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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

While Justice of the Peace of a coun-
try town sat warming his feet by the stove
and his nose by pipe a stranger entered
and presently inquired:
Judge, how much will you charge me
to read over about fifteen lines of printed
matter from a book have!"
"Why, can't you read them9" asked
His Honor.
II can, but want to hear how they
sound when read aloud. I'll give you a
quarter to read them to me-"
GAN right" said the Justice, az can't
earn twenty-five cents any quicker"
A woman opened the door at that
moment and the stranger put down the
book on the desk, clasped her hand and
said:
"Begin at the pencil mark there and
read slowly
His Honor's chin dropped exactly
eighteen inches, by dry measure, as he
saw that the reading matter was the usual
form of marriage, but he didn't back
down from his word. 1t was the cheapest
marriage he ever attended, and he didn't
half enjoy the chuckles of bride and
groom as they went out.-Neio York
Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
Homes i'm TripOIi.

Every here and there in Tripoli one
sees in the corner of an orchard or planta-
tion a queer little birds nest structure of
canes, intertwined with dried grass and
palm leaves, so light that one good puff OF
wind would suffice to blow it clean of
the face of the earth. At times you meet
with still more primitive habitation, con
sisting merely of two broad sheets of mat,
ting set against each other at an angle OF
forty-five degrees and tied together at the
top very much like those card houses
which children are so fond of building),
the house being thus open front and back
to rain, wind, dust, or anything else that
may be going. In this "eligible family
mansion you will find a Moorish hus-
bandman squatting upon his little map OF
on the bare ground itself with an air of
complacent proprietorship which is sim
ply delicious.
But, intermingled with these artless
dwellings are others Of more pretentious
cast, embowered in shady tropical gardens
worthy of the "Arabian Nights, entered
by fretted Moorish archways inlaid with
colored tiles, and in some extreme aristo-
cratic cases actually indulging in the un-
paralleled ostentation of "a small patch OF
firm pavement in front of the door. These
are the homes of native grandees, who
think only of enjoying themselves, and
care little whether their country is ruled
by the Turk, the Italian, OF Frenchman.
--Ne'0 York Times,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

Speculation has recently arisen regarding
the origin of the term "Uncle SAM as APP
piled to the United States Government
In the war of 1912 between this country
and Great Britain, Elbert Anderson, of New
York, purchased in Troy, N. Y, n large
amount of pork for the American Army.
IL was inspected by Samuel Wilson, who
was popularly known as "Uncle Sam The
barrels of pork were marked "E. A., u. S.
tho lettering being done a facetious em-
ploye OF Mr.. Wilson.
When asked by fellow-workmen the mean
ing of the mark Cfor the letters U. s., for
United States, were then almost entirely
new to theml, said "he did not know, unless
It meant Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam, ~
alludng to Uncle Sam Wilson.
The Joke took among the workmen, and
passed currently, and ''Uncle Sam him
self being present was occasionally rallied
on the increasing extent of his possessions.
Soon the incident appeared in print, and the
joke gained favor rapidly, till it penetrated
and was recognized in every part of the
country, and, says John Frost, the Boston
historian, will no doubt continue so while the
United States remains nation.
II is now firmly imbedded in the Mosaic
of our language, like "Tippecanoe,n LOG
Cabin and other short but expressive
phrases, which refer TO important events in
the history OF the Republic. Both 'Tippe-
canoe and Log Cabin have taken on
renewed force and vitality since their adop-
tion by Hon. II. II. Warner, of Safe Cure
fame, in the naming of two of his great
standard remedies, the principal one known
as Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. They
are based upon formule SO successfully used
10y our ancestors in the cure of the common
ailments to which their arduous labors rem
dercd them liable in the good old Log Cabin
days
The name Of Warmers Safe Cure, like
wise, will he held in high esteem, as familiar
as n household word, while it continues TO
cure the worst forms of Kidney Disease,
which the medical profession confeSses itself
unable TO do
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
FARM MANuREs.

