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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
Losses in Great Battles.

At Mollwitz the Prussians lost eight
cen per cent, the Austrians twenty
eight per cent. At Kolin, Frederick's
force suffered to the extent of thirty
seven per cent, while his victory cost
his enemies only fourteen per cent.
At Zorndorf, the bloodiest battle of
which we have snYrecord that We may
rely upon, the proportion of loss to
the total forces engaged rose to the
enormous total of from one-haf to
one-third. Kunersdorf was almost as
destructive to human life, and Freder-
ick lost thirty-fve per cent, against
twenty-six per cent. of the allies.
With the advent of Napoleon and
the loosened formation of tho Revolu-
tionary armies, losses were at first di-
minished but at Aspern the Austrians
left nearly twenty-eight per cent. of
their men on the battlefield, and the
French, although the bulletins denied
it, are said to have been weaker by
one-half after the battle. Borodino,
too, deprived the Russians of thirty
six per cent. and the French of twenty
FIVE per cent. During the later Ma
poleonic wars we find the losses some
what lower, although after Ligny the
Prussiaus were weaker by as many as
twenty per cent, and the victory of
Waterloo cost us rather more than
that proportion.
When, however, we turn to the cam
paigns which succeeded the lull of ex-
haustion following the downfall of the
first empire, we are confronted with
no such bloody records, in spite of the
invention Of percussion caps, rifles and
even rihed cannon. The allies of the
Alma only lost some six per cent, and
the Russians fourteen per cent. Inker-
mann, however, was as bloody as
Waterloo, but it was struggle in
which tactics played very small
part.
The losses at Magenta and Solferino
were comparatively slight. Although
the consequences of Koniggratz were
immense, they were cheaply purchased
by the victors; while in 1870, not.
withstanding that both sides were
armed with breech-loaders, the losses
never approached the huge totals of
some of the battles of the early CEN
fury or of those of the Seven Years
War. At Worth, it is true, one-sixth
of the total forces engaged were either
killed or wounded, but at Gravelotte
the proportion was only one-eleventh,
and at Weissenburg one.twelfth. -
New York Ledger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
A Queer Idiom.

The other day / heard a queer
idiom which herewith present to col
lectors of linguistic curiosities. The
speaker was ono of the ladies in the
family of a Government official who
had been serving his country abroad
for a short time. "No," she said,
"We did not care for Europe; we
thought it very duh. We were not
punched once during our whole stay
abroad. " The expression was so un-
usual that an enterprising listener,
bolder than the others, asked what it
might mean. "What do / mean by
'bunched?' repeated the first speaker
in surprise. ''Why, no one sent us
any flowers. What else could mean?n
Kate Fields Washington.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
Various Grades OF Salt.

There is an old clearinghouse Joke
to the effect that chronic grumbler
on leaving once said to his landledy
that she provided her boarders with
the very best salt he had ever tasted.
This was supposed to be funny, but as
matter of fact there is much differ
enee between different grades of salt
as between different grades of sugar.
Because salt is nearly rs cheap as sand,
people are apt to consider that it is of
very little importance anyhow, but
the trade IN it is avery extensive one,
although it does not yield much profit.
This universal condiment can be
bleached and prepared for the table
so as to make it quite ornamental as
well as useful, or it can be served up
in shape unpleasant to the eye and
almost imperceptible to the taste
st. Louis Globe-Der ocrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
Wisdom Tooth of a Mammoth.

