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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-27
Prices, rs, 35 and SO Cents.
J. NJ. PERRY, President.
W. A. B0YCE, Vice President.
F. G. ROWLAND, Treasurer.
Statement, January LIST, 1897.

ASSETS.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
President Plerco's Presence of Mind.

In the course of some "reminiscences
of President Franklin Pierce, G.. NJ.
Mcconnell tells this story in the Chi
cago Times Herald: Some days later 1
went with the member of Congress
whose Secretary was to call on the
President on some urgent official bust
ness. My chief was very absent
minded man in some respects, and in
catching up the short cloak then worn,
ON leaving home, and throwing it over
his arm, he had inadvertently caught
up with it certain intimate garment
of his own which happened to be on
the same chair. While he stood talk
ing with Mr.. Pierce he for the first
time shifted this cloak from one arm
to the other, and to my dismay this
garment-an undershirt, in fact-
dropped to the floor between them.
Mr.. Pierce saw it, but its owner did
not, and turned to depart The Presi-
dent saw my look of horror and heard
the expressed snort of his own Secre-
tary behind him, but only the faintest
flicker of a smile flashed across his
face, and as the gentleman-quite as
courtly as himself-was in the act of
turning he caught up the ridiculous
estray, twirled it with deft move
ment into wad, 50 to speak, and
passed it, unseen by its owner, to me
as he moved partly between us and
bowed us both out of tile room with
grave, urbane, unruilled courtesy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

An attempt is being made to galvan-
ize into new life the medieval city Of
Bruges, Belgium, and to shake off the
rust and dust of its long ages of
quiet by converting it into a seaport.
A great canal is now being cut from
the seashore at Ostend to Bruges, a
distance of twenty miles. Electric
power is being extensively utilized,
and this is the first application on a
grand scale of this agency in Bel
GUM. Not only are the huge 250-ton
cranes operated by electricity, but
electric power is being applied to the
brick-making machinery, and during
the present year will turn out about
Is, 200, 900 bricks for the sluice works
and docks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
A LoVE.FLoWER SONG.

It's love that makes the star beam in the
darkest, stormiest night;
And love that leads the lilies to the blessed
ness of light;
And love that weaves the mystery Of all
the red and white
OF the roses in the gardens Of my deariei
It's love that leads the songbird to the
haven Of It's rest;
And love that brings the dew down to the
violet's lowly breast;
And love of all the flowers is the sweetest
and the best
In the. gardens that are blooming for my
deariel
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
Ralo.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The small British torpedo boat
Turbina attained a speed of thirty.
three knots an hour near Spithead,
England.
In England and Wales the death.
rate from typhoid fever has declined
from 277 per million in 1s76-S0 to 1876
in 1891-94.
A large Dussand microphonograph,
now being constructed for the Paris
Exhibition of 1900, is expected to
make the voice heard by 10000
people.
A medical authority asserts that
death caused by a fall from a great
height is absolutely painless. The
mind acts very rapidly for a time, then
unconsciousness ensues.
There are about one hundred grains
of iron in the average human body,
and yet so important is this exceed
ingly small quantity, that its dimi
mutton is attended with very serious
results.
At present it is estimated that there
are in the worlds oceans 1000, 900
cubic miles of salt, and the most
astonishing thing about it is that if all
this salt could be taken out in n
moment the level of the water would
not drop.
Professor Dubard of Dion, con-
tributes to the Province Medicale an
article showing that tuberculous dis
ease occurs in -blooded animals,
fishes (carps) and frogs, and can be
communicated to these animals ex-
perimentally.
The United States Government has
been invited to participate in an in
ternational conference to be held in
Berlin from October IL to 16, to dis
cuss the leprosy question. An ex-
hibition appropriate to the conference
and lectures on leprosy will be given.
The Schenectady IN. W Locomotive
Works has received an order from
Japan for twelve passenger locomotives
for the Kiusiu Railway Company The
engines are to be of the American
type, with cylinders sixteen inches in
diameter and twenty-four inches
stroke. This order is said to be the
first of series which will be placed
in this country.
Nature provides series of hooks on
the front edge of the hind wings of in
sects, each hook fitting into groove
on the hind edge of front wing. The
front and hind wings are thus fastened
toofatbar on aonh ai5a uhila tho in sant
is flying, and are unfastened at Other
times. This explains why you have
occasionally noticed one of the species
flying, apparently with two wings
and have seen him display four upor
nlighting This arrangement is ex
tremely convenient for such little
creatures as the honey bee, which has
to enter small holes, where large ex
panse of wing would be useless.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
Artificial "Antiqnes."

