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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

Mr.. Sam Heller, of Raleigh, N. c.,
knowing that there was no limit to
the weight of first, class mail packages,
ordered box of shoes, weighing 125
pounds, sent to him by mail. With
only 2-cent stamp affixed. There
were on the box when it arrived $40
worth of postage due stamps. There
we're fifty of the denomination of fifty
,ents, for which he says ne can OBJ
tain from the dealers $1.25 each, and
6fty of thirty cents, worth seventy
five cents each; so by this calculation
he makes $50. This is the heaviest
package of the kind which ever passed
through the mail in Raleigh.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

A noted ex-burglar is employed as
a private detective in one of the larg-
cs. retail dry goods stores in New
York, and member of the firm says
that the ex-convict's services are in
valuable. He was engaged on account
of his wide acquaintance with shop
Iifters. Already he has shown a re.
markable adaptability for his work.
He is almost continually walking about
the store, keeping a close watch on the
entrances. A number of professional
shop lifters with whom he is acquaint-
ed are aware of the position he holds
and consequently keep away from the
building.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
soNo OF THE ROAD.

All the mills in the world are grinding gold
grain,
All hearts in the world like my heart must be
fain,
For my foot goes in time to holiday meas
ure,
And the bird in my bosom Is singing for
pleasure.
know not what end to my wandering shall
be,
Or what fairy prince rides a-seeking for me;
He may be gallant in graithing OF gold,
Or graybeard who tarries for young maids
and old.
Meanwhile go tramping the merry world
over
With the flower of my heart folded close for
my lover;
Folded safely and close till my prince comes
to claim
The bud long asleep, and the flower turns a
flame.
Meanwhile 1 go tramping masterless maid,
With flowers blowing for me in sunshine and
shade,
White poppies, red poppies, sea-poppies Of
amber
And wreath for my head of all wild vines
that Chamber.
am one with the world and the flowers in
the corn,
And 1 and the world laugh aloud in oul
scorn
At the bedesmen who quarrel its meadow
lands over
While there's roses on bushes and honey in
clover.
Nora Hopper. in Black and White.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
RAr1s OF ADvERrIsino, /,
LOVES SEASONS.

Full howered summer lies upon the land,
1 kiss your lips-your hair-and then youf
hand
Slips into mine; 10, wetwo understand -
That lg,- % sweet.
The roso leaf iath - Dior fades ant dies
The sunlight faues, cne summer, bird like,
flies;
There comes a shade across your wistful
eyes
Is love so sweet
The flowers are dead, the land is blind With
rain.
The bud of beauty bears the fruit Of pail,
Can any note revive the broken slrain2
Is love so sweet2
The world is cold, and death is everywhere.
/ turn to you, and in my hearts despair
Find peace and rest We know, through fou
or fair,
That love is sweet.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

Several eminent German physicians
are agreed that in about ten per cent
of the cases of supposed idiocy among
children the allliction is caused by an
abnormal growth in the canal back OF
the nose. This growth, seldom visi-
ble, is indicated by the nasal speech
and defective hearing of those affiict-
ed; the mouth is kept nearly always
open, and the little sufferer makes
scant or no ogress in school. Moth
ing but an operation by skilful sur
geon will effect cure, but then a
cure is assured.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

The Boston. transcripts 'Iistener"
grows extremely aesthetic in his crit.
icism of the modern iron building.
Says he; "a large building is going
up in Boston in which great weight
is apparently being supported by col
umns so slender that they must surely
be crushed. But no one need be
alarmed-at least not at present.
These columns are not of stone, but of
iron encased in composition Of
stone, decoratively treated as if it were
stone. Every one of these graceful
piliars-for the details are throughout
beautiful-is a monument to a lie
They are SO brazenly false to their
purpose that common laborers, pass
ing by, are struck by thpir unhtness,
and comment uponit.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
A Blind Surgeon.

