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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

At place called Fort Pine, in or near
Natal, South Africa, local chief re-
Gently summoned native doctor to at
tend his wife, or one of his wives.
What the ailment was is not known, but
the remedy prescribed by the doctor was
human fat. Like some of his profession
in other parts of the world, the doctor
was a plump man and TIE chief prompt
ly ordered him to be killed and admins
tered to the illustrious patient. This
was done and the chief is now awaiting
his trial at Maritzburg in consequence.
''For its own credit" comments the
Times Democrat, sit is to be hoped that
British law will deal mercifully with this
potentate, who seems to have practical
sense of justice as well as a dIoll vein of
humor."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
The SOuth's Population

The Manufacturers Record, of Balti-
more, says; Notwithstanding the fact
that immigration has added over $780,
900 foreigners to our population during
the last ten years, none of whom have
settled in the South except in very rare
eases, and that the great industrial de-
velopment of this section, with its at.
tendant Southwark trend of men and
money, only commenced few years ago,
the South makes a fine showing of popu-
lation in 1890 as compared with 1880.
The preliminary census report gives the
population of Southern States as fol-
lows:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL

A pump chamber weighing 5000
pounds has just been cast at Pittston,
Penn.
Chicago is preparing to send great
quantities of milling machinery to
China to be used in the gold mines.
A horse power is a power capable Of
raising $4,000 pounds avoirdupols
through the space of one foot in one
minute.
A Frenchman has invented portable
tablets, by nibbing at which one may
sustain life indefinitely, without the use
of any other food.
An English engineer proposes making
double shell boilers, maintaining pres
sure between them. BY these means he
calculates that much higher pressure
can be carried than is possible even with
the coil boilers already in use.
The London England) tower is so far
on its way to become an accomplished
fact that a site of 800 acres has been pur-
chased One-half of the ground will be
used for the site of the tower and the
other half will be laid out in pleasure
grounds.
Mustard oil is being manufactured in
Germany for lubricating purposes. 1t IS
said to be unaffected by cold above a
temperature of about fifteen degrees
Fahrenheit, and does not readily become
rancid or form fatty acids likely to at
tack metal
At least dozen actors and actresses
in England are practising their parts by
aid of the phonograph. They have thus,
as nearly as possible, the same oppor-
tunity as the audience of Judging of the
correctness of the emphasis and inhec-
tion used in any given passage.
A new method for ventilating rail-
way carriages and preventing dust from
entering with the air has appeared in
France. The afr is made to traverse a
receptacle containing water, which cools
it and relieves it of dust, after which 1t
goes through another tiltering before
entering the carriage.
An engineer of Manchester, England,
is introducing novely in paper, viz,
paper filehalts and toolhandlcs, which
are said to be practically indestructible
and much cheaper than wood or MALE
able iron hafts. Placed under a steam
hammer, although they can be tlattened,
they cannot be split or cracked.
An invention by which writing can
be transferred from paper TO iron is the
work of Boston man, who has invented
hard ink with which he writes (back-
ward) upon ordinary paper. That paper
is placed in mould, melted iron is
poured in, and when the hardened iron
is removed it is found that, while the
heat burned away the paper, it did moi
affect the ink, but left the impression Of
the writing.
! This is scientific description of what
happens when you light fire. The
| phosphorous on the match is raised by
friction to temperature of $50 degrees
Fahrenheit, at which it ignites; il
raises the temperature of the sulphur tif
it is sulphur match) to 500 degrees,
when the sulphur begins to burn; the
sulphur raises the heat to 500 degrees,
when the wood takes up the work and
produces temperature of 1000 degrees
at which the coal ignites.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
A Deer Kills a Rattlesnake.

James Milton, who has been stopping
up at Bowman's dam for a week or more,
Chronicles western paper, says that
while out hunting in D5adhorse flat, on
Canyon Greek, he witnessed novel
spectacle. While walking along looking
for game he saw some distance ahead Il
deer bounding up and down in the same
track. The motion was so peculiar that
he forgot to shoot, but kept advancing.
The animal at last saw him and darted
into thicket. Being curious to know
what the animal had been doing he ap-
preached the spot ana found a rattle.
snake almost beaten into the ground.
The deer was evidently killing the reptile
when he first discovered him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

The Speaker of London has made a
study of novel heroes. Out of 1872 Of
these gentlemen that came out between
October and June last it is discovered
that tighty.tive stood six feet, while
many were even taller. Compared with
those of the nine months preceding last
October the heroes Of the period in ques-
ton show an increase in height averag-
ing three-quarters of an inch per hero.
It is observed that lady writers show a
marked tendency to make their male
characters tall. The reading public
would willingly allow some of the fair
novelists the right to leugthen their he
roes to any extent if they could only be
induced to shorten their stories.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
Electric Butter Making.

