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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
WHEELING HINTS.

A woman who is we'll known among
cyclists and has written upon the sub.
lect of wheeling for her sex gives this
advice; "Ihe right position is a hap.
Ply medium. The rider must be about
an inch to an inch and a half within
her reach. This allows room for ankle
action, which is a sine quasnon in
good riding. Learners may be lower
at first, but it must be clearly under
stood thing that, as they fgain conf
dence, the saddle must be gradually
raised to the height before men
toned. Then the backward and for
ward shifting must be taken into ac-
count. There is great deal said
about the discomfort of nearly all sad
dies, but In nine cases out of ten
proper adjustment makes a marvellous
difference in ease of riding. A great
many people seem quite unable to use
a spanner or wrench with any degree
of facility. In the early days of rid
ing the Yankee wreneh-on the
whole the best made-should be kept
in the coat pocket, and should be used
till comfort is obtained. The seat pill.
lar always ADJUSTS by slackening the
nut at the top of the enameled tube.
/ have heard some ladies remark: Il
don't think my seat will move
there's no screw. 1t is case of no
eyes in this instance Every machine,
bad or good, can have its saddle raised
or lowered, and most saddles have
tilts to allow alteration in the slope OF
the saddle. Every bicycle should have
this movement fitted. Once the sad.
die is got right, the handles must be
adjusted. As rule, shade higher
than the peak of the saddle is about
right, but great deal depends OF
length of arms, height, etc. The
curved handles should always, wher
possible, be discarded, and the plain
fiat fronted bar put in their place
Apart from their absurdity, and the
idiotic position they entail on the
user, the former shape. by requiring
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
A Monster Clam.

A monster clam from the Sound,
weighing some six or eight pounds,
wac displayed in front of fish mar.
ket yesterday, and attracted much at.
tention, says the Portland Oregonian.
The neck is about foot long, and ms
thick as mans wrist, and the body
looks like mallard duck placed be.
tween two clam shells, not big enough
Tor it. Such CLAIMS are seen here oc.
oasionally, but never in quantities. A
dozen or so is the largest number
ever here at one time. They are not
bad eating, the neck being no tougher
than that of the ordinary clam. They
are only to be obtained on occasion of
very high tides, which run very far
'out, and then are only to be secured
with difficulty by digging trench
like sewer. 1t is said that they climb
down into the mud or sand with as
much agility as Clatsop razor clam,
and they go SO far down that they may
! be said, like truth, to live at the bot.
tom OF we'll, but not every well. The
clam on exhibition is to form one of
the attractions of the Elks' clambake,
and the man who swallows it whole is
to have a medal and pain in the
stomach.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

The New York Observer has been making
some comparisons and drawing some con-
ciusions on the economical effects of temper
ance in community.
I'm the town OF Quincy, Mass, during the
last year OF its license system 1SS1) the saw
ings banks deposits amounted to S173, $50.
Ever since then Quincy has enjoyed the dis
tnction OF being n saloonless town, with a
result, In 1895, of 6435 separate deposits in
savings banks, aggregatinR s44l, ,152. The
valuation OF property in 1881 was 81, $50, 3Sl,
and in 1895, S17, 1926, ,S55, gain OF 1919 per
cent. Yet the sum spent for poor purposes
during 1895 was only $S99S, as against s15,-
4l5 spent in the last year of license.
I'm other words, while the population in
creased 81 per cent. the poor account de-
creased 40 per cent. In 1881 only "a houses
were built, but in 1895, 1877 Contrasting the
condition of things IN Quincy with that In
Newburyport, q place only two-thirds its
size, 1t appears that while the latter town
spent over S22, 900 on its poor this last year,
with 759 arrests for drunkenness, Quincy
spent the same year only SS998 on its
paupers, with but 906 arrests for drunken
Eess."
Not to go into any other phase OF the
temperance question, 1t is very plain to any
observer that drunkenness is an immense
tax on the commonwealth. The general
public must pay for additional police pro-
lection, courts, jails and hangmen, in order
that drunkards may have the fright to
drink all the liquor they want. 1t is a costly
liberty, and the community pays for II in
the end, you may be sure.-The Pathfinder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
France Decorntes DOGS.

