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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
EARLY MATURITY OF STOCK.

All our domestic animals come 10
maturity much earlier than used to be
the case. The regular supply of food
IN sufficient quantities brings all ami
mails to the breeding age much earlier
than they would come when in a wild
state and dependent wholly on their
own exertioDs. AS the breeding is
earlier there is less vitality in the
progeny and much greater suseepti-
bllity to disease. In the wild state,
too, the weddings are killed off by ex.
posure to the weather from which an
lmals that are domesticated are care
fully shielded. Thus in one case only
the most vigorous survive to perpetu-
ate their kind, while in the other the
progeny is from both the weak and
the strong, and therefore possesses a
smalleI degree of constitutional vigor.
Sheltering too warmly promotes early
breeding, and therefore tends to di-
minish size and health. In the Chan
mel Islands cattle this early breeding
and early maturity has run to excess.
1t is the stock that has been pushed
too rapidly aud forced into premature
breeding that now suffers most from
tuberculosis. One of the best ways to
check this disease is to reverse this
process. Heifers of the small breeds
should be well into their third year
before being allowed to drop calf,
and in the meantime they ought not
TO be fed 80 as TO induce a tendency to
fatten' II is too great q burden to
put on a young heifer, itself not half
grown, TO set il 10 growing calf
while itself needing all il can digest 10
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
Edison,s Minor Inxnniinns.

II is not the electric lights nor the
photographs, nor any of the other
things with which Mr.. Edison's name
is connected that strikes the visitor as
the greatest part Of his work. II is
tho invention OF the innumerable
machines with which these things are
made. The idea of the electric light
would have been Of no use in the
world without machines for making
the lamps and the other parts. All of
these machines had to be invented
and mace by the electricians, and
there are thousands Of them --some no
bigger than a toy engine, some as
large, nearly, as q house. Many of
them are so delicate that they are
operated with belt no larger than
shoestring. One OF them is used for
polishing jewels for use in the phono-
graphs. Without being touched by
anybody it holds the tiny jewel in
every possible position, shifting it,
turning it, absolutely feeling it, to
learn whether it is smooth, and oil
the whilo its delicate fingers arc at
work rubbing, rubbing at the Jewel,
which is no bigger than the head Of
large pin. No boy could movo his
fingers more dexterously than this
machine moves its parts in turning
the jewel around.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
1AMnRrou1Ns ANn nnArrnrra.


in the interest of true art, the old
style of lambrequin is no longer in
vogue. In place of it is long, soft
drapery, fastened to window pole or
festooned about it, and either falling
in straight, voluminous foldings or
looped into graceful cascades. The
heavily-carved cornice, with an EN-.
bossed central pediment, is no more
to be seen laden with accumulated
dust of months of sweepings.
The best way to arrange drapery is
the simplest. In the old style, stiff
and saloonlike, the fabric was cut and
sewed into shape on the table. Now
1t is draped. II draped, il needs be
directly after the top is hung, so that
each window is treated by itself. II
the room be high, the effect will be
heightened by arranging it in series
of cascades or jabots.
In handsome parlor there are
hung Grst and close to the glass soft,
delicate lace curtains that reach only
to tho bottom of the sash. Next fol-
low the French festoon shades, gener-
ally OF pongeo or other light silks.
These consist of four longitudinal
puflings, controlled by spring roller.
Then come the festooned long lace
curtains, and lastly the silk brocade
velours or tapestry hangings that are
attached to the pole by puffs or fes-
toons, and descend to the floor in ele.
CANT and graceful wavings. House.
hold News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
TEMPERANCE.


