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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
Scientific AND INDUSTRIAL.

Argon is still the bore of contention
in British scientific circles.
The average amount Of sickness in
human life is ten days per annum.
An electric plow has been invented
in Germany and is said to work sue
ccssfully.
The use of telephone bells is about
to be discontinued. They will be su-
pcrseded by flash lights from an cleo
trio lamp.
A scientist has recently declared that
the average speed of the transmission
of the shock Of an earthquake is 10000
feet per second.
Sir b. w. Richardson dictated to a
phonograph the whole of his twelve
page article in the Asclepiad. 1t was
set up without line of "copy."
1t is said thnt dew will not form on
some colors. While a yellow board
will be covered with dew, red or
black one beside it will be perfectly
dry.
The hydrophone is a simple electric
device which announces to a port or
fleet the approach of torpedo boat,
even if the latter is totally submerged
and, therefore, invisible.
The brain is not affected by the
movements Of the body, even though
these are sometimes very violent, be-
cause it rests on basis of soft cush-
ions between the bones of the spine.
Electric heat has been applied with
success TO the thnwing out of frozen
water pipes in England. A wire is run
into the pipe until it meets the OBJ
struction, and then the current is
turned on.
Peat is being successfully used rs
fuel for engines in some parts of con-
tinental Europe. Experiments are be-
ing made in Germany to extract gas
from peat, in which II considerable
amount of energy is stored.
A prominent electrician says that
the light of the sun is the result of
electrical vibrations in the $1,000, 900
miles of ether which separate us from
that great luminary, and does not pro-
ceed from a great central fire, rs the
scientists have all along held. If these
vibrations can be produced the light
will follow.
Mr.. Armstutz, the inventor of the
"electro-artograph," is pcrfecting his
mechanism so that it can be used
practically for telegIaphing engrav-
ings from one city to another. The
invention is based on the principle of
the phonograph, and it will certainly
become practical in process of time, If
it is not now.
There is this difference between coal
gas and water gas, respectively SO
called: While the former asphyXiates,
the latter poisons. Choking to death
by gas inhalation is a slow process,
while the toxic influences of water gas
are quick and certain. With cheap gas
comes the increased danger. The only
sure remedy would seem to be proper
precaution, both on the part of the
producer and the user.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
ADVICE IS CHEAp

"det up, young man." the poet wrote,
"And breathe the air so sweet,
Put on your light spring overcoat
And walk before you eat;
With lambkins in the early morn,
Go sport upon the greenl'
Next day the poet all iorlorn
Arose at ten fifteen.
It is an easy job to give
Advlce-we oil can teach
But such an awkward thing TO live
And practice what we preachl
or kindly precept none have lacked
So far as ! have seen;
But words by good example backed
Are few and far between.
The country stands In need Of those,
Who do as Enoch did,
And while their weary jaws repose
Walk right side up amid
The mad, discordant surglng throng
That treads the pavement blocks
Such men do more TO crush out wrong
Than one who simply talks.
We have too much Of vocal noise,
Too great waste of breath,
This life is robbed Of half its joys
And talked almost to death;
If more would bravely do and dare
Tho land Of heavenly bliss
Would have q few recruits to spare
From thosa vyho dia In tbfs
Nebraska State Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

The recent vote in the British House
of Commons on the navy estimates
was more than ordinarily significant
and impressive, declares the New York
Tribune. The estimates, as is well
known, are unprecedentedly large
They provide for an increase of naval
strength so vast as TO startle even those
who are most familiar with the 'bloat
ed armaments" of Europe. They com.
NIT Great Britain definitely and EN-.
phatically to the construction and
maintenance of feet larger aud more
powerful than the combined fleets OF
any other two Powers, if not, indeed,
OF all the European Powers. They
are such as would few years ago have
aroused against them the opposition
of formidable party in both House
and Nation. Yet on this occasion not
one man of serious importance raised
his voice against them, and theY vent
through the House with only lhirty
two dissenting votes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
Mirrors In Folklore.

