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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

A few years ago, relates the New
Orleans PIcayune, the Mikado of
Japan determined to ask his people to
help him govern them, and with a
flourish of trumpets called for an elec-
tion and organized parliament. Late
reports from that country say that
now he is having hard time to man
age the popular representatives. Not
long ago the conservative majority ex-
PEELED the President, Hoshi, because
he insisted in keeping faith with for.
eign powers. Then Foreign Minister
Mitsu made them an address, showing
that the course of the majority would
result in losing everything that Japan
had gained in thirty years, but they
would not listen to reason, and the
session was suspended for ten days. II
is said that the doings OF the Japanese
parliament would furnish first rate ma
terisl for comic opera. The minis.
ters attend the sessions with orders for
the suspension of parliament ready
signed and sealed by the Emperor in
their pockets, and when the body be.
comes unruly the orders are produced,
and the session suspended for ten days
or fortnight. The majority of the
members are intensely Japanese, op
posed to everything foreign, and they
have no idea of parliamentary pro-
ceedure. 1t is said that the Mikado
has started movement which is sure
to give him good deal of trouble ul-
timately.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
Thickness of the Soap Bubble Film.

The most powerful of the modern
microscopes will render a point one
hundred thousandth part of an inch in
diameter perfectly visible. While
this is true beyond doubt, there are
reasons for believing that a single
molecule of matter is much smaller
even than that One reason for this
belief has been deduced from calcula-
tions made on the soap bubble.
Scientists have made measurements of
the thickness of the envelope of soapy
water inclosing the air of the bubble
when it had become so thin as to pro-
duce rainbow tints. At the appear
ance of the shade of violet it was one
fourth of the thickness of the length
of an ordinary violet wave of light
(one-sixty thousandth of an inch),
thus making the thickness equal to
one.two hundred thousandth of an
inch.
As the bubble continues to expand
black patch formed near the end Of
the pipe from which the bubble was
being blown. Measurements were
then taken to ascertain the thickness
of the black portion of the bubble,
and the experimenters were astonished
beyond measure when they found the
thickness Tor thlnness) to be only
one.fifty millionth of an inch !-St.
Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

The annual report of fires of the
Board of Fire Underwriters, of New
York City, contains some interesting
statistical information. Several tables
set forth the number of alarms and
the amount of losses for thirty-nine
years up to April 80, 1893. From
these may be gathered an idea of the
growing efficiency of the Fire Depart
ment, as we'll as the rate of increase
of fires due to the growth of the city.
The insurance money paid in 1855
in adjustment of losses was 32. 81 per
cent. OF the amount placed For the
succeeding years until 1870, when the
paid department was adopted, this
percentage was not reduced--in fact,
rose in the last few years of this
period. But since, and including
1890, there has been a constant al.
though not steady reduction. The first
year the paid firemen took hold it was
%. 2s per cent. In the year ending
April 80, 1898, it was l3. 10 per cent.
the lowest in all but two years in the
history OF the city This is telling
testimony to the value of the paid de,
partment. In 1915 there were 355 fire
alarms, in 1898 1850, a steady ascent,
excepting the years 1868 and 1862,
when the number was exactly the
same, that is, 700. Fires are most nu.
merous in January and after that in
December. They are fewest in Sep
tember and August. The aggregate
for the Januarys since 1854 wes 4s47,
for December 4749, July 446O,
March 1925, April 4159, February
4O94, November 1857. May 1924, June
$685., October 1892, August 1852, and
September 1859. As may be seen, the
winter months bring the most vista
tions of fire. except July, whose large
number is accounted ioF by Fourth Of
July fIea,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04


