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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
FLOWERS ON THE FARM.

suppose a majority of farmers re-
gard flowers as useless and unessen.
tial, but 1 do not agree, says W. P.
Perkins. No farm is SO neat, attrac-
tive and home-like as it might and
should be, if it lacks beds of flowers
and Towering shrubs.
The object of the farm primarily
and fundamently is a home, attractive
to all, spot to leave loving mental
impression upon the mind of every
child of the family as long as life lasts.
Flowers are poetry and refinement and
higher culture on the farm. Do not
exclude them.
There are many attractive annuals
and every garden should number a
goodly variety but would call prin.
clpal attention to the sweet pea, as
think no other will give such uni
form and continual pleasure and salts
faction. The sweet pea has received
wonderful Improvement in the last few
years, and covers well nigh every va.
riety of shade and tint from pure
white to deep maroon or purple. &c
every taste may be setiissaaeedd> tiissaaeed.
Plant the sweet pea upon q moist
spot, where it will not dry up in sum.
mer. Fertilize it with wood ashes an6
nitrate of soda. Pick off the blossoms
as they appear. Apply a thick mulch
over the entire root system before dry
weather, and water whenever neces
sary.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
STABLE MANURE roR nHrnARn.

1t is an old fashioned practice to
put q barrel over rhubarb with both
heads out, and pile around it great
heaps of stable manure in such
amounts that it will not freeze through
In quite cold weather, and in warm
weather will have more or less fermen-
tatlon. Undoubtedly some ammonia
is liberated in this way, and as the
spring rains soak through the manure
they carry this ammonia into the soil,
making a very vigorous and early
growth. This would be all the better
probably, if nitrate of soda were
sprinkled on the soil inside the barrel.
The rhubarb plant makes an immense
leaf growth, and it is a very gross
feeder. The soil cannot be made too
rich for it, and especially early in the
spring, when the development of nj
trogen either in manure or in the soil
goes on very slowly. Those who can
get rhubarb to market few days
earlier than their neighbors can get
much better prices fol- it. Late in the
season the price is always SO low that
the crop pays little for the labor re.
quired in marketing it and for the ex-
haustlon OF soil which its growth
causes. Boston Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15

grandfathers used them before us, and
the fertility of ashes has nourished
many generations of men and animals.
The soils of New England are all
potash hungry. No one element is so
exhausted. Furthermore, this i'm.
portant difference remains, many com.
mercial fertilizers are compounded by
man not 50 in case of ashes, as here
nature has done all the work. Many
years ago the tree germinated and
grew. II withdrew from our soil what
was required for its support. The
process continued indefinitely, until
finally the woodsman felled tho tree.
Its wood was burned It's ashes, con.
tanning every particle of mineral mat.
ter the tree had, have been carefully
gathered up and transported from
distant land to feed the crops of New
England. This potash and phospho1ic
acid have all been used before in vege-
table growth. What more simple
thing, then, than the fact that this
mineral matter is in the best and most
natural form to produce more trees,
more fruits, more vegetables and more
grasses?
Another strong argument for use of
ashes is, they are cheap. In the last
few years, like other commodities,
ashes have been more and more cheap,
so they are altogether within the
reach of the farmer at present.
With bona fide guarantee of dry
ashes, cleaned and well screened, of
an analysis of 8 per cent. potash of
general purity, no hesitation need be
had in the purchase Of hardwood
ashes.
There is hardly field or q crop of
New England that ashes will not mater
tally benefit. Massachusetts, Plough.
man.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15

