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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

The statistics of our foreign trade
under the new tariff continue 10 look
black for the United States. For the
month Of October there was an in.
crease in imports of dutiable mer-
chandise of s8,OOO,OOO, as compared
with the corresponding month last
year. To Offset this there was an in.
crease of only s2,6O9,96 in exports
10 other words the balance is about
S5,500,000 worse for the United
States for the fourteenth month of the
new tariff than it was for the second
month. What the end will be al
this rate of progression is not difficult
to determine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

AFTER its memorial fight against
"Caesarism" when General Grant was
a candidate for a third nomination,
the New York Herald has a large
sized contract on hand 10 endeavor.
ing to make it all clear that it would
be perfectly right aud proper for Pres.
ident Cleveland to be given Il third
term. The ponderous provIso that
comes in here will readily suggest it.
self. Blizzard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

A STORY is going the rounds, evi.
denily meant to be in favor of Sena.
ator Brice, telling how he had to
pawn his watch when on his wedding
trip in order TO pay his railroad fare
from New York home for himself and
bride. In connection with this Incl.
dent the Franklin Ne,0s is moved to
wonder how many other fellows have
siuce been obliged to pawn their
watches to keep up the expenses oI
the Hon. Cal and his bride.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20
NOTICE TO NAVIGATORS.

The Allegheny Vallev Railway Com
pany will rebuild the three spans of their
bridge crossing the Allegheny river at
Oil City commencing the erection of the
trestle work of the south span about the
latter part Of August, placing trestle
work under the middle and north spans
at periods of about two weeks apart.
FalsewOrks will be in all three spans
about October 18TH, but in about two
weeks thereafter the south span of the
bridge will be again reopened for naviga-
ton.
The customary red lights will be
placed on the upstream side at each
pier. lot
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

THE Democrats who are so conf.
dent the Republicans will not touch
the Wilson. German monstrosity are
like boys whisIling as they pass a
graveyard. Their courage is ebbing
fast.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20
100000 PERSONS DYING.

seem TO continue, notwithstanding the
assembling Of the warships Of the
great powers Of Europe, aud the sac.
ri6ce of christian people is simply
APPALLING if reports can be relied upon.
Following is one of the latest dis
patches concerning the existing state
of affairs:
LONDON, Nov. 1S-It is under.
stood in well Informed circles here to.
day that the assembling of the Brit.
ish and foreign fleets in Salonics
Bay is having a good effect upon the
Turkish Government aud that the
Sultan has finally determined to
make earnest efforts to put stop to
the bloodshed in Asia Minor. 1t is
understood the Marquis of Salisbury
has received assurances that the Sui
tan has dispatched commissioners to
Asia Minor instructed to put in force
as soon as practicable the reforms in
sisted upon by the powers and that
beyond the assembling of the foreign
fleets off Salonica the powers will
take no further steps at present, be.
iug desirous of giving the Turkish
Government every opportunity posi-
BILE of restoring order iu the disturb.
ed districts without having recourse
to measures which might add to the
state of anarchy prevailing The
following telegram from CONSTANT.
nople was received this morning by
the Auglo- American Association.
The Armeniaus are beiug massa.
cred everywhere in Asia minor
Over 100000 are dying Of starvation
and exposure The Sassouu work Of
relief has closed For Gods sake,
urge the Government to stop the
most awful events Of modern times
The Porte is powerless, as all the tel.
egrams are under the palace officials,
who have inciled the massacre
throughout ADatollip."
A dispatch received here from
Rome to-day says that advices which
have reached there from CONSTANT.
nople Ounounces that the agitation
against the Christians of Northern
Syria is extending and that massacres
have occurred near Aleppo.
CoNsTANTIYoPLE, via Sofia, Nov.
1S.-No details have yet been re.
ceived here of the massacre of about
800 Armenians at Kharput or Of the
sacking and burning of eight out of
twelve of the buildings belonging to
the American missionaries there. The
United States Ambassador, Mr.. Ter.
rell, has telegraphed for particulars
of the outbreak, as especially whether
the eight American mission build.
ings we're directly set on fire by the
rioters or If they simply caught fire
and we're destroyed as the result of a
general confagration. The Ameri-
can and other missionaries at Bitlic
have been compelled to return to Van
under an escort Of Turkish troops
which was accorded them upon the
strong representations Of Mr. Terrell
to the Porte. Further massacres are
reported from Sivas and there is re.
port that 1000 Armenians have been
massacred at Gurun Although the
reports of this latter massacre are not
confirmed the Turkish officials here
admit that the Kurds have made two
separate attacks upon the Armenians
of that locality and that there was
considerable loss of life due, accord.
ing to the Turks, to the riotiug o
the Armenians which could not other
wise have been suppressed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

