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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
lmmensity of the Stars.

1t is known that the stars are true
suns, that some of them are larger than
our own sun, and that around these
enormous centers of heat and light re-
Voive planets on which life certainly
exists. Our sun is distant from us az :.
100000 leagues, but these stars are dis
tant at least SOC, 600 times as far-a dis
tonce that, in fact, is incommensurabIe
and unimaginable for us. Viewed with
the unaided eye, the stars and the planets
look alike; that is, appear to have the
same diameter. But, viewed through n
telescope, while the planets are seen to
possess clearly appreciable diameters.
the stars are still only mere luminous
points The most powerful of existing
telescopes, that of Melbourne, which
magnifies 8 600 times, gives us an image
OF one of our planets possessing an ap-
parent diameter of several degrees.
Jupiter, for instance, which seen with
the naked eye, appears as a star of the
first 1ragnitude, with q diameter of
forty five degrees at the .most, will in
the telescope have its diameter multi
piled 5000 times, and will be seen as if
1T occupied in the heavens an angle of
100 degrees. Meanwhile star along
side of Jupiter, and which 10 the eye
is as bright as that planet, will still be a
simple dimensionless point. Neverthe-
less, that star is thousands of times more
voluminous than the planet. Divide
the distance between us and that planet
by 5000, and you have for result dis
tance relatively very small; but divide
by 5000 the enormous number of leagues
which represents the distance Of a star,
and there remain number of leagues
too great to permit OF the stars being
seen by us in a perceptible form. In
considering Jupiter or any of the planets,
we are filled with wonder at the thought
that this little luminous point might
hide not only all the visible stars, but a
number 5000 fold greater-for of stars
visible to our eyes there are only about
5000. All the stars of these many con-
stellations, as the Great Bear, Cassi-
opeia, Orion, Andromeda, all the stars
of the zodiac, even all the stars which
are visible only from the earth's south
ern hemisphere, might be set in one
plane. side by side, with no one over
tapping another, even without the
slightest contact between star and star,
and yet they would occupy so small a
space that, were it 10 be multiplied by
5000 fold, that space would be entirely
covered by the disk of Jupiter, albeit
that disk to us seems to be an inappre-
ciable point. j. Vfnot,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
A Precncions RoY.

Robert Harris, a little hve-year old
hoy, whose parents lived near Senatobia,
Mississippi, has given evidence of re-
markable intellectual powers. He can
read and converse fluently, using choice
words and in a pat way. Before he
had reached his third year he had read
the second and third readers, and had
made some progress in arithmetic
showing a remarkable aptitude during
the time in spelling and other branches
of knowledge. While in his fourth
year he read the fourth and fifth
readers, learned good part of the null
tiplicalion table and spelled from Web
ster's common school dictionary almost
any word given him. He reads news
papers, aud lHs considerable knowledge
in general information and current
events.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
A WOman's Impressions of Salt Lake.

