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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

man boldly. "I have not come here to
talk or to defend my character, but
have come for Polly. II you mean to do
the right thing, and give your niece
away, you can follow lis to the church;
but warn you we shan't wait long"
Without another word he walked
across the room to the optn door, with
Polly cingiug to his arm, and for mo-
ment none dare say him nay.
As the couple disappeared through the
doorway, however, the company returned
from their bewilderment, and urged by
the common instinct of curiosity, made a
rush for the road.
Farmer Primrose, who had been struck
dumb by the superb audacity of the
young man, now woke to the fact that
something must be done. He, too, made
a rush for the road, but it ia no easy
matter TO get through a crowd of chat
tering girls and chuckliug men, who are
not paying the least attention to you, ex-
cept perhaps to obstruct you. The result
was, that the farmer, after much putting,
! forced his way to the front, Jack was
mounted on the gray mare, with Polly in
his arms, at least so the girls say who
were present on that eventful occasion,
and am inclined to take their evidence
on such point. There are, it is true,
some of the men folk who say that she
sat behind him and hugged him round
the waist, so as not to fall off. Anyhow,
there can be no doubt that they were
both safely mounted on the back of the
gray mare.
As the farmer rushed forw ard Jack
touched the mare with his heel and
away she went, pluuging bravely through
the snow and bearing her double burden
right gallantly; aud the young people in
the road, and at the farmhouse door,
could restrain themselves no longer, but
sent forth on the crisp air ringing
cheer Of encouragement.
The farmer was not to be baffled,
however, and as soon as he could saddle
horse set off in pursuit. But fortune
favors the brave, and while Jack and
his bride reached the church without
accident, the hot headed farmer had
several unlucky tumbles in the snow
drifts.
When he finally arrived at Treverton
Church he met the young people coming
out and looking very happy.
might prolong my story by telling
you how the farmer stormed, how he
finally gave in, how the truth came out
that very day, when Squire Treverton
was proved to be a villain, and how the
happy couple returned to the farm and
received triumphant reception.
But have told you how, after all,
Polly's wedding came off, and as for the
rest, we'll, you can guess that without
my assistance. | am sure.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

A "conundrum sociable" is n new
Western idea. Besides being amusing,
it is claimed that the compound con-
undrums proposed stimulate the memory.
As an illustration the Detroit Free Press
gives one as follows: "Why is heaven
like baby7 Because heaven is home,
home is where the heart is, where the
heart is is the chest, chest is box, a
box is small tree, small tree is bush,
bush is a growing plant, growing
plant is beautiful thing, beautiful
thing is the primrose, the primrose is
pronounced yeller, and pronounced vel.
Ter is a baby"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
A human body when cremated, leaves
q residuum of about eight ounces.

