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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24
The Days of Forty Nine.

The record of the men of Forty-nine
teaches that only persistent prosecu-
tion of one line of effort can give sue
cess.
The average wages made by miners in
l849 were from $50 to $50 per day, and
in rich diggings from $500 to $500 per
week. Most of us would now be salts
fed with this-$l5, 900 to $25, 600 year.
But men grew credulous, because there
were so many mquestionable marvels,
such as the occasional finding of gold in
nuggets, or lying loose in pockets.
Early in 1850 two nuggets of gold were
found, weighing about twenty-three
pounds each. Others of not quite such
astonishing size were brought to light
in lS49. Each of such cases set nearly
wild the miners who were toiling at u
claim that paid less than at first and
very soon thev began series of what
were then known us ''rushes."
On branch of Poor Mans creek,
Plumas county, in 1850, nugget OF gold
weighing eighty ounces and worth
81 ,664 was found. In half an hour II
party took out $4,000 in god. At Val
lecita the largest chunk OF gold was dis
covered. 1t weighed twenty-siX pounds
and was valued at about $4,000.
These rushes grew very common, and
no year passed without one or more of
them. Hence these men became living
illustrations of the proverbs Rolling
stones gather no moss" They have
many irritations-not in mining-but in
practical life; men who filter their lives
away for want of concentration, want of
persistent effort along some line. Every
beginner in life, therefore, should try
early to ascertain the strong faculty of
his mind fitting him fer some special
pursuit, and then direct his utmost
energies to bring it to perfection. A
man, says Emerson, is like a bit of Lab
rador spar, which has no luster as you
turn it in your hand until you come to
particular angle there it shows deep
and beautiful colOrs. To succeed in life
man needs the motto of st, Paul:
This one thing l do" One of the
most frequent causes of failure in life is
that greediness which leads men to
attempt to grasp too many of its prizes.
There was the Truckec lake rush,
gotten up by one Greenwood, among the
miners of Coloma in lS49 He told the
miners that he had seen gold in abund-
ance on the shore of tue lake. Hundreds
rushed there, but they found no color OF
gold.
There was the Gold lake rush. In
May, 1000, TWO miners were overheard
BY third telling of a lake where gold
lay loose on the shore like pebbles. He
guessed the lake to be Gold lake, near
Downieville. The story was W hispered
about and thousands lett good claims
where they were making from $50 TO
$40 per day and dashed off to that Sc
cluded spot, whence they returned in n
few months dead broke.n
The Vallecita chunk spoken Of was
found by an Indian. Some one had dug
a little hole in the bank of creek, just
on a level of the bedrock, with an old
broken pick and then had gone away,
leaving the pick lying by the hole. The
Indian came along, dug about foot fur
ther and found the chunk.-IerTitOrtG
! (NeU.) Enterprise.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24
Living in Quiet.

A rule for living happily with others
is to avoid having stock subjects of dis
putation, 1t mostly happens when peo-
pie live much together, that they come to
have certain set topics, around which,
from frequent dispute, there is such a
growth of angry words, mortified vanity
and the like that the original subject of
difference become "A standing subject for
quarrel, and there is "A tendency in all
minor disputes to drift down to it.,
Again, if people wish TO live well to-
gether, they must not hold too much to
logic, and suppose that everything is to
be settled by sufficient reason. DIR.
Johnson saw this clearly with regard to
married people when he said /:
Wretched would be the pair above all
means of wretchedness who should be
doomed to adjust by reason, every morn
ing, all the minute details of the domes-
tic day"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24

