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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
Cultivate During a Drought.

Cultivating the soil in q dry season
helps to retain the moisture. This will
not appear strange if we recollect that
water is conveyed through the soil in
capillary tubes; these being broken by
through them readily. The following
experiments in regard to the retention
of water in the soil during dry times
were made at the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural college. They were made by
taking three different kinds of soil
clay, loan and light sandy loam-f filling
two boxes with each and sinking them
into the ground until level with the sur
face, previously weighing them. One
box of each kind of soil washoed every
morning and the other boxes left uncul-
tivated. This practice was kept up until
it rained, which in this instance was
seven days. The boxes were then taken
up and weighed to ascertain the amount
of moisture lost, with the following re-
suit: The clay soil, titled, lost at the
rate of 904 barrels per acre; the un-
titled, 1,170 barrels per acre, or 266
barrels more than the cultivated area.
The titled, sandy loan lost at the rate
of542 barrels per acre, and the untitled
1875 barrels, or 734 barrels the
most. The heavy loan titled lost at the
rate of 1,106 barrels per acre, the un-
titled 1929 barrels, or 223 barrels more
than the titled. The average loss per
day of the titled loan was at the rate of
15S barrels per acre and of the untitled
1S9 barrels; of the titled clay 129 bar
rels and of the untitled 1877 barrels;
from the titled sand seventy-seven bar
rels, from the untitled 1877 barrels. In
other words farmer cultivating an acre
of land under like circumstances, would
save 256, 734 or 223 barrels of water in
the same time, according as his land is
clay, sand or loan, which would have
been lost by evaporation had not the
land been titled.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
THE rARMANDHOUsEHOLD.
FeedIna and caro- Of Chioi1cns.

Many 20 out early in the morning and
give their fowls hearty meal of corn or
other grain, leaving them as stupid all
the fore part of the day as stuffed
anaconda.
Not so. Allow them to shirk for
themselves in the fore part of the day,
especially in the warm summer morn
ings, when numerous insects and worms
are out. Make them industrious-get
their own living when possible, and
give them their food after they have
done their own level best to get liv-
ing It is the active and not the stupid
hen that lays the most eggs.
Farmer Graham says he has never had
aly difficulty with gapes in his chick
ems. His plan is to keep everything
perfectly clean about the hennery. His
hens roost in one apartment; have their
nests and sit in another. When any hen
has hatched her chickens, he immedi-
ately cleans out the nest, whitewashes
the place, making everything clean, then
putting in fresh straw or hay. He cleans
the roosting place every two weeks,
.whitewashing and sprinkling on little
lime.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
lLiOns i'm Africa

A recent traveller in equatorial Africa
says: Lions are one of the dangers
between Zanzibar and the great lakes.
They sometimes hunt game in packs of
six to eight. Some animals show fight
against them successfully. Lions never
venture to attack the adult elephant,
and even avoid the buffalo, unless they
are more than two to one. In general
they do not attack caravans, and never
in daytime. At most a hungry lion may
spring upon and carry off a straggler
while passing through the brakes and
iungles. But it is otherwise at night.
When lions scent the caravan from afar,
particularly if it contains goats or beasts
of burden, they approach and announce
their vicinity byterrifc roars. Never
theless in well inclosed camp there is
no danger; the lions never attempt to
clear the obstacles, and marksmen from
behind palisades can pick them off with
almost unfailing aim. There is danger
only when the camp is not completely
inclOsed, or when those inside go out
to attack them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

