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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

ment muskets. l was pretty nervous,
knowing what was at stake, and she
noticed this, and kindly chided me, say
ing that | must take good aim, keep cool,
and that we should surely beat them off.
She called the French boy over and told
him the same, but there was no need of
speaking to the others. They were as
cool as if it was an everyday matter and
l heard the mate say to the cook that he
was afraid the fellows would back out.
The boats came on to within half a
mile of us and then stopped, Some sort
OF signal had been run up on the bark
probably notification that we were
ready for a stout resistance. They could
have seen us preparing by aid of the
glass. There was consultation of about
five minutes, aud then came a cheer as
the boats moved forward. Mrs. Sweet
looked over at the mate, and he nodded
his head, sighted his gun, and after n
long moment applied the port fire. There
might have been some luck about it,
though he was an old gunner, but his
shell struck the easternmost boat plumb
on the bows, exploded with loud re-
port, and she was wiped out so complete
ly that we could not even see the frag.
ments. l believe that every man in that
boat was killed This ought TO have dis
couraged the other, but it did not. She
was pulled for us as fast as possible, and
the stand of grape fired at her went too
high. After that discharge we began TO
blaze away with the muskets, and | hit
one of the rowers and almost stopped the
boat for a moment. While the mate and
negro worked to load the big gun, the
other five of us banged away, and we hit
somebody at almost every shot The
boat came on, however, the wounded
cursing and the unharmed cheering, and
she was within $50 feet Of our side when
the nine pounder roared again. She had
fired a shell plumb into the boat. 1t had
acted as a solid shot and gone right
through her, killing and wouuding and
smashing, and when the smoke blew
away only three men were swimming
about on the surface. These we ordered
aboard and made secure at once. The
bark dropped another boat, but after
coming half way it returned. About
noon she got a rifle of wind which did
not reach us, and made off to the west
for the straits, to be seen no more.
When we came to question the prison
ers, who were lusty-looking cutthroats,
we found that they belonged to the NAL
dive Islands, around in the Indian Ocean.
They made no bones about admitting
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
GOOD CHEESE.

Enough rennet is added to the morn
ing's milk, set in jar at temperature
of seventy degrees, to coagulate in two
or three hours, and then left for twenty
to twenty-four hours. Instead of
any special mold, a common hair sieve
may be used. After pouring out the
whey gathered on top of the curd, cut
it with skinner in slices and lay it on
a sieve to drain; when this is done,
cream in quantities to suit (but not more
than that from an equal quantity of milk
as was coagulated) is then added and
mixed by MASKING with wooden pestle,
like potato masher, until it is a uni
form paste This is then placed in
wicker molds, as "A rule, heart-shaped,
aud is ready for use. 1t must be kept
in an icebox if wanted to keep several
days.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
A Vegetarian Diet.

DIR. B. W. Richardson sounds the
praises of a vegetarian diet which he as
sumes, in his lecture on ''Ideal Foods, -
that what is commonlytcalled happiness
-lghtness Of heart, rIpidity of thought,
and all else that sprmgs from happy
life-is connected withswhat we take as
food. That happiness lis best sustained
by those foods which minister quickest
and with least trouble to the digestion,
and therefore TO the wants of the body
Sir James lIannen had been struck, when
he changed from animal food to a nearly
vegetarian system, by the state of happi-
ness that he experienced, compared with
what he had felt before The speaker
had also felt this in his own life, and
most when he was most nearly yege-
tartan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
A Man Of Mark.

Prince hSiletunka, of the Friendly
Islands in the Pacific Ocean, is, by all
accounts, the most elaborately decorated
potentate in the world. His body is
tattooed from top to toe, and bears over
13, 600 different signs and emblems on
its surface.
Although hitherto unknown to fame,
either as warrior or diplomat, the
hereditary ruler of the Friendly group
must be admitted to be a man of mark.
His only rival, as far as history records
it, is the Hon. Phineas Il. Barnum's
once widely renowned star attraction,
the Tattooed Greek. And the Tattooed
Greek was only pirate, not a prince.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
II. THE CAPTAINS WIFE.

