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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-06-21
A Kiss for Sister.


She was very little girl,
And as | bent and kissed her,
"Thore, that is for yourself" I said,
"And this is for your sister"
Last night l called in friendly way;
Some gay girl friends were thero
And laugh and jest went gayly round
To Danish weary care.
The little girl came romping in
And unto me said She
Il dive that tiss TO sizzer Boil,
'Ou left for her wiz me.
"she issed mo lots o. times an said,
When folkses 'ouldnt SEQ
! might dive 'om to ou-dust wait .,
Till 'ou's alone wiz me !"
blushod and 50 did sister Boil,
The gay girl frlend., al mo
wished the horrid things
A thousand miles at sea
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-06-21

A European firm has patented a news
paper printing press which, it is claimed,
prints in four or five different colors at
the same time. 1t is somewhat similar to
presses used in printing wall paper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-06-21
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriages aud death notices gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements collected
quarterly. Temp rary advertisements must be
lIuid for in advance.
job work, cash on delivery.
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sst,,luclxy Da Us.

A London paper wonders why it is more
uulucky to work on Monday or Thurs
day than on Ascension day. This gives
rise to a discussion upon ''ul.lucly days"
in general. It is suggested THAT the Aztecs
had a calendar regulated by their singular
system Of giving the names Of animals and
vegetables to divisions Of time, and the
days Of certain beasts and plants were 50
unluckY that business OF various sorts was
suspended. The Assyrians had also their
days when no enterprise could flourish,
and the seventh day of the week is said to
have been so strictly observed that the AS
syrian monarch, though despot, dared
not order outhis chariot ON that occasion.
It would have beeh as mucl as his crown
was worth, ard the public libraries were
closed in Babylon on The seventh day. IN
the South Sea islands Hnlucky days are
called taboo days, and no respectable
islander dares to move about more than is
strictly necessary. a rigid Scottish devo-
tee would feel, on a taboo day, as if he
were enjoying the privileges Of an nnnsu-
ally orthodox Sabbath, when WIlistIing is
criminal, and only the most regardless
natives dare to take q walk. Ovid, and,
in days far more distant, HesIod, gives elf-
reetions for prudent conduct on 8Hnlucky
days, which were certain 70 bring naisfor-
4
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s ele oted 3 tory.
/ WBESTL1 WITH NIAGARA.

was standing about thirty or forty
yards in advance of the CIifton--that is,
thirty or forty yards nearer the Horse
shoe" along the brink of the rocks, and
opposite the American fall. The ground
must baye been aboutthe same height as
tho opposite fall; but, owing to the I'M
mense hill down which the rapids rush,
il was possible TO distinguish any object OF
Tie size Of I; boat h considerable distance
above the fail, SO that, now it was pointed
out TO me, saw, Id the middle of the rap
III, huge log Of wood, the trunk Of tree,
which had lodged there some years before,
s,dd upon it It black specl1. This, after
some observation, perceived to move. 1t
was a man. Yes; he ami his two compan-
ions had, Oh the previous night, been row
ing about some distance above the fall. fy
some means or other they had ventured TOO
ttea1- the rapids, and lost all command OF
their boat, and had been hurried away to
destruction. II was supposed that about
haIfa mile above the fall the boat had up
sct, ana, with two wretched men still cling
ing to it. went over the fall at about OF
10 o'clock ~ night, while the third man
was driven against this log of wood, climb
ed upon it. and sat astride Of It through
the darkness of the night, amid the roar,
the turmoil and the aashing spray OF the
rapids.
crossed.the river, aacended the rock by
the railway, and hurried to the spot, where
/ found him so near that I could almost
distinguish his eounfenance. lie was then
lying along The log, grasping il with both
arms, and appeared exhausted to the last
degree. He was evidently as wet from the
spray as though 1e had been standing I'M
der water. BY this time people were as
semblng, and different plans for bis res
cue were proposed and discussed on all
sides; already, indeed, one effort had been
made. 4 small boat had been firmly lash
ed to i strong cable, and dropped down e
him from the bridge. which crossed the
rapid between the mainland and Goaf ls-
land, about sixty yards above tie log.
This boat had proceeded il few yards u
safety, was upset, spun round like piece
of cork atthe end Of D thread by tlie force
of TIC water, which finally snapped the
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-07-06
Brother Gardeners Difficulty in
Becoming an Angel,

