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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
SADDLES NOWADAYS.
Gracefully shaped, Neat, and Comfortable
Elaborate Affairs FOR Cowboys.


Saddles are not what they were,"
an expert rider remarked in the course
of talk on the benefits and pleasure
of exercise on horseback. Enthusiasts
have suggested valuable Improvements,
Colonel Amasa j. Parker, Jr., Of AL.
bany, and some other riders have had
the theory that they should be brought
as close to the horses as TO make them
sensible of every movement. Saddles,
for ladies as well as gentlemen, on
plans worked out by them, are low in
front and rear, and are very light and
graceful. When made of selected pig
skin, with silver-plated trimmings,
steel spring bar, silver-plated rubber
footed stirrups, and other appendages
of extra quality, the cost is $15. Plain
skirt saddles, without knee puffs or
thigh pulfs, of the ordinary pattern,
in imitation pigskin, russet leather, or
black leather, can be bought for from
STYLES in the trade run from SlS to $40.
Il saw two saddles the other day for
use on the plains and in the mountains
of the far West. One was a vaquero
saddle for ranch use, and the other was
for travellers, physicians, miners, and
others. The first weighed, with all its
tixings, about forty-tive pounds. With
its heavy straps, r.yeted leather, big
rings, silvcr-plating. and buc:skin
thongs it was an affair likely to touch
the heart of the ambitious cowboy hay
ing 500 in his pocket.
1.-The Styles of saddles for the West
ern and Southern trade FIJI page after
page of an illustrated catalogue of one
sadJler down town, and | could not
begin to describe them. They range
from those with almost no seats for
about 81 to those with seats, sweat
feathers, leg guards, straps. and hood
ed stirrups, deliberately decorated with
raised stamp work, and with long buck
skin thongs hanging from many points,
all for about $50. The varieties of pat
terms were bewildering. ~. i. San.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

With polar bears at $1,000 each
and ostrich eggs at $120 q dozen. it is
no wonder the tramp can't save money.
burlington Hawkeyc.
Cream cures sunburn on some CON-
plexions, lemon juice is best on Others.
and cold water suits still others best. 1t
is also well to use soap occasionally
Arkansdw Trareler.
Several people will be mad to learn
that $1,000 human beings can stand on
an acre of ground. Some folks tickle
themselves with the idea that they take
up at least ten square feet.
A Chinaman has run away with q
Chicago mans wife. That's the de-
graded meanness of q Chinaman." OBJ
serves Robert j. Burdette; ''he'n steal
anything rather than walk up and ask
for it.
Before offering to ring the street.
car bell for lady about to get OF look
closely at her right hand. Ifs she wears
diamond ring and you pull the strap
she will be your enemy for life.-De-
tr0it Free Press.
lis woman capable of filing an
Officer" asks an exchange. She is. A
woman has just been inquiring after
some rejected manuscript in this Office.
and she filled it completely for the time
being.-BMrlingto Free Press.
-"You Americans" said an English
man to a young lady, ''haye no ancestry
to which you can point with pride"
THAT is very true" she assented.
s.Most of our ancestors came from Eng
land, you know."-N 7. Independent.
"A banana skin lay on the grocer's
floor. ''What arc you doing there?"
asked the scales, peeking over the edge
of the counter. 20, TIM lying in wait
for the grocer" ..Pshaw!" said the
scales, 1--WE been doing that for years."
Washington Hatchet.
1T was in . restaurant. A big man
and little man stood side by side.
'.Gimme the salt, please" said the little
man. I'm not the waiter" said the
big man in . surly tone. Excuse
me-" was the retort. '.It was a mis-
take any one would have made
Pittsburgh CAronicle- Telegraph. -
The following advertisement re-
Gently appeared: Being aware that it
is indeiCat0 to advertise Tor . husband,
I refrain from doing 80; but II any gen.
tleman should be inclined to advertise
for wife will answer the advertise
ment without delay. lam young, have
. good figure, am domesticated and con-
sidered 1adylike. Apply. etc.'-Chi-
eago Tribune.
Definitions by children: Ice, water
that stayed out in the cold and went to
sleep; dust, mud with the juice squeezed
out; fan. thing to brush warm OF with;
sob, when fellow wants to cry and it
bursts out itself; wakefulncss, eyes all
the time coming unbuttoned; chaos, .
great pile of nothing, and no place to
put it in. These are all actual sayings
of children.
-"Jcptha," asked Mrs. Jones, who
WAS writing letter home, chow do you
spell sign?" "S--n-e," answered Jones.
who always spells by sound. II thought
there was e in it somewhere" re-
marked Mrs. Jones doubtfully. THAT
would make sing Of it. Sine spells
sign" That's 60" said Mrs- Jones
proudly. and wrote home that her h,as-
band .shad a new sine painted for hiq
store.'-Dssroi& Frse Press,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
CONvENTIONAuiSM.
1t Rules the World. and Is Not AltogetheR
Pleasant Master.

