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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
NapOleOn's First Glimpse of Eugenie

A few nights before the coup d'etdt
which made him emperor, President
Louis Napoleon gave grand ball at the
Elysee. The wealth and fashion of Paris
were represented there. Perfume of
flowers and strains of sweet music filled
the air. Magnificent as the scene was,
the president tired of it and longed to be
out under the calmer light of the stars !;
so taking his friend, Edgar Ney, the
Duke of la Moskwa, by the arm, he
started out through the conservatory for
the cool gardens. As he stepped through
the doorway picture met his gaze that
almost took away his breath, and for
moment he stood as one in dream. 1t
was not long, however, before he saw
that the beautiful vision was reality.
Standing before mirror in the conserva-
tory was the most exquisite creature he
had ever seen in his life. A young lady,
whose golden hair had fallen from its
confining comb down over her white
shoulders, was trying to arrange the tru-
ant curls with nervous fingers. The gal
lantry of Frenchman would not permit
him to stand staring in the doorway even
mt so beautiful sight; so, stepping
quickly to her side, the future emperor,
with courtly bow, offered his arm to
his future bride and conducted her to II
dressing-room where she could repair
the ravages of the dance. 1t was IL case
of love at first sight, and the ardent Ma
poleon hastened back to the ballroom,
where he awaited with impatience the
return of the beautiful EspagnOle. Nor
did his regard for Mile. de MOntijo prove
transitory. His attentions became so
marked that one day Nine de MontiJo
asked private audience of the prince,
and told him that his attentions to her
daughter were the subject of comment,
and that she thought they had better
leave France. This was at st. Cloud,
where the mother and daughter were
both paying visit No doubt the
prince had made up his mind what to do,
but princes cannot always lay bare their
plans. The mother was told to stay un-
til the next day; that he would have
something of Importance to communi-
cate or the morrow. Did the ambitious
old lady suspectP-Ne10 York. Herdld.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
A SIgn.PaInter,s Invention.

A woman who opened IA small millin-
cry store i'm the western part of the city,
says the Detroit Free Press, engaged n
painter to paint her a sign. When it
came home the other day she saw that it
read "Mrss, j. Blank etc, and she
called out, "You have got an extra
in Mrs. and you must paint the sign
over again. The painter saw the error,
but he did not want the job of correcting
it, and he replied: Madam, haven't
you had two husbands?" Yes, sir. -
" You were Mrs. when you lost the
frst?" Il was.n And do you think
a woman can go on marrying forever
and not lengthen out her title? Mrs.
means a married woman or a widow.
Mrss. means a woman who has been
married twice, and is young enough to
marry again, and only yesterday rich
old coon was in our shop, and said if he
had any idea that you were heart-free
he'd come up" "Oh, well, you can
nail up the sign she interrupted And
il is there to-day,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
A Shocking Fellow.

