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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25
AN EASY WAY TO RAISE SWEET.

AN EASY WAY TO RAISE swEET-BRIAR.
Speaking to an old gardener the other
day, who had a quantity of the hips On
his. sweet-brier bushes, we suggested to
him the advisability of raising a quantity
of young plants from the seed. He
stated that he very much wished to do
so, to have them for young hedge plants,
but has not been very successful so far,
ndlinds them hard to vegetate.
Our suggestion to him was to take the
hips, wash out the seed from the pulp,
then mix them with sand in a shallow
box, and bury the whole in the ground,
but so that they could be frozen through.
By this means the outer coating of the
seeds never becomes dry, which is the
reason they are often so long in coming
up. When spring comes, and before
vegetation starts too much, select a piece
of sandy soil, bring to a fine filth as for
any other crop, then SOW the seeds in
rows a.out two inches below the soil.
Cover in and well firm the soil, and, our
word for it, there will be no trouble
raising sweet-bria plants.
AHOse having pu1 d lo" seeus anu the
convenience of a greenhouse may sow in
pots at once, and they will come all
right in the spring, when they may be
planted out of doors.
This charming sweet-scented plant is
not half enough grown. The fragrance
that distills from the leaves on a moist
summer evening is delightful, and an old
--w,spfannpan Of nrtr1 Il 10 ,1aa n Aa,,,Ns
full object when a flower, TO say nothing
of its orange-scarlet fruit in the fall and
early winter .-Prairie Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

The Erie is the only railway running solid
trains over It's own tracks between New York
and Chicago. No chang OF cars for any class
of passengers. Rates lower than va. any
other hrst-class line.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

Money invested in CHOICE one hundred dol:
lar building lots in suburbs OF Kansas City will
pay from five hundred to one THOUSAND per
cent. the next few years under our plan. 81
cash and s. per month without interest oou-
Observation-Disclosures. Particulars on application.
j. Il. Bauerlein ~ 90. Kansas Oitv, No.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

DR.. Hoxsie's Certain Group Cure Il n boon
to children who are attacked with Group or
mailed on receip OF 81 cts. Address A. p.
Hoxgie. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25
HOW TO b WEEDS.

One important point in keeping q farm
clear from weeds is to see that these
germs are not imported in purchased
seeds. Weeds are often introduced by
the farmer s own animals. Horses that
have been fed at the town stables, and
cattle that have been allowed to forage
on the highways, may each be the means
of bringing obnoxious weeds onto the
farm. For the hoed crops clean %cultiva-
ton is the antidote. Cut the weeds off
at the surface of the ground at time when
they are at their best, that is at the time
of Towering, and before the seed has
grown sufficient to terminate. This is
the best method of dealing with seeds
where they have become a pest in
meadows and pastures. In the latter
sheep are very efficient weed d~estroyers
as they will browse closely many varieties
that cattle will not touch.
In some countries it is said there are
entirely free from weeds, owing to
Very high cultivation and careful selec-
lion of seeds and manures. Such results
are not to be expected in this country,
ah0 We ShNll NOhtlhhO w hdNC hGCOS us
heretofore, but they can be kept in such
spbjection as to reduce their injurious
40eets to a minimum. Where they serve
ne better use, they at least give evidence
Of the soils fertility. Unless rich ground
is closely covered with useful plants it is
quite certain to produce weeds. Nothing
surpasses clover for smothering weeds.
If sown thickly, and stock is kept off
from it after the moving, so that some
of the seed from the second crop will be
scattered it will gain complete posses
SION of the field, to the exclusion of
weeds.-Nen York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

Guaranteed Ave year eight per cent. First
payable every six months; principal and inter-
estcollected when due and remitted without
expense to lender. For sale by j. Ii. Bauerleln
4 Co., Kansas City, Mo. Write for particulars
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering It through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles hould never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as tho amage they will do is ten fold to
Halls Catarrh Care, manufactured by +. j.
'heney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no NOR
curry, and is taken internally, and acts direct
,ystem. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure TO get tho genuine. IL. Is taken internal
", and made In Toledo, Ohio, by +. J. Cheney
( 90.
tU- Sold by Druggists. price 75c, per bottle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

II Dobbins'e Electric Soap q what 30 many
Insist that Il IL, you cannot afford TO go with.
ont IL. Your grocer has Il, or can get II, and
won can decide OOr yourself very soon. Don't
let another Monday pass without trying 1t.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25
Beware OF Ointments for CRtarrh Thu,
Contain Mercury,

AAERIoAN coal is to be introduced into
nvagt
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

