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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
A Remarkable Structure.

The new cathedral of st. Savior at
Moscow is a remarkable structure. 1t
was built to commemorate tho departure
of the French army from Moscow. On
the 27th of July, 1888, the foundation
stone was laid, and for twenty years the
building slowly proceeded. in 1858 the
scaffolding, which cost 100000, was
removed. Yet a quarter of a century
more was required to complete the fit
tings, and decoration. The style is an
cient Russian. The five copper cupolas,
for the gliding of which was required
900 pounds of gold, cost $3.50, 900. The
domes are suTmounted by crosses, the
centre one being thirty feet high, and
$40 feet from the ground. The largest
bell weighs twenty-six tons. The whole
ediice is faced with marble, the doors
are of bronze, ornamented with biblical
subjects and lined with oak. The prin-
cipal entrance is thirty feet high and
eighteen feet broad. Two of the
doors weigh thirteen tons, and the total
cost of all the doors was 1910, 1000 The
building is erected in the form of Greek
cross. The walls are adorned with fres-
Goes illustrating the chief events in the
history of the Russian church. The total
cost of the marble in the building ex.
oeedod $3.50, 600. The galleries contain
thirty-six windows, and the cupolas six
teen, all double, with frames of bronze.
Round the cupola is one row Of GAO
candelabra, which cost $135, 900, and a
second row of 600, costing $50, 900.
There are four lusters weighing four tons
each. The total number Of candles to be
lighted throughout the building is up
ward of 3, 600. The cost of materials and
workmanship, aside from the altar space,
was $3.50, 900. Throughout the building
are many of the most remarkable paint,
ings produced by Russian artists. Tho
whole cost of the structure is placed at
about $l1, $50, 900, and it is said TO DO
capable OF containing 10, 900 worshipers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
THE FAULT OF THE AGE.

The fault of the age is a mad endeavOr
To leap the heights that were made TO
climb;
By burst of strength or thought that Is
clever,
We plan to outwit and forestal Time.
We scorn to wait for the thing worth hay
ing
We want high noon at the days dim
dawn
We find no pleasure in toiling and saving
As our forefathers did in the good times
gone.
We force our roses before their season
To bloom and blossom that we may wear;
And then we wonder and ask the reason
Why perfect buds are so few and rare.
We crave the gain, but despise the getting;
We want wealth, not as reward, but
dover;
And the strength that is wasted in useless
fretting,
Would fell forest or build tower
To cowet the prize, yet to shrink from the
winning;
To thirst for glory, yet fear the fight
Why, what can it lead to at last but SHINING,
To mental languor and moral blight
Better the old slow way of striving
And counting small gains when the year is
done,
Than to use our forces all in contriving
And to grasp for pleasure we have not
won.
- EILn YheeIar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
AFrlrhIrmI Exnerienc..

A veteran of the war, who was not par
t4cularly remarkable for his bravery in
the ranks, but who, nevertheless, is in
receipt of comfortable pension, was re-
lating his experience as a soldier.
"Were you ever taken prisoner1" he
was asked.
~ guess 1 was" he replied, emphati-
cally, 81 was prisoner Of war for eight
months and slept on the ground in the
open air all the time. Some days /
would get something to eat and some
days l wouldn't. l nearly starved to
death"
'It must have been terrible expert.
ence," remarked one of his listeners.
cit was, indeed, frightful expert
encce, but tell you, gentlemen" and
here he lowered his voice and spoke very
earnestly, cit wasn't near as bad as fight
ing"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
Huo Brought Him in Alive.