A fossil curiosity in the shape OF a
mammoth's tooth was found a few
days ago in West Seattle by Joseph s.
Richards. The tooth was found at the
foot of the bluff, not far from the
beach, and was covered with clay at
the time, indicating that it had been
unearthed by the breaking away of the
hill. The crown of the tooth, which
was of an oval shape, measured seven
and halfinches in its largest diane
ter, three and half inches in its
smallest diameter and eighteen inches
in circumference. The posterior edge
of the tooth was four inches in length,
the anterior edge six inches, the largest
circumference twenty-five inches and
the weight nine and half pounds. 1t
is supposed to be the lower back tooth
from the left side of the jaw. The
ridges have turned to chalcelony and
extend entirely through the tooth,
while the material between has the APP
pearance ofiron. Seattle WASH Post
Intelligencer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
NE art offlying seems to the Ind

The art offying seems to the Inde-
pendent to be almost in sight, though
it may be some time yet before We as-
tually reach it. 1t is already quite
clear that the amount of power re-
quired to maintain body of consid-
erable weight in the air and to drive
it forward with great velocity is moth
ing exorbitant; the difficulties seem
TO lie rather in the regulation and
direction of the machinery. A recent
investigation of Professor Langley up
on what he calls "the internal work OF
the wind" throws flood of light upon
some of the most puzzling problems
of aerial navigation. The soaring"
of birds has long been mystery; the
way in which, for hours, -ometimes,
they circle round over the same spot
without an apparent motion of the
wing. Langley find the explanation
in the fact (which he has demonstrated
experimentallyl that the motion of the
wing Is technically speaking an sun
steady" motion; that is, neighboring
portions of air move with very differ
ent directions and velociAes so that
the wind-stream is full of whirls and
eddies. By taking advantage of this
the soaring bird maintains his flight
without doing any "work;" )" he has
simply to change slightly the inclina-
tion of his wings as he steers himself
out of one eddy into another by an
action exquisitely skilful but not
laborious. 1t is like the art of the
sailor who beats against the wind by
hauling his sheets and trimming his
sails. By running a while in one cur
rent of the wind-stream and then sud
denly steering out into an adjoining
one of different velocity and direction
the bird is able to utilize the energy
of the newly-encountered breeze to
lift him or carry him where he wishes
to go.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

A benevolent agency organized in
New York last winter that excited
general interest was the loan society
originating with Rev. DIR. Greer, of
st. Bartholomew Church. Promi-
nent citizens backed it up and made it
a success. In all Iii loans have been
made. In no case was there default
in payment. This sort of philan-
trophy has now statutory recognition
in New York State. Governor Flower
has signed bill incorporating the
Provident Loan Society, capitalized at
$3.50, 900, and to charge rate of in
terest not to exceed twelve per cent.
Pawnbrokers charge thirty-six for
similar service. If any profits accrue
from the business they will be used
for improvements and branch Offices
The incorporating act provides eight
months shall be allowed for redemp-
lion after the expiration of the legal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Australia is greatly bothered just
now by an Indian question akin to our
Chinese problem. The Chinese immi-
grafton evil has been checked by strong
restrictive measures and the imposi-
tion of heavy head tax. There is
now great and growing influx of
Afghans, Panthans and other Asiastic
tribes from the odd corners of India,
and these people have become peril
and nuisance in many ways.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
The spots on the sun we're first OBJ
served in 1911.


