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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

When the President passed through
Philadelphia recently, the carriage con.
veying him to the ferry was temporarily
delayed at Ninth street. A small news.
boy standing on the curbstone called
ont; AtMister, give us a ridel" "Where
are you goingl" asked the Chief Magis.
trate Of sixty millions. "To Camden. {"
was the reply. "Jump in then." said
the President, aud the boy clambered
eagerly into the carriage, his stock of
papers under his arm. "When the ferry
was reached, says the veracious Phila.
delphia Chronicle, "the newsboy pre-.
scnted the distinguished gentleman with
one of his papers as a mark of gratitude,
the gift being accepted with grateful
Acknowledgements"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09
PERCHArCE.

Porchance in that mysterious realm, 50 far
and vague and dim,
You cannot hear the cadence OF this worlds
undying hymn
A song Of Love which thrills my soul like
chant Of cherubim.
Perchance there is no note of mine which
may your soul beseech-
No sound which tells you Of the heights that
earth's joys sometimes reach
When dwelling with subliner thoughts than
mortal lips may teach.
Perchance there is no song OF Love that
heavenly chors have banned;
l care not whether simple be the lay, or an
them grand,
II only you, of all the world, shall hear and
understand.
Dexter Smith, in Boston Transcript
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

The reason person sinks in quick
sand is because the latter is composed
chiefly of small PARTICLES of mica mixed
largely with water. The mica is so
smooth that the fragments slip upon each
other with the greatest facility, so that
any heavy body which displaces them
will sink and continue to sink until a
solid bOttomis reached. When particles
of sand are ragged and angular any
weight pressing on them will crowd them
together until they are compacted into
a solid mass. A sand composed OF mica
or soapstone, when mixed with sufficient
water, seems incapable Of such consolida-
tion.-Chicago Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

Speaking of the establishment of banks
for the benefit of farmcrs, a recent
writer says: "rhe F>noh idea Is for
the Government to advance $4,000, 900
as capital to enabl: each municipal dis
trict to establi'L bank Of simple form,
which shall oe managed by an agricul-
tural syndicate or a select number of
farp:rs who would decide upon the SOL
.ency of the applicants for loans, and
who would collectively become a guar.
Antee TO the Government for the amount
of the ebt. The money advanced by
the State would be loaned at rate of
interest lower than that paid to deposi.
tors in savings banks, aud the State
would have the right of inspection at
any time of the banks affairs, while the
responsibility for its assets would rest
with the farmers or body acting as a
Board of Management. Paper would be
discounted for as small sum as one
dollar, and the farmer would be able to
deal direct with the wholesale vendor
of seeds, fertilizers or agricultural i'm.
plements, giving his paper in payment
of his bill, the bank cashing the same
for the merchant and the farmer redeem.
ing it after harvesting his crops. The
farmer would thus save the expenses OF
the middle man and also effect saving
of four to five per cent. in discounting his
paper, the management, of course, be.
ing careful, as they would be responsible,
that loans were made only to economical
and progressive farmers of good stand
ing"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09
Some Calendar Oddities.

The days of the month aud week are
always the same in March and Novem.
Der, in April aud July, aud in Septem-
Der and December; that is, If March
"comes in" on a Monday, No vember
will do likewise, the same rule applying
to the other months named above. In
leap year January is with April and July,
in other years it is with Octobe r. Feb.
ruary, in leap year, is with August,
in other years with March and Novem.
ber. The last day of Februar y and the
fourth day of July always occur on the
same day of the week, the same is true
of May Day aud ChriStmas American
Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

A butter merchant Of London was re-.
Gently fined rather heavily for selling
butter that contained twenty eight per
cent. of water, whereas in ordinary cir
cumstances the percentage ought not to
be more than fourteen to fifteen. u
>Ns proved in court that at the time the
sales vere made the defendant was away
on his wedding tour, and yet the court
refused to accept the excuse, holding
that an employe ought to know the law.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09
The Cruel Way Calves Are KILLED.

