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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31

The Alexandria (Va.) Gazette says:
ga story Supposed at the time to
have been .apocryphaD about some
rats eating compressed yeast cakes
and exploding like rockets shortly
thereafter, was published in the Ga
zette few days ago. A case, how
ever, occurred at the residence of a
lady on Lee street, today, which goes
far toward giving credence to the
yarn. A cake of compressed yeast
had been placed in cupboard, where
it was discovered by a huge rodent
and eaten. The lady, upon going to
the cupboard today for the leaven,
was somewhat perplexed atnot being
able to find it, but was much surpris-
ed to find a large rat with its sides
blown out by the expansive power of
the missing yeast upon which it had
dined."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31
Standard McMINNVILLE TENNESSEE-SA JULY 81 1886
"You know what this means, dar

"You know what this means, dar-
ling ~ he said, fervently. "My way
is clear before me now. Col. Porter
has given me chance in his own
business beyond anything l dared to
hope. You don't know how hard it
has been for me to wait till l had
right to ask you to be my own little
Rhetta always-al'cays"
Happy Rhetta! The moon ought
to have laughed right out to see how
her face had changed, it was so full
now of smiles and bushes.
Aunt Dorcas, hurrying home an
hour later, eager to explain how she
had gone to sit awhile with poor old
Mrs. Davis, who had sciatica, was
taken all aback by hearing merry
voices under the plum tree and find
ing Ralph and Rhetta there at work
with trowels setting out roots and
tying up plants.
"Rose Porter sent me all these |"
exclaimed Rhetta, triumphantly-"all
this great basketful of loneliness and
luxury, and we must set them every
one out tonight, because night is the
best time, and they will get 1.-THE dew"
"For the land sakesw calculated
Aunt Dorcas. "Don't We want the
lantern ?"
ooh, the moon is bright as day."
said Ralph, as he paused to choose a
place for fine blue SALIVA.
"Well well ~ the old lady eX-
claimed; and then as if she dimly
comprehended that something in the
glamor of youth and romance might
make it thing to be desired to dig
in gardens at unusual hours, she said
no more, but went quietly into the
house.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31
A @ A Il ID.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions os youth, nervous weak
ness early decay, loss of manhood, &C., l
will send recipe that will cure you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by missionary in South America.
Send self,addressed envelope to REV.
JOSEPH r. INMAN, Station d, NeC York
City.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31

The first directory Of New York
City was issued May 2, 1856, and con-
tanned 346 names. The Tooth volume
just published, contains 1882. Es-
timating that it contains one name
in every five, the population of the
city is now 1,569,960.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31

Lulu's grandma, becoming impa-
tient with her noise, said to her:
"Lulu, youare amistake you should
have been a boy" Lulu was very
thoughtful for a few minutes, then
gravely answered: "Grandma, God
don't make mistakes"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31

"Well, john" said the Judge to a
pig-tailed Celestial, "what can 1 do
for you?" "Want to getee name
changed" "What'syour namenow?"
"Sing Sing. Nogoode. Toomuchee
aldelman. Getee changed to WalbIe
Allie Time, Samee Sing Sing"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31

Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sis
ter of the President, will become edi-
tor Of Literary Life, and make Chica-
90 her home.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-07-31
PAT EN- is
Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained,

Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained,
and all other business in the U. S. Patent
Office attended to for Moderate Fees.
Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office. and we can obtain Patents in less
time than those remote from Washington.
Send Model or Drawing. We advise as to
patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless we Obtain a Patent
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the
Stunt. of Money Order Div, and to officials
of the U. S. Patent Office. For circular,
advice, terms and references to actual eli
ents in your own State or County, write to
G. A. SNOW 81 co.
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. C.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

The meanest teacher on rccord-and
that means great deal to the children
lis the one at Liegnitz. in Germany,
who gave her class the following prob
lem for holiday task; From $50, 1873, =
800 deduct 629 until nothing remains.
The poor girls figured and figured for
hours without making much headway;
finally their tears attiactcd the attention
of their parents. A simple division will
show that the figure 500 is contained in
the larger one no less than 1,4O0, 3C0
times. Allowing three deductions
minute and twelve hours work day, it
would take over 600 days to do what had
been given the girls as holiday amuse-
ment
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
Swedish Manners.

