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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-12-04
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-12-04

a NewnDEsor Of the Prcsest TiEcr.
Intended tor People now oa Earth.
Including Fsrne q. AechElic8, Merchants, Pre-.
fessional Men, Workers, Tninsers, ani q "A Eaa-
ncc OF Honest Folks. rad the Eiye-, soas, snI
Daush:eFs Of al such.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
The California Mustang.

A Califo; mia paper, which fears that
the native California horse will soon be
numbered among the things of the past,
says: 0
With all his defects, he has some
qualities and points of rare value that
should be preserved. He can thrive
and subsist where the American or Eng
lish bloods would starve; is feet and
sure-footed as the mule, while his pow
ers of endurance in the harness or un-
der the sad lie are unequaled. He is
small of stature, but as symmetrical as
the Arabian wild by nature, and often
vicious, but always spirited, and, with
proper training and kind treatment,
frequently exhibits all the affectionate
sensibilities of the best breeds. 1t is no
uncommon feat for him to carry a good
rider 100 miles in day, and it is claimed
that many of the can go much further
in that time. We have seen specimens
that, at the age of sixteen years, were
as gay and fiery as the best blooded
five-year- olds and that would kill the
most enduring of them on short or
long Journey. AS saddle horses they
are preferred by all who know them
best, as they are also for all light work.
1t has always seemed to us passing
strange that no attempt has ever yet
been made in California to preserve the
admirable qualities of this ancient stock
of horses in their purity. To permit
them to ignobly perish, as now seems
likely, would be as singular as unfor-
tunate." ft= 81
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
"A Foreign Gossip. 3

OXFORD UNIVERSITY has been establish
ed one thousand years. ,s 5,a8 =
EXECUTIONS for murder will hereafter
be by shooting in Australia -sF ?
VERDI, the composer, has been made
Senator of Italy. q This is the first in
stance where. musical composer has
been accorded g. distinction supposed to
| be reserved for statesmanship.
HoLLANDr is without uWstep-power on
account of the fatness of the country,
but it contains multitudes of windmills,
Ivvhich strike the eye of the traveller in
every direction. -,.1,5ss,rr 49, =
AMONG the brilliant equipages which
lined the Bois de B61logne, on the oc-
casion of of the race for the grand, prize,
were those of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Williams, and Mr.. and Mrs. Florence,
the well-known Irish; comedians.
BRAzILIANs feel very happy over the
removal by Congress of the duty on
coffee, one journal claiming that it will
| add $l0,0o0,000 to their annual profit.
The Jewish Chronicle says that the OBJ:
.ject of the presel.t persecution at
Smyrna is 10 compel the Jews to allow
the release of the Greek ruffians now in
prison. The Greek mob threatens to
| fire the whole city and massacre the
Jews 1t not gratihed. Inc ottoman
Government has sent down still more
energetic Governor-General, Sadik
| Pacha. y -
AN English cracksman lately robbed
/ French bauk of $1,000, and while the
detectives had him in custody examin-
ing his baggage he managed to slip out
lock the door on his guard and make
his escape.
THAT motherly old dame, the Empress
of Germany, has founded a seminary a
Charlottenburg, rural suburb of Ber
lin, for the education of the orphan
dau qhters of officers who fell in the wa
of 1901.
The Cathedral of London is crowdet
every Sunday night to hear the lecture
[ of Monsignor Capel. He says that N
t week goes by without his receivin
, three, four, or five persons into tn
p, Catholic communion from the rituals
party of the Church of England.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
Tom was Gsin, for a Poet.
By WILL N. CARLTON.

