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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-08

this freedom, and that no one will be
hurt except those who should not be
screened.
| am, sir, your obedient servant,
ADAM BARDEAU.
New York, April %, 1884.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-08
a SCENE OF DEsoLAT1oN.

After the surrender we made prepara-
ration to return to our homo on Walnut
Bayou, near Vicksburg. We found
destruction from Delhi TO Vicksburg, and
the owners scattered. Nearly every
house on Walnut Bayou had been burned,
and there was not fence rail to be eeen.
X I cannot describe my emotions when
we reached what had once been our
home. Tall weeds grew in the yard, and
only the fallen brick remained to mark
the ruins. Not homo Of any kind was
TO be seen--all bad been destroyed. The
cavalry horses had broken down my
shrnbbery, while my shade trees had
been split into frewood. It was useless,
however, to cry over the destruction, and
pitching our tent in tie yard we com.
menced lie anew-hoping and trusting
in the same God who had so often cared
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
SuppOsing He Had.

On Bay City train coming into De-
troit the other day was great big hulk
of fellow with voice deep enough to
shake the foundations of Il house, and a
disposition to eat somebody up. He
got into trouble with three or four diff
ferent men in the smoking car, all OF
whom left il to avoid trouble. This en-
couraged the man in the belief that he
could run the whole train, and he was
observing that he had come down from
the lumber camps 10 sniff the fresh ali
and start graveyard or two, when q
brakeman who had caught on quietly
took a seat beside him.
stranger, said the overgrown chap
as he limbered up his arms, 'are you
prepared to diel"
The brakeman acknowledged that he
wasn't.
"Sayl how would you like 10 step out
on the platform at the next station and
stand before me fur two minits"
The brakeman rather liked the idea
''You will, eh9 Say Jist feel o that
Then smell of i'll"
''DOn't rub my nose like that again,
sirn warned the railroader.
"Why not
because you might get hurtr'
He had scarcely spoken when the big
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
Verified.

There was a Granger convention some
where near the line between Indiana and
Ohio, and, as a matter of course, little
Dragging was done by various farmers as
to what each State produced. Among
those who Dragged was Farmer johnson,
from Miami Reserve, in Ohio, and who,
by the way, is somewhat notorious for
telling large and wonderful stories. Dur
ing the course of his remarks, he said:
"There is a farmer living on the Mi
ami Reserve who annually manufactures
one million pounds of butter, and over
two million pounds of cheese"
This caused great sensation and some
laughter by way of derision, as much as
to say the crowd did not swallow all of
Farmer Johnson's story. He took fire at
once, and appealed to Farmer Jones, OF
Ohio, to verify his assertion by giving
the name of that great butter and cheese
maker as Deacon Brown.
Farmer Jones slowly arose, and, in a
drawing, farmer-like twang, said:
81 know Deacon Brown makes a good
deal of butter and cheese-I do not know
the exact number of pounds-but this !
do know-he runs seventeen saw mills
with the butter milk. Carl Pretsept
HeeklV
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14

fist rubbed itself against his nasal organ,
but something more than words followed.
In about New Jersey second he had the
big man by the throat and jammed into
a corner, and there he held him until the
man who wanted to 60 into the grave
yard business turned the color of horse
plum, exhibited all the tongue he had,
and made signals that he would even sell
his shirt to bring about an amicable set
tlement of affairs.
''Got enoughW asked the brakeman.
"Y-you betp
"Will you keep quiet2"
"Y-yesw
With that he was released, and for
long ten minutes he had nothing to say
Then a sickly smile crossed his face and
he leaned over to the man in the seat
ahead and whispered:
''He was the man / wanted to step out
before me at the next station"
''Yes."
"Say, stranger" continued the big
passenger as he felt of his neck, and sort
o. licked his chops "supposng he had ="
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
A SPRING POEM.