Bridge is broke" declared Seth,
saint no way of fixin' IL before to-
morrow noonl'
'Oan't he come around by way OF
Millville?" / asked.
Seth shook his head.
''They've took off the night train, -
said he. "Warn't enough passengers
to pay this winter"
Seth looked at his oxen's ears. I
looked at Seth.
"All alone up there, amt you9'
said he, abruptly.
EYES," 1 acknowledged, 'T am all
alone"
''Better Jest git aboard the sled and
come down to our place to stay all
night, suggested Seth.
"Oh, I couldn't do that?" I an,
swered. 81 expect Rufuss mother
down from Montreal at any time now /;
and there's the house to look after.
Besides, I'm not all afraid. Why
should be?"
"Oh, / dunno N said Seth, cutting q
fresh plug of tobacco. '1t's kind o.
spooky up there, amt it, with Betsey
gone"
And then 1 remembered that my
mnid-of-all-work had been summoned
20 the sick bed of some ancient rela-
tive, few miles away.
My perturbed face must have ap-
pealed to honest Seth's sense of chiv-
airy, for he burst out all of sndden
'G'll tell ye what, Mrs. Arden. I'll
send little Polly up to stay all night
with you. Polly's only a slip of a
thing, but she's a deal o. company,
and I'm pretty sartin she wouldn' I
like nothin' no better.
"Oh, thank youl" said I. "It will
be very kind of you, Mr.. Shspely."
And / strolled back TO the house,
the crisp wind blowing my hair back,
and the red sunset CLEANS lighting up
tho frozen landscape as with bars OF
blood.
was an artists wife. We had not
been married year yet, and Rufus
had gone TO the city TO see about some
| pictures that he was placing on sale il
great art room.
House, as this fine old mansion wal
called, at a merely nominal rate, a.
the wealthy pork-packer who built il
was tired of the loneliness Of the situ
alton and had moved 10 Atlantic City
where his money would make more
show. And Rufus had the option O.
paying the rent by painting set Of
panel pictures for his seaside dining
room.
1t WAS larger house than we need
ed, but the grounds and gardens wer,
delightful, and after ali, as Rufus anC
/ reasoned, it didn't cost us any more
than smaller house would, and was
deal more artistic.
But it did seem rather big ant
gloomy i'll the gathering dusk as
came in that night, more especially a
Ihad never before been alone in it mor'
than few hours at time
Consequently I was not sorry fey
minutes afterward TO hear Polly Shap
J ley'0 voice as sat-by tho fire
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
A Fish with a Rubber Band.

Forest and Stream speaks of a
curious find in the Cape Ann fish mar
ket, at Gloucester, Mass. 1t was
nothing less than Il mackerel with
rubber band around the body. The
band had been put on the fish when
quite small, and stayed there in spite
of the rapid growth of the wearer,
The fish's body under the band did not
grow, which caused depression in
the full-grown body of about three
inches in depth. The depression was
covered with healthy skin in no way
unlike that on the rest of the body.
The fish measured in length fourteen
inches, diameter of body each side of
the depression, seven and three-fourths
inches, diameter of depression, five
inches. The fish was undoubtedly in
healthy condition, and the ba | was
sound and could be stretched like 9ay
other band,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
MOTHERS PAY.

When the babe lies on the heart
Cares depart
Heavenly peace, heavenly rest
Fill the breast,
When the babe lies on the heart.
When look on baby's face
In baby's place,
Vexing snarls TO smoothness run
Magic spun,
When see that peaceful face.
Than queen to people, more to thee
I Joy to be-
Than people to their queen thou'rt NOR,
Told DER and DER
In every breath Of thine to me.
When thou lest on my heart
Hatred's smart
Turns to sweet loves soft spell
The way knows well
Through baby's lips TO mothers heart.
Der responsive eyes and lips
Sleeps eclipse
Softly falls, breathing bliss
As kiss
The tiny, rosy fingertips.
While with thee sweet tryst keep,
Half asleep,
In thy silver, dream-world boat
Soft float
Ger slumber's sacred deep.
All the wild worlds maddening fray
Melts away
Gladly all the world to lose
would choose
Gould take this heavenly pay.
Lesser duty's strident scream
Drops it's theme;
Joy and duty are one code,
HeaYen-bestowed,
While watch my baby dream.
AS 1 gaze on baby's face
Angels grace
Falls around. Who from home
Cares TO roam
While she sees the baby's face2
When my babe lies on my heart
Cares depart
Heaven and home by Heavens grace
Are one place,
When my babe lies on my heart.
Martha Foote Grow, In Independent
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
This Miner Was Lucky.