1t Rules the World. and Is Not Altosether
q Pleasant Master.
The world is so old, men as rule are
such inveterate imitators, literature is SO
apt to shape itself in the molds of the
schools of the day, that voice perfectly
natural and fresh surprises us almost as
much as it delights us. The ancients
enjoyed the advantage in that they
wrote before the great art of writing i'll
had been invented, says Lichtenberg.
There are standards of taste, canons OF
criticism, DEGREES of authority that the
prudent and the worldly-wise will never
dare to defy. A genius, brave in the
consciousness of his strength, may now
and then venture to set them aside; but
mediocrity, however ambitious, will
always copy The case would not be
so lamentable were the insincerity and
intellectual timiditv confined to litera-
ture. Conventionalism rules.the world.
In the conversation of those who are
ordinarily called cultivated people the
same old cut and dried option, the
same old stock of silent quotations. and
set phrases even, are reported ad nau-
seam. One might suppose that people
got their talk as the parvenu does his
manners, out of a handbook of etiquette.
But now and then we find a child of
nature who is not afraid to speak right
out his or her own honest and simple
opinions, and however crude, however
wide of the mark they may be, we are
always charmed, for then at least we
have found something genuine. original
and natrlraL-N. O. Pcayane.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31

Thirty Chinese attend . mission
school in Walla Walla, w. T.

Thirty Chinese attend . mission
school in Walla Walla, w. T.
+: Hereafter the University of London,
will confer a new degree to be known
as the Teachers Diploma-"
! Laura Sanborn has taught school
for forty-three years in Alexandria, n.
H., and adjoining towns.-Boston Jour-
nal.
Sewing is to be taught in Phila-
delphia's public schools, with eleven
teachers for 1900 girls.-Philadelphia
Press.
! Mr.. Spurgeon employs six secre-
taries-two at the parsonage study, two
ut the Tabernacle and two at the Col
lege. One is shorthand reporter.
There are in the New Testament
more than six hundred instances in
which expressions have been incOrp0-
rated into it from the Old Testament.
Indiana is the only State reported
in the minutes of the General Assembly,
in which Presbyterianism has lost
ground during the past year.-Indian-
ap0lis journal.
The Danish Lutherans of America.
who have hitherto belonged to the Nor
wegian Conference, have recently de-
cided at meeting held in Omaha, Neb..
to constitute synodical body for them
selves.
The free textbook experiment in
Massachusetts, is said to be success.
1t has resulted in q larger attendance
in the schools, and it is more econom-
ical than the old system.-Boston
Post
The Christadelphians have existed
as sect in Buffalo for about eighteen
years, during which time weekly SER
vices have been held among members
until recently at their various houses.
The members at present number less
than dozen.-Butalo Express.
The Emperor William, rough old
soldier as he is, believes in education
not less than in the power of the sword.
He has just opened vast school, the
new Polytechnicum. close to the city OF
Berlin. The school is capable of ac-
commodating 1000 students and discom-
plete in all its appliances. as well as
gorgeous in its decorations and archi-
lecture. Theeg sovereign wishes to
see all his subjects well educated, that
they may be the more useful to Ger
many.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
One of the largest diamonds that

