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bailors who wore Injured In the lato war,
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Mihle Wine. J. D. AtlXKW.
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4 TTORNKY AT I; AW, Tionosta.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
1 TIOXF.STA. PA.
. F. W. Hay,
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MrnTS Lw, - - - Franltllu, Pa.
IcsRAfrrifK In the Hovoral Conrts of Ve
1 nitiin, Crawford, Korest,
tmg noantie.
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and
ndioiu
ati-ly.
1 ' Liwrenca Houso,
fpIOKMTA, rr.NX'A. C. V.. Mr
1 OKAY, rnoraiKTOK. This holism
k. o4ntrailv looated. Kverythins now and
well furnished Superior accomnida
titus nn& strict attention given to gnosis.
Vef.-ibloi and Kruit of all kinds served
lu Uoiir spaaon. Sample room for Com
Miroial Agents.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
BQNNKU A ANSKW Itl.OCK. 1..
Aunkw, Troprlotor. This is a now
iw, and has just been fitted up lor the
oe(miodiiou or tho public. A portion
f tli a paU-nnagu of the public is solicited.
My
" FOREST HOUSE,
SA. VARN1CU I'mivmvToi. Opposite
Court House, Tionosta, I'a. Just
pened. Everything new And clean and
ft ib. The best f liquors.kept constantly
a hnd. A portion or the public patron
m kt roftnoclfnllv solicited. 4-17-lv
w. c. cobukn; m. d.,
ljrtYHlCIAX t SUUOKON oilers l-.is
.1 Mcrvicea to tho peopla of I'orcst Co.
Having had an experience of Twelve
Yesis in constant praetice, Hr. t'olmrn
Kitaiantos to jrlvo satislaetioo. Dr. Co
bMin makes a specialty of tho treatment
ol Nasul, Throat, l.insr and all other
t'litwnin or liiigerinz diseases. IIsvinr
hveliicated tdl scietititie methods of cur
ImK diseiisn and seb-ctod tho (foinl lrom all
systems, he will guarantee relief or a cure
lu all castts vhur a euro is possible. No
Charge, for Consultation. All fees will bo
rra -oiinhle. Professional viit inado at
all hours. Parties a. a distance can con
milt him by letter.
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below tho Court 1 Iimw, Tioni'ita. I'a. !
lieo day Wednesdays and Saturdays. U"tf
air.
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ClU)tIovs madeona'.l tho Pi iiKipal points
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T AX IDEItMIS
BIRDS and Animals M tided and mount
ed to order. Artificial Kyes kept in
rtork. 2'iy
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THE GRIST MILL at Nebraska (L.iey
town.i Forest county, has been thor
Mv ,iv .rli willful and relittcd in first-
elass order. and ii now running and rioin
irll kinds of
CUSTOM U H I X 1 I
ri.OL'R.
TKliD, AND OATS.
rnnsltmtJv onhand. nnd f-old ttt UiO. very
lowest fiu;urt'S.
Mn 11. W. LKDKRTML
-IMPLO YMENT,
XJ rv or I'.ommissii
Male and female, sala
ion. o iay aeoi
t milIim-v of bVS a vcek-HndeP' iisos.
j'. in e-
M an u fact or, ii e I'm., Jlaitloid.
'rum
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DRESSMAKER, Tionosta, Pa.
MltS. 11 K ATI I ha-4 recently moved to
this place lor tho purposo of nvetintf
a want which the ladies of the town and
county have for a lonj time known, that
of having a dressmaker oi cxperienco
nniom?thm. I am jirepnred to mnke nil
kinds of dresses in tho latest, styles, ntul
Kiinrnnten Hatistaction, Stamping for braid
ing and emliroidery done in tlut iicst, man
ner with tho newest patterns. AIM ak
is a law trial. KostdencO on i.Iiu htreet,
in tho Aeoml) I!uildln. tf.
PHOTOGRAPHER,
(SUCI'KSSOH TO DKHIXO.)
Tictures inovervstvleortheart. Views
of tho oil region for snle or tu.Wu to or
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CRXTIIK STUKKT, near K, 11. crossing.