Michael O'Reilly's lucky star must
have shone over him, for he had about
as narrow an escape from instant death
at the Rarus Mine as was ever record
ed. He was ascending the Underway
in the pumping shaft above the 400,
when one of the ladder rounds broke,
and he lost his balance and fell into
the shaft He dropped about fifty feet,
and in some manner managed to grasp
hold of water-pipe or something of
the kind and chung to it. Otherwise,
he would have fallen 200 feet to the
six-hundred level and into seventy-five
feet of water. He managed to swing
to the ladder again. Another miner
assisted him to a level. He was raised
to the surface, and Drs. Wells and Nc
Crimmon were summoned. They
found that, aside from fractured
ankle and some painful bruises, the
man was not seriously hurt, but the
shock had been great. He was carried
TO his home, in Dublin Guleh. MIR.
O'Reilly has wife and one child. -
Butte (Montana) Inter Mountain.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

lace il he wants it. thought L; "and
the money is safe in Branal-locked
desk. The studio window is a deal
too high for him to escape that way,
besides being guarded with a strong
wire netting; and I don't see how else
he can escape, unless he goes mp the
chimney"
Then went back to my own room,
where the fire cracked cheerily, and
Polly snored with soothing monotony;
but the reader can easily imagine that
there was no sleep for me that night.
With the crimson flush of daybreak,
l was about to rouse Polly up and
send her down to summon her father,
when loud knocking at the door
startled me.
It was Rufus himselfl
"Well, pussy" said he, "were You
nervous about being left alone? Igot
Sam Penny to row me over the river,
and came across country in cutter.
Here's Seth Shspley, with his OK team,
to take his girl home. Got any fire?
I'm half frozen TO death"
"Rufus-Mr. Shapleyl" 1 gasped,
"dont stop here Come right to the
studio. Here's the key. I don't
know, but think-Im almost sure
there's a man locked up therel'
Without psusing TO answer their
eager questions, l hurried them along
the wide, tile-paved hall, and in al
most less time than it takes to relate
the incidents the door was unlocked
! nd okrr I'd Ga4h ha1 Ia o4A1f
red-faced man by the throat, while
Rufus was pinioning his arms.
''It's you, is it, Ben Frowley?"
shouted Seth. Gust out o. Danne-
more Jail for one offense, an now
you're qualifyin' for another term,
hay? Ye shif'less, thievin', drunken
scamp, 1 know vel"
And in minute or two they had
him, safely secured with ropes, lying
painting and breathless on the floor.
The stage necklace was in his
pocket, and he had contrived to pick
the Branal lock in spite of everything
and possess himself of the few bills in
the desk drawer, while the actual
jointed substratum of the White Lady
of Avenel, whose garments he had
taken TO conceal his identity, under
the semblance of draped lay figure,
was pushed beneath the dais in wooden
confusion.
All of sudden we heard the voice
of Polly behind u.s.
81 knowed the critter moved its
head |" said she. "Didn't tell ye
so, Mis- Arden?"
And that was the last time I ever
allowed myself to be left alone in
Raquette House.
''Not that I'm afraid, said I, ''but
but every one knows that discretion
is the better part of yalor. Saturday
Night.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

Chicago is worried over the fact
that so many of its streets and avenues
have the same names, notes the New
Orleans Picayune. One hundred and
sixty-five names have to do duty for
100 streets, and the result is not
wholly satisfactory. It has twelve
Centre streets, seven Ashland ave-
nues, seven Chestnut streets, ten Lin
den streets, thirteen Oak streets, thir-
teen Park streets and fourteen Wash
ington streets, besides number
which are less reduplicated.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

An ironical but timely application
Of phrase away from its customary
significance is the command "hold up
your hands," directed by the city
police TO tramps who attempt to abide
in El Paso, Texas. relates the Atlanta
Constitution. This town of agreeable
winter temperature, lying as it does
on the southern railroad route from
California, was becoming overrun, as
other Texas towns have been, by the
ruffian mendicants that for months
have been thronging eastward. The
evil abated when the rule was put in
force. Now whenever tramp applies
for relief he is compelled to hold up
his hands. II the palms do not fur
nish evidence that he isa genuine work
ingman he is promptly set to cleaning
the streets. As the methods for en-
forcing ordinances in FL Paso empha-
size prompitude with plenty of force
and fireworks it is not strange that
tramps hold aloof from that city and
bestow their unwelcome visitations on
other places.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

