tr. 1 b ffilu gcwt gcpuMkau. 18 rOBMnKl EVEHY WEDNESDAY, UY w. n. dunn. CrriOB IN ROmXBOW A BOHTOH'S BUILD 1X3 ELM BTKECT, TIOTOBTA, FA. TERMS, 2.00 A YEAIl. No Subscriptions received for a shorter I urlod than throe months. Correspondonco solicited from nil parts of the country. No notice will be taken of auonyruous communications. V.A ! .'.J.' I" "!"""'-J.' BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TI0NE3TA LODGE xtv tan O.of O. IP. MEETS every Friday evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Hall formerly ocoupied by MieOaod Tomplars. H. J. SETLEY, N. O. P. W. CLARK, Soc'y. 27 -tf. TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342. O. TJ. .A.. ZMT. MEETS nt Odd Fallows' Lodge Room, evory Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock. 1 M. CLARK, C. 8. A. VARNER, R. S. 31 VT. K. LATHY. J. It. idNEW. L.ATIIY &z AdTSJCrSV, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, TIONESTA, FA. ATTENTION HOLDIERM! I Uavo been admitted to practice as an Attorney in the Pennon Onlce at Wash ington, ' P. C. All oillcers, soldiers, or minora w ho wero injured in tho Into war, imii obtain pensions' to -which they may by entitled, bv calling on or addressing mo at Tionesta, i'n. Also, claims for arrearages of pay and bounty w ill receive prompt ut tuntion. Having boon over four years a soldier in tho l.ito war, aud having for a number of yearn engnged in the prosecution or sol diers' claims, my experience will assure the collection of claims in the shortest pos sible time. J. B. AONKW. 41 tf. K. L. Davis, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tionesta, Ta. Collect ionH mado in this and ndjoiu counties. 40-ly 3IILEH "W. TATE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, l mreet, T TON EST A, rA F.W.Hays, A TTORNEY AT LAW, and Notary A Par-.Lie, Reynolds Hnkill A Ws Wock, Sonera St., Oil City, Pa. S!-ly r. WIN N HA It. V. B. SMILEY, KlXyitJIl c SMILEY, itorneys at Law, - - - Franklin, Fa. "PRACTICE in the several Courts of Vo- X nan ye, Crawford, iorcst, aud adjoin in;; counties. Jii'-ly Lawrenca House, rp ION EST A. FENN'A. WM. LAW- J. RENCK. PiiorniKTon. This hous Is eentrallv located. Everything new and well fiirnifcihed Suporior accommoda tion and strict attention given to guests. Vegetable and Fruits of all kinds nerved la their season. Samplo room for Com mercial Agents. CENTRAL HOUSE, noWKn A. AXEW BLOCK. I I) Aiivtw Vntirif'tir. This is n now iiwmho, and has just been fitted up for tho KccomuioMHiioii oi mo puouc. a portion of the patronaso of the public is solicited. o-i v FORTCST HOUSE, to A. VARN'KIl rnofniKTon. Opposite O. Court House, Tionesta, Pa. Just npeited. Everything new and clean and fresh. Tho best of liquors kept constantly on hand. A portion of the public patron go is respectfully solicited. 4-17-1 v W. C. COBURN, M. D., "PHYSICIAN .fe SURGEON offers his X services to the people or lorcst Co, Having had an experience of Twelvi Years in constant practice. Dr. C'oburn guai anteos to givo satisfaction. Ir. Co- bum mukos a Hpecialty of the treatment of NaU, Throat, Lunpf and all other (Miionie or lingering diseases. Having investigated all scientific methods of cur ing dise:w and selected the good from all systems, he will guarantee relief cr a cure in nil ciisxs n hnni n cure is nossible. No 'lurse for Consultation. All foes will bo reasonable. Professional visits made at nil hours. Parties at a distance can con suit him bv letter. Ollii-e and Residenco second building below tho Court House. Tionesta. Pa. Of fice days Wednesdays and Saturdays. S!5tf B. H. M4V. jno. r. rAKK. A. R- KELLT. MA Y, PARK e CO., BANKERS Corner of Elm A Walnut Sts. Tionesta. Rank of Discount and Deposit. Interest allowed on Tinio Deposits. Collection mado on all tho Principal points of the U. S. Collections Boiicited. 18-ly. WILLIAMS CO., MEADVILLE, - - PENN'A. TAXIDERMISTS. BIRDS and Animals stuffed and mount ed to order. Artificial Eyes kept in Ktock. -z-iy NEBRASKA GRIST MILL fpn E GRIST MILL at Nebraska (Lacy X town,) Forest county, has been thtr nhlv overhauled and retlttod in lirst-t-hiss order, and is now running and doing nil kinds of CVHTOSI It I X I I . FLOUR. FEED, AND OATS Constwntly onband, and sold at tho very Joweft DKuros. -8m II. W. LEDKBUR. TMIPIJIYM KNT. Male and femulo. sala ii ry or commission. Wo pay agent as salary of :W a week and ex p? nscs. Kuro . -i .... i ki Manuiiic.turiiig c;o., uariiuiu. vuuu j'ai ticuuirs nee. T.OU WORK tioatlv execnted i;t the UK J 11 IILICAN uik-c VOL.X NO. 24. 