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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
TIE FouR rRAvELERa.

The following true story Is related by one
OF the participants I'm the remarkable incl
dent:
Not long since in certain New England
city four commercial travellers met for the
first time at the table. With the genial bon.
homie peculiar TO the craft they were soon
engaged In conversation. In q few moments
one of them said:
"Gentlemen, suppose we begin, being all
strangers, with the gentleman opposite me,
to introduce ourselves and our firms bust.
ness"
This was unanimously agreed to.
Said No. /: II am =, and / represent the
house of y. Y. a., selling glass bottles"
Said No. 2; "Well, gentlemen, perhaps II
is no chance that l come next, for I repre-
sent p. ID. Q. l am -, and sell the stufl
that goes into the bottles sell wines and
liquors"
There was moments silence as No. s
said: THAT, gentlemen, does seem little
strange, but perhaps thero Is a fatality about
this. am =, of the firm Of w. U. s., deal.
ers in undertakers' goods"
No. 4 now remained silent and suggested
that II would be we'll not TO pursue the sub
iect further. and that II had been we'll never
to have started II.
After much urging TO complete the chain
he said. "Gentlemen, II Is indeed fatality.
am -, OF d. B. E.. and I am taking orders
for gravestones." Was there ever temper
ance lecture compressed into so few lines
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
DON'T Hurry From Bed,

The British Medical Journal attacks
the time-honored adage, early to
bed and early to rise, etc, tooth and
nail, 1t says the desire to rise early
is usually sign, not of vigor, but of
advancing age. The long, deep sleep
of youth is made possible by a thor
ough elastic vascular system, and the
stiffening vessels of age are not so cas-
lily controlled by the vaso-motor
nerves; hence shorter sleeps. ''Pat-
er familias, " it continues, "who goes
to bed at IL p. m, wants to get up at
D a, M, and looks upon his healthy
son, who prefers to lie till s, as a
sluggard. When this foolish inter
probation of proverb about the
health and wealth to be got from early
rising is combined with the still more
foolish adage which says of sleep,
six houIs for man, seven for a wo.
man and eight for a fool, then we
have @ vicious system capable of work
ing great mischief to young people of
both sexes"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
DUST,

There are great many housekeep-
ers who think lightly of dust that is
out of sight Their carpets lay for
years on the floor, their upholstered
furniture stands about on every side,
where it has stood for years, veritable
dust traps. SO long as the carpets are
carefully swept and all dust brushed
off the outside of the furniture the
housekeeper seems to consider that
every requirement of neatness has
been met. Few women reflect what
these floating particles in the air that
SO easily become lodged in every nook
and Granny mean. 1t has long ago
been asserted by physicians that the
earth in our great cities is filed with
disease germs. An outbreak of malaria
may follow the upheaval of any large
quantity of earth in the moro thiclxly-
settled parts of any large city. The
floating dust of the city always con-
tains germs which it Is hazardous TO
introduce into the heated atmosphere
of the dwelling house. Where dust is
allowed to accumulate in any amount
the danger is increased fourfold.
Under the carpet lay the germs of dis
ease with the dust. On some evil dav
when the vital powers of one of the
household is at low point he falls a
victim to pneumonia, consumption or
some other disease from this source.
These foul germs have been growing
up in the house, receiving fresh access
sions of power from the dust and nur-
tured by artificial warmth when all
the dust outside is laid under the
snow and the air has been purified by
frost.
Furniture that is upholstered with
cushions that cannot be removed must
be finally dono away with along with
nailed-down carpets and all the various
devices that conceal dust. The hard.
wood floor with the movable rug is an
Immenseimprovement over the carpet,
but the upholstered lounge and chair
is almost as successful trap for dust
and disease germs as the carpet was. -
Boston Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
TO nLEACH LACE.

