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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

The Atlanta Journal says that
"Georgia is to have another immense
colony of Northern and Western set
tiers, if the plans of four gentlemen
who are now in this State materialize.
The names of the members of the party
are Messrs. w. w. Taggart, of Breck-
inridge, Mimi, who was in the last
Legislature; @. H. Fairall, of West
Branch, Iowa, and brother of
Judge Fairall, of that State; John j.
Gamble, of West Branch, lcwa, aul
A. L. Sansburn, OF Breckinridge,
MINI. These gentlemen, who are all
we'll known in their localities as busi-
ness and professional men of high
rank, have been in nearly all of the
States of the South prospecting for
suitable lands on which to establish
the colony which they have in mind.
They have about concluded to negoti-
ate for tract of $4,000 acres in the
southern part OF this State, having
been more impressed with Georgia
than with any other State in this Sec
tion. It is their purpose to secure
this land and divide il into lots of
farms, which will be sold or rented, at
the choice of the settler. The move
ment which started some time ago and
eliminated in the great Fitzgerald
colony in Irwin County, has caused a
deep current of interest in the South
to be awakened throughout the North
west, and in Minnesota especially there
is strong desire on the part of people
to come to this section. The winters
are so severe in the Northwest that
the people are growing tired OF the
country"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

The New York Herald says that
"the cable despatch OF congratulation
addressed by the Emperor William to
President Krueger, of the Transvaal
Republic, which is worded in the GUS
tomary phraseology of messages from
one Chief of State to another, is an
historic document Of far greater i'm
portance than it appears at the first
glance. 1t is the recognition of the
absolute independence of the Trans
vaal Republic and a reputation OF the
rights Of suzerainty which England
claims to exercise over the South
African Republic by virtue OF the con-
vention of 1881, which provides that
the South African Republic shall con-
clude no treaty or engagement with
any State or Nation other than the
Orange Free State, nor with any ma
tive tribe to the eastwood or westward
OF the Republic, unless the same has
been approved by Her Majesty the
Queen. This passage is the sole foun-
dation for England's claim to suzer.
ain rights over the Beers, which is
now denied in the German Emperor's
message, issued after calm delibera-
tion in council with his Imperial
Chancellor and with his Ministers of
Foreign Affairs and of the Navy"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
A Rare Cnnner Com.