Professor Henry, in a paper on the
making and using of manures, concludes
with the following:
First-To have rich manure, we must
supply our cattle with rich food.
. Second-The value of the manure de-
pends more upon the feed than the ami
NAL.
! Third-Milch cows take out more fer
'tility from the food than other kinds of
stock; growing stock next, and working
and fattening animals the least.
Fourth-Very rarely does the fertility
taken out of the feed by our live stock
amount to one-fourth of that in 1t, and it
may be one-twentieth.
Fifth-Nearly all the phosphorus is in
the solid portion of the excrement, while
the nitrogen and potash are in the urine;
hence, if we allow the urine to go to
waste, we have only one of the three
valuable elements left in any quantity in
what remains.
Sixth-In buying feeds we should al
ways have in mind the manurial value
that they contain, as well as the feeding
value.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
GRINDING oArs WITH co9y.

Corn meal alone is not merely too heart,
but it is decidedly too heavy FOR healthful
food. For use on the table it Is Gghtened
in various ways, and generally eaten with
something else less likely to compact in
the stomach. 1t is necessary to do the
same with it for stock, especially if the
corn is ground. There is nothing better
to grind with corn than oats Their hull
makes the mixture much lighter, and the
grain itself supplements some of the de-
fciencies of the corn. Oats are also ex-
cellent to put in with corn in the ear,
when the latter is to be ground. Unless
this is done it is often hard for the miller
TO make the cob grind fine enough. If
any way damp the cob breaks up into
pieces, and only the grain is ground and
that poorly. Somehow the mixture of
one-half the bulk of corn in the cob of
oats or barley will give the miller an ad-
vantage in working the whole up as finely
as may desired. CHltioatOr.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
"BayeuX Tapestry"

"Bayeux tapestry is web of canvas
or linen cloth 214 feet long by twenty
inches wide, preserved in the public
library at Bayeux. Upon this web is en-
broidered, in wooden thread of various
colors, a representation of the invasion
and conquest of England by the Normans.
Tradition asserts it to be the work of
Matilda, wife of William the Conquerer,
and it is believed that if she did not
actually stitch the whole of it with her
own hands she at least took part in it and
directed the execution of it by her maids,
and afterward presented it to the Cathe-
dral of BayeuX as token of her appre-
citation of the effective assistance which
the Bishop, odo, rendered her husband at
the battle of Hastings.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
RENovATrNe OLD TREES.

Much time and labor are uselessly ex-
pended in renovating old and worthless
trees. In many cases the best use TO
make of them is to convert them into fire.
wood. Such trees are often chance seed
lings, which have sprung up where a tree
is not wanted. In the early settlement
Of the country many orchards were
planted with natural fruit In the older
States such orchards are yet to be found,
the trees still thrifty, but the fruit,
ms rule, worthless, though occa-
sionally some tolerable fruits are
met with. Whoever finds himself in
possession of one of these old orchards, if
the trees are still sound and free from de-
cay, may find it worth while to graft It
over with desirable varieties. If the trees
are large, it is better not to graft the
whole top at once, but to graft a third
each year, beginning in the center.--Ag-
ricUlturiSt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
STRINGY MILK.

The cause of stringy milk. says the
New York Times, is probably due to an
inhamed condition of the udder, and an
abnormal action of the milk glands by
which fibrin is separated from the tissue
and mixed with the milk. Sometimes il
is due to an abscess in the udder from
which pus is discharged mixed with
tibrous tissue. The remedy is to give the
COW pound of EPSON salts, to stop feed,
ing meal; if cotton seed meal has been
fed that may be the cause of the trouble,
and its use should be suspended. Give
the COW bran mashes, and foment the
udder with hot water, rubbing and knead.
ing it gently with the hands, and after
wiping it dry apply camphorated soap
hniment. Iodine in any form should not
be used, and although it is often recon-
mended its use is injurious and is to be
avoided. When cows that are milking
are fed rich food liberally, caution should
be exercised not TO overfced them with
grain food, and especially cotton seed
meal. Some COWS cannot take more than
two pounds day of this extremely rich
food without injury.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
OYSTER SHELLS FnR rnr-1.rnY-

