Is riniMsuKi) nvKiiY wicdxf.sday, y AV. U. KUNN. rncc in robinson & bos neu's buildlnq ELM STREET, T ION KIT A, PA. TERMS, f2.00 A YKAll. No Subscriptions received for a shorter period tlinii throe months. Corrcsoiidoiico solicited from nil parts ofUio country. No notico will bo tukon of nnnonymous communications. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TIONESTA LODGE No. 300, . . . Jk wit' 'VtT. O. of O. MEETS every Friday evening, at 7 o'clock, In tho Hall formerly occupied by tlio Uood Templars. C. A. RANDALL, N. O. ft. IT. HASLET, Soo'y. 27-tf. TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342, o. tj. .A., :mi. ' MEETS at Odd Follows' Lodgo Room, evory Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock. T. M. CLARK, C. 8. A. VARNER, It. 8. 31 J. k. UT.Ainr., m. d. n. a. eobert, m. . BLAINE ,0 EGBERT, OFFICE and rcsldcneo In house, former ly occupied Dr. Winans. Office days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. 32tf E. L. Davis, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tlonostft, Pa, . Collections made in thin and adjoin ing counties. 40-iy J. B. ACNEW, W. E. LATHY, Tionwta, P. Erie, P. AGNEAV & LATHY, AttOrieys at Law, - Tionesta, Pa. Office oil Elm Stroct. May M, lS75.-tf - ' MILE8 AV. TA-TK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ln Street, TIONESTA, rA, F.W.Hays, ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Notauy I'll BMP, Roynohls II n K i 11 A Co.'s l'.lock, HonocaSt., Oil City, Pa. 3!)-ly F. KIMMKAH. V. D. SMILEY. KINNEAH tC SMILEY, Attorneys at Law, - - - Franklin, Pa. PRACTICE in tho several Courts of Ve nango, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin ing counties. 3'J-ly. NATIONAL HOTEL, TIIDIOTTTIEJ., IP-A.. BUCKL1N &, MORE, Pnorr.iKTOitH. " Frist-Class Licensed IIouso. Good sta ble conneotod. 13-ly Lawrenco House, TIONESTA, TENN'A, C. E. Me CIIAY, pBoi'KiKTon. This lions is centrally located. Everything now and well furniKhed Suporior accommoda tions and strict attention givon to guosts. Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds served in their season. Sample room for Com mercial Agents. Tlonesta House, A N DREW WELLER. Proprietor. This house lias been nowlv titled up and is now open for tho accommodation of tho publi ). Charges roasonablo. St ly ,CENTIAL HOUSE, BONNER A. AON E W BLOCK. L. Aonkw, Proprietor. This is a new iiouhc, and has Just boon fitted up for tho accommodation of tho public. A portion of tho patronage of tho public is solicited. 4ii-ly . FOREST HOUSE, S. A. VARNER PKorniKTOn. Opposite Court IIouso, Tionesta, Fa. Just openod. Everything now and dean and fresh. The best of liquors kept constantly on hand. A portion of tho public patron ago is respectfully solicited. 4-17-ly W. a CODURN, M. D., PHYSICIAN ct SUROEON offers his services to the people of Forest Co. Having had an experience of Twelve Years in constant practice, Dr. Coburn guarantees to give satisthctlon. Dr. Co burn makes a specialty of tho treatment of Nasal, Throat, Lung and all otlior Chronic or lingering diseases. Having investigated all scientific methods of cur ing disease and selected tho good from all systems, he will guaranteo relief or a en re in all eases whore a euro is possible. No Chariro for Consultation. All fees will bo reasonable. Professional visits inado at nil hours. Parties at a distaneo can con sult him by letter. Ofllce and Rosidenco second building below tho Court Houso. Tionesta. l'a. Of- Jlco daya Wednesdays and Saturdays, "otf Dr. J. L. Acorrib, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, who has had fifteen years' experience in a largo and successful practice, will attend all Professional Calls. Ollico in his Drug and Grocery Store, located in Tidiouto, near Tidioute youso. IN HIS STORE WILL RE FOUND A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery. Cilass; Paints, Oils. Cutlery, all of the best quality, and Kflfl bo sold at reasonable rates. DR. C1IAS. O. DAY, an experienced Physician and Druggist from Now York, Jias charge of the Store. All prescriptions iut up accurately. II. H. MAY. jko. p. pakk. A. B. KKLUY. MA Y, VA11K C CO., B AilKBBS Corner of Elm' A WalnutSts. Tionesta. Bank of Discount and deposit. Interest allowed on Time Deposits. Collections