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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
The Illusions Of DIsiance.

The three bright stars which consti-
tute the girdle or baud of Orion never
change their form they preserve tho
same relative position to each other,
and to the rest of the constellation
from year to year and age to age.
And yet the profound rest of these
stars there is a ceaseless motion; in
their apparent stability and everlast-
ing endurance there is constant
change, In vast courses, with incon-
ceivable velocities they are whirling
around invisible centres, and over
shifting their positions in space. They
appear to us motionless aud change.
loss because of our own great distance
from them. Atlanta Constitution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
RAT1s OF ADvERT.s,no, ,
A HAPPY FELLOW.

He was the happiest fellow alive,
Don't care how trouble might try him.
Lovin' his brothers
An doin' to others
jest like he'd have EN- do by him
Summer or winter-he still was co item;
Don't caro- how corn was p-sclliu'-
Wheat tumblin' over
An "corners" on clover
Trouble stecred clear o his dwcilini
Sunshine or cyclones, it still was the sam3--
Never could phase him a minutes
Take all his money.
An skies were still sunny.
Providence Providence in it,
That was his sayin', NJ matter what como,
Aud when, with the love OF u brother
That counts not the los,
Asks no crown for its cross.
He laid down his life for uuother,
lie smiled brave smile,-'iore his spirit
took flight
To the heaven (he was worthy 10 win iL)
Passed under the rod
With a simple "Thank Cod
PrOvidence-Providenco in ia
7. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.


Lead deposits of almost illimitable
extent are found in Missouri and
Kansas.
The Rev. Carr, of Tristan. England,
has q collection of about 30, 900 stuffed
birds, which are TO be placed in Liv-
erpool museum.
DR.. Luigi Sambon has recently
made collection of Roman surgical
instruments which indicate that the
Romans had high degree of oper.
ative skill.
M. Jansen recently informed the
French Academy of Sciences that he
had determined tho existence of water
vapor in the planet Mars by means of
the spectroscope.
NJ. Camille Boule read report re-
Gently before the French Academy OF
Science on the discovery of some gi-
gantic remains of elephants. Ono
tusk measured no less than 2.SJ
metres.
Paris has established municipal
laboratory for bacteriology in the old
Loban barracks, where analyses of
suspected cases of diphtheria are made
within twentyfour hours after the
materials have been handed in.
The balloon by means of which NJ
Andree, the Swedish engineer, will en-
deavor to reach the North Pole, will,
it is said, be capable of carrying three
persons, four months provisions, a
sledge and sailing boat, and will be
sufficiently gas-tight to hover in the
air for thirty days.
1t has been found that one volume
of water will dissolve only .OO73 vol.
ume of the gas bellum. This is the
lowest solubility thus far recorded.
Helium is totally insoluble in ben
zine and absolute alcohol. It's temper
ature of liquefaction has not yet been
determined, but it is thought to be at
least as low as that of hydrogen.
In calculating the cost Of electric
cooking, the cost of the lamp is put at
about one per cent. per hour. Ons
pint of water can be brought from
sixty degrees Fahrenheit to the boil.
ing point at the cost of two sixteen
candle-power lamps for one hour, or,
by the use of the equivalent of five
lamps, it can be made to boil in
twelve minutes; while by the use of
the equivalent of sixteen and one half
lamps it can be made to boil in 3.7
minutes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

The number of the pioneer mission
aries of the early part of this century
is fast diminishing, observes the New
York Independent One OF the latest
to go is tho venerable DR.. Dean, who
sailed for Siam among the early Bap-
tist missionaries in 1884. He labored
for many years at Bangkok and after
ward at Hongkong, then again at
Bangkok until 1884, when he returned
to his native land. DIR. Dean gave
much attention to translation both of
the Bible and other books, and to the
writing of commentaries. Notwith-
standing his more than fourscore
years, ho has been we'll until within o
few weeks, whom no suffered an ac-
oident at the age of eighty-eight, This
was more serious than had no been o
younger man. and he died at San
Diego, Gal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
HOPE.