Considerable has been said of late about
oyster shells. Now, do not understand
chemistry, and therefore do not claim that
it is absolutely necessary that hen must
be supplied with them in order that she
may produce perfect egg; but this one
thing I do know by experience, that my
hens will lay a great many more eggs
when supplied with them than when not
In the summer | keep my hens in yards,
and feed them corn, oats and wheat, let
ting them out one hour before sundown
into grassy field. They have gravel al
ways by them, but if they are allowed to
be without the shells three days l notice
a decrease in the egg basket. write
this as my experience, thinking perhaps
it may benefit some beginners in the poul-
try business, who may neglect this (as l
think one important item in the business,
from the idea that some men have inferred
that they do no good.-POmiIy Keeper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
TURNING UNDER GREEN CROPS.

Our own opinion is that it is not best
to turn under a green crop or turn over
the soil at all in midsummer, unless the
land can be sown at once in 4 crop that
will promptly cover the surface again
with vegetation. We believe that the
decay of green crop under the soil will
exert a more decided chemical and bene-
fetal effect ON the soil than if the same crop
be permitted to die and decay on the sur
face, and this is especially true in clay
soils. On sandy soils, already open and
porous and containing very little insolu-
BILE material that can be rendered avail
able by the fermenting process, it is prob
ably best to permit the green crop to die
and decay ON the surface. On the whole,
it may be left for each one to determine
for himself according to the circumstances
and consulting convenience. We are sat
isied from experience that wheat or oats
will not do well sown Immediately after
heavy green crop has been turned under,
because of want of compactness in such
a soil. .-Southera Cuhi0atOr.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
NO SULPHUR IN sAr.

Professor Riley pronounces as fallacious
the idea that insects may be driven from
trees by boring holes through the bark
into the wood, placing sulphur therein
and plugging the hole The belief in
their effacing, he says, is founded ON the
supposition that the poison passes with
the sap into general circulation and with
it into the foliage, and is destructive to
leaf feeding insects. 1t is an entirely un.
founded idea, and is based upon ignorance
of the fact that the substance remains in.
tact and is not taken up in the circula-
tion. Instances where it has seemed to
succeed have been recorded, and in such
cases its apparent efficacy was due to a
ooincident disappearance of the insect
from some other cause.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
SWEET PEAS.

The main point in the culture of sweet
peas is to cut the flowers every day. II
one bloom is permitted to mature and
form seed the vitality of the plant is ex.
hausted and the blooming is at an end.
This beautiful variety has been much i'm.
proved of late, and a number of very
beautiful kinds have been produced by
crossing. The best effect is gained by
planting several varieties, few of each
together in rings, and training them on
strings fastened from pegs in the ground
to a central stake, or the mixed seeds
may be planted. The seeds should be
planted at once, and by continuous cut
ting the bloom win last all through the
season.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
MANURNG ORCHARDS.

The ideas of farmers, says the Culi-
catOr, differ widely as to the proper
treatment of orchards. Occasionally we
hear a man say he does not believe in ap-
plying manure to orchards, and some
times he caps his conclusions with that
most inconclusive remark, that he has
tried it, and knows that manure makes
only leaves and wood, not fruit. This
comes from generalizing on too few facts.
One trial does not prove anything, or at
least it does not establish a rule. Young
orchards, and especially of very vigorous
varieties, sometimes run too much to
wood. In such cases manures, especially
those rich in ammonia, increase this
tendency. All the nitrogenous manures
are specifics for leaf growth. That is the
reason why they are so largely used in
gardens. The mineral manures have a
contrary effect. Fruit is the covering of
the seed, and the seeds of apple, pear
and other fruit trees require potash and
phosphate for their perfection. When
the tree gets to bearing, it is safe to pre-
sumo that it needs additional supplies of
these minerals. If no other mineral can
be had, apply salt to fruit trees in moderate
quantities. Salt is a solvent, and helps to
make other mineral plant food avail
able.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

If a calf is at all dainty about its food,
do not keep it for a COW. No pedigree
can offset the disadvantage of poor
appetite and poorer digestion. Giving
the calf as great variety of food as
possible is the best plan we know of to
make it a hearty eater. The greater the
variety, the more food can be eaten, and
this if continued means increased digestive
powers on which in any animal, man not
excepted, future usefulness must depend.
- CultiCdtor.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
FoR GATHERING APPLES.

