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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

....Ani so | have observed that the
happiest unions as a general thing are
those where the high contracting parties
have known each other for a long time
and have a>similatci from their youth lu
thought and feeling. " hen man goes
off to some watering place aud waitze a
few times with a charming girl an ia;'
desperately in love aud marie her oil
hand, il is long shoot aud a narrow
chance for happiness. Why, we may
live IL the same town with ucCp.s ana
not know a. much about them 4S We
ought to. never made any m~take
about my choice of partner Tor the
dance Of life, but I've thouaht Of ID q
thousand times that if Mrs. Arp had
known | loved Goldfish and got up by
day break every morning she never
would have had me. 1t was nip and
tuck to get her anyhow and that would
have been the feather to break the
camel's back Well I'm mortal glad
she dident know it, though | am free TO
say that if had known she slept until
the second ringing of the first bell for
breakfast and was fond of raw oysters.
it would have had dampning effect on
my ardor for few minutes. only a few.
But | have seen some mighty clever
people eat oysters raw and sleep late in
the morning. But still man and his
wife can harmonic and compromise a
good many Of these things. and it IS a
beautiful illustration of this TO see Mrs.
Arp cooking Goldfish for me and fixing ii
all up SO nice with eggs and cream and
it a touching evidence of my un lying
devotion to her to see me wandering
about the house lonely and torlorn every
morning for an hour or two, and forbid
ding evening the cat To walk heavy
while she sleeps That Goldfish business
comes to me hOusestls from my fathers
side, and my mother put up with it like
good, cousiderate wife. and we children
grew with an idea that il was good. I've
heard Of . young couple who cot married
and went of 10 Augusta on a tour. and
the teller stuck his fork into a Goldfish
ball and took bite He choked it down
like hero. aud when his beloved a. kcd
him what was the matter. replied
Don't say anything about it. Mandy.
but as shure as YOU are born there is
something dead in the bread =
Well, wa made compromises about
all such things as habits and taste, but
there are some things that wont com.
promise wo. til cent. Ii a girl has beer
brought up to having a good deal o
freedom aud thinks 1t no harm to e
waiting around with every gay L-othariC
who loves to dance, and after she gets 9
fcllcr Of ker own. wants to keep at il
and have polluted arms around her
vast, she had just as well sing farewell
to coujugal love and domestic peace
for it is against the order OF nature 70
loving hus sband TO stand it. and Ii,
| oughent. HH Arp.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

ss5~Nr u l. Say lor, the efficient and sc-
conmoiat ~ Secretary, goes aheai witt
necessary arrangements for The Fair 90
te held At Wade>hnrp, from the 5th t.
the s'h of November next lie Is m
tiriug and promi, e. the best fair hat W
be he'd in tn, State, and hi, accumua-
tionS oi premium, goes bra. ely ~ ana
these premiums he intends Shall be Of the
best kind, Somethine substantial aud use
ful. He appreciate. the dislike Of the
people to furnish Worries, premiums.
ard intends to offer such as will attract
and please the people. All Sho have
seen his collections ot premiums. say they
are the best ever offered, and that it viii
rerav anybody, maa 81 woman to labor
t ,aru one.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02
Suicide and SieepIessness

The circumstances attending the r.
cent death OF the Dean OF Bangor :
albeit they are infinitely distress
present no novel features ] he rtvrrcu
gentleman, accordin- To the Lu,ra'
was man OF considerable intellectual.
power which < the same tlius -
saying that he was con,tituttou1lIl
liable to intervals Of mental depre~
All highly intellectual men are exposed
70 this evil. A pendulum MI alway,
swing just aS far in one direction n il
does IN the other. Great power oi'm.u@
implies also great weakness under ccr-
tain conditions The marvel j. not tint
great minds occasionally become de-
ranged. but that they 80 often e. .auc
arrangement Slceplce means not
merely unrest. but starvation ot the
cerebrum. The brain cannot reaupcratc.
or, in other words it cannot rest phy-
sioloLically. recupcraton aud rest are
the same thing Sleep is simply physi-
illogical rest. The only cause for rcgrct
in these cases is that the blunder should
ever be committed OF suppo>inr that a
SUPPLYING drug which throws the brain
into a condition that mjmics and bar
A'0' lNiOo soAN' l. Nftii w -O''i. 1t - 'ltA't'
tive to give narcotics in 4 ease OF this
type. The stupor simply masks tho
danger. Better far let the insomniouo
patient exhaust himself than stupeh
him. Chloral, bromide. and the rest o..
the pOisons that produce scmbllnce
Of sleep are so many snares in such
cases
Sleeplessnes is malady OF the most
formidable character. but it Is not 10 be
treated by Intoxicating the organ upon
which the stress OF the trouble falls
Suicide. which occurs at the very outset
of arrangement and is apt to appear
sane act, is the logical issue of failure of
nutrition that results from want of sleep.
1t is curious TO note how a sleepless pa
tient will set to work with all the calm
ness and forethought of intelligent san
ity to compass his death. He IS not in
sane in ANY technical sense. He has
no delusion. He does not act, or sup
pose himself to act. under an ''intlu
ence." He simply wants to die, and,
perhaps, not until after he has made an
attempt to Kill himself will he exhibit
any of the formulated symptoms OF
mental disease.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

