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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-02-27


cash. A meeting of twenty-five of the
leading citizens was held Saturday
night to take steps toward raising the
bonus. The plant will distiIl only
alsonol for scientific purposes, and
there will be no conflict with the Kan
sas prohibitory laws.
Major j. G. Pangborn. at one time a
celebrated Kansas newspaper man
was, when last heard from, in Haban-
offsk, the seat of government of East
ern Siberia, being the guest there of
the governor general. at the executive
mansion. At Bangkok, the capital of
Siam, royal attentions were extended,
one of His Majesty's steam dispatch
boats being placed at the command OF
Major Pangborn. who, before depart
ure. was granted an extended audience
with the king, being the first foreigner
SO honored in many months
The Santa Fe railway system is the
largest in the entire world. the mile.
age being 1916 and $50 of these miles
are in Kansas
The Galena lead and zinc mines con
tinue to boom and promise to be the
richest in the world, notwithstan ding
the fact that poor old Missouri claims
most of the product.
According to the advertisements
the eighty people who win take part
in the 'sMilkado" in Topeka Saturday
evening are AL society leaders, Thinl
Of living in town with eighty society
leaders,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
The Colorado Desert.

The most famous of waste places in
America, the Colorado Desert, is pop.
ularly regarded rs an empire of hope
loss sterility, the silence Of which will
never be broken by the voices of men.
But the great desert is the life work OF
the Colorado River. The scientific
men of the University OF Arizona have
analysed these waters, and found that
the actual commercial value of the fer
tilizing matter which would be depos-
tied upon each aero by irrigation
amounts, in the course of year, to
S9.07. What, then, is the potential
value OF tho land which this river has
created in centuries? The products OF
the region include oranges and the
dates of commerce. The place is more
like Syria than any other part of the
United States, and the daring imagin-
alton may readily conceive that here a
new Damascus Will arise, moro beauti.
ful than of old.
With the occupation of the Colorado
Desert, and of the great peninsula
which adjoins it, powerful impulse
will be given to agriculture, mining
and commerce in vast region now lit.
tie peopied. One of the inevitable
consequences will be the rise of San
Diego to the proportions Of a large
city-probably the largest in the
southern part of the coast.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
REvoLuTIoN IN wo,fEN's SHOES.


Such q revolution as has taken place
in women's shoes never was seen, for
the "needle pointed" denominations
we're not wholly unexpected when they
took the world by storm, and they had
nt least the advantage of making
madame's feetlook slender and assume
q virtue if they had it not. But just
As every feminine foot has evolved q
fine cereal crop on each pedal extremity
and public taste has reached q point
of endurance, if not delight in pinched
toes, thero is n revulsion of feeling,
and the shops show only broad "pear
shaped" monstrosities.
Lured, rather than warned, by the
amazing cheapness of narrowtoed foot
gear, several bargain seekers have
laid in a stock of such lovely slippers
and shoes, only to find that they are
hopelessly behind tho times, and that
all the women who are anybody at al
have adopted the widespread vamE
and projecting sole.
''lt's just q dodge of the shoe men,
exclaimed zone of the unfortunates
''They knew this change was coming
and then, just for spite, they tempted
us with their slaughter sales, anC
here we are, with all these back mum
bers on our hands, instead of theirs.
Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
TEnpERANoE Nrws Arn Norrs.

In England and Wales there were last
gear l5l, ,3l6 convictions for drunkenness, as
compared with 159, ,507 in 1854.
More men are voluntarily impoverished in
one year by strong drink than are made poor
in lifetime by unjust and oppressive legis-
lation.
Indlana's liquor bill is 100000 year.
In silver dollars placed Hat, edge to edge. it
would cover the entire boundary liue OF the
State, including its torluous river lines.
The Maryland Baptist Union Association
has recommended TO the churches that they
exclude from their membership those who
sell or who drink Intoxicating liquors as a
beverage.
The meanest man that lives is the man
who Is anxious portion Of his taxes should
be paid by the money that goes into the cash
box OF the saloon keeper, instead Of buying
bread and cheese for the drunkard's helpless
wife and children.
We are progressing. 1t is not as fashion
able as 1t used to be 10 have liquor at social
gatherings. Religion and education are be.
ginning to make their influence felt along
| temperance lines.
II is the duty Of Government, National
and State, 10 interfere to suppress the manu-
facture and sale OF that which has proved in
all its history to be so utterly destructive OF
everything connected with the best instltu-
lions OF our country, said Hon. William Z
Dodge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
Above a Storm Cloud.

