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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
FunornIs In oIden Times.

Americans awakened more quickly
than the English people to the folliei
of burdensome and expensive funeral
and in 1921 Judge Sewall noted the
first public funeral without scarfs'
in Boston. In 1741 the provincial
court Of Massachusetts, enacted tha'
''no Scarves or Gloves, except six paii
to the bearers and one pair TO eacl
minister of the church or congregation
where any deceased persons belong
no wine, rum or rings be allowed tc
be given at any funeral upon the pen
atty of ESQ" The law must have beer
a dead letter, but it certainly had its
influence in curtailing expenses, as
various newspaper notices show. Still,
this century, New England funeral
was a pompous affair, and it must, be
confessed, far from being in all re-
spects gloomy affair. Hawthorne
says:
Look back through all the social
customs of New England in the first
century of her existence, and read all
her traits of character and find one oc.
casion, other than funeral feast,
where iollity was sanctioned by uni.
versal practice.
New England was ever present at
New England funeral to solace and to
cheer bereaved mourners. All drank
before the procession to the grave, and
many drank after. Nearly all the
itemized funeral bills / have seen un.
til this century were large in items OF
rum, whisky, lemons, loaf sugar and
spices. Spiced cider was favorite
drink at funeral. When n beloved
minister chanced to die, his church, or
more often the town, outdid itself in
liberal liquid provision for the funeral.
Nor were town paupers forgotten in
death. A barrel of cider or two or
three gallons of rum were supplied by
the town as the final item of expense
for the ''town poor"
Judge Sewall spoke of visit to his
family tomb as an lawful yet pleasing
treat. " No less plainly do the entries
in his dairy show that every funeral
he attended was to him n treat-a
great social treatment. He served
readily and officially as pallbearer at
thirty funerals, and in every case but
one received scarf, ring and gloves.
He could not attend one funeral lest
he should hear the burial service OF
the Episcopal Church, which, he said,
was "a lying, very bad office; makes
no difference between the precious or
the vile. Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13

Zimmerman, the worlds champion, says
to cyclists:
Don't smoke, It depresses the heart and
shortens the wind. Don't drink-drink
never wins races. have trophies at home
which would have belonged to others IL
they had left liquor alone"
And J. Parsons, the flfty-mile Victorian
champion, who does not smoke and has
given up alcoholic stlmulants, says:
"I abandoned even moderate Indulgence
in liquor because 1 could not win races
when so indulglng. Since l refrained al
together from drink have started in Ave
races and have won four-the flfty-mile
championship, the Victoria road races,
and the half-mile and ten-mile races In
Adelaide"
While Mr.. Tebbutt, on being asked his
opinion, replied:
"Well, 1t sometimes happens that nom
abstainer wins but invariably they have
kept off the drink for some time previous to
the race, and when they start drinking
again their form goes off, In racing you
require your head clear, for so much de-
pends upon your judgment from first to
last. In the race yesterday rode better in
the final than In the previous races, and
without feeling the least excited, though
there were twelve Of us-all intent on win
ming. The excitement caused by partaltlng
OF liquor would have taken away my cool
headedness."
And he added:
"a young fellow-cyclist recently accom-
panied me on q long road journey which
caused us some fatigue. He fancied glass
OF whisky would stimulate him bit. Well,
1t did for about quarter Of an hour, but
after that he was ten times worse, and L
had to slow off to enable him to keep up
with me at all. This is only one case out
of several Of similar effect which have come
under my notice."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13

In India grows the electric plant, or
Philotacea electrical If leaf of this
plant is broken of the hand that does so
Immediately receives an electric shock
equal TO that produced by an induction
coil. At distance of six yards a mag
netic needle is affected, and will be
deranged If brought close to it. The
energy of the plants electrical influ-
ence varies with the time of day. All
powerful about o'clock in the after
noon, it is absolutely gone during the
hours of the night, aud during rain
the plant loses its influence. No shock
is felt in breaking the leaves at those
times, and the needle is unaffected.
Birds or insects never alight on the
electric plant, their instinct warming
them of their danger in doing so.
Where it grows none of the magnetic
metals are found-neither idon, CO.
bait nor nickel-thus proving that the
electrical force belongs exclusively to
the plant.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Love in Guatemala.

