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The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
LIGHT ROAD MACHINE.

A y<u Nerk NAAN s1hsfitafe Tor the
= Heavy -As<s< AEii<r---
Regardless Of the eoapaisscn OF the
Law. seff-izssrezs in sxer- rar.i commu-
rssp ess<uz.sn.A< gessa rssa1S- They In
crease ahss fsrflisy for marketing prod
pre. save in hcrs< seSA and wagon re-
PAIRS arrraes zaaeey-SPendlng summer
visitors and ezkanse the y1lne OF prop
.rsr. The unzezaAm and similar sys-
tennS are un9ue<sSonAhly the best, al
tho1xh rather costly at fsfss- Bat I'M
fortunately in many country towns the
usual method of roadmzking consists OF
plowing mp the loan. clay. gravel and
turf and scraping it up toward the CEN
ter Of the highway. with more or less
bunglin2 attempts at smoothing Spe-
cial machines for this purpose have
been devised, some of them heavy ana
cumbrous. weighing from 2.ooo to s,epo
pounds. needing from four to six horses
or oxen to operate them. and SO expan-
sive as not 10 be turned around easily
on a narrow road. They are costly in
more ways than one, not merely TO the
town or district which buys them, but
to the owners Of horses which are
hitched thereto in service Hence the
road machine invented by Stockport
Columbia county. n. Y. man and rep
resented herewith. may, perhaps, fill a
long-felt want in many parts OF the
country. Only a single sample has
been built, but it has been practically
tested. Its weight is only 400 pounds
It needs only pair of borses. can turn
easily anywhere, and the inventor
claims that it does better work and
does il more easily than anything else
of the kind
As will be seen from the accompany
ing picture, the machine Is mainly sup
ported by one wheel. the axle OF which
Is secured to a section of anglo iron
that serves as a continuation OF the
pole, and resembles plow BEAM The
wheel is fanged, in order to make it
run exactly in the line of draft A
tendency to shift to one side results
from the angle at which the scraper-
blade is set with the beam. A stay-rod,
shown herewith, maintains this angle;
and it may be used, in cooperation with
the beam, to sustain drivers seat. The
scraper- blade is six feet long, and
tapers from nine to twelve inches in
width. Bolted on to the lower half Of
its front surface are two cast-iron
plates, or shears The rear lever is used
to change the level of the surface ol
the road, grading up from side toward
center. and also to lift the blade en-
tirely free from the ground when going
to and fro or turning around. A small
wheel, not visible in our illustration, il
placed under the nigh" or forward
end of the blade, to carry that part OF
the apparatus when not in use, ant
also at times. especially in soft soil, u
regulate the depth to which the blade
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
-W,trN rne WHISTLE SLOWS.

You won't md no man fonder much.
OF music awcet than me,
Thc hummin' Of the butterfly.
An Of the bumble-bee;
Tho laughter Of young children.
The shout Of schoolboy gay.
Il music sweet: each 'nough 70 chase
The blackest care away.
f,at there ain no kind 5f Iusst,
Quicker kin my ear unlock
Than the music Of the whistle
When Il blows at six o'clock
love TO hear the music Of
The organ in the church;
An the robin siLgin' sweetiy
On his swayin' hazel perch
An the bebbIc Of the brooklee
As rtpples 'mOug the trees;
IT'S sweet. angelic whispers
tN the scented evening breeze:
But, b'gosh. there amt no music
Gives my ear . sveetcr shock
Than the music Of the whistle
When II bloss at six o'clock
Oh, tell you, when man b
Njeh 70 three score ycars an tens
An. he's kept his shovel movin'
All the day 'gsinst younger men:
when his poor old back ID breakin',
An his head swhirlin' goes'
An be feels his heart a-goin'
Downward, downward TO his toes,
There's no sweeter kind Of music
In Ill Mother Natures stock
Than the music Of the whistle
when II blows at six o'clock
James Rowe, In Yankee Blada
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
Filth and Disease.

