The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-08-21


BILE.
Do hens eat live bees? A Los Angeles
(Cal. agriculturist seems to throw some
light on this mooted question. He says
that having often caught his poultry in
the fragrant act-standing in front of
the hives and taking the busy insects as
they pass in and out-be finally dis
patched one and found in her crop 180
bees
The territory which Turkey loses by
the Treaty of Berlin is roughly estimat-
ed by the London Daily Ne1OS at sew
enty-one thousand five hundred square
miles, or more than the whole area OF
England and Wales. The loss in popu-
lation amounts to more than three and
half millions, or somewhat more than
the entire population of London.
The conundrum about the pins is well
enough, but who breaks all the needles
A single factory in Redditch, England,
turns out between G, 200, 900 and 7,0O0,-
600 of them each week, or about 350,-
900, 900 year, which is equal to one
third the population of the globe. With
all the factories in the world going, who
breaks these billions of needles?
Patagonia is a very attractive country.
It's climate is of the coolest, its men are
of the tallest, and its women Of the ugli-
est specimens of the human race. Its
mice are likewise gigantic, and the ma
tives display an ineradicable disposition
to tell lies. This delightful country is
destined to become very important in
consequence of the recent discovery of
gold therein. From the Cordilleras to
the Atlantic, from the Santa Cruz 70
Terra del Fuego, the country teens
with gold.
A simple method, but one not gener-
ally known, of discriminating between
real and spurious diamonds, is 10 inn
merse the specimen in water. If gem
uine diamond, it will sparkle with al
most undiminished light and brilliancy
of color; but if it be spurious, whethex
paste or rock crystal, the fire" of the
gem will be completely quenched.
Another simple test is to draw small
steel file across the stone. If real, the
stone will not be hurt; if imitation, i
will be badly marred.
A young Chinese princess, wife OF the
ambassador of the empire to London
and Paris, attracted much attention at
the Paris Exposition lately, as she pro-
ceeded from one section to anothe1s
drawn in bath chair, and in magnih
cent costume of her country. She IL
wholly unacquainted with either the
French or English language, and was
accompanied by Mrs. Hart, wife OF tha'
commissioner general of China, who exs
planned to her the curiosities of the Ex.
position. The princess. was interested 70
all she saw, her pleasure partaking q
the child-like delight attending the
first sight OF so many marvels.
Bishop Whitaker, OF Virginia 9th,
has been giving the Nevada newspapers
some queer stories of his experiences
in q recent tour through the towns 81
Tybo and Ward, New. At Tybo he
could get no building to preach in but
gambling house, and in response 10 th
Litany, instead of Amen" an excite4
listener, with his pants in his bo0tt
cried "Keno." At Ward, horse lae
had been announced for the aftern0o
but at the bishops earnest request the
racing was postponed till the religious
services were over. The whole congre
CATION went from the church to the races
track as soon as the sermon was finished.
What the traveller in France must ef
pect in the way of charges is told BY
Paris correspondent, who says: Evef1
| tn ing a Frenchman does he expects pay
for; even as low as half a cent is CRATE
fully received, larger sums in propors
| ton. You pay for everything you get
your coffee, sugar, milk, all separate
| Every item is spread out with the most
minute care, and when it is time TO pey
your bill you wonder at the string, bus
as figures can't lie, of course you muas
hand over. Order lemonade, wine,
any drink-the French drink eVerytn.n
hot, an American can't. Well, you ora1
| ice. In your bill will be three ltema
First, your glass; second, your dIin
third, your ice. Wonder that they don
charge rent while you stand IN the
house. You are tired, wish 70 re
yourself, and enter park and sit down
A woman comes around with beii
punch and slip of paper, and unless
Won give her six centmes 1.-TWO cents
sbe hands YOU over to the tender mer
eies of the police az a swindler and
fraud. L am not exaggerating a hI
There is no gas in bedrooms, and
charge you for your candle bes'49
rent Of your room.