George Bell, of fPortland, Oregon, now
visiting friends in this city, possesses
the remarkable popularity of being able
to deliver a shock as perceptible and dis
tinct as that from galvanic battery. He
attended the ball given by the Master
Mariners Association at B'nai Birth
Hall, and there created considerable
amusement for those who knew the
secret of his powers by the way in which
he treated the ladies to whom he was in
troduced and with whom he mingled in
the dance. A Chronicle reporter called
upon him at the residence of his brother.
in-law, W. F. Peck, on Mission street,
last evening, to request an explanation
of the phenomenon.
"You can call it phenomenon or
anything else" said Mr.. Bell, "but can
give no explanation of it. l simply
possess the power of giving these shocks,
and that's about all there is about it. l
don't care about any senseless publicity
on the subject, though you can mention
it if you want to. l will tell you
how it works. There is good deal of
electricity in my system. and when l
catch person by each hand it seems to
pass from me to them. You've seen peo-
pie take hold of the handles of battery
well, my hands are just like those
handles. Give your hands and ] will
show YOU"
Mr.. Bell took the hands of the reporter
in his and pressed them tightly. A
shock of electricity, in no way differing
from that given by galvanic battery,
was received.
You see," said the. living battery,
"when l draw in my breath the cleo
trio current seems to acquire great
power" The reporter felt the truth of
| the remark as the sharp. prickly sensa-
ton increased, as if hundred invisible
needles were being shot through the
| arms.
"There, you have the whole thing,
! description and experience, as much as |
can give" said he, as he dropped the
hands of the reporter.
Il understand you could pick up
needles, Mr.. Bell, with your fingers as
/ with a magnet" said the searcher for
! facts.
ooh, no, 1 never could do that. These
stories are always exaggerated, you
know" replied he, as he lit his cigarette
and blew the white smoke out through
the open window.
I" presume it furnishes yourself and
| friends abundant amusement when you
desire it," suggested the reporter,
"Well, yes / can have some fun now
and then. give the shock, you know,
when no one expects it, and often /
frighten the ladies when place one hand
upon shoulder and grasp their hand
with the other. They take it in good
part nearly always, though l now and
then get into little trouble with those
cross grained specimens of humanity
who never can take joke"
How do the ladies treat your elec
trical powersP Are they more fright
| eied than the menP"
"Of course Did you ever know a
lady who wouldn't scream louder than a
man could when she saw child fall
down stairs? Those who don't know
me ut all sometimes get frightened; but
the ones who do usually say, oh, how
you shock me, Mr.. Bell and laugh. l
shock the ladies often, but can't help
! it, you know
At this point Mr.. Bell announced that
he had an engagement to fill, and the
reporter withdrew.-SGn Francisco
Chronicle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
A Miners Good Fortune.

There is an italian in Nevada City
who owes fortune to a drink of water.
AS the transcript relates the incident,
he arrived at the Golden Gate in quest of
a fortune and found his way to the
Sierra Butte mine. where he failed to get
employment. After receiving numerous
rebuffs, he started to return to the lower
country again. He became so weary,
footsore and disheartened that he began
to wish himself back to sunny Italy once
more, among the vines and olives. He
grew feverish thinking of his trials and
tribulations, and stopped at a spring to
moisten his parched throat. Cattle had
been that way short time before, and
with their feet stirred up the limpid
water until it became thick with mud
The Italian scooped out the basin and
waited until the sand should settle to
the bottom, that he might slake his
thirst and bathe his brow. By-and-by
the water became clear as crystal, and
he stopped to drink. An astonishing
sight met his eyes. The bottom of the
spring was strewn with bright yellow
particles that glittered i'm their watery
bed. With all his ignorance of mining
he knew he had found gold. He rushed
tXcitealy to a camp where lived some Of
his countrymen, and told the storyot his
discovery, but they were incredulous,
saying that some miner had stopped at
the spring to drink and lost what was
found from his purse. One of them,
however, volunteered TO help prospect
the claim, although he had no confidence
in developing permanent or profitable
one, The first day panned out 800.
Since then they have worked it con-
stantly and on an extensive scale, II
has paid handsomely from the first.
Last year they took out $40, 600, and sold
one-quarttr interest for S20,O0 more.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
Words OF Wisdom.

Adversity is the balance to weigh
friends.
Ignorance is a subject for pityi not
laughter.
A knowledge of mankind is necessary
to acquire prudence.
Choose those companions who admin
lister to your improvement.
Truth is hid by great depths, and the
way to it does not appear to all the
world.
Conversational powers are susceptible
of great improvement by assiduous cul-
tivatiOn.
The frienships of youth are founded
on sentiment; the dissensiOns OF age re-
suit from opinion.
Flowers sweeten the air, rejoice the
eye, link us with nature and innocence
and are something to love.
The business of life is to 90 forward;
he who sees evil in prospect meets it on
the way; but he who catches it by retro
spection turns back to find it.
Affections, like spring flowers, break
through the frozen ground at last, and
the heart, which seeks but for another
heart to make it happy, will never seek
1t is very pleasant to see some men
turn round, pleasant as n sudden rush of
warm air in winter, OF the flash of fire
light in the chill dusk; they shed radi-
ance on all around them.
All useless misery is certainly folly,
and he that feels evils before they come
may be deservedly censured, yet surely
to dread the future is more reasonable
than to lament the past.
Mountains never shake hands. Their
roots may touch, they may keep together
some way up, but at length they part
company, and rise into individual, iso-
lated peaks So it is with great men.
The beginning of hardship is like the
first taste OF bitter food-it seems for a
moment unbearable: yet, ifthere is moth
ing else to satisfy our hunger, we take
another bite and find il possible to go
on
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
A Big Trunk.

