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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31

Suddenly, in the thick darkness
A weak voice made ME Of angels think;
It said, =" Hclooi here. Johnny,
Would ye lie cftEcr takin' dhrink?"
was almost a-GyiYs,
Ana could not even raise the tin Gun,
So tie friendly hand of the stranger
To my lips then raised it up.
Sweet, sweet was that drink of water;
never drank sweeter draUght,
For lie was gained from that bounty
gasI ingly, deeply quaffed.
Then : whispered, ." GIVE NE your hand, my OAR
Lug!"
Our hands net N a tight, tight clasp.
suddenly. il my living fingers
Limp, Eerye!eSs grew his faintinS clasp.
Ispckc an iGtenuy listened,
But never 4 word he said,
And sadly 1 knew another
Spirit from that red field had fed.
The surgeons and helpers were busy;
lay until morpmg-hght,
And then to my tear-dimmed vision
Was slowly revealed this sight:
A soldier had found Il canteen,
Dropped there II the thick of the fight,
And =, II : two balls through his body,
Dragged himself to me in the night
And there on his cap cleaned the letters
gu. S. on the bood-stained gold band,
And I saw that he brother
Against whom had raisedmy red hand.
He was Union and Irish
Lightly DER him rest the sod
The blue that he loved above him,
His spirit gone home to God.
OH men may fight like devils,
As if he'll on earth doth reign;
But deep III each human bosom
Some chords syInpathiZe with pain.
Thank God for the noble pity,
Darling like electric thrill,
Inspiring a hnship-emotion,
Bidding evil passions be still.
Oh! comrades, ye know our distresses
Wherever the fever breathed;
Soon over the Ge2th-marked threshold
The funeral flag was wreathed.
Tongue never can speak the horror
Growing bl2cker day by day;
Pen never can write anguish,
Nor times waves wash the record away.
Oh comrades, ye know cur distresses
Made all humanity sad;
And, hurried down from the Northiaud,
Rich bounty freely had.
The North gave money, with nurses
And doctors noble and true;
Drugs, provisions, and clothing
The North did q ! she could do
Anhonor to sincerest virtue,
The spirit of Bayard the Good;
To the chivalric North all honor,
Who showed to Us trUest knighthood
CHICAGO, III. T. G. La MoILEr.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31

III uOeS, SOmet1meS, Sne aQm1CCSO,
somewhat annoyed at this second open
ing of ton, for her story was
interesting. But determined to resign
herself, she laid the book down abruptly,
and looked straight at the old man, who
returned her gaze gen1ally from out the
midst OF his whiskers and spectacles.
$50 yon live in Glyddons'' he inquired.
eyes"
I'm acquainted there some. I used
to live there"
"You dldl' exclaimed the young girl,
Frightening up at once.
The old man began asking questions
about various people in the village, and
finally mentioned Atlee. He came from
the place where live-Woodruff, Yer
mont-and folks thought he was likely
enough young man when he started down
to Glyddon. How's he dong now9"
Poor Bertha blushed and shook with
as much feeling of guilt as if she had
personally superintended the closing OF
Guys career with violent death. Some
how this bland, tatherly old persons in
terest in him gave her a new perception
OF the mystery anu awfulness of his fate.
'OhI" she exclaimed, hadn't you
hcard2"
What! he amt dead responded her
neighbor, with quaver in his voics.
But Immediately he added: mo, he
can't be. I should have heard of it. Per-
haps you mean he's marrled2"
At another time Bertha would have
laughed at this absurd juxrapositfon, and
even now had the impulse to answer,
mo, it's not quite so bad as that" But
the mention of marriage came 100 near
her last interview with Guy to make it
wholly comlcal, so she merely said: "He
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10
One Hundred and Eighteen Years Old.

