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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
TrafIlc IN Dried Human Hoads

There is an article of Ecuador's COM
merco, which, though not reckoned in
any market reports, is worthy Of especial
notice, viz, human heads, dried and
pressed TO about the size Of your fist,
each wearing the most life-like ex-
preston upon the perfectly preserved
features. Most of the faces are elabor.
ately tattooed, and all have long hair, the
lips sewn together with fibres twisted
into coarse twine hanging down over the
chin in heavy fringe like that in a mac
rams lambrequin. Centuries ago tribe
of Indians living near the northern bor-
der of Ecuador used to preserve the
craniums of the dead in this manner.
Nobody now living knows how it was
done, but it is supposed that the bones
were all drawn out bit by bit through the
neck and then the head was buried in
the hot, dry sand until 1t shrank away to
one-fourth its former size and became
perfectly preserved. As household adorn-
ments the gruesome recuordes of dead
folk are certainly not handsome, but they
are very curious, especially since the art
of preparing them has long been lost and
the sewed-up lips tell no secrets. They
used to bring about $40 apiece, but now
command all the way from 800 to $500,
and are very scarce at that. Years ago
the Ecuadorian Government put stop
to this sale, as it was learned that some
modern Indians, instead of dealing ex-
clusively in the brain pans of their de-
funct ancestors, actually made business
of preparing fresh ones for the market
Since long-haired ones sold for the
hight price, they took especial care Of
the capillary adornments of their wives
and daughters with view to cutting
their heads off, one by one. There is no
doubt this traffic in dried heads cost many
lives, for the price paid by museums and
curio hunters was enough to set an Ecua-
dor Indian up in affiuence all the rest of
his days, could he manage to judiciously
market his superfuous children and rela-
tives.- Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
A Female Pilot.

A woman has been licensed as q pilot
on the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers.
She is the first one within the recollection
of Captain Neeld, of the Steamboat In
spector's office, and his memory of River
events covers many years. 1t is not un-
likely that she is the pioneer of her sex
in this branch of navigation in this di-
vision of the river trade
The woman is Mrs. Callie L. French,
and her husband runs a circus, which he
transports by water in trim little
steamer known as French's New Sensa-
ton. The circus is known by the same
name. The license was issued to Mrs.
French, and she went ON duty under it
at once. About nine years ago." said
Mrs. French, ''my husband hit upon the
scheme of running a boat show; that is,
giving exhibitions in towns along the
river and using the boat for transporting
the outfit and furnishing living quarters
for our people. 1t is much cheaper,
cleaner and pleasanter than travelling by
rail, and we are not obliged to remove
our personal baggage. The first few years
we employed regularly licensed pilot,
and my husband, who had a masters
license, had charge of the boat. l then
conceived the idea of learning to be a
pilot and thus save big item of ex.
pense. So did, and for half a dozen
years past have held a pilots license.
recently made application for master
license also, at New Orleans, and l ex'
pect to get it."-Pittsburg Commercial
Edzftte
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


''No! never eat pork; the meat is
not clean Hogs are such filthy creatures,
you know" remarked an old lady in
New England, some years ago. eyes
But out West they keep their pigs in
cloverl They have great pastures,
covered with grass, and there the hogs
grow until autumn, when they are fat
tened on the new corn, and this keeps
them healthy" "Ohl if they eat clover,
their meat must be good" Now, this
old lady could readily believe that clover
must be a valuable element in producing
sweet, wholesome pork. But the "Westn
has no patent on clover for swine. Every
where its use is perfectly free, and,
wherever used, its good effect is quickly
noticed. The american 4griculturist
noticed, some years ago, the case of a
gentleman in scarborough, Mass, who
sold few pigs each fall to his neighbors,
who had become acquainted with the
excellence Of his pork, and gradually in
creased his sales each year, until his
grass-fed pigs were in such demand that
he had TO buy many carloads annually
from farmers who raised the "pigs in
clover as he did on his own farm.
But it is not always practicable to en-
close large pastures for swine; so the next
best thing is TO adopt a system of soiling
which will supply the stock with green
food in summer, and roots and clover-hay
or silage in winter. Hogs can subsist for
months under hay-stack, with a very
little grain. A ration of hay or dried
grass, during the season when the past
ures are covered with snow, will be very
acceptable, and greatly reduce the cost of
wintering the herd Clover-seed should
be sown very carly in spring, as the seei
needs to be well covered up before it will
germinate. The spring rains wash the
seed into the soil, and "good catch" is
reasonably certain; while, if the sowing
is delayed until late, the crop is not half
as sure.-Americda Agricultw'ist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
paws to feed sheep, not ticks.

