
t;ra s,,ace - DrescOH Miner.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-14
Climate Changed by Cultivation.

There is general belief throughout
our Western country that marked changes
IN climate are consequent upon the set
Element of n region, and that, in fact,
these changes become perceptible with
in few years whenever railroad is laid
through new country. Mr.. Landsbor-
ough, an explorer of note, adds to the
evidence in favor of this notion, by his
observations in Australia. Keeping
sheep is no longer so profitable there as
it used to be, but, on the other hand,
large tracts of land that we're worthless
before have laterly become fit for agri-
culture. There is decided increase of
forests and of moisture in parts of Aus
tralia, giving hope that eventually the
whole interior desert may be reclaimed.
The direct effect of sheep-raising has
been to keep down the tall grass which
formerly afforded material for destruc-
tive fires. The trees, young and old, had
been periodically burnt by these fires,
until the country becoming almost tree
less, it's climate had been rendered arid
and it's soil sterile. Ii the facts in Aus
tralia can be established, they will afford
the most remarkable instance yet record
ed of climate being modified by the Ia
bors and surroundings OF oivilized man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-14
THE MIsrLErOs.

In ancient times the Druid pr1est~s
With many n solemn vow,
Gathered thy branches, sacred plant,
To crown the priestess brow;
And chanting grave, mysterious kynns,
With measured steps and Glow.
They marched beneath the old oak ress'
Bearing the misuetoe.
How many a legend, strange and -.
Around thy branches cltngs,
OF superstitiOns fierce and dread,
OF wild, barbaric thingsi
What curious rites on Salisbury p>n1n.
What grand and pompous show
or Celts aud Mortimer, hast tho~ zsea,
Mysterious mistletoe
Those cruel, superstitious year,
Long since have passed away:
A fairer priestess than OF old
Bleeses thy leaves to-day.
Trooping across 'hn snowy fields
The laughing rid Ms go,
To gather for thea .stivl
The Christmas mistlctoe.
The hall Ia bright with Christmas dAerr,
And youths and maidens fair,
With innocent and happy heartA
Have met together there.
With purer, deeper reverence t
Than Druid priest could know.
The lover kisses blushing cheeks
Under the mistletoe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-14
Regulating Commerce by Railroads.

Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, has in
troduced bill in Congress to regulate
commerce by railroads among the sew
eral States. 1t proposes to require the
railroads to receive and transport freight
cars of other companies without charg-
ing any greater rate than is charged
where the cars are the property of the
road over which they pass. 1t pre-
scribes as the penalty for any violation
of this provision forfeiture of three
times the amount of damages sustained
by aggrieved parties, to be paid to the
latter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-14
Whereas.

A minister having preached against
social abnormities to his congregation,
was few days after waited upon by a
committee, presenting him set of reso-
lutions not very complimentary, to say
the least. Looking over the string of
abuses, each beginning with Whereas"
and the names of the committee signed
ut the end, he remarked, "Where asses
like these draw up resolutions, where
ases like these must be expected.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-14

IN October New Orleans txa, IL
irebled her usual grain Shipm@A.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
Eating Thirty ouaIls in Thirty Days

It has been many times. vigorously
alleged that no person could preform
the seemingly simple gastronomic feat
of eating thirty quails in thirty sue
cessive days. What there is about a
quail that makes the average human
stomach decline its too frequent vista
ton no one butan analytical chemist
With a leaning toward anatomy can
decide. The quail has been esteemed
great delicacy since the children Of
Israel passed through the desert and
had their daily feast of the fowl not
singlv but in showers the sacred
ehroniclef fails to record that they
we're received with repugnance, end
they were in the wilderness month
and ten days. A banquet without
quails somewhere in the list of dishes
has been almost esteemed a failure.
Then why its indigestibilityf Where
fore its biliousness 2 The Chronicle IS
able to state that this feat, hitherto
deemed impossible, has been recently
performed by a lady resident of Oak
land, who, in spirit of banter and on
a wager of $500 offered by humor-
Gus son-in,law, and 800 guaranteed
by facetious son, undertook the task,
not thinking it at all difficult. She
decided to take the birds broiled, and
/ for breakfast. All went on well for
some days, and it was mot until the
end of two weeks that the matutinal
quail began 70 be repugnant, break
| fast revolving, and life burden. A
plucky, unyielding will came to tht
| iady's aid, and she persevered, anc
| through series of daily-recurine
! oualms, with frequent fits Of dizziness
| little tendency to ohscurity Of Wis
| ion, she finished the & bird, amid
the approval of a sl.ghtly alarmed
household. But she says she does no
care to renew the attempt-O no i
even for the sake of emulatiRg th'
tIsraelites who lived on them forty
| DAYS and made no sign. She Is nov
in perfect health, and her bank ac
count is increased by the money s.
hardly earned. San Francisco CSroni
Gle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