ing the whole of the day on which the
murder was committed.
It was clear case of alibi. Jake
Smiths astonishment at the ease with
which the thing had been accomplished
was unbounded. He threw a disgusted
look toward Pilbaldo, but the judge was
nonplussed. end didn't seem to be in
terested with things in Jake's vicinity
"Gentlemen of the jury" said he,
things has took turn l didn't alto
gether expec'. ] don't know as there's
much to be said. s'pose you've got to
go by the evidence. an that don't need
any explainin'. Ef you kin make out
accordin' ter that, that Antonio Gueldo
killed Jem Blake, why, just recollect,
that's what yer here fur"
The jury filed out, and the expectant
audience occupied itself with tobacco
and whispered comments.
Jake Smith fidgeted about on his box,
and cast anxious glances through the
open door, toward the clump of nopals
where the jury were deliberating.
Antonio talked and laughed in an un-
dertone with his counsel, and Blake's
widow sat staring at them wi h COM
pressed lips, and a strong expression of
determination coming into her face.
1t wasn't long before the jury filed in
again, all seating themselves but the
spokesman, and Judge Pilbaldo rose
wiping his forehead with his shirt
sleeve.
Strengthened it out, have yerp"
asked he, nodding to the spokesman.
The man nodded slowly in return.
Val, les have it then"
Eyer see," said the Spokesman, wi tn
a hesitating and disappointed air, "ef
yer hadn't corralled us with stickin'
ter the evidence, we might done bet
ter, but accordin' ter that, Antonio
wasn't thar when the murder was done,
an if he warn't thar, he couldn't done
it, an eff he didn't do it, why-then-of
course, he's-not guilty"
Pilbaldo didn't dare to look at any,
body; he stared up at the rafters-down
at the table-nowhere in particular; !;
and then turned halfway toward An
tonic.
"You kin CO." said he, speaking with
great deliberation, but l wouldn't stay
round here too long"
There was dead pause for a minute.
and nobody moved.
Jake Smith exploded a single expires
sive word, which he had held in for
some time past, and Blake's widow
stood up.
Have you got through, judgeP" she
asked.
Wal-I-s'pose So"
" And there is nothing more to be
donePn
"I'm afraid ther amt"
nd he's free to goP"
"Y-a-a-s"
Antonio Gueldo rose with an insolent
grin, and picked up his hat.
The baby crowed, for it saw the gilt
teriDg thing again.
There was a sharp repcrt-Antonio
pitched forward in heap upon the
floor, and Blake's widow stood with the
pistol pressed to her breast.
A line of thin blue smoke curled up
from the muzzle of the weapon, and
formed halo around the child's flaxpn
head. The glittering thing was quite
near the little hands now, and they
took it from the yielding grasp of the
mother.
Blake's widow looked steadily at the
figure on the fioor-it was quite motion
less-then she turned, and went through
the wide passage opened for her by the
silent crowd, holding the baby very
tenderly, and the baby carrying the
pistol.
The child laughed with delight; it
had got its shining playtning at last.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24
TERMS, s1.6O A YEAR.
The Story Of a Life.

A child in nursery crying boy in n cricket
field "out !"
A youth for phantasy s'ghing-a man with
a ht of the gput--
A heart dried up aud narrowed-a task re-
peated in vain
A field plowed deep and narrowed, but bare
and barren of grain.
Some sense OF experience wasted, of counsel
misunderstood,
Ofpleasure bitter when tasted, and pain that
did him no good.
A future hopo hai.beaIted, for dim is the
future now,
That the ripple cord is parted, and death is
damp on tho brow.
And the debt to ny by the debtor--a doctor,
lawyer, a nurse,
A feeling he should have been better, doubt
il he could have been worse
While the ghostly nogor traces its ghostly
message of DOOM
And troop of ghostly faces passed on in
darkentd room;
With ghostly shapes to beckon, and ghostly
voices to call,
Aud the grim recorder to reckon, and add the
total OF all.
A sum OF lie expended-a pearl in a pig
- trough cast
A comedy played and ended-and what has
it come to at lastl
The dead man propped on pillow-the
journey taken alone
The tomb with an urn and willow, and lie
carved deep in the stone
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24

The Russian ambassador to London,
Prince Labanoff, has his horse shod with
silver-not for vulgar display, hut be.
cause he thinks it the best metal f0r tho
purpose,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24

