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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-06-18

live, and / knew that by robbing YOU oI
that short time l would gain years and
years, would not lift q finger against
you. You are yet free man. You car
escape. Yau may take my borse."
II will take your horse"
''Thank you"
After 1 have took your hfe."
"Oh, Lord, save your"
Steve threw the loop over the old mans
head and with jerk pulled him from the
chair. He fell on his knees and with his
palsied hands, struggled to loosen the
rope. Steve stood regarding his victim
with brutal fondness. He allowed the
rope to slacken, for he seemed to take a
tiendish delight in hearing the old man,
tones of agony.
"For Christ's sake spare me |" CATCHING
the rope. "Spare me, and will prav
increasingly for you. Oh, do you moi
know that there is an awful hell where
the murderer's soul cries out in the deer
anguish of unbearable tortured"
You'd better draw up a bench, old
man, an let me be a mourner."
"Oh, that you were a mournerl"
"An' then you'd have the heels on me,
eh2 To throw aside fooIishness an come
down to business, you've got to die. I'm
goin' to drag you round this room till the
life's choked outen you"
He gave the rope a jerk, and the old
man fell on his face. Around the room
Steve dragged him. The old mans tongue
came out, and catching on a sharp nail,
was almost torn from his mouth. The
old dog arose and was gazing at the hor.
rible performance. Steve. in turning to
drag the lifeless body back toward the
fireplace, stumbled over stool and fell
The old dogs chance had come. He
sprang upon the fallen man, seized him
by the throat. and with strength that
had long been slumbering, pressed him
to the floor Steve struggled desperately,
but his hands becoming entangled in the
rope, he was soon in a helpless condi-
ton. His groans were awful. The old
mans life was but mere breath.
Steve's life was storm. Old St. Luke
painted with exertion, but he did not re-
lax his hold.
The next morning two deputy marshals
entered the house. A shocking picture.
The old man lay on his back, with his
hands clasped. Steve's face was blue
and his eyes protruded in ghastly stare.
They were all dead. The dogs eyes were
closed, and in death he still retained a
strong hold on the assassin's throat.-
dT'kdnSdlo TT1peler
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How Seven Men Dispersed 1 zoo.

