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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

To be alone in o boat which is in the
very middle of a great lako and to
have neither oars nor any sort OF sub
stitute for oars with which to propel
that boat to shore, would seem about
rs awkward predicament as could
well be imagined. But should there
happen to be a coil of rope lying in
tho bottom of tho boat, and provided
that this short article has been read,
there should be no need for dispnir.
Tie the rope to the after.thwart and
give series of jerks in direction
parallel to the keel and tho boat will
begin to move forward, slowly. indeed,
but surely. And this is the explana-
tion. The tug on tho rope contracts
tho length of the boat and makes its
sides bulge ont. When tho rope
slackens for moment the boat ro.
gains its natural form, and i'll so doing
there is a push Of the nose of the boat
forward, but the water offers less re-
sistence to the motion forward of the
bow than of the stern. SO on the
whole with each jerk there is slight
progress forward. BY continuing the
series of jerks long enough the boat
may be brought to shore. A speed OF
two or three miles an hour can be oh.
tanned by this means. Try the expert
ment when you are next on a fair-sizel
pieco of smooth water Now York
Mercury.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
Rich Strike by a Tenderfooi.

There is an axiom among mining
prospectors that while knowledge of
mineralogy is n first necessity for a
man starting out to hunt for the prec-
ious ores, yet the richest finds are Of
ten mado by the rankest tender'oot.
1t is well illustrated in recent rich
find near Salt Lake City, Utah. Viii
lard Weihe, violin soloist in the
Tabernacle, was walking in City Creek
Canon, on the outskirts of the city,
when he kicked aside some rcck that
struck him rs being unusual in appear
anoe. Out Of pure curiosity he car
ried n piece of rock back to town and
had it assayed. 1t showed $500 in
gold and $40 in silver TO the ton.
Weihe was so much surprised he al
most tainted Then when he recov-
cred he hurried back to where he found
the rock, without mentioning the mat.
ter to any one, and staked out a large
number of claims for himself and
friends. Now a considerable camp has
sprung up, and the workings bear out
the promise in Weihe's chance strike.
New York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
SUPERLATIYE.

80 you have been having a pretty
dry time out in Kansas"
"Dryl Well, rather Why, the
air was so dry out there that the moon
used to fairly raise a dust as it went
through the sky, and the moisture was
all eyaporated out of the milky way,
until it looked like a long trail Of pull
Yerized chalk.
Chow did you get water for your.
selves aud stock ?"
"Well, that was hard matter. We
used 20 have to run the well through
the clothes wringer every morning to
set water for cooking, and we would
go and throw lot of little pebbles on
the barn to make the horses think II
was rain falling on the roof, and in
that way keep them from getting dis
eouTaged. Truth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The Japanese remedy for tho leposy
is to be given a trial at the lezar house
ut San Francisco.
A Chicago traction company will
soon experiment with street cars pro-
PEELED by compressed air.
Twenty millions Of meteors are said
to fall upon the earth every day, their
aggregate weight amounting to several
tons.
Professor Alexander Agassiz, of
Cambridge, is leading an expedition
of scientists to explore the great Bar
rier reef of Australia this summer.
They say that the X rays give an in.
fallible test for diamond. They pass
right through the genuine stone, while
the imitation casts a strong shadow.
An X ray photograph showing bull
let in mans leg was accepted as evil
dence in o Montreal tOanada) court
the other day that the man had been
shot.
The French Government has CON
ferred the cross of the Legion of Honor
on Professor w. L. Putnam, of Har-
ward, in recognition of his scientific
achievements.
They say that Kentucky physician
has invented an apparatus which ena-.
bles blind person to sec by means of
X rays acting on picture made by Il
small camera fastened over his eyes.
One of the latest bike devices is
Steering strap" which is made fast
to the shoulders, and not only allows
the rider the free use of his hands but
enables him to lean back on the ma
chine, and gives him a purchase,
besides his weight, to drive with.
The Austrian Government has now
established seventy-six meteorological
stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Three of them are provided with self
recording instruments. A mountain
observatory has also been opened on
the Bjelasnica, at an altitude of G800
feet.
Sawdust is turned into transporta-
bio fuel in Germany by very simple
process. 1t is heated under high steam
pressure till the resinous ingredients
become sticky, when it is pressed into
bricks. One man with q two-horse
power machine can turn out 5000
bricks q day.
The deepest water yet known has
been found by the British ship Pen
guin in the South Pacific Ocean, be-
tween the Tonga group of islands and
New Zealand. Sounding revealed
depth of 5O22, 5147 and 5155 fathoms.
Hitherto the greatest depth recorded
was 1865 fathoms, toward the north
cost of japan, taken by an American
Government vessel twenty-ono years
ago,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