1t pays to feed sheep, not ticks.
Old hens invariably make the best sit
tiers.
Prune trees early for growth and late
for fruit.
All foods for plants must be soluble to
be available.
Give your fruit trees a good soil. They
cannot feed and thrive on nothing.
The farmer who makes his own pork
and beef pays himself for so doing.
Do your shortening back among your
young trees before the buds begin to start.
Prune little at time and avoid the
necessity for heavy pruning in the future.
If you want your stock to do their best
give them better shade than that made by
of wire fence.
Set out well tried varieties that thrive
in your section, but do not try too many
varieties of fruit.
1t has been demonstrated that spirits
of turpentine is one of the best remedies
for roup in fowls.
More attention ought to be paid to the
teeth of our domestic animals. They
often suffer from neglect
There are four hundred varieties of the
bean family. No wonder the average in
dividual doesn't know beans"
Is it wise to neglect to repair the floors
of the stalls until after valuable COW or
horse has broken legl Mend yours to-
day.
Don't breed for quantity but quality.
Better have five birds good all over than
than twenty-five good only in one or two
sections.
No better use can be made of the small
potatoes than to cook them for the hens ;
smashed warm and thicken with meal,
shorts or bran, they make a good morn
ing meal.
1t is invariably from the early spring
/ pullets that we get the bulk of our eggs
| in winter, and the earlier the better. But
be sure to have a suitable place in which
to raise the early pulIets.
Ashes increase the quantity of the
strawberry crop, and make it better
colored and tirmer. Well-rotted barn
yard manure makes a healthy growth of
plants; superphosphates are also valuable.
A fruit tree should never be popped W
to keep the limbs from breaking down
with their load, Instead, pick off the
| poorest specimens, and don't show greed
/ by allowing the tree to overbear. Thou
sands of trees are ruined this way.
The Illinois Agricultural Experiment
Station has reached the conclusion that
while the yield of orchard grass is less
than that of timothy, its composition and
digestibility indicate a better quality Of
hay for milch COWS and growing stock
In purchasing swarm OF bees, get one
early in the spring, that is, an early
swarm, in good two-story hive witt
movable frames. You must have a two
story hive for storing surplus, and hive
without movable frames is no better thar
any box.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
A Wonderful Nut.

The fruit of the coco-de-mer, which
General "Chinese" Gordon believed to be
the forbidden fruit of the Garden of
Eden, has been exported to Europe. The
nut weighs twenty pounds and measures
twenty-five inches across. The palm on
which it grows Codoicea sechellarum) is
100 feet in height, and is only to be found
on the Seychelle Islands. Hundreds of
years before the Seychelles were discov-
cred these nuts were washed up on the
Maldive Islands, and the wiseacres of
those days told the people that this sea-
borne fruit had grown on a submarine
tree, and that it had mysterious power
Of counteracting poisons. Hence the
name-coco-de-mer 1t is probable that
Gorden met with illusions to this Won
derful nut in Arabic MSS, and after
ward visiting Seychelles was struck by
the beautiful and isolated group of islands
and their double cocoanut, - Ckieags
Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

