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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
BlOndin and His Rope.

J The baggage OF Blondin, the famous
French tight rope walker, when on
tour consists of the following: A main
rope of 500 feet; circumference 6l
inches; weight, 800 pounds; twenty
eight straining ropes, fifty guide ropes,
eighty tying bars-the average weight,
not including poles, being fye and
half tons. The freight of his fxings
including, we suppose, huge travel
ing tent, which can encompass IA, 900
people-amounted to $4,000 between
Southampton and Melbourne. About
three days are consumed in making
his preparations, with the aid of a
dozen assistants. The due adjustment
of his rope is his principal care, and
he superintends every detail
In a fragment of autobiography
written some years ago, Blondin tells
us that the rope he generally used was
formed with q flexible coIe Of steel
wire covered with the best Manila
hemp, about an inch or three-quarters
OF an inch in diameter, several hun
dred yards in length, and costing
about $500. A large windlass at either
end of the rope served to make it taut,
while it was supported by two high
poles. His balancing poles, of ash
wood, vary in length, and are in three
sections, and weigh from thirty-seven
to forty-seven pounds. He is indif-
ferent as to the height at which he is
to perform. Blondin has never con-
fessed to any nervousness on the rone
and while walking he generally looks
eighteen or twenty feet ahead and
whistles or huns some snatch of q
song, The time kept by musical
band has frequently aided him in pre-
serving his balance. Blondin is some.
thing of both carpenter and black
smith, and is able to make his own
models and fit mp his own apparatus.
---Chambers's Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TIE ANNUAL WARFARE.

A bulletin on household pests issued
by the Vermont Agricultural Expert
ment Station is full Of useful informa-
tion for housekoepers in their annual
warfare against these destroyers. The
buffalo beetle or carpet bug eats
feathers, furs, leather and perhaps
other things, but the accounts which
have been given from time to time of
its destruction OF silk do not seem we'll
founded. Professor Fernald remarks
as to this:
"The opinion that it Injuries cotton
or silk goods, lace curtains, ETC., must
be erroneous, for l have repeatedly
put the larvm or young of this beetle
into bottles with various substances
for them to feed supon, and when fur
nished with cotton and wool mixed
goods, they invariably ate the woolen
fibers, leaving the cotton intact; but
when gave them only cotton, silk, or
pieces of newspaper, they as invariably
died without eating any of these sub
stances. The injuries reported to have
been done to silk, lace curtains, etc.,
must have been done by some other
insect" Very possibly the other in
sect may be in some cases the pitchy
carpet beetle.
With proper care aud perseverance
the buffalo beetle can be driven out
and kept out. OF course if carpets
fastened to the floor were not used,
but only rugs laid down and often
shaken, there would be far less danger
of injury from the ravages of the
beetles, but il carpets are fastened
down, thorough lining with paper
will prevent many of the larve, which
hide in cracks and crevices, from
getting at it. Tarred paper next
the floor covered with some cleaner
sort to prevent injury to the car
pet would undoubtedly be most use
ful, but the odor is a serious obiec.
tion. An excellent remedy is corro-
sive sublimate sixty grains, dissolved
in pint of alcohol or water and
brushed over the floor at the edges
before the carpet is laid, and also
over the underside of the carpet. This
soon destroys any insect which at
tempts to eat the carpet, but children
must not play upon a carpet so treat
ed. A still simpler method which
is said to be effective, is that OF laying
damp cloth on the carpet at the edge
where it is most likely to be infested,
and then placing hot iron on it. The
steam thus produced penetrates the
carpet and destroys any insects which
may be within the range of its ac-
tion.
Insect powders are not of any value
in this case. The remedies named are
as valuable in the care of clothing and
other articles as they are for carpets.
Small articles in boxes and drawers
may be eiiectually freed from insect
pests by the use of benzine or bisul-
phide of carbon. Better than any
other method, and the simplest as
well, when the size of the object like
ly to be infested is not too great, is
wrapping the material in smooth,
whole paper or putting it into paper
bag and sealing the opening with
paste. If this is done before the
beetles have had chance to. deposit
eggs upon the article, or Larvae to get
at it, there is no danger that the in
sect will be able to reach it.-New
England Homestead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
MAKING ROADS,