When DIR. James II. Cooke, of Bos.
ton, Mass, was two months old both
of his eyes were ruined by blunder-
ing doctor, who administered wrong
medicine. Since then he has been to-
tally blind. He is now thirty-two
years of age. He locates a disease by
his sensitive touch, and he tells the
color of goods in the same way, singu-
lar as it may appear. A lady, who had
eight or ten samples OF dress goods,
each about three inches square, handed
them to DR.. Cooke the other day, and
he at once told accurately the color
and even the shade OF color of each,
and selected the samples of the best
quality. When handed several Ma.
tional bank and Government currency
bills, he at once told the denomination
of each aud the color, whether green
or black. He tells the complexion of
a person by touching the skin. 1t is
difficult to believe that a blind man
could do this, but he is seen to do it,
and accurately too. Hartford Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

The Chicago Chronicle says: "The
signs continue to multiply that the
new commercial era which is to make
the United States the richest and
most powerful Nation of the globe has
already begun. The manufacturers of
the country are rising to the occasion
bravely, and are making an energetic
and winning attempt to secure a
footing in the foreign market"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
A Curious AMI Interesting Relic.

A curious and interesting relic OF
the old days was unearthed in Ger.
mantown a few days ago. John Bon.
hage, a contractor, who is putting in
a new sewer, discovered pick of Curl
GUS design imbedded fifteen feet under
the ground. 1t was covered with rust,
and, after cleaning it of, the date
1872 was clearly discernible. The
pick, which is consequently 1913 years
old, was presented by Mr.. Bonhage to
p. Martel, of Somer gille, who displays
1t VITA par }oQs3a de. -New York
World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

1t is surprising that the great river
which Professor Bell claims to have
discovered in Northern Quebec should
have received no name from the na.
tives. The African tribes lowest in in
telliGence have names for their rivers,
but it may be that the Esquimaux
named this stream the great river be.
cause OF its majestic size. When ex-
plored it will probably add another
Arctic route for tourists.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
HIS ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE.

On his hard pallet the prisoner of
zenda tossed in high fever, muttering
incoherently.
The doctor shook his head-the doc
tors head
you'll have to double the guards, "
he whispered cautiously.
"Inasmuch as to whyfore?" asked
the Duke of Strelsau, frowning heavily.
"Because," returned the doctor,
ylancing about the dungeon, "your
prisoner has evidently been exposed
to the measles, and before morning
lawns he is certain to break ont. ="
Saying which he entered the visit
in his call book, with the usual addi-
ional charge of royalty. -Rockland
Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A preferred dcredltor-Oue who never
presents his bill.-Texas Sittings.
Anxious Versifer-"Doyo you pay for
poetry, sir?" Exasperating Editor
Eyes; but this is verse. "-Somerville
journal.
Taylor-"Can your stenographer
write as fast as you can talk?" Naylor
-"Surel Why, she can write as fast
as she can talk l"-Puck.
Jack-"Well, 1 called on her father
last night" Tom-"Ah, what did he
say?" Jack-"Not word. He fired
me in profound silence,
softliegh-"Wil you marry me? 1
would die for you" Miss Pert-"Well,
then, get your life insured in my
favor. philadelphia Record.
"Why do you suppose they always
represent Cupid rs boy?' he asked.
"Because he never arrives at years of
discretion" she replied. --Houshold
Words.
Jones--"Tve always been sorry for
one man who didn't have an opportuu-
ity to see much of the world"
Brown-"Who was that?" Jones'
"Poor Atlas; he hal it on his back"
Truth.
"Bigbee has nerve" "Why SOP"
81 threatened to sue him for those
ten dollars he owes me" yes"
"And he asked me to sue him for
twenty dollars and give him the other
ten. Puck.
Johnnie WHATS the difference
between visit and visitation?" Pa
"A visit, my son, is when we go to
see your grandmother on your
mothers side" eyes. "a vista
tion is when she comes to see u.s."
Tit-Bits.
Featherstone -'T wonder if your
sister realizes, Willie, that during the
last month have given her ten pounds
of candy" Willie course she
does. That's why she is keeping her
engagement with Jim Bnrling
secret. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Hicks-'T hear that Miss Jiter has
thrown over DIR. Pulseleigh." Wicks
Yes; but he will have his revenge.
He has sent bill for S150-htty visits
at S3 each that he has made her dur
ing the past year. His next move will
be to sue, not her, but her father. -
Boston Transcript,
Mrs. Slimson severely Willie,
this lady complains that you have
been fighting with her little boy, and
wants you to promise never to do so
again" Willie TO LADY, - "You
needn't be afraid, ma'am. Your boy
will keep out of my way after this"
-Harper's Bazaar.
Muggins-"Do you think smoking
is injurious?" Bugsins -"Wel, L
know man who smokes 1900 day
day and" Muggins-"Impossible !
Fifteen hundred cigarsa day Bah !"
Buggins said anything about
cigars? / referred to herring. -
Philadelphia Record.
First Italian Count-"Why, my
dear fellow, where have you been for
the last six months or so?" Second
Italian Count-"Over in America
hunting heiresses." First Italian
Count-"Did you bag anything"
Second Italian Couut-"Yes; my
trousers. "-.SomerviIle Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
A nellcate Oneralion.

