v.: i i . v I"" ' 1 ' " Raton of Advt'.Ttisiiu;. One Square ( 1 inch,) one Inert inn - ?l M OnoSipiare " oncuioii'li - - .1 no One S'iiaro ,l three moal lis H W One Niinnro " otio ywkr - 10 i Two Sfunres, one year . . j l ', is iunrt.-rl'o. " . . . ' , i i Half ' ' . . "". . ,vi i One " " . . ie tc l.cirnl notices at ei.Ulihed rats. Marriage and death notices, gratis. All bills for yearly advertisement col lected quarterly. Temporary ar!verUe incnrs inns be paid for m advance. Job worit. Cash on Deliveiv. v FOBUBnKD BVERT WKDNEBDAT, BY "W. T?.. DUNN, yricm if Aonnrsow bohtftr'3 Btmjnsa, ELM BTHEOT, TI0HE8TA, FA. . ',' TERMS, 12.00 A YEAR. BabeoriptfoDs received for shorter parted than three month. Correspondence soliot tod from oil purls Mi oonnlry. No notice will be taken of tpn VOL. VI. NO. 45. TIONESTA, PA., FEBRUARY 18, 187 L $2 PER ANNUM. lymous communications. flj 11 HI . . BU8INE88 DIRECTORY. TI0KE3TA LODGE JSo. 3G'J, T. O. of O. F. M BETS every Friday evening, at 7 o'clock. In the Hall tormerly oouunied iy the Oood Templsrs. A. B. KELLY, Heu'y. 27-tf. Samuel D. Irwin, ATTORNEY, COUNSELLOR AT LAW and REAL ESTATE AUKST. Legal easiness prompUy attended to. Tionenta, la, 40-ly. i, nwnii r arris. MUM W. TATI. PITTIJ A TATI, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, la ,-,, TTOXKSTA.PA. (Herp A, Jnka, Mat r. . r. Mason, A Jerks, . TTORNKYH AT LAW. Office en Klin L Street, above Walnut, Tioneata, Pa. F. W. Hays, ATTOKNHT AT LAW, and Notakt Pcauo, Reynold Huklll A C'o.'a fcleek, Beiieo BL, Oil City, Pa. SW-ly F. SIMHBAB. J. . iMILlT. 1 XIX2TEJ X S SMILE Y, AMenaeya at Law, - - Franklin; Fa. PRACTICE In the evral Ceort of V. aango, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin am eeautia. Stt-ly. LlillU, . . raasBTT, HARRIS A TA3SETT, eeerneya at Law, Tltqayille Penn'a. PRACTICE In all the Courta of Warren, Orawferd, Fereit and Venango Coun Me. -tf J. H. Helvly, SURGEOX DENTIST, In BchonblonT Huildinr, between Centre aud Byca anere NU., Oil City, Pa. All oqeratinnB done in a careful manner and warranted. Chloroform and ether ed aainiiitered when required it the oase will ptrastt. 15-1. T Ctvarle B. Ansart, "TtRWTrST. Centre Street, Oil City, Fa. U. Ia isaeas' Block. Lawren.ce, House, T ION EST A, PA., (i. p. RUTTER FIELD, PBopaiKTon. Thi honsi ta centrally located. Everything new and well furnished aUiperior accoinmoda Mnnj and atriot attention Riven to gueeta. Vetcstable and Fruit of all kind servod fc their season. , Sample roont for Com aaeroial Agoni. FOREST HOUSK, - D BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite I'eurt House, Tionesta. Pa. Just essaed. Everything now ana clonn and freak. The beit of liquors kot constantly -irhfcnd. A portion of the public patron age i respectfully solicited. . 4-17-lv Tionesta House. GT. LATIMER Lessee, Elua St. Tlo- aest. Pa., at the mouth of theereek, Mr. L. has thoroughly renovated the Tionesta House, and re-furnished it com lately. Af who patronize him will be well e'ntertalneefat reasonable rate. (7 ly - National Hotel, TIDIOUTE, PA., Renl. Elliott, proprie tor. This house has been newly furn ished end in kept In good style. Quest will be made comfortable here at reasons ale rates. ly. Dr. J. L. Aconrib, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, who has had fifteen years' experience in a large and siiccesafuf practice, will attend all Professional Calls. Oil ice in his Drug and Urocsry Store, locatod iu i'idioute, near TItmlo House. IX HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery. OIhks, Paints, Oils, Cutlery, all of the best quality, and will be sold' at reasonable rates. DR. t HAS. O. DAY, an experienced Physician and Drugjlat from New York, has charge of the Storo. All proscriptions ptfj up accurately. ja. r. wilt. 4. S. EtLLT. MA Y, PARK if CO,, BACKERS Corner of Elm it Walnut Sis. Tionesta. Bank of Discount aifd Deposit. Interest allowed on Time Deposit. Cnlleesions nudeonsll tb Principal points iia f the U. S ; Collections solicited. 