The vine on the cot is blowing,
The nest is built in the tree,
And the apple limbs are snowing
Their blooms in the fragrant lea.
The bird to his mate is singing,
The lamblsin skips on the hill,
And the rosy clover's springing
Beside the gurgling rill.
Sir Strephon his love is signing,
The cricket begins to chirp,
And the boy in the back yard'styiug
The can to the brindled purp. -
Above the lake in the hollow
That mirrors a cloudless sky
Is dartiug the airy swallow,
And the purple dragon-hy.
The humble bee in the garden
Runs riot the livelong day,
And Maud in her Dolly Warden
Piucks flowers along the way.
Sir Strephon his love is signing,
The cricket begins to chirp,
And the boy in the back yards tying
The can to the brindled purP.
r. K. MuHbittrick, in PLchv
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
His Last Song.

This is a story of George D. Prentice,
which never saw in print and which is
a better illustration of his ready wit, than
anything else he said, think. The old
Journal office used to be the stamping
ground of many Southern men, more or
less known who liked to hear the vet
eran journalist tell story or warm up a
presumptuous young man for lunch
Among those who freqpented the Journal
office was Will S. Hays. the song writer
Coming into Mr.. Prentice's Office one
day in that free and easy way of his, he
sat down in one chair, with his feet on
another, and jamming his hat on the back
of his head, said, without consulting Mr.
Prentice's leisure:
"Seen my last song, George9"
Mr.. Prentice ceased writing, sighed
heavily and looking up sadly and re-
proachfully at the young man, said:
81 hope so, Biliy."-BU Nye, in Free
Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
She Laughed Too Soon.

A woman stood at the front gate watch
ing her neighbors dog coming down the
street with kettle tied to his tail. 1t
amused her vastly,
Presently the owner of the dog sour
ried by in hot pursuit, whereupon the
woman at the gate laughed a gleeful, un-
neighborly laugh
Then little boy rounded the corner
with bright, innocent look upon his
face, as who should say "I-am-on-
an-errand-for-my-d dear - ma-so-
don't-detain-
He stopped and said to the woman at
the gate:
"What are you laughin' at2"
She replied with hilarity: "I'm laughin'
at old Bullrag's dog with kettle tied to
his tail"
"It's awful funny, amt it2" the little
boy said, as he hurried on. "The ket-
tie is yourn."
Then the woman at the gate suddenly
stopped laughing ng.-PhiJadelphia Call.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
A FAMILY FEUD.

"Therem said l. chow do you like the
way have rendered that red autumn
leaf2n
Its capital" said Simon, absently
Now, / can always tell my brother
Simon's tone exactly whether he is at
tending or not. And this time he was
not
We were up in the garret of the old
Battersley house, where / still kept my
easel and paints, and lay-fgures and
things, although it was more than year
since the agent had warned us that Bat
tersles twas no longer our property, and
compelled us to move into the little cot
tage on the salt marshes.
'l wonder at your lack of spirit, child, "
mamma had said, plaintiyely.
'Oh, what is the use of having spirit n
l retorted, recklessy. al must have a
little beehive that has good north light
Wasn't born and brought up at Batters-
ley? And why shouldn't | keep my
studio in the garet, as long as there is
nobody else there but the rats and
ghosts2 | tell you, mamma, one gets
inspirations in an old house like that
And I'm going to redeem all the family
fortunes with my pencil before l get
through"
But mamma only sighed.
Since the disastrous lawsuit had been
decided against us, she had fallen into
the way of sitting aimlCSsly by the fire,
as II there was nothing , left to do on
think Of in life !,
But cared nothing fI1,Se9 judges Of
the supreme court, nor tVS distant
heir-at- law, who had Is out Of
RattersleV
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
Arctic Artillery.

Miss H. Maria George in the ST. NIohO-
las, relates the following original method
employed by the Empress Anna of Rus
sia to guard her great plaything, the
first ce-palace ever erected:
"The empress ordered six cannon and
two mortars to be set up on each side Of
the front gateway. 1t makes us shake
our heads when we read that these can
non and mortars were likewise Of ice.
And even her councillors and wise men
said one to another; What will our eyes
be asked to see next" But the empress
laughed, for she knew that so long as the
sun kept to his old path in the heavens,
her palace would be secure. But to prove
TO her friends that the work was good,
she bade them place a quarter of pound
of powder and an iron cannon ball
weighing five pounds in one Of the ice
cannon. Every one tremblingly waited
for terrible explosion, but none came
The cannon remained intact, and the ball
was thrown to some distance passing
through a board two inches thick, placed
about sixty PAGES off. "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