A case came before a London Mag
istrate the other day involving the
possession of certain antique" or
molu articles about which there had
been an abortive trial. A firm of deal
ers claimed them, and two workmen
did the same. The latter were partic-
ularly assertive in their ownership,
saying they ought to know, because,
as matter of fact, they made the ar
ticles. To prove their point they set
TO work aud showed, to the amuse-
ment of critical audience, how or
molu was made antique" by the aid
of pumice powder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

The widening market for fruit and
the action of the railroad companies in
giving the growers facilities for reach
ing the market in the great centres of
populations have led to more serious
attention being given to horticulture
in many parts of the country, some of
which are more or less remote from
the large cities, notes the New York
Sun. The conditions in the central
West, the Southwest, and ON tho
Pacific Slope have been reflected from
time to time in these paragraphs.
Just now grape-growing, which for
some time has Jagged in Florida, has
reached so prosperous an activity
about Orlando that grapes are being
shipped from the Niagara vineyards at
the rate of carload day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

NJ. c. Tuttle, bailiff of the Com
mon Pleas Court, Cleveland, Ohio,
will spend his vacation in introducing
device for putting life into lazy
horses. 1t is an electric appliance to
be fastened to the harness. A battery
is carried in the drivers pocket. In
stead Of whipping II horse, the driver
speaks TO the animal and at the same
time touches a button attached to the
rein. The horse is given u slight
shock, which is said to have a wonder
full effect on the animal. New York
Telegram
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

The London Chronicle calls atten.
ton to the remarkably low death rate in
many of the model dwellings in that
city. In particular there is found in
the houses of the Metropolitan Asso-
ciation'for Improved Dwellings of the
Working Glasses, which is now in its
fifty-third year, a death rate of only
9.64 to 1000. The inmates of these
houses number 6l30, and are housed
in fourteen blocks in different parts of
the city. This rate is only half the
rate for the whole Of London.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

The first novel ever published in
America was entitled "The Power of
Sympathy" printed at Boston by
Isaiah II. Thomas in 1889 The title
page says it was founded in truth,
and gives the name Of the author as
"Phililenia, which was the nom de
plume of Mrs. Sarah Wentworth Nor
ton, wife of Perez Morton, a banker
and lawyer of Boston, and one OF the
most eminent men in New England in
those days. He was a member OF the
Committee of Safety, was Speaker OF
the Colonial Legislature, aud delivered
the eulogy over General Warren after
the battle of Bunker Hill. Mrs. Nor
ton was descended from one of the
old Puritan families, and is described
as woman Of great personal attrac-
tions as well as literary ability. She
was constant contributor of both
prose aud poetry to the magazines Of
the day, and some of her hymns are
still to be found in the church collec-
tions. Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

In exploiting its resources Kansas
is now directing attention to its min
eral deposits and their possibilities.
1t produces coal, building stone, zinc,
salt, gypsum, oil, gas, cement, min
eral water and clay, the output of all
these in 1895 being worth about $5,-
900, 900. This was triple the output
of 1885, and is regarded as promis-
ing much for the future. The State
stands first in the production Of gyp-
sum, its output being more than dou-
BILE the combined product of all the
other States, Michigan excepted. 1t
is eleventh among the coal producing
States, eighth in oil production, and
fifth in gas, having an oil and gas
area of 5000 square miles, Nearly Il
million and half barrels of salt are
marketed annually, and about 21,00O
tons of zinc. The zinc-bearing ore
is very rich, the yield being G6 per
cent
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

