i runusiiF.n every Wednesday, by W. 11. DUNN". mcB m nonmaoN a bonitor's Butlddjq, ELM STREET, TIDNE8TA, PA. TKRMS, f2.()0 A.YKAR. Na r"hibcrlptions reeriTod for A shorter period timi throo months. Correspondence solicited from nil parts of Mi country. No noilen will bo Inkoa uf nnonymom communication. LJ 1 ". 1 -J BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TinnrsTA T.rmoT r xo. sou, O.ofO. IT. MEFT3 every Friday ovenlnir, nt 8 o'clock, In the 1 1 nil lorniorly occupied fcr tho Uood Tomplnis. W. R. DUXiV.N. . Q. W. SAW YF.R, Sec'y. 27-tf. Dr. J. E. Blaine, OFFICK nnd rcsidonco opposite tlio Lawrcfieo Hotrse. OINoodays Wodiics slay and .Saturday. 3'i-tf. W. P. Morcllllott, ATTORNF.Y AT 1, AW, cor. F.lm nnd Walnut Sin., Tionesta, l'a. I liavo associated myself with Hon. A. It. Rich mond, of Mondville, l'a,, lit tho practice of law lu Forest County. 10-ly KVTO 1'BTTm. MILFN Vf. TATE. PKTTIS A TATE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, .4 la r, ' TTOXESTA, PA. " F. W. H.iys, ATTORNltT AT LAW, and PciiLic, Reynold HuUill Slock, Seneca fit., Oil City, Fa. NoTART A Co.'s 3-lV r. RIM BAR. I. D. "MILKY. Attorney at Law, - - - Franklin, Pa. TJRAOTICE In ovoral Court of e X uiuiko, Crawford, Foreat, nud adjoin-."Vu-lr. log enmities. . ninui, i. d. kassktt, jiarri$ c fawett, etorneya at Law, Tttuavllle Fsnn'a. PRACTICE In all tho Court of Warren, (irawford. Forest and Venango 'mili tia. ' CENTRAL HOUSE, BONKKR A AOXKW RLOCK. I,. Aonkw. l'ronriotor. This is n now house, and has just been fitted up for tho aooom limitation oi me puniie. a pomon of the patronage of the public 1 aolicited. , Lawreico Houie, miOXEBTA. PA.. WILLIAM I.AW L HENCE. Propriftoh. Thia house 1 entrajly located. Kvnrylhlng now and well l'urnlheil ajuponnr ancommoii.v Won and atrlet attention clren to truest Veeetable and Fruit of nil kinds nervod In their season. Satnplo room for Com mercial Agent?. FOREST HOUSK, T ttLAC'K PnoPlUKTOIt. Opposite AJ. Court II on .), Tionesta, Pa. Jnat oaeaad. Kvervthinir now and clean and fresh. Tho best of liquor kopf constantly n hand. A portion of the public, patron jui i raaneotfully olicitod. 4-17-lT Tloncata House. GT. LATIMEH lessee, F.lm St. Tio- aesU. Pa., at the mouth of the crook, Mr. 1. lias tliorouiihlv renovated tiio Tioaaita lloum. and ro-furnisliod it com aleUilv. All who patronize him will be well entertained at reasonable rBtes. 37 ly - 1 EnpIVe Hotel. rnrnni'TR. PA. II. ENVALT). rnopniE L tor. Tliis hoiiMO is centrally loonted, li,u hoc!ii thorouirhlv rolutod and now limtMtu nu iroml n tutilo hnd bods na nnv llo tol in tho oil roL'lons. Transient only ?2.00 nor ilav. -fc-tm C. B. Weber's Hotel, " Tvi.ernburoh.pA. r. u. wkrer, has possession of tlio new briek hotel and will be happy to entertain all his old customers, and any miiiiher of new ones. Good accommodations for guests, unil ex cellent stabling. 10-Sm. Dr. J. L. Aconb, PHYSICIAN AN1 Sl'HGKON, who hmt had fifteen years' experience in a larpra nnd successful piati-c, will attend all Professional Culls. Oflleo in his Drujr. and Urocery Store, located in Tidiouto, near Tidioute House. IN HIS STORK WILL RE FOUND A full aseortment of Medicine, I.ifUora Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints, Oils, Cutlery, all of tho best quality, and will bo sold" at reasonablo ratos. DR. CIIAS. O. DAY, an experienced Plivsioian and Druggist from Now York, has chai'KO of the SL.ro. All proscriptions put up accurately. a. a. hat. jmi. r. rAitk. a. a. kkllt. MA Y, V ARK. C CO., B A H K B B S Corner of Elm A Walnut Sta. Tionesta. Bank of Discount and Doposit. Interest nllowod on Time Deposit. t'ollaotions niadoonnll tlioPrinuipal point of tho U. S, Colloctions aoiicited. 