The most unique decoration for
bravery is that bestowed by tho
Frenoh Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals upon deserving
dogs. 1t consists OF tastefully de.
signod "collOr of honor" Among the
auimals already decorated in this way,
one OF the most celebrated is Bacchus,
large bulldog, whose specially it is
to stop runaway horses by jumping up
and seizing them by tho bride. 1t is
calculated that the intelligent animal
has already saved the lives of eight
persons in this way.
PautlNnd, another bulldog, received
a collar in 1887 for saving his mistress
from the attack of footpad, and
Turk, n Newfoundland, has had sim.
liar honor for saving three children
from drowning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
FASHION NOTES.

Bolero and Figaro pockets are the
Paris rage.
The linen skirt is the outing girls
dress standby.
The brown veil is considered much
more chic than the black one.
Flower garnitures are in great de-
mand for trimming ball dresses.
The spider and its web furnish the
model for gold and gem bronch.
"Date" iewelry and "lucky" orna.
ments are always more or less in de-
mand.
A woman has to be q raving beauty
to look we'll when her hair is being
washed.
A charming hair ornament in shell
has two movable Mercury wings set on
long pin.
One of the perennials of fashion is
the figaro jacket, which crops up with
great regularity.
The little fur neck scarfs that women
used to wear even in summer have
been sensibly abandoned.
l One of the features of the seasons
fashions which is adapted to women
of all ages is the use of transparent
materials.
The newest tint in lace is the oehre
shade, not deep, indeed, but of the
most delicate hue, and still family
suggestive of green, with q slight
blending OF yellow.
Pretty fronts for wea with the
open coats are arran with two
lengths of ribbon, from ,lree to five
inches wide, fastened to the neckband
and again at the waist, forming a sim
ulated waisteoat, with full lace or chit
fon filling in between.
All sorts and kinds of embroideriei
are seen on the fashionable summer
gowns, the latest of which is a mix
ture of colored straw and applique
lace, and also flower designs done il
cream white baby ribbon all over thu
little bolero jackets.
Bands and piece trimmings, the lat
ter being employed for yokes, vests
and the like, are made Of a materia
like burlap run through with coloret
metal threads and decorated Will
Honiton lace braid and leaves cut ou
from cloth and seeded with jet beads
Willow patterned ribbon in the pre-
vailing shade of blue is one of tn
latest novelties, and it il used exten
sively for hat trimming. Alpaca rib
bon is another yeriety, which is e.
called because it resembles the dres
fobric, yet it is infinitely more glossy
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
The Loknr pnnishnh

A legal member of tho "I. B." stan
is fond OF making little Jokes at tho
expense Of his own profession, saws
the London illustrated Bits. The
other day he laid himself out Co raise
hugh over the familiar phra seoloev
OF the labels which olerkloss lawyers
are fond Of Oflixing to their Office doors
when they go out. He had been
cycling, and having a case in police
court, left his wheel in the yard. He
left the following placard tied to IL:
This bicycle Is tho property OF brilliant
legal gentleman, who will be "back IN twenty
minutes"
lie then entered the court, and,
after expounding tho law for half an
hour, lost his case and his fee. Ho
then returned to the place where ho
had left his bike, but 10 ! it was gone
In its place was another placard, upon
which wero these words:
To tho brilliant Legal Gentleman.
Your wheel was taken by another gentle-
man who is n Llooming "scorcher." He
won't be back Mt all.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
A MEMORIAL TO BRAVE WOMEN.

One hundred and fourteen years ago
a band of heroic women left the from
tier fort located at what is now Bry-
ans Spring Station, in Kentucky, and
carried water to the besieged settlers
from the neighboring spring, while
hostile Indians in overwhelming num-
bers lay in ambush near by. By this
act of heroism they saved the lives of
their husbands and brothers until the
garrison was reinforced by the Lex.
ington pioneers marching to the re.
lief. Recently at Bryan's Spring Sta.
tion there was dedicated memorial to
these women of the early Republic. -
New York Mail and Express.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
nAuNnrnrNa SILK VESTS.


