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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
The Reason Why,

The original of the following quaint
article was recently found in an old
tower in the very ancient town Of
Chester, England. 1t was among a
lot of old hooks, papers and diversified
rubbish that had just been unearthed by
some repairs that were being made
upon the building:
THE TREASON WHY" n
Mr.. A drinks because his doctor recon-
mends him to "take a little"
Mr.. B because his doctor orders him not
to drink, and he hates quackery.
Mr.. G takes a drop because he's wet.
Mr.. d because he's dry.
Mr.. Il because he feels something rising.
Mr.. + because he feels a sinking.
Mr. G because he went to see friend of
to America.
from Australia.
MIR. because he's so warm in the even
ing,
ing.
Mr. l. because he has q pain in his head.
Mr. M because he has pain IN his side.
Mr.. N because he has pain IN his back.
Mr.. O because he has pain in his Ghost
Mr.. y because he has pains all over him.
Mr. Q because he feels so light and happy.
Mr.. X because he feels so heavy and miser-
able.
Mr.. S because he's married.
Mr.. Il because he isn't
Mr.. V because he likes TO see his friends.
Mr.. w because he's got no friends.
Mr.. X because his uncle left him a legacy.
Mr.. Y because his aunt cut him of with u
shilling.
Mr.. u because he went to Llandudno yes
terday. (ILandudno refers tot neighboring
town that long, long ago was famous re-
sort for merry-making. etc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
THE BAGGAGE MAN.

With many a curve the trunks pitch,
With many a shout and sally;
At station, siding, Gro sing, switch,
On mountain grade or valley,
heave, push, sling, toss,
With vigorous endeavor,
And men may smile and men grow cross
But l sling my trunk forever
Ever ever
bust the trunk forever
l grumble over travelling bags
And monstrous sample cases;
But l can smash the makers brags
Like plaster Paris vases.
They holler, holer as go;
But they can't stop me never,
For they will learn Just what know
A trunk won't last foreyerl
Ever neyerl
l tug, I jerk, l pant I sweat
Itos' the light valises;
And WHAT'S too big to throw, you bet
I'll fire it round in pieces.
They murmur, murmur, everywhere,
But VIII heed them never;
Tho women weep and strong men swear
I'll sling their trunks forever!
Ever ever
I'll bust Their trunks foreverl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
THE DELIGHTED DUDE.

/ am the swell of the uppor crawl"
Slim and tall,
With leaning fall"
My clothes fit tight as papered wall,
You could pick me out of thousand.
My dainty, namby-pamby grace,
Sphinx-like face,
And mincing pace
Remove me far from the human race,
That you see by the hundred thousand.
The secret Of my style unique,
Appearance sleek,
Distinque cheek,
My modiste could tell, but will not speak,
For she makes on me few thousand.
At matinees, I'm always there
Among the fair,
Who at me stare,
Admiring my Montgomery hair,
They worship me by the thousand.
quite despise the rough, rude press
Who mock my dress,
But don't distress;
I'm just the riddle they cannot guess,
No, not once in n thousand.
But best of all, few can intrude
Upon our brood,
For we exclude
Every fellow that's not dude,
And he is one in thousand.
-Neto York Morning Journal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
What CeIIuloid Is.

Celluloid, although originally invent
ed by an Englishman, and known
under his auspices as Xlomite, has been
brought to great perfection, and an
immense trade is done in it as a ma
terial for knife handles. 1t may not
be generally known that the main arti-
Gle in its composition is tissue paper,
and that camphor is largely used in its
preparation, while it owes its hardness
to the adlnixture of the pigment Of
white zinc lead
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
Japan's Army.

The HOchi Shinbin, "a Japanese
newspaper, gives some particulars of
the army of Japan, as follows: General
officers, 80; cOlonels, 253; captains,
heutenants, etc, 1859; staff officers,
1862 cadets, rs; non-commis-
stoned officers, G,9l9; rank and file,
109,496; woTkmen, etc, 7Q9i total,
l2l,eQ5-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
RATEs oF ADvERTIsINe.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices gratis.
= All bills for yearly advertisements collected
1uariery. Temporary advertisements must
be paid in advance.
Job work. cash ON delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08

The great American dessert-Pie.-
Life,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