18-ly. " D. W. CLARI (COHMISSIONKR'8 CLEUK, FOllKST CO., FA.) HEAL ESTATE AGENT. OUSE.S and Lota for Sulo and REN T. V ild liuds fur Sale, 'I have superior facilities fir ascertaining ie condition of taxes and tax iloeda, Ae., ami am therofure fpialiuert to act intelli gently as acnt oi those, living ul a uis uiimi. owuiuit lands in the County. Ollloe iu ConunlsBionurs Room, Court Ji.mso, Tionesta, l a. 4-41-ly. D.W.CLARK. NEW BILLIARD ROOMS! ADJOINING the Tionesta House, at the mouth of Tiouosta Crock. Tho tables and room lire now, and everything kept in order. To lovers of the (jamo a eordiul Invitation is extended to como and pluy in the new room. tf li. T. LATIM EI!, Le-see. VOL. VII. NO. 23. II IiHTAl'UAJfT. J ACnil SMEAT?nAt'iH hns nttod tip tlic storo-biiibliirj north of Tab' s law oflicc, for n rpsbiiiriml, a.id rill bo pleased i) wo his fiends tlicrn. r rcsii Door on draught. Also ale, donioKtie wines Ac. Cold lunches nt nil times-, and oysters In all stylos, in their season. l-i-ly WM.-F. BLUrV., BLACKSMITH AND WAGON-MAKER, Corner of Church and Elijl Streets, . TIONE8TA PA. Thia Arm Is prepared to do nit work in Us line, nnd will warrant everything done at their aliopa to plve aatisfaetion. Par ticular attention given to IIOISSE-.SIIOF.IXG, Oie them a trial, and yon will not re ttretit. 1''",y:.,- PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. ELM HTKKET, SOUI'lI OF ROniNSON, A BONNER'S Tionesta, Pa., CARPENTER, Proprietor. M. r ..... -I. Pictures taken in all tho latest styles tho art. K 'MS-lf PAPA BALinVIX Ha Opened a f SEWING MACHINE . DEPOT In his BOOT and SHOE STORK, And in coneJion wit hi other businoss ho ha ')iistiitly in atoro tho ( CKOVEK A 6AKER, D0MKST10, . VICTOR, WILSON SHUTTLE, ,J WHITNEY, HOWE, ) RLEES, . ' WHEELER A WILSON, ) HOME SHUTTLE, ; and will FURNISH TO ORDER any Sewing Macuino In tho inarkot, at list pricoa, w ith all tho v whichho Companlos tivo, and will DELIVER THE MACHINES In any par of Forest County, and glvo all necessary instructions to learners. f Needle for all Marhlnrs, Silk anil Thread ill ways in fttoro. TIDIOUTE,' T A., Juno, 1871. 11-tt NEW JEWELRY STORE i 111 'flOHOMtH. M." SMITH, WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, At SUPERIOR STORE. 5 ALL WORK WARRANTED. A iAigo and Superior Stock of AViitcliOM, Clocks, niil Jowelry, CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Mm SMITH has tino niachinory for makini; all parts of a watch or clock that mav bo misNini; or broken. He war rants all his work. The patronage of tlio citizens of Forest County is most respect fully solicited. All ho oaks is a fair trial. 4tf XOTIC'K. S N. ROLARD, of Tidioute, has rel.iru.sd to Ins iiractice attor nu an aeiice of four months, spent ill the Hospi tals ot New York, whuro will in u mil calls in his profession. Ollieo in Eureka Druir Stoic, "id door ihove the nauk, lulioute, l'a, 4ltt irs. T10NKSTA, PA., I) .it ;;i: ami tub hi iu;i.ahs. "You nro not afraid, MafrgioT" "Me nfiaid !" said Mafrgie. "I'd fio fenr born in me. As "for tlie house, its the Btongest fastened ever I was in. You say yourself there's no lock a burglar can force, and I'm not ou& to let tramps or tho liko in of my freo will. Uud knowa the place will be safe enough when you come back as safe ns though there were a regiment of soldiers in it; and I'll lmvo all bright for your new wife, Mr. Archi bald." She called her master Mr. Archi bald still, thia old woman ; but she was the only one who still used his christian name. Ho wait an elderly man .himself, and had few intimate friends, hospitality not being one, -of his virtues. . He was rich and there was much that was valuable in the house, more ready, mob ey, too, than most men kept about them ; but theu it was as secure as a bank vault pat 'cut lock3 hud burglar alarms that first sent a bullet into any that sought to euter by stealth, and then rang a bell to wake the household, were attached to every door, and a furious watch dog that lived on raw meat was in the back garden. Tho Van Nott mansion could have withstood a siege at a - mo ment's notice. Mi. Van Nott was a money dealer. Ho had ways and means of aecumula tiuqr nroberlv wuicli. were mvsterious ! to 1)16 neighbors, and they were suspi cious that tho little back parlor, Ba cred to business, had even such lesser dealings as the loan of money on gold watches, cashmere shawls and dia monds of genteel distress. Two or three mortgages that ho had bought up had beeu rather cruelly loreclosed : and he was a hard landlord, and