NNOAltH MAN
Many people have still the mistakeunotlon
that whisky will keep them warm. Our mis-
slonary In Alabama, Mr. J. @. Leftwlch, dur
ing the severe cold weather In that state in
February, says that great many ignorant
ana poor people who could not afford IL
bought whisky to keep them warm, think
ing that they must have Il. Here Is an In
stance OF whore poor man spent his last
penny Tor whisky. Mr.. Leftwich says,
saw AT the corner OF street I'm Mont
gomery an old colored man standing look
ing disconsolately on the ground. / went TO
MN and asked what was the matter. He
SAID that he had come fve miles to buy 81
worth OF whisky, and when getting on his
mule TO rido home he had broken his Jug,
ana his whisky was spilled on the ground.
lie said he was sorry because Il was the only
money he had, and that he had nothing to
eat az homo. He confined to repeat, i have
hothing to eat at home. l have nothing to
eat at home )"
Was he not foolish man? And vet there
are thousands Of others like him, who will
spend their last cent for drink when they
to eat
Now, II that man had spent his 90 for
preau, potatoes, eggs, corn NEAL, coffee,
bacon, or beef, he would have been able 20
nourish himself with good meal. and been
ahlo to battle with the cold. He needed
warm food, not fiery drink. And his whole
family would have shared In the good things.
AS IL was, his money was worse than wasted,
Youth 8 Temperance Banner.
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maintain its own growth. Boston
Cultivator.
POTATO GROWING.


Potato growing is attracting more
attention every year, as farmers real
ize that an acre of potatoes can be
| grown at about the same expenditure
of time and labor as an aero of corn,
while the returns from the two are
very different, for potatoes have
brought fair returns within the past
two or three years, aud the profit
would be still greater if proper cul-
ture and fertilization were supplied.
Many farmers plant potatoes on the
poorest sections of their farms and arc
disappointed at obtaining small yields
of inferior tubers. How could it be
otherwise, when the soil is lacking in
the necessary plant food for the crop?
There is no doubt that when the soil is
adapted to its growth, the potato is a
profitable crop for the one who bestows
on it experience, care and hard work.
There is little need of hand labor in
raising potatoes. With modern tools
the planting, cultivating and harvest
ing can be done by machinery. The
latter is responsible also for largely
increasing the acreage. Seed tubers
should be sound and not much sprout-
cd to be in the best condition for
planting. 1t is well to place them in
warmth and sunlight for week be-
fore cutting them for seed. The
single eye cutting has not so many ad-
vocates as formerly, and it is general.
ly conceded that the safest plan is to
plant fair-slzed piece. The con-
tinued use of small potatoes does not
give good results. 1t is important
that the variety be the best as regards
both yield and quality. Old ''run
out" sorts do not pay.
The distance between the rows de.
pends upon the variety of potato.
Those which produce large tops should
be planted in rows about three feet
apart, while the small top varieties
may be planted about two and a half
feet distant. The object is to have
complete shading of the ground. This
is OF particular Importance in dry
season. Four inches is about the best
depth for planting. This avoids much
hiiling and yet allows for easy harvest.
ing, The preparation of the seed bed
should be as thorough rs possible.
Afterwards frequent, shallow, level
culture is best. A potato field should
be kept clean from the time of plant
ing to the harvesting of the crop.
Many potato fields are allowed to be-
come so overrun with weeds as to
make the cost of harvesting more than
all other labor given during the sea.
son. Keep the weeds down from the
start, and the tuhers will be larger
and the yield heavier. Potatoes are
best not to be dug until fully ripe,
and care should be taken to prevent |
exposure to the sun.-New Yorl
World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
TINE FAMILY srrr1Na.RooM.