If writer in the Chicago Inter-
Ocean is to be believed, the laws Of
etiquette in Guatemala are excessively
strict. All love affairs, it appears, are
carried on by stealth ''The would-be
lover, denied admission to the presence
of his inamorata, frequents the street
in front of her house and spends most
of his waking hours in pacing the pave
ment and gazing rapturously at her
window, while she snugly ensconced
behind her bars, pretends to ignore
him, though secretly delighted to have
suitor and anxious to show him off
to all her acquaintance. In Spain
this courting in public at long range
is known as 'plucking the turkey; in
Guatemala, as in Mexico, it is called
playing the bear Always it is con-
tinued for months; sometimes for years,
and maybe without success at all. The
result does not depend upon the wishes
of the girl, but upon the will of her
parents. After while they make in
quiries into the young mans charac-
ter, prospects and social standing. If
reports are satisfactory, the senorita' S
father or big brother scrapes up an ac-
quaintance with the suitor at the club
or elsewhere and invites him to the
house. But never, never, for one mo-
ment is he allowed to see her alone, or
to walk or drive with her. AS to mar
riage, a civil as well as religious cere.
mony is insisted upon by the Govern
ment. By law the civil ceremony must
precede that of the church and by GUS
tom the latter is most tedious and
lengthy affair. Some little contrast,
isn't there, between all this amatory
red tape and the free and easy method
of the young people of the United
| States?"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Fashion Notes.

Lace that has grown too yellow from
age can be whitened by covering with
soapsuds and allowing it to stand in
the sun.
Flounces and frills are arranged up
on the skirts of the latest French
gowns to simulate overskirts, long,
short, medium, pointed, square and
slashed.
A pretty skirt garniture consists of
tiny ruffles put on in clusters of three
and extending either to the knee or to
the waist, according to the height of
the wearer
A creamy ecru shade, now so fash
iouable, can be given to white lace
after washing it by putting strained
coffee in the rinsing water until the
right color is obtained.
Do not fail to run skirt braid along
the under edge of street skirts or linen
or heavy cotton goods unless you pre-
fer to see the edge cut out after wear
ing them few times.
Cornflower blue, with black chan
tilly, is pretty combination. A SYM
phony in gray is easily achieved by
delicate gray crepe gown and a gray
plumed hat, with glimpse of steel,
tulle bow at the throat of the same
shade and a chiffon parasol with jade
handle
For present wear are very handsome
models in black silk of the new highly
repped weave, made with a round
waist, trimmed with black velvet rib
bon in rows, and yoke of white lace
applique in rich guipure designs The
skirt is in the latest three-piece bell
shape, which has bias seam down
the back.
A novel as well as very charming
hat has made its appearance. 1t is of
medium size, made of soft, rose-colored
silk tulle over wire shape, the tulle
rather pale in tint and put on very
full. The front and top of the hat are
entirely covered with huge poppy of
silk, in shaded pink. 1t is finished at
the back, which is turned up little,
with an artistic black-velvet ribbon
bow, with a large and very elaborate
cut-steel buckle
The parsols this season are more
elaborate than for some time past,
special attention being paid to their
Innings. These are often of chiffon,
ruched or puffed or killed, finished at
the edge with lace frillings and bouil-
lones. One notable specimen OF
French manufacture has been arranged
not only with chiffon, but with roses
and butterflies lowering over it. The
handles are, of course, very handsome
and bear the owners monogram il
jewels.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
A Victim OF nIssInntInn.

