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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-11
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

I'll. public debt statement issued on the
st showed the total debt to be 81 .Gi .iUl. =
III: cash In Treasury sI Isl. or; debt less
:csh In Treasury. sl.h1o,G 62l Decrease
Turing June, s.Gs,. ~ Decrease since
Iunc ~. 1sss ~S:s,ss:;a
THE death Of Mrs Thomas, the widow 0f
zen eral Thomas. Commander Of the army
u the Tennessee. occurred in Georgetown.
}. e., on the lit
The President made the following ap-
continents on the Ist: A. l. SnOwden, of
oennsylyania. Minister Resident and Con-
ml General to Roumania, Ssrvia and
ireece: William II. Edwards, of Ohio, Con-
ml General to Berlin; Augustus q. Bourne,
IT Rhode Island, Consul General to Rome
eugene Schuyler of New York, Consul Cen
.ral to Cairo: William Harrison Bradley, of
illinois. Consul General to Nice; Arthur
Macarthur. Jr.. of Washington, Assistant
Acknowledgement Urited States Army.
TnE Government receipts from all
sources during the fiscal year closed June
70 aggregated s3sS. 59l IT, against ST? a6G. !
"a for the preceding year. The ordinary
expenses were sls3, 73t.l37. against sl34.-
iO,4 during the preceding year. The
pension charge was ss1 ,9ss,GS3, or about
1900, 900 more than for the previous year.
The surplus revenue for the year will
amount TO S1e6, ON, 100, against sll9, ,Gl2, llG
ihe previous year
On the 1st Secretary Blaine left Washing
,on for Bar Harbor. Me-, where he will re-
main until September
The annual statement on the 1st of the
Comptroller of the Currency showed that
he National bank circulation had fallen
rom So, Cos, ,OeO year ago to $2l5 OOO, 600,
or about seventeen per cent
II was said that at a conference held at
Washington on the I'd by the President, the
members OF his Cabinet and sc everal United
States Senators, decision to call special
session Of Congress to meet about Novem-
DER was reached.
WARRANTS were issued by the Secretary
If the Treasury on the I'd in payment OF
sl6,O0o, 600 on account of pensions, being
The first payment on this account for the
new fiscal year.
THROUGHOUT the country Independence
Day was generally celebrated on the 4th.
President Harrison passed the day Us the
quest of Henry c. Bowen at Woodstock
Conn
At the United States mints the coinage
executed during June amounted to S93i,
10 pieces, representing s4,7sO, 4l3IO III
value. There were S. ,49J gold pieces, OF
III, l,391.c95 in value, and 35l4, 40 silver
pieces, of g, oS3. .p3 30 In value.
In the United States there were 152 busf-
ness failures during the seven days ended
,n the 5th, against Isl the previous seven
lays The total failures in the United
states to date from January 1 is 6,C37
against ), 401 in lSSS
On the 5th Hadje Hassein Ghooly Khan,
the Persian Minister to the United States
resigned his post and said he should leave
this country, never to return. He gave a.
his reason the articles published in Ameri-
san newspapers from time to time concern.
ing the ways and doings Of his royal mas
ter, the Shah.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-11

