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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
ODDITIES.

Snails have been put in boiling water
and have survived the terrible ordeal.
Kempler says that he once saw q hyena
which had put to fight two lions.
hogshead of herrings have been
taken out of the belly of a whale.
In Bengal the natives say that the old
male tiger kills all the male cubs he can
find when they are very young.
A tiger in a state of nature has been
known to spring up the PERCEPTIONS side
of hill from sixteen to twenty feet
high, showing marvellous agility.
A gentleman in Walton county, Ga.,
lately found two-legged rat in his
corncrib. He says the animal seems
never to have had more than two legs.
1t has become quite tame.
The maharaiah of Durbuniah is a
gentleman of India whose superstition
has somewhat overpowered his good
sense. He has just pulled down the
greater part of his palace for no other
reason than the fact that vulture hap.
pened to sit on it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
APrestidigitatenr,s Ioke.

Verbeck, the well-known prestidigita-
teur, once took it into his head to fire.
quent coiffeur in rather questionable
quarter of Paris. The establishment
wore not very prosperous aspect, the
staff seeming far more numerous than
the customers. At the conclusion of
his first visit Verbeck, after paying his
twenty-five centimes for being shaved,
with some ostentation dropped two
france piece into the receptacle for the
pourboires. A loud and general Merci,
Monsieur, naturally greeted this
princely proceeding, the garcons vying
with one another as to who should show
the generous client most attention. On
the succeeding day Verbeck made his
appearance in the shop about the same
hour, and was received with marked
respect. One assistant got a new cake
of soap ready, another napkin ofivory
whiteness, while a third carefully
stropped the best razor in the place.
The patron himself offered his new
customer a paper, and even the lady of
the house stepped down from her
compton to ask whether Monsieur
would like a foot-warmer. Verbeck,
however, paid the twenty-one centimes
and dropped couple of francs into the
tronc as before. On the third day
oven greater Difference on the part of
the master, mistress and men. Two
pots of flowers had been brought down
from the patrons own room to deck the
toilet in front of which the open-handed
customer was in the habit of seating
bI pncalf IN fho fo11r,fh loxy Al. H.
dresser's youthful daughter paid him
pretty compliment, at the end of the
operation the two francs falling into
the tronc as usual. Saturday, the day
on which the tirelire had to be opened,
the excitement became excessive. The
proprietor, in an unguarded moment,
decided on closing the shop an hour
before the usual time. and all made up
their minds that the wealthy customers
silver should forthwith be spent in a
neighboring gargote. So far, good.
On opening the tronc, however, to the
disgust of the expectant circle, not a
single piece of silver was to be found.
AS natural result everybody began to
suspect somebody else, the mistrust of
the garcons gradually tentering on the
unfortunate patron. The mistrust deep
ened into hints, and the hints into open
charges of malversation of the moneys
placed in the supposed culprit's keep
ing, and the positi n of the latter had
become far from enviable when, luckily,
Verbeck thought it time to reveal his
identity. Having explained that he
had always substituted a sou for two
franc piece, by sleight of hand, when
seeming to drop the silver into the box,
and having compensated the garcons by
the present of louis, mutual apologies
were exchanged by employer and en-
ployed, and the postponed visit was
made to the wine shop Paris Figaro.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

A remarkable incident occurred at
East Baltimore the other day during q
rain-storm. A large flock of swallows
suddenly made their appearance and
began to descend the chimney of the
residence of police officer Wolff. They
followed in such numbers that the lead
ers were driven to the base of the chin
ney, and the noise they made led Mr..
Wolff to remove the ireboards, when
the birds quickly filled the room seek
ing exit. The doors and windows were
opened and they few out. There were
thousands of birds engaged in this
strange demonstration, which lasted for
some time, when the swallows, finding
they could not make lodgment, went
off in a great black mass to seek shelter
elsewhere.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
Esnuimaux Duck.Snearing.