3i its. c1. 3i. iii;atii, DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa. MRS. HEATH has recently moved to this nlace for tho purpose of mt-etinir a want which tho ladies of tho town and county have for a long time known, that of having a dressmaker of experience among them. lam prcparod to make all Kinus or dresses in me latest styles, ana guarantee satisfaction. Stamping" for braid ing and embroidery done in the best man nor, with the newest patterns. All T ask is a fair 'rial. Iteshlence on h.im (Street, in the A comb Building. tf. Frank ltohbiiiH, PHOTOGRAPHER, (successor to demino.) Pictures in every styleof the art. Views of the oil regions for sale or taken to or dor. CENTRE STREET, near R, R. crossing. SYCAMORE STREET near Union Do pat, Oil City, Ta. . 20-tf PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. Kl.Jt HTltKHT, SOUTH OF ROBINSON A BONNER'S STORE. Tionosta, Pa., M. CARPENTER, - - - Proprietor. Pictures taken in all tho latest stvles the art. 2U-tr II. TIIVKER & CO. OIL CITY, PA. WHOLESALE & RETAIL Dealers in IK.A.33ID"W"A.IR3Ii, Oil Well Supplies, . e. tritiblnff, Casing, Sucker Rods, Worli tmj liarrels, Valves, tCc, lirass .l1 Steam Fittings, licit- ing, Lace Leather, Casing, Sc., Iron, Xails, Steel, It ope, Oalciiin, Ve. AVomake a SPECIALTY of one-and-a- quarter-iu!h Tubing and Steel Rods for Small Wells. II. G. TINKER & CO., Oil City, Ta. THE LARGEST FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE OIL REUIONS1 MILES SHVEITHI, Dealer In CABINET AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE! FRANKLIN, - - - PENN'A. Consisting of Parlor, OrHeo and Common Furniture, Mattresses, Pillows, Window Shades, Fixturos, Look ing Ulassos, &c. Also, agent for Venango county lor the Celebrated Manhattan Spring Bed and Combination Mattresses, manufactured and for sale at my Furnituro Warerooms, 13th street, near Liberty. Call and soe sample Bel. 9 ly 5 You Can Save Money By buying your PIANOS and ORGANS from 'the undersigned Manufacturers' Agent, for tho best brands in the market. Instruments shipped direct from the Fac tor'. CUAS. A. SllULTZ, Tuner, ly Lock box 17-10. Oil City, Pa Dr. J. L. Acorxb, 0 1 1 Y SI CI AN AN D SU RO EON, who has I had fifteen years' experience in a largo and successful practice, will attend all Professional Calls. Otlice in ids Drug and (iroccry Store, located in Tidioute, near Tidiouto House. IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND A full assortment of Medicines, Liquors Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery. Glass, Paints. Oils. Cutlery, all of the best quality, aud will bo sold at reasonable rates. DR. CIIAS. O. DAY, an experienced Physician and Druggist from New York, has charge of the Store. All prescriptions put upaccurateiy ADVERTISERS send 25 cents to Geo. P. Rowell tt Co.. 41 Park Row, N. Y.. for their Eighty-page Pamphlet, showing cost of adverising. ' 13 4t f OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE Rl UEIITEH'L EXHIBITION It sella faster than any otor book. Cne Agent sold 34 copies in one day. This is tho only authentic and complete history published. Send for our extra terms to agent. National PuiiKisuiNO Co., Phil adclphia, I':i. 33-1 i V TIONESTA, PA., J DOCTOR'S STORY. I am a doctor. I live in London and in one of the most crowded locali ties. I had been in my present abode two yeara, and had never had a patieut from tho more aristocratic circles, when one night, ahuut'half past elev en, I was startled by a violent ring ing at my bell, and having just got to bed after a hard day's work, I can't say the summons was very agreeable. However, I ran to my window at once, and thrusting my head out into the rain, cried, "Who is there?" A voice answered, "Only I, Doctor. It's an urgent case. Please come down to the dor." . I hurried on some clothes, and sped down stairs and opened the door. There stood in full light of the hall lamp, an