III explain II to you
They hastily released the children,
then walked to the scene Of the 6rst
encounter, and peeped cautiously over
the precipice.
Mrs. Mitlan was still trembling with
excitement, but George had recovered
his usual eoolness.
etD0 YOU see that soft, miry place at
the foot Of ;he rock p lie said.
Yes.
well, that's where / landed-on
my knees-and / wasn't hurt bit, /
heard you and the children scream
ing, and ! knew the rascals had given
me up for dead, aud turned their at
tention to you. So, as quiet as !
could, j hurried along the foot of the
ledge, and found place where could
climb up. made it just in time tC
see that chap raise his tomahawk tC
strike you. In a second, / cooked
my rife and let him have it,
Notwithstanding the peril attending
their arrival on the banks of tht
Cheat, the Mitlans concluded to stay
aud in few years, having been JOINED
bv others, had established a prosper
GUS settlement, which, happily, was new
er subsequently, disturbed by Indians
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
a Hard BOmbardmsuItI.


The greatest anmUnition that we
have heard Of lately WAS used BY the
celebrated Commodore Coe, Of tho
Montevidian navy, who in an engage
ment with Admiral Brown, Of the
Buenos service, fred every shot from
bis locker.
"What shall we do, sir - asked the
fret lieutenant we've not a single
shot aboard-round, grape, canister
aud double headed, all gone.1 4
Powder gone, eh ?" asked Coo.
''Ncy sir-got lots of thai"
sWe had confouhded hard cheese
q round Dutch one for dessert at din
ner to-day, don't you remember il 7"
said Coe.
II ought to / broke the carving
knife in trying to cut it, sir"
"Are there any on board p
"About two Dozen took 'em from
drover" M s
"Will they go into the 18-pounderf"
by thunder, Commodore, that's the
very idea; I'll try 'em' cried the first
| luf. he raaq
And in few minutes the FIRE of the
old Santa Maria (Coe's ship, which
had ceased entirely, now opened, and
admiral Brown found mora shot fly
lug over bis head. Directly one of
them struck his niainmast, and as it
1 did SO it scatteredin every direction.
What the devil is that the enemy
are firing 7" asked Brown but nobody
could tell.
Directly another came through the
port and killed two men who stood
near him; then striking the bulwarks
burst into flinders.
eBy Jovei this is too much this is
some new Paixham or other-I don't
Hike EN- at alli'' cried Brown. And
then, as four or FIVE more came slap
through his sails, he gave the ordor TO
! fiji away, and actually backed out Of
the fight, receiving a parting broad
side of Dutch cheese.
This is an actual fact. Our inform
ant was the firstalisntenant Of Goes
| ship.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
Mrs. PartIuatOn at Church.

-s."What do you think will become of
yours said Mrs. Partington to Ike, as
they were going from church.
The question related to the young
gentleman's conduct in church, where
he had tipped over the cricket, peeped
over the gallery, attracting the atten-
ton of boy in the pew below, by
dropping pencil tied with string,
upon his head, and had drawn hide
GUS picture Of a dog upon the snow
white cover of the best hymn book.
"Where do you expect to go tor"
It was question thai the young
ster had never before had put to him
quite so closely, and he said be didn't
know, but thought he'd like to 60 up
in Mons. Godard's balloon
"I'm afeard you'll go down, If you
don't mend your ways, rather than 60
up. You have been acting very bad
in meeting," continued she, and /
declare, could hardly keep from box
ing your ears right in the midst of the
lethafg5. You didn't pay ne INTEREST
and | lost the thread of the sermon
throngh your tricks"
II didnst take your thread" said
| Ike, who thought she alluded to the
string by which - pencil wss lower.
ed upon the boy liat was Hshing'
line
ooh. Igaacf confirmed she, earnest
| ly, what do you want 10 act So like
IL. y x<As.l,a1,la 81, 4, f,t.9 XVhv sfst,tf va.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31