An American aeronalt thus de.
scribes, in Popular Science News. q
storm as seen from balloon:
"The storm viewed from above the
clouds has the appearance of ebulli'
tion. The upper surface of the cloud
is bulged upward and outward, and
has the resemblance of vast sea oi
boiling, upheaying snow. Immediately
above the storm cloud the air is not sc
cold as it is in the clearer atmosphere
above OF in the cloud itself. The fall.
ing of the rain can be distinctly heard
making a noise like a waterfall over {
precipice. The thunder heard above
a storm cloud Is not loud, and the
flashes of lightning appear like streakl
of intensely whits light on the suriac'
OF the gray .colored vapor."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.


Mrs. Helen Campbell delivered the
second of a course of six lectures on
household economies in the rooms of
the Working Woman's Society, at No.
312 West Fifty-fourth street. Mrs.
Campbell spoke on "Ihe States and
Dynsmics of Household Economics. E"
"The household" she said, "has
long received attention, in fact ever
since mankind emerged from savagery,
but it has never hitherto been studied
scientifically. For this reason preju.
dice has erystallized about the sub
iect, everyone imagining that he OF
she understood it because familiar
with it from earliest childhood. As q
matter of fact, deep study is necessary
if one would do justice to this most
important expression of civilized life.
"phere are three forms under which
life exhibits itself-the individual, the
household and the State. OF these
the household and the State are a.
much living organisms as the individu
al, and only by treating them as sucl
can they be understood. The house
hold is the connecting link between
the individual and the State, and ther,
can never be any social life until tn,
organization of the family has beer
achieved.
"The study Of the household doe
not mean simply to learn how to keel
house. 1t includes that, but vastl,
more beside. Hitherto househol,
matters have been dismissed in an of
hand manner as 'woman's work, o
spoken of by the poet as light house
hold tasks. To understand the sub
iect rightly woman should study tn
effect of situation, architecture, light
ventilation, drainage and many othe
things on the home All this necessi
tates some knowledge of chemistry
physiology aud the various branche
that touch the welfare Of mankind
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
coMronr IN THE BATH ROOM.

It is worthy OF note what n differ
.ence is made by the addition of few
inexpensive luxuries to the appearance
of bath room. The bath itself must,
of course, always be kept spotlessly
clean and the taps brilliantly polished,
and the linoleum covering the floor Hl-
ways carefully swept and washed; but
even moro than this is needed TO make
a really comfortable bath room. A
cork or rubber mat should be kept in
every bath room. Woolen mats are
useless; they absorb the moisture and
become unbygienic, A place should be
found on the wall for q mirror-a plain
one with black frame will answer the
purpose admirably; the longer it is
the better, aud 1t should be placed
where there ia a good light. Two wire
trays should also be fastened to the
wall beside the bath, and low enough
to be within easy reach OF the person
using it. These are to hold the sponge
and flannel and soap when not in use
during the bath. Also shelves should
be made aud placed upon the walls of
every bath room; these may be of
plain deal, enameled any color that is
liked. Upon them may be placed cold
cream, shaving soap, n bottle of am
monia, pumice stone and all the little
accessories used in the toilet. Plenty
of soap should always be provided and
towels in abundance, and with all
these little comforts the daily bath
will be indeed an unmixed pleasure.
London Morning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23

Waiting by railroad station TO take
train that was soon 10 arrive was WELL
dressed woman and child. Her husband, a
gentlemanly appearing person, had left her
on the plea OF attending to some pressing
business he had forgotten. She tried TO per-
suade him not to 90, but he promised to be
back in time for the train. For Il full hour
she stood with the boy in her arms, the
tears, In spite OF all her efforts, silently fall
Ing upon the face of her sleeping child. The
train came laundering along, aud as 1t was
about to start again the husband came,
drunk; he lurehed toward tho platform. fell
upon the rail- aud then his lifelesS remains
were dragged 10 the platform. For mo-
ment his wife stood Us If paralyzed, aud then
fell senseless upon the CORY form Of her hus.
band. The wall OF the fatherless boy touched
every heart, for not one who looked upon
The scene could refrain from weeping. Had
an assassin robbed the wife and child OF a
husband and father at such moment the
enraged populace would have lynched him
on the spot. But he was killed by "Author-
lty." He died a legal death. The butchery
was licensed. The price OF blood was in the
rumseller's drawer, aud he was ready for the
next victim. And thus the murderous work
goes on.-National Temperance Advocate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
A NOVEL rrSr urRp GARDEN.