A correspondent of the New York
Commercial has interviewed Miss Ander-
son, who made such a sensation at New
port with her big trunk. BY actual
measurement he found the trunk to be
seven feet nine inches long, four feet two
inches wide and five feet three inches
deep. On the top of the trunk is the
following: Baggage Smashers; If you
can't lift me, call for more help. Swear
ing won't make me bulge an inch. Re
member the Commandment: 'ThOy
shalt not take the name of the Lord thu
God in vain
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
The Everyday Darling.
sho 70 II &c. beauty nor genius,
And no b could call her wise;

Ghc 70 Il be: beauty nor genius,
And no b could call her wise;
In crowd OF other women
She would draw no strangers eyes;
Even we who love her are puzzled
10 say where her preciousncss hes.
She is sorry when others are sorry,
so sweetly, one likes to be sad;
And II people around her are merry,
She is almost gladder than glad.
Her sympathy is the swiftest,
The truest heart ever had; d.
She is just an everyday darling,
The dearest that hearts ever had.
Her hands are so white and little,
It seems rs if it were wrong
They shouNever work for a moment,
And yet they are quick and strong.
Many dear one needs helping q.
She will work the whole day long;
The precious everyday darling,
Every day and all day long.
She is loyal rs knight were loyal,
In the days when no knight lied,
And for sake OF love or of honor,
II need be, true knight died;
But she dreams not she is Drawer
Than the women by her side
This precious everyday darling,
Who makes sunshine Mt our side.
All, envy her, beauty and genius,
And women the world call wise;
The utmost OF all your triumphs
Would bo empty in her eyes;
To love and be loved is her kingdom;
In this her happiness lies,
God bless her, the everyday darling!
In this her preciousness lies.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06

OF the 40, 900 postmasters in the United
States only 2,0OOSare appointed by the
President, and are paid by salary the
$4,000 others are designated by the Post
their offices,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06

Over in the eneighborhood of Cleveland
Ohio, there exists an Old Maids Associ-
alton, a society which was organized
seventeen years ago. The society has
rigorous laws against the marriage of
any member. Any one who marries is
subject to fine of a box of cake or one
hundred big brass pennies, and by a vote
of the society may have the letters U. D.
]. branded upon the sole of the right
foot. The annual meeting was held at
Geauga Lake recently. Seventy ladies
were present. Miss George Nichols,
of Aurora, Ohio, was elected president,
the lady who preceded her in that office
being impeached because, during the
year, she had not only permitted six
members TO marry, but had herself gone
aud done likewise. Extracts from Ten
nyson's "The Princess" were read. In
the evening a few mild young gentlemen
were permitted to be present during the
boat ride on the lake. Captain c. f..
Henry, one of the favored. took advan-
tage of the occasion to offer a silk ban
ner to the town that next year will send
the largest delegation of old maids.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
Rates of Advertising.

Legal noticesat established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
JOB work, Cash on Delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
TIMELY TOPICS.

The Massachusetts, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, find
ing that great many children run away
from home in all parts of the United
States and Canada, and are either lost or
stolen, and that the society is put to a
great deal of trouble to ascertain where
they belong when found, have hit upon
plan to aid in returning children to
their parents, and intend to circulate a
large number ofnotices like the following
throughout the State: 1.-THE parents and
guardians of children within the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts are hereby
requested to have at least one article of
clothing upon their children plainly
marked with the child's full name and
residence, so as to assist the local police
and NJ. S. p. G. G. officers in returning
children to their homes when lost or
stolen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06

