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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-03
TIE AMERlCRN CYCA0PEDIA.

Within the last ten years the progress Of
discovery i'm every department Of knowl-
edge has m0do q now work Of rorcroucom,
imperative want,
The movement Of political affairs has
kept pace with the discoveries of science,
and thoir fruitful application to the indus
trial and useful arts and the convenience
aud refinement of social life. Great wars
and consequent cyolutions have occurred,
involving national changes of peculiar
moment The civil war or our own couu-
try, which was ut IFS height when the last
volume of the old work appeared, has hap
PLY been ended, and now course of cpiu-
mercial and industrial activity has boon
commenced. Large acccssions 30 our
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-03

IN Fancy Cards, no alike, any name, 10
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-03

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18

despair and pain came back to haunt
her as she waited with renewed hope for
tidings.
!" I am growing old and worn," she
said, one day, looking at her pale face
in the mirror; "I am not the blooming
girl Herbert loved, but careworn,
pallid woman
And her own sad eyes could not see
the rare beauty of the sweet face. But,
still thinking of her love, she twisted her
hair in heavy coronet over her shapely
head, and upon one side put knot of
blue ribbons.
+" Herbert liked it so,'' she thought.
Then she pinned blue ribbons over
her gray dress, under soft lace collar,
and put on brooch her adopted father
had given her which was favorite with
Herbert. And thinking sadly of the
change years had made, she was sum-
moned to her sitting-room to meet a
grave, middle-aged man, changed also,
until upon his lips and in his eyes she
read his constancy, and answered it by
her own
Years rolled back as these two, faith
ful through all, met at last to know
their hearts still young, their love still
true, as it was in those days when cruel
fate separated them by so small an agent
as crack in the wall behind a mantel-
piece.-Londoas Bor-Bells. i'.ts=
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
FARM AND PRESIDE.

TOMATO SOUP.-Take 12 large toma-
toes, pared and sliced, 2 tablespoonfuls
Of butter, 1 pint of milk, ] tablespoonful
soda, salt and pepper to taste. RFes
SALAD-DREssING.-3 eggs, spoon
fuls butter, of sweet milk, teaspoon
full of pepper, of salt, cup of vine-
gar; beat all together and boil till thick
as custard; when cool, pour on chopped
cabbage. Nice for chicken and meats.
JoHNNY-cAKE.--1 teacupful sweet
milk, one of buttermilk, / teaspoonful
of salt, of soda, tablespoonful of but
ter, enough meal to make very stiff
batter; spread it upon buttered tins;
bake 40 minutes; as soon as it begins to
brown, haste it with melted butter;
baste several times.
To CURE HAMs.-Take the hams as
soon as cut, lay on dry shelf, take l
tablespoonful of saltpeter to a ham and
rub thoroughly ON the fleshy side of the
ham; as soon as dissolved the next day
rub all over with dry salt, in the bone
and every crevice; after rubbing two or
three times, they are ready for smoking;
cover well, and hang up to dry.
GREEN TOMATO OPRESERvE.-7po pounds
OF small green tomatoes-pierce each
with fork ponnds of sugar, ounce
of ginger-root and of mace, a lemons;
make the sirup and put the tomatoes in
and boil until clear; skim them out and
put upon dishes to cool; boil the sirup
thick and pour on the tomatoes in the
jars when cold seal up for use.
KssEs.--Beat the whites of 3 fresh
eggs to a stiff froth; mix with spoons
full finest powdered sugar and flavor
with lemon. Butter a pan, and lay in
it white paper. Drop the mixture upon
it, in teaspoonful cakes at least an inch
apart. Sift sugar over, bakeia hour in
slow oven.
BRANDY PEACHES. Pare the peaches,
then throw them in cold water; have a
pan of hot water; put in as many as
will swim on top; let them boil until
the peaches are clear; take them out on
a plate; have new water boiling for ev-
cry kettleful. To, pound OF fruit put 4
of a pound of sugar. To every, pint of
juice add ateacupful white brandy; let
the sirup cool before adding the brandy.
CoRN-MEAL PUDDING.-Stir into
quart of boiling milk the yelks Off eggs,
3 heaping speonfuls of meal, and ! cup
of sugar, well beaten together. Boil
minutes, stirring constantly. Remove
from the fire, and add the whites, beat
en- to a stiff. froth. Pour into pudding
dish, and bake one hour in a moderate
oven. Serve with cream and sugar. If
you prefer it boiled, pour in a farina-ket-
tie, and let it boil constantly for 2 hours
If it stops boiling at all, it will be heavy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
A CRACK IN THE WALL.