The best time for road work is after
the spring work has been completed,
because the ground is then neither
too wet nor too dry, and when dry
weather sets in there is no use trying
to work roads. Road work in the
fall is just as impracticable, because
the track will be muddy until the
freeze-up occurs and the following
spring will. be full of mud holes. For
this reason divide townships into
road districts so that the main portion
of the labor can be done after the
crops are in. Every crew of men pre-
pairing roads must have an overseer
with them all the time. He must
understand his business, and one SUI
perintendent cannot properly oversee
more than one crew of men.-New
England Homestead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
MedIcal Sunersliiions.

That belief the Chinese have in the
remedial qualities OF substances form.
ing part OF the human body seems to
be irradicnble. Thinking that Euro.
peans still entertained the same silly
ideas, led as much as anything else to
the Tien-Tsin massacres Of twenty-five
years ago, Prehistoric man drank
from a human skull, believing that
the uncanny goblet had certain po-
tency. Not SO long ago, the skull of
n suicide was used in Caithness as n
drinking cup for the cure of epilepsy.
Even cases have been cited when su-
perstitious people, within the last
thirty years, have dug up bodies so as
to possess themselves of skulls for the
same purpose. As late as 1878, in the
official pharmacopoeia of the London
College of Physicians, mention is
made "of the skull of man who had
died q violent death" For centuries
in the pnst, for the manufacture of
certain quack nostrnms, notably an
ointment, ground skulls were used.
The medical books of Nuremberg of
200 years ago always cite mummia-
or the embalmed flesh of mummies-
as a sovereign cure for certain dis
eases. The Egyptian mummy was
specific for one malady, the Tenerife
mummy for another. Excluding all
other strange substances employed in
early medicine, there is trace OF can
nibalism in the use of those mummied
substances. It has been shown that
cannibalism does not arise in all cases
from hunger, but that to eat human
flesh is a religious rite, and favored
by the gods. In some remote manner,
it has something to do with sacrifice.
Describing superstitions, the fact is
cited that to-day Irish peasants use
skulls to hold water in, under tho be-
lief that the water thus becomes cura-
tiye,-New York Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

The edrunkard in his bed tossing and moan
ing, with throat that cracks with its grasp
ing thirst, and blood that crawls like q
migration of maggots along the flaccid veins
and breath that sickens and stinks and makes
one look for red crested grave worms tC
crawl out of lips and eyes and nostrils and
burrow into the puffy cheeks OF the cadayer
sloughing visibly. Still the same scene
the night wears on children sit up in bed
and mock the lone, sleepless watcher by cry
ing. "Drink, mamma, drink" The lamp
burns low--goes out. The darkness turns
gray. The hot evening horror has boiled
down, and the tortured ones are still at last
like flies in tar. Out Of the shadow u form
stoops and searches for live Goals In the
ashes vainly 1t is the drunkard's wife
God pity her.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
AN EMINENT JUDGES EVIDENCE.

Lord Justice Denman, of England, has re-
Gently given this evidence against the drink
"Intemperance is the greatest curse and the
most potent cause Of misery from which this
Nation suffers. Twenty years Of judicial
life, and forty-six years OF constant attend
ance in the criminal courts as an advocate
or Judge are enough to enable any man to
form an opinion as to the extent of the mis-
chief caused by drunkenness. Not day
passes in the criminal courts without some
evidence Of it. l suppose that between 1879
and 1898 must have tried many thousands
of cases of violence aud cruelty-murders
manslaughters, murderous and savage
woundings, dckings and assaults. Ofthese
am sure, Ispeak well within the mark when
say that more than one-halt were directly
connected with excessive drinking"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
THE eUNMAKER OF 1I1oN.
JEFFERSON NJ. CLoUGH REFUSES a
TEMPTING OFFER FROM THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