One great popularity of travelling in
Sweden is the extreme quiet and lack Of
furry. The Swedish are a taciturn and
noiseless people. They do much by signs
and never shout; Swedish crowd makes
singularly little sound. Swedes even of
the lowest class never push or jostle. 1t
is the custom to do so much bowing and
hat-lifting that one is obliged to move
more slowly than in England to give
time for all this courtesy. When a train
leaves a platform or steamboat pier all
the lockers lift their hats to the de-
parting passengers and bow to them, a
compliment returned by the traveller. If
you address the poorest person in the
street you must lift your hat. A gentle
man passing a lady on the stairs of a
hotel must do the same. To enter a shop
or bank with ones hat on is a terrible
breach of good manners. If you enter
or leave q cotfee-room you must bow to
all occupants. Passengers on board the
little steamers which ply between Stock
holm invariably raise their hats to occu-
pants Of any other boat which passes
near them. The very men in charge Of
the locks on the canal bow politely to
the sailors as the boats go through. I'm
agine English bargess indulging in such
amenities. .-LoRdOH Society.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
The HeIigOland woOdcock Harvest.

Heligoland is the favorite (proposed)
resting place for those vast flights OF
woodcock which, in the month OF Octo-
Der, leave the fast-tading forests and bare
rye fields of Norway and Sweden, where
they have Matched out their young and
fatten the young birds upon the resinous
shoots of larch and succulent bilberries
of the far north. At the first ice-blast
they prepare to fly south, and about the
middle of October every eye in Heligo-
land is on the alert watching for their
arrival. Right across the narrowest end
of the island high poles are fixed in the
ground; from pole to pole strong fishing
nets are stretched, resembling gigantic
tennis nets. All is now prepared for the
'hospitable" receptions OF the poor,
tired birds, and ut last the happy day ar
rives. Sometimes during church time
the cry is heard The woodcock are
coming! when every soul, including the
clergyman, rushes out, and, seizing long
c,ub-stick provided for the purpose,
watch the loug, black, wavy streak in the
sky till it comes nearer and nearer; the
poor birds fly very low in their fatigue
after so long flight and hitting against
the nets fall down and are killed in
enormous numbers. This is the rich ha--
vest of the year for the Heligolanders,
and boats are Immediately got ready to
convey the dead birds to Harburg.
Woodcock pate is also made for the next
week without ceasing, and fetches large
prices in { ermany, being very like Stras'
burg pate. so few escape to continue
Their flight that this massacre of the it,
nocents may account for the compare
lively rare appearance of these excell5n.
birds in our English woods.--Au the Yea'
Hound.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Talk is cheap-unless you employ o
stenographer --,S0nsrville Journal.
An hour-glass is made smallest in the
middle 1t shows the waistiof time.
Chicago Ledger.
A pretty girl won a musket in the
French lottery. When they gave it to
her she asked: "Don't they give soldier
with it9"
Pretty nearly everybody is on strike
nowadays-trying to hit the pestiferous
fly and missing him nine times out Of
possible ten.-TToy Times.
When Fortune hides her smiling face,
And many troubles disconcert you;
Though friends may leave their 'customed
Your creditors will ne'er desert you.
-Merchdnt-7raueler.
"What do you grow on this land ~ he
inquired of the farmer who was leaning
over fence inspecting a particularly
barren piece of ground. 'Grow lazy"
was the satisfactory reply.-Nel0 HaUen
Ne1os.
A young man advertised for wife. his
sister answered the advertisement, and
now the young man thinks there is no
balm in advertisements, while the old
folks think it is hard TO have two fools in
the family. .-BUfalO Commercial
HOPELESS.
They have made the piano of paper,
What wonders art is achievingl
II they'd make paper performer
Life yet might be worth someone's living.
-IidBits.
care you philanthopist, sir2" asked
an old gentleman Of a young man who
was distributing a quantity of butter
Scotch to some little children in Wash
ington Square. "Am / what9" said
the young man. ga phiianthropist?"
'No, sir I'm dentist. Puck.
81 remember we'll, {" said Bagley, in
reminiscent way, ''the old gate where
we did most of our courting. The dear,
dear gate" $50 it was" said Mrs. Bag
ley, musingly. II know dear papa said
it cost him thirty dollars to have the
hinges and other parts repaired that
summer. ."-PhiLadelphia Call
"Mamie," said young man in an ice
cream saloon, toying with his cheek, ''do
you know that chemist has discovered
tyrotoxicon in ice cream ~ HAS he
though Z" answered Mamie, manifesting
pleasurable surprise. 81 wondered what
made it taste so good. could eat an
other plate of it. " And the young man
mentally cursed the lamentable failure
of his scheme. -Norristol0n Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