Filth breeds disease aad provides the
best conditions for lice A flock Of
hens require but few days in which
to cover the floor Of the poultry-house
with their droppings, and the surface Of
the yard is often in a disgusting condi-
ton when neglected for week in the
summer. The poultry-house can more
easily be kept clean by performing
that duty frequently than by waiting
too long, and the yards should be
spaded occasionally in order to turn the
filth under the surface. Farm and
Eireside.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
KELLAR DASHED FORWARD AND FIRED.
the fading light went out, and the blue
eyes closed forever in this world.

eyes closed forever in this world.
Who shall tell her? The whole regi.
ment knew the story OF Jack's love. and
not q man In it but felt heartsore for
the girl who had loved and been SO
proud of her young hero.
ut will break her heart to go to Vio-
let with such a tale" her brother
moaned. 'I'd rather take revolver
and blow my own brains out than have
the task"
"You shall not have it," his colonel
promised. I'm 20 TO her myself with
as bitter tidings as I've ever had to con-
vey."
Col. Branksholme's mouth twitched,
and his steady. fearless, gray eyes filed
with tears ~ he spoke. But this was
more for the fine young soldierly life
which had been cut short in its glory
than for the desolatc girl who was left
to mourn 1t. However he fulfilled his
task so sympathetically that Violet
soon found her greatest comfort in
talking Of her lost lover to his gallant
chief
''Timc treads on the grave Of affec-
tionl' Kind, merciful Time. Two years
after Jack fell at Suakin, Col Branks-
holme, who had been away on leave for
. month, telegraphed to the second in
command of the regiment:
my wife and I will be back to-
night"
"We'll give them grand reception
have the band to meet them. take the
horses out and drag the carriage along
the parade some of the more enthusi-
astic of the Juniors declared. But when
young Kellar sald:
"Better not-the bride is my sister"
the regiment felt that the less demon.
stration they made on the occasion Of
her joining it the better Jacks mem.
ory was too green with them still for
them to give her anything but a silent
and rather sad welcome.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
Apiscrace TO C,vil,zatlon.

There could be no wiser, no more
economical use of public money than
spending it in the making of good.
permanent public roads There is no
man who would fail to be benefited by
good, solid roads far more than the
construction OF such roads would cost
him. The old road system of Georgia
is penurious. slovenly, expensive and
discreditable. 1t is a disgrace to the
civilization of the age. Sparta (Ga. J
Ishmaelite.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
The Road BuIIdinr SEASON,

Work on public highways Is now in
progress probably more than ithas been
at any other time this season. Adopt q
systematic method and do good work.
Now is the time 70 put into practice
the good plans talked over during the
winter season.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
DRAINING THE CELLAR.
How to Prevent II from Becomins wet
or Even Damp.

or Even Damp.
A wet cellar is one OF TIE worst OBJ
jects which an owner can place on his
farm. 1t can be of little value in any
case. and will cause disease among the
animals. 1t is therefore worth much
L. l.. ts.T tts.T 70 make !: dry. Th;s may be
done by cutting a ditch around the
whole building, and deeper than the
bottom of the cellar This ditch must
extend from the surface of the ground
down below the bottom of the cellar.
Ii must be made by removing all the
earth from the outside of the cellar
wall. so as to make it foot or more In
width. This ditch. being foot or
more below the cellar, and having suf-
ficient slant. will carry of all the water
which otherwise would soak into the
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
A NEW ENGLAND DEVICE.

Convenient Yoke for Carrying Heavy
Pals aud Baskets.
In the region of the Vermont and
New Hampshire sugar maple orchards
q convenient yoke is in use for carrying
the heavy buckets of sap. Such yoke
is shown in the engraving, from a
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21
A Straight Shot.

The young man was making himself
as disagrecable as man could who
didn't know any better, ana she was
hoping the house would fall on him or
something.
''Some women, he said. in the course
of his remarks, "are pleased by brain.
less youth with handsome face"
"Yes," she replied. wearily, "but I'm
sure that doesn't apply in your case"
II hope not, he said. eoneeitedly.
''Oh, no!'' she murinured, ''for you
haven't q handsome face" - Detroit
Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1893-10-21

The main reason why the boy hates
the farm is because he has 70 work with
the dullest hoe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
ParasOl Ants.

