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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

The Chicago Times Herald observes:
"Albert Bach, who suggested before
the medico-legal congress that ply.
sicians should have the right to de.
stroy the life of n person afflicted With
an incurable disease and suffering in.
tensely from it, is not the first to ad.
vance the proposition. The subject,
repulsive as it is to the imagination,
has been discussed by more radical
European scientists, who would also
dispose of the congenitally insane
and persons deformed from birth and
liable to protraeted pain. Their sug-
gestions have never amounted TO any
thing more than a temporary sensa-
tion. 1t may be conceded that in q
few cases, such as acute mania or hy.
drophobia, where the patient is suffer
ing from a pitiless malady without
hope of relief short of death, the ply
sician has taken the responsibility of
ending the agony by administering an
overdose of opiates. 1t is we'll known
that during the war surgeons some
limes gave the coup de grace to tor
tured victims of battle. But what
responsibility these well-intending
practitioners take What an unholy
function to gain the name Of phi.
lanthropy or sciencel If the prac.
tice is common or if physicians gener.
ally approve oft they keep knowledge
and approval to themselves. Their
offcnse is murder under all laws,
human and Divine. The sanctity Of
life is paramount to every other con.
sideration, ahd it would be indeed de-
plorable if the right to slay and fear
rot should be delegated to any class
Of men, either by law or by common
consent. "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
SWEET PATIENCE.

Oh, triiling tasks so often done,
Yet ever to be done nnowl
Oh, cares which come with every sun,
Morn after morn, the long years through
We shrink beneath their paltry sway
The irksome calls Of every day.
The restless sense Of wasted power.
The tiresome round Of little things,
Are hard 20 bear, Ms hour by hour
ITS tedious iteration brings;
Who shall evade or who delay
The small demands of every day?
The boulder in the torrents course
BY tide and tempest lashed in vain,
obeys the wave-whirled pebbles force,
And yields its substance grain by grain;
SO crumble strongest lives away
Beneath the wear of every day.
-
We rise to meet heavy blow
Our souls n sudden bravery Nils
but we endure not always so
The drop-by-1rop of little ilsl
We still deplore and sHn obey
The hard behests Of every day.
The heart which boldly faces death
Upon the battlefield and dares
Cannon and bayoLets fGints beneath
The needle points of frets and carer;
The stoutest spirits they dismay-
The tiny things Of every day.
And even saints OF holy fame,
Whose souls by faith have overcome,
Who wore amid the cruel flame
The molten crown of martyrdom,
Bore not without complaint alway
The petty pains OF every day.
All, more than martyrs aureole,
And more than hero's heart of fire,
We need the humble strength of soul,
Which daily tolls and ills requires;
Sweet Patience, grant US, il you may,
An added grace for every day.
Elizabeth Akers Allen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
A Large Lobster.

The biggest lobster ever caught of
the Connecticut coast was brought to
this city this morning by Captain Lord,
of East Lyme. 1t was caught in his
pond yesterday. The biggest lobster
ever known hereabouts up to this time
weighed fourteen pounds. A leg of
Captain Lords monster is as big as a
mans thumb and the "wrist" at the
claw as big as a mans wrist. The lob
ster is from two and one-half to three
feet long, and its body is as big around
as a good-sized pumkin, say two feet
in circumference. Captain Lord will
boil the big fellow and test ITS flesh,
which may be too rank TO eat. He
will then have the she'll stuffed and
placed on exhibition at Flynn's, prob
ably. The lobster is the same as any
other lobster except in size. 1t may
be age that has dIstended him, for he
may have crept in from the great deep
just for lark, a sample of the giants
further out. HIS pugnacity is not
great, but on the trip he was carefully
kept in a strong box. Hartford Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL

There are $50 varieties of mos.
quitoes.
The yacht Defender has full suit
of sails of ramie cloth.
In the hope Of overcoming the ten
dency to slip, bicycle tires nre now
being made from the rough skins of
sharks, spotted dogs and other fish.
The smoke of London in certain
states of the wind is found to con.
dense on the sea as far away as Dew
onshire, blackening the water for
miles.
Constant current machines are
made of an output up to as many as
1000 arc lights, about 10000 volts
and nine amperes, or ninety kilowatts
capacity.
During the year n monument is to
be unveiled at Osteel, in East Fries
land, in memory of the discoverers of
the suns spots, David anil johann
Fabricius.
A transparent mirror glass, recently
introduced in Germany, reflects light
on one side, from which it is practi-
cally Opaque, while from the other
side it is transparent.
During a thunderstorm, it is point
ed ont, the inhabitants of houses
should not remain in the kitchen or
other room where q fire is burning in
the CRATE, as the heated gases from
the chimney top provide line of least
resistance, and this is SO whether the
house be provided with lightning rods
or not.
In transporting the great lens for
the Yerkes telescope from the Clark
laboratory, at Cambridge, it will be
necessary to poise and balance it most
carefully to reduce jarring, and to
change its position constantly in or
der to avoid polarization of the mole
cules of the glass by the swaying mo-
tion of the train.
The reason why ships are not struck
by lightning is attributed to the gen.
eral use which is now made of wire
rope for rigging purposes, as well as
to the fact that the hulls of ships are
usually constructed of iron or steel
Thus the whole ship forms an excel
lent and continuous conductor, by
means of which the electricity is led
away into the ocean before it has time
to do any serious damage.
Professor Frederick V. Coville, of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, recently climbed to the
summit of Mount Saddleback, Maine.
Professor Colville found there many
Arctic Alpine plants, including Green
land chickweed, Alpine holygrass,
mountain cranberry, Arctic rush,
Arctic pinks and many others. His
aneroid barometer gave the altitude as
4400 feet above sea level.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

could out Of jackson by abusing him
as roundly as the rules of the court
would allow. And, after all, who
could tell? The jury might take the
the bit in their mouth, and give us a
verdict in spite of the law and evil
dence. Responsibility becomes amaz-
ingly light when divided by twelve.
On the reassembling of court l was
a little surprised as well as annoyed at
Toms absence. Could it be he was
leaving me in tho lurch, and staying
away to avoid the modification of our
final defeat?
had just risen to address the jury,
when somebody plucked mS by the
coat.
1t was Tom, his eyes fairly gleam-
ing and his whole frame in tremor of
excitement.
"What's the matter2" whispered.
"MacPherson's here"
"What the other witness?"
eyes; Just arrived"
"But will it help us to call him?"
''Trust me for that. Put him on
the stand at once"
"What shall / ask him ~
"No matter; you can't go far
wrong; if you miss anything I'll
prompt you"
In few words ! explained to the
court our reasons for wishing to re-
open the testimony. Jackson turned
pale, and whispered to his counsel,
but they shook their heads; our APP
plication was one that would be grant
ed, of course.
'Call your witness" said the Judge.
"Donald MACPHERSON I" shouted
Tom.
The witness, a brawny Scot, adj
vanced to the stand aud was sworn.
"Mr. MACPHERSON, look at that sig
nature and tell us if it is yours" L
said.
''It is. :"
"Do you know the signature to the
right of it?"
''Yes; that's the signature of Mr..
Andrews"
''Did you see him write it?"
''No; but am weel acquent with
his hand"
"Were you requested to witness
that paper?"
eyes"
"By whom?"
"By Mr.. Jackson"
"Did Mr.. Andrews say nothing
about it?"
"No; he was dead when came
in."
There was no cross-examination.
81 submit the case without argu-
ment," said, resuming my seat.
Our senior opponent was one of
those lawyers with whom it is a mat
ter of conscience to show fight to the
last. In brief speech he admitted
it TO be essential that both the wit
nesses should have signed their names
before the testator's death, but claimed
that, inasmuch as the testimony of
Jackson and MACPHERSON was in direct
conflict on this question, it must be
left to the jury.
"Certainly;" answered his Honor.
But when he had concluded his
charge there wasn't much of Mr.. jack
son or his testimony left
The jury gave us verdict without
leaving the box.
Tom, 1 am sorry to say, behaved
very unhandsomely in the division of
the spoils.
Although I was literally paid, he
took the widow and her whole for
tune for his share. New York News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
The Upas Tree MYTH.