There is trouble over the famous Ma
varro flats in New York, the model and
mammoth apartment buildings that were
to revolutionize methods of living, min
imize the inconvenience and annoyances
and afford the maxima of comfort, lux
ury and convenience for housekeepers.
The plan doesn't appear TO have proved
wholly successful, and the insurance
company which holds mortgage of ST.
040, 900 on the buildings is TO foreclose
is claim, while sums aggregating SO, -
coo are due for taxes, water-rent and
other incidentals. The condition of af-
fairs seems to indicate that there is a line
in apartment-house building which it
isn't safe to pass. Persons who can af-
ford to pay for such accommodations as
the Navarro plan promised not unnatu-
rally prefer in most cases to own their
own houses.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

Statistics in regard to newspapers
seem easy to obtain, yet it is asserted
that for the first time an accurate count
ing appears in a report read before the
Imperial German Diet. According to
this there are "a, 900 journals in circula-
ton in the world Half are printed in
English, one quarter in German and the
rest in other languages. America has
IL, 1000 and Europe 5000 These tg-
ures are much larger than those given in
"Hubbard's Directory for 1882" Less
than 25, 600 are estimated there as min
istering to the worlds daily informal on.
The ''Encyclopgdia Britannica" assigns
no newspa 9ers to Japan. The japanese,
however, are not so badly off and have
journals devoted TO various subjects.
Seven are medical in character, nine re-
late TO sanitlry interests and twenty y-ninc
endeavor to popularize science. A very
creditable showing TO their taste.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

The Powderly of Belgium is named
Pahaut, He is the leader of the Belgian
quarrymen, and during the recent labor
riots in that country he exercised his in
fuence on the side of order. He enjoys
the unboundcd respect and confidence of
the laboring population. He is often
called King Pahaut, and on his way to
his recent conference with the Governor
of Liege was followed by an almost
royal escort. He road at the head Of
500 quarrymen, a heavy hammer in his
gloved hand, and bowed graciously in re-
sponse to the enthusiastic shouts of the
populace. Pahaut, who is fifty-two
years of age,is said to be very intelligent
and giant in strength.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
A Collection Of Boot.Heels.

Here is the latest new thing in collec-
tions. An old gentleman in Paris, fred,
l suppose, by the example of the cosiec-
tors of celebrities hats and fans, and
stocking and snuff-boxes, has been for
some time engaged in collecting the boo
heels of famous people of both sexes.
He has already more than l., 900 speci
mems, and declares that the character of
their former owners can be read in the
state of the bootheels they have left be
hind them. But, after all, the old maa
is not to be laughed a.. Boot heels arc
quite as interesting as the old corsets
which another collector is accumuiating-
The nucleus of this last collection ws-
formed BY one that was formerly IT,
property of the authoress of Jane
Eyre, which Nas sold at a recent sale Of
Bronte relies fov half guinea, London
Figaro,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

