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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-06-11

end of the car, quietly opened the door
leading to the platform. The night air
rushed in, and the noise of the train came
with it, making a din in my ears. We
were running at high rate Of speed
around the hills that abound In that
region.
/ stepped to the platform of the next
car 1t was a smoking-car. The train
robbers were already at work. Two men,
in the forward end, within five feet OF
me, commanded view of every pafsen-
ger with their levelled revolvers, and two
more were going down the aisle for the
valuables.
It was q terrible moment to me. felt
keen sympathy for the passengers,
whose terror stricken faces | could see in
| the dim light from the lamps, but was
helpless; doubtless similar scene was
being enacted in the other passenger and
sleeping-cars.
was hot and cold by turns. Watched
the villains going coolly on with their
work until / began to think of my own
safety. Charley Slate, brakeman, was
bound hand and foot to the forward seat !;
IN few minutes they would finish their
|
not doubt that the fellow had impris-
oned in the pine box was an accomplice,
and if they should find the door Of the
express-car locked, they would break it
open to see what had become of him, and
kill me if resisted.
This would enable them to take pos
session of the money, bullion and valua-
BILE packages and escape. l knew they
would not kill any one if he did not re-
sst; and inside of five minutes they would
demand an entrance to my car.
Already the two robbers had nearly
reached the farther end of the smoking
car; thousands of dollars were in my care
l must save it.
Without any more hesitation 1 stepped
to the platform of my car, grasped the
lever that operated the Miller coupling,
and, with quick, strong pull, separated
the two draw-heads. | was not mo-
ment too soon. Before the engine and
express-car had shot two hundred feet
ahead of the train, the door of the smok
ing car opened and the robbers stepped
out. heard their cry of rage, saw the
flashes of their revolvers, and felt the bul
lets strike the woodwork behind me
Hurrying forward 1 told the engineer
what had done.
He heartily approved of my action, and
his words reassured me. L had taken {
desperate course, but l had saved grea
deal of valuable property.
We hurried on through the darkness
and soon reached the next station, from
which the news was telegraphed t.
the company's offices in San FranGisc'
and Tucson. The robber in the PING boz
was then secured, but refused to say
word, and with gang of trackmen
we returned to where we had left tn
train. The robbers had departed, takin!
everything valuable with them, and tn
passengers hailed us with shouts of 10.
and sighs of relief. - Youtps Companion
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
THE POETS FAITH.

THE POETS FAITH.
Ny God is good, and will not leave me,
When die;
his love, know, will not deceive me,
With cruel doubts He will not grieve mo,
When on deaths bed / lie
ASy aod has done too much for mo
For death to end
In gloomy night upon tho shore,
The hope he gives forevermore
To foe. and friend.
Soft floats my soul on lakes Of light
In spirit land,
Beyend the shadow and the blight,
Beyond the reach of human sight
By angels fann'd.
Who makes my spirit all devouti
Who bends my kneel
Who dwells within and guards without,
And saves my soul from wayward doubt
By all sect
Tho mountains nod, the Wales embrace.
The vault above
The soul which fills the boundless spacs,
And yields me thought and sense and grace
In Gods sweet love.
Pure in spirit, If man win pray,
And look to God,
The heart of conscience will be gay,
And reasons s,epter hold its sway
With gentle ROD.
In faith and love all COOL is given,
For naught TO sever;
While holy prayers the sSepucs leaven,
The souls the lightning-rol Of heaven,
Immortal ever.
Hugh Fdrrdr McDernlott
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Cologne.

Among the things which amused the
author of European Breezes' was the
"only original" cologne-water that she
found in every store in the renowned
city:
If the rest of the world escapes that
future place where all liars are to go, the
city of Cologne will make it populous.
Nearly every man in that city sells eau
de cologne; and since each swears his to
be the only original it follows that
cologne is made up of one honest man
and a multitude of liars,
l bought cologne water in the shop
where the prettiest labels were displayed
paid third more for it than would pay
for the imported article. in New York,
and came to this conclusion; TINT eau de
cologne is made in one huge vat in that
city, and retailed to all these "only or
iginals;" for it is all alike, from whence
il comes.
The maids in the hotel peddle it in the
halls; the beggar who fails to get a coin
from you brings from his pocket bottle
and endeavors to make a bargain. The
bad odors Of cologne are no fiction.
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The Blue Grass country NOt Blue.