Or. de Ia Pomnerais was executed in
Paris in June, 1864, for murder of the
Palmer type. On the night before his
execution he was visited by Surgeon
Velpeau, who after a few preliminary
remarks informed him that he came III
the interests OF science, and that he
hoped for DIR. de la Pommerals' co oper
alton. "l.u know" he said. that one
Of the most interesting questions of
physiology Is AZ to whether any ray of
memory, rejection. or real senslbIlity
survives in the brain of "A man after the
fall of the head" At this point the
condemned nan looked somewhat
startled. but professional Instincts at
once resumed their sway. aud the two
physicians calmly discussed and ar
ranged the details of an experiment for
the next morning. "Wnen the knife
falls" said Veineau. Il shall be- stand
ing at your side, and yonr head will at
once pass from the executioners hands
into mine. will then cry distinctly
into your ear: Listen, DE la Pom
merAis: can YOU AT this moment thrice
lower the lid of your right eye. while
the left remains opens The next day,
when the great surgeon reached the
l-condemned DELL. he found the doomed
man practising the sign agreed upon.
A few minutes later the guillotlne had
done its work, the head was i'll Val
peau's hands. and the question put
Familiar ~ he WAS with the most shock
iLc aud CHASTITY scenes, he was almost
frozen with terror as he saw the right
lid fall. while the other looked iixedly
nj him. Again he cried frantically.
The lids moved, but they did not part.
liz WAS ali over.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
THE REGULATION az RAILROAD
CHARGES.

Judge Cooley. an author of recog-
nized authority on the question of
law, has been giving attention of late
to the railroad problem. andupon
the question of the feasibility of reg
ulating rates by infiexible laws, he
has reached a conclusion the correct
ness of which must be recognized by
all sensible, well.informed and dis
passionate minds Rates must
Weld and accommodate themselves.
he SAYS, Ito innumerable circum-
stance and contingencies, exoected
and unexpected. and they must be met
and provided for by the governing
power As they arise. No other known
business requires larger technical
skill, greater ability or wider expert
ence, and the ablest. wlsest and most
experienced man would be guilty of an
act OF supreme folly. ii, with ample
power, he undertook TO prescribe I'M
bending rules for future charges. To
prescribe traffics or rates for one
road, or the roads of one State, which
the competitors are not obliged To
observe, would be like prescribing in
advance by lsw the movements of an
army while the enemy Was al liberty
TO vancouver at discretion. Railroad
competition is an earnest strife, If aoi
q warfare. and experience heretofore
has shown that all that can be done
by common arrangements and under
standings is simply 10 prevent the
strife from becoming mutually de-
structive
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
N. Y. Railroad Gazatte. (

Chicago New York through passenger
traffic Is doubtless the largest there Is
in the country between two places SO
distant from each other, and very likely
the largest there Is In any country.
Nevertheless the amount of II is doubt
less greatly exaggerated by the public.
Data on the subject are not easily found,
bat the following paragraph pnolished
in Chicago paper Is 81 definite. and
some of its facts agree So we'll with facts
known To US, that IT Is probably true:
The through passenger traffic between
Chicago and New York Is much larger
than most people Suppose. During the
month of August the various lines run :
Mug east from this city carried 2lia
first GLASS and 9i5 SECOND class passsn-
GERS from Chicago To New York, and
sl7s first class AMI o. second class
passengers came from New York u
Chicago. This does not include the en-
iyrant traffic, which was also unusually
large during that month.
This gives IS passengers from Chicago
10 New York, and 10 passengers from
New Y,rk 10 Chicago, who would MI
full ab,u. two and half cars r-spec
lively. Now there are AT least twelve
trains daily from New York 70 Chicago,
and fifteen from Chicago TO New York,
Thus. had the travel been evenly dis
tributed among the trains last August
there would have been ten each going
west and seven going east. Evidently
these trains are mol supported by chi
cage travel alone
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
rae RESPONSIBILITY OF MOTHERS.
Memphis Appeal.