One of the most cruel things which wicked
men can do is to sell strong drink to ignor-
ant heather savages. Thousands of barrels
of strong drink are sent from Europe and
America to Africa to poison the benighted
Africans, and Of late strong drink has been
sold in Alaska to the Indians, and has pro-
duced most ruinous results. The Govern
ment has prohibited such sale, and now and
then man gets what he deserves. Stephen
Merritt, of New York, who visited Alaska,
says he saw a man sent TO prison for nine
months for selling bottle of whisky.
He was fireman on the ship in which Mr..
Merritt sailed, and when he went ON shore in
Alaska he took bottle OF whisky which cost
him a dollar, thinking to make something by
selling it for a larger amount. An Indian
woman bought the whisky and paid him two
dollars, so he made a dollar; but he violated
United States law and soon found that he
was "out of a job" and was landed In Jail
for nine months. Mr.. Merritt and others
tried to persuade the officers TO let him of
with fne so that that he could keep his place
rs fireman where he was needed, Juttff5y re-
fused, and so he was sent to jail. II ali men
who sell whisky either to the savage or the
civilized, in Africa, America or Alaska could
be landed in Jail for nine months the people
could aiiord to board them there, pay them
q salary and take care of their families at
home and make more money by the opera
tion than this sailor did, selling a bottle Of
whisky for two dollars.-Safeguard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
A Savage MarsupiaI

The so called zebra wolf of Australia
is also called the native tiger; but,
strange to say, it is not even cousin
to zebra, wolf or tiger, belonging TO
the same family as the kangaroo, the
slow and gentle wombat and tho sly
old opossum-all those animals that
carry their babies in their pockets.
The eyes, which are large. are fur
nished with a membrane, like the eyes
of owls; and this is called the nictitat-
ing membrane. This is almost contiu-
ually moving in the daytime, as the
eyes are exposed to more or less of
sunshine. Without this membrane the
amount of light admitted through the
large pupil would puzzle the zebra
wolf.
The general color of the somewhat
short woolly fur is grayish brown, a
little inclined to yellowish. Across
this ground color the black bands
show up sharp and clear. These stripes
are usually fourteen in number, be.
ginning just back of the shoulders,
where they are narrowest, and grow
ing broader and longer back of the
launches. The skins are in demand
for laprobes and rugs, which gives an
added reason for hunting the wearers.
The zebra-wolves were taken to the
Geological Gardens in London, where
they hourished and raised a family.
When they came it was thought Great
Britain would be too cold for them,
but there seems to be no reason why
they should not thrive even in Can.
ada, as they have been known to live
on the mountains of Tasmania, 5000
feet above the sea level. where the
ground is sometimes covered with
snow for many weeks, and frosts are
severe.
Do you wonder that his name is
slightly mixed? The marvel is that he
is not named menagerie and done with
it, for with his dog like face and short
wolf ears, eyes like an owl, zebra
stripes and pouch like kangaroo,
his mixed'pickle besstship could an
swer to almost any name you might
wish to call him. When he becomes
extinct we can truly say, we ne'er
shall see his like again. st, Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15

A touching conversation once took place
on the train as the writer was on the way for
a visit among friends In the East, as followsi
"No, l won't drink with you to-day,
boysl" said drummer to his companions as
they settled down in a smoking-car and
passed the bottle. "rhe fact is, boys, have
quit drinking; I've sworn Off"
whats the matter with you, old boy2"
sung out one. "If you've quit drinking
something's up. What is it2"
well, boys, l will tell you. Yesterday l
was in Chicago. Down on Clark street q
customer Of mine keeps a pawn-shop in con-
nection with other business. / called on
him. and while l was there a young man,
not more than twenty-five, wearing thread
bare clothes and looking as hard rs II he
hadn't seen a sober day for month. came
in with little package in his hand. He un-
wrapped it and handed tho article to the
pawnbroker, saying, Give me ten cents.
And, boys, what do You suppose IL WASP A
pair of baby shoes-little things, with the
bottoms only trifie soiled, as IL they had
been only worn once or twice. Where did
you get thesey' asked the pawnbroker. Got
'em at home replied the man, who had an
intelligent look and the manner of gentle
bought 'em for our baby. Give me ten cents
for 'em-I want drink you had better
take the shoes back to your wife; the baby
will need them,' said the pawnbroker. NO.
s-she won't, because she's dead. She's lyin'
at home now--died last night As he said
this the poor fellow broke down, bowed his
head cnthe show case, and cried like Il child.
Boys" continued the drummer, "you may
laugh, II you please; but IL have a baby at
hose, and swear I'll never take another
drink. National Temperance Advocate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
TOAD FENCES.

