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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
China as q Great Power.

The greatest homogeneous nation
the world has ever known is now Of
war, for no other nation known TO
history could boast of the 400, 900. 900
inhabitants that Chinese statisticians
allot to their country. Now that the
problem is worked out before our
eyes we see that three-fourths of this
population is worthless for the present
war. 1t is quite probable that all the
forces used will be drawn from the
two or three seacoast provinces. A
general draft from the whole country
would bring together men of moro di-
alects than the building of Babel
brought on us.
The striking disparity of about
eleven to one in population between
China and Japan is not the controlling
factor Still, the northern sea coast
provinces of China are quite populous
enough to sustain war with Japan on
equal terms. The Imperial Govern
ment is rich enough to enlist swarm
OF European officers, arm its troops
with the best weapons and obtain sup
plies from foreign makers. During
the last five or ssix years the Chinese
have been going through one of their
periodical fits of egotism, economy
and dislike of the foreigner, and have
discharged as many of their foreign
servants as they could spare. All
that will now be changed, and ready
welcome will be given to the adven-
turous spirits of all countries. New
York Advertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
The National Library.

The annual report of National Ii
brarian Ainsworth II. Spofford re-.
veals the fact that the Congressional
Library now numbers 6D5,9S vol
umes and 223, 900 pamphlets. This is
the oak that has grown from tho lit
tie acorn of Thomas Jeiferson's Month
cello library of 1000 books, purchased
after the Washington fire of 1914. A
disastrous oonAAgration In 1851 also
reduced tho library from 55, 600 TO
10000 volumes. Aside from q small
yearly congressional appropriation
and tho copyright income the only aid
received in all theso years has boon
tho gift in 1882 Of the $1,000 books,
together with as many pamphlets, Of
DIR. Joseph NJ Toner, OF Washington.
This public.spir:tod example might
have been emulatod by other donors
had it not been for the restrictions in
the use of tho Congressional Library.
A million volumes and pamphlets
will require moving into the now Lii
brary Building two years hence and
this vast labor is to DO performed by
the means Of q temporary railroad in
tunnel, to be constructed from the
crypt of tho capitol to tho vaults of
the new library. This will be the
most remarkable transfer of books
since regiment of soldiers marched
and counter-marched with the multi
tudinous tones of the Library of Ber-
lin. n.-Philadelphia Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
KEEPING nlLLs1pEs SEEDED.

AS the country grows older the
Outlying of hillsides by heavy rains
increases, and it soon becomes q ne
cessity TO keep them in sod most of
the time, only reseeding when the
grass grows thin. The reasons why
hillsides gully worse now than form
erly is the lack of undertaking to
replace that which decOying roots of
trees made in soil when the country
was new. 1t is news to many that
hillsides need understanding. They
are often very springy, and il deep
underdrains are sunk these hillside
springs will furnish supply of pure
water oil the year round. Boston
Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
coon ADVICE.