To bleach lace, first expose it to the
sunlight in soapsuds, aud afterward
dry it upon cloth, pinning the points
in their proper position. Thon rul
both sides of the lace carefully with a
sponge dipped in suds made Will
glycerine soap, and rinse free from
soap with clear water in which little
alum is dissolved. Next pass small
quantity of rice water over the wrong
side of the lace with a sponge, iron
with care, and, lastly, pick up the
pattern with small ivory point, New
York Dispatch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
A Steer.KilIinr Contest

In contest at Cumminsville, Ohio,
candy" Emwein, of Swift's Works in
Chicago, became the champion butcher
Of the United States Emwein and
Joseph Paruka, of Cincinnati, we're
the contestants, and the killing and
dressing of steer each was the work.
Each man had a helper. Emwein won
by killing, skinning and completely
dressing his steer in five minutes and
seventeen seconds. PAruka got
through in six minutes and thirty
three seconds. The best previous
record was 5. AZ. Emwein will defend
his title against all comers. New York
Witness.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24

The oldest known fire engine for
pumping water is probably the one
mentioned in the ''Spiritalia" or Hero,
about $50 B c.. says London paper.
This engine, it is said, was contrivod
with two single-acting pumps, with o
single beam pivoted between tho two
for working tho plungers. The streams
of water united in single discharge
pipe and passed up trough having
an air chamber, and out of nozzle
which might be turned in any direc-
tion as desired. Fire engines appear
allso TO have been used extensively by
the early Romans, who furthermore
organized regular fire brigados.
In the early part of the sixteenth
century fire engine known as a
''water syringe was introduced,
which, in measure rosembled the
modern forms Of fire engines This
was mounted on wheels and the water
pumped by levers. This form of en-
gine was very generally used in Ger
many. In England, about the same
time, large brass syringes were used.
These held several quarts of water and
were operated by three men, two of
them holding the syringe at each side
with one hand and directing the noz-
zle with the other, while the third
operated the plunger. 1t was neces-
sarY, after having discharged the
water from the syringe, to refill it
from q we'll or cistern near the fire or
from buckets. The syringes were
later fitted to portable tanks of water,
Philadelphia Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
TIE WONDERFUL PEA.

To grow for feeding hogs and other
cattle, we can hardly overestimate the
value of the Wonderful peas. Here is
a crop that can be grown with ease in
four months time, that will yield Il
hundred-fold or more of feeding and
fattening food superior to corn. The
bacon made from hogs fed on peas is
much sweeter and more solid, aud the
fat will not run ont in cooking nearly
so much as cornied. They grow SO
much quicker and larger than other
varieties, that poor land eau be
brought up very quickly by their use
in fact, in less than four months their
great value is obvious to all. The
Rural New Yorker, speaking of this
class Of peas, says: "Phose belong to
the class called renovating crops; in
stead of making the soil poorer they
make it richer, and not only so, but
they also furnish protein for cattle
food. The signs of the times indicate
that this class of crops is to play a
leading part il the farming of the fu-
turr.
10 grow for hay they are most val
uable, as they yield au immense guam
tity Of feed of the best quality, and
produce the crop in SO short time.
For ensilago Wonderful peas are
unsurpassed, being much more nutri-
tious than green corn and other crops
used for that purpose.
They are desirable TO grow for
cooking for food, as they will yield a
supply Of shelled peas for the table
for several weeks. Colman's Rural
World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
THE rRnArINa HAnIr.

Men do not become drunkurds in day.
Generallyit is Il slow process. Most young
men owe their downfall TO being considered
genial in company. A tip-top fellow. as II
were, one who is not willing to DO thought a
milksop. lie seldom begins through mere
animal love OF drink. 1t is generally socia.
bility generosity, companionship, a false
idea Of what friendship, decency or propri-
ETY. requires that leads him astray. Ii Is
this detestable habit OF treating" the pre-
yaihng idea that Il is the proper thing II
you want to do an excellent thing for YOUR
self and your friends, IL you feel you cannot
come up to the standard Of total abstinence
shut down on treating Neither accent nor
offer treat. This will be great step for.
wards for you in embracingto total abstinence.
which is the best aud surest thing to do. ii
you are in earnest, TO suppress the rayages
Oftntemperance -Pittsburg Catholic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
NEw 1naa1Nos rnoM o1p moons.