a bad person to loan money to altogether. On the whole, he was disliked in the place, and rich as he was, would have found it hard to get a wife to his lik ing among his neighbors at Oakham. However, having resolved to marry again there had been a Mrs. Van Iga Iott years before he had sought out a wealthy widow of saving disposition, who lived on a small farm some miles out of town, and having already dis inherited her daughter tor espousing an estimable man ot small means, and turned her only son uut of doors 1'or equally prudent reasons, was not like ly to bring any troublesome generosity into his household, and had otlercd himself to her her, and had been ac cepted. And now, though both their economical souls revolted against it, custom decreed a wedding of some sort, and a honeymoon trip somewhere, and they decided to do it as cheaply as possible. For this brief time Mr. Van Nott must leave his business and it was upon the eve of his departure that he had held the above conversa tion with his old servant, standing with his portmanteau in his, hand re garding her gravely, "Yes, yes," he said, "I presume it is all safe enough. And I'll speak to the night watchman, nud give him a dollar to look at this house. Well, good-byo, Maggie, make things as neat us possible, tor it they look dirty my wife may think the furniture old, and want something new for the parlor," And Mr. Van Nott departed. "Yesv yes," said old Maggio, "no doubt she'll have liue, extravagant ways. Poor master 1 What a pity ho should marry, after all but old fools are tho worst foojs. A young thing of eight and forty, when he has a sensi ble servant, sixty, last January, that knows what belongs to good house- keeping. If he wanted to marry why Uidn t he ask me? I d not liavo gone gallivatiug aud spending. Ah, well, he II sutler, not i. Ana Maggio trotted away once more to begin her dusting aud sweeping. fche had said truly that thero was no fear born with her, but as the night drew on sho began to feel somewhat lonely. Her masters presence was strangely missed out of the great house, and there was. something ghost ly in the look of his empty chair when she peeped into his little back olliee. "It 1 was superstitious, she said to herself, "I should think something dreadful was going to happen, I feel chilly up and down my back, and I keep thinking ot luacrau. Ill make myself a cup of tea, and see I can't get over it." And oecordintr'.v old Maggie shut herself into the snug kitchen, and litrhtinsr two candles, drew a pot of tho strongest young hybou, and putting her feet close to the cooking stove, she ber?an to feel much more comtortablo The clock ticked away on tho man- tle, the hands pointing to half-past eiL'ht. "I'm coins to bed at nine," said Maggie. I've worked well to-day, Much thanks I'll get for it, I doubt Hark! What's that?" It was a sound outsido tho door a slow, solemn eratins of wheels. Then feet trod the pavement, and tho bell rang luiutly. 'A carriage!" cried Mav Ha SEPTEMBER 9, 1871. he changad his mind and brought her homo at once ? Hut that can't be he's not married yet." And then taking one of the caudles sho trotted t the door, but not before the bell had rang again. "Who's that?" she cried, holding the door sightly ajar. "A stranger," said a voice, "ono who has something particular to say to you." "You'll have to wait for to-morrow," said Maggie. "You can't come in to night." "My good woman," sa'd the stran ger, "you are Margaret Black ?'.' "That's my name," "Mr. Vau Nott' housekeeper two . ; l and twahly years?" "Yes." "My good woman if vou are attach ed to your -master I have very bid news for you." "Gracious Lord ! cried Maggie, but sho did not open the door much wider only enough to thrust he head out. "Don t scare me, mister. hat is it?" "Tho worst yott can think of," said the man. "Mr. Vau Nott traveled on tho ' railroad. There's been an accident." "Preserve us?' cried Maggio, letting the door full back, "and him on his way to the wedding. He s hurt badly, then?" "He's dead," said the man. "Dead, and we'vo brought him borne." Maggie sat down on a chair and