We sailed and sailed upon tho desert sea,
Where for whole days we alone seemed to be.
AT lasewe saw a dim, vague line arise
Between the lonely billows and the skies,
That grew and grew until It wore the shape
Ofcovc and inlet, promontory and cape;
Then hills and valleys, rivers, fields and
woods,
steeples and roofs, and village neighbor-
hoods.
And then thought, "Somo time I shall en-.
bark
Upon sea moro desert and more dark
Than everthis was and between the skies
And lonely billows l shall see arise
Another world out Of that waste and lapse,
Like Wonder land Perhaps-perhaps-
perhaps!"
w d. Howells, in Harpers Magazine
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

The Bureau OF Animal Industry of
tho United States Department of
Agriculture has, for the last five or
six years, been experimenting upon
the connection between ticks and the
Texan cattle fever. In the blood of
cattle affected by this disease there is
an infusorian which quickly destroys
the red blood.corpusoles, and the
same infusorian has also been detected
in the body of the tick. II has been
repeatedly transferred from diseased
animals to healthy ones by means OF
tho tick. Tho presence of this in
iusorian is regarded us diagnostic OF
the disease, and, adds a writer in
Nature, the effect of its corpuscle.
destroying powers is seen all over the
body, as well as in tho red.colored
urine, giving the name of "red-water"
to the disease. The ''louping-ill" or
"tIembling," of the north OF Britain,
has been traced 10y somo directly to
the presence of ticks upon the sheep {;
and the samo may be said of a disease
called "heart water" at the Capo of
Good Hope. 1t is quito possible that
certain other obscure cattle diseases in
different parts Of the world are caused
by ticks
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

Two more slabs of stone inscribed
with words and music have been
found in the Treasury of the Athen-
ians at Delphia by tho French. BY
using some of the fragments previous
ly discovered, second Hymn to Apol-
10, with its notes, has been put to-
gether The date is after the con-
quest of Greece by the Romans. The
Greeks seem to have used twenty -one
notes IN their musical notation, where
modern musicians use only twelve.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
A Queer Stone.

Did you ever sec geode, the ugly
oreamy-yellow, rounded rock, which,
upon being broken open, presents IA
perfect Wilderness of diamond. like
crystals? They arc oddities of the
oldest kind, and are not too plentiful
anywhere, The word 'geode, means
"earthform, and is applied to all hol-
low stones which are filed with cry
stallized matter. When broken open
some are found TO be filled with pure
looking clear water. Others appear
to be full Of yellow OF broken paint,
while u third class are filled With what
appears to DO fair quality of tar.
No odds what the filling of the cavity
may DO composed of, the sides are
always studded with CRYSTALS. Should
the filling be yellow, tho crystals arc
likely to be Of tho same color, but by
far the greater portion OF thom are as
clear rs ice or diamonds. San Fran
cisco Call.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
Wanted 10 Steal Cars OF Steel Rails.

A Chicago man undertook to steal
eight car loads of steel rails, which
were stacked up at Grand Island, Neb.
He chartered tho cars and began to
load the rails in the night, but the
station agent soon found what was go
ing on, and the game was up. If the
man had succeeded in getting the rails
away from Grand Island he would
have had an elephant on his hands, tor
he never could have found II purchas-
er, and would have certainly been
caught. Such things are too easy 20
trace. Ono can hardly believe that
Chicago has such fool. New Or
leans Picayune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

A congregation in Kansas seems to
have found new way of raising funds
for their church work, relates the
New York Independent. They have
agreed to SOW 160 acres OF land with
wheat, and, after deducting a certain
sum for rent, devote the rest TO pay
ing church expenses. The members
furnish teams, plows, labcrers and
seed, and expect to be able to provide
preaching for every Sabbath from the
proceeds.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
HE Gould BE TRUSTED.

