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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
MICRoBE FARMING.

Some farmers have laughed at the
idea of microbe farming, but pro-
gressive agriculturists have closely
watched our columns for reports OF
progress along this line. 1t is now
established that certain bacteria en-
able clover, alfalfa, peas, beans and
other legumes to utilize nitrogen of
the air that otherwise would not be
available. By growing these crops to
pillow under or to feed stock, farmers
avoid buying nitrogen IN fertilizers
for some crops, and this means an i'm
mense saving of money. The trouble
has been that the breeds or species of
nitrogen bacteria that thrive on GER
tain crops are not always present in
the soil, and this accounts for many a
failure of clover seed to "catch" well.
Months ago we suggested that the time
would come when cultures of nitrogen
bacteria adapted to each crop might
be on the market, but the idea was
received with derision by certain
"know-it-alls. But now we learn
that such cultures have been placed on
the market in Germany this spring by
a concern that claims to have made
very satisfactory sales. The material
is called "nitrogine," and is being
carefully tested at the Cottingen ex'
pertinent station. In our country,
efforts have been made at the Illinois
station TO cross the clover root anG
corn root bacteria, in hopes of breed
ing a hybrid microbe that while pos
sessing the ability to take up nitrogen
from air would also thrive on the corr
root, and thus enable the crop TO feed
freely upon atmospheric nitrogen
Here is a vast field that enthusiastic
bacteriologists are working into, an(
should they finally secure microbes
that will enable the principal crops tC
utilize the nitrogen of the air, it vii
be the greatest of all triumphs in tht
application OF science to farming. In
stead of sneering at this germ theory
it behooves all of us to keep informeu
upon the subject and get the beneti
of it as fast as methods are perfected
for its practical application. -Ne'
England Homestead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND YoGEs.

Some men pay more for liquor than they
do for clothes and then wonder that they
are not considered resi- eetable.
Civilization has entered mp judgment OF
condemnation against the bar rooms.
prominent English judge once said:
'There Is scarcely Il crime that comes before
me that is not, directly or indirectly, caused
by strong drink
The statement was recently made in the
German Reichstag that there are eleven thou
sand persons in hospitals in Germany who
are suffering with delirium tremens
The National Temperance Advocate de-
clares that tho liquor lraffic is to-day the
heaviest clog upon the progress and the
deepest disgrace OF the nineteenth century.
Referring to the matter OF taking the
pledge, john b. Cough once said: 'If the
pledge had heOn offered me when l was a
boy In SundaY-school | should have been
spared those seven dreadful years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11

In the judgment of medical author.
ity upon the food values of fruits,
grapes are second to none but the
standard apple. They are healthful and
nourishing, aud should be eaten very
freely as long as they can be procured
in good condition, care being taken to
eject the seeds. Grapes are strength.
ening fruit, and especially good for
delicate persons. 1t is we'll to keep a
dish of the fruit where it will lie
tempting, prettily arranged in a shall.
low dish with few asters, sprays of
golden rod or other hardy flowers
stuck here and there, and grapes will
be an ornament for any room. Grapes
should always be washed before being
served, and for the table little
cracked ice should be sprinkled over
them.
Wild grapes make the best favored
jelly, being tart and pungent. Among
the cultivated grapes the Isabella is
perhaps the best variety to use.
Grapes are best for jelly when not too
ripe. To make the jelly, free the
grapes from stems and leaves; wash
and put them into preserving kettle
without draining; cover and place
them where they will be heated slow
ly, stirring frequently to help mash
the fruit, as well as to keep it from
scorching. When the grapes are ten
der lay large piece of cheese cloth in
e sieve and place the sieve in large
bowl. Pour the cooked grapes into
the cloth and press oil the juice from
the fruit. Measure the strained Juice
and pour it into the preserving kettle,
place it over the fire and when the
liquid reaches the boiling point allow
it to boil rapidly for thirty minutes.
For every pint of juice allow one
pound of granulated sugar. Put the
sugar into baking pan and place in
the oven. Stir frequently to prevent
coloring. When the grape juice has
boiled the required length of time
! gradually turn in the heated sugar,
stirring all the while until the sugar i;
all dissolved. Take the kettle from the
fire and turn the liquid jelly into heat
ed glasses, and, when cold, cover.
Jelly of two colors and differen
favors may be made with the same
grapes by separating the pulp and
skin of the fruit and cooking each one
by itself. A dark, rich looking Jelly
will be formed by the skins, and th,
pulp will make light, amber coloreC
ielly.-Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
Novel Test of Pure Air.