While so many scientific persons are
trying all sorts of experiments with
the Roentgen rays, how is it, asks the
New York Times, that nobody seems
to have thought of ascertaining what
effect would be produced on the direc-
tiou OF these mysterious vibrations by
sending them through lenses made OF
platinum, aluminium and ott er moro
readily permeable substances? Now
that Professor Rood has proved that
X rays, like ordinary light, can be re.
ilectcd by at least one of the metals, it
is not unreasonable to suspect that
they can also be refracted and so TO-
cused as to produce, not the present
unsatisfactory shadows on the photo
graphic plate. but q real IMAGE.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
Antarctic Explorations.

Tho scarcity OF seals aud whales has
led scientists to wonder if they may
not have migrated to the extreme
south, and having found undisturbed
quarters there, have concluded to re-
main.in that region. AT all events,
II London syndicate is about starting
out an expedition to the Antarctic
continent. Several whaling vessels
aud some small steamships will mako
up the little feet. An Antarctic ex.
plorer is going out with the ships on a
scientific investigation. Other expe-
ditions are talked of if this one is
successfully started Now York
Ledger,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
New Way Of BuYlng Horses.

1t is not long step from judging
or selling cattle by weight to similar
process with regard to horses. We
have heard occasionally of horses be-
ing bought at a live weight price, but
the circumstances when applied to an
imals intended for work is not com
mon one, 1t appears that a Glasgow
man recently bought twenty Canadian
horses at nineteen cents per pound
live weight. As the animals averaged
about ten hundredweights each, and
were of that class suitable for driving
purposes, they averaged about 1920
per head, which may be considered an
extremely good price. -Pearson's
Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

Curious results with soft wood
timber have been observed in sone OF
the deeper levels of the Comstocll
mines One of the supports of Oregon
pine in n deep level of tho mine had
been subjected to enormous pressure
for twelve years. 1t is so hard that 1t
cannot be cut with knife. and one
Of its sides is polished from the
squeezing it has undergone. Yellow
pine from the lower levels of the Com
stock has been so compressed by the
enormous pressure of .he settling
rock that its density exceeds that of
lignum yitae.-Popular Science News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

The Speaker of the South Carolina
House of Representatives. and the
President of e. . Senate call the clerk
"clark." This excites surprise in
strangers, but it is good old English
orthoepy OF the Elizabethan era. This
pronunciation is not often heard in
the cities nowadays, even in the
South, where, according to the De-
troit Free Press, more of the old
forms of speech linger than in the
North, but it is frequent enough in
Tennessee, Virginia and Carolina
mountain districts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

American beef in England may now
secure full recognition of its excellent
merits from consumers as we'll as
dealers, if a measure just inti oduced
in Parliament becomes law, remarks
the American Agriculturist, This pro-
poses to compel dealers in foreign
meats to so mark them. Well and
good. Too long have conscienceless
English tradesmen labeled our prime
beef "Scotch," enabling them to ask
q fancy price because of this.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

London leads the list of cities in its
number of women who are either do
mestics or skilled workers. New York
is next. The workingwomen over fif-
teen average about 100000 in New
York City, as against 73, a quarter
OF century ago. There are probably
about 600, 900 women of working ago
in city like New York, with its o.
100000, and this shows that half of
them are obliged to toll.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
Changed His Skln.

