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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
Ice Harvesting.

was talking last evening with one Of
the largest ice packers along the Hudson
River. He said that the greatest suffer
ers from the lack of cold weather are
the men who are accustomed to fill in
their winters by working for the i e
packers OF late years the freezing
weather has come after New Years Day.
During the past seventy years there have
been bat five winters when the ice crop
fell greatly below the average. They
were those Of 1916, 1896, 1887, 1888 and
1889. The Hudson River has only been
frozen over once this winter, and that
was on December Is. Sin e 1850 the
Hudson has been permanently closed for
the winter later than this year only on e.
That was in 1891, when it was frozen
over on February 3.-Rel0 York Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
A FRIEND

AS sang the voices in the courts above,
Moved by the Lady's shining mien and
grace,
"Lo, here comes one who shall increase cur
lovel"
SO cried my heart when first saw thy face
knew thy spirit was to mine akin,
Dwelling anear on some eternal shore;
Time, Sorrow, Death, their filmy threads may
spin,
They bar no shining path we shall explore.
Enough, though here we may not meet since
we
Once stood together on that blessed height,
When, through the mists that veil eternity,
Truths flaming star burst forth upon our
sight.
And though our circuits lie worlds separate
We smile and part, for surely, o my friend
Their lines shall intersphere or soon or late,
And move together to the journeys end.
II now we met, perchance the hateful mask
OF finite vision might obscure our eyes
And dim Truths fixed star. No boon ask
We have met once on hills of Paradise
Annie Kent, in Harper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
An Increasing Diplomatic Family,

The list of representatives of foreign
oyernments resident in Washington
has considerable heightened during the
last year. The new circular of the State
Department shows that it is interesting
for other reasons than its increased
length. A year ago there were 81 Min
listers and Charges d'AiTaires entitled to
recognition. Now there are 30, repre-
senting 80 countries. The seven new
representatives are Minister Don Jose
Marcelino Hurtado, of Colombia; Minis.
ter PAX Chung Yang, of Corea, Minis
ter Don Felix Cipnano G. Zegarra, of
Peru; Minister Hadii Hossein Ghooly
Kahn, Of Persia; Minister Don Francisco
Laintiesta, of Salvador, who is also Min
lister for Honduras and Minister Jean
Gsnnadius, of Greece. The increase of
the list will make it necessary to extend
the table at the White House State din
neT. asst year, when there were only
Is ladies on the legation list to invite
and about 4S covers were laid, it was
necessary to invite lady guests who were
not connected with the diplomatic corps.
Now there are Il ladies attached to the
legation, and the difficulty would be to
provide comfortably for all of them. -
Nen York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

"Big Joe" is a magnificent beaver two
years old, and weighs fifty pounds
Crowds of people have tiocked to Mr.. j..
G. Nivian's to see this living curiosity
dining on poplar, which the owner has
contracted for by the cord. and to watch
the appetite left when he gets down the
programme to the dessert, when he be-
comes satiated with apples and tur Ups.
A perfect live beaver in a town or city
is rarely if ever seen. The most cele-
brated travellers that have stood in every
quarter of the globe admit they have
rarely seen one before, and the best
writers in encyclopedias can only guess
how they work by moonlight, but such
authorities can now see how ''Big Joe"
works at Nivian's. Beaver is considered
a great delicacy as food, and the tail of
"Big Joe, fourteen by six inches-extra
size for his age would make a dish fit
for the gods, but he is healthy aud likely
to get a conspicuous place in some
geological garden. lie was caught on
Oliver Lake, near Rabbit Mountain Mine,
by well-known trapper, and was con.
tented at the mines until the present
owner brought him to town in a carriage.
Port Arthur (CaHaidD Sentinel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
A Roman TreadmilI.

