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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-26
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-26

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-26

JAMES WEBB, JI1. ~ BIO.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

The fact that many of the natives of
Nice are dying of consumption proves
very clearly, observes the New York
Neios, the deleterious effect of the
residence of pulmonary patients in any
place. 1t is only within the7ast few
years that science has demonstrated the
deadly character of the cxpectoration and
the breath of consumptives. Many have
flouted this, but the remarkable number
of deaths on the Riviera, which has
always been noted for its healthfulness,
goes far to bear out the theory of the
experts. As Nice, Mentone, San Reno
and other places on the Riviera depend
almost wholly upon tourists for their
support it will be impossible for them to
bar the class which brings them in so
much coin. 1t is literal case of life and
death for them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
An Operation to Help Piano Players.

A public experiment was made recent
ly at Steck Hall, in East Fourteenth
street, New York city, in the "liberation
of the ring finger" This is an operation
which consists of cutting the accessory
slips of the ring finger, and the purpose
is to give it greater lexibility and free
dom of movement and additional
strength for playing the piano. The
operation was performed on little girl.
A portion of the hand is benumbered by
a spray of ether, cocnine IS injected and
the slips are cut with a lancet. A dia-
gram of the child's hand was made before
the operation and another after it, and
they showed that the hand, when ex-
tended as far as possible, was able to
reach about an inch farther than before,
while the ring finger could be lifted half
an inch or more higher. The child said
that it did not hurt her, and a few hours
later the only external signs of the
operation were two tiny wounds, as of
needle, on each hand, when the band
ages were taken off.
Another child, Carrie Bowes, age
twelve, was also present. She had her
fingers liberated in this way four years
ago and gave illustrations, to show that
the gain in strength and hexibility was
permanent. This was shown by playing
the piano, by the grasp of the hand on
mechanical instruments and by raising
the finger, even when held down by a
spring .-OHce-d- Week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
Water In the Orient.

The question of water in the far East
is an important one, and the water.car-
riers form one of the largest castes of In
dia. Both here and in Egypt they carry
their water in skins upon their backs,
and they sell it by the cup and by the
skinful. These skin bags are made of
hog skins or goat skins, and the ordi-
nary skin will hold ten gallons. Water
is worth about cent skin, and the
streets of Calcutta are watered by these
men, who sprinkle the water frop the
skin upon the dust. The street water
works of Korea consist of set of men who
go around with buckets of water on their
backs, and in Japan the streets are kept
cool by man who carries two buckets
of water fastened to a pole over his
shoulders, and lets the water out through
little holes in their bottoms. Both in
Korea and in Japan the water used for this
purpose is taken from the cutters, which
form to large extent the sewers of the
city, and the cooling of the air is by no
means a publication OF it. Chioaqc
Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
Antiquity of the Spanish Merino.

The Romans wore nothing but wooden
goods. They had no cotton; they had a
little linen, which was worn as a material
of luxury; they had no silk. They cul-
tivated the sheep with great care, and
some of their richest possessions were in
sheep. But there was one breed of sheep
which they cultivated with great care,
and by that system of selection which
Darwin speaks of as the source of
perfected form of our domestic animals.
1t was called Tarentine sheep, from Tar
entum, city of Greek origin, situated
at the head of the Tarentum Gulf. The
fleece of this sheep was of exceeding
fineness, it was of great delicacy, and
the price paid for it was enormous. The
sheep were clothed in cold weather to
keep them warm; and the result was
that they were tender, and their wool
was very fine. They were a product of
Greek civilization transmitted down to
the Romans. Columella, the great
Roman agriculturist, says that his
uncle, residing in Spain, crossed some
of the fine Tarentine sheep with some
rams that had been imported from
Africa; and the consequence was that
these animals had the whiteness of fleece
of the father with the tineness of fleece
of the mother, and that race was per-
petuated. Here we see an improvement
of the stock, an increase of strength and
productiveness given to the fine wool
sheep Of Spain. At that time the sheep
of Spain was of immense value; for
Strabo says that sheep from Spain, in the
and sold for the price of talent $4,000
a head. In the time of our Saviour,
$1,000 was given in Rome for Spanish
sheep. When the barbarians inundated
Italy, these tine-wool sheep were all swept
away; but they remained in Spain. They
were cultivated by the Moors in the
mountains of Spain, which were almost
inaccessible, and not reached by the
hoTdes of Huns and other northern bar
barians, which had laid waste the greater
portion of the Roman possessions. They
continued to be nourished there by the
Moors, who very much advanced in arts,
and further on were found there as the
Spanish Merino. So that the Spanish
Merino, which we now have, if not the
only, is at all events by far the most i'm
portant relic thBt we have to-day which
has come down to us from Greek and
Roman material civilization. We have
here a direct inheritance from the ma.
terial wealth of the Old World ciyiliza-
tion.-Ne,O Orleans Times Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
sYCAMoREs IN BLOOM.

