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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

inside. Don't, however, keep it so
warm that il will fairly steam when
the doors are opened. For keeping
the air pure, box ventilators reaching
from near the floor to the roof, are
excellent. They can be made by
boarding up between the silo studs
down to within foot or two of the
floor. Choose some kind OF fastener
that will keep the COWS clean. The
stanchion is most generally used and
will answer in most cases. Arrange
the floor four to five feet in length,
as there will be that much difference
in length between the smallest heifer
and the aged COW. Let the gutter be
sixteen inches wide and six inches
deep. If possible have the walk be-
hind the gutter wide enough to allow
a wagon or sled to be drawn over it.
Make the manger twenty-four inches
wide aud the feeding floor six inches
above it. The ceiling should be 6l or
seven feet high.
Among the necessary implements
about COW stable is the broom. Get
two, one for sweeping the feed floor
and the other to clean the walk be-
hind the gutter. Keep the floor clean.
and occasionally go over the walls and
ceiling to remove dust and cobwebs.
Use plenty of straw for bedding. If it
is cut, so much the better, as it Is
then superior as an absorbent. Be
sure the gutter is water tight, and use
road dust, sifted coal ashes, sawdust
or land plaster to absorb the liquid
the straw docs not take up. Plaster
is also first-class for keeping down bad
odors. Sprinkle few pounds in the
bedding before each milking and note
the effect. 1t will also enhance the
value of the manure.
Have regular hours for feeding and
milking and rigidly adhere to them.
Plan your work so the COWS can be
left to their dreams part of the time.
Be kind to them; do nothing that will
excite them, for it will always result
in loss of milk. Salt every day, or
better still, have salt where they can
have constant access to it. Our cat.
tie are out OF the barn short time
each day. They go about sixty rods
and get water from spring and 1
have seen no i'll effects from it. How
ever, they are not out long-not over
thirty to forty minutes on stormy
days. Yearling and dry cows are Civ
en- more exercise. OF course this
takes little more feed, but it pays.
Exercise the bull in a tread power. =
American Agriculturist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
AaR1cunruRAn CHEMISTRY.

Chemistry as the handmaiden OF
agriculture has achieved wonderful
success. Fertilizing the fields has not
only become a we'll understood bust.
ness, but is an exact science. There
are methods of recovering waste
products and utilizing heretofore use.
less matter. 1t is known what is re-
quired to produce the best potatoes
and other crops, each one having sup
ing supplied to it the chemical neces.
sites OF its existence. Land, sea and
the elements are taxed to furnish the
constituents necessary to the best
growth of vegetation. 1t would have
been a surprise to our ancestors had
they been told that there are common
plants which derive a very small por-
tion of their subsistence from the
soil, but are fed from the air and
water; therefore, to understand the
theories of drainage, rainfall, eyapora-
tion and absorption are matters of the
utmost moment. To nothing does
agriculture owe such a debt as to
science, for by its means the waste
places of the earth can be made pro-
ductive, and by the introduction of
new chemical elements malarial and
unwholesome soils are made fertile
and transformed into healthy and
agreeable dwelling places. New York
Ledger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
A PrinCess's Costly Hobby.

The Duke OF York is an ardent
philatelist, the Duchess Of Fife. Is an
enthusiastic amateur photographer,
aud the Princess Maud OF Wales hos q
passion for ivory. This somewhat
rare and costly hobby has been ridden
by her to such purpose that, accord
ing 30 the London correspondent Of
the Manchester News, it would be no
misuse OF words TO speak OF her Coz
lection as a museum. The specimens
most priced are tho full-sized tusks Of
elephants shot in India by her father
and by the Duke of Connanght. Not
long since the Emperor Of Russia sent
to his cousin some wild boar tuslxsy
taken from animals shot by himself.
The Princess has large number OF
tusks and teeth Of other animals, most
ly tho gifts OF the hunters OF her family
and OF her largo circle Of acquaint-
ances, and among these walruses and
lions, sharks and seals, alligators and
swordfshes are amply represented. 80
Westminster Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
FARM AND aArpEN NOTES.