"Do you think, sir, said the girls
mother, "that you have the patience
and forbearance to be kind hus'
band?"
"Madam," replied the young man,
in earnest tones, 'I can put a four
teen and half stand-up collar on a
number fifteen shirt without saying II
single strong word.
And she consented to the match at
once. Household Words.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
Stone Saving.

Did you know that stone can be cut
with a saw, and marble, too? The
saws look very like the big saws used
in steam saw mills, but are heavier.
Perhaps when you know that it takes
one hour to cut through eight inches
OF stone you will realize what a hard
substance it is. A man in Philadel-
phia has invented a saw which recently
cut through stone ten feet long and
two feet thick in forty-fiye minutes,
so that a great gain has been made in
stone saving. The Outlook.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

1t is claimed that the first trolley
line ever operated in America was
opened at Richmond, Va, in Febru.
airy, 1888. "Since then," says a
writer in the Engineering Magazine,
There have been put in operation in
England. France, Germany, Italy and
the United States not less than 700
electric railways, covering 1000
miles. T" This is good beginning,
but it is only a beginning. The capi-
tai already invested in such roads is
likely to be doubled in the next twelve
months, predicts the New York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
NOT A BoMBARpMENT.

Kissam-"Has her papa ever fired
youP"
Higgins-"He has never resorted to
bombardment. His tactics are more
in the nature of passive blockade. "
GLOW is that?"
"When / call to see his daughter,
ne remains in the parlor during the
whole of toe interview. detroit
Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
MR.. BIGd5's ACCUSTOMED AWAKENING.

MR.. BIGd5's ACCUSTOMED AWAKENING.
"How do you manage to wake up
SO early every morning?" inquired
Boggs of his friend Biggs, who goes to
work at G.
"Alarm clock, " replied Biggs.
"I have one, too, but l never hear
it go off"
81 DeVer hear mine, either, de-
clared Biggs.
"Then how in the world do you
wake up?"
"My wife wakes me up every morn
ing saying: For goodness sake, get
up and stop the alarm on that clock |
1t will arouse the neighborhood.' By
the time l am awake i! has stopped. !"
-San Francisco Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
IT STOOD THE TEST.

A public writer had n partition wall
fixed up IN his study, and ordered the
carpenter to made it in such way
that no sound could penetrate
through 1t.
"The best thing will be to fill it in
with shavings," SAID the man, and set
TO work.
When he had finished his employer
went and stood ON one side of the par
tition and called out to the man, who
was on the other side;
"Do you hear me, Jantke?"
"No, sir I" was the prompt reply.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
ONE OF TIE UNITED STATES.

Miss st. Upid-"Ho many States
are there, Mr.. Jester?'
Mr.. Jester "Forty-four, think,
without counting matrimony."
Miss st. Upid-'' 'Matrimony?"
Mr.. Jester-"Yes; it's one OF the
united states, you know"
Miss st. Upid-"No-o, 1 didn't
know, but they've admitted so many
lately that never can remember all
their names. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

BY act Of tho Legislature of tho
State of Ohio clay-workers' school
has been established in tho Ohio State
University, where the chemistry,
mechanism and manual work OF every
thing connected with clay industries
is taught Professor Orton is tho di-
rector of this school.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
ABBlE C0LEMAN'S NEPHEW

BBIE COLEMAN
was strangely des.
tituto of kith or kin.
So far as she knew
there was only one
person in the world
whose veins ran red
with enough gen.
uine Coleman blood
to entitle him to be
called a relative of
hers, and that was n
half-uncle of her
fathers, who had
long since passed
the allotted age OF
three score and ten
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