be gan to cry. " o ve done what we could, said the man. "The lady he was to marry, and his friends, will bo down to-mor-' row. Meanwhile my instructions are that you shall watch with him, nnd al low no stragglers to enter tho house. lhcreare valuablo thtng3 "here, Ira told ; and M-r. Van Nott's lawyer must take possession of them and seal them up before strangers have accees to the rooms." "Oh, dear, dear," cried old Maggie. "That it should come to this. Yes; I'll watch alone, I'm not afraid, but oh, dear!" Then she shrunk back, and let two men carry a horrible coffin iuto tho front parlor. They came out with their hats off, aud tho other man, held his also in his hand. - "I regret to leave you all alone in tho house," he said. "I don't mind that," said old Mag "but it's terrible, terrible." "If you'd like mo to stay," said the man." "No," said Maggie. "I've no fear of living or dead folks, lou can go. Then sho locked the door nnd went into the parlor, aud putting the can dle on tho mantle, looked at the coffin through her tears. "He was good to me," she said ; "poor Mr. Archibald ! And this enmes of wanting to get marrried at this time of life, and gallivating on railroads. I wonder whether ho is changed much. I'll take a look," and Maggio crossed the room nud lifted the lid over tbe lace of the enclosed body. "I'll take a look, she said to her self ncain. "I'm not afraid of dead folks." In a minuto more Maggie dropped tho lid again, and retreated, shaking from head to loot, she had seen, with in the coffin a face with its eyes shut, and with bandages about the head, and the ghastly features of a clown in circus, minus the red mouth. But it was a living face, well chalk ed and not her nia&ter's ; and Maggie knew at once that she had beeu well humbusrered that this story of her master's death was a lie, and that a burglar lay withiu the coflin ready to spring upon her, or, perhaps kill her at any moment. She could, of course, open tho door and try to escape; but the accomplices of the man were doubtless outside. It was a long way to the nearest house, and, even if they did not kill her.they would execute ilieir purposo and rob tho place before sho returned. "Master loons natural, faia Mag- gie, alouu, ami triuu to muai ncr though I a. Mr. Van Nott's revolvers wero in the next room, she kuew, loaded, six shots iu each. Maggie could use his pistols. Sho had aimed at troublesome cats with great success more than once. If sho could secure theso pistols sho felt safe. "Boor, dear master," sho sobbed, and eibed toward tho back room. "Boor, dear master." Sho lifted the desk lid. Sho had them safo. Sho glided back to the fiont parlor and sat down on a chair. She turned up her sleeves and grasped a pistol in each hand, and she watched llie coffin nuietlv. In half an hour tho lid Btir red. A cautious hand crept up tho kiilo. A wirv eve peeped out. It fell on tho armed figure, and closed again "You'd bolter," said Maggio U her self. A .'ain tho head lifted. This time Maggio sprang to her llct. $2 TEH ANNUM. "You're fixed quite handy," she said coolly, "No need of laying you out if I lire, and I can aim first-rate, especially when I'm afraid of ghosts as I be now." Tho head bobbed down again. Mag gie re-seated herself. Hho knew this could not last long that thero mint be a conflict before long. It was ns sho sup.posed. A moment ffJoro anil tho colli n was empty, and a ferocious young fellow sat on its edge and thus addressed her : "We meant to do it all quiet," he rard,- "and I don't want to frighten old women'. Just put them down." "I'm not frightened," said Maggie. "I'm coining to take them things a',ay from you,'' said the man, "Come," !aid Maggie. He advanced one step. PIio took aim and ho dodged, but a ballet went through his left arm, and it. dropped by his side. ' Furious with pain, he dashed toward her. She fired again and this time wounded him in the right shoulder. Faint and quite helpless, hestuggerid uginst the wall. "There you've dune it, oW woman," ho said. "Open, the duor aud let mo out. My gamo is up." "Mine isn't," said old Maggie. "Get into your