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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
AIDS IN THE LAUNDRY,

Gum arabic is, doubtless, the most in.
valuable aid to the laundress who desires
the most beautiful possible finish to her
goods. As this gum does not dissolve
very readily, the following will be found
an excellent method for its preparation .
Pound two ounces of the fine white gum
to a powder and pour over it in pitcher
pint of boiling water; cover the vessel
and allow it to stand over night. In the
morning pour tie solution carefully from
the dregs into clean bottle and set il
aside for use. A tablespoonful of this
gum in pint of starch will give fine
smooth gloss to shirts and like goods. 1t
is not safe to add the powdered gum to
the starch while it is being made, as there
is the possibility of particles of sediment
being present, and it will be difficult tc
get perfect blending of the gum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12

! from the nose, fetid and offensive odor
of the discharges from the bowels, of
fensive exhalations; diarrhpsl dis
charges are semi-fuid, of grayish green
color and often mixed with blood. In
many cases the skin on the belly be-
tween the hind legs, behind the ears and
even on the nose has numerous red spots
which toward the fatal termination turn
purple. As the disease progresses the
animal becomes sluggish, the head
droops with the nose near the ground,
but usually will be found lying down
with the nose hid in the bedding. II
there has been costiveness, about two
days before death there will be offensive,
fetid discharge; the voice becomes
faint aud hoarse; the animal is stupid,
emaciation increases rapidly, the skin
becomes dry, hard and very unclean,
there is a cold, clammy sweat, aud death
soon follows with commissions, or grad
ually by exhaustion, without struggle.
In chronic diseases or those of long
duration, the animal becomes weak, and
lies down most of the time, eats but lit
tie and has the diarrhea. These cases
may linger for weeks, scattering the
poison of the disease in the discharge
wherever they go.-Western Swineherd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
CARE OF FENCE CORNERS.

Next to the garden, which ought to be
the best but is too often the worst look
ing place on the farm, the fence corners
art likely, at this time, to need the most
attention. 1t goes without saying that
1t Is difficult to keep these places clean.
1t is still more difficult to get them clean
after they have been allowed to become
foul. And yet the farmer who has a
high ideal OF what farm should be will
not be contented to have his fence
corners become a tangled hedge of
bushes or a nest of weeds. Bushes are
worse than weeds, for the latter can be
cut more readily and are not nearly as
difficult to destroy. Not that it is easy
to eradicate weeds when they have taken
possession of fence corners and have
been allowed to ripen their seeds and
mature their stalks year after year with
nothing to interfere with their growth
and development. But it is play to dis
pose of such plants when compared with
the uprooting Of wild cherry bushes,
hardhacks, blackberry bushes aud
similar growths which find congenial
home in neglected fence corners. Yet
even the latter nuisances can be extir-
pated. 1t will take good deal of work
to do it, but if the work is wisely direct
ed, and is continued long enough, it
will bring its reward Simply cutting
of the tops, two or three inches from the
ground, once year will not be effective.
Removing the fence, plowing the
ground, and planting it to some crop
which requires clean cultivation, is the
most efficient course. II this is fol-
lowed for two OF three seasons in success.
sion the land can then be seeded and can
be essily kept clean. Where this course
is impracticable, cutting the roots of the
shrubs and removing as large portions of
them with the stems as possible, will
give a decided setback to the intruders.
The next spring cut off the tops OF any
and all the plants which appear, and re-
peat the process in the fall. IL is slow
work, and hard work, but if perseyered
in will, in time, give clean fence corners.
And the farm upon which this work is
needed will look enough better, and be
enough better to pay libersuy for its
performance.-America Dairyman.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
THE WRITES OLE STONES

have heard farmer brag that he
hardly had stone on his place as large
as his band, and to most farmers the
idea of a stony farm is abhorrent. This
is mistake, and stones, like almost
everything else, are not without their
virtues. They help to make the soil rich
by constantly wearing away and giving
to it new material. They make it mel.
low and porous, and when GOODNESS is
needed they keep it cool. In warm
weather they cool very quickly at night
and condense the dew, thus gathering
moisture from the driest air, so the land
does not bake in dry season or run to .
gether in wet. Then the stones gather
the water around them, making the soil
porous. In winter they give warmth to
the ground, for they absorb and retain
the heat from the sun. As long as they
do not interfere with the cultivation of
the land let them remain.-American
Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
FOR THE noe pAsruRAeE.

