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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
A man hos been discovered in Texas
who has sixteen wives.
Poisonous Plants.

When we take into consideration
the poisonous qualities of the vege-
tables and plants with which we are
surrounded, we are led to wonder how
it is that children and needless per.
sons go about and escape with their
lives. Little children especially, who
have the habit of putting SO many
things into their mouths, ought to be
carefully watched.
1t will surprise many persons to be
told that old potatoes which have
sprouted contain n definitely recog.
nized poison known as solanine. New
potatoes, which are so eagerly sought
after early in the season, would be
poisonous if eaten raw. The heat of
cooking destroys their toxic qualities.
The root of the common kidney bean
is q most powerful narcotic. The
jimson weed is dangerous to life. The
bark of the common elder is deadly
poison, which fact was never suspected
until five boys near Tarrytown, n. Y,
chewed the stalks, supposing they
was sassafras. They all died within a
few hours. The bulb of the narcissus
is deadly poison. A small bit chewed
may cause death, while to chew the
leaves is to put oneself in danger Of
the most violent attack of vomiting.
Yewberries are deadly peach pits and
cherry kernels contain prussic acid,
and any quantity of them eaten may
prove fatal. Wild parsnip has many
Ills laid at its door, although families
claim that they have saved the seeds
of the wild parsnip and cultivated
therefrom roots that were used as food
without any injurious effects. 1t would
be well for the Agricultural Depart
ment TO publish q bulletin containing
the names and description of injurious
plants, and scatter copies of it broad.
cast through the country. Who knows
how many children die of diseases in
duced by eating some familiar plant
New York Ledger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

The sheep is an animal that must be
kindly treated.
All combs that are built by bees
naturally contain too much drone
comb.
Keep the brood in the centre of the
hive it possible, and the honey on the
outside.
Foul brood is very contagious, and
will spread with great rapidity over
au ariary.
Never allow swarm of bees t. re-
main long after settling; hive tbam as
soon rs possible.
Nothing but the very best sheep
should be kept. The best are profit.
less enough now.
1t is strange that no more interest
is paid to the breeding of fancy
pigeons. Perhaps because the craze
has not secured foothold. In many
places it is an extensive and profitable
business.
Curing honey simply meaus proper
evaporation of the water it contains.
This is accomplished in the hive by
high degree of temperature, and can
be done outside Ivy maintaining the
same conditions.
Hens are beginning to lay now, af-
ter resting spell. They should rush
the machinery while the sun shines.
Is your house tight and warmP Ifnot,
don't expect the hens to lay in cold
weather. Better look to it at once.
Colonies that lack stores for the
winter should be fed the required
quantity in the fall, and September is
the best time to do it. 1t should be
done while it is vet warm enough to
allow the bees to seal the stores over.
Every colony should have twenty.
five or thirty pounds of good sealed
stores to bring them through to the
first of May, with good winter protec.
tion besides. Il is far better to have
little too much stores than too little.
Dead branches should be cut from
trees as soon as noticed. If left on
more dead ones appear each year
until the tree is wholly dead. II they
are cut off as soon as discovered the
tree will keep its vigor, and fruit
few years longer.
Young stock fed on an exclusive diet
will not develop fully, either in feath-
ers or bones. IT you want to feed but
one kind OF grain to young, or old
stock, let it be wheat, as that com.
blnes all the necessary properties for
development, and for egg production.
Strong colonies of bees sometimes
become suddenly depleted in number,
with not enough left to keep up the
necessary warmth to hatch the eggs.
This is because no young bees have
been Matched, and the old ones, sup
erannuated, left the hive in search of
food and were not able to return. 4,
Cows average 12l pounds of butter
in a year, and the average price is
sixteen cents pound. Ten COWS
would produce $198. 40. One hundred
ewes can be kept on the same feed that
will keep ten COWS. The ewes will each
produce n lamb worth $3.50. They
will yield each seven pounds of wool
ut fourteen cents pound. Seven hun
dred pounds OF wool is worth sos,
making an income from the sheep of
S34S,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
Big Betsy and the Rail-