A GRAIN of musk will. scent a room for
ycnrs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-25

ANY person sending Us their nansa AMI adj
dress will receive information that will lead
10 a fortune. Benz. lewis " co, Security
building, Kansas City, Mo.
FITS stopped free by DR.. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsroRER. No dts after trst day'suse.
Marvelouscures Treatise am So trial bottle
free. DIR. Kline, @l Arch St. Pntla., la.
Lee Was Chinese Headache Cure. Harm
lefs in effect, quick and positive in action.
Sent prepaid on receipt Of 81 per bottle.
Adeler 81 Co.,52 Wyandottes ST., Kansas City,Mo
Timber, Mineral, Farm Ian DIS aud Ranches
in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and ArkansaA
boughtand sold. Tyler y Co, Kansas City, Nc.
Oklahoma Guido Book and Mapsent any whsrS
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
Early SocietY Buds.

One of the absurdities of the day is the manner in which young schoolgirls from fifteen to seventeen are allowed to emulate their elder sisters in indulg' ing in social dissipation, says the Bos'
 ton Gazette. During the recent season there have not only been dancing classes but also private cotillons and dinner parties given for children who should either be asleep or in the nurse- ". If dinners are to be given for the doves as the ''sub-doves" are often called, what is left for them when they really are introduced into society? 1t is no wonder that some of the debu' tantes of the last few seasons have been found to be well versed in the ways of the world, and ready to go quite as far as their elders, when it is considered that the bloom of maidealy freshness has been taken off at innumerable cotillons, dances, sleighing parties and dinners. Mothers would do well to re- fuse to allow their daughters so much social liberty while they are at school, for they will find if this continues that their 'buds." when presented to full grown society, lack the charm that in- genuousneSs alone gives to young girls,
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
Whisky in His System Burned an old African Alive.

Whisky m Ills system burncu An OAu . African Alive.
 ' The supporters of the much-dispgted theory of spontaneous combustion have received fresh grounds of belief from the case of Milton Hartlcastle, of Balti- more, whose remains were recently found nearly consumed in his shanty on the outskirts of that city, says the Philadelphia Times. IlardcaStle was an old negro of unknown age, enjoying a small monthly income left him some years ago by his former owner, Col. Eustace uardcastle, and which went ale most entirely for whisky It is said that the negro consumed gallon and half a day, and would often buy and drink the pure alcohol in large quanti- ties, often for days at time partalling of no other nourishment. He lived all alone, being of singularly taciturn disposition, so that it was some days be- fore he was missed, but his shanty was observed to remain closed and search being instituted he was found in his bed burned nearly to a crisp, while the mat tress and clothes were only slightly scorched.
 The room was in perfect order and no trace of fire was found on the hearth, which was swept clean, and aS Hard castle was known to have been unique among negroes in never smoking the whole affair seemed shrouded in mys- tery. Dr. Everhardt was called upon by the authorities to make an investiga- tion and gave it as his opinion that it was case of spontaneous combustion. In this he has been supported by sever al other prominent physicians, who agree in declaring the circumstances ad- init of no other explanation.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
THE BLAND DOLLAR.
Romance About the Head of Liberty OH
 This Coin.

Romance About the Head of Liberty OH
 This Coin.
 There was curious story about the head of Liberty, says the Illustrated American, on tho obverse of the Bland dollar. This is said to be modelled from the head of Miss Anna w. Williams, ROW instructor of philosophy and meth ods of kindergarten training at the Girls normal school in Philadelphia. At the time the Bland dollar made it's first appearance, the secret leaked out some- how, and to avoid the notoriety the most indefatigable efforts were made to deny the fact, and even to this day it is difficult to get any of Miss Williams friends who are ia the secret to admit it. Her namc went broadcast over the land, however, and from almost every quarter of the globe she was deluged with the most pressing and flattering offers of marriage. Miss Williams was student of the Academy of Fine Arts when Engraver George Morgan, who made the pattern from which the dol lar was copied, was casting about for model Some ladies among the students at the academy were selected to pose. The contour of Miss Williams features was chosen as coming nearest to the pure Grecian ideal. Before the pattern was finally adopted it was sent to the academy to get the opinion of some artists as to its artistic merits. The profile was criticised in several particu- lars, chief among which was what was regarded as a too prominent chin. But the authorities at the mint thought it one of the most beautiful types of face that was ever submitted for the head of a coin, and it was adopted. As to it's strong resemblance to the original, those who see Miss Williams oftenest are best able to testify. It is considered a good likeness, but drawn somewhat finer than the living model. Mir. Mor- gan, by the way, is an Englishman, and some people insist that he has managed to declare his origin in the ''Bland" dol lar. By holding the coin with the date appermost, and covering the figure on 8 line across the eye to the hair, the pro- file develops likeness of King George, the chin being his nose. Holding the coin in the same position and covering the medallion on line from the chin to the base of the cap, the curl of the hair develops lion with it's nose facing left.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
ARsENIcAL POISONING.
The Deadly Drug Is Extensively Used in
 the Manufactures.