A letter from Utah, written by q lady,
says: There are hordes of women in
shaker or slat sun-bonnets and calico
dresses-scant in length. breadth and
thickness; whole tribes of half-grown
boys and girls, hoodlums with hardly
an exception; young men sullen and
vicious-looking young women, care
worn and degraded; every woman with
baby at the breast and two or three
hanging on her skirts; more halt. blind
and lame than | ever saw in all my life.
But the grave of Brigham is dilapidated
to the last degree. Not q wife has
planted n shrub or seemingly shed a
tear. A commonp, ace, fiat little granite
slab marks the spot where the great
prophet rests. His grave is distinguished
from the others by being adorned with
the decaying and odorous remains of n
very dead cat and some broken pieces of
old dishes. These may strike you as
rather unique cemetery ornaments, but
| guess, on the whole, they are good
numerous Mrs. Young lives near US.
She is relict of the departed prophet.
1t seems very strange to hear that this
Mr.. So-and-So he has three wives and
this is the home of SO-and-So; his last
wife lives here. notice, too, that the
last and best-looking and youngest wife
generally lives in the best house and the
best style. The first wife has to go to
the Endowment house and give her hus-
band away every time he is married.
But for all that, the poor creatures al
ways let you know with an air of some
importance when they do happen to be
the first wives. Imagine state of
society where it is no cause of comment
to having a married man paying atten-
tion to young girl. Think of the bit
terness and heartache oft. There were
about 1000 people in the congregation
the day we were there. / had a very
strong impression that the whole 1000
needed IA bath of good strong soap suds,
but doubtless that was the idea of very
carnal mind.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Full of interest-The ledger of q saw
ings bank.-NejO York NewS.
There is a distinction with differ
encc between attic rooms and rheu-
MATES.
The United States produced during
1879 S3S, ,9OO,0 600 in gold and S4O,Sl2 900
in silver
- The deepest mine on the Pacific slope
or in America is the Belcher which has
attained a vertical depth of 1900 feet.
When thief snatches watch and
| transfers it to a confederate, he does so
merely to pass awyy time.-NeaC York
| NelOS
The exports from the United States to
! Great Britain for the last year exceed
those OF the previous year by over S55
! 600, 600.
During the past year l2l persons COM
| mitted suicide in New York city. Fortv
! three were drowned and LOIS met their
death by violence.
Though the corn crop of the United
| States is not so large as it was supposed
it would be, it is the largest ever known
by more than l5O,OOO,OOO bushels:
Cheap eating houses, where one can
| get substantial meal, including coffee.
for fifteen cents, may he looked upon as
| one of the best economic features of
Cincinnati.
DO animals have fun?" asks some
unobserving individual. Ofcourse they
! do. When COW switches he1 tail
across the face of a man who is milking
her, steps along Just two yards and
turns to see him pick up his stool and
follow, she has the most amused express
sion on her face possible, and if she can
kick over the milkpail she grows posi-
lively hilarioIs.-NeC HdUen Register.
Augustus and Nelly were walking
Through the meadow, one bright summer
day;
And merriy laughing and talking,
When some toadstools they saw by the way
"Do the toads really use these to sit on ?"
Said Nelly" now don't make pun, Gus,
| II you do, like the subject we've hit on
III deem it the meanest of fun-Gus."
Boston Journal Of Commerce.
Ho came up n little late, stepped in
without ringing, and striding softly into
the parlor dropped into an easy-chair
with the careless grace of Young man
who is accustomed to the programme.
"By Jove," he said to the figure sitting
in the dim obscurity of the sofa. by
JOve, ] thought | was never going to
| see you alone again. Your mother
never goes away from the house nova
days, does she, Minnie?" "Well, lot
amazingly frequently" cheerully re-
piled the old lady from the sofa. min
MES away so much of the time now |
have to stay in" In the old hickory at
the end of the house the moping owl
complained to the moon much in its
usual style, the katydids never sang
more clearly and the plaintive cry of
the whip poor will filed the night with
poetry, but he didn't hear amy of it all
the same. And, by George" he said
to a friend fifteen minutes later, "if 7
didn't leave my hat on the piano and my
cane in the hall, I'm Il goat. Think of
'emP Forget 'em? Strike me blind if
knew had any clothes on at all. What
| wanted was fresh air, and wanted
about thirty acres of it and mighty
quick too"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
How the Ute Indians Live.

The Utes, who massacred Agent
Meeker in Colorado, live principally on
bread and meat When they can't get
bread they live on meat, and when they
can't get meat they live on bread.
When they have a great quantity of pro-
visions on hand they eat it all up before
getting any more. The same is true
when they have small quantity on
hand. They are dirty. They are even
very dirty. Their meat is general
permitted to lie about on the ground or
ary place. Each Indian family pos
sesses any number of dogs, from eight
to fifteen, and these animals help them
selves to the meat. After they have
satisfied themselves, and when the In
dians become hungry, they cut out ofthis
They generally boil their meat, but
sometimes they broil il. They put it in
water and let il remain only a few
minutes, just long enough to heat, when
they take it out and begin to eat. They
use the same water and same pail for
boiling over and over again until the
water becomes n perfect slime of filth.
One pot generally does service for the
entire family. This particular pot is a
frying pan. When the Utes get out of
bed they wash their faces and bathe the
baby in it. after which they bake the
bread and boil the meat, Then they
eat out of the vessel, and then the dogs
lick up the leavings. They clothe them
selves with the skins of animals or with
blankets, They generally take blanket
or skin and cut hole in the midd e Of
it and throw il over their heads, cutting
arm-hOl6s and fastening the garment at
the waist with wide belt, while they
close up the neck with a buckskin
string. When the garment wears out
they cut the string and let il drop, but
not before. Sometimes the Indians will
wear as many rs five of these garments
at time, always keeping the cleanest
one on the outside.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
A Fatal Shirt.ButtOn.