Mrs. Betsy Mullins, of Walden's
Ridge, Tenn, has been invited to a
ball, which she wishes to attend.
Betsy weighs $50 pounds, and has
grown SO big she cannot get through
the door of her cabin, and she has re.
mained in her house with a Jug in
easy reach from which she dispensed
moonshine whisky to her customers.
She wants to attend dance to be
given by one of her customers next
Wednesday, and her friends have un.
dertaken the Job of building tram.
way down the mountain, and if o
platform car can be made to work the
end of Betsy's house will be removed,
and she will be loaded on the car and
sent to the Fiat woods" She will be
the guest of honor at the ball. New
Or leans Picayune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
Highest Peaks il North America

For many years prior to 1890 Mount
st. Elias, with its sky. piercing altitude
OF l9, 500 feet, enjoyed the distinction
Of being the highest peak on the North
American continent. The second high.
est peak was thought to be Mount
Popocatepetl, the great smoky moun.
tain OF Mexico, its altitude being IT,.
600 feet. Within the last few years,
however, a peak has been discovered
IN Canada, several miles northwest of
Mount st. Elias, which is claimed to
be several hundred feet taller than the
former mountain. Also a volcano has
been discovered in Mexico 600 feet
taller than Mount Popocatepetl.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
Dazzling Birds.

A taxidermist at Norwood, N. Y,
has been making experiments as TO the
effect OF light reflected in birds eyes.
A glass seven or eight inches in diane.
ter has been found most serviceable.
The antics of blue jays are remark.
able when the light strikes them
as they sit in the shadow of an ever.
green tree. They jump to another
branch and try to look into the light,
but they have to turn away, as the
light dazzles them. They then fiy
around the reflection, but after prac.
tice one is able to keep the light always
on them, and the birds not infre.
quentlY come within the reach of a
mans hand, says the Newark Call.
A ruffed grouse givesa startled look
when the light strikes it. Then up it
jumps, and away it goes. Hawks, too,
are usually startled or annoyed so that
they fly of. Woodpeckers don't seem
to mind il at all.
Rabbits blink and stare at glass
for while; then they go around q
stump and sit up again, as if waiting
for the light to play tag with them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
wINTERING HORSES.

1t is now the critical season in giving
the domestic animals proper attention.
The horse at work usually has fair
share of care, but those not in use are
too frequently neglected.
The horse aJ work is not always
properly shod. 1t is often required
to go at a rapid gait, or to draw heavy
loads over the frozen or icy ground
when the shoes are not property sharp.
ened. In fact, too often the poor
creature is expected to do full service
without shoes at all. 1t Is out of the
question in winter 70 expect the ami.
NAL to do fair work without having
front shoes at least. 1t is unfortunate,
often, that the horse does not have
a man who understands his work to
adjust the shoes. Setting and fitting
properly Is real art which far too
few ever master. 1t is very desirable
to avoid contracting the hoof in the
least. Great care should be exercised
that the nails are driven towards the
edge of the hooi, rather than in the
inward direction. The latter plan of
mailing often causes great suffering as
well as serious permanent injury.
=. Feeding the horses IL moderate
weather demands that they should have
a good variety aud foods that have a
cooling tendency upon the digestive
apparatus are to be sought. With
right management, the perishable
foods in mild weather and, to some
extent, in the coolest weather, can be
given to the stock with great advan-
tage to the animals themselves, as well
as in the interest OF furnishing a cheap
ration.
The horse is considered the cheapest
animal on the farm Mt present, and
there is too much of the feeling that
anything is good enough for il. They
who exercise foresight must recognize
that the brood mares, as we'll as the
youngsters, should constitute as good
a permanent investment as anything
else in the way of live stock. Ii only
the owner is careful to preserve strong
and healthiul animals, it is only q
brief time until they are sure to bring
satisfactory returns.
Ii an animal is worth feeding
through the winter, it pays to feed it
well. By this we do not mean that
high feeding should be practiced. The
creatures that are in poor flesh, to
start in with, should have that flesh
steadily increased, and the stock that
is in good condition should by all
means be maintained in that con
ditionr if not slightly improved.
Plenty of good sound food, and
plenty of exercise IN the open air,
usually brings the horses through un.
til the middle of February in good,
thrifty condition. from that time on
il ID good policy to begin gradually
hardening the teams for spring work.
II is well, at this time as a rule, to in.
crease the ration OF gram. Care must
be employed continually in feeding
the damaged oats, and a combination
of this with dusty proyender must be
guarded against
The young colt must not be for
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
fNCUpAroRs.