Fred d. Mcdonald, a druggist, of
Kennett Square, has just sold an old
copper coin for 5000. The coin is
very rare. 1t is of the date of 1888,
and on one side has the bust of Wash
ington and tae words Washington
and Liberty" and on the other zone
cent" He took the coin in trade at
his store for its face value, one cent.
philadelphia Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Girls and billiard balls kiss each
other with Just about the same amount
of real feeling. Truth.
With all his experience the barber
had to employ another man to shingle
his roof. Boston Transcript.
doctor, 1 work like an OK, eat like
a bear, and am rs tired as a dog"
"Consult veterinary surgeon. New
York Times.
If it is true that women marry
through motives of curiosity, as the
men allege, why do SO many OF them
marry the second time?-Atchison
Globe.
"What nothing but veal with green
peas on the bill of fare" Pardon;
by looking again you will find also
veal without green peas. journal
Amusant.
''There is nothing like our House Of
Lords" boasted the Englishman.
"Still you can't say that it is without
a peer" replied the American. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
''Is this fast train?" asked the
travelling man of the porter. 'Of
course it is" was the reply. 81
thought so. Would you mind my
getting out to see what it is fast toe"
-Tit-Bits.
"How did you get Borely out of
your whist club-did you ask him to
resign?" "No; we didn't like to do
that; but we all resigned except Bore.
ly, and then we all got together and
formed new club. "--Harper's Ba-
Ear.
Taking one thing with another, !"
mused the burglar, adding the Sleep
er's watch and jewelry with the stock
of miscellaneous plunder already in
his capacious pocket, "business in my
line is pretty good tonight. "-Chica-
go Tribune.
Mr.. Crusher-''You don't think the
young man you are engaged to will be
jealous of me, because l am paying
you attention, do you?" Miss Daisy
latter looking him over deliberately
--"No. / don't think there is any
danger that he will. "-Somergille
| journal.
Willing to Wake Up: "Wake up,
little girl, " said a Belleheld mamma to
her small daughter. The latter opened
her eyes slowly, and then replied ::
"Well, suppose l might as well.
There's nothing very interesting going
on in dreamland. "-Pittsburg Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
Wile-'I mentioned to dear Kittie,
in my letter, about the dear Duchess
calling upon us, and how sweet she
was !" Husband-"I suppose you did
not say that her Grace called for a
charity subscriptions" Wife-"Well,
no. did not think that sounded in
teresting. Fun.
Not hundred miles from st. Paul's
there is suspended over a pile of dusty
volumes in a secondhand bookseller
shop chart showing the human skele-
ton, and underneath the following /:
"ThIs e all that remains of the trades
man whose customers only looked ~
Household Words.
81 don't think it's fair, Josiah, 4"
said Mrs. Chugwater, as the attendants
! Datnei ner spralneu ankle Win sOOtn-
ing lotions and wrapped bandages
about it. You're the one that always
carries the accident insurance policies
and I'm the one that's always getting
hurt l''-Chicago Tribune.
She-"No, Ned, it wouldn't be iu-
dieious for us to marry until after you
have had your salary increased. He
! (pleadingly)-'But two can live
cheaper than one, you know, Nellie. "
She-"Yes, know; that's what peo-
pie say. As a matter of fact, they
have to. ."-Somerville journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The number Of known nebulae and
star clusters had reached 1869 at the
beginning of 1895.
Kerosene lamps in the cells in Sing
Sing IN. Y Prison are to be replaced
by wire guarded electric lamps.
An Illinois man processes to have
discovered that very valuable syrup
can be squeezed out of corncobs.
A German scientist says that chew
ing cloves will kill all the microbes
that may happen to get into a mans
mouth.
Fishing by means of the electric
light has been successfully tried at
Newhaven, England. A lamp lowered
into the sea brilliantly illuminated the
water over a circular area twenty
yards in diameter.
An Iowa doctor has invented a euro
for diphtheria, which is administered
by inhalation. It's effect is to kill the
bacteria, and the Chicago Board of
Health is experimenting with it, with
gratifying results.
1t has been figured out that the
rainfall of the water shed drained by
Lake Superior is not nearly equal to
the out fowof the st. Mary'sl River,
hence it is concluded that the lake is
fed mainly by subterranean springs.
Some idea of the terrific force with
which bird passes through the air
may be gained from the fact that n
short time ago common curlew flew
right through a piece of plate glass a
quarter of an inch thick at Turnberry
Lighthouse, Ayrshire.
The wonders of the Mammoth Cave
are to be revealed to visitors by cleo
trio light. Incandescent lamps are to
be located at frequent intervals
through the great subterranean cav
ern, and into the abyss called "the
bottomless pitt is TO be lowered a
powerful light, to reveal the hitherto
hidden secrets of that awful depth.
The completion of the longest troll
ley line in the United States, forty
miles, on the Akron, Bedford and
Cleveland Railway Company, was cell
ebrated recently by the driving of a
silver spike-a ceremony that is prob
ably the precursor of as wonderful n
progress as was the driving Of the
spike to mark the completion of the
line that connected the two oceans.
When a man is shot through the
brain, the proper treatment, accord
ing to Victor Horsley, is artificial res
piration, as in case of drowning.
Death is not due to failure of the
hearts action, but to want of breath
occasioned by the explosive effect OF
the bullet passing through the wet
brain substance, and consequent injury
to the base of the brain. The heart
continues beating and is even stimu-
lated, but respiration stops.
The first meteorological station of
a mountain summit was established in
1870 on Mt. Washington, at height
of $3.50 feet, and the station afterward
in operation on Pixies Peak, at an ell.
ovation of IA, 134 feet, was for many
years the highest in the world. Both
have been discontinued. The only
summit stations now existing in the
United States appear to be the one at
low level on Blue Hill, Mass, and thai
at the Lick Observatory, at about
four thousand feet on Mount Hamil-
ton Gal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

Rudolph Cronau declares that he has
indisputable evidence that the re-
mains of Columbus still rest in the
cathedral at Santo Domingo, Hayti.
He asserts that the remains transferred
to Spain in 1895 we're those of the
great discoverer's son, Diego.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

Mrs. NIalaprop-"This horseless
carriage is bound to be a great sue
cess"
Mrs. Cobwigger-"What makes you
think so ?"
Mrs. Malaprop-"Why, just think
of the number of persons there are in
the world who can't afford to keep
horse Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
A GOOD EXCUSE.