Cyrus w. Field has more decorations
bestowed by foreign potentates than
any other American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24

with his hair. She screamed once, the
first and last complaint any one had
heard her make; then sic was quiet and
helpful through all; when the men
came and lifted him up; when they laid
him on the rough bed in the other room (;
when they carried him to the grave, she
followed with the baby in her arms.
Jake Smith was trying to find the link
missing in his thoughts; he shifted with
perplexity-Or something-and Blake's
widow looked up without speaking
Jake nodded pleasantly four or five
times.
"Pooty clipperp" asked he.
Blake's widow smiled sadly. bent over
the sleeping child and smoothed the
clothes with tender touch.
They're agoin' ter try him in q
court" Jake went on, "an' don't be-
lieve-"
"Try who-AntonioP" She turned
toward the burly figure in the door with
flash of interest in her black eyes.
Yes. The judge is making a court
out of his shed. / hope it III turn out
al right, but it seems like giving that
Mexican chance he oughtn't to have" b"
asked, rocking the cradle gently and
patting the coverlet.
| don't see how, but he's got some
kind of n law cuss to speak for him-a
fellow that stopped here day or two
ago on his way to Galveston, and it
makes me kind o. nervous"
Blake's widow did not appear to no.
tice the last remark, for the child, dis
turbed by the talking, had awak kened
and sat up in his cradle with wonder
ing look.
"Pooty, aint hep" said Jake, regard
ing the small figure with interest.
9 Looks just like-ahem you. Poor
little-I-a-" he stammered and
treated his hat like mortal enemy.
" OF course he's had-you've got-there
aint nothin' could do far ye, maybeP"
She answered with - grateful look,
but it was accompanied by shake of
the head.
Jake bent down, and, with his big
forefinger, softly stumbled the hair Of
the baby's head; then he went out and
left them, Blake's widow sitting as he
had found her, and the baby staring
down the path after him.
He walked on until he reached the
top of the little hill, where he could
look down upon the roof which COW
cred the piteous scene he had just left.
Here lie seemed 20 have half mind TO
turn back, for he hesitated and stopped,
but he changed his partial intention
after lingering moment, and walked
meditatively onward, with the excla-
nation, " Wall, some women do beat
The dickens amaZin'n -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24
Rates of Advertising.

Legal notices at established ates.
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 Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
A RACE FOR A BRIDE.

Pollockville, N c., May 9-A novel wedding
was celebrated here to day Itseems that Moses
John Miller and Alexander Bibb, two we'll. l.to.do
young farmers were in love with the same girl
Leonora Lloyd, ofthis place. She was not able to
decide which she liked best On Sunday morn.
ing Bbb walked home from church with her
ami left her under the impression that she said
she would marry him. Last night Miller went to
see her, and understood her to say that she would
marry him,
Both men this morning went to the court house
to get out the license. Each procured the neces
sary documents, and started Off with a license to
marry Miss Lloyd They met at the court house
door, and, after some talk, agreed that the first
man who reached the lsdy's house should marry
her
The residence OF Col. Lloyd was one mile dis.
tant and both men started on the race for the
bride Bibb soon quit the main road and dashed
into the wood, expecting to make short cut and
reach the house first, but Miller kept the road,
and got In on the home stretch eight minutes be.
fore his rival. The men were in sight of each
other going up the lane to the house. Bibb's
effort to oyertake his rival was almost superhu-
man. When they reached the house, Bibb from
sheer exhaustion, tainted on the porch, falling
almost at the feet Of his lady'lOve When the
situation was explained to her, she said she had
come to the conclusion that she liked Mr., Bibb
the best, and therefore she would marry him.
Her sympathies were won over by seeing him
faint She said she believed that both loved her,
but that he who iaints at the danger of losing a
bride must love her more than he who is cool
and unconceFned in the midst Of 1t all. The
Rev, Aaron Jasper, the we'll known Baptist min.
lister, married Mr.. Blbb and Miss Lloyd.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
TILDEN's CONTRIBUTIONS TO
IRELAND.

