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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29

a young man, a graduate of Dart
mouth, and noted law student in
Merrimac county, Maine, who had the
misfortune to lose his hearing, has set
tied on farm in the West and writes
thus of the occupation which he has
chosen "There isn't much glory on u
farm, but you get good, sure living.
You are your own master you can't
starve or be turned out Of business
and as far as work is concerned, in
these days of horse power, man
needn't kill himself farming any more
than at any other business. 1t is
brains that win on farm as we'll as
everywhere else, and the smart one is
going to ride and the stupid one goes
on foot, in the cornfeld as we'll as in
the bar or pulpit. l should like to
have my hearing again, but | wouldn't
leave my farm il | had it.
Thirty three years ago Nicholas
Coyen, a Partisan merchant, failed.
His son, Alphonse Coyen, set himself
to pay off his fathers debts and remove
the stigma of insolvency from his name
and has now succeeded. The requisite
amount, some $4,000 for principal,
interest and costs, has been paid to the
creditors, their representatives or heirs,
and some $4,000 additional has been
paid into the Court for creditors whose
whereabouts are unknown. In order
ing the old mans rehabilitation, the
public council paid high tribute to
the devotion Of his son, and the act in
all its details was ordered 10 be in
scribed in the records of the Court and
published in the Journal O6ioicl.
A recent writer says: "In no other
country have we seen so much show
and tinsel in the churches as in some
Of our own cities. In Europe-not
only in England, but on the Continent
such display is rigidly forbidden, not
by law, but by the recognized canons
of good taste. Nothing is considered
more vulgar-a moro certain mark of
low breeding-than this kind of osten.
tation in place Of worship. Ills only
the "new rich"-What we should call
the "shoddy" that try to. exhibit them
selves in the house Of God. But as
that class is larger iu this country than
anywhere else, we have more Of these
wretched exhibitions.
When Il small boy with a prejudice
against yellow dogs observes an old
oyster can in condition Of inactivity
he at once begins debating the ques-
tion whether it was created to point
moral or adorn a tail. The dog gets
the first news Of the decision.
The Rev. Philips Brooks says that
a backwoodsman on hearing Bishop
Mead, Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, preach sermon in frontier
church without manuscript said "He
is the first Of them fine tellers that
have ever seen who could shoot with
out a rest"
1t was Vassar girl who. when a
sailor of forty years voyagings had
been pointed out to her as an "ola
salt" " subsequently Aluded to him a
ancient chloride of sodium"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29
MFRS. q. M. HEATH,
DRESSM MAKER, Tionesta, Pa.

MRS. HEATH has recently moved to
LNI this place for the purpose of meeting
want which the ladies Of the town and
county have for long time known, that
Of having a dressmalIer of experience
among them. am prepared IL make all
kinds of dresses in the latest styles, and
guarantee satisfaction. Stamping for braid
ing and embroidery done in the best man
ner, with the newest patterns. All I ask
is a iair trial. Residence on Elm Street,
i'm the Acomb Building. tf.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29

BY buying your PIANOS and ORGANS
from the undersigned Manufacturers
Agent, fol the hest brands in the market.
Instruments shipped direct from the Fac
tory. CHAS. a. SHULTH, Tuner,
Iy Lock hoX l746, Oil CITY, Ia
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29

IN his STORE Will BE FOUND

A DVERTISERS send 25 cents to Geo.
n p. Rowell C CO., Al Park Row, N. Y,
for their Eighty-page Pamphlet, showing
cost of advertising. Is At
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29
CENTRAL HOUSE,

BONNER & AGNEW BLOCK. L..
ID AaNEw, Proprietor. This is n new
nouse, and has just been fitted up for the
accommodation of the public. a portion
OF tic patronage of the public is solicited.
Dolly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29
f. w. Hays,
SMEAR. n. u. SMl
KINNEdR e SMILEY,
=. NNHEAR.
n. u. SMILEY.
Lawrence House,

VFIoN ESTA, PENN'A, WM. LAW
/ RENEE, PROPRIETOR. This house
IN centrally located. Everything now and
we'll furnished Superior accomnoda-
lions and strict attention given 30 guests.
Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds served
In tIoir season. Sample room for Com
iaeCCial Agents.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
The Ratarod scheme.

