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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
An Accommodating Artist.

The following story is told of Thomas
Hicks, the artist. The scene was Trcn-
ton Falls, n. Y, a summer or two ago.
Mr.. Hicks, who had been on a trouting
expedition, was approaching the inn
with n single large trout, which he in
tended to sketch, when gentleman who
had just arrived with a party of ladies,
noting his rough fisherman's costume,
took him for a servant of the house, and
called out: Here, my man, do you
know all about the fallsPh Eyes, sir"
replied the artist "Come, now, show
us the way there" Certainly" The
artist led the way to the falls, and on the
way was so entertaining that the tourist
insisted on his going over the whole
route with him. At the close of the
journey he handed the artist a dollar,
and asked his name. "Tom," was the
reply. "Well, Tom, you are the most
intelligent guide | ever met, and ought
to be in better business. If you ever
come to New York call on me, and
will try and help you" "Thank you,
sir,n said the artist, who had keenly en-
joyed the situation, and had accepted the
dollar rather than mortity the guest by
an explanation. Next day the guest
told the landlord that he wanted TO Sc
cure Toms" services another day. AS
the landlord replied that no "Tom "was
in his service, the truth soon came out,
but Mr.. Hicks keeps the dollar as a SOU
venir OF his afternoons work as q guide.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
Natural Enemies of the Telegraph.

There is, apparently, no apparatus so
liable to be interfered with bywhat we
may call natural causes as the electric
telegraph. Fish gnaw and mollusks
overweight and break the submarine con-
ductors of the subterranean wires; while
there is at least one instance of frolic-
some whale entangling himself in a
deep sea cable, to its utter disorganiza-
tion. 1t is stated that within the three
years ending 1878 there have been sixty
serious Interruptions to telegraphic COM
municatiOn, in Sumatra, by elephants,
In one instance, these sagacious animals,
most likely fearing snares, destroyed u
considerable portion of the line, hiding
away the wires and insulators in a cane
brake. Monkeys of all tribes and sizes.
too, in that favored island, use the poles
and wires as gymnasia, occasionally
breaking them and carrying off the in
sulators; while the numerous tigers,
bears and buffaloes on the track render
the watching and repair of the line q
duty of great danger. In Australia,
where there are no wild animals to in
jure the wires, which are carried great
distances overland, they are said to be
frequently cut down by the scarcely less
wild abOrigines, who manufacture from
them rings, armlets and other varieties
of barbaric ornament. 1t has been sug-
gested as a means of protection in this
case that the posts should be construc-
ted of iron, when the battery could be
used to astOnish any native climbing
them with felonious ent.-Sctentifc
american.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
GERTRUDE'S ABDUCTION.
BY SAMUEL AYERS.

"Miss Gertrude, l have important
news for YOU" said Edward Ruther-
ford rs heerossed the handsomely-car
peted floor of the luxurious parlor of the
Moor mansion, to where the young and
beautiful Gertrude Moor stood by n
window reading book, in which she
was so much interested that she was not
aware of Edwards presence until he had
spoken
What is itP" asked she, as with
crimson checks she glanced from the
book toward Edward.
You have probably heard that Wis
tied the saloons last night with the Rev.
Reuben Homes, who wished to secure
items for a sermon which he intends to
preach in the Methodist church next
Sabbath
Yes. sir, father spoke of it this morn
ing; but how can that be of any import
ance to meg
Listen, Miss Gertrude, and YOU shall
hear. / haVenot language TO describe
&e disgusting sights that we. witnessed.
Re visited four of those gambling dens,
il each (which were a number of rough,
mggard-lOoking men engaged in
drunken reVelfy. &here was not q
young man in either of the first two we
visited, which was a great satisfaction
to me; but as we entered the third one
l beheld among the group that sur.
rounded the card bic three young men
and one of them As-s
"Harold, " sa Gertrude, sarcastically
" Yes, it wa Harold" !"
: HNonsense, MIR. Ruthsrford,n CRIED
Gertrude, in angry tones, =" i yyoulC
not believe such thing of Harold Full
ton though.an angel should proclaim i
to me-"
VERY well. You will learn some dal
that it is really true. Would to God
%were false; for then you would not be
come a drunkaTds wife. / must nov
hasten back to the store, as l shall leav
town by the one o'clock train" An,
without waiting for a reply from un
grateful Gertrude he bowed very courte
Ously to her and departed.
Edward Rutherford had been in tn
employ of Moor & Co. for nearly tw,
years, during which time he had learne,
to love Miss Gertrude Moor, daughter @
the senior member of the firm, yer
dearly, and had resolved that when hi
financial circumstances would allow +
ask her to be his wife; but now all hope
were vain; for Gertrude was engaged t
Harold Fulton, a young man Of repute
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
In One Trenches al cold Harbor.