About three years later than the date
given at the opening of this sketch
shipped aboard of a British ship called
the Swallow, to make voyage from
Bombay up the Persian Gulf and back.
She was an old craft and poor sailer,
and her crew of twelve men was made
up of four or five nationalities. | remem-
Der there were two Kanakas or Sand
wich Islanders, one Lascar, a negro or
two, and the others were American, Eng
lish, and Dutch We had scarcely left
Bombay when the Captain was taken
sick with fever. His name WIS Aldrich,
and his wife, whe was a woman of thirty,
always sailed with him. She now took
command in a general way, and this to
the satisfaction of the mates, though both
were thorough sailors. l heard one of
them say that she could take an observa-
tion or work a dead reckoning, and saw
from the orders she gave that she knew
all about IA ship.
We had good weather and made good
progress until after we were above
Muscat, in the Bay Of Ormuz. Then,
one forenoon, we got squall, which did
not last ten minutes, but which brought
down our fore and main to'gallant masts
and carried away a sail or two. There
was cnly light breeze after the squall
had passed and we were lying to and
hard at work, when an Arabian dhow of
abous zoo tons burden came stealing
down the coast We were within four
miles of the rocky and mountainous
shore, but she was two miles inside of
us. She was no sooner made out than
the first mate became very anxious, and
Mrs. Aldrich was sent for to come on
deck. She took good look at the
stranger through the glass, and as she
turned away she queried Of the mate;
"Can we depend upon the crew to
fght?"
81 hope so, ma'am,' he replied.
"IIave them come aft"
All moved aft, and | can remember
through all the long years just how she
looked and every word she said. She
had worried, anxious look, and no
wonder, and there was a trembling in
her voice aS she said
"NIen, YOU know that our Captain is
very sick Yonder comes pirate if
there ever was one. If he captures us
those who live through the fight will go
into the interior as slaves and worse. If
we are all agreed we can beat him off
What do you say;'
Gwen fight TO the last p shouted one,
and the cry was taken up by all.
THANK God" she fervently ex-
claimed. 'sG1ve him brave fight, and
no one can be blamed if we are defeated
Sooner than fall into his hands | will
blow the old ship sky high and all of us
with her.
We had no cannon, but we had fifteen
muskets, a lot of cavalry sabres, and the
Captain had not lodged about those
waters with his eyes shut. He had,
two or three years before, purchased a
dozen hand grenades such as are used by
the Chinese. These were brought up
with the rest and found TO be fused and
in good condition. They weighed about
two pounds apiece, and each was enclosed
in net, so that it could be tossed quite
"a distance. We loaded our muskets,
took our stations, and were as ready as
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
CHICKEN PIE.

Cut two chickens in pieces as for iric-
assoc, and boil them until tender.
Chickens year old need to be cooked
for one and half hours. Let them cool
in the water they were boiled in, then
remove the skin and arrange the pieces
in a deep dish holding about three
quarts, sprinkle each layer with season.
ing of salt and pepper, using about two
teaspoonfuls of salt in all. Put four
tablespoonfuls of butter into a saucepan,
and beat it until soft; add four table
spoonfuls of flour, and beat to a cream
then add a chopped onion, two slices of
carrot, a sprig of parsley, a little mace,
and three pints of water in which the
chicken was boiled. Heat the mixture
slowly to the boiling point, and strain
the sauce over the meat. Make a light
pie-paste, or puff-paste, roll it out and
cut an opening in the center for the
steam to escape, and cover the chicken,
turning the edge of the crust inside the
dish. Bake in "A moderate oven for one
and Il quarter hours.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
WHAT WOULD YEP

What would ye?
Ye who weep through all the years;
What would ye, saddened hearts,
Who see no shining darts
Pierce the gray gloom, who viii not see for
tears9
What would ye?
just for you ON all the hills
The sun is golden, and the golden air.
Filled with rare sweetness yields
The perfume of the fields
Toyou that wait-you loved beyond compare
What would ye?
For your weeping there is sent
To you, unsatisfied,
A joy to none denied
The summer joy. Can ye not find contents
O bounteous earth blessing is LET fall
Upon your children from the tender sky:
A blessing that is Ieace,
And bids their longing cease
For theirs is light and love 10 satisfy.
Helen q. Smith, IN Beiforcrs Mdgdzine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
Drnggists, Colored Lights.

