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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
He Made the Wilderness Howl.

AT half-past eleven o'clock yester,
day forenoon a span of half-starved
horses, attached to a covered wagon,
halted at the curbstope on (1ratiot
street. and the driver bought some oats
at feed store and placed them before
the animals while he and his wife pro,
ceeded to make a cold lunch. They
had a stove in the wagon ard were
moving themselves and few articles
of value to some other CLINE. At noon
three or four journey men blacksmiths
working in a shop near the wagon
came out and began poking fun at the
old woman, who was the only one in
sight on the vehicle. She kept her
temper for q while, but when Snow
ball struck her in the ear she called
out:
"If you want De Soto to come down
there and break a few heads, you'd
better keep this thing up p
"Who's De Soto? Show us the man
who discovered the Mississippi river !"
yelled the men.
De Soto came down over the end
board. He looked to be about forty.
years old, and it was plain that he had
fight in him. He leaned on one of the
wheels and chewed crackers and look
ed the crowd in the eyes while his wife
stuck her head out.
''Is that your youngest child 2" call
ed out one of the journeymen.
"Be keerful !" she replied. "He's
the man who has made the wilderness
howl, and you'd better move on"
Seeing fun ahead, some enc in tha
background tossed up an old tin pan
which came down fair and square on
De Soto's head. He spit out his crack.
er, pulled off his big comforter, and
the wife leaLed out of the wagon and
said {;
"Wa lie right into the crowd, hubbyW
He waded. One of the journeymen
met him at the curb-stone, and in
about a minute the man who had made
the wilderness howl had crawl led under.
the wagon for safety. The woman
jumped down and saw him under there,
and was satisfied that he was licked
man. His nose was banged around,
one eye closed and his upper lip was
as big as an apple-core.
"What's the matter ?" she asked, as
she peered at him between the spokes
of the hind wheel.
Licked !" he softly replied.
She felt that some explanation was
demanded, and turning to the :crowd
said;
"Fd have bet our hull outfit on him,
but ! own up that he's walloped. ~You
see, we lived up in the woods, and be,
cause he cleaned out a schoolmasteF
we kinder thought he could stand UP
to anything smaller'n hurricane.
Get iato the wagon, hubby, and let me
rub you with campfire"
He crawled in without word, and
the smell of camphor and the tearing
up of an old shirt into bandages con-
, vinced the crowd that the show was
over.-Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
a Pious Diplomat.

Some few days ago, minister from
one of the neighboring towns came to
Wheeling on short visit. He was
out calling pretty late one night, and
upon returning home he was suddenly
met in lonely part of the city by q
h;ghwayman, who thrust pistol at the
clergyman and demanded "his money
or his lie !" The minister was star
tied, but his presence Of mind did not
forsake him, and he thus addressed the
would be thief in the most solemn and
affecting tone:
"My good man, you shall have every
cent | possess. 1 give it willingly /;
but hope you will listen to me for a
moment"
The preacher then fell to work and
went over a whole sermon, and III tue
most melting terms beseeched him to
forsake his present mode Of making &
living The stars twinkled above is
undimmed glory, and the sad wind
whirled around the adjacent corner
1t was an impressive occasion, and The
silent influences Of the night, in con
! junction with the eloquent and swsetly
modulated tones of the preacher, eau
ed the robber to soften and grow pent
tent.
The preacher saw this, and, watc
ing an opportune moment, exclaimel
My friend, you have done me wrOn
though you shall have my money. "
get down on your knees and ask 50
giyepess for your sins"
The penitent thief got down on
knees, and, when he had compiled
unhinged, the preacher kicked him
the stomach, aud then ran up the strs
like a narrow.gauge engine.-W WheH
ing InteiAgeneer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
w. C. COBURN, NJ. D.,

PHYSICIAN e. SURGEON offers his
services to tho people of Forest Go.
Years in constant practice, DR.. Coburn
guarantees to give satisfaction. DIR. Co
hurn makes specially of the treatment
el Nasal, Throat, Lung and all other
Chronic or lingering diseases. Having
. A,yesligaled all scientific methods of cur
ing disease and selected tho good from all
avstans. he will guarantee relief or a cure
III All eases where cure is possible. No
tlharge for Consultation. All fees will be
reasonable. Professional visits made at
all hours. Parties al distance can con-
suit hi m by letter.
Office and Residence second bulldlng
below the Court House, Tionesta, Pa. OF
fec days Wednesdays and Saturdays. 25ti
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28