The execution OF the negroes Prince
Fleming and Richard Jordan. for the mur-
der of John Taylor fcoiored), took place at
New Orleans. La ON the 3D.
At the race track In Oklahoma, Ind. T.,
the grand stand collapsed on the 18th, injur-
ing more than one hundred persons, many
fatally. and one killed outright.
KENTUCKY Republicans met in state con-
vention at L.xin ton on the 4th and nom
mated David q. Colston for State Treas
urer.
Ar st Louis on the I'd four negroes were
arrested for the killing OF seven white men
In an election riot at Marion, Miss, in No
yember, ISL.
The Mobile Insurance Company at Mo-
bile, Ala. made an assignment on the 3D.
1t was the last of eighteen life insurance
compani IS started in the South about 1870.
THE North and South Dakota, Washington
and Montana constitutional conventions
IL ct on the ith to adopt State constitutions
On the Chesapeake & Ohio railway train
was wrecked near Ona. W. Va, on the 4th,
and George W. Walsh, the oldest engineer
on the read and his fireman were killed
At Adair, Ia. seventy five people were
seriously poisoned on the 4th by eating ice
cream which was made In vessels that had
die and all were suffering badly
In Milwaukee the large Falk. Jung 4
Borchcrt brewery, with firty-two thousand
barrels OF beer III stock was burned on tho
18th. Loss s550,o00; insurance. s:sn,0
In the North Dakota Constitutional con-
vention ON the 9TH at Bismarck J. L. Fan.
cher tRep, was elected permanent chair
man. In South Dakota, at Sioux Falls, A.
J. Edgerton lsep) was made permanent
chairman In Montana, at Helena, W. A.
Clark Dem was elected chairman, and IN
Washington, at Olympia, John p. Hoyt
(RepD was chosen rs chairman. The Idaho
convention met at Boise City and chose
Judge Morgan lRep) as chairman
FRANK BEEDIsH killed his wife at Mem
phis, Tenn, on the 9Th because she refused
to live with him, and then took his own
life
FLAMES destroyed the business district
and large part of the residence section
of Ellensburg, W. T., early on the morning
of the ath. Ore hundred families were home.
less and penniless. and financial help was
asked The city was practically wiped out.
SHERIFF BRANsoN attempted to arrest
William and James Mills on the 9TH, at
Kirbyville, Mo-, for carrying concealed
weapons The Mills brothers opened fire
on the sheriff and Ed Frenk, his deputy,
killing them both.
From crop reports received on tho :th
Secretary Mohler, of the Agricultural De.
partmcnt of Kansas, estimated the total
yield Of wheat at aA,OtU,OOO bushels, just
double that of last year
The Ohio Union Labor party in State
convention Mt Lima on the 18th made the
following nominations: For Governor, J.
W. Rhodes; Lieutenant Governor. c. l.
Rice; supreme Judge, H. A. Tuttle:
Auditor, Martin krumm; Treasurer, d. d.
Martin; Attorney General, William Baker:
Commissioner of Public Works, Oswald
Dietz
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
to sink back fainting; but he was

to sink back fainting; but he was
alive.
Miss Papa had told the truth. The
man would not die without telling his
child, and the thought of her had sus-
tanned him and given him the strength
to conquer death.
A week later he was out and ready to
recommence his work.
On the evening of the day before that
on which he was to return TO the mind
a great banquet was given by all the
miners to Miss Papa. The place of
honor was reserved for her. A loud
hurrah and wild applause greeted her
when she entered, holding on to Michel's
hand. There were kisses given, shouts
of "Bravom and wild huzzas in honor
of the little queen.
And do you know what she replied to
all this, smiling and clapping her little
hands,
She replied "Papa."
1t would be difficult to describe how
and in what tone she uttered that word.
But all the brave fellows, whose eyes
had hardly ever known tear, will tell
you that they wept that night.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

The interesting process of photograph
ing rifle bullets in motion, by means Of
the electric light, presents some remark
able phenomena, judging from the eX-
periments made by Mach, the Austrian
chemist. In this operation his plan is
to illumine the bullet by letting it break
an electric current formed, but the
velocity of the bullet must exceed that
of sound, in order that the conditions of
the air before and behind the projectile
can be shown. After various expert
ments he succeeded in his efforts to
photograph projectiles fired by Wernal
and Jurde guns, having respectively an
initial velocity of ABS and $50 meters
per second. The photographs obtained
in this manner showed an air formation
in front of the bullet having the form Of
an hyberbole, while behind it almost o
vacuum was formed, in which, when the
initial velocity was very great, there
were some curious spiral motions. From
the description given, there appeared
from these photographs 10 be great
similarity between the motion of body
through the water and that of a pro.
jectile through the air.-Nelo York. Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
Iirotesnne Sncred Nnis-

japanese sacred nuts are the latest fad
in the market, and are having a large
sale as curiosities.
Their intrinsic value is small, but in
former times the uneducated japanese
used to worship them. They are to be
seen at most fashionable purveying
stores that aim to keep up with the pro
cession.
In shape they are exactly like a pair
of mounted oX-horns. They are two
inches from tip to tip aud are black in
color, looking not unlike a black butter
fly. The taste is very similar to that Of
a Brazil nut They retail at from ten tc
twenty five cents apiece, according to
size.
The remarkable quality about them is
thaa they will keep sweet and palatable
for twenty years from the time they are
gathered. These nuts grow in the
marshes of Japan.
AOn cracking the shell a heart-shaped
kernel is revealed, and this shape is what
gave rise TO the superstition as to the
celestial character Of the nut.-Me,o YorI
W0rtf,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
How Men Act Under Fire.

