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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
A locomotive has 5000 pieces.


A new apparatus throws fifty pounds
Of dynamite three miles.
1t is estimated that at least !, zoo, 900
pounds of rubber are used annually for
bicycle tires.
A Detroit manufacturing firm will
make steel wagon wheels, with hollow
felloes and spokes.
The big clock in the tower Of Phila.
delphia's new City Hall is to be wound
by a steam engine.
A consolidation locomotive weighs
fifty tons, and will draw on level about
fifty times its own weight.
A japanese recommends cleansing the
hands with tartrate of ammonium to
avoid poisoning from white lead.
Steam pipes have been made in Eng
laud from the ramie fibre. This ma
terial is subjected to tremendous hydraul.
ic pressure.
Electric light or power is now used in
nearly forty American mines, and with
such success that a rapid extension of
electric mining is anticipated.
A new car of the Michigan Central
Railroad docs the work of 300 men in
scraping the dirt dumped on the sides of
the track to the edge of the fill.
An investigation in Switzerland shows
that mortality from organic diseases of
the heart decreases as the altitude of the
habitation rises, and that it is greater ia
towns than in the country
Cork covering for steam pipes has
proved very successful in England, aud
in some cases it has been found to make
a difference of 100 to 1874 degrees from
the temperature of uncovered pipes.
Two Austrian engineers have invented
a new explosive which is called ecrasite.
Its power, as compared with dynamite,
Isl as 100 to seventy, and it may be car.
ried from place to place with perfect
safety.
An electric typewriter is being con.
structed which will write letters in New
York as they are transmitted from Bos.
ton, and vice versa, the communications
being transmitted simultaneously oyer
four separate wires.
Twelve thousand sikworms when
newly hatched scarcely weig,- .one-quar.
ter of an ounce, yet in the course OF
their life, which only lasts about thirty
five days, they will consume between 300
and 400 pounds of leaves.
An English inventor has constructed q
novel device to do away with the enor.
nous pressure of water against the bows
of ocean steamers. 1t consists of one OF
more screws on each side of the bow
which throws the water aside aud create,
a dry well in front of the vessel.
One of the recent inventions for life.
saving apparatus is the Irvine pneumatic
gun for throwing a line to shi ps in dis
tress or to persons in burning house.
The air is admitted from q reservoir to
the chamber behind the projectile at
pressure of 2400 pounds on the squar
inch.
A peculiar case of increase in coal con
sumption is reported from France. An
official engineer, having been called tc
investigate the cause of a considerable
augmentation of the consumption OF fuel
by large battery of boilers, discovered |
that the phenomenon was due to the
pressure of water in the smoke shaft.
The measures which were taken to ex
clude the water have resulted in saw
ing OF sixteen per cent. in the annual
coal bill.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02
FAME. WEALTH. LIFE AND DEATH.

What is famef
IT'S the sun CLEAN on the mountain,
Spreading brightly ere II flies,
'Tis the bubble on the fountain,
Rising lightly ere It dies;
Or IL here and there hero
Be remembered through the years,
Yet TO him the gain is zero,
Death has stilled his hopes and fears.
Yet what danger men will dare
If but only in the air
May be heard some eager mention of their
name;
Though they heard it not themselves, its
much the same
What is wealth.
'Tis rainbow, still receding
As the painting fool pursues,
Ora toy, that youth, unheeding,
Seeks the readiest way to lose;
But the wise man keeps due measure,
Neither out Of breath nor base;
He but holds in trust his treasure
For the welfare of the race.
Yet what crimes some men will dare
But TO gain their slender share
In some profit, though with loss of name and
health.
What is life?
'Tis the earthly hour of trial
For life that's but begun;
When the prize Of self-denial
May be quickly lost or won;
'Tis the hour when love may bourgeon
To an everlasting flower;
Or when lusts their victims urge on
To defy immortal power
Yet how lightly men ignore
AL the future holds in store.
Spending brief but golden moments all In
strife;
Or in suicidal madness grasp the knife,
What is deathS
Past its dark, mysterious portal
Human eye may never roam;
Yet the hope still springs immortal
That it leads the wanderer home.
Oh, the bliss that lies before us
When the secret shall be known,
And the vast angelic chorus
Sounds the hymn before the throne!
What is fame or wealth, or lifeS
Past are praists, fortune strife;
All but love, that lives forever, cast beneath.
When the good and faithful servant takes
the wreath.
academy
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

