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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04
A Badgers Defense Against Dogs.

Mr.. Charles Gonter and son were
shooting ten miles west OF the city when
they saw upon the banks of a stream a
badger Two dogs accompanied the
hunters, and upon receiving the proper
encouragement began an attack upon
the animal. The fight was lively and
interesting one, and though shot could
have easily settled the contest, the hun
ters preferred to looR on and enjoy the
struggle, and leave the fate of the badger
to be settled by the dogs. For ten min
utes the dogs howled and barked, and
would occasionally jump on the enemy,
inserting their teeth in its back, receive
slight wound in return and then re-
treat few feet away A false move
ment would then be INDUCED in by the
dogs, as though they intended to pounce
upon their victim and kill him without
further parley. The badger soon under
stood their false attacks, and when he
paid no attention to one of them the
succeeding one was sure to result in a
struggle, in which every time the dogs
were driven away with an extra wound
or two, until finally, all worn out and
covered with blood, they gave up the
fight. A large bulldog, owned by a
neighbor, heard the noise of the other
two and came bounding upon the scene,
fresh and in good trim and eager for the
fray. The badger was about tired out,
and it was but short time after the
arrival OF the third dog before he was
lying dead, having fought bravely to
the end, leaving CORY marks upon the
hide of the third antagonist. The
badger is full grown, and probably
weighs thirty pounds. His fur is OF
grayish color, and he is altogether a
very pretty anima'. He was looked
upon as q great curiosity, from the fact
that no badger was ever before discov-
cred in this part of Missouri, and the
quesiionis, where did he come fromP-
| 50. Lo1tts Globe Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04
6. Success With Small FruLts.n

81 Just rolled out here from the gro
cery,n said the little green apple as 1T
paused on the sidewalk for a moments
chat with the banana peel; :" am
waiting here for a boy. Not a small,
weak, delicate boy" added the little
green apple, proudly, but great big
boy, n great hulky, strong. leather
lunged, noisy fifteen-year-older, and
little as 1 am you will see me double up
that boy tonight, and make him wall
and howl and yell. Oh, I'm small, but
I'm good for ten-acre field OF boys and
don't you forget it. All the boys in
Burlington" the little green apple went
on, with lust shade of pitying con-
tempt in its voice, couldn't fool
around me as any one of them fools
around banana"
Boys seem to be your game"
drawled the banana peel, lazily; swell,
| suppose they are just about strong
enough to afford you little amusement.
For my own part, / like to take some
BODY of my size. Now here comes the
kind of q man / usually do business
with. He is large and strong, it is true,
but"
And lust then a South Hill merchant
who weighs about 23l pounds when he
feels right good came along, and the
banana peel just caught him by the foot,
lifted him about as high as the awning
post turned him over, banged him down
on potato basket, fiattening it out un-
til il looked like splint door mat, and
the shock Jared everything loose in the
show window. Aud then while the
Iallen merchant picked up his property
from various quarters of the globe, his
silk hat from the gutter, his spectacles
from the cellar, his handkerchief from
the tree-box, his cane from the show
window, and one of his shoes from the
caves. trough, and boy ran for the
doctor, the little green apple blushed
red and shrunk little back out OF sight,
covered with awe and modification.
"Ah," it thought, 81 wonder if |
can ever do thatP Alas, how yair l
was, and yet how poor and weak and
useless am in this world"
But the banana peel comforted it and
bade it look up and take heart, and do
well what it had to do, and labor for the
good of the cause in its ownl useful
sphere. True" said the banana peel,
"you cannot lift up a two-hundred-
pound man and break cellar door
with him, but you can give him the
cholera morbus, and ii you do your
part the world will feel your power and
| tile meQlcal cOlleReS Will ohh Jou
blessed" :,
And then the little green apple smiled
and looked up with grateful bushes on
its face and thanked the banana peel for
its encouraging counsel. And that very
night, an old father, who writes Thirteen
hours day, and a patient mother. who
was almost ready to sink from WEAKNESS.
and a nurse and a doctor sat up until
nearly morning with athirteen;;yearr-old
boy, who was all twisted up in the shape
of figure three, while all the neighbors,
on that block sat up and listened and
pounded their pillows and tried to sleep
and wished that boy would eiGher die
or get well.
And the little green apple was pleased
and its last words were: "At least
have been ofssome little use in this
great, wide world"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04
Love that GIOrifles the HumbIest Man.