-One of the largest diamonds that
this country has produced was found in
Manchester, Chesterfield County, Va.
by a laborer engaged in grading one of
the streets. The man took the stone to
Mr. TYLER, ST.. of Richmond, Va to
ascertain its character and value. He
pronounced the stone very valuable
diamond. The specimen was put on
exhibition and was sold By the finder to
dealer for ST. 800. 1t was next sent
TO Boston 10 be cut, and is now
known as the ..Morrissey diamond"
After IT was cut it weighed over ten
carats. and its market value is $1,000.
--Ecsion Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31

In that very unromatic spot. the Port
land poor-house, there is a man who
may be of the blood of the pair described
by Scott:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
STEAMED OYSTERS.

A Curions Dish That Annually Attracts
Many Epicurcs to Washington.
.'See Washington-and get steamed
oysters" Steamed oysters are a pc
culiarly Washingtcnial dish. Every
restaurant that amounts to anything
has big sign up: Steamed oysters at
all hours
A De.roiter went into one of the chief
oyster houses and said to the colored
waiter:
My esteemed friend, bring me some
steamed oysters.
Yes, sab. Peek or half peck, sah?"
"a peck? Oh, bring me bushel
while you're about ii" said the De-
troiter, sarcastically, for he had never
eaten oysters by the peck. He was
somewhat surprised to hear the darkcy
shout:
lone bushel steamed"
"Hold on-I didn't mean that"
Don't want bushel steamed?" cried
the darkey.
Now see here: people don't ca. oys-
ters by the peek in Washington, do
they?"
'Oa, YES, sab. A peek of cystahs is
about tifteen-or a dozen, if they re
large ones.
Then I'll try half peck
'.Half peck steamed, was shouted.
and soon they We're brought on, and
very delicious they We're. The oysters
were large and juicy and they were
temptingly arranged in a deep dish
that had a most affecting gravy. or
whatever you call it. in which the oys-
ters were partly submerged. Steamed
oysters cause many persons TO flock TO
Washington annua!ly.-Deiroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
Alarm is felt in British Columbis

Alarm is felt in British Columbia
at the Introduction OF opium among
The Indians of that Province by the
Chinese. Several of the tribes are said
TO be even more strongly infatuated
with the drug than the Cinnamon
themselves, llsi win have it at any
sacrifice. 1t is feared that its intro.
duction may lead to serious trouble
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
-"Js salt necessary?''

-"Js salt necessary! queries an
. agricultural writer Well, it is no use
TO ask the hired girl this question.
Sometimes she thinks it is and some
times she thinks it isn't. Anyway, she
always differs from the views Of those
who have to eat the victuals.-Rics-
lind C0uyie,. Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31
- DREAM OF A ROYAL GR,Ev.
ANCE

once IN my dreams was a King.
treat, powerful and a;fored.
wise IN tire council, gay in h.ill.
And mighty with the sword.
But as Il happens amnng Kings
And smaller folks than t,cy.
sthere was bitter in my cup,
a shadow on my day.
Fate had decrced that if smiled
"a Se my peoples scoT-
mat II dared to scratch myself
by crown would toppie Of
mat III Il servant or Il friend
Should scratch me in my stead,
worse doom woUld fall with double
strength
On my devoted head.
Great were my sEEerings. All my joys
Dminish'd c,,e by one:
Atnousht myself the yerieSt wretch
That crawfd beneath the sun.
at length cried: '-l'lI be no King,
AT penelty Ike this"
iaugh'd, i scratch d and woke once more
10 liberty and bliss!
-ehasaes sidchdy, in Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-01-31

I'm the fourteenth century it was the
fashion 10 carry toothpicks Of silver sns-
pended round the neck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
Proceedings Of Council.