.SYC'AMOUK KTUniyf, noaV Union Dn
p.)t, Oil City, I'a. 0-tf
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
V. I. M HTItEET,
SOUTH Of K01UNSOX A liONNKK'H
sroni:..
Tionosta,
M. CARPENTER, . -
- Proprietor.
rictnros taken In all tho latent Htvlns
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OIL CITY, PA.
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" Dealers in
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h n!h, Coxing, Suckflr J:Hf,
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. hi j, Lure Leather, Casing, tVr.,
Iron, drills Steol, Kojo,
We make a SI'ECIAIjTY of ono-aud-a
(litarter-iiich Tubina and Steel l!ods for
bmull ells.
H. G. TINKER & CO.,
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I'a.
THE LARGEST
FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT
IN Till: OIL IUXUONS!
lyCILES SMITH,
' Dealer iu
CABINET AND UPHOLSTERED
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Pallor, Ofl'ice and Common Furniture,
Mattresses, Pillows, Window
Miades, Fixtures, Look- . .
iu (Jiasst's, 4:c,
Also, H.ueut fur VeiiaiiK" county lor tho
Celebrated Manhattan Sprint? Hod and
Combination Mattress-, manufactured
ami for sale at my Furniture Wiireroonm,
l"i!i street, near Liberty. Call and neo
sample, lied. l.V
You Can Save Money
15v buying your PIANOS and OIUJANS
from the 'undersigned Manufacturers'
A rent, foi tho best brands in tho market.
Instruments shipped direct from the Fac
tory.
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Lock box 17l(, (iil Ciy, I'a
Dr. J. L. Acorrh,
PHYSICIAN' AND SURti EON, who 1ms
I had fifteen v ears' experience In a lar-ro
iiml Kiiccessful nractteo. vjll attenil all
Professional Culls. Ollico in his Drui? anrt
(jroecry Store, located in Tidioute, near
Tidiouto House.
IN HIS STORE WILL P.E FOUND
A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors
Tobacco, Cijrars, Stationery, Olass, Paint.
Oil. Cutlery, all of tho hit quality, and
will bo sold' at rt asonablo rates.
DR. ('HAS. O. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Drun;ist from New York,
has c.harpe of the Store. All prescriptions
put up accurately. -m
VDVKRTISEHSseml i!ft cents to fico.
P. Howell f Co., 41 Park Row, N. Y.,
for their Eihty-pao Pamphlet, showing
cost of ad cwsin, '"
i0FriCIAL HISTORY OF THE R
LeHTEII'L EXHIBITION
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Ai;ciU sold "1 copies in'uiio day. This is
the milv iiutlientic ami complete history
I
uhlMicd. Send I'u' our cira terms to
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.5 I
BoardingHousQ Mystery.
There wnsi ' little iqunrs" pfltch of
paper on tlie door post. ,In passing
by, Mr. Thomas Thompson saw it. He
mounted tho Fteps and read the in
ecription, which was written in pale,
blue ink.- It U a fhet, gleaned from a
large experience, that boarding-house
keepers invariably write their luring
notices in blue ink, ond this particular
papor wn a boarding houa koepcr'a
notice : "Furnished rooms, with board,
j for single gentlemen." '1.
I "Juct what I'm looking ' for," said
Thomas Thompson to himself. "I 11
sec what they are. 1 lie house looks
as it it nuglit be economical.
Jle rana: tho bell, which wa ex
ceedingly iicketty, as boarding-house
bells always are. A bedraggled, wild
eyod woman came to the door. Thomp
son knew, the moment hrf put eyes' on
her, that she wns a landlady; bhe had
the look of the tribe
"What aro the rooms that you have
vacant?'' asked Thomas Thompson,
demurely.
He had been so often crushed, sub
dued, and tyrannized over by land
ladies that ho always addressed them
with mis-'iving.
'I've L'ot iust one." was the rojlv.
She did not seem very nrcc, and
Thompson plti'ked tip courngo.
