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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

-NNh ~ NsNhDEN NOlhSs
A stylish horse needs a stylish driver
Pullets become hens after they moult.
Oats, when ground, are best for hens
Fresh horse manure is excellent in a
hotbed.
Hens that lay well are neither hungry
nor fat.
Give every one of your animals a warm,
dry bed.
A safe rule is to keep a hen as long as
she is profitable.
Apply ant where the roots of the
crop can reach it,
Almost any of the larger breeds are the
best for the table.
Hans with scabby legs should not be
set, as it is catching.
Red Jacket is the name given to a new
variety of gooseberry.
Oats and wheat are better food for
laying hens than corn.
Don't kill the toads, they are too valu.
able as nsect-destroyers.
Kiln-dried sand will keep Roxbury
russets perfect for a year.
An open shed will be found beneficial
at all seasons of the year.
1t is hard to market poor goods, and
there is no money in them.
When you set out timber trees, see
that they are well mulched.
Sow all hardy ANIMALS as soon as the
soil is warm and dry enough.
AS the weather becomes warmer be
careful not to crowd the fowls.
Farming has become a race and a hot
race, too; competition has made it so.
The cities get the benefit of more than
nine-tenths Of all the farmers produce.
Try to arrange the poultry yards S.
that the chickens a have the morning
sun. =
Phlox drummondi varieties, as a rule,
come true to name when raised from
seed.
Many of the ailments in the poultry
yard arise either from cold or indiges-
ton.
Sow peas, lettuce, radishes, ETC.,
every ten days or two weeks for success.
sion.
Remember that the watermelon re-
quires more space than does the musk
melon.
If a boy has not a natural love for the
farm he will not stay on it, nor should he
be forced to.
Supplying plenty Of broken crockery-
ware will often keep the hens from pull
ing feathers.
Turkeys will thrive better if they can
have the run of good pastures on well.
drained soil.
Mark all eggs when set with the date,
SO that if eggs are laid to them they can
be taken out.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
sHEAR1Se SHEEP.

While sheep shearing should be done
as soon as warm, settled weather ONE
on, there is no advantage in doing it be-
fore this, and generally il will be best to
shelter, for a few days after shearing,
at night and on stormy days.
Upon the way the work is done will
depend the price that can be obtained
for the wool, and a difference of a few
cents per pound will often make a con-
siderable difference ia the per cent. of
profit,
CLEANLINESS is an important item. All
tags and dirt should be removed first.
Select a clean place for shearing, so that
the ileeces can be kept clean. II any of
the ileeces have burs of any kind in them
they should be kept separate, as ever a
few bury pieces in a lot Of wool will
lower the price of the whole lot, and it
is poor economy TO make che best sell
the poorest, as this is equivalent to sell.
ing the best at the price for the lowest.
In shearing it is always nu item to
Keep the tieeces well together. A little
care in shearing and handling will make
q NNhoAANAWblt ulltTtuC6 III InlS eSDeCf,
Have the shears sharp in order to cut
clean and smooth. After the fleece is
taken off spread it out evenly, with the
skin side down, then fold fro each side
to the centre until in a long roll; then
commence at the head and roll tight, and
then tie with wool Irvine. This puts the
fleece in good condition to be readily
opened and examined, aud the better
price for wool put up in a good shape
will more than pay for the w~ork-required.
With wool, as with nearly all farm
products, the best quality brings the best
prices, aud to a considerable extent the
quality is determined by the condition.
While, if carefully tied up, there is
little waste in wool, yet there is a con.
siderable loss of weight by evaporation
and drying out of the oil. Hence; as A
1t is best to sell as soon as possible
after shearing, unless the prospects are
unusually good for a considerable Use in
prices very soon.--St. Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
Whore Gold Comos From