If the work is neglected. The influences
that act upon the seed to cause growth
are heat, air, and moisture, and without a
proportionate amount of each there can be
no plant life. Now, it follows that when
a seed is put into the ground, and loosely
covered with light, dry soil, it does not
come in contact with sufficient
moisture to soften its coating, neither is
there sufficient heat, because of the too
great circulation of air around the seed,
TO produce the chemical changes upon
which vegetable growth depends. When
we place a seed into the earth it COM
mences growth in two opposite directions,
upward into the atmosphere, and down
ward into the earth. The first root the
seed pats forth does not furnish the young
plant with food for its development; it
simply holds the plant in place until the
true roots, by which the plant is fed, are
formed, after which it becomes a part of
the plant itself. The cotyledons, or
seed-leavcs, contain the food of the in
fant plant until its true leaves and roots
are formed. II the soil is not firmly
pressed around the main root, these feed
ers will have nothing to feed upon; they
must come in immediate contact with
moisture, or the warm, dry air will
destroy them, and the whole plant will
stand still until new roots are formed, or,
in the meantime, perish. Herein lies the
benefit of firmly pressing the soil around
the seed when planting.
Deep planting is another frequent cause
of failure. Take. for instance, sweet corn,
and cover in planting from one-half
inch to five inches in depth. The former
will germinate, if the seed is good, with
out a loss of five per cent, and the latter
will not grow five per cent, and the ex-
act ratio between the two will be kept
up. The cause for the difference is that
the conditions OF growth are not COM
piled with--the deficit being heat, which,
at the season for complaining, cannot
be furnished at so great a depth from
the surface. As rule, not more than
one-quarter of an inch of soil should be
put over the seed. Very fine seed should
only be covered from sight. Proper care
in seed-sowing, and the too common
practice of burying seeds, is Just the diff
ference between success and failure IN
their termination and growth.
Mechanical assistance, or the manner
of placing the seeds in the earth, is of
greater Importance than is generally sup
posed, particularly those of the gourd
family, or any large and fiat seeds. 1t is
economy to plant all vine-seeds edgewise.
Lima beans should always be placed edge
wise, germ down. The same is true with
the seeds of the hybrid amaryllis. If sown
hatwise, they will rarely make plant; if
sown edgewise, rarely one will fail, un-
der the same conditions of soil and tenn
perature. Any careful experimenter can
easily explain how one man could COM
plain of the seed sown, while another
would kindly praise the scotsman for seed
from the same stock, and will become
convinced that, very often, seeds not
growing is more due to poor sowing than
to poor seeds.-Americdn Agriculturist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
FODDER AND FNs1LAGE.

The College of Agriculture of Cornell
University has published an interesting
article on growing corn for fodder and
onsilage, giving the results of its expert
mental work in this direction. The fol-
lowing is a summary of the subject;
First, we wish to emphatically repeat
our recommendation of last year. that, in
growing corn for ensilage, care should be
taken to select the largest variety that
will fully mature before frost in the local
ity where grown.
Special attention is called to the fact
that heretofore it has been a common
practice to SOW or plant corn for fodder
and ensilage, entirely too thick. Starch
and sugar are not fully developed with
out an abundance of sunlight.
Immature plants are likely to contain
very large per cent. of water. 1t will
readily be seen that twenty-five tons of
green corn, containing ninety per cent. of
water, gives but five thousand pounds of
dry matter; while twelve tons, contain
ing seventy-five per cent. of water, gives
six thousand pounds of dry matter. In
the latter case we get thousand pounds
more dry matter, and have to handle and
store less than half the weight of gross
material; while the corn will still have
sufficient moisture to give the resulting
silage that succulence upon which its
value for feeding, as compared with dry
forage, largely depends.
While the percentage of nitrogen
grows less as the plant approaches ma
turity, much larger proportion of the
nitrogen in the unripe material is in the
less valuable form of amides, than in the
mature plant So that the less percentage
of nitrogen in the ripper product is COM
pensated for in its increased nutritive
value.
So far all the experiments go to show
that the effort should be made to raise
the largest yield of grain irrespective OF
stalks, no matter what purpose it Is in.
tended for. Ii one variety gives an equa
yield Of grain and greater amount Of
stalks and blades, then of course il
should be preferred, for fodder and ensi
lage purposes, to the variety that give,
the less stalk and blade; but it will be
found that as rule the larger the yield
of grain, the larger will be the yield OF
stover.
Finally, the fact should not be losr
sight of, that wood and water alone, are
not good food for animals, and that they
are expensive products to handle.-Neu
York 0Jsercer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
A Financler's Polyglot Autobiography