Franco reports 213 centenarians, all
except sixty-six being women. They
are generally ahead in the tables of
longevity, fact sometimes explained,
the New York Tribune states, by tho
superior tranquility Of their lives, but
this does not hold good in the case Of
the women of France.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

home when only boy. His father
married again after several years and
they had issue-a daughter named
Abbie. ] followed up branch after
branch of the Coleman family, but
nowhere could 1 find q woman with
such praenomen. At last heard of
you and straightway started to see
you. Guided by some strange and
perhaps objectionable impulse tele-
graphed you the news of my expected
arrival withot taking time to notify
you in a moro formal manner of my
existence and discovery of your where
abouts. So here I am, your wayward
nephew, ready to atone, 80 far as it is
possible, for my own transgressions
and those of my fathers"
John had finished his work, and for
several minutes after Tom ceased talk
ing they looked out in silence over the
garden of rose bushes and the fruit
orchards beyond.
81 thank you for your confidence"
she said at length, catching her breath
between words, as If choking with
some sudden emotion. "You have
made a mistake. / knew it from the
first, but for my own sake l did not
like to undeceive you. My father and
mother both died when quite young,
rs did my two little brothers. / never
had a relative who could possibly
have been connected in any way with
your people. / knew it when your
telegram came, but l told John we
would find out who you really were.
Then after you came it seemed very
hard to set the matter straight. You
see, have been 80 lonely sometimes, :"
she said in tone of self justification.
''and you cannot know what comfort
it was to me even to claim relation
ship with scme one who only fancied 1
was his aunt. nm very sorry let
you drift on and on in your false i'm
preston so long. OF course, saw it
would all have to come out some time.
Pray forgive me. "
"My dear aunt" he said with a
laugh, "for so shall continue to call
you in spito of the absurdity of the
title when applied to you by
me, cannot blame you. /
should not have plunged into the mat
ter headirst as 1 did. In spite of the
mistake, do not see why our rela-
tionship should be counted thing of
the past. 1 shall leave tomorrow, but
is it necessary that 1 stay away?"
Certainly not" she answered.
"You will always be welcome.
His interests demanded his presence
in many places and John was trim
ming the rose bushes the next summer
when he came again.
81 found out the truth of tho case
during my Absence" he explained,
when he again brought up the old sub
ject of their relationship. My fathers
sister Abbie died when only little
child. The same scythe that has laid
your own house low seems to have
reaped rich harvest in mine as well.
We are the only Colemans left in
which either of us has any interest.
Do you think it we'll that we should
spend our lives apart?"
She looked at John, who was toiling
patiently over a refractory trailing
rose bush, and then she glanced up at
him.
81 don't know" she said, naively.
GLOW can it be helped?"
He laughed again.
"By marrying your loving nephew,
Tom" was the prompt reply.-Chi-
cago News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

Chief Justice Fuller, of the United
States Supreme Court, said tho other
day in the course of an interview
III we want to live to n green old ngo
we should stay in harness. The dry
rot OF aimlessness eats out existence.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
MoMAN's PEERS.

The new woman prisoner looked
over the jury of gentlemen in tho
box,
"AIay it please the court, she said
with great hauteur, 81 desire to be
tried by a jury of my peers.
"That is impossible, madam, | am
sorry to say" replied the gallant
Judge. "This court hasn't the power
to summons angels to serve on juries.
Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
AIISUNDERSTOOD.

Boarder tsuspiciously) There is
no foreign substance in this coffee, is
there?"
Landlady-"Um-er-well, I'm
afraid there is, sir. The spoon in it
is souvenir from India, believe. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
THOSE sENsEnEss QUESTIONS.

THOSE sENsELEss QUESTIONS.
"Whose funeral is that?'
"Charley Hockersmith's."
"What Is Charley deadP"
ooh, no! 1t is his twin brother
who is dead, but as Charley is bach
elor and his brother has wife and
four small children, Charley prevailed
upon them to bury him in his broth
er's stead. New York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
THE MOTHER OF INVENTION.

"What yo be pullin' off tho pigs
tail fer, Mandy?"
"Well, you see the dinner horns
broke, and my voice amt strong
enough to reach where the hands are,
so hit on this idea. "--Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
HIS DEEP-sEATED TROUBLE.

doctor, kin yer prescribe fer a
sick feller fer nothin'?"
"What's the matter with you?"
indigestion.
''Overeating?"
''Naw; nothin' in me stumick to
digest I"-Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
POSSIBILITY OF BOOSTERS.