Who Of his time possessed a greater or
more versatile mind or q keener sense of
what was right than Robert Burns2 Yet
his most ardent admirers must confess In
sorrow that he was the victim OF strong
drink. In early life he acquired taste for
1t and the habit Of taking It. When only In
his nineteenth year, he associated with
smugglers on the Ayrshire coast, and be-
came accustomed as he tells us, ''to scenes
OF staggering riot and roaring dissipation,
where he learned to fill his glass and mix
without fear In drunken squabble.' He
also tells us that when he was learning fax
dressing at Irvine, when he was little
more than twenty years Of age, on Hog
manay night, he with some others was en-
gagged in a glorious carousal, when the shop
took fire and all was burned" +" and that put
an end to his flax-dressing. Yes, and 1t did
more than that, 1t strengthened the craving
for and the habit of taking drink.
And what terrible evidence we have in his
letters OF the dissipated habits into which
he afterwards fell. After n drinking bout
in one of his friends houses, when In a
state OF intoxication, he had been guilty of
some lmproprletles; next day, when writing
an apology to the lady Of the house, he con-
cluded his letter by saying, 80 all ye pow
ers of decorum, whisper to them (other
ladies who were presently that my errors.
though great, were involuntary-that an
intoxicated man was the vilest OF beasts"
In tho touching epitaph which he wrote for
his own tombstone, he says
'The poor inhabitant below
Was quick to learn and wise to know,
And keenly felt the friendly glow
And softer flame;
But thoughtless follles laid him low
And stain'd his name"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Throwing Rice and slippers.

In the Ladies' Home Journal Ed
ward w. Box notes the abuse of the
pretty custom of casting small parcel
of rice or dainty slipper after de-
parting bride and groom--an unspoken
Godspeed. "The dainty slipper" he
also says, "has been transformed in
to the shoe of doubtful origin, and
thrown with force and accuracy, caus-
ing no end of discomfort. And this Is
what two pretty customs have degen-
Grated into. They have been vulgar
lied, and, therefore, the sooner they
pass into disuse the better. The sem
timent of the customs has been lost.
Rice and shoes are no longer omens Of
good luck. The modern thrower of
them has transformed them into mis-
siles with which to annoy and mortify
the bride and groom. The better
class of people have already begun to
substitute the shower of rose petals,
and this new and far more beautiful
idea is rapidly being followed. We
might have preserved the old customs,
but we have not. Henceforth, pro-
miscuous rice throwing and the cast
ing of old shoes at weddings will be
left to the Doors of our modern soci-
ETY., into whose hands these acts have
fallen, and who seem happiest when
they can convert the graceful customs
of olden times into practical jokes"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Food Tint Nral,ea Rrnins

According to celebrated health ex-
pert blanched almonds give the higher
nerve of brain and muscle food, and
the man who wishes to keep his brain
power up would do we'll to include
them in his daily bin of fare. Juicy
fruits give more or less the higher
nerve or brain, and are eaten by all
men whose living depends on their
clear-headedness. Apples supply the
brain with rest. Prunes afford proof
against nervousness, but are not
muscle feeding. They should be
avoided by those who suffer from the
liver. But it has been proved that
fruits do not have the same effect up
on everybody. Some men have never
been able to eat apples without suffer
ing the agony of indigestion; to others,
strawberries are like poison.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Earnings of Some Woman.

One of the pioneer women doctors
in England, Mrs. Garrett Anderson,
at one of the jubilee congresses spoke
of the earnings of successful women
as running from $1,000 to $4,000 per
annum. The London Woman says the
highest sum is one seldom reached,
however. On the other hand, the
New York Evening Post says that
$4,000 may be a very large sum for o
female physician to earn in London in
a year, but there are a number of New
York women doctors who can point to
twice that sum as the result of their
professional labors for a twelvemonth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Pract1caI Momen,s Cluhs.