A writer in the New York SstV, who
was young primer in the Federal army,
gives this incident of life in the trenches
at Cold HarbOr, Va, during the terrific
fighting early in June, 1864: BY daylight
we had our earthwork finished, and were
safe. The heavy artillery, armed as in
fantry, were some sixty or seventy yards
in front of us. We being on the crest of
the hill, they were below us. Behind us
were a couple of Delaware regiments,
the two having about 140 men combined.
Back of us was aravine, an alder swamp,
and in the thickets bordering on the
swamp was a spring of clear, cold water.
The men in front of us had to go to this
spring for water. They would draw lots
to see who should run across the danger
Gus open grounds. This settled, the vic
tim would hang fifteen or twenty can
teens around him; then, crouching low
in the rifle pits, he would give a great
jump, and when he struck the ground,
was running at the top of his speed for
our earthwork. Ofcourse every Confed-
crate sharpshooter in range fired at him.
Some of these men were shot dead but
generally they ran into the earthwork
with a laugh. After filling their can
teens, they would sit and smoke and talk,
nerving themselves for the deadly return.
Adjusting the canteens, they would go
out of the works on run, and run back
over the bullet-swept course. Some
times they would come to us in pairs.
One day two Albany men came leaping
into our battery. After filling their can
teens, they sat and talked of the beauti-
full city on the Hudson, and finally
started together for their rife pit. /
watched through an embrasure and saw
| one fall INSTANTLY q bpuan tO diU n
little hollow with his hands in the sandy
soil, and instantly the Confederate sharp
shooters went to work on him. The dust
flew upon one side of him, then on the
other. The wounded soldier kept scrap
ing his little trench in the sand. We
called to him. He answered that his
leg was broken below the knee by rifle
ball. From the rifle pit we heard them
call to him to take offhis canteens, tie the
strings together and set them on one
side. He did so, and the thirsty men in
the pits drew lots to see who would risk
his life for the water. got keenly in
| tcrested in this dicing with death, and
watched intent. A soldier springs out of
the pit. Running obliquely, he stoops as
| he passes the canteens, graSps the strings,
turns, and in a flash is safe. Looking
out l see the dust rise in little puffs
around the wounded man, and with
quickening breath feel that his minutes
are numbered. l note a conspicuous
man in the rifle pit, and recognize him
as the comrade of the stricken soldier.
He calls to his disabled friend saying
that he is coming for him, and that he
must rise rs he comes near, and cling to
him when he stops, The hero leaves the
pit on a run; the wounded man rises up +;
the runner clasps him in his arms; the
arms of the wounded one twine about
his neck, and he is carried into our bat
terry at full speed. To the honor of the
Confederate sharpshooters be it said that
when they understood what was being
done they ceased shooting.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
Statistics for Girls.

A young English statistician who was
paying court to young lady, thought
to surprise her with his immense erudi-
tion. Producing his notebook, she
thought he was about to indite love
sonnet, but was slightly taken aback by
the following question:
"How many meals do you eat dayp"
"Why, three, of course; but of all the
oldest questions"
Never mind, dear, Ill tell you all
about it in a moment"
His pencil was rapidly at work. At
last, fondly clasping her slender waist:
"Now, my darling, PYe got it, and if
YOU wish TO know how much has passed
through that adorable little mouth in
the last seventeen years, can give you
the exact figures
Goodness! Gracious! What can you
meanPn
"Now, just listen, says he, "and you
will hear exactly what you have been
obliged to absorb to maintain those
charms which are to make the happiness
Cfmy life"
"But don't want to hear"
"Ah, you are surprised, no doubt, but
statistics are wonderful things"
Just listen. You are now seventeen
years old, so that in fifteen years you
nave ABSORBED oxen or caves, o. Sneep
and lambs, IA; chickens, 327; ducks,
304; geese, II; turkeys, 100; game of
various kinds, s24; fishes, 100; eggs,
S,l24; vegetables (bunches), 700; fruit
(baskets), 6O3; cheese, l02; bread, cake,
ETC., (in sacks of tlour), 40; tea and coffee
(cups), $4,000; water (gallons), 5000
At this the maiden revolted, and
jumping up, exclaimed:
~ think Won are very imDeTtinent,
and disgusting besides. and | viii not
stay to listen to you'll" upon which she
flew into the house.
He gazed after her with an abstracted
air and left, saying TO himself:
"If she kept talking at that rate
twelve hours out of twenty-four, her
laws would in twenty years travel dis
tance of 1882, 1874 miles
The maiden within two months mar
ried a well-to-do grocer who was no
statistician.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
Farm Life.
Saw ye the farmer at his plow,
As ve were riding bv9