es sim afraid, sir, we can not make a
satisfactory piece of work, unless we
tear down the whole mantelpiece. You
see it has been loose for years. There is
awide crack at the back that must have
been there a long time.''
Herbert Payne looked ruefully at his
table OF papers, his large bookcases, his
pictures, busts, and art objects, that
made his handsome library the one room
IN the large house that seemed truly like
home to him.
:" 1t will make q dreadful mess, won It
Ng'' he inquired rather dolefully. ..t
Well,'' the workman said, scratch
ing his head. "you can't help the dust,
SIR, and the falling bricks and mortar,
out Wen be as careful as we can.''
e And as quick ?'' sstf.s1'j" 81 5s
Yes, sir.'' .... -......s.,.
Very well! Only be sure you put it
up, this time, so that there will be no
iurther annoyance
II hen Herbert Payne fled from the con-
Iusion to come, and took "trip of two
weeks, absolutely without end or aim,
ssAceptlng the escape from his disordered
nolary. Mrs. Beach, the housckeeper,
.ooK care that none of his treasures were
injured, and when he returned there was
no trace of the invaders, save that the
allng mantelpieee was carefully and
nrmly reset. But upon his table lay Il
sealed envelopes yellow with age, and
sgeeted IN q pretty, lady-like hand to
O.. Mf. Herbert Payne, II Montgomery
Livery shade of color left the middle
aSed bachelor, as he saw this epistle.
ms hand, stretched out to grasp it,
Wstpoled SO violently he drew it. back.
WIS mis. Beach was within CALL. and he
oohtrolled his emotion to ask, How
came this letter here ?'''. tse
ihe men found it behind the man.
ssepiece, sir. It must have slipped
uown the big crack 4niiatis
ne smut the door, then, and bolted it.
II; o careless, curious eyes should watch
q. M When he read the letter, the letter
.a4t must, have been hidden thirteen
f 'ears behind the mantelpiece. ....
nnefare he touched it, he unlocked
ltIlag desk evidently seldom used, and
~ NoA rom 1t miniature picture--a pic
iale len of' a lovely girl of Is or 10, with
La Lse Drown eyes and waving golden
aa.r. face full of sweetness looked
'ya' ,ba from the cold ivory, and the eyes of
'A' s'Fong man grew dim with tears as
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
Married by a Steamboat Captain.

Just as the steamer Continental was
starting from Port Canyon on the morn
ing of the Goth, a couple bought tickets
for San Francisco and were assigned a
state-room as Byron Lambert and wife,
In the afternoon the supposed husband
went to Capt. Cousins and confidea to
him the facts: He was not married,
but had been engaged to the beauty
but her parents objected to the match,
and the couple had eloped, and were to
be married as soon as the couple reach
ed San Francisco. The youth gave his
name as Byron Lambert Of Rhonerville,
Humboldt County, and his companion
as Miss, Lille Drake, of the same place
Both belonged to good families, and
the only reason for the opposition Of the
parents was the youth of the bride, who
lacked two months of being eighteen,
ard aipersonalH dislike of the groom.
The conference closed with request
that the Captain should marry them at
once, as the girls father might head
them off at San Francisco by the use of
the telegraph. Capt. Cousins was at
first 10th to meddle in such an affair,
but out of regard for the girls reputa-
ti0n. he thought best to consent. The
other passengers of the ship, seven in
number, with the first officer and chief
engineer, were summoned to the cabin,
and in their presence the Captain per-
formed the ceremony according to the
rite of the Episcopal Church.-,Sas
Fraasctsco Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
An Oriental Incident.