From the bulletin on poultry recent.
ly issued by the Department of Agri-
culture has already been published
several selections. Below is another
| from the section on incubators:
1t is advisable, before investing ex.
| tensively in any make of incubator, to
thoroughly understand the machine.
II good results are obtained, then adj.
| ditional machines of the same kind
! shonld be purchased. Failures are
recorded simply because the individual
tails to thoroughly understand the ma
chine he is trying to operate, or, in
other words, fails to learn how to op-
crate that particular machine to the
best advantage. A successful poultry.
man must necessarily pay close atten-
tion to petty details. Not only is this
necessary in caring for little chickens
and mature fowls, but also in the care
and management OF incubators and
brooders. The whole business is one
of details. While lncubators may
vary considerably one from another,
yet there are certain points to which
all should conform. Some of these
points are sun med up in the following F:
l. They should be we'll made of we'll.
seasoned lumber. The efforts of manu-.
facturers to meet a popular demand
for cheap machines has placed on the
market Incubators that are not only
cheaply made, but made of cheap and
not thoroughly seasoned material.
2. The incubator should be easy of
operation. All its adjustments should
be easily maze and so arranged that
the more delicate machinery is in
plain view of the operator. The ma.
chine should be automatic in opera
ton. When supplied with the neces-
sary heat it should control perfectly
within certain limits the temperature
of the egg chamber. This result is
accomplished in various ways. The
regulating force, whatever it may be,
should be placed within the egg cham
Der so that the regulator may vary ms
the temperature in the egg chamber
varies, irrespective of changes of TEN.
perature of the room in which the in
cubator is placed, The regulator must
be sensitive.
The change OF temperature, which
is necessary for the complete working
of the regulator ought not to be more
than one degree; that is one degree
above or below the desired tempera-
ture. 1t is better if the range of tenn.
perature can be reduced to one.half
of one degree, thus making a total
variation of one degree instead of two
degrees. 1t should not be inferred
that a much wider variation than this
will not give excellent results under
otherwise favorable conditions, but,
other things being equal, those ina.
chimes which are most nearly automatic
are to be preferred.
In addition to the foregoing requis.
ties convenient appliance for turn
ing the eggs, positive in it's action,
should accompany each incub ator.
This may be an extra tray that is to
be placed bottom side up over the tray
of eggs and held firmly in this posi-
tion while both trays are turned, thus
completely transferring the eggs from
one tray to another without jar. The
different machines have very different
appliances for accomplishing this re.
suit.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03

It was in cell OF the Tombs where we sat
the condemned cell where we found one
who hal formerly been church member
waiting the hour of his execution for the
murder of his wife, He was a drunkRrd,
Who made him sog Did his enemies hate
him. and rs the most cruel revenge they
could take make him drunkard? No, he
never had an enemy in his life. He was
genial and klndhearted, a friend to every
body; even the saloonist who sold him the
drink loved him as much as they could lovo
anybody. Kind friends who loved him made
him adrunkard. His mother gave II to him
when baby. His father In kindness C?)
taught him to drink health. His sisters.
and the very wife he loved. yet murdered,
often passed and pledged the cup with him.
His fathers friend must drink with the son
of their old friend. His companions, every
one OF whom would have risked their lives
to save his, pressed him TO the party, the
song and the bowl. At weddings and dinners
kind friends passed TO him the glass. They
even laughed at him when first intoxicated,
and invited him TO drink again. Oh, he had
many friends. But while he could have been
saved kindness restrained the warning voice
He leaned on friends at every step until he
lost his all, and died drunkard and mur-
derer
Kind friends did lt.-National Temperance
Advocate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03