Memphis Appeal.
The world has again been furnished
another powerful illustration. showing
how easy II Is for mothers 10 change
innocent babies into vile men and
women. Just As the twlg Is bent will
the tree incline, and Just As good or
evil Impressions are made on the youth
full nina 50 will II be inclined To grow
into manhood or womanhood. 1t has
been dem onstrated that all the wicked
ness of Frank and Jesse James can be
traced directly TO the teachings of their
mother. 1t Is said that she WAS always
vlrago. whose hands We're turned
against everybody, and that she in
stilled into her children all the evil
passions of her fiery and irasclble ma
ture. At the recent trial of her son.
Frank James, she appeared in court and
on the streets pugnaclouS. vlndlctlye
and defiant. She did not understand
that II Was by her teachings that her
sons were made outlaws-that two of
them had bsen slain and another was
on trial for his life. There was no
shame, no humiliation in her manner
She developed the feroclty of the grizzly
bear III tsying to shield its cub from
danger. Whatever crimes her sons
have committed. the original respon-
slbility dates back to the termagant
mother in whose bosom they were
warmed into life. The milk on
which the James bows were nursed
was gall. and they went out into
the world with precisely the same in
stIncts as the wolf starts with. When |
the accident of war gave them taste of
blood. it made them, as it does the |
tiger, ravenoHs for more, aud finally II
was regarded by them As the very wiae
OF life. and that they should drift into |
bri9auds, bandits, marauders and muir
derers WAS but to follow the instincts !
which had been instllied into them by |
mothers teachings. As pure woman |
10 better than the best of men, SO when |
woman becomes bad she Is worse than |
the worst of l2en. OF this type is the |
mother of Jesse and Frank James, and |
when motherhood was given her curse |
was entailed on the human family. Her |
evil teachings have brought sorrow into |
her own household aud grief To the fam |
lilies desolated by the lawless band of |
her murderous sons. 1t Is said by those |
who knew Jesse and Frank James that |
Notwithstanding their early teachings |
they had some fine traits of character
which, if properly developed. would |
have made them good and useful citi-
zens. In connecting their desperate
schemes they exhibited the courage aud |
strategy of the military chieftain, and |
~ the reactory speed of the locomotive
is as swift as before reverse, So would |
the genius of these men have been USE
full to themselves and to the world if
they had been reared by "a mother in-
stead of a monster.
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why TWE BAD BOYS "a GOilDNT
GET HONE.

"Oh people are not all as goo as
you and are, said the grocery man,
a. he watched the boy making Il
sneak on bunch Of grapes. But
did you go To the circus
Circus: Well. should assimi
late. And it is wonder that | am
not there yet. But, whatever you do,
don't ask pa if he was at the circus,
cause he Will kill you. You see pa
and ! drove up to the track where the
circus was in the evening. and after
the circus was out we waited To see
the men tuke the tents down, and af-
ter they had gone we started TO drive
home 1t was darker than IA squaw's
pocket. an. | drove out on the race
tract, and the old horse used to be a
racer aud he pricked up his ears. Pa
took the lines and said he would
drive, cause we We're out pretty late
aud ma would be nervous. Told pr
| didn't believe he was on the right
road to town, but he said he guessed
nobody could fool him al CIT the
right road, and bless me if NJ didn't
drive around the road eight times.
Every time We passed the q md
stand, which pa couldn't see o. AZ
count of his eyes. latfed; bu |
thought he knew the road So con
founded well could ride as long as
he could.
After we had rode around the
track about eight miles. and | was
getting sleepy | mildly suggested that
we had better stop al a house and in
quire the way TO town, and pa got
mad and asked me if | took him for
\ fool. Then he drove around cou
Pile of miles more. aud the man who
| keeps the track he came out with a
| lantern and said, Hello" Pa stop
| ped and asked him what he wanted
and he said, % nothin, and pa drove
on and TOLD him To mind his business
We went around the trick again
| and when we got 10 the same place
the man with the lantern was there
aud guess pa thought il was time tc
inquire the way, SO he pulled up and
asked the man what he was doing
there. and the man said minIlng his
| own business. l aSktu Hitu Ill We
were on the right road to town, an(
the man said if we wasn't in a hurry
he would like to have us drive on the
track all night. as it was LITTLE
heavy. aud he wanted to get it in a
condition to speed the colts next day
but if we had 10 20 we could drive
out the gate aud take the first lief
hand road
Well. pa was mad, and he waatel
to know why didn't tell him WI
were on the track, but | tnlt
him he See ed to know II all, and i
is dangerous To advise man VIII,
knew it all He didn't speak all tn.
way TO town. but when | put UP tn,
horse he said 'Hcnnery. if his thin.
gets out your pa will have the repu
tarion of being drunk. lfyou tell o
il YOU are no friend of mine so
shall not say anything about it
cause it is bad boy that will &c
back on his pa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
<k-G.iNBNt. RI'RlsE
EDITOR Posi- INTELLiGENCEa:

EDITOR Posi- INTELLIGENCER
The Thanksgiving of 1883 will long be
remembered at iuterlake, and. if you
will permit me, ! will. through the me
dunn of your valuable paper, expose the
offenders, for | WAS the victim of the
surprise.
This morning donued my big rub
Der boots, No. Is, To take "A stroll over
the ranch. when one of the noighbors
came over To where | was. HIS uncon-
cerncd As you please, passing the usual
greeting, etc. Looking towards the
house | noticed some little children in
the yard, and thinking that perhaps
they had been sent on al GRAND. re-
turned, and, as we farmers usually do,
went III the back WAY. Upon entering
tho kitchen, to say surprised wouldn't
do il justice. Baskets. boxes, buckets
and tubs covered nearly the whole floor
all well filled with-well, coulda't inst
say what. But ere two hours pissed
was made aware what they contained
everything heart could wish. After
meeting and congratulating the ladies in
the sitting room, turned the house
over To them.
Tue table contained the very best this
country affords, and those who prepared
II knew just how TO do IL Tie party
was not very large, only % all told. bnt
there were eatables enough left to feed
as many more after wa spoiled all We
could. After dinner we formed our
selves into a Philharmonic Society. and
had joyous afternoon of it.
Mrs Susie Weedin. Mrs. James, Mrs.
Chandler and Mrs. kracht We're at the
head of this, and well they managed It.
Bro. Chandler. nj the close. made few
remarks and q prayer, that reached the
heart of every one. After singing the
Doxologv we had n warm and affection
to good bye. We prted. but never TO
f,rget tn nksgiv ng of 1888. G. +. ID.
luterlake, Nov. 30.
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EASTERN NEWS.
.soc,.rEn PRFss ptspATcHga
Railway shareholders Assocta.
fiOu.

Nyw YORK, Nov. 9.-The Railway
shareholders Association, which ap-
.,aays TO be An organization OF English
p,;gin for opposition to legislation for
.ha regulation of railroads and other
..s,Hc, has issued circular IN which
long list of advisory correspondents
annears. containing the names Of raul
lad men in this country. 4. +. Hunt
;ngton. Franklin b. Goven, General
po,ter and Henry Willard have already
,enndiated all connection with It and
daclared the use of their names IN con
nsction with it a. wholly unasthorlzed-
This looks rs if the whole ,rganiztiion:
90 far as this country Is Concerned al
iii events. has origin by Some KIND OF
Ind or hnmbug In fact. the plan OF
10y laid out for the ASSOCIATION, IN the
80 NJ influencing and resisting legis
ia,iop is one which no sane man u the
United States would openly avoW his IN
tention to enter
An Electric Headlight Tested
Cy,c.co. Nov. "a s-ernlnQ meteor
.nneared away down III the western
Indiana track, rushing toward the depot
las, evening. II was a new electric
Locomotive headlight. The glare was
very strong. One-third OF q mile OF
track could be plainly seen from the
cab, A party Of railroad men took
short run in two coaches, 10 test the
new liyht They went twenty miles an
bonr Int the light never tiickered. Re
tnrnino. the glass in front Of the light
vas broken, and the result was still
t.a,,.- Power il given by three horse
nower engine attached TO the locono-
live and taking steam from the boiler.
Only ono test has been gwen before, NJ
Indianapolis. few weeks ago, which
was eunaliy satisfactory.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
FO z 10 y