In the pleasant regions of folklore
the mirror holds a fairly prominent
place. To break one is considered an
unlucky affair, a notion which is one
Of the most prevalent and persistent
of modern superstition. In many
parts of England, seven years of trouble
is considered the penalty for such an
accident; but the still more serious
Scottish people regard it as a sign that
a member of the family will soon die.
In the south of England it is looked
upon as bad omen for bride on her
wedding morning to take a last peep
at the glass before starting for church,
and the struggle between superstition
and vanity is no doubt very keen.
The Swedish girls are afraid to look in
the glass after dark, or by artificial
light, lest they should forfeit the good
opinion OF the other sex. Most peo-
pie still appear to regard it as bad
omen To see the new moon for the first
time through a window pane or re.
Elected in a mirror.
In some districts thepractice of GOV.
ering the looking-glass, or removing it,
IN the presence of death still exists.
The reason for this is not very obvi.
GUS, though Mr.. Barring Gould says
there is u popular notion that if q
person looks into a mirror in the
chamber of death he will see the corpse
looking over his shoulder. Such
superstitions seem to suggest a near
approach to the primitive modes OF
thought of the men who found mir
rors in stones and glasses in the run.
ming brook. -Chambers's journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
Shingles lor Dishes at clurcl soe,aI,.

1t is now fashion in the s..us.
district TO use cedar shingles 1t church
socials, musical AMI literary enter
tainments, where the Programme con
cludes with refreshments. The shin sl5
is used rs fooI tray, aul is cJmiu
into general popularity Ht cAurcl
socials. There is always a dispos.-
tion on the part OF some Of the M Bol-
ly who attend church soeials TO steal
the plates on which the refreshments
are served, but when the lukewlrm
coffee and ancient sandwiches arc
passed around on a cedar shingle worth
about ninety cents a thou and, even
the small boy has no desire to steal h.s
plate. West Coast LunbermIu.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
WANTED A PLEASANT EXPRESSION.

Mr.. Grumps-"Good morning. Do
you take pictures by the instantan-
eous process?"
Photographer-"Ye sir.
Mr.. GrumpS-"Well, this is Mrs.
Grumps, my wife, you know. 1 want
her picture taken"
Photograper-"Certainl But are
you particular about having it instau-
taneous?"
Mr.. Grumps-"Of course. When
you get things ready tell her to look
pleasant, and then snap off the ma
chine before the expression fades
away. You've got to be quicker'n
lightning. New York Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

well-known European engineer
who has been exploring the Panama
lsthmus for many years reports that
ho has discovered route along the
Toto, Javiesa and Tuyra Rivers by
which the two oceans can be con.
nected by q ship canal at a total cost
of not more than $lS. 900, 900. The
most important work ON the route
would be tunnel under the Cordilleras
two miles long, which could be built
for s1l, 100000. Only two tidal locks,
one on each side of the mountain,
would be required
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

There is still money in real estate in
New York City, as is shown by n tran
saction of two young brokers, Flake
and Bowling. Last December they
bought tho old building on the south
west corner OF Nassau and Liberty
streets for s934.OOO. They sold out
the property recently to q syndicate
for 81. .150, 900; profit OF $500, 900 in
three months is not SO bad.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
Superstition in the wilderness.

Strange tales have come from the
Sourdnaheunk region this season in
regard to Jack Reeds depot-camp on
the road leading TO Strickland's
Mountain. The camp is built over
the grave of a man who was killed in
somo unknown way, and tue woods
men say the place is haunted. At any
rate, on every moonlight nightlu win
ter listener standing outside the
camp can hear tho sound of rolling
stones that apparently are grating,
grinding, rattling, pluaking over each
other, as though sliding down steep
bank. Diligent search has been made
for the source Of this strange noise,
but SO far no one has solved the
mystery. Old lumbermen remember
that the camp mas been considered to
be haunted for many years, and the
sound of the rolling stones has been
heard on many moonlight night in
tue past. Many lumOermen who are
on their way into the Sourdnaheunk
region prefer to push by the depot
emp and take II night tramp rather
than sleep over that grave and hear
those grinding slo2es. - Lewiston
(Me.) Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
The Shortest Skinner.