EHGW wicked we am when we sot down
and fink it ober," said Brother Gar(Her az
the voice of the triangle called the hour Of Z.
| while | keep tryin' TO believe in heaben,
/ keep wonderin' how any Of us will eber
git OAR. We must not envy, an yit we do
envy. We must not b'ar false witness, an
Yit we am foreber stretchin' de truf We
must not lie, an yit it comes SO handy dat
we can't help it. We must not steal, an
an some Of us don't. Dat is, we don't get
inter a posishua 70 handle de funds, We
must not be jealous, an ylt when lie Wo-
man across de way, whose husband Arms
Sc per week, sails ont wild TO- new bonnete
q ya' i, ana it human Eatur' fur my ole wo-
man to look alter her an not wish SHE had
held OF her back ht'r? We must not wa +,
an ylt what am ! to do when [ strike the
oenl Of q sidewalk plank wild nv fut, OF
Whacl< nay thumb wild che hammer Am
it to be supposed dat [ viii calmly set
down an sing . gospel hyI1ns
'FW hen we trade hosses wild a man, we
cheat him. When man wants to borrv a
halt q dollah from lis we lie co him. We
play kearda, dance, go to the theatre an
circus, an, we don't turn our backs on
dog fight. l tell you we anu al po, weak
human bein,s, am eben while We flatter
ourselves dat we am sliden' long lords
heaben at de rate Of a mile minute, we
am all ready TO pass 4 lead nickle on a
street kgar company, or pocket the five
dollah bill foun' id de post-office. When |
SET deWn at mite an pull off my butes, an
put my feet IN de oven an git to thInkin'
Of how hard [ fry be good, an how pow
ful easy it is TO be bad, become so absorb
ed in my thoughts that the ole woman has
TO hit me on de ear wild tater to bring me
back to earth an start me out arter an
armful Of wood. GemIen, let us continue
to try to be angels, but let us count on
Wrestlin' wid Satan about forty times q
day, an Oil bein froWn fat on our backs
cherry blessed time. We will now irritate
de usual order Of bzness.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Died With His Boots On.

The Walla, Walta, W. T., Statesman
| gives the following particulars Of a neck
tie festival, in which Aldy Neal, a hard
citizen from Montana who had been en-
gagged in abdllcting horses, was the central
| figure: Last year one Of The brothers was
indicted for creating Il disturbance at q
| Methodist church near Rockford and ar
raigned il the district court, then held at
| Spokane Falls. He succeeded IN getting a
continuance, and in the meantime most of
the family pulled up stakes and iourleyed
TO Montana; aud their going was signal of
rejoicing among the decent, laW-atiling
citizens Of tflat section, Itseems that Aldy,
| one of the boys, and Il sister remained, and
IN November this young man was arrested
for the theft OF i horse. but he Cleft those
! who had Him in charge, and frGm what
now appears Joined the other gang" in
Montana. Last Sunday he appeared on
| the scene at Rockford, coming for his sis
| ter. Once housed here, Il party OF citizens,
knowing that he was wanted by sheriff
Ha5ten, surrounded the house and quietly
captured him. 4 detail Of citizens was
made TO convey The prisoner to Cheney,
as threats Of Iynching him had been made,
the detail with their prisoner started about
/ daylight Monday. When about one-halfa d
| mile north Of Rockford, and while passing
d thick growth Of young timber, about
|. turantyr nau h4st vii Iu ar;3afi and with thn
lower part Of their faces masked, stepped
into the road both before and behind the
prisoner, ana guard and under cooked re-
voIYers but without a word being said,
brought them TO q stop. A couple of the
men unstrapped Neal from the saddle, lift
ed him TO the ground and led him into the
timber. Realizing his position, he pite-
ously begged for his life, promising that
he would confess all the wrong himself
and family had done in the neighborhood,
and that he would leave the place forever.
His captors paid no heed, but told him that
his Time had come, and he had better make
his peace with his Creator. They gave him
Il few minutes for this preparation, then
fastened a stout rope about his neck, and
and throwing the loose end over a limb,
several men caught it, and Aldy Neal was
lynched. After the crowd had been salts
fed that their victim was dead, they sepa-
rated and rode away. Those who arrested
Neal and from whom the mob took him,
say that they did notidentify the lynchers.
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: ~ V
How They Salt a Claim.