The origin of colored lights in drug
eists' windows is as follows: Originally,
the barber or leech, exposed in his win
dow the medicines he had for sale. In
time, when the business of selling was
separated from that of prescribing drugs,
the physician simply hung up a colored
light leaving the druggists to expose
the medicines or the colored water that
took the place Of the medicines. Nova
days only the colored bottles remain, the
physicians lamps being few and far be-
tween,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Does everybody know that the best
covering for a poultice or mustard paste
is tissue paper.
Use a silver spoon when cooking mush-
rooms. The silver will be blackened if
any injurious quality is present.
Air the house thoroughly every day,
even though the rain comes down in tor
rents, or the snow beats in in drifts.
Be ashamed to iron a limp shirt bosom
Men do not so much care for polished
shirt front as they do for a stiff one.
That hands may be kept smooth in
cold weather by avoiding the use of warm
water. Wash them with cold water and
soap.
That the best and most convenient
cover for Jelly tumbler is thin paper
fastened over the top of the glass by a
rubber band.
1t is a good idea for tall woman to
have her kitchen table and ironing board
a little higher than the ordinary. 1t will
save many a backache.
Use great care in serving food for the
table, as the smallest spatter of grease or
gravy changes the appearance and spoils
an otherwise pretty dish.
That the best way to clear out and
straighten the fringe of towels, doilies,
etc., before ironing, is to comb it, while
damp, with an inch length of coarsest
toilet comb.
Glasses and dishes wipe to perfection
when washed in vtry hot water. Use a
dish-mop, soap-shaker and iron dish
washer. These also expedite the labor,
as very hot water can be used.
A few years ago. a fashionable table was
so piled with high dishes that it was inn
possible to see ones yis-a-yis without
peeping under the heavily laden silver
and glassware. Now table is con
sidered vulgar when not laid in a low,
simple manner.
To take iron rust out of white goods
Pour teacupful of boiling water;
stretch the goods tightly across the top
of it; then pour on little of the solu-
tion of oXalic acid dissolved in water,
and rub it with the edge of teaspoon
or anything. If it does not come out at
once, dip it down into the hot water and
rub it again.
To tie shoe SO it will stay: Tie a
simple knot. Then start to tie a bow
knot, but before drawing down right,
take the last part of the bow made, put
it over, then under the knot, and pull
down tight, as you would finish a bow
knot. This will unite as easily as
regular bow-knot, but Of itself will not
come united
over 1000 cattle We're recently shipped
TO England on one boat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

The late Governor John l.. Manning
sprang from families whose sons were
prominent in the executive history Of
South Carolina. His father, Richard l..
Manning; his grand uncle, James b.
Richardson; his uncle, John Peter
Richardson, and he himself all occupied
the Gubernatoral chair of the Common
wealth. The present chief executive,
John Peter Richardson, was his first
cousin Besides these a relative by mar
riage also filed this honored position.
That is General Wade Hampton, a
nephew of his first wife Charleston (S,
C,l Ners
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

1t is safe to predict, says Detroit Froc
Press, that more blood will be shed in
Africa within the next ten years than
anywhere else in the civilized world. As
the natives begin to appreciate the scope
of the plans Of England, Germany, Bel
gium aud otherpowers, the hostility now
shown is certain to increase and the col
lisions to grow more frequent. OF course
the blacks have no chance of ultimate
success, but their great numbers, their
Inherited disregard for human life and
the remoteness Of the invaders-for such
they must be called-from supplies or
reinforcements, will serve 10 make the
contest more nearly equal than at first
blush seems possible This later carrying
of the war into Africa will have a terri
ble issue.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

! Some Italian observers have been re-
Gently testing the senses of criminals,
ard they find these duller than in the
average of people. Signor ottolenghi,
in Turin, found last year less acute
sense of smell in criminals, and he now
aifirms the same for taste, which he tested
by applying bitter and sweet substances
(strychnine and saccharinc) in dilute So
luton to the tongue. He finds also sthe
taste of the habitual criminal less acute
than that of the casual offender.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