An interesting application OF electric
lty 10 the dairy industry has been made
in Italy. The Count of Assata, whose
buildings are fitted up with electric
light, has connected his d9iry plant with
an electric motor of twelve horsepower.
This machine drives Danish separator
and Dutch churn of considerable size,
churning being conducted at the rate OF
120 to 100 revolutions per minute, the
butter being brought in from thirty To
thirty-fve minutes, in tiue grains, which,
it is now recognized, enable the maker
TO produce the finest article.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
Discomfort.


A BALLAD WITH A DOUBLE REFRAIN.
Il Is not In man to be quite content
You may gil his cup till it overflow,
You may pay him his due, yes, cent per cent,
But he'd rather have this or that you
know;
Or be somebody else, like so-and-so--
And fortunes favors may pour and pour,
And the zephyrs of fame propitious blow,
But the average man wants something more
Indulge man to the topof his bent
In love, war, politics give him show,
And when he wins he's sure to repent
He'd rather have this or that, you know
To Congress he no longer wants TO go
Or the girl he used to love and adore,
Won and his wife, seems little slow
And the average man wants something more
Not the winter alone brings discomfort,
Though he bitterly growls at the frost and
snow
The seasons to worry him all are sent,
And he'd rather have this or that, you
know.
When the mercury's high he wants IL low;
Some feature or other he's sure to deplore;
The pessimist pines for an unknown woe
And the average man wants something
more.
ENvoI.
The harvest lacks something whatever he
SOW,
And he'd rather have this or that you
know:
You may give of all things good galore,
But the average man wants something
more.
Hepburn Johns in Pttsburg Dispatch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

Where the Argentines. have failed rs
amateur bankers, says an English jour
nalist recently returned from Buenos
Ayres, properly qualified men of Eu-
ropean experience might achieve great
success. With even moderately good
politics, and moderately sound banking
the Argentine crisis might be solved in
a year or two. Without them it can only
20 from bad to worse.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

Germany has one doctor to 1900 of
population; France one to 3167; the
United Kingdom one to 1884; but the
United States one to 600. That says
good deal for the doctors, comments the
New Orleans Times Democrat; for the
average American is longer-lived Than
any of the nationalities named.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

The village of Mokena, Ill.,, about for.
ty miles south of Chicago, passed an or
dinance requiring the Rock Island Rail-
road to place fagman at the principal
crossing, and the company complied, but
refused either to take freight or passcn-
gers until the ordinance was rescinded.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

Tho Roumanian Government has Of
fered prizes to the architects of all ma
tions for the best plans for its new assem-
bly, and senate chambers. The first prize
for each building is $4,000; the second,
$500; third, 5000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

Uncle Sans loan of ships and other
naval apparatus to such States as desire
t0 establish a naval battalion as a part of
the militia has first been accepted by
Massachusetts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

American sea captains are complaining
of the absurdity aud the inconvenience
of a recent edict Of the Russian Govern
ment whereby no ballast can DO dis
charged in Russian ports.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

Over so, 600, 900 acres of Government
land are yet vacant in New Mexico sub
iect to entry under pre-emption, home
stead, timber-culture and desert. land
laws
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

The American eagle flaps its wings to
hear that New York dentist has the
pleasur operating on the Car of Rus
ain
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

According to the Chicago Globe, over
500, 900, 900 of Government Al per
cents. will mature next year.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
GREEN'S FARMS.

