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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-12-26

frames to get TO the outlying honey
supply. Sometimes they eat holes
through the combs, and this led to the
practice OF making free passagoway
entirely through the middle frames
and small aperture through which
one bee at time could get to the
outer ones.
Besides leaving "a all of the honey.
frames, there should be outside cush.
ions or board walls for warmth. II is
remarkable fact that bees keep their
hives as warm as the temperature of
aliving apartment. Ifany one chooses
to ascertain this fact, let him place
the hand over the chsff cushion or
board that is usually laid over the
frames.
One of the most important items in
preparing bees for winter is that they
have large surplus of honey and that
it is disturbed as little as possible.
Bee-keepers are fond of putting their
colonies on short commons and feed
ing in the spring. Sometimes this
may work well, but as a rule the bees
know quite as well what they want as
the bee-keeper possibly can. 1t is 10y
some thought wise to disturb the
colonies very little after they have
finished the gathering of the honey in
the autumn. II the hive is large, two
frames may be taken out, one on each
side, and the cushions be put in. II
the hive is small it is much better to
have an outside box with padding of
chaff and cover the hive entirely with
this, except the space for the door
way.
There are double hives and patent
hives of various sorts, but if an abun-
dance of honey is left and little pro-
lection is Afforded, the colony is quite
likely to come out in very good shape
in spring, whatever the style of the
hive may be.
1t is often asked whether bee-keep-
ing in this climate is profitable. In
answer to this it may be said that
there ere too many uncertainties about
the weather to make it at all worth
while to go into honey-making as
business. AS supplemental occupa-
tion it is very good thing, but it is
scarcely wise to invest money in it to
the neglect of other things. As one
among many, it is quite remunerative
and very pleasing and interesting
pursuit in addition. York Led.
ger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-12-26
BLIND srAeeERs.

The hog when plethoric and we'll
fed is liable to congestion of the brain,
which may pass into actual effusion or
apoplexy. In congestion only, which
is properly termed "staggers, the
animal is dull and stupid, the eyes are
red, the bowels are constipated, and
the pulse hard and quick. These
symptoms may pass off or may increase,
leading to period of excitement from
increased pressure on the brain. The
animal runs to and fro, often in cir
Gle, hitting against objects as if blind !;
the breathing is laborious, and he may
fall down in an unconscious condition.
In other cases the effusion on the brain
or the apopletic stroke takes place
with these premonitory symptoms !:
The hog suddenly drops as if struck
on the head with hammer, the limbs
stiffen, the breathing is hard and snor-
ing, and a froth exudes from the
mouth.
In either case the treatment is by
promptly dashing cold water over the
animal and especially pouring it from
hight of eight or ten feet on the head.
The bowels should be stimulated by an
active purgative injection as follows !:
Sulphate of magnesia, four ounces /;
oil OF turpentine, two drains; soap
suds, one-half pint; mix for an injec-
ton. American Farmer.
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
wArrRrRoor cEr.rAnz.

A cellar can be so constructed as &c
he waterproof, il the bottom of the
floor is first covered with cement, thu
walls built thereon laid in cement and
the exterior Of the walls covered with
cement.
This makes practically water-tight
basin. The cement used must be the
best Portland cement, one part; clean
sharp sand, one part. After a cellar
is built il is not so easy TO make il
waterproof Still it can be done.
Cover the exterior Of the wall with the
above cement, ditto the bottom, and
work the cement in under the bottom
of the wall, says the National Builder.
If these directions are followed you
will succeed. But if cheap materials
are used and the work badly done you
will be sure to fail. A drain put
around the outside of the wall, or
even inside, below the cellar floor,
may be efficient in carrying of the
water ii you can give it good deliv-
cry.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-12-26
CULTIVATION OF ORCHARDS.