The system of vertical handwriting
adopted by the school boards of many
Of the larger cities is held to have
scored triumph in Boston already in
turning out pupils who write rapidly
and legibly, the two prime qualifea-
tions in chirography. The paramount
virtue in handwriting is legibility. No
matter how pretty and artistic hand
writing may be, if it cannot be read
easily it falls short of its purpose.
This is secured in "A conspicuous de
gree in the vertical system, while a
majority of pupils add to it both sym
metry and grace. With such results
it will not be necessary for graduates
of the public schools to take course
in penmanship after they have en-
tered store or office, as they have
frequently been required to do in
eisies that boast the thoroughness and
efficiency of their pubie schcs,
methods
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
A Wonderful Cat.

On board of Her Majesty's ship Pal
las, cruiser, at anchor in Boston
harbor, there is a very remarkable cat,
the pet of the officers and crew, and
II sort of mascot.
This eat has unique habit of div
ing OFF the side Of the vessel aud get
ting a fresh supply of fish for himself
at times, Most cats are afraid Of
water, but not SO this tabby, and the
officers and crew are naturally very
much attached to such distinctiyely
sailor cat, New York Telegram.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
accounts have been filed in my Office and
Ono I, be presented at the next term of
One SQUARE Confirmation. ~
Two Squares on1nal account of VIM. ).
Quarter Column. onssor of estate of Anna M.
half Column, one year sta borousn' TUT
One Column, ono year. .. ......
Legal advertisements ten cents p,
each insertion. IT..
Marriages and death notices gratis.
All bills Tor yearly advertisements collected
quarterly Temporary advertisements must
be paid in advance.
Job work-Cash on deliverv
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

"Yes," said the new arrival, 'I am
greatly surprised-greatly surprised,
indeed. / had expected to find things
very different from what they are"
"Why?" exclaimed several of the
girls in chorus, "don't the hotel and
its surroundings look as they were
pictured in the circular you receiyed?"
''They do. That's what surprises
me. "-Clevelan Leader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Professor Hill, of Princeton Uni
versity, once owned very remarkable
cat. 1t had but two legs, having been
born that way. But in spite of this
deformity it was most engaging pet
and walked glibly upon its two fore
feet aud frisked about as lively as cats
blessed with four legs, When size
died her skeleton was mounted and
now reposes in a glass case in the uni
yersiiy museum
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Massachusetts, has established
eighty-five free libraries since the
public library commission was ap
pointed in 1890; Connecticut forty
since 1891, New Hampshire 130 since
the same year, and Vermont fifty
since 1894.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
An Accommodating Partner.

Lady During dance)-"Mon Dieul
! have lost my hairpins, and now my
hair is going to fall down over my
shoulders.
Partner-"Never mind; shall be
glad to pick it up for you. lie Monde
Comique.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

what the sun Said-An Invariable Beautl.
here-A Dissenting Oplnion-Stuck I'm
His Crop-What Bemains-A Hint &c
the Ladies-Tho Social Side, Etc, Etc
The summer sun glared flercely down
Upon the seashore gay,
And watched the maidens as they pranced
In Neptunes briny spray.
"Humphl" said the orb, as up he rose
And took another turn,
"'Tis true that men are lacking here,
But there are girls 60 burnl'
Virginia Niles Leeds, in Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

In all Africa, the United States is
represented by only seven paid con-
sular officers, viz; Cairo, Cape Town,
Madeira, Mozambique, Tamataye and
Zanzibar-many other places being
filed nominally by officers who ara
paid out of their fees, which may be
said, in many cases, to be no pay at
oil.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

1t says much for the recuperative
powers of st. Louis, Mo-, when the
fact is realized that already 5000 Of
the buildings blown down or damaged
by the great tornado have already been
either re-erected or repaired.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