A human body when cremated, leaves
a residuum of about eight ounces.
Two thousand children under two
years of age die yearly in Paris from tu-
berculosis.
Holland is considering the drainage of
the Zuyder Zee, sheet of water covering
730 square miles.
There are seldom more than 5000 stars
visible in the heavens to the eye, from
any point of observation.
That the human race will some day
lack noses and the sense Of smell, is a
frequent scientific deduction.
An English mathematician estimates
the limit of ideas entertained by any mind
during lifetime is 1865, no, ,000
1t is observed that in antique statues
the second the is longer than the first, OF
great toe, but in men of the present time
the reverse is the case.
In experiments with the drying oils au
insoluble onx-compound termed elmo
lin" has been produced, which French
chemist regards as a useful substitute
Tor caoutcnous.
j. G.. Baker states that the aster rose
Embraces 200 or 300 species, which are
concentrated in the United States. OF
these forty species grow wild in the
Rocky Mountains, and fifteen in Califor-
mia.
A stone cornice cutter, capable Of turn.
ing out sixteen feet of well finished cor
nice or moulding in twenty minutes, has
been made in Rome. The general fea-
lures of the machine are very similar to
those of the metal planning machine.
Professor Short, of Cleveland, Ohio,
ha; perfected a system Of electric pro-
pulsion for the elevated railroads of New
York City, which he says will afford
10000 horse power and overcome all oh.
stacles. The plan is under considera-
ton.
Two engines have just been turned out
for the Pennsylvania Railway Company,
TO run between Philadelphia and Pitts
burg. Driving wheels, seventy. eight
inches in diameter; weight of one, 123,-
900 pounds, and of the other, 13S, 600
pounds.
The brass tubing used for gas fixtures
is fashioned into the various complicated
ornamental shapes required for such pur-
poses by placing the tube between two
steel molds which are heavily clanped,
and then the tube is expanded by ny
draulic pressure reaching as high as 1O,-
600 pounds to the square inch.
Bacteriology is said to have scored
practical triumph by putting an end to
plague of mice, which threatened to
destroy the greater part of the harvest
in Greece. A fatal pandemic among the
mice was caused by Professor Loffler, a
German follower of Pastcur, whose aid
was sought by the Greek Government.
There is not lizard or snake north of
the southern extremity of Hulson's Bay.
The summers there are so short that these
reptiles have no time to enjoy themselves
even If the ground, at depth Of two or
three feet below the surface were not
frozen all the year round, thus depriving
them Of place to hibernate. Snakes
and lizards cannot endure cold climate,
and latitude of fifty. three degrees north
is altogether too frigid for them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
Apple PIckers.

In Germany many years ago the apple
picker was made of a board like churn-
dAsher, with holes for upright wooden
teeth, so placed as to narrow IN at the
top, the teeth perhaps six or seven inches
long, wooden handle, say eight feet
long, the picker holding from four to
six apples,
The plckers recently seen are made of
wire, like the muzzle Of dog, only
triie larger. This also has a long pole
attached. 1t requires strong arms to
handle either for half day at time
picking the fruit.
A good and desirable picker must be
so constructed as to loosen the fruit and
hold 1t confined until half dozen
apples are in 1t and deliver them in a
basket; of course the apples must not be
bruised or laoerated. There arc no
books on the subject No doubt there
re models in the Patent Office at Wash
ington,-St Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
The William Tell Legend,

Though the legend of William Tell
has been officially declared fable by
the Swiss Government, it is one Of those
fables that people will go on telling and
believing. In the story, as given In
Schiller's drama, Tell is the hero OF the
Swiss revolt for Independence from
Austria about tho year 1900. Gessler,
Austrian bailiff, placed his cap upon a
pole In the market place OF Altorf and
issued orders that passers by should do
it reverence. This Tell would not do,
aud he was arrested and sentenced to
death. Gessler, learning that Tell was
a skillful marksman, told him that his
life would be spared II he would shoot
an apple from his sons head. Tell made
the shot without hurting the lal, aud
when Gessler asked why he had a second
arrow in his quiver, Tell replied: "To
kill you if | had harmed my son. For
this Tell was again put in chains, and
Gessler embarked for Kussnacht, taking
Tell with him. A storm came up, aud
to save all hands from drowning Tell was
released in order that he might steer the
boat. Having carried the boat safely
through the worst Of the danger Tell
sprang ashore at a point now known as
"Tell's Rock" and, going around by
land, mortally wounded Gessler with an
arrow. Gessler's death was the signal
for general uprising, in which the
Austrian bailiffs were driven out or killed
and their castles destroyed. Tell lived
for forty years after this, and was at last
drowned while trying to save boys
life,-st, Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
Pine Wool For PlllnMs-

The so-called pine wool is made of the
leaves Of this tree by stepping them in a
solution of caustio soda or potash, and
thus removing the silicious matter which
makes them so hard. The residue is a
soft fibre which makes excellent material
for mattresses aud pillows, the latter
being much used by persons affected by
pulmonary diseases in the belief that
benefit is derived. As any bened. must
be derived from the turpeutiue in the
leaves, any similar use Of this substance
might have the same effect 10y the
breathing OF the yapor of it,-New
York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
THE GARDEN.