Our German sisters here at home
are much more practical than we are.
Most of the clubs of American women
are devoted TO literature, music,
church work, art or education, while
most of the clubs of the German wo-
men in our own land are formed for
benevolent purposes, for sick or acci-
dent insurance, for social games and
for housewifery.
There is less need of clubs among
German women than among Ameri-
cans. In one respect it must be con-
fessed these women are very talented.
They do not separate the husband,
the parents and children as we do.
Very few of the American clubs for
men allow women to cross the thresh-
old except upon "ladies' day" once OF
twice year, while majority of the
German clubs not only permit the1
members to bring their wives, sisters
and daughters, but encourage them in
so doing.
The two greatest German clubs oi
New York are the Arion aud Lieder,
kranz, and in Brooklyn in the Saen
gerbund and Germania it is excep
tional not to find the gentler sex il
the beautiful halls and magnificent
Libraries and reading rooms, or the
exquisitely furnished restaurants.
Our musical societies are too ap
to invite only men or only women t.
their rehearsals, while the German
associations invite families Tathei
than individuals.
German women's clubs are there
fore fewer than those Of their Amer
lean neighbors. Their benevolent anC
insurance leagues are extremely IN
genious and enable woman of yer,
slender resources or the wife of
poor husband to have the same ply
sician, medicine and attendance as he
wealthy sister.
Their reading subscription club
enable each member for a small sun
to receive and read the leading week
lies and magazines in English an,
German, aud at the end of the yea
to have a merry lottery in which the
divide, according to chance, all tn
publications employed during tn
period.
The Housewifery Club of New Yor
is intended to facilitate domesti
work. The club itself keeps a list c
servants whom they certify after hay
ing examined all the references an
convinced themselves OF the girl
ability, honesty and faithfulness.
The member has no trouble in 81
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
why He Quit Drinking.

A professional gentleman who was ac-
customed to take his morning glass, stepped
into a saloon, and going up to the bar
called for whisky. A seedy individual
stepped up to him and said:
81 say, squire, can't you ask an unfor-
tunate follow to join you?"
He was annoyed by the mans familiarity
and roughly told him;
81 am not in the habit Of drinking with
tramps."
The tramp replied:
you need not be so cranky and high
minded. my friend. venture to say that
am Of just as good a family as you are,
have just as good an education, and before
/ took to drink was just as respectable as
you are. What is more, always knew
how to act the gentleman. Take my word
for it, you stick to John Barleycorn, and he
will bring you to just the same place am"
Struck with his words the gentleman
set down his glass and turned to look at
him. His eyes were bloodshot, his face
bloated, his boots mismated, his clothing
filthy.
"Then, was it drinking that made you
like this?'
Eyes, it was, and 1t will bring you to the
same II you stick to It,"
Picking up his untouched glass, he
poured the contents upon the floor and
said, "Then it's time 1 quit" and left the
saloon, never to enter ii again.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Paper Piping.

The experiments being conducted in
Italy with pipes made of paper are at
tracting universal attention. The ma
terial used is cellulose paper, soaked
in asphalt The pipes are said to be
impermeable, capable of resisting
heavy pressure, not subject to the or
dinary deterioration aud not affected
by the action of electric currents. If
the continued use shall confirm the
expectations warranted by the practi-
cal tests, it is probable that the under
ground pipe making industry will be
revolutionized, providing the cost of
manufacture does not forbid market.
No thoroughly effective remedy for
rust and wear, caused by ground cleo
trio wires, has been discovered, unless
indeed this may prove the one, and a
relief from these evils will be eagerly
embraced, even if radical change in
construction and material of the pip
ing is necessary,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13

"The most subtle and deceitful hope
which ever existed, and one which wrecks
the happiness Of many young girls life,"
writes Rev. Mr.. Moody IN the Ladies' Home
Journal, "is the common delusion that a
woman can best reform a man by marrying
him. 1t Is a mystery to me how people can
be so blinded to the hundreds of cases In
have fallen and innocent lives have been
wrecked because some young girl has per-
sisted in marrying scoundrel in the hope
OF saving him. l have never known such "a
union, and have seen hundreds Of them,
result in anything but sadness and disaster.
Let no young girl think that she may be
able to accomplish what a loving mother
or sympathetic sisters hiS7e been unable to
do. Before there is any contract OF mar
rlage there should be convincing proof that
there has been real and thorough regenera.
ton"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
pl.corerIes In the Knrn sen.