1t is shown by the annual report Of
one of The largest mining companies
In Colorado that since the organization
of the company the average cost Of
producing 81 in gold has been thirty
seven cents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Another idiotic exhibition of shoot.
ing backward with a rifle at woman,
the aim taken from loolingglass,
has proved fatal, this time at Berlin.
An expert named Kruger, after shoot.
ing various objects from the hands
and shoulders of his sister, put bul.
let through her head in the presence
of 1000 persons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Itell you, Dick, there is nothing like
knowing how to manage a wife. My
wife wanted TO go to the mountains
and wanted to go to the seashore. 1"
"How did it come out?"
"We compromised. "
"On what?"
"On the mountains. - Harper's
Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

How many divisions of
mankind are thtre?"
Bobby-''My paw says it is divided
into the people who earn living
without getting it and those who get
living without earning it."-Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Irate Citizen Ito scorcher) eli,
therel Have pedestrians no rights in
this city?"
Scorcher (whizzing by)-"Certainly
they have-funeral rites. Brooklyn
Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
Thn NNnrm Tint Turned.

Lady latter going over the whole
stock of blankets) )-"You needn't
show me any more. I only came in to
look for friend with whom 1 had an
appointment here"
Perspiring Shopman (politely)-'If
you think your friend is among the
blankets, madam, / shall be happy to
go over them again for you. Tit
Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Little Knut-"M Mamma, didn't the
missionary say that the people in
Tambe-Tamba don'twear any clothes?"
Mother-"Yes; that's what he said.
Knut-"T "Then why did papa drop
button in the plate?"-Christiania
Vikingen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
THE STRIKE OF X TILE X SLATER.


LIE SLATED
often said she was
working her fing-
ers to the bone,
but nobody seemed
to care.
Titles sister
Alice was h 9
"f a s h i b | e"
dressmaker i n
Roseberry row,
and Tillie was her
assistant. She cut
buttonholes, sewed
straight seams on
the IN C h i II e ,
pulled out basting
threads, helped to
cook the meals,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
A Dissenting Opinion.

"Prince Constantine hasn't shown
much ability"
"Well, L don'tknow. When he had
to retreat he knew enough to start
early and avoid the rush Truth
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

Summer Boarder-"I this farm of
yours very fertile?"
Kansas Farmer-"Not very. tried
to raise a mortgage on it last year and
made a failure. columbus State
Journal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

''Is she wealthy2"
"I suppose she has enough to make
her pretty the rest of her days. -
Detroit journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

'I think a woman should always al
low some one else to choose her hus-
band"
''What is your reason?"
$50 she won't have to blame herself
if he doesn't turn out well. Chicago
Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

"That Binks youngster is the most
indefatigablo Sunday-school worker
ever saw"
"Sunday-school worker?"
Eyes; he has been TO seven church
picnics already this year. Chicago
Record
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18
BEAR YE ONE ANoTHER's BURDENS"

If any little love Of ours
May make life the swoeter;
II any little care Of ours
May make another's fleeter;
II any little help may ease
The burden OF another;
God give us love and care and strength
To help along each other.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-08-18

II any little word of ours
Can make a life the brighter;
If any little song Of ours
Can make one heart the lighter;
God help us speak that little word
And take our bit Of singing,
And drop IL in some lonely vale
To set the echoes ringing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-17
National Educational Association.
m the Manitowoc pilot, June 3.