the Man uLs1cI uress
 The peculiar character of arsenic and its wonderful power of combination with other substances to produce a great variety of brilliant and enduring colors have brought it into very extensive use, which has steadily and rapidly in- creased until it now enters into the manufacture of very large variety of domestic articles, many of which are worn as clothing or otherwise brought into close contact with those who use them, and there is hardly a household in the country but has more or less of this poison in some form.
 There are various articles of domestic use into which arsenic is incorporated, says the Boston Herald. We sleep in bedrooms the walls of which are hung with paper filled with arsenic. Our most beautiful drapcries are equally loaded with this poison. We sit upon sofas which every time they are com pressed throw into the atmosphere this same poison. We wear clothing containing enough arsenic, if taken into the stomach, to produce a speedy death Our little children are wrapped in beautiful shawls containing this same death-dealing drug. Their playthings are rendered more beautiful and attractive by this very poison. The papers in which their bon-bons and candies are enveloped are colored with arsenical preparations. Even the utensils in which our food is cooked are sometimes lined with this poison.
 Now, if any considerable proportion of arsenic is taken into the stomach at once, its effects are so uniformly severe that suspicion of poisoning is imme- diately aroused and search is made for the cause of it. But when it is taken very slowly the symptoms are so masked by many surrounding circumstances and conditions that even the most ex- perienced physicians dc not discover the cause. The soreness of the throat, the difficulty of breathing, the nausea and vomiting, the pallor and weakness, often are attributed to entirely different causes, and it may be months or even years before the true cause is discov- cred.
 To-day one of the most honored citi- gems of Boston is lying on his deathbed after two or more years of prostrations and suffering, and it is only within the last few months that it was discovered that he was saturated with arsenic, which his system has been gradually absorbing from long continued exposure to it. The nicer chemical tests of late years are discovering the same condi- tion in many chronic invalids, while every physician has had cases which, resisting all treatment, he has been obliged to send away from home into different surroundings before they could be relieved.
 Ought we not, then. to have laws which will protect us from this insidious danger, which is concealed under forms most attractive aad alIuring? That ar- senic is avery important substance in the arts, and may in many cases be so com bined as to be partially inert, is very true; yet, as it is often left in free condition and capable of producing poisonous effects upon the human sys- tenn, why should it not always, when so offered for sale, be labeled as poison?
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
!. TIE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
ono Case in Which It Soothed Two say-
 age Breasts.

age BreaSts'
 Husband and wife had been quarrel ling, says Columbus paper. The trouble began in the house, but the belligerents had reached the sidewalk, where hostil, itics were resumed. She declared in the heat of passion that she would not live with him another hour. He retorted that it didn't make any difference, the quicker the separation came the better it would be for both.
 The husband, raising his voice to Q high pitch, said:
 ''This ends all relations between us"
 "Go," said the wife. ''I do not care now, for our home is only in name."
 Suddenly there burst upon the night the strains of ''Homc, Sweet Home." It was the music of an orchestra that had just then begun serenade to resident near by. It seems that the company of musicians had been inspired, for the piece was never rcndeRed any better than it was that night.
 The hnsband and wife ceased quarrel ling, and both stood as if rooted to the spot. The effect upon them could be seen at glance. Both were weeping. There was brief but terrific struggle between duty and pride.
 The husband glanced at the wife ip a pitiful sort of way, and his look was re- turned. As the strains of the great song were dying away, they rushed into each others arms. The love of former years was then and there renewed.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
Impaired Eyesight,

The number of persons in town who wear eyeglasses is astonishing; the number of children wearing them is ap- palling. A large proportion of the pu- pills in the higher classes of the public schools, says the New York Sun, are obliged to wear glasses. particularly iB the girls schools. Pickering gasight. long hours of reading and study, and badly-Ighted classrooms are among the causes of eye weakness with the young people, but the amazing spread of the reading habit is at the bottom of the general trouble. As an oculist ex- presses it: We are all taking up the habit of reading, but the habit is so new with the masses that they have not learned how to do it without damaging their sight" -"
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
Reads Like Olden Times.