A party of soldiers "out West" not
having much to do, resolved to go bear
hunting. They had been out sixteen
hours, and had not seen bear, and, be.
ing tired and hungry, they returned to
camp. On their arrival at headquarters
they missed one of their companions, but
thought nothing of it, one of them re-
marking; "He will return all right. :"
They made their camp fire, and com.
menced preparations for supper. Sud
denly they were all startled by terrible
noise that seemed to come nearer to
camp. The thickets pafted, and in rushed
the missing man, his hair standing on
end, his face deadly white, his gun gone
and his arms flying in the air, as if grasp
ing for imaginary objects, and about two
feet behind him came great black bear.
The pursued soldier turned when he saw
the bear drop, and, looking at one of
them, said, breathlessly: "Is he dead?"
One of the men asked: "Why didn't
you shoot him, instead of running9"
"What do you take me for" replied
the missing one. "Do you think l was
so foolish as to shoot him, when 1 could
bring him in alive"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
and transferred quid from his left to hi,

and transferred a quid from his left to his
right cheek.
~ was through there some weeks
ago" resumed the justice, land we had
some experiments. One of the party
fired off a gun near the Needles, and
when we got to Cottonwood, more than
eighly-four miles away, we found the
town marshal still on the lookout for
the fellow who had been shooting in the
city limits
otis got a fine echo, too" said Ken
nedy, II was down at Fort Bajoya
along in February, and just before left
got into little row with fellow and
said he was no part Of a gentleman. |
said it rather loudly and noticed that the
remark hung around the neighborhood
pretty we'll: but when we stopped for
dinner, twenty miles away, I'll own up l
was surprised to find the rocks still call
ing out part of a gentleman in the
same tone of voice that had used, ex-
cept possibly it sounded a little more
husky"
'Its queer country" said the gem
ial justice, "and, as you say, it's echo is
wonderful / was down there along in
the fall and when went back last month
half of the conversatisH we INDUCED in
was still floating around promiscuously.
had made verbal contract for a min
ing claim that the other party had tried
to go back OH, but l clinched him by
getting stenographer to take down
the echo word for word which had been
said six months before, and then got
affidavits from those who knew him
that the voice WINS Jim's, and had him
where he couldn't squeal. Wonderful
thing that canyon !''-LeadoilIe Demo
/ Graf
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Joint education-Gymnastics.
PATHS terms-Ten hours sleep, twelve
hours play, two hours work and $4,000
a day.
A razor is a barberous implement to
use even upon a rough customer.-Cht-
cdgO Sun.
Many of the blind beggars on the
street appear to have no eye for business.
Scissors.
1t has come to be that man is called
magnetic when he is simply shocking
Boston Transcript.
We presume the poke bonnets are SO
called because the girls poke their faces
out of them. PittSburg Chronicle.
1t takes twenty-six years for man to
become physician in Germany. Out
there they give the population some show.
| --B0stOn Post.
Times money!" growled the disap-
pointed creditor. "Well," replied the
prosecuted debtor, haven't / always
said I'd pay you in timer
The roof of the New Orleans exhibit
ton covers thirty-three acres The roof
of the human mouth covers about as
many achers. .--Lo,eeH Courier.
There is secret society of colored men
in Milwaukee called "The Watermelon
Club" Their grip, however, is pretty
generally known. - Burlington Free
Press.
THE funds all goneln shouted the de-
positors. ''Every cent" replied the
president. care you sure that he left
| loft lint
country. ~ Portland Adcertiser.
'Tis now the hunter takes his gun
The fields he rambles over,
From early dawn to set of sun,
In search of snipe and ployer.
A gloomy, disappointed wight,
A bandaged hand caressing,
Returns he sadly home at night
With several fingers missing.
--Somer0ilie Journal.
"What is rector2" asked Rollo.
Pastor of an Episcopalian meeting
house." replied Rollo's father. 'And
what is a pastor?" Rector of Protes-
tant church. "And what, then, is
priest2" "He is a Catholic parson."
And Rolo repeated the definitions care
| fully so as to fix the new theology firmly
in his mind. Bardette.
whats all this hear about the
Mother Hubbards? What are they, any
way?" "Oh, they're dresses that are
not pleasing to the fasridious Westerners.
! They seem to be afraid of them.
"Women must wear them in the East,
too, don't theyr' "Oh, yes; they're
worn all over" "Have you ever seen
anything in them to be afraid Off" ''Yes,
my wife !"-R Rochester Post Express.
A Lowell youth who was making a
rather extended call the other night,
was asked by the young lady if he hadn't
been reading about the Greedy expedition
lately, and if constant reflection on the
subject hadn't led him TO imagine he was
now in the Arctic regions. What
makes you ask thatl" said the surprised
youth. " Because you seem to be under
the impression that the nights are six
months long. ."-L0loeH Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
She Proposed over the Dream.