To any one whose interest In educa-
tional progress In this state he in 1t
the warmth. of devotion, the session OF
the National Educational Association
to be held in Milwaukee July so Is an
event of more than ordinary impor-
lance. 1t Is not a gathering of edu-
Gators to discuss the technics OF their
work. II Is not professional in the
restricted sense in which that word Is
used when applied to conventions OF
specialized and limited functions.
The purpose Of this association Is as
broad az the field of activity in which
It's members are engaged. Its aim Is,
while enlarging the sweep OF education
to invest instruction with human sym
pathy and make it touch the life OF
people, thus giving knowledge power,
moral direction and comprehensive
ness. These high ideals have de-
veloped thorough honest and persistent
search for the truth, and constitute a
body of doctcrinc which Is felt, more
than IL Is expounded in words, at these
conventions. The influence for
good exercised by convention whose
proceedings are participated in by
men of such distinguished ability,
who are In earnest In their efforts to
spread the gospel Of intelligence, can
no the overestimatcd. The association
should be made to feel by the welcome
accorded and the appreciation mani.
tested by Wisconsin, that cordial
recognition of merit is II character
istic of the state, and that industrious
and conscientious toilers In the edu-
cational field are not without fell
lowship here. The Association has
drawn no little portion OF its in
SEPARATION from our state, with an as
ISOLATION of it's own which Is regarded
as an exemplar wherever its reputa-
ton extends. The vigor Of the Ma
tional Association dates from Its
meetings at Madison in 1884, when its
membership was largely increased
and its purpose enlarged and strength
ened. Many of those who have
worked INCREASINGLY and unset iishly to
build up our state association, are
now bending every effort to make the
meeting to be held In Milwaukee next
month, crcditable to the state in whose
spirit and institutions
they take such just pride. II an
incentive other than sense OF duty--to
which Wisconsin always responds
were needed to awaken interest In this
meeting among our people, the hope
these men entertain, the strong desire
they have that the state will prove
worthy of itself should furnish 1t.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-17
Commencement at Plattevillc.

The commencement exercises OF the
State Normal school, ut Platteville,
will take place on Thursday, June II,
ut 10 10. M, In the city hall. The an
nual address will be delivered by
President James Chalmers, followed
by the graduating exercises. The an
nual class exercises will be held at
. y. M, and the alumni reunion and
banquet In the evening. Following is
u list of the graduates;
II Helen Bass, Charlton Beck, Lillian
Becbe, Emery Bray, Jennie Kyle, M.
MargaretKylc, Mary Meinhardt, Laura
Rolntrce- Smith, Jennie May Rundell,
Della Sanford, Elgic Mae Ward, h.
Maud Woodward, Jcssicn X. McGreg-
or, George N. Northrop, Melborn N.
Steel, Martina Churchill, John A. Cook,
Il. Bessie Gilmore, Rose Hilton, Or
vile Hornbeck, all of Platteville;
Charles j. Mccormick, Mt. Hope;
Bruce Mckinley, Rcwey; Ellie Oates,
Shullsburg; Mary Evclyne O'Neill,
Mineral Point; Ncttic II. Oswald, Lam
caster: AnHonetta Owens, Dodgeville;
puss T.. Parkinson, Darlington; Amy
Penney, Viroqua; viii Il. Peters,
Basswood; Margaret Phillips, Dodge
Vile; Frances Ester Pierce, Darling
ton; Myrtle Ora Purdy, Niroqua;
Frank Burns, ,Iamcstown; T.. Mae Ed
wards, ELLA Ellelson, Niroqua; Char
lotte Halgrin, Dodgeville; Agnes Val
erie Hooking, Darlington; Jcssey h.
Hooking, Mineral Point; II. Grace
Horton, Viroqua; Bessie Eiline Jones
Black River Falls; Etta May Watson
Jones, Georgetown; Susan Catherine
Klinkhammcr, tassvillc; A. Amelia
kreut2, Darlington; Charles Leroy
Simons, Belmont; Thomas a. Stamp,
Soldiers Grove: win +. Steve, Mid
dleton: Lorenzo II. Stevens, Montfort;
Jenny Tcmby, Shcba Temby, Dodge
Vile; Emma Thomas, Rewey: Ascnath
Barber, Lancaster; Nj. Estclle Barrett,
Rnlnnnt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-17
Hurt in a Mine.
From Tho Tribune.

From Tho Tribune.
Some two months ago James Pol
glaze departed for Colorado to en-
gage in mining with the hope of do
ing better in the support of his
wife and eight children. Work was
secured shortly after his arrival in
the silver state, and everything
seemed encouraging until about u
week ago when he met with an acct
dent that will set him back.
He was at work ut the bottom of
the shaft when the foul air became
SO dense that he could not stand it,
so he started to ascend, but when
some wayup his strength failed him,
and, fell to the bottom, striking
the back OF his head. Associates
brought him to the surface and he
was removed to Il hospital, where
upon examination it was found that
no bones were broken.