Like name-wing'd harps the seed blooms lie
Amid the shadowy sycamores.
The music Of each leaflets sigh
Thrills them continually,
The small harps of the sycamores.
Small birds innumerable find rest
And shelter midst the sycamores.
Their songs tof love in a warm soft nesN
Are family echoed east and west
By the red harps o. the sycamores.
The dewfall and the starshine make
Amidst the shadowy sycamores
Sweet delicate strains the gold beams shake
The leaves at morn, and swift awake
The small harps Of the sycamores.
o sweet Earth's music everywhere,
Though faint as in the sycamores;
Sweet when buds burst, birds pair:
Sweet when as thus there wave in the afr
The red hnrps of the sycamores.
-William Sharp, in Harper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

sion," explained she. "she supposed you
were Miss Ormistan's footman; and the
tree is really ours, and we have declined
to let Miss 0rmistan gather the mistle-
toe"
"And oh, I'm so sorryl" faltered
George. "What must you think Of
met"
"That you've done exactly right, said
Colonel Hay, melting visibly under the
troubled light Of the lovely hazel eyes.
"Of course L was the trespasser, and l de-
served all got-and-and-"
"But youare shivering, " cried George.
ooh, what have 1 donel"
"Perhaps," suggested the artful Colo
mel, ''if you would allow me to walk
home with you and get little warm"
"Ohl" huttered George, her color va
rying enchantingly in the moonlight, 'if
you only would. Then I should know
that you had forgiven me-"
Colonel Hay went back to the old
brick house with the two girls and sat in
the orange glow of the great hickory logs
and was introduced to Aunty Anne, and
drank more coffee and enjoyed him
self thoroughly. And when he returned
to Ormistan Hall he carried all the clus-
ters of mistletoe with him, as a present
to Miss Dorinda.
''But you'll never, never tell her how
dreadfully behaved9" pleaded George.
"Never!" asserted the Colonel.
"You promise9" urged George.
81 promise" )" reiterated the colonel.
Miss Dorinda thought his prolonged
absence very strange. She thought it
still stranger when the colonel strolled
over to the Coram place the next day,
and the next, and still the next.
"I-do-believe-h falling In love
with that insignificant little country
grill" said she, with black cloud on her
forehead.
As for George, she could scarcely
understand what it all meant.
"After my leaving him to perish with
cold that night" said she, with carmine
cheeks and sparkling eyes, 81 should
think he'd hate mel"
81 shouldn't" said smiling Kitty.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
Russian Military Discipline.