A careful housewife can keep gar
nishings aud seasonings always at hand
by having n little window garden in
her kitchen, and she needs nothing
more elaborate than old cans and
boxes to hold her plants, providing
she puts good deep layer of pebbles
in the bottom to provide some sort of
drainage. Here she can grow parsley /;
chives-which are finer in flavor than
onions; tapragon-which is q deli
cious favoring for vinegar for salads,
thyme, sorrel, mint and whatever fine
herbs find most favor in her house
hold. Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
TIE MoNoGRANI FAN.

The monogram fan bids fair to be-
come quite fad. 1t is really pretty
fancy, and can be made into much
priced souvenir. Get a fan with a
plain, smooth black ''boby," aud then
besiege your friends and acquaintances
with requests for their seals, crests,
notices and monograms. Or You can
cut these from notes and letters. Trim
them carefully, and paste them
smoothly on the fan, taking care not
to let them come into the "folds. F"
The entire fan may be SO fully and
evenly covered, the backgrounds will
be hidden. Do your pasting carefully,
and see how artistically you can
arrange your trophies. New York
Tribune,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
SILK POUCHES GO WITH THE GOWN.

Brocaded silk pouches, with q little
fur animals head at the bottom, are
the latest accessory to the fashionable
woman's evening toilet.
The pouch closes at the top by rib
bon drawstrings, and the wearer car
ries it by letting it swing from her
arm, or she fastens it with jeweled
pin at her waist.
There are long, narrow pouches
male purposely to hold the fan, and a
variety of others in various shapes for
the safe keeping of the handkerchief,
bonbon box or powder puff.
The pouches are o rather curious
addition to the evening gown. They
look best when carried with a costume
trimmed with fur, in which case the
little animals head is made of the
same fur as that which trims the
gown.
One of the prettiest of these new
pouches is made of pale green brocade,
with the design traced in silver. The
animal is in ermine fur. New York
Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
FASHION NOTES.

Blues and green's have swampei
every other color in the market.
Hats may be worn to suit the
wearer, either tilted over the face or
set well back.
Borrowing a stage fad, the girl who
wears violets and Plus them on the cuff
of her left sleeve.
The woman subject to headaches
welcomes the new light head-pleces of
straw and chenille.
Braiding and embroidery will be
used quite extensively this fall and
winter, both on coats and skirts.
Sleeves are not SO full nor so high
on the shoulders, but are yet far from
the tight sleeves which were promised.
Sacque coats are to be the dressy
wraps for the autumn, and they are
made either of velvet or of the rich
peau de sole.
Your collarette must match the rib.
bon on your hat awhile, but this fancy
won't last long; it gives too "home-
made" an air to the chlpeau.
Among the elegancies of underwear
is the corset and skirt of brocaded silk
to match. The most popular corset is
very short in the hips and low at the
top.
Bonnets for elaborate occasions are
airy, indeed, being made almost en-
tIrely OF gathered tulle or lace and Jet,
and trimmed with dark velvet, sprays
Of flowers, or feathers, while some OF
the tiny affairs have full osprey
perehed upright at the back.
To the separate waist dame fashion
is partial. Amid all the changing
styles she allows it to still hold its own
This may be due to the fact that tn
willy dame appreciates that at least on
useful and practical fashion must il
these days of economy be the recipien
of her smiles.
The fchu has finally shown itself o.
! children's frooks, having heretofor,
! been strictly confined TO the gowns TO
, those of a large growth; but now ther
is a neck garniture which is a sort o
q sailors collar and fichu combined
n which is extremely dainty and pretty
I and which will undoubtedly fLd grea
4 favor.
? The draped bodice is in favor, an
r many OF them have the effect OF
}. broad crush girdle. Tho old-fashione
j. silk embroidery, which has not bee
G in vogue for years, is again in eyideuo
!, on many OF the new bodices. Onl
r now the flowers are partly made {
i chiffon, and are, therefore, niue
2, more realistic. Jewels and spangl,
9 arc also layishly used, appliqued
|, the material.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
Seasoning Billiard Balls.