The gold taken from the river bars
was mostly in the form of scales resem-
bling cucumber seeds, and of varying size.
II was most plentiful on the bedrock
ana In a Few inches of soil above it,
though sometimes three or four feet of
earth would pay TO wash. Where the
bedrock was hard the miner cleaned It.
Tor a shoveful of dirt might contain a
lew dollars in small particles. Where
tne bedrock was soft shale or slate on
edge the miner picked away an inch or
so and washed it, as frequently the scales
were found to be driven quite thicklv
into the crevices. When the ground
was very rich the rocker was cleaned IF
gold every hour or two. When work
was over, around the supper fire the
events of the day were discussed, earn
lngs compared, reports made OF grizzly
bears or deer being seen or killed, of
better diggings of %''coarse goldn discoy-
cred, This was the hour for specula-
tons as to origin of the gold in the
rivers, and a strong opinion was enter
tanned 10y many who were not well.read
that immense masses of the precious
metal would some day be brought 70
light in the snow-capped peaks towering
to the east. "Coarse gold" was a charm
to the car Of the ordinary miner. His
claim might be paying him an ounce a
DAY In fine gold, but he was always in.
terested In some reported diggings far
away where the product was in Jumps,
and not infrequently he left a good mine
TO seek some richer Ell Dorado. The
Characteristic and besetting fault Of the
early miner was unrest. lie was forever
seeking better fortune. Yet it was thi7
passion for prospecting that resulted in
the discovery Of gold in an incredibly
short time from the southern end of the
San Joaquin Valley to the northern limit
oil the State. To prospect" was to find
a spot that looked favorable and make an
examination of it. The miner would
take a pan of earth, shake and gyrate il
under water, raising and tipping it fire..
quently to run the dirt and water of.
then plunge it again, and so continue
until a small residuum of black sand and
gold remained. A speck of gold was
the "%color," several spccks were s'sev.
eral %colors," and the number and size
determined the judgment of the miner
he should go to work or move
on. have seen ounces taken in this
way In a single pan, but in the earlier
days we counted a "bit'' to the nan.
twelve and u half cents, a fair prospect.
Century.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

A celebrated African traveller mentions
that In crossing one of the many sandy
deserts in that country he came across
the only known living species Of aqua
bulbo, the ''water- cask" plant. The
region it inhabits is far from any stream
OF water, where, as far as the eye can
reach, nothing cat be seen but heaps Of
sand. 1.-THE sight Of this little green
creeper, which resembles the common
ground Ivy In some respects" he says,
"flled Inc with an intense longing to
once more see the green meadows and
cool, shady forests which we had now
left at least 800 miles behind. For four
days we had not seen even so much as a
spear Of grass or d dried-up cactus, the
latter having been quite plentiful tbs
week before. The botanist Of the conf
pany, in examining one Of the plants,
found thts unexpectedly glowing in the
centre Of a sandy African desert, noticed
what he supposed was a green, bulbous
fruit growing Under the thick ledves of
the creeper, almost resting upon the sand
underneath. In making an effort to
pluck one of these for preservation it
burst with a smart report, throwing water
in the face and over the clothes Of the
intruding naturalist. Here, surely, we
had a frst-class wonder; a plant growing
in the desert with no otner green thing in
sight, car ying its own water bags with
1t. Parviu, our chemist, analysed tho
water found in some of the bulbs picked
for his inspection, and declared it to be-
absolutely pure, ds much so is distilled
rain water. Each bulb or berry con
tanned about two to four tablespoonfuls
of water. As it happened, We had a sup
ply Of water suflcieut for out Journey
and to spare, but Williamson, the botan-
list, and Parvin, the chemist, with all the
enthusiasm Of true scientists, plucked
about a quart of the waterberries and ex-
tracted the water, something over a pint,
and drank it with apparent relish. "-St.
Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
SOCIETY YOUTHS AS rrppLrRs.