The Kew Bulletin says that the Gov
ernment of Trinidad has passed an
ordinance for the determination of
parasol ants, SO far as its power ex-
tends. The pest has become unbear-
able. In fact, from the nature of
things, wherever this ant is found,
growing civilization must wage war
to the death with it. For the creature
strips trees of their leaves, which it
neatly trims to the size and shape of a
three-penny bit and carries to the nest.
An army of aecodoma cephalotes at
work is one of the strangest sights in
tropical America. The column may be
followed for a mile, three or four
inches in width, q serried mass of ants
each carrying aloft upright as flag
its green disk. They will strip large
tree of which they fancy the leaves in
twenty-four hours. But nature has
limited their ravages in the way which
Darwin and Wallace teach us to re-
spect. Many species of trees are quite
protected against them by peculiari-
ties which we cannot detect. Many
inches in width, serried mass of ants
will not attack them if they have
choice. But the enterprising for
eigner brings his useful fruits and
plants from every quarter the world,
and establishes them in the domain of
the aecodoma. Then there is Joy un-
mixed. With unprotected fruit in
abundance the ants multiply as they
never could before. So the Trinidad
authorities have made law that the
warden of any district may authorize
n land owner who suffers, or is likely
to suffer" from their ravages, to enter
any neighbours ground and destroy the
nests-if he can, be it understood
And any one obstructing such proceed
ings when duly authorized by the war
den becomes liable to fine of $50 or
imprisonment for three months, with
or without hard labor.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13

Captain Fausset of the British steam.
ship Lord Landsdowne, from Ardros.
san, Scotland, captured while at sea n
most peculiar bird. 1t is still held
captive on board, being penned up in
thelower chart room. 1t is very fierce,
and the Captains large dog is afraid to
venture near the peculiar bird. Ever
since its capture it has been feeding
on raw meat, which is thrown in the
window gratings.
Early one morning when many hun
dred miles from the shore, the bird
was seen lowering about in the locality
of the ship, and finally it landed ex'
hausted on the foretopmast, where il
was captured with some difficulty by
the boatswain When brought to the
deck its craw was found to be empty,
but it refused everything offered until
the steward threw into the quarters
where it was confined piece OF canned
beef, which it ate. Upon becoming
rested the bird became very fierce, and
the sailors were afraid TO go near it,
II is not known 10 what species the
bird belongs. Its head resembles
somewhat that of an owl, but tho body
is like n chicken, only the wings are
much larger and appear more power
full.
Captain Fausset believed the bird
was driven off shore in one of the re.
cent gales. He does not think it is a
sea fowl.-Philadelphin Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
Sufferers From "GIbberlsh Aphasia."

The Edinburgh Medical Journal
publishes an article which, among
other things, discusses the question of
the effects of brain changes on speech.
A patient is mentioned who suffered
from what is called 'gibberish
aphasia. This poor man knew as
well as anybody else exactly what was
going on around him. He WAS per.
fectly sane in all respects, and, if his
tongue would have obeyed his under
standing, all would have been we'll.
But when he began to speak nothing
whatever but absolute "gibberish"
would come out of his mouth. The
only coherent words he could utter,
and those only at times and by acci-
dent, were 'Tf you please, sir. "
Another patient, who also was sane,
could not even read aloud correctly
from book when the page was open
before him. When asked, for example,
to read aloud the passage, 'It shall be
in the power of the college TO examine
or not to examine any icentiate," he
invariably read it thus; "An the be
what in the tomothsr of the throtho-
todoo to majorum. The patient re-
covered in due time and spoke like
other people.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
RATES OF ADVERTISING a 4,
THE OLD MILL.

Deep in the shadow, down under the hill,
Stand the mossy planks Of an old sav-mill.
Leaning far over, rs If to look
At its fair companion, the rushing brooki
For there below in the turbulent stream
Lie many a worm-eaten ioist and beam.
Neglected forgotten, left alone,
Through its broken roof tho breezes moan,
And birds sing more softly their cheerful
lays,
Remembering other brighter days,
When this tottering ruin was firm and strong,
And the mill wheel roared its thunderous
song.
But the mill wheel lies in the brooklet's bed,
And the waters rushing song has ned.
SO the trees growing near extend leaty arms
To hide from the sight Of the prosperous
farms
And protect from the suns bright, pitiless
ray
The poor old mill, so shattered and gray.
Alice R. Leu, in Springfield Republican.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13

The recent disbandment of several
companies of Indians, who had been
enlisted as soldiers in Uncle Sans
army, seems to have been due more to
the difficulty of finding recruits than
to any real opposition among officers
to the employment of the red man in
the ranks. The Indian himself does
not take kindly to the restraints of
discipline, and misses the freedom of
his rowing life; hence, he will no
longer enlist, but while he is in the
Governments service he appears to
discharge his duties as well as can be
expected from him. He does not like
the routine of drill, and he cannot be
depended on TO stand in line of battle,
but he makes good scout and skirm-
isher-in short, he shows all the weak
nesses and virtues of the savage. The
great argument in favor of taking him
into the regular army is still as strong
as it ever was, the experiment with
him not having weakened il in the
least. 1t is cheaper to pay him for
being on good terms with us than to
fight him, and, even if he will not take
kindly to rules and regulations, he is
sure to become a more tractable being
by subjecting himself to them even
imperfectly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
A Queer Electric Clock.