A novel method for the detection of
the admixture of one gas with another
has lately been described. 1t depends
upon the fact that when air, of the
same composition and temperature,
Is blown into similar pipes, such as
organ pipes, they produce the sam Q
note, but if one of the two feed-pipes
be fed with air containing even
small proportion of gas of different
density it gets out of tune and beats
are produced, the number of beats
being proportional to the amount of
the foreign gas in the mixture. 1t is
claimed that by this method the pres
enoe of marsh gas in a mine can be
detected, and that il can be employed
for aeousticallY determining the
amount of carbonic acid in furnace
gases.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11

In several places in the Psalms tho meta
phor Is used OF the beverages OF tears, but
how often In real i'e Is the custom OF drink.
ing the tears OF their wives and children ful.
filled in the lives Of incorporate husbands
and fathers? In 1885. In Arkansas, this scene
was enacted:
Josh Speeler, an old topper OF long standing
and capacity, on being invited bv some OF
his boon companions to "take q drink, re-
piled, "Boys, won't drink without you take
what do" The "ooys" were surprised.
"The idea" said one OF them. that you
should prescribe for us. Perhaps You want
us to drink one OF your mixtures. You are
boss mixer aud won't agree to It.
Perhaps he wants to run some castor oil
in on us, said another.
mo, I'm square-honor bright. Take my
drink, boys. and / am with YOU"
They agreed, and ranged themselves along
the bar All looked at Speeler.
"Mr. Bartender, said he. "glve me glass
of water"
"what2 w-a-t-e.r?"
Eyes, water. It's new drink to me, boys,
i admit and it's a scarce article around here .
/ expect But let me tell you about 1t. A
few days ago party of us went flshin'. We
took u line share OF whisky along and had a
jolly time. Along toward evenin' got pow
orful drunk, and crawled of under a tree
and went to sleep. The boys drank up all
the whisky and rame back to town. They
thought it a good joke cause they left me
out there drunk. and told II around the town
with big laugh. My son got hold OF the
report and told It at homo l lay under that
tree all night, and when woke in the morn
in my wife sot right there side OF me. She
said nothin' when woke up, but turned her
head away, and could see she was a-cryin'.
Il wish hal suthin' to drink, says l. Then
she took a cup wot she had fetched with her
and went TO a spring that was near and
fetched II full
"Jest rs she was handn' Il TO me she leant
over to hide her eyes, and l saw a tear drop
inter the cup. TUX and drank. and raisin'
my hands to heaven vowed, God helpin'
me, I'd never drink my wlte's tears again, as
1 had been doin' for the last twenty years,
and that | was goin' to stop. You boys know
who II was that left me. You all was In the
gang. Give me another glass of water, Mr..
Bartender Union Signll.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
OISCARDINQ uFDGFe

Usage orange hedges are being dis
carded since the advent of the barbed-
wire fence. it is my opinion that the
hedge is much more desirable than the
wire fence, since so much damage is
annually done to live stock by the
sharp barbs. With the frequent wind
storms of recent years, it was quite a
satisfaction TO know that the hedge
fence cannot be blown down. There
are still many miles of hedge in this
country, and if well kept, it is orna-
mental and will last for many years.
The cost Of pruning is not very much,
and can be done when other work is
not pressing. Severe wind storms are
Of frequent occurrence in the prairie
States, and damage almost any kind
of fence except hedge. American Ag.
riculturist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
ournFT ron INvAIms.

Take one nice outlet from the loin
or neck of mutton; two teacupfuls OF
water; sufficient quantity of celery
salt, or one very small stick of green
celery. Remove all fat from the cut.
let and put in q stewpan with the other
Ingredients. When fresh celery il
used, il should be cut in thin slices be-
fore being added to the meat, and care
must be taken not to add too much.
Stew very gently for nearly two hours,
adding salt and pepper to taste, and
from time to time skim Off every par.
ticlo of fat that may rise to the sur.
face. If the water is allowed TO boil
fast the outlet will be hard. New
York Ledger
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Wear clean apron while ironing
or bedmaking.
To clean bamboo furniture use a
brush dipped in salt water.
Before boiling smoked ham soak it
in cold water for twenty-four hours.
1t should be entirely covered.
Eggs can be more quickly beaten by
adding pinch of salt, which cools
them so that they froth rapidly.
The best way to set the dye of black
Isle thread hose is to put a couple of
good pinches of common salt in the
washing water.
The eyes should be bathed every
night in cold water just before retir-
ing and they will do better work the
following day.
If you have butter that is not en-.
tirelY sweet, put it in a porcelain dish
with little salt aud tiny piece of
soda, place over fire and bring to
boil. Turn it into a stone jar and 8 e.
it in a cool place. The butter will be
found perfectly sweet and not too salt
for cooking. The impurities will
settle to the bottom of the jar.
Red hands are attributed to vari-
ETY. of eauses-cold feet. imperfect
circulation, indigestion, tight gloves
and clothing, and too much or too
little hot water. Ugly hands are not
worth moments worry. Keep them
nice, and have the sleeves loose and
the cuffs of soft stuff or lace reaching
down to the knuckles.
A cement for mending broken glass
or china is made by dissolYing half an
ounce of gum arabic in a wIneglassful
of boiling water and adding enough
plaster OF Paris to make thick paste.
Apply it with brush to the edges of
the broken parts. Hold the pieces
carefully together until the cement
has hardened sufficiently for them to
adhere. If the article to be mended
is broken in several pieces, do not
attempt to cement a second piece be-
fore the first has thoroughly hard.
ened.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
EXCELLENT nrNcnroN cornsr.

