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The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Andrew Carnegie has donated to St.
Johns Catholic church, at Johnstown,
Pa, an organ costing $4,000. The
church is a new one, cost $Ioo,o and
is one OF the finest in the state.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The usual attempt to pass an anti
hanging law in this state has again been
defeated in the legislature and now all
the murderers Will have to hang separ-
ately unless they all hang together.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Corbett and Fitzsimmons are in
training for a light in Nevada. AS they
have exhausted all their speech-maklng
powers the scrapping may be looked for
to take place according to programme.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

tobacco trusts In New York state VII
have the effect Of inducing other states to
follow the example. If the iaws are not
already ample enough to send the pro-
moters and officers and all others con
nected with these swindling operations
to jail or to the penitentiary, they should
be promptly amended so that the gentle
manly thieves may get their due, and
honest men be given chance to exist.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Mckinley attended church last Sunday
and afterwards visited his mother. Thls
all-important item has been published
before.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
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the subscriber should give both the OLD
and the new address,.
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The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Eugene Mccarthy 81 Janesyille,2 wis.
has returned from q visit from his for
mer home and Will rebumo his studies for
the priesth III 81. Paul Sen aasy. u I
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
Some Curious watches.

With all our modern improvements
we rarely hear nowadays of watches so
fancifully complex as used to be made
for great folks in the times when all
watches were expensive and compare
lively novel. King George Ill, in
the year 1850, received present of q
watch that was a kind of mechanical
almanac; it pointed out the date and
also had device to show the varying
lengths of the days, according to the
season. 1t was not bigger than other
watches of the time, but then they
were all what we should call turnips
now. The Emperor Napoleon 1. had
a watch which wound itself by means
of a weighted lever, which, at every
step His Majesty took. rose and fell,
and having a gathering click to it
wound up racket attached to the
barrel. Pedometers we're afterwards
made ON the same principle. The
Duke of Wellington had a watch
which was given to him by the King
of Spain, from which the time could
be told by the touch, the hours being
marked by studs. In the back of the
case was placed an index which, when
moved forward, would stop at the por-
ton of the hour indicated by the
watch, and then by means of the studs
the time could be approximately com
puted in the dark. Catharine of Rus
sia had a watch constructed by an in
genious peasant which played a chant,
and had within it tiny mechanical
figures which, moving about, were
supposed to represent the scene of the
resurrection of the Saviour; the chant
was then heard all over Russia at
Eastertime. But this watch was big
ger than a hens egg.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
sparrows XIII n Pigeon.

This story deals with the sagacity
and pugnacity of the English sparrow,
and also shows how curiosity may get
an innocent creature into trouble The
Riddle mansion, which stands in Glen
Riddle, Delaware County, has for
some time been the nesting place of
several families of sparrows, and the
birds had become q regular pest. One
day last week Miss Riddle decided to
get rid of the birds, and, mounting a
ladder, she tore out at least a dozen
nests from the caves of the porch. The
old birds, returning later and finding
their homes wrecked, held noisy
meeting on the roof and then dis
persed.
A stray pigeon that had been roost-
ing around the place for several days
came back late in the afternoon and
flew under the porch caves as usual.
The pigeon evidently noticed some
thing wrong, for several times he flew
from the porch to where the dismantled
nests lay. This caused trouble, for
the angry sparrows noticed it, and sus-
pected the pigeon of being the cause
of their despair. The first thing the
unlucky pigeon knew he was attacked
by at least twenty screaming sparrows,
who began pecking at him, and de-
spite brave resistance the sparrows
came off victorious and left a mangled
corpse ON the field. philadelphia
Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