On no other part of the farm is so
little attention bestowed as on the or
chard. This is the more singular as
so much is required of it. The far
mer knows he must fertilize and cul-
tivste his fields if he wants crop to
harvest, but with the orchard he ex-
poets to gather where he has not fed
or titled. II he would only stop to
consider he would realize that trees,
like men, can die of starvation. and is
only imperfectly nourished only in
terior fruit can be produced.
To be profitable orchards must re.
ceiye as good care as other crops. To
call attention to their requirements
the Cornell Station, Ithaca, N. Y, has
issued bulletin on the cultivation of
orchards. Some of the points insisted
on are the necessity for good drainage.
natural or artificial, the value of good
tillage in increasing the available food
supply and conserving moisture and
the general superiority of level cul-
ture.
Sod is sometimes allowable in apple
and standard pear orchards, but never
in other fruit plantations, says the
bulletin. Even then it should be
pastured closely with sheep or hogs.
If the stock is fed at the same time the
land viii fare better. Watch sod or.
ehard. 1t will begin to fell before
you know it. The remedy for these
apple failures is to cut down many OF
the orchards. For the remainder, the
treatment is cultivation, fertilizing,
spraying-the trinity OF orthodox APP
pie growing.
Potash is the chief fertilizer to be
applied to fruit trees, particularly af-
ter they come into bearing. An an
nual application of from 500 to zoe
pounds Of muriate of potash may be
used to the acre in mature orchards.
Cultivation should begin early and be
continued often. It may be stopped
late in the season and a crop can theI
be sown upon the land to serve botI
as protection to the soil and as a green
manure. Crimson clover would seen
to be the best fer this purpose.
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IN nor couNrRrrs.

In answer TO the question whether Il is
necessary TO uss alcohol In tropical elm
9'es, as is often claimed, Mrs. Mary Clement
Leavitt writes:
AT tihy-flve years Of age, havin@ past
most oi my life in New England upto that
GATE, ami having been total alstainer all
my lie, first entered tropical lands. Thence
10 the present time, seven years, have been
the greater part OF the time in tropical
Climates. Climates. India, Burmah, Madagascar.
west coast of Africa, from the Congo to
sierra Leone, Brazil, are among the coun-
tries | have visited. and In which / have re-
mained some months each. II has always
peen safe not to touch anything alcoholic. 1
nave never taken drop even ms medicine.
Alcoholic drinks are especially deadly IN hot
climates. Everywhere | have found total
aDstamers less liable to levers, bowel com
plants, rheumatism and other diseases. than
those who use alcohol even In moderation.
In one town In India, | remember, an Eng
hsh couple were the only white persons ex-
empt from malarial levers during a thres
years residence, and they we're the only alb
stainers In the place. Alcohol Is a poison
elsewhere '-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-12-26
CARE OF BEES.

In order TO have any reasonable
prospect of good honey season, bees
must be carefully attended to during
the winter and SO secured that they
wall not only hays plenty of warmth
but an abundance of food to carry
them through in good condition.
There are many theories on the win
tering of bees, each bee-keeper prob
ably faneying his own better than any
other; but there are certain general
rules that must be obeyed if one ex-
poets the best results. An expert bee
keeper, before preparing the hives for
winter, cuts a hole through each frame
TO be left in the hive. The discoverer
OF this idea was woman, and TO il
she claims to owe the fact that she has
never yet lost colony through ex-
oessi7o cold. Ordinarily the bees have
to pass around the outside Of the
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mons orr or A nonsrnonn.

The living room is the one room in
the house which, above all others,
should be bright and cheerful. If any
room must Be neglected let it not be
the living room. Have here refined
pictures. plenty of books and current
literature. This is the place for the
piano, the most comfortable chairs
and cosey corners. Within the pre-.
cincts of such room one may shut
out the world and forget that there
are any troubles to bear.
The character of room depends
upon its wall decorations, its carpets,
its pictures and its curtains. We
should be careful to have these OF the
right kind, for all others are mere ac-
cessories. "We could not afford ex-
pensive things" said newly married
couple, $50 we chose the comfortable
ones;" and this idea, comfort" il
the secret of all room furnishing.
1t is not elegant surroundings that
make people happy and contented.
"What can q queen have more than
we?" asks an exchange. eff she is
cold she can absorb no more heat
than we. If she has millions TO satisfy
her appetite she can eat no more than
we. II she has millions of beautiful
dresses she can wear but one at time,
the same as ourselves. Her Jewels are
so costly that they are locked up in
vault for safe keeping; when she
wears them upon State occasions she
is constantly shadowed by guard.
We admire ours through the window
of the silver smiths and are not bur-
dened with the responsibility of their
being stolen, nor annoyed by a detec.
tive. Air, water, and sunlight, the
essentials of life, are as free to us as
to the queen; and even her throne is
not SO comfortable as the old rocker
in your sitting room. We should,
therefore, not despair if we cannot
afford costly things in our homes. We
can make our living rooms bright and
comfortable, and that goes long way
toward happiness. ss.-Boston Budget.
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rrMrrnANcE NEWS AND MOTIFS.