Under the gloom of the eshivering pines
That whisper when it blows.
Behind the creeper-covered wall,
Is a garden that always grows.
In summer and in springtime,
And when the winter SHOWS
Bend the dark branches to the ground,
The garden always grows.
The hand of man has made IL,
The white stones stand in rows;
The tears of the world have watered IL,
And the garden always grows.
There are many gardens like IL,
Their number no man kno IS.
Each day, till the world is ehdel,
This garden always grows.
-Lorimer Stoddard, in Cosmopolitan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

Eugene Field says In the Chicago
News.Reoord Bob Ford was the vicious
young paranoiac who murdered Jesse
james. This crimo was committed under
peculiarly atrocious circumstances. Ford
discovered James's whereabouts, sought
them, got acquainted with James, pre-
tended to be his friend, accepted his
hospitality, lived under his protection
and finally treacherously murdered him
by shooting him in the back. Ford was
In oollusion with the authorities in Mis-.
souri,; he was their agent, and as such
he was not punished by them for this
crime involving ingratitude and treach-
cry of the basest kind. But he was dis
trusted aud hated by everybody after
that. He got employment for time in
a peripatetic dramatic show that played
wild, awful pieces purporting to illus
trate border life. He was vicious
creature, yet not so vicious as to be blind
to the fact that his perddy to Jesse
james had marked him for life. Be-
times he dritted far westward, and ever
aud anon he was heard of as participat-
ing In drunken brawl. Now, at last,
comes news that he has been killed by
follow.rufiau in the Rocky Mountain
region. So the murderer himself falls
by murder, and there is none to question
the propriety or righteousness of his fate.
He was rata sneaklng, cruel rat. The
world is better of without him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

Americans take an interest in num-
Der Of the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
We are interested in japan, from which
large number of the natives are now
emigrating to California, and in Samoa,
of which our Government is one Of the
three protecting powers, and in the Ha-
waiiau kingdom, many of whose people
are anxious for annexation to the United
Stata1
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
THE ILL-NhTURED BRIER.
Little Miss Brier came out Of the ground;
She puts out her thorns and scratched every

Little Miss Brier came out Of the ground;
She puts out her thorns and scratched every
thing round.
"rn just try" said she,
''How bad l can be;
At priclSing and scratching there's few can
match me-"
Little Miss Brier was handsome and bright,
Her leaves were dark green aud her flowers
were pure white;
But all who came near her
Were so worried by her,
They'd go out of her way to keep clear OF
her.
Little Miss Brier was looking one day
At her neighbor, the Violet just over the
way;
'Iwonder," said she,
"That no one pets me,
While all seem so glad little Violet to see."
A sober old Lnnet, who sat on a tree,
Heard the speech of tho Brier. and thus
answered he:
"Tis not that she's fair,
For you may compare
In beauty with even Miss Violet there.
But Volet's always so pleasant and kind,
So gentle in manner so humble in,nind
Fen the worms at her feet
She would never i'll treat,
And to Bird, Bee and Butterfly always so
sweet"
The gardeners wife just then the pathway
came down,
And the mischievous Brier got hold of her
gown,
20 dear, what a tear;
My gowns spoiled, declare;
The troublesome Brier has no business there
Here, John, dig it up; throw it into tho
fire.n
And that was the end of tine il-natured
Brier.
Mrs Anna Bache.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

The typewriting industry received
black eye in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals the other day. Three
justices of the court entered an order
that hereafter all motions and other
documents presented to the courts must
be printed, and added that typewriting
was not printing within the meaning of
the nrdnr
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

At the recent General Conference of
the Methodist Church in Maryland, by a
vote of thirty-iive to tweuty-six, it was
determined to strike out the word
"obey" from the marriage service. The
women delegates supported the propos-
tion with great unanimity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

The scientific discovery by the Phila-
delphia Record, that the contact of lips
in the dark evolves visible spark, gives
literary value to the word "sparking"
undreamed of by good old Noah Web
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
age.