served in 1911.
In South America rain frequently
falls in torrents from clear sky.
The metals which have been proved
to exist in the sun are iron, sodium,
nickle, copper, zinc and marium.
A species of ape, closely resembling
the African gorilla, has been discov-
cred on the Mosquito coast, Nicar-
aqua.
One mile of wire, such as is used in
the manufacture of hair springs for
watches, would weigh less than half
pound.
Artificial ice is now so made in
France that upon giving it rap it
will separate into small cubes instead
of irregular Jumps.
The lines over which it is proposed
to lay submarine telegraph cables are
now as carefully surveyed as any line
of proposed railroad.
A doctor says in time the lungs of
Pittsburg folks get very dark hue,
on account of the sooty smoke they are
obliged to breath constantly.
A late theory of catching cold is
that when one enters cold room after
being heated the bacteria in the room
flock to the warm body and enter it
through open pores of the skin.
An astronomer calculates that If the
diameter of the sun is daily diminished
by two feet, over 5000 years must
elapse ere the astronomical instru-
ments now in use could detect the
dimunition.
Since the beginning of this century
no less than ffty-two volcanic islands
have risen out of the sea; nineteen
disappeared, being submerged; the
others remain, and ten are now in
habited.
The colors of the chameleon do not
change instantaneously, but require
n considerable length of time. The
change is provision of nature for the
protection of helpless animal from
innumerable enemies.
The strongest animals in the world
are those that live on vegetable diet.
The lion is ferocious rather than
strong. The bull. horse, reindeer,
elephant and antelope, all conspicuous
for strength, choose a vegetable diet.
1t has been estimated by competent
civil engineers that the Mississippi
River annually discharges 10, 500, 000,
900, 900 cubic feet of water into the
Gulf of Mexico. OF this prodigious
quantity the 1-2900th part is sediment.
Thus it will be seen that the Missis-
sippi annually deposits enough mud in
the gulf to cover a square mile of sur
face to depth of 240 feet.
A collection of bird bones recently
received by the Paris Academy of
Science, indicates that at period
contemporary with man Madagascar
contained at least twelve species of the
gigantic birds, all capable of flight.
The conditions under which the bones
were found indicate that the birds
lived on shores, with troops of small
hippopotami, crocodiles and turtles.
1t is remarkable fact in botany
that no species of flower ever embraces,
in the colors of its petals, the whole
range of the spectrum. Where there
are yellows and reds there are no
blues; when blue and red occur there
are no yellows, and when we have
blues and yellows there are no reds.
Tulips come nearer to covering the
whole range of the spectrum than any
other species. They can be found
ranging through reds, yellows and pur-
pies, but blue one has never been
found.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Census figures quoted by Edward
Atkinson, in the Forum, show that the
amount of real estate encumbrances in
the eleven counties in and immedi-
ately around New York City exceed
the total mortgage Indebtedness on
all the farms in the United States.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27


pleased them all, for it introduced a
variety of pleasing amusements, and
when it was over refreshments were
served, and everybody enjoyed the
oCcasion-that is, everybody hut Neely
herself, whose birthday was being
celebrated. Her disappointment was
caused by the absence of her lover,
who had gone out of town on business,
and could not possibly return before
a late hour, when he had promised to
look in on his way from the depot.
Neeley was the girl about whom this
story was told: She had attended a
party after her engagement to Bruce
Lowell, and he, not being invited, was
naturally absent. When she went
home she threw herself pouting into q
chair and looked bored and dis
couraged.
"Who was there?" asked her mother
who, mother-like, was sitting up for
her.
"Nobodyl" answered Neely, in a
pathetic voice.
1t was only week later when Neely
attended another party, this time
under the escort of her lover.
That night when she went home her
face was radiant, Mrs. Hollingwood
asked her usual question while Neely
was waltzing about the room.
"Who was there?"
"Every body" answered the happy
girl, giving her mother goodnight
kiss.
So on this birthnight celebration a
black cloud settled ON Neely's horizon
which foretold a storm.
At II, just as the company was de-
parting, Bruce Lowell arrived and in
time to see his former rival, Archie
Dean, sitting it out with Neely. Then
Neely's black cloud turned dark and
dizzy green.
Archie saw the aspect of things and
it did him good. He fingered after
the others had gone, until Neely had
frozen him out, and then he rose to
go. AS he did 80 he dropped a small
folded paper on the table. 1t looked
like a note, and the superscription was
in Neely's hand.
While the girl was formally seeing
Dean off, Bruce possessed himself of
the note. He was green with jealousy
and the color did not change when he
read in Neely's handwriting these
words:
"Hit-o--elope."
'Perfdious grill" he muttered,
after the fashion of the stage lover,
and then Neely returned, and he
crushed the fatal note in his hand and
looked as if he had swallowed the
poker and several ramrods.
Poor Neely. She could not for the
life of her make things comfortable,
for when she tried to explain that
Archie Dean had not been invited, but
had happened in, it only made matters
worse, and her lover became a pyra-
mid of frozen greenness, like a NAM
moth pistachio ice cream with all the
sweetness left out. She did not know
that Bruce had possessed himself of
that mysterious and ambiguous note.
But she knew it next day after he
had called upon her father aud mother,
shown them the troublesome doeu-
ment and asked them to intercede and
prevent the elopement which had been
surreptitiously planned.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Officials of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion at Washington have discovered
evidences which lead them to believe
that the mound builders were the pro-
genitors of the modern Indians.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
Soap Fatal TO Germs.