The nonsense about the poisono us
exhalations of the upas tree we're dis.
sipated long ago. 1t is. however, a
good old myth, with many variants in
folklore. Professor Weisner believes
that the upUs tree is the AntiaIis toxi-
caria, to be found in Java. There is
one species, the innoxia, which is
harmless, whereas drop of the ISL
pisated juice of the toxicaIia will kill
dog. Anyhow, there are quite a
number of the so-called upas trees
growing in the botanical garden of
Java, and you may walk around the
grove in the most comfortable man.
uer. New York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
Signaling in o Fog.

A novel arrangement for signaling
at sea during fogs has been placed in
position on Winter Quarter lightship
No. 45, now repairing and reftliug at
Wilmington, Del 1t consists Of two
safety oil engines, supplying com
pressed air to two upright boilers,
which in turn are automatically acted
upon by timeolocks, placed above.
These open aud close the whistle valves
alternately every iiity-dye seconds.
No steam power is use I, the power
being derived from explosions of oil
yapor. The pressure Of air is Iegula-
ted at forty pounds, and gives a shrill
blast at each explosion. The new ap.
pliance is expected to prove effective
in maintaining and operating the fog
whistle when coal might not be OBJ
tainable for fuel, aud in Transmitting
a clear tone for many miles. New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
Working Under the Bed OF the Thames

For months men have been working
deep down beneath the bed of the
Thames, IN the very heart of London,
in the construction of the electric rail.
way from the city to Waterloo. The
only opening is in the middle of the
river, and through this the excayated
earth is removed. The workmen have
now passed beyond the river bed on
either side, and are making their way
under the city. Tit Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
COVERING A GRAvER CRIME.

Mrs. Outer town "That Mr.. Sab
bubs shows more consideration for his
neighbors than any man ever saw"
Mr.. Outertown (astonished) Con
sideration Good heavens Did you
call it consideration to wheel lawn
mower up and down his grass plot
every morning at six o'clock !"
Mrs. Outertown-"Yes but he does
it SO the neighbors will not hear his
daughter pIacticing singing lessons. "
Puck,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
Stars in the MilkY WAY.

During the last few days Professor
Barnard, of the Lick Observatory, has
been engaged in photographing in de-
tail the Milky Way. When the plates
are finished, which will not be for
three years, it is expected that the
facts revealed by them will reyolu-
tionizo the old conceptions of this re-
markable phenomenon. The text
books declare that the Wilky Way
probably contains 10000, 600 sums,
but Professor Barnard estimates that
the camera will record the presence Of
at least 500, 600, 600, with the certainty
that there must be a still larger mum.
ber which are not visible. New York
Telegram.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

burst upon me at the came instant.
Tom and had been cronies from
the time we committed our first juve.
nile treepass on Deacon Boxley's
watermelon patch till we afterward
studied the action of that name to-
gether in Judge Thompson's Office.
81 say, Bill, I've got case, and
want your assistance.
"Ahl" said ], in consulting tone.
ga will case" he continued, "full
of the incest kind of points, and the
prettiest woman in the world for O
client"
"What about fees?" I inquired.
''If we succeed there'll be plenty of
money; if we don't, it will be a noble
cause to fail in"
"That's what they said of the dash
ing young chap that broke his neck
trying to make two-forty time with
the chariot of tho sun, but it didn't
mend his neck"
"Confound your mythology; bust
ness is business. Let me state the
case"
estate away"
This was it:
John Andrews had settled in the
country when it was young. He had
grown with its growth, and was the
proprietor of half dozen farms and
''one fair daughter"
His wife, the partner of the earliest
and severest portion of his struggles,
had died many years before, and his
daughter had become the mistress of
his house while yet child. As Efie
increi ed in years her father pros
pere6 and when at length he found
himself the possessor of wealth, the
ambition, SO common under such cir.
eumstances, of elevating his daughter
to station in life above that in which
she had been reared became a ruling
passion. The first thing was to buy
her a splendid education; and. like
other not over-good judges of the ar
ticle, he was governed in his choice
more by the gaudiness of the coloriDg
than by the quality of the texture.
At the end of the usual period Ellie
was sent home finished. A house
was purchased in town, of which Efiie
was made the mistress, and at which
1sr. Belden, young gentleman of city
antecedents, and far too nice to have
anything SO vulgar as visible call
ing, became a frequent visitor. He
had just brains enough to think of
providing for the future by scheme
of which Miss Andrews and her appur-
tenances constituted the central fea-
ture.
But one difficulty remained to be en-
countered. How to conciliate the
rough old woodsman-there was the
rub. He had permitted his daughter
to amuse herself with the young dandy,
much as he would have allowed her to
play with poodle. But could he
have brought himself to tolerate the
idea of her marrying anybody?
When Belden reported at headquar-
ters and implored the paternal sane
tion of his suit he received no such
thing; ''on the contrary, quite the re-
verse"
When Efie tried to talk her father
over, for the first time in his life he
flew into passion with her, and she
dared not renew the subject.
But Love, the little pagan, pays no
respect to the fifth commandment.
The officious interference of parents
and guardians only renders him the
more impatient and unruly.
Effie, after protesting she couldn't
possibly think of such thing, and af-
ter many vain attempts to conjecture
what people would say, at last, with
graceful hesitaney, consented to elope.
Rage, frenzy, despair are weak
words to describe the emotions of
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