Some Of the newspapers opposed TO Tilden re-
Gently thought to have a big thing on the old
man by asking sarcasically how much of his
wealth he had subscribed to the fund for the re.
lief Of the famine stricken Irish. But they did
not get the bulge on him in the least On the con.
trary, their conclusion that because there was no
blowing Of trumpets or sounding Of cymbals over
a Tiden subscription, he hadn't contributed. But,
10 how these super. charitable people were bitten
when It happened that Tilden had sent second
check for 5000. having done the whole s10O 900
business as an unostentatious Bympathizer OF the
distressed, and not as leading politician seeking
every means to ingratiate himself with the Irish
born citizen Of the United States So it would
seem that whatever Tilden's merits or dement's
may be in political sense, his generosity is un'
impeachabe. 1t is now in order for the Grant
newspaper organs to inform the public how
much the Duke" has sent across the sea- Has he,
too not been permitting his right hand to know
what his left hand did, or has his left hand done
nOthlng1
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
KELLOGG CASE.
Mr., Vance Developing the Weakness Of the Mi
nOrity RepOrt-KellOgg Speaking.


nOrity RepOrt-KellOgg Speaking,
Washington, April 8O-The Senate resumed
consideration Of the resolutions decl airing Mr..
Spofford entitled to the seat now occupied by Mr..
Kellogg,
Mr.. Vance Dem. N c. supported the resolu.
tlons He did not expect to see the subject treated
impsrtialy For years partisan prejudice had
controlled Congressional action, The bloody
shirt mad been waved on every occasion to OBJ
scure the merits OF a case, and to infame preju.
dice to the detrlment Of judgment. The minority
report on the resolution was an example What
connection was there between eiecting person
from the Senate who was not elected Senator
and the Maine trOuble1 he had no excuse for
the Maine affair II twas too much like what the
South complained of as being forced on them by
the Republican party. But II was irrelevant in
this case. The pith Of the minority report was In
the allegation that the resolutions were part Of an
attempt by dislOyal persons to overthrow the
Government. What was loyalty in this country
Was there any king or potentate to whom men
swore sllegiance2 He had heard prophecies Of
one to come; but just now loyalty was loyalty to
the Government and how could 1t be better
shown than bv purifying the integrity Of the Sen.
atei The evidence shows that the returns OF reg.
stration in Louisiana instead of being sent to the
Chief Registrar in New Orleans, were sent to the
Custom House, where the clerks Of various Re.
publican organizations doctored them
Mr.. Kellogg hoped the Senator from North Car
Olina would state that there was no evidence con-
Meeting him tKellogg) with the telegiams order,
ing the books sent to the Custom House.
Mr. Vance did not know whether there was
such evidence, except that Mt. Kellogg's private
secretary sent the dispatch. II, when Mr. Vance
was Governor Of North Carolina his private sec
retary had sent such dispatch, Mr. Vance
would have thought himself slightly responsible
unless he repudiated the action.
Mr.. Cameron (Rep. Wis., denied that Mr..
Blanchard, who sent the dispatch in the Registrar
Generals name, was Mr., Kellogg's private secre.
tary. The returns were sent to the Custom
House because there was more room there, and
both parties were represented there.
Mr.. Vance read from the testimony to show that
Mr.. blanchard was connected with Mr. Kellogg
He based his assertion as TO alterations Of returns
on the testimony Of Peter Williams who was a
Republican Custom House official, in full com.
mWnion with the Republican church, and whose
testimony the sitting member was the last man to
care to contradict.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
MR.. GARFIELD'S STATEMENT ON
TOW WOODRUFF TAX.
The Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, April 90,-A number Of bills were
reported on, and the Navy Appropriation bill
was passed.
The spoford Kellogg case was discussed, and
the Senate adjourned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
A YOUNG GIRL OUTRAGED.

steubenville, May 4.-Yesterday afternoon Miss
Alderman, highly respected young girl, aged
l6, was going home about mile from Hanlins
Station; where she had been shopping and while
walking on the Pan Handle was seized by a
tramp, rendered powerless by choking, brutally
outraged and left lying by the road. After a
time she recovered, went home and gave the
alarm. Telegram was sent to Burgetstown to
hold man passing that way, which was done.
On trial this afternoon sufficient evidence to con.
vict could not be found, and he was released
The guilty wretch is still at large.
y This afternoon the large stables connected with
the :steubenville Coal and Mining Companys
Works, were entirely destroyed by ire, with q
quantity OF hay, etc, The property was insured
for 5000, which more than covers the loss. The
origin Ia not known, but II Is supposed to be in.
cen diary,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
A RUNAWAY BOY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED,