Sulphur soap is recommended for
use in washing the hair. Many au-
thorities say that gray hair is caused
by the loss of the pigment that gives
color to the flaments. Since sulphur
enters largely into this pigment COM
position, it is claimed that washing
the hair with sulphur soap will restore
the original color. Sulphur cream is
frequently rubbed into the scalp with
excellent effect. But the indiscrimin.
ate use of sulphur preparations should
be avoided, and q physician or hair
specialist should be consulted before
going in for sulphur treatment.
Brushing the hair too much is said
to be injurious aud will cause it to fall
out. The hair is supposed to fall out
in the spring of the year, as birds shed
their feathers, and Nature generally
seems to undergo moulting and she'd
ding process, preparatory to the en-
ervating season of summer. As the
fully matured hair drops away the new
hair is already beginning to appear,
and too vigorous brushing will fire.
quently destroy it..-New York Tri-
bune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

The wise woman who wants to rise
from sleep rested and with her face
cast in the lines of beauty should sleep
on narrow bed, so there will be no
room for her to distort her limbs by
throwing them into grotesque posi-
tions. On this bed there should be a
good mattress aud one small rather
hard pillow. The bed clothing should
be of light weight, but warm, and the
room well ventilated and comfortably
cool. On this couch the would-be
beauty should lie fiat on her back,
arms and legs straight. To make a
change from the back she should learn
to sleep first on one side and then on
the other.
Perhaps you are young, but hints of
wrinkles suddenly appear, apparently
without any cause. Find out if you
do not squeeze your eyes tightly
together when going to sleep, as a
child does when it makes believe to
sleep. Many women draw the corners
Of their mouths down, and so produce
burrows from the nose to the corner of
the mouth and down the side of the
chin.
To get beauty sleep, go to bed think
ing of the pleasantest things that will
befall you. The eyelids should rest
lightly over the eyes, as if a fiuttering
breeze sweeping across the face would
blow them wide open. The lips should
meet easily, the mouth should never
be open.-The Housewife.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
EIephants VIII Toothaehe.

1t is not easy to tell when an ele-
phant has got the toothache, but it is
best to keep out of his way when you
know it. A London surgeon, who has
been for many years in India, says he
would sooner risk a railroad accident
than meet an elephant with the tooth
ache.
1t appears that toothache affects an
elephant in a more severe manner than
it does any other animal. Elephants
have very sensitive nerves. and a
touch of toothache often brings ON
madness.
Providing you are able to chain
down an elephant and draw the offend.
ing tooth, the brute is certain to be
affectionate to you afterward. Here
is All instance. An elephant in Ben
gal, India, became affected with the
toothache, but the keepers managed to
secure it while a dentist drew a de-
cayed tooth-the cause of the trouble.
After time the elephant seemed to
understand that the dentist was trying
to do something for his pain, and he
gave every evidence of appreciating
the attention When the operation
was over he frisked around the dentist
like young lamb. London Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

heard pretty story the other day,
writes William e. Curtis from Berlin,
of two American girls who visited the
palace at Potsdam, Germany, and had
the unusual honor of being escorted
about the ugly old building by the EN-
peror himself 1t illustrates trait in
his character that is not often talked
about but is shown frequently. The
imperial palace is open to visitors only
when the Emperor and his family are
absent, but, without knowing this fact,
the two American ladies made the
journey out there and were repulsed
by the usher at the door. They un-
derstood very little German, and he
could talk no English, but, with the
usual persistency of the American
tourist, they were trying to induce
him to admit them. While they were
in the midst of the controversy gen
tleman in the uniform of a soldier
came rapidly up the steps, much to
the confusion Of the doorkeeper, and,
addressing the ladies in English, asked
if he could be of any service to them.
They explained that they had come up
from Berlin to see the palace, and
were very much disappointed because
they were not allowed to enter it.
II think / can let you in," he ans
wered, "and will show you around
myself"
So he escorted them through the
various rooms and corridors and ex-
planned everything in most enter
tanning manner. Then he followed
them out to the portico, where one of
them, who had kodak, asked permis-
sion to take his photograph. She
hadn't the slightest suspicion who he
was, but during the hour they had
been together in the palace they had
laughed and ioked familiarly, and felt
very well acquainted. The Emperor
gracefully consented, and posed for
three snap shots. Then he babe them
good morning, hoped they would en-
JOY their visit to Germany, saluted
them in the German way and re-entered
the palace
The young ladies were delighted,
and related their experience with great
gusto when they returned to their
boarding house. That afternoon they
took their kodak to photographer to
have the films developed, aud when
they brought home the first prints OF
the handsome officer their German
landlady exclaimed: Scott in himmell
Der Kaiser!'
The young ladies, being sovereigns
in their own country, were not abashed
at the discovery, although they cannot
understand why they did not recog.
nize him. Nevertheless, they had a
print of each film handsomely mounted
and sent them to the Emperor with
their compliments and the explanation
that they were not aware of the iden
tity Of their guide or they would hav,
made a more formal acknowledgment
of the honor conferred upon them
Chicago Record
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
The Queens Gold Spoon.