madcnnall tho Principal points of tho U.S. Collections soiicited. lS-ly. 17ELT CARPETINUS, 35 cts. per yard. L FELT OKI LI NO lor rooms m plac.ioi Plaster. FFLT ROOFINO and SIDIXO For samples, address O. J. FAY, Camden, New Jersey. I'M IKE 11T of a Piano for destributiug 4 ,ur circulars; address U. S. Piano Co. bol lhoadwiiy, .Now VOL. IX. NO. 19. Painting, Paper-Hanging &c, Ell. CHASE of Tionesta, offers his sorvleos to thoso in nooiLof FAINTTNO, a C RAINING, CALCTMTNTN1, SlZINt V VARNISHING, SI(!N WRITING, PAPER HANGING, AND CARRIAGE WORK, Work promptly attended to and fSntlNi'uetioii G imvmitcMMl. Mr. Chaso will work, in tho country when dosirod. 13-tf. WIL.LIAMH vS, CO., MEADVILLE, - - PENN'A., TAXIDERMISTS. BIRDS and Animals stuffed and mount ed to order. Artificial Eyes kept in stock. 2-ly MIIH. C. 51. URATif, i DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa. MRS. HEATH has rocontly moved to this place lor tho purpose of meeting a want which tho ladies of the town and county "have for a long timo known, that of having a dressnfakor of experience among thorn. I am prepared to make all kinds of dressos in the latest stylos, and guaranteo satisfaction. Stamping for braid ing and embroidery dono in the best man ner, with tho newest patterns. All I ask Is a lair trial. Residence on Water Stroct, In the house formerly occupied by Jacob Shrivor. . Mtf TIME TEIED AND FIRE TESTED ! TIIK ORIGINAL ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN. ASSETS Dec. t, 1873, 85,7.r5,afl.'5't). MILES W. TATE, Sub Agont, 43 T'.onesta, Ta. Frank Itobblns, PHOTOGRAPHER , (sUOCKSSOIt TO DEMINQ.) Pictures in overy styleof the art. Viows of tlio oil regions for salo or taken to or der. CENTRE STREET, near R, R. crossing. SYCAMORE STREET, near Union Do pyt, Oil Citj', Pa. 20-tf PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. liliM HTItEET, SOUTH OF ROBINSON fe BONNER'S STORE. Tionesta, Pa., M. CARPENTER, ... Proprietor,. Pictures taken in all tho latost styles tho art. J2G-tf TO MY Business as Usual ! L. KLEIN, (in G. W. Bovard's Store, Tionesta, Pa.) ritACTICAI. WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, DEALER IN Watches, Clocks, Solid aiul l'lated Jewelry, liluclc Jewelry. Eye Classes, Spec tacles, Violin Strings, tic, tic. Particular attention given to Repairing Fine Watches. NEBRASKAGRIST MILL rpiIE GRIST MILL at Nebraska (Laey A town,) Forest county, has been thor oughly overhauled and refitted in lirst class order, and is now running and doing all kinds of C U M T O 31 C II I X I I x a. FLOUR, FEED, AND OATS, Coustisnlly on hand, and sold at the very lowest liurcs. 11 liia II. W. LEUE1SUR. TIONESTA, PA.", Hunting Rattlesnakes. A correspondent of the New York Sun from Jacksonville, Lebigh county, Pa., says : Tire party was to start from the cab in of Jake Smith, whose home is four miles from Snipe creek, on a 6pur of the Bluo Ridge that juts out from tho northwest boundary of Lehigh county. Three miles from his place is a barren tract known as Rattlesnake Ledge. Smith had three friends, Heniy Lar king, Budd Hemple and Hiram Endy, of whom he is the acknowledged lead er, lie is a tall, raw boned six footer, with a face covered with short black whiskers. The three others are rough woodsmen, yet full of fun and for.d of adventure. They seemed to be elated at having a stranger in the party. "Just come along' said Smith; "you won't be getting into any harm. Put on a heavy pair of boots, and keep your eyes open and your wits about you." The party etarted early on Thurs day. The ledge reached, pipes were smoked until Bun-up. 'Til never forget my first hack at a snake in these parts," said Smith ; "it was just across yonder, about a hun dred yards. It was a red hot day in August. I went across, ajjd just ahead of me I saw a six footer stretch ed out asleep. I went for him, but missed my mark, and in a second the rattle jangled. He made a spring, and grabbed me by the arm and held fast. Before I could think of what I was doing this dog here grabbed theDake, and shook the life out of it. ' They laid me out, and Bill Henry, dead two years now, put his mouth to my bare arm and drew every bit of tho poison out of it. They tied me up, put on a leaf or two, and I neverfelt it after ward." Smith