cofHn again, or this time I'll shoot you through the heart." The burglar looked piteously at her, but he saw no mercy iu her face. He went back to the coffin and lay down iii it. Blood dripped from his wounds, and ho was grow ing pale. Maggie did not want to soft him die before her eyes, but she" dared not call aid. To leave the house before daylight would be to meet tho man's companions, and risk her own life. Thero was nothing for it but to play the surgeou her self, and in a little while she had stop ped tho blood and saved the burglars life. More than thia sho brought a cup of tea, aud fed him with it as if ho had been a baby. Nothing, how ever, could induce her to let him out of his coffin. About one or two o'clock, she heard steps outside, and knew that the other burglars were near, but her stout heart never quailed. Kite trusted iu the bars and bolts and they did not betray her. ilia daylight louud her sitting quiet ly besido her wounded burglar, and the milk mau, bright ana early, was tho embassador who summoudcu- the officers of justice. hen the bridal party returned next day the house was neat and tidy, she told the news in laconic tashion. "Frightened! she said, m auswer to the sympathetic ejaculations of her new mistress. "Friirhteued 1 Oh, no. Fear wasn't born iu me." There is an old goat owned in Detroit which has received a great deal of training from the boys. Last Fourth of July they discovered that if they stuck a fire-cracker iu the end of a cane aud held it at William, ho would lower his head and go for them ; nnd they had practiced tho trick so much that the goat will tackle any human beinz who points a stick at him. A lew davs ngo ho was loafin near the corner of Third and Lewis streets, when a corpuleut citizen came up and stopped to talk with a Jriend They happened to speak of sidewalks when the corpulent ciiizen pointed his cane just to the left of tho goat, and iaid. "That's tho worst piece of sidewalk in this town. Tho gont had been eyeing tho cano and tho moment it camo up ho lower ed his head, made six or eight jumps, aud his head struck tho corpulent citi zen iut on "the belt. I lie man went over into a mass of old tin, dilapidated butter-kegs and abandoned hoop skirts and the coat turned a somersault the other way. while slim citizen threw stones at a boy seated on a doorstep. who was laui'lunLr tears as big as chestnuts, and crying out, "Oh, its null to kill a feller! Vv hen tho Key. Mr. Ilallock was settled iu Bainfiold it was his custom to collect his own salary, for wine every voter in tho town was assessed Calliiifr unon Mr. D.. tho blacksmith one day, ho said : "1 have u small bill against vou !" "And for what?" said Mr. D. "For preaching." "I liavo heard none of your preaching." "Tho fault is your own," said Mr. H.," "the doors have been open, and vou might have come in." Not long after, Mr. II. was ono day passing the black smith bhop, Mr. IX, hailing him saia "1 have a small bill against you.' "And for what?" aaid Mr. II. "For shoeing your horso !' "1 have hud no horso shoed here," said Be v. II. "The fault is your own," replied Mr. I)., "tho doors havo been open, and you might have come in." Mr. 11. paid tho" bill. When a fellow lalks too long, und there aro signs of a coming funeral, it is tho correct thing to hand him a card, upon which is inscribed, "Hire a hall." Rates of Advertising. One Sipinro (1 Inch,) ono Inertlnn - JIM "lie S. plain " one month - - ii on One S-piaio " three months - 1 f Ono S'liuiro " ono year - - 10 GO Tw o Stjiiares, one year - - 1.1 On ifunitert'ol. " - - - - HO (w Half " r.0 CO One " " - - - 100 CO I etral notices at established rales, M:irria'.re and death notices, gratis. All bills lor vcarl.v ndve rtiscniciita rol-lert.