18-ly. NEW BILLIARD ROOMS I ADJOIVIN'l the Tioiinsta Hoiinc, at the Hiiirroom ai-e new, and everything kept iu order. To lovers of the gumo a cordial invitation is extended to coino and play -in the new room. 37tf G. T. LATIMER, Losee. D. W. CLARK, ('-OJIKISSION Kit's CLERK, FOREST CO., PA.) HEAL ESTATE AGENT. OUSES and Low for Sale and RENT I have superior facilities for ascertaining the condition of taxes and tax dorda, rVc, und am therei'oro quali'iod to act intclli tvnU.v as scBt of thiiHe living at a dis iico. owning lauds In the County. Oln9 iu Coiniiiissionor ooiu, Court ?Hisft, Thmwe, l'; 11 ly. f. Y. CI ARK. Dr. J. G. Blaine, OFFICE anil resiilpTico opposite tho Lawrence House. Olliijcdav Wmlnos day and Saturdays. 30-tf. TIIElJOOT & SHOE STORE OF TI1DIOTJTE! NE. STEVENS. Proprietor. Parties In want of FINE Hoot and Shoes will always rlhd a irnod assortment nt Sloven'. Wl'ien you call, lust snv "From Tlonosta" and vou'wlll be liberally ileal t with. 0-liiu N. E. STEVENS. FINE GROCERIES CUOICE ftlQARS, TOBACCO, CANNED FRUITS, STATIONERY, AND NOTIONS, for sale at J. B. Agnow's Stoie Room, in Bonner A Agnew'e Block. . FRESII OYSTERS, by the can or served to ordor. 29 tf, New ISoiiihIIiik House. MRS. 8. 8. IIULINGS has built a large addition to her house, and Is now pre pared to accommodate a number of perma nent boarders, and all transient ones who may favor her with their patronnge, A good Stable has recently been built to ac commodate the horses of guests. Charges reasonable. Residenco on Elm St., oppo site 8. Haslet's store. ifcl-ly l'"mnk IlobbiuN, PHOTOGRAPHER, (SUCCESSOR TO DKMIMO.) Pleturee in every styleof the art. Views of the oil regions for sale or taken to or der. CENTRE STREET, near R, R. crossing. BlYCAMORE STREET, near Union De pot, Oil City, Pa. 20-tf LOTS FOR SALE! IN TUB BOROUGH OF TIONESTA. Apply to GEO. 0. SICKLES, 79, Nassau St., New York City. WM. F. BLUM, BLACKSMITH AND ,W AGON-MAKER. J Corner ot Church aud Elm Streets, TIONESTA IP A, This tl rial Is prepared to do all work in Its line, and will warrant everything done at their sh p to give satisfaction, Par ticular attention given to IIORSE-SIIOF.IXG, Give tlmra trial, and you will not re gret it, lS-ly. PHOTOGRAPH ALLERY. Water Street, OVERJIILBRONNER A CO.'s STORE, Tionesta, Pa., M. CARPENTER, . . . Proprietor ... V-i--S Plcturea taken in all the latest styles the art. 26-tf TtPiouTE, Pa. 'lealer in Fin Witches, Clock,, Jewelry, BpsoUclei, ts. All repairing in .his liirc neatlv il 'no VMrciltS inil warranted. I'ar u ular attention paid 'i the repuiring of A'utches. IsTElW GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE IN TIONESTA. GEO. W. BOVARD & GO. HAVEJmt brought on a complete aud carefully selected stock of FLOUR, GROCERIES, X'ROVISIONS, and everything necessary to the eomplote stock ot'i lirst-elass'JriR'oiy House, which they have opened out at their establish ment on Elm St., first door north of M. h. Clisich. TEAS, COFFEEH, fiUQARH bYKUPS, FRUITO, HAMS, T LARD, A M) 1'JiO VJSIOXS OF ALL KIXDS, at the lowest cash prices. GonJs warrant ed to bo of the boot quality. Call aud ez anjinu, and we believe we can suit you. OW. W. WOVAKDA CH Tan f '71. mm SMOKE. I'rofesnor Maulesel, a German pen tlcmon. whn has recently arrivd in this city, has secured a suitable lot op South G Si reft, anil is about to erect extensive works which will prove of al most incalculable advantage to all lovers of the "weed," and which will obviate the necessity lor both pipes and cigars. There will be large re torts, iu which tobacco will be burned, and the smoke thus produced will pass through proper pipes to a large bell shaped receptacle of boiler iron.somo what resembling a gasometer, where it will be cooled and purified and so scented that it shall have the flavor of the finest Havana cigar. To this product of his retorts and purifying apparatus the professor has given the the name of "Tabaksine," but fur con venience we will call it by a less sci eutifio name, that of smoke, which, af ter all, it is. From the srookeometer a main pipe will lead up into the city, and front this will be small branch pipes leading to all the principal houses and saloons in the town. In every house where the smoke i taken there will bo placed a meter, similar to a gas meter, but much more delicately constructed. Running from these meters will be pipes leading to all the rooms in the house, and connected with these pipes at