There is nothing in the world so sad
as human nature, and the tears come
into my eyes now as think of the pitt
iul story Tom told me as he smoked his
after. supper pipe last night. The other
day, just before l came home, Iom had
occasion to go over the lake. On his way
back, and when the train stopped at the
bay, he noticed man getting into the
car in front of him with a little baby
living in his arms. The baby seemed
Young, and the man hushed it in his
arms with a gentle, rocking motion,
bending over it now and then to kiss
its white face. After the train got under
way the conductor came to Tom and
said: Come with me, l want to show
you the saddest, strangest sight you
ever saw in your life" and he LED
the way into the next car. Do you
see that man over there9' said he, ana
there sat the man whom Tom noticed
with the baby. His precious little bum
die lay quiet on the seat in front OF him.
and, rs these other two men watched,
he leaned over. looked long and earnestly
in the little flower face, and then kissed
the frail iinger-tips he held 80 gently IN
his hand. THAT baby's dead" said
the conductor. ." 1t died this morning
at the bay. He couldn't bear to put II
in n coffin, because then 1t would nave
to 20 without him in the baggage car,
and so he is Just carrying it home to New
Orleans in his arms" And the Car rat
tied on; the boy called his stale slices
of sponge cake and his cigars through
the train; the passengers laughed, and
smoked, and fought the mosquitoes;
aud he, stricken to the hearts core. sat
there quiet and unheeding, watching
over his dead child, kissing the fingers
that would never again softly clasp his,
looking down upon the white lid that
had closed over the bright eyes as the
petals of a sensitive flower close at night
time over its delicate heart-and the
world was nothing to him. m.-Nea0 Orleans
Times
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04
The American Eagle and the Dogs.

Some three months ago, while hunt
ing in the mountains east of the Twelve
mile house, Mr.. Bufiingtoa captured n
young American eagle. At the time the
bird was quite small, and from appear
ances but few weeks old. Mr.. Buff,
ington has his pet confined in the yard
back of his shop, and the many curious
monkeyshines INDUCED in by the noun
tain bird are really amusing, Measur-
ing some eight feet from tip to tip, and
weighing forty pounds, with talons
three inches in length, there is but small
chances for any dogs residing in the
neighborhood. For as sure as one
makes his appearance the eagle spreads
his heavy wing, and with loud scream
he lights upon the back of the terror
stricken dog The scene that follows is
one OF great interest. The dog. without
further notice, darts through the side
gate and out into the street, with the
eagle attached to his back, and that, too,
in a manner to stay. Down the street
he goes at breakneck speed. At a dis
tance of about two blocks the eagle bids
the dog an affectiOnate adieu, and quietly
returns rs though nothing had happened
The same experiment is gone through
with whenever the dog can be procured
| 1t does not seem necessary to remark
! that dogs of any description are seldom
seen in that part of the town, and tn,
same dog never more than once. l
| would be blessing TO our city II w
! had one such bird on each block.-S1i
Jose (CGl.) Mercury.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04
TERMS, s1.5O A YEAR.
Thoughts in City Church.


Forgive tho fault, il sometimes on Thy day,
And in Thine house, my prayer hath iolded
wing;
My spirit turnel from Thee to things OF sense,
And iound delight in vain imagining
Oh cool and quiet places whore men prayl
Without the gentle sound ot oawing
Within, the country faces flushed with health,
Tho white smocks bent above the dog
cared books;
Soft breath OF mignonette and scented thyme
From the warm hands of children sitting by,
And through the open door n veil of elm
Across the glory of the summer sky;
The sourd Of voices in the shady lane,
The trembling heat above some quiet
mound
And here the sunbeams painting on the wall.
The ivy's shimmering shadow on the ground;
And everywhere presence, without name,
Subtle, inelflble-aSpell, no more
Breathing from arch and elm, from flower
and groin
Ay, from tho trodden stones upon the floor
A some thing that we know is not, to-day,
A somewhat that gives strength TO prayer
and song;
And Il We miss it, as we kneel to pray,
Art Thou extreme, oh Lord, to mark it
wrongl
Nay, Tor the desolate town was never Thine,
Unloveliness hath never part in Thee
Yet where gross man has marrel Thy handi-
work,
Souls, II at he could not REACH are white and
free.
So that breath the breathe OF fragrant lives
And learn that where flowers sicken, hearts
grow strong,
The better man within mo cries " Content"
Albeit the weaker Whispers still "How
long" -SpettatOr.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04