Tie term Blue Grass Region of Ken
lucky is quite extensive in its applica-
ton, but in its popular sense it applies
only to the remarkable body of land in
the center of the State, which comprises
six or eight counties surrounding Lex
ington. This favored alistrict, which
scientific authority has styled ''the very
heart of the United States, is underlaid
by deconfp posable limestone which i'm
parts to the soil an unsurpassed fertility,
and gives to our grass, known to bota-
nists as Poe Pretensis, a rich and perma-
nent luxuriance which it attains nowhere
else. Hence the term "The Blue Grass
Region, synonyme for the acme of fer
tility of district which also bears the
proud distinction of ''the garden spot of
the world" But why our grass is called
''blue. " when it never is blue, is one Of
the unsolyed problems. 1t is always
green except when in bloom when the
heads have a brownish-purple tint. If,
however, the term ''Blue Grass p' is meant
for an abbreviation of blue limestone
grass, then it will do, for certainly it only
reaches its highest perfection on our
wonderful blue limestone soil. Propa-
gated without cultivation it comes up
thick and juicy early in the spring, rpens
in June, renews its growth in autumn,
and, retaining its verdure in spite OF snow
and ice, furnishes abundant and un
equalled pasturage during the entire win
ter. 1t is believed to be indigenous. n
.Nelo York Sportsman.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Thieves on the stage are always caught
in the act-SciSsors.
A red-hot quarrel generally breaks an
intense GOODNESS. Blizzard.
A summery proceeding-Talking off
your flannel.-Ohicago Eye.
Sleep is very healthful. There is
nobody who knows this better than the
hired girl, especially in. the morning.
ROcbIand Courier. -
Do not let adversely discourage you,
my son. Were it not for the kicks which
it receives, the football would never get
up in the world.-BostoB Transcript
There is something heroic in silent suf-
tering. Though man with layer OF
active and energetic mustard on his chest
rarely thinks of this. .-RocklaRd Courier.
''No, Laura; no. They do not open
the campaign with can-opener. They
do it with corl1screw How little, alas,
do women know about politics. "-HdtOb-
eye.
There are $4,000, 600 to 10000, 900
hats made annually in this country, and
when man is the last to leave banquet
he generally gets the worst one.-Norras-
t0lon Herald.
''Talk about bein' careful about wearin'
out the seat o. my trousers" said the boy
to his mother ''you don't seem to think
o. that when your old slippers agoin' it,"
Boston Post.
1t is said that water composes three
fourths of the human body. This may
hold good in some communities, but in
Others water does not enter largely into
mans composition. .-ArkaaSalO 1ra0eIer.
The thing that makes small boy in
effably happy is to get on pair of stilts,
and walk around for a while, and finally
sit down against the sunny side of barn,
about twenty feet off the ground.-
Puck.
It's pretty difficult for a high. school
girl to think of something to say when
She goes to write composition, but as
soon as she gets out of school and while
on the way home she can say whole
newspaper full without thinkng.-Ken-
tucky State Journal.
THE AIRY SEASON.
This is the airy season
When the urchin owns q pup,
And the little girl on the branches
Has her brother put soup"
Soon passes this airy season,
And the pup is Gagged in the pound.
And the "scup n-rope flies off the branches
And lands the girl on the ground.
-PLck.
A new poetess from the West remarks:
'If love you give, no more I'll ask: I"
When this poetess has gained little
more experience she will learn that there
are times when a single cold potato pos
sesses more intrinsic worth than a whole
moonlight evening full of love.-PhilG-
de,phiG CALL
THE ULsTER's VAIL.
Once I was bright as midsummers morn,
But now l am faded and very much warn.
My owner, a seedy and broken-up fop,
Has hung,pe right up in his pet "uncle's'
shop
The future, on which all my hopes had been
built,
Has nothing in store save an old crazy quilt.
-NeiU York Journal.
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IN AFTER DAYS.

