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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Pneumatic saddles are more com
Portable if ridden half-pumped.
The southwest wind is the mos
prevalent in England. 1t blows OF
twice as many days as any other.
A blow on the head seems to caus,
a flash of light in the eyes becaus,
light is the only impression the opt1
cal nerve is capable of receiving.
The pneumatic vaccination shield i,
circular tube of rubber, fully in
Hated, which surrounds the vaccin.
ateG spot and protects it from hurt.
Chicago is to have great scientific
library under the bequest of John
Crear. The bequest yields 800, 0OC
year, and this is to be used, LEAVING
the principal untouched.
The committee of the French
chamber appointed to examine the
scheme for the conversion of Paris in.
TO a seaport by the canalization of the
Seine has rejected the project.
In paper read before the scientific
congress at Paris it was stated that
1900, 900 years will slip around be.
fore the mountains of the earth, which
are decreasing in size, entirely dis
appear.
A drug firm at Excelsior Springs.
Mo-, will award prize of $50 to the
members of the Mississippi Valley
Pharmaceutical Association who iden.
tlfies the largest number of drugs by
the smell.
An English chemist named Arm
strong asserts it as his belief that no
chemical action ever takes place ex-
cept IN the presence of some substance
capable of being decomposed by cleo
tricity, and that therefore all chemi-
cal phenomena are electrical.
The first sailing vessel to be lighted
by electricity is a Spanish vessel. She
is fitted throughout with incandescent
lights, the power for the dynamo be-
ing furnished by an oil engine, which
also furnishes power to pump her oil
cargo when loading orpnloading.
The unit used in n easuring the
strength of electric currents was first
sailed "an empere" by the French
Electric Congress of 1881, the name
being given to it in honor of Andre
Marie Ampere, the French scientist,
who elucidated the theory that the
magnetism of the earth is the result
of electric currents circulating around
it from east to west.
P-of. E. E. Barnard, of the Lick
Observatory, does not think much of
the scheme of Chicago man for
building an enormous telescope near
San Diego, CAL, which is to have the
largest glass in the world, made up of
numberless small lenses. "He is
working on wrong hypothesis, he
says. "What he wants is not great
glass OF the kind proposed, but to do
what has not been done-find means
Of quieting the atmosphere. In other
words. his proposition is an absurditY."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

The New York Independent says /:
There must be something highly valu-
able in the use of the bicycle, which
has long passed the stage of 'oraze, "
and has become so much the estab-
lished order of things as to have SER
iously injured the market for horses.
There Is every reason to suppose that
n moderate and rational use of the
bicycle directly contributes to health
of course the mental strain aud pro-
tracted over-exertion called for in
racing are an immense tax on tine vital
force. 1t has long been known that
the violent muscular effort of the
hunted hare, who is coursel to his
death by dogs, produces just as un-
natural a condition of the blood as
does a severe infectious fever; and the
occasional cases of persons who have
unsound hearts, dying from the extra
efforts of the "cycle," should be a
warning. DIR. Tessie, of Bordeaux,
studied carefully the effect of the
efforts of M. Stephane, whose object
was to see how many miles he could
ride in twenty-four hours. He ac'
complished 385 miles. He lost in
weight fourteen pounds. His food
consisted of five pints of milk, one
pint of tea, one pint of lemonade, and
three ounces each of rum and cham.
payne, and seven ounces of mint; aud
the seoretions so changed as to show
that "his body ate itself Tais kind
of living will do for "spur5," but
would be ruinous in the long ruu.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