"What are your term? f be a6ked
She did not reply for a moment, nud
during that moment she critically.Eur
veyed Thompson from head to feet.
"Well," she said at last, "perhaps
you d better step in and look nt it
Von look like a brave man."
Wondering at her last strange rc
mark, Thompson followed her into the
hall and un two pair of stairs. Sho
led the way into a good-sized room
tolerably furnished.
"I'm afraid," said Thompson, "that
your charges for this room would be
too high." ..
"Don't you bo too sure of that," r
piied the woman, mysteriously; "wait
till you hear my oiler. If you wil
take this room and keen it . lor one
month, sleeping in it every night, I
will not charge you a cent."
hy, what
"Don't ask liie any questions. These
are my terms, and you can uccept or
decline them." .
Thompson glanced arouud the room.
It looked comfortable enough. Ilia
purse was light, and the terms .were
certainly tempting.
"But I have one condition to im
pose," added tho landlady; "if you
leave before the month is out you are
to pay mo at the rate f twelve dol
lars a week."
"I agree," said Thompson ; "I'll
take the room."
lie movod in his trunk that day, and
made his Jirst appearance ft Mrs.
Griflin'a table to dinner. After dinner
he went out for a stroll, and congratu
lated himself on his good fortune over
a good cigar. lie was not entirely
calm in his mind, however. There
must be something qnoer about the
room, or the landlady would never
have elf-red such remarkable induce
ments to an occupant. So it was not
with a very- quiet ..anticipation that
Thompson retired, and before doing so
he fortified himsolt with " rum so
much so, indeed, that he was a little
fuddled..
He examined every part of tho room
carefully, locked tho door, blew out
the liyht, and went to bed. His quo
tations had made him sleepy", and he
soon dropped oil' into unconsciousness.
Thompson know not how long he
slept, but he awoke to witness a strango
phenomenon. The room was pitch
dark ; but toward the far side of tho
room was a round, luminous ppot,
bright and staring, like a great, round,
fiery eye.
The first thing that Thompson did
was to throw the bed clothes over his
head, and tremble like a shaken jelly.
"I must have dreamed it," ha finally
mused ; "the rum went to my head,
and I imagined I saw it."
There was the fiery eye, as bright
and staring as ever a horrible dik
of light, apparently about six inches
in diameter aud quite round in shape.
Transfixed with horror, Thompson gaz
ed upon it; but even as ho did so it
begon to move. Slowly it passed along
the wall, finally sinking out of sight,
leaving nothing but daikness.
It was long before Thompson could
again get to sleep, and when he did so
his dreams were peopled with ghosts
and hobgoblins of the most terrible
nature. Sometimes they took the form
of Mrs. firifiiu, ami again they resolv
ed themselves into innumerable globes
of light, like that which he had teen.
In the morning he awoke but little
refreshed by his night's sleep. lie
thought the matter over, and tried to
convince himself that he had seen noth
ing that the strange vision was the
creation of the rum that he had drank.
But thero must bo something queer
about tho room, else why had Mrs.
(iritlin oll'ered such strong induce
ments for au occupant? Pondering
over these things, he wegt down
to
breakfast,
The eves of Mrs. Griffin scnrc'ied
his face, but she said nothing. Neith
er did he.
I'll not let her triumph over me."
he bravely resolved ; I'll try it anoth
er night. Beside,' poverty drives me to
it."
Throughout tha day Thompson's
thoughts were-' not npon the ribbons
which ho was selling, for he was a clerk
in a fancy goods store, and when bed
time . finally came, he perturbediy
sought his room.-" This time ho dis
carded stimulants to bolster up his
courage. It was rather late, and he
read a while before retiring. Tlicn
he carefully examined every . portion
of the room, but could di.cover noth
ing unusual or unaccountable. Get
ting into bed, he reached for the lamp,
blew it out, ami sat it on a chair.
Tho moment he did so the- pheno
menon appeared exactly as before, and
in nearly. tho same spot -a greatglow
ing eye, that seemed to burn into- his
very soul. - - '
Probably Thompsoj would have
had fits or. spasms if relief had not
so.mi come, to his overwrought nerves.