Ills Health was too Poor 60 Permit Ation
tion To business. A Great Sufferer
fcr Many Years Iiut Has Now
Recovered.
CFrom he Springfield Mass, Union.j
There isn't gun manufacturer in tho
Unitod States who does not know jefferson
NJ. Clougb and whyY because ho has been
intimately associated all his litc with the de-
veloTmcnt of the two best American rifles,
the Remington and Winchester. For years
ho was Superintendent of the L. Rcmingtcu
h Sons great factory at Ilion. N. Y. After
leaving there he refused tempting offer OF
tho Chinese Government to 20 60 China 10
superintend their government factorics,-
and accepted instead tho supcrintcndcncy OF
the Winchcster-Arms Co, at New Haven, at
salary Of $1,000 a year.
II was after this long term OF active labor
MS o business man that lie found himself In
capacitated for further service by tho em-
barge which rheumatism had laid upon him
and resigned his position moro than two
years ago, and returned TO Bclohertown,
Mass, where he now lives and owns tho
Phelps farm n retired spot where he has lvo
hundred acres VI land.
Being man Of means he did not spare tho
cost and was treated by Leading physicians
and by baths at celebrated springs without
receiving any benefit worth notice During
tho summer OF 1898 and the winter OF 1894
Mr. Clough was confined 20 his house In
Bclchertown, being unable 20 rise from his
bed without assistance, and suffering con-
tinually with acute pains and with no taste
or desire for food, nor was he able 10 obtain
sufficient sleep.
Early In the year 1894 Mr.. Clough heard Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
He began taking these pills about the first OF
March, 1891, and continued TO do so until
the first part OF September following. The
ilrst effect noticed was a better appetite and
he began to note moro ability 90 help himself
of the bed and TO be better generally. Last
August (is9i) he was able to go alone 60 his
summer residence and farm of i63 acres on
Grenadier Island. among the Thousand
Islands, In the river St. Lawrence, where
from the highest land OF his farm ho COM
mands n view for 10 miles down the river,
and 90 of the Thousand Islands can be seen.
Instead Of being confined TO his bed Mr.
Clough is now and has been for some time
able to be about tho farm TO direct tho
mon employed there and he IS thankful for
what DIR. Williams Pink Pills have done for
him.
These pills are manufactured by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenoctady
N. Y, and ore sold only In boxes bearing the
firms trade mark and wrapper, at 80 cents
box or six boxes for 42 so, and arc never sold
IN bulk. They may be had Of all druggists
or direct by mail from DIR. Williams Medl-
cine Company.
Some Of tho giant cactus trees Of Arizona
are over sixty feet I'm height
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

There is in Danville, Conn, a society of
young women, numbering already four hun
dred, who have individually pledged them
selves not to marry drinking men. 1t is II
very sensible plodge. There are some men
who can use liquor in moderation without
any danger OF becoming drunkards, but
with most men the danger is very great. and
many man who is quite sure OF himself Is
In fact on the verge of ruin.
But that is not all. Even II tho man him
self could be depended upon with safety, ht
could nor by any possibility guarantee his
sons against yielding to the temptation
which would beset them from their very In
fancy by reason OF his use OF liquor. The
woman who does not want 10 be either the
wife of drunkard or tho mother Of drunk
ard has therefore only one way of escape
from that danger and that is to turn deaf
ear to any suitor who uses liquor at all; ever
II he does promise to give 1t up for her. L
he only gives 1t up to get her he will proba
bly, take 1t up again after he has gained hi!
end.-New York Witness.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
Statistics About Natural Gas.