BY WILL N. CARLTON.
Tom was S-Eoin' for a poet an said he'd a poet
One of these long haired fellers feIlcr hates to
One Of these chaps forever f1in' things cute and
MAXIM the earth in gen'ral step long to tune an
AM cuttin' the earth into slices. an saltin' it
down into rhyme. srr1.sF
Poets are good for somethin so long as they stand
But poetry ! worth whatever it fotches in butter
AM many . time I've said it: it don't do fellow
TO starve with hole in his elbow. an bo consid-
cred fool. "a
So after he's dead the young ones IL speak his
piecesin school.
AN Tom he had an opinion, that Shakespeare.
With ell their winter clothin'. couldn't make
But that didn't ease my my labOrs or help him among
wEo SatoSsd him from distance, am held his
AN wondered if Tom wasn't shaky, knew
. But half Of that ere sOwin' was altogether in
For he was el,ays a stOppin'. an gems of poetry
7An' 4etaphors, they 'Le pleasant. but much too
An gems Of thought be handy. but never grow
Tom he went mowin'. one broIin' summers
An spok quite sweet concernin' the smell of the
But ali o his useless clatter didn't go to help the
make hssd dhs e sisf es less the pain less
when he made a clip too suddint. an sliced his
Tom he went a drivin' the hills an dales
but scannin' the lines of his poetry he dropped
the lines of his hoss.
An when he got Toms leg set. an got him SO he
HE muttered that that adventur' would keep him
awritin' a week.
Tom he went a-plOuEhiR, and couldn't have done
He sat down on the handles. am went to spinnin'
lie WROTE Il nice and pretty. an agricultural
But ali . his pesky measures didn't measure an
Nor his p'ints didu't turn furrow that wasn't
turned before.
Tom he went azcourtin'-she liked him. I sup
Butoertain parts of conrtin a feIlar must do in
Ho rhs%ed hcr each day a letter. but that didn't
HE waited 50 long. she married another man from
AM sent him word she'd done it. an not to forget
to write.
Tom at Last got married; his wife was smart and
An she showed up the window an slung his po-
etry out.
An at each POEMS new creation. she gave it cir
An fast s he Hosld write 'em. she seer to their
putting forth,
AM sent sem east an westard an also south an
Till Ton struck the opinion that poetry didn't
pay,
Az tsrned tho guns of his genius. and fred 'em
another way.
He settled himself down steady an is quite well
off already
Au' all Of his life is verses with his wife the first
and best,
An ten or q dozen children to constitute the
rest
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
TAelr ra.. H,..or,. apa Fa1nre DESTINY

Their Fast History and Future Destiny.
BY PROF. CIV. LIE vAUx, F. CT.
There are strange destinations about
the Falls of Niagara, which every visitor
feels but few can resist. The longer we
gaze on these mighty cascades, the
longer we would wish to gaze the more
frequently we visit them the more earn.
est is our desire to Increase the number
of our visits, and to prolong our stay !;
when we turn to leave we unconsciously
look behind again and again to take a
ss last fond look" at the scene we love
so well. We look back ON 8. the mighty
front" of Niagara as upon the face of a
dear familiar friend it irresistibly draws
US back when we would leave-it allures
us to return we, are enticed, enchant-
ed, fascinated; and again we Enger on
it's classic shores, finding it almost i'm
possible to turn our backs upon such
beauty, such power-upon the High
Priest of nature who speaks to us of
other worlds, and day and night offers
up never ending sacrifice of incense
and praise to the Creator of the Uni
verse. Standing on its Shores we
imagine that the great and good of
other ages speak to US from "amidst
the roar,1 while the dear departed
friends of our early days look out and
smile upon us from amidst that ethereal
scioud-that impenetrable veil, fringed
with rainbow-which shades the mys-
teries of the awful cataract from the
outer world. Then we experience our
own significance, feeling of utter lone
illness steals over us, a pleasing sleep
seems to enshroud us. We forget the
present, and have norecollection of the
past or anxiety for the future. Obliv-
ious of earthly things, we look across
the gulf which separates this world from
the next, and in fancy mingle with its
happy "incumbents." Again our eye
reverts to the shining flood, strange
power impels us to Jump over the pre-
cipice and join in the " dreadful revel-
ry;" we step nearer the verge, and in
doing so awake to consciousness. We
remember we are mortal and the pleas
ing spell is broken. We retreat from
the abyss and yet, like Lots wife, we
would fain return. Can we wonder thai
in days gone by, the red men of the
forest sacrificed to the Great Spirit of the
Falls, and regarded the vicinity al
"holy ground ?''
The history of Niagara Falls is clearly
and indelibly written on the rocks
though to some extent shrouded il
mystery. The hieroglyphics of thi
classic region are more legible thai
those upon any Egyptian monument
Here nature has been her own record
: ing scribe. Man may misinterpret, mis-
un. .ierstand, or misapply her records
but the writings are immutable. Ii
studying her works-especially those G
olden time-we should pursue our in
vestigations and advance our induction
with all due humility. Her languag
may be difficult to understand, Jus
now, but in due time she, herself, wi
furnish US with key whereby we ca
correctly interpret her immu,able r,
cords.
In the following sheets we have vel
tured to advance some ideas that ma
be new to the scientific student as we
as to the general reader. The ideas q
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25