Exposure to fire, writes Colonel Floyd
Clarkson in the Mail ami Express, brings
oat the different characteristics of men.
Those who are naturally stubborn and
combative become more so and make
the best fighters. The way men beha We
when exposed to the enemy's fire de-
pends on whether they expect to be hit
or not. Some men, especially those
new to the work, go into charge firm
ly convinced that they are going to be
shot OF course they are frightened
when they look at in that way. NO man
is willing to 90 deliberately to meet
death, and the idea of being hit, even
slightly, is not pleasant. Looking at it
in this way, the men become extremely
nervous, and in some cases it makes
them actually sick. When compelled to
90 forward, they are so excited that
they hardly know what they are about.
Other men look at it differently, and
do not expect to be hit. These are men
who have seen service. They consider
their chance of being killed so slight in
ordinary engagements that they act as
though they were indifferent to fire. 1t
makes all the difference in the world in
their behavior, and it is the duty of the
officers to convince the men that they
will not be hit. They should even eY
pose themselves to severe fire if necessary
to assure the men.
When | was in the Sixth Cavalry
down in North Carolina we had lot Of
new men. A charge was ordered and
the first company advanced. They were
in an open road close by a piece Of
woods. At the first volley from the
enemy they took to the woods. Then
ordered up the second company. The
men were white as ghosts, but they rode
through the fire. The cavalry charge is
with relvolvers pointed in the air, aud at
the word "fre" the barrel is dropped and
the volley fired. In this charge the men
were so excited that most of their shots
went straight up in the air or over the
heads of the enemy. A couple of months
later the same men would ride and fire
as steadily and drop their bullets close to
the object aimed at.
Itrequires more nerve for men to stand
and receive than 10 ride forward and re.
turn it. The excitement of firing helps
keep the mems courage up. Only vet.
Grams will go steadily forward when men
are dropping on all sides. l remember
one charge when l expected to get hit
had to lead a cavalry charge right in
the face of the enemy's fire. 1t seemed
like sure death to attempt destroyed
all of my papers and we went out with a
rush. The enemy was so astonished
that they dropped their guns and ran,
leaving us to gather in some prisoners
and leave the ground clear for the in
fantry.
remember an incident at Chapulte
pee that tried the nerve of the men. A
forlorn hope was ordered and every tenth
man was told Off. One of the men who
was detailed was so badly frightened
that he became very sick. He was con-
vinced that he would be shot, but he
went through the charge, received bal
on his belt plate and came out all right.
He was aftcrward a Captain in the civil
war and stood fire without filnching
lie died natural death after the wal
was over.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
The Texas Pony.

The most inexperienced horseman will
not have to walk around the animal
twice in order to tell Texas pony; that
is, one viii h is full bred, with no ad-
mixture. He has fine deer-ike legs, a
very long body, with pronounced roach
Just forward of the coupling, and pos
sibly "glass eye and a pinto hide.
Any old cowboy VIII point him out as
the only creature suitable for his pur-
poses. Hard to break because he has
any amount OF latent devil in his dis
position, he does not break his legs or
fall over backward in the pitching"
process as does the "cayuse" Of the
Northwest. ! think he is small and
shriveled up like a Mexican because Of
his dry hot habitat, over which he has to
walk many mi es TO get his dinner. But,
in compensation, he can cover leagues
of his native plains, bearing a sCen-
ingly disproportlonately large man, with
an ease both TO himself and to his rider
which is little short of miraculous.
CeatuyH
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
How to Wash blankets.

