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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-18

Another craze-it is now quite the
thing for a young lady to give her best
Young man one of her bracelets, to con
fine the folds of his closed umbrella.
What next?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-18
Tuesday, March g. S6.
PUBLIC SALE.

| will sell at my residence known as the T. C..
enTy farm Il mile east OF Abilene on the De-
'oit road, sale to commence at 10 O'Clock, a. N.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-18
Tuesday, March I'd, 1885.
PUBLICSALE.

! will sell at pholic auction on Sec 9, Willow
dale tp., on
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 'S6.
the following property to:wit: head of work
herseS, 40 head of stock hogs, 6 full blooded
Poland China bOars, farm wagons, 2 nearly
new, stirring plowS, 3 double cultivators sin
gle cultiYstors, Ladow pulverizer, ? corn plant
ers with checkrrOwers, tanning mill, three
leaf harrow Randolph header, sets OF har-
ness and numerous other articles.
TENSION all sums of SO or under cash, on
all sums over SO a credit OF months viii be
given, purchaser giving approved notes with
security. The notes to bear interest at s per
cent. per annum if paid when due, or II per cent.
after maturity. Five per cent. off for cash.
T. V. CLOSE.
in. BUXTON, Auctioneer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

The powerful and enduring influence
exerted upon American heirs By stories
about enormous estates IN England 20
which they are entitled is again shown by
the fact that 300 Of the lawrence Town
ley heirs held a meeting in Detroit and
Indignantly rejected as unworthy Of be-
lief the statement procured from our
minister 70 Great Britain that there is in
England no lawrence Towuley estate
nor auy known family Of that description.
and that there Is a TOwnley estate which
has been held for long time BY its pro-
prietors, who are protected BY law, and
against whom no one offers any claim.
Owing, however, 70 this statement, the
lawyers appearto have changed the name
and location Of the property, although rs
value remains at the old sum Of $500, 600.
600. Once II was the Chase estate, then
the Chase-Tovnley, and the Lawrence
Townley. Hereafter it l. 20 be the Per
egrine- Edward Townley estate, and N
heirs are 70 De represented by William
H Stewart and ;. n Blake, Of Toronto.
The vigor Of the association which the
heirs have formed affords 4 remarka-
bic example Of the credulity Of persons
who probably exercise prudence and
common sense IN their private affairs,
but who really believe that they can get
possession Of this estate, which lies on
the surface Of the moon, and IN no other
nIace.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
PonDE CHItnre.

Il Is probable that very few owners Of
flower gardens are aware that the pop
pies cultivated merely for ornament viii
produce opium. When the flower petals
have fallen leaving the seed capsule
> sticky Juice viii exude. This Juice Is
opium. It varies IN certain chemical
qualities. according 70 the country IN
which 1t Is cultivated, and the variety of
plant from which it Is produced
Although the plant viii grow In a.
most any climate. 1t IS IN India that it IS
most satisfactorily cultivated. the opium
revenue Of that country being derived
from two sources. those Of Malwa and
those Of Bengal
When the land has been pIowed and
narrowed. the poppy seed Is s0wn az the
end Of October, or the beginning Of No
vember. SIX pounds Of seed are sufh-
cieur for the third Of an acre. As soon
as IT begins 70 germinate. as 1t does IN a
week after sowing. the land is divided BY
furrows into rectangular beds, about
eight feet IN length BY four IN breadth.
These channels are used for irrigation. as
the plants need frequent watering, some
times requiring II until the crop Is ma
tured About sevsnty-iTe days after
termination. the flower appears, and its
four petals are gently removed, on the
third day after their expansion, 70 be
pasted together with the leaves destined
70 form the outer shell Of the
opium cake In course Of eight or ten
DAYS. the capsules are ARced NJ night.
and the Juice which has exuded from the
ncisions Is scraped OF in the morning,
with a small scoop, and transferred to
metal or earrhen vessel. This process Is
three OF four times repeated. az intervals
Of two OF three days, and the result Is
crude opium The bower petals and the
plant leaves and STALKS have also a con
siderable value for packing purposes the
thicker portion Of the stalks are used By
the peasants for tre-W0od- The crude
opium having been gathered, Is stored
By the cuL1ivar0r. and watched. that il
NAV remain free from mold or taint.
At the end Of March, or the beginning
lf April, when the weather Is furiOusiy
hot in Bengal, the cuIrivators. carrying
their opium, obey a summons calling
them 20 meet the deputy agent Of their
village. There the opium is tested, paid
for. and taken into the possession Of the
government Finally the opium paste Is
made into cakes, dried. packed N boxes.
and removed % Calcutta, for sale By auc-
ton - T5zti'l Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