elderly lady dressed in mourning. She put out the smallest of hands in a black kid glove, and said pitcously, "Are you the doctor?" "Yes," I said. "Theo come with me," said she. "Don't delay. Its life or death. Cornel" 1 hurried on my overcoat, caught up my umbrella and, offering my arm to the old lady, walked down the street with her. "You must be my guide, madam," I said. "I do not know where you live." She instantly gave me a street and number that surprised me still more. It was a tolerably aristocratic quarter of the town. "Who is ill, madam ?" I inquired, "a grown person or a child ?" "A young lad' my daughter," she said. "Suddenly ?" "ies suddenly," she answered, "Do you keep a brougham ? We would have been able to go much faster." "I keep no conveyance," I said. "Perhaps you are poor ?" she said eagerly. "Certainly not rich," I said. "Cure her and I'll make you rich," she said, in a sort of suppressed shriek. "Cure her, and I'll give you anythiug you ask. I don't care fur money. I'm rolling in gold. Cure her, and I'll shower it on you." "You are exciled, madam," I said. "Pray be calm." "Calm 1" she said "calm 1 but you don't know a mother's heart 1" We had reached the street she had indicated, and were at the door of one of is houses. The old lady ascended the steps, and opened the door with a latch-kay. A light burned in the hall; another one in one of the parlors, the furniture of which was draped and shrouded in white linen. "Wait here, sir, if you please," she said, as she led me into one of these. I waited what I thought a most un reasonable time in that gloomy parlor. I began to grow a little nervous, when a stout, short, icd-faced woman bust led into the room. "I beg your pardoD, sir," she said in a singular tone, such as one who had committed a speech to memory might use ; "but my missus the lady who brought you here --is very nerv ous, and needlessly alarmed. She begs your acceptance of the customary lee, and there is no need of your services." Thus speaking, she handed me a guinea, courtesied, and opened the door for me. I bowed, expressed tuy pleasure that the patient was better, and departed. It was a queer sort of adventure. but rather amusing than otherwise, besides I had a good fee. I arose early next morning, and paid a couple of visits before break last. Returning, to ray astonishment, I found sitting in my consulting room the lady of the night before. She rose as I entered. "What must you think of me?" she said. "But no matter. My daughter is very dear to me, and I have heard of your skill. She ia worse again. Can you call some time to day, as early as possible, at ray bouse ?" "I will be there in an hour," I said. The lady took eut her purse. "I am in old-fauliioned woman," she said. "I retain old-tashioned hab Tts. In ray days the doctor received his fee on the spot. It was in ordina ry cases a guinea. Will you receive it now?" I did not know what to say, but she laid the money on the table and do parted. I ate my breakfast, and having dressed myself carefully, made my way to the old lady's house. I knock ed. The door was opened by the stout female who had dismissed me the nipht before. "The doctor," I said by the wsy of explanation. "Ah 1" said 6he. "Has missus call ed on you again ?" "Yes," I answered. "There is-do need, I assure you, sir," she said. "I can't really ask you in. There's do one ill here. list a SEPTEMBER 19, 1877. whim of missus'. I am a better judge of illness than she. No need of a doc tor." I left the house, of course, partly in dudgeon, partly in amazement. Three weeks passed by, when, lo ! the old lady came again. She walked into ray consulting room, dressed as before, as greatly agi tated, as carefully, polite. "Sir," she said, "again I trouble you. My poor daughter 1 Come at once." "Madam," I answered "it is a doc tor's duly, as it should be his pleasure, to obey such calls ; but you are aware that I have been sent from your door twice without seeing the patient. Al low me to ask you a question are you the mistress of the house ?" "Heaven knows I am," said the old lady. "I have lived there forty years. I own it. I am the only person under that roof who has a right to give an order." "And the person who