The very popular blazer suits when
not worn with a regular shirt waist
often have only wash or china fronts,
rs finish, particularly il the suits
themselves are of cotton or linon duck,
or grass linen, and as these soil quite
quickly they need frequent laundering
in order to preserve the desired dain-
tiness of appearance. Too often, how
ever, they are ruined by careless wash
ing and ironing and are useless there
after.
A very simple and pretty front is
made of wash silk curved out at the
throat lines and basted on stiff col
lar, about which q ribbon is tied,
finishing in a bow at the back; the
silk is long enough to hang little
full at the waist, a thread is run about
two inches from the bottom, drawing
the fullness into the front, and this is
tucked under the band of the skirt
and held firmly in place by tine belt
of leather or ribbon. To launder this
all that is necessary is to rip it off the
collar, let out the drawing thread,
wash it thoroughly in warm soap suds,
rinse in cold water and while still very
wet pin it, stretched tightly, on lap
board or any smooth surface. When
dry it will be as free from wrinkles as
If ironed and as soft as new silk. It
is a great mistake ever to iron thin
silk, as, If done when damp, 1t becomes
as crackl Y as paper, while if allowed
to partly dry first, it is almost impos-
sible to entirely remove the rough dry
appearance, unless very hot iron is
used, in which case there is danger of
scorching. Hot irons are not always
convenient things to obtain when not
in ones own home, and n knowledge
OF how to obtain satisfactory results
without them is not to be ignored.
Delicate handkerohiefs, if carefully |
washed, and while very wet, spread on
a mirror or window pane and left
there till perfectly dry, will look as
though beautifully ironed.
Chamois gloves should be washed on
the hands, all the seams pushed into
their right places, and the gloves part.
ly dried with soft towel before being
gently removed, stretched as when
new, and left to complete the process
in the fresh air. Before wearing they
should be rubbed slightly. to take away
the stiffness, which is characteristic OF
chamois after being wet.
A good scheme for freshing the ap-
pearance of white silk parasols. or any
silk that will stand water, is to wet
them thoroughly all over, open them
and let them remain so until dry. All
are done away with and in
stead of q mussy, half.worn looking
article one has an apparently new
parasol with all the beauty of its pris.
tine whiteness restored. st. Louis
Star Savings.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
How to Keep the Eyes Bright.

Never rub your eyes nor allow your
children to do so from their cradles.
Wells are bad for the sight, especially
those spotted or covered with a pat
tern; SO eschew wells when you can,
or wear the softest, clearest net whan
obliged to do so. Never read in bed
or when lying on a sofa. Sit with
your back to the light when engaged
In reading or working. Pale blues or
greens are the most restful wall pa
pers for the eyes, whereas red is ex-
eeedingly fatiguing. Do not read,
write, or work longer than two hours
together without resting your eyes
md closing them fully five min utes. -
Home Queen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
WOMEN RUN THIS TRAIN,

The first woman's train in the world
left Syracuse, N. Y, recently, for the
Thousand Islands over the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad.
The train was run by the Woman's
Christian Association OF Syracuse, who
formed themselves into tourist COM
pany for the purpose of running the
train and also operating the steam
boats on the st. Lawrence River dur
ing the personally conducted tour.
The engine was started by Mrs.
James K. Mcclure, wife of the Mayor
of Syracuse, and each car in the train
had woman conductor in uniform,
and woman chaperon. The Thou.
sand Islands Steamboat Company's
steamers, run in connection with this
tour, will also be Differed by the wo.
men, the women having appointed a
commodore, captain, mate, purser,
cook, engineer, firemen and crew to
serve on each excursion steamer.
The train consisted of twelve vesti.
buled cars, including the Wagner pal
ace car, and carried about 600 people.
New York Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
GOSSIP