A surgeon of the French Hospital
in San Francisco recently performed
a very delicate surgical operation.
The patient was suffering from com
preston OF the spinal cord, received
in an elevator accident which caused
complete paralysis OF The lower part
of the body. The surgeon in charge
removed the last dorsal end first lum,
bar vertobrae, in connection with the
spinous processes. Tho operation was
entirely successful.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
Only Bird Dom st!ca,ed.

Our barnyard fowl, says the Chi
cago News, is the only species OF
large family of birds that has been
truly domesticated. In its wild state
this bird had already to great ex.
tent lost the power OF hight, using its
wings only to escape from its four
footed pursuers oc to attain the
branches OF the trees in which it
sought safety in the night time. With
this measure of loss of the flying
power the creature abandoned the
habit of ranging over a wide field aud
thus was made more fit for donestica-
tion. Moreover, in their wilderness
lite these birds dwelt in more estab-
lished communities thay ."gw Niuirel
species.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

In no other country in the world is
there so much money appropriated by
Government and donated by private
citizens to the cause of education as
in the United States, boasts the De-
troit Free Press. And as a result
there were gathered during the past
year into our schools, colleges and
universities Is. $40, 26S of the youth
of the land. This is equal to nearly
one-fourth of our entire population.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
A Nail in the Snakes Tail.

William Reidy, residing near Liver
more, tampered with a rattlesnake on
his ranch few days ago and came
near losing his life for his fun.
Reidy's children had seen the snake
enter hole in the ground and told
their father. The hole was not suffi
cient depth to hide the reptiles en-
tire body, and several inches of his
tail protruded. Reidy pinioned his
snakeship with a stick, and then pro-
ceeded to drive nail through its tail,
with the expectation that the snake
would sting itself TO death when it
found it could not get away. Mrs.
Reidy held the snakes tail down with
a stick while the nail-driving opera
tion was going on, but the snake did
not like the proceeding and drew its
head from the hole as quick as a fash
The woman screamed and dropped the
stick, and the snake was free to double
on itself, which it did, and darted its
fangs into Reidy's hand. The snake
glided away and Reidy fastened off to
hunt doctor. He started toward
Livermore on the run, and had gone
two miles when he reached the ranch
of man named Cunningham. The
latter hitched up a team and put the
whip to his horses to hasten the in.
iured Reidy to a doctor. The hand
was rapidly swelling and was very
painful, and by the time DIR. Gordon
was found .the bitten member had
swollen to several times its normal
size, and the swelling was reaching far
up the arm. Heroic treatment
stopped the work of the poison, but
he still has a very bad hand and arm,
and will have cause to remember the
rattler for many day. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
WHAT CONSTITUTED THE INSULT.