Titusville, May A boy about "A years old,
looking like school boy, giving his name as
Thomas Carter, and hailing from Philadelphia
or New York, was kill ed here at an early hour
this orning. He had tramped from New Jer.
sey in company with a professional named
Green. The two went to sleep in barn jus.
west Of this town, and 1t Is claimed that while
young Carter was endeavoring to get a blanket
he fell through hole in the hay NOW, fall Of
some 10 feet, striking on his head. conclusion
Of the brain ensued. Coroner strouse held an
inquest and the jury returned verdict in &C.
cordance with the evidence adduced by the
tramp Green There were many evidences that
the boy belonged to superior family and had
either been enueed away from home or melted
to travel by reading dime novels He will be
buried at the expense Of the county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
THE NEW JERSEY SHOOTING.

Patterson, N, j., May 8.-The excitement over
the shooting of Joseph Yanhouten, by William
Dalzell, at the May Festival, yesterday has sub
sided, Dalzell remains in the Newark Jail and
his son is in the:Patterson JAIL bail being refused
The inquest begins tomorrow.
The NymAn murder trial which was TO have
commenced this morning has been postponed
till Wednesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
A MURDERER BUT RECENTLY RELEAs.
ED FROM AN INSANE ASYLUM,

Indianapolis, Ind, May 8.-Colonel RIM. Good.
win shot and killed his brother DR.. John R,
GOODWIN at BrOokville, Ind, to-day. Colonel
Goodwin was recently discharged from the Indl.
ana Insane Asylum. DR.. Goodwin was promi.
nent citizen Of the eastern part Of the State and
a lay delegate to the General Conference OF the
MethodiSt Episcopal church, now in session at
Cincinnati
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
DISASTROUS FIRE,

Havana, May A Are at Palma sorlano, near
Santiago de Cuba destroyed one hundred habi.
tations and many families are In distress.
The papers publish reports Of a number Of sur
renders Of rebels In the districts OF Guantanamo
and Santiago de Cuba. Among the recently sur.
rendered are the secretary Of Guillermow and
many rebel officers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
GEN. HEINTzELMAN's FUNERAL.

Washington, May S--The funeral Of General
Samuel T, ,Helntzelman took place at o'clock this
ornlng. The remains were escorted TO the Bal
timOre & Potomac Railroad Depot by the Battal
ion Second ARTILLERY The oficer, non.commis.
stoned oficer and their private Second Artillery
accompany the body to Buffalo, where the inter-
ment takes place.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27

UEDER aad oy virtue Of the authority IN NE vested by
Chapter 50 Of the Laws Of ISIS. entitled az Act 10 amend
Section l - al Act entitled " An Act 90 authorize the
Minister Of the Interior 70 take possession Of whatever
land and water may be required fer the use OF the Homo
lulu Water Works, approved On the 18th day Of August.
1s6o. and suended by an Act approved on the 18th July,
IS74.
Notice L. hereby gwen that thu several owners and
oceuriers OF the several lands and parcels Of land men
TONED and specified IA the schedule hereunto written are
required 70 remove ar cause 70 lie removed on or before
the 3ist day q Mzreb now next ensuing. all cattle. horses.
and other animals den2sturiug oy being on the said lSndss
and 70 keep the said lands protected from cattle ana
other zuiuzIs- the waters on tfe said lands being re-
quired for the purposes Of the Il ,noIulu Water Works.
Schedule OF Lands above referred 70.
hi Of Opu-H4umskaawe. Poluke. Maunslshs, John lis
PswAz or Eanahz. EslAwshine. Ksakaukukui, Kaiwioks-
thu. and such portions of kewlo as lie mauka Of Be
retants street
SANL q. WILDER Minister Of Interior
Dated at Honolulu. Feb. 10th. l. D.1sS0. feb2l