There will shortly be on view, it is
hoped, at the British Museum, the very
remarkable Roman treadmill for raising
water which was discovered in the work
ings of the Rio Tinto mine (Spain),
where its woodwork was preserved in
very perfect state by the action of the
copper in the water. 1t may be of in
terest to mention, in connection with
this wheel, that the Roman remains dis
covered in and about the mine, which
were at first unfortunately dispersed,
are now preserved by the Rio Tinto
Company with praiseworthy care in a
small museum at Huelva, belonging to
NJ. Sundheim of that place, who takes
much interest in its arrang gement. There
may be seen the fetters, collars, and ank-
lets (of the modern snape) of the slaves
employed in the mine who worked tho
series of treadmills. one above another,
by which it was drained. Instead of
leanin on bars, as in the modern tread
mill, they appear to have held on to
ropes QiIe bell ropes), of which por-
tions still remain. The extant wheel (4b
metres in diameter) is so constructed as
to utilize their weight in the most ski !
full manner. The pickaXes in the same
collection are so completely modern in
shape that it is difficult to realize their
antiquity, while the curious hoe like
spade of the Spanard finds here its pro-
totype. The same survival may be de-
tected in the "herring bone work. of
the Romans iof whi h specimens have
been found at Rio Into, which reapI
pears in the Giralda at Seville, and is
still in full use. Among the other metal
objects are two bronze urns and some
stamped pigs of Roman lead, with lead
tube. London AtheHIum,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
The Australaslan Wool Product.

The wool. producing industry of the
Australasian colonies is one which is
steadily growing in importance. The
total number Of sheep in the whole of
these colonies on the 3lst of March,
1889, was u 1852, OBS. OF this number
almost one half were found in New
South Wales. The totals for each colony
are as follows New South Wales, 4G,
0G5, l52; New Zealand, Is, ,235, 56i /;
Queensland, l2,926, ljS; Victoria, TO-
623, gsj; South Australia, 5,25l, ,OOi;
West Australia, 1909, 944; Tasmania,
l,5lL,24'. The total Of 90, 1862, O8S com
pares with total Of 1S, sSS, no in 1883.
For purposes of comparison, We may give
the number of sheep in some other
counties. For the Argentine Republic
the figures in 1885 We're =, O0p, 600; in
European lussia, excluding Poland,
there were in 1883 estimated TO be 4G,-
~, '36 sheep; in the United States in
1887 the number was "A, '5e, ,3li; and in
1886 in the United Kingdom there were
26, 055, $40 sheep, - Boston Cultipat0r.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A Test for Tea.

A Russian analyst gives the following
as test by which tea can be proved TO
be genuine or not Take pinch of tea
in a glass, pour upon it a little cold
water and well shake it up. Pure tea
will only slightly color the water, while
strong infusion is quickly got from the
adulterated or painted leaf. Now boil
both sorts separately, and let them stand
till cool, and the difference between
them will be most marked The false
tea will become still stronger after long
standing, but will remain transparent.
Whereas the pure tea will become muddy
or milky. This last appearance arises
from the tannic acid which is a natural
property in pure tea, but which in arti-
fetal tea is entirely absent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

According to the Ca'hoiie World there
are ninety colored Catholic SCHOOLS in Iht
Southern diooeseGand two colored sister
hoods s-the 0bates, Of Baltimore, and
the Holy Family, Of New Orleans, which
provide teachers for the schools. TRe
number of Catholic colored churches,
the World says, is not more than twenty,
end there is but one co!ored Catholic
priest in the country.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

the safety of travellers, as II was his
business to keep the road in order, and
when he heard that some of the boats
passengers had been killed, he came to
US in CONSERVATION and distress, TO know
how many and who they were.
When he heard that one was an Egyp-
tian soldier and the other a boatman,
"Bismillah," he cried, turning on his
heel, 81 thought they might have been
Franks"
So little is native life counted among
them. - Youths Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
THE MITTEN.
In the sleigh there was only just room for US

In the sleigh there was only just room for US
two,
There was nobody else to forbid it.
The music Of sleighbells beat time to my
heart
And some way or other did it.
There was love in the air that was breathed;
the white snow
Was tinged with the suns golden glory.
WE'LL spoke-and she gave me the mitten
point blank!
That's the long and the short of the story
The wild rush Of happiness you do not know.
You can't know unless you have tried it,
What's that, Why she gave me the mitten
that's true
But her dear little hand was inside i'll
--Vdssdr Miscellany
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