Said the manager Of a well-known cafe
yesterday "rhe heaviest drinkers we have
are young men not far from twenty years of
age, who come here after the opera or dance,
arrayed in dress suits. They drop in 10 chat
Tor an hour, and spend their time in drink
ing liquors and wines, meanwhile smoking
cigarettes. Or course they do not consume
as much as the topper OF fifty wears. but these
iresh-taced young fellows drink much more
imam the average business man who comes
mere They spend a great deal of money this
way l am very sorry to see it,"
lhe manager of another cafe, in speskino
OF the same subject, remarked: "Some time
ago we had the same class CONF here--sons
OF rlch men and society women. But we got
rla OF them Their patronage vas lucrative:
but undesirable, and l am glad they go else.
where now. There can be no doubt but the
swell young men here drink very often, and
large quantities, too. l don't like to see il.
OF course, and wish that their mothers and
sisters and sweethearts would try TO break
them OF the habit. '-Philddelphia Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
RICHNESS FROM THE WOODS.

While it scarcely pays to haul rotten
wood to the fields for manure, as the fer
hlizing matter to be obtained in that
way would scarcely pay for the trouble,
and the matter would most likely be full
of insects, of which every farmer has
enough already, still a considerable
quantity of good manure can sometimes
be gathered from a piece of woods that
is too rough for cultivation. This may
be done by hunting put hooks where
leaves and twigs have been decaying for
years until there are accumulations sew
eral inches deep of decomposed eege.
table matter. This does NO appreciable
good in the woods and is d valuable fer
tilizer in the felds.-Oace-d- Week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
THE "PoINT OF CONFIDENCE

Most persons who undertake beekeep-
ing enter upon the work with some mis-
giving. While they do not exactly fear
the bees, yet there is at first an involun-
tary hanging back, a reluctance to handle
bees more than is absolutely necessary.
Beginners should wear not only a veil,
but also gloves; many noyices who see
old beekeepers handle with bare hands
try to initiate them-like to appear pro-
fessional-to go among the bees with a
reckless air. Some of the most success
tul beekeepers have said that before the
first year had passed they had almost de-
cided that there was something about
them that a%ntagonized the bees, and that
they could do nothing with them. An
acquaintance declared, in the fall of the
FIRST year, 'I've had enough of bees.
They will not accept me. 1t is useless to
tell me that bees do not sting. They
don't do anything else with me-" But
he decided TO struggle through another
year, for, in spite of many stings, he had
a good crop of honey. Before the sec
ond year closed he remarked that bees
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
THE FOOT OF A HORSE.

The foot Of horse is one of the most
ingenious and %unexampled pieces of
mechanism in animal structure. The
roof contains a series of vertical and thin
anime of horn, amounting to about 500,
and forming a complete lining to it. In
this are fitted as many lamin@ belonging
tc the coftin-bone, while both sets are
elastic and adherent. The edge of n
quire of paper, inserted leaf by leaf into
another, will convey a sufficient idea of
the arrangement Thus, the weight of
the animal is supported by as many elias.
tic springs as there are lamina in all the
feet, amounting to about 1000, distrib-
uted in the most secure manner, since
every spring is acted on in an oblique
directlon.-Fdrm and FresiHe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
HORNS MUST GO.

Horns on domestic cattle no longer
serve any useful purpose, and to one
who views beauty only in usefulness they
are not even beautiful. Western farmers
are now using a machine for dehorning
mature animals. 1t is done so quickly
and neatly that there is no longer any
objection from cruelty in the process of
getting rid of horns. The loss from
maintaining useless horns is not confined
to the injury they do to stock, though
that is often serious. There is always
great danger too and often loss of life of
attendants from vicious animals, and
especially from bulls. Stoke Pogis III.
was probably the most valuable pro-
genitor of Jersey blood, but becoming
vicious he was fattened and sold for beef,
before his value was fully known. Had
he been dehorned this valuable strain of
Jersey blood would not be nearly so
scarce and dear as it is, and the improve
ment to American Jersey stock from a
few more years of service from Stoke
Plgos III. can scarcely be estimated.
The dehorning process has now been
practised long enough to show that loss
OF horns does not injuriously affect ami
mall either for fattening or dairy pur-
poses, nor does it lessen the valuable
characteristics transmitted to their
progeny by dehorned bulls. 1t is likely
indeed that as horns are bred off cattle
may be bred free from the vicious pro-
.spensities that the constant use of horns
must stamp upon character, and thus
transmit to future descendants Boston
Culti0at0r.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
FRUIT TREES MUST BE SPRAYED.