SINCE the 9th inst there don't
seem to be so much worry about the
third tenn proposition, and some of
Growers old political foes are per.
fectly satisfied to let him make the
run.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

EX.SENAToR EDMUNDs states the
truth bluntly when he says that "tbe
trouble with US and our foreign pol.
icy is that we stand still while our
competitors are at work; but we will
get move on us in that respect as
soon as we unload the present Ad.
ministration.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

GETTING ready for Congress on the
part of the Administration means
shifting all sorts of ugly questions on
to the Republicans. But they are
ready for them. They have the con.
fdence of the people.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20

THE anxiety on the part of Demo.
cratic leaders that the Republicans
should secure revenue for the starv.
ing Government is in exact proper.
tion to their hopes that in so doing
the Republicans may make a false
step. And this is what they call pa.
triotism.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-20
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1895

THE President is a true Democrat
ic Pharaoh. The elections, as was
the case Of the miracles Of Moses,
merely harden his free trade inclins
tions.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
A White Squall.

"a white squall. did ever see one
{ should say had" said an old .aiIc
in the barge office. "Wc were b
tween here and the West Indies. an
II was as fair a day rs you ever pi
eyes on. | was Mt the wheel, an Y
we're bowling along under pre,t
Ealing breeze. There wasn't col
TO be seen, unless n little white ylpo
far off could be called n cloud. All /
4 sudden the Captain came up out
his cabin.
"'Get all the light sails of her l
quick as YOU can he shouted to ID
mate. 'Clew up the royals aul A
gallant sails, and bear hand lys
bows.
What's the matter with tee 1
man now?' said the sailors, as ID L
looked around the horizon and a
nothing but sunshine and the ce
sky.
Nevertheless all hands turned |
getting in the light sails, The Ca
tain took the wheel and sent me to
sist. OF course we all thought it VI
a piece of foolishness, but we vorlI
with u will because the Captain "a
US to.
"Well, we had no sooner got {
sails in than it struck. Right o.
the efeai- Sky caSle an awful giA
tore our great mainsail and Others
to ribbons quicker than flash
came butt end to, as the sailof'a
"How did the Captain knowh'
coming? Why, he was in his Cd
and happened to see his glass gob
suddenly. That meant sometlt
and he hustled on deck. \ gooiO
tain watches his barometer as
watches u mouse. Portland Pres
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
Missing Link Is Discovered.

Professor ]. l.. Workman, of CO.
lumbia College. has one of the most
marvellous discoveries of the age. He
claims to have the remains of the first
man, the origin of the human race,
with facts sufficient to establish the
authenticity of the Darwin theory of
evolution. The mummy incased in
the bag is what is commonly known
as the white-faced capuchin, about
two and half feet long. Scientists
have never been able to establish the
presence of the monkey on the Ameri-
can continent, ana in the opinion of
Professor Workman the chain extend
ing from mollusk to man is po longer
missing. In the Professors room
there is another package said to be
tho original of the domestic horse. -
Chicago Times.Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
A Difference OF Opinion.