thrown out of court" I responded,
dropping into shop talk without know.
ing it,
Have you ever presented your
claim?" she inquired with judicial
dignity.
Had ]? That was the question. Had
{? For years had known Kitty Milt.
by. We had grown up from child
hood together. We had gone to school
together. For months / had loved
her. By day she was ever in my
thoughts, and by night her spirit
filed my dreams with music. 1 had
given her my heart without the ask
ing, but had never asked for hers.
1t didn't seem necessary. I thought,
of course she knew wanted it. Now,
/ was brought face to face with the
facts. Had / ever presented my claim |?
Well, I had not. At least, not with
the formality which my training as
lawyer demanded that 1 should.
ooh, Kitty, Kitty" and 1 almost
cried from the reaction. "I love you
more than all the world, and I want
you as much as want the world for
you are the world to me. Now, will
you say that my claim has not been
presentedP"
1t doesn't make any difference what
she said, or how she said it or whether
my arms we're on the mantelpiece, or
where they were; and it is nobody's
business how much that man Kilmer
had to do with bringing me to a real
izing sense of my situation, or why he
and Kitty smiled when 1 told him it
was all right
think Kilmer is the best fellow in
the world, and SO does Kitty, with one
exception.
When 1 left the house Mrs. NIiltby
met me in the hall.
Here's a sovereign remedy for the
headache, john" she said, handing
me bag of herbs, 'I've used it for
forty years, and it never fails"
''Oh, that's all right, moth-Mrs.
Miltby," said 1; 81 guess I'm cured
of that kind of headache forever, and
if she hadn't stood in the door as 1
went down the walk, I'm sure should
have jumped clean over the gate, and
acted in a manner utterly unworthy
of my dignity as a rising young
lawyer.
1t was 6 p. m, and Kitty had not
missed her engagement at 4, because
by that time it was permanently set
tied. Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
A MANS PERvERsIrY.

"Did you mail that letter l gave
you?" asked Mrs. Junius.
Her husband hesitated.
"Well, there" Mrs. Junius cried,
raising her hands and eyes in the air,
81 always have thought that those ar
ticles in the papers about husbands
not mailing letters for their wives
were just got up for Jokes and were
put In the papers every year because
all the jokes for that year had been
used once aud they had to begin all
over again but l do declare that here
is the very first letter l have written
to ma since we were married l mean
OF course since you and l were mar
ried and not ma which would be alb
surb and if you haven't gone and car
ried it around in your pocket all the
week and / suppose worn it into shreds
If not lost it altogether and ma won.
dering and wondering what has be-
come of us and why / don't write or
at least send her postal card which |
suppose really we ought to do part of
the time and to save postage for we
have got to economIZe in starting out
else when we grow old and come to
die We won't have cent to live on
and now you horrid man l suppose
III have to forgive you but hand mo
back that letter instantly"
As Mrs. Junius with lucky slide
reached second and the umpire pro-
nounced her safe, Mr. Junius passed
out letter.
"Why, that's not mine, exclaimed
his wife.
NO. returned Mr.. Junius, "it's
from your mother. l mailed yours
the day you gave it to me.
And noticing that his wife was about
TO make dash for third he went out
IN the shed after the klndlings, wink
ing to himself softly US he did So
Rockland Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
United States of South Africa.

Recently in the Imperial Institute,
London, at a meeting presided over
by the Prince of Wales, DIR. Jamison
gave an account of the rush OF prog
ress witnessed in South Africa, and in
dicated that all signs tended to the
federation of the various colonies un-
der the name of the United States of
South Africa. In no part of the world
is history made so rapidly, DR.. Jami-
son declared, as in the country stretch
ing from the Cape of Good Hope to
Lake Tangenyika, several thousand
miles northward. The area now un-
der the control of British colonizing
influence equals that of the whole of
Europe. Besides gold in largo guam
titles, coal and iron ore, those primal
requisites of civilization, have been
found and are under prospect of rapid
development. In the last three years
nearly 1000 miles of telegraph lines
have been established, and three diff
ferent lines of railway, from as many
points of the compass, are opening up
the splendid country. The colonies,
together with the qussi-independent
TransVaal Republic of the Beers, to
be federated, would number some
eight or nine members, and the racial
problem, as regards the native Africans,
has so far not presented itself. The
natives have not been vested with the
ballot, nor is it likely that the young
confederacy will, for the next ten or
twenty years, trouble itself with the
attempt of considering the subject
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