Professor Bailey, of Cornell Univer.
sity, says it is no longer optional with
farmers as to whether they spray their
fruit trees or not as a protection against
the apple and other fruit-tree insects,
They must do it. Spraying for the cod
lin moth should be done just as the bios
SONS fall and the work must be thor
oughly done. Three times will be suf-
hcient generally. He recommends this
mixture for spraying: Six pounds of sui
phate Of copper dissolved in hot water
and seven pounds of sal soda dissolved in
the same way. When cool mix the two
and allow to settle. This will be enough
to fill a barrel. In applying it is very
important to keep the solution well
stirred, since the application of too
strong poison to the leaves of the trees
will injure them. 1t should be consid-
cred the first duty of neighbors to see
that their orchards are properly sprayed,
because it will be of little avail for one
to do so and to leave trees a short dis
lance away untouched, for the insects
will breed there and overrun both
orchards. --NeU York Independent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
CARE OF THE STRAWBERRY BED.

When it can be avoided it is not usu-
ally best to begin the cultivation until
after the strawberry plants are done fruit
Ing. If any weeds make their appear
ance, and especially of the large coarse
growing varieties, the most economical
plan is to pull these up by hand. If the
plants were properly mulched late in the
fall or early winter this should be left on
until after fruiting, These ought to be
removed and thorough cultivation be
given, destroying the weeds as thorough
Iy as possible and working the soil in a
good filth. This will give the plants a
good opportunity to make a thrifty
growth. This is essential If a good crop is
desired next year. The more thoroughly
the work is done the better will be the
result.-NeN YORK. World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
THE OLD FARMFR,s APT Stony

SIR Wlltrid Lawson tells the following
suggestive anecdote, illustrative of the
moderation" theory; ut was a species of
temperance meeting. Three excellent clergy.
men spoke. They harped on the elastic and
indefinite word moderation condemning i'm.
temperance, but setting up Timothy as their
model man, morally and constitutionally,
lauulng ana magnifying sobriety, but COM
mendlng the temperate consumption of alco-
mol. When they had concluded, an elderly
farmer rose and said: I've heard that kind
OF talk for the last forty years, and | can't
see that people are a hit more sober now than
when IL commenced. 1t reminds lie of what
4 once saw take place at a retreat for i'm
oeciles. lt is the custom there, after the
patients have been in residence for a certain
time, TO put them to a kind of test TO see
whether they are fit to leave the ASYLUM or
not. They are taken to n trough full of
water with a small pipe continually running
into II and supplying it. They are given a
Iadle, and told TO empty it. Those who have
not regained their senses keep ladling away.
while the water flows in as fast as they ladle
out; but them that isn't idiots stop the
tap'" "0
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

were as harmless as flies. What had
brought about this changed He had
reached the coincidence point" and the
bees knew it, and recognized him as
master. He had become so familiar with
the work, so much interested in il, that
he forgot self, forgot to jump, to jerk
his hand away when a bee started to ex.
plore the back of his hand. Therefore,
let every beginner faint not, but keep up
courage and keep at the bees. Without
Knowing when the change takes place,
he may reach the stage OF perfect conf
dence, and will make light of the stings
implanted in his own faltering hand
american A~gricuhurjst.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
A Colorado Avalanche.

About 1000 feet from the Denver and
Rio Grande depot there is a mass of snow
in one lump which contains about l..
OOO, 600 tons OF water. The mass repre-.
sents a snowslide which cam from the
summit of Kendall Mountain on the
night of February %. The point where
the snow broke from the apsx of the
mountain is probably two and a half
miles from the railroad track, and the
slide made the run-accordiDg to wit
nesses who heard the crash at the start
and the crunch when it stopped-in less
than two minutes. -SHoertOa CCoL.)
Miner,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
The Spanish Main.