care these the photographs I or
dered?" asked the customer.
"Yes, sir" replied the photog-
rapher.
"They're paid for, I believer"
eyes, sir"
"All right. Wrap them mp. Thanks.
Good mor--say, do you think look
like the photographs"
"Oh, yes. The likeness is excel
lent"
"Say, will you do me the favor to
come out with me into the alley? I'd
like the privilege of building face
on you like that. Chicago Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

It takes $500 barrels OF -four week
to make the bread OF Glasgow, Scot.
land, ard most of it goes frcm the
United States.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

The United States has all kinds of
climate, from that of Sahara in the
sandy deserts of Arizona to that of
the Amazon in South Florida and that
of Greenland in Northern Idaho and
Montana
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

A japanese priest defines "Shinto-
ism" as the "worship of the Emperor
and other great men of the Nation"
1t is the most prominent religion of
Japan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
SHE WAS THE LOSER.

He-"And now what are you cry.
ing about?"
She-"Be -be-because you don't
love me any more"
He-"But you don't love me,
either"
81 know 1 don't; but, then, never
did !"-Indianapolis Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

F, W. Putnam, of the Peabody Mu-
scum, Boston, denies that the mound.
builders we're in any way related to
the Indian tribes of the country.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
ENTITLED TO CONSIDERATION.

Hotel Clerk-"See here, now, you
move on off this veranda.
Jonas Deadbeat-"Ain't dis yere
place for guests O. de 'ouse?"
Exactly"
"Dat's all right, den-de cooks jes'
gimme a hand-out "--Chicago Rec
1rd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

To the Highest Bldder-The Latest
Cut-Well Provided-Lie Number
One-she Was the Loser, Etc.
John Bull he is a sporty chap,
Despite his yachting hukes;
For e'er among our heiresses
He still "puts up his dukes.
Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
THE LAST CHAPTER IN MISS
WlTTEM0RES ROMANCE.
BY t. W. HALL.
ISIS WITTEMORE

""0 6ANibB q oihoii
garden party at
h er GO u n tr y
home. There was
nothing unusual
about it except
that she was to
meet, on this oc-
casioD, for the
first time, the
6ancee of her
orphaned niece,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
WE'LL PROVIDED.

"Why, Professor, you have two um-
brellas.
"That's all right, expect to lose
one of them"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
They figure IL out that England
spends 5000, 900, 900 year for drinks.

Our army is amply provided with
Brigadiers, there being no less than
sixteen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

Younger Sister-"Whatd does spirit
uelle mean?"
Elder Sister (contemptuously)-
"Thin. Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18

IIE NVWbEH UNfs
"Now that we are married, Hettie,
we will have no further secrets from
each other"
"Then tell me truly, George, how
much did you pay for the ring?"-
Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-18
THE LATEST CUT.

THE LATEST CUT.
''Mrs. Outfit and her husband seem
to be divided on the subject of her
bicycle suit"
Eyes; 80 is the suit. Detroit Free
Press.
The record-union., 1895-06-28
TWO WHEELS GONE.
4 Very Sleek Job Engineered by "a
smooth Swindier.