@. G. Sherwood is laying the foundat-
ion of the building for the Greens Farms
creamery, at the old Port Royal spring.
A party of young people made a flying
trip to Port Jefferson, Tuesday, July %.
Mr. Clarke of Charlotte, N. c., visits
Miss j. G. Wakeman.
Miss Harris and party of young peo-
pie spent Il pleasant evening together,
Friday, at her Summer residence.
/ Miss Bessie Taylor and A. Taylor left
on Friday to visit West Chelsea, n. II.
George Jennings has returned from his
trip to Wisconsin.
The Congregational Sunday school
picnic will take place at High Rock, Au-
gust IA.
The fair that has been announced for
some weeks started under the brightest
auspices, Wednesday afternoon at 3 p m.
The more important committees:
Committee on arrangements, L. Beers, Aus
tin Jennings, j. II. Jennings, Fred Burr, Lewis
Wakeman, John Couch, George Fairchild E.
Bedford, J. f, Elwood
! Committee on supplies, Misses 4. Jennings,
Clara Beers, Matte Meeker, Alice Jennings.
| Committee on supper, Misses Louisa Ber-
Lucy Elwood, Ida Taylor, Harriet Taylor, Mrs
Anoa Sherwood, Mrs Louis Wakeman.
| Committee on flowers, Misses Minnie FL
wood Helen Foster.
Committee on candies, Erwin Jennlns-
Misses Alice jennings, Florence Foster.
/ Gfa1l lrnn ~ ,,,,1 hr..r
York, Miss Julia Wakcman, Mrs Dil Y OF
! Charlotte, Miss Cornelia ElwooI Miss Ltbpie
Burr, Mrs Ed Elwood.
At Rebecca's well, Misses L.z<te Dings,, aud
Florence Lockitt.
Committee ON amusemonts, Alhen Bedford,
Rev IL. Davies.
! \ prize has been offered for the one
who guesses the number of seeds in q
melon which stands on table by itself.
The prize was II s. gold piece and guess
cost Zoe.
A number of outside friends contrib
| uted largely to the interest and success
of the entertainment. The committees
are indebted to George Il. Bunnell for
the use of tents, properties, etc. and for
his valuable personal assistance. Miss
IDCdlbSItJ VI A iIlbu1l dlSO dSSlSGtu Ill
the rendition of the entertainment. Miss
Rose of Bridgeport and Miss storey OF
Greenfield Hill furnished music of a high
order, which was listened to with appre-
citation.
Speaking of the success of the fair, we
are highly gratified with the attendance
and receipts. There was not standing
room in the tent when the entertainments
were being rendered and large CROWD
of interested persons fingered around the
well loaded stalls, whilst the mattresses
were kept busy for two hours serving VI
a delicious supper. \ continuous flow
was kept up until 10 o'clock. 1t has
been estimated that the receipts for the
first day were over $500 and it was hoped
to realize as mach, if not more, on the
second day. The most beautiful wealth.
er prevailed.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
WESTON.

Miss Lucy Savage has visited Mrs %.
L. Coley, Jr.
Mrs Martha Rowland has visited Mrs
Agnes Taylor and other friends.
d. S. Hurlbutt entertained friends
from Cannon. Sunday.
Miss Minnie Williams has visited Miss
es Hattie and Eva Bedent.
Mr. and Mrs Ferris and children rom
Norwalk, Mr. and Mrs johnson and three
children from New York spent Sunday
with James Phillips.
Miss Grace Merritt and E. Birch of
Norwalk board at Mrs Philander Fair
child's.
Mrs Belts and two children of Norwalk
came to Mrs Randle's, but the elder
child was taken sick and they returned
home, Friday. .4st.
Mr. Randall and family Of Redding Wis
tied his mother, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Miller OF rochester are
with her sister, Mrs George Brown.
Mrs John Polani prasente3 her hus
band with son, July 10,
Miss Myrtle Chase has d fire organ, y
recent purchase.
Mr. Peck's horses ran into the carriage
of Miss Louisa Co!ey, oyerturning Il and
demQlshing a wheel No one was hurt
and Mr. Peek will make gosd The damage.
Joseph Faneher ana far2ilv Qia .cd his
brother Samuel, Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
EAETON.

Edwin Lane recently sold a COW to j.
5. Cole and fat steers 30 Fred Turney.
William Garfield is working in the
cartridge factory, Bridgeport.
Union service of the Congregational,
Baptist and Methodist churches at the
Baptist church, Sunday, Sd, at 80 N,
If pleasant. Owing to the serious illness
of the daughter of Rev Il. E. Gilbert, he
will not preach, but Rev d. j. Ogden
will preach in his place.
Mrs Jason Candee, while in Il fit of in
sanity, wandered from her home as far
as BranchVille, where she was found by
her friends and brought home, last week
She is still quite sick.
Mrs Griswold of Hartford is TO spend
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs
George Freedom.
Mrs Kate Wilcox of Hartford is visit
ing her mother and sister, Miss Frank
Silliman.
Wesley Pattison had quite an adven-
ture, Saturday evening. After driving
home from Shelton, while embarrassing
and putting up his carriage, his horse
left him and started for Shelton. He had
lively time catching it.
MIS DduleI huWdTuS has entertained
her mother, aunt andssuncle from South
Norwalk and niece, Ella May, adopted
from the orphan asylum, Bridgeport,
All are pleased to see Daniel Edwards
in the bayfield, with his new Adriance
mower and plenty of help. All who can
be set at work are willing to give him
their time to help fill the large new barn
which was raised and finished on the 18th
day from beginning. John B. Parmelee
bossed the job. The men who have al
ready helped draw the lumber with horse
and OK teams and in building deserve
many thanks for their kindness. The
ladies', old and young, did not forget
that Mrs Edwards had something to do
so each and every one took with them
something delicious for the table and al
report a good time. Mr. and Mrs Ed.
wards extend hearty thanks to the large
circle of friends who have so generously
contributed and also to those who have
presented farming utensils, including thu
nice double harness, double work harnes!
and other things too numerous to men
ton.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
SPORT HILL.