B-uccaneering romances TEEN with
references to the Spanish Main, yet how
many people nowadays know what or
where the Spanish Main was2 Main is
a contraction for mainland, and was ap-
piled TO the part of the north coast of
South America washed by the Caribbean
Sea. The name is a relic of the time
when that part Of the continent belonged
to Spain, and was used in opposition to
the West India Islands, which also then
belonged to that country -By0oklyn
Citizen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

The death Of Mrs. John b, Cough. widow
Of t9e great temperance lecturer, brings out
the fact that at the time She receivsd he
proposal Ct marriage most of her own
friends and some of his advised her strongly
against accepting It, as grave doubts were
entertained as to his ability permanently I'd
overcome his drinking habits. She was a
school teacher at the time, accomplished and
wen situated. But she took the ris g and
making of him.-Neio York Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
TEMPERANCE.


IT'S THAT, That ME.
Pm not surprised, 'mong workingmen
Truths so misunderstood
That they imagine now and then,
A glass viii do them good;
But when 'mong men Of mind and thought
| look around and see
The very self same blunder taught
It's that that puzzles me.
I'm not surprised that men who're lost
To all ennohling life
Should drink, despite the fearful cost
This cause Of 50 mitch strife,
But how good mel who preach His name,
Mankind from sin 60 free,
Can drink this cup OF sin and shame,
Its that, that puzzles me,
IL q. Exams in Temperance Adrocdtd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
hENuMnrn WITH nn1iNrrrrrss

A Cincinnati judge says Of men who drink
from twenty to fifty glasses of beer per day
and still apparently keep their heads:
They are simply benumbed with drunken.
ness, even though they can talk and work
and are in no sense responsible to the law as
adults. l couldnot hold such a man respon-
sible any more than If he had been proven
for itself, W.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
THE R AND GARDEN.
FERTILIzER FOR ONIONS.

The special onion manure is the best
fertilizer for this crop, as it contains
every element of plant growth required,
Onion growers commonly use super
phosphate of lime or fine bone dust, but
the best results in all artificial fertilizing
are secured by the use of a complete
manure. When stable manure is used it
should be old and decayed, The arti.
fetal fertilizer will tend to drive off the
onion fly if it is scattered about the
plants at the time this insect begins its
depiedations .-NeD York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the system
effectually, yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to
permanently cure habitual constipation, to
awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy nc.
tivity, without irritating or weakening them,
use Syrup OF Figs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
Bears md Telegram Poles.

1t is said that every telegraph pole in
the remote country districts of Norway
has to be continually watched on ac-
count of the bears. These animals have
a mania for climbing the poles aud sitting
on the cross beams, swaying backward
and forward until the pole finally falls.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

Much of the olive oil exported from
France is adulterated with different
seed and nut oils. At least seven or
eight of the seed products are so m
ployed. The French farmers and the
agricultural stations are doing what they
can to remedy this, as growers of olives
are being seriously injured by these
cheap mixtures.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
giadstone's HATS.

Mr.. Gladstone has three hats, and
three only. One is black and very old.
The second one is white and is used only
in summer. The third is a soft felt and
his constant travelling companion. Its
age is not known, but certainly it was
not new in 1860.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03
GREAT pRrrAtN,s pptNu p,,,.

The national drink bill of Great Britain
for 1880, as recently published by DIR. Daw-
son Burns in his annual letter to the London
Times was else, 495, 47d, against Ri82. ola.
sI6 for 1890, being an increase of 81, 2S2 1S4
Tor the year.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

If you have a faculty for remembering
faces you are said to have the artistic
temperament. Ii, on the other hand, you
forget names, you are said to have an
artistic memory.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

FITS stopped FREQ by DIR. KLrNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fts after first days use.
free. DIR. Kline, pl Arch St, Phlla,, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-03

The Convenience Of solid trains.
The Erie Is the only railway running solid
trains over its own tracks between New York
and Chicago. No change of cars for any class
of passengers. Rates lower than via. any other
nrst-class line.