rganizers-Italians
Many heavy swells" float on the bill
owes of credit.
Beware of dried apples. They love net
wisely but to swell. Chicago S1tn.
A prairie farmer reports that a late
wind storm lifted about everything from
his lands except the mortgage. - Ci0cin-
natl ComHserciaJ- Gazette.
81 aim to tell the truth" eyes, :" in
terrupted an acquaintance, "'and you are
probably the worst shot in America. -
Cincinnati Saturday Night
''Father-'T never imagined that your
studies would cost me so much money"
Student-"Yes, and l don't study much,
either. Flegellde Blatter
"Laugh, and the world laughs with
you," Miss Wheeler says. Yes, and
slip, and the world laughs at you. AT
least that has been our experience. -By-
taLo Ezpress.
''Will you have small piece of the
light meat or a small piece of the darkG"
asked Bob's uncle, as he carved the tur-
key at dinner. 'Ill have large piece
of both," said Bob.
There is a postmaster in Texas who has
been in three wars and has lived under
five governments, says news item. II
he has been married five times we can't
imagine why he has been in only three
wars.-H0OSjer.
1t may be little late in the season,
but we want to give our gardening
friends a brand-new and strictly reliable
method of making hot bed in short
space of time. This is the way: Apply
lighted match to the straw ticking
Derrick.
It's fortunate thing for the male sex
that malaria is prevalent about the time
that spring house-cleaning arrives. 1t
enables man to pretend that he is very
sick, to escape the torture of putting
down the rpets.-PhiLGdelphia Chrong-
cte- Telegram
Mrs. Mary L. Booth, editor of Ha,per's
Bazar, deplores the deficiency woman
suffer in being deprived ofpockets. She
does not consider that they have the
plethoric pockets of their fathers, hus-
bands, brothers and cousins to draw
from.-Nea0 York World.
"Why do they call it leap-year, pal
Is it because it comes along just about
the time when hops are most proli6cg"
Guess not, child. Most likely it is be-
cause it keeps men on the jump to keep
out of the way of embarrassing situa-
tions. - HORkers Gazette.
A New York car-driver when he wants
to clear the track shouts: "Hi, there, hi "
A Chicago driver strikes his bell and
shouts "Shake 'em up there, will yous"
A Boston driver says; "Deviate from
the direct line those equine appeudages,
accelerate, accelerate, eXhilaration, lively
now. - Ohicag0 Inter OeeaH.
A Marathon amateur who wrote to tho
manager OF the Madison Square theatre
TO know if there was an opening on the
stage there for a young actor, received
reply that there were several openings in
the stage there and if he would come on
he would drop him through one of them
with pleasure. Marathon Independent.
In the spring a young mans fancy turns 90
yachts and kindred things,
Base ball games his soul entranceth, whao
cares he for angels wings
And the maiden, fair and lovely as an angel,
scarcely less,
Turns her wits TO work, TO cajole her pa, Of
new dress
--NslO York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
A Great Stnte.

Several gentlemen from different States
were discussing the merits of their par
ticular homes.
"Kansas is great State We raise
sixty bushels of corn" said man from
Kansas, "and 200 bushels of potatoes
to the acre"
"But have you Kansas people any
market for your produce2" asked a man
from Connecticut.
Certainly they have" responded an
envious Texan, they raise enough grass
hoppers and potato bugs to eat up ten
times the corn and potatoes they can
raise. .n-SVtings.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
A Great Deal I'M Her.