The following paragraph occurs in a
paper in the May Scribner, by Colonel
Glider, second officer of the Franklin
search party, entitled "Among the Es-
quimaux with Schwatka :"
A most novel and interesting method
of bird catching is practiced during the
spring and early summer, while the
ducks and geese are molting and unable
to fly. The Esquimaux puts his kyack
that is, his sealskin canoe-on his
head, like an immense hat, and repairs
to the big lake, or the seaside, where he
has seen the helpless birds swimming
and feeding in the water. Here he
launches his frail bark, and when seat
ed, which is not always accomplished
without a ducking, takes his double
bladed oar in his hands. and at once
starts in pursuit of the game. Before
him, on his kydoF, where he can seize it
at the proper moment, lies his duck
spear, together with other implements
of the chase. Cautiously approaching
the featherless flock he sometimes gets
quite near before his presence is observ-
ed; but even then, before he is within
striking distance, there is a great splut-
tering in the water, as the hand scatters
in every direction, vainly beating the
water with the curious-looking stumps
that soon will wear their plumage and
once more do duty as wings Some dive
below the surface and come up a great
way of, and always just where you are
not looking for them; but as the flock
takes alarm the hunter dashes forward,
feeling the necessity for speed rather
than for caution. He is soon within
fifteen or twenty feet of the struggling
mass, and seizing curious-looking
spear, with three barbs of unequal
length, he poises it for moment in the
air and then hurls it with uneITing aim
at the devoted bird, impaling it with a
sharpened iron or bone spike in the cen
ter of the barbs. The handle of the
spear is of wood and floats on the sur
face of the water, so that the hunter can
recover his weapon and the game at his
leisure
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
REsCUFD FpoM np.Tu

William ]. Cougblin, of Somerville Mass. says In
the fall of 1876 was taken with bleeding the lungs
followed by severe cough. lost my appetite and
lesh, and was confined to my bed. In 1877 was adj
mitted to the hospital. The doctors said had hole
in my lung as big a halfdollar. At one time re-
port went around that was dead. gave up hope,
but friend told me of DIR. WILLIAM HALLS BALsAM
FOR TIE LUNGS. I got bottle, when to my surprise
commenced 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. WU-
LIAM HALLS BALsAM, and be convinced that CON-
SUMPTION CAN BE CURED can positively say il has
done more good than all the other medicines have
taken since my sickness.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
[springaeld Mass Republican.

Edgar t. Page, Esq, druggist, writes
us from Chicopee Falls that Mr.. Albert
Guenther,, ,under Wild's hotel, has used
that remarkable remedy, st. Jacobs Oil
for severe case of rheumatism and it
cured him, as if by magic. He also
used it with great success among his
horses in cases of sprains, sores, etc.,
and it cures every time.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

charred corpse was found two days later
among the ruins of the gallery stairs.
OF the many curious things certain
to be seen at the forthcoming exhibition
OF electricity in Paris, not the least re-
markable will he the electrical cooking
range of M. Salignac. That ingenious
gentleman is going to fit up his ap-
paratus in the grill room of the res
taurant, and intends 10 furnish n great
variety of meats which have been cooked
by heat generated from the electric
current. At the last Paris exhibition
M. Mouchot roasted mutton in con-
densed sunshine, and literally turned
his split on the hearth of the sun but
an enthusiastic admirer might say that
M. Salignac had far surpassed this in
broiling steaks by lightning and warm
ing coffee with the aurora bOrealis. As
a matter of fact the electric current is
as we'll fitted to produce heat as it is to
produce light, and just as electricity
will, in all probability, be made to yield
the principal artificial light of the
future, SO will doubtless it be applied
to household heating. The same ma
chimes which light the house by night
will heat and cook by day, besides per-
forming other duties, such as driving a
coffee mill or sewing machine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
TDes Moines Iowa State Register. I

We notice the following in an ex.
change: Mr.. G. B. Haverer, foreman
N. Y, & N. II. S. b. Co., suffered for
eight days with terrible pain in the
back, almost to distraction, until he
heard of and used st. Jacobs Oil, one
bottle of which cured him completely.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