MIR. George w. Veatch, now of Nye
county, Nevada, but formerly of Cincin-
natl, writes home telling of mob out
West and how it was dispersed. He
says:
A few years ago, in the county next
adjoining Nye (Nev.) on the east, at the
town of Eureka, where there are large
silver smelling works, using an immense
amount of charcoal, which is supplied
from the mountains, mostly by Italian
coal burners, they struck for rise in
price, and would allow no one to bring
coal in town. There were some 800 Of
them in the business.
The sheriff telegraphed the governor
that he feared riot. That morning a
man came in and said the burners were
assembling mounted and armed, and in.
tending to come to town. The sheriff
jumped on his horse, armed with o
Henry rifle and revolver. Before he
got out of town he hallooed to six men
to arm and follow him, and meet
him at certain place. He could
have had a hundred men if he
had said SO. Meeting at the
place he said: "pm going to
make speech to that crowd, and
they must and shall listen to me. Tie
your horses boys, our Henrys are good for
sixteen shots each, and our Colts for six
each. Now don't shoot until l say the
word, and not unless they defy me"
Then on those seven men went on foot.
about a quarter of mile, and came to
the strikers, fully 1900 men mounted
and armed, but SOBER though like their
race they became very excited on seeing
seven armed men coming toward them.
The leader rode down on them fol-
lowed by the whole gang. The sheriff
said: "YOu know I'm the sheriff. You
are an unlawful crowd. You must dis
perse." "To perdition with you and the
law, /" and all that vast crowd were riding
round that little band of seven men, with
fearful oaths in their own language.
" Boys" said the sheriff, look sharpl"
Furiously the leader cursed and defed
them. AT the word fire" the sheriff
killed the leader, and seven bodies rolled
from their saddles, and the quick repeat.
ing rifles killed twenty of them
before their horses could take them
out OF range. Had the seven kept their
horses so they could have pursued them,
many more would have been killed.
They didn't think the sheriff meant any
thing more than talk. Had they cot
into town and whiskied, there would
have been an awful riot. So severe was
the lesson, and so many mounted men
were seen by the Italians urging their
horses toward Eureka, they fled further
into the mountains, thinking the whites
were rallying to again slaughter them.
That determined sheriff in few days
went out to their haunts and told them
they could return to their business and
be molested. "But if you break
the laws you'll suffer worse next time.~
One said; "Pini Garlici's horse threw
him, poor fellow! and one of your men
shot him" The sheriff told them they
could go to town and get the bodies. A
few went in, but they felt safest when
-he sheriff was in sight. Many left the |!
county, and there has never been any
more coal-burners attempting to defy the |
aw.
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A little child says a writer becoming
wearied over the quarreling of two
younger children over glass of milk, ,ex-
claimed, What's the use in lighting for
ever over that milk9 There's a whole
oowful out in the barn. - RiHiamspOrt
Breal9iast Table.
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III.
To follow thee, scaled the castle wall,
And leapt the bridgeless moat. To follow
thee
climb'd the cliG, and did not fear to fall
Down from the windy keep. The grassy lea,
Where was born, beneath me sunk; and
small
And smaller grew the farm, the field the
tree,
left long since to find thy seagirt hall.
listen'd and heard the curlews call,
And the hoarss murmuriug of the great salt
sea:
lookd and saw thee leaning from tall
Ethereal tower, above the world and me.
knew that was near thee That was all
] cared to be.
Love helpd me upward thro' the patient
year
rose; and still had no fear;
Tho, as L climb'd, the craggy glen deep
down
Gleam'd with my dropping blossoms thickly
strown,
Nor did the roaming winds and rains forbear
To leave me oft oerthrown.
One happy morn, in at our lattice peeping.
! saw thee sleeping;
And tapp'd, TIL thou, with shy amazement
Didst wake, and listen, and fling wide the
easement,
And lo faced thee
Trembling all over, faint at having found
Thou didst lean DER me, and mine arms went
round thee
And l embraced theel
Clapping thy hands for gladness thou didss
cry,
"What! is it thoul
Madcap how couldst thou dare to climb so
hight
Look down below.
Think, hadst thou fallenp ''Many a fall
had l."
Laughing / answered; and made haste to
Where, hanging halfway down the castle
wall
My blossoms tremblei over an abyss,
AMI droppd, and dropp'd and, "Thus do
blossoms fall,n
1laugh'd, "like kiss on kiss.n
Then didst thou understand me, child, a.
last,
And thoI didst know me then by my true
name.
Into thy soul, thro' thy sweet eyes, passd,
And my own soul thought of thine be-
came
VIII.
Thro' thy sweet eyes that thought may still
he seen;
Tho by thyself it be unnoticed quite,
Nor canst thou utter it. Let others guess,
Some call me Grace; some call me Charm: 1
ween
That only One will ever win the right
To know me by my true name, Tenderness.
Youths Companion.
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II.

what could do3 was but small flower,
Root-bound. But her sweet eyes
Drew me. loved her; and love gave me
power
To rise, and rise
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The soul of O white clematis am I.
Passing, the maiden that loved behold me
To lose my life in hers, know not why,
Her gaze compell'd mo-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
SHE WHO SMOKES.
Women Who Regularly Indulge I'm
The Fragrant weed

. / want two cigars, said a we'll
dressed and lady-lIke looking person
in west-end drug store.
'Not too strong-there, that is the
box, she said, indicating brand Of
bright colored "Cubannas
The two choconlate-hued rolls of
tobacco were duly wrapped up, de-
livered, and paid for. The lady paid
for them with as much unconcern as
though it was a bottle of cologne she
was carrying off.
Do you have much call for cigars
by lades3" asked the reporter, who
was waiting for some patent BRAIN
food.
eve sell as many, either to ladies
or on their order by messengers, as
we do to men," answered the com
FOUNDER of prescriptions from strictly
pure drugs and chemicals.
What kind do they call for mostlyg",
demanded the reporter
" Mostly mild five-centers, though
there is a run on tens of full flavor
by old hands. Cigarettes used to go
in that direction, but they color the
fingers of the fair smokers too much,
and they don't know enough to use
jsmokers."
do they buy them ostensibly for
home consumption, or are they pro
cured for my brother2"
ooh, there is little attempt at CON
cealment after the first few purchases.
Excuse me" replied the pillman, as
he started for a remote corner of the
store, where a fair thing in sea]skin
was modestly awaiting attention. No
visit was made to the cigar cases, but
she took away a supply done up in an
unsuspicious package.
'She is new customer, and | keep
her brothers box under the counter
with the pills and things, to save her
bushes, After a while she won't
mind.n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
HUSBANDS AND HELPMATES.

