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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
Drarrlnr NEWLY piowed land.

When land is plowed for winter
grain after midsummer it needs all the
moisture that the soil has when plowed,
and good deal more, to make good
seed bed The turning of the furrow
exposes a much larger surface to the
air, besides making hollow beneath,
which also helps to dry out the soil
above it. Early in spring, when the
land is cold, this large exposure to the
air, which is then warmer than the
soil, may be beneficial. Even then we
never wanted to let the furrow lie
more than one or two days without
putting in the harrow to break up
clods formed by the plow, and which,
if they dried in that state, could not
be made into a good seed bed that sea-
son. But in late summer if it is neces-
sary to pillow, the rough furrow should
be dragged over as quickly as possible.
It will press the furrow down, causing
weeds and stubble to begin to rot. The
roller also is help to this. BUTT is bet
ter to run the smoothing harrow over
the rolled surface, so as toroughen it.
The compactness of the soil brings
moisture to the surface, and the rough
ened surface makes q mulch which
prevents too rapid evaporation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
How Germans Serve vegotables.


The German method of serving veg.
etables is very pretty and novel. A
dish will be passed to you, large
dat platter, on which there are four OF
Eve different kinds of vegetables, not
mixed together, but arranged in sym.
metrical rows, side by side, across the
plate, and favored with nice butter
sauce. They will combine peas, car
rots, string beans, turnips, etc. The
contrasting colors, arranged taste.
fully with reference to the general
effect, are pretty and take the dish out
Of the commonplace. One is sup
posed to help ones self to a very small
portion of each kind. The Germans
have q peculiar taste for combining
vegetables and show remarkable
good sense as to what havors should
be united. A dish of spinach and
turnips we have often tried since we
first tasted it in the Black Forest.
The spinach is chopped very fine and
highly favored with salt, pepper, but.
ter, little nutmeg and a tablespoon
iul of soup stock. The turnips are
boiled and then cut in thin slices. To
serve them, the spinach should be
irst placed in vegetable dish, then
the sliced turnip put over the top, so
as to cover the spinach, and a rich
white sauce poured over the whole.
The combined flavor is very good
st. Louis Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

Albany Pudding-Grease a bowl
chick with butter, put seeded raisins
around it, then line with bread. Make
a custard, pour in, bake and eat with
liquid sauce.
Sponge Cookies-Two eggs, one cup
sugar, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder (rounding), one-half saltspoon-
ful salt, two teaspoonfuls lemon juice
or one teaspoonful of vanilla. Flour
enough to roll.
Plum Sauce For Meats-To each
pound of Damson plums add half
cup of sugar, half an ounce each of
cinnamon, mace and cloves. Tie the
spices in bag, Remove the stones
from the plums and boil until it be-
comes thick like jam.
Beef Omelette-Four pounds OF
round beef, uncooked; chop fine. Six
eggs, beaten; five or six soda crackers,
rolled fine; little butter and suet, pep.
per, salt and sage, if you choose.
Make two loayes, roll in cracker, bake
about an hour and slice when cold.
Blackberry Bread-Stew blackber.
ries and sweeton to taste. Butter some
slices of stale bread with crusts cut
of, then put layer of the buttered
bread in the bottom of serving dish
and pour over it hot, stewed fruit.
Repeat until dish is full or fruit used;
eat cold with cream.
Chicken Fritters-One cup of flour,
one teaspoonful of baking powder,
half a cup of milk, two eggs. Beat
the eggs thoroughly, add the milk,
then pour on TO the. -four aud baking
powder sifted together. Beat thor,
oughly with a wooden spoon. Cut
chicken or veal into thin slices ant
sprinkle with salt; dip them into the
batter and fry in hot fat.
Cream SalmOn-One can of salmon
minced fine; drain off the liquor aud
throw away. For the dressing boz
ono pint of milk, two tablespoonfuls O
butter; salt and pepper to taste. Hav,
ready one pint of fine bread crumbs
place a layer in the bottom of tn,
dish, then layer of fish, then laye
Of the dressing and 80 on, having
crumbs for the last layer. Bake unit
brown.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