News has reached San Francisco of the
attempted murder Of Count Okuma, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs for Japan. The
Minister had returned from a cabinet
meeting aud was about TO enter the gate
of his residence when a political enemy
of his named Kudishma Tsuneki, threw a
bomb at him. The missile struck the
top of the carriage and exploded. The
Count was severely wounded in the right
leg and slightly in the hand and face
1t was found necessary to amputate the
leg. The would-be assassin killed him.
Golf
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

In the deliberations of the international
maritime conference at Washington, one
resolution was insisted upon, the require
ment, namely, that in fog, mist, or
falling snow, vessels shall 90 at a moder-
ate rate of speed. Positive legal require
ments in this direction, according to the
New York CJserrer, are badly needed ,
for the recklessncss of steam vessels at
such times is continually on the increase.
The argument of the ocean steamers that
there will always be a possibility of a col
lision in fog, and that on the whole the
steamer running the fastest will have the
beN chance of escape, entirely ignores
the chances of the second vessel. If it
is fishing smack Dr coasting ship, such
as are most frequently met in the fog
banks, the probability that it will escape
entire destruction is very small, and di-
minishes in proportion to the speed of
the colliding vessel. Still another point
often overlooked is the fact that when
small ship is wrecked by the larger yes
sci, if the second ship is sailing at full
speed, there is no chance that it can be
stopped in time 10 rescue the survivors.
A law restraining the speed Of vessels in
fogs Is a law in the interests Of humanity
and common senses
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
TO MAKE GOOD PoRRIpeE.

Let the water come to the boiling point
before the meal is put in. Pour the meal
in from the left hand in a continuous
stream, stirring all the time till it comes
to the boil. In this consists the chief art
of porridge making, and on its being well
done depends the smoothness. Allow
it to boil ten minutes and then add the
salt. Salt has tendency to harden, and
would prevent the meal from swelling.
Boil for ten minutes after the salt has
been added. Dish and take with milk.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
MINCED BEEFsrEAK on TOAST.

A favorite, and without doubt the best,
way to use cold beefstcak is to mince it
finely and to put it to stewing for fifteen
minutes with quite a little water. If the
beef has not been all dried up by pound
ing and overlooking the first day, add
to the gravya good sized lump Of butter,
a small onion and a teaspoonful of vine
gar or catsup, and serve it smoking hot
on nicely Drowned toast.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Very showy-P. T. Barnum.
On the fence-The circus poster.
GLANDS off, is poor sign for costly
watches.
! Every fish woman should have her
I scale of prices.
"Time flies" He should get bicycle,
and be in style.
Nothing will so soon make person
hot as cold treatment.
The statesman in his eagle fights of
oratory simply spreads his opinions.
As a general thing the best mathema-
tician of the class is selected for its figure
( head.
First Old Shoe-'I am completely
worn out" Second Old Shoe-"You
do look run down"
Collar-'How do you feel after the
handling you've had!' Shirt Badly
! done up. Thine.
You don't have to speak very loud to
corn crib, for it's all ears at this time of
Merchant Traceler.
Two editors of Mexico recently threat
ened to fight a duel; but as nothing came
of it the pen is still mightier than the
rd.-Jpdge.
''What! You have moved againi
You find it cheaper to move than to pay
rent. " Il don't know, I'm sure.
never pay any rent. '-Judge.
Annie-"Oh, Charley, l found out
something to-day that / promised never,
never to tell" Charley Settling back)
well, I'm ready. Life.
Lightning never strikes twice in the
same place, principally because the place
isn't there the second time the lightning
comes around. -FfdHb LeSlie'S.
| When the boarder wakes from slumber now
a smile his visage wears,
/ For the smell of steak and onions from below
Boston Courier.
"Isn't it sad, Angie? Poor Mr. Little
wit has gone out of his mind" Il won
der he's stood it as long as he has. Aw-
fully cramped quarters, you knoT."-
| Time.
The little girl who wrote on her exam
ination paper: The interior of Africa
is principally used for purposes of explo-
ration, was wiser than she thought
| Baltimore american.
''What is the best time to travel"
asks a morning paper. When you hear
her fathers footsteps on the stairs, young
man. Don't wait until he gets into the
parlor.-Ne0 York Nstcs.
II wish had million dollars, said
little girl to a little boy she greatly
admired; 81 would give it all to you"
Then why don't you give me that APP
pie you've got"-AtchiSoR Globe.
Beacon Street-''Yaas,m my tailor wants
to get me up a small check, y know"
Towne Hall-''And mine wants me to
get him up large check. That just
shows the difference in people "-Bost0a
Times.
There's a matter that's troubled us greatly
And it's never been settled as yet
We should like 10 have some one inform us
Whether Eve was a blonde or bruuettey
-NetC York SUIt
When you can climb through barbed
wire fence in good shape with your
overcoat on, you may then hope to run
for office without being held up before
the world as scoundrel. l.-DmsgWe
Bl9.E-,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
SMALL TALK WITH A SMALL
FLOWER. .~ - -