eprinkled over the cut potatoes a doy or
two before planting will increase the
fertility wonderfully.
It is said that new ground soil mixed
with the manure for the melon patch
will prevent rust and brown patches on
the melons and keep the vines green
longer than usual Experienced grow.
ers have discovered that melons and
vines do not rust on new land as they
do on old even in seasons of extreme
wet.
We frequently see the use of char
coal for fowls advocated. If pulver-
lied finely and mixed with soft food it
will be eaten and is beneficial. Corn
on the cob placed in the fire or in an
oven until it is charred, and then
shelled, is eagerly eaten and is de-
cided improvement on any other form
of charcoal.
Never keep an old hen. After the
second year hens, as o rule, diminish in
laying power. OF course the quantity
of eggss fowl will lay as well as the
season for laying can be regulated to a
certain extent by care and feeding, but
unless hen is of a very valuable breed
or especially useful as a setter or
mother, it does not pay to keep her
after she is three years old.
1t is claimed by some feeders that
100 pounds of cornmeal and 400 pounds
of bran mixed will give a greater gain
in flesh than 200 pounds of meal fed
alone. Meal and bran mixed is more
perfect feed than meal alone. Bran
contains larger percentage of phos-
phoric acid, potash and nitrogen than
Indian meal, while the latter contains
more oil, sugar and starch than the for
mer.
The one.year-old grapevlnes set this
spring should be allowed to grow but
one shoot. If older vines were set they
should not be allowed to bear, but de-
vote all their energies in getting estab-
lished. All growing shoots should be
kept secured to stakes or trellises.
The fruit canes of the black berries
and raspberries should be tied up to
stakes or trellises. The young growing
canes form the fruiting ones for next
year; cut away all except three to five
to each stool, and when large enough
tie them up; they should be p;nched
off at four feet for raspberries and six
feet for blackberries.
A correspondent of the New York
" orld says he has found stable manure
ground bone, asEes and guano all very
good fertilizers for onions. The best
plan is to plow the stable manure in.
The ground should be plowed deer
either in the fall or early spring; fal
plowing is generally preferred. Bone
or ashes can be narrowed in after the
ground is plowed. He always takes
guano in after the narrowing is done
Guano does frst-rate with other ma
nures. 1t gives the young plants al
early start.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
The First Lady Smoking A Pine.

"Aye" re marked an old man on Sat
urday evening, as the people gazed upon
the White House windows, wondering
where the President lay, " the first time
I entered that house / was told should
find our President General Taylor) in
yonder room at the end of the passage
to the right As l walked along a
strong smell Of tobacco smoke assailed
my olfaotory organs. L entered the
room, and there, gentlemen, I saw Mrs.
General Taylor seated at the ireside
smoking clay pipe-fact. ."-Andre,Os'
Oifegn
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

On January 1, 1881, the number of
journals and periodical publications in
France amounted to 2,96S, out of which
number Paris claimed 1876, and the
provinces 1862, Liberty of the press
does not exist in France, and every
journal which treats of politics or social
economy deposits certain sum as
caution money in the treasury of the
States 800 for a daily paper pub
lished in Paris and $4,000 for q weekly
journal. The provincial journals pay a
little less.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
Cse Louis oIobe-Domoorasl

In very full report recently pub
lished in the Philadelphia Lpdgey ref
erence is made to the case Of Mr.. George
J. Grahamsa q prominent politician and
active journalist connected with the
Philadelphia Sunday Mi,ror), who, by
using the great German remedy, ST.
Jacobs Oil, was cured of troublesome
case Of rheumatism, contracted during
the war. He closes his statement with,
"to those who are afflicted with that
complaint, it is worth its weight in
Ooldv
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
Rccipes.