We'll known public man Is quoted in tho
temperance Cause as follows:
Are thore, then, set times, days and places,
when you calculate always 10 indulge yaur-
solves 10 drinking hrlent splrlts2 Do you
stop often to take something at the saloon,
nj tho tavern when you travel. and always
whom you como 20 the village. town OF city?
This frequency of drinking will plant In your
system, before ynu nre aware OF II, the sceis
OF tho most terrific disease which 0fIllcts hui
mainly. Have you any friends or compan-
ions whose presence, when you need them,
nwakens the thought and tho desire OF
drlnking2 Doth OF you have entered on q
course In which there II neither safety nor
hope. but from instant retreat.
Do any Of you love to avail yourselves OF
cvory lhtlo catch and circumstance among
YOUR companions. TO bring out "treatYr
"Aias, my lord, there Is death in the pot"
Do you flnd the desire OF strong drink re-
turning daily, and at stated hours2 Unless
YOU intend TO travel all tho length OF tho
highway OF intemperance. II is time 70 stop.
Unless you Intent soon to resign your lib
crty forever, aud como under n despotlsm of
tho most cruel and memorable character, You
must abandon the morning bitters, tho noon
tide stimulant and the evening bowl.
DO any OF you drink In secret, because you
are unwilling your friends or tho worll
should know how much you drlnk2 You
might rs well cut loose In u frail boat before
hutTlclur, anu cNpect Blfety you nrO
gone, gone irretrievably, n you 10 not stop.
Are you accustomed TO drink, when op-
portunlties present as much IA you can bear
without any public signs Of being drunk2
You are an Incorporate man nov, and unless
you check the habit, you will become rapli-
ly moro and more incorporate, until con-
ccalment becomes impossible.
Do your eyes, for Instance, begin 10 trou-
ble you by their weakness or Inflammation?
II You are in tho habit OF drinking ardent
spirits daily, you need not ask tho physician
what Is tho mRtter-nor inquire for eye
water. Your redness OF eyes is produced by
intemperanco and abstinence, anil that
only, Will euro them. II may be well for
every man who drinks daily, to look in tho
glass often. that he may SEQ In his own face
the signals OF distress, which abused nature
holds out one after another, and too often
holds out in vain.
Do any OF you find shaking OF tho hanl
coming upon you, and sinking OF spirits, and
loss OF appetite In the morning2 nature Is
failing, and giving 10 you timely admonition
OF her distress.
Do the pains OF a dsordered stomach, and
blistared tongue AMI lip, begin to torment
you2 You are advanced In tho work OF self
destruetion-a few moro years will probably
finish IT,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
ABOUT CHEESE.

No wonder people complain OF iu-
digestion after eating cheese, while so
many persist in buying in hard anil
yellow, which means that there is lit.
tie or no cream left in the milk while
making, and it is full OF poisonous
and smelling aunotto. The natural
color of cheese is that of its cream,
and il IL has proper proportion OF
this in it, it will lie soft aud probably
slightly moldy, aud will melt in tho
mouth, and not require n lot of masti-
cation.
Some people like cheese toasted with
pieces of bread, sandwich fashion, in
which case the breal is cut into good
forms, sufficient for each person, tho
slice of cheese being seasoned, placed
between two, and thea put into tho
oven for few moments until cooked
through.
A very useful little recipe is the fol-
lowing, which lends itself to various
forms: Boil two eggs very hard, grato
four ounces of bread, also three ounces
of good cheese, add three ounces of
butter, and then mash up the eggs
with these altogether. Add littlo
salt and pepper, or mixel mustard.
Having ready somo pieces OF toasted
bread spread this mixture on them,
and warm we'll through in the oven.
This paste can also be served as sand
wichcs to cat cold, which, out into
pretty shapes, make nice addition to
a luncheon. New York Recorder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

For ivy poison, apply sweet oil.
A cement ma 10 from san | aud whit1
lead paint will stop roofs leaking.
TO remove fiugcr ring, hold hanl
in very cold water for few minutes.
When u coal fire gets low, throw on
some salt. 1t will help it very much.
Oil door latches and hinges to make
them moro quiet when opened and
closed.
The fumes Of burning matches will
remove berry stains from book, paper
or engraving.
When cooking onions, set tin cup
of vinegar on tho stove and let boil,
and no disagreeable odor will be in the
room.
To clean black kid gloves aid few
drops of black ink to teaspoon OF
salad oil; rub on with n feather aud
dry in the suo.
Powdered chalk aldel to glue
strengthens it. Boil one pound of
glue and two quarts skinned milk, aud
it will resist the action OF water.
For very bal burn melt beeswax
and into this pour sweet oil until it
makes snlye which caa DO readily
spread with soft brush. Keep every
part covered with tho salve.
To make boots AMI shoea durable,
apply to the solc5 four or fya su,ees-
siye coats OF gum-oopal varnish, aul
to the upper, mixture Of four parts
of lard to Que partresin. Apply while
warm.
Powdered starch will take the stain
out Of linen il apple Immediately.
Tea stains may be removed from tn.
blecloth by immersing it in II strong
solution of sugar for few minutes,
and then rinsin9 it in soft water
To keep seeds from the depredations
of mice, mix son,o piecas % cImphor
gum with them. Camphor gum placed
in trunks OF drawers will prevent mice
from doing them any ininry. Air woll
when garments are aeeled to be used.
A recent English invention for the
nursery is u "patcnt veiled sheet" 1t
is an ordinary sheet. in which 4 square
of gauze net is inserted. This is in-
tended to be thrown oyor the face u
Il sleeping infant, protecting it from
flies without impeding the respirA
tioa,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
TRANSPLANTING.