A Washington correspondent writes
Washington now claims, besides other
things, to have the oldest man in
America rs one of its residents. The
Oldest man is n cOlored man, Shadrach
Nugent by name, a Mary lander by birth,
but for over sixty years resident OF
Washington. He claims to have been
born about 1862, and that he is now over
llS years old. Many of them in this
section at least claim to have been at
times servants of George Washington.
Nugent makes no such claim, though he
says he often saw George Washington,
and that he has shaken hands with every
President that this country has had from
Washington down. Whether he is us
years old or not is not known to any
thing like certainty, but he has docu-
ments from many of the Oldest and best
known citizens certifying that they had
known him from forty to sixty years.
The gentleman who says he has known
Nugent for sixty years says he was at
least forty years of age when he came to
this city, and that he may have been
much older. This gentleman 8 letter was
written several years ago, which makes
the proof tolerably clear that he is over
100 years. He drove a cart for the father
of the Hon. w. w. CorcOran, our phil
anthropist and banker, when Mr.. Cor
curan, tine father, was but young man.
This is important in view of the fact
that w. W. CorcOran recently cele-
brated his eighty-secOnd birthday. He
has records of his birth and other papers
referring to the same incidentally, which
have been copied from the court records
at Frederick, Md showing undoubtedly
that he is nearly that age. lie ht into y
| the revolutionary war as a body servant
of Lieutenant Croft, who hocommanded an
! independent artillery company which
/ was organized about Frederick. In 1912
/ he saw the public buildings in this city
/ burned by the British, though he, like
many others, viewed the burning from
a point in the adjoining woods, several
miles distant. He is yet able to walk
about the city, using a cane. Although
he has lost the sight of his left eye, he
can still read his Bible, which is his
strongest hold. His health, as a rule, Is
good and always has been. His teeth
are as sound AS they ever were, while
his hair Is now as straight as white
mans and snow white, but very thin
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Flattery is like cologne water,
shifted at, not swallowed.--BSStoe
Traveller.
The man who got hurt by stopping
suddenly said it was the result of his
bringing up.
The vice-president of the New York
elevated railway states that the company
employs 25, 900 men, and there are nearly
1000 applications for the first vacancy.
The telephone is only about two years
old, but some of the jokes about it sound
as though they were ragged when the
pyramids were young. - Burlington
HdaObeye.
Ex-Governor Shepherd of w Washington
has q silver mine at chihuahua, Mexico,
that yields S3,OO0,O00 year with no
apparatus except the old time arastras
and mule.
Mark Twain has furnished parents
with a valuable recipe for bringing up
boys: "Take 'em by the hair of the
hair" he says, land you're pretty sure
to raise 'em."
"Stony Batter" the little log house
near Mercersburg, Pa, where President
Buchanan was born. is still standing.
The Latin school which he attended
is also intact
France has just been able, ten years
after the event, to figure up the cost to
her OF the Franco German war. 1t was
So 600, 900. 600, aside from losses to COM
merce and industry.
The San Francisco public library has
put in electric lights in place of gas.
The monthly bill is reduced from 1886 to
800 and the lights burn till midnight,
while the gas used to be shut off at $3.50.
There's something about your
daughter" Mr.. Waughop said, reiec-
lively, there's something about your
dau gbter-" "Yes," said old Mr.. This
tlepod. "there is. had noticed it my
sell. 1t comes every evening about
eight o'clock, and it doesn't get away
usually till about two O'CLOCK. And
some of these nights am going to lift it
all the way from IL e front parlor to the
side gate and see what there is in it. !"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10