| ETC., and, though soon reduced in wild tn
| and strength, they gradually fashioned
out q new channel nearly as broad as
| the original one. Thus were the falls
again divided, and Goat Island, higher
than the American shore, was separated
from the main land. However, as the
original channel was still lower than
the new one, the greatest body OF water
continued to flow over it, and its reces-
sion was in proportion to the volume
of water. The American falls did not
come into existence until the Canadian
falls had eaten their way back to within
few hundred feet of their present
site. These facts show how it has
happened that the recession of the lat
ter is so far in advance of that of the
former.
The rocks carried over the site of
Niagara Falls city" by the ice and
water occasionally made deep grooves
(parallel to the currently in the under
lying stratum. These grooves are fire.
quently exposed during the sinking
of foundations for buildings, and form
an interesting study. Until quite re-
Gently large quantities of boulders car
ried down by ice from the upper lakes
were piled along the shores of the river
bed. They have been used for build
ing purposes, and but few now remain
Some of them were granite and sand
stone, but the greater number were
limestone. The mass of the granite
boulders on the Canadian shore-half
mile below the new suspension bridge
and about forty yards from the river
exceeds 1000 cubic feet. It is said
that much larger one reposed on the
verge of the precipice some years ago.
These granite boulders were probably
transported from the northern shores
Of Lake Huron.
Mr.. Hall, late State Geologist, New
York, judging by the dip of the river
north Us feet per mile) and the dip of
the strata south b, afnrms that there is a
diminution of forty feet in the height
of the falls for every mile they recede
to the south. Recent Investigations
confirm the truth of this statement.
The rocks exposed to the gorge are
all of the middle silurian formation and
exhibit every variety of composition.
Some are extremely hard and compact,
and some quite the reverse. The COM
ponent str alta are of different thickness,
and overlie each other like number of
boards placed one over the other. They
have dip to the south of 25 feet in a
mile, or about one foot to every 10
yards. This dip and variety exhibited
in the composition of the respective
strata have caused the retrogression of
the falls to be very irregular during the
ages past, and will have the same effect
during the long ages to come.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25

Before the Falls of the Niagara had
eaten their way back to any considera
BILE distance from Queenston, the Falls
of the st. Lawrence had totally disap-
peared, or nearly so, and the waters of
Ontario rushed away to the sea until the
lake had contracted to its present di-
nlensions. While the area of the On
tario was thus becoming less and its
waters more shallow, a series of rapids
and cataracts appeared in the Niagara
river between Queenston and the lake.
The sandstone rocks which formed
these cataracts, being of a soft nature,
were rapi dly worn away by the action
of the water. They therefore gradually
overlook the upper falls. After some
time the action of the water and spray
caused the softer formation to crumble
away along the whole base of the preci-
pice, just as it does now at the base of
the present falls, but to a much greater
extent. The everything stratum over
which the water thundered, being of a
| hard, compact nature, remained COM
paratively unaffected. AS a necessary
result, it projected over the boiling
caldron beneath like the leaf Of ta-
BILE, and fell from time to time from
the united effects of its own weight and
that of the waters, it having no sup
port below. AS the falls receded other
strata became in turn the basis of the
group and the recipient of Niagara's
laundering waters. This followed as a
necessary result of the dip to the south
of the component strata. Hard strata
retarded the retrogression and soft
ones favored it; so that the retrograde
movement varied in speed as the rocks
over which and on which it fell varied
in composition. The stratum on which
the waters now fall is gray limestone
formation, and those on which they ac
with the greatest effect are the overly
ing formations of calcareous shale
Overlying them are some limestone
strata of hard and compact nature
The stratum which is now at the top O
the series and over which the water
: roll into the abyss beneath is probabl
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
Chinese Ingenuity-HOw They Rid
Themselves of Trespassing Geese.