-d fii:ir?erly. Tnprn"!iry oiHortiso inruts most .. paid fur in advanoo. .lob work, Ca-.li on Delivery. A WASHINGTON ItOMAM'K. " Tho wedding was that of Mr. Con ger, member of Gongrr-ra from Michi gan, with Mis. Sibley, widow nf Major Sibley, Uuitcd States army. Sim was Miss Humphries, daughter of Judge Humphries of the Supremo Court uf tho State of Ohio, and twenty-seven years ago was affianced to Mr. Conger, then a handsome, blooming youth. Tin y quarrelled nud parted. In six months the quarrel was forgotten, and they wero ng.iin engaged. She was pnttj, a elli', nnd a flirt. Her flirt ing propensities did not please Mr. Conger, and he remonstrated with her. Being a high-spirited girl, she again broke the engagement, telling him she would never marry him. Ha left tho State. Sho married and he married. Major Sibley lived twelve years. Thero wi.ro no children, and at his death bho went abroad. Mrs. Conger lived a few years, and left, three children. In October, weary of European lile, Mrs. Sibley determined to return to her homo in Cincinnati. Arriving in New York, it occurred to bcr to como to Washington for a few weeks. Oh, woman how mysterious are thy ways ! One day, time hanging wearily on her hands, she wandered (?) to Congress ; of course, never dream ing that in this august body sat her affinity ! . An hour passed; tho debates were prosy and tidious- So, gathering her wrrps about her, sho prepared to leave the gallery, when there wns a tap on her shoulder. Turning, who did sho behold but tho lover of her outh! . ' After commonplace greetings in an gilated voice, she made tho inquiry, I suppose your family is with you?" Did vou not know that my wife was lead ?" With tragic start she averred he did not. They chatted sonic time, and on leaving she said, "I am at tho Arlington, you come and, seo me? Hesitation ou his part, blushes on hers, and then in a low voice replied Con ger, "I will como if you tako back what you said to me twenty-live years ..... -it., . i .I ago. i win, sue answered, ana sno wilted. The engagement was very brief, and the happy twain wero united last Sat urday nioruiug nt 11 o clock, llio bride wore a pearl-colored ealin bro cade, with diamond ornaments,-and looked very well, albeit sho could uot look sentimental, for she is not very young, and weighs about ono hundred and Ninety-live pounds. Ctcinft Commercial. A one-legged soldier, a Mormon, recently asked Bringhatu Young to supply, by a miracle, tho missing limb, but the apostle, not to be caught made this reply : "I can in an instant produce a new leg in place of tho old one, but then you seo if I do it will cause great inconvenience to you in heaven ; alter your exaltation to glory the original leg will come back to tho spiritualized body, mine also being of. divine origin becomes immortal, and, in this case, observe how very awk ward a three-legged angel from Utah would appear among the inhabitants of tho eternal world." A young butcher, who wns courting a girl with matrimonial intentions, asked her if sho could mako lard. She replied that sho could "try." His proposal was not iuterlarded with un necessary words, and her answer "ren ders" a wedding trousseau necessary. Tho young butcher will "dress to kill," of courso. Probably nothing diminishes a wo man's chances for salvation so much as to be kept iu tho house by a sick child, while another woman is liaug ing over the garden fence, waiting to talk with her about the Beccher scan dal. Susie Liberty, of La Crosse, Wis., has thirteen lovers, and every ono of Iheni exclaims: "Give mo. Liberty or give mo death !" And she's a red headed girl at that. The log cabin which Mr. Liucoln made when sixteen years old, stauds iu seven dillerctit counties in Illinois, and they haven't got through counting 'ct" A wealthy young English widow whoso passion is for small feet offers to marry tlio man who is over fivo feet tall und can wear her shoe No. 3. A New York company will insure poodle dogs, but won't take a cent's risk on babies. They know which re ceives tho most care. A Yankee editor has receutly got up a remedy for hard times. It con sists ol ten hour's labor, well worked in. Newspaper readers do not liko to read indill'ereiit poetry by little girls unlc-1 tho little girls me their owu. Better try to kindle your fire with a powder can, well tilled, than with tho contents of your kerosene can. Deep w.iurs make a still noise. So do deep moil.
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