Captain Whiting, seyenty-two years
old, five feet tall, with shaggy eye
brows, long iron-gray whiskers and an
unusually mild manner, created slight
sensation on the Maritime Exchange
by his appearance yesterday. He is
the shortest skipper ever seen in port,
and his vessel, the Liverpool, is the
longest four-master that has arrived
in years. NOV York Mail aud Ex-
press,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

"The advantages of kirsing," says
DR.. A. E. Bridges in the British Medi-
cal Journal Outweigh it's infinitesi-
NAL risk; for it provides us with mi
crobes useful for digestion. Even
the strongest advocate of kissing will
admit, opinos tho New York Tribune,
that this is q somewhat grewsome and
unpleasant view of osculation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
A Souvenir Garden.

The iarliniere of well known liter
AIRY woman in London is composed OF
yiolets from st, Paups without tho
gates, Roma Stars of Bethlehem from
the old temple OF Paestum, ivy from
Queens poorhouses, Cowes mass from
Sicily and wax plant from Florence,
all gathered by her own hands aud the
roots tended and carefully kept alive
until planted in her Loodou hlne. ~
New York Advertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

The London Spectator praises Lord
RoseberV for granting a pension of a
hundred pounds a year to William
Watson, and thinks he might also have
conferred the laureateship on him
without risking the condemnation of
any judgment worth considering. Ii
regards Swinburne as Watson's only
rival, and thinks that not even the
richness and melody of Swinburne's
early plays could outweigh "the lofty
and similarly crystal beauty of Mr..
Watson's elegIacs and the delicate
humor of his more familiar verse"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

About ten years ago Rushden was
little village in Northamptonshire,
England. Large shoe factories were
established there and the place rapidly
grew until now it has 10, inhabi.
tants. The introduction of American
shoes at prices which English manu-.
facturers cannot meet has given Rush.
den.a severe back, and the Chicago
Times-Herald predicts that it is likely
to go down as rapidly as it sprung up.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
Secretary Morton declarea ,bo, a.

Secretary Morton declares that tho
plow has been less improved than any
other agricultural implement, and
that it packs down the burrows it
turns over, making them impervious
to rainfall. He regards this matter of
such importance that he has Chan
oellor Garfield, of the Nebraska State
University, to ask the 1000 students of
that institution to try to invent q new
t,1oxy
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

With Three Men on Bnses-A Mis-
understanding-Got the "Throw
DOwn"-A Matter of Fact, Etc.
All, the papers may teen
With royalty's CLEAN,
And laud the counts, princes and earl5
Who wander across
With their profit or loss
To wed our American girls;
But long ere the rose
BY the garden wall blows,
This extravaganza will fit.
And wreath we shall bring
For the uncrowned king
Who batteth home run hit
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

John Schultz, of Lautenburg, West
Prussia, has invented n new kind of
paper, but the authorities will not
allow its manufacture because what
over is written on it may be washed
off easily.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

The French idea that France is q
good country to live In is illustrated
by the fact that the French immigrants
to this country in the last fiscal year
numbered only 3662 persons-2112
men and 1850 women.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

RTHUR Cumming
upland go you
must help me, my
dear girl. I knew
you would say 1t
should mako no
difference between
us. 1 expected that,
of cnnrsa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
RAT1s OF ADVERrIsIno, I,
A SONG IN THE NIGHT,

"Long lano without a turnin,'
SO, keep the end in sight;
Far of the lights are bWnin'
Like beacons in the night.
An when the storm Is over.
The rainbowll span the sky,
An Wen anchor, well anchor,
"We'llanchor by an by"
Deep sea without a soundin',
But keep your course serene!
Far of the haven's smilin'-
Far of the hills are grccnl
An when the storm Is over,
The sailor'll cease TO sigh;
An Wen anchor, we'll anchor
"In the harbor by an byl'
Atlanta Constitution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