An implement for gathering apples has
been in use in Western New York for one
or two seasons, and it is highly spoken
Of by the fruit growers who have tested
it. 1t is large, open canvas receptacle,
into which the apples are shaken from
the tree, it being arranged so that the
apples are collected in padded basket,
into which they are gently delivered with
out bruising each other. The frame is
carried around the tree by two men, while
two others shake the tree, and fifth
man is kept busy removing the apples. 1t
Is said that the harvesting of an apple
crop can be done with it for half the
expense of hand picking, But cheapness
is not the only nor the chief recommen-
aation of the implement. Apple pick
Ing is long operation in large orchard,
and some of the fruit must be picked
before it is ripe, if it is all gathered.
This green fruit does not sell as well nor
keep as well, and, besides this, the
growth, which is always considerable to-
ward the time of ripening, is lost. Many
large apple growers assert that the ma
chine pays for itself in single season,
and that it is as indispensable TO them as
u mower or reaper to an ordinary farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
Living for Centuries in a Solid Rock.

The dislodgement of live bats and
toads from solid limestone or coal seems
to have so often occurred as to need no
more proof of the fact. The possibility
of a suspension of animation for great
periods of time is certainly possible in
the case of some creatures. Recently a
live bat was dug out in Romney, w. Va,
by men quarrying rock. The hole in the
stone was large enough for the bats
body. A case occurred at Barton, Md, a.,
when the superintendent of the mines
had plaster cast taken of the cavity
The bat was found one mile from the
mouth of the mine, and 200 feet from
the surface above. Those who have been
in caves and witnessed the enormous con-
gregation of bats will not wonder that
they should become imbedded at times
but that they should retain vitality for
years and ages is the miracle. 1t now
remains for man to find out if this power
of the lower creatures is totally lost to
those of higher organic and functional
rank.-.St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
sUpERIoR VALUE OF YOUNG PLANTS.

SUPERIOR VALUE OF YOUNG PLANTS.
Why, asks Josiah Hooker in the New
York Tribune, divide old bearing bushes
of currants, gooseberries, Towering
shrubs, etc, 10 increase ones stock OF
plantsi This is necessary in the case of
species difficult of propagation, but for
the great majority of shrubs simple
hardwood cutting will emit roots readily
in spring. These rooted cuttings, if
properly transplanted, rarely receive any
setback, but continue growing vigorously
from the start, and quickly arrive at the
towering and fruiting age. On the other
hand, old, matured plants, probably
stunted in growth, if taken up and di-
vided still retain large portion Of hard,
old wood and tough, useless roots. Pruue
these as We may, the plants will require
a long time 20 recover from this treat
ment, and frequently never form attrac-
tive plants. Another point too often
overlooked is that young vigorous shoots,
aud, consequently, large, healthy foliage,
are absolutely necessary for the formation
OF perfect flowers aud fruit, and, as a rule,
only with young plants can best results be
always obtained.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

Over 60 people were forced to leave their
homes yesterday to call for free trial pack
age of Lanes Family Medicine. II your bloc
is bad, your liver aud kidneys out OF order, IL
You are constipated and have headache and an
unsightly complexion, don't fail TO call on any
druggist to-day for a free sample OF this grand
remedy. The ladies praise it. Everyone likes
it. Large-size package 80 cents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

On account of their inability to digest food,
will find a most marvellous food and remedy in
SCOTT's EMULSION of Pure Cod Liver Oil with
Hypophosphites. Very palatable and easily
digested. DIR. 5. w. COHEN, of Waco, Texas,
says: II have used your Emulsion in lnfantile
wasting with good results. 1t no; only restores
wasted tissues, but gives strength and in
oreaSes the. appetite. am glad TO use such a
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
A PRACTICAL MAN TELLS HOW HE GOT
EGGS EVERY DAY LAST WINTER