She-"Just think, Edgar, ordered
the dressmaker to make me dress for
the street and she has sent me a tray
cling costume instead.
He-"Well, what are you going to
do about it?"
She-'All we can do is to take a
trip to Nice. ".-Fliegende Blaetter
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
pERILs OF A SMALL TOWN.

"You don't want to say anything
against any one if you go to Haw-
vile"
"Why not?"
81 spent the summer there once and
| was licked twice before | discovered
that everybody was related to every.
body else "-Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
THE COURSE OF EVENTS.

"Some women" said Mr.. Bicker-
ton, "think that there's nothing too
good for their husbands"
eyes" was the answer in the cold
accents of satire; "and it usually lasts
until their husband get to thinking
there is nothing good enough for
them. Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
A MANS WEAKNESS.

Who should know mans weakness
if not his lawful wife?"
"What in the name of Jupiter have
you sewn up all the pockets of my
overcoat for?" asked Mr. Wilson.
"My dear" said Mrs. Wilson, al
have an important letter to my mil.
liner that l want you to post, Pear
sons Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
WOULD HEED THE WARNING.

Old Quiverful-"And so you want
to take our daughter from us; you
want to take her from US suddenly
without word of warning?"
Young Goslow-"Not at all, sir. If
there is anything about her you want
TO warn me against I'm willing to
listen. "-Brooklyn Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
A POOR RELATION.

"Who is that new cashier? He
doesn't look very trustworthy.
az believe he is a very near relative
of the President"
every near. All, indeed Well,
the President better have care that
his cashier doesn't become distant
relative !"-Fliegende Baetter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

The Louisville Courier-J ournal
states that the question of keeping
down the cotton acreage for 1896 is
attracting a great deal of attention in
the South. The cotton exchanges are
urging planters to diversity their
crops and plant no more than they
,did in 1895.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
Scarcity OF Cuban Cedar.

There is said to be a scarcity of
Cuban cedar for cigar boxes since the
outbreak of the revolution in that
country. A good substitute, and one
often used, hgTe,er, Is cumbsr wood,
which is dyed IN The popular color.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
GOOD NEWS.

Cashier-"Have you heard, sir, that
John Jones is a bankrupt?"
Banker -"Well, that's good news.
Well now get little of what he owes
us, whereas, if he had remained in
business, we'd never have got a cent"
-Flegende Blaetter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

"What were you arguing so violently
about with Smlthers, Professor?"
"He called me a blooming jack
ass.
"You ought TO have knocked him
down"
"Oh, l didn't mind it, personally.
1t was the unscientilic nature OF his
statement that annoyed me. Indian
opolis journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
A Great Detective.

Vidocq, the great French detective,
had so excellent memory for names
and faces that after having seen
criminal once aud learned his name,
he never forgot him, but would often
identify him under the most subtle
discusses. lie EiparU.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
THE DAUGHTERS PRECEDENCE.

Softleigh-"The Widow Passe pro-
posed to me last night"
Sappehead-"Really What did
you say?"
Softleigh her I'd be a son
to her. You see, her daughter got
there first. ."-Philadelphia Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
HER OBJECTION.

Young Husband-"Why do you OBJ
ject to tobacco?"
Young Wife - "Because it's
poison"
Young Husband-"But it's a slow
poison"
Young Wife-"That's my obiec-
tion. "-Lewiston Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

If Turkey should be wiped out, it
would mean the loss to Russia of an
annual sum of $500, 900, which Tur-
key pays her by way of indemnity,
and will have to pay till 1877.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

The Chicago railroads have decided
to elevate their tracks, and will go
right at it. '"They are tired of paying
for the people they KILL" explains the
New Orleans Picayune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

The silverware belonging TO Queen
Victoria's table would keep her from
starvation for the rest OF her life, il the
worst came to the worst. 1t is valued
at $40, 800, 900.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
SEVERELY WOUNDED.