The Burlington Ha,ckeye, speaking OF
the scheme of shooting ramrods with
string-attachments into the windows OF
burning hotels, observes: "That is IN
deed a grand idea. The only drawback
to its practical operation is thata terrified
guest, standing in window, shrieking
and bowling for help, would have been
much surprised, and not greatly trau-
ouillized or reassured, ON finding hlm-
self suddenly transfixed with three-toet
ramrod and coil of string. And unless
the Fire Department is vastly better on
the shoot than the police the probability
is that not a window in the hotel would
have been broken, while the streets OF
St. Louis would have been full OF howl
ling firemen and weeping citizens, pull
ing ramrods out of each other.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

wife in a hesitating tone; for had aidl
it down between the bread and butter.
You can if you like said gruff1y,
am too tired
"She took the mahogany box up with
a shudder, holding it with her little
apron, and then returned to pour out my
coffee.
"How is the poor man, dear p she
said. Did he suffer much?'
"'Not bit,' said grimly; bore it
like hero.'
"'Pm very glad, very glad,' she said
earnestly. WAS his leg broken?'
Smashed to atoms,' said, and she
shuddered.
"Did you-did you
"Take off the stump said; yes
clean off as could be, and left him in bed.'
"There was another shudder and a
pause. For it was an understood thing
that Eva was to fight down all timidity,
and endeavor to school herself to en-
counter unmoved the various little mat
ters that at times will fall under the
notice of a country doctors wife.
"J almost wish you had been there.
/ said at last.
"Oh, Charley how can you?
I" For it was neat amputation, and
ought to quite make me name
"'Pm so glad, Charley!' she said,
and will try to be firm, but don't
think that / could bear to-to-to
sec
"sPooh, nonsense = exclaimed, give
me another cup of coffee. Why, you
must learn to take an interest in such
matters. / mean to make quite doctor
of you; and see here, I've brought back
the lacerated stump for you to see;
can explain to you so much better the
veins, nerves, and arteries one has to cut
through and as spoke I began to tug
at my pocket.
"Oh, Charleyl' she exclaimed, as
banged something down upon the table
and she covered her face with her hands
when jumping up, feeling that hae
gone far enough, / took her hands IL
mine.
"'There, there!' I exclaimed, 'it
only joke. don't want you to be firm
enough for that. What a brute l am
See there, it's nothing and pointed tt
piece of splintered wood upon the table
"For the fact was that had been t.
some extent hoaxed. Truly enough, el(
Tomson, the station man, had beel
, knocked down by the train, through hi
, being rather active to get in its way
, and the wheels had completely crushed
his leg; but fortunately it was tn
t wooden one which replaced thai he hat
lost on the line years before. l ha'
, passed him and seen the wooden membe
5 times enough; but in the excitement O
| the moment it was entirely forgotten
| and fully believed that it was bonn
fde case of urgency. I was regularl..
[ tricked; but I took it all in good part
, yet, mind you, don't pretend to justif
e the coarseness of my joke to my wife.
3 "Practice came regularly enough i
7 time," 1 said and after quiet cigal
s and little friendly advice, Fred. Pag
q went back home to wait with patienc
a for his own turn.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
A. Fssfssriated COaU.