1t is wonderful how the modest Citi
zen, who objects to seeing his name in
the paper will want to whip the entire
establishment if it should happel to get
in print with one letter left out Vim
stoit IN. o. Leader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04

"Have animals a sense OF humorP"
asks Evelyn. They have, and there's
lots of it in a mules hind leg for the iel'
low who contracts to lift it up -OOego
Record.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
Small Cider Mills.

In early times in this country almost all the
cider-and much cider was then used-was made
| in large mills, owned by individuals or firms,
who operated them in the same manner that
Crist mills were managed. Every farmer brought
his apples to the mill, had them ground and
pressed, and received the cider that was prOduc-
ed. He paid so much per barrel for having his
cider made If he did not want to pay cash. the
miller took his toll in cider or apples The
mills were of large capacity, so that a thousand
| bushels of apples could be worked up in day.
As rule n farmer could take his apples to mill,
| six or eight miles from his place, have them
ground and pressed, and return home with them
at night. There was no greater loss of time
than in taking n lot of corn or wheat to a grist
mill. During the past few years large number
of small mills for grinding apples and presses for
squeezing the juice from them have been sold.
Farmers who made not more than ten barrels of
cider per year bought them. These small mills
are COSTLY liable to get out out of order not easy
| to manage by persons unacquainted with their
use, and certain to be ruined in few wears if
thew are not kept under cover. Old cider-mak-
ers declare that these small mills and presses
expensive to run, even if they are obtained for
| nothing. They state that only about three
fourths of the juice contained in the apples can
be obtained by their use, and that what is OBJ
tanned is of very inferior quality. The juice
which is obtained by slight pressure is almost
| entirely water, while that which is rich remains
in the pulp unless very heavy pressure is en-
plOyed. 1t would seem to be very poor econo-
my 10 invest IN u MIL anu press ii one mas but
a small amount Of apples to work mp. The in
| terest on the money they cost would pay for
taking the apples TO n mill and having the cider
manufactured. One large cider mill is sufficient
to work up all the apples raised in a town. and
| it could do the work more economically than it
could be done in large number of small con-
Germs If several farmers can not unite in erect
ing suitable mill to be operated on the co-ope-
rative plan, it would be better TO pledge their
patronage to some person who would erect and
equip a good building. Experience and skill
are required for making cider. and these are not
likely TO be acquired by persons who make but
few barrels of cider each year, by the use of a
poor apnaratus
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
aAsrfnl and Curious.
Clean Up.

This isthe season of bad smells, and bad smells
result from decay, and have a great deal to do
with the outbreak of diseases. There are people
who will not allow speek Of dirt on floor and
door step, who have in the cellar, under the
house, or in the drain at the back door, the most
disgusting odors the result of deeaying vegetable
and animal matter. The cellars at this season
of the year should be made scrupulously clean
and neat, and by the use of water, followed by
a lime whitewash, this can be well done. Drains
that receive water filed with organic substances
will, during the heated season, become filthy, but
they need not remain so for any length of time,
for few cents worth of earbOlic acid, copper
as dissolved in water. will thoroughly disinfect
them. Dry earth is great absorbent Of vile
olors. The dust from the road-bed is an admi-
rable deodorizer, and every house should have n
supply on hands for various uses By prompt
and careful measures the germs of many sum-
mer disease may he buried at once or absorbed,
and thus with the expenditure Of very little en-
erSy long periods of sickness may he avoided.
The trouble generally is, we do not consider
these matters until the results of our neglect
are upon
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
"By-and-byr