After careful calculation of the
risks from all possible data the Lon
don life insurance companies have
fixed the ''wsr risks" to be paid extra
by their patrons ordered on active
service at so. 16 per $500. That is to
say, the British soldier has but about
one chance in $50 more of dying on
active service, than if he staid quietly
at home in London.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

Women's colleges, in sundry places,
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
have broadened out wonderfully since
the early days of Vassar. Not to speak
of Smith and Tufts in Massachusetts,,
Mr.. Henry F. Durant, by his ex.
traordinary gift of 81, 900, 600, made
possible the establishment of Wellesley
College. In addition to this princely
gift, Boston University, with its mil
lions, 80 broadened its scope that il
opened its doors TO women, being en-
Rbled to do so by the generosity of
Jacob Sleeper. In Baltimore the
liberality of MIR. Goucher provided the
women's college; also, Miss Mary Gar.
rett founded preparatory school,
which is worth everything in pre-.
liminary education; while Johns Hop.
kins has granted entrance TO some OF
its courses. For Philadelphia, DIR.
Taylor established in the suburb of
Bryn Mawr splendid college at an
expenditure of $1,000, 600. In New
Orleans exists the Sophie Newcomb
College, in connection with Tulane
University. st. Louis has opened the
doors OF the Washington University,
and women members stand on the
same footing with men, thanks to John
ID. Rockefeller, in the great University
Of Chicago.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

=
For several years pa bbably
for several years to come, predicts the
New York Independent, the news
which will tell most in the worlds fu.
ture history is that which comes from
Africa. During the past week there
has been an important new chapter
added TO this history. A French
military force has entered Timbuctoo
in the very interior and most mac
cessible part of the South Sahara
neighborhood. France proposes to
control the whole OF this territory,
and she reaches Timbuctoo from the
north by way Of Algeria and from the
west by way of Senegal. Timbuctoo
has been an almost unknown city
visited very rarely, and generally by
Europeans only in disguise. The in.
formation is too measre as yet for us
TO understand tine full meaning of this
occupation. So far as we know the
force is n small one, and small force
could have no chance in case of oppo-
sition. We have no question that
France Intends to make Tmbuctoo a
great centre for its influence and
power, nor that Northwest Africa will
be finally under French control. II is
often said, and truly said, that France
has shown no great aptitude for colo.
nial enterprises owing to lack of sur
plus population. But she has put
Algeria under civilized conditions,
and Frenchmen may multiply more
rapidly in the colonies than they do
in their own country. The partition
of Africa will afford great outlet for
Europern population and enterprise
aud viii have great influence on the
world,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

An illustration of the severity of the
times is found by the New York Inde.
pendent in the fact that two physicians
lately advertised in a daily paper, of
fering $4,000 to man who would sub
init to an experimental surgical opera
tion involving some risk. One
hundred and forty-two answers were
racaivad
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

One of the curiosities of trade is
shown in the fact that large Nor
wegian steamship has been chartered
to carry thirteen hundred tons of pa
per pulp to Fleetwood, England, from
wood pulp factory in Maine. For
the year ending December 81, 1893,
we imported 30, 504 tons of wood pulp.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
MRS. ARDENS STORY.
BY HELEN FOREST GRAVES.

UESS your man
won't be home to-
night" said Seth
Shapley.
1 was standing at
the gate, where the
Norway sprucef
cast long shadows
on the sn ow,
watching the Grim
son dyes of the
sunset, when Seth s
cumbrous 8 | Q d b,
drawn by t W o
sleepy oxen, creak :
ed past.
"Why, what do
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

An English newspaper asked for
opinions on the most popular name
for a girl and boy. ''Harold" and
dorothy" got most votes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

The scarlet tanager, by many con.
sidered the most beautiful bird in
America, has within few years be-
come so rare that it is seldom SEEN
The milliners have almost exterminat-
ed them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

The Chicago Evening Post says that
"Chicago policemen do less work for
more pay than any other class of the
unemployed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

Professor Riley, the bug man of the
Agricultural Department, says that
some bugs have all the five senses
that man has, and one or two more.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

The Paris Steele says that England
acts as though it owned the world,
and that it is about time for an ex.
planation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

Since 1840 the worlds production
of meat has increased fifty-seyen per
cent, that of grain 420 per cent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

Marriages are proportionately about
twice as numerous in small Western
cities as in New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
LOVE THE MAGICIAN.