K curious story is told of how one of
Queen Victoria's smallest gold spoons
was lost and found, says the Lady. A
certain dame attended State bali in a
dress the skirt of which was arranged
in perpendicular pleats in front,
stitched across at intervals, and. un-
known to her, a gold teaspoon got
lodged at supper in one of these
receptacles. OF course, there was one
missing after the ball, and it caused
great perturbation to the official in
charge of the gold plate.
The next spring the lady who had
been the innocent cause of the loss
went to drawing-room in the identical
dress she had worn at the State ball.
and as she bent low before Her
Majesty the pleats of her skirt ex-
panded and the gold spoon fell at the
Queens feet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

York City, has organized society
known as Daughters of 17s1-1s15.
Miss Clara Moldan has founded q
scholarship at Oxford, to be held by
lady students of the school, known as
st. Hugh's hall.
Harriet Prescott Spofford is SLOWLY
recovering from an illness of four
months at her home on Deer Isle,
near Newburyport, Mass.
When Queen Victoria goes abroad
she always has a couple of fire extin-
guishers sent in advance and fitted up
in the house in which she is to reside.
Miss Donnette Smith, grandniece
of Joseph Smith, and Miss Dunford.
granddaughter of Brigham Young,
are two of the most literary women in
Utah.
Art for women in England is taking
practical form. The late Lord de
Tabley's niece has been painting signs
for two Northwich taverns, The Smoker
and The Windmill.
In Chile and the Argentine Repub-
lie, in addition to the women who
have for some time been car conduc-
tors, many more of the fair sex have
entered upon that calling.
1t is annoucced that Mrs. Elizabeth
Phoebe Key Howard, the only surviv-
ing daughter of Francis Scott Key,
ruthor of the ''Star Spangled Banner"
is seriously i'll at Oakland, Cal.
OF the sixteen young women who
recently received the degree of NJ. d.
at the Woman's Medical College of New
York, three have been appointed on
the medical staff of the Infirmary for
Women and Children.
The latest Paris device for filling
out slender figures consists of ruffles,
about three inches wide, made of rib
bon, muslin or lace to match the gown,
sewed inside the body across the bust.
They give soft fulness, and are much
more healthy than cotton or the heavy
pads formerly used.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland fiat
ly refused to marry Prince Berphard
of Sake Weimer, whom her mother, the
Queen Regent Emma, has selected as
the young Queens husband. The lit
tie Queen declares she will remain
single until 1899 (she was born in
August, 1880, and will then select her
own husband.
Women in England have the local
government franchise in counties and
boroughs on the same conditions as
men, and a recent return shows how
relatively unimportant their vote is.
In the counties and boroughs of Eng
land and Wales they are altogether
1926, S7S local government electors; ;of
these only 729, 75S are women-that
is to say, women form less than one
seventh of the electorate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
Fashion Notes,