All grain should be cut before be.
coming dead dry.
Blue and purple flowers are pre-
ferred by bees and buttelf flies.
The most profitable way to market
your corn is by feeding it to stock.
Honey is wholesome, strengthening,
cleansing, healing and nourishing.
In long-cultivated soils potash is
the element most likely to become ex-
hausted.
One good Italian queen bee will lay
100, 900 eggs, producing three swarms
in one season.
The freshly cut green bone from the
butcher is a very different article
from the ground bone.
As rule, the more acid the fruit
the better for drying. Only perfect
fruit should be selected.
Nearly five pounds more of the
corn in a bushel is saved by feeding
meal than by feeding whole corn.
The good layers are active and gen.
orally on the move, the first birds out
in the morning and the last to roost at
night.
Italians are the best for beginners,
but the most successful business bee
is cross between a black and an
Italian.
A tsaspoonful of honey stirred into
raw egg is an excellent corrective
for cough and should be continued
for several mornings.
1t has been proven that sunshine
will kill disease germs as quickly as
1t will also destroy foul.
brood germs in couple of days.
All seeds Intended for planting to
which any portion of the flesh is cling
ing should be washed. Afterwards
spread out in the sun and dry quickly.
Don't forget that teaspoonful of lin
seed meal in the feed of dozen hens
once a day while moulting. In fact,
it will help fill the egg basket any
time.
The temperature of the store-ruom
for honey should be about that of the
living room-seventy degrees. A
higher temperature would do no harm,
but is inconvenient an / expensive.
While it is true that queen bee
can aud does feed herself when oeca-
sion requires, during the busy time of
egg laying she is always fed by the
workers with food so prepared that
she has even very little digesting TO
do.
Potatoes and apples are so low in
price that they,are this year allowed to
rot in the hills and in the orchards.
This is all wrong. They will bring a
better price before spring. A nun
Der of cold storage warehouses can
well be filled with such fruit at a profit
at present prices.
There is no such thing as alternate
fruit bearing seasons for trees. The
reason they do not bear in successive
years is chiefly from the fact that
they have been allowed to overbear
the previous year. There is AS much
reason for thinnicg out the apples and
pears. if needed, as for hoeing out
surplus corn or U0tatoes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
SOME DoN'Ts.

Don't expect to buy a S25 pig for
s15.
Don't keep well bred but poorly fed
pigs.
Don't write letter when you are
angry.
Don't ship a good pig that is in poor
condition.
Don't say anything against your
neighbor's herd.
Don't try to sell customer a pig
that he doesn't want.
Don't fail to say so if you are
pleased with your purchase.
Don't sell pig for breeding that is
not good specimen.
Don't try to keep more hogs than
You can give the best of care.
Don't expect pig to show up we'll
after long ride in q crate.
Don't blame a man if he don't agree
with your judgment in selecting the
best pig. Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
highest All leavenng Power Latest U. Cow Report
RH!A!'!!I! q! RSkldRS RsxdsSE
AR@OLUTEEY PURE
New Method Of Increasing the Flesh

II is now declared that while cleo
tricity is known to be cure for vari.
GUS ailments, il is also possible by a
slight faradie current applied morning
and evening to the face, neck and
shoulders, to increase the flesh and
greatly improve the complexion, the
application Of the current for this
purpose being, it is asserted, natural,
and based on the simplest laws of
electrical and physiological effect, a
small pocket battery meeting oil tho
requirements. The modification Of
the muscular tissue produced by this
means is said to be, primarily, the re-
suit OF the influence Of the current
upon the nerves, the muscles being
controlled by the nerves, both in their
movement and in their nourishment,
the healthfu,ness of the skin following
an improved condition of the blood,
and the increased flow of the latter in
volving augmented nourishmeDt, and
capacity to eliminate deleterious ma.
terial.- New York Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
INEXPENSIVE PILLOWS.