SoRoFULoUs HUMoRs. The Vegetine has
cured many cases of Scrofula of five, ten and
twenty years. standing where the patient has
had many physicians, tried many of the known
remedies and, after trying the Vegetine, the
common remark is, I" 1t acts differently, works
differently from any medicine / have ever
taken" Vegetine will cleanse Scrofula from
the system Try it,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous prostration

INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous prostration
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking MENsMAN's PEPToNIzED BEEF Tonic. the
only preparation of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. Itcontains blood making.
torce-generating and DEMONSTRATING properties
is invaluable in all enfeebled conditions whether
the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
overwork or acute disease particularly ii
resulting from pulmonary complaints Caswell,
Hazard Il Co., proprietors, New York
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

The glass works at st. Goblain,
Chauny, Circy and Mountclucon, in
France, and Mannheim and Stolberg, in
Germany, have produced plain white
and silver plates varying in weight from
500 to 1,600 pounds. Some of the mir
rors for the new Grand Opera House at
Paris are forty-five by fifty-two feet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
nnntnrs fsnvn Him Irn.

Z" Is it possible that Mr. Godfrey is up and al
work, and cured by so simple remedy2'
" 1 assure you it is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and
only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and
said he must diel"
"Well-a-dayl If that is 80, I will go this
minute and get some for my poor George. l
know hops are good"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

An Elmira lady, who sent an order in
response to an advertisement offering
twenty-five useful household articles for
a three-cent stamp, received twenty
five pins.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
"Now, I do NTo,t Unhc.,,a,IuoIv Avor

AS an old practitioner, that WARNERs SAFE
KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE is among the MOST
valuable discoveries of the nineteenth century
l cannot say too much in its behalf
[Signedl ''J II. CoNNEILY. MD.
"Pittsburg, Pa, April g. 1880"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

Merchants who don't advertise, and
let people know that they have goods
to sell, save one great expense3 They
are nobput to the extremity Of hiring
clerks to, assist in selling them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

If you are hairless and cappy there is one way,
and no more, by which you may be made care
less and happy-use CARBoL1SE, deodorized
extract of petroleum, which will positively make
new hair grow.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
Population of the West.

At the beginning of the century the
population of the great West, which is
now about 20,000,0O0, was little more
than $4,000 The following interesting
table shows the growth of that popula-
fsoJ,.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

IT'S RELIEF AND CURE AS CERTAIN AS DAY
FOLhoWS Io g, pAH WiIH9qI THO Any OPERA

TION OR HINDRANCE FROM LABOR
Since the reduction of DR.. Sherman's terms thou
sands are croWding upon him for treatment. gladly
throwing away their gripping, rksome dispriting and
hfepunishng trusses His treatment for this aiflic-
ton makes the patient comfortable and safe in the
performance of every kind of exercise or labor 1t is
a grand thing and those who ruptured and do not
provide themselves with it must endure the dangers
through life Thousands of those cured give the most
hatterlng testimonials of gratitude to DIR. sherman
He is the author and inventor Of his popular syste
he impars his secret to ii is applicable TO ali
classes and and, under his reduced rate with
in the reach Of almost every one.
Patients can receive treatment and leave for home
the same day DR.. Sherman's Book on Rupture gives
convincing proofs from professional gentlemen and
Others of his successful treatment 1t is illustrated
after cure and is sent to those who send 10 cents.
Principal Office 25l broadway, n. Y. Branch Office,
43 Mix street, Boston. Days in New York-hIOnday,
Tuesday, Saturday. IN BOston---Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01
WESLEY PHILLIP,s oURR.

DIR. J. A. SHERMAN; Dear Sir---I am happy to in
form you that am entirely cured of my large acrotal
rupture. 1t is one year ago to-day that received
your treatment. have tested the cure by going
without the appliance. My business is that Of loco
motive engineer.
My rupture, as you will recall to your mind was
similar to MIR. Jordans in your pamphlet Of ilustr-
was ruptured in the year 1863 while in the arlny
nave tried spring and elastic trusses with great dis
comfort and injury, my rupture always growing
worse, FINDING must get some relief or give up my
business, determined to try You as last resort and
must say that l found your treatment complete
success. My Improvement and cure have, consider
ing my terrible condition, surprised my friends as
We'll as myself. During your treatment have worked
haId IN my business enjoying both safety and come
fort, and have not lost a days work NV general
health has also improved. / Will take pleasure in
recommending the afflicted to YOU whenever / have
ben 1T Of humanity.
address is 2l1 East 44th ST. With best wishes.
remain yours, respectfully, WESLEY PHILLIPS,
Now York OitV. Oclnhar 1h- Iaal-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

The Medical and Surgical Reporter
publishes from medical contributor a
very interesting and suggestive account
of a man who was an habitual periodical
drinker, accustomed to get upon a two
or three weeks drinking spree every six
or eight weeks. and who insisted upon
being bled freely from the arm at the
end of his spree as means of "sober-
ing up" At one of these bleedings an
attendant holding the vessel to receive
the blood twas struck by the odor of
the blood being so strongly alcoholic.
and concluding to see for himself if it
was alcohol in the blood, he set the YES
sci containing the blood aside for a
couple of hours, when there was found
floating upon the coagulated blood a
liquid resembling alcohol, and which
burned with the characteristic flame of
alcohol "This is additional and sig
nifcant evidence" says the National
Temperance Adoocdte, Gas to the in
utility of alcohol as food. Not ONLY has
alcohol no food value, but it is SO for
eign to the human body as to work
therein serious arrangement of its nor
NAL functions"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

According to the best obtainable sta.
t'stics not less than 5000 people died
10y their own hands in the United
states during the past year; and the
Number in proportion to population was
even much larger in some countries of
Europe. In Prussia, for example, there
were 4,330 suicides out of population
ofless than 26,000,U00, which is an in
crease Of thirty per cent over ten years
ago. An increase of greater or less pro-
portions is observable everywhere.
The San Francisco Cal says that
there is on exhibition in that city a
curious book, If it may be called such,
thus described: 1t is composed of
sticks, upon which are inscriptions in
an unknown tongue. 1t was originally
taken surreptitiously from a temple in
Bangkok, and was purchased in Siam
by the present owner. Similar books
are placed in all the temples there, and
they are jealously guarded both by law
and by cultivating the superstitions of
Che people, who believe that death will
overtake the person who rifles the tenn
pie of this precious treasure. This is
the only perfect specimen known to
exist outside the temples in Siam. The
British museum boasts an imperfect
specimen, and has endeavored to pro-
cure this one.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

Colonel Roberts, the inventor of the
nitry-glycerine torpedo named after him,
who died in Western Pennsylvania re-
Gently, left an estate valued at about
$4,000, 600, to be divided among his
nephews and nieces, to the exclusion of
his own children, whose mother had
sued for divorce on the ground of in
compatibility of temper. All the per-
sonal estate was devised to Owen M.
Roberts, nephew. The colonel had
been urged by his brother and legal ad-
wiser to modify his will and had express
ed an intention to do so, but the con-
summation was prevented by his death.
Here was a chance for some costly liti-
cation, and it would have been improved
had not the dictates of common sense
prevailed. The parties interested got
together, and in view of Colonel Roberts
declaration previous to his death made
an equitable division of the estate among
themselves. 1t was decidedly wise
conclusion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

That table is very interesting one.
1t is one of the most remarkable features
in this remarkable age.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

A simple, pure, harmless remedy, that cures
every time and prevents disease by keeping
the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys and
liver active, is the greatest blessing ever con.
ferred upon man. Hop Bitters is that remedy
and its proprietors are being bless by thou,
sands who have been saved and oted by it.
viii you try it? See other column.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01