IL is probable that Norman A.
Mozely, of Missouri, will be the
youngest member of tho next House
OF Representatives, He was born on
a farm in 1866, and worked as farm
hand until 1887, when he had educa-
ted himself sufficiently to teach school
and study law. Colonel George B.
Mcclellan, of New York, who is abont
thirty, will be another of the youthful
members of a House that bids fair to
DO noted for the young men in it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

The Rev. DR.. Reuen Thomas, .oj
Brookline, Mass, devoted consider.
able time last summer to listening to
other preachers, and as the result of
his experience makes a report strong
ly in favor of written sermons. He
says: ~ have tried to recall the SER
mons which held me at that time and
which have stayed by me since. To
my great astonishment, not one of
them was extemporaneous. With
one exception, l did not hear single
extemporaneous sermon that was
scholarly, with much of intellectual
flavor about it, logically suggestive or
strikingly devout. did not hear one
sermon in which the preacher used a
manuscript which had not about it a
delightful intellectual flavor, with
logical continuity of thought, devo-
tional feeling and much of suggestive.
ness" DR.. Thomas's observations
were made among Episcopalians, Pres
byterians, Congregationalists, Luther
ans and Roman Catholics.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
MY CLOCK.

In the silence Of the night,
III waken with alright,
From a dream that's full Of terror and
annoy,
There's a sound that fills my heart
With a melody Of art,
Full of beauty, full Of pleasure, full Of Joy.
'Tls the steady stick. tick, tock."
OF my sturdy little clock,
As 1t sits across the room upon n shelf;
And IL says; "Don't be afraid
For I've closely by you stayed
While you were of in the land OF dreams
yourself.
''With n steady tick, tick, tick
Tam never tired or sick,
And count the minutes over as they fly;
I'm the truest friend you've got,
And I share your ev'ry lot,
And I'm ready to stand by you till you die"
It's common sort of clock,
But 1 like its lusty "tock,"
And 1t fills my soul with courage by its
song.
In the storm, or cold, or rain,
hear its bright refrain,
As 1t faithfully pursues it's path along.
For It tells me TO be true
To each thing have to do,
And, no matter If the world applaud or
scorn,
That full soon must pass the night,
And the sweet and precious light
BE unfolded with the coming OF the morn.
Hamilton Jay, in Florida Times-Union.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

One town in Germany has reason to
rejoice over the rapid rise in value of
New York real estate, and that town
is Waldorf. William Waldorf Astor
will spend much of his time there this
year. The millionaire has Just begun
to take the liveiest interest in the
little place that gave the first John
Jacob to the world, and the name of
which will be hereafter borne by the
heir of the greatest branch of the
house of Astor. A memorial fountain
is to be placed there and various local
benefactioas have already been made.
The name OF Astor is even now very
great one in Waldorf, and the small
dignitaries of the place were on the
point of organizing festival in honor
OF the patron, which was to have been
graced by the presence OF Mr.. Astor
this year But Mrs. Astor's death
'nterfered with the plan.
The eccentric little old man who
totes Mr.. Astor's personal belongings
about and does his best to be body
servant, is a Walldortian specimen of
humanity. Indeed, there is large
faction in Waldorf claiming to be re-
lated to the house of Astor through
common descent, and the funny old
Walldorian seems TO have some such
notion of himself There is even
movement in Waldorf to have the
name of the place changed to Astor.-
New York Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
Indians Suit for Loss Of His Hair.

Holt Soft, an Indian of the Umatil-
la Reservation, Oregon, had his hair
cut of by the Indian court last week
for drunkenness, He bore the same
afiiiction eighteen months ago, but
since then it has been decided that
Indians to whom lands we're allotted
in severalty are American citizens.
Holt Soft comes under this head, and
so he brought suit against the Indian
officer who cut his hair, claiming $500
damages, He won his case, but the
defendant will appeal to the higher
courts -Post-Intellgencer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
HUM0R OF THE DAY.