The usual way is to sticl the calrs
throat a little to max it slowly bleed to
death, giving it whole night of agoA.
izing misery. No complaint IS made
Rbout this. Even the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals is ST.
lent on the iniquity. The butchers say
it is necessary to make the veal white so
as to make il suitable for the ''chicken
salad" so popular at church and other
festivals and for tony private entertain.
nents. s.-Richmond (Ya.) Item.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

The presiding officer who used a re-.
volvor as gravel, the other day, in an
Atchison tKan.) deliberative assembly,
had no difficulty in maintaining order.
The chair will always be respected, avers
the Atlanta Constitution, when it is
ready to blow off the top of someb ody's
head for uu parliamentary behavior.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

A study Of the meteorological data
OF Idaho leads to the conclusion that the
humidity of the atmosphere is increas.
ing year by year. Never since the set.
tlement of Idaho has there been such an
immense crop all over the State as dur.
ing the present season. The product of
grass and grain has been wonderful.
Scientific estimates attribute this result
to change in climate produced by the
multiplication of irrigating canals,
which moisten great extent of coun.
try and create humid atmosphere. It
has been observed that frequent rains
now fall during the months of July and
August. Nature is closing up the gap
between the wet and dry seasons
and equalizing the rainfall. Many be-
lieve that the time is not far distant
when the arid lands will become arabic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09
Halchm; CaterpilIars in Pill Boxes

+, b. Boultou, fascinated the Biology
Section of the British Association with
the results Of his experiments on cater.
pillers Matching in pin boxes. The pep.
per moth was the particular insect which
he experimental on, and his experiments
show that if you take an egg OF one of
these aud grow it in gilded pill box
you get a golden eaterpilIer. Again, if
the pill box be black, so is the cater.
pillar; while mixed environment pro.
duced a muddled creature, Just as in
man the environment of the slum or he
palace pretty much determines a persons
characteristics. Scientific American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

The German merchant marine stands
next to that of England. In 1889, the
latest year from which figures have been
published. German vessels made sc, 1874
voyages, carrying 21,39S, 522 tons OF
corrO
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

The New York Commercial Bulletin
Gays that ''it may be necessary to secure
Congressional action to relieve impor-
ters of the hardship of paying full rates
Of duty for merchandise that has been
tnpaired in value by processes of fumi-
o,ot,on ~
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

For the first half of the curreut year
the returns OF no less than seventeen En-.
glish railroads show falling Off, and the
loss in coal freights Is responsible for
more than half of that.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

II is proposed to change the uniform
of the Berlin police. The present tout
fit" is too heavy and cumbersome, esps.
cially the helmet and sword
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

The demand for California canned
and dried fruit has increased till, the
San Francisco Examiner declares, it is
almost boom.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

did quench my thirst at the spring
but made tracks away from it as speedily
as could, and arrived in camp about az
wear famished as any man ever was"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09

Maine has Wild land worth $50, ,000,.
900 at a low estimate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-09
THE CHILD.

, 7 was the 18th
Brumaire in the
second year of the
French Republic.
+. The day was cheer
less, and the sky
dark with a threat =
ening snowstorm, ,
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come nr.t so the preposItIep 0, ohlli ts .ub.

@ a. ; . r. the Ps y e. # ts S :Ss
Tss 'ssssHs !: s:ss
and ais i M et 'a that She was wiling
make srsatdTs q the other party soS Judge
baff and that Chill was not SINCERE in her
professions 1t was alleged that Chill! knew
how The s by tss
tion. and that. she made the offer knowing that
/ soaa not p St The on1 snsa
over oSs s snSh @I matter. one q The justices OF
a. was done, when i've, q them took pnrt IN
ssG Sn, ,nS sSus v ssss
q the et Governnsnt. ty the terms oi Tic Con;
dpasns sa' SSssa WIN maes ana @
probably would not consent. y they could. TO
ssSSs o SSn. in t twG not ,aSS
s sSSieet to 81 G I disnate This was i tic
SSa dispute. The petition Tor q writ Of prohibit
ton IN this case was taken under, considera.
lion by the GSn and se sSGSna ,hE spse
Vas tSat q ,RSWsll;Ls HS;s claims noSa1$$s..
the awards to American claimants IN these
cases We're obtained by fraud, and asks to have
tn. money not yet paid to the g slaima its
measure under discussion to refer the
subject to tho Court Of Claims for ex-
animation and decision. with the right q APP
peal to the Supreme Court Mr.. Hoar. Chair
man OF the senate Judiciary Committee. ar
Gned against this latter provision on the
ground that while Congress might vest
Jurisdiction in the Court Of Claims
L. ascertain fact upon examination.
that court being the creature OF Con-
gress. 1t could not confer jurisdiction upon tho
supreme Court over matters outside OF the
limits imposed by the Constitution. for the
reason that that court was created by the same
power that created Congress and derived its
power and authority from the same source.
The reply Of Chill was the subject OF con-
siitation between the Tres dent and Secretary
Blaine ut II lat, hour this afternoon. as well as
NJ tho meeting ~ the Cabinet at noon. The
views of the United States Government upon
the reply will probably not be comm unicated to
Chli for a day urtwo. In the N can time thetex
OF t,is message Of Minister Egan. il is expect
ed. will be -, at to the Committees on Foreign
Affairs in the two Houses OF Congress-. for
their information and to aid them In tho con-
sidrraton of the Presidents message and
accompanying documents transmitted yes
tcr,lhy
Foreign Anal spent some time to-day in con-
sjering tho Presidents message and the
Chillun correspondence.
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The Highest Inhablted Point