Investigations made in Ohio show
that the weight of 100 cubit feet of
natural gas may be set down at 4287
pounds; it is composed OF 1912 pounds
of hydrogen and 32l5 pounds of car
bon; requires for its perfect combus-
tion 069 3-10 cubic feet of air, weigh
ing 74,561 pounds; it makes in burn
ing 964S pounds of steam and IL, 7SS
pounds OF carbonic acid, and produces
94,593 heat units when the steam is
not condensed. New York Advertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
SORGHUM.

Sorghum is usually planted in hills
about three feet apart each way, or if
the ground is not too weedy, in drills,
three feet apart, leaving the stalks at
the last thinning about four to six
inches apart in the row. If the crop
is to be used for sugar or syrup, the
stalks should be about six inches apart
in the drill, or about five stalks in the
hill. Six or seven stalks could be left
in the hill where the crop is to be
used for forage. About two quarts of
seed of the ordinary varieties are re-
quired per acre when planted in hills,
and somewhat more than this amount
when sown in drills. Early Orange
or Early Amber or some of the other
early varieties would probably be
most sure to give a profitable crop.
On land specially adapted to corn or
sorghum some OF the larger OF later
varieties might be grown, as they yield
much heavier crops; but il any of the
crop is to be cut so early as August
the later varieties will not do. The
crop needs considerably more atten-
tion at the start than corn, hut per-
haps less after it is foot or more
high. The growth is rather slow for
the first few inches, but very rapid at
the close of the season. The outer
glaze on the stalk is harder than on
maize, and tho stalks should prefer.
ably be fed whole rather than cut into
short pieces, to avoid risk of cutting
the animals about the mouth. The
cane when mature will stand for long
timo without much deterioration in
quality, even after q severe frost, pro-
vided warm weather does not follow
tho frost, or alternating periods of
warm and cold occur. Sorghum can
be made into ensilsge, but will not
make as good ensilOge as mature corn,
being usually quite sour. Some
growers have reported keeping sor-
ghum for many weeks cut and set in
large bunches in the field. Country
Gentleman.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
DEpRAvED APPETITE IN COWS.

When any animal eats wood OF
other coarse stuff, it indicates indi-
gestion. The remedy is to give a
pint of raw linseed oil, and. after il
has operated, feed bran and linseed
mash, with one dram of gentian root,
powdered, in it. Sometimes this
appetite is due to want of salt, which
should be given with regularity to all
domestic animals, as it is an aid to
the digestion of food.-New York
Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
TIE PROPAGATION OF ORCHIDS.

A marked popularity of orchids is
the immense number of seed produced
from q single flower; but while they
are continually grown from seed, it
means long years of waiting before the
flower appears. After tho blossom
fades, it requires year for the seed
to ripen, a second year elapses after
the seed is planted before it germi-
mates, while the resulting plant sell
dom flowers under five, and frequent
ly not until after eight or ten, years
of growth. Consequently, orchids
are propagated chiefly by division
of the root-clusters into individual
plants; while many are grown from
slips and cuttings. Most orchids re-
quire hothouse cultivation; but there
are two in particular which may be
termed hardy, and which can be sue
cessfully grown in window gardens,
with the care ordinarily given to
house.plants. -Demorest's Magazine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
The "Greek SlaYe.v

The original "Greek Slave" the
celebrated statue by Hiram Powers,
is in the gallery OF the Duke of Cleve-
land. 1t was never brought to Amer
lea. 1t was finished in 1913. In 1S49
a replica was brought TO New York,
and is now in the Corcoran gallery at
Washington. A third copy was bought
by the Earl of Dudley, and fourth,
purchased for $1,000 by Prince Demi.
doff, was aiterWard sold to A. I.
StSysrt, Of New York, for s22, ,000.-
Boston Transcripts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Two hundred Omaha Indians, who re-
ceived their annuity OF $4,000. went to
Pender, Neb., and began drinking freely. 1t
was not long before drunken Indians, women
as well as men, were thick in the streets.
Depredations OF all kinds were committed.
Drunken women paraded the streets, howl
ing and acting as IL bedlam had broken
loose. Some threw their arms around white
mems necks and asked for kiss. Some of
the bucks. when completely overcome with
liquor, fell in the road and were picked up
later by friends and carried out of town.
Several wagon loads were disposed Of in this
manner. Knives, pistols and all sorts OF
deadly weapons were displayed, but no one
was seriously injured.
About twenty citizens held meeting at
noon, and II the word had only been said, a
lynching would soon have been In progress,
and the saloon-keepers would have been the
victims.-VinelandO outlook.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
Beauty In Court.