What has become Of our manly
men2 asks All exchange. Well, some
of them are the husbands Of womanly
women and are engaged in raising
childish children. Matrimonial Gaz-
cite.
A Philadelphia man who has for
fifteen years been the husband of a
soldiers widow is going to apply for a
pension. Ae claims that no soldier
ever suffered as much as he has. 1872
Army Record.
The conceited husband who under
took to show his wife how to cook a
steak, didn't burn the latter because
he burned his hand so badly that he
mad to give up the job before he had
fairly commenced it.-Hotel Mail.
A woman in Georgia wants a di-
vorce because her husband refused to
let her know the combination of his
safe. For sake of keeping peace in the
family man should let his wife know
the combination of his safe-and keep
all his money in the bank.-Norris-
town Herald.
A Vermont woman made a clothes
line 100 feet long from the cOmbings
of her hair. This is much more sen
sible than leaving them around where
her husband will be sure 10 gather
them up on his person and get scan
dalized everywhere he goes. -Burling-
tor Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07

The LuckIess Marriage OF Kings
Bridge Belle
New York journal

William Kelly, a fine-loozing, fell
low, five years ago married member
of one of the best families in the
neighborh0od of Kings Bridge His
worldly affairs did not prosper and he
and his wife became paupers.
Officer Emanuel Burlando, of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, was notified of these
facts, and taking Officer Clapp, of the
Thirty fifth Precinct with him, they
visited the old Dykeman house, a
large stone Mansion situated near
Kings Bridge, and which in former
days was the scene of many hospit-
able gatherings by the proprietors
Of the Dykemau estate The old
mansion is now rum. The windows
are out and the doors are rusted from
their hinges. The cold, penetrating
wind sweeps through the rooms at
Will, affording even too cold a restore
for tramps.
In a small room in this dilapidated
building, Immediately beneath the
shingled roof, the officers found the
Kelly family. The room was filled
almost to sutfocation by a greasy
smoke arising from a fire built Of
green wood.
Mrs, Kelly was so begrimed that it
was difficult to discern whether she
was white or colored She was dress
ed in an old pethcoat, mans coat
and q very good apology for a part of
mans brogams. She did not own
hat of any description.
The child, q little girl of three years,
was even. worse clothed than its
mother, and was covered with filth.
Kelly, a fair-sized, strong, healthy
appearing man, was clothed better.
On the floor were a few bags used for
bed, and in an opposite corner a
few cans and pots for cooking pur-
poses.
The parties were taken in this con
dition to Justice O'Reilly, who com.
mitted the woman for SIX months,
held the man in $500 bail for trial,
and sent the child to the Dominican
Convent of Our Lady of the Roses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07

the husbands acknowledges, and
they, acting under a strong sense of
wrong, proceeded in body to the
Mohammedans residence, and muir
dered him. The murder in due course
was reported to the police, who, on
investigating the matter, found that
the Munipurees, come two hundred in
number, were anxious to take upon
themselves the responsibility for the
crime. They stated that they all
killed the man; that no one took a
more prominent part than another,
and they were all equally guilty.
Under the circumstances the police
had no alternative but to arrest the
whole body of villagers, and the case
is now under investigation A local
paper in narrating the above circum-
stances says: "What strange uni
ty. Not single man to be found to
give queens evidence"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
Iost His Clothes.

A band of Piutes got to playing
cards on a horse blanket in stable
yard in Carson the other day. One Of
the bucks was playing against fate.
His money and trinkets were soon
gone. Thus his squaw was won by
the fellow who was his rival Tor her
hand. He then began betting his
clothes. AS he took them off, piece
at time, he cast them ON the ground
with vigorous dramatic gesture, as
ne filled the air with a round bias
phcmy of his race. it was nearly 3
o'clock in the evening and very cold
when he denuded himself, but he
showed no signs of shivering, and
when he had cast his pants and vest
upon the heap he started ON a dead
run up Musser street, much to the as
constituent Of the people who lived
along the line Of that thoroughfare.
He was bound for his wickiup in the
mountains, and 1t must have taken
him nearly an hour to reach there
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
MR.. THOMAS TURNS PALE.
A Thief OverIooks $40, 200 and steals
Twenty-Five Cents.
New York Journal.