The Detroit Free-Press says that a few
miles out from Detroit on the Gratiot
road, at a small place called Leesville.
lives Alexander Bender, well-to-do
farmer. A few days ago he started for
Romeo on business, leaving his wife and
a servant girl in charge of the house.
About four o'clock Mrs. Bender visited a
pasture lot near the barn to drive the
cattle under shelter, and discovered one
of the cows lying in one corner Of the
lot, while near her was lying newly
born calf. As the day was quite cold
Mrs. Bender's pity was aroused, and call
ing the servant girl proposed that
together they should carry the calf into
the barn.
During the conversation the cow re-
mained perfectly quiet, but when Mrs.
Bender made a motion to lift the calf,
the cow, with a spring and rush,
caught the lady upon her horns and
threw her into the air. The servant girl
fed, screaming, to distant part of the
field, and her shouts, with the cries .o1
terror from Mrs. Bender, seemed to goad
the infuriated COW, as she again and
again tossed the woman into the air unit
the latter fell insensible to the ground
The cow then began to roll the body o
the inanimate woman over and over il
the mud, and finally lowered her horns
rushed at the woman, and with tire
mendous use of strength lifted her from
the ground and threw her completed
over fence that is fully five feet high
Separated from her prey the COW re
turned to her calf and Mrs. Bender's lit
was saved.
The frightened servant girl arouse
the neighbors and messenger was ser
for DIR. Kaiser, and when Mrs. Bende
was examined it was found that one
her legs was broken just above the kne
both legs were badly bruised, her bod
was covered with bruises and slight cut
while there was one horrible woun
, about six inches in length, from the tt
of the right him joint around nearly
the pit of the stomach.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
LJenhle June.

1t will hardly be credited, but it is
quite true that men of fashion are much
more coquettish-perhaps one should
say fastidious-in regard to their hands
than ladies. No woman's hand was ever
SO fine, SO soft, so velvety to the touch,
as that of a supremely elegant man. OF
course men of this sort are rare in this
country, but we have few in New
York and their number is increasing.
They affect China, and their apartments
are filled with knick-knacks. One of
them-really a very manly fellow,
though spoiled by his good looks and his
money, kelhamitish sort of individual
lis known among his young lady init
mates as velvet-handed," and learned
naturally to pride himself a good deal on
this characteristic. For long time it
was a puzzle to every one how he
managed to produce and retain this
wonderful softness of touch, and bets
were made about it. But the mystery at
last has been solved. In Paris, some
years ago, a Russian countess, whose
hands were wonderfully soft and delicate,
presented him with box of what she
called "velvet POWDER" or a delicious
preparation of powdered almonds, very
much in use for the bath, for the face
after riding in the cold, and particularly
for the hands, by the aristocrats ol
Russia. He liked it somuch that he in.
duced Branch barber to keep it, nam.
ing it the Natrick " velvet POWDER
name it maintains to this day-and
brought some of it home with him tc
New York, where the little excitement
made by some young ladies about the
softness of hishands suggested mystery
which he endeavored to make the mos
of, but which has finally been dissipateo
by the Introduction to the public O
Natrick velvet powder by a French
Importing house il this city. 1t is de
lightful substitute for soap, and seem
like nothing but powdered sweet almonds
A little pinch of it on the hands or bacl
when washing, after being exposed tt
heat or cold, is marvelously refreshing
AID it softens more efectually thai
cream. Worth and some other of tn,
great dressmaking houses in Paris keer
it for their employees, SO that thei
hands will be fit to work on delicat
fabrics, such as satin and lace.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
COUSIN TfLL,
BY PHILIP MORSE.

strolled last night in musing mood
Rejecting on my lonely state
Til, wearied out at last, paused
And leaned upon a garden gate.
The old moons mellow radiance hung
IN golden rists among the trees,
Faint odors borne from distant flowers.
Ebbed idly on the evening breeze.
As thus stood, absorbed in thought,
preset against the gate too hard,
1t opened with a sudden jerk
found my self within the yard.
A form came gliding down the walk -
Soft arms embraced me, as, perplexed,
1 stood one blissful moment, while
A sweet voice soothed my ears the next
1t rose into a shrek, then sobbed:
40 sir, how could you keep so still
When all the time Ikn0a0 you knew
thought you were my cousin WILL"
.
These stars are moons, or rather months;
Just five have fitted since that night,
And two of these have calmly shone
Upon our welded life. 1t quite
Surprises me to think of it.
And she is queenly, tall and fair,
With lustrous eyes, and such a wealth
Dwell we call it auburn hair.
$50 late ?" Pve just come from the club
My wife sits silent, but light,
Unseen before, Turks in her eye.
Once more muse on that calm night
When first she met me at the gate,
And wonder, while her eyes fame still,
If ever 1, in days TO come,
Shall wish it had been cousin VIII.
-Scrib1er,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