"Poor Brown must have been terri
bly, injured"
"What makes you think SOP"
"That close-fsted old fellow Jorkins
says the wound looked to him to be
about the size of a nickel ~ Chicago
Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
IN HIS DICTIONARY.

GLOW do you pronounce the last
syllable of that word 'butterlne?'"
asked the customer.
"The last syllable is silent" stifly
replied the grocer's clerk. Chicago
Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
China has to-day twenty.six ports
open to foreign commerce.

Taking the whole land surface of the
globe into consideration, there are
twenty two aud half acres for each
inhabitant on this planet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
THE POOR DUCHESS.

I was really very hard on
the poor Duchess, es-
peciaily after all the toll
and labor she had un-
grudgingly expended on
her unattractive pro-
geDy. Her lot had al
ways been hard enough
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
RArEs or ADVERTISING.

One Squars, one inch, one inssrtion, 4 lG
One Square, one inch, one month. uo0
One Square one inch, three months. 800
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Quarter Column, one year...,,.s..s" ~ "
Half Column, one year ....,..,,..,.,. % %
Ona Colunn- one wear - 100 no
Legal advertisements ten csass psF fina
each Insertion
Marriages and death notices EruAis.
All bills for yearly advertisements cu0uu11e
quarterly. Temporary Advertisements 49,
Be paid in sdvanoe.
Job work-cash on delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
SHE MAY BE NEEDED.

Blobbs -"Miss Oldgirl would make
a good soldier" "
Slobbs-"Usedt to powder, eh?"
Blobbs-"Yes, and never deserts
her colors. ."-Philadelphia Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Prudence In His Dictionary - She
May BE Needed-Great Solici-
tude-Her Objection, Etc, Etc.
with these bacilli in a kiss,
With caution rare, they say,
She kept a spray Of mistletoe
To shoe the germs away.
Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
GREAT soLICITUDE.

GREAT soLICITUDE.
Wife-'1s that you, George?"
Husband" eyes, dear"
Wife-"Oh, I'm so glad I'm always
afraid there's a man in the house till
you come. Pick Me Up.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
THE DROP CURTAIN.

Star Newspaper-I do wish that
Artist Porter would make another
drop curtain for the New Hawaiian
opera house before he leaves the
islands. All | can make out of the
Palace of Truth is flock of fly base
balls or stray pawn shop signs, though
it is doubtless a very correct piece of
architectural painting. The place has
no entrance that l could see. Those
same old gay birds are there looking
wisely at each other. The boat is the
worst to me. The figures, presume,
are typical of the naked truth. The
craft is headed on the Palace, but an
adverse wind has bellied the sails the
other way and the movement is stern
wards. There are other faults l
might mention, but perhaps I am
wrong altogether. MAUDE.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
COMMENT OF THE PRESS
ENGLISH PAPERS on THE VENE-
ZUELAN SETTLEMENT.
Position of the United States-Com-
misunderstanding into the Future
Opinion of Joseph Chamberlain.