Il Wish you would explain to me al
about this salting Of claims that hear sc
much about" said meek-eyed tenderfool
to a grizzly old miner who was pannina
about six ounces OF pulyerized quartz. Il
don't see what t!lny want to salt a claim
| for, and / DON'T understand how they 10
it,,
"NFell, you sec, u iiot season like this
they have to salt claim los Of times to
keep it. 4 fresh claim is good enough for
Il fresh tenderroot, but old-tilners won't
look at anything but a picked claim. You
know what quartz is, probably p
ssNo."
We'll. every claim has quartz. Seine
more and some less. You find ont how
many quartz there are anu then put in so
many pounds Of salt to the quart Wild
cat claims require more salt, because the
wild cat spoils quicker than anything
else ..r=....
Sometimes you catch a sucker, too, and
you have to put him in brine pretty plenty
or you will lose him. That's one reason
why they salra claim.' -.-.. 49,. $685..
s'Then, again, you offer grub stake a
man"
'sBut what is grub stake?''
sWel, a grub stake is q stak. ci,af the
boys hang their grub on SO they car :a1ty
it. Lots of mining men have been :1nocll~
ed cold by a blow from grub stake"
ssWhat I wanted to say, though, was
this: You will probably at first strike
free-lnflIing poverty, with Indications of
something else. Then yon will no doubt
sink till you will strike bedrock, or true
assure gopher hole, with the traces Of dis
appointment
That's the time to put in your salt.
You can shoot it into the shaft with a
doubled barrelled shotgun, Or wet it and
apply it with a white=wash brush. IF Deo-
pie turn up their noses at your claim then,
and say it is a snide, and that they think
there is something rotten in Denmark, you
can tell them that they are clear Oft, and
shat you have salted your claim and that
you know it is right"
The last seen Of the tenderioot he was
buying a double-barrelled shotgun and ten
pounds Of rock salt.
There is no doubt buta mining camp is
the place TO send q young man who wants
to acquire knowledge and fill bis system
full of information shat will be useful to
him SO long as he lives.-BtJI Nye.
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Perils Of Amateur Photography.

An amateur photographer ,1eyelled his
instrument at a picturesque shanty in the
mountains Of Giles, Virginia. Doubtless
it would have made one Of the most strik-
ing views in his iscollection, but
The door Of the shan5y was flung wide
open, and a fieree-looking, dirty little man
stepped out with an old horse-pistoE in his
hand, followed by a tall, wiry woman,
grasping a dangerous-looking axe. while 4
multitude Of children, more Or less naked,
brought up the rear. Take that ERE thing
away take itaWay.'' the man hoWletE.
"Darn your hide; what dyer mean, any
hoW--makin' my house ! target for yer
neW-fangIed shootin' things? Git tout!n
\ brief and excited colloquy ensuea, the
man flourished bis ancient pistol and the
woman making threatening gestures with
the axe. The artist tried in vain to explain
himself and his Instrument. He was 1ain
at last to bundle up his apparatus aad make
0I.--1aontqoa Letter,
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THE MAN WHO BOXED.
And his Short but EGyentfsil Expe-
rience with the Ifau who
". Sold Strawberries.