Not to train up the boys properly is to
help the barkeeper.
1t does not take tho last drink TO make a
drunkarl-but the first.
The man who drinks when he wants TO
VIII some day have to drink when he don't
want to.
Mrs. Nj. E. Gleason, National w. O. T. u.
lecturer on narcotics, estimates that there
are 1 SOC, 900 opium vlct inns in this country.
The New York Evening Post asserts that
the persistent drinking OF champagne soon
produces disease OF the kidneys In Its dead
Hest form.
Some one commenting Phillip Of Macedon
for drinking freely, "That," said Demos
themes rs good quality in a sponge, but
not in a king"
Soldiers Home at milwaukee has started a
crusade against the saloons and gambling
dens which surround the home.
Superintendent of Police Byrnes, Of New
York, says that So, 400 violations OF the law
are known 10 have been committed by saloon
keepers of that city In three months recently
The stock of wines, spirits, etc. laid In for
a trip TO England and back on one OF the
largest Atlantic liners Is $500 bottles OF wines
and spirits, 1000 bottles of ale and porter,
and 6000 bottles OF mineral waters.
Out Of every hundred patients thas have
charge OF at the London Hospital, seventy
OF them owe their ill-aealth TO alcohol-I 70
not sny these seventy per cent. were drunk
ards-to the excessive uss.-Sir Andrew
Clark, II. ID.
According 10 the official report OF criml-
nal statistics OF Canadn for the year 1898, the
total numher OF convictions for all causes
during the year was 1868, which was an In
crease OF sos over the previous year. OF
these, no less than IL ,65l were for drunken
ness alone, or more than one-third OF the
entire number.
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Highest Of all in Ieavsning Power Latest Govt Report
R>:A!I! q! fSkdsG1! fRsslRG
ARSOLUTEKN PURE
ABSOLUTEEN PURE
Tho Algerian Desert.

We were jogging along gently
through the sand OF the Sahara,
bound for the black tents of El Hadj
Ahmed Add ell Kader ben el Hadj
Mohammed. This is long name :;
but then we we're long time getting
there, and my memory needed exer-
else. Far away behind us stretched
the ragged ridge OF the Atlas, ahead
Of us nothing but gray blanket Of
sand waving away into an infnity of
shiny mist. ! had seen the same sort
of thing in Colorado. Remington said
IL was Arizona all over again. People
grow silent and sensitive when they
live on the great plains, and no won
der. To the desert-dweller every
star gains in significance, every OBJ
iect that lifts its head above the
horizon. The cloud that scuds; the
bird; the track of an animal, the
shape of tent the load OF camel;
the track Of man bunch OF gross
q sign Of whatever arrests his
eye on q days march speaks to him OF
nature ministering TO variety Of his
needs. He must have water and
grass; he must have shelter from
storms; he must avoid dangerous
gullies; must watch for signs OF wild
beasts; must anticipate tlte ambush h
of an enemy--and with it all use
heaven as his guide, with its sun by
day and stars by night. The traveller
OF the desert plains is never without
occupation; his eyes are sweeping the
horizon without interruption, and he
picks his way by the help OF judg-
ment constantly exercised-for the
Arab knows no roads which are not
unmade by one puff Of sand.
II was little that we saw in the
shape of humanity--a camel train now
and then bearing dates and wool from
the interior, the camels swinging
along with irritating regularity, feed
ing as they moved, and treading
gently, as though on rotten ground.
The drivers eyed us malevolently, and
! felt comfort in rejecting that France
supported $4,000 soldiers in Algeria
for the express purpose Of making
our journey safe. The caravans we're
escorted by Arab horsemen in white
burnooses, perched high upon tough
and springy mustangs. Each horse
man had his gun balancing across his
saddle-bow, and looked at us as though
repeating imprecations from the
Koran. -Harper's Magazine.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live 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 TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of q perfect lax
ative; efiectually 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 Doc and 81 bottles, but II 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.
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rARM AND eARpEN NorEs.