went away, and after he had been gone a half hour be called up from the rocks, and we went to him. Ho. stood smiling .and exclaimed, "Here's an early bird out for an air iDg." On the rock, and pinned to it by a foiked stick, writhed a reptile about four feet in length. Jake told Eudy to hold the prong down. Tak ing out a small vial from a vest pock et, ho saturated a bit'of wadding with tho liquor it contained. . He placed the wadding on a stick, and then put it into the serpent's mouth. It opera ted like magic. The snake's body dropped flat on the rock. "That'll do," sai.d Jake. "Take the prong off. He's dosed like a charm." Jake then held the snake by the tail, and said that the stuff would keep it unconscious for ten minutes. The reptile had six" fully developed rattles. These were cut off. Th ten minutes had scarcely elapsed before the snake revived. Hi3 throat commenced swell ing, his eyes protruded, and he shook his tail, but the rattles were gone. He tried to shake again, and then sank his fangs deep into his body again and again, frothed at the mouth, aud died apparently in agony. 'L jostjdid. that to let you know how.niad a rattler get when he ia clipped," said Jake. "You see how blue the inside of his month is? Well, that s the way they all get. That pronged tongue of his mouth is dan gerous. Behind that long tooth is a small bag that I will show you after a while. It is a kind of a sack about as large as a pea. In that is the poi son. When a rattler gets mad, and just before he strikes, he'll give his teeth a bath of poison and then drive in the fangs. The. teeth are hollow on the ends and no matter if they go through a man's clothes, the poison won't wipe off, but it will drop when the teeth touch blood. The sun was very hot and the bar ren ledge, exposed to the full rays, was getting scorching. Each man was provided with a stout hickory stick, with a prong at the lower, end. Each put on his feet rubber bottoms made out of cast-off shoes, in order to get over the rocks without making a noise. Each took a different direction, with the understanding that they should meet at the Bpring, two miles over the hill, at noon. "You come with me," said Jake, whistling for the dog, and the hunters separated. They were provided with shrill whistles, and it was specially understood that they should at no time be separated among the rocks at a distance beyond hearing, so that when ever one might want help the other could come to his assistance without losing much time. "We generally find . 'em laving stretched on the rocks. They're nat urally lazy, and they take to tho sun like ducks to water. They don't do much but sleepj On these hot rocks they become full of poison. Look there at that dog! will you?" "Mai" stood on a ledge of yellow rock about fifty yards from where we were. His body was silent as a statue, and his tail wagged with tho regulari ty of a pendulum. We approached silently, and when wc were within fivo mtnmb AUGUST 10, 187G. feet of tho rock the dog left his post and got behind his master. Jake pointed ahead, and there lay a rattle snake seven feet in length sleeping in tho sun. It lay .stretched out. The hunter walked up carefully, placed tho polo ru position, and in a twink ling it descended on the neck of the reptile, making it a prisoner. It took all the strength of that brawny man at first to keep the snake fast on the rock. Rattlesnakes do not curl as other snakes do. When pinned down, they simply lash the ground or rock with their bodies. t "Stand back." said .Takp "lft. him lam that stono until ho gets tired." The horny chain on the snake's tail rattled, but the prong was too small for him to slip his head or body through. It pinched just enough to madden him. In three minutes ho seemed fagged out, when Jake was enabled to dose him and lay him out. The body was beautiful in gold, dark brown and black. Tho belly .had grayish while and black stripes. On the b.tck there were black spots. Jake took out the poison sack, which looked very much like a water-blister on hu man flesh. "That stuff in the veins of twenty men would kill every one of 'era," said Jake. Some people would eay this fellow was eleven years old, ac cording to his rattles. I don't believe it. I believe 'these snakes