Two famous chemists of Hamburg
have discovered that preparation in
proportions of an ounce of soap TO
three gallons of water will destroy
cholera bacilli in few minutes. If a
small quantity of corrosive sublimate
be added to the soap greater certainty
is secured, but the soap alone will do
the work. New York Telegram.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

We hear Of the grand Successes (
or the obstacles overcome,
We hear the songs OF triumph
And praise for great deeds done.
But we seldom hear Of the failures T
Ofthe efforts that came to naught,
Or the cry Of disappointment
From hearts with misery fraught.
We loudly hail the victor
In the struggle for gold or fame,
But give little heed TO the thousands
Who labor and struggle in vain.
Honor to him who wins the race
We all are glad to pay,
But there's little respect or pity
For the many who fall by the way.
Joseph Banister, in Raymond's Monthly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

1t is not generally known that Bal
timore has become the headquarters
Of the spiritualists of the United
States. Believers have proposed the
erection of a 81, 900, 600 church in that
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

"What do you think of civiliza-
tion," the Denver Road asks, "that
will pay a girl six cents for making a
shirt in sweaters den and gives ten
cents to Chinaman for washing the
shirt9o
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Kentucky is said to have been the
first State in the Union to grant school
suffrage to women in 1S45. Kansas
followed in 1861. To-day the women
of twenty-one States have this privi-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Railroads in Holland are so carefully
managed that the accidental deaths on
them average only one year for the
entire country.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

More permanent progress has been
made in sheep culture during the last
five years, the Chicago Times AYERS,
than during the last half century.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Bob Mawsley, of Jacksonville, Fla,
has pair of young eagles which he
has trained to carry through the air a
basket containing his seven-year-old
boy. His only regret is that he can't
enjoy trip himself till he has caught
a few more of the birds.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Sets of admission tickets TO the late
lamented Worlds Fair are now being
hAwked about iu New York City by
street merchants as souvenirs, and are
also sold in a good many small shops.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Young as Oklahoma is, her farmers
have invested $34O, 900 in farming inn
plements.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
A PAR0XYSM OF COLOR.
BY MRS. N. L. RAYNE.

'ILI we're having n
birthday party at
the home of Neely
H o Hin gwoo d
called N e ly in
short for Cornelia
and as Mrs. Hol-
lingwood was not
feeling very well
they had omitted
dancing and spent
the evening in old
fashioned games of
anintellectual sort.
The change had
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27
THREE LOVE SONGS.

Her tender little hand,
That might not lift lily's wlnd-blown cup,
Seeking my own, in all the darkened land,
Is strong to bear me upl
Two rose leaves might enfold
Its downy whiteness. hiding It away;
But 10 how lightly docs that dear hand
hold
The life OF me to-day!
Gentle, and sweet and strong
be,
1 would not mourn its tender touches
long
Reaching from heaven to mel
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-27

Love will some time build his nest
Where the cold SHOWS CLEAN
On the mountains cloudy breast
Then, where valleys dream.
But we have no word OF blame
When Love whispers his sweet name.
He Is cruel, he Is kind
Here and there he goes,
browning in a stormy wind
Resting in a rose
But we have no thought Of blame,
When Love lightly breathes his namel
Kind or cruel let him be-
Peace or paining give;
When he leans his lips to me,
Life is sweet to live.
Fame or fetters-'tis the same,
When Love whispers his sweet namel
Because love you, dear,
Much sorrow do bear;
Yet joyfully those sorI ows meet,
And with my lips hold them sweet
Because love you, dear
Because love you, dear,
No ieweled crowns 1 wear;
But crowns OF cruelest thorns to me
Are soft rs rosiest wreaths could be-
Because love you, dear!
Because love you, dear,
l tread the darkness here;
But sweet flowers blossom in the snow,
And loveliest lights in darkness glow
Because love you, dear
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09