7. F. Hudson, n convict in the
Maryland Penitentiary, has construct
ed real neurological oddity in the
shape of an electric clock. The dial
is a semi-circle of white marble with
twelve marked at each corner, the
other numerals for the hours being
figured along the are. 1t has one hour
hand and two minute hands, the last
two set opposite to each other, and in
such a manner that one is seen at
noon and the other at midnight, and
at no other time. Tho seconds are
marked on a dial that turns from right
to left, while the pointer or second
hand is stationary. Hudson is born
genius, and nearly every room in the
prison is adorned with a specimen OF
his ingenuity.-St Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13

checked herself and the girls looked
at her.
"why did they do it?" Dorothy
asked at last.
Martha gazed out of the window be-
fore she answered.
''They did it," she said, slowly,
"because they love me. wrote about
your room, and they hoped to make
this something like it. My little SIS
ter Evelina--" she paused.
The listeners drew nearer and stood
around her in little circle.
''They did the best they knew
how" she continued, land like my
room as well as Dorothy's. The cano.
py is ugly, but when wake and look
up at it, I think how their love covers
me night and day; SO you see it's
pleasure.
"The rugs are funnier," Bertha re-
marked finally, in order to break the
silence, and her sisters smiled, but
they did not laugh again, in the same
way. They began to feel an interest
in Evelina, and this increased through
the happy days which marked their
stay in Lumberton.
Ephraim Dodd's generous heart
warmed as Martha's city company bade
him reluctant good-by on the station
platform. The eldest Rumble girl
shook his hand cordially.
well, Mr.. Dodd," said she, "weve
had about the pleasantest visit we ever
had. And when Martha comes to see
us again, we want Eyelina to come,
too"
The old man blushed, and Martha
nearly interrupted his stammering
thanks
''I'll stay at home and let Evelina
60, she explained. eve sha'n'tleave
Aunt Susan and Uncle Ephraim alone.
That evening, Ephraim unburdened
himself to Mrs. Dodd. little remorse-
fully.
"We needn't have felt no uneasiness
bout Marthy," he declared. ''She's
turned out first rate; she'll stand any
amount of testin', an so will Eveliny, "
Mrs Dodd laughed tremulously, as
she extinguished the sitting-room
lamps.
"No," was the answer, 'she aint
goin' to hurt nybody's feelin's-Mar-
thy aint. Youths Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The distance from the farthest point
of polar discovery to the pole itself is
460 miles.
Powerful air brakes are now being
constructed for use on freight trains
of 100 cars.
The long distance telephone has been
put in operation between Norway and
Sweden, and his Majesty at Christiania
can communicate directly by word of
mouth with his ministers at Stock
holm.
When you speak of bees, designate
the kind referred to- There are 1900
species popularly known as "wild
bees" 5000 being natives of the Amer
icas. Britain has seventy species of
bees and sixteen of wasps; of the
latter there are 10 species known to
entomologists.
The value of vaccination against
smallpox is shown by recent statistics
from London hospitals, showing that
whereas in the unvaccinated 1913 per
cent. died, and the remaining cases
last 47.2 days, there were in the vac
cinated cases no deaths at all, and 2S. 5
days was the average duration of the
disease.
1t may be doubted, says an English
writer, whether our measurement of ami
malcourage has yet been sufficiently
extended, for there appear instances in
which the acts of daring are prompted
by sense of obedience, of discipline,
and even of duty-something similar
in kind to that which marks and dis
tinguishes the highest forms of cour.
age in man.
An operation for appendicitis re-
vealed the fact that the disorder was
due to the presence of tooth brush
bristles. ''Cheap tooth brushes, " re-
marked the surgeon who had charge of
the case, ''sre responsible for many
obscure throat, stomach and intestinal
ailments. The bristles are only glued
on and come off by the half dozen
when wet and brought in contact with
the teeth"
A fire balloon is recent invention
for signaling by night. The balloon
is made of paper, is portable, and is
inflated by burning spirits or even
straw or wood. When ready to ascend
message string is appended. This is
made of combustible beads strung at
intervals on piece of quick match.
Different combinations of large and
small beads are used to express the
signals.
Among other interesting matters
with which the psychological labora-
tory is experimenting is the subject of
time-measurements of different men
tai processes. The conclusions reached
on the average time it requires us to
make some of the commonest judg-
ments were: Recognition of ray of
light, .011 seconds; recognition of or
binary sounds, .015 seconds; to local
ize mentally when blindfolded any
place on our body touched by another
person, .021 seconds mental judgment
of a distance when seen, .022 sec
onds; recognition of the direction of
loud sounds, .062 seconds; recogni-
tion of short English words, .214 sec
onds; recognition of pictures of OBJ
jects, 1853 seconds; to answer such
questions as "Who wrote Hamlet,
900 and over.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
An Elevator For Cats.