The Lancet Memorial, signed by oil British
medical practitioners, was as follows
"We, the undersigned. being members OF
the medical profession, beg TO record our
strong persuasion, that the facilities for OBJ.
tanning spirits. wines, stout, aud ale In bot
ties, which are provided by thu grocers'
licenses, have most injurious tendency.
We believe women. servants, and children OF
respectable households, who could not or
would not procure intoxicating drinks at
public houses, are encouraged to purchase
and use these liquors by the opportunities
offered when visiting the grocer's shop for
other purposes. Female domestic servants
are often enabled to obtain bottles of spirits
wine, and beer at small cost, or credit, or
as commission on the household bills. We
therefore protest against the continuance Of
the licenses"
The British Medical Association adopted
the following resolution, proposed by DR..
Drysdale, seconded by DIR. Gray; ''This
meeting is OF opinion that grocers' licenses
to sell Intoxicating liquors are highly detri-
mental to the health OF the community, and
earnestly requests the Government to dis
continue them"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
rHE CONNECTION BETWEEN RAILROAD Aocr.
DENTS AND DRINK.

THE CONNECTION BErwEEN RAILROAD Accr.
DENTS AND DRINK.
The Quarterly journal OF Iuebriety SAYS:
"Reeenily, great railroad corporation
gathered all tho facts concerning the men
and the conditions OF every accident which
had occurred ON its lines for Ave years.
When tabulated, it appeared that forty per
,ent. OF all acct dents werc due altogether, or
m part, to the failures OF men who We're
drinking; that in eighteen per cent. there
was strong suspicion of similar causes, vet
20 clear proof. In one year over million
dollars worth OF property was destroyed by
the failures OF beer-drinking engineers and
'witchmen. The company's rules requiring
temperate men for all positions are more
md more vigorously enforced. Engineers
Ind that practically they are unable to do
good work while using spirits oven I'm smnll
doses. The GOODNESS aud presence Of mind
20 essential in their work Is broken up by
Alcohol in any form.
'Trainmen, men exposed to the weather,
reach the same conclusion, II they arc prac-
cal men. The startling mortality of brake
men Is relerable in many cases to the use OF
alcohol 10 drive out the cold, or keep awake
In long hours OF service Each year the
1uti AMI responsibilities OF railroad men
Increase, and men more temperate. accurate,
prompt and careful in their work are re-
luired. Only absolutely temperate men can
10 this work for any length OF time, all
others fail and are dangerous in their weak
less.
"A Western rold permitted an lnabrlate,
who was really an able man. TO continue as
claim agent adjusting accounts against tho
company. His drinking wns supposed to be
an aid in the settlement of claims with other
drinking men. After his death temperate
nanwho niled his plaos saved several thou
sand dollars year by doing the same work,
repeating the common experience that inc
orates are always more or less incom-
petent.'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
sENT FRoM sEAMspnRr.
Miss 8. MoIlie Percy. the FeIi.Known
searsport Dresemalter, Gives Hor
Experiences of Her life
long Suffering and

searsport Dresemalter, Gives Hor
Experiences Of Her life
long Suffering and
Cure.
From me Commercial, Bangor. Maine.
The following communication has lust
been received from Miss 4. Mollie Percy Of
searsport, Maine, where she is we'll and IA
vorably knowni
81 was sufferer from constant headache
all my life, frequently accompanied with
nausea and sick stomach, especially before
aud during severe attacks. lam now thirty
years old, and as far back as can remember
was never free from these depressing and
distressing attacks, and did not know what
II was to feel WE'LL until last winter. when
having seen so much written aud heard so
much spoken about DR.. Williams Pink Pills
TOR Pale People, made up my mind to see
Il they would do me any good. therefore
bought some OF them aud began 10 take them
according TO directions.
II soon began TO experience relief, and
have improved ever since am still taking
them, and shall continue so to do until l am
Tree OF the slightest symptom OF my old emo
my. am Arm believer Ia tho efficacy Of
rink Pills, aud shall never be without them
as they have done me so much good.
Il have recommended these pills to
others, among them @. q, Ooburn, who Is M
OF heart trouble
(Signed) "S. M. PERcY."
Vtinesss MRs j. Il. NrcHoLs.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for paio People
are specific for troubles peculiar TO To-
males, such us suppressions, irregularities
and all forms OF weakness. They build up
the blood, aud restore the glow OF health to
pale aud sallow cheeks In men they effect
radical euro In all cases arising from man
tai worry, overwork or excesses OF whatever
nature. They are manufactured by the Dr.
Williams Medicine Company. Schenectady.
N. Y, and are sold by all druggists at so
cents box or six boxes for S2.50
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
TEMPERANCE
rAKr HrNor TIE FOWL.