MEAT OR FISH BITs.-This is a nice
way to use bits of cold meat or fresh
fish. Pare some potatoes, slice very
thin. Take deep tin, put in layer
of potatoes, then q layer of meat OF
fish, little salt and pepper. When
the pan is nearly full, pour sweet milk
slices of salt pork. Bake two hours.
Corn CAKES FOR Two.-Sift cupful
of cornmeal into a bowl or tray, make
hole in it, put in salt, soda and short
ening, as for biscuit, break in two eggs,
stir with a strong spoon until the eggs
are well broken and mixed, then with
new buttermilk or sour milk make into
batter. Bake in a brisk oven; have
the cake three-fourths of an inch thick
when it goes into the oven.
OUNCE MARMAnADE.-Rub the fruit
well with q rough cloth, cut out the
stems and flower end, and quarter the
fruit without removing the core or skin /;
stew it on the fire with very little
water till soft enough to run through
sieve. Strain the pulp and add a
pound of sugar to a pound of fruit;
set the mixture on the fire and cook it
slowly till done, which should be fif-
teen or twenty minutes longer.
A WELSH CAKE.-Half pound of but
ter, without salt, beaten to cream;
half pound of flour, we'll dried, but not
added till cold; half pound of sifted
sugar, each put in separately and by
degrees, four eggs, the yokes and whites
beaten separately to a perfect frot hand
added by degrees the last thing.
The whole ingredients must be beaten
together for one hour, and the yolks
added after that. Butter your mold
well and butter the paper you line your
mold with very well, and allow the
paper to be much higher than your
mold, as it will rise high.
TOMATO CATsUP. - Boil one-half
bushel of tomatoes three hours; strain
out the skins and seeds; to the re-
mainder add three pints of vinegar, one
half pound of salt, one-fourth pound of
black pepper, one ounce of cayenne
pepper, one-fourth pound of allspice,
one ounce of ground cloves, two pounds
of brown sugar. Boil one hour. have
never seen any catsup to equal this, and
have kept the above secret for thirty
five years till now Chief Cook.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
Farm and Garden Nole..

Kerosene oil poured on the nests of
caterpillars until thoroughly saturated
will destroy them.
Do not allow the soil about young
fruit trees to become hard and crusted,
but keep it clean and constantly mellow.
1t is advantageous to turn sheep into
orchards IN summer and allow them to
stay there until the apples begin to
ripen.
A mixture of lime and phosphates
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

NoTVo1 lhnI arc NoVcr TFnn1nU1
r. SOM peoples nerves seem never TO be tran
gull Question .suoh persons with q view 10
discove the reason, and You win indubitably
learn thst. they are dyspeptlc and Of an irregu-
lar hahn Of body. Then you have the reason
Of their constant nervousness. They muat
reinforce their enfeebled digestive organs and
regulate the bowels before they can hope TO
have strong nerves The finest tonic for nerv-
Gus people is Hostetters Stomach Bitters
which instres perfect digestion and assimila-
tion and the active performance of their funo-
tions by the liver and bowels. As the system
acquires tone through the influence OF this
benign medicine the nerves grow stronger and
more tranquil, headaches cease and that name
less anxiety which is q popularity of the dys-
peptic, gives way TO cheerfulness To estab-
lish health on sure foundation use this peer
less invigorant,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
RESCUED FROM nEArn.

he fall of 1876 was taken with bleeding of the lungs
followed by a severe cough. 1 lost my appetite and
flesh, and was confined to my bed In 1877 was ad-
mitted to the hospital. The doctors said had hole
in my lung as big as haf-dollar. At one time re-
port went around that was dead. gave up hope,
but q friend told me of Dr. WILLIAM Halls BALsAAr
ron THE LUNGS. got bottle. when, to my surprise
Icommenced to feel better and to-day feel better
than for three years past write this hoping every
one afflicted with diseased lungs will take DR. VII
LIAM HALLS BALsAM, and be convinced that CON-
SUMPTION oAN BE CURED. can positively say it has
done more good than all the other medicines have
taken since my sickness.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as a preventive against fever and
ague and other intermittent fevers, the
FERRo oPHosPHoRATED ELIXIR OF CALIsAYA BARK,
made by Caswell, Hazard & Company, New
York, and sold by all druggists, is the best
tonic; and for patients recovering from fever
Or other sickneaa IL has no ennal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
Vegetine
Purifes the Blood, RenOvateS and In
Vigorates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative. Tonic, Solvent
and Diuretic.