The luxurious New Yorker Is apt 20
know very little Of the miseries Of his
fellow tow1smen. says a correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer. Two men were
smoking one afternoon in the Union
League club. One was William Waldorf
Astor, who had Just been elected vice
president Of that wealthy organization,
and the other was Tom Saunders, a fel-
low member Their cigars suggested 70
them the cigarmakers' lockout. Their
weed was Of domestic brand, and Astor
suggested that il would be interesting 70
find out By whom, how and where those
very cigars had ben rolled DR.. Ham
mond was present. and he declared that,
Il al The relations Of mind 70 matter
we're perfect, It would be actually posi-
bic 20 see in the smoke that was curling
upward views Of the manufacture Of
cigars. His theory was scarcely demon
stratable or refurable7 but IL was possible
% see the scenes n al tangi5Liry, ana
- -I4~ ---g y 11 t-If--I- -' -~-I --'-9h %
doing so. By tracing the cigars from
wholesaler % retailer, thence % the man
ufacrurer, and finally 70 the original
worker the Investigators finally got into
an upper tenement N Marion street, which
IS a taoroughfare Of poverty. Therein
lived family Of Polish Jews. whom the
sJoppage Of employment had already
plunged into sbjecr want. They got
some dollars from their visitors. and tlat
is al the knob there Is 70 the story, IN
less something Of a climax Of interest
vas reached in the knowledge that The
cigars for which The millionaire had paid
twenty cents apiece had not cost n
wages and materials m~re than four.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

Il Is estimated that one-half Of al
American men above the age Of thirty
are partially bald and, as this character
istic is one Of those most likely 70 be
transmitted from father to son, it is fair
10 suppose that q few generations hence
adult Americans with hair on their pates
viii be rare. The excessive mental ac-
tivity Of our people is believed 70 be the
chief cause Of this badness; but a medi-
cal authority advises against wearing the
hat 50 continuously, as many men do.
and the wearing at any time Of an IN
ventilated hat
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
Sky.High MiIIionaires.

The Young V anderDI-r-L mean Cor
nelius and William K. the present heads
Of the family-haVe gone n IT. a. q
they meant % double the fortunes their
father lefI them right speedily writes a
New T0rS c0Tespondent Of the Cincin-
narrI C0mmerrla. G4zsts Indeed.
don't see how tlev can help 10. Cor
leius VANDERBILT j. forty now. and be Is
worth, I suppose. ~ least. $50 600 900
perhaps more This, ar compound in
reresr. should double every twelve wears.
Whicn would make lr no less than S640. -
JO0, 600 when Cornelius b seveurV-siX- II
would increase a good deal faster than
that AZ the interest which he Is to-day
receiving on his stock and bonds. but
there VIII come panIcs. reVersss, per
laps. and he cannot safely count on
making more than 800, 600. 900 In
thlrrV-sIX wears. C0rnelius is irst vice
president Of the New YORK Central saiI-
road and head Of finance William 4
is second vice-prssidenr and master 8f
transportation
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
Ar - APoLoouE

Melik- the Sultan tired and wan,
Eoddsd at noon on MS divan-
Beside tha fountain fingered near
JarniI- ths hard and the viziE-
Old Tusuf, sour and hard b please.
Then JamH sang in words Ike theses
Slim Is Butheina-siim Is she
As ths boughs Of the Araka tTeel
Nay quoth the other, teeth between,
Lean. Il you WILL CAL her 1esn-1
sweet Is Buthsina--swest as wi1s.
With smiles thas Ike rsd bubbles shinsi
'True-by the Prophet" Yasuf said;
''She makes men wander IN the hsadln
Dear is Butheiua-ah, more dear
Than al the maidans u Kashmeerl
Dear. came the answer, quick as thought
'Dear-and Jet always 70 Be boughts
So Jamil ceased But stiu LIES page
Shows diverse unto Youth and Age:
And-bs the song Of ghouls OF gods
Time-hks ths Sultan, sits, and mods.
-AHstin D06son.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