81 was in little village in the
southern part of Humboldt County n
few DAYS ago." related a travelling
man. "and was sitting on dry goods
box IN front of the only store in the
place trying to sell the proprietor II
bill of gods, when we observed bare
headed man tearing down the trail
quarter of mile up the mountain.
'therwlssnder what's arter i'm, mused
the storekeeper, as he stopped the
progress of his jackknife in the middle
of shingle.
Dang went rifle. and little
cloud OF dust flew up behind the man
who WAS running. He jumped about
ten feet sideways, let out yell md
then came iioundering down the trail.
Bang! went another shot, aud bunch
of leaves dropped from bush over his
head. Then we saw grizzled old
mountaineer coule OF hundred yards
farther mp the mountain in hot nur'
suit. Every time he caught sight of
the fleeing man he stopped and took
shot at him. A couple of minutes
later IA San Francisco attorney stag
gered into the store and begged for
protection.
"'What's the matter?' asked the
storekeeper.
"'He's trying-to murder "
gasped the attorney as he crawled I'M
der "A counter.
"The stotekeeper locked the doors
JUS. as the purs uer came mp.
"'What's the trouble, Ike" he in
quired through the chink of the door.
"'Where's that thar varmint? Let
me at i'm. Let me burn trail
through his vitals,' yelled the ola
hunter.
What's he been a.doin' p
"'Why, he came along 10y our
camp this mornin' an, bein' hospit-
able, we give i'm an invite to iine us
at breakfas', an what did the blamed
ungrateful snake do but up an declar
that frog.eatin' Frenchman as rams
restaurants i'll Frisco made better
bread than | could cook in a fryin'
pan. Let me at I'm, an I'll put bis
cult in his stomach what'll cook him. :
sold Ike was pacitied, and he
started reluctantly up the trail, stop
ping occasionally TO look back to see
if he couldn't get another shot ut the
varmint. San Francisco Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24

Like wildhre the news spread
through the room. The girls looked
blankly at each other.
'It can't be possible" cried Leila
Wharton.
81 only know what heard her say"
declared Alice, looking hslf-fright-
ened.
81 am so Clad!" exclaimed Louise
Belville, ioyously clapping her hands
--"oh, SO gladl"
While in madame's little sanctum,
Ruth Barley was telling the worthy
preceptress how John Bates had trav.
eled half round tho world how he
had been a prisoner in the heart of
Africa for months--how at last he had
established himself in good business
in South America, and had finally
come back to claim the promise Ruth
had given him long ago.
''He has written again and again."
she said, land he can't understand
how it is that he never got any
answer. But how could / reply to let
ters that never reached me?"
Madame kissed the huttering little
governess in her slow, stately way.
"My dear. | congratulate you," said
she. "Of course, deeply as | regret
losing n good teacher, l shall not OBJ
ject to cancelling your engagement
with me, under the circumstances !"
And she smiled and nodded and
looked preternaturally wise.
"How did it happen?' said John
Bates. "Why, in the most natural
way in the world. came in on the
evening stage, and when | got to the
little stone stile and the footpath that
led down to the old spot, told the
driver to leave my traps at the hotel
and Id take the short cut through the
woods, seeing that it was such n fine
night and the moon et full. Just an
excuse, you know, to look at the re.
membered haunt. And as l stood
there, thinking of the happy old times.
who should come right into the glade
but Ruthie herself, just as if it were
only yesterday that we parted!"
"But," cried Miss Barley-Mrs.
Bates, she was now-"who could have
sent me that note? John declares he
didn't. How could he, when lie didn't
even know that was teaching at the
seminary
why, of course it was he." said
every one.
And deny it as vehemently as he
would no one believed him.
But the young ladies of the Apple
nook Seminary kept their own coun'
sci. And Alco Fortescue and Lena
Wharton declare that they will play
no more practical jokes. New York
Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
New York's First whit, Chili

Local historians have finally az
that the first white child born in
haitian Island was Isaac du Ir.enl
of Phillip du Trieux aud Susanna
vile, who, according to the record
the Reformed Dutch Church IN!
Amsterdam, first saw the light on
2lst of April, 1912. Phillip
Trieux, the father, was from
French Netherlands and one oil
first company OF coionists to Nai
tan Island, then known as New
stcrdam. He was one OF the We
do burghers of the infant mnnItl
ity. After the cession OF the 60
to the English, in 1864, many ol
Holland names became AnglIc|
Among these du Trieux become i
and in this form have come do1|
us. Judge Charles H. TrnaX Is
rect lineal descendant in the e
generation from Phillip du ~
Tue first white child born With
limits of New York State app5f
have been Sarah Rapaeje, dausal
Joris Rapaeie, who was born
bany, June ., 1625.-New lo'
ygrtlSer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
Home Distilled Water.