YEGErINE is made exclusively from the juices OF
carefuly-selected barks, roots and herbs, and so
strongly concentrated that it viii efectuay eradi-
cate from the system every taint of ScrOiuIa,
ceroHe HumOr, ErysipelRs, salt Rheum,
Syphllitic Diseqsest Cnnker, Fnintness at
the Stomach, and all diseases that arise from iIn-
pure blood Scialica, InhaDmntory and
Chronic rheumatism, Neuralgia, GOut and
Spinal Complaints, can only be efiectually cured
through the blood.
For Ulcers and ErHPtive Diseases Of the skin,
Pustules, Pimplcs, BlOtches, BOits, TeIter,
Hcnldhead and RlngWOrm, NEGEIINE has never
failed TO effect permanent cure.
For Pains in.the Back, n Kidney COmpln 1nts,
DrOpsy, Female Weakness, LeucOrrhea,
arising from internal liberation, and uterine dis
eases and General Debility, VEGETINK acts
directly upon the causes OF these complaints. II
inygorates and strengthens the whole system, acts
upon the secretive organs, allays Inflammation,
cures liberation and regulates the bowels
For Catprrh, Dyspepsia, Habitual COstiye-
ness, PalpitntiOn of the Heart, Headache,
Piles, Nervousness, and General PrOstrattOn
Of the Nervous system, no medicine has ever
given such perfect satisfaction as the YEGETINK,
lt purihes the blood, ceanses all of the organs and
possesses a controlling power over the nervous
system.
The remarkable cures effected by YEGETINE have
induced many physicians and apothecaries whom
we know, to prescribe and 1t in their famies.
In fact. YEGErIHE is the best remedy yet discng-
cred for the above diseases and is the only res0le
BLOOD PURIFlER yet placed before the pulls.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

White dresses of every description,
including Swiss, French, nainsook, jac-
onet, lawn, organdie, dotted and
sprigged Swiss and Indian null mus
Inns, and white chuddahs, pongees,
nuns yelling, cashmere, and Frenchand
American bunting are worn to excess at
all hours of the day, while white surah,
satin and damasse, with tulle and Grape
lisse and white Spanish lace. are re.
served for full evening toilets and bridal
occasions.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

The market is flooded with worthless and vile
compounds for the rcjuvenation of the hair, but
CARBoLINE, tho great petroleum hair renewer
end dressing, as now improved and perfected,
still takes the front rank as the bestproparation
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
Drunken StuG.

How many children and women are slowly
and surely dying, or rather being killed, by ex-
cessive doctoring, or the daily use of some
drug OF drunken stuff called medicine, that no
one knows what it is made of who can easily
be cured and saved by Hop Bitters, made of
Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, etc,
which is 80 pure simple and harmless that the
most frail woman, weakest invalid or smallest
child can trust in them VIII you be saved by
them See other column
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
[Ernnsrille Daily Courier. |

A comforting conclusions is that which
leads us always to choose the best. Mr.
Andrew Ulmer, Bluffton, Ind, says: ]
have thoroughly tested st. Jacobs Oil,
AMI find for rheumatism and neuralgia
it has no equal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

Expose yourself day and night; eat too much
without exercise; work too hard without rest;
doctor all the time take all the vile nostrums
advertised, and then you will want to know
How 10 Get Well
Which is answered in three worls-Take Hop
Btters See other column,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

Treatise upon the Horse and his Diseases.
Book of 100 pages. Valuable to every owner
of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sent post
paid by New York Newspaper Union, 150 Worth
Street. Now York
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

find it hard to Keep in good health, owing to
the constant change of water diet and the
jarring of the cars. All these things injure the
kidneys while Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure is certain to counteract them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

Those graveyard torpedoes which
were invented to blow ghouls in the di
rection of kingdom come have as yet
failed to return a report. A bear-trap
might be more successful.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

Ordinary rate of speed per second of
,.man walking is four feet, of horse
Il, I've feet, hare eighty-one feet, a
~ flour pound cannon ball eighteen
Df. Al feet.
rnadv D,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

A Swiss firm keeps hundreds of carrier
pigeons, which smuggle small watches
into italy
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

South America is sending great qnan-
titles of tongues in cans to the London
market,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

VEGETINE.-This preparation is scientifically
and chemically combined, aud so strongly con-
centrated from roots, herbs and barks, that its
good effects are realized Immediately after
commencing to take it,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

25 Cents will Buy n Treatise upon the
Horse and his Diseases. Book of 100 pages Valuable
to every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken
Sent postpaid by NEW YORK NEWSPAPER UNION,
$50 Worth Street, New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
"ROugh ON Rnts.,.