It has been such an everyday con-
venience to be hoisted in an elevator
car at railroad speed, TO the 'teenth
floor of high office building, that
one regards it as matter Of course.
1t has remained for an East Weymouth
Mass couple, however, to apply the
principle of the elevator to the feline
economy of the household with graft
flying results. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. live
in upper apartments; therefore Mr..
G. had to go down and upstairs every
time their half-grown kitten was put
out of doors or let in. This became
monotonous, so one day Mr. G. placed
the cat in basket, tied a rope to the
handle and lowered the cat, Paul-like,
to the ground. The cat evidently
grasped the situation at once, for since
that time she has rarely been let in or
out of the door, but has made her
perpendicular pilgrimages with all the
gravity of an old business man. The
most remarkable circumstance is that
she now gets into the basket as it rests
on the ground beneath the window
and news Justify until taken in. If
there were a set of electric buttons for
her to push, "up once, down twice,
she would probably learn the combina-
tion. AS it is she is the cause of
mild little sensation in the town,
and is as prondly exhibited by her
owner as would be the feline heroine
of the ballad, which in ancient mum
Der is declared to have returned. -
New York Telegram.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13

Russia proudly claims the oldest
soldier, if not the oldest citizen of
any rank, in the known world. Her
claimant for this distinguished honor
is Colonel Gritzenko, of Pottawa, near
Odessa, who, if he lives until February
7, will celebrate his Que hundred and
twentieth birthday. Gutzenko en- tered
the military service in the yeur 1889,
lO4 years ago, and received from the
hands of Empress Catherine herself Il
gold medal for conspicuous bravery at
the assault on Ismail. This trophy,
of which the aged warrior is justly
very proud bears, the following in
scription: For exceptional bravery
at the assault of Ismail, December IL,
1889 st, Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13

The theory that times of depression
in business are peculiarly favorable to
religious development, has some iusti-
fication in experience, concludes the
San Francisco Argonaut But, on
the other hand, there are more suicides
in hard times than at any other. Sta
tistics show that there has been
noticeable increase in suicides in New
York City during the last month, the
aggregate being thirty-four against
twenty-five for the sameperiod during
the previous year. The statistics are
suggestive, but hardly conclusive.
The suicidal tendency is certainly
growing; but it derives its stimulus
rather from what may be called fixed,
conditions of our life than from tenn
porary and exceptional indictments.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-12-13
WHEN NUTS ARE RIPE.

The frost king comes by stealth at night,
'ainting the leaves In color5 bright.
With magic wand, in impish glee.
lie breaths upon each shrub and tree;
Der hickory. walnut and the oak
lie sheds a variegated cloak,
And as they ope' their sleepy eyes
Ills breath comes thick from chilly skies.
The morning sun, in mild reproof
Sweeps from the fences and the root
The crystal footsteps Of that raid
He smiles upon each leaf and blade,
And welcomes TO his genial rays
The friendship of mystic haze,
While voices through the hill and dell
Echo clear as silver bell
Glad, golden days o. mystic haze
And all the swelling symphonies
OF ringing shout and childish mirth--
The brown nuts pattering to earth
The scolding ofa saucy jay.
All, glories of an autumn day!
or earthly paradise type
The frost-cro Hned woods when nuts ar
ripe.
Good Housekeeping.