"Art thou crazy
Little daisy,
Blooming out so lstei"
Dost thou know
That the snow
Soon will seal thy fateT'
81 am not crazy"
Said the daisy,
Blooming out SO late.
Well / know
That the snow
Soon will seal my fate.
But l care not
And | fear not
For I've tried to do
All my duty
Well and truly
With my end in view
"He who gave me
Youth and beauty
Would not have me lie
All inactive,
Unattractive,
Fearing lest l die"
"Then I'll praise thee,
Little daisy,
But I've learned Of you
A good lesson;
Still to press on,
Whatever may ensue.n
The Little Giant
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
PRETTY DISH OF EGGS.

Boil twelve eggs hard, take off the shells,
cut four in halves and four in quarters ;
have ready half pint of sweet cream and
largo spoonful of butter stirred to-
gether over the fire till thick and smooth ;
crate in little nutmeg. Lay one whole
egg in the middle of a dish, place the
others all around, pour the sauce over and
garnish with the yolks of the other three
cut in two.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

George Kennan, the well-known writer
on Russia, in lecture in New York city,
as an instance of the severity of the
climate, told his hearers how he froze
mercury in bullet mold, and then put
ting the bullet in rife, fired it through
an inch pine board.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

European powers are casting lots for
Africa, and Africa is not allowed a chance
in the game. Civilization preceded by
appropriation may be a gain to the rest
of humanity but, in the opinion of the
Detroit Free Press, it is a little tough Oh
the Africans.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

( During 1889 slightly over hundred
million dollars worth Of gold has been
dug from the earth on the four CON
tinents; the largest quantity came from
Australia, California and South Africa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

The striking bakers in London have
succeeded in reducing their working day
to ten hours and, as n result of this, the
master bakers intend to add half
penny to the price of the fourpenny
1,.f
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

In South America one secs great fields
thickly covered with oats, which have
not been sown, but growing spon-
taneously.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

A professional swiudler who was sent
recently to Blackwell's Island, New York
city, boasts of having been arrested fifty
five times during the last nineteen years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

Now that Brazil is a republic, perhaps
her coffee will have finer flavor. Rio
coffee, an exchange alleges, made in
North America is not as good as it might
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

Here are a few dates just now of pc
culiar interest:
1J56-The United States of America.
1S24-The United States Of Mexico.
lsGl-The United States of Columbia
1864 The United States of Venezeula.
1sS9--The United States Of Brazil.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

A young man in Boston went to a mer
chants office 10 ask for the hand of his
daughter. While waiting for the old
man to appear he tore up and nibbled az
AN old blotting pad, and although he got
the girl he has had to lose half Of his
tongue 10 save the remainder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

The loss of life by the recent floods in
the Chinese provinces is placed at 100,.
900.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-08

over 1000 cattle were recently shipped
70 England on one boat,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1890-10-24

to try it? Didn't l do my best to
keep you from trying it?"
"No! Neyerl You encouraged
me to go ahead"
"Mr. Bowserl"
Don't Mr.. Bowser me! This is
the endl The worm turnsl Well
settle matters this very day!"
But Mr.. Bowser is still with me,
and | have no doubt we will live
and die together.