themselves of TrespasSing Geese.
A little incident was brought to our
notice day or two since, which illus
trates the ingenuity of the Chinese in
rather peculiar manner. "Micky
McDaniels," as he is familiarly called,
owns a number of geese, which occa-
sionally get in the slough and stray away
to the Chinese vegetable gardens which
border this pleasant pool. Doubtless
they would help themselves to Johns
cabbage on these predatory excursions,
for it is well known that the descend
ants of Rome ancient preservers have
fondness for this article. The plan
hit upon by John to prevent them from
gratifying their natural propensities
was ingenious and novel, and remained
undiscovered until a few days since.
Several geese belonging to Mr.. Nc
Daniels had died, and no reason could
be assigned for this strange procedure
on their part, for they were fat and
healthy, and goose is supposed to be
long-lived fowl. But when they were
driven up to be picked the mystery was
solved. Four of the birds were found
gagged in a singular manner, and one
which can hardly be described. A ring
of fine wire, about two inches in cir
cumference, was found in the mouth of
the top of the head and hooked in un-
der the feathers. The way it came
there is easily understood. The China
men, when making these rings, twisted
two ends of the wire together, turning
the end over, making quite a strong
hook. This was hung on a cabbage leaf
or other vegetable, and left to wait for
the coming of the victim. In feeding,
the geese would strike its bill down to
pick up a tempting morsel, and if one
part of the bill went inside this loop,
its doom was sealed, for the loop would,
by the force of the blow, be turned
over the head of the reckless bird, and
the hook, of necessity, would fasten
under the feathers on the top of the
head. A few struggles of the prisoned
bird would draw the fine wire under
the feathers out of sight, and thus the
bird would be left unable to close its
bill. In this condition, with its head
held high in air, it would run around
in a circle until exhausted. Even in
being driven home I'd observed in
that situation, it would require close
inspection to detect the cause of this
strange proceeding on the part of the
tortured bird. Mr.. McDaniels had lost
large number, and only discovered
the cause accidentally, when engaged
in picking them. If any one can pro-
duce more ingenious method of get
ting rid of geese, without killing them
outright, we should like to be informed
of the mode of disposing of them. We
shall doubt the ingenuity of John no
longer, but indorse that famous saying,
For ways that are dark, and tricks
that are vain, the heather Chiuee is
peculiar. MarysOiIle { CaL.) Appeal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
Current Items.

The Texas Pacific railroad will be
1916 miles long.
EXCEPT Quito, in Ecuad or, George
town, Col, is the highest town in the
world.
EIGHTY acres in the suburbs of In
dianapolis sold, the other day, for
$15O,OOO.
JUST one hundred years ago New
port had greater foreign and domestic
trade than New York.
AT a depth in the sea of 5000 feet
many species of marine animals have
been found, some entirely new and
others rare.
Wool is now imported to this country
direct from New Zealand. A vessel
arrived at Boston lately with cargo, of
] 1,54l bales.
A GEORGIA Judge who, seventeen
years ago, sentenced John Dotton to be
hung, last month performed the Office
for John bottoms son. .-e So.
In England, local taxes are levied on
real property alone, while personal
property is exempt. The local taxation
of New York and Massachusetts, is about
half as much as the local taxation of all
Great Britain. - ..s --sEi
THE yearly arrivals of fo; eigners in
New Y ork city include about s, 900 mon
keys. Like many other distinguished
foreigners, they come to show them
selves. I'd
BROWN. UNIVERSITY would seem to be
on a, pretty sound financial basis. The
total amount, of its invested funds is re-
ported at $6O2,653 73. Its library con-
tains 10000 volumes.
THE lumber crop of Maine this year
is estimated at 70O,000,0O0 feet. At
the present rate of destruction, it is pre-
dicted that five years hence the forests
of that State will be wholly cleared of
timber.
A WOMAN in Culpepper, Va, not only
usheredi three boys into this world OF
trouble, but has named them respect
lively Beauregard, Lee and jackson.
FANS made of scales of fish have been
| introduced, and will soon, no doubt, be
| all the rage. They are very odd look
ing, and are handsomely mounted in
! gold.
ADoLEscENT Canucks sedulously and
unpatriotically refuse to play cricket
with anything like the zeal of English
men, but take very kindly to Brother
Jonathan's favorite pastime of baseball
Straws indicate with considerable de-
gree of exactness the cardinal direction
taken by atmospheric currents.
The Elko (Nev.) Independent tells OF
an immense, mysterious lake on the
highest range of mountains east of the
LamoiIle valley, which, it says, feeds
the Humboldt river. The information
relative to this strange body of water is
derived from Indians, as no Caucasian
has ever penetrated the region.
DURING the month of June, 1920
German immigrants landed st Castle
Garden, New York an increase of 7, 13;
over the corresponding month of las
year. The increase is equally marked
for the six months ending with June
Since January l, 67,051 German immi
grants have arrived, an increase of "a ,1OI
compared with the same period las
year, or more than double.
The fashion of utilizing one part o
the human body to repair another
extending. A young man in Waverly
, N. Y, had his foot mashed by cal
7 and a space of several inches on tn
3 upper part sloughed off. Several piece
l Of flesh were taken off the mans arr
r and planted on the wound, some tw
y weeks ago, and have all "taken root,
5, and the foot is fast recovering.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
The Sea at Three. Miles, Depth.