The Introduction Of large quantities Of
bogus butter and ''oleo oiI1 in England
has reused the dAirvmen of Great Britain
to ask for legislation that shall insure the
sale Of the stuff upon its merits and for
Just what it Is. Last year there we're ex
ported from this country nearly 40, 600,
600 pounds Of bogus butter and oleo oil,
and England received 4 share Of it.
There has been laid before the council Of
the British Dairy Farmers association
and referred TO a special COMMITTEES bill
providing that all limitations Of butter
3sha1 be called by names clearly and
entirely distinguishable from the word
butter and from any compound mOdi-
fcatiou or derivation Of the word :" that
ali manufactures Of bogus butter IN
Great Britain shall be registered; that
bogus butter shall not be culCred IN imi-
tation of real butter. and that the bogus
products shall be sold under their right
names
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

Down. Medor7 she cried. with
benevolent indignation. Did anyone
ever see such a Troublesome animali
Look here, sir. you know very vel that
YOUR master never fails 70 give 7ou the
last Of his cup. b. the way. said the
widow, addressing her son You have
taken the poor fellow out have T0u notf'
Certainly, mamma" he replied. IN
tone that was almost infantIIe. I have
iust been % the creamery for your morn
ing milk, and put the leash and collar
On Medor and took him with me-
ReaszIred On this point. important 20
canine hygiene. the good dame drank
her coffee, between her son and her dog.
who each regarded her with an ineLpres-
sible tenderness.
Il was assuredlT unnecessary 20 see OF
hear more. had already OWNED what
q peaceful family life. upright. pure and
devoted, NJ friend Meurtrier had under
bis chimerical gasconsdes. But the
spectacle with which chance had favored
me vas at once so dr1Il and 90 touching
that I could not resist the temptation %
watch for some moments longer; that in
discretion sufficed 20 show me the whole
truth
Yes, this type Of roisterers. this
athlete, this despot Of bar-rooms and
public houses, performed. simply and
COurageously, N these Iowl7 rooms IN the
suburbs. the sublime duties Of sister Of
charity. This intrepid oarsman had
never made longer voyage than 20 con-
duct his mother 20 church every Sunday
This trainer Of bulldogs was the submis-
si7e slave Of poodle.
Next morning On arriving at the Office
1 asked Meurtrier how be had employed
the previous evening, and he instantly
improvised, without the least hesitation.
Al account Of . sharp encounter On the
boulevard. where he had knocked down
with a single blow Of his fist. having
passed his thumb through the ring Of his
KEYS. terrible street rough.
I listened. smiling ironically. and
thinking 20 confound him; but remem-
bering how respectable virtue Is which
Is hidden even under an absurdity, I
struck him on the shoulder. and said with
conviction: 'sMsurtrier, you are hero. -
From The FrsHSh.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
HoneFs Worth.

Does IL ever oCCur % YOu. said a
cash bookkeeping man % his friend.
how much more sou are getting for FOur
money now than when we began on kI5
a week. twelve or thirteen wears ago.
Look &C It. You had % dress then pretty
nearly as well a. you do nov. VIII
venture 20 say you couldn't get a pair Of
trousers then that suited youfOr less than
go or 50 you get THE same thing nov
for 8 70 SO, and V0u can get for s.
trousers that would have cost at least SO
then. The suit YOU had % pay so 70
$50 for then costs you $50 to-day. You
-an buy all the New YORK papers-f you
are a newspaper nan and read news
WlOlesale-f1r twelve or fourteen cents.
and rhe bundle left nothing Of q quarter
then. As for 1o0ks-we.l. there weren't
az BOOKS that cost less than 81 In 1s72,
8ad now a dollar bill covers a fairish
library. just look az the WaF good
read made shoes have Come down n
price. and as for shirts and good under
clothing. you ought % hnd out what
they cost before the panic ~ Ell,
reju.ned the nGH-cash bookkeeping man,
who promptly gave up these cunundrums
10 price '-Wharl want ro know u what De-
comes 1f the money I am unc0nsclOusly
saving You had better g home and
look around a1d ny ald remember how
bare houses we're before ls76 brought in
arr decoration. for one thing and for
another. notice rhaC son see reH dress
coats where there vas one dozen Fears
ago. You are living hetter t3r rhe
same money, my boz. That s alL'-
PaZ1fs iia Press
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