Raising vegetables in boxes and
frames and afterwards transplanting
them is every year becoming more
general, as we find better results can
be obtained in this way with many of
our plants. Success in transplanting
depends largely upon keeping the
plants moist and protecting them from
the rays of the hot sun, which may
diminish their vitality to such an ex-
tent that they may never recover.
For this reason n cloudy day is gen
orally chosen for transplanting. But
it is often very inconvenient to wait
for such weather, besides q cloudy
morning is often tho precursor of u
particularly sunny day. Under these
conditions it becomes necessary to
shade the plants by placing over each
one q cover, q proceeding involving no
little labor. In hot weather, too, it
is often desirable to repeat the work
for several successive days in order to
afford the plants q chance to send out
new roots and get q foothold in the
new soil
A practical method of simplifying
the work has been evolved by Ameri-
can Gardening. The device is both
simple and Inexpensive. The cheap
est kind of stout cotton cloth is bought
in strip, longer or shorter, accord
ing to ones needs. Strips of pine an
inch and half square are tackled to
either end of the cloth. 70 either
end OF the pine crosspiecos are hinged
sharpened pieces.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
ONIONS GOOD ron NERVES.

Onions arc a kind of all around
good medicine, and every housewife
knows this without exactly knowing
tho reason why. Sho knows that q
whole onion eaten at bedtime will by
the next morning break tho severest
cold. Sho also knows that onions
mako q good plaster to remove inaam.
nation and honrsenoss II any ono
would take an onion aud mash it so
Us to secure all the juice in it, he
would have amost remarkable smelling
substance that would quiet tho most
nervous person in no time. Tho
strength of it inhaled for few mo-
ments will dull the sense OF smell aud
weaken the nerves until sloep is pro.
duced from sheer exhaustion. II all
comes from one property possessed 10y
the onion, and that is form OF opium
ST. Louis Star Sayings.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
A lion on the Locomotive.

Last winter when the snow storms
were go fearful throughout the noun
tains in Utah and the earth was COW
cred with snow TO tho depth of five to
ten feet and remained hidden so long
the-wJd animals were forced to des.
pefation. The wolves we're starved
atfd weak, and what is known as the
mountain lion almost persisted from
starvation. It's great strength failed
1t and nun with knife could soon
tnke the life OF an animal that short
timo before could hold powerful OK
or horse and make meal of his flesh.
Tho hungry animals after a while
discovered Tint food was to be had
along the railroad track, where pas
sengers threw bones and scraps of
victuals from passing trains. Often
two starving coyotes would engage in
deadly combat over chicken bone
that hnd short time before been rid
den of the last vestige of nourishment
by some economical person who did
not care TO pay seventy-five cents for
a meal. This was the condition of
Things.
Engineer Cast had charge of engine
No. 15l, which was known as "tho
helper" from the fact that it helped
trains up the mountain and when at
the summit cut off and dropped back
down to the bottom ready to help an
other. One night when business on
the road was slack CAST noticed some-
thing wrong with the gearing under
the tender and remarked to the fire.
man thai they would get of and re-
pair 1t. When half way down the
mountain side he brought the engine
to standstill, aud the two men went
to work at what proved to be a twenty
minutes job packing hot box on the
tender. The tallow pot was left at the
boilers head.
After completing the repairs the
men were mounting the engine again,
only to see huge mountain lion de-
vourlng the tallow and holding full
possession of the engine cab. 1t was
a cold night and the snow drifting
The men had already remained out
side until they were very cold, and the
chances of dispossessing Mr.. Lion
were very meagre, as he snapped his
teeth aud flashed his eyes and fast
stored the tallow out of sight. The
only consolation the men had was tha,
Ahe tsllow would not last long at that
rate, and even this thought was not
entirely satisfying, as they had no
way of determining that one of them
would not 80 the same way at the con-
clusion of the tallow feast. Finally,
after fifteen minutes further delay
the tallow pot was empty, and giving
a growl, as much as to say, 'I am very
thankful, gentlemen, and you ought
TO be, the animal leapod from the
cab and disappeared in the hills. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