Glover should not be the principal re
hance for the hog pasturage, but il there
Is not sufficient Of this field should be
sown with oats, rye, or barley to supple
menti it. Sorghum and pumpkins should
also be grown to help out the feeding
later in the season, so that the hogs may
DO made ready for market without so
much as we have been in the habit of
using in the past. The best profit In hog
feeding results when the desired weight
can be made with the least corn. This
method of feeding is practicable now,
because the market does not call for such
heavy weight as formerly. "Light
bacon" is now the grade that brings the
top prices. Chicago Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

An excess of manure is injurious to
grapes.
A sharp, steel rake is a good weed
killer at the start.
Cultivation will benefit the trees for
few years after setting out.
Prune the trees in the orchard; keen
in good shape from the start.
Good returns are made when the skim
milk is given to the young pigs.
Pull up all dead stalks of plants from
the 1ower-beds and keep them neat and
| trim.
1t is useless to try to keep pigs strong
and healthy without plenty of proper
/ food.
Keep the tomatoes we'll picked off the
vines. Every one should be removed
when ripe.
Clover and corn cut in the milk fed to
young pigs is an excellent thing to pro.
mote growth.
No plan of management will be best
in all cases; the owner must adapt the
treatment to the condition of the orchard.
If second or third crops are to be
grown in the garden, be ready to plant
them as soon as the first crops have ma
! tured.
On clay land especially the applying
of course fresh manure is beneficial on
account of the mechanical effects pro-
duced.
There is no profit in pigs that receive
no attention. To make them pay they
should receive some care and be fed in
the most economical way.
Wick says that bulb planting should be
done as early in the fall as the bulb can
be procured though it is not toe late
any time before winter closes in.
Supplying all of the essentials of
crop, such as a good soil, thorough
preparations and good seed are of more
Importance than the signs of the moon.
One reason why some men do not sue
ceed in fruit growing is that they grow
nothing else. They buy fertilizer, meat,
grain and everything they use. This
takes all the profit.
Flower pots can be rid of earthworms
by pouring on the soil a warm decoction
of wormwood and powdered horse chest
nj is. The worms will come to the sur
face and can then be removed.
Nothing delights pig or benefits him
more than feed of roots. 1t is worth
while to give them ration of potatoes,
beets, turnips, or artlchokes at least
once week, or as often as possible.
Fruit tree borers do not like to work
where the fruit grower plants the trunks
near the ground with cart grease that is
made up of portion of pine tar. Some
employ gas tar, but this often does great
injury, says Meehan in his monthly.
The brood SOW should be given plenty
of food; in fact, she requires about twice
as much as an ordinary pig. If she does
not have enough food to keep herself
and farrow in good condition the owner
will be disappointed when the little pigs
are full grown.
According to Professor L. II. Bailey
eight and perhaps ten species of native
cherries are in cultivation; of these
three are grown for fruit and all but one
OF two are cultivated for ornament.
None of the species have gained much
prominence under cultivation, and most
of them are of comparatively recent in.
PRODUCTION.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
OPINIONS OF EMINENT pocroRs,

Alcohol is n ither food, Tor a generator
OF force in the human body, and l have
found no case OF disease, and no emergency
arising from accident, that l could not treat
more successfully without any form OF fer
Inented or distilled liquor than WITHIN. &,
Davis, M, d.
Alcohol is the one evil genus, whether in
wine or ale or whisky, and is killing the race
OF men, Stay the ravages OF this one poi
son, alcohol, that king of poisons the might
lest weapon Of the devil and the millennium
will soon WiilArl Parker d.
Tho day is passc1 when, upon dietic or
medical grouu Is there is any indispensable
call for the mo ierate or habitual use OF al.
coholic beverages Ezra NJ. Hunter, NJ. d.
Men who do not take alcoh olc drinks are
always warmer, an in that respect vitally
stronger than those who take alcohol
w. Richardson, NJ. ID.
So long as alcohol retains place among
sick patients, so long will there be drunk.
ards.-R. d. Mussey, NJ. D.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
STOP THE MANUFACTURE,