EGGS EVERY DAY LAST WINTER.
In the first place, hens should never be
crowded in their winter quarters; second,
corn should never be fed to laying hens,
as it contains no elements that assist in
egg production and is only fit for the fat
tening process. Now, for my method,
not theoretically given, but as a practical
experience. l got eggs every day last
winter and expect to this winter My
houses are not artifcially heated, nor are
they so warm as to keep water from freez-
ing in them; but they are tight enough
to turn all draughts and the windows are
Supplied with tight shutters. The apart
ments are eight feet square and are in
tended TO hold not more than twelve
hens The floor is of dry dirt, covered
about foot deep with clean, dry straw
This should be forked over every two or
three days and changed for fresh as often
MS necessary. In the morning l give
warm feed consisting of bran middlings,
very small portion of oatmeal and the re-
fuse scraps from the table, stirred up in
hot milk feed only what they win eat
up clean; then, about ten o'clock, two or
three good handfuls of wheat, oats or
barley are thrown into the straw; this
keeps them busy scratching for the rest
of the day. A hen must be given plenty
of exercise; she is sure to become too fat
to lay if she has nothing to do but stand
around and eat 'Oh, well, some peo-
pie would say, "all this is too much
trouble; it won't pay" All right, then,
II it don't pay TO sell eggs at thirty five
and forty cents per dozen, there is no
money in poultry at ALL But there is
money in it, as hundreds Of successful
poultrymen will amply proye.-Kaasas
Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
DYSPEPSIA.

SICK HEADACHE, FOUL STOMACH,
BILIOUsNESS, viii be avoided, and
the food that is eaten contribute its
nOurishtng properties for the support of
the natural waste Of the body. SOLD
BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price 25c. per
box, or, ON receipt Of price, will be
sent by mail. boxes for One Dollar.
RADWAY & co., 81 Warren st., N. Y
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

To The EdttoI-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease which ! warrant to cure the
worst cases. SO strong is my faith in its Vlr-
tues that will send free sample bottle and
me his p. o. and Express address, Resp'y,
H.G. ROOT. NJ. C., 1888 Pearl St. New York.
No OPIUM in Piso's Cure for Consumption
Cures where other rem edes fail @5c
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
Children starving TO Denih

THE Maine is the heaviest vessel of the new
navy at present contracted for.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

Washington, jefferson, Madison and
Fillmore Second time) married widows.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05

IPORTANT-Insurance Agents, Bank Clerks, Ex-
i press Agents, Society Secretaries male female
wanted all over the country 10 act as agents. Will
interfere with other duties No capital required.
liberal inducements. Write for particulars 20
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CO.,
81 and 33 Broadway, New York City
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
S()[)E:
NERAL
WA I TER
Sold by all druggists. Information furnished.
SODEN MINERAL SPRINGS co. Qimited)
ole AGENTS, = CEDAR ST. NEM NOk 4.
co N SUM PTION

nave POSITIVE Ttnledl IoT me uboVc uIsease pl ~ -
thousands OF OF the worst kind and ofl0ng standa
have been cured So strong s my faith in ~ efficacy t1s
will send bottles free, together with yeluable
treatise this disease 20 sufferer Give Express and
p o. address 4. A. SLOCUM. NJ. O., 1N Pearl St., n.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
W. L. DOUGLAS, BrocktOn, M

Observation-Disclosures f-tE.'EEa
The man who has invested from thren
TO 1--WE dollars In a Rubber Coat, and
at his first half hours experience IN
q storm finds 10 his sorrow that IL IS
hardly better protection than mos
quito netting, not only feels chAgrined
At being so badly taken in, but also
feels II he does not lock exactly liko
ASK for the "TISH BRAND" sLlcKER
does not have the FIsH BRANp, send for de