OF all the aerial phenomena with
which the Northwest has been visited
this summer, perhaps the one that
struck New Ulm, Mimi, caused the
most laughable scare. The citizens of
New Ulm, as well as those of the neigh
boring towns of Renville county, had
Just supped, when the air suddenly grew
hot-not with the heat of summer-even-
ing sultriness, but with that of fire. So
intense was the heat that people at first
thought their houses ablaze, and after
ward that some tunnel communicating
with the realms below had blown out
its terrestrial end. The blast of air
passed from lsouth to north and lasted
pected that the Biblical prophecy about
the destruction of the world by fire was
being fulfilled were soon enjoyinga q cool
breeze that followed the remarkably hot
one.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06
TERMS, also A YEAR.

No Subscriptions received for shorter
period than three months.
Correspondence solicited from all parts
ofthc country. No notice will be taken of
anonymous communications.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-08-06

During the three days which followed
this midnight adventure, ,Storport was visited
by a deluge of rain, but on the fourth
morning looked from my window TO find
the earth basked in summer sunshine. The
sky was a vault Of throbbing blue, ilecked
here and there with waves OF summer cloud,
the stretches on sand grew golden in the sun
rays, while the saturated hills were bright
as if from the smiling OF the sky. The sight
reyivifed me, and as soon as my breakfast
was over l whislled up my dogs and
strolled cut into the air.
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Seltfted Hoehw.
The Rover.

Farewell, my love-" tile Rover said,
"My good ship sails to-day,
And often think Of me, my love,
When am far away;
And may our God in heaven above
Bless YOU my darling, my hearts hrst
love"
The good ship sailed: the Rover was
gone,
Perhaps to return no more.
And tear was in the mnidcn's eye
As she turned from the dark sea shore,
Her step was slow and her brow was
sad,
As she brcathcd a prayer for her sailor lad
And the Rover roamed mid c,untrie S
new,
Where all was light and gay;
But he alone was dark and sad
His !.cart was tar away.
SO the good ship scilcd the sea once
more,
With the Rover to cross to his native
shore.
But, alas. for human hopes and fears.
Before the sun had set,
The storm come on. The ship was
wreck
And his corpse, all stiff and wet,
Was laid by the waves ut the maiden
door.
And thence the maiden smiled no more.
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The Dome of the Capitol Saw.
p(1

A Washington newspaper of Sun
day last contained he following:
"In order to lend especial brilllan-
cy to the scene in the rotunda Of the
Capitol on Thursday night, when the
ball of the Society Of the Army Of the
Cumberland was given, every gas jet
in and around the immense space was
put into requlsition. Something like
one Thousand, therefore, were lighted
that had not been used during the
preceding eleven years. All at once,
at about II oclock, while the gaycty
was at its height, all the gas in the
upper lofts Of the rotunda went out
instantly. There was considerable
com notion among the guests, while
tie officials Of the building rushed
around to repair the accident. 1t
was supposed that the 5000 jets In
use, which bad so mysterlonsly ceased
burning, might be pouring out
great volume Of gas, which might at
any time explode. At this critical
juncture the Capitol electrician, Mr..
Rogers, quickly mounted TO the Top
of the in,ero. and turned off the stop
cock Of every burner. Almost mirac-
ulously, however, valve in tie sup.
ply pipe had acted automatically, not
only thrs shutting off the flow of gas
but holding it back also. Had noc
this been the case, and if Mr.. Rogers
had not been at hand, there would
have been an explosion that night
which would have brought down the
entlne dome Of the Capitol IN huge
Fragments upon the heads OF the
assembled hundreds, among whom
we're the President and Cabinet oifi.
Gers.
Persons who attended the ball had
no knowledge that the gas supply
failed at any time.
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CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND L. ROAD
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NN and after sunday, oct ID, s19
~ Passenger Trains will run as fol
lows
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at G:50 A.
NJ, and 3:01 p. NJ.
For Hagerstown and Williansport t. 0
A NJ and 7:3O ? NJ
ARRIVE MECH ANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at II
10 4 NJ and 1:30 p W
From Wiiiamsport and IIagerstowu at,
$50 a IN, and 3:07 p III
Emmitshurg Road-Leayc Emmitshurg
at 6;25 and 9;55 a IN, and 2;45 p m, and ar
rive at Rocky Ridge at 6;55 and 1923 a
m, and $40 p III. Trami north will leave
Recky Ridge at 7;25 and 1882 m, and
7l2 p m, and ariye.at Emmitsburs at 800
and Id ,ao... m, and $40 p m.
Trains for Frederick will leave junction
n, 40 ~, and 100 p IN,
JIM. HOOD,
Gcn'l Manager
B.H. G2ISWOLD,
Genl Ticket Agent.
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RATES or ADVERTISING.
gers, with interest.