DR.. Sander, physician, of Elberfield,
Germany, died recently from the effects
of a singular accident, which conveys its
own lesson: One morning in 1874, while
dressing, he cOntrive1 in some way to
get shirt button between his teeth.
UncOnsciously, while laughing, the but
ton slipped into the back of his mouth,
and thence into the larynX. All the eX-
ertiOns of his surgical friends to remove
it were vain. 1t was ascertained that it
sank into the right lung, which soon
became irritated. Splitting blood en-
sued, and he was himself looking for
ward to his death as not very remote.
He removed to villa he had near
Frankfort Mai9 to pass his last
days in quiet. Here he was surprised by
a fit OF coughing, accompanied by spit
ting of blood, in Il parOXysm of which
the button was elected His health
rapidly improved, and in a few months,
regarding himself as quite cured, he re
sumed his professional work, and
endeavored to gather up the threads of
his former practice. But last u un-
mistakable symptoms manifest d them
selves that the lung had moi 'Illy re-
covered from the presence in its sub
stance of a foreign body for several
months. He spent the winter in the
south of Europe. but returned almost
verse than he went. He gradually
wasted away, and sank IA few days ago.
London Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21
TERMS, s1.6O A YEAR.
Along the Way.

Though tangled hard life's knot may be,
And wearily we rue it,
The silent touch of father time
Some day will sure undue it.
Then, darling, wait;
Nothing is late
In the light that shines forever.
We faint at heart, a friend is gone;
We chafe at the worlds harsh drilling;
We tremble at sorrows on every side,
At the myriad ways of killing.
Yet, say we oil,
II a sparrow fall,
The Lord keepeth count forever.
He koepeth count. We come, we go,
We speculate, toll and ialterj
But the measure TO each of veal or woe,
God only can give or alter,
He sendeth light
He sendeth night.
And change goes on forever.
Why not take life with chearful trust
With faith in the strength OF weaknessl
The slenderest daisy rears its head
With courage, yet with meekness.
A sunny face
Hath holy grace,
To WOO the sun forever.
Forever and ever, my darling, yes
Goodness and love are undying;
Only the troubles and cares of earth
Are winged from the fivst for flying.
Our way we plow
In tho furrow now;"
But after the tilling and growing, the sheaf-
Soil Tor the root, but the sun for the leaf
And God keepeth watch forever.
Mary .Mdpes Dodge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21

THAT boys worth his weight in
gold" said Colonel Annesley, as, few
hours later, he listened to fsmail's ac
count of how he had dived under the
boat and kept it between himself and
the Sepoys, that they might think him
drowned. Hes the pluckiest little
fellow I've ever seen, and, although he
belongs to the major, Pm going to take
my share of helping him on, by Jove!"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21

The gentlemen who essayed 10 serenude
Miss J.. iow evenings since should have had
" clear thrOats, and their Efforts would have
been better appreciated. DR.. Bull's Cough
Syrup is the best remedy eXtant for A" thick "
or congcsted cCpdition OF the throat and bron-
chial tubes, giving instant rcliei.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-21

." think the turkey has the advun-
tage of you," said the landlady to the
ineXpert boarder who was carving.
Guess it has, mum-in age.n
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27