Dilis-"Do you believe that the
scientists are right in saying that we
are taller in the morning than in the
night?"
Mills-"No; from personal expert
ence know that 1 am good deal
shorter in the morning, particularly
after n night out with the boys"
New York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

More than 100 canning factories
have been started in North Carolina
this year, and hereafter there will
probably be great increase in the
number of factories with each recur-
ring fruit season throughout the
whole South.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
RATHs or ADVERTISING, ,
HOW I LOVE HER.

How love her none may say
In what sweet AMI varied way;
Loving her this way and that
For q ribbon on her hat
For her soft cheeks crimson dyes
For a trick Of her blue eycsl
How love her none may say,
Yet love her all the dayl
How love her mono may know;
Who can say how roses grow?
How, where'er it breathcs and blows,
Still the rough wind loves the rosc2
For her lips, 50 honey-swest,
For the falling Of her feet
Who shalt all my love declare?
Yet love her all the yearl
How love her none may lay-
In the winter, in the May
In all seasons, dark or bright.
Love by day and love by night
For her glance-her smile-the nero
Presence Of her here and there;
In my signing, in my song,
Still l love her all life long,
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
Meaning OF Clown.

Clown was at first tattooed per-
son. In Britain and France the eoun-
try people retained the habit Of
tattooing or of painting the faces in
imitation of tattooing long after it
had been abandoned in the cities. -
Baltimore Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
A LIBERAL hANDLADY.

New Boarder-"Whatd do we get for
dinner tonight"
Old Boarder-"'This is the night wO
usually have chicken"
New Boarder-"That's not half bad
Do we often get chicken?"
Old Boarder-"Oh, about three
times a week.
New Boarder-"Well, by joye /
that's pretty fine; but don't see how
Mrs. Skimper can afford n.
Old Boarder-"Oh. it's the same
chicken. "-BrookIyn Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
NOT on A PURCHASING TOUR.


"Will you be my wife?'
She was very beautiful. Some es-
timated her beauty as high as SlO.-
600, 900.
"Noi she answered. 81 came
abroad to shop, and with no idea Of
making any purchases. Not to-day,
thank you.
The titled aristocrat ground his
teeth in rage.
lie had ground his teeth in nothing
else since the previous day at lunch
eon.--Delroit Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
A COMMENTED HUSTLER.

Neighbor =" Cuisines picking up
AnyP"
Brown-"'Yes; am thankful to say
that it has. The hard times are over.
I've got employment for my wife, and
both my little girls. Nothing like
hustling. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

There are one thousand secret or
ders in New York City, remarks tho
Observer, and they have not n single
woman member, and three hundred
churches, the membership of which is
three-fourths women.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
HOW HE WAS SORRY.