A hotel recently built on the top OF Pixies
Peak. ut n height Of 14.147 feet above the sea
level. has been frequently referred to lately as
being the highest inhabited point in the world.
Although this new resort is unique in many
ways. 1t has not tho particular distinction here
mentioned. The village OF Galera. In Peru.
1855 feet above the sen. has long laid claim
to being the highest inhabited spot on earth.
But Mr.. Arthur E. Pearce. an engineer who
has been prospecting and making meteoro-
logical observations In the Andes. has found
two mining camps that are even higher than
GaIsr 60 These tn, places are yicharr4yac. which
ut an altitude Of IL. 1853 feet Each place has q
population OF about 200 miners the year round.
The Peruvian Andes have good many
high things Of interest besides human hubita-
tions. Gnera exists mainly because OF the
Gnlera tunnel OF the Parana Oroya Railrond OF
Peru. which pierces the mountain Mt that
place. tho summit OF the road. But this rail-
road will be surpassed by n narrow gauge rail-
road which is now being built to connect with
It. This road will attain an altitude OF 1880
camps near Galera. oil belonging to one con-
Germ. which are connected by telephone lines
which arc probably the highest telephone lines
In the world. The lines pass over two sum
mits Of moro than 1900 feet euch, and the
mean height OF the lines Is over 10000 feet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-27
MORPHINE, BUT NO QUININE.
PROF WYTTHAUss ANALYSIS Nv THE
POTTS POISONING CASE


Ms Experiments Upon FroRs-Dr. Ham,iton
Positive TINT Hnrris's Young wife Did
Not Die ofnn Organic Diseasc-Dca,h Was
Due TO Opium, Poisoning. He Thinks.
The strongest technical testimony Of the
prosecution In support OF the charge that
Carlyle W. Harris murdered his young wife.
Helen Potts. by substituting deadly
dose Of morphine for the harmless
compound Of auinine and morphine in
one Of the capsules he had prescribed Tor
her. came out yesterday. the ninth day OF the
trial. Prof. witthaus OF the University OF the
City OF New York described his analysis OF the
stomach and how he had found traces OF NOR
phine but none Of auinine. although the one
could be detected by chemical analysis as
readily as the other. Assistant District Attor
ney Wollman. who has been working on the
case for months. was well satisfied with Prof
Witthaus's testimony. He believed. he said
yesterday. that this ia Just as good proof
against Harris as II an eyewitness OF the SUBJ
stitution had been put on the stand
The defence was prepared for another long
fight. and back of Lawyers Jerome and Taylor
were Prof Henry A. Wood Of Philadelphia, DIR.
Hermann NJ Biggs. and DR.. George v. Foster.
They were all thore as experts to assist Lawyer
jerome in his attack on DR.. Allan McIane
milton. whose cross examination began the
days proceedings. Much Of the testimony
was Of n technical nature.
Dr. Hamilton described again for Mr.. Jerome
with great minuteness the examination he
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CIiYLI'S REPLY CRITICISED.
Apology Before A~bi'ra Gould the STU
pren,e l'Ourt Acts


