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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-04-07

TIC Senators, stand by your guns
II Is announced that Senator Conk-
ling will shortly make speech of
which "a free ballot and an honest
count will be the theme, and in order
that this speech may be exhaustive,
and the greatest effort of bis life,
Washington paper offer, him the fol.
lowing suggestive points which no
Republican speaker has We; attempted
to discuss or logically explain:
L.. him explain. Il he can. how ma.
inrity Of 1903, given to Mr Tilden in
1870, IN Louisiana, was converted, by a
partisan Returning Board into q major.
ity OF iG2I for Ar. Hayes. After he
has solved that problem let him explain
hoT Packard, who received over 1000
vote, more than the hirhc.t Havcs
elcctor. was di.pnsses>ci Of the office or
Governor. and Nichol. ensiallei in his
place. although receiving 1000 votes
!rs- than the Iil,!rn electors.
That incongruity satisfactorily di.pns
ed of. he will doubles. be ntlr 10 in.
form the country why every member of
the Returning Board, who assisted ~
thus throwing out nearly ten thoutud
=" free ballots aud cheating an honest
~ elected President out of hi. off ce
wer" all taken care Of hy the benehcta.
~ Of their frauds aud forgrrie-, At the
expense OF the people whom they had
wrJnged.
Louisiana disposed Of. let him take
np the case oi Florida 10 the ssme wear
There a majority Of from 81 TO ] .Ig7 Tor
Tildrn was turned into a m.j,rity of
30 for Hayes. and every thief who par
ticlpated in the yIllainy handsomely
rewarded for his crime Let him dwell
lovingly snd long upon this.
To come down To- last falls election
which, so far a. New York Is concerned.
vas carried on under his auspices. he
will greatly oblige Va by sho1inR how
much money was spent by the comm {.
tee of hls party to purchase votes for
the Garfield electors in New York city,
Brooklyn, Albany and Buffalo.
Accidentally, he might state with pro.
fl whether rurchssed vote i = free
vote. and II So. what the limit is.
lie might, also, II he has time. cisu.
ally take up the matter Of the purcb 49,.
Of the Grcenhack National organization
IN 1880. and the Systematic corruption
Of lndIsna voters and colon z,tion ~
negro refugee by the Dorsey commit.
tee in the election ju1t preceding tho
| Presidential contest and ju.' Immsdj.
itely succeeding his reconciliation To
the defeat of the man who came frrm
Appomttnx."
II we are to hear from the senator on
= theme NJ this order, we trust il will
be complete enough to form text book
for all parties. Hence, these few sugges
tions.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Snccessfnl Skim. IlrafIIng.