The celebrated interrogation OF tho
the sacred writer, "Can the Ethiopian
change his skin?" can be truthlully
answered in the affirmative, that is,
if present prospects and recent accom-
plishments are n criterion to what may
be expected in the near future Sew,
eral years ago, in 1890 or 1891, DIR.
JOHN Edge, OF Reading, Penn, ex-
perimented in skin grating science,
using patches of colored mans skin
to cover an ugly wound on IA white
mans leg. The ebon hued patches
"set" all right and were soon adher-
ing as firmly as the adjoining epider-
mis-. New York Times,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
RESOLVE.

Hc kissed my hand-the hand that holds tho
pen
Bathed it in love from 1uger-tips TO wrist.
The wandering veins that felt his lips i'm
press
Throbbel with now lifo tho moment they
were kissed.
The hand itself, thus blost, shall strive to DO
Worthy it, honor, and sha only write
Words consecrate to high and lofty life
From this time on, in memory Of to-
night.
Anne Reeve Aldrich.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
ILorseless Cnhs for Paris.

A company has been formed to IN.
troduco horseless cabs into Paris.
Provided the sanction Of the authori-
ties is obtained, it is iuteuded to be-
gin with 100 cabs. The fares will ba
the lame us those of the present cabs,
and the horseless vehicles viii be sub
iect 20 the same police regulations. If
the innovation proves successful the
company will increase the number o
carriages to 1000,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

The most dangerous draught to
many men-"A sight draft. Texas
Sitter.
Brown-"I hear you had some
money left you" Jones Eyes, it
left me long ago. Judge.
Proposing parties are the rage;
In fact, they're quite the thing.
But the best proposing party
Is the chap who's bought the ring.
Philadelphia Record.
He-"I would kiss you if thought
no one would see me-" She-"Shall
close my eyes?"- Woonsocket Re
porter. as
First Wheelman-"Well this road
is clean enough" Second Wheelman
ct ought to be; went over it yes
terday. Life.
1t often happens that when man
has an inborn ambition to become
great conqueror he finds it necessery
to stir up his own row.-Judge.
Wheneer two evils may befall
The less all wise mon choose;
IT'S wrong to 90 to war at all,
But worse to 90 and lose.
Washington Star.
"My pockets been picked" cried
the bearded woman, "and l know who
did it. The armless wonder has been
sitting right alongside of me all the
morning l'-HGrper's Bazar.
81 have cured Bliggins of his horri-
BILE superstition at last" tho philau-
thropist exclaimed. "How did you
manage it?" ~ offered to lend him
thirteen dollars. Washington Star.
"Did you go into society in Phila-
delphia?'' "Yes." "And how did
they kill time there?" "They don't
kill it, They just sit down and wait
for it to die q natural death. "-Wash-
ington Star.
"Ah, mel" inspired the poet, as he
finished n sonnet to his mistress's eye
brow, "what would be the condition
of country without women !" "Stag
nation" softly responded tho humor-
ist. t.-Boston Courier.
"WelI, father" exclaimed the prod.
igal son, as he made his appearance at
the family fireside, care you ready to
kill the fatted calf?" "No," replied
the old man, grimly, 81 think I'll let
you live. "--Seattle Times.
Grace-"I must refuse him, poor
fellow, but l wish l could do some.
thing to lessen the pain of it," Maud
-"Get some one to tell him that you
haven't as much money as he thinks
you have. Brooklyn Life.
Peasant-'You won't catch any
thing in that brook; there Hre no fish
there" Preacher-"This is n piece
of impertinence Why, then, is this
notice put up here, Fishing forbid
denY"-Fliegende Blaetter.
Shopkeeper-"How does it happen
that you are SO late this morning, Miss
Waltz" Miss Wait (who will never be
hanged for her beauty Please, sir,
my clock stopped" Shopkeeper ~
believe you Boston Transcript.
She held a daisy in her hand
And pucked its petals one by 90;
AS lair u picture was she then
AS e'cr was shoue ON by the sun.
The rude young man, who, unawares,
Approached her nearly hal flt,
To hear her roseleaf lips enun-
Ciate-"He loves me-loves me nitl'
--IndanRpo Ills News
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