get 'em more than once a year when they are young. When they're old it may be different. This skin ain't worth much, but we'll take it along any way." Suddenly was heard the shrill whis tle of one of the men about two hun dred yrwds over the rocks. The dog pitched head foremost in his effort to get away in a hurry. Jake caught a breath, and said, "Come on, but be careful." A thrilling sight was Endy, in a bath of perspiration, holding down a snake that seemed as large again as the one we had just captured. The dog was called away. "I want this fellow alive," said En dy, "and Jake, take hold of this until I run up to the big hickory and got that box." In a short time Endy returned with a soap box lined with leather. The lid was a rude affair, made of heavy wire. He set The box down, and then took hold of tVe prong. The snake was then made to sivollow a wadding ball, and when it was under its influ ence it was easily thrown into the box, and the lid fastened with staples. Tho snake measured nine feet injength. Another start wa8 made, and in about an hour and a half five fair sized snakes were killed. All of the party were on time nt tho appointed place of meeting. Nineteen snakes had been captured. Jake was asked what he had in that vial. "That's tho best thing in the world to put any man or beast to sleep you ever heard of. We get it by stewing up Indian turnip, hazel nut, dock and ono or two other things that tho wn. tmen folks gather on the hills. Old Granny Lipperd hrst give it to the people in these parts. Thero was a fine horse got his leg broke for Gen. Bridge, and they had an idea they could set it if the horse could bo put to sleep and out of pain. Old Gran ny stewed 'em up some and they gave it to the horse, and it put him to sleep. We tried tho stuff on dogs goats, sheep, and on fish, and towards the last we got it on the snakes and it works like a charm. I wouldn't like to give it to a human being for fear it might put him so sound asleep that he'd never get over it. The men cut off tho heads of the reptiles, extracted tho poison sacs, and put them in one box. In reply to a question ns to what that poison was good tor, one said : "In the first place it is not dangerou3jf you keep it away from your blood. Tho women folks use it very sparingly though. Sometimes they mix it with camphor to smell of for headache. A little boiled with dock leaves aud wild lau rel is a good wash for rheumatism. Stiff joints are limbered up pretty well when a sac is thrown into warm wa ter with salt and a little mustard. The skins dried are said to cure headache, earache, rheumatism, wildfire, or ring worm, if worn around the arms." Last year these four men killed 327 snakes in three months, aud they in tend to exceed that number this year. "These snakes we got here," said Endy, "are the worst kind of rattlers. They live on mice and birds. There h no such thing in my mind as charm ing a bird. My opinion is that the jnake comes on to tho bird so sudden ly that it gets scared to death. I don't believe half the snake stories I hear now-a-days. But this I can give as a fact: Last summer Squire Ettcr's boy commenced to behave strange. He'd go off into tho woods and stay all day, and when he got back he'd have very little to say. Ouo day that boy was followed. He sat down on a log, and ten minutes after he got there a bijr rattlesnake crawled up on a mm $2 PER ANNUM, stone about twelve feet from where the boy Bat. The young fellow watched the snake, and never took his eyes off him. We got tired watching that sort of thing, and we walked up slowly and killed tho reptile. The boy cried. We led him back home. He got a whipping, and since then he keeps away from snakes. Ho was not charm ed ; he was only foolish enough to go that's all. Rattlesnakes never hurt anybody unless they are first molested. They live to be fifteen year3 ld any how, although I have Been .twenty eight rattles on one tail. FINDS IN A ttAU-HAiJ. The "finds" in the rag-bag and the rubbish heap are eometimos not a little curious. A mistress allows Betty, the maid, to keep a ragbag: and occa sionally Betty yields to the tempta tion of puttiug into that bag articles which are certainly not rngs. But apart from any suspicion of dishones ty, valuables