A lively pupil at seminary ask
the preceptres9 for permission tod
out with a gentleman, you kn
the regulations Of the lnstitutls
was the answer. lis he fath
"No." "Is he your br "
"Are you engaged
but / expect to be be
That answer carried d
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28

A young lady dressed in much
false hair was warbling at the piano,
and when her mother summoned her
to assist in some household duties, her
rosy lips opened poutingly and snap
ped out, 20, do it yourself!" And
then went on singing, "Kind words
can never die"
No expression of the human counte.
nance can equal the look of lonesome
amazement that flashes over the face
of the solitary oyster at finding him
self scooped up in gallon of church
sociable soup.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
EsT HOUSE,

q A. WARMER PRoPRIEToR. Opposite
-. Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Just
opened. Everything new and clean and
flesh. Tho best of liquors kept constantly
em hand. a portion Of the pnblic patron
age is respectfully solicited. 4-l1-lY
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
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KINNEAR ee SMILEY,
y. II. SMILEY.

st0rneys as Law, Franklin, Pa.
IARACTICE in the several Courts Of We
1 mango, Crawford, Forest, and adloin-
Su,, oaunties. 39-ly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
CENTR Al HOUSE,

DeRNER & AGNEW BLOCK. L..
- AaKEw, Proprietor. This is a now
aSAse, and has just been fitted up for tho
-aceena modatioL of the public. a portion
Of The patronage of the public is solicited.
46-ly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
Lawrence House,

GRAY. PRoPRIEroR. This house
IL centrally located. Everything new and
we'll furnished Superior accommoda-
lions and strict attention given to guests:
Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds served
~ their season. Sample room for Com
laoreial Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-28
To County orders drawn

hereby
audit settle
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them rtn the
testimony seals this 2eth
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S@' - Z zuENDEIb H. 81 Apdiors,
Attest j. T. Clerk. 81 JOHN r. NELL H. SD '' -
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
The Amtf-COnkling Meeting.

The meeting last evening filled but did
not crowd the great hall of the Cooper Insti-
tute, and was as respectable in character as
in numbers. The principal speaker was
Mr. Curtis the other gentlemen who adj
dressed the meeting having no particular
claim to recognition as leaders Of the
republican party in this State The ver-
bose resolutions adopted are very
mild Endorsement Of President Hayes,
with only m implied condemnation Of
the platform Of the Rochester Conven-
ton and full Endorsement Of its ticket
The meeting was SO feeble in tone that we
are ut loss to find any reason why it
should have been held at all. Even the
speech Of Mr.. Curtis, which was the chief
feature Of the meeting and the attraction
which drew the audience together, was as
tame as it could we'll be on such an occa-
sion. He did not rcpel the vindictive as
sault made on him by Senator Conkling,
nor did he make any direct allusion to that
gentleman from the beginning to the end OF
his speech His remarks were an argumen-
tative vindication Of the policy Of President
HayeS, ana on the CIVIL SeINiCc pihASH " ~
the argument was successful. 1t is not only
true that the Republican National Conven-
ton promised reform of the civil service,
but that the republican party has constantly
made pledges in that direction during
many years. Mr.. Curtis is therefore per-
fectly justified in maintaining that the
party is bound by its pledges to support the
President in that part OF his policy. 1t
seems to us that the argument does not hold
equslly good in relation to the Southern
policy. The whole drift and tendency OF
the republican party has been In the
contrary direction. Even MIR. Curtis
himself chimed in with the cry
against a solid South. on which the
HAYES canvass was conducted last year.
and did not then seem aware that ap-
peals to sectional jealousy and hostility were
a repudiation of the national platform. AS
the partv did not interpret the platform in
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
General Clusters Funeral.