Some months ago we made reference
TO case of skin-gratting in this city,
performed by DIR. John Deyo, and we
may now state that the operation has
proved wholly successful and the high
est expectations have been realized. 1t
will be remembered that the person
operated on was Mary Foster, little
girl of ten years, who lives in Mill
street, who had the misfortune to
plunge into and overturn on herself a
boiler of very hot water. The upper
part of her body was badly scalded,
particularly her right arm, which was
wholly divested of skin from the
shoulder to the tips of the fingers. The
other burns got along well, but this
arm caused the child untold pain, while
the great discharge from it was neces-
sarily very weakening,
It was at this state of the case that
the physician named resorted to the
skin. grating operation, which he per
formed on Sunday morning, May /,
calling into service four or five young
men who volunteered to take part in
the interesting case of surgery. These
young men barred their arms, and one at
a time sat close to the bedside of the
suffering child, while DR.. Deyo care
fully cut from one arm of each man the
gratis of skin and quickly placed them,
while yet full of vitality, on the ex-
posed, quivering flesh on the scalded
arm of the little sufferer. Some of
"the boys" had sore arms for few
days, but this was little thought of,
and they now have the satisfaction of
knowing that their self-denial was not
in vain. The second day after the
operation was performed it was found
| that about three-fourths of the trans
planted gratis of. skin had adhered and
taken root, and the little white specks
slowly grew in circumference till they
covered the intervening space, and
joining together gradually began to
afford that protection from air OF which
| the injured arm was in need.
The arm was pretty well healed in six
weeks, and the child was able to be
about, but since then she had in play
twice hurt the still tender limb-once
in the latter part of June and once in
July, the latter time being struck with
piece of sod, which raised very large
blood blister. The set-backs have been
overcome, however, and the arm may
now be said to have got completely
well--iust as good as ever. There is
not cicatrix in its whole length-not
as much as there is on thea of some
of the boys who supple | grafts-and
the skin is as soft and smooth as any
of the rest on the girls body. 1t only
differs from the rest in being somewhat
red in color, but this redness is gradu'
ally passing away, while the girl uses
the arm with perfect freedom and seems
to have in it the normal quantity ol
strength. -NeoObury IN ~ Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Hanging man in effigy is about as
much fun as making faces at blind
man.
"Excuse the liberty I take" as the
&C nvict remarked when he escaped from
the State prison.
A manufacturing wire worker, in an
advertisement, invites the public to
come and see his invisible wire fence.
A base hit. Perhaps after all, the
surest yav to wipe out the Apsches
would be to invite them to play base
ball with baseball nine.
A piece of petri6ed bread has been
found in Iberville Parish, La. No clew
to the mystery, as there 3 no railroad
lunch counter in the county.
The bicycle is great thing to put
flesh on man. The Chicago Tribune
knows of man who had one only
week, and his left ankle is three inches
larger around than it was when he firAt
rode it..
"The lurid flames shot their red
tongues of fire high up toward the glow
ing heavens, as if they were, in their
vengeful fury, endeavoring to scar the
bright faces Cf the twinkllng stars
It was only $50 stable, containing $25
worth of hay, but the reporter felt that
way and really couldn't help it.-Detroft
Free Press.
An Indiana editor, struck by light
ming, was stripped of his clothes and
thrown against wall. If he was re-
lying on running o weekly paper for his
support, we don't blame the lightning,
for he was probably so thin that the
lightning took him for lightning-rod
aud struck him while under the i'm
preston that he was simply attending
to business. -ECansrillc argus.
In Boston, recently, during banking
hours and with all the clerks present,
an stepped behind the counter, walked
to the safe, entered, took up package
containing 100000 belonging to tho
president of tho bank, and walked away
with it unmolested. The man who
executed this cool proceeding haS
always stood high in the community
and is we'll known. He is the president
of the bank.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Lord Lorne,s COstlr Mag. zine.

"Would you like to buy that Hdr-
per's Mdgdzine" asked the soft voiced
and timid peanutter on the east bound
Union Pacific train the other day to
middle aged passenger who was looking
over the Harper and reading Judge
Goodwin's article on the Mormon situ-
alton.
"No," said the middle-aged party.
cit is my own magazine, and therefore
I do not care to buy it."
"Excuse me-" said the poor little
frightened peanutter, while the tears
came into his eyes. "I fear yen want
to cheat a poor orphan boy out OF his
books. Please pay me, sir, or let me
have the magazine back again, Alb,
sir, you would not rob me OF my
goods"
"No," said the stern stranger, 81
do not wish to rob you of your book,
nv boy. but 1 bought this on the Utah
Northern road and paid for 1t. When
went into the eating house for break
fast the train butcher took it out OF MY
seat and sold it to me again in the after
noon. 1 was in the middle Of an article
when we got to the dinner station, 30
turned down the leaf and lett 1t again
in my seat. had to buy it once more.
Now the magazine has cost me 81, and
you want me to give it to you so that
you can sell it through Nebraska, no
doubt. No, my poor little orphan lad,
Won may 90 and soak your head for an
hour or two and bathe your tear
bedimmed eyes, but cannot give up
my 50 magazine. Peddle out your
bead moccasins, made by the hostile
Indians of Chicago. Sell out your lit
tie stock of fnauseating apples at $27 per
barrel, with two prize worms IN each
and every apple, but do not disturb me
while I read my expensive periodicals:
l will not bother you while you sell
your fancy mixed candies that have
teen running over the road since 90.
I will not interfere with you while you
sell your Indian curiosities made IN
Connecticut. Go ahead and make all
the money you can, but give me
chance to peruse this article without
the regular assessment.
The hurt and grieved orphan boy
went to the sleeping car conductor ano
asked who that sarcastic old cuss oyei
wonder might be, and the conductor
said it was the Marquis of Lorne,
And it was, too.--BoomeraHg.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
An InterruDted Wedding.