Jules Simon, one of the clearest-
headed statesmen in Europe, thus views
the situation over there; "Peacc, bar
ring accidents. But accidents happen
so easilv -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10
P0LLY'S WEDDING.
ny HERBERT ST. CLAIR.

HRTCE had been
called the banns of
marriage between
John Anthony Brine,
bachelor, and Mary
Ellen Primrose, spin
ster, both of the par.
ish of Treverton, in
the County of Devon /;
thrice had pretty
Polly Primrose-lrom
the Primrose new
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

New Orleans Is going to become a
great wheat exporting point. Two mill
lion bushels per month is now the aver
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

A vast amount of money is going to bo
spent in irrigating the arid lands in the
West.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

= The Mexicans are calling for more
American goods and they are now learn
ing how to use machinery.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING,

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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-08-10

Friday morning broke, and the snow
was still falling slightly, although the
fury Of the storm was past.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
THE ON. ISSUE.

Secretary Tracy, in a letter, says:
"Whatever doubts may have existed
hitherto as to the democratic party on
the subject of tariff; in view of the con-
Trajectory acts and declarations which
it has put forth at various times, all
doubt is now completely removed and
the country knows on what platform
that party stands. The Chicago con-
vention states as fundamental princi-
pie Of the democratic party that tariff
can be imposed for revenue only, and
for the first time in his history comes
out with sweeping and uncompromis-
ing declaration for free trade, rejecting
q proposition to adjust the tariff upon
the basis of the difference between the
rates Of wages at home and abroad, not
outstanding the fact that such a reso-
luton had been formulated by the COM
mittea
"Herein We find the issue in the COM
ing campaign. The Minneapolis con-
vention has defined as the foundation of
the tariff taxation the principle that
''all articles which cannot be produced
in the United States, except Injuries,
should be admitted free OF duty, and
that on all imports coming into compe-
tition with the products of American
labor there should be duties levied equal
to the difference between WAGES at home
and abroad"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
MADISON ON THE TARIFF.

Tho fathers were protectionists.
When the democratic party, at its Chi
cago convention, declared: 1--WE de-
nounce republican protection as fraud
"A robbery of the great American peo-
pie for the benefit Of the few" it cor
family must have forgotten to look into
American history. OF all the men to
whom the democratic party looks a. it,
great leaders of the past, only one ever
declared any such doctrines a. it is now
committed to. So far from being ne
publican protection" that policy is
American in the broadest sense OF that
term. The democratic fathers believed
N It and preached it jackson declared
that It vas constitutional, the right 10
tax imports and encourage commsrcs
being delegated to congress By ths
statea Jefferson announced e = -
triotic and visa Buchanan decaased
that The tariff for revenue only had ~
. failnre. and urged congress 20 oaopt
oomo tnxi& lav which ehoud M tiiv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
TRUTH FOR VOTERS.

81. Joseph Herald: Henry Watterson
announces that as soon as the demo
Gratis attain to full power they viii dc
away with the free sugar business and
take out Of the pockets Of the people
$50, DOC, 900.
New York Recorder: New Orleans
democratic journals admit that the re-
publican policy Of reciprocity has bone
lifted that city immensely, and yet she
viii vote against reciprocity in Novem-
Der. She will set up howl against her
own prosperity. =
Springfield Union: For the sake Of
saving . cent maybe. on dozen pearl
shirt buttons, which would supply q
man for . year or two the ffee traders
would Close upour thriving pearl but
ton shops and force NJ to buy the prod
ucts Of Austrian prison labor. Thatsa
~ ths pith of ths psazl bzttoo agony.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
THE AMERICAN POLICY.