mhiie we permit the manufacture of dis
tliled liquors we must submit to the traffic
IN tne same, and prepare as best we can for
tne degradation and devastation as the re.
term a national industry.
we might as well commence to level the
forest by clipping at the leaves and twigs of
the trees In making ready for the grain
nel1S as to spend our time and substance in
Oattllng against the methods OF the sale of
a'chollo stimulants. We must 90 TO the
rootof the matter an | devote our time and
means to abolishing the manufacture of dis,
tlIled liquors, except for medicinal AMI
manufacturing purposes. We believe that
the indulgence in lager ser and malt liquors
OF every kind as a beverage must eventually
lea ea TO the indulgence in distille liquors,
When we succeed in ridding the country of
an alcoholic stimulants as beverage, nine
tehths OF the criminals Of our cities will be-
come valuable producing citizens, ~Cbnrch
Union. W
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
The Lama.

The Lapps call their country SABINE OF
Same, and themselves Samelots, and the
term lots has generally been supposed to
be coutemptuous nickname given to
them by foreigners, derived from the
Finnish ''lappu," and meaning simply
''land's-end. iolk." A more plausable
suggestion, however, is that Of Professor
Friis, OF Christisnia, who refers the
term to an old Finnish root "lappaa, v
siguifying to roam OF wander about,
in allusion to their nomad habits.
In the mouth OF southern or
more civilized Lapps it appears 10 have
become synonymous with rude OF bar
barous, and is so applied by them to the
less cultured northern Communities.
Anthropologists seem to have some
difficulty in assigning to the Iapps their
exnct place In the human family, but it
may be safely affirmed that they are a
combination of Caucasian and Mongolian
types. BE this as it may, their physical
characteristics are remarkable; decidedly
more remarkable than attractive. They
are probably the shortest race In the
Eastern Hemisphere, unless It be Mf.
Stanley's demoniacal dwarfs. A man
over five feet in height would be giant
among them, and the women are rarely
more than four feet six inches. They
are also the shortest headed and thinnest
skinned people in the world. Some OF
them, indeed, are long-headed enough
in the intellectual sense and know as
well as any how to drive bargain and
deal with strangers, but they are none
the less pte-eminently what the scientific
people designate as "brachycephalic. -
Good Words,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
now TO PEEL TOMATOES.

1t is so customary in preparing toma-
toes for the table to peel or skin them
that we jump at the conclusion that any
one can peel tomato without being told
how to do it. But such is not the case.
Nearly all cook books say; "Pour
boiling water over ripe tomatoes, then
skin them," and at least ninety in every
hundred persons attempt to peel them in
this manner, and consequently do it
with much difficulty and very imper-
fectly.
This is the proper way to peel toma.
toes; Cover them with boiling water
half minute, then lay them in cold
water till they are perfectly cold, when
the skin can be slipped of without
difficulty, leaving the tomatoes un.
broken. Emma P. Ewing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
RECIPES.