| There arc scores Of respectable and rep
utable heads Of families III this city who
take regular lessons in the manly art OF
seIf-CEetcIce, and who spend an hour every
evening IN swinging clubs and otherwise
developing and hardening the muscle. One
Of the most enthusiastic Of the LOT had Iin-
isfec his boxing lessons the other night,
when the trainer said:
Il am sorry to lose your moner and yotlr
company, bnt / feel it my duty to say that
| can learn you nothing further. You
have the science and muscle to clean out ).
crowd, and heaven help the mai, who
stands before you,"
The citizen went home with a conscious
ness that only towards carry reyolyers,
and he wondered how man would look
after he had given him a sockdologer
straight from the shoulder. The next
morning, as he was leaving his house,
along came Il strawberry man, who WAS
yelling his wares at the top Of his voice
si)o You sell any more berries for Yell
:''s' II that nlanner?" asked the citizen, as
..ss ,eC,dfea' drew rein.
'fOh, take in your noser ~ was the reply.
'<Somo one Will take your whole BODY in
some lay.'
SSEat it WORT be man with q vart en-
his ohin''
"No impudence, sir!'
"And none from you eit1,er!''
"You deserve a good thrashing..''
"And perhaps you can give it 10 me.''
There was the golden opportunity. The
one had science-the other imrudence.
The one had received thirty-eight lessons
III boXing-~the other fairly ached to be
pounded
"Don't talk that way to me or I'll knock
YOU doWn!o said the finished pupil as he
gently threw Himself into position to mash
brick wall.
's0h, YOU will, e12 Then let's see you
10 fJE'
Even the graduate couldn't tell exactly
what took place. He remembered OF be-
ing kicked on the shins, struck OH the chin.
and twisted over horse block after he fell;
but when consciousness returned his wife
and children were crying over him, and
the peddler was two blocks down the
street, shouting:
StraW-bu-l'es-great big ones-perfect
daisies-tWo shillins2 q quart without any
thumb in it iti'--Detfot Free Press.
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Tor the front Of the raft, pressed down hy
/ the weight OF falling water, had come in
contact with 4 rock and would not atI-
vance. The ropes were slaekened, she fell
back, but again !itchcd III Her return. It
was then determined to let her swing to
! another part Of the rapid, where the stream
| did not appear quite so impassahle This
1 was jo1e, and second attempt 10 draw It
! H:} was made, half way between flge log
;$tfi the opposite shore "a small islandl
| ii1:S also failed from the same cause, there
tore il WAS proposed to enlIeayor 10 let the
raft tioat down and swing ronnd on the
island. This was commenced, but with
| The Old result, the cable was caught on the
rocks, and the raft remained Stationary
However, she was floating easily. ana the
poor fellow could rest.
Early III the day, Tor fhe atftrnoon was
now far advanced, one Of the large ferry
boats Guilt expressly for crossing beneath
tt1se falls had been brought, but had lain
idle. This WAS now pn1 into reqlisitioa.
and noblY She rode toward the raft, while
iI GREATNESS silence 1li watched her a. she
dipped at The various falls, and c,o. time
recovered herself. sllt1d.iered ~ She was
launched, for | began to see that the man
could not,bg saved By 4 )oat; a boat never
@ou}tl return against a rapid, however well
al9lc 10 ioAt do"n it. No sooner would
Itel. bow coInt, IN contact with a fall than it
Hnltd Dip, I'LL and spin round, IS Gid the
first .kiil which was lost.
The poor fellow himself was getting inl-
1,atent--visii,ly so. I!e united his )as!ling,
stood upright upon the raft, eagerly wait
i:ig 10 seize the boat aud jump into her.
She had bat one more fall 10 pass. and that
WAS situated just above where he stood:
she paused at the brink Of it, swung down
to like lightning. and Is le leaned for
ward to seize her, she rose Oh the return
ing wave. struck him in the chest, and he
struggled ElopeessIy in the overwhelming
torrent,
The exclamation Of horror, for it was
not q cry, which burst from the thousands
never forget, nor the breatEless silence
with which we watched him fighting with
the waters as they hurried him along up
right, waving both hands above his head.
We lost sightof him at intervals. yet again
and again he reappeared, and thought
hours mist have passed in lieu Of one brief
hall minute. But the end came at last;
once / saw his arms wildly waved above
his head, and, in an instant, the crowd
turned from the spot III dead silence. Tile
man was lost.
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!. YgGgsg5g. s.E.A4sElgf.

The nan the party needs, yGn say
l. always ready at the crisis:
Tire mudG1ed members froze 10 me.
We'll knowing what my usual price il.
some made "A fuss, as others did,
ADqnt the bubble, reputation;
bus II tila pinch lay Price they Daid.
And m the boss of 5cg isltt1on.
If one si;ouli 90 hunting Of
4ho descent, honest mnn tt4y hrag ~. "
lit. never could bring down enough
10 make the alimmeS5sor oF loag Of
the party 'o'nl me, and at once
nauimously cried, sfYou Beek6r!7'
AI4i now own them, " it'll the Ounce
Whom permit to act as Speaker
53, ~ ieaA The party On.
And get the bIan.e AMI glory Of Il;
~ conrse mean to have nay fun,
with az abundant share 81 profit
Though sGch q state Of things may grieYe
The men who fail to get their quota,
Ny leadership. yon may believe,
Suits mo to an exact iota,
1Ra party answers NY ioteut,
And turns on me IS on its aNi-;
!ud I shall ran for President
Upon the platform, 'SBigger 7 axeg."
More o4fiGo5'' | shall demand,
Together with more cash to pty 'em;
20 stop the stealing Of the hand
sEouId De the nleano3b Kind Of may hem.
and SO 1 hope to win my way,
ia spite ot al! the talk about ne;
No matter what the people say,
The party cannot do without me-.
Sch R-BB-.;S-s
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's'(eF'AE ANNEz8as4A'FEG

ttt, he was a Bowc~y-hoot- black bold.
and Ills ears they numbered nine;
Rough and unpublished was he, albeit
lie constantly aimed to shine.
A. proud ID q king ON his box he sat,
tIunching an apple red.
While The boys Of his set look wistfullY on,
And "Give us n bite!" they said,
But the boot black smiled lordly smile:
'aNo free bites here?" he cried. 0..
Then the boys they sadly walked away.
Save one who stood at his side.
'-BiIi, give US the core,'' he wh ispsred low.
That boot-black smiled once more,
Ant Il mischievous dimpe grew in his cheek
sphere ai*1'tg0i~' 10 be no c0ren>
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SOxss s,E ys4E MOTHER ELEPHANT.

Le5 1ne hold you in my trunk,
Baby mine, baby mine!
For with happiness I'm drunk,
Baby mine, baby mine;
And feel up TO date =r
No mammifcrous vertebrate,
Ever reached my bIissful state,
Baby mine.
l behold il you the germ,
-. Baby mine, baby mine, . .-.-
Of noble pachyderm,
Baby mine, baby mine;
Tor you're sweeter than d yam,
And as pretty as lam
aEnst as pretty as I am,
Baby mine!
All your aiaphantino ways,
Baby 1nine, baby mine.
viii be watched N deep amaze,
naby mine;
And they wouldn't sell you pow
For your weight in gold, I trow;
No, nay popsy wop5T-wow.
Baby mine.
You have knocked the last pretense,
Baby mine. baby mine,
Out Of scientific gents,
Baby mine;
WING presumed to say what can't
And what can be done--or shan't-
By female elephant,
Baby mine
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Uncle Esufus Entch Gives Some
Very Big Figures that May
be True.

.Nell, there are just four If them in the
tirst-cIass: First, Vanderbilt and his sons
second, Russell Sage; third Jay Gould,
and fourth, James Keene. suppose you
refer to men who have been directly con-
nected with stock operations. Vanderbilt
and his sons, who are altogether, have got
$500, 600, ,000. | anl sure that this is not
ovcrstated, for the 100000, 900 or $40, ,000,-
coo they have in the Government loans
represents their interest as it has accumu-
lated. Tie next man is Russell Sage, who
is richer than Gould. He is worth from
$50, ,O00, 900 to $75, 900, 600, Gould is worth
from 40, 600, ,000t $40, ,000, 900. and Keene
from $25, ,0o0,0o0 to $50, ,000, 600. Those are
predictions tigsl1ca. See What they repre-
sent Of other mems losses, when yo,1 look
1t the present stale Of the stock market
ai1,E what It is tlitlbIilg to. There is about
$3.50 600, ,0no 10 $3.50, 90o, 900 in the hands
Of four men, who have made il all around
this Stock Exchange, out OF the gambling
propensities and tie credJiity II the
people
You surprise me IN rating Russell Sage
50 high
swell, il Isl fact He has been q cool,
steady. strong man, playing no tricks, but
seooping it in all the time. may say for
bin thatif you get his name to piece Of
paper It is just as good as any obligation
il the world. Gould has been the most
dexteroHs of this lot. Keene represents
his name. III character lie is certainly a
wonderfully keen man. The history Of
bis operations in Lake Shore and North
western would be a great subject for one
Of your letters. He took Lake Shore at SO
and got rid Of most OF it at q profit Of 100
per cent, and in the same way he took
Northwestern when it was about40 and
sold most Of ii atabout 500 percen profit,
for il went up to I26 last year, and stands
at about 100. Vanderbilt now owns the
railroad. . Giz1ej313sGtt E51qNifef.
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They we're driving through the suburbs,
when Fogg Suddenly said, pointing at 4
factory building just off, the read, Char
ley, that building always reminds me Of
Wagner Glow the deuce do You see
ANYTHING IL that % rel11inil you of him ~
asked Charley. 4 Answered Foge Because
III Is 4 tan house, sir. II Boston, Transcript.
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Diden.f Want TO be Called Tood.

The Cincinnati man who led his wife out
of a theatrical matinee By the ear, il order
to break her of the habit OF going to thea
tres, has been made very CONSPICUOUS by
the publication and discussion Of his ex-
ploit. ssBut | don't mind it," he says,
stfor feel that have accomplished much
good. Ny wife is not the only woman II
Cincinnati who has neglected her children
and her household affairs to visit matinees
once ortWice every week, but there are
hundreds of' them, and ii is time that lias-
bands and fathers entered their protest.
She knew the characters and plotof at Least
a hundred plays, and was for ever talking
about them. She gave me no rest, and
was verse than a stage struck youth, who
il eternally quoting from the drama. ear
" every move I made, or opinion [ ex-
pressed, she likened ms. 10 some character
she had seen at the theatre. One night I
had the toothaeh like thunder, and was
walking up and down the sitting room
door with my hand up to my jaw. when
she peeped III At me, and after looking u
moment, said: Hello, Hamlet, to pull on
motto pull. Ills chief grievance, how
ever, was that she called him I'oo7Ees, AMI
that seems to have been the ineiaing cause.
FOL. his raid in the theatre.