Ice cream worked its delicate result
the other night. He had taken her to
the opera and filled her full of Italian
music. He had done the sweet and
pretty, and had not even kept his usual
appointments with men outside in the
pauses of the piece, and, last Of all, he
took her to the ice-creamery. One would
have imagined that something more
earnest in character than ice cream would
have been required after dose of tragic
opera, but no, the simple frost was good
enough for her. Over the dainty dishes
they grew fond. They had just admired
u handsome turnout at the theatre door.
"When | get married l mean to have
just such turnout for my wife,
She gave gentle sigh, and as the last
faint sweetness of a big spoonful of
cream thrilled her young and sympa-
thetic palate she threw into her eyes a
beaming glance and whispered: "Give
me the first ride iii it9"
No cards. San FruaciSc0 Chronicle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
A Snake. Bitten Farmers Nerve.

While Jacob Feyler, farmer living
ON the Washington pike, about mile
below Temperanceville, was out in his
field cutting corn, he was bitten on the
second finger of his left hand by rat
tie snake. The finger began to swell
rapidly, and in order to save his life Mr.
Feyler laid the finger on a rail and grasp
ing his corn knife brought it down with
all his force, severing the member near
the knuckle. The action was so prompt
that the poison had not time to perme-
ate his system Mr.. Feyler without as
sistance tied up the wound aud walked
to his home near by and sent for phy-
sician. The injured man became very
weak after the operation, but it is thought
he will soon be able to be about. Pits
burg Penn Dispatch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
A wonderTuI canyon.

"Did you ever notice what great
whispering gallery the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado Isl" asked Judge Harrison
this morning
Wonderful, said Judge Kennedy, as
he placed his feet gently upon the table,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
THEY WILL RAISE A SMILE.
coMTcAL STORIES THAT ARE aoxNe
THE ROUNDS.

A Quick pOfsOn-A FriRhafuI Expe.
rienee-ITe Brought Him In Alive -
Proposed Over the Cream, etc.
Jones-''Talking about tobacco, /
know man who did not live three years
after he began using it."
Smith-"Great st. Nicotine You
don't say sol"
Jones-'Tt is the solemn truth;
knew him we'll"
Smith (throwing away his cigar
"Meroy How old was he when he com
menced the use of the poisonous weed p
Jones - "Ninety one. - Philadelphia
Call.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19

The commissioner of pensions, when
called on two years ago for the number
of survivors of the Mexican war, estima-
ted thirty six thousand soldiers and thir-
~ two thousand widows.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
MRS WOOD.