Essex-George N. Dale of Island
Pond.
Franklin-W. H. Hunt of St. AL
bans, L. c. Leavens OF Richford, O..
L. Kinds of Highgate.
Grand Isle-Edwin Adams.
Lamoille-Frank Kenfeld Of Nor
ristown.
Orange-H. w. Bailey OF Newbury,
J. K. Darling of Chelsea.
Orleans-C. L. Irwin of Newport,
w. w. Miles of Barton.
Rutland-Franklin D. White of
Rutland, Ira r. Allen of Fair Haven,
A D. Tiffany of Pittsford, Noah S.
Walker of Clarendon
Neutrality-suspicious. Plumley of
Mortified, H. o. Worthen of Barre.
Windham-Daniel Sherwin of ia
maica, Marshall l. Reed of Vernon.
Windsor-Fred Arnold of Bethel,
Semuel Shattuck of Bridgewater, A.
L. Burbank of Proctorsville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09

country have still condition of I'M
certainty to contend against. There
is general demand among business
men of all parties for the cessation
of this wrangling at Washington,
and the doing of something-or
nothing, at once.
Indications this Thursday morn
ing are that an agreement has been
reached, that iron ore will be
made free, duly of 40 per cent
put upon coal for FIVE years,
and one fifth of a cent diferential on
sugar. 1t is reported that the mat
ter is now where a settlement can
easily be made, but nothing definite
is stated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
Presentation of Account.
-OUIS Johns ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, S..
In Probate court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsburv, in said district, the 9TH
day of August, \. D. 1894.
David Frechette, administrator upon the
estate of Louis John. late of
DanviIle. in said district, deceased, pre-
sents his administration account for exami-
nation and allowance, and makes application
for decree of distribution and partition of the
estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court,
that said account and said application be re-
ferred to session thereof. to be held at the
probate office in said st Johnsbury, the
25th day of August, a. D. 1894, for hearing
and decision thereon: And it is further ordered
that notice hereof be given to all persons in
terested, by publication of the same three
weeks successfully in the Called oman, a
newspaper published at St. Johnsbury previ-
Gus to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, if any they may have, why said
account should not be allowed and such
decree ade.
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
Presentation of Account.
D. R. JENKINS ESTATE

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, SIS.
In Probate court, held at the probate Office
in ST. Johnsbury, in said district, on the 9TH
day of August, A. D. 1894.
Artemas c. Whitney. adrninistra tor
upon the estate of David R. jenkins, late
of ST. Johnsbury, in said district, deceased,
presents his administration account for ex-
animation and allowance. and makes appli-
cation for decree of distribution and parti-
ton of the estat of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court
that said account and said application be
referred to a session thereof. to be held at
the probate office in said ST. Johnsbury, on
the 25th day of August, A. D. 1894, for
hearing and decision thereon. And it is
further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested, by publication Of
the same three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian. a newspaper published at ST.
Johnsbury previous to said time appointed
for hearing. that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, if any they
may have. why said account should not be
allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court. Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
UNCERTAIN YET.

In spite of the announcement in
political circles at Washington a few
days ago that the end of the tariff
fight was in view and a compromise
measure would be passed at this
session, the matter seems far from
settlement. On Monday morning
the senate conferees, after delibera-
ton by themselves, informed the
house that the tariff bill must be
the senate bill or nothing. The up
per house is not willing to recede
from its position, and the deadlock
continues, with an exceedingly dim
prospect OF the passage of any tariff
bill at this session. 1t is the sugar
schedule over which the stumbling
occurs; and to complicate matters
still further, the Louisiana senators
insist that the bill as it now
stands is against the interests OF the
sugar makers of their section, and
they urge the payment of bounty
on the crop Of 1894.
The mesh grows more entanglirg,
and the business interests of the