From the Kansas City, Mo-, Journal.
The enormous sum of $1,000, 600, 00(
is invested in domestic industries in thii
country. This is one of the fruits ol
the policy of protection which the re.
publican party has upheld and champi.
oned since the war. Without q pro.
tective tariff encouraging capitalists to
invest their money in manufactures
this substantial evidence of the nations
prosperity, wealth and Independence
would not exist in anything like its
present proportions. This vast invest
ment, employing millions of workmen,
supplies the farmers with home mar
ket for their products which is by far
the best market to them in the world;
better than all the other markets of the
world together.
The republican party proposes to con-
tinue this American policy-for that Is
what it is-under which the country has
developed and fourished as no other
country ever did in the whole history Of
the world.
The democratic party, the party Of
retrogression, of stagnation and at
tempted dissolution, objects. In it's
platform just adopted it calls this policy
''fraud," and declares that no custom
duties should be collected for any pur-
pose gave ''for revenue only" A fraud!
A system whose fruits are seen in hun
dreds of useful enterprises in almost
every state of the Union, is not fraud.
It is q grand and enduring success, and
the party responsible for it is the party
of patriotism and genuine Americanism.
The democratic party has several
times in recent years gone before the
country in opposition to the protective
tariff. In every instance, where the is
sue was not swaddled in misreprenenta-
ton as in 1890, protection has been sus-
tanned by the intelligent judgment Of
the people. This year the issue is
drawn more clearly than usual; the dem
ocratic party has come nearer possess
ing the courage Of it's convictions.
The country viii be able to give its YER
dict with more emphasis and precision.
The result will be that next year the
party which denounces protection of Ia
Dor as fraud will be looking dolefully
about in search Of a new issue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
August.
Flower

Ny wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came q burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, I purchased 9
bottle of August Flower. 1t worked
like a charm. Mywife received inn
mediate relief after taking the FIRST
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs 165 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deleterious results as was formerly
the case. c. II. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. Q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27

From Lstisr % TIE Rostoa Journ L
/ notice that the democratic platform
says We arc taxed to nearly tho verge Of
starvation, or to tfat effect. Let IA
sec about It I have q store book,
loaned me by fellow workman, for the
year 1872, before the Decentralization
Of silver" Taking prices - in that
book and comparing with prices to-day,
also taking the mans daily pay for each
year, I find the following result a. to
the purchasing power Of the same mans
wages: His days work would pur-
chase Of -four, in 1872 one-quarter OF Z
barrel; 1892, one-half of q barrel; salt
pork, in 1872, II pounds; 1892, "a
pounds; sugar, in 1872, % pounds; in
1892, 81 pounds; lard, in 1872, 20
pounds; 1892, 81 pounds; cheese, in
1872, II pounds; 1892, % pounds;
beans, in 1872, % quarts; 1892, "a
quarts; print, in 1872, 20 yards; 1892,
45E yards; cotton cloth, in 1872, "a
yards; 1892, IS yards; coal, in 1872,
one-fifth Of ton, 1892, one-half Of a
ton.
might extend this list to cover every
article of food and clothing if I had
time. These figures may be verified by
any man at any store that has been
doing business twenty years.
A "good democrat" seeing my last
article in the Journal, came to me last
Saturday to convince me of my error.
why" said he, I bought coal in ~
for S. . ton, and now I have to pay Sc
to ST." Every well, sir. What did you
get in 1857" zone dollar and seven
ty-five cents day" "What pay do you
get nowf" s'Three dollars q day"
"Then, sir, according to your own
figures, you worked three days for ton
of coal in 81, and only worked two
days for ton of coal in '92. And yet
you are voting to restore the tariff fol
revenue only that was in force in '57.
Do you really think the working men
are better of to work three days for q
given article than they are to work two
days for the same article?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-27
AN ENEMY OF ORGANIZED LABOR.

General Adlai e. Stevenson now
makes q show of his friendliness to union
labor. The report of the Illinois in
spector of mines in 1883 stated: 'sThere
have been only two strikes in this dis
trict during the last year. The first
was by miners employed by the Mclean
County Coal Company, at Bloomington.
The company having discharged few
of their employees for taking leading
part in forming union, the miners as q
body came out on strike to have those
who had been thus discharged REIN
stated" General Stevenson was presi-
dent Of the Mclean County Coal Com
pany at that time, and be. discharged
miners Tor attempting to form miners
union.