convenient points, will be long flex ible tubes, each tipped with a haud snroa amber mouth piece for the com fort nnd convenience of smokers. When a man desires to take a smoke he has not to go to the trouble of hun ting up tobacco and filling his pipe, then of fiudiug and lighting a match, and perhaps burning his fingers, and afterward getting fire and ashes upon his clothes half-a-dozen times before his smoke is ended. He has only to place the amber mouth peice between his lips, turn a small silver thumb screw, aud the cool, delicious, perfum ed smoko glides into his mouth. By this ingpuiotis and delightful arrange-' nient all danger ot fires from pipes and cigars will be obviated, aud mil linns in valuable property annually saved. The rates of insurance of those who have neither pipes nor cigars upon their premises will be greatly reduced,, and in this one item the Professor calcu lates that the cost of introducing the smoke into an ordinary family resi dence will be saved each year. . By the new plan a man may lie in his bed and smoke with perfect impunity and the greatest imaginable comfort. Iu the saloons there will he a row 1 of comfortable sofas along one side of the room, with flexible stems hanging conveniently dowu from a pipe con cealed in the wall, where a man may seat himself and by attaching his pri vate mouth neice, may have a deli cious smoke at (according to the cal culation of Professor Maulesel) less thru half the cost of commonest cigars such a are known as the "bull team ster regaiia" and "Mongolian stinkers." But some may axk,"lIow is a smok er iif the inveterate class to have his smoke when walking the streets or traveling?" This has also been thought of and provided for by the Professor. Nothing is easier, and as the same time the arrangement for smoking while walking the streets is not only most convenient, but is such as adds greatly to the personal appear ance of the mau using the little appa ratus. It is well known that most men are rather flat'-chested, and, tak ing a hint from this, the Professor has invented an India-rubber receptacle fitting to the shape, which, when inflat ed with smoke, gives thrv wearer a breast like that of a member of the National Guard. To inflate this be fore starting out for wajk is but the work of a moment. Connected with it is a handsomely-braided, flexible stem, ending in a neat amber mouth peice, which is tucked into the vest pocket. When not in use this stem, in nine cases out of ten, would be mis taken for a handsome watchguard, as it is generally, ornamented with a locket, or two or three elegatit charms. In rase the reservoir should at any time become exhausted while the smoker is out walking, it is very easy to step in to the nearest saloon aud have it refilled. As the smokeomes from the works freed from nicotine, and all other im pure elements, and is most delicately and delightfully perfumed, it is ex pected that it will at once become ex ceedingly popular among the ladies. Instead of their use of it being ollc.ii sive it will prove rjuite the contrary, as by means of it they will shed abroad wherever they may go a fine aroua. i'hey will have for their use elegantly carved amber mouth peices hooped about with gold and set with diauiiHide and other gems. When out walking their reservoir of smoke will bn contained in the panuier, to which it will impart a much more symmetri cal shapo thai) cuu be attained by the ut of newsjiapr j s ; bisides, by giving the rubber of the smoke tank a suita ble thickness and strength, it will be found to be very convenient when the wearer desires to sit, as it will serve as a cushion, a something which is iflen a great convenience and com fort. Due notice in regard to terms per month, quarter and year will be given in a few days. Men are now engaged in grading the lot on whicli the works will be erected, and the necessary machinery is on the way from New York and will soon bn on the ground.