1t seems to be the general opinion
among beekeepers that toads are the
enemies of bees, and that if allowed to
have the run of the apisry they will
destroy large numbers of them, writes
Beth Day. Some go so far as to say
that toads will sit upon the alighting
board of hive and catch the laden
bees as they return to the hive. But
toads are nocturnal animals and dur.
ing the day are usually hidden in dark
corners, or under heavy Leakage; aud
bees do not gather honey at night.
However, bees do, during hot,weather,
come out on the alighting board, and
may be found creeping, or rather run
ming about there at all hours of the
night, where they would be an easy
prey for his toadship, were he disposed
to capture them. But whether so dis
posed or not, remains with one bee.
keeper, at least, an open question. I
have never yet seen toad eat either
bee or drone, or anything else so large
as either. l have never seen one
around my hives although there were
plenty in both flower and vegetable
gardens, only few yards away.
Toads are very intelligent. Where
once they are fed. or find for them
selves some dainty of which they are
fond, they will go again. For this
reason they are, though shy at first,
easily tanned.
A medium.sized toad will eat from
twenty to thirty good-sized spiders,
or from forty to fifty or even sixty
flies at single meal. They would,
therefore, if they cared to feed upon
bees, be very destructive in an apiary.
But they would also catch the bee
moth and its progeny, and would pro-
badly soon rid the hives of this pest.
Toads are beneficial animals. They
destroy countless numbers of bugs,
worms, moths, flies, gnats, mosquitoes,
ETC., and we cannot afford to have
them destroyed.
To kill unnecessarily is cruel, and
the continued killing of helpless crea-
lures, even though they are small, has
q demoralizing and brutalizing effect.
For those, then, who wish to keep
toads out of the apiary, the most -prof..
table as Well rs as the the most humane way
to do so is not to kill them, but to
fence them out. The same fence,
though absolutely mouse, snake and
duck-proof, will go far toward keep
ing these invaders out of the apiary.
1t is easily and cheaply built, and is
simply ten or twelve-inch boards set
on edge in a continuous line around
the space to be enclosed, the ends
tapping slightly, and either nailed to-
gether or fastened by driving two
stakes, one on each side of the Tapped
ends.
Then if the apiarist will watch in
the evening, and remove all the toads
that may have been fenced in, there
will be no further trouble with toads
for that season, or at least as long as
the fence remains in place. The
ground must be leveled so that there
are no holes under the board through
which toad might crawl.
When not in use the boards can be
stored in dry place, and can he used
for several seasons. Farm, Field and
FIreslde.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
He Was Eligible.

Mr.. James Payn, the London writer,
tells a good story. He says a young
man was laying his attentions to a
"beloved object" contrary to the
wishes of her father, "a man of thews
and sinews," and one day the latter
kicked the lover violently into the
street. In day or two latter re.
coveryl the rejected suitor, apparently
not one whit discouraged, called at
the house once more. "What, again I"
exclaimed paterfamilias, putting on
his well-soled boots for action, "No,
sir, cried the young man. 81 have
given up all hope of winning your
daughter; but in consequence OF that
astounding kick you gave me the 9TH
er day, l have been requested, on the
strength of my earnest recommends.
tion to the committee, to ask you to
join our football club. Detroit Free
| Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
THE SPINACH LEAF MAaaor.

TIE spinach leaf maggot is related
to the onion maggot, the cabbage
root maggot and other pests of this
kind, writes Professor. G. NJ. Weed
1t seems to be widely distributed and
doing serious damage. It's life history
has not yet been fully worked out, but
there is good evidence that the same
insect develops in the leaves of pig
weed or goosefoot. 1t seems as If it
was going to be a difficult pest to
fight, as it is not probable that any
thing can be applied to the leaves to
prevent its attacks. The only RENE.
dies can now suggest ,are the pick.
ing off and destroying of infected
leaves-especially in spring-and the
keeping down of pigweed, to prevent
its breeding in that. American Agri.
culturist,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
GarrIsnn Ilfe m Madnrnscnr.