As ho gazed, Bpell bound w ith" horror,
the thing moved slowly nway as be
fore.ani disappeared. Thompson nerv
ousl' lit the tarn), resolved not to en
dure the darkness at least,, 'His first
impulse was to fly from tit q room ; but
the idea of free bourd for a month sug
gested itself to him so sweetly that he
could rot henr to , relinquish it. Be
side, he felt bolder iu the light, and
resolved to be a man. Musing over it
he fell asleep.
At breakfast his paleness caused re
maik, fnd his nerves were not entirely
t .i t r mi i i s
under control, riespiiiea his cottee
repeatedly, and his appetite did not
seem good. Duriug the day his troub
led spirit found no rest, yet he brave
ly resolved not to give it up. Anoth
er night would ho face the horrors' of
the haunted chamber.
lie retired early, blew out 'his lamp,
and lay with wide open eyes awaiting
developments. jno luminous disc ap
peared and he congratulated himself
thereat. II. began to doze at length,
and would have dropped ofT into sleep
had Bot a faint glimmer of unearthly
light started him. He sat up wildly
in bed, nnd gazed up6n the well re
membered spectacle. The refulgent
spot nppearol in a further corner of
the room and slowly moved to tho pos
ition which it had occupied on the pre
vious nights; ami there it shone nnd
glared like a very demon flaming from
tho lower regions. Thompson's blood
curdled and ho could scarcely repress
a shriek of horror. Just then a slight
sound met his ears, as if of cautious
fnotsteps across n hare floor, followed
by subdued whisperings. Gradually
these grew louder and then there was
an explosive sound. Thompson knew
the nature of that sound too well to be
deceived. It was
"A large amount of lovers' bliss
Let off in one Ureincndious kiss,"
and it sounded as if it came from an
adjoining room. Then he heard the
voices, loud enough to be distinctly
understood.
"Suo, don't do tho like of that,
Barney," said one, reproachfully.
"Why not, me darling," said the
other ; "sure it's good to" take, and
harmless as pure whiskey."
"If they're ghosts," thuught Thomp
son "they're quite earthly in their
brogue." .
The voices were here lowered and
Thompson could not distinguish the
voids ; but he concluded that the
speakers were in the adjoining room.
But why were they so plainly heard,
lie arose to investigate. Iu ouo cor
ner, partially hidden by a shelf, was a
round, stovepipe hole leading into tha
room from which tho voices proceed
ed.
Tho mystery wa3 explained.
The round spot of light had
thrown through this holo from a
in tho next room.
let
been
lamp
Thompson moved a table beneath
tho holo, climbed upon it, and looked
through, lhe.ro sat Barney, tho man-
servant, ana jaio, me muia-servaut,
courting in vigorous styta. Tl.c room
was used for storage, and the couple
had used it for a trysting place. On
a barrel stood tho lamp which had
caused all tho trouble.
Thompson was worldly wise, and so
ho staid out his mouth of free board
silently, Then he explained to Mrs.
Grifiin the phenomena which hail
previously scared away a dozen board
ers. A large lion was killed in the moun
tains receotly, between Santa Cruz
aud Santa Clara, Cal., by two young
nun named Tompkins and Keed. The
beast got in among their horses on Mr.
Mair's ranch, and killed three. The
young mcu chased him all night with
their dogs, and finally despatched hitu.
He was treed seven times during the
night. Ho measured nine feet in
length.
A Successful Ruse.
The Philadelphia Record recalls the
following story of Richard Vaux's ad
ministration as mayor of J hiiadelpliin:
"Handsome Dick," as he was famil
iarly called, was able to so disguise
himself that his mxist ir.timato friends
could not recognize him wheu he had
tucked his long and sparkling brown
beard under his shirt collar and made;
some slight alterations in his hat and
clothing. Whenever it was a
dark
night, through the rain or snow1 and
sleet, Vaux would make his" venture
but among iho police, in order to qui
etly and personally observe their man
ner of doing business, lie went eve
rywhere, especially where it wa9 dan
eerous.