There's music in those three words for the bur
den of a song. There is hope wrapped up in
them, an articulate beat of the human heart.
By-and-by.
We heard it as long ago we can remember,
when made brief but perilous journeys from
chair to table, and table to chair again.
We heard il the other day, when two parted
that had been glowing in their lives'-one to
California, and the other to her lonely home.
Everybody says it, some time or other. The
little hoy whispers it when il dreams of exchang-
ing the little stubbed boots for those like a
mans
The man murmurs it-when in life's middle
watch he his plans half finished and his
hopes yet in the bud, waving in the cold, late
spring.
The old man says it-when he thinks of put
ting off the mortal for the immortal, to-day for
tomorrow.
The weary watch for the morning, and while
away the dark with ''by -and-by.-
Sometimes il sounds like a song; sometimes
there is a sigh or sob in it. What would the
world give to find it in almanaes-set down
somewhere, no matter if in the dead of Deem.
ber-to know that it would surely comet But
fairy like it is, fitting like star-beam oveI
the dewy shadows of years nobody can spare il,
and we look upon the many times these words
have beguiled us. the memory of the silver "'by-
and-by,r as like the sunrise of Ossan, pleasant
but mournful TO the SOUL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
The Grape-Cure.

The grape treatment has been employed with
favorable results by patients suffering from bron-
ehitis and consumption in its pretubercular
stages. 1t is especially practical at Meran, in
the Tyrol, whittier large mum GERS Of German,
Russian and Italian invalids resort to experience
its benefits The patient begins by eating or 2
pounds of grapes each day, dividing the quanti-
ty into three portions, one of which is taken an
hour before breakfast, and another before dinner
which occurs between II and 1 o'eloek-and
the third in the afternoon evening. After
two or three days. the quantity is increased by
half pound daily, until it reaches 3 or pounds.
This amount often proves sufficient-the patient
finding as n rule that he gains in weight and
strength upon it, Chronic liver complaints, es-
peeially when due TO excess in wine-drinking,
are, it is said, notably relieved by this treatment,
the potash-salts in the fruit supplying the ele-
ment which the wine loses in the process of man
ufacture. Hepatic dropsy has also been mitiga-
ted in this way. One feature in favor of the
'cure' is, that no exclusive diet is described.
In fact, the grapes themselves are so nourishing
that other food is scarcely needed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
To Make Ice Cream

One quart of rich cream boiled and set away
till cold. Half pound Empowered loaf sugar.
The juiee of two large lemons or pint of straw
berries raspberries; or ounce of bitter al
monds blanehed and pounded in n mortar with
rose water OF some one of the various Essences
Put the cream into freezer and set it in a tub
or pail. Fill the tub with ice broken into very
small pieces, and strew among the ice large
quantity of salt, taking care that none of the
salt gets into the cream. Serape the cream down
with spoon as it freezes round the edges of the
tin. While the cream is freezing stir in grad
ually the lemon-jnice, or the strained juice, or
the berries, or other fiavoring. When it is all
frozen dip the tin in lukewarm water, take out
the cream and serve. If it is to be nodded, rs
soon as it is frozen put it in the mOlds, and set
them in a tub, wipe or wash the salt carefully
from the outside, dip the molds in luke-warm
water and turn out the cream.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
The influence of The watermelon.

Both the School of Philosophy of Concord and
Gen. lie Due forwarded communications to the
Lime Kiln Club, inquiring what influence water
melon had been found to exert on the feelings OF
members of the club. The query calling for a
general discussion, the members were asked to
give their views.
Sorghum Harris said that one big watermelon
had cured him Of consumption after the doctors
had told him he must die
Nevertheless Brown had always noticed that
whenever anybody AROUND the market gave him
melon, he had scarcely devOured it before he
had almost uncomfortable desire to go out and
steal n larger and ripper one. He believed that
the watermelon had done more 10 tempt the col
ored race to steal than all other fruit combined.
The Rev. Penstock said that watermelon al
ways had a soothing influence on him, and the
bigger the melon the greater the sOothe.
1t was Just the other way with Carniverous
White. After eating his fill of the luscious fruit,
he always felt like going in with the Mayor to
break up a ward caucus.
More than a score Of opinions were advanced
pro and con, and the President finally closed the
discussion by saying:
'De Seekretary will announce to de effeck dat
de club am unable TO sgree on de pertiekler ef-
feck produced on de mental an fzical system,
but il at de same time advises de public at large
not to let a single mellyon go TO waste in dis
kentry for de want of pickin' up."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09
Our Strap 3ook.
THE CITY OF THE LIVING.