The obsequies of General Custer were at
once worthy Of his own distinguished SER
vices and of the gratitude of his country.
The saying that republics are ungrateful is
untrue, and originated in the fact that they
cannot acknowledge as quickly as mon
archies the heroism of public servants.
But the American people never forget
hero, and this has been again
proved by the devotion to Clusters men,
ory, crowned SO honorably by the
last tribute of affection paid yesterday in
the funeral at West Point, The day was
beautiful and thousands Of people assembled
to witness the solemn event. The cere-
monial was properly entirely military in its
character, and was the more impressive be-
cause of its dignifed simplicity. There was
no Grafton, nor was there need of any, for
the draped flags, the mufied drums,
the imposing procession, the still null
titude Of spectators, and, more than
all. the bier upon which laid the
mortal remains of one of the bravest
of American soldiers, had eloquence
deeper than any words. Within sight OF
the great military school where he was edu-
Gated for the service of his country, by the
side Of the stately river he loved, in the
sepulchre he had chosen, General Clusters
remains have found last resting place. II
it be dust to dust, it is consecrated earth
where he is laid; and if ashes to ashes, SO it
is glory to glory. All that now remains for
his countrymen to do in expression of their
esteem is to place over his grave monu-
ment that shall commemorate his worth as
man. the splendor Of his career and the
strange and tragic manner Of his death.
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY ovroBER H. 1877-rRPlE SHEET

that sense during the canvass; as 1t poured
scorn on democratic advocacy of the very
policy which Mr.. Hayes has adopted, and
as Mr.. Curtis himself was in perfect
accord with Mr.. Blaine ON that point
all through the canvass-and We believe
also during the winter, when the whole
party was stoutly maintaining that Packard
and Chamberlain were elected as well as
Mr.. Hayes-we do not see how Mr.. Curtis
can very we'll complain of republicans for
holding on to the same views which he pub
licly advocated up to the 4th of March.
In mere party view Mr.. Hayes does
not stand on very strong ground. The
strength of his position consists in
the fact that his policy is right in
itself, and that it is so vital to the public
interest that he is justified in rising above
all narrow party considerations. President
Hayes needs to educate his party, as Dis
raeli educated the English tories, and his
supporters do him no service when they at
tempt to blink the inevitable conflict be-
tween the new and the old ideas. Mr.. Hayes
has battle to fight and win against hide
bound republican prejudices. the growth of
twenty years, and he must accept the con-
fict. 1t is idle and foolish to pretend that
he has not made great advance beyond
any ideas the party held last year, but it is
an advance necessary for the good Of the
country and for the salvation of the repub-
lican party itself
The New York herald., 1877-10-11

Blaine in that remarkable speech of his
soon after the 4th Of March, There are still
many republicans who cannot see how Mr..
Hayes can be the rightful President if Pack
ard was not elected Governor of Louisiana,
and who think that Packard's title was pre-
cisely as good as the Presidents own. Be-
lieviug that Hayes was elected they believe
that he ought to have stood by the two
Governors, whose claims had been put on q
level with his by all republicans during the
vehement controversies Of last winter. 1t
was, therefore, a shock to the party to see
the two Governors abandoned-a shock
from which portion of the party has not
vet recovered. This explains the condem-
natory silence of the Maine Convention, the
large anti-Hayes majority in the New York
Convention and the loss by the President Of
Inauguration.
The President being clearly right, and
having put himself in position from which
he cannot retreat, he must necessarily
eight it out ON this line" even if his policy
should destroy and disband the republican
position. If he were at liberty to treat the
two political parties as non-existent he would
have very simple problem before him !;
but he cannot ignore the party that elected
him unless it voluntarily dissolves, and OF
that there is no immediate prospect There
will be an irrepressible conflict within the
republican party. The supporters and OPP
ponents of Mr.. Hayes policy will contend
for the mastery, and he is bound to stand
by his friends If he shows no signs
of finching he will either subdue the
malcontents or break up the party. If he
yields he is lost, and even if he should
consent to compromise he would forfeit
the grandeur of his moral position. He
has large and respectable portion of the
republican party with him, and IL he
stands by his guns, as we have no man
ner Of doubt that he will, he will
reduce the recalcitrants to decide between
staying in the party and going out
Of it. We have not attempted to be-
little the transformation which the repub-
lican party must undergo to bring it into
harmony with present tendencies; but the
transformation which Mr.. Hayes is attempt
ing to force is the only thing that can save
it from dissolution We cordially wish him
success, hut he will have to win it by
pretty stiff contest with the republican
Bourbons, who do not perceive that the tide
is going out and that they must float on it
or be stranded.
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
Our own Business.