One of the good old institutions of
family life which has nearly disap.
peared from the modern home is the
family sitting-room. Nothing in the
modern small house takes the place or
luldlls its function. The small parlor
and receptlon-hall must be kept in or.
der for company. This is necessity
when there are young children. The
library is too small, and is, besides,
the place where we want quietness.
Usually, also, it opens out of the par
lor or hall, and therefore has not the
privacy necessary to the true family
sltting-room. In these days of ex-
treme individualism every member of
the family wants q room to himself or
herself, which is, presumably, the
reason why our houses are cut up into
so many little cubby holes of cham.
bers. And so there is no place kept
for a big, comfortable, light, airy,
roomy sitting-room.
Yet did we regard things rightly we
would have a sitting-room in our house
If we had to sacrifice the parlor. Not
that it could take the place of the
parlor, for one of the first requisites
to the real family sitting-room is
privacy to family life and opportunity
for freedom. There must be the bio
table with the lamp and the children's
school books, toys and games, the
newspaper, and perchance the moth
er's mending basket. There must be
the comfortable lounge on which the
tired father or son can stretch at ease
and take little evening nap, lulled
by the murmur of family life around
him. There must be the easy chairs,
not too fine to be tilted back by the
kind but unsophisticated relative from
the country, whom, of course, we
must admit to this family sanctum,
Here especially must the mother make
her headquarters. The mother is the
heart of the home, and she must be
accessible to all her family many
hours of the day if the heart life of
the home Is to be kept warm and
glowing.
Around her the different members
OF the family must center for the in
terchange of thought and news of each
others doings. 1t is truly lamentable
that in so many families brothers and
sisters, parents and children are al.
most entire strangers to each others
lives; aud when they do meet have
very little of common interest to talk
about The tendency is to the disin.
tegration OF the home and the chill.
ing and decay of family affection.
Nothing will remedy this like a return
to the good old custom and possession
Of family sitting-room. Chicago
Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
FEEDING vA1rr OLE SKIN MILE

The feeding value of skim milk is
admitted 10y all parties who have given
the subject any attention at all, to be
from fifteen to forty cents per hundred
pounds, depending upon the character
of stock to which it is fed, and the
methods employed in feeding. Now,
since the change that seems to have
come over the whole country regard
ing the manufacture of filed cheese.
and the stingent legislation that has
and will continue to be enacted
against this counterfeit, it would be
well for the creNmerymen, factorymen
and farmers to take up this question
of utilizing skim milk and endeavor to
put it to the best possible use. Farm,
Field and Fireside.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
TO PREVENT SMUT IN CORN.

Much has been said of late of cattle
and horses and other stock mysteri-
ously dying, and the cause has been
traced to the smut on corn or a SINH.
lar fungus on other grain or grass fed
to them. The common smut of rain
crops is a minute plant consisting of
white threads, like those of mildew.
which grow in plants, and generally
concentrate in the seed heads. That
Of corn appears in every part of the
plant, even in the roots, but mostly in
the seed heads. The seed of the smut
fungus consists of extremely minute
black or brown balls, called spores,
and when this smut dries, it is car.
ried off by the winds and spread far
and wide. But some of it lodges in a
tuft of minute hairs at one end of the
seeds OF the grain, and thus, when the
grain is sown, the smut is sown with
1t, and in this way is most effectively
spread among the new crop. To pre-
vent this the seed, whether wheat,
oats or corn, is stepped in q solution
OF four ounces OF bluestone (sulphate
of copper in five gallons of hot water,
and this, when cold, is used to steep
the seed in. The smut spores are thus
killed, and, of course, the danger of
new smut is greatly reduced, as only
that floating in the air will infect the
crops, The seed is kept IN the solu-
ton for few minutes, then taken out
and drained aud spread out to dry it
is then sown Immediately. Or the
wet seed may be mixed with some dry,
air-slackened lime, which is a great
help, and, thus dried, may be sown at
once, either by hand or by drill.-
Colman's Rural World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
THE ONLY SAFEGUARD.