If you live in a locality where cat.
tails grow abundantly. you may have
all tho pillows you want at small ex-
pense. Gather cat. tails when ripe,
pick carefully to pieces and put in q
case of heavy muslin or ticking. This
makes a pillow as soft as down and
much more durable.
Paper torn into tiny pieces, as
small as can be pinched Off with the
thumb and forefnger, makes a very
good pillow. This is excellent rainy
day work for the children and will
often keep them happy and amused
for quite long time. Newspaper
should not be used, as the odor of the
ink soon becomes dlsagreeable, but
any other clean white or MANILA pap
er will do nicely, the softer, of course,
the better. American Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

Three eighths OF yard of fne linen
will make two frames. Out them of
the desired size and have each stamped
with graceful design of maidenhair
fern or any other that your fancy die
tates, leaving space at one side to cut
out for the photograph. Embroidor
them in solid embroidery with flo
selle, in shades of green, Il you use
the maidenhair. In art stores you
can get the linen ready stamped and
the frames for covering, but you can
easily make your own frames out of
pastebcard by cutting the size your
linen will cover, cutting out the same
place for the picture and covering the
frame with piece of sheet wadding
before putting on the linen. Where
you buy the frames ready for cover
ing, they do not require the wadding.
New England Homestead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
A DRUNKEN MOTHER.

A drunken mother is terrible sight, but
more terrible is that of n drunken baby. A
New York paper states that a woman, evil
IDENTIFY under the influence of liquor. was
staggering along near Fiity-flrst street when
she dropped a bundle she was carrying.
She picked it up with great difficulty, bat
soon dropped II again. A policeman who
had been following her then picked up tho
bundle and was much surprised TO find 1t
contained baby about year old. The
officer took the mother to the station house,
and the child to the Woman's Hospital
where the doctors who examined IL pro-
nouneed it uninjured, but stupidly drunk.
Two women admitted subsequently, that she
had given the baby whisky to keep II quiet.
She was sentenced TO the Island for two
months. What was done with the baby IL
not ted.-Woman's Voice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
THE OTHER SIDE.

A gentleman said to us, "I do not favor
prohibition. 1t would be an injustice to the
men in business; besides, IL would throw
thousands out Of employment.
We replied, "You do not look at tho is
sue from the tight side.
"You take contractors view.
"Just before the war closed, a Government
contractor said in a car, Il do hope the war
will not close under two years. 1 will lose
thousands of dollars; besides, many men will
be turned out OF employment from the Gov
ernment works A lady passenger, clad in
weeds Of mourning, rose TO her feet, and
with fearful voice said: Sir, have brave
boy and husband sleeping the sleep of death
In 4 soldiers cemetery. 1 have only one
boy left, and he is in front OF the foe. Oh.
Godl / wish the cruel war would close now."
He saw the point. Do you2
II may be your boy, or your girl, that will
fall the next victim to the drink "indus-
try" (?)
Would you consider the "trade" worth
such price? II not, for your own sake, and
for the sake Of other fathers and mothers,
stop the murderous traflc.-National Advo.
cate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
OUNCE ooNsERvEs AND DESERTS.

Preserved Quinces-Pare and seed
the fruit and cut into quarters; place
in a deep kettle with just enough
water to cover them, and boil until
they can be readily pierced with a
fork; when done take out the quar-
ters, strain the water and in it dissolve
I pound of sugar for every pound of
ounces; set over the fire and cook
until the syrup is quite thick; then
return the fruit and boil together five
minutes Can in glass jars.
Ounce This requires
that the fruit be pared, cored and
quartered the same as for preserving;
boil them gently in water uncovered
until itheY begin to soften; strain off
the water and beat the ounce in
mortar or wooden bowl to thick
pulp; stir in z pound, of sugar for
every pound of fruit and if lemon
flavor be liked, the Juice and skin of a
large lemon may be added cook until
it becomes stiff; putt in small molds.
This marmalade is the foundation for
a nice desert known as
Ounce Fritters-These, with mar
malade, are also excellent. Over
three tablesp0onfuls of -four pour
enough boiling water to form stiff
paste, stirring carefully TO prevent its
becoming lumpy; allow it to cool and
then break into it the yolks OF four
eggs and the whites OF two, without
whipping them stir and beat all Wig
orously together; heat pound of
lard very hot, drop IN desert spoon
ful of the batter at time and fry a
delicate brown; between each two frit-
ters put a spoonful OF ounce marina
lade, sticking them together. Anoth-
er way is to stir pieces of preserved
quice, chopped fine, through the bat.
ter before frying. Serve on heated
platter aud eat with butter and sugar.
Ounce Snow-Beat the whites Of
two eggs to stiff frotb, sweeten with
J pound OF sugar and in this meringue
stir pound of ounce marmalade I;
pile lightly on n dish in pyramid and
bake pale yellow.
Baked ounces are done exactly the
same as apples; remove the cores aud
fill the space with sugar; set the fruit
in n pau, pour little water over it
and bake III a hot oven until quite
soft. -Americln Agriculturist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
SarsapariIIa
hoods Pills &c. Taoa aGaE%S3iS%ilY saSsaps9iY. Ysl -
A ShroMd Fraud petected.