The latest reports from China are to
the effect that the native opposition to
all work of railroad construction, il less
fanatical than it was a short time ago, is
still obstinate and serious. When work
was begun, a short time ago, upon the
projected line at Kaplng, the attitude OF
the Cantonese was so menacing that more
than one-half of the English workmen
were compelled to retire.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

Queen Victorio now rules, subject to
the limitations of the British coustitu.
tion, over population scattered in the
four quarters of the globe and the islands
Of the sea, aggregating 37d, 900, 900, a
greater number than has ever ackuowl-
edged the sovereignty of one person in
ancient or modern times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

German women, led by Fraul Elm
Lange, have petitioned the Government
for gymuasiums for women students
which shall be empowered to grant di-
plomas and honors equal to those granted
to men. This has been granted, the
headquarters being at Weimar. The set
ting apart of special State institutions
has been refused.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

There are more women in British In.
dia (124, ,OOO, ,OOO) than there are mon,
women and children in Great Britain,
France and Germany put together, with
the population of several minor European
States cast in as we'll.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

The italian troubles have diverted
American travel from Rome, and the
shopkeepers say their losses have been
very large.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

A French astronomer has discovered
marked change In Europe's weather dur
irg the past five years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-09-02

The st. Louis Star Sayings maintains
that the day of gigantic farms is past.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
Thinks lie can Prevent Frost.

WASHINGTON, Sept As an out
growth of Senator Farwelrs scheme for
artificial rain production artificial
frost prevention is now suggested L.
G.. Kniffen of Chicago, has written a
letter to Secretary Rusk on the subject
His theory is that clouds or artificial
mist prevent the radiation of heat
from the earth. He suggests that the
machinery and materials used by Col
Dyrenforth in causing rain be tested
as means for bringing the clouds
closer to the earth and of creating a
sort Of fog which will be a prevent
alive against the ravages of frost
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
ACCUSED OF A BIG STEAL.
Warrants for the Treasurer and President
OF a Kansas Railway.

Warrants for the Treasurer and President
of a Kansas Railway.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, Sept. &c. E.
Wise, treasurer of the Hutchinson &
Southern raih ID, was arrested Mon
day and. a warrant was issued for
IL. A. Christie. of Chicago, president of
the road. In 1889 a party of rail
road men. chiefly from Chicago. set
on foot the project of building a
railroad south from this city. The
road was chartered as the Mcpherson,
Texas n Gulf railroad. Reno county
subscribed to the stock of this railroad
So, 600 and issued county bonds for
that amount The city of Hutchinson
donated 100000 for terminals etc.
White township, in kingman,
subscrib ID Sou and the
city of Kingmau $50 900 for ter
minal facilities The company built
thirty miles Of road from this city
to Kingman and mortgaged it for sips
600 per mile, which mortgaged bonds
were hypothetical to the Union Pa
citc for IS per cent. of their face
value, netting the company $780,
600 in cash. From the bonds issued
S142, 900 were realized-a total of S442,-
coo. The construction of the road cost
not to exceed 81, 700 per mile, or total
value of S246, 400, showing balance on
hand of Sl05,0O0. Other estimates
place the cost of the road at $4,000,
which would show balance of $780,
900. 1t is now claimed that there are
no other stockholders than Reno
county ana a township in Kingman
county. Monday the county commits
sioners of this county swOre out war
rants for the arrest of f. T. Wise,
treasurer: H. A. Christie, president;
charging them with embez2lement
of the S250,000 which should be
on hand but it is not. Mr..
Wise being in town was Immediately
placed under arrest Mr. Christie is
supposed 10 be in Chicago, and requi-
sition viii be made upon the governor
of Illinois for his delivery to the courts
of this state. Wise's preliminary ex-
aminstion has been set for to-day and
bail placed at SD 600
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of the (Grant County
HERALD will be pleased to learn that
there Is at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all its
Stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being . constitutional disease, re-
quires n constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby DESTROYING
inc foundation Of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The propuetors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
ease that it fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials. Address,
FL CHENEY Il Co. Toledo. o.
ny Sold by Druggists, Zoe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Shullsburg Local Mr.. VIM. An
drews is 81 prosperous farmer living a
mile east Of this CITY One of his Poland
China sows gave birth last spring to s
pigs. Four of them sekened and died
in infancy. and four survived to ill the
curious with wonder at the strange con-
ceits of nature. Each one of the four
surviving little pigs. now three months
old. are nose horned. after the STYLE of
the rhinOcerOs. The horns now are
about one inch long and if they continue
to grow until the pigs reach maturity,
as they have 70 the past 8 months.
rhinoceros' horn will dwarf into
measly little wart in comparison with
them The protuberance grows out
from the skin "a few inches above the
snout and is of conical shape. The
heads of these horned pigs are un.
usually large, the tails are terminated
by small tuft. and the ewes are small.
The hide seems to be thicker than that
on the other pigs, and altogether these
strange animals bear a striking resem-
blance to rhinocercs. Mr. Andrews
cannot account for this freak. but is
satisfied he has something new in the
swire line He intends to preserve
them for exhibition at the Worlds Fsir
in SO and asionish people with a pro-
duet of Wisconsin closely resembling
the habitants Of the marshes and jungles
of Africa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN.
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY SEPT. 5.