The French garrison in Madagascar
lind life dull. They have established
Two newspapers. Frenchmen eat so
much bread that it is sore privation
20 be limited to small ration every
other day. Rice does not supply the
place of bread, though it is TO be
bad almost for nothing. Vegetables
are cheap, and chicken costs six
pence. The troops get on we'll with
tho Malagasy people, but do not care
to accept their hospitality, as the
natives generally share their houses
With pigs and chickens.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
CAPTIVATED BY ASHEVILLE
In THE LAMB 6ef THE SKY

Secretary Morton Spends Week with
George Vanderbilt---He Says There is
Nothing in the World, Owned by Sow
ereign or Subject, That VIII Compare
With the Famous Estate---Au Object
Lesson in Agriculture and Art.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Morton returned this morning
from Ashevllle, N. c., where he has been
spending a week or so investigating Bilt-
more, the famous estate OF George Wander
bilt, and he told his colleagues at the Cabi-
net meeting to-day that there is nothing in
the world, owned by sovereign or subject
that will compare with il, either as resi-
dence or as an object lesson in the agricul-
tural arts.
''It is a grand idea said Mr.. Morton to-
day, "that young Mr.. Vanderbilt is trying to
carry out. 1t is unique, and none but man
of his enormous wealth could undertake it.
Few kings have either funds or the good OF
their people at heart sufficient TO &C nceiye
aud carry out what Mr.. Vanderbilt has sue
eessfully demonstrated. / do not know how
much money he has spent there, nor how
much more he intends to invest, but it is one
of the grandest undertakings that individual
enterprise ever attempted, and understand
that It is the owners intention to leave it as
legacy to the public when he can no longer
enjoy it himself.
"As an exhibition Of landscape gardening
it is without an equal Frederick Law
Olmsted has had charge Of that branch o.
the work. and the late Richard NJ. Hunt wai
the architect of all the buildings, which, fol
their several uses, surpass any that exist on
the earth. There are no palaces in Europe
that can equal Mr.. Yanderblt's for elegance
comfort and convenience, and he is gather
ing there collection Of works of art tha
would make it famous IL it ha,
no other attraction. His stables, hi
barns, his diaries, his propagating houses
his henneries, and other features OF his estab
lishment are all on the same grand scale
He has undertaken to furnish the highes
possible example of the science Of food cul
ture in every one Of its branches
The Southern Railway Piedmont All
Line" reaches this great country, operate
Limited trains between New YORK aud AshG
willie and Hot Springs, giving superb seryic
and all the requirements Of hrst-class trave
Excursion tickets sold the yea, round a
greatly reduce / rates. New YORK ofice, 27
Broadway.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Abstinence is easy, moderation Impossible.
A liquor dealer doesn't open his Bible once
IN hundred days, but he opens his Whiskey
bottle a hundred times a day.
The greatest remedy for poverty and dis.
ease is the banishment of the saloon.
When the saloon rs blntted out it will not
take long TO renovate the face Of the earth.
A formerly Incorporate man who had GD.
stained for five years took drink just to see
how it would 50. 1t went as formerly-to
drunkenness.
II is not for the kings to drink wine, nor
for princes strCng drink lest they drink and
forget the law, and pervert the judgment OF
any Of the afflicted. Bible.
But they also have erred through wine,
aud through strong drink are out Of the way
the priest and the people have erred through
strong drink, theyare swallowed up of wine;
they err IN vision, they stumble in judgment.
-Blbla
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
ro rREvENr anowrH or nonNs.

There are two ways to kill the germs
of the horns in young calf; one is to
cut them out when the calf is a month
old by raising the skin in o flap and
removing the small button which is
loosely attached TO it. The flap of
skin is laid back and plaster of tar
is laid on it, when the wound Soon
heals. The other method is to apply
caustic potash wetted with water by
rubbing 1t on the skin'where the small
rub of the horn is felt. The potash
will burn the fingers ani make bad
sore unless it is held in a wrapping
of paper or a rag, The wetted potash
is well rubbed into the skin, killing
the immature shell of horn. New
York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
The JapaueSe Nose

In japan the nose is the only feature
which attracts attention. The nose
determines the beauty or ugliness of
the face, according rs it is big or
small. This is probably due to the
fact that differences in noses constitute
about the only distinction between one
Japanese face and another. In Japan.
q lady who has a huge proboscis is al
ways o great beauty and reigning
belle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
THE POPULAR APPLES.