Giovanni Bettocchio, master sad
dler of Turin, having been summoned
to Nice by business engagements, took
with him his only daughter, an intelli-
gent child of seven, whose fondness for
music prompted her father to purchase
seats in the theater for the performance
which terminated so tragically. He
secured places in the front row of the
gallery. and was occupying them with
his little girl when the alarm of fireran
through the house. Snatching the child
up in his arms, he endeavored, and sue
cessfully, to break through the panic
stricken crowd to the gallery door; but
during the struggle the girl was torn
from his grasp. By an almost super
human effort he contrived to re-enter
the gallery, by that time plunged in all
but total darkness, and while cropping
about among the oyerthrown seats,
caught hold of a little girl insensible
from fright whom he carried out into
the street, fully believing her to be his
own daughter. She proved, however,
to be a strange child. Hastily setting
her down upon the pavement he des-
perately fought his way for the second
Eno into the burning theater, from
rh he never again emerged alive. His
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

The American inventor always man.
ages to come to time when he is needed
The laws passed within the last few
years to prevent body -snatching have
failed to accomplish the desired end,
and number of patents have been
issued recently that will operate much
more effectually than any laws on this
subject. One of the patents is for a
clock that gives loud alarm if any at
tempt is made to open the grave in
which it is deposited Another pro-
vides for the sudden explosion of a
dynamite bomb whenever the burglars
move the coffin. The last patent, re-
marks an exchange, should be gener-
ally applied. The friends of deceased
persons could slumber in much greater
security if they knew that the first body
snatcher who attempted to disturb the
remains of loved one would be blown
to atoms.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

The advantage of living in country
so vast that no crop can be failure in
all parts of it is illustrated by late re-
ports from the wheat fields. Cool
headed men in Minnesota are predict
ing large yield of the best quality,
owing to the reserves of moisture
stored in the soil at an unusual depth,
while from Ohio word comes that the
crop of 1881, contrary to premature re-
ports, is likely TO be above the average
and may be the largest ever harvested
in the State. So far as Kansas is con-
cerned the Leavenworth Times frankly
admits that the wheat crop of that State
will undoubtedly fall very much below
the average. According to that journal
there has been no little unwarranted
boasting of an enormous yield, but it is
more honest and better policy to face
a disagreeable fact.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-01

A GENTS WANTED for the Best and Fastest
"A Selling Pictorial Books and Bibles Prices reduced
3J per Ct National Publishing Co. PhilAdelphia. Pa
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-14
RIVER NEWS.

The II, 7. Dexter was due last night.
The b. 5. Rhea for Nashville will leave
Tuesday
The Guiding Star from Cincinnati should
report sometime to-day at this port.
| The rise in the river Yesterday up to one
o'clock p. IN. was feet and inches.
At Grand Tower and Cape Girardeau the
ice is running heavily and in large cakes.
The Thomas Sherlock for New Orleans
wJIl be here to-day or early Tomorrow
morning.
At Monongahela nearly 100000 worth
of property was destroyed by ice on Thurs
day last.
The Cons Millar and Golden City for
Cincinnati are over due and if not detained
by the Mississippi river ice, should be here
to-day.
The Ohio is rising rapidly from Pitts
burg 10 Celro, all the rivers in the south.
west are on a regular bum. The Cumber-
land, Tcnnesse, Wabash, Kentucky, and all
the balance of the rivers and creeks are
rising rapidly. With the big rise IN the
upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. we
predict the largest rise ever known, don't
be surprised at our prediction because it is
quite probable.
We regret 10 announce the serious if not
dangerous illness Of Billy Pell, OF this city,
Ylo has been plotting from ST. Louis to
New Orcan, for a number of years. Billy
Is an old Paducah boy, and as a pilot he
has no superior. Hcis now at Cairo ,oH.
fined with pneumonia and his condition is
said to be rather critical We hope how.
ever that he may soon recover and be able
10 take the helm again.--Paducah Enter
prise.
The great uneasness manifested in re.
gard to the breakup in the upper Missis.
sippj and Missouri rivers has somewhat
aha'ed, rs the most serious part of the play
Is over and bu, little damage as yet been
realized. We are truly glad of it for our
steamboat boys have had rough handling.
Now, that the rivers are all high,
swiftly the Ice will pa.sus by;
And IN the rays ola southern sun,
Soon its course will have been run
The above lines were composed before the
sudden change IN the weather, for the con-
ISOLATION of the river men. We make this
statement so that its appropriateness may
be better understood.