4 Very Sleek Job Engineered by "a
smooth Swindier.
Bicycle stealing is getting to be an
established business these days. The
latest transaction Of the kind in local
circles occurred on Tuesday, and two
prominent Cycle firms are each out-and-
injured to the extent of wheel.
The operator is strange young man Of
respectable appearance who gave his
name as j. Z. Finley when he called at
Jordan Il Banta's cyclery at 1910 j street
on Monday and rented wheel, which he
returned in due time and re-engaged it for
the following day.
When he called at Breuner's wheel en-
porium, 6l23 X street. and engaged a
lady's wheel for Tuesday, his name had
suddenly changed to L. Locke.
Early on Tuesday morning Mr.. Finley,
alias Locke, mounted Jordan & Banta' S
wheel and rode down to Breuner's place.
where he got the lady's wheel. He rode
away on the aforementioned machine,
leading" the latter, and disappeared in
an easterly direction. He was seen later
on in the eastern outskirts of the city, but
that Is as far as the owners of the wheels
have been able to trace him.
Mr.. Finley-Locke informed the wheel
men that he expected to be absent nearly
all day, SO no anxiety was felt until the
night passed and he had failed to show up.
Before the proprietors of the machines
could consult one another on Wednesday
he had ample time TO ride hundred
miles. or farther if he cached the extra
wheel. The probability is. however, that
he had a confederate waiting outside the
city, and that they are both two or three
hundred miles from here by this time.
ha fIVn n off ~ II
SO for the recovery of the wheels, and
kilograms and telephone messages have
been sent III all directions III the hope of
heading off the thief.
The record-union., 1895-06-28

REFERRING to the pure food and drug
law of Ohio, which Is very like that of
California that no one has yet appealed
to, we find that in the Buckeye State the
press agree that it is being enforced, and
with satisfaction to the very men who
were expected to do the most kicking.
Thus we find President Fennel of Gin
cinnati, chief of the Pharmaceutical AS
sociation of Ohio, saying in his annual
address that his association has no COM
plant to make. The law regulates the
quality of food and drugs. and Mr.. Fen-
mel says that it has most salutary effect
in q sanitary sense, and financially also.
The druggists now have the confidence of
the doctors, the consumers OF food trust
to the grocers and millers and pack ers,
the public health is improved, more
good goods are sold at fairer profits. and
the people save money by getting their
moneys worth. Well, now here is a
happy state of affairs. Suppose we In
California try it, too. Or did our pure
food and drug law which the last Legis-
lature passed die a-borning? VIII not
somebody stir about little. and find out
what has become of that same law?
The record-union., 1895-06-28
a Cook Book Free.

liable and Kitchen is the name of q
new cook book published by the Price
Baking Powder Company, Chicago. Just
at this time it will be sent free if you
write a postal mentioning the RECORD
UNION. This book has been tried by
ourselves aud is one Of the very best OF
its kind. Beside containing over 400 re-
ceipts for all kinds of pastry and home
cookery, there are many hints for the
table and kitchen, showing how to set a
table, how to enter the dining-room, ETC.:
q hundred and one hints in every branch
OF the culinary art. Cookery of the very
finest and richest as well as of the most
economical and homelike, is provided
for Remember Table and kitchenu
will be sent, postage prepaid to any lady
sending her address name, town and
State). plainly given. A copy in German
or Scandinavian will bessent If desired.
Postal card is as good as letter. Address
Price Baking Powder Company, Chicago,
Ill
The record-union., 1895-06-28
DIBRSSEN'S TURKEY.
1t Was Practically Dead, Though 1t
Could Kick.

It Was Practically Dead, Though 1t
Could Kick.
Justice Davis would not listen to the
arguments of the attorneys in the case OF
d. Dierssen, who was tried yesterday for
cruelty to animals, and ordered Dierssen
discharged as soon as the testimony was
all in.
a couple of weeks ago Miss Lottie
Wilsey saw turkey moving about be-
meath one of the counters in Dierssen's
Pacific Market. The bird was in seaside
bathing cOstume-In other " ords, it was
quite nude.
The natural supposition was that the
fowl had been plucked alive, but the
testimony showed that, although it WAS
able to kick lively. it was practically
dead, and the courts order made it le-
gally dead.
Witnesses testified that the custom was
to wiring the necks of turkeys before the
fowls are bereft of their feathers. and the
supposition was that this was done in the
case atissue, but that the operation was not
a perfect one and that the turkey tempo
rarily revived sufficiently to exhibit itself
to customers.
Justice Davis was of the opinion that a
case of intentional cruelty had not been
made out.