Buy q private still machino a.
make pure wstu for home consuns
tion. This is the latest fad. You y.
purchase such a still for few dolls,'
and IL runs itself. All you have 10 !,
is to clean it out once in couple !;
weeks.
just now cpidemics OF typhoid ~,
frightening people all over the coun
try. Its sole cause is bad water Poi.
luted drink is likewise accountable 70,
malaria, the germs of which find tbs;,
way from the stomach into the blooS
where they feed on the red corpp,'
cles. Public recognition OF these isc,,
has brought a rapidly increasing ds,
mand for distilled water.
The household still is inexpensiv.
Water from the city main passes in,oI
n reservoir, in which il cannot M,
above certain limit. There it ssnb.
mitted to q process of distillaton. ,b,,
goes on all the time, tho neces,s,v
heat being furnished by n single "a,
jet. The contrivance is wholly ap,o.
matte.
The body of an average man con.
tains forty-six quarts. or ninety.sr
pounds, OF water. He drinks eyc,v
day thirty-seven ounces and eai,
thirty-fve ounces of water. or course
foods commonly hold a large percent
age of water. The bones of this Ind. i
vidual are nearly, one-fourth water
his brain, muscles, lungs and hea,
are three-fourths water, aud his bloc
is more than four-frths water Eu
lentlv water is of sufficient import
anco to the human system TO
worthy of serious consideration. III
risk of germ poisoning from this subj
stance is greater than the dange,
from all other things taken into III
body combined. Atlanta Cous.,g
lion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
Training Carrier Pigeons for War.

The Russian military authorities
have lately been giving special atten-
ton to the breeding and training Of
carrier pigeons for war purposes.
Lieutenant Biglow, the chief trainer
of these aerial war messengers, a few
days ago started tweuty-eight pairs OF
carriers from Luga to st. Petersburg.
Eight pairs reached their destination
in forty-fve minutes, four pairs in
sixty-five minutes. and the remainder
at intervals during the day. One
bird only was missing, and had prob
ably become the prey OF hawk. At
distance OF fifty-nine versts (about
forty miles) from Moscow, thirty-four
carrier pigeons were, on the same day,
started singly on homeward flight to
the old capital. They all reached
their destination safely, but the aver
age time occupied was six hours. Ac'
cordlng to these experimental results
it can scarcely be said that Lieutenant
Biglow's training is as yet an entire
success. A regular pigeon post is tc
be established next year between Mos
COW and Nizhni-Novgorod during tAs
ALI Russian exhibition at the latter
place. London News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
The Finest HOrseman in Euro

Milan is mourning the loss
most popular eccentric SON.
Valerie was a millionaire manu-
er, and probably the finest ho'
in Europe. He rarely condes'
to drive fewer than six horse
timu, and it was quite a commol
in Milan to see him on the box
his coach behind eight supe'|
mails. He often drove ten IN ;
and used to boast that he neye]
serious mishap. Ho claimed
derstand the language OF an!n'|
he used to pass hours in bis
daily talking with his hor'e|
though very old, Valerie enl0I
bust health, and probably heI
be alive now but for the imp
OF drinking iced water after
gallop.- New York journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
How The Misado Honors His Ancestors.

The private affairs of the Emperor
of Japan are managed by member of
the cabinet, who is known rs the min.
lister of the household. lie occupies
Il fine building of French architect
ure near the entrance to the palace
grounds, with large staff of secre-
tnries and assistants. 1t takes n great
many men aud u great deal of money
to look after the welfare OF SO simple
a person rs the mikado, but most OF
their time is taken M by the almost
ceaseless ceremony that has been in
berited from ancient times. Occa-
sionally they lop off some nonsensical
formality that was introduced to
crafty the vanity OF some prince or
please some mikado, but there is still
plenty of 1t left, and between the de-
votion he pays to the dead and the de-
votion he receives from the living
slutsu Hito has n pretty hard time.
AS an example, he is the one hun
dred and twenty-sixth emperor OF his
line, and each of his predecessors has,
p birthday or some other anniversary
which their memory must be
red by worship before the tablets
that bear their names and import.nt
statistical information. A bureau of
ri,ual composed of ten laymen and II
number of Shinto priests, who are
mostly members of the imperial fam
lily or related to the emperor in some
way, assist him in his religious duties
aud often worship his ancestors III his
place when he has something more
important to do. They keep track of
the calendar, and when the birthday
of some particular ancestor arrives,
and often two of them were born on
the same date-which was very kind
of them and saves a good deal of the
imperial time--their tablets are
brought out from the handsome lac
quer boxes and brocade wrappings in
which they are preserved and placed
upon shrine in the palace with bowls
of rice and other food, cups OF sake.
fresh flowers appropriate to the sea-
son, foliage plants and other orna-
ments that belong to the outfit of tho
particular person who is to he wor-
SHIPPED. At certain hour in the day,
with great pomp aud ceremony, the
emperor appears Mt the head of pro-
cession OF princes and priests, and
prays for the assistance and blessing
of the particular ancestor, who has
been deifel and now lives among the
gods, able to exercise an influence for
good or evil over the affairs of NOR
tails.
If any misfortune overtakes the
State or anything happens to the en-
peror it il usually attributed to his
neglect of his religious duties, and
those who attend to such affairs en-.
deayor to trace back the difficulty to
the evil influence of some neglected
ancestor.
The ancestral tablet is rather in.
significant looking affair, being a
piece of wood about eight inches long
and three inches wide mortised into n
little pedestal that is usually beauti-
fully carved and gilded. The tablet
itself often bears ornaments of gold,
but is usually covered with plain
black lacquer aud the necessary letter
ing in gold. Every mau who dies Is
given posthumous name under which
he is dei6ed, and it usually has refer
ence ito some of his achievements
while living. Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24