Saw ye the farmer at his plow,
AS ye were riding by2
Or wearied meath the MONDAY toll,
When summer suns were high2
And thought you that his lot was hard,
And did you thank your God
That you and yours were not condemned
Thus like a slave to plodl
Come see him at his harvest home,
When garden, field and tree
Conspire with flowing store to Gil
His barn and granery;
His beautiful children gayly sport
Amid the new-mown hay,
Or proudly aid with vigorous arm
His tasks as best they may.
The Harvest -Giver is his friend,
The Maker of the soil,
And earth, the mother, gives them bread,
And cheers their patient toll;
Come join them around their winter
hearth,
The heartfelt pleasure see
And you can better judge how blest
The farmers lie may be.
Mrs. Sigourney.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A turtle recently brought to New York
was eight feet long and six feet broad.
North and South Carolina and Louis
lana produce annually $4,000, 900 pounds
of ice.
market that bad article outranks IL
good one.
A wife costs ten COWS in Zululand.
What can be the matter with the COWS!
Boston Post.
This is the time of the year when
the sentimental youth names row-bOat
after his girl, and has it painted green.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's income is over $1,000
an hour-which, says Western editor,
is more than some of us make in whole
day.
If you are over-anxious to know why
the elephant wears trunk, irritate him
sufficiently, and you will discover that
he carries his choler in it.-NeU HdUen
Register.
"There are too many women in the
world sixty thousand more women than
men in Massachusetts, growled the
husband. "That is the survival of the
fittest. my DEAR" replied the wife.
Over $4,000 tea plants have lately been
distributed in the Middle and Southern
States by the United States Bureau of
Agriculture. In about four years these
plants will be large enough to allow a
full picking of leaves.
"Well, how is the spring trade?" said
a gentleman to friend the other day.
DRY goods never brisker," was the re
ply. "My wife shops all day, every
chair in the house is covered with bun
dies, and think of sending my pocket
book out of town for change of air
it's so thin"
About this time of year city people
are getting terribly anxious about the
welfare of the country cousin. This
anxiety and sohcitude will grow us the
season advances, and, when they can
bear it no longer, they will pack up four
children and two trunks and go and see
about it.-M Middlet0aC7e Transcript.
A NICE SCREAM.
Gaily the maiden
In colors bright,
Walks with her lover
In the twilight,
Chattering so merrily
Der hill and dale,
Till they encounter
"Ioe cream Tor sale"-
Then the young man wishes
that Socrates had never dis
covered ice-cream, or that he
had borrowed a quarter be-
fore he left home.
-.Velo York Express.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
summer.

Oh, brightest season Of the year
Thou whito-robed goddess all divinel
We bow in homage at thy shrine,
And roses strew DER springs cold bier!
So like thy sister spring thou'rt SEEM.
In vernal drapery OF green
With flowery skirt, as only nature wears
When she in happiest mood appears,
In the soft and sunny hours
Broidered and decked with Rreenest leaves,
8 And garlahded with rarcst flowers;
While on thy head floral crown we place,
And in thy hand lily for thy mace!
Oh, summer queen! with air OF grace,
Thou regnest sweetly in thy youthful pride;
Oh, peerless queen with bonnie ince
Scatter sweet blossoms---strew them far ant
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Fah nelds Of waving grain,