- Virginia City Territorial I Jhnterprue. , WHAT A MtSPLAfUU COMMA DIR. ' The comma (.) thit little lot which is a very insignificant thing to the eye, sometimes plays an important part in language. Though the rules for its use, like its relative, arc soraewbat ob scure, nevertheless its function in some cases is very clear and of considerable moment, as has been discovered in a law of Congress passed in 1872. In the tariff Bill which went into effect that year there was a large addition to the free list, and among the articles added were "fruit plants, tropical aud semi-tropical," designed to encourage their importation and cultivation. But in the process of engrossing or tran scribing the bill to be officially print ed, a comma was interpolated between fruit and plants, whereby all fruits were pot on the free list. The cus toms officers, if they "minded their p's and q's," did not mind the comma, and went on collecting their duties. At length some lynx-eyed importer discovered the comma, and demanded that it should be recogmxed, aud the customs officers had to stand ou the order of Prosody and pass fruits free. The result has been that about $3,000, 000 have been illegally collected through this interpolated comma, at which Uncle Sam will huve to stop nnd count mure than one, and refund. The Ways and Means Committee will report a bill to expunge tho comma, and thus remand fruit back to the list of dutiable articles. This will prove a most expensive comma. IIxrrUburg Telegraph. , . "Give us a glass of your' best, liquor," said a drunkard the other day, as he entered a shop. The shop keeper filled a glass aud gave it to him. The toper, without noticing it, dashed it down his- throat. He soon began to taste, aud stu3te, seemingly not exactly satisfaed. "What's the matter?" said the shop keeper; "wasu't it good?" "Why, yes, it was good enough, but seems to me it wasn't very strotig. What km J of liquor was it?" "Cold water," .was the reply; "that's the best liquor we have in the shop, and I believe it is the best iu town. As for any other kind, we have not got any, for I led off selling strong driuk some time ago; 8o you've si veil your twopence, and you'fl. .feel better tor it afterwards." "Well," said the toper, "if this isn't a regular take in. But I believe, sir, you'r right for hI I that. And as yotf don't charge anything for your liquor, I have a good mind to be your customer, and see if I cun't get rid of my headache aud sore eyes." The shop-keeper, who was a warm hearted Christian as well as a zealous temperance man kindly encouraged him never to nriuk anything but the best liquor in the future. God's beau tiful, sparkling water was the diiuk of Eden. BousdtoLapOver. "Landlord," said a transient guest at a cross road tavern, as be drew near the eud of his dinner, "won't you give me a little more pork to eat with this potato?" A little later, he said : "There was more pork than I want ed ; let me trouble you for a little potato to eat with the pork." And shortly afterward : "Well, I declare, I've got some more potato left, and it eeiii a pity to leave itjust a small piece of pork, if you pltiutu." It ran on so for some time. At length the landlord stop ped short in front of the guest, anil remarked: "Look here, stranger, taiu't no ue. I'm willing to do any thing iu reason to make that pork and potato come out oven, but I've made up my mind, the way you eat, it can't be done. You're bound to lap over on one or the other every time. Now just make up yor mind whicli you'd rather leave, and leave it and quit. I've got enough pork and potatoes, but, if you keep ou you'll bust," What must we think of a husband's appreciation of the partner of his joys, when the artist who has paiutsd the wife's portrait is obliged to sue for the mousy? A Newark jury agreed to disagree on a verdict recently, after wrestling all night over it. Tho mau who pawned his sist of false teeth for a crust of bread was also obliircd (o hire a Uvy (o cat it for 111 in. I'AriCK III'T STATE. The following is rather an old, but is such a capital illustration, of the high flown way iu which newspapers sometimes tell things that it will bear republishing: A fey evenings since a Mr. Slocum was reading au account of a dreadful accident which happened at the facie ry iu the town of L., and which the village editor hiftescribed iu a great many words. "I declare, wife, that was an awful accident over to the mill," said Mr. Slocum. "What is it about, Mr. Slocum?" "I'll