Gray is the color of the moment, and
this fall will be signalized by the reign
of the silver gray.
Tea gowns are made of soft, cling
ing, wooden fabrics, richly trimmed
with lace and ribbon.
Scotch plaids are initiated with rib
bons of different colors and widths
sewed, according to the pattern of
the plaid, directly on the dress or
jacket.
Very chic imported costumes of
cashmere, which is to be one of the
most fashionable fabrics of the season,
are lined with light taffeta and
trimmed with narrow rufflings of the
same.
Every indication points to the
jaquette blouse as the bodice of the
season. This is dartless waist that
pouches slightly at the waist over a
belt or girdle both in the front and
back. 1t has a short round skirt added
at the bottom popularity called the
creneau, which is cut in squares or in
many fancy ways, and is always quite
elaborately trimmed.
While all women concede that to be
at all smart the skirt of their costume
must be trimmed, unless it is the Sc
verely plain tailor-made gowns, vet
they are 10th to give up the becoming
and comfortable simplicity of lines
which has so long characterized it, SO
the fall skirt, while it will be much
garnitured, will have only fiat trim.
ming. Contrasting bands of cloth will
be much in vogue as well rs rows of
braid or ribbon and pipings of white
satin.
The girl who wears thick veil all
the time under the impression that she
is preserving her complexion is max.
ing a grave mistake. The dust and
dirt settles on her face under the veil.
and she lets it remain there, often till
morning By that time it has filed
the pores of the skin, and soon she
has annoying black heads. Let the
sun get at your face. 1t is better than
bath for tough, yellow, leathery
skin, and if you would use a soft linen
towel to rub off the perspiration half q
dozen times day, and give your face
a good massage in that manner, it
would help also.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
Wreckage.

There is deadly destructive power work
Ing tirelessly all over our land. II de-
stroys not only homes and property, but
men, women and children, to all eternity.
In In every little hamlet in the great Empire
state its wreckRge may be found.
Look about you and see.
In one pretty rural village, whose history
dates back nearly century, and where
families OF wealth, culture and refinement
made the society delightful, the wreckage
Is painfully apparent. The broad lands Of
one OF these families have just been sold
under mortgage foreclosure, and the fam
lily will soon be extinct. DIR. Richardson
said that alcoholism would in three genera
tions cause the extinction OF the family
and this is being proved
In this village are two "gold cure gradu-
ate" and worse than widowed mother
caring for five children, who have been de-
serted by the talented drink -besotted
father.
Now the death fountains in that village
are closed by the will of the sovereign peo-
pie, but the wreekage remains. Will people
ever arise from their deadly lethargy and
put this murderous drink traffic down.
National Temperance Advocate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

:, The Rev. Father Hays, OF Nottingham,
England, he's gone over to Ireland to enter
crusade against drinking. Wherever he
goes he Is followed by crowds who wish to
akethe pledge, or grasp his hand or crave
his blessing. In reply to the question, How
were you first led into this movementP he
said:
Well, was in London and saw great
deal OF the misery and evil caused by in
temperance. All my life have been total
abstainer. was intimately connected with
Cardinal Manning; and four years ago /
spoke In most parts OF London. Since
have been ordained n priest and worked
among the people In the slums and alleys
OF the various towns Of England, have be-
come more and more convinced that for the
vast majority OF the poorer classes nothing
short Of total abstinence can remedy this
squalid misery and unhappiness."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
some Royal TITLES.

The Kings and Queens of England
were not always styled "His" or ''Hei
Majesty" or after the pattern of TINT
bestowed upon Victoria Most
Gracious Majesty" Henry ". was
styled ellis Grace" Henry VI, ellis
Most Excellent Grace" Edward ~,
High and Mighty Prince" Henry
VII, ellis Grace and His Majesty"
Henry VIII, "His Highness," aud
afterward ellis Majesty" Subse-
quently the English Kings were styled
CHS Sacred Majesty" While on the
subject it may not be uninteresting to
give the meaning of some royal titles,
thus; King means father; Kaiser and
Gar, Caesar, or autocrat, a contrac-
tion of Samoderebeta. Duke means
leader; Emperor, commander; Hos.
podar, master of the house; Khan,
provincial chief; Landgrave, land
reeve; Margrave, border reeve; Nizam,
ruler; Pharaoh, light of the world
Shah, protector; Sheik, elder, and
Sultan, ruler
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