In q recent trial at Siena, Italy, tho
beauty of servant girl summoned as
witness had a dramatic effect on
Judge, jury and counsel. While un.
dergoing examination she stood facing
the Magistrate, who, in a commendao
BILE spirit of justice and gallantry,
said: 81 beg you, my pretty girl, ia
turn also toward the jury, as do not
wish it to be said that alone have the
privilege of admiring your beauty. "
Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
The Greatest rIedicai Discovery
of the Age.
KEN MI EDYS
Medical Discovery.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROrsvRY, MASS.

Has discovered In one OF our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scroiula
down to common pimple.
He has tried II In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now In
his possession over two hundred certif-
Gates Of its value, all within twenty miles
OF Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from the
hrst bottle, and perfect euro is warranted
when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected It causes
shooting pains. like needles passing
through them the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears In a
week after taking It, Read the label.
II the stomach Is foul or bilious II will
cause squeamish feelings at first
No change OF diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get. and enough Of 1t.
Dose, ono tablespoonful In water at bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Nervous system paralyzed by nicotine
means lost manhood weak eyes. and a
general all gone look and feeling that robs
life of its pleasure. Tobacco is the root OF
many an impotent symptom, and No-To-Bac
"A guaranteed cure that win make you strong,
vigorous and happy in more ways than one.
No-ro-Bac guaranteed and sold by Drug
gists everywhere. Book, titled "Dont To-
baeco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away" Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co., New York or Chicago
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
Tho Watchdog Exchange.

An Englishman and German in
Chicago are partners in new bust
ness which they advertise as Watch
dog Exchange. They will be prepared
soon to sell dogs trained for watching,
or the dogs may be engaged by the
month, week or night. The German
partner has the experience, having
been employed as n keeper in q simI-
lar business in Berlin, where there are
several of these exchanges doing a
good business. New York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Ehectually yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to per-
manently cure habitual constipation, to awak-
en- the kidneys AMI liver to healthy activity
without Irritating or weakening them, to dis
pei headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of
Efva
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

The heaviest Of the foreign woods
are the pomegranate and the lignEn
vita, and the lightest Is cork.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

One of the most popular religious
books in Japan is Pilgrims Prog
ress," illustrated by japanese artists.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Icebergs in the Atlantic sometimes
last for 200 years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor children
teething, sOftens the gums, reduces infiamma.
tiOn. allfys pain. cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

The production of sugar in the West
Indies shows an annual increase OF /, =
900, 900 tons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
Tobacco Destroys vitality.

It is estimated that electric cars have al
ready displaced 800, 900 horses.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Halls Catarrh Cure Is a liquid and Is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Write for tes-
timOnials, free. Manufactured by
f i. CHENEY a. M TOledo q
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Plso's Cure for Cons umption has No equ n
a. a Cough medic neF. NJ. ABBOTT, 3,3 Sea.
eca Street, Buffalo, n. y, May o, 1894.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP ROOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thorn y
sons Eye-water. druggists sell al pc per bottle
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Indigestion spoils more lives than rum. But
you think you have malaria" or grip" or
something worse. The trouble is all In tho
of Millennium with them. One gives relief,
and their hahitual use keeps the whole system
in tone. Get them OF your druggist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03
KALAMAZOO CELERY.

The ismeuI Kalamazoo celery gar
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-03

Some of tho giant cactus trees Of Arizona
are over sixty feet In height.