An excellent course for luncheon
or for simple dinner is made from
veal prepared in the following way:
Have pound of any cheap cut of the
meat, free from bone and tendon, cut
into small pieces as for chicken salad.
Cook until tender is boiling salted wa
ter seasoned with slice of onion.
Drain, turn cold water quickly over
the meat, and drain thoroughly again.
Make a sauce for the veal by blending
q tablespoonful of butter with table,
spoonful of -four, then add cupful
of rich milk or half cupful of milk
and half cupful of cream. When the
sauce is perfectly smooth, season to
taste with salt and pepper, half cup.
full of mushrooms cut in small pieces,
and two tablespoonfuls of mushroom
liquor. Cook the veal in this sauce
until it is hot, then add teaspoonful
of strained lemon Juice. Cold roast
veal may be prepared in the same way,
and cooked in a chafling-dish il one
chooses. This course may be served
with border of green peas or bor-
der OF boiled rice, or mashed potatoes
may be beaten until very light, mix.
ing with them little sweet cream and
the frothed white of an egg. If pota-
toes are used, put thick wall of po-
tatoes around 1t and brown them deli
cately, then pour the creamed veal in
the centre. New York Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
DRAINING THE swAAP.

Swamp lands vary greatly in the cost
of drainage, some being very easily
drained, merely requiring a good out
let and drains to catch the water that
comes down on them from the sur
rounding uplands, while others having
hard and impervious subsoil near
the surface require frequent drains
over the entire surface. Springy
swamps are usually the most difficult
to drain well, as it is necessary to so
cut the bitches as to tap the streams
of water before it reaches the surface,
and this requires much skill and ex-
perience. The nature of the vegeta-
tion growing in swamp will have
considerable influence on the cost oil
reclamation. Many swamps are ditehed
and then left without any further at
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
Caught an Idler

Idlers SO annoye tho proprietor OF
bicycle repair shop at Hinsdale,
Mo-, that he spread coat of the ce.
ment used in mending tires over his
counter, the favorite resting place OF
weary callers, and when a bloomer
girl came in and pumped herself down
on it, remaining seated until the re.
pairs to wheel were completed, there
was trouble. She had to continue SIT.
ting after the wheel was ready uutil
an application of gasoline softened the
glue. New York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11

The drunkard insists on destroying him
self. his family, his property, and breaking
down all law and order and is a literal
anarchist Society endures this, and the
plea OF personal liberty is raised when his
conduct is questioned.
Science indicates that such conduct is in
sane, that the drunkard has no right to any
liberty that brings peril to himself and
others. He has no right to be Il source of
suffering and loss to any community. That
he has no right to marry and entail on the
next generation weakened vitality, diseased
tendencies and incapacities to live normal
lives.
No man has a right to destroy his reason
by drink, to become diseased by drink, to
destroy his moral sense and conception of
right or wrong.
The higher laws of duty demand that such
conduct be repressed by depriving the
victim of liberty which he is so obviously
unfit TO eniOy
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
Hoods
SarsapariIla
Hoods Pills sas sqEe l.a1fSs FL hiiSr ] nIs senIs nna
Fun With a Porcupine.

People OF Sellwood. Oregon, turned
out in numbers one day recently and
had no end of fun trying to capture a
three-foot porcupine that was found
wandering in the streets. When, after
being chased, it rolled itself into a
AhRll ,-no one succeeded, for a long
time, in making it a prize, for the
Iuills were too much for the footgear
Of the hunters. 1t was finally caught
in box. 1t weighed twenty.one
uounls.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
FLORIDA and wc.,ero Nor,n ooro,lu.,

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call on or address Genl, Eastern ONCE Of the
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11

With most Nations thirteen is al
ways spoken of as bakers dozen, but
in Italy it is called a cobbler's dozen.
There is tradition in that land that
formerly there was law compelling
cobblers to put twelve nails around
the edge of boot heel, and that when
nails were cheap a thirteenth was
driven in the center for luck. .-Chica-
20 News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
A DELUsION.