gers, with interest.
81 am not certain. Suppose now,
we Just step round and see!' said the
artful Podgers, insinuatingly.
If | weren't such a fright said
Mrs. Podgers, smoothing her hair;
"but I can never forgive Lucretis for
serving us So
And she never did; not even when
she pissed her triumphantly the next
Sunday in going to chnrch honrlShiny
the new parasol, and leaning upon the
arm Of the "geutlemanly and fine.
looking" Joshua Podgers, Esquire
Of Miss Simpkins's feelings on the oc-
casion we have never been informed.
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fiithon.
Mrs. T'Odger'> Little Plot.

Dear ME! why, what on earth Is
the raatter, L.ucreta?' exclaimed Mrs
Joshua Podgers, as her friend entered
her room all flushed and excited.
Miss Simpkins sank into rocking
chair, dropped her rasol, and ilfted
her eyes deprecatirsly to the gaS'hX
tures on the ceiling,
"Im il such hutter, Ellz, Jane
$50 see. What has happened?
You haven't been run over-have
von?" inquired the practical Mrs.
rolgcr>
Run ovel, No, indeed, answered
Miss Smphins, Indignantly, adjusting
her vail and the two punches OF little
lriz,curls which adorned her brow
and helped to conceal certain doubt
full marks at the corner Of her eyes
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CHURCHES.

Nethodist Epncopal-Rev Fl. =. West
pastor. Satbath school at a. m. j.
w. StoclslAlc, Supi.
Luthsran-Rcv. W. G. Wire pastor. Sab
bath school at > o'clock p. N. JOS Il. Web
stcr, Supt.
Vu;.si BrNm~--Rcv, J. d Freed: pas
TOR Sabbath school at / O'Clock; w. l.
Martin, Supc intcndcnt.
N9rari,u-Rrv. j.. p. Clc"cll, pastor
sahhath school at Q O'clock; James Cree
ger, superintendent. ~ ,,;,.
r,msn Cathqac-Rcv. Father McMur.
die. ..-
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E,H.!AIl.ss Ei;g:a Silcri1's,

County magistrates are writing to
English newspapers depIorn3 Their
hard fate in being compelled to do
luty AS High Sherifs, for, strange as
it may seem to geAt.emel familiar
with the operations OF the Sherltts
office in this country, he High Sheriff
of an English county not only does
not receive d cent of salary, but is
put to great expense. One prospect.
i've Ylctim piteousl y writes: "As High
Sheriff | shall not be of the slightest
good 10 any human being ! shall
twice or possibly four tunes exhibit
myself in An absurd dress to the loaf.
ers of my county town. | shall con.
vey the Judges two hundred or three
hundred yards from the railroad STA
ton to their lodgings, in a gorgeous
equipase provided by a jobher in
Londor--I, who, in nay ordinary life,
have to content myself and my family
with one old screw and small pony.
In a word, for twelve months | shall
be sort of a g'orifed bsadle -.
sham. The fact is, that the oIii;e Of
High Sheriff, IN its present form, has
indeed becomea picturesque anachrou
ism in these railroad days, and will
soon he abolished.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-12-11

n young lady who had been mar
ried a little over year wrote her
matter offact old father, saying: we
have the dearest little cottage in the
world, ornamentel with most charm
ing little creepers you ever saw. The
old man read tic letter, and eXclaim-
Cd, 'TNin,, ~ tLunder