The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-04-18
HERE AND THERE.

Considerable excitement has been
created in Ringgold tow nship, jefferson
county, by the supposed discovery of
silver mine on the farm of John Geist,
near the grist mill of Eli Buck. For some
time mineral resembling silver has been
noticed in the rocky ledge along the run.
Little attention was paid to ii until recent
ly when small piece of the ore was sent
to an assayer in Pittsburgh, who reported
that it was the genuine stuff, and that a
ton of similar ore would yield S40O worth
of metal. The territory will be developed
A contemporary very thoughtfully re-
marks: "a country editor is one who
reads newspapers, writes ON any subject,
sticks type, folds papers, makes up mails,
runs errands, saws wood, works in the
garden, is blamed for a thousand things
he never thought of works hard all day,
is subject to spring fever, helps people
| into office who forget ali about il after
ward, and frequently gets cheated out of
his earnings. He puffs up and does more
to build up the town and county than any
one else, and the miser and the fogy are
benefited, yet they will not take his paper,
but will borrow it and cuss the old fool of
an editor"
Peterson's Magazine for May is at hand
and its contents are varied enough to suit
the most fastidious taste. Peterson" is
always so fresh and bright, that one might
think il still in its teens, instead of almost
ready to celebrate its semi-centennial. Old
subscribers always look on it as friend
that cannot be dispensed with, and new
ones never fail to regret that they have
not long before made its acquaintance.
Capital stories and poetry are the rule, not
the exception, and, together with its su-
perb steel-plate and other illustrations,
make the contents of each month rich
treat. Terms only two dollars a year.
Address Peterson's Magazine, Philadel-
| phia, Pa.
! Almost every vegetable has a specific
effect. Celery is a sedative to the nerves,
with favorable action on neuralgia and
rheumatism. Spinach is believed TO act
as stimulant on the kidneys. Asparagus
is an admirable blood cleanser. To toma-
toes is attributed a special action on the
stomach and liver. Lettuce and cucum
bers, with the acids used in dressing them,
are cooling during the summer. Peas and
beans are strengthening in high degree.
Beets and turnips are also said to have a
| touic action. Daudelion is a tonic and
laxative. Red pepper is serviceable in
chronic constipation, some forms of hem
! orrhoids, in chronic sore throat and many
fo' ms of hoarseness. And it is now claim
ed that garlic has been administered in
hydrophobia with good results.-tEx.
This being the month of showers, when
umbrellas are frequently brought into
requisition, a few hints as TO the care of
these useful articles, which we find in tho
columns of an exchange, will not be in-
| appropriate; Don't continue the practice
of dripping the umbrella by the ferrule.
Turn it the other way, that Is, handle
down, when you come in out of the rain.
| The general way is bad for the umbrella,
/ for it rots the material at the covering
point of the frame wires. Any umbrella
man will say that the proper way is to let
the water run from the frame tips. good
many will object to this good advice be-
cause they don't want the pretty handle
moistened. But the handle will dry, or If
not quick enough, it would be better 70
wipe it. Umbrellas should not be permit
ted to dry folded. Opon them to dry
them"