An agitation has been started by q
number of scientists urging the ep-
pointment of permanent director.in-
chief of the scientific bureaus and in
vestigations conducted under the
charge of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, this officer to be
broadly educated and experienced
scientific administrative officer, who
should hold Office during good be-
havior.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

Tho New York Tribune says: "Jap-
IN is buying her steel rails at the
Pennsylvania mills, finding them
cheaper there than in England, and
of better quality. AT the same time
our furnaces are shipping pig iron to
tho British market underselling the
home product, to tho amazement and
CONSERVATION of tho producer there,
who would have smiled at such q pre-
dictlon a few years ago."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
A CAPABLE MAN.

Rasom-"Yes, Bings has risen in
the political ranks. But do you think
1t wise move to send him on such an
important diplomatic mission?"
Basom-''Do /? / tell you, he has
no equal rs a diplomat Several years
ago we lived in the same flat building,
and he was the only tenant who always
stood solid with the janitor.'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
LIFE.

"What Is life but what man is thinking Of
all day2"-Emerson.
II life were only what man
Thinks daily of-his little caro-;
His petty ILL., his trivial plan;
His sordil scheme to horde and spare;
His meagre ministry; his small
Unequal strength 10 breast the stream;
His large regret Repentance small;
His poor, unrenlizei dream
'Twere scarcely worth passing nod;
Meet 1t should end where 1t began.
But tits not so. Life Is what God
Is daily thinking Of for man.
Julio NJ. Lippmann, in Harper
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

En- ylaud is to try her hand again at
tho conquest of the Soudan, despite
tho unfavorable issue of modern at
tempts by European Nations to con-
quer the socallel savage tribes which
ttill control so large part of tho
African continent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

1t would seem TO the New York Sun
that there is little further conquest
possible for tho bicycle when it sup
plants the horse in tho esteem of the
red man. A few days ago Little Black
Bear, Noa Perce Indian Chief in
Oregon traded thirty head of horses
for n bicycle
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

The Baptist ministers of Now York
have determined that they will not
undertake to dictate tho vote of their
congregations by advising them whom
to vote for; they will just tell them
the exact truth about the political sit
uation and leave them to use their
own intelligence.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
THE WANTS.

"Your verses are very good, Miss, -
said the editor, IN his kindost manner,
"but we cannot possibly use them.
Our columns are too crowded"
"Can't you leave out some of that
stuff you publish under the head of
'Wanted'?" suggested the poetress.
ut is very uninteresting, "-Chioago
Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
AN ORIGINAL FEuLoW.

Biggs-''That BE Beat seems like an
extremely versatile fellow"
Todgers That's right. He bor-
rowed SO of me last month.
Biggs-"Well?"
Todgers-"He has already given me
thirteen original excuses for not re-
turning it. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
NO PLACE To THINK,

"Thomas, ] saw you laugh just now.
What were you laughing about?"
al was just thinkin' about some
thing"
"You have no business thinking
during school hours. Don't Let it oc.
cur again"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.

She-"I wish some photographs
taken"
Photographer" madame, with
or withoutP"
"With or without what?"
"The bones. Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
A CoUNTER-IRRTfANT.

Mamma - "Russell, stop teasing
your brother; I'm tired of hearing
him cry"
Russell-"It won't make any differ
ence if do stop, eos if 1 don't tease
him he'll tease me and make me cry"
-Harpers Bazaar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

1t is said in Toronto that the burn.
ing issue at the next Canadian election
will be independence of England. Tho
dominion is being flooded with circu.
lars declaring that England is robbing
Cnnnln.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
INrERMnrrENr LIGHTNING.