Our contemporaries are puzzled to con-
lecture from what source the HERALD
obtained the Tweed confession for publi-
is attempted to be solved without our inter-
vention. It matters very little when, where
or how the HERALD secured the important
document. That is o secret in which the
public has no concern. The people desired
to know and were entitled to know the
whole truth in regard to the original and
alleged full confession made by the greatest
public robber Of the age, and the voice Of
the entire press demanded It's production
four or five months ago. But it was stub
bornly withheld from the public both by
the Attorney General, to whom it had been
submitted, and by Tweed himself. Its sup
preston gave rise to suspicious against
innocent persons, threw a doubt on the
propriety of its rejection by the Attorney
General and afforded the opportunity for
an examination of Tweed clearly designed
for political effect. It's publicas4~ 1. by the
HERALD has cleared the DIR. The whole
truth is now before the world, and intelli-
gent men can judge for themselves of the
value Of the statement and of the business
of the punishment inflicted on its miserable
author.
The people ought to be and will be satis-
fed with this. They will not care to know
how the HERALD managed to secure the con-
fession, despite the stubborn vigilance of
both sides, and if they did care to know
they would not be gratifed. There are
secrets of journalistic enterprise that are
never divulged, and this is one Of them.
As we have said, we owe no thanks for the
documents either to Mr.. Fairchild, to
Tweed or to his counsel, and beyond this
we must leave the curious to grope in the
dark in their search for the source from
which it WIS obtained.
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
Tally H0l

The rattling eight mile dash Of yesterday
over the fields Of Long Island after live
fox and to the music of the hounds is a
to us here. Eleven horsemen followed the
dogs to 'the DEATH" and, although this is
not o very large field, it is not bad for a be-
ginning. There was not. however, single
horsewoman among the hunters, and this is
an omission which we hope our ladies
in which the fair sex may, without
unwomanly boldness, press forward with
the best of the stronger sex. What is q
hunting field without the ladies? What
can add grace to the movements of blooded
horse on the gallop except a lady on his
back? We long to see our girls add one
more charm to the many they possess
namely, n freer entry into an outdoor sport
so suited to them. Apart from the varied
life and beauty they would bring to the
scene we wish to see them enjoy the thrill
Of healthful delight only to be experienced
in a ride across country-''horse, man,
hound, earth, heaven all, all one piece OF
glowing ecstasy" as Lady Gay Spanker
says. TO our young cavaliers the sport will
recommend itself All that was needed for
them was to demonstrate that the proper
bit of country could be had 1t will now
be their duty to sing the praise Of the hunt
ing OF the fox in the parlor as well as in the
club, and to listeners more interesting than
any club can boast. Let them but do
their duty in this respect and they will find
that great social delight-a new and mex
haustible subject for conversation. The
hunting sketches OF Leech will vie with tho
fashion plates in feminine interest, and
roses will be found blooming on many fair
ing but somewhat sickly pallor of the lily.
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
Our Rines and Our Rinemen.

We transfer to our columns an article
from the London Sporting Gazette ON the late
international rifle match, which says many
complimentary things of American rifles
and American mnrksmen. 1t does no more
than justice, however, to the British team
when it declares that their defeat was
not inglorious, although decisive. Their
stubborn fight against lead that in
creased at every round fully deserves
the recognition it should, and we feel
will, receive in Great Britain--a re-
cognition we have been glad to accord
here. 1t is the opinion of many good
judges Of rifle shooting that it will be years
before u score as high even as that Of the
defeated team will be made in similar
match. While we do not quite subscribe to
this we must admit that rarely in the annals
OF shooting have two such perfect days
shone upon n rifle match. The gentlest Of
breezes, good light, warm temperature and
clear air helped the scores wonder
fully, although we do not think that
different state of the weather would
have made much difference in the rela-
tive result. To allot the proper share
in the victory TO the American rifle and the
American marksman is not SO easy a task.
The Remington rifle in the hands of Blyden-
burgh and the Sharp rife in the hands OF
Bruce, with their respective totals OF 429
and 425 out of 45O points, show percentages
of accuracy so high that what they fall short
of perfection NAV almost entiralv ha Ia III
to the small defects OF judgment in the
riflemen which we as yet have found no
means to avoid. No such record has
been made by any of the English or Irish
muzzle-loaders, although their accuracy
is also remarkable There is, however, one
point in favor Of the breech-loader which
has not been noted by foreign marksmen-
namely, that the labor of cleaning and load
inc is reduced tn n min hmm that the rife
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
Stopping the Supplies.