room, and gave way TO the tears which
she had kept from the gaze of Mr..
Meunier during part of their short in
terYiew by only the greatest exertion.
She took her tea and breakfast with
out going down. and when Mrs. Love-
Joy came to her room for the third or
fourth time she was assured that 1t was
only a headache, and that she would be
down in time for lunch at noon.
That afternoon she thought she did
not feel well enough to go out with Mr..
and Mrs. Lovejoy, and consequently
they started alone.
As soon as they had departed Marie
hastened to her room and dressed for
going out, and in less than half hour
she entered a cab, which was in waiting
for her, having been ordered by one of
the hotel attendants, and drove off
alone, going direct to the academy
She crowded her way through the
immense throng until she stood before
the picture of the old mill. Yes, there
was the same cipher before her that she
had seen six years before. To be sure
it was not the same picture, but the
same scene in larger form and more
minute in detail and finish; but it was
the same to her.
AS she stood there it mad another in
tent admirer, she thought, although the
surging column of people at her back
made general expressions of comment
as they passed it. 1t was a gentleman,
she could see without raising her eyes,
and when she did look up she found that
his gaze was not directed on the picture
but at her.
"At last!" were the only words he
spoke, as he grasped both her hands in
his.
Mrs. Ostrander had an escort on her
homeward ride, and before he had left
the hotel it had all been explained.
How he had seen her at the little village
of Grosvenordale, and from the time he
| had caught her glance when passing her
on the way back to his boarding place,
from short sketching trip, he had a
| longing for her acquaintance, and had
! finished up the very sketch of that day,
and learning her name and address from
the DiXons before his departure the
next day, he had taken the liberty OF
sending her the water-color, although
with the conviction that it was just a
trif1e improper, but he couldn't help it.
For a couple of days his suspense was
agonizing, and when the picture came
back accompanied by the freezing letter
| lie was almost broken-hearte From
that time he had loved her!
Conveniently removed from Paris, in
suburban district, is now charming
villa, where Jerome Hart, justly called
the greatest water-color artist in thC
world, and his wife live the happiest o
mortals. In the richly furnished draw.
| ing-room of the house hangs picture
of the old mill, but not the one from tht
royal academy. lis smaller one, anC
Marie Hart thinks she likes it better.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10
The Sitting of Peter.
A roLK.soNG.

FoLK-soNG.
hat he may silt you as wheat. st. Luke
xii. 81.
In ST. Luke's Gospel we are told
How Peter in the days of old
Was siHed;
And now, though ages intervene,
Sin ia tho same, while time and scene
Arc shifted.
Satan desires u.s. great and small,
AS wheat, to silt us, and we all
Are tempted;
Not one, howe, er rich or great,
Is Ivy his station or cstale
Exempted.
M house go safely guarded is
~liut he, by some device Of his,
Can entcr;
No EonIt hath armor so complete
But he can pierce with arrows ilcct
Its ceLter
For nll at last the cock will crow
Who bear the warning voice, but go
Unheediug;
Fill thrice and more they have denied
The Man oi Sorrows, crucifed
And bleeding.
One look ol that pnle, suffering incr
Win make MS leel the deep Disgrace
Oh weakness;
We shall be siited ill the strength
OF selI-conceit be changed mt length
To meekncss.
Wounds OF the soul, thot gh hcaled,
will nche,
Thefeddenirg scars reunin, and make
Cont, ssion;
Lost innocerce return. M more;
Wea,e MT What VIC " ere before
TNl ssrc sion.
St rohl,.souls, through Il st and heat,
Ris, lrtn dirns' I HLd defeat
AIN stronger,
And {, uscicuce still al tho divine
Hih,n ,hrr., lie on earth supine
No lung'I.
n. ". LonQf;Hoic, IN Harp RS .Mogazine
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10
Annual Assay of United States Coins.