The submarine Investigations carried
on at government expense, under the
direction of the British Association of
Science, have disclosed some interesting G
facts in relation to the character of the
bottom of the sea.
These researches have been carried on
by means of small dredge-a rectan-
gular frame, forming the mouth of a
bag of netting, which is protected from
wear by a leather or canvas flap. The
whole apparatus, attached to rope OF
suitable length, is dropped to the bot
tom of the sea and dragged along GER
tain distance, scraping on the superb
cial layer of mud or sand in the bag,
the meshes of which permit the dirt to
be washed through while the larger sub
stances are retained and brought up.
The depth at which the bottom of the
sea has been thus explored is really
enormous, amounting in one instance to
more than three miles, far exceeding
that of any previous experiment with
the dredge, though small quantities OF
sea bottom have been brought from
equally great di.tapc ces from the surface
by means of the sounding line,
At this great depth, many species OF
marine animals have been found, some
entirely new and others rare. .sand the
temperature of the bottom indicated
about six degrees. The surface water Is
shown to be affected by the heat of the
sun only to a depth of about twenty
fathoms, but the gulf stream influences
the degree of heat to further depth o
five to seven hundred fathoms.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
The Grand Duke Alexis.

The Grand Duke Alexis is not enjoy
ing himself as well in Brazil as his recep-
ton in North America led him to ex.
pect. The warmth of his welcome. in
the United States spoiled him, and any
thing savoring of coldness would be
quickly marked. The Brazilians scarcely
noticed him, and the public attentions s
shown him were few and incon-
siderable. Even the press treated him
with marked GOODNESS, and went SO far
as to circulate disagreeable stories about
his habits. s +ss<--as
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
Dolly Warden.
BY BRET HARTE.

BY BRET HARTE.
Dear Dolly who does net recall
Those cRar@s t5ss s held Rit our Rli ssSssi6 thra
just as The artist caught her
As down that English lane she tripped,
Trim sbodiced. bfisht eyed. suisS Tipped
The locksmith's pretty daughtsrf
Sweet .IaIg ,f.rg%ssns gs.g;st q Mss;sseEtI
o maid that hath no counterpart
whers fss shs fFx a2ssRss2a 2fss RsF' Ah stay
IN sRitz aSS zssssae sns might say
Perennial fer ages, ~
Eve stories high IN stSis and tcno
y IRRGisf %}sRin is sHS %ails s1as psSsaIss E5aM
Some certain novel; styapge ideas:
And fioors remoxed some thousand, years
From their Pompeiian ceiling.
THE sI6Gal salon k Where lSSgaea
Was Louis Quatorze, and relieved
asoss0asssiS n1sss ssR19sIs 81 Se 1a6slssc 6ssssss
p The Eoiis were a classic AiRtt--
ii TSs qSaira eSs SSH in S1id and white
- And one Elizabethah. S-sE
TRS FRS sRS az sSsaesS q sSfs saia
Ths %nd stGass II the s5i %sRs sassts ana
TT66 T6is iGsiy GsESRBsSS ssassssS 5aS @ sSush
70 = That her fond parent BoGsht her,.
taioHHG, 81 E99o0Ta S1eAJ
asSEE FpsSsb s o1s e ds5
7she loyca yet Il, ,sG%sti2sfs: sI 7 HS2fsss'g
a Her manners were quite far from shy:
There was a quiet in her eye a.
Appalling tethe sHuEh VII ID try fif
With rudeness to offend her.
gSs ghsRes s5issg sasB %sSgeradet
A Watteeu shepherdgss on maid2rH
~ She smiled and begged my pardon:-
Why. surely you must knoY the nPme-
9i That W0mAi w oswas 5Shakspeare,st Name,
Or Byron Swell it's all the eame:t
Q why, Lord TEN Dolly V6rdenlsH-
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-25
A TRAVELLER relates that while he v

A TRAVELLER relates that while he was
in Utah, Tom Thumb was also there on
Visit. While the renowned dwarf was
at dinner party he jumped from his
chair and said, with pompous air, " |
cannot understand this polygamy at
all.n His host, man siZ feet high,
thereupon exclaimed, Neither could I,
Tom, when | was your SIZE"