As far as my observations go, writes
r. w. Davidson, of New Jersey, there
is more money in turkeys than in chick.
ems. Many people believe that tur.
keys are delicate and hard to raise.
This is true as they are usually bred
and yet turkeys are not difficult to raise
if they are properly managed. The
causes of the great mortality in tur-
keys are in breeding, dampness, lice
and improper food. Inbreeding is the
greatest evil. This degenerates the
stock and then the lice usually put
stop 10 all further development. These
two evils are worse than dampness or
improper feed. Never breed from IN
inferior or undeveloped gobbler and
never breed from the same gobbler
more than one year unless the same
breeding hens are also retained for an.
other season. Young hens, if Matched
early, will begin TO lay earlier and lay
more eggs than old ones, yet the old
ones make the best breeders. Tur-
keys are profitable until four or five
years old. Do not inbreed, even for a
single season. 1t is far better to ex-
pend few dollars for q new gobbler
unless, as 1 remarked above, the same
breeders are retained for another sea-
SON
If hen turkeys are not allowed to
sit, they will lay from thirty to sixty
eggs in a season. II one becomes
broody, shut her up for three or four
days and in week she will be laying
again. In summer making growth is
the great object. Turkeys are sup.
posed to gather their own living from
the fields, yet the same rule holds
good with turkeys as with chickens.
If we want good size and to have them
to come home to roost, we must feed
them at home every night. Give O
liberal supper of corn and wheat,
mostly wheat until November Also a
light breakfast if possible. Pure-bred
turkeys are the best if not inbred
yet if it is considered too costly to
maintain a pure-bred flock, buy a we'll
developed pure-bred gobbler every
year. The additional expense will be
little compared with the results. When
November comes feed the turkeys in.
tended for market literally with corn.
Remember that this brings a good
price for the corn and a plump turkey
will sell for more than poor one. The
more food the growing turkeys con.
sumo, the more they will weigh when
ready for market. A good rule is to
give light meal in the morning and
all they will eat at night, after they
are three months old. They will thus
get half their living on the range.
Some writer's have said that the
heavy breeds, such as the Bronze, are
not desirable for the general market,
being too heavy to sell well. This is
wholly incorrect. 1t should be borne
in mind that turkeys are sold while
yet young. The Bronze will weigh
from two to five pounds more than
any other breed at the same age and
with equal care. The largest toms
should be sent off at Thanksgiving
and Christmas, when large birds are
in demand, and the hens held for
other markets, when medium sized
sell the best. Get all the turkeys of
before or during the holidays, as the
market is always best then. It is best
to raise large, quick growing turkeys,
as they require no more time or feed
than smaller ones.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
PhysIcIan to a King E.eorlates prInk.

One Of the most famous medical men OF
Europe is Sir Henry Thompson, surgeon to
the University College Hospital, fellow of
the Royal Society, and surgeon extraordin-
airy to the King Of the Belgians. Sir Henry
has made an especial study OF alcohol and
Its effect upon the human system, and has
been most vigorous In his denunciations of
the business OF selling it as beverage and
Of its use as such. On one occasion he
made this observation:
81 have long had the conviction that there
Is no greater cause OF evil, moral and phy-
steal, in this country than the use of alco-
holic beverages. l do not mean by this
that extreme indulgence which produces
drunkenness. The habitual use OF fermen-
ted liquors to an extent far short of what
Is necessary to produce that condition, and
such as is common in all ranks OF society,
Injuries the body, and diminishes the men
tai power to an extent which few people
are aware of, l have no hesitation in at
tributing very large proportion OF some
OF the most painful and dangerous mala-
dies which come under my notice, as well
as those which every medical man has to
treat, to the ordinary and daily ase OF fer
mented drink taken in the quantity which
Is conventionally deemed moderate"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

To the Middle State farmer who
grows winter wheat the scattering
spring grain which grows among wheat
is a nuisance. Hence he usually
plows or harrows his spring grain
stubble as soon as possible after the
crop is harvested, so as to have the
grains germinate early and be de-
stroyed by subsequent cultivation.
But the far Western farmer who grows
wheat looks on the matter very differ
emily. The danger to his crop is that
winter billiards. will blow all the soil
away from his wheat The spring
grain makes larger leaf than does the
wheat If it occupies the soil, it pro-
tects the wheat plant beside it, and as
the spring grain is killed by winter
freezing, it does not prevent, but
rather aids, the later growth of the
winter grain. Thus it often happens
that Western farmers SOW spring grain
with their wheat as a protection. to il
from winter blizzards. This would
never be done by Eastern farmers, who
would find the spring grain an injury
to the winter grain in fall, and no ben
eft whatever to its ability to with
stand the rigors of winter. Boston
Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

''Parson, said the dying man, edo
you believe in deatbbed confession?"
"Under certain circumstances, " said
the reverend gentleman.
''Well, il is this way. Years ago /
was passenger on the Great Consoli-
dated Street Railway"
eyes, go on.
"Oh, hate 70 tell it,"
"Go on"
"And one day, in a moment Of
vicious insanity, beat them out Of o
nickel farer'
He sank back exhausted.
Listen, said the reverend man,
''it may comfort you. Can you hear
me?"
Eyes, yes
you needn't feel 30 worried about
beating that gang of robbers out Of q
paltry nickel I beat 'em every chance
/ getl'
And the dying man passed away with
a peaceful smile. Cleveland Plain
] dealer
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

The wire and wooden frames for
hanging handsomely trimmed bodices
aud fine shirt waists are now made
things of beauty as well as useful.
They are wound with cotton batting
and then covered with a full piece of
china silk to match in color the decor
atoms of the room they are to be used
in. The silk is made one-eighth of a
yard longer than the holder at each
end; piece of ribbon is tied around
it and the frill of silk left to hang.
The hook for hanging the holder up is
wound with silk and finished with a
bow of ribbon. These holders have
two uses, for besides keeping a waist
in good shape, they perfume it, the
batting being freely sprinkled with
some fragrant powder before it is
wound over the frame.-New York
Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
A Practical Experiment.

Years ago, before we entered the ministry
or Journalism, our business brought us In
contact with shipbuilders-wit one in par.
ticular, who employed large number OF
men. He paid them all in the same man
ner, and nearly to the same amount, yet
was struck with the difference In their situ-
ations. few, and only a few, were able
from their wages to support their families,
but these were out OF debt and independent
In their circumstances. They always had
money on hand and frequently suffered
their wages to lie In the hands of their en-
ployer. The rest were poor and harassed
the former easy and comfortable in their
circumstances, and he resolved, II possible
to find the cause Of the difference.
On inquiry and examination he found
that those Of them who were out OF debt
used no intoxicating liquors, while the
others were in the constant and daily use
Of them. Here, he was satisfied was the
explanation. He determined, II possible,
to prevail upon them all to abstain alto
gether from their their use for at least one
year.
To this proposal they all agreed, and at
the end Of the year they were all to man
out of debt had supported their families In
better condition, destroyed fewer tools,
were handy and robust and enjoyed better
health. No comment Is needed.-National
temperance Advocate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
TrIcksters at Agricultural Fairs.

Wherever large numbers of people
gather, persons are usually found who
make living by deceiving the public.
They have schemes and tricks innumer-
able that appear 10 be easy and simple;
but in reality they are quite difficult
and in some cases impossible to sue
cessfully perform. They have wheels
and machines that are doctored to turn
as the proprietor may wish to make
them. They have cocoanut-headed
negro dodgers 10 arouse the brutality
in men and boys. They have tented
shows which are disgusting in coarse
ness and vulgarity.
Among the throngs at agricultural
fairs these leeches are out of place
They contribute nothing helpful OF
good. They do not add to the attrac.
tion of the fair They do not bring
desirable patrons. They do not swell
the gate receipts.
They are not pat onized by intelli
gent patrons of the fair. They are no
wanted by honest farmers. They ar,
stunned with fear by thoughtful par
N4fN'' ANNoNoN VI NhbAl llltotlAtt even
the fair is not patronized by many o
our best citizens families.
The harm accomplished by thes,
self-inyited fakirs would doubtless sur
prise us, were it possible to gather an,
trace back TO their door all the result
of their work. They distract tn
thought, they divert the attention, the
4, .,,N 1 L
the fair, The competitive exhibitions
the meritorious displays, the awardin
of prizes are all robbed Of the undi
vided interest that belongs to them.
The morals of the country suffer sei
iously, we believe, from actions an
words that, without warning, are sprun
upon inquisitiye audiences in the ten
shows.
We are glad to see that stron
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

1. To furnish the variety Of the diet.
2. To relieve thirst and introduce
water into the system.
3. To furnish nutriment.
4. To supply organic salts essential
to proper nutriment
8. To stimulate the kidneys, increase
the flow of urine, and lower its acidity.
6. To act as laxatives.
Z. To stimulate and improve appe-
tite and digestion.
8. Toact as antiscorbutics.- .-Dietetic
and Hygienic Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
WISE WORDS.

Malice drinks half of its own poison.
Seneca.
Good will, like a good name, is got
by many actions and lost by one
jeffrey.
He that calls a man ungrateful sums
up all the evil that man can be guilty
of.-Swift.
Friendship improves happiness and
abates misery by doubling our JOY and
dividing our grief.-Addison.
Gaiety is not a proof that the heart
is at ease, for often in the midst of
laughter the heart is sad.-De Genlis.
Men of the noblest dispositions
think themselves happiest when others
share their happiness with them
Taylor.
Good qualities are the substantial
riches of the mind; but it is good
breeding that sets them off to adyau-
tage. Locke.
He who cannot forgive others breaks
the bridge over which he must pass
himself; for every man has need to be
forgiven. n.-Herbert
Energy viii do anything that can be
done in this world, and no talents, no
circumstances, no opportunities will
make a two-legged animal a man with
out it.-Goethe.
1t is impossible TO make people un.
derstand their ignorance; for it re-
quires knowledge 10 perceive it; and,
therefore, he that can perceive it hath
it not. Bishop Taylor
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
Hoods Pills %ii& Ff Fl Tooay SGy gF:apsts g: ts thSs
Sewing Machines on Men-of-war.


Visitors on board war vessels in the
Navy Yard will very likely see among
the sailors scattered about the decks
smoking, talking, and so on, a sailor at
work with a sewing machine. 1t is a
hand machine, and has a pretty heavy
base, so that 1t can be set down on
deck and worked easily without shift
ing its position.
The machine is owned by the man
working it. On big ship like, fo1
example, the battleship Indiana, car
rying a crew of 400 men or more, there
would probably be found as many as 6
dozen sewing machines; on a third.
rate cruiser, a smaller vessel, such,
for illustration, as the Detroit, there
would be apt to be four or five sewing
machines. The machines are Oftenesi
owned by sailmakers and sailmakers'
mates, but they may be owned by sail.
ors; any man on the ship might have a
sewing machine if he wanted to.
Space is valuable on vessel, and
so only hand machines are allowed,
and TO bring a machine aboard per-
mission must be got from the COM
manding officer. 1t is not to be sup
posed that every man in the ship
would want a sewing machine; as a
matter of fact, comparatively few men
do; and those who want to take one
aboard are not likely to find any diff
Guilty in the way.
sailor who has sewing machine
makes and repairs garments for him
self, and he does work for others for
pay. There are not SO many sewing
machines on the vessels of the new
Navy as there were on those Of the
old; the sailor nowadays makes up less
of his own outfit than he formerly did;
he draws more completed articles from
the Government; but there is still
plenty of work to be done aboard ship
with sewing machines, and some money
TO be made with them yet.-ChicagC
Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
cueumbers Are Harmless.

Many people think they cannot eat
cucumbers, when the fact is that they
have never eaten them when properly
prepared. Friends of mine, who for
years excluded them from their bill of
fare, are now eating them without in
jury. Never eat them directly from
the vines, no matter how cool and
dewy they may be; they need to stand
in cold water to extract the unwhole-
some greenness which some call
poison. Again, those who use ice
keep the cucumber in the ice box un-
til meal time, then pare and slice it,
and because it is crisp they consider it
all right. Ny custom is to pick them
early In the morning, before the sun
has heated them, immerse them in
sold water in cool pantry, then about
the middle of the forenoon pare and
place them in more fresh water,
changing this once more just before
dinner time when they are sliced.
The last water may be salted to good
effect. Avoid overgrown cucumbers,
also those which show distinct green
when cut.-Mrs. J. w. Wheeler, in
New England Homestead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
Cats and Rat in Happy Famiiy.

Shall the dove follow the eagle's
fight? inquiries the poet rhetorically.
He expects a negative answer Of course.
Perhaps some day he will not receive
it, for stranger cases of animal inter-
course have been observed. In a
workman's room at Parkhead, Glas-
gov, in November of last year, might
have been seen q cat nursing young
rat with three Of her own kittens. How
she came to adopt the rat, deponent
saith not. The cat was valued as a
ratter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

nv local applications, as they cannot reach the
disea sed portion Of the ear. There is only one
tional remedies ID D-afness Is caused by an n.
famed condition OF the mucous lining Of the
Fustachian Tube. When this tube gets IN.
hsmed you have n rumhling sound or inner
feet hearing. and when IL Is entirely closed
Deafness 4 the result and unless the inham'
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
DESTROYED for yer. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh. which is nothing butan in.
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars. free.
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold bv Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

ham, at Lynn Mas determined
cradle experience treating female ills with Vegetable Compound
of
complaints and being for her ng pour
her detail of their suffering
In this she was able to do them what the
to do simply because she had the
from the little who
her feowbngs to-day
lief the
successfully treated by Mrs Pham
which
training.
No physician the world has had training
ofnmaon at hand to assist in the
the irritation the
This therefore, is the
Lynn Mas able to do for the ag
family physician therefore,
who will not take the trouble write
The testimonials which constantly publishing
establish beyond doubt the Lydia e. Pkhams
pound to female diseases
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

They have just been celebrating the
centennial of the discovery of coal in
Australia. 1t was in 1897 that coal
was found near Mount Keira, in lila.
warra, aud at the Hunter River. Up
10 lS47 the output of the latter fields
was unimportant, and in that yeal
1872 tons were raised, while in 1896
the amount was about three and three.
quarter million tons, valued at el,
095, 1927. Black coal of commercial
value may be said at present, as far as
profitable working is concerned, to be
confined to New South Wales, Queens
land aud New Zealand
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
a paneeroua ConnterfeIt.

One OF the most dangerous notes ever
Issued is a new counterfeit Of the 81 silver
certificate. Tie geometfieal lathe work is
30 Welt done as to offer no means OF dis
covering the character Of the counterfeit.
The most distinguishing defect Is the abb
sence Of the pronounced white circles
around the pupils OF the eyes In the por-
trait Of William Window, which are In the
genuine. The roll In the lapel Of the coat
on tho left of the portrait is less clearly de-
picted In the genuine than in the counter
felt, and the stud on the shirt bosom is a
plain circle on the counterfeit. James p
Hunt, receiving teller In the Bank Of Buf-
falo. N. Y, discovered the counterfeit.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Natures Beverage-vho r. TO Blame For
Drunkenness9-CareIe Parents, Mod
crate Drinkers and Saloon Keepers
Bear Most of the Terrible Burden
What beverage can, ye wise ones tell,
Water pure as drink excel2
IT'S the drink of Natures royal feast,
OF flsh and reptile, bird and beast;
The beasts that Nature formed 50 strong
Drank nothing else their whole lives long
Yet foolish man full oft maintains
That alcohol his strength sustains.
No liquid but water cools the throat
OF singing birds OF purest note,
The lark, the linnet, the nightingale,
That iii with music hill and dale,
And all the birds that music fling
Along our paths In gladsome spring,
And chant the great Creators praise
In sweet, melodious, tunetul lays.
1t Is water is drunk by every rose,
And every beauteous flower that blows,
The lily white, the fuschia red.
The pansy sweet by dewdrops fed,
The primrose gay, the violet
The balmy, fragrant mignonette.
Would men and women too, look fair,
Let them Of drunkenness beware.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

About thirty years ago the Mont
Gents tunnel, nearly eight miles long,
was constructed at the rate of one Kill
ometer per year, and each kilometer
cost 1900, 900. Nearly ten years
later the st. Gotthard tunnel, nine and
One-fourth miles long, was constructed
at the rate of two kilometers a year,
and cost $500, 900 per kilometer. The
Simpson tunnel, which, when COM
pleted, will be the third to perforate
the Alps, is to be twelve and quarter
miles long, will advance four kilo-
meters a year and cost but 5000, 900
per kilometer.