Borough Council met at Secretary's
Office March %, 1856. Present. Eli
Holemau, Burgess aud Couaoilmeu
Zones, Foreman, Eagles Bopnss and
Klinestiver Minutes 81 pre6eaing
meeting read and apfoga
Settlement made With Ieei Gem
missioner b. s. Hood ana bal8
found due him Of Gas. So lgF hl66 |S
received an order YhlsoIl
bills presented approved nd
drawn. P. NJ. CLARK chose secFsl
for ensuing year. Alb sily chosse
Treasurer for ensuing yeat
Burgess appointed the following
Committees
Finance -Messrs. Bonner and Kline
silver.
Sidewalks-Messrs. Eagles and
Clark.
Streets-Messrs. Zones and Fore.
man.
Wages for team work on roads left
to discretion of Street Commissioner.
but in no case to exceed 40 cents per
hour for team and man, or 80 cents
per hour for horse and man. Labor.
ers' wages on roads fixed at 10 cents
per hour; no boys under IS years to
be employed, and special work to be
paid for at discretion of Street Com.
missioner.
P. M. Clark chosen Borough At.
torney for ensuing year.
John Mueuzenberger chosen asses.
sor of dog taxes for ensuing year
All dogs to be assessed as before, to.
wit: One dollar for each dog and
two dollars for each additional dog
two dollars for each bitch, and foaI
dollars for each additional bitch.
First Monday night of each mOntl
fixed as meeting night.
Adjourned to meet Monday even
ing, March 16, 1885
P. NJ. CLARK, Sec'y.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
Report Of Borough Schools.

Room No. 1-G. w. KERR, Teacher.
Month ending March 10th. No.
enrolled 80; average attendance 81.
Those who were present every day
are, Forest Proper, Willie Morrow,
Edward Bennett, Joseph Partridge,
Hartman Lawrence. Carl Coburn,
Forest BOvard, May Knox, Eda
Knox, Flora Walters, Lottie Young
aud Florence Klinestiver.
No. 2-FLoRA KELLY, Teacher.
Month ending Mar. 18th, Mum
Der enrolled AZ; average attendance
81. Names of pupils present every
day during the month; Charley Bo-
ward, Charley Muenzenberger Amelia
Hoyt, Floy Smith. Inas Brownell,
Bennie Kelly, John Small, Minnie
Landels, Nellie Walters, Harry Da.
Wis, Kate Knox, Vernie Smith, Delva
Randall, BertR Chadwick.
No. 2-AGNEs KERR; Teacher.
No. enrolled during month A; av-
erage attendance during month 81
per cent. 81. Those present every
day during month are, james Morrow.
Ervie j. Small, Willis Mauk, john
Muenzenberger, Samuel Carson, Rus
sell Dingman, Willie AgDew, Alberl
Bradbury, Clifford Craig, Susan Eu'
lings, Tille Morrow, Blanche Aguew
Carrie Nellis. Elite Saul, Dollie Car
son, Myrtle Johnston, Franeie Brock
way, Jennie Garfield, Kittie Hepler
| Grace Smith, Ruth Clark.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
Llst Of patents.