Billiard balls must be seasoned be-
fore they are used. Manufacturers
have incubators, some holding 5000
balle, in which to store them during
the drying process. When first made
the balls are green" Solid ivory is
the best material of which to make
them; "ariiticial balls" of compost
tion are heavier and do not wear well.
English makers, to color the red balls,
use a decootion called "guardsman's
BATH" extracted from the old coats of
"Tomn y Atkins, the English private
soldier.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
TEMPERANCE.

81 WILL DRINK no MORE"
''Dear mother. received your letter
Oh, how Il chcerod my heart
SO far from homo and friends
Doingthe workor's part.
You ask about my habits,
Pray set your mind at rest,
do not drink, dear mother,
And try to do my best
"The tempters they are many
Tho tempted they are more,
And they often sail in their painted ships
quite smoothly from the shore.
But In looking down the river
oh, their suiferlngs who can tell
500 the struggling, helpless forms;
see the wrecks as well.
al see on the shore friends weeping.
hear tho children cry.
And again l sec the cruol waves
Still running mountain high.
stretch my hands 10 savo them
Above the breakers roar
All, too late, too latcl In sight OF home
They sink TO rise no mort.
81 will not drink, doar mother,
And I'll try TO do my best
God helping melville absent,
SO set your heart at rest"
Oh happy, happy mother,
A Victory you've won!
And you loving heart have blessed
Oh, happy, thoughtful son!
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
WINTER COOKERY.

Delicious Sweet Potato Croque ties
Fake cold boiled sweet potatoes, put
through fruit press or sieve, form
into cakes, dip in egg and roll in
cracker crumbs; fry in deep fat.
Aunt Lydias Gingerbread-Add to
one well beaten egg one cup of molas
ses, one cup of -four, one teaspoonful
each of salt, ginger and soda, and one
half cup of boiling water. Bake in a
shallow. pan.
Apple Cream-Core large tart ap-
Piles, fill holes with sugar and bake.
Into pint of boiling milk stir half
cup of sugar and the beaten yelk of
one egg when cold, flavor with va.
uilla and pour over apples.
Steamed Graham Bread One cup
Indian meal, one graham flour, ore
sour milk, one warm water and one
half cup of molasses; add one tea
spoon soda and salt to taste. Steam
three hours and then dry in oven.
For Chocolate Pie-Scald one and
one-half pints milk, add one.half cup
Of sugar, one wLite and two yelks Of
eggs, and tablespoon corn starch, two
dessert spoons of flour, one tablespoon
grated chocolate. Flavor with vanilla.
An Original and Improved Way to
Cook Squash--Cut hubbard squash
into pieces of q size suitable to serve
one person and place in kettle, skin
side up. Pour over it a cup of brown
sugar and enough water to partly GOV.
er. Cook slowly until the water is alb
sorbed.
A Scotch Way OF Stewing Oysters
This is excellent: Procure oysters OF
large size and save the liquor from
them. Melt half an ounce Of butter
in frying pan; when it is hot lay in
the oysters close together but not on
one another dust over little pepper
and salt; brown them lightly on each
side; add some OF tue liquor, and then
mix il all with the remainder. Sim.
mer all for about five or six minutes.
Serve hot and hand around with it
rolled slices of thin brown bread and
butter, cut lemon and cayenne. At
lanta Constitution.
Roast Grouse-Take brace Of care
fully picked and cleaned grouse. Tie
piece OF raw fat bacon over THEN
breasts aud then wrap them up in q
piece of buttered paper. Roast them
in front of brisk fire for about hall
an hour. For the last ten minutes
remove the bacon and paper. Keel
them frequently basted with a little
butter all the time. Toast two neH
slices of bread, place them on wide
gridiron under the birds for the las
ten minutes to catch the dripping
gravy. Lay these on hot dish with
the birds on them. Put heaps of friet
crumbs around the dish. Serve witt
gravy and bread sauce.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
GOSSIP.