Potato Fritters-GTate four larg,
potatoes; add two well-beaten eggs, int
which two tablespoonfuls of flour have
been stirred until smooth. Salt and fry
like oysters.
Tomato Soy-Chop equal parts half.
ripe tomatoes and onions; cover with
vinegar and cook slowly till thick. To
every quart add one.half cupful sugar
and pepper and salt to taste.
Lsmon Flummery--Soak half box
of gelatine two hours in cold water
enough to cover. Pour over it two tea.
cupfuls of boiling water; add a heaping
cuptul of sugar; stir until it is melted,
then strain; add the juice of two large
lemons, aud when nearly cold beat the
whites of five eggs, stir them in, whip
the jelly until it is light and pour into a
wet mold. Serve with gold or sponge
cake.
Coffee Jelly--Soak the gelatine two
hours, make quart of strong, clear
coffee, pour it over the gelatine, add
half coffeecupful of granuIated sugar
aud stir until dissolved. Pour the jelly
an inch deep (or less) into a clean square
bake tin, and when cold, cut into small
square or triangular. shaped blocks by
dipping knife in hot water. Heap on
a glass dish, and serve with gold cake
aud sweetened cream.
Apple Dessert-Pare and core tart
apples, leaving them whole. Make
syrup OF one and one-half cupfuls oil
water, and one-half cup:ul of sugar.
When the syrup boil', put in the apples,
placing small piece Of butter in the
centre of each. Cook until the fruit is
clear but remains whole. Remove the
fruit aud when cold, fill the centres with
Jelly, and serve with whipped cream
sweetened and favored with vanilla.
Prune Jelly-One pound of the best
prunes, one box OF gelatine, lemon
juice, cinnamon, sugar. Stew the
prunes in one quart OF water until they
are in pieces, removing the stones. Soak
the geIatine in one pint of cold water,
and when the prunes are done add the
gelatine, which should be soft. Sweeten
TO taste. A little lemon juice is indis-
pensable, aud a trace of cinnamon. Pour
into a mold and eat cold with sweetened,
whipped cream.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
WHAT AN INTOXICATED FATHER nm

man was arrestel in Denver recently
charged with abusing his children in a most
cruel manner. The tale OF drunken fathers
cruelty told by his children, was lookel into
py lieutenant Clay, who examined the bows
back. 1t was terribly lacerated and covered
with big. swollen, red welts from his neck to
ms lower limbs. The boy stated that the
Isther came home intoxicated the day before
tne complaint was made. He demanded
money OF the boy to buy more LIQUOR. The
mule iellow earns his money selling papers
and, the small mite it is, he takes home to
nus sister to purchase food for the family.
he refused the man the money and was
peaten with long strap, tied in a series of
hard knots. The father finally released tho
poy and he and his sister made their wav
down town. The sister is seventeen years
old and large for her age. She has a face
that would be pretty it It was not for the
marks MAJ, OF pain and hsrdships stamped there.
Inc girl takes in washing when she can get
the work, and adds her earnings to those of
her brother toward the family's support,
Inc poor girl told of many beatings she had
received from her father while he was drunk.
The mother Of the children is dead, and thev
have to look after their father and bear his
abuse alone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
SEALING OF JELLY JARS.

Strain jelly into jelly jars which have
been thoroughly washed in soap and
water and have been standing in boiling
water for half hour. When the Jelly
is cool pour over it small quantity OF
melted paraf1ine; let it harden; then poui
in more, for as the first hardens it may
crack or shrink from the sides and leave
spaces where fermeuts may enter. In
other words, the jars need to be made
-tight-not that the air does mischief,
but because it contains the organis ms
which on entering the jelly cause by
their growth the changes known as
"souring." The object is to exclude all
micro-organis
This may be done in other ways than
by use of paraffiue. Cut piece OF white
paper just large enough to cover the
jelly; soak it in alcohol for five minutes,
then fit it into the tumbler and pack over
it wad of sterilized cotton batting, let.
ting it fill the mouth of the jar or tum-
bier like stopper. This is an effectual
means of preserving all kinds of fruit,
as micro-organisms cannot go through
the batting. Care must be taken, how
ever, to have it properly sterilized. This
may easily be accomplished by making
the wads of the required shape and size
and putting then in tin plate in a hot
oven for half an hour.
When putting the cotton into jars be
careful not to touch the under side OF
the wad or allow it to touch anything
until it is placed in the jar; each may be
wound with piece of cloth to make il
look neat, or a pisce of paper may be
tied over it. Chicago News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
TEMPERANCE.