There are many singular facts
about the transmission of message
through the Atlantic cable The
Joarnal Of Commerce has been investi-
gazing The matter, and we gather from
i.s report these interesting points
When the electricity is applied 10
The cable at one end, two-tenths Of a
second pass before any eject is felt AZ
lie other end, aud three seconds are
consumed before the full force of the
current is IN action. The frss signal
is felt IN four.teaths Of second, but
the following 6liea 60 th1ough more
rapidly. AS many IS een words
have been sent oyal Ah4ntlc ca.
ble in one miaete fifteen can usually
be sent undei pressure, and twelve
words niunie IS good working rate
Messages Of twelve words have been
seal ali the way from New York tc
! London in two ninntes. A fact not
vet explained By the scientists is that
elestricity does not move as rapidly
from New York 10 london as in the
opposite direction.
The 'Metfoaist, ReseEdeF sams VI
Its views on cIol1a q p q dDiloNs: !
people were a little more concerned
about the other burning beyonC
where the fire is not qdenched, Wher'
life is represented as forever consum
ing, but never censumed-it might b
more profitable than to raise such a.
lnproar about the flames that lick ~
the mere dust Of mortality.
The Corliss engine has not gone b
F.urope, as stated in several newspa
That great creation Of mechani
6ogth and beauty will stand i
aeIii1efy Hall, and when removed
Ito be taken 70 Providence, Rhode Is
land, whenee i came.
When you bury anlmoslty don
mind putting up tombstone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
FOREST COUNTY roFFIcERs.

President JUdde--T4 D. WErMoRH.
Assocfato JtsddtsI-Jos. O. DALE, Ep-
kARD KERR 7ini' 3n1 tie .eeii b
rrcdssrefAS. J. SKTnHv. Hga ssf
Prothonotary, Register q RseoFdca, 6c.-
,. w CEAuK. ~ aFe In-
Commissioners BERLIN, ISAAC
E,oN@s1oHN RECK, nth
ACbitittg iytp6fin fcndesit-LH. 8. Brock
WAY.
District Atforncy--S. d. TkwfN
-.yttrU C0mntfssi6uess--If IL. lZng .TOwEBR,
fs4A1E Cook esih adi dis .,s,f l'iq
COUNTY sY1ty.peyO4--l''. u. C0Ln1stRs ffU
CsronerAM. ITTEL, ia. ,altfsi
CokNtv X EudifoTSi1NIcH THoMP-
k0N.'J. Il. MINI, II a. NuKNDHhB. hiI
sgAfom6er Of Congress --GRQ. A. JENKa.
4ssoablv--J. y. AeKEw. usaiait
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
- 3. CoBuRg1, 81. q,


Iaff Ysffr, y iss t;J lst; EON oilers hia
3 xerxicss a dho poqpkc of 4ereat 60.
Years IN. cor,aiarlfs ss,rhtllce, DR.. Coburn
o,.a, s,,i<.sss "a a ra sal ascfion. DR.. CO.
hur,l li,als.z4 = naeiaitT Of The treatment
OF Nafai Illtoat, lung and all other
tllafrfsc o. lingering diseases. Having
IN ,esA gated all scientific methods OF cur
sag disease and selected tho good trom All
systonls. he VIII guaranteo relief or cure
IL all.easts VI iiore curo Is possible. \ 0
t,harEetar Consultation. All fees will be
reasonable. Professional visits made at
ALI hours. Parties al distance can con-
sll,ffslsi.i hy letter.
Olloe ana Residence second bmldlng
below tho Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Of
aes.aasr Wednesdays and Saturdays. 25tt
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31