In Michigan University ga larger pro-
portion or woman than of men are tax
ing by choice the full classical course, +"
President Angel reports. Men are be-
coming scientific rather than classical,
on account of the new openings in
scientific professions, while women study
Greek and Latin, to meet the require.
ments os teachers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

In England, France, Germany, Rel.
giun. Holland, Austria and Switzerland
there are 22l cites having street raj,
roads. Among these / ls are in England,
43 in Germany and % in France, there
being no city Of less than 20, 600 inhabit.
ants asing such roads, while in ths
United tates they are found in cities OF
'notanore 1000 inhabitants.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

1t is against the law in Mexico fol-
any one to read a newspaper aloud but
no one cares for that, observes the New
York 7riDfge, as few people want to
read them anyhow. You can get more
nt~s in Mexico by sitting down half an
hour at a popular cafe than you could
get by reading Mexican paper for a
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

, German literature has been added to
the curriculum of the college of litera,
turo at the Imperial University of Japan.
Two German professors will, native
paper says, be shortly added to the staff
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
monument to the Hambletonlan Sire.

The National Association of Trotting
Horse Breeders proposes to erect bronze
statue of the great Hambletonian, TO cost
not less than $4,000, as a memorial to
the progenItor of one of the fastest
strains of American trotting horses.
The ommittee in charge OF the work is
composed of j. G. Rowland, Guy Miller
aud j. W. Gray. Treasurer of the Asso-
citation, who also Is AS Treasurer Of
the fund. A considerable sum for this
purpose had already been collected by
L. A. Buck, editor of the Spirit Of he
Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

In suit for damages for loss of son
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided
In favor of the Philadelphia Steamboat
Company. The court held that a row.
boat is not vessel within the meaning
.ofAhepavigation laws, and that steam
boat is,s.theretore, not bound to get out
sof the rowboat's way.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

The Wilmington On. c. Ms'eager
gives an itemiled statement showing
that the theft of a chicken valued at
ffteen cents cost the taxpayers of that
state SC0i.70 cents before the State was
rid Of the olTender.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

e John s. Scott, South Carolina cotton
Blanter, has been appo ntcd by the
Russ'a9, ,Coye amen. ~. .c;i9'endent and
Instructor OF a large cotton phntat or
owned by the Government in one Of the
Southern provinces.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

garden and Forest urges the Govern
ment towithdraw its forest lands from
'eaIe aud place them in the care of the
army. The Philadelphia Times indorses
the Suggestion, and asks the States tc
take immediate steps for the preserva.
tioH of The forests before all our great
rivers shrink into shallow lit.le streams.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

! New York is agtating the proposition
to establish free kindergarten schools to
take the place of her present primary
system of instruction.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Mackerel and halibut, it appears from
the fishery reports, are doserting the
waters of the New England coasts. Fol
the year 1888 there was falling off Of
about six'million pounds in the catch Of
these two kinds of fish.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

/. The necessity for the artificial applica-
tion of water is said to be far greater in
California than in the older countries Of
Furone
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Pago- Pago, the Samoan port granted
to the United States for coaling
station, is the most easily defensible
harbor in the Southern Pacific.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
The Samoan King enjoys the princely
income of $50 month.

The number of millionaire Senators is
estimated now at from thirty to thirty
two, or nearly one-half the entire
Senate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

: A Satistician asserts that twenty
Princes and Princcsses Of the reignlug
families of Europe have been treated for
mental disorders.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Deaths'from mining explosions in Eng.
land for 1888 were only forty-three.
This is the loves. record since 1851,
when the number was first officially given.
The lowest previous to 1883 was 81 .ty.
five deaths in. 1894. The highest RECORD
in the past thiNy-eight years was in
1866, when $50 lives were lost by ex,
plosions-36O of these being covered by
the one casualty at the Oaks Colliery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