1t is a curious fact in connection with
the Russian army-that while it had
often met defeat, it was never routed;
though beaten and driven from the field,
it never became a panic-stricken mob.
This conference during defeat was due to
its splendid discipline and rigid
obedience to orders, which were par
amount to all other considerations. A
Russian force was moving to the attack
of position impregnable. A superior
officer asked the commander where he
was going. "To attack the position in
'front.'" he answered. "But it is folly
madness" ~ know it, but l have my
orders" "Oh, you have orders; move
on, thenl" the officer coolly said. This
incident takes a good deal of what has
always been regarded as exaggeration out
of the story that is told of a Russian
army surgeon on his professional round.
On entering ward, the officer in charge
gives the command, attention." when
each inmate at once takes the position of
soldier. tongues out" is the next
order, followed by the instant projection
of that member. The surgeon, accom-
panied by an attendant, then proceeds
along the line, examining each tongue
and giving directions as to treatment.
When the inspection is over and the
medical officer takes his departure, the
command Tongues in!" releases the
line from its unpleasant and ludicrous
position, and SIN place rest' allows the
men to resume their cots. And yet
military writers admit that the soldier
who thinks always gets away with the
human machine in battle. Cincinnati
IAN, ,aarc;o1
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
RATES or ADVERTISING
TELLING THE BEES.

In a corner of the garden, on a lazy after
noon,
We heard the bees a-humming every one
was out Of tunel,
And we watched the busybodies as they cir
cled bout their hives,
And we envied them the happiness and sweet
ness Of their lives;
There was no one near to hear us, there was
no one near to see,
Excepta bird which sang its prettiest for
Rosalie and me
And the bees.
"There is something must tell you, " began
in notes forlorn,
"And want so much to tell you ere we part
tomorrow morn"
To gain fresh courage now l sighed and
waited for awhile,
When on the face Of Rosalie appeared a
wicked smile;
And she aimed at me thisparting shot before
she ran away
"If you can not tell it me why don't you try
and tell 1t, pray,
To the beesg
At dusk sauntered over to the trysting place
again.
''Tell the bees" echoed slowly, while a
reminiscent train
Myths and queer old legends of superstitlous
day
Through mem'ry uuretentive coursed its
bewildered way.
Jubernates says the Aryans held the bees in
holy fear,
Lest departed souls should in these little
creatures reappear;
And in his Georges, Vigil, too-but then
they only told
The bees Of death and trouble in those dark
some days Of old,
And not of love; yet should the tiny insects
understand
And start the wheel Of fortune? / resolved
TO try my hand.
Three times softly raped upon the hive just
next to me,
Three times 1 said, in accents low: 81 love
my Rosalie"
Silence followed; than a rustic then voice
in tones l knew,
A human voice responded; "And your
Rosaie loves you"
sprang and caught her, while my lips-but
then you plainly see
That what they said and did is known to
Rosalie and me
And the bees.
-DeWitt C. Lockwood, in West Shore.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Ventilating fans for passenger cars arc
now operated by electricity.
A syndicate Of Illinois capitalists has
bought 100, 900 acres of manganese lands
in Arkansas.
Cleveland, Ohio, will push its tunnel
under the lake two miles farther, at a cost
of S35 per foot
There are at least 100000 acres of
phosphate rock scattered through the
western part of the State of Florida.
Turkish engineers say that the river
Euphrates might be made navigable the
year round by an expenditure Of $780,
900.
South Dakota has a 1500-foot well six
inches in diameter, throwing 400 gallons
of water a minute. There are in that
region wells 5000 feet deep.
Out in Nevada telegraph poles in low
places, where water stands in winter, are
said to have taken root and are covered
with foliage. The poles are cottonwood
and were planted with the bark on
them.
Electricians say there are more inqui-
ries for electrical roads at this time than
ever before known. One of the lead
ing electric car companies has found it
necessary to withdraw all its advertising,
on account of the rush of orders.
Overhead electric wires should never,
says Herr Stemens, have more than SOC
volts pressure; underground conductors,
with transformers, no more than 20OC
volts. The transformers and conductors
should, however, be tested up to 5000
volts.
A Ignite sugar refinery has been es.
tablished in Philadelphia for utilizing
"black strap" the refuse of molasses.
Hitherto this substance has been used in
making rum, but the product has always
been in excess of the demand. The in
ventors claim that the process will revo-
lutionize the sugar industry. 1t Is clar.
fled through pulverized Ignite.
Experiments made in Sweden by NJ.
Sandberg on the strength or metal rails
during winters have shown that steel
rails containing over four per cent. of
carbon are apt to break in cold weather.
In fact, the result of bis investigations
points to the use of rails having less car
bon than this-say, three per cent.-in
countries as cold in winter as Norway
and Sweden.
Many of the substances usually ap-
piled for the purpose of rendering fab
RIGS incombustible change the color of
the material or stiffeu it so much that
its usefulness is considerably impaired.
An easy and safe way of protecting cur
tains and mosquito netting against fire is
to steep them in a solution of phosphate
of ammonia, obtained by mixing pint
Of water with about three ounces of phos-
phate. The color and texture of the
fabric remains unaltcred.
Experiments have been made at Havre,
France, with the luminous buoy of NJ.
Dubois. The buoy emits the light
(which is produced by phosphuret of
calcium) on reaching the water, and as
1t is very powerful, the sea is illuminated
for considerable distance around.
Spectators in the lighthouse at Havre
saw the glare distinctly at a point two
and half miles away, and it can be
seen for over five miles. Experiments
are also to be made in lighting the chan
mel of the Seine from the Amfard bank
to where the dykes commence, by means
of decked boats with masts over six feet
high, on which lights are to be mounted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
The Italian Prime Minister.