The trial Of criminal jury cases, foi
this term Of court, ended on Thursday.
All who have been tried up to this time,
with the exception Of one for petit lar
cenv, have been eonyicted.
On Friday last Allen johnson was
tried for the murder of Abram Roberts;
the jury rendered q verdict Of guilty
without capital punishment.
On Saturday Anthony Horn and JEFF
Horn, father and son, were tried by
the court for petit larceny; father CON
victed and son acquitted.
On Monday Julien Antoine was tried
for petit larceny and convicted by a
jury.
On TUESDAY Charles Hayes was tried
for wantonly beating and wounding.
BY jury, and convicted of assault, and
on the same day Simon flannel was
tried FOR carrying concealed weapons
and found guilty by the jury.
On Wednesday FRANCOIS Crouchet,
who was indicted for violating the Sun
day law, waived arraignment, plead
guilty, and was fined fifty dollars and
costs by the court.
On Thursday the trial of John Son
nier, indicted for the murder of Andre
Prnd 'honme, was concluded This
trial began on Wednesday, the motion
for change Of venue having been re
fused. Sonnier was tried upon an in
dictment found by the Grand Jury in
1871, since which time he has been a
fugitive from justice. Thirty-five jn-
rors were called before a jury satisfac-
tory to the State and defendant could
be obtained. The facts elected on the
trial are these Audre Prud 'homme
had charge of an orphan boy. who was
the nephew Of Sonnier; on the morning
before the homicide Pmd'hommc whip
ped this boy somewhat severely; the
boy complained of the treatment TO
his uncle, and SoHnier armed with a
pistolrode up to Prud'homme's gate
and called him out. The deceased
came ont aud after talking few mln-
utes started to return to the house,
and as be turned his back, Sonnier
shot him. Before this time there had
been no i'll feeling existing between
the parties. Andre Prnd'hemne was
an old man and died upon the same
day on which he was shot. The jury
deliberated for ten or fifteen minutes
and returned a verdict Of guilty, with
out capital punishment"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27
sseasSug sa 1zse Ase1nocrasai<s &ssia
ixors OF SorEa4exsn AmfiEsznsI.

NseaEsEass sss 1k.e Hse1nocEasai<. &si-
/ izorss OF Sos-Ea4ern AnfiiszsfsI.
/ Fort Wayne, Ind, Nov. I9.-At a
meeting of democratic editors of North
eru Indiana, in this city to-day, it was
unanimously agreed that the following
points should at once be pressed upon
the attention of the American people:
First-A change in the constitution
of the United States. providing fortte
election of President and Vice Presi-
dent by the popular vote.
Seeond-The election of United
States senators by the people of the
several States, instead of hy the Legs
laturcs thereof.
Third-A indicions revision OF the
present tariff, III the interests of the
producing and industrial classes
Four,h-yignrons opposition of the
introduction of elseap Monaghan labor.
Fiftli-Apprarriate legislation by
Congress for the taxation of grssenh backs,
Sixth-0ppesition to the controlling
Of elections l,y dependents of the ma
,ional administrative high and low,
an against coercive measures on the
part of corporations interfering with the
elective franchise of their employees.
notwithstanding the holding OF
elections in all States on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem
Der
Eighth-We protest against any
tinkcring with the finances of the coun-
try, and express unqualified conde'nna-
ton of the presnmptuons proposition
of Secretary Sherman.
Nintb-A demand upon the present
Congress to institute thorough and
searching Investigation of charges that
the apparent majority Of Garfield and
Arthur in the State of New York was
obtained by fraudulent and illegal
means, to the end that justice may be
done+to all parties.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27
Shot Gusas for Louisiana.

Washington, Nov 20,---Commls-
sioner Raum has received, through
Collector Marks, at New Orleans, a
letter from Deputy Collector Il. IL.
Lanier, who has charge of the upper
parishes of Louisiana, dated Lake Provi-
dence, November 10, stating that at
tempts have been made to assassinate
him and DR.. w. b. Jones, editor Of
his paper, for political reasons, and
that it is utterly impossible for him to
discharge his duties as deputy collec-
tor of internal revenue; that he is a
prisoner in his own house and dare not
20 out for fear of assassination; that
it is necessary for him to leave the dis
trict to secure personal safety.
In reply, General Raum, this after
noon, telegrapcd Collector Marks as
follows: 81 do not intend to allow our
officers to be intimidated and driven
from their districts. Employ five com
petent, courageous men and arm them
well, to accompany Deputy Collector
Lanier in policing his division and en-
forcing the laws. Instruct them to
defend themselves at every hazard. |
will furnish you breech-loading car
bines, if necessary"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27
Governor Williams, Of EsadiaRa.
Gathered 10 Eais Esa theirs.