"Say you are sorry for throwing
the book at your little brother" said
forgiving mother, 'and I'll not pun
ish you"
eyes, ma," replied little Johnnie.
"Pm sorry it wasn't brick"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
OH |

Irate Pa-"Did you tell that young
man of yours that Pm going to have
the gas turned off at temp"
Trix-"'Yes.
Irate Pa "Well?"
Trix-"He's coming at a quarter
past in future. Judy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
THE MISSING WITNESS,

HAD just taken
possession of the
worst room in
Diggs's tavern -
l was a Eyoung
lawyer on my first
circuit, and Diggs
kept his best ac-
commodations for
the old stagers-
when the words,
II say, Bill, and
I m Mansfield
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

Perhaps the new woman is RESPONSE
BILE for the falling of in marriages in
England. For the first quarter of
this year only 10.6 persons in 1000
married, which is the lowest rate on
record
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
GRoUNDIESS FEARS,

The Philanthropist-"In giving you
that quarter, sir, I'm afraid I've be.
friended hard drinker"
The Benefciary-'You're mistaken
this time, sir; drinking is one of the
easiest things do. Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
OUGHT TO SUIT.

Woman-'I want to buy book for
q little Boston boy. Have you any
thing you can recommend
Clerk-"Yes, ma'am. We have Just
received Jack and the Bean-stalk' III
words of five syllables. Judge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
woMAN's NHUMAN1rY TO WOMAN.

Clara-"George. is looking very
handsome and brilliant this evening. "
Mabel-"Yes, he proposed to me an
hour ago."
"And you've refused him r'-Chi-
eago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

They have found out in California
that peach stones burn rs well as coal
and give out more heat. They sell at
the rate of SO a ton.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
A BOSTON BELLE.

Hicks-"But, really, what kind OF
looking girl is this Miss Beekon !"
Wicks-"Well, 1 can hardly say
you see, she didn't have her glasses
on the day 1 saw her. Boston Tran
script,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

London has decided to convert into
parks and Fairgrounds for children
the 173 disused graveyards in that
city.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06

Fifty-four members Of the new
House OF Commons, about one in
twelve, have written books.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
Bicycle Records.

People who had paid no attention to
bicycling matters will be surprised to
learn of the records for speed and en-
durance which have lately been made
on the modern wheel. A receut road
record is that of Holbein, who, on
July 7th, covered 297 miles in twenty.
four hours on roads between London
and Peterborough. A track record is
that which was made in q twenty-fout
hour bicycle race at Putney, England,
on June % and 23. In this trial of
endurance and speed A. @. Fountaine
made 474 miles 1896 yards in twenty
four hours. But the greatest achieve
ment in the way of endurance is that
which was made some weeks ago by
Frenchman named Huret. He GOV.
cred 515 miles in twenty-four hours
upon a track. Leaving the question
of endurance and coming down to the
question of speed, it will be interest
ing for those who have compared the
speed of bicyclists with the speed of
horses to note this table:
IL mi e. 81 mile. mile.
Johnson (bicyclist).. .46 AS Ill as 1885 %
Salvador (race horse). AT 10 Ill 1-9 135 IL
Flying Jib (pace). .. 80 1.2S 3-4 1.5s IA
Robert J. (pacer). 10 9-4 1.3O Ia 2.Ol l-2
Alix (trotter). ..... ..1.0l 9-4 1.32 3-i 203 3-I
1t will be seen from the foregoing
record that the bicycle has made fast
or time than any horse, either run
ming, pacing, or trotting, and the cur
ious fact is that the greater the dis
tance the greater the advantage in
favor Of the cyclist. --Argonaut.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
A BAD INVESTMENT.

"I have loved and lost"
"Did you get back your engagement
ring?'
''No; that's what troubles me."-
Truth,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-06
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY TIN
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS,

Queen of Pies - Cordial Assent-A
Bad Investment Contented
Hustler-A Boston Belle, Etc.
She isn't versed in Latin, she doesn't paint
on satin,
She doesn't understand the artTul wtchery
OF eyes;
But oh! sure; tits true an1 certain she is very
pat and pert in
Arranging the component parts Of luscious
pumpkin pies.
She cannot solve or twist 'cm, viz tho
planetary system.
She cannot tell Venus from q Saturn in
the skies:
But you ought TO see her grapplo with tho
fruit that's known as apple.
And arrive at quick conclusion when she
tackles toothsome pies.
She couldn't write a sonne,, and She
couldn't trim a bonnet
She isn't very bookish in her letter OF re-
plies;
But she's much at home-oh, very! when she
takes the juicy berry.
And manipulates quite skillfully sympo.
stun in pies,
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CORDIAL ASSENT.

Minnie "The man 1 marry must
be hero"
Mamie-"Yes, indeed. In dianap-
oils Journal.