Here is another argument for oatmeal
and milk. There are living in West
River Settlement, Nova Scotia, four
brothers-McLeod-w whose united ages
foot up 324 years They are as follows:
Hugh, eighty-four years; William,
eighty-two years; Daniel, eighty years,
and Anthony, seventy-eight years. They
are all hale and hearty and able for their
porridge and milk every morning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
A COMMONPLACE LIFE,

A commonplace life, we say, and we sigh
But why should we sigh as we sayi
The commonplace sun in the commonplace
sky
Makes up the commonplace day.
things,
The flower that blooms, and the bird that
sings,
But sad were the world and dark out lot,
If flowers failed and the sun shone not,
And God, who sees each separate soul,
Out of commonplace lives makes his besu
tiful whole.
Susan Coolidge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22


Texas has been popularly supposed to
bear the palm for sententiousness since
the episode of the householder who,
upon observing a burglar climbing into
his window at night, drew revolver
and simply remarked Cit" Where
upon the other replied "You bet, and
dropped to the ground. Now, however,
Minnesota may make pretensions. Dur
ing thunder storm at Lake Minnetonka
a few days ago, the lightning struck a
tree near the lake Park Hotel, shiycr-
ing it to splinters. One of the guests Of
the house. who was standing near by,
was thrown on his back. A hotel clerk
rushed to his assistance and dragged
him, apr arently more dead than alive,
into the hotel ofiica. When the crowd
that gathered around was momentarily
expecting to see the lightning stricken
guest yield up the ghost he opened his
ewes, raised himself on his elbow, and
remarked: "Gentlemen, little Of that
fills me up"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
THE BRAvEST BATTLE.

The bravest battle that ever was Fought
Shall I tell you where and whenl
On the maps of the world you will find it not
Twas fought by the mothers of men.
Nay, not with cannon, or battle shot,
With sword, or nobler rem;
Nay, not with eloquent word, or thought
From mouths Of wonderful men.
But deep in walled-up woman's heart
OF woman that would not YIELD
But bravely, silently, bore her part
Lo! there is that battlefield
No marshaling troop, no bivouac song;
No banner to gleam and wavel
But, oh these battles, they last so long
From babyhood to the gravel
Joaquin Miller.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
1'ry 1t!

The Jelly jar is on the shelf,
Aud Johnny stands and helps himself
q here is no time 10 take a spoon,
For some one may be coming soon.
So, in his busy fingers GO
How jolly good it is-ho, nor
But soon he starts in quick surprise
Mamma looks in with sober eyes
"Why, Johnny How can you do sot
That is not nice at all, you Hlowm
mot nice, mammaN he laughs in glee,
"Just take taste and then you'll see ~
Sydney Dayre, IN YOUTHS Companion
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

A Pittsburg builder Of cheap houses
uses matched flooring instead of lath and
plaster. On this cotton cloth is glued,
and on the cloth wall paper is pasted
This he claims is better and cheaper than
plaster, and thus houses can be built
in cold weather.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22

Scan you tell me the difference be-
tween hen with three legs and very
young baby.n asked Hieronymus Tuck OF
Nebuchaduezzar Snippit. II don't think
! can, replied snippit; "what is itin
zone is little strange and the other is
a little stranger. - F'iittSs--Sg -z.elegrG.ph.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-22
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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02

Matthew'S.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02

1t is quite right that a church in search
Of a pastor should desire as good a man
as can be found; but it appears, from re.
marks that occasionally find their way
into print, that such church committees
imagine that the apostles are still in the
hosh, though perhaps travelling incognito,
and that tho spirits Of just men made
perfect have a way of coming back to
earth aud entering the ministry. 1t was
to such q committee, probably, that the
New London Telegraph says a prominent
divine in Connecticut recently remarked
"Go back and tell your people to send
an immediate invitation to the Angel
Gabriel" Whether they accepted the
advice is not known, but probably they
dill not. for Gabriel is currently believed
to carry a trumpet, the sound Of which
will awaken the dead. The deadest
churches are always the most ~exaoting
when in search of ministers, but they OBJ.
ject strongly to having pastors who will
awaken them.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02