Lately, a matchmaker of Savignano,
Italy, mailed to himself from Bologna
a package, whose value he declared to
be $1,000. In Europe the mail service
takes the place of our express service,
and the Governments hold themselves
responsible for the prompt delivery Of
all valuables forwarded by mail. Well,
when that watchmaker's package ar
rived at the Savignano postoffice, the
latter was demolished by a dynamite
explosion. The matchmaker did it !;
he has confessed that the package
mailed by him contained only worth
less pape-s, and that he blew up the
postofiice TO obtain s1O00.-New York
World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
AcroN or TIE HORN Fly ON cows.

This insect does much harm to cat
tie when it is numerous, biting into
the skin around the horns, and caus-
ing bad sores. In Texas it kills cattle
outright. To protect the cows, mix
common pine tar with sweet oil, and
smear this around the horns on the
skin. 1t is also useful to make sort
of hood of tarred cloth, and fasten il
on the head and neck, leaving holes
for the horns, but tying it close to
them so that the flies cannot hurt the
animals. New York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
WHAT IT LEADS TO.

The Christian Leader tells OF a liquor
dealer in the town of Ayr, Scotland, who had
a particular brand OF whisky which he
wished to advertise. One day the circus was
coming to town, and to add interest TO its
performances, ahd advertise his whisky, he
offered "a prize for the best answer TO the
question, Why his particular kind OF whisky
resembled certain bridge across the water
Of Ayr. The show came, and the answers TO
the liquor-seller's question were handed in
to be examined, and the successful competi-
tor was announced. He proved TO be poor
boy. who perhaps knew from experience
what he was speaking Of, and his answer TO
the question why that publiean's whisky was
like the bridge was: because II leads TO
the poor-house, the lunatic asylum, and the
cemetery"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
A Fake Broken Show WINDOW

The fake broken show window ad.
verhsement is now popular along the
West Side avenues. By the skillful
application of a number of strips OF
glass radiating from common center,
where bit of paper is pasted, the
pane Is made to appear as if it had
been struck with stone and badly
cracked. This draws crowd, and
when the observer sees he or she has
been fooled they are even more inter.
ested than if tho break had been a gen.
uine one. New York Mail and EA
press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

That there is no limit to the ingenuity or
unscrupulousness of the man who thrives by
selling strong drinks, is illustrated anew in
the case Of the Temperance Saloons" in the
East End Of London. Many reforming agen-
ity-General Booths army interesting
temperance lectures, etc. but they seemed
TO have made but little impression, when it
was suddenly found that those "Temper-
ance" ginger pop places were having a great
rush of custom. The public analyst Of Bethel
Green thought he would turn his scientific
eye that way, and found that the liquid, dis
pensed as harmless ginger-wine, had in IT
ten per cent. Of proof spirits, just double the
acoholie strength of the ordinary beer sold
at the public houses in the neighborhood.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
The Horse Jumped on Sleeping Bear

A hunter riding through the woods
near Gray's River, Wash, the other
day came to Il big fallen tree in his
path. The grounl seemed clear on
the other side, and he leaped his horse
over the trunk. Yhe horse landed
squarely on the back Of bear, which
evidently had been asleep there The
bear was as much sgartled as the horse
and quickly made of, while the hunt.
er was thrown b the ground, the horse
pitching him out OF the saddle side
ways in its frightened leap away from
the bear, New York sun,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
FOR YOUNG DUCKS.

Young ducks thrive best on soft
food. One part cornmeal, one part
bran and a small proportion of animal
meal, mixed with cooked potatoes or
turnips, make an excellent mess for
them. The drinking vessel must ai.
ways contain plenty of water, so that
the bills may be cleaned by the duck
lings, as they are liable to die if their
nostrils are clogged. They also re-
quire water to aasst in swallowing
their food. American Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
TO RrNovArr MU11s AND 1AcEs.