Mr.. Henry Willard, the eminent finan-
cier, is writing his autobiography for the
use of his children alone. He was born
in Germany, and the story of his early
years is written in German, while, having
been educated in France, his school days
are described in French, and his business
and social life in America will be record
ed in English As his children speak
French, German and English with equal
elegance and fuency, this polyglot
method of book-making will doubtless
commend itself to them Washington
Star
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
WHY SEEDS FAIL TO GROW.

There are many reasons why seeds fail
to grow. One great cause of failure is
immature seed. The great aim of the
seed grower is quantity; to get the most
from the plant, rather than the best. The
first fruits are often permitted to ripen
seeds for seed purposes, which should
never be, as the first settings and ripen-
ings are usually impetfect. The same is
true Of the last of the plants production f;
they are weak in vitality, and the seeds
produced will have tendency to perpet-
uate that weakness. 1t is Of the utmost
importance that seeds should have at
tanned perfect maturity, and should have
been carefully and healthily preserved
Immature seed may, 1t is true, possess the
power of termination, but it always Ie-
tains a disposition to disease and weak
ness. Weakness perpetuates weakness,
and unshapely forms and poor qualities
are transmitted. Good cultivation, under
favorable circumstances, will in a great
measure restore vitality, but it is d ques-
tion of time, accompanied by degree of
uncertainty that the farmer and gardener
cannot afford, as there is a liability of
failure, or partial failure of crop from
this cause. The responsibility, in a great
measure, rests upon the seed grower.
Seeds, saved with the utmost care from
carefully selected stocks, may lose theiI
vitality If they are not properly pre-
served. All seeds of vegetables or flow
ers should be kept perfectly dry, cool,
and in an airy situation; they ought tc
be carefully protected from dampness
and should be kept in a room that is not
alternately moist or dry. An even
temperature and humidity is essential tc
the seeds vitality.
Carelessness in planting is one Of tho
principal causes of failure. The sol
should be carefully prepared before tho
seeds are sown; it should be worked
deep, and made fine, and, when the seed
is sown, the soil should be firmly pressed
about them. This has been practiced by
the systematic horticulurists for centur.
les, and for this purpose the garden OF
farm.roller was employed, as much &c
break up the lumpy soil as for any Other
object. The spade was used for packing
the soil firmly about the seed. The mod
ern plan, ''the use OF the feet in seed
sowing, is one of the most effective,
practical aud convenient methods,
as the feet are always with the
gardener and ready for use when
required, a fact that admits Of no excuse
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
A cnrlous snbmarIne vessel.

A curious French submarine vessel, the
Gymnote, much interested President
Carnot during his recent visit to Toulon.
The little boat looks merely like sub
merged rock causing slight ripple in
the water, only its lookout apparatus
rising above the surface. 1t appeared
suddenly by the side of the Presidents
steamer, then struck the water sharply
with its screw, and plunged down to a
depth of from five TO fifteen metres, re.
appearing in few moments at consider
able distance. The Gymnote is manned
by one officer, Lieutenant Darriens, and
six men. n.-Ncio York. Telegram.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
The Size of Royal Heads.