Queen Victoria became q grand
mother when she was forty years old.
Twenty six American women have
matriculatel for the new term of the
Berlin University.
Nine. Adelina Patti is said to have
earned S5, 100000 during the course
of her operatic career.
Mrs. Cleveland is n college woman,
being a graduate of Wells College, at
Aurora, n. Y, class of 'S4.
It is reported that Mrs. Elizabeth
Yates has been elected Mayor Of the
Borough of O1ehunga, New Zealand.
Rev. Augusta Chaplin, d. D., re.
Gently of Omaha, Neb., is said to DO
the only woman doctor of divinity in
the world. She is Unitarian.
Miss Nellie Patterson, of Mount
Carmel, Conn, has completed four
years apprenticeship to the machin.
lists trade. Her speciality is tool max.
ing.
Queen Victoria is rarely photo.
graphed standing on account OF her
small stature. When sitting she gives
the impression of being q fairly tall
woman.
The far reaching fame of Alma-Tad-
ema has possibly been responsible for
the fact that few people know that his
wife, Laura, is also an artist of no
mean merit.
DR.. Alice Bennett is one of tho first
women to make a special study of in
sanity, and was the very first to oc.
cupy q practical Craftsmanship of a
great institution.
Rev. Helen Van Anderson has be-
come pastor of the new church OF the
Higher Life in Boston. She was born
in Iowa, is about thirty -five years old,
is fair and fashionable.
The only living person who has
written opera librettos in four lam
guages is the Queen of Roumania. She
has produced librettos in French, Ger
man, Swedish and Roumanian.
The two telephone exchanges in
Florence, Tenn, are managed by
ladies. Mrs. NJ. D. Irvine is manager
of the Southern Bell, and Mrs. J. w.
Walker is manager of the Citizens.
There are now 140 cooking schools
connected with the London schools,
for instructing pupils, and 10000
girls are receiving instruction in
culinary and other domestic affairs.
By the terms OF Mrs. Hicks-Lord's s
Will recently made in New York City,
her colored maid, Maria, receives
S4sQ a month for the rest of her life,
in addition to some special articles OF
furniture given as keepsakes.
There was a prize of $3.50 offered
not long ago by firm of patent law.
yers for the best and simplest inven-
tion. The prize was carried off by a
Mrs. Lottie Cox, of Blue Springs,
Neb. the invention was a work table.
Princess Beatrice is the greatest
photograph collector in England. She
has 500 photographs placed about her
various rooms, while she has thousands
safely stored away. She has been'an
assiduous collector of photographs
ever since she was little child.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
Hoods Pills sss sssy PE3aRt S aRss esSat Is oeatsl and
MED 'While Furlmg the Mainsail,

Charles Martin, o seaman on the
bark Cambrian Princess, was not on
board when that vessel reached Port
land, Oregon, the other day, 113 days
out from Santos. He will never ar
rive on any other vessel, either, for he
died while furling the mainsail of the
coast of Chile. Martin was lying over
the yard, catching the gaskets as they
were thrown to him by the boatswain.
Suddenly the latter noticed that the
seaman had ceased to assist. After
calling to Martin several times, and
receiving no answer, the boatswain
proceeded to investigate, when he
found the sailor lying over the yard
motionless. Then he put his hand on
the mans shoulder, and discovered
that death had claimed a victim. The
boatswain fastened rope around the
body and lowered it to the deck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
MISS KATHERINE MONROE IS DEAD.

Miss Katherine Monloe, aged
seventy six, died few days ago at
Dubuque, Iowa. She was the sister
Of Judge Thomas Monroe, and per.
haps the last relative of President
James Monroe.
Her father served in the War of
1912. The family lost valuable lands
in Virginia during the war and then
went West. The homestead at
Dubuque became the Home for the
Friendless some years ago, but re-
mained Miss Monroe's home until her
death. She is said to have been an
accomplished and beautiful woman.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-12-23
She Hngged the Rnrglar.

Mrs. Sarah Krob, widow OF Kansas
City, started with her arms extended
to grope her way along a dark hall to
awaken her sons and send them after
q burglar who she thought had just
gone down stairs. Suddenly she found
that her arms had passed over the
shoulders and around the neck OF a
man. She hugged him with the force
OF desperation and screamed TO such
effect that the burglar broke from her
and ran away in time TO escape her
sons.-New York Sun.