If you never drink the first glass of liquor.
you never will become drunkard. This Is
a sure and safe position. against such
there is no law"-total abstinence from all
Intoxicating drinks the only position that is
absolutely safe. The army of drunknrds is
recruited from the ranks of moderate drink
ers, and not from the ranks OF total abstain
ers. Where this principle lives, intoxicants
have no power. Total abstinence reclaims
the drunkGrd from his folly and the mod
crate drinker from his error. 1t appeals to
the reason; conunces the Judgment; over
comes preiudices; prompts to action; and
sets the spirit free. Practice 1t, and you will
never becomea a drunkard. National Adyo-
cate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Have any of your fowls white, o.
scaly legs? Attend to them.
Now get some grass for your hens
Throw in sod occasionally and theJ
will thank you.
Those who have tried both claim
that there is very little difference, none
in fact, between white and brown Leg
horns, except in color.
Get lot of old plaster that some
body has torn from a wall, and dumr
in your hen park. The fowls will soop
grind it up into egg shells.
1t is possible to build wire netting
fence high enough to retain brown
Leghorns. We have demonstrated it.
though we always thought it impossi.
BILE before.
You can now dig up the ground in
your hen park, and the way the hens
gobble the worms, and wallow in the
dirt, will convince you that you have
made no mistake.
When you bring in dozen eggs at
night, aud they are so nearly alike
that no difference in color can be de.
tected, it is safe to assume that your
hens are pretty we'll bred.
The nature of most breeds of poul-
try is to be gentle and it is only by
experience of rough treatment that
they become shy. The true fancier
pets and handles his birds, but always
SO gently that they learn to trust their
keeper.
Eggs broken within the hen usually
cause death. Wash the vent with hot
water to relax the tissues, then apply
sweet oil, pass the finger up the owl
duct and remove as much of the broke
shell as possible. Unless the hen is
valuable it would not pay.
Make drinking fountain for your
chicks, by filling tin can with water
and then turning it upside down on a
fiat dish or tin can cover. This will
let out just enough water to supply
their wants but not enough to drown
in, and it is always clear.
The pure bred cockerel that sells
for about 81 is not the kind we see at
the large poultry shows. But he Is an
excellent bird to use on a common
hock-worth a dozen scrubs, inbred
and akin to the hen rs we see them in
common use among neglected farm
poultry.
"Ihe horse is CALLED and still wo
need him in the collar daily" All
right. Keep on working him, only
sponge the gals two or three times
daily in cold water and cover them
with powdered sulphur. The sore
spots will callus over, become tough
and heal in spite of the work.
Accustom your horses to low, calm
tone OF voice and use it if anything
breaks, or they become frightened,
and they will always be manageable. !
The horse that listens for loud com.
mands is carried away by panic. On
buying a new horse get him into your
habits us soon as 1t is possible to do so. !
To make a success of the poultry |
business one must have a liking for (,
the work, and be willing to work, too. |
for poultry will not bear much neg |
lect. The houses must be kept clean, !
the feeding and Watering should be (
done regularly, and plenty of gravel !
and grit kept by them, and ground |
green bone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
CHICKENS by ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION.


The right heat of an incuba.
tor is 1O4 degrees, varied occasionally
for short time down to eighty de-
grees. This change of the tempera-
ture is needed to aerate the eggs in
side, for as the eggs cool, the air in
side contracts and air from outside
passes through the shell. Moisture is
also needed, so that the eggs are
sprinkled now and then with warm
water. When the chicks ore Matched
they are fed with any good food, but
mostly with cracked neat or oatmeal
at first, or a cake OF cornmeal with
eggs in it, aud 2 little sugar is very
good for them at FIRST They will eat
quite readily, but it is desirable to
teach them to drink by taking one in
the hand and dipping its bill in the
water in q shallow dish. The chicks
are kept at first in brooder for
week or more until they get strong.
After that they may be put into a
glass covered run out of doors and fed
six times day, until they are strong
enough to go at large in good weather
in yard. An incubator that will
hold 200 eggs will cost about $40. 1t
is not advisable for any person to try
this business until he has had success.
ful experience with fowls Matched in
the usual way. For ordinary purposes,
one acre of ground, divided into two
yards, each to be used alternately, is
required for 100 old fowls. There
should be another yard, or several of
them, of quarter of an acre each,
for the hen with broods. New York
Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
Alert While Aslean.

A shepard once, to prove tho intel
ligence of his dog lying before the
fire, said, during long sentence con-
cerning something else, and without
changing his tone: al think the COW
is in the potatoes. The dog, which
appeared to be asleep, says the Bos-
ton Advertiser, jumped up instantly,
and leaping through the window,
scrambled up the turf roof OF the
house, from which he could survey
the potato field. Not seeing the cow.
he ran into the farmyard and discov.
cred her. Then he returned and laid
down in front of the fire. The same
joke was tried again, and the same
performance was repeated. The third
time, however, the dog got up, went
to his master, wagging his tail with
comical expression on his face, as if
to say he understood the game. The
company began TO laugh, and he, be-
ing offended, returned to his corner
with an offended air and went to sleep,
refusing to be disturbed again.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
onowTH or TEMPERANCE.