List Of Patents granted to citizens
of Pennsylvania, for the week ending,
Tuesday, March 10th, 1885, com.
piled from the Official Records Of the
United States Patent Office, expressly
iof the FOREST REPUBLICAN, by Ship.
ley Bfashears, Patent Attorney, Solic-
.lsr and Expert, No. 697 F. Street,
~, Washington, of whom copies,
Information may be had:
Bartron, Portland, friction
ssoh; D. III. Bausman, Lancaster,
wibdeDgine; A. j. Cooper, Duryea,
coal drilling machine; John Davis,
Allegheny, apparatus for tanning
hides; H. Dickson, Pittsburgh, brick
tile drain pipe &c. H. B. Eggert,
Bethlehem, combined cigar cutter and
match. box G. D. Godcharles, Milton,
nail packer John Hale. Scranton,
surveying instrument; S. Huber, Dan.
vile, potato. digger; w. Jaques, Roy.
er's Ford, stove door bangor; E. A.
johnson, Allegheny City, window
bead fastener; j. II. Kleppirger,
Cherryville, shaft support; E. G. Mer
rill, Pittsburgh, gas cut off; M. L
Metzger, aud A. Cooper, Harrisburg,
variable frictional power transmitter
I. L. Morrell, Johnstown, regenera
tive furnace; A. j. Moxham, Johns
town, securing girder rails in tracks
w. M. Noel, Warren, gas burner j.
w. Norton and F. H. Rouse, Kinzua
apparatus for removing parafiue from
oil tanks; j. G. Osborne, Erie, indi
Gator for feed screws of engine lsthes
w. M. Pease. Pittsburgh, railway
alarm mechanism N. Potter, Troy
corn sheller; G. w. Ran, Allentown
double acting water wheel ; G. Rezuor
Mercer, caves. trough hanger; H. H
Rodman, Wilkes Barre, shoe fasten
ing q. Russell, McKeesport, forming
tube for pipe welding machines; L
Simpson, Pittsburgh, apparatus fo
tanning q patents); j. M. staley
Womelsdorf, car coupling; o. j
Walp, and A. r. Leavitt, Reading
patter for boot or shoe uppers G. P
Weaver, Norristown, furnace for blu
ing tacks; G. Westbrook, Harrisburg
automatic chemical telegraphy; {
Westbrook, automatic telegraphy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
sHERIFF's SALE

DY VIRTUE of suudry writs Of FL. Fa
ID and Pluries Fl. Fa. issued out of the
Court of Common Pleas of Forest County.
Pa, and tn me directed, there will be ox-
posed to sale by public vendue or outcry
at the mill site on the premises, in 1ioness
ia Township, on
TUESDAY, MARCH slst, A. d. 1885,
at 9 o'clock a. M, the following described
property, to-wit:
John A. Proper VS.. Char les Wyman,
James Wyman and George r.. Paddock,
Pluries Fl. Fa., No. 6 May term. 1885, and
Fl. Ea., No. May term, lsS5.-Agnew N
Clark, Atty's. All the defendants inter-
est in all the White Oak and Hemlock
timber now lying and growing on the
property known as the Arbuekle Tract,
No S692, in Tionesta Township, Forest
County, Pa. Containing about 600 acres.
Taken in execution and to be sold as
the property of Charles Wyman, James
Wyman and George e. Paddock, al the
suit of John A. Proper.
~ L. AGNEW, Sheriff.
Sherifrs Office, Tionesta, Pa March 2
1885.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
Thoughts on RevivaIs.

While our meetings continue 10
progress, our hearts, all warm, are
reaching out after friends near and
dear to Us; even in our zeal we are
drawn toward those that are strangers
to us; we greet them kindly and ex.
tend to them the warm hand of cordi.
ality aDd Christian friendship; in
fact. get them among us and make
them feel that they are ole of us.
Now this is right and meet, as we all
know. Where we fail as Christian
men and women is 10 not keeping up
this Christian friendship. Not hold.
ing on to those that come among us
and cast their lot with us. How long
after our meetings close will it be be
fore we will pass those with formal
bow, that we now greet so warmly?
Brothers and sisters this is not as it
should be. "When the times of re.
freshing come" we put forth every ef.
fort to gain thuse wanderers now let
MS put forth an effort to keep them,
give them a warm hand. clasp, and a
pleasant smile, even il you are not on
the mountain top yourself, il is not al
ways possible there to be. The sun
must sink each day to arise to his ze.
NTH the next; if those now in the
way get discouraged help them kindly
over "their mountain of difficulty"
help them to feel that we care for
them. that we hold their spiritual vel.
fare dear to us; should they stray,
once, twice, thrice, do not, oh do not
shun them, or withdraw your inhu-
ence in their behalf. Their tenpta.
tions are legion, their strength is
small in our greater strength and ex'
perienca let us be unto them a tower
Of strength. Remember, friendly
greeting, few kind words, or writ
ten line will do muehs yes very much
towards building them up in the faith
X.
Stewarts Run, March 10, 1885.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18