with myriad webs Of shining pearls,
bie tangled thick upon the waving plain;
A And tuited blossoms lift their yellow heads,
Tocatch the dew-drops shaken from the bladesl
In rosy dances the morn advances,
How dew-wet flag DER all unfurls!
Soft flooding steals its mellow light along,
Melting the morning mists, and waking song,
Till soon the golden-slirted clouds advance,
Rejoicing in reflected radiance
OF thine, oh, bright, luxurious summer.
Ground-ivy and clover nre now creeping over
The heather and lawn;
White lilies are blowing, and violets showing
/ Theiy gold hearts glowing and glad TO the
dawnl
While here, amid the sheltering God,
- Tie robin and the blue bird brood,
The song birds at night attest their delight,
That the rest hour is nigh;
The sad whip-poor-will and the bell-bird, still
wakcric woods with their lone reply;
Then, in rhapsodysch ~. they foretell the au-
-rorh
Blush Of day-dawning skyl
Now rural maidens their tresses tw1ne
With fragrant buds of columbine.
And gleeiully DER hill and vale,
Lights floats the sweet and wandering gale!
Or while walk through meadows wide,
Or watch the rippling rivers tide,
Fresh odors, delicate and rare,
Perfume the warm and ambient air
!, For thee, oh, rosy, blooming summer
For thee-ior thee!
The glad earth throbs beneath thy feet
For thee, oh, warm and dreamy summer!
While gleeful nature smiles to greet
Thy happy face;
The heavens rejoice in thy glad voice,
Aud winning grace,
Oh, soft, sweet sheeny Lummer
Late apple blooms with ardor blush,
And cherries smile with tinted flush;
Bhe peach tree buds are crimson red,
While tuneful warblers pipe o'erhcad,
For thee, oh, fragrant, fruitful summer
The busy little honey-bee
Makes merry drone in locust tree
Now by its coming and its going,
And by its humnng, it is showing
The love it bears to thee
To thee. oh, honey y-laden summer!
The love it bears to thee
- Luther G. Riggs, in .New York Mail
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
Rates Of Advertising

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements coli
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
job work, Cash on Delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-02
TERMS. sl.5O A YEAR.

No Subscriptions received for a shorter
period than three months.
correspondence solicited from ali parts
ofthe country. No notice will bo taken of
anonymous communications.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-21

4
manned silent, and the right q
the blacks to minglc atpleasure with their
white skinned sisters and brothers was re-
cognizcd. Word Of the decision getting
abroad, and many Of the more suspicious
blacks doubling the sincerity of the Whites
determined to put it to test, and on inc
first opportunity thereafter as many as a
half dozen black brethren and sisters took
seats further forward. From some pews
they were fenced out, and in those into
which they were received they were given
an abundance of room. The ''cordial
fellowship" was conspicuouSly absent, and
before the close of the day a goodly por-
ton of the congregation had announced
purpose to sever their connection with the
church. tits now held as one of the in
evitables that the church will soon need an
opitaph that will read somewhat this way:
went up on the color line"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-21
LEADVILLE PIETY.

Correspondence GORDON (Wyoming) journal.
| was standing in front OF the hotel when
my attention was attracted by a diapi-
dated, antiquatcd looking specimen of a
saloon hummer, who was passing along the
street ringing a bell. Atintervals he would
cease ringing and shout:
Religious racket right away at the big
tent Roll up, tumble up, or slide up on
yer years, fur we'll have bang.u dish o.
Gospel talk from Faro Bill: an d.o.o-o.n'.t
you forgit it,"
Turning to dapper little gambler who
stood near, | asked:
"Who is this Faro Bill?"
"Who is hel Well, now, if that amt the
boss play fur high. You kin break me
right here if l thought there was broke in
the mines that didn't know Bill. He used
to be one % the boys, but got capped into
religious game by slick tongued Gospel
sharp about two months ago. He's chopped
on all his old rackets, an don't stand in
with nothin' now that don't show up BIZ
BILE or prayer book in the layout, Billy
used to be the boss gambler Of the camp,
and warn't afeard to sit in game with the
iiyest sport that ever slung card; but he's
clean gone on the pious lay now, and seems
to have lost all the good there ever was in
him. The boss mouthpiece of the heavenly
mill has gone down to Denver, an Bill is a
going to stand in an sling Gospel to the
boys as well as he can"
This explanation, given In the most earn
est tones, started me instanter for the BIC
tent 1t was used at night for variety
theatre, where artists(0 Of questionable
character performed acts of still more cues.
tionable decency and was rented for religi.
Gus service every Sunday morning. found
the tent filed to its utmost capacity.
Many had, no doubt, come through curios.
ity TO see how Bill would deport himself in
this, initial sermon. Upon the stage sat a
n burly, red.taced man, with arms folded
in careless manner, who looked over the
large audience with an air Of the most de.
oided independence. This was Faro Bill
the speaker Of the occasion. When he
arose he glanced around the tent for mo.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-21
THERE Is DANGER IN 1T.