The italian Prime Minister, Signor
Crispi, recently gave most extraordinary
evidence in the Chamber of Deputies of
his superstition regarding the evil eye.
SSignor Imbriani, having alluded to Signor
Vrispi's life as>>necessarily terminable,
The Latter fumbled in his pocket, drew
out one of the horn-shaped pieces of coral
used in Naples as a counter spell against
the "jettatura," and openly pointed it at
the speaker.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

"England proposes to follow American
example by establishing criminal court
Of appeals, more especially for capital
cases, and popular disapprov.l of recent
decisions of the Home Office, to which
the only appeal now lies, gives much
force,p remarks the Chicago Post, "to
the argument in favor of the reform.
There is general public impression that
capital cases are dealt with too hastily
and often unjustly."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
-DeWitt G. Lockwood, in West S

Not so bad after all-DeSsert.
Gilt frames-Prison windows.
Sound precautions-Fog whistles.
Come to think of it, the glacial period
was the original pack age. - Utica Her
aid.
Lying is wicked, but, thank goodness,
it is not questionable. Tels-
gram.
Give man an inch and he wants a
foot; give him foot and he Immediately
begins to kick.-AtohisoR Globe.
"Good morning, judge. How is your
honor to-day9" "My honor is safe, but
my digestion is very weak, ,"-Puck.
Tenderfoot-"Say, Mister, how far
does your claim extendl" Squatter-
"As fur as kin shoot. - Yankee Blade.
First Passenger-"Are ye sick, Thorn
asa" Second Passenger Qaintly)-"D'ye
think I'm doing this for fun. "-zHe
Jester.
A man whose wifes good looks were
the only anchor for his love, says "She
is a thing of beauty, and jaw forever" +"
Yankee Blade.
The man who finds music in a clar-
met is doubtless of the opinion that
Apollo was tootle-ary divinity
Washington Post.
The man who lies swinging in ham,
mock all day long can generally think up
lots of schemes to keep other people
busy. -SOmeroiue Journal.
The man who boasts that he is always
bound to speak his mind would do
quite as well if he would occasionally
mind his speak. Transcript.
Gauder-"How do you account for
the Milky Wayl" Wittix-'T suppose
the COW jumping over the moon had
something to do with il. it."-Harper's Bd-
ear.
There is some satisfaction in knowing
that the man who spreads himself out
over two seats of horse car counted for
only one in the census. - Philadelphia
call.
"How is businessi" inquired friend.
"Slow," repeated the stakeholder in the
cemetery association. "But sure,n he
added, Frightening up.-Chicago Tri-
buHe.
Funny, when man puts on high
hat for the first time, he'll duck his head
at door casing that he couldn't reach
with a step ladder.-Biaqhamt0H Repub-
licaR.
Thin Old Man (cramped and cross)-
"This car ought TO charge by weight"
Stout Woman Degrading him contemptu-
ouslO-'If they did, they'd never stop
to pick you up
Judge Fellow, you are condemned
to death. Is there anything you would
like 10 eat before you are eXecutedP'-
African Criminal-"Yes; the judge. ~
FiiegeHde Blletter.
Jones-"I want to have you under
stand, gentlemen, that l stand on my
meritsm smith, should think you
would lose your balance pretty often. -
Burlington Free Press.
Census Taker-''How old are you,
madaml' Madam-'Iye seen twenty
five summers" Census Taker - GLOW
did you come TO miss the other fifteen or
twenty Binghdmf0a Ledder.
"Where did young Browne get his
money, papa" From his uncle, old
Sam Brown. He inherited everything
he has in the world except the final 'e'
to his name. - Merchant Irarelor.
Charles -"Werey you embarrassed when
you proposed TO Miss ManybeauxP
Frederick but confess was put
sut when her father came in few
minutes later, - BiHgAamtoR RePabIieGn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