then stretched ont and splints fas.
tened around IL to make the neck
rigid. Some bullets or pebbles
are put into the body. and then
the skin is sewed up. The result 10 an
excellent "rattle." The drum Is made
by stretching piece of skin over @
hoop about eight inches in diameter.
The drumstick is piece of wood with
metal at the end, the metal being GOV.
cred with thick piece Of skin. When
the drum is struck a dull sound is
thus produced.
The Oldest man in the tribe, who
still retains the old pagan ideas, leads
the dance. He is dressed in leggins
and moccasins and his head is orna-
mented with feathers. He starts of
in circle about the players. As more
and more of the braves aud squaws
join in the dance the circle becomes
larger and larger. Tho musicians be-
come warmed up to their work, and
the dancers enter more into the spirit
of the occasion. Their steady tramp,
tramp, tramp around the orchestra
becomes quicker, the leader gives out
his long, piercing yell more often, and
his followers join in moro quickly.
He executes more and more fancy
steps. The musicians riso to their
feet, and strain every muscle to keep
the long procession dancing around in
perfect harmony. Finally long vail
from the lips Of the leader proclaims
that this number is over, aud the dan
GERS retire to their seats TO rest for
another number. This is continued
again aud again until they are oil
thoroughly tired out and can dance
no more. 1t is usually nearly day
break when the leader rises and starts
oif the last dance, and in that time 1t
has been necessary to change the musi.
clans about many times. The same
course is pursued from year to year
among the Indians on the reservation,
and will, without doubt, be the last
custom that will be lost by the Seneca
Nation of Indians. New York Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-24
IN THE GULCH.

Can you forget, Marie,
The hillside where the columbines were
growing frail and sweet?
How you bade ne carry you,
Where the grass was wet with dew.
And the jagged stones were cruel to your
dainty slippered feetI
Can you forge,2
Can you forget, Maris.
The old, abandoned tunnel and the cabin
at the mines2
All the foolish things We said.
And the way you tossed your head
All! The memories surge around me with
the odor Of the pines,
Can you iorec,y
Can you forget. Marie.
The battered old piano with IT, worn and
yellow keys?
oh. the plant will haunt me long
or that little slumber song.
Its honeyed notes come liitinE now. TO rob
me Of hearts ease.
Can You forget?
Can you forget, Marie
But vou'll remember nothing ot our meet
ing in the hills;
Not the moonlights on the lake,
Nor the kiss dared to take.
Nor the hours We sat aud listened TO the
prattling mountain rills
Can you forget;
You will forget, Marie.
l"u'll have greater occupation than TO
merely think of me.
Tho world already kr )ws your name,
Aud I'll not regret your frame.
Though my heart should burst with long
ing for the dcy, that used to be.
But you'll forget.
In the old guich iIaric
The columbiucs have dared TO bloom this
long. SAD summer just the same.
And, It may be. they age glad
That your absence makes mo sld
And the pines, Marie. are laughing while
thcy whisper low your name.
I'll not forget
Denver Republican.