An excellent pair of leggings for the
small boy of the family may bo made
from the tops of his fathers worn-out
boots Cut off the tops of the boots,
being careful to leave quite large
portion of the foot of each boot ut tho
instep and the heel, TO form the bot
tom of the leggings. Rip the seams
on the outside of each leg and trim q
little, if necessary. Tho straps to
pass under the foot may be cut from
an old shoe, and sewed in place with
stout shoe thread. The leggings will
then be complete, with the exception
of the buckles. Among your old
shoes you are apt to find many dis
carded "arctics." Cut the clasps
from three pairs of those and mako
thom do duty as fastenings for the
leggings. Try the leggings on the flu
ture wearer to ascertain the best place
for the clasps. -Housekeeper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
1ysEcrs 1v5rR1Na wonr.

There are several insects that will
damage wool. One is the common
wool-eating moth, another the hair
and wool-eating beetle. If the wool
is dirty there are flies that will depos-
it eggs in it, and these will iujure it.
1t is to be considered that flesh and
wool are of almost the same compost
tion and character, and as wool has
much oil and grease in it the brown
beetles that infest the meat houses
will damage stored wool. Tho remedy
is very easy. Put the wool in close
apartment or bin, and pour a pint of
sulphide of carbon ON the bottom,
closing the receptacle rs tight as pos.
sible. No light must be used where
the wool is stored in this way, as this
fluid is explosive. New York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
TO PREVENT HORNS.

a cattle-raiser who has had large
experience uses caustic potash to pre-
vent horns growing, and in speaking
of remedies says:
81 consider it useless and cruel to
raise horns. Iprefer the caustic pot
ash remedy, as being easier applied
and much cheaper, five cents worth
being enough for about twenty calves.
1t must be kept in an alright bottle,
taking ont just as much as you use at
one time and not returning to the
bottle any that is the least bit moist,
as it dissolves very easily. If you
have but one or two calves, your drug
gist will give you piece about one
and half inches long for penny.
Tie the calls legs let Que person hold
the head; clip the hair from around
the horn.nubs the size of nickel,
put something around the caustic to
keep from coming in contact with
your hand moisten one end of caus-
tic, rub on horn and as far around as
clipped, changing from one to the
other until the skin is thoroughly
burned. Then your work is done,
and you have o natural muley.' Do
the work before ten days old sooner
the better. -Colman's Rural World
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24

The British Government has introduced In
the House of Lords bill which gives power
to the courts to commit any inebriate to a
licensed retreat for term OF from six
months to two years on the application Of n
relative or friend, supported by evidence.
The expression "habitual drunkard," "a used
In the bill, is declared 10 cover all cases
where the person has become dangerous TO
himself or his affairs, through babitual use
of opium or any other drug.
Such law is no doubt desirable under ex-
lsting conditions. but like most reform legis-
lation 1t begins at the wrong end; IL puts n
paddock on the stable door after the horse is
stolen. Why foster a business which tends
everywhere TO produce certain results and
then punish those whose only crime consists
In havinr patronized too freely the business
that has been sanctioned by the Government
At the very least, the sollor should have the
same penalty moted out to him as imposed
upon the buyer.
In Denmark they have very much more
righteous plan. and one that is likely to
prove much more effectual. II is thus de-
scribed In London Tit-Blts:
The police in Denmark have curious
way OF dealing with the drunk and incapa-
bic found in the strcets. They summon cab
and place the patient inside Il, then drive to
the station, whore he gets sober; then home,
where he arrives sober and sad. The agents
never leave him till thoy see him safe In the
family bosom. Then tho cabman makes his
charge, and the police surgeon makes his.
and the agents make their own claim for
special duty, and this bill is presented to the
host of the establishment where tho culprit
took his last overpowering glass. The pub
hcans, however, have in several towns pro-
tested against this system"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
so-cALLED TEMPERANCE DRINKS.

The outlook, Of Rhode Island, gives the
following instance Of the result of drinking
some OF the so-called temperance" drinks,
rs warning against the use Of root beer:
"A gentleman who had good deal Of night
work to do was in the habit of taking vari.
GUS bottles Of temperance drinks with his
lunch. His wife noticed that in the morning
he would be cross and petulant with the
children. but supposed it was caused by tired
and over-wrought nerves, until one night he
said TO her, Don't give me any more Of
those bottled drinks! Why she exclaimed,
"A new case has just been sent home! What
shall we do with ii II you are not going to
drink any moreP Throw It all away he
replied, and don't let the children have any,
for find that they have bad effect on me-
They rouse thirst for something stronger,
and | have formed habit Of following them
up with lager beer. This makes me nervous
and cross, and ! expect will be crosser than
ever in the morning. but my eyes are open.
and will not take that that Injuries my
nerves and weakens my SYSTEM"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
FAnM AND GARDEN NOTES.