n6 fubliC bimpllClty Ol Tue peO'
pie who live 10 the southern part Of
Jefferson county, is childlike, and per.
haps bland. A few short months ago
a railroad opened their eyes to the
outside world, and to express graft.
tude for the blessing, a justice 6Ded
one of the conductors $14.00 for run.
ming his train on Sunday Clarion
Democrat.
--Our old friend, DR.. G. q. Smith,
Of Brookston, passed through town on
Wednesday Of last week aud took oc.
casion to pay his respects to the RE.
PUBLICAN Office. The doctor makes
specially in bis profession of roots and
herbs, and bis knowledge in this line
is excellent. We are pleased to learn
that bis practice is becoming quite ex.
tensivs.
Landlord jackson has got fairly
settled in his neN quarters at the
Lawrence House, and extends a cor.
dial invitation to all his old patrons
aud many new ones to give him call.
While prices will remain the same as
formerly be says his table will always
contain the finest the market afords,
and as to other accommodations, they
will be eecond to none in the county.
See change in card.
Considerable excitement was
aroused by an alarm Of FIRE at the low
er end of town on Monday last, caused
by chair 10 one of the rooms in
the Rural House catching FIRE and
burning up. The room was one used
by the family, aud a dress had been
thrown Across the chair back which
mysteriously caught fire. Five min
utes more and the FIRE would have
been beyond control.
The Floral Cabinet for March is
beautiful number, and gives many
reliable hints in Horticulture and
domestic arts. 1t grows in interest
as the spring time advances. Every
lady should have it; its cost is but
S1.25 per year. Address Ladies Flor.
al Cabinet Co., % Vesey St., N. Y.
-Ballou's Magazine for April is as
good as usual. 1t leads off with an
illustrated article on India, an impor.
tant production at the present time,
when Russia and England are glaring
at each other in Afghanistan. Then
comes "Lewey and /; or, Sailor Boys
Wanderiugs," by VIM. Ii. Thomes
The story is growing in interest, and
promises to be the authors best. Bal
LOUIS is only 81 so per year, or II
cents single number, and is the bes
magazine in the country at the price
Address. Tholnes & Talbot, % Hawley
St., Boston, Mass.
--Peterson's Magazine for Apri
comes to US with lovely steel.engrav
ing Of "Adeline," one OfTennysOn'
herOiues a beautiful, dou e.size, steel
cOlored fashion. plate; and half hun
dred other illustrations for stories
work table. fashions, etc., etc. Th,
stOries-though Peterson" is cele
brated for good stories-are bette
than ever. Certainly every lady o
refinement ought to have this maya
zine, for it is emphatically the lady's
book aDd the terms are but two dol
lars a year, with great deductions t.
clubs. Address Chas. j. Peterson
306 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
speclaI Bargains.

During the Spring months we will
have some Special Bargains 10 goods.
Call on us at any time and see them.
81. WM. SMEARBAUGH q Co.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
LOOAL,AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Condensed rIme Table Tloncsta station.

United Presbyterian services will
be held in the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath, morning aud evening
All are cordially invited to attend
Rev. A. Y. Houston, will oficiate'
Preaching 10 the M. E. Cburch
next Sunday ev eiug by F. M. Small.
-Presbyteriap Sabbath School at
9:45 a. M; M. E. Sabbath School at
10 a. m.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-03-18
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Nj
Eli Holeman has Withdrawn from ii
firm of II. j. Hopkins q Co., havi
nd good will to
will