The Russo Turkish war revives an
old story A Turkish and Russian
officer once fell into dispute as to the
superiority in discipline of their respect
i've soldiers. F.st,
81 can prove to you on the spot, -
said the Russian, " how perfectly our
men are trained,n and he called his or
derry. sssJ 0s ga } $S
''Iyspe'' a
"Go to Mehemet's, buy me pound
of tobacco, and come back at once"
I The soldier saluted, turned ON his
heel, and went out.
Now," said the Russian officer TAX
ing out his watch, "my orderly is
walking straight to the next corner,
where he must turn-now he is turning
-rnow he is opposite the white mosque
how he is. crossing the maydan- now
he is at Mehemet's-now he is. buying
the tobacco-now he is coming back
now he is on the block below us-now
he is at the door-now''- and the Rus
sian officer called out:
"Ivani"
"Sir.''
Where's the tobaccop" @
"Here, sir.'' 49,. ss asj iii
The Turkish officer, showing no sign
of surprise at the precision of this Rus
so-tobacco movement, promptly broke
out "Oh! ho! my soldier can do that
every day in the week." and he called:
"Muchtar!':
"Sir."
"Go to Ali Effendi's and see that you
bring me pound of tobacco. My pipe
is empty" a AT
( ''Instantly, sir.'' sffegtesl
Following the tactics of the Russian
officer, the Turk pulled out his watch
and went on:
F. 4" Now Muchtar is in the street; now
he is passing the palpooch bazar; now
it is noon and he is saying his prayers !;
now he is drinking at the stone foun-
tain; now All Efendi halls him and asks
about my health; now Muchtar is pay
ing for, the tobacco; now he is coming
back by another way; now he is on our
street; now he is at the door; now
- ''Muchtar!" shouted the officer.
' tal
81" Where is my tobaccoP'
81 heveab found my shoes yetr'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
Grandmother IPilkins's Recollections.

Little Abner Pilkins was reading the
Neaos to his grandmother last night,
when he came across the Courier-Joasr-
nal story that Osman Pasha is a. native
of Hawkins County, Tennessee, and his
name is R. Clay Crawford. The old
lady isa Kentuckian, strong in the ge-
theological mania that characterizes the
people of that State, and as the claims
of cousinship are most potent between
Kentucky and Tennessee the fountains
of propinquital love opened at once:
And so Oscar Bradshaw is an assum-
ed name after all, and his true name is
Crawford. Lemme see," she continu-
ed, meditating, ,1ithere was Crawfords
in Spencer County, Kentucky. cousins
of the Globsters, who went to Missouri;
tBethuel Globster married Braydad,
daughter of old man Braydad, whose
first wife was a Doubletree or Coun-
terpane-no, she was a Flapjack, and
her youngest sister, Samantha, married
a Bivale, who run off to the Injun tarry-
tory with the wife of Able Pollevil, who
kept the Lickskillet Post-office in 49,
no Able was hung for hoss-stealing in
47-tuck outen the Jail by the Blubber-
some BOYS, who'd lost some fine critters.
Well, well, how this does call up pleas
ant recollections! Things / hadn't
thought of for years are just as fresh in
my mind as overland the old lady,
producing handkerchief from the pro-
foundest depths of an almost fathomless
pocket, wiped away the gathering tears.
= Indianapolis NeaOS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
THE HIGHWAY COW.