LONDON, Nov. 3o-The trial of O'Don-
nell for the murder Of James Carey vas
begun this morning before dge George
Dinman IN old Bailey Police Court
Two SherIffs and several Aldermen oc-
cupied seats on the bench. The small
court room WAS crowded. Several la
dies were present. No one vas admit
ted without a ticket. A. NJ. Sullivan.
Solicitors Guy and Roger 4 Pryor we're
present - counsel for 'Donneli Hen
~ james, Attorney General. and Holland
And~rs SwIgart appeared for the Gov
eminent. % DOnnell entered the dock
from Al adjoining prison, surrounf led
BY officers. He seemed uncoacerued.
Henry James opeued the case for the
Government He described Carey's de
parture from England aud voyage To
CApeto1n, and saw no evidence To show
that the prisoner embarked on the
steamer X lHf4uq5 Csstl. - kill Carey
but no y witness tCabitt could testify
that At Capetown he gave the prisoner.
At his urgent request, A rough sketch Of
Carey, and the prisoner remarked upon
receiving 1t. I'll shoot him" The At
torney General repeated details of the
murder OF Carey. and urged upon the
Jury that the act was not committed in
self defense, but was wilful and pre-
meditsted murder He enjoinet the
jury not 10 allow feeling against Carey
To prejudice them In their consldera-
tIon of the Case. O'DonnelI listened
closely to the address Of the Attorney
General. He has bee1 allowed to use
tobacco, which he chews freely in the
dock James Parish. steward of the
steamer Melrose Castle, repeated the ev-
icence gwen At the preliminary exam
nation. Two plans of the eabin of the
MeiroSe Castle We're shown. one pre-
pared by the prosecution, the o,haS bv
the defense. Witness declared the one
offered by the defense incorrect, and the
Judge rejected it.
4 Manifesto or 1919.
WINNIPEG, Nov. y.-The FIRE. Pres.
this morning publishes tbs full text Of
the manifesto issued by the Annexation
PARTY in eastern Provinces in l8i9.
After reviewing the disabilities under
which the cnloni-ts of that date, many
Of which are identified with the present
movement labored, the manifesto states
that the remedy consists III friendly
and peaceful separation from the
British Dominion and union upon
equitable terms, with the great North
American confederation of sovereign
Ssites. Appended to the document are
signatures of 80 men, number of
whom are prominently connected with
the Present conservative administration.
notably, Senator ID. l.. MCPHERSON. j.
T.. Kedpath. the Moutrea sugar retiner,
merchants, workmen and others
Another Fire.
VICTORIA, b. c., Nov. 39.-In the
midst of a torrent of rain at | O'Clock
this morning another fire broke out in
Chinatown and consumed six small
stores. The loss Is about Sl5,OOO The
tire IL belived to be the result of
Chinese thieves. \ feeling of great in.
security prevails throughout the CITY. in
consequence OF these incendiary efforts
Gone Ia Sea In 10 Gale.
The bark ID. II. Morris WAS towed TO
ses list night III the raidst of heavy
gale.
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what feeling mus, have come over such
a man till then. The last minute that |
coald cling TO the rspes vas reached.
felt that not even for nv life could
hold longer. With PRAYER on my lips
my paIsied fingers slipped from the
cords AID | began TO fall. When |
became conscious the balloon Was living
few yards of in a heap. and tan
gled siu the cordage Vas Lefebre.
Nv first stsemp; to pull open the valve
had been successful. and when loos-
ened all holds was onlv half dozen
feet from the ground. Lefsbre had be-
come entangled III the net work and
tainted. | never went up IN balloon
again. and nv nerves ara so completely
shattered that | can never see one with
cut the old feeling of horror creeping
over me-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

4 Galveston school teacher had a
great deal of trOusle making boy I'M
derstand his lesson. Finally. however,
he succeeded. and drawing a long
breath. remarked to the boy. IF it
wasn't for me you would be the biggest
donkey IN Galveston island"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

lNrxousA8 I.E 'LoRruRE. prisoners
contined in the Billings jail say they are
coh.peil. TO endure refined slsoi' Of
cruelty which the court who sentenced
them doubtless did not contemplate.
the Billings Hefuid says; Every evening
AZ the shades of night creep on, gen
tleman who lives III the immediate vi
entity strikes up a dol-fui air on con
certina, and from then until midnight
sleep for the weary prisoners Is IT an
end. Hour after hour the reedy notes
III heightened sweetness long drawn
ont, strike on the outraged ears of
toe oxasperated prisoners, banishine
every virtuous resolution that may have
oecn formed, and adding To the depth
o. misery lower depth still. The mat
20 vas evidently overlooked by The late
uealant grand jury, or they would GER
9snly have remedied the wrong SO I'M
10y inflicted upon these confined in
eafjail.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

The entries of freshmen at the va
riOus Colleges of Cambridge University,
England, this year exceed those of 1882
bv fifty one. the numbers being ZIG and
~ respectively. The name of Prince
Edward of Wales heads the list at
Trinity.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
NOTICE.

TIME PARTNERSHIP EXISTING Be
| tween NJ. Densmore and q. NJ. John
son undeg the firm name Of Densmore &
johnson is this day dissolved by mutual
consent The business will be continued
by NJ. Densmo, c, who assumes all fabili
ties OF the drm. aud viii collect all debts
due. ii. DENSAOKE.
q. n. JOHNSON.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

- SHIP MOUNT WASHINGTON,
SRI rating 33 L. l. L.. i.os tons regis
&G ter; built in Saco. Maine in lo67 !;
now dischavging railroad material at
Portland For further Information apply
to c. III. PRESCOTT.
Portland.
Or CAPT. + Il. PERKINS,
II On board.