sent me away?" "My old servant Margaret." "Did she do it at your order?" "No, sir ; it was a piece of presump tion. But Margaret means well ; she loves us." "Then, madam, if I accompany you, shall I see the patient 1" "Assuredly, sir." I put on my hat again, and wo went out of the house together. We exchang ed yery few words as we walked the streets. At the door of the house the old lady paused. "Dou't mind Margaret," she whis pered. "She means well." Then she ascended the steps. At the last one the door was open ed to us by the woman I had seen twice before. "The doctor rau3t eee my child, Mar garet," said the old lady. Margaret stepped back. "Walk in, sir," was p.ll she said. The old lady beckoned me to follow her. I did so. She went up stairs and opened the first door we came to. It was an empty bed room. She closed it with a sigb. The next room into which she led me was also empty. So were all the others. In effect, we visi ted six departments, only one of which seemed to be regularly occupied as a sleeping chamber ; and at last the old lady turned to me with a strange glit ter in her eyes. "Stolen," she said, "stolen, some body lias stolen my girl. Sir, do you know, I think it must be Satan 1" Then a steady step crossed the sill. Margaret came in, and the old lady, bursting into tears, suffered her to lead her away. As I made my way down stairs, Margaret rejoined me. "You understand it now," she re plied. "I do, indeed," I said. "She had a daughter once' said Margaret, "and the girl a pretty creature of sixteen ran away with a bad man. She came back home one day and begged forgiveness. Her mother turned her from the door in a fury. It was night ; the rain and hail beat down upon the poor thing aud the wind buffeted her. There is no knowing what happened to her that night ; but next morning, she lay dead in the police statiou. Her mother's address was pinned to her baby's cloth ing, and they brought her home. From that day, sir, my mistress who, in her remorse and delirium, railed in twen ty doctors to bring her dead daughter to life has always been doing what she has done to you. I try to keep the secret generally, but some find it out and others think odd things of us. I thought I would let you know the truth. If she coutrives to call again to you, you can always promiso to call, and so be rid of her. Poor soul I she has nobody in the world but me now. She's punishod for her hardness, at anv rate, and you'll excuse her con duct." I bowed. I could say nothing. Mar garet opened Iuh door for me and I walked out into the fresh air. As I looked back upon the bouse, with all its elegauce, it seemed to have a haunted air, as though the ghost of the poor girl still hovered about. "God only knows how many fearfuk. secrets 6ueh handsome houses may at times shut in," I said to myself, as I turned my back upon it gladly. I have never seen the poor. old lady since that hour. Probably Margaret has kept too close a watch upon her. "There is something indUcribably irresistable," remarked Mr. Adonis, "about a woman's smile." "Yes," re plied his friend, an old married man, who had frequently accompanied his wife on shopping excursions, "a wo man's mile runs about twenty-three furlongs. JIawkeye. Just a few more moons a few more gliding week and you'll be kicking yourself for having found fault with hoi weather. Free Press. It's no uso ; there isn't a vegetable that cau ketchup with the tomato. $2 PER ANNUM. Mow the Laws Protect Mechanics and Laborers. Here is a carefully compiled catego ry of the advantages which workiiig men enjoy under the laws at present in force in this State : 1. Under the United States Bank rupt law, every workingman has a pre ferred claim on the fund over other creditors to the extent of fifty dol lars. 2. Under the laws of Pennsylvania he has a preferred claim against the estate of a deceased or insolvent em ployer to the extent of two hundred dollars for work done upon such es tate within six mouths prior to such death or insolvency. 3. He has a similar preference where an estate is assigned -for the benefit of creditors. After thirty days have elaps ed from the date of the assignment, be may ignore the assignment entirely and proceed as if it had not been execut ed. 4. ne bas a similar preference be fore auditors in the distribution of the proceeds of a Sheriff's salo, having pre viously filed a notice of his claim with the Sheriff. 