The hue of her hide was a dusky brown,
Her rbody was lean and her neck was slim
One horn turned up and the other down,
She was keen of vision and long of limb
With Roman nose and short stump tail
And ribs like the hoops of a ahome- made pail.
MANY a mark did her old body bear,
She had been target for all things known
On many scar the dusky hair
Would grow no more where it once had
g LII grown; Z 80
MANY passionate, parting shot
Had left upon her lasting spot.
Many and many well aimed stone,
- Many brickbat ofgood1y size
And many u cudgel, swiftly thrown
4fS Had brought the tears to her bovine ewes
Or had bounded off her bony back
I With the noise like the sound of a rifle crack
MANY day had she passed in the pound,
For helping herself to her neighbor's corn
Many cowardly cur and hound
Had been transfixed by her crumpled
Hss horn:
Many tea pot and old tin pail
Had the farmer boys tied to her time worn
tail.
Old Deacon Gray was a pious man,
s Though sometimes tempted to be profane
When many a weary mile he ran
To drive her ont of his growing grain;
Sharp were the pranks she used to play
To get her fill and get away.
She knew when the Deacon went to town.
She wisely watched him as he went by;
He never passed her without frown
And an evil CLEAN in each angry eve;
He would crack his whip in an angry way
And drive along in his zone horse shay.'
Even at his homestead she loved to call,
Lifting his bars with her crumpled horn
Nimbly scaling his garden wall,
Helping herself to his standing corn;
Eating his cabbageS, one by one,
Hurryinp hsme when her work was dOnn
Often the Deacon homeward came ..t
HumTniifg a hymn, from the house of
prayer, .-5.,...
His hopeful heart in a tranquil frame,
His soul as calm as the evening air,
His head as smooth as a well worn plow,
To find in his garden that highway COW.
His human passions were quick to rise,
And striding forth with a savage cry,
With fury blazing from both eyes, 80"
rs lightnings flash in a summer sky,
qRedder and redder his face would grow
And after the creature he would go.
Over the garden, round and round,
y. breaking his pear and apple trees;
Trainping his melons into the ground
Overturning his hives of bees, s..Ls .
Leaving him angry and badly stung
Wishing the old cow neck was Wrung.
The moses grew on the garden wall,
4ia The years went by with their work and
The boys of the village grew strong and tall,
And the gray haired farmers passed away,
4 One by one, as the red leaves fall ~ t-Lss
But the highway COW outliyed them all.
All earthly creatures must have their day,
st And some must have their months and
years:
) Some in dying will long delay t4
There is a climax to all careers,
j, And the highway cow at last was slain
In running a race with a railway train.
AL into pieces at once she went,
Just like the savings banks when they fail ;
Out of the world she was swiftly sent,
Little was left but her old stump tail.
4 the farmers corn fields and gardens now
are haunted no more by the highway COW.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18

-Gambetta put out one of his own
eyes when child in a. fit of rage. He
was placed by his parents in the keep
ing Of some people who had Ill treated
him. and he wrote to his father that if
he did not take him back home he would
put out one of his eyes. No attention
was paid to the childish threat, but
Gambetta kept his word and tore out
an eye.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-18
Commenting on a recent statement

Commenting on recent statement
to the effect that "Professor Hall, the
discoyerer of the moons of Mars, began
life as carpenter" correspondent
says: "That is probably thesreason
why it was hewho first saw the satellites,
and it not only adze to his honors, but
augers well for future asprants for as
Economical fame, though tits plane that
his case the exception rather than the
rule. We square away to let any other
craft compass this that can. We have
done our level best. ''iolE
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
DIED.