In after days, when grasses high
O'ertop the tomb where | shall lie,
Though well or i'll the world adjust
Ny slender claim TO honored dust,
shall not question nor reply.
I shall not SEE the morning sky,
[ shall not hear the night-wind sigh,
shall be mute, as all men must,
In after days
And yet, now living, fain were l
That some one then should testify,
Saying-He held his pen in trust
To Art, not serving shame or lust.
VIII monet. Then let my memory die
in after days
Austin DobSon, in CentltrJ
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Happy People.

People who always appear well and
happy are the most popular. When any
body asks about your health make a IA
vorable reply if at all possible. 1t doesn't
make you feel any worse and your inter
locutor will 90 away in a great deal bet
ter frame of mind than if you had given
him full and detailed account of your
aches and pains If you must tell your
internal troubles go to the doctor, who
is paid for listening to such things.
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A Milwaukee girl got mad, chopped
off her finger and sent it with the en-
gagement ring upon it to her faithless
lover. AS soon as the lover saw that
she could no longer play the piano he
rushed to her side and married her,
PHILADELPHIA Cali
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Although we have less pigs than peo-
pie, we have more than any other coun-
try on earth, and we have almost sheep
apiece, or nearly twice as many of the
fleecy family as the United Kingdom, and
we have more milch COWS than all the
British cattle together. We have about
as many horses as families, allowing an
average of five persons to each family,
and there is one mule for every thirty in
habitants. During its first century this
republic doubled its population every
twenty-five years, and Mr.. Grifen, an
eminent English statistician, recently at
tempted to excite alarm by predicting
that our growth will continue at the
same rate until the soil will not be able
to support so many people. 1t will not
be equally perplexing to know how to
reduce the animal census, should there
ever be danger of overcrowding, as in
dicated by the present rate of increase
Ne,0 York Mail and ErPreSS,
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Our Animal Census.

The number of people in the United
States increases about 800, 900 year,
but the number of farm animals increased
1000, 900 during 1888, according to a
report presented to the commissioner
of agriculture by Mr.. Dodge, statistician
of the agricultural department. The
worldwide attention recently excited
by the American hog gives especial in
terest at the present time to the animal
census of the republic, which is as fol-
lnuuc.
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A German makes good living in New
York city keeping a flower hospital,
where he takes in sick plants to cure.
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THE FLOWER POT.
BYH. c. DODGE
like 4 this lily,
fair. love, and
qually as
pure
Your
be auty
is as ra re-, love
and longer wi Il
endure. Youa arc as
graceful, too, 10 We; 20 ur
hands are Just as white.
Your mi sson is as true,
Low e, to give the world
- delight Obi could l only
share, owe, the care
that you be
stow upon
this -
lily fair, love, how happy l
would grow" "You're like the
flower pot Win, for you are often broke
and also cracked a lot, viii, judg ing
by what you spoke. Likewise you are
but clay, WILL while /, a lily bright, rom
You must grow away VIII, to seek higher
light" "But lilies wilt. wilt thou7" sighed
Will, "give me a leaf to hold
thee stlll7" "I? winp
-Chtcnqo Sun.
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A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
= ~ sL'' - zss.l : u . 7S7gTt.t,.f
From Death on the Nnil-A Derntlcd Train
74s Takes Fire. Isl g .sl.i'sA Z

Es Takes Fire. .a 5
ToEoSro, september25 5.-Thrcc Pullman
and the private car Of Chief Engineer
Hannaford, Of the Grand Trunk Express
for Montreal and Boston, left the track
near Pickering station last night, owing to
a broken frog, and went oyor. IN e,nbank-
ment 25 feet high. At the time 81 the ac-
cident it was very dark and the rain was
pouring in torrents. The crash OF tho
rolling cars, the screams Of the women,
the groans and shrieks OF tile wounded
NIL emennting from intense darkness
was terrible to listen TO. - vi. .5,. ;l
The horrorsmultipled when Hannaford's
coach took fire. The s;Aanies4 burned
icrcely despite the pouring rain and
quickly communicated; to tie Pullman
coach that came next, though there the
flames were staid. A large number OF tho
towns people quickly gathered and as
sisted in rescuing the passengers from the
burning Pullman car as quickl yas possible.
The passengers were collected together
andthe roll was called. It was found about
dozen were injured but none; seriously,
How all escaped is 4 mystery. Ono OF
tho coaches wus smashed into kindlinc
wood. All were whirled over, and over
several times, yetmany escaped absolutely;
unhurt, willie most OF the wounds were OF,
a slight character. The injured were
taken to Whitby, where medical mid was
procured. The damage to the track and
rolling stock is estimated at 500, 600. E25SS
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5NEws;N BRIEF.
Carl Schurz addressed meeting ri
Cincinnati, defaming Blainc.. :, 4