Even coasting has its drawbacks. -
Yale Record.
When doctors disagree Every time
they hold consultation.
There are two ways of putting up
an umbrella, SO as to soak it.-Life.
The most helpless creature in the
world is q man with sore thumb. -
Puck.
Many people delude themselves into
thinking that laziness is poor health.
Rams Horn.
eyes, I married poet" 'Tndeed.
And how did he manage to keep you
from knowing he was one ?"-Life.
When 1 entreated for her hand
l was quite unaware
OF what I've learned since to my cost
The gloves that she would wear.
Detroit Free Press.
Man is a curious animal; at least,
he is the only animal that feels itself
insulted on being called an animal. -
Puck.
A mirror should be hung opposite
every table where men with whiskers
sit down to eat soup. p.-Atchison
Globe.
The true aristocrat is never snob;
but it takes a snob a good many years
to find it out. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Bacon-"Troubles never come sin
gle. Egbert-"Oh, don't know;
I've seen fellow with only one black
eye. Statesman.
He asked his wife at eventide.
''How does the new girl strike you, pet?'
His wife in meekest tones replied:
'She hasn't struck me yet"
Detroit Free Press.
1t has been observed that the man
who is easy to please always gets the
poorest service at the restaurant. -
Somerville Journal.
Silence may be golden. but rea.
sonable amount of pertinent verbal
observation helps TO bring in some
kind of legal tender. Puck.
Did you ever see woman
Pass a mirror anywhere,
In absolute ignorance
OF its being there2
Detroit Free Press.
The other fellow is all right, of
course, with his few millions and his
undying fame and his wondrous intel
lect, and all that. Too bad he has
that one constitutional disability. It's
oongenital, and can not be cured. He
isn't us. Puck.
"Nay," said the young editress,
coldly, to her penniless lover, task
Inc not to break every tradition of my
chosen calling-I cannot return your
love-for it is unaccompanied by
stamps !"-Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
Education OF Military Dogs.

The education of military dogs in
the German army proceeds as follows /:
First he is put through a general
course of training, having for its OBJ
ject to teach him prompt obedience to
command and signals; then he is
taught to run errands with certainty,
so that he may go from the advance
patrols back to the rear divisions and
return at the word of command, and
that he may keep up communication
between stationary divisions and posts !;
finally he is taught to be vigilant and
make known the approach of any
stranger to the post. Training to fit
them for search after the missing is
not usually required. 1t would have
a result only in rare cases-except in
the use of dogs by sanitary corps, di-
visions of volunteer nurses, ETC., to
whom in case of war specially trained
dogs will be assigned-but would
rather lead the dogs to expose them
selves uselessly to danger and get lost
Even this, however, sometimes enters
into the course of instruction, when
individual dogs show themselves especi-
ally fitted for it and the teacher pos
sesses great aptness in impressing on
the dog his duties in this direction.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
Silver Garden Tools.

One of the absurdities of the ap-
plication of silver to all sorts of things
is its use in trowels for the use of the
conservatory. Silver is no better
suited for trowels than some other
and cheaper nonoorroding metals,
since the used trowel, of whatever ma.
terial, Is always bright. An iron or
steel trowel OF the best material aud
workmanship costs $l.50, while the
silver trowel costs from eight to
twenty times as much. Chicago Her
aid.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
RATEs OF ADVERTISING,
UNCONFEssED.

Across the fields of summer bloom
A wind went slow and sweet,
To lay his burden Of perfume
Low at my lady's feet.
The brooklet murmured, "Stay, my dear!'
The white rose whispered. "waitr'
And the red rose hinted, az am here,
Close TO the garden gate!'
But on and away the wild wind went,
Humming a love-song old.
Till he found my lady, and died content,
Kissing her locks Of gold
The brooklet's murmur may reach her ear
The white rose climb to her breast.
And the red rose follow! but stay here,
With my one love unconfessed.
Hester A, Benedict.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
moo Many servants lor Comlort.

Sometimes the more help the less
work accomplished. A family living
in the New Jersey suburbs kept eleven
servants, but finally took to boarding
because the lady of the house was
threatened with general prostration
from the labor involved in superintend-
ing her household. New York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

Some time ago California offered a
bounty of IS ench for coyote scalps.
1t was supposed at the time that there
were not more than 1000 coyotes ia
the State, but the claim for bounties
for the last quarter of 1894 already
amounts to S53, 900 with seventeen
other counties to hear from.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
''Me?" he gasped.
AN ALIBI.