We have, on several occasions, spoken Of
the dangers, the besetments md computing
influences that surround boys who are per
mitted to run abroad upon the streets, dur
ing the late hours of the night. We can
not conceive that the danger to girls is
less alarming. In the following paragraph
this danger is so forcibly and truly pre-
scented, that we give it conspicuous place, in
the hope and belief that it will command n
general reading from those among us whom
it most vitality concerns:
An alarming custom, says the unknown
writer, which seems to be growing among
our girls, is the practice OF walking the
streets during the evening. We believe in
walking, and think our people require
plenty Of fresh air and exercise; but surely
an hours brisk walk at sunset will affect
this object. Modest girls should not be
seen on the street, unless necessity compels
it, after dark. We hope and believe that
this alarming custom IN the majority Of
cases works no serious result, and yetit re-
quires 4 great deal of faith in human ma
ture 10 believe even this, and 70
great degree OF foresigh; to predict the
mischief that in very many cases nustcome
Of it. Girls are TOO often inclined TO get UP
little iirtations" with the gentlemen they
meet Sometimes ii is no more than an in.
terchange Of glanccs, cough, 4 wave of the
handkerchief: but these little departures
from maidenly modesty lead to greater and
more dangerous ventures; and We shudder
to think Of the abyss on which they unwit,
tingly stand. What kind of parents can
they be who let their daughters thus expose
themselves to the greatest of all dangers.
| Parents are bound 10 watch over their chill
dren. Perhaps the mother thinks
that girls will be girls and that she
had her firtations in her day and
no harm came Of it, and her girls will have
time enough to sober down when they are
married and off her hands. So they Will,
poor things; but what chance of happy
married life has girl brought up or
allowed to grow up in this way, not only
with no domestic training, but with no
sense Of womanly dignity and response
bihtyl Once in a while there comes a
dreadful reckoning to one Of these silly
mothers, the discovery of an awful shame
that perpetual shadow on the household.
The daughter, perhaps, is turned adrift
upon the world, to suffer alone the inevita-
bic penalty of the fault that was more her
parents than her own. We have not ey
aggerated the magnitude of tins evil; we
are sure that we do not eXaggerate its dan.
ger. Mothers, take care Of your daughters.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-21

FHoM the following paragraph which is
sent from Du Quoin as special correspon-
dence to the st. Louis Republican, 1t would
seem that the Illinois Central is having
some difficulty IN obtaining miners. The
difficulty is not in the price offered, but the
size of the screen used. The screen present
ing one-and-a-half-inch openings, it is al
legged that nearly one-half the marketable
coal is lost to the miner. Even to the un-
initiated this allegation presents an absurdi-
ty. The coal dealer who would come upon
the market with coal, nearly one-half Of
which would pass through inch. and-a-half
meshes or openings-lumps smaller than
an average sized hens egg-would find
himself essentially lacking in the essential
particular of purchasers, unless, indeed, he
accommodated his prices to the grade of
his coal. But here is the paragraph:
considerable interest and some excite
ment are being manifested here over the
arrivals of colored men to fill the places of
the miners at the Illinois Central Iron and
Coal company's mines The difficulty Civ
ing rise to this invoice of colored help is
partly explained by the fact that while the
miners are paid two cents per bushel, 1t is
only for that coal which has passed over an
IA inch screen, which permits, it is said,
nearly one-half of marketable coal to be
lost to the miner. Several of the new ar
rivals have returned, and it is now probable
that nearly all of them will do likewise, as
money is being readily furnished them to
pay their passages. Peace and quietude
reign as yet, ana the likelihood is that
good counsels will continue to prevail"