A touching incident occurred at the Swedish court the other day. A coun' trywoman asked and obtained an audi ence of King Oscar, whom she told that she had tramped all the way to Stock holm from her dwelling in remote part of the country in order to pray his Majesty to remit the remainder of 8 sentence of seven years penal Servitude passed upon her sister four years ago for having attempted to poison her (the applicant), in order to obtain possession of her watch and dresses, and from the effects of which she had only just re. covered. King Oscar was greatly af. fected and promised the good woman that ke would do all in his power to grant her prayer. S
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
Natural Gas in England.

The Middlesbrough correspondent of the Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle writes to his paper regarding the find of the gas that it was made at 0 depth of about eight hundred feet. At seven hundred and sixty feet whitestone was struck and salt is generally found at from twenty to twenty-five feet below white stone. At eight hundred and forty feet salt was struck at this borehole. Continuing to bore through the salt, a blue limestone was struck, and then the present gas. Many people in the Middlesbrough district have expressed the opinion that it is simply the usual marsh gas, which is always to be found near salt, but which is of little or no use. It is needless to dilate on the effect that such a discovery as is be- lieved by some to have been made this week would have on the salt trade and other industries in South Durham natural gas as fuel would revolutionize the manufactures, and that in a center already favored naturally by enormous salt deposits, proved over practically twelve square miles" near to fuel and close to navigable waters,
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
Foretel,inr storms by the Telephone.

The telephone is about to have a new application-that of foretelling storms. A new discovery has been made as to one of the properties of this means of transmitting sound. By placing two iron bars at seven or eight meters dis tance from each other and then putting them in communication on one side by a copper wire covered with rubber and on the other side with Q telephone, ttorm can be predicted at least twelve hours ahead through a dead sound heard in the receiver. According as the Storm advances the sound resembles the beating of large hailstones against the windows. Every flash of lightning and pf course every clap of thunder that ae- companies the storm produces a shock similar to that Of the stroke of stone sast between the diaphragm and the in- ltrunents
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-06
Horse Notes.

Good grooming brings comfort, comfort begets good spirits, spirits awaken handsome appearance, and appearance sells the horse.
 Bosque Bonito 2:16 will be re turned to America; she so far out classes all the European trotters as to be unable to get anything to do on the track.
 It is singular coincidence that the fastest stallion records at trot- ting and pacing to harness are pre- cisely two seconds slower than the fastest records at those gaits.
 Lice will live in stables for years. To get rid and to continue rid of them, all the crevices should be washed with kerosene oil and a coat of whltewash should follow. The Kentucky breeders have adopted a new rule to be practiced at their coming fall meeting, which IS that a horse not winning heat i in three shall go to the barn.
 "Requiescat, in pace," said the good bereaved lady, as she contem- plated her husbands tombstone. As for the first, l must say John took rather more to trotters, but l guess I'll let 1t stand.
 The editor of the Kentucky Methodist rises to apologize be- cause he published a list of Ken lucky fairs under the impression that it was a list of quarterly meet ing dates; and yet he was seen en- i toying the trots "onct."
 The great brood mare Woodbine was truly great. Of her decend- ants l35 trotters and r pacers have records of 2:30 and better, and nearly a score of these have records of ? 20.
 Allerton reduced his record to 2 :T5 Hat, July f, Ut Independence, 1 Iowa, and Mary Marshall was. the first for the year, the same day, to trot in 2:15. Mary Marshall was sired by Billy Wilkes, son of Harry Wilkes, the greatest cam paigner of the Wilkes family.
 As a rule stallions stand hot weather better than any other class of horses, and indeed will ordinari- Iy go to their best race when the thermometer is up in the eighties. Horses, like men, are not to be measured by one standard in re- spect to their ability to endure heat, but as a general rule it may be said that all horses will go better on a hot day than on a cold one.
 If q horse is q kicker have a strong oveldraw check attached to bit, have another strong strap fastened to the check rein back to the trump, pass through a ring, then divide and fasten to the shafts on either side. Then get in and drive The moment the animal tries to rise up behind he tightens the strap and gives his mouth a tremendous yank and in ordinary cases this will break him.-Horse and Stable.
 The expression of "the dark horse" originated in Disraeli's nov el, "The Young Duke" where it oc- CUTS in the description of an i'm. portant race, in which the favorite and we'll known horses failed tC win, In the words of the author "A dark horse, which had never been thought of and which the careless St. James had never even observed in the list, rushed past the grand stand in sweeping tri- umph. The spectators were almost too surprised to cheer"
 John Nail, owner of Florence Slaughter, the winner of the Kan