Samuel w. Thomas, a wealthy i'm
porter. OF No. % Beaver st., called at
the Custom House yesterday to paw
duty on some goods. In an inside
pocket he had $50, 900 in cash. While
standing in the rotunda he was ap-
preached by Detective Flynn, who
informed him that his pockets had
been picked by a tall, dark looking
young man standing near by.
Mr.. Thomas's face blanched as he
made a quick movement toward
the pocket that contained the 500
900.
A look of relief passed over his
face when he found the money safe.
He went through your change
pocket, said Flynn.
Mr.. Thomas change pocket is in
the lining of his overcoat and is a
unique contrivance. A small Russia
leather pocketbook with strong
clasp is sewed inside the pocket. In
the pocketbook he keeps small change
and postage stamps. These were all
mixed up. The thief had distracted
% cents. The tall, dark haired young
man when taken to the Tombs Police
Court said he was Julius Kempner.
aged twenty-five. He is an Austrian
and lives at No. 1877 East Seventh-st.
He was remanded. Detectives Heidel-
berg and Dolan of the Central Office
took him to Headquarters in order to
find out if he can be recognized bv
detectives
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
TACKLED THE WRONG MAN.
The Pleasant Manner in which n
Traveller Treated a Farmer.
Detroit Free Press

A traveller for Detroit wholesale
grocery house was the other day
making a trip between two northern
country towns with q sleigh when
one of the horses was takea sick and
he drew up at farm house and in
CURED if he could put the animal out
and rest him until he recovered
You can, replied tie woman. but
/ want 10 tell you in advance that /
have run away from my husband on
two different occasions-once with a
drover and once with map-sener.
"Well, what of it3'
You'll find out as soon as the old
man comes up from the slashing
He'll think you are after me, and
there'll be a row"
"Oh, | guess l can explain matters
to him.
Don't you wait to explainm she
continued; hell go for you without
a word, and if you can't wolop him
he'll give you the worst licking a
stranger ever got"
The horse was too i'll TO Ego on, and
the agent had no recourse but to stay
and face the music. He was at the
barn, rubbing the animal down, when
the old man suddenly showed himself
at the door. Waiting Just long en-
ough to draw a full breath he made
break for the traveller. The latter
dropped his wisps of hay and felt of
the farmers right eye in a way that
laid him fiat. He got up and came
again, but was received with a singer
on the jaw, and as he went down the
traveller got him by the throat and
held him fast. BY and by, when he
dared let him up little, he explain
ed:
81 was forced to stop here and take
care of sick horse"
"Well, that's all right, replied the
farmer. LET me up and I'll help rub
him.
He was assisted to his feet and went
to work with considerable heart. By
and by he went to the house and had
his eye bound up, and when supper
was ready he insisted that the travel
Ter should eat with him Not cent
would he take when the latter was
ready to go, but extending his hand
ne said:
Stranger I've licked seven differ
ent men who stopped here within the
past six months, and it kinder does
me good to get knocked under the
benches! Next time you come this
Way stop and give me an hours les
son, Good by to you
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
BETWEEN THE ACTS.
4 New Excuse for Leaving while the
Curtain is Down.
Philadelphla can.

Now, see here, William, you are
not going oat Of this theatre until the
play Is over"
But 1 am not going out of the
theatre
ooh, no! you are only going into
the lobby to cool oil. l have heard
that story before You Just stay right
here in your seat. Why is it that
you never wanted to 90 out between
the acts before we were married, and
now you want to dart out every time
the curtain fallsT
II don't know, my dear, unless it
was because had nothing to 90 out
for"
Nothing to 60 out fort Well,
sir, what have you to go out for
nowW
II want to rest my ears.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
A Punster's Picnic.
Detroit Free Press.