Several years ago the wife Of sAle4sA
70 Hayward, Of San Franchises. OBJ
tanned a divorce from her hvsnand,
and received from him full half Of
bis property, then amounting to mhny
millions of dollars. Since the separa.
ton his circumstances have undergone
a great change for the worse, and his
divorced wife has repeatedly offered
him a large part Of her portion. AS
he persistently refused to accept 3
cent Of it, she has altered her tack,
and cOurted him so warmly that their
re.marriage is reported as soen to talsaa
place.
One cynical little married woman,
who firmly believes that all men were
born IN SIN, and are located for life ipe
their birthplace. says the reason men
always look at the hoOr, or the wax
or the rings on their little fng gsfs,
when they talk 70 ladies. is because
they have SO much to conceal, and
they know women toh be naturahmipd-
readers, aud fear that if they look
them in the eyes they viii be found
out
An Elgin, ILL.,, newspaper lies this
advertisement: SFOUnd,tsA buekskin
mitten. 1.-THE owner will leave the
other at thIssoiliee he viii greatly OBJ
lige the Under
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
FOREST HOUSEs

q A. WARMER PRoPRIE1of Opposite
-. Court Hoasa, TioDesta, Pa. Just
speaed. EverFthing rev and clean and
fresh. Tho best or liqnors kept constantly
a. hnntl. ApartloH Qf the public patron
Us Il respectfully So tafted. 47l47lY
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
KINNE.aKf e 'SN-
mrLRrSke place


rlNroNwaT1. PENN'A, fC. r.. Me-
L GRAY, PRorRIEroR. This house
is centraily located. Everything new and
wsH furnished Superior aocemmeda-
Cans aud strict attention. given to guests;
woxetal,lap ard I'ftslts Of ali Kinds served
iu thalr eepsou Sample room for Com
aaersial Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

F1T
Rsx. Elliot viii preach IN the
Preabyterinh church on Sunday next
iaornipg and evening Sunday School
ss 300 p M
-s Msssrs BENZ Nsay Of Norriatowu,
and w, II, May, Of Louisville, KY
are * town. both 10 good health
,.--Gsveral Of the cases tried at the
last ierm Of fco0ft have been appealed
10 tho Supreme Court, aud stays taken
oil several Others The course Of law
and justice is slow and ure-to. .disap'
noins one side Or the ether.
s.4.lMn Nays health is not improv.
5ng materially His trouble is With
soms diseass 6fthe heart He has the
!, advaptago sfa good cepstisutidn which
.NsNr Rpe may be the means Of his re-
n KINNRaxt 4, 'sss--
~
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

A DVERTISERS send 25 cents to- N. r.,
n p. Rowell q Co., Al Park Row, n. wing
for their Eighty-page Pamphlet showing
cost of advertising. Is II -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

AZ TION ESTA STATION on and aftor
July ?, 1876. ~ s Ho9
Train "a iO.02 q. m.
"a SGT p. m.
NORTH. s.
= Train 5a s.I-..... 1898 a. IN.
tH III sr~ sst- 50. S:24 p. NJ.
Train ~, south, and 81, north, ARE lat
classs the othora are accommodation
froIahts. Those trains only are allowed 70
L carry passengers.
kts0n the River Division 4. a. from Oil City
ttSIrvineten, up. the river II North down
the river, south. "a.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
fEATKf,
.sionesta. PA

sently moved 20
pose Of meeting
of tho town and
mo known, that
Of experiences
f, 4ed to make all
bst stylos, and
Mping for braid
Ac best mans
na All I ask
4n tafor Street,
,iod bv Jacob
l4tf
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

Hon
home from
and hear tlso d
election case, In
parties interested
Capitol on MOndi
a very painful ac'
He Was standing
depot. talking TO
Norristowh, and
which was lying
out, when q coal
tween him aud
Of missing it, be =
end Of the coal Il
could get to his 4
lie ran after il
the railing, to jeS
manner was thrs
the car, and bad
ed by the wheel
him taken into n
telegraplned 70
aid. In forty az
aud two assistant
short time amppsl
viii probably be
His wifs went up
day ID take ears
disability We
hear Of this aceid
speedily recover
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

Cbuncitmes, w. hobinson, y. A.
warner, A. II. Partridge, q. W Sawyer,
~. Van Oiosen, w. y. Robefts
justices oftte Reocf- ID. 81 Know, Q. A.
Raudall.
Cbnstubie-H. Swaggart
school DifectOfs--H. II, May, II. o. Da-
IS, s. III Haaiet, Alb. Kelly. q. w. Rob
nson, TEJ. Van aiosen. Jta
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

AtTTONEsTA sTATIONl on and aitoi
Inlv 9 lS1f- ~. ". --.-L-L II -LL.-l-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