The right hand of Yerestohagin, the
Russian painter, is, in spite of the
wonders he has accomplished, lame
one. His thumb was so badly bitten
by a leopard some years ago that il
had to be amputated. On the field OF
battle the middle finger of his right
hand was made useless by shot. BY
fall on the Steppes, later, the centre
bones of the same hand were shat
tered. Nevertheless, Yerestchagin is
one of the foremost painters in Rus.
STA, and makes as dexterous use of his
hand, lame as it is, as any man in Eu.
rome.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
APhysieIan,s Diarnosis

Life insurance companies are constant
ly refusing applications from habituaI
beer drinkers, as statistics have proved
that such risks are especially undesirable
Not long ago man was out shooting in
the Northwest, and by the accidental dis
charge OF his gun received a slight flesh
wound. A skilled physician was called In
shortly after, and Immediately gave his
verdict that the man could not live. Sur
prised, and doubling, the friends asked
how such slight wound could cause
death. Said the physician, "The man has
been an Incorporate beer drinker, and his
blood is In such a condition that blood
poison is sure to set In from this wound. 1"
The physician was right in his diagnosis.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

An inhabitant of the Scilly Islands
was struck by the fact that the rats
there seemed to prosper greatly,
although the place is very barren. He
resolved to investigate the cause of
this, and digging up some of the nests
by the seashore, found that the rats
had dragged crabs into their holes,
and, in order to prevent their escape,
had bitten off their legs. No doubt
the prey had been seized at low tide
and brought home, to be stored up
there by the original device just de-
scribed. Der Stein der Weisen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
tectly honorable In all business transactions
tion made by their firm.
Ohio.
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price, '5c: per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
The First and Last Battleaelds.

1t is fact not generally known that
the first and the last stand of the Con.
federates were made on land owned by
the same man. A part of Bull Run
battlefield was owned by Mr.. Mclean.
After this famous battle he decided tc
move to a locality where there would
be less fear from the ravages of war.
By strange coincidence he took uI
his abode at Appomattox, which sub
sequently proved to be the final battle
field of the Civil War. r.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
A NInItInlIcIir Of Tncl,a.

A blouse or shirt of white for women
to wear with skirt of white cotton or
wool is prettily made of the fine white
tuclking which can always be bought
by the yard. A multiplicity of tucks
being the mode, this material is pret-
tily available. 1t should be used with
the tucks running around, and the
sleeves may or may not be of plain
material, according to taste.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
A POLITICAL mUMBUGI


The political record Of w'ey in Kansas
Thompson the rich banker o9ost Popuious
burg, does not bear oaOse reds Of ,i BIRDS live
He claims to be RepSs reT,saoae ho pie CLOUD h
yet voted for CleyeIand old chimney % and To- for
He claims to be an jur the same or other
publican and wab about and above it,
vote for him /0ec6ment a sparrow will dart
better then Ito the chimney. Often, how
dates Ills when the opening at the top of
but sornetb chimney is reached the bird sud-
pecesAar~nly rises and again circles about
A so,,yswith its fellows.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Water straight-A Famous Doctors Ut
terances Regarding the Use OF Liquoi
Queen victoria's Physician Declared
That Alcohol Injured Nerve Tissues
"What doy drink2" the boozer cried,
To youth with health elate.
my drink, the happy boy replied,
"ls naught but water straight"
But years went on, the temp.er came,
And early worked and late,
Until at last, with sin and shame,
The youth took whisky straight.
He lost his strength, his manhood, too,
Sank TO an abiect state,
Until the temperance worker slew
His love for whisky straight.
And now once more his pristine health,
His cheerful spirits mate,
For now he's on the road to wealth,
He drinks his water straight.