.s...--------=
yrs WOOD.
- eyes wandered in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
three green logs lay
Which an ak leaned
i stove length being
Her husband and his
sting of u man and boy,
to their work ON q
The farm, and she knew
neither of them before
she do9 Half impa7
toward the house, and
stht OF the pan of light
she began TO gather
81 lay around, only
bake bread with
i Do.
IHe dinner dishes
s water, and then
which, with hands
IN such q work, she
. horse to light
girls will think Pm
Aefaelf, "but | can't
nex once and ached
tf Il, SO I'm not GO
ter pan of bread
"a 1Iofk, and, setting
n kbo buggy, sprung
soon driven the
|f between her own
|||&f's. Arriving there
I'hn, and set it down
i'f I've come to bake
I'i6 and the others went
eaging me any wood, and
it or let it spoil. Men
you Know
bot going to blame him to
ot them imagine how often,
bad gone as a bride to John
N house only last spring, she
bis same trouble about wood.
right. Set it right down
be, fire, Susan, so tn get het
you knead it into loaves
will; and if any mans to be
4f not keepin' wood on his
5ohn Barker, if there is any
blood, and / say there is.
Htf was just so-a real fore
a|an, good provider, and took
pride in havin' things spick
~ About him, but never seem
.,lIh| what a bother it was TO the
folks not to have their wood
Many and many's the time I've
nio tea with Johns mother and
|A4e the greatest time scrapin'
ehips or shakin' the snow of
Miserable green wood"
|lfe turned her face as she took
'.Its, for fear her friends would
face how nearly her own eX-
vas already becoming like to
1hn's mother.
Nod TO tell her." went on her
that she'd ought to trained
'ef when he was young. Now,
lot John takes a little after his
stbody could wonder at it-and
Aer could haul you over a load
s good seasoned wood, s'pose
Och, Susanl"
Aouldn't do, mother; thank
he same"
Of the November day was
ID when John Barker, return
house, missed the accustomed
ID the windows.
bats up2 No fire! no wifel Nc
be calculated again, as he
out and took view of the wood
ltcr fifteen minutes work with his
he carried in an armful of wood and
Idling, and had bright fire cracking
Anapping in the stove by the time
Aife's eheery voice was heard.
We had a real frolic, John" she said,
ing in basket, from which she laid
eFeral loaves of bread and a number
ht puffy buiscuits. II couldn't
1ny wood, so l Just hitched up old
d drove over to mothers to bake
ad.n
was not the slightest shade o.
n in her tones, but John felt ;
of modification at what had oc
nd resolved it should not happer
Ind SO he assured Susan with grea
he next day he went vigorousl!
i to keep his word. Logs, som'
felled, others which had falleI
h decay, were hauled from tn
timber land belonging to tn,
and for a week all hands chopped
we'd with a will. Then the result
nng pell-mell into the wood shed
ohn, who had never learned at hom
far enough ahead to think o
ding seasoned wood from year t
falt proud at having done his dut,
man.
Susan, as she worried through tha
Nth wood green or decayed, to
TOO long for the stove, made "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19

There is more money in the sub-treas-
'ry at San Francisco than there is in the
United States treasury at Washington
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19

THE WORLD.
nv q maiden,
vas she;
'd be was poor,
hot be.
ieear--
~ firm
a. Of an Indian plant
iian worm
word was spoken
two hearts were broken.
1ld marry a maiden,
and fond was she;
0s high and she was low,
Il might not be.
% had worn a spur,
fnt battle won,
aNn with great renown,
|s future sonl
ael word was spoken;
- tWp hearts were broken.
--Jdhn @. Sd@e.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-09-25

ed and tasted sample OF the stuff
brought from the dcprayed land of the
Montezumas, and this court is pre-
pared to say that n man who wouldn't
knock fellow down for placing such a
hidden mine of explosive compounds
within his reach ought 10 break out
with the nettle-rash and be deprived of
the right of suffrage. This court would
advise the plaintiff to keep out of the
defendants way, but will say that, if
the defendant don't catch him and
maui the eternal pizen out of his dispo-
sition, he will lay himself liable TO q
fine and the odium Of being considered
a blamed fool by this court "-Arkan-
sa,0 Irdveler.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-09-25
A Chinese Shave.

The customer seats himself erect on
stool or bench, with the knowledge
that an hour must pass before he is re-
leased. The barber begins operations
by carefully washing the victims face.
ears. and head with very warm water,
wiping off the dripping parts with q
wet towel. He then begins shaving
the head, or rather around the crown
where the cue begins, commencing
over the right ear and moving along
until the forehead and the lower part
of the backhead are cleaned. He next
passes to the face and afterward TO the
neck. The ears are shaved and care
fully brushed out and cleaned with
delicate brushes and ingenious instru-
ments. The face, neck and arms are
then washed and rubbed until the skin
assumes healthy pink. The second
part is somewhat like the Swedish
movement cure" The barber begins
to turn and manipulate tho head and
neck until every cord and muscle has
been stretched, pinched and pulled.
The shoulders, arms and back are also
scientifically pounded and pulled until
the victim expresses n desire 10 have
the manipulating stop. The cue is then
unbraided, combed and cleaned, and
again braided up and put in place.
Occasionally, when n barber desires 10
show great attention 10 distinguished
customer, he rubs and pulls his fingers,
and even his toes, until the joints
crack.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-09-25
A Story OF a Tree-Frog.