FIFTY THOUSAND PoSTMASTERS.-
Washington, lime >. The second
volume OF the government blue book,
otherwise known as the official register of
the United States, whioh contains a full
list of the officers and employees of the
PostOtice Department and the postal ser
vice, has Just made its appearance. This
book is compiled every second year, the
the idea beng to furnish to each Com
gress complete list Of the officers and
employees Of the government in all il,
branches with the salary paid state from
which employed, &c The first volume
made Its appearance some months ago,
early IN the session. It contained the
names Of all persons in the employ of
the various departments, except those
OF the Fostoiiice Department. The Sec
ond volume contains nearly l. 600 pages.
including beside the names of officers
and employees of the department in
Washington, the names of all mail con-
tractors, postotiice clerks and agents OF
the various railroads. all of those en-
pioycd III the mail messenger service
and railway mail service. ali ictter-cdr-
riers and clerks in postoiliccs and all
postma>ters. The list of pOstmaotcrs
disclOSes some interesting facts. There
are, in round numbers. about 10000
stmasters in the United States whose
salaries run from 5000 per annum
down to nIne cents The individual re-
celvIn- the largest salary in this capaci-
y is the postmaster at New York,
whose salary is $4,000, the same as that
Of the Postmaster General himself. The
smallest salary paid appears to be that
paid to II. II. Forrest, postmaster at
Redale. Pitt county, y. c.. whose salary
according to this register. was nine cent,
last year. Postmasters below a certain
grade, it viii be understood are paid ac-
cordiug to tie number Of stamps can
celicd at their Offices. Formerly they
were paid according to the number OF
stamps sold, but this system was not
found to be satisfactory. some Of the
postmaster. making business of selling
stamps in order to get their percen-
tages. Now they are paid by the num-
| ber OF stamps cancelled, receiving the
| full value up 10 the first 500. and a GER
! tain proportion after reaching that sum.
| Out Of the $4,000 postmasters in the
| United States there are 1000. according
| To this register, whose salaries are less
| than SlO each.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

SHE MARRIES A NEGRO AND GIVES
HIM A New SUIT.-St Louis June %
Justice Eggman of East st. Louis was
called on to-day to marry an iliassorted
couple. The groom was John Duriede.
black as an ink pot and a thoroughbred
negro and the bride was Annie jefferson
a white woman, very handsome and ola
fair degree of intelligence. The groom
was poorly dressed, but Immediately at-
ter the knot was tied the bride furnished
him with complete new suit otclothing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

The women of st. johns Church.
Fayetteville, have presented handsome
altar cloth to the parish. ~ geuer
Gus woman of Christ Church, Newbern,
has put at the service of the rector, the
Rev. V. w. Shields. splendid building
for his use as a rectory.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

III ACTS LIKE MAGIC, " said a far
mer who used rhenol SodIque. Il drove
my moving machine into bees nest,
and was stung, but by the use of the Phe-
mol | was relieved of pain instantly. For
sale by drug and general stores. See adv.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

Tie delegates to the Chicago
Convention are First District. L. T.
Lamb and W. e. Lamb. 9Th DIST Henry
G.. Williams. L. l.. Emery. .th DIST, W.
w. Fuller. Paul T. Eai,on. 5fh Dist =.
A. Il. Galloway and J G. Buxton.
sixth District. Thos. W. Strange al
Jas. I. Ic-Tand. Seventh Dsir t, +
+. Shober and VI. H. Pinnix. + = Il.
District. d. G. Cobb and II. ID. Lee.
Ninth District, A. NJ. ErN in auG Cope
Elias. The delegation is div 3-d be-
tween Bayard and Cleveland
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

No Injurious effect can follow tie use
Of Ayers Ague Cure in Tie treatment #
malarial diseases. 1t contains. beside a
specific and unfailing artiiote tor MAS
matte poi. .on, other remedial agents which
unite to expel the poisonous humors,
purify the system, and leave II in heal
thy aud reinvigorated condition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
OIL NOTES.