Rev Jesse l.. Beers, who recently grad
uated at Wesleyan university, assisted
Rev Mr. Gilbert in conducting the servic-
es at Lees, Sunday morning and con-
Quoted the prayer meeting in the even
Ing.
Sickness In Mr. Gilbert's family, Sun
day, made It necessary for him to disap-
point his congregation at Center Street
In the afternoon. He hopes to meet
them, next Sunday.
Stephen Mix, father of Mrs Gilbert, is
at the parsonage. His health is feeble.
Johnnie Seeley goes to Bath Beach, L.
H., for two or three months.
Al al. Gilbert, Jr, having completed
his studies in the Yale law school, goes
South, by way of Ocean Grove, to visit
the home Of his boyhood. He will prob
ably visit the West also before deciding
where he will locate for practice.
Union service at the Baptist church,
next sunday evening, Sd. Preaching BY
Rev -. y. Ogden.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
SOUTHBURY.

Southbury has it's full share of visitors
and Summer boarders and no wonder.
for the wide streets and well kept lawns
with profusion of elm and maple trees,
which grow here to an immense size,
with foliage so thick that one cannot see
through them, look inviting in riding or
walking along these hot days, or seated
in their cool shadows. The guests at
Mrs Belfield's, last week, were Mrs DIR
Fuller of Orange, j.. Louis Blackman,
Mr. and Mrs Dixon, two children and
nurse of New York, Miss Eva Blackman
of New Haven, Miss Maud Stebbins of
Holyoke, Mass, Mrs Goodwin Bristol,
son and daughter of Milford, Mr. and Mrs
D. N. Morgan of Bridgeport and Miss
M. G. Morgan of Newtown.
Miss Julia Wheeler of Seymour is
guest of Mrs Julia johnson.
Samuel Warner and family have spent
a short time in Milford.
Miss Moore of New Haven has return
ed home.
The members of the Juvenile Temple
and friends enjoyed q picnic at Quassa-
paug, Wednesday,. In the evening, a
party OF young people enjoyed social
dance at Wallace's.
Miss Grace Pulford entertains Misses
Root.
Mrs Holbrook of Great Hill and Mrs
Esther Mitchell of Sandy Hook have Wis
| tied relatives.
Mrs Walter Warner is sick.
| A few attended the musicale given by
| the pupils of Prof Platt at the residence
of George w. Mitchell. The music was
| well rendered, especially that by Misses
Jennie and Ella Fairchild.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01

Mrs William Ii. Schodeld and s,J %
.Norwalk visit Mrs V. Godfrey.
Rev J.. %. Place will exchange with
Rev w. J. Jennings OF Reddiug, next
Sunday.
Committee chosen to make arrange
ments for annual picnic of the Congre-
gational Sunday school:
A. G. Bradley, V. Godfrey, G. T: Gregory, Mis-
es LibDie Godfrey. Helen y. Hill, Mrs George
Nichols.
1t has been suggested that the school
picnic at the same place as last year,
Cuttings grove, Compo, in the early part
of August.
Farmers have nearly completed their
hay and oat harvest, the former being a
large yield, the latter light crop.
Mrs Arthur Tremble of Newark, n. j.,
visits her sister, Mrs Lewis II. Shipman.
Mrs Joseph Godfrey returned, Satur-
day, from a two-weeks' visit with her
daughter, Mrs William L. Adams of LIT.
Vernon.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
STEPNEY.

Mr. and Mrs Daniel Edwards of Chest
nut Hill and Ralph Keeler were recent
guests of Miss Lucy Elwood.
Co. ID. of the Loyal Legion will meet,
Saturday afternoon at ;.
Messrs Curtiss, Wales and Banks have
returned from their camping expedition
at Green's Mills; they report n splendid
time.
Tuesday evening, four-horse load of
jolly Photographers attended the lawn
party at the residence of A. b. Banks,
Cutters Farm.
dam and putting in a new bulkhead.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
WHITE HILLS.