ssNAKEEW OLD" FOR SALE by au
~ thority of deed of trust executed to
me by William Frazier and wife, and of record
in the clerks office of the Hastings Court of
Staunton, will on
Thursday, the LIST day of November, 1877.
in front of the court house in sStaunton, offer
for sale at public auction the real property of
William Frazier, containing about 271 acres,
lying at the north end of Stanton, and now
subdivided into 10 lots, seven of which vary
from about half an acre to an acre in size; one
of five acres; one, "Orchard HILL" Of about
seven acres, and one, the homestead "Oaken-
wold," containing 10 100000 acres.
For more particular description of this
very beautiful and valuable property, as also
for the terms of sale, reference is made to an
engraved chart or drawing, which l will mail
to any address on applica ton, and which may
also be seen posted at the Court House door.
= At the same time and place will offer for
sale the house and lot between the Churchville
road aud the Creek adjoining Dr.. Wayts land
and now in the occupancy OF Mrs. Long.
I will ALSO by authority of the same deed,
offer for sale in Woodstock, Va, on
Friday, the 2eth day of October, 1877,
very desirable little farm of so acres, ada,
cent to the town Of Woodstock, and fronting on
the Vallev R. Road and macad ami2ed turn pike,
with small dwelling hou 90 upon it. This farm
is said to be of excellent soil and in good heart,
and has on it 3 vineyard of about 1000 choice
Young vines, in full bearing, of the Concord,
Gstawba and Ives varieties. Terms made known
Oh day d sass. ,on
sept2s-tds Trustees, &c.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12

THE GREAT BARNUM's GREATEST
SHoW.-P. T. Barnum says that his life
motto has been, I'VE study to please, " aad
the Great Museum, Menagerie and Circus
whihc he brings to Staunton, Oct. 18th,
is most wonderful and satisfactory proof
that he has been devoted and pre-emi-
nently successful student in that respect.
1t would require columns of space to cata-
| logue and describe the living art and arti-
zan curiosities and treasures, and the life
/ size automatons operated by silver steam
| engine, which this tireless Nimrod of Curl
osity Hunters has accumulated in his
grand field museum. And yet this rare and
rich repository is outrivalled in it's way,
by the adjoining Menagerie, twice the lar
gest ever moved, and including among its
expensive and rare animals the only living
Hippopotamus in the New World-a Bib
lical Behemoth, which cost Mr.. Barnum
$4,000. The Circus department too, is
equally complete and. comprehensive, and
while strictly governed by morality and
good taste, offers an Incompatible pro-
gramme of brilliant and exciting equestrl-
an and physical feats, and illustrations of
animal education. Among the arenic no.
tables may be named Mr.. Charles Fish. and
Maritime Lowande unquestionably the
greatest of bareback equestrians, and to
whose equals Mr.. Barnum will pay yearly
salary of $4,000. The notable foreign
features recently added, possess more than
enough novelty, variety and attractiveness
for half dozen fifty cent shows. Nothing
like the magnificent stud of performing
"Trakene" stations, for which Mr.. Bar
mum paid $4,000 in gold in France, and
for whose equal in education or beauty, he
offers $50, 900 more, has ever been seen III
this country. Miss Hengler's Amazonian
achievement of riding and driving two SUI
perb and fiery stations tandem is another
unparalleled equine feature, for the equal
of which $4,000 more be paid. Oliver
Wendell Holmes and other distinguished
Swans and physicians certify Captain Cos
tentenus to be almost a miracle among
mortal marvels, and we'll they may. He is
simply an incredible living illustration of
Utl Udl ~ dill dIu fCHSCauCC, ctuu Ml. Ddl-
mum cheerfully offers $4,000 for the pro-
duction of half as extensive and perfect
piece of tattooing, OF for the correct de-
ciphering of the heroglyphics upon his
seven million times punctured person. No
Lord Mayors show in London could COM
pare in magnifcence and extent with the
grand golden free street procession given
each morning about 9 O'Clock, and in
which will be seen huge elephants draw
ing ponderous chariots, lions and anacon-
das performed in public, sensation after
sensation, and splendors succeeding SPLEEN
doris. So much solid information, and |
profitable, delightful and exhilerating
amusement, for SO trifing price, cannot
fail to captivate everybody, and ought,
for once, to satisfy even Barnum's am
bition.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12