find tliemselves in very odd places, through inadvertency or forgetfulness. ' We need not say much about. such small creatures as insects, spiders, or lizards that are found by the paper makers in bundles of esparto ; they are rather unwelcome intrusions rather than finds. A patent-lock was onco found among the contents of a family rag bag; and as it was worth five shillings, thwbuyer was well content. An old Latin prayer book, bought as waste riaper, had a bundlo of nails, curious y linked together, packed inside it. Half sovereigns and other coins are found in cast-off pockets in. the heels of old stockings, and iusida the lining of dresses. An old coat purchased by a London dealer, revealed the fact a joyful fact to the buyer that the buttons consisted of sovereigns covered with cloth. Three pound sterling, in German paper money, found their way into a bundle of German rags that reached a paper maker. The London Rag Brigade bo's once found a bank check-book, and on another occasion six pairs of new silk stockings, in waste paper and rags which they had bought; these unexpected articles were, to the honor of the Brigade, at once returned. A rare find once oc curred in tho Houndsditch region. A dealer of the gentler sex, we are told, gave sixpence and a pint of beer for a pair of old breeches ; while the bar gain wa3 being ratified at a public house, the buyers began to rip up the garment, when out rolled eleven golden guineas wrapped up in a thirty pound bank note. We rather think that, in strictness of law, the guineas of this treasure trove belonged to the crown ; but most likely the elated buyer and tho mortified seller made merry over the windfall. Many peo- fle, in the days when banking was ittle understood, had a habit of con cealing their spare money about their Ecrsons ; thus, an old waistcoat, ought for a trifle, was found lined with bank notes 1 But of all the finds, what shall we think of a "baby?" A paper manufacturer assures us 'that in a bag of rags brought from Leg horn, and opened at an Edinburg paper-mill, a tiny baby was found pressed almost flat. Poor bantling 1 Was it accidentally squeezed to death in a turn-up bedstead, or was some darker tragedy associated with its brief history ? A New York Herald correspondent, who recently met Don Carlos in Washington, says of him : Don Carlos, while standing, presented the appear ance of a tall, somewhat slim, but yet heavily built man, of about thirty years or less, with good strong chest, lithe limbs, powerful shoulders and a long, oval face, whose sallow complex ion betrayed at onco his Southern na tionality. His hair is of the blackest, but his eye3 are reddish brown, large aud with a prepossessing expression of openness. The features aie decided ly large, the noso straight, long "full ; the mouth sensuous and tho chin peaked aud eloqueut of determination. There is nothing intellectual or com manding about tho face, certainly nothing princely. It is tho counte nanco of a rather good-natured man of moderato iutelligenco, but consider able backbone and strength of char acter. Tho best feature of tho face aro tho eyes. Don Carles smiles very frequently while ho speaks. Ho was dressed in a simple cheap suit of Scotch gray, such as mauy a clerk at A. T. Stewart's would despiso, but sported a rather gorgeous blue ueck tie. He wore two simple rings and silver coins as cuff-studs. "Thauk heaven," said tho San Francisco New Letter on tho morning of tho Fourth, "there is no one in our city so poor aud humble but that he can help hold down a Chiuaman while a cannon cracker is set oil' in his mouth." What is tho centre of gravity? The letter v. Rates of Advertising. One Squared Inch,) one inertion - f 1 BO OneS-iuaro ' one month - - 3 00 OneH.juaro ' throo months - 6 00 One Square " one year - - 10 00 Two Squares, ono year - -, 15 On Quarter Col. . . . - 30 00 Half . . .50 00 Ono . - - . 