June is the month in which to breed
for February calves.
1t is undoubtedly true that food of
all kinds favors milk to a greater or
less degree.
More butter is injured in the
ripening of the cream than at any
other point.
Milk IN any form, sweet or sour, is
good for fowls. Sour milk will surely
make them lay.
A little salt every day, with the soft
food, is good for grown hens, but
don't give any to the chicks. 1t may
kill them.
For applying insecticides to limit
ed number of vines or bushes a short
broom will be found fair substitute
for a sprayer.
The size of the COW and the amount
of food eaten are no indications of
what she will do at the pail or what
the milk will churn out
The lady-bird beetles are unusually
numerous this season. They are one
of the fruit growers best friends and
should never be destroyed.
4 little liuseed meal mixed with the
morning mash occasionally will give a
gloss to the feathers and help keep
the fowls in good condition.
Swamp muck is not generally as
valuable as it appears aud requires to
l,a haovilx Iogal xv;fb l;,,o A. G..l
season to produce much effect.
When You NOW your lawn leave a
corner uncut 50 that you can clip a
little fresh grass for the hens every
day. They will amply repay any lit
tie attention of this sort
Fowls must have q variety of food if
they are to do we'll. Breakfast is
good, but you couldn't live on it.
Neither can hen live On any one
kind of food and do well.
Ground green bone Is Just as good
for fowls now ms when the weather
was cold. They neel animal food of
some kind to keep them in coud ltion,
and this is the very best form in which
to administer it.
Mulcbing hoed crops with straw,
leaves or other litter is a simple aud
cheap safeguard against drouth. Po-
tatoes SO mulched last year yielded
twice as heavily as those not mulched,
in quite q number of instances.
If you are going to set a hen be
careful and select only the most per-
fectly formed eggs, and the largest
ones. Your chance OF getting good
stock from such eggs will be much
better than from ill-shaped and small
eggs.
If you do not provide any regular
grit for your fowls then you should
at least pound up some old crockery
or earthenwaro and give them occa.
sionally, They must have grit in
some form to assist the gizzard in
grinding up the food.
Now beware of lice, keep lots of in
sect powder handy. Take out the
roosls occasionally, pour kerosene
over them aud set them on fire.
Sprinkle kerosene all around in tho
crevices. lfyou make nests OF tobac.
co stems you will not be troubled
with vermin there. The time TO fight
this enemy Is before he takes posses.
sion of the place.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
A PLACE FOR FOWLS To ROLL

The trouble that many farmers have
in keeping fowls out of the garden is
because they do not provide O substi-
tute. 1t is natural for hens to seek a
busting place where they can clear of
any vermin that may be on them, or
without regard to this to take dust
bath, which is their way of keeping
skin aud feathers in healthy condition.
A small place near the hen house
should be plowed and sown with
grain. 1t need be only few feet
square, and may be dug with spade
in few minutes. Then scatter and
lightly cover enough grain to keep
the fowls busy. 1t is astonishing how
much of the time this rolling place
will be occupied and the garden will
wholly escape. When the hen goes
to the garden she makes directly for
the beds where the choicest seeds have
been sown, for here the ground has
been most thoroughly pulverized.
Give the hens as good place outside
the garden, and there will be no
trouble in growing garden truck, no
matter how many fowls are kept. But
the strawberry patch must be en-.
closed. The fowls go there for diff
ferent purpose, and when they get a
taste of the fruit it is hard to keep
them out, however high the enclosure.
-Boston Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
A PROTEST PROM ArnIcA.