Be sure your hens have tight roof
over them.
Iniudicious feeding is the ruin OF
many horses.
There is saving of ten per cent in
favor of cut rations.
Blankets are as necessary for the
horses as overcoats for the men.
1t is neither economical nor neces.
sary to feed the horse all the hay he
can get.
As a general rule it is the most prof
liable to use mature sires and dams
in breeding.
Tests made at the Michigan Expert.
mental Station were against fat-bot-
tom foundation.
If from any cause surplus honey be-
comes unfit for table use it should be
fed back to the bees.
Bees should be prepared for winter
as soon as the honey flow ceases,
whether late or early.
The future value and usefulness of
the horse depends largely upon the
first winter of the colt
A ee-keeper, of Colorado Springs,
thinks alfalfa leaves area better pack
ing for winter than either chaff or
other leaves
Horses that are used for driving on
the -oad do best when fed chiefly on
oats, with sufficient hay to make o
proper ration.
Help the poor ragged hens to get
on their winter suits by the addition
of little oil meal or fresh meat to
their daily ration.
Keep the sleep out of the rain. A
cool dry place is not Objectionable,
but wet fleece is breeder of dis.
comfort and disease.
A Viennese apiculturist has dicov-
cred hive in which there are two
queen bees, who live most affection.
ately together and rule their subjects
jointly.
If covers, frames, ETC., are moved
after it is too late for the bees to OBJ
tain propolis outside or to work it in
side, many crevices will be left open,
through which cold and wind will en-
ter.
A chaff quilt, or cushion, from three
TO four inches thick if the upper story,
half-story, or super is left on, and
thinner if the cover only is used,
should be placed over the frames to
absd4b the moisture from the cluster.
If about to start in the poultry bus.
mess there are so many breeds to
choose from, you better, if you have
no choice in the matter, get breed
suitable to your place, surroundings
and facilities for keeping and selling.
In planting trees, whether it be
spring or fall, mulch them. In winter
it keeps frost out of the ground, and
in summer the roots are cool and
moist underneath 1t, and both of these
things are great aids to the trees in re.
covering from transplanting.
Top-dressing pays the best on land
we'll set with healthy, desirable grass
plants. An old, wornout moving, in
which wild or inferior grasses pre-.
dominate, offers little inducement to
the top-dressing method of enriching
the soil such land should be plowed.
The closest study and the most
careful thought cannot always insure
success. But they will bring the far
mer great deal nearer 70 this result
than any method, or want of method,
which neglects to make careful and
timely plans for the work that is to be
done.
Where from any cause it Is not prac-
ticable to use wire netting. az a pro-
lection against the raVages of mice
the trees may be saved by raising a
small mound of earth around each
tree. Mice usually work close to the
ground, SO that small mound pro.
tects from them.
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RECIPES.

German Rice Pudding-Mix boiled
rice with a well-beaten egg and
O little milk. Pour the mixture into a
pan until it is about one inch thick,
and bake till delicate brown. Powder
with sugar and serve with cream OF
vanilla sauce.
Cheese Potatoes-Boil potatoes in
salt water, rub them till soft, add
three tablespoonful Of grated cheese,
little milk and little butter. Put
them into a pudding dish, scatter
bread crumbs over the top, and bake
half an hour or more.
Scalloped Fish-Flake the cold fish.
Put pint of milk in double boiler,
add tablespoonful OF cornstarch
mixed smooth in a very little cold
milk, and q tablespoonful of minced
onion. Let it boil five minutes, then
add heaping tablespoonful of butter,
little minced parsley, salt, pepper,
Worcester sauce and the faxed fish.
Let this boil a few minutes, then stir
in the yolk OF an egg. Pour this into
dish, cover with bread crumbs aud
bits of butter, and bake twenty mil
utes.
Lamb Chops Saute-Put a piece of
butter into a frying pan, and when
hot lay in the chops, rather highly
seasoned with pepper and salt. Fry
them until thoroughly doue, but not
too brown. Should gravy be required,
pour of the greater part of the fat,
and then stir in half tablespoonful
of -four; stir until the -four browns,
then add gill of broth or water, an
ounce of fresh butter and the juice of
half lemon. Stir until the sauce be.
comes rather thick, pour over the
chops and serve.
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someMhat EccentrIc.