The great river of Egypt has not sent
down its accustomed floods this year.
and the people who depend on that fol
their food indulge only the most gloomy
anticipations for the future. There viii
be no corn in Egypt this year, and tht
ancient granary Of the world must itsel
buy of more prosperous nations. somt
believe that the great feeders of the Nile
have been cut OIL by growths of vegeta
bles choking oil the passage of water
.Another thaIy is that the large Hood a
Rgo leftNams which now obstrucl
Sier, as was the case some years
M which were not cut through
$50.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

1t is proposed to make excavations in
the neighborhood of the Roman Forum
TO cost SO, 600, Geo.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

There are Is, 995 public houses in the
London police district aud 2jJ co ee
stalls.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

The commencement exercises Of the
public schoolsO which took place at the
theater last night, were very effective in
eliciting the hearty applause of the inn
mense audience in attendance. The thor
oughness Of tive system Of education en-
forced in the city schools was adj
mirably exemplfied by the schol-
airs whose names appeared on the pro-
gram, and their parents and friends
were gratified beyond measure, as they
had a right TO be. THE APPEAL con-
graduates the superintendent and the
teachers on the result, which is only SC
much OF additional proof OF their ability
for their positions and their devotion Ia
their duties.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

tho plea. And yet the truth is, tho
same blind and infatuated policy that IL
here pursued by these puddlers and en-
forced by men Of other trades to prevent
boys from learning them that has induced
the importation Of so much 'scab" labor
and made it possible for employers to
have recourse to un killed Poles and
Ilungarians in the iron. working regions Of
Pennsylvania especially. Our country is
free, and the men and women in il are free
to learn and follow any handicrait occu-
patton by which they can earn living.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

The Alta California makes merry over
the fever the Agricultural Department has
been thrown into by its wonderful discov-
cry that fax can be grown in this country
for the fiber II says: "The cackling is as
noisy as that made by pullet when she
discovers that she can lay an egg, and that
the responsibility OF maternity may be
enjoyed every day. The manufacture
Of linen was one OF the first to be
domesticated Those OF us who are
descended from seli-supporting people
remember the planting and pulling,
the rotting and decortication and bleach
ing and spinning and weaving Of the flax
and the serviceable garments that were
made Of IL. Many years ago firm was
organized TO apply discovery which
omitted the rotting OF the stalks. The de-
corlication was dry process, and fine APP
pearing fabrics were made Of the fiber.
But when these fabrics were used another
discovery was made, for they proceeded TO
rot and mildew and spot and speck and
drop into rags, and the firm and the expert
ment failed. TWAS them demonstrated that
the roIting was necessary to produce
chemical changes and remove some Gle.
ment in the fiber, and II not rotted in the
stalk the flax would rot in the shirt, or
table cloth, or bed linen. Wedon't know
why the domestic manufacture Of linen
ceased. Perhaps for the same reason that
buckskin trousers disappeared. Cotton
took the place of linen in personal wear, |"
and was manufactured very cheaply by
large factories and then shirt factories
sprang up everywhere.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

TnE death OF Laura Bridgman, deal,
dumb and blind, and without the sense Of
smell from infancy, recalls the remarkable
patience with which DIR. S. q. Howe, hus.
band Of Julia Ward Howe, undertook her
education, beginning when she was only
eight years OF age. She had but one sense
to rely upon, for her sense Of taste had
been much impaired by tho disease which
bcreit her OF all the others. But Dr.
Howe. in his time one OF the greatest Of
philanthropists, was much encouraged
from the first lesson. and by degrees the
afflicted girl was enabled TO read the books
that are printed in raised letters for the
use OF the blind, and became remarkably
dextcrous and proficient in the Use OF the
sign language TO convey her thoughts and
receive tho impressions Of others. Her
sense OF touch was to her in place OF all
the other senses, and she learned 20 sow
and cmbruider aud made her own clothes,
besides doing work for the institution
where she 80 long made her home. She
became an expert in many things and was
much beloved by all who came in contact
with her. She lived nearly sixty years,
and was full OF courageous resignation to
the last.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

FRoN the Illinois Bureau Of Statistics
We learn that the total amount Of mort
cages on land In that State Is 1851, 322, $50
Of thissl2J, 73J, SOS is ON farming property,
aud the rcmaincr on city and town lots,
500, 39j, los being on Chicago property.
Ohic's Official statement is that the total
amount OF mortgages on farms In that
State is 6j.oOO,OOO, and al the mortgages
in the State, including city and town prop.
crty. aggregate 100000, 600 thus showing
that city rather than country property is
under pledge for Indebtedness, aud that
the mortgage business is not rs bad as it
has hitherto boon made TO appear, though
bad enough.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31
Arie,ian Well water.