Ademuywa is prince Of Jehu Reno, in
West Africa, and he has been writing 70 the
London Truth, asking 1t to lift up its voice
against the importation of "the white mnn's
irewater" into thai part OF the country He
says that the stun imported there Is killing
the people by the wholesale. He mentions
one liquor, which has been largely sold at
Lagos rs "sort of rum, which is sixty-two
per cent. over proof, and is especially deadly
in its effects The Truth remarks that the
Prince does not seem TO know that this is one
OF the recognized methods of extending
British trade and of achieving the grind Oh.
iect Of clyilizing and Christianizing" the
more primitive peoples OF the world
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
An Extraordinary SMinile.

One of the most extraordinary
swindles on record has been uuearthel
in Russia. A rascal has been selling
the peasants cheap tickets to the
planet Jupiter, where he assured them
of free land and a living without work.
In packing up to leave the pc asants
threw away their valued images ofthe
saints, as tue swiudler assured them
that the saints all lived in Jupiter, and
there would be met face to face. -
New Orleans Picayune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24

Men old AT thirty Chew and chew, eat
title, drink or want TO, all the time. Nerves
tingle, never satisfied, nOthing's beautiful,
happiness gone. a tObacco-saturated system
tells the story There's an easy way out
No-To-Bac will kill the nerve-cruying effects
for tobacco and make you strong, vigorous
and manly. Sold and guaranteed to cure
by Druggists everywhere. Book, Don't To-
hacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away free
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co., New York City or
Chicago
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
now TO KNOW A FOWL Is YOUNG.

A young fowl may be known before
plucking by the largeness of the feet
and leg joint. After plucking, n thin
neck and violet thighs may bo taken
as invariablo signs of age and tough.
ness, especially in turkeys and fowls.
The age of ducks and geese is tested
by their beaks, the lower part of which
breaks away quite easily when they
are young. New York Dispatch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
TEMPERANCE.

WHAT HATH coon TENrpLARY DoNE7
Do ye talk Of the failure OF Temperance,
And ask what has Templary done2
Then I'll tell you story OF gladnoss,
or Joy DER tho laurels she's won.
So fair Is the angel Of Temperance,
So gracious and kind IL her mien,
That wherever her banner has noated
There may her triumpNS be seen.
With a heavenly message sNe came
To whore riotous ruin held sway,
And waving her white hand TO heaven,
She swept all the dark snares away.
And tho desert grew fragrant with beauty,
Dark places shono bright in Hopes sun,
Dishonor gave place unto duty
All this has Good Templary done.
She roamed thro' the city's dark 0lleys,
Where greed bartored virtue for gold,
And brough, from thence sad littlo children,
SO young, vet 30 haggArd and old
And she clad the poor feet that were bare,
Gave bread whore before there was none
Taught lips that used cursing prayer
All this has Good Templary done.
Talk not Of the failure OF Tomplary,
Nor ask whore the triumphs have been,
For wherever her banner has floated,
Oh there may her trophies be seen.
And know In beautiful future,
From dawn to the setting OF sun,
land she has blessed and redeemed,
Shall tell what Good Templary hath done.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
rEMFERANcE Nrws ANp Norrs.

A blow at the saloon always hits the devil
square in the face.
Every man who drinks a little drinks a
great deal too much.
1t costs the young man a pearl of great
price for his first drink.
The Philadelphia bartender who resom-
mended spring water as a summer drink was
right
Ii is said that in India they call LIQUOR sold
over licensed bar "Goyernment shame
water"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
DRUNKEN FAEnER puRNs DIG cnILp ro prAru

A horrible tragedyis reported TO have been
perpetrated at little colllery village known
as Botany Bay, near Washington, County
Durham. miner named Hill Storey went
home mad drunk and drove his wife out of
doors. lie then smashed all the windows
and door frames, killed his pigeons, aud.
finally, it is alleged, struck his little girl,
aged three years, on tho back OF the head
He then, it Is further stated, placed her ON
the fire, and put up the "blazer' TO make
the fire burn Hereby, the child being burnt
to death. Tho man has been arrested
Scottish Reformer
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-07-24
A Thrilling Paragraph.

The first chapter in novel con-
tanned the following: "And so the
fair girl continued to sit on the sands,
gazing upon tho briny deep, on whose
heaving bosom the tall ships went
merrily by, freightod-ah, who eau
tell with how much JOY and SORROW,
and coal, omigrants, and hopes, and
salt fish ?"-Tt-B