or 1890 criminals couYictc I 10 Cana Ia last
year. only thirty dii not uso intoKleants
Mayor Schieren, OF Brooklyn, declares his
purpose to enforce tho law iorbidding tho
sule OF liquor TO minors.
The new Temperance soclety OF English
lawyers will make an effort nt nn early d1te
TO abolish the drinking bars at tho Law
Courts.
Tho Woman's Christian temperance Union
OF Chatham, Outario, has prBsente to tho
corporation Of that towa II public drinking
fountain.
The House OF Representatives of New q M
land has adopted motion providing that
the sale OF beer, wine aud spirituous liquors
shall be discontinued ut the Parliamentary
re'reshment room.
AZ its recent session, the Ontario Medical
Association declarol drunkenness a disaasr
and sent Il petition TO tho Lieutenant GOV.
rrnor asking that industrial rrformatories
DO established for the reception OF dlpsoma-
MACS.
A correspondent OF tho Alliance News
gives this cause-and-elTsct iton; "Iu our
township Anglezarko'-w5 havo neither
drink-shops nor pawnshop, anl no pauper,
criminal or luuatic. We have hld only ono
death in the two years last pIst.
The laws for the sale OF llquors In Norway
ou the Gotheuburs systom have been
amended with the hop5 OF lessenlng tho
sale. One feature Is that n license cagnot
be given in "a town except by majority vote
OF all men and women over twenty-five years
OF age.
Tho last Ganeral Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church ursod that temperance in
struction / o gwen from all puiphs and In
all schools and homes OF that denomination,
and recommended that Tho fourth Sunday OF
September be observed as n speclal day fCr
such instruction.
According to "A Massachusetts temperance
paper, John ID. Rockafeler never permits
strong drink TO pass his lips. JAY Goull
tasted wine not over two or threo times IN
his llfe, and then not because OF a desire fOI
il. Tue Yanlcrbits are equally abstomious
Coils p. Huntington doss pot even drink
coffee Ills strongest beverage Is said tC
be toa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
CARING ron CORN ronnrn-

/ have long been an advocate ofget-
ting more out of our corn fodder,
writes E. S. Hallet. Even in this
Ohio valley a large majority of the
farmers get nothing but the grain
from the crop. They hold that it in-
lures the grain and requires too much
labor. This claim is not sustained by
modern practice, at least.
First, l put into the silo all the
corn necessary for my milch COWS. 1t
Is by all means the most economical
and labor-saving method. It is 80
much better than any other that 1 use
as much ensilage as can. However,
we must have dry corn for horses and
the grain for market must, of course,
be harvested dry. For this purpose /
begin cutting when tho husk is dry.
DO not wait until the blades are dry,
for then the fodder is lost. Go
through and make small shocks of,
say, six rows wide and twelve long,
skipping six rows so that in @ few days
when the small shock is dry the re-
mainder can be cut and placed. / use
binding twino for tying. No one will
have moldy corn who follows these di.
rections.
When thoroughly cured / begin to
draw in. If the weather is good /
husk into bushel boxes aud draw these
in when full, or il many hands are
used have Il wagon along all the time.
Never throw in piles on the groupd.
The fodder ie bound up with the twine
and drawn in rs soon as possible. If
dry 1t should be run through the cut-
ter and elevated to the mows. 1t oc-
cupies only one-half the space when
cut; but for this treatment it must
be very dry to keep. If unable to get
1t dry enough l simply stow away in
bundles. 1t is an easy matter TO stack
the fodder on the same principle as
wheat sheayes. Make rick and feed
OF one end. In hauling the shocks |
use n low-whoelod wagon. Secure n
broad board at the rear to walk up on
Dad theu let each man carry his load
mp and deposit it, We now cut corn
by hand, although 1 mean TO improve
upon this method. Those who have
not fed properly cured corn fodder do
not know its valuo. Horses will cat
It rs readily as hay. Fed with clover
hay 1t makes a well-balanccd ration,
and young stock will grow and do well
on 1t II fed IN q warm stable. -Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
The Salt Flood Helped Peach Trees,