read the 'couut, wife, and. then you'll know all about it." Mr. 8. ly gan to read : ' Horrible and Fatal Accident. It becomes our melancholy and painful duty to record the particulars of an accident that occurred at the lower mill, in this village, yesterday afternoon by which a human being, in the prime of life, was hurried to that bourne from which, as the immortal Shakespeare says, 'no traveler returns.' "Du tell I" exclaimed Mrs. Si. "Mr. David Jones, a workman who has but a few superiors this side of the city, was superintending one of the large drums" "I wonder if it was a buss drum, such as has 'Epluribust Unium' printed on't?" "When he became entargled. His arm was drawn around the drum and finally his whole body was drawn over the shaft at a fearful rate. When his situation was discovered, he had revol ved with immense velocity about fif teen minutes, his head and l.rnbi striking u large beam a distinct blow at each revolution." "Poor creature 1 how it must have hurt him." "When the machinery had been stopped, it was found thut Mr. Jones' arms and legs were lacerated iuto a jelly." "Well, didn't it kill l.iin?" asked Mrs. Slocum with increased interest. "Portions of the dura muter, cere brum and eerebtUum, iu conl'u.icd mus ses were scattered about th. floorlu short, 'he gates of Eternity hud open ed upon him." Here Mr. Slocum paused to wipe his spectacles, and his wife seized the op portunity to press the question ; "Was the man killed?" "I don't know haven't' come to that yet; you'll know when I huve finished the piece." And Mr. Slocum continued read ing: "It was evident, when the shapeless form was taken down, that it was tin longer tenanted with the immortal spirit that the vital part was ex tinct." "Was the man killed? that's what I want to come to," said Mrs. Slocum. "Do have a little patience," said Mr. S., eyeing has better half over his spectacles. "I presume we shall coiue upou it right away." And he went on : "This fatal causuality has cast a gloom over our village; and we trust that it will be a warning to all p'-rsous who are called upou to regit ate the powerful machinery of our mills." Now," suiil Mrs. Slocum, perceiv ing that the uanitive was ended, now I would like to know whether the uiau was killed or not?" Mr. Slocum looked. He scratched his heud, scrutinized the artice he bad been perubing, and took a grace ful survey of the paper, "I declare, wife," said he, "it's cu rious but really, the paper don't say 1'' California tjeing a new state, thinks she must always be proposing some thing new. Her newspapers have lately been finding fault with the State prison sysiem, and now cull for the abolishment of penitentiaries and the turning over of euch county's crim inals to their respective counties, said counties to employ the criminals "in the construction of free roads and bridges, :n planting trees on the lines of highways, il. laving out and adorn ing parks and pleasure grounds, in grading Rills that are obstructions to the growth of cities, and filling in or reclaiming pestile'ial marshes and sloughs, iu improving the navigation of our rivers, digging ditches for the irrigation of our arid plains, and iu doing a thousand other useful things that would otherwise be left uiidoue." Iu a recent letter from Russia, Uni ted Stales Minister Jewell writes: "Bunks have been regularly chartered here now for ubout tun years, and all of them puy 8, U, and 10 per cent, div idends. These stock nru all worth from 120 to 1G0. I have not yet learued how uianv there are in opera tion, but there hi as yet been no tail urc among them. The Government exercises a strict watch over them, ! and a defalcation would be simply ' 'the army of life or the Siberian mines,' und criminals do not escape: he IV." YOITHFI L MylCIDII. Jerome Finney, Jr., a son of Mr. Jerome Finney, of Thompson, Ohio, ten yen's of age, committed suicide nil the 2od. The particulars of the eiug nlar tragedy are thus given by the Geneva Times; The hoy wu u I school on Friday, and at noon got iuto an alterciiti'iii with one of his . males, when both drew knives, making passes at each other, one rejsirt stating that young Finney cut the other boy slightly. After the affray was over the other boys told Pinney that, iie would have to be shut in prison ; fr what he had done, and af erwsrd (old him that the boy was dead; and lie would be hung for using bis knife as he did. It is without doubt true that the expectation of being burg ' was firmly fixed in the boy's mind,1 and drove him to seek his own life, what ever version may be given to the cir cumstances preceding the rash art. It appears that the boy went into so In id after the faeas, but. got disinherit about Imlf-past two, p. m., and ;ept towttds home, bidding some of the scholurs good-bye us he left.