It is one Of the disadvantages of any
special culture that fashions are
70 changeable. Very recently, for
instance, the most popular apples in
The markets, especially in the foreign
ones, were Baldwin, King and New
town Pippin. The last two years these
old fayorites have given way to an in
terloper, rarely ever heard of before,
and now called York Imperial, ORPHAN
York. 1t is essentially an eating ap-
pie, being sweet, with tender flesh,
and very beautiful fruit, partly yell
lowisb, the rest of it light crimson,
splashed with deeper red. The cavity
around the stalk is a greenish russell.
AS most of the apples consumed in
England are eated out of hand, the
appearance goes a great way to make
any good kind popular.
1t may be that in time we may
choose our apples in accordance with
the dlctum of the doctors, as this fruit
is really one of the very best kinds OF
medicine. The acid is extremely
healthful, as well as agreeable, and il
is this which makes this fruit such an
excellent food. But the popular taste
will have its effect on the public
choice, and no one may be able to say
what will be the apple of next season.
The unsurpassed Newtown, and its
near relative, the Albemarle, pippin,
have long been the American apples,
essentially so, but the inferior kinds
have gone ahead of it by fully 81 a
barrel. All this is to be taken into
account in the selection of fruits for
planting for market purposes
York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
TEMPERANCE

STRIKE TUE DEMON Down.
Would YOU llketo sec the drunkard--
Sotted. sunk below the brute
Burst his shackles aud step forward
tnto freedom absolute2
Then rouse you from Indifference
And fight the demon drink,
Ere he force his hapless victims
Ger perdition's fearful brink;
With a self-donying courage,
And manly tortitude,
March forward in the battles front
Till this demon.is subdued.
o strike this mighty demon
With all your strength and skill,
With all your power OF intellect,
With all your force Of will.
Would you likethe outcast children
From our city's squalid slums,
All taken In and cared for we'll
As a land like ours becomes2
Then rouse YOU from Indifference,
And fight the demon drink;
Let Fatherhood and Motherhood
Their strongest forces link
In one united effort,
This demon to o'erthrow,
And free the path the children tread,
From its curse and blight and woe.
o strike this mighty demon
With all your strength and skill,
With all your power of intellect.
With all your force OF will.
Would YOU like your fellow-workmOn
10 be better housed and fed2
Aud the pauper from the woikhouse
In a bright, snug home instead2
Then rouse You from indifference
And fight the demon drink
With all the subtle forces
OF which your mind can think.
With wit and sprightly hurror,
With scourge OF whitening scorn,
With keen, sarcastic irony,
With truths most poignant thorn,
o strike this mighty demon
With all your strength and skill,
With all your power OF intellect,
With ali your force ofwill.
Would you like the lost and fallen
To be saved and lifted up2
And the wretched find true pleasure
For sins bitter burning cup2
Then rouse YOU from Indifference
And fight the demon drink
With firm, set resolution,
Aud nerve that will not shrink;
With zeal which knows no tagging,
And daring strong and bold;
With energy inflexible,
And love that grows not cold.
o strike this mighty demon
With all your strength and skill,
With all your power of intellect,
With all your force OF will.
Constitution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15
Venezuela's Army.

The army Of Venezuela on a peace
footing consists of 110U horsemen,
1000 infantry soldiers and 1000 artil.
lerymen, exclusive OF local militia and
irregular troops. By the law OF Ven.
ezuela, all citizens between the ages
of eighteen and forty-fye both IN.
elusiyel are liable to service in the
National militia.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-04-15

The French Academy Of Medicine recently
adopted a series of resolutions declaring that
the drink evil has become permanent dan
ger attacking ''the very life and force of the
country" and laying stress on the fact that
even the purest alcohol is "always and fun.
damentally a poison" Speaking OF legal
restrictions NJ. Roehard, a member Of the IL
lustrious scientific body, said; 81 know that
this is difficult to accomplish. Alcohol is a
terrible power The professional hierarchy
(the manufacturers and dealers) holds the
country enlaced In the meshes of net Of un.
avoidable selfinterest without pity"