Tho unusual floods Of last year,
which resulted In great destruction Of
wharves and other property contigu.
GUS to the water courses of Kent
County, have resulted in very i'm
portant question being forced upon
tho attention of the Kent County
peach growers. During these floods
hundreds of acres of farming lands
were flooded, and many peach orchards
stood with their roots covered with the
salt waters of tho over1owing streams.
With scarce on exception, or at least
in very many cases, the trees which
were flooded by the unusual tides arc
the only trees In the county which
this year have any fruit on them. A
gentleman said that O portion OF his
orchard was under the tides, and that
to the very tree which stood under
water there is fuit. ANY one, he
said, could mark the exact semicircu.
lar outline of the water In his orchard
by the presence of fruit on tho flooded
trees and the absence of fruit on the
trees which the waters did not touch.
Similar results are reported, and these
circumstances force the question upon
peach growers, Do tho trees need saltp
An extensive peach grower proposes
to try the covering of as much of his
peach orchard as possible with the
grass and vegetation which ncoumu-
lates along the river shores in immense
quantities during tho late summer and
fall, and says that he is confident of
most satisfactory results. Baltimore
Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
WATER ron seal DING HOGS

The exact temperature for loosoning
the hair from the skin of pig is $50
degrees. Tho pig should remain q
full minute in the water at this tenn
perature to give time for the hair to
be loosened, but the water may be
boiling hot if the barrel of scald-
ing vat is cold when it is poured
in it, as it will cool the water down to
the right heat. The carcass being
cooler than the water, should be kept
moving about while it Is in the water,
not to air it, but to bring the skin
into contact with fresh water not
cooled by contact with the carcass
Where there are as many as twenty
hogs to be dressed, it will pay to have
a vat large enough to take in the
whole carcass, and turn it; the car
cass may then be rolled out onto the
table by two ropes under it in the vat.
New York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who 1.-Two bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and ,fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
Tho New Guns Arc Dangerous.

Some interesting articles have been
published by tho Vossische Zoitung
on the small-caiibro guns, and the ro-
searches of various professors as TO the
effect OF wounds made by these guns
at different distances effects that are
horrible. Tho conclusion is that in
Gny future battles there will bo inoom-
perably more dead aud severely wound
ed than ever before in the worlds his
tory. And, as the now guns shoot far,
the treatment OF tho wounded on tho
battlefield and their transport TO the
hospitals will DO much more slow, diff
hcult and dangerous. London News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
Caught a Queer Fish.

A curious fish is on exhibition in
this city. It's body measures only a
few inches around, but is five feet
long, with a decided tapering at the
tail. IL was caught at Oyster Bay and
is supposed to be an oyster-crushing
eel The formation of its mouth would
soem to imply the name, for the roof
of the upper jaw is a solid mass of
hard bone, with similar surface in
the lower portion of the mouth, -
Washington Olympian.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17

Sleeplessness in people who work
hard, and especially IN brain-workers,
is often due to their working up to
the last minute before bedtime. They
may cure themselves by allowing at
least an hours interval of ease and
repose, between sleep and ceasing to
work. A little light supper will often
aid sleep; aud walk in the open air
before bed is also good recipe for in
ducing sleep and promoting health. -
New York Dispatch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-17
Hen Fruit Statistics.

In the United Kingdom 90, 900, 900
hens lay on an average ninety eggs
each per 0nnum, of which ton arc re-
served for Matching. II follows that tho
homo product is 1000, 600, 900, which
added to the number imported gives
2, 700, ,O00, 900, or seventy-three per
inhsbitant. New York Advertiser.