Uniontown (Ky.) society has been
given a shock from which it will take
long time to recover. The trouble cul-
minated at a wedding The about.to-
be bride was young, refined, and, as her
masculine acquaintances aver, beauti-
full. The groom had been introduced
into the best circle of Uniontown peo-
pie a few months before, and had com
pletely won the confidence of the young
woman's parents. He was handsome,
scholarly and of fascinating manners.
A week or so ago the friends of the
bride met at the church where the cere-
mony was to be performed, and soon
the bride herself entered, with flowing
veil and rosy cheeks. The clergyman,
whose services had been secured for the
occasion, eyed the bridegroom closely,
and when the latter drew near the good
man dropped his book as though both
amazed and Mortified.
"I cannot marry this man." he said,
recovering quickly.
"Nhy not, sir ?" asked the brides
father, rising in anger from his seat and
moving toward the clergyman.
because / married this man to an
other woman at Evansville, Ind, less
than a year ago"
Some of the ladies tainted, the bride
groom-elect gesticulated violent pro
testations, and the wedding party col
lapsed. Investigation showed that thu
! charge was we'll founded.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Insnecting KeeIH,s Motor.

A short time ago some of the direct
ors Of the Keely Motor company ex-
tended an invitation to several New
York capitalists to come over to Phila-
delphia and witness the operation OF
this much talked-of machine Accord
ingly a number of gentlemen, repre-
sen'ing different commercial pursuits
and good deal of capital, visited Phil
adelphia and we're escorted to where the
motor is in place, in an old stable in
the rear of Mr.. Keely's house. The
only possible way to gain admittance to
the seance was by giving three raps on
the door at short intervals, and Mr..
Lorimer, one of the directors, and MIR.
Schullerman, the secretary, as sdoor
tenders, tried to exclude all but the in
vited few.
AS the clock was striking s the upper
apartment of the stable was full of
men. Mr.. Keely then poured twenty
drops of cold water into the generator
of his apparatus and connected the diff
ferent tubes which acted as insulatois
of sound and vibration. After the first
expulsion, which caused the vaporiza-
ton of part of the twenty drops OF
water poured into the generator, Mr..
Keely proceeded to show the vibratory
power of his machine, placing a hollow
brass globe between two plates of glass
an inch thick. Certain combinations
were made and the globe began to re-
volve at the rate of hundred revolu-
tiops a second, as claimed by Keely.
The next experiment was the firing of a
| cannon hall through q four-inch plank
and then fattening the ball against an
iron plate back of the plank. Again a
little wire was connected between the
generator and the cannon, and, without
any apparent force except that supplied
by the vapor gained from the twenty
drops of water, ball went crashing
through the room, striking the wall in
what Mr.. Keely calls his vice shop. No
hot air escaped from the mouth of the
cannon. Then Mr.. Keely exhibited his
betting machinery and created what
was claimed to be six-horse power mo-
ton instantaneously. Many questions,
all wonderfully unscientific, were asked
and answered by Mr.. Keely in an ex'
citable, jerky way, in incomprehensible
scientific terms. After the exhibition
was over a vote of thanks was rendered
Mr.. Keely. In his reply he said: 81 dc
not claim to have invented this. Any
man who would make such claim
would be fool. This is an invention
of the great Creator. / merely put to
gether machinery to demonstrate the
Yibratory power of that you have wit
messed tonight"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16