DIR. Norman Walker, in giving an account
OF visit to the Highlands, says. "a dis
tinct change has come over the country with
regard to temperance. Time was when
whisky was constantly IN evidence. re-
member the late Mr.. Hugh Handyside telling
OF meeting he had had somewhere with a
deacons court, when glass went round be-
fore the commencement Of business. Now
most OF the ministers are teetotallers, the
number OF public houses is exceedingly
small-far fewer in proportion to the popu-
lation than in the southland such q sight as
that OF drunkard is very seldom indeed to
be witnessed, at least IN the north. Tho
only place which holds an exceptional posi-
ton Is Stornoway. During the fishing sea-
son the drinking there is deplorable." When
moderate drinking was substituted for total
abstinence, Canon Ellison. and like-minded
earnest men, found that the preaching OF the
Gospel was like 'casting pearls before
swine" But when the stumbling block of
drink was removed by "entire abstinence
from that which had been the occasion of
the sin, and Christian men and women, ain
the exercise Of their Christian liberty" asso-
ciated themselves with the victims OF tho
drink, sin their voluntary abstinence" II
was found that the Gospel became again
"the power of God unto salvation"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
WHEN 10 aRAFr cHERRY TREES.

Graft the CHEEKY trees early, or be-
fore the buds swell to any considerable
extent. Pears and apples will do later,
or after the buds begin to push, pro-
vided the scions have been cut in
winter ana packed away in some damp
material where they will remain dor
mant until wanted for use. The cherry,
ms with other stone fruits, must be
grated quite early in the spring, and
with extra care, in order to make the
scions grow; still, slilful CRATER is
usually moderately successful with
such trees.--New York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
TEMrERANoE NEWS AND NOTES.

The screen in the saloon door is the snare
that hides the DEVILS trap.
The victim rolls in the gutter and the
saloon keeper rolls in wealth.
The man who can take liquor without suf-
fering injury Is not overburdened with
brains.
The Medical Brief says "Aleohol is per
haps the most deceitful drug in the whole
materia medca."
The next International Congress on Aleo-
holism will be held at Basle, Switzerland. ON
August Goth, 2lst and 22d.
No man ever got stung by hornets who
kept away from whore they were, II IA nre-
eiselY the samo with liquor.
The drunkards appetite Is measured by
the depth Of his pocket. -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
nUm's RAvAGEs IN BELGIUM.

The Belgian Government has laid the
foundations of a very urgent measure Of re-
form In appointing commission TO inquire
into the cause OF the ravages exercised by tho
abuse OF alcoholic drinks. 1t appears that
the licensing system has proved utterly inef-
heient, and that the suppression of $4,000
tion Of an equal number of clandestines es-
Adjustments, while the consumption OF alco-
hol has increased in alarming proportions.
The poisonous nature Of the liquor sold.
which is computed by chemists TO be seven
times more deadly in its effects than the pure
spirits, is an additional evil.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12

Hold mouthful of spirits-whisky for In
tance-in your mouth for five minutes, and
you will find 1t burns severely; inspect your
mouth, and you will find II inhamed. Hold
find the various parts OF the interior of your
mouth have become blistered; then tie a
handkerchief over the eyes, and taste, for
Instance, water, vinegar, milk or SIENNA, and
you will find you are incapable Of distin-
gushing one from another. This experiment
proves TO certainty that alcohol is not only
q violent irritant, but also narcotic. Can
you believe that the still more tender and
important internal organs of the body can
be loss inlurlously atfaeted than tho month2
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-12
AIWays n CleniIemau.

When the wife of Sir Bartle Frere
had TO meet him at the railway sta
tion, she took with her servant who
had never seen his master. "You
must go and look for Sir Bartle," she
ordered. "But," answered the nom
plussed servant, chow shall 1 know
himT ooh, said Lady Frere, 'qook
for tall gentleman helping some.
body" The description was sufficient
for the quick-witted man. He went
and found Sir Bartle Frere helping an
old lady out of railway carriage, and
knew him at once by the description.
--Argonaut.