Carl Schurz addressed a meeting ut
Cincinnati, defamins Blaine: 81.
The steamer Lind Grove burned to the
waters edge, at Monroe, Mississippi, yes
tcrday. e ;g ',s.;;,s-:,s5 '.;s-' ASK
lE AGerman named Ullman, aged rs,
Of Maybutter, Pa, shot his wife yesterday
in fit Of anger. n ss z ,-ls 90 n
The idle miners Of the Shawnee Valley,
Ohio, are making raids on the stock OF the
farmers for food. 56iG ls577Sgg ~
Three employesof the Standard Oil Com
pany, OF Jersey City, were badly burned
yesterday by the explosion OF IN oil tank.
The suitofI;dwin Cowies against Bishop
Gilmour, OF Cleveland, for libel has been
withdrawn, tho Bishop retracting the
offensive language. e,S z
General Hancock has accepted an invi.
tation to attend n reunion OF the Mexican
Veterans, Mt st. Louis, October Sth. Gen.
crll Sheridan will also be present.
Amob at Brook Haven Miss, Saturday
night took four negro criminals. from the
jail and lynchcd them. The affair was
deprecated by the order.lovjng citizens,
Fifteen thousand people gathered at
Columbus, O., yesterday to hear cx-Scna
tor Hendricks. ~ Tho other prominent
speakers fwere Senators Bayard, pendle
ton, Payne and Doolittle. @t9
A disastrous fire broke out in Pittsburgh
last evening in Abel, Smith and Co. 8 glas
works. 1t spread to Robinson, Rca ant
Co.'S machine shop and from there tn,
flames were communicated 10 five fran
!; dwellings. all Of which were totally de
1 stFoyed, Loss 100000,
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Is spite OF tie monster demonstration
IN the streets, y fine audience assembled
II the Opera .lIoase last night to heir
Judge Kelley '!rhchou was necessarily
late when the Judge began to speak.
Some persons were obliged to leave 10
catch trains,ilWhilc the eminent states
man was falling there was an almost con-
tinuous rattla5t'dn,ns and blarc Of trum-
pets in the streets. Judge Kelley, made
Several efforts TO stop, but the audience
would not otagrcesto tllat.5A AtSlast it was
Seen TINT htitouId not talk down the din
OF enthusiasm without. S5l 5s5 hi
1t was Il great disappointment to the
people, some: Of whom had como hun
dred miles to1hcurthc veteran, champion
protection. All that lie said was en-.
Enthusiastically received, and his audience
paid him the distinguished complimcntol
insisting that,he slouldprocecd in theiace
Of all obstacles. \ Wheeling missed {
splendid speech, but wc can't have all the
good things $oi life NJ once and We die
have such Il street demonstration n!
Wheeling never saw, and we had a telling
speech iromthe ntxtNice President oitht
United States. Z .s;aIl ~, I,
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TIE KU KLuN REVIVED.
Democratic Rowtlles Threaten Irish Rcpub.
--------- licnns With a,ialuu.. -