In looking over friends wardrobe
recently returned from the "other
side" l was surprised to find tea
gown of pink null, made over a silk
slip, perfectly fresh in spite of the
fact that 1 had seen it go into the
trunk when leaving America deoid-
edly passe bit of daintiness. Upon
my exclamation of surprise she told
me her maid, Parisienne, had washed
the null, which was very faded and
limp, in water in which she dissolved
"pink" ball, similar to the balls of
blue, or bluing, used in ordinary
washing. These balls can be bought
in any desired color, and certainly the
result in this case was most successful.
A little stiffening was added, the whole
of the material carefully pressed and
replaced over the silk slip with fresh
ribbons and lace. The transforma-
tion was such as to make the costume
seem an impossible evolution from the
gown that had done active service for
over two years.
The same friend also showed me
white lace or tulle veil which had be-
come soiled from contact with the
face. 1t had been discarded because
of its seeming hopelessness, but res
cued by this thrifty femme de toilette
and entirely restored to its original
freshness by wetting it in powdered
pipe clay such as is used for whiten-
ing white canvas shoes. The veil was
allowed to remain in the powder over
night, aud when it was shaken out all
the foreign matter went with it, thus
leaving itwhite and wearable. Vogue.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
nOusEHoLp AFFAIRS.
a crnrous ROASTING rAN.

A roasting pan made of paper is
now. The paper is compressed and
coated with wax preparation. In
appearance il resembles parchment.
The inventor claims that paper can be
used for baking, and where the FIRE
does not come in contact with the pan
it will be found TO be far superior to
iron. New York Advertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
EARN cIsrERNs.

One of the advantages of the base.
ment barn is that it makes easy the
construction of a cistern to take the
water from its roof aud place it con-
venient for stock stabbed in it. 1t is
never best to trust to wells for water
ing stock. A we'll near stable or
barn yard soon becomes foul by filtra.
tion of water through soil saturated
with manure. A barn large enough to
hold hay and other proVender for a
large stock will furnish water from the
rain that falls on its roof for all the
stock that can be fed from it.. There
should always be filter in the faucet
to the cistern. Some precautions
must also be taken to prevent the
eistern from becoming dirty. When.
ever threshing is done the harm roof
and the cave troughs are apt to be
filled with dust. The cave troughs
should be cleaned at such times, and
the water from the first rain after
threshing allowed to run to the
ground before being diverted to the
cistern. With such precautions the
barn cistern will keep pure water for
a long time without need of being
cleaned. If the basement is deer
one, the water in the cistern will never
freeze over in winter, but will help tc
keep frost out of the basement. 1t il
great convenience in very cold
weather to water COWS in the base
ment without exposing them TO the
cold air outside Boston Cultivator
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25
Apr1E-FEED1ve EXPERIENCE.

l have been feeding apples ~ horses
and hogs since September I, writes
as, N. w." of Illinois. My horses
fatten on them quite readily with very
little corn. In fact they lay on flesh
faster than with anything I have ever
tried. 1 have fed apples to hogs for
years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

A Sunday-school teacher handed to her
scholars little slips of paper on which was
printed the question, "What have 1 TO be
thankful for?' Among the replies that were
pathetic sentence written by little girl who
had learned by bitter experience probably
the painful truth it implied, 81 am thankful
there are no public houses in heaven"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-12-25

=
The decision OF the Remington Typewriter
Company practically to double the capacity
Of their already extensive works at Illon, N.
r., is very significant Of a general improve
ment In the business outlook. for tho type
writer is now SO intimately connected with
every form OF National activity that the
prosperity OF its manufacturing industry
serves as a convenient barometer of general
trade conditions.
The Remington people will erect an addi-
tIonal building, l50x54 feet, six stories high.
This is to be completed at once, and will be
equipped as speedily as possible, for the de-
mand is so large rs to tax the present capac-
ity Of the plant to its utmost, and leaves no
margin for the iuturs increase of the busi-
ness which is in sight.-From Neto York
Tribune, OctobIr 25, 1895.