Sing bird, ripple rill
Purple is the distant hill
Sky is bright, and dag is clear.
Love is here.
Frown sky, vanish hill
Mute the bird, and dry the rill;
ALI the day is drear and dead.
Love Is fed.
George B. Gallup, in Munsey.'s
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04
The Best Bananas.

In selecting bananas it is we'll to re-
member that the fruit which is largest,
the deepest yellow, and the least augu-
lar is, as rule, the best One who
has become banana-wise through look
ing into their culture in Jamaica
where most of the bananas that come
TO our market are grown denies the
current belief that bananas are ripened
on the plant in that country, and there
fore much superior 10 those that are
cut green. Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-04-04

Canada forbids the sdulteratlo8 OF
cheese, and Cassda 10 right,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
KEEP MOVING.

An exchange prints fable adapted
to hard times. 1t is meant to. do
good, and in furtherance of that end
it is here reprinted. Two frogs fell
into cream pitcher. After a few
unsuccessful attempts to jump out,
one of them gave up.
It's no use," he said. ave may
as well die and be done with it,
"Not So" answered the other
"You may do as you like. shall
keep jumping as long as there is any
life in me. Who knows but some.
thing will turn up?'
This speech put new heart into
frog Number One, and both began tc
try harder than ever to reach the top
Of the pitcher
The natural result followed. The
cream was presently churned to
butter, whereupon the frogs got or
top of it, and the next moment were
out of prison.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
Cake for Everybody.

A proficient cook has an eye TO
variety and suitability. Even in the
matter of cake she is careful to suit
all tastes. Thus:
For iarmers--hoe- cake, fruit cake
and seed-cake.
For pugilists and carpenters
pound-cake
For reporters-spice- cake and jun.
bles
For messenger-boys-ginger-snap
For politicians--election and
plum-cake.
For idlers and ne'er- wells-loaf
cake and fritters.
For tramps--sponge-cake.
For greedy children---stomach ache
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
BOOK BINDING.

Bring your Magic City, Dream City,
or any other Worlds Fair pictures to
this Office, and have them handsomely
bound for one dollar. Orders taken
for all kinds of book-binding. Bring
your books here, or leave order and
they will be called for and delivered.
Our work is done by the Sunbury
Bindery, and it costs no more to order
from us than direct from the Bindery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
At THE SEA SPRAY COTTAGE.

Brown.-Miss Blueserge has been
absorbed in that paper for the last
half hour. / wonder what she. finds
so interesting
Mrs. Brown.-I saw it. 1t is an
item reading: "Among the recent
arrivals at the Sea Spray Cottage is
Miss Blueserge of Brooklyn" She
will spend few weeks at Clam Shell
Beach prior to her departure for the
Catskills.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
l Gan Procure You Money

for the purchase ofreal estate, the cree.
tion of buildings or making of other
improvements on lands or to pay of
an incumberence at very low rate Of
interest and you can have from S to 90
years time to repay loan in easy
monthly installments. Loans are made
on either farm or city property. Build,
Ing loans are made and the amount oi
loan advanced as work progresses. Call
on or address
]. F. HARKINs,
Evans Block, Bloomsburg, Pa.
S-25-tf,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

Rheumatism Cured in a Day
Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia, radically cures in I to 8
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the di-
sease Immediately disappears. The
hrst dose greatly benefits, rs cts Sold
,oy {. A. Klein, Druggist, Blooms
burg. 1I-ro-sm.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
Forewarned- -Forearmed.

Male voice from above (S7oeekLy) J.
Has the young man gone yet, lilly 7
lilly (heSitahRgDJ - Why--er-
no-Popper!
Male voice from above (mOrl
soeety )-Will you please bring me
up that pair of boots you see by the
door2
Young man (tyemHioHsb)-Ah-
er-Miss Tilly! While you are up
guess Id better be going.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27
As hdmonished.

Mrs. Mannerly (tO her daHghteri
aho has Just retHyRed (rom tea, aoiM
61ends il hope you said, "no, thank
YOU" oftener than you did, eyes
thank YOU
Mabel-Yes, did | hadn't beer
eating more'n half an hour before
they began saying, "don't you think
you've eaten enough2' "Aren't you
afraid you'll make yourself sick ?
And l said "no, thank you,' e1ely
time.