No new wells are reported from the
Balltown field within the past week,
although there are several nearly
ready to come in.
At Henry's mills Mckinney No. 7
struck the sand Monday afternoon. i;
made fifty barrels the first hour and is
estimated at FIVE hundred barrels the
FIRST day.
Shank eleven is on top Of the sand
and spraying oil. 1t made twenty-five
barrels Lbe first hour.
Mckinney Nos. 4 and Z are flowing
in one tank and making nineteen bar
rels an hour together
The estimated production at Henry's
Mills was sixteen hundred barrels
Monday night.
Shank q Emery twelve was drilled
deeper Saturday and improved. The
owners are inclined to think they got
a better streak Of sand lower in the
rock.
The Shannon we'll near Russells
mill, Kingsley township, is reported
below the Balltown sand level and will
be drilled to the Cooper Sand level
We ask one of the boys yesterday il
the we'll was dry and he said, "No !" SC
that's as much as we know about it al
this stage of the game.
he ownors Of the Sickles property
are preparing to give it another test
forthwith, and rig timber is being tax
en- out and put on the place now. The
location is on Council Bun, about "twc
sees ard whoop" from its mouth, oil
on the side hill opposite the first benC
10 Dutch Hill road. Should flow
ing we'll be struck there it would neal
about food the town. But we vii
not grumble if it does.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
Some Wild Cats.

Earnest Kerr, six yeal old son
of Judge Kerr, of Forest county, treed
u wild cut couple Of weeks ago, and
watched it for about two hours, until
some men were sent for, who came
and killed it. The animal seemed to
be unusually ferocious, but did not
attack the BroOkviHe Democrat
Last week, Emry Davis, bookkeep'
er for w. IL. Short at Braceville,
shot aud killed the largest wilde we
ever saw. The animal weighed thirty
four and half pounds, and. measur,
ed three feet four inches from tip Il
tip. On Tuesday w. 81. Thompson
5. Upton and w. Kinnear got a cal
weighing twenty.three pounds, souI
toward Faguudus, Billy Kembl'
mounts both the pets.- 1idiOlite Deus
-Aeker's dyspepsia tablets neyer iail
Sold bV G. W Howard ID
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FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member Of Congress JAS. MosdRovE.
Member Of lSendtc--J. q. HALL.
Assembly-E. l.. DAVIS.
President ,Tui0c-W. y. Brown.
Associate Judges--JoHN REcK, c. A.
HILL.
Tredsnrer-WM SMEARBAuoH.
ProthonotGrv, Register &C Recorder, &C.
1usTIs SHAwKEY.
,hcriG.-C. w. CLARK.
lonlmtsSiOners-H w. LEDEBUR, j. ).
}. gNDERsoN, II. A. ZUENDELL.
County SitpcriRtendent-J. E. HILL
ARD.
District Attorney-T. A J. VANGIEsEN.
Jury CommfssiOners--H q. DAVIS,
]. GREENAwALT.
County .Suupeyor-H. O. WHITTEKIN.
COroner-Dr. j. w. MopRow.
CoftntV 4 AuditorS-G. w. WARDEN, ). A.
SCoTT, II. B. SwALLEY.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