TAKE HENoE rHE uowL.
Tako hence the bowl, though smiling
II radiant face appears,
The halmy drop beguiliug
Too often ends In tears,
Take hencs those brimming glasses,
They have no charm for me,
Their boasted JOY soon passes
To end in sorrows sea.
Take hence the bright decanter,
Which some unwlsely drain;
I've known the CAV enchanter
To wlther heart and brain;
To scatter woes wherever
lis welcome aud caress'd;
Then touch Il, taste Il, nevor,
'Tis safest, wisest, best.
Love not the Joys and laughter
That circle round the bowl
Lest YOU may weep hereafter
With sick ahd saddened soul,
And curse the bliss you covet
Mid youthful mirth and glee;
Ahl shun the bowl, nor love IL,
II happy days you'd see.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03

For the last ten days the tide of travel has
turned toward Florida, Aiken, Augusta aud
Western North Carolina. The suberb service
offered to winter travel this season by the
southern Railway has induced many to visit
the charming resorts OF the South so easily
and quickly reached. The New York and
Florida Limited leaves New York daily. ex-
cept Sunday, at 1910 nuou-a magnificent
pullman vestibulod train OF Dining, Stntero5m
and Drawing Room Compartment, Sleeping,
Library and Observation cars. reaching Jack
sonville the following afternoon at $50. and
st. Augustine one hour later. $50.
The schedules are so arranged this winter
to give tho Florida travel n limited train
from the east TO st. Augustine, reaching its
destination before night, attached 10 the New
York and Florida Limited, and Pullman
Drawing Room Sleeping Car, New York TO Au-
gusta, which arrives at latter point following
morning at ll.20 after leaving New York.
Connections are also made at Trenton for
Aiken-a few minutes ride. Two other fast
trains are operated to Florida, Aiken. Angus
"a, New Orleans and the Pacific Coast, with
through Sleeping Car service. For informa-
tion, call on or address New York Office Sou h.
ern Railway 21i Brogdvav.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03

Benjamin Riddle Of Elmsville,
Franklin County, Ky, has celebrated
his ninety.fourlh birthday. He hasn't
lost tooth, can see as good as ever
and is q splendid rifle shot. He has
ten children, equally divided in sex,
fifty-two grandchildren, and fifty
seven great-erandchildren, making a
total OF 119 descendants, whose aggre.
gate ages foot up more than 200O
years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
STATE OF ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO, / =,


FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner Of the firm Of +. j. CHENEY q
Co, doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF CArARRH that cannot be
cured by the use HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
t~-l presenCe, this 9th day OF December,
SEAL A. d. 1885. A. w. GLEASON,
- NOtOTU Public.
Halls CatnTrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F.J CHENEY de Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
Inscription on MiIwaukee,s Bell.

Milwaukee has had huge bell cast
for the tower of the new City Hall.
The local newspapers take it for
granted that the following lines, in.
scribed upon the bell, are addressed
to the politicians who will infest tn,
building:
When l sound the time of day
From this grand and lofty steeple,
Deem it reminder pray,
To be honest with the people.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
The city of Rochester, N. Y, taxes
the theatres only $50 a year.
Served Three Monarchs

Edward Pye, gardener of the
Great Park at Windsor, died a few
days ago at the age of eighty.three.
Pye must have served at least three
sovereigns-George ", William ",
and then, for close upon six decades,
Queen Victoria.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-03-03
WHAT A nRuNkARp WILL no.

drunkard will sleep anywhere-on a
bundle of rags thrown in the corner Of an
unfurnished room. He will be content with
any sort of food. viii allow his family TO go
about In rags and will be reduced to such an
abiect state that he will work on any terms,
will accept less than the market rate, will
undersell his fellow workers aud supplies
the cheapest labor that is to BE- got