In these days OF travel il is interest.
ing to observe that there are some
places on the face of the globe which
are still unexplored NJ. Nossiloff
the Russian explorer, has arrived al
Tiumen from the Kara Sea- He has
made important discoveries connected
with intercourse between Siberia and
Europe, especially direct waterway,
which is considerably shorter than the
older ono, and is not affected by the
sea ice. M. Nossiloff also announces
that he has investigated the hitherto
unexplored Yalmal Peninsular.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
Great Vogue For Repped Silks.


There will be a great vogue during
the winter season of repped silks of
every description aud color, corded
silk and wool, and all-wool materials.
The new silks have ordinary, medium,
and extra heavy reps, these appearing
in black and wide range of handsome
dyes, both for day and evening dresses.
These silks will be used for gowns en-
tire, and also in combination with other
stylish fabrics. Fancy cords with shot
or jaspered grounds make more or less
elegant and dressy gowns, with often
a relief in brocade, MORE, or velvet.
There are also broche changeable
satins shown among new goods at the
importing houses, some of exceedingly
beautiful quality and lustre that have
very family shot grounds in two colors,
with unusually small broche figures of
the one or the other color of the gown
thrown upon the surface; for instance,
a reseda and rose-colored ground, with
a rich damask rosebud design of min
ute size. These will make lovely toi-
lets for all sorts of occasions, accord.
ing to the colors in the silk and the
degree of decoration employed. Other
more snowy silks for evening wear are
in larger chine effects, that look very
much like water-color paintings. Pom
padour silks of exceedingly bold pat
tern and vivid coloring are designed
exclusively for very full-dress occa-
sions. These silks require to be toned
down rather than the contrary by their
garnitures or combinations. New
York Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13

In NTalacca and in Ceylon large
commercial firms are permitted to
print their names on the postage
stamps to prevent theft of stamps on
the part of their employees In that
way Ceylon stamps are often consid-
cred great treasures when bearing the
name of "Cave" in small black capi-
tails, while this surcharge means moth
ing but the imprint of a wealthy tea
planter. Some Great Britain stamps
are also found with the initials of vari-
ous firms perforated across the stamps
This is also to prevent theft
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

A False Friend-Enect of Drink Upon Cy-
cIists-Champions OF the Wheel Say
That Even Moderate Indulgence in
Liquor ls Injurious-A Victim OF Drink.
In all professions alcohol is seen
To be friend familiar. foe, ween;
Mid lawyers, doctors, artists, engineers,
Professors, authors, he a friend appears.
And plies his trade, and plays his wicked
game
By falsely stating he can win them famel
And as TO poets, many were, alasl
Too prone to drink, too FREQ to love the
glass,
Which oft they praised, "in honeyed lies Of
rhyme
waste Of genius little short OF crime.
But how has alcohol HIS promise kept2
All, well ye know who have 50 often wept
Ger fallen genius-over minds destroyed
Der brilliant intellects made dark and
void;
Ger gifted business men become n wreck,
Like some poor passenger washed off the
deck
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13

There Is more Catarrh In this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable, For a great many years doctors
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with lOcal treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh TO be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. j. Cheney g Co.. Toledo,
Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. IL is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to a teaspoonful. II acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address FL. CHENEY& Co, Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family pills are the best
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13
TurDentino and Mice.

Driving away mice from infected
cellars is an easy matter when oil of
turpentine is used. It seems that the
little rodents have very pronounced
antipathy for the odor and some wool
en- rags soaked in oil of turpentine
and placed in front of the holes by
which mice enter will keep them away.
if this experiment is repeated for sew
eral weeks it will eventually keep the
mice away entirely.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-13

StanJly, also neauacne, anu W
was SO dizzy. 1 had heart trouble, it
seemed as though my heart was in my
throat at times choking me. could
not walk around and 1 could not lie
down, for then my heart would beat SO
fast would feel as though / was
smothering. had to sit up in bed
nights in order to breathe. was SO
weak l could not do anything.
have now taken several bottles of
Lydia E. PinlSham's Vegetable Com
pound, and used three packages of
Sanative Wash, and can say l am
perfectly cured. / do not think 1
could have lived long If Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me-
MRS. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa.