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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09
TWO KINDS OF CHARITY

"It's not only strange, but downright
meanness. What's the use of trying
TO excuse it? Here are the facts:
Only few days ago the Benevolent
society met and Mrs. Benson sub
scribed twenty dollars. 1 was speak
ing of her liberality at the close of the
meeting; and now we find her refusing
TO pay fair price to her washwoman
md seamstress, the latter having a
poor mother and three helpless chill
dren to provide for from her scanty
earnings"
"Well, Annie, such inconsistencies
are far from being infrequent, and the
longer you live the more you will be
impressed with incongruities found in
human nature. Let me tell you of a
lesson had once, many years ago.
1t was cold day in December, and
keen, rough wind blew the sharp,
frozen sleet in my face as 1 walked
with a quick step down one of the
streets of our beautiful city. 1 had
been caught without an umbrella, and
when 1 overlook Mr.. Blank, and was
invited to walk under the shelter of
his, took his arm, nothing 10th. l as
sure you. He was an old friend, though
his wealth carried him into circles
where, as the poor pastor of an humble
flock. should have hardly found ad-
mlttance. After the first greetings,
he told me that nothing would have
tempted him out in such a severe
weather but the meeting of the Be
nevOlent Association of which think
he said he was president. And then
he added: 'You had better go with me
and become member. There is no
estimating the amount of good we are
doing in this place
"When we came to the steps of the
old stone church, my attention was
arrested by the sound of a child's
voice, which was borne TO us by the
wind, in low, broken sobs.
"Curled up under the shelter of the
broad, stone arch was child of seven
or eight years, whose dress was such
an odd mixture of girls and boys
costumes that it would have been
difficult to guess the sex.
"A poor, pinched face, set off by
fine, dark eyes, and profusion Of dark
hair, which was partly hidd IN by the
old comforter tied around the head.
An old overcoat, patched and worn, a
red petticoat partly hiding some black
pants, gray stockings and girls slippers
completed the dress of the forlorn little
0oisfsS af ssSg sF~.s see what i. the
trouble hel,, aud what we can do to
relieve it,
"Mr. Blank stopped with an i'm
patient air, and passing contemptuous
glanee at the child, who just then
Ooked up and cried out piteOusly,
said /: 'Oh, never mind, 1 have nc
interest in a thing Of this kind.
have To do only with the broad, general
principles of humanity.
"Whlen he found ! would stop he
wrapped his elegant coat close around
him, laying carelessly; It's all a
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09
Making Fiddle Strings.

The name "catgut," as applied to
the animal-fiber strings used on musi-
cal instruments, is altogether a mis-
nomer. The cat is in no wise respon-
sible for the string, and, much as the
fact is to be deplored, the manufac-
turers of such strings refuse to utilize
cats for the supply Of their material.
Aminadab Sleek, amended to accuracy,
should speak of "they who scrape the
hair of the horse upon the bowels of
the lamb not the "bowels of the
cat" Violin, guitar and banjo strings.
and in fact all sorts that come under
the general head of "gut," are made
from the entrails of lambs and cattle,
from the delicate threads used for
sewing racket ball covers up to the
half-inch thick round belts. After a
lamb is seven months old its entrails
are no longer fit for making strings
for viOlins, consequently this branch
of the manufacture can only be carried
on few months in each year.
"Few people" said Mr.. Turner, a
New York manufacturer, to a Sun re-
porter, "have any idea of the many
uses to which gut strings are now put.
They are used to hold up clock
weights, for betting, for the lacing on
lawn tennis and racket balls, for la
crosse scoops, for weaving fine whip
covers, for jewelers. drills, and for a
thousand things, suppose, that even
do not know of. Anglers leaders or
smells No, not at all, although most
people have an idea that these are
made of gut. That material would
never do for such purpose. 1t would
get soft in the water in a few minutes
and the fish would eat it off. In fact,
don't know but what it would be
good bait. Most so.called gut lead
ers are made from silk and the best
from a marine plant.
All the work of making gut
strings is about the same, but greater
care has TO be exercised in preparing
those intended for musical instruments
than others. The process of manufac
turing those is comparatively simple.
but far from easy. When the entrailS
for which good price has TO be paid.
are thoroughly cleaned, they are split
Will q IdLOIs Ou1y Ou6 udll 10 III lOI
use in violin strings. That is the upper
or smooth half. The lower half is fatty,
rough, and of unequal thickness. The
strips are put through rollers turned
by hand for eight or nine days, to take
all the stretch out of them. Then they
are spun, or twisted. Five or six
strands go to make an f string, eight
or nine an A string, and twenty are
put into ID string. Then they GO
through bleaching bath of sulphur
fumes. After that they are twisted
again. Then they are softened in
pearlash water, again subjected to the
action of the sulphur fumes, twisted
again, dried, and finally rubbed down
smooth with pumice stone. Alto
gether it takes ten or eleven days to
make string. When done they are
seventy-two inches long -four lengths
for yiolin-and thirty of them coiled
separately and tied together make up
the 'buldle' of the trade"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

If you don't want to lose your gun,
never let it 60 off.
You can't well sell your eyes, but
you can often lend IN ear TO good
purpose.
A bonnet coverel with birds does
rot sing, but the fellow who lastO pay
for it whistles when the bill comes in,
-NetO York Commercial.
Some of the old railroad men are
thinking of process to paralyze and
petrify tramps 50 that they can be
used as cross ties.-P Scayane.
The orator remarked, "What has
this country to expect after the Forty
feventh Congress p and a hoarse whis-
per from the gallery responded, "The
forty-eighth,"
Did you ever shake hands with a
beautiful girl about twenty years OF
age, who, instead of letting her hand
lie in yours like sick fish, gave you
good, hearty grasp? If you have, you
know what solid comfort is. Rochester
EapreSS.
Fashionable young club men of New
|
ape the British snob in their dress, are
called dudes" We do not see much
economy in the new name. The old
tile, "idiots," contains only one more
etter.-Noyristo,Cn Herald.
There was n man he had clock,
His name was Matthew Mears
He wound it regular every day
For four and twenty yCaCs. \
| At last his precious timeplece proved
An eight day clock to be.
And 4 madder man than Mr.. Mears
You'd never wish to see.
A man was quietly munching on a
piece of pie in Il saloon, Friday morn
ing, when look of distress suddenly
displaced the serene expression on his
face. Taking something from be-
tween his teeth, and looking at it, he
cried to the waiter, Hire you, there's
a stone l found in this pie p The
waiter took it, glanced at it critically.
and handing it back, briefly said: Its
10 good to us you can have 1T.
Dan6ury Ne10S.
"And what, in the name of good
ness, is this p asked Mrs. David Davis,
as the senator lugged something into
the room and dropped it at her feet.
"This is my shirt, darling, and l will
be greatly obliged if you will sew on Il
button for me-" david Davis" said
the lady, sternly. "when you bring me
your shirt l will sew on button for
you, with pleasure, as becomes fond
and dutiful wife; but just now, sir, l
must insist upon your removing this
circus-canvas from my apartment. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A remarkable woman: DIR. Aber-
nethy, the celebrated physician, was
never more displeased than by hearing
patient detail a long account OF
troubles. A woman, knowing Aber-
nethys love of the laconic, having
burned her hand, called at his house.
Showing him her hand she said GA
burn" "A poultice, quietly answered
the learned doctor. The next day she
returned and said: Better" "COn-
tinue the poultice," replied DR.. A. In
week she made her last call and her
speech was heightened to three words:
"Well, your fee?" Nothing" said
the physician; "you are the most SEN
sible woman l ever saw."-HarpeTS
BdzaT.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09
Youthful Suicides.

Recently a writer, making some
general observations upon French
affairs. remarked upon the number Of
children, of the age Of twelve and un-
der, that annually commit suicide in
Paris. The writer speculated upon
the motive that could have induced
the little unfortunates to commit the
act. But youthful suicides are to be
found in the United States, also. IL
statistics were taken, the result would
probably be discovered to be startling.
Shame and fear have sometimes been
the motives, mingled, perhaps, with
feelings of indignation. Thus chill
dren, aud particularly err1s. l1eliA had
received or who ey<J eseph flemnisiA
severe corporal Rardian for Pennsylysu
quently found tGill and Luther MaGil
hesitation manor children OF Charles G..
death. We.sed ..,,,,.,, ,..,-,,,
is on the gUsTIs sltAWKEY, Resi
- un 'no tunests, Pa, -F 10Th, 1883.
but " the ia
der .ntain.s
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09
ECHO.

4 heur t the woods
Dee solitudes,
Where the foaming rills
With winding flow
And voices low,
Steal down from the hills;
Where the clustered flowers
On whispering bowers
Hang sweet with dew,
AND the drowsy air
Breathe odors rare
The summer through.
When mornings beam
Steals into dream
OF the forest deep,
And music breaks
From the bird that wakes
From happy sleep,
Irepeat his song
As it floats along
Among the treesi
My voice replies
And melts and dies
In harmonies.
And when from afar
HNan
The evening star,
On the solemn night,
Looks down from the east.
Where the storm has ceased,
With holy light;
Whom the measured knell
OF the evening bell,
From the distant hill,
With mellow beat,
Makes music sweet,
In the darkn ess still
l echo the hour
From my rocky tower,
Where 1 watch alone;
i slumber deep,
But wake from sleep
At the softest tone.
When winter piles
Tho forest aisles
With drifts of snow,
And through the lines
OF roaring pines
The ice winds blow,
About my cave
The tempests rave,
Like storms at sea;
But none can break
My walls and take
Ny voice from mel
l found my birth
When heaven and earth
From chaos rose;
And not till Death
Steals Natures breath
My life shall close.
Ernest w. Shurtl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09

When a man and II wife engaged
in a debate the other night and the
dog got up and scratched to be let out
of the room, they concluded that il
was time 70 stop the discussion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-05-09
RATEs uT ApvERT1srNG.

legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices gratis.
All bills f,.ryearly advertisements collected
quarterly. Temporary advertisements must
be paid in advance.
Job work, cash ON delivery,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
Yellow Fever.

Washington, Is. - Surgeon gen ersl
Hamilton of the marine hospital service
has information from Yuma, Arizona,
of the existence of yellow fever in
Gusymas and Mazatlau in Mexico. he
says, however, there is no reason for fear
that the disease will spread into Arizona
and from his information as to the
character Of the country and climatic
con 1itions Of the region in Mexico in
in which the disease has appeared be does
not think it will spread more there.
Washington, 17.-There are affecting
accounts Of the presence of yellow fever
and black vomit at Maz2tlan and Quay
mas, Mexico, but the deputy collector at
Yuma had direct information of deaths
from black yomit at Guaymss from q
gentleman who had just arrived there by
steamer, and that he intercepted let
ter from railroad man who runs to and
from Guar mss, stating that people were
dying at that place at tho rate of from
three to six daily, OF what soma call yell
low fever and others torres fever. In q
letter transmitting tbis communication
special Collector Clark urges the taking
of steps to prevent the spread Of tie fever
into the United States. He says the
railroad from Guaymss enters A1izuna
Territory at Nogles. Upon receipt OF
these letters DR.. Hamilton telegraphed
Deputy Collector Bunnelly at Yuma for
further information. To-day he received
the following dispatch: Accounts con-
ficting concerning the true character OF
disease, but it is attended with fatal con
ditions The latest now indicates in
cressing mortality.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
Utah & NEVADA RAILWAY
On and after

IN and after
MONDAY JUNE 4, 1883.
The Utah snd Nevada Railway Com
pany will run trains on week days as
follows;
Leave Salt Lake City $40
" Garfield $50
Arrive at Terminus li.I0
Leave the Terminus 1870
" Garfield 2.10
Arrive at Salt Lake City $50
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave Salt Lake City at $50 am. and
Ais pm. Returning, arrive at Salt
Lake City at 2.3O aud $50 pm.
BATHING TRAIN.
On and after Monday August 10th,
1888, q bathing train will leave Salt Lake
City daily at 4 Is pm. Returning reach
Salt Lake at 7.40p.m.
Fare to the Lake and return, on al
trains 50c. Children under 10 years of
age half fare.
No freight will be received alter 4 .. m:
S. F. Fenton, W. W. Ritter,
Gen. Fr't, and Pass. Ag't. supt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
Suspicious Fall.

Council Bluffs, 16.-Governor Sher-
man and General N. B. Prentiss mad ap-
pointments here on Saturday night to
address a Republican meeting. Gov
ernor Sherman was stopping at the Pa
cifc house, when he accidentally fell on
the stairway and was severely wounded
about the head, so much so that he was
unable to atteod the meeting, a1d Gen
eral Prentiss filed his appointment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
Poison Suspected.

Erie, Pa, 16.-The people of Jackson
station. a suburb Ct Erie, are excited
over the suspicious death Of George
Irvine and his two young sons, all of
whom were attacked By mslady indica-
tive of poison. They died in horrible
agony, the bodies being fearfully swollen.
Foul play is suspected and former
lover of the wife is involved. The graves
will be opened and the bodies examined
for traces of poison.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
A Soldier VandaI.

Ogden, 16.-Visitors from the Yellow
stone park say the greatest damage done
there this season was the work of the
escort to the presidential party. One OF
the soltiers took long pole and pried of
piece from the mouth Of Old Faithful
geyser, that weighed over $50 pounds.
This geyser was one of the most regular
and beautiful in the park, but the injury
has rendered its flow abnormal and de-
creased the volume Of wster. The soldier
received a sentence of two days in the
guard house for the offanse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
RUoKhEN,s ARx1CA sALvC.

The greatest medical woRder Of
the world. Warranted TO speedily
cure Burns, Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancers,
Piles, ChiIblairB, CoFne, Tettar,
Chapped Hands, and ali skin crap
tione, guaranteed to cure In every
lnstanOs, OF money returned. %
csnts pa7 box. FeT p0ls By z Q. "a
I. DTna GsoFs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
The .Alta-CaIifornia" Sold.

San Francisco, I6.-The ALta-Cdlt'
for71iG, the first newspaper established in
San Francisco, has been purct ssed by
ex- Lieutenant-Governor johnson, WI 0
will change it to a Democratic paper.
Notwithstsnd ding this it Is said the paper
will work for the nomination Of Judge
Field for the presidency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
TELEG RAPHIC
YANKToN WINS.
And is sim Capital of Dakota


Ysnkton, OAK, 16.-The full text Of
the Judgment of the court in the quo war
ranto case against the cspitsl commission
Is made public. Judge Edgarton, of the
district court, affirming his Jurisdiction
in the premises, zecites the legal services
upon each Of the defendants and their
aus appearance and answer to the COM
plant, through their authorized attor-
neys: that the case was regularly called
Tor trial at the July, 1883, special term,
Whereupon plaintiff. By attorneys, duly
moved for judgment on the pleadings
herein, and said defendants also duIy
moved for judgment on said pleadings,
aud by consent of said parties in
open court, both of said motions
were thereupon tried together. After
mentioning the various attorneys having
argued the case before the court, the text
OF the decision eOntioues: The Court
being duly advised in the premises over
rules said motioo for defepdsnts, and
grants and allows said motion for plain
tiff. It is therefore ordered and adjudged
that said defendants aud each OF them
are hereby forever ousted and excluded
from said ofice of commissioner men
toned il said act in the complaint de.
scribed, and from sill franchises and
privileges named, enumerated and in
cluded therein; that plaiotift have and
recover Of defendants the sum of s.
costs, allowed.
The effect Of the decision is to keep the
capital at Ysnkton, unless the Supreme
court should otherwise order. 1t will
take three Of the four justices of the Su-
preme court to revere district Judge
Edgerton's decision. Therefore the ques-
ton is looked upon here as practically
settled in favor Of Yankton.
Bismarck, OAK, 16.-The decision of
Judge EdgeTton, ousting the capitol COM
mission, causes more merriment than
fear here. Pending the decision by the
supreme court Of the Territory and of
the United states supreme court where
the capital removal bill will surely be
taken by one si1e or the other, the COM
mlesioners will continue to scs and have
tul! control. This fact leaves bismarck
quiet and corfGent that the act of he
Leg stature repeating thst chapter of tbs
political code wien fixed the seat OF
government 1T Ysnkton, will finally be
sustained. Contractors of the cspitol
building called Oh the commissioners to-
day and assured them thst they were
ready to 60 IN with the WORK, which will
be pushed to completion b.fore Christ
mas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-18
Health is Wealth.