WEEK ENDING SATURDAY SEPT. D.
Bulletin No %. The weather con-
ditions during the past week have not
been favorable to corn, buckwheat and
potatoes. On August Is b., it was the
unanimous opinion of all our Core
spondents that if corn could get warm
weather and plenty of rain from that
time to Sept. 18th, a fair crop would re-
suit. None of these wished for con-
ditions have prevailed, except that in
few counties a fair amount of rain has
fallen. The rapid succession of cool
waves during the past two weeks, the
general frost through the state of yester-
day morning, and the presence of
cool wave in the Northwest this morn
ing which promises frost for Sunday
morning, do not give encouragement
for much favorable weather before the
growing period of corn expires. The
frost Of yesterday morning. is reported
by our Core pondents 10 have done
considerable damage in the central and
north portions of the stale, many fields
of corn being frozen. All things con-
sdered the corn crop today in this state
does not promise 10 WELD one half crop.
Buckwheat has also severely suffered
In most of the extreme southern and
eastern counties fair crop is expected
but in the central and northwest portions
of the state it is estimated that from
one-half to three-fourths of tn crop was
deslroNed by frost.
The cranberry crop, which was about
! DESTROYED TWO weeks ago, was again
struck Yesterday morning and much of
the remaining crop d. siroyed. Warn
ings were sent Throughout the state from
this flee on II ursdal morning. but it
is not vet known how much was saved
by flooding. Warnings were also sent
to the tobacco region at 8 A. NJ. Thurs
day. and it is probable that sufficient
smoking was done 10 protect The crop
against be light frt>t that covered that
region on FRIDAY morning
WILLIS l.. MOORE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
TRADE is PICKING UP.

Encouraging Outlook for Large Fail
Business = viaws # New York Mer-
chants.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-The New York
merchants and importers in several
lines of trade have given their views
upon the present and prospective con-
ditions of trade. A consensus of the
opinions expressed is that trade during
the summer months was duller even
than last year, but for a week or more
there has been changed condition
that amounts almost to revolu-
ton. The tremendous crops of the
west and south never before equaled
in the history of the country, have
given within the last week a wonder
full stimulation to trade. in which the
west and northwest exhibit the great
est activity, but in which the east and
south are preparing to share.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10