---'~NAes'o Aso"uASH Aufettteh 1rlSh lscpub.
Leans With Violence. .' lgrl 81
YOUNGSTOWN, o., September 25.-Eyer
since the Seventh ward Irish-Amcrican
Blaine and Logan Club WIS organized the
members OF it, and their families, have
been subjected to gross insults by the
Democratic toushs living in the ward.
urged on and approved BY many Demo-
crats. ngoing TO and from their work
they are assaulted and assailed by this.
gang, who have made threats OF murder
unless they resign from the club. When
the members are absent from home their
wives are insulted by this lawlcss element,
and their children assaulted on their road
TO and from school. Last night, in Il
drunken orsic ut u Democratic
saloon, one Of this gang boldly as
serted that if the Seventh 4 ward
Irish American Blaine and Logan
Club attempted to march next Saturday
but few OF them would return home alive.
The matter has come to such a desperate
pass that it has been decided to take
prompt action. The reputable citizens
have determined to take the matter into
their own hands. !; Ii the police force is
not adequate to the task Of protecting a
person i'll his political prelerinents then
the citizens will do it. The Seventh ward
club will march Saturday cvenins-cvery
member: Smoky Hollow is notorious for
the tough characters that ipiest portion
OF that vicinity, and for the frequency OF
tho deprcdations committed there. The
lawless gang openly assert their intention
Of keeping the record up. Mayor Camp
bell has taken the matter in hand and will
10 all in his power to, prevent disturb.
'ance. s.1le has issued proclamation cali.
ing upon all good citizens to assist in pre-
serving order. i..=['5I .lslafc
The Seventh ward club is composed Of
irlshmen who fearlcssly announce their
determination to vote in favorof protection
to American industries. They are not to
be intimidated bya class some OF whom, ii
Justly dealt with, would be working ior
the State at Columbus. 5.sss5s'
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GENERAL l.PGAS should get out a per-
petual injunction against those who nal Q
his pictures. lIe is n much handsomer
an'l grandcg looking man than his photo
graph paints, him.s But then he smiles
over il, ior when the matter was mention
a'ohim Yesterday, he loosely remarked
that he didntscclwlly his portrait makers
insistedin furnishing him with Il scrub
ains brush fof h mustachc.
General Logan is not the only one who
Suffers Sirom Misrepresentation. Mr..
Rainc l,as just grounds for complaint.
While reviewing the great parade in
Philadelphia Tuesday night, the Mayor OF
the city pointing to transparency said:
u don't.know whether that's n fitting
likencssof Souornot, Mr.. Blainc.n swell,
they always get my nose," laughed Mr..
Blaine. Tu.alittlcrcmark from Stephen
H. Elkinsns'!htahtr tr.dispa4!e !eney, passed,
tie candidate lushcd again and said,
Don't look like u slugscr thcre?" But
1lor this are eomeiiAmericans candidates for
lrcsidcntN9in ts,S s5 t.'5s
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ERIE, Pa, September o5.-Thc second
days exhibition by the Erie County Agri-
cultural Society was attended by twenty
thousand people. Buffalo Bills Wild
West appeared at the ground in conjunc.
ton with the fair, and during that feature
OF tho programme where the Mexican
vacqucros ride wild steers, a frightful
scene occurred. One OF the steers became
furious with rage, and breaking away, with
q yacquero OH his back. plunged into n
large mass OF spectators gloring right and
LETT, injuring several and trampling a
dozen or more people. The infuriated
brute was finally lassoed and secured.
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T1IEI. c. b. U. CONVENTION


Adjourns to Meet In Now York In septem.
isa Dor '85. f. :; -! : =. 81. 4 &
Theannual convention ofthe IrishC Catho--
lie Benevolent Union Of The United. States
which commenced its session in this CITY
Wednesday, morning, adjourned last even
ing to meet in New York city On the first
Wednesday in September, 1885. AT its
session yesterday in addition to The private
business transacted, the officers Of Elast
year were reelected for tho ensuing
year. After adjournment the conyen-
ton was taken charge Of by the com.
mittce Of gentlemen who looked after
its entertainment while in the city, and
escorted to Mt. dc Chantal. A most en-
joyable afternoon was spent there: The
sisters had arranged one Of those splendid
musical and literary entertainments for
which the Mount is famous, which was
given in Music Hall. The programme was
an exquisite one the recitation Of Miss
keanc i'll particular being very fine. AZ
ter this entertainment the guests were
shown about the. spacious grounds and
then seated Mt a table, that groaned under
good things. The visit was a success
from beginning to" tnd and the Wig
itors from abroad could not find words
with which to express their gratitude d
Nearly all Of them left for home Inst night
and the others will leave this morning &
except the President, ex: Mayor Kelley, Of
Richmond, who will rcmnin over TODAY.
In speaking Of the meeting OF the conye,.gs
ton here he. said that there was no other
city in the country to meet in after Wheel,
ing except New York. Z He said I'VE
have been given such q. royal welcome
here that it is impossible for us To- express
our gratitude. It has surpassed any treat
mcnt the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union
has ever received at the hands Of citizens
in any cityn " 3..-,' - y. "a