The Philadelphia Record tells how the
annual assay of United States coins
struck off at the various mints during
the year was made in the mint in that
city under direction of the special COM
mission appointed by the President:
The coins tested were the representa-.
tives of all those issued during the year
From each delivery made by the coiners
in the several mints to the treasury a
certain number are taken indiscrimi-
nately from the mass, sealed up in en-
velopes in the presence of the assayer
and treasurer and deposited in a box
named a ''pyke." This box has two
locks to it, and each of the officers
named above carries key. 1t can only
be opened in the presence of the officials
named. At the end of the year these
boxes are forwarded to Philadelphia
from the other mints and opened in the
presence of the assay commission by the
director of the mint. Each of the coins
in the boxes is carefully weighed, and
any dimiRution from the standard
weight carefully noted. There is al
ways tolerance allowed in the weight
of the coins, which varies from one
fourth to one grain on each piece (the
smaller tolerance on gold and the larger
on silver).
After the weight of the single pieces is
ascertained the commission has certain
number Of single pieces assayed separ-
ately of all denominations from the diff
ferent mints TO ascertain if the fineress
thereof conforms to the standard of the
law, which is one -thousandth on gold
and one and one-half fone-thousandth on
silver. Any deviation in ineness from
the legal standard established by law is
noted. The coins are then melted in a
mass and assayed, for the purpose OF
learning whether the tineness of the
mass conforms to the standard. There
have been but two cases in the history
of the government " here any deviation
has been found, and in both cases il
was mere accident.
ANY Willful attempt to debase the
coinage or belittle the standard weight
would be discovered by the commission
and reported to the President. The
! punishment for such an offense would
be Imprisonment and disqualification
! from ever holding office in the United
| States.
After the standard fineness and weight
! have been tested the commission exam
ines the different weight and balances
and the balances not only in the receipt
of bullion but in their operations iron
one Office to another. All the weighing
! is done by pound Troy weight, which
is in the possession of the mint in thi
city. This weight was produced by oul
United States minister in London il
1897. 1t is the standard of all the Tro!
weights in the country.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10
Kisses.

Little child, when twilight shadows
Close the western gates Of gold,
Then those loving arms OF mothers
Tenderly about thee fold.
Over lip, and cheek, and forehead,
Like a shower caresses fall;
For a mothers kiss at twilight
Is the sweetest kiss OF all.
Pretty maiden at the gateway,
Shy, sweet face and downcast eyes,
Two white, trembling hands imprisoned,
How the golden moment flies!
Lips that softly press thy forehead
All the rosy bushes call;
For lovers kiss at twilight
Is the fondest kiss OF all.
Happy wife, thy noble husband,
More than half lover yet
For those sunny hours OF wooing
Are too sweet to soon forget
On thy smiling lips uplilted,
Full OF love his kisses tall,
For husbands kiss at parting
Is the dearest kiss of ALL
Weary mother, little children
With their dimpled hands so fair,
Passing over cheek and forehead,
Soothe away all pain and care.
Lead your doubling heart to heaven,
Where no dreary shadows fall,
For the kiss of sinless childhood
Is the purest kiss of all.
Rose Haritcick Thorpe, in Free Pres
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10

A young man named Z mer Sever
ance, who was working at Smith &
Carter's camp, at Princeton, Mimi, bet
one of his companions a quarter that he
could place a dipper of cold water on
the stove and hold his finger in the Dip
per until the water began to boil. The
wager was accepted. Severance held
his finger in the dipper quite while,
but was obliged to withdraw it before the
water had reached a boiling point, hence
he lost his bet. On examination it was
found that the finger was completely
cooked; it panied Severance 50 that he
was obliged to quit work and come to
town for medical treatment. The prob
ability was that the finger would have
| tO be amputated,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10

lis there any mail for meP" said she
to the handsome Ike. Certainly"
said he. "WhereP" said she. Here, ]"
said he, with open arms. That's my
funeral" sang the maid. Friends are
invited to attend without further no
tice, So much for what the maid made
by getting the male mall YonkerS Ga
zette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10
Rates of Advertising.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements ro'
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
JOB work, Cash on Delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10

Thirty-tour years of constantly-inoreasing
use have established a reputation for DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup second to no similar pre-
paraion, Il relieves instantly and cures all
coughs, colds, eto.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10