horrible part Of it is that nothing one
can say or do will ever have the slight
est effect"
"Don't you think your very natural
anxiety about your sister may have col
ored your diagnosis little ?" inquired.
"Not in the least" my companion
answered. "Anna's pulse was one
hundred and twelve. The respiration
was labored and ominously frequent.
There is no mistaking such signs"
"How could she keep at work with
such pulse as that ?" I asked.
"By the exercise of will power" said
the doctor. "In our family will power
is direct inheritance. If it could only
have been put to good use how much
might have been accomplished My
dear, this will power eats salt pork
when good beef and the most nutritious
food are absolute necessities. It makes
all its cream into butter that the cash
may LAP over It drinks skim milk,
and works nineteen hours out of twenty
four"
Soon after this the doctor dropped
me ct my boarding house.
"Now you know all about it" she
remarked in parting, "and if any one
ever asks you why Mary Stedman did
not remain among her relatives you can
say that she declined to live among
criminals and suicides"
Five months after the above incident
sister Anna died, and one year from
that date the widower married again.
The second wife is duplicate of the
first, working night and day and clay
ing up" for a future which it is more
than likely she never will enjoy
Eleanor Kirk, in CkriStidn Union.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Horrors 0f a DrOught.

The drought of 1881 has been nothing
to that of 1919, to judge from the de-
scription of one who claims to have
passed through il, and who says: Dur
ing that drought the cattle became
afflicted with the hot-weather itch and
thousands died, literally tearing the
skin from their sides and backs in their
frantic efforts to scratch themselves to
relieve the intolerable itching Deer
and horses died with the black tongue /;
fowls and birds became Lstless and
stupefed, moped in despair, lost their
plumage and died in utter misery.
Men, women and children grew sick
with disappointed hopes for the heal
ing showers, drinking the foul carbon
lied water and eating dusty food, and
many died of disease not known before
or since. Maddened with the intolera-
BILE itch and frantic with eating the dry
and dessicated grass, deprived of all
nutritive elements by the long drought,
the cattle, sheep and horses roamed
over the fields and through the forests,
moaning and bowling, or paving the
earth in impotent rage. Added to these
horrors, the fields and forests took fire
and burned for weeks and months. The
air was filed with smoke and ashes,
producing another horror in the shape
of some form of ophthalmia that was
almost intolerable. This state of things
lasted until the middle of January
when the blessed rain and the really
beautiful snow came and saved the
country from utter annihilation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Plenty OF Game

Common people, who have not re-
ceived' the proper amount of educational
nutriment, are apt to be careless in the
use of their mother tongue. Some
folks ask question in such a way that
you really don't know what they mean,
while the true scholar says exactly what
he means and means exactly what he
says. For example: A gentleman with
a gun over his shoulder, while wander
ing through the rheubarbs of far
Western hamlet, met an unhedged Mil
ton, and said: "Sonny. is there any
game in these parts ?" He did not ex-
plain that he meant elephants or tigers
or grizzly bears, and so depended upon
the native genius of the youth to
answer his question correctly. The
boy, who had spent most of his time in
a miners camp, and had made himself
acquainted with the pastimes of that
simple-minded and bucolic folk, replied
at once: "Yes, sir, there's plenty"
The hunter took his double-barreled
weapon from his shoulder and put new
cap on, and in a very enthusiastic way
asked again: "Well, what kind oi
game is there ?" The rustic sonny re-
piled: We'll, sir, there's considerable
euchre,' but then it's mostly seven
up in these parts"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
AHEAD OF TIME"

"Now I'm going to show you why I
struck out for myself"
I had been driving a mile or two
with my CHEEKY friend, DIR. Mary Sted-
man, and until that moment was un-
aware of any motive for the ride other
than the usual one of pleasure to us
both.
"I have a warm place in my heart
for my native Vermont" she went on /;
"And knowing how love it, l am sure
you have often wondered why 1 did not
remain here instead of seeking home
and a profession for myself among
strangers"
1 had often speculated on this very
subject but there was no time to confess
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Rnb or Rust.