To the Editor Of The Appeal:
There certainly is something wrong with
the artesan water. have noticed 1t
closely from the first, and this | notice,
especially Of late that when you draw a
bathtub full and use II for bathing when
the soap is used there Is a thick, red sedi-
ment that settles on top OF the water, SO
thick you can take 1t up with your hands.
Then, II you let it drip at the bowl, il will
stain IL with a thick, rel sediment, like
mineral paint. We do not use il for drink
ing, never have, and | do not consider il
iit TO be used rs drinking water.
Today, after coming out OF the bathtub,
] was thunderstruck when looked In the
glass and saw my hair and whiskers all
dyed n reddish color. They were entirely
white when went in. From my expert
ence with II, aud from close observation,
| am satisfied II is no better than Wolf for
bathing. II rs good; aud rs for drinking,
We never have used IL, and never will. |
think the city authorities had better 20
slow. Respectfully, G.. A. s.
Memphis, Tenn, May 80, 1889.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

ANNouNcENrST is elsewhere made by
telegraph VI the death Of the Hon. Edward
J. Gay, OF Plaqucmiuc Parish. Represent.
alive from, the Third Congressional District
Of Louisiana Mr.. Gay was Virginian and
was born in Bedford County, In that State.
In 1910, whence hc removed TO Illinois
in $50, aud thence to ~. Louis
In 1924, where he ultimately om-
barkcd In business, removing thence to
Louisiana In 1855, whorc he has over
sinco been engaged In manufacturing and
mercantile business AMI In agricultural
pursuits. lilo was one Of the founders Of
the 81. Louis Merchants Exchange aud
was president OF the New Orleans Sugar
Exchange nom iis foundation Ia 1855. Tic
was elected 10 the foriy.ninth Congress
reelected 10 the fiilielh and again re-
elected TO the Fiily.hrsl, which will begin
liz first session in December next. Mr.
Gay was nothing Of politician, but he
was a sound Democrat and safe lcgis.
lator.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31
JAMESON DISCHARGED.
Tho Charge OF Assault with Attempt I,
Commit Rape Unprovon.

Tho Charge OF Assault with Attempt to
Commit Rape Unprovon.
II. II. Jamison, a machinist working at
the Memphis 4 Charleston Railroad, was
before Justice Elliott, yesterday on achargo
OF assault with intentto commit rape Upon
the person Of a servant girl named Tillio
BOskey. Tho trial was set for o'clock
pm, but before this hour a brother Of tho
girl appeared and through the good offices
OF Jamison's counsel consented 10 with
draw the complaint. The girl was there,
buxom, well favored German, only three
months from the fathcrland. She and her
brother said that ~ Jamison had wife aud
several children, they would not prosecute
him, but let him oil. dose becblcs yos
baad becbles in dis coontry; | never no
hear dot In larmany already" said the
girl. She was full Of good nature and for
givcness.
Assistant Acknowledgement J. NJ. Stecn
came In at this conjunction and objected
TO tho withdrawal OF the charge. 1--WE
cannot force these people 10 prosecute"
he admitted, but we can have the case
before the Grand Jury" lie insisted on
trial and trial was had, resulting In an
acquttal OF the defendant
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-31

TuR Brookyn Chisoi, discussing the
banquet recently given to cx.Prcsident
Cleveland by Democratic club Of Now
York, scouts the idea Of iis being a
preliminary movement TO keep that dis.
tinguished Democratic statesman before
the country ms Presidential possibility,
and says "what three yeau may bring
to pass no living man can tell, but what
almost every person Of common sense can
see Is that it is very much too soon to ven.
turc upon predictions OF what will happen
politically in the year 1902"