The trolleyizing process goes on,
notcs the Now York Recorder. New
York Central is to run its excursion
business between Buffalo and Niagara
Falls by trolley.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
HAVING aREATNEss THRUST upoN HnL

School Visitor ''Now then, boy
number one, who wrote Macbeth p"
Boy Number One (trembling vio-
lently)--"Please, sir. 1 didn't"
School Visitor--'I know you didn't;
but who did?'
Boy Number One with a spasm of
virtue)-"Please, sir, 1 don't wanter
be telltale, but it wuz Bob Buster,
over in de corner seat. l seen him
a.doin' of it. Judge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
THE PHYSICIAN.

Mamma-"O Jack, the baby has
swallowed the contents of this ink
bottle. What shall l do?"
Uncle Jack-"Why make him eat
two or three sheets of blotting paper"
Truth,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

Tho detailed report of the Health
Department shows that Brooklyn is
healthier than any other of the worlds
great cities.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

HIGH.
81 understand shat your picture re-
ceived the highest consideration at the
exhibition"
eyes" replied the mournful artist,
''it was skied. Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
FRANK, BUT NOT FLArrERIsa.

Joseph-'Tf 1 should die, would
you get another feller, Mary Jane?"
Mary Jane-"There haint no other
feller around here, Joseph; or 1
wouldn't wait for you to die. Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
A MISUNDERSTANDING

Barber-"Shall go over the chin
once more, sir?"
Customer-"No; I'd heard it all
before you told me. "-Harper's
Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

There were 1000 patents issued by
The United States Patent Office for
electrical inventions during tho year
1904
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
A MATTER OF PACT.

Customer with handful of worn
currency)-'These greenbacks are
tough"
Cashier beg your pardon, they
are legal tender. Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
LOVE AND HONOR.

ARTHUR EDWARDS, ED1rn GRAyENEY. R1cH-
AID EsMoND.
6cone; Miss Gravenev's drawing room.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
A Very Queer Number.

At intervals some one discovers
some remarkable new property about
the figure 8, but other numbers are
not usually supposed to have any of
these cranky, not to say mysterious
qualities about them. But take the
number 142, ,857. At first there ap-
pears to be nothing odd or suspicious
about it. Yet it has some very un-
canny ways.
Let us multiply it by the numbers
from to 7, Apd SEQ the result:
142, S57 by is 142, 1857.
142, S57 by is 2S5, ia.
142, S57 by 3 is 42S, ,57l.
142, S57 by is 57l ,42S.
142, S57 by is ia, ,2S5.
142, 1857 by 6 is S57, ,142.
142, 857 by Is 999, 999
The first six products, you.-will OBJ
serve, are composed not only OF the.
same figures, but of the same figures
in the same order, though beginning
with different figure each time. And
The strGngest part OF it all is that 1872.
S57 multiplied by is 999, 800, which
appears to be sort of jumping off
place" for from that point on the
products lose most of their oidity.-
Pathfinder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29

Pauperism is ON tho wane in Ireland,
but is increasing alarmingly in Eng.
land,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-29
GOT THE "THRow DOWN. A"

Jack-1 proposed to May last
night"
Tom-"How did you come out?"
Jack-"Head first. Town Topics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-19
CARLYLE HOUSE.