ecutive Session the unconfrmed appoint
ments of Trustees of the Agricultural Col
lege were confirmed. Mr.. Kleinschmidts
Senate bill authorizing District Courts to or
der abstracts of legal notices AID advertise
ments to be published in counties constitu-
ting themselves a Judicial District was
passed. Houss-Mr. Sorter's House bill
amending section thirty-four of the act regp-
lating Incorporated Companies SO as to ex-
empt towns incorporated for special purposes
from the provisions of the act to prevent toll
gates being erected within eighty rods of
city, town or incorporated village was passed.
The Committee on Military affairs. Mr.. Dun
frey being Chairman, reported back Mr..
Converse's bill appropriating one thousand
dollars to mark the graves of Union soldiers
from other States buried at Green Lawn
Cemetery, near this city, with a substitute
that the Adjutant-General collect the names
of all soldiers buried in this State where
graves are unmars ed, and report the same
to the next General Assembly. After much
wrangling and several amendments, action
on the measure was postponed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
A MOTHER's HEART.

A little dreaming, such as mothers knew;
A little lingering over dainty things;
A happy heart, wherein hope all aglow
Stirs like bird at dawn that wakes and singt-
And that is all.
A little clasping to her yssrnng breast
little musing over future years
A heart that prays, Dear Lord, Thou knowes,
best,
But spare my flower life's bitterest rain Of
tears -
And that Is all.
little spirit speeding through the night;
A little home grown lonely, dark and chill;
A sad heart, cropping blindly for the light;
A little sDow-clGd grave beneath the hill
And that is all.
little gathering Of lies broken thread
A little patience keeping back the tears
heart that sings, "Tny darling is not dead,
God keeps he, safe through His eternal years.
And that Is ALL
-MdcmiLlan's Magazine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

RHODE ISLAND has 2,019 manufactur-
ing establishments, with an invested
capital of nearly $5O,OOO,O 900, and en-
ploying Sc, ,450 hands, to whom are paid
in wages yearly the sum of $23, ,7O7, ,513,
or an average Of about 1920 each. The
raw material used is valued at $76,715,-
$40, and the value of products yearly is
1926, ,659, 1916. There has been large in
crease during the past year in the mum.
ber of establishments engaged in manu-.
featuring, and in the results of theil
business. There re 1876 cotton factories
with acapital of $24, ,O34, ,2O9, employing
22.574 hands, and yielding goods worth
$38, ,927, $3.50.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
PeritS Offhe Sea.

Purser Wildman, of the steamer Leo,
burned early on the morning of April 13,
eighty miles south of Tybee Island, tells
a graphic story of the disaster to re-
porter of the Times. He says, about 8
o'clock, while a terrible sea was rolling,
it was discovered that some freight
between decks had got loose and was
pitching about. The matches were opened
for the purpose of securing the freight,
hen, to the horror of all the crew, angry
forked tongues of fire shot out, encircled
with volumes of smoke. The hose were
at once brought into requisition, but the
ierceness of the gale tanning the flames,
which had already obtained considerable
headway, rendered unavailing their
most strenuous efforts, and Captain
James Daniels ordered the ife-boa
lowered. The Captain, with several
officers, hurried to the forward deck for
the purpose of securing the life-raft,
which was in the Captains cabin, and dis
patched aft another gang, under COM
mand of the chief engineer, to assist in
lowering the boats The fire had increased
fiercely amidships, entirely cutting off
communication between the two parties.
In the cabin were two middle-aged
ladies, two Misses Harrington, natives of
Nassau and members of wealthy and
prominent family in that province, who
were on their way home after visit to
the North and Savannah. They were
both in feeble health, and efforts were
made to get them out, but owing to the
fearful rolling of the ship and the rapid
ity with which the flames spread the
efforts were unavailable, and it is almost
certain they persisted in the flames.
The only other passenger-Earnest
Pappendick, of New York-who was
aroused by the commotion on deck.
cane up, and thus got into one of the
life boats. Captain Daniels, with his
party, who were forward, managed to
lower the ife-raft, when twelve of the
crew, besides himself, succeeded in get
ting aboard. The stewardess, who was
on deck, was called to jump to the raft
and ill attempting to do so fell into the
sea, and Notwithstanding every efort
to save her, she was drowned. The per
sons on the raft were huddled together
in cramped position, nearly naked
cold and shivering. One heavy wave
capsized the raft, throwing the occupant
into the sea. They scrambled upon i
again, except one Martin McQuade, wht
was lost. After most horrible time
drifting at the mercy of the waves, the
men were cheered by the sight of YES
sci bearing down upon them, which in
short time took them all on. The cap
tain of the receiving ship had discovered
the burning ship, bore down upon her
and thus came upon the raft. Owing t.
the darkness and the terrible surround
ings the rescuing party saw nothing o
those who got into the life-boats. Their
is possibility, however, they may hav
been rescued. The disaster occurred
directly in the course of vessels comin
to Savannah or Doboho.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