The possibilities in the way Of the
utilization Of steam, 1t may De assumed,
are pretty well ascertained. Il has been
OF incalcuable value in bringing civiliZa-
ton 70 its present poiut; but We do not
expect any new developments from It.
But the possibilities Of electricity no one
can gauge New phases Of It's usefulness
are being demonstrated with great raPidi-
". The power % send messages By IN
ductiOn from fast moving railroad trains
Is the latest valuable discovery that IS
entering upon common use. This Is done
By throwing the words through the ar,
as it were, TO the wires which take them
70 their destination. and the process Is
reversible Mr. Edison says that they
can be thrown thus nearly six hundred
feet, and through balloons, at an eleva-
ton Of a little over three thousand
feet. twenty-five miles. There is 50
much Of the unknown quantity still
about electricity that II would be a rash
undertaking TO define its limits as a ser
want 70 man
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

In recent lecture Professor sumner
expounded his views on the subject Of
socialism. which be regards as one Of the
most important questions Of the present
day. he Is opposed On economic
grounds % every form Of socialism except
that where cooperation IS voluntary
The cooperative commonwealth which
Is the system that modern sociaIisric re-
formers are Advocating, where every one
would be compelled 70 eo-operzts, he re-
CARDS as a tyranny and a system tnat
could never under any circumstances b
established 50 long A. human nature re-
mains what IL has been in the past his
tory Of the world and is to-day. The
progress Of the race within the last cen
tury has been greater than IN any /. 600
years previously, owing 70 the invention
Of labor saving machinery and the dis
eoEeries Of modern science He SAYS
that modern civilization has make proba-
bly, 80, 600, 600 Of the /, 500 600, 600 peo-
pie On the globe to-day comparatively
well of. and adds that the socialists
want ID wipe our what little progress has
been made because the whole work Of
civilization has not been accomplished
snd made them al well of Things
must be lsft % adjust themselves narE-
al, he t5nks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

A comparative table Of the strengths
Of the merchant aavies Of TIE world,
which has Just been published in France,
shows that Great Britain Possesses p.
500 trading vessels, with an aggregate
tonnage Of II. 200. 600. Of these vessels
4. $40 ara steamers. with a tonnage Of
5, ,9f9, 900 tons, or rather more than half
the grand total Of burden. The United
States makes a very bad second. with
s, 500 sail and .. 700. 600 tons. Norway
has 4, 200 vessels, with l, 800. 900 tons,
and Germany, which comes next, has
1900 sail, with a total Of Z. 400, 600 tons;
France, Italy and Russia bring up tins
rear, each with less than 3. 900 vessels.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

Queen Victoria has received a present
from the United States Of a quarto
volume, bound in sealskin. with Innings
Of damask satin and a hand-painted in
scriPtiOn. The work is regarded IS 4
triumph Of American bOok-binding, and
copies have been presented TO the German
emperor and the emperor Of Russia.
The queens copy has been placed IN the
library at Windsor Castle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
Ofhe Earth.

He was mashed on fair Finetra-
From the moment he first met her;
- sEceedlnE
Her hIgn breeding
And her proud pa-rician HEy;
And he soon upon ler waited,
HIS fond love neciprucared
And thls sappF
Was a. happy
As the brightest summer day.
But ons dAF the Fourh bsnighssd,
Gur - dinner lEF lnFlEss1-
Alu Us oCoC-esz.
Idle. trlILHsz-
To attempt his grief @ tai,
~ leu zhs onlizrsd salr-sod snredda1,
Liver. eahbagz, PORK -eheps br7zded,
AEE1ed pc6a1oes-
51eWed ccnzroes.
And clans frisd u Grzzsl a. wal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

There is amarked contrast between the
Temperature at the surface and in the
depths Of the mines on the famous Com
stock lode, Virginia City, Nev. While
severe winter weather Is prevailing out
side the heat Is 80 intense in the lower
levels Of the mines that the workmen.
who have no clothing on but overalls and
heavy brogans % protect the feet, can
work only for short intervals.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
LIFE IS roo BRIEF.