Idler, why lie down to cie2
Better rub than rust.
Hark the lark sings in the sky
Die when die thou must
Day is waking, leaves are shaking,
Better rub than rust.
In the grave there's sleep enough
Better rub than rust.
Death, perhaps, is hunger proof
Die, when die thou musti
Men are moving, breezes blowing,
Better rub than rust.
He who will not work shall want;
Naught for naught is just
Won't do, must do, when he can't,
Better rub than rust.
Bees are flying, sloth is dying,
Better rub than rust.
-Eoeaczer Elliott.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16

The business of paper making IN the
United States is estimated to employ
over 500, ,OOO,OOO of capital and and
10000 persons,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16

When others are suffering, drop word Of
kindness and sympathy. II they are suffering
from Cold give them DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup;
few doses Of this valuable remedy viii afford
instant relief and twenty-five cent bottle viii
cure the worst cough
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-11-16
Rates Of Advertising.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All hills for yearly advertisements cole
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
rnents must be paid for in advance.
Job work. Cash on Delivery.
, 1881-07-17

James Strue, 13 years old, while playing in
the rigging Of the bowsprIt OF the schooner G.
L. Norris, lying in the South Branch, near the
archer avenue bridge, at l1:30 yesterday fore.
noon, accidentally fell into the water and WAS
drowned. Tho body was recovered within fow
minutes after the accident. and DR.. Moore, who
was On hand, made efforts to rcsuscitate it. lie
thinks he would have been successful, too. but
1oF TO- @ the poisonous nature Of the water which the
iad had swallowed. The body was taken to the
home or the parents at No. :ek,O Kelley street
lara Arldo. years of age, whose parents
1--WE at NO: LA West Lake street, was severely
injured about the head and chest at 7:l5 last
evening ny being struck With window blind
which n Ma@Gcldentaliy @ fell from the third story Of
40 tle west Lake street while the occupant Of
the house, Jennie Harris. WIS attempting to
close It. Dr.. Fleming, who is attending the lit
.!e e1fl, IS unable to say how her injuries will
terminate for day or two.
ASH. ,Asmaud Westerhouse. 81 years Of age, en-
ploEed as a laborer in Dewey s. Co.'S coal-yard.
On hingsbury street. accidentally fell at O'Clock
yesterday morning from off tho platform upon
which nc was engaged in showing small cars
loaded with coal In his descent he seized the
eaEe fs' 2iar Ct thc e., empty car, causing it to
1alI Ater him to the ground. distance
o1 twenty feet The unfortunate mans icus
were paalg crushed beneath the heavy car He
was was taken to the County Hospital, and the doc
t9 tors Who attended him there Thought amputa-
uoa would oe necessary. Under these circum- |
stances ne Will hardly survive. Westerhouse
mud been employed in the yard for a nuuber Of |
, 1881-07-17


THE Criminal Court wus expected to adjourn
! yesterday for the summer vacation, but did not
on account Of case on trial
THE Wimette authorities peti toned the Coun-
t. Court yesterday for tho opening Of n street
across the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee s.
st. Paul Railroad Company in that village, and
it will be heard in a few days.
In the Criminal Court yesterday John C'Grady
and Thomas Callopy were found uiity of burg
larry and given one year each in the Penitcnt1ary
Audrcw Furgesoa, married nau was found
guilty of hastardy, and adjudEed to pay $96 the
first year and so yearly for nine years for the
support Of the child. Ja mes Sweeney was on
trial for larceny.
TIE Committee on Towns and Town Accounts
mel yesterday aud passed upon bills for supplies
and allowances to pauperS in lenont, Evans
ton. and ofner towns. 1t was expected that Il
lively time would be had over the investigation
into the troubles OF Max Hahn, Supervisor Of
Evanston but the program was not filled. The
Committee looked over bis bills, and pronounced
the system Of bookkeeping to be very imperfect
and loosely kept There wAs absolutely no check
on the grocery-keepers who furnished tho sup
Evanston Thursday and interview the recipi-
ents Of public charity for themselves.
MuRDERERS AND THEIR COST.
4 correspondent writes THE TRIBUNE Inouir-
Ing rs to the number OF persons in jail on the
charge of murder, and also III to what 1t has
cost the people to care for them. The matter
was looked up yesterday, and the following ex-
hibit IS the result The first column gives tne
name of the prisoner, the second the number Of
has cost to feed him. The other expenses of
course, are not included: