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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
win Bees Destroy Grapesg

There is great difference of opin.
ion among well informed fruit grow
ers, writes Professor j. Troop, of In
diana, as to whether the honey bee
actually destroys ripe grapes without
any assistance. In order to secure
reliable data on this question, some
careful observations were made during
the past season. A Worden grapevine
was selected, and when the fruit was
ripe all defective berries and surplus
leaves were removed, so as to allow
the bees free movement and give them
every facility for work. A colony of
italian bees was then placed close to
the vine, and both vine and hive en-
closed with mosquito netting, giving
thesbees about 800 cubic feet of space
in wHeh to work. At first they did
not take kindly TO the confinement,
but after the first few days did not
seem to mind it. They were kept
confined with the grapes Just three
weeks, and during this time they were
not allowed to get any other food ex-
cept what they already had in the
hive. AT the end of the three weeks
they were removed and the grapes
carefully examined, but it could not
be discovered that single grape had
been injured. The natural inference
is, that if the bees could not be in.
duced to eat the grapes when kept in
close confinement with them, they are
not liable to do much injury when at
liberty to seek the food they like best.
1t is well known that certain wasps
will cut the skin of grapes, and I have
always held to the opinion that the
wasp was the culprit which opens the
door for the bees to enter. This
opinion has been confirmed the past
season, when two species of the genus
Polistes, or social wasps, were seen to
light on the grapes and with their
sharp jaws tear open the skin and suck
the juice. After which the honey
bees would usually finish the work.
In fact, it would be very stupid bee
that would not avail itself of such an
opportunity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

Here are some sentences heard in
the Reichstag and reported by Ger
man paper, which seem to show that
forensic eloquence is much the same
in all countries:
with closed eyes you have watched
the flood rising"
"The periodical sanitary ISreports
are submitted to us after each decade
of three years.
&"We do not bury the battleaxe. On
the contrary, we shall give it renewed
life"
"Grave reflections have saluted the
apparition of this project"
'Ibis plan is the beloved son Of
my heart.
81 shall refute the merchants OF
Koenigsberg upon this table"
81 speak, not as a deputy, but as
the person sent 10y my electors.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

this in honor of her successful work
in Hindu and Persian literature,
Lady Arran, the wife of the Irish
land owner, has started q hand knitting
industry, which has not only given
employment to such of the tenants as
needed it, but is beginning to be prof
table financially.
Christine Nilsson, now the Countess
Miranda, can still sing, though she
has not PATHS fondness for the stage.
She has just been paying visit to
Sweden, and sang once for the stu
dents of a university town.
The only woman who has written
opera librettos in four languages is
said to be the Queen of Roumania, in
literature Carmen Sylvia. She has
produced librettos in French, in Ger
man, in Swedish and in Roumanian.
Two Japanese girls, Hisa Nagano
and Natsu Sakaki, are at present serv-
ing as trained nurses in Chicago. They
intend to study medicine and then re-
turn to Japan to found hospital on
the same plans as those of this coun-
try.
in England, Hannah Brewer, wo.
man of seventy-two years, has just re-
tired from the postal service after
term of sixty years; she began deliv-
ering letters for her father, who was
sub-postmaster of the village of Bit
ton and the outlying district.
Spanish and French women Of the
higher class are usually expert swords
women. They are taught to fence as
carefully and accurately as their
brothers, and there are numerous
schools in the two countries where
young women are taught not only to
fence, but to handle the broadsword.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, wife of the
English Secretary of the Colonies, and
daughter of W. G. Endicott, Mr..
Cleveland's first Secretary of War, as
special evidence of the favor in
which Queen Victoria holds her, has
received from Her Majesty the gold
instead of the silver Jubilee medal.
The gold medal was conferred, as o
rule, only on royal personages.
Mrs. Lewis is the name of the
woman who discovered some manu-
scripts of the Gospel in Syriac con-
vent ON Mount Sinai. With her sister,
Mrs. Gibson, she has examined two
service books of Palestinian Syriac of
the twelfth century. These books are
supposed to be written in the dialect
spoken by Christ. The two sisters
will soon publish text of their re-
searches.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

Flounces and frills are arranged
upon the skirts of the latest French
gowns to simulate overskirts, long,
short, medium, pointed, square, and
slashed.
Embroidery is in greater demand
than for many years past and ladies
who are skillful with the needle can
provide themselves with all sorts of
exquisite novelties.
Challie, wool delaine, nuns yelling
and other dresses of thin wooden ma
terial are made up over silk slips and
can be worn until late in the season or
for house dresses during the entire
winter.
Suitable for wear with afternoon
gowns are collars of silk with Van
Dyke points back and front, edged
with narrow black velvet, finished
with four-in-hand of null with lace
ends and knot of the silk edged With
black to complete the tie.
The zouave jacket effects are legion,
and very becoming to slender women
or women with long waists. In ma.
terial they vary from lace of cobwebby
fneness for light gowns to ruffles O!
the same material as the gown, edged
with narrow lace to accentuate the
jacket.
White waists are worn with skirts
of all colors and materials. For best
wear, India silk, silk muslin aud fine
cotton fabrics are liked. India silk
trimmed with embroidered galloon OF
fine white ribbon, embroidered in
silk, chenille and beads will make VI
charmingly.
A novelty hat is very small with
the brim faced with velvet. IL is
worn on one side of the head, the
other being filled down to the brim
level with an enormous mass Of fine
flowers set ON a foundation. A wreath
of roses surrounds the crown and
velvet loops stand up at one side.
Bicycle skirts are growing shorter
and the young woman who feels in.
clined to abbreviate this garment con
siders herself privileged to do 80.
The high-tOpped shoes which are 50
pretty and beguiling have much to do
with the fashion. There is also a
tendency toward the adoption of low
tan shoes and tau or black stockings
as a regular portion of the wheel cos
tune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
DELAYED untchInr of rrr..

Three weeks is the time usually al
lowed for hen to sit before her eggs
are hatched. But in spring. when the
fowls are in good health and the eggs
make the most vigorous chicks, hatch.
ing will generally begin ON the twen-
tieth day, and by the twenty first the
entire brood may be out. Eggs kept
two or three weeks before being set
will not hatch before the twenty-first
day. Late in the season twenty-five
or even twenty-three days may pass
before all the eggs will hatch. If left
longer than this it is probable that the
chick has died in the shell. 1t is very
easy after the twentieth day of sitting
to know whether the egg contains a
live chick, as its pec1ing may be heard
against the shell. Moisten the egg
shell with quite warm water, but do
not take that which has been boiled.
1t had better be sprayed on the egg,
which should afterwards be wiped dry
and placed under the hen. The water
sprayed on supplies the chick with
some air, and it also softens the shell
for it to peck at. The egg is porous.
If it were not, chicks would always die
in the shell. When an egg breaks in
the nest, all the other eggs should be
washed in tepid water aud rubbed dry,
so as to remove the albumen from the
broken egg. As this albumen closes
the pores of the shell it quickly
smothers and kills all the chicks they
contain. 1t may do this if it is on the
shell only very short time. .--Ameri-
can Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
An Amusing Tank Drnmn.

A game dealer has of late had lot
Of terrapin and large number of frogs
in the same tank, and it has been
funny to see the frogs pile on the ter.
rapins' backs, whether to get their
feet out of the wet or to enjoy a ride
IS not known. Yesterday the tank was
partly filled with water and huge sea
turtle placed in it. At once the ter
rapin crawled on the back of the turtle
and the frogs followed and climbed on
the terrapin, and the whole outfit
sailed around as gay as a picnic party
One old frog that had succeeded in
reaching the highest point began to
croak exultantly, and seemed to be
saying, "More room at the top; more
room at the top, Portland Ore
gonian.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
Old Fashion Revived.

The old fashion of having all parts
Of a costume to match in shade is be-
ing revived. OF late entire toilets of
beige, gray or cornAower blue have ap-
peared and are decidedly effective. OF
course, it is best carried out in the
delicate shades, as the effect of such a
costume in a pronounced color would
be rather glaring, Eoru is easily
carried out in pale linon, embroided
in white, the collar and sash being of
white and the hat of yellow chip,
trimmed with white plumes. The
parasols for this toilet should be of
yellow linon, embroidered in white,
with an ivory handle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

1t is a sin to get drunk. 1t is a sin
against self, against the family, against the
State and the Nation. It is u sin against
God. "No drunkard shall inherit the king
dom Of God" The Word OF God saws SO.
1t is sin to get drunk; but, more, Il is a
sin not to say so. We fail II we do not take
advantage of every opportunity offered 10
say so. Thousands Of our fellow-men are
ASKING this question every day. 1t is vi
tai one, and its answer will have much TO
do toward making those who ask It better
or worse. There ought not, therefore. 10
be any uncertain sound In our replies.
Every man who INDUCES In Intoxicating
liquors is fully persuaded in his own mind
mat its effect on him as an individual Is
svii, and only evil. He Is not fully per
suaded that he is injuring his family or his
aeighDor. He cannot, however, quiet his
conscience as to his God, and so after each
indulgence that depriyes him OF his senses,
The question forces itself upon him, "Is II
asin to get drunkY" What a day Of thanks
giving there would be in many hearts II
the answer would be a strong, clear 'Yesp
Presbyterian Banner.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
Light.MeIrht CIoth Gnuns

After wearing thin muslins and silks.
a cloth gown, if the day be cool, looks
very smart and trim, " and much more
finished than the thin gowns, so all
complete summer outfits include two
or more costumes of this description.
A charming gown intended for cool
days at Newport, and for Lenox later
on, is of tan cloth-a light golden
brown. Across the top of the front
breadth is a deep pattern of braiding.
which extends over the hips and mar
rows to point at the back, where
the fulness of the skirt is laid in deep
turned-under plaits. On the side of
the back breadths is also braiding.
which extends from the belt to the
hem. This braiding is in gold and
tan. The waist is q casaaue with an
exaggeratedly short frill, and is a mass
Of braiding. Ruflies of cream lace
show between the fronts of the Jack
ct, and the belt and turned-over collar
are of black satin. Another gown.
which, to use tailor's expression. is
built on the same lines, >" is of bright
blue smooth cloth with braidinr of
black and silver, but the waist is a
short jacket with wide turned-over
collar and pointed reveEs of white
cloth. 1t is claimed this white cloth
can be cleaned by some preparation of
pipe-clay, and it is the same material
that is used for military uniforms.
The white facings against the blue are
most effective, and make the gown
very smart.
In royal purple a charming costume
is made with the skirt trimmed with
many rows of black braid of different
widths, and the jacket, which is tight
lifting, is also braided. The fronts of
ID .-.;---. Go uuU lnee., all are liu-
ished with rows of round gilt buttons.
over which are placed lacings which
hold the jacket together, aud yet re-
veal glimpse of purple and white
blouse front.
A light gray poplin is made oz most
charming lines, The skirt, which has
five cores, has each seam outlined with
a piping of white satin; the waist is
tight-titting in the back, but in front
is draped in loose graceful folds OF
white satin, and has bolero Jacket OF
white lace. The lower part of the
sleeves is shirred, but at the top is
pulled. With this costume is worn q
bonnet of black straw, with a wide
high brim and narrow crown trimmed
with a bunch of white ostrich tips anG
white satin ribbon; bonnet strings o.
the white ribbon are tied under tn,
chin, and give a decidedly old-fash
ioned picturesque look that is very
effective. e.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
bod menIth pue 10 Alcohnl-

The late Sir Andrew Clark. the eminent
English physician, said: "Now let me say
that am speaking solemnly and carefully
when / tell you that am considerably
within the mark In saying that within the
rounds Of my hospital wards to-day seven
out OF every ten that lie there In
their beds owe their i'll health to alcohol
do not say that seventy in every 100 are
drunkards. do not know that one OF them
Is, but they use alcohol. So soon as a man
begins to take one drop then the desire DO.
gotten In him becomes part Of his nature
and that nature, formed by his acts .inilicts
curses inexpTessible when handed down Il
the generations that are to follow him a.
part and parcel of their being"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
AImlfn Renlnc,nr Corn.

1t is notlikely that alfalfa, the clover
which has succeeded so well in Cali.
fornia will ever become plentiful in the
East. Ourwet winters will rot the roots
or at least decrease their vigor. On
very dry, sandy or gravelly soil it might
succeed here. But it seems to be
especially adapted to hot and dry
climates, and hence its success in the
arid regions of the far West. As its
root often goes several feet deep it is
likely to change the character of the
climate, for wherever alfalfa roots
have gone water will also 60. The
alfalfa retains its greenness during
the severest droughts. OF course it
must be all the time evaporating
moisture, md this also will have some
effect in changing the climate. Hence
in localities too dry for corn, alfalfa is
taking its place as feed for all kinds
of stock. 1t is at the same time fitting
the soil for growing corn and other
ops.-Boston Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

Professor A. Il. Chamberlain says thar
drunkenness was an anti-social crime even
the ancient Egyptians and Mexieans in the
beginnings OF their civilizations failed not
to recognize, and the general taboo to wo.
men OF the more Innocent Intoxicating bev.
erages among primitive races previous 10
the Introduction Of rum and whisky by the
whites shows that they, even us we our
selves are doing to-day, forbade such things
10 their nearest and dearest. Woman from
the very beginning "A social creature, has
never taken kindly TO alcohol and never
will. Women alcoholics there may bo I'm
our present state OF civilization, but wo-
man, the queen OF the household, the
mother Of the amily, rejects the poisonous
draught
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29


poor victim Of intemperance in his last
moments was visited by neighbor of his
who had furnished him the rum which
brought him to ruin and drunkard's e
grave, who asked him whether he remem.
bered him. The dying man, forgetting his
struggle with tho king Of terrors, said.
yes, L remember you, and | remember
your store, where formed tho habit which
has ruined me for this world and the next.
And when | am dead and gone, and YOU
come and take from my widow and father.
less children the shattered remains Of my
property to pay my drink debts, they, too.
VIII remember you" And he added. as
they both attended the same church, "Yes.
brother, We shall all remember you, to ali
eternity" And he might have added, You.
too, will remember them, and will remem.
Der what you did for the sake OF money. to
bring their husband and father to the
drunkard's grave, and 10 take from the
widow and fatherless not merely property
but that which no wealth can purchase and
which when taken no power on earth can
restore" And, we might add, he will re-
member himself as the author, the
guilty wretched author OF mischief which
eternity cannot repair, and which NAV
teach him, in deeper and deeper wailings.
that il profits the man nothing to gain the
world and lose his soul, or be access ory tc
the loss Of the souls Of others.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Beware of the Cup--Bishop Newman on
Tempcrance-Personal Example and
self-Dcniai the solution Of the Liquor
Question = Some Striking Statistics.
The tumbler lay full and enticing,
Inviting the mirthful to sup;
Yet something amid our rejoicing
Had whispered, Beware Of the cu
Beware OF that idol so cherished
That siren so tempting think
OF the thousands and thousands who po-
ished
The awful, sad victims of drink
Then on with our banner before US
On, ON TO the combat In mass,
TIL we free the fair country that bore US
From the evils that how from the glass
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.


When COWS accidentally get into q
turnip patch, or other vegetables that
impart bad flavor to the milk, il can
be made ns good rs ever for cream and
butter making if it is heated to temp
perature Of 40 degrees. This is best
done by placing the vessel in water
which is quickly brought to a slightly
higher temperature. All the odor
passes of at this temperature, as it is
very volatile. In cooling, the cream
will rise TO the surface. 1t also makes
the butter come more quickly than
from milk not heated.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
No nnl,Inrs After IInrrcrts.

Under old methods of harvesting the
steel rake was avery important adjunct
to secure scattered grain. Yet even in
those days good farmers did not find
those rakings very valuable, as they
were always stained and often nearly
ready to sprout 10y alternate wet and
dry weather. The new harvester5
leave no rakings, and as what would
otherwise be wasted is thus saved for
market, il t'makes a material addition to
the crop. We know farmers who used
TO thresh the rakings separately and
grind them for hog feed rather than
mix the stained with the marketable
grain.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

A new aud simple trap to catch mice
and rats has a flat strip OF wood hinged
near the centre to spring clamp, by
which it is attached TO the edge of a
table, the bait being placed on the
outer end with bucket of water or
wide-hanged pail below, so that when
the rodent starts for the bait the strip
of wood will tip down and dx2vu or
capture il
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

The New York State Temperance Society
recently celebrated its anniversary in the
First Presbyterian Church at Saratoga.
Bishop John p. Newman, of the Methodist
Church, delivered n discourse on "rhe
Waste OF Intempcrnncc." He said that
while the United states should be the pur.
est, happiest and richest nation on the face
OF the globe, yet the waste Of material
mental and moral power, through the un.
wise and inordinate use OF wine and liuuor.
was tremendous. He cited a multitude of
facts and figures In proof OF this view of
the subject. These statistics show that
while twenty leading necessarles OF life
Including articles Of food, clothing and
transportation, cost the people If this
country annually n billion ofdolars. In the
the manufacture or preparation of which
there are employed S74 900 persons, whose
aggregate wages amount to S164 900 900
yet the liquor bill OF the Nation equalled
the same grand total-a billion dollars
this traffic requiring the employment OF
5000 persons, who received over 500 O00. .0OO
The statisticians he said, estimated that
while the churches of all denominations in
this country cost for all purposes only
$3.50, 900 900, the drink habit, including the
expenses and results, such as crime and
pauperism, amounted TO the colossal sum
Qt 81 800 600, coo. a ratio OF twelve to one
t12 for drink and 81 for religion.
The Bishop, I'm considering the eradicn-
ion VI tue eNli, cOunSeied wisdom and
moderation instead Of inconsiderate and
lncompromising denunciation. There were
Three concessions, he said, which temper.
Ance advocates were bound to make
namely, that while wines and liquors were
not indispensable in the welfare OF man
kind, they, nevertheless, had their legiti-
mate uses; that the occasional drinking of
wines and liquors was not drunkenness as
denounced in tho Bible, and that while it
was true that all confirmed drunkards were
once moderate drinkers, yet all moderate
drinkers did not become confirmed drunk
ards. In conclusion, the Bishop said that
while some people favored high licenses.
some local option and others prohibition,
he believed that what was most needed In
all classes, from the highest to the lowest,
was magnanimity born OF self-denial
which would create an apprehension of
danger that would make the custom of
drinking questionable and cause the
liquor habit to be less profitable. This
would increase the power on tho part OF
the magnanimous to persuade others to
follow their example and would contribute
toeconomy, industry, education, prtriotism
religion, home and heaven.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
The old md the Now.

The difference between ancient and
modern slang was amusingly illustrated
in a recent incident at the Chautauqua
assembly, when the teacher of English
literature asked, "What is the mean
ing of the Shakespearean phrase Go
top" and member of the class re-
piled, "Oh, that is only the sixteenth
century's expression of the modern
Come off," The two phrases, while
apparently opposite, do, in fact, sub
stantially mean the same thing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29
Electric statistics.

According to statistics, the number
of yearly telephone conversations in
the United States is $4,000, 900; of
telegraphic messages, $4,000, 900; of
arc lights, 1000, 600; of incandescent,
5000, 600, and several hundred thou
sand electric motors. There are 1000
electric railways. 1t is estimated that
to $500, 900 persons in this country
electricity contributes means of liveli-
hood.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-09-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY d Co.. Pops, Toledo o.
We, the undersigned. have known f. ]. Che
ney Tor the last 10 years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Oh o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
taces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle, Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills arc the hest