for funds. About $4,000 will be re-
CURED, the price Of the house being
81. eco. When purchased the property
will be vested in trustees, and 1t is in
tended that collection of Carlyle me-
morals should ne gradually accumu-
lated. with view to the house being
opened as a kind Of museum. Mrs.
Alexander Carlyle, of Edinburgh Car
lyle's niece), has offered to place in the
house sufficient of the cid furnishings
70 form a substantial nucleus for the
collection. OF the numbers that an
nually visit the house no record has
been kept. Last year between six and
seven hundred people visited the birth
place at Ecclefechan, and, considering
the relative accessibility Of the two
places. it may be taken as certain that
the visitors TO Chelsea would be nu-
uerOuS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-19

a.ure and Ger conditions I..ay iaSis>
DIV the calls of the birds TO ea,h othor
In the spring and make Them seem 70
he more numerous than they really are.
The partridge. or quail. is more u
migratory bird than many imagine,
saws the baltimore Sun. and this will
account fcE the mysterious disappear
nee OF number Of coveys Ia Eovem-
her which had been seen in The latter
part % August or early part CT Sspeem-
Der. They often follow Tty0ss 0cv-
ing down one side or the ot0sr. - that
q eovey may he in NovsDhr nAny
miles from where il was seen h Sep
tenber. This is verified both ~ actual
observation and by the fact that larys
numbers Of birds turned out By clubs
IN the spring viii raise families and
disc ppesr altcrether from tbs spot
where thcv were released. Is Is sup
posed that they have moved south %
the point where they were released, fue
they seldom go north. and IL has been
suggested Is remedy that those who
take the trouble TO preserve them dur
ing the winter should release them
kO2Ac llil-SS va otOS ICA0
they Sould like TO have them locate.
The main cause of the scarcity Of
birds during the season just closed was
the severe winter ~ IS22-aS. Not only
wss there an immense amount Of snow,
but the cold WAS intense and froze tho
small water courses tight The birds,
il they can get water, can manage 70
scratch = p-scsrious living ia the woods
or from under The snow IN the fields
but they are unable To make nght
against starvation and thirs. at the
| same time After such q winter sew
eral moderate seasons are needed 20
bring back the normal supply of birds
| The discoutinuanoe OF wheat or suall
grain crops has bad the effect OF driv-
ing cutie a number OF birds from their
usual hsunts in search OF stubble ields,
and this cause for their disappearance
Is more likely TO Increase than to ds
miuish.
There Is one consolation 10 sports>
men The birds have been quite as
I scarce in former years, and have grad
uRlly multiplied under favorable con-
/ dirions. Ry bringing birds from abr al
/ and feeding them during che winter
snd turning them out in the spring ~
+ raay be possible to facilitate the mutt
/ plIcatiOQ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-19
HON. JOIN NJ. THU2srOT.

night, determined to let no opportunity
escape. In 1879 he Yves elected mem
Der of the city council; IN 1874 he be-
came city attorney and IN 1875 a mem
Der of the Legislature In 1880 he was
a presidential elector and the messen-
ger who carried the vote Of Nebraska
to Washington to be counted for Gar
field. He then became a politician Of
more than local fame, and was dele
gate-at-large to the republican nation
al conventions Of 1884 and 1858. He
was chairman Of the Nebraska deleea-
ton in the convention OF 1854, and
seconded the nomination Of Gen. John
A. Logan. in 1885 he was chosen tenn
porary chairman Of the convention.
The two speeches delivered In these
two conventions stamped Mr. Thurston
as one Of the graceful and effective or
.ators OF the Republican party. In 1882
he wss chosen president of the national
republican league, ard reelected in 1890.
He has held no political Office higher
than member Of the legislature, but
was the republican candidate for judge
OF the district court in 1875. He was
defeated, but by courtesy Ia the west q
man who Is even an aspirant for an Of
flee receives the title, and Mr., Thurs
ton has been called Judge from that
day TO this in Omaha He las now suo-
-ceeded TO the t;tls Of general, but no
one knows how or when ne re-
ceivei it, unless It comes from abb
breviation of hts official position
as general solicitor of the Union Pacifo
railroad system. He WIS aproin ted
iassistaa. attorney for the Union Pa-
'ciac railroad in 1879, and in 1888 boz
came tie general solicitor, which posi-
ton he has held ever since. But when
he is elected to the United States sem
ate Mr.. Thurston viii resign and sever
his connection with the railroad. It
Il understood that he has already ar
ranged for partnership in the general
mr., cfio,a ~ layU