II. NJ. Stanley brought home from
Africa the skulls of two animals called
"solos !" which had been eaten by an
affabe chief with whom he hobnobbed
one day, and Prof. Huxley at once
pronounced them to be human. But
Central America has now come forward
with the susmetu, and so far as sub
scriptions go at present this animal
would appear to come as near ourselves
as the soko, for the other natives of its
forests whom we call men and women
call the susmetu human.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-01

the doctors bill of the small boy who was
severely injured by falling from ware
house while observing the generals arri-
val at Galveston. He will, moreover,
make the youth handsome present, and
if, when he RECEIVERS, he proves to be de-
serving, the general will find him employ
ment. So runs the Galveston tale.
Yesterday was the thirtieth anniversary
of the death of JOHN C. CALHOUN. After
the fall of Fort Sumter, few of his for
mer friends took the responsibility of re-
moving his remains from the Huguenot
Cemetery at Charleston, to what they con-
sidered a more perfect place Of safety.
Where they now rest is known only to such
of these persons as are living.
Miss MAYNARD, the great English
heiress, is bright and beautiful, and is
only eighteen, and has only about one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars year.
1t seems, under all these circumstances,
that rumor should be pardoned, if with It's
thousand tongues it has whispered that
she was to he married to Prince Leopold
1t would really not be a bad match fnan-
cially speaking.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-01
PERSONAL.

General GARFIELD is president of liter
ary society in Washington.
Ex-senator DORSEY is making arrange
ments to set out S., 900 banquet for Grant
at Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th instant
Ex-Governor TILDEN and Justice FIELD
were schoolmates, the latter boarding at
the house of Mrs. Tilden, Samuel J.'s
mother.
They are shopping. "My dear"' said
the anxious mother to her daughter, "the
next time will buy your stockings first,
it will be easier to choose the dress to
match ~
JOHN NUGENT, the newspaper man of
note who died in California on Monday
was the first journalist in the country to
be arrested and imprisoned for refusing to
divulge the sources from whence he obtain
ed his news.
Since the introduction of postal cards
GLADsTONE's handwriting has fallen from
clearness into chaos. BEAcoNsE1ELD's writ
ing has also changed, but it has so fire.
quently varied during his varied career
that the change is not attributable to
postal cards.
Senator THURMAN, since his recent ILL
ness, has been forbidden by his physician
to smoke more than two cigars day. He
has been devoted and persistent smoker.
1t is not thought that his illness will have
any serious effect on his constitution.
He is rebellious patient and utterly de-
clines to obey the Doctors command to
stay in bed.
General GRANT, it is said, intends to pay
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-01
STATE ITEMS.

A meeting of the Western iron asSocia-
on was held in Pittsburgh yesterday. All
" orks were represented but one at YounSs-
town, Ohio, which formerly withdrew from
the Western association, and refused to
suspend operations. The situation OF the
trade was fully discussed, and it was I'M
animously resolved that the manufacture
of nails should be suspended for two weeks
longer dating from Monday next.
While number of men were in the Office
OF Scott Miller, night dispatcher OF the
Pennsylvania railroad company at Altoona,
on Tuesday evening, they were oppressed
with the smell of gas, the pipes containing
which are coiled under the floor OF the
building. One of the men dropped light
ed match through a hole in the floor and
Immediately an explosion occurred. The
building was badly wrecked and burned,
and several of the men were bruised and
burned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-01
DARING ROB.,ERlES.


House Entered and Money Stolen.
Yesterday afternoon, between 3 and 5
o'clock, thieves entered the residence of
Joseph Davidson, No. Is East Frederick
steet, and stole therefrom s137, two plain
gold rings, gold pencil, pair of panta-
looms and a vest. The thief or thieves
entered the house through back cellar
door. 1t appears that the family about
three o'clock went down street on business,
leaving a small girl in charge of the house,
who afterwards went to a neighbours house,
and it is supposed that during their
absence the house was robbed, for when
they returned they found the back en-
trance open, trunks and drawers broken
open and the above described property
missing. Officer Adams who was passing
at the time was called in and made a
thorough search but could find no traces
that would lead to the detection of the
thieves. A reward of s25 has been offered
for the return Of the goods and conviction
of the thieves.
On Tuesday night thieves entered the
house Of DR.. Henry Carpenter, on South
Queen street, and stole $500 in money and
several checks from his office. They en-
tered the kitchen window and then by
striking matches, made their way to the
Office. The person who stole the money
was undoubtedly acquainted with the pre-
misses.