To foot bill-To v-toe it.
The golden age-Sweet sixteen.
A fiy-house One with wings.
Local star-routes- Police beats
Crazy quilts originated in Bedlam.
son the fence Boards of course
A capital crime-Kissing a pretty
girl
Policemen should look before they
sleep.
An x-representative-One who can't
write
A miss-alliance-A young ladies'
debating club.
Con-dine punishmept-To eat ice
cream with her
A big cash-box-One of Sullivan's
sparring exhibitions.
Better lay-it than never cackles
the industrious hen.
A dangerous practice-That of the
newly-lledged physician.
In the recent gale many doors were
severity hinge-ured
The man who lost his shoes is dis
cousolate-They were mis- sole sup
port.
On the decline The men who swore
Off drinking on last New Years Day.
When a new oil well is discovered
it is difficult to get the hole truth
about it.
The burglars pride-If they hadn't
they could not have opened the win
dow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
A Begar ON HorSebackg.
Rappahanuock can

Christopher Jenkins, Familiarity
known as Kit, one of the best known
and most original characters i'm this
section, died at his home. near Sper-
ryville, about tive weeks ago Dur
ing the war he had several sons killed
in the army, and ever since he has
lived by private charity At one time
he owned a very good horse and
would make periodical trips of thirty
or forty miles into the adjoining
counties to solicit aid, and always
came home loaded down with provis
ions. On one occasion it is related
that he left his horse at a livery stable
at Culpepper and took the train for
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
Millions of Crows.

Millions of crows rest every night
in the Pumpkinvine Creek region,
near Gainesville Ga, and their cav
ing s-the Gainesville Free Press
says-almost deafeuing. Their weight
breaks off large limbs of the trees,
and their voracity threatens the crops,
for many miles round At about sun
set clouds Of them begin their flight
from the lands on which they have
been feasting toward their roosts, and
the flight is continued until about
two hoars after sunset
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
4 Mohammedan ElOpemeut.

A singular case of murder is report
ed to have occurred the other day at
Habigaui, in Atsam. 4 respectable
Mohammedan, itappears, eloped with
the wife OF Muuipuri gentleman OF
the town of Assampara. The agreved
husband, on becoming acquainted
with the circumstances Of the affair,
proceeded Immediately to the Moham-
medau and demanded the instant res
toration Of ms spouse but on an eN-
PLANTATION from the Sedueer, ne was
induced to return with a sum Of mon.
ev instead Of his wife. This dubious
transaction came to the knowledge OF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
A Good Farmer.

D. Cleveland, Madison, Ne, writes
to the Mirror According to my idea
q good farmer must combine the
Judgment of many different voca-
tions; he must be a good fnancier, on
a small scale to be sure, but still a
good one; also a good manager of
labor; must combine the judgment
of the grazier, the butcher, the garden
err, and the merchant; he must also
have that judgment about the con
dition of the land and crops for which
there is no written rule, and which
careful observation only gives; and
in addition to all this, he must have
that quality for which there is no
name, but which generally adapts
means to ends and accomplishes
things, which knows when to finish
one thing at time, which is general
ly best, and when to leave that thing
and do something which needs doing
more-the faculty which keeps his
whole business together, This judg-
ment is the farmers first and great
est need; it is tae high court which
must pass upon all that is brought be-
fore it. The only man whose success
is hopeless, and who will never
acquire it, is hewho thinks he knows
it all in the beginning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
SOME DAY.

have ships that went 70 sea
More than fifty years ago.
None have yet come home 10 me,
But are sailing % and fro,
Great thetreasure that they hold.
Silks and plumes. and bars Of gold;
while the species that they bear
Fiji with fragrance al the air,
As they sail, as they sail.
have waited ON the piers,
Gazing for them down the bay,
DAYS and nights for many years.
Tin ! turn heart-sicK away.
But the pilots when they land,
Stop and take me by the hand.
Saving. "NOu viii live 20 see
Youy proud vessels come from sea.
One and all, one and all.
50 ne 7er quite despair,
Nor lst hope OF courage fail:
Ands ONO day IS hen skies are fair
Up the bay my ships viii SAIL
/ shnll buy then all ! need
Paints to look ut, books 20 read,
Horses, wines, and works Of art
Everything except a heart,
That is lost, hat is lost
BARRY GRAZ