The new town officials were in
nugurated on Monday according to
law.
Oil Market closed last night at
S102i. Opened this morning at
l.O3l
Mr.. j. SchreAer'S household, Wing
Hill, rejoices over the arrival of a
ten. pound giIl recently.
Palm Sunday wil' fall on April
9th, Good Friday on April 1Ith, and
Easter Sunday on April 18th.
-"Grandpap" Zahniser informs us
that Mr.. j. H. Bromley Of Stewards
R IN, is the happy father Of bouoc.
ing girl.
Mr.. W. c. Bromley of Stewarts
Run, is this week announced US a can.
didaIe for County Com missioner, sub.
ject to Republican usages.
Mr.. S. S. Holbrook, of Cincinnati,
arrived i'll town yesterday and will
remain few days to look. after his
business Interests n this county.
Alex Dale returned from Brad
ford last week, for a short visit with
bis folks, and will return next Mon.
day. He 10 accompanied by Master
Harry Southern.
Our young friend G. ID, Baker
was on our streets yesterday, looking
Gs healthy aud pleasant as Of old.
He is trageling for Messrs. Whitney
& Geiger, fruit packers, of Cory, Pa.
OF all the magazines for the young
folks none is so popular as Golden
Days" the March number of which is
before us. 1t takes the lead of all.
Published by James Elverson, Phila'
delphia, Pa.
Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa,
has just issued It's Fifty second annual
catalogue, from which we learn Of it's
increasing prosperity. 1t is one OF
the oldest and best Institutions OF
learning in the State.
Our school board has lately OBJ
tanned some standard works on school.
house architecture, and is now pick
ing out "A plan for the new building to
be erected this summer, work upon
which will begin as soon as spring
opens.
Instead of the usual preaching IN
the NJ. f. Church next Sabbath even
ing, owing to the obsence ofthe paster
a praise service will be held. to which
all are cordially invited aad requested
to bring with them their bibles anC
singing books.
Mr., William Kelly, father of oul
esteemed townsmau, a. B. Kelly, dice
at his home in Pittsburgh on Sunday
last. Members Of the family hav,
gone thither to attend the obsequies
We are without particulars Of the sal
event at this writing.
We learn. that Capt. james Zahn
iser and his son.in law, Aaron Fouts
of Mercer county, will move to thi
county in the spring and occupy tn
farm now occupied by Geo. Tanner
near Neilltown, which Mr.. f. pur
chased some time ago. Another va
liable acquisition to our population
Being very much crowded wit
extra work last week, and especial
when our paper was put TO press "
unintentioually omitted to mentio
the election of our friend Samue! i
Irwin Esq, as Representative Dela
gate from Forest county to the Stat
Convention, at the late primarie
: Mr.. Irwin received the handsom
compliment of 1852 votes, which wa
unusually large considering thai theI
was no contest TO bring out the voter
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
I w. MORROW. NJ. D.,
J.. PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON,

Late of Armstrong county, having located
in Sfonesta is prepared TO attend all pro-
fossional calls promptly and at all hours.
once in Smearbaugh q Co.'s new build
ing, up stairs. Office hours to > a. NJ
ana III TO Pm; . TO and 81 to "a p. NJ.
Sundays. 8 to 10 A. M . to- 3 and st TO ~
y. NJ. Residence in Fisher House, on
Walnut Street. may-ls 81.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
A Journey Through Part Of Central
Kansas.

Tuesday Jan. %, at about 6 a. m.
Mrs j. Y. Parker, formerly Of Stew
arts Run, Forest Co., and myself set
cut with the intention of visiting an
uncle residing in Osborn Co., Kansas,
the same being Mr.. Peter Range,
one of Tionestas earliest settlers, also
a brother of j. 1. Range, of Stewarts
Run. We arrived at B:ookville, in
Saline Co., a small town ou the U. P.
r. R., at $50, and from thence we
journeyed northward for about Z
miles through rough and but thinly
settled country, fit only for stock range
Here we arrived at and crossed Mol.
berry Creek, stream of considera.
BILE size, bordered on both sides by
narrow valley. The people here seem.
ed to be quite prosperous ; SO We judg.
ed from their comfortable surround
ings. Passing on we came to the Sa-
line River. 1t being then about II
o'clock we stopped for dinner at a
small country inn, we having travelled
about 80 miles. The people here had
but recently arrived from Iowa.
They said they thought they should
be satisfied with Kansas if they could
regain their health and make plenty
of money. We fnd this to be the
incentive that leads most people to
this state. After partaking of a boun-
tiful repast We crossed the Saline, on
the banks of which we beheld por.
table sawmill, the FIRST we have seen
since we left Forest Co., and we
thought that this one might have been
Of more profit to its owners, as we'll as
to the dwellers along the Saline, had
it been taken where timber could bet.
ter have been spared for the manufac-
ture of lumber than it can be in Kan.
sas. The timber is chiefly cotton
wood, the lumber of which, 10 our
estimation, is of but little use for any
purpose, for when exposed to the wind,
sun and rain, it becomes so crooked
and shapeless as to be impossible to
find nails large enough to fasten and
keep it in proper place.
After crossing the river We pro.
ceeded up the valley, passing through
the most beautiful part of Kansas thai
our eyes have yet gazed upon. The
country here seemed best adapted tC
the production of wheat. During the
greater part of our afternoons travel
We were passing almost one continuous
field of wheat We were told thai
the corn 10 that neighborhoOd had
not been good the past year. We
travelled for short time in Ottawa
County when we crossed into LincolI
} Co, still following up the beautiful
valley of the Saline, until we reached
Lincoln Center, the county seat o.
tthe;connty, This is indeed a beauti
ful town it seemed all life ADD activi
ty. II contains many large and hand
some boildings, many of which ar
, constructed of Msgnesia Limestone,
bulldog stone common to this part 0
the country. 1t is SO soft that it ma
be sawed into any shape or size an
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
trAS'r lIICKORY HOTEL,