81 don't see how you can endure that
Pliffy girl, Jack p said his sister. "pm
sure there's nothing in her
Nothing in her, indeed | just wish
you'd been with us to supper after the
theatre to night, and he dropped a tear
over his buried salary.-SaR Francisco
Post
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
FOR THE LOVERS OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FOUND IN
OUR EXCHANGES,

NO Fire Needed-A Great State-She
Laughed Zoo SOOn-EHis Last Song
-Verilied-SuppOsin He Had.
'Don't they have any fire in this carp
asked passenger of a drummer.
"They never do" replied the drum
mer.
GLOW is that2"
"Why, because this is such slow road
that when a man feels cold be is supposed
to get out and walk along beside the
train for several miles to get his blood in
circulation. "-Pttck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14

Upon the river in front Of the city Of
Portland, Oregon, recently, a flock of
ducks were seen catching fish. A crowd
of hungry gulls, who could not dive,
were on the watch, and the moment a
duck came to the surface the gulls stroye
to steal its fish In most cases the duck
managed to flip the fish down his throat
When a gull did get fish from a duck
all the other gulls chased him and tried
to share in the spoil.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
THE ANCIENT MINERS STORY,
BY WILL CARLETON.


BY WILL CARLETON.
oh, yes, I'm hxod as solid, sir most OF folks you
Atleast the coyote Poverty had ceased to snin At
That mine s worth million down-that is, II is
to-daW
what it might cost tomorrow though couldn't
exactly ssy.
A boy in old Connectcut-this dream used to
hold
What II the cellar Of our house should spring leak
with gold,
And from there at any time a shining lump could
bring?-
I've got a collar in this rock that's just that sort O.
thing.
The sum my father shaved himself for twenty years
topay
I've taken out Of that there hole In less than half
day:
III could lead him up yon path, I'd make him smile,
at least;
But his old labor-hardened hands are moldering In
the East.
I'd pack my mother up this hill, and open to he
view
Enough to give benefit to all the poor she knew
I'D pan heap o. happiness out of her dear old face
Bnt mothers struck lead Of gold in quite differ
ent place.
My girl' Well, maybe this is soft; but since the
questions put
q wouldn't tell this to any one except "a tender
foor0,
We used to climb those Eastern hills tshe was
charming wtch),
And prospect what we would do when had
"strucS it rich"
But her old father hadn't the heart to let us marry
poor,
And so shook of Yankee dust and took Western
tour
My trip It lasted several years. The old man
grieved, no doubt
sworc never would come back till l could buy
him out.
You don't know what 1t Is to hunt and dig from day
TO day,
To strike vein that almost shows, then lodges
clean away.
You do2 Well, yes; but have you starved, and
begged, and almost died,
With treasures that you couldn't find heaped up on
every side9
And then her letters wandered like then tapered
to an end;
Iwondered on 1t for while, then wrote a school
boy frend
And just as had struck this mine, and my old
heart beat high,
There came letter up the gulch-it was my
friends reply.
"she's been a-wanderlng in her mind: the other
She went within the asylum walls, as crazy as
LOOM
rush across the barren plains, snallsh railroad
ride,
And was in the asylum too, a-kneeling at her
side.
thought she knew me, just at nrst but soon she
shrank away,
And never looked at me again, whatever might
say.
She wanders round, or crouches In a western win
dow niche,
And says "My love will come to me when he has
struck It rich +"
No word or look for me- Oh, but the Eastern hills
were cold
And something seemed to always say, "Go back
and love your gold
And came back; and in this hut my purpose is to
stay
A miser, with his treasure bright already slowed
away.
I'm President, Cashier, and Board OF quite wealthy
bank,
With none except myself to please-and no one
else to thank
But nothing makes my heart beat fast-and 1 am
growing old,
With not thing love leave except this pile Of
gold.
but have learned thing or two know as sure
as fate,
when we lock up lives for wealth, the gold key
comes toe late
And that I'm poorer now than through those happy
days in which
Iowned heart, and did not know that had struck
II rich
BOULDER, Colorado. -Harpsris Weekly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14

"Were you ever caught in sudden
squall ~ asked an old yachtsman of
worthy citizen. ''Weu, / guess sol" re-
sponded the old man. II have helped
TO bring up eight babies Burlington
BEes Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14
RArEs OF ADVERTISING.

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Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements collected guar
terry. Temporary advertisements must be paid In
advance.
Job work--eash on delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14

The average daily consumption Of gun
powder in ths United States is 100 tons
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-14

Georgia farmers suffered loss by dogs
last year of so, 600 sheep.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29
nn.rp words From Butler.