The Prince of Wales wears bell-shaped
silk hats. He pays twenty-five shillings
each for them. He has remarkably
even-shaped head, the hatters say, and
his size is seven and one-eighth. Prince
Albert Victor only takes a six and three
quarters. The brim of his hats are enor-
mously arched, to take off the effect OF
his long face. His brother, Prince
George, takes six and five e-eighths. The
Emperor of Germany, who has a very un.
even head, takes six and seven eighths.
So does the Duke of Teck.--PdU Nal
Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
southern Men in the Union Ranks.

Taking all the States that gave men to
the Confederacy in organizations and
throwing out Delaware and the District
of Columbia, it is found, says the New
York Commercial Adoertiser, that there
were 324, ST. white Southerners who
fought in the Union ranks, drawn
from these States:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25
SALT LAKE CITY.

located IN the midst OF the most fertile FARMING
valleys In tho world Crops abundant never fan.
Home markets consume everything at high prices.
Wonderful stock and grazing country. Splendid
schools and churches OF all denominations good so
cioty, perfect climate. great health resort Grand
opportunities for investment I'm salt Lake City or
the rich and undeveloped mines and land OF Utah.
For full particulars and illustrated pamphlet address
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, salt Lake City, Utah.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

SIR Noreis Free, will be sent by Cragin & Co.,
Phila., Pa, TO any one in u. s. or Canada, post
Soap wrappers. See list of novels on circulars
around each bar. Soap for sale by all grocers
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

Halls Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Write for
testimonials, free. Manufactured by
+. j. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, O.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

The Egyptians hail tho annual rise of the
Nile with delight, and the higher IL rises the
moro they rpfpicp.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

A pocket pin-cushion free to smokers Of
lansill's Punch" DC. Cigars.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

mo stable can be well equipped unless a
supply OF DIR. Tobias's Venetian Horse Lint
ment and Derby Condition Powders are kept
on hand.
Horses are so liable TO meet with accidents
at any moment that the wise owner will al
ways have a remedy az hand for immediate ap-
plication.
"A bottle OF Tobias's Venetian Liniment
ready for use promptly may save him veter-
mary bill of many dollars.
For worms, bolts, scurvy and all blood dis
eases Tobias's Derby Condition Powders are
the best"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

SLEEPING cars were first used in this country
IN 1885. Pullman's patents were granted in
1854
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-06-25

OINH HGNJo n -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fie SYRUP co.
- SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, kY VIEW I0Rk, nv
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FITS stopped free by DIR. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsroRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. Dr. Kline, 03l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
II afficted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp-
fon's EYe-wRter. Druggists sell at25c. per bottls
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-09-25

On the 10th inst. marriage
license was issued to William Aber-
nathy, l6 years of age, and Miss
Nancy z. Cheek, IA years of
age--both of Bessyille, this county.
Before this will come before the
eyes of our readers this young
couple will have became tangled
up in the matrimonial web. They
are very young to start out on life'S
journey. In fact too young, but as
they have seen fit to do so, we wish
them we'll.
The following named per
sons have been granted license
to marry since the 10th inst:
Geo. Nelson and Julia A.
Concle; Amos Rhodes and Al
lice P. Davault: James j. Pat,
ton and Mary E. Limbaugh; Eli
b. Maytield and Ida Conrad;
William Alternately and Nancy
Z. Cheek; Geo. W. HOwertor
and Lidie glastonbury; James
?. Wood and Hanah Davau.t
Ueroert 4. Clark and Maradia
Mayfeld.
-Mr. Herbert A. Clark and Mis-
Maradia Z. Mayfeld, of Lutesville
We're bound in the bonds Of matri
mony by Rev. B. l.. Bowman, o
The Baptist Church, Tuesday. Thi
union was the happy results of lon:
and pleasant courtship. Miss May
field Is the daughter of DR.. "A. }
Maylield, and Mr.. Clark is the so
of Geo. E. Clark, the hardwar
merchant. The newly wedde,
couple left Tuesday for Kansas, o.
a tour. The Press, with man
other friends, hopes that thei
journey through life may contil
ue to the end, as pleasant al
has begun, and may the end of tina
Journey be far in the future.