utilized some of the bright, sunny
weather of a recent week to wash my
blankets. / used, to me, a new method,
with very satisfactory results. For three
blankets | used one pint of soft soap and
two tablespoonfuls of powdered borax,
dissolved in boiling water. Then l
aided this solution to half-filled tub Of
cold water, large enough to contain the
blankets, and left them stand twelve
hours entirely covered with the solution.
| then squeezed and rubbed them
thoroughly, but did not wiring them.
l put them in a basket over another tub
to drain, rinsed in clean cold water, and
drained again. put little blue in a
final rinse, drained again and hung out
to dry. BY using cold water and not
wringing, my blankets did not shrink,
but when dry were smooth and white.
-Prdiris Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
Ilecipes

SWEET BISCUIT. Two cups sugar, two
cups butter, the whites of two eggs well
beaten, one half cup sour milk, one half
teaspoon of soda, and -four enough to
roll; sprinkle with sugar.
CREAM PIE.-Beat one egg with one.
half cup of sugar. stir in nearly pint of
boiling milk, in which dissolve one and
a half tablespoons Of cornstarch; let cool
and add lemon essence. Bake with one
crust.
SARATOGA CHIPs. -Thinly peel and
slice; let stand in salted water twenty
minutes; take out, drain and dry on a
napkin; separate the slices and drop a
handful at Il time in boiling lard; Stir
with a fork until a light brown or crisp,
as desired; skim out, drain well and
serve. sc solid potatoes.
GINGFU Nut. - One cup of brown
sugar, one of mo,asses, one of boiling
water in whicn heaping teaspoon OF
soda has been disso.ved, the bulk of an
egg in beef drippings or butter a table
spoonful of ginger and nutmeg, yolks
of two eggs, and flour to make stiff
batter, which may be dropped with a
spoon on to tin.
CABBAGE SALAp. Two eggs well
beaten, one tablespoonful mustard, one
teaspoonful pepper, two teaspoonfuls salt,
four tabespOOnfuls melted butter, six
tablespOonfuls sweet milk, one teacupful
vinegar. Stir all on the stove until it
thickens like custard. When cold mix
with finely chopped cabbage Extract
of celery or a little celery salt is an i'm.
provement TO those who like celery.
FICLLED BEETs. Picked beets are a
delicious relish to keep conveniently on
hand. Boil tender half peck of beets.
They should cook at least two hours
slowly. When thoroughly done allow
a slice Of raw onion to every beet Slice
them into a jar, put in teaspoonful Of
horse radish, six cloves aud table.
spoonful of whole peppers 10 every half
dozen beets. Pour boiling vinegar over
them and set them away. When cold
cover.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
How to CnnlS n Potnto.

The cooking of potato is test of
the cooks skill. She, or he, may make
pastry that will melt in the mouth,
salads that inspire verse, and brown
gravies that are the envy of all, but if
the potato comes to the table a heavy,
sodden ball, or a nasty, discolored mass,
we know that the education of that cook
is not complete.
In the first place the potatoes should
be carefully peeled, and the shape that
nature gave them preserved, instead of
chipping off the outside until they look
like oil. ects with which to illustrate
some geometrical problem. Those that
must be cut Lecause of imperfections
can b. cooked and laid aside for warm
ing up. After they are peeled they
should lie for a while in cold water, and
when put to boil, which should be Just
half an hour before they are to be served,
should be put into boiling water after
boiling about fifteen or twenty minutes
a handful of salt should be sprinkled
over them. There should not be too
n uch water Just enough to cover them,
and should not boil too rapidly, as the
outside will fake off. The dish in which
they are to be served should be we'll
warmed and napkin laid in the bottom.
As soon as the potatoes are done, care.
fully lift them from the boiling water
into the dish by placing kitchen fork
under them, and at once put warm
napkin over them and let them stand
two or three or five minutes, then re-
move the top napkin and serve them,
and you have a delicious, white, mealy
ball that is an ornament to any dinner
table, and guest will be sure to ask ::
"Where do you buy such delicious po-
tatoes F'-SpriHgfetL Republicans.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
Game for InvaIids.