indianapolis, Nov. 20.--Governor
Jas. u. Williams died at 1890 p. IN.
to-day.
indianapolis, Nov 20.-Gov. James
ID. Williams, who died at 1870 clock
this afternoon, WAS taken i'll on the
day of-the presidential election, but his
illness was not considered dangerous
till within the past three or four days
His disease was inflammation of the
bladder, with which he has been af-
ficted for about fifteen years.
His funeral will take place at his
farm, near Wheatland, in Knox county,
where be has resided for forty years.
The time for the funeral has not been
definitely fixed, but it will probably
take place Wednesday. His remains
will lie in state tomorrow. Governor
Williams was born in Pickaway county,
Ohio, in January 1903.
Lieut. Gov. Gray was telegraphed
for this morning, and will arrive to-
night aud assume the duties Of governor
until the meeting Of the Legislature in
January.
Columbus, o., Nov. 2o.--Flags on
the statehouse here are at half-inast, as
token of respect to the late Governor
Williams, Of Indiana.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27
EseputslicaEs Threats.
Utica IN. " Observer. !

The open threat in the New York
Tribune OF to-day, that Southern de-
lnocratic members of the New Congress
are to be unseatcd right and left, and
new elections ordered wherever car
Pct-bagger is willing to perjure himself
in charging fraud, vii! surprise no one.
When the people of the United States
elected ii republican Congress, as they
appear to have done last week, they
placed power into the hands of Il party
which has never hesitated to use it to
the utmost, wrougfully and brazenly,
for its owl advantage. The threat is
not an empty scare. The republican
Forty -seyenth Congress, acting with a
republican Administration, will make
this country solid fofradicaltsm if utter
unserupulousuess and desperation can
accomplish that end. Hayes admins
tration has been decent only because a
democratic Congress held it in check.
With this check removed, and the old
stalwarts to the fore once again, it will
be hard if they do not wl,irl this conn
try back to the status of 1878 within
three months after the new Congress
meets. More than ever before it be-
hooves the democratic party to keep
on safe grounds, and to maintain as
perfect an organization and unity as
may be. There are dark days near at
hand for the Republic. We shall need
all orr nerve and courage and patriot
ism to meet them, and to fight the ire
mendous battles for popular rights and
free government, with the Fremont
tions Of which the ground already
trenibles.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27
Tnr Wa CAY Of the republics


Tar War Car of the republican
party in the late campaign was, ..Down
withfh solid sonth!r and we are sorry
10 see that some southern democrats
appear to think 1t would be well for
thcsoutil to melt down little. What's
the nsea The south can never con
ciIiateii It's republican foes. The rcpnb-
lican party cannot afford to be con-
ciIiated BY the sonth. Its best paving
stock is hatred and denunciation ofithe
south. When it gives them up its
mission will indeed be fulfilled. As it
is determined to hate and prescribe us
anyway, and is bound to do it or die,
we had better be solid than divided,
even for self-protection and home rule.
In nnion there Is strength. Let us be
solid for the union and the constitu-
ton. When they are dissolved, as
they will be under prolonged repnb-
lican rule, we can afford to dissolve too.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27

OYsrERs AND RICE IN ST.. MANY
Last year the probabilities were that
an oyster bigger would lie at the wharf
for TWO or three days waiting to sell
ont. Now her next load is sold before
she starts after it, or at any rate, be-
fore she gets back 10 the wharf again.
The demand for oysters here is con-
sderably greater than the supply, and
that demand is a growing one. Of
course, the most Of them are shipped.
Wednesday we saw at the Teche
wharf in this place, a lot Of steam plows
and fixtures for the Louisiana Land
Reclamation Company, intended for
breaking mp their rice lands. The
barges for conveying the engines will
soon be ready, and shortly the fall
blowing will begin on the Penchapt
bayou, southeast Of St. Mary. Nor
gan City Review.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-27

NEVER SAY DIE.---In common with
our democratic friends, we we're feeling
blue over lIancock's defeat, until the
Bossier Banner Of last Saturday arrived.
It floats SO boldly and cheerily on the
solid democratic ramparts Of Bossier,
and Bro. Seanland fannts it so defiant
" and hopefully in the face Of the en-
envy, that we feel ashamed Of our tenn
porary depression, and are ready, with
him, once more to
Shout the battle cry Of Freedom"
Our worthy confrere's devotion to
the democratic party is as trne and
trusty az was the honor Of the Cheyalier
Bayard, and in the bright lexicon Of
his democracy there is no such word
as fail.