pledged to keep all the different kinds
Of money in the country Of equal value
with each o'her. Nor can there he any
doubt that the presidents speech was
the cause Of the turning tide. Uutil
then a cloud hung over the financial
horizon, which not even the magnificen
crops. the increased railway earnings
and the alluring prospects Of foreign
trade could dissipaie Stocks would
not rise, bonds would not sell. business
would not move except in the hand to
mouth way that bad characterized il
ever since the great Barring disaster Of
last wear. The cause Of such anomalous
conditions was nothing else than the
doubt which overspread the commercial
heavens the doubt as to what would
be dollar six months or year hence.
The few words which the President let
fall lifted this cloud for the time being.
They gave the assurance that the gold
standard would not be abandoned with
out the utmost possible resistance on
the part of the chief executive. While
this was not an absolute assurance. it
created general belief that the basis
upon which business and bargains now
rest would not be changed daring Pres
ident Harrison's term of office. And
this was just enough to remove the
weight that had rested on the spring Of
firrinacg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
HE USED DYNAMITE
Terrible Method of Self-Murder
Adopted by a Californian.
He ESplodes a Dynamite Bomb in
His Room, Blowing Himself to Frag-
nents-He Was Weary of Life.
MADE a SURE THING OF IT.

MADE a SURE THING OF IT.
SAS FRANCISCO. Sept. 9.-F. l. Carroll
registered at the Prescott house Mon
day morning as William +. De Young,
Fresno Shortly afterward an explO-
sion which shook the buildings in the
neighborhood attracted attention to
his room, and it was found that he had
committed suicide by exploding a dyna-
mite bomb. His remains were scat
tered all over the room and one OF his
arms was found in the street. Windows
and plastering were broken and fur
niture damaged. Carroll had been work
ing on a fruit farm near Fresno. He
told a number of persons here that he
intended taking his life, as he wanted
to create a sensation for the news
papers, but in note to the coroner
which he left, giving his age as IL
years and birthplace as Holland, he
says he committed suicide because life
was not worth living.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
FACTS BRIEFLY STATED.


Gotlieb Craft, treasurer of the bor-
ough of Sharpsburg. Pa, is short So, 900
in his accounts
Scarlet fever has broken out in the
state school at Sparta, Wis About
fifty children are afflicted
DIR. Joseph G. Chinn. veteran of the
war of 1872 and the oldest physician in
Kentucky, died Monday, aged "a.
A great meeting viii be held in BARGE
Iona soon to protest against the recent
commercial treaty with the United
States
William A. Spotswood, a veteran of
the Seminole and Mexican wars and
the war of the rebellion, died at Mo-
bile. Ala.
The schooner A. D. Storey. which
arrived at Gloucester, Mass, Monday
from Iceland brought 100000 pounds
of halibut
A train fell from trestle 40 feet
high near Clay City, KY, Monday kill
ing the fireman and seriously scalding
the engineer.
Many fact Dries in Russia will close up
because the people are too poor to buy
goods. Thousands of workmen will
be thrown out of employment.
Joseph Deer, of Vermontville, Mich.
blew out the gas in room at the Bur
nett house. Toledo, O.. and died from
asphyxiation before relief came
Mrs. Henrietta Morgan died at her
residence in Lexington. Ky, Monday,
aged So years. She was the mother OF
the famous confederate Gen. John
Morgan.
Postmaster 2eade, of Andulusia, H.,
was attacked by highwaymen, badly
beaten and robbed of Sl47, Six months
robbed of several hundred dollars.
Lon V. stephens, receiver of the
Fifth national bank of st. Louis,
which failed Novem Der :, 1887, Mon
day sued the directors of the bank for
S34S, 337.97 alleged to have been lent in
violation of aw.
Indians on the Bad river reservation
in Wisconsin are now harvesting wild
rice, which viii be mammoth crop
this year Indians harvest it in boats,
thrashing it after it dries Many fami-
lies live upon it almost entirely.
John f. Cramer. enc of the proprie-
tors of the Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin. was arrested Monday for al
lodged violation of the anti-lottery
law in publishing an extract from a
San Francisco paper attacking the va
Idity of the act.
A woman residing in London, Ont.
assisted by her husband, has been en-
gagged in running Cinnamon over tc
Detroit. The plan adopted was to
dress the fellows up in widows weeds
and send them over boldly. One ar
rest has been made.
Three masked robbers overpowered
the station agent at Diller, Neb., Sun.
day morning, forced him to open the
safe, and took all its contents They
afterward attacked farmer a few
miles distant and robbed linn of $50.
They were overtaken by posse and
captured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
Moving Mi.,ouri's wheat Crop.