NEW YORK, November 17.-The
Evening Posts copyright cablegram
from London today has review of the
press comment on the Anglo-Ameri-
can agreement on the Venezuelan
question. The most notable extract is
from the Spectator, which, the dis
patch says, laments over the folly of n
country like the United States, with
out standing army and a great fleet,
putting itself into the position of be-
ing dragged into war whenever a pet
ulant American half-caste state
chooses to pass an insult on an Euro
pean power"
The Spectator says: IF the United
States assumes suzerainty it must
guarantee decent order. Thirty or fif-
ty years hence Europe, pressed almost
to madness by inability to feed it's
overcrowded people, will want to
swarm into South America under its
own flags. To deny them will mean
attempting to crush the fleets and
armies of the combined continent of
Europe"
The Secretary of State for the Col
onies, Joseph Chamberlain, addressing
the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce, described the scare in English
and German commercial competition
as being absurd" and defended the
acquisitions of recent years upon the
part of Great Britain of enormous ter
ritori2s as being necessary in order
to forestall her rivals, who would close
them to English commerce"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
BR|TANS ARMED FORCES Chill IS IN TROUBLE
\ LOAN OF $25,OOO,O00 FOR HER
MILITARY NEEDS.
War Secretary's Request-Lord Wolse-
ley's Slap at the Navy-Sixty-Nine
Years of Quiet.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-The past week
has been brimful of political interest
In addition to the Guild Hall orations,
John Morley, Sir John Gorst, Henry
Asquith, Joseph Chamberlain, Marquis
of Lansdowne and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach have delivered speeches of con-
siderable interest. Venezuela natur-
ally has been the chief topic of dis
cussion.
The remarks of the Secretary of
State for War, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, before meeting of Conserva-
tives at Bristol, have also attracted at
tention. He dilated upon the necessity
of increasing the expenditures for the
army which he asserted, must be put
upon the same level of efficiency as
the navy. The War Secretary also eX-
pressed the hope that at the coming
session of Parliament the bill author
izng a loan of 100000 (S25. 100000
for military needs would be passed.
Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-
chief of the forces, continues to make
himself unpopular. At the Guild Hall
banquet he referred to the British
navy which, he said, 'has not fought
battle in siXty-nine years, while the
army has done much"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
SWITZERLAND HAS A CLAIM THAT
is TO BE PUSHED.
Another Opportunity for Intervention
by the United States-Chile Says
Courts Must Take Their Course.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Switzerland is
now engaged in a dispute with Chile
The Swiss public mind has been con-
sideTably stirred by the alleged tor
turing of one Meyer, a native of Can
ton of Argovie, and Consul Zuricher
ergetically to demand the mans re-
lease and adequate compensation.
Chile has refused, reasonably enough,
on the ground that Meyers guilt or
innocence is now subject to judicial
investigation, and nobody has the
right to interfere in any way until the
Chilean courts have rendered deci-
sion.
Meyer, with two friends, German
and a Spaniard, is charged with muir
dering a Chilean gendarme. The Swiss
say that Meyer, being citizen of
republic that has never been known to
have a spirited foreign policy, was de-
liberately selected for torture, because
either Germany or spain might have
by cord, kind of instrument of
torture not unknown in the Middle
Ages and in these times in Turkey. but
supposed to be long ago Abandoned in
all countries claiming to be civilized.
The torture failed to elicit any infor-
nation, and now Meyers alleged ac-
completes are being tried fairly
enough, so far as is known on this
side. The German Minister is said to
have failed to obtain the Germans re-
lease, so Zuricher's non-success is not
surprising.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
AMERICAN APPRENTICES.

The ship Shenandoah, the largest of
the American sailing fleet, will take
six apprentice boys in her crew when
she again sails out of this port. She
is the only one of the American ships
carrying apprentices, and this will be
the second lot she has shipped, They
are August Wilson, the son of a pilot
at New Orleans; Harry Stevenson, the
son of wealthy car-builder of New
York; Peter Hughes of San Francisco,
and Henry Lum, of New Haven, Conn.
The other two will he chosen from a
list of about twenty applicants from
San Francisco. The vessel viii be
towed to Port Costa to load grain for
Queenstown and when she leaves her
wharf G.. W. McNear, her charterer,
viii entertain about fifty of his friends
in her cabins, while she is on her way
up the river.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
ANTARTIC.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17-Naval Lieu
tenant de Gerlach, the organizer and
leader of the projected Antartic expe-
dition, informs the association that he
will start from Antwerp on July 18th
on the steamer La Belgica. The expe-
dition will be on the same line as
Wandel's Artic expedition, and will
take with it a perfect set of apparatus
for scientific observation, together
with three years provisions.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-09
NO NAN is so BLIND

AS he who won't see in which direc-
tion his own interests lead. Get into
the right path. Open your eyes and
your ears to the truth. Seattle Beer
is pure, as it is brewed of the finest
hops and malt-increases vitality
aids digestion-builds up wasting tis-
sues-restores failing appetites-and
with all it's the most delicious beer
in Honolulu. On tap or in bottles at
the Criterion