- - with the remark, "You will never see ineagsin," The boy went home, pss..ed to the room where he and his father slept, unobserved by any one, took his lath er's revolver from it hid'iig place in thebed,aud left llir house. , His uiidher heard u shot but thought noiliinl .f it as they were iu the hubit nf fr.-tj -ut ly shooting at a mark on the premises. VIiii they rume trouj school I hey in quired for Jerome and lelated his ad ventures at acini! ti his la I In r, ami the circumstance nf hi leaving In fi re the hoi.r for dismissal. The liulier at once made search for tho bov. .and found bim dead in tin burn with the revolver by his side aud partly under him. He hud put the muzzle to bis head just hack of the ear, mi the riht side, the bullet fire 1 passing enrirrriy through his lieu!. ' Courtship and marriage in '.Sweden, are peculiar institutions'. D.f, t 'lioillii says: "I saw one nialcli inmiri. . lie uie' her at the gate am! i..kuj ins finger in her ribs, uud said; 'I v,n t to get married ; don't you ?' 'Oliv I don't klitiw On eway.' 'Yis. VotiVln; let's get married.' 'Well, ask pj.-, 'No, never mind him ; : we'll inurrird anyhow.' Ami lie Went a i on nil li Ijng everybody ho saw,'"l'm going to umr ry that girl.' Thir prcpuraiioii c1 llBued- during the three week riqu.ii d by law to have tin buns publish U iu the churches. l'Vlus were " tuiiuj'i. Stores for the dust laid in, I .err brewed ami w bisky purchased. Wed ding jollificutioiis were luduigeil in for a week. This couple wer married! Thy went from the church to the. house, ami the bridi snuil lj locked the briil in her room.' 1'ln groom knock ed at the door. Mlow much wilt oU give to come iu ?' ' 'Two cows nnil g.V " That's Hoi enough,' 'Three Cos. ami $10.' 'Oh, yuu are rich; you must give more than tins t- 'Five cuus 'mid $2-V was the final offer, whicli was accepled." . ' There is one act of pnliluess which in some of the European cnuuiri-t the p.iorest peasant never forgi-t. Il is the sulututiou of ihe desd. A f. u erul passing through the streela of Pittsburgh or Loudon is treated with no more consideration than a si re. t car, but in Italy, eveiy lint would be raised iu reverent salutation us the corpio went by. There may, p rhups, be very litlle sincerity in the f cling which prompts the salutation, but it is one of those graceful little actions by which we express sympathy tor the bereaved, aud acknowledge, iu the presence of death, that touch of ua ture which makes us kin. A woman named Brink,, while boarding at a house iu I'oit Ji-rvis, N. Y , gave birth to a child. he'i ho came to leave the h-.u-e sin could not pay her board, and the child w is kept us security, l'hr mother went to get her' buby several linn s, but was lint, ul lowed to have it until paid her board. She finally sluted her case to officer Burton, who weiii an demand the child. Alii r some angry discus sion the landlord bi ripped the poof child of all its clothing, ami told ,nu to t ike it He w ripped the disputed properly iu a shawl and delivered it to the rejoicing mother. The Victoria Migiuine suys that Germany stands lower iu ivilizuimu 'hun any K ropeuu couiurv except Turkey; :ur in no other country does Wouihii occupy so ignoble mil' sei vi u a position In England women are) treated with respci l; iu France slid America they ure. worshiped, in On. many ihey nr simply utilized. A Dutchman w is relating his niir veloiis escape from diowuiug whii thirteen of hu companions were lost by up setting of a boat, ami he alone was saved. "Ami how did you escue their fate ?" asked one of his hearers. "I tid not co iu te pute," was the Dutehraau.' reply.