"Is your town lighted by electricity
now?"
eyes; but only when there's thun-
derstorm. "-Lustige Blaetter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

Civilization is hurrying Alaskawnrd
with long strides. There is q great
rush this year to the practically un-
known region about Cooks Inlet, in
the far North.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
MEASUREMENT.

"He is very gifted, snid Miss Gush-
ington. "Why, he can tit down and
write poetry by the yard"
eyes" replied the envious rival.
"The only difficulty is that the public
reads it by the inch. Washington
Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
A TEST OF VANITY.

Lady applying the test)-"Ach !!
what pity The handsomest gentle
man in the company has got splash
on his waistcoast !"
All the gentlemen present look down
in CONSERVATION ut their vests.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

the old fashioned
class of domest-
ics. worth her
weight, and q sub
stantial weigh it
is, in gold. She
had been with
m y mother.in-
law sixteen years
before she trans
terred her allegi-
ance to me, and
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
MAKES A DIFFERENcI.

Tommy (surpriseH-"Why, papa,
thought that one spoonful OF sugar
was always enough for my cofiee?"
Tommy's Papa-"Ihis is Il restaur-
ant, my son take all the sugar you
want. Judge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

Dicl-"You would marry the big
gest fool in the world if he asked you,
wouldn't you?"
Maud-"Oh, Dick this is SO sud
den. New York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

"By Jove, I'm in hard luck !"
Show sop
"Why, here's oney order Pvo
Just got for $40, and the only man in
town that can identify Inc to the
money-order clerk is one that l owe
$50 to. ."-Somerville journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
AFTER THE BRIDGE DISASTER.

Officer las he pulls Colonel Blood
good, of Kentucky, from the water)-
"Are you seriously injured, colonel?"
Colonel Bloodgood-"Not a pahti
Gle, sub. didn't swallow u mouthful
Of il. "-Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13

A Boston dealer says that there is
more steel used in the manufacture of
pens than in all the sword and gun
factories of the world.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
eToRIlss THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Only This, ahd Nothing Morc-Intcr-
mittent lightning - The Differ
ence-A Counter-Irrltant, Etc.
Only cycl5r speeding by,
Only mail with wat hing eye;
Only moment he waved his hand;
Only u smilo so sweet aud bland;
Only stone. 50 smooth and round
Only thud, as he met the ground.
Wheel Talk.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
THE DIFFERENCE.

"How could you distinguish the
walters from the guests? ?"
"Ibe walters were polite. New
York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
Germany is now the best educated
Nation Of the continent.

South Carolina has passed the most
stringent vagrant dog law of any State
in the Union.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-13
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TWO SWANS AND A MAID.
by KATHARINE lyman.

g Y Jano was one o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-01

The news of the death of Prince Lo-
banoff- -Rostovski has caused consterna-
tion throughout Russia. where the per-
sonality of the minister of foreign af-
fairs was considered to be second only
to the czar himself. Prince Lobanoff-
Rostovski pursued strong foreign
policy-a policy which was regared as
threatening the peace of the world.
In his keeping largely rested the
peace of Europe. History will prove
him to have been one of the greatest
foreign ministers that ever lived. I'm
der his guidance, Russia has always
secured the best of an international
deal. In the Orient he has beaten the
ablest men of Europe. The Chinese
concessions to Russia demonstrate his
power, tact and Judgment.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 31.-In conse-
quence of the sudden death of Prince
Lobanoff- the czar has sum-
moned NJ. Chickine, the chief of the
Russian foreign offices, to Kieff. NJ.
Chickine, in obedience to the czar's
summons, left st. Petersburg Monday
afternoon and in his absence Count
Lambsdorf, chief councillor of the for
eign Office, will be in charge of the for
eign department