5. The preferred claim of a landlord for rent is post poned to the claim of a workman for wages in all cases of landlord's warrants, executions, at tachments, and writs. 6. He has a similar preferred claim, which operates as a lien, upon works, mines, manufactories, business proper ty, etc., for work done within six months prior to any sale or transfer of such property. 7. Under the Mechanics' Lien law, the mere filing in Court of his claim, with a description of the property aud a specification of the names of tho owners and contractors, within six months of the conclusion of work done by him upon the proporty, which takes precedence on recorded mortgages and judgments created or obtained after work thereon was commenced by the workmen. 8. Certain classes of workmen have a preferred claim upon vessels, which may be entered as a lien, and the-prop-erty be summarily attached. 9. In the oil and coal regions, spe cial preferences are given to the claims rf workiugmen in addition to those specified above. 10. In appeals from mag-stratcs by employers in euits against them for wages, security must be entered for debt, interest and costs, while in all other cases of appeal the security is entered for costs alone. 11. No stay of execution ia allowed upon any judgment given for 8100 or less in a suit for wages. 12. Wages cannot be attached for auy debt whatever. 13. In all actions brought in the courts for wages, upou application to the Prothouoturies, precedence will be given upon the trial lists to such cases over all other cases ready for trial. 14. Under the General Corporation act of 1874, stockholders are liable iu their individual capacity to the amount of the stock held by each for the wages of workmen. 15. Under the 6utne act tlio stock holders of raining, manufacturing, and mechanical corporations are person ally liable to workmen for wages for work done within six months before demand made on the company, and if a working in obtain a judgment against a corporation for less thun $200, the company cannot obtain a stay of execution. Such corporations cannot withhold wages from employ ees by reason of a sale of goods to them. 16. By Act of Assembly eight hours is declared a day's term of labor. A Little off on Quotations. A hoary, wicked-looking old tramp who has been foraging around Cam bridge the past two months was pull ed last Tuesday for steuling and eat ing a bucket of paste belonging to a Eaper-hanger. lie gave his name as !lah Gabalus, aud he eaid to the offi cer who arrested him and was taking him to tho station, "I'll be cursed ef I shan't be glad when I cau git some where so's I shan't bo hungry all the time. I wasn't brought up ter steal ; my mother alius teacbed me when I was young to be 'ouest. I learned the minister's trade 'fore I was twenty-one years old, but I could make more money goin' mackerMn' than I could preacliiu'. I've been kicked all round the world, aud have alius had hard luck. Well, peace on earth an good will to man will come biuiby, and the lion aud cow shall lie down together, and the fatling and the young gouts anil a little child hill chaw buv like er ox, aud a calf shall lead them A "and Theu the policeman said : "1 you can't repat Scripture nny bet tcr'n that you better get somebody to tell ye." Aud the poor old malefac tor was yanked into Station II und locked up. OneS'iimre ' OnoHquare , I, , One Square " one i Two Squares, one year - Quarter Col. . . A Half i . . ,.,,, One " " - . . ra 1 4 Legal notices at establishod rate. Marriago and death noticss, gratis. All bills for yoarlv advertlsemenU ol. lected quarterly. Temporary adverUme mcnts must be paid for in advance. Job work, Cash on Delivery. The Chances of the Battle-Field. An exchange says: Battle-field sta tistics show that it takes a man's weight in bullets to kill him. This is a very clumsy statement of an interesting fact,' and only the absolute absurdity of the idea that it expresses so much more clearly than the one intended would, prevent a general misapprehension" of