The Board Of Fire Commissioners have
learned that notices have been sent to the
various employees Of the department. levying
an assessment for political purposes on their
salaries, and that the employees are under
the apprehension that a refusal to comply
with the demand would result in their
removal. They therefore passed resolu-
tions at their meeting yesterday forbidding
their employees to pay any political assess
ment or to make contributions for the bene-
fit of any political organization, under the
penalty of removal. This action Of the
Commissioners will be generally approved
The political tax squeezed out Of men who
are not too literally paid for the services they
render to the city falls heavily upon them,
and its payment not unirequently throws
them back in their household expenses and
is drag on them for months. Not one OF
them would give the money voluntarily,
but it is forced from them by the fear that a
refusal will mark them for dismissal and
deprive them Of living. The Commits
sioners do well to protect them against this
imposition. But from whom does the de-
mand for the payment OF this assessment
come?
The New York herald., 1877-10-11
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Garfield now sings, "They all do It."
Pun: most foraeries done with steal pens
The country roads nsysr bstter than rhoy are
now
In ls4s Russia aided Austria suppress the Hun
garians
The smallest OF Mars moons is bigger than David
Davia
or His .Millner
Southern journals talk, not about Grants opinions
but about his dnnkR
Mr. Tweed once gave q bootblack Ave cents and
thinks OF exposing him.
Mrs. Senator Morton is preparing TOR the reception
OF her husband at Indianapolis
The New Orleans Picay4ne thinks that the Czsi
s!khs for other nations to concur.
Grace Greenwood and daughter are In San Francisco
as tho guests of Leland Stanford.
Seaator Roscoe Conkling Is at the Fifth Avenue
HOTEL his way TO Washington.
Tho Chicago Tribune has no doubt that II tho demo-
Gratis obtain power they viii put tho Confederate
soldiers on the pension list.
The new Washin gton journal, the National Union
is very nice looking, though, like most papers, M
Is little crude IN arrangement.
Probably the two happiest men in the United STATED
Mcclellan and Pendleton The one is TO be Cover
OF New Jersey and the other bo Senator from
Ohio.
1t pays in the long to give crcd for items from
contemporary journals. There como TO u.s. for In
stance many papers whose paragraph columns half
original and halt stolen. We haven't time to out
the original for quotation.
Court Journal'-"it is perhaps not generally known
that General Scobeo1 is Of Scotch extraction. His
grandfather was parochal schoolm In AYRSHIRE
and his father, who served his apprenticeship in an
engineering shop on the Clyde, while still young went
out to Russia in charge of floating dock mauuiac-
tured lor the Russian government, and when tho
work was finished settled In the country and married
young lady In ST. Petersburg Their eldest son, the
present General, entered the Russian army and dis
playing considerable ability gradually to his pres
ent prominent postion-his family namo 'Scobe,s
being Russlanized into Scobcloif"
The New York herald., 1877-10-11

The WEATHER. depression referred TO
In yesterdays Herald as being central in the
Upper Mississippi Valley is now the lower
lake region. The pressure ut its centre ien
quite rapidly as it advanced, and heavy
rains and violent winds attended it
throughout it's movement 1t is probable
that heavy wrather will bo experienced
on the, lakes and, New England coast during this
storm. The highest pressure now extends
through the Mississippi Valley; northerly winds
prevail on its eastern and southerly on its west
ern side. On the Atlantic coast the winds are
southwcsterly northward of Cape IIattcras and
northeastcrly southward TO the Gulf In the
Western Gulf the winds are northcrly Another
depression is advancing over Dakota from
Montana. Heavy snow squalls, with sleet, have
prevailed in the latter Territory during the past
few days. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be cooler and cloudy, with
rain and rising southwestcrly to northwcstcrly
winds. followed by clearing weather'