One cold winter nighf, when tho
show was lying deep on tho ground,
four policemen might have been seen
standintr at the northwest corner of
Eleventh and Washington streets,
holding tin amiable caucus on matters
in ncneral, to the detriment of the in
teres'.s of their respective beats. Pres
ently along comes, crossing the street,
an old man, meanly clad and stagger
ing slightly, as if ho had taken ono
whisky punch too much. As ho reaches
the pavement where tho officers ore
leaning ngainst tha railings of the
graveyard located there (so ns best to
enjoy their social chat), ihe poor fel
low stumbles anu.lalld into a snow
bank.
"Won't you please help me up?"
he faintly ci ies : "1 am ireezing.
"Lie there, you spalpeen I It's the
best bed you deserve," was the com
fort ha received. "If it wasn't so cold
I'd lock you up ; but I'll not dirty my
hands wUh you." And the officers
walked off to a neighboring tavern to
warm themselves
They had no sooner disappeared
than the old man quickly regained his
feet, moved hastily on to lweltth
street where he took a carriage in
waiting and rodo home.
The next morning the lieutenant of
of the down town district was aston
ished to receive an order to have all
his force at the mayor's office at ten
o clock. The men all sprirced them
selves up, imagining that some tinex
nccted honor awaited them. Whea
they were drawu up in line in front of
his honor, in Ins public othce, lie re-
quested the lieutenant to call ont- the
names of the four men whose beats
were in the vicinity of Eleventh and
Washington avenue on tha previous
night. Ihe four wcro called and bold
ly stepped to the front, sanguine of
some great reward for extra service.
The mayor then biiefly related to
them the story of a poor old man who
had fallen into a snow bank at the
corner of tho street mentioned and the
refusal of the four officers gathered
there to assist him, leaving him there
to pern-h. '
It didn't take many minutes for the
quartet to most positively aud une
quivocally asbure the mayor that no
such an occurrence had ever taken
place. Tney hadu't Foen each other
excepting for the moment they might
accidentally meet as tbey iaitntuiiy
treaded their bests. Each of the four
was willing to substantiate the other's
positive denial of every circurastauco
related by the poor old man.
"Stop " indiguautly exclaimed the
mayor. "You are liars as well as
brutes. Lieuteuant, strip these men
of their badges of office (there were no
uniforms then) ; dismiss them from the
service, ai.tnaceu, una lurieit their
pay to the city. The poor old mau
stands before you ! He was your may
or I"
In the House of Peers, during the
examination of tho magistrates ot Ed
inburgh, touching the particulars of
the Portoous Mob, in 1730, tho Duke
" V ....! I., I,., ; ., n oul-urt k !.-,,., .it
of Newcastle having asked the Provost
with what kind of shot tho town-guard,
commanded by Porteous, had loaded
their muskets, received the unexpected
reply, "Ou, ju9t sic as auo shoots dukes
and fools wi !" The answer was con
sidered as a coutempt of the House of
Lords, and the poor Provost would
have Hunt-red from misconception of
his patois, had .not the Dukeot Argylo
(who must have been exceedingly
amused) explained that the worthy
chief magistrate's expression, when
rendered into English, meant to des
cribe. the shot used for ducks and wa
terfowl.
At the Paris School of Arts and
Trades experiment, were lately made
with a paper alleged to bo incombus
tible, 'sheets of it exposed Eimply to
the fierce flames of a spirit lamp with
out other effect than to slightly with
er it. When the paper was exposed iu
bulk no t-llect was apparent. It was
thought vtry desirable for the inanu
facturo of bunk notes. Tho H-cret of
the manufacture rests with t!; expeii
menter.
A prominent citizen in Alamnda,
Cal.. while leading a fractious cow by
a ropii recently, hail his thumb pulled
oil at the hi'at joint,
An Imperial Joke.
It is well known that the Emperor
Josoph II., ot Austria, disliked parade
and ostentation and indulged his taste
for simple and privato habits. Ono
day wheu riding out in a small cale
che, wheu he drove himself, and atten
ded only by one servant, he was over
taken by heavy rain and returned
Viensa. He was yet at somo
distance when a person on foot, who
was also going in that direction, hear
ing the noise, turned and made a sign-
to the driver to stop.