II BohoDaa oTFItENs. y Z Z.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31

They were i6w feet from him,
and mnst have been concealed among
the fsspres in the large rocks which
W. Scattered about IN great profu-
sim on The top Of Lhe ledge, and they
regarded the piqn1et With hideons
grius aud grimaceS as they saw him
apparently in their power.
The thought Of the two pitiless saw
ages standing between him and his wife
and little children nearly paralyzed
him for the moment, brave though he
was, and with stunning force il flashed
upon his brain what a horrible fate
probably awaited them after the sava-
ges should have murdered him.
They sprang toward, and one OF
them aimed blow at his head witt
his tomallawk.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
whItewash for Poultry Houses.

There is a Dutch prCverb 10 the effect
taat paint costs nothing" the idea be-
ing that its preservative value fully bal
ances the outlay. 1t is mistaken econo.
my to let farm buildings suffer for want
of paint rs is too often the case in all Sec
ti0ns of the country. In Ike manner it
may be said that whitewash costs notk-
ing" its sanitary effects being in most
Gases far more than an equivalent for the
expense Of its application. The man
who lets his cellar 60 year after year
without fresh coat Of whitewash may
have to pay hundred-fold the cost in
doctors bills, with the risk OF inestim-
able loss to his household in health or
even in life.
Whitewash is also worth more than it
costs in the buildings occupied by de-
mestic animals The Carolina Farmer
has the following judicious remarks or
is use Tor poultry houses:
Without free use of whitewash no
poultry breeder can expect to keep his
fowls healthy for any length of time,
and TO neglect of this can be attributed
many of the disappointments and much
of the loss experienced by amateurs who
do not realize, until they have paid dear
ly for the experience, that cleanliness is
one of the first principles of success in
poultry keeping, and that lime, in differ.
ent forms, is an invaluable agent in pro-
noting cleanliness in poultry houses and
amongst fowls. Where it can be done
without too much expense, we would ad-
wise persons IN building their poultry
houses, to use planed boards-at least
planed on the inside-in preference to
rough ones, for it is far easier to keep the
fowl houses clean when smooth boards
are used, while the lice and other vermin
cannot so readily find todging place
As preventive is cheaper and better
than cure, we would advise those who
build poultry house, to give it a good
whitewashing both inside and out, before
the fowls are let inside. To make the
whitewash still more distastefuI to the
vermin which have such taste for pout
Try, mix a small quantity of carbolic
acid with the wash, stir it well till it dis
solves, and then apply. 1t is not injuri
ous to the fowls but it is to the vermin
and at the same time, is deodorize: and
disinfectant"
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
ChIoraI DrinI,ipg

The drug called chloral hydrate, dis
covered by the eminent German chemist,
Liebraich, some years ago, and which
soon attained a reputation as q substitute
Tor opium in many cases. especially in
delirium tremens, is rapidly becoming as
dangerous among victims of exCitants
and stimulants as alcohol or opium itself
One person who became a "chloral
drinker," as il is called, writes his ex
perence TO a medical journal as follows:
am a man forty-six years of age,
and now sobered down and respectable :;
but | have tried at one time and another
ali the narcotics and stimulants known,
except hasheeh, which / have never been
able to obtain. tnJuIy, 1875, / thought
chloral hydrate might be something nice.
I took thirty grains of it in tumbler Of
water, which had pleasing effect. /
then took thirty grains more, which
seemed TO take awsy my memory. fol
lowed it up for two days, every little
while taking thirty grains largely diluted
with water. During these TWO days /
swallowed three-fourths OF an ounce OF
chloral hydrate. At last | could not
hold anything in my hands, which were
partially paralyzed. / had TO be assisted
home, and went to bed and slept most Of
the time for one day and two nights. /
then went about nay business. but of all
the sufferings ever endured | think this
was the worst. | was not free from pain
a moment for thirty days. The pain was
greatest in my knees and legs. l would
go to bed at night, get in an easy position,
and lie perfectly still, and not stir in the
least, and finally would 90 to sleep.
The first thing on awaking were those
dreadful pains. The sufferings resem bled
those of the opium eater when deprived
of the drug With one or two exceptions
1 can not recall ANYTHING that happened
during those two days. | think ] had
narrow escape from death. | shall not
take any more chloral hydrate. louis
rille Medical Nelrs.