Be pure Thy very lips be purei
Or, stain them not with words OF wrong
Sor soil them with the touch Of drink
That wcakens all whom @ ID made strong,
Be pure Oh, let thy hsu1s be clean;
BY touch of sin be nser defiled.
To smite the wrong, man be thoui
In innocence, be thou a child
Be pure Thy feet be pure, an shuu
The dark and miry ways OF sin.
Take clean, bright paths that aim at heaven,
Who stea Hast climbs shall entsr in,
Be pure II thou within be clean,
Thy life will shine cen as the light.
Then, Father hear Thy children cry,
Aud make our souls like snovhakes white,
Rev. E, A. Rand, in Temperance Banner.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
The True Laxative Principle

or the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup Of Figs, has porma-
nently beneficial effect on the human system,
while the cheap vegetable extracts AMI min
ersl olutions, usually sold as med dclnes, are
permanently injurious. Being well informed
you will use the true remedy only. Manufac.
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
]. s. Parker, Fredonia, n. ", says, "Shall
not call on you for the 500 reward, for be-
lieve Halls Catarrh Cure win cure any case OF
catarrh. Was very bad" Write him for par
tlculars. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
DYSPEPSIA, impaired digestion, weak
stomach, and constipation will be instantly
relieved by eecham pills % cents box.
Have you Rheumatism? Atkinson's Gout
and Rheumatic Remedy will surely cure it,.
For sale by all first-class druggists.
IL Tlcted with sore evs~ use Dr. Isaac Thonp-
son 'sEye-water. DruE rists sell vt 25o.per bottle
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12

The vanquished John L. sreported to have
remarked, while the bitterness of defeat was
yet fresh upon him, that "boozs did it, II
he did make this sorrowful observation on
the powers Of old John Barleycorn TO destroy
and break down everything, including brain
ana muscle, he was unwittingly preaching a
most effective temperance lecture. Gera
tainly devotion to alcoholic drinks--even
an occasional one--is wholly incompatible
with good physical training for display of
the best strength. II the ancient gla1iators
had become fond o, ''nard drinks,n like our
modern ones we should never have hear,l
much about their prowess. lntoxication is
the great knocker-out.--Nax York Iaurnal,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
Hoa cHoLERA SYMPTOMS

Symptoms of hog cholera are described
by the Iowa State Board OF Health as
follows: The presence of the disease is
indicated by a cold shivering, lastiug =
from a few seconds to several hours ;
frequent sneezing, followed by a loss OF
appetite; rough appearance of the hair,
dropping of the ears, stupidness, at
tempts to vomit, tendency to root the
bedding, to lie down in dark an quiet
places, dullness of the eyes, often dim
sometimes swelling OF the he. /, erup.
tions Of the ears aud other pats Of the
body, dizziness, laborious breathing.
vitiated appetite for dung, art, aud
salty substances, accumulation of mucu,
IN inner corner of the eye, discharge
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
The Way Opinm is Gathered.

When the land has been prepared, the
seed sown broadcast, aud covered by
the use of drag, the field is laid off
into small beds about ten feet in width,
irrigated by little water channels. The
plants are carefully tended, and when in
bloom the petals CLEAN like silver.
These are not allowed to fall off, but are
picked one by one and dried by the
women and children of the cultivator's
families and then used as a covering foI
the manufactured cakes OF opium. The
bare heads or capsules are left standing
until ripe enough for lancing. This is
done WITH an implement somewhat like
the knives of cupping instrument, and
1t Is said that much skill is required in
making the incIsion just the right depth,
for il made through the walls of the
capsule the juice will flow into the cavity
and be lost. The cut is made transversely
and may extend two-thirds around the
capsule, or tc be made spirally, ending
beyond the starting point.
This scarifying is done towards even
ing, and the next morning early the cul-
tivators appear with their long Knives
and scrape off the exuding juice into
vessels held in the hand. Now this is
opium in the crude state, and when
enough of the juice, half dried, has been
collected to form a cake it is wrapped in
leaves and put in the shade to dry. In
this condition it is purchased 10y buyers
travelling from one village to another.
They gather it in small lots, aud either
work it over themselves or put it into
cotton bags and take it to Smyrna,
where it islnspected. American Farmer.
Only one couple in IL, 500 live to eel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-10-12
Not as Many Stars as We Imagine.

There seems to be little doubt that the
number of the visible stars is really lin
tied. Most astronomers now admit that
the total number of stars visible in our
largest telescopes cannot much exceed
100, 900, ,000 This is, of course, large
number, but compared with an infinite
number it is really very small. 1t may
be proved mathematically - and the
demonstration is a very simple one-that
were the number Of stars really infinite,
and equally distributed through minute
space, the whole heavens would shine
with the brightness of the sun,