the writer's meaning. The Chicago Tribune has published statistics to show that the same fact exists in re gard to riots, and that for each person killed in the late riot in that city, bul lets having an aggregate weight equal to that of an average man wero dis- charged by the police. The total weight of metal discharged was one thousand pounds, and assuming the average weight ot the men to have been one hundred and forty pounds; the weight nf metal divided by the assumed average weight of a man, gives a result of seven and one-seventh people injured. This result of the Tribune estimate tallies with the number of casualties, which consisted of Beven men killed and one boy wounded. The statistician who made the calculation might have added an other to it, showing that the chances against a man being killed by a vol ley of musketry In a battle or a riot are nearly 2500 to 1, supposing each bullet to weigh about an ounce. For all that, the one chance against a man isn't a pleasant one to face. How to Preserve Grapes. "We have kept grapes perfectly well for some months in the following man ner : Take good bunches and pick off all destroyed or defective berries, and hang them by threads placed across the edge of a clean wooden box (a new or thoroughly-cleaned cheese-box an swers perfectly) deep enough to con tain the bunches without touching the bottom. Hang the bunches close to gether, but without touching each oth er. Then take fine poplar, oak, birch, or maple sawdust, clean and free from moisture, but rot overdried, and pour it into the boxes, working it with a small rod among the bunches so that they are completely enveloped. When the box is filled seal the ends of all the r.i . : j . ciiocu uiuiu riatiia nuu n urop OI 4 sealing-wax or melted rosin. Cover thoV 1 e. i .:.! i ..r . i l box first with a sheet of newspaper, and then with tho cover, and store the boxes in a cool dry cellar. About ten pounds may be put in an ordinary-sized cheese box. It would have been instructive had you related the methods in which you had failed. We learn as much from failures as from success. Russel Messenger. How Samson Slew the Philistines. When I traveled (1871) in Pales tine an old servant from the monas tery of Ramleh, about fifty miles west from Jerusalem, showed me the eup- " posed place where Samson killed one thousand Philistines with the jaw-bone of an ass. , When I expressed my doubts as to the length and strength of a jaw-bone, considering the great number of surrounding enemies, the great man explained the case in the . following manner: "Well, he took : hold of the ass by the tail and swung the animal against the Philistines ia such a manner that only his head, and of this especially the jaw-bone, struck the Philistines, keeping off in this way the surrouudiug warriors, and giving the blow the necessary force to kill. I . affirm that in this manner Samson could have slain a million Philistines, provided the tail of the ass did not break." Sacramento Journal A writer in Harpers' gives his views in a column article on how to fish. He makes a very elaborate performance of it, but does not say he catches any fish. He says a man ought not to sit dowu to fish, and we agree with him fully in that particular, unless the man is wear ing a pair of borrowed pants. Beyond this the article is of uo valuo. The best way to fish is the simplest way. Just dig your worms before the dew is off the earth, use a cane pole, a linen Hue aud a finely-tempered hook. Start just before the suu rises, and take a good sized lunch with you, leaving be hind money enough to buy the neces sary fish for diuuer from the dealer. Danbury News. "What aro those purple p03ies down by the brook?' asks Gus. "If you mean," replies Clara, "those glorious masses of empurpled efflorescence that bloom iu bosky dells and fringe the wimpling streamlets, they are campanu la rotund flora." Gus plays billiarda for a living, and Clara goes to a girls' college. liodoti Post. The New York Times says that the idea of teaching every girl to thump a piano aud every boy to be a book-keeper will make potatoes worth four dol lars a bushel in tweuty years from now. 1
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