Life b TOO brief-it seems % me-
To ngrt, faIl out OF disagree;
To fret the heart and waste ones tine
In warTing words or angry rhyme;
To mourn fond hopes before they hse.
To sit WITH folded hands-to see
The neither side continually:
ksproach a smile-Is mirth q crimei
Life Is TOO brief
Calm, kind, serene and peaceful be,
And. growing pase gracefully,
Accept times kindly frost and rime,
The heart be merry as a chime;
Nor banish Joy and iolity-
Life is too brief
Robert o. Fourier. IN Detroit Free Pres.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

IF. Osborn, the only cocoanut planter
in the United States, has recently re-
ceived By ship from Africa $50, 600 Co
coanuts. These are to be planted this
year along a strip Of sea coast many miles
IN length, toward the southernmost point
Of Florida.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

The United States government is the
greatest printer and publisher in ths
world. The number Of publications IS
sued annually amounts to about ?. 500. =
600, Of which about 500, 600 are bound
volumes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

SO vel is the law enforced. says the
Mobile Register, that, ''while there are
some Southern communities where the
practice Of carrying concealed weapons
stIll obtains. the majority. including our
own city, are troubled with only a few
offenders Of this kind.r
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

Queen Marguerite. af I-aly, makes reg
lILaF visits % the shaEitable asyluala aG1sd
u her honor
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24

There are J3l Of the Passamaquodly
Indians nGW IN Maine, al sf whom are
farmers
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24


he sat. like Patience. On an ottoman
" atchIug for bus wife % put her bounst On
-Lu1Jn tenn
ssMr. Smith. - asked the professor Of
natural history. which animal exhibits
the greatest susceptibility for attaching
itself 70 the human racer Smith re-
fleets: ''Ah-er-r-rer-I think the leech,
professor. .7-Nslc York Nal
Does your wife talk in her sleepF'
asked one married man Of another one
day when they they were comparing
notes I don't lie awake to see, y r.
Piled the heartless husband; but she
talks all the rest Of the time, 50 I rather
guess she dOes.-SomsTrills Journal.
..Ah.'' remarked a young rat, as the
steel trap closed on his leg, 4 was afraid
We would have a cold snap before morn
ing True, said a wise cat, who hap
pened along, and we may now look for
considerable activity IN the fIIr market"
And. sure enough the fur began TO Ay
It once.-Bro0ktyH Eagle
saE WOULD.
Deep in her eyes Of bonnie blue
I saw rae love light shine.
Sweet love, l softly asked, vii you
Be minef
She raised her head and breathei s@h-
Her ewes win tears ara wet,
And hiushingiy she made reply,
You beEs
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-24
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Business IN astronomical circles Is look
ng up.
The latest instance Of absence Of mind
The dude.
The heaviest mash on record was when
truth was crushed 70 earth--Nezr York
Journal
It seems a little strange that when we
are tired We can best rest easy by retiring.
Merchant Tr1gslsr.
In Missouri they call brass-band con
cert q success when the leader escapes
with his ife.-Puet.
Lemonade may help q man along fairly
well, but il Is the stick IN it that causes
him 70 ble--Lifs.
t.AI men are born free and equal, . but
the difficulty Is that some are born equal
to half dozen others.-LiFs.
The fresh young man finds consider
able difficulty In earning his salt because
ne needs so much Of it--Asss York Jour
nal
A student Of human nature SAYS auv-
thing can be sharpened- Put q lead
pencil in a woman's hands and see--Bizg-
taH,t0H Republican,
The end Of the week comes roliing--round
And brings the only chance
Far Mary Am % take the time
To mend her huboys pants.
-KGlsid0scope.
Architecture Is called frozen music,
but some buildings look as Il the orchestra
had been struck with a heavy frost when
they were tuning their instruments. -Bos-
ton BllllstiH.