A way that is highly recommended for
preparing game for invalids is as follows:
After being properly prepared boil fine
young bird until it is three parts cooked,
then remove the skin, pick all the flesh
from the bones and pound it in a NOR
tar with little of the liquid in which
it was boiled three tablespoonsful of
finely sifted bread crumbs, teaspoonful
of grated lemon rind, a sufficient season.
ing of salt and a grating of nutmeg.
When pounded 10 a perfectly smooth
paste, put the mixture into a saucepan
with little more of the liquid, and let
it simmer gently for ten minutes. When
finished the pomada should be slightly
thicker than good cream. 1t will keep
quite fresh and sweet for three or four
days, and can be heated few spoonsful
at time and served poured over a slice
of nice crisp, hot toast, or in very
tiny dish with sippets of toast inserted
round about. Nothing more quickly
destroys the caprcious appetite of an in
valid than having large dish of any
thing, no matter how daintily set before
them; they require to eat often but only
q little at time. -Br0OiIm Citizen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.

How to Cleanse Chamois Leather
Make solution of weak soda and
warm water, rub plenty of soft soap into
the leather, and allow it to remain in
soak for two hours; then rub it well in
until it is quite clean. Afterward rinse
it well in a weak solution composed OF
warm water, soda and yellow soap. 1t
must not be rinsed in water only, for
then it would be so hard when dry as to
be unfit for use. 1t is the small quantity
Of soap left in the leather that allows the
finer particles Of the leather to separate
and become soft like silk. After rinsing
wiring it well in rough towel and dry
quickly, then pull it about and brush it
well, and it will become softer and better
than most new leather. Detroit Free
Press
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06
THE PuNCTuAL TIDES.

The punctual tides, with sullen roar,
Wash on the seacoast's pe5bly floor;
Dark drift and floating wrecks they strew,
Grinding the old and building new
And building new.
So the long years, with muiIled sound,
Bring tribute from the far profound;
Hoarse winds and STOPPING clouds go by,
And man fares hence we know not why
We know not why.
The tides of time, they rise or fall
With that white waste that circles all;
Our years in vaster periods move,
As our poor loves in lasting Love-
In lasting Love.
Dora Read GooddLe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

The North invested last yearin South.
ern industries $lGs, 200, 900. Nearly
$40, 600, 900 of this was invested in Ala
lama, which leads in mining and manu-
featuring enterprises in that section.
Kentucky got $2s, 900, 600, Texas $ls,
600, 600 and Georgia $l4, 600. The
least amount invested was $4,000, OOC,
which went to Mississippi.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

The Northeastern LVmIrman says that
tho lumber industry is in danger of
business troubles from over p1du uction.
The competition between ~ yellow
pine of the Northwest is increasing, and
while the former will, in the opinion OF
. the LumjtrmaS, uudersell the latter
right along, as it has done in the past,
yet there is, it says, not enough demand
to keep yellow pine stock from accu-
mulatinp.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has TO make out 40, 600 checks for every
pay day. To do this work a force of
clerks is kept busy throughout the year.
Recently the employees of the company
requested to be paid every two weeks in.
stead'of every month as is now done,
but the company found that in order to
aecede to the request the force of clerks
would have to be doubled.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

India is so far away that its vastness
IS scarcely appreciable from Amer ca.
Its development in wealth is marked
by the erection of the most costly rail-
way station in the world, which has been
erected at Bombay at cost of ST., sO0,-
00o.- The structure was ten years in
process of construction. The building
is in Venetian Gothic style, with Oriental
ornamentation, and returning travellers
speak of it as gorgeously magnificent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

The experts who were to have exam
ined the brain of the dead elephant
Chief, now in the possession of tl;e
University of TennsyRania, at PhiIdel-
phia, have decided that the organ is too
soft to give satisfactory results. The
examination was to have been made, as
has been stated, 10 determine, if possi-
BILE, the nature of the disease "must, I"
which is prevalent among the elephants
of India, ana which is supposed to be
identical with human insanity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

sloyd is the new word which looks
ike slang, but is not. Sloydites, accord
ing to the Toronto (Canada) Globe, are
persons interested in introducing manual
training into the public schools. Don't
be discouraged by the name.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-06

f. c. Wines, in recent number o, the
International Record Of Char It's and Cor
re ion, says that in 1850 the ratio Of
prisoners to population was 291 to the
million. Ten years afterward it was COZ,
decade later, s53, and eight years ago
1869 to the million.