Ida Lewis, the heroine of Lime Rock
Lighthouse, who has saved the lives of
so many persons, receives from the Gov
ernment a salary of $3.50 year and two
tons of coal. When her father became
paralytic she was made custodian of the
light for life. In appreciation of her
heroic efforts in saving lives she has a
gold medal from the. United States Treas
ury Department, IN silver medals from
the State of Rhode Mand, one from the
Humane Society of Massachusetts, and an
other from the New York Life-Saving
Association. 1t was in 1869 that Gen
eral Grant presented her the splendid life
boat Rescue, which she now has. James
Fisk, Jr., built a boat house for it and
also sent the heroine a silk flag made by
Mrs. Mcfarland, of New York. Miss
Lewis is a member of Sorosis, aud was
presented a gold brooch by that organ
ization. She also has a number Of valua-
BILE articles from private individuals, and
a token that she much appreciates was
keg of maple sugar and box of oatmeal
from poor man in the West.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20
Few people are aware of the enormous

Few people are aware of the enormous
expense incurred in taking the census.
The population of the United States in
1890 amounted to 1929, PA, and the
cost of the census was S44,37 This
represents a cost per capita of 1.12 cents.
In 1880 the population amounted to
90, 155, ,7S2, and the cost of the census
was S., ,s62, ,752, showinga cost per capita
of 11.75 cents, more than ten times the
cost per capita of the census of 1890.
The amount appropriated for the census
of 1fiS Sc, ,OOO,O 900, exclusive of
printing, engraving and binding, to be
expended in gathering so much varied
information. Hence the eleventh census
must be considerably more expensive
than the tenth census. The number of
volumes in the census of 1880 were
twenty-four, as compaA1 with one vol
ume in the census of 1890.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

The Chicago Sun reports, that San
Antonio, Texas, is the objective point of
good many capitalists, who see in the
immense water-power near it, immense
capabilities for cheap manufacturing. In
addition to this, natural gas has been
ound in paying quantities, and will be
piped to the city.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

The New Orleans Times Democrat as
serts, that of the 9SS colleges, with their
$50, 900 students, registered at Washing
ton, two-thirds now open their doors to
women.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

The Judge-Advocate- General, of New
York, has decided that the militiamen
cannot be compelled to attend divine
service.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

The Louisville Times is authority for
the statement that nine out of ten crimi-
nails are bow-legged.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

While the learned professor was writ
ing his great work he was so absorbed
that for eight days he salted his soup
with the sand from his writing desk and
never knew it.-Fhegehder Blaetter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-20

The London Stdtist, recognized
statistical authority, places the present
annual production of silver in the world
at .130, 900, 900 ounces, and presents the
'eollowing estimate of the average annual
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1890-02-11
aatbpni6er Sir6en Salenser.
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