BOSTON, July 2S.-General Butler
WAS interviewed to-day by a reporter OF
the Traveller, and, from what he
said, 1t looks as If lie Is actually In the
field as . Presidential candidate. The
reporter said 81 SOC that Mr.. Jones
has written q public letter, In which he
shows impatience at your delay about
the Greenback nomination" To this
General Butler replied "Yes, I have
seen It. l do not understand Mr.Jones'
hurry, Twas nominated in spite of his
vote and he bolted the nomination.
What does he expect me to do tor
him? What-say to him his party
seems to have q candidate against his
wishes, who has accepted the nomina'
tion. and If he Is anxious to organize
and support that candidate, why DOM
he do ii? Nothing has been said by
the candidate to prevent 1t, that know
of. He certainly don't expect the can
didate to come TO his State to make an
organization, does he? Presidential
candidates don't do that. -,
az was the candidate Of the Anti
monopollsts before was nominated by
the Greenback party. Ihave been
candidate In no other convention and
nominated by no other. Why does no
Mr.. Jones organize his party and g
ahead? That Is the way it would ap
near to me, as an outsider, but, holding
4 different position, think should
saw what wish, hope and desire to m!
friends, and not to my eneRaies, at suci
time, as 1 think it will best serve m.
| friends and not my enemies. My onl.
wish about MIR. Jones Is that he won
trv IN get for himself baby immortality
by writing about me any more.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29
A Dangerous Play thing.

A new and very dangerous plaything,.
for boys is now being sold in some Of
the shops. 1t consists of tin blow
pipe, supported with a number Of darts
made of needles, with worsted on one
end, that causes them to fly wish uner-
ring force and precision. These toys are
very dangerous in the hands of thought
less boys, for aside from the pain and
suffering they are enabled to infiict on
birds and dumb brutes, some boys do
not hesitate to shoot them at children.
A few days since little girl in the
Eastern part of the city ran into the
house screaming, and when a mem ber
of the family made an exam ination she
found one of these darts sticking in the
child's cheek, and almost all the way
through. Had it struck her an inch
and half higher up, it would certain
ly have destroyed the sight Of her eye.
The dart was blown at her for fun, by
a thoughtless boy, and the only way to
prevent their useis for parents to forbid
their children having them.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29
Chfcag0 Reef.

Luscious, and tender at Richardson's,
Delaware Market, ell King street.
Steak, porter house rump and sirloin,
18 cents per ID roasts. ribs, 18 cents
per h; first chuck, 12H cents per 10; su-
gar cured rumps Of beef, 12H cents per
h; smoked beef tongues, 70 cents each,
or IS per dozen; home cured dried beef
by piece, 20 cents per b; Mitchner's
Excelsior hams, 10 cents per n 4; Taylo, =
sugar cured Jersey shoulders, best In the
world, 10H cents per 10; extra lean su-
gar cured Jersey pig fitch, II cents per
n; Jersey lard and 3 pound buckets,
12X cents per h; 100 oak meat tierces,
and barrels for sale very cheap, at Rich
ardson's Delaware Market, Oil King
street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29
RIG Colored Revival.

One of the greatest revivals known In
the history Of South Wilmington, over
Third street bridge, among the colored
neonle. is now In progress In that
vicinity, under the direction .of Elder
Bantam who is quite noted revival
lot Fifteen persons have already pro-
fessed conversion, while quite num-
hsr of others are penitents at the altar.
Persons desiring to witness an old time
colored prayer meeting are cordially In
cited to be present. Elder Bantam Ii
n N lie a Jealous worker In the cause
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29

A number Of idle boys make con
slant rendezvous Of the churchyard at
Eighth and Monroe streets. They pitch
auoits, play ball, damage the church
property, and their loua noise and pro,
fame Language is a constant annoyance
10 the residents in that vicinity. A
few arrests and fines for trespass would
surely produce q wholesome effect and
prove great relief to the neighbors,
members and friends of the church OF
the Redeemer. Such free license Il
not given the boys on any. pubilc
grounds, and surely they should not DC
allowed thus to desecrate d place sci
anart TO the service of God.