:. WASHINGTON. Jan 2G.-Whcn tho Cabinet
met at II 81 o'clock this morning all tho mem
bers woro present except Secretaries Foster
and Elkina Secretary Blaine WAS IL little late
In arriving To a reporter he said lust as ho
was entering the Cabinet meeting that mo
reply that he had heard Of" had been received
from tho CHILEAN Government to the demand
Of tho United States.
10 At 40 o'clock tho Cabinet meeting nd
joprpod. Every member present was nsked II
o reply had been received from Chilli ind
every ono. as though concerted notion had
besn determined upon. declined Ia answer.
President Harrison was asked about the mat.
tor. but sent word that he would not say any
thing on tho subject. Mr.. Blaine after the
Cabinet meeting would not even repeat or
confirm his former statement.
Although IL was known this afternoon that
Minister Egan had communicated to the Sec
rotary OF State the reply Of the Gillian Govern
tnent to the so-called ultimatum. mono Of the
offcials OF tho State and Navy Departments
would consent to discuss the terms OF the
reply II was argued by others, however, that
the reply was unsatisfactory In ss'erai re-
As to the Malta note. the alleged offer Of
made In the note Of the 2lst inst; to Minister
Egan. The matter OF the latter,s recall was
tho terms Of that note. and therefore no refer.
encs to 1t In the reply was necessarS. bnt. ~
was held, II Chill apoloGiZcd for the baltimore
Incident. the matter OF the amount OF inuem.
SnsSthins M sRoSd y paid to the a%ss Of mig
sablsS s q alSitratiOh: but the apology must
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other s'dn objected vigorously. and upon tho
Recorders ruling DR.. Smith was Obliged to
give the h, account Of the autopsy in full.
cross-examination.. that you broke the pons
varoli into pieces the size Of n pea y
DIR. Smith said he could not
And yet n eliot in the pons the size Of a pea
could produc" contraction Of the pupils OF the
eye. could Il moi :. continued Mr. Jerome.
Yes" said DR.. Smith.
The heart was quit" normal. Dr. Smith said.
and there was not the slightest sign of disease
IN it.
Prof Rudolph A. Witthnus had been sitting
beside Mr.. Wellman for several days waiting
chnir with nlncrity., He is a short man. with
thin sandy side whiskors. HIS had n black
memorlndum book in his hand which con-
famed The notes Of his analysis. and in which
for II steady two hours and II half. The vari-
GUS organs which he received Mt the autopsy
on the body Of Miss Potts. Prof Witthaus said.
No n!nced in. sepurnte glass jars. These he
Enrreu 70 ms iato rihH and rnt IN room
carefully sealed. During the entire conduct
o. the analysis no one WAS allowed to enter
the room.
In tho stomach he found traces OF chloride Of
plDrIiiup irnT Wittbn said lint hA ~.
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SAN FRANCISCO QUITE CONTENT
she Thinks Chiiiau War Ships Could Not
Reach Her for Lack OF Coal.