ST. JOSEPH Mo-, Sept. 9.-The ship
ment of wheat from this point has
hardly begun, yet the various roads are
hauling over 200 cars of grain per day,
and each day sees a steady increase in
the quantity handled When the ship
ments of corn begin the latter part of
the month the roads expect to send out
from this point not less than 600 cars
of grain per day, an increase of over
so per cent. over last year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
refused $500, 600 for AIIerton.

INDEPENDENTS, Ia, Sept 9.--"Would
$500, 600 buy A!lerton?' was the ques-
tion put to c. w Williams by A. q.
Bast, of Salt Lake City. mo, sir, y
was the prompt and decisive reply. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Bast was acting
for Marcus Daily. the copper king mil
ionaire Of Montana.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10

VAUGHAN, Miss, Sept. 9,-Mary Cole
man. colored woman residing in the
Lamb plantation, arose early Monday
morning, picked up a double barreled
shotgun, went to the bedside where
her husband was asleep and blew out
his brains She then took her 2-yeaf
old son to creek short distance from
the house and drowned both the boy
and herself. The woman is supposed
to have been insane
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10
Sugar and the McKinly Tariff.

a
Tariff reform shouters in the last Con-
gress went on record as opposed to
putting sugar on the free list. With
customary inconsistency one-half their
speeches were devoted TO deDunciation
of tariff protection as scheme 10 adj
vance the price Of articles to consumers,
while as many more were in opposition
to the removal OF the tariff on sugar for
the alleged reason that consumers
would not get any benefttherefrom
How does all this correspond with the
facts as subsequently, developed? Has
anything occurred to add lustre to the
fame Of these gentlemen as political
seefs, or to invite tolerance of their
further claims to dictate the economic
policy of the country? They insisted
that prices would not come down; but
prices have been so materially reduced
that granulated sugar mas been adver-
tised to retail in Chicago at three and
Il half cents a pound They further in
sisted that encouragement by bounty
would not increase domestic manufac-
ture of sugar but statistics forthcoming
i'm less than three months after the law
took effect show that the output Of cane
sugar will be augmented as rapidly as
time and money can tevelop il, while
an acreage of Western farm lands never
before approached in extent insures for
the sugar beet prominence in future
agriculture the si9ntic; nee of which is
beyond estimation.
Another important feature of the
sugar schedule of the Mckinley law,
for the repeal Of which the party espous-
ing tariil reform hastens 70 re,pledge
inself on every occasion, is the provis-
ional clause for reciprocity of trade with
foreign nations. Under pressure Of the
power thus placed in the hands of the
national executive, barriers against the
admission of products of this country
to South America and West Indian
markets have been already lowered,
and insures the American hog
products free access to the markets
of Germany and Franco along the beet
sugar route
These are some of the facts that free
trade attorneys find it convenient TO
ignore while drumming for recruits for
a general crusade against the existing
tariff law. They have no words Of con-
graduation over the probability that
some portion of the more than $50, 900.
600 last year paid to foreigners for
sugar may hereafter be kept within
reach of farmers who grow beets
and cane, and the workers who
make sugar, however much these may
need such addition to their resources.
Their anxiety rather goes ont toward
the Spanish dons and European land
lords whose fields supplied the material,
and the owners of steamships that tran
sported the two billion pounds of foreign
sugar last year sold in the United
States.
Sucn attitude appeals neither to the
sound business sense nor the patriotism
of voters, and until these characteristics
cease to dominate American legislation
self-styed "reformers' are likely to
work in vain for the advert of that
free. trade millennium toward which their
political vision has been so long d-
rected.