Nasturtium Solpie, an eccentric cit.
izen of North New York, who goes
about with horse and open buggy,
bat never gets inside the vehicle,
either riding on the horse or leading
it, has secured from dealer in curios
a huge Chinese vase of light blue por-
eelain. This now occupies the front
seat of the buggy, and ont Of it comes
a pole, on top of which Is chained a
large pink and white cockatoo. Mr..
Solpie, under the circumstances, now
attracts more notice than ever on his
daily shopping tours. Detroit Free
Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-12-26

Prevention Of horns is preferable to
dehorning If stick Of caustic potash
is applied to the spots on the skull of
young calf where the horns are
about to break through, it will destroy
the horn and cause only slight sore,
that will give the animal no serious in
convenience. Sometimes, however,
This application docs not reach the
root of the horn, and new growth
will spring up. Watch should be kept
for this, and the caustic or knife be
applied as soon as the growing horn
is seen. Boston Cultiyator.
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Wha, Has Your COdnsb Eaten :

I More people know of the virtue Of
cod liver oil than know in what that
virtue consists. II is not that there is
any peculiar health-giving qualities
about the vital tissues OF the Goldfish
any more than M those Of any other
flsh or ofland animals.
Tho virtue Of cod liver oil, it is de-
clared, depends wholly on the food
which the Goldfish has eaten, and il the
cod has not fed on the right food, his
liver will not yield oil OF any more
benefit to the victim of consumption
or an@mia than any other fish oil.
The best cod liver oil is obtained
from cod that have fed on kelp. sea
weed that is not found on soft or
muddy bottoms Jt is n rock weed
and does not grow near the shore on
the American coast. Every one knows
how much better milk is given by
COWS that have fed on rich pasturage
than by those whose feed has been
stale hay and the cod that has lived
in deep water and feasted on the rich,
juicy and aromatic kelp is altogether a
different fish from tho one that has
lived near shore and eaten CLANS and
mussels, diet that no self-respecting
fish will touch at oil when it can have
anything else.
Thus the oil from cod caught near
the shore is practically worthless,
while that made from deep sen cod is
one of the most nourishing and health
giving of foods. The best cod liver
oil comes from Norway, where all the
cod are rockbottom fish and live ex-
clusively on kelp and similar sea weed.
New York Mail and Express
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MA Neoond Nlnrnrn.N

Frank D. Snyder calls the great
dam over the Colorado River at Aus.
tin, Texas, "a second Niagara. II is
1860 feet long and sixty-eight feet
high, raising the stream sixty feet
above low-water mark. Not only will
II furnish the city with electric light
and power for the pumps Of the water.
works, but there will be large sur
plus Of power for mills and factoriea.
The lake formed by the dam is twenty
five miles long and covers an area Of
1000 acres. New York World.
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rnEArINo rs 1L1.-rnrArINa.

One otthe greatest causes Of drunkenness
Is the haoit Of treating. Four or flvo friends
go TO a saloon to have drink, and they are
not satisfied until everyone has treat ed, al
though II only two had met, two drinks
would have been all they would have taken.
But they take four or five, and maybe eight
or ten, and then they are all in various
stages Of MISUNDERSTANDING drunk,
talkHtive drunk, affectionate drunk or sullen
drunk, as the case may be. Ifeveryone had
bought his own poison, only one or two
drinks would have been called for. So, stop
treating, stop being treated Join the A. n
A.-that is. the Anti-Treating Association.