r. EAST HICKORY, Pa,
J. w. BALL, Proprietor. This house is
i,r,v and has been furnished with new
iur.ituro throughout. II is centralley To-
,atod, and has u first class barn IN connect
iun with it. The travelling public Will
lind il pleasant st0poing place. FIRST
class Livery in connection with the Hotel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

NATIONAL HOTEL. Tidioute, Pa,
~ w. d. Bucklin, Proprietor. a first
Sl4sR hotel in all respects, and the pleas
,u,te,t stopping place in town. Rates very
/ oaSOnable. laho-o%'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
CONDENSED rlme Table Tiouesta station.

Preaching in the f. NJ Church
next Sunday evening at Z o'clock,
Rev. j. D. Rhodes officiating.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at
1890 p. M; NJ. e. Sabbath School at
10 a. IN.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

Just received-A foil line of
Ladies, Misses, Children's and In
fant's Shoes, in foe and common
goods. Honest reliable goods at low
prices. Wm, Smearbaugh q Co. At
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

AZ B. COOK, NJ. H.,
M. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
0ilice OH Elm ST, near tho School
IIoase, Tionesta, IA All professional
<alis promptly attended TO.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

CENTRAL HOUSE, Tionesta, Pa,
NJ II. G. Jackson, Proprietor. This is n
new horse, and has inst been fitted up tor
She accommodation Of the public. por-
Sicd 46-ly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

-Acker's celebrated English remedy
for coughs, colds, and consumption.
Sold by US on a guarantee, G, W. Bovsrd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
The forest gspabIifan.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAR. s, 1884.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Burgess.--S. d. IRWIN.
cilme,l-- North ward. II, NJ. Fore
man, G. NJ. Shawkey, A. NJ. Doutt; South
ward, w, A.. Eagles, j. II. Fones, A. H..
Dale.
Justices Of the Peace--J. #. Brennan,
ID. y. Knox.
Coastdble-H. II Shoemaker.
School Directors-G. w. Robinson, A.
B. Kelly, J. II. Dingman. d. $. Knox, j.
w. Morrow, II. y. Brockway.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

V(T C. CODURN, NJ. D.,
w. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
Has had over fifteen years experience in
the pinctce of his profession, having grad
uated legally and honorably May 10, 1868.
Gilice and Residence in Judge Reck's s
house, opposite the NJ. e. Church, Tones
IN. Pa. Aug. 25-lSS0
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

AwRENCE HOUSE, Tioncsta, Pa,
IL II. s. Brocltwav. Proprietor. This
lnIse is centrally located. Everything
anew and well furnished. Superior Ac-
recommendations and strict attention given
a. ,suosts. Vegetables and Fruits of all
Ginds served In their season. Sample
tAsm for Commercial Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

AENTISTRY.
~ DIR. J. W. MORROW.
Having purchased the materials &e., OF
TIC. Steadman, would respectfully an
YtuncC that he will carry ON the Dental
BUSINESS in Fiouesta, and having had over
six years suoresslHl experience, considers
hinlseli fully competent to give entire sat
isfactiou. I shall always gave my medl-
cal practice the preference. mar22-SZ.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05
c. NJ. snAwKrY.
BRENNAN & SHAWEEY,

Real Estate Agents & COnveyancers.
Dealers i'm
ANTHRACITE C BITUMINOUS COAL
(Onices in Court uouse,)
TlONESTA, FOREST COUNTY, PA.
FOR SALE
1000 acres, Warrant No. 1886, Tionesta
Township.
800 acres Warrant No. 5lS0, Kingsley
Township.
l43 acres, known ~ "Lillie Farm" Ale
ghenY Twp, Venango Co.
10 acres near Enterprise, Warren Co.
ALSO.
Houses and lots, and building lots in
Tionesta Borough for sale on easy terms.
We have some good bargains on hand.
BRENNAN ~ SHAwKEY.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-03-05

-Aeker's dyspepsia tablets heyer iail'
Sold by G, w. Boyard. y