At the gardeners:
Lady-"What are these little green
plantsP"
Gardener-"Eggplants, num-"
Lady-"Well, now, if l should buy
some and set them out are you sure
they'll lay ?"-Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

The remarkable growth of business
is steadily illustrated by tho activity
OF the railroads, especially in the
South, West and Southwest sections.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

Arizona is looming up as honey
producing Territory. The shipments
this season will, it is estimated, be not
loss than 1913 tons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Strayed-A Veteran-The Mother of
Invention-NIisunderstood-Possi-
bIlIty of BOOSTERS, Etc, Etc.
Merry had little lamb:
1t followed her each day,
Till Mary put the bloomers on
And then it ran away.
Louisiana Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

The scramble for Africa" goes
steadily on among the European Pow
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
A VETERAN.

Lawycr-"l'he cross-examination
jidn't seem to worry you little bit.
Have you had any previous expert
ence?"
Client-"Six children. "-Brooklyn
Life.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-22
o'C0NNOR's CONYICTBILL
An Adverse Report BY the
Penitentiary Committee.

Austin, Texas; February IS.
-=Hotlse committee on peniten-
tiaries met this morning and
considered the O'Connor con
yicit labor bill, which has been
explained in detail in these
dispatches. General L.M.Open-
heimer, of the board of pen
itentiary management was
against the measure, and the
committee attempted to throttle
it.
O'Connor made a hard fight
to secure a favorable report,
but the democratic members
Of the committee voted against
him. He will send in a minor
ity report and itpossible get the
bill before the house.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-22
M'MINN'S FIGHT.
Another Memorial Against
Judge Russell:

Austin, Tex, Feb. 18.-At-
torney Thomas j. McNfinn re-
ceiyed by mail another memo
rial asking for the impeach-
ment Of Judge John c. Russell
today. The document is signed
by John A. Kelsey and nine
others, also citizens Of Starr
county, which is represented by
Hon j. R. Monroe. The memo
rial will be referred to the COM
mittee on State affairs, and
pigeon-holed, Judging from the
action Of the committee in dis
posing Of similar memorials at
lacking Russell. The populists
will go to the country in 1896
declaring that q democratic leg
islature refused to investigate a
democrat but never failed to
pounce upon 3 populist'
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-22
THE HEADS OF REBELS.

New York, Feb. 18.-A spe-
cial dispatch TO the World from
Tangiers says; The report that
the heads of a number of rebels
have been sent to the sultan as
trophies proves to be true.
Confirmation has just been
received from Morocco city, the
scene of the fierce and proIong
ed struggle between the tribes
supporting the sultan's brother
in his claim to the throne, and
the government troops. The
heads of thirty-seyen of the
leading rebels according to the
advices now at hand, were sent
to Sultan Abdul Azzi at Fee.
These heads were transported
upon the backs of four mules
and one donkey. After being
exhibited to the sultan, it is
said that the heads will be
placed upon the city walls as
the proof of the triumph and
warning to insurgents. The
rebel tribes in the south, though
powerful and brave, are being
rapidly brought under subjec-
ton.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-22
FREE ZONE SUBSTITUTE.

Washington, d. c., Feb. IS.
Representative Bynum has
reported to the House, from tho
ways and means committee,
the substitute for Represent
ative Cockrell's bill, which au-
thorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to suspend the trans
portation of goods through the
United States into the free zone
of Mexico to any point between
tie gulf of Mexico and the
eastern boundary of Laredo
Texas.
Mr.. Bynum, in explanation
Of the bill, said that il was in.
tended to prevent the shipment
of bonded goods through the
United States across the free
zone of Mexico.
The exemption Of that par
of the zone between the Gulf O
Mexico and Laredo is deemed
advisable by reason Of the nav
liability of the river between
these points. There is no oh
lection upon the part Of thu
Mexican government to tn
passage Of this resolution anC
the action proposed to be takel
by this government The bll
does not affect the transporta
ton of goods to points in Mex
leo beyond tic free zone
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-22

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