II IS a delusion that is gradually being
shattered that mat liquors, takeP moderate
ly are not injurious to physical health. Mr..
Sheppard Homans, so well known rs one of
the highest authorities in life insurance sta.
tistics, says: "It is my observation that malt
liqVor, taken habitually by the moderate
drinker. tends 10 increase mortality, for it is
n fact that the rate of mortality is greater
among the Germans than among our native
American people
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
A Farm Defined.

A Kansas girl, the daughter of a
Greenwood County -aucher, was sent
East to school this fall. "What do
you know, my child?" the head teacher
lsked her. "Oh, farming" the new
pupil replied. "Well, tell me what is
! farm2" "a farm is body of land
surrounded by barb wire fence. the
little maid said. kansas City Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11

We are told that certain saloon keeper
on the line OF the Chesapeake Ohio Rail-
road complains that his receipts have been
reduced from S30O0 month to less than
500 for the same time. He attributes this
loss to the active exertions OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, which has for
some time been using its influence on the
side of sobrlety and virtue among the rail-
road men. other instances Of the same sort
are reported on the same railroad. We say,
success to all such efforts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11

tempt at rendering them productive,
the owners supposing that they being
rid OF their surplus water will, like
new.cleared upland, soon produce good
pasture without seeding. This is a
mistake; the old marsh vegetation is
firmly rooted, and though the drained
land is not well suited to its growth,
it hangs on and is replaced very slowly
or not az all by better food. Now, If
we have to spend any money Mt all on
these lands, the only way TO get it
back is to keep growing on them till
they will grow good crops of some
kind. Cut of the brush and break up
the wild grass sod and get some good
tame grasses growing. The most of
our swamp lands, when properly
ditohed and cleared, are especially
adapted to grazing and the production
OF hay, and for this reason are usually
most profitable when owned and
farmed in connection with adjoining
uplands; this is especially the case
where mixel farming is followed.
Again, tine closer and more compact
farm is, the cheaper it can be
worked. In other words, it may be
more profitable to reclaim and work a
swamp than go around and beyond this
swamp to purchase upland, because
the upland is farther away from the
buildings. The cost of fencing must
also be considered in looking at this
subject, especially if the swamp is al
ready on the farm. So long as the
swamp is unproductive, the adjoining
cultivated field must bear the whole
cost of the fence; when the swamp is
cleared we increase the productive
area of the farm without much in
crease of fence, and thereby reduce
the cost per acre of fencing the farm.
The Silver Knight.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
AN ADvAxrAoE, NOT DISADVANTAGE.


"'Is not young man placed at a disad-
vantage when he refuses wine at public
dinpers2'
II am under the impression that n young
man who refuses wine is always at distinct
advantage, says writer in tho Ladies'
Home Journal. "A strong adherence to any
good principle Is always n recommendation
Of young mans character in the eyes OF his
elders
'''Can you. as one young fellow TO another,
honestly say to me that a total abstinence
from liquors is not barrier to a social sue
cess?
Il can, and with all my heart. Changing
the negative to the aflirmative,I L can honestly
say that young mans best and highest
social success is assured just in proportion as
he abstans from wines. An indulgence in
intoxicants Of any sort has never helped a
man to any social position worth the havlngi
on the contrary, IL has kept many from at.
tanning position to which by birth and good
breeding ami all other qualifications they
were entitled, No young man will ever find
that the principle Of abstinence from liquor
Is barrier to any success, social, commercial
or otherwise. On the other hand, II is the
one principle in his life which will, in the
long run, help him more than any other.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
TRUTH RHYTHMIoALLY EXPRESSED

We would like TO shake hands with the
man who wrote the following: Drink, and
the gang drinks with you; swear off and You
go it alone; for the bar-room bun who drinks
your rum has quenchless thirst of his own;
feast, and your friends are many; fast, and
they cut you dead; they'll not get mad II you
treat them bad, so long as their stomachs arc
fed. Steal II you get n million, for then you
can furnish bail; it's the great big thief that
gets out on leave, while the little one goes to
jail"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
STATE or ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,

FRANK }. CHENEY makes oath that he is ths
senior partner Of the firm Of +. J. CHENEY q
CO., doing business in the City of Toledo, County
aud State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case ol CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrl bed in my
-, presence, this 9th day OF December,
sEALS a. D. 1885, A. w. GLEASON,
80 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. aud
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY a. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. i5c.
Halls Family Pills are tho best,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-11
Immense Pearl Fisheries.

The pearl shell fisheries of the Mer-
guian archipelago, in the Government
OF Burma, comprise l1,0OO square
miles. The gathering of pearl shell is
the chief industry, though, OF course,
pearls are also found. The banks are
rented from the Government, and
rights to fish sublet on royalty
Philadelbh hia Ledger.