GOSSlHs
The Princess Maud received a tire.
mendous number of wedding presents.
Queen victorio, it is said has taken
quite fancy to the young Duchess of
Marlborough.
The Populist headquarters in At
lanta, Ga, are in charge of Miss
Sturgis, young woman.
OF the 257, 900 women who signed
the woman suffrage petition circulated
in the United Kingdom, 157, ,27O were
Scottish.
Miss Estelle Real, who is now State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
for Wyoming, is aiming at the Gov.
ernorship of the State.
Among young society women of
New York City who are thoroughly
accomplished musicians are Miss viii
lard, Miss Rockefeller and the Misses
Hewitt. Each plays the violin, vio-
loncello, harp and piano.
The Grand Duchess of SAKE. .Weimar,
who takes such an active interest in
the spread of Goethe literature, has
accepted from Professor Buchheim
copies of his editions of Goethe's and
Schiller's works, published at the
Clarendon press.
Lady Georgiauua Gray, aunt of
Earl Grey, is nearly hundred years
of age, but, though she is not very
brisk upon her legs, manages to keep
informed on politics and the talk OF
the day by having guestS at dinner al
most every night.
Miss Virginia Fair has forsaken her
bicycle and is learning to ride horse
back, and inasmuch as this young
woman is an accomplished leader
there is probability of other New
port young girls forsaking the wheel
and taking to the horse.
Nine. Hoshi, the accomplished wife
Of the new japanese Minister at Wash.
ington, is about thirty. three years of
age and of the most pleasing personal
appearance. She is short, probably
four feet ten inches in height. Her
dark hair is very abundant.
Mrs. E. L. Loring, of Washington,
goes in swimming every day in the
bathing pond at Appledore, and regu-
larly swims four times around the
pond. As she is eighty-five years old,
the islanders declare that the smartest
old lady on the coast is a guest there.
The jewel casket of the Dowager
Empress of Russia is the most fash.
ionable in the world, from a gem
point of view. Hardly second to it is
that of the Empress of Austria, whose
black pearls are noted throughout
Europe for their extreme beauty and
rarity.
There is Russian peasant, named
Irma Fedossora, whom we are sure to
hear of some day. She is still young,
and she is already credited with hav.
ing the most prolific pen in the king
dom of the Czar. Ten thousand
poems, many of which are much ad-
mired, bear her signature.
Rosa Bonheur, the French painter.
has marvellous power over animals,
and has often gone into cages of
strange lions and tigers, without their
showing the slightest indication of re.
sisting her intrusion. She kept by
her for long time lion that had
been refused by different circus man
ayers on account of his ferceness, but
with Nine. Bonheur he was as gentle
as lamb, as we'll as particularly affec.
tionate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
IrYing's Wigs.

Shortly before Sir Henry Irving
went to America he exhibited the wig
he wore when he played Bill Sykes, a
wretched thing with broken springs,
imitation hair and badly made. 1t was
made thirty years ago. The hair alone
of his Few Macbeth wig is worth SIS
Clarkson, the famous English theatri
cal wigmaker, says that for Sir Henry
recent American tour he supplied nc
less than 100 wigs. The wig which
Mr.. Tree procured for his Svengali in
'Trilby" cost $50. The dearest wie
ClaTkson ever made cost $500.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
Is ALCOHOL A roIsoN2

This question, as we learn from Le Blen
Sociale OF Belgium, is thus answered by DR..
Laborde, of the Paris Faculty OF Medicine;
"Yes, alcohol is poison, because 1t pro-
duces those arrangements or serious acci-
dents, even mortal, which strike at once the
body and the mind. 1t prevents the man
walking straight and causes him to stagger
and fall; 1t makes him tremble and gives him
eonvulsive shocks; 1t makes him foolish and
criminal. driving him on TO murder his
mates and even his nearest relations 1t re-
duces him to the state of an imbecile, an
idiot, and brute-that is to say, TO the
level, and even below that, OF an animal.
And, beyond that, 1t condemns him to be
the parent Of unhealthy children-deformed,
epileptic, imbecile, or idiot-dispo2ed TO
Ing or alcoholism.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

"Some time ago." says Professor W. G.
Blackie, ~ received letter from an emil
nent London brewer. a philanthropist, ask
ing for n subscription TO the Retormatory
Union. took the liberty of asking some
pointed question regarding the shops be-
longing to his firm, saying that humbly
thought that by his gin palaces he was help
Ing to tumble into the gutter far more hu-
man creatures than all the refugees in the
kingdom were picking out of it. He replied
and said he was not responsible for the abuse
Of his wares. He was evidently very Ill ut
ease, and concluded his letter in a way that
touched me-by asking me to pray for him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

The "growler" is a poor travelling COM
panion.
Crime Is greatly diminished in Mississippi
towns from which whisky has been banished.
For every dollar paid the school to culti-
vate the intellect of this country 80 are paid
the saloon to blight their intellect.-George
w. Rain.
Ambulances are TO be put in service by the
Salvation Army in New YORK City to gather
In drunkards. This will save the men from
arrest and subject them TO the prayers and
labors Of the army officers.
The Massachusetts, Total Abstinence So
sleiy keeps a man in the field to visit schoo $,
address the children ana distribute pledge
cards to be signed, il approved, by parents/
In this way 215,00J names have been gath
cred.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
HATS AND B9NNErs FOR LITTLE TOTS.