"What time of night was it you saw
the prisoner in your room?" asked the
defendants attorney in recent suit.
"About 3 o'clock"
"Was there any light in the room
at the time?"
''No, sir. 1t was quite dark"
Gould you see your husband at
your side?"
"No, sir. ="
'Then, madam" said the attorney
triumphantly, "please explain how
you could see the prisoner and could
not see your husband"
"My hueband was at the club, sir"
Philadelphia Call.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
Plowed Up a Watch.

General E. w. Price, of Key ytes'
vile, Mo-, recently recovered a hunt
ing-case silver watch that he lost in
1856 while riding through the woods.
A eolored boy plowed it up near the
spot where it was lost. New York
Posi-.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

The twelve States or Territories of
South Africa have population of
about 6,0O0,oOO, of whom 1,4OO, 900
are whites. Tho principal State is
Cape Colony, whose exports last year
were $50, 900, 900, imports S55, OOO,-
noo
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
Science has discovered that peanuss
are more nutritious than beef.

The Apache chief, "Red Tail, who
attempted to hold up couple of cow
boysin New Mexico the other day, now
belongs to the Improved Order of Red
Men. He is dead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
A CHIEF AMONG MEN.

Hungry Hawkins-"An' what did
der doctor down TO der hospittle say
was de matter wild yer?"
Weary Rsggles-"He said me liver
wouldn't work"
Hungry Hawkins (admiringly)-
"Shake, old man, shskel Yer one of
us down to the de very core, amt
yer ?"--Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

He (breathlessly)-'T can't get you
any tea this minute, Ethel. 1t seems
to have run out"
She-"Never mind. Hand me that
empty cup and saucer from the man
tie. It'll do just as well. Yale
Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

Persia is about to make the expert
ment of producing its own sugar.
Beet root culture on small scale has
already proved a success, and this year
the root is to be cultivated very ex-
tensively.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE,
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Too Quiet-No OIL to trouble Part of
the Players Uniform-Locatiug
the Bullet-Warned in Time, Etc.
a strange scanned with curious eyes
store that did not advertise,
As he was passing by it;
Invited in, he shook his head;
II thought it was to let" he said,
1T looked 50 very quiet"
Printers Ink.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
WHERE BREv1rY Is A BLESSING.

The Professional isn't
it funny? They frequently pay me
as much for short lecture as for
long one.
His Friend-"T should think they'd
pay you more. Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
LOCATING THE BULLET.

"And you say your father was
wounded in the WARP"
''Bad, sir.
"Was he shot in the ranks"
mo, sir; in the stummick pat
lanta Constitution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17

Mrs. O'Hoolihan-''An' is yure olld
mon a square policemon?"
Mrs. Gilhooly-"No, he do be
roundsmon. "-Syracuse Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
WARNED IN TINE.

Junior-"So you didn't propose to
her, after all?"
Weed-"No; and I'm not going to.
When l got to her house l found her
chasing mouse with n broom. -
Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
A DREADFUL HEADACHE.
BY W. J. HAMPTON.

HAD n ad-
ache. I don't see
any especial rea-
son why q young
man of good
moral character
an d temperate
habits, who takes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
NO OIL TO TRnIrRT.F-

Mrs. Banks-"How do you manage
to keep your cookP"
Mrs. Brooks-"We keep the kero-
sene can hid. "--LIfe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
PART or THE PnAYER's rNrron,r

Trivvet-"It's hair-raising busi-
ness |"
Dicer-'What is?"
Trivvet- Football. Detroit Free
Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-04-17
A FAMILY JAR.

At last she had rebelled-mildly.
''They tell me you lead a double
life, " she said, looking straight into
the eyes of the confused man before
her.
"Me?" he gasped.
''Yes, you. 1 hear that when you
are away from home you are as pleas
ant and good natured man as can be
found anywhere. indianapolis Jour-
nal.