COLONEL JOHN w. DIX, son of Ex-
Governor Dix, died at the home of his
father in New York city recently. He
was Secretary of Legation with his
father in Paris, and Private Secretary at
Albany while his father was Governor
OF the State. He had for several years
been his fathers Private Secretary, and
had the sole management of valuable
trust estate.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

AMONG other novelties introduced this
season are founces made of alternate
lengthwise stripes of the silk and the
wool Of the costume. These are each an
inch wide at their broadest, are pointed
top and bottom, and instead of being
gathered, are sloped narrower at the top.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

CRAZY HORSE and his band, having
taken as many scalps during the season
as circumstances would permit, and be-
ing entirely out of buffalo meat, are
making rapidly for the paternal roof at
Spotted Tails Agency. A month or two
of fattening on Federal beef will, no
doubt, put the warriors in fine condition
for spring and summer campaign, and
enable them to keep a considerable por-
tion of the United States army busy un-
til the heavy SHOWS of next winter. This
represents the essence of the Indian
question in that quarter.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

EVENING dresses for summer wear are
made of blue or cream colored organdy,
and worn over silk skirts the same shade.
They are trimmed with knife-plaitings
ended with lace,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03

The Globe Hotel at the Centennial
Exhibition grounds, which cost $500, 600,
was sold at auction the other day for
60 aTh
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-03
A Romance of the Hareus,
COLOGNE Gazette,


Murad's captivity is shared by per
son to whose romantic history it would
be difficult to find a parallel. When
Murad was still prince it was related
that he was having young and hand
some Circassian, named Blanche, edu-
Gated quite as European, with his
physicians children, and destined for his
harem. This was thought caprice of
the enlightened Oriental. Hardly, how
ever, had Murad succeeded to the throne
than it was learned that Blanche was his
daughter, a European being probably
her mother. During few weeks of
splendor, Blanche was loadedIwith all the
luxury fathers lavish tenderness could
devise. Her two splendid rooms in
Dolmabagtche had just been furnished
at the cost of eighty thousand francs
when Murad was deposed. Her family
accompanied him first to Cheraghan and
now to Topkapon and no member of it
can feel the sudden change more acutely
than the young girl, whose range of
ideas and sensibilities. must, through her
education. have become quite extended.
WASHINGTON Star: The persistent lit
tie litigant, with the blonde wig, Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines, has finally won her
femous suit against the city of New
Orleans, and now half the town is hers,
provided always, as the lawyers say, she
can obtain possession. The decree of the
Court commands the defendant to &C.
count for all the income received from
the property for more than sixty years
past. As large amount of the property
was long ago sold by the city and subse
quently resold, we have no notion tha,
the claimant will soon acquire possession
of what the Court decides is her prop
erty. In consequence of this, litigation
will probably go on for an indefinite
period.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON is probably
the greatest of American philosophers
] He had two wives within five years.