HATS AND BCNNErs FOR LITTLE TOTS.
Boy babies OF a year old wear Tam
o'Shanter hats of white pique, round
with broad, fiat crown and tight
band fitting the head. A prettier style
is white corded round hat, the crown
buttoning down over the brim with
white linen buttons, and tied under
the chin with broad strings of white
muslin. These hats are also made
with soft crown, gathered on the
corded brim and finished on top with
q fiat rosette of muslin or lace. A
pretty hat for boy baby has a softly
shirred brim and full puffed crown
with lace between the puffings. Little
girls wear close bonnets, but may
have hats if preferred, Though they
are not as picturesque. The bonnets
may have faring fronts and high
crowns, standing we'll above the head
piece, or round crowns and close ruch-
ing around the face, sometimes with a
fan shaped piece of lace trimmed mus.
lin, standing up in front. They are
made of tucked muslin, fue Hamburg
embroidery, dotted muslin, chambray
corded and drawn in puffs and India
silk deliberately embroidered. If the
babies are twins have the hat and bon
net of the same material. Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
W. o. ~ 81. kNhF e 70, Irops,, Ao5eop' ~ ~.
ney for the las { Is years, and believe him per-
feotly honorable in all business transactions
ana financially able to carry out any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST 4 TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio
WALDINd, KINNAN e MARVIN, Wholesale
o. Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act.
Ing directly upon The blood and mucous sur,
faces of the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
TEMPERANCE.
THE pRuNKARp's WIFE.

THE UHUNhhHU 3 WIFI
Weary and sad l am sitting alono
With dying babe and cold heart-stone,
And list TO the sound OF the drifting snow;
Oh, how unlike to long agol
raA
Those golden dreams have passed away
That filed my heart on its marriage day,
And the trembling tear-drop's silent flow
Are the tribute-pearls OF long ago.
OH the hidden power Of the sparkling wine
Can Danish love from its holiest shrine
And place in its stead wreath OF WOO
In the faded hopes OF long ago. ---
The crowning joy Of a woman's life
Is breathed In the blissful name of wife,
And the deepest pang that her heart can
know
Is the blighted love OF long ago.
National Temperance Advocate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
INTEMPERANoE suoRTENs LIFE.

There is no doubt that intemperance short
ems life. In a recent medical work on the
digestive organs aud faculties, noted ply
slcian Gays: "The duration of human life
may be ascertained by the pulsation Of the
body. Say man lives seventy years, his
heart beating sixty to the minute, the pulsa-
dons in that time foot up to two and quar-
ter billions. If, by intemperance OF any
other cause, he raises pulsations to seventy
1--WE a minute, the same number OF pulsations
would be finished in fifty-six years."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
LINE DRAWN on BuooMERs.

Out in Montana, where e. A. Tip.
ton is managing the race meetings, he
has issued an edict that women in
bloomers or knickerboekers must pay
the same admission fee exacted Of
men-Sl. Women dressed in regula.
ton garb are admitted free. Mr..
Upton says he has made the rule in
the interest of decency and modesty.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
TIE HEeH COLLARS VIRTUE.

One virtue the uncomfortable high
solar may be'said to possess-it forces
its wearer to hold her head high, with
n slightly backward tip, that may in
huence that graceful carriage of the
head which is so pleasing and which
should not be matter of props and
stays.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

Professor Morse, at a recent meeting of the
Alumni Association OF the Medico-C Chirurgi-
cal College in Philadelphia, made these sig
ing a Nation Of beer drinkers and the insidi-
GUS hold gained by that incurable kidney
affection known as Brghts disease threatens
In time TO decimate the ranks Of the beer
drinkers."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30
sTRoNe DRINK DAMAGES THE VOICE.

An expert. Sims Reeves, gives it as his
opinion that "the timbre OF the voice is dam
aged by indulgence in strong drink, and
that to abstain altogether is to give II that
force, precision aud character which ever
made singing a success. This is an opinion
10 the valuable lesson of which not only
professional and amateur singers, but all
who are in the habit of using intoxicants,
would do well to give heed"