In g long vanished age whose varied story
No record has to-day
So long ago expired its grief and glory
There nouTishet far away.
In broad realm whose beauty passed all measure
city fair and wide
Wherein the jewellers lived in peace and pleasure
And never any died
Disease and pain and death tho-e stern uaraudsrs
Which mar worlds fair face
Never eneroaehed upon the pleasant borders
OF that bright dwelling place.
No fear Of parting and dread of dying
Could ever entsr there;
No mourning for the lost no anguished crying
Made any face less fair.
Without the city walls. death reigned as ever
And graves rose side by side;
Within the jewellers laughed at his endeavoTi
And never any diei-
o. happiest Of al earth's favored places,
o. bliss. 10 dwell therein
To hive IN the sweet light Of loving faces.
And fear no grave between!
To feel no death-iamp. gathering cold and colder,
Disputing lfrs truth;
To live on, never loneli.r older
Radiant in deafness youth!
And, hurrying from the worIils rcmotest quarters.
\ tide Of pilgrims flowed.
Aeross broad plains and over mighty waters
To lind that blessed abode,
Where never death should come between and sever
Them fnpm their loved apart:
Where they might work, and will and live forever,
stu holding heart 10 heart
And 70 they lived, in happiness and pleasure,
And grew in power and pride
And did great deeds and laid up star of treasure
And never any died
And many years rolled GU and saw them striving
With unahAtel brSath
And other years stl found and lrft them living
And gave no hope Of death
Yet listen, hapless soul. whom angels pity
Craving a boom like this
Mark how the jewellers in the wondruus city
Grew weary Of their bliss
One and another, who had been concealing
The pain of life- long thrall
Eorsdck their PLEASANT places and came stealing
Outside the city wall,
Craving with wish that brook,-i no nor, DENYING
80 long had il been eiUse,l
The blessed possibility of dying
The trslsuTe they had lost.
Daily the current of rest-seek king mortals
Sweled 10 n bruaser tide
Til left within the city's portals
And graves grew green outside.
Would it be- worth the having or the giving
The bOon of endless breath!
All, for the WEAKNESS that Of living,
There Is no cure but death!
Ours were indeed a fate deserving pity
Wen that sweet resi- denied;
And few methinks would TO find the city
Where never any died.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09

1t is the general custom to seed to grass after
some grain crops, as wheat, oats OF barley; but
when il is desired to get field into grass in the
quickest possible time this practice need not be
followed, says the american dgricHitHTist Grass
and clover seed may be sown this month with the
probability of success. This is not without its
risk; dry spell may prevent the seed from
terminating until the season of growth is pretty
well passed, when only a poor catch will be
obtained. shelter to the young grass and clio
yer plants that will protect them from the hot
sun, and at the same time prevent the soil from
becoming too dry, is desirable. For this purpose
no crop is better adapted than white turnips,
which grow quickly, and with their broad leaves
make protection to the grass seed and young
plants, and shade for the soil For the good al
the grass it is not best to have the turnips grow
very large, otherwise there may be danger OF
smothering; but fair yield of turnips may be
secured with no danger to the grass The tur-
nips should be pulled early, at which time the
clover will be we'll started, and will soon thick
en- up and cover the ground before winter sets i'm.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-09

'DIDN'T 'FIIIATE."-A colored man was busily
engaged in saving some wood for Galveston
gentleman. The imam and brother had q large
Masonic breastpin on his shirt bosom.
''Do you colOred MasOns and white Masons af-
fliatef
"Don't fillyate wuff a cuss."
"Whats the matterp
'Dunno, boss, but Use tried it. Oar is q bar
keeper in dis town what tOted dis heah berry
same emblem. / was in distress; hadn't had a
dram all dat morning. / cum in and gabe de
distress signal.n
''Did he respondf
'1He didn't respond right He made a motion
at de dOah wild one hand, and reached under the
bar. made de sign once noah, and he fetched
me between the shoulders with the bung- starter,
jess as i was gwine out de doah.'-GalrcstOE
Nelrs