Ask Druggists for it. it clears out rats mice
reaches, bed-bugs flies, vermin, insects 15c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

The fashionable artificial flowers are
ionquils, roses, peonies, oxeye daisies,
white lilacs and sunfowers of yarious
sizes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07

We cannot think too highly of our
nature, nor too humbly of ourselves.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-09-07
WARRANTED FOR 81 YEARS

AND MEYER FAILED
To CURE Group, Spasms. Diarrhoea. Dysentery and
Sea sickness, taken internally, and GUARANTEED
perfectly harmless also externally, Cuts Bruises
Chronic Rheumatism. Old Sores, Pains in the limbs
VENETIAN LINIMENT.
~ No one once trying it will ever be without II.
over 800 ph hyscians use IL, -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
Township % II ranpc . g
r G Moore,

: Parrish q McKay-LOt IN z e section
30 town Y range 5, as recorded in book
G of deeds, folio 100 Wood Co. records,
B Langtiner-Lot in lot l section &c town
y range ), as recorded in book d of
deeds, folio 245 Wood county records,
II l. Tendre-Lot in lot section &c town
- range ), as recorded in book G of
deeds, folio 30 Wood county records,
VIM FaTrish-Lot in lot section SO town
- range ), as recorded in book G Of
deeds, folio 276 Wood county records,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS.
First Word

John Rablin-All that part of fractional
lot > section s township p of range
e, situated and being in the city OF
Grand Rapids, Wood county, Niscon-
sin, which has not been heretofore sold
and conveyed by said John Rablin,
Sr., to Fred Horton, w. II. Brown and
NJ Eherl, containing about 1872 acres,
according to government survey, to
gether with the improvements thereon,
John Rablin-An that part OF fractional
lot six (6) section S in township y II OF
of range G, situated, lying ana being
in the city OF Grand Rapids, Wood
county, Wisconsin, not heretofore sold
and conveyed by said John Rablin, ST.,
to NJ. EbeTl and W. Schcnck, together
with the Improvements thereon, con-
tanning about sc acres Of land accord
ing to Government survey,
John Rablin-All that part Of fractional
lot section township - n Of range
G, situated, lying and being in the city
of Grand Rapids, Wood county, Wis
consin, not heretofore sold or conveyed
by said John Rablin Sr., to Mrs. Craw-
ford, j. L. Coty, VIM. Ayshford, f. Clio
snit, John Cardin, Thos. Love, L. B.
Warner, H. Rablin, n. Smith, Wood
Co. for Court House, Mrs. J. 9. Hitch
cock, John Andrews, 5. Reeves, John
Lahait and A. Perrin, excepting also
those parts of said fractional lot in
cluded in the original plat Of Grand
Rapids (Hurlburt's survey and the
land plat (Temple survey as shown by
the recorded plats thereof now on record
in the registers office for Wood county,
Wis, excepting also Il strip ofland used
and occupied ~ the Green Bay and
Minnesota K. x. Co. as right of way,
containing about 40 acres of land ac-
pOrlirp ia Government survey tptrpthCr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
Township q n, range 4 e.

G A FergusOn-A lot commencing at a
point 20 rods of w cor of e s w sec
9, township q, range 4, thence e 40 rods,
thence rods, thence w 40 rds, thence
5 s rods to place of beginning
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
all eX'pt l # in off sw side : b 81
all eX'Ot fl 8 in off Sw side I & IA %


0. c. Neeves-All the following described
real estate situate in the county of
Wood, state of Wisconsin, to-wit: Be
ing a part of lot section Is town - II
of range in the city of Grand Rap
ids, commencing at the Southwesteriy
corner of the lot of land heretofore
conveyed to and now occupied by Vie
tor Martin, situate on the highway
known as High street and the extern
sion thereof, running thence south
westerly along said extension of High
street 200 #, thence at right angles with
said extension of High street south
westerly 240 #, thence at right angles
with the last mentioned line and par
allel with the extension of High street
northeasterly 200 feet, thence a dis
lance of 240 feet to the place of begin
ming be the same more or less, said
tract being the lot of land upon which
is situated the buildings now used and
occupied by said Q. c. Neeves as a
homestead