De. &. G. WEsr's NERVE AND BRAIN TBEAE-
HENT, guaranteed specific for Hygteria, Dig
ziness, Commissions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia
Headache, Nervous Prostitution caused by the.
use Of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental
Depression, softening Of the Brain resulting in
insanity and leading to misery, decay and
death, Premature Old kge, Barrenness, Loss Of
power in sitheF sex, Involuntary Losses
caused by over.exertion of the brain youthful
folly etc. Each box contains one months
treatment. S1O0 box, or six boxes for $500,
sent by mail prepaid on receipt Of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With eAoh order received
by us for six boxes, accompanied with $50
we will send the purchaser our written guaraIi
tee to refund the money if the treatment doe
not effect cure. Guarantees issued only Il
2, C.M.I, Drug store Salt Lake City Ttal
ia 0R
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06
No Taxes Next Year.
fPtitsboro Rccord.l

1t is reasonably certain that no
State tax will be levied or collected in
North Carolina next year. The Leg
islature, at its session last winter, re-
leased the purchasers Of the Western
North Carolina Railroad from employ
ing with certain provisions of their
contract, and in consideration there
fore they we're to pay the State $780,
O0O before next May; and the Legis-
lature passed an act declaring that If
this payment of 100000 was made
no taxes for State purposes should be
paid, as that sum would support the
State government. If the railroad
people do pot make this payment they
are not to be released from the origi-
nal contract, but we are pleased to
learn from q reliable source that the
payment will certainly be made at the
time designated.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06
About tho Size of 1T.


We want no wood orpumpklns, but
we want the omnipotant cash. We
desire nc offer from patrons and friends
but prefer greenbacks. We publish
the Aurora not for fame or idle praise,
but for one dollar and half cash,
transferred from your pocket to ours.
Praise and promises are pleasant to
the ear, but they will not fill an
empty pocket, appease hanger 81 Pc f:=s >
printers.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06
There is Some Sense In This.


If Northern Companies can make
it profitable to buy and drain our
swamp lands, why cannot North Car
olina capitalists? Or rather, why can
not the State drain and improve them
with convict labor? Better have it
employed in this why than have it
making shoes, harness, and other artl-
cles to be put upon the market in COM
petition with the handyworh Of honest
labar.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06
Disappointed Ambition.

The action of NJ. A. Dauphin in
bringing libel suits against a number
of prominent daily papers and ignor-
ing entirely the Agents Herald, which
has said more against him than any
ten of these newspapers could say, will
strike our readers as not little sim
gular.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06
THE STATE EXPOSITION.
A SUGGESTIVE LETTER FROM MIR.
EDWARD ATKINSON.
Wherein he Points out the Way to Make
the Exposition Both Novel and
Instructive.
lFs,om the Raleiah Chroniclsl

I lTTOHI GtS 1tut6tyft. ChFOfactSl
Relating to the proposed State Ex-
y;tion to be he'd in your city mex;
...r, / ocsii 10 submit few consid-
eraticns which i. may be Wefl for you
to think of.
*** My observations, lead me to
believe that the people of this section,
and perhaps of other sections, have
had enough Of exhibitions of the
merely show kind. | mean those con-
tanning a great display Of various ar
ticles admitted without discrimination
and which are put on exhibition mere
lv for the purpose Of advertising them
without much regard to their quality
or merit. There has been so much OF
this kind OF rubbish in most Of the re-
cent exhibitions as to have made 1t
wearisome in the extreme to search
amid show cases containing goods
which could be viewed much better in
shop windows or in the shops them
| selves, for real original and instructive
| objects, inventions or machines to
which attention might be rightly
called.
GIVE ADVERTISERS SEPARATE SPACE.
IF then it is either expedient or nee
essary as it may be iii your case-to
include a Baz.ta7 for the advertisement
and sale Of goods and wares Of all
kinds, by all means let a separate
wing be set apart for this specific and
well designated purpose. 1t may be
made very attractive, especially to the
people OF your State, who may not
nave had good opportunity to view
exhibitions in distant places. l men
ton the subject rather in reference te
the plan and order Of your Exposition
proper, than with a view of prevent
ing you from incorporating a bazaar
with the Object Lessons, as they may
be called, Of your own State and O
the industries Of your own State.
S ,eak OF this the more readily becaus'
V lur State has Set such an excalen
and almost original example in th'
exhibition at the New England Man
atacturers and Mechanics Institute
by the admirable and scientific meth
! II. ~hicb tho pr19uets q ~
IRE, its timber, its minerals, etc, ar
paced on view and are really mad
ject lessons, by which the future pc
tentiality Of your State may be com
pretended
1t being evident that you hav
among your own citizens men who ar
thoroughly capable Of presenting OK
cts Of interest in SO thoroughly scieI
,ltic way, (you may name l1essr;
McGehee, Kerr and others if yo
please there need be no hesitation i
suggesting an extension Of their metl
DDS over much wider range than
e mere display of crude products. Ma
d | suggest that