100 00 Legal notices at established rale. Marriage and death notices, gratis. All bills for yearly advertisements col lected quarterly. Temporary advertise ments must be paid for in advance Job work, Cash on Delivery. HANCiEO ON A NEWSPAPER WARRANT. In the olden time in Plumas county a man was arrested for murder, tried and convicted and Bcntenced to ba hanged. Tho case was taken to the Supreme. Court on appeal. Finally a decision was filed affirming the judgment of the court below, and di recting that the defendant be re-sentenced to death. In those days the Sacramento Union was about tho only paper circulating in that remote county, and whatever appeared in its columns was taken as being undoubtedly the fact. The number containing the Supreme Court decision arrived at tho county scat, and the Sheriff saw it, and con clude! that the matter was settled finally. So walking into the jail he addressed the defendant with : 'Well, the Supreme Court has affirmed the judgraenlin your case; its printed in the Sacramento Union." "Is it ?" said the prisoner "ghat's rough, but I gues3 I'll have ' to stand it." "Well," said the Sheriff, il have got to hang you ; you have been ia hero a good while, an expense to the county, and the sooner the thing ia over the better." "There is no use being in a hurry," said the prisoner; "give a fellow a chance to get ready." . "How will the first of next week suit you ?" asked the Sheriff! "Oh, what's the use of all that hurry; call it the last of the week." "Well, we will Bplit the difference and call it Wednesday afternoon," said the officer. . , This was acquiesced in by the party in interest, and at the appointed timo he was taken out and hanged. " At the opening of the District Court at the following term, Judge R.- .11. Taylor, now of Virginia City, who was then on the bench, inquired of the clerk if the remittur had been cent down, and beiDg advised in the affirm ative, said : "I guess we had better have the prisoner brought up this morning and re-sentenced." He was rather surprised when the Sheriff in nocently informed him that the law had already been fully satisfied, and that the criminal had been sent before a court whence there could be no ap peal. Sacramento Bee. A FOOLHARDY VOYAGE. The bold mariner from Gloucester who is now making his way across the ocean in a dory appears to be getting on famously. A Troy gentleman who has been on a visit to London, and who returned by the steamer Greece, reports that in mid-ocean the watch at the bow reported to the Captain that he descried ahead what seemed to be part of a wreck. As t neared the ship the object was discovered to be a small skiff, and in. the darkness the figure of-one man was described. The Captain immediately gave orders to stop the engines and to get .the ropea ready to pull the man on board. The sea was running high. The kiff came quite near to the ship, appearing and disappearing at intervals now on the top of an immense wave level with the deck of the vessel, the next minute hidden from sight in the billows. The Cuptain on calling to know who was in the boat, was answered in a strong German accent: "I am John Johnson, from Gloucester, Mass." He told further that he was bound to Liver, pool ; that his skiff was named "Cen tennial," and that he had been out fifteen days. He then asked the Cap tain to compare reckonings. His was longitude 4G, latitude 3J ; the Cap tain's was the same. Johnson inform ed the Captain that he slept by day, and before going to sleep he took in his judder and took down all Bails; during sleep his craft drifted with the waves, 'lie was awake at nights. Tho Captain made a final appeal to him to come on board, Btating that if he refused he would probably regret it when the vessel was out of reach. To " this Johnson emphatically, answered, "No, sir : good night," and throwing his sails to the wind was soon lost to sight. Johnson sits in the centre of his boat, with a lamp burning before him, exposing the dial of what seemed to be a compass. The deck fore and aft was covered with canvas, under which, besides tlie compass and lamp, wero several barrels, containing, no doubt, provisions, water, etc. When last heard from (July 23), Johnson was less than thirty-six degrees west of London. A wag, uoted for his brevity, writes to a frieud to be careful in the selec tion of his diet. Ho says: "Don't eat Q-cumbers; they'll W up." "I shall follow luer soon," said a sad-eyed man at tho gr?vc of his wife. Within a month he was following an other woman. Deception oue cauuot seo through A ylaos eye.
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