C. S. Beardsley has another little
daughter.
Mrs David Wheeler entertains relatives
from Newark, N. J.
Miss Lille Holland, Brook yn, visits her
cousin, Mrs Charles Thompson.
Rev Il. +. Bosworth was called to
Southington, Sunday, to attend funeral.
He had arranged for Rev Mr. Mckinney
to preach here In the afternoon, but he
failed to get here until after the people
had dispersed.
whooping cough prevalent.
Guests from New York city at Frank
Gerard's.
Friends from Bridgeport will spend the
remainder of the Summer with Mrs Phil
In Jones.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
MONROE.

The grange will give one of their en-
ioyable, whole-souled picnics at the grove
of Is. S. Hurd, next Wednesday, 9Th.
DIR Crozier and wife visit DIR +. NJ.
Beardsley.
Quite number of Monroe young folks
attended the Dairymaid's drill at New
town,
Randall Davidson and bride of Seymour
have spent part of their honeymoon at
+. d. HOLSTERS.
Born, daughter to Mr. and Mrs C. N.
Curtiss.
+. d. Seeley Is expected in from the
north, Monday, 4th, with young cattle
will unload at Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
GREENFIELD HILL.

Miss Carrie Grammar and cousin of
New Haven are at G. A. Grummans.
Hattie Beardsley, former housekeeper
for Mr. Adams, is now in the employ OF
Mrs Hull.
Mr. Bronson's help enjoyed an outing
at the beach, last week.
Mrs C. A. Grammar entertains cous-
ms from Cornwall, Misses Louisa and
Gussie Odell.
Miss Lizzie Banks invited her Sunday
school scholars to visit her, last week
Thursday afternoon. The whole class,
numbering ii and one outsider, accepted
the invitation and an enjoyable time
they had. Bountiful refreshments were
feast of riddles. Miss Banks is a Jealous
teacher and esteemed and beloved by her
pupils.
Notwithstanding the mud and threat
ening clouds, there was an attendance of
| 81 at the Band of Hope session, Satur-
day. Several visitors participated in the
| exercises, making them especially inter
esting. Miss Fannie Mills of Brooklyn
eloquently rendered s'Curfew;" Master
Charlie Scofield of Stamford sang a solo
and Miss Lena Hutchinson of Port JEFF
ferson accompanied Miss Oracle Gould
in duet. Lemonade was served at the
adjourned, to meet August 0, at 3 p m.
Charles Wilson and family, with Hem
ry Gould and family, picnieed on the
beach, Monday.
Mrs e. s. Hopkins visited her mother,
Mrs Eliza Jennings, Monday, in honor of
Mrs Jennings's SD birthday. Four gem
erations surrounded the table. Mrs Jen-
nings has a great grandchild IS years of
age.
The l4-year-old son of Il. Greg, who
occupies the Bradley Nichols farm and
who vas injured by moving machine,
last week, Is doing. well. His hurts were
hardly more than flesh wounds, and, al
though very painful, not necessarily dan
gerous or productive of long confinement.
1 The boy was knocked down by the
horses and somewhat hurt, before being
struck by the knives. He had no time
to rise or even crawl out of the way and
the knives and knife guards struck him
on the back of the upper part of the
thighs, tearing and cutting. the flesh bad
~, but, fortunately, breaking no bones
and an examination of the limbs, after
the wounds had been cleaned, showed
that no cords or muscles were severed.
He was attended by DIR Durham, who
was assisted nv Or Donaldson,
The Newtown bee., 1890-08-01
FAIRFIELD,
Neat and striking circular

Neat and striking circulars, gottsa up
in the style Of Colonial days, have been
sent out by the Congregational society
They call attention to the fact that the
society intends to rebuild at once the
burned church at considerable expense
and suggesting that voluntary contribut-
ions would be acceptable. Contributions
may be handed to Rev F. S. Child, An
drew F. Wakeman or Frederick Sturges,
q subcommittee appointed for the pur-
pose. This circular is accompanied by a
history of the church, written by Rev Mr.
Child.
The Congregationalists decided, Sun
day, to hold a Sunday school picnic in
the near future, probably at Seaside park
or Samp Mortar Rock.
The Berlin bridge company is placing
in position Inc iron work of the bridge
by which the highway will be carried
over the tracks, at Redfield's crossing.