Ban Francisco. Jan. 26.-One reason urged
why the Chilian war vessels would not visit
this port is a lack OF coal. There is no place in
the entire Pacific Ocean where Gillian cruiser
can obtain the requisite amount OF coal needed
to keep at sea for any length OF time. All ncu-
trail ports would be closed against cruisers OF
both belligerents. and once the supply OF coal
on board a war ship ran short. her only saliva
ton would be to reach some port In her own
country where she could rep!enish her bunk
ers. 1t has been known for some time that
several steamers were examined as to their
qualifications for transport duty by officers OF
thu United States navy. The result OF the ex-
animation was forwarded to the Navy Depart
ment ut Washington and has never been made
public. but 1t H. known several Vessels were
favornb!y considered.
II is reported that both the Pacific Mail and
Pacific Coast Steamship Companies have re-
ceiVed dispatches from the Government to-
day inQuiring what vessels they could furnish
at once. The Pacific Mil could surplr two
large steamships and the Coast Company could
probably srnrc three or four. Then there are
several tramp steamers lying near Sausnlito
which could ho used for transports. There
would be- no difficulty in getting steamers to
carry all the men and coal needed. as hey
could he brought from Puget sound as we'll as
the southern coast. At Mare ireland work is
being rushed on the Baltimore and Charleston.
and both will be able to leave on u few days
nuticp.
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tsST S '?s os%s It "1 tie orsnSS it .9G
Hl"W o %s S TS MNf Sroust up I" its
At 800 and at 4:2O, when tho next two Oh
manned about the same. At ono time 7 Oh
W-iivr seconds. AT 81 o'clock. tn. power Of
thrnnimal resumed its normal conditon."
:, After an4yzn. the intestinrs Prof Withars
Mnnllv got tw" rc-!dncs IN which he said
trace u il IN Either lie did obtain. how"ve FL"
Indications o, the rrcsrncc Of morphine on tho
Pr" Prof witthaus selected f,,ur small frogs for
had discovered the mornhin.H Ono, Of the
haI boon found to contain morphine. an"ier
received three onc-thousandths Of II grain Of
morphine sulrhate. while the other two rn-
frogs showed all the signs OF diminished scnsi.
hiiity A"r ,m" tEry TSrnyered showing
'": N."sy "aa Do! Mr. s' Weim"yn t e the Jury
whether tie stomach and its contents contain
.They did" was the Professors reply.
:. "r III th .;,, contain H"ln'ne"
Is guInine as staheas morphine?" asked
tn" Assistant District Attorney The witness
-" If thirty times as much qunine was taken
i,r sh"n,d .Yy""t t" IRA IL: d"inine as read
q, wtnnSf ah a' SSen 4 large
stomach no could not expect to find more
than ,traceof it. The longer the patient was
sSo was wsS not Ss q a
quicker Than morThine.
The witness could recollect but one case
morphine had been found IN The stomach upon
analysis. This ended tho days session.
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decline to send II to Congress. No gentleman
Of the situation than himself. He offered the
resolution because he feared that var might ~
OF the situntlon more deeply perhaps than
other pentiemen. and i yns TO haze az az me ne
sary S war PROBABLY outran that oi other people
on tho floor, who. did not share NE feeling,
ing the remarks made against his resolution.
ho would not object to tho reference OF ne
resolution to the Committee on Foreign Az
Mr. Biopnt L. A..
tjon by Mr.. GEORGE OF Mississippi to Invests
gate the causes Of existing agriculturai De-
preston In tho cotton states there was no ous-
mess OF Interest in that body.
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HICKS, MS PFC. IND 4 BEAR.
Their Race and Fight on the Mountain sid'
Near Scranton.


SCRANTON. Jan. ga pig. a bear, and Elcazer
Hicks had race in the woods on Lopez Noun
tain last Saturday afternoon. Just before the
race began the pig was grunting in box In
the back end OF Hickss low wagon. and Hicks
was sitting on the seat and lctting his old mare
draw him and the pig up tho snowy road on a
walk.
1t was nearly dusk when no struck steep
pitch IN the road. mile and q half from his
home and the old mare had all she could do
to null the load. Suddenly Hicks felt some
thing Juggling at the rear OF the wagon. and
the old mare stopped. CHANGING around Hicks
spied bear cawing at the Stats OH tor
OF the pigs box. and he jumped to his feet ana
give the benr cut with his whip Tho bear
WINGED and snarled. and another cut OF the
whip forced him to back of from the wagon.
In doing SO he clawed oil tho stats loose. and
the pig sprang out OF the box at once and wont
sauealing through the woods on lively can
ter. The bear ran. after the pig us fast as 10
SoaR from Wu Under tho seat and savs chase
The pig kept tho bear from clnwinE 1t ny
dodcnS thS @ ang sW ssS
was some distance behind and was, putting III
. as s much ss
Tr sf. hit TN 81 Ts Sn mis- GSs
the potato hook. Tho sharp points pierced the
hide, and the boar bit at tho wound for II soc.
ond. and then dashed away after tho pig, Just
In time to escape another blow that Hicks
The bear was again gaining on the pig,
when tho pig swung round 10 half circle and
turned it back. and was about to seize 1t:
when Hicks caught up aud drove the tines Of
the potato hook deep into tho bears back.
This time the bear turned on him. and Hicks
drove the tincs into the bears snout. Tho
blood spurtcd in stream. and the benz snort
Hicke then settled tho teeth OF the hook into
the bears juRular vein three or four times.
It was nearly dark when Hicks recaptured
the frightened pig. He found i In gully. and md
mare was standing right where he had left
her. On Sunday Hicks npd his son got the
bears carcass. It weighed 30 pounds