One sultry night. in Indiana. sat
busily writing upstairs close 10 an open
window. My lamp, placed upon my
desk, attracted countless numbers of
the insect world that come out TO SEQ
their friends only after dark; there was
a constant buzz around the lamp, and
many scorched victim, falling on its
back, vainly kicked its little legs in
air.
Suddenly Il clear low whistle sounded
from the Window sound somewhat
like the sound made when II boy blows
into the oriiicc OF trunk-kcy. Startled
for moment, i turned my chair and
behold on the window sill little tree
frog gravcly looking ut me. His skin
of an exquisite pale apple-green color
-shone in the lamp-light. Fearful
that might brighten him away, sat
molionlcss in the chair. watching him
intcntly. Presently he gave another
little whistle. as clear and sharp rs n
bird noic. He was evidently making
up his mind that was TO be trusted Ga
confidence not misplaced. and soon
he gave an easy spring and was on the
desk before me. | hardly dared to
breathe, lest he should be alarmed. He
looked 1T me carefully for few min
utcs; aud then, hopping under the
lamp, he began slaughter of the insect
creation, such rs l had never before
Witnessed. He captured in q flash
any careless fly or moth that came
near him, declining to touch the dead
ones that had cremated themselves.
After half an hours enjoyment of
this kind, my apple-grcen friend hop
ped rather laZily across tho desk, re-
peated the whistle with which he had
entered-as If to say good highland
went out into the dark. l proceeded
with my work and soon forgot my Wis
itor. But judge my surprise when OH
the next night he again appeared.
again signalled his coming with h )
musical cry, and again took up his po-
sition under my lamp.
For nearly three weeks did my small
friend visit me nightly. and he and 1
became great friends. House flies were
his special delicacy. Stealthily crawl
ing up the painted wall. clinging to the
smooth surface with the little disks or
suckers on his feet he would draw
close up TO his body first one leg then
the other, and when within proper dis
lance. he would dart forward and,
snatching the fly, would swing head
downward, his hind feet glued firmly
to the wall! Then, attaching his fore
feet, he would move on in quest OF an
other.
He never missed his aim. and no
would quietly and calmly zig-zag up
and down the side wall after every Fly
he saw there. lie became quito accus-
toned to me, and would hop on my
hand, and sit there looking ut me with
q grave composuro ludicrous to behold.
II Lancey, M ST. Nicholas for Sep
tembcr.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-09-25

Sturdy little farmer boy, tell ne how you
when't is time to pillow the fields, and to reap
and NOW.
Do the hens with yellow legs"
Scold you when you hunt for eggs2
row?
DO the pigs in concert fquea
When you bring their evening meal?
Tell me, little farmer boy, for Ia like 10
know.
Nimble little sailor boy, tell me how you
know
How TO navigate your ship when the TEN.
pests blow.
Do you find IL pretty hard
Cnnging to tho topsai-yard?
Don't you fear seine stormy day overheard
you'll go2
Do they let you take a light
when you go nloft az night?
Tell me, little sailor boy, for I'd like to
know.
Little boys OF every Kind, tell me how you
That I is time ere school begins rather IN to
grow.
Does the pain increase so fast
That I is terrible at last?
Don't you quickly convalesce when too late
TO 90?
Do you think am Ounce?
Was mt scbool-bov once?
Tel me, all you little boys, for I'd like to
know.
John S. Adams in st. Nicholas for Septem.
ber
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-09-25
COVER AND OVER AGAIN"

Repetition Is sometimes the only way
to Impress truth upon the mind.
Accordingly take notice that DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets" (the
original Little Liver Pills) continue to
be wonderfully effective in case of sick
and nervous headache, constipation, in
digestion, rush of blood to the head, cold
extremities, and all ailments arising
from obstruction of the bodily functions.
Their action is thorough yet gentle, and
the ingredients being entirely vegeta-
BILE, they can DO taken with impunity
into the most delicate stomach. All
druggists.