1 he empenor stopped his hor3e,
"Sir," said tho traveler, who was a
sergeant, "if it bo not too great a lib
erty, I should be glad of a lift; you
have room enough and 1 should save
my uniform, which I put on new this
morning." .
"Let us save the uniform, my bravo
follow," said Joseph. "Place yourself
hero. W here do you come from just
now?"
"Ah, ah! where do I come from? I
come from the house of a gamekeeper,
one ef my friends, who has just given
me a famous breaklast.
"What had you, then?"
"Nay 1 how can I guess?
Beef?
better
soup?" .
Well done;, yes, soup, and
than that."
"A breast of veal, then T"
"No, better than that."
"Well, then," said the facetious-
soverign, 'l can guess.no longer, l
must give it up.
Why; then, a pheasant, my
worthy; a pheasant killed on tho
preserve of his majesty. -What do
you think of that, eh?" cried tho ser-
geaut, slapping his unknown compan
ion on the shoulder.
"Ah, indeed !" replied he, "killed
on the emperor's preserve 1 It must
have been all the better for that, I'll
answer for it."
As they approached tho city and
the rain continued to fall Joseph ask-
cd him wbero he wished to beset
down.
The sergeant made his excuses.
"No, uo," said Joseph. "out
street?" and at lenth the sergeant id-
formed his majesty wberft' he Jodgetl
and begged to know to whom he w
indebted for so many civitttes.
It is now ) our turn," said Joseph;
"guess.
"A military mau 1 dare say a lieu
tenant?"
Better than that," said the ruou-
arch.
"A captain, then?"
"Better than that."
"A colonel?" :
Better than that."
He began to open his eyes.
"A general, than?"
"Perhaps better still."
"What, tho dickens?" said the poor
sergeant, shrinking into a corner of
the caleche. "Can you be a field mar
shal?"
He feigned a grave voice and said :
"Something better still."
"Ach ! It is the emperor."
Himself." said Joseph, unbutton
ing kis plain coat and showing his dec:
orations.
The poor fellow in an agony en
treated the emperor to let him alight.
"No, no; not yet, said Joseph.
"After having eateu my pheasant you
would be too lucky if you got rid of
me so easily ; I shall certainly see you
to your quarters."
And thus continuing to amuse hint-
self he drove him, to them, after prom
ising to forgive the sergeant for hav
ing made a poaching meal at tho im
perial expense. ,
Barbers often assert that razors get
llred nf shavintr. ' nnd that thev Will
perfwrm satisfactorily if permitted to
1 .. . . I r .1 l.
rest lor a time, it has neeu iouiiu uy
microscopic examination that the tired
razor, from long stroppiugby the same
hand and in the same direction, has
the ultimate fibres of its surface or
edgo all arranged in one direction
like the edge ot a piece ot cut velvet ;
but after a month's rest these fibres re
. i i i
arrange themselves neterogeneousiy,
crossing each other and presenting ft
saw-like edge, each supporting its fel
low, aud hence cutting Ihe beard ta
stead of being forced down flat with,
out cutting, as when laid by.
The number of wolves iu Ituasia is
estimated at 200.000, and their annual
consumption oflcssh 23 cwt. per head.
.Last year i ','.', j0 'moug omer items,
1G1 butiuv',"',',- a imind it is estimated
that, lr 'i he e,colonihtuothcr, they coat
tho ''"."T '" ll"s V.000. Hunting
, whole country v ' . .. . .i-
hav.K u,,.,,,,.,, ,Uc emancipation ot
tho,MS calcareous svolvcs have iucreas
cj ' I Win of indtf
in. many
A girt the t. Vviuque giautud hr re
jected lo'.'cR"-'' parting kits, aud le,
availing himself cd' the opportunity,
bit her cheek iu a way that dibligum
her for life.
An Oil City man recently died t '
love, but it was love for wliitky.