The condition of Ireland q hundred
years ago was lamentable. 1t lay under
the heol OF English oppression. The lurid
picture is drawn in a fcw vivid and i'm.
pressive strokes by Goodwin Smith in
his essay upon Pitt, aud the story is one
OF the most painful chapters in English
history. That situation ended in the
union Of 1880, but at tho end of the cen.
fury it is evident that the union has not
composed Ireland, and the situation to-
day Is such that Mr.. T. P. O'Conner
seems not to be far wrong when he says
that England must grant Ireland practi.
cal home rule or attempt to onquo the
island again. Once more the situation is
lamented. In n county a judge re.
csatly signed warrants for 200 evictions.
The tenants arc absolutely unable to pay
rent. The landlords are therefore with.
out money to pay interest upon their
mortgages to London lenders, and the
lenders, not u~nnaturally, demand relief.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02
The Public Debt Reduced.
curNrr1x, EaA NH laIS o2o
Good Watch Work aud Fine En-
gravinG.

P. STELER takes great pleasure in an
nouncing to his customers, and the public
generally that no has In his employ one of
the very best practical watchmakers and en-
gravers on the Coast. who has had expert
enoe and worked In the very best watch.
makers establishments in Europe and
America and is now prepared to do all kinds
OF finewatch work at reasonable prices, and
satisfaction guaranteed. Also, clocks
cleaned and carefully repaired and war
rented for one year. New jewelry made TO
order and neatly repaired. All work sent
from the country promptly attended TO-.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02


Explaining the lack OF men Of brains,
who unite tho distinctively manly char.
actsristics with earnestneas sin 30.
ciety." the Philadelphia Times remarks
that "the simple fact is that life ia too
short to DO successes in many things"
and adds: "The influences of q society
life proper are both distracting and wear.
ing. There is no pessimism in saying
that. II society wants successful men
instead Of the nonentities who are much
too numerous wherever one looks It will
probably have to go half way to get
them. IT it doesn't have to go the entire
distance"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02
eureka Uailp Sentinel
FEBRUARY q, 1885.


1t was asserted in Mr.. Gill's late arti-
ole In the North American Review, on
Landlordism in America, that the State
of Illinois possesses more tenant farmers
than any other In the Union, and that
landlordism there has grown into a sys.
tenn almost as we'll established and as op.
prossive az in Ireland. Whether or not
this assertion moved the enterprising
Chicago Tribune to investigate the mat
ter, we do not know; but it has made
such an investigation aud has disooycred
o state Of affairs even worse than might
have been expected from the assertions
of Mr.. Gill.
Ono William Soully came over here
from Ireland about 1850. There he had
been known as one of the worst landlords
in the country. When he reached this
country he began systematically to take
up land, and has succeeded in acquiring
over 40, 600 acres in one county-Logan-
in Illinois, besides holding in Kansas and
Nebraska.
Scully's tenants are bound by ironclad
contracts. They assume all taxes and as.
scssments, and lin case Of the slightest
delay in payment Of rent they are liable
to have everything they possess seized
and sold. According to the Tribune, no
less than $50 families in this one county
have been reduced by Scully to q condi.
ton of practical serfdom.
Soully himself lives in London on the
proceeds Of his leases, and has his rents
forwarded by agents. He is not only On
Irish landlord Of the worst type, but an
absentee to boot.
1t is not likely that this is an isolated
case, although it may be tho most strik-
ing one to be found In Illinois. II the
discussion now started results in letting
in the light ON the whole system of ton.
ant farming all over the United States.
on immense amount of good will result;
for in this country the people will never
allow the old. fashioned Irish landlordism
to get q firm hold, if they know it.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-02

Another heavy affection has fallen
upon Mr.. Bayard. Secretary Of State.
But a few weeks ago a daughter. the
Hover of the family. died very suddenly,
and now his wife. too. has passed away.
Distinction does not warrant happiness.
Death places all on a common level. Tho
Borrowing Secretary and his family have
the nations sympathy in their double af.
Fiction.