Leather--J. H. Campbell, list pr, set
same, 1st pr, double carriage harness; M ;.
G. Dean, LIST pr, set single harness; l.. w.
Cox, LIST pr, setsingle buggy harness; Sim
con Miller, LIST pr, harness leather.
Stationery d; Paia,ting-C. A. Richardson.
1st pr, bust of Vespasian; Humphreys u
Whitsell, LIST Or, oil painting; A. I. Lee,
special mention. drawings and paintings;
Humphreys & Whitsell, special mention,
photographs.
Specimen Of Farns Crop-Geo. ". Koi-
ner. LIST pr, Indian corn; Jno; ). Shuey
LIST pr, bushel white wheat; A: Hartman q,
Bro. list Or, white bearded wheat same,
list Of, oats; q. H. Rawlings, LIST pr, Dbl Of
flour; Jno. Trimble, I'd pr, Dbl of flour.
Canned FTait.-Mrs. A. A. McPheeters,
LIST Or. canned ounces same, 1st pr, pre-
served grapes: same. LIST pr, largest collec-
tioction canned fruits; Miss Lula Bradford,
lst Or, preserved huckleberries; same, LIST
Or, raspberrieS; same. LIST pr, canned toma-
toes, Mrs. ]. A. Bumgardner, LIST pr, pre-
served pears; Mrs. Jas. Bumgardner, LIST
Or, canned fruit, Mrs. A. A. Sproul, LIST
pr, preserved peaches,
bread, Cake, Preserves. jelly, &c-Mrs.
A. A. Sproul, 1st pr, bread; Mrs. G, Julian
Pratt, LIST pr, cake !; Mrs. A. A. McPhee-
tiers, LIST pr, ounce Jelly.
Millinery, &c.-Miss Shipley, LIST pr, en-
broidery; Mrs. G.. Julian Pratt, LIST pr, GRO
Chef work; Miss Sue Sloan. LIST pr, linen
embroidery Miss M. A. VanFossen, list
pr, plain sewing; Miss Mile Thompson,
list pr, best made dress Mrs. M. B. He'll
derson, LIST pr, flax thread /; same, LIST pr,
flax cloth; Miss J. Trimble, LIST pr, calico
quilt; Mrs. j. W. Newton, 1st pr, fine
quilt Mrs. W. L.. Bumgardner, LIST pr,
cotton Counterpart; Mrs. Irimble, LIST pr,
wooden Counterpart Mrs. M. B. Hender-
son, LIST pr, best jeans; same, lst pr, llnsey;
Mrs. Trimble; LIST pr, best cloth; Mrs. ) A.
Van Lear, 1st pr, wooden carpet; MISS
Mary Turk, 1st pr, rag carpet Mrs. Rus
misell. 1st Or. hearth rug; Mrs. NJ B. Hen
derson, LIST pr, yarn socks Mrs. G. A.
Smith, LIST pr, cotton socks same, LIST pr,
cotton stockings, Maj. J. W. Newton, 1st
pr, bonnets same, LIST pr, cap; same, LIST
pr, best and largest collection of millineries.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
Mrs. VIM. B. Crawford, cake, silver SUI
gar dish; Mrs. James Bumgardner, canned
fruit, pair silver goblets Mrs. John J.
Larew, lard, pair silver mugs; Mrs. J.
Alex. Bumgardner, butter, silver ice pitch
er; Mrs. VIM. Bumgardner, preserves, sill
yer preserve stand; Mrs. Jos. Taunehin,
pickle, silver pickle stand Mrs. T. K.
Menifee, variety of green fruit, silver fruit
stand; Mrs. Carter Berkeley, bread, silver
cake stand Mrs. Kate Hoshour, best ham,
one dozen silver forks; J. F. Trenary q
Son., Flowers, silver bouquet stand Mrs.
A. A. McPheeters. 8 kinds of preserves,
silver preserve stand; Mrs. Jos. Hammers,
worsted scrap quilt, SILVER cake basket;
Mrs. M. B. Henderson, largest collection
of household manufactures, silver butter
dish; Miss Lula E. Jordan, embroidery,
linen, silver card stand; Miss Maria E.
Cooke, crochet work, silver card receiver;
fossen, plain sewing, pair silver goblets.